Chasing the Light

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When Wei Xishuang suddenly came to say that he also wanted to make a cameo in the Little Er Bao movie, Liang Xincheng was actually surprised, but Wei Xishuang said he didn’t want to be paid for the role, he just wanted to have some fun. Of course, they didn’t mind, it was not a loss for them to have more people and more buzz.

But Liang Xincheng didn’t expect that this would lead to an ancestor coming to his door.

On the second day Wei Xishuang joined the set, Liang Xincheng heard some of the crew talking about a limited edition sports car parked outside the set and they all speculated that some big shot had come to visit the filming location in this remote suburb. At first, Liang Xincheng didn’t care, but when he went to the set, he was stopped by the owner of the sports car that had everyone talking. The window was down and the man sitting in the driver’s seat, looking at him, was a good-looking young man.

“So you’re Liang Xincheng?”

The other party looked at him with seventy percent of curiosity and thirty percent of playfulness. Liang Xincheng frowned slightly: “Yes, you are…?”

The person in the car smiled: “Oh, I’m here to visit Wei Xishuang.”

Liang Xincheng quickly remembered what Ding Yao had said before that Wei Xishuang was recently being pursued by a rich young master. He didn’t expect that person would come here.

He was a little amused: “Wei Xishuang is still filming inside, you can go inside and watch.”

“No, I’m not interested in filming, I heard you got married?”

Liang Xincheng was quite speechless at this man’s familiarity: “En, you know me?”

“Yes, ah. You’re very popular these days. Wei Xishuang is always talking about you. You look even better than on TV, no wonder. It’s lucky you didn’t fall for Wei Xishuang.”

Liang Xincheng: “…”

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The next time Liang Xincheng saw him was at lunchtime on the set, when he was eating a lunch box. The smiling grandson was sticking to Wei Xishuang’s side and the smile on his mouth was never ending. Seeing Wei Xishuang seemed so annoyed and helpless, Liang Xincheng couldn’t help but laugh at him. A playboy like Wei Xishuang actually had times when he was deflated. There was always a rock to every scissor.1一物降一物 (lit. one thing can deal with another thing): The meaning is pretty literal actually, actually means every item has its own weakness

The cold mineral water bottle was pressed against his face, and Liang Xincheng turned around to see Xia Yuanhang, who had just returned from his business.

“What are you laughing at?”

Liang Xincheng took the mineral water and nudged in the direction of Wei Xishuang: “Watching a show.”

Xia Yuanhang glanced at it, not very interested.

Liang Xincheng originally thought this was just a small episode, but he never expected that the young master would take an interest in him and ask for his WeChat before he left. Since then, he had been contacting him twice a day, asking about his hobbies and personality preferences in different ways. If Liang Xincheng had been more narcissistic, he probably would have thought that the other party had fallen in love with him.

Later on, when Liang Xincheng was again pestered with questions, Xia Yuanhang directly took his phone and replied to him with a message: “Don’t focus on me, Wei Xishuang did have some thoughts about me in the past, but it’s not as exaggerated as you think. It’s useless for you to learn from me.”

Liang Xincheng smiled and punched Xia Yuanhang: “Don’t. You let me get closer to him, maybe we can even get an investment from him in the future.”

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Xia Yuanhang didn’t think so: “We’ll work hard to make money ourselves in the future, we don’t need to beg others.”

He was so confident in their future that he dared to bet 500 million on their future, and this time, he won the bet.

Little Er Bao was scheduled to be released in the Christmas season at the end of the coming year, with a huge pre-publicity campaign and a lot of buzz. On its first day of release, it grossed more than 60 million yuan. The audience response was overwhelming, while word of mouth was gradually driven up and the box office went all the way up. After a month of its release, it finally landed at over 2.7 billion yuan.

After returning Yu Mingxiu’s and Du Shen’s 500 million yuan, and excluding the dividends from all parties, Xia Yuanhang made a net profit of nearly 500 million. Of course, now this was his and Liang Xincheng’s joint property.

With this money, Xia Yuanhang’s studio officially began to expand its film and television investment business. Every step was taken carefully and cautiously. WIth no more desperate bets being made, the money kept coming back.

He was now more interested in being a boss and making money than being an actor. All his resources were used to promote Liang Xincheng alone. He was willing to be a green leaf2It’s an internet slang and often use in the chat, meaning a person who is very good at catering to other and he was never tired of it and happy with it.

After his five years contract with the original company expired, Liang Xincheng declined the company’s offer to stay. After a good separation, he jumped ship to Xia Yuanhang’s studio and opened a husband-and-wife studio with him, and his career was flourishing.

The role of Little Er Bao not only helped him to fulfill his childhood dream, but also allowed him to finally win the Best Actor award as he wished, completely gaining a firm foothold in this ever-changing circle.

They also bought a house. Liang Xincheng finally got the big villa on the lake that he had been longing for.

On the day they moved into their new home, Liang Xincheng excitedly ran up and down the villa three times, and finally jumped into the swimming pool in the backyard and swam back and forth twice, exhausting himself before he finally stopped. Xia Yuanhang stood by the pool and smiled at him, squatting down and extending his hand towards him.

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With a strong tug, Liang Xincheng pulled Xia Yuanhang down into the water. In the midst of the splash of water, he hooked Xia Yuanhang’s neck and wrapped his legs around Xia Yuanhang’s waist.

They had a long kiss in the pool, and Xia Yuanhang, with his hands on Liang Xincheng’s buttocks, asked him with a smile: “Are you having so much fun?”

“Of course.”

“We moved into a big house, do you feel safe now?”

Liang Xincheng’s fingers drew circles on Xia Yuanhang’s shoulders: “I feel more secure with you.”

Xia Yuanhang smiled and pressed himself against him, kissing him again.

After nightfall, they opened a few cans of beer and sat on the steps outside the floor-to-ceiling window, chatting. Leaning on Xia Yuanhang’s shoulder, Liang Xincheng licked the beer froth from his lips while squinting intently at the faintly glowing lake in the distance.

Xia Yuanhang asked him in a low voice: “What are you looking at?”

Liang Xincheng nuzzled his face against his shoulder: “I used to think that if I bought the house here, I probably wouldn’t be bored even if I sat here every day and stared at the scenery.”

“Really?”

“Still won’t do. I have to be here with you.”

Xia Yuanhang smiled and lowered his head, licking away the beer froth on Liang Xincheng’s lips that was about to reach the tip of his nose.

“You see, now that I’ve shot all the scenes I want to, won the awards, bought the house, and pursued you, there doesn’t seem to be much more to pursue in this life.”

“Did you pursue me?” Xia Yuanhang asked him with a low laugh against the corner of Liang Xincheng’s mouth.

Liang Xincheng raised his eyes and looked back at him: “Could it be you pursuing me?”

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“Actually…you didn’t pursue me much, did you?”

Liang Xinsheng let out a light hum, but on a second thought, it seemed that apart from a few explicit hints, he really hadn’t made any serious attempts to ‘pursue’ him: “I took the initiative the first time. If I hadn’t done it, I wouldn’t have been able to get you even in my next life, right?”

“Then I have to thank you for taking the initiative.”

Liang Xincheng twitched the corner of his mouth and laughed softly: “Forget it, who told me to like you.”

Xia Yuanhang held his hand and slowly clasped his ten fingers together, “You wait for me for ten years, I’ll compensate you for the rest of your life, you won’t lose.”

“Hey, hey, I’m going to be stuck with you for life too, ba. There are a lot of people who try to hit on me…”

More words were trapped between his lips and tongue, Xia Yuanhang’s hot breath covered him, and Liang Xincheng smiled as closed his eyes.

 

1一物降一物 (lit. one thing can deal with another thing): The meaning is pretty literal actually, actually means every item has its own weakness2It’s an internet slang and often use in the chat, meaning a person who is very good at catering to other