I'm In Love With the Guy I Grew Up With-Chapter 938: Exposing the Truth 5

Ji Yebai leisurely asked, "Want to know?"

"Just tell me!" Wen Sinian was so anxious he could barely sit still, yet Ji Yebai continued to stroke his chin with his long fingers, looking carefree, as if Wen Sinian wasn’t there at all.

"I’m not going to tell you. You’ll just have to guess yourself!" Ji Yebai chuckled mischievously, and Wen Sinian nearly choked on his own breath upon hearing this!

What the hell!

He gritted his teeth, "Fine, don’t say anything! I’m not really interested anyway!"

But the hands he placed on his knees had already clenched into fists, his body tense and leaning forward, clearly showing his curiosity!

Ji Yebai feigned surprise, "Oh, but now I do feel like telling you!"

Wen Sinian: ...!!

Ning Xixi couldn’t help but laugh, oh dear, her Dabai was just too wicked!

"I don’t want to hear it!" Wen Sinian forced himself to look back on stage.

"The nominees for this year’s Begonia Award for Best Newcomer are: Ning Xixi, Xu Liuli, Chi Tang, Jing Chen..." The host read from the script in perfect cadence, gesturing toward the big screen, "Let’s take a look at everyone’s wonderful performances!"

On the big screen, a clip from each person’s work appeared. When the scene from Ning Xixi and Wen Sinian’s drama came up, Ning Xixi noticed that the air pressure around her inexplicably dropped...

She sneaked a glance at Ji Yebai, whose face was dark. His large hand possessively enveloped her small hand, threatening, "From now on, you can’t act with other men!"

Ning Xixi replied helplessly, "It’s just work... I only like you, why are you getting jealous for no reason?"

The phrase "I only like you" successfully pleased Ji Yebai, and he gave a proud snort, shot Wen Sinian a glare, then continued holding his little wife’s hand, now satisfied. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

The host invited the award presenters, two veteran actors, one male and one female, onto the stage.

The two opened the envelope and shared a glance, their expressions subtly nuanced.

The male veteran cleared his throat, speaking into the microphone, "The winner of this year’s Begonia Award for Best Newcomer is—"

Ning Xixi played with her hair, not feeling at all optimistic about winning. After all, this year’s competition was fierce: Chi Tang starred in a disaster film about an earthquake, with gut-wrenching crying scenes; Jing Chen was in an action cop drama and performed all his own stunts. The other two nominees were also quite strong.

Amidst a fanfare, the male veteran’s steady and powerful voice rang out:

"The winner of this year’s Begonia Award for Best Newcomer is: Xu Liuli!"

With this announcement, the room fell into dead silence!

There were no cheers! No applause! Not even a single "congratulations"!

Meanwhile, the internet exploded!

[What the hell, corruption! That terrible movie by Xu Liuli? She won Best Newcomer?]

[Anyone from the list would be acceptable, but Xu Liuli, I can’t accept that!]

[Protest, protest! @OldHandInEntertainment, come report this Xu Liuli!]

However, the celebrities in attendance, though aware something was fishy, couldn’t show it.

The atmosphere on-site paused awkwardly until someone started clapping, and gradually, scattered applause filled the hall.

Xu Liuli, seemingly unfazed by the awkwardness, gracefully lifted her dress and mounted the stage.

"Congratulations, Liuli! Do you have any words to share with everyone?" The host asked with an official smile.