Chapter 145

  Jiang Chuan covered his mouth and pulled him back: "What did you say?"

  "I said I'm going to f**k him - hmm, okay okay, no f**king, you f**k him, you."

  Under the man's expressionless gaze, the young black-haired man hastily waved his hand, on the one hand comforting and appeasing the guy who felt extremely disappointed and disheartened because "the rival was still alive", while on the other hand single-handedly scrolling through Weibo. At this time, it had been half an hour since Jiang Luocheng's "resurrection". The Weibo post he made was forwarded tens of millions of times again. For the first time in these days, people's attention to another person exceeded that of Jin Ran. Whether in the comments section or the forwarding section, it showed that at this moment, the emotions of the masses were overwhelmingly excited: It seemed that before this, they had been brainwashed thoroughly, thinking that the dead person was Jiang Luocheng.

  Luckily, people who live well will always float up and make bubbles no matter how they pretend to be dead.

  I took a look at the comments, some people sincerely thanked me for being alive; some were purely emotional "Damn, you're back from the dead"; others questioned how it's possible for someone to leave their phone alone for three or four days in today's era of advanced communication where people rely on it for survival, and based on this theory, they asked if I was intentionally trying to deceive Yuan Jin Ran...

  "What a disaster! So, the person who jumped off the building wasn't Jiang Luocheng. Was there someone else on the rooftop that day? Who was it? When I held the press conference, were there too many people on the rooftop? Were they having a party?

  Jian Ran muttered to himself while reading the comments on his phone. As he spoke, his face suddenly went blank.

  "Could it be that Jiang Luocheng pushed someone off?"

  At this time, Jian Ran already had the mood to joke around.

  Even a fool can see that knowing Jiang Luocheng is still alive has relieved his mood a lot - no one wants to bear the burden of taking someone's life for no reason, although everyone had speculated that it was Jian Ran who jumped off the building because he couldn't take the stimulation of the press conference, this speculation had already made him quite uncomfortable, and if this person is indeed Jiang Luocheng, Jian Ran would only feel even more suffocated.

  After all, he knew Jiang Luocheng, and this guy's identity was still his ex-boyfriend.

  And the one who bluntly rejected his ex-boyfriend's inexplicable proposal was also Yuan Jinyan. If Jiang Luocheng really jumped off the building, no matter what reason he did it for, Jinyan might have psychological trauma for the rest of her life.

  "He pushed someone?... Unless he's crazy, this is murder! But no matter who that person was, Jiang Luocheng must have seen him, and probably watched him jump down. What a coincidence that his phone was lost and found on the rooftop where someone jumped off during your coming-out ceremony? Do you really believe it's just a coincidence?" Fang Yu looked at Jian Ran with disdain, "Don't be so stupid and relax, how can you still not understand? Look, look, see what this netizen said, Jiang Luocheng is playing tricks on you."

  After some thought, I think it's like this. I pursed my lips and sighed: "I really want to tell him 'no deal is better than no integrity', if I saw someone wanting to jump off the building at his coming-out scene, I would definitely stop them and advise them to change the location."

  Jiang Chuan snorted beside him, at this time there were still a few minutes before the next shot was ready to start filming. Jin Yan had been scrolling through Weibo for the first time in days and couldn't stop, after hastily browsing through the comments section with thousands of different voices, he handed his phone back to Fang Yu. Before that, Jin Yan also took a glance at the hot reposts, the first one was surprisingly Matcha Chocolate Cookie Girl, her repost only said a brief sentence——

  Those who have been slandering and abusing Yuan Jieran on the front lines these days, have you forgotten that you still owe someone an apology?

  A sudden movement in his heart.

  At this time, the mobile phone was snatched back by Fang Yu. He said "hello", and Fang Yu put away the phone, pointing to a not-too-distant place: "Don't look anymore, wait until you get off work to talk about it, everyone is waiting for you."

  He looked in the direction of Fang Yu's pointing hand and found that the entire crew was already ready and waiting for him to go over. Although he wanted to see how those black things would react to Jiang Luo Cheng not being dead, he knew that the important thing at the moment was still to do his job well. He ran over quickly and was then informed that the next scene would be shot on the boat. Jing Ran followed a group of people onto the purely wooden ship docked by the shore, which had an extremely classic design that the crew must have gotten from somewhere. As soon as he poked his head out, he was blown into disarray by a gust of sea wind. The deck in the direction of the wind was even stronger than the wind at the port, and the sea breeze blowing away the heat on his body made this small island in the midst of summer suddenly not so unbearable.

  Cautiously following a group of photographers carrying equipment, as soon as they climbed onto the deck, he saw a red-haired young man lying on the beach chair that the prop team had brought up for the director to sit on, wearing sunglasses and hiding in the shade. The latter seemed to have heard their movements, moved slightly, then took off his sunglasses and sat up, lazily looking over at Jian Ran and the others.

  There was his usual arrogance on his face.

  Jian Ran: "......"

  Today, he didn't see Xide all day and thought he had directly taken a leave of absence without coming back. At this moment, his gaze coincidentally met with the person he thought wouldn't appear, and neither of them spoke, just staring at each other, not even exchanging their usual greetings. Xide was expressionless as he looked at him, his amber eyes unusually calm in the shadow cast by the ship's hull, while Jinran only felt extremely awkward.

  After arriving abroad, he slightly brushed up on foreign social media, although foreigners were not interested in him as an international half-red star, but his coming out was still taken out by someone with ulterior motives.

  Moreover, it was said by "Heavenly Music" Little Prince Xide.

  This guy has been relying on his youth and being arrogant, refusing to cooperate with media interviews and other work. As a result, he had unknowingly offended countless media outlets before. I've heard Fang Yu mention it several times, saying that Shi De's agent complained about him when they were idle. In the eyes of foreign media, Shi De's "chuuni" disease is even more severe than Ding Yi's, and every time they mention him, their teeth ache.

  However, as a singer, his strength is there, and so is his face. For this young man who can clearly make a living off his looks but instead sings with such a great voice, the tolerance of his overseas fans is unprecedentedly strong - to the point where media outlets wanting to criticize him feel they have no grounds to do so.

  The sudden exposure of their relationship actually gave them some opportunities, and various media outlets started to make insinuations. First, they mentioned in the text that Xi De had a dark history of being young and reckless, singing at nightclubs, and then immediately raised doubts: Given how protective Jian Ran was of his partner at the press conference, it can be inferred that Jian Ran's partner is also a respectable person... Previously, in the promotional theme song for "Leviathan", Xi De and Jian Ran's interaction looked incredibly natural, which makes people suspect that Jian Ran and Xi De actually sparked romance while working together and have become an enviable couple with the same destiny.

  Yeah, finally didn't forget to bring up the fact that both Jin Yan and Xi De fell into a coma and woke up one after another - this article is well-reasoned and evidence-based, satisfying the needs of those who require evidence, as well as those who believe in fate. Now, foreigners have started in-depth research on Xi De's sexual orientation.

  When I saw this report, I felt extremely annoyed. He didn't expect that when everyone was being framed, Xi De would also be dragged down with him.

  Jiang Chuan was also very unhappy about this, because the person who was pulled down this time wasn't him (Jin Yan thought that it's not ruled out that foreign media simply didn't dare to write about him).

  After reading various reports, Jianran didn't prepare himself psychologically to meet Xi De and wasn't sure what to say to him. He thought he should apologize for something, but then felt it was strange since Xi De hadn't done anything wrong. If he apologized, it would seem like he had bribed foreign media to create a sensation for himself by dragging Xi De into it. Jianran couldn't think of a solution and delayed talking to Xi De for several days due to procrastination. Xi De also seemed to have seen the report and stopped responding to Jianran's messages on WeChat, leading Jianran to assume he was avoiding him.

  Although Hyde himself has made no public statement about being "outed".

  Originally entangled with all sorts of annoying things, Xi De, who was already listed as a "friend", took a detour around himself. When people are depressed, their resentment towards those around them will always increase infinitely. Although it's inevitable to feel a bit lost and sad about Xi De's behavior, Jian Ran completely understands his choice, so he didn't take the initiative to say anything else.

  This led to an awkward situation when the two of them met on deck at this moment.

  He hastily put his hands in his pockets and heard Jiang Chuan ask in a low, dangerous tone behind him, "Have you had enough?" He forcibly shifted his gaze away, and in the instant he turned his head, he caught a glimpse of Xie De standing up from his chair, casually tossing the sunglasses in his hand onto the chair behind him. During this time, those eyes never left Jian Ran's body.

  "What's the point of looking at that kind of person who stays far away from you as soon as something happens?"

  "I just hesitated for a moment whether to greet him or not, you also saw the previous news, it's awkward."

  "What's the point of going up to greet that kind of person who will distance themselves from you as soon as something happens?"

  "Are you done yet?"

  Nothing.

  "You're even more childish than a little devil."

  Jiang Chuan stretched out his hand and pinched Jian Ran's face, expressionless: "I'm happy."

  ……

  The last shot to be filmed today is the first appearance of Sid's character, "Pirate Captain Dir", immediately following the "rotten grapes" scene in the movie. As a group of people sit down around a swaying coal oil lamp in a somewhat stifling and humid cargo hold that smells like stinky feet, Jian Ran catches a glimpse of Sid out of the corner of his eye, leaning lazily against the stairs leading to the deck, staring silently at them with his eyes cast down, lost in thought.

  Thinking of the next scene, she pursed her lips and felt a little nervous for some reason. Just then, Director Peter shouted from over there: "Everyone in position!"

  Jian Ran: "......"

  Peter: "!!"

  He calmed down and focused, at this time, the actor playing Sailor No. 1 sitting across from him had already started reciting his lines.

  "Got one!"

  "Alright! Report pairs! If there are two 2s, I'll play them out. If not, I'll continue playing cards!"

  Lando: "What arrogance! Get out, explode! Three J's with a pair of 4's!"

  "Ha ha, blow you up! Big and small kings, explode, with ten Tian Shun cards! Clear the board, I won, kneel down at the feet of the farm owner, you bunch of lowly slaves, bring money, bring money!"

  "Hey, Lando, are you kidding me? You're so honest it's like you have a problem! Can't even play cards right. I've already reported doubles and you just keep bombing away, sister! After bombing, you still draw five more cards. Where am I supposed to steal three more cards from to make up for your mess?! Haven't you seen the next player is a farmer?! Haven't you noticed the jokers haven't been played yet?! Are you some kind of farmhand's stooge?!"

  Lando: "......Hmph, what nonsense are you spouting? Here, take these and go buy a coffin with them, don't mention it——Oh right, by the way, let me remind you, according to the ship's rules: Anyone who gambles on board will be docked a month's salary, forced to swab the decks for two weeks, put on the black list, and not allowed to get promoted within a year."

  "When you're with a pig teammate, just honestly admit it. Using the ship's rules to whitewash your IQ and painting style is such a rare sight, I've never seen it before." The sailor sitting opposite Lando, wearing a black eye patch, cursed. His name was Old Pade - of course, the so-called "Old" Pade was just his own wishful thinking, in reality he was the youngest stormtrooper captain on the Seiz Number, about 25 years old, with a high nose bridge and deep eye sockets that seemed to carry some foreign blood.

  As soon as he finished speaking, the black-haired young man sitting opposite him immediately showed a disdainful expression. He raised his eyelids and glanced at Old Padre with a slanting gaze: "Oh, you have an opinion? Go tell Raymond that I made you lose your family fortune and you don't want to play with me——"

  Old Pad heard this and raised an eyebrow: "I really don't want to play with you anymore! I'm so frustrated, if I keep losing like this tonight, my underwear will be gone!"

  The young man with black hair sneered: "Thinking too much, who wants your broken thing? Do you want to put it on your head and rob the deputy captain's rest cabin?"

  Old Pader: "Ahh, damn it! I really hate the guy who taught you how to play cards - Hey, I'm talking to you, Little Jero!"

  The smile on the young man's face with black hair suddenly stiffened, fortunately at this time all the cameras were already focused elsewhere and not stopped due to the subtle emotional changes. At this moment, the main camera finally zoomed in on the blond young man leaning against the stairs "blocking the wind". The camera lens gave a close-up of that handsome and young face, about two seconds later, only to see that the face which had no expression just a second ago suddenly burst into a brilliant smile. He puffed out his chest, snorted and said in a very biased tone: "What nonsense are you talking about? You're like you've become gods of gambling as soon as you hold the cards for the first time, when in fact you're all just a bunch of fakes..."

  Among the murmurs of complaint and abuse, he walked down the stairs, came to the back of a young man with black hair, slightly bent his waist to take a look at the card in his hand. When the young man with black hair showed some empty expressions because of the unfamiliar aura on the person behind him, he suddenly heard the other person say "um" and stretched out a hand from his shoulder to pull away the card in his hand, saying lazily: "Suffering injustice? Let me take revenge for you."

  Everyone: "......"

  Peter: "Ah!"

  Peter: "Damn it, Xide, what the hell is 'being wronged'! Don't just add your own lines!"

  Xide: "Huh?"

  Peter: "What the heck!"

  The crowd fell silent for a moment, and then someone couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing, followed by the sound of laughter exploding throughout the group. The entire crew was in stitches - amidst such a joyful atmosphere, only Jin Yan had a tight face and shrank into a corner. At that moment, probably no one guessed what was going on in his heart: probably no one noticed that when Xi De took the poker card from his hand earlier, he lightly scratched the palm of his hand with his fingertips, absolutely intentionally.