Lu Zhixing: …
【Holy crap, this is an order!!!】
【Confirmed: he’s a comedian.】
【Hahahahahahaha, I’m in love with my Brother Lu!!!】
Although Xi Yu said that, he grabbed Lu Zhixing’s hand in return and pulled him into the cave with him.
The entrance was very narrow. With the two of them walking close together, Xi Yu had to bend over to get inside. Lu Zhixing was slightly taller than Xi Yu, so he followed behind him, keeping a hand over Xi Yu’s head to prevent him from bumping into anything.
The inside of the cave was pitch-black. After walking for a while, they saw a faint source of light. Going farther in, the space suddenly opened up.
“The production team actually has a conscience,” Xi Yu said.
There was another world inside the small hill. Despite the entrance being so tiny, the space inside was unexpectedly huge.
Four tents had already been set up inside, along with some instant food. Several small lamps cast a dim light, but it was already very good.
The production team probably also knew that it would be very late by the time they reached this place. If anything really happened, they wouldn’t be able to take responsibility, so they had prepared the tents in advance.
Setting up the tents would also be troublesome, and they still had to eat. If they didn’t have everything ready, they probably would have been busy until very late.
Lu Zhixing looked around. When he saw the four tents, he became thoughtful.
“Let’s go get them.”
Xi Yu took Lu Zhixing’s hand and headed back.
By the time Xi Yu and Lu Zhixing made the round trip, nearly an hour had passed. The temperature had already dropped considerably, and a faint chill could be felt.
They couldn’t delay any longer. Xi Yu went back and brought everyone else over.
Yu Qian and Shen Linchuan had both put on extra jackets, while Luo Shujing was also wrapped up tightly. Luo Chengan was doing relatively better. The moment he saw Xi Yu, he went over to hug his arm, but Lu Zhixing quietly separated the two.
The group walked side by side toward the cave.
Xi Yu and Lu Zhixing had already seen it, so they weren’t surprised. Luo Chengan was so delighted that he almost jumped for joy.
There was no wind inside the cave, and the temperature was much higher. At last, it wasn’t so difficult to endure.
Although everything was instant food, it was just right. After running around all day, no one was in the mood to cook.
“There’s even a place to take a shower!” Luo Chengan walked around to the back of a stone wall and exclaimed in surprise.
Hearing this, Xi Yu went over to take a look. There was actually a hot spring behind the stone wall.
Yu Qian was starving. She and Shen Linchuan were each holding a piece of bread and gnawing on it.
“Stop looking. Eat first. After eating, get some rest early. We’ll leave as soon as it gets light tomorrow.”
Lu Zhixing looked around, confirming that there were no cameras inside anymore, and felt a little disappointed.
It would have been nice if the cameras had stayed.
After all, the drone footage wasn’t comprehensive.
But it was understandable. They were about to wash up, and the guests didn’t know about the hidden miniature cameras. With the live broadcast running, it would be very easy for an accident to happen if they weren’t careful, especially with a girl among them.
Xi Yu was hungry too. After everyone ate a little, Yu Qian, being a girl, went to wash up and remove her makeup first.
Looking at the four tents, Shen Linchuan asked, “How should we divide the three tents?”
Yu Qian would definitely sleep by herself, so the five of them would have to sleep in three tents.
A 2-2-1 arrangement.
Luo Chengan raised his hand first. “My brother and I will be together.”
“Then Shujing and I,” Shen Linchuan asked. “Is that okay?”
Shen Linchuan felt that Lu Zhixing’s status and position were the highest among them. Sharing a tent with him would probably make everyone uncomfortable. Besides, with the drone filming, he was afraid that if fans saw it, it might lead to rumors about them.
Shen Linchuan wasn’t from the entertainment industry and didn’t realize how beneficial it could be to be rumored to be involved with Lu Zhixing.
Luo Shujing smiled and agreed. “I’m fine with anything.”
Inside, he was furious. Such a good opportunity, and Shen Linchuan had to butt in. He absolutely didn’t want to share a tent with Shen Linchuan.
If he could spend tonight with Lu Zhixing, what a great opportunity that would be!
But he couldn’t be too eager. There were cameras filming, too. If he was too deliberate, it would have the opposite effect.
Although he wanted to ride Lu Zhixing’s popularity, Lu Zhixing had far too many fans. If it wasn’t natural and he was the one taking the initiative, it would probably backfire.
Seeing that Luo Shujing had no objection, Shen Linchuan continued, “Zhixing, you can sleep by yourself, right?”
“Sure, I can sleep by myself…” Before Lu Zhixing could finish, he suddenly let out a muffled groan and pressed a hand against his head, his breathing becoming rapid.
Luo Shujing hurriedly ran over to Lu Zhixing. “Brother Lu, what’s wrong?”
Lu Zhixing avoided Luo Shujing and shook his head. “Nothing. Just a headache.”
Lu Zhixing said he was fine, but Xi Yu could sense that the demonic aura within him had suddenly become unstable.
Not good.
A glimmer flashed through Luo Shujing’s eyes.
Wasn’t this exactly like having someone deliver a pillow when you were sleepy?
He could take advantage of caring for Lu Zhixing as an excuse to sleep in the same tent with him.
The corners of Luo Shujing’s lips lifted, and he was just about to speak.
But Lu Zhixing had already raised his eyes toward Xi Yu. There was almost a pleading look in them.
“Could I trouble you to take care of me tonight?”
……………………
Luo Shujing immediately froze. Under the drone’s camera, he barely managed not to lose his composure.
Xi Yu. It was Xi Yu again!
What exactly had he given Lu Zhixing to make him so infatuated that someone as distant and aloof as Lu Zhixing was always getting close to him?
Xi Yu had no idea what Luo Shujing was thinking. Without much hesitation, he agreed.
When Lu Zhixing’s demonic aura became unstable, he would be in great pain. If Xi Yu was there, he could take things out of the space for him to use, and he could also keep an eye on him to prevent him from hurting anyone.
Lu Zhixing pursed his lips. “Then I’ll trouble you tonight.”
“What about me!?” Luo Chengan drooped his eyebrows, looking miserable.
With Luo Shujing there, he was scared.
Xi Yu supported Lu Zhixing, held his wrist, and sent spiritual energy into him. He raised an eyebrow at Luo Chengan.
“From today onward, be a brave and independent adult!”
“I don’t want to! I’m scared! I want to sleep between you two!”
Xi Yu rolled his eyes and ignored him. Supporting Lu Zhixing, he walked toward the nearest tent.
Although the tent wasn’t small, three people sleeping in it would still be very cramped.
Seeing how much Luo Chengan was making a fuss, Shen Linchuan hesitantly asked, “Then do you want to share a tent with me?”
Luo Chengan’s eyes lit up. “Can I?”
As long as he wasn’t alone and didn’t have to be with Luo Shujing, he was fine with anything.
Shen Linchuan nodded, then asked Luo Shujing, “Are you scared? If you’re really scared, we can squeeze together.”
Luo Shujing secretly looked down on him. Who wanted to squeeze together with them?
But outwardly, there wasn’t the slightest fault to pick. “I can manage by myself.”
【Isn’t this exclusion? That civet cat is deliberately excluding our Shushu, right? There are so many people, what is he afraid of? He just wants our Shushu to be left alone! What a bastard!】
【That person upstairs is cursing so viciously. Is it no longer allowed for anyone in this world to be timid?】
【Why are there only drones now?! We can’t see everything anymore! Why didn’t the production team put cameras inside the tents? Bad review!】
【The more I watch, the stranger it feels. Brother Lu seems especially dependent on Xi Yu. Wherever Xi Yu goes, he has to follow.】
【No, did no one notice how sudden Brother Lu’s headache was? It feels like he did it on purpose… (Just my personal opinion, please don’t attack me.)】
【Stop imagining things. Brother Lu was in so much pain that the veins in his neck were bulging. (So sexy, I want to lick them.)】
【With so many people, he just had to make Xi Yu accompany him? Luo Shujing was the first to run over. Why didn’t Actor Lu let him accompany him?】
【I’m tired of saying the words “good friends”…】
The sleeping arrangements were settled. Everyone washed up simply and then returned to their tents.
Yu Qian’s tent was in the very middle. Xi Yu had deliberately left it for her because he was worried that a girl alone might be scared, but no one would be sleeping with her.
Fortunately, Yu Qian said she wasn’t afraid.
Luo Chengan happily dragged Shen Linchuan into the tent. Seeing him holding the stuffed toy, he teased, “Brother Chuan, is this your A Beibei? Where did you buy it? It’s so cute.”
Shen Linchuan held the furry stuffed toy in his arms. His face was filled with a smile, restrained but still clearly showing happiness.
“My wife made it.”
“Why do you sound like my dad?” Luo Chengan crawled into the blanket, looking a little disdainful, but there was pride in the corners of his eyes and brows. “You’re covered in the smell of love.”
Shen Linchuan pressed his lips together and said nothing more, merely looking at the stuffed toy in his hands.
Luo Chengan had been exhausted after an entire day. He fell asleep less than two minutes after lying down.
On the other side, Xi Yu was no better. His upper and lower eyelids were fighting, yet he still sleepily remembered to ask Lu Zhixing, “Does your head still hurt?”
There was only one blanket in the tent. Under the blanket, Lu Zhixing was holding Xi Yu’s hand, his clear eyes sparkling.
“It doesn’t hurt anymore.”
Hearing that, Xi Yu completely closed his eyes.
The dim yellow light outside passed through the tent, becoming even darker. Using that little bit of light, Lu Zhixing traced Xi Yu’s silhouette with his gaze.
Inside the quiet tent, only the intertwined sounds of their heartbeats remained.
Completely overlapping, as though they were one person.
The demonic aura within his body settled back into calmness. He heard Xi Yu’s steady, faint breathing and quietly shifted closer to him. He stopped at a distance where their bodies were about to touch, yet restrained himself from moving any closer.
After a long while, Xi Yu opened his eyes in the middle of the night and stared at Lu Zhixing.
Gentle. Confused.
When the sky was just beginning to brighten, Luo Chengan was the first to get up. He yawned, then quietly got up to wash.
Xi Yu also woke up around then, but he had been squeezed awake.
At some point, Lu Zhixing had wrapped himself around him. The long-limbed man was hanging onto him like a sloth.
Even though he was still asleep, no one knew where he had gotten so much strength.
It was as if he was desperately trying to hold on to him.
He was squeezing so tightly that Xi Yu’s blood circulation was being cut off.
Xi Yu struggled to pull out one hand and expressionlessly slapped Lu Zhixing’s face.
“Wake up.”
Lu Zhixing was awakened by the disturbance. He opened his eyes groggily and gave Xi Yu a shy smile when he saw him.
Seeing that he was awake, Xi Yu said, “Let go. I can barely brea—”
Before Xi Yu could finish speaking, his neck suddenly became scorching hot, causing his words to stop abruptly.
Lu Zhixing buried his head against Xi Yu’s neck and rubbed against him like a puppy, adjusted his position, and continued sleeping.
Even more intimate than before, with his face pressed against Xi Yu’s neck.
Or perhaps it wasn’t exactly his face, because Xi Yu’s neck was where he breathed.
The skin was very soft, and very hot.