CH 51

Chapter 51

“You acted very well in the last scene,” Director Zhou did his best to soften his expression while he was teaching Lu Bai, “Afterwards, as long as you follow the same feeling as the last time, you’ll have no problems.”

Lu Bai’s eyes were bright and clear, his eyes shining brightly, and he asked, “Director Zhou, I passed the last time?”

Director Zhou raised his eyebrow and nodded his head. In his eyes, there was a smile when he faced this child: “You did, although there was a certain moment…” He then chuckled: “But it doesn’t matter… who made you Huo Qi.” Perhaps in that moment, Huo Qi would reveal that kind of expression. This young man is currently shaping him, so he won’t restrain him.

After a pause, Director Zhou took the script full of notes to continue explaining the scene to Lu Bai: “Huo Qi is capricious and arrogant with no common sense in everyday life, he doesn’t even say a word to Ruan Jiangjiu before invading his cabin to live in and hogging his bed. Not to mention the fact that every day he would wait for the blind and limp person to bring him food in his hand, but he never even says thank you. Ruan Jiangjiu, however, doesn’t kick him out. Because while he feels hopeless, he couldn’t help but want to get close to someone.” Speaking to this point, he patted Lu Bai’s shoulder and added: “This is a special scene here, and the vast majority of it is the opposing performance between you and Xueyu.”

At this time, Qu Xueyu happened to finish his makeup and came over. He sat beside Lu Bai and kissed the other’s head. Lu Bai rubbed the tip of his nose and looked at the other side and said, “Xiao Qu, I don’t know how to cook, either.”

Qu Xueyu who just arrived and didn’t hear their conversation, just chuckled and tapped the tip of Lu Bai’s nose, and said, “It’s okay, I’ll do it.”

Lu Bai also ignored that Director Zhou was still around, and jumped into the other’s arms, “Xiao Qu you’re so wonderful.” Then, when he thought of Huo Qi’s annoying and outrageous behavior of exploiting Ruan Jiangjiu, he whispered a bit sheepishly, “Actually, I, I can learn. I won’t be like Huo Qi, forcing you to cook for me even when you’re suffering.”

Qu Xueyu finally realized what the teenager was struggling with, and his heart was a soft mess as he smiled and unashamedly scooped the teenager into his arms. Raising an eyebrow as he looked at the other, and asked, “So you won’t eat anymore of my rabbit apples either?”

Lu Bai smiled as he looked at the youth’s face brimming with a gentle smile, “I’ll peel them for you to eat ah.”

Qu Xueyu thought in his heart that he couldn’t bear to see him peeling the fruit with a knife, but nodded and teased the youth, “When you say that, I want to get sick.”

Lu Bai naturally wrapped his arms tight around the youth’s waist as if he was acting spoiled and said, “Actually, I cannot bear to see you fall ill.”

Director Zhou felt that his teeth were going a bit sour while he watched the way Qu Xueyu smiled without any barriers and was even a bit nauseated. Though he was certainly a young master, he was also an arrogant and stubborn young man with a cold personality, and it was only because he had a face that was too bewitching which made so many young girls and boys go crazy and claim that he was gentle. He had been friends with the other for quite a long time, but he had never seen such an expression on the youth. Tsk, it’s true that true love changes people drastically. The little old man shook his head and sighed.

After Lu Bai had entered the make-up tent and put on his own make-up, Director Zhou called out “Start” again.

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Huo Qi wearing loose-fitting clothes, swaggered in unashamedly and occupied Ruan Jiangjiu’s bed. The signal here wasn’t good, so he picked up his handheld game console and clicked away vigorously and confidently, while his face remained bored and indifferent.

Standing at the edge of the bed with his arms wrapped around him, the youth was frowning slightly, without any light in his eyes.

“I don’t think I invited you in.”

Huo Qi didn’t care that the youth couldn’t see him at all, he just reached out his hand to the other party and said, “Hungry.”

Ruan Jiangjiu: “And?”

Huo Qi: “I won’t eat on my own if you don’t feed me. You’ll be in trouble if I starve to death. What’s more, you’re already blind and crippled, so getting into trouble would be even worse.”

Ruan Jiangjiu’s eyebrow jumped and suddenly he had a strange feeling of dissonance, but in the end, he didn’t think too much about it, he just sneered and said, “I’ve been in more trouble and you’re not even close to the top of the list.” He said and then left the room.

Huo Qi scoffed, but didn’t get up – he really wouldn’t eat unless the youth fed him.

After a while, Huo Qi saw the youth come back. He was holding a piece of cake that didn’t look very appetizing. Huo Qi just wanted to ask, “You don’t think I’m going to eat this, do you?” when the youth simply and neatly stuffed a piece of the cake into the young man’s mouth with unparalleled accuracy and force.

“Wu, Wu.”

Huo Qi’s eyes widened – this cake was not only ugly, but it was also salty as hell, he’s never eaten anything this bad in his life. He tried to spit it out somewhat angrily, but the youth caught his chin, “Aren’t you wanting to be fed? Then eat. Wasting food is shameful, swallow it.” Although his voice was light, his hands were unyielding, and with such a forceful grip, Huo Qi was forced to swallow the bite of cake.

“Cough, cough.”

Just as he was about to lose his temper, the youth had already held a porcelain bowl of water in front of Huo Qi, who “grunted” before gulping down half of the bowl of water right from the youth’s hand.

“Why are you drinking water like a puppy?” Ruan Jiangjiu patted Huo Qi’s head like he was a puppy.

Huo Qi on the surface was proud, he was just about to lose his temper, but when he looked at the youth with dull unseeing eyes, he was dazed – although it was faint, this youth, was smiling… When he smiled, it was so refreshing that it made his heart quiver in excitement for a long time. Huo Qi stared at the other, with an almost eerie smile on his face, his voice softly discouraging, and said meaningfully, “Very good”. When he was hoping to pass the time and followed him here, he had never anticipated that this youth would be so very interesting.

“Did you deliberately serve me that awful cake just now?” Huo Qi narrowed his eyes as he stared at the other.

Ruan Jiangjiu raised an eyebrow, “Yes.” After a pause, he added, “After all, I’m blind and crippled, so I can only rely on teasing you for fun. By the way, what’s your name?”

Huo Qi quietly gazed at the youth who asked him his name for the first time, then shrugged and said, “Call me Xiao Bai.” It was his mother’s maiden name anyway.

Ruan Jiangjiu nodded, “It really sounds like a puppy’s name.”

This time, Huo Qi did not get angry, but just let out a light laugh. As he looked at the youth, his tongue wet his lips, and he said meaningfully, “Then you should be careful,” he said pointedly, “You must know that a dog can bite people.”

Ruan Jiangjiu simply sniffed and lifted the white porcelain bowl away from Huo Qi’s mouth, stating, “A dog that bites someone – then you don’t get to drink this water.” With that, he turned around and left the room.

Huo Qi’s jaw dropped as he sat half-up on the bed, and for the first time, a childish expression of vexation and dumbfoundedness appeared on his face as he reacted. That childishness even overpowered the frivolousness and hostility lingering across his features – that cake was really salty as hell, and he was genuinely thirsty right now, and he hadn’t had enough water at all.

“CUT! Pass!”

After the scene passed, Qu Xueyu went back to their cabin, and upon his return to the set, saw the teenager still propping himself up on the cot, his brow slightly furrowed, seemingly struggling with something. Qu Xueyu moved quickly and sat down next to the other. He wrapped his arms around the other’s shoulders and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Lu Bai sniffed and looked at Qu Xueyu, his face full of hurt, and said, “Is the name Xiao Bai, really like a puppies name?”

Qu Xueyu: “…” he twitched his eyebrow and sighed, “It’s, uh, not really similar.” After a pause, he added, “Really.” And in passing, he sold Director Zhou out completely, “The script for this movie was written by Director Zhou, and the name was also chosen by him. Be good, don’t bother yourself over it.”

Lu Bai pouted, a little downcast, “Oh.”

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The author has something to say: Today there will be afternoon or evening updates. I try to write more then! The next chapter or the one after that will have an unexpected twist, but the little angels know that no matter what happens, Xiao Qu and Xiao Bai will always like each other and end up being happy together. 

Shiotamari:  Only 11 chapters left! Wish me and my team luck as we try to make our goal of completing this story by the end of the year (2023)! My proofreader’s uni classes keep them busier than they thought so that has been lagging, I am updating the chapters after they find time to get to them. I had a death in the family and took time away from the computer for family and ran out of my stockpile. Even my editor has been swamped with IRL events! But like I said, goal is to post c62 before the end of the year! Then its time to find my next project!

Editor: Krone