After having lunch in the commercial street, the two returned to the guest room to pack their luggage.
Jiang Dao had just packed up the boxes when Chu Yinlong came over and handed him a small box.
"What?" Jiang Dao took it curiously.
"A gift." Chu Yinlong said, "Open it and take a look?"
Jiang Dao smiled and stood up: "You bought it for me too? Why didn't you give it to me earlier?"
As he spoke, he opened the lid of the box and saw two small black pearl earrings inside, which glowed a light blue-purple under the light.
"Thank you, I like it too." Jiang Dao took out one of them, hesitated for a moment, and touched his earlobe again, a little tangled. Finally, he simply handed the earring in his hand to Chu Yinlong, "Please help me put it on."
He really doesn't know how to do this.
Chu Yinlong's breathing was slightly choked, then he took a short breath, took the earrings, and moved closer to Jiang Dao.
His fingers were trembling slightly for some reason. He carefully adjusted it for a long time before he pushed the tip of the earring into Jiangdao's tiny ear hole... but he encountered resistance.
Seeing Jiang Dao frown, Chu Yinlong suddenly became nervous: "Does it hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt." Jiang Dao replied, "Isn't it hard to insert?"
Chu Yinlong's throat rolled for a moment, and he whispered, "I'll try again."
The hot fingers gently pinched Jiangdao's earlobe, and the slight movement brought a slight tremor, and Jiangdao's brows frowned even deeper.
"...It really doesn't hurt?" Chu Yinlong didn't dare to move.
"It really doesn't hurt," Jiang Dao laughed, "You can go ahead and do it."
Chu Yinlong held his breath, applied a little more force with his fingers, and pushed all the ear needles in. When he saw the tip of Jiangdao's earlobe sticking out and there was no sign of bleeding, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and put the clip on.
Jiang Dao raised his hand and touched his earring, secretly soothing the numbness coming from there.
He turned his head and turned his other ear towards Chu Yinlong.
Unexpectedly, Chu Yinlong stared at the earring for a long time, and finally said helplessly: "You only have one ear hole."
Jiang Dao blinked and pretended to be surprised: "Oh, yes, I forgot about it myself."
As he said this, he took the other earring from Chu Yinlong, put it back into the box, covered it, and put it in the suitcase.
Chu Yinlong lowered his eyelashes and murmured something without a beginning or an end: "That's why he only made one for you..."
Jiang Dao didn't hear clearly: "Huh? What did you say?"
Chu Yinlong exhaled slowly: "...Nothing." But suddenly he felt that he was still outdone.
…
On the second day after returning to Yan City, Jiang Dao attended the wrap-up party of the "Operation Red Owl" crew.
As a prelude to the official launch of film promotion, the wrap party is certainly not just a place where the cast and crew have a meal together. Generally, bigwigs from investment companies and the media are also invited to attend.
Fortunately, the specially invited media are different from the reporters who follow the news. They come with good intentions and will not ask overly tricky and weird questions.
This was the first time that Jiang Dao wore formal attire to attend an event. He was not used to wearing a suit. He always felt a little restrained and couldn't move freely. But since everyone was wearing the same clothes, he had no choice but to follow the local customs.
After some toasts, Chu Yinlong, as the film's director and leading actor, stood up and spoke.
Jiang Dao looked at Chu Yinlong, who was extremely dazzling under the light, and suddenly a trace of envy arose in his heart.
This man is confident and powerful, and his leadership qualities ensure that he will never be mistaken for an ordinary person even if he is just standing there.
Everyone admires the strong.
Jiangdao is of course no exception.
When he was young, he had fantasized in countless nights between battles that one day he would become a hero, adored and praised by countless people.
But... reality cruelly told him that in such a world, being alive was already a great fortune.
So, when he came to this world, he didn't want to fight anymore. He wanted to find a beautiful place and spend the rest of his life in peace and quiet.
But now, at this moment, his heart suddenly felt a ripple again, and the heroic dream he had in his youth seemed to be gradually reviving.
He wanted to be someone like Chu Yinlong.
He wanted to be in the same position as him.
He also wanted to... leave some traces in this world to prove that he had been here.
Chu Yinlong's gaze swept across the entire audience, paused briefly on Jiang Dao's face, and then slowly moved away. He ended his short speech with a smile on his face.
There are certain rules for seating arrangement at this kind of banquet. Jiang Dao watched Chu Yinlong walk to the round table in the middle of the venue and sit down next to Yao Yuhua, feeling a little disappointed.
Now he doesn't even have the qualifications to sit with him.
"Hey, tone it down!" Jing Yu pulled Jiang Dao's arm and whispered in his ear, "You're almost looking at Teacher Chu!"
Seeing Jiang Dao turning around as if waking up from a dream, he couldn't help but chuckle a few times: "Be careful that the media finds out that there is something wrong between you two."
Jiang Dao rolled his eyes at him: "What's the problem between us?"
Jing Yu smiled without saying anything, his eyes full of "I understand, I understand".
At an occasion like a wrap party, eating is secondary and socializing is primary.
After eating for a while, Jingyu's agent came over to remind him of something. He immediately put down his chopsticks, hesitated for a moment, and insisted on pulling Jiangdao to toast the big guys sitting at the main table.
"Hey, please go with me! Otherwise I'll be scared!" These were Jingyu's exact words.
Jiang Dao reluctantly followed Jing Yu and stood up. He caught a glimpse of the other party's agent who was holding his forehead with a look of disappointment on his face.
At the main table, Chu Yinlong frowned when he saw Jiang Dao following Jing Yu with a wine glass in hand.
He had originally promised Jiang Dao that he would not take him to any promotional activities, but the wrap-up party, in addition to being a link up for publicity, was also an essential end to the filming of the film and had a certain meaning...Although it was a bit superstitious, Jiang Dao had played a scene of death in the movie after all, so the wrap-up party meant more to him.
Chu Yinlong originally thought that with Jiang Dao's personality, he would not participate in social activities at the banquet...but he did not expect that he would be pulled over by Jing Yu to toast.
There were twelve people at the main table, all of them were senior teachers or investment tycoons, and they would not be polite to the two young people. Chu Yinlong watched Jiang Dao drink ten glasses of wine, but he had no right to stop him. Even when Jiang Dao walked in front of him, he could only smile, praise him, accept Jiang Dao's toast, and then watch him drink the eleventh glass.
In such an occasion, if he refused, everyone would only speculate about their relationship with the greatest malice, which was what he didn't want to see even more.
After toasting twelve glasses of wine, Jiang Dao secretly pulled Jing Yu back to his seat. Jingyu's agent immediately stepped forward, thanked Jiang Dao, and then helped his artist to the bathroom.
Assistant Xiao Yang also ran over and asked with concern: "Xiaodao, how do you feel? The boss is a little worried about you."
After returning from the filming location, Yang Yue officially became his personal assistant and agent.
Jiang Dao's eyes were clear, and he smiled and waved his hands when he heard it: "It's okay, don't worry."
This body of his seemed to have a very high tolerance to alcohol, or perhaps, even if his body was drunk, his soul could still remain sober and would never be paralyzed by alcohol.
After the assistant left, Jiang Dao sat at the table, staring at the table full of delicious food for a while. He didn't want to eat anything. His eyes unconsciously found Chu Yinlong's figure again and followed him around the table.
After an unknown amount of time, people still kept coming up to talk to Chu Yinlong and take pictures with him. Chu Yinlong handled the situation with ease, wearing a gentle yet impressive smile.
However, for such a long time, his gaze stayed on Jiang Dao for a very short time, often leaving immediately and looking at others with a smile.
Jingyu finally came back from the bathroom and looked less drunk. However, before he could reach the table, an old actor who played a police officer in the crew called him away and took him to meet the media. Obviously, this is taking care of the younger generation and helping to pave the way and build bridges.
Jiang Dao looked at Chu Yinlong again and found that he was standing side by side with the actress who played Wei Jie's wife in the play, being photographed by reporters.
Jiang Dao suddenly felt a little stuffy in his chest, so he stood up and walked out of the banquet hall quietly.
"Sorry, excuse me for a moment." Chu Yinlong greeted politely and turned to leave.
Following the direction Jiang Dao left, he found his way to the lounge and saw the older boy standing crookedly by the window with his back to him, his forehead resting against the window frame and the wall.
Hearing footsteps, Jiang Dao turned around.
Chu Yinlong walked forward and asked in a low voice: "Are you tired? Or drunk?"
Jiang Dao said nothing, leaning against the window, looking up and staring at Chu Yinlong.
Chu Yinlong was stared at by him, and his already tipsy mind suddenly became even more blank. His Adam's apple rolled and his body leaned forward uncontrollably. It was as if a demon in his heart was urging him to get closer to Jiang Dao and go even further...
However, Jiang Dao suddenly spoke up and asked a strange question: "Why don't you look at me?"
Chu Yinlong was dragged back to reality, and was shocked to realize the distance between him and Jiang Dao. He stepped back suddenly, suppressing the panic in his heart: "What?"
After asking that question, Jiang Dao immediately felt that he was ridiculous and hypocritical, so he sneered and shook his head: "...Nothing. I just felt a little bored and came out to relax."
Chu Yinlong thought about it, but his brain was a little slow due to the influence of alcohol, and he finally came to the conclusion: "Yes, you don't like this kind of occasion and don't want to participate in the publicity... I have told Teacher Yao Yuhua and the others that they will not disturb you... If, if you still don't want to stay, I will let Xiao Yang take you home."
Hearing this, Jiang Dao was startled for a moment, then burst into laughter.
"You actually still remember that I said I didn't want to participate in the publicity."
The inexplicable sense of loss in his heart was suddenly filled, and it was a little too full, and it overflowed, flowing freely and seeping into his heart.
So he asked, "You didn't look at me or call me to follow you, because you didn't want to cause me trouble?"
Chu Yinlong hummed and said, "If you don't want to be spied on, then I will hide you."
Jiang Dao's lips moved, and suddenly he didn't know what to say.
Chu Yinlong stretched out his hand and gently rubbed Jiang Dao's head. As her fingers left, they inadvertently brushed over his earlobe and touched the small black pearl on his ear.
The author has something to say: After being reminded by readers, the stupid author found out that red coral is a first-class protected endangered species QwQ... The gift was changed to pearls!
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