Translator: SJade, Editor: Dj22031
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Hu Ying, wrapped in his nightgown, stared at Pei Xu for a while.
Yesterday’s live broadcast was a huge hit and attracted a lot of attention online. As a media person, Hu Ying read the online comments until late at night. In addition to reading the flattery that netizens gave him, he also mainly looked at the popularity of their respective CPs.
He found that although they already had CP lines between each other so far, all CPs paled in comparison to the “Meteor” CP.
Thanks to the magic show last night, this CP, also called “Starry Sky” by many fans, had taken the lead.
It even surpassed the Mars CP of Huo Cheng and Zhai Xingchen.
These CPs all had their reasons and basis, but there were also some inexplicable CPs, such as some people supporting him and Duan Yihua, Huo Cheng and Yan Zhi, etc.
He also saw some people criticizing Zhai Xingchen and Pei Xu.
The CP name was actually Rising Sun and Stars.
He didn’t understand what it meant at first, but after reading netizens’ jokes, he realized how obscene this CP name was!
If their Red Fang and Zhai Xingchen’s CP was mainly due to the tradition of red and blue pairing, Yan Zhi and Zhai Xingchen’s blue-blue CP was due to the stars, and Huo Cheng and Zhai Xingchen’s blue-blue CP was due to the flyboard in the first episode, then he really felt that Pei Xu and Zhai Xingchen’s CP was a bit puzzling.
Maybe Pei Xu was too arrogant and everyone wanted to see him get slapped in the face, and among the other seven guests, he only had more contact with Zhai Xingchen, so they were paired together with him.
Did Pei Xu look like someone who would fall in love?
He really felt that Pei Xu was very indifferent, and he didn’t seem to be very enthusiastic towards Zhai Xingchen.
But at this moment, Pei Xu appeared in the kitchen, which was the least suitable place for him to be. Instead of helping others in the kitchen, he was responsible for preparing breakfast for all of them, and he cooked it quite well.
He remembered how Pei Xu looked when he first came, so cold, unsociable, and even a little arrogant.
Maybe it was the strong smell of smoke in the kitchen that suddenly made him question: when did Pei Xu start to change and why did he change so much?
From a glamorous and cold king, to a man who now washed his hands and made soup?
Hu Ying walked to the kitchen, poured himself a glass of warm water, and looked at Pei Xu while drinking. Pei Xu had his eyebrows drooped. He must have forgotten to shave, as there was blue stubble on his chin. His nose was high and his chin was well-defined. With the down jacket and hat he wore, he looked much more aged overall.
Perhaps noticing his gaze, Pei Xu looked up at him.
Hu Ying asked: “Why did you suddenly think of cooking?”
“Breakfast is simple, I’ll give it a try.” Pei Xu said.
Hu Ying went back to the bathroom and happened to see Lin Qingning coming out of the bathroom. He said to Lin Qingning, “Do you know who is making breakfast?”
Lin Qingning asked: “Isn’t it Zhai Xingchen?”
“It’s Pei Xu.” Hu Ying said.
As expected, Lin Qingning also showed a look of surprise.
Hu Ying said: “It’s unexpected.”
Zhai Xingchen also got up. His pants and down jacket were warm because they were placed next to the stove.
He then went out to the toilet. The sun had just risen outside, shining brightly on the endless snowy field. From afar, he could see two fat snowmen outside. Their blue hats were covered with a layer of frost, which looked particularly beautiful in the sunlight.
He went back to the room to wash up, and while brushing his teeth, he heard Huo Cheng’s voice.
“Zhai Xingchen!” Huo Cheng called him, his voice full of joy.
Zhai Xingchen rinsed his mouth and thought, another difficult day is coming!
Huo Cheng always liked to call him by his full name, especially in private.
Huo Cheng pushed the door open and said, “Good morning, Zhai Xingchen.”
“Morning.”
Huo Cheng asked, “Where’s Xu?”
His name was Pei Xu but he often called him by just one character, which made them seem very close, as if they were just good brothers.
Zhai Xingchen felt that he was most likely unaware that Pei Xu also liked him.
The feeling between Huo Cheng and Hu Ying was exactly what rivals in love usually felt like.
Ah, this was such a messy polyamory.
“I haven’t seen him since I got up.” Zhai Xingchen said, “I don’t know where he went. Maybe he went for a run?”
Huo Cheng said: “It’s so cold, and he’s still going out for a run? He’s too energetic.”
He was full of energy.
Zhai Xingchen thought silently.
The image of Pei Xu with a red face and neck, filled with passion and desire, yet forbearing and silent, appeared in his mind again.
He let out a long sigh.
Huo Cheng asked: “How did you sleep here yesterday? Are you used to it?”
Zhai Xingchen said: “It’s okay. I wasn’t used to it at first, but I fell asleep before I knew it.”
Huo Cheng glanced at their bed, then froze for a moment and asked, “Are you and Pei Xu sleeping on the same bed?”
Zhai Xingchen was stunned for a moment and looked back at his and Pei Xu’s pillows.
“Hu Ying once complained to us that Pei Xu and he had one head each, with their heads facing their feet,” Huo Cheng said.
Zhai Xingchen: “…Is that so?”
Huo Cheng’s gaze lingered on their pillows for a long time. He felt sour in his heart and suddenly a feeling of jealousy emerged. He turned his head to look at Zhai Xingchen, who was washing his face and the hot water had wet his hair.
Zhai Xingchen who was washing up gave him a completely different feeling. Compared with Zhai Xingchen on weekdays, Zhai Xingchen who just got up and washed up in the morning was more homely. This homely feeling was more private and attractive than his usual glamorous appearance, especially in the shabby environment of Room No. 3, where this daily and private feeling was even stronger.
Zhai Xingchen was bending over to wash his face. When he noticed Huo Cheng’s gaze, he reached down and pulled down his sweater.
Pei Xu and Zhai Xingchen slept on the same bed.
As soon as this thought came to mind, Huo Cheng felt even more sad. He thought about Pei Xu’s cold face, and then thought about Lin Qingning who had not yet recovered from his emotional injury, and felt that he was overthinking.
After Zhai Xingchen finished washing up, the two of them went to Room No. 1 together.
“Look at these two snowmen, their hats are glowing,” said Huo Cheng.
The snowman’s blue hat was covered with frost, and it looked cold and clear in the sunlight.
Zhai Xingchen then discovered that the two snowmen now had noses with two carrots stuck in them.
The two of them went towards Room No. 1, but before they reached Room No. 1, they saw Hu Ying coming out.
Hu Ying was wearing something particularly bright, a bright red down jacket, which was very eye-catching against the white snow.
“Xingchen!” He waved his hand when he saw Zhai Xingchen.
Zhai Xingchen waved at him, and seeing that he was still holding a kettle and a cup in his hands, he asked, “Where are you going with the teapot?”
“Let me try to see if I can turn water into ice here.” Hu Ying said with a smile.
Zhai Xingchen and Huo Cheng stood aside after hearing this. Hu Ying’s cameraman tried to find an angle for him: “With the sun behind you, the photos will be better.”
Huo Cheng and Zhai Xingchen walked behind the camera and saw Hu Ying pour a cup of hot water and then splash it out.
The hot water suddenly turned into white mist and splashed into a fan shape. When the golden sunlight shone on it, it was really beautiful.
Zhai Xingchen and Huo Cheng both tried it, and when the pot of hot water was almost finished, Yan Zhi and the others came over.
“Where is Pei Xu?” Zhai Xingchen asked.
Everyone came, but no one saw him.
“Pei Xu is cooking in there.” Hu Ying said.
“Cooking?” Zhai Xingchen was surprised.
Hu Ying said: “He came here early in the morning to cook, so it should be ready by now.”
When they went in together, they saw that breakfast was already on the table. While Pei Xu who was only wearing a sweater was serving porridge.
“Wow.” Huo Cheng said, “Did you do all this?”
Pei Xu said: “The porridge I cooked was a little burnt, and the fried eggs were not good either.”
Zhai Xingchen actually wondered why Pei Xu came over so early in the morning to cook.
Everyone sat down at the dining table. Zhai Xingchen looked at the fried eggs, porridge, and dumplings on the table.
“This Xiao Long Bao is…”
“I bought it from outside too early, so it’s a bit cold. I just heated it up.” Pei Xu said.
“Everyone has been saying that they want to help Xingchen reduce his burden, but I didn’t expect that the one who actually did it was Pei Xu.” Huo Cheng glanced at Pei Xu and saw that Pei Xu looked tired and indifferent, so he said, “Tomorrow, I’ll come tomorrow.”
“If you ask me, we should all stop working. There are so many restaurants here, it would be great if we could just eat out,” Hu Ying said. “We can talk to the production team about this so that we can all sleep in.”
“Did Pei Xu not sleep well again yesterday?” Duan Yihua said, “The inflammation on your lips seems to be getting worse.”
Upon hearing this, Zhai Xingchen glanced at Pei Xu’s mouth.
Pei Xu said: “It’s OK. Maybe I’m used to it. I slept better yesterday than the previous two days.”
Huo Cheng was drinking water, but upon hearing this, he looked at Pei Xu again.
It’s over. There were some thoughts that he never thought about, and he won’t think too much about them when they were in front of him. But once the thought came up, he would doubt every clue.
He felt that Pei Xu might not be used to living there because he used to live with Hu Ying before and now he lived with Zhai Xingchen.
“But your dark circles have become heavier.” Duan Yihua added.
Upon hearing this, Huo Cheng looked towards Pei Xu, and he saw Pei Xu raise his eyes and glance at Zhai Xingchen.
Dark circles, inflammation.
These words made him imagine some not-so-good scenes: Pei Xu and Zhai Xingchen slept in the same bed all night, and when he woke up the next day he had a sore throat and dark circles under his eyes.
What’s the fire?
Why dark circles?
His eyes swept over Hu Ying, Yan Zhi and others one by one, and saw Hu Ying sitting next to Zhai Xingchen, Yan Zhi handing chopsticks to Zhai Xingchen. While Pei Xu sat down opposite him, full of heroic spirit.
Everyone was silent and the table was peaceful, but at that moment, he felt as if everything was a threat.
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