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Editor- yuki_shuichi, Proofreader- adjective
Ren Qinming turned around in the kitchen, and everyone in the living room crowded around Ruan Song to look at Liu Muyan’s phone.
Zheng Qing was the first to flatter, “Wow, this little brother is quite handsome!”
Jiang Qiqi and Liang Yi were genuinely surprised and looked up at Qin Sijia, saying, “Is this your little brother? He can debut.”
Qin Sijia modestly waved his hand. “He’s not my real brother, just a very close friend. Our families have a long-standing relationship. I haven’t seen him in many years, and I didn’t expect him to turn out so well.”
The unanimous praise from everyone made Ren Qinming feel a bit overwhelmed.
Zheng Qing was also nervous, just like him.
After all, if it was just a close relationship without any blood ties, Qin Sijia and this guy could potentially be set up together!
He quickly asked, “How old is this little brother? He looks like he’s not much younger than us.”
Qin Sijia had indeed forgotten since it had been so long.
Liu Muyan answered on his behalf, “Twenty-three.”
Everyone was dumbfounded. “Only twenty-three???”
Although they were only twenty-six, twenty-seven, and twenty-eight, the age difference somehow felt like an insurmountable gap.
“He’s still a kid, isn’t he?”
Zheng Qing instantly felt relieved. Qin Sijia has never been attracted to this type of younger brother.
Ruan Song, on the other hand, suddenly reacted.
Before, he remained silent while everyone praised him, but he suddenly reacted to the age and asked, “Is he only twenty-three?”
Liang Yi added, “He probably hasn’t even finished school yet.”
Liu Muyan seemed to like his nephew. When introducing him, he didn’t hold back. “He has been studying abroad since high school. He finished his graduate program last year and just decided to come back to China for his career. His family is very happy about it.”
Listening to his background, it was the typical setup of a wealthy young master.
Among all these people, at least Jiang Qiqi would speak up for him, Ren Qinming thought.
Well, it turned out even Jiang Qiqi was swayed. She stared at the photo, completely infatuated, and didn’t move a muscle. “Twenty-three is still okay! He’s only three years younger than Brother Song.”
Ren Qinming responded with a confused expression, “…?”
[Hahaha, my bro: Love can disappear, right? Doge.]
The barrage was about to explode with impatience.
[If he can make Qiqi change her mind, then he’s not worse than my bro, doge.]
[After all that talk, can I at least see a photo? Where’s my cameraman? Put the lens on the photo, I am going crazy.jpg.]
[Since Director Liu has appeared on the show, don’t treat us like outsiders anymore. If you don’t show us, how can we help persuade Teacher Ruan? So pitiful.jpg.]
[Director Liu’s nephew is our nephew too. Respectful bow.jpg.]
[Even though I’ve become a VIP, this mom just wants to catch a glimpse of the handsome young man. What’s wrong with satisfying her curiosity? So pitiful.jpg.]
[Hahaha, even though my bro is physically in the kitchen, his ears are practically sticking out already. ]
[I wasn’t curious at first, but even Teacher Ruan kept staring at that photo, doge.]
………………….
While Ren Qinming was busy in the kitchen, everyone in the living room chattered about Liu Muyan’s nephew.
Deep down, Ren Qinming also wanted to go out and see what the person in the photo looked like. Was he really that good-looking?
But he had just made a tough statement, so if he couldn’t hold back and went out now, wouldn’t he play into Liu Muyan’s hands and would make him appear guilty?
Ren Qinming’s self-esteem, which was at most three years old, made him grit his teeth and stay committed to his position, determined to surpass that nephew with a grand meal.
What was the use of having a good-looking appearance and a comfortable home? He definitely couldn’t cook the dishes that Ruan Song loved to eat.
But just as the dishes were brought out from the kitchen…
“………….”
[Hahahahahahaha]
Ren Qinming was completely outdone and his face turned dark while wearing a pink plaid apron.
In the end, it was Ruan Song who put a chicken drumstick in his bowl as a reward. Only then was he coaxed to sit down.
But Liu Muyan was targeting Ren Qinming today, seeking revenge. After the whole meal, not even mentioning anything else, he only talked about how great his nephew was.
Without mentioning names or showing any pictures, they just kept on praising him.
He went on and on, talking to Ruan Song as if he were introducing a potential partner to an elder, discussing all the certificates, a wide range of hobbies, and how clean and virtuous his past relationships were.
Zheng Qing was not there for anything else but to make a good impression in front of Qin Sijia’s family and played the role of a comedian to the fullest.
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Seeing this, Ren Qinming was puzzled, thinking, “Is he really that good-looking?”
But as the person involved, Ruan Song just smiled, ate quietly, and picked up rice grains with chopsticks, almost counting them.
Ren Qinming quickly noticed his unusual behavior and asked, “Did I cook something that doesn’t taste good today?”
Ruan Song shook his head, holding his temple.
Since morning, his voice has been a bit hoarse, with a nasal tone as he exhaled deeply, saying, “It tastes good, but I have no appetite because I caught a cold.”
When the production team found out that Ruan Song had a cold today, they asked if they should buy some cold medicine for them.
But Ruan Song has never liked taking medicine. He thought it might just be a temporary thing in the morning after waking up, so he took a vitamin C tablet and drank some ginger tea, hoping to get better.
Now, looking at the symptoms, not only has he not improved, but there seemed to be a slight worsening trend.
Ren Qinming was about to turn around and ask the production team if they should still get some medicine for them when Ruan Song’s phone rang.
Coincidentally, Ruan Song couldn’t eat anymore.
Ren Qinming proactively said that he would heat it for him when they got hungry a little later.
Ruan Song nodded, greeted everyone at the table, and put down his chopsticks before leaving the seat.
……………..
On the balcony, Ruan Song went outside from the room to feel the breeze. They felt much better, with a clearer nose. He started the conversation on the phone by asking, “Are you watching our live broadcast again?”
“Perfect timing; I’m having a meal too.”
Gu Yuzhou sat alone in his spacious office, facing the large table of food that his assistant had ordered for him. He took a few bites and already felt full. He ended up wasting a lot of time.
Ruan Song leaned on the railing, rubbing his temples, which felt throbbing and swollen. He concisely asked, “Is something wrong?”
Gu Yuzhou replied, “I noticed you weren’t feeling well and didn’t want to stay at the dining table. I just spoke to your production team and asked them to buy cold medicine for you.”
The wind in the valley gently blows against our bodies. In the end, Ruan Song didn’t respond directly. He then simply said, “I feel dizzy. You called just for this, so I’ll hang up.”
Gu Yuzhou held the chopsticks and poked at the grains of rice in the lunchbox. He quickly changed his tone and said, “Feng Xiao approached me a few days ago, asking if I had any suitable projects for her. I read the script she wrote, and it’s quite good. It leans towards the suspense genre, which matches well with this serial murder case IP. We could collaborate on it and it could help lighten your workload. I’m just not sure what you think about it.”
Ruan Song replied, “As the producer, your decision matters. If you think she’s okay, then let’s work together.”
For such a big project, it was really rare to have only one screenwriter.
Gu Yuzhou asked, “Don’t you personally want to check her skills?”
His original intention of asking was also because he was afraid that Ruan Song would think Feng Xiao would hold them back.
Ruan Song sniffed and said, “You have good judgment, so why do you want me to verify? Are you going to pay me for that?”
Gu Yuzhou smirked and replied, “Alright, then when we have the script meeting, I’ll call her in.”
“It’s just these past couple of days, right?” Ruan Song mentioned that last night they were added to several project groups.
Gu Yuzhou called to inform us about this, “I noticed that some of the other guests in your group also have work or take afternoon naps. If it takes up two to three hours of your time after lunch every day, would that be okay?”
After all, everyone in the entire project was already in place, except for Ruan Song, who was still on the variety show.
“If the production team has any arrangements, we can adjust according to your schedule,” Gu Yuzhou said, already having the script for the upcoming episodes in his hands.
Ruan Song didn’t have any objections and asked, “Specifically, which day does it start?”
Gu Yuzhou hesitated for a moment and replied, “How about the day after tomorrow? Give yourself some time to recover from the cold.”
Ruan Song simply responded with an affirmative sound, and then there was silence on the phone.
Gu Yuzhou sat in his office, waiting and waiting. Just as he was about to say something, Ruan Song asked from the other end, “Is there anything else? Should I hang up?”
Gu Yuzhou instinctively replied, “Don’t you have anything you want to tell me?”
Ruan Song tapped her fingertips on the railing, as if genuinely unaware, and asked, “What? Do you have another project you want to collaborate on?”
Gu Yuzhou replied, “Well, it’s not out of the question.”
Ruan Song held a grudge and said, “Who was it that refused to give me credit for 20,000 yuan before? And now you want to buy me for your project?”
Upon hearing this, Gu Yuzhou panicked and revealed the truth, “That’s because many producers in China do that. I just came back and wanted to appear more experienced.”
And then this “sophistication” became so sophisticated that it hit Ruan Song’s sore spot, and then came the face-slapping moment.
Ruan Song couldn’t pretend not to know; otherwise, he wouldn’t have waited until now to bring it up. He said, “Well, let’s talk about it when you have a project. I’m hanging up.”
“Wait!”
Gu Yuzhou couldn’t hold back any longer and took the initiative to break the silence. “Uncle Liu didn’t show you my photos?”
Earlier in the living room, Liu Muyan showed them the photos on his phone, and it was indeed Gu Yuzhou.
Ruan Song was indeed surprised at first sight, but just for a moment, quickly returning to calm.
Now Ruan Song responded nonchalantly, “Yes, I saw it. What’s the matter?”
Gu Yuzhou was left speechless.
Ruan Song patiently waited for him for two seconds and said, “If there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up.”
Before Gu Yuzhou could say anything else, the sound of “beep beep beep” came through the phone.
Ruan Song had been enjoying the mountain breeze for a while, but now it felt a bit chilly all over.
The sky looked gloomy as if it were about to rain, and the temperature dropped accordingly.
He couldn’t stand for too long wearing just a short-sleeved shirt. After hanging up the phone, he was about to go back to his room when he bumped into someone who appeared behind him out of nowhere.
“Aren’t you eating?” Ruan Song asked, feeling dizzy and disoriented.
Last night, they were messing around in the bathroom and accidentally turned off the receiver in the room near the balcony. The production team only realized it now when the barrage of comments mentioned that they couldn’t hear them talking.
Ren Qinming stood on the balcony door frame, with the curtains behind him. He didn’t know how long he had been standing there, but he suddenly uttered four words without any context, “He likes you.”
Without mentioning any names, both of them knew who he was referring to.
Ruan Song was certain that he didn’t have the speakerphone on, so Ren Qinming couldn’t hear her voice from that distance. “How do you know it was him calling?” he asked.
Ren Qinming said, “Just as you left, they showed me the photos.”
As soon as he saw them, he couldn’t sit still. He immediately rushed into the room, with the strong intuition that it was Gu Yuzhou who made that phone call.
“The production team also gave me cold medicine, saying that someone asked them to prepare it,” Ren Qinming said, feeling down as he leaned against the door frame. He didn’t miss any details, like a dog sniffing out every trace.
In the past, Ruan Song would have ignored him if he didn’t feel well.
But today, for some reason, maybe because of the cold, he felt unusually soft-hearted. He even took the initiative to wrap his arm around Ren Qinming’s waist, closing his eyes and leaning his weight on him, saying, “It’s not like it’s the first time someone has liked me.”
Ren Qinming pouted even more and became even unhappier, saying, “You know that too.”
Ruan Song said, “With your limited understanding, it’s hard for you to not know, right?”
He even realized that Ren Qinming liked him before Ren Qinming himself did.
Being held by him, Ren Qinming wanted to ask if they would have to meet and interact every day if they worked together. He also wanted to ask why someone from a wealthy family like him didn’t have one or two fiancées. And he was curious about what they had talked about on the phone just now.
But obviously, no matter which sentence, it all seemed like making trouble out of nothing.
But he couldn’t hold back his grievances in his heart and said, “…You won’t have to work with him many more times in the future, right?”
He had been pursuing Ruan Song for all these years, and there had never been a shortage of suitors around him, including wealthy ones. But he had never paid any attention to them, always confident that Ruan Song wouldn’t look at them.
But today, he didn’t know if it was because of Liu Muyan’s influence. In terms of looks, Gu Yuzhou was not bad. In terms of family background, Gu Yuzhou was even better. Even in terms of expertise, Gu Yuzhou had more to say than he and Ruan Song.
This was the first time someone had truly made Ren Qinming feel threatened in his unshakable position. It suddenly made him realize that before becoming a sought-after movie emperor, he was nothing.
Even if he was now a movie emperor, in the eyes of the truly powerful people, he was just an ordinary actor.
Ruan Song caught a cold and had a slight fever, but even in this state, he could still understand Gu Yuzhou’s thoughts. He leaned against Ren Qinming’s chest, feeling dizzy and weak in the legs. He softly asked, “You should know why ‘The Last Sunflower’ has two children as the main characters instead of just one, right?”
In the live broadcast, bright sunlight shined through the beige curtains.
They couldn’t hear what they were saying behind the curtain in the barrage, but they could see them cuddling and embracing each other.
The curtain outlined their figures clearly. Ren Qinming couldn’t help but reach out his hand in response, holding the person in his arms and expressing his deepest worry. “…He is very wealthy.”
Listening to his heartbeat, which was following a steady rhythm, Ruan Song felt the warmth spreading from his chest. The dizziness and nausea eased a bit. With his eyes closed, he softly said, “Why compare ourselves to them? We’re not people from the same world.”
With just a few words, Ren Qinming was comforted. He held him even tighter.
Although Ruan Song had never explicitly mentioned his requirements or definition of being “together,” in Ren Qinming’s heart, the two of them were already together.
——When we’re together, we’re together. Even when we’re apart, we’re still together. Always together.
No matter if they faced failure or the end of the world, no matter how the world changed, the two of them could find warmth in their little world. It was something that didn’t need any explanation.
Ren Qinming held him tightly, swaying with him on the door frame. “Then give me a kiss.”
In the soothing rhythm of his swaying, Ruan Song’s eyelids grew heavier, and the warmth enveloped his bones, easing his fatigue. He lazily shook his head and said, “It might be contagious.”
But the person above him said, “I’m not afraid of getting infected. Brother Song, kiss me.”
“You can kiss yourself if you want to.” Ruan Song felt like he was about to fall asleep.
Ren Qinming persisted, “I want you to kiss me.”
“Just one kiss is enough?” Ren Qinming was being clever this time. “Then how about two kisses?”
Ruan Song finally burst into laughter.
Just like Ruan’s mom calling him a “naughty child,” he also called the person above him a “naughty child,” not opening his eyes but finding Ren Qinming’s lips with his head held high.
The drowsiness weighed heavily, accompanied by the gentle breeze flowing through the valley. Their lips intertwined.
The barrage, separated by the curtains, was almost going crazy since they didn’t know when they even stopped calling Ren Qingming ‘brother’ as before.
[It must have been Teacher Ruan who took the initiative!! right!!!]
[I will testify together with my cat and three dogs! It was Teacher Ruan who took the initiative! He raised his head first, and then the dog lowered his head!!]
[If it keeps going like this, I won’t be able to control my anger… Why can’t we have a curtain with higher transparency? Why make it so thick!!! @ProductionTeam @ProductionTeam @ProductionTeam]
[Aww, I’m screenshotting like crazy with my mouth open while eating candy. My CP is just too sweet!]
[I love swaying together like this with my significant other. Who understands!!]
[Go ahead and boldly kiss the doggie to your heart’s content!! No one is allowed to disturb!!]
[Production team, pretty please, I want to see what Liu Director’s nephew, someone like Gu Yuzhou, looks like. Everyone else gets to see, why can’t we in the barrage? a puppy hugging a leg.jpg]
[Yeah, Teacher Ruan is great! Usually, we only see his sharp tongue, but not his tofu heart 15551]
[Yes! I felt the same way yesterday! The doggie has been visibly a bit sad these past few days, and Ruan Laoshi can sense it too. He’s so patient and comforting. I won’t say who got spoiled, but it’s pitiful a sad puppy jpg]
[Some people are mean. They did it directly in the bathroom last night and there was no response. Now they are so excited watching two shadows kissing through the curtains (yes, I am talking about myself, covering my mouth with tears in my eyes jpg]
[Haha, we said we wanted to see some funny antics from the doggie, but when the doggie gets scared, it’s me who feels sorry for myself. I’m silly too, *teary-eyed cat face*!]
[I said I wanted to take pleasure in his misfortune, but when he truly panicked, I was the one who ended up feeling heartbroken. I am masochistic. sad.emoji]
Some people even tried to use a stopwatch to time how long they were kissing. But they quickly realized it wasn’t just a momentary thing. The way they held each other was like they were kissing, but also like they were just maintaining the embrace.
Gu Yuzhou sat in his office watching the livestream after hanging up the phone.
So he knew when Ren Qinming entered the room, and he also knew that Ren Qinming only entered the room after seeing the person in the photo on the dining table.
Ruan Song’s choice was clear at a glance.
……………………
That day, Ruan Song remembered that he seemed to have fallen asleep, leaning on Ren Qinming’s embrace. It provided good ventilation, and the strong arms on his back helped ward off the cold.
They stayed like that without making a sound, to the point where he didn’t even know how much time had passed.
Ren Qinming just foolishly held him, standing at the threshold of the balcony with his cheek pressed against Ruan Song’s forehead, and he kept gently rocking him.
It wasn’t until the production team felt they were needed outside that they came in and called for them to stop.
Ren Qinming buried his head even lower and kissed Ruan Song twice on the nose.
It was like some kind of secret code that outsiders couldn’t understand. Ruan Song immediately woke up, still a bit groggy, and opened his eyes.
The first thing he said was, “…Is it dark outside?”
Ren Qinming held him there for an hour, and as he saw the sky outside getting darker, he said, “It’s not dark yet; you haven’t slept for long, but it’s going to rain soon.”
Ruan Song softly responded with an “Oh” and then nestled in his embrace for a while.
After this short moment, he felt much better all over, not dizzy anymore, and his nose was no longer stuffy. When they left the room, the production team had already prepared cold medicine.
The dark brown liquid flowed into the cup, but Ruan Song found it too bitter. He lightly touched his lips to it and then frowned, pushing it away. Ren Qinming quickly handed him water.
The barrage, Qin Sijia, and the others were all stunned.
They never expected Ruan Song to have such a childish side. Fortunately, the production team had prepared capsules along with the cold medicine.
Ruan Song looked at those colorful particles as if he were staring at a poisonous substance. It took a lot of persuasion from Ren Qinming to get him to take it.
Next, Liu Muyan officially read out the mission he was carrying as a flying guest.
It was the same as Ren Qinming’s previous guess. With the two large boxes of equipment he brought, they mobilized everyone in the cabin to collaborate on making a short film.
Because Liu Muyan has a perfectionist streak when it came to his work, the production team didn’t even set any requirements for the final product. They only said that as long as Liu Muyan was satisfied, it was good enough.
The division of labor quickly began. Jiang Qiqi was the first to volunteer and said she could be the makeup and hairstylist, in charge of the actors’ makeup and styling design.
“Then I’ll take care of the lighting. It’s the only thing I’ve learned a bit about before,” Liang Yi said with a helpless smile, pushing up his glasses.
Next were Zheng Qing and Qin Sijia. “Let’s handle the BGM and insert songs we’ll need.” They wrote a matching melody on the spot based on the storyline.
Everyone at the table took turns.
When it was Ruan Song’s turn, without hesitation, Ruan Song confidently said, “Then I’ll take charge of writing the script as the screenwriter. First, let’s decide on the duration of this film, whether it’s ten minutes, fifteen minutes, or half an hour. And as for the setting, should we confine it to this cabin or can we use the entire mountain?”
Ruan Song was about to look up at the director’s team when he noticed that everyone in the room was staring at him as if there was something on his face. Without thinking, Ruan Song raised his hand and touched his face, asking, “…What’s wrong?”
Qin Sijia replied, “It’s obvious that you’re sick. My uncle never directs scripts written by others. He always writes and directs his own. Did you forget?”
Ruan Song “?”
Ruan Song, “Oh, okay.”
So, the question came.
Ruan Song looked slightly confused at everyone. “So, what do you want me to do? You’re not going to make me act with Ren Qinming, right?”
Liu Muyan finally spoke up, “Actually, before I came here, I watched your variety show and already planned out the storyline.”
Ruan Song, “?”
“It will probably be a story about a couple who broke up years ago, reuniting in a secluded wooden house on a rainy night. There will be intimate scenes, so both of you should be mentally prepared.”
Ruan Song, “????”
Ren Qinming, “!!!!!!”
The live comments instantly lit up.
[Bring that up! I could listen all night long! pervert smile.jpg]
Thank You for the new chapter (´,,•ω•,,)♡
The livestream comments are killing me🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣❤️
So in the end director liu is a blessing in disguise? 😂 Lucky for you silly doggie qinming hahaha
Not the director exposing their break-up like that!
Thank you for the chapter!