Chapter 27: You’re already so good at playing right after falling in love.
After Chen Qingqing got married, she no longer posted about her mood on her Moments. She only posted about the gifts her husband bought her and her daily spa routine. Her delicate demeanor could be seen through the screen, so many people consciously cut off contact with her.
She and Wang Shu didn't get along very well afterwards. Wang Shu was like a wooden man, and only spoke when asked about the point. Shen Qingqing took this opportunity to ask about the company's business situation, and Wang Shu replied politely, "It's fine."
The atmosphere at home has always been tense, so she always finds various excuses to call Sun Ziyi and Sasa out to play together.
Before returning home, Chen Qingqing suggested that they go to the hot springs together. They hit it off and booked a cabin in Xiaotangshan, planning to stay there for two days and one night.
As soon as they entered the pool, Sasa asked Sun Ziyi what his recent source of income was. Sun Ziyi took out his mobile phone and pulled out a Douyin account. Sasa looked at a few of them, all of which were the kind of ups and downs of love stories. They didn't know each other the previous second, and the next second they said in front of their new love that they were pregnant with each other's child.
Sasa held her forehead and asked, "How much is it for each entry?" Sun Ziyi held up two fingers. Sasa said, "The hot springs will charge one thousand per night. You have to write five entries before you can add the taxi fare." Sun Ziyi smiled and said, "The package price is six thousand at once, and I'll write for a month."
Shen Qingqing was a little puzzled. “Didn’t you hate it most when people asked you to write Douyin?”
Sun Ziyi said with understanding, "What do you know? I'm just enduring humiliation. Haruki Murakami's first novel was written to cater to the market. Sweethearts like you don't understand that we can write anything to survive."
Shen Qingqing recalled the video of the baby boy at that time, and asked with a little fear, "You won't write those videos of picking up baby boys in the future, right..."
"That's definitely not the case!" Sun Ziyi said, "Even if I die of poverty, I will still support people's reproductive freedom. What the hell is going on with a baby boy?"
Chen Qingqing said naively, "Okay, even if you're poor, you still have dignity."
After the episode, Sasa sat in the hot spring and shared with everyone the whole story between her and Chen Ang. Sun Ziyi burst into tears when she heard the tall fir trees outside the window. Chen Qingqing felt that Chen Ang was too old and could not survive after hearing that the two of them had not slept in bed.
Sun Ziyi reached out and patted Shen Qingqing, "What's in your head?"
Shen Qing sighed, and Sun Ziyi asked again, "So do you still like him now?"
Shen Qingqing answered first, “I think she has long disliked bows.”
"Bow tie?" Sasa asked.
Chen Qingqing nodded. "Didn't you say that the two of you started because you wanted to tie a bow on the edge of a knife? Who still remembers names now? From now on, he will be the bow to me, and Sun Ziyi, that childhood friend, will be the golf ball."
Shen Qingqing continued, "I think you're just clinging to the feelings you had for him back then. You no longer like him, you just still miss the feeling you had when you liked him."
Sasa gave Chen Qingqing a thumbs up and said, "Your analysis is correct. I get it myself. But actually, forgetting the feeling is the hardest thing."
Shen Qingqing asked again, “When you got up the next day, did he make breakfast for you?”
"I went to the hospital early the next morning, and neither of us saw him." Sasa laughed at herself.
The two noticed that Sun Ziyi was banging on the waterproof phone bag frantically, and Sasa asked, "What are you doing?"
Sun Ziyi said seriously, "Of course I am taking notes. I want to be a famous screenwriter in the future."
Chen Qingqing patted Sun Ziyi on the head and said, "You invincible cockroach, I'm counting on you." Then she came over and wanted to see the content on her phone. Sun Ziyi was stunned for a moment and sank the phone directly into the water.
Sasa was startled and reached out to grab it. "What are you doing?"
Sun Ziyi locked the screen of his phone underwater and said: It's okay, it's waterproof.
Sun Ziyi's last memo was about the anniversary of her fake relationship with Xu Zecheng. Sun Ziyi did this because he was afraid that she would find out.
Sasa still felt something was wrong: "Is there something on your phone that you don't want us to see?"
Sun Ziyi smiled and said of course not.
Shen Qingqing went to grab it with a smile. When the two of them were pulling, the phone bag was torn. Sun Ziyi quickly took out the phone and opened the screen to take a look.
Sasa's sharp eyes spotted a date with a heart drawn on the screen pendant. "There are little hearts on your screen! What are little hearts..."
Sun Ziyi said, "Which girl doesn't have a few little hearts on her phone?"
Shen Qingqing said, "I don't have any." Sasa said, "Me neither."
Her face was full of discomfort, as if she had been exposed.
Sasa said, "Just tell me straight away. There's a date after 'heart'. What date?"
Sun Ziyi said, "It's the anniversary of being bullied by the capitalists."
"......If I said this, you might believe it, but I really don't believe it. Don't you think it's over after everything? Why would you go to so much trouble to save a anniversary for yourself?" Sasa said speechlessly.
Sun Ziyi tried to save the phone while dealing with her, pouring the water out of the waterproof bag. As a result, the screen flashed twice and then went out. Seeing that she could no longer hide it, she simply came clean and told her about her love affair.
Shen Qingqing suddenly stood up from the pool and shouted, "With whom?" Sasa said, "It must be with golf!"
Sun Ziyi was too embarrassed to look at her directly, so he pulled her back into the water and nodded, "The one who had hotpot with me last time."
Sun Ziyi originally wanted to honestly announce the origin of their love, but in order to give everyone a more immersive experience, she did not say it was a fake relationship.
Shen Qingqing rushed out of the hot spring pool in excitement, wiped her body, wrapped herself in a bath towel, and ran to lie on the bed.
Sun Ziyi asked Sasa, "What is she doing?"
Sasa said, "I don't know. She's probably telling her husband about your relationship."
The two of them sat in the pool and watched Chen Qingqing excitedly talking on the phone. Sasa asked in a low voice, "Who's chasing who?"
Sun Ziyi yelled, "Of course!" She suddenly remembered Xu Zecheng's firm statement that he would later say that she was the one who pursued him, so she whispered the second half of the sentence to make it consistent: "I pursued him. I wanted to be with a rich man."
Sasa reached out and touched her forehead. "What nonsense! Stop fighting with the investors and become a wealthy man yourself. You might as well be in love with her, right?"
Sun Ziyi wanted to laugh. As smart as she was, she couldn't guess that they were dating just to write a script. She continued to try to save her phone, reaching out to shake off the water, but the phone still didn't respond. So she said sickly, "It never rains, it pours. We're already poor."
Sasa said, "It's okay. If your boyfriend can't contact you, he will take the initiative to get you a cell phone."
Sun Ziyi said "oh" and said, "I'll talk to him next time." But he thought to himself that there was no need for that. They were just dating partners, and he would have to pay him back later.
Sasa could tell at a glance that what she said about hanging out with rich men was nonsense.
Sasa also felt like a prophet. After a few people finished bathing in the pool, they ate in their bathing suits. Then Shen Qingqing's phone rang. Sun Ziyi asked who it was. Shen Qingqing said, "Of course it's your man. Go to the door and answer it."
Sun Ziyi thought she was joking and leaned over to listen to the voice on the phone. After confirming that it was indeed Xu Zecheng on the other end, he walked out the door while asking why he was there.
Seeing her running out in her bathrobe, Sasa couldn't help but remind her from behind, "Wear a down jacket."
Shen Qingqing watched her trot out and said with a smile, "You won't be freezing if you don't wear a down jacket for a while, but I'll be going crazy if I don't see my boyfriend for a while."
Their cabin was in a separate courtyard on the outskirts of Beijing, about five or six meters from the main gate. Sun Ziyi opened the wooden door and saw Xu Zecheng approaching from a distance. Seeing her, he extended his hand and shouted, "I'm here!"
Sun Ziyi also waved, but Xu Zecheng noticed that she was wearing a short-sleeved bathing suit. Xu Zecheng, who had been walking slowly, quickly ran over to her and took off his down jacket and handed it to her, revealing a gray sweatshirt underneath. Sun Ziyi grasped the corner of his coat, a little surprised: "Why are you here?"
Xu Zecheng pushed her into the wooden house while talking about it. When he saw Sasa and Shen Qingqing, he greeted them openly.
Shen Qingqing said, "You're too fast, Xiao Cheng. It feels like you just hung up the phone."
Xu Zecheng said, "Is it fast? It took me over an hour to drive here. You guys are too far away."
Chen Qingqing was laughing on the side, and Sun Ziyi finally understood and asked, "So it was you who called. I was wondering why he came here so suddenly."
Xu Zecheng quickly said, "Sister Qingqing said your phone fell into the water and no one can contact you."
Sun Ziyi said, "Then I can go back and fix it tomorrow morning."
Xu Zecheng asked, "Do I still need you to fix my phone when I'm here?"
Sun Ziyi exclaimed, "Can you repair cell phones?"
Sasa couldn't help laughing, and whispered to Shen Qingqing, "Sun Ziyi is really the epitome of a stiff woman."
Xu Zecheng then held out the paper bag in front of her. Sun Ziyi saw the apple paper bag in his hand, and inside it was a 13. "This is too expensive. I'll return it to you after I replace my phone."
Xu Zecheng refused, "If I have to pay for a mobile phone I just gave away, I'll be a nobody if this gets out!"
Chen Qingqing said from the side, "It's not as bad as Sun Ziyi. My boyfriend just gave me a cell phone as a gift, so I just accepted it."
Sun Ziyi took it awkwardly and tried to wink at Xu Zecheng, but he didn't even look at her. He went to the bathroom, closed the door, and said, "There are exactly two rooms. One for you and one for the two of us."
Sun Ziyi's hand froze as he poured the water, and he asked, "Shouldn't I be with you guys?"
Sasa said, "There's no reason not to live in the same room with my boyfriend."
Sun Ziyi was anxious, "Not good!"
Chen Qingqing and Sasa looked at each other and began to yawn. Sasa said she was very sleepy. The two of them supported each other and pretended to go into the house.
After Xu Zecheng came out, Sun Ziyi was the only one left in the living room. He took apart the new phone and installed it for her using a SIM card pin. Sun Ziyi immediately transferred the money to him, but Xu Zecheng returned it directly.
Sun Ziyi said, "Hurry up and take it."
Xu Zecheng stared at her and said, "We are a couple!"
Sasa poked her head out of the bedroom again, pointed at the next room and said, "Mr. Xu, remember which room you and Ziyi are staying in."
Xu Zecheng hummed, and after the door closed, Sun Ziyi said, "Then I'll just stay in the living room."
Xu Zecheng glanced at the living room. The wooden house was a Japanese-style building, with only tatami mats and a square card table in the living room. He asked, "You want to sleep curled up on the card table? Baby, you're not that petite, you might need to cut it in half."
Sun Ziyi had no intention of arguing with him, so he asked quietly, "What should we do? We can't really sleep together, right?"
Xu Zecheng walked up behind her, held her shoulders and said, "Let's go." Then he gently pushed her into the next room, neatly piled the bed sheet between the two of them, and told her, "Don't cross this piece of cloth."
Sun Ziyi uttered a cry and then lay down shyly. Sun Ziyi was still thinking that he would definitely have a sleepless night, and the two of them chatted stiffly about some gossip.
But she had just laid down for three minutes when Shen Qingqing sent a WeChat message asking "What are you doing?" Sun Ziyi replied immediately, "Lying down."
Shen Qingqing made an angry expression, "Spring nights are short, if you want to lie down, go home and lie down, you need to get moving."
Sun Ziyi blushed, locked his phone and stopped looking at it.
But it was obvious that she had underestimated her sleep quality. Tonight was actually the best sleep she had had in a while.
She woke up and found Xu Zecheng sleeping soundly with his clothes on and his arms around her waist. She opened her eyes wide but didn't dare to move. She stretched out two fingers, trying to pull Xu Zecheng's arm away, but she woke him up immediately.
He was half asleep and asked in a hoarse voice, "Are you awake? What time is it?"
Sun Ziyi took out his phone and glanced at it. "It's only eight o'clock. I'm hungry and want to go have breakfast."
Xu Zecheng took his hand away from her waist, buried his head in the quilt for a few seconds, then sat up straight and said, "Okay, let's go have breakfast."
Sun Ziyi waved his hands quickly, "No, I can go eat by myself."
Xu Zecheng turned his head to look at him. He hadn't slept well, and after a night, some of his hair stood up, which looked very cute.
Xu Zecheng said, "We are in love, how can I let you go to eat alone?"
Sun Ziyi said, "I can call the waiter to send food to the room."
Xu Zecheng said "oh" and started rummaging through the bedside table. Sun Ziyi asked, "What are you looking for?"
Xu Zecheng took out a condom from the drawer with ease and handed it to Sun Ziyi without even opening his eyes. "Look at what you want to eat."
Sun Ziyi was shocked and said, "Open your eyes and see what you got for me."
Xu Zecheng opened his eyes and realized that he had taken the wrong one. He snatched the condom and threw it back into the drawer, then went to find another one.
"Sorry, it's muscle memory."
......
Sun Ziyi was completely speechless. He walked past him to find the menu in the drawer, then muttered to himself, "I want to eat xiaolongbao and soy milk."
Muscle memory kicked in and Xu Zecheng was completely awake. He leaned against the bed and made a phone call, ordering dumplings, soy milk and latte from the waiter on the other end of the phone.
Sun Ziyi picked up the remote and opened the curtains. Snow was still falling on the rockery outside, and the sunlight shone directly in, blinding her. For some reason, Sun Ziyi felt that this scene had a sense of newlyweds, like a newlywed wife and husband going on a trip, newlyweds, a little awkward, eating soup dumplings and soy milk together.
This comfort was interrupted by a knock on the door ten minutes later. Sun Ziyi ran to get the meal. After the meal was put down, Xu Zecheng called her over to brush her teeth.
The bathroom had a half-wall mirror and two sinks. When Sun Ziyi went in, Xu Zecheng had even squeezed the toothpaste for her. He handed it to her and said, "Let's share."
Xu Zecheng held up the toothpaste and suddenly asked her, "Do you know what real lovers usually do at this time?"
Sun Ziyi stuffed toothpaste into his mouth and began to brush his teeth, then asked him incoherently, "Should I brush my teeth?"
Xu Zecheng came over and said, "Did you see the beard growing on me?"
Sun Ziyi stared at his chin and said, "I see."
Xu Zecheng reached out, took a bottle of shaving foam from the sink next to him, and handed it to her, saying, "You can apply shaving foam to your boyfriend, just like you use facial cleanser to wash your face."
When Xu Zecheng poked his head out, he looked like a plush puppy.
Sun Ziyi rinsed his mouth, gently took the shaving foam and began to shake it, then said, "Okay, close your eyes."
Xu Zecheng closed his eyes and felt her gently wiping his chin, but the more he felt, the more something seemed wrong, as if a small hand was moving all over his face. When he opened his eyes, his face was covered with foam.
Xu Zecheng turned on the tap to wash. "What are you doing? Why are you painting my eyebrows?"
Sun Ziyi's hands did not stop, and he applied more and more. Xu Zecheng kept dodging, and the two of them started fighting in the bathroom.
Sun Ziyi yelled, "I'm not a fucking idiot. Of course I know I'm painting my beard. I just want to tell you that we can just teach verbally. We don't have to do everything all over again."
After they got the dumplings, they forgot to close the door. Shen Qingqing heard the noise and wanted to come over to see what was going on. She saw Sun Ziyi sitting in the bathtub with Xu Zecheng sitting under her, her face covered in foam. No, the whole room was covered in foam.
Shen Qingqing suddenly covered her mouth and closed the door.
Sasa came out and asked Shen Qingqing "What are they doing?"
Shen Qingqing whispered, “Bathroom bubble play, you’re already so good at it even though you’ve just started dating.”
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