The moment Xia Xingchi got into Li Chengyuan's arms, a loud noise like the collapse of heaven and earth exploded, as if the whole earth was shaking.
In fact, Xia Xingchi was the only one trembling all over. He held his breath, and hugged the only object around him even more tightly, burying himself in the familiar warm embrace, like a confused and frightened little animal.
This was the first thunderstorm he had experienced in this world. If he was in Li Chengyuan’s villa at this moment, he might not have been so scared.
But this is a desolate mountain, a dilapidated and drafty old bungalow, and an unfamiliar environment.
The only familiarity he had was the person he was hugging tightly. The fear of death was completely beyond the control of reason and came entirely from biological instinct, making Xia Xingchi burrow into Li Chengyuan's arms like crazy.
"What's wrong?" Li Chengyuan immediately hugged him in his arms and gently touched his head.
He was a little stunned at first. He really didn't expect Xia Xingchi to suddenly break into the room and hug him tightly.
At this time, Xia Xingchi was heard sobbing and whispering intermittently: "Li Chengyuan... I'm going to be killed. I, I'm afraid... my head will split... it hurts so much..."
His words were incoherent, and it took Li Chengyuan a long time to understand that he was afraid of thunder.
"Don't be afraid," Li Chengyuan covered his ears and whispered to him, "I'm holding you, you won't get hit."
He repeated it many times in a low voice, and Xia Xingchi's tense body finally relaxed under his tireless comfort.
The thunder did not last long and gradually died down, and Li Chengyuan slowly loosened his hands that were covering his ears.
Xia Xingchi had fallen asleep in Li Chengyuan's arms, his arms still tightly around his waist, even his fingers still clenched on his pajamas.
Li Chengyuan could sense his uneasiness, so he did not forcibly pull him off his body. Instead, he simply let him hang like that, and even took the initiative to adjust his posture to hug him tighter.
Xia Xingchi finally relaxed completely. He hummed comfortably twice as the sound of the night rain outside the window gradually faded, and in a daze he murmured Li Chengyuan's name.
Li Chengyuan had no choice but to scratch the tip of his nose with his knuckles and found that the corners of his eyes were a little wet. He was so frightened that tears were flowing down.
There have been too many men and women who have been scheming over the years. If someone else did this, it would obviously be highly suspected of seduction. After all, it is unheard of to be afraid of thunder to this extent.
But if the other party was Xia Xingchi, it would be different. Li Chengyuan would feel ecstatic, as if it was a big surprise falling from the sky... He even felt a little grateful for the thunderstorm.
If he didn't feel sorry for his little hedgehog who was afraid of thunder, he would almost expect to hear a few more thunders tomorrow night.
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The next morning, Li Chengyuan, who always got up early, lay in bed instead of getting up to pack up.
Because after waking up, he found that Xia Xingchi was still holding him tightly, and although he usually hugged people like this, but not as tightly as today, holding him tightly like a sticky bean bun and not letting go.
Li Chengyuan didn't want to wake him up, so he simply lay motionless on the bed, staring at his eyes out of habit.
After a while, she gently touched his arm with her fingertips, and sure enough, she felt the crescent-shaped scar as expected.
Xia Xingchi felt a little itchy from the touch of the cold fingertips, and called out "summer" randomly. After a moment, perhaps realizing that this was not a cat but a person, he muttered "Li Chengyuan" again.
Li Chengyuan pursed his lips, then raised his hand expressionlessly and gently poked his cheek, as if he was a big cat playing with a ball of wool.
Xia Xingchi couldn't help but hum twice in annoyance, and then he tried hard to burrow into the arms of the person next to him, trying to avoid the cold and malicious fingers.
"Li Chengyuan..." Xia Xingchi mumbled in his sleep while lying in his arms, "Can you please not die?"
This was not the first time he had said something like this, and it was obviously not just a nightmare, but it seemed like he had always believed this.
Before Li Chengyuan could think about anything, he heard a voice suddenly coming from outside the door:
"Is Mr. Li awake? We are coming in!"
Yesterday, the production crew was worried that the couple were being affectionate, but today, since they were in separate rooms, they didn't have to worry about it so much.
What's more, the audience left messages one after another, asking them to not give any hints and just rush directly.
If he treats Li Chengyuan like he treats other guests, maybe we can see a more down-to-earth side of the male god.
How could the production crew dare to push the door open directly? At most, they would shout and then quickly push the door open, trying to walk a tightrope to satisfy both parties.
Xia Xingchi opened his eyes dazedly: "Li——"
The moment the wooden door was pushed open, Li Chengyuan suddenly reached out and wrapped Xia Xingchi tightly with a quilt!
But when he wanted to stand up to block the camera like he did yesterday, he found that the little hedgehog, who was unaware of the situation, hugged him tightly and refused to let go.
It was too late to pull him down, as the camera crew had already followed.
[Ahhh, this is the first time I see Mr. Li wearing only pajamas! This clavicle, this deep V! So sour, so sour.
[As expected, a male god doesn’t need to dress up to be a male god, pajamas brand! Transfer money! 】
[Actually, it’s okay not to wear pajamas, hehehehe...]
[Wait a minute, is there another person on the bed? 】
[I saw it too!] I think there is really another person in the bed, and the posture seems to be hugging Mr. Li's waist, so he didn't sit up completely.]
The director team was stunned. Netizens might not be able to see clearly through the camera, but they witnessed it with their own eyes and could clearly see Xia Xingchi trying to turn over in the bed.
I never expected that last night the couple didn't have a disagreement and wanted to sleep in separate rooms. They were clearly enjoying a different kind of affair!
Xia Xingchi was in a daze. As soon as he opened his eyes, he was rolled up in the quilt and couldn't move. He had no idea what was going on. He was so sleepy that he was quite rebellious and had to get out.
Li Chengyuan had no choice but to hold his head with his hands to prevent him from moving. The two of them competed silently with each other under the cover of a quilt.
"Get out." Li Chengyuan frowned and said to the director team.
The director team finally came back to their senses from the shock of the couple's "playfulness" and quickly picked up the camera to leave.
Before he could even take a step back, he suddenly heard a loud roar from under the quilt, clearly someone who was still asleep:
"Li Chengyuan! How can I get out if you're holding my head? Release your claws immediately!"
Director team:! ! !
Li Chengyuan:.........
Li Chengyuan never expected that someone would let him down at the critical moment. His hand suddenly loosened, and Xia Xingchi immediately struggled out of the quilt and pounced on him like a hungry tiger!
The moment he successfully pounced on Li Chengyuan, Xia Xingchi suddenly realized something was wrong. He turned around and saw the stunned directors standing by.
Xia Xingchi:? ! !
[Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!] ! I don't know what to say except screaming.
Can I watch this for free? ! He pounced on her. Baby Xingchi is so proactive! ! Mr. Li, please fire him! ! ! 】
[I was shocked. Didn’t they sleep in separate rooms yesterday? How come they were sleeping in the same bed in the middle of the night? 】
[Yuan Chi CP is real!] It’s true that the early bird catches the worm! I can actually see this scene hehehe]
【impossible! This must be a misunderstanding. Isn’t Mr. Li Xiaoyu’s fiancé? Why did Xia Xingchi come to climb into the bed! 】
[Dear, have you ever thought that Mr. Li and Xia Yu have nothing to do with each other? 】
【impossible! So many photos were leaked in just one day yesterday. Do you still say it doesn’t matter? ! 】
[Just a passerby, I just want to ask why they slept together again? Didn’t we have separate rooms last night? 】
【yes! That's the problem! They sleep together even if they are in separate rooms, Yuanchi CP is real! The sweet little couple who don’t want to be separated for a moment hehehe]
As they were talking, the two sides started fighting again, and the photographer quickly covered the camera.
Now there is no need to go to Xia Xingchi's room. The workers get the "benefit" of walking fewer steps and the risk of being assassinated and silenced by Young Master Xia who is in trouble.
Even after everyone left, Xia Xingchi still hadn't fully recovered from his shock.
He couldn't even climb down from Li Chengyuan right away. He just lay on top of him in disbelief, looking down at him with grief and despair: "Li Chengyuan! Why did you come into my room?"
A black pot fell from the sky, and Li Chengyuan asked helplessly: "Whose room is it?"
Xia Xingchi was stunned for a moment, then looked around. After a moment, his sleepy consciousness gradually returned.
The moment the thunder sounded last night, he completely lost his mind and had a blackout. Now he vaguely remembered Li Chengyuan holding him in his arms and comforting him softly.
Thinking about the sudden lightning and thunder yesterday, Xia Xingchi couldn't believe what had happened to him.
He had never imagined that the pain of death would bring such a profound and indelible physiological fear to the brain.
He never liked thunderstorms before. Although he wasn't scared to death at that time, he always felt uneasy whenever thunder sounded.
As if this meant something bad was going to happen, or maybe something was happening and waiting for him.
"Remember?" Li Chengyuan asked indifferently.
Xia Xingchi blushed, and slowly climbed off him, slowly shrinking back into the quilt like a little turtle, wrapping herself tightly.
But he and Li Chengyuan were in the same bed after all. Li Chengyuan gently put one hand on his head and smiled faintly.
It is obvious that this failure cannot be blamed on Li Chengyuan’s tactics.
Even when Xia Xingchi was half asleep and tried to get out of bed, he took the initiative to hold down his head to prevent him from moving, trying to protect his vest for him.
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When Xia Xingchi had to appear in front of the camera with a red face, he found that Li Xiu and Han Yuanhe had actually gotten up earlier than him.
The two of them sat at the table drinking water, both exhausted, as if they had gone to steal chickens from the next village in the middle of the night yesterday. Although their clothes were dry, their hair was wet and tangled.
"What's wrong with you?" Xia Xingchi asked in confusion, "Didn't you sleep last night?"
Li Xiu shivered as he took another sip of hot water, then waved his hands in pain and said, "Oh my God, my useless life experiences have increased."
Xia Xingchi:?
Han Yuanhe went crazy and said, "I know this house is drafty, but I never imagined it would also leak rain! Now I know what it means to be like 'there is no dry place in the house, and the rain is pouring down like hemp'!"
Originally, the two were sleeping soundly. In the middle of the night, Li Xiu felt as if water had fallen on his face, so he pushed Han Yuanhe and asked him if he felt it.
Han Yuanhe was too lazy to open his eyes and mumbled "No, right?" But before he could finish the word "right", he was suddenly hit in the face as if a bucket of water had been poured over his head.
The roof was not flat, and the low-lying water-logged areas were finally leaking. First, a large stream of water hit Han Yuanhe's face, and then the entire roof began to leak water everywhere, and Li Xiu was also drenched in water.
This time, neither of them needed to sleep. They got up shivering in the middle of the night to find clothes, picked up their luggage and left the room. They barely squatted in a small shabby house without even a door, where farm tools were piled, for half the night.
After hearing this tragic experience that made anyone sad and cry, Xia Xingchi couldn't help but feel very sympathetic.
At the same time, an idea flashed in his little head, and he calmly said in front of the camera:
"What a coincidence! My roof was leaking too... Luckily Mr. Li was next door, so I had to go and squeeze in with him in the middle of the night."
The two of them really didn't doubt it. After all, the houses they were assigned were similar and there was a high possibility of leaks. It just depended on who was more unlucky.
Xia Xingchi heaved a sigh of relief. He struggled to put his vest back on after it had been almost stripped off. He tried to jump around for as long as possible to give Li Chengyuan's crazy girlfriend fans enough buffer time.
At this time, Li Chengyuan happened to come back from a work call. After hearing this, he smiled faintly and did not expose Xia Xingchi's little lie. It was only a matter of time anyway.
Today's task, quite in line with the times, became repairing the roof.
Not only was the roof of Han Yuanhe's room leaking, but who would have thought that Xia Yu's roof was also leaking.
The big teapot turned into a big dripping teapot, and walked over in the same wet and tired manner. It was a rare day that it didn't cause any trouble.
While helping to carry the repair materials, Xia Xingchi was wondering why he didn't see the popular tea art segment today.
Shouldn't green tea essence have the spirit of becoming more courageous despite setbacks?
It must have been after Xia Yu read Weibo last night that he realized that while he was performing lively, Li Chengyuan was also quietly showing off his affection. The comparison made him look very funny.
Xia Xingchi thought about it and began to mix the cement skillfully. After all, he has worked as a cement worker for a few months and will be able to show his skills in a moment.
When Li Xiu heard that he had to repair the roof himself, he was completely confused and desperate.
This is not as good as setting the table now and praying to God to stop raining. He doesn't even know the right proportion of cement to mix. Who knows, not only will he not be able to repair it, but he will also have his head drenched with half-dried cement rain in the middle of the night.
Seeing Xia Xingchi at this moment, he immediately felt like he had seen a savior. He squatted aside and looked at him expectantly, and was full of admiration for this "man who mastered various skills".
Although Xia Yu no longer tried to take advantage of Li Chengyuan's popularity, she still maintained her green tea spirit very well. She stood aside like a young master, not taking any action but just watching.
He even praised in a sarcastic tone: "Brother Xingchi is really amazing, he must have a lot of professional experience!"
For his fans, Xia Xingchi's background may be the only thing that they can mock over and over again.
After all, in their eyes, Xia Yu is "the only young master of the Xia family", while Xia Xingchi is just a poor loser from the mountains. In comparison, this is a matter of great superiority.
"Look carefully," Xia Xingchi raised his head and sneered, "You are allowed to learn the skills. After all, you will have to repair the roof yourself later."
Xia Yu immediately widened his eyes innocently: "What? Brother Xingchi, aren't you going to help--"
"You can learn, come on." Xia Xingchi said with a smile.
Although it was fun to make the Green Tea Spirit lose face, Xia Xingchi couldn't help but feel a little worried when he thought about it.
Yesterday's thoughts were interrupted by thunder. Now I continue to think that if the person in the photo is really Li Shengrui, then it is obvious that the protagonist's plot has been greatly advanced.
If I remember correctly, not long after the villain and the protagonist got together, the big villain died of illness without any warning.
Through this period of observation, Xia Xingchi gradually felt that although Li Chengyuan's physical condition was poor, he was far from dying of illness. After thinking about it, he couldn't help but come up with a horrible guess -
Could he have been murdered?
Although the original book has very unique values, it must be created within legal norms. The murderer naturally cannot become the protagonist and get a happy ending.
Therefore, the original text only vaguely mentioned that the villain died of illness very suddenly. Could it be that he used his frail and sickly character to forcibly cover up the disharmonious and illegal plot?
Thinking of this possibility, Xia Xingchi, who lived in a civilized society ruled by law, couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine. A murderer with a dagger hidden behind his smile is definitely much more terrifying than a madman who is out in the open.
After all, Xia Yu is just a jealous green tea spirit with despicable means and twisted values, but the protagonist Li Shengrui is different. He is a vicious character who dares to do anything.
Logically speaking, Li Chengyuan was not originally the "Second Young Master Li", but the only heir to a wealthy family who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and a legitimate young master.
Unexpectedly, when he was seven years old, he first witnessed his mother committing suicide. Then, within three days, a cheap illegitimate brother and a vicious stepmother suddenly appeared. At that time, his mother's funeral had not even been completed.
The book did not describe what kind of torture he suffered at that time, but it only briefly said that his personality became completely twisted and crazy after his mother's death, so that he later became a complete villain.
Being so cruel to a sickly child, making the victim completely twisted and crazy, and then defeating him as a villain, the original book's bizarre theme and views are incomprehensible.
The two main characters are a vicious fake young master who has usurped the throne, and a despicable illegitimate son who has succeeded in getting promoted. The theme is "resisting the original sinful fate".
To put it bluntly, they are justified in being bad. Although they have taken away other people's lives, this is called "my destiny is in my own hands", which is an extremely inspiring expression. If you want something, just go for it.
Thinking of this, Xia Xingchi couldn't help but feel a little sorry for his big cat.
The original fear of the crazy villain was almost completely eliminated during this period of time, and Li Chengyuan and Yu Yan were also different from the beginning.
No longer so crazy, wanton and violent, but more and more easy-going and down-to-earth.
After mixing the cement, Xia Xingchi wanted to climb up to the roof with a ladder to work, but was stopped by Han Yuanhe and Li Xiu, who said that they could not trouble him with such a dangerous job and that they would do it themselves.
Xia Xingchi could feel everyone's kindness, so he didn't refuse. He smiled and said that he would go back and prepare dinner for everyone.
I wanted to see whether the Green Tea Spirit was planning to sleep in the rain again or to lower his noble stature and try to smear cement, but after turning around, I didn't see anyone.
He was unusually honest today, which should have been a good thing, but Xia Xingchi's right eyelid kept twitching, worried that he was up to something bad again.
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Xia Yu sneaked around to make sure there was no one around, then whispered into the phone: "This is too dangerous, I can't do this."
Li Shengrui on the other end of the phone said gently but firmly:
"Once he and Xia Xingchi get their marriage certificate, we'll have nothing. Xiao Yu, you know how cruel he is. He won't let me go."
"This is a rare opportunity. He has been victimized before, so he is extremely vigilant. We won't be able to do it anymore."
"He was already in poor health, so it was normal for him to get sick in such a harsh environment."
Xia Yu frowned, a calculating light flashed in his eyes, but he spoke innocently:
"But I'm scared...Ari, I dreamed last night that you don't like me anymore, you don't want me anymore."
They were all smart people, so Li Shengrui naturally knew what he meant, so he smiled and said:
"It doesn't matter. You still have the recording, right? When you return to Beijing, we'll get married and the inheritance will be ours together."
Xia Yu's face turned cold as he looked at the recording interface on the screen.
"Xiao Yu, Xia Xingchi will soon take everything from you. With Li Chengyuan here, he is already famous. He will retaliate against you and let everyone know your identity."
"But why can they have everything, while we are born sinful?"
"Xiao Yu..."
These words obviously touched Xia Yu's heart. He gritted his teeth and said nothing. After a while, he whispered:
"It's a pleasure to work with you. I'll look for an opportunity when I get the stuff tomorrow."
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The weather was clear in the afternoon, but it started to rain heavily in the evening.
When Han Yuanhe finally mastered the skill of applying cement and was eager to help Xia Xingchi reinforce the roof, Xia Xingchi said that it was time for dinner and there was no need to rush. If it rained, he would just stay at Mr. Li's place for the night.
If I get scared by the thunder at night and crawl into Li Chengyuan's bed, I won't have any other excuse if the car crashes again, so the roof must not be repaired.
There was a heavy rain outside the window, and Xia Xingchi was sneaking into the room holding a pillow.
At this time, Li Chengyuan was taking stomach medicine with a pale face and holding half a glass of water.
Xia Xingchi then remembered that he had heard Uncle Ding mention before that Li Chengyuan would easily suffer from stomachaches when it was rainy and cold.
I was so caught up in my fear yesterday that I didn't notice whether he was feeling uncomfortable or not.
No wonder he didn’t eat much today, probably because he hasn’t been feeling well.
He really didn't do anything when he should have. If no one had noticed, he would just be taking medicine here quietly.
Seeing Xia Xingchi staring inside with his eyes wide open, Li Chengyuan lowered his hand from his upper abdomen and said expressionlessly and indifferently:
"Get out. You can't sleep well if you share a room with me."
Xia Xingchi snorted, thinking that someone was really vindictive. He suddenly remembered that they slept in separate rooms last night.
But in order to get into the arms of a reliable big pillow to avoid the thunder, he had to smile and coax people: "Boss, do you feel uncomfortable in your stomach? I am a professional massage, do you want to have a free trial?"
"It's so cold, but my hands are super warm! And I can warm the bed!"
Faced with such enthusiastic self-recommendation, Li Chengyuan could only smile helplessly, and the unbearable pain in his stomach was relieved a little along with his mood.
Seeing that he acquiesced, Xia Xingchi immediately jumped up happily holding the pillow and quickly got into the bed, fearing that he would suddenly change his mind.
As soon as the two turned off the lights and lay down, Li Chengyuan felt someone beside him getting closer and closer quietly, and then a hand reached into his clothes without any hesitation, and touched his body in the dark.
Li Chengyuan's whole body stiffened immediately when he was touched by him. The warm and soft touch was like a stream of heat rushing straight to the top of his head and then filling his limbs and bones.
He immediately grabbed Xia Xingchi's wrist and said in a deep voice, "What are you doing?"
"I'm giving you a massage." Xia Xingchi was puzzled, but couldn't help but said with concern: "Your lips are turning white from the pain, how come you're still like nothing happened? Boss, if you had told me, I'd give you a stomach massage anytime."
After saying that, she continued to grope Li Chengyuan's abdomen in the dark, and gently rubbed him in her arms.
The little money-grubber is indeed an all-rounder. His massage technique is very good. My stomach, which had been aching for almost a day and a night, is now much better.
But with this relief, the unspeakable heat became clearer.
Li Chengyuan frowned. If he stopped now, it would make his intention even more obvious. So he had to change the subject to distract attention: "Why are you afraid of thunder?"
He knew that Xia Xingchi was not like this before.
Xia Xingchi blinked in the dark and thought, I can't say that I was struck to death by lightning, right? Telling such a horrific ghost story late at night could easily scare his fragile financial sponsor.
He lied calmly, "Why? I'm just born afraid, just like some people are afraid of bugs or mice."
Li Chengyuan smiled coldly. He knew he was lying but did not expose him. He just said in a deep voice: "I don't like thunderstorms either."
The villain rarely chats, and rarely says words like "like" or "hate", as if he is indifferent to everything and has no likes or dislikes.
Xia Xingchi immediately pricked up his ears curiously and asked, "Why?"
This question remained unanswered for a long time, so long that Xia Xingchi suspected that he didn't want to answer it. Li Chengyuan then said calmly:
“Because it’s easy to get sick.”
It’s just that what he said was not stomachache, but coincidentally both attacks occurred in such weather.
For the first time, he watched his mother hang herself in the dark.
Apart from opening his eyes helplessly, he was unable to make a sound and could not move his body. As lightning and thunder flashed, lightning struck across the room, illuminating his mother's distorted and hideous face after her death.
With the sound of heavy rain as the only background sound, she hung in the air with her eyes open, looking down at him. The young Li Chengyuan stared at his mother, who had become so strange and terrifying, for the entire night.
The second time was when I could not help but watch a small liar disappear in a rainstorm.
Even though he promised to stay together for the rest of his life, even though he left a fake ticket that was said to be "very important" but actually could not be found there, he never came back.
Li Chengyuan nearly died after being abandoned by the little liar, and when he woke up he had been searching for more than ten years.
Everyone said he had mental problems and that he had invented a non-existent little boy out of thin air, and used this as an excuse to force him to take countless weird medicines.
Xia Xingchi blinked his heavy eyelids. Not having heard Li Chengyuan speak for a long time, he gradually began to feel sleepy.
But he vaguely felt that Li Chengyuan seemed to be in a bad mood, so he wanted to chat with his big cat more.
Xia Xingchi tried to stay awake and said in a daze:
"I never liked it. Whenever this weather comes... I always feel like there's something urgent waiting for me to do, or maybe it's a very important person."
"I have to go, someone is waiting for me..."
Li Chengyuan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he sat up suddenly: "What did you say!"
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