Since Lin Ran didn’t respond, Xu Qichen began to explain seriously, “You have a tiger tooth that’s very sharp. At that time, my stomach was aching, so I didn’t notice when my tongue was bitten. Then I went back to my room and ate a lot of spicy food. That’s how it became infected and grew an ulcer.” Xu Qichen pouted, “It’s been hurting for two days…”
Lin Ran sighed, stood up, and walked away.
Ai? He’s leaving just like that?
Xu Qichen complained in his mind: “0901, he really lacks conscience.”
0901’s tone was actually somewhat hurtful: “You are no longer my Mr. Xu, you even learnt to act cute now.”
Xu Qichen: “I’m not, I didn’t, don’t talk nonsense.”
Since he was alone again, Xu Qichen picked up the packets of candy Lin Ran left on the floor and put them in the bag with the other gifts from the fans. Then he sat down with the script and a pen, and began to annotate and memorise it.
They were almost done shooting the Nice scenes. In a couple of days they would return to China to shoot the ‘reunion’ scenes. Across the two timeframes, both the emotions and style were completely different. So Xu Qichen got busy trying to digest the plot and immersing himself in the character.
After studying a page thoroughly, Xu Qichen found his neck to be a little sore. He raised his head to relax, just in time to see Lin Ran walking towards him.
Yi? Why is he back?
Rubbing his neck, Xu Qichen blinked and raised his head to stare at the approaching Lin Ran.
The other party squatted down after arriving, grabbed his chin, and said without any preamble, “Open your mouth.”
Anyway, he would still be bullied if he resisted. Xu QIchen obediently opened his mouth.
“Why are you keeping your tongue in, stick it out.”
Obediently stuck his tongue out.
Lin Ran took out a spray bottle from who-knows-where, shook it, aimed it at the ulcer, and sprayed.
Because of the sudden pain and bitterness, Xu Qichen instantly retracted his tongue.
“It’s so bitter ah.”
Lin Ran put the bottle in Xu Qichen’s hand. “It’s medicine, of course it’s bitter. Spray it every day, it’ll get better soon.”
“O” Xu Qichen placed the bottle in the small bag beside him. “Where did you get this?”
“I have a medicine box in my trailer.”
Xu Qichen asked doubtfully, “Why is there oral ulcer medicine in your medicine box?”
Lin Ran’s face clearly expressed his unwillingness to answer the question, but Xu Qichen stared unblinkingly at him, and he could only sigh. “Because my tooth is very sharp ah, I often bite myself, so I always have this medicine with me.”
“Oh.” He wanted to laugh, but if he laughed too freely, his tongue would hurt, so he could only laugh with his lips pursed. “Then you have to be more careful in the future ah.”
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Seeing Xu Qichen’s innocent look, Lin Ran’s heart felt itchy.
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It was finally dinner time after another day of filming. Because of the ulcer, Xu Qichen didn’t eat much all day and was starving.
The crew was very conscientious. Initially, they ordered the local meals of Nice, but most of the staff could not get used to eating that, so they specially added a Chinese chef to the crew.
Today’s dishes included his favourites chicken with chilli and braised prawns.
He had originally planned to eat in the trailer, but Xu Qichen felt that it was terribly stuffy, so he decided to eat outside. He leant against a huge tree, almost hidden under its shade. Just as he was about to split open the chopsticks, another person appeared beside him.
“Make some space for me, it’s so sunny.”
Lin Ran abruptly squeezed in with him, just like that.
Over so many days of filming, Xu Qichen had been eating alone. He looked at Lin Ran suspiciously but didn’t question him. He just lowered his head and split open his chopsticks.
Who would have known that this guy’s intentions weren’t as simple as only eating with him.
Lin Ran pulled away the takeaway boxes filled with braised prawns and chicken with chilli over to himself, and put his own lunchbox, full of vegetables and fruits, in front of Xu Qichen.
“Here.” He glanced at Xu Qichen. “Eat.”
Xu Qichen glared at the perpetrator before him. He really wanted to scold someone.
He himself was eating two portions of meat, while Xu Qichen only had vegetables and fruits.
“All of it must be eaten.”
Xu Qichen angrily stuffed the broccoli into his mouth and accidentally touched the wound. He instantly inhaled sharply.
“Still wanting to eat spicy food like this.”
Xu Qichen did not reply. He ate the tasteless vegetables, taking small bites, while simultaneously stealing glances at Lin Ran.
Although he had two portions of chicken with chili in front of him, he didn’t take a single bite. He only ate the prawns and white rice.
“If you don’t want the chicken, return it to me.”
Hearing Xu Qichen’s aggrieved voice, Lin Ran retorted, “Who said I’m not eating.” Immediately after, he picked up a piece of chicken and put it in his mouth.
Xu Qichen pursed his lips, but then he heard the person beside him hiss quietly. He turned sideways and saw Lin Ran’s forehead dotted with a thin layer of sweat; shining brightly in the sun.
Xu Qichen suddenly recalled Lin Ran’s setting: He can’t eat spicy food.
He couldn’t help but laugh secretly before handing him the bottle of soda water that was behind him.
Lin Ran took a large gulp of water, then glared at Xu Qichen. “Stop looking. Even if I can’t eat it, don’t even think about it. You can only eat light food for a few days.”
“O.”
“You’re not allowed to eat tidbits and sweet foods, drink more water.”
“O.”
Under the shade of the tree, the two finished their meal in silence.
Just as Lin Ran stood up, preparing to leave, Xu Qichen pulled the hem of his shirt.
He turned back to find Xu Qichen taking out the spray bottle from his pocket, “I can never seem to spray it while holding the mirror. Spray it for me.”
Lin Ran was taken aback.
Even an obtuse person like Xu Qichen could see his very obvious one moment of panic. Did he say something wrong?
Lin Ran sat down again, took the spray bottle from Xu Qichen and shook it.
Without waiting for him to say anything, Xu Qichen obediently opened his mouth, the tongue he stuck out shaking slightly.
Lin Ran’s hand that was holding the spray paused.
This image is a little…
Chasing away the strange thoughts in his head, Lin Ran pressed on the nozzle. The bitter taste filled Xu Qichen’s mouth.
“Thank you.”
The spray bottle was thrown back to him. Xu Qichen thought it was strange, why was Lin Ran nowadays not quite the same as when they first met?
He gives off a very familiar feeling.
When he first came to Nice, Xu Qichen felt that he would not get used to it. The sunshine was overly bright, the climate was sultry, and the smell of sea breeze was everywhere. However, whether it was because of the stress of shooting, or because of his own psychological illusion, time in Nice seemed to fly by quickly.
They were returning to China tomorrow.
This also meant that the sweet part of the film was ending.
Thinking of the next portion of the film, Xu Qichen felt some sadness. Probably because he wasn’t a professional actor, it was difficult for him to separate his emotions from those of his character.
It was already ten o’clock in the evening by the time he returned to the hotel after filming the night scenes. Since they were flying back the next day, Xu Qichen went to bed straight after taking a shower.
Soon, he fell into a dazed dream.
Everything in the dream was very hazy, but he could vaguely hear the sounds of reading during morning self-study, mixed with the sounds of boys and girls fooling around.
The voice behind him was especially clear. It seemed to be the brightest sound amidst the faint murmurings.
His back was poked.
He wanted to turn around.
To see who was sitting behind him.
The bell rang suddenly.
Xu Qichen abruptly opened his eyes. He was surrounded by darkness, only the handphone beside him was lit, ringing persistently.
He picked up the phone and squinted at the screen in a daze.
It’s a call from Lin Ran.
“Hello…”
Lin Ran laughed when he heard the soft and silky voice on the other end that was vague due to that person still being half asleep.
Xu Qichen, who was awoken by the unexpected call, naturally did not understand the meaning of the laugh, but he had a good temper and didn’t get angry. He moved the phone away from his ear and checked the time; 3:10 AM. He then brought the phone back to his ear and asked, “Is something up… or did you call by accident…”
“I’m beside the pool below the hotel.”
Xu Qichen replied with an ‘o’, then added, “So?”
“Come meet me.”
Xu Qichen didn’t quite understand: “Why…” The air conditioned was very cold. He hid in the blanket. “I’m very sleepy, wanna sleep.”
Lin Ran: “Come down ba.”
Compared to the previous one, the current sentence had an extra hint of pleading.
After a moment of silence, Xu Qichen moved the phone a little away, sighed, then climbed down from the bed with difficulty.
“Then… wait for me.”
TN:
And I’m a bit late, still busy;; expect another update before Thursday, but probably only one.
Thanks for the update despite how busy you are 🙂
Thanks for the chapter <3
I swear I would block the person if they call me so unceremoniously in the middle of the night… That is if I even wake up 😂
I love their interactions, they’re getting more natural all the time! Xu Qichen is so incredibly good-tempered, it’s really comforting to read about him. And it seems our ML was Xu Qichen’s classmate in the past? I also think it’s interesting that Xu Qichen thinks Lin Ran feels more familiar now, in a way that seems to be distinct from “we know each other better”
Thank you so much for translating! <3
Thanks for the chapter!Lin Ran and Xu Qichen’s interactions are always so cute~~
Thanks for the chapter!
I won’t even wake up no matter how many alarms I set hahahahah~
Fuck my body has its own alarm clock!~
Thanks for the chapter<3
thanks for the chapter ♡
so sleepy…
Thanks for the chapter! 🙂
I dont know if I like Lin Ran. He seems sweet yet too domineering…
his call at 3am is why I turn my sound and wifi off when I go to bed lol
thanks for the chapter <3
Their intercation is so sweet my heart can’t even ≧ω≦
Thank you for the chapter!
Thank you very much🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️
Finally caught up! Thank you for the great translation ♥️✨
Thank you for the chapter 💕
Thank you Ning 💖💖💖
Honestly.i would go back to sleep😭the call to get up and go somewhere late at night QAQ poor boy
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ooooh his childhood crush followed him to the books?