Chapter 73: Flowers have their end when love comes like a tide. …
When on the ship, Xu Yuancai was just skeptical and didn't take it seriously during rehearsal.
So why did she suddenly come up with this idea?
Perhaps it was because Xia Huanming's attitude towards Chen Xing was too different, which made her unable to help but think about it.
For example, the last time they went out to eat, Xia Huanming clearly remembered what Chen Xing liked and didn't like to eat, and he silently helped Chen Xing to tidy up his things while he was talking, and when Chen Xing came back, he covered the corner of the table with his hands.
She and Chen Xing have been friends for many years, but she is not so meticulous.
Xia Huanming had only known Chen Xing for a few months and he had already done this. She didn't believe that Xia Huanming was a person who "was willing to cause trouble".
Because Xia Huanming sat with Zhao Xingyu for lunch these few days, she had never seen Xia Huanming treat Zhao Xingyu like this.
Zhao Xingyu was laughing loudly, while Xia Huanming would just look down at his phone or help Chen Xing get napkins from a table away.
However, the above are just her guesses, because she has never been in a relationship, and she doesn’t know whether this is a sign of love.
So Xu Yuancai went to seek advice from Qi Yinrui, who had experience in romance dramas.
In order not to reveal that it was about Chen Xing and Xia Huanming, Xu Yuancai used A and B instead: "I have a friend named A, who is being followed by B, but he is not sure if B really likes him. So I want to ask you, how can you be sure that the other person is interested in him? If someone just has a good personality, isn't that a misunderstanding?"
Qi Yinrui's answer at the time was: "You can tell from the physical contact. If they like you, there will definitely be a reaction."
Xu Yuancai only remembered the words "physical contact".
This is a great opportunity to apply sunscreen.
The idea is good, but the reality is not so good.
Xu Yuancai took a sip of the watermelon juice she had just bought, and stood in front of the locker room door and said angrily, "Why do you have to go back to the locker room to put on sunscreen when you can just apply it outside?!"
Chen Xing obviously didn't understand her good intentions. He simply regarded this as a fan benefit and went back to the locker room with Xia Huanming.
Forget it, let Chen Xing figure it out himself.
Thinking this, Xu Yuancai turned around and went to find Zheng Peiya and the others.
"Hey what are you guys doing here?! Add me in!"
The locker room was surprisingly quiet. On the leather bench in the middle sat a man with his upper body completely exposed.
The overhead light cast a layer of gold on his undulating back muscles, and every muscle line was as clear as if it had been carefully carved.
Chen Xing squeezed out a ball of sunscreen, rubbed it in his palm, and slowly slid it down from Xia Huanming's shoulder blades along the depression of his spine.
The sunscreen melted between their skin, making a slight sticky sound.
When he touched the perfect body he had been dreaming about, the corners of Chen Xing's mouth curled higher and higher, and his thumb unconsciously stayed on Xia Huanming's waist for a few more seconds.
"Hmm...a little more here, a little more here."
He was so serious about it, as if he was completing a group assignment, that he didn't notice the other person's heavier breathing or the tense neck and shoulders.
After applying sunscreen all over his back, Chen Xing patted Xia Huanming on the back and reminded him cheerfully, "Okay! Just apply it like this!"
Xia Huanming turned around and grabbed the bottle of sunscreen, saying impatiently, "It's my turn to help you apply it."
Chen Xing shook his head and pulled his shirt tightly: "I don't need it, I'm wearing clothes."
"...Okay." Xia Huanming lowered his eyes and slowly tightened the cap of the sunscreen.
Why does he feel a little lost?
Chen Xing approached Xia Huanming from behind, put his hands on his shoulders, and almost put his chin on his shoulders, and praised him earnestly: "But you have a really good figure, you deserve to be the number one on the must-eat list."
A slight blush instantly appeared on the back of Xia Huanming's neck.
When I thought about Chen Xing's sun protection jacket being empty, and her skin touching his...
Xia Huanming stood still and reminded Chen Xing softly, "Don't say that."
"What are you talking about?" Chen Xing didn't hear what Xia Huanming said, so he moved closer.
Xia Huanming stood up suddenly, and his movement was so violent that he knocked over the bottle of sunscreen next to him.
The plastic bottle rolled a long way on the locker room floor.
Xia Huanming walked over and picked up the sunscreen. The moment he picked it up, his body froze.
“…”
“…”
The locker room was so quiet that the hum of the air conditioner could be heard. Chen Xing looked at Xia Huanming's strange pause in confusion: "What's wrong?"
Why is it so slow to pick up something?
Xia Huanming, who was facing the locker the whole time, with his back as stiff as a steel plate, answered him like this: "You go out and play with them for a while. I'll find something. I'll return the sunscreen to Cai Cai."
Chen Xing was kneeling on the bench. Hearing this, he quickly got down and stepped barefoot on the cold floor tiles: "What are you looking for? I'll help you."
"No need!" Xia Huanming raised his hand to stop her, then immediately realized that he was overreacting and slowed down his tone, "No need... I'll be out soon, I'll find you."
Chen Xing looked at Xia Huanming suspiciously, and finally nodded and agreed: "Oh, okay, then come find us later, we should be quite obvious."
When the locker room door was finally closed, Xia Huanming leaned against the door in a deflated state. He looked down at his hands, which had turned white at the tips of his fingers because he had held the bottle too tightly.
He looked down along the sunscreen.
He was glad that he had rolled the sunscreen forward. If he had rolled it backward, Chen Xing would have noticed something was wrong with him immediately...
It would be better for him to commit suicide than to let him face Chen Xing in this state.
Xia Huanming put the sunscreen in his own cabinet and walked into the shower room. He did not turn on the faucet, but simply took off his pants...
After Chen Xing came out of the locker room, he found Xu Yuancai, Xue Si Nian and Zheng Pei Ya under a pergola not far away. Each of the three girls had a glass of cold freshly squeezed juice.
Seeing Chen wake up, Xu Yuancai slowly sat up from the recliner and asked, "Why are you alone? Where is Xia Huanming?"
Chen Xing shrugged: "He said he wanted to find something."
"Looking for something?" Xu Yuancai didn't care what Xia Huanming was looking for. She only cared about the final result. She asked Chen Xing curiously, "What was his reaction after the painting was done?"
"What kind of reaction?" Chen Xing scratched his head in confusion. "They just said okay and let me out. That's all."
After hearing Chen Xing's simple answer and his reaction not changing much, Xu Yuancai fell into deep thought.
This shouldn't happen? Could it be that she made a wrong guess?
"Why are you still wearing long pants?" Chen Xing had already focused his attention elsewhere and asked Xue Si Nian with his head tilted.
"I wanted to say that just now." Xu Yuancai came over and poked Xue Si Nian's trouser leg with her finger, "Nian Nian, aren't you hot?"
Xue Si Nian lowered her head, her fingers unconsciously twisting the seam of her trousers: "It's hot, but my legs are thick and they don't look good in shorts." Her voice became smaller and smaller, almost drowned out by the sound of the waves.
After Xue Si Nian said this, Chen Xing suddenly remembered.
From the first episode to now, Xue Si Nian has always worn long pants and long shirts.
The weather was quite cool before, so no one thought it was a big deal to dress like that.
But summer is coming soon, and if I keep wearing so many clothes, I’m afraid I’ll get prickly heat.
"How can it be thick? Isn't it a normal figure?" Xu Yuancai suddenly frowned and put her hands on her hips. "Besides, who said that if you have thick legs, you can't wear short skirts and shorts? I also had thick legs when I was in college, and I had short hair. I looked like a boy, but I also wore skirts."
Xu Yuancai pulled Chen Xing over.
"Xingbao can testify. There are photos in his circle of friends."
Chen Xing nodded, took out his cell phone, set the time to the group photo of the band at a dinner in 2016, and showed it to Zheng Peiya and Xue Si Nian.
"Wow, you guys are so handsome." Zheng Peiya praised.
In the photo, under the dim bar lights, several young people are casually crowded on the leather sofa in the band area.
Two of them were the most obvious. One was Xu Yuancai, who was sitting in the front row - she had neat short hair, silver iron earrings, and was wearing a sequined miniskirt. Her legs were confidently crossed and she was wearing a pair of thick-soled Martin boots.
The other one is Chen Xing with pink hair next to him, who looks almost the same as he does now, and he makes a scissors hand gesture handsomely towards the camera.
"It's true." Xue Si Nian stared at the photo and spoke softly.
Xu Yuancai reached out and rubbed the top of Xue Si Nian's head. "Listen, those who point fingers at your figure are either as thin as a malnourished monkey, or so fat that they can't even control themselves. People who really live beautifully don't have the time to criticize others."
Xue Si Nian nodded, and Zheng Peiya encouraged her: "Yes, Si Nian, you are doing very well now."
Xue Si Nian was touched and hugged Zheng Pei Ya: "My Pei Ya~ What should I do without you~"
Zheng Peiya comforted her: "Touch, touch."
"Peyya wuwuwu..."
"Nian Nian, don't cry, don't cry."
Zheng Peiya caressed Xue Si Nian as if she was taking care of a small animal.
Xu Yuancai saw this and asked, "You two seem to have a very good relationship. Did you know each other before?"
The two shook their heads.
Zheng Peiya folded her hands shyly: "Actually, I'm quite introverted, but everyone here has a nice personality, so we started chatting."
Xue Si Nian nodded: "Xiao Yuan who was with me has a good personality too. Although he doesn't talk much, he is also a very nice person. He told me a lot about the hierarchy of legitimate and illegitimate children in ancient times and the differences between movies and TV dramas."
Xu Yuancai lay back on the recliner and said casually, "Yes, you see, you all speak with your strength, and the words you say are more sophisticated and cultured than those people. Appearance is the least important thing for you."
"Well, Cai Cai, thank you for what you said today. I will find all my skirts when I go back...Oh, I don't seem to have brought my skirt." Xue Si Nian scratched his head awkwardly.
Everyone laughed together.
After Chen Xing finished laughing, he asked Xu Yuancai, "How are those people who said you are now? Are they still looking for you?"
When Xu Yuancai first entered university, she was also teased for her poor figure, but she didn't care much and continued to do her own thing. However, her method of revenge was very simple. When she invited everyone to dinner, she only didn't invite those people who had said bad things about her.
After those people found out about her family background, their attitude changed 360 degrees and they are now harassing her on WeChat.
Xu Yuancai shook her phone and said, "Look for them. I keep them all as electronic pets. It's quite interesting to check their friend circles from time to time to show off."
"Hahahaha." Chen Xing laughed.
Zheng Peiya returned the phone to Chen Xing and praised: "But Xingxing, you look really good with pink hair."
"How could he be our band's mascot? Whenever he goes on stage, people will post white walls and give our band free publicity." Xu Yuancai said, "I tell you, many people asked for his contact information, but he didn't understand it at all. In the end, those people asked me dejectedly, 'Wow, what does he like?'"
Zheng Peiya covered her mouth and laughed: "Hahahaha, he did mention this matter. He had no idea that those were love words."
"So if we're dating this time, it can be considered our first love," Xu Yuancai nodded with certainty, "We can't be careless."
If there is anything wrong with Xia Huanming, then find another daughter-in-law.
Xue Si Nian didn't understand these things about love and affection, she asked Chen Xing worriedly: "Pink hair is very harmful to your hair, right?"
"But he's handsome," Chen Xing said, touching his hair, "I still had green hair before I came here."
"Oh - I've seen your photos on Weibo, and you look handsome with green hair."
"Netizens said it looked like I was going to die."
"Hahahaha, why is that?"
…
While chatting here, Xu Yuancai felt that the time was almost up, so she stood up, pointed to her reclining chair and said, "I remembered that I still have something to do with Qi Yinrui, so I'm leaving first. Please keep an eye on my bag for me. If I'm not here in three minutes, let someone else sleep on this reclining chair."
The remaining three people said they understood and said goodbye to Xu Yuancai.
Chen Xing had finished chatting here and turned around and collapsed on the empty recliner.
I stretched lazily and let the salty sea breeze brush over my body.
When Xia Huanming finally came out of the locker room, this was the scene he saw:
Chen Xing's head was slightly tilted to one side, with messy bangs hanging in front of his forehead. Only the middle four buttons of his yellow-green shirt with a palm tree print were buttoned, revealing his beautiful collarbone. His folded hands were casually placed on his exposed abdomen, rising and falling slowly with his breathing.
If he could see such a beautiful scene every day, Xia Huanming would like to come to the beach every day.
"I'm back...oh? I fell asleep."
After finishing her story, Xu Yuancai came back happily and found Chen Xing had fallen asleep on the recliner, and Xia Huanming was standing next to Chen Xing.
Looking at the others, Xue Si Nian and Zheng Pei Ya had also gone outside to play in the water, and now there were only three of them left.
This is a great time.
Xu Yuancai waved to Xia Huanming, and Xia Huanming followed her to the side and returned the sunscreen to Xu Yuancai.
Xu Yuancai held the sunscreen in one hand and took out her phone with the other, opened the WeChat QR code and said, "Add me as a friend. I've added everyone else here, except you."
Xia Huanming scanned the QR code and left a note for Xu Yuancai: [Cai Cai].
Xu Yuancai smiled and said, "I took several photos of you and will send them to you when the time comes."
Xia Huanming nodded: "Okay."
Xia Huanming had just put his phone away when Zhao Xingyu pulled him to play beach volleyball.
Zhao Xingyu said to Xu Yuancai: "I'll borrow it first."
Xu Yuancai smiled and said, "You are really popular."
Xia Huanming wanted to say that the most popular person here was obviously Chen Xing. He was just there to make up the numbers because he was tall.
But Xu Yuancai had already turned around and went back, and he had no choice but to be dragged to the "court".
It was called a competition, but none of them knew how to play. At this time, the staff of the program team increased the stakes, saying that the winning group would receive 100 yuan sponsored by the program team to buy food.
"Today is Thursday, let's spend 50 to go to KFC." Zhao Xingyu felt hungry just thinking about it and licked his lips.
“Hey, we just happen to have a KFC commercial, this can also be used as a commercial.” said Li Mu on the opposite side.
The assistant director gave a thumbs up and praised Li Mu: "If you say you can make money, everyone should learn from you."
Wang Baiyue said: "Then why don't you just v50 for each of us and let each of us eat once."
The assistant director shook his head: "You can only cherish things that you have gained through competition."
Everyone: ...I think he is just stingy.
With the help of money, everyone became more motivated and tried to head the volleyball to the other side with their heads.
But it's mostly useless.
Because sand is different from flat ground, it is difficult to jump up and the landing is unstable.
In the end, "The Lunch Box Has No Cover" had to rely on Xia Huanming, the golden thigh, to win.
Zhao Xingyu and Wang Baiyue, who received 100 yuan, ran around like monkeys, and Wang Baiyue called his girlfriend to show off.
"Yueyue, listen to me~ I won money again~"
Xia Huanming was about to go back to find Chen Xing when he was patted on the shoulder.
He turned around and found it was Qi Yinrui.
Qi Yinrui's wet black hair was all combed back, revealing his smooth forehead. If his wife fans saw it, they would call him "husband" again.
"Did you apply sunscreen?" Qi Yinrui suddenly asked out of the blue.
Xia Huanming was stunned for a moment, stared at Qi Yinrui and asked: "How did you know?"
Qi Yinrui smiled: "It is you indeed. I can only help you up to this point."
Qi Yinrui's words were incomprehensible. Xia Huanming didn't understand at all. He frowned and asked, "What do you mean? Help me?"
Qi Yinrui shrugged: "Literally."
This story begins half an hour ago.
When Qi Yinrui and Li Mu came out of the sea, they met Xu Yuancai.
Xu Yuancai suddenly asked him: "What if A and B have physical contact, but B doesn't seem to react and lets A come out first? What should we do?"
Considering that Xu Yuancai cared so much about her friend A, Qi Yinrui suddenly thought that this A was Chen Xing.
Then B is naturally Xia Huanming.
But he didn't ask directly, instead he said: "This B is a boy, right?"
Xu Yuancai nodded: "Yes."
Qi Yinrui smiled: "What kind of physical contact is that?"
Xu Yuancai thought for a moment and said, "Apply sunscreen?"
The clue of sunscreen completely confirmed that they were the people here, and it was confirmed that they were Chen Xing and Xia Huanming.
Qi Yinrui fell into deep thought.
Before, Xia Huanming had reacted after Chen Xing touched him twice. It was impossible for him to not react after applying sunscreen. He was still asking Chen Xing to leave, unless...
Qi Yinrui smiled: "Then don't worry, that B should like your friend."
Xu Yuancai was shocked: "Master, how did you figure that out?"
"I'm not in a position to tell you how I figured it out," Qi Yinrui smiled, "He asked your friend to go out, probably because he encountered an emergency, which is normal for boys."
Xu Yuancai obviously didn't understand, so she tilted her head and asked him, "Is it urgent?"
He can't say that B produced male physiological phenomena.
So in the end Qi Yinrui did not answer Xu Yuancai, but asked her to go back to find B to confirm it again, such as showing B the things that A had touched.
Qi Yinrui patted Xia Huanming on the shoulder and said earnestly, "I told you, your feelings for Chen Xing are obvious. In the future, it will not only be me who will discover it, but many more people will also discover it."
"..." Xia Huanming remained silent and did not answer.
When Xia Huanming returned to Chen Xing's place, Chen Xing had already woken up and was sitting cross-legged on a recliner, eating pineapple with relish. When he saw him coming, his eyes lit up immediately and he picked up a piece of fruit with a fork.
Xia Huanming half-knelt down obediently, bit off the pineapple, and after tasting it, he said, "It's not sour, but quite sweet."
"Of course," Chen Xing raised his chin proudly, as if asking for praise, "I threw away the ones that weren't sweet a long time ago."
Xia Huanming's gaze slid into Chen Xing's open collar.
“…”
Xia Huanming realized what he was doing, and quickly looked away. He rubbed Chen Xing's hair for a while, and then sat on the recliner next to Chen Xing.
He took out his cell phone and saw the message from Xu Yuancai.
【Cai Cai】：【Picture】【Picture】【Picture】
Xu Yuancai sent more than a dozen photos, all of which were pictures of everyone playing at the beach.
Xia Huanming scanned the pictures one by one, and his eyes suddenly widened.
Among these photos, there is a photo of Chen Xing with pink hair.
It should be afternoon.
The sunlight penetrated the window. Chen Xing was sitting on the floor of the practice room, his electric guitar across his knees, the sleeves of his gray windbreaker rolled up to his elbows, the hood of his sweatshirt casually draped over his shoulders, his knees vaguely visible through the holes in his wide-leg jeans.
The sunlight made his smile towards the camera extremely dazzling.
Those were the years that Xia Huanming missed.
[Cai Cai]: Oops, I accidentally posted a different photo, and two minutes passed and I can’t withdraw it. Just pretend you didn’t see it.
[Xia Huanming]: OK
Xia Huanming said "OK" but his fingers had already quietly saved the photos to an encrypted album.
He pretended to ask Chen Xing casually: "Did you have pink hair when you were in college?"
"Well," Chen Xing shook his head and pointed at his hair, "I like dyeing my hair. When you met me before, my hair was green. It was actually blue, and I had dyed it purple before."
Chen Xing started talking about the years when he was not around, and Xia Huanming felt empty inside.
"You must be very popular in your band," Xia Huanming said softly, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the edge of the phone, "It would be great if we were in the same school. I would also like to see you singing on the stage with my own eyes, but we missed each other for four years."
Chen Xing stared at him for a few seconds and suddenly laughed out loud.
The laughter was like a mint candy, rolling into Xia Huanming's ears with a cool and refreshing feeling.
Xia Huanming didn't understand, but he didn't ask. He just looked at Chen Xing quietly.
Chen Xing finally asked him: "Do you want to listen?"
Xia Huanming nodded as a matter of course.
It goes without saying that Chen Xing must be dazzling on the stage, and if there is an opportunity, he will definitely not miss it.
Chen Xing lowered his head and quickly tapped on his phone, then blinked at Xia Huanming: "Just wait!"
Xia Huanming stared at Chen Xing, and the sea breeze suddenly became very still.
His heartbeat was as clear and audible as the sound of waves lapping at the shore in the distance.
An hour later, the golden sunlight fell below the horizon and night fell quietly.
When the program crew took everyone to the public beach, Xia Huanming finally understood the meaning of that sentence.
Chen Xing said he went to the toilet and then disappeared. Xia Huanming could only follow the group and move forward, sending messages to Chen Xing as he walked.
[Xia Huanming]: Are you here?
But the phone screen lit up and dimmed, and Chen Xing never replied to him.
When the contestants walked to the public beach, a group of people gathered in the center, and some adults carried their children on their shoulders just to see the stage in the center.
It turns out that there is a band singing on this makeshift stage every night, and the performance should be about to begin now.
Xia Huanming stood on the outskirts of the crowd, refreshing the chat interface absentmindedly.
[Xia Huanming]: Where are you?
[Xia Huanming]: Don't get lost, I'll pick you up
[Xia Huanming]: We are at the beach stage. There are a lot of people here. You should be able to see them when you come out.
The sea breeze with a salty and humid smell swept across the screen, blurring Xia Huanming's reflection into an anxious block of color.
Just as he was about to make the call, the crowd burst into exclamations.
"Good evening everyone, I am Chen Xing——"
The sound coming through the speakers made Xia Huanming tremble all over, and he looked up suddenly.
The person standing on the stage was Chen Xing, whom he was thinking about at the moment.
Chen Xing was still wearing the Hawaiian shirt with sunglasses hanging on his chest.
The only difference was that he was wearing a pink wig, the same color as he had in college.
Everyone was surprised that Chen Xing was on top of it.
Amid the noise, Xia Huanming could clearly feel his own heartbeat, vibrating violently in his chest like a drum.
Boom, boom, boom…
Chen Xing held a left-hand bass and took a step forward.
Behind him stretched out the purple and blue twilight. The sunset glow spread across the sky like dyed rice paper, outlining the flowing clouds into gorgeous brocade.
The pink hair glowed softly in the twilight, contrasting with the last rays of light in the sky.
Chen Xing was wearing the simplest outfit, without even any makeup, but she was so eye-catching.
Look, he said, Chen Xing is dazzling on the stage.
Chen Xing held the microphone with one hand, looked at the audience, and said with a smile: "I would like to thank the teachers of Xinrui Band for being willing to lend the venue and giving help, so that I and our band's lead singer Ms. Cai Cai can sing a few songs for everyone."
Xu Yuancai, who was holding a guitar next to them, nodded to everyone.
A young man below was shouting: "Handsome guy, your pink hair is so handsome!"
Chen Xing touched his hair and smiled.
"This is a wig. I had pink hair when I was in college. That person regrettably missed my four years in college. How do you think I should comfort him?" Chen Xing picked up the microphone and bent down to face the audience.
The young man said into the microphone: "Send out red envelopes."
The girl next to him said, "Go to work for him!"
The whole audience burst into laughter, even the band members couldn't help laughing, and the drummer lowered his head and laughed.
Zhao Xingyu's laughter could be heard beside Xia Huanming: "Hahaha, who is this person who said he missed it? His words are so literary and funny!"
Xia Huanming remained silent and still stood there motionless.
The right hand holding the phone fell down to the crotch of his pants, and the phone screen went dark again.
Xia Huanming stared at the person speaking on the stage with burning eyes.
"Since I'm a singer, of course I want him to go back to that time and listen to our live performances."
"So the next song we are going to sing is his favorite song, 'I'm in Qingshan Lake'."
He watched the man tap the microphone stand with his fingers. The sound of metal colliding spread out and the voice came clearly through the speakers.
Then her eyes looked through the crowd and met his gaze accurately.
The spotlight suddenly pierced through the twilight, illuminating the entire stage as bright as day.
The piano sound like moonlight poured towards him along with the sound of waves.
All the notes are telling the same truth.
Once again, he fell in love with Chen Xing irresistibly.
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