Second Take On Romance - The A-List Actor Wants Me-Chapter 294 : You Just Have To Take Me With You

Shen Jingwei slowly turned his head to look at Yan Renzhong’s annoyed face.

He was here.

He had not left yet.

"Y-you... Why..." Shen Jingwei fell into a stammer.

Yan Renzhong clicked with his tongue.

"You were too slow. I had to switch to another private jet because I had to wait for you."

"... Oh."

Shen Jingwei gaped at Yan Renzhong. He could hardly believed what he heard just now.

Yan Renzhong waited for him.

So he was not going to be left behind, was he?

He was allowed to stay by Yan Renzhong’s side, wasn’t he?

The hesitation in Shen Jingwei’s eyes was as clear as day. Pursing his lips at Shen Jingwei, he tugged at Shen Jingwei’s arms.

"Come on, get up."

He pulled Shen Jingwei to his feet, after which the latter immediately wrapped his arms around Yan Renzhong’s torso like a possesive lover.

"I know you are angry," Shen Jingwei mumbled against Yan Renzhong’s chest. "Do not blame Shang Ruohai. I was the one who asked for it."

Yan Renzhong scoffed.

"Did you find out the truth from four years ago?"

Shen Jingwei swallowed hard.

"... Yes."

Yan Renzhong closed his eyes and clawed into his scalp. Now it all made sense. Shang Ruohai was the kind of person who repaid kindness with kindness and unkindness with even more kindness.

He and Yan Renzhong owed Shen Jingwei something that was basically impossible to repay. The damage they did to Shen Jingwei’s life and career was simply too severe and irreversible.

Naturally, Shang Ruohai would jump at any chance to grant Shen Jingwei any wish.

The problem lay with Shen Jingwei.

This boyfriend of his was not too adept in negotiating his own benefits.

Yan Renzhong could not refrain from scolding him.

"Jingbao, you could have demanded a palace made of diamonds, and he would grant it to you. But you actually asked him to destroy your career, again."

Shen Jingwei loosened his hug, and stared at Yan Renzhong.

"I didn’t demand," he corrected his boyfriend. "I asked."

"..."

Shen Jingwei pulled his lips into a thin, taut line.

"You two have a special relationship. I don’t want to ruin it due to my selfishness."

Yan Renzhong widened his eyes in disbelief.

"What special relationship???" he asked while grabbing Shen Jingwei’s arm and pulling him close. If he let go, Shen Jingwei might just slip away from his grasp, like sand through his fingers.

"Otherwise, why would you shield him?" Shen Jingwei arched a brow at Yan Renzhong. "Why didn’t you tell me that he was the one who framed me?"

"Because I was the one who promised not to interfere," Yan Renzhong explained. "Back then, he didn’t force me to submission by pressing a gun at my temple. He gave me a tempting offer, and I agreed due to my dire situation and because never in my dreams could I foresee such a tragic turn of events for you."

"..."

Yan Renzhong pulled Shen Jingwei into his arms and pressed a kiss on the side of the younger man’s head.

"You were my boyfriend. It was my job to protect you," he whispered. "It doesn’t matter who put the gun in my hand. I should not have pulled the trigger."

Shen Jingwei circled Yan Renzhong’s body with his arms.

"It’s okay," he mumbled. "It’s already a thing in the past."

They could go on putting blame on each other’s lap or shoving it down Shang Ruohai’s throat, but what’s the point? In the end, it would only make Shen Jingwei feel worse.

The most important thing right now was the life he was leading and the cherished boyfriend he was dating.

"Then you should understand why I did what I did. I just want to be by your side and accompany you until you fully recover. That is my job as your boyfriend."

"Oh, Jingbao..."

Yan Renzhong sighed heavily.

"My sweet, but stupid Jingbao. You have to be the only recipient of Kunlun Snow Lotus’ Rising Star Award who goes on a hiatus as soon as you obtain the award."

Shen Jingwei smiled cheekily.

"Does that mean I am going to be famous?"

"No, but notorious," Yan Renzhong remarked with a dark face. "Do you realize that you are putting your career on the line? What if it never again picks up after you return?"

Shen Jingwei shrugged, almost as if he didn’t care.

"I will see what I can do when that happens."

"Jingbao... Wasn’t it your dream to be at the pinnacle of the entertainment industry?" Yan Renzhong asked with a frown. Back when they dated several years ago, Shen Jingwei spoke about this particular dream many times.

This was why Yan Renzhong was so determined to help Shen Jingwei fulfill his dream.

"It was," Shen Jingwei agreed. "I wanted take up important roles in box office hits, gain a lot of money from commercials, see my face pasted across billboards, trains or busses, and receive one award after another in recognition of my talent."

"..."

"But after all these years, I realize that my loved ones take priority over my dreams," Shen Jingwei added.

He gently cupped Yan Renzhong’s face, drawing his eyes to his own.

"To tell the truth, what hurt me the most about my father’s death wasn’t the death itself. It was the fact that I did not get to say goodbye at all."

"... Jingbao..."

"He disowned me and he did not want to see me at all. In the quiet moments of the past three years, I often pondered whether he might have wanted to say goodbye. Maybe he was too proud to ask for me. Maybe I should have insisted on seeing him no matter what."

"..."

"Just like you, who stubbornly visited my house and begged for his blessings."

"Jingbao..."

A rueful smile formed on Shen Jingwei’s lips.

"So this time, I am not going to make the same mistake. I don’t care what you say. I don’t care how many times you push me away and for what reason. I am clinging to you, and you just have to take me with you."

Yan Renzhong leaned in and bumped their foreheads together.

"I guess I have no choice, then..." He whispered right before their lips met in a warm, loving kiss.

A deafening roar filled the air as another plane took flight, but the two men were too busy to pay even the slightest attention.

Right now, they didn’t care about anything else but their love for each other.

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