Ji Shi left Xie Ji's room and went to Shang Yan to vent his frustrations, finally expressing his deep resentment towards Nantong, Shang Yan was standing in front of the coffee machine, brewing his first cup of black coffee of the morning, and casually commented:
"He's started hating Chun-Hai again, he really hates Brother Chun."
Ji Shi: "..."
Ji Shi was furious. He left Shang Yan's room and went to the paddy field to check on the rice, sulking to himself.
Xie Ji was the last to wake up. When he opened his eyes, it was already past 11 a. m. In two hours, the farmhouse would welcome its first batch of tourists.
He sat on the bed, stunned for a few seconds, then rubbed his head and shook it, before subconsciously saying, " Lu Xunji, my head hurts so much, can you rub it for me?"
No one responded.
Xie Ji threw off the covers, put on her shoes, and ran downstairs. " Lu Xunji?"
In the living room, Mu Yao and Shang Yan were sitting on the sofa discussing something, Zhou Heyu was cleaning, and Ji Shi was making a welcome sign and hanging ugly ribbons on it.
Lu Xunji was nowhere to be seen.
Xie Ji poured himself a glass of water and asked, "Where is Lu Xunji?"
"He went to arrange the welcoming boat to pick us up," Zhou Heyu said slowly. "What's the matter?"
Xie Ji waved his hand. "Just asking."
Then I went back upstairs to wash up and change clothes. I was in such a rush when I came down that I forgot I wasn't ready yet.
Xie Ji tied her golden hair back into a neat high ponytail and happily ran downstairs to Ji Shi make a welcome sign.
"Who designed this sign?" Xie Ji asked as he hung ribbons on it.
Ji Shi's face was very sour. "I..."
"No wonder then," Xie Ji commented, resting his chin on his hand. "I knew Lu Xunji wouldn't make something this ugly!"
Ji Shi glared at him. "What do you mean?"
Xie Ji laughed and teased him, "It's okay, Xiao Ji. Even if you're a little ugly, you're still cute."
"Anyway, in your eyes, nothing I do is as good as Lu Xunji." Ji Shi snorted, "You ungrateful little devil."
Xie Ji chuckled and tried to coax him, "Alright, alright, our Ji Shi master Ji Shi is the best, come on, stretch out your hand."
Ji Shi reached out her hand, her tone softening slightly. "What?"
Xie Ji tied a colorful ribbon into a bow on Ji Shi's wrist. "Here's a little red flower as a reward for little Ji Shi!"
Ji Shi wrinkled his nose and commented, "It's hideous."
Xie Ji patted him on the shoulder. "They're a perfect match, a perfect match."
"Get out of here," Ji Shi, pointing at him.
After the two of them playfully finished making a batch of welcome signs, Lu Xunji's figure circled around from behind the screen wall.
Xie Ji looked up.
He wore a crisp white shirt with subtle silver patterns that shimmered like ripples in the sunlight. The soft fabric subtly revealed his muscles beneath. His long sleeves were rolled up, exposing his bony wrists. The shirt was tucked into well-fitting casual trousers, perfectly accentuating his strong, muscular waist.
It's a very simple outfit, yet it exudes a powerful sense of masculinity.
Xie Ji paused for a moment, and a sentence popped into his mind.
Damn, dressed so ascetic, that damn Nantong guy is going after me again!
Xie Ji glanced down at the pink floral butterfly t-shirt and beach shorts she was wearing...
I grinded my teeth with Ji Shi.
Xiong Jing, I'm too lazy to criticize.
Xie Ji stared at Lu Xunji, attempting to copy Lu Xunji's outfit.
Then, to my dismay, I discovered that my men's wardrobe was full of all sorts of flashy T-shirts and sleeveless vests, along with various beach shorts and loose jeans; there was absolutely no such alluring, ascetic clothing.
Lu Xunji walked through the courtyard and his gaze lingered on Xie Ji's face for a second before turning away expressionlessly. "Everything is ready, the person will be here soon."
Shang Yan nodded. "We're still missing what Ji Shi. Let's all help put these welcome signs along the road in a bit."
Lu Xunji bent down to pick up the welcome sign and saw the bow tied on Ji Shi's hand, which was ugly and had a Xie Ji style.
He paused for a moment, then quickly got up, took the sign, and walked out.
Xie Ji quickly picked up another pile of plaques and followed Lu Xunji, saying, "Brother, wait for me! I'll go with you!"
Lu Xunji didn't stop walking, Xie Ji chased after him for a while before catching up. He walked alongside him, then turned to look at him. " Lu Xunji, what's wrong with you today?"
Lu Xunji didn't look at him, and said calmly, "Nothing."
"I drank too much yesterday and forgot how I got back to my room. Did you take me back?" Xie Ji tried to start a conversation. "You drank quite a bit last night too, how come you weren't drunk?"
Lu Xunji remained silent and carefully inserted the welcome sign into the soft soil.
Xie Ji stood beside him, handed him the sign, glanced around to make sure there were no cameras, then removed the microphone and asked softly, "Why are you angry again, Princess Lu? What did I do to you? Did I offend you while I was drunk last night?"
Lu Xunji: "I'm not angry."
"If you're not angry, why are you ignoring me?" Xie Ji said, "What is it now, my dear young lady?"
Lu Xunji fell silent again, his eyes lowered, looking extremely aloof.
Xie Ji snorted inwardly, thinking, "You weren't this scumbag when you were hugging and kissing me every day."
Xie Ji was too lazy to guess Lu Xunji's thoughts. Adhering to the typical straight man's thought process in love, he said, "I was wrong, okay? What are you doing?"
Lu Xunji took the cards from him without saying a word.
Xie Ji exclaimed, grabbed Lu Xunji's arm, and pinched his chin, forcing him to look directly at him.
"Although I don't know why you're angry again, never mind, since you're a princess, I'll try to coax you," Xie Ji said, leaning in to kiss Lu Xunji's lips.
Lu Xunji turned his head away, frowned, and said coldly, "No, I'm not in the mood for intimacy."
Xie Ji: "..."
Bro, you're not in the mood for this anymore.
You never cared whether I was in a good mood or not, did you?
Xie Ji released him, pouted, and said, "Can you stop being so unreasonable?"
"OK."
"Smile."
I'm not in the mood.
" Lu Xunji, don't push your luck."
"..."
Why are you giving me the silent treatment? I'm angry too.
Lu Xunji straightened up and looked at him. "Didn't you not want to be Nantong? Didn't you find me disgusting?"
Xie Ji frowned. "I already said that's not what I meant. I don't find you disgusting."
"Yes, I just don't want to be Nantong." Lu Xunji nodded. "Then forget it, Xie Ji."
"Why are you forcing me to become Nantong?" Xie Ji, confused. "Can't we just be brothers?"
"Brother? You're this Ji Shi to Ji Shi too?"
" Ji Shi, but you are, aren't you? I'm just helping you." Xie Ji said, "Helping you doesn't mean you have to become Nantong."
Lu Xunji nervously dug his hand into his palm, cutting a gash.
"I do have a history of mental illness," Lu Xunji said coldly, "But you needn't worry about it. You can't help me, so step aside."
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I almost didn't see it.
Thanks to Qi Zi and Mustard Bro for making the gift value reach the bonus chapter value again.
I'm going to go write some words; I'm going to write something long and thick.
You guys go to sleep first, we'll see tomorrow.