Ch20 - Nameless Jealousy

Edited by Ning

After the end of their work, Shang Sirui’s assistant found a hot pot shop which was still open in the early morning near the recording place and reserved a private room. Five people came out and went straight to the private booth. Shang Sirui was familiar with the location of a lot of signboards. “I came here with the group members several times before. This hot pot is authentic, and has authentic Sichuan flavor.”

“Are you from Sichuan?” Ruan Xiao asked. 9eMDzL

Shang Sirui smiled so hard that you could see his teeth but not his eyes. “Beijing.” He raised his eyes and looked at everyone, “Anyone drinking?”

Cen Cen shook her head, “I’m going to tour soon, so I have to protect my voice.”

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

“I don’t drink.” Zhou Ziheng took off his jacket and poured himself a glass of water. “You don’t need to order it for me.”

From the moment he took off his coat, Xia Xiqing’s eyes never left his body. He looked refreshed and energized in a white T-shirt, like a university student. DIWGrB

When holding the cup, the protruding green tendons on the back of his hand, the slender fingers with distinct joints, the thick eyelashes when hanging down, the angular jawline, the high and protruding eyebrows, every fragment that was disassembled are perfect.

His gaze extended down to Zhou Ziheng’s side neck, almost intertwined with the muscle texture, from the loose cotton collar down to where he couldn’t see.

This person is too fuckin’ good for him.

“Xiqing, do you drink?”

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Shang Sirui’s question interrupted Xia Xiqing’s reverie, “Me?” At the moment when he returned to his senses, Xia Xiqing found that Zhou Ziheng, who was sitting opposite, was still holding the glass, but his eyes looked at him, though only for a moment, because he looked away quickly, his brows were also slightly furrowed.

That’s interesting. Xia Xiqing put his right elbow on the table, rested his chin in his palm, and turned his face to Shang Sirui, “Yes, I want red wine.”

“Hot pot with red wine?” Shang Sirui laughed, “You really know how to match it.”

“I’m actually not too hungry.” Xia Xiqing, with his face still turned, and smiled at Shang Sirui, “I just want to drink some wine to relieve the tension.” m3ki7O

Eating at the same table can almost be regarded as the fastest way to get closer to strangers, not to mention that the five of them have been locked up in a reality show for several hours, so the distance was even closer. Without the excitement and mutual suspicion during the game, everyone chatted easily.

In order to protect her voice for the tour, Cen Cen couldn’t eat spicy food. She was a little surprised when she saw Zhou Ziheng didn’t touch the spicy pot either, “Don’t you eat spicy food?”

Zhou Ziheng shook his head, “I can’t eat it.”

“Ziheng’s diet is super healthy. When I recorded the show with him, I found that he usually doesn’t drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes, eats super lightly, and soaks wolfberries in a thermos.” HfVk p

What kind of conservative style is this? Xia Xiqing couldn’t help laughing.

No, it’s triple-good student style.

Ruan Xiao shook her hair while asking Shang Sirui through the hot pot mist, “Is your usual personality contrast that large? I have a friend who likes your group very much, but her life revolves around another member, and has chased many of your life stages. I heard her say that you are very confused both on stage and off stage.”

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Shang Sirui bit the head of his chopsticks and let out a long hum, “Actually, I’m not that confused. How can I say, our group members are very young. Many fans treat us as sons, especially my fans, usually they would shout “Mom loves you” when picking up the plane, so the company deliberately reflected the cute and childish side in some daily tidbits. Over time, I was forcibly assigned the ‘confused’ character setting.” 4Kn9Hd

He took a beef ball from the hot pot and put it in his bowl, reminding Ruan Xiao by the way, “Ah, your tripe may be overdone.”

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How can I be tired of such an interesting thing? The corners of Xia Xiqing’s mouth raised slightly. He shifted his eyes away from Zhou Ziheng, and took a sip of wine from his glass. Az0TWp

“It’s okay. In fact, I am usually quite confused.” At this point, Shang Sirui began to sigh, “It’s rare for me to be a villain. I really almost won. It’s a shame. The plan was so seamless, but halfway through, Xiqing suddenly messed around, and I panicked.”

Xia Xiqing chuckled lightly, “This can only be blamed on yourself for being too easily influenced.”

“What was your plan before?” Cen Cen asked.

“I pretended to be pretty good at the beginning. Originally, didn’t I encourage you and Ruan Xiao, saying that Xiqing was very suspicious, and you believed it. When the first round of voting starts, our votes will be able to cast Xiqing out. Xiqing was too powerful. It is a hidden danger for him to stay. When Ziheng has almost gathered all the clues, I will use the killer’s privileges to kill Ziheng, take advantage of the fisherman’s profit, and break the house gate in one fell swoop! Perfect~ ” c0BIdp

Shang Sirui’s expression changed as he happily explained his original plan, he leaned on the back of the chair like a withered eggplant, “Oh, it’s a pity, my plan was seen through by Xiqing. As soon as he found out, he ran to look for clues to expose my identity. We were about to vote at that time. Of course I was anxious, so I killed Xiqing without thinking about it.”

Hearing this, Xia Xiqing couldn’t help laughing, “Did you regret it right after the killing?”

“Right? I regretted it so much.” Shang Sirui shook his head. “But it was too late to regret. I just thought about whether to bite the bullet and face Ziheng head-on, but at that time, Ziheng had already got all the clues and knew that I am the killer, I didn’t get to face him.” Shang Sirui put another piece of rice cake in his mouth, and looked at Zhou Ziheng, who had been silent for a long time, “By the way, how did you know that I was the killer? Xiqing told you?”

When talking about Zhou Ziheng, Xia Xiqing deliberately didn’t turn to look at him, but still looked sideways and looked at Shang Sirui’s direction with an extremely gentle expression. p1u8NM

Zhou Ziheng gave a ‘hum’, and Cen Cen, who was sitting on one side, laughed hard. “He said and you believed it.”

“……” Zhou Ziheng choked again. He didn’t know what to say.

Ruan Xiao also joined in, “It is reasonable to say that the clue to finally crack the door should have been from Xiqing.”

Shang Sirui also suddenly reacted, “Ah, I know! It’s the painting.” He shook his chopsticks excitedly and half turned to look at Xia Xiqing, “It’s the rose, isn’t it? Ah, I’m so angry. I should have taken that painting away at that time.” He slapped his forehead hard. “How can I be so stupid?” oPpyKY

Xia Xiqing was completely amused by Shang Sirui’s ‘One slip led to such a terrible consequence’ expression. Still maintaining the lazy posture with his hand supporting his chin, he stretched out his left hand and held the hand Shang Sirui was using to slap his forehead with a smile. “Don’t slap, the more you slap the stupider you become.”

“Damn! It’s really the painting.” Shang Sirui grabbed Xia Xiqing’s hand and shook Xia Xiqing vigorously. “No, I’m so sad. You have to compensate me with a painting! I want an oversized one, two! One for my dorm and one for my mother!”

Although he was not drunk, Xia Xiqing was dizzy and could only compromise with a smile, “Okay, okay, isn’t it just two paintings? I’ll draw them for you when I go back tomorrow.”

Xia Xiqing’s attitude of doting  and pampering others is very common for him, especially when he meets some headstrong people in the past. Xia Xiqing is always accustomed to it before he gets bored. As long as the other person saw the gentle smile on his face, he would always think that he was occupying a considerable position in his heart. They don’t know that it was all fake. deZ0Hk

But, in Zhou Ziheng’s eyes, this look was real.

It’s nothing else, Zhou Ziheng just couldn’t figure out, he didn’t understand, this person is obviously his own fan, and he keeps saying that he likes himself and shows his loyalty only to him. Logically speaking, as a fan, when you get a rare opportunity to eat with your idol, shouldn’t you seize every opportunity to talk to your idol?

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But Xia Xiqing didn’t even take a serious look at him all night.

He’s irritated for no reason. GxIQ5O

This playboy scum man must have, definitely, 100%, taken a fancy to Shang Sirui. Sure enough, the feelings of fans are the most unreliable. When they say they like you, they can’t wait to give you their hearts. Once they climb the wall, it’s kind of them not to come back and step on you.

Holding his chopsticks, Zhou Ziheng could not eat another mouthful. His ears were filled with the laughter of the two people sitting opposite him.

After eating supper for nearly two hours, Shang Sirui suddenly remembered something when they were almost done, “Let’s make a WeChat group.” He took out his cell phone, “It would be nice and great that we can also chat at ordinary times.”

Zhou Ziheng didn’t want to join the group chat at all, but Shang Sirui pulled him in directly, his phone kept vibrating, and when he opened it, a group named [Let me guess who the killer is today] kept flashing new notifications. 946Hij

“Everyone should change the contact names.” Ruan Xiao reminded them.

Being forced to change his contact name helplessly, Zhou Ziheng glanced at the members of the group and saw Xia Xiqing all at once. As a matter of fact, Xia Xiqing hasn’t changed his contact name yet, but his icon was recognized by Zhou Ziheng at a glance.

It’s the painting of him playing in a red jersey.

He didn’t know why, but the irritated feeling in his chest suddenly disappeared. Zhou Ziheng frowned and stared at the small portrait. He was afraid that others would find him staring, so he didn’t dare to open the big picture to see. He could only squint and look at it. 16nQj9

After watching for a long time, he looked up at Xia Xiqing, who was sitting opposite.

He was leaning on the chair with his head tilted to one side, his hair covered most of his face, and he couldn’t see whether his eyes were open or closed.

He seems to be very drunk.

Shang Sirui saw Zhou Ziheng looking this way, and he also looked sideways, “Ah, Xiqing, are you drunk? Are you okay?” He pulled Xia Xiqing’s hair aside revealing his reddish face. qiBOyn

Xia Xiqing gave a puzzled hum, as if he didn’t hear what Shang Sirui said. This hum was repeated a thousand times over, and there was a hoarse voice in his tone after being drunk.

Drinking until so drunk, let me see how you can go back later. Zhou Ziheng almost rolled his eyes.

“Where is Xiqing’s hotel?” Cen Cen asked, “I think I saw an assistant next to him today, but it’s already so late…”

Ruan Xiao took out her mobile phone and was ready to call for a car, “Would you like him to come home with me? My house is not far from here.” lJ4Qkd

“No way. It’s easy to be misunderstood. Maybe there are reporters outside, you are a woman and with a man, they can easily create something out of nothing. I’d better take him to my hotel. We’ll make do for one night.” As soon as he finished speaking, Shang Sirui began to worry, “Oh, no, that won’t do, or I’ll leave him alone when I fly tomorrow morning.”

Everyone was discussing the issue of Xia Xiqing’s lodgings, but Zhou Ziheng said nothing.

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He now has an inexplicable sense of seeing that he is afraid of being chosen by the teacher to answer questions in class.

“Ziheng, otherwise you can take Xiqing to your place. I remember your hotel is very close here, plus, didn’t you drive here?” GnIuzm

What you’re afraid of will happen. Murphy's law did not deceive me.

Zhou Ziheng abandoned himself with an ‘en’ and accepted the challenge that fate gave him.

Shang Sirui helped to get Xia Xiqing into Zhou Ziheng’s car and closed the front passengers’ door, “Then I’m leaving, I’ll have to rush to catch a live show tomorrow. You should also sleep early.”

Zhou Ziheng nodded. R79xku

“Don’t forget to wear the seat belt for him.” Shang Sirui, who had gone so far, turned around and shouted at him again.

Xia Xiqing, drunk and unconscious, leaned on the passenger seat like a cat that had passed out.

Zhou Ziheng tried his best to squeeze him into a proper position in the seat, and leaned forward to pull out the seat belt for him. It was difficult to do anything with this posture, and he tried for a long time without success.

Troublesome. XEVyrs

Xia Xiqing, who was cunning, shameless, deceitful and obscene, has become a little figure in Zhou Ziheng’s heart. He once again violently slapped a new label of [Troublesome] on his forehead.

After recording the show, I really never want to see this person again.

Zhou Ziheng was talking so much in his heart, he didn’t know for whom to listen to.

Suddenly, the drunk unconscious man let out a whimper like a small animal, and then hugged him from the front. zJlUeQ

His head was buried in Zhou Ziheng’s neck.

Zhou Ziheng suddenly felt that his side neck was gently rubbed by a pair of soft lips. His whole body seemed to be electrified, crackling, and it exploded from his neck to his fingertips, crisp and numb. This unexplained electric current finally burst into his chest cavity.

It paralyzed his heart.

Classmate Zhou Ziheng, who felt this mysterious taste for the first time in 20 years, once again forgot that this man who, after getting drunk, hugged himself in a daze and refused to let go… jXemi4

Has always been a liar.

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The author has something to say:

The next chapter begins to enter V, there will be ten thousand words fat chapter falling on the day ~ love you~ sOdx4y

Translator has something to say:

Ten thousand words? so how many of that in English words? *dies*

Translator's Note

triple good’- good grades, good attitude, good health

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the first or second stomach of a cow or other ruminant used as food. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripe)

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Translator's Note

Murphy’s law is an adage or epigram that is typically stated as: “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong” or “Whatever can happen, will happen.”

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8 comments

  1. It’d be good if he hugged him on purpose and zzh discovered it….. I mean I really love his expression and confusion every time he is carried away with XXQ cuteness but then again he remember this guy is a liar and scum.. 🤭🤭

    Thanks for the chapter ❤❤

  2. ZZH is so cute and easy to deceive when he’s with XXQ even though he is the person who should be least likely to be deceived heh~ he’s already falling and doesn’t even know yet. Can’t wait to see their mutual feelings developing in the future. Ten thousand words is not easy, good luck dear translator. Thank you for you hard work <3

  3. aish, you overheard ONE conversation with no backstory and now you’ve painted him with your prejudiced brush…

    thanks for the chapter <3