chapter 20

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Mad devil attentively staring at his wife

The warm breeze swept across the beautiful landscape of a mountainous forest captured by the camera, blowing away the clouds on the horizon, as the afternoon sun gradually lost its shade.

Ruan Song was the last person to leave the cabin.
Outside, everyone held bottled or canned sunscreen, each busying themselves, not leaving out any exposed corner of their body.

The bullet screen was crazily discussing the brands that the celebrities were using, mutually exchanging skincare advice.

As soon as Ren Qinming saw Ruan Song appear, the first thing he did was to hand over the cap he was already wearing on his head, then seriously gripped the other’s arm to apply sunscreen: “The sun suddenly grew brighter, after awhile, it’ll be easy to get sunburnt.”

Ruan Song had never applied anything on himself, it had always been Ren Qinming’s line of business.
——Regarding showing off one’s beauty, this person had surpassed him several times before the other debuted and became a star.

Ruan Song raised his head to gaze at the bright sun, and nearly felt as if he couldn’t open his eyes wide.
He could only comply with the other’s wishes, and apply it onto his arms, neck, and face.
After applying it onto his neck and face, he even applied it onto his ankles exposed outside the cuff of his pants.

The two of them, one with his hand held out, while the other tacitly applying the cream, created a perfect collaboration, and with one glance, it was clear that they had gone through the ‘numerous vicissitudes of life’.

[Looks like my ge usually worries about teacher Ruan a lot, doge]
[Let me just say, Ren Qinming looks both happy yet distressed while applying sunscreen.
A tiny bottle from that brand is so expensive, he didn’t even apply that much on himself, bares teeth.jpg]
[He nearly emptied the entire bottle onto teacher Ruan’s body, he’s so scared of teacher Ruan getting sunburnt, starry eyes.jpg]
[Wan Qingyue didi is so pitiful, he can only stand sourly on the sides, wipes tears.jpg]
[Actually, didi is really very good.
He just went to the room to find them, but saw Ren Qinming and Ruan Song lying on the bed, but not only did he not say anything, he even helped take Qin Sijia away so as not to disrupt their two-person world]
[That’s right, didi is not bad, he’s easy to get along with]

Qin Sijia didn’t know why Wang Qingyue suddenly lowered his voice to speak before, but the bullet screen had an omniscient point of view, and knew why.

Is there anything more lovable than a little unlucky egg who knew when to advance and retreat? Nope.

…

There were three roads that led from the cabin that was halfway up the mountain, to the top of the mountain.

According to the program team, the difficulty of the three routes were similar, and they could just casually draw lots.

It was just that 7 people had to be divided into three groups, which was bound to involve how to allocate the extra, Wan Qingyue.

It was unknown whether Wan Qingyue had endured a lot of attacks while interacting with everyone today, or if it was because he gained some kind of understanding after seeing the pair laying on the bed, but Wan Qingyue suddenly didn’t take the initiative to group up with Ren Qinming, and also said he wanted to draw lots.

He used a pen to mark the very tip of the center-most stick: “I’ll go with whoever picks this lot.”

Everyone looked at each other in dismay.
Ren Qinming was the first to step back and turn to Ruan Song, giving the opportunity to pick lots to the other, so as to avoid arousing suspicion and express his innocence.

After deciding which three people were to pick lots, the wooden sticks in the bamboo tube were fervently mixed around.

Half a minute later, four guests simultaneously looked towards Wan Qingyue.
Wan Qingyue carried a backpack as he resigned himself to fate as he walked behind Ren Qinming and Ruan Song.

After a short, half a day, you could no longer see the excitement and happiness on the child’s face at all.

[Haaaa, he hit the mark even with a one in three chance, irrefutable evidence that he’s an unlucky egg]
[This old aunty really loves you.
Although seeing Ren Qinming and teacher Ruan showing their affection is very invigorating, it’s enough just watching them through the screen.
I wouldn’t be able to stand it if I had to be a high-watt light bulb1 following behind them so closely, kneel.jpg]
[So does that mean didi is going to back out of an awkward situation and give up? I feel like the moment teacher Ruan picked his lot, the child looked as if he lost all hope]
[Well, I still feel that our ge is in even more despair.
It was so difficult to get an opportunity to be alone with his wife, but it’s gone just like that, doge]
[Ah…… could it be that I’m the only one who thinks that teacher Ruan looks really good in his new outfit, he looks so handsome with a cap on ahhh]

Every single route on the mountain had man-made steps.
Ruan Song walked at the very front, Wan Qingyue was in the middle, and Ren Qinming very gentlemanly padded out the back.

Although Ruan Song didn’t bring specialized workout gear, to prevent from getting hot, he wore a pair of washed denim ripped jeans, and wore a plain T-shirt as before.

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Just that this T-shirt also had holes, one at the side of his waist, while the other at the shoulder of his sleeve that exposed the pale white color of his inner tank top.
He wore a pair of canvas shoes, and wore Ren Qinming’s white-colored jean cap on his head.
He looked as if he had just graduated college, and you couldn’t tell his age at all.

[Most of all, his body proportions are really good, wipes saliva.jpg]
[Right! Although teacher Ruan isn’t as tall as didi or our ge, having a 4-6 ratio2 is too mouth-watering.
His legs are long, and his entire person is a paragon of beauty.
Pitiful.jpg]
[Did anyone else’s first love DNA from their student years become activated? Wuwuwu, I used to like boys like this!!!]

Ren Qinming gazed at Ruan Song’s attire from behind Wan Qingyue, and also thought of what happened in high school in the past.

At that time, he had just transferred schools.
As someone who had transferred in the middle of the school year during freshman year, he didn’t understand anything, and just followed behind his parents and the grade director as he entered the campus.

Countless students passed by, and all took the initiative to greet the grade director then stared at his face and whispered in each other’s ears.

Only Ruan Song.

Because he thought the school uniform was too ugly and refused to wear it, if he was caught by the grade director, he would look completely unlike his usual appearance of a learning tyrant.

Even the first time Ren Qinming saw the other, he believed the other’s grades would definitely be very poor.
Or else how could the other receive scolding from the teachers, and even dare to twist words and force logic while talking back.

The grade director stared at a certain someone who was trying to fish in troubled waters from within the crowd and said, “Ruan Song! Where’s your school uniform!”

Ruan Song also looked as if this wasn’t the first time he got caught not wearing his school uniform, and was entirely unbothered halfway across the long hallway: “The school uniform you chose is too ugly! Isn’t it enough if I wear it during the flag raising ceremony! Why do I have to wear it all the time!”

The grade director fumed on the spot: “Hey, you little brat, no one has ever punished you, huh!”

Ruan Song didn’t respond at all this time, strode forward with his long legs as he turned around and ran.

That time, he had also been wearing a white T-shirt, ripped jeans, paired with a pair of black strappy sandals.
His thin body infiltrated into the crowd of students, and with the blink of an eye, he disappeared.

This was the first impression Ren Qinming had of Ruan Song.

Later, he often reminisced and would always feel that he fell in love at first sight with Ruan Song, and he had begun to like Ruan Song before the other had even properly seen him.

Since the three of them began climbing, Wan Qingyue felt his back burn.

[What kind of disaster is this? The pitiful didi is sandwiched between the two of them.
Might as well just have the two of them directly be all lovey dovey and be with each other, shakes head.jpg]
[Isn’t our ge staring too openly and brazenly, he’s itching to stare right through Wan Qingyue’s back to look at teacher Ruan……]
[The person above, you must be new here.
Also, you don’t know what you’re talking about, how could looking at your own wife be open and brazen.
Clearly it’s just and honorable, doge]
[It’s just a mad devil attentively staring at his wife.
You guys haven’t gotten used to it yet, question mark.jpg x3]

…

In a private club.

The producer of the project brought Gu Yuzhou and introduced him to a man who had been waiting for a long time in the private room: “Teacher Fang, this is Director Gu, the main investor of our serial homicide IP project.
Director Gu originally had already said he wasn’t going to come, but upon hearing that teacher Fang, you were also here, Director Gu immediately changed his mind, hahaha.
Looks like we chose the right screenwriter this time, it’s still the teacher’s name that functions well.”

Fang Wei wore a suit, and had regular facial features.
He had the temperament of a successful person all over his body.
He wore leather shoes, wore a famous watch on his wrist, and kept his hair in good order with hair gel, which was completely unlike the ‘screenwriter’ Gu Yuzhou had imagined in his head.

Most of all, unlike Ruan Song, he extended his hand with proper courtesy: “It’s an honor to meet you at last.
When Director Gu was still abroad, I have long heard of Director Gu’s famous work.
‘Blizzard Dawn’ is a film that I and all my friends really enjoy.
You were able to decide to invest and shoot that film from so many scripts at the film festival, and it could even be said that your vision was quite vicious, to be young is to be promising.”

As soon as the producer heard the flattery, he immediately followed: “Who said he isn’t.
Director Gu chose ‘Blizzard Dawn’ when he was 23 years old, and he’s still only 25 now.”

Gu Yuzhou heard this kind of banal flattery all the time, and could feel calluses growing on his ears.
He directly jumped to the topic of the discussion, and said: “Let’s cut to the chase.
I came today to hear the chief screenwriter’s thoughts about the beginning of the screenplay.”

Yesterday, he had finished listening to Assistant Li’s report, privately thought over it himself, simply told Assistant Li to erase Ruan Song’s name, and directly sent the outline of the beginning of the screenplay to Fang Wei.

Fang Wei was a well-known screenwriter, and the platform, and producers were more or less tolerant of his strange temper.
In actuality, he usually wasn’t so easy to invite.

He specially came to this banquet because of this beginning scene.
Once it was mentioned, he couldn’t conceal the admiration in his eyes, and he once again began to flatter the other: “Several of my old classmates and I started a draft the year it happened, and there were at least thirty or forty draft versions.
But none of them had a breakthrough point that was as amazing as the one you sent me.
When we saw it, we all felt ashamed of our inferiority.
As expected, the master is amongst the people.
I don’t know if it’s possible for you to introduce them to me, I’m just too curious as to who thought of this.”

Introduce you……

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The edge of Gu Yuzhou’s lips slightly hooked upwards: “If I understand correctly, teacher Fang also recognizes the person who thought of this opening.”

Fang Wei was even more interested: “You’re sure I know this person? How come I didn’t know that I knew someone who was this amazing, hahaha.”

Gu Yuzhou leaned against the back of the chair: “That’s right, I saw his resume, the both of you graduated from A university, you’ve learned from the same teacher.”

Just as before, Fang Wei didn’t perceive any abnormality and continued to discuss enthusiastically: “If he’s a fellow alumni then I’m really convinced.
A University’s drama writing has always been a hidden dragon, crouching tiger3, and we have never been worse than those who graduate from those professional universities.
Is it my senior or junior?”

Gu Yuzhou: “The both of you are in the same year.”

Fang Wei’s eyebrows suddenly jumped, and all of his prior excitement disappeared: “……What do you mean we were in the same year?”

Gu Yuzhou calmly stared at the other: “Just that you were in the same class in the same school.
You were in the same graduating class.”

…

In the live broadcast, the camera specially gave several closeup shots to the fiery halo of the sun on the horizon, and the entire bullet screen was blinded.

Since an hour ago, Ruan Song’s back had long been saturated in sweat, and each step up grew slower and slower.
If the path wasn’t so narrow that it was better for only one person to pass at a time, then Wan Qingyue behind him wouldn’t be able to stop himself from coming up to support Ruan Song.

“Do you usually not exercise?”

Wan Qingyue asked this completely out of kindness, and was just purely concerned.

But as long as one is in a refreshed state while the other is in a listless state between two people, then it is evident that the bitterness of the situation would instantly appear.

Ruan Song’s voice already became hoarse: “I can only rely on Ren Qinming for exercise.”

Wan Qingyue made an assumption, and followed up with: “Do you need Qinming ge to encourage you?”

“Encourage me……”

Ruan Song spoke halfway when he suddenly stopped his step and asked the other: “How old are you this year, are you an adult?”

Wan Qingyue simply didn’t know whether to laugh or cry: “Have you really never gone online to search my name before?”

Ruan Song supported himself against his knee, stood on the upper step with his head lowered as he shook his head.

Not to mention age, even now, it seems he doesn’t even know exactly what Wan Qingyue does.

“So are you of age?”

Wan Qingyue: “Of course I’m of age! I’m already 21!”

“You’re only 21.” Ruan Song looked up and down as he eyed the other’s youthful energy, then shook his head, “Then I won’t drive with you, let’s continue climbing.”

Wan Qingyue: “?”

Bullet screen was also [?]

So could it be……

[What he means is that his exercise is entirely reliant on that then, hahahahaha]
[Teacher Ruan is scared Mt.
Qiuming4 will appear, doge]
[Whispering, actually I’m the same.
My exercise capacity is entirely done with my boyfriend on the bed, heh.jpg]
[The sister above, hurry up and wear your pants, I don’t dare say more.
Don’t make the program team block the live broadcast, then I’ll really have nothing left to watch, lmao]

Children are most annoyed when they get treated as children.

Wan Qingyue felt that he was 21, and wasn’t young anymore.
Usually, no one would mention his age when discussing something, why is it that when it came to Ruan Song, the other seemed to be looking down on him.

“Do you want to drink water?” He suddenly heard his beloved’s deep and low voice from behind him.

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Wan Qingyue felt delighted and had just wanted to turn around to agree, when Ruan Song who stood at the very front had already replied: “No.”

Ren Qinming: “Do you want to eat anything? I brought bread and chocolate.”

“No appetite, I won’t eat.”

Ren Qinming: “I also brought a little fan, do you want to use it?”

“It’s tiring to raise it, I don’t want it.”

Immediately, Ren Qinming: “I’ll help you hold it.”

Ruan Song grew irritated on the spot: “How can you have so much to do while climbing a mountain.”

Ren Qinming didn’t feel anything upon hearing this, and the bullet screen also didn’t feel anything upon hearing this.
After all, Ruan Song would verbally attack Ren Qinming on the daily since participating on this show.

But Wan Qingyue wasn’t fine.

This was the first time he saw someone push away a person who was so concerned about them in such a way, and that person was even the person he liked, Ren Qinming.

The child heard that they were about to continue, and suddenly felt his hackles rise: “Song ge, do you like Qinming ge at all?”

Ruan Song was already tired while climbing the mountain, and both his body and mind were exhausted.

But now, Wan Qingyue still had to stir him up with such a vexing problem, and his anger grew like the burning sun high in the sky.
He clearly knew it wasn’t worthwhile to argue with a child, but he still couldn’t help but rebut: “What does it have to do with you whether I like him or not.”

Was it worthwhile for him to even report to someone?

Wan Qingyue was also a pretty good-tempered person ordinarily, but now, he was unexpectedly provoked into anger by Ruan Song’s careless attitude, and as if his feet were nailed to the ground, he stood on the steps: “If you don’t like him, then don’t use the name of dating to enjoy others treating you well in vain! You don’t understand what it means to love someone dearly, but there are plenty of people who will feel distressed!”

At that time, Ruan Song put his foot down and didn’t take a further step, and determinedly stood on the steps: “Then you should ask him who exactly is enjoying it more when he ‘treats me well in vain’.”

Upon seeing up to here, the bullet screen was already struck dumb.

[wok5, I just went to the bathroom, how come they suddenly started to fight, what did I miss!]
[Just, I didn’t go to the bathroom, but I also don’t understand why they started to fight……]
[Didi suddenly started to ask questions, and in a flash he made me feel dazed]
[Ah…… I feel like this didi also doesn’t have any ill intentions, he’s just a little too earnest.
He really is a little young, perhaps he doesn’t quite understand the situation between teacher Ruan and my ge]
[But I also wanted to say this earlier, isn’t Ruan Song a little too cold to Ren Qinming]
[The person above, don’t take the opportunity to seize the rhythm.
Teacher Ruan’s character isn’t the type of person who has ‘like’ in his mouth all day long.
Things regarding one’s partner, the person involved knows best through personal experience.
We also only know what is on the surface, and we can’t point fingers at teacher Ruan behind his back about how to best treat Ren Qinming.
Both he and didi aren’t wrong]
[That’s right, neither of them are wrong.
It’s just that their views on dating differ, which caused the conflict, ai]
[Could it be…… Am I the only one who feels that teacher Ruan is so different when arguing with didi? In fact, can’t it be explained that teacher Ruan cares about my ge?]
[Fuck, you’re right, if it were anyone else, then teacher Ruan definitely wouldn’t even bother with them!!!]
[??? I unexpectedly ship it?]

The bullet screen turned around, so it was impossible for Ren Qinming not to turn around.

Before, Ruan Song had no reaction at all towards Wan Qingyue, and it was false to say that he was not depressed at all.

But Ruan Song suddenly grew angry, and he felt there was simply not enough time to be happy, and he passed by Wan Qingyue, pushed Ruan Song to continue moving forward, then as his lips said one thing while his body said another, he said: “Why are you getting angry over this matter.
Can you still walk, do you want me to carry you?”

Ruan Song kicked the other’s calf with no politeness at all, and only replied with two words: “Fuck off.”

Actually, he had already begun to regret attacking Wan Qingyue just now, for no other reason than the fact that showing his anger meant ‘showing timidity’, which made it clear that he cared about the other.

But he had already shown his timidity, and he couldn’t take it back.

Ren Qinming was perfectly happy to continue sticking to Ruan Song’s body: “I won’t go away, I’ll carry you?”

“It’s not like I’m missing arms or legs! I don’t need you to carry me, are you going to leave or not?”

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“If we follow your pace to climb, by the time we reach the top of the mountain, whatever crayfish, grilled lamb, it’ll all be cold.
I won’t leave, I’ll carry you.”

Ruan Song raised his leg, and was about to kick Ren Qinming’s calf again, but his leg on the step below unexpectedly weakened, and Ruan Song nearly fell towards the railing.

Fortunately, Ren Qinming’s reflexes were quick, and he excitedly pulled the other into his arms.
Without waiting for Ruan Song to say anything, he bent his waist to place his arm under the hollow of Ruan Song’s knees, placed the backpack onto his back, while hugging the wife he had acquired through skill in front of him.

No matter how his wife struggled and kicked, he tightly hugged the other and didn’t let go.

The indulgent smile on the bullet screen’s face couldn’t be contained.

[What do you mean a small fight is to have harmonious feelings.
A big noisy quarrel is what a real husband and wife does, kisses.jpg]
[My mom asked me why I’m looking at my phone with such a dumb, sweet smile.
The cp I ship is really too too too too amazing, 15551]
[My ge’s attractiveness is off the charts.
He’s climbed for so long but not only has he not sweat, he can even princess carry his wife, just a lemon.jpg]
[This is the unmatched manner of open understanding in love.
Teacher Ruan and our ge really have a feeling that can’t be described between the two of them.
With just one look, one sentence, they can understand everything.
Covering my mouth with squinting eyes.jpg]

But amidst this, there are still quite a few people who are concerned.

[So worried, didi is emo……]
[I’m really itching to pass through the screen to straighten him out, love between adults is just like this.
Everyone says one thing with their mouths, but in actuality, you can tell they like each other in their eyes!]
[Ai, if didi dates later on, he’ll definitely be a good boyfriend, the kind who’s very earnest]

…

It was also unknown whether he had a ghost in his heart, but Gu Yuzhou didn’t tell Fang Wei who that person was when Fang Wei had already proposed: “……Is it Ruan Song?”

Gu Yuzhou purposely didn’t express that he was too familiar with Ruan Song: “It seems he was called that.
He didn’t sign his name on the plot outline that he sent, and he used his pen name when we met.”

“Then it’s him! He won’t use his actual name!”

The admiration that Fang Wei showcased just a second ago, immediately grew moody and his emotions became a bit out of control in the next second when he confirmed the other party was Ruan Song: “Director Gu, it’s not that I have a bias against this person, but I really spent six years with him from university to graduate studies, and can only say that one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature.
He has the stain of a previous criminal record, you definitely can’t let him participate in our project!”

Gu Yuzhou moved in such a roundabout way, all for that one sentence.
He calmly asked the other: “Then what was his previous criminal record?”

Fang Wei replied resolutely and decisively: “Plagiarism!”

…

A University’s Drama, Television, and Literature Major, in a classroom.

A gentle man with white sideburns stood below the PowerPoint lecturing, and the students below the podium earnestly raised their heads, using a gaze filled with respect and desire for knowledge to look at him.

The man lectured not too quickly, and not too slowly, and he carried a nice, amiable smile on his face.

He had just lectured until the bell to dismiss class rang, and his hand that had been resting against the screen of a cell phone on the podium lit up, clearly showing that Fang Wei had sent him a WeChat message.

[Fang Wei: Teacher, do you still have the original document of the graduation project that you guided me on that year? I can’t find it here.
If it’s convenient for you, can I trouble you to send me a copy.]

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TN: the beginning of a faceslap…

notes:

1.
A third wheel

2.
Ratio of one’s torso to one’s legs

3.
Hidden dragon, crouching tiger is an idiom to describe hidden talent

4.
This is derived from another meme, in which ‘Mt.
Qiuming’ is a fictional location in CN movie, Initial D, which was based off a JP animation.
The mountain in question has a lot of twists and turns which require great prowess with driving, and as stated previously, driving also refers to having sex, hence why this commenter posted this.

5.
wok is basically fuck/damn