Xie Ji had almost gotten used to pretending he hadn't heard Lu Xunji's outrageous remarks. He turned his head away and started eating his barbecue.
Fortunately, although it was a live broadcast, Lu Xunji still had some sense of propriety and took off the microphone on his collar before starting the barbecue.
Therefore, the viewers in the live stream could only see them talking, and all they could hear was Mu Yao's heavily modified children's songs that filled their ears.
[This is so harmonious! Seeing this scene makes me feel like I've gone back to the time before I became that wicked woman.]
[Yes, the show wasn't actually that long, only two months, and a month and a half has already passed, but it feels like everyone has changed a little bit.]
[When Zhou Heyu first arrived, he was such a gloomy kid, but now he can even talk to Mu Yao. It's so heartwarming to see my autistic child getting better little by little!]
This is a variety show for teenagers, and also a paradise for couples who ship their favorite characters!
[There are only two weeks left before the agritainment business officially starts operating, right? So how do I join this agritainment business? Is there a registration link?!]
[I think the director opened a registration channel on the official website, with six spots available. Guest stars will be invited to experience it first over the next two weeks. Once the agritourism facilities are more fully developed, the spots will be opened to ordinary people.]
[The young masters will be going to school in two weeks, so they probably won't have time to stay on the island anymore, right?]
[Damn, now that you mention it, my grin instantly disappeared. I hope this show continues and they don't change the cast. With just the six of them, if even one is missing, I'll blow up Director He's villa!]
[I don't know about others, but as far as I know, Lu Xunji and Ji Shi both received military academy acceptance letters. After filming this variety show, they will go back to school. The Imperial Military Academy is very strict. During their four years at the academy, students are not allowed to show their faces in public, and they have very few holidays...]
[As for our Little Ji Shi, with Xie Ji mind, let alone four years, if he couldn't see Xie Ji for four hours, he'd search everywhere for him.]
[... You all only saw Ji Shi searching Ji Shi for Xie Ji, but you didn't see that Lu Xunji's gaze never left Xie Ji! And every time Xie Ji went out to do something, he had to report to Lu Xunji first, otherwise Lu Xunji would go out to look for Xie Ji if he couldn't see him within four minutes! What kind of old married couple's way of getting along is this!]
Honestly, I don't know how you guys manage to ship Lu Xunji and Xie Ji. Lu Xunji seems so cold and doesn't talk much. He's handsome, but his handsomeness is too aggressive—his eyebrows press down on his eyes, his features are sharp, and he's too tall. From a physiognomy perspective, this kind of person is extremely self-centered, sensitive, and highly competitive. Xie Little Ji such a cute baby; he'd be a good match for the loyal Ji Shi or the fatherly Shang Yan, but if he were to actually be with Lu Xunji ... I can only say that Xie Ji is in for a rough ride.
[Add one! Although Lu Xunji is really handsome, he gives off a really eerie vibe. I don't like Xie Little Ji, such a lively and cute little sun, getting close to the male ghost. The two adorable babies together are the most pleasing to the eye. So, shout with me, Shiji will be forever in love!!]
[What? Seriously, nobody ships Shang Yan and Xie Ji as a couple? Don't be fooled by Xie Ji calling everyone "brother," how many people actually treat him like a brother? Those guys practically want to devour our Xie Little Ji alive! Only Shang Yan truly treats him like a brother, his eyes are full of brotherly affection when he looks at Xie Little Ji...]
[The thought that they'll be leaving the island in two weeks, each with their own path to follow, and probably rarely appearing on television again, means that the chance to reunite on screen like this may never come again...]
[Damn, stop talking, I can't hold back my tears.]
In front of the camera, the six teenagers were busy with their own tasks, their faces relaxed and carefree, while many eyes watching them from behind the camera became somewhat reluctant to let them go.
Although the show has only been on air for a short time, it is a live program that starts promptly at 8:00 AM and ends at 10:00 PM every day. Everyone is presented authentically on screen, with tempers and bad habits, but also changes and progress. Individuals who were initially independent are brought together into a group by this program.
For the viewers who have followed from the beginning, they are no longer performers on the virtual screen, but teenagers living in the real world right before their eyes.
Lu Xunji's culinary skills were undoubtedly superb. Even Shang Yan, who initially pretended to never eat junk food, pulled up a small stool and sat next to Xie Ji, devouring the tiger-skin chicken feet.
In Xie Ji's hand were the last skewer of tiger-skin chicken feet that Lu Xunji had just grilled, with two chicken feet on the skewer.
Just as he was about to take a bite, Shang Yan snatched one away from him using the skewer in his hand.
Xie Ji: "... Don't you have any manners?"
Shang Yan: "Didn't I save one for you?"
" Lu Xunji grilled these for me!" Xie Ji said. "The owner of these tiger-skin chicken feet is Xie Ji! You owe me money!"
Shang Yan clicked his tongue and opened his mouth. "Here, take it back."
"I'll never call you 'brother' again." Xie Ji gritted his teeth, angrily swallowing the skewer of chicken feet. "Because you never treated me like a younger brother!"
Lu Xunji turned his head, stretched out his thumb and rubbed Xie Ji's lips, wiping away the barbecue seasoning left on Xie Ji's lips.
Xie Ji grabbed Lu Xunji's wrist, let out a howl, and shoved Lu Xunji's fingertips into his mouth, pulling back the seasoning he had smeared.
"From now on, no one will be allowed to take any food out of my mouth! Not even seasonings!"
Lu Xunji: "..."
He glanced down at his damp fingertips, paused, then dabbed some more seasoning, brought it to Xie Ji's lips, and whispered, "Lick it again?"
Xie Ji: "..."
He's having fun again, bro.
The six men all had big appetites, and Lu Xunji's cooking skills were simply unparalleled. Not only did they finish all the prepared ingredients, but Mu Yao also went into the kitchen and took out the two king crabs to grill as well.
High-end ingredients paired with grilling techniques, although losing the original freshness of seafood, are incredibly spicy and satisfying. The few bottles of wine that Director He brought were finished off by everyone like drinks, and Xie Ji leaned back in his chair and burped.
If the king crab knew it had been treated like this, it would probably be so angry it'd lift the lid off its coffin!
[As expected of the young master, even a barbecue is so understated yet luxurious. Two king crabs worth 30,000 yuan each, a grouper worth 50,000 yuan each, and goose barnacles worth 80,000 yuan per kilogram were grilled. Xie Ji alone downed three kilograms; and then there was the wine that Director He gave him, the price of which is probably over 100,000 yuan...]
[Is this barbecue, I'm asking you? Why are you treating the grouper like this! Why are you treating the king crab like this!]
[It's clear that Shang Yan really doesn't like barbecue; he only ate half a grouper, ten skewers of tiger-skin chicken feet, thirty goose barnacles, ten skewers of snowflake beef, and twenty skewers of pork belly!]
[Is that a lot? Xie Ji ate three times as much as him, thank you.]
Is Xie Ji's stomach connected to the universe?
[Nonsense, how much can our Little Cake possibly contain? Just a tiny bit!!!]
Ji Shi everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they sat in the courtyard enjoying the breeze. Mu Yao and Ji Shi had both drunk quite a bit, but these two were well-mannered and simply sat quietly to the side, lost in thought. Mu Yao Zhou Heyu and Shang Yan had also drunk a little, but they were still sober, though their faces were flushed.
Shang Yan stood up, glanced at the time, and saw it was already midnight.
The live stream ended, and everyone prepared to go back to sleep.
"Let's pack up tomorrow." Shang Yan helped the stunned Mu Yao up. "I'll take him upstairs to rest."
Zhou Heyu glanced at Ji Shi, then at Xie Ji, who was even being held in Lu Xunji's arms when drunk, and silently bent down to help Ji Shi up.
Lu Xunji sat outside for a while, looking down at Xie Ji, whose face was flushed from drinking.
The wine that Director He gave us tasted good, but it had a high alcohol content. Xie Ji didn't actually drink many glasses, but he was still feeling dizzy.
" Shang Yan!" Xie Ji suddenly shouted in his arms.
Lu Xunji narrowed his eyes, pinched the drunkard's chin, and asked, "Who are you calling?"
Xie Ji opened his eyes, his misty blue pupils glistening with the stench of alcohol. Seeing Lu Xunji's face, he froze for a moment, then suddenly slapped Lu Xunji across the face. "You damned Nantong, let me go!"
Lu Xunji: "..."
Xie Ji swayed as he stood up, shoved Lu Xunji, and staggered forward, calling out, " Lu Xunji! Damn it, where's Lu Xunji?! Where did my big, pretentious brother go?!"
"..." Lu Xunji bit down hard on his cheek with his canine teeth, suppressing the murderous aura emanating from the grass-silk Xie Ji, and said in a gloomy tone, "Here."
Xie Ji turned around and saw Lu Xunji sitting motionless. She froze for a moment, then broke down in tears, crying, " Lu Xunji --Waaaaaah--Save me--What am I going to do, Lu Xunji-- "
Lu Xunji sighed, walked over, and picked the person up in his arms.
Still in that same position with his buttocks propped up, Xie Ji's legs dangled at his sides, and his hands instinctively wrapped around Lu Xunji's neck as he buried his face in his hands and wept bitterly.
Lu Xunji raised his hand, patted Xie Ji's back soothingly, and carried him into the house, gently comforting him, "What's wrong?"
"Please save me." Xie Ji raised his head, tears still clinging to his eyelashes. "I don't want to be Lu Xunji ahh...
Lu Xunji: "..."
"Alright, sweetie, I won't be Nantong anymore." Lu Xunji turned his head and kissed the corner of his lips. "How about being a good boy?"
Xie Ji was stunned for a moment, staring at Lu Xunji's face, then frowned and pouted. "You kissed me again, you keep kissing me, you've made me like Nantong! I'm finished! I'm practically a furnace tube with Nantong!! Are you satisfied now? You vicious Nantong!! I will never forgive you--waa...
Lu Xunji: "Then I'm really sorry, straight man."
"Would 'sorry' do any good?" Xie Ji began to struggle wildly, trying to get down. Lu Xunji was slapped across the face by Xie Ji, and the mark was still there. Before he knew it, Xie Ji grabbed him again, and three bloody marks suddenly appeared on his neck.
Xie Ji struggled fiercely, so Lu Xunji had no choice but to put him down, rubbing his neck, which stung painfully.
Lu Xunji's eyes darkened, his sharp Adam's apple bobbed rapidly, and he looked at the foolish Xie Ji with a dangerous desire in his eyes.
A restless little fox.
Xie Ji rushed into the living room, grabbed the air conditioner remote, and frantically pressed the buttons, setting the central air conditioning to heating at 40 degrees Celsius.
Lu Xunji: "..."
What a magnificent Flaming Mountains!
"Arrest him!" Xie Ji muttered as he pressed down on the metal, "I'm calling the police to have you arrested!"
Lu Xunji asked him, "Arrest them, and then what?"
"And then?" Xie Ji dazedly grabbed the remote control, seemingly having never actually thought about that question.
Arrest Lu Xunji, and then what?
And of course, he can't let anyone else see him, otherwise, with such a serious illness, he'll go to other people for help.
Lu Xunji cannot kiss or hug anyone else, nor can he have sex with anyone else.
As for why he couldn't... Xie Ji couldn't tell anymore whether it was a task given to him by the system or something he didn't want to do.
But that's not important. Our male protagonist only cares about the result; the process and reasons are not even worth considering.
If only there were a cure for Lu Xunji Lu Xunji, he wouldn't be in so much pain, and he wouldn't be so conflicted.
In the original text, Lu Xunji became that kind of person because he was overwhelmed by this disease. He would definitely go to someone else... After all, his needs and abilities in that area were really strong. Xie Ji knew this completely, and just thinking about it made his scalp tingle.
He definitely can't handle it all by himself.
He wanted to capture Lu Xunji, hide him at home, and then brew him traditional Chinese medicine every day to treat his illness until he was no longer controlled by his desires... until he stopped going to other people.
Lu Xunji, you can't ask anyone else.
Suddenly, Lu Xunji moved closer to him. "So, someone like me, even you would hate and fear, right?"
"Huh?" Xie Ji's mind was still reeling, and he was still thinking about how to capture Lu Xunji and then go back to brew him Chinese medicine. He could only stare blankly at Lu Xunji, his eyes filled with tears.
Lu Xunji easily took the remote control from Xie Ji's hand, adjusted the temperature to normal, and then held Xie Ji's wrist.
My calloused fingertips brushed against the delicate skin of his wrist, feeling the pulse of his heartbeat.
Healthy, composed, and powerful.
He's a boy who can laugh happily in the sunshine.
"Then I'll give you a chance, Xie Ji," Lu Xunji suddenly said.
Xie Ji tilted his head. "What? A gay society? A tonic, a tonic, bro! I don't want this gay society--"
Lu Xunji knew he didn't understand, but he still spoke in a very serious tone.
"A chance to leave me."
" Xie Ji."
Leave me.
Countless times in the dead of night, he had that dream of dragging Xie Ji down with him. He would wake up drenched in sweat, his body telling him that this would excite him, and he wanted to do it.
He harbored a desire for Xie Ji that was unimaginable to others, a desire even Xie Ji himself was unaware of. Only he knew how much he wanted to throw Xie Ji onto the bed and brutally—
But he and Xie Ji shouldn't have gone that far.
Perhaps even someone like him might have moments when he longs for a little love, for complete acceptance, for the person who is Lu Xunji.
Vile, base, filthy, real.
Lu Xunji.