Jiang Chuyi nodded: "Okay."
Zong Ye smoked half a cigarette very slowly, just enough time to finish listening to the song.
He was holding a cigarette, slumped in his chair, and the way he puffed out smoke was very different from his usual appearance. When he relaxed, he had a very contradictory temperament, gentle and lazy, but also slightly aggressive.
Jiang Chuyi occasionally glanced at him, feeling a little strange, and didn't dare to stare at him for too long. She didn't understand Cantonese, so she didn't understand the lyrics, but felt that the singing voice contained sadness and helplessness.
Finally, the song ended and the cigarette burned to an end.
When the smoke cleared and the car window was rolled up, Zongye groped in the dark, opened the car's storage compartment, found a pack of wet wipes, and took out a few.
He lowered his eyelashes and slowly wiped his fingers with a tissue, his movements very delicate.
Jiang Chuyi noticed his series of movements out of the corner of her eye and realized it belatedly.
Is Souya afraid that the smell of cigarette smoke on his hands will get on his blanket
Her heart warmed, and she whispered, "You don't have to be so particular."
Zongye raised his lips and smiled, then gestured with his hand.
Jiang Chuyi immediately handed over the thing in her arms.
He took it and seemed very interested in the furry blanket, stroking the long-eared rabbit pattern on it with his fingers.
Jiang Chuyi reminded: "This can be covered on the legs."
Zong also did the same.
Inexplicably, she felt a little proud. "Isn't it warm?"
"It's very warm." Zongye replied.
"Where's your assistant?" Jiang Chuyi realized something was wrong at this moment, "Why are you alone?"
"in Guangzhou."
It's almost the end of the year, and people like Zhao Guangyu are busy with various activities. As for Xibao and the others, you can imagine how busy they are.
Suddenly a question came to Jiang Chuyi's mind.
Zongye was wearing a suit, and it was obvious that he had just attended an event and had no time to change his clothes before coming here.
He wouldn’t fly back to Shanghai just to have a meal with her, would he
Thinking this way, she felt that the possibility was not high. This disrespectful thought was quickly dispelled by her.
"Are you going to Hongqiao or Pudong later?"
"Hongqiao."
"That's quite far from here." Jiang Chuyi picked up his phone to check the time. He could only rest for an hour or two at most before he had to set off.
Souya studied the little bear scarf she gave him and asked, "How do I put this on?"
"There's a button on it that you have to twist to loosen it. Put the hat on your head and tie the two whiskers to block out the sun!"
Jiang Chuyi is like most girls. When she is free, she likes to go to Taobao to pick up some useless but cute things. Because of her work, she is often away from home, so she has stocked up a lot of sleeping tools that can be used on the road, mainly because of a girl's heart.
But Zong Ye obviously rarely came into contact with these fancy things, so he followed Jiang Chuyi's instructions and went to work on the button.
Jiang Chuyi felt that it was a bit embarrassing for him, so she stretched out her hand: "Give it to me."
She quickly fixed it for him. Zongye took it in his hand and studied it for a while, with a look of confusion between his eyebrows. He tilted his head and asked her, "How do you tie it?"
Jiang Chuyi: “…”
She remembered what she had just said.
He was rather helpless: "How about you help me tie it and show me how?"
Now it was Jiang Chuyi's turn to feel helpless, thinking that Zong Ye was really a dumb handsome guy. Never mind, he was just a little dumb, because this appearance naturally gave people infinite patience.
Jiang Chuyi sighed and nodded.
She moved closer, looking focused, and carefully wrapped the bear scarf around him, her breath spraying on the side of his neck.
After putting it on, Jiang Chuyi stood up slightly, put her hands through the sides of his ears, grabbed the little bear ears at the back, and framed the hat on his head.
Because she wasn't paying attention, Jiang Chuyi's thumb accidentally slid onto his cheek and chin when she pulled the hat down.
She quickly retracted her hand as if she had received an electric shock.
Zongya seemed not to notice and said thank you.
"You're welcome."
“This hat is very warm.”
She looked at him.
Zongye was wearing a neat suit, with broad shoulders, a thin waist, and handsome features. He seemed to be a nobleman from a good family who walked out of a book. At this moment, with her girlish scarf, she looked inexplicably cute in the disharmony.
Jiang Chuyi secretly recalled the fleeting touch of her fingertips brushing against the side of his face.
He has good skin.
Zongye said softly, "Chu Yi, can I get some sleep?"
Jiang Chuyi knew without asking that he hadn't rested for a long time. She hummed, put her hand on the car door handle, and said goodbye, "Then I'll go back first, remember to lock the car door."
"That..." he said aloud.
She looked back.
Souya whispered, "Are you tired now?"
Jiang Chuyi didn't react, "It's okay, what's wrong?"
He raised his wrist to check the clock, "It's two o'clock now. I'll probably sleep for forty minutes."
Jiang Chuyi sat there without moving, not understanding the meaning of his words.
"Can you sit here for a while?" Zongye looked calm, but his tone was a little apologetic. "I'm afraid I'll oversleep and miss my flight."
Jiang Chuyi: “…”
Fortunately, Jiang Chuyi was originally a night owl, with an irregular schedule. She had rested well in the past few days, so she was not sleepy now. She thought about it, nodded and agreed, "Okay, then you go to sleep, I'll call you when it's time."
"Thanks."
The lights in the car were off, leaving only the faint glow of her phone screen. The snow was falling lightly, and the world seemed to have become much quieter.
Jiang Chuyi likes this kind of snowy night very much.
The warm air blew over her calves. She put on her headphones, poked the screen lightly, and set an alarm according to the time that Souya had said.
After I finished, I turned around and found that he had fallen asleep.
She looked at him carefully for a long moment.
Zongye looked very obedient while he was sleeping, with his head slightly tilted, his breathing very light, and he made basically no noise.
With nothing to do, Jiang Chuyi listened to some songs and then opened Douyin.
She really suspected that TikTok had a monitoring function. She didn't know if it was because Xibao's name had been mentioned too much recently. When she clicked on it, she saw several videos pushed to her that were all of Xibao's.
As Jiang Chuyi was brushing, his fingers paused.
This is a classic stage performance in which they pay tribute to Beyond's "Cold Rainy Night", which lasts about six minutes.
She had seen them occasionally before, but no matter how much the fans praised them, Jiang Chuyi didn't feel much. She just thought they were pretty handsome and swiped away quickly. But for some reason, when she saw them again today, her mood was completely different.
She watched it carefully and felt that they were really capable. Cantonese songs are actually not easy to sing, but they pronounced every word very accurately.
Moreover, they gave Jiang Chuyi a very contrasting feeling on the stage, which was completely different from what they saw in real life. Everyone had their own charm.
No wonder they say serious men are the most handsome...
A little over three minutes in, the climax of the video comes—Souya’s bass solo, which lasts almost two minutes.
He played with a focused expression, his fingers pressing on the strings, changing the speed very quickly.
Because it was a live performance, I could faintly hear the audience's voices.
All the lights in the venue were dimmed, and everything became pitch black, leaving only a beam of light shining on him.
Zong Ye was wearing a black vest with a low neckline that was soaked with sweat. The lines from his throat to his collarbone and arms were clear and sexy.
Jiang Chuyi stared at this clip for a while, then slid the progress bar and went back to watch it again. When this bass solo was about to end, Zong Ye lowered his head and played while retreating, holding one hand on the upright microphone, and the super bass came out, just in time for the BGM that sounded on the cold rainy night.
Good Su...
At that moment, goose bumps appeared on Jiang Chuyi's arms.
No wonder those fans of Xibao can go crazy for them for years just by relying on a few minutes of performance.
It's really not something that can be described simply with one word: handsome...
Jiang Chuyi decided to calm down and watched seven or eight Doudi videos before she could barely recover.
They are strange and familiar to me when I see them on TikTok. Countless people are screaming and fascinated by them. But they are also like gods, so far away and unattainable.
And now, Zong Ye was just lying quietly beside her.
This feeling is really a bit dreamy.
Two months ago, Jiang Chuyi would never have dared to imagine that one day, she would be able to have such a good relationship with this famous top member of the Western Storm Group that she could even sleep with him in the car.
The time spent on the phone always goes by quickly. It feels like ten minutes have passed and the alarm goes off.
"Zongye... Zongye." Jiang Chuyi called out in a low voice a few times.
Seeing that no one moved, Jiang Chuyi raised a finger and poked him cautiously.
Zongye hummed vaguely, frowned slightly, and hadn't woken up yet.
It is indeed difficult to wake him up.
I don't know if there is such a thing as waking up in a bad mood...
Seeing Zongye like this, she felt soft-hearted for a moment and looked at the time again. Forget it, if she gave him fifteen more minutes of sleep, it should be enough.
Jiang Chuyi thought that she now had a bit of a fan mentality towards Zong Ye.
Looking at his exhausted appearance, a trace of pity suddenly welled up in my heart.
That big blunder on the internet, where they forcibly gave her the status of a Zong Ye fan, now it seems that it was not unfair.
If Jiang Chuyi herself was not a star, maybe one day she would become a fan of Zong Ye after seeing a stage clip of him, and would eagerly run to the airport to pick him up and become one of his thousands of fans.
Thinking of this, Douyin seemed to be able to see through her heart and pushed another message: "Brother is here to reveal to you the unknown things about the Western Storm Group."
Jiang Chuyi couldn't help but click on the comment section.
[To all the girlfriend fans of Chaji: Fu Cheng and Zong Ye both have a girlfriend outside the circle who they have been dating for many years. Ji Kai and Wang Tan are a couple in private. Believe it or not.] - 130,000 likes
[In fact, among all the rumors about Souya, the one about Xinhe is the most real one. Fans just refuse to admit it. Many big fans have photographed her privately following Xibao on several trips. ] - 90,000 likes
[Fucheng beat up a paparazzi two years ago. I heard he took some photos, but IM paid to settle the matter.] - 80,000 likes
[Can anyone in the industry tell me whether the recent relationship between Souya and that little celebrity is true? I feel so good about it, I can’t come out of this super topic anymore] - 80,000 likes
Zong Ye and the little star
Jiang Chuyi clicked on the comments on this floor and was surprised to find that the little star they were talking about was actually herself.
Looking at the row of IDs related to "Yijian Zongqing", Jiang Chuyi suspected that there was something wrong with his eyes.
Is there really a real person who likes this? 80,000 likes?! Why does it feel like it's still quite popular? Is Gao Ning using trolls again
As I was watching, the alarm that had been delayed for fifteen minutes rang again.
She turned around again, ready to wake up Zongye.
Just met his eyes.
Jiang Chuyi was stunned, "Are you awake?"
He blinked, his vision became clear, his throat trembled, and he smiled.
Jiang Chuyi: “…”
Her face felt slightly hot.
Is it because of professional habits? Why does it feel like Souya's lazy look, just after getting up, is a bit tempting...
Or is it because she has a problem with her mentality
Jiang Chuyi cleared the beautiful thoughts in his mind, coughed, and tried to look serious: "You should get up, so you don't miss your flight later."
"good."
He agreed, but remained motionless, smiling slowly.
Jiang Chuyi couldn't resist when his eyes met hers, and asked hesitantly, "What are you laughing at?"
Following his gaze, Jiang Chuyi lowered her head a beat later.
The phone screen was still paused on the TikTok video that I had just viewed.
Jiang Chuyi fell into a brief silence.
“Those unknown things in the Western Storm Group…?” Zongye had just woken up, and even his voice was a little hoarse.
He read the title very slowly.
In the early winter, Jiang Chuyi felt like she was starting to smoke. She wanted to interrupt, "No, you misunderstood..."
"I may not know much about Fu Cheng and his friends' private affairs."
"But." Zongye's eyelashes were dark, and he looked gentle and harmless. "If you are interested in my story, I can tell you about it."
Jiang Chuyi: “…”
She wanted to just pounce over and cover Souya's mouth.
Jiang Chuyi hurriedly covered the screen and immediately blamed him, "You, why didn't you tell me you woke up? You even peeked at me playing with my phone. That's immoral!"
"I didn't mean to see it." Zongye apologized to her and coughed softly, as if he was trying to suppress a smile, "You seemed to have been watching this video for a long time. I just glanced at the title."
Jiang Chuyi knew she was in the wrong, but she couldn't help thinking, "He was so direct in his words, why didn't he give her any face at all..."
I really want to find a crack to crawl into.
Fortunately, Zong did not continue the topic. He sat up a little, rubbed his eyebrows, and asked, "What time is it?"
Jiang Chuyi pursed her lips and answered him, "It's almost four o'clock, you have to go."
"I slept for a long time."
She hummed, not caring to listen to what he said. She just wanted to say goodbye quickly, then run back home and cover herself with the quilt.
Oh, how embarrassing.
It's bad enough that he embarrasses himself every time, but he also embarrasses himself in front of Souya all the time.
Is it true that her fate is incompatible with his...
Zongye said, "Your blanket is very warm."
Jiang Chuyi nodded absentmindedly.
He looked at her expression and asked, "Can you give it to me?"
Jiang Chuyi continued to nod. After a few seconds, she turned her head and asked, "What?"
Souya pinched the bunny ears on the blanket and repeated, "Can you give this to me?"
"oh oh."
Hearing this, Jiang Chuyi felt better. She felt that her taste was recognized and regained some face. "Is this blanket very comfortable?"
"Hmm." He played with the ear with his fingers.
"Then I'll give it to you." Jiang Chuyi agreed generously and told him, "It's very convenient to carry this with you when you sleep on a plane or in a car."
"Thanks."
Zongye seemed to really like this blanket. While talking to her, he gently rubbed the rabbit ears with his fingertips.
She glanced a few times and then quickly looked away.
She would occasionally cover herself with this blanket when watching TV series. The fluffy touch was indeed very comfortable, and she liked to touch it. But now the blanket was suddenly held in the arms of a man, and he kept touching it. Jiang Chuyi felt that this scene was a little strange.
Jiang Chuyi felt inexplicably hot in her ears and looked outside.
The light snow had stopped falling, but the misty rain was still falling, making the road a little wet. She turned around and said, "Get going quickly, don't miss your flight."
"Okay." Zongye paused, "Thank you for coming to accompany me today."
Jiang Chuyi waved her hand: "You're welcome."
What does it mean to accompany him... Isn't it just being a human alarm clock
She silently complained, packed her things, took off her headphones, and reached for the handlebars with her right hand. She remembered that the weather forecast said there would be heavy fog today, so she turned back and said, "The weather is bad today, be careful on the road, I'm leaving now."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Chuyi was stunned.
Because Zongye looked at her quietly.
In the semi-dark space, his eyes were dark, and scattered light fell into his eyes, as if a silent rain was falling.
Due to professional habit, Jiang Chuyi has always been very sensitive to other people's subtle emotions.
For some reason, even though Souya was still smiling, she saw an emotion in his eyes that could almost be called sadness for a moment.
Jiang Chuyi couldn't help but think back to what she had just said. Was there something wrong...
She stopped and asked cautiously, "What's wrong?"
Zongye's eyelashes fluttered slightly and asked, "What?"
Jiang Chuyi bit her lip and said directly: "I think you look a little sad."
After saying this, she suddenly felt a little narcissistic, as if the other person was sad because he was going to break up with her.
She immediately added, correcting the ambiguity in her words, "Did something unhappy happen to you?"
Zongye's expression did not change, he was still smiling, "How do you know I'm sad?"
"I just said it casually, as long as you are not unhappy."
Zong didn't admit it, nor did he deny it. He just said, "I suddenly thought of something else."
Jiang Chuyi hesitated and didn't ask anything.
"Someone once said something similar to me."
"What?"
"She said the weather was nice, wished me all the best and she was leaving."
Jiang Chuyi's back stiffened, and he guessed something, and was silent for two seconds, "And then?"
"And then?" Zongye recalled for a moment, smiled faintly, and told her, "And then it was over. She left, and I was left alone."
(End of this chapter)