: This is my first time.

Private rooms in restaurants near the film studio.

The waiter brought in some tea and snacks, then tiptoed out.

After they left, Jiang Haochen took off his mask and hat. Although the waiters here were used to seeing celebrities, he hadn't filmed in a long time, and his sudden appearance at the film studio was likely to cause a stir. It was best to avoid it if possible.

Jiang Haochen looked at the boy who had been sitting opposite him without saying a word since he entered the room, and the first thing he noticed was the dark circles under the boy's eyes.

"Filming has been very tiring lately." Cui Dong had mentioned that Wang Ming was targeting him, so he must be having a tough time on set.

Chi Yuan: "It's alright."

"You must be tired after filming. Eat something first," Jiang Haochen said.

Chi Yuan didn't move, his fingers under the table tugging at the hem of his clothes. He gritted his teeth and said defiantly, "No need. If you have something to say, just say it."

Jiang Haochen didn't miss the expression on Chi Yuan's face; the boy was feeling guilty.

You still need to improve your self-cultivation. You've already done the deed, so you need to be a little thicker-skinned.

Jiang Haochen: "Looks like you know why I contacted you."

Chi Yuan bit her lip and hummed in response, involuntarily thinking about what happened that night, her earlobes turning bright red.

Having spent a night together, Jiang Haochen knew some of the boy's habits, such as his earlobes turning red when he was embarrassed or shy.

Is she thinking about what happened that night?

Jiang Haochen suddenly found it amusing: "Are you doing this on purpose?"

Chi Yuan didn't dare look at Jiang Haochen's face: "Yes."

Jiang Haochen paused in his tea-drinking, his eyes turning cold. It really was intentional. Jiang Haochen suddenly felt a pang of disappointment. He didn't know what he was disappointed about; perhaps for a fleeting moment he wished the boy wasn't that kind of person.

Jiang Haochen lost interest in teasing and asked directly, "What do you want to get?"

Chi Yuan looked up blankly: "Huh?"

Jiang Haochen: "You deliberately went to my room and deliberately had sex with me. What did you want to get out of that?"

Chi Yuan finally understood and quickly shook his head: "No, I didn't mean to go into your room. I didn't know it was your room at the time. I only found out after you came in. I..."

Jiang Haochen had reviewed the hotel's security footage and knew the boy wasn't lying: "Then why do you admit you did it on purpose?"

Chi Yuan looked timidly at Jiang Haochen, gritted her teeth and said everything: "Although I didn't mean to enter your room, I know you've mistaken me for someone else. I... I did it on purpose with you..."

The boy was too embarrassed to say what he was going to say next.

Jiang Haochen found it extremely amusing: "You were quite uninhibited while doing it, but now you're embarrassed to talk about it."

Chi Yuan felt as if he had been slapped in the face, and he was extremely uncomfortable.

It's okay. I was already mentally prepared. It's normal for Jiang Haochen to hate me. It's my shamelessness.

"sorry."

Jiang Haochen felt that the boy's reaction was really abnormal. It was just a joke, so why was the other party reacting so strongly?

Is it...

Jiang Haochen's expression suddenly changed: "Are you sick?!"

He quickly recalled that night whether he had worn something every time, but he was unsure because it had happened so many times that night.

"No, I...I'm not sick, this is my first time," Chi Yuan hurriedly explained.

the first time?

Jiang Haochen could sense the boy's awkwardness, but how could someone be so proactive the first time?

Pretending to be innocent?

The boy had an innocent look on his face, yet his words and actions contradicted each other. Jiang Haochen suddenly began to doubt his own judgment of character. Or perhaps, the boy's acting had even fooled him.

Jiang Haochen asked directly, "Your reaction that night didn't seem like it was your first time."

Chi Yuan dared not say that he had treated that night like winning the lottery, with Jiang Haochen as the prize, and that he could do it again and make more money.

Chi Yuan made up an excuse for himself: "I was drugged that night, it's probably because of the drug's effects."

Jiang Haochen could accept this reason.

Jiang Haochen continued, "Who gave you the drug?"

Chi Won: "My manager wanted to give me to a producer, and I... accidentally hid in your room when I escaped."

Jiang Haochen glanced at the recorder under the table and continued, "I remember asking you before we started if it was voluntary, and you said it was."

Chi Yuan's face flushed red: "I did it voluntarily."

Jiang Haochen relaxed. With those two sentences, the boy would have no way to cling to him anymore. Even if the boy called the police, it would be because he had climbed into bed with the boy of his own accord.

Jiang Haochen: "Why?"

Because I like you.

Chi Yuan dared not speak, afraid of seeing Jiang Haochen's disapproving gaze, and not wanting Jiang Haochen to discover that he was lying, so he lowered his head, not daring to look at the other person: "I wasn't feeling well at the time, and you just happened to come in, and then you asked me that question. I didn't want to go out and be seen by that producer, so..."

Jiang Haochen picked up where he left off: "So you're going to use me as the antidote?"

Chi Yuan apologized again: "I'm sorry."

Jiang Haochen never expected that he would be used as an antidote. He laughed self-deprecatingly, "Looks like I've been taken advantage of by you."

Chi Yuan dared not speak again and could only apologize once more.

Jiang Haochen remembered what the boy had said earlier—that it was his first time—and his expression suddenly turned grim.

Jiang Haochen: "I'm asking you, are you gay?"

Chi Yuan paused for a moment, unsure how to respond.

No?

Jiang Haochen's face immediately darkened.

Chi Yuan: "The person I like is a man."

Jiang Haochen's expression softened slightly, his irritable emotions calmed down, and he didn't pay much attention to the words Chi Yuan used.

Jiang Haochen: "You have a lover?"

Chi Yuan shook his head: "No. The person I like doesn't like me."

Jiang Haochen scoffed: "A crush, huh? How innocent."

Chi Yuan kept his head down and didn't say anything.

"Gurgle~~"

Chi Won filmed a wire stunt for seven hours, only drinking a few sips of water in between. At this point, his stomach could no longer hold on and started to give him trouble.

He clutched his stomach in embarrassment, wishing he could disappear into a hole in the ground.

Jiang Haochen found it amusing: "Eat it, it was ordered for you anyway."

What did you order for me?

The temptation of those words was too great, and Chi Yuan couldn't help but feel happy. He couldn't resist grabbing a pastry from the table and eating it carefully and with great care.

Jiang Haochen felt a pang of pity for her pitiful appearance.

Jiang Haochen: "You've offended the producer and your agent, you must be feeling terrible now."

Chi Yuan said nonchalantly, "It's alright."

Not bad? He had already inquired before coming here. Chi Yuan's company was planning to freeze his career, and the only drama currently being filmed had cut his scenes.

Jiang Haochen: "How is it alright?"

Chi Yuan said nonchalantly, "So they just won't let me take any work. But it's okay. I was careful when I signed the contract. I signed for a base salary. Even if the company freezes me out, they still have to pay me 5000 yuan a month."

Towards the end, Chi Yuan's tone became a little proud.

Jiang Haochen almost burst out laughing, but managed to stop himself with a cough: "Is 5000 yuan enough for you to live on?"

Chi Yuan nodded: "That's enough. I was doing quite well when my salary was 1500. 5000 is a lot."