Everyone stood in a row and listened to Zhuang Jingle introducing the rules of the game.
After listening to it for a while, Zhou Chenxi understood that this was actually a travel variety show that didn’t require much brainstorming. It’s just that it’s a bit hard to be the host. The show was called “Red Carp and Green Carp”. The guests were called “Traveling carp”. Zhou Chenxi’s face turned green when he saw Zhuang Jingle recite the word. While reading it, he looked at the landing site plaintively, probably complaining about why his boss wanted to take him to this kind of job.
Wasn’t it good to travel and have a good time? Why did he have to be the host?
However, after the show was broadcast, Zhuang Jingle would probably thank his boss for his wisdom because the way he couldn’t pronounce the host’s lines was really funny.
When everyone else was laughing at Zhuang Jingle, Zhou Chenxi still didn’t relax his vigilance against Luo Xinghe. He planned to stay away from Luo Xinghe the whole time.
The place they were currently in was a small town. They needed to take a bus into the village together for a while. There was an ancient village within the village that had just been included in the World Intangible Cultural Heritage list and this year coincided with the year of tourism. Taking advantage of the summer vacation and the peak tourist season, there was an endless stream of tourists who came out to play, and even the scorching sun above their heads couldn’t extinguish their enthusiasm.
When Zhuang Jingle finished reading the host’s lines stumblingly, the bus arrived, and everyone got on the bus one after another.
Before getting on the bus, the director group sent a booklet to each of them to introduce the village.
After all, Zhuang Jingle was a little fresh meat and was not very good at controlling the field; when he got in the car, he hurriedly explained the things in the booklet again because he needed to make sure that the audience also understand these.
Unfortunately, while he had a good voice, the guests were not very interested in it. After getting in the car, they started to do their own things.
Ren Qian was still on the set yesterday and stayed up almost all night. As soon as he got in the car, he closed his eyes and tilted his head.
The little flower, Shao Yunyi, had been touching up her makeup since she got in the car. Luo Xinghe was very respectful, but he couldn’t help but yawn.
There were four rows of seats in the car. Zhuang Jingle occupied the first row as the host and the second row was reserved for the golden father Lu Ji. Ren Qian and Shao Yunyi consciously sat in the third row on both sides and the fourth row was occupied by Luo Xinghe.
Zhou Chenxi got in the car last because it took him a little time to put the overweight luggage alone. After getting on the car, everyone had already chosen their seats. Zhou Chenxi fell behind and eyed the seat next to Luo Xinghe with hesitation. Hearing the driver urging, “Hurry up and sit down. It’s about to start.”, Zhou Chenxi panicked and sat down next to Zhuang Jingle.
But this position did not belong to him. According to his status, he should go to the last row and sit with Luo Xinghe.
The hateful hierarchical system in entertainment industry.
While muttering in his heart, Zhou Chenxi slowly opened his backpack and said to himself, “Ah, did I forget to bring my teacup?”
Then he started to dig out his backpack constantly and secretly observed everyone’s reaction.
He originally expected to take out a backpack for more than ten minutes, but finally he made the excuse that he would be there soon so he didn’t need to move. It made sense to follow Zhuang Jingle along the way, but he heard Zhuang Jingle say next to him: “We will reach our destination in an hour or so!”
Zhou Chenxi felt that he was struck by a thunder!
Unexpectedly, the journey actually took so long to reach. He had just taken out a hole in his backpack to no avail!
The plan failed, Zhou Chenxi stood up dejectedly and was about to accept his fate. He moved in the direction of Luo Xinghe, when the driver suddenly stopped the car.
With a “bang”, everyone in the car shook. Zhuang Jingle, who was still standing by the seat, almost knocked his head, not to mention Zhou Chenxi, his face turned pale in an instant.
He clung to the seat next to him, countless thoughts flashed in his mind, and suddenly heard Lu Ji calling him in front of him: “Zhou Chenxi! ”
Zhou Chenxi turned his head with a pale face and reacted to Lu Ji’s voice: “Lu… President Lu… You call me?”
Lu Ji’s face was heavy and his expression did not look good at all: “Have you ever attended nine years of compulsory education? Do you not know the traffic rules?”
Zhou Chenxi froze.
Although he didn’t know what happened, seeing President Lu’s terrible expression, it seemed that it was indeed his fault!
Lu Ji patted the position next to him: “Sit down, fasten your seat belt!”
Zhou Chenxi turned around stiffly and sat down next to Lu Ji after the car stabilized.
Lu Ji leaned over. Zhou Chenxi didn’t know what he was going to do and closed his eyes in fright. There was a light and pleasant scent reaching his nose and then there was a “click” sound from his waist. Someone helped him fasten his seat belt.
“Can you sit down properly?” Lu Ji asked him.
Zhou Chenxi opened his eyes and sat up straight obediently: “Yes!”
He was so nervous. It felt like he was reprimanded by the teacher!
“And you,” Lu Ji let go of his worry and moved his gaze to Zhuang Jingle in the front row, “Is there anything that can’t wait until we get there?”
The director on the co-pilot quickly turned his head and winked at Zhuang Jingle.
Zhuang Jingle said quickly: “Yes, boss!”
He quickly turned around and sat back in his position, nervously buckling his seat belt!
Perhaps the higher ups were used to it, the expression on Lu Ji’s face had always been faint, but the whole person seemed to have a kind of magic power. When the dark black eyes looked over, people couldn’t help but wanted to listen to him.
As soon as Zhuang Jingle sat down, the three people in the back row breathed a sigh of relief.
Great, no need to listen to him stuttering and chanting!
As soon as the car calmed down, the atmosphere inexplicably began to become harmonious. The sunlight outside the window was a bit dazzling. In fact, Zhou Chenxi got up a little earlier this morning and he didn’t rest much during this time.
Despite Zhou Chenxi being so unlucky, he actually had lived quite happily since he was a child.
As the youngest son of the Zhou family, Zhou Chenxi was born with much less pressure than Zhou Mingxuan.
Zhou Mingxuan, the eldest son, needed to inherit the family business and help the Zhou family took care of the company.
Zhou Chenxi didn’t need to. He could go to the Academy of Arts if he wanted and he could go to the entertainment industry without burden. Although he had suffered enough in the entertainment industry, as soon as he returned to the Zhou family, who wouldn’t respectfully call him “Young Master Zhou”?
Zhou Chenxi still remembered that when he was a child, he once made a mistake in the answer sheet in the exam. He got a little over 50 points in the exam and failed. He didn’t dare to go home because he remembered that his brother had scored more than 90 points in the exam before and was fifth in the class. He fell three places back. He was punished by his grandfather by kneeling in the garden of the Zhou family’s old house. He knelt for more than an hour and grandpa told him, “If you fall behind next time, you don’t need to come home anymore.”
Zhou Mingxuan had always grown up under the stick like this. Zhou Chenxi thought that his family would punish him like his brother, but they didn’t.
After seeing his grades, grandpa comforted him, “It’s just a wrong answer sheet. Don’t be sad. Zai zai1崽崽: Cub; child; son; young; young animal will definitely do well in the exam if you take the exam seriously.” His mother made him a delicious cream cake. Even the servants at home came to comfort him. His brother hugged him in his arms and promised him that if he did well in the exam next time, he would buy him his favorite toy.
Zhou Chenxi clearly remembered everything when he was a child. He was like a precious piece of porcelain, held preciously in the palms of his family’s hands.[The idiom used here literally means: “afraid to drop it when holding it in hands and afraid to melt it when holding it in the mouth” which means adoring one’s children to the extent of spoiling]
The dazzling sunlight kept shining on Zhou Chenxi’s eyes, but he was so sleepy that he refused to open his eyes.
It was unknown what he was dreaming of that one of his hand clenched into a fist.
Unconsciously, the person next to him seemed to move, and Zhou Chenxi felt the light on his eyelids darken.
Zhou Chenxi’s frowning brows gradually loosened, she unconsciously found a comfortable position, and fell asleep with a long breath.
Although this sleep was only a little more than an hour, it was Zhou Chenxi’s most comfortable sleep in months.
In the past, he always had nightmares at night, dreaming that his family was badly hurt because of him, dreaming that the Zhou family was about to collapse, and Lu Ji stood on a ruin representing the Zhou family with a cold expression. He took out a gun from his pocket and pointed it at him saying, “I’m going to make you disappear from this world.”
The bus braked with a burst and Zhou Chenxi suddenly opened his eyes.
They had arrived at their destination.
Lu Ji was sitting next to him facing his tablet looking like he was dealing with official business. The curtains in the car were drawn up, no wonder the light was not so dazzling. He didn’t know why, but while he slept quite comfortably in the first half, the second half was a bit painful for his neck.
Zhou Chenxi rubbed the back of his swollen neck and got out of the car with everyone.
When they arrive at the ancient village, everyone needed to check in at the inn and then waited for the program team to issue the task.
Everyone started to move their luggage again.
A hand was stretched out next to him and directly helped Zhou Chenxi carry his suitcase down.
“I’ll switch my suitcase with you.” Lu Ji said.
As soon as Zhou Chenxi was about to refuse, the people from the program team on the side immediately came over wittily: “President Lu, let’s us pick up the luggage. We will take a group shot of the guests entering the village. No need to carry the luggage, it will affect the aesthetic too much.”
Then several big men came over and carried their luggage away and Zhou Chenxi entered the village with everyone so easily.
The ancient village was really beautiful. It had a heavy sense of historical precipitation, a natural scenery far from the bustling city, and also a very fresh air. After everyone entered, they couldn’t help but took a deep breath.
Before arriving at the inn, everyone found that the inn was built by the villagers themselves. It was regarded as a poverty alleviation project of the local government. The locals turned their houses into farmhouses for people who came to travel to rest.
The innkeeper was a couple. He left after leaving the key. He was probably arranged by the program group to go to other places. The entire inn had been rented by the program group.
After everyone had taken a tour of the inn, Zhuang Jingle issued the first task: “Let’s make a dinner together.”
They had already visited the kitchen just now. Since it was a farmhouse, things are quite complete, but they didn’t know who could cook here?
The director came over and explained: “We already help put your luggage on the second floor. You can choose your own room and come down to cook later.”
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly went upstairs together.
The farthest one was reserved for the only girl. Zhuang Jingle cleverly picked the one in the aisle that was not very good, so there were four other people left.
The four rooms were lined up opposite each other. Zhou Chenxi suddenly remembered that except for himself, the other two of the four of them were part of Luo Xinghe’s harem!
He faintly began to feel like he was surrounded on all sides.
Ren Qian went to one of the rooms first to take a look, he came out and said, “It’s quite interesting. The balconies of the two rooms side by side are connected. Then Luo Xinghe and I will stay in these two rooms here.”
Zhou Chenxi: “…” So straightforward?
Sure enough, Lu Ji raised his head and glanced at him.
The moment the two of them collided, Zhou Chenxi suddenly became excited. Could it be that this was the start of the two male leads’ shura field mode2修罗场: Shura field, mostly refers to the complex interpersonal relationship where the people present have multiple connections with each other or unequal identities. It is more often used to describe love relationships, such as polyamorous love where many people appear on the same occasion.?
Unexpectedly, Lu Ji just nodded and said, “Okay.”
Zhou Chenxi: “??”
Lu Ji picked up Zhou Chenxi’s suitcase and turned his head to ask him, “Do you want to sleep on the east or the west side?”
Zhou Chenxi pointed to the door in front of him blankly: “East.”
Lu Ji looked at the door that was obviously located on the west side and helped him bring the suitcase in.
“Thank you.” Zhou Chenxi came back to his senses and hurriedly followed behind him to take his suitcase and said to him seriously.
Hey, although Lu Ji always shot him in his dreams, when he saw the real person, he always felt that the other didn’t seem to be so bad.
After Lu Ji left, Zhou Chenxi closed the door and took out his gudetama pillow from the suitcase. He put his arms around the pillow and leaned against the head of the bed, lest the world think in confusion: Why didn’t Lu Ji fight Ren Qian just now?
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The author has something to say: Actor Ren: I just think you two have a better relationship. It’s the beauty of adulthood3成人之美: Adult beauty; refers to fulfilling other people’s good deeds and helping others realize their wishes., don’t think too much about it.
Thanks to “Hou Miao“ and ”Qisan” for the nutrient solution!
