The Villain Just Wants to be a Salted Fish

 

By the time Tang Jing finished work, it was already seven o'clock in the evening.

It was getting darker in September than before, and when he came out of the studio, the lights were already lit on the street outside.

After shooting for a day, Tang Jing was very tired and fell asleep leaning on the window as soon as he got in the car.

The agent had no choice but to hold back what she wanted to say.

When they got back to the hotel, the agent followed Tang Jing into the room. Once the door was closed, the agent could no longer hold back: "What's with Ye Zexi's message on your phone?"

Tang Jing was still sleepy and got a little confused, then he asked: "What message? Ye Zexi? Why are you reading my message?"

The agent had been holding back for a whole day, thinking of what she asked Tang Jing this morning, Tang Jing even kept her in the dark, and she was even more angry: "Ye Zexi asked if you want to be together, you still ask me?! I did not check your phone for any message, I just happened to see Ye Zexi's message this morning."

Tang Jing's eyes widened and looked at the agent in surprise: "What did you say about being together?"

The agent didn't speak, just looked at him.

At this time, Tang Jing finally noticed something wrong. He quickly opened WeChat on his phone, only to see a new red dot on the top portrait of WeChat.

When he clicked on the message, Tang Jing suddenly choked on his breath.

What was the meaning of this message?

Did Ye Zexi understand his feelings?

The other person hadn't forgotten about him yet, that was why...

Tang Jing's heart began to beat wildly, he started to blush all over his face at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Seeing his reaction, what else does the agent not understand?

"So you are with Ye Zexi?" the agent asked.

Even though his heart was beating wildly, Tang Jing still knew to refute the misleading fact: "No! I have not been with him yet!"

"Then you like him." The agent's tone was determined.

This time, Tang Jing didn't refute, and his ears also turned red.

After a long silence, he whispered: "I don't think it is like that, right? Maybe it's just a good impression..."

The agent was expecting this answer, and rubbed her aching temple: "When did it happen?" After a pause, the agent sighed, "Forget it, it doesn't matter, so you want to be with him now?"

Tang Jing was silent again.

The point is that he still doesn't know what Ye Zexi thinks!

Why did you suddenly fast forward to the step of being together?

The agent did not wait for Tang Jing's answer, she sighed again: "Forget it, it doesn't matter, you should clearly tell him first. Regardless of whether there will be further development between you two, you must notify me in advance. So I can contact public relations ahead of time when your relationship comes to light, okay?"

The agent was being very understanding, as she did not stop him, what could Tang Jing have to say? He blushed and nodded quickly.

The agent saw him being like this, and she did not know what to say, so she just told him to rest early and then left first.

After the agent left, Tang Jing opened WeChat again in a nervous mood.

So the question is, how should he reply to Ye Zexi?

After struggling for a long time, Tang Jing took a deep breath and told himself to calm down. What if Ye Zexi didn't mean it?

How could the other directly say what he wanted for them?

After composing, deleting and modifying the message, Tang Jing clicked to send.

"What do you mean?"

Ye Zexi was watching anime when he received the message from Tang Jing. Today, he finished work relatively early, and he had already returned to the hotel.

He paused the anime and replied to Tang Jing.

"You don't want to fall in love?"

Tang Jing's heart beat wildly again, with shaking hands he replied to Ye Zexi: "With whom?"

Ye Zexi: "Teacher He, I think you are a perfect match for Teacher He!"

Looking at the line of words on the screen, Tang Jing experienced for the first time the feeling of falling from heaven to hell in an instant.

"You... are you trying to match me and Teacher He?"

Ye Zexi did not hesitate: "Don't you like Teacher He?"

Tang Jing's mood was suddenly very complicated.

Does he like He Jinyun?

Think about it, the answer is no.

Before signing with Starlight, He Jinyun had always been Tang Jing's idol. Tang Jing had always regarded He Jinyun as his role model and worked hard to be on the same standing ground as his idol.

So when he participated in "Time Idol", Tang Jing worked so hard to get first place.

But gradually, Tang Jing also understood. Sometimes it's really not by hard work that you can win everything.

When he is not good enough, certain opportunities will just pass him by.

After that, he went to the crew of "Famous General".

In that nearly a month, Tang Jing completely understood the gap between himself and Ye Zexi.

At that time, Tang Jing was silently adjusting his goals.

The person he wanted to surpass had changed from He Jinyun to Ye Zexi.

After waiting for a message from Tang Jing for a long time, Ye Zexi couldn't help but begin to wonder, is it possible that the plot in the novel has really deviated?

Tang Jing now has no feelings for He Jinyun?

Honestly speaking, at this point Ye Zexi was right.

Just when Ye Zexi was hesitant to apologize to Tang Jing, Tang Jing's message finally came back.

"Nothing, Teacher He has always been my role model."

Ye Zexi said sincerely: "Sorry, I seem to have acted out of line."

"It's okay." After Tang Jing finished his last sentence, he closed the message box and lay down on the bed decadently.

So who was giving Ye Zexi the illusion that he likes He Jinyun!

Tang Jing was feeling regretful and helpless, one day he would let Ye Zexi understand!

Ye Zexi also felt very regretful. It seemed that the plan to use the name of a friend to eat the dried fish had completely fallen through. Then, what method should he use to eat the dried fish afterwards?1

 

Just when Ye Zexi was in deep thought, the phone on the side vibrated again.

Ye Zexi thought that Tang Jing suddenly changed his mind, and opened WeChat to find out that it was a message from He Jinyun.

"Do you have any plans for the evening?"

Ye Zexi slowly replied "?".

He Jinyun looked at Ye Zexi's reply, his lips curled, and he typed: "If there is no plan, I will ask my assistant to pick you up at around nine o'clock in the evening."

Ye Zexi finally was willing to type in a few words: "Did something happen?"

He Jinyun: "It's a good thing."

Ye Zexi:? ? ?

Can you tell me what that something good is?

He Jinyun did not reply after that..

At nine o'clock in the evening, Yu Ye knocked on the door of Ye Zexi's hotel room on time.

Ye Zexi didn't want to go, but thinking that the dried fish that He Jinyun made for him two days ago was indeed delicious, and he should not just be impolite to He Jinyun, so he went out with Yu Ye.

Just that he still couldn't help asking Yu Ye: "Do you know why Teacher He looking for me?"

When Yu Ye thought of He Jinyun's original words, his expression was a bit complicated for a while, he hesitated to say, "You'll know later."

Ye Zexi could only suppress his doubts and left with Yu Ye.

After getting on the elevator, Ye Zexi realized that Yu Ye didn't take him out of the hotel.

Yu Ye took Ye Zexi to another floor, which was the top floor of the hotel. Walking to the last room in the corridor, Yu Ye knocked on the door.

A familiar voice came from inside: "Xiao Yu?"

Yu Ye responded: "Brother He, I brought Teacher Ye over."

The door was opened from inside, revealing He Jinyun, who was wearing only home clothes. He smiled at Ye Zexi: "Come in."

Ye Zexi couldn't help it anymore: "Teacher He, what is going on?"

"Come in and talk." He Jinyun said.

With the door closed, Yu Ye also left first.

The room He Jinyun stayed in is the same as Ye Zexi's, both of which are presidential suites. But the difference is that He Jinyun's room feels more personal than Ye Zexi's room, and much of the furniture in it is different from Ye Zexi's room.

All the items in Ye Zexi's room are uniformly matched by the hotel, while the furniture in He Jinyun's room starts at five figures.

Even the decoration of the room is different from Ye Zexi's room.

Ye Zexi couldn't help but look at them a few more times.

He Jinyun turned on the TV casually and said to Ye Zexi: "Make yourself at home, do you have anything you want to drink?"

Ye Zexi shook his head: "Could it be that Teacher He, you asked me to come over for a drink?"

He Jinyun smiled: "Of course not."

After speaking, he didn't explain any more, turned around and entered the kitchen in front of Ye Zexi.

Ye Zexi was curious, so he followed in.

The kitchen was a typical Chinese kitchen. He Jinyun took out an apron and put it around him. Compared with the politeness in the studio, it somehow made him feel approachable for some reasons.

He Jinyun noticed that Ye Zexi was following him, and did not look back. Reaching out and turning on the gas stove in front of him, he poured a lot of oil into the pot. There were some cut vegetables on the chopping board beside him, and there was a pot with a lid in his hand.

Ye Zexi saw this, how could he still not understand?

He Jinyun invited him to have dinner! The man cooked it himself!

Ye Zexi was a little excited in an instant: "Wow, it really is a good thing!"

He Jinyun was happy, and looked back at him, curving up his lips: "Did I ever lie to you?"

Ye Zexi smiled and hurriedly approached: "Teacher He, do you need me to help?"

He Jinyun shook his head: "Don't come near, be careful of being splashed by oil."

Ye Zexi nodded obediently, not to hinder He Jinyun.

When the oil pan was hot, He Jinyun opened the lid of the small basin next to it.

Ye Zexi craned his neck to take a look, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

It's fish!

He Jinyun picked up a marinated fish with his chopsticks and put it into the oil pan.

There was a sizzling sound, and the small fish wrapped in egg liquid and batter were shaped in a short time, one after another, the small fish entered the oil pan, and after a moment, the smell of fried small fish wafted from the kitchen.

Ye Zexi couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

The golden fish was tumbling in the pot for a long time until it was fully cooked before being picked up by He Jinyun.

The plate on the side was lined with blotting paper, and the small dried fishes that were fried into golden color were neatly placed together.

He Jinyun took a box of pepper from the condiment rack on the side and sprinkled it evenly on the dried fish. At this moment he finally turned around, handed Ye Zexi a pair of chopsticks, smiled and said, "Try it?"

Ye Zexi hurriedly took the chopsticks, couldn't wait to pick up a small fish, blew it twice and put it in his mouth.

"Delicious!"

The freshly fried fish was even more crispy, and the oily aroma accompanied by the sweet aroma of the fish bursted into Ye Zexi's mouth instantly.

Ye Zexi took a bite and couldn't put down his chopsticks.

He Jinyun's eyes lit up, and then he explained, "I usually don't have time in the morning. If I fry it one day in advance, I still need to quickly fry it again the next day for crispy. Therefore, I decided to ask you to come and eat it today."

Ye Zexi's cheeks bulged, and a smile appeared on his face when he heard this, and he gave He Jinyun a thumbs up: "Teacher He's fried dried fish is so delicious!"

There was a smile in He Jinyun's eyes: "So you won't feel tired from filming now?"

The dried fish is in his mouth, how can Ye Zexi feel tired?

"Who said that filming is tiring? Filming is not tiring at all!"2

The smile in He Jinyun's eyes deepened.

Sure enough.