First Love
Well, the truth has come out. Lu Xinyang thought to himself, it turns out I'm not a pervert, I've become gay.
Lu Xinyang looked up at Ji Rongyu: He is gay.
Lu Xinyang looked down at himself: Me too.
Ji Rongyu was sitting by the bed waiting for the water in the water heater to boil again, and he inadvertently met Lu Xinyang's affectionate eyes.
Ji Rongyu: “……?”
He was frightened by this look, and his movements to get up were involuntarily slowed down. He hesitated and said, "You... still have a fever?"
"No." Lu Xinyang hesitated. Although he didn't have a fever, his face was unnaturally red.
"Then what were you thinking about just now?" Ji Rongyu's intuition suddenly sounded the alarm. He moved his feet calmly, a little further away from the bed.
"Nothing... Hey, it's already noon, so fast. In that case..." Lu Xinyang came up with a brilliant idea:
"Then let's go get some sun."
"Then let's go eat."
The two spoke in unison and then looked at each other.
"Where's the sun?" Ji Rongyu asked in surprise. "There's only a cold, gusty wind outside, so strong it could blow me away."
Lu Xinyang was visibly disappointed. Ah, in this remote little mountain village, if he wanted to cultivate a warm friendship into a passionate love, wasn't the only way to do it, just go out to bask in the sun, take a walk, look at the flowers and the water?
There weren't many flowers to look at at this hour. Looking at the water, it had only been a few minutes since the incident. Their wet clothes were still piled on the ground. If he dared to speak again, he would probably be torn into pieces.
So what should he do? Should he just confess his feelings? That seems a bit unromantic...
Lu Xinyang hesitated for a moment and decided to test the waters again: "Then you..."
Unexpectedly, the two of them said in unison:
"You go blow dry yourself?"
"Do you want a boyfriend?"
"What? No, what does this have to do with my boyfriend?" How did the topic of blowing the wind turn to my boyfriend? Ji Rongyu thought as he couldn't help but take another step back, his guard even heavier.
"Well, I just want to say, didn't you tell me that you like boys?" Lu Xinyang lowered his head, not daring to look at him, and unconsciously pushed back a few tufts of his bangs with his fingers. "Then what type do you like... can you tell me? Look, we're already so familiar with each other, you even looked at my butt just now..."
"No, I didn't see it," Ji Rongyu interrupted him warily, "You don't have to be responsible for me."
"No, no, no, no, that's not what I meant," Lu Xinyang struggled desperately, blinking anxiously, "I just wanted to ask if you like my type of butt. I can help you find one..."
"I don't need your help!!!"
Afraid that he would say something scary again, Ji Rongyu quickly stopped him from saying anything: "I promise you with my life, no matter whether you become a big star in the future, I will not go out and expose any of your private matters. Don't worry, there is no need to bribe me like this."
There was no need for sexual temptation. Ji Rongyu swore to himself in his heart that sexual temptation would be useless, and he would not be tempted.
Then Lu Xinyang said "Oh" and really shut up.
He did not shut up contentedly. On the contrary, he found that Ji Rongyu was fiercely avoiding his questions and he did not get the answers he wanted.
And the fact that there is no answer itself... implies some kind of answer.
The inspiration that had flashed through his mind before now flashed again. With the support of the love that had just sprouted but was already growing strong, Lu Xinyang was still very smart at this time.
He connected together everything that had happened in the past few days, including what Ji Rongyu said before going to bed that night, and those abnormalities that had not been spoken out, and soon found the key words that triggered all of this.
[…If you become a big star, you'll have to report back if you want to take a few hours off to have a meal with someone.]
Yes, if two people don't even have time to eat together, how can they have time to fall in love? It's even possible that they can't even maintain their original friendship, and slowly drift apart, with nothing to say to each other.
After such a long delay, Lu Xinyang finally understood what Ji Rongyu meant. As long as he still wanted to be a big star, Ji Rongyu would definitely not be with him. Not only would his confession be rejected, but given Ji Rongyu's personality, he would probably draw a line between them right there and then, preempting their relatively silent future.
Thinking of this, Lu Xinyang suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly dismissed all the confession ideas that were brewing in his mind, and plucked so hard that his hands were covered with afterimages.
"Okay, since you promised me, I promise you too. No matter if you find a boyfriend or not, or who you find, I will support you and I will keep it a secret for you!"
Lu Xinyang raised his head with a feigned cheerfulness: "Now that we've helped each other keep secrets, we're best friends, right?"
After saying that, he stared at Ji Rongyu, as if wanting his confirmation.
"Yeah." Ji Rongyu nodded without comment, and then Lu Xinyang smiled brightly.
"Okay, everything has been said, so now you have to..." Ji Rongyu's drawn-out voice sounded like a fill-in-the-blank question.
Lu Xinyang answered in a resounding voice, using his most understanding voice, one that understood the questioner's intention the most: "I'm going to eat with you!"
"Yes, that's right." Ji Rongyu nodded in agreement.
"Give me five minutes, I'll shower and leave."
He walked out of the room with a towel in hand. Lu Xinyang watched his back disappear out the door. Suddenly, he shook his head vigorously, clasped his hands together, and said, "I'm sorry. I lied to you when I said I would support you no matter what kind of boyfriend you find. Lying is not good, so I withdraw my words now."
Lu Xinyang knelt on the bed and bowed, then certified to himself, "Withdrawal successful."
Then he kept his hands clasped together and bowed again.
Five minutes later, Ji Rongyu came out of the shower, and from head to toe he regained the warmth of blood circulation. A seemingly normal Lu Xinyang had already put on his clothes and was sitting by the bed waiting for him. There was nothing wrong with his expression or movements.
Well, it looks like all the ailments are gone.
"Here, a hair dryer."
Ji Rongyu dried his hair as quickly as possible: "Let's go, let's eat."
They arrived at the cafeteria before midnight. It wasn't crowded yet, and as soon as they sat down, they ran into Tang Lin, who had also arrived for lunch. "Brother Lu, Teacher Ji, I was looking for you."
"What's going on? I heard from the team that you two had a fight, and it seemed like you two were actually fighting?" Tang Lin came over with his bowl of rice and looked them up and down. "Is it someone's mistake? You two are doing fine, aren't you?"
"Yeah, we are pretty good." Lu Xinyang lowered his head and ate his meal quickly. He also took the time to play with his mobile phone. Tang Lin's phone happened to vibrate. He took it out and read the message, then put it back.
After dinner, Lu Xinyang took Tang Lin to continue rehearsing. He focused on the practice the whole time and resisted the urge to find any excuse to harass Ji Rongyu, so he didn't see that Ji Rongyu later went down the mountain along the path, walked to the lake and looked at it, and looked at it for more than half an hour.
After work in the evening, everyone was so tired that they went to bed early. Lu Xinyang kept his eyes open quietly in the dark. When he felt that Ji Rongyu was already asleep, he turned on the screen of his mobile phone as a light and quietly opened the door to go out.
Tang Lin had been squatting at the door, waiting. As soon as he saw him, he said, "What do you want from me? You're so secretive, and you don't even want me to say it in front of Teacher Ji. You want to text me."
"Please sit down first." Lu Xinyang said as he turned on the flashlight and looked for a stool in the living room. He quickly picked out a triangular stool made of big red velvet, which was obviously the most hospitable one in the room.
"It seems that it is not a simple matter of a few words." Tang Lin muttered to himself as he sat down and looked at Lu Xinyang with some trepidation.
After he sat down, Lu Xinyang inexplicably asked, "Are you sure you want to sit here?"
"Huh? What's wrong with this stool?" Tang Lin's expression looked even more puzzled than his own. He looked around and realized that he hadn't sat on the entire stool. He had left two corners unused.
"You don't understand," Lu Xinyang sighed and said quietly, "In a triangle, only one angle is straight."
Tang Lin: “?”
The Pythagorean theorem, why don’t I understand it?
Lu Xinyang sighed again: "This is indeed the truth of the world."
Tang Lin: “????”
I know this is the truth of the world! So what's going on?!
Mr. Lu, you look really weird like this!!!
Lu Xinyang finally sighed and sat down on the crooked corner resignedly.
Sorry, he has been in love lately and tends to think about that kind of thing whenever he sees it.
But after all, business was the most important thing. Lu Xinyang quickly calmed down and confessed to his friend and backup military advisor, "I came to you today to tell you that you are right. I found that I really like Ji Rongyu."
"Oh, that's it? I knew that a long time ago," Tang Lin replied without surprise, even feeling a bit proud of being ahead of the curve. "So what do you want to do? Are you planning on confessing your feelings?"
Lu Xinyang shook his head and kindly shushed him, "Keep your voice down. Don't wake up Ji Rongyu. If he gets angry and starts scolding you, he'll be really fierce. I won't stop him."
"Yeah, and we don't even know if he's gay. If you wake him up and he hears you, you might never have another chance."
Lu Xinyang hissed painfully again: "That's why I told you to keep your voice down!"
"So you really don't know his sexual orientation?" Tang Lin turned to look at him, then at the closed door behind him. "How many times have you two slept together? If you can't even tell, then I advise you to repent immediately. This shows that you have a very poor talent for homosexuality."
"You're not talented enough to do it? That's so spineless!" Lu Xinyang retorted confidently, "Where there's a will, there's a way!"
"You didn't even dare to stop Teacher Ji from losing his temper. Is that how stubborn you are?" Tang Lin slapped the back of his head contemptuously. "I think you two really had a fight this afternoon. He hit you unilaterally, and you didn't even dare to say a word."
Lu Xinyang thought for a moment and said, "No. If he hits me, I will just ask him not to hit anyone else after he hits me."
"I see. So this is what love is all about." Tang Lin clapped his hands even harder. "It feels pretty good, huh?"
"That's enough," Lu Xinyang pulled his arm off his head, "Do you have any other ideas?"
"What do you expect me to do?"
"The method to pursue Ji Rongyu." Lu Xinyang said.
"No," Tang Lin shrugged in a very bachelor-like manner. "Being gay is difficult. You're the first one around me who wants to go down this path. I can't even give you a reference case."
“…” Lu Xinyang fell into deep thought.
"And I have a few more cold words to say," Tang Lin frowned. "Hypothesis, never mind the hypotheses. I hope your dream comes true and you really get along well with Teacher Ji. But what happens after that?"
"Would your parents agree? Would his family agree? If your affair were to be exposed, how much trouble would you face? Have you ever thought about this?"
Lu Xinyang also frowned: "It sounds like there is resistance everywhere."
“That’s what it is.”
Lu Xinyang said: "What can I do? I just like him so much."
Now it was Tang Lin's turn to sigh. "I advise you to wait a little longer. After all, aren't you on good terms now? Why not maintain the status quo? The most important thing right now is to make this play..."
The tightly closed green wooden door behind him was slowly opened, revealing a dark face: "The most important thing right now is not to wake me up."
"scare!"
"ah!"
Lu Xinyang and Tang Lin turned back in shock at the same time, only to see Ji Rongyu angrily saying, "If you can't bear to leave your assistant, then you can go downstairs and sleep. I can sleep upstairs by myself, or I can ask someone to fill the room next door. That's perfect. Do you want to take your luggage now?"
"No, no, no, no, I'm not reluctant!" Lu Xinyang sold Tang Lin out without a single stutter. "It was him! He sleepwalked at night and came to me for no apparent reason! This has nothing to do with me!"
"Ah? Me? Sleepwalking?" Tang Lin pointed at himself.
"You're sleepwalking!" Lu Xinyang turned around and pushed him fiercely, "Just keep swimming!"
"I...can do it!" Tang Lin endured it patiently. He closed his eyes, held onto the wall with his hands, and swam out by groping his way.
"Okay, it's okay, go back to sleep." Lu Xinyang touched Ji Rongyu's arm affectionately, then slapped his hand away in disgust.
He touched her again without changing his expression, and this time he put his hands around Ji Rongyu's arm: "Oh, I'm sleepy too. I want to sleep with you. This time, no one will disturb us."
"Really?" Ji Rongyu looked at him coldly. This man was too easy to understand. His eyes were moving, just like his brain was working. "You just secretly sent a message to someone in front of me, saying you'd meet up another day?"
"No, I don't understand what you are saying," Lu Xinyang muttered softly, "Good night, good night, good night, go to bed early."
That's why they say lighting is very important when filming TV dramas. At this moment, the only light in the room was from a mobile phone flashlight. Lu Xinyang's originally silly and obedient face now looked like he was plotting something.
If we take a picture of the two of them now, the name of the photo should be "Each with His Own Agenda".
After all... Ji Rongyu's heart is indeed not clear at this moment.
Thinking of this, Ji Rongyu lay back on the bed and grabbed the pillowcase with his fingers.
The crew was busy filming, and it was normal to have a reversed day and night schedule. In fact, there were really not many opportunities for the two of them to sleep together on time. Even if Lu Xinyang was clingy, there was only about half a month left before the filming was finished, so it would be difficult to squeeze in a few more nights like this.
So, should he cherish what he has now, or should he pretend to be asleep and kick Lu Xinyang off the bed, so that he will give up... Ji Rongyu was torn between these two thoughts and closed his eyes tightly.
Lu Xinyang was also thinking, could he secretly kiss Ji Rongyu after he fell asleep? That's how it's filmed in TV dramas, so romantic...
But isn't that a bit too radical? And if I get caught, I'm done for. I'd be guilty of hooliganism, a heinous crime...
Eh? Sigh...
Twenty minutes passed.
Ji Rongyu closed his eyes and turned over as naturally as possible. Lu Xinyang covered the quilt to his chin, fearing that there would be a gap and he would betray himself by talking in his sleep at night.
Neither of them fell asleep, they just lay straight in the bed, each pregnant with twins.
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