His voice was firm, and his gaze was even firmer, as though he were about to join the Party, without the slightest personal agenda.
But that could not fool Xie Linchuan. Ever since they were little, whenever Shen Xingcan wanted to lie, his eyes would become especially shifty.
Xie Linchuan looked at Shen Xingcan. "Shen Xingcan."
Shen Xingcan said, "...Hmm?"
"Even Dahuang is a better actor than you."
Shen Xingcan said, "..."
Who was Dahuang? Dahuang was a little stray tabby Shen Xingcan had picked up off the street when he was sixteen.
Exposed and mercilessly mocked, Shen Xingcan threw caution to the wind. "I don't care. I'm sleeping like that, no matter what!"
If he did not stand his ground, wouldn't these two beds really end up separated? If he and Xie Linchuan stayed apart, how could he naturally take Xie Linchuan into his arms when he was scared and give him the warmth of an older brother?
Seeing that Xie Linchuan said nothing, Shen Xingcan took it as tacit agreement and promptly sprang into action, moving the beds.
[...A single bed turns into a double in seconds? That's very couple-like.]
[I couldn't help checking our show's name again to make sure it's called A Fruit and not See You Again.]
[...Aaaaaah, Shen Xingcan, you bastard, stay away from my darling!]
[It's perfectly normal for good buddies to sleep together.]
[What nonsense are you all talking about? Didn't Xingcan say it was really drafty near the door? Besides, what's the big deal about two guys sleeping together?]
[On his face: I don't want to sleep with you. In his heart: sob, sob, my darling wifey wants to sleep with me! I'm so happy I could fly~]
Shen Xingcan gazed in satisfaction at the beds that had gone from singles to one big double.
"If only we had some novels to read. Then we could sit on the bed and read at night, and when we got tired, we could look at the night sky through the window in the roof. Hmm, let's buy a few tomorrow."
Although Shen Xingcan had trouble making choices, things he did not need at all fell entirely outside the scope of that difficulty.
He firmly believed that, having just arrived on the island, they needed to make every point count, so he had only glanced at those books before putting them out of his mind without hesitation.
But while they could not buy them on the first day, there was no need for that concern on the second. After all, they had already bought nearly everything they needed, and the production team would definitely provide new ways to earn points later.
Shen Xingcan had it all neatly figured out, but when he was about to sort the things piled outside the door and carry them into the cabin with Xie Linchuan, he froze.
"Why are there books here?"
And they were even his favorite kind, full of bitter love and overwhelming passion!
Xie Linchuan said, "I bought them."
Shen Xingcan's eyes went wide.
Xie Linchuan avoided Shen Xingcan's gaze, his tone calm. "We don't have any electronic devices on us. I was worried I'd get bored on the island, so I bought a few books to read myself."
Shen Xingcan blinked, then suddenly smiled, his eyes curving. "Mm-hmm, yes, you bought them for yourself. Definitely not for me."
Since Xie Linchuan did not want to admit it, he did not have to. Everyone knew perfectly well anyway.
[...So he even bought novels especially to make his wife happy? That's such a loyal dog.]
[Do some people not understand plain speech? Didn't you hear him say he bought them for himself?]
[Who likes reading this stuff, anyway? Definitely not Shen Xingcan, who's posted on Weibo several times asking people about it.]
[One insists on sleeping together, while the other secretly adds the novels he likes to the shopping list... There's really something off about these sworn enemies.]
[They've only been filming for a few hours and they're already like this... Damn, by the time the show ends, these two could have a kid running all over the place!]
[This is way better than a novel. Top stars. Sworn enemies. Exes. A broken mirror made whole again. It's got every trope.]