True Star - Volume 2 - Chapter 7

Chapter 7

CHAPTER 7: ON PURPOSE

“Did you forget that we had to kiss each other when we’d first met? Chris, I’m disappointed . ” Tang Feng
directed the conversation to a safe topic . To him, it was better to have a clear distinction between his private
and public life . Even if he saw Gino as a friend, they weren’t close enough to be discussing deep topics such
as life and love .
At Tang Feng’s prompting, a look of realization hit Gino . His eyes brightened and anticipation appeared on
his face . “Ah, this is bad . I’m not ready to film this scene yet . When don’t we attempt it now and try to get a
feel for it . This way, we’ll be able to pass easily when it comes to the actual take . ”
“I don’t feel that way . ” Tang Feng rejected Gino’s proposal . “The director said that we need to carry a sense
of unfamiliarity and nervousness when we act out this scene . We need to be young and inexperienced, like
an unripe green apple . If we practice, then we would be a red apple instead of a green one . ”
“Come, come, Tang . ” Gino wasn’t willing to give up .
“No, I refuse . ” Tang Feng shook his head . He wasn’t opposed to becoming closer to Gino, but anything
outside of work was unnecessary . It was enough for him to be able to act with Gino in films . In their private
lives, they could only be friends . He didn’t want any of the troubles that came along with joking around
intimately .
It was too commonplace for acting to turn into reality in the entertainment world . During the period of filming,
the male and female lead of a movie could end up rolling around in the same bed despite having stable
partners at home . It wasn’t anything new in Hollywood . But when an actor placed too much importance on his
private life, it could easily affect the rest of his acting career .
Gino was powerless in the face of Tang Feng’s stubbornness . He finally raised his hands in defeat .

“You Chinese men are too oldfashioned!”
Gino was a little indignant at his loss . “And here I thought I could
get a kiss from you after making a meal for you . Tang Feng, you’re hurting my heart . ”




“I’m not being oldfashioned .
This is simply my personal value . All right, let’s end it here today . You can get
lost now and go act cute with your girlfriend . ”
“Is this jealousy I hear?” Gino’s response made Tang Feng speechless .
He glared at Gino . “You’re too in love with yourself . ”
While they were arguing, someone opened the door to the apartment . When they looked up, they saw a
handsome but cold man standing by the door . Seeing Tang Feng and Gino arguing together on the couch,
the man blinked . He asked, “Tang Feng, a guest?”
“I’m going over the script with Gino . ” Tang Feng frowned as Lu Tian Chen closed the door and walked inside .
“Where did you go today?”
“I had something to take care of this morning . I didn’t mention it as I didn’t want to disturb you . Did you not
notice the note that I’d left beside your bed?” Lu Tian Chen completely ignored Gino’s presence . He was only
focused on Tang Feng .
“Oh, I didn’t see it . ” Gino had woken him up this morning . Then he’d gone back to sleep and woke up to the
smell of food . He didn’t look at the bedside table at all .
“Seems like I need to tape it to the bathroom mirror next time . ” Lu Tian Chen smiled somewhat gently . He
walked over to Tang Feng and hugged him . In a rare move, he joked, “Did you miss me?”
“Yup, I miss having you here to take care of the food bill . ” Tang Feng smiled and hugged Lu Tian Chen back .
Lu Tian Chen replied, “That’s not a problem . ” He then glanced at Gino, who was sitting with a complicated
expression . Speaking like a master of the house, he asked, “Mr . Gino, you haven’t had dinner yet, right?
Would you like to eat with us?”
Lu Tian Chen’s words made two points clear to Gino .
One: “Us” clearly referred to Lu Tian Chen and Tang Feng .
Two: “Would you like to eat with us” was clearly a polite way of telling him to leave . Otherwise, Lu Tian Chen




would have phrased it as “come eat with us . ”
“No, that’s all right . I have a date tonight,” Gino refused tactfully . He said goodbye to Tang Feng and Lu Tian
Chen and left afterwards . During the whole process, Tang Feng didn’t raise a single word to keep Gino .

After Gino left, Lu Tian Chen walked to the stairs . While climbing up, he said, “It seems like he’s interested in
you . ”
Tang Feng chuckled and cleaned up the pile of papers that was on the table . He picked up the script and
walked upstairs as well . “When an actor immerses himself too much in a script, they can become confused
about their feelings . This is why when an actor cheats in a relationship, it’s usually with their coactor . ”
Cheating was common when people took their roles too far . Not only did they pull the characters from the
script into their own lives, they would fall in love with the person they loved in the script .
Falling in love with someone else was quite easy . Sometimes, all it took was a second .
“Have you been drawn in by him yet?” Lu Tian Chen’s voice drifted out from behind a halfclosed
door .
“Not at the moment . Wait a second…” Tang Feng walked in after Lu Tian Chen . He watched as the man took
off his shirt, exposing his toned upper body . When the president started reaching for his pants, Tang Feng
raised his voice, “This is my bedroom . President Lu, yours is next door . ”
Lu Tian Chen took off his pants and opened the closet . He pulled out a set of clothes that didn’t belong to
Tang Feng .
“Right now, it’s also my bedroom . ” Turning his back on Tang Feng, Lu Tian Chen started changing into the
clean set of clothes .
“Why are your clothes inside my closet?’
“Because I put them there . That’s why they are in your closet . ” Lu Tian Chen pulled on his pants and turned
around while buttoning up his shirt . A slight smile appeared on his face . “I’ll be sleeping in your room quite




often this month . It’s too bothersome to walk back and forth . That’s why I’ve decided to just bring my clothes
here . ”
“Why? Are you afraid of the dark?” Tang Feng couldn’t resist a snarky comment . He furrowed his brows in
irritation . Please, couldn’t he at least have a private room to himself? He wasn’t used to sharing a bed with
someone else, not to mention Lu Tian Chen at that . This was too strange . He found it difficult to accept the
change in arrangement .
“Don’t forget the agreement that we have . ” Lu Tian Chen smoothed out his shirt and put on his belt . He then
picked up a random grey jacket and put it on . “Go get changed . We’re eating out . ”
“I don’t remember the agreement saying that I have to sleep in the same room as you . ” Tang Feng felt a
headache coming on . Exactly what was going on with Lu Tian Chen?
He didn’t mind sharing a bed with someone occasionally . But it was another matter altogether when it came
to sharing a bed for a long period of time .

“Would you like to sleep with Charles in the same room then?”
“Why do I have to sleep with him in the same room?”
“He’s a man who acts on his whims . Tang Feng, if you aren’t interested in him, then try not to get close to
him . Charles may appear fickle on the outside, but once he sets his mind on something, he won’t rest until he
has it in his hands,” Lu Tian Chen said seriously .
Tang Feng nodded in response . He knew Lu Tian Chen was right about Charles . Despite knowing that, he
had ended up sleeping with Charles again when he felt down in the dumps last time . All right, he would do
his best to prevent that from happening again . How “lucky” was he to have met Charles and Lu Tian Chen in
this life . Not to mention, there was still an Albert lurking around the corner somewhere .
“It’s still early right now . Why don’t you drive me to the bookstore first? I’m going to buy a few books before
dinner . ” Tang Feng decided to throw everything Lu Tian Chen had mentioned to the back of his mind . At the
moment, his work was more important .
♦
Tang Feng and Lu Tian Chen ate dinner at a nearby restaurant . Before that, he had bought a few books on
Christianity . Although he had looked over similar materials when he first read through the script, brushing up
on the religious background while filming would help him get in character .
The apartment they were living at was close to the filming location . There were restaurants nearby and also
a park . After staying inside all day, Tang Feng want to go for a walk inside the park . Lu Tian Chen agreed
without any arguments .
Tang Feng walked by himself on the sidewalk . Lu Tian Chen had gone to find a parking space, and wouldn’t
be back for a few minutes . As it was close to night, there was scarcely anyone inside the park . The street
lights off to the sides of the path illuminated the park with a warm light . Shining through the cracks between
the blanket of leaves above, the light made erratic marks on the ground . The cool breeze blowing through
the park was chilly, but refreshing to the skin . Occasionally, Tang Feng could also hear the strums of a guitar
nearby .
Quickly, Tang Feng’s attention was caught by the sound of sobs and sniffling .
The quiet off and on sniffling sounded like something a kitten would make . Tang Feng paused in his steps
and looked in the direction of the sniffling . It was coming from a thicket of trees nearby . Listening closely,
Tang Feng could discern that it was a child making those sounds . What was a child doing alone in the park at
a time like this?
He walked over to the thicket and parted the branches blocking his way . He saw a three or fouryearold
girl
sitting on the ground wiping at her eyes . Her pale cheeks were streaked with tears . Similarly, her dark eyes
were swimming in tears as well . At first glance, she was simply adorable .

She had probably wandered astray from her parents .

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