Mr. Wrong [Cai Xukun]✔️

Chapter 4

We have gone through two performances and everything was going smoothly like usual. Ella suggested that the mentors go out to celebrate a little for a milestone in the show. Obviously, Ella's cuteness ultimately persuaded us all to go, and now we were at a bar, which made me a little nervous. Though I was legal, I've never had a drink before as I didn't really feel a need to. That on top of not having time as I'm still training my ass off even though I've already made my solo debut.

I sat in the middle, Ella and Jony J were conversing on one side while Lisa and Kun were busy, ahem, flirting, on the other side. It bothered me that Lisa was so oblivious to Kun's advances even though she admitted to having a boyfriend, but I concluded that it was not my problem in the end.

"Lihua." Lisa whispered in my ear. I perked up, finally I was being acknowledged.

"I'm going to go to the bathroom. Be back in a minute." Lisa swiftly walked away leaving Kun delicately swirling his drink in his glass while I resorted to a nice glass of water.

"So..." Kun coughed up awkwardly. We never really spoke outside of the show, so the intense atmosphere only increased.

"Have you and Lisa have been friends for awhile?"

"I guess you could say that."

Silence.

"I know it's kind of early, but could you put a good word in for me?"

That was it.

I've had to endure multiple confrontations about my close friend and I've had enough of it. It's one thing to play pretend for a little while, but there was a certain line I set the boundary and the man annoyingly grinning at me had finally taken the liberty to sprint over that invisible line.

"How shameless can you be? You have literally been nothing but a pain in the ass since I first walked onto the set! Is this how you treat people who bring you no advantage in this industry?!" I yelled, obviously attention was immediately drawn our way, but I could care less, the blood coursing through me felt like it was at boiling point and it would take a lot to diffuse it.

Kun was silent and I was breathing heavily, personally trying to calm myself down before I did something irrational. It felt like bricks were one by one being placed on my heaving lungs.

"Have you ever thought for a second that the world does not revolve around your love for her? Can't you even be decent enough for one second to treat me like I actually exist?! Lisa this Lisa that, do you know how tiring it is to be around you?"

"Lihua, I-"

"Shut up." I spat and walked out of the bar after grabbing my purse.

Lisa was successful, beautiful, and talented. The girl had it all and it just hurt that the reality is that I was a low nobody in comparison. That was the reason I was angry right? Because I hated that I was just in the shadow of someone else's blinding success?

Don't drag Lisa into your jealously like it's her fault.

A tear ran down my face in pure embarrassment as I pulled out my phone out of my back pocket. I opened a contact, not knowing if they would actually respond.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Jackson. Can I come over?"

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"So, can you tell me why my little baby came over crying at the middle of night?"

I rolled my eyes as he literally called me a baby, "I'm just extremely frustrated."

"Tell me why you're frustrated, Babe."

Jackson sat me down after getting me a cup of tea. I met Jackson through Yixing a while ago and he's been an amazing emotional support through these years. In return, he sometimes even comes to me for comfort, which always fascinated me.

"Well, I'm on the show Youth With You right now."

"Congrats on that by the way."

I smiled lightly, "Thank you. Anyways, I'm a youth representative alongside with a guy named Cai Xukun."

He bursted out laughing and I felt a little hurt that he found something I said so funny.

"Sorry, Hua. I just remembered when I was a mentor for him when he was on the male version of the show. He wore a see through mesh shirt and I asked him where I could buy it. He was so adorable, but he's already one on the most influential in China!"

Jackson was certainly not making me feel any better. He saw my unamused look and quieted down a little. I felt bad, but I felt shitty all the same.

"Sorry, continue Hua."

"Lisa from BlackPink is a dance mentor for the show and Xukun is basically head over heels with the girl."

Jackson was about to butt in but I beat him too it, "yes, I know her and your BanBam are dating."

"Let me finish sir." He did the imaginary lip-zipping motion and signaled me to continue.

"It's been obvious from the start, the internet is always buzzing about every time they interact, which is great and all. But even though I'm a youth rep alongside him, I'm just overcasted by the two of them. That's not really the problem, though."

I sighed, collecting my thoughts.

"XuKun is only professional with me, never talking to me even when he comes to our shared room to talk to Lisa. Tonight, after the multiple times that Kun has only ever spoken me to ask about Lisa to give her a good word about him and I don't know. I just snapped." I realized I was barely breathing as I said all this and I stopped abruptly. Jackson was soaking it all in and processing it.

"What I'm trying to say is that I think I reacted the way I did because I was upset by the fact that he's not treating me like I'm my own person. Like I don't even exist in this industry. I don't care that he likes Lisa-"

"I'm going to have to cut you off there." Jackson raised a hand and I paused.

"I think it's different. I'm going to say this outright as you're super oblivious to your own feelings."

Confused, I was about to retort when he cut me off again, "and you can't say otherwise because Yixing agrees with me."

Defeated, I crossed my arms and huffed in annoyance. Jackson laughed at my state, but got serious quickly.

"Lihua, you have all rights to be angry, but I don't think think that you're being completely honest with yourself. You like him, right?"

I opened my mouth, but he wasn't finished apparently, "why do I know this? I'm glad you asked. This was the exact way you felt when you were talking to that one guy-"

"Enough!" I cut him off finally, but Jackson gave me a smug look.

"HE was a much different situation than Xukun, okay? I don't like Xukun, I'm not even capable of liking someone like him."

"That's the exact same thing you said about-"

"Jackson..." I growled and he finally got my message.

"Fine, but I'm here in your best interest Hua. You like Xukun, you're jealous over the fact that he's raining all of his attention on your best friend than giving you some of it. I won't deny that it's shitty of him, you deserve to be angry whether you like him or not. But you have two options, Love."

"And those are?" I questioned impatiently.

"You get over him or you make him like you back."

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