Translator: SJade, Editor: Dj22031
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Zhai Xingchen felt that he was overthinking.
He felt that when he came out today, there was something wrong with the way Yan Zhi looked at him. When he was dancing, he felt that many people seemed to be looking at him a little too intently.
Now, he even began to doubt the most indifferent Pei Xu.
What did he doubt?
Could it be that Pei Xu had become like this because of him?
“Are you hot?” he asked.
Pei Xu hummed and said, “A little bit.”
Too much firepower?
If the Jinjiang male protagonist was sharp both physically and mentally, then it did not only refer to his sharp body, but also his heart.
To play such a passionate and intense piano piece, one needed to mobilize all his emotions to play it well. His playing was obviously not as passionate and energetic as Pei Xu’s. Maybe when playing that piece, the male protagonist from Jinjiang mobilized all his emotions.
As the male lead of Jinjiang, his frozen heart must be hiding emotions as turbulent as the vast ocean.
Maybe it was because of this?
That must be the reason.
Zhai Xingchen felt that the one who was really wrong was himself.
He had been getting a little bit carried away lately. He had become so narcissistic that he needed to calm down.
He stood up from his chair and said, “I’ll go see how Brother Huo is doing with his training.”
Pei Xu said “hmm”.
The camera captured Pei Xu’s slightly relaxed fingers, and Guo Bing and the others were all laughing.
“This is the first time I’ve seen someone’s ears get this red!”
“I’ve heard that when someone gets shy, their face immediately turns red, just like when they’ve drunk alcohol, but this is the first time I’ve seen the entire process of someone’s face turning from white to red. Oh my god, I didn’t know this process was so exciting!”
This was all thanks to them listening to screenwriter Liu.
Because screenwriter Liu told them: “Playing the piano is definitely the highlight, and the focus should be on their hands and micro-expressions. For a reserved and cool guy like Pei Xu, the focus should be on his micro-expressions!”
Screenwriter Liu YYDS!
They were all veterans of dating variety shows and knew which scenes would touch the audience’s hearts the most. Based on their experience, the whole process of Pei Xu’s ears gradually turning red would definitely be more exciting than many physical contact scenes!
After Zhai Xingchen left, the camera was still focusing on Pei Xu.
Pei Xu raised his head slightly and said, “Still shooting.”
“Your ears are very red.” The staff member couldn’t help but say.
Pei Xu himself didn’t realize it: “Really?”
His ears were so red but his face was so cold. He opened the music score of “Mohe Ballroom” and continued practicing.
“Why do you want to practice this song?” the staff asked.
Pei Xu said: “It is the reason you think.”
Haha, quite cool.
Zhai Xingchen came out of the piano room and went to the bathroom first. After coming out of the bathroom, he washed his hands. The water was icy cold. He rubbed his hands and looked up at himself in the mirror.
This face was indeed good-looking, but perhaps because he had seen it too many times, he felt that it was not as handsome as Pei Xu and others.
Duan Yihua liked him, Yan Zhi liked him, Pei Xu liked him, or did Huo Cheng and the others like him too?
Zhai Xingchen himself laughed awkwardly.
He really dared to think!
He came out of the bathroom and went into the dance studio. Hu Ying and Wen Nuo were sitting on the floor and laughing. The tall and strong Huo Cheng was watching a video and learning dance.
This was Hu Ying’s idea. He recorded Zhai Xingchen’s dance with his mobile phone. He asked Huo Cheng to learn from the video so that Zhai Xingchen wouldn’t have to teach him over and over again.
“Is it time to eat?” Zhai Xingchen asked as he entered.
“I’ve been hungry for a long time.” said Hu Ying.
Huo Cheng stopped panting: “I’m hungry too, dancing is too tiring.”
He even felt a little pity for Zhai Xingchen.
Dancing was really not as glamorous and easy as it looked. It was not an exaggeration to say that three minutes on stage required ten years of hard work off stage.
They would have lunch at the small theatre at noon today, and the small theatre had its own cafeteria.
“Brother Yan and the others seem to be still practicing.” Wen Nuo said.
When they arrived in the next room, they saw Duan Yihua playing the guitar.
Duan Yihua was the first one to see the four of them come in, and he played a wrong note. He pursed his lips and tried his best to pretend that he didn’t care. Yan Zhi had been watching a magic video on his phone nearby, and suddenly noticed Duan Yihua’s nervousness, so he looked up.
“Brother Duan actually plays in this style.” Huo Cheng said.
He didn’t expect that “Flying” could be played in this style, like an eagle flying, for whom the sky was vast and the earth is big.
When he thought about the fact that this was the song chosen by Yan Zhi, he couldn’t help but sigh at Yan Zhi’s thoughtfulness and excellence.
If Yan Zhi played the song himself, he wondered how many people would be charmed by it.
For a moment, he was ashamed of the magic he chose.
This time’s draw really buried Yan Zhi’s charm.
Duan Yihua was too nervous. He was not nervous when managing such a large company, but now that he was being watched by Zhai Xingchen, he was so nervous that he kept making mistakes. He simply put down the guitar.
“Finish it.” Hu Ying said curiously, “I think it sounds good.”
“Yes, don’t stop, Brother Duan, let us listen to it.” Wen Nuo said.
Duan Yihua picked up the guitar again, calmed himself, and continued playing.
Zhai Xingchen and the others stood by and listened. Duan Yihua played the guitar very well and his fingering was very skilful. The song “Flying” was so beautiful, very young, dynamic, and exciting. Zhai Xingchen listened for a while and felt that Duan Yihua was still not able to let go of the song completely. He was still a little restrained. If Yan Zhi played it instead, it would definitely be more exciting.
Thinking of this, he glanced at Yan Zhi next to him, and happened to meet Yan Zhi’s eyes.
Duan Yihua finished playing the song, put down the guitar and stood up.
“How is it?” he asked.
Zhai Xingchen and the others all gave a thumbs up.
Duan Yihua said: “Actually, Yan Zhi plays better than me.”
Lin Qingning also agreed with this statement.
Because they all heard Yan Zhi play once, you couldn’t imagine how cool and skilful Yan Zhi was when playing “Flying”. He was still as quiet as ever, but the melody flowing from his fingers was so free and unrestrained, like driving a car or riding a motorcycle across the world, mountains, rivers, and desert smoke. He really played the guitar to perfection, and there were many small tricks with his fingers, which even people who could play guitar like Duan Yihua couldn’t learn, it was just too complicated.
Yan Zhi’s hands not only made fans scream when he played games, but they were even more charming when he played the guitar.
This guy was so popular and had so many fans, it was definitely not just because of his looks.
The seven of them came out of the room and happened to meet Pei Xu.
Zhai Xingchen glanced at Pei Xu’s ears.
White, normal.
The eight of them went to the restaurant together. The restaurant in this theatre was very small, and could only accommodate a few dozen people. The biggest drawback was that it was a bit cold, just like other places. They put the food on the table and took the tray to get the food. Zhai Xingchen looked back and found that Yan Zhi actually took out a tissue from his pocket and bent over to wipe the chair.
“Yan Zhi’s mysophobia is really serious.” Huo Cheng said.
Yan Zhi wiped everyone’s chairs, so he only went to get the food when Hu Ying and Zhai Xingchen came back with their meals.
Hu Ying looked at the paper towel he had used to wipe the tables and chairs and said, “There’s not a speck of dust at all.”
“You don’t understand his cleanliness obsession,” Zhai Xingchen said. “He is not only physically cleansing, but also mentally cleansing. Sometimes he wipes the chair, but it doesn’t mean it’s dirty. He just has to wipe it, and then only he feels comfortable when he sits on it.”
Hu Ying thought secretly, then he knew why Yan Zhi liked Zhai Xingchen.
He wanted the first love type.
Zhai Xingchen could indeed fully meet the needs of a person like him who suffered from both mental and physical mysophobia.
Based on this reasoning, Yan Zhi himself should be held to the same standard, right?
He suddenly felt that Yan Zhi might not be as gentle and ascetic as he seemed.
Because these extreme people were either extremely sexually apathetic or extremely repressed.
Zhai Xingchen glanced at Hu Ying and felt that Hu Ying’s expression was a bit complicated.
In fact, ever since arriving in Beicheng, he felt that Hu Ying’s enthusiasm for Yan Zhi had diminished a lot.
When they went to the market, he suddenly became enthusiastic, but it was only three minutes of enthusiasm. Hu Ying always talked to him about everything, but last time Hu Ying and Yan Zhi went to Ice and Snow City together, Hu Ying didn’t talk to him about this matter when they came back.
Was it because of Yan Zhi’s cleanliness that Hu Ying was deterred?
It was entirely possible.
Not everyone liked cleanliness.
Some people may find it particularly troublesome.
But Yan Zhi was a double standard attacker.
He was not obsessed with mysophobia towards the people he liked and didn’t mind being dirty with them.
He was about to ask Hu Ying when he saw Pei Xu and others coming over with trays of food.
He didn’t ask any more questions.
Everyone took their seats in turn, and Pei Xu sat opposite him.
Lin Qingning sat at the very edge, diagonally opposite Pei Xu.
Lin Qingning had almost no communication with Pei Xu today, so there was absolutely no hope for the two of them.
Zhai Xingchen suddenly realized that all the CPs he supported seemed to have failed.
This was the worst possible outcome for people watching romance variety shows.
He recalled the first day he entered the Red and Blue Room, the way the four guests from the Red Team looked at Yan Zhi and Pei Xu was so passionate and ambiguous, the way they wanted to look at each other but would avoid each other once they made eye contact. At that time, the Red and Blue Room was really filled with pink bubbles of love!
Now look at the way the four red team guests were looking at them.
As he was thinking, he met Huo Cheng’s eyes.
Huo Cheng glanced at him, then lowered his eyes, picked up the rice on the plate, looked up at him again, and found that he was still looking at him. Then Huo Cheng seemed to be panicked for a moment.
Zhai Xingchen: “…”
Yes, it was like this look.
Then he saw Yan Zhi drinking water while looking at him and Huo Cheng with his eyes downcast.
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