Chapter 119

There was complete silence in the room, save for the young man's gasping after his panic.

In the gradually brightening sunlight, the confusion and panic in those dark eyes became more transparent.

Li Pho, who was pushed away, stood beside the bed, staring at Bai Gaoxing quietly, with emotions that were difficult to see through in his dark eyes.

Frank looked up from the monitor, his blue eyes filled with confusion, as if he didn't understand why the scene, which had been filming so smoothly, suddenly ended here.

The kiss scene was a disaster.

This was an unexpected accident. Just when he thought everything was going smoothly, the sudden change in the situation really surprised everyone.

And it wasn't just any Waterloo - it wasn't a temporary laugh or a wrong position, but one of the protagonists of the kiss showed strong resistance to the other person.

After the teenager successfully passed the scene in the casino, Frank instinctively believed that it would be just as smooth here, but reality gave him a hard blow.

He didn't expect...Noah would actually push Adonis away.

Before the kissing scene, the two of them already had a great atmosphere and feeling, so there shouldn't be a jam... Frank couldn't help but frown, stroking his beard in thought.

At this moment, Bai Gaoxing had not yet recovered from his shock. His hands on the quilt tightened consciously and grabbed the messy folds.

He couldn't help but curl his legs inward, pulling the quilt to create a large gap in the already narrow bed.

"Everyone, take a break first." Frank's voice brought him back to his senses.

Then, Bai Gaoxing saw the bearded director coming over and asked him with concern: "Bai, are you okay?"

"...Not bad." Bai Gaoxing answered vaguely, then suddenly remembered something and turned his head to look at the man next to him.

Did he just push Li Pho away! ?

Bai Gaoxing still remembers the scene of the man leaning over, and the feeling of his palm against the other's chest is still lingering.

At such an important moment, he pushed people away... Would Li Pu misunderstand that he disliked him?

But he didn't!

Bai Gaoxing's fingers almost messed up the quilt into a ball. The suffocating feeling made his cheeks red again and his eyes sparkled.

He... didn't know what he was thinking. At that moment, his whole heart was in a mess.

Something seemed to be becoming clear, but he couldn't put his finger on what it meant.

Bai Gaoxing glanced at Li Pu secretly, trying to read the man's reaction from his face.

Fortunately, Li Pho remained calm, and everything that had just happened seemed to have no effect on him. He just stood there, like a dedicated actor ready to follow the next instructions.

Yes, they are just actors now.

Bai Gaoxing couldn't explain the sudden feeling of loss in his heart, but on second thought, he should be sad just for causing the crew to make a mistake and holding them back.

His sense of collective honor is so strong.

Otherwise...why would he be so sad that he wanted to cry.

"I'm sorry." Bai Gaoxing apologized to Frank, and then said the same thing he did to other actors when they made a mistake, "I can do it again."

"Oh...it's okay! Are you sure everything's okay?" Frank felt sorry for the youngest boy in the crew, especially now that his eyes were red as if he was about to cry, which made him feel full of self-blame.

For someone who is not an actor, kissing someone casually is indeed difficult to accept. Frank said he understood. He only remembered teaching the boy one-on-one about the details that needed to be paid attention to in acting, but forgot to mention this part.

It was his fault.

"If you insist." Frank sighed.

The atmosphere once again returned to peace and tranquility. The sunlight outside the window was brighter than before, and the colors projected on the quilt were even more dazzling.

The boy just got up with his hair loose and slightly messy. Li Pu walked to the bed again, leaned over with his arms propped up, and placed his hand behind the boy's head.

Still no use.

The moment his palm touched Bai Gaoxing's head, Li Pu felt the boy's extremely stiff body. The pair of dark eyes looked at him, but the emotions in those eyes did not belong to Noah at that moment.

Of course, he was not looking at Adonis.

Li Phou couldn't describe his feelings at this moment. He didn't have this feeling even when he was pushed away. This time, it actually confirmed something.

He took down his hand that was behind the boy's head and said NG.

Frank also noticed that the atmosphere was not right, so he decided to suspend today's filming and said to ease the atmosphere: "Anyway, the best light for today has passed."

The staff responded one after another and began to pack up.

Bai Gaoxing was stunned for a moment, then he threw off the quilt, got out of bed, and went to the next room to put on his clothes.

When passing by Li Pho, he couldn't help but look at him, opened his mouth, but still said nothing and walked away quickly.

The sun had risen high, and the bright sunlight was divided by the windows. The part that came in covered most of Li Pho's body, while the face that was not illuminated was hidden in deep shadows.

When Frank looked up, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.

When there is no light, Adonis is a heavy shadow.

But now, he saw that profound quality in his actors.

...Is it time to arrange psychological counseling? Frank turned his head as he walked over, "Li, are you okay?"

Li Pu retracted his gaze, his expression as calm as usual, "I'm fine."

Frank patted his shoulder and said, "It's okay. We have plenty of time. We just need a little rest!"

"What if...it still doesn't work in the future?" Li Pu looked at the director, as if he was simply asking a question about acting.

"Well..." Frank thought about it for a moment, "You know me. I hope you can shoot it normally and not use borrowed shots to solve the problem."

"But if that doesn't work..."

"Okay, I got it." Li Pu said, turned and walked towards the door.

??? What do you know?

Frank stared, confused.

In the corridor outside, Mei Youshu, who had just bought real breakfast, rushed over excitedly, "Brother Li!" and was really stunned.

The man in front of him seemed calm, but in fact he exuded a heavy aura.

A little frustrated and a little depressed.

As an assistant for many years, he could read Li Pho's mood very accurately.

Mei Youshu didn't know if the filming had affected the man's mood again, so he turned around and looked, "Where's Dabai?"

Bai Gaoxing changed his clothes and came out.

When he saw Mei Youshu, he smiled and greeted him, but when he saw Li Pu, he unnaturally retracted the arc of his mouth, "...Shall we go?"

"Let's go. I'll park the car downstairs." Mei Youshu handed another breakfast to Bai Gaoxing. "You must be hungry. Eat something first."

"Okay." Bai Gaoxing took the breakfast and followed Mei Youshu.

After going downstairs, Mei Youshu suddenly realized.

He asked why it felt so weird!

Before, the two of them always walked in front of him affectionately, but this time, one was on the left and the other on the right, and neither of them looked at each other.

...had a fight?

Mei Youshu didn't dare to say a word. After sending the person back to the hotel, he quickly slipped back to his room and told Lei Li about it.

"That's strange. I saw that Brother Li was fine two days ago. His condition was also..."

In the past, Lei Li had already made him keep a close eye on her, but this time was different.

"Oh, don't worry about it." Lei Li replied calmly, "He has reached puberty."

Mei Youshu: ???

On the other side, Bai Gaoxing, who had returned to the room, started eating.

It was fine when there were other people around, but now that we were alone, the atmosphere had become extremely awkward.

Should he say something?

Bai Gaoxing glanced at the man secretly, his face showing confusion. Explaining why he pushed her away seemed too deliberate and too shady...

Time passed by in confusion. Bai Gaoxing finally finished his meal and calmed down. When he turned around, Li Pu was already lying on the bed with his back to him. He didn't know if he had fallen asleep.

All right……

Bai Gaoxing blinked and thought

I felt a little sleepy, so I washed up and lay down on the bed, thinking that maybe after a good sleep I could pretend nothing happened.

Although it may be difficult.

His thoughts were still confused. When he thought of Li Pho, that strange feeling came up again.

Bai Gaoxing fell asleep in an awkward mood. Because his attention was completely focused on himself, he did not notice that on the other bed, a man was holding a mobile phone and browsing various web pages.

…

Li Pu browsed the relationship forum for several hours. Before falling asleep, the search interface still showed questions like "Why doesn't the person I like want to kiss me?"

The next day came in a blink of an eye.

When it was time to shoot the scene at dawn, the weather was gloomy and the plan to continue yesterday's scene was abandoned.

But this did not mean that other scenes could not be filmed. Frank took the actors to the casino again. However, since there was no plot involving Adonis and Noah, Li Phou and Bai Gaoxing stayed in the hotel to rest.

"Today the hotel is giving away apple juice!" Bai Gaoxing happily pulled the dining cart in from outside the door and placed the food for the two on the table.

Li Pu responded, put the tableware in place, and placed his glass of apple juice in front of Bai Gaoxing.

Bai Gaoxing was slightly stunned.

They get along just like before, as if nothing has happened, and yet, something seems to be wrong.

Bai Gaoxing sighed secretly and poked the croquette a few times with his fork.

It seemed like he no longer knew how to tell what this feeling was.

They thought that this sudden chat would continue until the scene was finished, but in the afternoon, Darren and Nitia knocked on their door.

"You two," Darren said excitedly, "why don't you go to the bar? Frank said the weather will be bad tomorrow, so he's going to give us a day off."

Nitia beside him also nodded in agreement, "There's a bar with famous drinks. It would be a shame if you don't go there. After filming for so long, you should relax for a while."

bar!

Bai Gaoxing, who had only watched from outside and had never gone in to see it himself, suddenly brightened up. He even forgot that he and Li Pu were still in a strange atmosphere. He turned around and said, "Li Pu! Let's go!!"

Li Pho wanted to refuse: "..."

And so, as the last ray of dusk seeped into the horizon, the four of them walked into the bar.

This is a bar that focuses on leisure and relaxation, with a lot of singing and dancing, colorful drinks, and all the people coming and going are young faces.

Bai Gaoxing stared at the scenery inside, exclaiming in amazement from time to time.

The four of them sat directly at the bar.

There were a lot of people here, some were dancing on the dance floor, some were singing on another stage, and there were also many people drinking and chatting in the booths. Almost no one noticed them.

But it’s only “almost”.

On the way in, many people were amazed by the four people, and some even wanted to come up and chat with them, but Darren rejected them skillfully.

"What would you like to drink?" Darren asked in a raised voice as the music was loud.

"A Manhattan cocktail," Nitia said. "Bai, how about you?"

"Ah?" Bai Gaoxing hadn't thought about drinking yet. Just as he frowned, he heard Li Pu say, "Give him a glass of lemonade."

Darren: “Hey, we’re out here to have fun.”

Seeing Bai Gaoxing nodded, Nitia asked again, "What about you?"

Li Pu: "I want lemonade, too."

Darren couldn't bear to watch.

The lemonade came, Bai Gaoxing took a sip, and his face wrinkled from the cold.

Darren and Nitia started chatting out of boredom.

Bai Gaoxing listened from the side and occasionally interrupted a few words. Only Li Pu sat quietly on the side. No matter how noisy the environment was, it could not affect him.

"Bang." A glass of beautifully colored cocktail was suddenly placed in front of Bai Gaoxing, and a handsome man smiled and said, "Have a drink, please."

Before Bai Gaoxing could react, Li Pu stretched out his hand in front of the man and said, "Sorry, he doesn't drink."

"Okay..." A hint of understanding flashed across the man's eyes, and he shrugged regretfully.

"Oh, is this a romantic encounter?" Nitia came over and teased, then shook her head at Li Pu, "It really ruined Bai's good fortune."

Bai Gaoxing gave a dry laugh.

Not long after, Darren and Nitia looked at each other, and Nitia knocked on the bar in front of Bai Gaoxing, "Bai, accompany me over there?"

She turned her head and gestured, "There seems to be a lucky draw game over there. I want to go and take a look. Can I?"

Bai Gaoxing certainly wouldn't refuse. He even stood up actively and asked, "Okay, where?"

Nitia waved her hand towards Li Pu, "Then I'll borrow Bai first~"

Watching the two people's backs gradually disappearing, Darren coughed and turned to Li Pu, "Li, about the scene yesterday..."

Darren didn't speak English very well, so he spoke haltingly, mumbling, "I should have left Nitia here. I'll go talk to Bai."

"Did Frank ask you to come?" Li Phou answered him in smooth and fluent French.

On the other side, Bai Gaoxing had been pulled by Nitia to a booth she had reserved in advance.

"Okay, I admit it. Frank asked me to come." Nitia took two glasses of champagne from a passing waiter and gave one to the boy in front of her. After seeing his troubled expression, she smiled and said, "It's okay. The alcohol content is very low."

As for why Director Frank asked Darren and Nitia to come, the reason is very simple.

The kissing scene between the two of them went very smoothly, which may be more helpful to both of them in their interpretation and understanding of the characters.

So, Darren and Nitia split up and each picked up one in the bar, and the heroine played by Nitia was more in line with Noah, so that was the division of labor.

"If you don't mind, can you tell me what you think?" Nitia said directly and clearly, "Or, can I tell you about my psychological process of kissing?"

I didn't expect that this kind of drama could be told. Bai Gaoxing blushed slightly, "Okay..." He paused, "Maybe I just don't know how to distinguish..."

"Then I'll take the hero and heroine as an example." Nitia said, "The two of them can't help themselves. Their feelings for each other were born from their daily interactions. The heroine took care of the injured hero, and the hero also discovered the shining points of the heroine and appreciated her during this period."

Bai Gaoxing took a sip of champagne.

The moment Nitia opened her mouth, he began to feel nervous.

Then...he couldn't help but think of himself and Li Pho.

They seem to get along with each other often on a daily basis?

"...Later, the hero and heroine found that they couldn't live without each other, so they thought about changing the status quo."

Can't leave...is that so?

"What does it take to feel like you can't live without each other?" Bai Gaoxing's face was already a little flushed.

Nitia answered enthusiastically: "For example, thinking about how sad it would be to be separated, whether you would be able to get used to it if there was a new person by your side, and whether you are willing to stay with him forever in your future life."

Bai Gaoxing began to recall every detail of his life with Li Pu. Those peaceful and happy days seemed to have happened just yesterday, and he wanted to keep them like this forever.

If you change someone, or leave...

Bai Gaoxing suddenly smiled.

My heart almost jumped out of my chest, and all the blurry things revealed their truest appearance at this moment.

"Is this love?" he murmured to himself.

"Of course." Nitia thought Bai Gaoxing had asked another question, and recounted her thoughts, "There are many kinds of love, but whether it is a long-lasting trickle or a violent storm, it is all equally passionate." She smiled, "But sometimes even I can't see my own thoughts clearly, so I still have to distinguish them carefully."

There is no need to distinguish. There is no need to distinguish.

Bai Gaoxing couldn't figure out why his mood towards Li Pu fluctuated so much, but after filling in the answer "like", every formula was correct.

He put down his empty glass and asked blankly, "Anything else?"

…

"Are you and Bai a couple?" Darren finally couldn't help asking after sharing some of his experience in kissing scenes.

"No." Li Pu added in his heart, not now.

"Oh, I knew it." Darren raised his eyebrows and said how could a couple not be able to kiss in front of the camera?

Then he had to change his thinking. Darren began to think, but found that Li Pu's eyes were always fixed on one place. "What's wrong?"

He also turned around and found a familiar figure on the dance floor in the distance.

The boy's snow-white hair stood out against the dark environment, and the brilliant smile on his face was extremely eye-catching. Several people holding drinks next to him kept looking at him, and it was obvious that they were planning to strike up a conversation with him.

Nitia held the boy's arm and waved desperately over here, and the boy seemed to have seen them and waved back, looking like he was grinning foolishly.

Darren had just put his hands on the bar when Li Pho walked over there.

"He was drunk." Nitia sighed in self-reproach. "I didn't expect that he would be like this after drinking two glasses of low-proof champagne."

The boy was drunk. From a distance he looked fine, but up close his face was covered in blushes.

Li Pu held Bai Gaoxing in his arms.

The boy's body was already somewhat limp, and he lay motionless. His breath was warm in his ears, and I didn't know if he had fallen asleep.

Li Phou sighed inwardly.

The boy's drinking capacity is just as great as when he was still a parrot.

"There's some unfinished food over there. I'll go get it over there," Nitia said, and Darren followed her.

Li Pu held Bai Gaoxing's arm and walked towards the bar.

Bai Gaoxing was already drunk and dizzy. His vision was filled with colorful lights and a familiar-looking shadow.

But when passing a dark and deserted corner, his mind seemed to clear up for a moment, and he pulled the man next to him very hard.

A faint smell of alcohol mixed with a hint of lemon scent wafted over his face, and the cheek that was suddenly so close to him made Li Pu stiffen for a moment.

Bai Gaoxing put his hands around Li Pu's neck, pulled him down, and pressed his forehead against his as intimately as they did on the set.

My heart was filled up little by little, and then became extremely soft.

The drunkenness gave him unimaginable courage. He opened his mouth and uttered the words he wanted to say at this moment.

"That scene... I think I'm OK with it."

The boy's lips were wet from drinking, shining alluringly under the light.

"Kiss me."