Surrounded by multiple cameras, Lu Cheng’an would always be the first one to speak up among the four of them.
“God-Che, how do you guys plan on arriving?” Like an old fox, Lu Cheng’an had already finished devising a plan.
Ling Che’s tone remained unchanged: “Haul a taxi.”
Both of their groups had the same amount of base money to begin with and are left with 6,000 after paying for their tickets. However, Lu Cheng’an and Mi Fei lost 340 on the plane, therefore Ling Che and Xu Tangzhou became the ones in the lead and could spend that money to haul a taxi.
Lu Cheng’an said: “God-Che, that’s not a very good idea. If you guys are hauling a taxi, we will have no choice but to do so as well. The end result would be the same, we still have to confront each other after arriving at the destination. Why don’t we all take the bus and get to the destination in the most cost-effective way before engaging in a clash?”
Mi Fei and Lu Cheng’an interlocked their fingers and snuggled up to each other as they simultaneously looked at Xu Tangzhou with sincerity.
Xu Tangzhou: “???”
Could it be that they didn’t realize Ling Che was the only one who has the right to decide out of the two of them?
Who would’ve expected that Ling Che would glance in his direction as well: “Zai-zai, what do you think?”
Everyone changed into their summer outfits before getting off the plane.
The local area was situated in the tropic zone and the temperature was higher than 30 degrees during early February. However, everyone was caught off guard by the heat and salty humidity not long after exiting the airport and began sweating lightly.
Xu Tangzhou had a clean and refreshing look and was the only one who wasn’t affected as much.
He wore a white T-shirt with shorts. His long calves were slim and his exposed skin was very pale in color. Because he was tall in height and could not be considered the coquettish type, it became clear to everyone that Xu Tangzhou was undoubtedly an Omega at this moment.
Xu Tangzhou unexpectedly received the right to make a decision and was unused to it. He said after pondering for a while: “That works, everyone can save money this way without contributing in vain.”
It’s not bad to arrive at the destination together, at least there’s no need to fear being lagged behind on the road.
“It’s a deal then.” Lu Cheng’an reached out his hand.
“It’s a deal.” Ling Che only bumped against it with his fist.
“Yah!” Mi Fei cheered quietly and glanced at his surroundings, “There is a bus stop over there!”
Pedestrians looked at their group with curiosity and there were even people who turned back to stare at Ling Che in particular.
Ling Che had no choice but to put on his cap and lowered his head slightly before urging, “Let’s go.”
No specific filming time had been revealed to the public ever since《Our Perfect Vacation》was officially announced, but this could not rule out the possibility that enthusiastic fans would arrive and wait there in advance.
Being followed by cameras was quite a big occasion, and the formerly spacious bus stop was filled with their crew. The westerners actually began taking pictures of them with mobile phones.
Once the bus arrived, Lu Cheng’an got on board first before dragging Mi Fei up in a very graceful manner. The cameras followed closely behind them while the assistant politely sought permission from the driver by explaining that they were filming.
They exchanged their currencies for rupees at the airport just now, and Xu Tangzhou’s bag was stuffed to the degree of bulging as he lowered his head to search for coins while boarding the bus.
The height of this bus was different from the ones at home. Xu Tangzhou subconsciously lifted his foot but ended up stepping on air: “Ah!”
Right at this moment, his waist was supported by the person behind him.
That pair of hands were particularly strong as they firmly held him, and the culprit which caused his skin to burn up through a layer of clothing—— was Ling Che’s hands.
Ling Che released him in a very natural manner: “Look for it after getting on board.”
Xu Tangzhou complied and entered the vehicle, but the warmth on his face still lingered after he threw in the coin: “Got it.”
The bus was empty, Lu Cheng’an and Mi Fei sat together on the same side, therefore Xu Tangzhou proceeded to walk over to the opposite direction.
The sea breeze blew into the compartment when the vehicle fired up. Xu Tangzhou’s T-shirt was blown up slightly, and his thin waist could be vaguely seen.
“It’s so gorgeous ah.” Xu Tangzhou chose a seat by the window and took the initiative to speak with Ling Che who was sitting next to him: “Take a look outside.”
Ling Che was so tall that the seat obscured his long legs, therefore he had to sit sideways and stretched them out into the aisle. Hearing this, he said “Uh-huh”. Nobody knew what was on his mind but he was constantly in a bad mood.
Mi Fei had once said Ling Che enjoyed going to the seaside for vacation and it suddenly occurred to Xu Tangzhou that he must’ve grown accustomed to seeing such a scenery, therefore it was no longer a strange experience.
Beside him, Mi Fei was chatting with Lu Cheng’an as well and the view outside the window caused him to become slightly thrilled.
With that, Mi Fei turned around and said, “God-Che, this reminds me of one of your songs!”
Before Ling Che even opened his mouth, Xu Tangzhou answered, “《After You》! Am I right!”
“Yes! It very much gave the impression of falling out of love after being at the seaside!” Mi Fei began singing in a soft voice, “…… The sea breeze and fine sand remained unchanged, Long Beach carried the weight of that joyous occasion. You said that the rising tide would scale the shape of the island, like a heart that has been tightly embraced with tenderness……”
Mi Fei does not have much talent in singing, but his voice sounded extremely spotless and was unexpectedly nice, which even caused Xu Tangzhou to be engrossed in the mood.
However, Ling Che interrupted him: “Stop singing.”
Mi Fei abruptly came to a halt: “Why?
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
Ling Che’s remark was brief and concise as he arrogantly said: “You are off-tune.”
Zl Mfl ifa bea j “twqt” yfobgf aegclcu yjmx jcv mbwqijlcfv ab Oe Jtfcu’jc, rjslcu atja Olcu Jtf kjr yeiislcu tlw.
We Kjcuhtbe wfgfis kjcafv ab afii Olcu Jtf atja Zl Mfl kjr bynlberis cba bea bo aecf, yea Olcu Jtf tjv jigfjvs bqfcfv tlr wbeat jcv ibkfgfv tlr nblmf yfobgf rjslcu ab tlw, “Gbc’a ifa sbeg lwjulcjalbc gec kliv. Ktlr rbcu tjr cbatlcu ab vb klat sbe.”
Xu Tangzhou felt that it had nothing to do with him as well and it’s not as if he was the one getting criticized for running out of tune.
He perfunctorily nodded without much concern: “Mmmhmm.”
“As long as you are aware.” The way that Ling Che gazed at Xu Tangzhou was indescribable, and he added after a pause: “Get ready in advance once we arrive at the next station.”
Xu Tangzhou: “What for?”
However, Ling Che no longer wanted to pay attention to him.
In the midst of swaying motions, the bus arrived at the next stop.
The door at the front and back opened simultaneously, and Ling Che spoke as the passengers were walking in from the main entrance: “Get off.”
Xu Tangzhou understood his intention this instant!
This happened too fast, even Mo-mo and the cameras didn’t manage to react and barely caught up to them when they hopped off the bus with their suitcases in hand.
Lu Cheng’an’s gang didn’t make it and he was angered into uttering profanities as Mi Fei’s expression was full of astonishment.
However, they were too late and the bus gradually dragged them further away. Lu Cheng’an stretched his head out of the window but the content of his curses can no longer be heard.
“Ling Che, you @#%%.”
……
That rage-filled voice faded into the distance.
Xu Tangzhou laughed until he had to cover his stomach and didn’t manage to get up after squatting on the ground for a long time: “Senior Lu’s face was distorted with anger hahahahahahahaha!”
Ling Che remained silent.
He looked at the person squatting on the ground whose icy beauty persona had completely collapsed with a scornful expression on his face.
Xu Tangzhou’s eyes were moist by the time he looked up and he shedded tears of joy: “The astonished Mi Fei coupled with a Lu Cheng’an in denial. Such subtitles can be added to this segment during the later stages! The clip of their reactions can be cut into the trailer hahahahaha!”
You are even capable of cracking jokes.
Mo-mo and the cameraman were striving to hold back their laughter with great difficulty.
Even Ling Che couldn’t suppress the urge to curl the corner of his lips as an obvious smile flashed by.
It was the first time that Xu Tangzhou had seen him smile like this, his heart throbbed heavily and he had a brief yet peculiar feeling.
His ears were heating up, he couldn’t stand such a dashing Ling Che.
Fortunately, I took the medicine on time, otherwise there’s no way that I could be immune to it! He thought.
However, Ling Che merely made a stinky remark: “Have you had enough, if so, get up and call over a taxi.”
Even under the lenses of the camera, this megastar who did not have an assistant with him dared to openly give orders to others.
Xu Tangzhou was merely a little shrimp, he wouldn’t have the guts to object, so he honestly stood by the side of the road and hauled a taxi.
Ling Che leaned against the suitcases and seemed to have no intention to help out at all.
“Over here, you need to raise your hand in order to indicate that you wanted a ride.” Not only did Ling Che enslaved him but also gave him pointers: “They won’t understand your hand gesture.”
“Come and teach me then.” Xu Tangzhou learned how to play petty tricks and it’s not as if Ling Che would have the guts to bully him in front of the camera anyways: “Give me a demonstration.”
Ling Che was too lazy to stand so he slid over while sitting on the suitcase and rudely lifted up Xu Tangzhou’s outstretched arm: “You aren’t even aware of how to do broadcast exercises?”
Once they came into contact, Xu Tangzhou thought of the hands that held his waist just now and no longer dared to incite trouble.
Xu Tangzhou stood upright.
This bus route encircles the island and channel through main roads.
By now, the sky had completely darkened and the street lights were on. Amidst the salty breeze of the ocean, they waited for less than five minutes and managed to successfully haul a taxi.
Soon, the taxi overtook the red bus that was swaying slowly on the side of the road, and shifted past the faces of Lu Chengan and Mi Fei which were pressed against the glass.
By relying on his wits (backstabbing skills), Ling Che successfully became the first one to bring Xu Tangzhou to the recording site.
*
Lu Cheng’an had already regained his composure by the time he arrived: “Deceit will not be scorned in competitions, God-Che, just you wait.”
Mi Fei was still in a state of shock.
Never mind Ling Che, Xu Tangzhou had seriously hurt his feelings, but he managed to calm down during room selection.
“Special discount?!” Mi Fei was about to have a mental breakdown, “Why is there a thing such as a special discount?! What sort of crappy show is this? Is there any fairness left to speak of?”
Among the quality properties prepared by the program, the most attractive one was this lounge with a special discount.
The small wooden private villa consisting of two rooms is located in a coconut grove very close to the beach and has almost no drawbacks except that it is a bit far from the convenience store.
The owner had already packed up in advance and their only requirement was to take care of all the stuff inside the cottage.
Because LuMi CP arrived second, they could only line up behind CheZhou and could not choose this set of housing.
The remaining two alternative sets aren’t that bad, but it had a huge disparity from the statement “every honored guest will have quality housing” made by the program team. Among the two choices, utility deduction is one of them and the rent deduction is the other.
Lu Cheng’an went for rent reduction. Mi Fei opened the envelope to take a look and found out that the pricing of their house was actually equivalent to the first one after the deduction of daily rent. It’s unknown what the disparity in terms of quality between the two houses were as he flung himself onto his knees with remorse and picked up a handful of sand: “That’s too cruel!!!”
Xu Tangzhou had already obtained the key to the little wooden cabinet and couldn’t help but to say: “Xiao Mi-ge, please be more open-minded….. Heaven will not seal off one’s way out, at least you can regard the Xia Sisters who are worse off as a form of comfort.”
Mi Fei had the urge to cry: “Zhou Zhou, you backstabbed me!”
Xu Tangzhou lowered his voice and said: “I did not do this out of my own accord either. Look for yourself, the fault obviously lies in society and not me.”
Ling Che coldly said: “Are you done being a drama queen?”
Xu Tangzhou stood up and turned solemn the next second: “Pretty much.”
Mi Fei scattered a handful of sand on his leg. Xu Tangzhou dodged aside with his quick reflexes, but Ling Che was caught off guard: “Xu Tangzhou? Which side are you on?”
Xu Tangzhou quickly made his stance clear: “I am on your side!!”
Ling Che’s gaze sunken.
Mi Fei was merely cracking a joke, otherwise he wouldn’t have scattered sand on his legs. His heart throbbed when Ling Che looked at him and he assumed that the other part was angry: “I was just joking with Zai-zai. My apologies ah, God-Che……”
Unexpectedly, Ling Che smiled before bending down to grab a handful of sand and scattered it under him.
“Ahhhhh!” Mi Fei leaped up and ran, “Giving me a hard time is all you guys are capable of!!”
Lu Cheng’an joined in as well and the four of them kicked up a fuss at the scene as this session came to an end amidst the jokes and laughter.
In the end, Ling Che patted away the sand on his hands before saying: “Naive.”
That night, the program team arranged for everyone to have dinner together, and each of them moved in separately.
At this point, it was about time to rest, Mo-mo and the cameraman were taking a break, but they had cameras installed in every room of the guest house except the bathroom.
Reality shows are exactly like this, they will film as much of the guests’ lives as possible because every minute and second may appear in the feature film after all, and become the highlight of the program.
Now for example, Lu Cheng’an was counting money with Mi Fei in their house and calculating how much base funds are left in total.
They had not revealed the rent of their house to Ling Che and Xu Tangzhou. In fact, even with the reduction, an average of 800 RMB has to be paid by them per day. Coupled with the daily meal, they will have a difficult time ahead.
Lu Cheng’an kissed Mi Fei’s forehead: “It’s okay. Worst case scenario, I’ll give you my share of the meal so you won’t go hungry.”
Mi Fei swooped over and lay on his shoulder without saying a word.
As for Ling Che and Xu Tangzhou, they returned to their rooms to sort out their luggage and had little interaction with each other.
But what didn’t disappoint the crew was that the incident had occurred.
Xu Tangzhou took out everything in his suitcase and spread it on the bed before carefully searching for it the second time, but still ended up empty-handed.
The medication he used to regulate his pheromone sensitivity was missing.
To be precise, his Mist pheromone suppression spray, choker, and glandular patches were all missing. After the sections containing these personal belongings were searched in the studio, he couldn’t remember whether they had put them back properly or not.
At this moment, he detected the scent of his own pheromones.
Edited by: Amanawaga & Huixuan
Translator’s Note:
For those of you who don’t know, there’s a full version of the song available on Maoer FM: https://www.missevan.com/sound/player?id=4312332&from_album_id=4726628
Here’s the translated version of the song in case anyone’s interested… The Chinese lyrics were copied from the comment section of the AD. I would say that the MTL was pretty self-explanatory so I only made a few minor changes ❤
Audio Drama《Asteroid》Season One Interlude ·《After You》
广播剧《小行星》第一季插曲 ·《在你之后》:
The stars’ behavior towards the moonlight remains unchanged, ~ 星辰对月光还是一样
as they secretly looked up under the cover of the night. ~ 借着夜幕去偷偷仰望
You resemble the most beautiful fantasy in the universe ~ 你像世间 最美的幻想
and lingering affection in dreams. ~ 也是梦里 的情长
The sea breeze and fine sand remained unchanged, ~ 海风与细沙还是一样
Long Beach carried the weight of that joyful memory. ~ 长滩承载着嬉闹一场
You said that the rising tides will scale the shape of the island, ~ 你说涨潮会缩放岛的形状
Like a heart that has been tightly embraced with tenderness. ~ 像被温柔紧紧拥抱过的心脏
After you (left), 在你之后
Not even the night breeze had been free. ~ 连晚风都不曾自由
The memories were still at a certain street, ~ 回忆还在某个街头
Yet (the words) I miss you can no longer be spoken. ~ I miss you 却无从开口
After you (left), ~ 在你之后
I am not able to stay for anybody else, ~ 我无法为谁停留
Nor can I experience the same encounter. ~ 再没有相同的邂逅
(The words) oh~I love u, are left unspoken. ~ oh~love u， 说不出口
The flowers under the sunlight remain unchanged, ~ 暖阳下的花还是 一样
As they waited for a certain someone’s loving gaze with anticipation. ~ 等待某个人爱意目光
You said the branches and leaves sway in response to him, ~ 你说枝叶为回应他而摇晃
Like the wings behind your back that’s soaring towards the sky. ~ 像那身后奔赴天空的翅膀
After you (left), ~ 在你之后
Not even the night breeze has been free, ~ 连晚风都不曾自由
The memories were still at certain street, ~ 回忆还在某个街头
Yet the words I miss you can no longer be spoken. ~ I miss you 却无从开口
After you (left), ~ 在你之后
I am not able to stay for anybody else, ~ 我无法为谁停留
Nor can I experience the same encounter, ~ 再没有相同的邂逅
The words oh~I love u, are left unspoken. oh~love u, 说不出口
After you (left), ~ 在你之后
I am still used to waiting, ~ 还习惯不由的等候
For that pair of familiar eyes, ~ 寻觅那双熟悉眼眸
Yet (the words) lost you, received no response. ~ Lost you 却无人回首
After you (left), ~ 在你之后
How am I supposed to stay put? ~ 又该如何停留
Our encounter and reunion, ~ 重逢与你的邂逅
Will happen after you (your depature), ~ 却都 在你之后
After you (left). ~ 在你之后
I am so excited for the next chapter!!! Omfgggg I have a long week ahead because of this, anticipating what will happen next is a torture to us readers! 😩😂
Thank you so much for translating this novel. I really appreciate your effort. 🤍
Thanks for the update hahahaha! 🤣❤️
Oh, how unpleasant!
Thank you very much for the translation 🤍🤍🤍
The song is very beautiful(〒﹏〒)
Thank you very much!♡♡♡♡
Thank you for this highly amusing story I’ve been giggling through it Ling Che is a hoot
Oh my, oh my ⊙.☉
Thank You for the new chapter ( ˘ ³˘)♥
Thanks for the chapter
The crew did what? 😕