Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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“Where is Hu Ying going?” a staff member next to him asked.
Everyone turned around and saw on the monitor in room number one that Hu Ying was carrying a bottle of wine and a plastic bag as he came out of room number one.
It was cold outside, so Hu Ying put on his hat and headed straight for room number two.
He felt that they, as rivals in love, should now unite as one to fight against Pei Xu.
Before he even reached room number two, he saw Huo Cheng, who was standing alone by the lake, smoking and pacing back and forth.
“Brother Huo!” he called out.
Upon hearing this, Huo Cheng immediately turned around and looked at him: “Why did you run out?”
Hu Ying said, “It’s only a few o’clock, how can one sleep so early? I brought a bottle of wine and some snacks, shall we go and take a look at room number three?”
Huo Cheng stubbed out his cigarette, took the wine from his hand, glanced at it, and said, “Is this appropriate?”
“I’m already going alone. It’s more awkward with three people than with two. Let’s go together; it won’t be awkward with more people. Don’t you want to reduce the time they spend alone together?”
This offer was very tempting.
Hu Ying added, “Didn’t you think about why he was able to live with Xingchen before? It was because we pushed him there. I get angry just thinking about it.”
Huo Cheng, carrying the bottle of wine, said, “Forget it, there’s no point in going. It’ll only make me feel worse. Let’s drink here. Call Qingning too; I think he was in a pretty bad mood today.”
Seeing that Hu Ying seemed reluctant, he patted him on the shoulder and said, “Let’s go.”
Hu Ying had no choice but to follow Huo Cheng toward room number two: “Brother Huo, let’s join forces. I feel that Pei Xu and Yan Zhi are both formidable rivals.”
Huo Cheng said, “You’re going to team up with me again. You were the one who criticized me the most before, but what happened? You want to recreate while the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits[1].”
Hu Ying sighed, “They’re both so deceptive, especially Pei Xu! Brother Huo, let’s go to room number three. Pei Xu will definitely be furious when he sees us.”
Huo Cheng said, “It was okay before, but we can’t do that now.”
“Why?” Hu Ying looked at Huo Cheng.
Huo Cheng said, “When Xingchen didn’t know, our rivalry was just between the few of us. Now that it’s all out in the open, we can’t do it like this in front of Xingchen.”
Hu Ying was taken aback: “Why?”
Huo Cheng looked at Hu Ying’s beautiful and lively face.
He was now certain that the man simply had a clever face.
He could eliminate him from the list of rivals.
When Pei Xu returned from the restroom, he found Zhai Xingchen already sitting in bed.
He turned around, bolted the door, put his shoes away, and then sat down on the kang (a heated brick bed).
To be honest, it was the same situation, but he was more excited than he was last night.
Last night he was just secretly in love, but now he was openly in love. This made him even more nervous and excited.
“When you go out tomorrow, is there anywhere you particularly want to go?” he asked Zhai Xingchen.
Zhai Xingchen shook his head.
“I’ll make the arrangements tomorrow. You just need to come with me,” Pei Xu said.
Zhai Xingchen hummed in agreement.
Zhai Xingchen thought, “It feels really different.”
His heart was beating a little faster than last night. Last night he was mainly nervous and embarrassed, but not tonight.
It was a feeling that was hard to describe.
Zhai Xingchen lay down directly, while Pei Xu took off his pants and suddenly said, “I forgot to bring a T-shirt and thermal underwear when I went to the ski resort today, so I am not wearing anything under my sweater.”
Zhai Xingchen: “Hmm?”
“I’m telling you, because I’m going to take off my sweater and wear a T-shirt instead,” Pei Xu said.
Zhai Xingchen said “Oh”.
Pei Xu reached out and turned off the light. After the light went out, only a faint light from the stove remained in the room. Zhai Xingchen looked at Pei Xu in the darkness and saw that Pei Xu had taken off his sweater, revealing his well-defined shoulders and back. He was shirtless and then wearing a T-shirt.
He suddenly remembered when they lived together in Nancheng. Back then, they didn’t shy away from each other at all, acting just like buddies. Even if they were completely naked, they wouldn’t have any thoughts about it, let alone changing their shirts.
But things were different now.
Even changing a T-shirt required turning off the lights and doing it in the dark.
But it only stirred up the atmosphere.
Zhai Xingchen smelled a warm scent, a fragrance of hormones and mint.
He suddenly remembered what the team doctor had said.
“Are you…?”
Pei Xu turned to look at him: “Hmm?”
“Have you taken any medicine to reduce internal heat yet?” Zhai Xingchen reminded him.
Pei Xu paused for a moment, then slowly lay down and said, “I won’t eat anymore, it’s useless anyway.”
“It would be abnormal if I didn’t become famous,” Pei Xu said again.
Zhai Xingchen decided to remain silent.
What are you trying to do, Jinjiang male protagonist!
Pei Xu suddenly turned to face him and said in a low voice, “I really need to go to bed early tonight, otherwise I won’t have any energy tomorrow. I haven’t had a good night’s sleep since I got here.”
Zhai Xingchen pursed his lips and stretched out one hand, placing it on his forehead.
After lying down for about half an hour, Pei Xu suddenly got up, turned on the light, and took the medicine for reducing internal heat that was placed on the table.
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[1] The idiom “When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits” means that when two sides waste time fighting each other, a third party wins.
