His shoulders were very broad, completely trapping Jiang Chuyi in this small, cramped space, and she couldn't use any strength.
A moist and vivid touch came from her ears, her mouth was covered, and she had a strange palpitation, and could only helplessly whimper from her throat.
Souya's lips lingered on her ear, neck, and shoulder blade.
Jiang Chuyi opened her eyes.
There was a rainbow in front of my eyes, the wind brought in the moisture from the rain, and rolled up the scattered books and papers on the ground. The tiny particles in the air were faintly illuminated by the golden beam of light, like stars falling from the sky.
She smelled the faint bitter scent of dried orange on Souya again.
His kiss had changed unconsciously, and he licked with his hot tongue, gently, yet nastily. Jiang Chuyi's body trembled from the itch. There was no place to hide, she was almost worn out, and she began to call out Zongye's name vaguely.
He was clearly the culprit, yet she was still asking him for help.
"Chu Yi..." Zong Ye lowered his head, and seemed to be in a bad condition. He began to breathe heavily. His voice was unsteady, and he paused for a while before saying softly, "Promise me, don't make any noise."
Jiang Chuyi finally realized a hint of danger.
Zongye's face was leaning over her, his eyelashes wet with sweat, "Chu Yi, let me kiss you for a while longer, okay."
Jiang Chuyi was just a fool at this moment. Even though she knew it was dangerous, she couldn't help but nodded under his coaxing.
He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and slowly clenched his hand that was supporting the wall into a fist.
Jiang Chuyi felt the restraints on his body suddenly loosen, his mouth became dry, and he immediately took a few weak breaths.
Zongye took a few steps back.
Her face was burning hot, and out of curiosity or something else, she stole a peek at Souya's expression.
He stood there motionless, as if he had not yet come to his senses.
Jiang Chuyi paused for a moment, then slowly slid down the table and walked to his side. "Should we go downstairs?"
"Well, I want to stay with you for a while longer." Zongye smiled, "But there is not enough time."
The two returned the same way, and when they were walking down the stairs, Jiang Chuyi couldn't help but said, "Zong Ye, you just..."
"What happened to me just now?"
Her voice was not very confident. "It seems a little strange."
Her accusation didn't sound like an accusation, but rather a bit like coquetry. Zongye smiled silently, admitting his mistakes in a good manner, "I am a little weird sometimes, did I scare you?"
"Not really." Jiang Chuyi hesitated, "I thought you wanted to kiss me when you said you wanted to kiss me."
Zongye mentioned it again, "There's not enough time."
She asked a silly question: "How long does a kiss take?"
Zongya stared at her.
There were many thoughts in his mind, and he could pick any one to tell her.
But among those dark and crazy thoughts, even the mildest ones, Zong Ye couldn't tell her now.
Of course he wanted to kiss her. He wanted to lock all the doors and windows in the classroom, press her against the wall, and kiss her in the rainbow.
I want to hear her crying intermittently, see her eyes blurred with tears, and let her helplessly call out my name over and over again.
At that time, Zong Ye would gently tell Jiang Chuyi that he should never be the one she turned to for help.
Seeing that Zong Ye was slow to answer, Jiang Chuyi realized what was happening and was secretly annoyed at her poor eloquence.
But Jiang Chuyi was a practical person. She thought that this place was not suitable for doing intimate things. After all, it would take a long time for Zong Ye to "get used to" her hug. As for other things, he would probably need even more time...
Zong Ye and Jiang Chuyi returned to the shooting location one after the other.
One is trying to cover up something, but it makes it more obvious; the other looks calm.
Zong Ye borrowed a wet tissue from the staff and handed it to Jiang Chuyi, "Wipe it."
She looked up and asked, "What are you rubbing?"
Zongye looked serious and lowered his voice, "Where did I kiss just now? Have you forgotten so quickly?"
Jiang Chuyi didn't take the paper, "No need."
He always feels "inferior" in strange places. What's so good about that... She doesn't dislike him.
After the filming of West Storm was finished, the nanny car took them back to the hotel to do makeup. Time was tight, and they didn't have time to eat dinner before they set off to the movie studio for the second road show of Catching Stars.
Because something went wrong at the premiere, only a small number of fans were invited this time, and the rest were basically people in the circle. Following a similar process to last time, after the movie was played, several leading actors were invited to the stage by the host.
When it was the turn of the disguised stars in the audience group to stand up and express their thoughts after watching the movie, Jiang Chuyi's mind was still blank. She clapped from time to time until someone called out her name.
Jiang Chuyi calmed herself down.
Bu Xiangchen wore a baseball cap and said with a smile, "Chu Yi and I have known each other for a long time and have worked together on several dramas. We are old friends. Her acting skills have always been very good. This time she starred in "Catching Stars" and I felt that she was even more exquisite. There were several performance clips that I felt were very delicate. I still felt unsatisfied after watching it. I hope everyone can support the box office."
After he finished speaking, there were scattered applause from the audience.
Jiang Chuyi kept a polite smile and replied with a thank you, "I will also support the ratings of your next drama."
Bu Xiangchen interacted with her very familiarly: "It's my pleasure."
While the host was cueing the next guest, Wang Tan leaned back slightly, raised his hand to cover his mouth, and leaned close to Zongye's ear, "Be strong, remember to smile no matter how sad you are."
After the roadshow, Jiang Chuyi returned to the backstage and received a WeChat message from Bu Xiangchen.
"There's a cafe on the second floor of the movie studio. Can I buy you a drink?"
Jiang Chuyi: "Maybe next time. We'll be leaving soon."
Bu Xiangchen: "It's just a matter of ten minutes to have a drink. Can't you please give me a favor? I came to Wuhan specifically to support Mr. Jiang's new work."
These words made Jiang Chuyi feel a little uncomfortable.
She frowned, thought for a moment, and replied, "I'll ask the staff first, and you can send me the location."
Jiang Chuyi asked for directions, and when she arrived at the coffee shop, Bu Xiangchen had already ordered for her and was sitting by the window waiting.
"Xiaoyi." Bu Xiangchen took the initiative to greet her.
Jiang Chuyi sat down opposite him.
"It's been a while since we last met, right? How have you been lately?"
Jiang Chuyi replied in a proper manner: "Very good, how about you?"
"The work has been a bit tiring these past two years." Bu Xiangchen sighed, "There's too much work, and it's not easy to make money."
"Is such that."
While she was chatting with him, she would occasionally pick up her phone to check the time.
Bu Xiangchen was silent for a moment, "Chu Yi, have we become so unfamiliar with each other?"
"What?" Jiang Chuyi was puzzled.
"You don't have to be so evasive, Chuyi." Bu Xiangchen smiled bitterly, "I remember we could talk for a long time before, but now you seem to have nothing to say to me? Are you still bothered by my agent?"
Jiang Chuyi couldn't understand what he wanted to express.
They had indeed worked together several times before, but their relationship was not that good, at most they were just ordinary colleagues. At that time, neither of them was famous, they were small artists outside the 18th line, and they formed a CP of "screen couple" that was popular in the television circle at that time. However, Bu Xiangchen was lucky, and he became famous by shooting short videos during the years when Douyin was popular.
After that... Bu Xiangchen started to unbind unilaterally. The studio issued a teasing clarification announcement without discussing it with them at all, accompanied by a press release, which hinted that Jiang Chuyi was the one who unilaterally paid for her. Gao Ning was so angry at his agent's outrageous behavior that he almost fainted.
However, Jiang Chuyi could understand it very well. Apart from not agreeing with his press release that dragged her down, she didn't mean to blame Bu Xiangchen at all.
It is a mutually beneficial thing for male and female actors of the same level to hype up their relationship. When Bu Xiangchen no longer needs the popularity, it is only natural for him to break up with her. Their personal relationship was not very deep, so there is no reason for her to morally blackmail him.
Jiang Chuyi forced a smile and said, "You misunderstood. I never minded these things."
She simply made her point clear, "You're doing pretty well now, so don't think about the past. And if I remember correctly, weren't you the first to distance yourself from me?"
Bu Xiangchen seemed not to have expected her to be so direct and was stunned.
Sitting near the entrance of the coffee shop, Ah Xi was furtively paying attention to what was happening behind.
The waitress at the front desk reminded, "Mr. Seat 38, the coffee you ordered is ready."
I called out several times but no one responded.
Just as I was about to ring the bell, the door of the store was pushed open again and two men walked in.
The word "welcome" from the shop girl suddenly got stuck in my throat.
One of the men walked to the front desk. He had a handsome and gentle face and was wearing a dark blue shirt with two buttons undone at his collarbone.
The man was very tall, and the shop assistant had to look up to see him.
He politely confirmed twice and took the two cups of coffee from No. 38, and only then did the waitress come back to her senses.
I was like, “F*ck!” in my heart… Souya?! Wangtan?!
If she didn't have to maintain her image, she would have wanted to squat on the ground, cover her face and scream.
Zongye handed one of the cups of coffee to Wang Tan, took the remaining cup, and walked towards the two people sitting by the window.
Jiang Chuyi had her back to them and was unaware of what was happening behind her.
Jiang Chuyi turned around until someone patted her shoulder.
Bu Xiangchen stood up from his seat, leaned forward, took the initiative to extend his hand and greeted, "Hello."
After staring at him for two seconds, Souya freed up one hand and said, "Hello, Souya."
"Are you here to look for Xiaoyi?" Bu Xiangchen asked.
"Xiao Yi."
Zong Ye repeated the name, smiled, withdrew his hand, and did not respond to the sentence.
He slowly picked up the coffee in front of Jiang Chuyi, turned the cup, and glanced at the label.
Jiang Chuyi was puzzled: "Why are you here?"
"Wang Tan wanted to drink coffee, so I came here with him." Zong Ye asked casually, "I remember you don't drink full sugar?"
"Yes." Jiang Chuyi responded to his words.
"What a pity! I don't drink the stuff with full sugar." Zong Ye smiled and threw the coffee into the trash can.
There was a loud bang and a loud noise.
Bu Xiangchen: “…”
Zong Ye pushed the cup of coffee he was holding to Jiang Chuyi and asked her, "Then you want to drink my cup?"
Bu Xiangchen coughed heavily, interrupting the two people who were chatting as if no one was around. He picked up his things and said hurriedly, "Xiao Yi, I have something else to do later. I'm leaving now. We'll talk next time."
Hearing this, Zongye remained calm: "How am I fierce?"
"You just threw away the coffee that Bu Xiangchen bought for me."
"What can I do then?" Zongye sighed.
Jiang Chuyi: "I thought you were going to drink it all in front of us."
Zong was also amused by her.
She asked again: "Are you jealous? Not really."
"Of course it's that serious." Wang Tan walked forward without looking around, "Our teacher Zong was so worried that he smoked three cigarettes before coming down to look for someone."
Jiang Chuyi: “…”
*
It was almost late at night when they returned to the hotel. A man who looked like a manager came over and asked them what they wanted to eat.
Xin He took out her phone and looked through Meituan: "Don't bother, we can order takeout later."
The hotel manager responded and recommended her a few nearby late-night snack shops with good reputations.
Xin He had just finished her ascetic life for a few months, so she decided to indulge herself today. She ordered a lot of barbecue, bought a few cans of beer, and called the rest of the group to her room for a midnight snack.
Jiang Chuyi can't eat anything too spicy. After trying a few skewers, she sweated profusely and her face turned red from the chili powder. Finally, she couldn't stand it anymore and ran to the bathroom to rinse her mouth and brush her teeth, going back and forth several times.
Bending down and washing her face with cold water, Jiang Chuyi caught a glimpse of someone standing next to her.
She turned off the faucet and turned her head, "Do you want to use the bathroom?"
Souya: "No, I came to check on you. You seem to be afraid of spicy food. Can I help you order something else?"
"No, I've already eaten enough. If I eat more, I'll get fat."
"Where are you fat?"
Jiang Chuyi: "Female stars still need to manage their body shape."
She wiped the water off her face and saw that Zongye was still standing, "Aren't you going out?"
"I think… "
"What are you thinking about?"
He smiled at her but said nothing.
Jiang Chuyi understood: "Want to be alone with me for a while?"
Zongye hummed.
Jiang Chuyi bit her lower lip and said, "How about we say hello to them and go for a walk outside?"
Soon, Jiang Chuyi realized that there might be paparazzi lurking outside, and it was not suitable for the two of them to go out alone.
In the hallway, Souya said, "How about going to my room?"
Souya's room is located very high up in the hotel. When he draws open the curtains, it seems as if he can see the night view of half of the city.
Jiang Chuyi sat sideways on the bay window, letting her mind go, counting the stars in the sky tonight.
This was what Zong Ye saw when he came out of the bathroom.
She leaned against the glass window quietly. Outside the window was the bustling night scene, which intertwined with the light and shadow inside the house, as illusory as the last bubble on the sea. When she heard the sound and turned her head, her black hair swayed, and her neck stretched out a white and straight line.
Souya paused in wiping his hair.
Jiang Chuyi saw that his hair was still dripping with water and couldn't help but remind him: "Why don't you use a hair dryer to blow your hair down? A towel won't dry it, and you'll have a headache when you go to bed later."
Souya: "Okay."
It was already early autumn. He bent down, picked up the remote control, and lowered the temperature in the room by several degrees.
After adjusting the temperature, Zong Ye handed the blanket on the bed to Jiang Chuyi: "If you are cold, cover yourself with this."
Jiang Chuyi was helpless.
How much does he like this bunny blanket? He takes it with him everywhere...
Secretly watching Zong Ye sitting at the head of the bed blowing his hair, Jiang Chuyi thought that he was really a rare, very gentlemanly and polite man.
Originally, he brought her to the room and said that he wanted to take a shower first. Jiang Chuyi still felt a little uncomfortable.
After all, they were a single man and a single woman, staying alone in a hotel room, and taking a shower, the sexual suggestion was too strong.
She was mentally prepared, and Zong was very considerate and just went to take a shower. After showering, he did not put on the hotel's revealing bathrobe, but changed into a normal T-shirt and trousers, which was not much different from what he wore at home.
Jiang Chuyi really judges others by his own standards.
After drying her hair, Zongye opened the playlist and sat next to her: "Want to listen to some music?"
"Sure." Jiang Chuyi smiled, "Listen to your songs."
"Our song?" Zongye tilted his head and thought for a moment, "It's probably not appropriate to play it now."
He scrolled through the playlist and asked, "Who else do you want to listen to? Jay Chou?"
Jiang Chuyi immediately thought of the amazing song "Love Waste" he sang in Guangzhou.
She sat up, moved closer, and randomly selected an English playlist recommended by Japan.
After dark, the bustling city scene is best viewed in a dimly lit place, so the lights in the room were turned off. Jiang Chuyi leaned against the window, and Zong Ye leaned next to her side by side.
As if to start a random topic, Zong Ye asked: "Chu Yi, have you and Bu Xiangchen known each other for a long time?"
"It's not that bad. After all, I debuted early and I know a lot of people in the industry. I was on screen with him for a while, but we weren't very familiar with each other in private."
"Really?" Zongye said in a low voice, "But he called you Xiaoyi."
Jiang Chuyi hesitated, "I don't know either. He seems to be quite outgoing."
Realizing that he seemed to mind Bu Xiangchen, Jiang Chuyi felt strange, "Did you not like him before?"
Zongye lowered his eyes and forced a smile, "I don't really like it."
How to tell her.
He didn't just dislike it.
More than just hate.
He hates this person.
When he could only look at her hopelessly, he hated everyone in the world who could talk to her equally.
Jiang Chuyi tried to cheer him up: "If you don't like him, then I'll talk to him less in the future, okay?"
Souya: "Okay."
Seeing that he was still in a low mood, Jiang Chuyi thought, could it be that Zong Ye was jealous of the previous scandal between her and Bu Xiangchen? However, he should know more about the hype methods in the entertainment industry than she does...
Jiang Chuyi asked tentatively, "Don't be unhappy, or I'll hug you?"
Hearing this, Zongye spread his hands and leaned against the wall, as if quietly waiting for her to take the initiative.
The two of them sitting side by side against the wall made hugging a little difficult.
Just when Jiang Chuyi didn't know what to do, Zong Ye said, "Do you want to sit on my lap?"
Jiang Chuyi: “…”
The ambiguity and courage fostered by the night made Jiang Chuyi much bolder. She lifted the blanket on her legs and crossed over Zongye's legs.
Kneeling on his waist, Jiang Chuyi stretched out her hand, moved closer and hugged him tightly.
She felt his knees buckle.
His hands moved patiently over her back.
After hugging for a while, Jiang Chuyi straightened up and asked, "Are you happier now?"
"No." Zong Ye looked at her in the dark, "I still want you to kiss me."
Thinking of the time when she was tortured by Souya in the classroom, she deliberately kissed his earlobe, "Is this how you kiss? Like you bullied me this afternoon."
As expected, Zongye frowned and his body tensed up instantly.
"What else?" he asked.
Jiang Chuyi deliberately said: "I don't remember."
He looked at her and said calmly, "Then I'll show you again."
Jiang Chuyi felt dizzy and soon fell on the blanket.
Zongye pressed down, covered her mouth, and kissed all the way from behind her ear to her neck, biting back and forth on the stretched thin line.
"Mmmmm..."
It was getting worse and worse, with a strange itch spreading all over her body again. Jiang Chuyi kicked her feet randomly, and before she had the illusion of being deprived of oxygen, she pulled his hand down with all her strength.
"What's wrong?" Zongye rested his elbow on her ear and said in a hoarse tone, "Did you remember?"
The two people's breathing rhythms intertwined and became chaotic. Jiang Chuyi's chest rose and fell, and she imitated his movements and kissed his neck.
Almost immediately, Souya's hands clenched.
It was hard to tell whether she wanted revenge or was motivated by personal desire, Jiang Chuyi bit the small mole.
This action made Zongye shudder slightly, and he collapsed on her.
After biting a few times, Jiang Chuyi finally came to his senses.
Zongye lay on the blanket like a wilted big cat, all his strength gone. He bit the rabbit ears on the blanket with his mouth, trying to restrain something, but still couldn't cover up the unstable breath in his throat.
"Are you okay..." Jiang Chuyi poked him.
Zong didn't respond.
He took a breath, let go of the rabbit ears, opened his eyes, and stared at her, as if he was looking at a child who didn't know the seriousness of the matter and liked to play games.
I don't know how long I looked at her, Zongye whispered, "Chu Yi, I'm sorry."
Jiang Chuyi didn't understand: "What?"
He pressed his palms against the wall, "I'm going to kiss you now."
(End of this chapter)