CH 28

Twin Fish [Translator]11-13 minutes

Green Water’s outdoor scenes took about a month at most, and the remaining scenes would need to be filmed at Hengdian World Studios. Director Liu had already scoured the entirety of the conservation area for virtually every shot he could possibly get. Xu Jingzhe and Luo Yaoye simply needed to reshoot a couple of scenes and they were done.

Xu Jingzhe and Zhu Xiaoxiao decided to go ahead and fly to Hengdian. He sent a copy of his new itinerary to Liang Yu. Liang Yu soon contacted him. 4mHEPL

“What time is your flight?” Liang Yu was probably still in Paris.

Xu Jingzhe quickly calculated the time difference in his head. He asked, somewhat surprised, “You still haven’t gone to bed?”

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Liang Yu said indifferently, “I bought too much stuff. Xiao Luo’s gone to arrange everything with the hotel before booking a room for me.”

Xu Jingzhe: “…” In terms of shopping and fashion, Liang Yu was a true gay through and through. He loved going out and shopping. He was generous towards his own and nitpicky towards anyone else. HAGQMq

“I bought some second-hand goods.” Liang Yu was still explaining everything that he’d bought. “One of them’s this eighteenth-century style cape. I think it’ll suit you a lot.”

Xu Jingzhe was helpless against him. “I have enough clothes as it is.”

Liang Yu said with a smile, “It’s fine as long as it looks good. Just wear it for fun.”

Liang Yu had said it himself. He really loved to make phone calls. Thankfully, he had a copy of the other’s schedule this time. There were no more missed calls like last time. However, as long as there was even the slightest chance, it was completely within the realm of normal for them to call four or five times in a single day.

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Luo Yaoye once asked him about what they even talked about to require so many phone calls.

Xu Jingzhe thought back to some of his conversations with Liang Yu. None of them were really anything of note. What did you eat? What did you do? Were there any outtakes today? As for the rest of their conversations, Liang Yu spent most of it detailing his adventures in Paris. He went on and on about what he saw, what he bought, and who he met. Naturally, the stuff that he bought was the most important part of the conversation. He could spend an entire hour talking about a set of plates that he bought.

Of course, in the eyes of others, these plates could represent proof of their “love” for each other. Xu Jingzhe wasn’t going to go out of his way and elaborate. Xu Jingzhe and Liang Yu were both adults in their thirties. Since their last conversation in which he joked about them being “in name only”, Xu Jingzhe had already begun to realize that the relationship between the two of them had changed, an invisible and untouchable glass window standing between them.

It’s just that the only one facing a glass window was Liang Yu. Xu Jingzhe was facing an entire brick wall. wDEnYX

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“How’s it been in the mornings lately?” Dr. Chen’s voice sounded very gentle through the phone. He slowly offered him guidance. “Don’t put yourself under too much stress. Remember to relax. Do you want me to perform an in person consultation?”

Xu Jingzhe hesitated for a moment but decided to refuse. “Hengdian is kind of crowded, so it’s not very convenient.” xgLCtN

Dr. Chen expressed his understanding. He comforted him, “Going through these emotions is a very good sign. You don’t need to go out of your way to avoid it or suppress it. Love and desire are beautiful things. You should face it head on and share in it. I’m sure your partner would understand.”

Xu Jingzhe was silent for a moment. “It’s not an issue of whether he understands or not.” He said. Xu Jingzhe paused before continuing, “I’m a man. I want to spoil him too.”

Dr. Chen was a little caught off guard by the word “spoil”. He subconsciously asked, “Spoil him how?”

Xu Jingzhe thought for a bit. He seemed a little embarrassed and explained, “I guess I just don’t want him to worry about me. I’m able to get somewhat of a reaction every now and then, but I probably wouldn’t be able to satisfy my partner if we were to do it. You could say that I’m self conscious. You could also say that I’m worried he’ll mind. Anyhow, I don’t want to embarrass myself when the time comes.” cWErIT

“I just hope that I can be like any normal guy.” Xu Jingzhe’s tone of voice was calm. He said in a low voice, “It’s enough to make him happy and spoil him.”

Dr. Chen probably didn’t expect all of this cheesiness in the middle of psychological counseling. He couldn’t just keep urging the other to face his emotions head on, so he simply told him to come in for an in person consultation once he left Hengdian.

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“I guess the road to happiness is paved with hardship,” Dr. Chen said with a smile. He was well aware of the true nature of the relationship between Xu Jingzhe and Liang Yu. “Couples should be lively and sweet when they’re dating.”

Xu Jingzhe laughed. “It’s not like the two of us are that young anymore.” dHkcLO

“It doesn’t matter. If the shoe fits, wear it.” Dr. Chen muttered, “Maybe a fiery guy like him will be able to warm up a cool guy like you.”

The crew spent a bit of time reorganizing itself once they arrived in Hengdian. Xu Jingzhe had several new costumes that needed last minute changes. The costume department had been extremely busy over the past couple of days.

Luo Yaoye went to one of the changing rooms early in the morning to get into costume. Once she was done changing, she joined the rest of the crew for styling. Xu Jingzhe was already there. He was getting his hair done.

Luo Yaoye noticed the loose-leaf binder in his hands and casually asked, “Did they add new lines?” FSXt4

Xu Jingzhe looked up from the binder and greeted her. “No, I’m looking at something else.”

“What is it?” Luo Yaoye leaned over and found that it was a binder of custom-made jewelry designs.

Xu Jingzhe wore the massive gemstone of a ring that Liang Yu gave him almost everywhere when he wasn’t filming. In her eyes, Liang Yu was basically a control freak. In fact, Liang Yu even asked Xu Jingzhe to send him photos of him wearing the ring just so he can make sure that Xu Jingzhe was wearing the ring properly.

Crazier still, Xu Jingzhe actually agreed to such a weird and perverted request. He obediently took the photos and sent them over to him for inspection. sK5Zc

In any case, Luo Yaoye didn’t understand it. She felt that, if it was her, she would already be calling the police.

“Liang Yu’s going to buy you another ring?” Luo Yaoye’s first reaction was this.

Xu Jingzhe shook his head. “No, I was planning on buying a pair of rings. It’s somewhat inconvenient to wear this one since it’s so big.”

Luo Yaoye breathed a sigh of relief. She was glad to know that Xu Jingzhe was still a normal person. In that case, they could continue being besties. 6CvpAV

Xu Jingzhe didn’t want to just haphazardly dismiss Liang Yu with a pair of ready-made rings. He hired a prolific jewelry designer, Mr. Fang, to take charge of the design. Xu Jingzhe put forward his requests, and Mr. Fang then drew up several designs and sent them to him.

Luo Yaoye watched as he agonized over the designs. She couldn’t help but ask, “Have you still not settled on one yet?”

Xu Jingzhe glanced at her. He was uncharacteristically hesitant. “I’m not too confident in my … sense of style.”

“?” Luo Yaoye thought she’d misheard. hAl2m3

Xu Jingzhe explained, “Liang Yu has really good taste. He tends to be pickier than me. I’m worried he won’t like my choice.”

Luo Yaoye let out a huff of laughter, an expression of disbelief on her face. She gave him a pat on the shoulder and said earnestly, “I might not know much about fashion, but Liang Yu clearly likes big gemstones. If you give him something bright and shiny, he’ll definitely like it!”

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It wasn’t much, but “bright and shiny” was at least somewhat of a direction. Xu Jingzhe finally picked out a few designs and sent them back to Mr. Fang. Mr. Fang said that he would get the finished product within a month.

In all honesty, Luo Yaoye was kind of envious. “How nice. If someone was willing to buy me a ring like this, I would’ve married him.” 4sad0T

Xu Jingzhe couldn’t help but laugh. “Is a ring like mine no good?”

Luo Yaoye choked. She stammered, “I wouldn’t say it’s no good. I mean, at the very least, someone who can afford such a huge gemstone must be very rich!”

Zhang Man knew that Xu Jingzhe was preparing the couples’ rings. She wasn’t opposed to it. After all, it would be stranger for him not to. Liang Yu had sent him such a huge ring, so it was only natural for him to step up his game. Zhang Man simply treated it like another part of the job. She even held a meeting with the team to discuss how they were going to push this matter onto the trending list.

“Liang Yu’s ring ranked even higher on the trending list than the engagement that day.” Zhang Man was truly envious right now. “I heard from Yang Jierui that a bunch of international jewelry brands had contacted them. Liang Yu will probably be able to make back everything he paid for the ring in advertising fees. I’m absolutely positive Yang Jierui did something to push the topic so high on the trending list.” ZJbBIg

Xu Jingzhe didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Why are you competing with them over this?”

Zhang Man: “What should we compete over if not this? You’ve put in so much work. It’s only natural for us to work just as hard. We can’t let them take all the good stuff for themselves.”

“…” Xu Jingzhe didn’t have the heart to tell her that his efforts were driven by selfish motives. It all led to the same result of course, but he still felt a little guilty about his professional integrity.

Xu Jingzhe then asked Zhu Xiaoxiao to look through his upcoming schedule. He suggested, “I have an empty stretch of time off in my schedule once I’m done filming Green Water. Should we arrange some more work?” 3AwYhL

Zhang Man’s working spirit was, to some extent, no less than that of her boss. “Yes, I’ve been meaning to tell you. Poultry TV recently contacted us. They asked if you wanted to participate in a reality show. Have you heard of Singapore’s Same Bed, Different Dreams? They bought the rights to it and have tentatively titled it One Cozy Blanket. Do you and Liang Yu want to try it?” Once she finished speaking, she let out a deep sigh. It was clear that she was very happy. “Poultry TV is seriously loaded. The appearance fee that they offered is amazing. If you take this job, I’ll be able to buy a house next year!”