Chapter 61 The Flowers Have Ended He first kissed the palm that Chen Xing had just rubbed...
In fact, the environment of the island is very good.
The bus drove slowly along the coastline. On the left side of the road were scattered reefs and the sea surface sparkling with fine light spots; on the right side was a row of low bungalows with white walls and blue tiles. Every house had a palm tree, which created a particularly atmospheric feeling under the blue sky.
But Chen Xing was not in the mood to appreciate the scenery now, so these scenes could only recede from his sight.
The accommodation arranged by the program team is near the sea, a standard migrant workers' compound - each building is no more than five stories high, with a flower bed in the middle, clotheslines hanging on both sides, and a few windows are blue.
The transportation is quite convenient, and you can see the bus stop within a few steps.
The contestants were waiting at the gate of the compound for the host to cue the process, and Chen Xing stood listlessly in the line.
Zheng Peiya looked back worriedly, and Chen Xing waved his hand to indicate that he was fine.
"The boys are in the building on the left, and the girls are in Building No. 2 on the right. This time we are not staying in groups, but are reorganized in a shuffle. Chen Xing is unable to participate in the room-dividing game due to seasickness, so you should draw a ticket first and go back to have a rest." The host walked up to Chen Xing holding a lottery box.
Chen Xing drew a card and it was "301".
The staff handed Chen Xing a room card. The host said, "Okay, this is the room card for Room 301. Take it and go upstairs to rest. As for your suitcase..."
Xia Huanming, who was standing next to him, had already grabbed Chen Xing's suitcase before the host asked who was coming: "Let me help him carry it. I'll take care of him."
"Okay, you can take a break as well," the host said to Xia Huanming, "You can come out at lunch time at twelve o'clock and gather here again. Come and draw your room."
Xia Huanming picked up a card at random and got "304".
Although we were not in the same room, at least we were on the same floor, so we were lucky.
Xia Huanming comforted himself like this, carrying two pieces of luggage and going in with Chen Xing.
Chen Xing walked slowly in front, and Xia Huanming was not in a hurry either, so he slowed down his pace and followed behind.
It's okay to go slower, but I'm afraid he might lose his balance and fall backwards. Xia Huanming stared at Chen Xing, afraid that something might happen to him again.
The two came to the door of Room 301, and Chen Xing swiped his card to enter.
The layout of the room is the same as that of an ordinary hotel, with the toilet and bathroom on the right hand side of the door. Soft blankets are laid all the way along the aisle, the mahogany furniture is quite 90s style, and the two single beds are covered with neat white bedding.
Xia Huanming put the suitcase in the corner, and when he closed the curtains, he looked down and saw the contestants standing there listening to the host.
"Swish--" Xia Huanming closed the curtains and turned around to see Chen Xing sitting on the bed and starting to take off his clothes.
He suddenly remembered that the last time Chen Xing took off his clothes, he almost strangled himself, so he rushed over to help Chen Xing take off his clothes.
Xia Huanming held Chen Xing's soft shirt, folded it habitually, and put it on the bedside table.
Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he felt a soft touch on his hand and Xia Huanming froze.
"Um...thank you."
After taking off his clothes, Chen Xing felt light. He wanted to say thank you in a daze, but he happened to see Xia Huanming's hand waving in front of him. He naturally put his cheek against it and rubbed it gently.
He was completely unaware that there was anything wrong with his action, nor did he notice that the person opposite him had a pause in breathing and his fingertips were trembling slightly due to restraint.
Xia Huanming's eyes darkened, and his burning gaze was fixed on the defenseless person in front of him.
No, not to sick people...
But the other person had no idea what he was thinking and had no intention of leaving. Instead, she continued to rub his palm and said, "This smell really suits you. It smells so good..."
The smooth hair brought a slightly cool touch, and Xia Huanming's restraint suddenly collapsed the moment his lips brushed across his palm.
Xia Huanming covered his head with his left hand again, straightened Chen Xing's head, stared at him with his eyes drooping and said, "I'll go back and pack my things first, then bring your clothes and pants over. I'll take the room card first, you go get some sleep first, I'll come to see you later."
Chen Xing half-lifted his eyelids and looked at him with blurry eyes. Xia Huanming's figure appeared in pairs, and finally overlapped: "...Okay."
"Bang——"
After Chen Xing heard the door close, the cricket pupa went into the quilt and curled up against the pillow.
...Well, it’s not as comfortable as Xia Huanming’s palm.
Xia Huanming opened the door of 304, casually placed the suitcase against the wall, swiftly took out the toiletries, neatly stacked them into the compartments of the closet, and charged his mobile phone by the way.
He stood at the window and watched the people below.
The contestants were divided into two teams, left and right, and seemed to be playing "007". Someone gestured with his hand to make a gun, and when the word 7 was called, whoever was pointed at had to raise their hands on both sides at the same time.
The people standing next to them should be those who were eliminated due to mistakes, including Zhao Xingyu, but they still looked very happy, and laughter could be heard from time to time.
Xia Huanming didn't look for long. He closed the open window, and the sound was instantly blocked out. The room suddenly became quiet.
He took off his jacket and long-sleeved shirt, and then his pants. He walked into the bathroom barefoot, and with a soft "click", warm water poured down from the shower.
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The water jets from the shower head hit Xia Huanming's strong back muscles, and the water droplets rolled down along the smooth muscle lines.
He first kissed the palm that Chen Xing had just rubbed, and then let the water flow down. He recalled Chen Xing's appearance, with those wet eyes looking at him.
The taut veins on his arms appeared and disappeared with his movements, and the sound of his breathing gradually quickened came from the bathroom.
He tilted his neck back, his Adam's apple rolling violently, water droplets dripping down his chin, washing his hot skin together with the water from the shower.
Ten minutes later, Xia Huanming walked out of the bathroom.
He put on the clothes again, took Chen Xing's clothes and opened the door of Room 301.
Under the dim light, Chen Xing was lying there, half asleep.
After lying down, he kept feeling that the bed was spinning in place, half of his cerebellum was bitten by a zombie, his consciousness floated to who knows where, and all his memories were intertwined together, for example, he was at a concert in the last second, and returned home in the next second, with Xiao Wu and Lu Qing standing at the door chatting about things.
Hearing the door opening, his fingers hanging by the bed moved slightly.
Xia Huanming was about to put down his clothes when he suddenly heard a low murmur from the bedside: "Xiao Wu, I want to drink some water..."
Xia Huanming froze suddenly, as if his chest was ripped open by someone.
"Ha..." Xia Huanming took a deep breath, put his clothes away, picked up the bottle of mineral water on the table, walked over, and gently put it on Chen Xing's face, "Here's the water."
Chen Xing got up reluctantly, opened the lid and took a few sips, then smiled at Xia Huanming: "A Huan, thank you."
Xia Huanming stood at the head of the bed, staring at Chen Xing with complicated eyes.
He had countless questions to ask Chen Xing.
Who is Xiao Wu? Why did you suddenly think of Xiao Wu?
Is it the guy who looked at your legs last time? What is your relationship? Why did you suddenly think of him? Is he very good to you? So good that you think of him even when you are sick?
Unfortunately, he had no way to ask.
The guilt brought about by his indulgence in the bathroom a few minutes ago made it indescribable for him to face Chen Xing's condition.
These questions fell on deaf ears, and in the end, only an extremely sad sentence remained.
Why did you think of that person first...what about me?
Chen Xing was still happy in his heart. He had just asked for water in his dream and water appeared in reality.
The next second, the bed shook, and Xia Huanming sat on the edge of his bed and said softly, "You should have a good rest. I'll be in room 304. Call me if you need anything."
Chen Xing tilted his head and looked at him: "You're not going down to participate in the event?"
Xia Huanming said: "They asked me to go down at lunch time."
Chen Xing nodded and secretly observed Xia Huanming.
Because the light was dim, the pair of dark eyes looked even deeper, staring at him closely, as if afraid that he would have another accident.
Xia Huanming has been busy taking care of him, he must be very tired.
Alas, I shouldn't have caused him so much trouble.
Thinking of this, Chen Xing closed the bottle cap in annoyance and said with all his strength, "I'm much better now. I should be fine after a while of rest. Then we can go together!"
"Yeah, okay." Xia Huanming smiled. Although it wasn't a big laugh, this light smile was already pretty good.
Xia Huanming didn't stay long and left soon.
After Xia Huanming left, Chen Xing slept for a while. He vaguely heard and saw the door opening. The other party seemed to be walking towards him carefully, and the sound of his footsteps on the carpet was as light as scattered drizzle.
Chen Xing slowly opened his eyes and found someone standing next to the other bed. The person was probably afraid of waking him up by turning on the light, so he used his cell phone light to shine on the suitcase.
This dress looks very familiar...
Chen Xing stood up and called out to the man, "Brother Rui? Are you my roommate?"
Qi Yinrui was stunned for a moment before turning around with a smile on his face: "You're awake, are you feeling better?"
Chen Xing nodded and said, "Much better."
"That's good, everyone is worried about you..." Qi Yinrui walked around the bed and opened the curtains.
The moment the linen curtains slid open to both sides, the sunlight flooded over the windowsill like a tide and splashed onto the carpet.
Sitting at the head of the bed, Xia Huanming stared at the light and fell into a long silence.
The light was like a tinsel paper cutter, splitting the room into two halves of light and dark, and he sat in the darkness.
"Is Chen Xing's body feeling better?"
The quiet atmosphere was broken by his roommate Mathis speaking in Cantonese.
Xia Huanming retracted his gaze, returned to his usual state, and smiled at Mathis: "It's much better now, I can go down later." (It's much better now, I can go down later.)
Matisse patted his chest and said, "That's good. He scared me to death when he vomited." (That's good. He scared me to death when he vomited.)
Matisse felt relieved and hummed a French tune while sorting his clothes.
Xia Huanming opened his phone to check the messages everyone had sent in the group.
After Zhao Xingyu and his roommate Li Mu took a group photo and checked in, others followed suit and took photos with their roommates. From the photos, we can see that Zheng Qi and Dong Jiahao live in the same room, Wang Baiyue lives with Fang Changqiu from the same group; Zheng Peiya and Xu Yuancai live in the same room, and Xue Si Nian and Xiao Yuan live in the same room.
When Chen Xing posted the photo, Xia Huanming's face instantly turned dark.
"Did we turn on the air conditioner?" Mathis stopped singing and looked up in confusion, only to find that the air conditioner was off. Thinking that he was not wearing enough, he put on another piece of clothing.
He turned around and asked Xia Huanming at the bedside: "What do you think of this dress?"
If it weren't for the fact that Mattis and Zhao Xingyu could play together, they were both careless people. They would treat anyone who showed kindness to them as a friend.
When Matisse first saw Xia Huanming, he was a little scared by his cold eyes and thought that this person was difficult to deal with. Unexpectedly, Xia Huanming not only knew French, but also spoke Cantonese very well, so there was no barrier in communication. In addition, he took such good care of Chen Xing that Matisse was even more certain that Xia Huanming was a good person. The first second he checked in, he shared with Xia Huanming the places he had visited, such as Austria, Ireland, and Monaco, and Xia Huanming responded in a friendly voice.
Thus, Xia Huanming was awarded the title of "friend" without realizing it, and now he can directly share his outfits.
Xia Huanming looked up and saw that Matisse was wearing a colorful cape blanket, which was very suitable for a trip to the beach.
He nodded politely and replied, "Very good."
Matisse said proudly: "This was given to me by my teacher."
Xia Huanming's tone remained calm: "Then your teacher is very good."
The next second, Xia Huanming suddenly stood up and said, "I'm going to go out for a while."
Mathis nodded: "Oh, okay."
Xia Huanming put the room card into his pocket and left in a hurry.
He looks very anxious, so it must be a big deal, right? Matisse thought, and continued to choose a new coat in front of the mirror.
Xia Huanming strode down the stairs and soon reached the first floor.
The cameramen and the production crew were all sitting in the hall waiting for the next event. Someone saw Xia Huanming and greeted him first, and then asked him, "Hey, Chen Xing seems to have come down, is he okay?"
The reason why Xia Huanming came down in such a hurry was because after Chen Xing posted the group photo in the group, he sent him a private message, asking him if he wanted to go downstairs to stroll around and bask in the sun together.
How could he not be happy?
Xia Huanming shook his phone and said, "That should be the case. He wants to bask in the sun."
"Then don't go too far. Come back for lunch later. We'll talk about the next mission." The staff handed Xia Huanming a portable camera and said, "I'll give you a GoPro."
Xia Huanming, holding the camera pole, just walked out of the stairs and saw Chen Xing standing by the flower bed.
...and Qi Yinrui.
Xia Huanming walked up to the two of them and nodded to Qi Yinrui as a greeting.
Then he touched Chen Xing's forehead, raised the corner of his mouth gently, and asked in a gentle voice as if no one was around: "Are you feeling better?"
"Yeah." Chen Xing nodded.
Xia Huanming stroked Chen Xing's hair. His eyes under his palm were as bright as before, and he indeed looked much more energetic.
Qi Yinrui's eyes fell on Xia Huanming's hand touching Chen Xing. He remained silent and followed the two men out of the community.
He always believed that Xia Huanming was like an NPC in a game. As long as someone approached Chen Xing, Xia Huanming's underlying code would be triggered, and he would subconsciously protect Chen Xing.
Now Xia Huanming seems to have entered the second stage and seems more urgent.
Didn't Chen Xing stay in the room the whole time? No one had contacted him, so how could the underlying code be triggered?
"Ha ha ha ha--"
A group of young people rode on the non-motorized lane, talking and laughing as they turned the corner with their bicycles.
"So energetic." Chen Xing felt himself being infected by the laughter, and his energy and spirit gradually returned to normal.
Chen Xing was very happy just thinking about it, not to mention seeing it with his own eyes - the sunlight slanted down through the jagged leaves of the palm trees, casting swaying spots of light on the asphalt road. On the opposite side of the asphalt road, after passing through the woods, he could see the coastline, and the sound of whistles came from the fishing port with masts.
"Let's just walk around now and then return the same way we came," Chen Xing said to the camera in Xia Huanming's hand, "Please guess who among the three of us has a poor sense of direction?"
Xia Huanming and Qi Yinrui looked at each other and both shook their heads.
"The answer is no." Chen Xing put his hands on his hips and laughed, "I'm not a directionally challenged person."
Qi Yinrui agreed, "Of course you have such a good memory."
Chen Xing raised his chin proudly and pointed forward confidently: "Come on, I'll lead the way for you." Then he ran to the front in a few steps.
People on the island basically wear cool summer clothes, with short-sleeved shirts and shorts everywhere, and some people even walk around in old man's shirts and flip-flops.
It just so happened that Chen Xing was dressed similarly—a thin white sun-protection jacket with a deep blue short-sleeved shirt with a diamond-shaped pattern underneath, and beach pants hanging loosely around his waist, revealing his well-proportioned calves. He looked completely in tune with the locals when standing with them.
The two people behind him subconsciously slowed down their pace and walked side by side.
Qi Yinrui asked Xia Huanming in a low voice: "Nothing happened to you, right?"
Xia Huanming shrugged: "It's a little bit, but I don't care anymore."
If you think about it carefully, it is understandable that Chen Xing was dizzy and confused at the time and confused him with that "Xiao Wu". He might even mistake Qi Yinrui for some "Xiao Wang".
He had already let it go when Chen Xing sent him a message asking him to come down.
Xia Huanming glanced at Qi Yinrui and reminded him, "It was you who mentioned me when you lived with him. Thank you."
Qi Yinrui shrugged: "Don't worry, if I help you, then what fun will there be."
Xia Huanming: "You are honest."
The two of them followed Chen Xing and finally stopped in front of a convenience store on the corner.
There were two freezers under the faded awning. A little girl in overalls wanted to get some ice cream, so she put her entire upper body into the freezer, revealing the soles of her shoes covered in sand.
A young girl came out of a convenience store with a bag of popsicles in her hand and said to the little girl, "Hey, why didn't you tell me earlier? I'll get it for you..."
When the girl saw the three people at the door out of the corner of her eye, she was stunned and took a step back.
"You, you guys are not acting first..." The girl covered her mouth, unable to block out the excited voice, "No way? Really? You came here?"
"Yes," Chen Xing pointed at the camera and said generously, "Come on, say hello to the camera."
"Ah! I'm not wearing any makeup!" The girl covered her face and made an annoyed sound, "Ah, I should have washed my hair today! Can our production team help me beautify my look?"
Chen Xing smiled and said, "You'll have to ask the post-production teacher. I can't guarantee that."
The girl's ears turned red, and she said hurriedly, "I've heard from Reuters that you guys would go to the island, but I didn't believe it. I've really been following "Acting Is Superior" and even bought a membership. My sister can testify to that, she's been watching it with me."
The three of them looked at the little girl who had finally fished out the popsicle. The little girl ran over happily and held the girl's hand.
"You've come just in time," the girl squatted down and supported the little girl, "Ayue, look, do you recognize these brothers?"
"I know him," the little girl pointed at Qi Yinrui and nodded, "He is your husband."
girl:"??"
Three people: "..."
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