Chapter 23 - Long-term relationships
Chapter 23 - Long-term relationships
That night, Ning Fei still went to Duan Yunhong's house.
Duan Yunhong gave him a temporary password for half an hour, so Ning Fei entered the other party's house smoothly. But after entering the room, Ning Fei found that the living room and bedroom were empty. He followed the faint noise and found Duan Yunhong's multimedia room.
The door was half-open, with a gap of about a fist's width, through which one could see that it was very dark inside, with flickering and changing lights. Ning Fei knocked on the door, opened it and poked his head in: "Room service~"
"Are you here?" Duan Yunhong sat on the sofa, leaning back in the same position, and just looked up at him, "Do you want to take a shower first?"
"I don't mind. If you don't mind, you can wash it later. Otherwise, your skin will peel off." Ning Fei shrugged and looked at the wall opposite Duan Yunhong. The projection on it almost covered the entire wall. "What are you looking at?"
"It's a documentary about how the classic D brand couture show was prepared fifteen years ago. It mainly revolves around the chief designer of D brand at that time, and several supermodels at that time." Duan Yunhong checked the time on his phone. "I've watched most of it, and there's still about half an hour left. If you don't take a shower, how about watching it together? The last part is basically the catwalk footage, which should be quite nice."
"You are such a pretentious person. Last time we watched the night view, this time we watched a documentary..." Ning Fei knew from his tone that he would not "do anything" until he finished watching it, so he sat down in the seat next to him without hesitation, and even picked up the opened bottle of wine next to him to examine it, "Is it champagne this time?"
"It fits the atmosphere of this show. I just want to find a drink, and I don't want to get drunk..." Duan Yunhong was interrupted by Ning Fei's action before he finished speaking, "Can't you just go get a cup yourself?"
"Just a sip." Ning Fei put down his cup and shrugged, "Well, it's really just a light drink."
Duan Yunhong saw the disappointment on his face and said calmly, "Or go pick a bottle you like and open it."
Ning Fei lazily leaned against the back of the sofa: "Forget it, everything I like is expensive. Once I open the bottle later, if I don't finish it and then do something else, wouldn't it be a waste if the remaining taste changes?"
Duan Yunhong glanced at him: "'Doing something else'?"
"Fuck you." After Ning Fei said this, he felt that this was a vulgar and greasy response, and he happily fell on the other person. Duan Yunhong was clearly wearing home clothes, but she didn't mind that he was standing next to her despite his dusty appearance. Instead, she took her hands away and let him slide smoothly onto her legs and lie down.
Seeing Ning Fei still smiling after falling down with bright eyes and brows, Duan Yunhong leaned over and kissed him.
Ning Fei looked puzzled, but still cooperated with him. Just then, the lingering singing from the show echoed in the house, and the colorful lights and shadows in the picture were reflected on them. The man who said he wanted to watch a documentary was focused on this kiss with the smell of alcohol.
After the kiss, Ning Fei pinched the button on Duan Yunhong's home clothes, raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Why, Mr. Duan doesn't want to finish watching your documentary?"
Duan Yunhong stared at him with his eyes downcast: "The more I look, the more questions I have."
Ning Fei laughed: "Why, Director Duan would also have doubts about fashion documentaries? You don't want me to explain it to you, do you?"
"I just want you to clear up your confusion."
"oh?"
"Today, you hinted to Su Cenxi to adjust her pose for the photo." Duan Yunhong said abruptly, "Your instructions were fast, fierce, and accurate. It seems that you have a lot of experience with cameras, or industry experience."
Ning Fei was stunned for a moment before realizing what he was talking about.
This refers to the scene that the two of them were watching during the day. When Su Cenxi was taking photos with several other models, Ning Fei was standing on the sidelines and watching, and even used the screen connected to the camera to confirm Su Cenxi's adjustment.
In fact, Su Cenxi's condition today was generally good. Except for the little incident of wearing the same accessories at the beginning, there were no major accidents during the rest of the shooting process. Even though his stylist gave him some exaggerated items, he didn't panic. When taking photos, he would subtly show off the most distinctive features of his body instead of deliberately pursuing the best angle for himself. Occasionally, he would take the opportunity to change his posture and quickly glance in Ning Fei's direction. If Ning Fei's expression didn't change, Su Cenxi would continue taking pictures of herself with peace of mind.
Only once, when Su Cenxi was taking a group photo, she stood at the very edge of the back row. When he finally fixed his posture, he glanced at Ning Fei, and Ning Fei raised his hand and tapped his ears.
Su Cenxi suddenly realized and immediately turned her head to reveal more exaggerated earrings.
This was just a small action, and even other people in Chenxi Studio might not have noticed it. But Duan Yunhong stood not far away and took in everything.
Now, he specifically mentioned this detail again.
"I am an agent after all. I have seen so many shooting scenes and fashion images. Isn't it normal to have some insights?" Ning Fei smiled and said naturally, "Maybe I have some talent as a show director."
"Do you have talent or experience?" Duan Yunhong's thumb slid across Ning Fei's face. "You have good looks, career ambitions, means, talent, and aesthetics—
"Where on earth did you come from? How come I have never heard of you before?"
Ning Fei's heart seemed to skip a beat.
When he was "temporarily inserted" into this world, he really didn't put much effort into defining his own identity. After all, the only person he really wants to gain the trust of is the time traveler, and the time traveler will know his true identity, so he can just write a casual "paper resume". Gu Hechen had investigated Ning Fei before, but with Su Cenxi mediating, Gu Hechen let it go. Who would have thought that the director of the rival company had also begun to become suspicious. He was more meticulous and sharp-minded than Gu Hechen, and his questions were so complicated that Ning Fei didn't know how to make up stories.
Yes, how can someone without industry experience be so adept right after entering the industry?
But Ning Fei remained calm. Anyway, Duan Yunhong would never go and stir up trouble in front of Su Cenxi. As long as he doesn't deliberately hinder Ning Fei's work, isn't this just a casual trick? Ning Fei blinked his eyes, and the coldness in his eyes disappeared. He replied in a relaxed tone: "Boss Duan, you are investigating me so openly?"
"Investigating competitors is a normal business practice for every company." Duan Yunhong was also very calm, not at all embarrassed by being exposed. "You were not in the industry before, I am very curious, why did you switch over and how did you succeed? If you look at the documentaries, every person who is on camera has been struggling in the industry for many years before they can appear there. If you don't have those pre-experiences, how do you know the industry? How can you accurately determine which means to use and what results can be achieved? How do you know the channels to get resources?"
"So you're not watching the documentary, you're using it to interrogate me?" Ning Fei sat up and turned to look at him. "Mr. Duan, although we sometimes talk about work, we are rivals after all. We meet outside of work just for fun. What do you mean now? Do you have to do some interrogation to ruin my mood, or is this actually your XP?"
"I'm not that weird." Duan Yunhong replied, "I just think your competitive background check results are too simple, so I want to ask you in person. An agent's resume is semi-public in the industry, and you're the only one who's so secretive that I can't even ask you?"
"You can ask, but I don't have to answer." Ning Fei rakes his hair and stands up. "I'm here to have fun. It's annoying that you're interviewing me here. I'm not here to have sex with you because I want to transfer to your company..."
Duan Yunhong grabbed his wrist and asked, "Where are we going?"
"What do you care?" Ning Fei snorted coldly, "Find someone who doesn't ask about my background and doesn't need to test the four-digit card of Mei, Ai, B and C on the spot. Isn't it much more straightforward than you. Oh, no, when I played with you for the first time, you didn't even ask my name. That means you have changed."
"We're in the same industry, and you still have so many weird ideas. I'm just asking, I'm not arresting you and interrogating you." Duan Yunhong held him tightly, "As for that Mei, Ai, B, and C four-card thing, you never mentioned it when you played with me before. Now you can talk about it so smoothly, it must be you who has changed."
"You were the one who questioned me before whether I was out having fun or whether I was sick!" Ning Fei sneered, "We both need to go for a health check-up. Isn't that ridiculous... Hey!"
Duan Yunhong pulled him down, turned over and pushed him down on the sofa: "Did you go out to play? Did you really go out to play with others later that day?"
"Duan Yunhong, you are meddling too much!" It was dark inside, and Ning Fei felt that Duan Yunhong's eyes were dark and deep, and sneered, "You don't want to be serious with me? Are you in love with me?"
"How is that possible?" Duan Yunhong also sneered, "But I think we can be long-term fixed C partners, what do you think?"
Ning Fei was a little unhappy: "Tsk, you're meddling in my affairs before you even become me. Wouldn't it be even more annoying after you become me..."
"Our bodies fit so well together, you really don't want it?" Duan Yunhong bit him. "I'm not asking you questions, I'm just asking. Let's ignore other private matters and have fun with each other first, how about that?"
Ning Fei was a little tempted by this statement, but still wanted to confirm: "Seriously? Then when I go on a business trip in the future, you won't come and ask me if I've found someone else to play with, right?"
"I don't want to get jealous. I just want to check on your health." Duan Yunhong said, "I can see that you are not the kind of person who jokes about your health, but there are chaos abroad, and you may be deceived..."
"Duan Yunhong!" Ning Fei nudged him with his knee. "Get out of here if you doubt my intelligence again! If you think I'll be cheated, don't touch me."
"I took the initiative to kiss you, so of course I believe that nothing will happen to you this time." Duan Yunhong wanted to say something, but when he saw Ning Fei narrowed her eyes, he decided not to say anything more, "Okay, now let's agree to be a long-term companion. When I'm around, remember to look for me first."
Ning Fei snorted and laughed: "You are quite confident in your skills, Mr. Duan."
Duan Yunhong interlocked his fingers with him and laughed with an ambiguous tone: "Of course, after all, you always like it."
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