Transcendent dao of beauty

"-ng! Ah'Cheng!!" Luo Cheng was dragged out of the staring contest -it wasn't exactly a contest, as the other person looked utterly disinterested- by the voice of his assistant.

Turning to the side, he was met with the sight of the said assistant glaring in exasperation at him and the other's eyes seemed to be saying, 'Strike while the iron is hot!' =⁰𝟶⁰=

Luo Cheng: "..." This guy Qin Mu– everything was good about him except that he was prone to occasional bouts of intense flights of fancy. This was ok on normal days, but today though…

Luo Cheng indifferently glanced at the little actress and her agent and politely nodded his head before turning to stare at the neatly stacked wine bottles on display to the side. While he was at it, he conveniently pretended not to hear the light, warning cough from Qin Mu.

Qin Mu whose hints were passed over just like that: "..."

This- this bastard! He was trying so hard to get an opportunity for this guy's sake and even went so far as to give a lot of face to this little actress- he was after all a top-level assistant you know? If not for the sake of this little boss, why would he even act this amicable to some unknown mushroom!?

But what was this now? Was this rascal Luo Cheng acting shy? The heck is that!?

"Ahem! I think we are disturbing Mr. Luo's business. We should probably le– ack!" Yang Jingshen nearly wailed out loud but stopped himself on time and glared at his cousin, whose smiles were starting to look downright diabetic-inducing.

Did this woman have to jab him that hard at his sides? A bit above and she'd be poking at his boo– oh never mind! Anyway, being a woman, doesn't she know how sensitive that area could be?

"Yes, yes. Little Xi is right! I'm afraid that we're disturbing god Lu– I mean Mr. Luo's business. Please go ahead." Help came when Yang Jingshen least expected it. It was Andy, who looked gleeful and yearning at the same time as he stared at Luo Cheng.

But despite this bizarre yet funny expression on his face, at this moment, Andy appeared like an angel in our hero's eyes. Honestly, Yang Jingshen was afraid that he would go crazy from trying to decipher whether this top actor was plotting something against him or if the other was simply autistic.

"Andy is right. I'm afraid that we're disturbing you. It's just that I hope teacher Luo won't take offense to what my cousin said. She didn't mean it in any bad way. It's just that she's very concerned about you."

Yang Jingshen's head snapped up hearing what his cousin said. 'Just now– what did she? She didn't right? I probably misheard...'

But once he looked at the other three who were staring in his direction with expressions showing varying degrees of peculiarity -Luo Cheng just looked even more deadpan, if that was actually possible-, he suddenly got a very bad feeling in his heart. QAQ

"She–" Feng Xue posed dramatically and Yang Jingshen looked at her, trying to implore with his eyes not to do whatever mischief she was planning, but the only reply he got was an imperious raise of one eyebrow before his cousin spilled the rest without a single care. " she's a big fan of teacher Luo. This child– she's practically crazy for you ah!"

Luo Cheng: "..."

Qin Mu: "..."

Andy: "..."

Yang Jingshen: "..." Fuck! Just let him go and dig up a hole and bury himself right now!

***

"Well? Aren't you happy? I even got you an autograph from your male god."

"Ahahaha…." Yang Jingshen tried to laugh but once he saw the sweeter-than-sugar smile on his cousin's face, this laughter trailed off as he coughed to hide his awkwardness (fear).

'Shit! This woman– why is she so scary?' How can she be so sweet and gentle on any normal day, but act like a piranha on occasions like this? More importantly, it can't be that she realized he was faking it when he earlier said that he was a fan of Luo Cheng, right?

Trying hard to ignore his terror -no way was he going to be scared by this slip of a woman until he couldn't distinguish up from down- Yang Jingshen smiled fawningly. "Happy! I'm very happy! Sister, you really are the best. You even go– Aaaiyo!!" Yang Jingshen huddled on a corner of the sofa as he covered the top of his head. "Why did you hit me?"

Feng Xue heaved a sigh and shaking her head, sat down on the sofa after pushing the snack bags to the side. "Spill it. What exactly happened between you and Luo Cheng?"

"..." Da fudge!? She really knew it– since when? Was it today!?

"Well?"

"Wh-what could happen between the two of us? I'm a fan! A fa– Ayoooooooooo!!! Argh! Stop hitting me! It hurts!!" # `⦀′

"Speak– don't try to act here with me!"

"..."

After listening to her little sister's explanation, Feng Xue was left feeling quite speechless. This kid sure knows to make trouble out of nowhere. And what did she mean by saying she acted embarrassingly in front of god Luo? What exactly did she do?

"..."

No matter how much she threatened and coaxed, Feng Xi had kept mum about what happened, and in the end, she had to give up. Stifling her desire to beat up this stubborn rascal one more time, Feng Xue glanced at the other only to find out she had fallen asleep.

"Really… so careless." She muttered in exasperation as she covered the other's huddled form with a blanket, but her expression softened involuntarily. Forget it then! This girl was quite tired today, and as the older one here, she won't haggle with a kid.

Furthermore, this girl has quite thin skin so there won't be any learning about what really happened with Luo Cheng. The assistant of that person didn't look displeased either, and if Feng Xi had really offended this male god, Star dreams would have kicked her out before she could say 'no!'.

'Just hope she didn't do anything like trying to molest that Luo Cheng…'

***

If you asked Lei Nian what makes her day, she'd reply that it was to stalk *cough* follow beauties on the net. It doesn't matter whether they were male or female, as long as they looked good in her eyes, they would do.

After all, as a single, 31-year-old blue-collar worker who needed to work her ass off to make a living even in this first-tier city, she has very few ways of entertaining herself. It was either bar hopping or going karaoke or maybe going out to eat with friends. But she had long since distanced herself from these activities that require too much energy, not to mention money! She was getting too old for that.

And for a woman like her who had to wrestle every day with broken cars and had rough hands and fingers that seem perpetually covered with traces of black engine oil– well, the type of sophisticated activities like going shopping with girlfriends or going to saloons didn't sound like viable options. Plus, it's not like she had money to do fancy stuff like that.

So, her only pleasure as of now when she comes home to her tiny rented room after finishing a grueling day of work was to settle down with her phone to get her daily dose of binge net surfing. And even more than following those exciting gossip, what excited her the most was watching the numerous beautiful men and women littering the web.

And, let's just say that she had been doing this thing for nearly three years and Lei Nian could pat her chest and assure you that she had yet to get bored of it.

Maybe she was just addicted. But, looking at all these gorgeous people– their laughter and smiles and every gesture giving off a brightness dazzling than the stars in the distant sky, she was actually able to forget about her dull, dreary, and imperfect life, at least for a moment. Of course, she would come crashing down back to earth right away, but then again, pleasure was called momentary, not for nothing, right?

This day too, after finishing her usual routine, Lei Nian found a comfortable position on her bed to settle in before starting on her daily beauty dose on the web. The discussion forum 'Transcendent dao of beauty' which she had been frequenting for the past three months, and which of course teemed with supposedly beauty-obsessed netizens appeared as bustling as usual.

But even as she scrolled down, she couldn't find something that looked interesting. Of course, there were all sorts of people debating about which actress/actor looked the best in this or that reality show, who had probably done plastic surgery, who was the hottest model in a particular fashion show, and stuff like that.

But it was the same old gossip and only the person being gossiped about had changed. Lei Nian detoured around the clamoring crowd who had literally taken to fight for their favorite idols, armed with virtual knives and pots and pans, and scrolled further down. But inside, she was feeling a little peeved.

The reason she joined this forum in the first place was that it was recommended by another online friend who was obsessed with beauty. And what Lei Nian came here to do was look at and enjoy seeing all sorts of beautiful people, and not fight over who is better than who. This was after all her life's sustenance ah!

Just as she was listlessly scrolling downward in this manner, her hand suddenly paused as something new caught her eye. 'Hmm? What's this?'

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A/N:

Heya guys, so finally done with forty chapters.

So, today I thought to do a little thank you session for all of my fans and friends who supported this work this whole time. Especially EastieWest, who constantly gave me ps votes in addition to a review. It meant a lot to me. Also, my fellow authors, Blizzard, little star, and Abdulkarim, also sent ps votes, reviews, comments, and even gifts. These motivated me a lot as well.

Last but not least, the rest of my lovely (err dashing? →_→) fans who decided to stick with this book, even if at times you guys probably felt like giving it up. *Wink*

Once again thank you so much, everyone!

Have a fun read!