Shadow of Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 280 A gentleman talks but doesn’t do anything

"..."

Hu Xiaobei was unsure how to prove himself. He paused for a moment, just about to express his feelings.

But then An Xiaoqian added, "I'm also worried about myself."

Hu Xiaobei was slightly surprised and looked at her with confusion.

An Xiaoqian took a breath and then exhaled, staring at Hu Xiaobei's face, and said with some self-reproach, "I know this is not good. I shouldn't be so petty, and I shouldn't be so suspicious."

But I just felt inexplicably worried.

I'm worried that I'll turn bad, that she'll really take you away, and that you'll leave me.

Xiao Bei, I'm feeling a little panicked.

Hearing her say that, Hu Xiaobei understood and gently comforted her: "You're feeling insecure. It's a normal reaction to have these thoughts. It shows that you care about me."

It's actually unreasonable if you don't have any ideas.

Actually, I feel this sense of crisis almost every day; I'm used to it.

Upon hearing the first part of the sentence, An Xiaoqian relaxed, but she couldn't quite understand what he was saying next, so she waited for his explanation with a curious expression.

Hu Xiaobei sighed and said helplessly, "Think about how many fans you've actually accumulated since you started acting."

There are millions of fans registered on XiXi.com alone. If those male fans knew how much you like me, I don't know how many times they would curse me every day.

And then there are those unregistered boys, men, and old men—they like you even more; if you lined them up, they could circle the earth several times over.

Hearing Hu Xiaobei say that, An Xiaoqian felt more at ease and couldn't help but laugh out loud, giving him a light punch: "It's not as exaggerated as you say!"

Hu Xiaobei shook his head and said seriously, "Of course they do. When we go public with our relationship next year, you'll see how much they hate me."

An Xiaoqian seemed to notice the key words: "One more year! It feels like such a long time!"

Hu Xiaobei held up one finger, shook it, and denied, "No, it's still ten months."

"Ten months feels like a long time."

"If you think about it another way, we'll finish filming here around March or April. If you do the math, that's about the time it takes to make two movies. Do you think that's fast or not?"

"Oh, right, time flies when you're filming." An Xiaoqian seemed to have discovered a shortcut, and her whole demeanor brightened up.

"Yes, it will be soon. Think about it again. After filming, we need to let your mother know about our relationship first."

Before we make our relationship public, shouldn't we go back to Jiangcheng to visit your family and elders?
Then, won't they urge us to make a plan and see when to get married and have children? Hu Xiaobei raised his eyebrows twice, implying something.

An Xiaoqian shrank back slightly, suddenly realizing that going public too early wasn't a good idea.

She's still a child herself. Although she's played the roles of pregnant women and mothers before, she's still not mentally prepared to actually have children!

“We can… uh, we can let Mom know first, and not tell the others yet…”

Hu Xiaobei interjected, "Once it's made public, everyone will know."

An Xiaoqian was taken aback, almost forgetting that she was a big star, and said with a hint of unease, "Then how about we announce it to the public later?"

She remembered that her mother was 28 years old when she gave birth to her, and she felt even less inclined to have children so early.

Although she also wanted to have children with Hu Xiaobei, she still wanted to pursue her dreams while she was young.

Hu Xiaobei leaned closer, his tongue lightly brushing against An Xiaoqian's reddened earlobe, then landing a light, fleeting kiss on her forehead. His eyebrows curved into a gentle warmth, and a faint smile played in his eyes.

“It’s okay. It’s not good to keep it a secret forever. We have to go public eventually. I’ll just say that I plan to date you for a few more years, enjoy our time as a couple, and get married and have children later.”

An Xiaoqian's eyelashes trembled slightly as she gazed at Hu Xiaobei, who was so close to her. Her eyes, filled with emotion, seemed to be veiled with moisture. Her lips formed a wronged curve as she said guiltily, "Xiaobei~ I feel like I'm being a little too selfish."

Hu Xiaobei chuckled softly, his warm breath gently brushing against her flushed cheeks, and lightly kissed her fragrant lips, the touch lasting only briefly.

The light, fleeting kiss made An Xiaoqian's ears burn. Hu Xiaobei pressed his forehead against hers, his voice deep and unwavering.

"You silly little thing, just be a good boy and listen to me, and I'll take care of everything else."

An Xiaoqian felt as if a feather had scratched her heart, and a blush gradually spread down her neck to behind her ears. Her fingers unconsciously tugged at Hu Xiaobei's clothes.

Her heart seemed to be glued to him, and she wanted to say something more, but the words that came out of her mouth were just soft and sweet "mmm".

Seeing this, Hu Xiaobei asked with a smile, "So, are you still worried that I'll fall for someone else?"

At this moment, An Xiaoqian's heart was filled with sweetness, and she had completely overwhelmed her unease about falling in love with someone else. Only then did she realize how childish her jealousy had been.

Fueled by her sweet, cloying feeling, she wrinkled her nose slightly, feigning anger as she leaned closer, seemingly trying to silence his teasing with her fragrant lips.

Hu Xiaobei raised an eyebrow, a triumphant smile playing on his lips. He leaned back half an inch to create some distance, flipping his wrist to open his palm, indicating that he was keeping his promise and behaving himself.

Then, with a light laugh, he teased, "When you sat down just now, I promise I didn't touch you."

He dragged out the last syllable, deliberately mimicking An Xiaoqian's previous tone: "Hmph, it's broad daylight, the doors are wide open, what are you trying to do now? I'm not falling for your tricks!"

An Xiaoqian was both embarrassed and anxious. She bit her lower lip lightly with her pearly teeth, and her big, watery eyes were full of accusation: "But...but you kissed me several times just now."

Actually, what she really wanted to say was, "I don't need you to keep your promises now," but she was still a girl, and she couldn't bring herself to say it. Instead, she could only pout shyly.

Hu Xiaobei's lips curled into a smug smile as he stared intently at An Xiaoqian, readily admitting, "That's right, a gentleman uses words, not fists. Yes, I kissed you, but I didn't touch you!"

Before he could finish speaking, taking advantage of An Xiaoqian's slight confusion and lack of awareness, he placed a light kiss on her fragrant lips.

"Hehe!" Hu Xiaobei's eyes crinkled into crescents, his face beaming with an extremely smug and irritating smile.

An Xiaoqian felt she should be angry, but after being kissed by Hu Xiaobei, she couldn't help but smile.

However, after seeing his smug and cheeky expression, I really wanted to bite him.

In a short period of time, several emotions welled up in her heart. An Xiaoqian could only suppress her laughter and glare at him with a cute but fierce expression to avoid being seen through and teased by him again.

Hu Xiaobei glanced deliberately at the door until An Xiaoqian's attention was also drawn to the door, and then took the opportunity to kiss her.

Then he adopted a "what's the worst that can happen?" attitude: "Come on, I'll take the loss. I'll leave the door wide open in broad daylight and let you kiss me back."

After saying that, he deliberately pouted and slowly moved closer to An Xiaoqian's face.

With such a deliberate reminder and such a slow pace, it would be difficult for An Xiaoqian not to dodge.

She covered her face, stood up, and decisively created some distance between herself: "Hmph, you big liar!"

Hu Xiaobei spread his hands, looking confused, and said, "No... I didn't lie to you, so how did I become a big liar?"

An Xiaoqian didn't explain. Thinking of what he had said before, "Quickly tell the truth...", she couldn't help but scold him, "Hmph, you're not only a big liar, but also a big braggart."

Hu Xiaobei was truly confused by her words. He asked blankly, "Wait, one thing is a big liar, but now there's a braggart? When did I brag?"

An Xiaoqian opened her mouth to answer, but the words came out in a shy and hesitant manner: "You...you're just a braggart."

(End of this chapter)