Chapter 22 He had no mind to care about himself and Jing Yi anymore…
Fang Xingu knew, of course, that Jing Yitong couldn't have actually burned him, but hearing Jing Yitong's words, he still felt as if his heart was being held in the palm of a warm hand, a bittersweet feeling.
Although Jing Yitong spoke casually and in a somewhat playful tone, Fang Xin Gu could tell that he was speaking from the heart.
Suan believes that one day, Jing Yitong might say the same thing to someone else.
Moreover, he realized that Jing Yitong had no intention of pretending to be unfamiliar with him. Although she was still trying to maintain an "unfamiliar" relationship with him in front of the camera, she would break the facade from time to time, as if she wanted to announce their relationship to the world.
For example, right now, Jing Yitong wasn't satisfied with just teasing Fang Xingu, so he continued, "So you have to take your clothes off before you can iron them, otherwise you'll burn yourself. To express my apology, Teacher Fang, take off your shirt and give it to me, I'll iron it for you?"
Jing Yitong held an iron in one hand and reached out to Fang Xingu with the other, asking him for clothes. His expression was so sincere that no one could bear to refuse him.
Looking at him like this, Fang Xin suddenly remembered the day they arrived in Ushuaia. The seven of them went to buy hats together. On the way, Jing Yitong took the initiative to ask for directions, and was praised by Rhoda and others as "an essential item for home and travel".
At the time, people questioned the assessment of "staying at home," but now Jing Yitong's appearance seems to confirm those two words.
Fang Xingu muttered to himself, "He's really 'staying at home' now."
Jing Yitong didn't understand: "What do you mean by 'home'?"
Fang Xingu looked at Luo Da and Li Wenyu, but he didn't expect that these people were so stunned by the bombshells that they didn't even talk to Fang Xingu. They just gave him a clear but stupid look.
Fang Xin was so disappointed in Jing Yitong that he had no choice but to take off his shirt and hand it to him: "Free labor, might as well use it."
Jing Yitong took the shirt: "It's a pleasure to serve you."
This time, he neatly hung up the shirt, turned on the iron, and waited for it to heat up, while Fang Xin watched from behind with his arms crossed.
The room fell silent, and everyone looked at each other in bewilderment: What on earth were these two doing?
Even Yan Tu was bewildered by them. He secretly took out his phone and contacted Qi Qiu, trying to pry some information out of him.
Yan Tu: What is the relationship between your Fang Xin Gu and Jing Yi Tong? If they have a grudge, you should tell me so I can be prepared.
Qi Qiu: ...
Qi Qiu: There shouldn't be any grudges. As for the others... you should ask Xin Gu yourself. I don't know either.
Yan Tu asked in surprise: Aren't you the agent?
Qi Qiu: Haha, I'm his manager, not his mother. I can't control his social life. And I'd also like to ask you guys, why did you keep Jing Yitong's appearance on the show a secret?
Yan Tu was also baffled: "I don't know. It was Jing Yitong who took the initiative to contact us, and he also asked us to keep it a secret."
Wow, it was Jing Yitong's side that requested it?
Qi Qiu recalled the time Jing Yitong went to the hospital to see Fang Xingu. It seemed that from that day on, he had a feeling that Jing Yitong was acting strangely, not like an ordinary childhood friend or older brother.
Not only were the guests and staff at the scene stunned, but the viewers in the live broadcast room were also stunned:
"What did I just hear? 'I can't bear to part with that'?"
"Who's reluctant to part with whom? Jing Yitong is reluctant to part with Fang Xin? Wait, weren't they supposed to be enemies? [Stunned]"
"Jing Yitong, you feel so unfamiliar to me..."
"Holy crap, where's the product manager? This is seriously amazing!"
"Jing Yitong's tone was clearly mocking Fang Xingu, okay? [eye roll]"
"fzl is indeed not picky; he'll eat anything."
"These two faces are such a perfect match, and you guys aren't shipping them??? It seems like you've been poisoned by too much dating in the Chinese entertainment industry."
"The toxic solo stan is bringing up your fujoshi grandma again [smile]"
"It's reasonable to suspect that Jing Yitong wanted to kill Fang Xin'gu. The smile he gave Fang Xin'gu before he stuck the iron on her was so sinister and terrifying."
"I saw it too. Jing Yitong's expression made me feel like he wanted to stick a heated iron directly onto him... Ahhh, I feel so sorry for fxg [crying]"
"How did you guys exaggerate a little playful banter into a new era of branding? You're so petty, the real business is so small [tongue out]"
"Are you that close to your idol that you can joke around? If you act like a jerk once, Jing Yitong will be out of the spotlight for another year [tongue out]"
"There are so many Tong Si? They're actually able to fight Gu Si to a standstill."
"Some people may seem to be of the same ilk, but deep down they are indistinguishable from ghosts... It's all a mess, so let's drink it while it's hot."
"Let's stop arguing. Right now, I just want to know what the couple name for Jing Yitong and Fang Xingu is. [drooling]"
"Beep beep beep—Welcome everyone to ship our 'Tongxinyuan'! A double-award-winning actor x top-tier singer, a high-value, strong couple with every character setting you could want. Whatever you want to ship, we have it all here! We at 'Tongxinyuan' welcome all shippers who have been hurt by their own pairings. Here, you'll never have to worry about backstabbing, 'purifying' your pairings, or them collapsing, because we never had a foundation to begin with [hands clasped together]"
"I'm dying of laughter. Who knows, I originally just thought they were a good match in terms of personality and appearance, so I wanted to ship them a little, but the more I dug into their relationship, the more I realized they were a perfect match [laughing and crying emoji]."
"Where's that sister who just said she was going to dig up dirt on Fang Xingu and Jing Yitong? I need to know all about their love-hate relationship within three days!"
Inside room 609, the iron finally reached the desired temperature. While ironing clothes, Jing Yitong asked Fang Xingu, "Are you cold?"
Fang Xin was only wearing a white long-sleeved inner layer, which didn't look warm.
Fang Xingu coldly replied, "Not cold."
Jing Yitong seemed not to hear his reply, and continued to iron the shirt quickly, returning it to Fang Xingu.
The clothes were noticeably warm, and Fang Xingu only realized how cold his fingertips were when he took them. He lowered his eyes and silently put on the warm shirt.
Fang Xin's silence seemed like a signal, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Li Wenyu said, "It's past seven o'clock, let's go have dinner?"
Everyone agreed to move to the restaurant together. Only Fang Xin thought for a moment. He didn't follow the group. Instead, he went back to 608 to put on a jacket before heading to the restaurant.
The restaurant was buffet style, and Fang Xin had no appetite, so he only picked up a few dishes and wanted to find a seat. He had been delayed for a few minutes while getting dressed in his room, and by the time he carried his tray to find a seat, everyone else was already seated.
The restaurant tables were for two or four people. The other six guests from "The World Is So Big" sat at two separate tables. Fang Xin looked at them from afar and hesitated.
One table had three women, and the other table had three men. Normally, Fang Xingu should have chosen to sit with Luo Da and the others, but coincidentally, the empty seat at that table was next to Jing Yitong.
Fang Xin still didn't really want to sit next to Jing Yitong. Should he then take the initiative to sit with a girl? That seemed odd. Maybe he should just have a table by himself…
Fortunately, Meng Hui noticed Fang Xingu's embarrassment and waved to him, "Xingu, come sit here. The fans in the live stream are saying they want to see you."
Fang Xingu quickly took the opportunity to sit down next to Meng Hui, and greeted the fans in the live stream: "Has everyone eaten yet? If not, you can eat with us."
Seeing the fans' enthusiastic responses, Fang Xingu chatted with them: "Actually, I ate quite a lot, a good mix of meat and vegetables... Will I get hungry later? I shouldn't, it's okay, I can always make instant noodles when I get hungry. Is there anything good to eat on the cruise ship? Let me check..."
Fang Xingu tasted all the dishes he had picked up, and finally ordered a salad: "This tastes good, the dressing is very well made."
His words immediately drew a barrage of criticism from fans: "Who's a good person eating a buffet salad like that!"
"My kid tasted so many dishes, and in the end, he only praised the green belt that had the best rice-shrinking effect [crying emoji]"
Fang Xin picked at a few pieces of leafy greens and ate them elegantly: "Why is salad so bland? The taste is actually pretty good."
Li Wenyu couldn't help but complain, "Senior brother, are you a sheep? You eat grass with such enthusiasm. I only eat this when I'm on a diet."
Fang Xin looked at the plate of desserts in front of her and said kindly, "You should eat less sweets, or your manager will yell at you again when he sees them."
Li Wenyu responded by moving Meng Hui's live stream camera to the side and cleverly removing her own plate from the camera's view.
Fang Xin Gu: ...
Viewers in the live stream clearly noticed Li Wenyu's little action: "What a clever trick of burying one's head in the sand, hahaha."
"Wenyu, Wenyu, it's your turn to tell us what delicious food is available at the restaurant!"
Li Wenyu snapped his fingers: "Hey, everyone's come to the right person now."
Li Wenyu recounted the delicious food she had just tasted to everyone as if it were a treasure trove, with Luo Da adding his own comments. In the end, the two of them still felt it wasn't enough, so they decided to go to the food pick-up area to livestream. Meng Hui, indulging them, accompanied them with the livestream camera.
Now only the taciturn Liang Jiyan and Fang Xingu remained at the table. Both of them were quiet and taciturn, and they silently ate their meal with their heads down.
However, they weren't the only crew on the cruise ship, and in order not to disturb other tourists' meals, the three-person live stream team returned shortly afterward.
Li Wenyu had a fruitful trip back, and the tray in her hand was filled with all kinds of exquisite desserts and pastries: "These are all carefully selected by me, and they taste great. Everyone should try them."
At Li Wenyu's strong recommendation, Liang Jiyan chose a brownie, while Fang Xingu, who doesn't like sweets, chose a bowl of fruit yogurt.
The sweet and sour yogurt is mixed with a variety of fruits. With each bite, the juice from the various fruit pieces bursts out. It is also topped with some nuts, which makes the yogurt even more flavorful. It tastes really good.
Li Wenyu continued her great work of distributing desserts. She placed the plates at the table where Jing Yitong and the other two were, and semi-forced them to choose a dessert to try. Meng Hui also joined them at the table to livestream, and the group chatted and laughed.
Jing Yitong ate two bites of cake and felt it was too sweet, so she got up to get a cup of coffee to go with it.
As he passed by Fang Xingu, he habitually glanced at Fang Xingu a couple more times, then suddenly stopped and turned around, staring at the yogurt that Fang Xingu was putting into his mouth.
Fang Xin saw Jing Yitong standing in front of him, his eyes still fixed on the yogurt in his hand. He put the yogurt back on the table and asked, "What's up? Do you want to try some too?"
But Jing Yitong, unusually, didn't look at him. Instead, his gaze followed the bowl of yogurt. He stared at the fruit that was vaguely visible in it for a long time, and then suddenly asked Fang Xingu, "...Do you know what kind of fruit is in this bowl of yogurt?"
Fang Xingu licked his lips, tasting only a sweet flavor, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was. He answered truthfully, "I don't know, I couldn't taste it."
Jing Yitong said helplessly, "You dare to eat whatever you don't know?"
Fang Xin asked, puzzled, "Hmm?"
Jing Yitong, exasperated, smacked him on the head: "This is a pineapple!"
Fang Xingu stared blankly at the yogurt on the table, even poking at it with a spoon: Is there pineapple? But he couldn't taste any pineapple.
Sitting opposite him, Liang Jiyan looked up in confusion: "What's wrong with Pineapple?"
Fang Xingu glanced at Jing Yitong guiltily. Generally speaking, he was not afraid of Jing Yitong, but years of companionship had made Fang Xingu extremely sensitive to Jing Yitong's emotional changes. At this moment, he could clearly feel a low pressure surrounding Jing Yitong.
Clearly, Jing Yitong was angry.
Fang Xingu panicked immediately. At this point, he no longer cared about whether his relationship with Jing Yitong would be exposed. He just said weakly, "Uh... I'm allergic to pineapple."
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"Mr. Xie, how could you fall in love with a body double!"
A seemingly respectable but mentally unstable seme (Xie Sui) × A hedonistic uke (Lu Mingwei) who has died once and therefore prioritizes pleasure.
(Main character is the receiver, the receiver is reborn, the synopsis and title are being worked on~)
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Ever since he hired a new assistant, Xie Sui has noticed that the way his colleagues look at him has changed.
Every day as he walks around the company, he can hear the employees whispering amongst themselves, even though they think it's being discreet.
"How could President Xie find a substitute for President Lu to keep by his side?"
"This stand-in looks so much like President Lu, from appearance to personality. Could this be a scam?"
"I really misjudged President Xie. President Lu has only been gone for a few years and he can't hold back anymore? No, it's been eight years."
"Sigh, men really are all fickle."
Xie Sui turned a deaf ear and only showed great care for the "stand-in" assistant.
Not only did he let the stand-in move into his home, but he also personally took care of the stand-in's daily life. He even became so infatuated with love that he wanted to give his shares to the stand-in.
Upon hearing the news, Mingsheng employees erupted in a shrill outcry: "President Xie, how could you fall in love with a body double!"
Mingsheng is President Lu's life's work, and now you actually want to use Mingsheng to curry favor with the substitute? How can you face President Lu?
Xie Sui stubbornly insisted: "Stop arguing, I can tell whether he's a stand-in or not."
staff:……
Oh no, Ming Sheng is really doomed now!
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In his previous life, Lu Mingwei worked diligently for the company, but died of illness at the age of twenty-eight, only to be met with countless cries of "Heaven is jealous of talent" at his funeral.
When Lu Mingwei opened his eyes again, he found himself eight years in the future.
This time, he was reborn as a penniless man who looked somewhat similar to his original self. However, he was unloved by his parents, owed a huge amount of money to loan sharks, and was even coerced and lured by his creditors to become someone else's substitute.
Creditor: "As long as you infiltrate Mingsheng Group and become Xie Sui's stand-in for Lu Mingwei, stealing Mingsheng's internal secrets, our debt will be wiped clean."
Lu Mingwei: ?
Mingsheng, isn't that my company?
Xie Sui, isn't that my student?
Lu Mingwei... isn't that just me?!
Lu Mingwei is not suitable as a typical stand-in.
But he definitely needs to test the waters of something as outrageous as infiltrating his own company and acting as his student's double. :)
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In order to find out the details of the creditors, Lu Mingwei disguised himself and joined Mingsheng as Xie Sui's assistant.
Based on Lu Mingwei's understanding of Xie Sui, he felt that Xie Sui would never be deceived by the so-called "stand-in" trap.
However, upon returning to Mingsheng, Lu Mingwei discovered that Xie Sui's attitude towards him, his "stand-in," was becoming increasingly strange.
She not only tricked him into living with her at home, but also took care of his food, clothing, housing, and transportation, and even tried to lure him into bed.
Lu Mingwei fell into deep thought: Something's not right. Does Xie Sui want to sleep with the substitute or with me?
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