In fact, after so long, Tao Shiyan couldn't figure out how he felt about the little windmill now. Maybe it was the heartbeat of youth, maybe it was the obsession with the oath, maybe it was the gratitude for being with him during the most helpless period in his life.
Or maybe it's all three.
But it is undeniable that no matter what, he must find the little windmill and see with his own eyes whether he is doing well.
Tao Shiyan arrived at the hotel in the afternoon, while Cheng Xi arrived later. At six o'clock in the afternoon, just after settling in, Cheng Xi received a call from Lin Xuefeng: "Xiao Cheng, have you arrived now?"
"Just arrived."
"Okay, I'll send my assistant to pick you up. Ruoqi is here, let's help her out together."
Cheng Xi was stunned for a moment before he remembered that the "Ruoqi" Lin Xuefeng mentioned was Ye Ruoqi, the female lead in "Hunting the Sun".
Ye Ruoqi is a front-line talent, her acting skills are acceptable, not as good as Tao Shiyan and Tang Yuqing, but she comes from a training background and is very good at fighting. She has a sassy temperament, which fits the character of the number one female police academy elite and police beauty.
She was originally scheduled to join the group after the new year, so it should be right now.
After a pause, perhaps afraid that he would not be able to go, Lin Xuefeng added, "Time delay is also there."
Cheng Xi was speechless for a moment.
Originally he didn't like social occasions, so it would be better if he didn't mention Tao Shiyan, but if he mentioned Tao Shiyan, he didn't want to go.
I don't know why, but after figuring out the meaning of the wooden box to Tao Shiyan, Cheng Xi felt like there was a thorn in his heart, and he couldn't get up or get down.
This feeling was very strange and made him not want to see Tao Shiyan.
Or to be more precise, it’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that I don’t dare.
He didn't dare to see Tao Shiyan because he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to pretend to be the same as before, he was afraid that the other party would discover his abnormality, and he was afraid that the other party would ask him what happened.
——I’m afraid I can’t explain it.
However, today's theme is to support Ye Ruoqi. Whether he goes or not will not have any impact on Tao Shiyan, but he seems to be very disrespectful to the female lead.
Zhao Xiaotao heard that Ye Ruoqi was a nice person, so in the end he changed his clothes and got into the director's assistant's car obediently.
When entering the private room of the restaurant, apart from the large round table ordered by Lin Xuefeng, the crew and crew only had one seat left at the table, next to Tang Yuqing. It was probably specially reserved for him.
Lin Xuefeng introduced with a smile: "Ruoqi, this is Cheng Xi, who plays Zhou Mingsheng."
Ye Ruoqi stood up, and Cheng Xi stretched out his hand: "I have seen your performance, it was so cool. My name is Ye Ruoqi, I am very happy to meet you."
Zhao Xiaotao was right, she was really cheerful and cheerful. Cheng Xi touched her fingertips like a gentleman and called her "Sister Qi".
"Okay, let's eat quickly after getting acquainted." Lin Xuefeng pointed to the empty seat, "Sit down quickly, the food will be cold if you don't come."
Cheng Xi said "hmm" and walked towards the empty seat. Just as he turned around, someone called him from behind.
"Cheng Xi, come here."
This voice is too familiar. I have been watching cats on video with him recently. Cheng Xi thought to himself: I am not Nian Nian, so why should you just let me go if you say so?
Pretend not to hear and keep walking forward.
The owner of the voice did not give up: "Cheng Xi, sit here with me."
Cheng Xi: "..."
What a fuck.
Cheng Xi turned back with a dull face, and then found Tao Shiyan sitting between Lin Xuefeng and Ye Ruoqi. There was no room for him.
Their seating arrangement is very strange. Normally the male and female protagonists should sit on either side of the director to chat, but Ye Ruoqi sat next to Tao Shiyan. In this case, the two of them either have a good relationship or have ulterior motives.
Cheng Xi opened his mouth and wanted to say that there was no place, but Tao Shiyan just found a place - a stool was inserted between him and Lin Xuefeng.
Cheng Xi: "..."
OK.
In fact, he was more familiar with Lin Xuefeng than Tang Yuqing, so this arrangement was the most comfortable. He accepted his fate and took a seat. Tao Shiyan pushed over a set of clean tableware. The soup in the soup bowl was neither cold nor hot, and the temperature was just right.
It must have been served in advance on purpose. Cheng Xi picked up the bowl and raised his head, "Gudong, Gudong, Gudong."
After "Gudong", he couldn't help but look to the side with his peripheral vision, and saw Tao Shiyan with shorter hair, and Ye Ruoqi whose eyes were glued to Tao Shiyan's face.
Unlike Xu Lichu, whose eyes were full of admiration for handsome men, she was unabashed, passionate and magnanimous.
She is so magnanimous that even a straight man like Cheng Xi, who has been solo for 22 years, can tell that she likes men.
Seeing that she was discovered, Ye Ruoqi smiled generously at Cheng Xi and continued to find topics to chat with Tao Shiyan.
Cheng Xi put down the bowl and suddenly felt that the soup in this shop was particularly unpalatable.
There will be filming early tomorrow morning. Lin Xuefeng did not let everyone drink. He led the crew and creatives to chat and get to know each other. They sat there until about nine o'clock in the evening and then headed back to the hotel together.
Cheng Xi brought New Year's gifts to several acquaintances, who happened to be here today. He carried the things and delivered them to each room.
When he arrived at Tang Yuqing's room, he knocked on the door: "Brother Tang, this is Cheng Xi."
"Xiao Cheng, the door is not closed, you can come in by yourself!"
Cheng Xi opened the door as he was told, and then saw the other party's limbs flying, and he was stepping on the ellipse with great enthusiasm.
"I set it for forty minutes, and now there are five minutes left." Tang Yu wiped his sweat, "Please wait for me for a while."
"I'm fine," Cheng Xi explained, "We are not in the same city and can't visit during the Chinese New Year, so I brought you some small gifts. You go on, I'll put the things here."
"Hey, hey, hey, don't leave!" Tang Yuqing chuckled, "The last five minutes were super tough, and you happened to be here, chatting with me to distract me."
Cheng Xi was speechless for a moment.
He came at the right time.
Tang Yuqing has great acting skills and a good character. When he made a request, Cheng Xi was naturally willing to help and asked curiously: "Do you want to lose weight? You are not fat either."
Tang Yuqing: "I'm not fat, but my figure is not perfect, so I decided to lose fat and get in shape from now on."
Cheng Xi told the truth: "I think your figure is better maintained among middle-aged actors."
"Mainly because I was hit by that beast Shi Yan," Tang Yuqing said with a sad expression. "He always swung his broad shoulders, narrow waist, and long legs in front of me. Bah, he's not a human being!"
Hearing the word "Shi Yan", Cheng Xi pursed his lips. He knew that Tang Yuqing and Tao Shiyan had a close personal relationship, and he also knew that there were some things that he shouldn't ask.
But the mouth moves faster than the brain: "By the way, Brother Tang, you and Sister Qi have known each other before. I see you are having a great time chatting."
He kept saying "you", and Tang Yuqing was confused: "Who do you mean by 'you'?"
"You and...Brother Yan."
"oh--"
Tang Yuqing suddenly understood and said with a smile: "Ruoqi and I have shot commercials together before, but we were not familiar with each other. Later, the girl wanted to catch up on the delay, so she sent me messages every day to inquire about the delay, and we got closer and closer.
"
really.
Cheng Xi frowned slightly.
After spending the last five minutes helping Tang Yu, with only the last gift left to send out, Cheng Xi walked slowly to Tao Shiyan's door, stretched out his hand, and then put it down again.
As the saying goes, a man chases a girl, and a woman chases a man. Ye Ruoqi is beautiful and has a good personality. After chasing Tao Shiyan for so many years, it is really difficult...not to be tempted, right?
Maybe it was because the soup was too tasteless, which made him feel a little upset in his stomach.
Either go back and take the medicine first and deliver it tomorrow. Cheng Xi lowered his head, picked up the things and left.
However, just halfway down the stairs, he bumped into Tao Shiyan who was walking up. Cheng Xi's mind went blank for a moment, he turned around subconsciously, and ran away!
Two shopping bags collided with each other, making a clanging sound. Hearing the sound, Tao Shiyan looked up, saw a red shadow flash past, and quickly chased after him!
Cheng Xi's limbs are coordinated, his motor cells are developed, and he can run extremely fast.
Fortunately, Tao Shiyan had long legs and chased from one end of the corridor to the other, and finally succeeded in catching a fleeing child!
The deep part of the corridor was used to store sundries and there were no customers. Tao Shiyan pressed the person against the wall and asked suspiciously: "Why are you running?"
Cheng Xi was a little out of breath, and his voice trembled slightly: "I, I'm losing weight and running!"
The corridors of the small hotel are so narrow that you can't move around at all. You can only lose weight. Tao Shiyan sneered: "Then if you don't run on your second floor, why come to my third floor?"
"...The hotel is not owned by your family. I can run wherever I want," Cheng Xi said harshly, "You can take care of it?"
For this sophistry, five years old cannot be more.
Tao Shiyan couldn't laugh or cry.
He had just exercised vigorously, and there was a thin layer of sweat on the boy's forehead. Tao Shiyan noticed it, took out a tissue and put it on his forehead: "You can run wherever you fall in love with?"
Like a zombie immobilized by a spell, Cheng Xi reacted for a few seconds and stiffly pulled off the tissue: "Yes!"
"Then my room is bigger, go to my room and run."
Cheng Xi choked.
Tao Shiyan's room is indeed quite big.
The corners of the boy's high-spirited eyes drooped, he probably couldn't run anymore. Tao Shiyan breathed a sigh of relief and finally had the time to observe the person opposite him.
I guess Mr. Cheng is eating well. After not seeing each other for a few days, the boy has gained a little weight. His shoulder blades are not as swollen as before, and his waist seems to have a few more pounds.
Further down, the legs seemed to have not changed, and the exposed ankles were still so thin. The ankle bones were round and so white that they dazzled the eyes in the dim corridor.
Immediately afterwards, Tao Shiyan noticed that the boy was holding two shopping bags in his hands.
The mall has closed long ago. I didn't buy this thing. I must have it to give it away.
Tao Shiyan recognized the brand on the shopping bag. Cheng Xi once gave him a tie from this company. He raised his eyebrows——
Suddenly there was a sound of footsteps in the corridor.
It was not good for the two of them to be seen talking secretly, so Tao Shiyan took a step back. Cheng Xi breathed a sigh of relief and could finally breathe normally.
The footsteps got closer and closer, and stopped suddenly after seeing the two of them. Ye Ruoqi was stunned: "Did I disturb your chat?"
"A bit," Tao Shiyan asked, "Are you looking for me?"
Ye Ruoqi said "hmm", took out a blue velvet box from her bag and handed it to Tao Shiyan: "A New Year's gift for you."
She said it gracefully, not caring at all about the presence of a third person. Cheng Xi glanced at it and saw the words Vacheron Constantin Heritage Series printed on the box.
The starting price was half a million, which was several times more expensive than his gift. Cheng Xi silently moved his shopping bag behind him.
Tao Shiyan didn't even look at the box and refused directly: "I don't accept gifts. I accept them with my heart. Please take the things back."
Ye Ruoqi: "I've been customizing it for half a year, why don't you open it and take a look!"
Tao Shiyan's tone was slightly impatient: "Thank you, I really don't want it."
"...I know," Ye Ruoqi said disappointedly, "Then you can chat and see you tomorrow."
With that said, she left dejectedly. Seeing the whole process of the girl's heart breaking, Cheng Xi couldn't bear it, and there was still a little bit of excitement...
Well, I am excited.
However, at this moment, excitement is the last emotion that should appear. Cheng Xi frowned and didn't realize where the excitement came from.
He was blocked again.
The person opposite pointed to the bag and asked him in a low voice: "The New Year gift you gave me?"