Early the next morning, which was about three o’clock in the afternoon in Yan City, Chu Yinlong posted on Weibo.
The content of his post was very simple: “Practicing snowboarding with @JiangDao to prepare for the next movie.”
Attached is a selfie of him and Jiang Dao at a ski resort fully equipped with jackets, hats, helmets, and protective gear. Only their eyes are exposed with the goggles pulled down.
Seeing Chu Yinlong finish posting, Jiang Dao asked with a smile: “I thought that with your character, you wouldn’t be able to resist posting last night. How were you able to obediently listen to the PR team and wait until now?”
Smoothly placing the phone back in the inner pocket of his jacket, Chu Yinlong replied: “Since it is used as a prelude to warm up the public, and control the rhythm, it’s safer to listen to public relations. Because of the time difference, if I posted last night, it would make me seem too concerned about the matter and not natural enough.”
“Nice job, crafty.” Jiang Dao chuckled. Dismissing the matter entirely, he bent over to buckle his snowboard. “Let’s go, I’m going to try the intermediate slope today!”
Jiang Dao didn’t even take a look at how the CP chat exploded.
After trying the intermediate slope and feeling the rush when going downhill, he didn’t want to stop at all. He repeated the basic skills he just learned over and over again, gliding, braking, turning… and played until he was exhausted.
It took Jiang Dao less than a day to go from occasionally falling down to snowboarding down in an S-shape from the top of the slope.
In the next few days, Jiang Dao was like an addict, and his snowboarding skills became more proficient. He quickly changed from the intermediate slope to the advanced slope, and his posture and turns became more natural.
But he was still not satisfied.
“When will I be able to snowboard like Jacque?” Back at the bottom of the slope, Jiang Dao gasped slightly, lifted his helmet and asked Chu Yinlong, “Even if those tricks aren’t in the movie, I want to learn!”
In the script, although Jiang Dao has a scene of being chased and fleeing through snow-capped mountains, doesn’t need fancy tricks. But Jacque’s fancy style made Jiang Dao envious.
Chu Yinlong explained helplessly: “It’s easy to get hurt with those stunts. Normal snowboarding is fine. Those tricks you want to learn are too dangerous. Didn’t you hear Jacque saying that he almost fell to his death while learning them?”
Jiang Dao sighed exaggeratedly: “You were seriously injured when you were filming!”
Chu Yinlong couldn’t say anything.
He was completely unprincipled before, and never expected his habit of trying his best when making movies wasn’t always a good thing.
However, Jiang Dao was not that stubborn. Seeing that Chu Yinlong was really worried, he no longer insisted on chasing death.
The world is so beautiful and lovely. He hasn’t enjoyed enough, and doesn’t need to risk his life to seek excitement.
…
The days of indulging in snowboarding passed by quickly, and November 11th quietly came.
Chu Yinlong’s birthday fell on a Saturday, and also happens to be the day when the penultimate episode of “Stars in Military Uniform” will be broadcast. Whether it is Chu Yinlong’s fan group or the LongDao CP group, the forum was full of joy and guessing how Father Long would celebrate his birthday this time.
“Last year was longevity noodles, so no matter what, it should be cake’s turn this year?”
“I think this year will be a bouquet! Last year’s longevity noodles and cake the year before. A bouquet has not appeared for two years! The bouquet must have a name!”
“I vote longevity noodles! It doesn’t matter… I can only cook instant noodles anyway [cry]”
“I have enough eggs, high-gluten flour, low-gluten flour, whether it is longevity noodles or cakes, whatever Father Long eats, I will eat! [muscle]”
“Sisters upstairs, if you prepare flower arrangement materials, it’ll be more perfect. Father Long should not be able to come up with any new tricks, after all, he is an old man [doge]”
“Can’t come up with new tricks +1”
At the same time, far away in country F, the clock crossed zero.
Chu Yinlong hugged Jiang Dao hard, panting hot, and dropped a string of fiery kisses on the back of his neck.
Jiang Dao’s voice was hoarse: “It’s your birthday anyway… celebrating like this, isn’t it… sloppy?”
Chu Yinlong bumped Jiang Dao hard, and let out a low grunt from his nose: “…focus.”
Jiang Dao groaned, but when he heard Chu Yinlong’s words, he was suddenly happy again.
He pushed Chu Yinlong down, then straddled the man, leaned over and murmured, “Happy birthday, Teacher Chu… Then, as the birthday star… you should just lie down and enjoy. I’ll serve you, okay?”
Chu Yinlong almost couldn’t hold back.
Adam’s apple bobbing, he stretched out his hand and hooked Jiang Dao’s neck, locked the young man in his arms and kissed him fiercely, as if he was going to eat him whole.
After the heart aftershocks faded, Jiang Dao shuffled to the bedside. Reaching out, he took out the things he had hidden from the drawer of the bedside table wordlessly, and tied it around Chu Yinlong’s neck.
Chu Yinlong glanced at him lazily: “What is this?”
Jiang Dao fastened the buckle and pinched the metal hanging on it to show Chu Yinlong. “Do you recognize it?”
After observing for a moment, Chu Yinlong was surprised. “The bottom of a bullet casing? Where did it come from?”
“I brought it back from the shooting range where we practiced shooting targets before.” Jiang Dao said with a smile. “Don’t worry, I asked the instructor, he allowed it.”
Chu Yinlong rubbed the bullet casing that had been cut and polished, and asked, “Why did you think of giving me this?”
Jiang Dao’s eyelashes trembled, but he didn’t answer.
In the cruel apocalypse he once lived in, one’s 30th birthday is a very important day. Because… in that kind of environment, it’s not easy to live to be 30 years old.
Therefore, on people’s 30th birthday, their comrades, relatives, and elders will give them a trophy that has been contaminated with gunpowder or blood, animal teeth or shrapnel, or an object that has experienced combat to bless them in the days to come, and pray that everything goes well.
However, this world is too comfortable and Jiang Dao was unable to find anything related to combat. Fortunately, he came into contact during filming, and he fired them himself, so he thought of making the bullet casing into an accessory and giving it to Chu Yinlong.
“Do you like it?” Jiang Dao skipped Chu Yinlong’s question. “I shot the bullet myself, and it will bless you so that you can hit any target in the future.”
Chu Yinlong kissed Jiang Dao’s lips. “I like it. As long as you give it to me, I like everything.”
Jiang Dao asked with a smile: “You gave me a pair of earrings and a watch, all of which are quite expensive. In the end, I used a bullet casing as a gift. Will your heart feel unbalanced?”
Chu Yinlong laughed. “This shell, even if someone gives me 100 diamond watches, I will not trade for it.”
“100 diamond watches?” Jiang Dao raised his eyebrows. “What about 101 watches?”
Chu Yinlong rolled over and pressed the younger man on the bed, pretending to be vicious: “Your butt is itchy again, right?”
Jiang Dao laughed and pretended to struggle, with the actual intent to provoke another ‘fight’.
…
On this day, the fans in Chu Yinlong fan group and the LongDao CP group waited. Waited from morning to noon, and then the afternoon, and still didn’t see any news about Chu Yinlong’s birthday.
“What happened?! What happened to Father Long this year? Why is there still nothing?! It used to be a blog post in the morning! Xiaolongbao1a nickname for being Father Long’s fan & also pun off the xiaolongbao food cried [loudly]”
“Reply: The flour I originally planned to use to make the cake has already been used. It was steamed into a cake by my mother. Help! [sweat]”
“Reply: Upstairs, you can keep a slice, and put cream on it to pretend it’s a birthday cake.”
“Why hasn’t Father Long posted? Is he holding back a big move? He’s 30 years old this year, and won’t be that ruthless, right?”
“Reply: Bullseye, if you guess right, I will send you knives [proud]”
“Reply: If he’s really holding back a big move, I hope Father Long will reveal his love affair with Xiao Dao [doge]”
At this moment, in the snowy mountain hot spring resort in country F, Chu Yinlong has just woken up.
He hung up the call from Lu Zhengrong, touched the bottom of the bullet casing hanging around his neck, smiled lightly, and kissed the sleeping figure beside him, then got up and got out of bed.
After washing up, Chu Yinlong glanced at Jiang Dao, who was still groaning in bed, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window facing the yard, and took off the bottom of the bullet casing hanging around his neck. With the snowy yard outside the window as a background, he took a photo of the unique pendant.
Yan city, 3:30 in the afternoon.
Chu Yinlong’s Weibo finally moved.
His post was as concise as ever: “The first birthday gift I received this year, thank you @JiangDao.”
In the next second, Weibo and his fan base boiled.
“No way, no way! It’s really a big move! Longevity noodles, cake, and bouquets can’t compare! Father Long, since when did you change into such a Father Long! How will we replicate this now! [shocked] [shocked]”
“Reply: …it’s my first time eating cake while crying [tears]”
“Reply: The instant noodles in my mouth suddenly became fragrant [kneeling]”
“Father Long, can you blink to show you’re not kidnapped? Haven’t you interacted with Xiao Dao too much recently? As a non-CP believer, even I almost believe it now!”
“Reply: Sister, you’re not alone [kneeling] Even if the two of them make it public in the next second, I wouldn’t be surprised [kneeling]”
“Reply: Hahahaha probably not! Looking at the background, Father Long may still be practicing snowboarding in country F. It’s normal to receive a gift from Xiao Dao first. (Block the cabinet door first) [doge]”
“!!! Immediately throw away the oven and find the bullet casings that my husband shot. [Proud] This wave, this wave is the victory of us military sisters! [Picture]”
“Reply: Envious, crying [sob]”
“Reply: Envious +1 [sob]”
“Bullet casing? Xiao Dao sent it? Where did Xiao Dao’s bullet come from?! Wait, I seem to have found something [shocked] Who remembers last week’s preview of Stars in Military Uniform? Are they airing target practice today?!”
“Reply: I’m looking forward to tonight’s episode [star eyes]”
“Reply: Damn, if it’s true, then Xiao Dao has been planning this for a long time! That show was recorded in August!”
At 8 o’clock that night, on the government-owned entertainment channel.
The eleventh episode of “Stars in Military Uniform” started on time.
The enthusiasm of the fans was unprecedentedly high as they glued their eyes to the screen, and stared at Jiang Dao’s every action.
Sure enough, after Jiang Dao finished shooting the rifle, when he got up, he quickly stretched out his hand and grabbed a shell casing that he fired.
On the webcast platform, the barrage was instantly filled with joy.
“Sure enough, he picked it up at this time!”
“I can’t wait to participate in another military training QAQ”
“After seeing this, this part suddenly feels sweeter than the bandaging episode!”
“Bandaging with one’s mouth is sexy, this is sweet. I want both!!”
“Hurry up and get together! The cabinet door can’t be blocked!!!”
At this moment, Chu Yinlong and Jiang Dao completed a slide at the same time and returned to the rest area under the snow slope.
Chu Yinlong took out his mobile phone and clicked on the message Tang Yao sent him:
“When will you two make it public? When will you get married? When will you have a baby? Every day is so sweet, be careful of insulin deficiency, kidney failure, and weak legs at a young age [not envious]”
“Oh, by the way, happy birthday! [cake]”
Cavity time for all of us
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