Chapter 38: "Dispersed Form, Gathered Spirit"
Chen Xingzhi seemed not to notice the change in Ren Limeng's eyes, and then continued naturally, "Where are Xu Chichi and Li Qingzi, do you want to climb the mountain?"
It was as if the "Ren Limeng" he had just deliberately mentioned was just a tactical pause.
What a fair and just question!
Ren Limeng stared at Chen Xingzhi, the smile on her lips was full of personal emotions. She seriously suspected that Chen Xingzhi's pause for a second was not a coincidence!
She was "obediently" smiling, quietly watching the strange and sharp conversation between Shen Xingzhi and Yan Baiwei, but he suddenly teased her?
What on earth does Shen Xingzhi want? ! !
Well, she can't really be just a background board.
After a few days, every guest had found their own position and she had to make a decision.
Ren Limeng sighed softly, a hint of helplessness flashed in her eyes, and her gaze swept across the camera team around her who were "on high alert". Even as a staff member who was watching the onlookers, she looked more or less nervous at this moment.
Before they knew it, it was already Thursday, and the first public live performance was about to begin. No one present could afford the consequences of Shen Xingzhi and Yan Baiwei stopping the recording again.
Li Qingzi had already answered Shen Xingzhi's question at this moment, while Ren Limeng's attention was attracted by Xu Chichi.
"Brother Xingzhi, of course we'd like to climb the mountain and get more exposure to nature, but it's getting late and everyone has plans later, so why don't we take the cable car and finish the shoot quickly?"
Obviously, Li Qingzi and Ren Limeng had similar ideas. She cleverly observed the expressions of Yan Baiwei and Shen Xingzhi, spoke in a soothing tone, and took the opportunity to smooth things over, also giving Shen Xingzhi a way out.
Ren Limeng thoughtfully watched Xu Chichi, who looked a little hesitant beside her, and heard her whisper in agreement, "Everyone's been busy these past few days. If we go hiking... the staff will have to carry so much equipment to film us. Otherwise... why not take the cable car?"
"Since none of you want to climb the mountain, let's take the cable car."
Hearing Shen Xingzhi's cheerful voice, everyone was slightly stunned, just like a road that suddenly turned a corner at a dead end. Shen Xingzhi turned around neatly and followed the sign to the direction of the cable car. Yan Baiwei looked at Shen Xingzhi's tall back, biting her lip, with a bright look of disbelief in her eyes.
She really didn't want to climb the mountain and was already prepared to "fight" Shen Xingzhi, but in the end she punched cotton?
"Sister Chi Chi, you look a little different today."
Xu Chichi followed behind Shen Xingzhi, gently rubbing his arms that were sore from practicing banggu for the past two days. He also looked at the unpredictable Shen Xingzhi, but suddenly heard Ren Limeng's laughing voice. Xu Chichi subconsciously paused, stroked the hair by his ear a little unnaturally, avoided Ren Limeng's bright eyes, and pulled the corner of his mouth, "...Is there...is there?"
"Of course!"
On the stone road in the forest, Ren Limeng spoke without thinking, and her gentle voice suddenly became particularly loud. Li Qingzi and Yan Baiwei stopped whispering tacitly, looked at each other, slowed down their pace and listened silently to the conversation between Ren Limeng and Yan Baiwei.
Ren Limeng glanced at Chen Xing, who was talking to the tour guide in the front, for a moment, then turned her attention back to Xu Chichi. She put her arm around Xu Chichi sincerely and continued, "Sister Chichi, you're even more beautiful today than yesterday! This makeup looks so natural, and it doesn't come off at all even in the sun. Look, mine seems to be a little caked on already."
Ren Limeng lowered her voice when she said the last sentence, but it was still clearly heard by the people around her. The staff next to her couldn't help but stare at Ren Limeng's beautiful face, but they only saw an impeccable bright smile, and Xu Chichi just replied dryly, "Really?", and his wandering eyes finally reluctantly met Ren Limeng's.
"Want to touch up your makeup...Li Meng, I brought some loose powder."
"Thank you, Sister Chi Chi. No need. I'll put on my makeup after we get on the cable car. There are so many people filming together, I don't want to cause any unnecessary trouble."
Ren Limeng and Xu Chichi both had smiles on their faces, as if they were just having a casual conversation.
And some choices are tacitly understood by them.
But this does not affect their affectionate interactions in front of the camera, after all, this is a reality show.
Ren Limeng stood straight outside the "Bee House", looking at Yan Baiwei, Li Qingzi and Xu Chichi who were taking pictures of each other in front of her, and then turned her gaze to Shen Xingzhi who was leaning his arms on the railing next to him.
"Brother Xingzhi, wouldn't it be a shame not to take photos of such a beautiful scenery?"
After taking the cable car up, they quickly completed the mountaintop sightseeing recording. The "Bee House" was the last stop of the recording on Xuanding Mountain. The stacked wooden coffins on the cliff were magnificent, and the heavy feeling that came to their faces was shocking and majestic, which made everyone exclaim in surprise.
Yan Baiwei excitedly handed the phone to Li Qingzi and took interesting photos to record the scenery at the moment.
Under the camera, Ren Limeng and Xu Chichi were also recording each other at the moment. Ren Limeng suddenly seemed to remember something, her eyes turned around, and finally saw Shen Xingzhi who had been standing alone at the door without knowing when, and she walked over slowly.
"Finished filming?"
Shen Xingzhi tilted his head, his eyes focused, his deep eyes were as mysterious as the mountains in the distance, and carried layers of distantness. He spoke casually with a familiar tone, but it disrupted her next step.
Ren Limeng was slightly stunned, nodded, and walked to the railing, also holding up her arms. Ren Limeng took a deep breath, and just as she was brewing her words, she heard Shen Xingzhi continue, "Do you want to see the panda house?"
"Ah? Going down?"
"Um."
A hint of surprise flashed across Ren Limeng's eyes, and soon she smiled, "Okay, but we have to ask Sister Chi Chi."
The three of them will be practicing banggu together later, so it would be best for them to act together. As for Yan Baiwei and the other two, the meaning of the cable car going down the mountain is very obvious, and everyone is already prepared to act separately, so there is no need to force it.
Ren Limeng had already had this in mind when she came to see Chen Xingzhi, but unexpectedly, Chen Xingzhi brought it up first.
Obviously... She remembered that he had no interest in pandas. Ren Limeng's eyes swept across the camera behind Shen Xingzhi that was silently filming, and suddenly she seemed to understand something, and her smile deepened.
"You guys want to go down the mountain and see the panda house?"
After Xu Chichi and the other two finished taking photos, they walked over and heard Ren Limeng's suggestion. Xu Chichi showed a look of embarrassment on her face. She repeated Ren Limeng's words and instinctively looked at Li Qingzi and Yan Baiwei next to her.
"Aren't you all going together?"
Yan Baiwei frowned slightly, and shot Ren Limeng a sharp look. "What's so good about the Panda House? Lin City doesn't produce pandas here. The so-called Panda House only has three or two pandas at most, probably not even as many as the Xiangcheng Zoo. Time is so tight now, and there are no mission points in the Panda House. Why waste time?"
"Yes, it's already Thursday. Chi Chi said that you guys still need to practice the banggu, and we haven't put together the program yet."
Li Qingzi showed a worried look on her face. She looked at Shen Xingzhi who was silent beside her, and glanced at the cameras around her calmly.
"Don't waste time, want to join us?"
Shen Xingzhi's inquiry was more like a statement. He didn't seem to care about Yan Baiwei and Li Qingzi's opinions, but looked at Xu Chichi.
Shen Xingzhi's deep gaze had the magic of seeing into people's hearts, and it also had a fatal attraction, which made Xu Chichi nod subconsciously.
"Alright, then we'll split up. It's getting late, let's go!"
Ren Limeng did not give Xu Chichi any chance to hesitate. She happily pulled Xu Chichi's right arm, completely unaware of the gloom that flashed across Yan Baiwei's face.
After making an appointment with Yan Baiwei and the others to rehearse in the evening, Chen Xingzhi and the other two officially began their journey down the mountain. Xu Chichi glanced at the cable car sign behind him with some reluctance, and finally turned around and caught up with Chen Xingzhi and Ren Limeng.
"I'm so tired, Li Meng, do you know how long it will take to get to the panda house?"
The way down the mountain is not very friendly to the knees. As the host of the agricultural channel, Ren Limeng is used to running around on field work. After not climbing a mountain for a while, she felt a little uncomfortable with the sudden intensity. More importantly, Xu Chichi was by her side.
Ren Limeng looked down at Chen Xingzhi, who was already separated by two large stone steps. Just as she stepped over one step, she heard Xu Chichi sigh softly from behind her, with a gasp in his voice.
"It shouldn't be far away, Sister Chi Chi, come on, we can ask the tour guide when we catch up!"
The tour guide was standing next to Shen Xingzhi, pointing to the stone carvings on the mountain beside him and explaining. When they first came down the mountain, the four of them barely maintained their formation, but after a while, Xu Chichi looked tired. Ren Limeng slowed down her pace, supported her, and listened to her sighs.
Every sound seemed to express the reluctance and helplessness of being forced to walk down the mountain, but it also seemed to be just a normal breathing adjustment during exercise. Especially after gradually distancing himself from Shen Xingzhi, Xu Chizhi's complaints became more frequent.
"Li Meng, you just said that, why don't you stop Brother Xingzhi? Walking down the mountain really takes a long time, and we're so tired, how are we going to practice the banggu later!"
After saying what was in her heart, Xu Chichi sighed again. Noticing the camera in front of her, she paused, her eyes darkened, and added.
"I know you can't stop him, but you can't let Brother Xingzhi do whatever he wants! Have you seen the trending searches these past two days? Brother Chen He and Sister Chen Xi's rehearsal photos are so neat, they're ready to perform on stage! Every time they're in the photos, the whole group is in perfect order. We...we're lucky we came to Lin City, so there aren't many people around. Otherwise, the commotion between Bai Wei and Brother Xingzhi would have definitely blown up Weibo. And the performances aren't even rehearsed yet, I'm a little panicked."
"It's okay, Sister Chi Chi. Every group has their own way of getting along. Bai Wei and Brother Xing Zhi are both passionate people. Although we seem to be separated, we are still united in spirit. Our hearts are together, so the performance will be fine!"
Ren Limeng didn't follow Xu Chichi's complaints and vent her dissatisfaction. She patted Xu Chichi's shoulder comfortingly and heard Xu Chichi continue to ask in a low voice, "Limeng, do you really think there's nothing wrong with our team?"
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