Chapter 38

The world was still shaking. A pair of broad hands embraced the young man from the front.

People's panicked screams were in his ears. The lights above his head flickered uneasily. Along with the flickering firelight, a lamp suddenly fell down and hit Tu Xi's back heavily.

He groaned and dragged the unresponsive and unconscious young man to a corner.

——The surroundings were too shaking. Tables and chairs fell to the ground, blocking the way out. He couldn't leave here holding someone.

Unless he abandoned Xia Yan like his mother abandoned him. If he

threw away his burdens, he could naturally escape from this earthquake.

But he couldn't do it.

To create an atmosphere, the cafe has many decorations, including beautiful chandeliers, paintings with sharp frames, and spider plants with green branches and leaves... At this moment, they all turned into weapons, smashing to the ground with a crackling sound.

Fortunately, Tu Xi had already found a safe position, so the person in his arms was not hurt at all.

Boom!!!

A thunderbolt passed outside the window.

Heavy dark clouds quickly enveloped the world, and violent winds, accompanied by heavy rain, fell into the world. The light in the store had already been destroyed, the vision was blocked, and other senses became sensitive.

Tu Xi felt the person in his arms move, as if he remembered something, so he pressed the person into his arms: "Don't move, it's dangerous."

The young man's face leaned against his chest, and his voice was a little muffled: "What happened?"

"An earthquake."

"?"

Xia Yan looked outside from his arms. In the dim light, he could see the messy cafe and could foresee the dangerous situation at that time.

The shaking had not stopped yet, and there were still aftershocks.

The shaking and dizziness he felt at that time were not illusions.

The young man's brain was still aching, and the bright red task on the system panel appeared in front of him. He looked around and saw that there were only the two of them. He couldn't help but be stunned.

"Where's your aunt?"

"She ran away."

The man's voice was unusually calm, as if he had been abandoned by his own mother and could not be hurt at all. But his hand increased its strength, pinching the young man's thin waist.

Their skin touched each other, and they almost merged into one in the darkness.

"I'm glad you're okay."

The strong and hot emotions hidden in his heart burst out and enveloped the young man. Xia Yan's fingers trembled slightly, and he didn't say a word.

He wanted to ask, why don't you leave?

But he didn't need to say it, his heart already knew the answer.

Because he likes, no, loves himself. She

is deeply trapped and cannot extricate herself. Even though she knows that being with him will hurt, will be sad, and even have to give up her favorite career, she still loves him.

So the first reaction when encountering danger

is not to run away, but to hold him in his arms.

Apart from his parents, the strong love he felt for the first time made the young man a little overwhelmed.

The scenes of the past appeared in front of him one by one. The young man hesitated and carefully held the man's hand. The other's hand was very hot, and there was a thin thread on the fingertips, which should be left by writing.

Yes! Tu Xi is still a top student. I

almost forgot.

Xia Yan: "Don't you want to break up with me so much?"

The man chuckled: "I thought the answer was obvious."

"Is there no room for negotiation?"

The man touched his head and said nothing. Everything is self-evident.

Xia Yan also fell silent.

He talked to the system in his mind: [The last main plot, I can't seem to complete it. 】

【Now you only need to complete the world pillar missions. It doesn't matter if you don't complete the main missions, but you will lose some points. 】

【? 】

The system thought for a while and explained: 【All the missions you have completed belong to the original owner's life path. All of this is to lead the protagonist to the destined path, that is, the peak of life.

Now Tu Xi's destiny line appears in the form of side missions. He will become a movie emperor in the future and attract everyone's attention. And what you did before made him leave the entertainment industry, his career line came to an abrupt end, and his luck as the protagonist declined, so the world issued a warning and triggered an earthquake. 】

The broken little world is like a scattered puzzle. You need to put the front pieces together before you know how to act later.

Xia Yan's cannon fodder mission has come to the end, and he had nothing to do with the rest.

However, who knew that he accidentally ruined the protagonist's important career line, which suddenly gave rise to a side quest in an attempt to pull the protagonist back on track.

In short, the dying world consciousness had a last gasp, and in order to save itself, it opened a fast track for the young man.

Under normal circumstances, a broken world consciousness will fall into a coma.

It is also possible that the tasks completed by the young man in the early stage repaired some of the distorted plot lines, allowing the world consciousness to take a breath and wake up a little.

Things are a bit complicated, and the system tried to explain it in simple words.

[In short, the tasks related to the pillars of the world are the most important. ]

There are generally two pillars of the world, one on each of the two protagonists, and they are closely related to their fate. The pillar belonging to Tu Xi has already appeared, and I wonder what the pillar of the protagonist is?

Xia Yan seemed to understand: [If the small world collapses, will we die?]

[You will not die.] The system's voice was as mechanical and cold as ever, but strangely soothing, [For us, it's just a matter of changing the world to continue the mission. But everyone living in this world will disappear.]

Xia Yan's fingers curled slightly.

Tu Xi, Wang Dazhuang, Zhao Wenhan... People he knew and didn't know would all disappear.

999 continued: [Of course, since the world is destroyed, you naturally won't get any points.]

In short, it's all in vain.

[So the most important thing now is to complete the pillar mission, and the rest can be put aside. Anyway, the protagonist is the bottom...] The system uttered the following words with difficulty, [I am deeply in love with you, and it is impossible for me to be with the protagonist again. ]

*

The earthquake came suddenly and left suddenly.

The earthquake spanned the entire imperial capital, causing 356 injuries and property losses of over 100 million. The only good thing was that no one died.

Xia Yan was unharmed, and Tu Xi suffered minor injuries, which were not serious.

The two refused rescue, and after coming to a safe place, they took the medicinal wine from the medical staff and found a relatively secluded corner.

It is not yet clear whether there are aftershocks.

No one dared to go home. It was said to be secluded, but in fact, there were still many people crowded together in the spacious greenhouse.

The rain was still falling, hitting the shed, making crackling sounds.

People's eyes secretly gathered on the two people in the corner. From time to time, they lowered their heads and whispered a few words to their relatives and friends beside them, with curiosity in their eyes.

"Is that Tu Xi and Xia Yan? So handsome."

"The two of them have a good relationship. It doesn't look like they are out of touch."

"Xia Yan is applying medicine to Tu Xi. He frowned. He must be heartbroken."

"Take a picture and post it online. The sisters will definitely envy you to death."

...

Being stared at by so many people, Xia Yan avoided the line of sight a little uncomfortably and concentrated on applying medicine to Tu Xi.

The man's back was strong and powerful, with muscles covering his shoulder blades just right. On his fair skin, there was a large swollen purple patch, which looked particularly scary.

Xia Yan didn't dare to use force, and gently rubbed his fingertips: "Does it hurt? "

"It hurts a lot, Yanyan blows it and it won't hurt."

"..." Xia Yan hesitated for three seconds, and said uncertainly: "Are you acting coquettishly?"

"Well, because I'm injured." Tu Xi turned her head, looking at him with chestnut eyes, and the curve of her profile was soft and clean, "So I want to be loved by Yanyan."

Fuck, why did he suddenly become so straightforward and cute!

Before, he had always hinted to himself that the protagonist belonged to the protagonist, but now that he thoroughly understood the other party's intentions, the sudden straight ball caught the young man off guard.

And... this was because of me that I was injured.

"Then I'll blow it."

The young man leaned over and put his face on the man's back. The smell of the medicinal wine was cool and pungent, mixed with the unique woody perfume on the man, but it inexplicably became good.

He blew gently, remembering the words his mother used to coax him when he was a child, and whispered, "Blow away all the pain."

After saying this, he realized what he had just done.

What the hell? So childish!

Because Tu Xi became strange, he also became strange. Xia Yan stood up suddenly, almost daring to look around, his earlobes dripping with blood: "Okay, I'll return the medicine to the nurse."

"Let's go together."

"I can go alone."

"I'm just injured in the back, not the leg." Tu Xi didn't say anything extra, but her eyes said everything.

Xia Yan walked quickly to the front: "Whatever you want."

There were many people in the safe zone, and the earthquake was not serious this time. The network was only cut off for one or two hours. Netizens secretly took pictures of the two and posted them online.

[It's good that you are safe and sound. I'm finally relieved. 】

【Xia Yan: We are no longer new. In reality: we went on a date the next day, kissed, left hickeys, and stayed together. Ha! The little tricks between lovers are over. 】

【Poor Curly, you were dumped. 】

【Tu Xi is a pervert, a stalker, Xia Yan will definitely dump him when he finds out the truth. 】 This comment flashed by and was quickly suppressed by the rest of the comments.

...

Xia Yan and his friends stayed in the safe zone for an afternoon until after seven in the evening, and there were still no aftershocks. After confirming that it was safe, the two went home.

"Come to my house and sleep tonight."

"?"

Tu Xi drove the car, looking straight ahead: "You live on the 17th floor, which is too high. If there is an earthquake later, it will be very dangerous."

This earthquake was because the protagonist deviated from the career line, and it was a warning for the world to protect itself.

There will be no more danger in the future.

But Xia Yan couldn't say this, he said: "The country has issued a notice saying that everything is fine, you don't have to worry."

"But I'm still very scared."

"..."

"I'm afraid you'll be in danger, what if I'm not around?" Tu Xi stopped the car and looked at him steadily, "Come to my house, I won't do anything to you."

Xia Yan: "???"

Is it not right for the protagonist to accept your words?

"I should be the one to say this." The young man chuckled. "Since you are so worried, then okay, I will stay at your house for one night today."

Tu Xi was silent for three seconds and smiled politely.

Xia Yan: "?"

Don't worry, he has more important things to do.

"Before, you said you wanted to quit the entertainment industry..." He started a conversation tentatively.

"Yeah." Tu Xi restarted the car and nodded, "My parents are very stubborn and have always hoped that I could inherit my grandfather's company. This time they got what they wanted, and they probably won't bother you in the future, so you don't have to worry about them."

Xia Yan: "No, that's not what I meant. You still like acting more than the company."

"Actually... it's almost the same. As long as Yanyan is with me, I don't care."

"No!"

"?"

"You obviously like acting more, otherwise you wouldn't rebel against your parents." Xia Yan said hurriedly: "You don't have to give up your career for me, you should continue to stay in the circle."

Seeing Tu Xi hesitate, Xia Yan walked over, the street lights in the distance lit up his dark eyes, and sparks fell: "In short, you have to stay with me in the circle, I don't want to be alone."

"But--"

"No buts." Xia Yan interrupted him. Thinking of Tu Xi's obsession with him, he suppressed his shame and pretended to be arrogant: "As long as you stay, I will always be with you."

"Really?"

Xia Yan: "Of course, you have to act well and bring me an actor award."

The man turned the steering wheel sharply and parked the car in a quiet alley.

Before the young man could react, he hugged him, holding the young man's face, and kissed him restrainedly and piously on his forehead.

"Yan Yan, I'm so happy."

There is no better time than now.

*

Early morning.

After a night of storms, the sky was clear, the sun was bright, and groups of lovely white clouds floated by.

Xia Yan woke up from the guest room and touched the soft bed under him. It took five or six minutes before he woke up and realized that he was in Tu Xi's villa.

He clicked on the system panel in his mind.

The tasks were in bold red letters, extremely obvious.

It was not a dream.

He was in a daze for a few minutes, throwing away all the messy thoughts. The most important thing now was... to let Tu Xi act well and strive to win the Best Actor award as soon as possible.

There was no separate bathroom in the guest room. He walked out of the room and stood in the corridor on the second floor. He could just see the kitchen from above.

Tu Xi was wearing an apron with white lace and was concentrating on frying eggs.

A bit... like the little wife in the novel.

Xia Yan did not disturb him and quickly went to the bathroom to wash up. Since he came in a hurry, he did not bring anything, and now everything from inside to outside was Tu Xi's clothes.

Due to the earthquake, many things were damaged, and the first floor looked a bit empty.

Xia Yan walked into the kitchen: "Do you need my help?"

"No." The man pointed to the living room, "You take a rest, I want to make you breakfast."

Tu Xi's family has a live-in nanny who is only responsible for cooking for him, and there are three cleaners who come to clean every day to maintain the hygiene of the villa.

The nanny is a local. She injured her shoulder in the earthquake yesterday and took a day off.

Tu Xi went to the kitchen herself to make a loving breakfast. Due to the high quality of the ingredients, the sandwiches and vegetable salads were delicious with just a simple preparation.

Xia Yan took a bite of the sandwich and drank a sip of hot milk, and his empty stomach was soothed by the food.

Tu Xi was more nervous than when he was at a concert: "How is it?" "

Delicious."

"Great."

"After filming "Heartbeat", do you have any other work?" Xia Yan asked pretending to be indifferent.

Tu Xi thought of the pile of scripts in the studio: "It's not confirmed yet, but... now I want to date Yan Yan more than work."

When they first started dating, Tu Xi had already signed contracts for many dramas and had to join the crew.

He couldn't accompany the young man.

But yesterday, Tu Xi felt that the young man's attitude had become loose, and the invisible barriers between them were disappearing... In a way, he had to thank yesterday's earthquake.

He had to seize the opportunity to take his relationship to the next level.

"Don't you have a favorite script?"

"They are all similar. If I have to choose one." The man thought for a while, "Director Hu has a script that is quite interesting. The protagonist is both good and evil, very tense."

Because Tu Xi has always shown a gentle mask, the protagonist he is looking for is probably of the same type.

Only Director Yi seemed to see his true, cold and ruthless heart through the mask.

He handed him the script and said, "I was hesitant before, whether to invite you to play the male lead, but after seeing you, I think this role belongs to you."

Tu Xi didn't understand what he meant.

"You have a true love in your heart." The man smiled, even though he was old, his eyes still showed wisdom, "Only with love can you go crazy for love."

In fact... it was very unpleasant.

The feeling of being seen through.

Tu Xi took the script with a smile, but it took him two or three days to open it. The script was written by Zhong Gang, a famous suspense screenwriter in the circle. The plot was compact, the protagonist's character was three-dimensional, and the contrast between the beginning and the end was very big. If he performed well, he would probably win an award.

But he didn't like the ending.

So even though Director Hu invited him two or three times, he didn't give in.

Xia Yan was a little curious: "What's the plot?"

Tu Xi thought for a moment and concluded: "A story about a waste, the loss of a loved one, and revenge." Due to the confidentiality agreement, he couldn't say it too clearly.

"It sounds good. If it's Director Hu, the box office is guaranteed." Xia Yan guided him subtly, "I want to see your movie released."

Tu Xi has always been unable to deal with young people.

Under his repeated requests, he unknowingly retreated: "After I finish filming "Heartbeat", if Director Hu hasn't found the male lead, I can consider it."

"Okay."

Xia Yan lazily nestled on the sofa in Tu Xi's house, with a magazine covering his face to block the sunlight. He was drowsy when the vibration of his mobile phone woke him up. He

opened it and saw that a strange number had added his WeChat.

Note: [Brother Xia, I’m Chu Zizhe.]

?

Such a familiar name, but I can’t remember it.

He clicked through, and the other party seemed to have been watching the phone all the time. Almost the next second, he immediately sent him a "cat crying" emoticon.

[Brother Xia, I miss you so much.]

[You are?]

The words are very short, but the damage is huge.

Chu Zizhe was immediately depressed. After a long while, he said pitifully: [Brother Xia, have you forgotten me so quickly? Wuwuwuwuwu, I’m so sad.]

After that, he sent a photo.

In the bright sunshine, among the fallen leaves of autumn, the boy held a basketball with a brilliant smile, and his curly hair looked like a furry dog.

Xia Yan immediately reacted to the highly recognizable appearance.

His fingers are faster than his brain: [Curly.]

Chu Zizhe: [QAQ]

Calling someone by their nickname is really rude. Xia Yan touched his nose guiltily and changed the subject decisively: [What do you want to talk to me about?]

[If you don’t have anything, can’t you just talk to Brother Xia Yan?] Chu Zizhe was still acting coquettishly, [Brother is so excessive, leaving me alone in the garage, I’m so sad.]

[How do you have my WeChat account?]

[Brother only pays attention to this? I can’t sleep because of thinking about my brother these days. I’m so jealous when I see my brother with others every day.]

[…] Xia Yan’s clingy attitude towards him made him socially anxious and he didn’t want to talk anymore, [Okay, there’s nothing between the two of us. After that night in the bar, we’re done. Let’s block each other.]

Chu Zizhe:? ? ?

He didn't dare to flirt anymore and quickly got down to business: [Wait, brother, I have something important to tell you, and it's about Tu Xi. ]

Xia Yan paused with his fingers: [You tell me. ]

[It's not clear on WeChat, come out and meet me. ]

[... blocked. ]

[Brother, do you believe me! QAQ. ] Chu Zizhe gritted his teeth fiercely, cursing Tu Xi in his heart, but his fingers were sending cute and cute emoticons, [Brother is next to Tu Xi? If not, I can send you a piece of evidence first. ]

Hearing this, Xia Yan subconsciously looked in the direction of Tu Xi.

The man was sitting not far away, flipping through a menu, and noticed Xia Yan's line of sight, tilted his head slightly, and gave him a gentle smile.

Xia Yan lowered his head and typed expressionlessly: [Not here, you tell me. 】

Curly sent a photo. Under the dim light, Tu Xi was wearing a duckbill cap and a mask, and was talking to the man next to her.

Xia Yan: [? ]

【The other person in the photo is named Huang Jiancheng, a private detective. He has been following someone under Tu Xi's orders. 】

A short paragraph, but it revealed a lot of information.

Xia Yan suddenly thought of the black car behind him when he went to apply for a mobile phone card, and also

thought

of the occasional spy's sight.

Tu Xi...has been sending people to follow him?

【Brother, don't be afraid. I already have evidence of the transaction between Tu Xi and Huang Jiancheng. Chu Zizhe said confidently: "A pervert like this is not worthy of my brother. As long as we publish it, we don't have to worry about public opinion. All netizens will stand on your side.

Then Tu Xi's acting career... is over.

No, you are not allowed to publish it.

Brother. Chu Zizhe was stunned, and the little flame of jealousy rose. "He treated you like this, aren't you angry?

Angry? Of course I am.

But besides being angry, he also felt a little relieved and relaxed.

Since crossing over, Xia Yan felt that Tu Xi was too saintly. The love from the other party was the spirit of sacrifice that could dedicate everything even if the partner was a scumbag.

Xia Yan often felt a little worried for no reason.

When I am gone in the future, will Tu Xi be PUA by someone even worse?

At that time, he could only comfort himself that the protagonist must be a good person, and they will definitely be together happily.

Now that he knows that Tu Xi has his own little calculations, it is as if he sees a love brain that suddenly stands up on its own, and he is inexplicably relieved.

This kind of thinking is really abnormal, right? Xia Yan twitched his mouth.

A year of contact, and more than half a year of dating.

The feelings buried in the details, after yesterday's sharing of hardships, are like a seed, and finally found the right rain and sunshine, and quietly emerged small green buds.

Xia Yan: [Where are you? Come out and see me.]

This matter is indeed very complicated and needs to be discussed in person.

Chu Zizhe quickly gave an address, which was the private room on the second floor of the bar where they first met: [Brother, I'll wait for you. 】

After turning off his phone, he looked at Tu Xi and said nonchalantly, "A friend asked me to do something."

"Is it urgent? Come after lunch." Tu Xi had already bought the dishes online. He held up the recipe and tried to persuade her, "I want you to taste my cooking."

"Next time." Xia Yan avoided his gaze. "It just so happens that the house needs to be cleaned up. I've been here long enough."

The young man was determined to leave.

The man's eyes swept across and landed on his hand. Who sent him a message? Zhao Wenhan, Zhao Wenxu, or that annoying mixed-race kid?

The relationship between the two had just made a breakthrough, and Tu Xi didn't want to break it. She

could only send him off with a smile.

Without one person, the whole villa became empty, and the silence was so quiet that one could almost hear one's own heartbeat. The man casually threw the menu on the ground, his eyes dim and unclear: "A bunch of troublesome guys."

*

The bar is sparsely populated during the day, with few customers. Only soothing love songs faintly tell of love.

Xia Yan stepped onto the second floor and came to the designated box. He pushed open the door, but saw someone unexpected: "Zhao Wenxu? Why are you here?"

"Brother, I miss you so much." Curly jumped out, took two steps at a time, and walked to the side of the young man, smiling: "I didn't want him to come either, but he also took action in this investigation. There is no way, so I can only let him follow."