Chapter 46 Summer Solstice It seems that they have a very good relationship. ...
Chen Xing didn't understand why Xia Huanming felt aggrieved.
Does he really just not want Xia Huanming to work too hard?
Chen Xing wanted to see something from Xia Huanming's eyes, but to no avail. Xia Huanming's eyes were firm, and although his tone was very tactful, his attitude was unyielding.
Chen Xing compromised: "Okay, since you said so, I will continue to come to you in the future." In fact, no matter how you look at this matter, it is beneficial to him, but it is a pity for Xia Huanming.
However, after hearing his answer, Xia Huanming raised the corners of his lips slightly, as if he enjoyed it?
Xia Huanming spoke again: "Let's just drop this proposal and don't talk about it again, okay?"
Chen Xing nodded.
In fact, if Chen Xing looked more carefully, Xia Huanming's slightly tense jawline and slightly tightened fingertips could still reveal his inner turmoil.
When Chen Xing made the suggestion, Xia Huanming almost covered Chen Xing's mouth to stop him from talking.
Just kidding, this rare opportunity to spend time with her, he would rather sleep an hour less than give it up.
Sometimes Xia Huanming was impressed by Chen Xing's generosity and thoughtfulness, and wanted Chen Xing to be less considerate; but he was just infected by Chen Xing's passionate feelings. If Chen Xing was a little more indifferent, he could not be called "Chen Xing".
Xia Huanming knows one thing very well: liking someone means liking the whole person, not trying to make that person become the character he likes.
So he straightened up, moved a little further away from Chen Xing, and raised his hand to knead Chen Xing's cheek.
Chen Xing's lips were automatically pursed into a small slit due to the pressure of his cheek flesh, but Chen Xing did not resist. He just looked at Xia Huanming with innocent and clear eyes, as if wondering what he was going to do.
Xia Huanming clenched his teeth, resisting the urge to kiss her, and finally sighed, "I don't know what to say."
"What are you talking about?" Chen Xing tilted his head suspiciously.
Say I want to be close to you, want to touch you, want to feel the warmth of your breath.
You exude your charm with ease, and I sink into it with insatiable desire.
Xia Huanming finally just shook his head and let go of his hand: "Just continue doing your thing."
After Xia Huanming took his hand away, Chen Xing's face felt empty for a moment, and he felt a little uncomfortable. Chen Xing turned around, facing the electronic piano and said, "Are you free? Please help me take a video. I'm going to post it on Weibo."
"Okay." Xia Huanming agreed quickly.
Chen Xing handed the phone to Xia Huanming and took a short video of himself playing the piano and singing.
Chen Xing often came over to play the piano or guitar, or drums, saying it was for relaxation and practice. This was the first time Xia Huanming helped him shoot a film.
Xia Huanming didn't understand music, he only knew that Chen Xing was very charming at that moment. The camera unconsciously moved up from the electronic piano, gradually only capturing Chen Xing's face.
The light from the ceiling lamp cast a halo on Chen Xing. When he lowered his eyes, his eyelashes trembled slightly in the light, casting a faint shadow, making his eyes even more beautiful.
When Chen Xing was checking the video, he laughed, "Hahaha, how come there's only a face in the end?"
Of course, it's for the sake of saving it for later appreciation. Xia Huanming thought so in his heart, but he said righteously: "Since it's for your fans, they certainly want to see your face more."
More importantly, Chen Xing believed it and praised him for being thoughtful. Xia Huanming accepted the compliment calmly.
Within minutes of the video being released, netizens began to comment one after another.
[@酒泉溫]: Oh my god, you really know how to do this, the switch between sustained and staccato is seamless, and the transition between notes is smooth and natural. How many years have you been learning this?
[@天天要吃小猪包]: Our little pig can play other musical instruments, such as drums, guitar, and bass. We even had a band in the past. We learned recorder, violin, yangqin, and guzheng from variety shows. ... musical skills are so amazing.
[@酒泉溫] replied to [@每天要吃小猪包]: Oh my god, I'm following you and going to watch the variety shows. I like to watch handsome men who are not just pretty faces. I hope there will be more men like this to save the domestic entertainment industry. I support bloggers to replace those husbands who rule the domestic entertainment industry.
[@总在破防]: What a handsome talent, no; what an awesome face, no… When can I hear the performance live?
[@云中薄荷岛]: Who took this photo? The camera is really good, the piglet looks so handsome (although he is handsome to begin with 555)
Chen Xing held his phone in front of the electronic piano and smiled: "Wow, before it took five hours to get only a few thousand views, but now it's two thousand in less than five minutes. Look, some people are asking who took the photo, and a few people guessed it was you."
As he spoke, he raised his phone to show Xia Huanming.
At a glance, Xia Huanming found that most of the comments were praising Chen Xing's looks and musical accomplishments. In the first reply asking who took the photo, the one with the highest number of likes was "Qi Yinrui". The reason they gave was that it can be seen from the pilot episode that the two have a good relationship.
Xia Huanming's face darkened.
Scrolling down, the second place is Zhao Xingyu. The reason given was that in the behind-the-scenes footage of the pilot episode, the two of them talked about games for a long time and seemed to have a good relationship.
Fortunately, Xia Huanming saw his name, but the number of likes was pitifully small.
One netizen explained: "When I saw the photo, the black cat was next to the pig. I think they should have a good relationship now."
As a result, another netizen said: "I don't think so. The black cat always has the same expression when taking photos with anyone. He was very indifferent to Xiaozhu in the pilot episode. In addition, he said before that he likes quiet people. I guess they didn't know each other by the end of the show."
The netizen was actually persuaded and replied: "I was originally going to support them both, but after hearing what you said, I quickly cut my losses and voted for Xingxing."
Xia Huanming: “?”
no.
There were only 5 people who mentioned his name in this comment section, and one of them defected right under his nose?
This is like lending another five million to a family that is not well-off to begin with.
Seeing Xia Huanming watching so intently, Chen Xing thought he was being controlled by the netizens' overwhelming praise, and said, "Did you see that? Some people even said you have good camera skills."
"...Okay." Xia Huanming returned the phone to Chen Xing, "Call me next time and I'll take the photo for you."
"Okay, I'll come find you if they're not here." Chen Xing said with a smile.
Chen Xing practiced guitar for a while, and Xia Huanming sat on the sofa to accompany him. Chen Xing asked Xia Huanming to choose a song, and Xia Huanming chose "I am in Qingshan Lake".
"You really like this song." Chen Xing cleared his throat, followed by finger-picking, and began to sing: "Hey, I'm waiting for you~ No one told you about the past, but you want me to listen~"
While he was singing, Xia Huanming's lips moved slightly, probably because he was singing along.
Chen Xing raised his chin, signaling Xia Huanming to speak boldly.
Then Xia Huanming spoke, like a cello string being gently plucked, slowly flowing in the air, interweaving with Chen Xing's voice.
Their eyes occasionally met, and then they quickly lowered their eyes.
"Listen to the sound of the flute melting the snow ~ Listen to the message from the mountains and forests ~"
"The mountain says that the nebula falls into my heart~ You are like light and fog blowing on my shore~"
As dusk fell, the sky faded to blue-gray. Pleasant singing leaked out from between the window frames, lingering throughout the entire villa. The camera on the rooftop flashed a flickering light.
The drone started up again and continued to photograph the mountains with soft contours outlined by the moonlight, and the villas in the entire scenic area. It continued to photograph until nine o'clock in the evening, when a van slowly drove under the street lights filled with warm yellow light.
The car door opened and three men stepped out at a time.
The first man who got off the car ran briskly to the villa, opened the door, and shouted, "I'm so tired—"
This caused the person sitting on the sofa looking at his phone to look up at him.
Zhao Xingyu took off his shoes and fell on the sofa. The soft fabric made him close his eyes comfortably.
Zhao Xingyu heard a comforting greeting from above his head: "Thank you for your hard work."
"Just let me lean on you." Zhao Xingyu changed his lying position and slowly leaned his body towards Chen Xing, wanting to lean his head against Chen Xing's thigh.
As a result, when the crickets were halfway through pupating, Xia Huanming sat between them without saying a word.
Zhao Xingyu raised his head, met Xia Huanming's eyes, and politely negotiated, "Brother Xia, please make way and let me pass."
"What?" Xia Huanming raised his left hand and leaned on the sofa cushion behind Chen Xing. From a distance, it looked like he was hugging Chen Xing. He looked at Zhao Xingyu with a lazy look and said, "You can also lean on my legs."
Zhao Xingyu poked his thigh, which was as hard as a brick, and quickly shook his head: "No, this is all muscle, it's uncomfortable."
Wang Baiyue, who arrived later, heard Zhao Xingyu say this as soon as he entered the room and said with a smile: "You are still picking it up. You are not happy even when I ask you to lean on me."
Xia Huanming echoed, "Then get up and don't lean on it."
Zheng Qi: "Yes, it's you who doesn't want to rely on me, there's nothing I can do about it."
Zhao Xingyu reluctantly got up and sat up straight, leaning forward and saying to Xia Huanming and Chen Xing, "Hey, little pig, did you see the things I gave you in the car?"
Chen Xing waved his phone: "Strategy, right? I'm reading it now."
"Come to my room and try tomorrow?" Zhao Xingyu said.
After Zhao Xingyu finished speaking, he felt as if an ice cube had been stuck to the left side of his face, and it felt inexplicably cold.
Chen Xing scratched his hair and said hesitantly, "Tomorrow? Don't we have to go to the selection tomorrow?"
Zhao Xingyu was stunned, slapped his forehead, and quickly stood up: "Oh, I forgot. Then I have to go to bed early, I'm so sleepy, let's make an appointment in a few days."
When he stood up, the cold air disappeared instantly.
Things are really strange lately? Have I seen a ghost? Zhao Xingyu went upstairs wonderingly and called Wang Baiyue and Zheng Qi.
Chen Xing's gaze shifted from Zhao Xingyu back to Xia Huanming's. Xia Huanming seemed to be in a good mood and raised his eyebrows: "Let's go upstairs too, it's time to go to bed."
Chen Xing nodded and agreed: "Well, I hope the weather is good tomorrow, so that we can go outside to celebrate after this."
Xia Huanming smiled and said, "Are you so sure you can get a good ranking?"
"Celebration has nothing to do with ranking, celebrate whatever you want. If we don't have a good ranking, then we can simply celebrate the successful completion of the first episode." Chen Xing tapped his phone with a relaxed and happy smile, "Or, we can celebrate that we follow each other."
Xia Huanming was silent for a few seconds, then looked down at him with a smile on his face: "Then I also hope it's good weather."
It seems that God did not let Chen Xing down. The weather on Monday was indeed so good that it made people intoxicated. The sun was bright but not scorching, and the breeze blew, bringing a hint of warmth.
At ten o'clock in the morning, everyone moved to the first area to wait. Before watching the selection, everyone returned to the waiting area for the premiere to do their makeup.
Chen Xing and Xiaoling chose their outfit for today - an Aden green striped casual suit with a black light-line shirt underneath, and trousers of the same color as the suit, with a gold-rimmed belt.
After discussing it, they pinned a fake Austin scented pagoda rose on the collar of their suits.
Although it is an artificial flower, its appearance is as pink and tender as a real one.
The clever Xiaoling then used a thin thread to sew the long ribbon with golden edges to the gap. Whenever Chen Xing walked, the ribbon would flutter.
The suit jacket does not need to be buttoned and is completely open, which not only adds three-dimensionality to Chen Xing's shoulders, but also reflects his casualness.
Xiaoling put a simple makeup on Chen Xing, combed up a few strands of her bangs to reveal her right eyebrow, and finally put on some simple square-frame glasses, and everything was done.
Chen Xing invited her to take a photo with him. Xiaoling readily agreed and took two photos wearing a mask.
After finishing his makeup, Chen Xing went outside to get some fresh air. He opened the window in the corridor, and the clear blue sky appeared before his eyes, with a few thin clouds lazily floating on the pink kapok trees.
The mountains in the distance have soft outlines, as if covered by a thin layer of golden gauze; swallows fly down from the eaves, making a slight whistling sound, and then disappear into the blue sky.
Chen Xing took a landscape photo and posted it on Weibo, which soon received a like.
Chen Xing clicked it and found that the first person to like it was [@夏唤铭].
So fast? Could it be that he has been given special attention? Chen Xing thought.
Then he had to give a special attention in return, so he also set Xia Huanming into the special attention group, and by the way, pulled other people whose lunch boxes were not covered into this group. His Weibo instantly became a large circle of friends.
Chen Xing stood there for a while before Zheng Qi called out in the group chat, "Who has finished their makeup? Let's go into the theater together."
Everyone replied “1” one after another, and later Xia Huanming sent a map of the theater entrance and asked them to gather there.
Chen Xing put on his bag and cell phone, said hello to Xiaoling, and ran there.
There were already many contestants waiting at the entrance of the theater. Chen Xing immediately saw Xia Huanming standing against the wall with his long legs wrapped in black suit pants.
Xia Huanming integrated black, white and gray into his plaid suit today. Although they were both suits, he was different from Chen Xing in that his waist was buckled by a thick dark red leather belt with black edges, which made him look broad-shouldered and narrow-waisted, with a very good body proportion.
Chen Xing's eyes unconsciously followed the long legs all the way to the tip of the black leather shoes.
He looked up only when he heard Xia Huanming chuckle.
"What are you looking at?" Xia Huanming tried to touch Chen Xing's hair, and his wrist accidentally brushed his cheek. "Why is your hair like this today?"
"Look at how long your legs are," Chen Xing asked with narrowed eyes, "Can you give me some?"
Xia Huanming smiled, revealing the pale tips of his teeth.
They chatted for a while, and then other people arrived. Zhao Xingyu and Wang Baiyue were dressed in the same style as usual, but with a little makeup on, they looked better; Zheng Qi rarely wore a suit, looking like the boss of a factory coming to inspect the work.
Xue Si Nian and Zheng Pei Ya changed into the two most beautiful clothes in their wardrobes. Zheng Pei Ya wore a light yellow long skirt, while Xue Si Nian wore denim overalls.
They also put on makeup. Xue Si Nian obviously had never put on makeup before. She often wanted to rub her eyes. Every time she raised her hand, Zheng Peiya held her hand down. Later, Zheng Peiya predicted it and directly blocked Xue Si Nian's face with her hand and said, "Think about it. If you rub it, your eyes will become panda eyes!"
Everybody laughed.
A few minutes later, the staff came out and led the contestants into the venue and took their seats according to their number tags.
The two screenwriters went to the screenwriter area, and the contestants came to the back of the judges' seats, with cameras spaced three apart in each row.
Xia Huanming was number 21. He was quite happy to see that his number was the one after Chen Xing, but as luck would have it, Qi Yinrui was sitting in seat 19 in their row.
Qi Yinrui was wearing a denim jacket, crossing his legs, and smiled at Xia Huanming in a casual manner, "Hello."
Xia Huanming: “…”
Xia Huanming sighed in his heart, turned around and asked Chen Xing: "Can I switch seats with you?"
"Huh?" Chen Xing was blocked by Xia Huanming and couldn't see what was happening in front of him. When he turned his body slightly, he found Qi Yinrui sitting there and said happily: "Oh, Brother Rui, what a coincidence."
Chen Xing looked at Xia Huanming again, and Xia Huanming's eyes were full of expectation.
Why did Xia Huanming suddenly want to change seats?
Chen Xing thought about the fact that these two people had gone out alone before, so he came to a conclusion: Xia Huanming wanted to get closer to Qi Yinrui.
It seemed that without his knowledge, the two of them had become very close.
So good that you can’t wait to change seats?
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