Chapter 65 How come Hua Youjin only paid so little attention to the moment he woke up? ...
"Late...late?" When Chen Xing heard this, he suddenly woke up as if he had received an electric shock. He quickly broke free from Xia Huanming's hand and lifted up the quilt. "Why don't we go quickly!"
Chen Xing got out of bed in a hurry and was about to take off his clothes when he suddenly heard a chuckle behind him. The laughter was getting louder and louder.
Chen Xing turned around and looked at Xia Huanming, who was grinning with his head down, in confusion.
Chen Xing walked over and asked him, "What are you laughing at?"
Xia Huanming smiled faintly and raised his hand to comb Chen Xing's messy hair: "Aren't you surprised that we are going to be late, why am I still so calm?"
As Xia Huanming was talking, he rubbed his face with both hands, and Chen Xing's face became a little wrinkled.
Chen Xing began to think in Xia Huanming's palm.
Yes, Xia Huanming is always punctual, so why would he still sit there waiting for him?
And if he was going to be late, why didn’t Qi Yinrui wake him up?
Xia Huanming gave the answer: "They sent a message at seven o'clock. The theater was occupied by the mentors and netizens this morning. They watched the second episode live. This means that the contestants can choose any time to rehearse. They don't have to go in the morning."
Chen Xing was stunned: "...Huh?"
It turns out that since the first complete video was released the day before yesterday, netizens have responded enthusiastically, asking the program team to adopt a live broadcast mode in the future to make netizens feel involved.
So the program team tried to broadcast a small part of the second episode this morning to see the effect.
"Ah - so that's it." Chen Xing was relieved and stared at Xia Huanming, "Why are you still scared?" (Then why are you scaring me?)
Xia Huanming shrugged and said shamelessly: "We are indeed late. The cafeteria is closed for breakfast."
Chen Xing was stunned for a moment, then asked him: "There's no food here?" (You didn't eat)
"I have eaten. After I came back, I met Qi Yinrui. He said you were still sleeping, so I came to find you." Xia Huanming let go of his hand.
After returning from the gym in his community, he happened to meet Qi Yinrui coming out of the cafeteria.
Qi Yinrui took the room card and asked him with a sly smile: "Do you want to go in and guard it?"
How could he refuse? So he sat here and waited for a while, not long, only about forty minutes.
"Then aren't you very bored?" Chen Xing walked to the chair and took off his pajamas.
After Xia Huanming glanced at the mole, he immediately turned to the wall and replied, "I'm not bored. I'm watching a video."
Chen Xing put on a short-sleeved shirt with a chestnut tree printed on it and said casually, "Another movie talk or English lecture? You really work hard."
"..." Xia Huanming clenched his phone tightly.
Sorry, he wasn't looking at these serious things.
But it’s a CP editing video of the two of them.
This is what he learned from those anonymous netizens last night.
This group of netizens started a lot of CP super topics when the pilot episode was broadcast. The CP name of him and Chen Xing is "Awakening Moment", and it is on both Weibo and GCTV.
Xia Huanming was quite happy when he found out that this topic had 10,000 followers, but then an anonymous netizen posted a ranking of CP topics to date. The first place was Qi Yinrui and Chen Xing's "Rui Xing Coffee", which had 130,000 followers.
Everyone has a unified opinion: "It seems that these two have a good relationship since the pilot episode."
This made Xia Huanming so angry. Why wasn't he number one on Chen Xing's CP list?
Could it be that Qi Yinrui and the others interacted more? !
Feeling dissatisfied, Xia Huanming immediately registered four Weibo accounts and five GCTV accounts, all of which followed "Wake Up Moment".
He later searched for the name on Bilibili, but found even less content. There were only five people editing the video, and as the video was aired, they added sugar frame by frame, forcing sugar out of the episodes that were being aired.
Everyone in the comments section is saying "Teacher, your video is well made, so I'll give you the highest number of views in our circle."
Just take a look at the number of views: 7000.
How could Xia Huanming tolerate only 7,000 views? While waiting for Chen Xing to fall asleep, he kept switching videos. He alone contributed 500 views and left more than 20 encouraging comments using his secondary account.
What made him speechless the most was that when he searched, the big data thought he liked to watch CP videos, so it pushed the second-ranked "Star Corresponding" CP of Zhao Xingyu and Chen Xing to him. Any video of them had 35,000 views.
Xia Huanming watched the two of them chatting about the game. This scene reminded him of the first day when Chen Xing proposed to create a couple relationship.
He did not regret rejecting Chen Xing. He did not want people to talk about Chen Xing as a couple rather than his strength. But at this moment, he did regret not getting closer to Chen Xing earlier.
Just as he was lost in thought, Xia Huanming's wrist was suddenly and gently grabbed.
He suddenly turned around and saw Chen Xing, who had already washed up, standing in front of him. The white mask covered most of his face, but it couldn't hide his puzzled eyes: "Why are you still looking at the wall? Let's go."
Xia Huanming looked down at his wrist that was being held, and followed him out obediently, feeling a secret joy in his heart.
Those videos were well edited, but sorry, he and Chen Xing are closest now.
The two walked to the hall. Chen Xing took out a mask from his pocket and stuffed it into Xia Huanming's arms, reminding him: "You have to wear a mask too, otherwise you will be recognized."
Xia Huanming actually brought a mask, but he still preferred to use the one given by Chen Xing.
Their masks are all white, so do they count as couple masks?
Thinking this, he put on a mask.
Chen Xing had no idea that something he casually gave away would become a token of love in someone's eyes. He was still thinking about where to go after breakfast.
Chen Xing looked at his phone and said, "I saw a few places with good reviews on the navigation. We can go there together when the time comes."
Xia Huanming nodded and said, "Okay."
As they walked out of the hall, they met the contestants who were strolling back.
Chen Xing was very happy when he saw Xu Yuancai. He pointed at her pigtails and said, "When did you learn how to braid pigtails?"
Xu Yuancai wore a blue scarf around her neck, a white sweater on her upper body, and a cream-colored long skirt on her lower body. The two braids suited her current outfit very well.
In Chen Xing's impression, Xu Yuancai's handicrafts were appallingly bad. The team leader once said that she was not good at anything else that required her hands, except music. When she went out, she either had her hair loose or in a high ponytail, or at most two buns.
Such an exquisite braid doesn't look like her work.
Sure enough, Xu Yuancai touched her braid and said, "Oh, this one, Si Nian, Pei Ya, and Ya Ya helped me to braid it in the cafeteria."
Xia Huanming: “…”
Chen Xing: "...Why does it take three people to comb two braids?"
"A creative director, a hairstyling director, and a post-production person," Xu Yuancai lowered her head and pointed at the cartoon clip at the back, "Do you see this clip? Yaya gave it to me."
Chen Xing stared at the hairpin and said, "I remember you had a skirt of this color."
"Yes, the one Ji Youlu gave me, I knew to bring it a long time ago," Xu Yuancai stroked her face, eyes full of regret, "I thought it was expensive and it would be bad if it got scratched, but now it seems that there is nothing to get hurt... Oh, just talking about your own things, are you two going to go somewhere later?"
Chen Xing pointed to the door and said, "Want to have breakfast together?"
"Yes..." Xu Yuancai glanced at Xia Huanming beside her and paused, "You guys go ahead. I'm going to play with the cat."
Before Xu Yuancai left, she tapped her phone, indicating that Chen Xing should contact her via phone.
Chen Xing waved his hand, turned around and walked out the door with Xia Huanming.
The temperature now is just right for going out for a walk.
The sun poured down, casting a golden glow on the distant sea, and a wet smell lazily floated in the air. A tabby cat followed them slowly, walking along the fence. Chen Xing could only hear the sound of the tide, the wind, and the occasional passing car engine.
They walked into a seafood stall. There were only two customers in the restaurant, and they were about to leave after eating.
Chen Xing and Xia Huanming sat in the inner seats. Chen Xing originally wanted to order fried clams, but Xia Huanming said that spicy food was not good for the first meal, so he ordered a bowl of sea cucumber rice and took a photo to show Xiao Wu as the beginning of today's itinerary.
Chen Xing glanced at Xia Huanming and saw that Xia Huanming was also looking at his phone, so he started to reply to the message.
[Xiao Wu]: Is my cooking better or is the one in the restaurant better?
【Chen Xing】: You haven't done it before, if you did, feed it to me (*=0=*)
The person serving the dishes was a man in his thirties. He asked them enthusiastically where they were from, treating them as ordinary tourists from other places. He praised them politely, saying that one was tall and strong, and the other was handsome, just like the handsome guys in Guangdong.
Chen Xing looked at the plate that was bigger than his face, and quickly took a selfie with the plate. After tasting it, he showed a surprised expression: "Wow, it's delicious, you try it."
Xia Huanming scooped a spoonful with another spoon and nodded, saying it was delicious.
Chen Xing quickly turned around and called out to the uncle who was clearing the plates: "Boss!"
When the uncle turned around, the two of them gave him a thumbs-up at the same time. The uncle couldn't help but laugh: "As long as you like it, eat more."
All in all, Chen Xing had a very full meal, and was satisfied both physically and mentally.
After breakfast, Chen Xing suggested going out for a walk. Xia Huanming happened to think of the Nanhai Park that the little girl mentioned. They checked the navigation and found that it would only take about ten minutes to walk there.
The two of them left as soon as they said they would, heading west along the path along the sea. Of course, some people recognized them during the journey, after all, Xia Huanming's figure was too outstanding, even if he wore a hat and covered his mouth, his height alone was outstanding.
But those who recognized them just stopped and looked back a few times, and did not catch up to talk to them. This seemed to be a silent understanding - since they were wearing masks, it proved that they were just out for a stroll, so they could just be treated as passers-by passing by.
They walked slowly to Nanhai Park, where a vast expanse of emerald green lawn spread out before them: a few children in swimsuits squatted by the musical fountain, splashing water; a young couple lined up in front of a swing not far away, snuggling up to take photos, then smiled and gave the swing to the people behind them. Further away, some people were walking their dogs, and some were flying colorful kites into the blue sky.
Chen Xing took several photos and suggested to Xia Huanming: "Shall we take a photo of the two of us?"
Xia Huanming agreed immediately, and the two found a bench and took a photo without taking off their masks. Chen Xing had just enough photos to post on Moments and Weibo, which were visible only to fans.
After sending the message, Chen Xing put his phone back into his pocket and talked to Xia Huanming about the comments from netizens in the first episode.
The two chatted and laughed, walked around the park, and went back through another exit.
This exit seemed to be connected to the city. The streets were decorated with beautiful decorations, there were obviously more shops, and the flow of people was much higher. Many Internet celebrities were checking in and taking photos. When someone passed by Xia Huanming, they glanced up and down, thinking that the two of them were Internet celebrities from somewhere.
They walked towards their residence and there were fewer people around. They passed a convenience store on the way. Chen Xing remembered what Xu Yuancai said yesterday and suggested going in to take a look.
"Welcome~"
It seems that every convenient cashier has this kind of sudden increase in volume, it should be able to reach E3, right?
Chen Xing squatted in front of the shelf with a shopping basket, throwing potato chips, chocolate and cheese sticks into the basket.
When he stood up, his eyes passed over the shelf and he just happened to see Xia Huanming's back as he was choosing drinks in front of the drinks cabinet - the exposed back of his head alone was more than half a head taller than the shelf.
Chen Xing chuckled, walked over and poked Xia Huanming's shoulder with his fingertips. The other party turned around and gave him a questioning look.
"With your height," Chen Xing smiled and looked up, "you will definitely not get lost."
Xia Huanming smiled.
When Chen Xing paid, he bought five more skewers of oden, and there was a 30% discount for every five skewers.
Xia Huanming pointed to the shed outside and said, "Eat outside the door and leave after you finish eating. There's no rush."
The two put their shopping bags on the plastic table and sat down facing each other.
Chen Xing quickly removed all the bamboo sticks and let the meatballs and vegetables soak in the soup.
He tasted the radish first, and his eyes lit up immediately: "Wow, this radish is delicious, it doesn't taste like radish at all, try it."
The radish was stewed until it was very soft. Chen Xing used two bamboo sticks to cut it into four pieces. He carefully picked up a piece, held it with his left hand to prevent the soup from dripping, and stood up to pass it to Xia Huanming's mouth.
Xia Huanming quickly opened his mouth to catch it.
It was just as Chen Xing said, the white radish was soft and delicious, and the original unique strange taste was gone, leaving only the rich soup.
Xia Huanming looked at Chen Xing's expectant eyes and couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth - so cute.
He never thought he would have such a relaxing time on this show, and when was the last time he hung out like this?
It seemed that when I was with Chen Xing, the city lost all its noise, as if a drizzle with the scent of mint had fallen.
Seeing Xia Huanming swallow it, Chen Xing hurriedly asked: "How is it? Is it delicious?"
Xia Huanming took off his hat and nodded.
"Another piece?" Chen Xing had already picked up the second piece, and the radish on the bamboo skewer was still steaming.
Xia Huanming shook his head and refused: "No, you can eat it yourself."
Chen Xing said "Oh", started eating slowly, and glanced at his phone at the same time.
Many people responded to his previous post on WeChat Moments. Xue Si Nian sent three angry emojis and said that she also wanted to go there to play; Zhao Xingyu asked if it was fun there and he wanted to go there next time.
Most of these comments were asking where they had been, except for the one he posted when leading the team.
[Team Leader]: What do you mean? Did you two really talk?! I support! 99999!
Chen Xing: “…”
Xu Yuancai replied to him below.
[Princess] replied to [Team Leader]: I have investigated for you. Xia Chun is a straight man. There is no hope for him. They are just friends. You can change your target.
[Team Leader] replied to [Princess]: Haha, I'm heartbroken, my future daughter-in-law is gone.
Chen Xing knew that Chi Youlu watched the show, but he didn't know what "future daughter-in-law" meant, so he asked Xu Yuancai through the small window.
[Princess]: Ignore him. He was helping you find a husband while watching the show. Don't worry, he will start talking about you and someone else later.
【Chen Xing】：……
As expected, the public has sharp eyes. No matter who sees it, they can see that Xia Huanming's looks fit perfectly on his XP.
Chen Xing put down his phone and glanced at Xia Huanming who was looking down at his phone opposite him - his thick black short hair was combed into a 3:7 split, revealing his thick eyebrows, and his half-open phoenix eyes with slightly drooping eyelashes. The mask was hung on the tip of Xia Huanming's upright nose, leaving a little space on both sides of his nose.
He rested his arms on the table, his black shirt rising and falling with his breathing, revealing the outline of his full chest muscles.
When Chen Xing thought of the texture of Xia Huanming's muscles, his hands started to itch again.
So just look at that kind of photos online, this kind of thing is addictive once you touch it.
His gaze might be too intense. Xia Huanming suddenly raised his head and looked straight into his eyes. "What's wrong?"
"You look good," Chen Xing answered without thinking. After being discovered, he even looked at Xia Huanming's face more unscrupulously. "Why are your eyes so beautiful? Do you look like your mom or your dad?"
Xia Huanming tapped the black screen of his phone and thought, "...It should be like my mother. I don't know."
Chen Xing asked doubtfully: "Not sure?"
"Because they didn't want me when I was little, I only have bad memories of them," Xia Huanming smiled, propped his chin on his elbow, and his eyes curved a little, "I actually hope to be more like my grandma."
"Ah..." Chen Xing was a little flustered. He didn't expect that his unintentional compliment would have such a background story. He rubbed his hands guiltily, "I only know that you told the reporter that you lived with your grandmother in the countryside when you were a child. I didn't know your family was like this."
Now that I think about it, when Xia Huanming was interviewed by reporters about his family situation, he always only mentioned his grandmother and never mentioned his parents.
He always said that his grandmother took good care of him, gave him a lot of support and encouragement, and asked people to buy him textbooks for big cities given the poor educational resources in the small town.
It’s a pity that such a good grandma passed away when Xia Huanming was in his second year of high school.
Chen Xing felt more and more guilty the more he thought about it. He said, "Oh, you're pretending I didn't say anything. Take back what I said before and let me ask you again. What did your grandma look like? She must have been a beauty when she was young!"
"You don't have to apologize. I don't mind." Xia Huanming opened his phone and pushed it in front of Chen Xing. "She is in the wallpaper."
That was the wallpaper that Chen Xing had accidentally glimpsed before. Now that he looked at it carefully, he realized that Xia Huanming in the photo still had some immature baby fat. Although he was not as handsome as he is now, he was still a handsome boy with a clean and fresh look.
He was hugging an old woman with a mixture of white and brown hair. Time had carved fine lines on her face, but it had not diminished the brilliance in her eyes at all.
Unfortunately, Xia Huanming's features were not similar to hers. However, the old woman's straight nose and full forehead silently told that she must have been an unforgettable beauty.
Chen Xing praised: "Grandma is so beautiful, her eyes are so bright, so lively."
"Yes, she used to be very beautiful," Xia Huanming's eyes were much gentler, "She was very good at singing Yue Opera. She told me that the drama of a person lies in the face, and the drama of the face lies in the eyes."
"No wonder you're so good at eye acting. Last time when you played Du Junruo and looked back, that look gave me goose bumps." Chen Xing rubbed his arms exaggeratedly.
Because you were there at that time.
Xia Huanming thought to himself and took back his phone.
"She is the only one in our family who supports me in everything I do. Even when I said I wanted to take the art exam, she still supported me. As for those two..." His voice was as calm as the sound of cars passing by on the road, "They are the same as the parents in Watchman, so I don't want to mention them."
Chen Xing's pupils suddenly shrank and his fingers clenched unconsciously.
There is a disgusting pair of parents in "Watchmen". No matter what the little girl does, they will always say that she is not good enough, call her ugly, call her fat. When she is bullied by classmates, they will only say why don't you bully others, it must be because you are not focusing on studying.
They used the gaslight effect to erode the girl's self-awareness little by little. When the little girl grew up, she learned from others that she was actually very good. But this excellence was worthless in the eyes of her parents. Even if she won an award, her parents would say that it was useless for finding a job and why she always did these things that were not her job. While saying that she was useless, they used her money to gamble on mahjong.
If Xia Huanming's family situation is the same as this, then Xia Huanming's high sensitivity, lack of self-confidence, and occasional anxiety disorder would all be easily solved.
With a "click" sound, the bamboo stick pierced through the meatball.
Chen Xing's eyes were gloomy: "How can there be parents who suppress their children like this! You are so outstanding, are they blind or do they have a problem with their brains?!"
"At first I thought it was because I didn't do well enough, but I found out that it wasn't the case. No matter what I did, they treated me like a hot potato and didn't want me anymore."
Xia Huanming's gaze fell on the little boy who was holding hands with his parents on the street.
He thought it would be painful to mention these things again, but at this moment he felt unusually calm.
The wind blew through the sidewalk, bringing the sound of seagulls and blowing Xia Huanming's hair.
He hadn't talked about his parents with anyone for a long time. In the years after his insomnia, he thought that when he talked about them again, he would feel deep disgust and sadness in his heart.
But no.
His mood now was as calm as the wind.
"It took me a long time to realize that they didn't love me, and it also took me a long time to no longer need their love." Xia Huanming's voice was as light as a sigh.
Chen Xing nodded heavily, his voice filled with resentment: "Yes! That's what you have to think! You did nothing wrong, it's their fault."
"No..." Xia Huanming suddenly choked up, the sound seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, "I was wrong."
He slowly raised his hands, and it seemed that dark red liquid was dripping from the ceiling, one drop, two drops, onto his palms.
The next second, all the sounds disappeared.
He seemed to be back in the hospital corridor. The incandescent light made the blood on his hands shockingly bright. The sticky liquid was spreading up his arm, as if it was going to swallow him whole.
Xia Huanming covered his face in pain, his voice as broken as his heart.
"It was me... who killed grandma."
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