The Villain Just Wants to be a Salted Fish

 

The second publicity for the movie would be in Shanghai.

Ye Zexi and Gao Shu departed from the capital and arrived in Shanghai ahead of schedule.

He Jinyun flew non-stop from England to Shanghai, arriving a little bit later than Ye Zexi.

After arriving at the hotel, Ye Zexi had nothing to do. At the same time, he felt nervous and anxious when he thought of meeting He Jinyun soon.

Even he began to hesitate whether he wanted to pick up He Jinyun at the airport.

But Ye Zexi quickly stopped this thought, as he told himself that he absolutely can't go!

He and He Jinyun hadn't confirmed their relationship yet, so why would he go to pick up the man?

It would look too proactive!

He still had to wait for everything to be confirmed later, and then it would be a little more logical for him to pick up the man.

With this idea, Ye Zexi gradually calmed down, and even took out his tablet to watch anime.

Ye Zexi recently discovered a new shounen anime called "Fairy Tail". The plot is very interesting, and it's also a complete anime. Therefore, he could binge watch it in one sitting, so Ye Zexi spent all this time watching the anime.

It wasn't until the night curtain pulled up and the light in the room dimmed that Ye Zexi realized that it was late.

At this time, his phone lit up, and it was a WeChat message from Gao Shu.

"Young Master, I will come to your room in two minutes with your dinner."

Ye Zexi took the phone and replied: "OK."

He did not expect that the doorbell rang just a few seconds after the message was sent.

Ye Zexi was surprised and said: "You're here already?"

After pausing the anime, Ye Zexi got up slowly, turned on the light in the room, and opened the door.

"So fast, Secr..."

As soon as he looked up and saw the person at the door, Ye Zexi's remaining words were all stuck in his throat.

The man at the door took off his sunglasses and mask, but Ye Zexi recognized the person at a glance.

He Jinyun saw the look on Ye Zexi, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, took off his sunglasses and mask, stretched out his hand and waved in front of Ye Zexi: "What's the matter? You didn't expect it to be me?"

The familiar smell of cologne entered his senses, and Ye Zexi's heart began to thump wildly. It was also at this time that he instantly regained his senses: "How come you arrive so soon?" After a pause, Ye Zexi explained, "Secretary Gao said that he would bring me dinner. I thought it was him."

He Jinyun explained with a smile: "I thought the flight would be delayed, so I told you it would be an hour later, but obviously I was wrong and the plane was on time."

"Oh." Ye Zexi pursed his lips, feeling a little happy. He wanted to curve the corners of his mouth, but he was afraid that it would be too obvious. He lowered the corner of his mouth as it was half way up.

At the same time, he didn't know what to say, even his fingers bent crampedly, and he was very anxious as he fisted the corners of his clothes.

He Jinyun captured this scene in his eyes, and the smile on the corner of his mouth instantly deepened: "Are we going to stand at the door like this?"

At this time, Ye Zexi realized that the two of them were standing at the entrance of the corridor. He quickly stepped to the side and said, "Then, do you want to come in?"

He Jinyun nodded, and Ye Zexi stepped into the room first. Ye Zexi watched He Jinyun go in, still standing at the door a little at a loss. At this moment, an arm stretched out from behind and grabbed his arm as pulling him in.

The man used a bit of strength that Ye Zexi hadn't even reacted to yet, and the door closed behind his ears, and then he fell into a very warm and unfamiliar embrace.

Suddenly, they were very close to each other, chest to chest, the familiar cologne smell was even more intense, and Ye Zexi could even clearly hear the sound of his heart beating.

"Teacher He..." Ye Zexi yelled subconsciously.

"Let me hug you like this." He Jinyun murmured softly, "Just a moment."

Ye Zexi had wanted to raise his hands to push the man away but then slowly dropped them this moment.

The distance between the two was too close, so close that if Ye Zexi were to slightly turn his face to the side, he would have kissed the man's jawline.

If He Jinyun turned his head a little at this time, the two could kiss intimately.

At the thought of this, Ye Zexi's heart began to beat wildly.

After taking a slight breath, Ye Zexi felt that he couldn't go on like this anymore. If he were to let the man continue with this hug, he might...

But before Ye Zexi mustered the courage to push He Jinyun away, He Jinyun let go of the arms holding Ye Zexi and took a step back.

"Sorry." He Jinyun said solemnly, "that was a little sudden."

The temperature on Ye Zexi's face was a bit high, he glanced at He Jinyun quickly and looked away.

"Yes, it's okay." He didn't feel it was sudden, maybe because Ye Zexi was not disgusted by He Jinyun's hug.

He Jinyun chuckled lightly: "That's good."

Ye Zexi's ears were a little numb with this light chuckle. He couldn't help but stretch out his hand to rub it. Ye Zexi suddenly thought of something: "By the way, have you eaten yet?"

He Jinyun shook his head: "Not yet."

"Then I will call Secretary Gao and ask him to bring two meals over." Ye Zexi was about to get his phone.

Before he could move, He Jinyun stopped him.

"No need." He Jinyun said, "I will leave soon."

Ye Zexi was taken aback: "Huh?"

He Jinyun: "There are still some arrangements at the conference that I need to speak with the staff. Yu Ye is waiting for me in the parking lot."

Hearing this, Ye Zexi was a little confused: "Then you are here..."

"It's been a long time since I saw you, so I wanted to come and see you when I got off the plane." He Jinyun said with a smile.

This!

Ye Zexi only felt the blood rushing to his face.

When he raised his head again, he was met with He Jinyun's smiling eyes.

Ye Zexi tightened his teeth.

There was nothing to hesitate about this, the two of them should just get together right now!

So then they could kiss and hug uprightly since they are together, right?

But soon his reason returned, and Ye Zexi had to suppress the impulse in his heart first.

 

No, no, at least you have to talk to He Jinyun about the position first. Before that, you can't be too reckless about being together, otherwise it is not fair for the two of us.

After taking a deep breath, Ye Zexi said awkwardly: "Isn't that I show you photos every day?"

In the end, Ye Zexi still did not show his face during the video call with He Jinyun. After all, his face always got red from time to time.

Ye Zexi found some solutions, but it was useless. Since he was afraid of being seen by He Jinyun, the fixed video call every night became He Jinyun unilaterally turning on the camera. Ye Zexi only needed to take a few more selfies and send them to He Jinyun at the end of the video call every day.

He Jinyun laughed at this: "Can the photo compare to the real person?"

Ye Zexi thought about it and also had the same thought, so he stopped talking.

"Then I will go first." He Jinyun said softly.

"When are you coming back?" Ye Zexi asked again, "You just got off the plane now, and already have work lined up."

He Jinyun thought for a while: "It should be two or three hours, but it would be too late then. You should rest early." He suddenly raised his eyes to look at Ye Zexi and gave him a meaningful smile, "As for the talk between the two of us, shall we talk after the conference tomorrow?"

Ye Zexi looked away a little abruptly, and then coughed a little while covering up, "Okay, okay. Anyway, I can wait, I'm not in a hurry."

He Jinyun's smile deepened: "That's good. I'll go first."

It wasn't until the man left that Ye Zexi's tight string relaxed slightly.

The doorbell rang again after a while, and Ye Zexi remembered to ask this time: "Who's it?"

Gao Shu's voice sounded outside the door: "Young Master, it's me."

Ye Zexi got up and opened the door.

Gao Shu came in from outside and explained to Ye Zexi as he walked in: "Sorry, Young Master, something came up that needed my attention so I was a bit late. I also got you a box of fruit and yogurt. You can have them for dessert after the meal. Huh—"

Gao Shu put down the lunch box in his hand and couldn't help but stare at Ye Zexi's face for two seconds.

Ye Zexi was a little baffled by him: "What's the matter?"

"Young Master, why is your face so red?" Gao Shu wondered, "Is it too hot? Do you need me to lower the temperature in the room?"

"No need!" Ye Zexi hurriedly interrupted him, "I just did some cardio in the room for a bit. I haven't exercised for a long time."

Gao Shu nodded: "Oh, I see. Then, Young Master, you must eat something quick. I'll leave first. Just send me a message if you need anything."

"Okay." Ye Zexi responded.

When Gao Shu left, he quickly walked into the bathroom. As expected, his face in the mirror was red from his ears to his neck.

Ye Zexi covered his face helplessly.

How could his face get red so easily!

He remembered that he had never blushed so easily before!

I blush at every turn, which is too...

After two seconds of contemplation, Ye Zexi had decided that he would request the makeup artist to apply a thicker foundation on him at tomorrow's promotion event.

At least no one can see it when he is blushing.

After all--

After they finish the promotion tomorrow, he is going to talk with He Jinyun.

Thinking of this, Ye Zexi's heart began to beat wildly in his chest.

If he succeeds, he can say bye to his FA life! [1]

At the thought of leaving the single life, Ye Zexi tossed in bed all night tonight, he was so excited that he didn't fall asleep.

Until the next morning, before he could speak, the makeup artist took out the concealer.

Ye Zexi was surprised when he saw it: "Hey, how did you know that I want you to put on a thicker layer?"

Makeup artist: "...I just want to cover your dark circles for you! Did you sleep well last night?"

Ye Zexi was a little embarrassed, and coughed lightly, "Of course I did sleep."

"Heh," the makeup artist is a member of Ye Zexi's team, and he is also familiar with Ye Zexi, "Did you try to binge an anime series all night again?"

Ye Zexi said in his heat, that's not the case.

I was thinking about having a boyfriend soon, and how to show it off in a low-key manner afterwards.

After all, he can't make it public immediately after being together, but he can't help but show off!

He has to let the fans know first, right?

But it's too hard to show off in a low-key manner.

Ye Zexi thought about it all night, but couldn't think of a good way.

After all, one or two fans were skilled observers. He posted a note before and was recognized as He Jinyun's handwriting.

If he later took another photo of He Jinyun's back to show off in a low-key manner, and when he were to post that on Weibo, the fans would say that this is an official announcement.

Thinking of this, Ye Zexi frowned again.

Quite worrisome.

Sure enough, being too popular is not a good thing.

Like him and He Jinyun, it is even worse when they are both popular.

Because they simply can't show affection in a low-key way!

This is too sad.

Therefore, Ye Zexi had forgotten that he and He Jinyun are not together yet.

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Notes:
[1] FA - forever alone, forever single life.