The restaurant had indeed prepared plenty of sunflower seeds and other snacks.
Shi Wei happily cracked open sunflower seeds.
A short distance away, Ji Hanchuan sat between Chen Yutong and Xu Xirui, his face expressionless.
Xu Xirui and Chen Yutong both wanted to chat with him, but Ji Hanchuan's responses were so cold that, as the conversation went on, only the two of them were left talking.
Shi Wei cracked sunflower seeds with gusto.
Pfft, hahahahaha!
Holy shit, what kind of cursed scene was this? It was too funny.
As though sensing Shi Wei's inner glee, Ji Hanchuan looked up and met his eyes.
Shi Wei's eyes were calm and unruffled.
-"Hahahahahaha!"
All Ji Hanchuan heard was Shi Wei's manic laughter. Even the air was filled with merriment.
He narrowed his eyes, their depths as dark and cold as an icy pool.
So this was funny, was it?
Ji Hanchuan stood up.
"What's wrong?" Chen Yutong and Xu Xirui looked up at him at the same time.
"Keep talking. I won't get in your way."
Ji Hanchuan went straight over and sat beside Shi Wei.
Shi Wei: ...
"Hello, Teacher Ji!" Mo Xingyu hurriedly greeted him, nervously pushing all the snacks in front of Ji Hanchuan. "Have some, Teacher Ji. Help yourself."
"Thank you." Ji Hanchuan looked at Shi Wei. "You don't seem happy?"
"I'm happy. I couldn't be happier." Shi Wei offered an insincere compliment. "Teacher Ji, you're like high beams shining from the opposite lane. You make everything light up before our eyes, until we can't see anything but light."
Ji Hanchuan's lips curved. "Really?"
Hearing Shi Wei's death-defying remark, Mo Xingyu secretly tugged at him.
Shi Wei hurriedly offered Ji Hanchuan a piece of candy and said obediently, "Have some candy, Teacher Ji."
Ji Hanchuan picked the candy up from his palm, tore it open, and put the wrapper in his mouth.
The candy was quite sweet.
Shi Wei's glum expression was even sweeter.
Mo Xingyu worked up the courage to talk to Ji Hanchuan. Perhaps because he had seen the Moonlight CP reunited today, everything he talked about was related to Skylark Moonlight.
"Teacher Ji, I really love the male lead you played."
"Thank you."
"You played him so well. Every time I watch it, I get... so moved!"
"...Really?"
"You obviously love her so much, but you just can't take that step... The angst is killing me!"
Shi Wei looked at Mo Xingyu with an indescribable expression. "Keep going and you'll start crying."
Mo Xingyu shut his mouth.
"Forgive him, Teacher Ji. He just likes you too much." Shi Wei said to Ji Hanchuan, "Could you take a picture with him and give him an autograph?"
Shi Wei!
Mo Xingyu suddenly tugged Shi Wei's sleeve.
How could you ask Great God Ji in such a flippant, casual tone!
"Sure."
Mo Xingyu was stunned.
Shi Wei nudged him. "Well? Hurry up and get your phone out."
Mo Xingyu fumbled in a fluster. He meant to pull out his phone, but his hand slipped, sending it flying straight into the soup with a heavy splash. A firework display erupted, sparing no one.
Everyone: ...
Mo Xingyu lost the will to live. What kind of public humiliation hell was this...?
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Mo Xingyu wished he could prostrate himself in apology. Since he hadn't done it on purpose, everyone simply laughed and let it go.
Shi Wei looked down at Ji Hanchuan's hand, which was still holding his arm, his head full of question marks.
Ji Hanchuan had pulled him away just in time, using Mo Xingyu as a shield.
Out of more than a dozen people, only the two of them still had clean clothes.
Noticing Shi Wei's confusion, Ji Hanchuan let go and said flatly, "I meant to pull you over as a shield. Who knew not a drop would hit you?"
Shi Wei: ...
What a ruthless bastard!
Not only had Mo Xingyu failed to get his idol's autograph and a photo with him, but he had also lost a phone and a lifetime's worth of dignity. He had no appetite left.
Human joys and sorrows were not shared.
Shi Wei thoroughly enjoyed his meal. Once he was full, he comforted Mo Xingyu. "It's fine. Teacher Ji will give you an autograph and take a picture with you next time."
Mo Xingyu looked at Ji Hanchuan, so nervous he stammered, "Ji-Ji-Ji-Ji..."
Shi Wei supplied, "Baby, baby?"
Mo Xingyu: ...
Ji Hanchuan: ...
"Come find me once you've bought a new phone." Ji Hanchuan didn't want to deal him any more blows, either.
Mo Xingyu nodded hurriedly. "Thank you, thank you!"
Look at this poor fool. He couldn't even talk anymore.
Shi Wei picked up a crayfish with his chopsticks. Just as he was about to eat it, two softly spoken syllables drifted over from beside him.
"Zha-Zha..."
Shi Wei silently put the crayfish back in his bowl and turned to look at him.
Ji Hanchuan deftly and elegantly shelled a crayfish, then put it in his mouth to taste it. "Not bad."
Shi Wei was furious.
He had definitely done it on purpose!
"Little buddy, what happened just now?" Chen Yutong came over and asked Mo Xingyu.
Blushing, Mo Xingyu told her what had happened.
Chen Yutong laughed. "Oh, so that's what happened. Don't worry. No one will hold it against you. But didn't you say you liked me earlier? Why haven't you asked for a picture with me?"
"Can I, Sister Yutong?" Mo Xingyu's eyes lit up.
Chen Yutong nodded, then patted Ji Hanchuan's shoulder. "What do you say? Our little buddy's had such a rough day, and we haven't appeared together in ages. Shall we grant his wish?"
Ji Hanchuan seemed quite used to her easygoing personality and nodded.
"Let's use my phone for now, then." Chen Yutong asked Mo Xingyu, "I'll send it to you tomorrow, okay?"
Mo Xingyu nodded gratefully.
"Sister Yutong, you can't play favorites." Xu Xirui came over too. "I want a picture with the Moonlight CP as well."
"Come on over, then."
Everyone made room for them. Mo Xingyu stood in the middle and finally got the photo he had been longing for.
"My turn." Xu Xirui also moved to the middle and asked Ji Hanchuan eagerly, "Brother Hanchuan, can I take a picture with just you afterward?"
"Sure." Ji Hanchuan didn't refuse.
Hearing their exchange, Chen Yutong's lips curled into a smile.
Finally couldn't hold back anymore, huh...
Once everyone had finished taking pictures to their hearts' content, they discovered that one person had eaten all the fruit and pastries that had been brought over.
His cheeks stuffed full, Shi Wei looked at them innocently.
Chen Yutong laughed and poked his cheek. "Why didn't you take pictures with everyone?"
Shi Wei struggled to swallow his food. "I've already etched everyone's every smile and expression deep into my mind, saved forever."
Chen Yutong: ...
After eating and drinking their fill, everyone headed back together to rest.
His HP bar fully replenished, Mo Xingyu asked Shi Wei whether he still wanted to watch the show. Shi Wei said, "Of course. I really want to see just how moving it is to make you cry all the time."
"Wh-who cries all the time!" Mo Xingyu's face flushed red. "Don't make things up."
Shi Wei laughed. Suddenly, the voices of the two people talking ahead reached his ears.
"Brother Hanchuan, can I post the photos online?"
"No."
Shi Wei covered his mouth to stifle a laugh. What a heartless man.
"...I won't leak anything. I meant after we finish filming."
"Oh, then sure, I guess."
"Okay, thank you, Brother Hanchuan."
[Host, how can you watch Ji Hanchuan get so close to someone else without getting jealous?]
Shi Wei: ...
He had been eating melon, only to find himself in the middle of it.
Shi Wei hurried forward and tugged Ji Hanchuan's sleeve, looking at him imploringly. "Teacher Ji, can I still take a picture with you?"