Chapter 56: Backing Him Up
The wind by the sea was gentle and warm, blowing softly on people’s faces.
The large clouds gathered in the sky were dyed golden-orange by the setting sun, blooming brilliantly on the horizon.
When the crisp slap sounded, not only Chi Xiasheng, but even Su Chimian himself, had a considerable amount of surprise in his eyes.
He had been overwhelmed by anger. The suppressed emotions of so many days had not been released and had accumulated to a point. And then he had seen Chi Xiasheng, the instigator, and his resentment had burst out like a floodgate.
After hitting him, Su Chimian’s throat moved. He felt his throat was so dry he couldn’t speak. He looked at Chi Xiasheng’s still-unrecovered expression and quickly took two steps back.
It was impossible to say sorry. He had already had a life-and-death feud with him. Since he had hit him, he couldn’t possibly reconcile with him.
Chi Xiasheng was stunned for a moment. When he came to his senses, he wanted to hit back, but at this moment, Su Chimian had already cleverly hidden behind those bodyguards in black vests.
With a cold snort, Chi Xiasheng licked his lips gently with his tongue and then said, “You’re also scared. You’re hiding quite quickly.”
Su Chimian didn’t say anything, probably knowing that he was completely in the wrong, and directly avoided his gaze.
The director didn’t expect things to turn out like this. He quickly looked at Chi Xiasheng’s face and, seeing the two red marks on his fair face, his heart skipped a beat. He quickly ordered his assistant to bring a cold compress.
Supporting Chi Xiasheng’s arm, he pulled him to the side to sit down.
On the other side, the director of Su Chimian’s film crew also quickly pushed him to the back to prevent the two of them from fighting again.
The other actors in Su Chimian’s film crew were still in shock. They had seen stars fight before, but most of them had used the excuse of a variety show or acting to hit hard.
This was the first time they had seen someone directly slap another like Su Chimian.
The stars in the entertainment industry were most concerned with maintaining their glamorous image on the surface. Most of them would swallow their broken teeth and blood. Those without fame or power knew how to endure even better.
The reason Su Chimian could treat Chi Xiasheng like this was, in the end, because he had enough confidence in his heart, knowing that even if he couldn’t make it in the entertainment industry, the Su family’s wealth was enough to protect him for a lifetime.
Chi Xiasheng’s agent walked over from the other side of the beach. He had just finished talking about his subsequent endorsements. When he walked over and saw the faint red marks on his face, and after finding out the reason, he immediately exploded.
“I’ll f*ck his grandma’s leg! He really thinks we’re a soft persimmon to be squeezed!”
Li Ge rolled up his sleeves and was about to go and beat Su Chimian up in a huff.
But Chi Xiasheng opened his eyes and helplessly pulled him back.
“Li Ge, I’m fine. We’re in the limelight right now. We can’t let people talk.”
Chi Xiasheng had been walking every step in the entertainment industry with caution. He didn’t have as deep a background as Su Chimian and could only do everything as steadily and perfectly as possible.
He also wanted to slap him back, but he had missed the best time to retaliate. If he did it later, it would seem a bit unreasonable.
They were already in a weak position. If he had hit him, it would have been easy to turn the situation around and put the handle in Su Chimian’s hands.
Li Ge knew his considerations and couldn’t help but have red-rimmed eyes. “He’s really bullying people! Every time we run into Su Chimian, nothing good happens!”
Chi Xiasheng glanced at Su Chimian, his expression unreadable.
Li Ge was not as calm as him. He kicked a pebble at his feet and went to the side to smoke and calm down.
He held his phone, wanting to cause some trouble. He suddenly thought of Pei Zhixuan, whom he had seen before.
As an outsider, he could clearly feel Pei Zhixuan’s protection for Chi Xiasheng, like an elder with a father’s heart, always worrying about him.
At first, Li Ge was afraid that Pei Zhixuan was interested in Chi Xiasheng, but after meeting him twice, he found that his feelings for him were very pure love.
Perhaps it’s because of Wen Shu’s relationship, he thought. Pei Zhixuan really treats him as a biological younger brother.
Staring at his phone for a while, he finally called Wen Shu.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to call Pei Zhixuan directly, but the purpose of calling him directly was too obvious. It would be like going to complain and asking him to back him up.
Calling Wen Shu was different. As a female elder, if something happened, she would definitely think of her eldest son who was in the entertainment industry. When she brought Pei Zhixuan over then, it would be more legitimate.
After thinking for a while, he called her.
“Hello? Miss Wen? Can you come over? Chi Xiasheng was hit by someone. This child is a bit stubborn, and I can’t persuade him. Is it convenient for you to come and see him?”
Hearing the voice from the receiver, Wen Shu’s eyes slowly opened, filled with an icy coldness that could freeze a thousand miles.
She had always been gentle and rarely showed such a cold gaze. But if you looked closely, you would find that her gaze was ten out of ten similar to Chi Xiasheng’s when he was cold.
It was like a snowflake had fallen into them, crystal clear, cold, and breathtakingly beautiful and cold.
Picking up her phone, she put on her clothes and rushed to the beach.
Unlike what Li Ge had thought, she would choose to do things herself if she could, so she didn’t inform Pei Zhixuan at all.
At the same time, Sheng Sheng also arrived at the beach.
He still didn’t know what had happened at the filming location and was still thinking about how to answer if Chi Xiasheng asked him later.
Liu Secretary saw his conflicted expression and thought to himself, As expected, love lowers one’s IQ. In his opinion, Sheng Sheng’s conflict was completely meaningless.
Chi Xiasheng was working for Shengshi Group. Wasn’t it perfectly legitimate for Sheng Sheng to come and inspect?
Liu Secretary coughed and hinted, “I wonder how the directors below are doing? If you go out to inspect the work, CEO Sheng, they will definitely be more dedicated.”
Sheng Sheng’s eyes lit up, and his handsome face seemed to come alive because of this light.
“That’s right. I should also understand more about the work of the employees below. Coming to see Chi Xiasheng is just a side matter.”
Liu Secretary smiled, thinking to himself, It would have been better if you hadn’t added that last sentence. You’ve exposed your purpose with just one addition.
With a reason, Sheng Sheng strode forward with his long legs. In a few steps, he reached the tent where Chi Xiasheng was.
He saw the noisy crowd surrounding him, and the air seemed to have become much more turbid. His mood instantly became a little unhappy.
With so many people, Chi Xiasheng probably can’t even breathe smoothly, right?
Sheng Sheng was nearly one meter nine tall, with broad shoulders. He was wearing a black suit, and his handsome sword-like eyebrows were slightly furrowed. He blinked impatiently, which made people’s hearts tremble.
“You… you are…”
Before the staff member could finish, he saw Liu Secretary standing respectfully behind this person and immediately realized his identity. He quickly pulled the person next to him and greeted him. “Hello, CEO Sheng.”
Sheng Sheng just nodded slightly. When he saw Chi Xiasheng in the middle of the crowd also looking at him with surprise, his mood couldn’t help but improve a little.
But before he could be happy for long, he noticed the cold compress on his face, and his brow furrowed again.
“What happened to your face?”
He walked up to him in two steps and lowered his head slightly, carefully looking at his cheek.
Chi Xiasheng came to his senses and greeted him with some embarrassment. “Hello, CEO Sheng.”
Seeing that he was not talking about his face, Sheng Sheng’s eyes turned slightly cold. He reached out and touched the cold compress he was holding.
Chi Xiasheng thought he was going to take it away and reached out to stop him, but their fingers accidentally bumped together.
Their fingertips touched, and a numb, tingling sensation, like an electric shock, made them both quickly pull back.
Sheng Sheng’s heart was on fire, but he could only grit his teeth and try his best to control himself, not letting any of his aura leak out, lest it cause the Demon Core in Chi Xiasheng’s body to tremble.
He had actually wanted to take back the Demon Core when they were eating in the private room last time.
But it was easy to give but hard to take back. Although that Demon Core would be moved by his other half, it seemed to be more infatuated with Chi Xiasheng and struggled, not wanting to leave at all.
His Demon Core seemed to have fallen in love with Chi Xiasheng even before he himself did, firmly occupying his body, not willing to relax for a moment.
Sheng Sheng didn’t want to hurt him, so he couldn’t do anything about this half of the Demon Core for the time being and could only take it one step at a time.
When Chi Xiasheng pulled back his hand, it was impossible to say that his heart was not moved.
Since he had had that reckless thought last time, he could no longer look Sheng Sheng in the eye.
Once he saw his dark pupils, his mind couldn’t help but be filled with lewd thoughts.
Lust for food and sex was a part of human nature. He was not a saint and naturally couldn’t be exempt.
Especially since the atmosphere between him and Sheng Sheng was not pure, which made him think even more.
He coughed lightly and turned his head away, wanting to make an excuse to leave temporarily.
But Sheng Sheng didn’t give him the chance and directly asked the staff member next to him what had happened.
The director also rushed over to accompany him at this time and, hearing this, he fiercely complained, “We were the first to arrive at this beach, but that film crew of Su Chimian, whose rental period had already expired yesterday, occupied it and wouldn’t let go. They even sent people to drive us away. When we couldn’t settle the dispute, Su Chimian even hit Chi Xiasheng.”
Sheng Sheng’s face grew colder and colder as he listened. In the end, a storm gathered in his eyes. “I see.”
With that, he didn’t care about the others’ reactions and walked straight towards that film crew.
Seeing his expression, Chi Xiasheng knew he was angry.
This was the first time someone had stood up for him. It felt very novel, and it also made his heart pound faster and harder.
He had always liked the feeling of being protected and stood up for. It made him feel that he was also cared for.
His throat tightened. In the end, he still rushed up and grabbed Sheng Sheng’s arm.
Halfway there, Sheng Sheng had already prepared the incantation.
He was a thorough demon who had survived the great calamity of the demon world and was still living peacefully in this world, which was enough to prove that his heart was ruthless and cold.
He usually treated humans with indifference, but someone had jumped out and touched the person he wanted to protect with all his might…
Sheng Sheng’s strength was high, and in the demon world, he had always spoken with his strength. Although it was a new society, he still liked to do things his own way.
But he had never killed a human before, though he had slaughtered many demons. This was an exception.
But before he could act, just as he had moved his finger, someone had grabbed his arm from behind.
Smelling the fresh and slightly cool scent, Sheng Sheng’s hand paused, and the incantation on his hand immediately dissipated.
“Wait, don’t be impulsive.”
Chi Xiasheng didn’t know why, but he always felt that Sheng Sheng’s gaze at that moment was wanton and dangerous, so he could only temporarily stop him.
Sheng Sheng didn’t really want to kill Su Chimian. Didn’t he just slap him? He would just return it a hundredfold and let him have a good taste of being hit.
But Chi Xiasheng had stopped him, so he followed his wishes and stopped.
“There’s no need to be angry for someone unimportant.” Chi Xiasheng felt that this matter had nothing to do with him and tried to persuade him.
Sheng Sheng shook his head, a little annoyed. “But you’re not happy.”
Chi Xiasheng was taken aback. He looked at Sheng Sheng’s frowning appearance, and a fire inexplicably ignited in his heart.
His heart, which had not moved for a long time, now trembled slightly for this person, for these words.
“Really? I was just… thinking about how to get revenge.”
Chi Xiasheng’s beautiful eyes were dyed a faint golden yellow by the light of the setting sun, so beautiful that it made Sheng Sheng’s heart itch.
If he hadn’t set up a barrier at his Demon Core in advance, it would have probably started to vibrate by now.
“Then have you thought of anything? What can I do?”
Sheng Sheng asked very seriously. He really wanted to vent his anger for Chi Xiasheng, which made the heat in his heart surge even more fiercely.
“Not yet…”
Just as he finished speaking, his gaze had not yet left Sheng Sheng when he saw a beautiful red figure approaching and then walking away, stopping next to Su Chimian.
Su Chimian stared at Wen Shu and frowned slightly in doubt. “Who are you?”
With that, he remembered. He looked at her, then at the anxious Chi Xiasheng who was walking up, and let out a cold laugh. “Alright, I recognize you. You’re that savior of Chi Xiasheng’s, huh? What, are you here to reason with me for him?”
Wen Shu also smiled gently, like a gently blooming rose, but it was a thorny one, because the next second, she slapped him hard across the face. “No, I’m not here to reason. I’m here to back him up.”
