Xu ChengYan thought for a moment and replied, “I’ll think about it again.”
He and He Yang hadn’t contacted each other for more than half a year. In fact, they were still estranged.
Some things were better left alone.
Su Tang asked: “Then do you want to go out to eat with him?”
“It depends.” Xu ChengYan put the phone aside and did not reply to the message, “I have been a little busy recently, so I may not have time.”
Su Tang nodded. She changed the topic and continued chatting.
Not long after, Lin ChiXiao came back after finishing ordering. The waiter also brought the kebabs over.
Xu ChengYan took a few kebabs and ate them quietly.
Lin ChiXiao and Su Tang sat across from him, and from time to time he could hear their conversations ——
“Mine are all burnt…” Su Tang frowned and stared at the potato slices in her bowl.
“Then you eat this.” Lin ChiXiao gave her the newly ordered potato slices.
Su Tang took a bite and immediately complained: “It’s a bit spicy.”
“Here are the drinks.”
The interaction between the two people on the other side was very natural. When Xu ChengYan heard the voice on the other side, he also guessed something.
After finishing the late-night supper, it was already past ten o’clock in the evening.
Su Tang held the cup of the drink and drank slowly. She looked at Lin ChiXiao beside her and the two made eye contact.
Immediately afterwards, Su Tang looked at Xu ChengYan opposite, and suddenly said, “ZhouZhou, I have something to tell you.”
Xu ChengYan looked up and said, “Huh?”
Su Tang said, “Chi Xiao and I are together.”
After hearing that, Xu ChengYan laughed and said, “Congratulations.”
Xu ChengYan was not surprised by the result. He looked at the two people opposite and asked, “When did you get together?”
“Just this month.”
“This month?” Xu ChengYan was a little surprised, “I’ve noticed something was not right between you two, and I thought you were together a long time ago.”
“Really?” Su Tang opened her eyes wide.
“Yes.” Xu ChengYan smiled, “You just don’t know. Lin ChiXiao always secretly looks at you.”
Every time Su Tang and Lin ChiXiao stayed together, the atmosphere between the two was very special.
If you like someone, you can’t hide it in your eyes.
“You still looked at me secretly? When?” Su Tang patted Lin ChiXiao on the arm.
“No…” Lin ChiXiao was still a little embarrassed and scratched his head.
“Then you can look at me openly now.” Su Tang moved closer to Lin ChiXiao.
Xu ChengYan looked at the two people showing affection across from him and couldn’t help but said, “Should I prepare some gift money?”
“You can prepare it in advance.” Su Tang waved her hand, “When I have good news next year, remember to give me a big red envelope.”
“Definitely.”
The three of them chatted and prepared to go back.
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Xu ChengYan returned to the apartment and went to wash up first.
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This time the side effects of the sleeping pills were a bit serious. When Xu ChengYan got out of bed, his body still felt weak and he had no strength at all.
After changing clothes, Xu ChengYan left the apartment and got into the nanny car.
The assistant beside handed over the breakfast.
Xu ChengYan took the breakfast and asked, “Do you have my itinerary for these two weeks?”
“Yes.” The assistant nodded, rummaged in the bag and found the itinerary.
Xu ChengYan looked at the schedule and studied it carefully.
Maybe it’s because he just won the best actor award. He’s become more popular recently, and his schedule this month was more than before.
Moreover, he had recently taken on a new drama and would join the cast in the next few days, so he had no time.
Xu ChengYan leaned back on his seat. He took the phone again, and clicked on the chat interface with He Yang.
The chat interface still stayed at yesterday’s, and he had not replied to He Yang’s message.
Xu ChengYan stared at the chat history for a while, and was about to reply when he suddenly realized that the car had stopped. They had already arrived at the company.
Xu ChengYan also put away his phone, got out of the car and went to work first.
It wasn’t until noon that Xu ChengYan called He Yang back.
When the call was connected, Xu ChengYan said, “I saw yesterday’s message.”
Xu ChengYan frowned slightly and said, “But I have to join the crew for filming the day after tomorrow, and I won’t have time until after the filming is completed.”
The other end of the phone became quiet.
After several seconds, a low and hoarse male voice came.
“You promised five hours last time, and there are still two hours left.”
Xu ChengYan also remembered the last Saturday, when they only met for three hours that day.
Xu ChengYan thought for a while and said, “What about tonight?”
“But today I’ll finish work at seven o’clock. If it’s convenient for you today ——”
“Today is okay.” He Yang replied, “I’ll pick you up at seven o’clock?”
“Okay.”
The phone hung up.
Xu ChengYan also returned to the lounge first, and said to the assistant: “I’m going out tonight, you don’t need to help me order takeout.”
The assistant was stunned and asked casually: “Brother Zhou is going out? With whom?”
“With a friend to have dinner.”
“Okay.” The assistant nodded and didn’t pay much attention.
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Work continued in the afternoon.
Xu ChengYan went over to shoot a promotional video, and his assistant waited outside the studio.
The assistant was holding a coat in his arms and a thermos cup in his hand, looking a little bored.
Not long after, the assistant suddenly noticed someone coming over from the door ——
The manager came to the set with a strange man, and his attitude was very respectful to him.
That strange man was wearing a black coat and had an indifferent expression. He seemed not to be easy to approach.
The assistant only thought that this strange man was the new artist brought by the manager, so he withdrew his gaze and continued to look at the studio.
In the middle of the set, Xu ChengYan stood in front of the camera, still working and not paying attention to anything else.
By the time he finished shooting the promotional video, it was already evening.
Xu ChengYan was a little tired and walked towards the assistant.
The assistant also quickly handed over the coat and thermos cup and said casually: “Brother Zhou, I saw Brother Fan coming over.”
“Brother Fan is here?” After hearing this, Xu ChengYan looked to the side and saw his manager. He also saw the person next to the manager.
Xu ChengYan was stunned for a moment, then took the phone from his assistant and looked at the time. It was only after six o’clock, not yet seven o’clock.
Xu ChengYan still couldn’t help but walk towards He Yang. He came to the man and asked, “Are you waiting for me?”
“Mm.” He Yang replied, “I came to pick you up.”
“Have you been waiting for a long time?”
He Yang just replied: “Just got here.”
“Then, wait for me to change clothes.” Xu ChengYan smiled and went to the dressing room to change clothes first.
After changing clothes, Xu ChengYan gave his backpack to the assistant and said, “I’m going out to eat first. You help me bring my things back.”
The assistant nodded, then thought of the man just now, and asked, “Brother Zhou, that man is your friend?”
“Yes.” Xu ChengYan nodded.
“I think he came at three o’clock.” The assistant said casually.
Xu ChengYan stopped his steps and asked, “He came at three o’clock?”
“Yes.” The assistant nodded, “He came with Brother Fan.”
Xu ChengYan was silent for a while.
He thought He Yang had just arrived, but he didn’t expect that he had waited for more than three hours.
“Brother Zhou, please be careful when you are outside at night so as not to be photographed.” The assistant warned, “It is easy for two men to spread scandals nowadays.”
“En.” Xu ChengYan responded with a sound. He put on his hat and mask, and walked outside.
He Yang was still waiting, and when he saw Xu ChengYan coming out, he took him and left.
The driver was already waiting outside. Xu ChengYan got into the car and asked, “Where are we going tonight?”
He Yang told him the location.
Xu ChengYan nodded and asked, “Are we eating for two hours?”
“Mhm.” He Yang replied.
Soon, the two arrived at the restaurant.
He Yang had already booked a private room, and when the two of them arrived, the crayfish were already ready.
He Yang ordered the restaurant’s signature spicy crayfish. Xu ChengYan sat across from him and said while peeling the shells: “So you can also eat crayfish…”
“Huh?”
“It’s just a bit surprising.” Xu ChengYan smiled.
After all, peeling crayfish shells was very troublesome, and his hands would be covered with oil. He couldn’t imagine the scene of a big young master like He Yang peeling the shells himself.
Thinking of this, Xu ChengYan couldn’t help but look at the man opposite.
At that time, He Yang had taken off his coat. The cufflinks of his white shirt were also rolled up, and he was holding a crayfish in his hand.
But even when peeling the shell, He Yang’s movements were composed and pleasing to the eye.
He Yang, on the contrary, said: “Didn’t you say you wanted to eat crayfish during the live broadcast yesterday?”
Xu ChengYan realized then that he had mentioned that he wanted to eat crayfish during the live broadcast last night. He explained: “It was just a casual comment. It’s all scripted.”
Xu ChengYan lowered his head and continued to peel crayfish, peeling one and eating one.
Opposite him, He Yang was also peeling the shells, but instead of eating them, he put the shrimp meat alone in a bowl.
Xu ChengYan looked across with some curiosity and saw that He Yang’s bowl was almost full of shrimp meat, which looked delicious.
Soon, He Yang prepared a full bowl of crayfish.
Then, He Yang placed the bowl in front of Xu ChengYan.
Xu ChengYan looked at the bowl of crayfish and was stunned for a moment. After realizing it, he smiled and said to the man, “Thank you.”
After eating the crayfish, Xu ChengYan wiped his hands. He glanced at the time, and said, “There is still one hour left.”
He Yang: “Let’s go out for a walk?”
Xu ChengYan nodded in agreement and left with He Yang.
There happened to be a commercial street nearby. Xu ChengYan walked quietly on the road. It had been a long time since he had gone out for a walk and he observed the surroundings.
There was a fountain which started at fixed times, in the middle of the commercial street, and many children played in the water there.
Xu ChengYan looked at the fountain and happened to see a little boy playing with a ball not far away.
The little boy patted the ball. He accidentally lost his grip and the ball rolled sideways.
Gradually, the ball rolled down to Xu ChengYan’s feet.
Xu ChengYan bent down and picked up the ball. He walked towards the fountain, and returned the ball to the little boy.
Just when Xu ChengYan came to the fountain, the timer switch of the fountain was activated, and a jet of water spurted out.
Xu ChengYan was unprepared and was suddenly sprayed with water. He quickly took a few steps back to avoid it, but he was still a little late and his clothes were already wet.
Xu ChengYan didn’t pay attention to it. He looked at the fountain in front of him and touched the water column with some curiosity.
He Yang on the side noticed it. He frowned slightly, and stepped forward.
“Why are you acting like a child?” He Yang took off his coat and put it on the young man.
Xu ChengYan was still looking at the fountain and smiled: “Am I?”
He Yang looked at the young man beside him and noticed the water droplets on the young man’s face.
He Yang stretched out his hand. He put his fingertips against the young man’s face, and wiped away the water droplets.
There was some noise all around, with children laughing everywhere.
He Yang leaned forward slightly and whispered, “Only children like to play in water and don’t like taking medicine.”
Upon hearing this, Xu ChengYan subconsciously turned his head and wanted to refute.
However, He Yang was still leaning closer, so when Xu ChengYan turned his head, his lips accidentally touched him.
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