Mi Le’s cousin’s wedding was chosen to be abroad.
Mi Le fixed up his groomsman’s suit, then talked to his stylist about his hairstyle, and finally packed up his suitcase before leaving.
His cousin’s family was also considered influential. For the sake of their reputation, the wedding was held with dignity.
All of Mi Le’s expenses were covered by his cousin.
It wasn’t that Mi Le didn’t have the money. He was just being very stingy.
Ever since his finances were cut off, Mi Le started trying every means to save money. He transferred some money to Zuoqiu Mingxu for emergency use.
This time, he chose first class.
There weren’t any separate spaces in the first-class cabin of this flight, but the seats were more comfortable, the seats could be extended to lie down, and the tray was also a little larger.
Being first class meant there were fewer people and a separate boarding gate, allowing Mi Le to feel more at ease and not be disturbed.
He got on the plane, sat down, and took out the script, preparing to memorize lines.
After a while, someone walked in again and sat next to Mi Le, staring at Mi Le for a while.
Mi Le found it strange and looked over to see that Tong Yi was actually sitting next to him. There was only an aisle separating the two of them.
“Uh…” Mi Le couldn’t help but frown.
“I’m certain that I didn’t follow you,” Tong Yi immediately explained.
“Are you going on a trip?”
“No, I’m attending a wedding.”
Mi Le had an ominous premonition and couldn’t help but ask him: “Whose wedding are you attending?”
“I don’t know them. My dad told me to go.” Tong Yi was also confused. He didn’t even know the names of the people getting married.
“Why didn’t you take economy class?”
“I can’t stretch my legs,” Tong Yi replied confidently.
Mi Le immediately shut up.
Tong Yi continued to ramble, “When our team goes to compete, as long as we take the plane, it’s like fighting. The budget is not enough for us to all take first class, so we can only send someone to line up and book the emergency exit row. Otherwise, we really won’t be able to stretch our legs. Some small planes, my goodness, our legs are all numb when we get off.”
Mi Le planned to take out noise canceling headphones from his bag.
“Let’s chat for a while. Otherwise, it’s so awkward,” Tong Yi said to Mi Le after sitting down.
“There’s nothing to chat about.”
“I keep thinking that we were destined to meet. Look, last time at the KTV, we got to know each other through a fight. Later, we bumped into each other again on the bus, and finally, we were even in the same dorm. Don’t you think we were blessed by the heavens?”
“Wicked fate.”
Tong Yi didn’t know what to say anymore. He said inwardly, If you didn’t beg me in your dreams, do you think I’d be willing to acknowledge you?
He turned his head and looked at Mi Le. When he saw Mi Le looking for something, he subconsciously licked his lips.
Tong Yi began to be restless again.
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“When I was young and the aunt at my house was cooking, didn’t she need to add salt? So I wanted to help and grabbed a handful of sand and threw it in. The aunt was very helpless and had to remake a pot of vegetables.”
Mi Le finally stopped and looked at Tong Yi in confusion: “Isn’t that being a naughty child? Why are you saying this? Do you need me to praise you for being cute?”
“No, I was just telling some embarrassing moments from my childhood to ease the awkward atmosphere.”
“But your tone seems to be showing off. Have you been so unreliable since you were young?”
“Do you rarely chat with other people? You don’t even know how to play along?”
“But I can’t play along with what you said at all. It’s really annoying.” Mi Le’s expression was still serious.
“Fuck… That’s how you end a conversation.” Tong Yi was really helpless.
If he told 180 cm and the others, they would definitely burst into exaggerated laughter, and if it was serious, they would scold him for being a fool.
But Mi Le began speaking seriously about the seriousness of the matter. This kind of person was really annoying.
“Boring.” Mi Le continued rummaging through his belongings.
“Forget it, forget it. Let’s stop talking. Talking to you is a drag.” Tong Yi also didn’t want to talk anymore. He sat in the chair and propped his face with one hand, staring at one place, completely unsure of what to do.
Mi Le couldn’t find the earplugs in the end. After giving up, he put his bag away. He sat down and thought for a while, then turned his head and asked Tong Yi: “Why?”
“What?”
“Why do you have to say such boring things?”
“You’re still thinking about this matter?”
Mi Le nodded and said: “I’ve been thinking carefully for a while, but I can’t think of your intention.”
“You…” Tong Yi was once again amused by Mi Le. He looked at Mi Le with some helplessness. “I was wrong. I shouldn’t have said that.”
Mi Le sat down and continued muttering: “If I came across a naughty child like you, I would definitely beat you up.”
“We’re the same age. If we met, we would at most have a fight.”
“I wasn’t like this when I was a child.”
“Oh? Like what?”
“If I said it, you wouldn’t believe it.”
“I believe it.”
Tong Yi said inwardly, You’re so free in your dreams, and I accepted it. What else can I not accept?
“When I was young, I would cry for no reason. I really loved crying.” After Mi Le finished answering, he opened his script and started reading his own lines.
“Then if we met when we were children, you would only have been bullied by me?”
“No,” Mi Le replied.
“Why?”
Mi Le didn’t answer. It was hard for him to say it aloud.
When Mi Le was young, he was like a little angel. Whenever he saw anything, he would say: “Wow! So amazing.”
“Big sister, you’re so pretty!”
“Big brother, you’re so amazing!”
“I’m so happy! I’m really happy!”
When he praised others excessively like this, many people loved him a lot. Moreover, he was a second-generation celebrity, so there really were not many people who bullied him.
The situation changed after middle school.
After the plane took off, earphones were passed out. After Tong Yi turned on the device on the plane, he started looking for variety shows and really found a variety show from Mi Le’s childhood.
Back then, parent-child shows were popular, with cute children and whatnot.
Mi Le was already very good-looking when he was a child, just like a big doll, and he had a particularly cute personality. Since the age of 4, he already had wife fans.
Tong Yi put on earphones and watched Mi Le and his father attend the parent-child show with great interest for a long time.
When Mi Le was young, he really loved to cry. If his father left his line of sight, he would cry.
But he was also really cute, with a strong sense of curiosity, looking around aimlessly with large eyes.
He was really so cute that Tong Yi’s heart trembled.
“If you were the same now as when you were young, I would probably quite like you,” Tong Yi suddenly looked up and said to Mi Le.
Mi Le was reading his script. He couldn’t help but turn his head and look at Tong Yi’s screen. Seeing the scene, his face immediately fell: “Why are you so annoying?”
“I can’t praise you either? Watching this makes me want to have a son.”
“Who is your son?”
“Don’t you think that, when you’re chatting with me, you seem to be finding fault with every sentence?”
“When I see you, I can’t be calm. Just don’t talk to me.”
“I feel quite excited when I see you too.” Tong Yi put in his earphones and continued to watch the variety show. He intended to watch little Mi Le to calm down.
Mi Le felt quite uncomfortable sitting next to him, as though someone was watching a live stream of his dark history.
He reached out and tugged Tong Yi’s earphones, saying: “Stop watching. Watch something else.”
“I can watch whatever I want. Just don’t look my way.”
“…” Mi Le glared at Tong Yi. He was so angry that he couldn’t read his script at all.
Sure enough, they could only argue when they met.
Tong Yi watched for a while, then pointed to the screen and said: “Look at you. You also wanted to help, but you extinguished the fire that had been so hard to start. At that time, I also sprinkled sand just because I wanted to help.”
In the video, the parents were drilling wood to make a fire. It took a lot of effort to ignite. Mi Le happily leaned over to fan it, but he extinguished it instead.
Mi Le turned his head and saw his childhood self crying with a wide-open mouth.
“Enough. Let’s not talk about this anymore.” Mi Le really didn’t want to watch it.
“You really have double standards.” Tong Yi, on the other hand, was not done.
After the two of them looked at each other, Mi Le wished that he could just unfasten his seat belt now and fight with Tong Yi.
Tong Yi was not too happy either and even raised his middle finger at Mi Le.
It must be said that, although Tong Yi’s feet were small, his hands were not small. They looked quite normal.
His middle finger was particularly long.
Mi Le sat in his chair and had to calm down for a long time to stop getting angry.
Right now, when he was with Tong Yi, he would feel that his reasons for happiness were no longer valid. Mi Le thought that he probably would not like Tong Yi.
Absolutely not!
After getting off the plane, Mi Le walked out of the airport, and someone picked him up.
Mi Le had just walked over when he heard that person say: “We need to wait for another person. They also took this flight. Please wait a moment, and we will go to the hotel together.”
“Oh, okay.”
Not long after, Tong Yi came out carrying a bag, without checked luggage. He was even slower than Mi Le.
When he walked over and saw Mi Le, he couldn’t help but frown. He then looked at the sign that the person who picked him up was holding and asked Mi Le: “What are you doing here?”
“I’m here to be the groomsman.”
“Wicked fate,” Tong Yi sighed.
“Huh,” Mi Le snorted coldly.
The three of them walked towards the parking lot. Mi Le dragged his suitcase and asked Tong Yi: “Why were you so slow when you didn’t check in any luggage?”
“I can’t understand English, so I walked blindly based on my feelings. As a result, I got lost in the cluster of duty-free shops. Why do we go to the boarding gate after getting off the plane here?”
After getting in the car, Mi Le started to close his eyes and recuperate. Otherwise, it was easy for him to argue with Tong Yi.
But Tong Yi didn’t let him off. He leaned over and asked him: “Are your ears uncomfortable?”
Mi Le pretended not to hear.
“You’re not deaf, are you?” Tong Yi asked again.
Mi Le continued to pretend to be deaf.
“Pity,” Tong Yi sighed.
When they arrived at the hotel, the person who picked them up arranged for their check ins.
This was a resort hotel, with separate villas and courtyards.
After entering the room, Mi Le wandered around the room and walked into the courtyard. Seeing the endless swimming pool, he was quite satisfied. But as soon as he turned his head, he saw someone’s head.
Normal people could be blocked out by this kind of fence.
But Tong Yi’s height was not very normal. The two of them were separated by a straw fence that didn’t look too sturdy. With half a head sticking out… they made eye contact.
Then, they both saw strong distaste in the other’s eyes.
Tsk tsk they can never get along irl at this point