Exclusive Model for the Top Painter Chapter 38

A Scene of Jealousy

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Liang Jin was invited to attend the 'Night to Shine' award ceremony as a result of winning the top spot in the Gucci fashion model competition.

'Night to Shine' is an event organised by the Model Federation, and although it is not as influential as the Vogue gala, it is still regarded as one of the most famous events in the industry.

When Liang Jin received the invitation, he was so happy that he was about to fly. This was the first time he had been shortlisted for such an award and the first time he was attending an award ceremony as a candidate.

He looked at the invitation again and again, then asked Ji Xiuyuan, "Ji Shen, do you think I have any chance of winning the award?"

Ji Xiuyuan was peeling an apple for him, "Of course. The initiator of this ceremony is the Model Federation, and the organiser is the A City Model Association. According to the way they have acted in previous years, it's basically a safe bet that they will shortlist you."

"Then what do you think, what award will they give to me?"

Ji Xiuyuan cut the apple into a cute rabbit shape, put it on a plate and handed it to Liang Jin: "It should be the best fashion model, or the best advertising model. They would correspond to your two masterpieces this year, respectively."

"Actually, I'll be satisfied as long as I can win an award," Liang Jin picked up a rabbit-shaped piece of fruit and stuffed it into Ji Xiuyuan's mouth, "Ji Shen, will you attend this event?"

Ji Xiuyuan naturally accepted the feeding and kissed the corner of Liang Jin's mouth afterwards, "Do you want me to go?"

"I really hope so!!!" Liang Jin said frankly, "I'm a bit nervous!!!"

"And you won't be nervous if I go?"

"I'll still be nervous hahaha," Liang Jin looked him in the eyes, "but as long as Ji Shen is there, I'll feel full of strength."

"I'll inform Wen Di later and ask him to arrange your seat next to mine."

"That can be arranged too?" Liang Jin asked, "Why do I remember that the organiser is not the Tian Han Group?"

Ji Xiuyuan helplessly stroked his hair, "Xiao Jin, look at the invitation carefully, the venue where the party will be held is at Tian Han Group."

"Oh."

Truly worthy of being a giant in the circle, scary.

At seven o'clock on Sunday night, on the twelfth floor of the Tian Han Group, there was the 'Night to Shine' award ceremony.

The award ceremony officially started at eight o'clock, and the hall was already full of activity. There were models from all over the country, and many of them were old faces from the Vogue gala.

Just like last time, Liang Jin's seat was not in the candidates' section, but in the first row of VIP seats, next to Ji Xiuyuan.

Only last time, he was an unknown person, whereas now he was an up-and-coming newcomer. As a result, more and more eyes were directed towards him, and Liang Jin's psychological pressure increased sharply.

But the real thing that would make his blood pressure soar was yet to come.

After following Ji Xiuyuan and taking his seat in the first row, Liang Jin inadvertently glanced to the side.

The seat next to him was empty, but the name plate on the back of the chair had two large characters written on it: Yu Shan.

Yu Shan???

Liang Jin almost had a heart attack. As far as he knew, there was no one called Yu Shan in the modelling circle, right?

Could it really be Emperor Yu???

But he was an actor, what was he doing here???

Liang Jin glanced at Ji Xiuyuan, who was handling some business on his phone and looked like he knew nothing about it.

I hope Yu Shan doesn't come.

I hope Yu Shan's car breaks down on the way.

I hope Yu Shan has a conflict in his schedule tonight.

I hope Yu Shan's mother calls him home for dinner!

As he was begging with his eyes closed, a pleasant voice rang in his ears, "I thought it would be boring to attend such an event as a special guest, I never thought there would be a surprise."

Liang Jin opened his eyes in despair and tried his best to pretend he hadn't heard him talking to him.

Yu Shan rested one hand on the back of his chair, his tone holding a bit of thin anger: "Liang Jin, don't, ignore, me!"

Liang Jin really had no choice but to turn his head and smile politely, "Ah, Emperor Yu, good evening."

"When I was teaching you acting on the set, you looked at me as if you were looking at your own brother. It's only been a few days since I've seen you, and you want to pretend you don't know me?" Yu Shan's precious, sensitive and fragile glass heart was deeply hurt: "What, is it shameful to know me?"

It's not a question of shame at all, okay? It's a matter of getting killed!!!

Liang Jin deliberately lowered his voice: "No, you really misunderstood. I don't mean anything else, a big star like you, I just can't afford it."

Yu Shan felt that Liang Jin was praising him, the corners of his mouth suddenly rose and he happily sat beside him, "You finally said something nice."

Liang Jin: ......

Seeing that Liang Jin was ignoring him, Yu Shan took the initiative to go over and strike up a conversation, "You look pretty good in an evening suit..." Before he could finish this sentence, he felt a chill down his spine as a cold gaze was set on him.

Ji Xiuyuan wrapped his arm around Liang Jin's waist and deliberately asked, "Who is this?"

The scene Liang Jin least wanted to see finally occurred, and he felt a headache: "Yu Shan, Emperor Yu."

Ji Xiuyuan said, "Let's change places."

"Okay!" This was exactly what Liang Jin wanted, sitting between these two people was simply torture. He was just about to stand up when Yu Shan pressed his shoulder and said, "Why do you want to change seats? I don't agree."

Ji Xiuyuan narrowed his eyes dangerously, "There is no need for you to agree."

Yu Shan was displeased, "Who are you? I'm talking to Liang Jin, why is it any of your business?"

Ji Xiuyuan took Liang Jin's hand and said gently, "Xiao Jin, tell him who I am."

Liang Jin's head was about to explode as he introduced him, "This is Mr. Ji Xiuyuan, the chairman of Tian Han Group."

Ji Xiuyuan gave him a warning look, "Xiao Jin, I didn't want you to say this."

Liang Jin gulped and immediately added, "He's my boyfriend."

Yu Shan was shocked: "Liang Jin, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person! Having a girlfriend on one hand and a boyfriend on the other! Nice, you're even better at it than me."

Liang Jin resisted the urge to punch him, "What girlfriend? Don't talk nonsense!!!"

"Didn't you say you were seeing someone when you were on the set?"

"I never said that my partner was a woman."

Yu Shan's expression froze for a moment, "So, it was always him?"

"Xiao Jin, sit over here." Ji Xiuyuan interrupted their conversation and stood up to change places with Liang Jin.

The moment Liang Jin sat down, Ji Xiuyuan leaned over and lowered his head to kiss him.

This was a public place!!!

Liang Jin's heart almost jumped into his throat.

Although the VIP area was relatively small and dimly lit, there were cameras and reporters here ahhhhhh!

Apparently Ji Xiuyuan didn't care about that.

He wrapped his arm around Liang Jin's shoulders and deliberately deepened the kiss.

From delicate lingering to dominant occupation, Liang Jin secretly complained: Sure enough, he was jealous again! This was done on purpose for Yu Shan to see, right? Yu Shan was too miserable, to be forced to watch someone else kissing.

Seemingly dissatisfied with his distraction, Ji Xiuyuan gently bit his tongue, and Liang Jin let out a soft gasp of pain, glaring at him. With a smile on his face, Ji Xiuyuan licked his lips.

Looking at his cheeks that were flushed from the kiss and listening to his slightly chaotic breathing, Ji Xiuyuan couldn't help but whisper in his ear, "What should I do Xiao Jin, I want to hold you so badly now."

"No!!!" Liang Jin was afraid that he would do something excessive: "We'll talk about it when we get back."

"Then let's do it three times tonight."

"You're going a bit too far."

"Four times."

"Actually, I think three times is about right."

After witnessing the large dog food scene with his own eyes, Yu Shan became unusually silent.

The award ceremony officially started and Liang Jin received the Best Fashion Model Award, and as he passed by him, Yu Shan whispered, "Congratulations."

When the Best Commercial Model award was presented, Yu Shan appeared as a special guest, talking and laughing in front of the camera, regaining his heavenly superstar stance. After stepping down from the stage, he left the venue straight away without saying goodbye.

It was only after Yu Shan left that Ji Xiuyuan was comfortable letting Liang Jin out of his sight.

In order to take care of his mood, Liang Jin even held back from going to the washroom.

At this moment, he finally had the chance to go to the washroom.

However, what he never expected was that in the washroom, he would actually run into Yu Shan by chance. Hadn't he left?

Liang Jin stood in front of the sink and looked at Yu Shan's figure reflected in the mirror.

Yu Shan's expression was particularly downcast, and he inexplicably said, "Why is it that he can, but I can't?"

Liang Jin sighed, "You can't force a relationship like that."

"I have feelings for you, is it forced for you to even respond to me?"

"Emperor Yu, I don't think you like me, it's just a sense of winning that's driving you. You think everyone should like you, no exceptions allowed, that's why you want me to respond to you."

"Does the reason matter? I'm just after a fresh sense of excitement." Yu Shan whispered seductively, "I don't care who you're with, as long as you're willing to respond to me."

"Sorry, I'm not interested."

"You're really not moved at all? Not even a little?"

"No."

Yu Shan was disappointed, "That Ji Xiuyuan, is he that good? Is he worth guarding yourself like a jade?"

Liang Jin laughed and said, "Emperor Yu, I'm not like you. Maybe you can like many people at the same time and see relationships as a game. But he and I are the only ones for each other, and we will never change."

Yu Shan frowned: "How boring it is to fall in love with just one person. Won't it be boring when the novelty wears off?"

Liang Jin smiled lightly, "Because I love him, it will last forever."

After Liang Jin left, Yu Shan stood in place with his arms folded, deep in thought.

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Back at the award ceremony venue, it happened to be the presentation of the Best Advertising Model Award.

Liang Jin had already won the Best Fashion Model Award, so he didn't have any hopes for this one.

He only had two outstanding works this year, one being his recent modelling for the Gucci campaign and the other being his Bluetooth earbud campaign a while ago.

Since he had already won an award for his work as a Gucci model, he wasn't going home empty-handed, so he was satisfied.

The host read out loud, "The finalists for the Best Advertising Model Award are: Hua Zhouyuan, Yan Manman, Deng Fei and Liang Jin! Who will this award go to?"

Not expecting to be shortlisted for the second award, Liang Jin threw his arms around Ji Xiuyuan's neck and exclaimed, "Ji Shen! My name came up twice tonight!!!"

Ji Xiuyuan praised him, "Mhmm, my Xiao Jin is awesome."

Liang Jin snuck a glance, saw that no one was around and gave Ji Xiuyuan a quick peck on the lips, "I'm in a good mood, I'll reward you."

Ji Xiuyuan gained an inch and said, "This reward is not quite enough."

Liang Jin was just about to continue kissing him when the lights suddenly came on and the host's excited voice rang out, "Let's congratulate, Mr. Liang Jin!!!"

Liang Jin was so frightened that he immediately let go of Ji Xiuyuan and stood up, squeezing out a flustered smile, "Thank you!"

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Translator Notes

Please feel free to comment any mistakes I made so I can improve and do better as I go through the book.

Translated: June 12, 2023