The scene currently being filmed is the final one in this series of advertisements.
In the script, a deer wakes up from a dream, hazily sees the ghostly image of its deceased partner, tries to embrace them, but then realizes it was all just an illusion.
Ye Shanshan, playing the deer, was taking a nap under a tree. He curled up next to the twisted tree roots, resting on the fallen leaves. The warm winter sunlight filtered through, making his eyelashes seem to shimmer with light. At that moment, perhaps seeing something in his dreams, tears welled up from his tightly closed eyes, dampening his eyelashes.
His eyelids twitched, and suddenly, the deer opened his eyes, looking around with immense joy, as if he had heard news of someone’s return. But after searching for a long time without finding anyone, he realized it was all just an illusion, and disappointment spread through his gaze.
Then, as he gazed ahead, a smile slowly blossomed on the deer’s face, filled with the joy of a lost and found reunion. Happiness was impossible to conceal; he even slowly opened his arms, wanting to embrace.
But there was nothing but air in his tightened embrace, not the person he longed for day and night.
The gentle sunlight outlined his silhouette, and the deer slowly tightened his arms, a tear slipping down from the corner of his eye, leaving a bright trail.
“Cut!” Director Zhang shouted. “It’s a wrap!” Normally, there would be cheers at this point, but moved by Ye Shanshan’s emotions, a few girls covered their mouths and cried, leaving no trace of joy in the atmosphere.
The assistant, looking at Ye Shanshan still standing under the old tree, said, “Director Zhang, I couldn’t help it either. Watching this made me imagine so many scenes of them being together. Watching Ye Shanshan’s deer, I felt a sense of…”
He thought for a moment, choosing a poetic description, “a sense of ‘the greatest sorrow is a heart that no longer feels’.”
Throughout the entire advertisement, Ye Shanshan didn’t have a single line, not one crying scene. The only emotional outburst was the tear in the final scene. Everything else had to be conveyed through his actions, micro-expressions, and details.
It was challenging, but the sadness exuded by Ye Shanshan resonated with the onlookers.
Director Zhang, watching Ye Shanshan now wearing a coat and holding a cup of hot water, suddenly thought—have I unlocked a hidden talent in this actor?
After the shoot, Ye Shanshan re-bandaged the wound on his hand. Preparing to remove his makeup, he looked at the vine pattern under his eyes in the mirror and thought it was beautiful enough to commemorate.
So he took a selfie with his phone and called out, “Director Zhang, can I post this on Weibo?” He shook his phone.
“Sure, go ahead.”
Hearing the director’s approval, Ye Shanshan quickly posted it, then used the special makeup remover given by the makeup artist to carefully erase the vine pattern under his eyes, changed clothes, and swiftly left.
Outside, he saw a car parked by the road from afar. Ye Shanshan suddenly felt a sense of anticipation growing in his heart, every step bringing him closer to Gong Yue. This feeling was both unfamiliar and wonderfully pleasant.
Sitting in his seat, Ye Shanshan initially couldn’t resist sneaking glances at Gong Yue. When he realized Gong Yue didn’t react much, he boldly propped his chin with his left hand and openly stared at Gong Yue with a silly smile, his laughter irregular but particularly enchanting.
After a while, Ye Shanshan suddenly said, “Boyfriend, you look so good!” His tone was sincere, from the bottom of his heart.
After saying that, he saw Gong Yue finally turn to look at him. Ye Shanshan blinked, “Aren’t you my boyfriend? What should I call you then?”
After a few seconds of silence, Gong Yue replied, “You can call me whatever you want.”
Then, as if discovering a new continent, Ye Shanshan kept calling “boyfriend” all the way,
“Boyfriend, what are you doing?”
“Boyfriend, where are we going?”
“Boyfriend, I want to eat hotpot but my mouth hurts!”
“Boyfriend…”
Ye Shanshan kept chattering until Gong Yue suddenly pinched his chin and kissed him directly, blocking his mouth with his lips and tongue.
The kiss came without warning, making Ye Shanshan’s eyes widen in surprise. However, when Gong Yue pulled away after a while, Ye Shanshan felt a faint sense of disappointment.
Gong Yue’s thumb caressed Ye Shanshan’s jaw, “No more noise, okay?”
Although his voice was pleasant and the nasal tone hit the mark, making Ye Shanshan’s heart race, he pouted,
“You’ve really changed! You never used to mind me talking a lot.” He even sounded a bit aggrieved.
“Didn’t mind? How could I ever mind?”
Ye Shanshan blinked. “Really didn’t?”
“Mm.”
“Then kiss me again to prove it.”
Soon enough, Ye Shanshan successfully received a kiss lasting seven minutes and fifty-three seconds as proof. While kissing, he even sneakily gave himself a V sign behind Gong Yue’s back, feeling incredibly clever.
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The car drove all the way to the underground parking lot of the Gong Corporation building. Ye Shanshan got out of the car and closely followed Gong Yue into the elevator. “Boyfriend, I want to eat lamb chops.”
To look good on camera, he hadn’t eaten much since the previous night. Now, just mentioning lamb chops made his mouth water.
“Okay.”
After pressing the floor button, Gong Yue glanced at Ye Shanshan standing beside him. After a few seconds of hesitation, he slowly held his hand, intertwining their fingers. Then, without a word, he turned his head to seriously watch the changing floor numbers.
Ye Shanshan looked down at their clasped hands, shaking them contentedly. He asked Gong Yue, “Are the elevator numbers as good-looking as me?”
Seeing Gong Yue shake his head, Ye Shanshan’s dimples appeared.
“Then don’t look at the numbers. Look at me, okay?”
Meeting Ye Shanshan’s expectant gaze, Gong Yue softly said, “Okay. Just you.”
Feeling his hand being held tightly, Ye Shanshan suddenly realized that, though they were still holding hands like before, something felt different now.
As soon as they entered the office, Ye Shanshan collapsed on the sofa, showcasing what it meant to be “weak in the limbs.” After a while of spacing out, he dutifully pulled out some papers and worked on them for ten minutes before giving in to the urge to stare at Gong Yue again.
Repeatedly chanting “boyfriend” in his mind, he couldn’t help but smile.
Gong Yue, noticing Ye Shanshan’s occasional glances, found it impossible to concentrate. He finally got up and walked over, brushing Ye Shanshan’s hair aside. “What are you smiling about?”
“You’re my boyfriend.” Ye Shanshan sat up, wrapping his arms around Gong Yue’s waist and nuzzling his abs. “These are my boyfriend’s abs,” he said proudly, then started laughing again.
At that moment, the office door was knocked. Ye Shanshan instantly let go of Gong Yue, ran to the door without even putting on his shoes, and exclaimed, “My lamb chops!”
Gong Yue pinched the bridge of his nose, bent down to pick up Ye Shanshan’s shoes, and followed. “Shanshan, put your shoes on first.”
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In the afternoon, Gong Yue went to a meeting. When he returned, he found Ye Shanshan had placed a chair in the center of the office, sitting on it with his hand formed into a fist, resting his forehead on it, striking a serious pose.
“Shanshan?”
Without looking at Gong Yue, Ye Shanshan maintained his pose, speaking in a low voice, “Chosen one, tell me, what do you see? If you answer correctly, there’s a super reward.”
Gong Yue, always quick to follow Ye Shanshan’s dramatic antics, thought for a few seconds and answered, “I see ‘The Thinker.'”
Surprised, Ye Shanshan lowered his hand and looked at Gong Yue. “Congratulations, you got it right!” He walked over and wrapped himself around Gong Yue, saying, “The reward for getting it right is a kiss! Isn’t it an incredibly meaningful and generous reward?” Then he closed his eyes, waiting.
The inviting posture made Gong Yue unable to restrain his inner desire. He picked Ye Shanshan up, took a few steps to the sofa, and gently laid him down.
Expecting a kiss, Ye Shanshan was disappointed when it didn’t come immediately. He whined, “I want—” But before he could finish, Gong Yue’s kisses rained down on him. He tilted his head back, instinctively responding, soon overwhelmed by the intensity of the kisses, making a series of soft “mm” sounds, each ending with a small hook.
“Shanshan.”
Gong Yue called him, and Ye Shanshan responded, hearing the slightly uneven breath of his voice. “Stick your tongue out a bit.”
Almost instinctively, Ye Shanshan obeyed, and as soon as his tongue tip came out, it was entwined by Gong Yue’s.
He opened his eyes and met Gong Yue’s gaze, seeing a version of himself that felt unfamiliar. Embarrassed, he quickly looked away.
After a while of entanglement, Gong Yue released Ye Shanshan’s tongue and moved downwards. By this time, a few buttons of Ye Shanshan’s collar had been undone, revealing his pale shoulders, which Gong Yue couldn’t help but linger on, licking them slowly.
At that moment, the desk intercom suddenly connected. “Sir, the video conference starts in ten minutes.” The voice was clear in the quiet office.
Gong Yue paused, sighed, and gently bit Ye Shanshan’s shoulder before cupping his face and giving him a light kiss. “Shanshan.”
Ye Shanshan, like a lazy cat, lazily responded, “Are you going to the meeting?”
“Mm.” Gong Yue stood up from the sofa, straightened his tie, and walked into the bedroom.
After Gong Yue left, Ye Shanshan sat on the sofa for a while, his intelligence finally coming back online. Thinking it over, he shuffled into the suite and found the bathroom door closed.
Ye Shanshan had very good hearing. Before he even got close, he heard Gong Yue’s heavy breathing from inside. Strangely, listening to it made his face flush a bit, but he couldn’t resist staying put and continuing to listen intently.
After a long while, following a muffled groan, the sound of running water finally came from inside.
Feeling that his behavior wasn’t appropriate, Ye Shanshan tiptoed and quickly ran out of the bedroom.
However, all afternoon, Ye Shanshan’s mind kept replaying the sounds he heard at the bathroom door, making him particularly want to ask Gong Yue what he was doing in there.
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On the way home, Ye Shanshan dozed off in the car, waking up as soon as it stopped.
Rubbing his eyes, Ye Shanshan spoke vaguely, looking somewhat nervous, “Where’s my boyfriend?”
Gong Yue, slightly exasperated, replied, “Here.”
Clearly still half-asleep, Ye Shanshan, perhaps dreaming, placed his hand on Gong Yue’s shoulder, leaned in, and bit Gong Yue’s Adam’s apple, mumbling,
“I’ve got you. I won’t let you go!”
He didn’t let go, even licking it like he was eating candy.
Gong Yue wrapped one arm around Ye Shanshan’s waist to prevent him from falling and lightly patted his round, firm buttocks with his right hand. “Alright, let go. I’m not leaving.”
After speaking, he got no response. Upon closer inspection, he realized Ye Shanshan had fallen asleep again, one hand still clutching Gong Yue’s clothes.
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