Second Take On Romance - The A-List Actor Wants Me-Chapter 242 : Lang Yuxuan, The Bitter Rival In Love

New singers from smaller entertainment companies, unconnected to established networks, continuously faced an uphill battle against the daily tide of new songs.

Without a pre-existing fanbase, they were often swept away by the relentless current.

This naturally did not apply to Shen Jingwei, whose meteoric rise into stardom was further amplified by the fact that he was dating Yan Renzhong, the most popular actor to date.

Lang Yuxuan sank in his seat, an exasperated sigh leaving his lips.

He knew about the dirty trick Wu Jin pulled to sabotage Yan Renzhong’s music video, of course.

He had planned to approach his mentor, offering his help while at the same time attempting to get onto his good side.

He too, wished that he could record a duet with Yan Renzhong.

That single move would land him amongst the stars in an instant, no matter how brief his stay might be.

But of course that didn’t happen, he thought grimly.

Because Shen Jingwei was there.

Shen Jingwei kept ruining Lang Yuxuan’s chances.

Ever since Shen Jingwei showed up, all hope Lang Yuxuan had already evaporated into the air, leaving no trace behind.

His character, Liu Wenyuan, had been declared dead two shooting periods ago, so he currently had nothing to do at the set.

He couldn’t even compare to Lin Ruoye, whom Director Ma liked so much he offered her a minor role aside of her existing minor role.

Ahhh.

How infuriating.

The only person who understood what he felt was probably Jin Zhuo, whose fate was even worse than his.

At least he didn’t have to endure a storm of verbal lashes from Shang Ruohai.

If Shang Ruohai knew that Lang Yuxuan secretly did Shang Ruohan some favors in return for more opportunities, Lang Yuxuan might not fare better than Jin Zhuo.

That being said, if he wanted to extort some favors off Shang Ruohai, he needed to move fast.

Lang Yuxuan got his act together and gathered all his courage to face Shang Ruohai.

If he was not shooting or supervising a scene, the man in question typically spent his time in the editing room, giving his feedback to each episode as required.

But when Lang Yuxuan visited the editing room, Shang Ruohai was not around.

When the strict boss was not breathing down their necks, the production team members were obviously more relaxed. They happily chatted with each other, even going as far as offering Lang Yuxuan a strawberry cookie.

"No, thanks, I am looking for Senior Shang," Lang Yuxuan insisted. "Can anyone tell me where he currently is?"

"He’s probably on the toilet taking a dump," one person cheekily answered. "He said he was going to be back soon, but it has been almost an hour!"

Lang Yuxuan rolled with his eyes. He put down a box of cake rolls on the table and said, "In that case, please enjoy the cake as you work, thank you."

"Wooooh!"

"Little Lang, you are the best!"

Lang Yuxuan then left to find Shang Ruohai.

Although he did not entertain the idea of Shang Ruohai taking a dump for almost an hour, he still ended up visiting the restroom just to make sure.

He pushed the door open and came face-to-face with someone familiar.

Unfortunately, it was not Shang Ruohai.

It was the hateful Shen Jingwei.

Shen Jingwei, who was in the middle of washing his face, turned to look at the other person who just entered the restroom.

"Oh, Lang Yuxuan, hey."

He was not surprised to find a scowl gracing Lang Yuxuan’s features.

Ever since Lang Yuxuan found out that Shen Jingwei and Yan Renzhong lived together, Lang Yuxuan had not bothered to speak even a word to Shen Jingwei.

Shen Jingwei also did not force it.

If he wanted to please Lang Yuxuan too, he might as well break up with Yan Renzhong and leave the entertainment industry.

Unexpectedly, Lang Yuxuan spoke up.

"I am looking for Senior Shang," he said. "Did you see him?"

"Shang Ruohai? Not for the past fifteen minutes, no."

Fifteen minutes?

What man spends fifteen minutes in the restroom?

Are you taking a dump???

The hateful comments accumulated in Lang Yuxuan’s mind, but never made it out of his lips.

He was about to leave when he saw something sparkling on top of the counter, right in front of the mirror.

"..."

It was a ring, hanging by a silver chain.

Lang Yuxuan narrowed his eyes at the ring.

"Actually, the production team needs you," he suddenly blurted out without thinking.

Shen Jingwei frowned at Lang Yuxuan.

"Huh? Me?"

"Yes. They wanted you to take a look at the clips from yesterday. Can you drop by the editing room?"

Lang Yuxuan methodically approached Shen Jingwei, until he practically stood between Shen Jingwei and the ring, obscuring his sight.

Shen Jingwei shrugged.

"Fine with me."

He left.

Lang Yuxuan’s heart pounded hard against his chest.

He actually forgot his ring!

Lang Yuxuan snatched the ring and silver chain off the counter and escaped from the restroom as fast as he could.

As soon as he was outside the building, he inspected the ring carefully under the sun.

It bore the inscription YRZ.

Yan Renzhong.

Lang Yuxuan bit into his lips as he tightened his hand around the ring.

What was this?

It looked like an engagement ring.

Ridiculous.

Utterly disgusting.

For Shen Jingwei to receive such a precious ring from Yan Renzhong... He didn’t deserve it at all!

Lang Yuxuan marched toward a nearby river. He raised his arm, ready to cast the ring into the river, when a sudden grip seized his wrist.

Shock was written all over his face when he saw who it was.

Feng Jietang.

"Lang Yuxuan, what are you doing?" He asked.

"I... None of your business!" Lang Yuxuan snapped.

Wordlessly, Feng Jietang wrenched the ring out of Lang Yuxuan’s hand and observed it. The initials YRZ sparkled under the bright sun.

"This belongs to Shen Jingwei," he decided. "Why is it with you?"

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