The one-day vacation was really short, Jiang Dao didn’t rest at all. The tight shooting rhythm started again the second day with a whole day of literary drama.
Little Gray Wolf’s official task of transmitting information to the outside world began, and the resistance army’s battles gradually became harder to fight. The communication and transportation of some important materials were cut off from time to time, and acquiring information was much more difficult than before.
The top leaders of the resistance army were in a state of turmoil for a while, and Xia Tian, as the person in charge of the information arm, became increasingly busy with work.
Until this day, a subordinate in charge of investigating the information security of the resistance army reported to him.
“…To sum up, several people who have had suspicious behaviors have convincing explanations after investigation. Only Little Gray Wolf…” he hesitated, and finally asked with some embarrassment, “Captain, do you ask him yourself?”
Xia Tian was silent for a long time, without making a sound, and finally waved for his subordinates to leave.
That night, Little Gray Wolf again avoided patrolling the camp and left the base at night.
Under the shadow of the night, Xia Tian stood in front of the window, watching the back of Little Gray Wolf deftly disappear behind the camp wall, his gaze obscure.
After a moment, he turned silently and left the room.
Xia Tian followed Little Gray Wolf all the way, and arrived at an abandoned small workshop near the base. He quietly scouted the workshop, touched an open window, and looked into the dimly lit room.
In the icy twilight, Little Gray Wolf was sitting in front of the strangely shaped workbench in the corner with his back to the window. Watching his movements, it was as if he was writing something…
There was no sound, and there was obviously no one else around.
Xia Tian quietly entered the small workshop, one step, two steps, and slowly walked towards the back of Little Gray Wolf sitting at the desk.
Seemingly feeling something, Little Gray Wolf turned back suddenly, and when he saw Xia Tian, he stood up abruptly and hid something in a hurry. His actions were too hasty, accidentally knocking over the flashlight beside him. It clattered to the ground, making the room suddenly much darker.
Xia Tian’s tone was calm and cold: “…What are you doing?
Before waiting for Little Gray Wolf to answer, he approached, his voice hoarse: “Not getting a good night’s rest, what are you doing here? Huh?”
The two were almost facing each other, Xia Tian slowly stretched out his hand, reached behind the boy, and pulled out something from his tightly clenched left hand –
It was a translucent gemstone with a faint golden yellow, the size of a thumb. It was vaguely in the shape of a wolf, but only the head was made in detail, and the body was still wrapped in a rough stone skin.
“What… what?” Xia Tian’s voice suddenly trembled.
Little Gray Wolf sighed and said in a low voice, “I wanted to secretly make it and give it to you.”
“For me?” In the dim light, Xia Tian peered into Little Gray Wolf’s eyes.
“Yeah.” Little Gray Wolf didn’t evade his gaze. “I found this stone in the wild before. It feels very beautiful, so I wanted to make something for you. Coincidentally, when I was stationed here, I saw there was a workshop with a grinder, so I made use of it.”
After speaking, he sighed with a wry smile: “I wanted to prepare a surprise, but it seems you’re… scared?”
Xia Tian didn’t answer him. Instead, he suddenly clamped the back of the boy’s neck and kissed his lips fiercely.
Pushed against the worktable, Little Gray Wolf used his right hand to support himself against the table, and his fingers slowly stroked under the edge of the worktable, and a piece of paper that had been folded many times was inserted into the crack under the edge of the table…
“Ok, it’s over.” Director Mu is very satisfied. “Next, there is a close-up monologue of Little Gray Wolf, and this scene will be over. Go and help Xiao Dao prepare.”
Jiang Dao had no doubts, and was pulled into the dressing room to prepare.
Midway through having his hair touched up, he keenly noticed the stylist’s demeanor was not right, and subconsciously asked, “Why are you nervous?”
The comb in the stylist’s hand fell to the ground.
She picked it up quickly, blushing and shaking her head in denial: “No, no! I’m not nervous!”
Jiang Dao: …
The word “nervous” is basically written on your face, yet you say you’re not nervous yet?
However, it was obvious that the other party has no ill will towards him, so he might as well push the boat along and see what the other party wanted.
The stylist carefully rearranged Jiang Dao’s image, and brought him back to the set.
The set was pitch black and all the lights were turned off when he returned. Jiang Dao could hear the voices of many people rustling in the darkness, and he felt a little wary, but his reason told him that there should be no danger.
—Because Chu Yinlong is still here, and he didn’t stop them.
Sure enough, the next second, a soft warm light lit up. Director Mu, Tang Yao, Zhou Wei, and Jing Yu all stood in the field. Chu Yinlong pushed in a sidecar with a two-layer cake decorated with flowers and fruits. He walked slowly, raised his eyes and smiled at him.
“One, two! Happy birthday to you—”
Jing Yu started, and everyone in the field sang in unison, their smiling faces facing Jiang Dao, with sincere blessings. A professional cameraman even stood behind, filming the entire thing.
Jiang Dao’s heart was warm, and he unknowingly burst into a smile that came from his heart. He looked at the man standing in the middle of the crowd, and a layer of moisture rose in his eyes.
After the birthday song, everyone congratulated:
“Happy birthday, Jiang Dao!”
“Xiao Dao is 20 years old! Happy birthday!”
“Hope things go well, and you become popular!”
Jiang Dao’s throat rolled, pressing down the tears that were about to burst, his voice was slightly hoarse: “…Thank you everyone.”
Jing Yu immediately coaxed: “Come on, make a wish and then cut the cake!”
Stepping forward, Jiang Dao closed his eyes and made a wish. Then he blew out the candles and looked at everyone: “Thank you, I… I’m so happy! Thank you Director Mu, thank you… everyone! I… …I’ll share the cake with everyone!”
“Tsk, this speech is too perfunctory.” Director Mu smiled and feigned disgust. “Say more!”
Jiang Dao was swayed by the joyful atmosphere and laughed out loud. ” It’s almost dinner time, so everyone should be hungry. Let’s talk less and divide the cake quickly.”
“That’s right, there’s no need to talk so much. Xiao Dao, quick, cut the cake. Cut the cake!” Jing Yu stood next to Jiang Dao, urging. “Hurry up and let us share in some happiness too!”
Hearing this, Tang Yao laughed: “What kind of happiness is there on a birthday? When he has a wedding, you can try then.”1喜气, which is translated to happiness, is usually used in the context of weddings or auspicious events
“Wedding? “Jing Yu’s eyes circled between Jiang Dao and Chu Yinlong.
The studio coordinator next to him caught sight, and joked. “Jing Yu, are you licking CP? Why do you look at Teacher Chu when talking about Xiao Dao’s wedding? It can’t be that they’re really married?”
“Cough! Cough, cough…” Jing Yu choked on his own spit.
Hearing the nonsense people were saying, Jiang Dao smiled and cut up the cake, putting it on plates Chu Yinlong handed over, and distributed it to everyone.
At this time, the set manager also pushed in several other sidecars, with a wide variety of western-style side dishes and snacks, and a cart with various soft drinks – obviously, this was a buffet dinner planned for Jiang Dao’s birthday.
It was said to be a dinner party, but no one cared about formalities much. Seeing the group wearing work clothes and set costumes, mingling and chatting, the scene was quite strange.
Jiang Dao, as today’s birthday star, naturally attracted the most attention. Everyone came to toast a few words, and express their congratulations.
Looking at him downing cup by cup, Jing Yu couldn’t help sighing. “Luckily there’s no alcohol today, otherwise you’ll definitely be drunk.”
Jiang Dao raised his eyebrows: “I’m not afraid of drinking. I’ve never been drunk before.”
Jing Yu felt as if he was being despised.
However, speaking of drinking… Jiang Dao sipped his soda and his eyes fell on Zhou Wei who was not far away.
Recalling the plot of the book with lowered eyes, when compared it with the original, he found that the original plot had gone awry.
Perhaps because he isn’t in the original book, the movie “Dawn City” never appeared. At least, based on the major events in the original text, this movie has nothing to do with the protagonist Zhou Wei.
In the book, Zhou Wei will go to shoot another online drama at this time, and experience a series of setbacks, such as being squeezed out, deleted scenes, and torn scripts. In the end, Tang Yao came forward to protect him.
At that time, Zhou Wei pretended to be drunk and rolled the sheets with Tang Yao.
…and many more!
If there wasn’t that chance to pretend to be drunk, Zhou Wei and Tang Yao would not have…
Jiang Dao’s eyes turned around between Zhou Wei and Tang Yao, and he couldn’t tell whether the two had intimate contact.
“What are you thinking?” Chu Yinlong walked over to Jiang Dao and asked with a smile.
“Huh?” Jiang Dao returned to his senses. Seeing that Jing Yu had already backed away, trembling, his lips twitched and he replied, “Nothing, it’s just that Tang Yao and Zhou Wei are a good match.”
After a moment of silence, Chu Yinlong said, “There’s no need to envy them…”
Jiang Dao looked at him and smiled: “That’s right.”
After the dinner, everyone cleaned up the studio together, and today’s work naturally came to an end. The remaining shot was moved to tomorrow, so there wasn’t much of a delay.
Before returning to the room, Jiang Dao’s assistant came over with his mobile phone and showed him an edited birthday message to post on Weibo.
There is a photo in the draft, which is a close-up shot of him taken by the camera crew. In the photo, he is standing in front of the cake and making a wish with his eyes closed, and the corner of his mouth curled up with joy from the heart.
Because it’s a close-up, there was no one else in the photo, and the candlelight blurred the background, making it impossible to see any clues, maximizing the privacy of the crew.
There are only three simple words in the accompanying text: “Twenty years old!”
Jiang Dao nodded: “Okay, just post it like this. I don’t have any changes.”
The assistant responded and left after posting on Weibo.
Jiang Dao went into the room to take a shower, and when he came out wearing a bathrobe, he found that Chu Yinlong had snuck into his room again. Judging from the water vapor on his skin, he had also just come out of a shower, and was reclining on the head of the bed, playing with a small box in his hand.
“What is this? A new type of condom?” Jiang Dao was impolite, stepping over to sit on Chu Yinlong, and grabbed the box and opened it.
Chu Yinlong was torn between humor and anger. “What are you thinking? This is a birthday present for you.”
Jiang Dao replied playfully: “You can also give condoms as a birthday present… eh?”
It was a jewelry box.
Inside the box is a brilliant diamond watch.
“I originally wanted to give it to you in the morning, but yesterday afternoon, Director Mu found me and said that he would arrange a birthday dinner for you.” Chu Yinlong embraced Jiang Dao, his palms burning. “So I thought, why not give it tonight? The atmosphere will be better too.”
Jiang Dao closed the box and put the gift on the bedside table.
Then he leaned over to Chu Yinlong and said with a low voice, “Thank you, I like the gift very much. However, you just said ‘the atmosphere will be better’… What kind of atmosphere do you want? Huh?”
Chu Yinlong raised his eyebrows: “You know what you’re asking?”
Jiang Dao chuckled and leaned close to the man’s ear, his voice was sweet and hoarse: “I just went to take a shower, but I forgot to bring in my clothes, so under the bathrobe is actually—”
The second half of his sentence was swallowed up by a fiery and tender kiss.
Lol, JD’s thoughts 😂
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