CHAPTER 692: CHAPTER 649: AO CHEN VS HUO QI 15_2

Today’s scene was the last one between Yuran and Bo Yan, with an open-ended finale. The continuation of the filming for a second part depends entirely on the public’s response and the box office of this first one.

Furthermore, Yuran and Bo Yan had invested a considerable sum of money, so he really couldn’t afford to let their investment go down the drain. At the very least, they had to earn back their principal amount.

He quickly composed himself and walked up with a smile.

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Meanwhile, Ao Chen, cooped up in his apartment, was a complete mess, his rage turning the whites of his eyes bloodshot, making him look rather dreadful.

Angus, having heard that the two had a role together, took the opportunity to come and see Ao Chen. When Ao Chen opened the door, Angus jumped, shocked at the sight. He closed the door behind him and was greeted by the disarray of the apartment;

As if it hadn’t been tidied up for months on end.

Angus couldn’t help but remark, "Chen, I’ve never seen you so despondent. When have you ever been this sloppy? It makes you seem so unlike yourself."

Ao Chen turned and walked into the apartment without answering, instead retorting, "What would you like to drink? I’ll get it for you."

Angus, who was slightly obsessive about cleanliness, couldn’t stand the mess in the apartment and began to clean up. "Anything will do, beer is fine, let me tidy up a bit first."

"There’s no need."

Angus, "Of course you don’t have to, but I can’t stand it. Don’t you know I’m a bit of a neat freak?

I’m really curious, you don’t normally seem like a slob. How did this place get to be such a mess?"

Angus wasn’t making it up. The Ao Chen of the past lived such a refined life. It wasn’t that there wasn’t a speck of dust in his place, but it was always impeccable, at least. But now, to be honest, one could believe it was a beggar’s home.

Angus complained without noticing the darkening expression on Ao Chen’s face.

After getting a can of beer for Angus, who had already cleaned up the sofa and was taking out the trash, both Angus and Ao Chen sat together on the million-dollar sofa upon his return.

"I’m here on behalf of all of us to check on you. I’ve been the only one with free time recently, while the others are busy with their own affairs. How are things going with Huo Qi?"

Ao Chen’s hand trembled as he gripped the beer can, but he remained silent.

Noticing the tension in the air, Angus stopped drinking his beer, sat up straight, and stared stiffly at Ao Chen, "Don’t tell me, after all your grand promises and the dramatic pursuit, you’ve made no progress whatsoever? What are you thinking?"

Ao Chen stood up in a huff. It wasn’t just Angus who found it inconceivable; he found it even more so. What exactly did it mean when Huo Qi sent Owen over to sign the contract? He saw it all too clearly.

Angus, driven to anxiety, pressed on, "Talk to me, what exactly is going on between you two?"

Everyone had seen the reunion of the two with blessings, but against all hopes, not only was there no reconciliation, it seemed their relationship had grown even stiffer.

Angus was more anxious than Ao Chen himself.

"Don’t space out, hurry and tell me what happened? What came to be of you two with just a few days of us not inquiring?"

Ao Chen leaned back on the sofa, squinting his eyes at Angus, who was full of concern, "There’s nothing to talk about. Huo Qi has no intention of getting involved with me. I’m supposed to create the soundtrack for his new movie, but he won’t even come to discuss the contract. His attitude is clear, indifferent to whether we collaborate or not.

Huo Qi is rejecting me."

Angus, puzzled, "Did Huo Qi say that, and you just accept it like that?"

"You might not understand him, but I do very well. Huo Qi wants to cut all ties with me," Ao Chen insisted.

Angus exclaimed with wide eyes, "So you agree with that?"

Ao Chen, "What else can I do? What can I change? Or do you think I can change something?"

Angus, "With your indifferent and nonchalant attitude, if I were Huo Qi, I wouldn’t bother with you either. Ao Chen, think about it, how serious you were about Huo Qi in the beginning, how you treated him back then;

You treated him gently as if he were a precious item afraid of breaking, as if he were a treasure you feared would melt in your mouth. You did everything in your power to be good to him, so good that he became someone dependent on you. Such a change requires immense courage. Yet, when we all thought it would go on like that, what did you do? Do you remember? You kicked him to the curb without so much as a goodbye;

Right now, Huo Qi likely thinks you’re just as before, toying with him when you’re bored. You’ve always been a frivolous person, so don’t blame others for not understanding you, for not wanting to go on. We all dread to think what would happen if you two got back together and then you left him again. What would he do?"