The next morning, Shen Ting was still dreaming sweet dreams when the show's staff woke him up. Still half asleep, he dragged his suitcase onto the show's bus.
After stowing his suitcase, Yan Yi boarded the bus and saw Shen Ting slumped against his seat, his head tilted to one side, looking groggy.
Yan Yi strode over and sat beside Shen Ting, then reached out to adjust the angle of his tilted head.
He let Shen Ting rest comfortably against his shoulder. To keep him comfortable, Yan Yi even shifted into an uncomfortable sitting position himself.
As soon as Meng Yun and the others boarded, Yan Yi gestured for them to be quiet. "Shh..."
Meng Yun looked at the two leaning against each other, curled his lip, and made an OK sign.
Bai Yuanyuan made the same gesture. Got it, got it.
Su Weiwang nodded, found a seat, and stayed put.
[Yan Yi, could you be any more in love?!]
[Right now, I don't know whether to envy Shen Ting or envy Shen Ting. I want to sleep on a gorgeous guy's shoulder too.]
[Hey, commenter above, I'm only one word short of what you're asking for. How about leaning on my shoulder?]
[A gorgeous guy?]
[No! A big guy.]
[Hahahahaha, are you two trying to make me die laughing so you can inherit everything I own?]
[By the way, why does it feel like the real and fake young master scandal has lost its buzz?]
[You can drop the "feels like." Have you seen that clarification the Su Family released? Who'd believe that?]
Shen Ting slept comfortably the entire way, only slowly opening his eyes when the bus was nearly at its destination.
"Mmm... that felt good." Shen Ting stretched luxuriously and sighed in satisfaction.
Beside him, Yan Yi moved his shoulder, which had gone stiff.
Shen Ting noticed his stiff movements, and a flicker of surprise crossed his face.
"Did I lean on you the whole way?" A little touched, Shen Ting reached out to massage Yan Yi's arm. He really was the kissing buddy Shen Ting had chosen.
As Yan Yi enjoyed Shen Ting's massage, his smile grew wider.
The bus soon stopped. They had barely gotten off with their luggage when the driver turned the bus around and drove away.
At the village entrance, three people had already been waiting for some time, each with a suitcase.
Su Yu looked a little pale today. It was hard to tell whether it was genuine or makeup.
Shen Ting guessed it was genuine. After all, last night couldn't have been easy.
"Bro!" Shen Ting pulled Yan Yi over to his older brother.
Shen Rui's expression was the same as always, but his gaze remained on Su Weiwang, who was walking slowly at the back of the group.
Su Weiwang wore his usual outfit for going out: a black baseball cap, a black mask, and a black jacket, keeping himself tightly covered.
"Weiwang, are you all right?" This time, Su Yu didn't cling to Yan Yi. Instead, he jogged over to Su Weiwang and looked at him with concern.
Startled, Su Weiwang hurriedly pulled his arm out of Su Yu's grasp, seemingly unable to understand the insincere enthusiasm of the person before him.
"Weiwang, I know it's all my fault. I shouldn't have..." Su Yu blinked, and the corners of his eyes reddened.
"If you did something wrong, apologize. What's crying going to do?" Shen Ting cut in, pulling a handful of sunflower seeds from his pocket.
Yan Yi stood beside him with his right hand raised so Shen Ting could spit the shells into it.
Looking at Yan Yi, who didn't find him disgusting at all, Shen Ting liked him a great deal more. How could anyone be this nice?
If I latch on to him someday, it definitely won't be my fault. His personality is just too good, and his body is too perfect. I simply can't resist. All I can do is happily enjoy it.
Su Yu stiffened at Shen Ting's retort.
Meng Yun and Bai Yuanyuan looked ready to enjoy the show. They had gotten the full scoop last night and had even used their connections to pick up some inside gossip.
Just then, the director emerged from the village in a short-sleeved shirt, shorts, slides, and a straw hat.
The director took in everyone's expressions without speaking, then led them to the largest house in the village.
He assigned everyone rooms.
"Don't say I don't look after you. Since this is our first day at a new location, I won't give you any tasks. You're free to do whatever you like. Take a look around our beautiful countryside and visit wherever you most want to go. As for tomorrow, heh heh heh..." Wearing a sinister grin, the director walked out of the courtyard in his slides.
"This is my first time seeing such a beautiful village. I'm always coming across pictures of terraced fields on my phone. In a bit, I have to get a good look and take some photos." Su Yu looked full of anticipation.
"Yu, I'll go with you." Si Chen looked at Su Yu tenderly.
Su Yu smiled shyly at Si Chen.
[Baby Su Yu looks so sweet when he smiles.]
[Best actor Si spoils him so much.]
[The skies have cleared, the rain has stopped, and these two's fans are feeling bold again.]
Meng Yun was particularly interested in the big yellow dog beneath the tree at the village entrance. He put down his luggage and ran out, pulling Bai Yuanyuan along.
Su Weiwang and Shen Rui chose not to go out.
Shen Ting and Yan Yi exchanged a glance, took a few coins and banknotes from their suitcases, and ran out with their pockets jingling.
By the pond in the middle of the village, the director and the assistant director each held a fishing rod, with five phone stands beside them.
"Well? Are the viewers all marveling at the beautiful countryside?" the director asked smugly.
The assistant director checked the five livestreams. The first four were normal, but what was going on with the last one?
When the assistant director didn't answer, the director took the straw hat off his face in puzzlement and followed his gaze to one of the livestreams.
Onscreen, Shen Ting and Yan Yi were holding money and conducting a secret transaction with a window.
Shen Ting passed a few coins inside. Soon, a hand reached out through the window, holding a bagged ice pop and a ham sausage.
Holding both items, Shen Ting pulled Yan Yi along and simply squatted by the roadside.
Shen Ting tore open the ice pop wrapper. Inside was a twin ice pop. With a gentle pull on the two sticks, he split it into two.
Shen Ting gave one ice pop to Yan Yi beside him. The two squatted by the roadside just like that, sucking on their ice pops and feeding the ham sausage to a puppy by the road.
[I remember buying things like this when I was little too.]
[Same here. There was a little shop at the entrance to my village, and they sold things through a window too.]
[Yes, yes! I used to eat these ice pops all the time as a kid and share them with my friends. They used to cost fifty cents, but now they're one or two yuan.]
[Could these two get any more real? Everyone else's dream destination is the fields or the lotus pond. Theirs is the corner shop.]
[I have to say, compared to this, Su Yu's awestruck expression really does look a little too exaggerated.]
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