Hello! I was thinking of publishing this chapter next week but oh well. I have a 2 weeks break so I decided that in the morning, I'll translate and in the afternoon I'll study. So during these 2 weeks, my updating pace will be a bit faster than usual (My brain is going to explode lmao but as I'm reading the novel while translating I also want to know what is going to happen, it's a vicious circle) Enjoy!
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Chu Yuntian started to laugh after seeing Li Qiran's expression. He didn't hesitate and started to open the little box.
He hadn't opened it completely when a phone started to ring.
"......" Startled, the two stayed silent.
"I'll go answer the call, I'll be right back" Chu Yuntian said while smiling lightly to Li Qiran [1], not very happily going toward the coffee table.
[1] "楚云天冲着李其然扯了扯嘴角" not sure about this one
Li Qiran thought that Chu Yuntian's not-so-happy expression was very funny.
"What?" Chu Yuntian said to his manager, Jiang Shuai. He knew that it was him since the two of them had the same ringtone, so he answered without the slightest amount of politeness.
"At home, spending Ranran's birthday."
"......" [2] Chu Yuntian hung up and stayed motionless.
[2] "不知道那边说了什么" know what it means but I can't translate it
"What happened?" Li Qiran asked curiously after seeing Chu Yuntian's expression.
Chu Yuntian, after staying motionless for a long time, finally hung up and went to Li Qiran's side looking somehow panicked. "We got exposed. Some fans hacked my computer and saw our pictures and videos together."
Li Qiran's expression got even more serious, his panicked expression made him look somehow fiercer. He suddenly got up and the chair behind him fell, making a loud noise.
"How come? What pictures? What videos? You didn't put our bed videos [3] in it, right?" Li Qiran asked sharply, voice getting louder at each question and eyes full of questions.
[3] "我两的床照" I think that it means their sex videos?
Seeing Li Qiran's exaggerated reaction, Chu Yuntian frowned and eventually nodded. He walked over to the shaking Li Qiran and hugged him.
"We are screwed, done for, now everyone knows!" Li Qiran said, his voice a bit shaky.
"It's all right, don't be afraid, I'm here. At worst, we'll just retire from the celebrity world, open a small shop and live our lives." Chu Yuntian softly told him. He already thought about the future in case they get discovered but he never thought that this day would arrive so fast. He thought that their secret would be discovered when he'll be at least 30.
"I'm not retiring, I'm still young why would I retire? Isn't there any other way? Where is my phone? Give me my phone!" Li Qiran said while breaking out of Chu Yuntian's arms in panic and rushing to the bag he threw earlier, taking out his phone.
Unlocking his phone with both of his hands trembling, Li Qiran immediately went on Weibo. Nowadays, Weibo is like a megaphone: when any matters are important, when published on Weibo, it will get even more important. [4]
[4] "如今微博就像是那传声筒，什么事情最火热，传声筒上面的声音就最大" another translation problem
However, even before Li Qiran searched for his name, the real-time topic in the list catched his eye.
#ChuYuntianLiQiranGayLoveExposed#
Li Qiran's hands trembled. He pointed a few times, vainly. Finally, it was Chu Yuntian who was also crouched that helped him.
The top post was sent by an unknown blogger.
MaybeChuYuntianIsMyHusband: I called you my husband for a few years, didn't expect that you were gay hehe. If I didn't invade your computer, wouldn't I blindly follow you for a lifetime? [5] Die gay, go die!
[5] "如果不是我入侵你电脑，我是不是要被你隐瞒一辈子" can't translate well this one
Pictures were also joined with the violent post: the standard nine. Excepted for the one in the middle, the others were all pictures taken secretly by Chu Yuntian when Li Qiran was sleeping, not showing much of their relationship.
Chu Yuntian opened the picture in the middle, that was different from the others.
It was a video that was about to make both eyes popping out.
Looking at the video, their eyes unconsciously grew bigger.
It was when the two men were showing their affection. Chu Yuntian wanted to make Li Qiran call him husband and recorded it. Actually, a lot of this kind of video were taken but they were all deleted, none of them survived for a day.
However, Chu Yuntian really liked this video and wasn't willing to delete it and protected it with a password. He didn't expect this video to be revealed.
It didn't matter if the other pictures were revealed, only this one was difficult to deal with. In fact, in this video, Li Qiran's face could clearly be seen. Chu Yuntian remembered that he also recorded himself.
Chu Yuntian opened the blogger's homepage and his second article was indeed the link to the video.
"Didn't you delete all of the videos?" Li Qiran asked, unable to read any further. He was sitting on the ground, both of his hands covering the tears that were coming out through his fingers.
Chu Yuntian wanted to speak but didn't. Instead, he sat with Li Qiran and hugged his entire body from behind.
The two have been sitting like this, not saying a word when suddenly, the door opened, breaking the silence.
When Jiang Shuai entered, he got surprised by the two's position but quickly reacted.
"The company will hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss how this case will be handled. These two days, don't go out, I'll come tomorrow to tell you the result."
"Jiang-ge, is there still a way?" Chu Yuntian asked, raising his head because he was still on the floor.
Jiang Shuai was a senior manager. He was not even 30 but he still managed to make someone a superstar. He had many contacts and could negociate with every of them. Those people also gave Jiang Shuai face. [6]
[6] "却已经带出了一个天王巨星. 其人脉相当广，在圈内跟谁都能说得上话，圈内的人也十分给姜帅脸面" my english is blocking me again, don't know how to translate this
"I'm not very positive about it. I mean, we could clearly see your faces. People are not stupid, you should have been more careful." [7] Jiang Shuai said, judging the matter as it stands. To be honest, according to him, cc were very intelligent. This is also why even though he knew they were dating, he didn't try to completely stop them, as he knew that they would never cross the line.
[7] "不好掩盖过去" not sure about this one
However, Jiang Shuai thought that it was also because of him that those things happened. If he controlled them better, maybe these things wouldn't have happened.
cc was the only group he was managing but was also the one with the greatest potentials so far. cc was so far only a music duo but is already known around the country. No one knew how much potential these two had, especially Li Qiran who had recently catched the eye of a TV station and invited to be a permanent guest for a reality show. Chu Yuntian, him, had catched the eye of a movie director who wanted him to be the male lead in his movie.
However, when they were on the verge of getting their name wider-known, this kind of stuff happened.
TN: Is wider-known even english lmao I'm sorry
"Just don't go out for these two days, I'll ask Xiao Zhang to bring you food. Also it would be better if you turned off your work phone. I'll come over after the meeting tomorrow. I think that it will be difficult, even impossible to solve this problem but I'll do my best." After saying this, Jiang Shuai looked again at Li Qiran who had been in Chu Yuntian's arms. Seeing this, his heart ached a bit, then he prepared to leave.
Chu Yuntian quickly got up, wanting to send him off. When Jiang Shuai said that it would be quite difficult to un-do this scandal, Li Qiran stayed stunned and kept looking straight at the floor, not knowing what to think.
It was only when Chu Yuntian got up to send the manager off that he also got up.
"Xiao Tian, let me go instead. I want to ask Jiang-ge some stuff."
Seeing that Li Qiran cheered up, he naturally couldn't refuse and even smiled encouragingly at him. Li Qiran didn't look back and followed Jiang Shuai to the door.
When the door closed, Chu Yuntian's corners of the mouth went a little bit up and felt a bit hungry. He returned to the dinner table, only to see the steak gone cold and the unopened little box. He returned the little box to his chest pocket, cut his steak and ate a bit of it.
"Jiang-ge." Li Qiran quietly said behind Jiang Shuai.
Jiang Shuai reluctantly turned around. He hoped that Li Qiran would never talk to him with this tone again. He likes Li Qiran and is vulnerable to his frail appearance. If he was Chu Yuntian, he could perhaps hug him but he was Jiang Shuai, only Li Qiran's manager.
"What do you want to tell me?" Jiang Shuai asked, as natural and calm as possible.
Li Qiran lifted his head to look at Jiang Shuai's eyes. The tears remaining in the rim of his eyes made him look pitiful.
Jiang Shuai's hand moved a bit but didn't extend.
"How will this matter be solved? How will the company solve it?" Li Qiran asked while trying to hold back his tears.
"It will probably rough for you for a while. [8] When you'll make more money [9] for the company, the company will probably try to find a way to clean your name. However, if public opinion is too big of a pressure, it will probably be hard for you to stay strong. Furthermore, understand that you guys may also be blocked. [10]" These cruel words were said in a soft voice.
[8] "大概，会冷你们一段日子" saying that it will be cold didn't make any sense to me
[9] "你们正是蒸蒸日上为公司赚钱的时候" I understand it but I can't translate it well
[10] "被封" don't know what it means
Jiang Shuai's words left Li Qiran somehow bewildered. He didn't know what to ask but also didn't want to follow this kind of path.
"Jiang-ge, I can't afford to lose everything I have now, I'm still young, my career has only begun. Jiang-ge, can you help me?" Li Qiran said, tears falling. He extended his two hands and grabbed tightly Jiang Shuai's right hand. He knew that Jiang Shuai liked him from the beginning and was convinced that Jiang Shuai would have some solutions.
The sad look on his beloved right in front of him made Jiang Shuai feel weak. He couldn't bear it anymore and hugged him.
"I'll do my best to help you." Jiang Shuai quietly said to Li Qiran's ear.
Li Qiran made his way into Jiang Shuai's arms and whispered "Jiang-ge, I'll repay you for your kindness."
Jiang Shuai smiled and didn't speak anymore.
By the time Li Qiran returned, Chu Yuntian already finished eating and tidied the table. After seeing that Li Qiran cheered up a lot, he asked him if he wanted to eat more cake.
Li Qiran only answered by saying that he was a bit tired and that he'll go to the bedroom to take a shower.
When Chu Yuntian also finished showering and laid in bed, Li Qiran was lying on his back. Chu Yuntian helplessly put his right hand under his pillow, feeling the little box. He thought that he still hadn't opened it yet. He knew that under these circumstances, even if he gave him a ring, Li Qiran would not be happy.
After knowing him for so long, he knew Li Qiran's temperament and that he was very devoted to his work. He didn't want to give up on his work, perhaps he was still blaming him [Yuntian] for the video. However, he knew that he was the one who caused these problems, that if he deleted the video earlier, nothing of that would have happened.
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Done! I also spent like 8 hours on this chapter but I think it was worth it! I know that there are many grammar errors, feel free to correct me! Plus, I know that there are many notes: even though I couldn't translate it word by word, I did my best to give it the same meaning! During the holidays, I'll try to update at least thrice a week? We'll see hehe.
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