Chapter 23: A Very Large Bed
Yu Rui waited for a long time but didn’t get a follow-up from Lu Ciheng, and his expression turned somewhat ugly. He had entered the industry early, and although his persona was approachable, he was still considered Lu Ciheng’s senior. Furthermore, there was an unwritten rule in the circle that even if people didn’t know each other, they would give each other face in front of the camera. He hadn’t expected Lu Ciheng to give none at all.
He was used to being flattered in the circle. He had originally heard rumors about Lu Ciheng, and if it weren’t for seeing how enthusiastic Lu Ciheng was during the group greeting just now, Yu Rui wouldn’t have taken the initiative to speak to a junior.
Yu Rui glanced at the camera, his smile a bit stiff. On second thought, if this was broadcast, netizens would definitely scold Lu Ciheng, and he instantly felt relieved.
Just as he was thinking that Lu Ciheng had no stability and didn’t even know how to pretend properly, the person in front of him, who was still lazy and unmotivated, turned his head and disappeared.
In the next second, a gust of wind blew past his eyes, and he heard an enthusiastic voice from behind.
“Honey!”
Yu Rui: “…”
His face looked even worse.
[This contrast is too obvious.]
[Simping again?]
[Yu Rui is Lu Ciheng’s senior anyway, right? Why this attitude?]
[What’s wrong with my brother’s attitude? Does he have to smile at Yu Rui if he doesn’t know him? He’s been throwing himself at Xie Shibai for days, do you still think he has a simp personality?]
[Not just a few days. Some netizens analyzed that he has been a puppy for Xie Shibai for a long time, oh.]
[? Damn, you guys ahhh CP fans get lost!]
[Hee hee.]
Lu Ciheng stayed very close to Xie Shibai, following beside him, dragging out the tail of his voice unhurriedly. “Honey, why were you gone for so long? Leaving me here alone is so cruel.”
Xie Shibai swept a glance at him. “I only left for five minutes. You’re past the age of needing a guardian to watch over you, right?”
Lu Ciheng walked shoulder to shoulder with Xie Shibai, a bright smile on his face. “Passed it? Then why do I feel terrible if I don’t see my dear for even a minute?”
No matter how many times the netizens in the livestream room watched, they felt that for the domestic entertainment industry, the way these two got along was simply too explosive.
[Did they break up or not?]
[Others on love shows act as close as possible, aren’t they afraid of rumors about breaking up?]
[What’s the big deal about breaking up? Didn’t someone leak before that they almost fought?]
[I used to think ‘almost fought’ was fake, now I realize it might be true. Dying of laughter, what a hellish joke.]
[+1, XSB looks like he really would hit LCH.]
[No, wait, who hit who when they almost fought before? You guys can accept domestic violence? This doesn’t count as a scandal?]
Just as fans of other celebrities couldn’t stand it and prepared to start a rhythm about domestic violence, the livestream room didn’t even need fans to step in; passersby laughed just looking at it.
[Isn’t it obvious who hits who?]
[I feel like one slap from XSB could make LCH feel good.]
[Fight off the bed, fight on the bed ahhh! The CP I ship is the best!]
[Even passersby want to ship it a little. They feel like the type who really knows how to go at it (slurp).]
[Does Lu have separation anxiety?]
[He’s purely double-standard, eyes only for XSB.]
[And to think I used to believe he was a cool guy.]
[The rumors that he had a bad temper before were actually true?]
[No way, XSB retorted like that and he’s still smiling.]
[Even easier to ship!]
While CP fans popped up to ship them in the front, the solo fans (only-fans) were still breaking down in the back.
[CP fans better stop shipping. Wait until Director Tan finally announces they are acting as trainee husbands and broke up long ago, then you’ll be humbled.]
[I’m truly convinced. Brother Lu, show some spine! Look clearly! What is so good about XSB!]
[Brother Xie, I can be your dog too! Break up with him!]
[Brother Xie! Lu Ciheng isn’t good enough for you.]
[Holy crap, with your family’s status, you’re still being picky?]
Unlike the CP fans celebrating New Year, the solo fans had been fighting since the livestream started. It was breathtaking to watch.
After filming was completed, all guests proceeded to the cabins they would be staying in as planned.
The location of the cabins was relatively remote, on a mountain that hadn’t been developed for long and had few people. The scenery was beautiful, with independent villas standing in the mountain forest. It was a good place for vacation and rest.
The program team read out the rules before they went up the mountain and gave them living expenses in advance.
“For the upcoming period, everyone needs to live here for a total of fifteen days. You need to solve your own meals during this time. The cabin is equipped with a kitchen, and a pair of husbands/couples will be selected daily to be responsible for the food. The program team will provide living expenses, and there are small vegetable markets and bazaars nearby.”
Director Tan: “Before distributing the living expenses, everyone needs to vote for a captain to be responsible for managing and allocating the funds.”
Mi Qiran spoke first. “The one with the most seniority here is Teacher Yu Rui. The captain should definitely be him.”
Before agreeing, Yu Rui paused, looked at Lu Ciheng, and said modestly, “How could that be? I think the captain should be Teacher Lu. After all, when it comes to artistic achievement, Teacher Lu is the undeniable choice. If Teacher Lu doesn’t speak, who can be this captain?”
With a light sentence, he put the man on a pedestal. On the surface, he was saying Lu Ciheng should be the captain, but implicitly, it seemed to suggest Lu Ciheng was using his status to bully others, implying no one could do anything without his permission.
Xie Shibai’s brow furrowed slightly.
Many netizens in the livestream room also heard the underlying meaning and sent bullet comments inquiring.
[This sentence sounds weird.]
[My brother didn’t speak, right? What does Yu Rui mean by suddenly saying this? Making it seem like my brother wouldn’t agree to him being captain.]
[Playing big star with a small attitude.]
[Brother Yu is just being humble. LCH fans are too sensitive, do you really think everyone wants to harm your brother?]
[Come on, Yu Rui cares about face so much himself, yet he drags others into it. Does he really think people can’t see it?]
Lu Ciheng had been looking at Xie Shibai’s hand since just now, thinking of what excuse to use to trick him into holding hands again. Suddenly hearing someone say his name, he said indifferently, “Can’t do it. If you want to, you do it.”
[That’s the cool guy flavor!]
[Sure enough, when he’s not simping, he still has the old tone.]
It was Xie Shibai’s first time hearing Lu Ciheng speak so indifferently and briefly. He glanced sideways at him in surprise.
Lu Ciheng noticed Xie Shibai looking at him. A smile rose on his face, his pure black and translucent eyes reflecting Xie Shibai’s figure as he whispered, “What’s wrong, Teacher Xie? Want to hold hands?”
Xie Shibai: “…”
Must be an illusion.
[? What are they saying?]
[Can’t you tell? LCH wanted to hold hands and got rejected by XSB.]
[Fine, cool guy for less than two seconds.]
[Brother Lu, you are confused!]
[Brother Xie, you are confused!]
Yu Rui: “Since Teacher Lu has no objection, then I will be this captain.”
The others had no objections.
Xu Xiangming flattered tacitly, “Thank you for your hard work ahead, Senior Yu.”
Yu Rui smiled. “I will definitely do my best.”
Only Wu Ke looked at Yu Rui and silently didn’t speak.
Managing money was not a good job.
Director Tan waited for them to finish choosing the captain before saying, “Our living expenses this time are two thousand yuan.”
Yu Rui frowned, instantly feeling the matter became tricky. He couldn’t help questioning, “Only two thousand for living expenses for so many of us?”
Director Tan smiled, eyes narrowing. “Correct. Since the program team only distributes living expenses once, the captain needs to arrange the use and allocation of funds reasonably.”
Mu Zhenzhen asked, “But there are so many of us. How can we live on less than one hundred and fifty a day?”
Director Tan: “According to our experiments, two thousand yuan is completely enough. Don’t worry, vegetable prices nearby are very cheap.”
Yu Rui’s face looked a bit bad when he got the money from the program team. He had never seen such a small amount of money. Thinking that the eight of them had to rely on this little money to survive fifteen days, he felt it was a hot potato.
Wu Ke said appropriately in a small voice, “We can go to the nearby market later to check the prices and then discuss how to allocate the funds. If each group controls their purchasing, maybe it will be enough.”
Mi Qiran also echoed, “Right, we’ll discuss it properly later.”
Yu Rui couldn’t say anything in front of the camera, so he grunted an ‘En’ with a dark face.
Director Tan: “Hope everyone can immerse yourselves and enjoy this honeymoon vacation that belongs exclusively to you and your partner.”
The rooms in the villa cabin were allocated by the program team in advance.
Several people moved their luggage in. Only when going up the stairs did the stalemate last a long time. Everyone had a lot of luggage, and going up and down the stairs was inconvenient.
Xie Shibai rarely had much luggage and didn’t have much reaction to moving luggage. In contrast, the other three groups were distressed by the stairs.
Xie Shibai was just about to move the luggage. Before he could even touch the side of the luggage, he found that Lu Ciheng had already skillfully taken off his jacket and easily carried both of their luggage up.
The firm muscles gave a sense of strength. The thin shirt couldn’t hide the inverted triangle body proportions. After moving the luggage, his breathing wasn’t even disordered, looking very capable.
Just as Xie Shibai was about to follow, he heard a gasp. Turning his head, he found Wu Ke moving the luggage up alone.
There were many steps, and Wu Ke’s suitcase was large. Her height caused uneven leverage, making moving the suitcase very difficult. A small mistake caused the suitcase to hit her ankle.
Yu Rui waited at the bottom of the stairs with absolutely no intention of helping. He looked like he was waiting for Wu Ke to come back and move his luggage too.
Xie Shibai’s eyes turned slightly cold. He said, “Give me the luggage.”
Wu Ke didn’t expect Xie Shibai to suddenly speak to her. She waved her hand hurriedly. “No need. My luggage is heavy, I’ll do it myself. It’s too much trouble for you.”
Xie Shibai held down her suitcase. Thanks to the previous treatment, touching other things didn’t cause strong discomfort. “It won’t.”
Lu Ciheng, who had returned, smoothly took the suitcase from Xie Shibai’s hand. His tone wasn’t loud but clearly audible to everyone on the stairs: “How can you let your own wife move such heavy things?”
Yu Rui instantly understood this was insinuating him, and his face turned ugly.
The eyes of the others also looked over. Especially with the comparison of Xu Xiangming and Mu Zhenzhen, Yu Rui’s action seemed very irresponsible.
[What’s wrong with Yu Rui? Not even helping with his own wife’s suitcase?]
[Brother Yu injured his hand, isn’t it normal not to move it? She has hands and feet, it’s not like she can’t move it herself.]
[Laughing to death. It’s been half a year since the news of the finger injury, right? Hasn’t healed yet?]
[Brother Lu injured his waist doing wire work a while ago, yet he moved luggage easily. Stop making excuses.]
[Playing the song ‘What Kind of Man’.]
[LCH fans, if you have time, care more about your brother being a simp. Being slapped and still smiling, getting together with a domestic abuser and you still have time to feel he’s hurting people more than hurting himself.]
[? Who are you calling a domestic abuser? Your brother is so hypocritical. An old has-been who keeps running alongside wild chicken awards (insignificant awards). Can’t even move his own wife’s luggage. You still dote on this kind of person? Your taste is bad enough.]
[Is he a man or not? Moving a suitcase like his feet are nailed down. Xu Xiangming didn’t let Mu Zhenzhen touch the luggage. Don’t know better and I’d think your brother is a statue.]
[Laughing to death. Useless.]
[Although I hate the rival fans, this point is correct. Playing ‘What Kind of Man’.]
Yu Rui’s fans tried to fight one family against two, but couldn’t keep up. The bullet comments from the opposing side came one after another. After saying a few words, they were drowned in the bullet comments. No one paid attention to them, making them red in the face with anger.
The netizens in the livestream room watched the fun.
[Laughing to death. Why did you provoke them?]
[Haven’t seen their world war, right? They’ll tear your house down.]
Yu Rui’s face remained bad. He had a lot of luggage and moving it was strenuous, making him impatient while having to maintain a gentle and polite persona.
After the luggage was moved up, Wu Ke kept thanking them. “Thank you.”
Lu Ciheng waved his hand. “If you want to thank someone, thank Teacher Xie.”
Xie Shibai shook his head. “Lu Ciheng moved it. Thank him.”
Wu Ke looked at the two of them and sighed sincerely, “You two are really a perfect match.”
Lu Ciheng instantly got excited and chuckled lightly. “Right? I also think we are the most perfect match. You have good taste.”
Xie Shibai looked slightly confused. “?”
Where are they a perfect match?
[? Who matches with whom?]
[The CP I ship is the most perfect match!]
[Laughing to death. LCH was still indifferent, instantly so excited.]
[But this point about them is quite good. I thought XSB was the kind of very cold personality, didn’t expect him to take the initiative to help.]
[That’s for sure. Compared to a certain person with no sense of responsibility and amputation, it’s definitely different.]
[Although my brother is cold, he is a very good person!]
[My white moonlight ah, damn Lu dog!]
The staff waited to distribute room cards to them; rooms could be chosen at will.
Lu Ciheng and Xie Shibai were the first group to arrive and casually chose a room card with a balcony.
After opening the door, Xie Shibai froze looking at the double bed.
He had overlooked the most important point.
In front of the camera, the two of them had to sleep in one bed.
Lu Ciheng looked at the double bed, his eyes instantly turning black and bright, visibly excited.
Coming on this program was the right choice.
Translator’s note: They’re the perfect couple for the: Golden retrieverXBlack Cat energy. LOL. Cat and dog~
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