Translator: Vian
Editors: celes, namio
Over fifty minutes had passed since Qin Cheng said, "I'm about to take a shower right now," before he finally came out.
When Qin Cheng came out of the bathroom, Rong Xu had his head down and was sending a message to someone. He heard the sound of the door and looked up, seeing the other's handsome but expressionless face. He was slightly startled but then quickly smiled: "Let me help you dry your hair."
Qin Cheng faintly hummed, appearing very calm, and nothing seemed to be out of place.
Drying someone's hair seems to be easy, but when it actually comes to doing it, it was a rather intimate action. When the youth's fingers combed through his hair and touched his sensitive scalp from time to time, Qin Cheng silently pressed his lips into a thin line and calmly looked down at his phone, pretending to idly scroll through the news.
Rong Xu wasn't like a certain man who would sneakily try to peek at someone else's phone. He single-heartedly concentrated on drying Qin Cheng's hair and didn't notice the contents on Qin Cheng's phone screen. One pretended to read the news, one carefully dried the other's hair. Five minutes later, this weirdly great undertaking was finally over.
When Rong Xu's hand finally moved away from his hair, Qin Cheng released a sigh of relief.
The two then respectively did their own tasks.
Rong Xu liked to read before going to bed at night. Sometimes it would be a fashion magazine, sometimes a classic; basically, he would take a look at any kind of book.
After finishing his reading, Rong Xu asked as he walked over to the bed: "Are you not sleeping yet?"
The eyes of the other man in the room faintly flashed, but he quietly replied: "There are some things that still need to be dealt with."
Rong Xu nodded and pulled up the blanket as he laid down, before continuing to look through his phone. Naturally, he didn't know that a certain man who was currently dealing with some things had immediately opened up a post in a private fan forum and started a fervent discussion with a group of "trying-to-be-helpful" fans.
[Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing: …Hypothetically, just hypothetically, if this situation was real and Rongrong is already lying on the bed waiting for you, what would you do…?]
It was already the middle of the night, and the fans who rarely saw such an overly imaginative, extremely serious and amusing LZ naturally had to amuse themselves by teasing her.
[Logically speaking, since Rongrong is already lying in bed waiting for me, what kind of deadly loyal fan would I be if I didn't grasp this opportunity!]
[LZ I support you, go attack! Help me touch my Rongrong's hand, is it especially soft, especially white, especially tender~]
[If I got into this situation, I definitely won't be able to hold back! That's Marshal Huo! Marshal Huo waiting for me on the bed… just thinking about will give me a nosebleed! Ah my Rongrong ah, when will you come to our small 18-tier city in the middle of nowhere to hold a fan meeting or PR show ah, really want to see you ah_(:3」∠)_]
The development of this post was quite peculiar. At first, everyone was still letting loose their fantasies and joked around with each other. But after seeing LZ being so serious, they persuaded LZ to go to sleep and stop daydreaming all day long. However, even till the very end, this deadly stubborn LZ still continued to daydream!
… Fine, then let's all have a beautiful daydream together.
Who couldn't dream? In the dream, Rongrong likes me, is my male ticket/husband okay~
Watching as more and more fans gained a "If I don't do it now, when will I?" attitude, Qin Cheng's face slowly sank.
What kind of fans are these!
Only thinking of sleeping with their idol all day long, how can Rong Xu have these kind of fans!
Obviously, only he can sleep with Rong Xu!!!
Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing had wanted to righteously scold these shameless fans, but he suddenly heard a quiet voice behind him: "It's already half past twelve, I'll go to sleep first. Qin Cheng, you need to rest early. Things can still be done tomorrow, take care not to be too tired."
Qin Cheng slowly turned towards Rong Xu and the two stared at each other for a long moment. Qin Cheng calmly nodded: "En, goodnight."
Rong Xu smiled: "Goodnight."
A minute later, in Rong Xu's private fan forum——
[Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing: Rongrong is mine and mine alone! This post is closed! I need to go sleep with Rongrong now!]
Seeing this response from the LZ, many fans laughed till they also passed out from air in the middle of the night.
[I give this roleplay a ninety-nine, minus one point so you don't get conceited.]
[LZ is to deep into the roleplay, you said you need to go sleep with Rongrong? Then I still need to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau tomorrow with Rongrong to get our marriage book!]
[Hahahaha stop dreaming LS, your's and Rongrong's book is definitely green, Rongrong and my book is the one that's red~ hehehe I also need to go sleep with Rongrong, I rewatched two episodes of "Ambush" today so I'll definitely dream about my family's Marshal tonight~]
[I also rewatched "Vie for Supremacy", I'll definitely dream about Yaoyao!]
It was already late into the night; gradually, people stopped commenting on the post. More and more new posts pushed this seemingly fanciful post back about three or four pages. When Qin Cheng opened the post again to check on it, there was already no one replying.
But even if it was like this, he still wasn't ready to go to bed.
The steady breathing of the youth sounded from behind him. Qin Cheng's back was as straight as a rod, and his body was stiff. The person himself rigidly sat on the sofa, seriously looking at his phone. But there will always be a day where one finished reading the news. When the clock pointed to one, Qin Cheng finally put down his phone and slowly walked to the bedside with his head down…
Qin Cheng: "..."
How come he couldn't even see his face ah!!!
The soft, fluffy down blanket covered most of the youth's face and only revealed his slender eyes and distinct eyebrows. Rong Xu's whole body was buried inside the blanket; don't even mention touching his hand and sleeping or not sleeping, you couldn't even see his whole face!
He expressionlessly opened the blanket and laid down inside. Qin Cheng reached out a hand to close the lights, then honestly and obediently closed his eyes and waited to enter dreamland. However… five minutes later, ten minutes later, twenty minutes later…
The faint sound of breathing rang beside his ear. Qin Cheng calmly stared at the lights on the ceiling. He refused to close his eyes, because once he closed his eyes, his body wouldn't be able to help but move to the other side and his hand would definitely want to go touch the youth���s 'very close yet far' hands.
Time slowly passed for what seemed like an eternity. Qin Cheng fixedly stared at the ceiling and gradually, he finally felt a little sleepy.
However, just as he was about to close his eyes, suddenly! The youth next to him softly mumbled something and turned over with his hand squarely landing on a certain man's chest!
Qin Cheng: "..."
Online, the fans once asked Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing if Rongrong's hand was especially white, especially tender, and especially soft?
En, even if it wasn't for tonight, Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing can still answer her: Yes, it was really white and tender and so soft that people can't help but want to pinch it.
But when this hand actually fell on Qin Cheng's chest, his whole body stiffened and any signs of sleepiness went away.
However, it wasn't over just yet.
Gradually, a warm body leaned over. He couldn't see the other's appearance in the dark, but the sound of his warm breathing softly sprayed across Qin Cheng's shoulder. There was no need to even think about it to know what was happening. The person who should've been sleeping on the other side has, at this moment, completely leaned over.
Actually, it wasn't that Rong Xu's sleeping posture was bad. It was just that this bed was only one and a half meters. It definitely would be crowded if it had to hold two respectively 185cm and 190cm tall men. He didn't deliberately squeeze into Qin Cheng's sleeping space, but instead only moved slightly to the side and he already reached the other's side.
When their bodies touched, Rong Xu stopped moving and seemed to have quietly fallen into a deep sleep again.
After waiting for five minutes, Qin Cheng saw that the youth really stopped moving. He closed his eyes and softly sighed.
A soft and fragrant body was in his arms, but he couldn't do anything.
This… one's afraid even saints wouldn't be able to bear.
He remembered that night he carried the youth half a year ago. The youth didn't seem to be waking, so Qin Cheng lowered his gaze and gently reached out to touch the hand resting on the other's chest. Somehow, when he touched this soft hand, the restlessness in Qin Cheng's heart completely disappeared, and even a slight sense of tiredness swept over him.
***
The next morning when Rong Xu opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was a man's cold and noble face.
He was startled and unconsciously wanted to back away, but his tightly held hand caused him to freeze. It was only now that Rong Xu discovered that he had somehow gotten close Qin Cheng's body and even placed his hand on top of the other's chest!
Last night when Rong Xu went to sleep, Qin Cheng haven't even got on the bed yet. He had absolutely no idea when the other person went to bed nor that he had moved over sometime during the night and even held the other's hand.
Seeing that the man was still asleep, Rong Xu freed his hand from the other's hand then quickly got up and left. He swiftly entered the bathroom, but he didn't realise that the moment he closed the door, the man slowly opened his eyes. His eyes were empty and appeared extremely drowsy; he obviously had been awake for a long time now!
It was only till Rong Xu finished washing up that Qin Cheng calmly got up, as if he had no idea of what happened.
Rong Xu quietly released a sigh of relief.
Although Rong Xu never talked about love in his last life, he had an inkling that he might be homosexual. He didn't have much interest in the opposite sex. He had some good friends of the opposite sex and had women pursue him, but he never felt anything for them.
What happened last night was still a bit embarrassing. Rong Xu never knew that he would behave like this in his sleep. He actually leaned against the other's body and even held their hand!
It seems he shouldn't sleep in the same room with other people in the future.
Rong Xu secretly made this decision inside.
After waking up, Madame Qin made plain congee and all three of them ate it along with some side dishes. Auntie Qin carefully inspected Rong Xu, when she saw that Rong Xu's face was ruddy and appeared very spirited, she nodded in satisfaction and then turned to look at her son…
"Ah, Qin Cheng, how come your complexion's so bad?"
Rong Xu who was eating his congee froze and a hint of guilt flashed in his heart, but he only heard Qin Cheng evenly answered: "I had to deal with something until three in the morning last night, so I went to sleep a bit late."
Inside, Rong Xu had the thought, "He actually only went to sleep at three," while on the other side, Madame Qin was distressed: "Don't work so late, didn't Xu Jin say you've been very idle these past few years. Where did all this work come from? You have to rest early, don't think that just because you're young nothing will happen…"
Like how any mother would lecture their son, Madame Qin continued on for a long time. Before she left, she still appeared as a neat and beautiful noble lady, but her gaze when looking at her son was filled with worry: "You ah, your dad and I don't expect you to change your facial nerve paralysis face or your no-one-can-come-near personality. But you have to take good care of yourself, you understand?"
Qin Cheng gently nodded and replied with an 'en'.
At the same time, Madame Qin turned to look at Rong Xu. Suddenly, she smiled. She took Rong Xu's hand and squeezed it gently. It was as Qin Cheng said, these tender little hands were so soft that people couldn't help but want to pinch it.
Madame Qn smiled: "Darling Rongrong, if this rascal ever bullies you in the future you must tell Auntie okay. Auntie will help you punish him. You too, filming is very tiring, how good is it just to be a rich second generation. Look at yourself, you've gotten thinner. But since you want to be an actor, want to be a star, your Auntie will definitely support you! Auntie watched two episodes of that… that "Ambush" a few days ago. You were very handsome! It was very interesting too!"
The corner of Rong Xu's lips curved into a helpless smile: "Thank you, Auntie. Please rest assured, I really am okay."
Madame Qin was still a bit worried: "Rongrong, make sure to take good care of yourself, okay? If anything happens, just tell me. If this child doesn't help you, you can come to your Auntie."
After getting Rong Xu's agreement once again, Madame Qin turned to her son and gave him a fierce glare, dropping the sentence, "You just try getting Rongrong's rent again," then turned to leave to catch her morning flight.
It wasn't that Rong Xu and Qin Cheng didn't want to send Madame Qin off, but Madame Qin had already called a taxi which was waiting downstairs. Although she said "Auntie will help you punish him," Madame Qin's heart still worried about her son. Seeing that Qin Cheng's complexion wasn't good, she refused to let him send her off any farther and urged him to quickly go back to sleep.
However, Qin Cheng didn't immediately go back to bed.
This time "Black Clouds" took two months for all the filming. Qin Cheng's scenes could've actually been filmed within a few days, but he rejected Director Liang's suggestion and followed the crew for the whole two months and only finished up a few days before Rong Xu.
After returning to B-City, the two of them still had a lot of things to take care of.
A week later, Qin Cheng needed to go to France to take part in a Film Festival. Rong Xu was also busy with "Black Cloud"'s promotion. The movie will be released in a month and a half, so he needed to follow the crew to do on-road promotion across the country.
And once it entered February, the major film awards will arrive. "Ambush" and "Vie for Supremacy" were both competing for the awards. Two days after the nomination lists are announced, Rong Xu might have to follow the two crews to attend various awards ceremonies.
As soon as Madame Qin left, they finally had some free time. Rong Xu contacted Luo Zhentao and confirmed his itinerary for the next two days. Qin Cheng also contacted Xu Jin and booked a plane ticket for next week.
After everything was settled, Rong Xu casually made a few dishes.
Looking at these two simple dishes and one cooling soup, Qin Cheng sat down and looked up in surprise at the youth in front of him. Rong Xu gave a faint smile: "I'm not very good at cooking, but I can still handle some simple dishes. Do you want to try it?"
His words were correct; Qin Cheng picked up a dish with his chopsticks and placed it in his mouth and the taste was really just average. It's not difficult to eat, but it's definitely not extremely delicious. It was just very ordinary home cooking.
——This was food made by Rongrong! Even if it's unpalatable, everything still must be stuffed down into his stomach!
After eating clean all the dishes, Qin Cheng helped Rong Xu put the dishes in the automatic dishwasher. All of a sudden, the two had nothing to do.
In his last life, Rong Xu often went to have fun with his friends on days he doesn't have any work. But now, he just arrived at this world six months ago and don't have many friends.
Originally Rong Xu thought to just read a book to past the time for the next two days, but after Qin Cheng put away the chopsticks in the cupboard, he expectedly asked: "Want to watch a movie?"
Rong Xu was slightly surprised: "A movie?"
"It seems that you have yet to use the equipment in the movie room," pausing for a moment, a smile flashed past the man's dark eyes, "You want to watch a movie using the latest equipment?"
At the same time, in the general headquarters of Huaxia Entertainment in B-City, Luo Zhentao just got back from the PR department and brought with him a stack of materials.
Although Rong Xu is currently on vacation and had no work for the time being. Luo Zhentao still has several little stars under his hands. Even if these little stars can't become popular no matter what they do, they are still an artist under Huaxia Entertainment. Luo Zhentao needs to help find the right resources for them.
His phone suddenly rang at this time. Luo Zhentao answered the call but before he even said two sentences, he suddenly stopped and stood in place.
"… I need to discuss this with Rong Xu. Miss Zhao, can I give you a reply tomorrow?"
The author has something to say:
Lotus Seed Paste and Orange Stuffing: Baby not only slept with Rongrong, Baby also ate food personally made by Rongrong!(? ? ?)?
Fans: Hahahaha LZ, are you still asleep ah~ Quickly wake up~ The sun's already rising!
Marriage book – Certificate of your marriage. Unlike a piece of paper in the US, the marriage book is more similar to a passport book. You'll have to get tons of these certificate books for a bunch of things over in CN.
Also, a red book is marriage, a green book is for divorce.