Happy Wrap Party

Meanwhile, after Lu Yan left, he touched the warm blood on his face and let out an inscrutable laugh.

In the very end, Lu Yan was caught. Every time Mo Feng went to pay his respects to Mo Hua, he could see a bouquet of winter jasmine flowers placed before the gravestone.

They represented hope and vitality.

With that, Mo Hua's role came to an end, and Ye Qing wrapped filming.

Since Ye Qing's role was important to the entire plot, the production crew held a wrap party for him.

Ye Qing acted well, was polite, and spoke sweetly. It could be said that everyone on the crew liked him very much.

Ye Qing had never attended a wrap party like this before. After all, given his status, no one had ever held one for him. Simply put, he had not been worthy of one.

So this was his first wrap party that belonged to him.

The wrap party was actually very simple. Everyone just ate and drank together.

Besides that, he also received quite a few wrap bouquets from people, one of which was from Gu Ze.

However, Gu Ze clearly noticed that Ye Qing's gaze had been distinctly strange when he gave him the flowers.

It was the sort of look that showed he hated Gu Ze, yet contained another kind of emotion as well.

Gu Ze found it impossible to understand.

At the wrap party, since Ye Qing was the lead, he inevitably had a great deal of alcohol pressed on him. Perhaps he was also simply too happy and refused no one.

So, in the end, Ye Qing got drunk.

Although he had an assistant beside him, for some reason Ye Qing had singled out Gu Ze. He ignored everyone else who came over, leaving Gu Ze with no choice but to shoulder the task of taking Ye Qing back to the hotel.

Looking at Ye Qing sitting motionless where he was, waiting for him to come over, Gu Ze inexplicably felt that Ye Qing was very well-behaved.

He was just like a good little child waiting obediently for him to come home.

"Can you still walk?" Gu Ze asked as he approached.

Ye Qing raised his head hazily. "Who are you?"

Gu Ze found it a little amusing. "Who do you think I am?"

Ye Qing seriously looked at the person before him: his cold, stern features, slightly raised brows and eyes, and gentle voice.

"Lu Yan."

All right, he had mistaken Gu Ze for a character from the show. That was fine. As long as Ye Qing would follow him back, it was enough.

"That's right. So, will you come back with me?"

Ye Qing obediently nodded.

Gu Ze supported him, said goodbye to the director, and left.

Since the hotel was not far away, Gu Ze did not call a cab and planned to walk back.

"Lu Yan, did you get caught in the end?"

"Of course."

"Ah, what a pity. I was planning to stab you too."

Gu Ze: Should I stab you again right now?

Gu Ze finally understood why Ye Qing had been acting so strangely toward him today. It turned out Ye Qing had not yet come out of the role and felt uncomfortable because he had not stabbed Gu Ze once.

"But I couldn't bear to." Ye Qing continued, "I hate you so much. I clearly treated you as my best friend, but you treated me like this."

Ye Qing sounded so aggrieved that even Gu Ze wanted to slap his own character twice. Of all people, why had Lu Yan chosen to deceive Mo Hua?

"Actually, Lu Yan also treated Mo Hua as his best friend," Gu Ze explained quietly.

"Then why? Why did he still deceive me?"

"Because we met too late. If we had met a few years earlier, perhaps he would have been different. Perhaps we would have had another kind of life."

"But he still deceived Mo Hua, didn't he?"

"Yes, but he had no choice. Other than deceiving you, what else did he do?"

"He had me slapped twice."

"Yes, that was his fault. How about you slap him twice as well?"

"Forget it. My hands hurt."

"Lu Yan."

"Mm."

"I don't want to walk anymore."

Gu Ze paused for a moment. "Then shall I carry you?"

Ye Qing said nothing, but Gu Ze could see the answer in his eyes. He helped Ye Qing stand still, then slowly crouched down and gestured for him to climb on.

Without hesitation, Ye Qing climbed onto Gu Ze's back and wrapped both arms around his neck.

All the way there, Gu Ze kept thinking about how to get Ye Qing out of character. On the surface, Ye Qing seemed fine, but in reality, Gu Ze had discovered that he still had not come out of the role.

When he was in this state of mental confusion, he would substitute himself into Mo Hua's storyline.

When they reached the hotel, Gu Ze put Ye Qing on the bed. Unexpectedly, the moment Ye Qing touched the bed, it was as though a seal had been broken. He bounced up and down on the mattress, mumbling something indistinct.

Only after considerable effort did Gu Ze manage to press him down securely on the bed. Ye Qing opened his eyes wide and struggled to focus on the person before him before calling softly, "Brother Gu."

Well, now he was out of the script again.

"Brother Gu, I want to take a shower." Drunk, Ye Qing's voice was no longer as clear and crisp as usual. Instead, it had taken on a soft, sweet quality.

"Can you skip it?" Gu Ze negotiated with him.

"No. I feel awful. I'm covered in the smell of food and alcohol. I stink."

"Then can you manage by yourself?"

Ye Qing nodded and said with absolute certainty, "I can."

"All right, wait here."

Gu Ze quickly ran the bathwater in the bathroom, tested the temperature, placed the shower gel and shampoo beside the bathtub, and led Ye Qing inside.

As though instructing a small child, he patiently told Ye Qing where everything was and where the switches were, because he felt that drunk Ye Qing's intelligence was inferior even to that of a three-year-old.

Gu Ze explained everything in detail, but Ye Qing grew impatient. "Brother Gu, I know how to do it."

After explaining everything that needed to be explained, Gu Ze left the bathroom somewhat reluctantly. However, he did not go far and instead stood guard nearby.

At first, he could hear the sound of water coming from inside, but before long, it stopped.

Gu Ze knocked on the door and called out. When he heard the person inside say that he was taking a bath, he finally relaxed.

After a while, Gu Ze checked the time and realized that more than half an hour had passed. He knocked on the door again, but this time there was no response.

Gu Ze grew anxious and slammed the door open. Only then did he discover that Ye Qing had actually fallen asleep.

The foam on his head had not been rinsed clean, and there were also puddles of water and foam flowing onto the floor. It was obvious that he had fallen asleep not long after starting.

It would even be fair to say that he had merely been playing while bathing.

See? He had said so. Drunk Ye Qing's intelligence was inferior even to that of a three-year-old.

Gu Ze was both exasperated and amused.

With no other choice, he could only wake Ye Qing. When Ye Qing opened his eyes, he still had no idea what was happening and stared dazedly at Gu Ze.

His eyes had grown moist from the bath. As he gazed up at Gu Ze, wet and glistening, he looked just like a little cat that had done something naughty and was trying to win forgiveness.

Perhaps Gu Ze's expression was too stern, or perhaps Ye Qing had sobered up enough to realize how dangerous his actions were. He gently rubbed his cheek against Gu Ze's hand, his attempt to curry favor obvious.

Because of his movement, the water rippled slightly. When Gu Ze lowered his head, he saw a large expanse of pale skin, along with two small points.

In an instant, his Adam's apple moved involuntarily.