Rivals In Love c4

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Chapter 4: What content has Jinjiang deleted and changed! (Jinjiang/Jinjiang Literature City or jjwxc.)

The wet kiss invaded with the refreshing scent of mint. Xiang Ke was unable to react for a moment and was distracted by the thought that this could be the mouthwash of Cheng Zhengyan that Old Liu and the others said?

With his side face stuck to the zipper of Cheng Zhengyan’s down jacket, Xiang Ke grasped Cheng Zhengyan’s sweater in confusion and grunted as he shrank his neck from the cold. The next thing he knew, his back was hugged tightly that Xiang Ke felt like he was being lifted up. His subconscious action was to narrow his eyes and slightly pad his feet to lean on Cheng Zhengyan’s embrace.

This action caused Cheng Zhengyan to open his eyes immediately. The eyes beneath the long eyelashes collided with the other which made Xiang Ke’s back go numb for some reason. But soon, several fiery kisses took him out of his already not sober mind.

His lips were tightly wrapped, his tongue was fiddled until it trembled. The tip of Cheng Zhengyan’s high nose would sometimes touch his face which was cold, but his breathing was quite different and hot. It was a completely new kind of intimacy for Xiang Ke. It’s as if his strength was surging towards his face with the panting action, but the power was snatched away from his mouth by another person. In the sticky sound of water, Xiang Ke suddenly fell into a trance. His calves began to lose strength but his mind could only tell Cheng Zhengyan was surrounded by him; the perfume was mixed with the refreshing and irresistible smell of mouthwash.

This one went smoothly. Xiang Ke gasped when his lips and teeth separated, his watery eyes subconsciously stared into Cheng Zhengyan’s drooping eyes. Then he got a delicate kiss that fell on the corner of his mouth and cheeks after the other party separated and got close again.

Xiang Ke tiredly squinted his eyes, he felt so tired that he was about to melt.

The scene ended successfully before the snow stopped. Xu Liang was very satisfied that the first scene after the start of the film went smoothly. What’s more, they also caught up with the last snow before the end of spring which always felt like a good sign.

Xiang Ke was wrapped in a cotton jacket and shrank beside him, his mind is in a mess. While his ex-girlfriends in the WeChat group were still sharing various gossip derived from the investigation of Cheng Zhengyan, he couldn’t help but look at the monitor on Xu Liang’s side —— on the screen, he and Cheng Zhengyan were slowly separated, but their eyes were fixed on each other the whole time. It’s as if they had formed a small circle, alone in the world, and the air inside was extremely thick.

(this translation is only here on ztranslations.blogspot.com otherwise, stolen)

Like the kiss just now.

Xiang Ke hugged his knees and shifted uneasily in his chair, bumping into Xu Liang who touched his hair, while turning his head to avoid it.

Walking through the busy figures in the studio, he saw Cheng Zhengyan who had changed back into a long down jacket, sitting casually on a tall box with his hands in his pockets. The other party (Xiang Ke)* couldn’t see his expression clearly with the light behind him, like a black silhouette.

*For clarifications from the comments:

"I think this part means that there's a backlight in CZ, the backlight causes your figure to be dark, so when XK looket at CZ, he couldn't see his expression. There's only a silhouette." by nixideus. Thank you for your help!!

However, Xiang Ke felt that he was being stared at and he immediately showed an unhappy expression but his face became warm for no reason. Then, he felt as if Cheng Zhengyan was smiling again. At this time, Gao Tang suddenly appeared and handed something to the other party.

Xiang Ke withdrew his gaze, so annoying.

******

Cheng Zhengyan looked away from Xiang Ke and his eyes landed on the mouthwash sent by Gao Tang. He held the bottle and played with it twice, before stuffing it into his jacket's pocket.

Gao Tang smiled, “I saw that your assistant is busy, I just helped run an errand for him. Don’t you need it?”

Cheng Zhengyan said, "Wait a little longer."

“Yeah, there’s no place to throw up here. I wasn’t thinking.” Gao Tang was embarrassed.

Cheng Zhengyan smiled politely and said, "No, thank you."

Gao Tang looked at him with a rare absent-minded appearance and thought he was tired. She didn’t talk much after a moment’s hesitation. She only asked the other party if he was free to have dinner with her after work.

Cheng Zhengyan declined politely, saying that he had not had a thorough understanding of the script and planned to retreat by himself outside of the filming hours recently.

This is his old habit. Gao Tang can only regret that it doesn’t matter. After she left, Cheng Zhengyan’s assistant finally returned.

Cheng Zhengyan took the mouthwash out of his pocket and threw it to him.

The assistant unconsciously held it. After seeing what it was, he put it in the bag and asked, “Did you used it?”

Cheng Zhengyan smacked his mouth, always feeling the faint taste of milk which made him inexplicably happy. “En.”

******

Although the rest of the filming went smoothly, Xiang Ke’s performance in the first part was still fresh in Xu Liang’s mind. After announcing today’s wrap-up, Xu Liang left Xiang Ke behind and asked, “Did you read the script well before entering the crew?”

Xiang Ke ate the apple he gave and nodded seriously, "Yes. I memorized all the lines by heart!"

Xu Liang has heard other directors praise Xiang Ke’s good memory. Although the child’s acting skills are average, the level of professionalism should be no problem but when he recalled the other party’s kissing scene, Xu Liang is still full of worries. Looking at Xiang Ke nibbling on the apple, he felt very helpless.

Cheng Zhengyan, as the other party, can see more clearly than Xu Liang. Strictly speaking, 《Clearwater Lake》 is a film with very adult content, and the erotic content should be full of tension apart from the profound idea which can be seen from the significant part of the script. However, Xiang Ke’s performance in the supposedly lingering kissing scene is more like acting in a fresh and lovely campus romance drama.

This kind of exciting feeling when kissing carefully at the awakening of love……

Cheng Zhengyan covered his mouth and cleared his throat, and timely asked, “Have you read the original version of 《Clearwater Lake》?”

Huh?

He didn’t know why when he heard the other party’s deep voice, Xiang Ke’s ears start to itch. “……read ah.”

After signing the script, he took the initiative to read the book. He still has the professional ethics to read the original before acting in the movie.

It shouldn’t be, Cheng Zhengyan thought for a moment but felt that something was wrong. “Where did you read it?”

Xiang Ke: “On the phone.”

Cheng Zhengyan jumped down from one of the prop boxes, “Look for it and I’ll check it.”

The other party’s breath suddenly approached on the side, Xiang Ke was at a loss. He took out his phone, clicked it, and handed it over. Cheng Zhengyan looked at it with several black lines on his face.

*black lines:

Jinjiang Literature City……

While it’s true that this is the place where the original 《Clearwater Lake》 was first published, it is the key target of the network literature harmony plan…..

Cheng Zhengyan took it and sure enough, all the plots below the neck were deleted, and the more passionate chapters of KISS* weren’t spared.

*written this way in the raw.

So what Xiang Ke has been reading turned out to be a clear water text……?*

*A bit different from the original clear water lake in raws which was originally [清水湖] but in this part, it was [清水文] which means that it’s a dreamlike style, very romantic, innocent plot….well, you get the idea, right? In short, it’s a pure romance without those erotic/below the neck scenes as said by CZ. Anyway, that’s what I understand, it might be wrong but I also looked it up. If there was an error on this, let me know~

Cheng Zhengyan was pensive and didn’t know what to say. Xu Liang on the other side also understood the crux of the matter and his eyes became extremely complicated.

The two "adults" sighed helplessly at the same time.

Xiang Ke, sensing the change in atmosphere, had a look on his face like he had done something wrong: “……what’s wrong?”

“…… It’s nothing.” Xu Liang only felt that he was ten years older in this second.

*****

Xiang Ke took the original 《Clearwater Lake》 given to him by Xu Liang and set off on his way back confused.

This book is in traditional Chinese. Xiang Ke finally knew why he couldn’t find this book when he went to the bookstore. It turned out that it was not sold in Mainland China.

Xu Liang told him that there were some plot changes in the web content. Xiang Ke wanted to ask what they were but the old man left with an annoyed look on his face.

Therefore, he had to go back to the hotel with Cheng Zhengyan.

There weren’t many people outside on a snowy day but they still wore black masks to avoid being recognized. After a few minutes of looking at the book cover, Xiang Ke didn’t know what to do. He stared down at the snow on the ground, then quietly looked up at the figure walking in front of him.

Cheng Zhengyan walked vigorously with long legs wrapped in black trousers at a steady pace and the long down jacket was only covering the other person’s knees. Xiang Ke was a little unhappy with a long military coat in his body but when he touched his pocket, he found a milk candy that he thought he had eaten. He suddenly felt very happy again.

There was a sound of peeling wrapper behind, Cheng Zhengyan was speechless for a moment. When he turned his head, he saw Xiang Ke taking off his mask and eating candy like a little mouse.

Xiang Ke met his gaze, revealing a look of doubt.

Cheng Zhengyan: “……give me one.”

It was only after his voice fell that he realized what he had said and began to doubt life for a moment.

However, Xiang Ke shook his head and replied, “No more.”

He was afraid that he wouldn’t believe it, he even reached into his pocket and made a pulling out motion. “The last one!”

Cheng Zhengyan’s eyes shifted from his moving hand to his cheek with the candy in it, then landed on his lips again.

Xiang Ke felt that uncomfortable feeling again that he had forgotten so easily after the filming. Fortunately, Cheng Zhengyan quickly turned his head back.

(this translation is only here on ztranslations.blogspot.com otherwise, stolen)

The rooms of the two people were adjacent to each other. When Xiang Ke took out his room card and opened the door, he noticed that Cheng Zhengyan’s footsteps had stopped and he raised his head.

Cheng Zhengyan approached from behind with his hands still in his pockets and a calm expression on his face, his head lowered to meet his eyes.

Xiang Ke smelled his scent and his eyes were stunned. “What are you doing?”

When the handsome young man didn’t smile, he looked really cold. Cheng Zhengyan smelled the faint aroma of milk candy wafting from the other party as he spoke, his eyes gradually darkened but a moment later he just reached out and pointed at the door.

“Finish reading the book as soon as possible. Director Xu said to let me try to help you with the script as much as possible before filming.”

Although he had never been scolded before, Xiang Ke was not completely unaware that he had made a mistake. This time, it did seem as if he had inadequate preparation which can be regarded as causing trouble.

Even in the face of the annoying Cheng Zhengyan, Xiang Ke felt embarrassed. He nodded his head to relax his attitude and thanked him, “Thank you for the trouble.”

Cheng Zhengyan stepped back and watched him enter the door. “Go to bed early.”

Xiang Ke nodded politely before closing the door. "You too."

After staring at the closed door for a few seconds, Cheng Zhengyan stepped forward. He took out his room card from his pocket and listened to the crisp electronic tone as he swiped the card. He estimated in his heart that it would be hard to fall asleep in the first half of the night with his blood rushing with excitement.

Suddenly, there was a sound of opening the door behind him. When he turned back subconsciously, he saw the still exquisite face of Gao Tang with makeup who had returned to the hotel a step ahead of the door in the room in front of him. Gao Tang looked surprised. “Hey, what a coincidence. I just planned to eat dinner, why don’t you join me?”

Cheng Zhengyan smiled and refused, “No, I’m a bit tired. Take care.”*

*You pay attention to safety.

*******

The room was arranged comfortably by Wang Pang. Xiang Ke squatted at the table and stared at the candy jar, eating a few pieces before leaving to take a shower. After a freezing day outside, the hot water made people feel relaxed. Xiang Ke changed into his pajamas and blew his hair, drinking a bag of sweet milk, and went into bed with a swish as he began to sleep contentedly.

As if! The strong sense of responsibility still overwhelmed his sleepiness. He struggled to get up and turned on the lamp to pick up the book on the bedside table.

Xiang Ke lay down on the bed, wrapped in a quilt, and shrank into a ball. Only a round head with messy hair was exposed. The warm light on the bedside illuminated the cover of 《Clearwater Lake》 in a strange and charming manner. But in fact, this book has been read many times by Xiang Ke.

What exactly was deleted from the book? Feeling a bit puzzled, he stretched out his index finger and slowly opened the book, then pressed it down with the arch of his nose.

A few minutes later——

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh?!???!?!?!?”

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