It took Xi Yu a while to realize that it was probably his lips.
Lu Zhixing’s lips were pressed against his neck.
The two of them were too close. Xi Yu could not only feel the moist, soft lips against his neck, but also…
Even someone as shameless as Xi Yu couldn’t help turning red with embarrassment.
He was young, after all. Early in the morning, a man’s spirits were naturally high.
“Lu Zhixing… stop sleeping.” Xi Yu awkwardly pushed him away, using a tremendous amount of force.
Only then did Lu Zhixing open his eyes again, still somewhat dazed.
Xi Yu sat up and hurriedly left the tent.
Luo Chengan was eating something. When he saw Xi Yu, his eyes immediately lit up. “Brother, you’re awake.”
Shen Linchuan happened to walk out of his tent as well.
Xi Yu greeted him and went to the back to wash up.
Luo Chengan muttered, “Why are you so flustered?”
Xi Yu only felt the heat in his body subside after washing his face. By the time he had changed his clothes, everyone else had come out.
Only Lu Zhixing’s tent was still tightly closed.
Yu Qian didn’t even bother putting on makeup. She would have to remove it again at night, which was too troublesome.
Fortunately, Yu Qian had excellent skin, so there wasn’t much difference with or without makeup. Without makeup, she even looked a little younger.
“Strange, why hasn’t Brother Lu gotten up yet? Brother, didn’t you wake him?”
Xi Yu was chewing on a biscuit and answered vaguely, “I did. He’s probably tidying up his appearance. He’s an actor, after all. He has to maintain some image.”
He couldn’t possibly say that there was still a little tent inside his tent, and it would be inappropriate for him to come out like that. The drone was still filming. If Lu Zhixing really came out in that state, Xi Yu didn’t even dare imagine what his fans would do.
Xi Yu inevitably thought about what had just happened…
It was… quite frightening.
The tips of Xi Yu’s ears began burning again, and he felt a little awkward.
But after thinking about it, it was only human nature.
Although Lu Zhixing was a vessel, he was still a mortal. It was early in the morning, so it was normal, normal. It was just that it had taken him a little too long to calm down.
Xi Yu lowered his head and continued eating his biscuit. Luo Chengan didn’t notice anything strange about him. Instead, he suddenly leaned his face right in front of Xi Yu, blinking his round eyes as he hurriedly asked, “What about me? Am I still doing okay?”
………………..
A face suddenly appeared right in front of him. Xi Yu instinctively raised his hand.
Smack!
The sound was exceptionally crisp.
The cave immediately fell silent. Shen Linchuan and Yu Qian stopped talking.
Lu Zhixing froze halfway through bending down to leave his tent.
Luo Shujing stopped halfway through tearing open his biscuit wrapper.
Six pairs of eyes simultaneously turned toward Xi Yu.
Luo Chengan covered his face in disbelief, his voice trembling as he cried aggrievedly, “Brother!”
【How did the variety show turn into a martial arts movie…】
【I just opened the livestream. That sound was so crisp…】
【I’m not even joking. I left the livestream running all night, and that slap woke me up from my sleep.】
【Bullying! This is absolutely bullying!】
【Hahahahahahaha, oh my god, hahahahahaha, that was so smooth!】
【Brother Lu looks so handsome first thing in the morning!!!】
【Brother Lu’s expression, hahahahaha. It feels like he’s saying, “You hit him, so you can’t hit me now, right~”】
【What are you all laughing about? Xi Yu is way too aggressive. I’m not a fan of Luo Chengan, but I do think Xi Yu is being disrespectful. As expected… all that care he showed Luo Chengan before was probably an act. Who knows how much he actually hates Luo Chengan deep down.】
【I agree. Think about it carefully—it’s terrifying. First, he builds up goodwill, then he kicks Luo Chengan out. That’s how all those “fake and real young master” stories are written.】
【Are you reading pirated novels upstairs? Every “fake and real young master” story I’ve read is BL.】
Xi Yu himself was stunned for a moment. It had been purely instinctive.
Luo Chengan had gotten far too close just now, practically pressing himself against Xi Yu’s face.
Even after getting slapped, he was still very close—so close that Luo Chengan’s breath sprayed onto Xi Yu’s face whenever he spoke.
Xi Yu pushed Luo Chengan away and awkwardly rubbed his reddened face.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I’m not used to people getting too close to me.”
With his face being rubbed, Luo Chengan said pitifully, “Then it was my fault. I won’t suddenly get that close next time.”
Xi Yu gave two dry laughs. He placed his hand against Luo Chengan’s cheek and used spiritual energy to soothe it so it wouldn’t swell.
After thinking for a moment, he explained, “When I used to sleep under a flyover, there was one time I opened my eyes in the middle of the night and found a… person lying on top of me. I reacted instinctively.”
It hadn’t been a person. It had been a male ghost, hanging over his face and even grinning at him with bared teeth.
Luo Chengan heard Xi Yu say this, and his aggrieved expression instantly changed. He became both heartbroken and guilty.
“I’m sorry, Brother. Sob, sob, sob… It’s all my fault for making you remember something unpleasant.”
Xi Yu: …
Oh, it hadn’t actually been unpleasant. That male ghost had been quite handsome. He had died from an illness and had no resentment. He was waiting in line to be reincarnated, but since his turn wouldn’t come for a while, he simply drifted around wherever he pleased.
Xi Yu had spiritual energy around him, which made it easy for these things to be attracted to him.
How could Luo Chengan know any of that? He simply kept imagining things, thinking that Xi Yu’s life in the past must have been unbearably miserable. He grabbed Xi Yu’s wrist and gently rubbed his cheek against his palm.
“Brother, don’t worry. With me here, no one will ever bully you again!”
Thanks, but he still hadn’t encountered anyone capable of bullying him.
【I’m such a wicked woman! I was just insulting Xi Yu, and now I’m guilty. Sob, sob, sob. I’m about to become Xi Yu’s mom fan. What a poor young master.】
【With Xi Yu’s face, putting beauty and poverty together is simply disastrous. I can’t imagine how much bullying he must have suffered before.】
【A little birdie told me Xi Yu used to tell fortunes under a flyover. You people feel sorry for someone who deceives and swindles others?】
【Fortunately Xi Yu is a man. If he were a girl, being homeless would be far too dangerous.】
【To the person who said he told fortunes: you have to survive first, right? He was sleeping under a flyover. Even if he cheated and swindled people, how much money could he possibly have made? If he made 2K a month, he wouldn’t need to sleep under a flyover.】
【I actually think Luo Chengan is so cute. I must be crazy! He keeps rubbing against Xi Yu like something fluffy…】
【My Brother Lu’s gaze is so cold. He! Is! Jealous!】
Lu Zhixing walked expressionlessly toward Luo Chengan. Luo Chengan had his back to him and was completely unaware, continuing to rub against Xi Yu’s palm as though he depended on him completely.
By the time Lu Zhixing grabbed him and turned him around, Luo Chengan only gave a confused, “Huh?!”
Before he could see who it was, his face was roughly rubbed. Lu Zhixing smiled without warmth.
“What’s going on? Let me see…”
“Nothing.” Luo Chengan grinned and dodged Lu Zhixing’s evil claws. “My brother and I were just fooling around.”
Lu Zhixing looked at Xi Yu.
“Oh, is that so…”
There was killing intent…
Xi Yu slowly moved his hand behind his back, pretending nothing had happened.
“Eat something, then we’ll set off.”
Lu Zhixing said matter-of-factly, “I just saw that your hand was dirty. Aren’t you going to wash it?”
Xi Yu spread out his hand. “It’s not dirty.”
Lu Zhixing bent down, picked up a handful of dirt, placed it in Xi Yu’s palm, then turned around and went to wash up.
Xi Yu: …
【IF THIS ISN’T JEALOUSY, I’LL EAT DIRT!!!】
【Luo Chengan is such a poor bastard. He was just rubbing against his own brother, and then his face got rubbed until it was completely distorted. Hahahahahaha】
【Xi Yu: There’s something dirty.】
【Brother Lu’s fans, come out and explain this one.】
【They’re just fooling around between good friends. Stop overthinking it…】
Xi Yu, completely baffled, brushed the dirt off and had no choice but to wash his hands.
Lu Zhixing had just finished washing his face when Xi Yu crouched down beside him. He pursed his lips and looked at him somewhat resentfully.
Xi Yu crouched on the ground washing his hands and thought about it. He shouldn’t have done anything to offend Lu Zhixing. In fact, he had been quite indulgent toward him.
Even when Lu Zhixing poked him with a stick that morning, he hadn’t gotten angry.
He wondered whether Lu Zhixing still remembered it. He probably hadn’t noticed that Xi Yu had noticed.
Otherwise, it would be awkward.
The drone wasn’t here. Xi Yu raised his head and asked, “Did I offend you?”
Lu Zhixing lowered his eyes and looked down at Xi Yu from above.
“No.”
Oh, good.
Xi Yu stood up, expressionless, and flicked the water from his hand onto Lu Zhixing’s face.
Water splashed across Lu Zhixing’s face. His eyelashes trembled, and he turned his head away. When he opened his eyes again, Xi Yu was looking coldly at him.
“Then why are you giving me the cold shoulder?”
“When did I give you the cold shoulder?”
“Just now. What did that look in your eyes mean? And the dirt.”
Lu Zhixing’s eyes widened slightly, disbelief filling them.
“You think I was giving you the cold shoulder? I was…”
Lu Zhixing stopped halfway through his sentence. His expression became even more resentful, with a faint hint of reproach.
It wasn’t directed at Xi Yu. It was directed at Luo Chengan.
Why did Luo Chengan have such poor boundaries? He was already this old, yet he was still rubbing himself against someone’s palm. What if some strange misunderstanding arose?
But he couldn’t tell his Shizun.
His Shizun had never had a Dao companion and knew nothing about matters of romance, which was why Lu Zhixing had taken advantage of his defenselessness to be so openly affectionate.
If he used the variety show as an excuse to tell his Shizun to keep his distance from others, what if Xi Yu learned from that and stopped letting even him get close?
Lu Zhixing pursed his lips. His dark pupils were filled with complicated emotions.
If only they could acknowledge each other. Then he could openly be jealous.
Xi Yu: ??????
“What kind of look is that!?”
It was as if he owed Lu Zhixing eight lifetimes’ worth of money.
Lu Zhixing bit his lip. After a long while, he squeezed out one sentence.
“I have dead-fish eyes, okay?”
……………………….
After saying that, Lu Zhixing turned around and left. Even his back carried an indescribable sense of resentment.
Xi Yu was stunned.
Lu Zhixing actually dared to lose his temper at him!?
He had spoiled him rotten!
Xi Yu snorted, casually wiped his hands on his pants, and then walked outside.
The group didn’t waste much time. Everyone knew they needed to set out early.
There weren’t many biscuits left, and there were several bottles of water that Luo Chengan had packed into his backpack.
The tents couldn’t possibly be taken with them. They were too large.
The production team should have placed supplies at all the resting points.