Second Take On Romance - The A-List Actor Wants Me
Chapter 223 : A Wicked Alliance

Chapter 223: Chapter 223 : A Wicked Alliance

In bed.

Lang Yuxuan’s mind was wiped blank by those two words. Before he knew it, he already bolted away. He did not even bother taking the elevator. He would rather run all the way down the emergency escape staircase.

Jin Zhuo found him sitting in the Red Jade Pavilion’s back garden, with his legs tucked to his chest.

"Oi," he called out to the younger man. "Are you alright?"

"..."

Lang Yuxuan did not want to answer. He only wanted to cry, but this insensible bastard just couldn’t leave him alone, could he???

Jin Zhuo sat next to Lang Yuxuan and sighed deeply.

"Look, we obviously started off on the wrong foot. If you are willing to keep an open mind, I am sure that we can work together."

Lang Yuxuan lifted his glassy eyes and shot Jin Zhuo a glare.

"Work together? You just slammed me in the ring."

Jin Zhuo let out an uneasy laughter.

"Hey, it was a little competition. Did you expect me to lay flat on the floor and let you slam me instead?"

"..."

Lang Yuxuan turned his head away in disdain.

"Look, hear me out. I know that you take me for an intruder who wants to take your mentee position away--"

At this point, he earned himself another scorching glare from Lang Yuxuan.

"--I am not denying it. Yes, I wanted to do that. But hey, your mentor is the great Yan Renzhong. Don’t tell me I am the first to try this."

Lang Yuxuan scoffed.

"More like the fifth."

"See? See?" Jin Zhuo cried out in glee. "Exactly my point."

"So what? It only means that you are one of the many thieves who wants my mentee position."

"No, not quite," Jin Zhuo corrected him. A mysterious light gleamed in his eyes when he spoke further.

"What do you say if you can get a better position than a mentee?"

Lang Yuxuan’s interest was piqued.

"What position?"

"The position on Yan Renzhong’s bed, of course. Right next to him."

"..."

Lang Yuxuan narrowed his eyes at Jin Zhuo.

"... Go on."

"I can see that the feelings you have for Yan Renzhong transcended that between a mentee and a mentor. You love him, don’t you? I think you two will make an amazing couple."

"..."

Jin Zhuo leaned in and lowered his voice.

"Dare I say that Yan Renzhong’s lover gets a better treatment than a mere mentee? Otherwise, how do you explain Shen Jingwei’s rapid career advancement? I see his face everywhere. On television, on billboards, in magazines. What about you? Why do I not see your face everywhere...? Have you never wondered who might be behind his success?"

"..."

Lang Yuxuan lowered his gaze and stared at his intertwined fingers.

It made sense.

Take Xie Jianyu role for example.

The role had clearly been assigned to him, but suddenly it was taken away from him and given to a Z-List actor.

Why?

Such things did not just happen without a reason.

Lang Yuxuan did not have any proof, but he was pretty sure that Yan Renzhong was the one who pulled strings behind curtain, allowing Shen Jingwei to step into the light.

And Shen Jingwei landing one commercial after another?

Recently he also passed the audition for an antagonist role in Yunhuan Entertainment’s latest project.

Was it all a coincidence?

No...

It had to be Feng Jietang.

Lang Yuxuan gritted his teeth.

Shen Jingwei practically slept his way to the top!

"Even if you are right, so what? Do you think it’s so easy to get rid of Shen Jingwei?" Lang Yuxuan snapped. "They moved in together in record time. Even with Feng Jietang around, they still manage to stay together! At this point, what hope do I have?"

Jin Zhuo clicked with his tongue and wagged a finger in front of Lang Yuxuan.

"Don’t be so pessimistic. Did you not notice Yan Renzhong and Shen Jingwei not speaking to each other at all in the last days of the third shooting period?"

Lang Yuxuan hummed.

Now that he thought about it, he did get to spend more time with Yan Renzhong. He simply did not know why.

"What happened? Did they get into a fight?"

Jin Zhuo nodded with a smile. He then pointed at himself.

"Thanks to me."

"... What? Thanks to you?"

"Yep. I joined the karaoke party Shen Jingwei and Feng Jietang went to. I made sure to put bottles of beer in front of Feng Jietang before Shen Jingwei even arrived.

In the end, Shen Jingwei was forced to accompany Feng Jietang in the toilet.

Not before I stole Shen Jingwei’s phone of course.

And then I convinced everyone to leave early because so many people were getting drunk.

I waited until Shen Jingwei and Feng Jietang returned from the toilet, and voilá."

He whipped out his phone and showed Lang Yuxuan the scandalous pictures and video he took.

Lang Yuxuan stared at them in disbelief.

"Huh? They went into Yunhuan Hotel? Did Shen Jingwei cheat on Senior Yan???"

"Of course not, but everyone who sees these pictures would think that. Including Yan Renzhong."

"..."

Lang Yuxuan gaped at Jin Zhuo. On the first sight, Jin Zhuo did not appear wicked at all. He even looked like a dumbass most of the time. Who would think that a brilliant mastermind hid beneath his carefree and unassuming facade?

Jin Zhuo whipped up a confident smile.

The truth was that he only tagged along with Wu Jin.

It was Wu Jin who planned the entire thing and guided him step by step. But of course Jin Zhuo did not see any merit in disclosing Wu Jin’s role in this evil scheme.

Otherwise, how could he win Lang Yuxuan’s trust?

"Interesting," Lang Yuxuan slowly said. His eyes lingered on a particular photograph. The perspective made it appear as if Shen Jingwei and Feng Jietang were sharing a kiss.

He could only imagine Yan Renzhong’s rage after seeing these pictures.

Genial, indeed...

Lang Yuxuan’s lips curved into a smile.

"So what’s your plan?"

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Author’s note :

Two evil pawns have joined their hands in a wicked alliance!