It’s not that Jiang Chuyi wants to back out, but Zong Ye is in such a mess right now that it feels like if she takes a while longer to “adapt”, he will be in trouble.
She couldn't judge what state Zongye was in exactly, and could only rely on her intuition. He probably wasn't happy right now. As he said, he wasn't feeling well.
But when he looked at her helplessly, he looked indescribably confused, mixed with rare fragility and hope, as if he was waiting for her to save him.
Jiang Chuyi looked embarrassed, and hardened her heart, putting her hands behind her back, "No more touching, let's stop here today."
Muneya apologized, "I won't make those noises again."
"It has nothing to do with this."
Jiang Chuyi sighed, really upset by his "wronged" look.
Ever since she heard what Chen Xiangliang said, she has been feeling uncomfortable.
Every time Zong Ye acted "humble", she couldn't help but wonder how much trauma he had suffered and how much suffering he had endured before, which led to him being so timid in front of her after so many years.
It was late at night, with a dim yellow light and the slight cool air from the central air-conditioning, and his disheveled appearance, it was like a catalyst, causing Jiang Chuyi to feel an impulse surge in her heart.
She tentatively proposed a solution: "If you feel uncomfortable, can I hug you?"
"hug me?"
"Um."
Hug him.
In the car on the roadside of the hospital building, on the sofa when she was awakened by a dream, and when she discovered his tears on New Year's Eve, Jiang Chuyi wanted to hug him.
She wanted to hug him.
Jiang Chuyi took two steps forward and hugged the person leaning on the dining table.
She stretched out her arms, hugged his waist, and pressed her whole body against him. Therefore, the moment she touched him, all the subtle touches were magnified. She could clearly feel that Souya's body trembled.
Before doing this, Jiang Chuyi was actually a little nervous, but after really hugging him, she felt inexplicably at ease.
Compared to those ambiguous and sentimental tests of each other, Jiang Chuyi preferred this practical and warm way to tell Zong Ye that she liked him too.
After hugging for a while, Jiang Chuyi looked down at him with some concern, "Zong Ye, why are you shaking?"
"No… "
Being held in her arms, Zong Ye never dared to move. He hesitated for a long time, raised his weak hands, slowly groped for the corner of her clothes, and then carefully pulled it.
The 1.85-meter-tall, tall and handsome man leaned over in a half-curled position and rested his forehead on her shoulder.
"Really?"
She felt that the fabric of her clothes on her shoulders was soaked by the sweat left on his face.
"Chu Yi..."
Jiang Chuyi: “Hmm?”
"I..." Zong Ye was speechless.
Jiang Chuyi asked in a low voice: "Zong Ye, do you like me hugging you like this?"
"I like it." He choked, "I like it very much."
He liked her so much that he didn't even have the courage to hug her back.
In many of his dreams, many days and nights, Zong had fantasized about things related to Jiang Chuyi countless times.
From the moment she sat on the sofa and agreed to give it a try with him, from the moment she tacitly allowed him to occupy her private time, from the moment she stepped into this house, from the moment she put her hands on him, to the moment she took the initiative to approach him and hugged him, all the fantasies came true one by one, and Zong Ye still felt that he was in a dream tailor-made for him.
He didn't dare move at all.
Afraid of waking her up.
I’m afraid of waking up from this long-awaited dream.
Being so close, Zong could easily smell the clean fragrance on her body, and he could easily absorb the warmth of her body that he loved.
Zong Ye couldn't help but laugh, "Chu Yi, I haven't asked you yet..."
"what?"
Zongye grasped the corner of her clothes tightly, "Some time ago, I couldn't control myself and did a lot of inexplicable things to you. Do you hate me for doing this?"
"I..." Jiang Chuyi hesitated and softened her tone, "Are you talking about the time when we were recording the show? It's not that I hated you, I was a little out of my element at the time. I thought you wanted to flirt with me? Or just play around or something."
She joked: "You'd better be more direct in the future, otherwise if you talk to girls about playing games or something, it's easy for others to misunderstand you as a scumbag."
"I'm not trying to play games with you. I'm just not sure if I can like you."
"When I met you in junior high school, I encountered many embarrassing things, and those things made it impossible for me to get close to you."
He said nothing, and his fingers moved back along her waist.
Jiang Chuyi listened to him carefully and didn't notice anything unusual.
"It's not difficult for me to admit that I like you." Zongye looked up at her with a gentle expression, "Chu Yi, I just want to be decent in front of you."
Zong Ye seemed to know how to accurately hit her weak spot.
He was all wet, which reminded Jiang Chuyi of the stray dog she had picked up and brought home. It was soaked in the rain, abandoned by its owner, and felt lost and helpless.
She swallowed her saliva, touched the back of his head distressedly, and comforted him, "I know, I don't blame you."
"Chu Yi..." He murmured against her shoulder, his hot breath spraying on her neck. Jiang Chu Yi then realized that Zong Ye was no longer holding her clothes, but hugged her back with his arms.
The force suddenly increased, and Jiang Chuyi was hugged tightly by him. She felt suffocated in her chest and even felt that she didn't need to find a foothold for her feet.
There was not a single gap between the two of them. His breath was lingering and sticky, with a twisted fanaticism.
Jiang Chuyi had no choice but to pat him softly, and said with some difficulty: "Zongye, I'm quick, I can't breathe."
Zong Ye seemed to have lost his soul. He could not hear what she was saying at all. He rubbed the exposed skin on her shoulder with the tip of his nose.
Jiang Chuyi struggled and shouted again, "Zong Ye, let me go first."
His expression was blank for two seconds before he asked in a hoarse voice, "What?"
"You're too strong."
He looked confused, but the strength of his hugging her did not decrease at all, "I want to hold you for a while longer, is that okay?"
Jiang Chuyi really wanted to ignore the reaction of a certain part of Zong Ye's body, but the two of them were too close, and even if she was naive, she knew what that meant.
She shrank back several times but failed to dodge, and was too embarrassed to speak.
The main reason was that Zongye just hugged her and didn't do anything more extreme. However, Jiang Chuyi lowered her eyes and saw how vigorously he rubbed against her, and couldn't help but wonder, could it be that Zongye had developed skin hunger because he had been insecure since childhood
She wanted to break free, but she was powerless, so she could only ask in a muffled voice, "Your thing is reacting again, do you need to go and fix it?"
"I'm sorry, Chuyi." He said with a hint of guilt, "I think I'm weird too."
Jiang Chuyi was about to get a fever from him, "It's okay, it's normal, you don't have to blame yourself, hold me for a while longer."
Jiang Chuyi didn't expect that a simple hug would take so long for Zong Ye. She naively thought at first that if Zong Ye wanted to hug her for a while, she would let him hug her for a while longer. Fifteen minutes was enough.
Even though her legs were numb from standing, he still had no intention of letting go. Later, they changed their positions and she was held by Souya and sat on his lap, with his whole body wrapped around her.
At that time, Jiang Chuyi's mind was in a mess and she was being strangled. She had been recording a whole day's show and was extremely tired.
After asking several times, the answer I got was that they wanted to hug me for a while longer.
Jiang Chuyi was so sleepy that her eyelids were drooping as Zongye held her. She could not hold on any longer and fell asleep.
She woke up once in the middle of the night, as if someone had gently put her on the bed.
In the darkness, someone touched her face and whispered, "Go to sleep."
The next day, when Jiang Chuyi woke up, it was already bright outside.
She was dull for a moment, rubbed her eyes, and began to recall what happened last night.
Jiang Chuyi leaned back and looked around the strange room, then looked down at her clothes, which were still the same as yesterday.
The phone was charging on the bedside table.
Jiang Chuyi felt a little more at ease and picked up her phone.
WeChat 99 news.
Chen Yi: “????”
Chen Yi: "You and Zong Ye are really talking, right?"
Jiang Chuyi was startled, and instantly came to her senses: "How did you know?"
Chen Yi: “…?”
Chen Yi: "What do you mean, I, how, know? Are you really dating Zong Ye?!"
Jiang Chuyi: "..."
Chen Yi immediately made a phone call, his voice so loud that it almost broke her eardrums, "Did you really catch Zong Ye?! Don't scare me, Madam Jiang!"
"I didn't hook him up." Jiang Chuyi retorted, and asked, "But how did you know that Zong Ye and I were in love? Who told you that?"
"Oh my god, what were you doing last night? Didn't you watch the second episode of All Stars? The internet was going crazy about it!"
Jiang Chuyi answered evasively: "I forgot to watch it last night."
"No, are you human?" Chen Yi was obviously in disbelief, his words gushing out from his teeth, "You and Zong Ye are in love, and you didn't tell me?"
"I really think you're awesome, really, Madam Jiang, do you know how many people's husbands you've robbed?"
"How can it be considered robbery if it is something we both agree on..."
As he was speaking, there was a knock on the door.
Zong Ye: "Chu Yi, can I come in?"
Jiang Chuyi took a moment to glance over and shouted outside: "Wait a minute."
On the other end of the phone, Chen Yi had calmed down, "Don't tell me that you have already gone to the point of spending the night with Zong Ye."
Jiang Chuyi: "You think too much. I'll tell you later."
She hung up the phone.
Jiang Chuyi lifted the quilt, got out of bed, and went to the bathroom with bare feet on the ground.
The disposable utensils were already placed on the bathing table. She straightened her hair in front of the mirror, washed up, and walked out of the room with her mobile phone.
Hearing the footsteps, the man with his back to her turned around.
Zongye was arranging the dishes, smiled slightly, and said to her, "Are you hungry?"
“Somewhat.”
"I made something for you."
Jiang Chuyi glanced at the dining table, stopped, and thought about what happened last night.
The secrets of the night disappeared, and in broad daylight, she felt a little embarrassed facing the neatly dressed Souya.
Jiang Chuyi walked over as if nothing had happened, "I accidentally fell asleep yesterday..."
Zong Ye was silent for a moment, then handed her a pair of chopsticks and said, "I'll carry you back to your room."
They both sat down together.
Soy milk, sandwiches, fried eggs, a bowl of shrimp porridge, boiled eggs and steamed dumplings were already on the table.
Jiang Chuyi cleared her throat, "Did you do all this?"
"I just made some, I don't know if you like it."
Zongye leaned forward, pulled out a piece of paper and wiped his hands.
Jiang Chuyi drank the porridge and glanced at Zong Ye. The way he lowered his eyes and peeled eggs carefully made him look like a virtuous young wife.
Jiang Chuyi couldn't help laughing when she thought of Wang Tan's sarcasm about "advertising".
Zongye turned his head and fed the peeled eggs to her mouth: "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." She was not used to being fed, so she took the egg and said, "Thank you, I can do it myself."
Zongye paused, hiding the emotions in his eyes.
There was a meeting in Kaijun in the evening. Jiang Chuyi stayed at Zong Ye's house for a long time and was urged by Gao Ning's several calls.
She had no choice but to push the person away.
Since last night, Zong Ye seemed to be addicted. Jiang Chuyi became his human pillow, and he would even bring her a glass of water.
Jiang Chuyi really couldn't stand this kind of stickiness, and wanted to pull the hand off her waist, "I'll come to see you another day. I really have something to do now and need to go to the company."
Souya rested his chin on her shoulder, "Why didn't I notice before? You're so busy."
"It's almost the end of the year, and there's a lot going on."
He said in a gentle, negotiating tone: "Can you hold me for another ten minutes?"
Jiang Chuyi compromised: "It's really only ten minutes, don't cheat."
Zongye chuckled, "I know, he won't."
It turned out that none of the words the man said were true. Jiang Chuyi was dragged for another half an hour before she came out of Zongye's house.
Jiang Chuyi got on the car on time and sent a few messages to Zong Ye. After sending them, she suddenly remembered Chen Yi's words and looked through the hot searches.
Sure enough, it was those familiar entries again, #宗也OUT#, #宜见宗情#, #宗也放水#…
Even if you haven't watched the finished footage of the second episode of "Shining Stars" yesterday, since that was the episode recorded in Guangdong, Jiang Chuyi can imagine with her toes how much criticism there will be when it is broadcast.
She opened Chen Yi’s WeChat.
Chen Yi: "I'm already stuck in your and Teacher Zong's super chat and can't leave"
Chen Yi: "Teacher Zong's amazing performance is also quite explosive in our entire variety show industry"
Chen Yi: "Do you know how strong your and Souya's CP fans are? They have already started to battle with the toxic fans in Souya's comment section. Do you know how exaggerated it is? The group that even Fu Cheng's fans once bowed down to, your CP fans can actually confront head-on... Too crazy = = "
Chen Yi: "I underestimated the power of love"
Chen Yi: "I'll post a few pictures of the super topic for you to appreciate carefully [picture][picture][picture]"
[“I’ll admit defeat and give you the stars”, a legendary scene that will go down in history, not to mention CP fans, it’s too shocking for passers-by, don’t knock me to death…]
[Jin'an is so accurate, Mr. Zong really stacked up the "bad" buff, is it still a single arrow now? So crazy, "Love Wastewood" I don't believe it's a coincidence, "I'll stop singing for you, and only sing your love", no wonder Zong fans broke the defense and came to our super topic to destroy the house... ]
[Bilibili has released a 0.5x speed cut of "Yi Jian Zong Qing", 35 minutes in, take a closer look at the way Zong Ye looks at Chu Yi, staring straight at her without blinking, the feeling of forbearance and wanting to touch comes up... It feels like if there weren't so many people around, he would have taken her to a corner and pressed her to the ground and fried her.]
[Is Zhao Guangyu Chuyi's friend? Oh my god... Zong Yelaos looks at him with a very tasteful look, and his desire to attack is about to overflow the screen... Have they started talking? After talking, Zong's possessiveness, Chuyi probably can't stand it... There is really some truth in the metaphysics post]
[Open the microphone boldly, it is advisable to see the clan sentiment, search the entire network, there is no generation meal.]
Jiang Chuyi was a little behind the times, and it was difficult for her to understand the rhetoric of these CP fans. She glanced at them listlessly and sent a message to Chen Yi: "Remember to keep it a secret for me for now."
Chen Yi: "I can keep it a secret for you. In return, you can broadcast a live broadcast for me when you kiss Zongye."
Jiang Chuyi: "Are you crazy?"
Chen Yi: "Yes, I went crazy with the CP fans. The Internet said that he looks very strong. Remember to share it with your sisters after you experience it. Let me see if the 10-magnitude earthquake is bullshit."
Jiang Chuyi: "Goodbye, I can't talk to you anymore."
*
On October 1st, the National Day, "Catching Stars" was released simultaneously in major theaters across the country. On the same day, IM's Wanjiang Cinema held its premiere.
Almost all major domestic media outlets rushed to the scene to broadcast the event live.
Jiang Chuyi and Xin He arrived at the studio in the same car.
Outside the cordon, the crowd was crowded and flashing lights were flashing.
"What a big scene." Xin He glanced back and snorted, "No wonder."
Jiang Chuyi turned around and looked.
Just behind them, there was a black car that arrived at the same time as them. As soon as it stopped, the fans who were stopped outside started shouting excitedly.
With a deafening sound, the car door was opened from the outside, and the four people in it got out one after another.
More and more people came to watch the fun, and people kept taking out their phones to take pictures of them.
Xin He retracted her gaze and said with a click of the tongue, "Zong Ye is really exaggerating. Does his popularity have to be so high?"
The crowd was bustling with noise and bodyguards were leading the way.
Fu Cheng, Wang Tan, Ji Kai and Zong Ye were gathered in the middle, surrounded by IM's senior executives.
Jiang Chuyi stood where she was, looking from afar at the person surrounded by reporters.
It might be because he had been dressed casually in front of her during this period of time, and when she suddenly saw him wearing formal clothes again, she felt a little strange.
Zongye was tall, restrained by a smoothly tailored suit. He took off his tie and adjusted his cuffs while walking with his eyes lowered.
When facing the cameras, he was calm and composed, as if he had become that superstar again.
After several months, Zong Ye appeared in public for the first time, and this scene was quickly uploaded to the Internet.
The chaotic Internet has once again ushered in a carnival after a long absence—
[Do you know what it means to be the top star who dominates the domestic entertainment industry? Do you know what the appearance of a top star is? Let's all watch this live video carefully. Why is Zong Ye the top star by a huge margin? As long as he appears, there is no need to look for the camera. Wherever he looks, the camera will turn to him. ]
[Zong is his last name, Hong is his destiny, Neiyu kneels down to open the door, your father is back! ]
Before the premiere began, in the lounge backstage, Xin He and Jiang Chuyi complained about their recent trip to the Gobi Desert to shoot Li Qunwu's movie.
Jiang Chuyi laughed when she heard this.
After a while, the door was pushed open.
Xin He didn't stop talking, Jiang Chuyi smiled, nodded to everyone who came in, and quickly looked away.
The staff member said: "The main creators please wait here for a while, we will come and call you when the game starts."
The door was closed again.
Zong Ye sat down next to Jiang Chuyi and asked casually, "What is Xin He talking about? Why are you laughing so happily?"
Before Jiang Chuyi could say anything, Xin He glanced at him suspiciously, "Why do you care so much?"
"Xin He, stop asking." Wang Tan interrupted lazily, "Now even if a passing dog talks to Jiang Chuyi, Zong Ye will kick it."
(End of this chapter)