[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans":3,"chapter-the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-14":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The More Tragic I Act, the Stronger I Get — My Fans Beg Me to Stop Killing Off My Roles",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1297728,1723,"Chapter 14: Killing Intent 60%! A single piece of fish she ignited a deadly dinner party!","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-14",14,"\u003Cp>\"Don't be nervous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yifeng smiled, \"I watched your performance this afternoon, it was truly stunning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've always been curious—during that final drum-beating scene, what were you thinking inside? How did you find that sense of absolute determination?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He actually asked Jiang Ci this question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the same question Qin Feng had asked earlier that afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, coming from Lu Yifeng's mouth, the meaning completely changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an interrogation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to know whether Jiang Ci's \"acting skills\" genuinely came from real experience, or were just a flash-in-the-pan stroke of luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it was based on real experience, then what was that story? And could this story become an obstacle to his approach toward Su Qingying?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, everyone's attention at the dinner table focused on Jiang Ci.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Su Qingying, who had been lost in her own thoughts, looked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci felt as if he had been placed under a spotlight, with Lu Yifeng's chilling gaze fixed on his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This question was difficult to answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tell the truth?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Say that he was thinking about you, you psychopath, which made him perform with such intensity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he could forget about leaving through that door tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What to do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to provide an answer that would satisfy Lu Yifeng's curiosity, dispel his suspicions, without exposing himself, and also... annoy him a bit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a flash of insight, an idea came to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Got it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightness instantly faded from Jiang Ci's face, replaced by a transparent sorrow that slowly spread across his features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher Lu,\" his voice was soft, carrying a barely noticeable tremor, \"actually... I wasn't thinking about the nation or the world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At that moment, there was only one simple thought in my mind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, raised his head, his gaze not meeting Lu Yifeng's but instead settling on the blank wall behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were empty, yet filled with scattered fragments of brokenness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was thinking... about someone I once liked very much, but can never see again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As these words left his mouth, the room erupted in murmurs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Qin Feng and Director Li couldn't hide their gossipy expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? A girlfriend?\" Zhao Xueling was the most direct, asking outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice grew even lower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She... she didn't like me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She fell for another man.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That man is outstanding, radiant, everyone likes him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I... I'm just a speck of mud on the ground.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci's voice grew increasingly hoarse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't looking at anyone, as if talking to himself, completely immersed in his own world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At that moment, I was thinking, if I could also fall before everyone's eyes, just like the young general.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then would she... even if just for a moment... see me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Would she...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"shed a single tear for me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finished speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was stunned by this \"heartfelt confession.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The image of a lovesick youth, humble to the point of being trampled into the dust, instantly came alive in their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This story was so vivid!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So damn... heartbreaking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xueling's eyes when she looked at Jiang Ci were already overflowing with maternal love and sympathy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Li and Wang Pangzi wore expressions of \"so that's how it is,\" as if they had finally found the source of Jiang Ci's \"tragic aura.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci secretly glanced from the corner of his eye at the two people at the head of the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qingying was looking down, her long eyelashes lowered, no one could see her expression. But her hand on the table was unconsciously clenched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Lu Yifeng...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face still wore that gentle smile tinged with a hint of \"sympathy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in Jiang Ci's mind, the system alarm was about to explode!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Warning! S-class target experiencing intense emotional fluctuations!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Internal emotional analysis: Killing intent (40%)! Anger (30%)! Jealousy (20%)! Disguise (10%)!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing intent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly surged from 15% to 40%!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci's heart also gave a violent lurch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that his words just now had precisely stepped on Lu Yifeng's landmine!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because, the \"radiant man\" he mentioned, in Lu Yifeng's ears, clearly alluded to himself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Jiang Ci's image as a \"humble admirer\" sharply contrasted with Su Qingying's \"cold\" attitude toward him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the surface, these words were about Jiang Ci's own story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, they severely stimulated Lu Yifeng's pathological pride!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aren't you perfect?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the person you want to win over treats you with indifference!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While I, this \"speck of mud,\" would die for her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of \"tragic hero\" self-sacrifice was precisely what a refined egoist like Lu Yifeng could never comprehend!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yifeng's killing intent was screaming alarms in Jiang Ci's mind, but not a trace showed on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his glass, lifting it solemnly toward Jiang Ci.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Ci, I'd like to toast you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression seemed genuinely moved by Jiang Ci's story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For this... unrequited affection of yours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tilted his head back and drained the red wine in his glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, what a good kid, such a pity.\" Zhao Xueling sighed, looking at Jiang Ci as if he were her own heartbroken son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Li also patted Jiang Ci's shoulder: \"Let the past be the past. You're so talented, you'll meet someone better in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Jiang Ci was screaming internally: I'm not! I didn't! Don't make things up! I was just making it up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on his face, he had to maintain that \"dejected\" expression, silently raising his glass and draining it as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His persona absolutely must not collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as everyone's attention was captivated by Jiang Ci's \"tragic story,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one noticed that Su Qingying, who had been silent all along, made a move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted her head and glanced at Jiang Ci beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she did something completely unexpected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She picked up the serving chopsticks from the table, picked up a piece of steamed fish from the plate in front of Jiang Ci that he hadn't really touched, and gently placed it into his bowl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eat more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was still cool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these two words plunged the entire private room into an eerie silence once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qingying...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Su Qingying who was cold as ice to everyone...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually... actively served food to a man?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a newcomer she had just met a few days ago?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell was going on?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci was also stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down at the tender white piece of fish in his bowl, completely thrown off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Big sister!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What are you doing?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instinctively looked up at Lu Yifeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yifeng's face still wore a perfect smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the system alarm in Jiang Ci's mind was no longer \"beep beep beep\"—it had turned into a shrill, piercing scream!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Woo—! Woo—! Woo—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Warning! Warning! S-class target emotional control lost!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Internal emotional analysis: Killing intent (60%)!!! Jealousy (40%)!!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing intent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sixty percent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci realized he had been careless just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His story, while it had disgusted Lu Yifeng, had also precisely triggered Su Qingying's \"sympathy\" and \"protective instinct.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone like Su Qingying, cold on the outside but warm inside, couldn't stand seeing such a \"sincere\" and \"humble\" youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her action of serving him food, in her own view, might simply be comforting the weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in Lu Yifeng's eyes, this was a blatant provocation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci, this \"speck of mud\" in his view, had actually so easily obtained a moment of gentleness from Su Qingying—something he had schemed tirelessly for but never received!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qingying, you're so good to him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yifeng spoke, his voice still gentle, but carrying an indescribable chill.\u003C\u002Fp>",1266,"2026-06-05T18:00:08.278Z",1,"novelbin.me","4a0ace9694f26042a4a7be1744608a4cf249b48cbed8dabc1bf1646a83e1ad80","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-15","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-13",366,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-cover.jpg"]