Shang Yan was packing his things when he saw how hard he was looking for something, so he came over and squatted down beside him. "Did you ask Little Zhou to bring you something? What are you looking for?"
"Cherry," Xie Ji muttered, "There's so much stuff, don't let it get crushed. Brother, can you go over there and help me look for it?"
Shang Yan obediently walked to the spot Xie Ji pointed to, rummaged around for a bit, and said, "Here."
Xie Ji quickly got up, walked over, and picked up the small bag of cherries.
It's a small bag, and I estimate there are no more than twenty, but luckily they look fairly fresh.
Xie Ji clicked his tongue. "So little."
Shang Yan said, "It's already difficult enough to transport these tropical fruits to a seaside town, it's good enough that we have them. If you want to eat them, I'll buy them for you after the show ends."
Xie Ji carried the small bag of cherries to the tap to wash them. "It's not that I want to eat them, it's that Lu Xunji likes to eat them."
Upon hearing Lu Xunji's name, Shang Yan raised an eyebrow, snorted coldly, and stood beside him, saying, "You seem quite attentive to him."
"A princess, after all," Xie Ji rubbed his chin with his water-dampened hand, "Is bound to be a little delicate."
"..."
Speechless.
While Xie Ji was washing the cherries, she noticed that several of them were crushed, probably because they had been placed too low on the table.
Xie Ji casually washed a cherry and put it in his mouth, then picked out a bruised cherry, squatted down, turned around, and held up a clean, white hand. "Brother, it's so sweet, you should try it."
Shang Yan rolled his eyes in exasperation. "What, is Lu Xunji a princess and your brother a garbage disposal unit? He gets to eat the good stuff, so I get to eat the bad stuff?"
"Tsk, what are you saying?" Xie Ji stretched his hand forward again. "What's wrong? It's just a scratch, a minor flaw, a minor flaw."
Shang Yan: "Wei Xia, let Lu Xunji eat. I want to eat something good."
"Oh, you don't know, Lu Xunji is a super perfectionist. He won't eat fruit if it doesn't look good. There weren't many to begin with, so we saved a few for him." Xie Ji reached out again. "It's really sweet, brother, open your mouth."
Shang Yan: "..."
That ungrateful brat who's completely biased towards his maternal grandparents.
Lu Xunji had picked out a few ingredients to prepare in the kitchen, but when he came out of the villa, he saw Xie Ji squatting by the water washing cherries, his hand raised to the side, a small cherry between his fingertips.
Xie Ji had fair skin, and his sleeves were rolled up to his elbows. The wine-red flesh of the fruit was slightly mushy, and bright red juice mixed with water trickled down from his fingertips, making his snow-white skin even more striking. He was a handsome young man with a pure and refined appearance.
Lu Xunji narrowed his eyes, watching Shang Yan bend down and snatch the cherry from Xie Ji's hand. His thin lips brushed against his fingertips, stained with cherry juice, making them look bright red and tempting.
"Is it sweet?" Xie Ji withdrew his hand, his eyes narrowing as he smiled like a sly little fox, "Is it delicious?"
Shang Yan raised an eyebrow. "Hmm, not bad."
"As long as it's sweet," Xie Ji muttered. " Lu Xunji will definitely like it."
Shang Yan glanced at him, spat the pit in her mouth into the trash can. "You just keep spoiling me."
Xie Ji lowered her head and continued washing the cherries, revealing a section of her snow-white neck.
Lu Xunji lowered his eyes, walked over and carried in another ingredient, as if nothing had happened.
As she passed by Xie Ji, Xie Ji inexplicably shivered.
"Damn, this water's freezing!" Xie Ji rubbed his arms. "It's so hot outside, I'm freezing!"
Lu Xunji cooked and washed the dishes as usual, went to the mall to exchange for the items he needed, and then obediently returned to his room.
Xie Ji was dragged to play games with Ji Shi. As it was almost 9 p. m. and all the live streaming equipment was shut down, Xie Ji suddenly remembered that he hadn't delivered the after-dinner fruit he bought for Lu Xunji.
"Wait, wait!" Xie Ji quickly stood up from the ground. "I forgot about the important matter. I'm not playing the game anymore. I'm going back to sleep."
Ji Shi glanced at him. "Go back to your room to sleep?"
"Yes." Xie Ji put on his clothes. "Um, you can't put duck eggs in the bed at night, you know? They'll crush them and make the bed dirty, you know?"
Ji Shi: "... I'm not you."
After giving his instructions, Xie Ji left in a hurry. Ji Shi sat in front of the game console for five minutes, but then got bored, got up, took a shower, and went to bed.
Lu Xunji had just finished showering and came out of the bathroom when there was a knock on the bedroom door.
He paused for a moment, then went to open the door.
Xie Ji presented him with a small bowl of cherries as if it were a treasure. "Ta-da, dessert after dinner!"
Lu Xunji leaned against the doorframe, looking down at the carefully arranged fruit, his face expressionless. "After dinner?"
Xie Ji scratched his ear awkwardly. "Ahem, I just forgot for a moment, but it's not too late to eat before bed."
He held a cherry to Lu Xunji's lips. "Try it, it's very sweet."
"It's very sweet." Lu Xunji didn't eat the cherry, but looked at Xie Ji: "The kind of sweetness that Shang Yan certified?"
Xie Ji couldn't taste it, but nodded, "Mmm, my brother said it's delicious too!"
Lu Xunji sneered, raised his hand to block Xie Ji's hand, and pried the moist cherry away from his lips. "I won't eat it."
"Oh, you don't like it?" Xie Ji was taken aback. "I remember you really liked it, didn't you? The production team provided so much fruit before, but you didn't eat any of it, only two cherries... I thought you really liked it."
Lu Xunji turned his face away. "Don't make assumptions about my preferences."
Xie Ji blinked. "I've already washed up, so would you do me the honor of having two?"
Lu Xunji: "I don't eat before bed."
"It's okay to eat two, you can brush your teeth after you finish." Xie Ji's arm was getting tired from holding the bowl. "Could you let me go in and put my things down? It's tiring to carry them."
"No need," Lu Xunji said, refusing to let anyone into her room. "I don't really like people coming into my room. You can take the things to Shang Yan; he likes them."
"..." Xie Ji sensed something, but not much. After a long pause, he replied, "You and Shang Yan had a falling out?"
Lu Xunji smiled slightly, "No, I just think you two are a good match."
"Huh?" Xie Ji was stunned for a moment. "It matches what?"
"A good match." Lu Xunji lowered his eyes and said coldly, "I'm starting to ship you two."
Xie Ji: "..."
Okay, although he didn't know why, he was certain that Lu Xunji was angry.
They need to be coaxed.
Xie Ji was so anxious he was scratching his head in frustration. He wasn't very good at comforting people, so he could only try to piece together the situation based on his limited experience and memories.
How was Lu Xunji supposed to be coaxed?
Xie Ji thought for a moment, then, with a cherry in his mouth, suddenly leaned close to Lu Xunji and rubbed his lips against Lu's through the cool flesh of the cherry.
Xie Ji, with a cherry in his mouth, whispered:
"Please, have one, okay? I'm begging you."
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Lu Xunji, the sarcastic, jealous king: Your cherries smell like his perfume. TVT
That was close, I almost missed out on perfect attendance.
Luckily, I made it in time.
It's too sweet, it's so sweet it hurts my teeth, I can't write anymore.
The remaining chapter will be added tomorrow.