When the pendant was picked up, the skin on the collarbone was gently rubbed by his fingertips. Gu Xun leaned forward even more because of this action. Now, the breath he took while speaking no longer seemed to be, but truly was sprayed on his chest and abdomen. The ambiguous warm breath attached to the pajamas, spreading all the way across the room, gently burning Qi Cong’s heart before the remaining temperature dissipated.

There it was again, that strange feeling.

The sense of distance blurred by the internet has made a comeback.

Qi Cong immediately straightened himself up and raised his hand to remove Gu Xun’s hand.

A thin and lean fair hand held a slender and strong palm, their warm skin was in direct contact. Cold white and warm skin tones were in stark contrast against each other. The part of Qi Cong’s palm wrapped around Gu Xun knuckles, which were extra hard from the effort, like the soft belly of a small animal that was suddenly subjected to the sharp claws of a beast.

They both froze and then unconsciously looked at each other.

The danger and aggression that Gu Xun had carefully hidden in his eyes was directly exposed because of this accident.

Unlike the gentle, casual, even joking tone, his eyes were deep and sharp, and there seemed to be a hook with a thick chain hidden in it. He was ready to hook the prey in his territory at any time.

Qi Cong immediately released his hand and took a step sideways away from Gu Xun, grabbed the chain of the necklace and pulled the crown out. He instinctively said, “This shouldn’t affect the content of your thank you gift. It’s too late, so you should go back early and rest.”

The paralyzed rabbit became alert again.

Gu Xun closed his eyes forcefully, clenched his teeth and scolded himself silently, unwillingly letting go of the pendant. He leaned back and pulled away from Qi Cong. He adjusted his expression quickly. He took off his hat and grabbed a handful of hair, and said helplessly with a little tiredness, “I’m sorry to disturb you so late. I just….”

He stood up, but suddenly shook and fell back on the bed. Gu Xun’s hand pressed against his thigh and he frowned rapidly. He stood up again, more slowly than before and smiled at Qi Cong. Putting on his hat again, he told Qi Cong, “Go to bed early, I will go first.”

Qi Cong saw all this and looked at Gu Xun’s expression that tried to appear as if nothing had happened. His gaze swept over Gu Xun’s legs. Obviously, his heart was still throbbing from the feeling he had just seen in Gu Xun’s eyes, but he couldn’t help but care. “Your leg… what is the matter? “

Gu Xun looked down, following Qi Cong’s line of sight and moved his leg, looking embarrassed. “I didn’t expect that you would find out. It’s all right. These two days I was shooting the outdoor drama “Above the Dynasty” in Shencheng and I had to shoot a hanging wires (lines – scenes in air) scene, but today I was in a hurry and accidentally got a bruise. It nothing serious, don’t worry.”

Hanging scenes and he was in a hurry… Qi Cong glanced at the small bag that Gu Xun had left on the bed.

Gu Xun said before that this was a gift for him.

It was obvious that his filming was very tiring and hard, but Gu Xun still rushed the work to finish a day early when the schedule was so tight. He still didn’t forget to bring him a gift, and all just to see him for five minutes?

The guard that was raised because of strangeness and distance softened quietly.

Gu Xun seems to still be the same considerate Gu Xun.

“Again… take a break and wait for your assistant to book a room for you.” Qi Cong looked at the instant noodles on the TV cabinet, frowned and looked up at Gu Xun. “When did you get on the plane? Did you have dinner? “

Gu Xun had no idea what politeness was, so he immediately sat back, then raised his hand and pinched the center of his eyebrows. With a tired but energetic expression, he replied, “There was an in-flight meal for the plane after five o’clock.”

Where could you get a good airplane meal?

At this point, it doesn’t seem to be a good idea to eat instant noodles. Also, sleeping when you are full could affect your rest.

“That pendant.”

Qi Cong returned from his wishful thinking and looked at Gu Xun. He instinctively lifted his hand to hold the pendant between his collarbones. “What’s the matter?”

Gu Xun’s eyes swept over Qi Cong’s hand holding the pendant. He raised his hand and pressed the center of his eyebrows, and replied, “It’s been trending. Weibo is very lively. Shen Jia fans are wondering why Shen Jia gave this to you. Some of them think… you may be secretly in love. “

“In love?” Qi Cong was bewildered by this absurd guess. He couldn’t laugh or cry, so he hurriedly shook his head. “No, I’m not like this with Jia Jia. He gave me this to wish me a smooth start -” 

When he said that, he suddenly reacted and stopped talking.

The room was eerily quiet.

After a while, Gu Xun sat up straight, looked at Qi Cong, and asked, “Are you going to make your debut?”

“……”

There was no way this could be more humiliating.

Qi Cong slowly let go of the pendant and tried to act calm as he nodded. “Yes, I have such a plan at present. I… I have debt that I want to pay off as soon as possible.  I also want to save money as soon as possible to buy a house for my parents. Jia Jia said that artists can make money quickly. He just happened to have a way, so I… I’m ready to try. “

Qi Cong didn’t know when Gu Xun bowed his head. His expression was obscured by the brim of his hat and couldn’t be seen clearly. All he could see was that his hands were squeezing his legs forcefully.

After a few seconds of silence, he looked up at Qi Cong. “I’ve thought about what I want as a thank you.”

The conversation topic changed so fast that Qi Cong, who was quietly waiting for Gu Xun’s response, couldn’t respond in time. “Hmm?”

“You’ll write me a couple of words, what exactly, I’ll tell you via WeChat when I think about it.” Gu Xun stood up and walked a meter away from Qi Cong. Leaning slightly to look at him and smiling, “Whatever you want, you’ll have it. Good night.”

With that, he straightened up, walked over to open the hotel door and left.

Click.

The door closed automatically.

Qi Cong slowly turned sideways and looked at the closed door.  After a while, he took his eyes back and looked at his own outline reflected on the metal decoration bar at the head of the bed.

It was the third meeting between the two of them after their reunion, which began abruptly and ended hastily.

Something suddenly occurred to him.

Right now, Gu Xun was a stranger to him, how could he not be? The Gu Xun he knew three years ago has become more snobbish and tacky. Did Qi Cong feel… disappointed?

The metal decoration twisted and blurred his face, the facial features that could be seen suddenly became hateful.

Qi Cong turned his gaze away, went to the bedside and bent down to flatten out the place where Gu Xun had sat. Then he reached out and picked up the sky blue, delicate paper bag that Gu Xun had left on the bed and gently opened it.

A book with a brown celestial cover was exposed.

Qi Cong was stupefied, then quickly pulled the book out of the bag, flipped it over and looked at it to make sure it was really an original screenwriting book in Spanish he had always wanted. The corners of his mouth couldn’t help curling up.

Halfway through, his expression froze again. Looking down at the book for a long moment, he pursed his lips, and lightly touched the book’s wonderfully textured cover. After that, he bent over to pick up the bag and put the book back.

A white card floated out of the bag.

Qi Cong, stooped down to pick up the card.

It was a business card with a geometric figure logo, with a strong design printed on the back, and printed on the front was the name of a law firm and the name and telephone number of a lawyer.

Qi Cong’s hand tightened.

This was…

Suddenly his mobile phone rang. Qi Cong regained his mind and took out his mobile phone to check it.

Gu Xun: Lawyer Jin knows the basic situation of you and “Chivalrous Bones”. He will probably contact you this weekend to have a more detailed discussion with you.

Gu Xun: I hope you won’t refuse this apology gift.

Gu Xun: Qi Cong,  I’m terribly sorry about deceiving you in the past.

Gu Xun: Please accept my apology.

This seemed to be the familiar Gu Xun again, who was always secretly helping him, taking care of him and caring about his feelings. Strange but familiar, the distance was close and far away at the same time. What to do? 

What to do?

Qi Cong squeezed the phone tightly, his Adam’s apple moved up and down frequently. He blinked his eyes hard and bowed his head to type two words before sending them.

 

……

 

Outside the door.

Gu Xun, leaning against the wall, looked at the newly sent message.

Baby: Thank you.

“…… Stingy. ” He poked the avatar of the person who was marked as “Baby” and sighed. “I didn’t even get a ‘good night’. And your system avatar, tsk, why won’t you just change your avatar?”

The cell phone suddenly vibrated again.

Baby: Remember to rub these bruises on your legs with medicine

Baby: Thank you very much.

Baby: Thank you for coming to see me, too. Good night.

Gu Xun raised his eyebrows with satisfaction. He gently touched the message sent by “Baby” and said with a smile, “Good night.”

The door of the opposite room was suddenly opened, and Zhao Zhenxun, with his stepfather face, appeared behind the door, obviously suppressing his temper. “Mr. Gu, how long are you going to stand at the door of my artist’s room like a pervert?”

Gu Xun immediately put down his cell phone and reined in his expression. He looked sideways at the door, making sure that Qi Cong was not disturbed. Standing up straight he asked Zhao Zhenxun, “Agent Zhao, do you have time to talk?”

Zhao Zhenxun also looked at Qi Cong door, frowned and opened his door. “Ten minutes.”

Gu Xun stepped forward.

Click.

The door next to Qi Cong’s room suddenly opened gently. Shen Jia looked out at them weakly and asked, “That…. May I join in? “

Gu Xun paused, looked back at Shen Jia and said nothing, he just walked straight into Zhao Zhenxun’s room.

Zhao Zhenxun stared at Shen Jia with black face. “You’re the one with a good nose… Come in.”

……

When he left the hotel the next morning, Qi Cong looked back at the hotel building several times and unconsciously glanced back and forth at the hotel entrance. Unfortunately, even up until the moment he got in the car and left, that familiar shadow didn’t appear in his field of vision.

The car slowly drove away, and the hotel was getting smaller and smaller. Just as the car was about to turn, Qi Cong  vaguely saw a familiar shadow appear at the door of the hotel.

He hurriedly sat up straight and as soon as he was ready to take a closer look, the car turned the corner.

The front door of the hotel was completely invisible because of the green trees.

He held his twisted position for two seconds before he stopped and reined back his emotions.

Zhao Zhenxun in the front seat just happened to turn his head over, and the two of them looked at each other as Zhao Zhenxun said, “Change your WeChat avatar.”

Qi Cong was confused. “Change my avatar?”

“Yes, switch to selfies and practice your selfie skills. You can’t be an artist if you don’t know how to take selfies. Today Jia Jia’s job is to record an indoor interview, so you don’t have to follow him. Let Xiao Han follow him. Yuan Yuan!”

Yuan Yuan, who sat in the last row, responded.

“When we get to Yaocheng, help cut Qi Cong’s hair. You don’t have to cut it too short, just make it look refreshing. When we get back to Beishi, please contact your teacher and ask him to design a hairstyle according to the shape of Qi Cong’s face.”

Yuan Yuan answered loudly.

Zhao Zhenxun looked at Qi Cong again, as if he had something to say. In the end he didn’t say anything and just told him, “Take good care of your voice. When we get back to Beishi, I will take you to see the company’s vocal music teacher.”

These arrangements were clearly paving the way to his debut. Qi Cong nodded obediently.

Zhao Zhenxun withdrew his gaze.

Shen Jia, who was sitting next to Qi Cong  immediately leaned over to him, grabbed Qi Cong’s face and looked at it. He sighed sadly. “Brother Cong, it’s not safe for you to be so good-looking.”

Qi Cong looked at Shen Jia inexplicably. “What?”

Shen Jia didn’t answer him, but shook his head full of worry as he put on his headphones and focused on today’s interview outline.

 

……

 

After arriving at Yaocheng, Yuan Yuan cut Qi Cong hair according to Zhao Zhenxun’s instructions. Without cutting too much he just trimmed the hair ends and took it to the next level, by giving a shape to the bangs that covered Qi Cong’s eyebrows and eyes.

After cutting it, Yuan Yuan looked at Qi Cong’s soft eyebrows and eyes, raised his hand and held his face with exaggeration. In an intoxicated tone, he said, “The gentle beauty attack is matched with the vitality of a puppy. Even I can…”

Qi Cong, who was scanning his hair in front of the small mirror, tilted his head and asked, “What did you say?”

“Ah? Oh Brother Cong, I just said that your skin is so good that you don’t even have to treat it, and your eyebrows are so good that you don’t need to trim them. Unlike Jia Jia, you don’t have such thick hair that it’s all very difficult to deal with.”

Qi Cong thought of Shen Jia’s flourishing hair and agreed with a smile. “Jia Jia’s hair is really dense and grows fast, he has been like this since he was a child.”

“Aye, what childhood friends.” Yuan Yuan suddenly held his face again and when Qi Cong looked over in doubt again, he sincerely suggested, “Brother Cong if you can’t take selfies, you can let Jia Jia teach you. You can learn from taking photos together. Well, take more photos together, and you will have selfies for a long time. Come on.” With that, she drifted away with a kind of enigmatic smile.

Qi Cong watched Yuan Yuan leave and looked back at his shorter hair in the mirror. It was finally returning closer to the shape it was before he had “fallen asleep”. He swept off the last of the hair on his neck.

Learn to take a photo first?

 

……

 

Because he didn’t need to follow Shen Jia to the TV station to record an interview, Qi Cong simply took this free time to write the third chapter of “Chivalrous Bones” after getting his haircut. After he finished writing, he tidied up the manuscript and corrected some errors. Then he added them to the old Jiangwang.com website and stored them in the chapter storage box, and scheduled a midnight release.

Once that was done, he logged back into Weibo, edited a post and also scheduled it to be published at midnight.

 

The author has something to say: Gu Gu, who was banned by Zhao Zhenxun, was wronged and hid in the corner of the hotel door to watch Cong Cong go far away.jpg

 

Edited by: Antiope1

 

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