After a stretch of silence, Wang Xinyang finally picked up his chopsticks. As though he had silently sworn an oath, he resolutely picked up some greens and slowly ate them.
Meanwhile, Yan Guiyun had excellent table manners, chewing slowly and unhurriedly, his movements as elegant as though he were eating a French feast.
Elegant. Simply too elegant!
Chi Yining silently lowered his head and slowly tucked into his food too.
The white rectangular table, which seated ten, soon filled up.
No one seemed to have any shared topics of conversation. They each focused on eating, so seriously that it hardly felt like a dating show.
Chi Yining thought the director might be trying to raise a herd of cattle, feeding them grass every day.
Ever since Chen Shiyu had learned that the person before him was Chi Yining, he had felt conflicted. On the one hand, he kept complaining about how Chi Yining used to be.
Yet deep down, he could not help being drawn to Chi Yining's looks. Even knowing he was that sort of person, he still could not stop looking at him. Today, he was acting like he had a split personality, frequently glancing at Chi Yining, to the point that he paid no attention to Film Emperor Gu beside him.
He had even missed several questions from Film Emperor Gu.
And what was with Wang Xinyang? Did he have to sit so close to Chi Yining?
He hadn't really fallen for Chi Yining, had he? Did character not matter to him at all?
Although such questions arose in his mind, he also felt that Wang Xinyang's thinking was perfectly normal...
After all, Chi Yining had fair skin and features so exquisite they were almost perfect, without a bad angle.
And the way he was so quiet right now really made it easy to get hooked.
That was how he kept finding himself looking at him.
After dinner, once he had returned to his room, Chi Yining checked his phone. Still no one had placed an order. He could not help feeling a little disappointed.
Knock, knock, knock! A sudden knocking came from outside the door.
Only when Chi Yining heard it did he remember that Yan Guiyun had said he would help tend to his wounds.
He stood, walked briskly to the door, and opened it.
Chi Yining frowned, his tone puzzled. "Why is it you?"
"Won't you invite me in for a bit?" Gu Chengyuan's eyes held a smile, as though they had been friends for years.
Chi Yining had nothing much to say to the person before him.
Click. Chi Yining shut the door.
Outside, Gu Chengyuan stared blankly at the tightly shut oak-colored door, more embarrassed than he had ever been.
If his manager hadn't told him to come over, he wouldn't have bothered.
What was going on? Chi Yining had actually shut him out?! No one had ever dared reject him so brazenly! Much less a clingy pest who had been harassing him for so long. Was Chi Yining playing hard to get?
He had really given him too much face... Unbelievable.
Back in his room, Chi Yining changed into a plain white cropped T-shirt, since it was the only one that would leave his arms exposed.
When he opened the door and found Gu Chengyuan gone, he knocked on Yan Guiyun's door somewhat nervously.
"Coming." Yan Guiyun's lovely voice came from inside. That voice always managed to put his mind at ease.
Click.
The door opened. Yan Guiyun looked as though he had just showered. He wore a bathrobe, and water was still dripping from his hair. With his hair hanging down, he looked like a fresh college graduate.
"Come in."
After Chi Yining entered, Yan Guiyun shut the door and dried his hair with a towel. "Sorry, I just took a shower. I was just thinking I'd come find you if you didn't come over."
"What would you like to drink? Is strawberry juice okay?" Yan Guiyun's room also had a refrigerator, but it was filled with drinks that did not look commercially available.
They were sealed in transparent cups.
"Sure. Thank you." Chi Yining went over to the sofa not far from the door and sat down without needing to be asked.
After handing him a drink and a straw, Yan Guiyun said, "I'll go blow-dry my hair first. Give me a moment."