Before coming here, Xiao Can hadn’t expected such a development.
When he took a shower earlier, he had only told himself that he should tidy up a bit more cleanly when meeting someone he liked.
He specifically used shower gel with a fragrance, and every inch of his skin was filled with a refreshing sweetness.
At this moment, he was extremely grateful for his decision back then.
The sofa beneath him was too soft. His body almost sank into it, and He Xingzhou pressed him down heavily, making him unable to move at all.
But it didn’t matter, he didn’t want to struggle anyway.
Everything started very suddenly, and they hadn’t even had time to turn off the lights, so the entire room was bright.
Xiao Can didn’t want to meet He Xingzhou’s eyes at this moment, so he chose to close his eyes. His eyelids blocked out most of the light, but he could still feel the warm yellowish light.
That light gave him a soft illusion, just like the remaining sofa cushion, making him feel comfortable and at ease.
The only thing he cared about was the temperature in the room.
The low air conditioning temperature setting made the exposed skin on his body feel a bit chilly.
But soon, they were easily dispelled by the ignited passion.
Xiao Can speculated that he might have some talent for kissing.
Otherwise, how could the exchange of lips and tongues between them be so comfortable and perfect?
He clung to the back of He Xingzhou’s neck, slightly lifted his chin, and indulged in exchanging body temperature and saliva with He Xingzhou. Everything was so natural, as if they were born to put each other’s lips and tongues in each other’s mouths.
In a daze, Xiao Can inexplicably remembered the drunken shrimp they had just eaten.
He Xingzhou handed him the tender and smooth shrimp meat soaked in delicious soup, oozing with rich shrimp roe, to his lips. He Xingzhou watched as he licked, sucked, and savored.
The wonderful stimulation of his taste buds instinctively caused him to produce a large amount of saliva, making his warm mouth moist and suitable for eating.
Xiao Can felt hungry and couldn’t wait to eat more.
“Do you want to change places?” He Xingzhou asked.
As he asked, he slightly lifted his body. Xiao Can shuddered and quickly reached out to hug him, afraid that this warmth would leave him.
This room was so cold, only the man in front of him was warm.
He Xingzhou was very cooperative, bending down again and gently pecking at the corner of his lips, saying, “Then let’s do it here.”
Xiao Can silently agreed to his suggestion, responding quietly for a while, urging, “Don’t just kiss.”
He Xingzhou paused his actions and chuckled, “You’re so impatient.”
Xiao Can became a little annoyed, lifting his leg to push against him, and asked, “Do you not know how to do it?”
“How could that be,” He Xingzhou cooperated, “I’m quite experienced now.”
Xiao Can, who had been lazily squinting, immediately widened his eyes, “Where did you gain experience?”
“With you,” He Xingzhou said.
Xiao Can couldn’t help but laugh, “Then you’re always just a little behind me.” After saying this, he thought for a moment and added, “Unless you go find someone else.”
“Not going to.” He Xingzhou said.
He pressed his lips to Xiao Can’s neck, emphasizing in a low voice, “There won’t be anyone else.”
As his glands were touched, Xiao Can’s body trembled slightly. But after a brief moment of unease, he didn’t resist at all, but instead became more expectant.
“Good boy, very obedient,” he hugged He Xingzhou and stroked the hair on the back of his head, “Very considerate.”
He Xingzhou didn’t pay attention to his teasing, indulging in kissing his glands.
“Don’t leave marks,” Xiao Can’s remaining rationality reminded him, “I have filming tomorrow.”
He Xingzhou’s movements paused for a moment, reluctantly murmuring, “Hmm.”
“And no biting later,” Xiao Can emphasized.
“How can I mark without biting?” He Xingzhou asked.
Xiao Can thought, actually, marking wasn’t necessary. But then, it seemed like they didn’t need to do these things at all.
“I’ll just mark it lightly,” He Xingzhou whispered coaxingly in his ear, “It’s what you need.”
Xiao Can immediately relaxed his stance, “Okay, gently.”
After saying this, he still felt a little uneasy and added, “No marks allowed.”
He Xingzhou didn’t say anything, his sharp canine teeth against his neck, teasing and bringing a slight itch.
“I’ll be angry,” Xiao Can said.
But even as he spoke, his body was fully open, fully accepting, and therefore lacked any sense of urgency.
Compared to last time, He Xingzhou seemed to have made some progress.
Xiao Can felt so weak and thought randomly, learning so quickly, was that considered a natural talent?
All of this he taught him himself, so he couldn’t let others benefit.
When he felt a sting in his neck, Xiao Can raised his hand and lightly slapped He Xingzhou’s back.
Unfortunately, it was weak and powerless, with a clear voice but no impact on He Xingzhou’s actions.
After a moment, He Xingzhou finally let go of him, explaining, “It was already gentle.”
“Ugh,” Xiao Can complained, “It hurts.”
He Xingzhou gently licked the spot he had just bitten, “Sorry.” Then he added, “I’ll be more careful next time.”
Why was it ‘next time’ again?
Was He Xingzhou already thinking about next time?
Xiao Can lay half-asleep on the soft sofa, too tired. The bite just now had used up all the remaining strength he had. He couldn’t lift his eyelids and had no energy to confirm.
Less than four hours later, Xiao Can was awakened by the alarm set on his phone.
He struggled to open his eyes and found himself still lying on the sofa, tightly hugged by someone, wrapped in a blanket, just like a rice ball, very hot.
He Xingzhou, who was hugging him, was also awakened, his face wrinkled in confusion.
The two of them stayed dazed for a while. Xiao Can woke up first, “I have to get up.”
“What time is it?” He Xingzhou asked weakly.
“Eight thirty,” Xiao Can pushed him away, wriggling out of the blanket like a rice ball, “Makeup starts at nine, time is tight.”
Halfway through climbing out, he realized that his whole body was naked, and immediately stopped.
It was already bright outside, and without the romantic atmosphere of last night, exposing his body in front of He Xingzhou would be embarrassing.
He Xingzhou looked at him squinting, blankly for a moment, then asked puzzledly, “What are you staring at?”
Xiao Can pushed his head with his hand, “Move aside, I need to put on clothes!”
He Xingzhou sat up, and Xiao Can found that he was already wearing pajamas. He must have changed while Xiao Can was asleep.
“Help me pick these up,” Xiao Can instructed him.
He Xingzhou cooperatively picked up the scattered clothes from the floor one by one. Just as he was about to hand them over, Xiao Can shouted, “Wait, turn around!”
“Is it necessary,” He Xingzhou obediently turned his back, muttering, “I’ve seen and touched everything anyway.”
“You’re so vulgar,” Xiao Can said.
He Xingzhou shook his head and sighed, not bothering to defend himself.
Xiao Can quickly put on his clothes, casually tidied his messy hair with his hand, walked to He Xingzhou, and pointed to his neck, asking, “Are there any marks?”
He Xingzhou leaned closer and carefully inspected, “You can hardly see anything.” After saying this, he began to boast, “I was very careful, didn’t mess up.”
Xiao Can was not very reassured, but there was no time to confirm now. After nodding, he hurried out.
He Xingzhou followed behind him, “How are you feeling now?”
“Tired,” Xiao Can said.
He Xingzhou felt awkward, “I didn’t know you had to wake up early today.”
“It’s okay, I’m used to it,” Xiao Can said, “Everything else… is fine.”
“So, marking was effective, right?” He Xingzhou asked.
Xiao Can nodded as he turned away, “Yeah, seems like it.”
“That’s great,” He Xingzhou said with relief.
Putting on his hat to cover his face, Xiao Can said, “I’m leaving now.”
Back in his room, Xiao Can immediately went to look in the mirror.
He Xingzhou wasn’t honest; upon closer inspection, there were faint red marks on the side of his neck, though not very noticeable.
Strangely, Xiao Can didn’t feel angry at all. Instead, he felt a vague sense of satisfaction at these traces, unable to help but scrutinize them for a while.
Fortunately, the area was small. He put on a flesh-colored pimple patch and dabbed some powder on it, making it difficult to notice at a normal social distance.
After doing all this, Cai Yawen came to urge him.
On the way to the set, Xiao Can and she sat together in the back seat of the car. Xiao Can noticed her looking at him several times and couldn’t help but feel a bit guilty.
“What’s wrong?” he asked, “Is there something wrong with me?”
Cai Yawen hesitated, then shook her head.
Xiao Can became even more nervous, leaning closer to her and lowering his voice, “If there’s a problem, remind me. It’s better than being seen by others, right?”
Cai Yawen smiled at him, raised her hand, and pointed to the left side of her collarbone, “From my current angle, I can see a… um, mosquito bite here on you.”
Xiao Can quickly pressed down on his collar.
“This weather, how can there still be mosquitoes,” he said.
“It’s okay,” Cai Yawen said, “After changing clothes later, it won’t be visible anymore.”
The collar of the character’s costume was tightly closed, so there was no need to worry about exposure.
Xiao Can nodded tensely, “Mm.”
Upon arrival, the two got out of the car, and Xiao Can gathered the courage to say to her, “Don’t worry, I won’t let you deal with him too much. Please don’t quit your job.”
She usually followed him around, and it was nearly impossible to completely hide these private matters from her. Although it wasn’t mentioned just now, she undoubtedly guessed the general idea.
Xiao Can was very satisfied with her work ability and enjoyed her company. He was afraid that she would be scared away by He Xingzhou.
Cai Yawen chuckled, nodding, “Don’t worry, I don’t want to leave either.”
After a few steps, she added, “This person, he’s quite reliable in this aspect.”
Of course, Xiao Can knew that.
Unfortunately, their relationship hadn’t reached the point where they needed to consider reliability.
Xiao Can couldn’t help but ask again the question that was avoided earlier, “Has He Xingzhou had relationships before?”
Cai Yawen hesitated for a moment and asked back, “How did he tell you?”
He Xingzhou said he hadn’t had relationships with anyone before, but that didn’t mean he hadn’t had romantic partners.
Strictly speaking, he had been in a relationship with Tan Zhen.
Xiao Can used to think he wasn’t a petty person, but now he was becoming a bit petty.
“I never asked,” Xiao Can said.
“Ask him and see,” Cai Yawen smiled, “I only worked for him for a short time, so I don’t know him that well.”
After saying this, seeing Xiao Can looking conflicted, she added, “Anyway, it seems like there wasn’t anyone during that time.”
“Mm, I guess no one could tolerate him,” Xiao Can said.
Cai Yawen smiled without saying anything.
After finishing his makeup, Xiao Can glanced at his phone before shooting and found a message from He Xingzhou.
— I’m leaving tonight, can we meet?
That day’s schedule was already full, and this guy’s timing was really bad.
Reluctant in his heart, Xiao Can replied somewhat unreasonably.
— Why leave tonight? Can’t it be tomorrow?
Before waiting for a reply, the director had already started shouting. Xiao Can had to hand over his phone to Cai Yawen and start shooting.
This scene didn’t go smoothly either, the problem still lying with Ying Qiwen.
The character he played, Xiang Xiang, was gentle but emotionally rich, requiring great attention to detail in his performance.
Ying Qiwen had never had any plastic surgery done; his face was all natural, but he lacked micro-expressions. Close-up shots always seemed a bit stiff, completely failing to convey the character’s psychological activities.
After dozens of takes for one scene, from morning to afternoon, everyone was famished, and Ying Qiwen’s performance still couldn’t satisfy the director.
Under pressure, Ying Qiwen’s state worsened.
After trying to comfort him for a long time, the director realized it was futile and announced a break to rest and eat before continuing.
Xiao Can breathed a sigh of relief and quickly went to get his boxed lunch.
Cai Yawen had already prepared it for him in advance. When he sat down, she handed him his phone.
“There are several messages,” she said.
Xiao Can immediately checked.
— Okay.
— It’s fixed, leaving tomorrow.
— Actually, leaving the day after tomorrow is also fine. What do you think?
Xiao Can thought to himself, why not just stay.
With one hand holding chopsticks and the other operating the phone, Xiao Can smiled as he replied, and Cai Yawen lightly tapped him.
Xiao Can looked up and saw Luo Yinan coming over with a boxed lunch, quickly putting down his phone.
Luo Yinan smiled at him and naturally sat down beside him.
“Are you starving?” he said to Xiao Can.
Indeed, he was quite hungry, having complained about Ying Qiwen in his heart a hundred times already.
“I’m okay,” Xiao Can said, eating very gracefully and leisurely, “I had a big breakfast.”
About to say something, Luo Yinan suddenly frowned and muttered softly, “What’s that smell?”
Xiao Can didn’t understand and sniffed the air, “The smell of the food?”
Luo Yinan shook his head.
“I didn’t smell anything,” Xiao Can said.
“It’s very faint,” Luo Yinan said, “but it’s very uncomfortable to smell it.”
He seemed to realize something, and his gaze deliberately turned towards Xiao Can’s neck.
Xiao Can’s heart skipped a beat instantly.
