Translator-Rhapsodite
Editor- yuki_shuichi, Proofreader- adjective
Even though that Weibo post wasn’t actually from Wan Qingyue himself, somehow it still made its way to Wan Qingyue, who reminisced on this painful experience.
[@Wan Qingyue: Although I maintain that I am very innocent, it did end up like this. Just, Teacher Ruan yyds, tears of disappointment.jpg]
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Seven people took three different paths when they went up the mountain. When they were coming down, the production team just gave them the easiest route so all seven of them could go down together.
Ruan Song was not only the only one among the seven who didn’t usually exercise but also, the night before, the one who had the most severe hangover and exhaustion from overworking.
Walking on flat ground was fine, but when it came to going down step by step, Ruan Song immediately sat down on the ground and stubbornly asked the nearby production team, “Isn’t there any shortcut for going up and down the mountain?”
The production team unanimously replied, “No.”
Ruan Song shook his head in disbelief and said, “If there’s no cable car or something, how did you manage to bring up all the food, drinks, accommodations, barbecue grills, firewood, and tents? And now you expect us to carry everything down manually? It’s just not possible.”
They have a high tolerance for labor costs.
Even if the show could be ruthless, it was difficult to get people to work without offering them a few thousand extra for their hard work.
The production team has gradually gotten used to Ruan Song’s habit of questioning the “setup” and they no longer fell for it. They all smiled innocently at him and said, “Ruan, you may not know this, but our production team may lack some things, but money is not one of them.”
After saying that, several helicopters, which had been hidden somewhere last night, loaded everything needed for setting up the mountaintop. They roared and lifted off from above the heads of the crowd.
The bustling leaves of the mountain forest and lush grasses were blown in all directions by the strong airflow from the helicopter’s wings. The noisy disturbance gave Ruan Song a headache, and he muttered curses against the evil capitalists in his heart. He then waved to Ren Qinming.
Ren Qinming had been prepared and was waiting by the side. As soon as he received the signal, he switched his backpack to the front and crouched down on the step beside Ruan Song’s feet.
To preserve his knees and waist, Ruan Song didn’t care about losing face. He slowly climbed onto Ren Qinming’s back, feeling speechless and puzzled. He poked the abs of the person below him and asked, “How are you not tired after doing all that……”
In that situation last night, Ruan Song was just laying there while Ren Qinming did all the work. No matter how much effort he put into different positions, it was all Ren Qinming doing the heavy lifting.
And yet, here they were, Ruan Song still exhausted while Ren Qinming effortlessly carried him down the mountain…
Jiang Qiqi, who was unaware of the situation, felt a wave of shock just from that. She said, “Qinming, please don’t push yourself too hard. We all had a tough time going up the mountain yesterday.”
Ren Qinming, who had gained a great advantage, shook his head and said, “Going down the mountain is easy.”
If he didn’t have complete confidence that he could carry Ruan Song down, he wouldn’t have been so impulsive last night in the first place, and it was even more unlikely that he would be so impulsive as to not stop after one or two times.
………..
In this tea-growing area, besides traversing through uneven forests, you would also come across vast fields of short tea bushes. Ruan Song noticed this earlier from the balcony of the wooden house when the branches and leaves were lush.
As they walked through the woods, it felt as if they were walking in a continuous, gentle, green, velvety sky.
The sunlight was mostly blocked by the dense branches above, instantly lowering the perceived temperature. It was much more comfortable than when they were climbing up the mountain.
While everyone else was diligently climbing the mountain, Ruan Song was just lying on Ren Qinming’s back, idling his time away. He gazed into the empty sky as he daydreamed, without being polite to Ren Qinming at all.
During that time, Jiang Qiqi had trouble walking.
Liang Yi volunteered to carry her, but Jiang Qiqi refused and instead handed him her backpack. She softly held Liang Yi’s hand and murmured, “If you’re tired, I’ll also feel bad.”
Liang Yi immediately pushed up his glasses and couldn’t help but lower his head and smile.
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Ren Qinming followed his gaze and discreetly looked at the couple. He knew that Ruan Song probably hadn’t looked closely at everyone’s profiles. He whispered, “They’ve been together for a long time, like seven or eight years. They met while studying abroad at university.”
The two were busy eating the candy of other couples, not even realizing that the bullet screen was eating their candy.
[Let me just say that I once again want to crowdfund to buy the program team some audio recording equipment.]
[What kind of junk quality is this? Their microphone is placed on the collar of their shirts, but you can’t hear anything at all!]
[They’re just walking while one is being carried, so satisfying, I’ve once again turned obediently thirsty by them.]
On the screen, Ruan Song’s hands were folded between his chin and Ren Qinming’s shoulder blades. His gaze started to drift again, seemingly serious yet casually letting out a sigh. “I haven’t traveled abroad yet…”
Ren Qinming’s gaze immediately dropped to the ground, and there was silence for a while before he said, “You’ll make a lot of money in the future, and when you do, we’ll go abroad together.”
“Haha, you don’t have to wait for me. Who knows when that day will ever come?” After saying that, Ruan Song shifted to a sideways position, resting his cheek against his back, and closed his eyes.
He once had a great opportunity to study abroad. At that time, the penniless Ren Qinming eagerly volunteered to work hard in acting, promising that he could afford the tuition and living expenses to go abroad…
Ruan Song closed his eyes and was about to take a nap while bouncing on Ren Qinming’s back, but he couldn’t help but feel something poking him in his back pocket.
When he reached out to touch it, he found it was a leather card wallet, likely holding the other’s ID and other cards.
Ruan Song took it out, originally not intending to open and examine it closely. But it was Ren Qinming who got nervous first, unexpectedly hurriedly freeing up one hand to try to snatch the wallet away.
This got Ruan Song excited. He was sitting on his back and immediately raised his arm high to open and look at it.
Just at first glance, Ruan Song noticed something was off and shook his head in disbelief. “Wow, are you a pervert? You have my picture hidden in here?”
And it wasn’t even a normal photo, it was a photo of him when he was studying at university, with a young and tender face, looking all innocent and silly.
Beside him, Liang Yi chuckled, “Putting your own significant other’s photo is not considered perverted.”
Jiang Qiqi added, “Yeah, that’s right! I also have a picture of my precious baby in my wallet.”
But it was clear to the naked eye that Ren Qinming was visibly flustered.
He knew that Ruan Song would confiscate it because, in that photo, Ruan Song did look foolish. Not only were his eyes not open as he laughed, but the photo also wasn’t in focus.
It was remarkably a secretly taken photo wherein he had failed to attempt to get a candid shot.
As expected, Ruan Song did exactly as he predicted. He confiscated the photo and put it in his wallet, casually saying, “So this is the image you have of me in your heart,” and then ignored Ren Qinming’s plea for mercy, continuing with his plan to take a little nap.
…….
When he woke up from his nap, the sky had turned from sunny to cloudy, and his phone in his pocket buzzed twice.
These days, due to the recording of a variety of shows, Ruan Song’s frequency of checking his phone has dropped dramatically. He would respond to any messages that came in all at once.
But there wasn’t anything major, mostly just minor things.
Ever since he graduated from graduate school, his WeChat contact list had been cleared out quite a bit. He didn’t have to worry about becoming famous on variety shows and being greeted by people he used to know.
Ruan Song pulled out his phone and found that the person who was looking for him was Chen Yan, and with a glance, he knew that this person was watching the broadcast for ‘19 Days of Cohabitation.’
[Fat Man Weighs Over 1000jin, and His Face Accounts for 800jin: Aren’t you acting like a salted fish too openly, you’re overly relaxed, brother!]
(T/N-a meme to describe someone who has no dreams or people who don’t want to move)
[Even if you have money, I won’t marry you, Song: Don’t you have a script that you need to write? Why are you watching my broadcast all day?]
[Fat Man Weighs Over 1000jin, and His Face Accounts for 800jin: If I want to watch, then I’ll watch it. I’m hosting a screenplay seminar, this is a collective fishing operation, and several of us small screenwriters are working together, cool.jpg]
[Fat Man Weighs Over 1000jin, and His Face Accounts for 800jin: The most important thing is hearing them praise you. I even have to pretend that I don’t know you, and it can be considered as experiencing how it felt when you hid Ren Qinming inside the golden chamber. Let me just say that it is a bit pleasurable, bare teeth.jpg]
A bunch of nonsense garbage.
Ruan Song casually sent him an emoji pack and was about to exit WeChat when another notification popped up.
He had labeled this person as “Little Brother Producer” in her contacts.
[Little Brother Producer: I’ve asked around. Your itinerary at night is more flexible. They’ll arrange for you guys to watch the movie “Blue Lake” with the nearby villagers, and you’ve probably already seen it. At that time, would it be convenient for us to chat?]
“Blue Lake” could be considered one of the more classic award-winning films in recent years. Although it was relatively niche, it has received high praise. Ruan Song, being in the industry, of course, had seen it.
But what surprised Ruan Song even more was that this little brother seemed to have been awakened by his scolding. He knew that he had come prepared and even learned to inquire about his schedule.
[Even if you have money, I won’t marry you, Song: Didn’t I already agree to work with you? What else did you want to discuss with me?]
[Little Brother Producer: Discuss why you agreed to work with me.]
Ruan Song finished reading this sentence and had just raised then lowered his eyebrows, feeling that this Little Brother was still just a Little Brother.
[Even if you have money, I won’t marry you, Song: ……When did our relationship become so deep? To say it simply, I’ll agree to do whatever you want, if the matter is completed, then isn’t that the end of that?]
To be honest, Ruan Song didn’t have any interest in preaching to others. It was just that his way of doing things puzzled him. He was completely different from the typical project producers in the industry.
After he sent that message, the WeChat chat went silent.
Ruan Song realized that he might have been a bit rude with his words, and he was worried that he might have hurt this little brother’s self-esteem. But then, he received a long message from him.
It seemed like he understood just how “unreliable” he appeared in his eyes, as he stated at the beginning.
[Little Brother Producer: Indeed, my style is not in alignment with what I have learned regarding the way projects are done in the domestic film and television industry, but this is my field of study, and I have my professional way of doing things. The first clear purpose is that I must ensure that all my projects are guaranteed success, including but not limited to, having no public opinion war, not tainting the actors participating in the project, having no obvious potential blunders, and so on. But now I have a deeper understanding of you. First and foremost, I admire your talent, believe in my foresight, and earnestly hope to cooperate with you. Secondly, I believe that there is some hidden risk to my project after you suddenly changed your mind, and I must understand this clearly.]
Ruan Song glanced at this large paragraph and stared at the chat window in a daze for several long moments.
Gu Yuzhou sat in his office, holding his phone in one hand and nervously watching Ruan Song read his messages on the computer screen. His palms were sweating.
This time, he truly put in 100% effort, but he wasn’t sure if Ruan Song would buy it.
There were many talented people with quirky personalities when it came to writing stories, and he couldn’t quite figure out Ruan Song…
Gu Yuzhou couldn’t bear the suspense as he stared intently, second by second, at Ruan Song’s lack of response.
He thought that Ruan Song would probably give a straightforward answer like “good” or “not good.”
But when he finally saw the person on the screen move his hands to type, the text in the bubble that popped up in his chat window was unexpected.
[Even if you have money, I won’t marry you, Song: What’s your name?]
Gu Yuzhou couldn’t contain the smile that spread across his face at that moment, trying to maintain composure as he typed on his phone.
[Little Brother Producer: Gu Yuzhou]
[Even if you have money, I won’t marry you, Song: Fine, Gu Yuzhou, wait for me to find you later tonight. I still have to face the cameras in the afternoon and I don’t want to talk about such unlucky matters.]
Director Gu, who usually could no longer open his eyes at 11 p.m., typed out a guarantee in a flash.
[Little Brother Producer: Okay, I’m free all night, anytime is fine for me. You can find me according to your schedule.]
………….
The seven of them went down the mountain together and had lunch as a farewell gathering. Wan Qingyue was about to take another flight back abroad to continue filming.
They were a bit worried that this trip might affect his state of mind and the filming atmosphere, but the kid seemed to adjust quickly.
When they were partying at the dining table, he was still smiling happily and jokingly said, “I didn’t know Brother Qinming had a boyfriend before, so I couldn’t pursue him. So the worst outcome is not being able to pursue him, there’s nothing wrong with that. At least I was able to eat a meal that he cooked, and I can happily return home to spend the rest of the year. What else could I want?”
It could be considered to be a satisfactory outcome.
But it seemed that Ren Qinming’s attitude towards him was still the same even after hearing his farewell words.
For example, when Wan Qingyue stood at the door with his suitcase, he hugged each of them, including Qin Sijia.
But when it was Ren Qinming’s turn, he deliberately skipped him and only wanted to hug Ruan Song.
As a result, Ren Qinming directly stepped in front of him and said, “You can hug me, but not my wife.”
Wan Qingyue and the others, “…………”
The kid was about to cry again. He grabbed his suitcase and walked away, leaving everyone in laughter at the comical scene.
…………….
Ren Qinming thought that once he had seen off Wan Qingyue, he would be able to relax.
But within a short while, Xu Lan called him and said that there was a last-minute notice in the afternoon, and it was difficult to adjust the schedule. She had already informed the production team, so she asked him to make a trip down the mountain during the shoot.
At that time, Ren Qinming was standing in the room, just saying that he wanted to give Ruan Song a good muscle massage.
Ruan Song agreed to it.
And then the phone call came out of nowhere, just like the countless “unfortunate” incidents they had had in the past.
Xu Lan was urging for a response on the other end of the phone, but Ren Qinming was holding his phone, looking at Ruan Song, feeling at a loss.
He had warned himself countless times not to leave Ruan Song alone based on being busy.
But it seemed like reality was constantly slapping him in the face.
Xu Lan, “Just come out now. Xiao Lu is already waiting for you in front of your cabin. Hurry up, and you’ll be able to go back tonight. It won’t delay your love life for too long!”
Ruan Song, who was originally waiting for a massage on the bed, still had that carefree look and casually reminded him, “Go ahead. Since you’re in this line of work, you should do it well.”
Ren Qinming knew what Ruan Song meant.
In a flash, Ren Qinming made a quick decision and hurriedly walked out. “Wait for me, I’ll give you a massage when I come back tonight.”
Ruan Song simply raised his hand and took his wallet out of his pocket, throwing it at him. “Take your ID.”
Ren Qinming received it with a heavy heart, and as he sat in the private car, his brows were furrowed the whole way, his expression quite gloomy.
Xiao Lu just watched the livestream and knew that Ren Qinming must be feeling bad right now, so he didn’t interrupt or said anything.
It wasn’t until they arrived at the filming hotel that the front desk asked Ren Qinming for his ID.
Ren Qinming opened his wallet and was surprised to find that the photo that had been confiscated was somehow put back by Ruan Song. It fell out from among the many cards, with a yellowed film backside that revealed a line of words.
[Silly dog, if you want to hide a photo, you should at least hide a better-looking one.]
Ruan Song is slowly warming up to Ren Qinming again but it seems like the universe doesn’t want them to be happy together.
Thank you for the chapter!
I feel as tho our little producer is very cute HAHAHAHAHA. When it was described that he couldn’t stay past 11pm, I had a mental image of a little dog with a strict sleeping schedule. I wish to see his own story unfold, also for little Wan too
this is my favourite novel 😭😭 theyre so cute bro, I’m giggling and kicking my feet
thank u rhapsodite for the new chap! love ur translations!
Thank You for the new chapter (♡´艸`)
Aww somehow I get why they drifted apart before with ren qiming being busy as hell back then and ruan song also dealing with a problem of his own. Hopefully this time they’ll be able to stick and support each other 🙏