Edited by Yummers
Though he only said those words for the sake of saying it.
Yuan Rui wiped his tears, speaking quietly, “Focus on your work. I’ll do my best during the filming so that I can go home as soon as possible.”
Zheng Qiuyang sighed as he grumbled, “It’s only been half a day, but somehow it feels like I haven’t seen you in years.”
Yuan Rui felt a little brighter. “I feel the same.”
Zheng Qiuyang noticed how quietly he was speaking. He asked, “Are there others nearby?”
“Yeah, Xiao Zhao, a diver, and a girl. We’re on our way to the hotel.”
Zheng Qiuyang felt like it was a bit inconvenient to talk like this, so he could only go, “Then call me back when you get settled down at the hotel later.”
“Okay.”
Although they made it clear that they were going to hang up, neither of them could do it.
Yuan Rui said, “You hang up first.”
“How about…we chat a little more?”
“…Hehe.”
With a pleasant expression, he rambled to Zheng Qiuyang about what kind of juice he drank on the airplane and what gifts his fans gave him at the airport; both his expression and tone were oozing off pink bubbles.
How did this look like a phone call with one’s father in any way? The female assistant looked at Zhao Zhengyi with a face full of doubt.
Zhao Zhengyi sat up straight, pretending that he saw nothing.
The call lasted the entire ride to the hotel, all the way until they reached the entrance. Only then did Yuan Rui have to tell him unwillingly, “I’m at the hotel now, I have to hang up.”
“Alright, call me again when you aren’t busy.”
“Mn…woAHH!”
Zheng Qiuyang was shocked by his sudden yelling. “What happened?!”
Yuan Rui exclaimed excitedly, “The hotel doorman is so handsome! Super handsome!”
“…”
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Yuan Rui told him ecstatically, “I’m hanging up then! Bye-bye!”
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The young guy felt his looks and slightly smiled in his direction.
Yuan Rui kept himself reserved as he reciprocated the smile while fireworks boomed inside his heart. He’s really super handsome!
The female assistant sent by Yang Lu took him to a room upstairs.
“The weather hasn’t been great lately, it always drizzles in the afternoon, but the sun directly faces this room so it’ll provide a good amount of light, it’s even better during sunny days.”
She continued, “Yuan-Ge, is this room good? If not then we can change it, this whole floor has been rented out by our team. You can pick whichever one you’d like. None of the other members of the main cast are here yet anyway.”
Yuan Rui never played the main role or ever received a main role’s treatment like this. He was a bit overwhelmed by the generosity, he quickly said, “No no, this room is very good. It’s great.”
“The dining room is on the 9th floor, both lunch and dinner are self-serve. Though of course, it is totally fine if Yuan-Ge would like to order things from the menu, the production team will take care of the fees.” The female assistant joked with him, “Just don’t go too wild. For example, something extravagant like a 1982 Lafite, the team won’t handle the fee for that.”
Yuan Rui replied quickly again, “No no, I really like buffets.”
Zhao Zhengyi coughed.
The female assistant smiled as she said, “Alright then, Yuan-Ge, you go ahead, get yourself situated, and take a break. I won’t continue disturbing you.”
Once she left, Zhao Zhengyi finally let out everything he’d been holding back for the day. “Director Yang is just as legendary as everyone says. Her team is so rich! The entire team gets to stay at a five-star hotel, I’ve never seen this kind of treatment even when I was with Liang-Ge. He always had to pay for a five-star hotel room by himself.”
Yuan Rui was also in awe. “I’ve only heard rumors about the extravagant treatment but I never knew it would be this nice.”
“Of course! I heard that Director Yang has always been generous with her money for films. For an idol drama, aside from the good-looking guys and gals, it’s all about the costume and the sets. Despite her films being so cheesy, without a doubt, a lot of money was put into them. Before, she directed a school drama and wanted the setting to be in this certain college. The college didn’t agree at first, so she donated a whole library to them.”
“!!!”
Zhao Zhengyi kept gossiping, “She was already rich to begin with, then, from her divorce a few years ago, she also got quite a share from her ex-husband. Our godmother sure is prosperous!”
“…”
“The female lead for this drama is Song Huanyan, she got the role through connections too. Her sugar daddy’s super influential as well. With two big heads on the team, they just need to pour a bunch of expenses into the promotion later and it’s gonna be hard for this drama to not be trending. Yuan-Ge, we’re really riding a rocket this time.”
Hearing the disdained tone he had in his voice about Song Huanyan, Yuan Rui couldn’t help but say, “I’ve worked with Song Huanyan before, she’s really innocent and takes acting seriously. She’s not that kind of person.”
Zhao Zhengyi made nothing of his words. “It’s hard to know someone’s true character behind their masks, just don’t offend her in any way. Though there’s no need to be sacred, Director Yang is our godmother after all.”
Yuan Rui thought, I can’t even bear to call her godmother, and here you are saying it quite effortlessly.
When the female lead, Song Huanyan, arrived in the afternoon, the first thing she did was to see Yuan Rui.
She was two years younger than Yuan Ru and used to specialize in dancing. She never received any professional training before and entered the industry by starring in commercials. Aside from her looks, she had no other special advantage. But she was a down-to-earth and hardworking individual. For the past two years, she tried out many types of roles, now she was a distinguished performer among the peers of her generation.
Yuan Rui had liked her ever since the last time they worked together. She also liked to hang around Yuan Rui. The two were both playing supporting roles back then, so they often chatted to get past the boredom of constant waiting.
The two chatted for a while after seeing each other for the first time in so long, Song Huanyang commented, “I watched your shows without missing a single episode. I like you a bunch, your current state is great.”
Yuan Rui replied bashfully, “I’m also lucky to be meeting you. You’re doing really well now too, both your looks and acting skills have been getting better.”
Song Huanyan smiled out of joy. She pointed at her own face, asking, “Do you see any changes?”
Yuan Rui didn’t understand, a lost look plastered on his face.
Song Huanyan pointed at her nose, saying with a smile, “Look, I got a nose job.”
Yuan Rui looked closely. “It’s not too obvious, it seems like it was just a bit taller than before.”
Song Huanyan laughed. “So many netizens say that I got a completely new head, yet you say that it isn’t obvious.”
“Girls all wish to look prettier after all, I think you were pretty ever since back then, even now too. Don’t mind their comments, the internet’s filled with all types of people. Some even accused me of doing immoral things, I’ve never even met the female director that they talked about in the scandal article.”
“If they knew you liked hot guys, they would’ve made the director a male.”
When Yuan Rui hung out with her, he had a crush on the team’s executive director. Song Huanyan on the other hand was interested in one of the makeup artists. But before either of them came out with their feelings, they found out that the executive director was a well-known scum with a long list of dreadful deeds and the makeup artist was a twink.
Remembering those old shenanigans made both of them burst out laughing. Now that the incidents were in the past, their disappointment and frustration from back then were like the passing views of their journey. Despite it being unsightly, the emotions they felt back then were worth cherishing.
By night, almost everyone within the cast had arrived. Only the second male lead actor was going to arrive in the early morning of the event date, but it wouldn’t get in the way of the launch conference occurring that morning. Film producer Yang Lu had work in Guangzhou, so she was going to be arriving a day late as well.
During dinner time, the team gathered to get more familiar with each other before the filming.
After the meal, the director pulled Yuan Rui aside to talk. She talked about how her daughter was a fan of his, and that her room was full of his posters. She continued on with blah blah blah, all types of compliments filled Yuan Rui’s ear.
Yuan Rui listened to it all shyly. It was already eleven by the time he got back to his room, he impatiently started facetime Zheng Qiuyang.
Zheng Qiuyang had a long face on as he said, “You still remember me?”
Yuan Rui tried to soothe him, “I was busy all the way until now, don’t be mad please.”
Zheng Qiuyang wasn’t actually mad anyway. He asked, “Your cheeks are red, did you drink?”
Yuan Rui touched his face. “I didn’t, the director kept complimenting me, so now my cheeks are red.”
Zheng Qiuyang did his research beforehand so he knew that the director was a girl. He didn’t mind it too much, and only said, “Don’t drink with them, who knows if the team’s got any perverts.”
Yuan Rui complied obediently. “Mn, I won’t. What did you do this afternoon?”
“I went to the mall, got us a fridge and a washer for the new house. Though I bought them too late so they’re going to arrive tomorrow.”
“Is the fridge the one I saw on Gome’s site last time? How much was it in the physical store?”
“Yep, it’s that one, same price as listed on the website.”
Yuan Rui was rest assured, he asked again, “Did you buy a front-loading or top-loading washer?”
“Didn’t you tell me to buy a front-loading one? I still remember.”
“Mhm, front-loading ones don’t damage the clothes as much. What’s the max capacity?”
Zhao Zhengyi already forgot such a small detail. He thought about it, then said, “Around seven kilograms I think.”
Yuan Rui was shocked, “We don’t need a seven kilogram one! Just six is enough! You got swayed again!”
Zheng Qiuyang was speechless. “…”
Yuan Rui exhorted, “Change it for a six kilogram one tomorrow morning. Wake up early or else they might make you pay an extra shipping fee if they’ve already made the delivery.”
Zheng Qiuyang couldn’t help but chuckle at his words, “Okay, I’ll make sure to wake up early.”
Yuan Rui didn’t feel secured enough. “Set an alarm. Ah, or should I call you when I wake up?”
Zheng Qiuyang was leaning more towards the wake-up call. “You call me, the alarm’s not enough to wake me up.”
The two looked into each other’s eyes through the screen, neither wanted to hang up. Finally, Yuan Rui spoke up, “I have to go shower, our conference is tomorrow morning, sleeping too late will affect my energy.”
“Go ahead, I’m going to sleep too.”
Yuan Rui was a bit embarrassed as he puckered his lips, doing a smooching motion. “Goodnight, mwah.”
Zheng Qiuyang’s whole body was electrocuted by the cuteness, his voice was even shuddering as he replied, “Mwah.”
Yuan Rui pressed the “hang up” button while Zheng Qiuyang on the other side clicked on the home button, a smile grew on his face instinctively from seeing his wallpaper.
It was a photo taken by him. At the time of taking the photo, Yuan Rui was sitting in the passenger seat eating ice cream. Just as the tip of the ice cream swirl was about to touch his mouth, he realized the other was taking a picture of him. He had a “Ah, you’re taking a picture again”, type of hopeless expression. The sunlight shining through the front window washed over his hair and face, as if coating him with a filter, beautiful and gentle.
His eyes were big and his raven dark pupils always twinkled brightly. The color of his irises was almost just as dark, much resembling a child’s eyes. His eyelashes were dense, but they weren’t exceedingly long. He had thin double eyelids; when kissing him, you could see little light veins pop up above them. Even when he wasn’t smiling, the corner of his eyes curved up naturally. He had a tall nose bridge, but his nose itself was small, and so was his mouth that carried a slight plumpiness to them. When he did smile, a dimple would appear on his left cheek.
Yuan Rui was a very attractive man with handsome features and an outstanding figure. His lightly tanned skin was also beautiful, especially when beads of sweat covered his entire body, it was so sexy that it could probably end someone.
Zheng Qiuyang placed the iPad face down, both his heart and below were getting restless.
Was Yuan Rui taking a shower right now? He wanted to shower with him so badly!
Uncle Zheng fapped as he thought.
😆 omg, Yuan Rui you face con!!
Lol uncle Zheng 🤭
Thank you for the chapter ❤️
Lol it seems that its Mr. Zheng is the one who is always unhappy
+1 exactly
+1 lololol
+1 😂😂😂
What a lonely and restless uncle 😜😜
Thanks for the chapter ♥️♥️
up until that last bit I was thinking “how can you two be so cute??” then Uncle Zheng hit and I just laughed out loud xD
Thanks for the chapter! <3
Last line had me laughing so hard. 🤣
Uncle Zheng is really a good guy, so much patience….
thanks for the chapter!