Fake ryokan
The coconut water was a little sweet. Xi Ai took the coconut and went to hold Chu Yiqi's hand. Chu Yiqi tilted his head and looked at her for a long time before finally reluctantly pulling up Xi Ai's mask.
Where are we going?
"have no idea."
After several years, Xi Ai asked Chu Yiqi again, "Where are we going, Teacher Chu?"
Chu Yiqi was slightly stunned. In that instant, the overlapping of light and shadow severed time once again.
And so we finally returned to reality and saw the truth in the other person's eyes.
"But I didn't order any milk tea." Xi Ai looked at Chu Yiqi with a half-smile.
Chu Yiqi smiled, a hint of smug satisfaction in his expression, as if he had planned it all along.
"I've already ordered it." Chu Yiqi paused for a moment, then said, "I ordered it for you at room temperature."
Xi Ai nodded, and then began to make a wish: "I want to drink..."
Before he could finish speaking, Chu Yiqi smiled and said, "50% sugar, soy milk rice mochi. Any other questions?"
"some."
"Speak."
"I want to try my hand at playing the toy rings."
"Do you think I'm some kind of turtle in a wishing well?" Chu Yiqi thought it was something important, but it turned out to be a matter of luck that Xi Ai insisted on making a wish.
Xi Ai acted unreasonably: "You told me to say it."
"I didn't say I would definitely do it, even though you told me."
They chatted on and off the way, and when they got near the bridge, they spotted a ring toss game stall.
Xi Ai stopped and glanced at Chu Yiqi. Chu Yiqi suppressed a laugh and finally said, "Please let this lady wearing a mask walk into the crowd. She's really putting on a show."
"Actually, nobody cares about me."
Xi Ai grabbed Chu Yiqi's wrist and walked over, buying thirty rings in one go. She raised her chin and said decisively, "Look, this is the tiger tally I gave you."
"You tyrant!"
Xi Ai had no objections and smiled as she slipped a pink ring into Chu Yiqi's hand: "Okay, please try it on, Commander Chu."
"Yes, which one does His Majesty prefer?" Chu Yiqi turned her head away, as if she could really hit the bullseye every time.
"I like that jacaranda wind chime."
Chu Yiqi gestured a few times and tossed the plush yarn in his hand. It landed on the blanket without making a sound, and of course, it missed. So Chu Yiqi reached out his hand without turning around, and Xi Ai handed it to him, throwing it herself as well.
It got caught on the edge of a bamboo dragonfly.
The stall owner was a well-dressed woman with a very sweet appearance. She directly handed a new bamboo dragonfly to Xi Ai.
Does this count too?
"Judging from your voices, you're not from around here. Since you rarely come, of course you can come." The stall owner blinked and continued, "You're very beautiful."
"Thank you, you're super well-behaved too." Xi Ai smiled.
As soon as she took it, Xi Ai used her index finger to hold the dragonfly and waved it in front of Chu Yiqi's eyes: "Who is so amazing?"
"Don't show off!" Chu Yiqi turned her head away and fumbled for a new ring.
"How about I give it to you?"
Chu Yiqi couldn't help but smile, unable to suppress it: "Then... no need to thank me."
With the last two laps, Chu Yiqi finally landed accurately on the wind chime. Xi Ai chimed in, "You're incredibly amazing! Those archery lessons you took in Luoyang back then were definitely worth it."
"..."
Chu Yiqi remained silent for a long time, then gritted his teeth: "Insulting me?"
"No, that's nonsense." Xi Ai turned her face away, not even bothering to pretend.
"You clearly are."
"Your subjective bias."
Chu Yiqi covered her ears: "You're just making excuses!"
"Ah..." Xi Ai said, each word laced with difficulty, "Teacher Chu, how could you say that about me?"
"Um..." A girl's voice interrupted their bickering, "You are... Chu..."
"Shh—" Xi Ai and Chu Yiqi said in unison, as if they had planned it, and even made synchronized gestures, before adding together, "No, that's not it."
The three of them looked at each other and then started laughing non-stop. The fans were also super cooperative, whispering, "Is it just the two of you? Everyone was there when we saw the airport pickup video."
"They said they wanted to eat barbecue, so we came to buy milk tea," Chu Yiqi explained.
Xi Aichao added in a low voice, "And play quietly for a while."
"Okay, okay, can we take a group photo?"
"certainly."
Xi Ai lowered her eyes and saw the cotton doll hanging on her bag. It was a limited edition from a charity event initiated by a couple in the super topic a long time ago.
Xi Ai herself also collected a set.
During business hours, both of them were very enthusiastic. The moment the shutter was pressed, their eyes looked at the camera, but they looked at each other.
The moonlight spread and dissolved into the yellow and white lamplight.
"Would you like to come with us to get something to eat?" Chu Yiqi asked again as she was about to leave.
The fan hesitated for a moment, but still said, "No, I came out to take pictures with my friends today."
"By the way, do you want this?" Xi Ai handed over her phone, which showed an ordering interface.
Just as Xi Ai ordered five cups of milk tea and told her fans and friends they could pick them up, Chu Yiqi and she both received the photos that were sent to them. Chu Yiqi saved the photo of her and Xi Ai looking at each other.
"be safe."
"When is the concert?" the girl asked with a smile.
Xi Ai and Chu Yiqi smiled and said, "See you this year."
The group left early and returned relatively late, so when Yu Nianxi came to find Xi Ai and Chu Yiqi with her pillow, the two were having a great time.
Chu Yiqi had just finished packing her luggage when she said, "If... if I go to sleep now..."
"Then you will fall asleep now."
Xi Ai came over, drying her hair, and flicked the tassel on the bedside lamp. She heard Chu Yiqi's voice: "Then I'll be driven crazy by you."
"I'm going to be very sad."
"No, wait, I forgot what I was going to say." Chu Yiqi slapped the pillow she had been hugging and started to pretend to be angry: "You're terrible!"
"Mmm." Xi Ai tasted a piece of dried fruit, her eyes widened slightly as if in surprise, and then she turned to Chu Yiqi to share enthusiastically, "You should try this plum, it's especially delicious."
"Really?" Chu Yiqi was skeptical. Although they had similar preferences for dried fruit, Chu Yiqi didn't quite trust Xi Ai's character.
Xi Ai is a very strange person. When you don't know her well, she is warm on the outside but cold on the inside. But once you get to know her, she becomes incredibly childish in private. However, she is exceptionally reliable when it comes to serious matters.
Xi Ai is also exceptionally patient when it comes to ripping people off.
"Mmm-hmm." Xi Ai nodded, her eyes filled with nothing but pride in her ability to pick out snacks.
Chu Yiqi was still not quite convinced, but she reached out and pinched one of them.
It's extremely sour.
Very, very bad.
Chu Yiqi swallowed with difficulty, his face contorted in pain, while Xi Ai innocently handed him a jar of preserved plums she was holding in her right hand.
"I'm sorry, darling, I forgot it was this jar." Xi Ai blinked.
Chu Yiqi turned her head away, glanced at him secretly, and said, "I will never believe you again."
"Really? I promise this time it's for real."
When Xi Ai tugged at his sleeve again, Chu Yiqi quickly turned around, took a piece, and then quickly turned back to eat it.
A moment later: "This is delicious!"
Xi Ai smiled slightly: "You really don't believe me?"
"The incident may be over, but the hurt will always remain."
"What can we do? Poor Xi has been waiting for her husband in the fanfiction community for so long. What did Xi do wrong?" Xi Ai leaned against the pillow and picked up a square pillow.
"This Chu Yiqi has been raising a child in the fanfiction circle you mentioned for two years."
“Come back, Teacher Chu, we can raise them together.” Xi Ai looked at Chu Yiqi, her expression a mix of joking and a sincere hint.
Chu Yiqi didn't react immediately, but casually replied, "Teacher Chu is too tired, that's all."
"It's alright, call Shadow, we can adopt a sweet baby."
Chu Yiqi sighed, suddenly realizing that the conversation seemed to have gone completely off course. So he awkwardly changed the subject, glanced at the video, and said, "Give our post-production teacher a break. After rummaging through the videotape for ages, we found zero footage that could be edited."
"We can set up a fake ryokan (traditional Japanese restaurant)."
After Xi Ai finished speaking, both of them belatedly realized that they hadn't had such a relaxed moment in a long time, and that her words were full of nonsense with not a single word that sounded reasonable.
But I also really miss this atmosphere and want to stay in it a little longer.
After a brief silence, the conversation finally got back to normal.
Chu Yiqi, holding the things she had just bought that afternoon, said, "This beef jerky is delicious, you should try it."
"What if I get rejected at an audition one day because of my weight..."
"Then you've really gained weight." Chu Yiqi's indifferent words sounded like a reply.
"You're vindictive." Xi Ai looked at Chu Yiqi with a smile.
"You're just laughing at someone who's only slightly better than you."
“I clearly repay evil with good.”
As she spoke, Xi Ai took out a plum cake from her crossbody bag.
"Tell me quickly that I'm really good."
"You're terrible." Chu Yiqi didn't admit it, but quickly withdrew her hand after taking the plum cake.
"You're talking nonsense."
A faint, fleeting smile flickered in Xi Ai's eyes, like moonlight that had missed the plum tree.
Chu Yiqi caught the pillow that Xi Ai threw to him.
The reason they were able to get along so well in the first place, besides the mutual appreciation that arose from their sharp exchanges, was largely because they both saw each other as "interesting souls."
It's like saying something inexplicable from time to time, acting like a drama queen from time to time, or being able to catch the jokes thrown at you without hesitation.
For example, in the music video recording of one of their songs not long after they formed the group, a school campus scene was set up.
Xi Ai was wearing a black and white school uniform, and her hair, which had been dyed black again, was tied into a high ponytail, which swirled around because of its natural curls, as if it had been carefully designed.
Chu Yiqi held the pen suspended between her fingers, maintaining perfect balance. She followed the habits of a good student, lowering her head to seriously study chemistry organic synthesis.
The braids on both sides were fluffy and casual, which made Chu Yiqi suddenly come alive, much freer and more agile than when she was in high school.
As Chu Yiqi was drawing organic objects, Xi Ai turned around and leaned back in her chair, swaying gently. Suddenly, she looked up and carefully examined Chu Yiqi's features.
Chu Yiqi glanced at her.
At that time, Chu Yiqi had no feelings for Xi Ai, and Xi Ai was also unusually oblivious. So neither of them realized that they were too close, almost touching nose to nose, and their eyes could only see each other's faces.
"What's wrong? Do you have any objections?"
Xi Ai said, "Wow, this is so pretty! Are two birds carrying a cloth bag together?"
"..."
Chu Yiqi remained silent for a long time before finally managing to utter a sentence: "Do you think it's possible? Two bromine rings, that's a benzene ring. This whole thing is called... whatever you want to call it."
Mingming Chu Yiqi's handwriting, whether it's his calligraphy or his chemistry book, is quite neat and pleasing to the eye, but Xi Ai always likes to tease people randomly.
Not only did he tease her, but he also took a pen from Chu Yiqi's hand and drew a small expression—a formula for a benzene ring with a super large circle in the middle, accompanied by Xi Ai's words: "Oh—".
"…………"
Where is that childish brat?
Xi Ai was on the judges' panel, so she could shout out her name.
Chu Yiqi snatched the pen back, tilted his head, and drew an emoji from an angle that was easy for both of them to recognize. It was a Kekulé-style benzene ring, like a simple line drawing of a little person with lips pressed into a straight line, accompanied by the text: "I really have nothing to say."
Furthermore, the characters “话” and “说” were replaced with “fa” and “so” from the musical staff.
Two childish kids should just hang out together.
Music students are the same; a single sentence can contain eight hundred jokes, enabling barrier-free encrypted communication.
Xi Ai drew a benzene ring again, this time bending the bottom line a little bit: "Hehe".
Chu Yiqi continued drawing: "No, hehe."
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