Chu Cheng saw that he had returned to his normal state, and was relieved. He had long worried that Ji Qingzhou would cross the border and have feelings for him. That was why he stopped Ji Qingzhou from taking the initiative for a while, but later, because he didn’t want him to suffer, so he returned the initiative to him.
Last night after Ji Qingzhou went to sleep, Chu Cheng hugged him and thought about his sentence “I had a dream that you left”, he didn’t expect that Ji Qingzhou would cry because he dreamt of his departure, then when their contract expired, how would he react? Ji Qingzhou would also be this upset.
When he thought of the possibility, Chu Cheng got upset, he didn’t sleep well at night and didn’t get up on time to go to the office in the morning, he looked at the person in his arms, his heart felt stormy.
Fortunately, Ji Qingzhou woke up and acted normal, but Chu Cheng wasn’t sure if he was really already fine, or if it was camouflage. Since he grew up, he had never been in love, and never liked a person, he was afraid that Ji Qingzhou liked him, but also afraid that Ji Qingzhou would get hurt.
He sighed silently, lifted the quilt and got out of bed.
The two people ate together as usual, Chu Cheng confirmed that he was fine, and went to the company. Ji Qingzhou sat on the sofa, quietly thinking for a while, he took out his phone and sent a text to Lian Jingxing and Ying Nian: I’m moving in a month, I want to rent an apartment, do you have a reliable recommendation? Thank you.
Lian Jingxing was probably busy, so he didn’t reply. Instead, Ying Nian called quickly and asked, “You want to find an apartment.”
Ji Qingzhou nodded, “Yes.”
His contract with Chu Cheng officially ended at the end of August and the beginning of September, and with his current popularity, the house that the original owner rented before was no longer suitable, and he needed to find a new neighborhood with a better security system. But he didn’t intend to let Chu Cheng know yet, so he could only consult Lian Jingxing and Ying Nian, otherwise, his other options would be Zhou Chengfeng and Yu Anyi.
“Yes, there is,” Ying Nian said, “but didn’t you ask Chu Cheng? He must have a more reliable one.”
“I didn’t ask him, I don’t want to bother him.” Ji Qingzhou said.
He had already bothered Chu Cheng a lot during the contract period, and now that the contract was coming to an end, he didn’t want to bother Chu Cheng anymore – he had to get used to being without Chu Cheng.
Ying Nian had an idea of what happened between them, but since Ji Qingzhou and Chu Cheng always said they were brothers, he didn’t ask, “The house downstairs is for rent, if you are interested, you can come and have a look. The community environment is good, and the security system is also very good.”
Ji Qingzhou thought it was okay, “Then I’ll go over and take a look now.”
“You’re in such a hurry?”
“If it’s suitable, I want to settle down directly.” Ji Qingzhou said, “With no surprises, I will probably move there in September.”
“In that case, then come over.”
“Okay.”
Ying Nian hung up the phone and looked at his cell phone, he felt strange, why did Ji Qingzhou suddenly want to rent a room? And why did he ask him? Chu Cheng should have a lot of houses, how would he let him rent an apartment alone? Ying Nian didn’t understand, but only hoped that he was thinking too much.
Ji Qingzhou came very quickly. He wore a disguise to make himself look less like he did on the screen. When Ying Nian saw him, he smiled and took him downstairs to see the apartment.
The owner of the house downstairs left the house to his sister whem he left the country, his sister wasn’t very old and was in college, she only went home during the holidays, so she put the apartment up for rent. She wasn’t short of money, and seeing that Ying Nian and Ji Qingzhou were good-looking, she kindly said, “You can get a discount if you rent for a long time.”
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The house was quite large, nearly 300 square meters, a master bedroom, two guest bedrooms, and a study, the whole apay was large, but the layout was reasonable, the decoration was very warm, the price was also very favorable, and Ying Nian lived upstairs.
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“Okay.” Ying Nian looked at his watch, “Dinner? It’s just about time for dinner.”
“I’ll treat you, just as a thank you for helping me find the house.”
“That’s fine.”
They concluded and went out to eat.
In between meals, Lian Jingxing finally responded: Just finished shooting, you want to rent an apartment? Does Chu Cheng know?
Ji Qingzhou replied: He doesn’t know, I didn’t tell him.
Lian Jingxing didn’t quite understand: Did you quarrel? Why don’t you tell him otherwise?
Ji Qingzhou: There wasn’t a quarrel, but I am an independent individual, so I don’t need to bother him with everything.
Lian Jingxing didn’t think it was that simple. He asked Ji Qingzhou: Is it convenient for you to answer the phone? I’ll call you.
Ji Qingzhou was still with Ying Nian, so he replied: I am with Ying Nian, it’s not very convenient, wait for a while, I’ll call you.
“Okay.”
When he saw that Lian Jingxing was no longer asking questions, he put the phone down and let out a sigh of relief. Lian Jingxing was different from Ying Nian, what he told Ying Nian was that he and Chu Cheng were just brothers, so it was nothing for him to leave Chu Cheng alone to rent an apartment; but what Lian Jingxing knew was that they were a pair, so it was obvious that something was going on for him to rent an apartment by himself behind Chu Cheng’s back. Ji Qingzhou hadn’t yet thought about how to explain this matter to Lian Jingxing.
After eating, the day was still bright, Ying Nian saw that he didn’t drive, so he took the initiative to drive him back home. Ji Qingzhou thanked and entered the apartment.
Chu Cheng hadn’t come back yet, so he thought about it and called Lian Jingxing.
“You two had a fight?” Lian Jingxing asked.
“No.”
“Then why would you secretly rent a place without without telling him?”
“If I had told him, would he still let me rent an apartment? He would have given me a suite straight away.”
“So what are you renting an apartment for?” Lian Jingxing questioned.
Ji Qingzhou was silent for a moment then he replied, “To give myself a way out.” He said, “At least in the future when we quarrel, Ihave a place to go.”
“Why would you think that way, what happened to you and him? Having a conflict? Or did he do something to make you unhappy.”
“Neither.” Ji Qingzhou sighed, when people told one lie, they had to tell a hundred more lies, he had no way to explain how they didn’t quarrel yet he rented an apartment behind Chu Cheng’s back, he even wanted to tell Lian Jingxing the truth, once and for all.
Lian Jingxing smiled and was silent for a moment before saying, “Qingzhou, if you want to rent an apartment, of course you can, I haven’t heard of anyone renting on my side at the moment, but I will keep an eye out for you, and if you want, you can also come to my place if you really quarrel with Chu Cheng in the future.”
“Thank you, senior brother.”
“You’re welcome. That day when we were eating hot pot, Chu Cheng took advantage of your trip to the bathroom and talked to me for a while, he actually cares about you, maybe sometimes he won’t say it, but he is really willing to take care of you.”
“I know.” Ji Qingzhou said, “Don’t worry, we didn’t fight.”
“That’s good, about the house, I’ll contact you when I’m done looking.”
“The house thing, I already found one. Ying Nian’s neighborhood just happened to have one for rent, and the price is relatively cheap, so I just rented it.”
“You’ve already rented it?” Lian Jingxing thought he was really quick, he only told him at noon that he wanted to rent a house, and now he had already rented it! This speed was really amazing! “You’re really, really fast.”
“Because I liked it.”
“So you’re living in Ying Nian’s neighborhood?”
“Yes, downstairs.”
“Well, at least you have an acquaintance, you can also look after each other if something happens.”
“Well, but this is something that only you, me and Ying Nian know, so senior, I hope you don’t tell Chu Cheng, and don’t tell Anyi.”
“Of course I won’t say anything, but have you ever thought about what Chu Cheng will think when he finds out later.”
He wouldn’t think anything of it, they would be separated by that time.
“He will understand,” Ji Qingzhou said, “Brother, I know what I’m doing, I have a sense of proportion, don’t worry.”
Lian Jingxing didn’t say anything, reason told him that Ji Qingzhou and Chu Cheng must have problems, but Ji Qingzhou wasn’t willing to say, he didn’t want to force him, Lian Jingxing held his forehead and helplessly agreed.
Chu Cheng came back a little late, in order to be free yesterday, he pushed some work to today, he was busy, so he returned home late. Ji Qingzhou made a meal for him and accompanied him to eat.
Chu Cheng looked at him, he subconsciously thought of yesterday as he slowly ate, he wondered if he should reduce their interaction before the contract ended, it was better than suddenly seperating. Ji Qingzhou was thinking the same thing. His emotions got out of control last night. He wanted to digest those negative feelings by himself, but he was seen by Chu Cheng.
That was his hidden side, Chu Cheng wasn’t supposed to see it, he would inevitably think more when he saw it, he promised Chu Cheng that he wouldn’t like him, so he couldn’t let Chu Cheng know.
The two of them were carrying out the same deliberate avoidance with different purposes, no one overstepped, they politely and passively got along. When Chu Cheng realized that Ji Qingzhou seemed to deliberately avoid close contact with him, “A Page of Love Poems” officially started broadcasting, and Ji Qingzhou also started the promotion of the drama.
His absence obviously became more, Chu Cheng counted the days, watched him leave and come back, come back and leave again, then reminded him, “Remember to go out on your birthday.”
Ji Qingzhou smiled and agreed, his enthusiasm for this matter wasn’t high, the original owner’s birthday, in the end wasn’t his birthday, so it actually didn’t matter. He once also looked forward to that day, because he hoped that he and Chu Cheng could spend the day together, but after that night, he had long lost such expectations.
His love affair ended that night, and there was nothing to hold on to when the love affair was gone. Ji Qingzhou always remembered the time when his parents divorced and he asked his mother, “Why can’t we stay together?”
His mother said to him, “Because our destiny together is over.”
He didn’t understand it very well, he tried to help them recreate romance, wanted them to continue as before, but failed, his mother took his hand and told him, “This is a long life, you will meet a lot of people, you will also have a lot of feelings that you can’t stop or control. When love comes, it is very fierce, you may not be ready, but it has already entered the door, you have to accept it generously, and enjoy their love. But if one day it’s going to go, and you’ve stayed, but it didn’t work, then just let it go, don’t let yourself become embarrassed for it.”
She said this quietly and calmly, with a hint of sadness in her eyes, but not detrimental to her beauty and elegance.
Ji Qingzhou remembered these words, as he grew up he watched people, because they didn’t want to let go of the bitter entanglement, they became hateful. He didn’t want that, he felt that his mother was right, feelings should make people happy, and shouldn’t be a burden.
His love came in a hurry, before he was aware of it, in that rainy afternoon, in that snowy dusk, on a night when he couldn’t see the stars, it quietly broke into his heart. He let it stay, carefully watered, carefully cultivated, and let his love blossom into a flower in the tip of his heart. The flower wasn’t big, but it was fragrant enough, and even though it was now defeated, Ji Qingzhou felt it was beautiful.
He folded that flower carefully and put it in the corner of his heart, then opened the door and let it go. If Chu Cheng liked him, then he would tell Chu Cheng that he liked him too, and if Chu Cheng didn’t like him, then he wouldn’t force it.
He once had a very happy time, and that was enough.
Ji Qingzhou never expected it to last long.
After he responded to Chu Cheng, he went on to do his own thing. Chu Cheng felt that he seemed to have changed a little recently, but he couldn’t tell how he had changed. He could see that Ji Qingzhou didn’t stick to him as much as before, but he thought that it was only because he had reduced his intimate contact with Ji Qingzhou. He wasn’t used to this Ji Qingzhou. He wanted to do something to change his present state, but they would soon separate. There seemed to be nothing wrong with this.
He looked at Ji Qingzhou, with rare hesitation and worry. However, Ji Qingzhou didn’t have those thoughts, because the response after the launch of “A Page of Love Poems” was surprisingly good, and the broadcast volume and topic degree were far ahead. Even Chu Cheng, a newcomer, made people on Weibo go crazy. Ji Qingzhou vaguely felt that his career might be going to the next level!
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Prepare yourselves, the next chapters are…… 🤸🕳️
shaking~
I’ll bring a few empty knife blocks, so I can collect them all :’D
Thx for the ch (ㅅ˘ㅂ˘)
Thank you for the chapter
…When did my house get onions? 😑
Argh 😣, I’m already starting to tear up!! His mom’s words of wisdom are so right.
I’m ready with box of tissues 🥺
Thank you for the chapter~
Be still, my heart!
Thank you for the chapter!
CC you really don’t know your own feelings. Sigh.
Thanks for the great translation ♥️
why as this so sad?
thanks for the chapter <3
My heart hurts…🙃
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THANK U FOR THE CHAPTER
TN notes are scaring me O-O
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Bah their sense of proportion 🔪🔪🔪
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I actually have a veryyyy high respect for Senior Lian ( ꈍᴗꈍ) I wish you luck and happiness too brother!!!
Ready with box of tissues?? I feel like I’m already out of tissues….
Bro I’m crying cats and dogs