After lunch, the two walked out of the restaurant. In order to keep a low profile, they put on their hats again. As for masks, it was too hot outside and wearing masks was really stuffy and uncomfortable. No one wanted to wear them.
This area is not a business district, there are not many people on the street, it is quite quiet. The two planned to walk around the neighborhood first and digest their food, so they did not rush to drive. They found a pedestrian street with fewer pedestrians and strolled slowly.
"Do you want to go to the movies?" Jiang Zhixia asked, tilting his head slightly.
Xia Zhiyi was not interested: "There are no good movies released recently."
"So is there anything you want to do?"
Xia Zhi thought about it and shook his head: "It seems not. What about you?"
Jiang Zhixia thought for a long time but couldn't think of anything particular he wanted to do.
The two walked forward in silence for a while, and suddenly laughed at the same time. They looked at each other, and their smiles were somewhat helpless.
Xia Zhi smiled bitterly and said, "There is probably no couple's date more boring than ours."
Jiang Zhixia was also quite frustrated: "Before going to bed last night, I searched the Internet to find out what couples usually do on a date."
Xia Zhi asked with interest: "What will they do?"
"Eating, watching movies, singing, shopping, and amusement parks."
"We've had dinner, the movie wasn't good, and I'm not interested in the other three." Xia Zhi evaluated them one by one and concluded, "Dating is not interesting at all."
Jiang Zhixia felt the same way. Just in front of him, he saw a dessert shop. He turned his head to look at his lover, whose nose was sweating from the heat, and pulled him to sit on a public rest chair by the roadside. There was a lush green tree above his head, which provided shade and coolness.
Jiang Zhixia reached out to wipe the sweat off his nose and said softly, "Sit here and wait for me for a while. I'll be back soon."
"Where are you going?" Xia Zhi asked curiously.
Jiang Zhixia smiled without saying anything, took out a mask from his pocket, put it on, and left quickly.
Xia Zhi followed his back with a puzzled look until she saw him enter a dessert shop. About five minutes later, Jiang Zhixia came out with an ice cream in his right hand. Xia Zhi looked at him with a helpless but sweet smile.
Jiang Zhixia walked back quickly and scooped some with the small silver spoon she had given him and fed it to his mouth: "Try it and see if it tastes good."
Xia Zhi actually didn’t like ice cream very much, but he still took a bite and nodded, commenting, “It’s delicious.” As he said that, he took the spoon, wanting him to have a taste too.
Jiang Zhixia shook her head and said, "You eat it, I don't want to eat it."
"Why?" Xia Zhi asked, "It tastes really good."
Jiang Zhixia reached out and gently wiped off the cream that remained on the corner of his mouth, and explained softly, "I'm losing weight. The next few scenes are all about being sick, so I can't be too healthy. The director wants me to lose another five pounds."
"No wonder you didn't eat much at noon. I thought the taste was not to your liking." Xia Zhi said as he looked at Jiang Zhixia's figure.
Because the camera will make people look wider, male stars also need to manage their body shape in order to look good on camera. Jiang Zhixia has always had the habit of exercising, and he is also very careful about what he eats. He is actually thinner than ordinary people, but because of the muscles he has gained from exercising, he still looks normal. If he loses another five pounds, he will look a little out of shape. It may not be obvious in front of the camera, but it will not look very healthy in real life.
Xia Zhi imagined what Jiang Zhixia would look like if she lost another five pounds, and frowned slightly: "Do you have to control your weight every time you shoot a movie?"
"Weight must be controlled, but I won't pursue being thin too much." Jiang Zhixia said, "This time it is a special case. I play a bedridden patient, so I can't look too strong."
Although I know this is a sign of professionalism, as a boyfriend, my first concern is naturally his health. I still feel bad for him and can't help but suggest, "Take more healthy roles in the future."
"Yes." Jiang Zhixia said readily, "From now on, I will only take on the role of Fatty."
Xia Zhi was amused again and cursed him with a smile, saying "what a loser".
The weather was hot, and the ice cream melted quickly, so Xia Zhi had to finish it before it turned into water. When there was only one bite left, he looked up and asked Jiang Zhixia, "Are you really not going to eat it? It should be okay to eat a little."
Jiang Zhixia smiled and shook her head.
"Then I'll eat it all." Xia Zhi finished the last bite and felt sorry for Jiang Zhixia. "This ice cream is really delicious. You really should try it."
"Really? Then I'll try it too." Jiang Zhixia lowered her head and kissed him on the lips, then stuck her tongue in and licked it around, then pulled out contentedly and nodded in agreement, "Yeah, it's really sweet."
"You..." Xia Zhi was still in a daze. He was so shocked that he was stunned for a long time before he could barely squeeze out a sentence, "You are too reckless!"
"Are you scared?" Jiang Zhixia reached out and touched his cheek.
Xia Zhi glared at him. He was indeed frightened. Although Jiang Zhixia had never been a serious person in front of him, he never thought that he would kiss him in public. Did he still have the consciousness of being an artist? !
Jiang Zhixia hugged him tightly, patted his back gently and comforted him, "It's okay, there's no one around."
But just as he finished speaking, he heard a crisp shutter sound nearby.
“Click—”
When they heard the sound, their faces changed. Jiang Zhixia's first reaction was to cover Xia Zhi's face with his chest to prevent the camera from shooting him. Then he began to look around for the source of the sound.
Xia Zhi huddled obediently in Jiang Zhixia's arms, hiding her face tightly, and asked in a muffled voice, "Is it a paparazzi?"
Jiang Zhixia checked all around and didn't see anyone suspicious. He guessed, "It shouldn't be him. The shutter sound sounded not far away, so he might be an ordinary passerby. If it was a paparazzi, he would hide more secretly and wouldn't be easily discovered by others."
"Um."
Jiang Zhixia let Xia Zhi go after making sure there was no one around. He patted his back comfortingly and said, "Let's leave first."
The shutter sound came from behind. Xia Zhi did not dare to look around, for fear that the person taking the photo was still lurking nearby, waiting for her to turn around and take a photo of her face. She tried to keep her head down and leave.
Because of this accident, they did not continue to hang out outside. They went back to get the car and went back to the hotel.
On the way back, Xia Zhi was a little silent and seemed to be worried.
Jiang Zhixia glanced at the rearview mirror every once in a while and asked cautiously, "Are you angry?"
Xia Zhi put away his thoughts, turned around and smiled at him, saying, "I'm not angry, I'm just a little worried. If it wasn't a paparazzi, would that person have taken a sneak shot of us and recognized you?"
Jiang Zhixia thought for a moment and said, "Not necessarily. Maybe he just wanted to take a picture to commemorate us because we are a good match."
Xia Zhi looked at him with a look of "Don't you dare to say anything more?" But he knew that Jiang Zhixia said this on purpose, just to make him laugh.
"Is everything going to be alright?" he asked.
"No." Jiang Zhixia said confidently, "Leave it to me, don't worry about anything."
"Okay." Xia Zhi nodded with a smile.
Although he promised Jiang Zhixia not to think about it anymore, Xia Zhi still watched the Internet after returning to the hotel. He watched for an afternoon, and the Internet was calm. When searching for Jiang Zhixia, there was no topic suspected of kissing on the street. He finally let go of his worry.
The two of them didn't plan to go out for dinner, so they just ate at the hotel. After dinner, Xia Zhi completely lost the opportunity to touch his phone.
He will be going back to Y City tomorrow, and today is his last night here. It is impossible not to do something serious on the last night. Besides, this time they will not see each other for at least a month. Jiang Zhixia is reluctant to part, and so is Xia Zhi. So the lingering atmosphere of this night lasted for a long time, and continued until the second half of the night.
Xia Zhi didn't wake up until noon the next day. Jiang Zhixia went to the set early in the morning.
In the morning, when he was half asleep and half awake, he seemed to hear Jiang Zhixia squatting beside the bed and telling him that she had a lot of filming to do today and might not be able to make it back to take him to the airport. She would ask Jiang Chi to drive him there then. Before leaving, she lingered on his lips for a long time.
Last night was a bit crazy, so Xia Zhi couldn't get up all at once. He lay on the bed and gasped for several times before he barely had enough strength to sit up.
Just as he finished washing up with difficulty on his cotton legs, Jiang Chi came over. Although he was going to the airport soon, he still brought lunch for Xia Zhi.
"Thank you for your help." Xia Zhi sat at the dining table to eat, and Jiang Chi helped him pack the last bit of luggage.
"Teacher Xia, you are too polite. This is my job, so it's not a hassle." Jiang Chi helped him pack his toiletries and came out of the bathroom, and then helped him put his computer and tablet into the bag.
Xia Zhi reminded him jokingly: "The one who pays you is Jiang Zhixia. He is your boss. Helping him is your job."
Jiang Chi retorted in a low voice: "The boss lady is also the boss."
"Cough—" Xia Zhi choked on a mouthful of rice.
Jiang Chi turned back in shock, looking a little nervous—did he hear me even though I was speaking so quietly? !
Xia Zhi did hear it, but seeing that he was so scared, he didn't say anything. However, he felt complicated when he thought of the three words "boss lady".
After lunch, the two set off for the airport. Jiang Zhixia was probably filming a movie, so Xia Zhixia sent him a WeChat message before leaving, but she didn't get a reply when she arrived at the airport.
Jiang Chi took the luggage out of the car and said a little embarrassedly: "Teacher Xia, I can't go in with you. I have to hurry back. I can't leave the set for too long."
"It's okay. I'm already very grateful that you can send me here." Xia Zhi smiled and said, "You can go back soon. I can go in by myself."
"Then I'll go first." Jiang Chi returned to the car and waved goodbye to him, "Teacher Xia, see you next time."
"Goodbye." Xia Zhi also waved with a smile.
After Jiang Chi drove away, Xia Zhi also dragged his luggage into the airport.
After finishing the formalities, there was still some time before boarding, so Xia Zhi found a cafe, ordered a cup of coffee and waited. Sitting and waiting was a bit boring, so he opened the video software and found a movie to watch.
The movie was the box office champion during the Spring Festival this year. Both the plot and the actors' acting skills were amazing, but Xia Zhixia couldn't calm down and enjoy it. She would switch back to WeChat almost every ten minutes. But no matter when she opened it, Jiang Zhixia's chat box was always quiet.
Although Xia Zhi knew that Jiang Zhixia was probably busy filming and had not had time to open WeChat, she still inevitably felt a little disappointed, and this disappointment became more and more obvious as the boarding time approached.
Xia Zhi held his chin with one hand, sucking from a straw, and looked a little depressed. There was still a movie playing on his phone, but it could no longer attract his attention.
After the one and a half hour movie was over, it was almost time to board the flight. Xia Zhi exited the app, drank the last few sips of coffee in one go, and prepared to go to the boarding gate.
“Ding Dong—”
After a long wait, the familiar WeChat message notification ringtone finally reached Xia Zhi's ears through the Bluetooth headset. His steps immediately stopped, and he quickly reached into his pocket to take out his phone, and saw that the sender finally had a faint smile on his face.
[Jiang Zhixia: Have you boarded the plane? Call me when you get home.]
[Jiang Zhixia: Think of me.]
The smile on her lips deepened unconsciously, with a sweet meaning. Xia Zhi stared at the screen and smiled foolishly for a long time before she remembered to reply.
[Ready to board the plane. ]
[I've started to miss you. ]
(End of this chapter)