Chapter 123 The vicious female supporting role is not worthy, hold on to that showy star (6)
"Brother, you're free, would you like to have a drink with me?" Li Ziyan had two jugs of wine hanging from the handle of his sword and a bag of food in his left hand. He tiptoed to Duan Jiaxi's side and squatted on the eaves, looking at the moon with him. "Junior brother, the moonlight is just right. How about we chat about mountains, rivers, and eternity?"
"You're becoming more and more disrespectful." The young man in white shook his head, his face arrogant, but his eyes were filled with indulgence. "If Master comes back, he will definitely punish you for breaking the sect rules."
"Oh, Master will definitely not blame me. Master dotes on me the most, and so does Brother." Li Ziyan grinned brightly, his smile so bright that even the night sky around them seemed a little brighter. He reached out and placed the food in his hand on a flat spot on the roof, then pulled out a bunch of wild flowers from his bosom. "Brother, your memory gets worse as you get older. You even forgot it was your birthday today. It's me, your dear brother, who treats you best! Happy birthday, Brother!"
The young man in white's eyes moved slightly, and his seriousness disappeared. A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he looked at the boy squatting in front of him affectionately.
“Cut!”
A scene ended, but the director didn't say anything, and the crew became unusually quiet. Duan Jiaxi was about to move when he realized something was wrong. When he looked at Li Ziyan beside him, he saw that the other party had stood up and took out a small cake with a candle on it from the snack boxes.
"Teacher Duan, happy birthday!"
"you……"
"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday to Teacher Duan, happy birthday to you!" The boy's soft and elegant voice sounded, singing such a song, but it was particularly eye-catching. Duan Jiaxi's usually cool face showed a very obvious smile, and his apple muscles almost flew to the sky. He took the cake handed over by Li Ziyan, looked at the staff below who were singing birthday songs for him, and felt inexplicably moved.
"How did you know today was my birthday?"
"How could I not know about Teacher Duan's birthday?" Li Ziyan smiled and came down from the roof with Duan Jiaxi, who was holding flowers. "Teacher Duan, do you like the gift I prepared for you?"
Everyone in the crew was very considerate. They pushed a cake over and sang Happy Birthday to celebrate Duan Jiaxi's birthday. Li Ziyan took advantage of this opportunity to take out the gift he had prepared and handed it over with a look of anticipation in his eyes.
Duan Jiaxi took the gift and opened it to find a well-packaged car model set inside.
"This is a hardcover model, and you have to pre-order it a month in advance. When did you buy it?!"
"When I came to see you a while ago, Xiao Wang told me that you missed the release date of this model. I thought you might like it, so I bought it."
This kind of model would take quite some time to order in advance, not to mention that it had already passed its release date when Li Ziyan bought it. There were only a few limited edition sets in the world. The fact that he was able to send the model to Duan Jiaxi was enough to show his sincerity. Moreover, the price of this kind of thing was not low. Just such a small model would cost six figures. Li Ziyan had only been in the industry for a short time, so it was really a huge sum for him to spend so much money.
Duan Jiaxi had a complicated expression. He looked up at Li Ziyan, only to find his gaze was troubled. He opened his mouth and said, "Teacher Duan, please don't take it too seriously. I gave you this gift because I admire you, not to get close to you."
"Why would I think that?" Duan Jiaxi's heart softened. He held the gift box, feeling not only happy but also a little touched. "I'm already very touched that you remembered my birthday."
The two smiled at each other. Duan Jiaxi looked at the boy opposite him, who lowered his head slightly with a shy look on his face, and he had the idea of hugging him.
Fortunately, there were many people here, and he quickly suppressed this inexplicable impulse.
"Happy birthday, Xiao Duan'er. You'll be 24 soon, and in a few years you'll be 30."
"Director, you are already forty years old."
"...Really, you really can't afford to lose anything." Someone was looking for Li Ziyan over there. Li Ziyan didn't stay long when he saw Director Nie coming over, so he went over. Director Nie looked at Li Ziyan's back, stretched out his arm and nudged Duan Jiaxi, "The night before last, Xiao Li came to me and told me that today was your birthday. He asked me to adjust the show and told me to give you a surprise."
Duan Jiaxi nodded, his face understanding. No wonder he was told to change the play yesterday morning. It turned out that it was because Li Ziyan wanted to celebrate his birthday.
"You two are in a good relationship now, but you have to know the limits, okay?" Director Nie's tone carried a hint of warning and foreshadowing. Not for anything else, but because of his many years of experience, he could feel that Li Ziyan and Duan Jiaxi were getting closer and closer. Being close was certainly a good thing, which would help them better complete the filming of the TV series, but at the same time it was also a taboo for actors like them.
He didn't know whether this was a relationship developed on the set or outside of the set, but if it was a relationship developed on the set, it would not be a good thing for both of them if they broke up in the future. What's more, they were still young and there were many girlfriend fans and husband fans among their fans. Once they started a relationship, it would easily affect their popularity.
"...I know." Duan Jiaxi responded with a deep look in his eyes.
Director Nie sighed. He didn't know whether Duan Jiaxi had listened to him or not, but this was all he could do. The rest was up to the two of them to decide for themselves.
Because there was a show the next day, everyone didn't play around for too long. The show ended before 10 o'clock. Li Ziyan changed out of his costume, put on his short-sleeved shirt and shorts, pushed open the door of the lounge, and saw Duan Jiaxi standing at the door.
"Teacher Duan, why don't you come in?"
Duan Jiaxi said nothing, walked in and closed the door. He hesitated for a moment, then walked forward and hugged Li Ziyan in his arms. "Thank you for your birthday today. I'm very happy."
This was the first real hug between the two of them, one without the emotional overtones of a storyline, since they had known each other for so long. Li Ziyan felt the other's hot body and could almost smell the faint aroma of red wine on him, the scent of his pheromones.
After a long time, Duan Jiaxi let go of Li Ziyan. He himself was a little shocked. Due to his personality, he rarely had close contact with others. This was the first time he took the initiative to want to get close to someone.
The lights in the lounge were a little dim, and the warm yellow light shone on Li Ziyan's face. He smiled, the same smile he had on the roof.
Duan Jiaxi only felt that the person in front of him was brighter and more dazzling than the moonlight, illuminating the entire boundless night.
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