"Oh." Xie Wang was about to speak when Ling Shuangjiang interrupted him with a smile: "Don't tell me you want to ask what kind of mold this is."
"A puppy mold." Xie Wang frowned. "I know."
Before he knew it, he was almost pulling Ling Shuangjiang into his arms.
With the soft jade in his arms, Xie Wang's mind began to stir.
If only I could hold you like this forever, and then go deeper...
"Take advantage of me again, and I'll deduct ten points." Ling Shuangjiang's voice was soft, tinged with a hint of amusement.
Xie Wang immediately let go and obediently walked to the side: "If we get a hundred points, will we be together?"
Ling Shuangjiang placed the cookies on the baking tray: "Okay."
Seeing a glimmer of hope, Xie Wang suppressed his wandering thoughts and rolled up his sleeves: "I'll help you wash the dishes, you go and rest."
Ling Shuangjiang raised an eyebrow: "Okay."
Soon, the rich aroma of milk mixed with vanilla and chocolate filled the room.
Ling Shuangjiang and Xie Wang sat in the living room, enjoying freshly baked cookies together.
Xie Wang was very anxious and almost got burned.
"Take it easy." Ling Shuangjiang handed him a cappuccino. "It'll help you enjoy it without getting tired of it."
Xie Wang: "I can eat your cookies without getting tired of them."
Ling Shuangjiang's lips curled up slightly as she held up her red tea and said, "Since they didn't intentionally eat all the cookies, let's not talk about them."
Xie Wang nodded: "Mm."
Ling Shuangjiang glanced at the time: "By the way, Nanxing TV has a program that wants to invite the original cast of Lianxin to participate in the recording. Do you have time?"
Are you going or not?
"I'll go."
"Then I'll go too."
"Okay, I'll send your WeChat to the director." After Ling Shuangjiang finished, she put down her phone and hugged her pillow while watching Xie Wang eat.
"Are you full?"
Xie Wang: "I'm full."
Ling Shuangjiang looked out the dark window and said, "It's getting late, you should go back and rest."
Xie Wang glanced at the time: "It's only nine o'clock. I'm not in a hurry. Let's watch TV together for a while."
Ling Shuangjiang was very agreeable: "Okay."
The projector was turned on, and Xie Wang glanced at his phone: "Let's watch a movie, I heard it's really popular right now."
With Ling Shuangjiang's permission, he turned on "Midnight Horror" and adjusted the living room lights to their dimmest setting.
Ling Shuangjiang's sofa was very large. He leaned back on it, hugged his knees, and watched the opening theme song intently.
As terrifying scenes unfolded, Xie Wang frowned: "This is actually a horror movie. I should have known better than to watch it."
Ling Shuangjiang didn't expose him: "It's okay, let's look at this."
Xie Wang coughed and opened his arms: "It's okay, if you're scared, come over here."
Ling Shuangjiang: "Okay."
This is a recently released thriller from abroad, highly recommended by Xiang Ming. Xie Wang bought it but hasn't had time to watch it yet. It's said to be extremely terrifying, rated 19+, a masterpiece by a master of horror, and has scared countless people to tears.
The music enhanced the chilling visuals. Xie Wang, however, was completely absorbed in Ling Shuangjiang, watching the screen with a bored expression.
He was trying to figure out when his little frost would be so frightened that she would burst into tears, run into his arms, and cling to him with a pale face.
However, as the movie reached its climax two-thirds of the way through, Ling Shuangjiang's eyes grew brighter and brighter, even showing some excitement as she watched with great interest.
Xie Wang sighed.
Since Ling Shuangjiang wasn't afraid, he might as well pretend to be afraid.
It doesn't matter who tackles whom.
"Xie Wang, would you like some fruit?" Ling Shuangjiang looked at him. "I bought some Shine Muscat grapes yesterday; they're very sweet."
Xie Wang withdrew his body from what was about to move and said sullenly, "Hmm."
After washing the grapes, Ling Shuangjiang sat down next to him and they ate and chatted, discussing film shooting techniques and details.
Xie Wang nodded in agreement and abandoned the plan.
The movie ended at 11 p.m.
Ling Shuangjiang got up and stretched, unintentionally revealing a small section of her fair abdomen.
Xie Wang swallowed the grape and said, "It's so late already."
Ling Shuangjiang massaged her neck: "Hmm. Be careful on your way home so late."
Xie Wang opened his mouth and said, "Okay."
Before seeing Xie Wang off, Ling Shuangjiang reminded him, "Don't forget to record a variety show the day after tomorrow."
Xie Wang was unusually sullen. Holding the puppy-shaped biscuits, he pursed his lips and asked, "I'll pick you up the day after tomorrow."
"No need, I need to get there early." Ling Shuangjiang leaned against the door and waved to him, "Bye-bye."
Xie Wangman reluctantly said, "Goodbye."
The door was closed, and Xie Wang stood alone in the living room.
Being a suitor is worse than being treated like a lover before. Before, he could at least be covered by Ling Shuangjiang's little blanket, but now, he can't even touch her.
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Before we knew it, it was time to record "Happy Endless". Early in the morning, many guests arrived one after another.
Ling Shuangjiang had already finished her makeup, while Wen Nuan and Qiao Yi were playing games in his lounge behind her.
Just then, Huang Shan knocked on the door: "Frost's Descent."
Ling Shuangjiang stood up: "Long time no see."
Huang Shan was very excited and ran to Ling Shuangjiang's side, "Shuangjiang looks even better lately, there are ads for you everywhere on the street."
Ling Shuangjiang: "Thank you."
Ten minutes later, Shen Ke and Bai Xinyu arrived one after another. When Bai Xinyu and Qiao Yi looked at each other, there was a little awkwardness between them.
"Hello everyone, it's Frost's Descent." Qi Yu knocked on the door when she saw everyone in Ling Shuangjiang's rest room.
When Wen Ai saw Qi Yu, she immediately lowered her head to play games.
"Is President Xie coming this time?" Qi Yu glanced at everyone and noticed that only Xie Wang was absent.
Ling Shuangjiang: "He's coming."
Only Wen Ai knew that Ling Shuangjiang and Xie Wang were still in contact; no one else knew.
"Are there any guest stars coming?" Joey asked.
Although we had spent a month together, this meeting was a little awkward.
Shen Ke replied, "Only Lu Shaoheng is coming as a guest; Cheng Jia doesn't have time."
The name Chen Ying was tacitly ignored, since she had already disappeared from the entertainment industry.
Looking at Ling Shuangjiang, Shen Ke greeted him: "Shuangjiang, long time no see."
Ling Shuangjiang smiled and said, "Long time no see."
Not long after, Lu Shaoheng rushed over. When he learned that Xie Wang hadn't arrived yet, he breathed a sigh of relief: "I thought I was the last one."
Recording is scheduled to begin in an hour, and Xie Wang has not yet arrived.
Ling Shuangjiang avoided the crowd and made him a phone call.
A telephone rang in the corridor.
Xie Wang appeared outside the door: "Long time no see."
Everyone in the room turned around at the same time, and Ling Shuangjiang returned to the sofa.
At this moment, Chyi Yu stepped forward and said, "President Xie is so busy with work, it's really not easy to see you."
Xie Wang smiled and ignored it, his gaze falling on Ling Shuangjiang. Suddenly, his eyes sharpened as he noticed Lu Shaoheng sitting next to Ling Shuangjiang.
Joey asked, "Mr. Xie, what have you been busy with lately?"
Xie Wang: "Trivial matters."
Wen Ai teased, "President Xie is as quiet as ever. I wonder if you're in a relationship?"
Xie Wang noticed that Lu Shaoheng was looking at him and replied in a low voice, "He's chasing someone, he'll catch up with him soon."
Of those present, only Wen Ai, besides Ling Shuangjiang, could understand. Just as she was about to press for details, the director called everyone backstage to prepare for recording.
As they walked down the corridor, everyone glanced at Ling Shuangjiang from time to time. In everyone's eyes, Ling Shuangjiang must have some feelings for Xie Wang, but the ending, where the two met a tragic fate, left many feeling unsatisfied.
When they met again, Xie Wang unexpectedly found out that he already had someone he secretly loved.
Everyone felt sad for Ling Shuangjiang.
"Shuangjiang, you and Xie Wang..." Shen Ke hesitated, "He has someone else now, you should try to be more open-minded."
Ling Shuangjiang knew that Shen Ke meant no harm in saying those words to him. He smiled gently and said, "Mm."
Backstage, everyone needed to wear an in-ear monitor, headset, and microphone. After Xie Wang put them on, he found that none of the microphones were turned on yet.
Taking advantage of this moment, he walked up to Ling Shuangjiang, wanting to say a few words to him.
There was a faint noise coming from the headset; it was still being adjusted.
Xie Wang lowered his head: "Shuangjiang, I want to ask you a question."
Ling Shuangjiang had already tidied up the microphone and looked up seriously: "What's the problem?"
"Debugging... complete..." Xie Wang's voice came first before the director could speak.
Xie Wang cleared his throat: "After we go on stage, do we need to hide our secret relationship from everyone?"