My crush wants to be my sugar daddy.

Chapter 154 Don't Be Afraid

Chi Yuan learned of this news right after filming a scene, and found that the atmosphere of the entire crew had changed.

During this period, rumors had been circulating within the film crew that President Jiang wanted to seduce Chi Yuan. Now, after seeing this analysis online, there's nothing left to be confused about.

This isn't just Jiang wanting to sneak away; he's already done it.

And then there's this movie.

The filming of this drama is about to wrap up. Hundreds of people and months of hard work will be wasted if the lead actor, Chi Won, gets embroiled in a scandal and is completely discredited.

The crew was immediately thrown into a state of panic and murmurs. Finally, Director Yang stepped in to calm things down, reprimanding everyone before the tension was finally quelled.

After reprimanding the staff, Director Yang turned to Chi Yuan and, without asking any questions, simply said, "Don't worry about what's going on online, just focus on filming."

He knew Jiang Haochen well; not long ago, he had asked Jiang Haochen if he wanted to seduce Chi Yuan, and Jiang Haochen had personally denied it.

If Jiang Haochen denies it, then it definitely isn't true.

Director Yang was worried that Chi Yuan would be affected, so he gave him half a day off to go back to the hotel and rest. When Chi Yuan returned to his hotel room, Li Weiran was already waiting inside.

Shortly after Li Rui posted her Weibo, the speculation that Chi Yuan was a top-tier celebrity on the red carpet became a trending topic, which she had paid to suppress. But even if the trending topic was suppressed, the comments from netizens couldn't be suppressed.

If this discussion continues and the trending topic doesn't appear online for a long time, the fact that they're suppressing it will be discovered. Then, if netizens ask, "If it wasn't you, why were you suppressing the trending topic?" it will become even more difficult to explain.

Li Rui's actions are truly disgusting. Any celebrity who gets involved with him, whether or not they are actually in trouble, will inevitably get into serious trouble.

Time was of the essence, and Li Weiran, disregarding tact, asked Chi Yuan directly, "Does Li Rui have any leverage over you?"

Chi Yuan was taken aback: "What leverage?"

Li Weiran: "Chi Yuan, you need to know that I am your manager. I will always stand by your side, and I personally admire you."

Chi Yuan nodded blankly, not understanding why Li Weiran suddenly brought this up.

Li Weiran tried to keep her tone gentle: "So I asked directly, before you and President Jiang, was there anything...?"

Chi Yuan's face darkened, and before the other person could finish speaking, he interrupted, "No!"

Li Weiran looked at Chi Yuan seriously and asked again, "Are you sure? Even if we've had an ambiguous relationship, that counts. Don't worry, I won't tell President Jiang."

Reason told Chi Yuan that Li Weiran was only asking because of work requirements and genuinely wanted to help him, but he still felt a little sad.

Chi Yuan: "No. I only agreed to be his sugar daddy because he's Mr. Jiang. I haven't had anyone else besides him, and we've never had any ambiguous relationships."

Li Weiran was taken aback: "You've liked President Jiang for a long time?"

Chi Yuan frankly admitted, "Yes, I've liked it for a long time."

Li Weiran was speechless. She had thought Chi Yuan's feelings had developed over time, but it turned out that his unrequited love had come true. This explained why Chi Yuan hadn't been very enthusiastic about resources from the beginning.

Now Li Weiran truly believed that Chi Yuan had only been with President Jiang, and then continued to ask, "Then, do you and Li Rui have any recordings, chat logs, or anything that could cause a misunderstanding?"

Chi Yuan shook his head: "I'm not familiar with Li Rui, we didn't have many scenes together, we barely spoke a few words on set, and we didn't even add each other on WeChat."

Seeing Chi Yuan's confidence, Li Weiran breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, I'll handle this. You focus on filming."

Chi Yuan nodded, then asked nervously, "Won't this affect the drama?"

Li Weiran: "As long as you're okay, the show will be fine."

Chi Yuan nodded, still feeling uneasy. He wasn't afraid of getting into trouble himself, but this was the first drama produced by Mr. Jiang after his career shift, and it couldn't be affected.

If I had known, I wouldn't have taken this role.

Li Weiran thought for a moment and then said, "Don't see President Jiang again during this period."

Chi Yuan suddenly looked up. Although he didn't say anything, his eyes were already red.

Li Weiran hardened her heart and said, "There can be no more contact outside of work."

There are only a few days left, is that not allowed?

Chi Yuan opened his mouth, trembling, and said, "Okay."

"Knock knock!"

Just then, someone knocked on the door.

Xiao Zhao didn't open the door immediately, but instead asked through the door, "Who is it?"

"I."

"It's President Jiang." Xiao Zhao turned to look at Li Weiran.

Upon hearing that it was Jiang Haochen, Chi Yuan immediately stood up from the sofa, his eyes fixed on the direction of the door.

Li Weiran could stop Chi Yuan from going to Jiang Haochen, but she couldn't stop Jiang Haochen from going to Chi Yuan. She sighed and gestured for Xiao Zhao to open the door.

The door opened, and Jiang Haochen entered, his eyes immediately falling on Chi Yuan. Chi Yuan's eyes were slightly red, his face was pale, and he looked rather haggard.

Jiang Haochen felt a dull ache in his chest.

"President Jiang," Li Weiran greeted Jiang Haochen.

Jiang Haochen then looked at Li Weiran and said, "Go downstairs to my office and wait for me."

Li Weiran, who also needed to discuss solutions with President Jiang, nodded and got up to leave. As she passed Jiang Haochen, she remembered something and reminded him, "President Jiang, it's best if you don't stay in the room for too long at a time like this."

Jiang Haochen paused for a moment, glanced at Chi Yuan, and nodded.

He should indeed avoid suspicion at this time, but he was really worried about Chi Yuan, so he rushed back.

Li Weiran was still worried, so before leaving, she gestured for Xiao Zhao to stay behind.

Jiang Haochen glanced at Xiao Zhao standing at the door, frowned, but didn't say anything. He walked towards Chi Yuan.

"Mr. Jiang, I'm sorry for causing you trouble." Chi Yuan began to apologize as soon as Jiang Haochen approached.

Jiang Haochen looked at him: "I'm the one who's keeping you, so if there's any trouble, it's my fault. What does it have to do with you?"

Chi Yuan lowered his head: "Li Rui is targeting me."

Jiang Haochen: "He's just a mad dog at the end of his rope right now, biting whoever he can get his hands on, it's none of your business."

Chi Yuan didn't feel comforted, but still forced a smile: "Thank you."

Jiang Haochen silently watched Chi Yuan. The boy's haggard appearance and worry, in his view, were all due to his fear that the relationship between the kept man and his mistress would soon be made public.

He had always known that Chi Yuan didn't want their relationship to be made public, but he didn't expect Chi Yuan's reaction to be so strong, or that he would be so afraid.

Jiang Haochen: "I will handle it."

Chi Yuan hummed in agreement. He really wanted to help, but there was nothing he could do but try not to cause any trouble.

Jiang Haochen wanted to say something more to comfort Chi Yuan, but his gaze suddenly fell on the injury on Chi Yuan's hand: "What happened to your hand?"

He took Chi Yuan's hand, and there were several red, swollen, and everted wounds on his palm.

Chi Yuan: "I accidentally injured myself a few days ago."

Jiang Haochen: "It's been days! Why is it still like this? Aren't you going to do anything about it?"

The last sentence was said to Xiao Zhao.

Xiao Zhao quickly explained, "It's been treated, but these past few days' scenes have all been action scenes, and bandaging it would be too obvious, so Brother Chi wouldn't allow it. That's why I only applied medicine."

Jiang Haochen's face darkened. He wanted to scold Chi Yuan, but since Chi Yuan was already in this state, he couldn't bear to. He simply asked Xiao Zhao to bring over the first-aid kit so he could bandage him himself.

Jiang Haochen cleaned and disinfected Chi Yuan's wound, then wrapped it with gauze and carefully bandaged it.

That feeling of being loved surged back into his heart, causing Chi Yuanqing to fall into it without realizing it.

He suddenly understood that sentence he saw online: If you don't like him, why be so nice to him?

Jiang Haochen happened to look up and met Chi Yuan's gaze, which he couldn't hide in time. The deep sorrow in Chi Yuan's eyes made Jiang Haochen's heart sink.

Are you that scared?

"Don't be afraid," Jiang Haochen assured Chi Yuan once again, "I'll handle it."

So don't be afraid.