"I know I've hurt you, but I had no choice in what I did, Ayi. My family can't fall apart. I don't want to lose everything." Ji Ying cried, her face streaked with tears, a truly heartbreaking sight. This must be what it means for a fairy to shed tears. And then look at myself, am I just a tiger shedding tears?

"Yes, without a home you have nothing." In the end, Chi Ruoyi didn't even have a place in Ji Ying's heart. Such love was utterly ridiculous.

"Hurry, hurry, it's just ahead."

The sound of rustling footsteps approached. Shen Ye turned around and saw a group of reporters with cameras rushing towards him from the darkness. Startled, he stopped watching the show and ran to Chi Ruoyi's side, saying, "The reporters are here! Run! We can't let them see you."

Ji Ying reacted the fastest, taking advantage of the darkness to run away from the other side. Chi Ruoyi watched Ji Ying's retreating figure and laughed at himself, probably laughing at this ridiculous love.

Reporters swarmed over, snapping photos of Chi Ruoyi and Shen Ye. Just then, Chi Ruoyi made an incredibly daring move.

He kissed Shen Ye in front of numerous cameras, his kiss as gentle as if Shen Ye were a fragile porcelain doll that would shatter at the slightest pressure.

Shen Ye stared wide-eyed at the handsome face so close to his, somewhat incredulous. Could it be that Chi Ruoyi was treating him as a substitute for Ji Ying again?

At this moment, Shen Ye could not deny that his heart was being violently pounded by a drumbeat.

'Bang—bang—bang—'

One at a time.

This was something he had never experienced in his more than twenty years of life.

After the kiss ended, Chi Ruoyi looked at Shen Ye, who was still in a daze, and said softly, "I love you."

AK, hiding in the bushes, was stunned by what he saw and muttered to himself, "No wonder he's an actor; it looks just like the real thing."

...

That night, headlines were filled with photos and even videos of the two kissing in the park.

This time, it completely exploded. Many clowns jumped out to criticize Chi Ruoyi, saying that as a public figure, his high-profile expression of his sexual orientation was a complete bad influence on children.

Some netizens expressed their support, arguing that celebrities are also human beings, with their own feelings and privacy, and advised people not to impose their feudalistic ideas on others.

Shen Ye looked at the comments and replies from netizens with a forced smile, when a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

"Look what you've done tonight! You've completely ruined me. I definitely won't be able to get any more roles now," Shen Ye complained.

"What's your rush? Are you going to starve to death or something?"

"What do you mean? You're going to take responsibility for me?" Seeing an opportunity, Shen Ye immediately moved closer to Chi Ruoyi and asked him.

"Don't get so close, we're not even that close yet." Chi Ruoyi pushed Shen Ye away with disgust, and then said, "Take responsibility? You're overthinking it. I don't like you, and I'm not going to take responsibility for you."

"Wow, you big jerk! Everyone knows about us. What are you planning to do if you don't take responsibility for me? Believe me or not, I'll spread the word that you're cheating on me with another man." Shen Ye grinned sinisterly at Chi Ruoyi, still holding the photos in his hand.

Shen Ye was prepared to be scolded by Chi Ruoyi, but to his surprise, Chi Ruoyi just glanced at him and said indifferently, "Boring."

“I still have those intimate photos of you and Jian Tong in the car. If you don’t take responsibility for me, I’ll tell the media you abandoned me and are keeping a dog outside.” Shen Ye refused to believe that Chi Ruoyi could still say he was bored this time.