Your Rival in Love Gets Prettier Every Day

Chapter 4: You Ill-Intentioned Man

*Brother [Ge] (哥) = Use to call someone older or similar age “brother”.

“I’m so angry!” Bai Qingquan looked like a different person: “Did you see it just now? Did you see it just now?!”

“I saw it.” Wei Ge said lightly.

Bai Qingquan stomped: “How can he act so well?!”

Lines, breath, bite, emotions, rhythm. He could even produce quickly falling tears!

Wei Ge: “It’s a good thing that you become stronger when you meet the strong.” Wei Ge said.

Bai Qingquan: “But I invited him over to humiliate him! What if I’m ruthlessly crushed?!”

Wei Ge: “Have a little confidence in yourself.”

Bai Qingquan: “But that’s just how my acting skills are. My previous golden bell*, wasn’t it you who worked behind the scenes…”

*Golden bell (shidi) [视帝] = honorary award for a male artist who has won awards such as best actor or the most outstanding actor in a TV series. They are usually referred to as “emperor”.

Wei Ge held his forehead: “Then… let’s talk to the director again and replace him?”

Bai Qingquan pursed his lips and thought for a long time: “Forget it. I like him as a supporting role for me.” No matter how good his acting was, it’s only a supporting role of a “beautiful little eunuch”. Shen Jintai was more beautiful than him?! How amusing! He could easily crush him!

Moreover, it’s not like he just met Shen Jintai recently. He knew at Shen Jintai’s level, the part just now must have been extraordinary for him. His acting skills were notoriously wooden. After two years of neglecting his skills, he had become old news.

Recalling the stumbles that Shen Jintai once caused him, the sins he had suffered, and the tears he shed, he resolved to bury Shen Jintai into the ground.

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“Ahh! Ahh!” Li Meilan stomped.

Shen Jintai asked: “Was my acting okay?”

“It’s not a question of whether it’s okay or not. It was great.” Xiao Tang said while pushing up his glasses.

“Did you really have an epiphany?” Li Meilan restrained her excitement: “Why did you suddenly act so well?!”

“Perhaps I have suffered a lot from Yan Qiuchi and understood the various states of life!” Shen Jintai said.

“Well done!” Li Meilan said: ” As long as you are willing to work hard, have money and beauty, and is young, you won’t have trouble finding a good man in the future. It’s not like Yan Qiuchi is the only quality man out there!”

“I think so too,” Shen Jintai put two hands in his trouser pockets: “I think Bai Qingquan is much better than Yan Qiuchi!”

He had never seen such a soft and temperamental person! He must capture Bai Qingquan!

Li Meilan and Xiao Tang: “…”

With a “pop” nearby, the two of them turned their heads to look, and saw that the Starbucks in the hands of a young man at the door fell to the ground and splashed coffee everywhere.

After the elevator closed, the young man immediately picked up the cups and hurried to the lobby. Gao Qiao ran fast and took the elevator directly to the tenth floor.

“Boss! There’s something I think I need to tell you!”

Yan Qiuchi sat at the other end of the desk and raised his head, staring at him blankly.

His President Yan was handsomer than the average celebrity, but he was so cold. Gao Qiao was a bit frightened: “I just ran into Shen Jintai by the elevator and heard him say…” He mustered up his courage: “I think I know what he’s up to!”

“I think you might want to look into this more.” Xiao Yang, who was laying down on the sofa, sat up, and took out his phone: “Hot search No. 8. Take a look.”

Yan Qiuchi picked up the phone on the table and slowly opened Weibo. When he saw the content on the hot search, his brows slightly frowned.

Gao Qiao also quickly took out his phone and saw the eighth hot search: [Shen Jintai’s Tattoo]

When Shen Jintai fell in love with Yan Qiuchi, he did countless acts in the name of love. The most famous of them was to tattoo Yan Qiuchi’s name on his collarbone. The position of the tattoo was very clever. With dance movements, it would be half-visible half-concealed. When it was first tattooed, many people tried guessing what the complete pattern was, and they attempted to find out several times. However, at Shen Jintai’s last public performance, after performing his routine, he tore open his shirt and showed the name on his chest in front of everyone.

The words “Yan Qiuchi” was facing front and centered in the spotlight.

It not only shocked the entire network but even the fans were left speechless.

And the eighth hot search that Gao Qiao was currently looking at was a blogger who posted: [Shocking news! Shen Jintai washes off the tattoo of love!]

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The weather was gloomy. Originally there were dark clouds, but they had dissipated allowing the sun to come out, letting the sky glow clear and brilliant.

Before Shen Jintai got into the car, he paused when he saw his reflection on the car glass.

He just met a handsome guy like Bai Qingquan but looking at his own reflection, he couldn’t help but felt muddled. With his current appearance, his qualifications can only be regarded as ordinary in the entertainment industry. But it didn’t matter. As long as he can successfully complete the tasks, one day, he would become the most dazzling star.

Shen Jintai: “Hello, Xiao Ai.”

Xiao Ai: “Ding Dong. Dear, how can Xiao Ai help you?”

Shin Jintai: “Can I know in advance the specifics of the rewards?”

Xiao Ai: “Too many, dear. What do you want for yourself? Xiao Ai can help you determine it now.”

Shin Jintai: “Wide shoulders, slender waist, long legs, a good proportion of the head-to-body and head-to-shoulder ratio, and face for movies that the ancestors would enjoy eating*.

*Grandpa enjoys eating the rice (祖师爷赏饭吃) = refers to hard work that will eventually sees success.

“You can have all of it!” Xiao Ai said: “I can only tell you that as long as you can think of it, there’s nothing we can’t give, so dear, good luck!”

Hearing Xiao Ai words, Shen Jintai became excited, though it seems Xiao Ai was more excited than he was!

He sensed that someone was looking at him from upstairs, so he turned to look back, only to see the light reflected off the glass of the building, which was very dazzling.

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The author has something to say:

The praying mantis hunts the cicada, unaware of the oriole that’s behind him*.

*Proverb that means people who pursue immediate gains while neglecting the greater danger from behind.

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Kinky thoughts: Well, seems like Bai Qingquan wasn’t a white lotus to… nobody’s surprise. But whether he’s a white lotus bitch… you’ll have to keep reading to find out!