Chapter 643: Confusion (50)
Probably want to stir up trouble.
The production team paired Qiao Xi with Yu Zhi, Gan Youmeng with another actor, and Zhuang Wanqing with Nan Xiangzhu. After dinner, everyone else went to the hotel to rest.
Qiao Xi stayed with Yu Zhi as usual.
They officially started filming the next day.
Before going to bed, Qiao Xi did not forget to send a message to Zhi Liao, telling him that she was participating in the filming of an adventure program and had returned to the town where she had lived before.
Zhi Liao did not reply to her.
However, when Qiao Xi woke up in the morning and checked the message, it showed as read, proving that Zhi Liao had read it.
That's it.
The first location was a barren mountain. Qiao Xi's group drew lots with Yu Zhi to choose the place to go.
Yu Zhi's luck is pretty good.
They were drawn to the halfway point of the mountain, while Zhuang Wanqing and Nan Xiangzhu's group was relatively miserable, as they were at the top of the mountain.
Gan Youmeng's group is at the foot of the mountain.
The barren mountains are adjacent to the border. It is very remote and no one usually comes to such a place.
Each group was followed by a crew member responsible for filming.
Start heading to their respective destinations.
"Is your leg okay? How's the situation?" Yu Zhi leaned close to Qiao Xi and asked in a low voice. His worried eyes fell on Qiao Xi's ankle intentionally or unintentionally.
He brought the medicine box yesterday.
He changed the medicine for Qiao Xi and when he untied the bandage and saw the wounds, he really couldn't bear to look at it.
It was like soft flesh being cut by a sharp weapon.
The large area of peeling skin was bright red and looked very scary. How did such an injury come about? When he applied medicine to Qiao Xi before, he had never seen Qiao Xi injured like that.
The only possible one.
It must be Qiao Xi who is torturing herself.
"It's okay, it doesn't hurt anymore." Qiao Xi noticed the camera filming them and responded in a low voice.
She repaired the wound yesterday.
It just looks the same, but now it doesn't affect my walking and it doesn't hurt.
Qiao Xi also leaned over to talk.
And in the camera, the two people seemed to be whispering to each other.
It's like a young couple whispering in each other's ears, so sweet.
It was like this just after the filming started. The photographer was wiping his sweat silently in his heart. He had a premonition that the journey he would follow Qiao Xi and Yu Zhi would not be easy.
Gan Youmeng watched Yu Zhi and Qiao Xi walking away.
Suddenly, she felt abandoned. She had also sent a message to Yu Zhi last night, saying she didn't want to stay in a hotel. Yu Zhi's family looked pretty good, so she wanted to stay.
She mentioned that.
Gan Youmeng still had some hope for boys. After all, the time they spent together was not fake. She didn't believe that Yu Zhi really had no feelings for her...
However, Yu Zhi said there were no vacancies.
The sudden change in his attitude made Gan Youmeng feel the difference for the first time. She had been with Yu Zhi before, so she had seen Yu Zhi being indifferent to others.
And I could feel his tenderness at that time.
This also made Gan Youmeng feel very happy, and she felt that she was special here with Yu Zhi. And in fact, she was indeed special at that time.
But later Yu Zhi found his white moonlight again.
Found back my original intention.
Naturally, there is no need for a substitute doll to pass the time.
Nan Xiangzhu was also absent-minded.
Yesterday, he saw Yu Zhi hugging Qiao Xi directly, and later he just clung to her. He didn't even have a chance to talk to Qiao Xi, let alone ask her what was going on between her and Yu Zhi.
This is obviously not his business.
No matter what the relationship between Qiao Xi and Yu Zhi is, it seems that he, as her nominal fiancé, has no control over it.
After all, they agreed to continue doing things the same way privately.
Not to mention, he and Qiao Xi were engaged.
It was Yu Zhi who made the connection.
Even if... Yu Zhi really had something going on with Qiao Xi, it wasn't his turn to speak.
That's obviously the case.
However, Nan Xiangzhu couldn't help but wonder if Qiao Xi had other purposes in getting engaged to him.
for example……
To conceal the truth.
If she were the only daughter of the Xi family, it would be absolutely impossible for her to be with Yu Zhi. But what if Qiao Xi was willing to give up the Xi family?
Temporarily engaged to him, a member of the Nan family.
Then, he began to implement his plan to stay away from the Xi family.
This makes sense, right?
She used him to temporarily hold the Xi family back, and then she began to distance herself from the Xi family. The reason why Qiao Xi was so determined to leave the Xi family no matter what was probably here. She was willing to give up her status as the only daughter of the Xi family just to be with Yu Zhi.
Nan Xiangzhu was absent-minded as he thought about these things.
He followed Zhuang Wanqing to the top of the mountain.
The journey was quite long, so they would probably spend the day on the top of the mountain until the filming was finished.
It's along the way.
However, the camera had to record their interaction, and even though Nan Xiangzhu was a little concerned about what was happening on Qiao Xi's side, he still had to consider taking care of Zhuang Wanqing who was by his side.
"Thank you, you don't have to worry about me."
Taking the water handed to her by Nan Xiangzhu, Zhuang Wanqing smiled as if she was relaxed.
She rarely takes on such shows.
Basically, these kinds of physically demanding outdoor activities had nothing to do with her. She had originally intended to get closer to Yu Zhi, but it had backfired.
But it’s not a loss.
She has already agreed to come, so just grit your teeth and stick with it.
"Would you like to take a break? You can sit over there."
Nan Xiangzhu asked.
He glanced at Qiao Xi and Yu Zhi on the other side. The two people over there were talking about something, but Yu Zhi had already pulled Qiao Xi to sit on the thick tree trunk that had fallen to the ground.
Zhuang Wanqing also looked over.
"No……"
She forced a smile, but she was still a little worried and avoided the camera.
They had only just been up the mountain a short time.
It was a long way to the top of the mountain, unlike Qiao Xi and the others who only needed to go halfway up the mountain. Although they had to work in pairs, they were not completely forbidden from communicating with people from other groups during this period.
then.
When Qiao Xi heard their voices shortly after she sat down, she waved to the woman over there when Zhuang Wanqing looked at her.
"Miss Zhuang, come sit down and rest for a while?"
She could see that Zhuang Wanqing was reluctant.
Even when female celebrities go hiking, they have to take care of their appearance and demeanor and stay in the best condition in front of the camera, which is relatively more tiring.
And there are many mosquitoes in the mountains.
Even if they bring mosquito repellent and sunscreen, they still have to pay attention.
Zhuang Wanqing was stunned when she heard Qiao Xi's voice, and Yu Zhi, who was standing next to Qiao Xi, also raised his eyes and glanced at her when he heard the words.
I accidentally caught the boy's gaze.
Zhuang Wanqing's heart tightened, her heartbeat inexplicably accelerated, and she was unable to move forward.
"Let's go."
On the contrary, Nan Xiangzhu was more decisive. He used a calm voice to bring Zhuang Wanqing back to her senses and took her there.
"Sorry to bother you then."
Zhuang Wanqing smiled a little embarrassedly. She sat next to Qiao Xi with confidence, but her expression was still a little reserved.
She couldn't help but care about Yu Zhi who was sitting on the other side of Qiao Xi.
Nan Xiangzhu also sat down.
He said nothing, and after sitting down, he simply unscrewed the cap of his mineral water bottle and drank. The atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment, and as an actress, Zhuang Wanqing had at least appeared on other variety shows.
By this time.
She should stand up and say something to liven up the atmosphere.
However... her voice seemed to be stuck, unable to speak smoothly, and all that was left was a faint sadness and inexplicable tension spreading.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the relationship between Qiao Xi and Yu Zhi was unusual.
She knows it too.
But the person I like and his/her lover are right in front of me. How can I say that I don’t care?
Zhuang Wanqing was a little reserved.
Yu Zhi rarely appears on variety shows, and is too lazy to deal with it, so he always acts like he has no talent for variety shows. When he does appear on the show, he is just a decoration, and is left there for others to talk.
At this time, it is definitely impossible to rely on him.
He just kept his head down.
He was concentrating on holding one of Qiao Xi's hands, playing with the girl's slender fingers as if he had nothing to do, and was oblivious to what was happening around him, as if in his eyes, only Qiao Xi was important.
No matter what happens to other people, it has nothing to do with him.
Qiao Xi took the initiative to open the conversation.
Zhuang Wanqing was still quite capable, and she quickly picked up the conversation and started chatting with Qiao Xi. The production team must have wanted to make something interesting, putting Yu Zhi and Qiao Xi together at the beginning, definitely to create a topic for them.
Zhuang Wanqing is also familiar with the routine.
Normally at this time, she would definitely ask about the relationship between Qiao Xi and Yu Zhi in a joking tone.
or.
It's just about saying something else to test these two people, so that the post-editing has room to play and cut out affectionate and ambiguous clips that seem like there really is something going on.
But...Zhuang Wanqing couldn't ask.
Even though I knew it was a recording of a show.
However, she still couldn't bring herself to ask. It was too difficult for her to pretend to be calm and inquire about the recent situation of the person she liked.
She didn't ask.
The crew members who were watching the camera gradually became disappointed.
After a rest they climbed the mountain again.
Nan Xiangzhu's gaze fell on Qiao Xi and Yu Zhi intentionally or unintentionally. He watched the other party behaving intimately with Yu Zhi.
I felt a little uncomfortable for some reason.
Apart from him, Yu Zhi and Qiao Xi, no one present knew that he and Qiao Xi were engaged. He had to look at his fiancée like this, being intimate with another man.
Even if it's just in name only.
All of this made Nan Xiangzhu feel uncomfortable.
It’s like... before, he was clearly Gan Youmeng’s legitimate boyfriend, but the girl was still flirting with other men, either flirting with this one or that one, and even having sex with them.
Encountered betrayal.
This also caused Nan Xiangzhu's trust in Gan Youmeng to plummet.
He and Qiao Xi were not in that kind of close relationship, but were just a fake engaged couple in name only. Nan Xiangzhu knew this in his heart, but he was surprised to see Qiao Xi being so intimate with other men without any scruples.
His heart clenched.
I still feel a little uncomfortable for some reason.
Nan Xiangzhu was in a bad mood, and Zhuang Wanqing followed him up the mountain, trying to find topics to talk about. However, Nan Xiangzhu was not very interested and only replied occasionally.
The atmosphere between the two was a little awkward.
Gan Youmeng and the male actor were searching aimlessly at the foot of the mountain. They got along pretty well. Gan Youmeng sometimes liked to act coquettishly, and the male actor would be more or less humble to her as a girl.
The atmosphere in this group is quite harmonious.
Not to mention the group of Qiao Xi and Yu Zhi.
The two of them work together in perfect harmony.
After searching for almost a whole morning halfway up the mountain, they successfully deduced the location of the item they needed to find based on the clues left by the program crew.
"I can handle the rest myself, you take a rest."
Yu Zhi forcibly held Qiao Xi down and asked her to sit there for a while.
What is the condition of Qiao Xi's injury?
He knew it, after all, he was the one who applied the medicine last night.
"It's okay, we're still filming."
Qiao Xi jumped twice to show that she was really fine, but Yu Zhi looked at her with a more serious expression. The young man with a delicate appearance in front of him frowned coldly, giving people a sense of infinite distance.
"No, listen to me."
Yu Zhi took a firm stance and held Qiao Xi down, forcing the girl to sit down. Then he greeted the photographer and asked him to follow him down the mountain to deliver the props.
The original rule was whoever found their group's clue props first.
Whoever hands it back first completes the task and gets the reward.
Qiao Xi has been following him all the time.
Although Yu Zhi slowed down during this period, Qiao Xi's injury definitely could not be delayed. If she followed him down the mountain now, her leg would probably be broken.
So he let Qiao Xi rest here.
Wait until you feel a little better, then slowly come down.
Yu Zhi insisted, and Qiao Xi didn't force it any further. After all, her wound didn't look very good. Although it had healed, it still looked the same.
Qiao Xi sat in a relatively open place.
Then he watched Yu Zhi and the photographer leave.
It was just after noon.
At this moment, Qiao Xi felt a hint of coolness on her cheek. The surrounding trees rustled at some point, and she could smell the rich and fragrant scent of grass and trees.
She raised her head.
In this short moment, the clouds, which had become turbid and dark at some point, pressed down heavily on her head.
The sweeping wind was filled with coolness.
It was so sharp that it seemed to penetrate the skin, as if preparing for the coming storm.
The clouds are dull in color.
The sun's brilliance was completely blocked out, and the world seemed to be shrouded in a gray hue. Everything you saw was covered with a layer of gloom, almost making people lose themselves in the suddenly changing woods.
If you don't get down the mountain quickly before it rains.
It's too late.
This thought had just emerged in Qiao Xi's mind, but the weather was not good, as if it was going against her.
In the blink of an eye.
Raindrops began to fall from the sky, dense and cold. Hasty and chaotic, only a few strands fell, barely soaking into the soil.
What followed was a heavier rain falling diagonally.
There was a loud rumble of thunder.
The lightning that tore through the thick and turbid clouds instantly illuminated the world as bright as day.
A sudden downpour.
It rained fast and sharply.
Qiao Xi barely covered her head and quickly ran to a nearby cave to take shelter.
This town rains a lot.
The humid water vapor always favors her. Looking at the heavy rain outside the cave, Qiao Xi's mood gradually became depressed, just like the gloomy sky.
Unlucky.
It's raining again.
It seemed like nothing good ever happened when it rained in this town.
[Looks like it's going to rain all night]
The Little White Cat System looked at the weather forecast and said so.
Qiao Xi definitely cannot stay here overnight.
Who knows what's going on here at night? There are a lot of poisonous insects and snakes, and there are bats in the cave, so you definitely can't stay here for too long.
The time schedule for today's program shooting.
The goal is to return before sunset, regardless of whether or not we have found any clues. After all, it would be too dangerous to wait until dark.
According to the current situation.
It might be difficult to go back.
[But if you go that way, you'll reach the border. Maybe you can look for Zhi Liao.]
The Little White Cat System flipped through the map.
He opened the virtual screen again to show Qiao Xi her current location.
There is a small village at the border junction.
That was also the place where Zhi Liao's men had done transactions before, and Zhi Liao's most recent transaction happened to involve delivering the goods here.
What a coincidence.
After meeting Qiao Xi, Zhi Liao came to this place. Judging from the time, they should have completed the transaction by now, and Zhi Liao was preparing to come back.
but……
Zhi Liao saw Qiao Xi's message last night.
Although there was no reply, I knew that Qiao Xi had come to this small town.
It was some distance away from the village where he was.
But not particularly far.
Normally, after a transaction is completed, both parties leave. However, Zhi Liao hadn't left yet. It was clear that he was planning to leave, but no one knew where he was going.
"He's here too."
Qiao Xi looked at the translucent virtual screen that appeared in front of her thoughtfully.
Zhi Liao's whereabouts are rather mysterious.
He often came to see Qiao Xi on his own, or was brought by Gan Youmeng by chance and then met Qiao Xi.
The rest of the time.
I have no idea what Zhi Liao is doing.
[Looking at the route, Zhiliao will definitely pass through this town on the way back. What does the host want to do? ]
The Little White Cat System analyzed it for Qiao Xi.
By the way, here's the time Zhi Liao will probably pass by.
This barren mountain.
It is the first place Zhi Liao will pass by when leaving the village.
Qiao Xi seemed to be lost in thought.
Originally, Zhi Liao didn't reply to her message, and she didn't plan to send it again. After all, she didn't want to report her whereabouts.
If others don’t reply, then don’t reply.
But if the other person is someone you like, even if he or she doesn’t reply to the message, it seems that normal people will not be able to control their emotions and can’t help but send a few more messages.
or.
Even if I don’t send a message, I can’t help but keep looking at my phone, wondering what the other person is doing and whether they have replied.
all in all.
It's about being proactive and at the same time not being able to help but care about the other person. That's probably the state.
"So, I should send him a few more messages too?"
Qiao Xi thought so, but her hands did not move. Instead, she took out her cell phone and fiddled with it.
What are you doing?
The little black cat system also came to watch her actions.
Qiao Xi fumbled with her phone, then stopped, as if realizing something.
"No need to send a message to Zhi Liao, he installed a location on my phone."
Qiao Xi said this.
She also put her mobile phone away. When she came out, she was just thinking about filming the show, and she couldn't play with her mobile phone in front of the camera, so she didn't think of bringing a power bank.
The situation is special now.
She didn't want to go down the mountain in the heavy rain. Not to mention that she had an umbrella to go down smoothly, but her current personality was still that of a hurt person.
This wave.
Even if she could get down the mountain safely, her ankle injury would at least become infected and look more serious.
The wound should not be exposed to water.
Again, it was ankle-deep, and she was walking on a muddy road in the heavy rain. Even if she moved at a snail's pace, there was so much mud and puddles on the ground, and there were flowers and plants nearby, how could she not get wet?
As the injury worsens, things will become more complicated.
[So you're just going to stay still? ]
The Little White Cat System asked this in a somewhat strange manner.
"It's not moving."
Qiao Xi simply squatted down, hugged her knees with both hands, rested her chin on her hands, and looked at the heavy rain outside the cave.
The slanting rain did not come in.
When it sank into the ground, it simply melted into the soil without even a splash of water.
The rain weighed the leaves down.
Droplets of water condensed into dew and rolled down on the lush green leaves.
Qiao Xi stared at the dark sky in a daze.
In this quiet atmosphere, I wait for time to pass by.
With only a trace of consciousness left, Qiao Xi slipped back into her spiritual space, took out the easel that she hadn't touched for a long time, set up her things and started painting.
Concentrate and immerse yourself in doing something.
Time flies by quickly.
Painting, in particular, requires complete concentration. Sometimes, I get so absorbed in it that hours can pass from the initial draft to the finished product, slowly refining it. Time flies by in the blink of an eye.
A wisp of consciousness was left outside.
You will be able to sense any unusual movement and go back immediately.
Qiao Xi concentrates on painting in the space.
Meanwhile, the rain outside was getting heavier, and not only was there no sign of it stopping, it was getting even more intense.
Nan Xiangzhu and Zhuang Wanqing on the top of the mountain.
I originally wanted to wait until the rain was lighter before leaving, but I didn't expect to encounter such a change.
Plus.
The photographer who was with them also received a call from the director of the program, saying that the filming would be temporarily suspended and they should come back to reunite.
then.
They had no choice but to hold an umbrella each and start from the top of the mountain and slowly descend carefully.
Gan Youmeng and the male actor at the foot of the mountain were the fastest.
When it just started to rain.
They hurried to the meeting place and got in the car with the staff. Qiao Xi left first and Yu Zhi came down from the middle of the mountain. Although he got a little wet because he didn't bring an umbrella, he finally got back to the car.
That’s not all.
He was still holding the props and was considered the first group to complete the task.
Nan Xiangzhu sent a message to Qiao Xi.
When he was halfway down the mountain, he thought of Qiao Xi, but he didn't know where Qiao Xi was.
He wanted to find Qiao Xi.
Let’s go down the mountain together.
However, Qiao Xi replied, saying that she would wait until the rain subsided before going down, as she was injured and it was inconvenient for her to move around. Plus, she had emergency food with her, so she didn't have to worry about going hungry.
Injuried?
Suddenly, it occurred to him that the show was being filmed in this kind of environment, so it wouldn't be surprising if he got injured. Even so, amidst the clamor of the rain, Nan Xiangzhu's emotions were tangled and he felt a little upset.
Since you are injured.
That would be really inconvenient to walk.
The best option is to wait for the rain to subside or stop, otherwise the downpour will make it difficult to move.
Qiao Xi's choice was indeed wise.
Nan Xiangzhu thought so.
His mood still didn't improve, and he felt a little depressed, but even so, he still walked down the mountain with Zhuang Wanqing and the photographer.
"It's so cold, let's go down the mountain quickly."
Zhuang Wanqing said this while shivering while holding an umbrella.
It's raining.
The chill that was originally floating in the air, which was not so obvious, began to stir.
Especially in a mountain forest like this.
The temperature dropped sharply as the chill and mist spread. Even with their umbrellas, they couldn't block the raindrops flying diagonally from all around them.
Icy rain splashed everywhere.
The clothes they wore when they came here were not very presentable.
“…”
Nan Xiangzhu was a little absent-minded and just followed her silently.
The photographer, carrying equipment and holding an umbrella, led the way.
After all, he is still a member of the program crew.
I came here to explore in advance, familiarized myself with the location, and knew where to go down the mountain faster.
The ground began to become muddy.
Occasionally, there are rocks that pop up and you can trip if you are not careful.
Even if you take the fastest route.
It took Nan Xiangzhu and his group quite a while to get down the mountain.
On the bus.
Yu Zhi was sitting by the window, looking a little nonchalant.
Gan Youmeng, who had been observing for a long time, finally made up her mind and stood up.
Go and sit next to Yu Zhi.
Gan Youmeng looked at the boy who was staring at the rain outside the window, and her hand holding the hot drink couldn't help but tighten.
In order to try to be normal.
She pretended to be relaxed, as if nothing had happened. Gan Youmeng smiled sweetly at Yu Zhi and handed him the hot drink.
"Brother Yuzhi, drink something to warm your body."
She looked uneasy.
After seeing that Yu Zhi was only interested in the heroine, Gan Youmeng began to feel a little nervous even when she found a chance to spend time with him.
because……
She didn't know whether Yu Zhi would still treat her the same way as before.
She could feel it.
Yu Zhi values the heroine very much, but what about her? Obviously, she was the only one who enjoyed such blatant favoritism in Yu Zhi's place before.
Gan Youmeng was uneasy.
The boy next to her took the hot drink from her hand, but smiled at her as he did before.
"Thanks, Youmeng."
Still the same tone as usual.
The attitude is the same as before, no matter who it is, it is the brother Yu Zhi that Gan Youmeng is familiar with.
This time.
Gan Youmeng couldn't help but widen her eyes slightly, feeling a little surprised, but more of an accident.
Brother Yuzhi's attitude towards her is the same as before.
No change!
I thought the heroine had snatched the person away from her again, but Yu Zhi's brother's attitude towards her and the way he looked at her were the same as before.
Recognize this.
Gan Youmeng's mind instantly became active, and she couldn't help but feel happy. If she wanted to ask, the heroine was not there.
Now is the best time.
Taking this into consideration, Gan Youmeng also plucked up the courage to speak at this time and took the initiative to bring up the topic of Qiao Xi with Yu Zhi.
"By the way, Brother Yuzhi..."
"I saw you and Qiao Xi yesterday and they seemed very close. Are you dating?"
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