《My Dragon》


 CH 1

    The subway sped out of the dark tunnel and a gust of wind hit him, blowing Nan HuaiLin¡¯s hair out of his face. He stood quietly, like a statue, while waiting for the doors to open. He walked in expressionlessly, saw an empty seat, and walked over to it, but he was preempted by someone. So, he had to grab the handrail instead and stand to the side.


    Lowering his head and dropping his eyes, he saw a pair of AJ limited edition sneakers.


    Half a month ago, he bought a pair of identical sneakers to give ShiYan as a birthday present.


    And half an hour ago, five minutes into the film banquet, he was dumped.


    From high school to now, seven years of love, gone in a split second. It was really that fucking easy.


    Nan HuaiLin did not want to cry, but the tears still indisputably gushed out. He wiped a handful of tears, but the more he wiped, the more tears there were and the more they fell.


    Fei Cheng¡¯s face was covered with an anti-smog mask and a pair of sunglasses on the bridge of his nose. His eyes were closed, dozing, when suddenly some cold liquid dripped onto the back of his hand, so he jerked awake.


    Pulling the sunglasses down a bit, a pair of nice peach blossom eyes traced upward to see a wet face. Fei Cheng pushed his sunglasses up and reached into his pocket to pull out a pack of tissues, handing them over in silence.


    Nan HuaiLin froze, reached out and took it, pulled out a tissue, returned the rest, and whispered ¡°thank you¡± in a hoarse sobbing voice.


    Fei Cheng didn¡¯t take it, ¡°You can keep it.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said ¡°thank you¡± again and put the tissues into his pocket.


    When they arrived at Xidan station, the subway stopped.


    Nan HuaiLin let go of the handrail and unfolded the tissue to wipe his tears. When the doors were about to close, a girl stormed in and slammed into Nan HuaiLin.


    Nan HuaiLin was knocked and spun halfway around. He stumbled on his feet, lost his balance, and accidentally sat on Fei Cheng¡¯s lap.


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°!!!¡±


    Fei Cheng, ¡°???¡±


    Nan HuaiLin hurriedly stood up, bowed and uttered a ¡°sorry¡±, while the girl who hit him kept apologizing to him.


    The scene was very awkward and comical for a while.


    Fei Cheng waved his hand expressionlessly.


    But in fact, he was now gnashing his teeth.


    He had just been hit hard in the crotch, and the pain was so severe that his scalp became numb and he wanted to burst into tears.


    Shit! Who else would know the sadness of having a big cock? It was too fucking vulnerable.


    After this upsetting episode, Nan HuaiLin forgot to be sad, and his tears stopped falling, but he was still a bit disoriented.


    The phone suddenly rang, Nan HuaiLin took it out for a look, but there was no call. It was strange, but he saw the man in front of him take out his phone, look at it, and hang up the phone directly.


    It wasn¡¯t that Fei Cheng didn¡¯t want to answer, but he was still in pain, so he couldn¡¯t open his mouth.


    Nan HuaiLin put his phone back into his pocket, still wondering how this person¡¯s ringtone was the same as his. He didn¡¯t like the ringtone that came with the iPhone, so he looked for a tutorial on the Internet and spent a lot of effort to set the ringtone to his favorite song.


    Just thinking about it, the ringtone sounded again, ¡°Will you still love me, when I¡¯m no longer young and beautiful¡­¡±


    Nan HuaiLin and Fei Cheng took out their phones at the same time.


    Fei Cheng glanced at the phone, then raised his eyes to look at the person standing in front of him.


    This time it was Nan HuaiLin¡¯s cell phone that rang, and the caller ID was ¡°Red Crane¡±.


    The real name of ¡°Red Crane¡± was He DingHong, and he was Nan HuaiLin¡¯s agent.


    Nan HuaiLin graduated from Beijing Film Academy almost a year ago but was still an unknown actor who was barely making ends meet by taking small roles.


    He originally did not expect to sign with an agency, as, since his junior year of college, he had only been in small drama groups with insignificant cannon fodder passerby roles. About half a year ago, he played a young hooligan who bullied the female lead and was KO¡¯d by the male lead with three punches and two kicks. Then he got the offer and Nan HuaiLin was so flattered that he agreed to sign without hesitation.


    After signing with a big company, he thought he was going to be on the road to prosperity, but reality hit him hard. He was still playing small roles, and his acting opportunities were not as many as when he used to be in drama groups. This was because drama groups preferred to use actors without agents for small roles, as they were, in one word, cheap.


    ¡°Brother Hong,¡± Nan HuaiLin answered the phone and called out politely.


    ¡°Have you arrived at the place?¡± He DingHong asked.


    ¡°I¡¯m on the subway,¡± Nan HuaiLin looked up at the route map. ¡°There¡¯s still one more stop to go.¡±


    ¡°Go back to the office as soon as you finish filming,¡± He DingHong said. ¡°I have something to tell you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin replied ¡°Okay¡±, and without waiting for him to ask what it was about, the other side just hung up.


    Just then, a text message alert popped up promptly.


    After clicking on it, he saw it was from the bank: [Your savings card account with the last number 3585 received RMB 1000000.00 at 10:18:32 on April 5, with a current balance of RMB 1002537.69. Construction Bank]


    One million.


    There was no need to think, to know who transferred this money.


    Nan HuaiLin sneered. What is this? Seven years¡¯ worth of prostitution?


    Shi Yan, you are really fucking generous.


    Nan HuaiLin suppressed his anger and called Shi Yan.


    When the subway arrived, and Nan HuaiLin just walked out, the call was answered, he said coldly, ¡°What do you mean by this?¡±


    The other side was silent for a few seconds and replied, ¡°It¡¯s compensation for you.¡±


    ¡°Compensation?¡± Nan HuaiLin sneered. ¡°Shi Yan, listen carefully, I, Nan HuaiLin, wouldn¡¯t want a dime from you even if I were to starve to death! From now on, you go your way, and I¡¯ll cross my bridge. Just pretend that we never knew each other in our lives!¡±


    After saying that, Nan HuaiLin hung up the phone directly.


    Fei Cheng was walking behind Nan HuaiLin, and every step up the stairs caused his balls to ache.


    But when he heard the phrase ¡°I, Nan HuaiLin, even if I were to starve to death¡± he couldn¡¯t help but laugh out loud, because he thought of the emoji packet that was so hot on Weibo recently.


    Nan HuaiLin felt his eyes were sore and raised his hand to wipe them, but there were no tears. He suddenly thought of a famous line: these years of love and time, after all, are a mistake to pay.


    The wall next to the escalator was plastered with posters of the Sichuan banquet.


    Nan HuaiLin looked at the familiar handsome face in the poster and smiled, a bit sad. Although he had said something harsh in a fit of anger, he had loved him for seven years, how could he say he didn¡¯t love him? The most dazzling period of his life, from 17 to 23, was spent with this person, and he was worried that he would not forget him in this life.


    The more he thought about it, the more sad he was, and the more tears flowed down his face.


    Nan HuaiLin tilted his head slightly and tried to sing the song ¡°Heartache¡± to himself.


    ¡ª¡ªWe used to love each other, the thought of it makes my heart sore; I used to have you, it really makes my heart sore.


    A familiar ringtone sounded behind him.


    Nan HuaiLin turned around and saw the person who handed him the tissues on the subway. He didn¡¯t take a good look at the person before, but now realized that he was really tall, with a pair of long legs that were particularly striking.


    Nan HuaiLin g¨¦anced at him, then turned back, hearing the phone behind him, ¡°The car was confiscated by my brother and I came by subway. I¡¯ll be right there, five minutes.¡±


    Five minutes later, Nan HuaiLin walked into the elevator of the National Hotel.


    Fei Cheng followed him in.


    Nan HuaiLin smiled at him politely, reached out and pressed the 15th floor, and when he saw the person next to him standing still, he asked, ¡°What floor are you going to? I¡¯ll press it for you.¡±


    Fei Cheng replied, ¡°The same as you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Wow,¡± then fell silent.


    ¡°Ding!¡± The 15th floor arrived.


    The two of them went out one after the other, Fei Cheng walked forward with ease, while Nan HuaiLin followed the signs to find the direction, and circled around a bit before finding room 1536.


    The door was open, the crew was coming in and out, and the cameras were already in place.


    Nan HuaiLin asked a girl passing by, ¡°Hello, I¡¯m today¡¯s temp-actor, where is director Zhang, please?¡±


    The girl swept him a glance, raised her hand and pointed to the opposite room, turned her head and walked away.


    The door of the room opposite was closed, so Nan HuaiLin knocked on the door, heard a ¡°come in¡±, and pushed the door open. The first person he saw was actually the one he had been traveling with on the subway, and he was stunned.


    Fei Cheng was also a bit surprised to see him.


    But he was wearing sunglasses, so no one noticed.


    Nan HuaiLin walked in and saw the other two people in the room.


    One was director Zhang Heng and the other was the actor Shen Chong.


    ¡°Director Zhang,¡± Nan HuaiLin bowed respectfully. ¡°I¡¯m today¡¯s provisional actor, my name is Nan HuaiLin. Sorry, I¡¯m late.¡±


    Zhang Heng¡¯s expression was a little foul, ¡°Do you think it¡¯s fair to make the director and the main actor wait for a stand-in like you?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin bowed again, ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    Zhang Heng asked, ¡°Which company are you from?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin responded, ¡°Ming Xi Media.¡±


    When they heard this answer, the other three¡¯s expressions changed.


    Zhang Heng glanced at Fei Cheng, coughed slightly awkwardly, and his tone lightened, ¡°Don¡¯t just stand there, go and do your makeup, and come to this room afterward, I¡¯ll discuss the scene with you and Shen Chong.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded in agreement, turned around, and went out, closing the door behind him.


    Shen Chong took out cigarettes, handed one to Zhang Heng and Fei Cheng, and lit one for himself, smiled and said to Fei Cheng, ¡°Take off your glasses in the room, okay?¡±


    Fei Cheng pulled down the sunglasses a little, revealing the bruises on his eyes, and pushed them up again.


    Shen Chong smiled more deeply, ¡°Yo, who is so bold, to even dare to hit you?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Who else but my brother.¡±


    Shen Chong was not surprised, ¡°You¡¯ve only been back in China for two days, how did you make him so angry?¡±


    Fei Cheng explained very casually, ¡°Yesterday, I raced with some buddies and crashed his Ferrari.¡±


    ¡°Holy shit!¡± Shen Chong was now a bit shocked. ¡°That Ferrari must be worth more than twenty million, right?¡±


    Zhang Heng corrected, ¡°Twenty-two million.¡±


    Shen Chong tsked twice, ¡°If it were me, I¡¯d have ruined you instead of just beating you up.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled cynically, ¡°I was reduced to riding the subway, don¡¯t rub salt into my wounds, okay?¡±


    Shen Chong took a drag from the cigarette and switched the topic to something else, ¡°Are you still going back to the United States?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I¡¯ve got my diploma in hand, so why go back? From now on, this brother will be living in Beijing.¡±


    Shen Chong asked, ¡°Are you going to work at Ming Xi with your brother and play second fiddle?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Let¡¯s talk about it in two months.¡±


    Shen Chong smiled and said, ¡°Before you were in the United States, the sky was high and the emperor was far away, your brother could not control you. But now you are back home, hanging out under your brother¡¯s nose, I want to see how you¡¯ll soar.¡±


    Fei Cheng shrugged, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with being under his nose? I can still fly into the sky.¡±


    Shen Chong shook his head, ¡°No wonder only your brother loves you.¡±


    Fei Cheng pulled up the corners of his mouth to smile, ¡°He is my older brother, if he doesn¡¯t love me, who will? Hey, when will you finish shooting? When you¡¯re done, let¡¯s go drink with our buddies.¡±


    Shen Chong smiled and said, ¡°It depends on director Zhang.¡±


    Zhang Heng said, ¡°I can¡¯t say, it depends on the level of this actor.¡±


    Shen Chong was confused, ¡°He just said he was from Ming Xi, how come I¡¯ve never seen him in the company?¡±


    Shen Chong was also an actor from Ming Xi, and was a popular celebrity. Although his acting skills were only average, with his handsome face and superb variety show performance, he still drew countless fans, having over 30 million fans on Weibo.


    Zhang Heng said, ¡°Ming Xi signed a bunch of small actors a while ago under each agent, except the ones who are popular, like you.. But they were mostly like that kid, indiscriminate. Anyway, they only get a base salary and even less money to spend on marketing. If they get a job on a drama, it¡¯s the same pay, so we do not lose money. Why not do it? It¡¯s no loss to us? This circle is just like this.¡±


    Shen Chong burst into the limelight as soon as he debuted. He didn¡¯t know anything about what Zhang Heng just described, so after he heard it, he just laughed and said without much concern, ¡°Although it is abusive, he is also too promiscuous, right? All he is is a passerby, and if he is thrown into a pile of people no one would be able to notice him. In this circle, being ugly is not the worst, mediocrity is the worst. The audience will never remember you, and it¡¯s a waste of time.¡±


    Outside the door, Nan HuaiLin had stopped before knocking.


    Shen Chong was right. He was, indeed, very mediocre. His face was very bland, not good-looking but also not ugly. He was neither tall nor short, but rather just average. There was no way he could become popular.


    The truth was often more heartbreaking than the slander, Nan HuaiLin was caught off guard by a painful jab.


    However, he had a good psychological quality, quickly adjusted his facial expression, and waited for a change of topic inside before knocking on the door to enter.


    Fei Cheng swept a glance at Nan HuaiLin, who had changed his makeup and clothes and had no expression. There were no thoughts in his mind, and he lowered his head to play with his phone.


    Zhang Heng extinguished the second cigarette he hadn¡¯t finished smoking, picked up a teacup to drink water, and was ready to give Shen Chong and Nan HuaiLin the rundown on the drama.


    Nan HuaiLin took advantage of the make-up time to go through the script Shen Chong left on the dressing table. His time on screen today could be explained with a single sentence: Chen Shen got drunk, took the little one to the hotel, and fucked him roughly.


    Nan HuaiLin was playing the ¡°little duck¡± who didn¡¯t even have a name.


    Zhang Heng asked Nan HuaiLin, ¡°By the way, what did you say your name was?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin replied, ¡°My name is Nan HuaiLin, you can call me Nan.¡±


    Zhang Heng nodded and was still explaining the scene while he was walking to the location, ¡°Later on, the shooting will start from the time you two enter the door, Xiao Nan will put Shen Chong on the bed, and unbutton his shirt, but don¡¯t take it off. Xiao Nan, you will have to take off your shirt, and then start kissing Shen Chong. You cannot half-ass this, you must really kiss. This is acceptable to you both, right?¡±


    Shen Chong nodded first, Nan HuaiLin hesitated for a short while before nodding as well.


    Shen Chong¡¯s heart was a little unhappy, but on the surface, he didn¡¯t show it.


    Zhang Heng then said, ¡°Xiao Nan will kiss Shen Chong while putting his hand into his pants, touching his penis through his underwear, Shen Chong you have to take off Xiao Nan¡¯s pants to reveal his ass, you¡¯ll squeeze his buttocks hard to pinch out red marks, and then roll over and press him to the bed. Then the scene is finished.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin did not expect the scale of this scene to be so big, both to touch Shen Chong¡¯s key parts, while he had to show his ass.


    In fact, He DingHong recently gave him a clear scene of selling his body, but he thought it was just showing his boxers, swimming shorts, and underwear¡­ but this time was really beyond his range of acceptance.


    Zhang Heng asked, ¡°Shen Chong, do you have any questions?¡±


    Shen Chong shook his head, ¡°It¡¯s just being touched by a man, what¡¯s wrong with that? I used to jerk off with my best buddies.¡±


    He was very familiar with Zhang Heng and Fei Cheng, so he was not shy about mentioning it.


    Zhang Heng laughed at him and asked Nan HuaiLin, ¡°What about you, Xiao Nan? No problem, right?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin cherished every opportunity to act, but the scale was too much, he said in a negotiating tone, ¡°Director Zhang, can I not show my butt? Can he just pinch it through my pants?¡±


    Zhang Heng was notoriously bad-tempered, and when he heard Nan HuaiLin¡¯s comment, his face immediately turned unpleasant. He opened his mouth to curse but was mindful of Fei Cheng¡¯s presence and since he didn¡¯t want to look at the master to beat the dog, he swallowed the profanity that was on his lips and replied as calmly as possible, ¡°We¡¯ll clear the set when the shooting starts, the set will be cleared, so it will be just me and the camera, you don¡¯t have to be embarrassed.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, who had been hanging out at film sets since the third year of college, had seen all kinds of faces and had long been trained to face eyes filled with fire. When he saw the slight change in Zhang Heng¡¯s expression, he knew it was useless to say more, so he stopped talking about it and obediently said, ¡°Okay, I understand.¡±


    Shen Chong glanced at Nan HuaiLin, smiled, and said, ¡°Then let¡¯s start filming, finish it early and call it a day.¡±


    Zhang Heng said, ¡°Then let¡¯s go, go to the room across.¡±


    When Shen Chong passed by Fei Cheng, he tapped him on the shoulder and said, ¡°Wait for me here, let¡¯s go for a drink after the shooting.¡±


    But Fei Cheng said with interest, ¡°Can I go and watch? I¡¯ve never seen what a movie shoot is like.¡±


    Shen Chong was a bit embarrassed and threw the problem to Zhang Heng, ¡°Director Zhang, you see¡­¡±


    Zhang Heng smiled and said, ¡°This drama was cast by Ming Xi, the actors are also a part of Ming Xi, if Boss Fei wants to observe, who dares to stop you?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin inclined his head to look at Fei Cheng.


    Ming Xi, Fei Cheng¡­ this person should be the legendary brother Fei Zheng, right?


    The company¡¯s Big Boss, Fei Zheng, was the most mysterious man in the entertainment industry, rarely appearing in public, never giving any interviews, and one can¡¯t even find a single picture of him online. Nan HuaiLin had been with Ming Xi for half a year but had never seen what Fei Zheng looked like, only heard that he was in his early thirties and had a brother who was studying in college in the United States, whose name was unknown.


    Nan HuaiLin only took a glance and then withdrew his eyes, followed Shen Chong, and went to the room across with a heart full of apprehension.


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    Spoiler alert: the ugly duckling will turn into a white swan.

 CH 2

    Zhang Heng cleared the scene, leaving only him and the cameraman in the room, and a bystander who had covered half of his face with sunglasses, Fei Cheng.


    Outside the door, Nan HuaiLin put his arm around Shen Chong¡¯s waist and waited for the shooting to begin.


    Shen Chong asked in a voice that only two people could hear, ¡°Have you brushed your teeth?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin replied, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Shen Chong added, ¡°To have to kiss and touch a man you don¡¯t know, I also feel quite disgusted, so we¡¯d better get through it in one take. Let¡¯s don¡¯t give each other a hard time, okay?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin raised his eyes. The disgust in the other party¡¯s eyes was obvious, he lowered his eyes, and faintly returned a ¡°yes.¡±


    ¡°Action!¡±


    Shen Chong immediately entered the state. He closed his eyes and leaned on Nan HuaiLin.


    Nan HuaiLin wrapped one arm around Shen Chong and opened the door with the room card in one hand. He inserted the room card into the electrical port, entered through the door, and the dark room immediately lit up.


    Shen Chong muddled his words. Nan HuaiLin, as Zhang Heng had requested, just said nothing. He unbuttoned Shen Chong¡¯s shirt, and then sharply took off his own T-shirt, revealing muscles no less beautiful than Shen Chong¡¯s.


    Nan HuaiLin knew that his looks and height were not advantageous, so he put a lot of effort into his figure, going to the gym for at least an hour every day, no matter how tired he was.


    Shen Chong lay down and kissed Nan HuaiLin. Out of the corner of his eye, he swept a glance at his pectoral and abdominal muscles and could not help but whistle in his heart. He was not expecting this man to be average in appearance, but with a body that was so mouth-watering. Mn, his lips were also very soft, and with a little light sweetness. Shen Chong closed his eyes, and suddenly he was a little bit excited.


    Nan HuaiLin naturally couldn¡¯t discern Shen Chong¡¯s mind. He performed as Zhang Heng requested. His expressions and movements were spot on.


    Shen Chong soon had the urge again. His emotions were very complicated.


    Nan HuaiLin set aside all emotions and did not even bother to give more than a glancing look.


    Was it because Shen Chong had been lonely for too long?


    Shit! Too fucking exciting!


    ¡°Cut!¡± Zhang Heng stood up. ¡°Shen Chong what are you staring at? You continue to act, na!¡±


    Shen Chong replied while watching Nan HuaiLin¡¯s expression, only to see his eyes lowered and his face blank with no expression.


    Shen Chong was sulking. This face was so ordinary, that it couldn¡¯t be any more ordinary! How did he¡­ugh! What a fucking fuck up!


    Fei Cheng pulled down his sunglasses a little. His eyes looked over the frame, and also fell on Nan HuaiLin.


    When wearing clothes, one would not think he was good looking. However, after taking off his clothes and seeing him again, this little pro actor really had a few tasty points. His skin was white and glowing, like the best white porcelain. His muscles were also very beautiful, with just the right amount of bump, and his bland face was vaguely ascetic. Suddenly, he remembered him on the subway with his face full of tears¡­and his brain followed with bad fantasies. Fei Cheng hurriedly pushed his sunglasses up and blocked his view.


    ¡°This shot has to be one shot, from beginning to end! Let¡¯s start from the beginning,¡± Zhang Heng shouted toward the door. ¡°Scene attendant! Get the room maid over here to make the bed!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin silently put on his T-shirt, got up, and went to the door to wait for the shooting to start again.


    Shen Chong buttoned up and walked over to him, so embarrassed that his ears turned red.


    ¡°Ahem!¡± Shen Chong coughed, ¡°Someone, come over here and fix my hair!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin silently stood a little ways away, consciously giving way to make room for other people.


    Soon, everything was ready to start shooting again.


    Between the body entanglement, Shen Chong once again felt himself get an erection, and it was more intense than the last time.


    Fuck! Shen Chong cursed in his heart. He was a bit broken, and especially rough as he did the movements that Zhang Heng asked him to do.


    His hand was surprisingly strong. Nan HuaiLin was defenseless and cried out in pain.


    Shen Chong was completely excited this time. Not only because Nan HuaiLin cried out, but also because the touch under his hands was surprisingly good. Smooth, and tight. He gave this ass full marks.


    Shen Chong fiercely rolled over and pressed Nan HuaiLin down. Their eyes briefly collided, and Shen Chong caught the watery light in his eyes, and the urge to fuck him and hear him cry out beneath him leaped up in his head.


    Zhang Heng did not shout ¡°Cut,¡± and Shen Chong pressed him down without being told. Nan HuaiLin had to take the initiative and tilted his head to kiss him again.


    Shen Chong fell into a momentary trance. He forgot that he was filming a scene, and involuntarily stuck out his tongue to explore Nan HuaiLin¡¯s mouth.


    Nan HuaiLin abruptly opened his eyes, ¡°!!!¡±


    ¡°Cut!¡±


    Shen Chong returned to his senses and took in the astonishment in Nan HuaiLin¡¯s eyes.


    At this moment, Shen Chong used all his acting skills and calmly got off Nan HuaiLin¡¯s body as if nothing had happened. He asked Zhang Heng in a natural tone, ¡°Director Zhang, has this scene passed?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Zhang Heng looked at Nan HuaiLin who was lifting his pants. ¡°Xiao Nan. Good performance.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, Director Zhang,¡± Nan HuaiLin said.


    ¡°Who is your agent?¡± Zhang Heng asked.


    ¡°He DingHong,¡± Nan HuaiLin replied.


    Zhang Heng nodded, ¡°I will look for you when I have another suitable role.¡±


    This was approval.


    Nan HuaiLin smiled, and his bad mood dissipated at this moment. He bowed towards Zhang Heng. ¡°Thank you, Director Zhang!¡±


    Shen Chong took in his bowing with disdain in his heart, and his eyes showed some contempt.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to change my clothes,¡± he said to Fei Cheng. ¡°You go wait for me in the opposite room.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded and got up to leave, brushing past Nan HuaiLin.


    Shen Chong and Nan HuaiLin went into the next room, one after the other, with the door labeled ¡°Dressing Room.¡±


    In the closed space, with the two of them alone, the atmosphere was very awkward.


    Nan HuaiLin did not say anything, and changed his clothes.


    Shen Chong¡¯s eyes lingered on him from time to time. He coughed and said, ¡°Are you under He DingHong¡¯s hand?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin gave a ¡°hmm.¡±


    Shen Chong said, ¡°I was under him for a while when I first started out, so I have a good relationship with him. I can talk to him and ask him to give you some quality roles.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at him with surprise.


    He didn¡¯t know why Shen Chong was suddenly so kind, but he knew that there was no free lunch under the sky. After a few seconds of deliberation, Nan HuaiLin spoke, ¡°Thank you for your kindness, but I think Brother Hong should have his own considerations, so it¡¯s not necessary.¡±


    During those few words, Nan HuaiLin had already changed his clothes. He took his phone and was ready to leave, but Shen Chong suddenly grabbed his wrist, looked straight at him, and said, ¡°Do you want to go to my house this evening¡­?¡±


    Shen Chong also wondered how he could be so eager, and be so unskilled about dating. The most outrageous thing was that the one he wanted to go on a date with was such an ordinary-looking person. That was incredible for him, who was a fierce face-con. But he was really aroused by Nan HuaiLin¡¯s strong allure. Perhaps it was because he had eaten too much abalone, ginseng, shark¡¯s fin, and tripe. Maybe he was a bit tired of it, so he wanted to try congee and small dishes. 1


    The old saying was true.


    Nan HuaiLin wanted to smash in Shen Chong¡¯s face, but he held back. He could not help but sneer as he looked at Shen Chong. He said, ¡°Mr. Shen, you are too deep into the scene, right? I¡¯m playing a male prostitute, but I¡¯m not one.¡±


    He shook off Shen Chong¡¯s hand and walked away without looking back.


    Shen Chong laughed.


    Laughed at himself.


    Men were fucking cheap bastards. The more they couldn¡¯t eat, the more their appetite grew, even if the dish didn¡¯t look good.


    Just now when Nan HuaiLin refused him, he even felt Nan HuaiLin had a somewhat cold taste. It almost made him want to use force.


    How could a person who was obviously not beautiful, exude such a strong sexual attraction?


    It was so damn strange.


    ¡°What are you dawdling for?¡± Fei Cheng appeared in the doorway. ¡°I¡¯ve been waiting half a day already.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m anxious to eat an egg, but the heart can¡¯t eat hot tofu. Understand?¡± Shen Chong laughed at himself. He was too anxious just now. He couldn¡¯t believe it. How could Shen Chong not be able to take a passer-by? He had to get this Nan HuaiLin! It was inevitable!


    Shen Chong had nothing scheduled in the afternoon, so he left his assistant and took Fei Cheng to a bar he frequented.


    The place he frequented was naturally not low-grade. The people who could visit there to spend money were all wealthy, so they would never come around when they saw a star, but the two of them still found a quiet corner to sit down and talk.


    It happened to be lunchtime, so the two ordered food first and then wine. When the waiter left with the menu, Fei Cheng asked without thinking, ¡°Which of your best buddies did you jerk off with?¡±


    Shen Chong laughed, ¡°I just said that casually. You really believed it? You¡¯ve been in America for years. Why are you still so pure?¡±


    Fei Cheng looked at him through his sunglasses, ¡°It wasn¡¯t with my brother, right?¡±


    Shen Chong laughed exaggeratedly, ¡°With your brother? Do I look crazy? You¡¯re really funny.¡±


    Fei Cheng hooked the corner of his mouth. ¡°Has my brother been in love in the past few years?¡±


    Shen Chong shrugged. ¡°I don¡¯t know. I don¡¯t know him well. What about you? The American  people are so open. Your sex life must be very colorful, right?¡±


    Fei Cheng said indifferently, ¡°The American people don¡¯t like me like this.¡±


    Shen Chong snickered, ¡°Who are you fooling? I think you¡¯re the one who is asexual, right?¡±


    Fei Cheng raised his eyebrows and did not speak.


    Shen Chong tsked twice. ¡°You are the same as your brother, you¡¯ve wasted that good skin. Hey, you guys don¡¯t have a genetic problem, do you? You should get a genetic test.¡±


    ¡°Fuck off,¡± Fei Cheng scolded with a laugh. ¡°I would rather have a good time than a bad one. You think that all people are like you? Heavy sex addicts?¡±


    ¡°I call this ¡®life is happy, there are flowers that can be folded.¡¯ You know nothing.¡± Shen Chong suddenly sighed. ¡°But recently it¡¯s been too busy, and I haven¡¯t met any delicious small zeros. My AK47 is fucking rusty.¡± He paused and laughed again. ¡°Today, that small actor, Nan. His face isn¡¯t very good, but his body is great. He¡¯d be a superb muscled zero. Especially his ass. It felt excellent. All I did was pinch it and I got so fucking hard. Fucking him up must be more enjoyable. You wait and see, within a week, I¡¯ll sleep with him.¡±


    Fei Cheng hadn¡¯t touched it, but he saw it.


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s ass was indeed, very imaginative. White, round and upright. He got a polite hard-on when he saw it.


    ¡°Hey!¡± Shen Chong snapped his fingers in front of Fei Cheng¡¯s eyes. ¡°What are you thinking about?¡±


    ¡°I was thinking,¡± Fei Cheng returned to his senses. ¡°You are really a rogue as always.¡±


    ¡ª


    After he left the hotel, Nan HuaiLin first found a bank to transfer back the million that Shi Yan had transferred to him, and then went to the ATM to withdraw two thousand dollars to pay his rent.


    Now the balance on his bank card was almost zero.


    At the roadside he found something to eat, and then took the bus to the office.


    It was not even one o¡¯clock when he arrived.


    He DingHong was not there, he had gone out for lunch.


    Nan HuaiLin was left standing outside the office, waiting.


    He took out his phone. First he opened his address book and blocked Shi Yan¡¯s phone number, opened WeChat and deleted his contact, then opened his photo album and deleted all the photos of Shi Yan.


    But his finger stopped at the last photo.


    In that photo, Nan HuaiLin and Shi Yan were wearing high school uniforms. Nan HuaiLin was sleeping on his desk, Shi Yan had taken a selfie. It looked like he was stealing a kiss from Nan HuaiLin, but in fact, he wasn¡¯t.


    From high school to now, Nan HuaiLin had gone through at least five cell phones, but this photo had always been saved in his photo album.


    Nan HuaiLin clicked on the delete icon. His finger hovered over the red words ¡°delete photo,¡± but he hesitated to click on it.


    ¡°Nan.¡± He DingHong came back from dinner. ¡°Did the shooting go well today?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked up and said with a smile. ¡°It went well. I passed it in two takes.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good. I was worried that you would be scolded by Zhang Heng. That man is a bomb. One wrong thing and he¡¯s triggered.¡± The two people entered the office one after the other, He DingHong walked behind the desk, sat down and raised his chin. ¡°Sit down.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin sat across from him. ¡°Director Zhang said he would contact me again if he had a suitable role.¡±


    He DingHong nodded in satisfaction, folded his arms on the desk, leaned forward, and looked at Nan HuaiLin. ¡°Nan, let me ask you a question.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°You ask.¡±


    He DingHong asked, ¡°Why did you enter the acting world?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin froze, he didn¡¯t  understand why He DingHong suddenly asked this question.


    In the beginning, Nan HuaiLin insisted on enrolling in film school despite his parents¡¯ strong opposition, just to follow Shi Yan. Shi Yan¡¯s dream was to become a star, and Nan HuaiLin¡¯s dream at that time was Shi Yan. But after being exposed to acting, Nan HuaiLin instantly fell in love with it. He enjoyed wandering around in different roles, experiencing the ever-changing life, and was even addicted to it. He had another dream other than attending the banquet. To become an actor. Not a flashy star, but a real actor.


    He DingHong quietly waited for Nan HuaiLin¡¯s answer.


    Nan HuaiLin was not sure of his intentions, and was a bit apprehensive, but after a moment of deliberation, he finally told the truth. ¡°I love acting and want to become a real actor.¡±


    He DingHong seemed to be satisfied with this answer. He smiled meaningfully and said, ¡°Although you have just graduated, you have been in the acting circle for several years, so you should already know some of the unspoken rules of the circle, right? This circle is very cruel. It doesn¡¯t matter how good-looking you are, or how strong you are. If no one promotes you, you will never rise up, and can only stay at the bottom, rotten and smelly. But once someone is willing to promote you, you can be popular, you can pick the scripts and the roles as you like, and become a real actor, as you said.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin wasn¡¯t stupid. He knew that there was something in his words, so he picked it out and said, ¡°Brother Hong, what exactly do you want to say to me?¡±


    He DingHong didn¡¯t answer, but pulled open a drawer and took out a card, and handed it over.


    Nan HuaiLin took it with both hands. It was a business card.


    ¡°Gao Tan, the crown prince of GB Group,¡± He DingHong said. ¡°He went to the shooting site for the underwear modeling job I gave you last week. Do you have any impression of him?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin shook his head.


    There were more than a dozen male models that day, and the scene was so chaotic that he couldn¡¯t figure out who was who.


    He DingHong said, ¡°He was very impressed by you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin had an ominous feeling. ¡°Did I do something wrong?¡±


    He DingHong looked at him. ¡°Gao Tan found me yesterday, and said he wanted to promote you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    He DingHong paused for two seconds and added, ¡°Let¡¯s be blunt. He wants to be your sugar daddy.¡±

 CH 3

    At this moment, Nan HuaiLin¡¯s heart didn¡¯t have any ripples, and he even wanted to laugh a little.


    First, he was dumped and received a million-dollar breakup fee, then he was asked out by a popular male star from the same company, and now a rich young man was looking for him to become his sugar baby? Suddenly, he¡¯d gone from a stinky piece of shit to a hot commodity. Wasn¡¯t that funny? Wait, was he still dreaming? How else could it be so demonic?


    ¡°GB Group is one of the largest clothing companies in China. Its strength cannot be underestimated, and Gao Tan is the sole heir of GB Group. If he can promote you, it is not impossible to become famous overnight.¡± When he saw him sitting silently, He DingHong paused and continued. ¡°I can probably guess what you¡¯re thinking. You don¡¯t want to get dirty, right? But if you look at the whole entertainment industry, no matter if its male or female, which big and famous stars don¡¯t have dirty bodies? But so what? They still have endless drama and endless endorsements to make endless money, right?¡±


    ¡°You want to be popular, you have to pay the price. You want to be pure and clean, then you can stay up and wait for an opportunity that may never come. Okay. If you¡¯re lucky, you¡¯ll wait, then get popular and people will praise you for being a late bloomer. But what if you can¡¯t wait for it? Keep acting as a male actor? You are young, and someone really wants you. But when you get older? No one will want you. This circle is very realistic. If you are popular, you can say that the black is white. If you are not popular, to put it bluntly, no one cares if you die.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin listened silently, without saying a word.


    His thoughts had wandered away, drifted to that morning, and the five minutes when he was discarded by Shi Yan.


    Shi Yan had said to him especially calmly, ¡®I¡¯m getting married to the heir of SiRui Media. There was no way I could refuse it. You know what I can get from this marriage. You can despise me, spit on me, or hate me, but I still want to tell you, no matter who I am with, the only person I love will always be you.¡¯


    All of it, in the end, was nothing but a trade.


    Some people used their flesh, some used their soul, some used love, some used marriage, all in exchange for what they wanted most.


    ¡°¡­No need to rush to give me an answer. Think about it for a few days first, and come back to me when you have figured it out.¡± He DingHong paused and added. ¡°I won¡¯t give you a role for a while.¡±


    How could Nan HuaiLin not hear He DingHong¡¯s meaning behind the words?


    If he didn¡¯t agree to be a sugar baby, then he would never be able to receive any roles.


    He DingHong waved his hand. ¡°You go ahead and get busy.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin stood up, nodded at He DingHong, and turned around to leave.


    When the office door was about to close, Nan HuaiLin heard a deliberately low voice. ¡°He doesn¡¯t know how to behave.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin stood in front of the elevator door, waited for the elevator and threw the business card in his hand into the trash.


    As he raised his hand and rubbed his stiff face, he encouraged himself in the manner of an idol drama heroine, ¡°You can¡¯t be sad, smile. It¡¯s no big deal.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin tried to squeeze out a smile, but couldn¡¯t. He was not an idol drama heroine, and didn¡¯t have the ability to switch moods randomly.


    Forget it, let¡¯s just mourn. Mourn a little, what¡¯s the big deal?


    When the elevator door opened, Nan HuaiLin saw Ruan Xin leaning on the handrail and talking on the phone. When he came in, Ruan Xin immediately stood up straight.


    Ruan Xin was the assistant to the president, Fei Zheng¡¯s spokesman, and responsible for uploading and distributing. He had a lot of authority, but was not arrogant. He was very easygoing and very good-looking. Compared to the company¡¯s many popular male stars, he was not inferior. What was even rarer, was that he had an extraordinarily beautiful temperament. To use a vulgar, but apt, phrase to describe him, he was ¡®talented and good-looking.¡¯


    Nan HuaiLin had done Ruan Xin two small favors, so the two people could be considered acquaintances. They nodded and smiled at each other as if they had said hello.


    Nan HuaiLin stood still and raised his hand to press the door closing button.


    Ruan Xin continued to talk on the phone, ¡°..the last housekeeping hands weren¡¯t clean, and were dismissed by Mr. Fei. Please help me find another as soon as possible. Good work is necessary, but they must also be of good character. The salary is not a problem. Mn, I¡¯ll wait for your news, goodbye.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin listened to him, and his thoughts turned rapidly.


    If he had to make a deal, why not make a deal with the person who could offer him the most help? Fei Zheng, the president of Ming Xi Media, was the person who could help him the most. He knew very well that if he refused He DingHong¡¯s offer, he would have no chance in Ming Xi, or even in the whole entertainment industry. If that was the case, he might as well throw his weight around and take one last shot. Whether he succeeded or not, he would accept it.


    When Ruan Xin hung up the phone, Nan HuaiLin immediately spoke up, ¡°Assistant Ruan, I¡¯m taking the liberty to ask. Are you looking for a housekeeper for Mr. Fei?¡±


    Ruan Xin nodded, ¡°That¡¯s right.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Can I try?¡±


    Ruan Xin was stunned. His eyes fell on Nan HuaiLin¡¯s face. The corners of his mouth held a little light smile, but he didn¡¯t say anything.


    Nan HuaiLin felt weak, but did not show his fear.


    Whatever Ruan Xin might think of him, it didn¡¯t matter to him.


    Just like He DingHong said, there were people who were promoted. In order to be popular and famous, they must do this in order to play the role they wanted. He wasn¡¯t willing to keep doing the same roles. He had the ability to handle better roles. He wanted to succeed so badly, not only for himself but also to show those who abandoned him and despised him that, although he was born mediocre, he also had the ability to shine.


    Nan HuaiLin gave an embarrassed smile, ¡°I¡¯m so poor that I can barely pay my rent, and I have so few acting opportunities that I¡¯m thinking of getting a part-time job to make ends meet. I¡¯m good at housework, cleaning, laundry, and cooking, and I¡¯m an employee of Ming Xi. I know my roots, so there¡¯s no safety risk.¡±


    Ruan Xin smiled gently, ¡°But Mr. Fei is very picky. Even professional housekeepers may not satisfy him. If I find someone random, he will probably be angry.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°You can try me out for a few days. If Mr. Fei is not satisfied, I will leave immediately and never give you any trouble. Do you think it¡¯s okay?¡±


    Ruan Xin was silent for a moment and said, ¡°Mr. Fei has gone on a business trip and will not be back for two days. The search for a new housekeeper may also take a few days. So, okay, I will give you a week trial period. If Mr. Fei is not satisfied with your performance by then, then I can¡¯t do anything about it. ¡°


    Nan HuaiLin said gratefully, ¡°Thank you! I will definitely do my best!¡±


    Ruan Xin asked, ¡°Do you have time now?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled bitterly, ¡°The thing I have most, right now, is time.¡±


    Ruan Xin said, ¡°I¡¯m going to feed the dogs at Mr. Fei¡¯s house. Why don¡¯t you come with me?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Okay!¡±


    In the car, the two people chatted.


    Ruan Xin said, ¡°I think you¡¯re from the south by your accent, right?¡±


    ¡°Mn,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯m from Suzhou.¡±


    ¡°How old are you?¡± Ruan Xin asked.


    ¡°Twenty-three.¡± Nan HuaiLin replied.


    Ruan Xin looked at him and said with a smile, ¡°Not many boys your age can do housework.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯ve been helping my mom with housework since I was a kid, so I¡¯m good at it.¡±


    He lied.


    In fact, it was only after he came to Beijing with Shi Yan to study, that he started to learn how to do housework. From freshman to junior year, during three years of living together, he was always the one who took care of both people¡¯s food, clothing, and living. In the second semester of junior year, Shi Yan became popular because of his role in a comic book idol drama and became a well-known young man, so it wasn¡¯t convenient for him to live with him anymore.


    Now that he thought about it, he was really cheap, ah.


    But at that time, he was willing to do anything for Shi Yan.


    ¡°Which school did you graduate from?¡± Ruan Xin asked again.


    ¡°Beijing Film Academy,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Just graduated last year.¡±


    ¡°Coincidentally enough,¡± Ruan Xin said with a smile, ¡°I also graduated from there.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was stunned, then smiled and said, ¡°Then should I call you senior?¡±


    Ruan Xin said, ¡°You¡¯re from the acting department, right?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Ruan Xin said, ¡°I¡¯m in the directing department.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin wondered, ¡°Then why aren¡¯t you a director?¡±


    Ruan Xin smiled, ¡°It¡¯s hard to say.¡±


    It was ¡®hard to say¡¯ which meant he was unwilling to say more, so Nan HuaiLin stopped asking.


    Half an hour later, they arrived at Fei Zheng¡¯s home.


    It was a large flat on the ground floor, and spacious beyond imagination. The decor was very minimalist, probably post-modern style, and the furniture was not redundant, but very neat and bright.


    As soon as they entered the door, a big black dog barked and pounced on them. It was very strong and vicious looking.


    Ruan Xin squatted down to rub the big black dog¡¯s head and said to Nan HuaiLin with a smile, ¡°His name is Hannibal, and he is an American Bulldog.¡± 1


    Nan HuaiLin hadn¡¯t studied dogs but, hearing about this breed for the first time, he felt that it was really apt. The dog looked like a ¡®bull¡¯ indeed, and the name Hannibal¡­really¡­let people have nothing to say.


    Ruan Xin stood up. ¡°You might think he looks vicious, but he is actually a very gentle and lovely breed of dog, and especially good to get along with. How to say it. It¡¯s a bit of contrast, but you don¡¯t have to be afraid of him.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, lowered his eyes, and looked at Hannibal¡¯s face. That wide forehead, and a strong murderous aura that reeked. He really couldn¡¯t convince himself that this was a gentle and lovely dog. He couldn¡¯t help but feel some fear as he followed Ruan Xin¡¯s footsteps.


    Ruan Xin led him inside and said, ¡°As you can see this house is very large, about 7,000 square feet, with seven bedrooms, two halls, four bathrooms, two kitchens, and three large balconies. Cleaning it every day, the workload is already very large, but this is also the only work. Since Mr. Fei never eats at home, you don¡¯t have to cook. All the dirty clothes are sent to the dry cleaners, but the underwear needs to be done by hand and ironed. You need to change the bedsheets and covers every day, take care of the greenery and so on. Apart from that, the most important thing is to take care of Hannibal. He has his own bedroom and a playroom with his favorite toys, but you still have to take him out for an hour or so every day.¡± Ruan Xin stopped, ¡°Did you remember everything I said?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded. ¡°Yes, I remember.¡±


    Ruan Xin continued, ¡°That¡¯s all there is to do in general, but the key is to get the details right. I have a document that lists all the work content and housekeeping notes. I¡¯ll send you an email later, so read it carefully. Ask me again if you don¡¯t understand anything. Let¡¯s exchange cell phone numbers and WeChat.¡±


    The two people saved each other¡¯s cell phone numbers and added WeChat friends.


    Ruan Xin said, ¡°Ah, I forgot to tell you the most important point. Your working hours are from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. You can¡¯t come early or leave late, because Mr. Fei doesn¡¯t like to see strangers at home.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°I¡¯ll remember.¡±


    Ruan Xin took him through the house. Not only was there a gym and home theater, but, most incredibly, there was a small indoor swimming pool, which made him sigh. Poverty really did limit the imagination.


    After he fed Hannibal, Ruan Xin said, ¡°The company still has a lot of things waiting for me to deal with, I have to go. Your probation period starts now, is that okay?¡±


    ¡°Yes,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°I¡¯ll do a good job.¡±


    Ruan Xin smiled. ¡°Go for it.¡±


    Ruan Xin walked away.


    Nan HuaiLin stood in the huge house and felt like he was in another world, a world very different from his.


    Nan HuaiLin smiled to himself.


    What gave him the courage to think he could climb into Fei Zheng¡¯s bed?


    I¡¯m afraid I¡¯ve lost my wits.


    In fact, from the moment he stepped into this house, he had intended to retreat, but he was already riding a tiger.


    Nan HuaiLin let out a long breath.


    Since things have come to this point, there was no other choice but to go forward. Then, Nan HuaiLin would give up the idea of climbing into his bed. Instead, he would work diligently as a domestic helper, earn the money for the breach of contract, and then terminate his contract with Ming Xi. After the termination of the contract, as before, he would continue to run his own crew and do random roles. He was only twenty-three years old, he could afford to lose this chance. He believed that one day, he would meet his own partner and find the role that would make him shine. Until then, he had to take each small role seriously, keep his actor¡¯s professionalism, and constantly hone his acting skills to prepare for the opportunity to potentially rewrite his life.


    Somehow Hannibal came to be at his heels, lying there quietly, with two gleaming eyes looking at him.


    Nan HuaiLin was still afraid of him because he looked too aggressive. He silently gave himself some psychological training. You can not be afraid, the more afraid you are the more it will bully you, be brave! Fearless like the heroine of an idol drama!


    Nan HuaiLin crouched down in a guarded and defensive posture.


    He looked Hannibal in the eye and forced a smile, ¡°Hello, Mr. Hannibal, my name is Nan HuaiLin, nice to meet you.¡± He warily extended a hand. ¡°Do you want to shake paws?¡±


    Hannibal calmly extended a forepaw, and placed it on Nan HuaiLin¡¯s hand.


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°!!!¡±


    This dog was a genius.


    After shaking his paw, Nan HuaiLin got up the courage to touch his head. Hannibal still had no intention of attacking him.


    Nan HuaiLin put down the fear in his heart, and finally, somewhat, believed what Assistant Ruan said. This was a gentle and lovely dog.


    In fact, after looking at him for a long time, this bull face really was a bit cute.


    Nan HuaiLin showed the first real smile of the day. ¡°I¡¯m going to start working, do you want to join me?¡±

 CH 4

    Nan HuaiLin left Fei Zheng¡¯s house before eight o¡¯clock, and walked in the moonlight and neon lights in the direction of the subway station.


    Fei Zheng¡¯s house was on the West Second Ring Road, while Nan HuaiLin¡¯s rented house was on the East Fifth Ring Road.


    He rented a single-family apartment in a five-story building with a dozen rooms on each floor. Although the location was remote, the apartment was clean. It was about 20 square feet, with a kitchen and bathroom, air conditioning and heating, and a monthly rent of 1,800.


    As he passed through the first floor, Nan HuaiLin went to the manager to pay the rent, then dragged his tired body up to the fourth floor and went back to his nest. He cooked a bowl of instant noodles, opened his laptop, and read the ¡°Content of Domestic Work and Notes¡± sent to him by Ruan Xin while he ate the noodles.


    It was more than fifty pages long. Too much.


    Nan HuaiLin read the document item by item, and decided that he would go to the copy agency tomorrow to print it out.


    After eating the noodles, he cleaned the pot and washed the dishes.


    Once he finished up, Nan HuaiLin looked around and started collecting Shi Yan¡¯s belongings.


    Shi Yan would occasionally come to his place to spend the night, and, although it wasn¡¯t many times, he still left some things here.


    Nan HuaiLin took out a solid-colored bed sheet, folded it into a rectangle and laid it on the bed. Then he put Shi Yan¡¯s things, mainly clothes, underwear, hats, etc., on the sheet one by one and took pictures of them. Then he opened up Idle Fish and put them all up for sale with Shi Yan¡¯s name in the title, such as ¡®the underwear of Shi Yan, the popular young star,¡¯ and kept the price very reasonable.


    After all this, Nan HuaiLin took a shower and went to bed.


    He thought he wouldn¡¯t sleep, but he fell asleep quickly.


    It had been a very tiring day for him.


    Early the next morning, Nan HuaiLin took the thick pile of printouts of ¡°Domestic Work and Precautions¡± and again traveled halfway across Beijing to Fei Zheng¡¯s house.


    After serving Hannibal his food and drink, Nan HuaiLin put on his headphones and followed the instructions in the document, listening to songs while he worked.


    The house was a little too big, and he had only cleaned half of it in the morning.


    He went out for a casual lunch and came back to work.


    Ruan Xin came over after work to check his progress inside and out, then said, ¡°It¡¯s very good. It¡¯s beyond my expectation. I¡¯m happy with it, and Mr. Fei probably can¡¯t find anything wrong with it. I don¡¯t think I will have to find someone else.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was overjoyed.


    He was a man who did everything to the best of his ability, and nothing gave him a greater sense of accomplishment than to be recognized for his work.


    ¡°But are you sure you want to do housekeeping?¡± Ruan Xin said. ¡°As a graduate of Beijing Film Academy, isn¡¯t it too shameful to do this?¡±


    ¡°I want to do it,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I should be grateful that you¡¯re giving me a job, there¡¯s nothing to be aggravated about.¡±


    Ruan Xin added, ¡°If you do this job, you may not be able to continue acting.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled bitterly. ¡°I don¡¯t have any acting to do anyway. It¡¯s okay.¡±


    Ruan Xin was silent for a few seconds and said, ¡°Come on, I¡¯ll treat you to dinner.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin hurriedly waved his hand and refused, ¡°No, I have something to do. I have to go.¡±


    Ruan Xin then stopped insisting and saw him off.


    In fact, Nan HuaiLin was fine. He just didn¡¯t want to be invited to dinner by Ruan Xin, because, with his current ability, he could not invite Ruan Xin back.


    He secretly decided that he would treat Ruan Xin to a nice meal when he got his salary to thank him for giving him this job opportunity.


    Nan HuaiLin took out his cell phone and called He DingHong.


    There was no need to delay the matter of the sugar daddy talks any longer, so the sooner it was over the better.


    When the call was answered, Nan HuaiLin said straightforwardly, ¡°Brother Hong, I can¡¯t do the thing you asked me yesterday, so please reject it for me.¡± Without giving He DingHong a chance to speak, Nan HuaiLin continued, ¡°Also, you don¡¯t have to help me get a role anymore. I¡¯m going to cancel my contract with Ming Xi. I¡¯ll get the breach of contract money together as soon as possible, so don¡¯t worry about that.¡±


    He DingHong sneered, ¡°I thought you were a pretty smart guy, but you¡¯re a dumbass. I was wrong. What do you think you are? A chaste and virtuous woman? You¡¯re goods. Someone is willing to buy you and you should thank God, but you¡¯re so arrogant. A shameless dog! I¡¯m telling you, you¡¯re done in the fucking show business. I¡¯m going to ban you! I¨C¡°


    Nan HuaiLin hung up the phone. He didn¡¯t need to listen to those obscene words.


    He let out a long breath, looked up at the dark sky, and muttered, ¡°Life is really hard.¡±


    The phone suddenly rang.


    He thought it was He DingHong who was calling again without scolding, but when he looked down, it was an unfamiliar number.


    ¡°Hello?¡± Nan HuaiLin answered.


    ¡°I¡¯m at Pure K in the workplace. Come find me.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin was confused. ¡°May I ask who you are?¡±


    ¡°Shen Chong.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin frowned. ¡°How did you get my cell phone number?¡±


    Shen Chong said, ¡°I asked for it from He DingHong.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°What do you want?¡±


    Shen Chong said, ¡°You will know when you come. I¡¯ll wait for you, ah.¡±


    After saying that, Shen Chong immediately hung up the phone.


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­Hello?¡±


    After hesitating for a moment, Nan HuaiLin still decided to go. He had already offended He DingHong and did not want to offend Shen Chong.


    He took the subway to Gongti, found Pure K, went in and called Shen Chong. ¡°Which box are you in?¡±


    Shen Chong said, ¡°Wait, I¡¯ll ask the waiter to pick you up.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin waited for a while, and finally was taken to a luxury box by the waiter. There were only two men in the room. One was Shen Chong, and the other Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t know.


    ¡°Why are you standing there?¡± Shen Chong smiled and waved at him. ¡°Come here.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin walked over. Shen Chong stood up, pulled him to sit beside him, took him by the shoulders with special familiarity, and said with a smile, ¡°Let me introduce everyone. This is my junior from the same company, Nan HuaiLin, and this is the famous director Luo Ke.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin knew the name Luo Ke. The comic book idol drama that Shi Yan had become a hit from was directed by Luo Ke. He hadn¡¯t expected him to be so young, he looked like he was in his early thirties.


    Shen Chong continued, ¡°Recently, Director Luo has been preparing a new drama. I¡¯m the first male lead, but many supporting characters have not yet been decided. The first time I heard about this, I wanted to be able to find a role that would suit little Nan.¡±


    Luo Ke looked at Nan HuaiLin. ¡°I think the role of the third male is quite suitable for him. His height and appearance are quite consistent.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin knew what Shen Chong was thinking.


    He felt particularly helpless, and raised his hand to remove Shen Chong¡¯s arm then said to Luo Ke with a smile, ¡°Director Luo, thank you for your kindness, but I have a very important personal matter to attend to right now, so I can¡¯t take up the role for the time being. I¡¯m really sorry.¡±


    Luo Ke looked at Shen Chong with a smile and didn¡¯t say anything.


    Shen Chong said with a smile, ¡°It¡¯s okay. If you can¡¯t do it this time, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.¡±


    Luo Ke nodded and silently drank his own wine.


    Nan HuaiLin stood up. ¡°I still have something to do, so I¡¯ll leave first.¡±


    Shen Chong clutched his wrist and said in a scolding tone, ¡°Why are you so insensitive? You won¡¯t even have a drink with Director Luo and now you want to leave?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯m allergic to alcohol and can¡¯t drink.¡±


    Shen Chong dragged him to sit down. ¡°Can¡¯t this brother call some orange juice for you?¡±


    Brother?


    This person was really funny.


    Shen Chong asked the waiter to bring a large bottle of orange juice, smiled, and said to Nan HuaiLin, ¡°It¡¯s all yours. drink it all and don¡¯t leave.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was smiling but not laughing.


    Shen Chong put him aside and drank with Luo Ke. When he got drunk, he picked up the microphone and sang a song. He even sang quite well.


    Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t leave, so he could only sit, bored, as he played with his phone.


    A day had passed and there were many messages, and additional private messages on Idle Fish.


    One girl wrote to him privately, [Is this really Shi Yan¡¯s worn underwear? Is it the original one?]


    This question was really ludicrous, Nan HuaiLin seriously replied to her, [The underwear are washed, the socks are original, do you want them?]


    After replying to the message on Idle Fish, Nan HuaiLin felt a little sick, probably because of the cold juice he drank on an empty stomach.


    He wanted to go to the bathroom, but just as he stood up, Shen Chong grabbed his wrist. ¡°Where are you going?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said helplessly, ¡°To the bathroom.¡±


    Shen Chong stood up as well. ¡°I¡¯ll go with you. What if you run away?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin resisted rolling his eyes. ¡°Whatever you want.¡±


    Shen Chong, who did not know whether he was really drunk or pretending to be drunk, was walking around and bumping into Nan HuaiLin.


    Nan HuaiLin dodged, and Shen Chong hit the wall, but he didn¡¯t forget to tug Nan HuaiLin. Nan HuaiLin was vigorously tugged and crashed into Shen Chong¡¯s arms, and Shen Chong turned around and pressed Nan HuaiLin into the wall, lowering his head closer, ¡°Little one, do you want to play with me? You¡¯re still a little young.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was about to resist when he suddenly saw Shi Yan walking towards him, followed by a young and handsome boy.


    The moment their eyes met, Nan HuaiLin blurted out without thinking, ¡°Kiss me, right now.¡±


    Shen Chong hooked his lips and smiled, kissing him without hesitation.


    Nan HuaiLin raised his hand and wrapped his arms around Shen Chong¡¯s neck, closed his eyes, and made an expression of enjoyment.


    ¡°That person¡­ seems to be Shen Chong.¡± Nan HuaiLin heard the boy whisper. ¡°This kissing is so romantic, like shooting an idol drama. Darling, I also want to kiss you like this.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin did not hear Shi Yan¡¯s voice.


    The sound of footsteps was far away.


    Nan HuaiLin tilted his head to avoid Shen Chong¡¯s kiss.


    Shen Chong pressed his whole body on him, buried his head in his neck, and said in his ear in a muffled voice, ¡°Your lips are so soft and sweet. I¡¯m hard, do you feel it?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin regretted very much what he had just done. Now he couldn¡¯t even jump into the yellow river.


    ¡°I want you, and I want you now.¡± Sizzling breath sprayed over his skin with a strong whiff of alcohol, ¡°Come home with me, okay?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry about what just happened¡­I didn¡¯t mean to.¡± Nan HuaiLin spoke with difficulty. ¡°You¡¯re drunk. I¡¯ll have your friend send you back.¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Shen Chong hugged his waist, and his whole body weighed on him. ¡°I just want you. No one else¡­will do.¡±


    Scoundrels were not easy to deal with, and drunken scoundrels were even harder to deal with.


    Nan HuaiLin half-embraced the other man and dragged him back to the room, only to find that Luo Ke was gone.


    The waiter knocked on the door. ¡°Sir, your friend had to leave first, and asked me to tell you that he had already settled the bill.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said helplessly, ¡°Got it, thanks.¡±


    This was a trap, and he was stupid enough to jump in.


    Shen Chong was now even more drunk and was drowsy on the sofa.


    Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t leave him here. He sighed and went to the door to call the waiter. ¡°Hello. Can you help me take my friend to the car?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin and the waiter picked Shen Chong up on each side. Just as they reached the door, the cell phone in Shen Chong¡¯s pocket rang.


    ¡°Wait a minute.¡± Nan HuaiLin stopped and took out the phone.


    The caller ID was ¡°Fei Cheng.¡±


    I think it is the brother of Mr. Fei, whom I met yesterday, right?


    Nan HuaiLin saw a savior and hurriedly answered it.


    A very nice voice, with a little flirtatious meaning, said, ¡°I¡¯m not interrupting anything, am I?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin made a ¡°shh¡± gesture, signaling the waiter to be silent, and then said into the phone, ¡°Hello, this is the waiter at Pure K. Your friend is drunk. Can you come to pick him up?¡±


    The other side asked, ¡°Is he alone?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Yes. His friend left first. He¡¯s alone now.¡±


    Immediately, he said, ¡°I¡¯ll be right there.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Nan HuaiLin said happily, ¡°Help me take him back.¡±


    The two people moved Shen Chong, who was already unconscious, back to the sofa. Nan HuaiLin straightened up and said to the waiter, ¡°Someone will come to pick him up later. Please take care of him for a while, I have to go now.¡±


    The waiter agreed. Nan HuaiLin thanked him and left.


    Nan HuaiLin had just left when Fei Cheng arrived.


    Fei Cheng couldn¡¯t wake up Shen Chong, so he had to put him in the car and drive him home. Fei Cheng used a lot of effort to throw him into bed and Shen Chong woke up. He began looking around on the spot.


    ¡°Fei Cheng?¡± Shen Chong¡¯s fatigued eyes looked at him. ¡°Why are you here? Where is he?¡±


    Fei Cheng moved his waist, which Shen Chong bent, and said, ¡°He ran away.¡±


    ¡°Holy shit!¡± Shen Chong lay on the bed like a corpse, confused for a while, and said, ¡°I think I kissed him.¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed. ¡°Dreaming, are you?¡±


    Shen Chong licked the corner of his mouth like he was reminiscing. ¡°Sweet, not a dream.¡±


    Fei Cheng did not bother to pay attention to him. ¡°I¡¯m leaving.¡±


    Shen Chong asked, ¡°Do you live at your brother¡¯s place?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Fei Cheng said as he walked out. ¡°I¡¯m staying at a hotel.¡±


    ¡°Then you can stay with me,¡± Shen Chong said. ¡°The guest room is empty.¡±


    ¡°Won¡¯t,¡± Fei Cheng said with a smile. ¡°I¡¯m afraid you¡¯ll be bestial and want to abuse me.¡±


    Shen Chong grabbed a pillow and threw it at him. ¡°Get lost!¡±


    Fei Cheng stood in the elevator and let out a long breath.


    If Shen Chong knew that he let the male prostitute actor run away because of his phone call, Shen Chong would be angry to death.


    However, Shen Chong didn¡¯t get to sleep with the little actor, so why was he happy?


    By the way, what was the name of the little actor? He seemed to be called Nan HuaiLin. The name was quite lovely.


    Suddenly remembering the scene on the subway when Nan HuaiLin crashed into his arms, Fei Cheng suddenly hooked his lips and smiled.


    He was quite cute, no matter what he looked like or his personality.

 CH 5

    The ringing of his cell phone awakened Fei Cheng.


    ¡°What the fuck!¡± He cursed in the dark, reached out and pressed the bedside lamp. He brought the phone over to see that Shen Chong was calling, and then glanced at the time. 02:48 a.m. He was instantly outraged.


    ¡°What the fuck is wrong with you, calling in the middle of the night?!¡± Fei Cheng was not at all polite and started cursing. ¡°If it¡¯s not important, I will fuck you up!¡±


    ¡°The more I think about it, the more fishy it seems,¡± Shen Chong said, ¡°Did you let my little sheep get away?¡±


    Fei Cheng was furious, ¡°Yes, I let it go. What do you want? Why don¡¯t you fuck me to make up for it?¡±


    Shen Chong smiled, ¡°Look at you. I was just asking, why are you so angry? I wouldn¡¯t dare to fuck you. You should fuck me, right?¡±


    Fei Cheng didn¡¯t speak to him again. He immediately hung up the phone, and casually threw the it on to the bedside table, then turned off the light to sleep.


    Just as he was lying down, he suddenly felt that something was not right.


    He reached into his underwear and felt the wetness.


    Fuck!


    He remembered that right when the phone rang, he was having an erotic dream.


    Turning on the light, he took off his underwear and threw it in the trash, and went to the bathroom naked. In the shower, he remembered the dream of the little Lin, fucked until he was crying, and he reacted.


    He jerked himself off, then rinsed off for a while, before he dried off and went to bed.


    I can¡¯t sleep, damn it.


    A shower was not a good idea.


    He grabbed his phone and called Shen Chong. ¡°Who is it?¡± Shen Chong¡¯s voice sounded like he had just fallen asleep.


    ¡°Your father,¡± Fei Cheng said in a severe manner.


    ¡°Dad?¡± Shen Chong said in a daze. ¡°You slept late enough.¡±


    Fei Cheng was so happy that he couldn¡¯t stop laughing.


    There was a moment of silence, followed by an angry roar. ¡°Fuck! You¡¯re sick!¡± Then he softened up. ¡°I¡¯m still shooting tomorrow. Will you stop it?¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t sleep,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°Talk to me for a while.¡±


    ¡°Master Fei, can you let me off the hook?¡± Shen Chong said. ¡°I really have a particularly important scene tomorrow.¡±


    Fei Cheng had already returned the favor with a tooth. His heart was much more comfortable, so he did not bother to torment him again, and very magnanimously let him go.


    After another half hour of tossing and turning in bed, Fei Cheng finally couldn¡¯t take it anymore. He casually put on some clothes and went out.


    At 4 a.m, the hotel pool was empty.


    Fei Cheng stripped and jumped into the water, swimming naked.


    His body was very good. He had long limbs, full of muscle and full of strength. His skin was a healthy wheat color, wrapped in the light and water. His body¡¯s lines were outlined and more attractive, and could even be compared to professional swimmers.


    After swimming alone for a dozen laps, he ran out of energy. Fei Cheng got out, dressed wetly, and went back to his room. Then he took another shower and fell back to sleep.


    ¡ª-


    Nan HuaiLin was awakened by his ringtone. Taking the phone, he saw that it was an unfamiliar number, ¡°Hello?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s me.¡±


    Even though he was still half-asleep, Nan HuaiLin could tell with one ear that it was Shi Yan¡¯s voice.


    ¡°You¡¯ve blocked my cell phone number,¡± Shi Yan said. ¡°I could only borrow someone else¡¯s phone to call you.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin was silent for a moment. ¡°Is something wrong?¡±


    Shi Yan said, ¡°I saw you at Pure K yesterday, with Shen Chong.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin had guessed that he was there for this and said in a cold tone. ¡°So?¡±


    Shi Yan was silent for a short moment and said, ¡°I just want to tell you that Shen Chong¡¯s private life is notoriously messy in the circle, so you¡¯d better stay away from him.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin felt a mixture of sweet and sour, bitter and spicy. It was indescribably unbearable as he said in a tone full of bitterness, ¡°Who I want to hang out with is my business, it¡¯s none of yours. Shi Yan, from the moment you didn¡¯t want me, you were no longer qualified to dictate my life.¡±


    ¡°Nan Nan¡­¡± Shi Yan called him as he did before.


    Nan HuaiLin interrupted him. ¡°Don¡¯t call me that, and don¡¯t call me again. In my heart, you¡¯re already dead.¡±


    This was said to stab Shi Yan, but he also hurt himself.


    Nan HuaiLin hung up the phone immediately, then clutching the phone for a long time, hysterical, before he finally got up.


    After washing up, he just ate breakfast and went out to Fei Zheng¡¯s house.


    He was working more diligently and meticulously today than yesterday, because Ruan Xin said Fei Zheng was away on business for two days, and should be home tonight or tomorrow morning. Although Ruan Xin said there were no problems about whether he could get the job or not, the final decision was still in the hands of Fei Zheng. If Fei Zheng wasn¡¯t satisfied, then he would have to lose the job with a monthly salary of 20,000 yuan.


    ¡ª-


    Nan HuaiLin was so busy all day that he didn¡¯t even bother to eat lunch, and only drank a few sips of tap water.


    Ruan Xin had made a point that he was to take Hannibal out for at least an hour¡¯s walk every day.


    When Hannibal went out, he was like a wild dog. Nan HuaiLin could barely hold him, and it was no longer a man walking a dog, but a dog walking a man.


    Nan HuaiLin had done some research and found that a purebred American bulldog cost more than 100,000 yuan, so he could not afford to pay if he lost him.


    After being walked by the dog for an hour, Nan HuaiLin was almost dead, but he couldn¡¯t rest yet. He had to give Hannibal a bath to save him from the dust that would make the house dirty.


    After two days together, Nan HuaiLin quickly became acquainted with Hannibal.


    Ruan Xin was right. Hannibal indeed had a soft heart. He was not only clingy, but also pampered. Nan HuaiLin was no longer afraid of him at all, but instead enjoyed being with him.


    After washing and blow-drying the dog, he took him to the playroom and allowed him play by himself.


    Nan HuaiLin was completely exhausted, but felt like he should not sit on the sofa, so he lay on the large living room carpet instead. He took out his cell phone to check the time. It was already 7:30 p.m. He intended to rest for ten minutes before leaving, since he was really too tired.


    Who knew that he would fall asleep.


    ¡ª


    ¡°Boom!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was awakened by explosive thunder.


    He was startled and sat up violently, but it was pitch black all around. He had congenital night blindness, and his vision was extremely poor in a dim environment.


    Now, he was no different than a blind man. He couldn¡¯t see anything.


    The thunder was far away, and the sound of rain pounding on the window was dense.


    It sounded like an intense thunderstorm.


    He fished out his cell phone and the screen lit up for a while before he could faintly see the time.


    21:38 ¨C Oh no! It¡¯s after eight o¡¯clock!


    He thought about it and calmed down.


    Mr. Fei should not be back yet, otherwise he would have been thrown out.


    He turned on his phone¡¯s flashlight to shine it around the room. He walked over to turn on the lights, and pressed the switch twice, but the lights did not come on.


    It should be because of the thunderstorm.


    It turned out that the mansion had a power outage, ah.


    He went to Hannibal¡¯s bedroom to look at the dog. The loud thunder did not wake him up, which was not easy. Wasn¡¯t a dog¡¯s sense of hearing very sensitive, more than ten times that of humans? Apparently, it depended on the dog.


    He checked all the windows of the rooms and balconies again. Fortunately, since he was worried about dust drifting in during the day, they were closed properly. To be on the safe side, he found the house¡¯s electrical switch again and turned off the main switch.


    After thinking hard, there was nothing more to do, so he planned to go home. Not two steps away, his phone suddenly turned off automatically.


    He didn¡¯t pay attention to the battery level just now, so it was probably out of power. He had to put the phone in his pocket and walk forward in the dark, holding on to the wall and being careful.


    ¡°Boom!¡±


    Another crack of thunder.


    Nan HuaiLin was so shocked that his hair stood up and his heart pounded. He had been afraid of thunder since he was a child. Now when he couldn¡¯t see anything and that he was in an unfamiliar environment, his fear skyrocketed.


    He stopped in place for a short while, then continued to walk forward.


    Suddenly, he smelled the scent of alcohol.


    A few more steps forward, the smell of alcohol became more and more concentrated.


    There was a vague breathing sound.


    ¡°Mr. Fei, Mr. Fei, is that you?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked anxiously.


    But no one answered him.


    ¡°Boom!¡±


    The sound of thunder accompanied by lightning instantly illuminated the living room.


    In the panic, Nan HuaiLin dimly saw a man lying on the ground not far away. The room quickly darkened again, and Nan HuaiLin could see nothing again.


    ¡°Woof! Woof!¡±


    The dog barked.


    Hannibal was finally awakened by the sound of thunder, and was uneasy.


    But a dog couldn¡¯t help him see. So sad.


    Nan HuaiLin heard Hannibal run past him, stop a short distance ahead, ¡®woofed¡¯ twice. Then he started whimpering, a sound that only came out when he was pampering his master.


    Nan HuaiLin followed the sound over, sat down on his knees, reached out and felt an arm. He followed it to a shoulder and shook it, ¡°Mr. Fei? Mr. Fei?¡±


    Mr. Fei did not respond at all.


    The scent of alcohol was so heavy. How did he drink so much, ah?


    Being the president was not an easy job.


    Nan HuaiLin had read a small science article that said that when someone had passed out drunk, they should lie on their side and never on their back. This was because being drunk made you more likely to vomit, and lying on your back was likely to cause the vomit to flow back into the trachea. This could cause tracheal blockage, resulting in asphyxiation. It could be life-threatening.


    Nan HuaiLin decided to get the man to bed first, and then he could turn him sideways.


    His first attempt was a princess carry. However, the person on the ground was so heavy that he couldn¡¯t hold him. It was a little humiliating, as he was, in fact, quite strong. It must be because he was unable to see anything.


    So he tried to carry the person again. He first made him sit up, and then pulled his two arms back, and made a great effort to stand him up.


    God, how was he so heavy? It felt like he was hoisting a small mountain.


    He couldn¡¯t see now, so he was staggering and stumbling in the dark, feeling along as he walked.


    Hannibal was also silent, and probably went back to his room to sleep.


    The good thing was that his sense of direction was quite accurate, and he safely escorted President Fei to the bed.


    Nan HuaiLin groped for President Fei¡¯s feet to take off his shoes, took off his jacket, took off the pants¡­ er, he would not take off his pants, just take off his belt.


    Fei Cheng felt someone unbuckling his belt. He opened his eyes, adjusted to the darkness, and saw a face that was three parts familiar and seven parts unfamiliar.


    Small actor Lin?


    Was he dreaming about little Nan again?


    Little Lin was taking off his pants¡­.another wet dream?


    Fuck, why was he similar to Shen Chong, suddenly having a sexual addiction?


    However, since the dream came, then let¡¯s have fun, it wasn¡¯t illegal.


    Fei Cheng grabbed the wrist of Little Lin, gave a strong tug and pulled the person into his arms. He rolled him over and pressed him down before he lowered his head and kissed him.


    The construction of this belt buckle was rather strange, and Nan HuaiLin could not easily unbuckle the belt. Then his wrist was suddenly grabbed, and without waiting for him to speak, a strong force pulled him over into a strong chest. Then the sky was spinning and Fei Cheng solidly held him under his body.


    ¡°Fei¡­¡±


    Just after saying one word, his mouth was sealed.


    ¡°!!!¡± Nan HuaiLin abruptly opened his eyes wide, froze for three seconds, and then began to resist. ¡°Mnnnn!¡±


    Fei Cheng grabbed his two hands that were pushing hard, and confined them to the top of his head. He pressed him to death with his strong body, and kissed him tenderly but forcefully, attacking and driving straight in.


    Nan HuaiLin wanted to bite his tongue.


    But in the light of day, the thought that had long been dispelled suddenly popped up again.


    He came here in the first place with the purpose to sleep with Fei Zheng, right? Now that Fei Zheng had taken the initiative to drag him to bed, why didn¡¯t he choose to submit? One night for a chance at the top, fair enough, it was worth it.


    While Nan HuaiLin was in the middle of a battle, he suddenly smelled a familiar scent in the rich wine smell ¨C the smell of Sin City, Shi Yan¡¯s favorite perfume. Shi Yan liked to spray this perfume every time he went to bed.


    He was thinking of Shi Yan at this moment.


    The Shi Yan that he loved and hated at the same time.


    His thoughts had been confused to the extreme. Nan HuaiLin unconsciously stopped struggling, but he also didn¡¯t respond. He only presented a give-and-take gesture, out of his own unclear purpose. Or no purpose at all, he just gave in to the most primitive desire.


    But the gentle kissing stopped abruptly.


    In the darkness, Nan HuaiLin heard a low, dark voice, ¡°I didn¡¯t serve you well last night, so you¡¯re coming to me again tonight, huh?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin froze.


    Did¡­Fei Zheng take him for someone else?


    ¡°I¡¯m drunk,¡± Fei Cheng laughed a little. ¡°I heard that men last very long when they are drunk. If you don¡¯t want it anymore, just beg me to stop and I will stop.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin wanted to stop right now.


    He completely ignored the possibility that Fei Zheng was not single. However Fei Zheng didn¡¯t give him a chance. His lips were kissed again, and the tenderness ceased and turned into a rough rampage.


    Nan HuaiLin was dragged into the abyss of lust by the aroma of ¡®Sin City¡¯ and the chaos. He was  falling and sinking.


    He was like a small boat in the sea, tossing and swaying violently in the storm.


    The author has something to say: You smell like his perfume, it¡¯s my nose¡¯s sin, I shouldn¡¯t smell his beauty, wipe off everything to sleep with you. ¨CThe Perfume is Poisonous


    To sum up chapter 5, Nan HuaiLin thought he was sleeping with Fei Zheng, but in fact he was sleeping with Fei Cheng, who was drunk and thought he was dreaming, and that¡¯s it. Thanks for your support, see you tomorrow.

 CH 6

    Fei Zheng was on top of him, panting heavily.


    Nan HuaiLin was pressed down by him and could not breathe well, but didn¡¯t dare to ask him to get down, so he could only stand still.


    When the panting subsided, Fei Zheng whispered in his ear, ¡°Come back to my dream tomorrow night, okay?¡±


    He thought¡­ it was all just a dream?


    Nan HuaiLin was confused, as if there were a hundred little people arguing in his mind. His head was about to explode.


    But he had to make a quick decision. Stay, or leave.


    If he were to stay, when Fei Zheng woke up, he¡¯d get what he wanted. The opportunity to turn his life around.


    If he were to leave, then it would all stay in the dream, as if nothing had happened, and he would continue to struggle hard.


    Fei Zheng¡¯s breathing soon became even and long. He should have fallen asleep.


    ¡°Mr. Fei?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked in a tentative whisper.


    No answer.


    Leave. Nan HuaiLin made an immediate decision. He couldn¡¯t do it after all, using this in exchange for opportunities. In that case, what would be the difference between him and Shi Yan?


    Nan HuaiLin wrapped his arms around Fei Zheng¡¯s waist, and used all the strength he had left to roll over, reversing the position of the two people.


    Nan HuaiLin paused for a moment to regain his blurred vision. Then through the faint light, he found his own clothes and pants, held them in his arms and tiptoed out of the bedroom, gently closing the door.


    He quickly dressed, then touched his pocket and found his phone was still there.


    Nan HuaiLin ran away as if he were being chased.


    It was still raining.


    He had no umbrella, so he had to get wet.


    The cold, icy rain slapped his face randomly, freezing him until he was shivering. He wanted to take a taxi, but could not afford the expensive fare, so he walked quickly to the subway station. Luckily, the subway hadn¡¯t stopped running yet.


    When he got on the train, he stood in front of the opposite door soaking wet, like a chicken. The glass reflected his wretched appearance.


    Nan HuaiLin pulled up the corner of his mouth and smiled to himself.


    He was ugly.


    When he arrived home, he took off his wet clothes, took a hot shower, and went straight to bed without bothering to eat. No matter how bad the situation was, when the body was tired to a certain extent, it was always easy to fall asleep.


    Nan HuaiLin was most satisfied with himself regarding this point.


    ¡ª


    Fei Cheng was sleeping soundly when the blanket was suddenly lifted.


    He hated being disturbed while he was sleeping and cursed before he opened his eyes, ¡°Fuck! I¡¯m fucking¡­¡±


    Suddenly, he stopped.


    He saw a poker face that was colder than the Antarctic glacier.


    ¡°Brother, you¡¯re back.¡± Fei Cheng instantly changed from a big wolf with fangs and claws, to a meek and docile little sheep, silently pulling back the quilt and smiling. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you say anything when you came back, so I could pick you up at the airport?¡±


    Fei Zheng looked at him expressionlessly. ¡°Who allowed you to sleep in my bed? And sleep naked? What¡¯s wrong with you?¡±


    Fei Cheng lifted the blanket and took a look.


    Shit, he was really naked.


    ¡°No, I didn¡¯t¡­¡± he explained vaguely. ¡°I was drunk yesterday, so¡­I don¡¯t usually sleep naked, really.¡±


    ¡°Drinking with who?¡± Fei Zheng asked.


    ¡°Shen Chong,¡± Fei Cheng answered honestly.


    Shen Chong finished filming yesterday. A few actors in the crew formed a group, then he called Fei Cheng over.


    Everyone was feeling particularly playful. Fei Cheng was inattentive and drank too much, so he did not even know how he arrived at his brother¡¯s place.


    ¡°Looks like he¡¯s too idle.¡± Fei Zheng turned around and walked out, ¡°You have ten minutes to wash up and come out.¡±


    ¡°What for?¡± Fei Cheng asked, sitting up.


    ¡°Come with me to the office.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not going!¡± Fei Cheng yelled.


    Fei Zheng turned around and looked over.


    Fei Cheng¡¯s anger instantly dropped and he said feebly, ¡°My face isn¡¯t healed yet.¡±


    ¡°You have ten minutes. Don¡¯t make me say it a third time.¡± With these words, Fei Zheng went out.


    Fei Cheng grunted a curse, lifted the blanket and got out of bed, heading for the bathroom.


    When he was taking a shower, he remembered the dream he had last night. It was not a big deal to have two wet dreams in a row, but it was a bit interesting that the protagonist of the two wet dreams were the same person. It was just a glance at the buttocks, and although those buttocks were indeed white, round and beautiful, but not so much as to keep thinking about it, right? It was also a bit too unproductive.


    Did he really want to hook up?


    But that was Shen Chong¡¯s prey.


    Forget it.


    Suddenly it occurred to him. Since he slept naked last night, wouldn¡¯t he have shot all over the bed?


    To let Fei Zheng, that cleanliness monster, find out would be bad. He must hurry to destroy the evidence.


    Fei Cheng moved quickly. He only took five minutes to shower, even brushed his teeth, then wrapped a bath towel around his waist and came out. He lifted the covers and saw that there was indeed a dried white spot on the sheets. He was about to remove the sheets when he suddenly heard Fei Zheng say, ¡°Hurry up and get dressed.¡±


    Fei Cheng hurriedly put the blanket down and said with a smile. ¡°Brother, my clothes are in the hotel, you lend me some.¡±


    Fei Zheng said, ¡°Go to the closet and pick them out yourself.¡±


    Fei Zheng was already dressed in a suit, tall and handsome, but all over his body there was a natural cold and intimidating power. Even to his own brother, he displayed a cold face without any expression.


    The only thing Fei Cheng was afraid of in this world was his brother Fei Zheng, who had never been soft hearted and beat him since he was a child. In order to overthrow his brother¡¯s tyrannical dictatorship, Fei Cheng practiced various fighting techniques, but the road was high and the devil was higher. After being crushed dozens of times, Fei Cheng finally succumbed to his brother and decided to be a good boy. But after a few years of breathing the free air in America, Fei Cheng wanted to return to his wild nature again, and the false persona of a good boy was trending towards collapse.


    Fei Cheng changed his clothes neatly and came out.


    Fei Zheng swept him a glance, but did not speak.


    The little carrot head, which originally only reached his chest, was now as tall as he was, and dressed in his clothes, had already taken on the appearance of an adult.


    ¡°How¡¯s that?¡± Fei Cheng posed. ¡°Handsome, right?¡±


    Fei Zheng gave him a look, that meant go see for himself and walked outside.


    ¡°Brother,¡± Fei Cheng followed obediently. ¡°I want to discuss something with you.¡±


    ¡°There is no discussion.¡± Fei Zheng didn¡¯t even listen to it, he directly rejected it.


    Fei Cheng tsked twice, ¡°Look at you, I haven¡¯t said anything, yet you rush to say no, ah.¡±


    Fei Zheng gave him a sidelong glance. ¡°From today onwards, you are the director of Ming Xi¡¯s artists. You have to do it even if you don¡¯t want to do it.¡±


    Fei Cheng stood still. ¡°I don¡¯t want to go to work at Ming Xi!¡±


    Fei Zheng stopped and looked at him. ¡°Then what do you want to do?¡±


    Fei Cheng choked for a long time. ¡°¡­Haven¡¯t thought about it yet.¡±


    Fei Zheng stepped forward. ¡°Then don¡¯t talk nonsense.¡±


    Fei Cheng swung his fist at the air a few times, hating his guts.


    ¡ª


    Nan HuaiLin sat on the subway and just felt a headache.


    After the rain shower, he very unfortunately had a fever. Following breakfast, he went to the small clinic next to his home to get a fever shot, but even now, his butt was a little sore. He arrived at Fei Zheng¡¯s house in a daze and went to work.


    He started with the bedroom.


    The clothes were thrown all over the floor and the bed was in disarray.


    He couldn¡¯t help but think of last night¡¯s tussle, and his already feverish face burned even more.


    Nan HuaiLin took off all the bed sheets and covers and sent them to the dry cleaners in the neighborhood along with the clothes to be washed. Then he came back and hand washed the underwear first ¨C it was the first time he washed underwear for a man other than Shi Yan, which felt weird. He also had a one-night stand with this man, which felt even weirder. He finished washing and drying, and then he started cleaning.


    Hannibal was particularly clingy. Wherever he went, he would follow, Nan HuaiLin suspected that he wanted to play, but was reluctant to drive him away, afraid to hurt his fragile little soul. Sometimes animals had more delicate feelings than humans and were easily hurt.


    The morning passed quickly under his non-stop busy schedule.


    He went out for lunch and forced himself to eat even though he had no appetite. When he came back, he was so dizzy that even if he walked straight, he swayed, and when he felt his forehead, the fever seemed to get worse.


    He wanted to lie in bed and sleep, but he couldn¡¯t. His work wasn¡¯t done yet, and today was the first day back for Mr. Fei, so he had to perform well.


    Nan HuaiLin pulled himself together and continued the unfinished work.


    Because he wasn¡¯ in good health, he was inefficient and did not finish until after seven o¡¯clock. He hurriedly checked again and escaped Fei Zheng¡¯s house before eight o¡¯clock.


    On the subway, the phone rang.


    He took it out and saw that it was Shen Chong calling.


    Nan HuaiLin hung up directly, then threw Shen Chong¡¯s number into the blacklist to keep Shi Yan¡¯s company.


    ¡ª


    ¡°Shit! He hung up on me!¡± Shen Chong called again, but couldn¡¯t get through.


    Fei Cheng, with his long legs on the desk, was bored and flipping through the artist profile in his hand. ¡°Don¡¯t put your hot face on someone¡¯s cold ass, okay? I¡¯m ashamed of you. He¡¯s obviously not interested in you, so don¡¯t think about it.¡±


    ¡°You shut up,¡± Shen Chong was furious. ¡°If it wasn¡¯t for you, I would have gotten him home.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with not getting him home?¡± Fei Cheng laughed unconcernedly. ¡°If he doesn¡¯t want to, can you still bully him?¡±


    ¡°Not willing? But he kissed me that day. He¡¯s playing hard to get. He¡¯s pure on the outside and a slutty bimbo inside.¡± Shen Chong was too lazy to argue with him about this, and directly turned the page, ¡°It¡¯s almost eight o¡¯clock, will you leave or not? Your brother left work early, you are doing¡­what?¡±


    Fei Cheng sighed, ¡°My brother ordered me to live at home. I really don¡¯t want to live with him. Just thinking about it makes me breathless.¡± He glared at Shen Chong. ¡°It¡¯s your fault. Why did you send me to my brother¡¯s place last night? This morning he caught me red-handed.¡±


    ¡°Fuck, I¡¯m really the one who is wronged. It¡¯s obvious that you¡¯re the one who asked me to send you home because you missed your Hannibal. Now you¡¯re blaming me? That¡¯s funny.¡±


    Fei Cheng rubbed his nose.


    He was so drunk last night that he couldn¡¯t remember anything.


    ¡°Hey, the actor¡¯s name is Nan HuaiLin, right?¡± Fei Cheng brought the topic back.


    ¡°Mn, what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Fei Cheng threw a pile of information that he had already gone through twice on the table, ¡°I don¡¯t see his information, but he can¡¯t be using the banner of Ming Xi to cheat, right?¡±


    Shen Chong said, ¡°I heard that he had a conflict with He DingHong and was going to terminate his contract with Ming Xi. That¡¯s why He DingHong didn¡¯t submit his information.¡±


    Fei Cheng, for the first time, gossiped. ¡°He¡¯s a small actor with little fame. What kind of conflict can he have with his manager?¡±


    ¡°Do you still remember Gao Tan?¡± Shen Chong sat down on the desk in a casual manner. ¡°We played ball together twice.¡±


    Fei Cheng thought for a moment, ¡°The one from GB Group?¡±


    Shen Chong nodded. ¡°The talk is that he wants Nan HuaiLin as a sugar baby, and to make He DingHong a pimp. They didn¡¯t think that Nan HuaiLin would refuse. The pimp did not want to blacken his own face, so He DingHong got angry, ah. Nan HuaiLin is not stupid and knew that he had no future in Ming Xi. Rather than be a sugar baby, he thought it was better to terminate the contract to find his own way.¡±


    Fei Cheng felt he was very new. ¡°I just wonder. The entertainment industry is full of beautiful people, how come you guys are so eager to see him? What¡¯s so great about him?¡±


    Shen Chong hooked his lips with a smile, ¡°I just heard this gossip and also feel it is quite incredible. I, at most, think he has a good body and ass, so I just want to sleep with him twice to let out the fire, but they even wanted to sell him off. This is a little too exaggerated. I also think this person is not open-minded, maybe he wants to have his own love.¡±


    Fei Cheng hummed and said, ¡°I think this manager named He is also quite bad.¡±


    Shen Chong sneered, ¡°Being a manager got to his head. All he is a pimp and uses the usual trick to let the artists under his hand eat and drink and sleep with the rich¡­the fucking thing.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I suddenly have an idea.¡±


    Shen Chong asked, ¡°What idea?¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t tell you,¡± Fei Cheng stood up. ¡°Let¡¯s go eat.¡±


    ¡°After dinner, go with me to get a massage,¡± Shen Chong hugged him. ¡°Recently I¡¯m too damn tired, and feel my muscles are stiff.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°But find a clean place, ah.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, all the places I go to are better.¡±


    The two of them took the elevator downstairs.


    When they arrived at the first floor, the elevator door opened and they saw that person standing outside the door. Both of them were a bit stunned.


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t expect to meet with Shen Chong on a narrow path, and was in a dilemma. He received a phone call from He DingHong when he was switching to line 1. The other party kindly said that he should come to the office and discuss something with him. He had to cancel his contract with Ming Xi, but after all, he was still a contracted artist under He DingHong, so he couldn¡¯t not come.


    But while he was waiting for the elevator, Nan HuaiLin felt too uncomfortable. His body was hot and cold, he was dizzy, his legs were weak, his undershirt was drenched with cold sweat, and his whole body was confused.


    Fei Cheng and Shen Chong came out of the elevator.


    Shen Chong asked, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you answer my call?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin saw Shen Chong¡¯s lips moving, but his ears buzzed and he couldn¡¯t hear what he was saying.


    In an instant, his legs went limp and he fell violently to the ground.


    Fei Cheng had quick eyes and hands, and immediately reached out to catch him.


    Nan HuaiLin looked at him dazedly, and then his consciousness sank into the infinite darkness.

 CH 7

    When Nan HuaiLin woke up, he found himself lying in the hospital with a needle in the back of his hand, infusing him with fluids. He sat up and reached for his cell phone, but after searching through several pockets, there was nothing.


    At that moment, Fei Cheng walked in. ¡°You¡¯re awake?¡± He handed over the phone in his hand. ¡°I just got a call for you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin took the phone, looked at him quickly, then looked down at the phone and said in a hoarse voice, ¡°Thank you for bringing me to the hospital. You can go now.¡±


    Fei Cheng, however, sat down. ¡°I have nothing to do, so I¡¯ll stay with you for a while.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin refused. ¡°No, you can go.¡±


    Fei Cheng looked at him. ¡°Why do I feel like you don¡¯t like me?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin denied. ¡°You are thinking too much, I don¡¯t know you at all, how can I dislike you? I just don¡¯t want to bother you.¡±


    Fei Cheng hooked the corner of his mouth. ¡°My name is Fei Cheng, the word for city. If you know my name, then we know each other.¡±


    So Fei Zheng¡¯s brother was called Fei Cheng.


    Nan HuaiLin looked at him again.


    That day he was always behind those sunglasses, covering half of his face. Nan HuaiLin simply did not know what he looked like, so today was the first day he could see his face.


    One word, handsome.


    Two words, very handsome.


    Three words, explosively, dangerously handsome.


    Compared with Fei Cheng, Nan HuaiLin felt that he was as ugly as mud.


    ¡°I¡¯ll make a phone call.¡± Nan HuaiLin said.


    ¡°You¡¯re calling He Dinghong?¡± Fei Cheng asked.


    ¡°Yes.¡± Nan HuaiLin nodded his head.


    ¡°No need to call,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°I¡¯ve already cleared it with him.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin hung up the phone he had just dialed and looked up at Fei Cheng. ¡°What did you say to him?¡±


    When he looked at him like that, Fei Cheng¡¯s heartbeat suddenly became a bit disturbed.


    Although they had only met once, he had already slept with Nan HuaiLin twice in his dreams. Last night¡¯s dream in particular was as realistic, as if it had actually happened, and the slightest recollection of it made him hot and hard.


    Nan HuaiLin waited for a while without an answer and asked curiously, ¡°Why don¡¯t you say anything?¡±


    Fei Cheng looked back, coughed awkwardly, and said, ¡°I told him you were sick in the hospital and couldn¡¯t go see him.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°Then what did he say?¡±


    Fei Cheng replied, ¡°He said he would call you tomorrow.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Oh.¡± He stopped talking.


    The air suddenly fell silent.


    Nan HuaiLin looked down at his phone.


    Fei Cheng was looking at Nan HuaiLin quietly.


    Fei Cheng felt strange, this face was obviously plain, so how come it looked so pleasant to him? It looked much more pleasant than those handsome men and women in the entertainment industry. Could it be that he had an aesthetic problem?


    ¡°Hey,¡± Fei Cheng suddenly said. ¡°Let me ask you a question.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked up, ¡°What¡¯s the question?¡±


    ¡°That day on the subway¡­¡± Fei Cheng paused for two seconds. ¡°Why did you cry?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin lowered his eyes, silent for a moment, and said, ¡°Can I not answer?¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded, ¡°Then I¡¯ll ask one more question.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin sighed imperceptibly, ¡°Ask.¡±


    ¡°Do you have a boyfriend?¡± Fei Cheng cut to the chase.


    Fei Cheng was born in the United States, came to China when he was in elementary school, and returned to the United States when he was in college. In general, he was more influenced by Western culture, so he spoke and acted in a very direct way.


    ¡°Yes.¡± Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t know why he was asking, or why he was lying, but his mouth was faster than his brain anyway.


    Fei Cheng nodded, but did not show any disappointment.


    He looked up at the infusion bottle. There was still most of the bottle left.


    Then, he stopped talking and sat next to him, playing with his phone.


    The conversation ended so abruptly that Nan HuaiLin was a bit puzzled.


    He swept a glance at Fei Cheng, and suddenly remembered an important thing. He hastily opened his phone, sent a weibo to Ruan Xin, [Assistant Ruan, is Mr. Fei still satisfied with my work?]


    After waiting for five minutes, Ruan Xin replied, [Mr. Fei did not say he was not satisfied, that is satisfied.]


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s heart was both happy and worried.


    But still a little more happy, so he was optimistic.


    His stomach suddenly grumbled. Nan HuaiLin hurriedly covered it.


    Fei Cheng looked up and said, ¡°What do you want to eat? I¡¯ll go buy something.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked embarrassed. ¡°No, I¡¯ve been on a diet recently. I¡¯m not eating dinner.¡±


    Fei Cheng stood up. ¡°Since you are so dishonest, you can eat whatever I buy.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at Fei Cheng¡¯s upright back, and inexplicably felt a little touched. He silently labelled him in his heart. Willing to help.


    When Fei Cheng returned with food, Nan HuaiLin had fallen asleep.


    Fei Cheng couldn¡¯t bear to wake him up, so he gently put the things on the table and sat down quietly. His eyes fell on Nan HuaiLin¡¯s sleeping face, which was obviously not pretty, but still he couldn¡¯t move his eyes away, which was really strange.


    When the drip was almost finished, Fei Cheng called the nurse to remove the needle.


    Nan HuaiLin was awakened by the slight pain when the needle was removed, and only after a few seconds of confusion did he understand the situation. He slowly sat up and said to Fei Cheng in a muffled voice, ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I fell asleep.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Let¡¯s go, I¡¯ll take you home.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said while putting on his shoes, ¡°No, I¡¯ve already taken up a lot of your time. I can walk by myself.¡± He stood up, ¡°By the way, how much is the medical fee? I¡¯ll transfer it to you.¡±


    Fei Cheng took out his cell phone, ¡°Add me on WeChat.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°No need to add WeChat, just scan the QR code to receive payment.¡±


    Fei Cheng hooked up his lips, ¡°Can I add you to WeChat?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin then understood what he meant, so he got busy adding his WeChat, and then transferring the money to him.


    After leaving the hospital, Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Then¡­see you later.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Mn, bye.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin walked in the direction of the subway station.


    Fei Cheng was a few steps behind him.


    After walking for a while, Nan HuaiLin stopped, and turned back. ¡°Why are you following me?¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and asked in return, ¡°Why am I following you?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng had long legs and big steps, and passed him in a few steps. ¡°Is it your turn to follow me now?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked with uncertainty, ¡°Are you going to take the subway too?¡±


    Fei Cheng still answered the question with a question, ¡°Can¡¯t I?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was slightly embarrassed. He thought that a rich person like Fei Cheng would not take public transportation. Suddenly he remembered that the first time he met Fei Cheng was on the subway. So he was even more embarrassed and walked forward with his head down.


    Fei Cheng smiled pleasantly, not far behind Nan HuaiLin.


    When they entered the subway station, unexpectedly, there were many people, and a long line on the platform. Fei Cheng behind Nan HuaiLin, secretly took a moment to compare them. Nan HuaiLin¡¯s head was just to his chin. This was the best height difference in Fei Cheng¡¯s mind, since it was just right for holding him in his arms.


    The subway train arrived.


    The doors opened, and the people getting off the train pushed hard towards the outside, while the people getting on the train pushed hard towards the inside. The scene was similar to the morning rush hour.


    Nan HuaiLin and Fei Cheng managed to squeeze in. Fei Cheng¡¯s back was against the door, and his front chest was against Nan HuaiLin¡¯s back. They were so close that Fei Cheng smelled his clean body, and had his key parts rubbed from time to time. It was inevitable that he got a little restless.


    Nan HuaiLin wanted to stay away from Fei Cheng, but there was a girl standing in front of him, and he was crowded by the people next to him, so just he had to hope that more people would get off at the next stop.


    Suddenly, the girl in front of him snapped her head back and gave him a vicious glare.


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°???¡±


    The girl then whispered something to the tall boy next to her, who looked angrily at Nan HuaiLin, reached out and grabbed him by the collar, and said fiercely, ¡°You¡¯re fucking looking for death, aren¡¯t you?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°?!!!¡±


    Could someone tell him what happened?


    ¡°Which one of your hands touched my girlfriend?¡± The boy shouted, his face red and neck thick. ¡°This is not over until your salty hand is gone today!¡±


    It was baffling, but before Nan HuaiLin could explain, Fei Cheng suddenly wrapped his arms around him from behind and said with a smile, ¡°Dude, you misunderstood. My baby is not interested in women.¡±


    The boy and the girl looked at each other for a few seconds and then awkwardly let go.


    At this point, the subway stopped, and the door opened. Next to them was a greasy, middle-aged man who was the first to squeeze out, then suddenly ran off.


    This stop had a lot of people get off and the carriage suddenly relaxed a lot.


    The young couple was still there, half-heartedly sizing them up.


    Fei Cheng turned Nan HuaiLin around, cupped his face and said, ¡°Baby, you¡¯re scared, right?¡± Then, taking Nan HuaiLin into his arms, he said, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, husband is here.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    It was a pity that this person didn¡¯t become an actor.


    Fei Cheng hesitated to kiss him, but felt that the scene would be over if he tried, so he didn¡¯t. He hugged Nan HuaiLin and didn¡¯t let go. Just as he had thought, the boy fit in his arms just right.


    The young couple was fed a handful of sticky dog food, and moved to the side apologetically.


    Nan HuaiLin whispered, ¡°You can let go of me now.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Speak louder, I can¡¯t hear you.¡±


    Fei Cheng was a head taller than him, so Nan HuaiLin had to stand on his tiptoes and whisper in his ear, ¡°I said, let go of me.¡±


    In this position, from a certain angle, it looked like Nan HuaiLin was kissing Fei Cheng¡¯s face.


    Fei Cheng already had a face that made people blush, and with a doting smile, he was a total heart breaker.


    The girl who was lazing around just now, looked at the man¡¯s boyfriend, and then looked at her own boyfriend, and sighed in her heart. It was true that other people¡¯s boyfriends never disappoint.


    Fei Cheng hugged Nan HuaiLin for two stops and didn¡¯t let go until he got off.


    Nan HuaiLin inexplicably didn¡¯t really want to thank him, but still said, ¡°Thank you for helping me out just now.¡±


    Fei Cheng hooked his lips and smiled, ¡°So did you or didn¡¯t you, salivate like that girl?¡±


    ¡°No!¡± Nan HuaiLin now not only did not want to thank him, but also wanted to hit him.


    Fei Cheng naturally reached out to rub his hair and said with a smile, ¡°It¡¯s just a joke, don¡¯t be angry.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin wasn¡¯t angry, but the atmosphere between the two was awkward. So he was, embarrassingly, at a loss. He blamed this awkwardness on his one-night stand with Fei Zheng. He was unexpectedly vulnerable when confronted with Fei Cheng, as if he was afraid of being discovered for something he had done.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to transfer to Line 1.¡± Nan HuaiLin said.


    ¡°Bye.¡± Fei Cheng said.


    ¡°Bye.¡± Nan HuaiLin smiled at him and turned to walk away.


    When he got on the escalator, Nan HuaiLin looked back, but Fei Cheng was no longer on the platform.


    ¡ª


    By the time he arrived home, it was after eleven o¡¯clock at night.


    Nan HuaiLin took out the key to open the door. He entered the door and turned on the light, but was suddenly shocked and jerked backwards.


    There was a person lying on the bed.


    He didn¡¯t need to see his face to know who it was.


    Nan HuaiLin was still in shock, and angrily took two steps to the bed. He could smell the odor of smoke and alcohol. He held his breath, and pulled the man¡¯s shoulder to turn him over. He first checked the man¡¯s hands, and then his pockets. He quickly felt in the man¡¯s pants pockets and found a key, but before he could pull out his hand, his wrist was violently clamped.


    Nan HuaiLin was caught off guard by the intense emotion in those dazed, drunken eyes, and the anger in his heart instantly melted away and he was sorely hurt.


    For Nan HuaiLin, Shi Yan¡¯s eyes were weapons of mass destruction. They could easily hit him and make him both as sweet as honey, but also to fill his heart with a stabbing pain.


    Nan HuaiLin averted his eyes and said in a deep voice, ¡°Let go of me. Don¡¯t force me to do it.¡±


    Shi Yan grabbed his hand and sat up, then wrapped his arms around his waist, and rested his head on his stomach. He said in a muffled voice, ¡°You¡¯re back. I¡¯ve been waiting for you for a long time.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin wrenched his hand away, took a few steps back, leaned his back against the wall, and said with a cold face, ¡°Go home and sleep when you¡¯re drunk. Don¡¯t come to me.¡±


    Shi Yan hung his head and laughed for a while, then stood up from the bed and stumbled towards Nan HuaiLin.


    Nan HuaiLin reached out and pushed him. ¡°You stay away from me.¡±


    Who knew that Shi Yan would fall as soon as he was pushed, falling to the ground with a thud that sounded painful.


    In the end, Nan HuaiLin had been in love with him for seven years, and he couldn¡¯t bear to see him in such a mess. He hesitated for a few seconds and bent down to help him, but Shi Yan was lying on the ground, not getting up. He just kept laughing.


    Nan HuaiLin sat on his knees next to him, and watched him quietly.


    Shi Yan laughed and cried. His expression was blank, but tears kept flowing down from the corners of his eyes. Nan HuaiLin felt that his internal organs were all twisted together, and his heart ached violently.


    All the emotions that had been suppressed from the day of the breakup until now erupted like a volcano, Nan HuaiLin covered his face to keep from crying out.


    Shi Yan propped himself up and sat up to hug Nan HuaiLin, but his hand was pushed away as soon as it touched him.


    ¡°Why? Why are you doing this?¡± Nan HuaiLin repeatedly questioned. ¡°Why did you break up with me? Why do you want to torture yourself and me like this? Why can¡¯t you just live a good life? Why do you want to ruin everything?¡±


    Shi Yan couldn¡¯t answer a single word.


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t expect an answer. He was just venting all his discontent, anger, and aggression, so that he could heal faster.


    ¡°Shi Yan, this is the last time in my life I will shed tears for you.¡± Nan HuaiLin wiped his face and looked at him calmly. ¡°Since you¡¯ve already broken up with me, don¡¯t come back to me. Break up decently. We don¡¯t owe each other.¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t stand you being with another man.¡± Shi Yan hung his head, but didn¡¯t have the courage to look at Nan HuaiLin¡¯s face directly. ¡°Nan Nan, can you¡­can you wait for me? Wait for me for five years, no, three years, just wait for me for three years¨C¡°


    ¡°I can¡¯t stand still and wait for you,¡± Nan HuaiLin interrupted him. ¡°From the moment you agreed to marry someone else, you stopped being the Shi Yan I love anymore, and I¡­.Shi Yan. The two of us have completely ended, and there is no possibility of starting over. Do you understand?¡±


    Shi Yan smiled sadly, ¡°After so many years together, I didn¡¯t know until now that your heart was so cruel.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was speechless.


    Shi Yan stood up holding the bed and stumbled out of the room.


    The door opened and closed again.


    Nan HuaiLin got up and went into the bathroom to wash his face. The cool water on his face made his sore eyes feel better.


    Outside the window, the night was dark.


    Nan HuaiLin suddenly remembered a passage that he read somewhere.


    In this world, some roads have to be faced alone, alone to trek, the road is long and far, the night is dark and silent, but you have to go on alone.


    The author has something to say: ¡°At the beginning, you wanted to separate, so you separated. And now you want to use true love to coax me back? Love is not something you can buy.¡±


    A classic song ¡°Love for Sale¡± for Shi Yan.

 CH 8

    Fei Cheng entered the password to open the door, and as soon as he entered, he saw Ruan Xin putting on his shoes in the foyer.


    ¡°Chengcheng is back.¡± Ruan Xin said with a smile.


    ¡°How many times have I told you, don¡¯t call me Chengcheng. It makes me sound like a little kid.¡± Fei Cheng stood against the wall. ¡°It¡¯s late and my brother is still squeezing you for labor? If it were me, I would have thrown a letter of resignation in his face.¡±


    Ruan Xin¡¯s charming smile was tinged with a trace of imperceptible embarrassment. He lowered his head to hide it and said, ¡°As long as the salary is generous enough, I have no complaints about working overtime every day.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Are you very short of money?¡±


    ¡°No, but I don¡¯t need too much either.¡± Ruan Xin smiled and said, ¡°By the way, how did you feel on your first day at work?¡±


    Fei Cheng shrugged and sighed, ¡°Just like that. I¡¯m the Monkey King, my brother is Buddha. I¡¯m a little monster, my brother is Ultraman. I can¡¯t do anything about it, so I have to swallow my anger.¡±


    ¡°You say it as if you are living in deep water,¡± Ruan Xin said with a smile, ¡°I know better than anyone how much you are loved by Mr. Fei, so don¡¯t sell yourself short.¡±


    Fei Cheng suddenly lowered his voice, ¡°Assistant Ruan, let me ask you something.¡±


    Ruan Xin nodded, ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°You are with my brother almost 24 hours a day, you know this matter best.¡± Fei Cheng¡¯s voice lowered further, ¡°Has my brother been in love in the past few years?¡±


    Ruan Xin¡¯s expression had a moment of panic, but it was so brief that Fei Cheng didn¡¯t catch it.


    ¡°I¡¯m only responsible for the work side. I rarely interfere with Mr. Fei¡¯s private life, so I¡¯m not too sure.¡± Ruan Xin looked at him, ¡°Why are you curious about this?¡±


    Fei Cheng looked unconvinced, but did not ask, he just came close to Ruan Xin and whispered, ¡°I think my brother is so perverse because he has no sex life. I seriously doubt he is still a virgin.¡±


    Ruan Xin laughed awkwardly, ¡°You can ask him directly.¡±


    ¡°Forget it,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°I¡¯m afraid he¡¯ll kill me.¡±


    Ruan Xin smiled and said, ¡°Okay, I have to go now. You should get some rest.¡±


    ¡°Mn,¡± Fei Cheng waved his hand. ¡°I¡¯ll see you tomorrow.¡±


    Fei Zheng¡¯s room was across from the study, the door was closed and the light was leaking below the door.


    Fei Cheng directly pushed the door open, and heard his brother throw over two cold words. ¡°Knock first.¡±


    Fei Cheng called him a mom in his head, then obediently knocked twice, walked in and sat down on the desk with a big smile.


    His brother, Fei Zheng, was dressed in home clothes and wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses; a gentlemanly villain.


    Fei Cheng glanced at the computer screen and said, ¡°Brother, I¡¯m hungry.¡±


    Fei Zheng ignored him, and focused on the computer.


    Fei Cheng said with a shy face, ¡°Cook me a bowl of noodles.¡±


    Fei Zheng¡¯s gaze was filtered through the lenses. ¡°Do I look like I know how to cook noodles?¡±


    Fei Cheng looked at him seriously for a moment and shook his head. ¡°No.¡±


    Fei Zheng looked back at his computer. ¡°Go to the fridge and see if there is anything to eat. If not, order takeout.¡±


    Fei Cheng sighed. ¡°You make me come back here to live, but do not give me food, you¨C¡°


    A look from Fei Zheng made Fei Cheng swallow the rest of his complaint whole.


    Fei Cheng got down from his desk, ¡°I¡¯ll cook it myself, okay? Do you want to eat? I can cook some more.¡±


    Fei Zheng said without expression, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°I thought you didn¡¯t eat anything.¡± Fei Cheng chattered as he walked out. ¡°I can see you got me back to enslave me, oppress me, exploit me¨C¡°


    Fei Zheng said, ¡°Shut up.¡±


    Fei Cheng, ¡°¡­Oh.¡±


    Fei Cheng skipped to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, and was shocked. The refrigerator was empty, nothing but air. He opened the cupboards one by one and, again, found nothing to eat, not even a packet of salt.


    Fei Cheng was speechless. Fei Zheng was playing a trick on him, right?


    Fei Cheng had no choice but to go downstairs and buy two packs of instant noodles from the supermarket in his neighborhood and cook them.


    When he was a student in the United States, he lived alone. He couldn¡¯t cook complicated dishes, but making instant noodles was not difficult for him, and much better than Fei Zheng, a loser who could not even boil water.


    After the noodles were cooked and served on the table, Fei Cheng went to the study to call out, ¡°Boss, it¡¯s time to eat.¡±


    The two of them sat face to face and ate the noodles.


    Fei Cheng asked with an expectant face. ¡°How does it taste?¡±


    Fei Zheng said indifferently, ¡°Does it matter to you how it tastes?¡±


    Fei Cheng gritted his teeth. ¡°Are you going to lose a piece of meat or something if you say something nice?¡±


    Fei Zheng said, ¡°Shut up and eat yours.¡±


    Fei Cheng grunted, ate two bites, and remembered something. ¡°Brother, since I¡¯m the talent director of Ming Xi, are all the artists and agents under my control?¡±


    Fei Zheng¡¯s face was expressionless. ¡°Tell me what you have to say.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°There¡¯s an agent I don¡¯t like and I want to fire him, is that okay?¡±


    Fei Zheng said, ¡°Whatever.¡±


    He answered so bluntly that Fei Cheng was stunned and said, ¡°You won¡¯t even ask me why?¡±


    Fei Zheng did not raise his eyes. ¡°You can make up your own mind about what¡¯s within your authority. You don¡¯t have to ask me.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded, ¡°Oh.¡±


    Fei Zheng put down his chopsticks and stood up. ¡°Finish eating. and clean up.¡±


    Fei Cheng was not happy. ¡°Hey! You¡¯re too much! To eat and just go back to work!¡±


    Fei Zheng was deaf.


    Fei Cheng was outraged. ¡°Don¡¯t expect me to cook for you again!¡±


    Fei Zheng slightly hooked the corner of his mouth and pushed open the door into the study.


    After washing the dishes with a lot of anger, Fei Cheng went to the indoor swimming pool. The pool was small, less than a hundred square feet, but it was big enough to hold him.


    Using the remote control to close the curtains, Fei Cheng stripped naked, and went down to the pool. The human body was completely wet a few seconds later and with a stomp on the side of the pool wall, he swam out a long way.


    The next second, the person disappeared, and was replaced by a snow-white dragon. His body was almost as long as the pool, and on his back were snow-white wings that spread on the surface of the water. The dragon¡¯s tail swung, stirring up a large water splash.


    Nan HuaiLin woke up in a daze.


    His throat was dry and swollen. His head hurt so much that it almost exploded, and when he raised his hand to feel his forehead, it was as hot as fire. The fever had clearly gone down after yesterday¡¯s infusion, but how come it had gotten worse again after a nap?


    It was really strange.


    When he sat up, he suddenly felt a strong dizziness that took a while to subside. He struggled to get out of bed, but his legs were so weak that he could barely stand.


    Even in such a bad state, he still had to go to work.


    Technically speaking, it was only his second day on the job, and he couldn¡¯t take time off.


    Just hang in there and get over it.


    He had a sore throat and couldn¡¯t eat anything, so he made a cup of soy milk and mixed it with a packet of instant coffee. He stirred it up and left it there, so when he finished washing up, the soy milk mixed with the coffee was just the right temperature. He poured it down in one gulp, which was both filling and refreshing.


    Nan HuaiLin first went to a small clinic to get a fever-reducing injection, and then called a cab. With his current physical condition, he couldn¡¯t squeeze into the subway, and he was afraid he would collapse.


    Just as he got in the car, He DingHong¡¯s phone call came.


    ¡°Hey, Brother Hong.¡± As soon as he opened his mouth, his throat hurt and his voice was too hoarse to speak.


    ¡°I heard you were hospitalized yesterday,¡± He DingHong said on the other side, ¡°Are you feeling better?¡±


    ¡°Not so good.¡± Nan HuaiLin said.


    He DingHong choked for a moment and stopped being polite to him and went straight to the point. ¡°So what, can you come to the office today?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯m really having a hard time. If there¡¯s anything you need, just say it over the phone.¡±


    He could imagine how bad He DingHong¡¯s face looked at the moment, but he really didn¡¯t want to be called upon to come and go again, especially when the other person¡¯s character was so bad.


    He DingHong was silent for a short while and there was a clear displeasure in his voice, ¡°It¡¯s like this, it¡¯s the same thing I told you last time. I conveyed your intention to Gao Tan, but he wants to meet you and talk to you alone, I¡­¡±


    ¡°Brother Hong,¡± Nan HuaiLin interrupted him, ¡°I have made it very clear. I do not want to. No matter how tempting the offer, I will not change my mind. This matter is not negotiable, and you should not look for me again because of this matter. I have things to do, goodbye.¡±


    Without giving He DingHong a chance to speak, Nan HuaiLin hung up the phone directly. He took a long breath and lowered the car window to let in the breeze, so as to clear his mind, which was burnt to a pulp.


    It was only 10:30 a.m.when he arrived at the place, so Nan HuaiLin sat in the small garden downstairs for half an hour before going upstairs.


    Hannibal greeted him warmly and almost threw him to the ground. He was so fragile now. He was usually always in good health, so it was unbelievable to be so sick after a little rain.


    The fever-reducing injection did not help, and after a few hours of muddled work, Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t hold it any longer. He set the alarm on his phone and lay down on the hall carpet, intending to rest for an hour before getting up to work.


    An hour later, the alarm clock went off, but it didn¡¯t wake Nan HuaiLin up.


    The alarm clock rang every ten minutes until the phone ran out of battery and turned off automatically, and Nan HuaiLin still did not wake up.


    Hannibal kept circling around Nan HuaiLin who was sleeping on the ground, but no matter how much he called, Nan HuaiLin did not move.


    Hannibal then ran to the balcony and barked furiously.


    The property owner received the complaint and called the owner. Fei Zheng received the call and gave the matter to Ruan Xin, who immediately contacted Nan HuaiLin, but his phone was turned off.


    As soon as Ruan Xin entered the door, he shouted, ¡°Nan, are you there?¡±


    Hannibal came running wildly, biting his pant leg and dragging him inside.


    Ruan Xin didn¡¯t have time to change his shoes before he was dragged inside and saw Nan HuaiLin lying on the floor.


    He was shocked, but Nan HuaiLin wouldn¡¯t wake up. Ruan Xin immediately called 120.


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    ¡°I have horns on my head, I have a tail behind me, no one knows how many secrets I have.¡±


    A song ¡°Little Dragon Man¡± by Fei Cheng .

 CH 9

    Once again, Nan HuaiLin woke up in the hospital.


    Ruan Xin was by his side and when he woke up, he asked, ¡°How do you feel? Are you feeling better?¡±


    ¡°Assistant Ruan?¡± Nan HuaiLin¡¯s voice was muffled as he sat up on his bed, ¡°What are you¡­ doing?¡±


    Ruan Xin briefly told him what had happened, and finally said with reproach, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you say anything when you were sick? Thanks to Hannibal¡¯s wisdom you¡¯re okay, but if you had waited until Mr. Fei came home from work, your brain would have been burnt.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin apologized profusely, ¡°I¡¯m so sorry to bother you.¡±


    Ruan Xin sighed, ¡°You should rest for a few days, and go back to work when you are well.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°No, no, I¡¯ve always been in good health. I¡¯m sure I¡¯ll be fine tomorrow.¡±


    Ruan Xin said, ¡°Tomorrow is Saturday, and Mr. Fei is usually home on weekends, so housekeeping doesn¡¯t need to come to the house.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was slightly relieved and said with a smile, ¡°I was so confused, I didn¡¯t even know what day of the week it was. I¡¯m glad you reminded me, otherwise I would be in trouble if I went to Mr. Fei¡¯s house tomorrow.¡±


    Ruan Xin said, ¡°I have to hurry back to the office. You can ask your friend to come over to keep you company.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Nan HuaiLin was grateful and sorry. ¡°Thank you, Assistant Ruan.¡±


    Ruan Xin smiled at him. ¡°Get well soon. I¡¯m leaving.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin felt that Ruan Xin¡¯s smile was like an angel¡¯s, especially healing, and he was almost charmed. He wanted to be like Ruan Xin, good-looking, talented, and with a superb personality; just perfect.


    Ruan Xin drove back to the office, and met Shen Chong in the elevator.


    ¡°Assistant Ruan, did you go to the hospital?¡± Shen Chong asked.


    ¡°How did you know?¡± Ruan Xin was surprised.


    ¡°You smell like sterile solution.¡± Shen Chong said.


    Ruan Xin lifted his arm and smelled it, smiled, and said, ¡°You have a good nose.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m very sensitive to the smell of disinfectant.¡± Shen Chong said, and then asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not me, it¡¯s¨C¡± Ruan Xin paused, deliberating his words, ¡°a friend.¡±


    Shen Chong raised an eyebrow and smiled, ¡°It¡¯s not a boyfriend, is it?¡±


    Ruan Xin said, ¡°A male friend.¡±


    Shen Chong asked again, ¡°Do I know him?¡±


    Ruan Xin laughed, ¡°Why are you so nosy? Like paparazzi.¡±


    Shen Chong said, ¡°Only with you, beauty Ruan, do I gossip. If it were anyone else, I would not bother to ask. Who is it that you are hiding?¡±


    Ruan Xin was silent for a short while and said, ¡°Nan HuaiLin, our company¡¯s artist. Do you know him?¡±


    Shen Chong was surprised. ¡°Holy shit, what¡¯s wrong with him this time?¡±


    ¡°This time?¡± Ruan Xin was a bit startled. ¡°It seems that you not only know each other, but also seem to have some friendship, huh?¡±


    ¡°I did a scene with him.¡± Shen Chong said. ¡°Which hospital is he in? I¡¯ll go see him.¡±


    ¡°Chongwenmen¡¯s Puren Hospital.¡± Ruan Xin looked at him and asked curiously, ¡°Since when have you become so solicitous?¡±


    ¡°If you don¡¯t have anything to offer, you¡¯re a thief.¡± Shen Chong winked at him. ¡°I am the ¡®thief.¡¯ The flower-picking thief.¡±


    Ruan Xin was about to speak when the elevator door opened, and Shen Chong pushed him out, smiling, ¡°Thank you for giving me the information, I¡¯ll buy you dinner some day.¡±


    Shen Chong pressed the door button and took out his phone to call his assistant. ¡°Tell Director Zhang that I¡¯m not feeling well and have to go to the hospital, I¡¯ll be an hour late.¡± After saying that, he hung up the phone sharply.


    Yesterday, when Nan HuaiLin suddenly fainted, Shen Chong originally thought he could take advantage of the opportunity to brush a wave of goodwill, but, unfortunately, something suddenly happened. He could not miss the opportunity again.


    He boasted to Fei Cheng that he would be able to sleep with Nan HuaiLin within a week, but now a week was about to pass! Not to mention sleep, he did not even get to see his face. It was too embarrassing! This time, he must take down this little minx in one fell swoop!


    Ruan Xin stood in front of the elevator, speechless for a moment, then turned around and walked towards the president¡¯s office.


    Fei Cheng happened to go to his brother¡¯s office and bumped into Ruan Xin head-on.


    Ruan Xin was not a gossipy person, but now he couldn¡¯t help but gossip about Shen Chong. ¡°Is Shen Chong not normal lately?¡±


    ¡°He has never been normal at all,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°Why mention him all of a sudden?¡±


    Ruan Xin said, ¡°He¡¯s chasing a young actor from our company, but that young actor is obviously not his type.¡±


    Fei Cheng asked, ¡°Do you mean Nan HuaiLin?¡±


    Ruan Xin was stunned. ¡°You also know Nan?¡±


    Fei Cheng asked instead of answering, ¡°How do you know Shen Chong is after Nan HuaiLin?¡±


    Ruan Xin held back his curiosity and answered Fei Cheng¡¯s question first. ¡°Nan had a high fever and fainted. I took him to the hospital, and just now I met Shen Chong in the elevator¨C¡°


    ¡°Which hospital is he in?¡± Fei Cheng asked, interrupting him before he finished listening.


    ¡°Chongwenmen¡¯s Puren Hospital.¡± Ruan Xin replied.


    Fei Cheng turned his head and left, not even waiting for the other to finish.


    Ruan Xin was filled with questions by Shen Chong and Fei Cheng, but had no place to ask them, so he could only endure them.


    ¡ª


    Ruan Xin had not been gone long when Nan HuaiLin fell asleep on the hospital bed. Just when he fell asleep, he suddenly felt a cold hand on his hot forehead.


    Opening his eyes, which were red from the fever, he saw Shen Chong¡¯s face.


    ¡°You¡¯re burning up too much,¡± Shen Chong frowned. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin removed his hand, sat up with his sore and weak body, and asked in a hoarse voice, ¡°How did you know I was here?¡±


    Shen Chong said, ¡°I just met Ruan Xin at the office and heard him say so.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Thank you for coming to see me. I¡¯m fine, you can go now.¡±


    Shen Chong was about to speak, when the phone suddenly rang.


    It was his assistant calling.


    Shen Chong answered it, then his face turned a bit stinky. ¡°Got it,¡± he said and hung up. Then he smiled bitterly and said to Nan HuaiLin, ¡°Now I can¡¯t go with you. Where do you live? I¡¯ll come to your house to see you when I¡¯m done.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at him and said helplessly, ¡°Shen Chong, I know what you are thinking. It¡¯s an honor for me to be in your good graces as a mediocre person like me, but you really don¡¯t have to waste your time on me. I have a boyfriend and I love him so much that I don¡¯t plan to have a relationship with any man other than him, so you might as well use your mind to find someone who is right for you.¡±


    Just as the words left his mouth, the phone rang.


    Nan HuaiLin glanced at the caller ID and answered hastily, ¡°Hello, darling. I¡¯m still in the hospital, so hurry up and come over. Okay, I¡¯ll wait for you.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Nan HuaiLin looked at Shen Chong and said, ¡°Thank you for coming to see me. My boyfriend will be here soon, and I don¡¯t want him to get the wrong idea, so you¡¯d better go first.¡±


    Shen Chong smiled and said calmly, ¡°I didn¡¯t think I¡¯d be in love, but you¡¯re the one who tipped me over the edge. Since I can¡¯t be your fuck buddy, it¡¯s okay to be a friend, right? I¡¯m sure you¡¯re the right person for me.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at him with a puzzled expression.


    This guy was playing tricks again, right? He was trying to get away with something.


    ¡°If you don¡¯t say anything, I¡¯ll take that as a yes.¡± Shen Chong stroked his head. ¡°You get well, I¡¯m leaving.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    Shen Chong had just left on his first foot, and Fei Cheng arrived on his second.


    ¡°Since when did I become your ¡®darling¡¯?¡± Fei Cheng had a teasing face. ¡°How come I don¡¯t know?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin hung his head and whispered, ¡°You even called me ¡®baby¡¯ yesterday.¡±


    ¡°So-¡± Fei Cheng deliberately trailed off. ¡°I¡¯m still your husband now?¡±


    ¡°I have a husband?!¡± Nan HuaiLin blurted out. Then he remembered that he also lied to Fei Cheng and said that he had a boyfriend.


    ¡°I don¡¯t mind.¡± He didn¡¯t know why, but Fei Cheng just wanted to tease him, and found it particularly funny.


    ¡°I don¡¯t have the energy to act with you,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°Go do what you need to do. I want to be alone.¡±


    Fei Cheng sat still. ¡°I thought your fever had gone down yesterday. Why is it up again today?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said helplessly, ¡°I don¡¯t know. Maybe the symptoms were not treated yesterday.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°You look healthy, but I didn¡¯t expect you to have the body of a fairy sister.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin did not have the energy to argue with him, and after a two-second pause, he spoke again, a little embarrassed, ¡°That¡­Can you get me a glass of water to drink?¡± He felt like he was about to be burned dry, his throat was almost smoking.


    Fei Cheng remained stalwart. ¡°My name is not ¡®that¡¯.¡±


    ¡°¡­Fei Cheng,¡± Nan HuaiLin called out his name in a kindly manner, which somehow felt strange.


    Fei Cheng hooked up the corner of his mouth. ¡°Wait.¡±


    Fei Cheng got up and went out to the nurse¡¯s station and asked for a glass of water.


    On the way there, while no one was around, Fei Cheng lowered his head and spit into the water twice, stirring it again with his pinky finger, before returning to the ward.


    ¡°It¡¯s warm, drink it,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°I¡¯ll pour it afterwards.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin finished it in one gulp and said, ¡°More.¡±


    Fei Cheng took the empty cup and asked, ¡°How does it taste?¡±


    ¡°What can water taste like?¡± Nan HuaiLin thought his question was really strange, and then responded, ¡°Did you add something to the water?¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded, ¡°I added some sweet love.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng got up and went out.


    Nan HuaiLin smiled, thinking Fei Cheng was a little cute.


    It was already dusk when the infusion was finished.


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s body temperature had normalized as the medicine took effect quickly.


    But just in case, he still grabbed two doses of fever-reducing pills.


    ¡°Buy me dinner,¡± Fei Cheng said after leaving the hospital.


    Nan HuaiLin also felt that he should buy a meal to thank Fei Cheng for taking care of him yesterday and today. However, he couldn¡¯t afford to buy an expensive one, and he was afraid that Fei Cheng would dislike it, so he was in a difficult position.


    Fei Cheng thought he didn¡¯t want to, so he added, ¡°I have something to tell you, let¡¯s talk about it while we eat.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Nan HuaiLin was really curious about what Fei Cheng wanted to tell him. ¡°What do you want to eat?¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°You¡¯ll know when you get there.¡±


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    Nan Nan: How dare you give me your saliva! Disgusting!


    Fei Cheng: Your saliva is called saliva, my saliva is called dragon saliva, others want to drink it but can not drink it. Come, I¡¯ll feed you some more, and you¡¯ll never get sick.


    So he pounced, forcing a kiss, and not only fed saliva, but also fed many other liquids.

 CH 10

    Nan HuaiLin was a bit incredulous. ¡°Are you sure you want to eat this?¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded, ¡°This is what I wanted to eat the most when I was in America.¡±


    It was an open-air barbecue stand, and business was brisk, with a full house. There were rows of meat skewers on the grill, smoking, and the rich aroma was particularly appetizing.


    Nan HuaiLin laughed, ¡°I thought¡­¡±


    He thought that rich people like Fei Cheng would not eat such roadside stalls.


    Fei Cheng asked, ¡°What did you think?¡±


    ¡°Nothing.¡± Nan HuaiLin was afraid that Fei Cheng would laugh at him for not being knowledgeable.


    Fei Cheng didn¡¯t ask any more questions and looked at the menu and asked Nan HuaiLin halfway through the order, ¡°You¡¯re a patient, is it a good idea to have skewers?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, I haven¡¯t eaten for a long time, you can just order whatever.¡±


    Fei Cheng then pointed to the menu and said to the waiter, ¡°Then let¡¯s have a double portion of this page.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­Are you a gourmand?¡±


    ¡°No, I¡¯m a rat,¡± Fei Cheng answered seriously, and asked seriously, ¡°What do you belong to?¡±


    Since he was a child, Nan HuaiLin hated being asked about his Chinese zodiac sign.


    ¡°¡­Boar.¡± He answered reluctantly.


    A boar¡¯s heart is bitter.


    On second thought, a rat does not seem to be much better than a boar, and his heart was a bit more balanced.


    ¡°So you¡¯re a year older than me,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°but you look much younger than me, is it because you¡¯re smaller?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    I want to hit him.


    Fei Cheng flipped through the drink list, ¡°Don¡¯t drink the wine.¡± He looked up and said to the waiter, ¡°Two cans of Lulu, hot.¡± 1


    The waiter left and Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°Don¡¯t you have something to say to me? What is it?¡±


    Fei Cheng looked at him, ¡°Do you know who I am?¡±


    ¡°¡­You¡¯re Fei Cheng.¡± What an inexplicable question.


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°I was asking about my identity.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin deliberated for a moment and said, ¡°You are the brother of Ming Xi Media¡¯s president.¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°I¡¯m Ming Xi¡¯s talent director.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Nan HuaiLin was slightly surprised. He remembered that Ming Xi¡¯s talent director¡¯s last name was Cai, when did it become Fei Cheng?


    ¡°I fired your agent today.¡± Fei Cheng said again.


    ¡°Fired?¡± Nan HuaiLin was a bit confused. ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°Because he doesn¡¯t do anything for people,¡± Fei Cheng said simply and clearly.


    Nan HuaiLin was a little bit happy.


    One of the worst things he did was to sign with He DingHong. He thought he would be his uncle, but he didn¡¯t expect him to be a fire pit.


    ¡°The artists under He DingHong¡¯s hand I will share equally with other agents, including you.¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°But I heard that you want to cancel your contract with Ming Xi?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded hesitantly, ¡°Yes.¡±


    The reason he wanted to cancel his contract was because he had offended He DingHong and there was no way he could stay with Ming Xi, but now that He DingHong had been kicked out by Fei Cheng, there seemed to be no need for him to cancel his contract.


    The waiter put the hot Lulu on the table, one can for each person.


    Fei Cheng pulled the tab and handed it to Nan HuaiLin. ¡°It¡¯s all yours, I¡¯m not drinking it. If I give you a drama to shoot, will you still terminate your contract?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin did not answer.


    He took a sip of Lulu, the almond-flavor was a little sweet.


    Fei Cheng continued, ¡°I looked at all of the artists signed with Ming Xi yesterday, and roughly counted: three first-tier, eight second-tier, six third-tier, and the rest are all 18th-tier with no fame or resources, like you. I¡¯m going to do a big cleanup of these 18-line artists, the best and the worst. The really strong ones will stay, and all the other ones will be eliminated. We will completely reshape the artist chain of Ming Xi. Are you confident that you can stay?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked instead of answering, ¡°What if I stay?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°If you can stay, I will provide you with the resources to get you a movie. However, I can¡¯t guarantee that you will become a star because it depends not only on your strength, but also on your luck.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was moved.


    He didn¡¯t want to be popular, he just wanted to have a movie to shoot.


    ¡°How are you going to clean them up?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked.


    ¡°A test,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°is the simplest and most brutal way to screen talent from ancient times to the present.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯m confident I can stay.¡±


    Fei Cheng hooked his lips and smiled. ¡°So confident?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded vigorously. ¡°Yes!¡±


    His eyes were shining with anticipation, as if they were filled with stars.


    Fei Cheng suddenly wanted to do this well, he hadn¡¯t had the urge to do something particularly well for a long time.


    ¡°I have not yet thought about the way and time of the examination. I will inform you when I have decided, but you can rest assured that you will not have to wait too long.¡± Fei Cheng paused and added, ¡°By the way, which agent do you want to follow? I can let you go there.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin had only been to the company a handful of times in the past six months, so he didn¡¯t know much about the people in the company. He said, ¡°I can go anywhere. You just make the arrangements.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded, ¡°OK.¡±


    Their skewers finally came up, and they smelled delicious.


    Nan HuaiLin picked up a lamb skewer and handed it to Fei Cheng, ¡°Here you go.¡±


    Fei Cheng took it, took a bite, smiled and said, ¡°This is what it tastes like. It¡¯s delicious.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin ate in silence for a while and suddenly asked, ¡°Why are you so nice to me?¡±


    Fei Cheng thought about it and said seriously, ¡°Because I¡¯m a good person.¡± Then he added in his heart, ¡®Because you are cute.¡¯


    Nan HuaiLin sincerely said, ¡°Thank you, Fei Cheng.¡±


    Fei Cheng raised his chin, ¡°Hurry up and eat, it won¡¯t be good if it gets cold.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin soon couldn¡¯t eat any more, but Fei Cheng showed an amazing appetite.


    Nan HuaiLin watched him eat while drinking Lulu, thinking he might really be a gourmand.


    Fei Cheng finished the last skewer and took the Lulu in front of Nan HuaiLin with one long hand, ¡°Give me a sip, I¡¯m choking.¡±


    ¡°Hey-¡± Nan HuaiLin wanted to say that it was his drink, but Fei Cheng had already filled his mouth, ¡°¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng¡¯s Adam¡¯s apple was very obvious, it rolled up and down when drinking something, inexplicably transmitting a¡­ sexy vibe.


    Nan HuaiLin moved his eyes away, and got up to pay the bill.


    Although it was just the two of them, this meal was a little over four hundred yuan.


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s abdominal muscles twitched and he felt sick. Fei Cheng was born in a rich family so he wouldn¡¯t really understand how much this cost, but Nan HuaiLin was born in a poor family and he couldn¡¯t afford this.


    Nan HuaiLin silently calculated that his total assets did not exceed two hundred.


    If he were to start acting again, he would not be able to do domestic work. There was also no drama to act in at the moment, so he had to find an odd job to earn money to support himself.


    Even in this difficult situation, he was still full of joy, because the road to his dream had opened up again, and nothing made him happier than that.


    ¡°Come on,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°I¡¯ll buy you a drink.¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I have to go home.¡±


    Fei Cheng looked at his watch, ¡°It¡¯s only eight o¡¯clock, what¡¯s the hurry?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m in a hurry to go home to my boyfriend,¡± the single person lied.


    Fei Cheng raised an eyebrow and smiled. ¡°Okay.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin waved his hand. ¡°Bye.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Wait for my call.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Nan HuaiLin gave a nice smile.


    The two walked in opposite directions.


    Nan HuaiLin took out his cell phone, deliberated for a while, and called Ruan Xin.


    ¡°Assistant Ruan,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°Is it convenient to talk now?¡±


    ¡°Yes,¡± Ruan Xin said, ¡°Has your fever gone down?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Nan HuaiLin gave a slight pause. ¡°Assistant Ruan, I¡¯m calling to talk to you about something.¡±


    ¡°What is it?¡± Ruan Xin asked.


    ¡°I told you before that I don¡¯t have a drama to act in, but now there is a sudden turnaround and I have a chance to act again, so I may not have time to do the housekeeping job.¡± Nan HuaiLin apologized. ¡°I¡¯m really sorry for the trouble I caused you when you were kind enough to give me a job.¡±


    Ruan Xin smiled and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be sorry, it¡¯s a good thing. I¡¯ll just recruit more people, it¡¯s no trouble.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯ll do it until you get someone.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Ruan Xin said. ¡°Is there anything else?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°I¡¯m really sorry.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s really okay,¡± Ruan Xin said. ¡°Then that¡¯s all for now, bye.¡±


    ¡°Bye.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Nan HuaiLin let out a long breath.


    He felt both sorry for and grateful to Ruan Xin, but he couldn¡¯t think of any way to make up for it for now, so he had to take it to heart and find a way to pay him back later.


    After taking the subway to Shuangqiao and leaving the station, Nan HuaiLin went straight in the direction of the gym.


    He had been feverish for the past two days and hadn¡¯t exercised at all. Not to mention that tonight he had eaten something so high in calories as barbecue, so if he didn¡¯t run for an hour to burn off some steam he might be too sick to sleep.


    He kept his shorts and tank top in his backpack, changed into them when he got to the gym and went straight to the treadmill.


    Nan HuaiLin ran for a full hour and a half, drenched in sweat from head to toe, feeling tired and cool.


    He took a quick shower, changed into clean clothes and went home.


    After arriving home and taking a proper shower, he went to bed refreshed and fell asleep with a smile on his face.


    Since the breakup with Shi Yan he had been feeling so low, but today was the happiest he¡¯d felt in a while.


    Although he lost love, he still has a dream to fight for, which was good.


    Anyone with a dream was amazing, and with the courage to dream comes miracles.


    So he was also an amazing person, and Fei Cheng¡­was his miracle, right?


    The author has something to say:


    Cheng Cheng: What do you belong to?


    Nan Nan: ¡­Boar.


    Cheng Cheng: No, you belong to me.


    ¡ª ¡°One Hundred Cheesy Pick-Up Lines.¡±

 CH 11

    Nan HuaiLin slept heavily. When he woke up, he checked his phone first and saw it was just after eight o¡¯clock in the morning. After touching his forehead, he realized he still had a slight fever but it was not as serious as it had been the last two days. He got up, washed up, and then went downstairs to eat breakfast.  He ate two buns and a bowl of congee with a small dish of pickled vegetables.


    Halfway through the meal, his phone rang. Nan HuaiLin answered, ¡°Hello?¡±


    ¡°Me.¡± A word popped out.


    ¡°¡­¡­¡± The voice was a little familiar, but not familiar enough to hear who it was based on one word alone.


    ¡°Your brother, Chong.¡± The other side added another sentence.


    This time, he knew it was Shen Chong.


    ¡°Why haven¡¯t you released me from the blacklist yet?¡± Shen Chong said discontentedly. ¡°Hasn¡¯t our friendship boat already set sail? Is it appropriate for you to treat me like this?¡±


    ¡°You¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin was speechless for two seconds. ¡°Do you have a problem?¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t call you early in the morning?¡± Shen Chong said. ¡°Do you remember the director Luo that you met at Pure K last time?¡±


    ¡°Yes,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Luo Ke.¡±


    ¡°I think I told you last time that he is preparing a new drama and he has booked me as the male lead.¡± Shen Chong said, ¡°He called me yesterday and said that you are particularly suitable for the role of the third male character and wants you to audition for it.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was a little confused.


    Luo Ke did say he was suitable for the third male role that day. He thought it was just a casual, polite remark, but was he serious?


    ¡°Hello? Are you still breathing?¡± Shen Chong said. ¡°Why don¡¯t you say something?¡±


    ¡°Ah, I¡¯m listening,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°But doesn¡¯t the company not allow actors to take on private roles?¡±


    Shen Chong said, ¡°Isn¡¯t your agent He Dinghong? He was fired yesterday, don¡¯t you know?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Nan HuaiLin said.


    ¡°Then that¡¯s it.¡± Shen Chong said. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about anything else. Just go to the audition and I¡¯ll say hello to the director.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin hesitated briefly and said, ¡°Then¡­thank you.¡±


    Shen Chong laughed, ¡°It¡¯s not easy to hear a good word from you. Hurry up and get brother off the blacklist. I¡¯ll send you Luo¡¯s cell phone number later and you can contact him directly.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Nan HuaiLin was still a bit confused.


    He was a bit flattered by the good things that came to him one after another.


    Could this be the legendary ¡®coming of age?¡¯


    This was so exciting!


    When he recovered, Nan HuaiLin hurriedly pulled Shen Chong¡¯s number out of the blacklist.


    A text message came immediately afterwards, with only a cell phone number.


    Then another one, [Call him now.]


    Nan HuaiLin returned a [yes], took two bites of his congee until it was finished, checked out and ran home.


    He opened the door, went inside, caught his breath, and then called Luo Ke with a sense of excitement.


    The call was answered quickly, and Nan HuaiLin said as calmly as possible, ¡°Hello, this is Nan HuaiLin.¡±


    ¡°Hello,¡± Luo Ke asked. ¡°Did Shen Chong tell you everything?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Do you have time today?¡± Luo Ke asked again.


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Then come to the Century Theater,¡± Luo Ke said. ¡°The audition starts at ten.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Nan HuaiLin scrambled to pick himself up, but found that he didn¡¯t look too different from before, except that his hair was a bit neater. He was a little discouraged, but he didn¡¯t have time to fuss anymore, so he had to hurry out.


    When he arrived at the Century Theater, it was 9:30 a.m. Nan HuaiLin followed the directions to the theater¡¯s rehearsal hall, where the audition would take place. The rehearsal hall was not very big, except for the first row that was empty, the rest of the rows of seats had almost been filled with people waiting for the audition.


    Nan HuaiLin found an empty seat and sat down. Looking at the overwhelming number of people, he suddenly became nervous. Although he had been acting since his junior year, this was Nan HuaiLin¡¯s first official audition. The reason was because there was no need to audition for the role of an extra. If they saw that you were suitable, they would use you. If not, they would not.


    Nan HuaiLin suddenly remembered that he knew nothing about the drama and the role he was auditioning for. He was about to call Shen Chong to ask him about it, when he heard two people in the front row talking.


    ¡°¡­This play is called Star Country, it is a fundamental adaptation of the novel of the same name. I stayed up late last night to finish reading the novel. I think the second male persona is the most outstanding. If you play it well, you could be just as big as the first male lead.¡±


    ¡°I heard that the male one and male two have been determined, male one is Shen Chong, male two is unknown.¡±


    ¡°I guess it is also Ming Xi Media¡¯s people, as this drama has Ming Hei as the investor. They will certainly want to promote their own actors, ah. Fat water does not flow outside the field well.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t continue to listen. He took out his phone and searched for Star Country.


    The top search results were all news about Shen Chong¡¯s appearance in Star Country, and then there was a sliver of the novel on the website. Nan HuaiLin clicked it, and just after reading the line ¡°This novel was first published on Jinjiang Literature City (JJWXC)¡±, he heard a ruckus. When he looked up, he saw a few people had come in, led by Luo Ke, and they all sat in the empty first row.


    It appeared that the audition was about to begin.


    Nan HuaiLin put away his phone and looked up at the stage in front of him, his heart both apprehensive and excited.


    A casually-dressed man walked onto the stage, holding a microphone in his hand, and after a few brief opening remarks, began to introduce the rules of the audition, ¡°¡­Because there are too many people auditioning, in order to save time, we will group them by drawing lots. Each paper stick has a performance topic on it, and those who draw the same topic are automatically divided into groups, and they will cooperate with each other to complete a performance within three minutes.¡±


    The people at the bottom answered in unison, ¡°Yes, I understand!¡±


    The man said, ¡°Okay, let¡¯s start drawing lots.¡±


    The actors took turns to draw lots on the stage, and then formed groups of two.


    Soon, everyone had a partner, except Nan HuaiLin, who was left behind.


    There were fifty-five people who came to the audition today, and one of them was destined to have no partner, and Nan HuaiLin became the ¡°lucky one,¡± so he could only perform a solo role.


    After a breakup ¨C this was the topic Nan HuaiLin drew for his performance. Only these three simple words, without any extra hints.


    This was for actors to show their improv skills.


    Nan HuaiLin quickly figured out how to act, and then silently worked on his lines.


    After half an hour of preparation time, the actors again went on stage to draw lots to decide the order of their performances. Nan HuaiLin was unfortunate enough to be drawn as No. 2 and he couldn¡¯t help but curse in his heart.


    After the lottery, the audition officially began.


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t care to watch the No. 1 group¡¯s performance because he only had three minutes left to prepare. He was so nervous that his palms were sweating, and his heart was almost in his throat.


    At this moment, his cell phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated.


    When he took out his phone, it was a WeChat message from Fei Cheng, [Where are you?]


    Nan HuaiLin replied, [Audition.]


    After a two-second pause, he quickly typed, [Three minutes later, I will call you. You don¡¯t have to speak when you answer, just listen to me.]


    Fei Cheng replied in seconds, [Okay.]


    No. 1¡¯s performance ended in three minutes, and it was Nan HuaiLin¡¯s turn to go on stage.


    Nan HuaiLin took a deep breath, walked quickly to the stage, sat down at the edge of the stage with his legs hanging naturally and his face facing the camera.


    The moment he faced the camera, all the nervousness disappeared, and the abundant emotions came up, pulling him into the role he was about to play.


    ¡°Let¡¯s do it,¡± Luo Ke said.


    Nan HuaiLin took out his cell phone and dialed Fei Cheng¡¯s number, then put the phone to his ear. His face was expressionless and his eyes were vacant as he stared straight at the camera in front of him.


    The call was answered.


    ¡°Sorry, I¡¯m calling you again.¡± Nan HuaiLin¡¯s originally clear voice was low and hoarse because of having a fever for days, and his tone was cold without a trace of emotion. ¡°I couldn¡¯t sleep. I haven¡¯t slept for two days and two nights. Yesterday I stayed home all day and watched twelve ghost movies. This morning I went out at dawn. I walked a long, long way, and I wanted to see what was at the end of the road. Do you want to guess?¡± Nan HuaiLin¡¯s tone suddenly lightened up, and he tilted his head slightly, a little smile floating on his face. ¡°At the end of the road, there is a cliff, and below the cliff is the sea, and on the sea is the moon, and around the moon is a sky full of stars. I am now sitting on the edge of the cliff, do you hear the sound of the waves?¡± Nan HuaiLin suddenly laughed out loud. ¡°Die? Why should I die? I don¡¯t even love you that much. The person I love most is always myself, how could I possibly die for you? You are so ridiculous.¡± He was laughing, but a line of tears flowed down silently. ¡°I want to thank you, thank you for letting me save enough frustration to finally start a new life. I¡¯m calling this number just to say goodbye to you. Goodbye and we will never see each other again.¡± The moment he hung up the phone, Nan HuaiLin burst into tears, but quickly collected himself, smiling while shedding tears, staring into the distance, without making another sound.


    The rehearsal hall erupted in applause.


    Nan HuaiLin hurriedly stood up, wiped a handful of tears from his eyes, bent down and bowed towards the stage, and quickly walked off the stage.


    Returning to his seat and adjusting his emotions, Nan HuaiLin was finally able to watch the others¡¯ performances with peace of mind. It was good to finish the show early, at least without having to worry about it.


    It was already 1 p.m. when the last group finished.


    The host came on stage, ¡°Thank you very much for coming to the audition today, notification of the audition results will be sent to you in three days by text message.¡±


    Everyone got up and left.


    Nan HuaiLin had just stood up when the phone in his hand suddenly vibrated.


    The caller ID was Luo Ke, and when he looked up at the first row, Luo Ke was waving at him. Nan HuaiLin froze and saw Luo Ke shaking the phone, he hurriedly answered it.


    ¡°Stay here for a minute,¡± Luo Ke said. ¡°I need to talk to you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin answered yes, hung up, sat down and became apprehensive again.


    The rehearsal hall quickly emptied.


    Luo Ke stood at the edge of the stage and waved at Nan HuaiLin. ¡°Nan, come here.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin got up and walked over.


    Luo Ke said, ¡°Nan, I¡¯m sorry, but I can¡¯t give you the role of the third male.¡±


    Disappointment instantly overwhelmed him, but Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t show any half-heartedness, he smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, I hope I can have the chance to work with Director Luo in the future.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not done yet,¡± Luo Ke smiled. ¡°After watching your performance, I think the second male role is more suitable for you.¡±


    The author has something to say:


    Cheng Cheng: If you were a painter, what do you think my profession would be?


    Nan Nan: What?


    Cheng Cheng: Illustrator. 1


    ¡ª ¡°One Hundred Cheesy Pick-Up Lines.¡±

 CH 12

    When he walked onto the subway, Nan HuaiLin was still in a state of confusion. He pinched his thigh hard. Hiss! It hurts! Not a dream.


    His cell phone rang, and when he pulled it out, it was Shen Chong.


    ¡°Hello.¡± His voice was breathless, as his brain was still in a state of limbo.


    ¡°Why does it sound like you¡¯re not doing well?¡± Shen Chong was keenly aware of it. ¡°Did the audition go badly?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Nan HuaiLin said in a daze. ¡°Director Luo said that he wanted me to play the second male role.¡±


    ¡°Holy shit!¡± Shen Chong instantly exploded. ¡°Really?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was confused, and he didn¡¯t know if it was true or not.


    Shen Chong said, ¡°I¡¯ve read the script of Star Country. I especially like the second male. If not for my position here, which means I can only take the first male, the second male would be mine. Little Lin, you¡¯ve made a fortune this time, I tell you.¡±


    ¡°Ah, yeah.¡± Nan HuaiLin did not know what to say.


    ¡°Hey,¡± Shen Chong suddenly changed his tone. ¡°It¡¯s not right.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Nan HuaiLin¡¯s heart stuttered, as if he had won the five million lottery and was told he might have made a mistake.


    Shen Chong said, ¡°I remember that the second male was given to Chen JingTian? How can director Luo say that you should play the second male? Didn¡¯t you audition for the third male role?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin knew Chen JingTian, who is also an actor of Ming Xi. When Shi Yan became popular, Chen JingTian played the third male in the same comic idol drama. That drama brought a host of main and supporting characters, but only Shi Yan became more and more popular, the others did not have follow-up works as support, and their popularity slowly declined.


    ¡°I have to ask Director Luo what¡¯s going on,¡± Shen Chong said. ¡°I have to hang up now.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin swallowed the words that came out of his mouth, feeling a bit complicated. Should he be happy or worried now?


    Just now Luo Ke only verbally said that, and, until he¡¯d been officially signed, everything was still subject to change¡­ so it was better to take it as it was.


    As he was thinking, his phone rang again.


    This time it was Fei Cheng calling.


    ¡°How did the audition go?¡± Fei Cheng asked.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°I¡¯m waiting to be told.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Oh,¡± After two seconds of silence, he said, ¡°I¡¯m bored, do you want to play together?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t help but laugh. ¡°I¡¯m not bored even if you are. I have a lot of things to do.¡±


    Fei Cheng asked in passing, ¡°What are you doing on the weekend?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed and said, ¡°Mr. Fei, aren¡¯t you being too lenient?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin and Fei Cheng were obviously not from the same class of people, but Nan HuaiLin and Fei Cheng were not at all formal in their conversation. It could be because they first met on the subway, or because Fei Cheng had helped him several times, or because Fei Cheng didn¡¯t exude the aura of high society, but was actually very grounded¡­ In short, he felt very comfortable with Fei Cheng.


    Fei Cheng also smiled and asked, ¡°You¡¯re not busy with your boyfriend, are you?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was silent for a while. He felt bad about lying all the time. The reason he said he had a boyfriend was to deal with Shen Chong¡¯s harassment, but now that Shen Chong and he had swung a double oar and started a friendship boat, he didn¡¯t see the need to continue lying. In a while, he would tell Fei Cheng that he broke up with his boyfriend to get the lie back.


    ¡°You didn¡¯t break up with your boyfriend, did you?¡± Fei Cheng suddenly said.


    Nan HuaiLin was shocked by what he was thinking and instinctively started lying again, ¡°No! Do you expect my man to not be good enough?¡±


    ¡°No, I may have gotten too deep into the act.¡± Fei Cheng smiled and said. ¡°I thought you had really broken up with me because of what you just said on the phone. In fact, you seem to be a really good actor.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was inexplicably embarrassed. ¡°I really have something to do, so I won¡¯t talk to you anymore.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°You¡¯re busy.¡±


    ¡ª


    After hanging up the phone, Fei Cheng threw the phone on the table, put his long arms and legs on the sofa and sighed, ¡°Ah¡­so boring.¡±


    Hannibal wagged his tail and ran over to him, rubbing his head against his leg.


    Fei Cheng sat up, cupped Hannibal¡¯s bull face and said, ¡°Buddy will take you out for a ride, okay?¡±


    Hannibal barked twice at his face and sprayed him with saliva.


    Fei Cheng pushed his face away in disgust and stood up to go to his brother¡¯s study. He had just pushed the door open and then closed it again, before he knocked perfunctorily. Then he opened the door again, went to Fei Zheng and said, ¡°Brother, lend me your Hummer. I¡¯ll take Hannibal out for a drive. I promise I¡¯ll drive it back for you, really.¡±


    Fei Zheng didn¡¯t even look up. ¡°Go ahead.¡±


    Fei Cheng didn¡¯t expect his brother to be so nice this time, so he was a bit flattered, and after a couple of seconds, he took the initiative to invite him. ¡°So, do you want to come with me? It¡¯s boring to be at home all the time.¡±


    Fei Zheng threw the word at him. ¡°No.¡±


    Fei Cheng hummed from his nose, turned around and went out, took just two steps, and then turned back. ¡°Brother, what sign am I?¡±


    Fei Zheng looked up at him. ¡°What sign?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Zodiac sign. Like rat, cow, tiger and rabbit.¡±


    Fei Zheng lowered his head again. ¡°Boar.¡±


    ¡°So I¡¯m in the same sign as him.¡± Fei Cheng laughed a little. ¡°Brother, what year was I born in?¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with your brain?¡± Fei Zheng was impatient. ¡°1755.¡±


    ¡°If I was born in 1755¡­then I am 263 years old.¡± Fei Cheng sighed. ¡°I¡¯ve been alive for so long. Brother, how old are you?¡±


    Fei Zheng, ¡°666.¡±


    ¡°Hahaha! That¡¯s a great number.¡± Fei Cheng smiled and sat down, resting his chin on the table, and longing to natter with his brother. ¡°Brother, have you been in love lately?¡±


    Fei Zheng was silent for a few seconds and said, ¡°No.¡±


    This short silence was very intriguing, Fei Cheng stared at his brother for a while, and said seriously, ¡°Brother, I think it¡¯s time for you to fall in love, otherwise you will become more and more perverted.¡±


    Fei Zheng raised his eyes and looked over. ¡°Looking for a fight?¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled. ¡°Look at you, what are you angry about? It¡¯s not good to be angry all the time, it hurts your liver.¡±


    Fei Zheng said, ¡°You have three seconds to get out of my sight.¡±


    Fei Cheng ¡®chattered,¡¯ and slowly walked out. But before closing the door, he peeked his head in and said, ¡°Brother, do not be discouraged. Maybe someone who is open-minded will fall for you.¡±


    The pen in Fei Zheng¡¯s hand ¡®swooshed¡¯ as it shot over. Fei Cheng hurriedly closed the door, blocking the enemy¡¯s concealed weapon.


    Fei Cheng changed his clothes, took Hannibal out of the house, went to the underground garage, and drove his brother¡¯s superb Hummer out onto the road.


    Of the twelve months in a year, Fei Cheng liked April and November the best. He felt most comfortable in these two months. He drove the wildest car, listened to the most manic songs, and sped along, not stopping for a moment. He also wants to see what¡¯s at the end of the road.


    As twilight fell, Fei Cheng finally reached the end of the road.


    He was standing on the shore of the Beidaihe River, and the strong breeze tinged with the smell of the sea came to his face. There was a moon over the river, and the moon was surrounded by a sky of stars, exactly as Nan HuaiLin had said on the phone.


    Fei Cheng took out his cell phone and took a picture, and sent it to Nan HuaiLin.


    The area was empty and deserted.


    Fei Cheng took off his clothes and threw them into the car, stroking Hannibal¡¯s dog head, ¡°Stay put, I¡¯m going to swim for a while.¡±


    Fei Cheng walked into the water against the wind and waves, and plunged in, transforming into a tens of meters long white dragon. He dove deep into the water, his wings flapping on his back, raising huge waves several meters high, causing huge drops to hit the river like a downpour.


    ¡ª


    Nan HuaiLin came out of the KTV and didn¡¯t go far, before entering a Shanxi noodle shop and asking for a bowl of knife-cut noodles. He looked for a part-time job in the afternoon, and began working as a waiter in a KTV, and had just finished his interview.


    Nan HuaiLin hadn¡¯t asked his parents for money since he went to college. He earned his own tuition and living expenses through doing all kinds of part-time jobs, thus he was so experienced that he even saved on training. Now it was already six o¡¯clock in the evening, just after dinner, and it was time to go to work.


    While eating noodles and looking at his phone, Nan HuaiLin wanted to send a text message to ask Shen Chong what happened to the role, but he didn¡¯t feel good about it, so he didn¡¯t ask. It was better to wait patiently. What was his was his, and what was not his, could not be forced.


    As he put the phone down, a new WeChat popped up on the screen. Clicking on it, he saw it was a picture from Fei Cheng. It seemed to be the river, a moon hanging high, moonlight spread around and it was beautiful. He was sitting at the window and turned his head to look out. The moon was not visible in the city sky.


    Nan HuaiLin replied, [Did you take this picture? Where is this? It¡¯s beautiful.]


    After waiting for a while and not getting a reply, he lowered his phone and focused on eating noodles. After eating the noodles and sitting in the noodle shop to enjoy the food, he saw that it was almost time to get up and leave, and he arrived at the KTV five minutes later.


    He was taken to change into the uniform, then given a few precautions before being officially put on duty.


    This KTV was very high-class. The wines on the wine list were tens of thousands per bottle, and those who could consume such a thing were naturally rich people. So Nan HuaiLin was very careful and attentive in his service, and the guests, naturally, gave generous tips. He was busy for half a night, earning a smooth two thousand. His month¡¯s rent had been settled.


    After Nan HuaiLin finished serving the wine and exited from the booth, the waiter in the next booth suddenly ran over and put the serving tray in his hand, saying with a painful face, ¡°My stomach hurts. I have to squat in the toilet for a while. You watch for me first, thank you.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°You go ahead.¡±


    Just as the waiter ran away, the server in the next compartment rang, Nan HuaiLin rushed over and knocked on the door.


    A man waved at him, ¡°Come here.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin quickly walked over to him.


    The man pointed to the fruit plate on the table and said with a scowl, ¡°This watermelon has been chewed on, right? There are still fucking teeth marks on it!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin took a look at it and explained with a smile, ¡°Maybe the people at the fruit bar didn¡¯t cut it properly, I¡¯ll get you a new plate right away.¡±


    However, when he reached for the fruit plate, his wrist was suddenly grabbed by someone. Nan HuaiLin was stunned. He looked over at the person attached to the hand, and saw a face he didn¡¯t recognize, staring at him with cold, stern eyes.


    ¡°Get out,¡± the man stared at him, and said.


    Nan HuaiLin was a little confused. This person is sick, right, he was grabbing his hand while also shooing him out, what the hell?


    ¡°Sir, you¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin had just opened his mouth, when the man suddenly turned his head and yelled to the people next to him. ¡°Get the fuck out!¡±


    A dozen people in the room went out immediately, leaving only Nan HuaiLin and the man who was holding his wrist.


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Mr.¨C¡°


    ¡°You don¡¯t know me?¡± The man interrupted him again.


    Nan HuaiLin stared at him for a moment and slowly shook his head.


    The man sneered and said, ¡°I¡¯m Gao Tan.¡±

 CH 13

    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t react for a long time, then he remembered who Gao Tan was.


    ¡°Do you remember who I am now?¡± Gao Tan asked in a cold voice.


    Nan HuaiLin nodded. ¡°Can you let go of me first?¡±


    Gao Tan didn¡¯t let go, and tilted his head slightly to stare at Nan HuaiLin. His eyes were harsh and aggressive, like a hawk staring at its prey. It made Nan HuaiLin uncomfortable and he unconsciously tried to avoid his gaze, but then he forced himself to meet it, bluffing. Gao Tan hooked up his lips in a mocking smile. ¡°You work here?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Gao Tan suddenly let go of his hand. ¡°Go get me a bottle of Louis XIII.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin froze, said, ¡°Yes,¡± and turned around to go out.


    ¡°If you don¡¯t come back in five minutes,¡± Gao Tan said. ¡°I¡¯m going to blow up this karaoke bar.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin paused for two seconds, didn¡¯t make a sound, and then opened the door to go out.


    Gao Tan¡¯s friends were crowded in the hallway, and when they saw Nan HuaiLin come out, they looked at him differently.


    Nan HuaiLin passed through them with his head down and with mixed feelings.


    Five minutes later, Nan HuaiLin came back with a $30,000 bottle of Louis XIII, and asked in a submissive manner, ¡°Do you want me to open it now?¡±


    Gao Tan said indifferently, ¡°Just leave it there.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin bent down and put the wine on the table. ¡°If you need anything, call the waiter again, I¡¯ll go out first.¡±


    Turning to leave, he heard Gao Tan say coolly, ¡°Did I say you could leave?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin stopped and turned around helplessly. ¡°What else do you want?¡±


    Gao Tan patted the seat next to him. ¡°Come here.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin stood still. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m still at work, I can¡¯t¡­¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t make me fucking do it!¡± Gao Tan suddenly became angry. ¡°I¡¯m angry now. You¡¯d better listen to me. If you really piss me off, I¡¯ll rape you right here and no one will dare to care!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was also angered and he looked over coldly. ¡°What do you want?¡±


    Gao Tan patted the seat beside him again. ¡°Come here, sit here.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was here to earn money, not to cause trouble. This Gao Tan seemed to be a domineering master. If he confronted him, he might cause some trouble, so he should give in and maybe the matter could be settled.


    Nan HuaiLin walked over and sat down, keeping a safe distance from Gao Tan.


    Gao Tan turned his head and stared at him, then asked bluntly, ¡°Why don¡¯t you want to be my sugar baby?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said as quietly as he could. ¡°Because I don¡¯t want to betray myself.¡±


    Gao Tan smiled contemptuously. ¡°You don¡¯t want to sell yourself, or you don¡¯t think my price is high enough?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was not angry at this moment, because this kind of person was not worth his anger.


    ¡°Mr. Gao,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a faint smile. ¡°You are willing to pay for me, but I am an ungrateful person. If I have upset you, I apologize to you. So please let me go, and don¡¯t treat me like a small fart. Is that okay?¡±


    Gao Tan stared at him for a moment and suddenly smiled pleasantly. He reached for a half-drunk bottle of wine and poured a glass full of it, then lifted the glass to Nan HuaiLin and said with a smile, ¡°Three glasses of wine, if you drink it, the matter is settled.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin lowered his eyes to the full glass of foreign wine in front of him, a little hesitant. Three cups, with his shallow drinking capacity, was definitely enough to knock him out. But it was worth it to end this mess with Gao Tan.


    Nan HuaiLin reached out and took the glass. ¡°It¡¯s a deal.¡±


    Gao Tan nodded readily. ¡°It¡¯s a deal.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin poured down a full glass of foreign wine in one gulp, which made his throat hurt. It tasted so strange. It was the worst thing he had ever drunk in his life, harder to swallow than bitter melon juice.


    Gao Tan filled him up again. ¡°Don¡¯t drink so fast, take your time.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin ignored him and drank the entire thing in one gulp again.


    He may not be able to get out of this box if he drank slowly, but if he drank faster, he might still be able to make it home before he passed out.


    Gao Tan poured him a third cup.


    Nan HuaiLin thought, Oh no.


    This wine was too strong, he now had double vision in front of his eyes. But he couldn¡¯t give up, he poured down the third glass, put the glass on the marble table, stood up to leave, but then his legs went weak and he fell back to the sofa.


    Even if the wine was strong, it would not be possible to put a person down in just two minutes.


    Nan HuaiLin looked at Gao Tan incredulously, but his vision was already blurred, ¡°What did you add to the wine?¡±


    Gao Tan chuckled, ¡°Nothing, just something good to get you high.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re despicable!¡± Nan HuaiLin threw a punch at him, but he fell on top of Gao Tan.


    Gao Tan hugged him and said with a smile, ¡°Now you¡¯re throwing your arms around me, huh? Are you going to cry and beg me to fuck you later?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin tried to push him away, but his strength seemed to be drained in an instant and his whole body was softened into a puddle of mud. He was so groggy and light-headed, and his body was so hot.


    Gao Tan cupped his chin and forced Nan HuaiLin to face him. ¡°I will get what I want, no matter what means I use. I won¡¯t let what I want escape from my hands until I¡¯m tired of playing with it. I will take care of you, don¡¯t worry.¡±


    After that, Gao Tan picked Nan HuaiLin up and walked straight out.


    Gao Tan¡¯s friends were still waiting outside, and when they saw him come out with a person in his arms, they were all a bit confused.


    ¡°Mr. Tan,¡± one of the men asked. ¡°What¡­ What¡¯s going on?¡±


    Gao Tan smiled and said, ¡°You guys keep playing, I have to leave first.¡±


    The group watched as Gao Tan carried the man away, and no one dared to ask another question. Gao Tan stuffed the person into the back seat, went around to the driver¡¯s seat and drove on the road.


    Nan HuaiLin was limp and nestled in the seat. His consciousness was becoming fuzzy, but the sensations in his body were infinitely amplified. Thirsty, hot, itchy, wanting. He tried desperately to restrain himself, but in vain. His sanity was in retreat, and his burning desire was like a frenzy.


    What should he do? Who can save him?


    Shi Yan¡­No, Shi Yan was already someone else¡¯s.


    No one would come to save him, not a single one¡­


    Ten minutes later, the car pulled into a hotel¡¯s parking lot.


    Gao Tan got out of the car, threw the car keys to the hotel parking attendant, and then carried Nan HuaiLin into the hotel. He was a VIP member of the hotel, and as soon as he entered, a concierge listened to his orders and arranged everything for him.


    Gao Tan carried Nan HuaiLin and waited for the elevator.


    Nan HuaiLin nestled obediently in his arms. His eyes were lax, half-open and half-closed. His originally fair face was glowing pink, as tempting as a peach.


    Gao Tan whispered in his ear, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll make you cry out for daddy later.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin opened his mouth, but only a faint cry came out, like a cat in heat.


    The elevator door opened.


    There was a man standing inside.


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s eyes were no longer in focus, but he vaguely recognized a familiar face.


    As the man stepped out of the elevator and brushed past, Nan HuaiLin grabbed the man¡¯s sleeve with his remaining strength and called out in a low voice, ¡°Fei Cheng¡­¡±


    Nan HuaiLin wasn¡¯t sure if this man was Fei Cheng, just a vague resemblance, or maybe it was just his hallucination, but he still reached out and grabbed him, like a last straw.


    ¡°Help me¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin said with difficulty, ¡°Fei Cheng¡­Help me¡­¡±


    Gao Tan¡¯s face changed, and he looked at the man next to him.


    Fei Zheng followed the hand that grabbed his sleeve to look at the owner of the hand, and at first glance, he could tell he was drugged.


    Although the voice was small, Fei Zheng heard clearly the boy was calling his brother¡¯s name.


    Fei Zheng raised his eyes to meet Gao Tan¡¯s eyes.


    Gao Tan didn¡¯t know who the man in front of him was, and he was not sure what the relationship between Nan HuaiLin and this man could be. The only thing he was sure of, was that he could not let the male prostitute that had come to his mouth fly away.


    The line of sight briefly touched for two seconds. Gao Tan did not say a word, and directly ran into the elevator with the person in his arms.


    When the elevator door was about to close, a bony hand gripped the door and the elevator door popped open automatically.


    Fei Zheng walked in, stretched out his hands and said expressionlessly, ¡°Give me the man.¡±


    Gao Tan sneered, ¡°Who the hell are you? Why should I give you my man?¡±


    Fei Zheng asked instead of answering, ¡°Didn¡¯t you hear him calling my name?¡±


    Gao Tan¡¯s eyes suddenly turned fierce. ¡°I advise you not to play the hero, or you will die a horrible death.¡±


    Fei Zheng remained expressionless, ¡°If the media knew that the heir of GB Group had committed rape, I think GB Group¡¯s stock would fall very hard.¡±


    Gao Tan¡¯s face suddenly became ugly.


    Fei Zheng said in a deep voice, ¡°Give me the man, and don¡¯t make me say it a third time.¡±


    Gao Tan stared at him angrily for a moment, but finally handed Nan HuaiLin to Fei Zheng, and then said through gritted teeth, ¡°I will definitely settle this score with you!¡±


    Fei Zheng took Nan HuaiLin in his arms and turned around to walk out of the elevator, not taking Gao Tan¡¯s provocation into consideration at all.


    After leaving the hotel, Fei Zheng took the man directly to the nearby hospital.


    Nan HuaiLin had completely lost consciousness and was writhing and moaning on the hospital bed, causing the nurse next to him to turn red and stammer, ¡°You¡­ Hold him down, don¡¯t let him move.¡±


    Fei Zheng, who was standing by, had to sit on the hospital bed and hold Nan HuaiLin down.


    After the needle was easily inserted, the nurse breathed a long sigh of relief, adjusted the IV tubing, and then reassured him again, ¡°Hold him down.¡±


    Fei Zheng nodded his head.


    When the nurse left, Fei Zheng pressed down Nan HuaiLin¡¯s infused hand with one hand, and took out his cell phone to call Fei Cheng with the other one.


    ¡°Where are you?¡± Fei Zheng asked.


    ¡°I¡¯m on my way,¡± Fei Cheng said over the phone, ¡°I¡¯m almost home, what are you calling for?¡±


    ¡°Come find me right away.¡± Fei Zheng hung up the phone, then opened WeChat and sent the location to Fei Cheng.


    Fei Cheng drove to the neighborhood and found it in less than ten minutes.


    ¡°Holy shit,¡± Fei Cheng looked at his brother and Nan HuaiLin on the hospital bed with a dumbfounded face, ¡°This¡­What¡¯s going on here?¡±


    Fei Zheng said, ¡°Come and hold him down.¡±


    Fei Cheng rushed around to the other side of the bed to hold Nan HuaiLin. He had just been given fluids, so the medicine had not yet taken effect. However, the drug Gao Tan had given him was already in effect, and Nan HuaiLin was so uncomfortable that his body was writhing more and more, and his moans were becoming more and more unrestrained.


    Fei Cheng¡¯s face turned red, and his body immediately reacted physically.


    ¡°He¡­What¡¯s wrong with him?¡± Fei Cheng asked in a hoarse voice.


    ¡°He¡¯s been drugged,¡± Fei Zheng turned and walked out. ¡°I¡¯m going out to make a call.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin struggled so much that he couldn¡¯t be restrained with just two hands, so Fei Cheng simply kicked off his shoes and lay down on the bed, holding him down with his hands and feet.


    ¡°Behave yourself!¡± Fei Cheng ordered him in a low voice. ¡°Stop it!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin turned his face and kissed Fei Cheng on his neck with hot lips.


    Fei Cheng, ¡°!!!¡±


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 CH 14

    Fei Cheng¡¯s whole body froze as if he had been electrocuted.


    Nan HuaiLin was still kissing his neck indiscriminately, biting and licking, eagerly.


    Fei Cheng looked at his red face and whispered, ¡°You started it, so don¡¯t blame me, my saliva is much better than an infusion.¡±


    Fei Cheng¡¯s whole body pressed against Nan HuaiLin¡¯s body, then he lowered his head and kissed his lips.


    Lips pressed against lips, tongue entwined with tongue.


    Nan HuaiLin was like a nursing baby, greedily sucking the fluids in Fei Cheng¡¯s mouth. Fei Cheng felt that his three souls were about to be sucked away by him, and it took all his strength to control himself, not to use his lower body against him.


    Suddenly, a white light flashed rapidly in his mind.


    It appeared¡­this fierce kiss with Nan HuaiLin¡­This touch, this taste, he had definitely tasted¡­ Could it be that it was in a dream? But why did it feel so real?


    ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    A cold voice woke up Fei Cheng from his confusion. He hurriedly saved his lips and tongue from Nan HuaiLin¡¯s mouth, but his body was still pressed against Nan HuaiLin¡¯s. He looked at Fei Zheng standing in the doorway with a red face and a thick neck, and called out ¡°Brother¡± in a hoarse voice. He was so embarrassed that he didn¡¯t know what to say.


    Fei Zheng walked over, his eyes bouncing between the two for a few seconds, and asked, ¡°Boyfriend?¡±


    Fei Cheng replied nervously, ¡°No, just¡­ I¡¯m just¡­ just a friend, I just¡­ I just wanted to feed him some dragon¡¯s saliva to help him regain his senses.¡± He looked up sharply, ¡°Brother, what the hell is going on here? How come you were the one who took him to the hospital? How could he have been drugged? Who did such a dirty thing?¡±


    Fei Zheng said indifferently, ¡°I just happened to pass by and heard him calling your name, so I took care of it. I have something to do, I¡¯ll leave now.¡±


    Without waiting for Fei Cheng to ask any further questions, Fei Zheng turned to leave. He walked to the door and then stopped, turned back and said, ¡°This is a hospital, watch your manners.¡±


    Fei Cheng snapped, ¡°Got it, go your way.¡± Suddenly he remembered something else and called Fei Zheng, ¡°Hey brother, let¡¯s switch cars, you take Hannibal home.¡±


    The two of them exchanged car keys, and Fei Zheng left.


    Maybe the infusion worked, or maybe the dragon¡¯s saliva was working its magic. Nan HuaiLin became a lot more stable, lying in Fei Cheng¡¯s arms like a cat, occasionally letting out a faint moan.


    Fei Cheng gently patted Nan HuaiLin¡¯s back, coaxing him like a child.


    He silently reminisced about the intense kiss, and gradually his mouth became dry. He hurriedly dismissed the distracting thoughts and cleared his mind, and then unconsciously fell asleep.


    When the infusion was halfway through, Nan HuaiLin woke up.


    He opened his eyes with a jerk, and what he saw was Fei Cheng¡¯s sleeping face.


    He removed his arm from around his waist and sat up on the bed, while Fei Cheng woke up and sat up after him, yawning and asking, ¡°Do you feel better?¡±


    Except for the severe headache, Nan HuaiLin did not feel uncomfortable anywhere else, and was slightly relieved that he could talk to Fei Cheng, ¡°Thank you, for saving me.¡± Nan HuaiLin still remembered that when he was at the end of his rope, Fei Cheng fell from the sky and he reached out and grabbed Fei Cheng¡¯s sleeve.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t save you,¡± Fei Cheng said, looking at him, ¡°it was my brother.¡±


    Fei, Fei Zheng?


    Nan HuaiLin was abruptly startled, and his eyes scanned around, but he didn¡¯t see a third person in the ward.


    ¡°He¡¯s gone.¡± Fei Cheng said.


    Nan HuaiLin breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had done something wrong, and lowered his head, not daring to look at Fei Cheng¡¯s face.


    Fei Cheng reached out, picked up his chin and forced him to look at himself, ¡°Tell me, what¡¯s going on?¡±


    ¡°Your brother¡­ No, what did Fei Zheng say?¡± Nan HuaiLin¡¯s gaze flickered.


    ¡°He didn¡¯t say anything, he told me to ask you.¡± Fei Cheng swept a glance at him. ¡°What are you wearing? Are you working as a waiter somewhere?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked down and saw that he was still wearing his KTV uniform. He had to return the uniform, there was a deposit of two hundred.


    ¡°Say something.¡± Fei Cheng urged him.


    Nan HuaiLin lowered his head again and whispered, ¡°I was working at a KTV and met a guy I had a problem with before. He secretly drugged the wine and tricked me into drinking it, trying to rape me¡­ And then you ¨C no, your brother saved me.¡±


    Fei Cheng didn¡¯t know what to say for a while, and only after half a day did he speak, ¡°Why did you go to work at a KTV?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin pulled the corner of his mouth, ¡°Of course it¡¯s to earn money.¡±


    Fei Cheng had lived for more than two hundred years and never knew what it meant to be short of money, so he never thought Nan HuaiLin would be short of money either.


    He couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Why are you inviting me to dinner if you don¡¯t have money?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Because I want to thank you for helping me.¡±


    Fei Cheng suddenly laughed.


    Nan HuaiLin looked at him with a puzzled expression, ¡°What are you laughing at?¡±


    Fei Cheng said with a smile, ¡°I¡¯m laughing at the fact that you¡¯ve been in the hospital for three days in a row, and your money has been used to generate revenue for the hospital, right?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was also amused.


    The first two days he fainted with a fever, and today he was drugged. He ran to the hospital every day, it was really sad.


    ¡°Are you so poor that you can¡¯t even eat?¡± Fei Cheng put away his smile and asked seriously.


    ¡°I earned 2,000 today at the KTV, enough to spend for a while.¡± Nan HuaiLin said, with a little bragging in his tone.


    Fei Cheng took out his wallet, pulled out a card and shoved it directly into Nan HuaiLin¡¯s hand, ¡°Take it and spend it. Don¡¯t work part-time.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was confused for a moment and hurriedly gave it back to him, ¡°I don¡¯t want it!¡±


    Fei Cheng refused to take it and said, ¡°You are an artist of Ming Xi, working at a karaoke bar is bad for the company¡¯s image, I won¡¯t allow that to happen.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin was ashamed, ¡°I didn¡¯t think about it that much.¡±


    Fei Cheng thought it might have been a bit harsh and that he looked a bit unforgiving, so he reassured him, ¡°The good thing is that you¡¯re not famous, and you don¡¯t have much influence on the company, but you still have to pay attention.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°I will.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled with satisfaction. ¡°You can keep this card. Spend it as you like, and return it to me when you earn money.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was full of gratitude and his eyes were slightly red. ¡°Thank you, Fei Cheng.¡±


    In the past few years since he came to Beijing, his life had been filled with nothing but Shi Yan and acting, and he didn¡¯t even have a close friend.


    Fei Cheng suddenly said without thinking, ¡°Your boyfriend must be very handsome, right?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°???¡± He must be a Gemini, he talks too much.


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°You¡¯ve been in the hospital three times and I haven¡¯t seen your boyfriend show up. He doesn¡¯t care about you and you¡¯re still with him. Is he as handsome as me?¡±


    It would be inhuman to lie at this point.


    Nan HuaiLin bowed his head and said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry I lied to you.¡±


    Fei Cheng was stunned, ¡°What did you lie to me about?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Actually¡­I don¡¯t have a boyfriend.¡±


    Fei Cheng, ¡°¡­¡±


    Nan HuaiLin paused and said, ¡°That day on the subway, I was crying because I had just broken up with my boyfriend¡­To be precise, I had been dumped.¡±


    Fei Cheng recalled that day and asked with uncertainty, ¡°Your boyfriend¡­ No, your ex-boyfriend, was his name Shi Yan?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked up with a start, ¡°How did you¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°I got off the bus with you that day and followed you. I heard you talking on the phone and I think you mentioned this name.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin let out a lukewarm ¡°Wow,¡± After two seconds of silence, he said, ¡°Don¡¯t tell anyone, especially Shen Chong.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded, ¡°Is Shen Chong still pestering you?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°He said he wants to be my friend, and I don¡¯t know if it¡¯s true.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°He made a bet with me earlier that he would sleep with you within a week, and if he couldn¡¯t, he would call me dad.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was a little embarrassed, ¡°I don¡¯t know what he sees in me¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°He likes your body and ass. He said you are the best muscle zero.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    I want to gag him!


    Fei Cheng continued, ¡°Shen Chong has never failed in all his years of love, and you are the first one to deny him seriously, so he probably has to write you off.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin became more and more embarrassed, and when saw that the drip was almost finished, he asked Fei Cheng to call the nurse. The needle was removed, the money was paid, and the two of them left the hospital.


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I¡¯m driving today. I¡¯ll take you home.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin refused, but Fei Cheng forced him into the car, so Nan HuaiLin had no choice but to comply, saying, ¡°Then take me to KTV first. I have to return my uniform, and my clothes and bag are still there.¡±


    The hospital was very close to the KTV, ten minutes away.


    Nan HuaiLin changed into his own clothes and returned his uniform, but the deposit was not returned because he was halfway through his work and no one was there. Nan HuaiLin did not argue, just put his bag on his back and left.


    It was late at night and the road was not congested at all, so Fei Cheng drove to Nan HuaiLin¡¯s house in half an hour.


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Let¡¯s stop at the intersection in front.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I¡¯ll drop you off in front of your house.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°The alley is narrow, so you can¡¯t get out if you drive into it.¡±


    Fei Cheng had no choice but to pull over.


    ¡°Thank you for dropping me off.¡± Nan HuaiLin paused and added, ¡°Please tell Mr. Fei for me, thank him for saving me.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded, ¡°Can you tell me who the bastard that drugged you is? I¡¯ll help you teach him a lesson.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll take care of my own business, don¡¯t worry about it.¡± Nan HuaiLin waved at him. ¡°I¡¯m leaving, take care, bye.¡±


    Fei Cheng also waved, ¡°Bye.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin crossed the road and entered a narrow alley.


    There was no street light, so he turned on the flashlight of his cell phone to shine.


    When he passed by the supermarket, he saw the light was still on, so he went in and bought a bucket of noodles and a Cornetto. 1 He needed to eat something sweet to regulate his bad mood.


    When he arrived home, he took out his key and opened the door, then saw a piece of paper on the door, tore it off, took it into the house, turned on the light and sat on the bed to see what was written on the paper.


    Dear tenant,


    In response to the government¡¯s population clearance policy, this building will be demolished next month, please move out before the end of the month, the remaining rent will be refunded in full, I am sorry for the inconvenience caused to you.


    ¡°Fuck!¡± Nan HuaiLin cursed with a rare expletive. He had to move out by the end of the month, where could he move to? I want to die, damn it!


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    Nan Nan: What¡¯s wrong?


    Cheng Cheng: Because I can¡¯t help but kiss it.


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 CH 15

    The next morning, Nan HuaiLin went to the management office to ask for details. The landlord, a middle-aged man with a fat face, poured out his grievances to the tenants. He said that the building had only been built for less than a year and the cost had only been recovered by 20%. Then adding on that there was no real estate license and the government would not pay for it even if it was demolished. He went on to say that he had invested half of his life savings in the building and now he wanted to die.


    Nan HuaiLin came out silently.


    Compared with the hardships of others, this was not worth mentioning to him. He had moved seven or eight times in the past few years since he came to Beijing. With only one week left until the end of the month, he had to start looking for an apartment now.


    The landlord had just said that all the apartments in the area would be demolished. He suggested that they rent a house in a regular neighborhood, but they should be prepared for a recent sharp increase in rent.


    Nan HuaiLin spent a morning collecting more than a dozen suitable properties on 58.com. He then went out in the afternoon to see the properties, but returned disappointed. Either the pictures were too different from the real ones, or the rents were seriously different from the online ones.


    He returned home with a tired body, and received a call from Ruan Xin just after he entered the house. Ruan Xin said, ¡°I¡¯ve found a housekeeper, you don¡¯t need to go there tomorrow. I¡¯ll transfer your salary to you by WeChat for the next few days.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin hastily refused, ¡°No, no! I¡¯m already embarrassed to have caused you so much trouble, I definitely won¡¯t ask for my salary.¡±


    Ruan Xin persuaded him a few times, but when he insisted on not taking it, he didn¡¯t insist. ¡°Okay, then I¡¯ll treat you to a meal some day.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Dinner is fine, but only if I buy it. I¡¯ve always wanted to buy you dinner, to thank you for giving me a job.¡±


    Ruan Xin cried and laughed, ¡°You¡¯re so¡­That¡¯s cute.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked, embarrassed, ¡°Is that a compliment?¡±


    Ruan Xin replied, ¡°Of course.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°It feels good to be praised by the man of the hour.¡±


    Ruan Xin was the god of all things, and 80% of his employees were his fans. Nan HuaiLin was one of them.


    After hanging up the phone, the depression in his heart was washed away. He didn¡¯t have to go to Fei Zheng¡¯s house tomorrow to do housekeeping, he didn¡¯t have to run to the office until he was claimed by his new agent, and he didn¡¯t hear anything from the Star Country crew, so he had plenty of time to find a house.


    But early the next morning, Nan HuaiLin was called to the office by a phone call.


    The caller said her name was Shan Mingen, his new manager, and asked him to meet him at the office for a face-to-face meeting. Nan HuaiLin arrived at the office as quickly as possible and went straight to Shan Mingen¡¯s office. His new manager was a very good one.


    ¡°Have a seat.¡± Shan Mingen¡¯s gaze landed on Nan HuaiLin, sizing him up without moving.


    Nan HuaiLin was slightly restrained, not knowing what to say, and Shan Mingen was also silent. The atmosphere was a bit awkward for a while.


    After a minute or so of silence, Shan Mingen suddenly spoke, ¡°I¡¯ve heard of you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was stunned. This¡­That¡¯s a little unlikely, right?


    Shan Mingen went on to say, ¡°I heard that the prince of GB Group wanted to promote you, but you refused. Can you tell me why? You turned down such a great opportunity that others couldn¡¯t even ask for, but you turned it down.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was suddenly a bit cold.


    Was the fact that Shan Mingen would ask this question an indication that, like He DingHong, she also liked to use such underhanded means to gain popularity?


    If this was really the case, it would be better to make his attitude clear from the beginning, so as to avoid any further disagreements later.


    Nan HuaiLin looked straight into Shan Mingen¡¯s eyes and said simply and directly, ¡°Because I want to become a pure actor with my own efforts.¡±


    Shan Mingen looked at him quietly and did not say anything.


    After a while, she smiled faintly and said, ¡°Let me ask you another question, how did you get the role of the second male character of Star Country?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Through an audition.¡±


    Shan Mingen smiled playfully, ¡°That simple?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°It¡¯s that simple.¡±


    Shan Mingen obviously didn¡¯t believe it. ¡°We¡¯ll be working together from now on, I hope you can give me the bottom line, who¡¯s your backer?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was a little angry, a little amused, but more helpless. ¡°If I had a backer, I wouldn¡¯t have been working small roles for three years in a row. You¡¯re really flattering me.¡±


    Shan Mingen was briefly silent, and her tone had a subtle change, ¡°At the beginning of the preparation for Star Country, the first and second male characters had already been decided. The first male character was Shen Chong, and the second male character was Chen JingTian. You may not know it yet, but Chen JingTian is my artist. Although he was not formally signed, it was verbally decided. I suddenly received a call from Director Luo yesterday, saying that the second male was given to someone else. If this cut-off person is more popular than JingTian, I have nothing to say, but you -¡± she paused, then said, ¡°You do not have to say too much. We both understand it. The norm in show business is that there are too many of them, and it¡¯s normal to fight for a role, let alone one that has the potential to be a big hit. Although this drama is invested in by Ming Xi, and it is only natural to use Ming Xi¡¯s actors, at the beginning I had to work very hard to get this role for JingTian. But now, you simply auditioned for the role, and you stole it. How do you expect me to believe that no one is pushing you behind the scenes?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin opened his mouth, but had no words to say.


    He felt that Shan Mingen had a point, and he began to wonder why Luo Ke had chosen him, did he really just think he was a good actor? But there were many actors who were better than him and more popular than him, so how could he, an eighteenth-string actor, intercept a popular actor?


    Shan Mingen added, ¡°Of course, I don¡¯t mean to blame you. You and JingTian are both my artists now. I¡¯d be happy if either of you got the role. I just want to understand your background thoroughly so that our future work together can go smoothly, what do you think?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said confusedly, ¡°But I really don¡¯t have any background, as you know from reading my resume. Even if I have a little background, it¡¯s impossible for me to work for three years and not even get one role with a little weight.¡±


    Shan Mingen watched him for a moment and smiled faintly, ¡°Maybe I¡¯m overthinking, maybe it¡¯s because Director Luo really thinks this role is for you. Don¡¯t take what I just said to heart, I just want to get to know you, nothing more.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded his head and gave a soft ¡°hmm.¡±


    The door to the office was suddenly pushed open, and from the sound of the door opening, they could tell that the visitor was angry, ¡°Sister Shan, who is Nan HuaiLin? How come I¡¯ve never heard of such a person?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    Without looking back, he could guess who the visitor was.


    Shan Mingen stood up and coughed twice.


    Nan HuaiLin followed and stood up, turning half of his body to face Shan Mingen and Chen JingTian who was walking in front of her.


    Chen JingTian swept a glance at Nan HuaiLin and turned to Shan Mingen, ¡°Sister Shan¨C¡°


    ¡°JingTian,¡± Shan Mingen interrupted him. ¡°This is Nan HuaiLin.¡±


    Chen JingTian looked at Nan HuaiLin again in surprise, sweeping him from head to toe, with a complicated expression on his face that was hard to describe.


    Nan HuaiLin was already embarrassed to the point of being unable to stand on his own feet.


    Anyway, he did steal Chen JingTian¡¯s role. Coincidentally, they were now under the same agent, so he didn¡¯t even know what position he should adopt to face Chen JingTian.


    But Chen JingTian¡¯s position was very clear.


    If looks could kill, Nan HuaiLin would probably have died eight hundred times by now.


    ¡°You are Nan HuaiLin?¡± asked Chen JingTian, with a cold face.


    ¡°Mn,¡± Nan HuaiLin paused for two seconds, and then added weakly, ¡°Hello.¡±


    ¡°No, hello!¡± Chen Jing Tian was furious. ¡°What do you mean by this? It¡¯s not enough that you stole my role, now you¡¯re showing off your strength in front of me? Let me tell you-¡°


    ¡°Stop it!¡± Shan Mingen pulled Chen JingTian aside and turned to Nan HuaiLin and said, ¡°Nan, you go first. I¡¯ll call you if anything happens.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded his head and walked away without even saying goodbye.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you go!¡± Chen JingTian shouted at the top of his lungs. ¡°I haven¡¯t finished yet!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t even look back, he just pulled open the office door and went out.


    While standing in the doorway and letting out a long breath, Nan HuaiLin felt his head throbbing.


    What was going on?


    Forget it. Let it be what it is, after all he still had to hurry to find a house.


    Nan HuaiLin called the agent as he walked and made an appointment to see the house in half an hour.


    While waiting for the elevator, he looked down at his phone and typed a long list of words, then deleted them all after a pause. He wanted to ask Shen Chong if he had done something to make director Luo give him the second male role, but on second thought it was wrong. If Shen Chong had done something, he wouldn¡¯t have been so surprised when he found out he got the second male role that day.


    ¡°Ding!¡± The elevator door opened.


    Nan HuaiLin looked up and saw Fei Cheng standing inside with a gorgeous appearance.


    He froze and greeted, ¡°Hello, director.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled, ¡°There¡¯s no one else here so you don¡¯t have to call me that. I¡¯m worried about having no one to eat with, so why don¡¯t you do me a favor and eat with me?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin walked into the elevator and reached out to press the door closing button. ¡°I have  an appointment with an agent to see a house right now, so I have to hurry over.¡±


    Fei Cheng asked in passing, ¡°You want to buy a house?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin stared at him. ¡°Are you laughing at me? Do I look like someone who can afford to buy a house in Beijing? I can¡¯t even afford a toilet, okay.¡±


    ¡°Oh.¡± Fei Cheng asked anew. ¡°You want to rent a room?¡±


    ¡°Mn,¡± Nan HuaiLin tilted his head and looked at the floor numbers. ¡°The house I¡¯m renting is going to be demolished, so I have to find a new one.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded, ¡°Then you should get busy.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was a little embarrassed. ¡°I¡¯ll buy you dinner another day.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°Okay, I won¡¯t be polite with you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin liked the fact that Fei Cheng didn¡¯t pretend to be polite with people. He was very pleasant.


    Nan HuaiLin got out of the elevator on the first floor, while Fei Cheng went to the parking lot on the basement floor.


    When he got into the car, Fei Cheng took out his cell phone, dialled a number and then said, ¡°Assistant Ruan, please help me rent an apartment. I don¡¯t need anything, it just has to be close to the office. Can you rent it today? Okay, I¡¯ll wait for your call. By the way, don¡¯t tell my brother yet, I¡¯ll talk to him myself. Okay, thanks.¡±


    Author¡¯s Note:


    Cheng Cheng: I have some bad news for you.


    Nan Nan: What?


    Cheng Cheng: I don¡¯t think about you purely anymore.


    ¨COne Hundred Cheesy Pick-Up Lines

 CH 16

    After running around from noon to dusk, Nan HuaiLin still couldn¡¯t find a satisfactory apartment, and now it was many times more difficult to rent an apartment than before.


    Sitting in the subway on his way home, he felt physically and mentally exhausted. Just as he was leaning back in his seat with his eyes closed, his cell phone suddenly rang. The caller ID was Fei Cheng.


    Nan HuaiLin cleared his throat and swiped to answer, ¡°Hello, director.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Don¡¯t call me director, okay? It sounds like the head of the department, it¡¯s better to call me by my first name.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said ¡°Oh.¡±


    Fei Cheng asked, ¡°Have you rented a house yet?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin replied, ¡°Not yet.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°That¡¯s great, move in with me.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­ Huh?¡±


    Fei Cheng asked, ¡°Where are you at this moment?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was confused. ¡°On the subway¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng asked again, ¡°Where¡¯s the next stop?¡±


    The radio announced the station, ¡°The train is running ahead of Jianguomen Station, please be prepared to get off¡­¡±


    ¡°I hear you,¡± Fei Cheng said over there, ¡°Get off now and wait for me at the subway entrance. I¡¯ll come to pick you up.¡± After saying that, Fei Cheng hung up directly.


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    What the hell is happening here?


    The subway stopped.


    Nan HuaiLin froze for two seconds, then stood up and followed the crowd to the outside.


    After waiting for five minutes at the subway entrance, a red sports car pulled up in front of him.


    Fei Cheng greeted him, ¡°Get in.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin obediently got into the car and asked, while putting on his seat belt, ¡°What did you mean when you said you wanted me to live with you?¡±


    Fei Cheng drove on, ¡°Actually, I¡¯ve been looking for an apartment for the past two days, and I just found one that I like today, a two-room apartment, so I can share it with you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked uncertainly, ¡°So, you want to share a room with me?¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°That¡¯s what I mean.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin hesitantly asked, ¡°The apartment you rent¡­ How much is it per month?¡±


    Fei Cheng thought about it, ¡°I think it¡¯s more than 30,000.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin drew a breath of cold air. This is too expensive, if two people share a room, he has to pay 15,000, he can not afford it, ah.


    Fei Cheng turned his head to look at him, ¡°Too expensive, right?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not expensive,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°But it is too expensive for me to afford, so you¡¯d better find someone else to share. Pull over, I want to get out.¡±


    Fei Cheng had expected this reaction, so he had already thought of something to say, ¡°I really don¡¯t like the idea of sharing a room with someone else, so if you don¡¯t rent it, I¡¯ll just leave it empty. What a waste. How much is the apartment you¡¯re renting now?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°One thousand eight hundred.¡±


    ¡°Then you can give me two thousand, to make it up to a whole.¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°The point is that I don¡¯t know anything about housework and I can¡¯t take care of myself at all, so when we live together, you¡¯ll have to do my laundry, and cook and clean for me as a favor, okay?¡±


    Without waiting for Nan HuaiLin to speak, Fei Cheng said, ¡°Here we are.¡±


    When he got out of the car, Nan HuaiLin looked around at the bustle and felt like he had come to another world, a world that did not belong to him.


    When he entered the apartment Fei Cheng rented, this feeling became stronger and stronger.


    The apartment was luxuriously and beautifully decorated. Although it was a two-room apartment, it was quite spacious, with about two hundred square feet. Standing in front of the window of the living room, he could see the fountain of Xintiandi of the East. Looking a little further away, he could even see the office building of Ming Xi Media.


    To rent such a big and nice house on East Chang¡¯an Street, Nan HuaiLin suddenly thought, 30,000 is a bargain.


    But could he really live in such a nice house for only 2,000? Who was he?


    Fei Cheng looked around and said, ¡°It¡¯s not too bad, what do you think?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I don¡¯t think I can live in such a nice house. It¡¯s too much of a burden, I¡¯m afraid I won¡¯t be able to sleep.¡±


    ¡°This house is really not that good, not at all,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°Some day I can take you to see my brother¡¯s house in the Yanxi villa area. That¡¯s really good.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin shook his head. ¡°No, I can¡¯t live here, you¡¯d better find someone else.¡±


    He turned to leave, Fei Cheng hurriedly grabbed him. ¡°Don¡¯t. I¡¯ve rented it for a year. If you don¡¯t live with me, the 400,000 will be wasted.¡±


    Four hundred thousand?


    Oh my God.


    Nan HuaiLin looked at him, ¡°I don¡¯t understand. Why do you have to share a room with me?¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°Because among the people I know, you are the only one who needs to rent an apartment. That, and you look like you are very virtuous and will have a good life, so I would be very happy to live with you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin touched his face.


    Do I look virtuous?


    Fei Cheng added, ¡°I¡¯ve asked around. It costs more than 10,000 a month to find a housekeeper, so I¡¯ll get the advantage if we share a room. You can live with me, right? I¡¯m begging you, okay?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at him steadily and said in a sincere tone, ¡°Fei Cheng, thank you.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled, ¡°So¡­You¡¯re saying yes? Great!¡± He hugged Nan HuaiLin so hard that he lifted him up and spun him around twice.


    ¡°!!!¡± Nan HuaiLin was busy holding his shoulders. ¡°Hey, you put me down!¡±


    Fei Cheng put him on the ground and scratched his head a little embarrassed. ¡°I was too excited, sorry.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, also embarrassed, tugged on his shirt and said, ¡°Shouldn¡¯t we go?¡±


    ¡°Are you hungry?¡± Fei Cheng asked, ¡°Shall we have a snack together?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at him with a funny face. ¡°Do you get hungry when you see me?¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed and said, ¡°It seems to be true, when I see you, I want to have dinner.¡±


    ¡°What do you want to eat? It¡¯s on me.¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I said I would treat you at noon.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I heard from Shen Chong that there¡¯s an old Zhang Ramen in Chaoyang City that¡¯s very good, let¡¯s go and try it.¡±


    It wasn¡¯t far from Dongdan to Chaoyang City, and there was no traffic at the moment, so they could get there in about twenty minutes.


    However, when they arrived, they were told that the old Zhang Ramen would not open until 11:00 at night.


    It was only nine o¡¯clock now, and they couldn¡¯t wait two hours for a bowl of ramen. So, the two of them went to Hakata Ichi Kouzai, a Japanese ramen restaurant on the sixth floor of Joy City, and ordered the signature tonkotsu ramen, fried karaage and gyoza.


    It was already so late, but the restaurant was still super crowded. The two of them sat next to each other in a small corner, but they didn¡¯t feel confined, instead they were a little bit infected by the lively atmosphere around them and had some worldly happiness. They forgot their disparity in status for a while, and relaxed, chatting and laughing very harmoniously.


    After a full meal, Nan HuaiLin paid the bill and they left together.


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I¡¯ll give you a ride.¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯ll just take the bus, there¡¯s a direct route.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°You can move there tomorrow if you want. Do you need my help?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin shook his head, ¡°No, I can do it myself.¡±


    Fei Cheng suddenly smiled and extended his hand towards him.


    Nan HuaiLin did not know what to expect, so he hesitantly reached out and took his hand.


    Fei Cheng bowed slightly and said in a very gentlemanly way, ¡°Please take care of me in the future.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled, ¡°You too, please take care of me.¡±


    Fei Cheng drove away.


    Nan HuaiLin walked to the bus stop,and waited a long time for the 411 to come. When it finally did, he got on, swiped his card and walked to the last row of empty seats before he sat down.


    The window was open and the night breeze blew in.


    The April night was still a little cool. The wind blew into his face, and brought with it the faint smell of flowers.


    NanHuaiLin¡¯s phone vibrated.


    It was a WeChat message from Fei Cheng, telling him the password to open the door.


    Fei Cheng¡¯s WeChat name was his English name ¡®Felix.¡¯ Nan HuaiLin had not changed anyone¡¯s name since he added his friends. He moved his fingers to the profile settings, thought about it, and changed Fei Cheng¡¯s memo name to ¡®Mr. Rabbit.¡¯


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    Nan Nan: Husband hubby embrace me, I want a princess embrace, a flying embrace, a spinning embrace ~

 CH 17

    Fei Cheng parked his car in the underground parking lot and took the elevator upstairs. When he reached the first floor, the elevator door opened and his brother walked out with Hannibal on his lead.


    ¡°You¡¯re walking the dog this late?¡± Fei Cheng bent down and rubbed Hannibal¡¯s head. ¡°Besides work, you¡¯re only interested in this dog.¡±


    Fei Zheng didn¡¯t pay any attention to him.


    ¡°Brother,¡± Fei Cheng announced impatiently. ¡°I¡¯ve rented an apartment in the Dong Fang Residence, and I¡¯m moving out to live alone.¡±


    Fei Zheng glanced at him. ¡°Give me a reason.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I am more than 260 years old. What is the point of living with you? Besides, you like peace and quiet. With me bouncing around in front of your eyes all the time, do you really think that¡¯s peace and quiet?¡±


    Fei Zheng patiently listened to his voice and said indifferently, ¡°Tell the truth.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled with a wry face, but also a little embarrassed. ¡°Just¡­I recently met someone I like, and I want to try to develop in the direction of impurity.¡±


    Fei Zheng said, ¡°The one yesterday?¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded, ¡°I¡¯ve only known him for a week. I don¡¯t know if I like him yet, but somehow I think he looks very nice, and I¡¯m comfortable with him. It¡¯s just that he¡¯s looking for an apartment, and I want a chance to bring him around first. He just fell out of love. It is estimated that in a short period of time he will not want to find someone, so I will take advantage of his healing time to brush good feelings, and when the good feelings are full, it is logical to get together.¡± Fei Cheng laughed a little, ¡°He might be quite ordinary-looking, but he is very sought-after. Even the picky Shen Chong wants him, and there are people who want to make him their sugar baby, but he refuses. Isn¡¯t he very innocent and not pretentious?¡±


    The elevator door opened.


    Two people walked out.


    ¡°What¡¯s the name?¡± Fei Zheng asked.


    ¡°Nan HuaiLin,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°Nice name, isn¡¯t it?¡±


    The two men stood in the foyer changing their shoes, and Hannibal was already running in.


    ¡°What does he do?¡± Fei Zheng asked again.


    ¡°An actor,¡± Fei Cheng said. After a pause, he added, ¡°Ming Xi¡¯s.¡±


    Fei Zheng was silent for a brief moment and said, ¡°I see.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°So I¡¯ll move out tomorrow?¡±


    Fei Zheng walked inside, ¡°Whatever.¡±


    Fei Cheng let out a cheer, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Fei Cheng went to the pool for half an hour, then took a shower and sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in his bathrobe, gently shaking the glass of red wine in his hand and staring out the window at the night.


    He was never easily moved, but this time his heart was easily moved by Nan HuaiLin, which was actually a bit absurd. The reason for this, he thought, had a lot to do with the two spring dreams, especially the second one, which was so realistic that he could still recall some of the details of it. Dreams were wish fulfillment, an aimless extension of self-consciousness during sleep, which would naturally permeate from real life when in the dreaming state. Dreams and reality, they interact with each other. He had Nan HuaiLin in his dream, so he wanted to get him in reality too, no problem.


    He believed that he was different from Shen Chong, who wanted to sleep with Nan HuaiLin purely for the sake of sex. While he also wanted to sleep with Nan HuaiLin, it had to be based on a relationship. He only slept with the people he liked, and he was a very traditional man in this regard. However, it was too early to think about this, the right words had not yet been written.


    Fei Cheng took a sip of wine and smiled.


    His dead-end, boring life was finally starting to get interesting.


    Since the place was already finely decorated with all the furniture, Nan HuaiLin did not need to bring many things over. So he took pictures of large items such as the pressure cooker, microwave oven, small refrigerator, water dispenser, computer desk, armchair, as well as the small items such as kettles, garbage cans, wall paintings, vases, and listed them on Idle Fish. In order to sell them as soon as possible, he put a very low price.


    After most of a day¡¯s work, the only thing left to take away was a suitcase of clothes and shoes, a laptop, some daily necessities, and a dozen performance-related books.


    He called a cab and took everything over in one trip.


    Nan HuaiLin spent the rest of the day cleaning the new house.


    Since he had a few days of experience in housekeeping, he was able to do this effortlessly.


    At dusk, Nan HuaiLin called Fei Cheng.


    ¡°I¡¯ve moved in,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, hesitantly asking Fei Cheng, ¡°Are you coming to stay here today?¡±


    ¡°Yes,¡± Fei Cheng replied happily.


    ¡°Then¡­ are you coming back for dinner?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin found this question particularly awkward, as if he were a wife asking her husband if he wanted to come home for dinner.


    Fei Cheng smiled and asked, ¡°What? You¡¯re going to cook for me?¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you say you wanted me to do the laundry and cook for you to cover the rent?¡± Nan HuaiLin muttered. ¡°I¡¯m just asking.¡±


    Fei Cheng still smiled and asked, ¡°So are you going to do it or not?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯ll do it if you come back for dinner, but not if you don¡¯t.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°If you do, I¡¯ll come home and eat, if you don¡¯t, I¡¯ll eat outside.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡± Is this a tongue twister?


    After a few seconds of uncomfortable silence, Nan HuaiLin spoke first, ¡°So¡­ what do you want to eat? I¡¯m going to the supermarket to buy food.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Just make what you know best.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Nan HuaiLin paused and added, ¡°Just a precaution, don¡¯t expect too much, I¡¯m an average cook.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, I¡¯m not a picky eater. I¡¯m easily fed.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed and asked, ¡°What time do you get off work?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Seven o¡¯clock.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at his phone, it was just after five o¡¯clock. He said, ¡°Okay, then I¡¯ll make dinner and wait for you, bye.¡±


    Fei Cheng also smiled and said, ¡°bye.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Ruan Xin asked curiously, ¡°Who are you talking to on the phone? Your face is all smiles.¡±


    Fei Cheng put the phone aside and said with a smile, ¡°I¡¯m preparing to fall in love with someone.¡±


    ¡°Oh,¡± Ruan Xin asked with a smile. ¡°Really?¡±


    Fei Cheng looked down at the planner in his hand and said, ¡°Really, but it might take a year or two to prepare, so it¡¯s hard to say.¡±


    ¡°Come on, I¡¯m looking at you.¡± Ruan Xin stood up. ¡°If you need to revise anything, you can call me again, I¡¯m going out.¡±


    Ruan Xin left the office.


    Fei Cheng was suddenly excited to go home and couldn¡¯t read the plan at all. After sitting patiently for another five minutes, he stood up, grabbed his proposals, cell phone, car keys and left.


    ¡ª


    Nan HuaiLin carried two large shopping bags into the door, saw the living room lights were brightly lit, and was stunned. He clearly turned off the lights when he left the house ah, and then he saw the shoes in the foyer, twisted and fallen, and he knew Fei Cheng was back.


    Nan HuaiLin walked into the kitchen, put the shopping bags on the dining table, turned around and walked out. Just as he reached the kitchen door, he saw the master bedroom door open and a naked Fei Cheng appeared inside the door, holding the door frame with one hand and wiping his hair with a towel in the other.


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°!!!¡±


    He neither entered nor retreated, and just settled at the kitchen door.


    Fei Cheng¡¯s eyes swept around before seeing Nan HuaiLin and he said with a smile, ¡°Back from the supermarket?¡±


    ¡°Mn,¡± Nan HuaiLin tried to be very calm. They were both men, seeing each other naked was not a big deal. ¡°You said you wouldn¡¯t get off work until seven o¡¯clock. How come you are back so early?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I wanted to eat your cooking earlier, so I left early.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯ll start cooking now, dinner will be ready at 6:30 sharp.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll be waiting to eat.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin turned around and went into the kitchen to start working, while Fei Cheng¡¯s naked body flashed back and forth in his mind.


    That thing¡­It was too big, right? It¡¯s scary as hell.


    Fei Cheng was sitting in the living room in his home clothes reading a proposal when the sound of sizzling came from the kitchen, and soon the smell wafted out.


    Fei Cheng suddenly had the illusion of skipping the relationship and getting married, which was a bit strange, but somehow not bad at all.


    The phone suddenly rang. Fei Cheng picked it up and answered, ¡°Hello.¡±


    Shen Chong said over there, ¡°Why does this ¡®hello¡¯ sound so flirty?¡±


    ¡°Sultry,¡± Fei Cheng scolded. ¡°Why are you calling?¡±


    ¡°Last time we talked about getting a massage together, but Nan HuaiLin spoiled it,¡± Shen Chong said, ¡°It¡¯s just that I¡¯m off work early today, so I wanted to go with my buddy for a massage.¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Fei Cheng refused flatly. ¡°Find someone else to accompany you.¡±


    ¡°Come on,¡± Shen Chong said. ¡°I don¡¯t even want to hang out with anyone else, with you around.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I¡¯ve got a dinner date. I really can¡¯t go.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good. I haven¡¯t eaten either, so add me.¡± Shen Chong said. ¡°Who are you with? As long as it¡¯s not your brother.¡±


    Fei Cheng stood up and walked to the bedroom, closed the door and said, ¡°With Nan HuaiLin.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Shen Chong froze. ¡°Who are you talking about?¡±


    ¡°Nan, Huai, Lin.¡± Fei Cheng said word by word.


    ¡°Holy shit! Since when did you hook up with him?¡±


    Fei Cheng held the phone away a little. ¡°You keep your voice down. You¡¯re deafening me.¡±


    Shen Chong asked, ¡°How did you have dinner with him?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I¡¯m not only having dinner with him, I¡¯m also living with him.¡±


    ¡°Holy shit!¡± Shen Chong exploded. ¡°Tell me what the fuck is going on here?¡±


    Fei Cheng said bluntly, ¡°I fell in love with him and wanted to chase him, that¡¯s the situation.¡±


    Shen Chong stopped talking.


    ¡°Angry?¡± Fei Cheng asked, ¡°Think I¡¯m trying to pry him out of your corner? Haven¡¯t you already given up on him?¡±


    Shen Chong asked instead of answering, ¡°Do you really like him?¡±


    Fei Cheng paused for two seconds and said, ¡°Not really yet, it¡¯s just in the budding stage, so it still needs to cultivate for a while. However, there are too many hungry wolves and tigers like you out there, and in case he is taken away by someone, I need to keep him around me for a while.¡±


    Shen Chong was silent for a long time, his tone was a bit hateful, ¡°You¡¯re really a thief.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°Thanks for the compliment.¡±

 CH 18

    ¡°Dinner¡¯s ready!¡± Nan HuaiLin¡¯s voice came through the door.


    Fei Cheng immediately hung up on Shen Chong, opened the door and walked into the dining room connected to the kitchen. There were four dishes neatly arranged on the marble dining table, with a small pot of soup in the middle. The hot air was hovering in the warm yellow light of the chandelier, creating a warm and peaceful atmosphere.


    Fei Cheng sat down and Nan HuaiLin put a bowl of rice with a soft fragrance in front of him, a little nervous and a little expectant, saying, ¡°Taste it.¡±


    Fei Cheng picked up his chopsticks and took a bite of the tofu with meat without comment, then took a bite of the stir-fried broccoli and remained silent.


    Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Is it okay?¡±


    Fei Cheng tasted the chicken curry and stir-fried pork with green peppers, and finally drank half a bowl of tofu soup before he said, ¡°What¡¯s that commercial saying? ¡°If you meet a great chef, marry him?¡¯ I want to marry you now.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin knew he was exaggerating, but he couldn¡¯t help but be happy and said with a smile, ¡°I can¡¯t afford to marry you.¡±


    Fei Cheng smoothly said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll marry you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed it off. ¡°Hurry up and eat it while it¡¯s hot.¡±


    Fei Cheng had not eaten such appetizing, home-cooked food for a long time, and thought it was much better than the flashy dishes in Michelin restaurants. He was right, Nan HuaiLin was really too virtuous, good feeling UP!


    After eating in a quiet manner and relieving his hunger, Fei Cheng began to chew and swallow slowly while eating, ¡°By the way, do you remember the 18th line artist cleansing program I mentioned earlier?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°Yes, you said we have to take the test, the best will stay and the worst will go.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°The detailed plan is already out, and we¡¯ll start implementing it tomorrow.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin put down his chopsticks and propped both arms on the dining table, his big black eyes shining brightly at the person across from him, ¡°Teacher Fei, can you help me highlight the key points in the exam?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Ming Xi is planning to make an inspirational web drama on swimming, tentatively titled ¡®Chasing New Dreams.¡¯ The swimming team will consist of twelve people, six men and six women, all will be Ming Xi¡¯s unknown actors. The casting of this drama is an examination, those who can successfully get the role will stay, otherwise they will be eliminated. It¡¯s as simple as that.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said happily, ¡°I was on the school swim team in high school.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled, ¡°Then it looks like you¡¯re a sure thing.¡±


    After a few seconds, the expression on Nan HuaiLin¡¯s face suddenly froze.


    Fei Cheng asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I auditioned for Star Country a few days ago, and Director Luo verbally said he would give me the second male role, but I haven¡¯t heard anything since then.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry about that. The pre-production of Star Country is basically finished. As long as the actors are chosen, we can start filming. However, ¡®Chasing New Dreams¡¯ is just starting to be prepared. I just advanced the casting in order to carry out the cleansing, so it¡¯s still too early to start shooting, maybe Star Country will be finished by then.¡±


    Hearing him say that, Nan HuaiLin was slightly relieved.


    Anyway, he could not wait any longer. He had to take the initiative and go to the company tomorrow to talk to Shan Mingen, and ask what was going on with Star Country.


    The two of them ate and talked, and before they knew it, they had wiped clean the four dishes and one soup.


    When the time came to wash the dishes, Nan HuaiLin was a bit worried. After eating so much for dinner, he realized it was absolutely impossible not to exercise. However, the membership card he had was for a gym in Shuangqiao, and now he had moved to Dongdan. It was impossible to go that far just for the gym, and he couldn¡¯t afford a new card at a nearby gym. Moreover, there were too many people and cars to run at night. What to do?


    Nan HuaiLin turned around when he heard Fei Cheng calling him, ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going swimming,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°Do you want to join me?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was instantly excited, ¡°Yes, yes! Where are we going to swim?¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°The district is equipped with a swimming pool, didn¡¯t you know?¡±


    ¡°Oh, really? I haven¡¯t been there yet, so I didn¡¯t know.¡± Nan HuaiLin wiped his hands on his apron and suddenly stopped, ¡°But I don¡¯t have any swimming trunks¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Wear mine.¡±


    The two of them went downstairs together and went to the dressing room to change into their swimming trunks first.


    Nan HuaiLin looked down at the swim trunks that were hanging loosely from his crotch like big pants, and then swept a glance at the bulge between Fei Cheng¡¯s legs that was outlined by the snug swim trunks. The difference between them was really big.


    Fei Cheng also quietly glanced at Nan HuaiLin¡¯s upturned buttocks and the clear, smooth muscle lines, and felt a surge of heat rushing downwards. If he got a hard-on at this time, it would be too embarrassing. Fei Cheng dared not look any more, so he turned around and walked out with Nan HuaiLin silently following him.


    The pool was superb. It was round, with two thick Roman columns standing in the middle, and it was surrounded by lush greenery. It was a very nice environment.


    While entering into the water, Nan HuaiLin was surprised to find that the water was actually warm. It was a bit of a hot spring feeling.


    ¡°Compete?¡± Fei Cheng asked with a smile, ¡°Show me the strength of your school¡¯s swim team.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was not afraid, ¡°How do you want to compete?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Five laps. Whoever is fastest wins.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin answered, ¡°No problem. Let¡¯s start.¡±


    Fei Cheng added, ¡°The loser will be punished.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked, a little bit timid. ¡°What kind of punishment?¡±


    ¡°What? Are you afraid of losing?¡± Fei Cheng deliberately provoked him.


    ¡°I¡¯m not afraid,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, while he moved his neck. ¡°I can¡¯t say about other sports, but swimming is my strong point.¡±


    Fei Cheng held back his laughter. ¡°Okay, then¡­The loser will carry the winner home. How about that?¡±


    ¡°No problem,¡± Nan HuaiLin said readily.


    ¡°Then let¡¯s get started.¡± Fei Cheng twirled his arm, ¡°One, two, three!¡±


    Both of them plunged into the water at the same time, legs stomping on the wall. They swam out like two big fish, side by side, and kept this state.


    By the fifth lap, Fei Cheng lagged behind, unnoticed. He even stopped to admire Nan HuaiLin¡¯s beautiful swimming posture and fit body for a while. He waited until Nan HuaiLin was about to reach the finish line before catching up.


    Nan HuaiLin stood up straight with one hand on the pool wall, wiped a handful of water from his face, saw Fei Cheng swimming towards him and excitedly slapped the water. ¡°I won!¡±


    Fei Cheng quickly swam to his side and said with a smile, ¡°You are worthy of being on your school¡¯s swimming team. You are great.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was a little proud of himself, patted Fei Cheng¡¯s shoulder with great care, and said with a gasp, ¡°You¡¯re not bad either. You¡¯re only a little slower than me.¡±


    Fei Cheng felt that Nan HuaiLin was panting very erotically, and more erotic images popped up in his mind, so he hurriedly shook his head, and the water in his hair sprinkled onto Nan HuaiLin¡¯s face.


    ¡°Still swimming?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked.


    ¡°I¡¯m a little tired,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°I want to go up and rest.¡±


    ¡°Then you can rest, I¡¯ll swim some more.¡± This amount of exercise was not enough for Nan HuaiLin.


    Fei Cheng went ashore and sat on a sun lounger by the pool with a towel, watching Nan HuaiLin swimming around in the pool with fascination.


    ¡°Handsome, do you mind if I sit here?¡±


    Fei Cheng turned his head and saw a beautiful woman in a bikini with a slender face, smiling at him.


    Fei Cheng smiled, ¡°Please sit down.¡±


    The beautiful woman took her seat and found various topics to chat about with him. At first, Fei Cheng politely responded, but he gradually lost his patience and got up to greet Nan HuaiLin who had swam to the edge of the pool.


    Fei Cheng stood at the edge of the pool, while Nan HuaiLin was standing in the water. He looked from the bottom to the top, and Fei Cheng¡¯s vital point was particularly shocking, Nan HuaiLin could not bear to look.


    Fei Cheng quietly winked at him, ¡°Baby, don¡¯t swim any longer, let¡¯s go home.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin glanced at the nearby beautiful woman who was looking this way. He immediately understood and said, ¡°Yes,¡± before quickly climbing out.


    ¡°Tired, right?¡± Fei Cheng turned his back to him and stretched his hands backwards. ¡°Come, husband will carry you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin felt like the jealousy in the beauty¡¯s eyes was about to burn him. Even so, he still climbed onto Fei Cheng¡¯s back and whispered in his ear. ¡°Are you addicted to acting?¡±


    Fei Cheng was so distracted by the smoothness of the skin-to-skin contact that he didn¡¯t hear what Nan HuaiLin said, but only felt his breath on his ear, making it both numb and itchy.


    When they got to the locker room, Fei Cheng put him down. The two of them simply took a shower, put on their clothes and went home.


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I¡¯ll carry you.¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°you¡¯ve already carried me.¡±


    ¡°That doesn¡¯t count,¡± Fei Cheng said, turning his back to him. ¡°You made the bet. Come on up.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin had no choice but to climb on his back again.


    When he buried his face in Fei Cheng¡¯s shoulder, he smelled a faint familiar smell. It was the smell of ¡®Sin City.¡¯ Suddenly, he remembered that night of lightning and thunder when he and Fei Zheng¡­


    Nan HuaiLin hurriedly pushed out the messy association, but still couldn¡¯t help asking, ¡°Do you like the ¡®Sin City¡¯ perfume too?¡±


    ¡°Too?¡± Fei Cheng caught the word sensitively.


    Nan HuaiLin was silent for a moment and said, ¡°My ex-boyfriend also liked to spray this perfume.¡±


    Fei Cheng was a little jealous. ¡°I don¡¯t like this perfume. It¡¯s my brother who likes it, so I sprayed it twice, but I didn¡¯t expect the smell to linger for so long.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin gave a low ¡°oh.¡±


    When he entered the elevator, Nan HuaiLin reached out to press the button and said, ¡°That girl just now was pretty and well-built. Don¡¯t you like her?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°No.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was curious. ¡°Then what do you like?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ll see,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°What about you? What do you like?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was silent for a few seconds and said, ¡°I like what I like.¡±


    Fei Cheng tasted the answer and thought it was really good.


    Fei Cheng didn¡¯t put Nan HuaiLin down until they were inside the apartment. The two said good night to each other and then went to their respective rooms to sleep.


    Fei Cheng once again had an erotic dream.


    It featured exciting pool play.


    After he woke up, he was in a trance for a long time because of the soul-crushing feeling.


    The author has something to say.


    Cheng Cheng, ¡°I think you look like a booger.¡±


    Nan Nan, ¡°?!!!¡±


    Cheng Cheng, ¡°It makes me want to pick you.¡±


    ¨COne Hundred Cheesy Pick-Up Lines

 CH 19

    While eating breakfast together, Nan HuaiLin vaguely felt that Fei Cheng was acting a bit strange. He blushed slightly, his eyes were averted, and he didn¡¯t say anything.


    The two of them finished eating quietly, and Fei Cheng went to the office while Nan HuaiLin did the housework at home. He went to clean up Fei Cheng¡¯s room first, and saw the underwear thrown on the floor. When he bent down to pick it up, he felt a dried mark. Of course he knew what it was, and he blushed silently. No wonder Fei Cheng was acting weird when he ate his breakfast.


    Nan HuaiLin laughed again, inexplicably feeling that Fei Cheng was a bit innocent. Like a teenager who had just entered puberty.


    It was only ten o¡¯clock in the morning when he finished his chores.


    Nan HuaiLin called Shan Mingen and asked to meet at the office. However, Shan Mingen said she had a meeting in the morning and asked him to meet her there at 2 p.m.


    Nan HuaiLin had nothing else to do, so he went to his original apartment, called a courier and sent away the things sold on Idle Fish. Then he went to the management office to get out of the lease. The manager returned his deposit and half a month¡¯s rent, and Nan HuaiLin handed back the keys. He left the place where he had lived for almost a year with only a small potted plant that he had kept for a long time, although he did not know the name of it.


    When he returned to his new home, Nan HuaiLin put the potted plant on the balcony of his bedroom, casually fixed his lunch, and then lounged on the sofa in the living room to play with his phone.


    He downloaded an app called Jinjiang Literature City, searched for the original novel Star Country and started reading it.


    When he was in high school, he was addicted to reading novels. After he went to college, he started catching up on American dramas and brushing up on film, so he hadn¡¯t read a novel in a long time.


    The author¡¯s writing was good. Still, the key was that the story was particularly strong, very compelling. He bought all the VIP chapters in one breath, then glanced at the time and saw it was already 1:30 p.m. so he got busy changing his clothes to go out.


    It was only a ten minute walk to the company.


    After knocking on the door and entering Shan Mingen¡¯s office, Nan HuaiLin took a seat and then took the initiative to ask, ¡°Sister Shan, is there any news on Star Country?¡±


    ¡°I also want to talk to you about that,¡± Shan Mingen said pleasantly, a 180 degree change in attitude compared to when they last met. ¡°I received a call from the crew this morning, saying that the contract will be signed tomorrow, and the opening ceremony will be held next Monday. Then the shooting will officially start.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s heart was overjoyed, but his face was silent and calm.


    Shan Mingen found a thick pile of bound A4 paper in the pile of documents on the table and handed it over, ¡°This is the script that was sent to me before. You should take the time to figure out the role and memorize the lines. The number two male¡¯s lines are very large.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at the two big words on the cover, Star Country and felt his heart trembling.


    Shan Mingen picked up her phone and called someone, ¡°Xiao Zhu, come to my office.¡± After hanging up the phone, she looked at Nan HuaiLin from head to toe and said, ¡°Your hair is a bit long, you need to cut it. Do you have something you can wear to the conference?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin shook his head.


    He had no need to wear formal clothes, so he never bought any.


    There was a knock on the office door, and a girl came in, smiling and greeting Shan Mingen.


    Shan Mingen said, ¡°Xiao Nan, from now on Xiao Zhu will be your assistant, just give her an account of what you want to do. I will give you a car as soon as possible, so that it¡¯s convenient for you to get around.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was flattered, he had never thought that an eighteenth-ranked person, like himself, could ever have an assistant.


    Shan Mingen looked at Xiao Zhu, ¡°You can take him to get a haircut later and to the mall to buy two sets of formal clothes. Then you can get off work.¡±


    Xiao Zhu nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Shan Mingen turned to Nan HuaiLin, ¡°By the way, there¡¯s one more thing. The company is going to do an artist cleansing, and it will be in the form of auditions. All the artists who are not well-known will have to participate. I will send you the details on WeChat, so you should prepare well.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, who had long gotten the first-hand news from Fei Cheng, nodded with confidence and left Shan Mingen¡¯s office with Xiao Zhu.


    ¡°My name is Man Tianzhu, ¡®Man¡¯ of happiness and beauty, and the ¡®Tianzhu¡¯ of geranium. Everyone calls me Xiao Zhu.¡± Man Tianzhu said with a smile. She had a cute doll face, with smiling eyes that curved into crescents. She had the look of an energetic girl, someone people couldn¡¯t help but have good feelings for.


    Nan HuaiLin also introduced himself, and the two of them took the elevator downstairs.


    Man Tianzhu said, ¡°You look quite young. Are you a recent graduate?¡±


    ¡°I graduated almost a year ago,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°I¡¯ll be twenty-three soon.¡±


    ¡°Then I¡¯m three years older than you, twenty-six.¡± Man Tianzhu said with a smile.


    Nan HuaiLin was surprised. Man Tianzhu looked like a high school student, so he didn¡¯t expect her to be older than him.


    The two first went to the barber shop for him to get a new haircut, and then they went to the mall to buy two outfits.


    Nan HuaiLin had a good figure, he was like a clothes hanger. He looked good in everything he wore, so the clothes were easy to buy.


    After finishing, Nan HuaiLin invited Man Tianzhu to dinner.


    The two people were both cheerful and lively, so they got along very well. After only half a day¡¯s work, they had turned from strangers to half friends.


    Halfway through the meal, Nan HuaiLin¡¯s cell phone rang.


    The phone was placed on the table, and Man Tianzhu saw the caller ID with her eyes.


    Nan HuaiLin picked up the phone and answered it, ¡°Hello?¡±


    Fei Cheng asked on the other side, ¡°Where are you?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯m eating out.¡±


    Fei Cheng then asked, ¡°What about me?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t understand for a moment, ¡°¡­What do you mean?¡±


    Fei Cheng said aggressively, ¡°I¡¯m still hungry and waiting for you to feed me.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed. ¡°I¡¯ll be done eating soon. Should I pack some for you, or go back and make it?¡±


    ¡°Pack it,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°You just watch the order.¡±


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll make sure you have it in your mouth within half an hour.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Nan HuaiLin beckoned the waiter, ordered two meat and one vegetable, and told him to make it quickly. Only after the waiter left did Man Tianzhu say, ¡°Boyfriend?¡±


    ¡°No, you misunderstood,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°It¡¯s a roommate who shares an apartment with me.¡±


    Man Tianzhu was relieved and then asked, ¡°So do you have a boyfriend?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin shook his head. ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good,¡± Man Tianzhu said. ¡°You¡¯re just starting out in your career, so it¡¯s best not to fall in love.¡±


    ¡°Mn,¡± Nan HuaiLin bowed his head. ¡°I have no intention of falling in love either.¡±


    Man Tianzhu was keenly aware of the subtle change in his mood, but she didn¡¯t say anything more. She was just a small assistant, she knew what to say and what not to say.


    When Nan HuaiLin returned home with the food, Fei Cheng had just come out of the shower. He was wearing a pair of boxers on the bottom and nothing on top, revealing his beautiful eight-pack abs and mermaid line. The undried water droplets snaked down the grooves between the muscles and slid into the out-of-reach places.


    Anyone who saw such a beautiful body, comparable to GQ male models, would not be able to help salivating. Not to mention, Nan HuaiLin was also a gay man who liked men. Although he did not have any desire for Fei Cheng, it was always nice to enjoy the show for free.


    ¡°Let¡¯s eat. Eat,¡± Nan HuaiLin said.


    ¡°I¡¯m starving to death.¡± Fei Cheng followed Nan HuaiLin¡¯s ass into the dining room.


    Nan HuaiLin took out the lunch boxes one by one, uncovered them and placed them in front of Fei Cheng. He tore off the packaging of the disposable chopsticks and handed them to Fei Cheng, saying, ¡°Please eat, Mr. Fei.¡±


    Fei Cheng cocked one corner of his mouth and asked, ¡°Who did you have dinner with?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin sat across from him with his hands on his cheeks on the dining table, his eyes hovering on the perfect pectoral muscles, which felt similar to an American model¡¯s chest. Hearing Fei Cheng¡¯s question, Nan HuaiLin forced himself to move his eyes to his face and said, ¡°My manager arranged an assistant for me, and since we were meeting for the first time, I thought I should treat them to a meal to show my appreciation, so I had dinner with them.¡±


    ¡°Male or female?¡± Fei Cheng asked.


    ¡°Female,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°A very cute looking young lady.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded, ¡°That¡¯s good.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin got up and poured two glasses of water. One for Fei Cheng, and one for himself.


    ¡°I got the role of the second male character in Star Country,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, trying not to sound too smug. ¡°Sister Shan said that filming will start next week, so I might not be able to cook for you every day then, sorry.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll eat out just the same,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin added, ¡°When I get paid for the film, I can share the rent with you.¡± He suddenly thought of something. He took out a card from his wallet and put it in front of Fei Cheng, ¡°I¡¯ll give this back to you. I didn¡¯t touch the money in it, and I transferred two thousand dollars for rent.¡±


    Fei Cheng directly pushed the card back and said, ¡°You keep it, just swipe it when you buy groceries or something.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin hesitated for a few seconds. ¡°Oh,¡± and then asked in passing. ¡°How much money is in it?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°More than eight hundred thousand.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°!!!¡±


    Let him take a card of more than eight hundred thousand dollars to buy food? What¡¯s wrong with him?


    Nan HuaiLin was going to drink some water to calm down, and just as he took a sip, he heard Fei Cheng say, ¡°Later my brother will come to visit¡­¡±


    ¡°Pfft!¡± Nan HuaiLin squirted out a mouthful of water, spraying Fei Cheng across the face.


    Fei Cheng, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Sorry, sorry, sorry!¡± Nan HuaiLin hurriedly took a tissue to wipe Fei Cheng¡¯s face and chest.


    Fei Cheng was so excited by his wiping, that he felt like he was going to get hard. Thus, he took the tissue and wiped it off himself. While using his arm to block him, he said, with a funny face, ¡°My brother is just visiting, why are you so excited?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was a bit distracted. He was worried that Fei Cheng would notice this strange appearance, so he dragged Fei Cheng up and pushed him out. ¡°You hurry to wash up. I can¡¯t eat this dish, so I¡¯ll give it to you instead.¡±


    Fei Cheng wanted to say he didn¡¯t mind, but he didn¡¯t feel like it, so he let him.


    After a brief shower, Fei Cheng put on his clothes and came out to find Nan HuaiLin gone and a bowl of pickled beef noodles on the dining table that hadn¡¯t become soggy.


    Fei Cheng was a little confused. Was this for him to eat?


    The author has something to say:


    Go to Baidu/Google ¡°ACÄÐÄ£¡±, you will come back to thank me.

 CH 20

    While Fei Cheng was eating noodles, he was also calling Nan HuaiLin, ¡°Where have you gone?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said on the other side, ¡°My classmate just called me and asked me to go out, so I made you a bowl of instant noodles before I left. You can eat a couple of bites of that and I¡¯ll bring you a snack when I get back.¡±


    Fei Cheng knew he was lying, but didn¡¯t poke holes in his story. He just smiled and said, ¡°Okay, well, you have fun. There¡¯s no need to bring a snack back, this bowl of noodles will fill me up.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Fei Cheng shook his head and laughed. His future wife was too cute!


    Fei Cheng sat down to eat the noodles, and unexpectedly found the taste was not bad.


    After finishing the noodles and drinking water to rinse his mouth, he heard the doorbell ring and he rushed to open the door.


    ¡°Brother,¡± Fei Cheng said with a smile. ¡°Welcome.¡±


    Fei Zheng came in, and Fei Cheng took a pair of slippers from the shoe rack for him to change into.


    ¡°Are you alone?¡± Fei Zheng asked.


    Fei Cheng smiled and replied, ¡°Nan HuaiLin was scared off when he heard you were coming.¡±


    The scared off Nan HuaiLin had nowhere to go, so he strolled along Chang¡¯an Street as an after-dinner exercise. He walked all the way to Tiananmen Square, then turned back the way he came, and sat by the fountain at the Dongfang Xintiandi to continue his afternoon¡¯s progress with the Star Country novel.


    At nine o¡¯clock at night, the fountain turned on. With the gorgeous lights as well, it really was beautiful.


    Nan HuaiLin raised his cell phone to record a small video, and then ¡°Mr. Rabbit¡± called.


    ¡°Come back,¡± Fei Cheng said with a little smile in his voice. ¡°My brother is gone.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin knew that Fei Cheng must have caught his lie, so he just gave a cheeky ¡°ooh¡± and asked, ¡°Do you really not want me to bring some food back?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Fei Cheng said. Then he paused and added, ¡°Bring back two cans of beer, I suddenly want to drink.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin went to the nearby China Resources Vanguard 1 and bought a dozen cans of beer and some snacks to drink, and carried them back home.


    Fei Cheng greeted him at the door with his hands in his arms, and when their eyes collided, Nan HuaiLin looked down to change his shoes and whispered, ¡°Sorry, I lied.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°So scared to see my brother?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was very weak. ¡°He is the president of Ming Xi! It¡¯s normal for me, a small employee, to be a little afraid of him.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded. ¡°In fact, my brother just looks cold, but he¡¯s not bad. You¡¯ll know when you get along with him.¡±


    Get along with?


    I don¡¯t think so.


    ¡°Drink with me?¡± Fei Cheng asked.


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°Sure, I¡¯ll just have a can.¡±


    The two of them went out onto the balcony.


    There were two hanging wicker chairs on the balcony, which were very comfortable to sit in and they swayed like a swing.


    Nan HuaiLin drank a small sip of beer, looked up at the sky, but could not see the stars. The city¡¯s dazzling neon lights covered up the starlight, but he knew that the stars were still there.


    Suddenly, he was a little homesick for his parents.


    His old home was in the ancient city of Suzhou. The house was old, dilapidated, and small, with black tiles and white walls. He had lived in the small attic on the second floor for as long as he could remember. It had a small skylight on the roof, where he could see the stars from his bed.


    He hadn¡¯t seen such a bright starry sky in a long time.


    ¡°What are you thinking about?¡± Fei Cheng asked.


    ¡°Nothing,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°And you?¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m just thinking.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked down and smiled, ¡°That¡¯s good.¡±


    Fei Cheng asked, ¡°What¡¯s good?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Everything is good.¡±


    The air was good, the breeze was good, the night was good, the people around were good, everything was good.


    Nan HuaiLin finished his beer, got out of the chair, and said, ¡°I¡¯m going to bed.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll sit here a little longer,¡± Fei Cheng said with a smile. ¡°Good night.¡±


    ¡°Good night,¡± Nan HuaiLin smiled back.


    After washing up, Nan HuaiLin changed into shorts and a T-shirt. He turned off the overhead light, leaving only the bedside lamp on, and sat on the bed to continue reading the novel. He had to finish the original book first, before reading the script, as that would help him figure out the role better.


    Nan HuaiLin put down his phone, and went to the bathroom to pee. Then he washed his face and went to the dining room to drink two sips of water, before heading back to bed.


    The alarm clock woke Nan HuaiLin up at 8:00 a.m.


    He was so sleepy that he didn¡¯t want to get up, but he had to make breakfast for Fei Cheng, so he couldn¡¯t stay in bed.


    After lying down and relaxing for a while, he got up, put on his slippers, and walked out in a daze. When he pushed open the bathroom door, he heard the sound of water, and when he looked, Fei Cheng was standing there peeing!


    Nan HuaiLin instantly woke up and hurriedly closed the door. He hovered twice at the door before he heard the sound of water stop inside. He was about to knock on the door when it was pulled open from the inside.


    ¡°Good morning,¡± Fei Cheng said cheerfully.


    ¡°Good morning.¡± Nan HuaiLin, on the other hand, smiled a bit awkwardly.


    The two stood side by side in front of the sink, brushing their teeth.


    Nan HuaiLin lowered his eyes to avoid eye contact with Fei Cheng.


    Fei Cheng stared at Nan HuaiLin in the mirror with unrestrained attention. After a long time, he suddenly turned around and sat on the sink. He faced Nan HuaiLin and said, with his mouth full of toothpaste foam. ¡°I think you¡¯ve changed.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked up at him. ¡°Huh?¡±


    Fei Cheng said seriously, ¡°You¡¯ve become better looking.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled, ¡°Have I?¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at himself in the mirror. He turned his face to the left and then to the right, but he didn¡¯t feel like it looked any better. It was still an ordinary face.


    If anything had changed, it seemed that his skin was much better than before. He was from the south, so his skin was already fair, but now it was not only white, but also very shiny. He raised his hand to touch and it was smooth like jelly.


    Fei Cheng couldn¡¯t help but reach out and pinch his cheek, smiling and commenting, ¡°It feels good.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, who was caught unprepared, looked at him with wide, deer eyes, ¡°¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng brought his face over, ¡°Here, I¡¯ll pinch it back for you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin did not dare, and, as if nothing had happened, bent down to spit the toothpaste foam into the sink. Suddenly he felt a wave of nausea from the stomach up. He hurriedly turned around and within two steps rushed to the toilet, before kneeling on the ground dry vomiting.


    Fei Cheng rushed over to pat his back.


    The nausea came and went quickly. Nan HuaiLin did not actually vomit anything, but he was stimulated enough to produce hot tears. They were contained in his eyes and did not flow out, but only moistened his eyelashes, causing him to have a pitiful look.


    Fei Cheng looked at his eyes and almost became hard, as he remembered the dream of Nan HuaiLin letting him fuck him until he cried.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?¡± Fei Cheng asked, in a slightly hoarse voice.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, I just suddenly got a little nauseous,¡± Nan HuaiLin stood up. ¡°But I¡¯m fine now.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°Usually when they do that in TV dramas, you¡¯re pregnant.¡±


    ¡°Fuck you,¡± Nan HuaiLin laughed. ¡°I probably over-squeezed my toothpaste and it caught in my throat.¡±


    After washing up, Nan HuaiLin went to the kitchen to make breakfast.


    Fei Cheng followed him in. He poured a glass of warm water, added some salt, stirred it well, and handed it to Nan HuaiLin who was frying an egg. ¡°Drink a glass of light salt water to make your throat feel better.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said ¡°thank you.¡± He took it, finished it in one gulp and felt much better.


    After breakfast, Fei Cheng went to work. Nan HuaiLin finished his chores as quickly as possible, made himself a cup of coffee, and continued to read the novel on the living room couch.


    When Fei Cheng returned from work, Nan HuaiLin had finally finished the 400,000-word novel.


    Star Country was indeed a wonderful immortal novel and very suitable for a TV series. Not to mention the ups and downs of the story, but the characters were also very well portrayed. The most colorful character was the one he was about to play, the second male character, Lu JinQin. If he had to use a few words to sum up this character, it would be bro-con, sickly, hateful and pathetic.


    Lu JinQin was the younger brother of the first male character, Lu Guanlan. The two had a tragic life. Both of their parents died in their childhood, so the two brothers were dependent on each other. The older brother was all that Lu JinQin had. By chance, the two were involved in a fight between good and evil, and were separated as a result. Lu JinQin was mistakenly abandoned by his brother in order to live, so his love for him turned into hatred. He gradually grew into a ruthless, sickly teenager who stood in opposition to his brother Lu Guanlan, thereby becoming the biggest villain in Star Country.


    In short, this was a very complex, charming, and very difficult to play, tragic role. If he were to act well, he would shine, but if not, he would be scolded.


    After reading the whole book, Nan HuaiLin had only one thought in his mind, This is the role that will make him shine! He must play this role to the best of his ability, only success is allowed!

 CH 21

    After finishing the Star Country novel, Nan HuaiLin immediately started to study the script. Since the screenwriter was also the original author of the novel, the script was close to the original. The plot was basically unchanged, which is the most delightful thing for fans of the original.


    Nan HuaiLin was completely immersed in it. Lu JinQin came to life from the words, living in his mind. It was almost as if he could hear Lu JinQin speak, see his expressions, his eyes, his movements, and to feel his love and hate. They seemed to become one.


    At the same time, Nan HuaiLin was also preparing for the audition for Chasing New Dreams.


    Although he was no longer under the threat of elimination from Ming Xi, he still had to try to grab any opportunity. He was not eligible for casting yet, and he was thanking God that he had a role to act.


    Friday morning at 10:00 a.m, Nan HuaiLin arrived at the office on time.


    Shan Mingen had called him yesterday and asked him to come to the audition for Chasing New Dreams today. Nan HuaiLin was thankful that the audition was scheduled before the filming of Star Country started next week, otherwise he might not have been able to attend.


    On the elevator ride upstairs, he met Fei Cheng.


    Although they had been living under the same roof for a while, it was still a little awkward to run into each other at the office.


    ¡°Here for the audition?¡± Fei Cheng asked.


    ¡°Yes.¡± Nan HuaiLin nodded.


    ¡°I¡¯m one of the examiners,¡± Fei Cheng said with a smile. ¡°Won¡¯t you consider bribing me?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin sternly refused. ¡°No.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and stroked his head. ¡°Go for it.¡±


    The audition took place in Ming Xi Media¡¯s large conference room.


    The conference hall, which was mainly used for regular company meetings, was a theater style hall with a podium and a dozen rows of audience seating.


    Nan HuaiLin looked around the room and saw several familiar faces, but he could only remember the names of two or three of them.


    Although they were all colleagues, right now they were competitors, so basically no one talked to each other. The large conference room was filled with an eerie silence, making people very nervous.


    ¡°Hi,¡± a boy sitting behind Nan HuaiLin suddenly leaned over the back of his chair, and greeted him in a whisper, ¡°I¡¯m He DuanYang.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin turned back sideways and gave a polite smile, ¡°I¡¯m Nan HuaiLin.¡±


    He DuanYang said, ¡°I know you.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Nan HuaiLin thought, Is it because of the Gao Tan incident again?


    ¡°We both acted in the same movie,¡± He DuanYang said in a low voice. ¡°In The Poisoned Concubine, you played the imperial guard and I played the eunuch, remember?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin remembered The Poisoned Concubine, but he had no memory of the boy in front of him, who was as ordinary as he was.


    He DuanYang looked at his expression and knew that he didn¡¯t remember him at all. But he wasn¡¯t disappointed and said with a smile, ¡°It¡¯s okay if you don¡¯t remember. Let¡¯s consider this as the first day we met.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile. ¡°It¡¯s nice to meet you.¡±


    The two shook hands symbolically and He DuanYang said, ¡°You sound like you¡¯re from the south, I¡¯m from Jiangsu, how about you?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was surprised, ¡°I¡¯m also from Jiangsu.¡±


    ¡°Holy shit, what a coincidence!¡± He DuanYang said. ¡°Where are you from in Jiangsu?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Suzhou, how about you?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m from Wuxi!¡± When He DuanYang got excited, he raised his voice and drew several stares.


    Suzhou and Wuxi are right next to each other, and it took only fifteen minutes by high-speed train.


    Although the two people did not have tears in their eyes, they were happy to see each other and chatted with each other in their native dialect.


    Not long after, the door of the conference hall was pushed open, and Fei Cheng and Zhang Heng walked in. They were followed by several people, both men and women. They lined up behind the podium, with Fei Cheng and Zhang Heng sitting in the middle.


    After a brief walk through the process, the ¡°exam¡± to decide who stayed and who left, finally began.


    Unlike his last audition for Star Country, the rules for this audition were quite random. The actors were free to choose their partners. They could choose either two or three or more, and of course, they could also play solo roles if they wanted to. As for the content of the performance, it was an independent choice from the fifteen classic film and television drama clips given by the company. Then, there was a half an hour of rehearsal time to restore the clips. The order of performance was not determined by lottery, but by whoever was ready.


    Nan HuaiLin naturally paired up with his newfound hometown friend, He DuanYang, and both of them, coincidentally, chose to perform the clip from the film, Spring Breakers.


    The clip given was a scene of the two male leads dancing the tango and kissing in the kitchen, without any lines. They were only using their eyes, expressions and body movements to show their feelings. It was quite the test of skill, and since they had no face value, they could only use this to show their acting skills.


    The meeting room was a mess, so Nan HuaiLin and He DuanYang went outside to rehearse in the stairwell.


    ¡°Do you know how to dance the tango?¡± He DuanYang took out his phone and clicked on the countdown.


    ¡°I learned a little bit of it in my form class in college,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°But I¡¯m not a good dancer.¡±


    ¡°Me either,¡± He Duan Yang looked at him and said. ¡°But it doesn¡¯t matter how well you dance, the key is to have the right expression and eyes. Also, I think we can add some drama.¡±


    ¡°How?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked.


    ¡°We are auditioning for a swimming drama, and swimming must show flesh, so a good body definitely adds points.¡± He DuanYang truly looked a bit serious, and the tone of voice also became very different, it had a bit of a rebuke. ¡°The clip only has dancing and a kiss, we can extend a bit further down, take off the top, show the muscles, what do you think?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin thought this was a good idea. Although, it was a bit embarrassing to take off your clothes and show your flesh in front of so many people.


    He DuanYang looked him up and down twice and showed a bad smile. ¡°First of all, do you have any muscles to show?¡±


    Without saying a word, Nan HuaiLin directly lifted up his T-shirt, revealing his well-defined abs.


    He Duan Yang whistled and also showed his own, Nan HuaiLin nodded while smiling, ¡°Oh, not bad.¡±


    ¡°I also have a little input,¡± Nan HuaiLin seriously said. ¡°The two people in the film are a long-time couple, showing more intense feelings, but we are auditioning for a youthful inspirational drama. I think it is important to perform with a sense of youth, so we can not be as intense as they are, we need to add a little shyness. What do you think?¡±


    He DuanYang said, ¡°I think what you said is very right.¡±


    The two of them agreed on a few more small details and then started rehearsing.


    He DuanYang was a head taller than Nan HuaiLin, so he danced the male step while Nan HuaiLin danced the female step.


    Both of them were very quick to enter the scene, and it only took a few glances to know that the strength of the other was not to be underestimated.


    As they had just met less than half an hour ago, there was no need to act that shyness during the kissing scene since it would naturally flow out.


    ¡°I just had a moment where I was teased by you.¡± He DuanYang looked frank, ¡°I feel like you acted like a completely different person. How can I say this¡­? From the original personality to the free transformation of the acting personality, it¡¯s pretty cool.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was a little embarrassed by the compliment and said sincerely, ¡°Whether a performance can stand up or not depends a lot on the person you¡¯re acting with. It¡¯s like when they¡¯re weak, you¡¯re weak and when they¡¯re strong, you¡¯re strong, so you¡¯re great too, really.¡±


    He DuanYang smiled and said, ¡°I think we¡¯ll both make the cut.¡±


    ¡°Yeah,¡± Nan HuaiLin nodded. ¡°For sure.¡±


    After two more rehearsals, He DuanYang¡¯s cell phone rang and the countdown ended.


    The two hurried back to the meeting room, where everyone was already seated.


    ¡°Who wants to be the first to perform?¡± Zhang Heng asked, sweeping the audience.


    It was like a high school classroom teacher asking who wanted to take the initiative to answer a question, and the room, which was still full of noise, suddenly fell silent.


    He DuanYang and Nan HuaiLin looked at each other, and the two of them nodded tacitly, and He DuanYang raised his hand and answered loudly, ¡°Me!


    ¡°Good, quite courageous,¡± Zhang Heng nodded. ¡°Come on up.¡±


    He DuanYang and Nan HuaiLin took off their jackets and threw them on the seats, wearing their T-shirts, and went to the open space between the podium and the audience.


    Seeing Nan HuaiLin, Zhang Heng gave a ¡°Huh? Nan?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°Hello, Director Zhang.¡±


    Zhang Heng looked at Fei Cheng next to him and then turned to Nan HuaiLin, ¡°Which scene do you want to act in?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Spring Breakers¡±


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t look at Fei Cheng, so he didn¡¯t notice the subtle change in his expression when he heard the answer.


    Zhang Heng said, ¡°Let¡¯s begin.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin and He DuanYang stood facing each other, holding hands, putting their arms around each other¡¯s shoulders and waists, and posing for a tango.


    Their dance steps were very rusty, and they would step on their feet if they weren¡¯t careful. Still, this rustiness was the best way to show that the two youthful boys wanted to get close but were shy and embarrassed, so they quickly got into the scene.


    Their bodies, as they danced, became more and more close. Their eyes, which had already crossed several times, finally, recklessly entwined together. He DuanYang lowered his head and lightly pecked Nan HuaiLin¡¯s lips. Nan HuaiLin lowered his head and smiled, his white cheeks glowing red at a speed visible to the naked eye. He quickly raised his head, as if to gather enough courage, and craned his neck to kiss He DuanYang¡¯s lips. From the initial timidness, he gradually gained courage. The two people looked at each other with a smile after they were exposed to each other, and He DuanYang lowered his head and gently kissed Nan HuaiLin¡¯s face, and then buried his head into his neck. He placed a small kiss on his skin when he heard a loud ¨C


    ¡°CUT!¡± shouted Fei Cheng.


    Zhang Heng, who was concentrating on the performance, was startled by the shout. He swallowed the expletive in his mouth, before saying to the two people who were putting on their T-shirts, ¡°Good performance, you can go back and wait for the notice. Who will be the next group?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin and He DuanYang went back to their seats to get their coats and quickly left the meeting room.


    The two gave a silent high five and He DuanYang smiled and said, ¡°That was a great performance!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin agreed, but he was much more subtle than He Duan Yang, and just smiled.


    ¡°I think we¡¯re too good together¡­What¡¯s the word? The heart has a connection! That¡¯s right, it¡¯s the same! It¡¯s a perfect match!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin thought so too. He and He DuanYang really did have a good understanding, and they worked so well together, he could even feel the chemistry between them. He said with a smile, ¡°If we both get selected for this audition, won¡¯t we be able to work together?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no if, it¡¯s a must,¡± He DuanYang looked confident. ¡°I¡¯m so looking forward to acting with you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was a little bit infected by his enthusiastic mood and said with a smile, ¡°I¡¯m looking forward to it too.¡±


    ¡°Shall we have dinner together?¡± He DuanYang said, ¡°I got up early in the morning to work out to show off my muscles, and I didn¡¯t even bother to eat breakfast, so I¡¯m starving.¡±


    ¡°Come on,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°I¡¯m a little hungry too.¡±


    The two went to the buffet, and as they ate and talked, they got to know each other better. They were completely free from the awkwardness and familiarity of just meeting each other.


    The two of them actually had similar experiences. He DuanYang¡¯s parents were also strongly opposed to him studying acting, but he still decided to come to Beijing and work part-time to pay for his tuition, and studied acting at an unknown third-rate art college. Even though he was lucky enough to get signed to the famous Ming Xi Media, he could only do the same as Nan HuaiLin, running in various dramas and taking some small roles without even a few lines. In fact, he was already discouraged, but this audition gave him hope. If he succeeded, he would stay in Beijing and continue acting, if not, he would go back to Wuxi, inherit his father¡¯s company, and never mention the word acting again in his life.


    ¡°So you are the second generation of rich people, huh?¡± Nan HuaiLin was a little surprised, ¡°I didn¡¯t know that.¡±


    ¡°What second generation, ah,¡± He Duan Yang said with a smile. ¡°My father has long disowned me as a son. I haven¡¯t returned home to see my parents for five years.¡±


    ¡°Although my relationship with my parents is also very stiff, I still can go home for a few days every New Year¡¯s reunion.¡± Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t hold back and advised He DuanYang. ¡°Your parents must be looking forward to your coming home. In fact, as long as you bow your head and give your parents a soft voice, and they have a step to take, they will definitely forgive you.¡±


    He DuanYang was silent for a while and said with a smile, ¡°Let¡¯s each bring a partner when we go home this New Year, old folk.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin then smiled and said, ¡°Sure, old-timer.¡±


    After eating, the two people went back to their respective homes.


    Nan HuaiLin stopped by the supermarket and bought ribs, prawns, steak and pasta, intending to bribe Fei Cheng by cooking him a sumptuous dinner combining Chinese and Western flavors.


    After reading the script all afternoon, Nan HuaiLin called Fei Cheng at five o¡¯clock and asked him what time he would get off work.


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin heard that his tone was a bit off, and asked hesitantly, ¡°Are you angry?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°No.¡±


    Except it was clear that he sounded angry. Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Oh,¡± and said, ¡°Come back early if you¡¯re done with work. I¡¯ll cook you a big meal.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Got it.¡±


    Then the phone was hung up.


    Nan HuaiLin read the script for a while and then started cooking dinner at six.


    He searched the Internet for tutorials, and marinated the steak first, then started picking up the ribs and prawns, and went through each of the steps.


    With the preparations done, the rest was easy.


    Nan HuaiLin wanted Fei Cheng to have a hot meal, so he called him again, and when Fei Cheng said he would be home in ten minutes, Nan HuaiLin started stir-frying immediately.


    When the spicy prawns came out, Fei Cheng came back.


    Nan HuaiLin poked his head out of the kitchen and said with a smile, ¡°Wash your hands and eat, I¡¯ve used all my skills today.¡±


    Usually, when Fei Cheng came home, he would take a shower and change his clothes first, so when he heard him say that, he came straight over. ¡°You have successfully aroused my curiosity and appetite.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Eat while it¡¯s hot, I have to make some more dishes.¡±


    So, Fei Cheng sat in the dining room and ate while Nan HuaiLin worked in the kitchen.


    Sweet and sour pork ribs and red wine steak were served, followed by spaghetti with tomato and meat sauce, and finally two bowls of simple hibiscus and vegetable noodle soup.


    ¡°We have both Chinese and Western food,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, satisfied with his performance. ¡°Is it very generous?¡±


    ¡°Yes, it¡¯s very generous, but why so generous? It¡¯s not like it¡¯s a holiday.¡± Fei Cheng narrowed his eyes at him. ¡°Someone who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said frankly, ¡°I¡¯m trying to bribe you.¡±


    Fei Cheng hooked his lips and smiled, ¡°You didn¡¯t bribe me when you were told to bribe me, why bribe me now?¡±


    ¡°Eat it while it¡¯s hot,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°I¡¯ll talk to you when it¡¯s done.¡±


    Fei Cheng started to bury his head in the food, and only stopped when he was a little full. He took two sips of soup to moisten his mouth, and said, ¡°You can talk now that we¡¯ve finished eating.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin folded his arms on the dining table, slightly leaning his upper body to gaze at Fei Cheng, ¡°My partner in the audition this morning, do you still remember him?¡±


    Fei Cheng tried to control himself, so as not to show his displeased expression, and said lightly, ¡°You and him were so intensely affectionate, it¡¯s hard for me not to remember.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was a little embarrassed, but still asked, ¡°What do you think of him?¡±


    Fei Cheng asked in return, ¡°What do you think?¡±


    ¡°Just¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin paused. ¡°Whether he¡¯s good at acting, whether he can pass the audition, and so on.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know if the acting is good or not, I didn¡¯t bother to look at him at that time, but at you,¡± Fei Cheng said honestly. ¡°As for whether he can pass the audition, it¡¯s not up to me alone, it depends on the director, screenwriter and other people¡¯s overall evaluation.¡±


    ¡°Mn,¡± Nan HuaiLin nodded. ¡°I don¡¯t mean anything else, I just want to say a few good words for him. His acting skills are really very good and he is very enthusiastic about acting. If we can give him a chance, he will not let the company down.¡±


    Fei Cheng looked at him for a moment and asked, ¡°Do you know him well?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin shook his head, ¡°I just met him today.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°You seem to like him a lot.¡±


    ¡°What are you thinking?¡± Nan HuaiLin cried and laughed. ¡°He¡¯s from Wuxi, so we¡¯re from the same hometown, and he has almost the same experience as me. With a passion for acting but no role to play. I know the pain all too well, but I¡¯m a little luckier than him. I got the first major role in my life, so I wanted to help him and bring him closer to his dream.¡±


    Fei Cheng had lived for more than 200 years, but he had only lived. He had never had a dream and hadn¡¯t experienced the passionate feeling of working hard for his dream. Even so, at this moment, the gentle and determined light in Nan HuaiLin¡¯s eyes when he said the word ¡°dream¡± slightly touched Fei Cheng¡¯s heartstrings and made him suddenly want to have a dream too.


    ¡°If he performs well enough today,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°He will pass the audition, I promise.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°I have faith in him.¡±


    ¡°What about yourself?¡± Fei Cheng asked.


    ¡°Of course I have confidence in myself too,¡± Nan HuaiLin raised his eyebrows. ¡°I¡¯m so good.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°Do you want me to bring an orange tree over to you?¡±


    ¡°Sure,¡± Nan HuaiLin nodded fervently. ¡°I like oranges the most.¡±


    The two of them finished the nice dinner with some jokes, and then went swimming together.


    When they returned from the swim, they each took one end of the sofa. Nan HuaiLin read his script and Fei Cheng watched a film on his iPad with headphones on, so they weren¡¯t disturbing each other.


    The film that Fei Cheng watched was Spring Breakers, the same film that the clip that Nan HuaiLin and He Duan Yang had acted out today, was from. For Fei Cheng, who was used to watching Hollywood films, this film was too literary and slow, but he actually watched it and was a bit sad afterwards.


    Fei Cheng wanted to talk to Nan HuaiLin about his afterthoughts, but when he looked up, he found Nan HuaiLin leaning on the sofa and falling asleep.


    Fei Cheng put the iPad aside and sat on the sofa facing Nan HuaiLin, leaning in close to him and staring at his face with rapt attention.


    The more Fei Cheng looked at it, the more amazed he felt.


    It was obviously a bland face, but why did it make him think, He¡¯s so good looking, I want to fuck him?


    Also, Nan HuaiLin¡¯s face had indeed changed slightly from the first time they met. He had fairer and more delicate skin, rosier and plumper lips, and slightly fleshier cheeks, which were unlike the previous thin and sunken ones.


    The first time he saw him, he was able to smell a faint body odor. Not any other smell, just pure body odor. It was especially good, and also a bit tantalizing. He wanted to do something to him.


    Fei Cheng smiled silently and reached out to pick up the script spread out on Nan HuaiLin¡¯s lap and put it on the table. Then he got off the sofa, bent down, and carefully picked the person up. He walked into the bedroom, and carefully put him on the bed and covered him with the quilt.


    Fei Cheng stood, staring at Nan HuaiLin¡¯s peaceful sleeping face for a while. He resisted the desire to lower his head and kiss those delicious-looking lips, and quietly walked out before turning the lights off.

 CH 22

    Over the weekend, Nan HuaiLin spent two days reading the script of Star Country.


    He had already read the script from beginning to end, twice, and felt that he had digested the role of Lu JinQin so thoroughly that he was confident that he could play him well in any scene he chose provided he had memorized the lines first. Since it was an ancient immortal drama, the lines were a little difficult to memorize, but Nan HuaiLin¡¯s line memorization skills were top notch. As long as he was given ten minutes before shooting, he would be able to memorize a large section of lines skillfully.


    On Monday morning, Nan HuaiLin woke up before 7 a.m.


    Today was the day to attend the opening of Star Country, which also happened to be the first opening of his life.


    He was so nervous last night that he had insomnia, tossing and turning until after 2 a.m. In total, he had slept for less than five hours.


    When he went to the bathroom and looked in the mirror, there were no dark circles under his eyes and no redness in them, which was amazing.


    He took a quick shower, and halfway through, Fei Cheng suddenly pushed open the door. He said, ¡°Good morning¡± in a listless manner, then stood in front of the toilet before pulling out something and starting to pee.


    Nan HuaiLin felt like crying and laughing. Although they were both men and there was nothing to avoid, sharing the bathroom still felt very awkward. Maybe they were not yet familiar enough to see each other naked.


    Fei Cheng did not go out after peeing. Instead, he washed his hands and then started to squeeze out toothpaste to brush his teeth.


    Nan HuaiLin quickly finished showering, covered his waist with a bath towel, and then grabbed a towel to wipe hair. He inclined his head to look, and could not help but laugh.


    Fei Cheng¡¯s eyes were closed, his toothbrush was in his mouth, and his hands were not moving at all, as if he was asleep.


    ¡°Hey,¡± Nan HuaiLin poked his arm. ¡°Wake up.¡±


    ¡°Hmm?¡± Fei Cheng opened his eyes, looked at him in confusion, and the hand holding the toothbrush started to move.


    ¡°Were you a thief in the night?¡± Nan HuaiLin said while squeezing toothpaste. ¡°Sleepy like this.¡±


    ¡°A friend had a birthday party and we drank until 2 a.m,¡± Fei Cheng said vaguely.


    Nan HuaiLin half-listened and half-guessed, but he understood anyway.


    He originally did not notice, but Fei Cheng really smelled of alcohol, and suddenly he was a little sick to his stomach.


    Nan HuaiLin moved to the side, brushing his teeth while asking, ¡°Why don¡¯t you take a nap? It¡¯s still early.¡±


    ¡°Today is Monday, the company has an early morning meeting, at 8:30.¡± Fei Cheng¡¯s face was indifferent. ¡°Why are you so early?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled. ¡°I have to attend the opening ceremony of Star Country today.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°Then you have to look good.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin wasn¡¯t good at this, so he said, ¡°Can you help me look good? I can¡¯t even spray hairspray.¡±


    ¡°No problem,¡± said Fei Cheng. ¡°I¡¯m good at that.¡±


    The two of them quickly finished washing up, and then Fei Cheng had Nan HuaiLin stand in front of him. He held a hair dryer to blow his hair until it was half dry, covering Nan HuaiLin¡¯s face with one hand and spraying hairspray with the other, and then meticulously styling it.


    After half a day¡¯s work, Fei Cheng said, ¡°Okay. See how it looks?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin turned to the mirror, looked at the front and the side, and couldn¡¯t help but marvel, ¡°You¡¯re too professional. You¡¯ve studied in the West, right?¡±


    ¡°Practice makes perfect,¡± Fei Cheng said with a smile. ¡°Go get changed.¡±


    ¡°Oh, right.¡± Nan HuaiLin rushed back to his room, grabbed the two sets of formal clothes he bought a few days ago, ran to the bathroom door and asked Fei Cheng, ¡°Which one do you think I should wear?¡±


    Fei Cheng looked at them then pointed to the left one and said, ¡°This one. It looks brighter.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Nan HuaiLin turned around and left. Fei Cheng raised his voice and asked, ¡°What¡¯s your shoe size?¡±


    ¡°42!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin went back to his room to change his clothes and tie his tie, when Fei Cheng came in with a pair of leather shoes in one hand and a watch in the other.


    ¡°What¡¯s this thing you¡¯re wearing?¡± Fei Cheng frowned and laughed. He reached out and untied his half-tied tie, then tied it himself, explaining the essentials as he did so.


    After tying the tie, Fei Cheng sat him down on the bed, got down on one knee and put on the leather shoes he had just brought over.


    ¡°I¡¯ll do it myself¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t afford to have the director kneeling on the floor to put on his shoes.


    ¡°Sit still.¡± Fei Cheng held his ankle, and put his white jade-like feet into the shoes. ¡°These shoes were given to me, but the size is too small and I can¡¯t wear them, so I¡¯ll give them to you. They match your clothes just right.¡±


    ¡°How much were they?¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°I¡¯ll transfer it to you.¡±


    ¡°Why are you always ¡®money, money, money?¡¯¡± Fei Cheng glanced up at him. ¡°I¡¯ll be upset if you keep doing that. The last time you bribed me at that level. If you did it twice a week, that¡¯s not too much to ask, right?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed and said, ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid you¡¯ll lose your eight-pack abs?¡±


    Fei Cheng said in a poetic tone, ¡°Whether you feed me or you don¡¯t feed me, the abs will be there with no increase or decrease.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was so amused by him that he stopped asking.


    After putting on his shoes, Fei Cheng put on the watch for him.


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t know what brand it was, but it looked very expensive.


    ¡°How much was this watch?¡± he asked.


    ¡°More than a million,¡± Fei Cheng replied casually.


    Nan HuaiLin was shocked, and hurriedly took the watch off, ¡°Take it off. I can¡¯t afford to pay for it if it¡¯s lost.¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t let you pay if you lose it.¡± Fei Cheng stopped him and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin suddenly felt a heavy weight on his wrist, like a circle of gold bars was hanging there.


    ¡°Stand up and let me see,¡± Fei Cheng said.


    Nan HuaiLin stood up, feeling like he was filled with the air of a thug.


    ¡°Turn around.¡± Fei Cheng twirled his finger.


    Nan HuaiLin then spun a circle and asked with very little confidence. ¡°Is it okay?¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded, ¡°Smile and let me see.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­Oh.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s especially good. Really.¡±


    ¡°Phew-¡± Nan HuaiLin let out a long breath. ¡°I¡¯m getting nervous now. Can you tell my hands are shaking?¡±


    Fei Cheng grabbed his hand and shook it hard. Then he looked him in the eyes and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be nervous. You¡¯ll be fine, trust me.¡±


    He didn¡¯t know why, but Nan HuaiLin really felt his heart suddenly settle down. He nodded his head vigorously and said, ¡°Yes, I can do it!¡±


    The cell phone that had been thrown on the bed suddenly rang. It was Man Tianzhu calling.


    Nan HuaiLin answered. ¡°I¡¯m ready, I¡¯ll be right down. Okay, see you soon.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Nan HuaiLin scanned the time and looked up at Fei Cheng. ¡°It¡¯s 8:20 a.m!¡±


    Fei Cheng, ¡°Huh?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Didn¡¯t you just say you had a morning meeting at 8:30 a.m?¡±


    ¡°Fuck!¡± Fei Cheng ran away. ¡°I forgot!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin felt both amused and sorry, so he just grabbed his phone and went out the door. He stood in the doorway and said, ¡°I have to attend the opening ceremony in the morning, take final photos in the afternoon, and have the opening banquet in the evening, so I don¡¯t have time to cook for you today.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not a three-year-old. Don¡¯t worry about me.¡± Fei Cheng quickly put on his clothes, grabbed his jacket and went outside. When he passed by Nan HuaiLin, he raised his hand to rub his head and then he remembered that he had just finished doing his hair. So, he pinched his white face instead and said with a smile, ¡°Go for it, little Lin-zi.¡±


    Fei Cheng took the lead and left.


    Nan HuaiLin touched the place where he had just been pinched, smiled, and followed him out the door.


    Man Tianzhu came by car.


    Shan Mingen said that he would be assigned a car immediately, and the task of getting one was quite efficiently done.


    Nan HuaiLin opened the door and sat in the passenger seat. Then he smiled and greeted her. ¡°Good morning, Sister Zhu.¡±


    ¡°Good morning,¡± Man Tianzhu smiled at him. ¡°You look so handsome today.¡±


    Although he went to the trouble of primping, Nan HuaiLin knew that he wasn¡¯t handsome. It was just an illusion created by his clothes.


    Man Tianzhu drove onto the road and into the morning rush hour traffic jam.


    In the turtle speed traffic, Man Tianzhu said methodically, ¡°The conference starts at 10 o¡¯clock. When we arrive, let¡¯s first familiarize ourselves with the venue and the process. After the official start, you don¡¯t need to be nervous, just keep smiling throughout. I¡¯m guessing there won¡¯t be reporters asking you questions, because the male and female protagonists are the focus. In order to hype up the drama, Shen Chong and Ma XiaoHuan started a scandal a week ago. They will probably be bombarded by reporters by then. Just listen and learn communication skills with the media, so you can use it in the future.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°I¡¯ll remember.¡±


    Shen Chong was a popular actor, and Ma XiaoHuan was a popular actress. Both were popular stars with their own traffic and topics. A while ago, when the scandal of the two came out, the Internet directly exploded, and the two sides of the fans made them even more popular. The second actress, Zheng JiaWen, was a newcomer who had just become popular. Her popularity wasn¡¯t comparable to that of the male and female leads, but she has more than 3 million Weibo fans. Due to a sexual harassment incident by a well-known director a while ago, she had made a lot of waves online, and wasn¡¯t lacking in conversation. Therefore, Star Country had a lot of heated discussions on the internet even before the shooting started. It was mainly fans tearing each other apart, but the more you tear, the hotter it gets was the usual way of the entertainment industry.


    Compared to them, Nan HuaiLin, who only had a hundred Weibo followers, was a total ghost and could basically be ignored.


    When he thought about it, he suddenly wasn¡¯t nervous at all.


    It was just after nine o¡¯clock when he arrived at the Hotel Sofitel.


    The lead actor and actress hadn¡¯t arrived yet. Only the second actress, Zheng JiaWen, had arrived first and was in the lounge to fix her makeup.


    Zheng JiaWen was also an artist of Ming Xi, and her previous manager was also He DingHong, so she and Nan HuaiLin could be considered as knowing each other.


    After greeting each other, Zheng JiaWen smiled and said, ¡°You¡¯re finally making your mark. Your role is villainous, but your persona is especially good and will attract a lot of fans.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled. ¡°That¡¯s what everyone says.¡±


    Zheng JiaWen suddenly looked serious. ¡°I have to say, thank you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was confused, ¡°Thank me for what?¡±


    ¡°Thank you for getting rid of Red Crane.¡± Zheng Jiawen showed an expression of disgust. ¡°I couldn¡¯t stand him anymore. He¡¯s so obscene, I got sick to my stomach when I saw him.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t want to talk about it, so he didn¡¯t answer, just casually asked, ¡°Who¡¯s your manager now?¡±


    Zheng JiaWen said, ¡°Zhu JianYin, the same agent as Shen Chong. And you?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Shan Mingen.¡±


    Zheng JiaWen smiled. ¡°Then you are quite unlucky.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin reasonably guessed what she was referring to, and smiled bitterly. He didn¡¯t say anything.


    Not long after, Shen Chong and Ma XiaoHuan arrived one after another. Only when the launch was about to start did director Luo Ke arrive.


    At ten o¡¯clock, the director entered the stage with the four actors and they took their respective seats. Luo Ke in the middle, Shen Chong and Nan HuaiLin on his left, and Ma XiaoHuan and Zheng JiaWen on his right. There were dozens of reporters sitting at the bottom. The battle looked quite intimidating.


    Nan HuaiLin was a little shaky, but more excited than nervous.


    Shen Chong noticed and came over to whisper, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. Brother Chong will cover for you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    The first ten minutes of the conference were spent talking about Star Country, but for the rest of the hour, the reporters asked questions about topics that were unrelated to each other, such as Shen Chong and Ma XiaoHuan¡¯s scandal, and Zheng JiaWen¡¯s sexual harassment. Even Luo Ke¡¯s peculiar affair with an actress was brought up. Only Nan HuaiLin was sitting there like an outsider. No one cared who he was, no one asked him questions. He just sat there quietly, keeping a smile on his face until it was a little stiff.


    At the end of the press conference, Shen Chong suddenly put his arm around Nan HuaiLin¡¯s shoulder and introduced him with a smile, ¡°His name is Nan HuaiLin. He is also an actor of Ming Xi Media. He plays my brother in Star Country, and he is also my brother in real life. Please take care of him in the future.¡±


    Shen Chong succeeded in drawing everyone¡¯s attention to Nan HuaiLin, who suddenly tensed up and lost the smile on his face.


    A female reporter stood up. ¡°Director Luo, wasn¡¯t Chen JingTian the original male lead in Star Country? Why is there a sudden change?¡±


    Luo Ke said, ¡°At the beginning of the preparation, we did intend to cast JingTian as the second male, but we couldn¡¯t work out a partnership because of scheduling problems, and I regret that.¡±


    Another reporter asked, ¡°This actor seems to be a newcomer. He looks very new, has he acted in anything before?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was hesitant to answer when Shen Chong smiled and said, ¡°He was in Unicorn in Love and had a hot passionate scene with me.¡±


    The reporter then followed his words and asked, ¡°Has Unicorn in Love been finished yet? When will it be released?¡±


    The topic was thus opened up, and Nan HuaiLin did not even open his mouth from the beginning to the end.


    After the press conference, Nan HuaiLin said a sincere, thank you, to Shen Chong.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to be so polite with me. Isn¡¯t it right for a brother to take care of his younger brother?¡± Shen Chong smiled and said, ¡°Shall we eat together? After eating, we have to go to the photo shoot.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin hesitated, then said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Shen Chong took him straight to a restaurant on the sixth floor of the hotel.


    ¡°This, Le Pr¨¦ Len?tre, is the best French restaurant in Beijing,¡± Shen Chong said while looking at the menu. ¡°You won¡¯t be disappointed with any of their dishes.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I don¡¯t know much about French food, so you can help me order.¡±


    Shen Chong finished his order, looked at Nan HuaiLin and said, ¡°I heard from Fei Cheng that you two are living together?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin choked. ¡°Not living together. Sharing an apartment.¡±


    ¡°It means the same thing.¡± Shen Chong said in disbelief. ¡°I don¡¯t understand. I met you together with Fei Cheng. You guard me like a thief, how come you are not at all wary of Fei Cheng?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed. ¡°He is different from you.¡±


    Shen Chong asked, ¡°What¡¯s different?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin thought for a moment. ¡°I can¡¯t say, but it¡¯s different.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Shen Chong was frustrated.


    ¡°Shen¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin paused, and changed his tone stiffly, ¡°Brother Chong, I want to ask you a question too.¡±


    Shen Chong said, ¡°You ask.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Regarding the fact that I got the number two role in Star Country. Did you help me in any way?¡±


    Shen Chong was silent for two seconds. ¡°I don¡¯t know if I can tell you about this¡­¡±


    He was right, there was something fishy about it.


    Nan HuaiLin stared at him, waiting for the rest.


    ¡°But there¡¯s nothing I can¡¯t tell you.¡± Shen Chong broke the pre-dinner bread into small pieces, smeared it with butter and ate it. ¡°Actually, the person who helped you wasn¡¯t me. It was Ruan Xin.¡±


    ¡°Assistant Ruan?!¡± Nan HuaiLin was surprised.


    ¡°Ruan Xin graduated from Beijing Film Academy with a degree in directing, and was in the same class as Luo Ke. Luo Ke is now doing very well, and Ruan Xin helped him a lot. So Ruan Xin speaks very well with Luo Ke. ¡± Shen Chong said while eating, ¡°The day of the audition, when you told me that you got the second male lead, I was quite surprised. So I called Luo Ke to ask what happened. Luo Ke said Ruan Xin introduced you to him, and he sent you to the audition through me. He did want you to play the third male, but your performance at the audition moved him, so he gave you the second male. He truly thought you were more suitable than Chen JingTian.¡±


    ¡°But¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin was a bit confused. ¡°Why? Why would Assistant Ruan do me such a big favor?¡±


    Shen Chong shrugged. ¡°I don¡¯t know. You¡¯ll have to ask him. But I suggest you don¡¯t ask anything. Ruan Xin obviously doesn¡¯t want you to know that he helped you, so it¡¯s not good for you to run around asking again.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded. ¡°Yes, I know.¡±


    Shen Chong suddenly laughed. ¡°Ruan Xin doesn¡¯t have a crush on you, does he?¡±


    ¡°No way!¡± Nan HuaiLin felt that Shen Chong¡¯s comment was a stain on Ruan Xin, who was so perfect. How could he possibly look at someone like him?


    ¡°I¡¯m just kidding. Why are you so excited?¡± Shen Chong looked at him with a smile. ¡°Or are you saying you have a crush on Ruan Xin?¡±


    ¡°No!¡± Nan HuaiLin was getting angry. ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense!¡±


    The appetizer soup came up. The plate was quite big, but there was only a little soup.


    ¡°Boston lobster soup,¡± Shen Chong explained. ¡°Creamy.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin tasted it. It was delicious, though slightly greasy on the second sip.


    Then came the Alaskan cod and French foie gras, and for dessert, Valrhona¡¯s chocolate hazelnut cake.


    But after the meal, it was as if nothing had been eaten. Nan HuaiLin still felt like his stomach was empty, but he wasn¡¯t too hungry.


    When the check came, Nan HuaiLin was a little shocked that the meal cost more than 2,000. He wanted to pay the bill, but he didn¡¯t have that much money, so he watched silently as Shen Chong handed his card to the waiter.


    ¡°I don¡¯t have money now,¡± Nan HuaiLin said truthfully. ¡°I¡¯ll pay you back, when I get paid for the movie.¡±


    Shen Chong looked at him. ¡°No money and you can wear a million and a half dollar watch?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Fei Cheng lent it to me.¡±


    Shen Chong said, ¡°He¡¯s so nice to you?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin suddenly remembered the scene that morning when Fei Cheng knelt down to put on his shoes. He lowered his head, smiled and said, ¡°He is indeed very good to me.¡±


    Shen Chong smiled ambiguously. ¡°He¡¯s so nice to you and so handsome. Haven¡¯t you ever had any thoughts about him?¡±


    Even knowing that Shen Chong was joking, Nan HuaiLin still said with a serious face, ¡°I have absolutely no feelings for Fei Cheng, not now and not ever. I promise.¡±


    Shen Chong raised his eyebrows and smiled, not saying anything else.


    Nan HuaiLin was suddenly a little stunned.


    The words he just said were for Shen Chong, but also for himself.


    He was warning himself that he must not have unrealistic illusions.


    What¡¯s more, he also did something like that with Fei Zheng.


    He and Fei Cheng¡­It was absolutely impossible.


    When they were going downstairs, Shen Chong suddenly asked, ¡°Did you get a cosmetic makeover?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯m dying of poverty. Where can I get the money to get plastic surgery?¡±


    Shen Chong stared at his face. ¡°Then why can I see that you look different from before?¡±


    Fei Cheng had said the same thing.


    Nan HuaiLin turned to the mirror in the elevator and surveyed his face.


    It seems¡­It seems like¡­ It¡¯s really not the same anymore.


    But he couldn¡¯t say exactly what had changed, except that his skin had obviously improved.


    ¡°I think you look a little better now.¡± Shen Chong said.


    Nan HuaiLin glanced at him in the mirror.


    ¡°Don¡¯t look at me like that,¡± Shen Chong sighed. ¡°I¡¯m not interested in you at all anymore.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was half-hearted.


    After leaving the hotel, they went straight to the studio where the final photos were taken.


    Man Tianzhu asked, ¡°Nan, do you know Shen Chong very well?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin shook his head. ¡°Not really. Not even friends, just acquaintances.¡±


    ¡°Mn,¡± Man Tianzhu said, ¡°Shen Chong is not only bi, but also has a notoriously messy personal life, so you better not get too close to him.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°hmm.¡± He heard his phone ringing and took it out to see that Fei Cheng sent a WeChat.


    Mr. Rabbit, [What are you doing?]


    The corners of Nan HuaiLin¡¯s mouth unconsciously curved and he moved his fingers to reply, [On the way to the studio.]


    Mr. Rabbit, [The audition results for Chasing New Dreams are out. You and your hometown have passed.


    Nan HuaiLin ¡°Oh!¡± Nan HuaiLin screamed and startled Man Tianzhu, who asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said cheerfully, ¡°Sister Zhu, I passed the audition for Chasing New Dreams! I have a role to play again!¡±


    Man Tianzhu smiled and said, ¡°Great. If I wasn¡¯t driving I¡¯d give you a hug.¡±


    ¡°I have to make a phone call.¡± Nan HuaiLin first sent a roaring frog emoji back to Fei Cheng, then opened his address book, found He DuanYang, and called him directly.


    The caller answered quickly, ¡°Hello Lin-zi.¡±


    ¡°Did you get the notification?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked directly.


    ¡°What notice?¡± He DuanYang asked rhetorically.


    ¡°I passed the audition for Chasing New Dreams, and so did you!¡±


    There was silence for ten seconds, and then a series of ¡°Damn!¡± came out. After that, he asked, ¡°Really? Where did you hear that? Is it reliable?¡±


    ¡°Absolutely. It¡¯s true,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile. ¡°You really passed. You can continue acting, you don¡¯t have to give up your dream!¡±


    ¡°Crap, dude I¡¯m crying with joy.¡± He DuanYang¡¯s voice had a distinct crying tone in it.


    He made Nan HuaiLin also have an impulse to cry. He understood He DuanYang¡¯s feelings at this moment. It was like walking alone in the darkness for a long time and finally seeing the light. That kind of intense feeling was very difficult to express in words.


    ¡°We will get better and better in the future.¡± Nan HuaiLin said in a soft but firm voice.


    ¡°Yes,¡± He DuanYang said. ¡°We will.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Nan HuaiLin looked out the window at the receding street scene, his heart was overflowing with a mixture of joy, emotion and fervent hope. He felt his heart beating strongly and his blood rushing.


    Some people say that dreams are made and destroyed.


    But Nan HuaiLin never thought so.


    A dream was a shimmering light in the darkness that brought endless strength and sustained you through the hard years. Therefore, people must have a dream to live for which they can work hard to achieve.


    Otherwise, weren¡¯t you just a salted fish?

 CH 23

    It took more than an hour to do the make-up, and even more time to take the photographs. By the time the photos of all the main characters were done, it was already past 7 p.m.


    Nan HuaiLin had not eaten breakfast, and lunch with Shen Chong was deadly expensive. The French food was also not very filling, so he was starving at the moment. When the group of people arrived at the opening banquet of the buffet restaurant, he saw nothing but food there.


    The restaurant was packed and filled to the brim with the cast and crew of Star Country. Everyone was free to share tables, and Nan HuaiLin sat at a table with people he didn¡¯t know.


    After everyone¡¯s initial hunger was sated, wine naturally became the absolute protagonist. With a ¡®You toast me and I toast you¡¯ attitude, the atmosphere quickly warmed up.


    Nan HuaiLin did not like to drink, but others toasted him so he could not refuse. He had to go with the flow to toast and drank two glasses of beer and spicy white wine. He started feeling dizzy, and the desire to vomit became particularly strong. He hurriedly stopped eating. The food that had tasted delicious somehow suddenly became a little difficult to swallow. Finally, Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t hold back and rushed to the bathroom. He vomited until he couldn¡¯t bring anything else up and his face was covered in snot and tears. He was especially uncomfortable.


    After vomiting, Nan HuaiLin rinsed his mouth and washed his face before returning to the restaurant. However, the toasting was not yet over so he had to drink two more glasses, after which he completely stopped, passing out on the table and unable to be awakened.


    Shen Chong called Man Tianzhu and the two of them took Nan HuaiLin to the car. Shen Chong asked, ¡°Do you know where he lives?¡±


    Man Tianzhu said, ¡°I only know that he lives in the Dong Fang Mansion.¡±


    Shen Chong said, ¡°Then just drop him off, and someone will pick him up.¡±


    After Man Tianzhu drove away, Shen Chong called Fei Cheng.


    ¡°Your little Lin-zi is so drunk,¡± Shen Chong said. ¡°I asked his assistant to take him back. You can pick him up later.¡±


    ¡°Fuck, why didn¡¯t you take care of him?¡± Fei Cheng was furious.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t know he was such a bad drinker,¡± Shen Chong said with a smile. ¡°But he¡¯s drunk, so you can do something about it.¡±


    ¡°Fuck off!¡± Fei Cheng hung up the phone.


    Man Tianzhu was driving when Nan HuaiLin¡¯s cell phone suddenly rang, and it kept ringing, so she had to pull over to get Nan HuaiLin¡¯s cell phone.


    The caller ID was Mr. Rabbit.


    She remembered that Nan HuaiLin said this was his roommate who shared the apartment.


    ¡°Hello,¡± Man Tianzhu answered.


    ¡°Where are you?¡± The other side asked directly.


    ¡°I¡¯ve arrived at Guomao,¡± Man Tianzhu, who vaguely felt that the other party¡¯s voice was somewhat familiar, said. ¡°I¡¯ll be at the Dong Fang Mansion in ten minutes.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll call you back in ten minutes.¡± The other side hung up after saying that.


    Ten minutes later, Man Tianzhu arrived at the Dong Fang Residence and Mr. Rabbit¡¯s phone call came on time. Man Tianzhu found his location according to the other party¡¯s instructions, and when she saw Mr. Rabbit standing at the curb, she was instantly stunned. She wanted to grill Nan HuaiLin. For what reason did he give the tall, leggy and handsome Ming Xi Media Artist Director the name ¡°Mr. Rabbit¡±? She seemed to have discovered some big secret¡­


    When the car stopped, Man Tianzhu got out and greeted, ¡°Hello, Fei Cheng!¡±


    She stammered in fear.


    Fei Cheng nodded at her and walked straight to the passenger side. He pulled open the door, unbuckled the seat belt, and carried the unconscious Nan HuaiLin out.


    ¡°Thank you for your hard work,¡± Fei Cheng said to Man Tianzhu, and then walked away with the person in his arms.


    Even after Fei Cheng was gone, Man Tianzhu was left in a state of confusion.


    ¡°Nan HuaiLin?¡±


    ¡°Little Lin-zi?¡±


    ¡°Nan Nan?¡±


    ¡°Wife?¡±


    ¡°Darling?¡±


    ¡°Baby?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going to kiss you if you don¡¯t wake up, hmn?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin did not respond at all, leaning in his arms and sleeping soundly.


    The smell of alcohol was not strong, so how come he was so drunk?


    His drinking capacity was really bad.


    Cute.


    Fei Cheng laughed to himself. He thought his brain might be broken. Why else would he find everything Nan HuaiLin did cute? It was cute when he was crying on the subway.  It was cute when he lied to him on the phone that he was a Pure K waitress. Cute, when he collapsed in his arms. Cute, when he was angry. The way he kissed him was very cute. The way he was scared away when he heard his brother was coming was cute. The way he bribed him was cute. The drunken look was also very cute.


    In short, he found that all of Nan HuaiLin¡¯s looks were cute as hell.


    Maybe this was It¡¯s not that you have all the looks I like, it¡¯s that I like all the looks you have.


    However, Nan HuaiLin¡¯s popularity with him wasn¡¯t high, but he had a lot of interest in Nan HuaiLin. It seemed that he still had a long way to go.


    Today, Shen Chong called him at noon and said that Nan HuaiLin confessed, ¡°He had no feelings toward him. Not now, and not in the future.¡± Because of this statement, he had been depressed till now.


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t seem to like him at all. So sad.


    However, he completely understood. Nan HuaiLin had just ended a seven-year-long relationship, which was also his first love. It certainly wouldn¡¯t be easy to recover from it.


    What he could do was to simply and brutally pamper him. He¡¯d spoil him and one day, he would brush up on his goodwill with Nan HuaiLin and make him think about him.


    He was very confident.


    When he arrived home, Fei Cheng carefully put Nan HuaiLin to bed and gently patted his cheek. ¡°Wake up.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin grunted, but didn¡¯t wake up.


    Fei Cheng smiled. ¡°I¡¯m going to undress you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin did not object.


    Fei Cheng then started to undress Nan HuaiLin, taking off all of his clothes quickly, not daring to eat tofu with his hands1, but taking advantage with his eyes. After finding the set of shorts and T-shirt that Nan HuaiLin always wore, he helped him change before leaving.


    He went to the kitchen to make a cup of honey water and made Nan HuaiLin drink it, and then went to the bathroom to wring a hot towel to wipe his face and hands.


    After doing this, Fei Cheng couldn¡¯t think of anything else to do for him, so he sat on the edge of the bed and stared at Nan HuaiLin. After sitting for a while, he simply went to bed and lay on his side facing Nan HuaiLin, so close that he could count each of his eyelashes.


    Fei Cheng counted 179 eyelashes on his left eye and 188 on his right.


    Nan HuaiLin suddenly rolled over and tumbled into Fei Cheng¡¯s arms.


    This position was too intimate and dangerous. Fei Cheng was afraid that, with his brain, he would do something beastly, so he removed his arm from around Nan HuaiLin¡¯s waist, carefully got out of bed, and turned off the lights.


    Nan HuaiLin was roused from sleep by hunger.


    It was dark all around, he could not see anything. He fumbled to turn on the light and realized it was his own room. He was so out of it that he couldn¡¯t remember how he got home from the restaurant. Looking down at his body, his clothes had been changed, definitely by Fei Cheng.


    He picked up his phone and looked at it, 2:28 a.m. He decided to take a shower before getting something to eat, since his body was sticky and uncomfortable.


    When he opened the door, he found the lights on in the living room and Fei Cheng curled up on the sofa, asleep.


    Nan HuaiLin went over and woke Fei Cheng up. ¡°Why are you sleeping here? Go back to your room and sleep.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re awake?¡± Fei Cheng sat up, stretched and yawned. ¡°What time is it now?¡±


    ¡°2:30 a.m.,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°Go back to bed. You have to get up early for work tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°Are you hungry?¡± Fei Cheng asked.


    ¡°A little,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°I¡¯ll take a shower and get something to eat.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded. ¡°You go ahead and wash up.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin went to the bathroom to take a shower.


    Twenty minutes later, he came out of the bathroom with his hair scrubbed, and inhaled the aroma of food.


    Could it be Fei Cheng who was cooking?


    As he thought about that, he walked over quickly and saw Fei Cheng was putting a bowl of noodles on the dining table.


    ¡°Just in time,¡± Fei Cheng said with a smile. ¡°Come and eat.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at him blankly, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say you couldn¡¯t take care of yourself with no housework?¡±


    ¡°If I didn¡¯t say so, you wouldn¡¯t have moved in with me,¡± Fei Cheng said with a triumphant smile. ¡°I¡¯m actually not as useless as I said.¡±


    ¡°You¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin got stuck.


    ¡°Don¡¯t ¡®you¡¯ me,¡± Fei Cheng dragged him over, pressed him into a chair and sat down across from him. ¡°Aren¡¯t you hungry? Hurry up and eat. These are my best egg noodles. Taste them.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin picked up his chopsticks as Fei Cheng looked at him with anticipation.


    As soon as he took the noodles into his mouth, Fei Cheng asked, ¡°How is it?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s delicious,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with his head bowed. ¡°It¡¯s the best egg noodles I¡¯ve ever eaten in my life.¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t that too exaggerated?¡± Fei Cheng said with a smile.


    Nan HuaiLin looked up at him with eyes that seemed to be literally floating in a layer of moisture, ¡°Other than my parents, you are the first person in the world to cook for me.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m glad to be your first,¡± Fei Cheng smiled and replied. ¡°I can cook for you more often if you like it.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin shook his head and said, ¡°No, once is enough.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin bowed his head and ate the noodles but didn¡¯t speak again.


    Fei Cheng just quietly watched him eat.


    After a bowl of noodles, Nan HuaiLin felt that his stomach was full, warm and comfortable.


    Fei Cheng asked, ¡°Are you full?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded. ¡°Yes, I¡¯m full. I¡¯ll do the dishes. You go to bed.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I¡¯m not sleepy now.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was standing in front of the sink and washing dishes, when he suddenly remembered something. He turned back and said, ¡°I¡¯m going to start filming the day after tomorrow. No. Tomorrow we fly to Hengdian. I may have to live in Hengdian for the next three months.¡±


    ¡°Oh,¡± Fei Cheng¡¯s mood suddenly dropped. ¡°I see.¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you hire a housekeeper,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°To do some cooking and cleaning for you or something?¡±


    ¡°No, I can take care of myself.¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°You have a good shoot, don¡¯t worry about me. I¡¯ll visit you in Hengdian when I¡¯m free.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°People will misunderstand.¡±


    ¡°Misunderstand what?¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°Misunderstand and think you¡¯re my sugar baby?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Nowadays, people are not afraid to speculate on others with the utmost malice, especially in the acting circle, people¡¯s words can be feared.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded and didn¡¯t say anything.


    Nan HuaiLin quickly washed the dishes and said, ¡°Go to bed.¡±


    ¡°Mn,¡± Fei Cheng stood up. ¡°Don¡¯t get up to make breakfast for me tomorrow morning, I¡¯ll go out to eat.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Fei Cheng rubbed his fluffy soft hair and said with a smile, ¡°Good night.¡±


    ¡°Good night,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°Have good dreams.¡±


    As he walked to the door of the room, Nan HuaiLin suddenly said, ¡°Fei Cheng.¡±


    Fei Cheng turned to look at him. ¡°Hm?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at him and said sincerely, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled. ¡°Thank me for what?¡±


    ¡°For everything, thank you.¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°After I met you, my life has become different, you are my lucky star.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s an honor.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled, turned around and went into his room.


    Nan HuaiLin woke up at sunrise, and the bright sunlight made Nan HuaiLin unable to open his eyes. He picked up his cell phone to see what time it was, but it turned off automatically when the battery ran out.


    When he found a charger to charge it and turned it on, he was startled by the frenetic screen of message notifications.


    All these dazzling messages came from Weibo alerts.


    Tapping on the home screen, Nan HuaiLin was a bit confused when he saw the alarming red number on the Weibo icon.


    He hurriedly clicked into Weibo and turned off the message alerts. Then he clicked into his own Weibo page to find that his number of followers, which had been no more than a hundred, had passed 10,000 overnight. Moreover, the number of comments on the latest tweet had reached more than 2,000.


    When he clicked in, Nan HuaiLin instantly felt the malice from the world.


    @LoveJingTian: [It¡¯s not your fault that you¡¯re ugly, but it¡¯s your fault that you¡¯re ugly and disgusting.]


    @dailymeowmie: [Stole Jing Tian¡¯s role? You also deserve the same!]


    @LoveSugarNutty: [Another actor sold on the top and is nothing but a tawdry slut, so ugly. Don¡¯t admire you.]


    @31367712: [Can you please fly over to South Korea and go under the knife before debuting into the entertainment circle? Your ugliness is making my eyes bleed.]


    @SBBBBBB: [May you go out and get hit by a car! I don¡¯t know what to say.]


    ¡­


    ¡­


    The comments were full of such abuse and curses, Nan HuaiLin was a bit speechless and even wanted to laugh a bit. He really didn¡¯t expect that he would suddenly fall into a thorn bush before he even started walking on the flower road. But how did these people find his Weibo account?


    He was really curious.


    The name of his Weibo account was ¡°Big Forest,¡± which did not match his name at all. After thinking about it for a while, he deleted all of the only dozen tweets, so that these keyboard warriors who were full of shit had no place to curse; ergo, suffocating them.


    Then he put his phone down and went to wash up. He heard it ringing and ran over from the bathroom to answer the call.


    ¡°Xiao Nan,¡± Man Tianzhu said on the other side. ¡°The first payment has been made to your card, take a look.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± Nan HuaiLin was surprised. ¡°Don¡¯t hang up yet, let me read the message.¡±


    Sure enough, there was a text message from CCB.


    [Your savings card account with tail number 3585 earned RMB 250,000.00 on April 25 at 9:36:22, with a current balance of RMB 250,137.48. CCB]


    Nan HuaiLin was so excited that he jumped up and down.


    Two hundred and fifty thousand was already a huge sum of money for him.


    ¡°Sister Xiaozhu,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, restraining his excitement. ¡°I received it.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s good that you received it,¡± Man Tianzhu said. ¡°This is half of the pay, the other half will not be paid until after the completion of the film.¡±


    In other words, there was another 250,000?


    Nan HuaiLin was going crazy with joy, if he wasn¡¯t still on the phone with Man Tianzhu, he would have screamed like crazy.


    Nan HuaiLin restrained himself again and again, pretending to be calm, ¡°Yes, I know.¡±


    Man Tianzhu asked, ¡°Do you remember what happened last night?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not sure,¡± Nan HuaiLin was ashamed. ¡°You sent me back, right?¡±


    ¡°Mn,¡± Man Tianzhu was silent for a short while. ¡°Director Fei came to pick you up, and he carried you away in a princess hug.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Sister Zhu, I didn¡¯t mean to hide it from you, I just didn¡¯t want you to worry too much,¡± Nan HuaiLin hurriedly explained. ¡°I¡¯m telling the truth, Fei Cheng and I ¨C Director Fei and I are really just simple roommates sharing an apartment, there is absolutely no improper relationship, really.¡±


    ¡°I believe you, I¡¯m just a little surprised. And,¡± Man Tianzhu suddenly burst out laughing over there. ¡°I want to earnestly interview you. Why is the name of Director Fei saved in your cell phone address book Mr. Rabbit? I¡¯m really curious.¡±


    ¡°Ah,¡± said Nan HuaiLin, embarrassed. ¡°Have you seen Alice in Wonderland?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡± Man Tianzhu chuckled. ¡°No need to say it, I got it.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin followed and laughed, then suddenly remembered about Weibo and said, ¡°Sister Xiaozhu, my Weibo has exploded.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Man Tianzhu asked.


    ¡°I woke up with more than 2,000 comments cursing me,¡± Nan HuaiLin said.


    ¡°Chen Jing Tian¡¯s fans did it, right?¡± Man Tianzhu understood in a second.


    ¡°Mn,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°I just emptied the Weibo account.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll ask Sister Shan about this, so you don¡¯t have to worry about it,¡± Man Tianzhu said. ¡°What¡¯s your Weibo name? I¡¯ll follow you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was almost too shy to say, ¡°¡­The forest is big.¡±


    ¡°There are all kinds of birds, right?¡± Man Tianzhu laughed and took over.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it silly?¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°Should I change it?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t change it. This name is quite cute. You can keep it as a private account. I will apply for another official account, using your name,¡± Man Tianzhu said. ¡°Tomorrow I will fly to Hengdian. Today you can have a small gathering with friends, but only wine or less, your alcohol consumption is really¡­¡±


    Nan HuaiLin originally wanted to say he didn¡¯t have many friends, but he suddenly thought of Ruan Xin.


    Ruan Xin was certainly not his friend, but he had long thought of inviting Ruan Xin to dinner. Also, it just so happened that he got paid for the film today, so whatever Ruan Xin wanted to eat he could afford. As for why he was introduced to Luo Ke, as long as Ruan Xin did not say, he did not intend to ask.


    After ending the call with Man Tianzhu, Nan HuaiLin originally wanted to call Ruan Xin, but was afraid of disturbing his work, so he sent a WeChat instead: [Assistant Ruan, I want to invite you to dinner, thank you for letting me do housekeeping at Mr. Fei¡¯s house last time, you decide the time and place, I can do it anytime.]


    After the WeChat was sent, Nan HuaiLin took the phone and waited apprehensively for a reply.


    After waiting for five minutes, Ruan Xin replied: [Okay, 7 p.m. You decide the place].


    Nan HuaiLin immediately texted back: [What do you like to eat?]


    Ruan Xin: [Sichuan cuisine or hot pot are OK.]


    Nan HuaiLin: [Then I¡¯ll book the place and send it to you.]


    Ruan Xin: [Okay.]


    Nan HuaiLin rushed to search for Sichuan cuisine restaurants and hot pot restaurants near Dongdan in the public reviews. He finally settled on the best rated Sichuan cuisine restaurant, and sent the name and address to Ruan Xin.


    After a day of reading scripts at home, Nan HuaiLin made dinner for Fei Cheng before six o¡¯clock, then changed clothes and went out. He sent Fei Cheng a WeChat message on the way: [Dinner is ready, just heat it up in the microwave when you get home from work, I have to go out.]


    At half past six, Nan HuaiLin got seated in the small private room of the Sichuan restaurant.


    After waiting for twenty minutes, Ruan Xin arrived.


    ¡°Order whatever you want,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°I got the first big paycheck in my life today, and you¡¯re the first one I thought of.¡±


    ¡°Congratulations,¡± Ruan Xin said with a smile. ¡°Then I¡¯ll make myself at home.¡±


    Although he said so, Ruan Xin only ordered enough for two people to eat, and he wouldn¡¯t let Nan HuaiLin add more dishes.


    When the waiter left with the menu, Ruan Xin said, ¡°You already know that I introduced you to Luo Ke for the audition, right?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t expect Ruan Xin to be so blunt, so he was stunned and nodded, ¡°I know.¡±


    Ruan Xin smiled and said, ¡°I knew Shen Chong, that big mouth, couldn¡¯t keep a secret.¡±


    Since Ruan Xin took the initiative to mention it, there was no need for Nan HuaiLin to hide it. He looked at Ruan Xin and asked, ¡°Can you tell me why?¡±


    Ruan Xin said, ¡°I can only tell you that I did it out of my own selfishness. I can¡¯t say what that selfishness is.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°I see. But no matter what, I have to thank you solemnly. Thank you, Assistant Ruan, for giving me such a good opportunity.¡±


    Ruan Xin said, ¡°I¡¯m ashamed to accept your thanks. Still, I want to say that if you don¡¯t have the strength, even the best opportunity in front of you will be in vain. In the end, the only person who can help you in this world is yourself.¡±


    The male god was the male god, always to be believed.


    Nan ¡®fanboy¡¯ Huai Lin once again knelt down under the male god¡¯s suit pants.

 CH 24

    Halfway through the meal, Ruan Xin received a call from Fei Zheng, and then left in a hurry. Nan HuaiLin sat alone in the booth, eating and wondering what Ruan Xin¡¯s ¡°selfishness¡± really was.


    However, his understanding of Ruan Xin was limited, therefore he couldn¡¯t figure out the key to it, so he didn¡¯t waste any more of his brain cells pondering over it.


    He tried to eat all the food for two people, but couldn¡¯t finish it because he was full. Originally, he wanted to pack it, but then he remembered, he was rich now so he could just waste it. He called the waiter to settle the bill, and left, dignified and feeling a little triumphant.


    Since it was not very far from home, Nan HuaiLin planned to walk back to burn off the calories.


    It was not long before nightfall. The day¡¯s residual heat was still lingering and the night breeze already tasted of summer.


    Wangfujing Street was busy with activity and hustle.


    But the bustle of the people made Nan HuaiLin feel very quiet, from the inside out.


    In the past, he was poor and exhausted, but now, his work has finally taken off. He no longer felt apprehensive and restless, instead he was full of hope for the future.


    He was quietly happy in the peace.


    However, he had no friends to share his feelings with just then. The only people he could think of at that moment were his parents.


    For the sake of his youthful love, he was stubborn and rebellious, and broke his parents¡¯ hearts. He hadn¡¯t regretted his decision at first. As he looked back now, he realized that if he hadn¡¯t been so aggressive, or been just a little more obedient, then his parents wouldn¡¯t have been so angry with him for so long. They still hadn¡¯t completely forgiven him.


    When he saw an unoccupied bench nearby, Nan HuaiLin went over and sat down. He put on his headphones, and dialed his mother¡¯s phone number.


    It didn¡¯t ring for long before the other side answered.


    ¡°Mum,¡± Nan HuaiLin called out in his native dialect. ¡°Have you had dinner yet?¡±


    ¡°I just finished eating.¡± His mom¡¯s soft voice came from the other side. ¡°I¡¯m watching TV with your father.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin heard the TV, and the sound of his dad coughing.


    ¡°Is dad smoking again?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked.


    ¡°Mn. What can I do if he doesn¡¯t listen?¡± His mom sighed helplessly.


    Nan HuaiLin was silent for a few seconds. ¡°How are you and Dad doing?¡±


    His mother said, ¡°The same as always. Quite well.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯ve been telling you to go to the hospital regularly for medical checkups, but you have never gone, right?¡±


    His mother said, ¡°It¡¯s better to spend money on nutritional supplements, because at least you¡¯re eating them.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin knew that it was useless to talk about it, so he didn¡¯t bother trying, but talked about something else instead, ¡°Mom, I got my salary today, 250,000. I transferred 100,000 to your card, I guess it will arrive tomorrow. You and father can spend it however you want, you can go out together for a trip or something. You said you wanted to go to Sanya to see the South Sea Goddess of Mercy. This is the right season to go, it should not be too hot. ¡°


    There was silence for a long time before she replied, ¡°Do you usually eat well?¡±


    ¡°Yes,¡± his eyes suddenly warmed up. ¡°I have gained weight.¡±


    ¡°No matter how busy you are at work, you must eat your meals on time, or your stomach will break down.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I know.¡±


    Dad¡¯s voice suddenly came over, ¡°He is not a three-year-old child, can he still starve himself? Don¡¯t worry about it!¡±


    His mother asked, ¡°Do you want to talk to your son?¡±


    After a short silence, his father said, ¡°Ask him how he is doing with that Shi.1¡°


    ¡°Your father asked you¡­¡±


    ¡°I heard him.¡± Nan HuaiLin interrupted his mother¡¯s repetition, and after a moment of silence, he told them honestly, ¡°I broke up with him.¡±


    His mother might have put him on speakerphone, and as soon as he said that, his father immediately cursed loudly over there, ¡°I told you that Shi was not a good person! That son of a bitch! He has ruined my son¡¯s future and his life. If I see him, I will kill him!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s nose was sore and he looked up at the sky, trying to keep the tears from flowing.


    He heard the sound of a door closing, and it was his mother who had entered the other room with the phone.


    ¡°Lin Lin, tell mom, why did you split up?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin sniffled and said softly, ¡°After being together for a long time, our feelings had faded, so naturally we broke up.¡±


    There was silence for a while before she said, ¡°It¡¯s good to split up, it¡¯s good to split up.¡± There was more silence, before his mother said, ¡°Lin Lin, can you¡­ Can you come back to the right path?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin knew what his mother meant, and after two seconds of silence, he whispered, ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    His mother sighed and said, ¡°Got it.¡±


    After a long silence, the phone was hung up.


    The original intention was to make his parents happy for him, but he didn¡¯t expect it to end up with both sides being upset; he should have known better than to make this call.


    Nan HuaiLin took a deep breath and exhaled again, before standing up to leave, when his phone suddenly rang.


    ¡°Who were you talking to on the phone?¡± Fei Cheng asked. ¡°Talking for half a day.¡±


    ¡°My mom,¡± Nan HuaiLin said.


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Oh,¡± and asked, ¡°When are you coming back?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯m on my way home.¡±


    ¡°Then walk faster,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°I¡¯m waiting for you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked in passing, ¡°Why are you waiting for me?¡±


    ¡°Just¡­¡± Fei Cheng paused, ¡°I¡¯m too bored to be home alone, so I want you to keep me company.¡±


    ¡°Got it,¡± Nan HuaiLin hooked his lips. ¡°I¡¯m in Wangfujing, I¡¯ll be home in ten minutes.¡±


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll time you,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°And you¡¯ll have to do one thing for me every night for one minute.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not funny!¡± Nan HuaiLin cried. ¡°You¡¯re a bully.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m starting the clock,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°Hang up.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin picked up his pace.


    As he walked, he slowed down again.


    He had forgotten that the person he should be most grateful to was his Mr. Rabbit. Fei Cheng had helped him so much in both life and work. He had to give Fei Cheng a gift to express his gratitude. But what should he get for Fei Cheng, who seemed to have everything?


    Anyway, it must be something original.


    With that in mind, he turned into the department store next door.


    After a short while, Fei Cheng called again and asked worriedly, ¡°Are you okay?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was baffled, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? I¡¯m fine.¡±


    Fei Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, ¡°You said you¡¯d be home in ten minutes, but it¡¯s been fifteen minutes, so I thought something had happened to you and had a lot of bad associations.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re so funny,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a laugh. ¡°Only people in love are so paranoid and nervous.¡±


    ¡°I have a crush on you,¡± Fei Cheng said, annoyed. ¡°Can you still come back? Do I have to pick you up?¡±


    ¡°I just remembered I need to buy something,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°It will be a while before I can go back, so if you are really bored, go downstairs and swim for a while.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I don¡¯t want to go alone.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin thought about it, ¡°Then watch a film, I¡¯ll give you a suggestion, ¡®The Skin I Live In¡¯, in Chinese it¡¯s called ¡®The Skin of My Life¡¯.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Fei Cheng said reluctantly. ¡°I¡¯ll hang up now.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Nan HuaiLin shook his head and laughed.


    He thought Fei Cheng was a fierce little wolf dog, but he had never thought that he was a clingy little puppy, which was kind of cute.


    Nan HuaiLin took his time to shop.


    He originally wanted to buy something unusual, but it was too difficult to look around and he did not see anything particularly creative. He quickly changed his strategy and decided to win with the number, but then he fell into the other extreme, see this also want to buy this, see that also want to buy that.


    An hour later, Nan HuaiLin came out of the department store with a variety of large and small bags full of flowers and greenery.


    On his way home, his cell phone rang again, but he didn¡¯t have empty hands to answer it, so he simply ignored it, as he would be home soon anyway.


    After the phone rang three times in a row, Nan HuaiLin arrived at the door, and was about to put the bags in his hand on the ground first, when the door was suddenly pulled open from the inside.


    Fei Cheng came out, saw Nan HuaiLin standing at the door and yelled at him, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you answer the phone? I thought you were really in trouble this time!¡±


    For a moment, Nan HuaiLin was confused by his yelling. He held up the bags in both hands and answered, ¡°No hands. I¡¯m sorry for making you worry.¡±


    Fei Cheng stared at him speechlessly for a long time and asked with a frustrated look, ¡°What kind of stuff did you buy so much?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°A gift for you.¡±


    This time Fei Cheng was confused, ¡°All these are¡­ Are they all for me?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°Yes, all of them.¡±


    ¡°Why are you buying so many gifts for me all of a sudden?¡± Fei Cheng was a bit flattered, ¡°Trying to bribe me again?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°Can we go in and talk? Don¡¯t you think it¡¯s silly to stand in front of your own house and talk?¡±


    ¡°Yes, it¡¯s silly,¡± Fei Cheng replied and pulled the door open, letting Nan HuaiLin go in first before he followed.


    Nan HuaiLin walked into the living room; bent down and put all the bags in his hands on the carpet, and then sat down on the ground. He tilted his face and told Fei Cheng, ¡°I don¡¯t know what you like, so I bought different things. You keep what you like, and what you don¡¯t like is mine.¡±


    Fei Cheng walked across to him and also sat on the carpet. The two rested with a large pile of bags between them.


    Without waiting for Fei Cheng to ask, Nan HuaiLin began to introduce his purchases one by one like a treasure.


    ¡°This is a magnetic levitation cloud lamp, you can put it on the bedside, as a night light.¡±


    ¡°These cheese sandwich wafer cookies are recommended by many people online. I have eaten them, they are really delicious.¡±


    ¡°This flower and fruit tea is also particularly good, I often drink it to nourish the stomach.¡±


    ¡°I thought this T-shirt was very good-looking, so I bought it, I do not know if it fits you.¡±


    ¡°And this, it looks like an ordinary cup, right? Actually it¡¯s not, it¡¯s filled with condoms, isn¡¯t it very creative? It¡¯s still a custom limited edition.¡±


    Fei Cheng suddenly took all the bags to himself, ¡°You don¡¯t open them, don¡¯t open them. They¡¯re not a gift for me, if you open all of them, I want to open them myself.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­ Oh, then you can open them yourself, if you don¡¯t like them, then return them to me.¡±


    ¡°You think so? A gift sent out is like splashed out water2, there is no reason to return it.¡± Fei Cheng smiled, ¡°You bought quite a lot of things, food, drink, clothing and everything.¡±


    ¡°I just bought them blindly,¡± Nan HuaiLin said.


    Fei Cheng looked at him, ¡°You haven¡¯t said why you want to give me a gift.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin suddenly became a little embarrassed and said with his head bowed, ¡°I just want to thank you for helping me.¡±


    Fei Cheng was so happy.


    This is the success of the goodwill performance ah.


    He tried to restrain himself from laughing like a fool.


    ¡°Then you open the gifts to play,¡± Nan HuaiLin stood up, ¡°I have to pack my bags to go, for the early morning flight tomorrow to Hengdian.¡±


    Fei Cheng also stood up nimbly and followed Nan HuaiLin towards his bedroom, ¡°I¡¯ll watch you pack.¡±


    ¡°Why does that sound so weird?¡± Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s like the supervisor is watching me work and will whip me if I don¡¯t do a good job.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I¡¯m afraid you¡¯ll get bored.¡±


    ¡°I think you¡¯re the one who¡¯s bored,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°Have you finished watching the film?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t like thrillers,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°I thought it was a porno by the name.¡±


    He sounded disappointed, and Nan HuaiLin laughed, ¡°I didn¡¯t think you liked porn.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I prefer acting.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng sighed, ¡°Too bad there¡¯s no one to act with me.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin dragged his suitcase out of the corner and said with a smile, ¡°If you go to a Gay bar and hang around, people who want to act with you will line up, believe it or not.¡±


    Fei Cheng sat casually on Nan HuaiLin¡¯s bed and said with a serious face, ¡°I am a very conservative man, sex must be built on the basis of love.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at him in surprise, ¡°I really don¡¯t see how you are conservative.¡±


    Fei Cheng put his hand on his chest, ¡°You have to feel it in your heart.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin felt that the topic was getting off track and it was dangerous to continue talking about it, so he changed the subject to something else, ¡°By the way, the audition for ¡®Chasing New Dreams¡¯ was passed by six men and six women, right?¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°So who is going to play which role and how were they assigned?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked. ¡°Do we have to audition again?¡±


    ¡°No, the company will take care of the assignment.¡±


    ¡°So when will the shooting start?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked again.


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°When you come back.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin turned his head to look at Fei Cheng.


    Was it his illusion?


    The tone of Fei Cheng¡¯s voice when he said this sounded a little¡­ affectionate?


    Fei Cheng looked into his eyes, smiled slightly and said, ¡°Little Lin-zi, I¡¯ll wait for you to come back.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s eyes were shaken by his handsome smile and he turned back to face the closet and said, not very confidently, ¡°Don¡¯t call me Xiao Lin-zi3, I¡¯m still a year older than you.¡±


    Fei Cheng came over and leaned against the closet facing Nan HuaiLin and said with a smile, ¡°What do you want me to call you? Brother4?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t dare to look at him. He lowered his head and folded his clothes carelessly, and after a long time, said nervously, ¡°It¡¯s better if you call me Xiao Lin-zi.¡±


    Fei Cheng couldn¡¯t help but raise his hand to rub his hair and said with a smile, ¡°You¡¯re made of sugar, aren¡¯t you? You¡¯re too sweet.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin glanced at him, ¡°You are made of oil, right? You¡¯re too greasy.¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed out loud, and Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t help but laugh along with him.


    The moon outside the window was curved and seemed to be laughing too.


    The author has something to say.


    Cheng Cheng: I feel dizzy when I see you lately.


    Nan Nan: Why?


    Cheng Cheng: Because love makes people dizzy.


    ¨COne Hundred Cheesy Pick-Up Line

 CH 25

    Nan HuaiLin was awakened by the alarm clock at six. He showered and washed, dressed, and saw that there was still time left. He made a simple breakfast for Fei Cheng, then put on his shoulder bag and pulled the suitcase he had packed last night and left.


    When he passed the door of the master bedroom, Nan HuaiLin stopped and listened, but there was no movement inside, so he thought Fei Cheng was still sleeping, and didn¡¯t disturb him.


    Changing his shoes, he went out and waited for the elevator with a young mother who was taking her daughter to school.


    Nan HuaiLin put on his headphones and was about to listen to a children¡¯s song when the young mother next to him suddenly let out a short scream, which startled Nan HuaiLin. When he looked over his shoulder, he saw the young mother looking behind him with a frightened look on her face, and immediately ran away with her daughter.


    Nan HuaiLin looked behind him strangely, and was startled.


    He stared at the person who was walking towards him, his mouth agape.


    Fei Cheng ran out wearing only a pair of Dior boxers, without a single shoe, no different from running naked.


    ¡°You¡­ What are you doing? All the neighbors will be scared away.¡± The most handsome male he had ever seen, and a strong hormonal smell drifted over to him, so Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t know where to look.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡± Fei Cheng¡¯s voice was muffled and he looked unhappy, ¡°You ran away without even saying goodbye?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin explained, ¡°I wanted to say goodbye to you, but you were sleeping, so¡­¡±


    ¡°Ah!¡± A scream, scaring away another one.


    ¡°You should hurry back, the neighbors will call the police later.¡± Nan HuaiLin waved at him and said with a smile, ¡°Bye.¡± Then he imitated Wolffy,1 ¡°I¡¯ll come back.¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed and opened his arms towards him, ¡°A parting hug?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin gave him a hug and when he backed away, Fei Cheng didn¡¯t let go and whispered in his ear, ¡°Take good care of yourself and shoot the movie.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°you too.¡±


    The elevator dinged.


    Fei Cheng really didn¡¯t want to let go, but he couldn¡¯t keep holding him. He let go of Nan HuaiLin, rubbed his hair especially naturally, smiled and said, ¡°Go.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Nan HuaiLin walked into the elevator and pressed the door button, ¡°I¡¯ve made you breakfast, it must still be hot at this moment, so you can eat and then go back to sleep.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded and waved at him with a smile. Nan HuaiLin released the door closing button and also waved at Fei Cheng.


    The elevator door slowly closed.


    Fei Cheng was disappointed and went back home with his head hanging.


    He walked straight into the dining room, sat down, and began to eat breakfast. As he ate, he sighed long and hard. How was he going to get through the next three long months when he had just been separated and was already missing him?


    His heart ached.


    Nan HuaiLin was so sleepy because he woke up early, that he fell asleep with his headphones on just as he got on the plane. When he woke up, the plane landed at Yiwu airport, and the group took a bus to Hengdian.


    This was not Nan HuaiLin¡¯s first time to Hengdian, but it was his first time to Hengdian as a second male lead. Looking out of the window, the scenery swept by, his heart stirred and surged, as if he was floating.


    Noticing his expression, Man Tianzhu smiled and asked, ¡°Are you happy?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Man Tianzhu said, ¡°You will definitely get better and better roles in the future.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and nodded, ¡°Yes.¡±


    One should always have hope in one¡¯s heart, so that one will be happier.


    ¡°Are you hungry?¡± Man Tianzhu asked him.


    ¡°A little.¡± It was already after 1 p.m.and they hadn¡¯t eaten lunch yet.


    Man Tianzhu took out two Snickers bars from her bag and handed them to him, ¡°Let¡¯s start with a cushion.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin shook his head, ¡°I can¡¯t eat this, it¡¯s too high in calories.¡±


    Man Tianzhu took another packet of soda crackers out of her bag, ¡°What about this?¡±


    ¡°This is fine,¡± Nan HuaiLin took it, ¡°thanks.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s so hard to be an actor, you can¡¯t eat this or that,¡± Man Tianzhu took a bite of a Snickers bar, ¡°for a foodie like me, it¡¯s something I absolutely can¡¯t tolerate.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not easy to do anything, and it¡¯s not rewarding until you pay for it.¡± Nan HuaiLin smiled, ¡°Since I do not look good, I can only change my body, if even my body is gone, then I really can not go on.¡±


    Man Tianzhu stared at him for a while and lowered her voice and said, ¡°Actually, I¡¯ve been wanting to ask you, did you get a facelift?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin remembered Shen Chong also asked the same question two days ago, he shook his head, ¡°No, why do you ask?¡±


    Man Tianzhu said, ¡°I just feel like every time I see you, you look different, you look better every time.¡±


    First Fei Cheng, then Shen Chong, and now Man Tianzhu, three people said almost the same thing.


    Nan HuaiLin just couldn¡¯t help but wonder, did he really become better looking? But he looked in the mirror every day and didn¡¯t think his face had changed much.


    ¡°Could it be because of the makeup?¡± Man Tianzhu came closer to look at him.


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I never put on makeup when I¡¯m not filming, and I won¡¯t.¡±


    Man Tianzhu marveled, ¡°Then your skin is too good, right? It¡¯s so white and so soft, you can¡¯t see any pores, like a baby¡¯s skin.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin thought she was exaggerating. He had been white since he was a child, but recently he had become even whiter.


    Man Tianzhu sat back, ¡°I¡¯ve decided to take a picture of you every day to see if it¡¯s just me, or if you¡¯re really getting better looking day by day.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°Okay, I¡¯d like to see that too.¡±


    At almost two o¡¯clock, the bus arrived at the Hengdian Resort. First, they divided into rooms, and then went to eat. Nan HuaiLin and the third male actor were assigned to a room, and only after entering the room and introducing each other did he learn the other¡¯s name, Hu Meng Jun. He and the lead actress Ma Xiao Huan were in the same company.


    ¡°This is the first time I¡¯ve heard of Hu,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°but I know there is a compound surname Huyan.¡±


    Hu Mengjun said, ¡°The surname Hu is simplified from Huyan.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°I¡¯ve gained knowledge.¡±


    After packing up, Hu Mengjun said, ¡°Shall we go to dinner?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Sure, I¡¯ll call my colleague.¡±


    He was not used to calling Man Tianzhu ¡°assistant¡± and felt it was more respectful to say ¡°colleague¡±.


    Nan HuaiLin called Man Tianzhu as he walked out, and when he got to the elevator, he answered, ¡°Sister Zhu, have you packed? I¡¯m going to the restaurant to eat. All right then, I¡¯ll wait for you at the restaurant.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, the elevator came.


    The elevator door opened and Nan HuaiLin was about to go inside when he suddenly stopped.


    In the elevator stood Shi Yan.


    They looked at each other with surprise written in their eyes. Nan HuaiLin quickly returned to normal and stepped into the elevator. This person was no longer anything to him, he did not need to make a fuss over a chance encounter.


    ¡°How have you been?¡± Shi Yan¡¯s voice sounded behind him.


    Nan HuaiLin was quiet for a few seconds before answering, ¡°Fine, thanks for your concern.¡±


    Hu Mengjun looked back at Shi Yan and then at Nan HuaiLin and asked him in a low voice, ¡°Do you know Shi Yan?¡±


    ¡°Mn,¡± Nan HuaiLin said lightly, ¡°we were classmates at Beijing Film Academy.¡±


    ¡°I saw the news,¡± Shi Yan said, ¡°Congratulations.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin never turned around, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    In a few words, the elevator reached the first floor. The elevator door opened, and Nan HuaiLin was about to follow when his wrist was suddenly grabbed.


    When he looked back, Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°You go first, I¡¯ll come to you later.¡±


    Hu Mengjun looked at them twice strangely, nodded and went on his way. Shi Yan dragged Nan HuaiLin out of the elevator and turned into the next stairwell.


    ¡°Let go.¡± Nan HuaiLin said calmly.


    Shi Yan let go of his hand and looked at him steadily, ¡°I almost didn¡¯t recognize you when I saw you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin did not say anything. He had nothing more to say to Shi Yan.


    Shi Yan was also silent for a while and said, ¡°That day¡­ I was drunk, so I apologize if I said anything unpleasant to you. I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    ¡°Do you mean that last sentence?¡± Nan HuaiLin laughed, ¡°You¡¯re not wrong, I¡¯ve recently realized that I¡¯m quite cruel.¡± He lifted his head and looked Shi Yan in the eyes, ¡°I used to love you to the point of madness and completely lost myself, but now, I don¡¯t love you anymore, not at all, I can¡¯t even remember why I loved you so much before.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t believe you,¡± Shi Yan pressed him closer, ¡°you¡¯re lying.¡±


    ¡°Whether I¡¯m lying or not,¡± Nan HuaiLin still looked at him, ¡°you know better than anyone.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t believe you!¡± Shi Yan violently pushed him against the wall and made a move to kiss him.


    ¡°Shi Yan!¡± Nan HuaiLin tilted his head to avoid him and shouted his name. His voice then returned to calm, ¡°I still say, break ups also have to be decent, do not let me regret the seven years I was with you.¡±


    Shi Yan¡¯s entire body instantly froze. He stared fixedly at Nan HuaiLin¡¯s side face and spoke in a low voice, ¡°If I say that I am willing to give up everything, can you come back to me?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed, ¡°Shi Yan, stop deceiving yourself and others, I know you better than anyone else, you will never give up, you are too greedy, you want everything. It¡¯s a pity that there are no such good things under the sky. Since you have made your choice, please go on with your mind, don¡¯t look back, don¡¯t hesitate, act like a real man. Don¡¯t let me look down on you.¡±


    Shi Yan let go of him in dismay.


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t look at him and turned to leave. He stopped when he reached the door, turned his back to Shi Yan and said, ¡°If you meet me again, don¡¯t say hello to me, just treat me as a stranger.¡±


    After waiting for a moment, Shi Yan said ¡°Okay¡± in return.


    Nan HuaiLin pulled open the door and walked out. He hated being so involved. As he just said to Shi Yan, he did not like to look back, did not like to hesitate, he only wanted to work hard and go forward, whether it was work, or love.


    The phone in his pocket suddenly rang.


    ¡°Will you still love me, when I¡¯m no longer young and beautiful¡­¡±


    The ringtone that had been used for five years sounded especially ironic now, and it was time to change it.


    Nan HuaiLin took out his phone and answered, ¡°Hello?¡±


    ¡°Have you arrived in Hengdian?¡± Fei Cheng asked over the phone.


    ¡°I just arrived at the hotel,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, following the signs in the direction of the restaurant, ¡°and I¡¯m going to eat.¡±


    ¡°Is the weather good there?¡± Fei Cheng asked.


    ¡°The sun is shining,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°It¡¯s great.¡±


    ¡°It rained in Beijing,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°as soon as you left.¡±


    Was there any connection between these two events?


    Nan HuaiLin laughed, ¡°What¡¯s the matter with the phone call?¡±


    Fei Cheng asked in return, ¡°Can¡¯t I call you if there¡¯s nothing?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not what I meant!¡± Nan HuaiLin cried, ¡°I just asked.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I¡¯m calling to ask you how often you need to water that potted plant on the balcony.¡±


    ¡°Oh, I would have forgotten about it if you hadn¡¯t told me.¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Just water it once every half a month, thank you.¡±


    ¡°Oh, I see.¡± Fei Cheng paused and asked, ¡°Are you in a room by yourself?¡±


    ¡°No, standard room, with another actor,¡± Nan HuaiLin walked to the dining room, saw Man Tianzhu waving at him, raised his steps and walked that way, ¡°I have to eat, talk to you later, bye.¡±


    Fei Cheng sullenly said ¡°bye¡±, Nan HuaiLin¡¯s intuition told him that he did not seem to be in the right mood, but did not ask more questions, and hung up the phone.


    The author has something to say:


    Cheng Cheng: You look like a flower.


    Nan Nan: ¡­


    Cheng Cheng: It makes me want to learn flower arranging.


    ¨COne Hundred Cheesy Pick-Up Lines

 CH 26

    Nan HuaiLin had eaten just a few soda crackers earlier, but he couldn¡¯t eat, so he simply ate two bites and then put the chopsticks away.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you like it?¡± Man Tianzhu asked.


    Nan HuaiLin shook his head, ¡°No, I¡¯m just not very hungry.¡±


    ¡°Then you go back to your room and rest, the shooting starts tomorrow, you need to get well.¡± Man Tianzhu said, ¡°If you are hungry, call me, I will send you food to your room.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin then went to her room.


    He took a shower and changed into his home clothes, looked at the shooting notice to see which scenes to shoot tomorrow, and then sat on the bed to memorize his lines. He only had one scene tomorrow, the scene where Lu JinQin and Lu GuanLan reunited for the first time since they grew up. This section had very few lines, but the feelings to be shown were very strong and could only be conveyed by body movements and expressions. Lu JinQin was wearing a mask and would only show his true face in the middle and later stages of the drama, which tested his movements.


    Nan HuaiLin opened the phone camera, turned to the front camera, used one hand to cover the lower half of his face, fixedly looked directly into his own eyes. Lu JinQin¡¯s life in his mind suddenly flashed, feelings quickly accumulated, his heart really hurt a little, he felt a light flash and resentment and hate wrapped his eyes.


    Nan HuaiLin put down the phone, blinked and changed back to himself.


    The door of the room opened with two ticks, and Hu Meng Jun then walked in.


    ¡°Reading the script?¡± Hu Mengjun took off his jacket and threw it on the bed.


    ¡°Mn,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯m memorizing the lines.¡±


    Hu Mengjun sat on the bed facing him, ¡°I just had dinner and wandered around, there are not only hotels here, but also bars, KTVs, foot massage parlors, especially full of them. Want to go shopping?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°Is there a gym?¡±


    Hu Mengjun said, ¡°I don¡¯t know, I think so.¡±


    As they were talking, the doorbell rang.


    ¡°I¡¯ll go open it.¡± Hu Meng Jun got up and answered the door.


    ¡°Hello, is this Mr. Nan HuaiLin¡¯s room?¡±


    When Nan HuaiLin heard his name, he got out of bed and walked to the door, ¡°I am.¡±


    The attendant smiled and said, ¡°Mr. Nan, your friend has upgraded you to a deluxe suite, here is the room card, you can stay there now.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was stunned, reached out to take the room card and asked, ¡°Who upgraded me?¡±


    The waiter said, ¡°It¡¯s a gentleman named Fei.¡±


    A gentleman named Fei could only be Fei Cheng.


    Nan HuaiLin hesitated for a moment and asked, ¡°Can I not?¡±


    The waiter said, ¡°Your friend has already paid a month¡¯s room fee in advance, so even if you don¡¯t stay in the room, there is no refund.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin had no choice, ¡°All right then.¡±


    He went back to his room to pack up his things, while Hu Mengjun was watching. Except for a change of clothes in the shower, his luggage was basically untouched and packed in two minutes.


    The attendant was waiting at the door, took his suitcase, led the way and took him to his room. When the attendant left, Nan HuaiLin immediately called Fei Cheng.


    The other side hung up and sent him a WeChat message: [In a meeting.]


    Nan HuaiLin replied: [Call me when you¡¯re done.]


    Putting down the phone, he strolled around the room, which was indeed much more spacious and comfortable than the standard room.


    It must not be cheap, he just forgot to ask the attendant how much the room charge was.


    Nan HuaiLin told Man Tianzhu about his change of room, then took the script and nestled in the sofa, but couldn¡¯t read it. He looked out of the window at the less-than-pleasant scenery, lost in thought.


    Fei Cheng was too good to him. A little too much. A person can¡¯t be this good to another person for no reason. Does he¡­ like me?


    His heart suddenly fluttered.


    Nan HuaiLin was startled and hurriedly expelled this absurd thought of self-indulgence from his mind.


    The Prince and Cinderella, a story only found in fairy tales. It was better for a small fart like him not to daydream about it.


    As he was lost in thought, his cell phone suddenly rang. He thought it was Fei Cheng, but picked it up and saw that it was Shen Chong.


    ¡°Where are you? Hmn?¡± Shen Chong asked.


    ¡°I¡¯m in my room reading a script.¡± Nan HuaiLin said.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you come to my room,¡± Shen Chong said, ¡°and do some lyric reading with me?¡±


    ¡°¡­ Okay.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m in 1206.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin froze.


    He was in 1205.


    After hanging up the phone, Nan HuaiLin took the script and went out, walked across the hall, and rang the doorbell.


    Shen Chong opened the door and was a little surprised to see him, ¡°Damn, did you fly here? That¡¯s fast.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said sarcastically, ¡°I¡¯m right across the hall from you.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Shen Chong took a look across the hallway, ¡°You¡¯re in 1205?¡±


    ¡°Yes,¡± Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°Fei Cheng helped me upgrade my suite.¡±


    Shen Chong laughed and said nothing more, stepping aside to let Nan HuaiLin in. Shen Chong asked, ¡°Can I get you something to drink?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Nan HuaiLin said.


    They sat face to face on the sofa and Nan HuaiLin cut to the chase, ¡°Which part do you want to talk about?¡±


    Shen Chong said, ¡°Just the part that we¡¯re going to shoot tomorrow.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°Okay.¡±


    And the two of them started to pair up their lines. Within a few sentences, Shen Chong secretly marveled that Nan HuaiLin¡¯s line skills were really good, every line he said carried emotion, and he could be brought into the scene without acting at all.


    Shen Chong had to admit that Nan HuaiLin was much better than him. If Nan HuaiLin had some face value, he would have become popular.


    However, how come Nan HuaiLin was looking better and better every day? It was like an ugly duckling turning into a white swan.


    When Nan HuaiLin finished his lines, he didn¡¯t hear Shen Chong continue, so he looked up and saw Shen Chong staring at him with a strange look in his eyes. When his eyes met, Shen Chong lowered his head to read the script, ¡°Where were we? Sorry, I just got lost in thought.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin became wary and didn¡¯t want to stay here any longer.


    ¡°I¡¯m a little hungry,¡± he said, ¡°and I¡¯d like to go eat.¡±


    Shen Chong said, ¡°Let¡¯s go together, I¡¯m hungry too.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin hesitated and nodded, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin originally wanted to go to the hotel restaurant and just eat something, but Shen Chong didn¡¯t want to, so he took him out to eat grilled fish. The fish restaurant and the resort were on the same road, so it didn¡¯t take ten minutes to sneak past.


    Shen Chong ordered a grilled fish, fried vegetables and barbecue, and when the waiter left, he said, ¡°This grilled fish is very good, I have to come to Hengdian several times every time I come to shoot a movie.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded and asked, seemingly unintentionally, ¡°Have you and Fei Cheng known each other for a long time?¡±


    He still asked.He told himself it was impossible, but he couldn¡¯t help but try.


    The human heart was fickle.


    ¡°Not that long,¡± Shen Chong said, ¡°three or four years.¡±


    ¡°Then you know him pretty well, don¡¯t you?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked again.


    ¡°Sort of,¡± Shen Chong looked at him with a smirk, ¡°I can tell you anything you want to know.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing I want to know,¡± Nan HuaiLin bowed his head, ¡°I¡¯m just asking.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin shut his mouth. He was afraid that Shen Chong would find out what he was thinking.


    Shen Chong said, ¡°Don¡¯t look at Fei Cheng¡¯s playboy face, in fact he is pure, even more pure than Bitrensu. 1 As far as I know him, in the past few years, no matter how many wild bees pounced on him, he never touched any of them. I wonder if he has a problem with his dick.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin did not say anything, hanging eyes silently listening.


    Shen Chong suddenly stopped talking and looked down to play with his phone.


    The grilled fish soon came up, and the taste was indeed very good.


    But the oil was too heavy and Nan HuaiLin could only eat a few bites before he felt a wave of nausea. While Shen Chong was still eating, Nan HuaiLin went ahead and settled the bill.


    It only cost two hundred, which was not comparable to the French meal that Shen Chong bought him, so he could pay it back later.


    After dinner, the two of them headed to the resort.


    It was already dark, the street was very busy, many actors came to eat with makeup on, in strange costumes. There was a guy who probably just finished filming a horror movie, with a face that looked like his throat was cut, sitting at a roadside stall eating hot and spicy food. It was scary and funny.


    When he passed by a stall, Nan HuaiLin was caught by a plate of red round cakes and stopped to ask Shen Chong, ¡°What is this?¡±


    ¡°Yangmei Li,¡± 2 Shen Chong said, ¡°made of glutinous rice flour.¡±


    It looked so appetizing that Nan HuaiLin asked the owner, ¡°How much are they, please?¡±


    The owner said, ¡°Two yuan for one.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Give me ten.¡±


    I¡¯ll take them back to Sister Zhu to try.


    Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t wait to take a bite, and it was so sweet and fragrant, especially delicious.


    ¡°It¡¯s delicious,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile as he handed the bag to Shen Chong, ¡°Try it.¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t eat anymore,¡± Shen Chong waved his hand, ¡°You can eat it yourself.¡±


    Before he could walk to the resort, the ten were all eaten by Nan HuaiLin. He looked at the empty bag and thought, oops. He had to run on the treadmill for two hours after consuming so many sweets.


    He usually didn¡¯t have so little self-control, what was wrong with him today?


    When they arrived at the resort, Nan HuaiLin ran to the gym while Shen Chong went back to the hotel. Shen Chong called Fei Cheng as he walked, and when he got the answer, he smiled and said, ¡°Congratulations.¡±


    Fei Cheng asked, ¡°Congratulations on what?¡±


    Shen Chong said, ¡°Your future wife just asked me about you.¡±


    Fei Cheng suddenly got excited, ¡°What did he ask about me?¡±


    Shen Chong replied, ¡°I used to think that Xiao Lin-zi was pure on the outside and flirty on the inside, but I didn¡¯t think he was really pure. He wanted to ask about you but was too embarrassed to ask openly, but his thoughts were written on his face, so he was seen through by me right away. It was so cute.¡±


    Fei Cheng asked, ¡°So what did you say about me?¡±


    ¡°Of course I praised you, saying that you are a pure young man, how many wild bees and butterflies flock to you, but you are not moved¡­¡± Shen Chong suddenly paused, ¡°Damn, I may have said the wrong thing.¡±


    ¡°What did you say wrong?¡± Fei Cheng gnashed his teeth.


    Shen Chong said truthfully, ¡°I told him that I suspect that you have a problem with your dick.¡±


    ¡°Fuck you Shen Chong!¡± Fei Cheng cursed and hung up the phone.


    Shen Chong laughed, and suddenly felt a little disappointed.


    He shouldn¡¯t have given up on Nan HuaiLin so early, he should have held on a little longer. But now it was too late to say anything, Nan HuaiLin would be, sooner or later, Fei Cheng¡¯s person.

 CH 27

    Not finding a gym, Nan HuaiLin went back to the hotel depressed, intending to do sit-ups and push-ups in his room. In fact, as long as he wanted to, fitness could be achieved anywhere, but the gym had a better atmosphere.


    As he was walking, his phone suddenly rang. Fei Cheng wanted to talk to him on video call.


    Nan HuaiLin was a little nervous for no reason. Once a thought arises, it¡¯s like a weed that ¡°can¡¯t be burned out, but grows again in the spring breeze¡±. Nan HuaiLin hesitated for a while, and only after he had temporarily pushed down those messy thoughts, did he accept Fei Cheng¡¯s video invitation.


    Fei Cheng¡¯s handsome face appeared on the screen, smiling and asking him, ¡°What are you doing, little Lin-zi?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin also smiled, ¡°I just finished eating and wanted to find a gym to exercise, but I couldn¡¯t find one, so I¡¯m going back to the hotel.¡±


    Fei Cheng asked, ¡°Did you have dinner with Shen Chong?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°He just called me,¡± Fei Cheng paused, ¡°and¡­ You didn¡¯t misunderstand anything, did you?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin suddenly froze. Misunderstood what? Misunderstanding that you like me?


    ¡°No, no,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, stumbling a bit, ¡°I can¡¯t misunderstand anything.¡±


    ¡°Just¡­¡± Fei Cheng was suddenly a little embarrassed, which was a very rare thing for him, ¡°I¡¯m fine, I¡¯m fine everywhere, don¡¯t listen to Shen Chong¡¯s nonsense.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    What did Shen Chong say? His mind was empty, and he couldn¡¯t remember anything. It was strange, it had just happened.


    ¡°Oh, I see.¡± He responded perfunctorily.


    Fei Cheng suddenly held the phone a little farther away, revealing his upper body, ¡°The T-shirt you gave me fits well and is comfortable, I like it a lot.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s good that you like it.¡± Nan HuaiLin paused and remembered about the room change, so he asked, ¡°By the way, why do you want to help me upgrade my suite? The crew would think more about it.¡±


    Fei Cheng had already thought of a reasonable explanation, ¡°You are an actor of Ming Xi, and you are also the second male, so what is the point of squeezing with others in a standard room, it looks like the company treats its own actors harshly, so I helped you upgrade to a suite.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was quiet for a while and said, ¡°Fei Cheng, don¡¯t be so nice to me again, it will make me feel very burdened because I can¡¯t return the same kindness to you and I don¡¯t want to owe anyone else.¡±


    Without giving Fei Cheng a chance to speak, Nan HuaiLin followed with, ¡°Guess who I met at the hotel today?¡±


    Fei Cheng cooperated and asked, ¡°Who?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°My ex-boyfriend.¡±


    Fei Cheng, ¡°¡­¡±


    Nan HuaiLin deliberately paused for a few seconds and said in a self-deprecating tone, ¡°I thought I was dead to him, but when I saw him again, I was so heartbroken that I couldn¡¯t breathe. It¡¯s like I¡­ I¡¯m still in love with him.¡±


    Whether Fei Cheng was really interested in him or he was just being selfish, Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t want to complicate his relationship with Fei Cheng. Fei Cheng was too nice, and it must be a particularly wonderful thing to be liked by someone so nice. But he couldn¡¯t afford such a good Fei Cheng, he didn¡¯t deserve him.


    He was inferior, but had self-awareness.


    If the seven years he spent with Shi Yan taught him anything, it was how important it was to have the right person. The right person meant you were evenly matched, and love was the only way to be equal. His first love had left him bruised and battered, but he was still looking forward to love knocking on his door.


    But he did not want to fall in love and be tired, he only wanted to find someone as ordinary as him, a normal relationship. He and Fei Cheng, in the end, were not from the same world. They grew up in very different environments, and after a brief overlap, they were bound to embark on different paths.


    Not to mention¡­ He also had a one-night stand with Fei Zheng, how could he have an affair with Fei Zheng¡¯s brother? It was worse than a beast.


    Suddenly he felt ridiculous. It was just an unsubstantiated speculation, and he put so much thought into it. There was too much drama.


    ¡°So?¡± Fei Cheng had very little expression on his face, ¡°Are you going to get back with him?¡±


    ¡°How is it possible?! He¡¯s getting married to someone else.¡± Nan HuaiLin exaggeratedly laughed, ¡°I just think that love is too torturous, the beginning and the end are not up to you. Anyway, I don¡¯t plan to fall in love again anytime soon, I just want to do a good job of filming, while I can still use my youth as capital to make a career as soon as possible.¡±


    Fei Cheng gave a disgusted ¡°Wow¡±.


    Nan HuaiLin said with a smile, ¡°It¡¯s time for you to fall in love, you¡¯ll get sick if you stay single for too long. What do you like? I can help you¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng interrupted him, ¡°I like, not too tall and not too short, so that  holding them in the arms is just right. They need to have pectoral muscles, abs, a mermaid line, their buttocks need to be round and curvy, skin to be white, eyelashes to be thick, smile to look good, crying to look good, voice to sound good, personality to be super cute, to be able to do laundry and cooking and cleaning, to like to eat my egg noodles¡­ If you see someone like that, make sure you introduce them to me.¡±


    He likes me.


    He really likes me.


    My heart tingled for no reason, and I even wanted to cry a little.


    Nan HuaiLin busily forced a smile to cover up his feelings, ¡°No wonder you¡¯ve been single for so long, you¡¯re asking too much, right? I¡¯ll keep an eye out for you, and I¡¯ll definitely introduce you to the type you like.¡±


    Fei Cheng said with a smirk, ¡°Thank you very much.¡±


    The hotel was close at hand.


    Nan HuaiLin said after a short silence, ¡°I¡¯m going to start shooting tomorrow, I¡¯ll be very busy and I may not be able to contact you often. You take care of yourself and don¡¯t get sick.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡°So¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin waved at him, ¡°Bye.¡±


    ¡°Bye.¡±


    The video hung up.


    Nan HuaiLin stood in the same place, and all kinds of feelings came to his mind, complicated and hard to describe.


    That night, Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t sleep.


    He tossed and turned until 2:00 a.m, when he drifted off to sleep.


    At seven o¡¯clock in the morning, Nan HuaiLin was woken up by a phone call, first to attend the opening ceremony, then to put on makeup, and then to wait for a long time.


    In the crew, waiting for the scene was a normal thing, sometimes from morning until late, not being able to shoot your scene was not uncommon.


    Five minutes of shooting, two hours of waiting, he had long been used to it.


    At the end of the day, the scene with Nan HuaiLin was finally shot, the reunion scene between Lu JinQin and Lu GuanLan.


    Lu JinQin was sitting in a window seat on the second floor of the restaurant, dressed in a dark suit, with long hair like a waterfall and a black mask covering the upper half of his face, setting off the sickly pallor of the lower half.


    He gazed at the street below, Lu GuanLan was riding a white horse towards him.


    ¡°Brother¡­¡± Lu JinQin murmured, his dark ink eyes shone with a layer of moisture and a deep resentment.


    Luo Ke gazed at the display screen, secretly a bit smug in his heart.


    It was indeed the right choice to let Nan HuaiLin play Lu JinQin.


    For a costume drama, three months of shooting time was actually very tight. After the start of the shooting, the three teams, A, B and C, were working at the same time, and the intense shooting made Nan HuaiLin have no time to think about anything else.


    Fei Cheng still called him occasionally and talked to him like a friend without any words that crossed the line, and Nan HuaiLin was relieved and felt a slight sense of loss.


    The only thing that bothered him was that his food consumption had suddenly increased dramatically, eating more than twice as much as before, but strangely enough, even though he had no time to exercise he did not gain any weight, but rather ate more and more but was still thin, making Man Tianzhu very worried about whether there was something wrong with his intestines.


    In the blink of an eye, two months had passed.


    This day, Nan HuaiLin had to shoot a heavy scene, Lu JinQin had to take off his mask and show his true face, and then identify with Lu GuanLan as his brother.


    He got up at six in the morning to put on makeup and was so sleepy that he couldn¡¯t open his eyes.


    ¡°Nan,¡± Man Tianzhu held up her phone to him, ¡°look at me.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin opened his eyes to look over, Man Tianzhu took a picture and then put the phone away.


    This was one of the daily photos she had been insisting on for two months, but the photos had not yet been put together.


    Nan HuaiLin finished his makeup when Shen Chong arrived late.


    While waiting for Shen Chong to finish his makeup, Nan HuaiLin read his lines with the script, although he already knew them by heart.


    It was after eight o¡¯clock when the shooting started.


    It was the height of summer in July, Hengdian was already hot like a steamer, and they were shooting a winter scene, three layers of ancient costumes on their bodies, to the sun, they started sweating instantly, but the good thing was that there were two blowers blowing on them left and right, at least their faces were cool.


    Nan HuaiLin and Shen Chong stood at the edge of the cliff and took their positions.


    Once the board was set, the shooting began.


    After a long line, Lu JinQin was finally unmasked.


    The wind was strong, his clothes were flying, and his long hair was dancing around. Nan HuaiLin raised his hand and slowly took off the mask he had been wearing for two months, revealing his entire face.


    At this moment, not only Shen Chong, who was standing opposite him, but all the staff present were stunned by this image.


    This originally unattractive boy, when did he become so good-looking? It was like a new person, with the ancient costume look, he could only be described as beautiful, three parts demon and seven parts immortal, beautiful to the heart.


    Nan HuaiLin did not notice the difference around him, he was still immersed in the role, hooked up a sarcastic smile, but his voice was soft, ¡°Brother, I am JinQin ah, you can¡¯t even recognize me?¡±


    Shen Chong was still immersed in the beauty blast, completely unable to return to his senses, let alone answer the lines.


    Nan HuaiLin waited for a while, Shen Chong did not respond, and did not hear the director shout, ¡°CUT¡±, he turned his head to look over in doubt, but in a glance saw Fei Cheng standing under the sunshade

 CH 28

    The moment their eyes met, Nan HuaiLin smiled. Then stopped and stared at the blower at Shen Chong¡¯s feet in disbelief.


    With a belated ¡°Cut!¡± there was a buzz of talk all around.


    The make-up artist came over to fix Nan HuaiLin and Shen Chong¡¯s make-up. Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t help but peek over at Fei Cheng again, but Fei Cheng caught him in the act, and hastily withdrew his gaze.


    Why didn¡¯t he say a few words?


    Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t help but think. What was he doing here in Hengdian? He¡¯s not here to see me, is he? Feh, don¡¯t be so self-absorbed!


    Then Luo Ke came over.


    ¡°Xiao Nan, you¡­¡± He stared at Nan HuaiLin¡¯s face. ¡°Why are you¡­?¡±


    ¡°Director Luo.¡± Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°Was there something wrong with my performance just now?¡±


    ¡°No, nothing is wrong. It¡¯s fine.¡± Luo Ke paused. ¡°¡­You¡¯re wearing good makeup today.¡±


    In fact, today was Nan HuaiLin¡¯s first time to wear makeup properly.


    His character had been wearing a mask before, so he just put on a wig and a little lipstick, but today he had to show his face. Today, the make-up artist had spent an hour giving him a serious make-up job, and he was so sleepy that he didn¡¯t bother to see what it looked like before he put the mask on.


    When he heard Luo Ke¡¯s words, Nan HuaiLin suddenly wanted to see how he looked.


    ¡°Sis,¡± Nan HuaiLin said to the makeup artist who was fixing his makeup. ¡°Do you have a mirror? Let me use it.¡±


    The make-up artist took out a palm-sized mirror from her make-up bag, and handed it to him.


    Nan HuaiLin lifted the mirror and looked at his face.


    His eyes widened instantly. ¡°!!!¡±


    ¡­Who are you?


    This make-up technique was simply miraculous.


    ¡°I don¡¯t even recognize myself anymore,¡± he said nervously, as he handed the mirror back to the makeup artist. ¡°Director Luo, is it¡­too much? A little too extra?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. It suits the character,¡± Luo Ke said. ¡°Like the image of you taking off the mask just now. When it¡¯s aired, it¡¯s going to stun the audience.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin never thought he would one day be associated with the word ¡°stun¡± and felt very strange.


    Luo Ke added, ¡°We¡¯ll shoot from the moment you unmask, and you can just read the lines.¡± He turned to Shen Chong. ¡°Shen Chong, you have to speak. Don¡¯t just stand there.¡±


    Shen Chong stared blankly at Nan HuaiLin, and gave a vague response.


    The board was struck a second time, and the filming began again.


    Nan HuaiLin said his lines first, ¡°Brother. I¡¯m JinQin. Don¡¯t you even recognize me?¡±


    Shen Chong didn¡¯t get stuck this time. The two of them finished the scene smoothly. The cliff jumping scene had to be shot in the studio with a green screen, but it was going to be shot tomorrow. Nan HuaiLin just had this one scene today, and there was nothing more for him to do.


    As soon as Luo Ke said this scene had passed, Nan HuaiLin immediately ran to the make-up artist to take off his headgear. Man Tianzhu came over to help him take off his costume, and he used the opportunity to quietly look for Fei Cheng¡¯s figure, but he couldn¡¯t see anyone anywhere. He couldn¡¯t help but wonder if he was hallucinating because of the heat.


    ¡°Sister Zhu,¡± Nan HuaiLin asked. ¡°Did you see Mr. Fei just now?¡±


    ¡°Mr. Fei? Which Mr. Fei?¡±


    ¡°Just¡­Fei Cheng.¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Man Tianzhu said. ¡°I was staring at you just now. You really look so good today that it¡¯s suffocating.¡±


    Could it be that he was really wrong?


    Nan HuaiLin laughed. ¡°It¡¯s not as exaggerated as you said.¡±


    ¡°Really! I¡¯m not exaggerating at all! When you took off your mask just now, everyone was stunned by your face.¡± Man Tianzhu lowered her voice. ¡°Shen Chong was so dazzled by you that he forgot to say his lines.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed it off, and didn¡¯t speak again.


    The crew moved on to the next location. Nan HuaiLin wrapped up his part and went back to the hotel. He wanted to take a shower since he really had sweated too much just now. So much that he was sticky and uncomfortable from head to toe, and lifting his arm to smell could almost make one faint.


    He took out his cell phone to call Fei Cheng, hesitated for a moment and then silently put the phone back into his pocket.


    When he got back to the hotel, he started to undress as soon as he got into the room. He stripped naked in three minutes, and walked naked towards the bathroom.


    Nan HuaiLin ran directly into a wet, naked body. Nan HuaiLin was shocked, gave a short cry, and looked up sharply.


    Fei Cheng!


    Fei Cheng wrapped his arms around Nan HuaiLin¡¯s waist, and his lips curled up in a wicked smile. ¡°You seem to miss me a lot. It¡¯s so enthusiastic to throw yourself at me as soon as we meet.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was shocked. He hurriedly broke away from Fei Cheng¡¯s arms, pushed him out of the bathroom without a word and bang! The door slammed shut, and he leaned against the wall to calm his frantic heartbeat.


    Fei Cheng¡¯s laughing voice came through the door. ¡°What do you want to eat? I¡¯ll order online.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin took a deep breath, opened the door a crack and peeked out. ¡°How did you get in here?¡±


    Fei Cheng was naked, generously displaying his lean and fit body. He seemed very happy, with a smile on his face. ¡°You seem to forget that I booked this room for you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was dumbfounded, and boom, slammed the door.


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°You still haven¡¯t answered me. What do you want to eat?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°You can order what you want.¡±


    Fei Cheng answered, ¡°OK.¡± Then, there was no other sound from the outside.


    Nan HuaiLin stood at the door for a while, walked into the shower room, and suddenly inhaled a smell.


    Fei Cheng had just been here¡­


    Nan HuaiLin shook his head violently, and immediately turned on the faucet. The cool water poured down on his head and caused him to shiver, but it still couldn¡¯t quench the evil fire rising in his body.


    Twenty minutes later, Nan HuaiLin came out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around him.


    Fei Cheng was sitting on the bed as he played with his phone. He was wearing only a pair of underpants. Nan HuaiLin¡¯s underpants.


    Fei Cheng looked up at him. ¡°I forgot my underwear. I¡¯m borrowing yours. Do you mind?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin slandered, You are already wearing them. What can I say?


    ¡°¡­I don¡¯t mind.¡± Nan HuaiLin said. He walked to the closet, turned his back to Fei Cheng, untied the bath towel on his waist and threw it to the side. He put on his underpants, tank top and shorts in order at a normal speed.


    Nan HuaiLin could feel Fei Cheng¡¯s burning eyes on him, which made him panic. He told himself that he couldn¡¯t panic. The more he panicked, the more it meant that there was a ghost in his heart.


    He didn¡¯t have a ghost in his heart. He could be honest.


    Say something, otherwise it is too embarrassing.


    ¡°Why did you suddenly come to Hengdian?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked.


    ¡°I came to visit Shen Chong,¡± Fei Cheng replied, his voice low and dark. ¡°I haven¡¯t seen him for quite a while, and I miss him.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°oh.¡± Now dressed, he turned around to see Fei Cheng was hugging a pillow that covered his key areas.


    ¡°Do you want to put some clothes on?¡± he said. ¡°The air conditioning is quite cool.¡±


    Fei Cheng didn¡¯t answer, just patted the spot beside him. ¡°Come here.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked warily, ¡°What for?¡±


    Fei Cheng looked at him. ¡°What, Afraid of me?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed. ¡°Why should I be afraid of you?¡±


    He walked over and sat next to Fei Cheng, although he kept a safe distance.


    Fei Cheng didn¡¯t say anything, just stared at his face.


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s breath caught at the look in his eyes. He said, ¡°Why do you keep staring at me? Do I have flowers on my face?¡±


    Fei Cheng said seriously, ¡°I want to see if you have a human skin mask on your face.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed, ¡°You¡¯ve read too many martial arts novels.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Do you dare to let me touch it?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin put his face out. ¡°Here. You touch it.¡±


    Fei Cheng reached out and rubbed it twice, then gave it a firm squeeze.


    ¡°Hey!¡± Nan HuaiLin shouted. ¡°Ouch!¡±


    Fei Cheng reluctantly withdrew his hand. ¡°It¡¯s really your face.¡±


    ¡°Of course it¡¯s my face,¡± Nan HuaiLin exclaimed, and laughed. ¡°Why? Have you become stupid after two months?¡±


    Fei Cheng looked at him without blinking. ¡°How come you look so good after two months?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s all make-up, fake.¡± Nan HuaiLin rubbed his face. ¡°After removing the makeup, I¡¯m still a passerby.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not blind, okay.¡± Fei Cheng said with a serious face. ¡°You just look good right now, you look better without makeup than with makeup. Have you had a facelift?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t remember how many times he¡¯d been asked this question. He said helplessly, ¡°I stay on the set all day long, and I don¡¯t even go out of Hengdian. Where can I get plastic surgery?¡±


    Fei Cheng frowned, with a puzzled expression. ¡°But you¡¯ve changed too much. I can¡¯t think of any other explanation than plastic surgery.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin touched his face. ¡°Is it really a big change?¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded. ¡°You can see your face everyday so you haven¡¯t noticed. I saw you after two months away. Just now on the set, I almost did not recognize you. You really¡­You¡¯re so good-looking.¡±


    He instantly ran out of words, and couldn¡¯t think of a more apt adjective than good-looking.


    Nan HuaiLin also didn¡¯t know how to explain. He thought about it seriously and said, ¡°I¡¯ve been doing nothing but filming for the past two months. I just ate more than before. I didn¡¯t do anything else, really.¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t I take you to the hospital for a checkup?¡± Fei Cheng looked serious. ¡°Maybe you got some strange and weird disease.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin originally didn¡¯t think there was anything, but now that Fei Cheng said so, he was a little anxious. Since he was idle right now anyway, why not go to the hospital? If there was a disease or not, he¡¯d get peace of mind.


    The meal they ordered hadn¡¯t yet been delivered, so they didn¡¯t bother to wait and left.


    Fei Cheng got dressed, while Nan HuaiLin used his cell phone to call a taxi.


    When they got into the cab, Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°Actually, the reason I came to Hengdian this time, apart from visiting Shen Chong, was becausae I also had some good news to tell you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°What¡¯s the good news?¡±


    His eyes were so moist and crystal-like, that Fei Cheng¡¯s throat was on fire from looking at him. He wanted to press Nan HuaiLin under his body, and kiss him hard. It was hard to hold back.


    ¡°Ahem,¡± Fei Cheng coughed twice. ¡°The list of the main actors for Chasing Dreams is out, and you are male number one.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s eyes opened wide, as he asked incredulously, ¡°Really?¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded. ¡°It¡¯s true.¡±


    ¡°Ah!!!¡± Nan HuaiLin exclaimed with excitement. He jumped over and hugged Fei Cheng, unable to say a word out of joy.

 CH 29

    When they arrived at the hospital, Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°What department should I register for?¡±


    Fei Cheng thought about it and said, ¡°Plastic surgery.¡±


    So they went to the plastic surgery department, queued for twenty minutes, then the two of them entered the doctor¡¯s office together. The female doctor¡¯s eyes lit up as soon as she saw the two handsome men enter, and a smile graced her face.


    After they sat down, Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t know how to describe his condition, so he looked at Fei Cheng sitting next to him for help.


    Fei Cheng then said, ¡°Doctor, it¡¯s like this. My friend¡¯s face has suddenly become beautiful, either by plastic surgery or by free growth. I suspect that he has developed a disease, so I brought him here to consult.¡±


    The female doctor, ¡°¡­¡±


    The smile on her face fell off, and her eyes seemed to say, You shouldn¡¯t come to plastic surgery, you should go to psychiatry.


    To prove his words, Fei Cheng took out his cell phone, then went to the female doctor to show her the photos in the album. ¡°Here. He looked like this two months ago,¡± as he reached out and lifted Nan HuaiLin¡¯s chin. ¡°And now he looks like this. Isn¡¯t it a big change? ¡°


    The female doctor looked at the photo on Fei Cheng¡¯s phone.


    It was a couple¡¯s photo in bed. One was sleeping, cat-like, as he lay in the arms of the other, while the other was holding up the phone to take pictures as he smiled like a flower.


    So these two were a pair. MMP1.


    The female doctor was in a very complicated mood. The handsome man was taken by the handsome man, and her heart was stuffed to infinity.


    She sighed silently, then looked at the photo and looked at the real person. When she compared the two, the change was quite big, although they were indeed the same person, and his face had no trace of plastic surgery.


    She looked up at Fei Cheng. ¡°So you don¡¯t like how your boyfriend looks?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not his boyfriend,¡± Nan HuaiLin denied. ¡°We¡¯re just friends.¡± He looked at Fei Cheng. ¡°Why do you have my picture in your phone? Let me see. What kind of picture is it?¡±


    Fei Cheng didn¡¯t answer, just silently put the phone in his pocket, walked back to Nan HuaiLin and sat down. He asked, ¡°Doctor, what the hell is going on here?¡±


    The female doctor said, ¡°Some people are born with developmental delays, and it is possible that they are still developing at the age of thirty. I suggest you go for a full body checkup to see if there are any abnormalities.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin did not want to, but Fei Cheng insisted, so he had to do it.


    After a lot of running around, it was 1:00 p.m. by the time the physical examination was over, and the results would not be available until three days later.


    Nan HuaiLin was starving when they left the hospital so the two went straight to a restaurant.


    While they were waiting for the food to be served, Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°By the way, is my hometown buddy going to play a male character in Chasing New Dreams?¡±


    Fei Cheng hummed and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin took out his phone. ¡°I¡¯ll ask him.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°The second male.¡±


    ¡°Great.¡± Nan HuaiLin put down the phone. ¡°Then when will the shooting start?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°In the middle of August.¡±


    In the middle of August, Star Country would already be finished, so it was just right.


    ¡°We¡¯ll shoot in Beijing, so you won¡¯t have to go anywhere else.¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°And the web drama shooting cycle is short. Two months is enough. Just before it gets cold.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good,¡± Nan HuaiLin said.


    He suddenly noticed that the T-shirt Fei Cheng was wearing was the same one he had bought for him earlier. A white T with a simple design, and a cute print on the chest of a cartoon rabbit plucking a carrot.


    ¡°By the way,¡± Nan HuaiLin suddenly remembered the photo. ¡°How can you have my photo on your phone? I¡¯ve never posted a selfie in my circle of friends.¡±


    ¡°I took it secretly.¡± Fei Cheng replied with a straight face.


    Nan HuaiLin held out his hand. ¡°Let me see.¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Fei Cheng flatly refused.


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng looked at him. ¡°Are you angry?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed. ¡°There¡¯s nothing to be angry about.¡±


    As he was talking, Fei Cheng¡¯s cell phone rang.


    ¡°You¡¯re done? I¡¯m having dinner with Little Lin-zi. I¡¯ll send you the location, you can come directly.¡± He hung up the phone and said, ¡°Shen Chong will come over later.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded. ¡°Let¡¯s add a few dishes.¡±


    Fei Cheng then called the waiter and added several dishes.


    Shen Chong arrived just in time for the dishes to be served.


    Once Shen Chong was seated, Fei Cheng said with a disgusted look, ¡°Damn you stink. The flies are smoked by you.¡±


    ¡°I just got off the stage and came over. I didn¡¯t even get a shower, so of course I smell.¡± Shen Chong drank two mouthfuls of water. ¡°You try wearing ancient costumes in the heat to shoot a half day scene. Even if you walk two steps you¡¯ll sweat, it¡¯s so damn hot. After this shoot, I will never wear another ancient costume. It¡¯s too fucking painful.¡±


    The words were said to Fei Cheng, but Shen Chong¡¯s eyes were peeking at Nan HuaiLin¡¯s face.


    Nan HuaiLin was sending a WeChat message to He DuanYang, so he didn¡¯t notice, but Fei Cheng noticed, and kicked Shen Chong under the table. He said in a low voice, ¡°Hm?¡±


    Shen Chong laughed awkwardly, and picked up his phone to send a WeChat to Fei Cheng. [Letting me look twice won¡¯t cause him to lose a piece of flesh. What¡¯s the matter with you?]


    Fei Cheng, [To the point!]


    Shen Chong, [You don¡¯t think your future wife likes his new face? Too damn good-looking. I was conquered by him.]


    Fei Cheng back, [You dare to hit on him, and I will make you kneel down and sing. Do you believe it or not?]


    Shen Chong, [Am I that kind of person? I just purely appreciate him. I didn¡¯t want to do anything.]


    Fei Cheng, [You said you didn¡¯t want to do anything but your mind is already fantasizing!]


    Nan HuaiLin finished sending his WeChat to He DuanYang. When he looked up, he saw the other two people were also typing on their phones, and Fei Cheng looked angry.


    ¡°Let¡¯s eat,¡± he said. ¡°The food must be getting cold.¡±


    Fei Cheng and Shen Chong put down their phones at the same time, grabbed their chopsticks and started eating.


    Having eaten and drunk enough, Shen Chong went back to the group to shoot while Fei Cheng and Nan HuaiLin went back to the hotel.


    The restaurant wasn¡¯t far from the hotel, so the two of them walked back. The sun had a burning temperature, and the asphalt road looked like it might melt.


    ¡°It would be nice if it rained,¡± Nan HuaiLin sighed casually. ¡°It¡¯s too hot.¡±


    No sooner had the words left his mouth than he heard Fei Cheng¡¯s ¡°Ouch.¡± Nan HuaiLin turned his head, and saw him with a pained expression as he held holding his stomach with one hand.


    ¡°My stomach hurts. I have to go to the toilet. You stand here and wait for me.¡± After he said that, he covered his stomach and ran away.


    Nan HuaiLin walked to a tree for shade. He was bored, so he clicked on Weibo, which he hadn¡¯t visited in two months.


    When he clicked into his own page, he found that the number of followers had risen to 50,000. Suddenly, he wanted to try to see if he would still be scolded for tweeting now, so he took a picture of the blue sky and white clouds with the phrase ¡°want a downpour¡± and sent it out.


    The tweet had just been sent out, and suddenly the wind was blowing. When he looked up, the blue sky, which had just been blazing with sunshine, had dark clouds rolling in that covered the sky in the blink of an eye. Then, there was the faint sound of thunder.


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    He looked down at the tweet he had just sent out, and thought he should make a wish from time to time. It was too spiritual. When he clicked on the comment section, he had already harvested a dozen unpleasant tirades.


    These people were really persistent, why weren¡¯t they using this perseverance to do something in reality?


    Nan HuaiLin laughed it off, and didn¡¯t bother to delete the tweets. He just closed the app.


    After he waited for a while, Fei Cheng returned. He was panting and holding a transparent umbrella.


    ¡°Is your stomach feeling better?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked.


    Fei Cheng nodded. His breath was ragged, as he sweated profusely.


    Nan HuaiLin took out two tissues from the restaurant, and handed them to Fei Cheng to wipe his sweat. ¡°Just walk back slowly. Why are you running?¡±


    Fei Cheng raised the umbrella in his hand and said, as he continued to pant, ¡°I saw it was going to rain. I was afraid you would get caught in the rain, so I ran here.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin had a choking feeling in his chest, like his heart was being rubbed by an invisible hand. He didn¡¯t dare look at Fei Cheng, so he lowered his head and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Then he turned around, and walked away first.


    Fei Cheng took two steps to catch up with him, opened his umbrella and raised it over them.


    The sound of rain hitting the surface of the umbrella was audible immediately. It became more urgent and dense, as the downpour suddenly arrived.


    Fei Cheng held the umbrella with one hand and put the other around Nan HuaiLin¡¯s shoulder, so that he half-embraced him, as he said with a smile, ¡°Stay close to me. Don¡¯t get wet.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin let Fei Cheng hold him, while his heart was beating wildly.


    He looked up, and saw that the umbrella was tilted towards him. Half of Fei Cheng¡¯s body was exposed to the rain. He was already soaked through. His T-shirt clung to his flesh and outlined his strong pectoral muscles.


    Nan HuaiLin silently pushed the umbrella towards him, but Fei Cheng didn¡¯t give in and tilted it over again.


    The world was very noisy, as the sound of wind and rain clattered.


    The world was so quiet, as he listened to his own heartbeat as it fluttered.


    Say something.


    Say something quick.


    ¡°By the way,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°You didn¡¯t kill my potted plant, did you?¡±


    ¡°Underestimating people, aren¡¯t you?¡± Fei Cheng smiled and said. ¡°It¡¯s alive and well. It even bloomed two days ago.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not. I got it from a friend of mine, so I haven¡¯t had it long.¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°I didn¡¯t even know it would bloom. That¡¯s amazing.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°You must not even know what that potted plant is, right?¡±


    Nan HuaLin, ¡°Haha. You saw right through me.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°It¡¯s a Brazilian Dragon Bone. 2 It can grow up to four or five meters.¡±


    ¡°What an imposing name,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°I got it because it looked like a cactus and it looked good to keep. I didn¡¯t even ask what it was called.¡±


    The rain was getting heavier and heavier, but the hotel was close by.


    Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°When are you leaving?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Tomorrow.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked again, ¡°Have you booked a room yet?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°I¡¯ll do it later.¡±


    When they arrived at the hotel, Nan HuaiLin accompanied Fei Cheng to the front desk to book a room.


    The receptionist said, ¡°Sorry, it¡¯s full. There¡¯s no room available.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng looked at him. ¡°It¡¯s raining so hard, you wouldn¡¯t make me run out to find a hotel again, right?¡±


    What else could Nan HuaiLin say? He sighed in his heart, and said, ¡°If you don¡¯t mind, you can stay with me.¡±


    A long night, a lonely man in the same room, and Fei Cheng still thinking about him in that way. Nan HuaiLin already had a feeling that the road ahead was dangerous.


    Fei Cheng wasn¡¯t about to tell Nan HuaiLin that he had booked all the 30-odd rooms in the hotel in order to stay with him.

 CH 30

    By the time they got back to the room, the rain had stopped and a rainbow hung in the sky. Fei Cheng was almost soaked, so he took off his clothes and went to take a shower.


    Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t locate Fei Cheng¡¯s luggage, so he found the loosest clothes in the closet, and waited for Fei Cheng to come out of the shower to put them on. He put the clothes in a conspicuous place at the end of the bed, so Fei Cheng would see them as soon as he came out of the bathroom.


    As he turned to leave the bedroom, his cell phone suddenly rang. He had changed the ringtone to an upbeat tune.


    ¡°Hello, Sister Tianzhu.¡± Nan HuaiLin opened the refrigerator, and took out a bottle of mineral water.


    ¡°Have you gone back to the hotel?¡± Man Tianzhu asked.


    ¡°I just got back,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°What¡¯s up?¡±


    Man Tianzhu said, ¡°I had nothing to do today, so I¡¯ve organized the photos I¡¯ve taken in the past two months. I¡¯d like you to take a look.¡±


    ¡°Then come over,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°I¡¯ll be in my room.¡±


    After Nan HuaiLin hung up the phone, he unscrewed the bottle cap and took a few sips of ice water. He was just about to sit down when the doorbell rang.


    She came really fast.


    He went over to open the door, and Man Tianzhu came in with her laptop.


    ¡°I¡¯ve made a big discovery,¡± Man Tianzhu said as she walked inside. ¡°You¡¯ll see how amazing it is.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin followed her, and they sat side by side on the sofa.


    Man Tianzhu put the laptop on the table, and clicked on a folder on the desktop. ¡°I put together the daily shots from the last two months, the original pictures, and then arranged them by date. Now let¡¯s look at them from beginning to end.¡± She used the slideshow mode to view the pictures. ¡°It¡¯s time to see the miracle.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was really apprehensive as he stared at the computer screen with rapt attention.


    One by one, the pictures flashed by, and his face changed little by little.


    Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t always tell the difference between someone¡¯s face today, and their face the day before even if it was a person he knew well, like Man Tianzhu. So it was even harder to notice any changes from day to day with his own face, which he could only see when he looked in the mirror.


    But now, there were dozens of photos showing the process of change in the most visual way, and the more Nan HuaiLin looked at it, the more alarmed he felt. He could almost believe that there was some kind of problem with his body, otherwise how could his face change so much in just two months? It was too unscientific.


    Two minutes later, the screen was stopped at the picture taken this morning before the makeup was applied.


    Nan HuaiLin stared at the familiar, and yet unfamiliar face. After a long time, he turned to Man Tianzhu. ¡°Sister Tianzhu, what¡¯s going on here?¡±


    ¡°This is the real version of the ugly duckling turning into a swan,¡± Man Tianzhu looked at him with glowing eyes, both admiring and envious. ¡°If you want me to tell you what exactly is different about your face, I really can¡¯t say. The facial features, ah. Face shape, ah. They don¡¯t seem to have changed, but the overall feeling is obviously different. ¡°


    ¡°Sister Tianzhu,¡± Nan HuaiLin asked, suddenly scared. ¡°I¡¯m not dying, right?¡±


    ¡°Where did this come from? What are you thinking about?¡± Man Tianzhu cried and laughed at the same time. ¡°I think you just suddenly grew up. God is finally going to reward you with food. You should be happy. Don¡¯t scare yourself, ah.¡±


    Fei Cheng¡¯s voice suddenly came from the bedroom. ¡°I can¡¯t wear these shorts! You find me another pair!¡±


    Man Tianzhu suddenly opened her eyes wide, and stared at Nan HuaiLin. ¡°Who¡­? Who is it?¡±


    Fei Cheng hadn¡¯t waited for Nan HuaiLin¡¯s response. The bedroom door opened, and he came out wearing just Nan HuaiLin¡¯s tank top with Nan HuaiLin¡¯s underwear underneath.


    Man Tianzhu was so shocked, that her mouth opened into an O-shape that could almost swallow an egg.


    ¡°Oh my god¡­What. What¡¯s going on here?¡± She lowered her voice. ¡°You and Mr. Fei? You two..?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not what you think,¡± Nan HuaiLin explained. ¡°Mr. Fei came to visit Shen Chong. The hotel ran out of rooms, so he¡¯s staying with me.¡±


    Emmm¡­ Man Tianzhu felt that there was something wrong with the logic of this sentence, but NanHuaiLin didn¡¯t wait for her to ask anything further. He got up, and went to the bedroom. ¡°I¡¯ll go find clothes for him. You sit down for a while.¡±


    As soon as Nan HuaiLin entered the bedroom, Man Tianzhu slipped away with her laptop in her arms.


    Whether or not those two were the kind of relationship she thought they were in, it was too inappropriate for her to stay there.


    ¡°Is the waist of the pants too narrow?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked.


    ¡°Mn, I can¡¯t even lift it.¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°Why is your waist so thin?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not that my waist is thin, it¡¯s that I have a smaller bone structure than you.¡± He found a pair of shorts with an elastic waistband, and handed them to Fei Cheng. ¡°If you can¡¯t wear these, you¡¯ll have to run around naked.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t mind running around naked. Do you mind?¡± Fei Cheng asked with a smirk.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be cheap,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°Try it on.¡±


    Fei Cheng reluctantly put the shorts on, but because they were a bit tight, the crotch bulged and was especially eye-catching.


    ¡°Not bad, at least it fits.¡± Nan HuaiLin stifled a laugh, and turned toward the bathroom. ¡°Go stay in the living room while I wash your wet clothes.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s boring to stay alone,¡± Fei Cheng followed him. ¡°I¡¯ll wash them with you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin stood in front of the sink washing the clothes, and Fei Cheng sat on the edge of the bathtub with his arms propped up as he watched him.


    Nan HuaiLin felt he was being studied by Fei Cheng, but he acted as if nothing was wrong as he searched for something to say to Fei Cheng as he laundered the clothes.


    ¡°How have you been eating these two months?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked casually.


    ¡°I¡¯m just eating,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°Do you see me losing weight?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin glanced at him. ¡°You seem to have lost some weight.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°When you go back to Beijing, you¡¯ll have to give me a good tonic.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Nan HuaiLin smiled. ¡°I¡¯ll serve you a lot of meat and fish every day, and feed you until you become a two hundred pound fatty.¡±


    ¡°You can try.¡± Fei Cheng paused. ¡°You¡¯ve lost weight too. Is it too hard to film?¡±


    ¡°I wish I could work this hard 365 days a year,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile. ¡°It¡¯s worth it to do what you love. No matter how hard it is.¡±


    Fei Cheng was silent for a brief moment, then said, ¡°I¡¯ll let you do what you like all the time.¡±


    These words were more powerful to Nan HuaiLin than a thousand ¡®I like you¡¯s.¡¯


    He felt like a soldier who was defending a city. Fei Cheng was leading a thousand troops to attack the city, and it was about to be lost in a minute. He began to mentally recite the mantra, Fei Cheng is Fei Zheng¡¯s brother, Fei Cheng is Fei Zheng¡¯s brother, Fei Cheng is Fei Zheng¡¯s brother¡­


    A familiar ringtone suddenly rang outside.


    It was Fei Cheng¡¯s cell phone.


    Fei Cheng got up and went out to answer the phone, then hung up after two short sentences.


    ¡°Shen Chong asked me out for drinks tonight.¡± He leaned on the door frame, and looked at Nan HuaiLin¡¯s back. ¡°Why don¡¯t you come with me?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t think I should go,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°I¡¯ve got a few scenes tomorrow, so I need to memorize my lines.¡±


    ¡°All right, then.¡± Fei Cheng was a little disappointed.


    Nan HuaiLin wrung out the washed clothes, and hung them on the balcony. The sun was still hot after the rain, so they could be dried before the sun went down.


    Nan HuaiLin went back to the bedroom. Fei Cheng was sitting on the bed as he played with his phone.


    We need to find something to do, Nan HuaiLin thought, otherwise it would be too awkward for the two of us to just stay here.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡± Nan HuaiLin sat next to him naturally.


    ¡°Nothing.¡± Fei Cheng locked his phone, and looked up at him.


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°If you don¡¯t have anything to do, why don¡¯t you do some lines with me?¡±


    ¡°Sure.¡± Fei Cheng readily agreed.


    The two of them sat face to face on the bed, and Fei Cheng read the lines from the book, while Nan HuaiLin recited them directly.


    A whole page of lines was completely correct. Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t get a single word wrong.


    ¡°Holy shit, how did you memorize such awkward lines?¡± Fei Cheng looked at him in surprise. ¡°I¡¯d go crazy if I had to memorize it.¡±


    ¡°I used to be good at memorizing lines,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°But lately, I don¡¯t know what¡¯s wrong. My memory is getting worse and worse, and it takes me a long time to memorize a line.¡±


    ¡°Is it from staying up all night?¡± Fei Cheng asked.


    ¡°It¡¯s possible,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°I¡¯ve been doing a lot of night scenes lately, and I feel a little weak.¡±


    ¡°Do you want me to help you with that?¡± Fei Cheng said with a smile.


    Nan HuaiLin intuited that there was something wicked in his smile, and asked warily, ¡°How can I make up for it?¡±


    ¡°You wait!¡± Fei Cheng jumped off the bed, and went outside. ¡°Don¡¯t follow me!¡±


    What the hell?


    Nan HuaiLin read the script while he waited. After ten minutes, Fei Cheng hadn¡¯t returned, and he was about to go out to see when Fei Cheng came back with a cup.


    ¡°Drink this.¡± Fei Cheng handed him the white porcelain cup.


    ¡°What is it?¡± Nan HuaiLin took it, looked at it and smelled it. ¡°Is it yogurt?¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded. ¡°Special yogurt. For the body.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at him suspiciously. ¡°What did you add to it?¡±


    ¡°Oh, don¡¯t ask so many questions. Could I really poison it?¡± Fei Cheng supported the back of his head with one hand, and forced the cup to his mouth with the other. ¡°Good boy. Open your mouth.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was held down by his head, and drank half of the yogurt in one gulp.


    ¡°Just the taste of yogurt. Nothing special.¡± He narrowed his eyes at Fei Cheng. ¡°I feel like you¡¯re making me drink something strange.¡±


    Fei Cheng rubbed his hair dotingly, and walked out with the cup. ¡°It¡¯s good stuff that no one else can drink anyway.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin stretched out his tongue, and licked his lips. Still only the taste of yogurt.


    What the hell did this guy make me drink? It must be something ghostly, he thought in bemusement.


    Dinner was eaten at the hotel restaurant.


    After dinner, Fei Cheng went to the room to change into his own clothes, then went out for a drink with Shen Chong.


    The lines were memorized, and Nan HuaiLin had nothing to do, so he hugged his laptop and watched a film on the couch.


    It was a horror film that had been out for a long time, and he hadn¡¯t had time to watch it since he downloaded it. Nan HuaiLin liked to watch any type of film, but he was only sensitive to horror films, whether it was ghosts or gore. Still, he would occasionally look for a horror film to view. The excitement was especially effective in relieving stress.


    But this film, called Kunchi Rock, was a little too exciting. Nan HuaiLin was scared until his scalp was numb and his hands and feet were cold. Halfway through the film, he couldn¡¯t stand it anymore, so he crawled into bed under the covers.


    Just when he was about to fall asleep full of fear and trepidation, he was so startled by the sudden ringing of the doorbell that his heart almost jumped out.


    Nan HuaiLin jogged to the door.


    The door opened, and an upright body suddenly pressed towards him. The smell of alcohol almost made Nan HuaiLin faint.


    Shen Chong leaned over, and said with a big tongue. ¡°He¡¯s drunk. I¡¯ll leave him to you.¡±


    He waved his hand and went to the opposite door, unsteady, as he staggered on his way.


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t expect him to help, and dragged the drunken Fei Cheng into the room. Fei Cheng¡¯s entire body was hanging on him, so much so, that Nan HuaiLin could barely walk. He pulled and dragged him into the bedroom, then carefully laid him down on the bed.


    Nan HuaiLin tried to get up, but Fei Cheng wrapped his arms around his neck and held him in front of his chest, so Nan HuaiLin had to yank on his hand to break his hold.


    ¡°You¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin just said a word, when Fei Cheng suddenly rolled over and solidly pressed him underneath him.

 CH 31

    The moment he was pinned down by Fei Cheng, Nan HuaiLin¡¯s mind suddenly flashed back to that night of the thunderstorm, when he was pinned down by a drunken Fei Zheng, just like now.


    The only difference was that he couldn¡¯t see anything that night because of night blindness, but now he could clearly, and closely, see Fei Cheng¡¯s face and his hot, fiery eyes.


    Nan HuaiLin was so nervous that his heart stopped, as he stared at the person on top of him with wide eyes, and shouted his name in a tight voice, ¡°Fei Cheng!¡±


    Fei Cheng pressed against him. He didn¡¯t move, just stared at him with unblinking eyes.


    This silent gaze made Nan HuaiLin feel intensely uneasy, like the calm before a storm, but he didn¡¯t have the courage to break it, for fear that the storm would become even more violent.


    After what seemed like a century plus a few minutes, Fei Cheng leaned down and approached him. Nan HuaiLin thought Fei Cheng was going to kiss him, and subconsciously closed his eyes.


    However, Fei Cheng only buried his face into his neck. Then he turned over with his arms around him, and went from pressing on him to lying face to face, while his arms and his legs wrapped around him like a teddy bear, confining him tightly in his arms.


    When Nan HuaiLin opened his eyes, he saw the rabbit pulling carrots on Fei Cheng¡¯s T-shirt.


    ¡°Fei Cheng?¡± Nan HuaiLin called out again.


    He was met with the sound of heavy breathing.


    Sleeping?


    So soon?


    Nan HuaiLin tried to get out of his arms. He struggled twice, which caused Fei Cheng to let out two grunts of discontent, and then hug him tighter.


    Nan HuaiLin had to lie down peacefully.


    Forget it, let¡¯s just sleep like this.


    After Fei Cheng¡¯s tossing and turning, the fear created by Kunchi Rock was washed away. Nan HuaiLin slowly relaxed his stiff body, listened to Fei Cheng¡¯s breathing and heartbeat, and slowly prepared for sleep.


    But just as he was about to fall asleep, he felt something that was pushing against him. He opened his eyes abruptly. The sound of heavy breathing entered his ears, and his brain exploded. He closed his eyes again, and clenched his teeth to keep from making a sound.


    After suffering like this for an unknown amount of time, Fei Cheng gradually regained his composure after a sharp, ragged gasp.


    The arms around him were not as strong as they had been earlier. Nan HuaiLin waited a while longer to make sure Fei Cheng had fallen back into a deep sleep, before he carefully escaped from his shackles and tiptoed out of the bedroom.


    Nan HuaiLin, who was still feeling the burn, changed his shoes and left the hotel to go for a night run along the road in front of the resort.


    After he ran for an hour or so, he felt exhausted, and stopped to walk back slowly in the hot, humid night air.


    When he returned to his room, he approached the bedroom on bare feet, pushed the closed door open a crack and peered inside.


    Fei Cheng was still lying on his side as he slept quietly.


    Nan HuaiLin went in, and silently came to the bedside.


    The yellowish light from the bedside lamp sprinkled across Fei Cheng¡¯s sleeping face. Nan HuaiLin saw that the corners of his mouth were slightly turned up. He was probably dreaming of something beautiful. It showed an unexpectedl hint of childishness.


    I really want to see him in his dream.


    Nan HuaiLin laughed silently, turned off the bedside lamp, and walked out.


    The bathroom was in the bedroom, which meant he couldn¡¯t take a shower, so he had to wash his face in the bathroom next to the living room. Then, still smelling of sweat, he hugged a cushion and lay down on the sofa. He didn¡¯t even have the strength to think, and in less than two minutes he lapsed into a peaceful sleep.


    Nan HuaiLin was awakened by the ringing of his cell phone.


    Man Tianzhu routinely woke him up every morning. After he hung up the phone, Nan HuaiLin sat up, and suddenly realized that something was wrong. Why was he in bed?


    He clearly remembered that he had slept on the couch in the living room last night. Where was Fei Cheng? Where did he go?


    Nan HuaiLin got out of bed in a daze, and walked out of the bedroom to see Fei Cheng curled up on the couch, and appeared miserable. Nan HuaiLin¡¯s heart softened and he went over to pat his shoulder. ¡°Fei Cheng?¡±


    Fei Cheng opened his eyes, and looked at him blankly for a moment before he sat up.


    ¡°You go to bed,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°I have to start work.¡±


    ¡°What time is it?¡± Fei Cheng asked in a muffled voice.


    ¡°Just seven o¡¯clock,¡± Nan HuaiLin said.


    ¡°Sorry,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°I accidentally drank too much last night. I didn¡¯t bother you, did I?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°You¡¯re a good drinker. You came back and fell asleep. You didn¡¯t cause any trouble.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Fei Cheng stood up. ¡°I can¡¯t sleep either. I have a 9:30 flight back to Beijing, and I have to go to the office in the afternoon.¡±


    The two of them then washed up together.


    Nan HuaiLin used to get up early to take a shower, but with Fei Cheng around, he couldn¡¯t do it.


    Fei Cheng also wanted to take a shower. He had that dream again last night, and wanted to do it when he woke up in the middle of the night, but he was afraid of disturbing Nan HuaiLin¡¯s sleep. So after he carried Nan HuaiLin from the living room to the bed, he casually wiped himself off and then destroyed the dirty underwear.


    The two people were each thinking their own thoughts, and were strangely silent.


    Nan HuaiLin kept his head down and brushed his teeth, Fei Cheng stared at him intently in the mirror, and the movement of the toothbrush in and out of his mouth made Fei Cheng unable to resist the urge to think about it again.


    ¡°Do you still feel nauseous lately?¡± Fei Cheng said to break the silence.


    ¡°Not anymore,¡± Nan HuaiLin spat out his mouthful of toothpaste froth. ¡°The method you taught me of drinking light salt water worked pretty well.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Fei Cheng said.


    Then the two fell back into silence, which lasted until they finished washing up.


    After they changed clothes, Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I have to go now. Take care.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded and followed him to the door, where he watched him change his shoes. ¡°Be sure to tell me when the test results come out.¡±


    ¡°Got it.¡± Nan HuaiLin put on his shoes, opened the door and waved at Fei Cheng with a smile. ¡°Bye.¡±


    Fei Cheng especially wanted to grab Nan HuaiLin, pull him into his arms and kiss him fiercely. Instead, he restrained himself, smiled, waved and also said, ¡°bye.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin turned around and walked away, though he stopped at the corner and glanced back. Fei Cheng was still standing at the door, as he watched him with a smile.


    If Fei Cheng was his boyfriend¡­Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t help but imagine that he would have run back, jumped into his arms, given him a big hug and a warm kiss.


    But not only was Fei Cheng not his boyfriend, but he was also the one person he absolutely couldn¡¯t have any illusions about, so Nan HuaiLin just smiled back, and turned around to go on his way.


    Fei Cheng stood at the door for a while before going in. Then he returned to the bedroom, threw himself on the bed, rolled over, buried his face in the pillow and took a deep breath. It was full of Nan HuaiLin¡¯s smell, which easily aroused the impulse he had suppressed all morning, and worked better than aphrodisiacs.


    Fei Cheng slightly bowed his waist, and put his hand into his pants.


    Nan HuaiLin had five scenes today, which were shot from morning until late at night. As he returned to the hotel, Nan HuaiLin sat in the passenger seat with his eyes closed. Man Tianzhu looked at him, and asked in concern, ¡°Are you tired?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m fine,¡± Nan HuaiLin replied with his eyes closed. ¡°I just didn¡¯t sleep well last night.¡±


    Didn¡¯t sleep well¡­Why didn¡¯t you sleep well? Was it because of Mr. Fei?


    Man Tianzhu hurriedly shook her head to get rid of those XXX scenes. After a long struggle with wanting to speak, she couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Is Mr. Fei back in Beijing?¡±


    ¡°Mn,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°He left this morning.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s something,¡± Man Tianzhu paused. ¡°I think you should know.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin opened his eyes and looked at her. ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°Just¡­¡± Man Tianzhu seemed to have a hard time speaking. ¡°I heard rumors about you in the crew.¡±


    ¡°Sister Tianzhu,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°Just say it. It¡¯s okay.¡±


    ¡°During lunch today, I overheard two of Ma XiaoHuan¡¯s assistants chatting,¡± said Man Tianzhu. ¡°Saying that the first day you joined the crew, Mr. Fei gave you a suite upgrade. Also that yesterday someone else saw Mr. Fei enter the room with you. They said that you and Mr. Fei have always had that kind of relationship, and that you¡­I was so angry that I went up and had a fight with them.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin could probably guess who the rumors were coming from.


    The only two people who knew about Fei Cheng¡¯s help in promoting him to the suite were Hu MengJun and Shen Chong. Shen Chong wouldn¡¯t have gone around talking about it, so it could only be Hu MengJun. Hu MengJun and Ma XiaoHuan, who were in the same agency.


    Nan HuaiLin was silent for a while, then he smiled slightly and said, ¡°Gracian said that the best way to condemn gossip is to ignore it. Next time you hear it, just ignore it. I¡¯m just a small, insignificant person, and their interest in me won¡¯t last long. Just wait and see, in less than three days they¡¯ll have someone new to chew on.¡±


    ¡°Who is Gracian?¡± Man Tianzhu asked.


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°A philosopher.¡±


    After a while, Man Tianzhu added, ¡°Actually, I can use those photos to prove that you didn¡¯t have plastic surgery.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not necessary,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°The more you try to prove it, the more they¡¯ll say, and the more trouble you¡¯ll have to battle.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± said Man Tianzhu. ¡°Let it go then.¡±


    Back at the hotel, it was clear Fei Cheng had left long ago.


    The room had been cleaned, the bed sheets and covers had been replaced with new ones, and the bathroom was clean and tidy. There were no traces left at all.


    Nan HuaiLin took a nice hot shower, and went straight to bed.


    When the sun rose as usual, it was a new, hard-working day.


    On Tuesday morning, Nan HuaiLin received a call from the hospital to say that his tests came back normal, and that he had no health problems.


    Nan HuaiLin sent a tweet to Fei Cheng to report that he was fine, and although he still had his doubts, he was finally able to shoot the movie without any worries.

 CH 32

    Time always flies when you¡¯re busy.


    It was August, and the shooting of Star Country was coming to an end. The actors were finishing up one after another, and Nan HuaiLin only had one last scene left to shoot, so he could go back to Beijing afterwards.


    He had already made the best preparations, and as long as Shen Chong didn¡¯t have any NG, he was confident that he would pass.


    He never expected Shen Chong¡¯s acting skills to explode that day. The two of them worked very well together, so they really passed.


    In the final battle between the good and the evil, Lu JinQin blocked the fatal blow for Lu GuanLan and was killed in this battle.


    On the occasion of his death, all the grudges and feuds were dissipated for Lu JinQin¡¯s brother. Lu GuanLan hugged his dying brother, his tears like rain.


    ¡°Brother¡­¡± Lu JinQin exhausted his last bit of strength, raised his hand to touch his brother¡¯s face. ¡°Don¡¯t cry.¡±


    Lu GuanLan smiled while he continued to shed tears. ¡°Brother is not crying. Brother is just too happy. My JinQin. Finally, my JinQin¡­has returned to my side.¡±


    Lu JinQin¡¯s face then also floated a weak smile, as he breathlessly said, ¡°Brother, never again¡­ leave me. Take me home, okay? I¡¯m homesick¨C¡°


    His voice was getting weaker and weaker, almost inaudible, so Lu GuanLan lowered his head and put his ear to his lips. Tears were falling, drop by drop, on his pale, paper-like face.


    ¡°Brother, I¡¯m so cold¡­You hug me, like when I was little¡­ Like that.¡± After saying the last words, Lu JinQin slowly closed his eyes, and a line of tears swiftly slipped from the corner of his eye and the hand on Lu GuanLan¡¯s face fell to the ground.


    Lu GuanLan clung to Lu JinQin¡¯s still warm body, buried his face in his neck, and cried out in pain.


    After a long time, Lu GuanLan stood up with his brother¡¯s corpse in his arms, and walked against the wind into the distance. ¡°JinQin, brother will take you home.¡±


    After this scene was finished, Shen Chong¡¯s emotions couldn¡¯t be calmed down for a long time.


    From the beginning of Star Country to now, this was the deepest he had ever been in a scene. The feeling of heartbreak was too strong. At the thought of those three words, Lu JinQin, his heart seized in pain, and tears would involuntarily flow.


    Shen Chong knew that the reason he had such a deep sense of immersion was due to Nan HuaiLin. His acting skills were so good that he completely brought Lu JinQin to life, so  basically every time he was in a rival scene, he could easily be brought into the scene by Nan HuaiLin, even with just a glance. It was a situation he had never experienced before. This hadn¡¯t happened in his previous filming experience.


    When the production was over, Luo Ke said to Shen Chong, ¡°Lu JinQin is definitely the most outstanding character in this drama, and when the drama airs next year, Nan HuaiLin will definitely become a star with this role.¡±


    Shen Chong was certain. ¡°Although his acting skills crushed me mercilessly, I was convinced. But I still can¡¯t figure out how he went from an ugly duckling to a white swan. Don¡¯t you think he¡¯s a little too good-looking now?¡±


    ¡°The ugly duckling can become a white swan because he was a white swan from the beginning.¡± Luo Ke raised his eyebrows and smiled. ¡°Why, still thinking about eating the meat of the swan? I thought you had lost interest in him.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not interested in him,¡± Shen Chong sighed. ¡°He¡¯s already being raised as a child bride.¡±


    ¡°Fei Cheng, right?¡± Luo Ke asked.


    ¡°Fuck!¡± Shen Chong looked confused. ¡°How do you know?¡±


    Luo Ke said, ¡°A while ago the group was talking about this rumor, and saying Nan HuaiLin was Fei Cheng¡¯s sugar baby. You didn¡¯t know?¡±


    Shen Chong really hadn¡¯t known, he was especially disgusted by boring gossip, but also expressly forbade people to spread around rumors.


    ¡°But it stopped long ago,¡± Luo Ke added. ¡°And it¡¯s been busy with the brotherly CP of you and Nan HuaiLin.¡±


    ¡°As a director, how do you know all the gossip?¡± Shen Chong appeared speechless. ¡°Are you too idle?¡±


    Luo Ke smiled and said, ¡°Isn¡¯t it fun to talk about gossip when you have nothing to do? You have to learn to make fun.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re crazy.¡± Shen Chong didn¡¯t want to talk to him anymore.


    Back at the hotel, Nan HuaiLin¡¯s heart was still pounding.


    The first major role in his life was over. It was like a dream. A dream of unparalleled beauty. No matter how many more roles he would play in the future, Lu JinQin would always be the most special one for him.


    He would always remember everything this role had brought him.


    But the thought of going back to Beijing tomorrow made Nan HuaiLin nervous.


    Going back to Beijing would mean living with Fei Cheng. After he heard Fei Cheng¡¯s confession, which wasn¡¯t quite a confession, he¡¯d lost his confidence that he could live with Fei Cheng. He was worried that Fei Cheng would push him harder and harder, and that he would fall into a trap that would be too hard to stop.


    However, after that unclear confession, Fei Cheng never showed any further signs. Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t help but think that he was being paranoid, and that Fei Cheng didn¡¯t really mean him at all, right? If this was really the case, it would be great and he would have no worries at all. But, vaguely, there seemed to be a little bit of disappointment¡­


    In fact, lately when he thought of Fei Cheng, his heart became a tangled mess. He was thinking about everything, but never knew what he was thinking about.


    It was crazy.


    Or¡­How about moving out of Fei Cheng¡¯s apartment?


    As he was thinking about it, he was startled by the sudden ringing of his cell phone. He picked up the phone and saw that it was Mr. Rabbit calling. Nan HuaiLin coughed twice to clear his throat and answered, ¡°Hello.¡±


    ¡°Did you finish the film?¡± Fei Cheng asked over the phone.


    ¡°Yes,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°I just got back to the hotel after the last scene.¡±


    ¡°How¡¯s your mood?¡± Fei Cheng asked again.


    ¡°It¡¯s complicated,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°I can¡¯t put it into words.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled. ¡°What time is the flight tomorrow?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°9:30.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I¡¯ll pick you up.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t bother,¡± Nan HuaiLin hastily refused. ¡°I¡¯ll just take a taxi.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going to the airport tomorrow to drop someone off, so I¡¯ll pick you up.¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°What, you think I¡¯m going to pick you up specifically?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin could almost imagine Fei Cheng¡¯s narrow-eyed expression at this moment. He chortled and said, ¡°I¡¯m not that self-absorbed.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled. ¡°I¡¯ll see you tomorrow. I¡¯m hanging up.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°Bye.¡±


    After he hung up the phone, Nan HuaiLin let out a long sigh and decided to go for a night run.


    Exercise was one of the best ways to get rid of distractions, the next was sleep. He changed his clothes, put on his running shoes, put on his Bluetooth headphones to listen to his favorite song and went for a run, then opened Keep, to record his mileage.


    On a hot summer night, the air was so humid that it seemed like water could be squeezed out, and he could get hot and sweaty in just two steps.


    Nan HuaiLin especially liked to sweat. He felt that along with the sweat was expelled, not only calories, but also a variety of negative energy accumulated in the body. After he sweated profusely and then took a shower, it was refreshing.


    Like life being set in motion.


    Just ten minutes into the run, there was a vague pain in his abdomen.


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t care, and insisted on running for a while, but the pain became more and more intense, and gradually reached the point where it could not be ignored. He had to stop and take a break, then the pain disappeared quickly.


    He suspected that he had eaten too much dinner, and had not digested it yet. He didn¡¯t dare run again, and switched to a brisk walk.


    He walked five kilometers to end the exercise.


    Back at the hotel, he washed off his sweaty body and then brushed his teeth.


    He looked at his face in the mirror and couldn¡¯t help but sigh. It¡¯s so pretty. How did I get so good looking? It¡¯s so uncomfortable.


    The next morning, Nan HuaiLin and Man Tianzhu took a flight back to Beijing together. Because he slept well last night, he wasn¡¯t sleepy at all. He spent two and a half hours on the plane reading ¡°The Power of the Actor: The Twelve Step Acting Method of Charlie Burke¡±, a book he had read over and over a dozen times, and each time he read it, he got a lot of new things.


    At 1 p.m, the plane landed at the capital airport.


    As soon as he heard that Fei Cheng was coming to pick him up, Man Tianzhu ran away with her suitcase, faster than a rabbit, and couldn¡¯t even scream. After leaving the airport, Nan HuaiLin called Fei Cheng and told him that he was waiting for him at Exit C. After waiting for less than ten minutes, a familiar SUV drove up and stopped, Fei Cheng got out of the car with a glowing smile, came over and gave him a hug, then put the suitcase in the trunk and asked with a smile, ¡°Are you hungry? Can I take you to dinner?¡±


    ¡°I just had an airplane meal,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯m not hungry.¡±


    When he got into the car, Fei Cheng was in no hurry to get going, he leaned sideways on the steering wheel, stared nakedly at Nan HuaiLin for a while, and said with a smile, ¡°You¡¯ve become even better looking after a month¡¯s absence.¡±


    Although the air conditioner was on, Nan HuaiLin still felt very hot.


    He didn¡¯t take Fei Cheng¡¯s words and asked casually, ¡°Who are you dropping off?¡±


    ¡°My brother,¡± Fei Cheng replied, ¡°he¡¯s going to America for a while.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was glad that he didn¡¯t run into Fei Zheng, looked at Fei Cheng and said, ¡°Why are you stopping here?


    ¡°Go home?¡± Fei Cheng smiled pleasantly and then started the car, ¡°Yes, go home.¡±


    The two of them were chatting, most of the time Nan HuaiLin was talking, telling interesting stories about the crew. When talking, he can not control his eyes straying to Fei Cheng, but also pretended to look as if nothing was wrong, feeling this was more tiring than acting.


    The good thing was that there was not much traffic at this time of the day, and it took a little more than half an hour to get home.


    When he was leaving the elevator, Fei Cheng suddenly said, ¡°By the way, do you like dogs?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Yes, I always wanted to have one, but I didn¡¯t have time to take care of it, so I didn¡¯t.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°That¡¯s great.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin had a question mark on his face, ¡°What¡¯s so great?


    Fei Cheng entered the password and opened the door, and reached out his hand in a gentlemanly manner, ¡°Please come in.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin entered the door and first heard a loud barking sound and then saw a black dog running wildly towards the door.


    Han, Hannibal?


    ¡°This is my brother¡¯s dog, named Hannibal, my brother is staying in America for half a month, so I brought him home.¡± Fei Cheng suddenly gave a ¡°Huh¡± and looked at Hannibal, who was wagging his tail wildly at Nan HuaiLin, and said suspiciously, ¡°Hannibal seems to¡­ know you?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    At this moment, he realized what desperation meant!


    The author has something to say.


    Cheng Cheng, ¡°My note to you is one line.¡±


    Nan Nan, ¡°Why?¡±


    Cheng Cheng, ¡°Because one line of business, one line of love.¡±


    ¨COne Hundred Cheesy Pick-Up Lines

 CH 33

    Nan HuaiLin quickly calmed down, and began his performance. He bent down and rubbed Hannibal¡¯s ugly, ugly bull face, as he smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s been a long time, and you still remember me? I¡¯m really touched.¡±


    Hannibal stuck out his tongue to lick his hand. Fei Cheng watched them with a confused look. ¡°What the hell is going on here? How can my brother¡¯s dog know you?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin changed his shoes, and walked into the living room. ¡°It¡¯s a long story. Let me have a drink of water first. I¡¯m dying of thirst.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin breathed a sigh of relief, and went straight to the dining room. He opened the refrigerator, got a bottle of mineral water, then asked in a loud voice, ¡°Do you want something to drink?¡±


    Fei Cheng replied, ¡°Coke!¡±


    Back in the living room, Nan HuaiLin threw the Coke to Fei Cheng, sat next to him and drank two sips of water. Then he said, ¡°Back when we first met, I offended He DingHong because of something. I was going to terminate Ming Xi¡¯s contract. Both because I had no scenes to shoot, and I was short of money. Assistant Ruan was so nice that he gave me a trial period as a housekeeper.¡±


    Fei Cheng was surprised. ¡°So¡­You worked at my brother¡¯s house as a housekeeper?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded. ¡°But only for four days. Because there was another opportunity to act, I quit my job as a housekeeper.¡±


    Fei Cheng felt a few faint, strange feelings in his heart; vague and indistinct. He couldn¡¯t quite grasp or understand them, and made him a little uncomfortable.


    ¡°How come I¡¯ve never heard you mention it before?¡± Fei Cheng asked.


    ¡°I had nothing to tell you about it,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile. ¡°It was just a small thing that wasn¡¯t worth mentioning.¡±


    Fei Cheng took a sip of his Coke, looked at him and said, ¡°Did you meet my brother during the days you were working as a housekeeper?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Nan HuaiLin¡¯s heart was pounding, but his face didn¡¯t change. ¡°Assistant Ruan said that Mr. Fei didn¡¯t like to see outsiders at home, so I always went there after Mr. Fei went to work and left before he returned.¡±


    He paused and added, ¡°I¡¯ve been in Ming Xi for so long, but I haven¡¯t seen Mr. Fei once, so I¡¯m curious about what he looks like. Show me.¡±


    ¡°Not as handsome as me. No need to look.¡± Fei Cheng put down the Coke. ¡°I have to go back to the office. Do you have something to do this afternoon?¡±


    It seemed he¡¯d successfully fooled him about the past. Nan HauiLIn¡¯s anxious heart slowly calmed down.


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Fei Cheng gave him a questioning look, but Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t intend to say more, just drank his water.


    ¡°Okay.¡± Fei Cheng sighed, stood up and walked out. ¡°I¡¯m leaving.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin followed him to the entrance, and watched him change his shoes. ¡°Come back early after work.¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡± Fei Cheng didn¡¯t want to go to work at all. He just wanted to be with Nan HuaiLin now. However, that person didn¡¯t understand anything, so he had to go and be bored to death.


    After Fei Cheng left, Nan HuaiLin breathed a huge sigh of relief. He rubbed Hannibal¡¯s head and said, ¡°You almost killed me. Why do you have such a good memory, huh?¡±


    Hannibal grunted and barked twice, as he pouted.


    Nan HuaiLin laughed. ¡°But I¡¯m still happy to see you again, Mr. Hannibal.¡±


    After playing with Hannibal for a while, Nan HuaiLin went to take a shower, then changed into comfortable clothes, and wandered around the house. He found that it was clean, and appeared to have been cleaned regularly. Fei Cheng really didn¡¯t look like someone who could clean, so he probably hired a housekeeper. That meant there was no reason for him to stay here anymore.


    Nan HuaiLin did some calculations. Then he transferred 50,000 yuan to the card that Fei Cheng had given him, then took the card and put it in the drawer under the TV stand.


    After he sat on the sofa for a while, he picked up his cell phone and called Man Tianzhu. ¡°Sister Zhu, please help me rent an apartment.¡±


    Man Tianzhu asked, ¡°You¡¯re moving out of the Dong Fang Mansion?¡±


    ¡°Mn,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°Not too far from the company, preferably a one-bedroom, rent within six thousand, nothing else is required.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± said Man Tianzhu. ¡°Is there any hurry?¡±


    ¡°No hurry,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°Just rent it within a week.¡±


    ¡°No problem.¡± Man Tianzhu said. ¡°By the way, I just went to the company to meet with Sister Shan, she gave me the script for Chasing New Dreams, should I bring it over for you now?¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Nan HuaiLin¡¯s heart beat faster when he heard the word script. ¡°Please do it.¡±


    After he hung up the phone, Nan HuaiLin sent the specific door number to Man Tianzhu, and then downloaded a Yong Hui supermarket app to buy meat, vegetables and fruits. Beijing was hotter than Hengdian. He really didn¡¯t want to go out and be exposed to the sun.


    The delivery man and Man Tianzhu arrived around the same time, so there were three large plastic bags piled up at the door. Man Tianzhu staggered as she came in. ¡°Why did you buy so much? You want to have a full banquet?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said with a smile. ¡°The refrigerator is empty. I want to fill it up.¡±


    Man Tianzhu helped him carry the stuff inside. But just after she entered the door, she saw Hannibal, screamed in fear and hid behind Nan HuaiLin.


    Nan HuaiLin remembered that he¡¯d had almost the same reaction when he first saw Hannibal, and laughed. ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. He looks mean, but he¡¯s actually very cute.¡±


    Man Tianzhu avoided Hannibal, then followed Nan HuaiLin into the dining room, and helped him put things into different categories in the refrigerator. Finally they took some snacks back to the living room.


    Man Tianzhu took out a pile of scripts from her backpack, and handed them to him. ¡°Here.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin took it and glanced at the cover. ¡°Swimming Beyond My Life? Did they change the name?¡±


    Man Tianzhu hmmed. ¡°They said that Chasing New Dreams was too common, and couldn¡¯t highlight the theme, so it was changed.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded. ¡°Swimming Beyond My Life is better.¡±


    Man Tianzhu said while she ate, ¡°Sister Shan said that because it is a web drama and the main actors are all new, the launch and other procedures will be omitted. You¡¯d start directly on the 12th.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded. ¡°That¡¯s good.¡±


    After the opening ceremony of Star Country, he lost interest in those formalities.


    Man Tianzhu added, ¡°The other actors have been training for swimming for more than half a month, so you have to join them starting tomorrow.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    He had heard about the swimming training from He DuanYang. Although he missed half a month because of filming, he was the main member of his swim team in high school, and had the foundation, so he wasn¡¯t worried.


    After they finished eating, what needed to be said was also done.


    Man TianZhu wanted to leave. She asked Nan HuaiLin to escort her out, very afraid that Hannibal would bite her.


    After Man Tianzhu left, Nan HuaiLin looked at the time, and saw that it wasn¡¯t yet four o¡¯clock. There was still time before Fei Cheng got off work, so he nestled in the sofa and read the script.


    After turning two pages, he heard the doorbell ring and got up to open the door.


    When he opened the door and saw the person who was standing outside, Nan HuaiLin paused. ¡°Why are you ringing the doorbell? Why don¡¯t you just enter the password and come in?¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°I just want you to open the door for me.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t understand his mentality. He moved to let him in. ¡°You¡¯re not? You¡¯re off work, right?¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded. ¡°Yes.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    This is, this is too early, right?


    He hasn¡¯t even started preparing for his surprise yet!

 CH 34

    ¡°Why are you off work so early?¡± Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t help but ask. ¡°It¡¯s not even four o¡¯clock yet.¡±


    Fei Cheng changed his shoes and said, ¡°My brother isn¡¯t here, so I¡¯m the boss. Who dares to stop me if I want to leave early?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng turned his head to look at him. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say you had something to do? Were you joking?¡±


    ¡°Yes,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile. ¡°I was planning to cook a big meal for you as a surprise, but I didn¡¯t expect you to come back so early. I haven¡¯t even started yet.¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed. ¡°It¡¯s not too late to start. I can help you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°It¡¯s a little early, isn¡¯t it? Are you hungry?¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded. ¡°I¡¯m super hungry.¡±


    So let¡¯s do it.


    Fei Cheng wanted to do the work, but he really wasn¡¯t cut out for it. He washed the leaves and dropped the plates. Nan HuaiLin thought he wasn¡¯t helping, so he threw him out of the kitchen.


    Fei Cheng didn¡¯t go far, just sat in the dining room as he pretended to play with his phone while he actually was snapping pictures. Before, Nan HuaiLin was only attractive, but now he had reached the point of dazzling. Even as he stood in the kitchen with an apron full of grease and smoke, Nan HuaiLin shone so brightly that he couldn¡¯t take his eyes off of him.


    Now, Fei Cheng didn¡¯t want to do anything. He just wanted to quietly watch Nan HuaiLin, the mood was like drinking carbonated drinks, all filled with bubbles.


    They weren¡¯t even in a relationship, and he was like this. How much would he love him in the future? He¡¯d be a wife slave. The wife in his heart could never do anything wrong.


    Ah, I so want to fall in love. Ah, I so want to kiss and hug, and raise high.


    He was now so horny, that just a look at Nan HuaiLin¡¯s back caused him to get hard and hot.


    When can I get a full wife-like rating? So anxious.


    Fei Cheng surreptitiously tugged at his crotch, then got up to fetch himself a bottle of ice water to cool off. After he gulped down half a bottle, he couldn¡¯t help but go to the kitchen and ask, ¡°Do you want some water?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was indeed a bit thirsty, but both hands were busy, so he said, ¡°I¡¯ll drink it later.¡±


    Fei Cheng came over. ¡°I¡¯ll feed you,¡± he said. He brought the water bottle to Nan HuaiLin¡¯s mouth, and deliberately said, ¡°I drank from it. Don¡¯t you mind?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin sighed. Can I say I don¡¯t like it?


    Although¡­He didn¡¯t really mind.


    After taking a few sips of water from Fei Cheng¡¯s hand, Nan HuaiLin gave a ¡°hmm¡± to indicate that he was done, then Fei Cheng took away the water bottle, and wiped the water stains left on his lips with his fingers.


    The rough fingertips lightly rubbed against his soft lips. They rubbed out a subtle electric current. Now both of them were a little bit excited.


    Nan HuaiLin quickly glanced at Fei Cheng and lowered his head. He nudged him with his elbow. ¡°Get out of here. You¡¯re in the way.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Fei Cheng turned around and left. He put the finger that had just touched Nan HuaiLin¡¯s lips in his mouth, sucked on it and then licked his lips. It was sweet as honey.


    When the dishes were brought out one by one, Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Aren¡¯t you super hungry? Eat first, don¡¯t wait for me.¡±


    Fei Cheng, with a good face, smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯ll wait for you to eat together.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    Why did he think this person was being silly today?


    And a little cute.


    When Nan HuaiLin finished his work and sat down opposite Fei Cheng, it was still light outside.


    This dinner was really a bit early to eat.


    ¡°Let¡¯s get started.¡± Nan HuaiLin said.


    Confucius said, ¡®Food, beauty, and sex too.¡¯


    With just food and beauty, Fei Cheng felt happy for a long time.


    ¡°I may not look too good later,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°So don¡¯t laugh at me.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°You can eat openly. If I laugh at you I am Hannibal¡¯s kind.¡±


    The two men began to eat.


    Fei Cheng ate so much that he couldn¡¯t even talk. Nan HuaiLin looked at him, and somehow, his heart suddenly felt a little sore and aching. He gave Fei Cheng some water and said, ¡°Eat slowly. Don¡¯t choke.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled at him, and said vaguely, ¡°Don¡¯t mind me. Eat your food.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin had stir-fried six dishes, and thought there would be leftovers, but Fei Cheng swept them all away. Nan HuaiLin was especially worried that he would spoil his stomach.


    Suddenly he remembered the first time they ate together. It was a barbecue at a big stall, back then he was also surprised by Fei Cheng¡¯s incredible appetite, and deeply suspected that he was the reincarnation of a gourmand.


    ¡°Have you been such a good eater since you were a kid?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked with a smile, as he pulled out a napkin and handed it to him.


    ¡°I told you not to laugh at me.¡± Fei Cheng wiped his mouth, and picked up the bottle to take a sip of water.


    ¡°I¡¯m not laughing at you,¡± Nan HuaiLin smiled again. ¡°I¡¯m just curious.¡±


    Fei Cheng looked at him, and said seriously, ¡°I only have such a good appetite when I eat with you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed. ¡°You mean I¡¯m a good eater?¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded. ¡°Very.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin chortled, and got up to clean up the dishes.


    Fei Cheng wanted to help him, but Nan HuaiLin wouldn¡¯t let him. Fei Cheng said, ¡°Hurry up and finish cleaning up. Let¡¯s take Hannibal out for a walk. He¡¯s been at home all day and he won¡¯t sleep at night unless he goes out for a while.¡±


    So Nan HuaiLin did the washing, and Fei Cheng did the drying.


    The kitchen was obviously spacious, but they stood very close to each other. Physical contact was inevitable, and every time they touched each other, it felt electric.


    Fei Cheng didn¡¯t speak. Nan HuaiLin was also silent, as they let the ambiguous feelings in the air silently rage.


    After they washed the dishes, the two men took Hannibal out for a walk.


    Night had fallen, but it wasn¡¯t much cooler than the day.


    Fei Cheng was holding Hannibal, and Nan HuaiLin was walking next to him. He had his phone out, and wanted to take a picture of the night scene of Chang¡¯an Street. Nan HuaiLin hurriedly turned away, but it was already too late. The flash was on!


    ¡°Wow¡­¡± Fei Cheng trailed off. ¡°You¡¯re filming me!¡±


    ¡°I wasn¡¯t,¡± Nan HuaiLin denied flatly. ¡°I was taking a night shot.¡±


    ¡°Then let me see.¡± Fei Cheng reached out for his phone.


    Nan HuaiLin refused to give it to him, and Fei Cheng came to grab it. Nan HuaiLin ran away and hid, then accidentally bumped into a little boy.


    The boy was knocked to the ground. Nan HuaiLin hurriedly picked him up, and said with an apologetic face, ¡°Sorry, I didn¡¯t mean to do it.¡±


    ¡°No, it doesn¡¯t hurt.¡± The boy said with a smile, and then ran away as if nothing had happened.


    ¡°How cute.¡± Nan HuaiLin quipped.


    Fei Cheng gave a humph. ¡°I was much cuter than him when I was a kid.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you? What¡¯s so cute about comparing kids?¡± Nan HuaiLin lost his smile.  After a pause, he said, ¡°By the way, how come I¡¯ve never heard you mention your parents?¡±


    Fei Cheng said indifferently, ¡°My parents died when I was very young, and my brother raised me.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at him and said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡± in a low voice.


    ¡°Silly, there is nothing to be sorry for.¡± Fei Cheng stroked his head and smiled carelessly. ¡°You don¡¯t seem to have mentioned your parents to me either.¡±


    ¡°My parents are fine,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°They are back home in Suzhou, and I only see them when I go home for New Year.¡±


    Fei Cheng looked at him with an expectant face and said, ¡°I haven¡¯t been to Suzhou yet. Can I go there with you this year?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin gave a vague answer. ¡°Let¡¯s talk about it then.¡±


    After they walked for an hour, both of them were hot and sweaty. When they got home, they took turns to shower, then each took a corner of the sofa to watch a very old film. After the film was over, they said good night to each other and went to bed.


    Nan HuaiLin lay on the bed, and clicked on his phone album.


    Although he panicked and turned the camera away, he still caught a heart-stopping moment. In the glowing night, Fei Cheng had looked back at him. His eyes were gentle and the corners of his mouth were slightly curved. It was so beautiful that it looked like an image taken from a film.


    After he looked for a while, Nan HuaiLin sighed slightly and put the phone aside.


    In the master bedroom, Fei Cheng was watching the video he took in the restaurant this afternoon.


    As he watched, his body reacted. His hand involuntarily went down, and he let out a suppressed moan.


    The author has something to say:


    Cheng Cheng: You look like a book.


    Nan Nan: What do you mean?


    Cheng Cheng: The more I read it, the more I want to sleep (with you).


    ¨COne Hundred Cheesy Pick-Up Lines

 CH 35

    After breakfast, Fei Cheng went to work.


    Nan HuaiLin watched the swimming video at home all morning, took a nap after lunch, and left at two o¡¯clock to go to the Beijing Gymnasium for swimming practice, a trip that took half an hour by bus.


    He DuanYang was surprised to see him. Nan HuaiLin was already used to it, and after a brief chat, the training started.


    There were twelve participants in the training. Six men and six women, all contracted by Ming Xi Media, and all the main actors of the web series, Swimming Beyond My Life. Because of the swimming theme, nudity was essential. How they looked was secondary, here their bodies had to be attractivegood. Nan HuaiLin was the most outstanding among the twelve people. No matter the body or the looks, he was like a luminous light that attracted everyone¡¯s attention.


    Since he was absent from the previous training, the coach asked Nan HuaiLin to swim a lap to see how he did.


    When Nan HuaiLin came to the edge of the pool after the swim, the coach asked, ¡°You¡¯ve been practicing, right?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I was on the school swim team in high school.¡±


    The coach nodded. ¡°No wonder you have such a solid foundation. I don¡¯t think you even need to train.¡±


    Of course, Nan HuaiLin still practiced.


    Although it was just filming, he must strive to do his best.


    When the training ended at five, He DuanYang asked him to go to dinner with him, but Nan HuaiLin declined on the grounds that he had a date.


    Before he moved out, he wanted to cook for Fei Cheng every day. There was still a lot of food left from yesterday¡¯s shopping, so Nan HuaiLin went straight home. When he arrived home, he took a shower, changed clothes and started cooking.


    When Fei Cheng came home from work, the hot food and hot rice were already on the table. Nan HuaiLin told him to wash his hands and eat. Fei Cheng smiled and answered. He thought that this was the real life of a human being. His first two hundred years had been in vain.


    The next few days were like this, busy and peaceful.


    Nan HuaiLin read the script at home in the morning, went to the gym for swim training in the afternoon, then to the supermarket to buy groceries afterwards. He went home to cook, took the dog for a walk with Fei Cheng after the meal. When they came back from the dog walk, they watched a film together, or did their own things and finally went to bed.


    During this time, Nan HuaiLin never mentioned that he was moving out.


    On Thursday morning, Nan HuaiLin received a phone call from Man Tianzhu. She said that she had found a suitable apartment, and asked him to take a look at it before he decided whether to rent it.


    Nan HuaiLin went to see the house. It was in a neighborhood in Baiziwan, not far from Dongdan. It was a one-bedroom apartment of about 5 square meters, completely furnished and very clean, for a monthly rent of 5,800, with a deposit of 3,000.


    Nan HuaiLin was very satisfied. He signed the contract, paid the money directly, and received the key.


    At noon, Nan HuaiLin invited Man Tianzhu to dinner.


    Man Tianzhu asked, ¡°We have two days before the shooting. How is the preparation going?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡±


    Man Tianzhu heard a sullen note in his tone, and his expressions weren¡¯t quite right, so she asked in concern, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? You don¡¯t look happy.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and shook his head. ¡°It¡¯s nothing.¡±


    He was just thinking about how to tell Fei Cheng that he was moving out.


    Would Fei Cheng be angry? Would he be disappointed and upset?


    All afternoon, Nan HuaiLin was thinking about this. He was a little distracted during training, and accidentally burned his hand while cooking dinner.


    ¡°I¡¯m home!¡± Fei Cheng shouted as soon as he entered the door.


    Nan HuaiLin came out of the kitchen with a spatula. ¡°Dinner will be ready soon. Take a shower first.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled, said, ¡°Okay,¡± and went to take a shower.


    Ten minutes later, Fei Cheng walked into the dining room, refreshed, and was stunned. ¡°Why is it so extravagant today? Is it some kind of holiday?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin put two bowls of rice on the table and said, ¡°Chinese Men¡¯s Day.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Fei Cheng sat down. ¡°You made that up, didn¡¯t you?¡±


    ¡°You can read it on Baidu.¡± Nan HuaiLin handed him the chopsticks.


    Fei Cheng really did. ¡°Holy shit, it¡¯s true. We are both men, so we should celebrate the same. How about I list all the holidays in the year: New Year¡¯s Day, National Day 1, Dragon Boat Festival2, Qingming3, Tanabata4¡­ let¡¯s celebrate them one by one. How about it?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s the first time I¡¯ve heard someone say they want to celebrate Qingming,¡± Nan HuaiLin laughed. ¡°Stop being weird and eat.¡±


    Fei Cheng ate his food. ¡°What did you do today?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was inexplicably weak. He lowered his head, and didn¡¯t dare to look at him, ¡°The same as everyday, read the script, swimming training, grocery shopping and cooking.¡±


    Fei Cheng asked, ¡°Is the web drama going to start shooting soon?¡±


    ¡°Mn,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°it starts on the twelfth, three days away.¡±


    Fei Cheng saw the band-aid on Nan HuaiLin¡¯s finger and asked, ¡°What happened to your hand?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I accidentally got burned when I was frying.¡±


    Fei Cheng put down his chopsticks, ¡°Let me see.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Let¡¯s eat.¡±


    Fei Cheng refused, dragged his hand over, removed the band-aid, took a look, and directly lowered his head to the burned finger.


    ¡°Hey¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin was shocked, ¡°Dirty!¡±


    He wanted to pull back his hand, but Fei Cheng held on to it and sucked on it, even licking it with his tongue.


    Nan HuaiLin only felt his scalp tingling, like an electric shock, half of his body had become crisp.


    Fei Cheng let go of his mouth after a while and looked up at him, seemingly a little embarrassed, ¡°Saliva can disinfect.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin pulled his hand back, ¡°Come on, let¡¯s eat.¡±


    Fei Cheng ¡°hmm¡±, silently picked up the chopsticks.


    After eating, Nan HuaiLin wanted to wash the dishes, of course Fei Cheng wouldn¡¯t let him do it, but he wouldn¡¯t let him go either, ¡°You stay here and watch me do it.¡±


    Fei Cheng found that he had a particularly strong dependence on Nan HuaiLin. As long as Nan HuaiLin was around, all those tiresome chores would become interesting, while as long as Nan HuaiLin was out of his sight, he would feel inexplicably anxious, and he couldn¡¯t get interested in anything fun. The company has been late and leaving early, running home after work, and refusing all invitations to eat, drink and play.


    Nan HuaiLin stared at Fei Cheng¡¯s back for a while and thought it was time to speak up.


    ¡°Fei Cheng,¡± he said jittery, ¡°I want to talk to you.¡±


    ¡°Go ahead,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°I¡¯m listening.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, after a brief moment of silence, ¡°I¡­ I¡¯m moving out.¡±


    Fei Cheng then turned off the tap and turned around to look at Nan HuaiLin with little expression on his face, ¡°What did you say? I didn¡¯t hear you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin also looked at him and repeated, ¡°I¡¯m moving out.¡± After a two-second pause, he continued, ¡°I¡¯ve already found a house and will move tomorrow. I transferred 50,000 yuan to the card you gave me for those months¡¯ rent, and I put the card in the drawer under the TV stand, and I haven¡¯t touched the money inside.¡±


    Fei Cheng approached him and smiled at the corners of his mouth, ¡°So, that was a break-up dinner?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin did not answer.


    Fei Cheng pressed up and pinned Nan HuaiLin to the cooking table.


    ¡°Fei Cheng, don¡¯t¡­¡±


    The rest of the words were blocked by Fei Cheng¡¯s lips.


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s eyes widened abruptly and he pushed away Fei Cheng hard, but Fei Cheng¡¯s arms tightened around his waist and kissed him fiercely, leaving him nowhere to escape and unable to breathe.


    His heartbeat had never been so quick, so much that Nan HuaiLin was afraid. The severe lack of oxygen stopped his brain, and the torrent of love and lust slammed against the walls of reason, leaving him in a torment of ice and fire.


    As he looked like he was about to collapse, Fei Cheng abruptly ended the kiss.


    Oxygen poured in so hard that Nan HuaiLin coughed violently. Fei Cheng continued to hold him down, gently patting his back. Nan HuaiLin only calmed down after he coughed out his tears.


    Fei Cheng picked up his chin and kissed away the tear stains at the corners of his eyes, saying in a soft, inaudible voice, ¡°I know, I¡¯m being selfish, aren¡¯t I?¡± He put his hand over Nan HuaiLin¡¯s heart, which was still beating violently, ¡°It¡¯s me in there, isn¡¯t it?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t answer, he gritted his teeth and lowered his eyes, his eyes fell on the knot of Fei Cheng¡¯s throat.


    ¡°If you want to leave, I won¡¯t keep you.¡± Fei Cheng gently embraced him, smiled slightly and whispered in his ear, ¡°Because I know that when you miss me, you will come back.¡±


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    Egg12345: Dad, you are going to crush us! Go away go away!

 CH 36

    It was raining heavily on the day of the move. Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t have much stuff, one suitcase and one backpack was enough. The only thing he didn¡¯t take with him was the Brazilian Dragon Bone.


    Fei Cheng drove him.


    On the way, neither of them spoke.


    There was only the sound of the rain, just like Nan HuaiLin¡¯s mood at the moment, clamoring in the silence.


    When they arrived at the place, Fei Cheng looked around and said, ¡°It¡¯s not too bad.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I live alone, and this house is already very good.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded, ¡°Then you can unpack, I¡¯m leaving, I have work to do.¡±


    You¡¯re leaving so soon? Why don¡¯t you stay longer?


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t say anything, and silently walked Fei Cheng to the door. The two faced each other in silence, one stood outside the door, the other inside.Half a day later, Fei Cheng said, ¡°I won¡¯t come to you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­ Hmm.¡±


    Fei Cheng, ¡°Unless you say you love me first.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t say anything.


    Fei Cheng raised his hand and cupped his chin, ¡°I¡¯m leaving.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at his back, tried to follow him, but he could not make his feet move. He heard the elevator open and close, stood in the doorway for a while, and closed the door in despair.


    ¨C


    Shen Chong and Fei Cheng clinked glasses. Shen Chong took a sip, looked at him and said, ¡°Usually you can¡¯t even ask people to come out for a drink, why did you take the initiative to ask me to come out for a drink today?¡±


    Fei Cheng shook his glass, ¡°My wife moved out and I didn¡¯t want to go home.¡±


    ¡°Do not be ashamed, ah you. Did he promise to be with you? You¡¯re the wife,¡± Shen Chong asked, ¡°What did you do to him that made him move out?¡±


    Fei Cheng was briefly silent for a few seconds and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±


    ¡°He wanted to move out and you let him?¡± Shen Chong said, ¡°That¡¯s not like you.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said confidently, ¡°He¡¯ll be back.¡±


    Shen Chong raised his eyebrows, ¡°How do you know?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Because he likes me.¡±


    ¡°Huh,¡± Shen Chong laughed briefly and asked again, ¡°How do you know?¡±


    Fei Cheng said with certainty, ¡°I just know.¡±


    Shen Chong took a sip of wine, ¡°So, you¡¯re just trying to let him get away with it for now?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I¡¯m just giving him time to see his heart clearly.¡±


    Shen Chong tsked and shook his head. ¡°I always thought you were pure, but you¡¯re a dick with a heart of gold.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled, ¡°I just haven¡¯t met anyone worth using my heart on.¡±


    ¨C


    After moving out, life went on as usual.


    Reading scripts, training, eating and sleeping. Nan HuaiLin tried not to think about Fei Cheng, but Fei Cheng still found his way into his head. When he brushed his teeth, when he ate, when he swam, when he walked, when it rained¡­ All those moments together, like air, filled him up without Fei Cheng.


    Nan HuaiLin thought to himself that it would be better if he got busy, that it would be better if more time passed, that he didn¡¯t really like Fei Cheng that much, and that this meager liking would easily wear away.


    On the twelfth, the shooting of Swimming Beyond My Life started as scheduled.


    The school was very big and beautiful, and the swimming pool was also very grand, and it was said to be the training venue for the ¡¯08 Olympics.


    This was an inspirational web drama about youth, friendship, growth and dreams. The love scenes were minimal, and they were still a particularly hazy kind. The friendship between the two characters played by Nan HuaiLin and He DuanYang was more colorful, which was also considered to cater to the current trend of fujo-bait in show business.


    The twelve actors, including Nan HuaiLin, were selected from the audition, and their acting skills were naturally very good, so there was no challenge for them to play such a youth drama that did not require too much acting skills.


    Moreover, this was a group drama, and although Nan HuaiLin was the first male character, his role was not much more than the other actors. But his role was the soul of the whole drama, responsible for linking the rest of the eleven people together, which was crucial.


    Once the shooting had begun, it proceeded very smoothly.


    Shooting a modern drama was much easier than a costume drama. The costumes were all ready-made, there was no need to set up scenery, and so the shooting speed was very fast. Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, it was already in the closing stage, about ten days earlier than expected.


    On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the crew had a day off.


    Nan HuaiLin and He DuanYang spent the festival together.


    The two of them were from the same hometown, and they were both single dogs, so it was perfect to spend the holiday together.


    He DuanYang took Nan HuaiLin to a Huaiyang restaurant, ordered a table of hometown dishes, and two bottles of beer, while eating and drinking, quite happily.


    After dinner, they went back to our respective homes.


    On the bus, Nan HuaiLin called his mother and listened to her ramble all the way to the bus stop before hanging up. After he got off the bus, he had to walk a little further.


    Nan HuaiLin looked down at his phone, staring at Mr. Rabbit¡¯s cell phone number in his address book, debating whether to call.


    In the past month and a half, Fei Cheng had not come to him once, as he said, nor had he sent a single WeChat or made a single phone call, completely breaking off contact.


    Nan HuaiLin was a bit aggrieved. He didn¡¯t expect Fei Cheng to be so cold.


    ¡°When you miss me, you will come back.¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t come to you unless you say you love me.¡±


    Fei Cheng¡¯s words echoed in his mind.


    Nan HuaiLin was torn to the core, whether to call Fei Cheng or not.


    ¡°Get out of the way!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked up sharply and saw a skateboarder coming straight at him. He tried to dodge but it was too late, the skateboarder slammed into him and the two fell down together.


    The skateboarder got up from the ground and said angrily, ¡°Why don¡¯t you watch where you¡¯re going? Aren¡¯t you afraid of being hit by a car? Grow some eyes, will you? It¡¯s really bad luck.¡±


    Before Nan HuaiLin could say anything, the teenager skateboarded away.


    The good thing was that the phone did not break, but he felt a little pain in his tailbone, and his palm was also bleeding.


    After a few steps, his stomach also vaguely hurt.


    Nan HuaiLin did not think about whether to call Fei Cheng, covered his stomach and walked forward.


    Not long after, he arrived at the entrance of the neighborhood. Nan HuaiLin was about to go in when he suddenly stopped and looked back at an SUV parked across the street.


    After a couple of glances, he entered the neighborhood as if nothing had happened. When he got home, Nan HuaiLin first took a shower.


    The pain in his tailbone was gone, but his stomach was getting more and more uncomfortable.


    After taking a shower, he found a box of stomach acid tablets, took two of them, blow-dried his hair and went to bed.


    He clicked on Fei Cheng¡¯s WeChat interface, typed a sentence, deleted it, typed it again, deleted it again, and after several iterations, he threw the phone aside in exasperation and prepared to sleep.


    But the pain in his abdomen was getting stronger and stronger, so he couldn¡¯t sleep.


    It was just a fall after eating too much, how could it be so uncomfortable?


    Nan HuaiLin put his hand on the small of his back and rubbed it gently.


    This was how his mother used to rub his belly when he had a tummy ache as a child. But nothing worked, the abdominal pain became more intense and soon became unbearable.


    No, he had to go to the hospital.


    Nan HuaiLin reached for his cell phone and called Fei Cheng directly.


    The answer was almost instant, ¡°Hello?¡±


    ¡°Fei Cheng¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin almost cried out in pain when he spoke, ¡°My stomach hurts¡­ You come to take me to the hospital, okay?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll be right there!¡±


    After hanging up the phone, a sharp pain hit him, and Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t help but scream out.


    The next second, his whole body froze.


    Just now, he seemed to¡­ He shit his pants!

 CH 37

    After it started, it was impossible to stop.


    One after another, something came out from behind. Nan HuaiLin felt something hot and sticky as it rubbed against his thighs and slid down.


    At this moment, Nan HuaiLin was at a loss for words. He froze for more than ten seconds, then hurriedly grabbed his cell phone to call Fei Cheng.


    If Fei Cheng saw he was shitting his pants, he would really go to hell.


    As the call was answered, the sound of a tap on the door rang out.


    ¡°I¡¯m at the door,¡± Fei Cheng said as he gasped, ¡°Can you open the door? If you can¡¯t open it, I¡¯ll break it down.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin put on a relaxed tone. ¡°I was just teasing you.¡±


    Fei Cheng froze. ¡°¡­What did you say?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m fine, my stomach doesn¡¯t hurt at all,¡± he said. It was true. His stomach suddenly didn¡¯t hurt at all, as if everything that had just happened was an illusion. ¡°I just saw your car parked in front of the neighborhood, so I wanted to tease you.¡±


    ¡°Nan HuaiLin! Do you fucking need to be treated?¡± Fei Cheng gritted his teeth. ¡°I order you, open the door right now!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going to bed. I have to get up early tomorrow to shoot a movie. You should go home too.¡± Nan HuaiLin forgot to say ¡°Happy Mid-Autumn Festival,¡± just hung up the phone quickly.


    Fei Cheng knocked on the door twice, and got no response from inside. He was worried about disturbing the public, so he gave up.


    He sent a tweet to Nan HuaiLin, [If you dare to make such a joke again, you¡¯re dead!]


    After a two-second pause, he added, [Good night.]


    Nan HuaiLin put the phone down and wondered, How come it doesn¡¯t stink at all?


    But the sticky, slimy feeling on his thighs was real. He held back his nausea, carefully took off his loose pajama pants, and got out of bed naked.


    He hurriedly drew two pieces of paper to wipe his buttocks, wiped it and took a look. There was no poop on the paper, only a little thin white mucus. He put it to the end of the nose and smelled it. There was no smell.


    The pajama pants that he took off were still thrown on the bed.


    Nan HuaiLin approached, picked up the waist of the pants to look inside, and was immediately shocked.


    Eggs!


    A nest of eggs!


    He. Laid. A. Nest. Of. Eggs!


    No, no, no!


    This was not real!


    This must be a dream!


    Nan HuaiLin rushed into the bathroom, grabbed the shower head, turned on the faucet, and poured cold water over his head. After a while, he turned off the faucet, returned to the bedroom soaking wet, and fearfully lifted his pajama pants to see¡­


    The eggs were still there!


    Nan HuaiLin immediately found a pair of pants and put them on. He picked up the nest of eggs in his pajama pants, went out the door, took the elevator downstairs, threw the pajama pants and eggs into the garbage can at the entrance of the building, then ran home without looking back.


    He rushed into his bedroom, picked up his cell phone. He wanted to call Fei Cheng, but didn¡¯t do so. He sat on the bed with the phone in his hand, as he calmed himself down and tried to figure out what was going on.


    Was all the change in his life because of those eggs?


    If laying eggs was an act of fertility, then who made him pregnant with those eggs? Was his body invaded by some strange species? Like aliens or beasts or something?


    What could hatch from those eggs?


    And so on!


    In the past six months, he had only had sex with Fei Zheng.


    Could it be that¡­Fei Zheng was not human?


    What about Fei Cheng?


    If the brothers really weren¡¯t human, what could they be?


    Are they snake people?


    The more Nan HuaiLin thought about it, the more panicked he became, and his heart kept beating wildly.


    After a while, he stood up sharply, and rushed downstairs again.


    He opened the trash can lid. The pajama pants were still there. He lifted them and looked at the eggs, which were also intact.


    He carefully cradled the eggs in his arms, and walked quickly home. When he got home, Nan HuaiLin sat down on the floor with his back against the sofa, and gently put the pajama pants in front of him. Then, one by one, he pulled out the eggs and laid them on the floor.


    There were five eggs in total, oval-shaped, smaller than ordinary eggs, and with pure white shells. They were smooth and fine, with some transparent adhesions on them.


    Nan HuaiLin got down on the floor, put his ear to the egg shells and listened for a while, but there was no movement inside. He sat up straight, and stared at the five eggs. He still couldn¡¯t believe that he had laid five eggs. It was too frightening.


    He decided to give Fei Cheng a call.


    He believed that even if Fei Cheng wasn¡¯t a human, he would never hurt him.


    Fei Cheng answered quickly.


    ¡°Fei Cheng, I want to see you,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°Can you come to me?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°You¡¯re not teasing me again, are you?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°You can come over now, okay?¡±


    ¡°Will you tell me if you love me first?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll tell you when you come.¡±


    ¡°Open the door,¡± Fei Cheng said with a smile. ¡°I¡¯m right at the door.¡±


    Startled, Nan HuaiLin hurriedly got up, ran into the kitchen, found a large bowl, put the eggs in it, and hid them in the cupboard before opening the door.


    Fei Cheng was really standing outside the door.


    Nan HuaiLin stared at him. ¡°Why are you back again?¡±


    ¡°I thought about it after I got home, and I felt something was wrong with you, so I came back.¡± Fei Cheng raised an eyebrow and smiled. ¡°Why are you staring at me so intently? Is it because you miss me so much?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin lowered his eyes. ¡°Come in.¡±


    Fei Cheng walked in, sat down on the sofa with a big smile and looked at Nan HuaiLin, ¡°Say it.¡±


    Tell me you love me! Say it, say it!


    Nan HuaiLin stood far away from him. ¡°Fei Cheng, I have something to ask you, and you must tell me the truth.¡±


    Fei Cheng patted the position beside him and said with a smile, ¡°If you have something to say, why stand so far away? I won¡¯t eat you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin hesitated, then went over and sat down, but still kept an arm¡¯s length away from Fei Cheng.


    Fei Cheng frowned. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you? You look strange.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked up at him, and asked abruptly, ¡°Are you and your brother brothers by blood?¡±


    ¡°Of course,¡± Fei Cheng was confused. ¡°Why do you ask?¡±


    ¡°Are you from the same father and mother?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked again.


    ¡°Yes,¡± Fei Cheng nodded. ¡°What exactly do you want to ask?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked into Fei Cheng¡¯s eyes, and after a brief moment of silence, asked bluntly, ¡°Are you and your brother¡­Are you human?¡±


    Fei Cheng¡¯s heart shook sharply, and he stared at Nan HuaiLin without moving his eyes. He asked in a deep voice, ¡°Why are you asking such a question?¡±


    ¡°I am asking. You just answer my question.¡± Nan HuaiLin¡¯s tone intensified. ¡°I want to hear the truth.¡±


    Fei Cheng didn¡¯t say anything, just looked at him.


    Nan HuaiLin stared at him, as he waited apprehensively for his answer.


    After a long silence, Fei Cheng said, ¡°No.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s heart was beating wildly, and he settled down and asked, ¡°Then¡­What are you?¡±


    Fei Cheng asked instead of answering. ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid when I say I¡¯m not human?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°If you had wanted to hurt me, you didn¡¯t have to wait until now.¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed. ¡°Not bad for someone I like.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°You haven¡¯t answered my question. What are you?¡±


    Fei Cheng squared his shoulders. ¡°You answer me first. Did you find something out?¡±


    If he could, Nan HuaiLin never wanted Fei Cheng to know what happened that night in his life, but he had no choice now, he had to lay out the truth to get another truth.


    Nan HuaiLin bit his lower lip, lowered his head and whispered, ¡°I lied to you when I told you that I had never met your brother.¡±


    Fei Cheng waited quietly for the rest.


    Nan HuaiLin went, ¡°On the third night of doing housekeeping at your brother¡¯s house, I was too tired. I was resting on the living room carpet and accidentally fell asleep. When I woke up after nine o¡¯clock, I found your brother drunk on the living room floor, so I got him into bed in the bedroom and¡­And then we just¡­Had sex in a blur.¡±


    Like a child who had done something wrong, he hung his head low. He didn¡¯t dare look at Fei Cheng¡¯s face.


    When Fei Cheng didn¡¯t say a word, his head hung lower and lower, and almost touched his chest.


    After a long silence, Fei Cheng finally spoke, ¡°Look up. Look at me.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin slowly raised his head, and looked at Fei Cheng with anxiety.


    Fei Cheng took out his phone, unlocked it, tapped it a few times, then held the screen up to Nan HuaiLin¡¯s eyes. ¡°My brother looks like this.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin stared at the picture on the phone.


    Fei Zheng and Fei Cheng looked four or five points alike, they were the same kind of handsome, but Fei Zheng gave people a cold feeling, while Fei Cheng was very warm.


    ¡°Did you get a good look?¡± Fei Cheng asked.


    Nan HuaiLin nodded. ¡°I see clearly.¡±


    Fei Cheng took back his phone. ¡°Are you sure the person who was drunk that night looked like this?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said nervously, ¡°Actually, this is the first time I saw your brother¡¯s face.¡±


    Fei Cheng, ¡°¡­?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin explained. ¡°The power went out that night, and I have congenital night blindness. I was as blind as a blind man in the dark, so I never saw your brother¡¯s face from the beginning, and¡­I ran away after that, so¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng wanted to laugh, but he held back and asked expressionlessly, ¡°Why are you telling me this all of a sudden? Does it have anything to do with what we were talking about?¡±


    ¡°Wait for me.¡± Nan HuaiLin got up, went into the kitchen, opened the cupboard, took out the bowl with the eggs, then carefully carried it to the living room and put it in front of Fei Cheng.


    ¡°What are you doing with a bowl of eggs?¡± Fei Cheng looked confused. ¡°Is it for me to eat?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin had trouble speaking, and only after a long time said, ¡°This isn¡¯t an edible egg.¡±


    Fei Cheng asked, ¡°Then what kind of egg is it?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin gritted his teeth. ¡°I don¡¯t know. I¡¯ll have to ask you.¡±


    Fei Cheng was even more confused. ¡°Where can I find out?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin gave up and explained. ¡°An hour ago, I called you and told you that my stomach hurt, because the pain was so bad. I couldn¡¯t hold back and¡­I didn¡¯t want you to see, so I didn¡¯t let you in, and only when you left did I realize that I¡­I had five eggs.¡±


    Fei Cheng was so shocked that he couldn¡¯t keep his mouth shut.


    He looked at the eggs in the bowl, then at Nan HuaiLin and said in a broken voice, ¡°You mean¡­ These eggs¡­Did you lay them?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded shamefully.


    ¡°Hahahahahahahahahahaha!¡± Fei Cheng suddenly let out a loud laugh, completely unable to stop. ¡°Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin thought he was being laughed at, became irritated and said loudly, ¡°No laughing!¡±


    Fei Cheng pounced on Nan HuaiLin, pinned him down on the couch, and said excitedly, ¡°I¡¯m a father! I¡¯m a father! Hahahaha! I¡¯m so happy I¡¯m going to explode! Hahahaha!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t understand what he was saying.


    What father? Did he mean these eggs?


    But these eggs weren¡¯t his, they were his brother¡¯s.


    After a long time, Fei Cheng finally stopped laughing. He looked at Nan HuaiLin with bright eyes and said with a smile, ¡°Baby, the person you slept with that night was not my brother. It was me.¡±

 CH 38

    Nan HuaiLin was confused, ¡°You¡­ What did you say?¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed and said, ¡°One night when I was drunk, Shen Chong sent me to my brother¡¯s place. Did you take off my pants that day?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was still lost in the shock of ¡°I slept with Fei Cheng?¡± Fei Cheng shook him by the shoulder, ¡°Come on, did you take off my pants that day?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin recalled and nervously replied, ¡°No, I just wanted to take the belt off, worrying that your brother would get hurt by it while sleeping.¡±


    ¡°It wasn¡¯t my brother, it was me! Me!¡± Fei Cheng shouted, ¡°I thought I had a vague feeling that I¡¯ve met you before, and I thought I was having a dream again, but it was the real thing hahaha! I was wondering how this dream was so real, and I¡¯m still curious about many of the details.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin suddenly remembered that after it was over, the person on top of him asked, ¡°Come back to my dream tomorrow night too, okay?¡±


    So, the person that night¡­ 3weWas it really Fei Cheng?


    Nan HuaiLin looked at the person on top of him in a daze, and suddenly became happy.


    One of the things he regretted most in his life was that he had slept with Fei Zheng that night, and he was even more regretful after he had an affair with Fei Cheng, but now he was so happy to know that the person he had sex with wasn¡¯t Fei Zheng, but actually Fei Cheng, whom he wanted to like but didn¡¯t dare to like until now!


    Fei Cheng suddenly cupped his face and asked with a solemn expression, ¡°Do you like my brother?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I don¡¯t even know what he looks like, how can I possibly like him?¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed, ¡°Then do you like me?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked down at his chest, ¡°¡­Yes.¡±


    Fei Cheng lowered his head and kissed him, and asked, ¡°Do you love me?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin muttered, ¡°I think¡­ Not to the extent of love¡­ I guess?¡±


    ¡°I love you,¡± Fei Cheng kissed him again, ¡°I love you so much.¡±


    Ba-thump, ba-thump, ba-thump, ba-thump, ba-thump!


    His heart was beating so fast that Nan HuaiLin felt like he was going to suddenly die.


    ¡°Don¡¯t press on me,¡± he pushed Fei Cheng, ¡°I can hardly breathe.¡±


    Fei Cheng got off him, picked him up and put him on his lap, smiled and said, ¡°So from now on, you¡¯re my wife? The eggs are all laid in the nest.¡±


    Hearing him mention the eggs, Nan HuaiLin just realized that now was not the time to talk about love, the most critical thing has not been clarified yet.


    He looked into Fei Cheng¡¯s eyes and said, ¡°But I don¡¯t know what species you are yet?¡±


    Fei Cheng teased him, ¡°Guess.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin took a look at the eggs in the bowl and said his first guess, ¡°Snake spirit?¡±


    At the same time, he prayed in his heart: Don¡¯t be a snake, please, I¡¯m most afraid of snakes.


    Fei Cheng burst out laughing and shook his head, ¡°No, guess again.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin breathed a sigh of relief, thought about it, and guessed again, ¡°Bird?¡±


    ¡°Birds are stupid,¡± Fei Cheng chuckled, ¡°Your husband is so smart, how can I be a bird?¡±


    ¡°Then¡­ Alien?¡± Nan HuaiLin guessed again.


    ¡°No,¡± Fei Cheng said with a smile, ¡°I¡¯ll give you one last chance.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Can you give me a hint?¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°Give me a kiss then.¡±


    ¡°Forget it,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯ll just think of it myself.¡±


    He actually wanted to kiss, but was too embarrassed to do so. Even though they had slept together, they hadn¡¯t explicitly established their relationship yet.


    Nan HuaiLin recalled what little biological knowledge he had left. Animals that laid eggs were usually reptiles, birds or amphibians¡­ amphibians¡­ He had a flash of insight, ¡°Turtle!¡±


    ¡°Hahahaha!¡± Fei Cheng was laughing at him, ¡°You¡¯re so cute¡­ hahaha!¡±


    So he¡¯s not a turtle, Nan HuaiLin was frustrated, ¡°No more guessing! Heaven and Earth are, demons and monsters show yourselves!¡±


    Fei Cheng picked him up and put him on the sofa, ¡°Come with me to a place where this husband will show you his form.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Can¡¯t we do it here?¡±


    Fei Cheng looked around, ¡°This place is too small to hold me.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    It seemed that Fei Cheng¡¯s original form was kind of huge.


    What could it be? I¡¯m so curious.


    ¡°Can¡¯t you tell me first?¡± Nan HuaiLin said.


    ¡°Then there would be no surprise.¡± Fei Cheng winked at him, ¡°Prepare yourself, my original form is super handsome.¡±


    ¡°What about the eggs?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked.


    Fei Cheng thought about it and said, ¡°Let¡¯s put them here first, I¡¯m afraid the car will break them.¡±


    So Nan HuaiLin first hid the eggs in the cupboard then followed Fei Cheng out the door.


    When he got into the car, he was surprised to find that his acceptance of the fact that Fei Cheng wasn¡¯t a human being had happened so fast, it was almost unbelievable. Could it be the power of love? But Xu Xian loved Bai Suzhen so much that he was scared to death when he learnt that Bai Suzhen was a snake spirit.


    Even more frightening than Fei Cheng not being human, was that he actually gave Fei Cheng a nest of eggs! So, he was also a father? And the father of five children! But he didn¡¯t even know what he¡¯s given birth to yet.


    His ordinary life has suddenly taken a tumble.


    What was wrong with feeling a little excited?


    Fei Cheng hummed happily as he drove.


    Nan HuaiLin peeked at him and thought he was really handsome.


    Was it true that goblins are really good looking no matter what gender they are?


    ¡°I have a question.¡± Nan HuaiLin suddenly said.


    ¡°Ask.¡± Fei Cheng said with a smile.


    He had been laughing all night and still couldn¡¯t stop.


    Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°You don¡¯t eat people, right?¡±


    ¡°Hahahaha!¡± Fei Cheng laughed, ¡°Can you stop making me laugh, baby? I¡¯m running out of oxygen from laughing!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I was asking a serious question, okay?¡±


    Fei Cheng looked at him with a smile, ¡°Why? Are you afraid I¡¯ll eat you?¡±


    ¡°You definitely won¡¯t eat me,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°but I don¡¯t want you to eat anyone else either.¡±


    Fei Cheng took a hand to rub his hair, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I don¡¯t eat people, my food is normal.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin breathed a sigh of relief, ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± He was suddenly inspired again, ¡°You¡¯re a taotie, right?¡±


    Fei Cheng shook his head, ¡°No.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin gave up completely, ¡°I¡¯d better wait to see you in your original form.¡±


    It didn¡¯t take long for the car to pull into Fei Zheng¡¯s neighborhood.


    Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°Are you going to your brother¡¯s house?¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Although the truth had come out, Nan HuaiLin still felt very embarrassed when he thought about his long misunderstanding. But no matter what, sooner or later, he¡¯d have to face it, so he could only harden his head and brazenly face up to it.


    They parked the car and took the elevator upstairs.


    Fei Cheng grabbed Nan HuaiLin¡¯s hand and held it in his palm, not too lightly but not too heavily either. Nan HuaiLin then felt sweetness envelop his heart, like he just ate a large white rabbit milk candy.


    When they arrived at the door of Fei Zheng¡¯s house, Fei Cheng directly entered the password and pushed the door in. After taking off his shoes, Fei Cheng took Nan HuaiLin¡¯s hand and walked straight in.


    Fei Zheng came out of his study with a glass of water, and the three of them bumped into each other.


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Brother, I¡¯d like to borrow your pool for a while.¡±


    ¡°Hello, Mr. Fei.¡± Nan HuaiLin greeted Fei Zheng awkwardly and hurriedly, and was dragged away by Fei Cheng.


    When they arrived at the indoor pool, Fei Cheng started to undress. Nan HuaiLin wanted to look but was too embarrassed, so his eyes drifted around, taking only a glance at Fei Cheng¡¯s muscles.


    Fei Cheng took off his clothes in three steps and walked up to Nan HuaiLin.


    Nan HuaiLin felt like he was suffocating.


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m really super handsome in my original form, so be careful not to faint from the handsomeness.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin scoffed, ¡°Stop being narcissistic and change your body.¡±


    Fei Cheng hooked his lips and smiled, turned around and walked to the pool. With a standard jump into the water, he swam out several meters. Nan HuaiLin stared at him with rapt attention, fearing that he would miss it in the moment of excitement.


    However, the speed of Fei Cheng¡¯s transformation was too fast, and in a blink of an eye, he turned into a snow-white¡­ Dragon!


    The white dragon¡¯s body was long and slender, about a dozen meters long, with a thick dragon¡¯s mane on its spine, floating in the water like a clump of white water plants, but the most striking thing was the huge pair of white wings on its back, magnificent to the extreme.


    The white dragon quickly made a turn in the water and swam towards Nan HuaiLin, then with a flourish of its wings, it flew out of the water and flew in front of Nan HuaiLin in the blink of an eye.


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s heartbeat and breathing stopped together.


    Fei Cheng wasn¡¯t exaggerating, his original form was really super handsome, breathtakingly, but¡­ Also very scary ah ah ah ah! Especially when one was being stared at by a pair of gleaming dragon eyes! Nan HuaiLin¡¯s legs became weak and he almost kneeled down!


    The white dragon came a little closer, then rested its head on Nan HuaiLin¡¯s shoulder and rubbed his neck affectionately.


    Nan HuaiLin suddenly wasn¡¯t so afraid, and gathered his courage, then slowly put his hand on the dragon¡¯s face, gently touching it.


    The next second, the dragon¡¯s tail suddenly wrapped around his waist, huge snow-white wings fanned out and it fiercely lifted him up. Not waiting for Nan HuaiLin to scream, he and the white dragon fell into the pool together, splashing up a large amount of water.


    The moment he fell into the water, the white dragon turned into Fei Cheng and swam naked towards Nan HuaiLin, hugging him and kissing him underwater.

 CH 39

    It was a dream-like kiss, and the most romantic moment of Nan HuaiLin¡¯s life. If you ignored the huge thing that was on top of him. After the kiss, Fei Cheng held Nan HuaiLin out of the water, stood still, wiped a handful of water from his face, smiled and asked, ¡°Is your husband handsome?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°Super handsome!¡±


    Also super scary.


    Fei Cheng¡¯s smile deepened, ¡°You¡¯re indirectly admitting that I¡¯m your husband?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded gently, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Fei Cheng moved closer, took his earlobe and sucked it, and said in a husky voice, ¡°Hubby is already so hard it hurts, do you want it here¡­¡±


    ¡°No, no, no!¡± Nan HuaiLin refused in a panic, ¡°Your brother is still outside!¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed, pinched his cheek and said with a smile, ¡°Just kidding, I have to take you to my brother and ask him how to hatch the eggs.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin put his arm around his waist, ¡°Before I meet your brother, I have a question first.¡±


    Fei Cheng carried him towards the pool, ¡°Ask.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin strolled through his thoughts and said, ¡°I see that your original form looks like the little white dragon in Journey to the West, but also has wings like Smaug in The Hobbit. Are you a Chinese dragon or a foreign dragon? Or are you a hybrid dragon?¡±


    Fei Cheng grabbed him by the waist and put him to sit at the edge of the pool, while he was still standing in the water, with his hand on Nan HuaiLin¡¯s side, smiling and saying, ¡°Have you heard of YingLong?¡±


    The water in the pool was so clear that Nan HuaiLin could see Fei Cheng¡¯s naked body as soon as he lowered his head. He forced himself to stare at Fei Cheng¡¯s face, thought about it with his almost-competent brain, and said, ¡°I think I¡¯ve heard of it.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°YingLong is a kind of dragon with wings, but it¡¯s ugly. I¡¯m an evolved version of YingLong, and my face is 800 blocks ahead of the ancient version, but I¡¯m still a Chinese dragon.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded and asked a second question, ¡°Since dragons can make people conceive dragon eggs, and a single pregnancy creates a nest, it means that dragons must be very good at reproduction. So the number of your dragon family must be very large, right?¡±


    Fei Cheng shook his head, ¡°On the contrary, my brother and I are the last two dragons in this world.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Nan HuaiLin was surprised, ¡°How can¡­¡±


    ¡°There may not be one person in a million who can breed dragon eggs, let alone meet in a sea of people.¡± Fei Cheng looked at him tenderly, ¡°So it¡¯s a great blessing that I met you and fell in love with you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t believe it, ¡°Am I¡­ Am I such a special being?¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and nodded, ¡°To me, you¡¯re the most special being in this world, bar none.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s whole heart was softened beyond words as his chest overflowed with a different kind of emotion. He had been ordinary for twenty-three years, and suddenly he became someone¡¯s most special, being cherished and treasured, being pampered in his heart, and the intense happiness came over him like a tsunami, almost overwhelming him.


    Fei Cheng propped himself up and gave him a kiss, smiling, ¡°What else do you want to ask?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin originally wanted to ask if dragons live much longer than people, but he suddenly felt that that wasn¡¯t important at all, so he smiled and shook his head, ¡°Not for now, I¡¯ll ask later when I think of it. Let¡¯s go find your brother and ask him how to hatch the eggs.¡±


    Fei Cheng jumped out of the water and said with a smile, ¡°My brother will be surprised.¡±


    The two of them went to change out of their wet clothes, and Fei Cheng told Nan HuaiLin to wait in the living room before calling his brother.


    ¡°Brother,¡± Fei Cheng said gleefully as he pushed open the door to the study, ¡°come out for a moment, I have some explosively good news for you.¡±


    After that, Fei Cheng went to the living room, sat next to Nan HuaiLin, and asked him close to his ear, ¡°Who do you think is more handsome, me or my brother?¡±


    This was a trick question, so Nan HuaiLin also whispered in his ear, ¡°You¡¯re the most handsome.¡±


    Fei Cheng held his face and kissed him one, two, three, four, five, six times. When Nan HuaiLin saw Fei Zheng approaching, he hurriedly pushed Fei Cheng away and sat upright.


    Not waiting for Fei Zheng to sit down, Fei Cheng put his arm around Nan HuaiLin¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°Brother, let me introduce you. This is your brother¡¯s wife.¡±


    Fei Zheng sat across from them, his usual expressionless face, his eyes coldly looking at Nan HuaiLin, ¡°Nan HuaiLin, right?¡±


    Fei Zheng actually knew his name!


    Nan HuaiLin was so surprised that he said ¡°Hello, Mr. Fei¡± in a formal manner.


    ¡°It¡¯s not nice to call him Mr. Fei,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°Just call him ¡®brother¡¯.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you have good news to tell me?¡± Fei Zheng looked at Fei Cheng and asked indifferently, ¡°What is it?¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed out loud three times before announcing excitedly, ¡°Brother, I¡¯m a father! You¡¯re an uncle now!¡±


    Even Fei Zheng, who was as cool as cucumber, couldn¡¯t help but show some surprise at this moment. After a brief moment of silence, he asked Nan HuaiLin directly, ¡°You gave birth to a dragon egg?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Nan HuaiLin nodded her head, still feeling ashamed of being asked that question.


    ¡°How many?¡± Fei Zheng asked again.


    ¡°Five!¡± Fei Cheng exclaimed, ¡°Amazing, right?!¡±


    ¡°Where are the dragon eggs?¡± Fei Zheng stood up with a start, ¡°Show me immediately.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°In my home¡­ in the cupboard.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Fei Zheng said.


    Fei Cheng drove his brother and his wife to the house in Baiziwan as fast as he could. When they entered the house, Nan HuaiLin went straight to the kitchen, opened the door of the cupboard, carefully brought out the bowl, carried it to the living room, and put it on the table.


    There were five eggs in the bowl, no more, no less.


    Fei Cheng was a little embarrassed, ¡°I¡¯ve never seen what dragon eggs look like. When he first showed them to me, I thought they were hard-boiled eggs, but luckily I didn¡¯t just grab them and break them.¡±


    Fei Zheng picked up the eggs one by one, put them in his ear and listened to them for a while before putting them down carefully.


    Nan HuaiLin and Fei Cheng had no idea what he was doing, so they watched with nervous faces.


    After listening to the five eggs, Fei Zheng breathed an imperceptible sigh of relief and said, ¡°All five eggs are alive, thank goodness.¡±


    Fei Cheng asked, ¡°Brother, you know how to hatch eggs, right? How long does it take to incubate?¡±


    ¡°It takes at least six months, maybe more.¡± Fei Zheng said in a deep voice, ¡°You and I will fly to the United States tomorrow, and go to Atlantic City.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded without hesitation, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Fei Cheng had always obeyed his brother in matters of great importance.


    Fei Zheng added, ¡°I¡¯m going to get ready and come back in the morning, so you guys keep an eye on the dragon eggs and make sure nothing goes wrong.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded, ¡°Don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Without further ado, Fei Zheng turned around and left. When he reached the door, he suddenly stopped, looked back at Nan HuaiLin, and said solemnly, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin froze, but Fei Zheng had already opened the door and walked out.


    Fei Cheng hugged Nan HuaiLin and looked into his eyes, ¡°I also want to say thank you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°Thank me for what?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Thank you for being born in this world.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled faintly, ¡°You¡¯re welcome.¡±


    After a long night of tossing and turning, Nan HuaiLin now felt tired after finally settling down.


    Fei Cheng noticed, and without saying a word, he picked him up and walked straight to the bedroom.


    ¡°Wait a minute,¡± Nan HuaiLin patted his shoulder, ¡°is it okay to leave the eggs like this? It¡¯s so hot, should we put them in the fridge?¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed, ¡°Do you want to freeze them to death? Just leave them there, they¡¯ll be fine.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin gave an ¡°ooh¡± and smiled shyly.


    When he got into the bedroom, Fei Cheng put Nan HuaiLin on the bed, then lay down next to him, stretched out an arm, and said with a smile, ¡°Baby, come into your husband¡¯s arms.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin rolled over and lay in his arms.


    Fei Cheng picked up his chin and kissed him tenderly, ¡°If you hadn¡¯t just laid our eggs, I¡¯d eat you right now.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said seriously, ¡°Didn¡¯t we agree you wouldn¡¯t eat people?¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°Don¡¯t interrupt, you know what I mean.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin buried his face into his neck like an ostrich and didn¡¯t say a word.


    Fei Cheng kissed him on the cheek, his voice so gentle it could wring water out, ¡°Do you like me?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said in a jarring voice, ¡°You¡¯ve already asked this question.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I just want to ask it again, answer me.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin pressed his lips to his pulsating artery and whispered, ¡°Yes, Nan HuaiLin likes Fei Cheng, very, very, very much.¡±

 CH 40

    Nan HuaiLin was woken up by the alarm clock at 7am.


    As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Fei Cheng¡¯s handsome face close at hand. Looking back, everything that happened last night was as unreal as a dream. After laying the eggs, his life took off like a rocket, progressing at a rapid pace, turning his world upside down.


    Yesterday, he was an ordinary human.


    Today, he was the father of five dragon eggs.


    Yesterday, Fei Cheng was the person he wanted to like but couldn¡¯t.


    Today, Fei Cheng was his boyfriend.


    The worst part was that his boyfriend wasn¡¯t human, but a big white dragon! The most amazing thing was that he accepted all this with such calmness and composure!


    He felt more brave and fearless than the heroine of an idol drama, and he respected himself as a tough guy.


    ¡°Look again and I¡¯ll eat you up.¡± Fei Cheng hooked his lips and said in a muffled voice.


    ¡°Morning.¡± Nan HuaiLin greeted him with a smile.


    ¡°Good morning.¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°What time is it?¡±


    ¡°Seven.¡± Nan HuaiLin wanted to get up, but Fei Cheng wrapped him in his arms and legs, ¡°Lie down a little longer.¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I have to start work at 8:30.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Lie down for five more minutes.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin gave in easily, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Fei Cheng hugged him a little tighter, ¡°I have to fly to the U.S. on the first day of our relationship, I¡¯m so sad.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I remember your brother said he was going to Atlantic City yesterday, right?¡±


    ¡°Mn,¡± Fei Cheng explained, ¡°In the Atlantic Ocean, 150 nautical miles away from Atlantic City, there¡¯s an underwater city. Once the gathering place of our dragon race, but with the dragon race on the verge of extinction, the underwater city was also gradually abandoned. My brother¡¯s probably going to take me to the undersea city to hatch the eggs.¡±


    Underwater city?


    It sounded like a beautiful place, he wanted to see it.


    ¡°Then when you leave¡­ Wouldn¡¯t it take at least six months to return?¡± Nan HuaiLin looked up at him.


    ¡°Yes,¡± Fei Cheng said with a sobbing face, ¡°but what can I do? I have to hatch the eggs, and I can¡¯t ask my brother to do it for me.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin pressed his face to his heart, ¡°I¡¯ll miss you.¡±


    Fei Cheng stroked his soft hair and sighed, ¡°I wish I could take you away in my pocket.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin listened to his strong heartbeat, suddenly feeling a bit melancholic, ¡°When you come back with five baby dragons, I will really be a father, but I don¡¯t know how to raise dragons.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, I don¡¯t know how to raise them either,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°Let my brother do it, he has experience.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin cried and laughed, ¡°Yesterday you were so happy to know you were a father, and today you want to be the boss?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m teasing you,¡± Fei Cheng said with a smile, ¡°You¡¯ll raise me and I¡¯ll raise the dragons, it¡¯s perfect.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s more like it.¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Five minutes are up, I have to get up and wash.¡±


    Fei Cheng fondly let go of him and got up with him.


    The two went to the living room to see the dragon eggs first.


    ¡°It¡¯s amazing. They¡¯ve been in my belly for six months and I didn¡¯t even notice.¡± Nan HuaiLin said to the dragon eggs in the bowl as he lay on the table, ¡°And I was running and swimming and they were fine, they were really strong. By the way,¡± Nan HuaiLin suddenly remembered something, ¡°I don¡¯t even know which one of them came out first, how can I tell which one of them is the oldest and which one is the youngest?¡±


    ¡°Up to you,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°whoever you say is the boss is the boss.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s okay?¡± Nan HuaiLin laughed, ¡°Isn¡¯t that too arbitrary?¡±


    ¡°In any case, it¡¯s just a matter of minutes,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°It doesn¡¯t make any difference who¡¯s older and who¡¯s younger.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Nan HuaiLin remembered something else, ¡°Shouldn¡¯t we give them names?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not too late to wait until they hatch,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°How about three with your last name and two with mine?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°I think that¡¯s fine.¡±


    After staring at the dragon eggs for a while, the two of them went to wash up together.


    Standing in front of the sink and brushing their teeth, they were just looking at each other¡¯s faces in the mirror, but the corners of their mouths couldn¡¯t help but curl up and pink bubbles kept popping out around them.


    After brushing his teeth and rinsing his mouth, Fei Cheng couldn¡¯t wait to press the person against the wall and kiss him, kissing him while going up and down.


    ¡°Don¡¯t¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin grabbed his arm, ¡°Stop it, please.¡±


    ¡°Good boy, I¡¯m just touching, nothing else,¡± Fei Cheng smiled badly, ¡°even if you want me to do it now I can¡¯t do it. If we really do it, you won¡¯t have a shoot today, and I won¡¯t have to go to America.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin blushed from his few words, dropping his eyes and not speaking.


    ¡°Baby, let me tell you something.¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°Don¡¯t be angry when you hear it.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked up at him, ¡°What is it?¡±


    Fei Cheng couldn¡¯t help but smile and said, ¡°Do you remember the cup of yogurt I gave you at Hengdian?¡±


    ¡°Yes,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled badly, ¡°Just¡­ I added one thing to it.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin had an ominous feeling, ¡°What did you add?¡±


    Fei Cheng whispered in his ear, ¡°Dragon¡­ essence.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin reacted for a while before he understood what he was talking about, and was immediately shocked, looking at Fei Cheng dumbfounded, ¡°You¡­ You¡­¡± 1


    ¡°You were the one who said your body was weak and needed a tonic, so I fed you the most useful tonic thing I have.¡± Fei Cheng paused and added, ¡°I¡¯ll confess, I actually just gave you some of my saliva¡­¡±


    ¡°You¡­ stop!¡± Nan HuaiLin hurriedly interrupted him, ¡°I don¡¯t want to know, I don¡¯t want to know anything!¡±


    ¡°What? You don¡¯t like me?¡± Fei Cheng smiled mischievously, ¡°I don¡¯t mind yours, you can feed me some of your saliva.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin hurriedly reached out to cover his mouth and said in a very complicated mood, ¡°Stop it, I really have to go out.¡±


    As if to agree with Nan HuaiLin, the cell phone in the bedroom rang at the right time.


    Fei Cheng let him go and Nan HuaiLin ran out to answer the phone, ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll be down in five minutes, bye.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Sister Zhu is waiting for me downstairs, I have to go now.¡±


    Fei Cheng gave a muffled ¡®hmm¡¯, ¡°I¡¯ll see you off.¡±


    When he passed the eggs, Nan HuaiLin touched them one by one and said, ¡°I¡¯ll see you in six months.¡±


    Fei Cheng followed him out the door, the two of them holding hands, especially reluctant to leave. Just after pressing the down button and the elevator arrived, Fei Cheng wanted to follow, but Nan HuaiLin pushed him out.


    At the moment of parting, their heart had a thousand words but could say none, they could understand with just a look.


    Staring at each other for a moment, Nan HuaiLin smiled and waved at him, ¡°I¡¯ll wait for you to come back.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and nodded his head.


    Nan HuaiLin let go of the button and the elevator door slowly closed.


    Fei Cheng sighed and turned to leave, but the elevator door suddenly opened again. Nan HuaiLin rushed out of the elevator and threw herself into Fei Cheng¡¯s arms, hugging him tightly and saying, with a little sniffle, ¡°I¡¯m going to miss you so much.¡±


    Fei Cheng¡¯s heart melted as he wrapped his arms around his little human boyfriend and said with a smile, ¡°When I come back, you must like me as much as you do now.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s voice was soft but determined, ¡°I will like you even more than now.¡±

 CH 41

    ¡°What are you giggling about?¡± Man Tianzhu glanced at Nan HuaiLin who was sitting in the passenger seat.


    ¡°Was I laughing?¡± Nan HuaiLin touched his face, ¡°I wasn¡¯t.¡±


    ¡°I thought you were weird since you got in the car,¡± Man Tianzhu said, ¡°Has something good happened?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t help the corners of her mouth turning up, ¡°It¡¯s just¡­ I¡¯m in love.¡±


    ¡°I told you, the past month or so you¡¯ve been wilted and totally out of it, but you¡¯re obviously in a different state today, it¡¯s like you¡¯ve come back to life.¡± Man Tianzhu didn¡¯t ask more questions, and after a pause, turned to say, ¡°Although the company doesn¡¯t explicitly prohibit artists from falling in love, you¡¯d better cover it up. You¡¯re now on the rise, and when next year¡¯s Land of Stars and Swimming Beyond My Life are broadcast one after another, it will be difficult for you not to be more popular. If the fact of your relationship is exposed, it will hurt your popularity.¡±


    ¡°Oh,¡± Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°I know.¡±


    As he was talking, his phone rang.


    When he saw the caller ID, Nan HuaiLin smiled before answering it, ¡°Hello?¡±


    The ¡°hello¡± gave goose bumps to the girl next to him, and she knew with her toes who was calling.


    ¡°Baby,¡± Fei Cheng said on the other side, ¡°I¡¯ve been thinking about you like crazy. What should I do?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled with a sweet heart and said, ¡°Me too.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I want to kiss you and hug you, and I want to hear you call me husband.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin coughed and said in a lowered voice, ¡°There¡¯s someone next to me.¡± He changed the subject, ¡°Has your brother arrived yet?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°He just called, said he¡¯ll be here in two hours.¡±


    ¡°If you have nothing to do, get some sleep. You won¡¯t rest well on the plane.¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°It¡¯s a ten-hour flight, right?¡±


    ¡°Seventeen hours or so.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s a long time,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, a little distressed, ¡°so go get some sleep.¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t sleep thinking about you, I¡¯m very excited now.¡± Fei Cheng laughed twice, ¡°Do you want me to make you another cup of special yogurt and put it in the fridge for you to drink when you come back?¡±


    ¡°You¡ª¡± Nan HuaiLin cried and laughed, ¡°Why are you so bad?!¡±


    Man Tianzhu, ¡°¡­¡±


    Was this a scolding or a pout?


    It was so nauseating!


    ¡°That¡¯s bad?¡± Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°When I come back from the United States, I¡¯ll show you what it means to be really bad.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng said with a smile, ¡°Baby, are you expecting something in silence?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Nan HuaiLin denied, ¡°I¡¯m not!¡±


    ¡°You can look forward to it,¡± Fei Cheng continued with the same smile. ¡°Hubby will never let you down.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin shot back with a flash of insight, ¡°If you can make a cup of yogurt in ten minutes, don¡¯t talk big, okay?¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed, ¡°Baby, you¡¯ll pay a heavy price for that statement. When I come back from America, I¡¯ll show you how strong your husband is, so don¡¯t cry and beg me to stop then.¡±


    He couldn¡¯t communicate with him today, so Nan HuaiLin gritted his teeth and said, ¡°I¡¯m hanging up!¡±


    Without waiting for Fei Cheng to say anything, he hung up the phone and turned his head to look out the car window, pursing his lips and smiling.


    The phone sounded again.


    He picked it up and saw that it was a WeChat from Fei Cheng.


    [Mr. Bunny: Don¡¯t work too hard, take care of yourself. Don¡¯t get sick, be good and wait for me to come back. Love you.]


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s heart was sour and sweet, and he sent back two beating red hearts.


    Near noon, Nan HuaiLin received another call from Fei Cheng.


    ¡°I¡¯m about to board a plane, so I¡¯m calling to tell you a few things.¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°I had nothing to do in the morning, I helped you move your stuff from your place, so you can go directly back to our home in the Dongfang Mansion in the evening. I¡¯ve bought it, and the property certificate is written in your name. I also hired a housekeeper, cleaning, laundry and cooking all inclusive, so you don¡¯t have to worry about anything. If you have any problems while I¡¯m away, just ask Ruan Xin, I¡¯ve spoken to him. Also, I have a special gift for you, it will arrive in about a week, you can¡¯t not like it. Little Lin-zi, remember to think of me.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin almost cried, ¡°I will think of you every day.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I¡¯ll try to come back before New Year¡¯s Eve, and we¡¯ll go to Suzhou for New Year¡¯s Eve together, I have to see my parents-in-law.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed again, ¡°My parents will probably beat you out.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I promise not to hit back. I¡¯m boarding the plane, so I¡¯m hanging up.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin gave a ¡®hmm¡¯, ¡°I¡¯ll wait for you to come back with the kids.¡±


    Today¡¯s shoot continued to go very well.


    It was after 9pm when they got into the car, and Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Sister Zhu, let¡¯s go to the Dong Fang Mansion, I¡¯m moving back.¡±


    Man Tianzhu said, ¡°Oh,¡± in her heart, but didn¡¯t say anything.


    Back home, Nan HuaiLin wandered around and found that nothing had changed from when he left, the only difference was that there was a huge photo on the wall of the master bedroom facing the bed.


    In the photo, Nan HuaiLin was quietly sleeping in Fei Cheng¡¯s arms, with Fei Cheng holding him with one arm and taking a picture with the other, smiling brightly for the camera.


    This must be the photo that Fei Cheng didn¡¯t let him see at the Hengdian doctor¡¯s appointment, right?


    When was this taken secretly?


    It looked like it was on the day of the Land of Stars opening ceremony.


    He was so drunk that he couldn¡¯t remember what happened after he got drunk. So, Fei Cheng had his heart set on him then? Or was it earlier?


    Nan HuaiLin sat on the bed, staring at the photo for a long time, thinking that he shouldn¡¯t feel too lonely during the six months Fei Cheng was away.


    At the end of the National Day holiday, Swimming Beyond My Life was successfully completed.


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t receive a new job for the time being, so he stayed at home to read books and watch movies to recharge himself.


    Today, he watched The Godfather and got carried away watching it.


    Fei Cheng had been gone for a whole week. After the phone call made before boarding the plane, there was no more news.


    Nan HuaiLin missed him and worried about him, and the eggs, and wondered if they would hatch successfully.


    The doorbell rang.


    Nan HuaiLin came back to his senses, picked up the remote control, pressed pause, and got up to open the door.


    The courier stood outside the door with a two-meter-tall box, ¡°Are you Mr. Nan HuaiLin?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Yes, I am.¡±


    ¡°Here is your delivery,¡± said the courier, ¡°please sign for it.¡±


    After signing for it, the courier helped him carry the big box into the house and put it on the living room floor.


    Nan HuaiLin found scissors to open the box, and was dumbfounded when he saw what was inside.


    What was lying in the box was a replica doll made of Fei Cheng, a well-cut black suit with broad shoulders and narrow waist and long legs, especially the face, which was made to resemble him so much that it almost looked like the real one.


    He noticed a card in the pocket of the suit, which he pulled out and unfolded, only to see that it read: Baby, unzip the suit pants, I¡¯ll show you a big baby.


    Without looking, Nan HuaiLin knew what this ¡°big baby¡± was, and with a face so red that it was about to bleed, he struggled to pick up the fake Fei Cheng, who was a head taller than him, and went into the bedroom, kicked the door shut, and locked it with a click.

 CH 42

    The next morning, before Nan HuaiLin left the house, he explained to Sister Yun, ¡°Sister Yun, I¡¯ll clean the master bedroom myself, so you don¡¯t have to go in.¡±


    Sister Yun nodded, ¡°Okay, I understand.¡±


    After leaving the door, Nan HuaiLin walked to the office, which took less than ten minutes. Shan Mingen had called him half an hour ago and asked him to come to the office, not saying what for, but Nan HuaiLin guessed it was to give him a new role.


    He was more anxious than ever to be busy, because being busy would make him think less, would make the time go faster, and he now really knew what it meant to be homesick, and what it meant to spend days like years.


    He just entered the company and ran into Ruan Xin, whom he hadn¡¯t seen for more than six months.


    Although Fei Cheng said before he left that he should call Ruan Xin if he had any difficulties, Nan HuaiLin was too embarrassed to bother the god of men. Fei Cheng was away and the god of men must be particularly busy, how could he add to his mess?


    ¡°Xiao Nan?¡± Ruan Xin looked at him in surprise, ¡°You¡¯re¡­ I can¡¯t even recognize you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said embarrassingly, ¡°I¡¯ve been looking after myself better for the past six months, no plastic surgery.¡± Fearing that Ruan Xin wouldn¡¯t believe him, he pinched his nose and rubbed his face, ¡°Really.¡±


    Ruan Xin smiled and said, ¡°Your whole body is shining now. You look especially beautiful.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin became more and more embarrassed, smiled down and said, ¡°By the way, Assistant Ruan, has Mr. Fei contacted you yet?¡±


    Ruan Xin nodded, ¡°I¡¯m on my way to the airport to pick him up.¡± After a pause, he added, ¡°You can come with me if you have time, he should want to see you.¡±


    ¡°My agent wants to see me,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°and I¡¯m going to meet with her now.¡±


    ¡°Go on then,¡± Ruan Xin said, ¡°I have to get going too.¡±


    Only when he got into the elevator did Nan HuaiLin realize something was wrong.


    How did Ruan Xin know that Fei Zheng would want to see him? What he knew about the secret, could Ruan Xin also know?


    When he arrived at Shan Mingen¡¯s office, Nan HuaiLin put away his thoughts, raised his hand and knocked on the door, and then pushed the door in when he got an answer.


    He hadn¡¯t been to the office for more than half a year after shooting two movies in a row, and he hadn¡¯t seen Shan Mingen since.


    Not surprisingly, Shan Mingen was surprised to see him, ¡°I heard Xiao Zhu say you look better, but seeing it with my own eyes, I still can¡¯t believe it! How did you change so much?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I went to see the doctor specifically, and the doctor said it was a developmental delay.¡±


    Shan Mingen tsked twice, ¡°Your face is now good enough to kill a lot of popular young meat. When Land of Stars airs next year, you will definitely explode and become a top streamer.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Sister Shan, I don¡¯t want to be a streamer, I just want to be an actor.¡±


    Shan Mingen smiled, picked up a bound book and handed it to him, ¡°This film, it will make you a real actor.¡±


    Film?


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s heart fluttered, and he reached out to take it, looking down at the cover.


    [My Father]


    Screenplay by Wang Guan


    Directed by Wu Xinghai


    Nan HuaiLin was so excited that his hands were shaking.


    Wang Guan and Wu Xinghai; one was a top screenwriter, the other was a super director. These two names were like a thunderbolt, the regular guests of major award shows in China, how could Nan HuaiLin not know their names?


    But he could never have imagined that he, a small actor with no fame to speak of, would have the opportunity to work with these two giants, with a kind of unreal feeling of ascending to heaven, like a daydream.


    ¡°Sister Shan,¡± Nan HuaiLin¡¯s heart was beating wildly and his throat was tight, ¡°are you saying that I have a chance to act in a film directed by Wu Xinghai?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not a chance,¡± Shan Mingen said, ¡°it¡¯s a certainty that it¡¯s you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was so excited that he wanted to scream. He tried his best to keep himself from losing his composure and took a while to calm down before asking, ¡°But I haven¡¯t auditioned at all, so how come it¡¯s confirmed for me?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know exactly how it happened, but I was contacted by Wu Xinghai, and then the screenplay was sent to me.¡± Shan Mingen said, ¡°No matter how they found you, it¡¯s a great thing anyway. If you can get on the boat of Wu Xinghai, you can ride the waves in the acting industry and have a great future.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was so excited that he flipped through the script in his hand and asked Shan Mingen, ¡°Sister Shan, do you know what the script is about?¡±


    Shan Mingen said, ¡°I only know that it¡¯s about an adopted father and son, but I¡¯m not sure what it¡¯s about. You¡¯re playing the adopted son. Guess who¡¯s playing the father?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin shook his head without thinking, ¡°I can¡¯t guess.¡±


    Shan Mingen smiled and said, ¡°Qi Gu.¡±


    Motherfucker! Qi Gu! His idol!


    Nan HuaiLin suffered a series of blows, his heart was almost overwhelmed.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you just say you didn¡¯t want to be a streamer but an actor?¡± Shan Mingen said, ¡°After this film, you¡¯ll be a real actor.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin suddenly had doubts. This director, screenwriter, starring were a top configuration film, how was he able to participate in it?


    The phone suddenly rang, Nan HuaiLin looked down at the screen, it was a text message, and the sender turned out to be Fei Cheng, his heart jumped and he hurriedly tapped on it.


    [Mr. Rabbit:] This is a timed text message from your world¡¯s most handsome husband~ Baby, I said I would let you do what you like all the time. You will be the second lead in the movie, My Father. This is my second gift to you. Are you surprised? Isn¡¯t your husband amazing?


    Nan HuaiLin almost cried tears of joy.


    He managed to hold back and looked up at Shan Mingen, ¡°Sister Shan, when does the filming start?¡±


    Shan Mingen said, ¡°Early November, so there¡¯s still a month to go. You should prepare well.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°I will.¡±


    After leaving Shan Mingen¡¯s office, Nan HuaiLin turned a corner and went into the stairwell. He was finally unable to contain his excitement and emotion, and started shouting unrestrainedly and venting to his heart¡¯s content.


    When he had had enough, he walked out of the stairwell as if nothing had happened.


    While waiting for the elevator, the phone rang.


    It was an unfamiliar number.


    Nan HuaiLin answered, ¡°Hello?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s me,¡± a low, cold male voice sounded. ¡°Fei Zheng.¡±


    ¡°Hello, Mr. Fei.¡± Nan HuaiLin said busily.


    ¡°Everything is going smoothly, you don¡¯t have to worry.¡± Fei Zheng said succinctly.


    ¡°Mn¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°When are they coming back?¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t give you an answer,¡± Fei Zheng said, ¡°I¡¯ll be going over there every month, and you can join me if you want.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯d like to.¡± Nan HuaiLin said without thinking, ¡°Please make sure Fei Cheng calls me.¡±


    Fei Zheng said, ¡°Come and see me at the office in a week, I have something for you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin answered, ¡°Alright.¡±


    Fei Zheng hung up the phone directly.


    The elevator came, Nan HuaiLin went in and pressed the 1st floor.


    Fei Zheng couldn¡¯t have something for him, it must be something Fei Cheng asked his brother to pass on. What could it be?


    The thought of seeing Fei Cheng next month made Nan HuaiLin¡¯s heart soar. However, when the film starts next month, he probably won¡¯t have time to fly to America.


    Suddenly, he was bereft again.

 CH 43

    Nan HuaiLin stayed up all night, from the afternoon of the previous day until 10:00 a.m. the next day, reading through the script of My Father.


    After reading it, his only thought was that the role was too challenging.


    The protagonists of My Father were an adopted father and son, the father was Chen Bu, thirty-nine years old, and the adopted son was Chen Chi, twenty years old. The two lived in a small, dilapidated town on the border of Yunnan and Burma. The seemingly peaceful life was in fact turbulent, filled with murder, drugs, sex, and fraud. But these were the breeding ground for lust, Chen Bu and Chen Chi¡¯s repressed and strong love of betrayal of virtue. But the main theme throughout was their fierce love, twisted and pure, in the midst of their hurt for each other.


    Both roles were so complex that Nan HuaiLin was unsure of his acting skills for the first time in his life, especially when his co-star was Qi Gu.


    Since he was a student at Beijing Film Academy, Qi Gu had always been Nan HuaiLin¡¯s idol, his acting skills were at its peak, he could handle any role perfectly, and he had won more domestic and international film awards than he could count on two hands.


    It was his honor to be able to act with such an excellent actor, but also a lot of pressure. This time, he had to give it his all, for himself and for Fei Cheng.


    Putting down the script, Nan HuaiLin picked up his cell phone and called He DuanYang.


    After two months of filming Swimming Beyond My Life, he and He DuanYang have become good friends and often meet to work out, eat and watch movies together.


    ¡°What¡¯s up?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked.


    ¡°I¡¯m at home.¡± He DuanYang said.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have a role?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked again.


    ¡°No,¡± He DuanYang said, ¡°I guess I have to be salty again for a while.¡±


    ¡°Then you can be my partner,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯ve taken a film, the role is very difficult, I have to rehearse a few more times before shooting.¡±


    ¡°Sure,¡± He DuanYang was very happy, ¡°Anyway, I¡¯m just idling away.¡±


    ¡°Then tomorrow morning at nine o¡¯clock,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯ll see you in the company rehearsal room.¡±


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll see you tomorrow.¡±


    The next day, the two of them met in the rehearsal room on time.


    Nan HuaiLin handed a copy of another script to He DuanYang, who looked down and was shocked, ¡°Damn! Wu Xinghai? Is this really true?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin had expected this reaction and said with a smile, ¡°Really.¡±


    He DuanYang grabbed his hand, ¡°My Lord¡ª¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t forget about you,¡± Nan HuaiLin interjected with a smile, ¡°I know, don¡¯t waste time, I¡¯ll tell you the plot first, then we¡¯ll start.¡±


    From that day on, Nan HuaiLin and He DuanYang went to the rehearsal room every day to work on his scenes, refining bit by bit the psychology, expressions, actions and tone of their characters, and then writing down detailed annotations on the script.


    About a week later, Nan HuaiLin was called to the office by Shan Mingen, saying that director Wu Xinghai had asked the two main actors to go to Lincang, Yunnan Province, half a month in advance to experience life.


    ¡°Will it be just me and Mr. Qi Gu, or will the whole cast go there?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked.


    ¡°The crew arrived there half a month ago,¡± Shan Mingen said, ¡°and I guess the preparations are almost done before you and Qi Gu get there.¡±


    Then he will be able to act with Qi Gu, right?


    It¡¯s so exciting just thinking about it!


    Just after he came out of the office, Nan HuaiLin received a call from Ruan Xin, asking him to go to Fei Zheng¡¯s office, saying he needed to talk to him.


    Nan HuaiLin rushed over there. When he got to the door, he adjusted his breathing, knocked on the door, got an answer and pushed the door in.


    Fei Zheng said, ¡°Sit on the couch.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Nan HuaiLin walked over and sat down, restrained from head to toe.


    Fei Zheng got up from behind his desk, walked across to Nan HuaiLin and sat down, put a velvet locket in his hand on the desk and pushed it to him, ¡°Fei Cheng asked me to pass it to you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin guessed it as soon as Fei Zheng said he had something to give him.


    Fei Zheng said, ¡°Open it and take a look.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin picked up the box and opened it. Inside lay a ring, very simple in shape, but made of a special material, not gold, not silver, not stone, it was impossible to tell what it was.


    Fei Zheng saw through his doubts and said in a light voice, ¡°This ring is made of dragon bone.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was suddenly shocked, ¡°Wh-what?


    Fei Zheng looked at him and asked abruptly, ¡°Do you know how long a dragon¡¯s life span is?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin shook his head, ¡°I didn¡¯t ask him.¡±


    Fei Zheng said, ¡°If they die naturally, it¡¯s about eighteen hundred years.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was silent.


    The question he had been deliberately avoiding was revealed by Fei Zheng unexpectedly. After knowing that Fei Cheng was a dragon, Nan HuaiLin had thought that dragons must live much longer than humans, but he hadn¡¯t expected it to be so long.


    Even if he could live a hundred years, his lifespan would be only one-eighteenth of Fei Cheng¡¯s, which was insignificant.


    Moreover, he was aging much faster than Fei Cheng. In another fifty years, he would become a crane-haired old man, but Fei Cheng, he would look about the same as he did now, young, upright and handsome.


    The thought of this made his heart sting.


    Fei Zheng went on to say, ¡°Humans aspire to live forever, but for dragons, longevity isn¡¯t such a happy thing. Has Fei Cheng told you about the underwater city?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°He mentioned that it¡¯s the dragon race¡¯s habitat.¡±


    Fei Zheng said, ¡°Undersea City is a city that the dragons spent more than 300 years building under the Atlantic Ocean, and it has another name, called Dragon Market, the market of return.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin knew what the Returning Market was, and probably guessed what the Dragon Market meant, and looked at Fei Zheng in surprise.


    ¡°Dragons who are tired of living forever have two choices.¡± Fei Zheng said, ¡°First, pull out their dragon¡¯s tendons, sleep long in the sea of the Dragon Market, and die quietly. The second, break their forty-ninth dragon bone, and they can age and die at a normal rate, just like humans.¡±


    Fei Zheng looked at the box in Nan HuaiLin¡¯s hand, ¡°This ring¡­ it was made from Fei Cheng¡¯s forty-ninth dragon bone.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was shocked by Fei Zheng¡¯s words, and his heart burned inside. He looked down at the ring in his hand, and tears suddenly flowed down his face.


    Fei Zheng continued, ¡°It was his choice and I couldn¡¯t dissuade him, but it doesn¡¯t mean I agree with him. If you dare to disappoint my brother¡­¡±


    ¡°I will never disappoint him.¡± Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t let him go on, ¡°Never.¡±


    Fei Zheng looked at him steadily, and after a long silence, he said, ¡°You can go now.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin wiped away his tears and got up to leave.


    As he was entering the elevator, his cell phone rang.


    He hurriedly took it out and saw that it was a text message from Fei Cheng.


    [Mr. Bunny:] This is a timed text message from your world¡¯s most handsome husband~ Baby, my brother gave you the ring, right? This is my third gift to you. Wear this ring and you will always be my wife in this life, mandatory, no regrets!


    The tears that had just stopped welled up again.


    Nan HuaiLin, while crying and laughing, took the ring out of the box and put it on the ring finger of his left hand. It wasn¡¯t too big, nor too small, it was just right.

 CH 44

    The sun was shining when he boarded the plane in Beijing, but it was windy and rainy when he got off the plane in Lincang.


    Nan HuaiLin sat in the car, looking at the unfamiliar city in the storm, and suddenly remembered the time in Hengdian when he and Fei Cheng were walking in the rain with one umbrella, and Fei Cheng tilted the umbrella towards him. He didn¡¯t get wet, but Fei Cheng was drenched in water.


    His longing was unreasonable and he could find reasons for it in every corner.


    ¡°It¡¯s my first time in Yunnan,¡± Man Tianzhu said, holding up her phone to take a picture, ¡°and it feels so beautiful here.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s pretty.¡± Nan HuaiLin responded absentmindedly.


    After taking a picture and posting it to her friend circle, Man Tianzhu put away her phone, took a look at the ring on Nan HuaiLin¡¯s left ring finger, and said, ¡°Your ring looks quite special. What kind of material is it?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s heart suddenly tingled for a moment, and he paused for a few seconds before answering, ¡°An ordinary jade stone.¡±


    Man Tianzhu asked again, ¡°From whom?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s heart was both sweet and sour, and he gave a low ¡®mmm¡¯.


    Man Tianzhu paused, ¡°But¡­ Wouldn¡¯t it be unwise to wear it on your ring finger? People will think twice if they see it.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin thought about it and said, ¡°You can buy a silver chain for me on Taobao, I¡¯ll wear the ring around my neck.¡±


    Man Tianzhu said, ¡°Okay¡±.


    About an hour later, they arrived at their destination ¨C a residential building in Gengma Town, Lincang, the home of Chen Bu and Chen Chi in My Father.


    Nan HuaiLin would live here with Chi Gu for half a month before filming began, to experience life and walk through the scenes in advance.


    The residential building looked very shabby from the outside, and the house was even more rudimentary when he entered it. Just being in this house, which was out of sight, made Nan HuaiLin feel depressed, and with the scenes in the script constantly coming to mind, his depression was even heavier.


    ¡°Nan HuaiLin?¡± someone behind him called his name.


    Nan HuaiLin hurriedly turned around and saw the person standing at the door, he was surprised and happy, and bowed in a panic, ¡°Hello, Teacher Qi!¡±


    Qi Gu walked over and said with a smile, ¡°Don¡¯t call me teacher, I¡¯m your father from now on, so call me dad.¡±


    First time meeting his idol and being asked to call him dad¡­ Nan HuaiLin really couldn¡¯t do that.


    ¡°I¡¯m teasing you, but you¡¯re taking it seriously.¡± Qi Gu smiled brightly and returned to his proper color, ¡°How is the script going?¡±


    ¡°Not b- not bad at all.¡± Nan HuaiLin was so nervous that his tongue was tied.


    ¡°Act a paragraph?¡± Advisor Qi.


    ¡°No-now?¡± Nan HuaiLin was slightly surprised.


    ¡°Now.¡± Qi Gu looked at him and said.


    Nan HuaiLin instantly understood that Qi Gu was testing him to see how much he had and whether he was qualified to act with him.


    ¡°Okay.¡± Nan HuaiLin steadied his heart, ¡°Which part do you want to act?¡±


    Qi Gu hooked his lips and smiled, ¡°I can choose any scene?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Qi Gu glanced out the window and said, ¡°It¡¯s raining hard today, so how about the part where Chen Chi comes back after killing someone?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin replied without a second thought, ¡°No problem.¡±


    After that, he strolled around the house to familiarize himself with the interior, then turned his head and headed out.


    Nan HuaiLin went straight downstairs and walked into the pouring rain.


    It was already cool in Yunnan at the end of October, and after two minutes of rain, Nan HuaiLin was so soaked and cold that he shivered slightly.


    He went upstairs quickly, pushed open the hidden door, didn¡¯t even look at Qi Gu who was sitting on the living room sofa watching TV, then sullenly went into the bathroom, closed the door with his back hand, turned on the faucet, hastily stripped himself down to a pair of underwear, and then sat huddled in the corner, letting the hot water wash over his shivering body.


    The bathroom door was kicked open by Qi Gu.


    He glanced at the person crouching in the corner, casually turned off the faucet, walked to Nan HuaiLin and squatted down, reached out and cupped his chin so hard that he pinched the red marks on his fair face, forcing him to raise his head.


    Nan HuaiLin looked at him with vacant eyes, tears flowing down silently.


    Qi Gu rudely wiped a handful of tears from his eyes, then pulled him into his arms and hugged him, ¡°Crying my ass, useless dog.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin hugged his waist tightly and buried his face deep into his neck, no sound at all, just trembling fiercely.


    Qi Gu said roughly, ¡°If you cry again, I¡¯ll fuck you to death!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin with a heavy nasal voice jarred back, ¡°You can¡¯t fuck me to death, I¡¯m your son.¡±


    ¡°Cut.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, a second out of the play, looked up and saw a slightly chubby man standing at the bathroom door, who he immediately recognized as the famous director Wu Xinghai.


    ¡°Director Wu,¡± Qi Gu stood up, took off his jacket and handed it to Nan HuaiLin. ¡°Where did you dig up this treasure?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin put on Qi Gu¡¯s jacket and bowed respectfully towards Wu Xinghai, ¡°Hello, director Wu.¡±


    Wu Xinghai glanced at Nan HuaiLin and then looked at Qi Gu, ¡°Give us a score.¡±


    Qi Gu also looked at Nan HuaiLin and said with a smile, ¡°I can¡¯t give this score, I can only say that your eye for choosing people is poisonous enough.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was overjoyed to be praised by his idol, but he remained calm on the surface.


    Wu Xinghai patted Nan HuaiLin¡¯s shoulder and said with a smile, ¡°Hurry up and change your clothes, I¡¯ll take you to dinner.¡±


    ¨C


    Nan HuaiLin and Qi Gu were almost inseparable during the half month before the shooting started. They walked around the streets of Gengma town together, familiarizing themselves with the local customs, and they went to see the Lancang River, a magnificent yellow river winding through the verdant mountains.


    Nan HuaiLin learned a lot from Qi Gu, whom he admired as the water of the Lancang River flowed.


    In the blink of an eye, in November, My Father started filming as scheduled.


    Because of the thorough preparation before, the shooting went smoothly beyond imagination, all the scenes of Nan HuaiLin and Qi Gu were almost done all in one go, and the two worked together seamlessly.


    Three months later, My Father was successfully finished.


    Nan HuaiLin returned to Beijing and immediately started the shooting of a new drama.


    The new drama was called The Shining You, also based on Jin Jiang¡¯s novel of the same name. It was a youth campus romance, and Nan HuaiLin was also playing the second male role.


    He played a high school student at the age of twenty-three, but there was no sense of incongruity, because his face was so tender that it seemed to be able to pinch water out of it, and he looked more youthful than a real high school student.


    Because of the constant filming, Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t go to see Fei Cheng with Fei Zheng.


    Fei Zheng would call Nan HuaiLin every month after he returned from his trip to the United States, each time with a brief and concise sentence, ¡°Everything¡¯s fine, don¡¯t worry.¡±


    The New Year passed in a hurry with the busy shooting schedule.


    Later in the year, Land of Stars was broadcasted simultaneously on four major TV channels.


    This ancient immortal idol drama, which had been hot on the internet since the beginning of filming, really lived up to its expectations.


    Halfway through the broadcast, the episode where Lu JinQin took off his mask to reveal his true face was finally broadcast, and as director Luo Ke had predicted during filming, Nan HuaiLin stunned everyone.


    A blogger with less than 100,000 followers cut the image of Lu JinQin taking off his mask into a five-second gif and posted it on Weibo with the caption: [I¡¯m dead! Within two minutes, I want all the information about this person!]


    The tweet was retweeted 30,000 times and commented 50,000 times within two hours, and ¡°Land of Stars, Lu JinQin¡± was pushed to the top of the hot search, followed by ¡°Nan HuaiLin¡±.


    Nan HuaiLin was busy filming and ignorant of this, but Man Tianzhu witnessed his Weibo followers rise from 5,000 to 500,000 overnight and continue to soar, and by the next night after the two episodes of the TV series, Nan HuaiLin¡¯s Weibo followers had directly broken a million.


    Nan HuaiLin became an overnight sensation, leaping from an obscure 18th tier to a popular star, stealing the limelight from lead actor and actress Shen Chong and Ma Xiaohuan.


    The only thing that bothered him was that he was surrounded by fans wherever he went, completely losing his freedom.


    When The Shining You finished filming, Land of Stars also finished airing.


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s fan base had soared to 8 million, and his popularity was unparalleled.


    The first episode easily broke 100 million within 24 hours. Under the double blast of face and body, fans were dying, lining up under Nan HuaiLin¡¯s Weibo to call him husband.


    At the same time, there were also people who spared no effort to throw dirty water on Nan HuaiLin, accusing him of selling meat to be on the top, stealing roles, plastic surgery¡­ They had been making up all kinds of black materials, and had also searched for old photos of Nan HuaiLin when he was running for a job.


    But these black materials were cleared up immediately after they were thrown out, without stirring up any water splashes. On Weibo, there was a new CP ¨C Nan HuaiLin and He DuanYang. Their role in the Swimming Beyond My Life although not a CP but with a CP sense of pure brotherly love. He DuanYang also gained a lot of popularity, although not comparable to Nan HuaiLin, but his popularity has also been wide-spread.


    After he became popular, he was approached by various advertisements and scripts, and what made Nan HuaiLin most happy was that he finally had the right to choose his roles. However, he only took one cell phone endorsement, and put off all other advertisements and scripts because it was about to be April and Fei Cheng was due back.


    Six long months finally passed in a flurry of activity.


    When the wait came to an end, it became more and more torturous, to the point that he wasn¡¯t able to eat or sleep. Nan HuaiLin wanted to go with him, but Fei Zheng wouldn¡¯t let him, telling him to wait.


    He had been waiting for a week, but hadn¡¯t heard anything.


    He began to panic, worrying if something had happened to Fei Cheng and the dragon eggs, and he was on edge every day, sleeping with his cell phone in his hand, afraid of missing a call.


    Late that night, Nan HuaiLin was awakened by the ringing of his phone.


    He sat up sharply and answered immediately, ¡°Hello!¡±


    Fei Cheng¡¯s laughing voice came from the other side, ¡°Baby, I¡¯m coming home.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s eyes swished down with tears.

 CH 45

    After the call ended, Nan HuaiLin was so excited that he couldn¡¯t sleep anymore. He tossed and turned in bed with Fei Cheng 2.0 in his arms for a while, grabbed his phone and looked at it. It wasn¡¯t even six o¡¯clock yet.


    He got out of bed and went to the window and pulled back the curtain. The sky was white, the morning sun had come.


    Fei Cheng said he was about to board a plane and wouldn¡¯t arrive in Beijing for 17 hours ¨C in other words, after 10:00 this evening.


    My God, seventeen hours, it feels like more than the last six months.


    Nan HuaiLin rubbed his face and decided to go downstairs to swim for a while to calm down. Nan HuaiLin swam around freely like a fish, lying on his back for a while when he was tired, and then continued to swim again.


    After about an hour of swimming, the pool started to fill up with people, so Nan HuaiLin hurriedly put on his clothes and went home, taking off his clothes and showering in the bathroom.


    Fei Cheng is coming back!


    Fei Cheng is coming back!


    This phrase scrolled through his mind like a pop-up screen on an infinite loop, causing Nan HuaiLin to laugh like a fool. His heartbeat kept going into overdrive, and his body heated up abnormally.


    He washed and dried his body, went to the bedroom naked, put on his shorts and undershirt, and suddenly felt a little hungry and wanted to go to the kitchen to get something to eat. Just walking to the living room, his footsteps suddenly stopped.


    He turned around stiffly and stared incredulously at the person standing in the foyer, suspecting that he was hallucinating.


    ¡°What are you waiting for?¡± Fei Cheng smiled and opened his arms towards him, ¡°Come over here!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin cheered and ran over, giving Fei Cheng a flying hug, wrapping his arms around his neck and legs around his waist, wrapping his entire body around him.


    Fei Cheng hit the door with a bang, and he hurriedly held Nan HuaiLin¡¯s buttocks with both hands to prevent him from falling off his body.


    ¡°You lied to me!¡± Nan HuaiLin stared at the watery deer eyes, his voice trembling slightly from the extreme excitement.


    ¡°Surprised? Surprised or not?¡± Fei Cheng said with a smile, his eyes unblinking as he looked at him with a strong surge of love that overwhelmed him.


    Without answering, Nan HuaiLin lowered his head and kissed Fei Cheng¡¯s lips, then quickly raised his head again, asking nervously and expectantly, ¡°Where are the little dragons?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I don¡¯t want to speak about anything right now, I just want to fuck you like crazy.¡±


    He tilted his head and kissed Nan HuaiLin, carrying him to the bedroom as he did so. As they fell on the bed together, Fei Cheng caught a glimpse of Fei Cheng 2.0, who took up half of the bed.


    He stopped the intense kissing and stared down into Nan HuaiLin¡¯s confused eyes and asked in a muffled voice, ¡°Tell me honestly, have you ever used its big baby?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin glanced to the side, blushed and said, ¡°No¡­ I¡¯ve only seen it once, and I haven¡¯t done anything but sleep with it.¡±


    Fei Cheng kicked Fei Cheng 2.0 off the bed and said with a smile, ¡°Husband¡¯s baby is bigger than it. Do you want it?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t talk to him, he just wrapped his arms around his neck and kissed him.


    When Nan HuaiLin was filled with liquid nutrients, he couldn¡¯t take it anymore and begged for mercy, so Fei Cheng let him go. Nan HuaiLin was drained of all his strength and was so tired that he could hardly open his eyes.


    But he couldn¡¯t close his eyes, he wanted to keep looking at Fei Cheng, he still had so many things to say to Fei Cheng.


    ¡°Little dragons¡­¡± After calling out in the bed all day, Nan HuaiLin¡¯s voice was completely hoarse, ¡°Is everything okay?¡±


    ¡°All good,¡± Fei Cheng caressed his cheek lovingly, ¡°Four of the five eggs hatched and one is still unhatched, but the egg is still alive, so I guess it will take a while before it breaks its shell.¡±


    ¡°Then what should we do?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked worriedly, ¡°Do you still have to go back to Undersea City?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°My brother said to just put it in the incubator and it will come out on its own when the time comes.¡±


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you bring the baby dragons back with you?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked again.


    ¡°They can¡¯t take the airlines¡¯ planes, they can only take private planes, and the procedure is quite complicated. I was thinking about you so much that I couldn¡¯t wait any longer, so I came back alone first and left the dragon cubs to my brother.¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°I got off the plane at five o¡¯clock, but the traffic jam was so bad that I couldn¡¯t wait to become a dragon and fly to you, I was so anxious.¡±


    ¡°Are the dragon cubs now human or dragons?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°Are they boys or girls?¡±


    ¡°They are still young dragons, and my brother says it will take at least a year before they become human.¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°The four that have hatched now are all sons, and I especially hope that the one that hasn¡¯t hatched yet is a daughter, so that we can have both genders.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°That would be great.¡±


    Fei Cheng came over and kissed him, ¡°Let¡¯s make the most of our time together before the dragon cubs come back, because when they do, it¡¯s going to be a big deal.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin wondered, ¡°Are they very naughty?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°They started fighting right after they came out of their eggshells, and I slapped them against the wall with one wing.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed and said, ¡°They must think Daddy doesn¡¯t love them at all.¡±


    Fei Cheng rolled onto his back and gazed at him tenderly, ¡°I love you the most.¡±


    Somehow, tears came without warning.


    Nan HuaiLin hurriedly closed his eyes to stop the tears, but the tears flowed more fiercely.


    Fei Cheng was shocked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong, baby? Don¡¯t cry, don¡¯t cry, don¡¯t cry. Did I say something wrong? I¡¯m sorry, baby, I¡¯m sorry¡­¡±


    Nan HuaiLin shook his head in a panic and looked at Fei Cheng with teary eyes, choking up and asking, ¡°It must have hurt when you broke the dragon bone, right?¡±


    ¡°No, it didn¡¯t hurt at all,¡± Fei Cheng lowered his head and kissed his tear stains, ¡°It hurts my heart when you cry.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin forced himself not to cry out, and asked, ¡°Which bone was broken?¡±


    Fei Cheng grabbed his hand and put it over the spot below his heart, ¡°This one.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin raised himself up and kissed the broken bone, his heart aching and tears pouring down.


    Fei Cheng hugged him and sat up, cupped his face and wiped his tears, smiling, ¡°Stop crying. Now that your face has turned into a little flower cat, do you want me to die of heartache?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at him and said, with a sobbing voice, ¡°Is it¡­ Is it worth it?¡±


    Fei Cheng replied without hesitation, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s especially worth it.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin shook his head, ¡°No, giving up a thousand years of life for a few decades is not worth it at all. You fool. The biggest fool in the world.¡±


    Fei Cheng was confused for two seconds, ¡°What¡­ What decades?¡±


    He paused and asked, ¡°What exactly did my brother tell you?¡±


    What Fei Zheng said that day, Nan HuaiLin has been tossing and turning these past few months, so he remembered it especially well. He choked up and said, ¡°He said that after breaking the forty-ninth dragon bone, you will age and die at the same normal rate as ordinary humans.¡±


    ¡°How dare you call me a fool? I think you¡¯re a real fool.¡± Fei Cheng was so angry and happy that he held Nan HuaiLin¡¯s face and said, ¡°Stop crying, that guy Fei Zheng lied to you. Your husband won¡¯t be that short-lived.¡±

 CH 46

    Nan HuaiLin was dumbfounded. ¡°Liar¡­Lied to me?¡±


    He froze briefly, but he didn¡¯t feel the least bit angry at being conned. A cautious joy suddenly appeared in his eyes. ¡°So, you can still live for a long, long time, right?¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°Yes. I will still live a long time together with you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at him in a daze.


    Fei Cheng explained seriously, ¡°The natural lifespan of a dragon is about 1,800 years. After breaking the 49th dragon bone, the lifespan will be reduced by two-thirds, which means only 600 years.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin calculated for a moment, then replied, ¡°Three hundred and thirty-six years.¡±


    ¡°Congratulations, you got it right.¡± Fei Cheng came over, and rewarded him with a kiss. Then he said, ¡°I told you before. Dragon essence is the most potent thing in my body. As long as I irrigate you with dragon essence every day, you can live as long as me. Maybe even longer than me.


    Are you happy?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin shook his head. ¡°I don¡¯t want to live longer than you. I just want to live and die together with you.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded vigorously. ¡°Okay. Live together, die together.¡±


    ¡°But,¡± Nan HuaiLin wondered. ¡°Why did your brother lie to me?¡±


    ¡°My brother¡¯s mental activity at the time was probably like this,¡± Fei Cheng coughed. ¡°My brother broke his bones to be with this lovely human, I have to say something serious to scare him, so that he will love my brother with all his heart, and won¡¯t leave my brother in his lifetime. One heart, one mind, one life.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Your brother¡¯s mental activity can¡¯t be that funny.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s probably what it means,¡± Fei Cheng suddenly turned the gun. ¡°But you¡¯re too good at fooling. You don¡¯t think that at the critical moment when the dragon race is about to become extinct, there is only you who can breed dragon eggs. Also, you will have more than one nest in a lifetime, so do you think my brother would let go of this great opportunity to revive the dragon race?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin thought seriously, and shook his head. ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°But,¡± Fei Cheng continued. ¡°If you and I only live a few decades before we die, our children won¡¯t have grown up by then. Do you think I am that irresponsible as a father?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin shook his head again. ¡°No.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°My brother has given me a task. For us to have one litter a year. The great mission of revitalizing the dragon family is left to us.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was shocked. ¡°¡­Really? Really?¡±


    ¡°Haha!¡± Fei Cheng laughed. ¡°I told you that you weren¡¯t a good liar. You¡¯ll believe anything I say. Normal humans can¡¯t just get pregnant, let alone with dragon eggs. It was an accident that you got pregnant with our first children. If you want to get pregnant with a second set, you¡¯ll have to rely on 99% of your husband¡¯s hard work and 1% of your luck.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°But I really don¡¯t want to have a second set. What if I do?¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled. ¡°As I said, you must be nourished by the dragon¡¯s essence every day, so we can¡¯t use contraception. Plus, it¡¯s not up to you to decide if you want to have a second set, you have to let nature take its course.¡±


    He paused, then came to Nan HuaiLin¡¯s ear, deliberately lowered his voice and said, ¡°Besides, you have to take the initiative to ask me for sex in the future, okay?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked in a small voice, ¡°Every, every day?¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded. ¡°Yes, every day.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s voice got even quieter, ¡°Then¡­Wouldn¡¯t you get very tired?¡±


    Fei Cheng let out a laugh, cupped Nan HuaiLin¡¯s chin and said, ¡°Baby, are you doubting my strength now? It seems I haven¡¯t sufficiently made you realize how strong I really am.¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Nan HuaiLin hurriedly explained. ¡°I didn¡¯t¡­¡±


    He was scared to death that his stomach would burst if they continued, so he rushed to beg for mercy. ¡°You¡¯re the best. I¡¯ve learned enough, really and truly.¡±


    Fei Cheng put his arm around him, and lay back as he smiled. ¡°I¡¯m teasing you. I know you¡¯re full. Let¡¯s continue after you digest. Be prepared, you won¡¯t be able to leave me more than five centimeters for the next three days.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin lay in his arms with his pillow, and answered, ¡°yes,¡± in a good manner.


    He gently put his hand over Fei Cheng¡¯s broken bone, and couldn¡¯t help but ask again, ¡°Does it really not hurt?¡±


    Fei Cheng grabbed his hand, and held it in his palm. He didn¡¯t answer but instead asked, ¡°Do you know why I decided to break the bone so decisively?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin tilted his head to look at him. ¡°Why?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Because of my brother.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin quietly waited for the rest.


    Fei Cheng said slowly, ¡°A long time ago, my brother also loved someone deeply. They lived together for two hundred years, but that person still died. After the death of his lover, my brother¡¯s whole being changed. He had been a very gentle person, but became colder and colder, and never smiled happily again. I witnessed the pain my brother endured after losing what he loved, and I didn¡¯t want to experience that pain. After finding you, I chose to break my bone without hesitation. It¡¯s just like you said. I want to live and die together with you.¡±


    His heart was soft, sour, and sweet.


    Nan HuaiLin rubbed his cheek against Fei Cheng¡¯s chest. He reached out to hug him tightly, and repeated the words in a very soft but firm voice, ¡°Live together, die together.¡±


    Fei Cheng suddenly smiled. ¡°About three years ago, a particularly interesting thing happened to my brother.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°What?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°You know Ruan Xin, right?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Of course.¡± He quietly added, ¡°Ruan Xin is my god.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Ruan Xin looks exactly the same as my brother¡¯s dead lover.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was taken aback, and jerked his head up. He accidentally hit Fei Cheng¡¯s chin, which caused him to cry out in pain.


    Nan HuaiLin hurriedly rubbed his jaw, then eagerly asked, ¡°Is he really the same?¡±


    ¡°Of course it¡¯s true,¡± Fei Cheng took him back into his arms, and hugged him. ¡°I was shocked when I first saw Ruan Xin. I thought that person had come back from the dead.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°Then your brother and Ruan Xin¡­Are they together now?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t really know,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°I tried to check Ruan Xin twice, but I didn¡¯t find any clues.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin suddenly understood what Ruan Xin had meant by ¡®selfishness¡¯ in the first place.


    He was ashamed of his own nasty thoughts.


    ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about them, but about us.¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°My brother and the dragons won¡¯t be back for at least a week, so what do you want to do for a week? Hubby is with you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin abruptly sat up, and dragged Fei Cheng up too. Then he pulled open the drawer of the bedside table, took out a velvet box and sat down facing Fei Cheng. Suddenly, he was a little embarrassed, so he lowered his head and said, ¡°I want to go back home to Suzhou. You can accompany me.¡±


    Fei Cheng couldn¡¯t move his eyes from the velvet box in his hand. He seemed to not understand what he was saying. He froze. ¡°Ah?¡± he said.


    Nan HuaiLin still kept his head down. ¡°I have to ask my parents for my family register.¡±


    Fei Cheng gave another dumb, ¡°Huh?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin finally opened the velvet box under Fei Cheng¡¯s eager gaze. Inside was a simple but generously shaped white gold ring.


    There¡¯s an old song that said, ¡°If you¡¯ve been loved, who else can you be foolish for?¡± Fei Cheng gave him the best love in the world, and he would never be able to move for anyone other than Fei Cheng in his life.


    So, on the day Fei Zheng gave him the bone ring, he went to the mall and bought a ring. He had planned to propose to Fei Cheng as soon as he returned.


    Now, it was the perfect moment.


    Nan HuaiLin plucked up his courage, looked up at Fei Cheng, smiled shyly and said, ¡°Mr. Fei Cheng. I want to have a wedding. To tie the knot with you. Will you do it?¡±

 CH 47

    ¡°Yes, yes, yes!¡± Fei Cheng was so excited that tears were flowing down his face. He didn¡¯t wait for Nan HuaiLin to put the ring on him, he took it himself, and put it on his left ring finger.


    ¡°It¡¯s just the right size.¡± Fei Cheng was surprised. He held Nan HuaiLin¡¯s face and kissed it. ¡°Wife, you¡¯re so lovable. I love you so much.¡±


    ¡°Hey, where¡¯s my phone?¡± Fei Cheng lifted the quilt and picked up the pillow to find the phone. ¡°Wife, have you seen my phone?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Nan HuaiLin was amused by his fidgety appearance, and asked with a smile, ¡°Why are you suddenly looking for your phone?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going to Suzhou to meet my parents-in-law.¡± Fei Cheng bent down and grabbed his pants from the floor. ¡°I have to book the flight quickly. Hey, what do you think is a good gift for my first meeting? How about a villa?¡±


    ¡°I said I would buy them a new house, but my parents don¡¯t want to move. They have lived in their old house for half of their lives. The neighbors have feelings for them, and they will be uncomfortable when they move.¡± Nan HuaiLin reached out, and dragged him over. ¡°Don¡¯t be too excited, listen to what I have to tell you first.¡±


    Fei Cheng looked at him with bright eyes. ¡°You tell me. I¡¯m listening.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Initially, because of my first love, my parents and I had a very difficult time. They¡¯ve never fully accepted the fact that I like men, not to mention marrying a man. They may¡­You have to be prepared for this.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll make sure they like me.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled. ¡°You look very confident.¡±


    Fei Cheng hugged him. ¡°As long as you love me, I¡¯m not afraid of anything.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin leaned on his shoulder, and after a moment of silence, he whispered, ¡°I love you.¡±


    This was the first time he said that to Fei Cheng.


    He had never been one to say that easily. But Fei Cheng¡¯s love was so passionate, that he couldn¡¯t help but want to give an equally passionate response.


    ¡°Say it again.¡± Fei Cheng¡¯s voice was abruptly muffled.


    ¡°I love you,¡± Nan HuaiLin whispered in his ear.


    Fei Cheng pinned him to the bed, and looked tenderly into his eyes. ¡°Say it again.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin also looked at him, raised his hand and put it around his neck, as he said repeatedly, ¡°I love you. I love you. I love you¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng lowered his head and kissed him. ¡°Let¡¯s continue, okay?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin lifted his leg and wrapped it around his waist, as he gave him a silent invitation.


    They went from early morning to dusk, and from dusk to early morning. It was giving and taking and not getting enough.


    After he passed out, Nan HuaiLin had a dream.


    He dreamed that he laid eggs one after another, and hatched a large group of baby dragons. They followed him wherever he went, just like chicks would follow a hen.


    He giggled with joy in the dream, but when he woke up, he suddenly felt a little lost, and thought it would be good to have more nests. It wasn¡¯t like he couldn¡¯t afford to raise them.


    The next morning, the two of them simply packed a few changes of clothes, and left for Suzhou.


    There was no airport in Suzhou, so they had to fly to Shanghai first, then take a bus to Suzhou. That was too much trouble for Fei Cheng, so they booked business seats on a high-speed train.


    In the cab on the way to the station, Nan HuaiLin called his mother.


    He plugged in his headset, and gave one to Fei Cheng. He told him to just listen, and not make a sound.


    When the call was answered, Nan HuaiLin smiled and called out, ¡°Mum.¡± Then he asked, ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    His mother said, ¡°I¡¯m playing mahjong with your Aunt Zhang and the others.¡±


    The sound of chaotic voices followed.


    ¡°Is that Lin Lin?¡±


    ¡°Lin Lin¡¯s ancient drama is so good. I¡¯ve watched it several times.¡±


    ¡°Let Lin Lin send some autographed photos back. Our Xiaoxiao¡¯s classmates are all obsessed with him.¡±


    ¡°Women have changed 18 times, men have changed 18 times. Lin Lin is so good looking now.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s head was pounding. He and Fei Cheng looked at each other, and smiled helplessly. He said, ¡°Mom, I¡¯m on the high-speed train back to Suzhou today. I guess I¡¯ll be home at 5:30.¡±


    ¡°Okay, okay, I understand.¡± The sound of mahjong was heard over there, and Nan HuaiLin heard as his mother said happily, ¡°No more. No more. Lin Lin is coming back today. I have to buy groceries.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin hurriedly took off his headphones, and put them back on only when it was quiet.


    ¡°Why are you coming back all of a sudden?¡± His mother asked with a smile.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t come home for New Year¡¯s Eve. I haven¡¯t been working lately, so I wanted to come home to see you and Dad,¡± Nan HuaiLin said.


    ¡°Good, good,¡± his mother said with a smile. ¡°What time does the train arrive at the station? I¡¯ll have GuiChen pick you up by car.¡±


    ¡°It arrives at five o¡¯clock.¡± Nan HuaiLin paused, and said, ¡°Mom, I¡¯ve brought someone with me.¡±


    His mother asked, ¡°Who is it?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin replied, ¡°My boyfriend.¡±


    There was silence for a while before she said, ¡°I know. I¡¯ll tell your father.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin breathed a sigh of relief. ¡°Thank you, Mom.¡±


    After he hung up the phone, Fei Cheng said, ¡°Quickly. Introduce me to the details of your father and mother.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°My father¡¯s name is Nan ZunShan, fifty-five years old, from Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, and my mother¡¯s name is Geng XiaoRong, forty-nine years old, a native of Suzhou. My father is a retiree. My mother has a sister, my aunt. The GuiChen my mother just mentioned, his full name is Bao GuiChen, he is my aunt¡¯s son, and my cousin. My aunt¡¯s husband¡­¡±


    Nan HuaiLin introduced Fei Cheng in detail to his relatives, and the people who lived in the neighborhood. At the end, he said, ¡°Be prepared to be surrounded and questioned by dozens of people at the same time.¡±


    Fei Cheng let out a long breath. ¡°Suddenly I feel so much pressure.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. I¡¯ll protect you.¡±


    Fei Cheng leaned his head on his shoulder, and had a bird-like appearance. ¡°Okay, then I¡¯ll rely on you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin stroked his head, smiled and said, ¡°Good boy.¡±


    When they arrived at the station, Nan HuaiLin put on his hat, mask and sunglasses. He only got out of the cab after being fully armed.


    They got their tickets first, checked into the station, waited in the waiting room for more than half an hour, and finally got on the train.


    This was Nan HuaiLin¡¯s first time in a business seat, so it was a bit of a novelty.


    He took off his hat and mask, but left on his sunglasses. He was about to speak to Fei Cheng when he was startled by the sound of tapping on the window. When he looked out, he saw a girl was tapping on the window while she held up her cell phone, and was snapping photos of him.


    Nan HuaiLin took off his sunglasses, and smiled politely at her. That was followed by someone else in the carriage shouting, ¡°Nan HuaiLin!¡±


    Then the scene went out of control.


    Fans were pouring in. They asked for autographs, photos and hugs, and Nan HuaiLin was there for them. Fei Cheng was pushed to the side by the fans. He watched those people who were hugging his wife and not letting go, and wanted to slap them all away with his wing.


    When the train drove out after a long time, calm was gradually restored in the carriage.


    Fei Cheng could finally return to his seat, but he looked sullen and wouldn¡¯t talk to Nan HuaiLin.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Nan HuaiLin leaned back in his seat, and turned sideways to face him. ¡°Not happy, huh?¡±


    ¡°Mn,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°Very unhappy.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin reached out to poke his cheek, and asked with a smile, ¡°Why are you unhappy?¡±


    Fei Cheng gave him a look. ¡°You know why.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said innocently, ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±


    Fei Cheng sighed. ¡°You are now the dream of nine billion girls. I can only be the man behind you. It feels very unpleasant.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin held out his left hand. ¡°Give me your left hand.¡±


    Fei Cheng looked to the side, then lowered his voice and said, ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid of being seen by fans?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I am openly in love. What are you afraid of? Give me your hand.¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed, and took Nan HuaiLin¡¯s hand.


    Nan HuaiLin took out his cell phone, and  took a picture of the two men holding hands with their fingers intertwined. His hand with the bone ring, and Fei Cheng¡¯s hand with a white gold ring, both of which were clearly captured.


    ¡°What for?¡± Fei Cheng asked.


    ¡°Trying to show off.¡± Nan HuaiLin added a filter to the photo, and sent it directly to his friends with the text: [In love.]


    Fei Cheng leaned over and gave him a sloppy kiss. He whispered, ¡°You¡¯re so cute. I want to be in love.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin blushed and whispered, ¡°Hold it in.¡±


    Fei Cheng added, ¡°The restroom on the high-speed train is very spacious¡­¡±


    Nan HuaiLin directly closed his eyes. ¡°I¡¯m sleepy. I want to take a nap. Don¡¯t disturb me.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled, reached out and pressed his head on his shoulder. ¡°Go to sleep.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was really sleepy.


    He and Fei Cheng had tossed and turned from eight o¡¯clock yesterday morning to three o¡¯clock this morning. It was probably because of the nourishment of the dragon essence, but he didn¡¯t feel sore. However, he was very sleepy.


    This sleep lasted from Beijing to Suzhou.


    ¡°Baby, wake up,¡± Fei Cheng gently patted his face. ¡°It¡¯s time to get off.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin opened his eyes, and found he had laid himself on Fei Cheng¡¯s lap at some point.


    Fei Cheng picked him up, put on his hat, mask and sunglasses, then pulled the suitcase with one hand and held his hand with the other, as they followed the crowd to get off.


    As he walked towards the exit, Nan HuaiLin¡¯s cell phone rang.


    It was his cousin Bao GuiChen calling.


    ¡°Hello, cousin, we¡¯re heading to the exit.¡± Nan HuaiLin answered. ¡°North Square, right? Okay, wait for us for ten minutes, bye.¡± After he hung up the phone, Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°My cousin is already waiting for us.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Do I have to call him gege later, too?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled, and said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry that you have to call someone who is more than two hundred years younger than you, gege.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°You can call me gege first.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin came up to his ear, and called out, ¡°gege.¡±


    ¡°Mn¡­¡± Fei Cheng paused. ¡°It doesn¡¯t taste right. It¡¯s not sweet enough.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Stack it up, and call it.¡±


    This was a little difficult to say. Nan HuaiLin did a little psychological construction, and said in an especially small voice, ¡°Gege.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s voice was already beautiful, and now it was mixed with some sweet pampering. Fei Cheng¡¯s heart fluttered at this cry, and in a muffled voice, close to his ear he said, ¡°This is how you will call me in bed from now on. It¡¯s particularly sensational.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s ears reddened, and he gave him a gentle elbow. ¡°Be serious.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s impossible to be serious. Never with you in my life.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­Don¡¯t look at Weibo anymore.¡±


    After they checked the tickets and left the station, Nan HuaiLin took Fei Cheng¡¯s hand and walked in the direction of the North Square.


    When he reached the roadside, he pulled down his sunglasses a bit. After a couple of glances, he saw, not far away, Bao GuiChen, who was standing by a car as he smoked. He waved happily, ¡°Cousin!¡±

 CH 48

    Bao GuiChen was only one year older than Nan HuaiLin. Both of them were only children and they grew up together, so their relationship was better than that of biological brothers.


    When Nan HuaiLin wanted to follow Shi Yan to Beijing, his father refused to agree and locked him in the house for a week. Finally, Bao GuiChen stole the key and let him go.


    If it wasn¡¯t for Bao GuiChen, he would have missed the freshman orientation at Beijing Film Academy, and taken a very different path in life, so he was very grateful for Bao GuiChen.


    When he heard Nan HuaiLin¡¯s shout, Bao GuiChen turned his head to look over and waved his hand with a smile. He bent down to put out his cigarette, and threw the cigarette butt into the trash can next to him.


    Nan HuaiLin held Fei Cheng¡¯s hand,as walked over quickly and gave Bao GuiChen a big hug. He said with a smile, ¡°Brother, it¡¯s been a long time.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s been quite a long time. More than a year, right?¡± Bao GuiChen swept a glance at Fei Cheng next to him, and said with a smile, ¡°Hurry up and introduce yourself.¡±


    Fei Cheng didn¡¯t wait for Nan HuaiLin to speak. He extended his hand and called out ¡®brother¡¯ before he smiled and said, ¡°My name is Fei Cheng. I¡¯m Nan HuaiLin¡¯s boyfriend.¡±


    Bao GuiChen shook hands with him. ¡°Let¡¯s get in the car first.¡±


    Fei Cheng put the suitcase in the trunk, then Nan HuaiLin pushed him into the back seat, sat himself in the passenger seat and took off the sunglasses and mask.


    ¡°Watching TV and seeing real people are really different,¡± Bao Guichen said, as he stared at Nan HuaiLin from behind the steering wheel. ¡°Are you really my brother?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°When you were in fifth grade, you were blowing shit up in front of the house. You threw the cannon up there, just as my aunt¡¯s husband came out from inside, and the shit smeared on his face. He chased you and hit you. Then you jumped into the river in a hurry, and almost drowned.¡±


    Fei Cheng didn¡¯t hold back and burst out laughing.


    Nan HuaiLin and Bao GuiChen turned their heads to look at him at the same time, ¡°¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng hurriedly choked back his laughter. ¡°No, sorry.¡±


    Bao GuiChen reached out, and pushed Nan HuaiLin¡¯s head. ¡°Can¡¯t you remember me a little better? Little wolf with white eyes.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m just trying to prove myself.¡±


    Bao GuiChen drove up the road and said, ¡°Your house is probably occupied by all the neighbors who have heard about it, so be prepared to be surrounded.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯m used to being mobbed everywhere I go now.¡±


    Bao GuiChen glanced at Fei Cheng in the rearview mirror, hesitated for a moment, and said, ¡°How about¡­You take your boyfriend to the hotel first? There are so many people around, and I¡¯m worried about your parents if you take your boyfriend home¨C¡°


    ¡°Brother,¡± Nan HuaiLin interrupted him, and said bluntly. ¡°I came back this time just to get my account book and get married.¡±


    Bao GuiChen looked at him in surprise. ¡°How old are you to get married? Besides, in the entertainment industry, you have to hide your love for fear of losing fans. How come you are going to get married?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said seriously, ¡°Because it has been determined that this life will never change. So I want to get married, and live together in a proper way.¡±


    Bao GuiChen was silent for a moment. ¡°Your parents will never agree.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Brother, you will stand by my side, right?¡±


    Bao GuiChen smiled helplessly. ¡°I still don¡¯t know you. You look like a soft persimmon, but in fact you are the hardest. Once you make up your mind, nothing others can say will help.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin turned around and winked at Fei Cheng, who then gave him a kiss. Fei Cheng said to Bao GuiChen, ¡°Brother, please take me to the mall. I need to buy some gifts for my aunt and uncle.¡±


    Bao GuiChen drove directly to the Stone Road Pedestrian Street, parked the car on the side of the road and took Fei Cheng to buy something. It wasn¡¯t convenient for Nan HuaiLin to go in, so he just instructed Fei Cheng, ¡°Don¡¯t buy anything too expensive. My mother hates to spend money indiscriminately.¡±


    ¡°I know,¡± Fei Cheng said with a smile. ¡°I have it in mind.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin waited in the car and, since he had nothing else to do, called Man Tianzhu.


    ¡°Little Sister Zhu,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°Can you send me the account password of my big Weibo account?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin had been filming continuously during this period of time, and his Weibo account had been managed by Man Tianzhu, but she would let Nan HuaiLin go through things before she posted. What she posted was basically the various promotional blogs of his TV series, and occasionally she would also post two photos of Nan HuaiLin on the set, or at an event.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll send it to you on WeChat later,¡± Man Tianzhu said. ¡°You¡¯ve put off all your work. Is there something important going on?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile. ¡°It¡¯s just that my boyfriend is back, and I want to talk to him about love.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡± Caught off guard, and stuffed with dog food, Man Tianzhu was speechless for a moment, then said, ¡°So when are you going to start taking jobs? I¡¯m used to being busy, so suddenly I¡¯m quite uncomfortable.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve taken a month¡¯s leave from Sister Shan,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°Let¡¯s talk about it after May 1.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± said Man Tianzhu. ¡°Then have fun, and be careful not to get caught on camera by the paparazzi.¡±


    ¡°Got it,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°Bye.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin logged on to Weibo, replied with a few funny comments, and then went to Hot Search to see what was new.


    After he spent more than half an hour tweeting, Bao GuiChen and Fei Cheng finally came back.


    Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°What did you buy?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I bought some clothes and some nutrition products.¡±


    It was a modest gift, so Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t say anything.


    In less than twenty minutes, the car turned from the spacious road into a cramped alley. They drove slowly around and around.


    Fei Cheng lowered the window to look out. As far as the eye could see, it was all white walls and black tiles. The height was jagged, and mostly years of old houses. They turned a corner and there was a not too wide, but not too narrow river. On the river, there were boats full of tourists sailing by.


    ¡°Is this where you grew up?¡± Fei Cheng asked.


    ¡°Mn,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°Until I went to Beijing at the age of eighteen.¡±


    Fei Cheng imagined a little soybean version of Nan HuaiLin, running and playing in the alleyways. The corners of his lips curled up.


    ¡°It¡¯s so beautiful here,¡± he said.


    It was not how pretty it was per se, but it was pretty because it was where his wife had lived.


    After they drove along the river for a while, they drove over a stone bridge, then the car turned into a narrow alleyway again and soon stopped.


    Because the road ahead was blocked by a crowd.


    ¡°We¡¯ll go from here. This is too much, right?¡± Bao GuiChen exclaimed. ¡°Get out.¡±


    The three of them got out of the car. Fei Cheng was carrying gift bags in both hands. Bao GuiChen went around to the back and took out the suitcase, then let Fei Cheng out.


    Nan HuaiLin was swamped by the crowd as soon as he got out of the car. Fei Cheng couldn¡¯t even see him, he could only vaguely hear his voice, as he greeted people over and over.


    Bao GuiChen smiled, and asked Fei Cheng, ¡°Is my brother so popular now?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°He is now as popular as the day is long. No one can compare.¡±


    Bao GuiChen lowered his voice and asked, ¡°So if you guys get married now, will it really have no effect on his career?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Brother, our family is a media company. I will only let him get better and better, you can be rest assured.¡±


    Bao GuiChen looked at him suspiciously. ¡°You¡¯re not. You¡¯re not¡­submarining my brother, are you?¡±


    Fei Cheng hurriedly clarified. ¡°I guarantee, with my personality, he and I are absolutely in love.¡±


    Bao GuiChen patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, ¡°I¡¯m just kidding. Don¡¯t be nervous.¡± He glanced forward and said, ¡°But you should be nervous now. See, the one in the green knit shirt? That¡¯s Lin Lin¡¯s mother, next to her is Lin Lin¡¯s father. My uncle is grumpy, so if he beats you up, don¡¯t hide.¡±


    Fei Cheng saw them.


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s mother looked kind and friendly, with a face of peace, Nan HuaiLin¡¯s father was tense, expressionless, and seemed to be a serious person.


    Fei Cheng was nervous. For the first time in over two hundred years of life, his heart was beating in his throat.


    Nan HuaiLin had been flanked by his parents.


    ¡°Dad. Mom,¡± he said a little nervously. ¡°I¡¯m back.¡±


    Geng XiaoRong looked at her son¡¯s familiar and unfamiliar face. She glanced at Fei Cheng, who hadn¡¯t yet reached her, before she took her son¡¯s hand, smiled warmly and said, ¡°Come on. Let¡¯s go home.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin waved back, as he signalled Fei Cheng and Bao GuiChen to hurry up, and then followed his parents into the courtyard.


    This was a small two-story building similar to a Beijing courtyard, in which four families lived, two downstairs and two upstairs. Nan HuaiLin¡¯s house was upstairs, with three rooms lined up, one for his parents¡¯ bedroom, one for Nan HuaiLin¡¯s bedroom, and one that served as the living room, with the dining room in a narrow hallway.


    Nan HuaiLin followed his parents into the living room, and found that it was also packed with people. His aunt and uncle, uncles and aunts from the building, sisters and brothers¡­His fear of dense crowds was getting the better of him.


    Nan HuaiLin politely called out to people one by one. Before he could finish, Bao GuiChen led Fei Cheng in the door.


    Fei Cheng wanted to greet Nan HuaiLin¡¯s parents, but Bao GuiChen hurriedly told him to keep quiet, so Fei Cheng had to stand aside silently as his tension level continued to soar.


    After a flurry of pleasantries, Nan ZunShan gave the expulsion order without expression. ¡°We¡¯ve already seen the big star, so let¡¯s all go back first, and let us talk as a family.¡±


    A room full of people came out, and left only Nan HuaiLin¡¯s family, Bao GuiChen¡¯s family, and one Fei Cheng.


    Nan ZunShan walked over, and closed the door.


    The atmosphere in the living room was a little strained for a moment, and no one spoke.


    ¡°Dad¨C¡± Nan HuaiLin just opened his mouth, when Nan Zunshan slapped him across the face.


    Fei Cheng was standing next to Nan HuaiLin, and he agilely moved between them to protect Nan HuaiLin who was held in his arms.


    Nan ZunShan¡¯s slap hit Fei Cheng solidly on the back of the head with a loud thud.

 CH 49

    This sudden slap made the original atmosphere of the stagnant living room suddenly explode into a cursing chaos.


    Nan HuaiLin had tears in his eyes. Fei Cheng felt his heart ache. Without moving excessively, he turned around to keep him protected, while he said with a smile towards Nan ZunShan, ¡°Dad, no, uncle, is your hand okay?¡±


    Nan ZunShan cursed in his heart. Motherfucker! This kid¡¯s brain is so hard, it hurts my wrist!


    He clenched his fist, and said with a cold face, ¡°You don¡¯t have the right to talk here. Get out of my way!¡±


    ¡°What are you doing? We agreed not to lose our temper!¡± Geng XiaoRong tugged her husband¡¯s arm, and said with a sobbing voice, ¡°You hit your son before he could even say a word to you. He¡¯ll never come back to this house again. Is that what you want?¡±


    ¡°Yes, ZunShan,¡± Nan HuaiLin¡¯s aunt spoke up. ¡°Let¡¯s talk properly. Lin Lin is not a child anymore. How can you hit him? Besides, there are outsiders here.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s aunt was also helping. Nan ZunShan stared at where Nan HuaiLin stood behind Fei Cheng for a long time before he said angrily, ¡°Come here!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin hadn¡¯t expected his father to be so angry. The last time his father was that angry was when he was caught having a relationship with Shi Yan in his sophomore year. He felt a little aggrieved and guilty. He told himself he couldn¡¯t be a coward, but he couldn¡¯t be a hard-ass either. He had to defend his lover, but not break his parents¡¯ hearts again.


    Nan HuaiLin came out from behind Fei Cheng, looked at his dad, then got down on his knees and said, choked up, ¡°Dad. Hit me. Do whatever you want, as long as you can get over it.¡±


    ¡°Lin Lin!¡± Geng XiaoRong shouted in surprise.


    No one in this world knew her son better than she did. Her son seemed soft and gentle, but in reality he was stubborn and tenacious, exactly like his father. Even when his father scolded and confined him, he was unable to get him to admit a mistake. In the past few years, father and son had been at loggerheads. Neither of them was soft. Even when they sat at a table for dinner during New Year¡¯s Eve, they hardly spoke to each other, and she was caught in the middle. But now, her son actually knelt down. How could she not be surprised?


    Not only Geng XiaoRong, but the others were also stunned, including Nan ZunShan.


    He gazed at his son¡¯s face, and asked in a cold, hard voice, ¡°Do you know why I hit you?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin paused for a moment, and slowly shook his head.


    Nan ZunShan called to Bao GuiChen, ¡°Bring me a chair.¡±


    Bao Guichen hurriedly went to bring a chair over. Nan ZunShan sat down, then said in a deep voice, ¡°Look up. Look at me.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked up at his father. He suddenly saw the gray hair at his father¡¯s temples, and the wrinkles stacked at the corners of his eyes. His heart couldn¡¯t help but feel sour, and he forced himself not to cry.


    However, the tone of NanZunShan¡¯s voice had softened a lot. ¡°I beat you just to get out of the anger I have been holding in my heart for seven years.


    ¡°When you were in your adolescence, rebellious and not listening to your parents, you did something stupid. I was angry, but I didn¡¯t blame you. I thought at the time, that when you were older, you would look at people and would distinguish between right and wrong. Then you would understand the good intentions of Mom and Dad. But what did you do? For the sake of a scum, you spent seven years not saying a word to me properly!


    ¡°I was angry, but I thought, as long as you are happy, as long as you live a good life, whether you like men or women, it doesn¡¯t matter. The state has recognized same-sex marriage as legal. What else can I say?


    ¡°But once again, you let me down. That night, you called your mom and said you broke up with that scumbag. Did you think I would be too happy to sleep? I was so fucking angry I wanted to kill someone!


    ¡°In order to be with that scum, you didn¡¯t want your parents, didn¡¯t want your family, didn¡¯t want your future, but in the end, what? He kicked you out in order to climb up the ladder. Everything you¡¯d done over the years had become a joke, and your parents became a joke too!


    ¡°If you¡¯d come home at that time, obediently become soft, I wouldn¡¯t have had a word of complaint. I¡¯d only feel sorry for my son, outside the aggravation. But you didn¡¯t say anything. You just held it in, and let me and your mother hold it in with you.


    ¡°You are my son. Can¡¯t you give your father a chance? Is it so hard to give me a step? Do I still have to beg you to forgive me? Huh?¡± At the end, Nan ZunShan¡¯s voice was choked with sobs. Nan HuaiLin was already in tears.


    He hadn¡¯t expected that incident, which had already become a thing of the past for him and could hardly be recalled, would still be in his father¡¯s heart. Would still make him feel angered, stifled and pained.


    Nan HuaiLin bent his head against his father¡¯s knee and cried, ¡°Dad, I was wrong. I was wrong. I¡¯m sorry. I¡¯m sorry. Please forgive me¡­¡±


    Tears welled up in everyone¡¯s eyes.


    Fei Cheng had lived for more than two hundred and sixty years, but for the first time he shed tears. He hurriedly turned his back, and reached out to catch them. The tears fell in his palm and turned into two clear and crystal beads, which he quietly put into his pocket.


    Nan ZunShan tilted his face and took a deep breath. When he looked down again, his face became gentle. He raised his hand and softly stroked Nan HuaiLin¡¯s hair, as he smiled slightly and said, ¡°Brat. It¡¯s not easy to wait for you to admit your mistake. I thought you were going to fight with me to the end. Do you think it¡¯s a loss for me to beat you?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked up. His face was covered with tear streaks. He looked pitiful and heartbreaking, as he said in a muttered voice, ¡°No. Not at all.¡±


    Nan ZunShan held his face to wipe his tears, and said with a smile, ¡°When you were first born, I told your mother that my son was too ugly, and would be a bachelor for the rest of his life. I didn¡¯t expect that you would grow up so much in a blink of an eye, and become more and more handsome, just like your father when he was young.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin finally stopped crying and smiled.


    Nan ZunShan glared at Fei Cheng next to him. His tone was unkind. ¡°What are you standing there for? Why don¡¯t you help him up?¡±


    Fei Cheng hurried forward to help Nan HuaiLin up.


    Nan ZunShan got up, then went to the table and sat down. ¡°Let¡¯s eat.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s mother and his aunt had prepared dinner while they were waiting for Bao GuiChen to pick him up, so that they could start eating right away. But who knew that as soon as they entered the room, they would play out a touching scene of father and son reconciling with each other and releasing their old grudges.


    Soon, the dishes were served again and the family was seated.


    Bao GuiChen asked, ¡°Aunt, do you want a drink?¡±


    Nan ZunShan swept a glance at Fei Cheng and said, ¡°Bring out those two bottles of 1573.¡±


    ¡°Wow.¡± Bao Guichen got up. ¡°My father has been thinking about those two bottles for a long time.¡±


    Nan ZunShan gave Fei Cheng another sweeping look. ¡°Are you just going to sit there?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin sat between his dad and his boyfriend. He felt his dad¡¯s eye knives fly over from time to time, and secretly pinched a sweat for his boyfriend. He poked his boyfriend, whose IQ was offline, with his elbow and reminded him in a low voice, ¡°Introduce yourself.¡±


    Fei Cheng hurriedly stood up and said loudly, ¡°My name is Fei Cheng. I¡¯m Nan HuaiLin¡¯s boyfriend. First time meeting. Please take care of me!¡±


    After saying that, he bowed squarely.


    Nan ZunShan said, ¡°No need to be so loud. We aren¡¯t deaf.¡±


    Geng XiaoRong said, ¡°Sit down quickly.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s aunt smiled and said, ¡°The young man is really handsome.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s uncle said, ¡°Is he handsome enough to be a meal?¡±


    Bao GuiChen said, ¡°Dad, being handsome really is a meal.¡±


    And then it was time for the household account check.


    ¡°How old are you?¡±


    ¡°Twenty-three.¡±


    ¡°Oh, that¡¯s a year younger than Lin Lin. You¡¯re not still in school, are you?¡±


    ¡°No, I graduated last year, and now I¡¯m working in my brother¡¯s company.¡±


    ¡°What kind of company?¡±


    ¡°Media company.¡±


    ¡°Who else is at home?¡±


    ¡°My parents are gone. Only me and my brother are at home.¡±


    ¡°How long have you been with Lin Lin?¡±


    ¡°Six months.¡±


    BLA BLA BLA¡­


    Fei Cheng kept smiling, and answered all the questions.


    He was hungry, as he looked at the table full of dishes, but he didn¡¯t even get the opportunity to move his chopsticks. Bao GuiChen also kept pouring him wine. Fei Cheng could only drink down glass after glass, since he thought his alcohol consumption was good. He drank a whole bottle of 1573 on an empty stomach, then he began to feel dizzy and his limbs were weak. He felt like he couldn¡¯t even sit straight.


    Nan HuaiLin thought he was a dragon and so must be a good drinker, therefore he let Bao GuiChen fill him up. So, when he finally realized something was wrong with Fei Cheng, it was too late.


    ¡°Dad, he seems to have drunk too much,¡± Nan HuaiLin half-embraced Fei Cheng, who was sitting unsteadily. ¡°I¡¯ll send him to my room to lie down for a while.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not drunk!¡± Fei Cheng said with a loud tongue. ¡°I can still drink!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was afraid that he would talk nonsense, so he stood up with his arm around him. He was about to go out, but Fei Cheng suddenly broke away from him and followed his example. He knelt down in front of Nan Zunshan with a thunk, and said in a slurred voice, ¡°Father-in-law, please give me the account book. I want to take Little Linzi to the Civil Affairs Bureau¡­to get married.¡±


    When the words fell, there was dead silence in the living room, and six faces were confused.


    Nan HuaiLin hurriedly covered Fei Cheng¡¯s mouth, and said with a dry smile, ¡°He¡¯s drunk and talking nonsense. Brother, come and help me.¡±


    Bao GuiChen woke up from his dream, and hurried over. He and Nan HuaiLin picked up Fei Cheng, left and right, and fled the scene in a flash.


    ¡°Your boyfriend really has guts,¡± Bao Guichen said as they walked away. ¡°I¡¯m afraid the father-son relationship you just repaired with your father is going to break up again.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s all your fault,¡± Nan HuaiLin said in a lowered voice. ¡°Why did you keep making him drink?!¡±


    ¡°I was wronged,¡± Bao GuiChen said. ¡°Your father ordered me to do it with his eyes.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°You can¡¯t pretend to be blind, can you?¡±


    Bao GuiChen had no words to say, so he silently admitted to the crime.


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s bedroom was divided into two floors, with the bathroom and toilet on the first floor and the bed on the second.


    The staircase was too narrow to accommodate three people, so Bao GuiChen let go and Nan HuaiLin struggled to carry Fei Cheng upstairs.


    Halfway up, Fei Cheng slurred, ¡°Wife, I want to pee.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    What if I want to hit someone?


    Nan HuaiLin had no choice but to get him down again.


    Bao GuiChen touched his nose awkwardly. ¡°That¡­I¡¯ll go back to the living room first. You settle him down and hurry over too. Your father must be exploding right now.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, and went into the bathroom with Fei Cheng in his arms. He wrapped one arm around Fei Cheng¡¯s waist, unzipped his pants with one hand, and pulled out his big, hot baby.

 CH 50

    Although more intimate things had been done, to handle his boyfriend in such a shameful way was a first for Nan HuaiLin. He squeezed Fei Cheng¡¯s big baby with his thumb and index finger and waited for a while, but instead of seeing him pee, the big baby in his hand became bigger and harder at a speed visible to the naked eye.


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    He hurriedly tucked the big, sinewy baby back into Fei Cheng¡¯s pants.


    Fei Cheng wrapped his arms around him, buried his face in his neck and rubbed it, as if being pampered.


    Nan HuaiLin asked softly, ¡°Are you really drunk, or are you pretending to be?¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed, pressed him against the sliding door, and kissed his neck while he pushed his lower body against him.


    ¡°Stop it!¡± Nan HuaiLin slapped him on the back.


    Fei Cheng grunted and mumbled, ¡°I want to fuck¡­¡±


    ¡°Fuck you,¡± Nan HuaiLin said in a lowered voice. ¡°You¡¯re not afraid my dad will blow your head off?¡± He gently touched the back of Fei Cheng¡¯s head. ¡°That must have hurt a lot, right? It sounded like it did.¡±


    Fei Cheng giggled and said, ¡°It should be father-in-law¡¯s hand that hurts more.¡±


    He seemed to be really drunk, but this drunken look was still weirdly cute.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go. I¡¯ll help you to lie down on the bed.¡± Nan HuaiLin carried him outside, stepped on the narrow wooden stairs to the second floor attic, and carefully put Fei Cheng on the bed. Nan HuaiLin sat on the edge of the bed, and touched Fei Cheng¡¯s red cheeks. He couldn¡¯t help but lower his head and kiss his lips as he smiled, ¡°You should sleep for a while, and then you¡¯ll be fine.¡±


    Fei Cheng looked at him with drunken eyes, and opened his arms. ¡°Hug.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin leaned down on his chest. Fei Cheng tightened his arms around him and whispered, ¡°I will never let you suffer. Never.¡±


    ¡°I know,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile, as his eyes warmed slightly. ¡°I know.¡±


    Fei Cheng didn¡¯t make another sound, as his breathing lengthened.


    Nan HuaiLin straightened up, took off Fei Cheng¡¯s shoes and pulled the blanket over to cover him before going downstairs. When he returned to the living room, his cousin¡¯s family had already left, so it was just his parents, who were relatively speechless.


    Nan HuaiLin sat down. ¡°Dad. Mom¨C¡°


    ¡°What¡¯s the deal with marriage?¡± Nan ZunShan looked at his son. ¡°Don¡¯t try to fool me. Tell the truth.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked his father straight in the eye, and said firmly, ¡°I want to marry Fei Cheng.¡±


    He expected another slap in return for these words, but no.


    Nan ZunShan¡¯s expression was calm as he asked in a deep voice, ¡°So, you came home this time just to get the family register, right?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded. ¡°Yes.¡±


    Nan ZunShan was silent for a while, then said to his wife, ¡°Go and bring the family register.¡±


    Geng XiaoRong got up in silence.


    Nan HuaiLin looked at his father in surprise. ¡°Dad¡­¡±


    Nan ZunShan said, ¡°Pour a glass of wine for Dad.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin picked up the wine bottle, poured half a glass of wine, lifted the glass and handed it to his father. Nan Zunshan took a sip, put the glass down, and was silent. Geng XiaoRong soon returned and handed the book to Nan ZunShan, who in turn handed it directly to Nan HuaiLin.


    Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t believe that it was so easy to get the family register.


    Nan Zunshan took another sip of wine, and said in a serious voice, ¡°In the past, your mother and I controlled you because you were young, didn¡¯t know any better and couldn¡¯t look at people. Marriage is a lifelong event. You know best what kind of person you want to live with. As long as you have decided, your mother and I have nothing to say.¡±


    Geng XiaoRong interjected, ¡°Just because he blocked your father¡¯s slap for you, I have a good impression of Fei Cheng. He is also good-looking, tall, talkative, temperament is good, family conditions are also good, the only thing I am not satisfied with is that he is too young. Children at this age are not yet determined. Today like this and tomorrow like that, or¡­ You should not rush to get married. First a few years of love, wait a few years to settle down, and then discuss the matter of marriage, right?¡±


    ¡°Mom,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with his head bowed. ¡°I¡¯ve already made up my mind.¡±


    After a brief moment of silence, Geng XiaoRong said, ¡°That¡¯s what I¡¯m talking about. It depends on what you think.¡±


    Nan ZunShan asked, ¡°Do you want to have a wedding?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°We haven¡¯t discussed it, but I don¡¯t want to.¡±


    Geng XiaoRong said, ¡°Then both families must meet. Fei Cheng said he has a brother. Either his brother will come to Suzhou, or your father and I will go to Beijing. We must meet and have a meal.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin suddenly had a thought. He and Fei Cheng were going to get married, but did Fei Zheng know yet? He nodded and said, ¡°Yes, I know. I will talk to him.¡±


    Nan ZunShan asked again, ¡°Will you register tomorrow?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled. ¡°Yes.¡±


    Nan ZunShan grunted. ¡°Look at you. Go back to your room. I don¡¯t want to see you.¡±


    ¡°So I¡¯m staying with him?¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile. ¡°It¡¯s just that I don¡¯t feel comfortable leaving him alone.¡±


    Nan Zunshan waved his hand. ¡°Hurry up and go. Don¡¯t let anything happen to him while he¡¯s lying in bed. I can¡¯t afford it.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin stood up. ¡°Dad, thank you. Mom, I love you.¡±


    When Nan HuaiLin went out, Nan ZunShan said with a stern face, ¡°Why should I not get ¡®I love you¡¯ but ¡®thank you¡¯? This difference in treatment is too obvious, right? I should have known not to give him the family register. I should hang him for a few days, little brat.¡±


    Geng XiaoRong smiled and said, ¡°You agreed to let them marry so quickly. Are you remembering our younger days?¡±


    Nan ZunDhan hummed, but didn¡¯t say anything.


    Nan HuaiLin had just dragged his suitcase back to the bedroom, when he heard Fei Cheng¡¯s cell phone ring. He hurried upstairs and pulled the phone out from Fei Cheng¡¯s pocket. When he saw the caller ID was Brother, he was suddenly a little nervous.


    ¡°Mr. Fei, this is Nan HuaiLin,¡± he answered, as he walked downstairs. ¡°Fei Cheng is drunk and sleeping at the moment.¡±


    After a few seconds of silence, Fei Zheng¡¯s cool voice came through, ¡°From now on, don¡¯t call me Mr. Fei. Follow Fei Cheng, and call me brother.¡±


    ¡°Okay, okay, Mr. Fei,¡± Nan HuaiLin paused, and changed his words with difficulty, ¡°Brother¡­¡±


    Fei Zheng said, ¡°I¡¯ll be back to Beijing in a week. You can ask Fei Cheng to pack up the house in the Yanxi villa area. The little dragons will be kept there.¡±


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll tell him.¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°Are the little dragons all right?¡±


    ¡°They¡¯re fine.¡± Fei Zheng said.


    ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Nan HuaiLin said.


    After he hung up the phone, Nan HuaiLin opened his suitcase to find clothes, then went to the bathroom to take a shower. After he¡¯d showered, he changed into comfortable home clothes, and went up to the second floor.


    Fei Cheng was still sleeping. Nan HuaiLin crept into bed, and was just about to lie down when Fei Cheng suddenly opened his eyes, and startled him.


    ¡°Did I wake you up?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked.


    ¡°No,¡± Fei Cheng¡¯s voice was hoarse. ¡°I woke up when I smelled your body odor.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed. ¡°You say that so clearly. You seem to be sober.¡±


    Fei Cheng sat up, and asked nervously, ¡°I didn¡¯t do anything rude, did I?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile. ¡°You¡¯re doing exceptionally well.¡±


    Fei Cheng came over and asked for a kiss, but Nan HuaiLin pushed him. ¡°Go take a shower. You smell like wine.¡±


    Fei Cheng rolled over and got out of bed, then suddenly remembered something. He reached into his pocket, found the two transparent beads the size of soybeans, and put them in Nan HuaiLin¡¯s hand. ¡°Here you go.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin took a look. ¡°What are they?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Dragon pearls. The tears of a dragon.¡±


    ¡°You cried?¡± Nan HuaiLin was surprised. ¡°When?¡±


    ¡°When you cried.¡± Fei Cheng came over again. ¡°This is the first time in my life that I have shed tears.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked down at the glorious dragon pearls in his hand, and said with a smile, ¡°How can your tears turn into pearls? You aren¡¯t a shark.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Dragon pearls are more valuable than shark pearls. This one can be sold for at least ten or eight million.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± Nan HuaiLin was shocked.


    ¡°Of course it¡¯s true.¡± Fei Cheng said.


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°Then you have to cry a lot in the future.¡±


    Fei Cheng threw him down on the bed, and said with a bad smile, ¡°I¡¯ll make you cry right now, believe it or not.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin hurriedly covered his mouth. ¡°Keep your voice down. This old house is not well insulated. Be careful, my parents can hear you.¡±


    Fei Cheng whispered in his ear. ¡°If you don¡¯t scream, Mom and Dad won¡¯t hear you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin bit his lip, and wrapped his arms around his neck. ¡°Go to the bathroom.¡±


    Fei Cheng didn¡¯t say a word, just directly picked up the person and went downstairs. The two tossed around in the bathroom for over an hour, before Fei Cheng carried him back to bed.


    ¡°Turn off the light.¡± Nan HuaiLin said breathlessly.


    Fei Cheng turned off the light, reached out and took him into his arms.


    Nan HuaiLin rested on his shoulder, and pointed to the skylight. ¡°Look, the stars.¡±


    The night sky was dotted with stars, and it was very bright.


    ¡°When I was a kid, I loved to lie in bed and look at the stars,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°But I haven¡¯t seen such a beautiful starry sky since I went to Beijing.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Do you want your husband to pick a star for you?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Nan HuaiLin looked at him with his eyes brighter than the stars. ¡°You are the brightest star in my life.¡±

 CH 51

    Two people fell asleep under the stars and woke up together in the morning light. Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t think of anything happier than this.


    After cuddling and making out for a while, they got up and washed up.


    Fei Cheng squeezed out some toothpaste, and said seriously, ¡°Wife, after breakfast I will mention the marriage to my parents-in-law, so hide for a bit then. Don¡¯t let father-in-law hurt you again.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked, holding back a smile, ¡°How are you going to propose, ah?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Just mention it directly. Straight to the point. Straightforward.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°What if my dad doesn¡¯t agree?¡±


    Fei Cheng pondered for a moment, and said with a serious face, ¡°Then I will have to elope with you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin almost choked on the toothpaste froth, but quickly rinsed his mouth, wrapped his arms around Fei Cheng¡¯s waist, and said with a smile, ¡°Actually, my father already gave me the family register last night.¡±


    ¡°!!!¡± Fei Cheng stared at him. ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°Really,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile. ¡°Aren¡¯t I great?¡±


    Fei Cheng still looked incredulous. ¡°Then why didn¡¯t you tell me last night?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I was afraid you would be too excited to sleep.¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed out loud, held Nan HuaiLin¡¯s face and kissed him all over his face with toothpaste foam.


    ¡°Stop it,¡± Nan HuaiLin laughed as he ducked. ¡°Someone will see us!¡±


    The sink was right next to the window, across the alley from the neighbor¡¯s balcony.


    Fei Cheng was extremely excited. ¡°Hurry up! Bring your family register and let¡¯s get married!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin raised his hand to wipe the toothpaste foam from the corner of his mouth, and said with a smile, ¡°Today¡¯s Saturday, so the Civil Affairs Bureau is closed.¡±


    Fei Cheng¡¯s mood took a dive. ¡°So we still have to wait two days?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Fei Cheng was angry. ¡°Why does the Civil Affairs Bureau not work on weekends? This system is too unreasonable, I want to complain!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin rubbed his face, and said with a smile, ¡°Let me take you out for a couple of days. You said you¡¯ve never been to Suzhou, and we have a lot of fun places there.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded sullenly. ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡°Lin Lin,¡± Geng XiaoRong¡¯s voice came through the door. ¡°Breakfast!¡±


    ¡°Right away!¡± Nan HuaiLin responded, then urged Fei Cheng. ¡°Hurry up and brush your teeth. Your father-in-law and mother-in-law are waiting for you.¡±


    Fei Cheng hurriedly rinsed his mouth, quickly primped himself from head to toe and he was a handsome and dashing man again.


    Compared to Fei Cheng, Nan HuaiLin was much more casual. He wore a home sweatshirt and shorts, and his hair was not styled, but still exuded a lazy handsomeness. He and Fei Cheng standing together was simply pleasing to the eye, they were a perfect match.


    Nan ZunShan and Geng XiaoSong were blindsided by their son and son-in-law early in the morning. Both were a bit uncomfortable. Since it was their first time as parents-in-law, they didn¡¯t really know how to go about it, not knowing whether they should be milder or harsher, colder or warmer.


    Fei Cheng took his seat and smiled. ¡°Dad, Mom.¡±


    Geng XiaoRong smiled awkwardly but didn¡¯t agree.


    Nan ZunShan coughed, and said with a stern face, ¡°You¡¯re quite eloquent.¡±


    Fei Cheng was still smiling, but there was a faint sadness in his eyes.


    He said in a low voice, ¡°My parents passed away when I was very young, and my brother raised me, so I always envied those who had parents. I thought they were really happy, unlike me, who only had a bad-tempered brother who would beat me up at the drop of a hat.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    Nan ZunShan, ¡°¡­¡±


    Geng XiaoRong, ¡°¡­¡±


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t know if Fei Cheng was now possessed by a drama queen or a real person, so he didn¡¯t know what reaction to give. He quietly surveyed the faces of his parents, who both seemed a bit distressed.


    Geng XiaoRong gave Fei Cheng a golden fried doughnut, and said with a smile, ¡°Let¡¯s eat.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Thank you, Mom.¡±


    Geng XiaoRong paused and gave an ¡°Ai,¡± as an answer.


    Fei Cheng winked at Nan HuaiLin without moving, and a sly smile appeared on his lips.


    Nan HuaiLin wanted to laugh, but didn¡¯t dare to, and hurriedly lowered his head to eat.


    After eating breakfast, Nan HuaiLin said goodbye to his parents and took Fei Cheng out to play. Both of their faces were too conspicuous, so they both wore hats and sunglasses.


    After they left the building, Fei Cheng asked to hold his hand, but Nan HuaiLin dodged. ¡°No, we can wait until we get out of the alley. Do you want to ask my cousin to join us?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Fei Cheng refused flatly. ¡°I just want to spend time with you. When my brother comes back with the dragon kids, it will be impossible to spend time with you.¡±


    ¡°By the way,¡± Nan HuaiLin remembered Fei Zheng¡¯s phone call last night. ¡°Your brother called you last night and I answered it. He said that you should pack up the house in the Yanxi villa area, so the little dragons could be kept there.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded. ¡°Then we¡¯ll go back to Beijing after we get the marriage license. Did he tell you when he¡¯s coming back to China?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°He said a week later.¡±


    ¡°Just as I expected,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°I¡¯m glad I didn¡¯t stick around with him, otherwise I would¡¯ve wasted this precious time.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°Aren¡¯t you worried about the dragons at all?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°My brother will take care of them.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Your brother used to raise you, and now he¡¯s raising your sons. How can you be so mean to him?¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°How can I make my parents-in-law feel sorry for me if I don¡¯t sell some misery?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°By the way, your brother doesn¡¯t know that we¡¯re getting married, right?¡±


    ¡°I haven¡¯t had a chance to tell him yet,¡± Fei Cheng took out his cell phone. ¡°I¡¯ll call him now.¡±


    The call was answered quickly.


    ¡°Brother,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°I¡¯m going to register my marriage with Nan HuaiLin.¡± After a few seconds of pause, Fei Cheng added, ¡°That¡¯s it, I¡¯m hanging up.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was confused. Wasn¡¯t this call a little too fast?


    ¡°What did your brother say?¡± He asked.


    Fei Cheng put away the phone. ¡°He said, ¡®Okay, I got it.''¡±


    ¡°¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Your brother¡¯s so cool.¡±


    Fei Cheng put his long arm around his neck. ¡°Don¡¯t compliment other men in front of me. Not even my brother.¡±


    The two of them were walking along the river, laughing and talking, when a cruise boat passed by and Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°Do you want to take a boat? There¡¯s a dock right over there on Shantang Street.¡±


    Fei Cheng nibbled on his ear and said, ¡°I want to drive the boat.¡±


    ¡°No lewdness in broad daylight.¡± Nan HuaiLin pushed his face away. ¡°Mr. Fei Cheng, please behave properly.¡±


    ¡°A dragon¡¯s nature is lustful, don¡¯t you know that?¡± Fei Cheng chuckled. ¡°Mr. Nan HuaiLin, please get up.¡±


    ¡°So do you want to take a boat or not?¡± Nan HuaiLin¡¯s tail end was raised. He was unknowingly pampered.


    Nan HuaiLin usually didn¡¯t pamper himself, but only when he was overwhelmed in bed, his voice softly begged to be let go. Whenever this happened, Fei Cheng only wanted to ravage him more fiercely, to make him cry, but he couldn¡¯t, so he always ended up answering his requests.


    ¡°Sit, sit, sit,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°We¡¯ll do what you say, we¡¯ll do what you say. Husband will listen to everything you want.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin gave a chortle, and said with a smile, ¡°Let¡¯s go then.¡±


    Fei Cheng held out a hand. ¡°Lead the way.¡±


    They had already walked a long way by now, and Nan HuaiLin thought they wouldn¡¯t run into anyone they knew, so he took Fei Cheng¡¯s hand in a generous manner. Holding hands, the two walked from Shantang West Street to Shantang East Street, arrived at the cruise terminal and went to the ticket window to buy tickets together.


    Nan HuaiLin said to the ticket lady, ¡°Two tickets.¡±


    ¡°No,¡± said Fei Cheng. ¡°I want to charter a boat.¡±


    Before Nan HuaiLin could stop him, he heard the ticket lady say, ¡°Sorry, all the tickets have been sold out. Why don¡¯t you wait for the next one?¡±


    Fei Cheng looked up and saw that there were indeed a lot of people lined up not far away.


    ¡°Baby, wait here.¡± After saying that, Fei Cheng walked quickly towards the line.


    Although he wasn¡¯t far away, Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t hear what Fei Cheng was saying to the people, but he quickly ran back and told the ticket lady, ¡°I¡¯ve talked to them and they¡¯re willing to wait for the next boat. Please give me the package for the one that¡¯s about to leave, thank you.¡± With that, he drew out a card and handed it over, and Nan HuaiLin tried to stop it too late.


    ¡°What did you say to them?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked curiously.


    ¡°I¡¯ll tell you when I get on the boat.¡± Fei Cheng said with a smile.


    After buying the tickets, the cruise ship left at the right time.


    Fei Cheng took Nan HuaiLin¡¯s hand to the boat, and the group erupted in cheers, while Nan HuaiLin kept his head down, afraid of being recognized.


    After getting on the boat and finding a slightly more spacious seat, Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°What did you say to those people?¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°I told them I was going to charter a boat to propose to my boyfriend, and they happily agreed.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was speechless for a moment. ¡°¡­Dragon with a heart of gold.¡±


    The cruise ship had already left the pier, Fei Cheng directly took him into his lap and hugged him, tilting his head and kissing Nan HuaiLin.


    In the late spring of April, the breeze was beautiful, the flowers on both sides of the shore were red and green, the scenery was picturesque, and the sound of soft commentary drifted in, singing the famous ¡°Qin Huai Jing.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin sat in Fei Cheng¡¯s arms, kissing tenderly and lovingly, romantic and sweet.


    After the kiss, Nan HuaiLin said with a slight gasp, ¡°Did you charter the boat just to do this? It¡¯s a waste of the beautiful scenery outside.¡±


    Fei Cheng said in a hoarse voice, ¡°Even the best scenery isn¡¯t as nice as you.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re so bad.¡± Nan HuaiLin turned his head to look out. ¡°Although I grew up along the Shantang River, it¡¯s the first time I¡¯ve been on a cruise ship. I really don¡¯t feel the same when I¡¯m on the boat as when I¡¯m on the shore.¡±


    Fei Cheng didn¡¯t want to see the scenery. He wanted to see his wife and felt that he couldn¡¯t get enough of it.


    Nan HuaiLin held up his phone to take pictures. After taking pictures of the scenery, he turned the camera to the front and leaned back to take a selfie next to Fei Cheng¡¯s head.


    When his head was turned, Fei Cheng kissed him on the face, which was captured by Nan HuaiLin.


    Nan HuaiLin looked at the photo and liked it very much, but Fei Cheng wasn¡¯t happy and confiscated the phone and started kissing him again, until the cruise ship docked.


    Nan HuaiLin complained, ¡°If you¡¯re going to do this all the time, we might as well just go to the hotel and get a room.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s a great idea,¡± Fei Cheng responded positively. ¡°Let¡¯s go now.¡±


    ¡°You can go by yourself,¡± Nan HuaiLin turned his head and walked forward. ¡°I¡¯m going to Guanqian Street to eat something good.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s fine,¡± Fei Cheng said with a smile. ¡°I¡¯ll eat you after you¡¯ve had your fill.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was furious. ¡°You big lecherous dragon!¡±

 CH 52

    When they arrived at Guanqian Street, Fei Cheng ate even more than Nan HuaiLin, and had a great desire to eat all over the whole street. Nan HuaiLin knew he had a gourmand stomach, but was still worried that he would be burnt out, so he dragged him to visit the Humble Administrator¡¯s Garden.


    The Humble Administrator¡¯s Garden was just a little north of Guanqian Street, a five-minute walk away. The garden pavilions and water pavilions, flowers and trees, which made one feel as if they went back through time to ancient times. Two people walked from the hibiscus pavilion to listen to the rain, and from listening to the rain to the lotus wind four pavilions. Nan HuaiLin felt a little tired, so he sat in the pavilion to rest.


    The pavilion was located in the middle of the water and with the lotus petals in the water, blue color stretching far, and the fragrance of lotus leaves breeze hitting one¡¯s face, it made people feel refreshed.


    ¡°I suddenly remembered,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile. ¡°This seems to be our first official date.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled back. ¡°Love comes quite fast. Like a tornado.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°But it feels like that¡¯s the way it¡¯s supposed to be.¡±


    From the moment he laid a clutch of dragon eggs, there was no normal transition between the two of them ¨C they became fathers unannounced, established a relationship unannounced, separated on the first day of their relationship, and then met again six months later and now they were going to get married.


    If you ignored the six months of separation, they went from friends to lovers to marriage in three days, one day at a time, which was really fast.


    But Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t feel unsettled. On the contrary, he knew better than ever what he was doing and what kind of future he wanted.


    Nan HuaiLin tilted his head against Fei Cheng¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Let¡¯s go see a film later, okay? Let¡¯s do all the things that ordinary couples do.¡±


    Fei Cheng took out his phone. ¡°I¡¯ll see what films are available these days.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at the phone with him, and suddenly pointed at the screen. ¡°Let¡¯s watch this one.¡±


    The name of the film was White Night, directed by Zhang Heng, starring Shen Chong.


    It was the same film that Nan HuaiLin went to run for the first time the day he met Fei Cheng. Fei Cheng bought the tickets directly. The show opened at 2:30, so it was almost time to go there.


    Nan HuaiLin stood up to leave, when a couple sitting across from each other suddenly approached. The girl suppressed her excitement and asked, ¡°Excuse me¡­ Are you Nan HuaiLin?¡±


    ¡°You can recognize me like this?¡± Nan HuaiLin was wearing a hat and sunglasses, and most of his face was covered. ¡°Amazing.¡±


    The girl covered her mouth and squealed, almost crying with excitement, while her boyfriend next to her looked at her with a helpless and doting face and warned her in a low voice, ¡°No calling him husband.¡±


    The girl ignored her boyfriend¡¯s warning and looked at Nan HuaiLin with starry eyes, saying expectantly, ¡°I love you so much! I¡¯ve watched Star Country and Swimming Beyond My Life over and over a dozen times! You¡¯re so good, I really love you!¡±


    The girl¡¯s boyfriend had a black line on his face.


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s boyfriend was also disgusted.


    ¡°Thank you for your love.¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile, he then took off his sunglasses and turned the brim of his hat back, ¡°Want to take a picture together?¡±


    ¡°Yes, yes, yes!¡± The girl shoved her phone at her boyfriend. ¡°Take more pictures.¡±


    The girl stood next to Nan HuaiLin, and Fei Cheng consciously gave way to the side.


    Nan HuaiLin looked at the camera with a smile on his face while the girl¡¯s boyfriend held up his phone and took seven or eight pictures before saying, ¡°Done.¡±


    The girl still looked at Nan HuaiLin with starry eyes. ¡°Can I¡­can I hug you for a while?¡±


    The two boyfriends said in unison, ¡°No!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin then smiled, and extended his hand. ¡°Let¡¯s shake hands.¡±


    The girl hurriedly held his hand with both hands. ¡°I¡¯ll be your fan forever!¡±


    ¡°Have fun,¡± Nan HuaiLin withdrew his hand. ¡°Bye.¡±


    ¡°Bye!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin put on his sunglasses again, took Fei Cheng¡¯s hand naturally and turned around to leave.


    Fei Cheng was stunned. ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid your fans will catch you on camera?¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with being caught on camera?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked.


    ¡°The photo will be on the Internet and the news will come out,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°¡®Shocking news! Popular actor Nan HuaiLin and a mysterious man are having an intimate and private meeting, and there are pictures with the truth!¡¯¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed. ¡°I told you to stay off the Internet.¡±


    Fei Cheng came up to him, and kissed him. ¡°Wife, you¡¯re so nice.¡±


    There were squeals of excitement from the girl behind him.


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°If I French kiss you, she will probably faint with excitement.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin replied, ¡°I¡¯ll beat you unconscious first.¡±


    After walking out of the Humble Administrator¡¯s Garden, the two of them took a taxi to the Happy Blue Sea Cinema on Stone Road, where Nan HuaiLin went to pick up tickets and Fei Cheng went to buy popcorn and coke.


    Although it was Saturday, there weren¡¯t a lot of people who came to see the film at this point in time, or perhaps the film they were watching wasn¡¯t popular. Whatever the reason, there were only a few dozen or twenty people in the large cinema hall.


    Fei Cheng wanted to pull Nan HuaiLin to the last row to sit. Nan HuaiLin knew he had bad intentions, so he, of course, refused, and went to the middle row to sit. Fei Cheng had no choice but to follow him.


    ¡°I¡¯m telling you,¡± Nan HuaiLin said in a lowered voice. ¡°There¡¯s infrared surveillance installed in the cinema hall. 360 degrees without dead spots. They can see everything you do live in the monitoring room.¡±


    Fei Cheng was silent for a long time and said, ¡°You seem to have a lot of experience.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at him, and said with a smile, ¡°Don¡¯t drink this old vinegar, alright?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t care,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°You¡¯ll have to do it again with me anyway even if you¡¯ve done it with someone else.¡±


    ¡°Childish.¡± Nan HuaiLin picked up a piece of popcorn and brought it to his mouth. ¡°Aaah¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng opened his mouth, taking the popcorn and Nan HuaiLin¡¯s fingertips together, then stretched the tip of his tongue, licking it gently.


    A tingle spread from the licked area, Nan HuaiLin hurriedly withdrew his hand and smiled narrowly. ¡°I just forgot to wash my hands after going to the bathroom.¡±


    Fei Cheng said with little concern, ¡°I¡¯ve already had a mouthful of you, why would I still mind this? Honey, you¡¯re so naive.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin hurriedly grabbed a handful of popcorn, and shoved it over to shut up Fei Cheng¡¯s nonsense.


    There was a boy sitting two rows in front of him, and he turned his head to look towards them. Nan HuaiLin hurriedly slipped down and let the seat in the front row block himself, and also glared at Fei Cheng, who was chewing popcorn with his cheeks like a little hamster¡¯s. Nan HuaiLin was amused again.


    The film started very quickly.


    This was a crime film, at first it was quite exciting, but as soon as the hero began to fall in love it became tasteless, more and more like an eight o¡¯clock drama series, with car accidents, memory loss, the hero getting drunk, and meeting a small male prostitute at a bar¡­ Then the cinema hall ushered in a wave of small climax.


    ¡°Crap! The male prostitute is played by Nan HuaiLin, right?¡±


    ¡°The scale is so big! The god is showing his buttocks, film it!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going to get a fucking nosebleed, the god¡¯s ass is so white and shapely!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    This should be considered his black history.


    Fei Cheng whispered in his ear, ¡°Because of looking at your ass, I had two nights of sex dreams and then slept with you on the third night. I¡¯m a lucky man.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin whispered, ¡°Hold your tongue.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°It¡¯s dark now, shouldn¡¯t you do something to me?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin gave him a sloppy kiss. ¡°Is this fine?¡±


    Without saying a word, Fei Cheng pressed him into the seat and kissed him hard.


    Nan HuaiLin was worried about drawing attention to himself and didn¡¯t dare to resist, so he let him kiss him, besides, his face wasn¡¯t visible in the surveillance room anyway.


    Fei Cheng soon let him go and gasped, ¡°Baby, I¡¯m probably in heat, I don¡¯t want to just taste you all the time, what should I do?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin gritted his teeth. ¡°Cool it.¡±


    Fei Cheng was so disturbed that he missed a key plot. The plot after that wasn¡¯t very understandable, but in the last section of Shen Chong and the villainous boss fight to the death scene was still very hot and handsome, and was well-worth the ticket money.


    After they left the movie theater, Fei Cheng asked, ¡°What¡¯s next?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin replied, ¡°Let¡¯s go home. In the eyes of your parents-in-law, I see you still don¡¯t dare to do anything.¡±


    Surprisingly, Fei Cheng didn¡¯t object. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll do what you want.¡±


    As soon as he got home, Nan HuaiLin was surrounded by fans.


    Downstairs, Aunt Zhang¡¯s daughter Xiaoxiao had brought a large group of classmates to the house, and they swarmed Nan HuaiLin as soon as he walked in the door.


    Fei Cheng left him behind, and fled upstairs quickly.


    Geng XiaoRong was cooking dinner in the kitchen, and Fei Cheng went up to her. ¡°Mom, let me give you a hand.¡±


    ¡°No, no,¡± Geng XiaoRong said with a smile, ¡°The place is too small for two people to stand. Go back in the room, lest you smell of oil and smoke.¡±


    Fei Cheng, on the contrary, liked the smell of grease and smoke, because this was normal human life, full of worldly smoke and fumes.


    He stood against the wall and looked at Nan HuaiLin who was cooperating with the fans taking pictures in the courtyard, a gentle smile flowing from the corners of his mouth.


    ¡°How did you and Lin Lin meet?¡± Geng XiaoRong asked.


    Fei Cheng replied with a smile, ¡°We met on the subway. He was standing right in front of me, but was bumped by someone then ran into me and accidentally sat in my arms. Then we met, from then on we would meet often, and after my continuous and fierce pursuit, we got together naturally.¡±


    Geng XiaoRong smiled and said, ¡°That sounds like something that would only happen in a TV show.¡±


    Fei Cheng paused and said with a smile, ¡°Now that I think about it, it seems that I fell in love with him at first sight from the first time I saw him.¡±


    The slightest bit of joy when we first met, quickly fermented and spread in the future together. It unknowingly turned into love, as he wanted to desperately hold on to him, to have him, to participate in the rest of his life, to give him all the most intense love.


    It wasn¡¯t until Geng XiaoRong called for dinner that Nan HuaiLin was able to get away. He smiled so much during taking pictures that his face was stiff.


    ¡°Where did you go to play today?¡± Geng XiaoRong asked.


    ¡°Went to Shantang Street, Guanqian Street, and the Humble Administrator¡¯s Garden,¡± Fei Cheng replied. ¡°Finally, we went to see a film on Shi Lu.¡±


    Nan ZunShan couldn¡¯t help but spit out. ¡°Look at all the places you went to, just like foreigners visiting.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed and said, ¡°He was a tourist from abroad, I was the tour guide.¡±


    After dinner, Nan HuaiLin and Fei Cheng washed the dishes together.


    Nan ZunShan and Geng XiaoRong were sitting in the living room watching TV, but their minds weren¡¯t on TV. The two people outside were washing dishes and playing at the same time, which looked much more interesting than TV.


    After washing the dishes, the two of them went to the living room to watch TV with their parents.


    Fei Cheng was a bit roguish in the eyes of the parents-in-law, touching the forearms for a moment and then hugging the small waist. His father-in-law really didn¡¯t want to watch, so the two people were sent back to their room.


    Today, after a day of running outside, Nan HuaiLin was a little tired and wanted to take a shower and go to bed. He washed first and Fei Cheng washed second. When Fei Cheng finished washing and went to bed, he was already a little drowsy.


    After Fei Cheng got into bed and played a game on his cell phone. Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°Aren¡¯t you sleepy?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°You should go to sleep first.¡±


    ¡°Oh.¡± Nan HuaiLin answered, turned his back to him, and closed his eyes to sleep.


    But he couldn¡¯t sleep.


    He felt that something was missing.


    Nan HuaiLin turned over and rested on Fei Cheng¡¯s chest, saying, ¡°Stop playing.¡±


    Fei Cheng stared at his phone. ¡°As soon as I finish this.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin waited for a while and when he saw that he hadn¡¯t finished playing, he couldn¡¯t help but call out, ¡°Fei Cheng.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Fei Cheng answered in a careless manner.


    Nan HuaiLin raised his hand and cupped his full earlobe, gently rubbing it. ¡°Stop playing.¡±


    This hand was about to win, but Fei Cheng casually put the phone aside and rolled over to crush Nan HuaiLin under his body, with a smile on his lips. ¡°What do you want?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t say anything, just wrapped his arms around his neck and came up to kiss him. Fei Cheng then returned the kiss tenderly, but didn¡¯t make any extra movements. Nan HuaiLin stopped and looked at him in confusion.


    Fei Cheng also looked at him, his voice was slightly muffled, ¡°You have to say it clearly. What do you want?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin then knew that this man was doing it deliberately. Because he didn¡¯t want to make out with him during the day, now he¡¯s doing the same thing to him?


    Nan HuaiLin had never had the experience of initiating sex before, so he was a bit shy to say anything. He lowered his eyes and mumbled for a long time before whispering, ¡°I want you.¡±


    Fei Cheng cupped his chin and kissed him, saying in a low magnetic voice, ¡°You have to understand the feelings of a mother and child SOLO, I¡¯m now at the stage where I could eat you whole. My head is filled with nothing but dirty thoughts. I want us to be the only two people in the world, you and I, and no one to disturb us, so I can kiss you and love you as much as I want, and I don¡¯t want to be separated from you for a second. ¡°


    Nan HuaiLin looked surprised, ¡°So, that night¡­ It was your first time?¡±


    Fei Cheng felt a little humiliated and blushed slightly, and let out a low ¡°mmm.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t say anything for a while, but just stared at Fei Cheng with unblinking eyes.


    Fei Cheng was a little annoyed by his stare, and glared at him fiercely. ¡°Look again and I¡¯ll eat you up!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed. ¡°You can eat me.¡±


    Fei Cheng froze. ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid that Father-in-law and Mother-in-law will hear you?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s hand dug into his T-shirt. ¡°My parents are watching TV, they can¡¯t hear.¡±


    Fei Cheng then lowered his head to kiss him, kissed him for a while and then stopped, asking vindictively, ¡°Will you still avoid me in the future?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin shook his head gently and said, a little bashfully, ¡°You can do whatever you want¡­ Whatever you want.¡±


    The two of them tossed around in bed for a while, and after the TV sounds stopped, they moved on to the bathroom and then back to bed, where Nan HuaiLin, like a contented cat, nestled in Fei Cheng¡¯s arms and quickly fell asleep.


    The next day, Nan HuaiLin told his parents that he¡¯d take Fei Cheng out to play, and then the two of them took a taxi to the hotel, opened a luxury suite, and spent the whole day in the room, only to return home at dinner time.


    After dinner, they peacefully watched two shows of television with the parents, then each went to their rooms to sleep.


    Nan HuaiLin soon fell asleep, but Fei Cheng was so excited that he didn¡¯t close his eyes for half the night. He woke Nan HuaiLin up at seven in the morning, carried him downstairs to wash up, changed his clothes, took his family register and ID card, and left the house in a frenzy.


    When he arrived at the Civil Affairs Bureau as quickly as possible, they weren¡¯t yet open, but the copy store and photo studio next to them were.


    Fei Cheng had already made the process clear, and dragged Nan HuaiLin to photocopy the ID card and household registration book, and to take photos.


    From walking into the Civil Affairs Bureau to taking the two red books out of the Civil Affairs Bureau, it took less than ten minutes. It was so fast that it didn¡¯t even feel real, as if he hadn¡¯t woken up yet.


    Fei Cheng was so happy like a fool that Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t help but giggle along with him.


    ¡°Come on,¡± Fei Cheng couldn¡¯t hide his excitement. ¡°Call me husband.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin had never called him that before, and it was a little hard to say, but they were now legally married, so they should change their names. He mulled it over for a while and said with difficulty, ¡°Old¡­ Hubby.¡±


    When this ¡°hubby¡± was called out, the reality of the situation sunk in for Nan HuaiLin. From today, Fei Cheng was no longer his boyfriend, but his husband, the man he wanted to spend his life with.


    Suddenly he wanted to cry, but Nan HuaiLin held back. He hugged Fei Cheng, and whispered in his ear, ¡°Husband, I love you.¡±


    Fei Cheng whispered, ¡°I love you too, I love you most in this world.¡±


    The two stayed in Suzhou for another day, and in the evening they took their parents and cousin¡¯s family to a sumptuous dinner at the Deyue House.


    ¡°Where are you taking me?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked.


    ¡°To a place where no one is.¡± Fei Cheng replied mysteriously.


    Night had long since fallen, the moon shining brightly, the stars glittering. Nan HuaiLin lowered the car window, the night breeze was cool, reaching every part of their body. At this moment, even if Fei Cheng wanted to take him to the ends of the earth, he would be happy to go.


    After driving at full speed for about an hour or so, the car stopped in the secluded wilderness.


    ¡°Get out of the car.¡± Fei Cheng said.


    Nan HuaiLin opened the door, looked around, and asked, ¡°Why did you bring me here?¡±


    Fei Cheng didn¡¯t answer, but undressed himself.


    Nan HuaiLin wondered, ¡°You don¡¯t want to¡­You don¡¯t want to have sex here, do you?¡±


    ¡°Haha!¡± Fei Cheng lost his smile. ¡°What are you thinking?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°Then why are you taking off your clothes? It¡¯s cold.¡±


    Fei Cheng took off his clothes in three steps, walked to Nan HuaiLin and said, ¡°I want to give you a piece of the most beautiful starry sky.¡±


    Without waiting for Nan HuaiLin to understand what this meant, Fei Cheng turned into his original form in the blink of an eye, a white dragon with huge wings.


    The dragon prostrated itself on the ground and inclined its head, gesturing for Nan HuaiLin to sit on his back.


    Nan HuaiLin understood. He looked up at the sky, looked down at the dragon, gritted his teeth, climbed onto the back of the white dragon, clutched the dense dragon mane and said nervously, ¡°Fly slowly!¡±


    As soon as the words fell, the white dragon lifted its wings and flew up to the sky like an arrow from a string.


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s heart trembled. He lay on the back of the dragon the whole time, not daring to open his eyes, only hearing the gusts of wind, and soft dragon roar.


    After a while, feeling the white dragon flying smoothly, Nan HuaiLin slowly opened his eyes, suddenly shocked by the beauty before him.


    The white dragon was flying in the direction of the moon, which was clearly very far away, yet seemed to be close at hand, as if they could crash into it if they weren¡¯t careful.


    The same went for the stars, so far away but so close, as if he could reach out and pick two or three of them into his pocket to take home.


    The moonlight splashed on the surface of the lake, and the flashing lights of the cruise ships moving on the lake could be seen vaguely.


    Nan HuaiLin tilted his head up, and shouted at the moon, ¡°Aaaaaah!¡±


    He was so happy that he wanted to shout out so that the whole world could hear his happiness.


    After shouting enough, Nan HuaiLin lay on the back of the white dragon, looking at the sky full of stars, thinking that he would treasure this starry sky, and think back on it every now and then, until his twilight years, when he would be able to feel the touch and happiness of this moment. So intense, so overwhelming, it would always be unparalleled.

 CH 53

    After descending from the sky, Nan HuaiLin¡¯s heart was still pounding hard. Apart from laying eggs, it was the most amazing experience of his life. Too fantastic to be true. He desperately needed to find a way to release the tide of emotions in his chest, otherwise he would explode.


    Fei Cheng was sitting in the driver¡¯s seat putting on his T-shirt, when Nan HuaiLin boldly went over to him and sat on his lap.


    Fei Cheng put his arm around his waist and asked with a smile, ¡°What¡¯s up?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin buried his face in his neck and whispered, holding back his shame, ¡°Hubby, car sex¡­ Do you want to know more about it?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin never thought that one day he would say something so explicit, and after saying it, he felt so embarrassed that he was about to spontaneously combust, but he also felt vaguely excited.


    It was destined to be a crazy night, so let them be crazy to the end.


    ¡°I¡¯d love to get to know it better.¡± Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m ready, you can start.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin froze, did this mean he had to sit up and move himself?


    He clenched his teeth, afraid to move.


    Fei Cheng came in less than half an hour, which was less than half of his usual durability. He buried his head in Nan HuaiLin¡¯s chest, panting heavily, ¡°Baby¡­ You¡¯re such a little vixen.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was tired, but very satisfied. He held Fei Cheng¡¯s head and stroked his hair tenderly, not wanting to say anything, just wanting to hold each other in silence and rejoice in peace.


    ¡°Let¡¯s do it again, okay?¡± Fei Cheng asked in a muffled voice.


    ¡°¡­Whatever you want.¡± Nan HuaiLin whispered.


    By the time they got home, it was already one in the morning.


    The two of them showered together, made out some more, and then fell asleep together, as a perfect ending to a crazy wedding night.


    When Nan HuaiLin woke up in the morning, his throat felt a bit uncomfortable and his head hurt a bit.


    He thought he caught a cold from the cold wind in the sky last night, but it wasn¡¯t serious.


    Fei Cheng wasn¡¯t around, and the room was quiet.


    ¡°Fei Cheng?¡± he called out in a soft voice.


    No one answered.


    When he picked up his phone and looked at it, it was after nine o¡¯clock.


    They had booked a high-speed train back to Beijing at 11:30, so they had to hurry. He hurriedly got up and washed up, then went to the living room, but Fei Cheng wasn¡¯t there.


    ¡°Mom,¡± Nan HuaiLin asked. ¡°Have you seen Fei Cheng?¡±


    ¡°He went out after seven,¡± Geng XiaoRong said. ¡°And he didn¡¯t say where he was going when I asked.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin called Fei Cheng, who answered in seconds.


    ¡°Where are you?¡± He asked.


    ¡°On my way back,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°Brother, how long until we get home?¡±


    Bao GuiChen¡¯s voice came through, ¡°About twenty more minutes.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°Are you with my cousin?¡±


    ¡°Mn,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°I was asking your cousin to do something for me.¡±


    ¡°What is it?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked.


    ¡°I¡¯ll tell you when I get home.¡± Fei Cheng said.


    After hanging up the phone, Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t think much about it and went back to his room to pack their bags.


    They didn¡¯t bring much with them when they arrived, just a few changes of clothes, so he finished packing in five minutes.


    Nan HuaiLin had nothing to do, so he took out the two red books and looked at them for a while, the corners of his mouth curled up.


    He closed the red book, staggered the corners and put them on the table, then took out his cell phone to take pictures. After taking several, he selected the one he was satisfied with and added his favorite filter, saved it in the album, then clicked on Weibo and logged into his main account.


    In just two months since the start of Star Country, Nan HuaiLin¡¯s Weibo followers had soared to 18 million, a popularity that no one could match.


    He knew that the tweet he was about to send might cause him to lose fans like crazy, but he didn¡¯t hesitate, because he didn¡¯t want to hide Fei Cheng and let Fei Cheng be the man behind him. He wanted to stand side by side with Fei Cheng like two trees, he wanted to go forward hand in hand with Fei Cheng, openly and rightfully.


    Nan HuaiLin clicked on Post Weibo, entered the album and selected two photos.


    One was taken on the high speed train to Suzhou, two slender hands clasped together, the dragon bone ring and the white gold ring stood out. The other was taken just now, with the two red books placed next to each other, just like their two hearts.


    Nan HuaiLin thought seriously for a while, tinkered with it and entered two sentences.


    [It¡¯s lucky that I met you and you met me.]


    [From now on, every day, we are together.]


    Then clicked send, and took a screenshot.


    Nan HuaiLin put down his phone and went out, seeing Fei Cheng and Bao Guichen entering the living room together, so he hurriedly followed them.


    ¡°What are you doing early in the morning?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked.


    Fei Cheng didn¡¯t answer him, but turned to Geng XiaoRong, ¡°Mom, where¡¯s dad?¡±


    Geng XiaoRong said, ¡°He went to play chess with someone.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll tell you the same thing.¡± Fei Cheng handed Geng XiaoRong a pile of unknown information. Geng Xiaorong took a look at it and was astonished, ¡°The purchase contract?


    Nan HuaiLin looked at Fei Cheng in surprise, ¡°Didn¡¯t I say I wouldn¡¯t let you buy it?¡±


    Geng XiaoRong hurriedly shoved the contract back to Fei Cheng, ¡°I don¡¯t want it! You take it!¡±


    Fei Cheng put the contract on the table next to him and said with a smile, ¡°Mom, the house is bought in the name of Nan HuaiLin. It¡¯s a finely decorated small villa, right on the edge of Taihu Lake, where the scenery is especially good. You and Father can go there for a few days a month to see the scenery of Taihu Lake and breathe in the fresh air. It¡¯s good for your health.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s¡­¡± Geng XiaoRong looked at Fei Cheng and Nan HuaiLin, not knowing what to do.


    Bao GuiChen helped. ¡°Aunt, just accept it as Fei Cheng¡¯s bride price for Lin Lin.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin whispered to his cousin, ¡°How much did it cost?¡±


    ¡°Twelve million,¡± Bao GuiChen replied in a whisper. ¡°Paid in full in one lump sum. It was unbelievable.¡±


    Although the two men were whispering, Geng XiaoRong could hear them clearly. But without waiting for him to say anything else, Fei Cheng pulled Nan HuaiLin out, ¡°We have to hurry up, or we¡¯ll miss the train.¡± As he walked, he looked back at Bao GuiChen, ¡°Cousin, I need to ask you to give us a ride again.¡±


    Bao GuiChen smiled and said, ¡°What kind of trouble is it if it¡¯s for family?¡±


    When they got into the room, Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t help but blame him, ¡°I told you not to buy a house, since even if you did, my parents wouldn¡¯t live there. You¡¯re wasting money.¡±


    Fei Cheng said with particular bravado, ¡°Your husband has plenty of money, a house is just a matter of two tears, it¡¯s nothing.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin had nothing to say.


    Fei Cheng hugged him and kissed him, then suddenly frowned, ¡°You seem to have a fever.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s all because of you. The ground wasn¡¯t enough for you, so you had to go up to the sky.¡±


    ¡°Come on,¡± Fei Cheng said with a smile. ¡°Let husband feed you some water and you will be fine.¡±


    ¡°Stop it, I don¡¯t feel too bad,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°Let¡¯s hurry up and get going, it¡¯s after ten o¡¯clock.¡±


    The luggage was already packed and ready to go.


    Geng XiaoRong sent them to the door of the building, Nan HuaiLin hugged her mother and said, ¡°Mom, you and Father must take care of your health. I can earn money now, so you don¡¯t have to save for me, just spend it generously, okay?¡±


    Geng XiaoRong choked slightly, and said with a smile, ¡°I know, you too. Your health is the most important. Don¡¯t work too hard.¡±


    Fei Cheng said next to her, ¡°Mom, don¡¯t worry, I will take good care of him.¡±


    Geng XiaoRong nodded and patted Nan HuaiLin¡¯s back, ¡°Hurry up and go. Don¡¯t miss your train.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin left his mother¡¯s embrace and got into the car with Fei Cheng. The car slowly drove out of the deep and narrow alley, Fei Cheng gently held his hand, Nan HuaiLin smiled faintly and said, ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡±


    The phone suddenly rang.


    Nan HuaiLin answered it and Man Tianzhu spoke in a panic, ¡°Your Weibo has exploded! What¡¯s going on? You got married? With whom? My God, Weibo is down!¡±


    ¡°Sister Zhu, calm down,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°It¡¯s just a marriage, and since I¡¯ve reached the legal marriage age, it¡¯s reasonable and legal to get married, so there¡¯s nothing to make a fuss about it.¡±


    Fei Cheng looked at him suspiciously, and mouthed the question, What¡¯s wrong?


    Nan HuaiLin shook his head to indicate that nothing was wrong.


    ¡°My phone is almost bursting at the seams with reporters!¡± Man Tianzhu asked after a brief moment of silence. ¡°Who did you marry¡­? Is it Fei Cheng?¡±


    ¡°Hmm.¡± Nan HuaiLin easily admitted. ¡°Sister Zhu, please tell Sister Shan for me. I won¡¯t call her.¡±


    ¡°Oh, okay¡­¡± Man Tianzhu asked. ¡°Where are you now?¡±


    ¡°Suzhou,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°but I¡¯m going back to Beijing soon.¡±


    Man Tianzhu replied. ¡°Then let¡¯s meet when you come back.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°Bye.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Fei Cheng asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin opened the photo album and showed him the screenshot of the post.


    Fei Cheng stared blankly at the phone screen and only reacted when the screen went black, pulling Nan HuaiLin into his arms and hugging him tightly, whispering, ¡°I¡¯m going to cry.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was strangled to the point of breathlessness, raised his arms to hug him back, and said with a low smile, ¡°Cry, cry, so we¡¯ll have money to buy another house.¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed out loud again, let go of him and looked into his eyes emotionally. There were a thousand words in his stomach, but he couldn¡¯t get out even one.


    But Nan HuaiLin understood it all. He took advantage of Bao GuiChen¡¯s distraction and quickly kissed Fei Cheng on the lips, who then grabbed him into his arms and hugged him again, not letting go until they reached the station.


    After thanking Bao GuiChen, the two grabbed their tickets and entered the station, and just arrived at the waiting room to hear the announcement of the ticket check, without any delay. After getting on the train and taking a seat, Nan HuaiLin felt dizzier than before, and his throat was getting more and more uncomfortable.


    He took two sips of mineral water and said, ¡°I want to take a nap.¡±


    Fei Cheng then let him sleep against him, felt his forehead and said worriedly, ¡°It seems that the fever is stronger than before.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin still had the heart to joke. ¡°I thought I would never get sick again, so your dragon essence is not that powerful.¡±


    Fei Cheng hugged him and said, ¡°Dragon essence can strengthen your body and prolong your life, but it can¡¯t cure all diseases. Do you think it¡¯s the immortal pill of Tai Shang Lao Jun?¡±


    ¡°Wow¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin paused and added, ¡°So if I¡¯m unfortunate enough to get a terminal illness, I¡¯ll still die, right?¡±


    ¡°Blah blah blah!¡± Fei Cheng got a little angry. ¡°Don¡¯t say such things!¡±


    ¡°Feudal superstition,¡± Nan HuaiLin laughed. ¡°No more. I¡¯m going to sleep.¡±


    Fei Cheng didn¡¯t answer, and only after a while said, ¡°If you die, I won¡¯t live either.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t hear him, because he was already asleep.


    Nan HuaiLin slept the whole way again.


    It was five o¡¯clock in the afternoon when they arrived in Beijing.


    Fei Cheng was pulling the suitcase with one hand and holding Nan HuaiLin¡¯s hand with the other, following the crowd towards the exit.


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s palms were hot and sweaty.


    ¡°We have to go to the hospital first.¡± Fei Cheng was worried.


    ¡°Yeah.¡± Nan HuaiLin felt so light-headed that he couldn¡¯t even walk upright.


    After checking out of the station and walking to the square, Nan HuaiLin¡¯s eyes were shaken by the afterglow of the sunset and he suddenly felt darkness in front of him, ¡°Fei¡­¡±


    He didn¡¯t even finish calling out Fei Cheng¡¯s name, when he suddenly lost consciousness, but thanks to Fei Cheng¡¯s quick eyes and hands, he immediately caught his limp body.

 CH 54

    Nan HuaiLin opened his eyes and found himself lying in a single room. Needles were stuck on the back of his hands, and the clear medicine was slowly flowing into his body, effectively relieving his discomfort.


    The ward was silent. Fei Cheng wasn¡¯t present.


    Nan HuaiLin sat up, turned his head, saw the cell phone on the bedside table and took it to call Fei Cheng.


    Just after the call, the door of the ward was pushed open and Fei Cheng walked in with big steps.


    ¡°You¡¯re finally awake.¡± Fei Cheng walked to the bedside, carefully hugged him and asked with concern, ¡°Are you still uncomfortable?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin shook his head. ¡°I want to drink water.¡±


    There was a water fountain in the ward, so Fei Cheng took a disposable cup and got a glass of warm water and fed it to him personally.


    After half a glass of water, Nan HuaiLin felt much better.


    ¡°Where have you been?¡± His voice was still a little muffled.


    ¡°I went to see the doctor, who said it was just a common cold and fever.¡± Fei Cheng felt a little guilty. ¡°It¡¯s my fault, I shouldn¡¯t have taken you to the sky at night to blow the cold.¡±


    ¡°What are you talking about?¡± Nan HuaiLin scolded. ¡°I had a great time last night. I¡¯ll remember it for the rest of my life.¡±


    Fei Cheng reached out and touched his face, which was slightly red from the fever. His eyes were full of pain.


    Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°How long does it take to finish the infusion?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°There¡¯s still one more bottle.¡±


    ¡°I want to sleep,¡± Nan HuaiLin yawned a little. ¡°I want you to hold me to sleep.¡±


    Fei Cheng then took off his shoes, got into bed, carefully took him into his arms and softly asked, ¡°Are you hungry?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Nan HuaiLin turned on his side, half lying in his arms, with his head resting on his shoulder and spoke with little strength, ¡°I just want to sleep.¡±


    ¡°Go to sleep,¡± Fei Cheng kissed his slightly hot forehead.


    ¡°Mmm.¡± In the space of two words, he was already a little drowsy.


    It was after eight o¡¯clock when the infusion was finished.


    The fever had gone down and his body wasn¡¯t uncomfortable, so he began to feel hungry.


    ¡°What do you want to eat?¡± Fei Cheng asked.


    Nan HuaiLin thought for a moment. ¡°I want to eat hot pot.¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°You¡¯re just getting better. You can¡¯t eat anything too spicy.¡±


    ¡°Then why are you asking me?¡± Nan HuaiLin grumbled with laughter.


    ¡°There¡¯s a Korean restaurant in Chaoyangmen that serves good beef bone soup,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°And it¡¯s pretty close to our house. How about it?¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°I¡¯ll do what you want.¡±


    After leaving the hospital, Nan HuaiLin realized something was wrong, ¡°Hey? Where¡¯s our luggage?¡±


    ¡°I left it at the train station,¡± Fei Cheng patted the duffel bag on his back. ¡°It¡¯s okay, all the important stuff is here.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin knew that his sudden fainting must have scared Fei Cheng, which made him forget to take his suitcase. Suddenly, he remembered that when they first met, he fell into Fei Cheng¡¯s arms in front of the elevator at the company because he had a high fever from the rain.


    But it was strange, he¡¯d always been in good health, how could he faint when he had a fever?


    It must be that he had been indulging too much lately, causing his body to be emptied, which was why he was so weak and collapsed at the first sign of illness.


    ¡°What are you thinking about?¡± Fei Cheng asked.


    Nan HuaiLin shook his head. ¡°Nothing.¡±


    Fei Cheng touched his face. ¡°Do you still feel sick?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°Don¡¯t ask me all the time.¡±


    ¡°Why?¡± Fei Cheng raised his eyebrows. ¡°Do you think I¡¯m nagging you?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°A little.¡±


    Fei Cheng gave an arrogant ¡°hmph¡± and turned his head away from him.


    Nan HuaiLin came closer to him and lowered his voice to whisper in his ear, ¡°Honey.¡±


    The corners of Fei Cheng¡¯s mouth couldn¡¯t help but turn upward, but he hastily pressed it down.


    Nan HuaiLin then called out again, ¡°Husband.¡±


    Fei Cheng finally turned back to look at him, not smiling, ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Nothing,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile. ¡°I just wanted to call you.¡±


    If there wasn¡¯t a taxi driver in front of him, Fei Cheng would have wanted to punish him properly.


    ¡°I suddenly realized,¡± Nan HuaiLin added. ¡°That I have a superpower.¡±


    ¡°What superpower?¡± Fei Cheng asked curiously.


    ¡°Super¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin trailed off. ¡°I super like you.¡±


    Fei Cheng froze for two seconds. A smile bloomed on his face, and directly pressed the person into the seat and kissed him.


    The driver glanced back twice in the rearview mirror, smiling and thinking, It¡¯s good to be young.


    Half an hour later, the cab arrived at its destination. When he entered the store, Fei Cheng asked for a small box, ordered beef bone soup, conch soup and a few signature dishes, but deliberately instructed for it to be made lighter.


    The two people were hungry, so when the food arrived, they were in a bit of a hurry to eat. Halfway through the meal, a waiter came in and asked for an autograph. Nan HuaiLin responded to the request, first signing an autograph and then taking pictures together.


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said ¡°Thank you,¡± before he remembered to look at Weibo.


    When he opened Weibo and clicked on the homepage, he was a bit shocked.


    The post he sent out this morning had more than a million shares and comments, and even more than five million likes¡­This was really over-the-top!


    When he clicked on the comments, the first hot comment was from Shen Chong.


    [Shen Chong: I kicked over this bowl of dog food!]


    Nan HuaiLin laughed and continued to scroll down.


    [Yan HuaiLin Fan: April Fool¡¯s Day has changed the date? Why didn¡¯t anyone inform me?]


    [LOL: It seems¡­ It¡¯s a man¡¯s hand?!]


    [I want to be pampered by you: This must not be true!!!!!]


    [Zero: The second I swiped this tweet, my heart broke to pieces.]


    [Huainan girl never admits defeat: No matter who it is, this person must have saved the galaxy in his last life!]


    Nan HuaiLin moved his fingers to reply: [The person who saved the galaxy in his last life was actually me.]


    After the reply, he put down his phone and concentrated on eating.


    After eating, they took a taxi and left. By the time they got home it was after ten o¡¯clock. After a long day of tossing and turning, both of them were very tired, so they took a shower together and went to bed.


    In the middle of the night, Fei Cheng woke up abruptly.


    The person in his arms was as hot as a furnace, and he couldn¡¯t wake up, only moan in distress.


    Fei Cheng immediately carried Nan HuaiLin to the hospital.


    It didn¡¯t take five minutes to run from the Dongfang Mansion to the Union Hospital in one breath.


    When Nan HuaiLin had an infusion, Fei Cheng realized that he ran out in his undershirts, did not even bother to wear a shoe, but he wrapped Nan HuaiLin very tightly.


    Nan HuaiLin was lying on the hospital bed, unconscious.


    Fei Cheng gently held his hand, lowered his head and pressed his forehead to the back of his hot hand, heartbroken, panicked, blaming himself, and wanting to slap himself twice.


    ¡°Mmm¡­¡±


    A faint, dull moan came to his ears. Fei Cheng looked up abruptly and asked in a very soft voice, ¡°Wife, are you awake?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin slowly opened his eyes, blinked twice, looked confused, and asked in a muffled voice, ¡°Why¡­why are we in the hospital again?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°You have a fever again. Even worse than this afternoon. 39.5 degrees.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin struggled to sit up, and Fei Cheng hurriedly got up to help him.


    ¡°Why are you¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin was surprised. ¡°Did you just dress like this and run out?¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it very stylish?¡± Fei Cheng joked. ¡°The rate of return is 100 percent.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked up at the infusion bottle, ¡°Go home and put on some clothes before you come over, the infusion won¡¯t finish for a while.¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°I have to be with you every step of the way.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin knew he couldn¡¯t be persuaded, so he put him to bed and rested his eyes in his arms, as he had done in the afternoon.


    This fever was so similar to the one last year, Nan HuaiLin thought drowsily, the same sudden high fever, the same repetition¡­


    ! ! !


    A thought flashed through Nan HuaiLin¡¯s mind like a bolt of lightning, and it scared Nan HuaiLin almost out of his soul.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Fei Cheng asked in a bit of panic, as he was keenly aware of the difference in the person in his arms.


    Nan HuaiLin sat up in shock from his dying illness, and looked at Fei Cheng with a frightened face. He opened his mouth but couldn¡¯t utter a word.


    ¡°Where do you feel sick?¡± Fei Cheng held his shoulders, his voice trembling slightly from nervousness. ¡°Don¡¯t scare me!¡±


    ¡°Fei Cheng¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin finally found his voice, and said with great difficulty, ¡°It shouldn¡¯t be¡­but am I pregnant again?¡±


    Fei Cheng didn¡¯t react for a moment. ¡°¡­What?¡±


    At the first word, his eyes widened in disbelief and surprise, and he stammered, ¡°No, it can¡¯t be. San it? It¡¯s¡­How¡­how can that be¡­¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Last time, I had the same thing. I had a high fever for three days in a row, and after a short time, I started to feel nauseous¡­¡±


    The more he said, the more he felt his guess was right, with a tearful face he said, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that dragon eggs are hard to conceive? Didn¡¯t you say it depended on 99% of your work and 1% on my luck? You were simply lying to me, weren¡¯t you?¡±


    ¡°Baby, don¡¯t get excited,¡± Fei Cheng was at a loss for words. ¡°This is my blind spot in the knowledge of reproduction. I have to call my brother and ask him.¡±


    He had just reached for his phone when the screen lit up. A call came in, and the caller ID was ¡°Brother.¡±


    It was a godly coincidence.


    Fei Cheng answered immediately, ¡°Brother, I was going to call you¡­¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re not home?¡± Fei Zheng interrupted him. ¡°I¡¯m at the door.¡±


    Fei Cheng froze. ¡°You¡¯re back?¡±


    ¡°Mn, I finished the paperwork in advance.¡± Fei Zheng said. ¡°Where are you?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Little Lin-zi has a fever, we are now in Union.¡±


    Fei Zheng was silent for two seconds. ¡°Then I¡¯ll take the dragons to Yanxi Villa first, and you guys can go straight there tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Fei Cheng suddenly remembered that he hadn¡¯t asked his question yet. ¡°Brother, you come to Union first, it may be a big deal.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s the big deal?¡± Fei Zheng asked.


    ¡°I can¡¯t tell you over the phone.¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°Come over and talk to me in person.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Fei Cheng explained, ¡°My brother came back early with the little dragons and is now at our doorstep. I asked him to come over and take a look, he¡¯ll definitely know if you¡¯re pregnant with your second set.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded helplessly.


    Fei Cheng looked at him and hesitantly said, ¡°Wife, if you¡¯re really pregnant again, would you¡­ would you be happy?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was now at a loss for words, and his emotions were extremely mixed. After a long pause, he shook his head gently. ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±


    Fei Cheng avoided the infusion tube and hugged him, softly reassuring, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. Husband is with you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin wasn¡¯t afraid. He was just¡­He didn¡¯t know how to describe it, but it was just an overall mess.


    Fei Zheng arrived sooner than expected.


    ¡°Brother, I¡­¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you say anything yet.¡± Fei Zheng interrupted him and stared straight at Nan HuaiLin. His expression changed several times before he finally said in a deep voice, ¡°You¡¯re pregnant again.¡±

 CH 55

    ¡°You¡¯re pregnant again.¡± Fei Zheng¡¯s voice was low, and implied surprise.


    Nan HuaiLin was stunned. He didn¡¯t know how to react.


    Fei Cheng, however, was surprised and happy. ¡°Are you sure?¡±


    Fei Zheng nodded. ¡°His body is emitting a strong smell of conception.¡±


    Fei Cheng leaned close to Nan HuaiLin, and nuzzled the tip of his nose against his skin. ¡°¡­There really is a strange scent. I smelled it on him before. I thought it was a natural body scent, but it turns out to be the scent of conception.¡±


    Fei Zheng looked at Nan HuaiLin with rare concern. ¡°How do you feel?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin gently put one hand on his stomach, clutched Fei Cheng¡¯s hand with the other and shook his head with a blank face. ¡°Nothing.¡±


    Fei Zheng said, ¡°You don¡¯t need to be nervous or scared. Except for some adverse reactions in the early stage of pregnancy, breeding dragon eggs will not cause any harm to your body. Actually it will have many benefits. You must have experienced them when you were pregnant with your first set. You¡¯ll understand without me saying much.¡±


    When he was pregnant with the first set, Nan HuaiLin¡¯s life and work were hardly affected at all. The dragon eggs were quietly nurtured in his belly without any movement, so much so that he didn¡¯t know of their existence until they were born.


    Now, with a second set having suddenly arrived, he was lucky enough to know of their existence early. Now he was like a mother who was told by the obstetrician, ¡°Congratulations, you¡¯re pregnant!¡± He continued to be confused, and a bit overwhelmed.


    Fei Cheng, on the other hand, was overjoyed that his beloved was pregnant with his child. A man would be overjoyed. Not to mention that dragon eggs were extremely difficult to conceive, and his wife got pregnant with dragon eggs just like it was a game.


    ¡°Wife, you are too great!¡± Fei Cheng looked at him with eyes that glowed. He was overflowing with love and affection. ¡°I adore you!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin finally cheered up a little, and said with a smile, ¡°Don¡¯t, I can¡¯t bear it.¡± He turned to Fei Zheng, called out ¡°brother,¡± a little embarrassed, and then asked, ¡°Is there anything I need to pay attention to?¡±


    ¡°Other than no strenuous exercise,¡± Fei Zheng said. ¡°There¡¯s nothing to worry about.¡±


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll remember.¡± Nan HuaiLin turned to Fei Cheng. ¡°Let¡¯s go home for the infusion. I want to see the little dragons.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Fei Cheng agreed. ¡°Brother, you can help lift the medicine bottle.¡±


    Fei Zheng asked indifferently, ¡°Then what are you doing?¡±


    Fei Cheng rightfully replied, ¡°I¡¯m carrying my wife.¡±


    Fei Zheng, ¡°¡­¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I can walk by myself. I don¡¯t need you to carry me.¡±


    ¡°You can walk, but I won¡¯t let you walk, so I have to hold you.¡± Without another word, Fei Cheng put one hand under his knees, one hand behind his back and easily picked him up.


    So, two tall and handsome dragon men took him home, while one held his medicine bottle, and the other carried him. Nan HuaiLin was flattered. It was a good thing the streets were empty and deserted in the early morning, otherwise the three of them would have been too noticeable.


    ¡°Brother, I have a question.¡± Fei Cheng said.


    ¡°Ask.¡±


    ¡°If dragon eggs weren¡¯t so hard to conceive, our dragon race wouldn¡¯t be on the verge of extinction.¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°But why is it so easy for Little Lin-zi to conceive? He can¡¯t just keep on laying one litter after another, can he?¡±


    That¡¯s exactly what Nan HuaiLin wanted to ask.


    It was easy to give birth, but not easy to raise.


    If you counted the litter of five, then two litters a year, four litters in two years¡­Think about it.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know,¡± Fei Zheng said. ¡°Maybe¡­You guys are a better fit.¡±


    ¡°My brother says we were made for each other.¡± Fei Cheng said to Nan HuaiLin with a smile.


    Nan HuaiLin voiced his concern, ¡°If we keep having babies at this rate, how will we be able to raise them?¡±


    Fei Cheng frowned. ¡°That¡¯s definitely a problem.¡±


    Fei Zheng said, ¡°If we bring the baby dragons back to Underwater City to raise them, it won¡¯t be a problem. There¡¯s plenty of food at the bottom of the sea, and we don¡¯t have to worry about being discovered by humans.¡±


    Fei Cheng thought about it. ¡°Then raise the young dragons in the city under the sea, and bring them back after they become human.¡±


    Fei Zheng said, ¡°That¡¯s what I was thinking.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t speak up, because he couldn¡¯t think of a better way.


    As they talked, they entered the neighborhood.


    Fei Cheng asked, ¡°Brother, where are the dragon cubs?¡±


    Fei Zheng said, ¡°They¡¯re in the car.¡±


    The three of them took the elevator down to the garage. Fei Cheng put Nan HuaiLin down, then took the medicine bottle from his brother and held it up.


    When they got close, the car door suddenly opened and a girl came out of the car. She had waist-length hair, was young and beautiful, and wore a long, aqua blue dress.


    ¡°Dragon Two!¡± The girl shouted happily. Her high heels clattered on the floor as she walked over. ¡°What are you wearing? It¡¯s spirited enough.¡±


    ¡°Call me that again, and I¡¯ll beat you up!¡± Fei Cheng turned his head to look at Fei Zheng. ¡°Brother, why did you bring it here?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m here to help you with the babies.¡± The girl looked at Nan HuaiLin with a smile. ¡°You¡¯re Dragon Two¡¯s wife, right? You are really good looking.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was a little embarrassed, but said with a smile, ¡°Hi, my name is Nan HuaiLin.¡±


    ¡°Nice name.¡± The girl smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m Lancelot. I¡¯m a good friend of Dragon Two. You can call me Little Blue.¡±


    ¡°I said don¡¯t call me that!¡± Fei Cheng freaked out. ¡°I¡¯ll really beat you up!¡±


    ¡°How can you be so mean to a girl?¡± Nan HuaiLin gave him a reproachful look.


    ¡°He¡¯s a transvestite.¡± Fei Cheng softened his tone when he spoke to his wife. ¡°Not a natural girl.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Nan HuaiLin looked at the pretty girl in front of him with surprise, no, the man in drag. It was unbelievable.


    Fei Cheng handed the bottle of medicine in his hand to Lancelot, and said brusquely, ¡°Hold it up properly.¡±


    He walked over to the car and joined Fei Zheng, who was holding a bird cage covered with a black cloth, so no one could see inside or hear a sound.


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s heart began to beat faster.


    After so long, he was finally going to see his dragon cubs.


    What did they look like? They probably wouldn¡¯t recognize him, right?


    And the unhatched egg, what would happen to it now?


    The four of them took the elevator upstairs.


    Next to Nan HuaiLin, Lancelot whispered, ¡°I¡¯ve known Dragon Two since we were very young. He¡¯s been a wicked boy since he was a child, and any animal in a hundred mile radius of the city was afraid of him.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin heard something wrong. ¡°You¡­you aren¡¯t human?¡±


    Lancelot ruffled his hair, and said with a smile, ¡°Guess what I am.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin thought for a moment. ¡°A shark?¡±


    Lancelot was surprised. ¡°How did you know?¡±


    It seemed he guessed right. Nan HuaiLin said with a smile, ¡°Because Fei Cheng mentioned to me that dragon pearls are worth more than shark pearls. So I thought the shark must exist. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t have said that.¡±


    Fei Cheng said proudly, ¡°My wife is so smart.¡±


    Lancelot grunted and said, ¡°You¡¯re burying me behind my back, aren¡¯t you? You¡¯re so unkind, Dragon Two.¡±


    Fei Cheng chuckled and said, ¡°You¡¯re right.¡±


    Fei Zheng said coldly, ¡°You two should stop fighting.¡±


    Lancelot immediately said in a soft voice, ¡°Okay, Brother Zheng.¡±


    When they entered the house, Fei Zheng and Fei Cheng put the four bird cages on the table in the living room, while Lancelot hung the IV bottle on the floor lamp next to the sofa.


    Fei Cheng went over and closed the curtains. Then Fei Zheng lifted the black cloths on the cages, and opened the doors one by one. The four little white dragons flew out. Their wings fluttered as they circled around the crystal chandelier in the living room twice before they flew straight to Nan HuaiLin who was sitting on the sofa.


    Nan HuaiLin was so nervous that he couldn¡¯t breathe.


    The four little white dragons landed on his lap like sparrows. They had small, snow-white wings about the size of a sparrow¡¯s wings and bodies like little white snakes. However they also had horns on their heads, claws under their belly, and manes at the end of their tails. They looked exactly like supermini versions of Fei Cheng¡¯s original form.


    Nan HuaiLin looked at them, as he thought nervously and apprehensively, I¡¯m really, really a father. These are my children. My children and Fei Cheng¡¯s children¡­


    Nan HuaiLin stretched out his right hand without prompting, and spread it flat on his lap with his palm upward. The nearest little white dragon jumped into his hand without hesitation.


    The little white dragon cocked its tiny head. It was obviously very curious about him too.


    After it stared wide-eyed for a few moments, the little white dragon poked its head up and gently rubbed itself against the tip of Nan HuaiLin¡¯s nose, as if it was pleasing and pampering him. Nan HuaiLin¡¯s heart melted instantly.


    The remaining three little white dragons weren¡¯t to be outdone, and headed for Nan HuaiLin¡¯s shoulders as they flapped their wings. One of them failed to stand firmly, and stumbled twice before it fell down while its wings flailed.


    Nan HuaiLin looked at Fei Cheng. ¡°They seem to recognize me.¡±


    ¡°Of course,¡± Fei Cheng sat next to him. ¡°They were in your belly for six months. They are most familiar with your scent.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°But I can¡¯t tell them apart. They look exactly the same.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, I can¡¯t tell them apart either.¡± Fei Cheng took the little dragon that was rubbing against Nan HuaiLin¡¯s neck, and held it in his hand. ¡°I¡¯ll dye them different colors tomorrow. Red, blue, yellow and green. Then we can tell them apart by looking at the colors. ¡°


    ¡°Or,¡± Lancelot looked horrified. ¡°You could tie different colors of thread to their claws.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°Good idea.¡±


    The little dragons and Nan HuaiLin were intimate for a while, then one by one they flew away and circled around the crystal chandelier. Their shadows rotated and cast images on the wall. It created a very horror movie atmosphere. If he woke up in the middle of the night and saw this scene, he¡¯d probably be scared enough to pee himself.


    The first bottle of medicine was soon finished. Fei Cheng replaced it with the second bottle, and then touched Nan HuaiLin¡¯s forehead. It was still a little hot.


    Fei Zheng looked at his watch and said, ¡°I¡¯ll take the little dragons to the house in the Yanxi villa area first, and then you can go there when Nan¡¯s fever has gone down.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded. ¡°Okay.¡±


    The little dragons were put back into the bird cages. Only then didn Nan HuaiLin remember to ask, ¡°Brother, where is the egg that hasn¡¯t hatched yet?¡±


    Fei Zheng said, ¡°It¡¯s in a miniature incubator in the car. Don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Fei Zheng and Lancelot left with two bird cages each. Fei Cheng walked them to the elevator before he returned.


    ¡°Go lie down on the bed.¡± Fei Cheng held up the medicine bottle with one hand, and put his other arm around Nan HuaiLin. ¡°Are you still uncomfortable?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin shook his head. ¡°I was cured by the cute little dragons. They look exactly like you.¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed and said, ¡°You think they¡¯re cute now, but when they get bigger you¡¯ll want to slap them against the wall.¡±


    ¡°I think they¡¯re good,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°They¡¯re not as naughty as you make them out to be.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°You¡¯ll see tomorrow.¡±


    After he hung the medicine bottle on the bed, Fei Cheng went to the bathroom and took a brief shower. He came back with a fresh scent.


    ¡°Wife,¡± Fei Cheng¡¯s voice was gentle. ¡°You¡¯ve worked hard.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin liked Fei Cheng¡¯s embrace too much. It was like a safe and quiet harbor. As long as he was lying in Fei Cheng¡¯s arms, happiness would flow in his body with his blood, so that all his internal organs were soothed.


    ¡°It¡¯s not hard at all, but I feel very happy to contribute to the prosperity of the dragon family.¡± Because of the persistent fever, Nan HuaiLin¡¯s voice was already quiet, but it added a few more sweet notes to it. ¡°I don¡¯t think I told you. The day you came back from the United States, I had a dream that I laid eggs one after another, and hatched many baby dragons that surrounded me like chicks around a hen. I felt so happy after I woke up. ¡°


    Fei Cheng imagined that picture, and couldn¡¯t help but laugh.


    ¡°Like your brother said, we two must really be very compatible. A natural pair. Otherwise how can we always do such a difficult thing as breeding dragon eggs so easily?¡± Nan HuaiLin went on to say, ¡°There will probably be a third, fourth, fifth clutch¡­ I¡¯m not scared at all. I¡¯m especially happy to give you babies, but¡­¡±


    ¡°But what?¡± Fei Cheng asked softly.


    ¡°But every time we have them, it means you have to leave me for six months to hatch the eggs.¡± Nan HuaiLin¡¯s voice dropped, ¡°It¡¯s such a long and painful separation. After just one, I never want to go through it again. I can¡¯t live a day without you now.¡±


    Fei Cheng felt that his heart was sore and sour, as if he was soaking in seawater.


    Fei Cheng held Nan HuaiLin¡¯s arm tighter, and whispered, ¡°I don¡¯t want to be separated from you either, but to hatch the eggs, we have to go to Undersea City. It¡¯s the most suitable environment for dragon eggs to hatch, otherwise they will easily turn into dead eggs.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s why I wanted to ask you,¡± Nan HuaiLin leaned back a little, and looked at Fei Cheng¡¯s face. ¡°Can I go to Undersea City?¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Fei Cheng froze.


    ¡°Can I live in Undersea City?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked more clearly. ¡°Or is it only possible for dragons?¡±


    ¡°Yes,¡± Fei Cheng remained a little stunned. ¡°Humans can also live in Undersea City.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good,¡± Nan HuaiLin smiled. ¡°From now on when you hatch eggs, I¡¯ll go live with you in Undersea City. When you aren¡¯t hatching eggs, we¡¯ll live on land.¡±


    Fei Cheng was silent for a moment, then said, ¡°But you will have no family or friends there, and you can¡¯t act. Life will be boring and tedious, and you will get restless.¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with certainty. ¡°I¡¯ll have you and the little dragons. That¡¯s enough. And we won¡¯t live under the sea all the time. I can still act, and go home to visit my parents.¡±


    Fei Cheng rested his forehead against his and whispered, ¡°But I don¡¯t want you to sacrifice the normal life you should have for me.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled. ¡°Idiot. The life I should have is the life I have with you.¡±


    Fei Cheng couldn¡¯t speak. His throat felt like it was blocked by something.


    After a long time, he lowered his head and kissed Nan HuaiLin¡¯s lips. He said softly, ¡°I love you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin kissed him back. ¡°I love you, too.¡±


    It was almost dawn when the medicine in the bottle finished dripping. Fei Cheng skillfully pulled out the needle without even waking Nan HuaiLin, who was already asleep. He pulled the curtains tight, then put the phone on silent so that Nan HuaiLin, who had been tossing and turning all night, could get a good night¡¯s sleep.


    He himself couldn¡¯t sleep soundly, and had to wake up every now and then for fear that Nan HuaiLin would suddenly get a fever again.


    Luckily, the fever didn¡¯t return this time. Nan HuaiLin slept until noon, and finally woke up from hunger. The room was so dark that he couldn¡¯t see anything. After he felt around and discovered that Fei Cheng wasn¡¯t there, he sat up against the head of the bed, and fumbled to turn on the light. Just then the phone on the bedside table lit up as a call came in.


    His vision hadn¡¯t yet been fully restored, so he couldn¡¯t see who was on the caller ID as he swiped the phone to answer it. ¡°Something¡¯s wrong!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s heart thumped and he said. ¡°Take it easy. What happened?¡±


    ¡°Online!¡± Man Tianzhu paused sharply. ¡°There are your¡­nude photos.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed. ¡°That¡¯s impossible, I¡¯ve never taken¨C¡°


    He stopped abruptly, and the smile on his face froze.


    After a short pause, he said in a low voice, ¡°Send me the photos right away.¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t hang up the phone. He switched to the WeChat interface, and waited for a few seconds while Man Tianzhu sent the photos over.


    Nan HuaiLin blinked his eyes and his vision regained its clarity. He clicked on the picture and stared at the photo with dead eyes, as anger burned in his chest.


    In fact, it wasn¡¯t appropriate to define this photo as a ¡®nude photo.¡¯


    In the photo, Nan HuaiLin was indeed nude, but the key parts weren¡¯t exposed. He was naked on a white bed sheet, one leg slightly bent up. His round and upright buttocks were visible, the sunken waist bend connected with his rounded hip line and beautiful waistline. His face was almost completely buried in the pillow and the bend of his arm. Only a smiling eye looked at the camera, and seemed both ashamed and annoyed.


    ¡°Nan Nan? Xiao Nan!¡± Man Tianzhu¡¯s anxious shout came from the phone.


    ¡°Mn,¡± Nan HuaiLin put the phone back to his ear. ¡°I¡¯m here.¡±


    ¡°This picture¡­¡± Man Tianzhu said. ¡°It¡¯s you, isn¡¯t it?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was silent for a few seconds, then replied in a quiet voice, ¡°It¡¯s me.¡±


    Man Tianzhu asked, ¡°Who took it?¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t tell you yet,¡± Nan HuaiLin quickly calmed down. ¡°But I know that he would never post this photo on the Internet.¡±


    Man Tianzhu said anxiously, ¡°How can the PR team handle this if you won¡¯t tell me the truth?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯ll make a phone call first, and call you back later.¡±


    As soon as he hung up the phone, an unfamiliar number came in.


    At the same time, the door of the bedroom was pushed open and a smiling Fei Cheng walked in. ¡°Honey, you¡¯re starving, right? I¡¯ve made dinner. Get up and eat, then we¡¯ll go see our sons.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin clutched the phone tightly. He didn¡¯t dare look into Fei Cheng¡¯s eyes.

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    ¡°I¡­need to make a call first,¡± Nan HuaiLin said.


    ¡°Go ahead.¡± Fei Cheng sat next to him and touched his forehead. The fever was gone.


    Nan HuaiLin stood up and went to the window to answer the call from the unknown number. He didn¡¯t want Fei Cheng to hear what was being said for the time being.


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Hello¡± and then just quietly listened to the other side. At the end, he coldly said, ¡°I will handle it myself, and won¡¯t bother you. That¡¯s all.¡±


    He hung up the phone. Fei Cheng came over and asked, ¡°Wife, is something wrong?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll tell you later,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°I have to make another phone call.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Oh.¡± He stood by to watch him.


    Before Nan HuaiLin could call, Man Tianzhu called first.


    ¡°Nan, just now I was impatient,¡± Man Tianzhu¡¯s tone was much more relaxed than earlier. ¡°It¡¯s all right now.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Nan HuaiLin suspected she had misheard. ¡°It¡¯s okay?¡±


    ¡°Mn,¡± Man Tianzhu seemed to laugh. ¡°I¡¯ll cut some comments from the netizens for you to see. You can feel the strange style of painting.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin clicked on WeChat. It was full of the screenshots Man Tianzhu sent over.


    What is the meaning of Nan HuaiLin¡¯s life: [After my death, please burn this photo to me. Thank you.]


    Single GIRL: [The absolute best buttocks, phantom limbs are hard.]


    1111: [Front row peddling toilet paper!]


    Nan HuaiLin please front on me: [Blood wildly reduced 1,000,000 points, has died.]


    Humming hahaha: [Yesterday stabbing knife, today big fan, in addition continue to love you. What choice do I have, crying.]


    I don¡¯t like thousand island sauce: [Male god¡¯s ass is so photogenic, hahaha!]


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    Man Tianzhu said over the phone, ¡°The netizens are just licking the screen like crazy. No one cares where the photo came from, but there is also the role of public opinion guidance here.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°What is the company going to do about it?¡±


    Man Tianzhu said, ¡°The press release has already been written. It says that the photo from a scene of ¡®My Father¡¯ was leaked by the crew.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin sighed in relief.


    Man Tianzhu added, ¡°It is said that the public relations crisis is personally being handled by Ruan Xi¡¯s assistant. The god is the god, his ability is too strong, I¡¯m convinced.¡±


    After he hung up the phone, Nan HuaiLin looked up and ran into Fei Cheng¡¯s stare. His heart tightened again.


    ¡°Honey,¡± Nan HuaiLin wrapped his arm around Fei Cheng¡¯s waist. ¡°I want to tell you something, but don¡¯t be angry.¡±


    Fei Cheng had a smile on his lips. ¡°Go ahead, I won¡¯t be angry.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin first showed him the photo, then briefly told him the whole story. Finally he said, ¡°Now that things are settled, let¡¯s go eat. I¡¯m starving to death.¡±


    Fei Cheng stood still.


    Nan HuaiLin saw that his face looked normal, but his heart seemed a bit uncertain. He asked apprehensively, ¡°What are you thinking about?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°This reminds me that it¡¯s time to set up a personal studio for you. You just need to be able to shoot a movie without worrying, and have the studio handle all the other troubles for you.¡±


    Of course it would be good to have his own studio so he could focus on what he liked without any distractions. Then all the chores that came out of it would no longer be pushed in front of him.


    But before Nan HuaiLin could be happy, he heard Fei Cheng continue, ¡°And it¡¯s getting hot. It¡¯s time to let SiRui Media go bankrupt.¡±


    ¡°Fei Cheng¨C¡°


    ¡°I¡¯m not mad at you,¡± Fei Cheng interrupted him, his expression still gentle. ¡°But I¡¯m mad at him. Mad at him for meeting you before me, at him for making you cry, and at him for causing you harm even now. ¡°


    Nan HuaiLin paused. ¡°What do you want to do?¡±


    Fei Cheng took his hand, and said with a smile, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about that. Let¡¯s go and eat.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said nothing more, and followed Fei Cheng to the dining room.


    ¡°These¡­Did you do all this?¡± Nan HuaiLin was surprised by the table full of dishes.


    ¡°Ah.¡± Fei Cheng said with a smile, ¡°I¡¯ve followed the tutorials, I¡¯ve tried them all and they taste pretty good. I didn¡¯t know you were pregnant last time, but this time I¡¯ll make sure you¡¯re fat and white.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin hurriedly shook his head. ¡°I don¡¯t want to be fat and white. I have to keep in shape.¡±


    Fei Cheng gave him some food. ¡°It¡¯s okay. I¡¯ll help you lose weight after you give birth.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°How can you help me?¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m going to fuck you seven or eight times a day so you can quickly become a lightning bolt.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­I¡¯ve asked you redundantly.¡±


    ¡°Pack up after dinner,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°We¡¯ll stay at the Yanxi villa until the second set is born.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Nan HuaiLin suddenly smiled. ¡°By the way, that trans friend of yours. His name is Lancelot, right? He¡¯s quite funny.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°You don¡¯t know it when you look at him now, but he was actually very miserable when he was a kid.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Nan HuaiLin was surprised. ¡°Why?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Because his upper body is a woman¡¯s, while his lower body is a man¡¯s. He was abandoned at birth, grew up alone and was always bullied by his own kind. If my brother hadn¡¯t saved him, and brought him to Undersea City, he would have been killed.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin froze for a moment, then spoke with reproach, ¡°You were still so mean to him yesterday.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°We¡¯ve been like this since we were kids. We¡¯re used to pinching each other when we meet.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°Has he always lived in Undersea City?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°He¡¯s been running around the world. We haven¡¯t seen each other for years. I don¡¯t know how my brother ran into him this time.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I heard him say yesterday that he was here to help us with the kids.¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed. ¡°I think he¡¯s drunk.¡±


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked.


    ¡°He likes my brother,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°And has since he was a child.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Nan HuaiLin was stunned. ¡°Then your brother treated him¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng sighed softly. ¡°Little Blue once confessed his love to my brother, but my brother rejected him. It was then that Little Blue left Underwater City to travel around the world.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin thought about it. ¡°So if your brother brought him to Beijing now, does it mean that there is a possibility for the two of them to develop?¡±


    Fei Cheng shrugged. ¡°I don¡¯t think so.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin suddenly remembered Ruan Xin.


    Ruan Xin, Fei Zheng and Lancelot. The standard love triangle. Thinking about it was heartbreaking.


    He raised his eyes to look at Fei Cheng across the room.


    However, the good thing was that he and Fei Cheng were not abusive at all. From meeting to falling in love. It was a simple love story and it was good.


    Nan HuaiLin quietly stretched out his leg, and caught Fei Cheng¡¯s calf under the dining table.


    ¡°What for?¡± Fei Cheng hooked his lips, and looked at him with a smile.


    ¡°Nothing.¡± Nan HuaiLin lowered his head, and ate his food.


    After they ate, Fei Cheng washed the dishes, while Nan HuaiLin cleaned up. Then when they were done, they packed their things together.


    ¡°When we move there, can we stop the housekeeping here?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked as he folded clothes.


    ¡°Keep it. Have them come and clean regularly or something.¡± Fei Cheng said.


    ¡°If you go there, do you want to live with your brother?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked again.


    ¡°My brother won¡¯t live with us. He likes to be alone.¡± Fei Cheng looked at him. ¡°What, you want to live with my brother?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°I¡¯m just habitually nervous when I see him.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°We¡¯re already married. My brother is your brother, so you don¡¯t need to be nervous if we see each other often.¡±


    ¡°By the way,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°My mom said she wants both parents to meet, so ask your brother when it¡¯s convenient. I¡¯ll have my parents come to Beijing.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°I¡¯ll ask today.¡±


    Fei Cheng suddenly came over, and hugged Nan HuaiLin. ¡°Wife, I never asked you. What kind of wedding do you want?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want any kind of wedding,¡± Nan HuaiLin looked at him, and said seriously, ¡°I have always felt that weddings are for others to see. They are both troublesome and meaningless. There¡¯s no need.¡±


    Fei Cheng thought about it. ¡°Then let¡¯s have a wedding with just the two of us?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°Do you want to have a wedding?¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded vigorously. ¡°Yes!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Then let¡¯s do it when we go to Undersea City, and have a wedding just for the two of us.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°Okay!¡±


    The two of them packed, and left for the Yanxi Villa area.


    It was surrounded by a national forest park, a lake, a hot spring and a thousand-year-old temple.


    Nan HuaiLin had already expected that the villa would be very luxurious, but poverty still limited his imagination. When he really arrived at the place he saw the villa was comparable to a palace. He couldn¡¯t help but marvel. This was almost too much.


    ¡°Brother!¡± Fei Cheng shouted. No one answered.


    ¡°Little Blue!¡± Shouted again. Still, no one answered.


    ¡°They must be next door,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°Come on, put the luggage in the room first.¡±


    ¡°Next door?¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°The neighbor¡¯s house?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Fei Cheng pulled him upstairs. ¡°Next door is also our house. My brother built a standard-size pool so we can swim freely in it even if we turn into our original forms.¡±


    ¡°¡­Oh.¡± Nan HuaiLin said.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Fei Cheng inclined his head to look at him.


    ¡°Nothing,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°I just suddenly found out that my husband¡¯s family is rich beyond imagination.¡±


    ¡°Haha!¡± Fei Cheng said with a laugh. ¡°That¡¯s all there is to it.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin thought for a moment, Yes, these two dragon brothers own a city under the sea, so two luxury villas really are insignificant to them.


    After they put the luggage in the room, Fei Cheng found a pair of swimming trunks and threw them over. ¡°Put them on. Hubby will take you to play in the water.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin hadn¡¯t swum in a long time and was looking for some exercise, so he took off his clothes and put on the swimming trunks, followed by shorts, a tank top and slippers. Fei Cheng, with a naked upper body and a pair of shorts on, took Nan HuaiLin¡¯s hand and led him to the next villa.


    Lancelot and the four little dragons were already in the pool.


    The four little dragons floated in a line as they swam on the surface of the water, while Lancelot sat at the edge of the pool. He was wearing a green floral halter dress on top, while the lower half of his body had turned into a blue fishtail, which swayed gently in the water.


    ¡°Hi, Dragon Two and his wife!¡± Lancelot greeted them with a smile.


    Fei Cheng didn¡¯t bother to pay attention to him, just jumped directly into the pool. While in the water, he took off his shorts and threw them to the side. Then he turned into his original form. His huge white wings flapped the water and stirred up layers of waves. The original line of small dragons that was swimming happily was washed away. There was even one small dragon unfortunately slapped to the side by the waves.


    ¡°Hahahahahahaha!¡± Lancelot was amused.


    There was a big dragon who was playing a prank, four helpless little dragons in the pool and a laughing mermaid was sitting on the side. As the only ordinary human there, Nan HuaiLin¡¯s mood was slightly complicated. It was as if¡­as if he had intruded into another world.


    He suddenly looked forward to his future life in Undersea City. It would be very, very interesting.

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    Nan HuaiLin ran over, picked up the little dragon that was slapped to the side and was struggling to roll over. He wanted to see if it was okay, but just got close enough to be caught off guard and sprayed with a faceful of water.


    It was really very naughty.


    Nan HuaiLin wiped his face, bent down and put the little dragon back into the pool, then took off his shorts and T-shirt and stepped down into the water. The water was a little warm. It slowly wrapped around the skin and made it very comfortable. Also the water wasn¡¯t very deep, only up to the chest.


    The white dragon swam to his side as its tail swung. Its mouth opened, and the water poured out like a waterfall.


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    The big one was more naughty than the little one.


    The white dragon sprayed his face with water and then lowered its head to please, as it rubbed his face, then tilted its head to signal him to climb on its back.


    Nan HuaiLin grabbed the dragon¡¯s mane and climbed up. The little dragons saw this and flew over on their fluttery wings, lined up and landed on the white dragon¡¯s back. They sat in front of Nan HuaiLin with their heads and tails together, just like four little white quails.


    ¡°Take me along for the ride!¡± Lancelot jumped into the pool. ¡°I want to ride the dragon too!¡±


    The white dragon swung its tail, and Lancelot was slapped into the water unceremoniously.


    Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t help but feel sorry for him for a moment. He wanted to give him a hand, but the white dragon had already quickly swum away.


    The pool was very big, and the white dragon swam fast. When he swam to the end of a sharp turn, two dragon cubs were unfortunately thrown off. Nan HuaiLin remained thanks to his legs being clamped tightly, although half of his body was submerged in the water as grabbed the dragon¡¯s mane to sit straight.


    The two surviving dragon cubs chirped excitedly, and their chirping sounded a lot like birds.


    The two dragon cubs that fell into the water flew to catch up, but their dragon father swam so fast that they couldn¡¯t catch up no matter how they tried. They looked so weak and pitiful and helpless that Nan HuaiLin wanted to laugh.


    ¡°Hey!¡± Nan HuaiLin slapped the white dragon. ¡°You swim slower!¡±


    The white dragon suddenly dived. Nan HuaiLin hurriedly closed his eyes, shut up and held his breath, as he was submerged in the pool. Nan HuaiLin wiped his face, and opened his eyes to find that all the dragon cubs had been wiped out, and he was the only one left on the dragon¡¯s back.


    ¡°Watch out for the front!¡± Lancelot suddenly shouted.


    Nan HuaiLin suddenly raised his eyes, and saw the two dragon cubs that had been chasing behind him were now flying head-on, and about to hit him in the face. Nan HuaiLin hurriedly dropped down on the back of the white dragon, which then dived again. Just as he went into the water, Nan HuaiLin suddenly felt a hollow beneath him. His body lost support, and began to sink downward.


    ¡°Cough cough!¡± Nan HuaiLin coughed, and glared at Fei Cheng. ¡°You¡¯re playing me, and the little dragons.¡±


    Fei Cheng stroked his wet hair back, and asked with a smile, ¡°Isn¡¯t it exciting?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s kind of like a water roller coaster.¡±


    The little dragons swam over, and circled around them both.


    Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°Can they understand me now?¡±


    ¡°They should be able to understand a little bit,¡± Fei Cheng splashed the baby dragons, and they spat water at him. ¡°They¡¯re very smart, and by the time they become babies, they will probably be able to say ¡®Dad¡¯ directly.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t wait to see them turn into babies. They would be really cute.


    ¡°So what do they eat now?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked again.


    ¡°They eat meat,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°And drink milk.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded. ¡°They seem to be very well fed.¡±


    Lancelot sat by the pool and asked, ¡°Have you named the baby dragons yet?¡±


    They had forgotten about it. Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Not yet.¡±


    ¡°I heard from Zheng that you¡¯re pregnant again,¡± Lancelot said with a smile. ¡°It¡¯s enough of a headache for you, to name one litter after another.¡±


    Fei Cheng thought about it. ¡°Why don¡¯t we just give them a number first. Dragon One, Dragon Two, Dragon Three, Dragon Four, so it¡¯s easy to call them. It¡¯s a waste to give them names now.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°But first we have to distinguish who is who.¡±


    Lancelot was leisurely swinging his fishtail as he said, ¡°I bought different colors of ribbons that you can tie on them.¡±


    ¡°By the way, where is my brother?¡± Fei Cheng asked, only now remembering to ask.


    ¡°Went to the office, I think. He took a call at noon and went out.¡± Lancelot paused, looked at Fei Cheng and said, ¡°Long Er, Zheng brother¡­Does he have someone he likes?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin whispered, ¡°You guys talk. I¡¯ll take the little dragons to play for a while.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded. Nan HuaiLin swam out, and the little dragons spontaneously followed, lining up behind him like a mother duck leading a group of small male prostitutes.


    Nan HuaiLin swam a few back and forth, and stopped when he began to feel tired.


    Fei Zheng had advised no strenuous exercise.


    Fei Cheng had finished talking with Lancelot, and was standing at the side waving at him.


    Nan HuaiLin stepped onto the deck. Fei Cheng came over with a bath towel, wiped his hair and then draped the towel over his shoulders. ¡°Are you tired?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    The baby dragons flew over, and landed on Nan HuaiLin¡¯s shoulders.


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°They are so sticky.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you like them?¡± Fei Cheng asked.


    ¡°Yes,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°They¡¯re so cute.¡±


    ¡°Come on,¡± Fei Cheng took his hand. ¡°Let¡¯s go mark the baby dragons.¡±


    They went back next door through a connecting side door, then went upstairs for a shower and a change of clothes. By the time they got downstairs, Lancelot had the ribbons ready.


    It was a transparent, snowy, gauze ribbon. Very pretty, and in a variety of colors.


    Fei Cheng whistled, and the flying dragons landed on the table.


    Nan HuaiLin cut a piece of red ribbon and handed it to him. ¡°Tie it to Dragon One.¡±


    Fei Cheng grabbed a small dragon at random. ¡°You¡¯re Dragon One. It seems to stand out more on the neck.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Then try tying it around its neck.¡±


    Fei Cheng gestured twice. ¡°It¡¯s too short, cut a long one.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin then cut a long piece and handed it to him.


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Wife, you hold it for me.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin held the dragon while Fei Cheng tied the ribbon.


    He put the ribbon around the dragon¡¯s slender neck and deftly tied a bow.


    ¡°It looks like a freebie from the supermarket,¡± Lancelot commented.


    ¡°How nice,¡± Fei Cheng was satisfied. ¡°Wife, what do you think?¡±


    ¡°Mn¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin stared at Dragon One for a short while, all tied up with a red bow, and said with a smile, ¡°It¡¯s kind of silly.¡±


    Fei Cheng instructed Little Blue, ¡°Cut a green one.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin reached over, and grabbed a small dragon. ¡°You¡¯re the green, Dragon Two.¡± He smiled and looked at Fei Cheng. ¡°He has the same name as you. What should we do?¡±


    Fei Cheng looked at him, ¡°Nan HuaiLin, I advise you to learn something good.¡±


    ¡°Cut,¡± Nan HuaiLin made a face. ¡°You¡¯re the little one.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you know if I¡¯m little or not?¡± Fei Cheng said with a smile.


    Nan HuaiLin glanced at Lancelot, kicked Fei Cheng under the table and said in a hushed voice, ¡°Be serious.¡±


    Soon, all four dragons had beautiful bows tied around their necks.


    Dragon One was red, Dragon Two was green, Dragon Three was pink, and Dragon Four was purple. The four little dragons were standing in a row, looking silly and cute.


    Lancelot tsked, and shook his head. ¡°Poor kids. This is definitely their black history.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin took out his cell phone. ¡°Take a picture of them for a souvenir.¡±


    When they saw him hold his phone up to them, Dragons One, Two, Three, and Four all stretched their necks and looked at him curiously. Nan HuaiLin clicked the picture. Fei Cheng came over to look and said with a smile, ¡°It¡¯s really silly. Hahaha!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Little Blue, where¡¯s Dragon Five?¡±


    Lancelot said, ¡°In the incubator in my room, I¡¯ll show you.¡±


    Lancelot¡¯s room was on the first floor, and there was a miniature incubator standing on the table. Through the glass door you could see a dragon egg sitting all alone inside.


    ¡°Why is it the only one that didn¡¯t hatch?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked worriedly. ¡°Is there really no problem?¡±


    ¡°The incubation period of dragon eggs can be long or short, earlier or later is possible,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°The most critical incubation stage was completed in Undersea City. Dragon Five is now sleeping in the eggshell. When it wakes up, it will come out naturally. Don¡¯t you worry. ¡°


    Nan HuaiLin nodded his head.


    Before the Dragon Five broke the shell, he may have to keep hanging on to his heart.


    After seeing Dragon Five, they returned to the living room.


    Lancelot looked at his watch, ¡°It¡¯s time to feed them, I¡¯ll make the formula.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯ll go with you.¡±


    The two of them went to the kitchen together.


    Lancelot boiled the water first, then lined up the four bottles and added the formula to them.


    Nan HuaiLin helped. He asked for advice on how many spoonfuls of formula to add, how much water to pour, what the right temperature was, and Lancelot patiently told him everything.


    ¡°Fei Cheng has told you all of it, right?¡± Lancelot suddenly asked.


    ¡°What?¡± Nan HuaiLin said.


    ¡°About my half-boy, half-girl thing.¡± Lancelot said with downcast eyes.


    Nan HuaiLin paused, and let out a ¡°hmmm.¡±


    Lancelot laughed softly, ¡°You must think I¡¯m a monster.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin also smiled, ¡°I may be more receptive by nature. I was surprised for a minute or so when Fei Cheng showed up in front of me, and then I accepted it very openly.¡±


    He paused, ¡°Today at noon when Fei Cheng told me about you, I wasn¡¯t surprised at all. There are all kinds of existence in this world. I can¡¯t think others are monsters just because they are different from me. You aren¡¯t a monster, you¡¯re just different from me.¡±


    Lancelot looked at him and said seriously, ¡°Cheng is lucky to have you as his wife. Can I be friends with you?¡±


    ¡°Of course,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile. ¡°You¡¯re Fei Cheng¡¯s friend, which means you¡¯re my friend.¡±


    After the formula was brewed, the two carried the bottles to the living room.


    Nan HuaiLin and Lancelot each fed one, and Fei Cheng fed two.


    Nan HuaiLin held the green bow-tied Dragon Two in his arms with one hand, and held the bottle in the other to feed it milk.


    The little dragon tilted its neck, it¡¯s mouth biting the teat, and sucked uncontrollably. It probably sucked a little too quickly, because the corners of its mouth began to leak milk. Nan HuaiLin¡¯s chest had little wet spots on it.


    Looking at Dragon Two¡¯s cute little face, Nan HuaiLin¡¯s heart swelled with a certain sentiment that turned his heart soft and warm.


    He subconsciously lowered his head, and kissed the little dragon¡¯s little head.

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    After they were fed, the baby dragons flew away to play.


    Nan HuaiLin and Lancelot went to wash the bottles, but just as they walked into the kitchen, they heard Fei Cheng shout, ¡°Wife. Phone!¡±


    ¡°Who is it?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked.


    ¡°Agent!¡± Fei Cheng said.


    Nan HuaiLin put down the bottle, and ran out to answer the phone, ¡°Hello, Sister Shan.¡±


    Shan Mingen said, ¡°Nan, I know you took a month off, but this opportunity is so good that I think you have to take it.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin calmly asked, ¡°What opportunity?¡±


    Shan Mingen said, ¡°You know about Netflix, right?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin felt his heart skip a beat. ¡°Of course.¡±


    Shan Mingen went on, ¡°Netflix is working on a new series about a college student from China who is accused of being a terrorist, and then saves himself from prison.¡±


    Shan Mingen was more excited than Nan HuaiLin. ¡°Netflix is a streaming giant in the U.S., and being in their self-produced series may be your ticket to Hollywood. You should definitely grab this golden opportunity!¡±


    Shan Mingen didn¡¯t wait for Nan HuaiLin to answer and continued, ¡°By the way, there is more good news. My Father has entered the main competition of the Cannes Film Festival. The news just came out today. No matter whether you win an award or not, you are going to walk the red carpet in Cannes in May. My Father will be released in June, so you have to cooperate with the promotion after coming back from Cannes. If you also win the lead role in the new Netflix series, you¡¯ll probably be very, very busy.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin had been so obsessed with love lately that he had completely left his work behind, but Shan Mingen¡¯s call made his blood surge. Hollywood, Cannes¡­ these were places that he had never dreamed that he would have the opportunity to step foot in, but now he was going to go out into the world to fight for the glory of his country.


    ¡°Nan?¡±


    ¡°Mn,¡± Nan HuaiLin returned to his senses. ¡°What did you just say?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m booking a flight now,¡± Shan Mingen said. ¡°The flight is at 9:30 tomorrow morning, I¡¯ll personally accompany you to New York for the audition. You¨C¡°


    ¡°Sister Shan,¡± Nan HuaiLin interrupted her. ¡°I want Sister Zhu to accompany me.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Shan Mingen suspected she had heard wrong.


    ¡°Ever since I filmed Star Country, it was always Sister Zhu who has been running around with me. She handled everything very well, and I¡¯ll feel more at ease going with her.¡±


    ¡°But¡­but she¡¯s just an assistant¨C¡°


    ¡°Not anymore,¡± Nan HuaiLin interrupted her again. ¡°You wouldn¡¯t know yet, but the company is going to set up a personal studio for me, and I am going to let Sister Zhu be my manager.¡±


    Shan Mingen didn¡¯t say anything.


    Nan HuaiLin then went on to say, ¡°So please, Sister Shan, hand over the details of Netflix to Sister Zhu, and I thank Sister Shan for taking care of me this time.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was just making a casual remark as a courtesy.


    In fact, from the time she became his manager until now, Shan Mingen had done nothing for him. She had been promoting Chen Jing Tian while he was still obscure. During the Star Country casting incident, where Chen Jing Tian¡¯s fans furiously painted him black, Shan Mingen stood by and did nothing. Now that he had a great opportunity, she finally wanted to take up the responsibilities of manager, but he no longer needed her.


    After he hung up the phone, Nan HuaiLin hugged Fei Cheng, gave him one ¡®muah¡¯ to the left, one ¡®muah¡¯ to the right and said excitedly, ¡°Honey, I¡¯m going to break out of Asia!¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and asked, ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin told him briefly about his conversation on the phone. Then Fei Cheng held his face and kissed it. ¡°My wife is great.¡±


    Lancelot came out from the kitchen. ¡°Can you be any meatier?¡±


    Fei Cheng ignored him, looked at Nan HuaiLin and said, ¡°But in an American drama, the lines must be in English. Can you do it?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was stunned. ¡°I forgot about that. Actually my English is okay. I have no problem with everyday conversation. I should be good enough to play a Chinese student, but if the other party requires a particularly pure spoken language, it might be¨C¡°


    Lancelot said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Your husband speaks English. Let him teach you.¡±


    Fei Cheng bared his teeth. ¡°Can you not interrupt? What¡¯s your business if we¡¯re talking?¡±


    Lancelot shrugged and walked out. ¡°You guys go ahead.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Fei,¡± Nan HuaiLin shook his arm. ¡°You¡¯ll teach me, right?¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled. ¡°I charge a lot of money.¡±


    ¡°But I¡¯m poor,¡± Nan HuaiLin said in a special whisper, as he leaned into his ear. ¡°Can I pay in bed?¡±


    Fei Cheng was aroused by his words, nibbled his ear and said, ¡°Yes, that¡¯s fine.¡±


    After the two of them had been getting along for a while, Man Tianzhu¡¯s phone call came.


    Nan HuaiLin had a feeling she was going to scream, so he held the phone far away as soon as he got through.


    Fei Cheng was sitting on the sofa playing with his cell phone. Nan HuaiLin was walking around next to him talking on the phone, Fei Cheng was dazzled by him, and simply grabbed him to put him on his lap and hold him.


    The phone call lasted for ten minutes before he hung up. Nan HuaiLin put the phone down, and turned his head to look at his husband¡¯s face, only to see he wasn¡¯t very happy.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Nan HuaiLin held his face, and asked, ¡°Weren¡¯t you happy just now?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°When you get busy, we¡¯ll have to be separated. So I¡¯m not happy.¡±


    When he heard him say that, Nan HuaiLin suddenly began to feel reluctant to leave.


    Now there was not only Fei Cheng, but also the four little dragon babies. Nan HuaiLin wanted to be with them all the time, but he couldn¡¯t give up such a heavenly opportunity for the sake of his husband and children. Just give up the dream he had been working so hard for.


    Fei Cheng saw what he was thinking, and said with a smile, ¡°I¡¯m just complaining. Don¡¯t take it to heart. I said I would always let you do what you like, and Husband is true to his word. When you go out to film, I will work seriously, take good care of our sons, and I will visit you as soon as I can. I can¡¯t let you cut off the nourishment of the dragon essence. We agreed to live and die together.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was moved to the point of tears. He wrapped his arms around Fei Cheng¡¯s neck, and his voice was hoarse, ¡°Husband, you are so kind.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°Now you are calling me husband more and more smoothly.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin also smiled and said, ¡°Because the seal has been stamped, and the license has been issued.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Come here. Let your husband give you a kiss.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re not done yet?¡± Lancelot¡¯s voice came through the door.


    Nan HuaiLin hurriedly stood up from Fei Cheng¡¯s arms, and said in embarrassment, ¡°It¡¯s over. It¡¯s over.¡±


    Lancelot said, ¡°Dragon Two, call Zheng¡¯s brother and ask him if he¡¯s coming back for dinner.¡±


    Fei Cheng called his brother, hung up after a few words, and replied, ¡°He said he¡¯s busy with something and won¡¯t be coming back for a few days.¡±


    Lancelot said, ¡°Oh. I¡¯m going to start cooking dinner, what do you want to eat?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯ll do it with you.¡±


    When he entered the kitchen, Nan HuaiLin realized that his cooking skills were only worth a handful in front of Lancelot.


    The blue shark was running a knife like a flying machine as he said, ¡°There was a time when I was particularly decadent. In order to find something for myself to do, I went crazy getting licenses: chef¡¯s license, massage therapist license, excavator driver¡¯s license, tour guide license ¡­. A breath of examination would prove that I must have forty or fifty certificates. But finally the decadence period is over.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin could probably guess why he was depressed, but he didn¡¯t ask. Just smiled and said, ¡°You¡¯re great.¡±


    With Lancelot as the chef, the dinner was very good and full of flavor.


    But the little dragons didn¡¯t have such treats, they could only eat water-boiled, white, minced meat. Half-cooked, no condiments, and only a little salt.


    The table was very long. Nan HuaiLin, Fei Cheng and Lancelot were at one end, the baby dragons were at the other and the two sides formed a stark contrast, Nan HuaiLin was still a little uneasy, but when he saw they were eating quite happily, he was also relieved.


    Each baby dragon had a dinner plate with the right amount of minced meat, and they stood at the edge, hung their little heads and ate quietly, without a sound.


    Dragon One ate faster, then went to grab Dragon Two¡¯s meat to eat. Dragon Two wouldn¡¯t let him, so Dragon One waved his wings, and slapped Dragon Two to the ground.


    Nan HuaiLin rushed over to pick up Dragon Two, and saw that Dragon Two was dripping tears of aggression. The tiny teardrops fell on Nan HuaiLin¡¯s hand, and instantly condensed into tiny dragon pearls.


    ¡°It¡¯s crying¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin looked at Fei Cheng helplessly. ¡°How, how can I coax it?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°Let it cry a little longer. The little dragon¡¯s dragon pearls are purer and more valuable. One can be sold for at least 20 million.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked down and counted. He already had five dragon pearls in his hand.


    So, he is now holding one hundred million¡­Geez.


    Dragon Two blinked away the last two tears, then fluttered his wings and flew to the table. Then  he fought with Dragon One. You slapped my wings, I¡¯ll slap your wings. You used the dragon horn on me, I¡¯ll use the dragon horn on you. The fight was very vigorous.


    Fei Cheng was watching with joy, and Nan HuaiLin thought, This is really your father.


    ¡°Hey,¡± he said worriedly, as he held $140 million worth of dragon pearls. ¡°Hurry up and pull them apart a bit. Don¡¯t let them get hurt again.¡±


    ¡°Where are they so delicate?¡± Fei Cheng said with a smile. ¡°I fought with sharks when I was a child. Don¡¯t worry. It¡¯s okay. Come and eat.¡±


    Lancelot said, ¡°You¡¯re still talking. If it wasn¡¯t for brother Zheng saving you, you would have been digested by those sharks.¡±


    ¡°Shut up,¡± said Fei Cheng. ¡°You¡¯re the only one who talks too much.¡±


    Dragon One and Dragon Two fought for half a day without a winner, so they finally reached a settlement, as they shared the rest of the minced meat.


    Dragon Three and Dragon Four had been very honest. They obediently ate their own share. They didn¡¯t pick up things or try to solicit things.


    After everyone had eaten, it was time for the young dragons to go to bed.


    Fei Cheng pulled Nan HuaiLin upstairs, and the little dragons consciously flew behind.


    ¡°Baby dragons have a long, and regular sleep schedule,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°They go to bed at 7 p.m. and wake up at 7 a.m., so they get a full 12 hours of sleep.¡±


    The little dragons¡¯ room was large, but very empty. There was basically no furniture because they were afraid of them being naughty, and getting themselves hurt.


    Five bird¡¯s nest-type hammocks hung from the ceiling and lined up against the wall. They were very soft and comfortable.


    The little dragons flew into their nests, put away their wings, crept down and found the most comfortable position to rest while their tails wagged.


    Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t help but touch them one by one. He felt his paternal nature being stimulated by them little by little, and felt more and more, the real sense of being a parent.


    ¡°They don¡¯t wet the bed, do they?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked with a smile.


    ¡°Whoever wets the bed will be spanked,¡± Fei Cheng said.


    ¡°You¡¯re a cruel father,¡± Nan HuaiLin commented.


    ¡°Baby,¡± Fei Cheng said, as he wrapped his arms around his waist from behind. ¡°Let¡¯s go to bed too.¡±


    ¡°So early?¡± Nan HuaiLin was surprised.


    ¡°You¡¯re going abroad tomorrow,¡± Fei Cheng rested his chin on his shoulder. ¡°A moment of spring is worth a thousand dollars. Let¡¯s not waste it.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin turned back to look at him. ¡°But your brother said not to do intense exercise.¡±


    Fei Cheng lowered his head and kissed him. ¡°Then I¡¯ll go deeper, and deeper, and move gently, okay?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was silent for a while before he answered ¡°yes¡± in an inaudible voice.

 CH 59

    As it turned out, the tender deep and shallow movement was too torturous.


    After more than an hour of such rhythm, Nan HuaiLin finally couldn¡¯t take it anymore and said with a thin voice, ¡°Honey, that¡­ Actually¡­¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Fei Cheng slowed down even more, ¡°Not feeling well?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not that¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin blushed with shame, ¡°Actually¡­ You can go¡­ Slightly¡­ A little faster¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng froze, burying his face in his neck and smothering a laugh.


    ¡°Hey!¡± Nan HuaiLin, annoyed, slapped him on the back with his palm, not too hard.


    ¡°Ouch~¡± Fei Cheng fakely cried out, kissing his ear and saying softly, ¡°Let¡¯s change positions, okay?¡±


    ¡­


    Fei Cheng finally ended the long, tender and sweet torture before Nan HuaiLin completely collapsed.


    The air was thick with scent.


    Fei Cheng embraced him from behind, his hot chest pressed against his bare back, his heartbeats overlapping, even his breathing rate was the same.


    ¡°Baby.¡± Fei Cheng called him in a low voice.


    ¡°Hmm?¡± Nan HuaiLin answered lazily.


    ¡°Sweetheart.¡± Fei Cheng called again.


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s lips curled up in a smile, ¡°What¡¯s up?¡±


    ¡°I love you.¡± Fei Cheng kissed the back of his neck, ¡°If I wasn¡¯t afraid of annoying you, I¡¯d say I love you a thousand times a day.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to say it,¡± Nan HuaiLin¡¯s heart was sweet like honey, ¡°I already know.¡±


    Fei Cheng put his hand on Nan HuaiLin¡¯s well-defined belly, the warmth of his palm made him feel very comfortable, ¡°They¡¯re still very quiet now.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin put his hand on the back of his hand, ¡°They will always be quiet, otherwise I wouldn¡¯t have found out until the last baby was born.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled, ¡°You must have been terrified that night, right?¡±


    Thinking back to the night the eggs were laid, Nan HuaiLin was still embarrassed, ¡°I didn¡¯t see the eggs at first and thought I had pooped my pants, so I was afraid you would see me, but thanks to my quick thinking, I found an excuse to make you leave.¡±


    As he said that, he suddenly wanted to rehash some old scores, ¡°You said you wouldn¡¯t come looking for me, so why did you sneak up on me?¡±


    ¡°My wife is so sought after. If I don¡¯t keep a close eye on you, you would¡¯ve been taken away by others, I couldn¡¯t even cry about it. And¡­¡± Fei Cheng paused, ¡°I missed you so much that I couldn¡¯t eat nor sleep. I felt like I couldn¡¯t live without peeking at you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s heart was sweet and sour, ¡°So, for that month or so, you secretly visited me every day?¡±


    ¡°Mn,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°No matter rain or shine.¡±


    ¡°Silly and thoughtful.¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile.


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°All my scheming was for the sake of being with you.¡±


    ¡°Then¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re welcome.¡± Fei Cheng tightened his arm a little, ¡°Go to sleep, baby. I¡¯ll wake you up tomorrow.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was silent for a moment, ¡°¡­I can¡¯t sleep with you in there.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not moving,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°Do you want your husband to sing to you?¡±


    ¡°Sure,¡± Nan HuaiLin¡¯s thoughts were easily distracted, ¡°I¡¯ve never heard you sing before.¡±


    Fei Cheng cleared his throat and sang an English song that Nan HuaiLin had never heard before, ¡°Is everything just right, Don¡¯t want you thinking that I¡¯m in a hurry¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng¡¯s voice was already very magnetic, and now it was tinged with the characteristic husky and lazy after lovemaking, singing a gentle song making him become more and more charming.


    ¡°It looks like you, Feels like you, Smiles like you, I want someone just like you¡­¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s entire body relaxed and was soon drawn by the song into a very sweet, sweet dream.


    The author has something to say: Forced to be short, you know.


    Song sung by Cheng Cheng: No One Else Like You ¨C Adam Levine

 CH 60

    Nan HuaiLin was drifting off to sleep when he felt something rubbing his neck. He thought it was Fei Cheng, so he grunted, ¡°Stop it¡­ It tickles.¡±


    The movement on his neck didn¡¯t stop, so he reached out to push, and felt something slippery. He was immediately startled and wide awake, and he opened his eyes to see the green bowtied Dragon Two, blinking his small eyes looking at him, small tears like broken beads flowing down his eyes. A dozen crystal clear dragon beads were already piled up on the pillow.


    Nan HuaiLin settled down, reached out and held the baby to his chest, gently stroking his little head, his voice soft and gentle, ¡°Why are you crying again, huh?¡±


    Dragon Two answered him with his actions. He opened his mouth and bit the nipple on Nan HuaiLin¡¯s chest.


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°!!!¡±


    It tickled a little, and hurt a little.


    ¡°Don¡¯t bite¡­¡±


    Nan HuaiLin tried to save his nipple, but Dragon Two was sucking so hard that he wouldn¡¯t let go, even though he couldn¡¯t suck anything¡­


    Wait¡­ wait a minute!


    Why did he feel that Dragon Two seems¡­ to have really sucked something out?


    Oh my god¡­ No, no way! No!


    While Nan HuaiLin was confused, Fei Cheng came in with a heartfelt breakfast that he had worked really hard to prepare, ¡°You¡¯re awake? Have some breakfast¡­¡± He paused with a complicated expression, ¡°What are you¡­ doing?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s expression was even more complicated, as he almost cried out.


    ¡°I¡­ I don¡¯t know¡­¡± He said with great difficulty, ¡°I seem to¡­ It¡¯s too weird¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng, ¡°???¡±


    He quickly walked over, put the breakfast on the table, sat down on the edge of the bed, and reached out to grab Dragon Two, ¡°Brat, this is my exclusive territory, remove your mouth!¡±


    Dragon Two didn¡¯t move, just stretched out his little paws to hold Nan HuaiLin¡¯s hand tightly, and sucked with gusto.


    Nan HuaiLin looked at Fei Cheng with a bemused expression, ¡°I-I seem to¡­ be able to produce milk.¡±


    Fei Cheng, ¡°!!!¡±


    After a full thirty seconds of frozen silence, Fei Cheng lowered his head and took Nan HuaiLin¡¯s other nipple into his mouth.


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°!!!¡±


    After another thirty seconds, Fei Cheng raised his head and stared blankly at Nan HuaiLin, ¡°There¡¯s really milk¡­ It¡¯s still sweet¡­ It¡¯s delicious¡­¡±


    After saying that, he licked his lips, and looked as if he couldn¡¯t get enough.


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s face was struck by lightning, ¡°Didn¡¯t you also¡­ have some last night? Or not?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I just licked it, I didn¡¯t suck it.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin was speechless.


    ¡°How about,¡± Fei Cheng was also confused, ¡°I call my brother and ask him?¡±


    Producing milk¡­ It was so humiliating.


    But there was no one else they could ask except Fei Zheng.


    Nan HuaiLin nodded helplessly.


    Fei Cheng looked for a phone to call, but Nan HuaiLin¡¯s phone rang first.


    ¡°Hey, Sister Xiaozhu.¡± He held Dragon Two in one hand to breastfeed him and answered the phone with the other.


    ¡°I was afraid you¡¯d oversleep, so I¡¯m giving you a call.¡± Man TianZhu said on the line, ¡°The plane is at 9:30, so you¡¯d better be at the airport by 8:30, but you have to leave now.¡±


    ¡°What time is it?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked.


    ¡°Six forty,¡± Man Tianzhu said, ¡°It takes an hour and a half to get from the Yanxi villa area to the airport without traffic.¡±


    ¡°Okay, I got it,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°See you at the airport.¡±


    When Nan HuaiLin hung up the phone, Fei Cheng happened to hang up as well.


    ¡°What did your brother say?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked.


    ¡°He said,¡± Fei Cheng scratched his ears, ¡°he doesn¡¯t know what¡¯s going on, and the only explanation now is that you¡¯re gifted.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin wanted to cry. Who cared about this kind of gift ah!


    But now wasn¡¯t the time to dwell on this, he had to hurry to get up and wash up.


    He looked down and saw that Dragon Two had fallen asleep at some point, his eyes were closed, his head was resting on his chest, and his mouth was still holding his nipple, but he wasn¡¯t sucking it anymore.


    Nan HuaiLin hurriedly rescued his nipple and handed Dragon Two to Fei Cheng, whispering, ¡°I¡¯ll go wash up first, let¡¯s talk on the way.¡±


    While taking a shower, Nan HuaiLin looked down at his nipples. His pectoral muscles were normal, his nipples were also normal, and he couldn¡¯t help but squeeze them with his hands, but there was really white milk coming out.


    Although he was devastated, what else could he do other than accept it?


    The eggs had been laid in a nest, so what was the point of producing milk?


    But how come he didn¡¯t notice it in the first six months? Was it because the breastfeeding period hadn¡¯t arrived? Or was it because of the stimulation of the second set that he suddenly produced milk?


    The only good thing was that his milk production seemed to be very limited, so no milk would come out if he didn¡¯t suck or squeeze.


    Nan HuaiLin washed up in ten minutes, dressed quickly, put on the shoulder bag that Fei Cheng had packed, and was ready to go.


    He would only be gone for two days, and didn¡¯t need to bring extra luggage, what he needed could be bought directly there.


    Dragon Two was probably hungry since Dragon One robbed his meat last night and didn¡¯t eat enough, so he woke up early and went back to sleep after eating this time.


    The other baby dragons were up and about, like birds in the morning, chirping and flying around the house. Just as Fei Cheng said, once full of sleep they had the energy to toss and turn.


    Lancelot also got up, and was sitting in the living room drinking water. When he saw Fei Cheng and Nan HuaiLin together from upstairs, he asked with a little displeasure, ¡°Dragon Two, have you been fighting in the kitchen? It¡¯s a mess and you didn¡¯t clean it up.¡±


    That reminded Fei Cheng, ¡°Hey wife, did you forget to eat the loving breakfast I prepared for you?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no time to eat,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯ll miss my flight if I delay any longer.¡±


    ¡°Where are you going?¡± Lancelot asked.


    ¡°To New York for two days for work,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°The little dragons will be in your care.¡±


    Lancelot said, ¡°Brother Zheng brought me to Beijing to help take care of the little dragons. You can go about your business, don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said ¡°Thank you.¡± and went out with Fei Cheng.


    The red supercar raced along the fifth ring road.


    Fei Cheng quietly surveyed Nan HuaiLin¡¯s expression, ¡°What are you thinking about, wife?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was silent for a while, ¡°¡­I was thinking, when I come back from the United States, the four dragon babies will need a lot of milk to drink, so what should I do?¡±


    Fei Cheng snickered and Nan HuaiLin glared at him, ¡°You¡¯re still laughing! It¡¯s your fault! You made me lay eggs and made me produce milk. I don¡¯t know how many strange things are waiting for me in the future, maybe one day I¡¯ll wake up and grow a pair of wings.¡±


    ¡°That would be great,¡± Fei Cheng said with a smile, ¡°then we could fly together.¡±


    ¡°Forget it,¡± Nan HuaiLin hooked his lips, ¡°I still prefer to fly on you, it saves energy.¡±


    ¡°Baby,¡± Fei Cheng gave him a look, ¡°are you implying something?¡±


    ¡°Not really.¡± Nan HuaiLin replied, ¡°Are you working today?¡±


    ¡°Yes,¡± Fei Cheng got serious, ¡°I¡¯ll quit when I get your personal studio up and running.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Nan HuaiLin heard him mention it for the first time, ¡°Why?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°The reason I was working at Ming Xi was because I didn¡¯t know what to do, so I went there to pass the time. My goal at this stage is to spoil my wife, raise my sons and be a good family man.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, of course, knew that the reason Fei Cheng did this was to take care of all his worries so that he could pursue his dreams without distractions.


    Nan HuaiLin went over and kissed him, ¡°Even if you¡¯re a house husband, you¡¯re still the most handsome house husband in the world.¡±


    Fei Cheng looked dejected, ¡°That goes without saying.¡±


    Luckily, the traffic wasn¡¯t bad today and they arrived at the airport before 8:30. The car was parked in the parking lot on the B1 level, Nan HuaiLin took out sunglasses and a hat from his backpack and put them on, saying, ¡°Don¡¯t give me a ride, you¡¯re too handsome and you¡¯ll easily expose me. It¡¯s safer for me to go alone.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Fei Cheng suddenly grabbed him and said with a wicked smile, ¡°Wife, give me a sip before you go.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Nan HuaiLin froze for two seconds, reacted abruptly and burst into laughter, ¡°Are you a baby begging for milk? Stop it.¡±


    Fei Cheng blinked innocently, ¡°Am I not your baby?¡±


    ¡°If you keep doing that, I¡¯m going to hit you. You¡¯re so cheesy.¡± Nan HuaiLin went up to him and gave him a kiss, ¡°Let me go, bye.¡±


    Fei Cheng hugged him and pampered him, ¡°No, you can¡¯t leave without giving me a sip of milk, or I¡¯ll keep thinking about it.¡±


    Except when in bed, Fei Cheng seldom played this kind of rogue. He seemed to really want it, so Nan HuaiLin then couldn¡¯t bear to refuse him again.


    ¡°Then¡­ ust for a little while,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Stop when I say so.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded obediently, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, who was wearing a denim jacket and white T-shirt, turned to his side and very shyly lifted up his white T-shirt to reveal his left cnipple and said, ¡°Come on, hurry.¡±


    Fei Cheng buried his head in his chest and without hesitation, he opened his mouth and took it, licking it first before he began to suck it gently.


    Nan HuaiLin gripped his clothes with one hand and held Fei Cheng¡¯s head with the other, clenching his teeth to keep himself from making a sound.


    Feeding a little dragon milk felt completely different from feeding Fei Cheng milk. It was very erotic.


    ¡°That¡¯s enough,¡± he said after a while when he couldn¡¯t take it anymore, ¡°Stop it, Fei Cheng.¡±


    Fei Cheng obediently stopped, then he lifted his head and kissed Nan HuaiLin directly on the lips.


    As soon as Nan HuaiLin opened his mouth, Fei Cheng took the small mouthful of milk in his mouth and forced him to swallow it before he looked up at him and asked with a smile, ¡°How does it taste? Is it very sweet?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin coughed, smacked his lips, and said, ¡°It seems a little sweet.¡±


    Fei Cheng used his thumb to wipe off a little milk stain left in the corner of his mouth, put it in his own mouth and sucked on it, then said with a smile, ¡°From now on I¡¯ll have to fight the dragons for milk.¡±


    ¡°Wake up,¡± Nan HuaiLin cried and laughed, and wanted to reprimand him in a few words when the phone rang, ¡°Sister Zhu is rushing me, I have to hurry.¡±


    ¡°Call me as soon as you land, okay?¡± Fei Cheng admonished.


    ¡°Naggy.¡± Nan HuaiLin took out the mask from his pocket and put it on, reached out and touched Fei Cheng¡¯s face, ¡°Be good and wait for me at home, muah.¡± He pushed open the car door and got out, put on his shoulder bag, smiled and waved at Fei Cheng, while answering the phone and walking forward, ¡°I¡¯m here, I¡¯m coming to you now.¡±


    When he hung up the phone and looked back, he saw Fei Cheng standing upright in his place, watching him with a smile on his face.


    Nan HuaiLin gave him two flying kisses, turned back and walked away quickly. He was afraid that if he walked slower he wouldn¡¯t be able to resist running back.


    After meeting with Man Tianzhu, Nan HuaiLin handed over his documents to her and told her to check in. After that, he went straight through security and waited in the VIP lounge for about ten minutes before boarding the plane.


    The privacy of first class was better, so Nan HuaiLin took off his mask, sunglasses and hat after he was seated. Man Tianzhu stared at him for a while before saying, ¡°I haven¡¯t seen you for only a week, so why do I feel that you have become good looking again? And you¡¯re not just getting handsome with age, you¡¯re aging backwards! You look younger and younger, resembling a teenage boy.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve just had too many photoshoots.¡± Nan HuaiLin lost his smile.


    ¡°I said all the heartfelt words, okay?¡± Man Tianzhu gave a sincere face, ¡°The nourishment of love is different. Share with Sister what is it like to be married?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin thought about it and said with a smile, ¡°It¡¯s like falling into a honey pot, every second is sweet.¡±


    Man Tianzhu tsked twice and said, ¡°You fell into the honey pot, but your fans have been suffering, living in deep water. First you suddenly announced your marriage, followed by the nude photo incident, making all of Weibo explode. For three days in a row you were the number one on the hot search, and now it seems to be still hanging on it.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I haven¡¯t been on Weibo much these days, how many fans have I lost?¡±


    ¡°Lost what fans?¡± Man Tianzhu froze, ¡°Your number of followers has risen to 20 million.¡±


    This was a bit unexpected.


    Nan HuaiLin originally thought that after announcing his marriage, he would lose fans like crazy, but how come he has increased by more than 2 million?


    Man Tianzhu added, ¡°And your Weibo has over two million retweets and 10 million likes, it¡¯s scary.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was silent for a moment and said, ¡°I¡¯ve seen other people¡¯s Weibo followers break 10,000,000 and have a fan bonus or something, shouldn¡¯t I do one too?¡±


    ¡°This can be done,¡± said Man Tianzhu, ¡°What kind of gift do you want to give?¡±


    ¡°A selfie? That seems too insincere.¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Let me think about it.¡±


    Man Tianzhu said, ¡°How about a short video like on Youtube?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Shoot what? It has to be fun.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll help you think about it, but you should focus on the audition tomorrow.¡± Man Tianzhu took out a pile of documents from her bag and handed it over, ¡°This is the English version of the self-introduction I got the professionals to prepare. You should read it first, it may be useful.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ve thought of everything,¡± Nan HuaiLin took it, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    ¡°I should thank you,¡± said Man Tianzhu, ¡°Nan, I¡¯ve been in this circle for seven or eight years, and you¡¯re the best person I¡¯ve ever seen who worked hard when you were unknown, and after you became popular, you didn¡¯t lose your heart at all. You¡¯re not disturbed by the outside world, you live your life as you should, and it¡¯s really special. It¡¯s really good.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin whispered, ¡°That¡¯s because I have a husband to back me up, so I¡¯m not afraid.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡± Man Tianzhu had a black face, ¡°I rarely speak from my heart, but you dare to feed me dog food, aren¡¯t you too much?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said with a smile, ¡°The plane is taking off.¡±


    In fact, he wasn¡¯t as good as Man Tianzhu said, he also had been lost, made the wrong choice, and was lucky that he was blessed by fate and met the right person. Otherwise, his life would never be the way it was now.


    In the blue sky and white clouds, it was as if he could see Fei Cheng¡¯s face.


    Suddenly, he missed him very much.

 CH 61

    After a long flight of fourteen hours, the plane landed at Newark Airport at eleven in the morning, New York time. Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t sleep well on the plane, and now he was so sleepy that he could hardly open his eyes. He started nodding off right after he got into the cab, and woke up with a jolt when he was about to fall asleep, then hurriedly took out his cell phone. Just after he turned it on, a call came in from Fei Cheng.


    Nan HuaiLin hurriedly answered, ¡°I just landed and I¡¯m taking a cab to the hotel.¡±


    ¡°Why does your voice sound like that?¡± Fei Cheng was worried, ¡°Did you have a fever again?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Nan HuaiLin closed his eyes, ¡°I¡¯m just sleepy.¡±


    ¡°The audition is tomorrow, right?¡± Fei Cheng asked.


    ¡°Mnh-mnh,¡± Nan HuaiLin replied, ¡°tomorrow morning at ten.¡±


    ¡°Where is it?¡± Fei Cheng asked again.


    Nan HuaiLin turned to Man TianZhu and asked, ¡°Sister Zhu, are we going directly to their audition tomorrow?¡±


    Man TianZhu nodded, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Going to the agency.¡± Nan HuaiLin said into his phone, ¡°Why are you asking so many detailed questions? You¡¯re worried?¡±


    ¡°Especially uneasy.¡± Fei Cheng said.


    ¡°I¡¯m not a three-year-old.¡± Nan HuaiLin laughed.


    Fei Cheng wanted to talk to him for a while, but hearing the exhaustion in his voice, he couldn¡¯t go on, but he still kept telling him, ¡°Eat something before you go to sleep when you get to the hotel, okay?¡±


    ¡°Alright.¡± Nan HuaiLin said.


    ¡°Call me when you wake up.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, he heard Man TianZhu sighing next to him.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked.


    ¡°Envy.¡± Man TianZhu answered.


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m envious of myself too.¡±


    Man TianZhu, ¡°¡­¡±


    When they arrived at the Hilton Hotel, they checked in and went to dinner first. Nan HuaiLin took a hot shower, wrapped up in a bathrobe and plopped down on the bed, almost falling asleep in seconds.


    He slept through the night.


    The curtains were tightly drawn, and there was no light in the room.


    Nan HuaiLin fumbled to turn on the bedside lamp, and then fumbled to find the phone. When his eyes adjusted to the screen brightness after a long time, he clicked on WeChat, and there were already several of Fei Cheng¡¯s messages waiting.


    Mr. Rabbit: [Are you awake baby? Seven hours have passed¡­]


    Mr. Rabbit: [Thinking about you, and I can¡¯t sleep, I had insomnia all night.]


    Mr. Rabbit: [Dragon Two stopped drinking milk powder and kept crying, easily making five hundred million today.]


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and moved his fingers to reply: [Just woke up. I¡¯m so hungry, ready to go out for the food. Are you familiar with New York? Do you have any recommendations for good places to eat?]


    Mr. Rabbit: [Peter Luger steak house, their steak is very good.]


    Mr. Rabbit: [Five Guys Burgers, if you want to eat burgers, go here.]


    Mr. Rabbit: [Applebee¡¯s, American home style food.]


    Nan HuaiLin replied: [Are you going to introduce all the restaurants in New York? I¡¯ll be back tomorrow, okay.]


    Mr. Rabbit: [Come back soon, every second feels like a year.]


    Nan HuaiLin: [I¡¯ll fly back as soon as the audition is over tomorrow.]


    Nan HuaiLin: [Then I¡¯ll go to dinner and talk about it when I get back.]


    Mr. Rabbit: [Go on, don¡¯t starve my wife.]


    Nan HuaiLin first called Man TianZhu, ¡°Sister Zhu, get ready to go out to eat. I¡¯ll wash my face first¡­ ten minutes¡­ okay, bye.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Nan HuaiLin went to wash his face, put on his clothes, took his cell phone and went out. He met up with Man TianZhu, left the hotel with her and took a taxi to Peter Luger steak house.


    The season in New York was the same as Beijing, also at the turn of spring and summer, but it felt a little bit cooler than Beijing.


    At night, New York City was bustling and lively, like a different world.


    As the cab drove over the Brooklyn Bridge, Man TianZhu suddenly got excited and held up her phone to take a picture, ¡°This is where my favorite movie, The Amazing Spider-Man, was filmed!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin had also seen the famous bridge in many American dramas and Hollywood movies, but he was inexplicably calm, probably because he had seen the best view ever.


    It was almost nine o¡¯clock when they arrived at the restaurant. The restaurant was quite big, but more crowded, and it was noisy once they entered.


    Since his rise in popularity, Nan HuaiLin hadn¡¯t eaten in such a noisy environment for a long time, and missed this feeling.


    The waiter showed them to their seats and handed them the menu.


    Nan HuaiLin ordered the rare steak recommended by Fei Cheng, bacon wrapped shrimp, creamed spinach, broccoli and onion rings.


    Man TianZhu was shocked, ¡°So much? You don¡¯t want to lose your figure?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, I¡¯ve reached the stage where I can¡¯t get fat.¡±


    Man TianZhu froze, ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, of course, couldn¡¯t tell her that he was pregnant with a nest of eggs, so he shrugged his shoulders and smiled, not answering directly.


    After ordering, Nan HuaiLin had time to look around the restaurant. The crowdedness was quite noticeable, a rectangular table was seamlessly arranged, the customers were also seated next to each other, so he could hear clearly what the people next to him were talking about.


    Nan HuaiLin smiled politely and turned his head to talk to Man TianZhu, but a man opened his mouth to greet him and chatted with him warmly.


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s English wasn¡¯t bad, but he didn¡¯t often have the opportunity to talk to foreigners, so he was a little bit reserved. However, it wasn¡¯t bad, at least he was able to answer and reply smoothly. The more he talked, the smoother the conversation became, which gave him more confidence for tomorrow¡¯s audition.


    When his order came, Mr Lowden, whom he had just met, was leaving.


    Lowden asked gently, ¡°Would you like to join us for a drink? After you finish your meal, of course.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and declined, ¡°Thank you for the invitation, but no, my lover would be jealous.¡±


    With a regretful expression, Lowden chatted some more and left with his friend.


    ¡°My God, this Mr. Lowden is really handsome!¡± Man TianZhu said, ¡°I want to swim in the folds of his face!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said while cutting the steak, ¡°He¡¯s alright.¡± Not as handsome as my husband though.


    As if Man TianZhu understood his subtext, she sighed silently, ¡°What can I do to relieve my worries, but eat.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said with a smile, ¡°Then eat more.¡±


    With that, he picked up his phone and took a picture of the table full of food, then sent it to Fei Cheng with the message: [Very tasty, five stars.]


    Fei Cheng quickly replied: [Trust your husband and you can¡¯t go wrong.]


    Nan HuaiLin smiled, put down his phone and focused on eating.


    After eating, Nan HuaiLin originally wanted to walk around the exotic streets, but when he came out, it was a bit chaotic in Brooklyn late at night, so he had to take a taxi back to the hotel and stay there.


    Nan HuaiLin took a shower, and when he came out, he heard his cell phone ringing, so he walked over and picked it up to see that it was a video invitation from Fei Cheng.


    Nan HuaiLin pressed answer and Fei Cheng¡¯s handsome face appeared on the screen from a 180 degree angle.


    The moment Fei Cheng opened his mouth, he said, ¡°Don¡¯t seduce me, put your clothes on.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin had just gotten out of the shower and was naked, although only the upper half of his body appeared on the screen, it was already blatantly seductive. He got under the covers and pulled it up to his neck, ¡°Is this okay?¡±


    Fei Cheng coughed, ¡°Pull it down a little more.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin then pulled it down a bit to reveal his collarbone, ¡°Like this?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°A little more.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin then went down a little bit more, revealing two nipples, ¡°Enough?¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°Wife, do you feel the milk surging?¡±


    ¡°Not at all, no.¡± Nan HuaiLin felt ashamed to mention this, and hurriedly pulled the blanket up a little to cover his nipples.


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°You can squeeze it, I¡¯ll see if it will flow out.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin gritted his teeth, ¡°No. Squeeze.¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed, ¡°Don¡¯t be mad, I¡¯m teasing you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin grunted, ¡°Where are you?¡±


    ¡°At work,¡± Fei Cheng held up his phone and took a look around, ¡°the office.¡±


    ¡°Busy?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked.


    ¡°Busy,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°but looking at your face gives me the strength to work.¡±


    ¡°Now that you¡¯ve seen it,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile, ¡°get to work.¡±


    ¡°What are you doing?¡± Fei Cheng asked, ¡°Going back to sleep?¡±


    He had slept so much during the day that he didn¡¯t feel the least bit sleepy at the moment.


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯m practicing what I¡¯m going to say for tomorrow¡¯s audition.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°You¡¯ll be fine, don¡¯t be nervous.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not nervous,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile, ¡°I was just talking to a foreigner at dinner and I speak English very well.¡±


    Fei Cheng frowned, ¡°Don¡¯t talk to strangers.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin wanted to tease him, so she said, ¡°His name was Will Lowden, and he was very handsome, like a young Li Zi.¡±


    Fei Cheng, ¡°¡­¡±


    Nan HuaiLin added, ¡°We had a nice chat and he invited me to the bar for a drink.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I¡¯ll book a flight to New York now.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled as he achieved his goal and said, ¡°But I don¡¯t think he¡¯s as handsome as you, you¡¯ll always be the most handsome to me.¡±


    Fei Cheng hooked his lips to keep himself from smiling too obviously.


    Nan HuaiLin added, ¡°I turned him down when he invited me for a drink, saying I was afraid my husband would be jealous.¡±


    The meaning of this statement was obvious.


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°Good boy, come back and I¡¯ll reward you well.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin suddenly sighed, ¡°I feel like I¡¯m finished.¡±


    Fei Cheng asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Except for you, all the other men in my eyes have become big pig¡¯s feet.¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed and said, ¡°Stop flirting with me, I¡¯ll go crazy.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin waved at him, ¡°Then you work hard, I¡¯m hanging up.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Give me a kiss before you hang up.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin gave a ¡°MUAH!¡± to the camera and hung up the video with great reluctance.


    He smiled to himself as he held the phone. He found that he had been brought down by Fei Cheng and was now able to say those humiliating words of love without blushing.


    This should be¡­ a kind of progress, right?

 CH 62

    Without Fei Cheng as a human pillow, Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t sleep well at night. At 8 a.m., he was woken up by a phone call from Man Tianzhu.


    ¡°MWK just called me,¡± Man Tianzhu said. ¡°And said they sent a driver to pick you up, which is pretty sweet.¡±


    ¡°Got it,¡± Nan HuaiLin responded.


    After he hung up the phone, he lazed in bed for another two minutes, then Nan HuaiLin got up and went to take a shower. While he was blow-drying his hair, he heard the doorbell ring, so he wrapped up in his bathrobe and answered the door.


    There were two beautiful young foreign girls standing outside the door.


    ¡°Hi, are you Mr. Nan HuaiLin?¡± One of the girls asked with a smile.


    ¡°I am.¡± Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°And you are?¡±


    The girl smiled and said, ¡°We are sales clerks at Amani. Your husband Mr. Fei Cheng ordered clothes and shoes for you, and entrusted us to deliver them to your home.¡±


    Only then did Nan HuaiLin notice that both were carrying shopping bags in their hands. He originally planned to go to the nearby mall to buy a formal suit on his way out, but he hadn¡¯t expected Fei Cheng would bring it to his door.


    Nan HuaiLin got busy letting them in the door. The two girls put down their things and left. Nan HuaiLin took out all the things in the shopping bag, and laid them out on the bed.


    A slim suit, a shirt, a pair of leather shoes, a tie, belt, cufflinks, a watch, and even underwear and socks.


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and shook his head.


    Just as he was getting dressed, the doorbell rang again.


    Nan HuaiLin answered the door, and there was another stranger standing outside.


    ¡°Hello, I¡¯m the delivery man from Five Guys Burger.¡± The young boy in uniform handed over two plastic bags. ¡°Here¡¯s the breakfast Mr. Fei Cheng ordered for you. Enjoy your meal.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin took them, said thank you, and was about to close the door when he heard Man Tianzhu call out to him, so he replied and left the door open as he went inside.


    Man Tianzhu came in, looked him up and down, and her eyes were full of amazement. ¡°Wow, you really¡­You¡¯re really¡­So, so good-looking today.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled, ¡°Let¡¯s eat breakfast.¡±


    Man Tianzhu sat down and helped him put the burger, fries and coffee on the table. ¡°Good for you. You¡¯ve just been in New York for a day, and you¡¯re ordering takeout.¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t order it,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°Fei Cheng did.¡±


    Man Tianzhu was silent, ¡°¡­ I don¡¯t even know if it¡¯s breakfast or dog food.¡±


    Halfway through breakfast, Man Tianzhu took a phone call. After she ended the call, she said to Nan HuaiLin, ¡°MWK¡¯s driver is already waiting in front of the hotel.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at the time. It wasn¡¯t yet nine o¡¯clock. He wiped his hands and said, ¡°You eat a little longer. I¡¯ll go brush my teeth.¡±


    He had already brushed when he got up, and he had to brush again after breakfast. When they left the hotel, it was just nine o¡¯clock.


    Man Tianzhu called the driver, and spotted a black man in a suit waving at them from not far away. When they got into the car, Man Tianzhu chatted with the driver, while Nan HuaiLin looked down at his phone.


    He messaged Fei Cheng: [Nice clothes. Good breakfast. I¡¯m on my way to MWK.]


    Fei Cheng replied quickly and sent a photo. In the photo, four baby dragons were squatting on the dining table eating meat:  [cute.JPG]


    Nan HuaiLin asked: [Did Dragon Two drink milk as well?]


    Fei Cheng replied: [Still not drinking, no matter how coaxed. It seems that we can only wait for you to come back to breastfeed.]


    Nan HuaiLin: [¡­]


    Mr. Rabbit: [Don¡¯t be shy. Feed and get used to it.]


    Nan HuaiLin: [¡­]


    Mr. Rabbit: [You can practice with me first. I don¡¯t mind.]


    Nan HuaiLin: [¡­]


    Nan HuaiLin: [bye] [bye]


    Mr. Rabbit: [kisses] [kisses]


    Nan HuaiLin sighed.


    Man Tianzhu asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled. ¡°Nothing.¡±


    At 9:30, the car was parked under MWK.


    MWK, whose full name is Murphy-Will-Kairos Inc., was a well-known TV series production company that worked with all the major TV networks in the U.S. and had released a handful of hit series. Nan HuaiLin and Man Tianzhu were led all the way to a bright and spacious conference room, where the secretary smiled and said, ¡°Please wait for a moment, Mr. Lowden will be right with you.¡±


    Lowden again?


    Was this surname so common in America? Just like the Chinese Li, Wang and Zhang?


    Two minutes later, when Mr. Lowden, dressed in a suit, walked into the conference room, Nan HuaiLin was a little dumbfounded that this Mr. Lowden was, in fact, the same Will Lowden that he had a great conversation with at the restaurant last night.


    ¡°Hi, Nan.¡± Lowden smiled, and extended his hand. ¡°Hello again.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin shook his hand numbly. ¡°Last night¡­Did you recognize me already?¡±


    Lowden raised his eyebrows, and smiled, ¡°Yes, but it was indeed a chance encounter last night. Please don¡¯t misunderstand anything.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin recovered quickly as usual, and smiled. ¡°Why not. I had a nice chat with you last night.¡±


    The secretary lady came in with coffee, and put a cup in front of each of them.


    Lowden said, ¡°Victoria, go get the contract.¡±


    The secretary agreed, turned on her heels and went out. She soon came back, and put a contract in front of Nan HuaiLin and Lowden.


    Nan HuaiLin froze. ¡°Mr. Lowden, don¡¯t you need an audition?¡±


    Lowden said with a smile, ¡°A week ago, I was fortunate enough to see the film My Father  in advance at Cannes. Your performance was excellent. I decided then, that you were the right man for the lead role in Beast. The chance encounter last night just reinforced my decision.¡±


    So it was because of My Father that he was approached.


    Since Lowden had already said there was no need for an audition, Nan HuaiLin shook off all his nerves and looked down at the contract.


    There were only eight episodes of Beast, and each episode was worth $160,000, or about one million RMB.


    ¡°Mr. Lowden,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile as he looked up. ¡°Just an unrelated question. Is Princeton far from Atlantic City?¡±


    Lowden said, ¡°Atlantic City is also in New Jersey, about two hours from Princeton, I think.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded and asked, ¡°How close?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s close,¡± Lowden said. ¡°Less than an hour away.¡±


    ¡°Thanks.¡± Nan HuaiLin smiled, and said, ¡°Can I borrow your pen?¡±


    Lowden took the pen out of his suit pocket, and handed it to him as he casually asked, ¡°Do you want to go to Atlantic City?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said as he signed the contract, ¡°Yes, but not now.¡±


    After Nan HuaiLin and Lowden signed both contracts, Lowden said, ¡°In addition to the lead role in Beast, I¡¯d like to invite you to act in a film, but I don¡¯t know if your schedule will allow it.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at Man Tianzhu, who understood and said, ¡°Since you said you were going to take a vacation, and you haven¡¯t come across a suitable script, there is no other work in the second half of the year except for the promotion of My Father, The Shining You and a few commercials under negotiation.¡±


    This was true, but Nan HuaiLin also had his own considerations.


    He was pregnant right now, and his pregnancy was six months. That would be three months after Beast finished filming, so he only had three months left. Three months seemed a little tight for a film shoot.


    Nan HuaiLin turned to Lowden, ¡°What kind of film is it?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a horror film,¡± Lowden said with a smile. ¡°I think it will be very eye-catching to have an Oriental beauty like you in a blood spewing horror film.¡±


    Horror, indeed, was a genre Nan HuaiLin was eager to try.


    Man Tianzhu whispered in Chinese, ¡°Although it¡¯s a great thing to enter Hollywood, you have to be careful with your first film. A horror film can become a bad film if you¡¯re not careful, so don¡¯t say yes in a hurry.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded and said to Lowden, ¡°No matter what type of film, the key to quality lies in the script, so it¡¯s better to read the script first.¡±


    ¡°Agreed. We¡¯ll talk more about the film later.¡± Lowden smiled and said, ¡°By the way, how is Kairos doing lately?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin hesitated. ¡°Kairos¡­Who is that?¡±


    Man Tianzhu hastened to remind him. ¡°Fei Zheng¡¯s English name is Kairos.¡±


    Oh. First time I heard of it.


    Wait a minute¡­


    MWK also has Kairos in its name.


    ¡°Maybe¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin asked hesitantly. ¡°Kairos is one of MWK¡¯s bosses?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, but Kairos has been living in China all these years, so MWK has been managed by myself and Murphy, the other partner.¡± Lowden smiled and said. ¡°I also learned when I read your profile that you are actually an actor in the company Kairos owns in China, which is just too much of a coincidence.¡±


    It was indeed a coincidence.


    Fei Cheng, that guy, knew he was auditioning for MWK, but hadn¡¯t revealed that it was his brother¡¯s company.


    ¡°Mr. Kairos is fine,¡± Nan HuaiLin replied to Lowden¡¯s earlier question. ¡°I¡¯ll give him my regards when I get back to China.¡±


    Lowden smiled and said, ¡°Thank you. When are you going back to China?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°The flight is at five o¡¯clock this afternoon.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s too bad,¡± Lowden said. ¡°I was hoping to invite you to a party tonight.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°There will be a chance later.¡±


    The audition, which had been full of tension, ended in a relaxed chat.


    After leaving MWK with the signed contract, Man Tianzhu said, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that Mr. Fei was one of the big bosses of MWK. My God, it¡¯s like a Mary Sue novel¡¯s boss persona.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was impressed. ¡°That¡¯s true.¡±


    Man Tianzhu asked, ¡°How do you feel about being the other half of the boss¡¯s brother?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin thought seriously about it. ¡°Nothing. Sister Zhu, it¡¯s still early. Let¡¯s go to Times Square.¡±


    ¡°Yes, yes,¡± Man TianZhu said excitedly. ¡°The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was filmed in Times Square!¡±


    The two of them took a taxi to Times Square.


    Nan HuaiLin originally wanted to call Fei Cheng to hold him accountable for his failure to report the news, but figured he would be asleep by now, so he didn¡¯t. He planned to return to Beijing, and then punish him for his crimes.


    Half an hour later, they arrived at Times Square.


    Nan HuaiLin stood in the crowded ¡°crossroads of the world,¡± looked at the huge electronic billboard on the Times Building, and suddenly his mood was so excited that he said to Man Tianzhu, ¡°One day, I will definitely appear on this billboard!¡±


    Man Tianzhu nodded vigorously, smiled, and said, ¡°You will!¡±


    She suddenly remembered something. ¡°By the way, didn¡¯t you say you wanted to do a benefit for your 20 million Weibo followers? I have an idea. How about a dance here? I¡¯ll help you shoot.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Nan HuaiLin was a bit scared. ¡°Here? It¡¯s too awkward with all the people, right?¡±


    ¡°Times Square often has people doing flash mobs and stuff. It¡¯s fine.¡± Man Tianzhu had already taken out her phone and started to shoot, ¡°Didn¡¯t you learn a street dance when you shot The Shining You? So just dance.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin clenched his teeth. ¡°Okay, dance!¡±

 CH 63

    Until he got on the plane, Nan HuaiLin¡¯s scalp tingled as he remembered dancing in Times Square, and he felt as if his sweat hairs were standing up. At the time he was surrounded by a tidal wave of American people. Not only was Man Tianzhu filming, but many passers-by were holding up their cell phones and taking pictures. He was so nervous that he wanted to find a crack in the ground. When he was filming My Father, and he and Qi Gu played a passionate scene surrounded by the whole crew, he was never this nervous. Worse, the first two times he danced wrong, and the third time he barely passed. As soon as he finished dancing, he pulled Man Tianzhu and fled the scene.


    On his way back to the hotel, Man Tianzhu simply edited the video with an app and posted it on Nan HuaiLin¡¯s Weibo account with the caption: [I danced in Times Square [face] [face].]


    ¡°¡®Nan HuaiLin Times Square¡¯ is the number one trending video,¡± Man Tianzhu said with excitement as she looked at her phone. ¡°It¡¯s been retweeted 200,000 times in five hours, and commented 150,000 times. One million likes. Your Weibo is blowing up again.¡±


    ¡°Let me see the comments,¡± Nan HuaiLin said.


    Man Tianzhu handed him her phone, and Nan HuaiLin clicked on the comments.


    Nan HuaiLin Marry me today: [true-square dance23333]


    I¡¯mYourBiscuit: [Life to you, take it!]


    LuJinQin Global Support Association President: [Crazy for you, crazy for you, clanging against the wall for you!]


    55IW!: [Falling for the man in the suit!]


    I¡¯m going to swim in Nan HuaiLin¡¯s abs for a while: [Jumping to see howl!]


    Bling Bling: [I was circled for three days, and that shy smile at the end really killed it!]


    Nan HuaiLin returned the phone to Man Tianzhu. ¡°Their fans¡¯ filters are too thick. None of them said I danced badly.¡±


    Man Tianzhu smiled and said, ¡°But you¡¯re obviously a good dancer. Handsome and cute.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed, and looked down to send a text message to Fei Cheng: [The plane is about to take off, I¡¯m turning off my phone.]


    After he turned off his phone, Nan HuaiLin took out the script of Beast and started reading it from the beginning.


    Man TianZhu leaned over, and took a look. ¡°All English lines. Will it be hard to memorize?¡±


    ¡°It is indeed difficult,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°So I have to work harder.¡±


    Man TianZhu nodded. ¡°I support you in spirit.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled. ¡°Thanks.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t stop reading the script.


    The protagonist of Beast was a Chinese student named Ke ZhiYuan, a graduate student in chemistry at Princeton University, who was accused of being a terrorist after an altercation over molestation by a professor.


    Nan HuaiLin only closed the script when he was so tired he couldn¡¯t keep his eyes open. He went to the bathroom to wash his face, came back to his seat, and not long after that was falling asleep.


    He slept until the plane landed.


    Nan HuaiLin put on his hat and mask, shrugged on his shoulder bag, and got off the plane with Man Tianzhu. While he was walking, he took out his phone and turned it on. Fei Cheng¡¯s WeChat popped up immediately.


    Mr. Rabbit: [Wife, I¡¯m here.]


    Nan HuaiLin replied with his head down: [Wait for me in the parking lot. Don¡¯t go to the exit to pick me up.]


    Fei Cheng quickly replied: [Yes!]


    As expected, Nan HuaiLin was surrounded by an army of fans who met him as soon as he showed up. He always thought that these fans were really amazing. He didn¡¯t know how they managed to keep track of his itinerary. They were able to catch him every time without fail.


    Nan HuaiLin was known for his responsiveness to his fans, so he signed autographs and took pictures. It took more than half an hour to finish.


    Fei Cheng was probably waiting impatiently. Nan HuaiLin was feeling anxious, when suddenly he saw Fei Cheng was standing outside the circle with sunglasses to cover his face, as he smiled and waved at him.


    Nan HuaiLin smiled abruptly. He hurriedly stopped to take a picture with a fan, then smiled and said, ¡°Sorry. I have something to do. I really have to go. You guys should hurry home too. Be safe on the way.¡±


    The fans were very good and obedient. When they heard him say that, they didn¡¯t make any more requests and didn¡¯t follow him, they just let him and Man Tianzhu leave.


    Fei Cheng wasn¡¯t far behind them, but also not too close.


    Man Tianzhu glanced back, and said with a smile, ¡°Since your family is here, I won¡¯t be a light bulb, bye.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°No. We¡¯ll take you home on the way.¡±


    ¡°No. I don¡¯t want to eat dog food, bye.¡± After she said that, Man Tianzhu walked away.


    Nan HuaiLin walked to the elevator and stood still.


    After a short wait, Fei Cheng stood next to him with one hand in his pocket.


    ¡°Hi, handsome.¡± Fei Cheng pulled down his sunglasses a bit to reveal a pair of smiling peach blossom eyes. ¡°You look really familiar.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin matched his performance. ¡°Really? Who do I look like?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°My wife.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed and spat, ¡°Old-fashioned.¡±


    The elevator came. The people inside stepped out, and the people outside stepped in. There were others besides the two of them.


    Fei Cheng leaned against the elevator, and quietly took Nan HuaiLin¡¯s hand. Just a few seconds after he held it, the elevator reached the B1 floor, and they hurriedly let go.


    Nan HuaiLin followed Fei Cheng, and walked out.


    Fei Cheng¡¯s legs were long, and he walked fast. Nan HuaiLin followed faithfully. If he wasn¡¯t next to someone, he really wanted to jump on Fei Cheng¡¯s back.


    Fei Cheng was driving a Hummer today. He stood with his back against the door, very elegantly beside the passenger side, and watched Nan HuaiLin approach.


    Nan HuaiLin walked up to him, the corners of his lips were already rising. ¡°What do you mean? Going let me drive?¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and didn¡¯t say anything. With a long hand, he pulled open the door of the back seat.


    Nan HuaiLin froze for two seconds, before he understood what he meant. He was torn for a few seconds about his decision, then lowered his head and sat in the back seat.


    Fei Cheng closed the door, went around to the other side and also sat in the back seat.


    An hour later, the two men moved to the front seat.


    ¡°This is just the appetizer,¡± Fei Cheng¡¯s voice was dark. ¡°I¡¯ll give you a big meal at home.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin felt his underwear was dripping wet, sticky and uncomfortable. He blushed as he urged him to drive fast.


    7:00 p.m. was the most congested time. The cars were stuck in a long line, and it was almost impossible to move.


    Nan HuaiLin wanted to ask for help, but Fei Cheng didn¡¯t give him the opportunity to speak. He grabbed him and kissed him incessantly, as if he wanted to swallow him into his belly. He really experienced what ¡°a small farewell is better than a new marriage,¡± meant.


    When the car started to move, Nan HuaiLin finally caught his breath. He looked at Fei Cheng and asked, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell me that MWK is your brother¡¯s company?¡±


    Fei Cheng said seriously, ¡°Because I didn¡¯t want you to get the wrong idea. That you were chosen on the basis of your connections.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was silent. ¡°You really didn¡¯t do anything?¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°No. I haven¡¯t talked to Lowden in over a year.¡±


    ¡°Mn,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°I believe you.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I saw the video of you dancing in Times Square. It was really cool.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s scalp tingled at the thought. ¡°Forget it. I was going crazy during the shoot. Hundreds of people were watching me. I¡¯ve never been so nervous in my life.¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed and said, ¡°Go home and dance with me alone.¡±


    ¡°No way.¡± Nan HuaiLin refused flatly.


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll dance for you,¡± Fei Cheng said.


    ¡°You can dance?¡± Nan HuaiLin was surprised.


    ¡°Your husband is a multi-talented man,¡± Fei Cheng said with a smile. ¡°I¡¯m afraid I¡¯ll scare you if I show too much at once, so I¡¯m going to take it easy and let you dig in slowly.¡±


    ¡°Stop bragging about yourself.¡± Nan HuaiLin was convinced, but just wanted to beat him.


    ¡°Hey, you¡¯re deliberately provoking me, right?¡± Fei Cheng smiled and said. ¡°I¡¯ll eat this, and when I get home, I¡¯ll have to convince you.¡±


    ¡°Good,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°I¡¯ll reward you for a good dance.¡±


    Fei Cheng flashed his eyebrows. ¡°Reward what?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was very secretive. ¡°You¡¯ll know when the time comes.¡±


    With all the traffic, the two arrived home at almost ten o¡¯clock. Nan HuaiLin said hello to Lancelot, and went upstairs to see the baby dragons. The dragons were already asleep. Nan HuaiLin crept into their rooms and looked at them one by one. He was about to leave when Dragon Two suddenly woke up, fluttered his wings and flew into his arms, his little head arched and moved around on his chest.


    What a little trickster.


    Nan HuaiLin found it helpless and funny, so he just lifted up his T-shirt. Dragon Two immediately found his place, opened his mouth and sucked vigorously.


    Although this was not the first time, Nan HuaiLin still felt it was very uncomfortable, both physically and psychologically. He could only adapt to it slowly, and with a hard head.


    When Fei Cheng came over to see him after the bath, he saw that Dragon Two was breastfeeding and whispered indignantly, ¡°I can¡¯t believe this kid got the jump on me.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin cried and laughed. ¡°You go out first. I¡¯ll come over after feeding him.¡±


    Fei Cheng wrapped his arms around him from behind, rested his chin on his shoulder and muttered, ¡°No, I want to stick to you.¡±


    With a little one in his arms and a big one in his back, Nan HuaiLin felt happy against the solid warmth of his chest.


    Nan HuaiLin carefully put the baby back in his nest, and went out with Fei Cheng. The two of them went to the bathroom together, where the bath water was already spilling out of the bathtub.


    Fei Cheng shut off the tap, and turned around to undress Nan HuaiLin.


    ¡°I¡¯ll take them off myself.¡± Nan HuaiLin squirmed a little.


    ¡°I¡¯ll do it. You don¡¯t move,¡± Fei Cheng¡¯s voice was low and dark, with a seductive power.


    Nan HuaiLin then stood obediently, like a beautiful doll, and allowed Fei Cheng to manipulate his body. Every subtle touch made his heart beat faster.


    Fei Cheng took him into the bathtub and let him soak while he closed and locked the bathroom door, then took out his phone and played a flirty-sounding English song.


    ¡°Watch this,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°Hubby is going to start dancing.¡±


    ¡°Here?¡± Nan HuaiLin was surprised. ¡°Stop it. The floor is full of water. What if you fall down?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Fei Cheng said with a smile. ¡°Don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Fei Cheng began to sway to the music, not to mention, quite like that.


    After a short period of sensuous dancing, he began to get serious, as he danced and undressed. He unbuttoned his shirt one by one, revealed his strong pecs and abs, then pulled off his belt and took off his pants at the end.


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t realize until then that Fei Cheng was dancing with his shirt off.


    The image was so embarrassing that it was a brow-raising sight. Nan HuaiLin raised his hand to cover his face, but he couldn¡¯t help peeking out through his fingers, and laughed as he watched. His whole being was hot.


    The music ended, and Fei Cheng finally stripped himself naked.


    He walked into the bathtub, sat down facing Nan HuaiLin, extended his long legs and circled them around him. He kissed him first before he smiled and asked, ¡°Did I dance well?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and blushed. ¡°Yes, especially good.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I could dance better if I had a pole.¡±


    ¡°Please stop.¡± Nan HuaiLin was laughing so hard he couldn¡¯t breathe.


    ¡°Don¡¯t laugh,¡± Fei Cheng said seriously. ¡°I rewarded you since you danced well. What do you want to reward me with?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin could hardly hold back his laughter. He cupped both hands around Fei Cheng¡¯s ears and twisted them, then looked him in the eyes and said, ¡°I¡¯ll reward you with a night of sex, okay?¡±

 CH 64

    After the bathroom session, Fei Cheng carried Nan HuaiLin to the bedroom. Fei Cheng took him into his arms, kissed his shoulder and neck tenderly, and asked in a muffled voice, ¡°Do you want more?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin gave a low, inaudible ¡°mmm.¡±


    In fact, the first time he was pregnant with the dragon eggs, he was tormented by exuberant desire, but fortunately, at that time, he shot two movies back-to-back, and that consumed most of his energy, so he didn¡¯t live too tormented.


    This time while he was pregnant with the second set, the desire seemed to come even more fiercely than when he had the other ones. He was like a gluttonous snake that could never get enough, and couldn¡¯t help but keep asking for more.


    Fei Cheng came in gently, lowered his head and took one of his small nipples. He sucked tenderly on the sweet milk while he slowly moved. He had been very measured lately, slow and soothing, without any violent movements. At first it was quite uncomfortable, but gradually Nan HuaiLin got the taste for it and couldn¡¯t stop.


    It was already early in the morning when it was over.


    Fei Cheng didn¡¯t withdraw. He wanted to block the exit to ensure that all the dragon essence remained inside Nan HuaiLin, and was fully absorbed. He embraced Nan HuaiLin from behind, kissed his neck which was covered with a thin layer of sweat, and asked softly, ¡°Baby, do you want some water?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded slightly.


    Fei Cheng reached out, and took the water cup from the bedside. He took two sips himself, then took a sip in his mouth and fed it to Nan HuaiLin. After taking two more sips, he put the water cup back, and turned off the light with his hand. He contentedly embraced the person in his arms and whispered, ¡°Go to sleep. Good night.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was already a little dazed. He rubbed his arm against the pillow, and replied vaguely, ¡°Good night¡­¡±


    The next morning, Nan HuaiLin woke up even earlier than Fei Cheng.


    It was probably because he was nourished by the dragon essence, but he didn¡¯t feel tired at all, just full of energy. He moved, and found that Fei Cheng was still connected to him in the same position he was in before he fell asleep last night, and abruptly stiffened. His body quickly started to burn.


    Nan HuaiLin gritted his teeth. He had just moved forward a little, when the hand around his waist suddenly and forcefully closed. The two people became closely connected together.


    Fei Cheng raised his waist. Nan HuaiLin moaned, grabbed his arm and shouted in a hoarse voice, ¡°Don¡¯t¡­don¡¯t move!¡±


    Fei Cheng stopped moving. His face was buried in his neck as he rubbed it intimately. His voice was also a bit hoarse. ¡°Did you sleep well?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin hmmed, ¡°Especially good. Did not dream.¡±


    ¡°I did,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°I dreamed¡­¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t say that,¡± Nan HuaiLin interrupted him. ¡°It¡¯s bad luck to repeat a dream in the morning.¡±


    ¡°Is that so?¡± Fei Cheng chuckled. ¡°How come I don¡¯t know this saying?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°My mom said it when I was a kid, and I¡¯ve remembered it ever since.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Speaking of our mother, didn¡¯t you say that both parents should have dinner together? I mentioned it to my brother and he said anytime is fine. Let¡¯s get it done before you go to the U.S. to shoot a movie.¡±


    ¡°I forgot about it until you told me,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°I¡¯ll call my mom today, and ask them to come to Beijing.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Why don¡¯t you just let Mom and Dad stay in Beijing? The house in the Dong Fang Mansion is vacant anyway, so let Mom and Dad live there.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin thought about it. ¡°I don¡¯t think so. They won¡¯t be used to it, and it will be bad if they know about the existence of the little dragons. Also when the second set is born, we will have to go to Undersea City to live, and my parents will be lonely here.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded and said sweetly, ¡°It¡¯s still my wife¡¯s thoughtfulness.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at the LED clock above the bed, ¡°It¡¯s almost seven o¡¯clock. It¡¯s time for the little dragons to get up. Let¡¯s get up too.¡±


    Fei Cheng put his arm around him, and gave him a little nudge. ¡°Let¡¯s do some morning exercises first.¡±


    ¡°Stop it,¡± Nan HuaiLin backhandedly pressed his waist. ¡°Even if you toss and turn for an hour it will not be enough. Dragon Two will surely come to ask for milk once they wake up.¡±


    ¡°The door is closed, he can¡¯t get in.¡± Fei Cheng grabbed his hand and interlocked their fingers. ¡°The morning is more sensitive, I will finish quickly.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin glanced at the electronic clock again. ¡°Then¡­You hurry up.¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed twice, and began a gentle morning exercise.


    After a while, there was a sudden banging on the door.


    Not knocking, but banging, one by one, muffled, not too loud.


    ¡°Honey,¡± Nan HuaiLin tensed up. ¡°Is Dragon Two banging on the door?¡±


    Fei Cheng gave a muffled grunt and didn¡¯t tense up.


    ¡°Go and open the door,¡± Nan HuaiLin said worriedly. ¡°Don¡¯t let it bang.¡±


    Fei Cheng could only force himself to withdraw, and put on his underwear to open the door.


    As soon as the door was opened, Dragon Two, who was banging against the door, hit Fei Cheng on the chest. Fei Cheng caught him, kicked the door closed and carried him to the bed.


    Nan HuaiLin sat up, put the quilt to his waist, reached out and picked up Dragon Two, who eagerly took in the delicious source.


    Fei Cheng sat and watched with an unhappy look on his face as he tugged on Dragon Two¡¯s tail. He hated the way he wanted to beat him up.


    Nan HuaiLin opened his free hand and said after a pause, ¡°Feeding only Dragon Two seems too wrong¡­But the amount of milk is too small. Feeding two baby dragons should be fine, but four is definitely not. What should we do?¡±


    Fei Cheng thought about it and said, ¡°Once they drink breast milk, they definitely won¡¯t drink milk powder. Let¡¯s feed Dragon Two for now, and then feed Dragon Fice when they hatch.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°I feel a little sorry for Dragon One, Dragon Three and Dragon Four.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with that, silly?¡± Fei Cheng said with a smile. ¡°They drink the same milk powder. They haven¡¯t even had a sip of breast milk, but they are still thriving.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Go and see what the other baby dragons are doing.¡±


    Fei Cheng said ¡°Yes,¡± then put on his clothes and went out.


    Dragon Two ate for ten minutes before he stopped, but he didn¡¯t go to play, he just clung to Nan HuaiLin.


    He watched as Nan HuaiLin dressed. As Nan HuaiLin washed, he was standing firmly on his shoulder, like a pendant.


    Nan HuaiLin brushed his teeth while looking at Dragon Two in the mirror. He felt as if Dragon Two had gained a little weight over the last few days.


    Dragon Two was also staring at himself in the mirror.


    He tilted his head, and the little dragon in the mirror tilted his head too.


    He flapped his wings, and the little dragon in the mirror also flapped his wings. He wagged his tail, and the little dragon in the mirror wagged his tail with him. He didn¡¯t move, and the little dragon in the mirror didn¡¯t move either.


    Nan HuaiLin thought it was a bit funny, and looked at him with arched eyebrows.


    Suddenly, Dragon Two fluttered its wings, and flew straight toward the mirror.


    ¡°Hey!¡± Nan HuaiLin was startled, and hurriedly reached out to grab him, but he missed it and heard a ¡°bang!¡± Dragon Two hit the mirror head on, and then fell into the sink against the mirror.


    Nan HuaiLin hurriedly took him out with both hands. Nan HuaiLin was both amused and distressed. He looked down to see that the left horn of the dragon seemed to be a little crooked.


    Nan HuaiLin panicked and hurriedly went to Fei Cheng with the crying Dragon Two in his arms.


    Fei Cheng was folding the quilt in the bedroom. He took Dragon Two and looked at him, ¡°It¡¯s okay, it will be fine in a couple of days.¡± He nodded at Dragon Two¡¯s right horn, and said with a smile, ¡°Little thing, you¡¯re really two-faced. No wonder you¡¯re called Dragon Two.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin fought for Dragon Two. ¡°You might have been even worse than him when you were a kid.¡±


    Fei Cheng burst into tears and said, ¡°How dare you talk to your husband like that?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin gave him a kiss on tiptoe and said with a smile, ¡°You play with the boys. I¡¯ll go help Lan make breakfast.¡±


    When he came downstairs, Nan HuaiLin first went to see Dragon Five in Lancelot¡¯s room. It was still a small egg with a smooth, round shell and no cracks. He was a little uneasy and wanted Fei Zheng to take a look.


    When he passed by the living room, Dragon One was bullying his brothers again. Nan HuaiLin mediated the brothers¡¯ conflict, and turned around to go into the kitchen.


    ¡°Good morning,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile.


    ¡°Good morning,¡± Lancelot returned.


    ¡°What¡¯s cooking?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked.


    ¡°How about making a seaweed and clam soup and stir-frying two dishes? A small stir-fry with pork and hand-torn cabbage?¡±


    ¡°Anything you make is delicious.¡± Nan HuaiLin helped pack the clams.


    Lancelot chopped the vegetables and casually asked, ¡°How¡¯s Lowden?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at him, ¡°You know Mr. Lowden, too?¡±


    Lancelot smiled. ¡°I was with him for less than a year, but I haven¡¯t heard from him since we broke up.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, and after a pause said, ¡°He seems nice.¡±


    Lancelot was silent. ¡°¡­That¡¯s good.¡±


    After breakfast, Fei Cheng went to work in his suit.


    Nan HuaiLin walked him to the door and Fei Cheng said, ¡°By the way, there¡¯s a reception in the evening to celebrate Ming Xi¡¯s 10th anniversary. Many famous directors, writers and actors will attend.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin really didn¡¯t like going to cocktail parties and banquets. He was too socially awkward and had very little to say to strangers, so he felt out of place in those situations.


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Anyway, it¡¯s just idle at home, so just come and keep me company, okay?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°Where is it? What time does it start?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°8:30, the Oriental Grand Hyatt. Just below our house.¡±


    The little dragons went to bed at seven, so he could go out. Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°I know, I¡¯ll be there.¡±


    Fei Cheng looked down and kissed him, ¡°Then Hubby is going to work.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°Drive slowly.¡±


    When he went back inside, Nan HuaiLin called his mother.


    ¡°Mom, why don¡¯t you and Dad come to Beijing in the next two days,¡± he said. ¡°Meet and eat with Fei Cheng¡¯s brother, and I¡¯ll show you around for a few days. I haven¡¯t worked lately.¡±


    Geng XiaoRong said, ¡°Okay, let¡¯s do it the day after tomorrow. I¡¯ll get ready with your dad.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°What¡¯s there to prepare for? Just come straight over. I¡¯ll buy the high-speed train tickets for you.¡±


    ¡°What do you know?¡± Geng XiaoRong said, ¡°Brothers are like fathers. They are also in-laws. We can¡¯t meet for the first time empty-handed.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I will accompany you to buy whatever you want to buy when you get to Beijing, so that you don¡¯t have to carry it with you on the way.¡±


    Geng XiaoRong said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it. Your father and I will take care of it.¡±


    After he hung up the phone, Nan HuaiLin felt he needed to get some exercise.


    He grabbed the little dragons. ¡°Come on, Dragon One, Two, Three, and Four. Daddy will take you to play in the water.¡±

 CH 65

    Just after seven o¡¯clock, the little dragons went to bed on time. Nan HuaiLin took a quick shower, cleaned himself up from head to toe, looked at the time and hastily called a car on his phone.


    Lancelot was watching TV in the living room when he saw Nan HuaiLin coming down the stairs and whistled with a smile, ¡°If I were Fei Cheng, I¡¯d hide you from everyone, you¡¯re too attractive.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled shyly, ¡°You¡¯re exaggerating.¡±


    Lancelot covered his eyes, ¡°Don¡¯t laugh, my eyes are dizzy.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯m going now, bye.¡±


    Lancelot replied, ¡°Have fun, bye.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin stood at the door and waited two minutes for the cab to arrive. Although there were several cars parked in the garage, Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t have a driver¡¯s license and didn¡¯t know how to drive. After a while in traffic, Nan HuaiLin arrived at the place at almost nine o¡¯clock.


    Just after he got off the cab, he saw Fei Cheng standing at the top of the stairs waving at him, surrounded by bright neon lights and a gorgeous fountain behind him, standing there in a suit, handsome as a god, making his heart flutter.


    Nan HuaiLin walked up the steps, as Fei Cheng walked down slowly, and the two met on the middle platform.


    Fei Cheng gazed at Nan HuaiLin¡¯s face, a gentle smile flooded his eyes, ¡°My wife is the best looking in the world.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin tilted his head and smiled, ¡°You¡¯re handsome too.¡±


    Fei Cheng came closer, ¡°I want to kiss you so much.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled, ¡°Please make sure to hold back.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s body was like it was glowing, attracting the attention of almost everyone around him, like a flashing light. If not for the security guards, the reporters would have pounced on them. The two walked side by side up the stairs, and the fans who were blocked by the security guards shouted Nan HuaiLin¡¯s name enthusiastically. He smiled and waved at them, and the fans burst into excited screams.


    After entering the hotel, he took the elevator to the top floor ballroom.


    As soon as the elevator door closed, Fei Cheng couldn¡¯t hold back any longer and pressed Nan HuaiLin to the armrest for a dominant kiss.


    ¡°Uh!¡± Nan HuaiLin pushed him, ¡°There¡¯s surveillance!¡±


    ¡°Doesn¡¯t matter,¡± Fei Cheng said vaguely while protecting the back of his head from the kiss, ¡°I can¡¯t help myself.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin had to crane his neck to cooperate with him, hands spontaneously around his waist, nervously clutching his clothes. After kissing tenderly and lingeringly for a while, Fei Cheng glanced at the floor number out of the corner of his eyes, raised his head slightly and said in a gloomy tone, ¡°I regret letting you come to the reception, I don¡¯t want others to see you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin remembered what Lancelot said before he left the door and couldn¡¯t help but smile. He raised his hand and straightened the strands of hair on Fei Cheng¡¯s forehead, ¡°Mr. Fei, this is a dangerous thought.¡±


    Fei Cheng looked down and pecked his moist lips, smiled and asked, ¡°Are you afraid?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯m not afraid to love you.¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed, ¡°You¡¯re so cute.¡±


    ¡°Ding!¡± When the elevator reached the top floor, Fei Cheng helped Nan HuaiLin fix his wrinkled clothes and wanted to take his hand and walk out, but gritted his teeth and held back.


    The ballroom was very large, but still crowded. Fei Cheng was careful to protect Nan HuaiLin from others greeting him as he walked inside.


    ¡°Go say hello to my brother first,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°and then you¡¯ll be on your own.¡±


    It was only when they reached the huge floor-to-ceiling windows that they saw Fei Zheng and Ruan Xin, whom they hadn¡¯t seen in a long time.


    Even in such a lively environment, Fei Zheng still exuded an icy aura around his body, giving himself a small piece of clean territory, while Ruan Xin was standing quietly beside him, staring out the window at the night scene.


    ¡°Brother.¡± Fei Cheng called out first.


    Nan HuaiLin originally wanted to call ¡°Mr. Fei¡±, but suddenly remembered that Fei Zheng had said that he should follow Fei Cheng and call him ¡°brother¡±, so he called out ¡°brother¡± in a very rusty way.


    Fei Zheng nodded indifferently and didn¡¯t say anything.


    Ruan Xin, however, froze for a moment and looked at Nan HuaiLin with slight surprise.


    Nan HuaiLin smiled at him, ¡°Assistant Ruan, long time no see.¡±


    Ruan Xin quickly returned to his normal self with an appropriate smile, ¡°Long time no see, I heard you got the lead role in the new Netflix series, congratulations.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    Fei Zheng looked at Ruan Xin with a slight inclination of his head, ¡°Go get a glass of champagne.¡±


    Ruan Xin nodded, and left.


    Fei Zheng looks at Nan HuaiLin, ¡°How is your health?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Nothing unusual lately.¡±


    Fei Zheng nodded.


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯m more worried about Dragon 5 now, won¡¯t it really be a problem if it never hatches?¡±


    Fei Zheng was silent for two seconds, ¡°I¡¯ll go over and take a look after the reception.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin thought exactly the same thing, he answered ¡°yes¡± and said, ¡°I ran into Mr. Lowden when I went to MWK for the audition. He asked me to say hello to you on his behalf.¡±


    Fei Zheng nodded, ¡°Got it.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t know what else to say, so he stood awkwardly for a little while, turned his head to look at Fei Cheng, who saw right through him, who then raised his hand and touched his face, saying with a smile, ¡°Go play.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, like a child who had been allowed to go out to play after doing his homework, happily walked away and searched the banquet hall for a while before finally finding He DuanYang, and quickly walked towards him.


    Nan HuaiLin tapped He DuanYang¡¯s shoulder from behind, ¡°Hey!¡±


    He DuanYang turned his head to see it was him, froze for two seconds, and exclaimed, ¡°Fuck!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin raised his eyebrows, ¡°It¡¯s been a long time, and that¡¯s your reaction?¡±


    He DuanYang stared at his face and said, ¡°How come you¡¯ve become so good-looking? I¡¯m a straight man who¡¯s almost bent by you.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t,¡± Nan HuaiLin was amused by him, ¡°I can¡¯t afford to be responsible for that.¡±


    He DuanYang smiled, ¡°Is it fun to be married?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°Especially fun.¡±


    He DuanYang lowered his voice, ¡°You haven¡¯t told me who your husband is yet.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said with a smile, ¡°Keeping it a secret for now.¡±


    He DuanYang then ¡°chattered¡±, ¡°Now the hottest topic in the whole entertainment circle is who you¡¯re married to. There must be a group of paparazzi waiting to pick your skin, it¡¯s estimated that in a short time you will be picked clean.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Let them, I¡¯m not afraid.¡±


    He DuanYang stared at him for a while and said, ¡°I really admire you. You just became popular and you dare to announce your marriage, who gave you the courage?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin whispered, ¡°Of course my husband gave me the courage.¡±


    He DuanYang almost didn¡¯t laugh out loud, ¡°Fuck, I¡¯m convinced.¡±


    The two of them went on to talk about filming for a while.


    He DuanYang took advantage of Nan HuaiLin¡¯s popularity during the airing of Swimming Beyond My Life, but it wasn¡¯t enough for him to get quality follow-up resources, and although he¡¯s been filming during this period, his prospects weren¡¯t too optimistic.


    As they were talking, Nan HuaiLin saw Director Luo Ke and Shen Chong standing not far away chatting, so he took He DuanYang over to greet them.


    ¡°Director Luo Ke, Brother Chong, long time no see.¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile.


    Shen Chong¡¯s eyes went straight when he saw Nan HuaiLin, Luo Ke touched him with his elbow before he came back to his senses, he then smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°It¡¯s been a long time indeed.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at Luo Ke, ¡°What is Director Luo busy with these days?¡±


    Luo Ke said, ¡°I¡¯m preparing a new drama.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s the subject matter?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked, seemingly interested.


    ¡°A spy drama.¡± Luo Ke said.


    Nan HuaiLin took He DuanYang¡¯s shoulder and said with a smile, ¡°I would like to recommend my friend to you.¡±


    He DuanYang promptly introduced himself, ¡°Hello director Luo, my name is He DuanYang, nice to meet you.¡±


    Luo Ke said, ¡°I know you, you acted in a web drama with Xiao Nan, right?¡±


    He DuanYang nodded, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Luo Ke looked him up and down for a moment, ¡°Nice body, it must look good in a military uniform. I¡¯ll give you a phone number, just have your agent contact me directly tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± He DuanYang restrained his joy and hurriedly took out his phone to save his number.


    Shen Chong stood idly by with a glass of wine, his eyes drifting towards Nan HuaiLin from time to time, lingering for a few seconds and then moving away. Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t notice, because he was staring at Fei Cheng standing not far away.


    Fei Cheng¡¯s face was cold and expressionless with a boy standing in front of him. Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t know him, he looked very young, just 18 or 19 years old, and was very good-looking. He was excitedly saying something to Fei Cheng.


    Nan HuaiLin chatted with Luo Ke for a couple of minutes and walked straight towards Fei Cheng. When Fei Cheng saw him, a big smile suddenly broke out on his originally cold face.


    The smile was so powerful that the boy opposite froze, and the adoration in his eyes was so strong that he couldn¡¯t hide it.


    Nan HuaiLin walked next to Fei Cheng, took a look at the boy across the table, and his eyes fell on the cup in Fei Cheng¡¯s hand, ¡°What are you drinking?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Rum.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a nice color,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯ll try it.¡±


    Fei Cheng handed him the glass and tried to feed him, but Nan HuaiLin dodged it, ¡°Give it to me, I¡¯ll drink it myself.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin took a small sip from the glass and his eyes lit up, ¡°It¡¯s sweet.¡±


    Fei Cheng took the glass back, ¡°You can¡¯t drink the sweet ones, you¡¯re too weak. You¡¯ll get drunk and mess me up.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin tsked, turned his head, and saw that the boy had disappeared.


    ¡°Hey, where is he?¡± Nan HuaiLin looked around.


    ¡°Gone.¡± Fei Cheng looked at him with a playful face and a small smile at the corner of his mouth.


    ¡°Who was he?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°I haven¡¯t seen him before.¡±


    ¡°The company¡¯s newest signee,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°just a freshman, quite promising.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin commented, ¡°Oh,¡± then stopped talking.


    Fei Cheng chuckled, ¡°What? Jealous?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked to the side and muttered, ¡°I¡¯m not jealous.¡±


    Fei Cheng put away his smile, ¡°But I am jealous.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Nan HuaiLin looked up at him.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go home,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°I can¡¯t bear to see you here any more.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin froze, ¡°But I¡¯ve only been here for ten minutes¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I shouldn¡¯t have let you come.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed, ¡°Okay, let¡¯s go home. There¡¯s really no point in staying here.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Wait, I¡¯ll go get my brother.¡±


    Fei Zheng had been drinking a little, so Ruan Xin drove him. Fei Cheng was just pretending with a glass of wine, but he didn¡¯t drink a sip, and he was holding Nan HuaiLin¡¯s hand with one hand on the steering wheel, and he couldn¡¯t let go of it for a second.


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°The one named He Duanwu¡­¡±


    ¡°His name is Duan Yang,¡± Nan HuaiLin interrupted him, ¡°what Duan Wu?¡±


    ¡°It means the same thing,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°You¡¯re not allowed to hook up with him in the future, you hear me?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed and said, ¡°Yo, you¡¯re still in the jar of vinegar?¡±


    Fei Cheng gave a ¡°hum¡±.


    Nan HuaiLin raised his hand and kissed the back of Fei Cheng¡¯s hand, ¡°Muah.¡±


    Fei Cheng then laughed.


    Nan HuaiLin tilted his head to look at him, ¡°Mr. Fei, are you a little too cozy?¡±


    Fei Cheng looked at him askance, ¡°Don¡¯t try to be nice when you¡¯re the one taking advantage.¡±


    It was almost 10:30 when they arrived home. The lights were on in the living room, and Lancelot was still watching TV.


    ¡°You¡¯re back.¡± When he saw Fei Zheng, his eyes lit up, and then he saw Ruan Xin behind Fei Zheng, the light in his eyes suddenly went out.


    He stared at Ruan Xin for a few seconds, and then turned his head away, tears welling up without warning. He panicked for a moment, suddenly stood up and walked quickly into his room without looking back. Bang! The door slammed shut.

 CH 66

    Nan HuaiLin was confused for two seconds, turned his head and Fei Cheng looked at each other, but neither of them spoke.


    Fei Zheng inclined his head to look at Ruan Xin, ¡°Wait for me here.¡±


    Ruan Xin nodded, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Fei Zheng took the lead and walked towards Lancelot¡¯s room. Fei Cheng followed, holding Nan HuaiLin¡¯s hand. Just as they walked past, the door slammed open again and Lancelot rushed out, ignoring the three people walking to the door and brushing past them.


    ¡°Little Blue¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin called out, but Lancelot ignored him, so he hurriedly nudged Fei Cheng, ¡°Quickly follow him.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded, and quickly followed Lancelot, while Nan HuaiLin followed Fei Zheng into the room.


    Fei Zheng opened the door of the incubator as if nothing had happened, took out the dragon egg, examined it carefully for a moment, put it to his ear and listened for a while, then put it back carefully and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was slightly relieved, ¡°Then when will it hatch?¡±


    Fei Zheng shook his head, ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±


    This kind of simple and concise way of speaking without any explanation was sometimes a real headache. Nan HuaiLin knew it was useless to ask again, so he had to say ¡°Oh¡± and follow Fei Zheng out.


    Ruan Xin was the only one in the living room, standing there quietly, staring fixedly into the void somewhere. Perhaps it was his illusion, but Nan HuaiLin vaguely felt an air of sadness and despondency flowing from Ruan Xin, which he had felt since the cocktail party.


    It wasn¡¯t until Fei Zheng approached that Ruan Xin became aware of it and looked back at him suddenly.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Fei Zheng said.


    ¡°Okay.¡± Ruan Xin answered.


    Nan HuaiLin walked them out.


    Fei Zheng got into the car and Ruan Xin stood in front of the door, smiled and said to Nan HuaiLin, ¡°Bye.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin waved at him, ¡°Bye.¡±


    After watching the car disappear into the night, Nan HuaiLin turned around and went back into the house.


    Fei Cheng and Lancelot had gone somewhere and he walked around but didn¡¯t find anyone, so he went upstairs and looked in the dragons¡¯ rooms first ¨C all four of them were sleeping soundly. Dragon 4 was the funniest, burying his head under his wings like a bird in bed. He  then went to his room to take a shower, but halfway through Fei Cheng came in and took off his clothes, showering with him.


    ¡°Where¡¯s Little Blue?¡± Nan HuaiLin squeezed the shampoo into his palm, smeared it out to lather evenly into Fei Cheng¡¯s wet hair, and rubbed it gently, ¡°Is he okay?¡±


    Fei Cheng put his hand on Nan HuaiLin¡¯s mermaid line and stood obediently with his eyes closed, ¡°Yes, he¡¯s fine, just a bit frightened by the sudden sight of Ruan Xin.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was silent, ¡°I remember you said that Ruan Xin looks exactly like the person your brother used to love, right?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Fei Cheng said.


    ¡°It¡¯s only natural that Lan would be shocked.¡± Nan HuaiLin paused, ¡°When he saw Ruan Xin¡­  He must be very desperate, probably so many years of persistence and expectations collapsed in a flash.¡±


    Fei Cheng didn¡¯t say anything, Nan HuaiLin pulled him under the shower head, rinsed the foam off his head, as Fei Cheng wiped his face, then looked at Nan HuaiLin and said, ¡°I think, Little Lan may have to give up.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, and after a moment of silence, said, ¡°I feel that Assistant Ruan is also acting weird, he hasn¡¯t been very happy. Is something wrong?¡±


    Fei Cheng shook his head, ¡°I¡¯m not sure, I¡¯ll ask tomorrow. By the way, what did my brother say after seeing Dragon 5?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin replied, ¡°He said it¡¯s okay, and not to worry. I asked him when Dragon 5 will hatch and he said he didn¡¯t know, he didn¡¯t say anything else.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°My brother won¡¯t say a word about things he¡¯s not sure about.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin sighed, ¡°All we can do now is to wait.¡±


    Fei Cheng touched his face, ¡°If my brother says it¡¯s okay, it will be okay, don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and nodded, ¡°Yeah.¡±


    After washing for a while, Fei Cheng turned off the faucet and pulled a towel to dry Nan HuaiLin from head to toe, and wiped himself off haphazardly, then carried him to bed, kissed him tenderly, entered soothingly, moved gently, before they fell asleep together.


    In the morning, Nan HuaiLin was woken up by Fei Cheng, and grunted uncomfortably and complained while mumbling, ¡°I don¡¯t want it in the morning¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng kissed the back of his neck while putting his hand out in front of him, ¡°You really don¡¯t want to, huh?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin grabbed his mischievous hand, ¡°I want to pee, I can¡¯t hold it.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll carry you.¡± Fei Cheng kept the negative distance contact and carried Nan HuaiLin to the bathroom, only to put the person down in front of the toilet and let Nan HuaiLin step on his feet to stand.


    ¡°Go out first¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin blushed with shame, ¡°I can¡¯t pee like this.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to go out,¡± Fei Cheng pouted, ¡°you can get used to it for a while.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin tried to get used to it for a long time, and it took a long time to pee.


    Fei Cheng buried his face in his neck and smothered his laughter.


    Nan HuaiLin was annoyed, so he used a little force, and Fei Cheng couldn¡¯t laugh anymore, just repeatedly apologized, ¡°Wife I was wrong, relax.¡±


    After finishing, Fei Cheng carried him back to bed and continued the morning exercise.


    When the exercise was over at exactly seven o¡¯clock, Nan HuaiLin asked with a low gasp, ¡°Are you making a point?¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed and said, ¡°I¡¯ve learned from my mistakes.¡±


    He slowly turned the negative distance into a positive distance, kissed Nan HuaiLin¡¯s face and said, ¡°Lie down for a while, or it¡¯ll run out. I¡¯ll go and bring Dragon 2 over.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin obediently lay on his side, half of his face buried in the pillow, and he was red from face to neck.


    After a while, Fei Cheng returned with a newly awakened Dragon 2 in his arms, who flew into Nan HuaiLin¡¯s arms and enjoyed his breakfast milk with his eyes closed.


    ¡°Where are they, Dragon 1 and the others?¡± Nan HuaiLin has now largely adapted, thanks to Fei Cheng, who was even more milk-hungry than Dragon 2.


    ¡°They flew off to play.¡± Fei Cheng leaned over and kissed him, ¡°I¡¯ll go take a shower first.¡±


    ¡°Hmm.¡± Nan HuaiLin answered.


    Because the curtains were drawn, the morning light couldn¡¯t enter. A table lamp was lit at the head of the bed, and the warm yellow light spread gently.


    Dragon 2 nestled in the crook of his arm to eat milk, and Nan HuaiLin gently stroked his smooth scales, a little drowsy. The sudden ringing of the phone startled him.


    Reaching for the phone, he glanced at the caller ID and saw that it was Man Tianzhu.


    ¡°Sister Xiaozhu.¡±


    ¡°Did I wake you up?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Nan HuaiLin coughed twice, ¡°I¡¯ve been awake for a while.¡±


    Man Tianzhu said, ¡°You¡¯re going to shoot the cover this morning, haven¡¯t you forgotten?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°We¡¯re going to Sanlitun SOHO, right?¡±


    ¡°Yes,¡± said Man Tianzhu, ¡°I¡¯ll pick you up at 9:00.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Nan HuaiLin put down the phone and studied Dragon 2¡¯s dragon horns.


    Yesterday, he hit the mirror and knocked the left horn out of shape, but today it had almost grown back to its original look.


    Nan HuaiLin lowered his head and kissed his little head. Dragon 2 opened his eyes to look at him, and then closed them again.


    Fei Cheng came out of the bathroom with a bath towel and saw Dragon 2 still nestled in Nan HuaiLin¡¯s arms, and while wiping his hair, he said, ¡°Still not full?¡±


    ¡°Maybe he¡¯s hungry today.¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°By the way, how are things going at the studio? Do you need me to do anything?¡±


    Fei Cheng opened his closet to look for clothes, ¡°It should be up and running next Monday, you don¡¯t have to do anything. Husband will take care of everything for you.¡± He took out a light green shirt and compared it to his body, ¡°How about this one?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°You look good in anything.¡±


    Fei Cheng took off the bath towel around his waist and threw it aside, ¡°Does it look better without it?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin raised his hand to cover Dragon 2¡¯s little head, ¡°It looks good, run around naked.¡±


    Fei Cheng bent down and put on his underwear, ¡°No, I¡¯ll show you alone.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said with a smile, ¡°Mr. Fei, you¡¯re wearing what looks like my underwear.¡±


    Fei Cheng looked down and smiled too, ¡°I wondered why they were a little tight.¡± He didn¡¯t take them off, but put on his pants and shirt.


    Dragon 2 had had enough and was napping on his arm.


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Why don¡¯t you take your son downstairs, and I¡¯ll go back down after I wash up.¡±


    Fei Cheng picked up Dragon 2, gave Nan HuaiLin a kiss, and carried him downstairs. Nan HuaiLin got up and went to wash up, brushing his teeth while taking a shower.


    After brushing for a short while, he suddenly felt a wave of nausea and hurried to the sink, bending over and dry heaving.


    After the first experience, Nan HuaiLin knew it was the onset of the pregnancy, but this time it came a little earlier than the last time, and he thought it would take some time to settle down. Now his parents were coming to Beijing tomorrow, and they would be suspicious if he vomited and felt nauseous constantly.


    When the nausea subsided, Nan HuaiLin rinsed his mouth and looked up at his face in the mirror. Even he felt that he looked amazingly good, almost to the point of seduction, and he was indeed seemingly getting younger and younger, now he looked like a teenager of 18 or 19.


    The two pregnancies had changed him so much in appearance, and if he had three or four pregnancies, he would probably turn into a demon.


    Then after washing for a while, Nan HuaiLin dried his body, put on his clothes and went downstairs.


    Fei Cheng followed him, hugged him from behind, buried himself in his neck and sniffed, ¡°It smells good.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin turned around to face him, ¡°I just had pregnancy vomiting.¡±


    Fei Cheng rubbed his stomach, frowned and asked, ¡°Is it uncomfortable?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°According to my last experience, the vomiting period will take at least half a month, and I¡¯m afraid my parents will be worried when they see it. Why don¡¯t we let them come back after a while, what do you think?¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded, ¡°That¡¯s fine, you¡¯re not going to the US until the 10th of next month to shoot a movie anyway, and it¡¯s still early, so it¡¯s not too late to have your parents come over after the National Day.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll call my mom after breakfast, and you can also tell your brother.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Coming out of the room, Nan HuaiLin went to the kitchen. Lancelot was washing dishes, and Nan HuaiLin went over to help, carefully checking his expression.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine,¡± Lancelot suddenly spoke, with a smile on his face, ¡°you don¡¯t have to look at me like that.¡±


    The stronger he pretended to be, the more heartbreaking it was.


    Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t help but reach out and hug him, ¡°You¡¯ll definitely meet the right person.¡±


    Lancelot was silent for a while, with tears in his eyes, but his face was smiling. He looked at Nan HuaiLin and said, ¡°I will meet the right person, but it will never be the best one.¡±

 CH 67

    At nine o¡¯clock, Man TianZhu came to pick up Nan HuaiLin on time.


    Nan HuaiLin was sitting in the passenger seat reading the script of Beast.


    Man TianZhu took a glance at him and asked, ¡°Do you want to work so hard?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed, ¡°I don¡¯t have time to read it at home.¡±


    He had to take care of the little ones during the day and the big one at night, so his time was divided up.


    Man TianZhu said, ¡°The news of your starring role in the new Netflix series has been officially announced, and Weibo is buzzing with excitement.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was silent for a moment, ¡°It¡¯s annoying to be on the top of the search all the time, can you find a way to take it down?¡±


    Man TianZhu laughed and said, ¡°Other people are paying for hot searches, but you¡¯re paying to take them down, tsk.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I don¡¯t want to be overexposed.¡±


    ¡°I understand,¡± Man TianZhu nodded, ¡°I¡¯ll do it later.¡±


    At ten o¡¯clock, Nan HuaiLin arrived at the studio in Sanlitun SOHO.


    He was shooting the cover of the May issue of Motion Picture magazine today, together with Qi Gu, the other star of My Father. Before Qi Gu arrived, Nan HuaiLin did his makeup first. He sat in front of the make-up table, the make-up artist stared at his face for a while but didn¡¯t do anything, so Nan HuaiLin looked up at her, ¡°Is there a problem?¡±


    The make-up artist was famous in the industry and had done make-up for a lot of big and small fresh meat, but this was the first time she encountered such a situation with Nan HuaiLin. She smiled and shook her head, ¡°No, I just think¡­ There¡¯s nothing on your face that needs to be done.¡±


    This recently popular young celebrity, who¡¯s obviously not wearing any makeup, was more beautiful than others with makeup a hundred times ¨C white and shiny skin, thick and shaped eyebrows, dense and long eyelashes, bright eyes, straight and upright nose, red and full lips, sharp and smooth jaw line, his whole face didn¡¯t have a flaw.


    Nan HuaiLin smiled, ¡°Then let¡¯s do my hair straight away.¡±


    The makeup artist nodded and went to call the hair stylist just as Qi Gu came in, Nan HuaiLin stood up and greeted him, ¡°Teacher Qi, long time no see.¡±


    Qi Gu was caught off guard by his amazement and froze before smiling and saying, ¡°Why do you call me teacher? Call me dad.¡±


    The first time they met, the opening line was almost exactly the same. Nan HuaiLin smiled, he did always call Qi Gu father when he was filming My Father, but so much time had passed that he was a bit unable to call him that.


    ¡°I¡¯m just kidding,¡± Qi Gu sat himself down, ¡°how can you take everything I say seriously?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin sat next to him, and the two people chatted, while the makeup artist and hair stylist were busy. Then they were handed over to the costume designer, and finally to the photographer.


    The photographer was Xu Luowen, a well-known photographer invited by the magazine. The shooting went very smoothly and was finished in less than two hours.


    Nan HuaiLin invited Qi Gu to have lunch with him, but Qi Gu had to rush back to the set to shoot a movie, ¡°When we go to Cannes next month, Daddy will treat you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and nodded, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Qi Gu left first, Nan HuaiLin waited for Man TianZhu to pick him up, so he stayed in the dressing room for a while. As he was reading the script, cameraman Xu Luowen knocked on the door and came in.


    ¡°My friend likes you very much,¡± Xu Luowen said, a bit embarrassed, ¡°before I came to Beijing, he especially asked me to ask you for an autographed photo.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, no problem.¡±


    Xu Luowen handed him the photo and pen, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin signed his name on the bottom right corner of the paper and returned the photo and pen.


    Xu Luowen said ¡°thank you¡± again and turned around to go out.


    Nan HuaiLin went back to reading the script. Not long after, he heard the door open and thought it was Man TianZhu coming back, he looked up and just said the word ¡°Mn¡±, then he stopped abruptly.


    The person who came in was not Man TianZhu, but Shi Yan, whom he hadn¡¯t seen for a long time. Shi Yan closed the door, locked it with his hand, and walked towards Nan HuaiLin.


    Nan HuaiLin stood up sharply and looked at Shi Yan with a wary face, without making a sound. The last time he saw Shi Yan was in Hengdian, during the filming of Land of Stars. A year has passed, and he had turned from an obscure eighteenth tier to the hottest actor in China, while Shi Yan was still standing still.


    ¡°Long time no see.¡± Shi Yan stood two steps away from him, gazing at him steadily.


    Nan HuaiLin frowned, ¡°How did you know I was here?¡±


    Shi Yan smiled, ¡°You¡¯re so popular now, it¡¯s not hard to know your whereabouts.¡±


    ¡°You followed me?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked in a deep voice.


    ¡°Sort of.¡± Shi Yan took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket, took one out and put it in his mouth, only when he was about to light it did he remember to ask, ¡°Do you mind?¡±


    ¡°I do.¡± Nan HuaiLin¡¯s face was expressionless, ¡°Looking for me something?¡±


    Shi Yan still lit the cigarette, took a deep puff, exhaled white smoke, looking a little¡­ masculine.


    Nan HuaiLin took two steps back and held his breath.


    Shi Yan was silent for a while before he said helplessly, ¡°You should know very well why I am looking for you, so why do I have to say it out loud and humiliate myself again?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin thought about it and had a vague idea. But he didn¡¯t say anything, quietly waiting for Shi Yan to speak.


    Sure enough, Shi Yan sighed and continued, ¡°I explained to you about the nude photo incident last time, and I also humbled myself, but you said you wouldn¡¯t take it personally. But behind the scenes, you used all kinds of means to retaliate against me, as if you wouldn¡¯t stop until SiRui Media was ruined.¡±


    Shi Yan paused and turned to the topic, ¡°To be honest, not only did you not lose anything with the nude photos, but you gained a lot of benefits, didn¡¯t you? I¡¯m not sure if it¡¯s too much to say that you¡¯ve been blessed by the situation, but Nan Nan, you really don¡¯t have to come back at me, I¡¯m really¡­ I¡¯m really tired of it.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t know what Fei Cheng had done to SiRui Media, but thought that the situation had developed to a precarious point, otherwise Shi Yan wouldn¡¯t have come to him.


    After a moment of silence, he spoke lightly, ¡°So, you came all the way here to accuse me?¡±


    Shi Yan threw most of the remaining cigarette to the ground and stomped it out, looked up into Nan HuaiLin¡¯s eyes and said, ¡°No, I¡¯m here to beg you. To beg you for the sake of our seven years of love together, to be forgiving, to let me go, and to let Si Rui go.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin no longer felt even a bit sad or angry because of this person, he just felt ridiculous and a bit helpless.


    He didn¡¯t want to explain anything, he just wanted to end this uncomfortable conversation as soon as possible.


    ¡°I see your point,¡± he said calmly, ¡°I will let you get what you want, you can go now.¡±


    Shi Yan froze for two seconds and then suddenly laughed, loudly, as if Nan HuaiLin had just told a particularly funny joke. Nan HuaiLin looked at him blankly, not knowing what was wrong with him all of a sudden.


    Shi Yan laughed so hard that tears came out of his eyes, he pressed his palms against his eyes, took a deep breath, looked at Nan HuaiLin and said, ¡°Do you think I¡¯m particularly ridiculous now, like a clown? You must especially regret having been with me, and feel that those seven years have been fed to the dogs?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was silent for two seconds and slowly shook her head, ¡°I have never regretted it.¡±


    This answer was obviously beyond Shi Yan¡¯s expectation, and he looked at Nan HuaiLin in a daze.


    Nan HuaiLin paused, then said, ¡°Long Yingtai said, in our life, one decision leads to another decision, one chance predestines another chance, one road is bound to the next road, there is no turning back. If there was no you, there would be no me today, so I never regret it, and, trying to live each day now is not enough, I don¡¯t want to waste my precious time on meaningless things.¡±


    Shi Yan hooked his lips, ¡°So, I don¡¯t mean anything to you anymore, right?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at him, ¡°You don¡¯t mean anything to me now.¡±


    Shi Yan nodded imperceptibly with a gloomy face, ¡°Understood.¡±


    The sound of turning the door handle sounded at the door, followed by Man TianZhu¡¯s voice, ¡°Xiao Nan, are you in there?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m here!¡± Nan HuaiLin answered and turned to Shi Yan, ¡°I have to go.¡± He grabbed his script and phone, and as he brushed past, Shi Yan grabbed his wrist violently.


    ¡°I owe you an apology,¡± Shi Yan stared into his eyes, ¡°Nan Nan, I¡¯m sorry for everything¡­ I¡¯m really sorry.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin could feel that Shi Yan, at this moment, was sincere. He smiled, ¡°It¡¯s really okay.¡±


    Shi Yan let go of his hand in dismay.


    Nan HuaiLin paused, ¡°It¡¯s better to quit smoking, goodbye.¡±


    He walked over to open the door, Man TianZhu glanced inside and saw only a back.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Nan HuaiLin closed the door with his hand.


    ¡°Who was it?¡± Man TianZhu asked in a whisper.


    Nan HuaiLin was silent for a moment, then smiled slightly and replied, ¡°A friend from long ago.¡±


    When he got on the elevator, Man TianZhu asked, ¡°Where do you want to go for dinner?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin thought for a moment, ¡°Sister Zhu, I have to go to the company.¡±


    Man TianZhu looked at him, ¡°Why are you going to the office?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°I miss Mr. Fei.¡±


    Man TianZhu, ¡°¡­Oh.¡±


    When he got into the car, Nan HuaiLin called Fei Cheng.


    The other side answered quickly, ¡°Wife, do you miss your husband?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin heard his voice and felt happy, the corners of her mouth involuntarily rose, ¡°Have you had lunch?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°No, I¡¯m still busy with some things at hand, I¡¯ll go eat later.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked again, ¡°What do you want to eat? I¡¯ll bring it to you.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°First I want to eat you, second I want to eat you, and third I still want to eat you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll buy whatever I want, but don¡¯t blame me if it¡¯s not good.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Even if you feed me poison, I will eat it willingly.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t be stupid,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Hanging up, see you later.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Hubby is waiting for you all cleaned up.¡±


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 CH 68

    The car was parked under Ming Xi Media. Nan HuaiLin asked Man Tianzhu to leave work directly, then carried two bags of food himself into the revolving door, and took the elevator upstairs.


    When he reached the floor, he saw Fei Cheng¡¯s face as soon as the elevator door opened. Nan HuaiLin was busy pretending to greet him, ¡°Hello, Mr. Fei.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded with a cool face. ¡°Mn. Follow me.¡±


    He was used to seeing him in an impersonal manner, so when he suddenly became serious, it was inexplicably amusing. Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t help but smile, and followed him with his steps.


    When he reached the office door, Fei Cheng instructed his secretary, ¡°No one can come in without my permission.¡±


    The secretary swept a glance at Nan HuaiLin and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Just as he walked into the office, Fei Cheng couldn¡¯t wait to tear off the mask, and in a second turned into a rogue husband. He solidly pressed Nan HuaiLin to the door, without having said a word and leaned down to kiss him.


    Nan HuaiLin was carrying bags in both hands. He couldn¡¯t push him, so he could only let him do what he wanted.


    Fei Cheng kissed for a long time before stopping. Nan HuaiLin immediately said, ¡°Let¡¯s eat. I¡¯m hungry.¡±


    Fei Cheng reached out and picked up the bag. ¡°What did you buy?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Four dishes and one soup.¡±


    Fei Cheng put the lunch box on the table, broke open the chopsticks and handed them to Nan HuaiLin who was sitting next to him. ¡°Eat.¡±


    In fact, Nan HuaiLin wasn¡¯t very hungry. He was now in the period of pregnancy vomiting, with no appetite for anything, but he still had to force himself to eat more, otherwise the dragon eggs in his stomach would be starving.


    ¡°I called my mom.¡± Nan HuaiLin chewed slowly. ¡°And told her that your brother suddenly had to go abroad on business, so they should come after National Day.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded. ¡°What did our mother say?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said with a smile, ¡°She said she had already bought a bunch of Suzhou specialties as gifts, and now she could only eat them herself.¡±


    Fei Cheng fed him a piece of pork, but Nan HuaiLin hurriedly shook his head. ¡°I don¡¯t want to eat this. It makes me sick.¡±


    Fei Cheng swapped for a piece of lotus root, and Nan HuaiLin opened his mouth to eat it.


    ¡°Don¡¯t let Mom and Dad buy anything,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°It¡¯s tiring to bring it all the way here.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s what I said,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°But my mom wouldn¡¯t listen, saying it was a courtesy.¡±


    Fei Cheng fed him another vegetable, as Nan HuaiLin laughed and cried, ¡°I have hands. Don¡¯t feed me.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Good boy. Open your mouth.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin had to eat the vegetables. So he started to feed Fei Cheng, and kept feeding him until Fei Cheng¡¯s mouth was full. He poked his finger at Fei Cheng¡¯s cheek, which was bulging with food, and said with a smile, ¡°Cute.¡±


    Fei Cheng had a hard time chewing his mouth full of food, and swallowed it. Then he picked up the lumpy soup and took two sips before he said, ¡°You¡¯re killing your husband. You¡¯re choking me.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin came over and kissed him. A smile rippled across his face, like the wind wrinkling a pool of spring water.


    Fei Cheng took him onto his lap, and asked with a smile, ¡°Are you full?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded. ¡°Yes.¡±


    Fei Cheng¡¯s hand dug into his clothes, kneaded the sensitive muscles on the side of his waist and deliberately lowered his voice to say, ¡°If the top is full, should the bottom be fed too, huh?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin suddenly remembered the small pornographic film. The domineering president, and the small staff office play. The small staff lay on the desk, the president in a suit, fucking¡­.It was a bit exciting.


    Nan HuaiLin lowered his head, and squirmed. ¡°Or not. We have been doing it too often recently. Like a small animal in heat.¡±


    ¡°Your husband is an animal,¡± Fei Cheng said with a roguish look on his face. ¡°I blame you for being too attractive. I go into heat when I see you, so it¡¯s all your fault.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin felt that he was even more wronged than Dou E, but before he could think of a way to retort, Fei Cheng had already deftly unzipped ¡°Dou E¡¯s¡± pants.


    ¡°And,¡± Fei Cheng said with a smile. ¡°For us, it¡¯s not just a normal physical act. It¡¯s a therapy that must be done every day, have you forgotten? Still want to live and die with me, huh?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin wrapped his arms around his neck. ¡°Dr. Fei, I suspect the intensity of your treatment is a bit too much.¡±


    ¡°Not too much.¡± Fei Cheng pressed him to the couch. ¡°Not too much at all.¡±


    After the hour-long treatment, Fei Cheng held Nan HuaiLin in his arms on the couch for a few moments to enjoy the warmth, and allow Nan HuaiLin to fully absorb the ¡°drugs¡± injected into his body.


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s voice was low and muffled as he rested his back on Fei Cheng¡¯s arm, ¡°Shi Yan came to see me today.¡±


    Fei Cheng froze for two seconds before he realized who Shi Yan was, and gave a faint ¡°hmm.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was briefly silent. ¡°No matter what you¡¯ve done to SiRui Media, stop. Okay?¡±


    Fei Cheng didn¡¯t say anything.


    Nan HuaiLin tried to turn around and face him, but Fei Cheng held him by the waist and wouldn¡¯t let him move. ¡°Don¡¯t move, it¡¯ll come out.¡±


    ¡°Are you angry?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked.


    ¡°How can I be angry with you?¡± Fei Cheng smiled. ¡°Silly.¡±


    ¡°Then why didn¡¯t you say anything just now?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked again.


    ¡°Because I was thinking.¡± Fei Cheng said.


    ¡°Oh,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°So, are you thinking now?¡±


    ¡°A husband who doesn¡¯t listen to his wife is not a good husband,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°Of course I will do what you say.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin kissed him on the arm. ¡°Love you.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°Then let¡¯s do it again?¡±


    ¡°No!¡± Nan HuaiLin jumped. ¡°I have to go home. Dragon Two must be waiting for me to go back.¡±


    Fei Cheng cupped his chin and asked, ¡°Is our son more important, or me?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin lost his smile. ¡°Are you serious about this question?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Very serious.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin thought about it. ¡°This question should be answered from a dialectical point of view¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng covered his mouth, and said with a smile, ¡°You¡¯re a fool.¡±


    The two of them got up to get dressed after a while, and Nan HuaiLin suddenly remembered something. ¡°By the way, have you seen Assistant Ruan today?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°He took a leave of absence, saying he was not feeling well.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin had been feeling that Ruan Xin wasn¡¯t quite right yesterday, and it seemed his feeling was right.


    ¡°I want to go see him,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°Last year when I was sick and fainted, it was Assistant Ruan who took me to the hospital.¡±


    Fei Cheng thought about it. ¡°It¡¯s better not to go, he should prefer to be alone now.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin sighed and nodded. ¡°Okay. I¡¯m going home then.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin had just walked into the house, when Dragon Two jumped into his arms, his little head arching hard into his chest.


    ¡°How strange.¡± Lancelot flopped sideways on the sofa. ¡°Why did Ryuji suddenly stop drinking milk powder?¡±


    The fact that he could produce milk, Nan HuaiLin asked Fei Cheng to keep it a secret from Lancelot because it was too shameful, so Lancelot didn¡¯t know that Dragon Two had been breastfeeding recently.


    ¡°If he doesn¡¯t want to drink it, he doesn¡¯t have to drink it,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°And I see he¡¯s gained weight lately.¡±


    Lancelot said, ¡°Yes, a little.¡±


    Dragon Four also flew over, and landed on his shoulder. Dragon One and Dragon Three were grabbing toys, and they both were not too tired from messing around from morning to night.


    ¡°I¡¯ll go upstairs and change.¡± Nan HuaiLin pulled Dragon Four down, and handed it to Lancelot, then carried Dragon Two upstairs. He sat by the bedroom window, feeding Dragon Two while he looked at his phone.


    Man Tianzhu had just sent him the next schedule.


    Next Monday, he would attend the inauguration of Nan HuaiLin Studio, then shoot two commercials, one for YSL perfume and one for Pepsi. Then the promotional activities for The Shining You and My Father. The former was opening on National Day, and the latter was opening in mid-May, followed by a trip to France to attend the Cannes International Film Festival. After the festival, there was a direct flight to the United States to begin filming Beast.


    Although the schedule wasn¡¯t particularly full, it was intermittently also very busy. He wasn¡¯t worried about anything else, he was only worried about Dragon Two. He wasn¡¯t able to take it with him when he went out, which was a bit difficult to do.


    Nan HuaiLin put down the phone, grabbed Dragon Two¡¯s tail and shook it, as he said, ¡°Son, let¡¯s make a deal. Let¡¯s drink milk powder once in a while, okay?¡±


    Dragon Two opened a pair of black bean eyes to look at him. It obviously didn¡¯t understand what he was saying.


    Nan HuaiLin sighed, ¡°If only you could become a little baby. I could take you with me everywhere.¡±


    Dragon Two sucked too quickly, choked, and suddenly coughed. A mouthful of milk was spit out, sprayed Nan HuaiLin¡¯s chest, and then it held the red nipple as if nothing happened, and leisurely sucked.


    Nan HuaiLin took a tissue and wiped it up, as he patiently waited for Dragon Two to eat his fill. Then he let him fly downstairs to play, while he undressed to take a shower.


    When Fei Cheng returned from work, dinner was on the table.


    After a happy dinner, Nan HuaiLin and Fei Cheng took the four baby dragons next door to the pool for a swim, and Lancelot joined them.


    After they played in the water for a while, Nan HuaiLin avoided Lancelot and brought up the afternoon¡¯s concern to Fei Cheng, who didn¡¯t think it was a big deal. ¡°Unlike normal babies, dragon cubs can eat meat as soon as they are hatched, while babies can only drink milk for nutrition, so milk is not necessary for baby dragons. Don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Although he thought he had a point, Nan HuaiLin still felt a little bit intolerant. He felt that this would make Dragon Two suffer as he was still a little crybaby, and would burst into tears at every turn, which was both funny and heartbreaking.


    But he thought about it, and there was no better way. Nan HuaiLin could only sigh, and no longer mention the matter.


    After they played for more than half an hour, it was almost time for the little dragons to go to bed. Nan HuaiLin took them back, put water in the bathtub, poured body wash in, stirred up a tub of bubbles and planned to give the dragons a bubble bath.


    As soon as they got into the bathtub, the little dragons went crazy, and fluttered bubbles all over the sky, more powerful than the bubble blowing machine.


    Nan HuaiLin caught them one by one and washed them, while Fei Cheng was responsible for blowing them dry and putting them to bed one by one.


    When they came out of the little dragons¡¯ room, Fei Cheng wrapped his arms around Nan HuaiLin¡¯s waist from behind, and hung onto him like a big dog. ¡°I want to take a bubble bath too.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed. ¡°Whatever your sons get, you want it too.¡±


    ¡°Mn,¡± Fei Cheng said seriously. ¡°You can¡¯t treat us differently.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin chuckled. ¡°Mr. Fei, let me remind you, you¡¯re 264 years old.¡±


    ¡°So what?¡± said Fei Cheng. ¡°I¡¯m still a baby.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed. ¡°Don¡¯t lie.¡±


    Fei-Baby-Cheng took the bubble bath as he wished, and created bubbles all over the place too, in the form of applause for love. Nan HuaiLin was tossed by Fei Cheng once in the morning, once in the afternoon and once in the evening. Even with the nourishment of dragon essence, he felt a little tired and fell asleep in the warm embrace just after being carried to bed by Fei Cheng.


    He had a dream.


    In the dream, all the four little dragons turned into babies. All of them looked so beautiful, like pink carvings, more beautiful than the little baby in the milk powder advertisement. The four little babies stretched out their little arms and asked for a hug. He and Fei Cheng held one in their left hands and one in their right hands, went out to the street to show off, and everyone who saw them gave them praise, which made them both very happy.


    Nan HuaiLin woke up while he was having fun.


    Faintly, he seemed to hear the sound of a baby crying.


    He was confused as to whether he was awake or still in a dream, and froze for a short while before he groped and nudged Fei Cheng.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Fei Cheng woke up. ¡°Do you need to go to the bathroom?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t see because of his night blindness. He listened sideways and asked, ¡°Honey, did you hear a baby crying?¡±

 CH 69

    Fei Cheng leaned over and turned on the bedside lamp, then turned his ear to listen.


    ¡°I hear it!¡± He immediately rolled out of bed. ¡°You stay here, I¡¯ll go check.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s eyesight hadn¡¯t yet returned, so he sat on the bed. He heard the baby¡¯s cries more and more clearly, and his heart beat faster and faster.


    When his eyes blurred and he could see, he fumbled to find clothes and put them on. Then he heard Fei Cheng¡¯s shout from afar, ¡°Wife! He¡¯s turning into a human!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t know what he was nervous about. It felt like his heart was about to jump out of his mouth. He wanted to rush over, but his body felt like it was frozen. He sat on the edge of the bed and couldn¡¯t move, he couldn¡¯t even make a sound.


    Soon, Fei Cheng carried Dragon Two into the bedroom. He sat next to Nan HuaiLin, and said excitedly, ¡°Look, our son. Doesn¡¯t he look like you?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at the baby in Fei Cheng¡¯s arms with disbelief. Only after a while did he reach out his hand, which was trembling slightly, and take the baby from Fei Cheng¡¯s hands.


    The little baby looked about a year old. He had small arms and legs, white and tender, really pink. His little face was exquisite, more beautiful than he just dreamed of. His small mouth was pink, and his small nose round and delicate. Especially the pair of big eyes with tears, just one look and the heart would melt.


    Tears somehow fell down, and dropped on the little baby¡¯s face.


    Nan HuaiLin said with a smile, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Why am I crying?¡±


    Fei Cheng put his arm around him. He gave him tears with one hand, and said with a smile, ¡°You are crying from joy.¡±


    The baby was giggling in his arms, very happy. Nan HuaiLin kissed his forehead, and said with a smile, ¡°I feel like I just had a C-section in the hospital, and my husband brought the newborn to me. Nervous, throbbing, happy, overwhelmed¡­It¡¯s too complicated to explain.¡±


    ¡°I understand.¡± Fei Cheng kissed him. ¡°Before he was a little dragon cub, although it is said to be raising a son, but in fact, it feels similar to raising a pet. Now that he has become a human, the feeling is naturally different. From now on, we are truly upgraded to be fathers.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°That¡¯s right, I¡­¡±


    He stopped abruptly as the baby in his arms turned back into a dragon cub in the blink of an eye, and fell into his lap with a snap.


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng, ¡°¡­¡±


    Dragon Two steadied itself before he rolled to the ground. His little head fluttered, as he looked confusedly at Nan HuaiLin, then at Fei Cheng, and blinked out two teardrops.


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng, ¡°¡­¡±


    Dragon Two waved his wings and flew up. He landed on Nan HuaiLin¡¯s still open arm, stretched his head and took his little red nipple through his clothes.


    ¡°Hahahaha!¡± Fei Cheng suddenly burst out laughing.


    Nan HuaiLin sighed, lifted up his shirt to feed Dragon Two, and turned his head to look at Fei Cheng. ¡°Dad, explain. What is this all about?¡±


    ¡°Wait,¡± Fei Cheng couldn¡¯t stop laughing. ¡°Let me laugh for a while, that image just now is really too funny. Hahaha!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    He then pondered on his own.


    Before, Fei Cheng had said that the baby dragon needed to spend about six months at cub stage to become human. Now Dragon Two became a human early, most likely because he ate breast milk, as this was the only difference between him and his brothers.


    But Dragon Two was still too young. It was impossible for him to switch back and forth between human and dragon form like Fei Cheng. So whether he was turning human or dragon, Dragon Two couldn¡¯t control himself, but was in a random mode.


    Fei Cheng finally stopped laughing and said his guess, which wasn¡¯t far from Nan HuaiLin¡¯s idea. He glanced at the time. 3:30 a.m. ¡°I¡¯ll ask my brother later, but I reckon this should be beyond his knowledge.¡±


    Dragon Two fell asleep when he was full, so Nan HuaiLin sent him to his room. He looked at One, Three and Four who were sleeping soundly, before going back to the bedroom.


    ¡°If it¡¯s really because of the breast milk,¡± Nan HuaiLin said as he undressed. ¡°Then we have to feed them one by one so they can all become human soon.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded. ¡°Dragon Two has only been breastfed for a week in total. This effect is too strong. It¡¯s unbelievable.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin went to bed and lay down. Fei Cheng came over and lowered his head to take the little red nipple that Dragon Two hadn¡¯t sucked just now, licked and sucked it. It was full of sweetness.


    Nan HuaiLin put his hand in his hair, and said regretfully, ¡°I should have taken a picture just now. I don¡¯t know when Dragon Two will become human next.¡±


    Fei Cheng took two sips to satisfy his craving then lifted his head and smiled, ¡°Maybe he will become human again when he wakes up.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin hmmed and yawned. ¡°Sleep. I¡¯m so sleepy.¡±


    Fei Cheng turned off the light, reached out, brought him in his arms and couldn¡¯t resist kissing him before he fell asleep with him.


    The next morning, Dragon Two didn¡¯t turn into a baby as they had hoped. Fei Cheng called Fei Zheng to ask, but Fei Zheng also had no answer. Nan HuaiLin wasn¡¯t disappointed. He thought it would be good to let nature take its course.


    During breakfast, Lancelot asked, ¡°Fei Cheng, what were you yelling about in the middle of the night last night? You woke me up on the first floor.¡±


    ¡°Oh, nothing,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°I had a bad dream.¡±


    Lancelot said, ¡°You still have nightmares? That¡¯s new.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I dreamed you were bald, and it was especially scary.¡±


    ¡°Fuck off,¡± Lancelot laughed. ¡°I wouldn¡¯t be bald if you were bald.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin dragged Dragon One, who had grabbed his brother¡¯s meat, back and turned to Lancelot and said, ¡°Little Blue, I¡¯m not working today. You can go out, have some fun and take a break.¡±


    Lancelot shook his head. ¡°I don¡¯t want to go out.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said nothing more.


    After a period of silence, Lancelot suddenly said, ¡°Fei Cheng, is your birthday coming up?¡±


    ¡°Hmm?¡± Fei Cheng froze. ¡°I haven¡¯t had a birthday in years. I¡¯ve forgotten which day it is.¡±


    Lancelot picked up his phone and looked at it. ¡°March 3rd. Just next Wednesday.¡±


    Fei Cheng, ¡°Oh.¡± Obviously not serious about it.


    Over the next few days, Dragon Two never changed into his human form again. Nan HuaiLin almost thought he was dreaming that night.


    On Monday, Nan HuaiLin went to the office to attend the inauguration of the studio. The studio plus Man Tianzhu totaled eight people, each with their own division of labor, but all girls. He was told it wasn¡¯t intentional, but Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t believe it.


    After the simple ceremony, Nan HuaiLin invited everyone to dinner, and Fei Cheng, as the artist¡¯s director, also went along. Fei Cheng had asked his secretary to make a reservation for the restaurant, a high-end seafood buffet. Because of his pregnancy vomiting, Nan HuaiLin recently had no appetite for anything. He only craved seafood, fish, shrimp, crab and shellfish alike.


    The group entered the private room. They were a little formal. After all, Fei Cheng was the brother of the big boss. The people here had to look to him to act.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be formal, we should eat and drink,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°Sister XiaoZhu, you take everyone to get the food first.¡±


    Man Tianzhu then led the group of girls out. Nan HuaiLin whispered to Fei Cheng, ¡°Why don¡¯t you say you¡¯ll follow. Everyone doesn¡¯t dare to even talk. You¡¯d better go back first.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I¡¯ll leave after I finish eating with you. You sit down, I¡¯ll get the food.¡±


    The girls ate very little in order to keep their bodies in shape, so each of them only had a few bits of food on their plates.


    Fei Cheng was different. He came back with two big plates full of food, piled up like a mountain. Nan HuaiLin was shocked by him.


    Fei Cheng put the two big plates of food in front of himself. Nan HuaiLin froze and asked in a small voice, ¡°You didn¡¯t get me a plate?¡±


    Fei Cheng hooked his lips. ¡°You can just wait and eat.¡± Shortly after, he put the peeled prawns on a plate in front of Nan HuaiLin, and said with a smile, ¡°Eat.¡±


    The seafood was delicious, but it was a pain in the ass to eat, so Fei Cheng concentrated on peeling the shrimp and picking the fish and crab meat, while Nan HuaiLin ate.


    If it was just the two of them, Nan HuaiLin would have enjoyed Fei Cheng¡¯s service, but when a table of more than a dozen eyes was watching, he was a little embarrassed and couldn¡¯t lift his head up.


    It wasn¡¯t that he was afraid of anything. Since he announced his marriage on Twitter a long time ago, he didn¡¯t want to hide it. Not to mention that all the people here were employees of his personal studio. Sooner or later they would know about his relationship with Fei Cheng, but it seemed too soon to show off at the first dinner.


    In order not to let the atmosphere become too frozen, Man Tianzhu took the initiative to take up the important task of livening up the atmosphere. She pulled the girl next to her to chat, and distracted some attention from the pair¡¯s reckless love show.


    With half of the plate of fish, shrimp and crab down, Nan HuaiLin had eaten his fill, and shook his head to refuse Fei Cheng¡¯s feeding, which left Fei Cheng to solve the remaining pile of food. Nan HuaiLin was quietly listening to others chat. Sometimes someone would talk to him and he would return a few words.


    A girl sitting to Nan HuaiLin¡¯s right, boldly asked him, ¡°Are you and Director Fei Cheng good friends?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin swept a glance at Fei Cheng, remained silent for two seconds and replied with a smile, ¡°No, he¡¯s my husband.¡±

 CH 70

    After dinner, Nan HuaiLin let Man Tianzhu take the girls on a free day out with shopping and singing, expenses reimbursed, just to celebrate the establishment of the studio and give them a day off.


    He naturally wouldn¡¯t go on the girls¡¯ activities, not to mention that he was a luminous body now. Everywhere he went he got incomparable attention, so if he followed, they couldn¡¯t have fun.


    With everyone gone, only Fei Cheng and Nan HuaiLin were left in the booth.


    The shrimp shells, crab shells and other shells in front of Fei Cheng were piled up into a small mountain, which was so spectacular that the waiter was shocked when he came in to change the tableware. Nan HuaiLin thought Fei Cheng was probably now on the blacklist of this restaurant.


    Nan HuaiLin took two tissues to wipe Fei Cheng¡¯s hands. Fei Cheng lowered his head to kiss him, and Nan HuaiLin deliberately put on a face of disgust. ¡°Stop it. A mouth of oil.¡± When Fei Cheng really stopped kissing him, he looked condemned again. ¡°Why are you so indecisive? Just say no and stop kissing?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ve grown up. How dare you tease me? Is it fun, huh?¡± Fei Cheng smiled dotingly, went over and gave him a peck on his lips. Then he looked at him and said, ¡°Just now¡­Why did you suddenly admit that I am your husband? You were so shy at first, afraid that people would find out what was going on.¡±


    ¡°Oh,¡± Nan HuaiLin looked at him with arched eyebrows. ¡°You feel aggrieved?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t bully me,¡± Fei Cheng pinched his face. ¡°Answer my question head on.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Because she asked, I had to tell the truth.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°You¡¯re not going to say anything if no one asks?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to say anything if no one asks. I hate love shows,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile after a pause. ¡°Besides, I¡¯m afraid they¡¯ll be jealous of me. Too jealous.¡±


    Fei Cheng was so relieved by his wife¡¯s ass-kissing that he gave him a kiss, and said with a smile, ¡°Let¡¯s go. Hubby will take you home.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I can give them a holiday, but I don¡¯t have the right to give you a holiday, so go back to work.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I¡¯ve changed jobs.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Nan HuaiLin froze. ¡°How come I didn¡¯t know?¡±


    ¡°From today, I¡¯m a family man,¡± Fei Cheng said with a smile ¡°Wife, from now on you have to support me.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin suddenly remembered that Fei Cheng had indeed told him that he would quit his job at Ming Xi after the studio was established, go home to be with his wife and raise their sons.


    ¡°What did your brother say?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked.


    ¡°I went to work at Ming Xi for fun,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°My brother didn¡¯t even bother with me, so I did whatever I wanted.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Now it seems that your brother is really spoiling you.¡±


    Fei Cheng suddenly sighed and said, ¡°If it wasn¡¯t for taking care of me, my brother would have chosen to break his bones, and die with the person he loved.¡±


    ¡°You can¡¯t think like that.¡± Nan HuaiLin held his hand for a moment, in silence, and said, ¡°Maybe we can do something for your brother to make him happy again.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°You mean Ruan Xin?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Nan HuaiLin nodded. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say the other day that Assistant Ruan was sick. Is he well?¡±


    ¡°He only took a day off, then went back to work.¡± Fei Cheng paused. ¡°But my brother and Ruan Xin¡¯s matter, we can¡¯t intervene unless the parties involved are willing. Otherwise anything we do will be in vain, and is likely to be counterproductive.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin thought about it. ¡°I¡¯m as well as certain that Assistant Ruan is fond of your brother, but I don¡¯t know what your brother has in mind for Assistant Ruan. Do you have any idea?¡±


    Fei Cheng shook his head, ¡°My brother never told me anything. I also don¡¯t dare ask him.¡±


    ¡°Even if you ask him, he won¡¯t say anything.¡± Nan HuaiLin suddenly sighed. ¡°Although I¡¯m a little bit sorry to say this for Lan, but I really hope that Assistant Ruan and your brother can be together.¡±


    Fei Cheng rubbed his hair. ¡°Don¡¯t think about it. Let¡¯s go home.¡±


    After the studio was set up, Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t it feel much, but Man Tianzhu, who was the manager, was fiercely busy. Suddenly there were a lot more things for her to do, so the assistant job was given to a girl named Zeng Cui, along with a full-time driver named Park Jong Ho, a young Korean man in his early thirties who was very secure looking.


    On Wednesday, Nan HuaiLin was going to shoot a perfume commercial for YSL.


    As soon as Dragon Two would wake up from a nap, he¡¯d immediately come over and ask for milk. Fei Cheng had recently developed the bad habit of doing morning exercises every morning before Dragon Two arrived.


    Nan HuaiLin was woken up early by him, and said in a muffled voice, ¡°Don¡¯t plant strawberries. I have to be topless for the commercial.¡±


    Fei Cheng came in and out gently from behind, crossed his neck and kissed his shoulder. ¡°Good morning, baby.¡±


    ¡°Mmm¡­Good morning.¡± Nan HuaiLin pressed his hands on his waist. ¡°Hurry up. I have to leave early today.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Then let¡¯s go to the bathroom, and we¡¯ll do it while you shower.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin softly mmned. He didn¡¯t know whether it was good or not. Fei Cheng then carried the person to the bathroom.


    It took almost an hour for the two to get out of the bathroom. Dragon Two was already on the bed, and was dropping a bunch of tears.


    Nan HuaiLin glared at Fei Cheng reproachfully, picked up the aggrieved Dragon Two and started breastfeeding.


    Fei Cheng opened his closet to look for clothes. ¡°It¡¯s Wednesday.¡±


    He deliberately put an accent on the word ¡°Wednesday.¡±


    ¡°Yeah,¡± Nan HuaiLin turned his head to look at him. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°Nothing,¡± Fei Cheng threw his clothes on the bed. ¡°I just said that.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°Oh.¡± He said, ¡°How come Dragon Two hasn¡¯t switched since he changed into human form once? We said that after feeding it into human form, I would feed Dragon One and the others one by one.¡±


    Fei Cheng said while putting on his clothes, ¡°Maybe he knows you think that, so in order to be able to continue to eat milk so he doesn¡¯t change.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed. ¡°How old is he? You think he¡¯s as smart as you are.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Don¡¯t believe me. Of the four dragon cubs, he is the most thievish. Otherwise, how does he know how to eat milk, but he doesn¡¯t share information with his brothers, and keeps eating alone. He¡¯s too thievish.¡±


    Well¡­it seemed to make sense.


    Nan HuaiLin looked down at Dragon Two, ¡°Son, the time has come to prove your innocence. You will become a human tonight, and hit your father¡¯s face with your actions, okay?¡±


    Dragon Two was eating his milk, and didn¡¯t even look at him.


    ¡°Hey Wife, what day of the lunar calendar is it today?¡± Fei Cheng asked.


    ¡°The third day of March,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°Little Lan said it not two days ago.¡±


    Fei Cheng gritted his teeth. ¡°Oh.¡± Then said, ¡°I¡¯m going to make breakfast.¡±


    Fei Cheng was a decent family man. He did all the breakfasts and dinners. He took care of the babies, and he also became Nan HuaiLin¡¯s English teacher, as he corrected his pronunciation and memorized the lines of Beast with him.


    With Fei Cheng in the house, Lancelot was free to catch up on the dramas. He had just watched two episodes of Star Country yesterday, and praised Nan HuaiLin for his good performance.


    Nan HuaiLin asked him, ¡°What do you think of the actor who plays Lu GuanLan?¡±


    Lancelot understood in a second. ¡°What, you want to introduce us?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and asked, ¡°Are you interested?¡±


    Lancelot said, ¡°He¡¯s not my type.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin had to say, ¡°Then I¡¯ll keep an eye out for you.¡±


    At breakfast, Nan HuaiLin was shocked by Lancelot¡¯s panda eyes. ¡°What did you do last night? What did you do last night? You have such heavy dark circles under your eyes?¡±


    Lancelot said listlessly, ¡°I stayed up all night and watched 20 episodes of Star Country in one sitting.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­Do you have to work so hard?¡±


    Fei Cheng asked casually, ¡°What did you see?¡±


    Lancelot said, ¡°I saw Lu JinQin take Hua ZhiYu to the Ghostbusters.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Then Lu JinQin raped Hua ZhiYu, and then Lu GuanLan came to avenge Hua ZhiYu and knocked Lu JinQin off the cliff¨C¡°


    ¡°Ah¡­!!!¡± Lancelot let out an angry roar that scared Nan HuaiLin and the four little dragons, ¡°Who told you to give spoilers? I¡¯ll beat you up, you turtle!¡±


    One ran and the other chased, as they scurried all over the room.


    Nan HuaiLin laughed and shook his head. ¡°Childish.¡± He stroked Dragon Three¡¯s little head. ¡°Eat, don¡¯t look. Later your big brother will come to grab your meat again.¡±


    After breakfast, Nan HuaiLin had to go to work.


    Fei Cheng saw him out, and looked up at the sky. ¡°It¡¯s a beautiful day on Wednesday.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed at him. ¡°If it¡¯s a nice day, it¡¯s a nice day. Why emphasize Wednesday?¡±


    Fei Cheng sighed imperceptibly. ¡°When can you finish shooting?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°It¡¯s hard to say. The commercials of big brands should be quite strict, and they may not be finished in a day.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Come back early. I get dizzy and short of breath if I don¡¯t see you for too long.¡±


    ¡°That bad?¡± Nan HuaiLin came over to give him a kiss. ¡°Will this make it better?¡±


    Fei Cheng shook his head. ¡°It takes a deep French kiss.¡±


    ¡°Nice try.¡± The car was waiting at the gate. ¡°I¡¯m leaving, bye.¡±


    Fei Cheng dragged him over, and gave him another kiss before letting him go.


    When he got into the car, Nan HuaiLin asked his assistant, who had just taken up her post two days ago, ¡°Are all the things I asked you to prepare yesterday ready?¡±


    Zeng Cui nodded repeatedly. ¡°Yes. Who¡¯s having a birthday?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t help but think of Fei Cheng¡¯s various explicit hints just now. ¡°Today is my husband¡¯s birthday. I want to give him a surprise.¡±

 CH 71

    Because he stayed up all night last night catching up on the drama, Lancelot spent the whole day catching up on sleep, and only came out of his room in the evening yawning, only to see Fei Cheng lying on the sofa in the living room with his iPad, listening to the sound of him watching Land of Stars.


    ¡°Haven¡¯t you seen it already,¡± Lancelot said, ¡°why are you still watching it?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°My wife isn¡¯t at home and I miss him, so I can only look at him on the screen to relieve the pain of longing.¡±


    Lancelot made a vomiting gesture, bent down to hold the rolling ball, Dragon Four, and grabbed him, ¡°By the way, isn¡¯t today your birthday? Do Xiao Nan and you not celebrate it?¡±


    Fei Cheng sighed, ¡°He probably forgot.¡±


    ¡°No way,¡± Lancelot sat across from him, ¡°didn¡¯t I just tell him that two days ago?¡±


    Fei Cheng sighed again and stopped talking.


    Lancelot smiled and said, ¡°Although you said you wouldn¡¯t celebrate your birthday, but now that Nan really won¡¯t celebrate it for you, you¡¯re still upset, aren¡¯t you?¡±


    Fei Cheng turned up the sound of his iPad and continued to remain silent.


    ¡°Why are you so childish Fei Cheng?¡± Lancelot said with a smile, ¡°You¡¯re hundreds of years old and still acting like a human boy of 17 or 18, I can¡¯t stand you.¡±


    Fei Cheng said righteously, ¡°People who are deeply in love are childish.¡±


    Lancelot gave a ¡°chortle¡±, fished out a card from his pocket and handed it over, ¡°Here.¡±


    ¡°What is this?¡± Fei Cheng reached out and took it, opened it, and sat up sharply, his face instantly breaking into a smile.


    ¡°Go on,¡± Lancelot said with a smile, ¡°your wife has a surprise waiting for you.¡±


    Fei Cheng didn¡¯t say anything and flew upstairs, changed clothes and fixed his hair as soon as possible, making himself handsome, and then drove straight to the destination.


    When he arrived at the hotel, he went to the front desk to get the room card, took the elevator upstairs, opened the door and entered the room.


    Fei Cheng sat down on the sofa and took out his cell phone to make a call.


    The phone was answered by his assistant Zeng Cui, ¡°He¡¯s shooting at the moment, so it¡¯s not convenient for him to answer the phone. But he just said that you should watch TV for a while, or take a nap.¡±


    Fei Cheng asked, ¡°How long will it take him to finish filming?¡±


    Zeng Cui said, ¡°I can¡¯t say, this director is very strict today, shooting until eight or nine o¡¯clock is possible.¡±


    Fei Cheng looked at the time. It was only 6:30, he sighed, ¡°Okay, I understand.¡±


    Hanging up the phone, he unbuttoned two buttons on his shirt and casually picked up the remote control, turning the TV on.


    He didn¡¯t intend to watch it, he just wanted to make some noise in the room, but when the TV screen lit up, he couldn¡¯t turn his eyes away.


    On the screen was a slideshow of pictures of him and Nan HuaiLin, with the song ¡°Someone Just Like You¡± that he used to sing to Nan HuaiLin as a lullaby in the background.


    There were very few photos of them together, mostly taken during their days in Suzhou ¨C on a boat trip on Shantang Street, in the Lotus Wind Pavilion in the Humble Administrator¡¯s Garden, under the starry sky by Taihu Lake, and then there were many photos he had never seen before, and he didn¡¯t know when Nan HuaiLin had taken them. There was a photo of him cooking in the kitchen, a photo of him swimming in the pool, a photo of him kissing Dragon One, a photo of him walking out of the bathroom, a photo of him putting on a tie¡­ He recognized the last photo, when they were walking Hannibal on Chang¡¯an Street, and Nan HuaiLin was caught taking pictures of him but refused to admit it, so this was the first time he saw this photo ¨C he turned around in the glowing night, looking at the person who took the picture, with a gentle and loving smile on his brow and eyes.


    Fei Cheng felt his heart being struck, he smiled at the TV screen and was overjoyed. But, to his surprise, the screen went black for a few seconds and then lit up again, and Nan HuaiLin was smiling at him, calling him in a particularly nice voice, ¡°Husband.¡± Fei Cheng also responded with a particularly silly, ¡°Hey!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin bit his lip and said with a smile, ¡°Ever since Little Lan said it¡¯s your birthday, I¡¯ve been thinking about giving you a surprise. But my imagination is too poor and my romantic cells are seriously lacking, so I can only turn to the almighty Dou Niang and steal other people¡¯s ideas. But this ¡®idea¡¯ seems to have been used for a long time, so don¡¯t be too disgusted with it for the sake of my heartfelt preparation.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°No, I don¡¯t mind.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin bent down and picked up a thick pile of what looked like a leaflet from the floor and put it on his lap, then said, ¡°I also copied this idea from the Internet, but I added a little bit of my own creativity, so don¡¯t laugh at me.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Not laughing, not laughing.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin coughed twice to clear his throat and held up a ¡°flyer¡± to the camera ¨C an A5-sized hardboard photo of Fei Cheng, with ¡°I love you¡± written in the white space.


    Nan HuaiLin said to the camera, ¡°I love you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin picked up the second photo, which was still of Fei Cheng, with ¡°I love you¡± written in the white space in Chinese.


    He smiled and said, ¡°I love you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin picks up the third photo and in the white space it says ¡°Je t¡¯aime,¡± which is French for ¡°I love you.¡±


    He said, ¡°Je t¡¯aime.¡±


    The fourth one, ¡°Ich liebe dich.¡±


    The fifth one, ¡°I love you.¡±


    Sixth, ¡°Te amo, Tequiero.¡±


    ¡­


    Ninety-eighth, ¡°Ani ohev otach.¡±


    Ninety-nine, ¡°Kocham Cie.¡±


    Ninety-nine pictures of Fei Cheng with ¡°I love you¡± written in ninety-nine languages, and Nan HuaiLin said it all from beginning to end.


    Fei Cheng was so moved that he was crying.


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°Honey, I love you, happy birthday! Muah!¡±


    Fei Cheng couldn¡¯t stand it anymore, he had to see Nan HuaiLin as soon as possible, he couldn¡¯t wait a second longer.


    He suddenly heard Nan HuaiLin on the TV saying, ¡°Honey, go to the bedroom, I have a present for you.¡±


    Fei Cheng gritted his teeth and turned around and went to the bedroom.


    But he searched around and found nothing, and was about to give up when a child¡¯s version of ¡°Happy Birthday to You¡± suddenly started to play in the bedroom.


    Fei Cheng followed the sound, went to the closet, raised his hand and pulled open the door, then froze ¨C the person he desperately wanted to see was now curled up in the closet, holding a huge bouquet of roses, smiling at him with arched eyebrows.


    ¡°Congratulations,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile, ¡°you¡¯ve finally found me.¡±


    ¡°You¡­¡± Fei Cheng looked at him dumbly, ¡°Aren¡¯t you shooting a commercial?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin shook the phone that was still singing his birthday song in his hand, ¡°Call forwarding, I lied to you, otherwise how can I surprise you?¡±


    He held up the rose in his hand, ¡°Here you go, 264 roses.¡±


    Fei Cheng took it and smelled it, ¡°It smells so good, it¡¯s the first time in my life I¡¯ve received flowers.¡±


    He smiled and looked at Nan HuaiLin, ¡°Don¡¯t stay inside, come out.¡±


    ¡°My legs are numb,¡± Nan HuaiLin said pitifully, then held out his hands towards Fei Cheng, ¡°Husband, hold me.¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed and cried and put the flowers aside, took him out and put him on the bed, lifted his little leg and put it on his lap and rubbed it gently, ¡°How long have you been in the closet?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯ve been hiding it since you entered the hotel, so it must have been more than half an hour.¡±


    Fei Cheng was both moved and distressed, unable to say anything.


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°In the morning, did you think I forgot that it was your birthday?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I guessed you did it on purpose.¡±


    ¡°Did you?¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile, ¡°I saw your disappointed little eyes.¡±


    Fei Cheng also laughed, ¡°I find that you are getting deeper and deeper in your ways now. Are your legs still numb?¡±


    ¡°Much better.¡± Nan HuaiLin said.


    Fei Cheng continued to rub and looked at him, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say you had a gift? Where did you hide it? I searched all around but couldn¡¯t find it.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin bit his lip, raised his hand to unbutton the top two buttons of his white shirt, revealing the red bow tied around his neck, and whispered, ¡°I¡¯m the gift, do you like it?¡±


    Fei Cheng¡¯s voice was steeply muffled, ¡°Yes, I especially like it.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin wrapped his arms around his neck and whispered in his ear, ¡°Are you hungry?¡±


    Fei Cheng gave a low ¡°mmm¡±.


    Nan HuaiLin nibbled on his ear and said, ¡°Eat me first, then we¡¯ll eat, I¡¯m¡­ I¡¯m ready.¡±


    Fei Cheng froze at his words, then reacted, and pressed Nan HuaiLin to the bed with a side turn, gazing at him hotly, his voice muffled, ¡°How did you get ready, huh?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin bit his lips and didn¡¯t speak, his black eyelashes like raven feathers trembled twice, he raised his eyes to meet Fei Cheng¡¯s gaze and answered the question, ¡°Honey, happy birthday, I love you.¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed in a low voice and kissed Nan HuaiLin¡¯s bitten lips, saying in a low voice, ¡°I love you too, the most in this world.¡±

 CH 72

    After Fei Cheng had enjoyed Nan HuaiLin, the luxurious birthday meal prepared by Nan HuaiLin, and then Nan HuaiLin once more, he was finally satisfied and was already looking forward to next year¡¯s birthday.


    The two of them were lying face to face on the bed, ¡®you have me in your eyes, I have you in my eyes¡¯, all smiles at the corners of their eyes.


    ¡°When did you take so many pictures of me?¡± Fei Cheng¡¯s hand was stroking Nan HuaiLin¡¯s waistline, ¡°I didn¡¯t even know.¡±


    ¡°Of course you can¡¯t know about the secret photos,¡± Nan HuaiLin laughed itchingly, ¡°I still have a lot of stock in my phone.¡±


    ¡°Do you think your husband is very handsome?¡± Fei Cheng couldn¡¯t help but be dejected.


    ¡°Yes, super handsome,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile, ¡°I¡¯m a fan of yours.¡±


    Fei Cheng came up to him and kissed him, ¡°You can tease me as much as you want, sooner or later I¡¯ll go crazy with you.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re my husband, why should I tease you?¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile, ¡°I mean what I say.¡±


    Fei Cheng kissed him again, ¡°Wife, I feel so happy.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin had a sudden thought, ¡°Honey, let¡¯s make a video?¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Fei Cheng froze for a moment, his smile gradually becoming perverted, ¡°Yes, yes.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin took one look at his expression and knew he misunderstood, ¡°What are you thinking? Not that kind of video.¡±


    ¡°Oh¡­¡± A little disappointed, ¡°Then what kind?¡±


    ¡°Wait a minute.¡± Nan HuaiLin brought his phone over, opened a very popular short video app, found the video he wanted to take and showed it to Fei Cheng, ¡°Like this.¡±


    The BGM was a sweet female voice singing, ¡°What do you want me to do and say to love me, how many songs do I have to sing to capture you.¡± The same lyrics were sung twice, and the boy lowered his head and kissed the girl at the end.


    ¡°It¡¯s easy, isn¡¯t it?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked.


    ¡°Mn,¡± Fei Cheng nods, ¡°shoot.¡±


    It took a while for the two of them to get ready and start filming.


    On the first take, Fei Cheng laughed.


    The second, the camera shook.


    The third, Fei Cheng kissed him too early.


    The fourth one was finally shot successfully, Nan HuaiLin sent the video to Weibo, with the text: [Happy birthday, Mr Rabbit [cake] [cake]


    Nan HuaiLin looked at the time, ¡°It¡¯s almost ten o¡¯clock, let¡¯s go home.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Can¡¯t you sleep here? We¡¯ll shoot something else.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin thought about it, ¡°No, I have work tomorrow. Let¡¯s go, do as you¡¯re told.¡±


    Fei Cheng then obeyed and took his wife home.


    When he arrived home at 11 o¡¯clock, Lancelot, who had slept through the day, was nestled on the sofa in the living room catching up on the drama, when Fei Cheng went over and took a glance at the iPad screen and again, ¡°Lu JinQin will die in the next episode.¡±


    Lancelot was instantly outraged, ¡°Ahhhhh! Bastard!!! I¡¯ll kill you!!!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed and watched the two of them fight, thinking that he would never get tired of this kind of life for another hundred years.


    When he got upstairs, Nan HuaiLin went to the little dragons¡¯ room before going back to his bedroom.


    Before going to bed, he opened weibo. His post had only been up an hour or so and had more than 100,000 comments, the comments section of the picture was harmonious as always.


    @SendYouAFAFA: I¡¯ve looped it 800 times, can someone please make me stop!


    @I¡¯m going to fuck myself: I must have plowed the cornfield of the male god¡¯s house in my last life.


    @666666: One person¡¯s blood book begs to be on the real-life version!


    @PleaseCallMeMrsNan: I¡¯ve seen the husband of the male god, really handsome, splitting the sky! And the male god with that face, simply the sky fuck the earth shot!


    @LuJinQin global backing association president: sleep? what sleep? get up and eat dog food!


    Nan HuaiLin put down his phone and turned his head to see that Fei Cheng was still looking at the photos, the very same set of photos that Nan HuaiLin wrote in his video with ¡°I love you¡± in 99 languages.


    ¡°Stop looking at them,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, lying down, ¡°you¡¯ve been looking at them for half an hour.¡±


    ¡°I want to keep this set of pictures,¡± Fei Cheng said with a smile, ¡°I love it so much.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°How about a photo wall?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°each kid is naughtier than the other, they¡¯ll scratch it.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled, ¡°Go to sleep, I¡¯m sleepy.¡±


    Fei Cheng put the photos on the bedside table, turned off the light, took the wife in his arms, kissed him tenderly for a while before releasing him, and whispered, ¡°I love you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin rubbed against his chest, ¡°I love you too, good night.¡±


    Fei Cheng kissed him on the forehead, ¡°Good night, baby.¡±


    After shooting the Pepsi commercial in one day, Nan HuaiLin started a more intensive promotion of his new drama and new film.


    To promote Shining You, he participated in the recording of a variety show for the first time. In fact, Nan HuaiLin refused at first because he felt that he had no talent to be funny and would definitely look silly on the variety show, but Man TianZhu convinced him, ¡°You can rely on your face, you don¡¯t need to be funny, just be more active when playing games.¡±


    On the recording day, Nan HuaiLin wore a simple white shirt and black pants and stood on the stage, without the need for lighting, he already made everyone lose their eyes.


    When it came to the game session, Nan HuaiLin followed Man TianZhu¡¯s teachings and was particularly proactive, not afraid of the high, not afraid of getting hurt and not afraid of electricity, but the fans were heartbroken.


    One girl was particularly exaggerated, crying, ¡°Don¡¯t electrocute him! Electrocute me! Me!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was amused and touched, borrowed a tissue from the host to wipe the girl¡¯s tears and comforted her with a smile, ¡°Don¡¯t cry, the electricity is quite comfortable, really.¡±


    He was known to be good to his fans in the fan circle, and the hosts complimented him on this and didn¡¯t dare to electrocute him again, so they hurriedly ended the game and played something else.


    After the recording, Nan HuaiLin asked Man TianZhu apprehensively, ¡°Did I do okay today?¡±


    Man TianZhu gave two thumbs up, ¡°Not only was it okay, it was fantastic! It was very natural throughout, and there were cute points and laughs.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin breathed a sigh of relief, ¡°That¡¯s good, I feel like recording a variety show is even harder than filming a movie.¡±


    At the same time, the promotion of My Father was also underway.


    Before the official release, My Father will be screened in many cities in the North, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, so Nan HuaiLin must participate in the whole process, which was explicitly stipulated in the contract.


    When the Beijing screening was held, Nan HuaiLin quietly took Fei Cheng with him. When he saw half of the film, he regretted it, because the passionate scenes were edited and rendered too hot, and the worst part was that there was more than one.


    On the way home, Fei Cheng had a black face the whole time.


    Nan HuaiLin sitting in the passenger seat.


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    When he arrived home, Fei Cheng went upstairs without saying a word, even ignoring Lancelot when he spoke to him.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with him?¡± Lancelot asked Nan HuaiLin, ¡°Wrong medication?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Jealous.¡±


    Lancelot laughed, ¡°Go and coax him.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin went upstairs and found Fei Cheng sitting on the bed playing with his phone.


    ¡°Honey,¡± Nan HuaiLin sat next to him, ¡°do you think the film was good?¡±


    Fei Cheng grunted coldly and didn¡¯t say anything.


    Nan HuaiLin forced his face to his own, ¡°Do you think the passionate scenes in it are too much?¡±


    Fei Cheng gritted his teeth, ¡°I shouldn¡¯t have given you this film in the first place.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said with a smile, ¡°When I was shooting, all I could think about was you.


    Fei Cheng wanted to laugh but hastily held back, ¡°No, I¡¯m angry.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin sat on his lap, wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him, ¡°Really not acting?¡±


    Fei Cheng tensed his face and didn¡¯t say anything.


    Nan HuaiLin pressed one hand down on his vital spot and said with a smile, ¡°But he said he really wants to play.¡±


    Fei Cheng finally couldn¡¯t stop laughing, ¡°I¡¯m in charge?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin suddenly had a sense of foreboding, but still nodded stiffly, ¡°Mn, it¡¯s up to you.¡±


    Fei Cheng came to his ear and said with a low smile, ¡°Then let¡¯s use that pose, okay?¡±


    Could Nan HuaiLin say no? Of course not.


    After Fei Cheng got what he wanted, he was in a good mood, no more anger, no more vinegar, and he ate two more bowls of dinner.


    Nan HuaiLin, who had unlocked a new position, was so ashamed that he hurriedly took two bites of rice and disappeared.


    When it came time to sleep, in case Fei Cheng wanted to come back for a new position, Nan HuaiLin had no choice but to grab Dragon Two as a shield, in exchange for a night of peace and quiet.


    The next day, Nan HuaiLin had to go to the Guangzhou screening because there were two shows and he had to stay in the square for two days and nights. Only after breakfast did he start packing his bags, and halfway through packing, he went downstairs to get his phone.


    Just as he went out, Dragon Two flew in quietly, landed in his suitcase and got under a baseball cap, hiding himself perfectly.


    Nan HuaiLin returned from the phone call, put two more pieces of clothing into the suitcase, and closed it up, carrying it downstairs.


    ¡°Where are the little dragons?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked.


    ¡°Little Blue took them to play next door,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°Let¡¯s go, hubby will take you to the airport.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯m so worried about Dragon Two, I¡¯m afraid he¡¯ll cry if he can¡¯t get milk.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°You¡¯ll be back tomorrow night, so it¡¯s okay if he doesn¡¯t eat for two meals.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded and followed Fei Cheng out the door.

 CH 73

    The flight from Beijing to Guangzhou took about three and a half hours, and it was just twelve o¡¯clock when they got off the plane. After being blocked by fans for more than half an hour, Nan HuaiLin had a hard time getting into the car that was driving to the hotel. He took out his cell phone and turned it on, ready to call Fei Cheng. It was Fei Cheng¡¯s family rule that he had to call as soon as possible after landing to report his safety.


    He just turned on the phone, when Fei Cheng called first.


    Nan HuaiLin answered, ¡°I just got stuck with the fans, so I¡¯m late.¡±


    ¡°Wife,¡± Fei Cheng¡¯s voice didn¡¯t sound right, ¡°I want to tell you something, but you mustn¡¯t panic.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin immediately got nervous when he heard this, because Fei Cheng had never spoken to him in such a serious tone before, and he asked, ¡°What¡­ what is it?¡±


    Fei Cheng was silent for a moment and said, ¡°Dragon Two is nowhere to be found.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡± His voice suddenly rose, startling Man TianZhu next to him.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry,¡± Fei Cheng hurriedly said, ¡°I¡¯ve searched all over the house and outside the house with Little Lan, I now suspect that it got into your suitcase when you weren¡¯t looking. You should open the suitcase immediately to check if it¡¯s there, and be careful not to be seen.¡±


    ¡°Stop!¡± Nan HuaiLin immediately shouted.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with this?¡± Man TianZhu asked worriedly, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t answer, clutching his phone.


    The driver hurriedly pulled over and Nan HuaiLin said in a deep voice, ¡°You all stay in the car and don¡¯t come out.¡± After that, he pushed the door and got out of the car, took two steps around to the trunk, patted the back cover and signaled the driver to unlock it.


    Opening the trunk, he took the suitcase out carefully and put it flat on the ground, looked around. Because it was near the airport, there were no pedestrians except for the cars coming and going. Nan HuaiLin then opened the suitcase, not waiting for him to look for it, a small head arched out from under the baseball cap, blinked at the shocked Nan HuaiLin, ¡°Kiki¡± it chirped twice.


    ¡°Nan, what¡¯s wrong?¡± Man TianZhu asked worriedly in the car.


    ¡°Nothing, don¡¯t come out!¡± Nan HuaiLin answered, swallowing the heart hanging in his throat, then remembered that he was still on the phone with Fei Cheng, and put the phone to his ear, lowering his voice and saying, ¡°I found him. He was really hidden in my luggage, I was scared to death.¡±


    Dragon Two seemed to be very happy and came out of his baseball cap, shaking his wings and wagging his tail, Nan HuaiLin was afraid that he would fly out, so he rushed to cover him with his clothes.


    Fei Cheng also breathed a sigh of relief over there, ¡°That¡¯s good, that¡¯s good, I was going fucking crazy.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin re-covered Dragon Two, ¡°Honey, why don¡¯t you come to Guangzhou? I have to attend the screening tonight, and I don¡¯t feel comfortable leaving Dragon Two at the hotel, let alone having someone watch him.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°I¡¯ll book a flight now.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Nan HuaiLin tucked Dragon Two back under his baseball cap, then covered the suitcase, went to the back seat and brought the duffel bag over, went back to the suitcase, and quickly transferred Dragon Two into the duffel bag with the baseball cap around him, whispering to him, ¡°Don¡¯t make a sound, okay?¡±


    Dragon Two nodded and grinned at him, as if he was smiling.


    Nan HuaiLin was so angry and amused that he reached out and nudged him, zipped up the duffel bag, and put the suitcase back in the trunk before returning to the back seat with the bag in his arms.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Man TianZhu asked.


    ¡°Nothing, you don¡¯t have to ask.¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Master, let¡¯s go.¡±


    Man TianZhu looked at him strangely and asked no more questions.


    Nan HuaiLin put on the headset and sent a WeChat to Fei Cheng: [I¡¯m especially curious¡­ How did he get through airport security?]


    Fei Cheng quickly sent a voice back, ¡°Last year I took you to the hospital for a checkup, but the existence of the dragon eggs wasn¡¯t detected.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin typed: [I agree with you now, Dragon Two is really a thieving little smartass.]


    Fei Cheng replied after a while, ¡°Let¡¯s see how I¡¯ll teach him a lesson today, he¡¯s such a frustrating fellow. I just booked a flight at 2:00, I¡¯ll be in Guangzhou at 5:30, what time are you going to the screening?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin: [The screening starts at 8:00, but I¡¯m going to be there at 7:00.]


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I¡¯ll be there in time. Send me the hotel¡¯s location later.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin: [Okay, let¡¯s do that first.]


    About an hour later, Nan HuaiLin arrived at the hotel.


    Once in the room, Nan HuaiLin hurriedly took Dragon Two out of the shoulder bag, Dragon Two flew around twice and flew into Nan HuaiLin¡¯s arms, arching his chest.


    It was so hot in Guangzhou that Nan HuaiLin was sweating. He looked down and kissed Dragon Two and said, ¡°Daddy will go take a bath first and feed you later, okay?¡±


    Dragon Two looked at him, then nodded and flew away again with wings flapping.


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    Did he understand or did he just nod his head randomly?


    After the shower, he heard the phone ringing, so Nan HuaiLin went over to answer it.


    ¡°Little Sister Zhu.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s go to lunch together.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not going,¡± Nan HuaiLin said as he looked for Dragon Two, ¡°just bring me something.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s fine.¡± Man TianZhu paused, ¡°Are you really okay?¡±


    ¡°Really,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile, ¡°I¡¯m just relaxing a hundred times over.¡±


    When he hung up the phone, Nan HuaiLin walked into the living room and saw his little baby sitting on the carpet playing with the TV remote control ¨C his Dragon Two was finally a baby again!


    Nan HuaiLin was so happy that he resisted the urge to run over and hug him, sat down on his knees on the carpet, clapped his hands to the baby, and called him with a smile, ¡°Dragon Two.¡±


    Dragon Two looked up, giggled, and then¡­ He stood up on the floor! Up! Stood up! Come on!


    Nan HuaiLin froze and watched as Dragon Two staggered towards him, opened his arms and jumped into his arms, calling out in a muddled voice, ¡°Dad¡­ Dad!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin almost burst into tears, wanting to hug him but not daring to exert himself, he folded his arms carefully, tilted his head and kissed Dragon Two¡¯s white face, smiling and saying, ¡°Say it again.¡±


    Dragon Two screamed, ¡°Dad¡­ Dad!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin choked back a sob and suddenly remembered something, he picked up Dragon Two and put him on the sofa, ¡°Sit still and don¡¯t move, Daddy will take a picture of you, I don¡¯t know how long it will take for you to become a baby next time.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin stepped back a bit and held his phone up to the naked Dragon Two, ¡°Son, smile.¡±


    Dragon Two then giggled.


    Nan HuaiLin was now sure that Dragon Two could really understand him.


    He took a picture of Dragon Two and Dragon Two stretched out his little arms for a hug. Nan HuaiLin took him in his arms and wanted to take a good look at him, but Dragon Two was very reluctant to give him face and begged for milk.


    After staring at Dragon Two for a while, Nan HuaiLin picked up his phone and looked at the time, it was almost 1:30, so Fei Cheng should have already boarded the plane. He tried to send a video, but to his surprise, the other side answered in seconds.


    Fei Cheng¡¯s handsome face appeared on the screen, smiling and shouting, ¡°Wife!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin only let his neck appear in the video and asked with a smile, ¡°Are you on the plane?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Yes, we¡¯ll take off in a bit.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°When you get off the plane, stop by the mall.¡±


    ¡°As you wish,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°What does wife want me to buy?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°Children¡¯s clothes.¡±


    Fei Cheng froze for two seconds, ¡°Why¡­ Let me see!¡±


    The phone panned down and Dragon Two, who was suckling hard, appeared in the picture. Fei Cheng laughed out loud over there, ¡°The little one is also desperate for a mouthful of milk hahaha! I¡¯m convinced, all caps!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said with a smile, ¡°I just took a picture. Go to the mall and buy two sets of clothes.I¡¯m not sure if he will use them or not, maybe he will transform again.¡±


    He was suddenly excited, ¡°Hey husband, let me tell you, Dragon Two not only understands my speech, just now also called dad! He can also walk, although unsteadily.¡±


    ¡°Really? The little one is good, worthy of being my son.¡± Fei Cheng paused, ¡°Baby, the flight attendant told me to turn off the phone, I¡¯ll call you when I get off the plane.¡±


    After hanging up the video, Nan HuaiLin put down the phone and stood up with Dragon Two in his arms, walking around and humming a childhood song.


    Dragon Two was so comfortable that his eyes squinted into slits, his long and dense eyelashes were like two little brushes, his pink mouth was moving, and his little face was puffed out.


    He couldn¡¯t help but imagine the scene of five such cute little babies lying in rows, and felt his heart melting.


    Dragon Two didn¡¯t finish eating for half an hour, Nan HuaiLin was worried that he would be too greedy and suckle again, so he forcibly weaned him off the milk, but Dragon Two didn¡¯t cry nor did he make a fuss, he just nestled in his arms and napped.


    Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t help but pick up his phone again to take pictures. He now finally understood those baby show-off demons in his circle of friends and on Twitter, and he also wanted to show off, his little Dragon Two was really too cute.


    As he was thinking, the doorbell suddenly rang and Nan HuaiLin raised his voice and said, ¡°Wait!¡±


    He quickly walked into the bedroom and tried to put Dragon Two on the bed, but Dragon Two hugged his arm and said with two tears in his eyes, ¡°Hold¡­ Daddy¡­ Hug.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was blown away by the cuteness and kissed him on the cheek, slowed down his speech and said, ¡°Be a good boy. Wait here for a while, daddy will be back soon, okay?¡±


    The words were too long, and Dragon Two obviously didn¡¯t understand them, hugging him tightly, with tears coming down his face.


    ¡°What are you doing? I¡¯ve been ringing the doorbell for half a day.¡± Man TianZhu said on the phone, ¡°Open the door, I¡¯ve brought you a lot of Cantonese tea, it¡¯s delicious.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Sister Zhu, put the stuff at the door, I¡¯ll go get it later.¡±


    Man TianZhu was silent and asked worriedly, ¡°Nan, what¡¯s wrong with you? You¡¯ve been acting strange since you came out of the airport, did something happen?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m really fine, it¡¯s just¡­ It¡¯s just that¡­¡± Nan HuaiLin held his tongue for a while, then suddenly had a flash of insight and said, ¡°Fei Cheng followed me and right now we¡¯re¡­ It¡¯s not very convenient, you know.¡±


    Man TianZhu, ¡°¡­Sooner or later, I¡¯m going to die from the dog food you two have.¡± After a pause, she said, ¡°Do you want me to go buy more food?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°No, he¡¯s already eaten.¡±


    ¡°Okay then,¡± Man TianZhu said, ¡°I¡¯ll leave the food at the door, you¡­ You take it in quickly so that no one will take it away as garbage.¡±


    ¡°Got it,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Thank you, Sister Xiaozhu.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Nan HuaiLin let out a long breath, and only after a while did he poke his head out the door and bring in the plastic bags like a thief.


    Nan HuaiLin was holding Dragon Two in one hand and taking out the lunch boxes one by one and putting them on the table. There were siu mai, egg tarts, shrimp dumplings, cowboy bones, turnip cake, durian puffs, and a bowl of red bean double skin milk.


    Nan HuaiLin suddenly remembered that Dragon Two hadn¡¯t eaten lunch yet either. No wonder he took so long to eat the milk just now, he must be hungry.


    ¡°Son,¡± he said, ¡°open your mouth, aaah¡­¡±


    Dragon Two learned to open his mouth, and Nan HuaiLin looked down and saw two rows of small, sparse white teeth.


    Since they had teeth, they could eat, but they couldn¡¯t be fed indiscriminately.


    Nan HuaiLin looked at the egg tarts, shrimp dumplings and turnip cakes and saw that Dragon Two could eat them all.


    After he finished all the food, he felt even hungrier than before.


    Hold on for two hours, when Fei Cheng comes, there will be something to eat.


    Nan HuaiLin yawned and stood up with Dragon Two in his arms, ¡°Son, let¡¯s go take a nap.¡±


    Dragon Two leaned into his arms, already dazed and fast asleep.


    Nan HuaiLin went into the bathroom and got a large bath towel, carefully put Dragon Two on the bed and covered him with the towel before lying on his side, staring at him with his head propped up, the corners of his mouth involuntarily curling up.


    Dragon Two was already asleep, his little mouth slightly open, opening and closing, cute as can be.


    Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t help but kiss him and fall asleep next to his little head. Nan HuaiLin slept late yesterday and woke up early today, so he slept heavily.


    When he was awakened by the ringing of his cell phone, he looked down and saw his T-shirt was propped open, and Dragon Two was buried in it eating milk.


    ¡°Honey,¡± Nan HuaiLin answered, ¡°did you get off the plane?¡±


    ¡°Yeah,¡± Fei Cheng said over the phone, ¡°Why do you sound so muffled?¡±


    ¡°I just woke up,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯m so hungry.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°Hubby will buy you something to eat, what do you want to eat?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin thought for a moment, ¡°The Cantonese dim sum that Xiaozhu bought for lunch today was quite delicious, so buy some more and let¡¯s eat together. Also, see what you can buy for our son, I fed him a little at lunch.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°I¡¯ll try to be at the hotel by 6:30.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin reminded him, ¡°Don¡¯t forget to buy clothes for our son.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I¡¯ll keep it in mind.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Nan HuaiLin looked at the time, it was 5:30.


    He sent a WeChat to Man TianZhu: [Sister Zhu, you can eat dinner by yourself, don¡¯t worry about me.]


    Man TianZhu quickly replied: [Don¡¯t delay because of sex, remember to be ready by seven o¡¯clock.]


    Nan HuaiLin smiled: [I know.]


    Nan HuaiLin pulled the bath towel over and wrapped it around Dragon Two¡¯s body, carried him out of bed and went to stay in the living room.


    The TV was on, so Nan HuaiLin watched it casually. Dragon Two stopped breastfeeding and winked in his arms as he watched.


    Nan HuaiLin looked down and asked him, ¡°Can you read?¡±


    Dragon Two giggled and Nan HuaiLin laughed along with him, feeling like a fool.


    He picked up the remote control and tuned the channel, trying to find a cartoon for Dragon Two to watch. After tuning for a long time, he found only one station showing Animal World and decided to watch it.


    A magnetic male voice narrated, ¡°Spring has sprung in the north and thousands of migratory birds have started their migration¡­¡±


    Dragon Two looked at the screen at a group of flying unknown birds and suddenly got excited, waving his two small arms and two short legs to take off, but he was now a baby not a small dragon cub, so he directly fell down from Nan HuaiLin¡¯s legs.


    It all happened in just a few seconds, and Nan HuaiLin, who was distracted, was shocked. He reached out for him, and he was just able to hold Dragon Two back before he hit the ground.


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s heart was beating wildly, but Dragon Two was fine, still waving his arms and simulating the action of flying.


    Nan HuaiLin simply cried and laughed, hugged Dragon Two firmly and said, ¡°Baby, you are now a human not a dragon, so you can¡¯t fly. I think it¡¯s better for you to become a dragon, you¡¯re too weak and dangerous in human form.¡±


    Dragon Two blinked, indicating that he didn¡¯t understand, and smiled innocently at him.


    Nan HuaiLin sighed, picked up the bath towel and wrapped it around Dragon Two, pinching his armpits to simulate flight. After playing for a while, Nan HuaiLin checked the time and started to prepare the clothes he would wear to the screening later. He had just laid out the clothes on the bed when he heard the doorbell ring.


    Nan HuaiLin guessed that Fei Cheng had arrived, and just as he walked to the entrance, he heard Fei Cheng¡¯s voice coming through the door, ¡°Open the door, open the door!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and opened the door, ¡°Hurry in.¡±


    Fei Cheng came in with a big bag and Nan HuaiLin immediately closed the door.


    Fei Cheng kissed his wife and then his son, put down the things in his hand, reached out and hugged Dragon Two, and said with a smile, ¡°Little brat, from whom did you learn to be so sneaky, huh? You¡¯re playing sneak for a mouthful of milk, so capable.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin took the children¡¯s clothes out of the shopping bag and handed them to Fei Cheng, ¡°Put them on him. It¡¯s been half a day, I¡¯m afraid he¡¯ll catch a cold.¡±


    Fei Cheng took the clothes and said, ¡°Eat something, it should still be warm.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin really didn¡¯t have time, so he sat down and ate, watching Fei Cheng clumsily dressing Dragon Two, while having fun. Nan HuaiLin put down his chopsticks when he was five minutes full, got up and went to his bedroom to change his clothes and get his hair done, but before he was ready, Man TianZhu called.


    Nan HuaiLin came out of the bedroom and Fei Cheng was feeding Dragon Two.


    He kissed the younger one and then the older one, smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m going to work, you can play with our son.¡±


    Fei Cheng says, ¡°Come back early.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Nan HuaiLin answered and was just about to leave when Dragon Two reached out for a hug while calling out to his father, looking like he was about to cry.


    Nan HuaiLin had to hurry, so he ruthlessly ignored Dragon Two¡¯s cries and walked away quickly.


    Just after sitting in the car, Nan HuaiLin received a text message from Fei Cheng. Just by reading the text Nan HuaiLin felt his strong indignation, and couldn¡¯t help but laugh.


    The text of the message read: [Dragon Two is biased! Once you left, he became a dragon! He doesn¡¯t love me! I want to pluck his hair! Pluck him bald!]

 CH 74

    After the screening, Nan HuaiLin politely declined the invitation to have a drink with the organizer and left the movie theater directly. Because of the rush, he only ate half of dinner before, and now he was already hungry. He desperately needed a full meal.


    At this time, hot pot must be the best choice.


    When he arrived at the hot pot restaurant, Nan HuaiLin first ordered a mushroom soup pot, since he was pregnant and couldn¡¯t eat spicy food, and then ordered a combination of meat and vegetables.


    Man TianZhu said, ¡°I¡¯m on a diet. I won¡¯t eat a single bite. Can you eat all this?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Yes. I¡¯m starving to death.¡±


    Man TianZhu looked at him. ¡°Where¡¯s the old you who didn¡¯t even eat Snickers, and thought it was too high in calories?¡±


    ¡°This is the same,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile. ¡°You used to be a self-proclaimed foodie, but now you don¡¯t even eat your favorite hot pot to lose weight.¡±


    Man TianZhu said with a smile, ¡°You also said, this is the same as the other. I used to be a small assistant. It didn¡¯t matter what my image was, but now I am the agent of the popular actor, Nan HuaiLin. I often have to show up and talk about business, so my image is very important.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin teased her, ¡°You have more idol baggage than me.¡±


    As he was talking, his phone rang.


    Nan HuaiLin looked at the caller ID, looked up and said, ¡°Sister Zhu, I¡¯m going out to take a call.¡±


    Man TianZhu said, ¡°You can answer it here, I¡¯m going to the bathroom.¡± She said he got up and left the box.


    Nan HuaiLin swiped to answer. ¡°I was just about to call you.¡±


    ¡°Wife, why aren¡¯t you back yet?¡± Fei Cheng said sadly on the other side. ¡°I¡¯m lonely as snow.¡±


    ¡°The screening just ended, so I¡¯m really hungry. I went to eat hot pot with Xiaozhu,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°What do you want to eat? I¡¯ll bring it back to you later.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°Baby, you¡¯re eating more than me now.¡±


    ¡°No, I eat more than you do.¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°What about Dragon Two?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°He cried for a while after 7:00, and fell asleep when he got tired of crying.¡±


    The waiter came in with the food cart and served the food.


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯m going to eat first. I¡¯ll go back after I finish.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Eat slowly, there¡¯s no hurry.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin hmmed, hung up the phone, and sent a WeChat to Lancelot, asking about Dragon One, Dragon Three, and Dragon Four. Lancelot sent a photo. The three dragon cubs in the hammock, all were sleeping in different postures, naive and very cute.


    Man TianZhu said she would do it, and really did not eat a bite, Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t stop eating, and the single person swept a large table of dishes empty. An amazing amount of food.


    Man TianZhu looked at him dumbfounded. ¡°The way you eat¡­You really won¡¯t be a fat ball?¡±


    ¡°No, don¡¯t worry.¡± Nan HuaiLin wiped and rinsed his mouth. ¡°Let¡¯s go back to the hotel.¡±


    When they got back to the hotel, it was already after eleven o¡¯clock.


    Nan HuaiLin opened the door and walked into the room. The living room was only lit with a floor lamp. It was a bit dark. The TV was on and a variety show was being broadcast. The exaggerated sound effects were a bit noisy, but Fei Cheng was lying on the sofa sound asleep.


    Nan HuaiLin took off his shoes and walked over to him with his bare feet on the carpet. He sat on his knees next to the sofa, stared at Fei Cheng¡¯s sleeping face for a while, and then lowered his head and kissed him.


    Fei Cheng woke up like a sleeping beauty. He opened his eyes, saw Nan HuaiLin, curled his lips, smiled and opened his arms towards him. ¡°Come here. Hug husband.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin bent over him, his face pressed against his heart, and he could hear his steady, strong heartbeat.


    Fei Cheng put his arm around his shoulders and said in a low, magnetic voice, ¡°Are you tired?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I was a little tired, but not after seeing you.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°I wasn¡¯t hungry, but when I smelled your hot pot smell, I got hungry.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin straightened up and lifted the plastic bag in his hand to show him. ¡°I bought you some roast pork. Get up and eat, I¡¯ll go wash this hot pot smell off.¡±


    Fei Cheng sat up and said with a smile, ¡°Let¡¯s wash together.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°You¡¯re not hungry anymore?¡±


    Fei Cheng picked him up directly. ¡°I want to eat you more.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin wrapped his arms around his neck. ¡°Let me see Dragon Two first.¡±


    Fei Cheng carried him to the bedroom. ¡°Don¡¯t wake him up. You won¡¯t belong to me once he wakes up.¡±


    Dragon Two was nestled in the baseball cap, with his head and tail coiled in a circle, as he slept quietly, a few transparent dragon beads scattered around his little head. He seemed to have cried before sleeping.


    Nan HuaiLin looked at Fei Cheng with laughter and asked in a low voice, ¡°Why did you let him sleep in the hat?¡±


    Fei Cheng turned towards the bathroom and replied in a whisper, ¡°He chose to sleep there, so I couldn¡¯t do anything about it.¡±


    After he entered the bathroom and took off his clothes, Nan HuaiLin brushed his teeth and took a shower while Fei Cheng stood behind him and helped him wash his hair. After brushing his teeth and washing his hair, Fei Cheng took him in his arms and kissed him while he gently explored with his hands.


    ¡°So anxious?¡± Fei Cheng laughed. ¡°It¡¯s going to hurt.¡±


    Although they were already an old married couple, Nan HuaiLin was still shy. He buried his face into Fei Cheng¡¯s neck and whispered, ¡°If you slow down a little, it won¡¯t hurt.¡±


    Fei Cheng withdrew his hand and turned him around by the waist, put his ear against his spine, and said in a hoarse voice, ¡°If you keep going so slow, your husband will never be able to get up fast again.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t say anything, just clutched his arm across his chest and closed his eyes as he felt his hotness.


    Fei Cheng had just gone in a little when Nan HuaiLin suddenly said, ¡°Wait!¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Fei Cheng stopped.


    ¡°Listen,¡± Nan HuaiLin turned off the shower. ¡°The baby¡¯s crying.¡±


    Fei Cheng, ¡°¡­¡±


    Nan HuaiLin broke away from his embrace, quickly dried himself, put the towel around his waist and opened the door to go out.


    Fei Cheng looked down at Optimus Prime, ¡°¡­¡±


    Dragon Two was really a baby again, as he sat on the bed naked and cried.


    Nan HuaiLin hurriedly picked him up and softly comforted him, ¡°Baby don¡¯t cry. Daddy is here.¡±


    Dragon Two stopped crying after two more choked sobs, found his milk source easily and sucked on it.


    Fei Cheng came out of the bathroom wearing a bathrobe, and put a bathrobe on Nan HuaiLin as well. He pinched Dragon Two¡¯s little face in return for an accusing look.


    ¡°Wife did you see that? He just glared at me! Glared! At me!¡± Fei Cheng slapped Dragon Two¡¯s bare buttocks and scolded him with a smile, ¡°Little brat. You are simply the birth of a playwright. You want to be angry with me, right? See how I¡¯ll clean you up when you grow up.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin opened the bathrobe, and wrapped it around Dragon Two as he said, ¡°You go eat.¡±


    Fei Cheng hmmned. ¡°I¡¯m full of anger. I¡¯m not eating, I¡¯ll go wash my clothes.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed, ¡°Don¡¯t look for something. Go to bed if you don¡¯t want to eat. It¡¯s already twelve o¡¯clock.¡±


    Fei Cheng huffed, ¡°It¡¯s strange that I can sleep now.¡± After he said that, he went to the bathroom.


    Nan HuaiLin carried Dragon Two around the room twice and felt a little sleepy, so he went to bed and laid on his side so that Dragon Two could have milk. He put one arm around Dragon Two and patted him with the other. He tried to get him to sleep, but he fell asleep first.


    When Fei Cheng came out of the bathroom with his underwear and T-shirt, he saw his wife was lying asleep on the bed with his son in his arms.


    Fei Cheng returned to the bedroom. He carefully pulled out the quilt underneath to cover Nan HuaiLin, laid down next to him, then picked up Dragon Two and put him on his own chest, to let Dragon Two sleep on his body.


    Nan HuaiLin opened his eyes and closed them again. Fei Cheng opened one arm and whispered, ¡°Baby, come into my arms.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin almost instinctively moved into Fei Cheng¡¯s arms, nuzzled his neck affectionately, and then fell into a deep sleep.


    Fei Cheng gently patted his son with one hand. and wrapped his arms around his wife with the other. He was smiling and thinking, this was probably what happiness should look like.


    The next day¡¯s screening was in the afternoon, after which it was time to return to Beijing.


    Fei Cheng directly rented a private plane because of the small problem of Dragon Two, but it wasn¡¯t convenient for Man Tianzhu to go with them, so she still took a passenger plane back.


    It was already evening when they arrived home.


    When Lancelot saw the beautiful baby in Nan HuaiLin¡¯s arms, he was confused for a moment then asked incredulously, ¡°Is this¡­Dragon Two, right?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and nodded, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Dragon Two was a bit shocked, and buried his face in Nan HuaiLin¡¯s neck. He cooed milkily.


    ¡°Quickly let me hug.¡± Nan HuaiLin had just handed Dragon Two over when Dragon Two abruptly turned into a little dragon cub.


    The two hands of Lancelot fell, empty, as he watched as Dragon Two¡¯s fluttering wings fell to the ground, and then came out of the clothes. He chirped and flew away.


    Lancelot was embarrassed. ¡°¡­It¡¯s too disgraceful, isn¡¯t it?¡±


    Fei Cheng said with a smile, ¡°He doesn¡¯t even give his own father face.¡±


    Lancelot asked, ¡°But how can he become human so soon? Isn¡¯t there at least a six-month pup period?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled awkwardly. He knew that he couldn¡¯t hide it anymore, so he had to hold back his shame and tell Lancelot about his ability to produce milk.


    After he heard this, Lancelot didn¡¯t show any surprise. He himself was a mutant shark with big breasts on top and big dick on the bottom, and could take well to strange people and things.


    Lancelot said, ¡°Since your milk can shorten the cub period of the baby dragon, are you going to give them milk evenly?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°That was my intention. Now that Dragon Two can switch freely between human and dragon, it¡¯s time for me to feed Dragon One.¡±


    Dragon One, who was playing with Dragon Three, heard Nan HuaiLin call his name and flew over to land on his shoulder. He rubbed his neck with his little head as a sign of affection.


    Nan HuaiLin stroked him. ¡°Come. Let¡¯s go see Little Five.¡±


    Dragon Five was still an egg with no intention of breaking out of the shell.


    Nan HuaiLin sighed and said to himself, ¡°Little Five, your second brother can become a human being and you are still hiding in your shell. If you don¡¯t come out soon, your other brothers will be born before you.¡±


    Fei Cheng came in with a glass of water, fed Nan HuaiLin a couple of sips and said, ¡°I bet Dragon Five will come out before the second litter is born.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Let¡¯s hope so.¡±


    After dinner, all four dragon cubs went to bed.


    Nan HuaiLin tiptoed in, took Dragon One out and went to the bedroom to feed him. Probably because he had just woken up, Dragon One was confused and didn¡¯t know how to suck on his nipple. His two black bean eyes blinked as if he was going to pass out at any moment.


    ¡°I have an idea.¡± Fei Cheng put down his phone and came over. He held Nan HuaiLin¡¯s pectoral muscle and gently squeezed it. A small amount of milk was fed into Dragon One¡¯s mouth.


    Dragon One¡¯s sleepy eyes widened, and he looked at Nan HuaiLin with a slinky look.


    Nan HuaiLin was amused by his expression, ¡°Don¡¯t look at me. You can suck it.¡±


    Dragon One just licked it, but still wouldn¡¯t suck it.


    ¡°Son,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°Look and learn from me.¡±


    Fei Cheng bent down and took the other nipple, sucked and swallowed it at 0.5 times the speed, then smiled and said, ¡°Mmm¡­So sweet.¡±


    Dragon One looked at him, but his mouth didn¡¯t move. Fei Cheng patiently milked his mouth, and showed him how to do it himself.


    Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t help but laugh. ¡°I didn¡¯t realize Dragon One was so dumb before. He¡¯s really funny.¡±


    Fei Cheng, who taught his son to eat milk, was very accomplished and concluded with a smile, ¡°Dragon One is both violent and cute, Dragon Two is a chicken thief and a little crybaby, Dragon Three is weak and helpless, and Dragon Four is a heartless and naughty boy. All four little kids have a lot of character.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I don¡¯t know what Dragon Five is like. It¡¯s the one I¡¯m most worried about now.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I think Dragon Five must be a little dragon girl.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at him. ¡°You want a daughter, huh?¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded vigorously. ¡°Especially, very much so.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°What if this baby, and the next babies are all sons?¡±


    Fei Cheng lay back on the bed, and let out a long breath. ¡°I think I¡¯ll go crazy.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin slapped him on his abs. ¡°How can you dislike your own sons?¡±


    Fei Cheng came over, and wrapped his arms around his waist. ¡°I don¡¯t mind. I like whatever you have, I just¡­ It¡¯s just that¡­¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°What is it?¡±


    Fei Cheng sighed, ¡°Forget it, it¡¯s nothing.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin gave him a hand to rub his hair and said with a smile, ¡°Sometimes you are even more childish than your son.¡±


    The next morning, Nan HuaiLin took Dragon One out and fed him before Dragon Two woke up, so when Dragon Two came begging for milk, he couldn¡¯t get anything out after just a few sips. Dragon Two instantly cried out in frustration.


    After a week of this, Dragon Two finally had enough disappointment and gave up eating milk, but he also refused to drink milk powder, so that his amount of food was much larger than before when he had milk to eat.


    After he ran to two more screenings, Nan HuaiLin¡¯s mission was successfully completed.


    At the same time, the National Day holiday arrived.


    As promised, Nan HuaiLin¡¯s parents were coming to Beijing to meet with Fei Zheng on May 1. Fei Cheng didn¡¯t let his parents-in-law squeeze the train, but sent a private plane to pick them up. This time it was not rented, but bought, in order to facilitate Nan HuaiLin flying around.


    Nan ZunShan and Geng XiaoRong were settled in the house in the Dong Fang Mansion.


    Because there had been fixed weekly housekeeping over to clean, the house remained clean and tidy after being empty for so long. Nan HuaiLin filled the refrigerator in advance to create the illusion that the place was always occupied, because he couldn¡¯t let his parents know that he and Fei Cheng lived elsewhere, in case they wanted to go over to see. Then the dragon cubs would be exposed.


    Geng XiaoRong strolled around the house, and said to Fei Cheng with a smile, ¡°This is a beautiful house. How much did you pay for it?¡±


    Fei Cheng replied vaguely, ¡°More than ten million.¡±


    Geng XiaoRong secretly huffed, and thought that this son-in-law was really generous, so buying a house was like buying vegetables.


    Nan ZunShan said, ¡°You can take back the villa on Taihu Lake. Lin Lin¡¯s mother and I won¡¯t live there.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°The property certificate is written in Lin Lin¡¯s name. The house is his. How to deal with it is up to him.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin knew that his father was hard-tempered and feared that something unpleasant would happen, so he hurriedly changed the subject, ¡°Mom and Dad, you are tired, go back to your room and rest for a while. Fei Cheng has already made an appointment with his brother, so we will go to dinner together tonight.¡±


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯m a little tired. Father, let¡¯s go and rest for a while.¡± Geng XiaoRong suddenly remembered something else and turned to Fei Cheng. ¡°By the way, you should send these gifts to your brother.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin swept a glance at the big bags piled up in the living room, all brought by his parents. He didn¡¯t know what they were.


    Nan HuaiLin wanted to help him, but Fei Cheng refused, ¡°You go talk to your parents. I¡¯ll do it myself.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°We were both stupid just now. We went to a lot of trouble to move up, and now we have to move down.¡±


    Fei Cheng whispered, ¡°I¡¯m just too nervous to meet my parents-in-law, and you, you¡¯re probably the legendary one who¡¯s pregnant for three years.¡±


    ¡°Fuck you,¡± Nan HuaiLin gave him a slap. ¡°You¡¯re the one who¡¯s stupid for three years.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°Go ahead. Go with your parents. I can move it myself. I can do it in two or three trips.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin had to do as he was told, and knocked on the door of the guest bedroom to talk to his parents, since he did have something serious to say to them.


    After they chatted for a while, Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Dad, Mom, I have something to tell you.¡±


    Geng XiaoRong asked, ¡°What is it?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Because of my work, I may have to move to the United States for a while.¡±


    Geng XiaoRong looked at her husband. ¡°When will you go? How long will you stay?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯m going to the United States in a few days to shoot an American drama. It will take about two months. After shooting the drama there may be a film. It adds up to at least six months, or more.¡±


    Nan ZunShan was silent for a moment, then said, ¡°Aren¡¯t you doing very well at home? Why do you have to go abroad? You¡¯re not familiar with the place, can you do better than at home?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Fei Cheng was originally raised in the United States. He has a home in Atlantic City. His brother also has a company in New York, so whether it is life or work, do not worry too much.¡±


    Geng XiaoRong frowned, ¡°Is their family so powerful?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Fei Cheng¡¯s brother is indeed very powerful. Really young and talented.¡±


    Nan ZunShan asked, ¡°What¡¯s his brother¡¯s name?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Fei Zheng. Zheng of iron bones.¡±


    Geng XiaoRong said, ¡°So after you move to the U.S., you won¡¯t come home often?¡±


    Nan ZunShan said, ¡°He lives in Beijing now, but he only returns home for the New Year, no difference.¡±


    Geng XiaoRong sighed, ¡°When children grow up, they always have to fly away, but parents always privately hope that their children do not fly too far, nor too high. Healthy and safe is very good.¡±


    Nan ZunShan said, ¡°That¡¯s a woman¡¯s opinion. He is only twenty-four years old. It¡¯s time to work hard.¡± He turned to Nan HuaiLin. ¡°Don¡¯t listen to your mother. Whether at home or abroad, do a good job. Your parents are in good health. You don¡¯t have to worry about anything, just take care of yourself.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s heart was sore. He went over to hug his parents and said in a choked voice, ¡°Dad. Mom. I love you.¡±


    For the first time in his life, he said love to his parents, and they had never said it to him before. Chinese parents and children are always shy to say love to each other. They use trivial ramblings and care instead of words, but they all know it in their hearts.


    Nan ZunShan coughed twice in embarrassment, and did not speak.


    Geng XiaoRong patted Nan HuaiLin¡¯s shoulder, and chanted with a smile, ¡°Silly boy¡­¡±

 CH 75

    The atmosphere at dinner wasn¡¯t too cordial.


    Fei Zheng was a cold and reticent person, and Nan¡¯s parents looked very formal in front of him. Except for a few pleasantries when they first met, there was nothing to say until the end of the meal. If it wasn¡¯t for Fei Cheng¡¯s efforts to liven up the atmosphere, the meal would have been unpalatable. After dinner, Nan HuaiLin went home with his parents, while Fei Cheng had something to say to his brother.


    The two brothers sat in the car, the night outside the window, the lights shining brightly.


    ¡°Brother,¡± Fei Cheng said. ¡°I¡¯m going back to the United States to live for a while.¡±


    Fei Zheng didn¡¯t show any surprise. He gave a light hmm and asked, ¡°When are you leaving?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Tentatively scheduled for the seventh. Nan Nan;s new drama starts on the tenth. We have to be there a few days earlier.¡±


    Fei Zheng said, ¡°Got it.¡±


    Fei Cheng was silent, then said, ¡°We plan to stay at the house in Atlantic City first. Nan Nan is filming in Princeton, very close to Atlantic City. The second brood is due in October, and then we¡¯ll go to Undersea City. I¡¯ll incubate the eggs and Nan Nan will take care of the babies.¡±


    Fei Zheng frowned. ¡°Nan HuaiLin is going to live with you in Underwater City?¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded. ¡°Mn, if Nan Nan is really fertile, we will have to spend half a year in Undersea City and half a year on land, and live amphibiously.¡±


    Fei Zheng said, ¡°Right now Undersea City is so cold that it is no different from the grave. I¡¯m afraid that he can¡¯t adapt to life there.¡±


    ¡°If he can¡¯t adapt, I¡¯ll let him go back to Atlantic City. I have experience now, and I won¡¯t have a problem hatching eggs alone.¡± Fei Cheng paused. ¡°Brother, the undersea city will definitely slowly liven up, and so will our dragon clan.¡±


    Fei Zheng imperceptibly hooked the corner of his mouth.


    Fei Cheng turned sideways to face him. ¡°Brother, I have a question to ask you.¡±


    Fei Zheng said, ¡°What?¡±


    Fei Cheng looked at the side of his brother¡¯s face and said, ¡°You and Ruan Xin¡­What is the situation now?¡±


    Fei Zheng was silent for a while before he said indifferently, ¡°There¡¯s nothing going on.¡±


    Fei Cheng believed him.


    But Fei Cheng also knew his brother¡¯s character. As long as he did not want to talk, to ask was useless.


    Fei Cheng was silent for a short while, then said, ¡°Brother, I¡¯m very happy now, and I hope you¡¯ll be happy as well. I¡¯m sure Xu Maki would hope so too.¡±


    Xu Maki was the name of the one Fei Zheng used to love, who died after a serious illness even after his life expectancy was extended to over two hundred years. After all these years, this was the first time Fei Cheng mentioned this name in front of his brother.


    Fei Zheng¡¯s face had little expression. He was quiet for a few seconds, then inclined his head to look at Fei Cheng and calmly said, ¡°Not everyone can have a happy ending. Lucky people are always a minority, most are unfortunate.¡±


    ¡°How do you know you can¡¯t have it, if you don¡¯t fight for it?¡± Fei Cheng said somewhat eagerly. ¡°Brother, you¡¯ve been too negative all these years.¡±


    Fei Zheng frowned, ¡°Are you lecturing me?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not, I¡¯m not,¡± Fei Cheng immediately became a bit abashed. He was silent for a moment, then said, ¡°I just hope you can find your old self. I miss that warm, crying and laughing brother.¡±


    ¡°Get out of the car if you have nothing else to say,¡± Fei Zheng said. ¡°I have things to do.¡±


    ¡°Oh.¡± Fei Cheng had already opened the car door, and turned back to look at his brother. ¡°Brother, I forgot to tell you, Dragon Two is now able to switch freely between human and dragon. Nan Nan is now feeding Dragon One breast milk. I guess Dragon One will soon be able to become human. Then Dragon Three and Dragon Four, so it¡¯s time to give them names in earnest.¡±


    Fei Cheng paused, ¡°Nan Nan and I were discussing three with my surname and two with his, but we didn¡¯t expect the second children to come so soon, so we changed our minds. Brother, Nan Nan and I feel that you are the best person to take a name from. You are the parent of our Fei family, you are the most qualified, so it¡¯s a happy decision. I¡¯m leaving.¡±


    After he said that, Fei Cheng hurriedly got out of the car and left.


    Fei Zheng looked at his brother¡¯s fading back and smiled.


    The place to eat was not far from home, almost in the neighborhood. Fei Cheng called Nan HuaiLin. ¡°Wife, what are the parents-in-law doing?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin got up, went into the bedroom and closed the door before he said, ¡°Watching TV in the living room. You finished talking to your brother so soon?¡±


    Fei Cheng sighed. ¡°You know that my brother is always shy about words, so I can¡¯t talk to him at all. Little Lan just called me and said that Dragon One won¡¯t sleep until he eats milk, so let¡¯s go back quickly. Should I go up and stay for a while, or wait for you downstairs?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin thought about it. ¡°Wait for me downstairs. I¡¯ll be down in five minutes.¡±


    After he hung up the phone, Nan HuaiLin went back to the living room. ¡°Dad, Mom, I¡¯m going out to meet a friend and may not be back until late, so go to bed early if you¡¯re sleepy, and I¡¯ll take you out tomorrow.¡±


    Geng XiaoRong said, ¡°I just want to see Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall.¡±


    ¡°No problem,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°What about you, Dad?¡±


    ¡°I just watched the news on my phone, and Tiananmen Square is packed like dumplings,¡± Nan Zunshan said. ¡°I don¡¯t want to go anywhere. I just want to stay home.¡±


    Geng XiaoRong said, ¡°I came to Beijing for the first time in my life, and it might be the last time, so I definitely want to go around and see what¡¯s going on. It¡¯s no fun to be bored at home.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°Then you guys talk about it. I¡¯ll go out first.¡±


    Fei Cheng was sitting in the driver¡¯s seat playing with his cell phone. When he saw Nan HuaiLin was approaching, he opened the passenger door with his arm.


    Nan HuaiLin sat down. Fei Cheng put on his seatbelt, gave him a kiss, and asked with a smile, ¡°Did Mom and Dad say anything after dinner?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°That your brother is taller than you, more handsome than you, and more mature than you, especially imposing, and that he is a social elite.¡±


    ¡°How come such a high evaluation?¡± Fei Cheng drove off. ¡°I was worried that they would think my brother was too cool, and not easy to get along with.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°My parents are so old. They don¡¯t just look at people on the surface.¡±


    ¡°Yes, yes, yes. Parents-in-law are wise and wonderful.¡± Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°By the way, did Mom and Dad say where they want to go tomorrow?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°My mom wants to go to Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall, and my dad wants to stay home because there are too many people outside.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°It¡¯s definitely crowded, but we must go out to play. Then let¡¯s go to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City tomorrow.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯m afraid that it will be hard to get away if the fans recognize me.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Why don¡¯t you stay home, and I¡¯ll take your parents out by myself?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin shook his head. ¡°I want to spend more time with them before I go to America.¡±


    Fei Cheng reached over, and rubbed his hair. ¡°Have you talked to your parents? What did they say?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled. ¡°They told me to work hard, take care of myself, and not to worry about them.¡± He paused. ¡°Only after becoming a parent can you truly understand your parents, and how great their love is.¡±


    Fei Cheng held his hand, and didn¡¯t say anything.


    It was almost eleven o¡¯clock when they arrived at the villa.


    Nan HuaiLin said hello to Lancelot, and carried Dragon One upstairs.


    He was watching the TV, which was showing Nan HuaiLin¡¯s variety show. Fei Cheng sat next to him and they watched it together.


    ¡°Nan is unexpectedly funny,¡± Lancelot said with a smile. ¡°I just cried with laughter.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was playing a singing game. Singing the wrong lyrics meant being electrocuted. The others were trembling, a great reaction to be electrocuted, but Nan HuaiLin was nothing like the other people. The post for him added the special effects of the iron arm Astro Boy, ¡°not afraid¡± BGM, and naive and funny.


    Fei Cheng smiled and watched for a while. Suddenly he said, ¡°By the way, my wife¡¯s new drama started today. Did you contribute to the ratings?¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t pull a single episode, I watched it all.¡± Lancelot said, ¡°To be honest, ah, the plot is not very impressive, but the face and acting skills of Nan saved the drama. He is completely the true reflection of the title of the drama. Shining, so people can not move their eyes.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled smugly, ¡°Don¡¯t love him too much, I¡¯ll get jealous.¡±


    Lancelot sighed, ¡°Xiao Nan is good everywhere, just not very good vision. How can he see you?¡±


    ¡°Fuck off. You don¡¯t feel good if you don¡¯t dislike me,¡± Fei Cheng scolded with a laugh. ¡°My wife and I were born to be a perfect match.¡±


    The smile on Lancelot¡¯s face became a bit sullen,


    ¡°If I love you and you happen to love me, it is really a rare, but attainable love. If people live for a lifetime and can¡¯t have such love, it really is a waste of life. I think I may have to live this life in vain.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°You can still live for hundreds of years and slowly encounter it. You could always meet it, so don¡¯t be so sad. It¡¯s not you.¡±


    Lancelot laughed and didn¡¯t answer.


    Fei Cheng added, ¡°By the way, are you sure you don¡¯t want to go to America with us?¡±


    Lancelot shook his head, ¡°If I say no, I don¡¯t want to go. I want to stay in Beijing and leave when I¡¯m tired of it. I¡¯ll move to the Dong Fang Mansion after you guys leave, and go downtown.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°If Lowden asks about you, what should I say?¡±


    Lancelot was silent, then he smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m afraid he¡¯s forgotten all about me, so don¡¯t mention me to him.¡±


    On the TV, Nan HuaiLin was playing a human scrabble game. Three people were spelling the word ¡°Lin.¡± Nan HuaiLin lay on the huge meter grid and placed his hands and feet together on the top cross, then spelled the word ¡°Silk.¡± The host spat at him, ¡°Nan Nan is a straight man with a capital letter,¡± which was typed on the screen later, with a big double quote mark over the word ¡°straight.¡±


    Lancelot smiled and said, ¡°Nan is such a little cutie.¡±


    Fei Cheng stood up. ¡°Going looking for my wife. I miss him.¡±


    Lancelot spat at him, ¡°Too clingy. It will make people annoyed.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Watch your TV, old man.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re the old man!¡± Lancelot grabbed a pillow and threw it, but Fei Cheng caught it precisely.


    Dragon One fell asleep while eating, so Nan HuaiLin carried him back to his room, gently put him in the hammock, and looked at the other little ones before he quietly exited. Just as he closed the door, an embrace silently pressed up from behind.


    ¡°Is our son asleep?¡± Fei Cheng asked in a low voice.


    ¡°You startled me,¡± Nan HuaiLin sighed in relief. ¡°He fell asleep after eating for a while.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Let¡¯s sleep here and go back in the morning after feeding Dragon One.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°Okay.¡±


    After they showered together, the two of them sat side by side on the bed, held up the iPad and watched The Shining You.


    Nan HuaiLin just watched ten minutes and then he didn¡¯t want to watch it. ¡°I didn¡¯t feel it during the shooting, but the main movie is so juvenile. Don¡¯t watch it.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°I think it¡¯s very nice. I can watch a hundred episodes just by looking at your face.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin picked up his phone. ¡°I¡¯ll see what the reaction is on Weibo.¡±


    He didn¡¯t even need to search, because The Shining You was hanging in the first hot search. He clicked in and browsed through. Almost everyone was licking the screen. He clicked into his own Weibo page, and saw the promotional blog posted that afternoon. The retweets and comments were approaching half a million, and the comment section was more lively than the New Year.


    @a meow: [blow up the shiny little Lin-zi!]


    @OrangeHuaiNan: [Go watch Nan Nan¡¯s variety show debut, it¡¯s really cute hahahahaha]


    @INHL: [My Nan is really too young to make me, a real high school student, feel ashamed [cover face]]


    @tangchasechaser¡¯s little fan girl: [the best looking youth drama, there is no one.]


    @ESAK: [Explosion good-looking, my south is simply the jewel of the earth, want to the whole world crazy amenable!]


    @gleamingyouunderstand: [are you the devil? I¡¯m going to be fascinated by you!]


    Fei Cheng came over, looked at it twice and said with a smile, ¡°The response is very good.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin put his phone aside. ¡°Their fan filter is about ten meters thick.¡±


    Fei Cheng said seriously, ¡°My wife is the best looking in the world. No need for filters at all.¡±


    ¡°You are the one with the thickest filter,¡± Nan HuaiLin snatched the iPad and put it aside. ¡°Stop looking at it and go to sleep. You have to get up early tomorrow.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°Let¡¯s play a game before we go to sleep.¡±


    ¡°What game?¡± Nan HuaiLin paused and said, ¡°No porn games.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Let¡¯s play the Scrabble game you played on the variety show.¡±


    Thinking of the day of the recording, Nan HuaiLin couldn¡¯t help but laugh. ¡°Which word do you want to spell?¡±


    Fei Cheng thought for a moment and said, ¡°Let¡¯s play the word ±È, (euphemistic variant of the word pussy) a competition word.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s too easy.¡± Nan HuaiLin rolled over with his back to Fei Cheng and was posing when Fei Cheng suddenly came up and pushed him with the straight hot thing below.


    Fei Cheng chuckled and said, ¡°It¡¯s a little more graphic here.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin, ¡°¡­¡±


    Fooled. This is a porn game, liar.

 CH 76

    Although he had guessed that there would be many people, he hadn¡¯t expected quite so many. Tiananmen Square looked like a huge concert. As far as the eye could see, it was full of people.


    Though Nan HuaiLin was fully armed, still from time to time, he was recognized by the sharp-eyed fans. If a fan screamed, it immediately caused other fans to run over. After a few times, Fei Cheng finally couldn¡¯t stand it. ¡°Baby, you better go back to the car and wait. I¡¯ll accompany your parents. With you here, we¡¯re afraid that we won¡¯t have walked to the city gate even by noon.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin had to go back and stay in the car. Bored, he opened Weibo.


    He found an entertainment news page. For Director Luo Ke¡¯s new spy drama Red Night, they officially announced the main cast, and He DuanYang¡¯s name was among them.


    He hadn¡¯t seen He DuanYang for a long time, since the last reception. Now that he suddenly saw his name, Nan HuaiLin thought of calling his friend to say hello.


    When he called, the call was answered in a short time.


    ¡°What¡¯s up, Old He?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked with a smile.


    ¡°I¡¯m watching a drama at home,¡± He DuanYang said. ¡°What are you doing in Tiananmen Square?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was shocked. ¡°How do you know?¡±


    ¡°I just saw it on the hot search,¡± He DuanYang said. ¡°¡¯A chance encounter with Nan HuaiLin in Tiananmen Square.¡¯¡±


    How can everything be on the hot search¡­


    Nan HuaiLin was speechless for a moment, then answered He DuanYang¡¯s question. ¡°My parents came to Beijing for a visit, and I brought them to Tiananmen Square.¡±


    ¡°Have you made up with your parents for good?¡± He DuanYang asked.


    ¡°Mn,¡± Nan HuaiLin smiled. ¡°I went home last month, and talked it all out. By the way,¡± Nan HuaiLin added. ¡°I saw the news that you¡¯re playing the male character in Red Night?¡±


    ¡°The second male,¡± He DuanYang said with a smile. ¡°And the role is quite heavy, almost on par with the first male.¡±


    ¡°Director Luo is very powerful. He will be a big hit no matter what subject he shoots,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°DuanYang, you will definitely be popular this time.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t dare to think about it. I can only do my best,¡± He DuanYang said. ¡°Thank you for recommending me to Luo at the reception, otherwise I wouldn¡¯t have gotten such a good role.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°If you can¡¯t do it, it¡¯s useless for me to recommend you. You still have real talent.¡±


    He suddenly remembered something, and changed his mind. ¡°DuanYang, why don¡¯t you come to my studio?¡±


    He DuanYang froze. ¡°Huh?¡±


    The reason why Nan HuaiLin proposed this was because it suddenly occurred to him, after the pregnancy period was over and the second children were born, he would be going to Undersea City to accompany Fei Cheng through the six-month-long egg incubation period. Naturally, he couldn¡¯t work for those six months, so the eight girls in his studio would be unemployed. It was perfect to bring He DuanYang in. The studio couldn still run normally when he wasn¡¯t there and He DuanYang could also get better resources and development. It was the best of both worlds.


    ¡°In fact, the whole studio is a bit overloaded with human resources just around me, but two people are just right.¡± Although it was a whim, the more Nan HuaiLin thought about it, the more he thought the idea was really great. ¡°Do you want to come?¡±


    He DuanYang was a little hesitant. ¡°I know you want to help me, but¨C¡°


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s settled,¡± Nan HuaiLin said. ¡°I¡¯ll asked my agent to do it.¡±


    There was a moment of silence before He DuanYang said, ¡°Okay! Then I¡¯ll hang out with you from now on.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°No problem. Let¡¯s do that for now.¡±


    After he hung up the phone, Nan HuaiLin called Man Tianzhu and told her what happened. Man Tianzhu and He DuanYang were very familiar with each other, so she was very happy to hear Nan HuaiLin¡¯s explanation and promised to do it immediately.


    After that business was finished, Man Tianzhu asked him, ¡°Why did you go to Tiananmen?¡±


    ¡°To accompany my parents to have fun,¡± Nan HuaiLin helplessly held his forehead. ¡°Sister Xiaozhu, you can remove this hot search.¡±


    Man Tianzhu said with a smile, ¡°People are popular. They are like that. Even the smallest thing can drop into the hot search, you have to get used to it.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin sighed, ¡°Didn¡¯t you go out to play?¡±


    Man Tianzhu said, ¡°I¡¯m crazy. I don¡¯t want to go to this hustle and bustle, I¡¯m most comfortable at home.¡±


    After they chatted for a while, Nan HuaiLin hung up the phone. When he looked up, he saw Fei Cheng was coming back with his parents.


    When they got into the car, Nan HuaiLin asked curiously, ¡°How come you¡¯re back so soon?¡±


    Geng XiaoRong said, ¡°There are so many people, our bones are going to be squeezed apart. It¡¯s better to go home, and watch TV in the air conditioning.¡±


    Nan ZunShan added fuel to the fire. ¡°What did I say yesterday? You don¡¯t listen to me. You¡¯re looking for a crime, right? Deserved.¡±


    Geng XiaoRong glared at him and said, ¡°Yes, yes. You¡¯re the smartest. So smart that you¡¯re the best.¡±


    Nan ZunShan raised his hand and touched his ¡°top,¡± glared at his wife in anger, and had nothing more to say.


    So they went back home.


    Nan HuaiLin turned his head to the back seat and asked, ¡°Is the Great Wall still happening?¡±


    Geng XiaoRong said, ¡°Go to what, ah? Or honestly at home to rest. It¡¯s as if the whole country has flocked to Beijing. Really scary.¡±


    Fei Cheng said while driving, ¡°Mom, it¡¯s quite close to Fayuan Temple. There shouldn¡¯t be many people here.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin once mentioned to him that Geng XiaoRong believed in Buddhism, and basically went to Hanshan Temple every half month to burn incense and worship Buddha.


    Geng XiaoRong was really interested. ¡°There really aren¡¯t many people?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Tanzhe Temple and Yonghe Palace are more famous, so most foreigners go there. Fayuan Temple is where only the old Beijing people will go, so there will be less people.¡±


    Geng XiaoRong took one look at her husband, and decided. ¡°Then we¡¯ll go to Fayuan Temple.¡±


    Even with the traffic, the journey from Tiananmen Square to Fayuan Temple was only half an hour.


    The temple didn¡¯t have as few tourists as Fei Cheng said. But even with the bustle, the thousand-year-old temple had its own quiet charm in the red walls and carved beams, trees and trees of lilacs blooming in the wind, green leaves dripping green, flowers like brocade, the fragrance of flowers and Buddhist incense it was stirring. Straight into the heart. Everything soothed all the restlessness in the heart.


    Nan ZunShan accompanied Geng XiaoRong to the Guanyin Temple, but Nan HuaiLin stayed in the shade of the lilac tree and did not want to leave, so Fei Cheng stayed with him.


    Nan HuaiLin tilted his head, and held up his phone to take pictures of the lilac tree. The sunlight shone through the gaps in the branches. It brightened the leaves and made the edges of the tiny petals seem to shine.


    He couldn¡¯t help but exclaim, ¡°It¡¯s really beautiful.¡±


    Fei Cheng¡¯s face appeared in the picture. He was smiling from ear to ear. ¡°Am I not more beautiful than the flowers?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin pointed his phone at Fei Cheng, ¡°Phone, phone, phone. Who is the most narcissistic man in the world?¡±


    He changed his tone, and said to himself, ¡°The most narcissistic man in the world is him. Our friend Little Dragon Man.¡±


    With that, he clicked two pictures and then looked at his phone. ¡°Wow. So handsome, I¡¯m going to be dizzy.¡±


    Fei Cheng was amused by his series of seamless performances. ¡°Baby, you¡¯re playing too much. Have some water to calm down.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was also happy. He looked around. The temple visitors were mostly older aunts and uncles. He took off the duck-tongued cap and sunglasses and put them into the backpack Fei Cheng was carrying. He pulled on his deflated hair twice, then reached around Fei Cheng¡¯s neck. With a tense smile, he said, ¡°Stop laughing. Let¡¯s take a group photo. This place is really beautiful, and we must keep a memory. ¡°


    Fei Cheng cooperated with him, and Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Later when I shoot, you can¡¯t sneak up on me, ah. This is the Buddha¡¯s important place, I can¡¯t make a mistake.¡±


    Fei Cheng looked at him with a surprised face. ¡°How did you know I was going to kiss you?


    Nan HuaiLin reached out to set Fei Cheng¡¯s face straight. ¡°I¡¯m going to shoot.¡±


    Fei Cheng looked at the camera, and the corners of his mouth naturally curved up in a perfect arc. Nan HuaiLin clicked the shoot button, and then clicked on the finished photo to look at it.


    The two people in the photo were head to head, both were smiling slightly and their eyes were also very bright. The sunlight was spilling down on their heads. The tips of their hair were jumping lightly. Behind them were red walls, green trees and white flowers. Both the people and the scenery were very beautiful.


    Fei Cheng came over to look at it together. ¡°This photo is perfect. Send it to me. I want to set it as my WeChat avatar.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin sent him the photo, then pulled him to the next step and sat down.


    ¡°Are you thirsty?¡± Fei Cheng asked.


    ¡°A little.¡± Nan HuaiLin said.


    Fei Cheng took a bottle of mineral water out of his backpack, and unscrewed the cap before he handed it to Nan HuaiLin.


    Nan HuaiLin tilted his head slightly to drink the water, while Fei Cheng raised his hand to pick the lilac petals that had fallen on his hair. With a gentle blow, the petals flew away.


    Nan HuaiLin handed the mineral water back to Fei Cheng and asked, ¡°Do we want to go to worship Buddha too?¡±


    Fei Cheng took a sip of water, and said with a smile, ¡°Worshiping Buddha is better than worshiping your husband? I can grant you whatever you wish, believe me.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense.¡± Nan HuaiLin said to him, then thought seriously for a while and said with a smile, ¡°I can¡¯t think of any wish. It seems that after I met you, my life is complete.¡±


    Fei Cheng looked at him with his cheeks creased. ¡°That¡¯s the best love story I¡¯ve ever heard.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin also looked at him with his cheeks creased. The two of them smiled and looked at each other as if there were only each other, and nothing else in this small world.


    The sun was just right, the breeze was just right, the flowers were just right, the people were just right. Everything was incredibly beautiful, just like the fairy tales people read as a child. From now on, they lived happily ever after.


    Nan HuaiLin suddenly saw an aunt staring at them not far away, and hurriedly reached out to cover Fei Cheng¡¯s mouth, then stood up and ran away.


    ¡°Hey wife!¡± Fei Cheng shouted, as he got busy chasing after him. ¡°Wait for me!¡±

 CH 77

    Nan Zunshan and Geng Xiaorong stayed in Beijing for only three days before they couldn¡¯t stay any longer. Except for the first day, they went to Tiananmen Square and Fayuan Temple, and then they stayed at home.


    Nan Zunshan said, ¡°Beijing¡¯s crowded and traffic is congested, and I feel restless and uncomfortable when I go out.¡±


    Geng Xiaorong was also very uncomfortable because the air was too dry, and the two of them decided to go back to Suzhou.


    They came with a lot of stuff and left with even more.


    Nan HuaiLin and Fei Cheng bought a lot of expensive things, food and drink for Mom and Dad, and also for the family of the great aunt. The two of them carried their things onto the private plane, and Nan HuaiLin¡¯s eyes got sore when he thought that he might not see his parents for a long time, and he hugged his mother like a little child and refused to let go.


    Geng Xiaorong gently patted his back as she had done when he was a child and said softly, ¡°You must take care of yourself after you go to the U.S. No matter how important your work is, it¡¯s not as important as your body, so you can¡¯t work too hard, okay?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin gave a nasal ¡°hmm¡±, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Fei Cheng said next to her, ¡°Mom, don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll take care of him.¡±


    Geng Xiaorong nodded with a smile, and said, ¡°Remember to call your father and me, not often, just once every half month.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯ll remember.¡±


    Geng Xiaorong was silent for a while, let go of the embrace, looked at Nan HuaiLin and said, ¡°There¡¯s something I still want to ask.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°What is it?¡±


    Geng Xiaorong looked at Fei Cheng, and then looked at Nan HuaiLin, ¡°It¡¯s¡­ What are you two planning to do about children?¡± She paused, ¡°Although both you and Fei Cheng are still young, since you¡¯re married, the matter of children should be on the agenda. Although your father and I really want to hold grandchildren, we won¡¯t rush you, we want you to think about this matter first. Take your time to think about it. When you want to have children, you will naturally think of a way.¡±


    Nan Zunshan said, ¡°Your mother and I have read on the Internet, people like you¡­ In your case, you can adopt or have a surrogate. Our advice to you is to adopt, it will ease the burden on the country.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°Dad, I didn¡¯t realize you were so aware before.¡±


    Nan Zunshan smiled and slapped him, ¡°Little brat.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Mom and Dad, don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll try to let you have grandchildren next year.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± Geng Xiaorong was surprised, ¡°That would be great.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Nan Nan and I both love children and are already discussing how to go about it.¡±


    Nan Zunshan nodded with a pleased face, ¡°Good, good, then we¡¯re relieved.¡±


    The plane was about to take off.


    Nan HuaiLin hugged his parents again, ¡°You must take care of your health.¡±


    Geng Xiaorong touched her son¡¯s face, with tears in her eyes, ¡°Don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin and Fei Cheng boarded the plane.


    The plane took off, Geng Xiaorong sat by the window and waved down, but still couldn¡¯t hold back her tears.


    Nan Zunshan sighed helplessly, ¡°What are you crying for? Making it look like a parting.¡±


    Geng Xiaorong wiped her tears, turned around and sat down, her lips raised a smile, ¡°I just suddenly remembered the day you brought Lin Lin back from the orphanage. He was so small, so well behaved, smiling at me in my arms, and in a flash he has grown so big, has his own family, and will have his own children¡­ Brother Shan, how do you think time flies so fast?¡±


    Nan Zunshan held his wife¡¯s hand tightly and said with a sigh, ¡°Yes, time flies really fast.¡±


    Geng Xiaorong turned her head to look out the window, Nan HuaiLin and Fei Cheng had turned into two small black dots.


    Nan HuaiLin tilted his head to look at the plane that was getting farther and farther away, and his neck was getting a little sore.


    Fei Cheng put his arm around his shoulder and said, ¡°When Beast is finished, I¡¯ll come back with you to see your parents.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°Okay, I hope I can make it to the Mid-Autumn Festival.¡±


    The plane was already too far away to see.


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Come on, let¡¯s go home.¡±


    After a few steps, Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°We¡¯ll bring our sons to my parents next year and say we adopted them.¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°Mom and Dad might be shocked that we adopted five at once.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed along and took out her cell phone, ¡°I¡¯ll call my cousin.¡±


    He answered quickly.


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Brother, my parents just got on the plane and will arrive in Suzhou in about two hours, please go pick them up.¡±


    Bao Guichen smiled over there and said, ¡°Is there anything for me?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Of course there is.¡±


    Bao Guichen said, ¡°Good boy.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin paused, ¡°Brother, I¡¯m going to the U.S. to shoot a movie soon, and I may have to live there until April next year, so please take care of my parents for me during my absence.¡±


    Bao Guichen said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will take good care of them.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, brother.¡± Nan HuaiLin expressed from the bottom of his heart.


    ¡°Why are you so polite with me?¡± Bao Guichen said with a smile, ¡°You also take care of yourself, don¡¯t let your family worry.¡±


    ¡°Mn,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I will.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Nan HuaiLin hugged Fei Cheng¡¯s waist and buried his face in his neck.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Fei Cheng asked in a soft voice as he wrapped his arms around him.


    ¡°Nothing,¡± Nan HuaiLin said in a jarring voice, ¡°I just suddenly want to cry.¡±


    ¡°Go ahead and cry,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°and your husband will cry with you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin had a mental picture of two big men hugging each other and crying, and couldn¡¯t help but laugh again, ¡°Forget it, I don¡¯t want to cry anymore.¡±


    Fei Cheng kissed him on the ear and stood quietly holding him in the daylight, crying with him.


    With Mom and Dad gone and no more work to do at home, Nan HuaiLin and Fei Cheng decided to leave for Atlantic City two days early, as there were still many things to settle in after they arrived there.


    In addition to the four dragon cubs and the dragon egg, they only packed a suitcase with some essential things, and then bought the rest when they got there.


    On the day of departure, the weather was very good.


    The four dragon cubs were kept in a bird cage, as they had been when they arrived, and were released when they boarded the private plane, while the dragon egg was still in the incubator.


    Nan HuaiLin asked Lancelot, ¡°Little Lan, are you sure you don¡¯t want to come to America with us?¡±


    Lancelot smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m going to stay in Beijing for two more months, and then I¡¯m going to continue traveling around the world.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°If we¡¯re not in Atlantic City, look for us in Underwater City.¡±


    ¡°Got it,¡± Lancelot suddenly remembered something, ¡°Nan, wait for me.¡± After saying that, he walked quickly back to the room and returned not long after, with a small box similar to a ring box in his hand.


    ¡°This is for you,¡± Lancelot handed the box to Nan HuaiLin, ¡°Consider it a wedding gift for you and Fei Cheng that I made.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin took it, ¡°What is it?¡±


    Lancelot said with a smile, ¡°Open it and see.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin opened the box, inside the green velvet lay a bead about the same size as Fei Cheng¡¯s dragon pearl, the only difference was that the crystal clear bead was inlaid with a blood red feather-like object, like amber, and it looked great.


    ¡°What is this?¡± Fei Cheng asked.


    Lancelot said, ¡°About thirty years ago, I was drifting in the Atlantic Ocean, passing through the Strait of Magellan, and I heard that there was a huge strange bird living on a deserted island called Sugarloaf Rock, which was particularly good-looking. When, like a blazing fire rose to the sky, particularly beautiful, after I waited for two days on the island, it didn¡¯t return, so I left, but picked up one of its feathers. I put this feather embedded in my tears and made this bead. Isn¡¯t it beautiful?¡±


    ¡°You should keep something so memorable for yourself,¡± Nan HuaiLin covered the box and handed it back to Lancelot, ¡°I can¡¯t take it.¡±


    But Lancelot refused to take it, ¡°I think this bead is very suitable for you. Anyway, I¡¯m running all over the world, so I can¡¯t bring so many things with me. Take it for me for safe keeping.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Wife, take it.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin hesitated and said, ¡°Mn¡­ Thank you.¡±


    Lancelot gave him a hug and smiled, ¡°Take care.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°You too.¡±


    Fei Cheng also gave Lancelot a hug, ¡°Don¡¯t be a bachelor, marry the right one when you meet him.¡±


    Lancelot gave him a slap on the wrist and scolded him with a smile, ¡°Go away!¡±


    On the way out, Lancelot asked Fei Cheng, ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to say goodbye to brother Zheng?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I¡¯ve called him, but I don¡¯t know what he¡¯s busy with, he doesn¡¯t have time to talk to me.¡±


    After sitting in the car, Nan HuaiLin suddenly thought of a sour poem: There is a time to be together and a time to be apart.


    However, the good thing was that there was a person who would always be by his side and would never leave him.


    After a long flight of nearly twenty hours, the family finally arrived in Atlantic City and took another half-hour ride to their home. Nan HuaiLin never expected that the new home would be a single-family house facing the sea and blossoming with flowers, and his mouth opened in surprise.


    ¡°Do you like it?¡± Fei Cheng asked with a smile.


    ¡°Yes,¡± Nan HuaiLin looked at the azure sea not far away and nodded his head vigorously, ¡°I like it a lot.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°When everything is settled, your husband will take you out to play.¡±


    ¡°Alright!¡± Nan HuaiLin was already looking forward to it.


    Once inside the house, the four cubs were released from their cage and the incubator was placed in a safe place in case the four cubs knocked over when they were naughty.


    The baby dragons flew around excitedly, and Nan HuaiLin was excited too, dragging Fei Cheng up and down the new house and finally standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the second floor bedroom.


    Fei Cheng embraced Nan HuaiLin from behind, the sun was shining on them while they were looking at the shimmering sea, listening to the sound of the waves, and neither spoke for a while.


    The baby dragons flew in after them and landed on the shoulders of the two fathers, chirping and chattering, unknown what they were saying.


    Fei Cheng waved them away, and the little dragons flew away again with their wings fluttering.


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Honey, do we have to find someone to watch the kids? I¡¯m going to shoot a movie in a few days, so you won¡¯t be able to do it alone.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I¡¯ll go to Undersea City tonight and ask Aunt Su to come over.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at him, ¡°Who is Aunt Su?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Aunt Su is a shark, just like Lan, she¡¯s over 500 years old. Sharks have a shorter lifespan than dragons ¨C Aunt Su used to take care of me for a long time when I was little, and she was there when I was hatching eggs in Undersea City last year. She¡¯s a very good elder.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°Are there many sharks living in Undersea City?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°The sharks, like the dragons, are also endangered, and when I was there last year, there were only five sharks left in the city.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked again, ¡°Is it hard for sharks to have children?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°It¡¯s not hard to give birth, but it¡¯s hard for the young to survive. My brother said it might be caused by seawater pollution, but the sharks can¡¯t live in the deep sea, so there¡¯s no solution to this matter.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin sighed, ¡°It¡¯s not easy to survive.¡±


    Fei Cheng kissed him, ¡°So now you know how lucky I am to have met you, right? You¡¯re the man who saved a race by yourself ¨C no, I also contributed. We¡¯re both amazing.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled, ¡°It¡¯s easy to give birth, but not easy to raise. We both must work hard and work harder to raise our children well.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Raising kids is important, but you can¡¯t just focus on the kids and ignore me, okay?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin turned to face him, smiled and said, ¡°How could I neglect you? I love you so much.¡±


    Fei Cheng kissed him down and guided him to the bed, making the first shot in the big bed of his new home.


    That night, Fei Cheng went to Underwater City alone and invited Aunt Su to their home in Atlantic City. Nan HuaiLin met Aunt Su the next morning.


    Although Fei Cheng said that Aunt Su was the age of a sixty-year-old human, she looked only thirty or forty years old and was very beautiful.


    ¡°Aunt Su,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°are all you sharks so good-looking?¡±


    ¡°What a sweet mouth,¡± Aunt Su said with a smile, ¡°Our Cheng Cheng¡¯s wife is the real good-looking one. I¡¯ve never seen anyone better-looking than you.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was embarrassed by the compliment, and Fei Cheng was adding fuel to the fire, ¡°Right? I¡¯m not the one who looks better in the eyes of my lover, right? He always says I have a thick filter, but he¡¯s the best looking person in the world.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was so embarrassed that he quietly gave his husband an elbow.


    Fei Cheng beckoned the little dragons over and introduced them to Aunt Su one by one, finally saying, ¡°Dragon One and Dragon Two can now become human, but Dragon Three and Dragon Four can¡¯t yet, but they will soon. Dragon Five is still an egg and it¡¯s not sure when it will hatch. ¡°


    The little dragons weren¡¯t afraid of anything at all, Dragon Four was the boldest, and directly flew to Aunt Su¡¯s shoulders.


    Fei Cheng grabbed Dragon One, ¡°Son, come on, show your aunt a big change.¡±


    Dragon One was very cooperative, and as soon as Fei Cheng¡¯s words left his mouth, he turned into a little baby.


    ¡°Let me hug you,¡± Aunt Su said, reaching out to pick up Dragon One, who giggled at her and reached out to grab her long seaweed-like hair, ¡°What a beautiful baby! He looks exactly like his father when he was little.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked with a smile.


    ¡°Really,¡± Aunt Su said, ¡°the eyes, the nose, the mouth all look alike.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at Dragon One and then at Fei Cheng and said with a smile, ¡°It seems to be quite similar.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Aunt Su, I¡¯ll leave the kids to you, and I¡¯ll take my wife out to have some fun and buy some necessities or something. Is there anything you need?¡±


    Aunt Su said, ¡°No, go play by yourselves.¡±


    For Nan HuaiLin, the best thing about being in this exotic city was that no one knew him and he could finally go out without his hat and sunglasses and appear in the lively streets openly.


    Fei Cheng took him to the famous pontoon bridge with the beach and the sea on one side and the exotic tall and short buildings on the other.


    The two of them then went to Absecon Lighthouse and climbed to the top of the lighthouse, overlooking the vast Atlantic Ocean, and shouted at the top of their voices, which was very enjoyable.


    Fei Cheng took him to Caesar¡¯s Palace and the Taj Mahal Casino, but Nan HuaiLin wasn¡¯t interested in gambling and came out after a short stroll.


    Then it was all about eating and shopping, and both of them went crazy.


    But these happy days were over in a few days.


    Nan HuaiLin had to go to Princeton to start the shooting of Beast.


    Although Princeton was only two hours away from Atlantic City, he would be very busy once filming started, so Nan HuaiLin would still have to stay in a hotel near Princeton University.


    Fei Cheng dropped Nan HuaiLin off at Princeton the night before shooting began, and Man TianZhu, who arrived a few days behind, had already checked in.


    Putting down his bags, Fei Cheng said, ¡°I¡¯ll go talk to Lowden.¡±


    They had just bumped into Will Lowden in the elevator, and Lowden was surprised to see them together, knowing that Nan HuaiLin was an artist with Fei Zheng, but not that Nan HuaiLin and Fei Cheng were husband and wife.


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Don¡¯t drink, you still have to drive later.¡±


    Fei Cheng put his arm around Nan HuaiLin and played the rascal, ¡°Wife, can¡¯t I sleep here tonight?¡±


    ¡°No, you have to go home with the kids,¡± Nan HuaiLin said righteously, ¡°and I have to read the script, you¡¯re going to distract me.¡± Nan HuaiLin gave him a push, ¡°Go on, don¡¯t keep Mr. Lowden waiting.¡±


    Fei Cheng had just left when Man TianZhu arrived.


    ¡°I¡¯ve already asked for leave from the crew,¡± Man TianZhu said, ¡°I¡¯ll fly to Cannes on the 15th to attend the opening ceremony of the film festival, and then fly back the next day. I¡¯ve arranged with director Wu that you don¡¯t have to attend the award ceremony afterwards.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°Sister Zhu, do you think My Father has a good chance of winning the award?¡±


    Man TianZhu thought about it, ¡°Director Wu has already won Best Director once before with The Mercy of Murderers, I think it¡¯s a bit of a long shot this time.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I hope My Father can win the award, it will be released after the film festival, winning the award will definitely help the box office.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry about the box office, you and Qi Gu have enough box office appeal together.¡± Man TianZhu paused, ¡°By the way, you don¡¯t know it yet, right? The Shining You ended yesterday.¡±


    ¡°So soon?¡± Nan HuaiLin was surprised.


    ¡°Youth campus dramas aren¡¯t long, twenty-two episodes is just right.¡± Man TianZhu said, ¡°Yesterday¡¯s finale set a TV viewing record, this drama is hot beyond everyone¡¯s expectation, you¡¯re really popular now.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin only watched the first ten minutes of the first episode of this drama because he thought it was too juvenile and never paid attention to it after that, so he wasn¡¯t expecting it to do so well.


    Man TianZhu hesitated, but couldn¡¯t help asking, ¡°Are you sure you want to take a break from October? It¡¯s a shame you¡¯re not moving forward while you can.¡±


    Before leaving Beijing, Nan HuaiLin had dinner with all the studio staff and told them that he would take a break from October to April next year, reasoning that he wanted to study and recharge in the United States.


    ¡°Sister Zhu, you¡¯ve already persuaded me,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile, ¡°I¡¯ve already made up my mind on this, so you don¡¯t have to say anything more. While I¡¯m away, you should cultivate He DuanYang with your heart, he really has strength, he just lacks an opportunity to become popular.¡±


    Man TianZhu smiled and didn¡¯t say any more.


    At eight o¡¯clock, Fei Cheng came back.


    Nan HuaiLin kissed him and was relieved that his mouth didn¡¯t smell of alcohol.


    ¡°What did you and Lowden talk about?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked.


    Fei Cheng paused, suddenly sighed, ¡°Wife, Lowden asked me if I knew the whereabouts of Little Lan, I told the truth, do you think¡­ Do you think it was right for me to do that?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin replied without thinking, ¡°Yes, you did everything right.¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed, ¡°Is it really good for you to mindlessly compliment me like that?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°My husband is the best!¡±


    Fei Cheng came over to kiss him, Nan HuaiLin smiled and refused, ¡°You definitely won¡¯t be satisfied with a kiss, so no. It¡¯s late, you should go home, it¡¯s after ten o¡¯clock.¡±


    Fei Cheng kissed the palm of his hand and said, ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll go then.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin saw him off, and when Fei Cheng was out the door, Nan HuaiLin grabbed his lapel and gave him a sloppy kiss on the lips and said with a smile, ¡°Drive carefully.¡±


    ¡°I know.¡± Fei Cheng kissed him back and walked away with a smile.


    The next day, Beast officially began shooting.


    In the first scene, Nan HuaiLin¡¯s Chinese student Ke Zhiyuan was molested by Professor Durant. After Ke resisted, Durant used dirty words to insult the Chinese as an inferior race, and Ke retorted with fierce words.


    This scene was very long and required a lot of emotion. Director Mandeville put this scene in the first act because he wanted to test Nan HuaiLin¡¯s acting skills.


    Mandeville originally didn¡¯t have much confidence in this angelic Chinese actor¡¯s acting skills, but Nan HuaiLin¡¯s performance blew him away with his eyes, expressions, movements, and lines without a flaw.


    Mandeville replaced ¡°Cut!¡± with ¡°Perfect!¡± and even gave a standing ovation, while the rest of the crew followed suit. Nan HuaiLin, who was in full swing during the performance, turned into an embarrassed boy again and bowed a few times to the director.


    On the third day of shooting, the location shifted from Princeton University to the ¡°prison¡± and Nan HuaiLin met the actor playing the second male lead, Max, for the first time.


    On the fifth day of shooting, Nan HuaiLin flew to Cannes to attend the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival with director Wu Xinghai and Qi Gu, and then flew back to the U.S. the next day to continue the filming of Beast.


    A week later, at the closing ceremony of the festival, My Father won the Palme d¡¯Or and became the best film of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival.


    On the third day after winning the award, My Father was officially released in China.


    With the triple support of film star Qi Gu, the popular Nan HuaiLin and the Palme d¡¯Or, the box office of My Father exploded unexpectedly, with $200 million on the first day and $1 billion in a week, shooting it all the way to the top.


    Not long after, Nan HuaiLin got his first award in life ¨C the Best Newcomer Award at a domestic film festival, but he was filming in the United States, so he couldn¡¯t go back to receive the award, which was quite regrettable.


    The filming period set in the previous contract was from May 10th to July 20th, but Nan HuaiLin was finished on July 10th, ten days earlier.


    After the closing, Nan HuaiLin only took two days off and went back to shooting the film Hunt ¨C the same horror film Lowden mentioned when he signed the contract for Beast.


    At the start of the filming of Beast, Lowden came to Princeton to discuss the film with Nan HuaiLin, and gave him the script.


    Nan HuaiLin read the script of Hunt, directly agreed to act, because the script was really very wonderful, no general horror films tropes, the plot was tight, suspenseful, just reading the text made Nan HuaiLin feel the fear.


    With an American drama and a film, Nan HuaiLin, as expected in the beginning, successfully became a Hollywood actor.


    What he had never dreamed of before had become a reality so easily that he felt like he was dreaming.


    Halfway through the filming of Hunt, Nan HuaiLin¡¯s other wish came true ¨C he was on the huge billboard in New York¡¯s Times Square ¨C the YSL perfume commercial he shot in April was on a loop for two hours, and everyone who passed by could see his face, an actor from China.


    Two days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Hunt wrapped up.


    The director was so impressed with Nan HuaiLin that he was interested in introducing him to play an Asian male co-star in a supernatural British movie, but Nan HuaiLin politely declined because he was running out of time with the impending birth of his second brood.


    Under the catalyst of breast milk, the four dragon cubs had been able to switch freely between human and dragon form, but Dragon ¨C egg ¨C Five still didn¡¯t break out of the shell, and was very calm.


    After entrusting the young dragons to Aunt Su¡¯s care, Nan HuaiLin and Fei Cheng returned to China to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with their parents.


    They took their parents to their villa by Taihu Lake and watched the moon together after the reunion dinner. Nan HuaiLin took a lot of photos, knowing that the only way to keep the time and memories is through photos.


    After Mid-Autumn, the two wanted to go back to Beijing to see Lancelot and Fei Zheng, but the due date for their second brood was looming and they had to rush back to Atlantic City.


    After five months of non-stop work, Nan HuaiLin was finally able to take a short break before the birth of his second brood.


    After dinner and putting the boys to bed, Nan HuaiLin and Fei Cheng went to the beach to watch the moon.


    It was autumn already, and the night breeze was slightly cooler. The two of them sat on a blanket, with Fei Cheng holding Nan HuaiLin from behind in a warm embrace. A full moon hangs in the night sky, and the bright moonlight spreads on the sea, showing a different beauty from the sea during the day.


    Nan HuaiLin tilted his head to look at the moon, Fei Cheng lowered his eyes to look at him and whispered in his ear, ¡°I was idly scrolling through Weibo today and saw the tweet you posted on my birthday. You posted ¡®Happy Birthday, Mr Rabbit¡¯.¡±


    ¡°Mn,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°I had a lame eye before,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°and saw it as Mr Right.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s pretty lame,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile, ¡°and the two words are pretty far apart.¡±


    ¡°Why is it Mr Rabbit ?¡± Fei Cheng asked, ¡°I¡¯m not a rabbit.¡±


    Instead of answering, Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°Do you know what your name is in my phone?¡±


    Fei Cheng casually guessed, ¡°Kissing husband?¡±


    ¡°Yeh, that¡¯s sappy,¡± Nan HuaiLin rubbed her arms, ¡°Of course not, it¡¯s Mr. Rabbit.¡±


    Fei Cheng nodded, ¡°So why Mr. Rabbit?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin looked at the moon and said slowly, ¡°Have you ever seen Alice in Wonderland? In it, there is a rabbit with a pocket watch who finds Alice and brings her into Wonderland. That night, we had a snack together at the Hakata House in Taiyue City, and I was sitting on the bus going home, trying to change your WeChat name, and somehow I thought of that rabbit. To me, you were like the rabbit that led Alice into a new world and brought me miracles, so I changed your note to ¡®Mr. Rabbit¡¯ and never changed it again.¡±


    Fei Cheng¡¯s heart softened into a soft spot, and he looked down and kissed Nan HuaiLin on the cheek and asked with a smile, ¡°Have you been thinking about me ever since then?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°Of course not.¡±


    Fei Cheng asked, ¡°Then when was it?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed and replied, ¡°When it rained.¡±


    ¡°Hmm?¡± Fei Cheng stared at him blankly.


    Nan HuaiLin reminisced and said, ¡°When I was shooting Land of Stars in Hengdian last year, you came to see me under the guise of visiting Shen Chong.¡± He paused and said with a smile, ¡°That¡¯s when I was charmed by you.¡±


    Fei Cheng was so glad that he risked being scorched by the sun that day and turned into a dragon to fly into the sky and make it rain.


    If it hadn¡¯t been for the rain, his wife would have fallen in love with him too, only it might have been a long time later.


    ¡°So what¡¯s my name in your phone?¡± Nan HuaiLin suddenly asked.


    ¡°My name isn¡¯t as refreshing as yours,¡± Fei Cheng sweated, ¡°it¡¯s very simple and crude.¡±


    ¡°What is it?¡± Nan HuaiLin turned his head to look at him and said with a frown, ¡°It¡¯s not ¡®Kiss your wife¡¯, is it?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Fei Cheng paused, ¡°it¡¯s ¡®Heart and Soul¡¯.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin kissed him and said with a smile, ¡°It¡¯s cheesy, but I like it.¡±


    Fei Cheng hugged him tightly, ¡°Wife, I love you so much.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin leaned into his arms and said with a smile, ¡°I love you too.¡±


    After watching the moon for a while, Fei Cheng said, ¡°Come on, let¡¯s go home and sleep.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯m sleepy.¡±


    The two of them stood up, and Fei Cheng bent down and rolled up the blanket in his hand, while holding Nan HuaiLin with his other hand.


    After taking two steps, Nan HuaiLin suddenly stood still.


    Fei Cheng turned around, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin covered his stomach, moaned, and said with a frown, ¡°Honey¡­ My stomach hurts¡­¡±


    [End of main text]


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    Extra ¢Ù Undersea City©§It is the little dragon girl!


    ¡°Dad, Dad, hug, hug.¡± Dragon Four clung to Nan HuaiLin¡¯s leg with both arms, looking up at him with his little face and begging in a milky voice.


    Dragon Three and Dragon Four, who were also trouble makers, developed a revolutionary friendship and split into a small group among the four brothers, Dragon Three also ran over to hug his other leg and begged for a hug.


    Nan HuaiLin squatted down and hugged one with one hand.


    When he was breastfeeding, he went from Dragon One to Dragon Four, his arms had been practiced, and it was easy to hug both of them at the same time.


    Nan HuaiLin kissed the left one then kissed the right one, smiling, ¡°Look over, let¡¯s go home.¡±


    Dragon One and Dragon Two were playing with their new shark friends not far away when Nan HuaiLin called out, ¡°Dragon One, grab your brother! We¡¯re going home.¡±


    Dragon One obediently took Dragon Two¡¯s chubby hand, waved politely at his little friend, and then ran up to catch up with Nan HuaiLin and grabbed his pants with his hand.


    Dragon One and Dragon Two could now run, though they often fell, and Dragon Three and Dragon Four couldn¡¯t walk very well, but they were already learning to speak.


    ¡°Shark!¡± Dragon Two pointed to the sea just a wall away and blurted out the new vocabulary he had just learned from his father.


    Nan HuaiLin turned her head and saw a huge shark wandering outside the ¡°wall¡±.


    After the birth of their second brood, Nan HuaiLin and Fei Cheng took their four dragon cubs and three dragon eggs ¨C the newly born Dragon 6, Dragon 7, and Dragon 5, who had refused to break their shells ¨C to the long-awaited Undersea City, where they had been living for more than a month.


    Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t have any discomfort as Fei Zheng had expected before, on the contrary, he really liked this calm and quiet life, a bit of the ancient meaning of living in the mountains.


    The underwater city wasn¡¯t very large, about the same size as the Forbidden City in Beijing, or slightly larger, because it was built hundreds of years ago, so the architecture here was quite old-style ¨C and it was still a mix and match style, with both Eastern and Western characteristics. There were even two buildings that looked like pyramids, which Fei Cheng said was the ¡°Dragon Market¡±, the tomb of the dragon race, where his parents also rested ¨C when he first arrived here, Nan HuaiLin often had the illusion that he had traveled in time.


    At this moment, Nan HuaiLin, holding Dragon Three and Dragon Four, followed by the dawdling Dragon One and Dragon Two, was walking along the avenue by the ¡°city wall¡±.


    The ¡°city wall¡± was transparent, the two sides of the wall were two completely different worlds, inside the wall was the silent and desolate underwater city, outside the wall was the mysterious and unpredictable Atlantic Ocean.


    Colorful schools of fish were swimming around freely, a large fish suddenly rushed over, scattering the school of fish, and the small fish scattered. The giant jellyfish shone with a glowing light in the dark water, and its long, ribbon-like tentacles fluttered freely, which Fei Cheng said was its murder weapon and its ¡°stomach¡±.


    The shark Dragon Two had just seen trailing them, suddenly bared its fangs and hit the ¡°wall¡± with a muffled sound, startling Nan HuaiLin, but the babies were amused and giggled.


    This shark must be new, Nan HuaiLin thought to himself, otherwise it wouldn¡¯t have been stupid enough to hit the wall.


    ¡°Wife!¡± Nan HuaiLin looked over and saw Fei Cheng walking quickly toward him.


    ¡°Why are you out?¡± Nan HuaiLin asked.


    ¡°I¡¯m looking for you. Aunt Su wants you to go home for dinner.¡± Fei Cheng walked up to him, reached out and picked up Dragon Three with one hand, while holding Dragon One¡¯s hand with the other, ¡°You don¡¯t have your phone, our mom just called you on videochat, so I answered it.¡±


    ¡°You can send a video now, you¡¯ve made a lot of progress,¡± Nan HuaiLin said with a smile, ¡°What did it say?¡±


    ¡°She asked how you were doing and if you were sick,¡± Fei Cheng said, ¡°and said that the New Year was coming up in a month and asked how we were thinking about adoption.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin asked, ¡°What did you say?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I said that I would make sure that we would be able to give them a grandchild in May of next year.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin thought about it, ¡°Next May, Dragon One will be a normal human baby when he turns one year old, so it should be okay to show him to my parents.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°I think so, too.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°By the way, did Dragon Five hatch today? No, it didn¡¯t. Well, I¡¯ll ask tomorrow.¡±


    Because Dragon 5 never came out, Fei Cheng put it together with Dragon 6 and Dragon 7 for a second incubation.


    Fei Cheng¡¯s way of hatching the eggs was also very strange; he had to turn into a dragon first, then swallow the eggs into his stomach and use his own body heat to incubate them for eight hours a day, and finally spit them out again.


    Nan HuaiLin was worried that Fei Cheng would digest or break the eggs, but Fei Cheng laughed at him, saying that the eggs¡¯ shells were so hard that they wouldn¡¯t necessarily break even if they were accidentally dropped on the ground.


    After listening to Nan HuaiLin¡¯s question and answer, Fei Cheng laughed and said, ¡°Dragon Five will definitely be a great man in the future, he¡¯s too calm.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°If Dragon five hatches last, won¡¯t it be Dragon Seven instead of Dragon Five?¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed and said, ¡°We¡¯d have to ask Dragon Seven if he¡¯d be willing to give up his position as the youngest.¡±


    They arrived home after chatting and having dinner, and their sons went to bed on time.


    Fei Cheng didn¡¯t have to hatch eggs in the evening, but sat at one end of the couch reading a book with the title ¡°Fundamentals of Film Script Writing¡± on the cover ¨C he had recently been studying script writing with the goal of having Nan HuaiLin star in a film he had written.


    Nan HuaiLin was lying on the couch with Fei Cheng¡¯s legs, holding up his iPad to watch the film. Watching was a great way to learn, and seeing the great performances of actors who had made a name for themselves in film history was a great way to improve his acting skills. So Nan HuaiLin gave himself a list of a hundred excellent Chinese and foreign films; some he hadn¡¯t seen, some he had seen many times, like today¡¯s ¡°Taxi Driver¡±. He probably watched it for the fifth time, the young Robert De Niro was really evil and impetuous, but could be very charming.


    Fei Cheng was holding a book in one hand, and with the other hand, he was absently playing with Nan HuaiLin¡¯s hair.


    Nan HuaiLin suddenly put down the iPad, looked at Fei Cheng and said, ¡°Honey, I suddenly thought of a very serious problem.¡±


    Fei Cheng looked at him with downcast eyes, ¡°What?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°Hair loss is hereditary, my father started to lose his hair at the age of 30, in a few years I might start to go bald too.¡±


    Fei Cheng laughed out loud, and only after he finished laughing did he say, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, with the nourishment of dragon essence, you can¡¯t even go bald if you want to.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was half convinced, ¡°Dragon essence can cure hair loss?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Hair density depends on whether the kidney energy is full or not, and dragon essence is a good kidney tonic, so you won¡¯t go bald. Don¡¯t think blindly.¡±


    It sounded so reasonable that Nan HuaiLin was convinced and continued watching the film.


    After a short while, Fei Cheng put down the book and said, ¡°I can¡¯t even watch it anymore because of your interruption.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed at him, ¡°You¡¯re not concentrating yourself and you blame me.¡±


    Fei Cheng took the iPad out of Nan HuaiLin¡¯s hand and put it aside, then picked him up and carried him to the bedroom, ¡°Do you still want to have lush hair, huh?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said with a smile, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Fei Cheng lowered his head and kissed him, ¡°Then why don¡¯t you be a good boy and ask for irrigation?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin shook his head, ¡°I don¡¯t think I¡¯ll be bald for a while.¡±


    Fei Cheng put him on the bed, then pressed his whole body down, put one hand on Nan HuaiLin¡¯s forehead, stroked his bangs back, tsked, and said, ¡°Look, your hairline is already moving up.¡±


    ¡°Liar,¡± Nan HuaiLin hurriedly took his hand away, ¡°I don¡¯t believe it.¡±


    Fei Cheng lay on top of him and laughed for a while, reached out and peeled back his loose T-shirt to reveal his white shoulders, and started kissing along his beautiful collarbone.


    Nan HuaiLin put his hand in his hair and tugged gently, whispering, ¡°I¡¯m habitually nervous when I do it now.¡±


    Fei Cheng asked vaguely, ¡°Nervous about what?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said, ¡°I¡¯m afraid of getting pregnant.¡±


    Fei Cheng kissed his neck, looked up at him and said, ¡°With the first and second brood, you had a fever about three days after we mated, and we haven¡¯t missed a day this month, but you haven¡¯t had a fever. Which is a good indication that the first two pregnancies back-to-back were just a chance occurrence, so the chances of you getting pregnant with a third brood in the near future are slim.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said in a serious way, ¡°Mr. Fei, please don¡¯t set up any flags, okay?¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°Anyway, don¡¯t worry about it and enjoy it, okay?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Fei Cheng continued the kiss just now, and Nan HuaiLin, who was convinced, relaxed and began to respond passionately.


    After kissing for a long time, both of them were ready to go, Fei Cheng said in a hoarse voice, ¡°Baby, let¡¯s try something new today, right?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin reddened the tips of her ears and asked weakly, ¡°What?¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°Man-beast Play, you dare?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin¡¯s heart jumped, ¡°You mean, you turn into a dragon?¡±


    Fei Cheng gave a ¡°hmm¡±, ¡°Isn¡¯t it exciting to think about?¡±


    Exciting, yes, but¡­ Nan HuaiLin hesitated, ¡°It¡¯s too big, isn¡¯t it? I¡¯m afraid it will hurt¡­¡±


    Fei Cheng coaxed him, ¡°Let¡¯s try, but if it can¡¯t get in, forget it.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin struggled for a while, but finally nodded gently.


    The result of the ¡°try¡± was that Nan HuaiLin didn¡¯t say a word to Fei Cheng all day the next day, and no amount of coaxing worked.


    Another three months passed in the blink of an eye.


    Fei Cheng had incubated the eggs for four months, and both Dragon Six and Dragon Seven had already undergone significant changes.


    ¡°Look,¡± Fei Cheng said, pointing to the dragon egg that had just come out of his belly, ¡°hasn¡¯t the shell become a little transparent?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin then stared at Dragon Six, the egg shell was indeed much brighter than at the beginning, and he could faintly see the inside of the egg, he was suddenly excited, ¡°Dragon Six seemed to have moved just now!¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t see it clearly.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin suddenly sighed again and looked at Dragon Five next to Dragon Six and said worriedly, ¡°But why is Dragon Five still not changing at all? Will it¡­¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Fei Cheng interrupted him gently, ¡°it will come out, just a little later, don¡¯t think about it.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled reluctantly.


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°There¡¯s one more week before the Chinese New Year. My brother said he would come to spend it with us, let him see Dragon Five again then.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin nodded and suddenly remembered Lancelot, ¡°I haven¡¯t heard from Little Lan for a long time, I don¡¯t know if he¡¯s still in Beijing. How is he doing lately?¡±


    Fei Cheng smiled and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about him, Little Lan is very strong, he will be doing well.¡±


    On New Year¡¯s Eve, Fei Zheng came to the undersea city, bringing Ruan Xin with him.


    Ruan Xin¡¯s appearance was so unexpected, but Fei Cheng just froze and smiled and shouted, ¡°Sister-in-law!¡±


    Ruan Xin smiled, didn¡¯t say yes, but didn¡¯t retort either.


    Nan HuaiLin then knew that Fei Zheng and Ruan Xin were finally together.


    Although this was the result he was happy to see, when he thought of Little Lan, there was a hint of sadness in his heart.


    Without even taking a sip of water, Fei Cheng took Fei Zheng to see Dragon Five, and the answer Fei Zheng gave was, ¡°He¡¯s fine, just wait a little longer.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was a little relieved, but he couldn¡¯t really feel at ease until Dragon Five broke its shell.


    After New Year¡¯s Eve dinner, Ruan Xin asked Nan HuaiLin to take him out for a walk.


    Their home was right next to the ¡°city walls,¡± and Nan HuaiLin took Ruan Xin down the ¡°coastal road¡± to see the colorful underwater world.


    ¡°It¡¯s so beautiful,¡± Ruan Xin exclaimed, ¡°like a giant oceanarium.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin says, ¡°I walk the kids along this road every day and have taken tens of thousands of pictures.¡±


    Ruan Xin said, ¡°The babies are so cute, and you and Fei Cheng are doing a great job raising them.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled, ¡°How are you? You seem to have lost a lot of weight than before.¡±


    Ruan Xin said, ¡°I had an illness a while ago, but I¡¯ve recovered now.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin was astonished, ¡°Is it serious?¡±


    Ruan Xin said gently, ¡°I got over it, so I feel fine.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin politely didn¡¯t ask more questions, but he could probably catch some clues from his memories. Ruan Xin¡¯s illness must have started last April and lasted for a long time, otherwise he wouldn¡¯t be so thin until now. However, it was this serious illness that catalyzed the relationship between Ruan Xin and Fei Zheng, who had previously lost a lover to illness and must have had a painful choice to make when the same situation arose again.


    ¡°What¡¯s on your mind?¡± Ruan Xin asked.


    ¡°Nothing.¡± Nan HuaiLin looked back and smiled at him.


    The undersea city was round, and the two of them walked around the ¡°coastal road¡± in a huge circle and came back to the original point.


    Ruan Xin was tired, lying back home on the sofa, unable to get up, so Fei Zheng silently carried him back to the bedroom.


    Nan HuaiLin bent down to pick up the Dragon Four who wanted a hug and asked Fei Cheng, ¡°What did you talk to your brother about?¡±


    Fei Cheng directed his sons to the room like little ducks and said with a smile, ¡°My brother said he¡¯s getting married to Ruan Xin and the wedding is scheduled for May so that we can both attend the wedding.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin smiled and said, ¡°That¡¯s really great.¡±


    Fei Cheng let out a long breath, ¡°Wife, why do I have a feeling of old age and relief? It¡¯s like¡­ You know the feeling of a son who¡¯s having trouble getting married suddenly getting married to his wife?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin laughed, ¡°If your brother hears you, he will beat you up.¡±


    When the boys were put into their cribs, Dragon One and Dragon Two all slept well, but Dragon Three and Dragon Four still had to be coaxed, and the two of them hugged and patted each other gently.


    Fei Cheng lowered his voice and said, ¡°By the way, my brother has finally named the boys.¡± With that, he took out a piece of paper from his pocket with his free hand, unfolded it and handed it to Nan HuaiLin, ¡°See if you are satisfied.¡±


    On the paper was a string of names written in strong penmanship.


    Dragon One- Fei Qi


    Dragon Two- Fei Xun


    Dragon Three- Fei Lun


    Dragon Four ¨C Fei An


    Dragon Five ¨C Fei Xi


    Nan HuaiLin smiles and says, ¡°I like every one of them.¡±


    Fei Cheng said, ¡°And Fei Xi can be used by both boys and girls.¡±


    Nan HuaiLin gently kissed Dragon Four, ¡°Son, you finally have a proper name, are you happy?¡±


    Dragon Four hummed, Nan HuaiLin and Fei Cheng looked at each other and smiled, concentrating on putting their son to sleep.


    On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Fei Zheng and Fei Cheng took Ruan Xin and Nan HuaiLin and went to the Dragon Market to pay respect to their parents.


    After staying another day, Fei Zheng and Ruan Xin left Underwater City on the third day of the Lunar New Year, they had too much work to do.


    On the same night they left, Dragon Five, who had been in the dragon egg for almost a year, broke out of its shell without warning.


    When Nan HuaiLin went back to his bedroom after putting his sons to bed, he vaguely heard a sound in the room that Fei Cheng had dedicated to hatching the eggs.


    He hurried over, opened the door, and froze in his tracks.


    On the floor of the room, a small dragon the size of a sparrow was walking slowly with an egg shell on its head. Upon seeing Nan HuaiLin, it chirped and flapped its wings as it ran toward him, but when it reached him, it failed to brake and hit Nan HuaiLin¡¯s neck.


    Nan HuaiLin witnessed all this, but he stood still and didn¡¯t dare to move. He shouted in a trembling voice, ¡°Fei Cheng! Come quickly!¡±


    Fei Cheng heard the sound and hurriedly came out from the bedroom, ¡°What¡¯s wrong, wife?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin pointed at the little dragon, who couldn¡¯t get up after falling into a fart squat on the floor, and said, ¡°Look, look.¡±


    ¡°Oh my goodness!¡± Fei Cheng quickly ran over, squatted down to the ground, carefully gathered the little dragon who was struggling to get up into his hands, held it up to Nan HuaiLin and showed it to him, and said excitedly, ¡°Wife, our little five¡­! Finally, finally he¡¯s out!¡±


    Nan HuaiLin stared at the little dragon in Fei Cheng¡¯s palm, his eyes full of surprise and disbelief, as well as tears that he was holding back.


    ¡°But,¡± Fei Cheng also stared at the little dragon, ¡°why are its wings red? Is it a genetic mutation?¡±


    Nan HuaiLin said nervously, ¡°And it doesn¡¯t have dragon horns.¡±


    Only then did Fei Cheng notice that the little dragon cowering in his palm really didn¡¯t have horns on the top of its head, and he was instantly ecstatic, ¡°Because it¡¯s a little dragon girl! Little dragon girls don¡¯t have horns!¡±


    The little dragon girl, who had just broken her shell, had a pair of red wings, no horns on her head, and was weak, helpless and pitiful, was frightened by her father¡¯s voice and cried. Her tears fell on Fei Cheng¡¯s palm, condensing into beads, but not transparent, but with a little bit of red.


    Nan HuaiLin followed and cried and laughed.


    At this moment, the two fathers were immersed in the great emotion and surprise of finally breaking the shell of Dragon Five and being blessed with a dragon girl, no one had the heart to think about what made this belated arrival of the little dragon girl so special.


    Perhaps, they wouldn¡¯t think about this issue.


    Or perhaps, they would seriously think about it but couldn¡¯t get the answer.


    In this world, many things didn¡¯t have answers, and one could only wait for the day when the answer itself emerges.


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    {Note] The names of the little dragons come from the comments of @Bambu in chapter 53.

 CH 79

    S01 Ruan Xin


    Ruan Xin was a senior student of the directing department of Beijing Film Academy. In his sophomore year, he won the directing award of a film festival in China with a short film, and after graduating in his senior year, he refused the olive branches from major film companies and joined Ming Xi Media unexpectedly. He became an assistant to the president.


    This incident had been one of the top ten unsolved mysteries in Ruan Xin¡¯s circle of friends, who suspected that he had either been kicked in the head by a donkey or had been soul-searching, and whenever his friends asked him why he had made such an unbelievable choice, Ruan Xin never answered positively.


    ¡°Because I¡¯m in love with a man, I have to do everything possible to get close to him, to attract him, to make him fall in love with me.¡± ¡ªRuan Xin couldn¡¯t say such words, it was too humiliating.


    The man¡¯s name, Fei Zheng.


    There was nothing special about his encounter with Fei Zheng.


    Fei Zheng was walking his dog in the park and lost it, which was picked up by Ruan Xin, who was running at night.


    It was an ordinary summer night, the street light in the park enveloped them, and when they looked at each other, Ruan Xin clearly saw the shock in the other¡¯s eyes.


    Ruan Xin thought: Why is this person staring at me so intently?


    Then Ruan Xin also stared back as if he wasn¡¯t willing to give up, and thought: This man is really handsome, the kind of handsome that hits you in the heart¡­ But I think I¡¯ve seen this look before, it looks familiar¡­ Why are his eyes so¡­ filled with heartache?


    Ruan Xin¡¯s heart inexplicably tingled.


    He subconsciously raised his hand to cover his heart, and the man across from him finally spoke his first words, ¡°Are you¡­ Are you okay?¡±


    The tone of his voice was cold, but his voice sounded good, as if he had heard it before¡­  Ruan Xin thought he must be crazy.


    Ruan Xin shook his head, ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡±


    The man then stopped talking and continued to look at him steadily.


    Ruan Xin was uncomfortable by his gaze, ¡°Sir, it¡¯s not polite to stare at someone like that.¡±


    The man said, ¡°My name is Fei Zheng.¡±


    And that was how he got his name.


    Ruan Xin froze for two seconds then said, ¡°Oh.¡±


    Fei Zheng stared at him, ¡°What¡¯s your name?¡±


    A stranger he just met less than two minutes ago asked his name, knowing that he shouldn¡¯t answer, but Ruan Xin opened his mouth, ¡°Ruan Xin.¡±


    Ruan Xin clearly saw the obvious disappointment in the eyes of the strange man named Fei Zheng when he heard his name, as well as many feelings that he couldn¡¯t distinguish.


    The stinging feeling came back abruptly.


    Ruan Xin covered his heart, not knowing why he was like this.


    Fei Zheng dropped a cold ¡°thank you¡± and turned to leave.


    Ruan Xin looked at the fading back, his heart continued the stabbing pain, and he finally couldn¡¯t support himself, he bent down and squatted to the ground.


    It was such a short encounter that changed Ruan Xin¡¯s life completely.


    After that day, he could no longer erase this man named Fei Zheng from his mind, as if he was possessed.


    His friend said, this was called love at first sight.


    Really¡­ Is that so?


    Two days later, Ruan Xin saw Fei Zheng again under the same streetlight.


    He didn¡¯t know whether to ignore it, or stop to say hello.


    However, he didn¡¯t wait to think about it, but his legs stopped subconsciously.


    Ruan Xin was embarrassed for two seconds and searched for something to say, ¡°What a coincidence, are you walking your dog again?¡±


    The fierce-looking American bull was crouching at Fei Zheng¡¯s feet, staring at him with a glaring gaze.


    Fei Zheng said, ¡°I¡¯m waiting for you.¡±


    Ruan Xin was surprised, ¡°Waiting¡­ waiting for me?¡±


    Fei Zheng handed over a business card.


    Ruan Xin reached out to take it and looked at it in the light of the street lamp.


    Ming Xi Media, President, Fei Zheng.


    Of course Ruan Xin knew Ming Xi Media, the leading company in the industry.


    This was the president of Ming Xi Media, and he really had the air of a domineering president.


    Fei Zheng said, ¡°I want to hire you as my assistant, will you accept?¡±


    Ruan Xin, ¡°¡­¡±


    At that time, Ruan Xin had just graduated from college and was considering which one to choose when several film and television companies offered to sign him.


    When he heard himself say the word ¡°I do¡±, Ruan Xin was stunned.


    Crazy, crazy, crazy! I must be crazy!


    Fei Zheng seemed to smile a little and said, ¡°See you tomorrow.¡±


    Then, without giving Ruan Xin a chance to reply, he took the dog and walked away.


    Ruan Xin, ¡°¡­¡±


    What the hell is going on here?


    Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?


    I must have been under some kind of evil spell!


    But the next morning, Ruan Xin walked into the office building of Ming Xi Media.


    Then, he never left, and stayed for five years.


    He fell in love with Fei Zheng so much that he didn¡¯t want to go anywhere but to Fei Zheng¡¯s side.


    But Fei Zheng didn¡¯t love him.


    Fei Zheng¡¯s heart was probably made of thousand-year-old ice; it was cold, hard, not warm at all, and wouldn¡¯t melt.


    Ruan Xin had thought about giving up countless times, but he couldn¡¯t let go, remaining in the pain and unhappiness of never getting a response to love.


    Until he was diagnosed with a rare heart condition.


    Doctors said that without a heart transplant, he wouldn¡¯t live to be twenty-eight years old.


    But the chances of meeting a successful heart match were so slim that it was tantamount to a miracle.


    It¡¯s time to give up, Ruan Xin thought.


    A man who was dying was still hoping for love.


    On the night of Ming Xi¡¯s 10th anniversary party, Ruan Xin sent Fei Zheng to Yanxi Villa and then sent him home again.


    Fei Zheng drank wine and leaned back in his seat to rest his eyes.


    Ruan Xin drove the car very slowly, and by the time he reached Fei Zheng¡¯s home, it was almost midnight.


    As soon as the car stopped, Fei Zheng woke up.


    He raised his hand and rubbed his brow, ¡°It¡¯s been a long time.¡±


    Ruan Xin was silent for a moment and looked at Fei Zheng with his head, ¡°Mr. Fei, I want to ask you a question.¡±


    Fei Zheng¡¯s tone was tired and cold, ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Five years ago,¡± Ruan Xin paused, ¡°why did you ask me to be your assistant?¡±


    Fei Zheng stiffened at his words, and didn¡¯t answer after a long time.


    When Ruan Xin thought he couldn¡¯t wait for an answer, Fei Zheng finally spoke, ¡°Because, you look like someone.¡±


    ¡°¡­Like who?¡± Ruan Xin fell into the ice cellar, he clenched his fist, his nails stabbed the palm of his hand painfully.


    ¡°Xu Maki,¡± Fei Zheng said calmly, ¡°the man I once loved.¡±


    ¡°Is he¡­ Is he still alive?¡± Ruan Xin asked with difficulty.


    ¡°He died,¡± Fei Zheng¡¯s voice was still without a ripple, ¡°a long time ago.¡±


    A knife was inserted into his heart, stirring back and forth, and Ruan Xin was in so much pain that he couldn¡¯t breathe, but his face was smiling.


    He was just a substitute for Fei Zheng, no different from the potted plants in the office, having just an ornamental purpose.


    What a dog¡¯s blood.


    ¡°You should¡¯ve told me earlier, then I could¡¯ve given up earlier and not wasted so much time on you.¡± Ruan Xin smiled and said, ¡°But it¡¯s not too late to know now, I can still start over. Mr. Fei, I¡¯m really sorry that my selfishness has caused you trouble.¡±


    Fei Zheng looked at him quietly, with an ambiguous expression.


    Ruan Xin tilted his head to meet his eyes and said with a smile, ¡°But I still want to ask you a very old-fashioned question, in these years, have you ever had a heart for me? Even for a minute or a second?¡±


    Fei Zheng didn¡¯t answer.


    ¡°I get it.¡± Ruan Xin smiled and said, ¡°Mr. Fei, I¡¯d like to take a day off tomorrow for some personal business.¡±


    Fei Zheng said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Ruan Xin didn¡¯t say goodbye, just pushed the door and got out of the car, and walked away.


    He didn¡¯t cry, not a single tear, but his heart hurt so much that it seemed to be dying.


    Just out of the neighborhood gate, he suddenly blacked out and lost consciousness covering his heart in severe pain.


    When he woke up, he was in the hospital.


    The doctor said that his condition was deteriorating rapidly and he was afraid that he would not live beyond this year.


    Hearing this news, Ruan Xin was not only not sad, but even a little happy.


    It seemed that death wasn¡¯t as terrible as he thought.


    Ruan Xin rested for only one day and went back to work.


    He wouldn¡¯t leave Ming Xi before his body couldn¡¯t support him completely. He no longer wanted love, he just wanted to stay by Fei Zheng¡¯s side as much as possible at the end of his life, to be able to hear him, see him and be satisfied.


    When people love to the extreme, they could be really humble to the point of inconceivability.


    But Ruan Xin didn¡¯t expect that his body would fail that fast.


    After only three months, he already felt exhausted, but he still had to pretend to be normal in front of Fei Zheng.


    That night, Ruan Xin went to Fei Zheng¡¯s home for work. He felt sick halfway through the conversation, and he forced himself to finish his sentence and left immediately.


    Just entering the elevator, he slid against the elevator wall and sat down on the floor, his heart was tearing like pain, he gritted his teeth and reached for a small square box from his pocket, which contained his medicine.


    But he didn¡¯t last long enough to take the medicine before he passed out in the excruciating pain that ripped through his heart.


    The second before he lost consciousness, all he could think of was: Don¡¯t let Fei Zheng find out, don¡¯t let¡­


    When he woke up, the person at his bedside wasn¡¯t Fei Zheng, but a strange and beautiful woman.


    The woman smiled and said, ¡°Do you remember me? You¡¯ve seen me before, at Villa Yanxi.¡±


    Ruan Xin searched his memory and remembered, ¡°Ah, hello, how did you¡­¡±


    ¡°My name¡¯s Lancelot, you can just call me Lan.¡± Lancelot¡¯s voice was between male and female, very nice, ¡°I was going to see brother Zheng to say goodbye, but I found you fainted in the elevator, so I brought you to the hospital.¡±


    Ruan Xin was suddenly nervous, ¡°You didn¡¯t tell him, did you?¡±


    Lancelot said, ¡°I called brother Zheng, he should be here soon.¡±


    As he was speaking, the door of the ward was violently pushed open, and Fei Zheng entered with big strides, his face horribly gloomy.


    Lancelot spontaneously moved out of the way, Fei Zheng stood by the hospital bed, staring at Ruan Xin¡¯s pale face, and asked in a deep voice, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Ruan Xin said weakly, ¡°It has nothing to do with you.¡±


    Fei Zheng shouted, ¡°I asked you what disease you have!¡±


    All the pretense and strength collapsed the moment he heard this angry shout. Tears came out of his eyes, so Ruan Xin closed them tightly, gritting his teeth to keep himself from crying out.


    Fei Zheng turned his head and went out.


    Lancelot returned to the bedside and took out a tissue to wipe Ruan Xin¡¯s tears.


    Ruan Xin quickly returned to his normal self.


    He smiled and said to Lancelot, ¡°Please call the doctor for me, I want to leave the hospital.¡±


    Without waiting for Lancelot to speak, Fei Zheng turned back.


    Without saying a word, he picked up Ruan Xin and walked out.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡± Ruan Xin shouted weakly, ¡°Put me down!¡±


    ¡°Transfer to another hospital.¡± Fei Zheng replied.


    ¡°It¡¯s useless to transfer to another hospital,¡± Ruan Xin said, ¡°I can¡¯t be cured.¡±


    Fei Zheng suddenly stopped and looked down at Ruan Xin, ¡°Do you still love me?¡±


    Ruan Xin opened his mouth, but no words came out.


    Fei Zheng waited for a moment and then said, ¡°When you get well, we¡¯ll be together.¡±


    Ruan Xin looked at him in shock, ¡°¡­I don¡¯t need you to pity me.¡±


    Fei Zheng said, ¡°You know, I¡¯m not a compassionate person. I won¡¯t be with you because I pity you.¡±


    Ruan Xin was stunned, ¡°What do you¡­  What do you mean?¡±


    Fei Zheng gave the strongest answer with his action, he lowered his head and kissed Ruan Xin¡¯s lips.


    Ruan Xin, who had already given up on treatment, was admitted to the best cardiovascular hospital in Beijing for the best treatment under Fei Zheng¡¯s arrangement.


    His desire to live was stronger than at any other moment, he wanted to live and then be with the one he loved most. However, the available treatments could only slightly prolong his life, and without a suitable heart for transplantation, he would still die in the near future.


    Fei Zheng searched hospitals all over China, but found nothing.


    When he was desperate, a hospital called and said they had a brain dead patient with a heart that was a perfect match for Ruan Xin, and that the patient¡¯s family was willing to donate the heart.


    Fei Zheng immediately asked the doctors to prepare for the heart transplant.


    On the day of the surgery, before entering the operating room, Ruan Xin grabbed Fei Zheng¡¯s hand and asked, ¡°What you said¡­ You can¡¯t go back on your word.¡±


    Fei Zheng smiled gently in a rare way, ¡°No regrets, I¡¯ll wait for you.¡±


    S02 Fei Zheng


    When the person you love dies, how long can love survive without one of the parties holding it together?


    Fei Zheng didn¡¯t know.


    He only knew that after Xu Maki left, his world was turned upside down. He became a completely different person, cold, gloomy, reticent, completely lost the temperature of life. Fei Cheng said he missed the warm, crying and laughing brother he used to have.


    However, that Fei Zheng had been buried together with Xu Maki and could never be recovered. The remaining Fei Zheng could only live in this self-mutilating way, like two completely different parts of an individual, part of which was stripped away and part of which was left behind.


    When he met Ruan Xin, Xu Maki had been gone for nearly two hundred years. Fei Zheng couldn¡¯t recall Xu Maki¡¯s appearance for a long time, but at the moment he met Ruan Xin, it suddenly became clear again, and those memories that had been blurred for a long time also came up sporadically.


    But the heart that was dead, because of that identical face, stirred up again. The love that was once engraved in his bones finally faded away in the long time to see the end.


    But why did he still keep that boy around?


    Fei Zheng occasionally didn¡¯t understand himself.


    Perhaps he just wanted to remember those distant past through that face. But what he didn¡¯t expect was that his life, which he thought would be bleak to death, would come alive again because of this boy named Ruan Xin, who was like a light, enveloping him and warming him little by little.


    However, he hurt him.


    That day was Ruan Xin¡¯s birthday.


    After work, Ruan Xin came to invite him, ¡°Mr. Fei, it¡¯s my birthday today, would you be so kind as to join us for a meal?¡±


    Fei Zheng agreed.


    After drinking two bottles of sake, Ruan Xin was so drunk that he couldn¡¯t walk steadily.


    Ruan Xin leaned on his shoulder and slept all the way to his destination, but still showed no signs of waking up.


    Fei Zheng told the driver to leave after work and didn¡¯t wake Ruan Xin, so he just stayed quietly.


    After an unknown period of time, Ruan Xin suddenly spoke, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you wake me up?¡±


    Fei Zheng was stunned and said indifferently, ¡°I want you to sleep a little longer. Since you are awake, go home.¡±


    Ruan Xin sat up straight, and after a moment of silence, he called out in a low voice, ¡°Fei Zheng.¡±


    This was the first time he had ever called him by his first name.


    Fei Zheng was slightly surprised to look over, Ruan Xin¡¯s eyes brightly met his and said, word by word, ¡°I like you.¡±


    Fei Zheng felt his heart beat for the first time in a long time.


    But he didn¡¯t like it, or rather, he was a little afraid.


    If you didn¡¯t have it, you wouldn¡¯t be afraid of losing it. The same despair, he didn¡¯t want to experience again.


    Fei Zheng said expressionlessly, ¡°I¡¯m afraid I¡¯m going to let you down.¡±


    The light in Ruan Xin¡¯s eyes instantly darkened.


    Fei Zheng stopped looking at him and said faintly, ¡°If you want to resign, I can accept it.¡±


    Ruan Xin didn¡¯t say anything, but silently got out of the car, walked a bit and then turned back, knocking on Fei Zheng¡¯s side of the car window.


    Fei Zheng put the window down.


    Ruan Xin looked at him, ¡°Can I¡­ Can I give you a kiss?¡±


    Fei Zheng was stunned for a moment and was just about to answer when Ruan Xin came down and gently kissed him on the lips for a brief two seconds and then left.


    Ruan Xin smiled and said, ¡°Just think of me as a drunken fool.¡±


    He turned around and walked away.


    Fei Zheng raised his hand to the lips he had just kissed, and his heart was beating strongly in his chest, making a thump, thump sound.


    Ruan Xin didn¡¯t resign.


    He continued to work earnestly, as if that night¡¯s confession and that sloppy kiss didn¡¯t happen.


    Fei Zheng felt really despicable.


    He was afraid to respond to Ruan Xin¡¯s feelings because he was afraid of losing them again, but he was also happy that Ruan Xin chose to stay.


    However, when the cruel fate really came again, he was suddenly not afraid of anything.


    That day, in the doctor¡¯s office, he was told that Ruan Xin had a serious heart condition and that if he didn¡¯t get a heart transplant in time, Ruan Xin wouldn¡¯t live more than three months.


    Fei Zheng calmly said, ¡°I understand,¡± got up and left, going back to the hospital room.


    He thought, Maybe this is his destiny.


    Instead of shamefully hiding, he should fight back, even if he still ended up in defeat, will suffer, will despair, but at least wouldn¡¯t regret.


    As Alfred D¡¯Souza said: Happiness is a journey, not an end, so love as if you had never been hurt, and live as if it were the end of the world, so that you can die without regret.


    S03 Lancelot


    Although Dragon Five has finally broken its shell, Dragon Six and Dragon Seven had to be incubated for about two more months, so the day after the joy of getting a dragon girl, Fei Cheng had to turn into a dragon as usual, swallowed the two dragon eggs into his stomach and work diligently to incubate the eggs.


    Nan HuaiLin was worried that they might hurt her, so he had to hold her all the time, while she was frightened by her brothers¡¯ enthusiasm, hiding in Nan HuaiLin¡¯s arms and shivering.


    After lunch, the four little ones were napping, Nan HuaiLin finally relaxed, free to look at the phone, and then surprised to see an email from Lancelot. He held Dragon Five in one hand, clicking on the email with the other and began to read.


    Little Nan,


    First of all, Happy New Year! And let me say sorry for not contacting you for so long, because I just came back from Antarctica.


    I left Beijing in July. A week before I left Beijing, Lowden came to see me. Fei Cheng must have told him I was in Beijing, right?


    I told him to keep his mouth shut.


    But I was really happy to see Lowden again. He was still so handsome, gentlemanly and charming that I almost fell for him.


    In the beginning, the only reason why I would be with Lowden was to use him to forget about Cheng¡¯s brother.


    Obviously, I failed.


    Human nature is cheap, the more you can¡¯t get it, the heavier the obsession.


    When I was born, I was discarded by my parents as a monster, and later, when I grew up, I was bullied by my fellow clansmen, and it was Brother Zheng who saved me and raised me. So my love for brother Zheng isn¡¯t just love.


    He¡¯s the most special being in this world, so how can I forget him so easily? However, when I saw Ruan Xin, I really decided to give up, although I still deeply love brother Zheng. No matter how much I struggled, I couldn¡¯t defeat the power of destiny, and in front of the strange fate, no one is insignificant.


    So when Lowden found me again after so many years and said he still loved me and was willing to wait for me, I was really touched.


    No one knows better than me how painful it is to wait for an impossible love. He was really stupid, as stupid as I was.


    Many people say that being moved isn¡¯t love. But if you aren¡¯t even touched, how can you talk about love?


    I didn¡¯t give Lowden a hasty answer, I told him to give me a little more time. Because I need time to clean up my heart, I can¡¯t let him live in a messy heart, it¡¯s disrespectful to him.


    Travel is the best way to do that.


    I decided to go to Antarctica. It should be easier to get cleansed in that kind of ice and snow, right?


    Before departing, I went to see my brother Zheng to say goodbye.


    I didn¡¯t expect to see an unconscious Ruan Xin in the elevator. I took him to the hospital and notified Brother Zheng. When he came over, I could tell right away that he really loved Ruan Xin, not as a substitute for Xu Maki.


    I was happy for him, really. Am I very realistic? Hahaha.


    I left at the end of July. Swam from the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean, and from the Indian Ocean to the Arctic Ocean.


    By the way, when I passed through the Strait of Magellan, I went back to the island called Sugarloaf Rock to see if the big fiery red bird still lived there.


    Unfortunately, the island was gone, probably drifted elsewhere or sunk into the sea.


    It was December when I arrived in Antarctica. There are only two seasons in Antarctica, one is the warm season and the other is the cold season.


    I caught the warm season, what a pity, I still want to experience the extreme deep cold.


    I stayed in Antarctica for more than a month.


    I met a humpback whale. My God, it is really big, but especially gentle! I made friends with it, often looking for it to swim together. I also saved a human, he came to Antarctica to explore, accidentally fell from the glacier, and his head was bleeding, but he fortunately met me, otherwise he would¡¯ve died.


    By the way, there was a particularly strange thing. An emperor penguin probably has lost his mind and insisted to mate with me, but fortunately I escaped wisely to save my innocence, hahaha!


    Right now, I¡¯m sitting in a cafe in Ushuaia, borrowing a laptop from someone to write this email to you. It¡¯s a very beautiful city and you should definitely come and see it sometime.


    I¡¯ve booked a flight to the US tomorrow to see Lowden. I think I¡¯m ready to start a whole new life. It¡¯s not too late, is it? After all, I¡¯m still young and beautiful.


    Nan, you and Fei Cheng are really the best love I¡¯ve ever seen. You love him deeply and he loves you deeply and you would do anything for each other. I hope that someday in the future, I will also have a love as beautiful and carnal as yours.


    Please bless me hard, hahaha!


    The moon is really beautiful tonight, I¡¯m going out to bask in it for a while. I¡¯m going to go to the Underwater City to play with you.


    Love, your little Lan


    February 15, 2019


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