Chapter 005 The Young Master – “The wicked and arrogant young master will never admit defeat!” (05/35)
If it weren’t for knowing how utterly foolish Shi Jingge was, Mu Jincheng would have almost suspected he was doing it on purpose.
But Shi Jingge had always been this kind of person—foolish and arrogant, unable to understand others or speak properly. Every word he uttered seemed to hit precisely where it stung, making people resent him, yet he stubbornly believed he was spouting profound truths.
Apart from his face, he was utterly worthless.
Could such an idiot really be doing this on purpose?
Mu Jincheng narrowed his eyes and intentionally raised his voice, trying to persuade him. “Of course I’m on your side, but that’s your big brother. You can’t write two different versions of the same story. How could I not want what’s best for you?”
Shi Jingge immediately became frustrated. “What do you mean? That’s not what you just said!”
He sighed. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, it’s my fault.” He looked so dejected that anyone could see how much he was suffering and how difficult it was for him to express himself.
Shi Jingge deliberately gave Mu Jincheng plenty of time to act out his performance.
If Mu Jincheng hadn’t put on this act, one could say he just had a sharp tongue, but he was loyal to his brother.
But by putting on this act, who with a brain couldn’t see what he was trying to do? Especially with Zhu Chu still here—how could Shi Rongqing not find out? Shi Rongqing had always harbored resentment toward Mu Jincheng. Now that the opportunity was right in front of him, how could he let it slip away?
What does it mean to be outwitted by one’s own cleverness?
That’s exactly what Mu Jincheng did!
“Alright, alright, it’s all my fault. I just can’t speak properly. Don’t take it to heart, Xiao Ge. I’m apologizing to you.” Mu Jincheng tried to soothe and persuade him, even bowing to Shi Jingge, before Shi Jingge’s expression softened slightly. “Let’s not dwell on this. Wen Xusheng is waiting for you! I heard that Wen Xusheng really wants to meet you. Xiao Qian and the others asked Wen Xusheng for an autograph, but he didn’t even acknowledge them. He only stopped when he heard your name.
“Wen Xusheng heard you were coming, so he didn’t even finish his meal and is waiting for you. He wants to have dinner with you!”
These words were so exaggerated and unbelievable, but they were precisely what the young master wanted to hear.
Upon hearing this, the young master’s eyes lit up, and he quickened his pace, trying to hide his excitement. “What a coincidence, I’m hungry too. Let’s hurry up.”
However, his excited and impatient appearance belied his words, especially his bright, almond-shaped eyes. Mu Jincheng’s breath caught in his throat, and a flash of enchantment suddenly appeared in his gaze.
Why could such a stupid thing have such a heart-stirring face?
What a waste of good looks.
The young master walked very quickly, and Zhu Chu followed behind him, also quickening his pace.
Mu Jincheng quickly snapped back to reality. Just as Zhu Chu passed him, he instinctively smiled at Zhu Chu, the smile tinged with bitterness.
The next moment, Mu Jincheng seemed to snap out of it, turning his head abruptly and awkwardly, shouting, “Xiao Ge, wait for me!”
Zhu Chu paused, staring intently at Mu Jincheng and Shi Jingge ahead, his eyes showing no emotion.
Mu Jincheng first took Shi Jingge to the private room he had reserved. Wen Xusheng’s private room was not far from there. This was information Mu Jincheng had obtained earlier, and he had made his plan based on it.
“Shi Shao! Shi Shao, you’re finally here!”
“Shi Shao, you finally came!”
“Shi Shao, if you didn’t come, my brothers were going to rush to the Shi family to steal you away!
According to his plan, when Mu Jincheng brought Shi Jingge to the private room, everything was already in motion.
First, all of Shi Jingge’s friends flattered him, making him feel like he was walking on air. Then, they exchanged glances and someone else started the provocation. That person said in a strange tone, “Our Shi Shao really has a lot of face.”
The strange tone instantly attracted everyone’s attention.
Shi Jingge furrowed his brows.
The person next to him pushed him and scolded, “What are you doing?”
“Me, doing what?!” The person sneered, stood up abruptly, and said, “I’m not doing anything!”
“Isn’t Shi Shao here? I can’t even express my admiration for him?”
“Shi Shao is so great, Shi Shao is so wonderful, Shi Shao is so influential, I envy him, okay?!”
Bang!
The man slammed his glass down on the table, spilling wine all over his hand. He didn’t seem to notice, glaring at the person beside him with red eyes and looking like he was about to explode.
The scene fell silent, as if everyone had been scared into submission.
Mu Jincheng hurriedly said, “Qian Xing, what are you doing? Did you take the wrong medicine today? You–”
Before Mu Jincheng could finish speaking, Shi Jingge took a swift step forward, snatched the wine glass from Qian Xing’s hand, and smashed it onto his head. Wine flowed down Qian Xing’s head, leaving everyone in the room speechless.
Shi Jingge sneered. “You have the nerve to take out your frustration on me? Do you think you can afford to?”
Shi Jingge raised his head arrogantly, perfectly portraying the role of a vicious young master.
How could the young master be treated like this?
That was absolutely unacceptable!
Although they had expected Shi Jingge to explode, no one had expected him to go this far.
Qian Xing’s fists clenched, but he was forced to lower them by the person beside him. “Mr. Shi, please don’t be angry. I’ll apologize for him. He didn’t mean to target you. He just suffered a setback and his emotions are running high. Please don’t take it to heart.”
Shi Jingge looked at him strangely and said righteously, “He suffered a setback and now he can come and take it out on me? Then can’t I take it out on him?
The man: ”…“
Mu Jincheng hurriedly signaled to the others. Someone grabbed Shi Jingge and shouted, “Oh my, young master, you don’t know what happened! Xing-zi really likes Wen Xusheng and just wanted his autograph, but he completely ignored him and didn’t even look at him. They only stopped because we mentioned your name. Xing-zi wanted to treat them to a meal, but they said they would only eat with Shi Jingge. See, we didn’t even get into their private room. Xing-zi was rejected twice. He’s just jealous of you. Don’t pay any attention to him. Why bother with a jealous person?”
“Oh, right, I forgot!” The person slapped his forehead. “Wen Xusheng said that if you came over and wanted to eat with him, you could go to his private room anytime. He’ll be waiting for you there!”
Shi Jingge’s eyes lit up. “He really said that?”
“Of course it’s true! Would I lie to you? I wouldn’t dare! He also said that if he sees you, he might even eat two extra bowls of rice. If he doesn’t see you, his appetite will be smaller.”
“What are we waiting for?” Shi Jingge slapped the table. “Let’s go.”
The young master’s temper was as fleeting as it was intense. Just a moment ago, he had a cold expression on his face, but now he was as cheerful as a child.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
No matter how twisted the process was, the outcome was favourable in the end.
“Wait.”
The young master stopped at the door of the private room, and everyone suddenly felt tense. The words they had just spoken were full of holes, but deceiving a foolish, arrogant young master who liked to talk about brotherly loyalty should be more than enough… right?
He wouldn’t suspect anything, would he?
The young master turned his cold face toward them. Everyone’s hearts were in their throats. Even Mu Jincheng felt a bit nervous.
Shi Jingge fully enjoyed the atmosphere of the moment. Then he pointed his right hand at Qian Xing and said, “He doesn’t need to go.”
He then pushed open the door and walked out arrogantly, his back looking particularly imposing.
Qian Xing was so angry that his eyes bulged out.
Shi Jingge was indeed as hateful as rumored. No, he was even more hateful than rumored!
The person next to Qian Xing patted his shoulder and whispered quickly, “It’s better that you don’t go. Go wash your hair. You’ve been wronged, and Mu Shao knows it. You’ll get your share of the benefits. Don’t worry.”
Qian Xing finally felt a little better.
After everyone had left, Qian Xing called for someone to prepare a lavish meal and find someone to wash his hair and give him a massage, intending to enjoy himself thoroughly.
However, the waiter who entered politely said, “Sir, Mr. Mu has already canceled this private room. Please present your VIP card so we can check you in.”
Qian Xing: ???
This must be Shi Jingge’s doing.
It must be!
Fuck Shi Jingge! Bastard! Scumbag! Asshole!
Qian Xing was politely kicked out. His head was covered in alcohol. He was about to snap. He was so angry he could die—he was really going to die from anger!
At that moment, Shi Jingge and the others arrived at Wen Xusheng’s private room. The group was large and didn’t even bother to knock before barging in.
The waiter at the door tried to stop them, but Shi Jingge and Mu Jincheng were familiar faces, and the others kept saying they were friends and had been invited, so the waiter dared not stop them.
“Let me check with the guests inside first,” the lead waiter said. “The guests didn’t tell us anyone else was coming today, so let me confirm first, okay?”
Mu Jincheng gave a nod to the tall men beside him, then said politely, “Of course.”
As soon as the attendant opened the door, the men rushed forward, pushing the attendant aside, and barged into the private room!
They didn’t forget Shi Jingge either, making sure to push him in ahead of them!
The moment he was pushed inside, Shi Jingge cursed silently.
The original owner had been locked up by Shi Rongqing when he first arrived, so he could not make it over. Shi Jingge did not expect such a turn of events and almost got pushed to the ground.
“You dare to stop us from entering when our young master is coming in?”
“We already told you that our young master has an appointment with him. Why are you stopping us?”
“Get out of the way, or you’ll have to pay for any injuries to our young master!”
These people shouted extremely loudly, as if they were afraid the people inside the private room couldn’t hear them.
So Mu Jincheng went through all this trouble just to wait here for him?
Shi Jingge sneered inwardly. Alright, then he’d teach Mu Jincheng a lesson about what it means to “dig a hole for oneself.”
In an instant, everyone’s attention inside the private room was drawn to them.
The man sitting in the main seat looked very handsome with a composed expression and an upright posture. Every move he made was elegant and self-controlled. He glanced over with a cold look, exuding a powerful aura.
There was another person beside him, who was probably his assistant. He was looking at Shi Jingge with undisguised disgust.
What should his reaction be when facing the man he had been thinking about?
Shi Jingge took a deep breath, his eyes slowly filling with light. He stared blankly at Wen Xusheng, the light in his eyes growing brighter and brighter, as if it were about to overflow. He blurted out, “Male God!”
Wen Xusheng: ?
Assistant: ?
In an instant, Wen Xusheng met Shi Jingge’s eyes.
They were exceptionally clear eyes, filled with his reflection. There was no desire to possess him, nor was there any infatuation, but one could feel the owner’s complete joy.
It was pure happiness, caused by him.
Wen Xusheng was slightly taken aback.
Why did these eyes feel so familiar to him?
In the next moment, Shi Jingge seemed to realize what he had done and covered his face with his hands. But his movement was too quick, and he didn’t notice the force he used, causing a crisp sound.
It sounded like he had slapped himself.
Du Yi almost laughed out loud. What’s wrong? The shameless young master of the Shi family knows shame now?
He even knows to slap himself?
Why didn’t he slap himself harder?
Du Yi was fed up with Shi Jingge.
Last time, on a film set, Shi Jingge insisted on entering the restroom to visit Wen Xusheng. No matter how they explained that Wen Xusheng was sick and resting, he wouldn’t listen, causing a commotion outside. In the chaos, Du Yi even got punched, making him feel like he’d been unlucky for eight lifetimes.
Because the commotion outside was so loud, Wen Xusheng couldn’t rest properly, and his condition worsened. This enraged Du Yi so much that he equated Shi Jingge with a plague god.
“Hey! Hey, you can’t go in!” At that moment, the waiter saw that he couldn’t break through the human barrier and could only shout loudly to stop them, bowing repeatedly to Wen Xusheng and the others while apologizing profusely. “We’re so sorry, sir. It’s our fault for not handling this properly. We’ll apologize later. We’re truly sorry for disturbing your meal. We apologize deeply.”
The chaos outside was even louder, with other voices mingling in.
Forget it.
Wen Xusheng withdrew his gaze. Although he had never met this young master of the Shi family before, he had a decent relationship with Shi Rongqing. Out of respect for their connection, he wouldn’t go so far as to actually kick Shi Jingge out.
Wen Xusheng said indifferently, “It’s fine. Let them in.”
Wen Xusheng gave Du Yi a glance, signaling him to go out and calm things down.
Du Yi hesitated, unwilling to leave, but eventually complied.
Those people were just tools; once the plan was complete, who would bother going in?
The only ones who entered were Mu Jincheng and Shi Jingge’s assistant, Zhu Chu.
As soon as he entered, Mu Jincheng hurriedly apologized, looking extremely sincere as he took all the blame upon himself, his posture perfect. “I’ll pay for this meal as an apology to Mr. Wen. Please give me this opportunity.”
“What are you doing?” Shi Jingge frowned at Mu Jincheng, clearly displeased.
Mu Jincheng sighed wryly, grabbed Shi Jingge’s arm, and whispered, “Xiao Ge, listen to me. Don’t say anything. I’m helping you.”
Generally speaking, the original host would have said nothing upon hearing those five words. Because he trusted Mu Jincheng too much, knowing that Mu Jincheng was helping him, he couldn’t undermine Mu Jincheng.
But in front of his idol, wanting to show off a little was understandable, right?
Shi Jingge raised his eyebrows. “That’s not acceptable!”
Mu Jincheng: “……???”
“This meal is definitely on me!” Shi Jingge said firmly. “Do you think I’d begrudge you a meal?”
Mu Jincheng: “…”
After a moment, Mu Jincheng managed to squeeze out a few words, “Alright, you can treat us.”
Shi Jingge turned his head, grabbed the iPad used for ordering food, and sat down next to Wen Xusheng. “The specialties at this place are pretty good. Let’s order one of each.”
Wen Xusheng came to his senses and looked at the young master next to him, who was beaming with joy. That excitement was highly contagious.
The dish list was several pages long, and the little master was considering ordering half of it. Even with several dozen people, they probably wouldn’t be able to finish it all.
Wen Xusheng said indifferently, “We won’t be able to finish all that.”
The little master paused, then flicked the list back to the beginning and said hesitantly, “…lamb chops or beef chops?”
Mu Jincheng laughed. “Lamb chops. I remember you like their lamb chops better.”
Wen Xusheng had thought the question was directed at him, but now it seemed not.
So he remained silent.
The young master bit his lip and said nothing.
Mu Jincheng leaned in and noticed that Shi Jingge hadn’t ordered lamb chops, asking in confusion, “Why didn’t you order lamb chops? Aren’t lamb chops something you always order here?”
The young master’s face turned red. He slammed the iPad into Mu Jincheng’s hand and exclaimed angrily, “Can’t I just not like it anymore? I’ll order it for you! Why are you talking so much?!”
The young master gritted his teeth and turned away in a huff.
Mu Jincheng: ???
Why was he so wronged?
Wen Xusheng looked at the young master in surprise, just as the young master was sneakily glancing over.
The moment their eyes met, the young master jumped up.
Just like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
A hint of a smile flashed in Wen Xusheng’s eyes.
Just at that moment, Du Yi returned. Seeing the young master’s actions, Du Yi thought the young master was about to attack and immediately exploded.
In the blink of an eye, Du Yi rushed forward, blocking Wen Xusheng, and angrily demanded, “What do you think you’re doing? Last time at the restroom door, you brought people to beat me up. Who do you think you’re going to beat up this time? I’m telling you, Shi Jingge, don’t act so lawless! I’ll call the police right now—do you believe me?”
Du Yi unleashed a barrage of words, stunning Shi Jingge.
But who was Shi Jingge? He was an arrogant and troublesome young master!
The arrogant and troublesome young master would never admit defeat!
“Go ahead and call!” Shi Jingge’s temper flared up. “I beat you, isn’t that right? I beat you because you deserved it!”
How shameless! Du Yi was furious.
“You think I didn’t beat you enough? You’re completely heartless and inhumane! He’s already sick like that, and you’re forcing him to work? Do you want to kill him? What’s wrong with being an artist? Aren’t artists human beings? Can’t they even go to the hospital when they’re sick? Damn it, you won’t take him there. Can’t I pay to take him myself? You dragged him until he ended up like that?
“You’re heartless! You deserve to be beaten! Why didn’t I beat you to a pulp!?”
The young master was so angry that his eyes turned red.
His naturally beautiful almond-shaped eyes turned red at the corners, giving him a heartbreaking expression as if he were about to cry.
Du Yi was stunned. After a moment, he snapped out of it and shouted, “Damn it, why are you spreading rumors? Our Wen Ge caught a cold. The doctor even came to check on him. He just needed to take some medicine and rest. Why would you curse him like that?”
The young master was also stunned. He turned to look at Mu Jincheng. Mu Jincheng immediately had a bad feeling. “You said he had a high fever for three days, reaching forty degrees, couldn’t even get out of bed, yet was forced to perform?”
In an instant, everyone’s gaze fixed on Mu Jincheng.
Edit: Krone
Proofreader: Choux_choux
