Translator: SJade, Editor: Dj22031
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In Room 2, Duan Yihua got up to take medicine and coughed twice. He kept apologizing to Lin Qingning.
Lin Qingning said, “No matter how much you apologize, you are already uncomfortable enough.”
“I’m afraid it will affect your sleep.” Duan Yihua said.
Lin Qingning said: “We are going to the market tomorrow, can you go?”
Duan Yihua shook his head, hugged the quilt and said, “I’ll rest for another day.”
Lin Qingning nodded and said, “That’s fine.”
Because there was a camera filming, Lin Qingning wanted to find something to talk about, so he told Duan Yihua about Pei Xu and Hu Ying’s house No. 3: “Their house is really dilapidated, and the yard is still full of weeds and snow.”
“Who is living in the same house as Xingchen, Yan Zhi?” Duan Yihua asked.
Lin Qingning said “Hmm” and said, “We were guessing, and Yan Zhi won.”
Lin Qingning glanced at Duan Yihua and asked, “Brother Duan, can I ask you a question?”
Duan Yihua looked at him.
Lin Qingning lowered his voice a little and asked: “What do you think of Zhai Xingchen?”
Duan Yihua was stunned for a moment, then coughed twice more.
Lin Qingning knew that Duan Yihua was actually very conservative. When talking about relationships with him, Lin Qingning himself was a little embarrassed, so he just said: “I think he has been very close to Hu Ying recently…”
Duan Yihua said nothing, only rubbed his eyes.
Because of his illness, Duan Yihua looked a little more like he had suffered from the vicissitudes of life. Lin Qingning glanced at Duan Yihua and said, “I feel like time flies by quite quickly. This show only lasts a month, and this is already the second week.”
He was a little anxious now.
Although he and Pei Xu had known each other for a long time and intersected in each other’s life circles. They would bump into each other at family gatherings during holidays and festivals. But before they participated in this program, they really couldn’t speak more than a few words a year to each other. There were so many people at the gathering. There was rarely any communication. This month of reality show was his best opportunity.
He also wanted to understand, what was face and not face? If a person didn’t even have the courage to fight for love, what was love?
Duan Yihua was a smart man and should be able to understand what he said. There was no need to go into detail. His relationship with Duan Yihua had not yet reached a heart-to-heart level.
He felt that Duan Yihua was actually quite closed-minded and deliberately suppressed his emotions and desires.
Duan Yihua was sick and was already thinking a lot. After hearing Lin Qingning’s words, his mood became even more heavy.
When he closed his eyes, all he could think of was Zhai Xingchen, which made him a little anxious.
He didn’t know if it was because of his personality, or because he was older and had more things to consider. He couldn’t do whatever he wanted like Hu Ying. Yesterday he was chasing Yan Zhi, and today he was pestering Zhai Xingchen.
“Our show is quite popular now,” Duan Yihua said, “Many people are watching it.”
Including his relatives, friends, and company employees.
How could Lin Qingning not understand his worries, so he said: “I think you should just let go on this show. No matter what the purpose is, it is definitely better to be active than to be a transparent person. No one will laugh at a person who sincerely gives in, especially in love. To sum it up, sometimes your mental burden is too heavy, and the consequences are not as serious as you think.”
Duan Yihua laughed softly.
“But Xingchen is the most popular person here. There are probably at least four people who like him, you, Wen Nuo, Hu Ying, and Huo Cheng.” When Lin Qingning said this, he felt that the topic was going to make Duan Yihua anxious, so he quickly made a joke: “Don’t worry about me.”
“You like Pei Xu, right?”
Lin Qingning asked: “Is it obvious?”
“It’s not very obvious, but you can still see it.”
Lin Qingning lay down on the pillow, resting his arms on his head and said, “I just feel that he is still the same as what I liked when I was young. Don’t you think he is handsome?”
Duan Yihua smiled and nodded: “He is very handsome.”
“Actually, he is the type who has not performed at all in this program. He is better in person, he is good in fencing, chess, basketball, piano, and he can also speak five foreign languages. He is very famous in the finance industry. I often talk to his mother Pei Huanong. They went to remote mountainous areas to do charity together, and they just donated a primary school last year. Do you know Hua Xu? It was named after his mother and him. If you have seen a school or building named Hua Xu somewhere, then it was built by him.” Speaking of Pei Xu, Lin Qingning began to talk endlessly, her gentle eyes shining.
Hearing this, even Duan Yihua looked surprised.
Lin Qingning looked at the ceiling in trance: “He never dances or goes to any parties. His life is very simple. He is just that kind of kid from other people’s families.”
Apart from his cold personality, he had almost no shortcomings.
But his indifference was a disguised form of self-preservation. He was indifferent to everyone and closed his social life and heart. There was a temptation that as long as you conquer him, he would only belong to you for the rest of his life.
How could such a man not make people fall in love? He didn’t need to do anything, just stand there and a bunch of people would fall in love with him.
Lin Qingning just summarized it, and he was very happy. He turned his head and glanced at Duan Yihua next to him, and couldn’t help but laugh.
Duan Yihua also laughed twice, and the anxiety in his heart disappeared.
But Huo Cheng didn’t have such good luck.
Wen Nuo was introverted and shy, so he was not the type to talk to him heart-to-heart.
Yan Zhi and Zhai Xingchen were probably taking a bath at the moment, right?
Yan Zhi, that sanctimonious beast in clothes, wished he could eat Zhai Xingchen with his eyes.
Okay, he was a bit of a judge of himself, but men know men, and being strict wasn’t much better. If he didn’t have some dirty thoughts, he would write his name backwards!
Huo Cheng thought.
He rested his arms on his head and stood in a daze in the darkness for a while, then turned to look out the window.
He turned over frequently, and Wen Nuo heard it. He was very nervous and did not dare to move.
Of course he wasn’t worried about what Huo Cheng would do to him, but he was just nervous and shy. He hadn’t even turned over since he lay down.
Then he saw Huo Cheng sit up all of a sudden, get out of bed, put on his clothes and go out.
Wen Nuo let out a long breath and quickly took the opportunity to turn over.
His arms were numb.
He hoped he could sleep with Zhai Xingchen next time.
He still felt most comfortable with Zhai Xingchen.
Woo…hoo…hoo, Zhai Xingchen.
Huo Cheng went outside, took out a cigarette and lit one.
The corridor was quiet. This was a six-story building with no elevator. They lived on the second floor. He stood leaning on the railing and looked in the direction of Little Arctic.
As soon as the biting cold north wind blew, the heat in his heart dissipated a lot. People also calmed down.
If in real life, the person he liked went on a trip with his love rival and rented a house together, forget it if he was nervous and anxious. But they were filming a love drama now, with a bunch of staff and a bunch of cameras, just taking a bath, could he not think about it, not only talking, but also physical contact may not happen, what did he have to be afraid of.
After comforting himself, the breath he was holding became much smoother. He raised his head and took a long breath of cigarette. The starry sky in the distance was bright. This was the only time in his life when he was a child in the ravine that he had seen something like this.
There were countless stars in the sky, but none could compare to the one in his heart.
Zhai Xingchen, Zhai Xingchen.
Huo Cheng bit his cigarette holder.
If there was a chance, he would take Zhai Xingchen back to his hometown to visit.
Huo Cheng raised his head with a cigarette in his mouth and looked at the stars in the sky.
This was the first time for Pei Xu sleeping on the kang.
After just lying down for a while, he felt that the half of his body next to the kang was a little too hot.
But for him now, the psychological suffering was far greater than the physical suffering.
If it weren’t for Zhai Xingchen and Yan Zhi, he wouldn’t have known that he, who had always been indifferent, could be so possessive.
Unlike Huo Cheng’s random thoughts, he didn’t think anything would happen between Yan Zhi and Zhai Xingchen.
But he was worried that Zhai Xingchen would have a good impression of Yan Zhi.
Even if it was a brief, slight affection, he felt that it would stab his heart.
Zhai Xingchen’s complete heart and love should all belong to him.
Just like he did to Zhai Xingchen.
His emotions were a desert, and everything about him belonged to Zhai Xingchen. He had not had the slightest flutter towards anyone other than Zhai Xingchen.
He put the hat he wanted to give to Zhai Xingchen on his head and covered his entire face with the hat.
After a while he was sweating.
Pei Xu sat up and poured a glass of water.
After just two sips, he heard Hu Ying shout: “Xingchen, look at this…”
He couldn’t hear anything from behind.
Pei Xu was stunned for a moment before he realized that Hu Ying was talking in his sleep.
Did he dream about Zhai Xingchen?
What were they doing in the dream?
The best thing for him to dream was an ordinary dream. If it was a spring dream…
Pei Xu’s heart became darker.
When Hu Ying came this time, he also brought over the pink rabbit that Zhai Xingchen gave him.
That pink bunny looked very eye-catching.
Hu Ying was dreaming.
In the dream, he was shopping with Zhai Xingchen and saw a pink rabbit, which was exactly the same as the one Zhai Xingchen gave him before.
“Xingchen, look at this rabbit. It looks so similar to the one you bought for me. I want this one too. Let’s get a pair together.”
In the dream, Zhai Xingchen said to him dotingly: “Wait, I will take it out for you!”
He was very excited and watched Zhai Xingchen insert the coins.
Zhai Xingchen was so powerful that he caught it instantly. He was so happy and was about to cheer when he suddenly heard a bang.
Hu Ying suddenly woke up from his sleep. After a while, he raised his body and saw Pei Xu standing beside the bed. Under the dim light, the dilapidated house brought him back to reality. He squinted his dry eyes and asked, “What’s wrong? What’s the noise?”
“I accidentally kicked the basin,” Pei Xu said calmly, “It’s okay, you can continue to sleep.”
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