Rebirth of the Cannon Fodder in the Entertainment Circle

Chapter 232 - 232 232 Ji Xinghangs Previous Life Side Story

?Chapter 232: Chapter 232: Ji Xinghang’s Previous Life Side Story Two Chapter 232: Chapter 232: Ji Xinghang’s Previous Life Side Story Two Then Ji Xinghang watched himself in a dream, treating a girl named Bo Xiangxiang with particular care as if his brain had been flooded with water.

Whether it was opportunities or connections, he kept piling them up for Bo Xiangxiang.

He even asked Yan Qiuping to give Bo Xiangxiang some extra help in private, oblivious to the fact that they already knew each other.

He didn’t understand what came over him, but just seeing Bo Xiangxiang made him want to treat her well and lay everything at her feet.

His mother noticed his unusual behavior and warned him privately.

She made it clear that Luo Ning was the only daughter-in-law she approved of and told him not to wrong Luo Ning; otherwise, he could no longer consider her his mother.

His father was the same, fond of Luo Ning. After discovering his close dealings with Bo Xiangxiang, his father even had a heart-to-heart talk with him.

He believed Luo Ning was the most suitable for him and told him not to lose track of his inner feelings or he would only realize his pain once he lost her.

Then his grandma, inexplicably crazy, took the initiative to compromise and no longer insisted on the arranged marriage.

She said if he wanted to marry Luo Ning, then he should go ahead.

At that time, he had absolutely nothing going on with Bo Xiangxiang; it was only because she had saved him once and a voice inside always prompted him to be kind to Bo Xiangxiang and repay her.

Thus, being watched and warned by his family, he rebelled once again.

His mother even bought an apartment for him and Luo Ning to live together, so he could take care of Luo Ning conveniently.

This made him feel like everything, his career and his marriage, seemed to be arranged and controlled by his family.

Especially not long after, as his parents and grandparents began pressuring him for marriage, he grew increasingly annoyed, wondering why he should listen to them.

Of course, if he had to break up with Luo Ning just to rebel deliberately, he couldn’t bring himself to do it.

Luo Ning moved in to live with him; she still cooked for him, acted spoiled with him, and wanted his company.

Deep down, he did find it quite sweet, but the mention of marriage pressure from home made him irritable, and he took it out on Luo Ning with disdain and impatience.

Even worse, because of the conflict inside, he purposefully avoided Luo Ning, spent most of his time filming outside, and rarely returned home.

And so, although they lived together, they hadn’t even kissed, let alone been intimate.

He often thought about kissing her but couldn’t bring himself to do it, given how he always spoke disdainfully of her.

He and Luo Ning were boyfriend and girlfriend, naturally, they went on dates.

But every time something came up with Bo Xiangxiang, he would leave Luo Ning to go to Bo Xiangxiang.

Luo Ning was smart and quickly noticed the presence of Bo Xiangxiang and confronted him angrily.

Then, they argued.

He didn’t know why, but he felt Bo Xiangxiang was different, special since she was the first to stand before him to protect him.

Yet, he couldn’t feel love for Bo Xiangxiang; it was more like he couldn’t control himself and just wanted to be unconditionally good to her.

Although Bo Xiangxiang had expressed her fondness for him several times and there were some seductive hints, his heart barely flustered.

Instead, he would immediately think of Luo Ning and feel guilty, realizing it had been a while since he had spent time with his girlfriend.

But inexplicably, every time he was with Luo Ning or was about to make it up to her, Bo Xiangxiang would need him for something.

A voice in his heart would emerge, telling him to repay Bo Xiangxiang, to be kind to her – helping was the least he could do, so he went.

On their one-year anniversary, he agreed to meet Luo Ning at a hotel she had booked, but he stood her up because of Bo Xiangxiang again.

To Ji Xinghang’s surprise, the situation in the dream did not match his real-life experience.

In the dream, although Luo Ning was very angry and argued with him, she didn’t suggest breaking up.

Then, he went to the police station to pick up Bo Xiangxiang, but someone snapped a photo and posted it online.

He followed Yan Qiuping’s advice and had Luo Ning proactively admit that she was the person seen that night.

Although he treated Bo Xiangxiang very well, even to the point of indulging her, he didn’t want to be involved in any scandals with other women no matter how much the voice inside his heart protested.

That’s why he had Luo Ning take the blame.

In this way, he also gave his fans a preemptive notice, preparing them for the eventual public announcement of his relationship with Luo Ning.

But things did not develop as he had anticipated.

At that time, there was a lot going on with the company, and with Yan Qiuping’s betrayal and guidance, he failed to pay attention to the online situation; therefore, he was unaware that his fans had cyberbullied Luo Ning.

Then Yan Qiuping accepted a spot on a live variety show. He originally didn’t want to participate, but they said Luo Ning would be there, so he agreed.

It just never occurred to him that Bo Xiangxiang would also be there.

The situation in his dream was different; Bo Xiangxiang performed well on the show, her popularity rising rapidly, whereas Luo Ning’s performance was just passable.

Ji Xinghang felt some confusion about his dream self.

After all, Luo Ning often performed well, but her actions were always misinterpreted into something off-putting.

Whenever he wanted to stand up for Luo Ning, Bo Xiangxiang would take the initiative to help, seemingly defusing the situation for Luo Ning. She also advised him in private not to have too much contact with Luo Ning on the show, to not get too close, otherwise Luo Ning would be attacked by netizens.

He believed her, behaving as if he had no brain, and definitely not like himself, yet he followed through.

Yan Qiuping knew he wanted Luo Ning to quit the entertainment circle, so after the first episode of the variety show, he suggested that Luo Ning should stop going.

For a while, he too felt there was something off about Yan Qiuping, but then Bo Xiangxiang’s situation arose, and inexplicably, he ignored that feeling.

He continued with the variety show, while Luo Ning was forced to exit, and they started a cold war.

The content of the variety show without Luo Ning was different from now, but without her, he felt it lacked excitement.

After participating in a few episodes of the variety show, he discovered that Luo Ning began to grow cold and distant from him, and her mental state seemed a bit off.

He took the initiative to find Luo Ning, only to be rejected and avoided, which irritated him.

But more than that, he worried, so he frequently sought her out, and their relationship gradually began to improve from its previous coldness.

One day Luo Ning suddenly asked what he would do if she quit the entertainment circle.

At that moment, he felt a surge of happiness inside, yet he appeared indifferent on the surface and said it was up to her.

For some reason, he even stupidly uttered a few insincere words.

For instance, he mentioned how Luo Ning insisted on following him into the entertainment circle and then gave up halfway. He wondered why she hadn’t listened to him from the start and not entered the circle in the first place; why bother now.

After speaking, he noticed Luo Ning’s complexion worsen, and he couldn’t help but feel pained.

He also felt his words had been too harsh, but he couldn’t lower himself to apologize.

Seeing Luo Ning distracted and apparently in a bad mood, he wished he could slap himself; why was his mouth so malicious?

Deep down, he didn’t feel that way, yet he vocalized such unpleasant criticism.

So, he forcibly took Luo Ning out to eat and even took the initiative to suggest they go shopping together.

However, right after lunch, as they were about to go shopping, he received a call from Yan Qiuping saying that Bo Xiangxiang had been injured on set while doing wire stunts.

Yan Qiuping said he was out and couldn’t make it in time, asking him to rush to the hospital to check on her.

By that time, Bo Xiangxiang had already signed on under Yan Qiuping.

His first thought was how coincidental it all seemed, as if something was amiss.

Yet the “self” inside his heart felt he should hurry to Bo Xiangxiang’s side at the hospital.

Thus, he could only apologize to Luo Ning and ask her to call her assistant to pick her up, while he went to the hospital.