AITFYMIBP Chapter 100

TL: Hua

After seeing the person clearly, the good mood Lin Yanran had just built up from interacting with his fans vanished instantly.

He had absolutely no positive impression of Bai Tianyu.

Although he had taught him a lesson last time, the overwhelming sense of disgust and discomfort the man exuded was still lingering.

He quietly slipped his phone into his coat pocket, but he did not end the call.

Bai Tianyu was breathing a bit heavily from running and didn’t notice Lin Yanran’s subtle movement.

He had been attending an event on the same streaming platform today, and upon learning that Lin Yanran was staying at the same hotel, he deliberately adjusted his schedule to match.

After ten minutes of calculated waiting, he had finally caught his prey.

“Yanran.”

Bai Tianyu looked at Lin Yanran with a beaming smile, completely undeterred by the cold expression on the other’s face.

On the other end of the line, Gu Siye’s heart skipped a beat. One second he was chatting with Lin Yanran, and the next, silence.

Realizing something was wrong, he sharpened his focus and vaguely heard a stranger’s voice. He immediately switched the phone to speaker, hit the record button, and signaled his assistant to call Lin Yanran’s manager and assistant to ensure his safety.

With the speaker on, the audio pickup was much clearer.

Gu Siye heard a greasy, fawning male voice say, “Have you eaten yet? Want to grab a bite together?”

Seeing that the sudden intruder actually had the audacity to invite him to dinner, Lin Yanran was genuinely stunned by the man’s thick skin.

He pulled back to create some distance and sneered, “Was the fall last time not painful enough? You want a repeat performance?”

Lin Yanran’s words successfully triggered Bai Tianyu’s unpleasant memories.

But it also confirmed one thing: the current Lin Yanran was entirely different from the old one.

He was hard to handle, blunt, and even harder to provoke, like a rose covered in thorns. If one wasn’t careful, they’d end up covered in wounds.

A normal person would have taken the hint and stopped bothering Lin Yanran. But Bai Tianyu’s personality wasn’t quite normal.

Having risen to fame too easily over the years, he found everything came too simply. Feeling empty, he sought out things that were stimulating or difficult.

Sleeping with small-time celebrities or industry outsiders no longer posed much challenge for him.

Therefore, Lin Yanran, the one who had almost been his but got away, had become his “White Moonlight” and his next target.

After all, the one you can’t obtain is always the best, and the forced-ripened fruit is always the sweetest.

Moreover, Lin Yanran’s repeated ancient-style looks had hit every one of Bai Tianyu’s fetishes.

If he didn’t know better, he’d think Lin Yanran was intentionally seducing him.

As Bai Tianyu’s gaze swept over Lin Yanran’s face, he truly felt aroused.

Every time he saw him, his primal instincts took over; he wanted to press against him, touch him, kiss him, and defile his proud, beautiful appearance.

He began to let his imagination run wild, but he didn’t plan to use force immediately this time. Seeing the obvious loathing on Lin Yanran’s face, he raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.

“I know you hate me, but tonight I truly want to apologize.”

Knowing he had been too arrogant last time, Bai Tianyu switched tactics to play the soft card.

He remembered Shang Chengcheng telling him years ago that Lin Yanran was soft-hearted but resistant to force.

“That incident back then had a terrible impact on you. I didn’t speak up for you, which led to you having a hard time all these years. Seeing you like this, I’ve actually been very self-reproachful and sad.”

Bai Tianyu had used this deeply affectionate and pitiful routine countless times. It was second nature to him; he could lie through his teeth without blinking.

“I’ve wanted to apologize for years, but I was afraid you wouldn’t forgive me. Yanran, I really want to make it up to you.”

He wore a look of utter regret while keeping his eyes fixed on Lin Yanran with simulated devotion.

Watching him, Lin Yanran finally understood why Bai Tianyu’s fans believed he was an innocent white lotus for so many years.

This man was a master actor.

If an inexperienced little star were standing here, they might actually be fooled by this pathetic act.

Bai Tianyu was like a piece of chewed gum, disgusting, sticky, and impossible to shake off.

As the affectionate drama continued, Lin Yanran’s patience evaporated. He felt that being associated with this man in any capacity was a stain on his life. He issued a blunt warning: “I’m warning you one last time. Stay away from me.”

Seeing Lin Yanran’s serious expression, Bai Tianyu knew he wasn’t joking and took a few steps back as a tactical retreat.

Thinking the man had finally given up, Lin Yanran walked forward, rounding the corner of the hallway.

To his surprise, Bai Tianyu followed at a leisurely pace.

The other person was a small step behind and running his mouth off, “I watched the drama you recently worked on with Gu Siye.”

“When the public opinion was against you, I had already contacted the director’s team to come save the day, but who knew Gu Siye would beat me to it?”

“You acted so well in that drama… actually, it’s not like you can’t handle intimate contact with men, right?”

Bai Tianyu felt a pang of regret just thinking about it.

If he had known Lin Yanran would look that beautiful and have that many intimate scenes in “Imperial Power,” he would have taken the role even if it meant getting flamed by fans.

He had a powerful backing and an amazing PR team, so he wasn’t afraid.

Thinking of the scene where Gu Siye put his hand inside Lin Yanran’s clothes, Bai Tianyu’s heart itched with desire.

He had fantasized countless times about how great it would be if that person had been him…

Hearing Bai Tianyu mention Gu Siye, Lin Yanran clenched his fists.

If he weren’t concerned about the negative impact of hitting someone as a public figure, he really would have liked to punch the person in front of him.

How could this piece of trash even compare to Gu Siye?

Bai Tianyu, observing Lin Yanran’s face and seeing that he was truly on the verge of throwing a punch, quickly waved his hands. “Of course, I didn’t mean it like that.”

“I just wanted to say, since you can accept men, can you give me a chance to pursue you?”

Bai Tianyu added in a hurry, “I’m serious about you. I really like you, Yanran. For so many years, I haven’t been able to forget you.”

After saying that, he fearlessly grabbed Lin Yanran’s wrist and continued to confess, “You probably thought it was abrupt when I kissed you that time, but I’ve really liked you for a long time.”

“Don’t listen to Shang Chengcheng; he was always jealous that I liked you and tried to stir up trouble between us.”

At the same time, on the other end of the line.

Zhong Xiao, who was rushing toward Lin Yanran with Gu Siye, noticed that the man, whose face was already grim, suddenly came to a dead halt.

Zhong Xiao couldn’t help but shiver.

The air pressure around Gu Siye was terrifyingly low, his fists were clenched tight, and his eyes looked ready to kill…

My god…

What kind of idiot is harassing Yanran with a confession? And the bastard actually mentioned he’d kissed him before?!

More importantly… his boyfriend is listening to the whole thing!!!

Because he had been taught a lesson by Lin Yanran last time, Bai Tianyu was smart this time and directly grabbed his hand to prevent him from throwing him over his shoulder again.

Taking advantage of Lin Yanran’s momentary distraction, he became increasingly bold.

He leaned forward, bringing his face closer to Lin Yanran’s, his Adam’s apple bobbing.

“Give me a chance.”

Bai Tianyu had curried favor with powerful big shots and had grown accustomed to acting like a rogue.

He had done this many times before and never failed. Now that he was close to that beautiful, fair face again, he lost his sense of propriety and moved in to kiss him.

He had considered drugging Lin Yanran or using other underhanded means before, but Yanran was too cautious and didn’t seem to care about industry resources, so he never found an opening.

Having caught him tonight, Bai Tianyu figured even if he couldn’t sleep with him, taking some liberties would be worth it.

“Yanran, I really like you.”

Lin Yanran lowered his gaze, looking at the hand Bai Tianyu was gripping.

He had truly underestimated the depth of the man’s shamelessness; he hadn’t expected him to try something this forceful in a hotel with security cameras.

He extended his right foot and, with a backhand motion, swung his elbow upward.

Just as he was about to flatten Bai Tianyu, a loud shout rang out from the side.

“F*cking let go of him!”

Lin Yanran and Bai Tianyu both looked toward the source of the voice and discovered the speaker was Gao Zitai.

Gao Zitai was in the city for an advertisement shoot; after finishing, he heard Lin Yanran was nearby and came to find him.

Who could have expected that as soon as he arrived, he would witness such a scene?

The idol he had admired and liked for many years was actually this kind of person in private…

If someone had told him this before, he certainly wouldn’t have believed it and would have thought the person was spreading rumors.

But now that he was seeing it with his own eyes, for a split second, he felt his faith collapse.

The Bai Tianyu he had liked throughout his youth, the man who was supposed to be gentle, talented, professional, and of good character, was actually this kind of trash.

Previously, because of that massive dispute between Bai Tianyu and Lin Yanran during their rookie days, Gao Zitai had initially found Lin Yanran unpleasant in every possible way.

Later on, after they had interacted, he felt Lin Yanran was a good person and treated him as a friend. Still, he never suspected the problem lay with Bai Tianyu; he even wondered if there was simply some misunderstanding between the two.

Now that he had personally seen Bai Tianyu forcing himself on Lin Yanran and heard those disgusting words just now, Gao Zitai finally understood that he had been blind.

What misunderstanding? It was just this dumbass Bai Tianyu being a despicable prick.

Yanran cursing out this idiot in the past was actually far too kind. If it were him, he would have given the guy a few slaps.

Gao Zitai, unaware of Lin Yanran’s actual combat ability, saw the scene and assumed his thin, weak brother was being bullied and had no power to fight back. A surge of hot blood rushed to his head; he dashed forward in two steps, pulled Bai Tianyu’s hand away, and shoved him aside.

Bai Tianyu had already arranged to book this entire floor; only he and Lin Yanran were staying there.

Therefore, he never imagined someone would suddenly barge in.

Gao Zitai came at him like an energetic wolf-dog with immense strength, and coupled with the fact that Lin Yanran’s elbow strike had already left Bai Tianyu dizzy and blurry-eyed, he lost his footing and fell directly to the ground.

Gao Zitai shielded Lin Yanran behind him; seeing that he was okay, he grabbed Bai Tianyu by the collar, wanting to continue the beating.

Lin Yanran hurried to stop Gao Zitai.

If a real fight broke out, not only would tonight’s matter be hard to settle, but Gao Zitai might also be detained for brawling.

Being detained because of a piece of trash like Bai Tianyu was simply not worth it.

Persuaded by Lin Yanran to stop, Gao Zitai felt his eyes were being polluted just by looking at Bai Tianyu. Still unsatisfied, he kicked the man’s leg directly.

“Dumbass, get the hell out of here now.”

Bai Tianyu hissed in pain, but knowing he couldn’t beat Gao Zitai while the latter was in a fit of rage, he scrambled to his feet.

Feeling humiliated by tonight’s events as he left, he didn’t forget to threaten the two: “The both of you will regret this.”

Hearing this, Gao Zitai’s eyes widened in fury. He kicked the wall angrily and shouted one last curse at the departing Bai Tianyu.

“I regret not beating you to death, you dumbass!”

Just as Gao Zitai finished his conflict with Bai Tianyu, Xiao Wang and Yingying, who had received a call from Gu Siye’s side three minutes ago, rushed over in a panic.

Because they were running so fast out of fear that something had happened to Lin Yanran, they even bumped into another stranger who was leaving in a hurry.

However, no one could have guessed that this stranger they nearly collided with was actually a sasaeng fan of Bai Tianyu.

The person had filmed the video of the conflict between Gao Zitai and Bai Tianyu and immediately posted it online.

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