My crush wants to be my sugar daddy.

Chapter 184 Yan's infuriating love rival

When Jiang Haochen went to pick up Chi Yuan, Chi Yuan still had one last scene to film.

Inside the studio, Chi Yuan, dressed in a clean and refreshing outfit, was discussing the details of the shoot with the director. After the director finished giving instructions and left, Chi Yuan looked up at the camera, and then, as if sensing something, his gaze suddenly turned back, accurately locking onto a familiar figure in the crowd.

Chi Yuan smiled and looked at Jiang Haochen with a knowing look: Wait for me, it'll be ready soon.

Jiang Haochen nodded and stood in the crowd, watching Chi Yuan work with an appreciative expression.

He has always admired Chi Yuan's dedication, and now he admires it even more.

During this time, Chi Yuan went out to work, and whenever he had free time, he would visit the set. He appeared on camera so many times that the paparazzi were too lazy to take pictures of him anymore.

Well, it's the honeymoon phase, I think everyone can understand that.

Anyway, he's appeared so often that some haters have started calling him a sycophant, but this level of insults won't hurt him at all, as long as they don't attack his age.

Yes, he's just overly sensitive.

So what if he's a simp? What's wrong with him licking his own partner's boots? He'll lick them until Chi Yuan gets annoyed with him! If Chi Yuan gets annoyed with him, then he should feel secure enough, right?

However, he was too naive. Although he had tried his best to keep a low profile and had never interfered with Chi Yuan's work, his appearance still affected Chi Yuan's work.

Producers, directors, platform managers, and anyone who knows him or wants to know him will proactively offer Chi Yuan some favors, which has led to many negative rumors circulating in the industry.

They spread rumors that Chi Yuan is arrogant and domineering, slandered him for only using connections and having no acting skills, and even said that he took advantage of a good partner...

He could barely manage not to get angry about the last one.

That's how this industry is; when you're down on your luck, a bunch of people criticize you, and when you're popular, a lot of gossip and controversy surrounds you. Chi Yuan is too young, and he's afraid these things will affect Chi Yuan's mindset, and even more afraid that if too many people talk about it, Chi Yuan will get angry with him.

He cautiously approached Chi Yuan to talk, but unexpectedly, Chi Yuan turned around and gave him some advice.

"They're doing me a favor out of respect for you. If I don't take that favor, I'll offend them. So, if I take it, I'll let them criticize me. What artist doesn't get criticized? Besides, it's normal. When I was an extra, if there were lines, the casting director would always give them to people he was closer to first. Later, I signed with an agency, and the important roles were all with the production company. No matter what stage you're in, there will always be people criticizing you behind your back. I don't care about that; I just focus on doing my job well. And the harsher the criticism, the better... you're treating me."

Jiang Haochen really hadn't expected that the insults from haters could be analyzed from this angle, making him feel embarrassed to be angry with them.

Chi Yuan wouldn't pretend to be aloof and say he didn't want his help, nor would he deliberately avoid him to prove his own abilities. He accepted everything he was given with equanimity and then tried his best to be the best version of himself.

The more he gets to know his lover, the more delighted he becomes.

Through the crowd and the camera, Jiang Haochen's gaze was fixed on Chi Yuan, as if the whole world consisted only of this one person.

"Do you like them? If you do, you can have them all."

In the scene, Ji Won presents a gift set containing six lipsticks to the audience from a boyfriend's perspective.

Her smile is gentle and pure, making it hard to refuse.

"Okay, that's a wrap!" the director complimented with a smile. "With Teacher Chi's words, this lipstick set is sure to sell like hotcakes on Qixi Festival."

He'd received so many compliments lately that Chi Yuan was starting to lose track of them; he simply smiled and thanked them, "Thank you. Is there anything else we need to reshoot?"

The director immediately said, "No, all the shots GG needed have already been filmed. I'm really sorry that our issues took up your time."

The process was delayed for almost an hour because of a problem with the sample being photographed.

Chi Yuan said nonchalantly, "It's okay. If you need anything later, you can contact me anytime. I'll be in City B these next few days."

The director sincerely thanked him, saying, "Thank you so much."

He had originally intended to chat with Chi Yuan for a bit, but Chi Yuan's eyes kept darting outwards. The director followed his gaze and immediately spotted Jiang Haochen. Without saying a word, he released him immediately.

After filming this movie, Chi Won had two days of rest.

After saying goodbye to Xiao Zhao, the two of them went straight out of the photography studio.

Jiang Haochen said with a hint of jealousy, "When will you be able to talk to me like that at home?"

Chi Yuan didn't understand: "What?"

Jiang Haochen mimicked how Chi Yuan had filmed GG earlier: "Just like you did on camera, gently saying to me, 'Do you like it? If you like it, I'll give it all to you.'"

Chi Yuan readily replied, "Then what do you like? I'll buy it for you right away."

Jiang Haochen, who had been holding Chi Yuan's fingers, slowly climbed them upwards, slipping them into Chi Yuan's sleeve: "Don't you know what I like?"

That blatant, ambiguous gaze seemed to suggest an unspoken desire to strip Chi Yuan naked right there and then.

Jiang Yingdi's expressive eyes were so powerful that Chi Yuan immediately imagined a scene in his mind.

He came out of the bathroom wearing a bathrobe, and while taking off his clothes, he said to Jiang Haochen, "Do you like it? If you like it, it's yours."

"A gold ingot? Is that a gold ingot?"

"It seems like Jiang Haochen is also there."

Hearing the fans' voices, Chi Yuan was so startled that he flung Jiang Haochen's hand away.

Jiang Haochen: "..."

"Ahhh, Yan Chuan!"

The fans who had originally run towards Chi Yuan suddenly screamed and changed direction.

Jiang Haochen and Chi Yuan turned around at the same time and saw Yan Chuan, dressed in a cool and handsome outfit, walking out of another photography studio with his assistant.

Jiang and Yan looked at each other: What a small world!

Actually, there are only a few famous photography studios in City B, so it's perfectly normal to run into one.

Yan Chuan ignored Jiang Haochen, and Chong Chiyuan nodded: "Let's start filming."

Chi Yuan: "Yes."

By this time, fans had already gathered around—three girls and two boys, who looked like high school students. The two boys surrounded Yan Chuan, asking for autographs and photos, while the three girls all surrounded Chi Yuan, asking for autographs.

"Yuanbao, can you sign here and then draw a heart here?"

"sure."

Chi Yuan helped them sign the forms one by one, while Jiang Haochen stood by, smiling and helping, looking every bit the good wife.

After the girls finished signing their names, they turned around and ran to Yan Chuan: "Actor Yan, please sign your name for us, just sign it on the back of your heart."

Chi Yuan: "?"

Jiang Haochen: "?!?!"

Yan Chuan stared at the deliberately arranged autograph book, vaguely guessing what was going on, and asked with a smile, "Who are you?"

The three girls exclaimed in unison, "We're fans of the 'Royal Power' couple!"

Yan Chuan glanced at the person next to him whose face had turned green, and very considerately signed autographs for the girls: "I'll draw a heart for you too."

"Aaaaaah!!!"

The girls were ecstatic! This was a "couple's token" for the two members of the Royal Power CP! Although their CP ended badly, they were still the most adorable CP in the world.

"Yan Chuan, in our hearts, you and Yuanbao are the perfect match."

"I will never admit to Chen Yuanwei!"

"May the imperial power couple live on forever!"

Jiang Haochen couldn't take it anymore: "That's enough!!"

The girls were startled, as if afraid Jiang Haochen would come and snatch their autographed books, and ran away without looking back, carrying their backpacks.

Zhu Feng couldn't help but laugh: "These fans are quite clever. They even knew to get Mr. Chi's autograph first before coming to us."

Yan Chuan nodded with a cheerful expression: "My fans are certainly clever."

Jiang Haochen scoffed and said affectedly, "Honey, it's okay, I'm not angry. They're just faking it, indulging themselves. You and I are the real ones."

Yan Chuan could easily see through his sarcasm and immediately retorted, "Zhu Feng, how many fans does the Imperial Power CP have again?"

Zhu Feng added, "The number of fans of the Huangquan CP is as high as eight million, which is twice that of a certain CP."

Yan Chuan: "That means it will cost an extra four million."

Zhu Feng: "To be precise, it's over four million."

Jiang Haochen: "!!!"

It's infuriating! Absolutely infuriating!!!