The assistant took the boxed meal and went outside the car, leaving only Guo Yi and Lin Guo inside the nanny car.
In truth, Guo Yi’s work was already finished, and he had no business here. However, Lin Guo had propped his feet on his legs, leaving him unsure of whether to move or stay. After hesitating for a moment, he ultimately decided not to offend the client and began massaging Lin Guo’s calves.
To avoid any accidental contact like before, Guo Yi raised Lin Guo’s leg a bit higher. But after a while, he felt Lin Guo deliberately or unintentionally moving the front part of his foot, occasionally rubbing against his abdomen.
Due to their positions, physical contact was inevitable.
Without thinking too much, Guo Yi leaned back slightly, moving away from Lin Guo’s foot. However, at that moment, Lin Guo suddenly extended his foot, pressing his big toe against his chest, and asked, “Do you exercise regularly?”
Guo Yi was momentarily taken aback, looking at the pale foot on his chest. “I enjoy running,” he replied.
“Ah, I see,” Lin Guo said, his foot tapping down a bit. He used his toes to lift the hem of Guo Yi’s T-shirt, exposing a small portion of his abdominal muscles. “Running can get you a physique like this?”
Guo Yi was a bit puzzled, not understanding why this was such a big deal. He had noticed clear muscle definition on Lin Guo’s waist and abdomen during the shoot’s jumping scenes earlier.
“I come from a rural area,” Guo Yi explained as he lifted Lin Guo’s heel, adjusting his own clothing. “We have to do farm work.”
“I see,” Lin Guo tilted his head, his gaze fixed on Guo Yi’s T-shirt. “Do you take your clothes off when you work?”
“When it gets hot, yeah,” Guo Yi answered.
“Does that mean you’re covered in sweat?”
“…Yes, of course.”
“I kind of want to see.”
Lin Guo said this in a hushed tone, and Guo Yi didn’t quite catch it. He responded with an uncertain, “Huh?”
“It’s nothing,” Lin Guo retracted his leg from Guo Yi’s hand and casually rested it on his other leg, asking, “When are you heading back?”
“Tomorrow morning,” Guo Yi replied.
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Once the walls and floors were completed, the new house started to resemble the rendered images. Guo Yi sent a video update to Lin Guo as usual, but this time, Lin Guo’s response came quickly.
[Lin Guo: I want to sell the house]
Seeing these words, Guo Yi was surprised and quickly messaged back to confirm.
[Guo Yi: Are you dissatisfied with the renovations?]
[Lin Guo: No]
Lin Guo denied the suggestion but didn’t explain the reason. Guo Yi couldn’t quite figure out Lin Guo’s thoughts and hesitated whether to ask further. Then, Lin Guo sent another message.
[Lin Guo: I want to buy a small rural courtyard, where I can grow flowers and tend to the plants in my spare time]
Guo Yi knew of people like that, who grew tired of city life and yearned for a tranquil life in the countryside. It struck him that someone like Lin Guo, a big celebrity, also had challenges just like regular people.
[Guo Yi: There are mosquitoes everywhere in the countryside]
[Guo Yi: The air often carries the scent of soil]
[Guo Yi: Are you sure you want to live in the countryside?]
Guo Yi wasn’t trying to discourage Lin Guo, but he wanted him to consider the rural environment. After all, many people idealized rural life but often found themselves missing the urban lifestyle after a short while.
Lin Guo’s response was short and to the point.
[Lin Guo: Fool]
This made Guo Yi furrowed his brows, not understanding why Lin Guo suddenly resorted to name-calling.
[Lin Guo: Check out my biography]
Guo Yi closed WeChat and typed Lin Guo’s name into the search bar. The webpage quickly displayed Lin Guo’s detailed information, stating clearly that he was born in a backward and impoverished mountain village.
This revelation surprised Guo Yi. He had been getting to know Lin Guo for some time now, but this was the first time he had become curious about who Lin Guo really was.
[Guo Yi: So, we’re fellow villagers]
Strictly speaking, they weren’t from the same birthplace, so they weren’t true “fellow villagers.” But Guo Yi couldn’t find a better term to describe people with similar backgrounds, so he settled for the friendly term.
To his surprise, Lin Guo didn’t show any mercy.
[Lin Guo: Who said we’re fellow villagers?]
[Lin Guo: Country bumpkin]
Squinting at the screen, Guo Yi wondered why Lin Guo was hurling insults again.
He simply didn’t reply. However, not long after, Lin Guo sent two more messages.
[Lin Guo: My work for this week is ending.]
[Lin Guo: What do you want to eat?]
Guo Yi took a moment to react, recalling that Lin Guo had mentioned wanting to treat him to a meal. Actually, after getting to know Lin Guo a bit more recently, he no longer felt as averse to him as he did initially, and he didn’t mind having a meal together with him.
But this person had just scolded him, so naturally, he wasn’t in the mood to discuss dining with him.
[Guo Yi: Any is fine.]
After tossing this message out, Lin Guo didn’t reply again. With belated awareness, Guo Yi realized that he might have said the wrong thing. After all, Lin Guo was his client; he shouldn’t have let personal emotions get in the way.
However, just as Guo Yi was wracking his brain on how to remedy the situation, Lin Guo suddenly sent two voice messages.
[Lin Guo: Are you angry?]
The tone of “angry” slightly lifted, lazily carrying a hint of allure.
[Lin Guo: Then I apologize to you.]
These four words were spoken casually, weightless like feathers floating in the air, yet they scratched at Guo Yi’s heart, making him inexplicably feel a little itchy.
Almost involuntarily, he played those two voice messages again.
“Are you angry? Then I apologize to you.”
Listening to Lin Guo’s voice, Guo Yi suddenly felt a bit awkward, unsure how to respond. In reality, if he had to put it into words, he was just slightly uncomfortable; he wasn’t really angry. And even if he were truly angry, he never expected a big star like Lin Guo to lower himself and apologize.
[Guo Yi: No.]
After sending this message, fearing that Lin Guo might not believe he wasn’t angry, he added another line.
[Guo Yi: I’m indeed a country bumpkin.]
This time, Lin Guo’s reply was still a voice message. After laughing for a while, he said, “Not only are you a country bumpkin, but you are silly too.”
Guo Yi had figured out Lin Guo’s temperament by now; this person liked to tease him from time to time.
He didn’t continue chatting with Lin Guo, instead picking up the mouse and getting back to his work. But after a few minutes, he found himself typing Lin Guo’s name on the keyboard and reopening the encyclopedia webpage he hadn’t finished reading.
As it turned out, Lin Guo had grown up in a rural area but was adopted and went abroad at the age of ten.
It seemed that the two of them were indeed not “fellow villagers.”
With a lack of enthusiasm, Guo Yi closed the webpage and reopened his drawing software.
Aww their dynamics are cute 🤭
Aww this story is so cute