Your Rival in Love Gets Prettier Every Day

Chapter 131: Welcome Rain on a Spring Night Starts Filming

Xu Xingchen was on the way to a bar to get drunk when he suddenly received a call from his old neighbor. His lover, Sun Mingzhi, who had been living with him for ten years, seems to have cheated. He had an inkling, but he didn't dare confirmed it. In his current state, he received a call from Aunt Zhao, who hadn't contacted him for many years, but the voice was still familiar. She said: "Your father is sick. Can you come back and see him? If you don't come soon... it may be too late."

Xu Xingchen hasn't seen his father these past ten years. When he came out of the closet to be with Sun Mingzhi, Xu Duhai, who was conservative, couldn't accept this shocking revelation and severed ties between them.

Now, after a decade, the situation had turned quite ironic.

He ran all the way home, only slowing down when he was about to reach it. He panted as he looked up, taking in the sight of an old community that didn't even have a single streetlamp installed. It was dark and there were only a few families who had their lights turned on. He walked through the darkness, feeling as if he's been a failure all these years.

Back in their rental house, Sun Mingzhi was cooking dinner. When he saw Xu Xingchen coming back, he smiled and said: "You came back early today."

Xu Xingchen gave a "Nn" then lowered his head and took off his shoes. When he saw Sun Mingzhi, his nose instantly soured. He wanted to tell him about his father, but he held back. In the end he only said: "I'm going back to my hometown tomorrow."

"Home?" Sun Mingzhi said in surprise.

Xu Xingchen: "Nn. The neighbor Aunt Zhao said that my dad's condition may not be well."

Sun Mingzhi silent for a moment then gave him a hug. It felt warm and familiar: "How long will you be gone?"

"I don't know." Xu Xingchen bent over and put away the newspaper on the coffee table, then turned and entered the bedroom.

"Dinner will be served later!" Sun Mingzhi said.

Xu Xingchen sat down on the bed. After sitting in the dark for a long time, he suddenly laid on the bed with his abdomen covered. When Sun Mingzhi heard him groaning from pain, he rushed in, turned on the light and saw Xu Xingcheng curled up on the bed with a pale face.

"You're having stomach problems again?" Sun Mingzhi went to get him medicine, then rubbed his stomach as Xu Xingchen laid on the bed in a daze.

"Cut!" Qiu Hong said.

Shen Jintai sat up from the bed, sat behind the monitor and watched the replay. Zhou Yun, the actor who played Sun Mingzhi, said: "Everything is fine. I don't think its true at all. Jintai is so handsome that I couldn't believe he would do something like this."

Qiu Hong said: "Whether someone cheats or not, has nothing to do with whether the person is good-looking. It's human nature that dictates."

"What I don't understand even more is why we don't break up." Shen Jintai said.

"You will know when you have been with someone for ten years." Qiu Hong said.

"In ten years, there's not only love but there's also affection, so while the other party is cheating, he's not cheating emotionally*. Ten years of developed feelings can't be easily broken." Cai Jun said next to him: "Even if they break up, the next one may not be better. The two of them still have feelings and Sun Mingzhi still loves Xu Xingchen. This kind of situation is common in reality. In fact, many married couples will eventually encounter this problem more or less and everyone basically will choose to turn a blind eye to it. It's not that they don't care, but they choose to compromise with life."