I Want To Retire From the Circle but Become Famous by Acting Poorly

Su Chengyang’s gaze faintly brushed against his lips, and his tongue swept across the seam of his lips, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

She was stunned, her mind blank due to Lin Yu’s words.

Her cheeks seemed to ignite flames as Lin Yu’s scorching gaze became scalding.

The seatbelt made a “click” sound as it retracted from him.

Lin Yu slowly leaned in, his right hand covering Su Chengyang’s hand, drawing closer to her.

A heavy shadow cast over their heads, blocking the previously subtle light.

Su Chengyang stared blankly at Lin Yu’s approaching body. His deep pupils seemed to possess a bewitching power, causing her heart to momentarily stop and then accelerate.

“May I?” Lin Yu paused in front of her, raising his dark eyes and gazing deeply into hers, asking softly.

Unconsciously, Su Chengyang tightened her fingers. She didn’t know how to answer Lin Yu. Parting her lips slightly, she wanted to say something, but felt that her words were too feeble. So, she leaned forward slightly, and her lips kissed Lin Yu’s beautifully shaped lips.

The soft touch trembled due to Su Chengyang’s nervousness. She clumsily brushed her lips against Lin Yu’s thin lips, lacking technique, only wanting to tell him, “I’m sorry for hurting you.”

Lin Yu froze, the warm breath close to him challenging his self-control. But he had said before, his pride in self-control was not worth mentioning in front of Su Chengyang.

He covered Su Chengyang’s hand tightly and pressed his other hand against her waist, pushing her against the seat. Compared to Su Chengyang’s gentle exploration, he pressed forcefully, teasing her lips. When Su Chengyang’s breath became unsteady and she instinctively opened her mouth, he easily invaded that soft territory.

Unlike his firmness when he was drunk last night, the current Lin Yu is patient enough. His movements have become gentle as he tries to adapt to Su Chengyang’s rhythm. However, Su Chengyang, after all, is a girl and cannot be as bold as him. In the midst of the intimate kisses, as gentle as a drizzle, she keeps leaning back.

Lin Yu no longer allows her to escape. With one hand holding her waist and the other pressing the back of her head, he has complete control over her. The blanket that was covering Su Chengyang has already fallen. In order to feel a little better, she has to hold onto Lin Yu’s neck tightly with both hands, like a drowning person, enduring his increasingly intense kisses.

Su Chengyang is wearing a strapless gown, and due to the intimate movements, her chest occasionally brushes against Lin Yu’s. She feels that if they get any closer, her clothes will fall off.

She reluctantly gives him a gentle bite.

Lin Yu’s actions ease slightly, and he slowly moves his body back. His burning gaze leaves Su Chengyang at a loss, and in a hoarse voice, he asks, “Do you really like biting people so much?”

Su Chengyang’s face turns red, and she pulls her jacket closer to her chest, whispering, “You’re being too forceful, my gown is about to fall off.”

Lin Yu’s eyes darken, his cheeks tighten, and sometimes he really doubts if Su Chengyang is deliberately tempting him with these ambiguous words.

The air in the car becomes extremely heated, and Su Chengyang finds it hard to catch her breath. Lin Yu’s gaze also makes her a little scared, so she shrinks in her seat and remains silent.

After a long pause, Lin Yu gritted his teeth and said, “Su Chengyang, if one day I can’t resist committing a crime, you will definitely be my accomplice.”

Su Chengyang: “…”

Lin Yu doesn’t say anything more. The car is filled with Su Chengyang’s scent now, and he needs to get out and calm down.

“You should tidy up a bit.”

After finishing speaking, Lin Yu took out a cigarette and a lighter, got off the car, leaned against the front of the car, in a position visible to Su Chengyang, and lowered his head to light the cigarette between his fingers.

Su Chengyang watched his figure. She had never seen Lin Yu smoke before and couldn’t help but take a closer look.

After coming back to her senses, Su Chengyang pulled up her gown a bit and tightened the loose buttons on the back. She put on her jacket, covered herself with a blanket, leaned back in the seat, opened the window to let some air in, and then just looked at Lin Yu like that.

Lin Yu’s smoking gesture was also very appealing; everything he did looked good.

Su Chengyang’s mind was a mess. She remembered what Lin Yu said to her yesterday in the car. In fact, at that moment, Su Chengyang should have guessed that Lin Yu might have feelings for her.

At the thought of this possibility, her heart seemed like it was about to jump out of her chest.

Lin Yu said that she was different from Mary.

Mary was a piece of art dedicated to the world, while she herself was his collection.

Only Lin Yu could come up with such a romantic statement.

He described liking someone so beautifully that Su Chengyang felt unworthy of such beautiful words.

She thought that the person Lin Yu liked should be an exceptionally outstanding woman, but he told her that Su Chengyang was already outstanding.

Su Chengyang felt like all her luck from two lifetimes was concentrated in Lin Yu. Even if it was just a short period of time, she was willing with all her heart.

Liking someone is truly wonderful, especially when that person likes you back.

They all say that liking someone makes you feel inferior, and Su Chengyang felt that too. However, the person she likes has told her more than once that she doesn’t need to feel inferior. She is an outstanding person, someone worthy of being liked.

Su Chengyang felt incredibly happy today, just like a person who has been hungry for more than ten days suddenly getting to eat their favorite food.

Lin Yu finished smoking and after dispersing the smell of smoke from his body, he returned to the car.

The situation tonight completely caught him off guard. He didn’t expect himself to be so uncomposed.

“Chengyang, I like you, you should know, right?” Lin Yu said.

Su Chengyang looked up at him and nodded. She wanted to say that she likes him too, but Lin Yu stopped her.

“This isn’t a suitable place for confession, so you don’t have to reply to me. Chengyang, you’re still young, and you may not understand what love is. I’ll give you some more time to consider. When that day comes, I’ll ask for your answer. I’m telling you all this just so you know that everything I do for you is because I like you. Don’t doubt it. What you need to do is think it through. Once you give your answer, I… maybe I won’t give you a chance to regret it for a lifetime, understand?”

Lin Yu is a very determined person. Whatever he wants to do, he will give it his all and do it to the best of his ability. He will never give up halfway. Even if he might not succeed in the end, he will persist until the very end.

Su Chengyang wanted to tell him that she already has an answer and won’t regret it, but looking at Lin Yu’s serious expression, she ultimately held back.

Lin Yu hopes that she can be as cautious as him and not make impulsive decisions.

“I understand.”

That night, Lin Yu accompanied Su Chengyang home, and they said goodbye as usual.

Upon returning home, Xiao Lu approached eagerly, wanting to ask Su Chengyang what happened. However, when she saw Su Chengyang’s slightly swollen lips, she immediately widened her eyes and scolded, “Did my cousin brother act like a dog? How did you end up getting bitten like this?”

Su Chengyang: “…”

Feeling a bit embarrassed, Su Chengyang didn’t have the heart to tell Xiao Lu that she was the one who bit Lin Yu twice.

“So, have you made up with my cousin brother?”

Su Chengyang nodded obediently and said, “Yes, we’ve made up.”

Xiao Lu quickly pulled her to sit on the couch and continued questioning, “And then? Are you together now?”

Su Chengyang shook her head and replied, “No, we’re not.”

Xiao Lu couldn’t help but poke her forehead, frustrated. “Are you stupid? If you’re not together, why did you let him kiss you?”

Su Chengyang blushed and hesitantly replied, “Manager Lin wants me to consider it further, fearing that it might be just a passing impulse.”

After pondering for a moment, Xiao Lu thought her cousin brother’s concerns made some sense. “Well, you’re still young, and you’ve never been in a relationship before. Unlike my cousin brother, who has been through all sorts of experiences. You should really think it through carefully.”

Having said that, Xiao Lu wanted to ask for more details about tonight, but Su Chengyang felt too embarrassed to tell her. She made an excuse and retreated to her room.

However, Su Chengyang didn’t expect that she wouldn’t meet much with Lin Yu in the following period of time.

After recording the fifth episode of the show, it was Lin Yu’s mother’s birthday, and he flew to Italy with Xiao Lu. They only returned after a week, during which time it was President Lu who handled her affairs. She and Lin Yu couldn’t exchange more than a few words in a day.

After they returned, Su Chengyang was busy catching up with various activities. Han Songxue and the others were also extremely busy. Sometimes they could meet each other at major events, but they only had time for a few hurried conversations before getting busy with their own matters.

Although they rarely met in real life, they often saw each other’s names trending online. When they had free time, they would tease each other in the group chat, like saying “My ranking is higher than yours” or “Your fans are like water army.”

Everyone had their own developments. Su Chengyang, needless to say, was overwhelmed with activities, endorsements, and receiving numerous scripts.

Jiang Shanqi established her own studio and took on several scripts. As soon as the news came out, it went viral.

Han Songxue frequently appeared on variety shows, recently participating in a performance show as a villain, earning a wave of audience tears and getting “scolded” on the trending list.

Song Mingan had more and more cross-dressing roles in scripts and was also heading towards the direction of variety shows.

Qi Fu was invited to visit variety shows as a host and also took on several fitness-related shows.

Tan Qi seemed to be planning to host a emotional variety show, of course, without giving up on acting. It is said that several scripts were already sent to her for her selection.

Qin You worked part-time while studying, often appearing in various variety show appearances, and also took on several endorsements for learning apps. She earned enough money to pay off her family’s debts and planned to take on more acting jobs during winter and summer breaks.

Shen Fu was invited to be a mentor on a highly-rated music program and signed a three-year contract with an exorbitant fee.

Finally, there’s He Xu.

Her situation is a bit special. She used to be a stand-in actor. Before <Travel> became popular, some artists tried to piggyback on its popularity, but she directly fought back and received a lot of criticism. However, it didn’t have much impact, and she also received many scripts and variety show offers.

Their respective careers are heading in a positive direction.

During this period, Su Chengyang also took time to study. Whenever she didn’t understand something, she would ask Xiao Lu, Lin Yu, Assistant Xu, Qin You, and Du Senyu. Her learning progress was quite good, and she planned to take the college entrance examination next year.

In mid-November, <Sludge> was released, and major cinemas were packed with people. There was a lot of buzz about the movie.

After the release of the promotional video, Su Chengyang’s role became a hot topic and the public had high expectations for this movie.

During the movie’s release period, Su Chengyang was busy and barely had a few hours of sleep a day. After the opening ceremony of the period drama she was cast in, Su Chengyang finally had two days of rest.

By this time, the movie had been released for four days and the box office had surpassed 600 million, steadily rising.

Lin Yu, who hadn’t seen her properly for several days, made a video call in the evening.

“Manager Lin.”

Su Chengyang had been busy these days and had her head buried in the quilt, feeling drowsy.

It seemed like Lin Yu had just arrived home and hadn’t changed clothes yet. He stared at her for a few moments and asked, “Are you tired?”

“Mmm…”

Lin Yu nodded and said, “Do you want to go watch a movie tomorrow? Your movie.”

Su Chengyang yawned and replied, “Sure, should we bring Xiao Lu along?”

Lin Yu responded, “Just the two of us.”

During this period, they had very little time alone together.

Su Chengyang touched her ear and said, “Oh.”

Lin Yu smiled and said, “Rest well during the day, and I’ll take you out for dinner at night.”

“Got it, you should rest early too.”

“Goodnight.”

“Goodnight.”

After ending the video call, Su Chengyang touched her flushed cheeks. Even though she was used to video calls with Lin Yu, she still felt embarrassed.