Ch25 - “I knew you would come.”

Fu Mingyuan’s words were very clearly aimed at Shen Qi. 

His gaze fell directly on Shen Qi, but the person who was being watched didn’t notice. He even moved the foot that was on Chen Songlu’s back left and right a bit because he was sore from stretching.

Chen Songlu howled. 

Fu Mingyuan’s gaze finally moved to him. His brows were furrowed, and his eyes were full of inquiry.

Chen Songlu struggled twice.

Shen Qi relaxed his strength, removing the foot from his back before he rubbed his shoe into the ground, turned his head slightly, and looked at the door.

Yang Su, who was originally indifferent and only wanted to watch the fun, stood up and said, “They’re just messing around for fun.” 

Hearing her help out, Chen Songlu quickly struggled to get up. Although his expression was ugly, he still managed to smile at Fu Mingyuan.

It was just that the footprint on his back looked way too funny. 

“Yes, Fu Ge, it’s all a misunderstanding…” Chen Songlu knew Fu Mingyuan’s background.

People like them clearly understood who they could and couldn’t offend. 

Fu Mingyuan ignored him, only slightly leaning over, and pursed his lips. After a while, he said in a low voice, “Senior Yang.”

Yang Su smiled a bit awkwardly. She didn’t know whether Fu Mingyuan and Shen Qi knew each other or what the question Fu Mingyuan had just asked meant. 

As a senior and elder in the industry, it was really beneath her dignity to just sit there and watch that from the side.

“Ah…” Shen Qi, the person in question, reacted a bit late. 

He hadn’t taken off his mask, and he only showed a pair of beautiful eyes. Maybe because his actions just now were a bit big, but the corners of his eyes were a little red. Still, it wasn’t obvious.

Fu Mingyuan noticed it at a glance. 

Shen Qi rubbed his fingertips and moved his eyes away from Fu Mingyuan’s face. This man’s appearance was too much of an attack on him. Shen Qi’s lips hidden under his mask had subconsciously gone dry.

He licked his lower lip and as his tongue passed by his teeth, there was a slight itch. 

“Do you have any napkins?” he asked, raising his eyes.

The voice through the mask wasn’t very clear, but it was more real than that from the computer or cellphone. There were no extra electrical noises, and the corners of his eyes curved and rose as he seemed to smile. 

He was looking at Fu Mingyuan and smiling.

Fu Mingyuan entered inside in two steps, and Du Jing, who was following behind him, still had a dazed expression on his face, as if he didn’t know what had just happened. 

Fu Mingyuan walked straight towards Shen Qi. His aura was too oppressive, and Chen Songlu, who was gnashing his teeth and supporting his arm from the side, didn’t dare to look directly at him. In front of Fu Mingyuan, Chen Songlu was a whole head shorter than him.

When Shen Qi stood up straight, he was around Fu Mingyuan’s ear. 

Fu Mingyuan didn’t answer him. He just looked down at his eyes very lightly, and the hand carrying the milk tea moved.

For a moment, he held his right hand over the cup, and confirmed it was still warm. 

He handed the milk tea over to Shen Qi.

Du Jing, who was leaning against the door in a daze, suddenly woke up. He knew it! He knew it! He just knew it! 

What taking care of a son! That was complete bullshit ah!

With Fu Mingyuan’s temperament, he would definitely not be willing to do things that he thought were either wrong or that he just didn’t want to do. 

He had even thought Fu Mingyuan was of two different minds! Hanging that little anchor out there while also secretly pining over Angry!

In the end, it turned out that they were the same person! And, he was even Shen Bozong’s son! 

Du Jing felt that he was really too useless as an agent. Should he thank Fu Mingyuan for not waiting to tell him the good news when the two of them registered their marriage certificates?

And he had risked being photographed secretly to go buy milk tea! Buy milk tea? 

Du Jing…Du Jing’s eyes swept across the people in the lounge, then he shifted two steps forward to block Chen Songlu and Yang Su’s view.

See no evil, don’t you understand ah! 

Even if he didn’t block them, the two of them didn’t dare to look directly at the scene now. They could only watch it secretly.

Shen Qi raised his eyebrows slightly. He looked at Fu Mingyuan holding the cup with his slender fingers. Because he had reached out, a small part of his wrist was showing. 

“For me?” There was a smile and a little surprise in his voice.

Fu Mingyuan nodded. “It’s hot.” 

Shen Qi didn’t answer directly.

He took a napkin out of the milk tea’s plastic bag and slowly wiped the palm of his hand with it. 

Then he leaned forward slowly, staring at Fu Mingyuan’s eyes, the two of them separated by a few centimeters.

Shen Qi suddenly laughed out loud. “You’re really hot.” 

He took the milk tea from him, covered the cup with his hand, and then said, “Unfortunately, you’re just a little less hot than me ba.”

The milk tea really was still warm, and it was his favorite flavor. 

He took out his cellphone and asked, “How much was it, I’ll transfer it to you?”

Although Fu Mingyuan was hot, he couldn’t accept other people’s milk tea. 

Fu Mingyuan: “….”

He frowned. “No need.” 

Shen Qi’s hand fell to the edge of his mask. His gaze drifted for a while, but then he put it down again.

Chen Songlu peeping from the side: “….” 

“Yang Jie… Who’s that… Isn’t he someone’s assistant?” he asked in a low voice.

Yang Su rubbed her somewhat worn out temples, shook her head, and then nodded. 

Looking at them like this, the two of them really did seem to know each other.

Shen Qi scratched his hair and handed back the milk tea with his left hand. “Then I can’t take it, sorry.” 

Tch, he was really a man with strong willpower. Later, he would have to talk over this matter with Gege thoroughly.

For Gege, he had to keep his body as pure as jade. 

Fu Mingyuan’s brow had grown more furrowed, as if he was trying to accept a very unbelievable thing.

Du Jing, who was working hard to block everyone’s view, had a somewhat contorted expression. Fu Mingyuan was actually rejected! 

Shen Qi stepped back two steps, pulling a safe distance between the two of them before he turned around and looked at Wu Yan.

Wu Yan was looking at the two of them with starry eyes. 

Shen Qi clicked his tongue, reached out, and patted him on the back of the head. “Am I, your Gege, not hot?”

Wu Yan torturously muffled himself for a bit, before saying reflexively, “Hot, the hottest.” 

Having received his autograph, Wu Yan’s mouth was very easy.

Fu Mingyuan saw his movements and his grip on the milk tea stiffened. His lips pursed into a straight line and he said, “Your father asked me to take care of you.” 

Hearing this, Shen Qi’s hand on the interface of his cellphone froze, and he paused in the middle of sitting down. He put his other hand in his coat pocket, and his tone grew more careless than just now, “Ah… He asked you to take care of me?”

It seemed like Shen Bozong had mentioned it before, but he had almost forgotten about it. 

It was all Gege’s fault for being so mesmerizing.

He turned his gaze and looked at Fu Mingyuan’s assistant Du Jing, who was acting as if he was just visiting this place. Chen Songlu leaned over and talked with Yang Su in a low voice, while their assistants were facing the wall as they tried to be invisible. 

Shen Qi reached out and took the milk tea from Fu Mingyuan’s hand, placing it on the table before he gently pulled at Fu Mingyuan’s meticulously arranged collar, raised his head, and whispered, “Did he tell you that I like your type of…man?

“Wu… If he didn’t tell you, I’ll tell you now. 

“If you want to take care of me, then how are you going to take care of me?

“Where are you going to start taking care of me?” 

Tch, Gege, I’m sorry. The situation is forcing me to say this.

He looked at the camera on the wall and dropped his gaze to laugh mockingly at himself. 

Was Shen Bozong so angry right now that he was trembling, so angry that he regretted letting him come here, and so angry that he hated that he didn’t believe his words?

Fu Mingyuan was unprepared for having his collar suddenly pulled like that by him. Then, the clear voice of the young man slowly, word by word, entered his ears. 

His breath stopped, but his face didn’t show any sign of that. With just a little effort, he stood up straight again.

“Don’t talk nonsense.” 

He said this in a calm voice.

Shen Qi touched his forehead with his hand. “I’m not ah. 

“I’m telling you the whole truth here, didn’t everyone see it? After you came in, my eyes never left you.”

The others: “….” 

Yang Su suddenly stood up and went out in a hurry, and Chen Songlu was pulled along by his assistant.

They didn’t dare to keep watching this kind of scene. 

Du Jing: “…..”

He pulled at Wu Yan, who was still starry-eyed. “Are you Director Shen’s assistant? I seem to have met you at the company before…” 

As they spoke, they exited the lounge.

And they even very carefully closed the door. 

After just a bit, there were only two people left in the lounge.

Shen Qi chuckled. “A single man and man…” 

Fu Mingyuan let out an “en.” Just as he wanted to say something, a cellphone somewhat abruptly rang.

Shen Qi checked the caller, raised his eyebrow, and took a look at Fu Mingyuan before he picked up the call. 

“What’s the matter?” He had a little bit of a devil-may-care attitude, and even closed his eyes.

Fu Mingyuan glanced at him a bit, then turned and left. 

Shen Qi took a look over towards him, calculating his chances of getting Fu Mingyuan’s signature for Lu Tun under these circumstances.

But…how could he be even hotter in person than his photos. 

And his voice was really too similar to Gege’s….

“Did you have a good time?” Shen Bozong’s tone was gentle. 

“Very good. Thank you for giving me a chance to interact with the man I like.”

Shen Bozong’s breath stopped. Letting Fu Mingyuan take care of him was a cover, since after all, Fu Mingyuan was the only artist from their company in the entire program. 

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Shen Qi sneered. “What? Who else do you want me to run into? Which one of your lovers? 

“Ah… No wonder.” Shen Qi laughed. “Do you want me to meet my stepmother this way again? Let me guess what plot you arranged: is it that I suffer, and then my stepmother comes to bravely protect me?

“You’ve used this trick since I was in junior high, can’t you switch to another one?” 

Shen Bozong was made speechless by him. It was really like that. He had arranged for someone to hurt Shen Qi. The best scenario would be to hurt his hand, so in this way, he could no longer compete, and he could only come back to inherit the family business. And then, Shen Bozong would let Su Ya see this and help Shen Qi.

The script had already been written. 

Shen Qi hung up and looked down through the window of the lounge.

The people downstairs were like ants. 

Shen Bozong’s brain really had been kicked in by a donkey.

After a while, there was a knock on the door to the lounge. The door wasn’t locked, and Shen Qi thought it was a person who needed to use this room, so he let out an affirmative sound and got ready to go out for a stroll. 

It was really boring staying here.

Before he got to the door, the lounge’s door opened. 

A woman in casual clothing stood at the door with some reserve. “I’m sorry to come to find you so abruptly.”

Su Ya seemed a little embarrassed as she continued, “Are you Shen Qi?” 

As soon as she said that, Shen Qi knew who this person was, since she had just been mentioned on the phone.

His expression suddenly grew cold. 

Su Ya wasn’t old. She was five years younger than Shen Bozong and still unmarried. She wasn’t like Shen Bozong, who already had a son this old.

She had preserved herself well and looked pretty good. 

The two people were at a stalemate for a bit before Shen Qi lightly said, “Yes.”

Su Ya said formally, “Can we go inside to talk.” 

There were staff passing by from time to time here, and it was very difficult to converse.

After entering the room, Su Ya let out a breath. “I’m…very sorry for arranging such a meeting. 

“I have something to say to you before the program starts filming. I hope you don’t mind.”

Shen Qi let out a “wu,” lowered his head, and began to fiddle with his cellphone. 

Su Ya didn’t mind. She said with a gentle smile, “Originally, your father wanted us to meet by chance…

“Personally, I think it was ridiculous. Sometimes his ideas really run wild like a heavenly steed across the sky.” 

Shen Qi let out an “en” and seemed to signal for her to continue.

“I didn’t agree, so I’m approaching you like this. Some staff members will come to take you to the shooting site later. As long as you don’t go, it’ll be fine.” 

Shen Qi looked up at her and found a shadow of his deceased mother in Su Ya’s eyebrows.

Suddenly, his heart violently pounded twice. He suppressed the abnormality in his heart and asked, “Do you want to tell me to not interfere with the two of you, and that you freely fell in love with each other?” 

Su Ya gently laughed. “No, and I’m very sorry that I took the liberty to find you.

“I did fall in love with your father freely, but I’ve never thought of marrying your father. I’m someone who will never get married, so you don’t have to worry about that.” 

It seemed a bit strange, yet also very reasonable to start talking about all this here and now during their first meeting.

Shen Qi calmed his heart. 

The woman in front of him was much smarter than his mother. These words weren’t only for himself, but also for Shen Bozong.

From the beginning, she had planned to take this opportunity to tell Shen Bozong that she would not marry him. 

Shen Qi suddenly stood up and said, “I don’t need to listen to this.

“If you’ve said enough, I’m leaving.” 

Su Ya was relieved and nodded.

….. 

In the small lounge next door, Chen Songlu sat nervously on the sofa.

There was still half an hour to go before filming, and he should have been working on his lines. If he hadn’t fallen into lust and tried to take liberties with Shen Bozong’s son, then he would have been promoted easily in the show. But now, he was really afraid of people making things hard for him in secret. 

In particular, Fu Mingyuan had bumped into the scene and actually knew the other party.

“I was just taking some liberties with a little boy…” Chen Songlu gritted his teeth. 

He had just changed his clothes. He felt that the situation just now was very humiliating, but he could not retaliate.

Chen Songlu’s assistant was bringing him tea, pouring water, and offering him something to eat. “Chen Ge, let’s forget it for now ba. 

“After all, the competition is what’s important.”

Chen Songlu breathed out. “Alright ba, there are so many handsome guys in the world, so I don’t have to hang myself on one tree.” 

Although he liked beauty, he wasn’t as bad as the rumors made him out to be.

…… 

Shen Qi ran into Fu Mingyuan just after he went out.

Fu Mingyuan was standing at the entrance of the stairs, and a staff member was holding a laptop and communicating with him. 

His expression was a little serious, with his left hand on his leg and his right holding the laptop. His head was slightly lowered, and light came in through the window, shining on half of his face.

Because they were a bit far away, Shen Qi couldn’t hear what they were talking about. 

Shen Qi just glanced at them, then bypassed them and went up to the stairwell to sit down.

There was no one passing by here. The program’s filming was about to start, so everyone was busy. 

Shen Qi somewhat wearily covered his eyes and leaned against the wall. He raised his head and took two shallow breaths, and it was only then that he suppressed those memories.

Shen Bozong had begun acting like this as early as the second year after his mother had died. He always would hurt him and let another woman come in to save him, arranging for him to meet with a woman who might be Shen Bozong’s next wife. 

This was probably because he had originally met Shen Qi’s birth mother when she had saved him.

After a long time, Shen Qi took out his cellphone and began to send messages to fmy. 

Your Qi Ge: Gege~ Are you busy~ Gege~

Your Qi Ge: Gege~ I met Fu Mingyuan himself, and I confirmed that he’s not as hot as me. 

Your Qi Ge: Originally I wanted an autograph, but for Gege’s sake, I held back

Your Qi Ge: Gege, shouldn’t you give me some reward~ 

It was only after sending that that he reached out to take off his mask.

His finger stopped by his ear when a pair of black leather shoes appeared in front of him. 

Looking up, he saw Fu Mingyuan holding his cellphone and lowering his head with a soft look.

Shen Qi paused in taking off his mask, raising his gaze and chuckling. “What, does my father still want you to follow me around? Film Emperor Fu?” 

Fu Mingyuan didn’t answer. He lowered his head and began to type slowly.

His typing speed was really slow, and the speed of his fingers made Shen Qi kind of want to laugh. 

He didn’t speak, so Shen Qi waited.

After a while, his WeChat let out a prompt sound. 

At the same time, Fu Mingyuan also put down his cellphone.

Shen Qi looked down. 

fmy: Look up at me

Shen Qi: ????? 

He raised his head abruptly.

He couldn’t believe it. 

“fmy?

“Fu Mingyuan?” 

There was a slight tremor in his voice.

Fu Mingyuan’s expression didn’t change, and he nodded. “Yes.” 

Getting a positive answer, Shen Qi’s heart wasn’t calm, and his breathing grew a bit heavy.

Fu Mingyuan, on the other hand, was neither hasty nor slow as he asked, “What reward do you want?” 

Shen Qi’s hand slowly clenched the corner of his top. He licked the corner of his lips, and his voice was a little hoarse. “I haven’t decided yet.”

He had once thought about what kind of person Gege would be like. 

If he was really ugly, then maybe Shen Qi would be able to suppress his budding thoughts.

However, he had really never imagined that he would be Fu Mingyuan. 

How could he break off his thoughts now ah.

Fu Mingyuan said, “Don’t sit on the ground, it’s cold.” 

Shen Qi let out a “wu” then raised an eyebrow. “Shouldn’t you explain a bit ah, Film Emperor Fu, about how you recognized me?

“Ah… Like I said, you secretly investigated me… You knew it a long time ago, but you didn’t tell me. 

“If I didn’t come, were you just going to let me try my best in flirting with you?”

Shen Qi stood up. He was standing on the steps, while Fu Mingyuan was standing on the flat ground, so in this way, he was a little taller than the other party, which gave him a bit of a condescending look. 

Fu Mingyuan pursed his lips and remained silent for a while. “No.

“I knew you would come.” 

“You knew who I was?” Shen Qi had one hand pressed against the wall, and if it wasn’t for his smile, he would look like he was about to hit someone.

“Why couldn’t you tell me directly?” Shen Qi was really a bit angry. 

The other party knew who he was, but he didn’t.

The other side had even watched him make a fool of himself. 

There was an inexplicable sense of shame.

He stretched out his hand to pull at Fu Mingyuan’s collar. The mark he had just left when he tugged it before was still there. 

The two people’s eyes met.

Shen Qi clicked his tongue, but before he could speak, Fu Mingyuan raised his hand. 

Shen Qi thought he was going to push him away.

After all, based on what other people said, Fu Mingyuan was overly serious, and their position right now really was a bit too close. 

He could see every detail of the other person’s face, and his face was truly too striking.

Fu Mingyuan’s hand didn’t push him away, but fell beside his ear, and his cold, slender fingertips touched his ear. 

Shen Qi hissed.

He felt the other person gently pull off his mask. 

After being stuffy for too long, when his skin suddenly came into contact with the air, Shen Qi moved around a bit, slightly uncomfortable.

When his face moved, his cheek had just happened to rub against the other man’s fingertips. 

Shen Qi smiled and asked, “What’s the matter, touching my face so quickly?

“You have to take responsibility after touching it.” 

Fu Mingyuan felt that his fingertips were itchy.

He drew back his hand and let the other side pull at his collar, but his eyes were heavy, and his Adam’s apple rolled up and down. 

He suddenly asked, “Why aren’t you calling me Gege?”

Shen Qi was stunned for a moment. He let go and helped him smooth out his collar, his movements very slow. 

His eyes drooped slightly, and he said lazily,

“I thought you didn’t like it. 

“Didn’t you say it was improper?”

“I like it.” 

Fu Mingyuan said in a low voice. He leaned forward slightly, with one hand traversing the air.

Shen Qi drew back his hand, licked his teeth, and his gaze moved to the other party’s ears. 

“Alright ya, Gege.

“Gege,” he said breathily, “Your ears are red.” 

Saying that, he laughed.

His eyebrows curved, and the corners of his eyes seemed redder. 

Fu Mingyuan felt that his fingertips were hot and his throat was dry.

….. 

The two people quietly looked at each other for a while, probably determining that the other party had truly left cyberspace and entered reality.

After a while, someone from the program’s staff called Fu Mingyuan over to film. 

Before leaving, Fu Mingyuan asked Shen Qi to wait for him in the lounge.

When Shen Qi came out of the hall, it was already past three o’clock in the afternoon. 

It seemed that there were a lot of fans outside. When he came out, some people tried to stop him, but when they found that he hadn’t brought an assistant or an agent with him, they gave up.

He definitely wasn’t a star. 

He took a taxi back to his hotel.

After he got back, he took a bath. 

He was really worn out, after his mood today had been on a constant rollercoaster.

Lying on the bed, he scrolled through his chat records with Fu Mingyuan and actually felt like his previous self was a bit dumb. 

The lights in the hotel were too bright and made his eyes ache. He simply buried himself in the quilt, not willing to turn off the lights.

He browsed through Fu Mingyuan’s super topic for a bit, liking the front row. 

He also visited the fan group chat, and messages from the group kept appearing.

Fu Ge’s little fan sister: I just saw a very handsome little Gege at the door. Although his face was covered, his eyes looked really good! 

Fu Ge’s light stick: Take photos ah, sister!!!!

Fu Ge’s little fan sister: Wuwuwuwu there were too many people, and I didn’t think they were a star, so I didn’t go up 

Fu Ge’s old godmother: Wuwuwu, I really want to go in and see Fu Ge!

…… 

Shen Qi typed in the input box for a while and then deleted it.

Don’t be like this ah, sisters, sooner or later you’ll regret it. 

You guys missed the chance to take a picture of your Fu Ge’s future boyfriend today.

It was only after watching them chat for a while that Shen Qi clicked on WeChat and entered the five-person group chat. 

Since the Anchor Xianxian incident, Little Coriander ya had also been pulled into the groupchat.

At the moment, Dog Ge and Little Coriander ya were both still livestreaming, and no one was chatting. 

Shen Qi deliberated for a bit.

Your Qi Ge: Bros, I want to ask you guys a question 

Lu Tun: ????

Lu Tun: Ge! Are you finished, Ge! Has my autographed photo been gotten, Ge! 

Your Qi Ge: ? In your eyes, I, your idol, can’t compare with a photo?

Lu Tun: No Ge, you are the most important! 

Your Qi Ge: That’s good, let me ask you a question. You discover that the person you like has been deceiving you for a period of time, what would you do?

Lu Tun: Weeping.JPG I’m still a child 

Little Coriander ya: That depends on the degree of the deception ya

Your Qi Ge: Withholding information 

Little Coriander ya: Just beat them up once ya~

Lu Tun: Afraid.jpg 

Shen Qi pondered this.

Beating him up might not be possible ah. 

He put down his cellphone, wiggled into the quilt, closed his eyes, and thought about it.

The scene of Fu Mingyuan entering through the door flashed in his mind. 

It was probably the first time he’d seen a man who could make formal clothes look so good, so he couldn’t forget it no matter how he tried.

On his side, he lay down cozily and even went to sleep, but in the groupchat, hundreds of messages had already been sent because of his words. 

Ye Lai: What do you mean?

Lu Tun: Well, maybe he has someone he likes. Little Leaf, why don’t you go ask. 

Ye Lai: No, I’m afraid. I’m going to go do something

Dog Ge: ??? Did he have a face-to-face meeting with Boss? 

Little Coriander ya: It’s possible!

Lu Tun: ??? But he went to participate in an event ah! 

….

On the other side, at the filming scene, after Chen Songlu’s group performed, Fu Mingyuan, who always spoke very little, gave a rare long comment. 

Fu Mingyuan, as the new film emperor, was widely recognized for his acting skills.

Of the other three mentors, besides Yang Su, the other two had also won the title of film emperor and empress. 

Fu Mingyuan was the least talkative of the four.

“You put in too much obvious effort when acting, and you’re very nervous. 

“Is this the first time you’ve seen this script or the first time you’ve acted it out? Didn’t you prepare for it before coming onstage? Why are you nervous?

“I’m very sorry, but I can only give 5 points for your individual points. 

“If you want to act well, then you should focus on acting.”

Fu Mingyuan said a long string of serious words, but his expression was still the same as when he faced the other people. It was just that he was a bit merciless with his comments. 

In other people’s eyes, this was normal.

This was because Fu Mingyuan had never liked people who weren’t serious in their work. 

Chen Songlu had already tried his best not to look very uncomfortable.

He already knew his mistake! 

If he had known that that was Shen Bozong’s son, he wouldn’t have fallen into lust!

And Yang Su who spoke after Fu Mingyuan acted as the nice judge and praised all the performances from the group. 

The program filming didn’t end until past 8 p.m.

There were just two groups of actors today. There were a total of 10 groups, so it would take a week to film everyone. 

After the filming, some people suggested they go out for a midnight snack.

However, a few people refused on the grounds that they had something else to do, so this idea fell through. 

The chief director was still chatting with Fu Mingyuan.

“FruitTV’s director last time was really something. Hey, the director of our station isn’t bad ba.” 

He was talking about the last time Fu Mingyuan had participated in an interview, when that director had just left him there to wait. Before long, he had been replaced.

Fu Mingyuan let out an “en” and glanced at the clock on the wall. 

“Why don’t we have a drink together? You didn’t even drink last time.”

Du Jing came out to gloss over the situation. “You don’t know that our family’s Mingyuan is allergic to alcohol. Otherwise, he would definitely keep you company while drinking and have a great time with you.” 

The chief director let out a “heh heh.” He didn’t dare to force Fu Mingyuan to drink with him.

Du Jing added, “Today we’ll go first, and next time I’ll drink with you.” 

Fu Mingyuan showed a rare bit of impatience, but it was too slight for anyone to notice.

Because cellphones had to be turned off during the program’s filming, he didn’t have any time to send a message to Shen Qi and tell him not to wait for him. 

Based on Shen Qi’s temperament, he should have sent him many messages to relieve his boredom, but when Fu Mingyuan turned on his phone, there were no WeChat messages.

Fu Mingyuan walked towards the lounge while asking Du Jing, who was yawning beside him, “Is my cellphone broken?” 

Du Jing instantly sobered up. “How is that possible, wasn’t it still good this afternoon?

“If it’s really broken, then that’ll be troublesome.” 

He took the other’s cellphone and made a call with his own cellphone. It went through, and he could also answer the call normally.

“It’s not broken ah…it’s fine ah.” Du Jing was a little confused. 

Fu Mingyuan let out an “en” and didn’t answer, but his steps grew obviously larger.

Du Jing ran after him, sighing about how he needed to exercise. 

When they got to the lounge, Fu Mingyuan was the first one to come back.

The light in the lounge wasn’t on. 

It was empty.

…… 

When Shen Qi woke up, it was already dark.

He was sweating all over. 

There were several missed calls from Wu Yan on his cellphone.

Ah, he seemed to have forgotten to let his little assistant know where he was going. 

Shen Qi scratched his messy hair, and because he had just woken up, his cheek was still a little red.

He sent a message to Wu Yan and apologized. It was only then that he saw he had another missed call. 

It was an unfamiliar number.

The corner of Shen Qi’s mouth curved up, and he sat up and lay against the head of the bed. 

He switched to WeChat.

fmy: You went back? 

fmy: Sorry, filming went a little late

fmy: Are you angry? 

It was from an hour ago.

Seeing these messages, Shen Qi put the back of his hand against his forehead, and his smile grew bigger. 

Your Qi Ge: En, I’m angry. Gege~ You have to kiss, hug, and raise me up high and snug to make me not mad.

Pretty much within a second, Fu Mingyuan’s side became “Typing.” 

It took a few minutes for a message to be sent, and it was just three words.

fmy: That’s too fast 

Shen Qi read it and laughed.

When he wanted to type and reply, a voice call came from the opposite side. Shen Qi sat up and tidied up his hair, even feeling the urge to look in the mirror. 

After drinking some water at the head of the bed, Shen Qi answered the call.

When the call connected, the sound of Fu Mingyuan’s breathing was a little heavy, and there was a slight sound of a plastic bag rubbing against something. 

Fu Mingyuan took the lead in speaking, his voice a little hoarse, “You’re angry?”

He seemed to be walking, his breath panting a bit. 

Usually, his voice already sounded nice enough, and now it was even more hoarse and sexy, especially when it came through the cellphone. Shen Qi had turned on speaker phone, so it was even louder.

It clearly hadn’t hit his eardrums this way when they were face to face. 

Shen Qi covered his ears and fumbled at the head of the bed for a while, before he remembered that he wasn’t at home, and his earphones were still in his bag.

He left the bed barefoot to look for the earphones in his bag. 

“Are you angry?

“Why aren’t you talking?” 

There seemed to be the sound of cloth moving, and his breathing grew more stable.

“Du Jing, is my cellphone broken?” 

There was another sound of something rubbing.

Then, there was the voice of an exasperated and frantic man. 

“Ahhhhhhh Ge, Dage, it’s bullshit that it’s broken ah! Isn’t it still in the middle of a call?

“Don’t talk to me, I’m going back to my room to rest now. Do whatever you like ba, don’t disturb me. 

“Be careful not to be photographed. I don’t want to be shocked tomorrow! Something weird like, Fu Mingyuan goes in the middle of the night to a mysterious man!”

Then came the sound of running feet. 

They were getting further and further away.

Fu Mingyuan was silent for a while. His back was perfectly straight, and he leaned against the wall. His eyes were a bit dim. 

That was, until Shen Qi found his earphones, and there was a rustling sound from the slight electric current in the earphones.

He heard the sound of the young man’s shallow breathing and the sound of the cloth rubbing against his face. It was transmitted over more clearly than before. 

His originally tense back suddenly relaxed.

His fingers slipped across the back of the phone unconsciously. 

Because he had come out to film the program, there was no need for a cellphone case.

But today, Shen Qi had used one. 

The somewhat dim yellow lights in the corridor reflected on his face. He looked a little tired, but his posture was still tall and straight.

“You’re back?” It was a little cold in the corridor. He had worn thin clothes while filming, and he hadn’t worn anything else since he was in a hurry to leave. 

Fu Mingyuan’s voice was hoarse again.

Shen Qi kicked the quilt and let it stick to his legs in a docile manner. He sighed comfortably and buried his head in the quilt. 

“I didn’t come back.”

His voice was muffled. 

He was trying hard not to laugh.

Fu Mingyuan’s voice suddenly became serious as he asked, “Where did you go in the middle of the night? 

“It’s so cold outside at night.”

“No, Gege, are you…” He licked his lips and swallowed what he had said. 

“Ah… How can I tell you.

“I’m still angry. 

“Without Gege kissing, hugging, and raising me up high and snug, I won’t get up.”

Fu Mingyuan raised his head, pursed his lips, and his brow wrinkled until the 川 character appeared. 

“That’s too fast.”

It was the same answer as before. 

“We should start with holding hands.”

The words that came out of his mouth were just so serious. 

There was no trace of him joking.

Shen Qi clicked his tongue. 

“Gege, it’s an emoticon, don’t you know?

“It basically goes: I’ve fallen down, and I won’t get up without someone kissing, hugging, and raising me up high and snug.” 

Fu Mingyuan, who had taken him seriously: “….”

“En, understood. 

“Are you in your room?”

“No, I’m angry, so I went out to get some air and wake up.” He turned over. 

Fu Mingyuan chuckled. He had already figured it out now that Shen Qi was doing it on purpose.

The corners of his mouth rose unconsciously. 

“Which room are you staying in?”

“I’m not there, your little cutie has gone offline for the time being.” 

Shen Qi kicked at his quilt, flipping up and rushing to the mirror to look at his collar that had been pulled at until it was falling around at who knew where, and his hair that was in a mess because of his poor sleeping posture.

“En,” Fu Mingyuan answered and suddenly sneezed. 

Shen Qi, who was looking at himself in the mirror, asked, “Did you catch a cold?”

“You’re not in your room?” 

“En, not there.”

“The barbecue I bought for you is cold, can it still be eaten?” 

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Fu Mingyuan: Kiss once, hug once, pick you up high, get up, don’t get up.

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Juurensha: Well, lots of stuff to go over here! First off–Shen Bozong is an awful father, but Su Ya is surprisingly pretty cool? And hahahaha, they finally met!

kat: Shen Bozong was such a wtf moment…. FMY was so funny replying to SQ’s flirting though

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