‘Mosquito bite?’
The shadow cast over him by the person by the bed completely enveloped him. He had a lot of mosquito bites, so which one was Wang Huanxiu referring to?
Was it the one he kept talking about, the one on his butt?
Bai Shuijin’s white toes, which had been pushing against the blanket, unconsciously curled up. Although he had been talking about showing Wang Huanxiu the bite on his butt over the past few days, it had only been talk. Anyone who heard it would know it was a remark to liven up the mood. He felt like the other party was always silent and unhappy, suffering from insomnia, so he used the mosquito bite to tease him.
He hadn’t expected that after all that teasing, he’d really manage to pique the other man’s curiosity.
Bai Shuijin sat up on the bed, his face flushed as red as a ripe apple.
Butt cheeks weren’t something you just casually showed to someone, even if that someone was his laogong-ge. It still felt super embarrassing.
The young man sitting on the bed had a red face, and the blush quickly spread, blooming across his snow-white skin. He was wearing soft, skin-friendly pajamas, and having just taken a shower, his whole body was relaxed and fluffy. His damp hair clung to his cheeks, making him look like he’d been thoroughly steamed. This time, unlike usual, he didn’t spout nonsense and kept his mouth obediently shut.
It was a rare shyness.
Just how rare? Wang Huanxiu had always thought he was thick-skinned, like back when he’d shamelessly stood at the Wang household gate with a loudspeaker shouting about marrying him.
He looked like a jumping clown, and he married him because he really needed this clown to piss off the old man.
And the marriage had achieved the desired effect.
As for how they’d get along afterward, Wang Huanxiu hadn’t thought about it at all. He hadn’t planned to involve Bai Shuijin in his life and never intended to actually live with him.
But the first night after their wedding was a little different.
This person turned out to be completely different from what he’d imagined. People had many sides.
He was far more lively than expected, and really knew how to coax people…almost as if he had a natural talent for it. In just two months of living together, Wang Huanxiu had seen enough to gain an understanding of this ability.
But…he often said one thing and did another.
Just like today.
Looking at Bai Shuijin blushing like a boiled shrimp on the bed, he didn’t expect him to be shy. The other party had been so confident when talking about showing him the mosquito bite, and now he was red all the way down to his neck.
Wang Huanxiu found it amusing.
Bai Shuijin pretended not to hear, pulled the blanket over, and got ready to sleep beside him.
But just as he moved, the man called out to him.
“Weren’t you going to show me the mosquito bite?”
Bai Shuijin’s pupils trembled. He lied, “The mosquito bite is gone now. It’s not there anymore.”
“Really?”
“Mm-hmm.”
“Okay, let me see.”
“…”
Bai Shuijin froze like a wooden figure, completely stunned like a frightened little animal, unsure what to do next.
Was he really going to show it?
His scalp tingled, but actually… it wasn’t impossible. If the other party wanted to see, so what? It wasn’t like he’d lose a piece of meat. Plus, he had made his laogong-ge angry today.
As expected, one must keep one’s promises. He was the one who said he wouldn’t look at other handsome guys and then broke his word.
If showing his butt mosquito bite could make laogong-ge a little happier, then just show it.
They were family, after all. What was there to be embarrassed about?
‘There’s nothing to be shy about, Bai Shuijin!’
He lowered his head. Wang Huanxiu had no idea what was racing through that fluffy head of his. The more reluctant the other party seemed, the more Wang Huanxiu’s evil sense of humor was piqued.
He just wanted to see what kind of face the other would make.
But the next second, Bai Shuijin suddenly looked up, determined. “Alright, laogong-ge, I’ll show you.”
Wang Huanxiu was stunned.
What?
Before the man could react, Bai Shuijin reached out and pulled his pajama pants down in one swift motion. His hand was so fast that within two seconds, the pants were tossed to the foot of the bed.
He was wearing white boxer briefs, and just as he was about to pull those off too, a large hand gripped his wrist, stopping him.
Wang Huanxiu’s face darkened. “That’s enough. Go to sleep.”
Bai Shuijin tilted his head. “Laogong-ge, didn’t you want to see the mosquito bite?”
He’d already taken off his pants, what’s the point of stopping halfway?
Besides, he’d already mentally prepared himself and wasn’t feeling so shy anymore.
“Laogong-ge, just take a look. I’ve been so pitiful these past few days.” Speaking of mosquito bites, he became excited and l started ranting to Wang Huanxiu about how evil the mosquitoes were in Nancheng. “As soon as I arrived, I got a bite on my butt. It just healed a few days ago, and now I’ve got another one. There’s still a bump on my butt.”
When it came to complaining, no one was better than Bai Shuijin. Even a mosquito bite deserved a full report to Wang Huanxiu.
“Laogong-ge, don’t you think the mosquitoes here are the worst?”
Wang Huanxiu still hadn’t let go of his wrist. “Yeah.”
“Then look, it gave me such a big bite.” Bai Shuijin complained. “And it always bites my butt, never Little Uncle’s.”
Compared to a butt bump, Wang Muguang, who had no butt at all, needed it more.
Watching as the slender white fingers hooked the edge of his boxer briefs, Wang Huanxiu’s eyes twitched. “No need.”
“Laogong-ge, didn’t you want to see?”
Bai Shuijin asked innocently, without a shred of defensiveness in his eyes, as if he would believe whatever you told him.
Wang Huanxiu went silent for a few seconds. “I don’t want to anymore.”
“Really?”
“Really.”
Bai Shuijin licked his lips. “Then can I see your abs?”
“…”
In the end, Wang Huanxiu tugged at the collar of his bathrobe, and Bai Shuijin got his wish to finally see the long-lost dear abs. Only then did he lie down in bed, completely satisfied.
Wang Huanxiu lay beside him. The bed was smaller and harder than expected, like sleeping on a wooden board.
Bai Shuijin had been staying here the past few days.
Wang Huanxiu had never stayed in such a simple hotel. To him, it wasn’t even a hotel, it was more like a shelter. The bathroom was so small one couldn’t even stretch their arms.
He could roll over in bed and instantly come face to face with the floor.
“Laogong-ge, don’t worry about sleeping. I brought my own sheets and I change and wash them every day.”
The sheets indeed had a fresh laundry detergent scent. Not just the sheets, even the blanket covering them smelled clean.
There was only one blanket, which was not heavy, but warm. After turning off the lights, Bai Shuijin hurried back into bed and lifted the blanket to slip in.
The scent of his shampoo hit Wang Huanxiu’s face, which was a sweet, citrusy candy smell. Not long after, he felt something against his leg.
“Bai Shuijin, where are your pants?”
In the dark, Bai Shuijin lay on his own pillow, completely relaxed, sprawled out with arms and legs for maximum comfort and enjoyment.
“I took them off, just now.”
He took them off right under Wang Huanxiu’s eyes.
Wang Huanxiu felt a smooth, bare leg drape across his waist.
“Put your pants back on.”
“Laogong-ge, who sleeps with pants on?”
That’s so uncomfortable.
Although he had started the night wearing pants, but after taking them off to show the mosquito bite, he didn’t want to put them back on. The sheets and blanket were clean, so it didn’t matter whether he wore pajamas or not.
Since the other party insisted on not wearing it, Wang Huanxiu didn’t say anything else. A few quiet minutes passed before a new sound came from beside him.
“Laogong-ge, are your hands cold?”
“No.”
“But my hands are a bit cold.”
“What do you want to do?”
“Can I warm them on your abs?”
“…”
In the end, Bai Shuijin got his wish and happily placed his little paws on Wang Huanxiu’s abs and fell asleep.
“Laogong-ge, you’re the best.”
Wang Huanxiu closed his eyes. “Shut up. Go to sleep.”
Bai Shuijin closed his eyes obediently for a few seconds. “But laogong-ge, I can’t fall asleep.”
He scooted closer to Wang Huanxiu, his whole body sticking to the other party’s arm. “Laogong ge, I’ve been living a very fulfilling life here these days. I sleep during the day and work at night, so I didn’t have time to send you messages, but in my heart, I missed you very much.”
His fingers stood up on the other party’s abs, tapping them one after another.
The two of them were so close that he could even hear Bai Shuijin’s heartbeat.
Although this double bed wasn’t big, it was enough for two people to sleep on. Sticking together felt very secure.
Bai Shuijin pressed his forehead against Wang Huanxiu’s shoulder. “Laogong-ge, did you miss me?”
Wang Huanxiu didn’t answer.
But after waiting a while, Bai Shuijin got the answer he wanted.
“Missed.”
Wang Huanxiu, who sensed that the other party was about to pinch him: “…”
The fingertips on the abs seemed ready to twist at any moment.
The two of them slept clinging to each other all night. In this simple room, Wang Huanxiu originally thought he wouldn’t be able to sleep, but when he woke up the next day, it was already eleven in the morning.
Even though the room was filled with sunlight, he didn’t have any intention of waking before eleven.
He had never gotten up at this time before. Clearly, in the past few days he had been unable to sleep until late into the night, yet now he woke up in bed at eleven in the morning.
Bai Shuijin next to him was still sleeping, his cheek resting on his shoulder, half his body riding on top of him. The warm breath he exhaled tickled his neck a little. One hand was still tucked inside his bathrobe, unwilling to leave, even greedily stretched between his chest and abs, wanting to have both.
Even stranger, Wang Huanxiu had one arm around Bai Shuijin’s waist, as if he had deliberately pulled him into his embrace last night.
Not long after he woke up, Bai Shuijin also woke up. Wang Muguang had already finished all his work in Nancheng, so he could start the journey home with Wang Huanxiu today.
“Laogong-ge, good morning.”
“It’s already noon.”
“Alright then, good noon.”
“…”
Bai Shuijin sat up groggily, clearly not fully awake yet. Looking at Wang Huanxiu lying beside him, with his upper body almost naked, a sense of satisfaction welled up from his heart.
Bad news: there was a villain sleeping next to him.
Good news: but he was a super handsome guy.
One of his dreams in his previous life was to have a beautiful man sleeping next to him every morning.
Now that dream could be considered realized.
The more he looked at Wang Huanxiu, the more satisfied he felt. Then he directly pounced over, pressing the man underneath him, giggling. “Laogong-ge, it’s really comfortable to sleep with me, right?”
His hair was messy, his face flushed from sleep, and when he smiled, he looked just like a spirited high school student.
Wang Huanxiu looked at him for a long time without replying. After Bai Shuijin tidied himself up and opened the door, he saw Wang Muguang who was about to knock.
Looking at Bai Shuijin who looked perfectly fine.
Wang Muguang was surprised.
Bai Shuijin: “Why are you looking at me like that?”
His gaze was weird.
“You didn’t come out for so long, I thought you were beaten to death.”
“…”
Impossible, his laogong-ge wasn’t a domestic violence man.
Last night, Wang Huanxiu seemed to be in a bad mood when they left the restaurant. When his brother got serious, even he was scared, let alone Bai Shuijin.
He had wanted to come check on them for a long time, but every time he picked a time to disturb, it felt it was not a suitable time, so he delayed until noon.
Before this, neither Bai Shuijin nor Wang Huanxiu had come out of the room, which was quite worrying.
Now seeing the person come out intact, Wang Muguang finally let out a breath of relief, though he didn’t know what the other party’s mood was like right now.
He looked Bai Shuijin up and down.
“Did you sleep well last night?”
“It was okay, pretty good.”
Looking at Bai Shuijin’s red eyes, Wang Muguang felt that he must have cried.
Back at home, his brother never really cared about Bai Shuijin’s feelings. Bai Shuijin kept talking to his brother, but his brother wouldn’t respond, as if it was all one-sided from Bai Shuijin.
Maybe his brother really didn’t like Bai Shuijin.
But it was obvious that Bai Shuijin had deep feelings for his brother. Seeing his red eyes, Wang Muguang didn’t know how to comfort him for a moment.
Bai Shuijin rubbed his eyes and decided not to use that facial cleanser again in the future. It irritated his eyes.
Bai Shuijin loved handsome guys. These days on set, he wished he had eight pairs of eyes to look at all the male actors, so Wang Muguang thought maybe showing him pictures of handsome guys would make him feel better.
Pinching his nose, he took out his phone and searched online for Shen He’s magazine photos, then held them up in front of Bai Shuijin.
“Take a look at this.”
Bai Shuijin took a glance. “Bleurgh.”
“…”
At this moment, Wang Huanxiu came over from behind. Bai Shuijin: “Laogong-ge, I don’t like looking at handsome guys at all.”
This time, the other party gave him a response.
“Mm.”
Wang Huanxiu then answered a call. It was the secretary delivering clothes to him. A big boss who moved hundreds of millions per minute, there was no such thing as wearing the same clothes for two days.
Wang Huanxiu walked into the elevator to go downstairs to get the clothes. After his figure disappeared, Bai Shuijin immediately turned back to Wang Muguang. “Show me the photo again.”
“Didn’t you vomit?”
“Morning sickness.”
“…”
.
The group took a plane back to the capital. After experiencing a week of winter, Wang Muguang’s scenes in “Ye You Xing” will officially air tonight.
From the morning, Wang Muguang began to get extremely anxious, and there was already a smear campaign against him on the internet.
This smear campaign was obviously bought by the rival team, belittling Wang Muguang from head to toe as worthless.
Wang Muguang’s studio didn’t respond. Although it was black PR, it was undoubtedly a wave of hype before the drama aired.
Some passersby might be attracted by the black keywords and want to see how bad his acting really was. Some haters might even deliberately watch the show to take clips to continue smearing.
The rival team bought this black trending topic, obviously thinking this black spot would continue to ferment in tonight and tomorrow’s broadcast of “Ye You Xing”.
Everyone knew Wang Muguang’s acting was bad. Tonight’s airing of “Ye You Xing” was expected to be his large-scale collapse scene. By then, they wouldn’t even need to deliberately smear; viewers would boycott him themselves, thinking he ruined the whole drama.
[He really still acted, damn it.]
[I don’t want to watch “Ye You Xing” anymore, but I can’t bear to give it up.]
[I can only say the director has no eyes, inviting Wang Muguang.]
[It’s not like Wang Muguang is the only handsome guy, I really don’t get why they had to pick him.]
[I don’t want to watch him.]
[While it hasn’t aired yet, director, listen to me and quickly do an AI face swap to replace him.]
Seeing the overwhelming doubts online, Wang Muguang gradually began to break down again, covering his mouth to stop himself from making a sound.
Bai Shuijin looked at him twitching over there. “Little Uncle, why aren’t you making any noise? Are you out of gas?”
“…”
Having broken down halfway, Wang Muguang cared about his image and stopped himself from starting the water pump truck.
At eight in the evening, Bai Shuijin and the two brothers sat on the sofa together, waiting for “Ye You Xing”.
He didn’t forget to show off to Wang Huanxiu. “Laogong-ge, I also acted, you have to watch me carefully later.”
After one episode ended, Bai Shuijin felt it was good and took out his phone to log onto weibo to discuss the plot with the drama fans.
However, Wang Muguang didn’t dare to look at his phone at all.
At this moment, online discussions about the latest episode of “Ye You Xing” had already started.
[Wuwuwu, the villain was so pitiful when he was young, no wonder he blackened.]
[Yes, seeing him get beaten, my fists clenched.]
[Fortunately, there wasn’t Wang Muguang, otherwise this drama would’ve been ruined.]
[The director listened to advice, there was really no Wang Muguang.]
[The young villain acted so well, which actor is that?]
[That… I just went to look at the cast list. In the ending credits of this episode, Wang Muguang’s name appeared, and he played the young version of the villain.]
[!]
[Wang Muguang? Where was Wang Muguang? His screen time in this episode was zero ah.]
[I didn’t see him either. I thought they changed the actor.]
[Yeah, they probably changed the actor, right?]
[No, did you guys really not see the mole at the corner of the young villain’s mouth? That mole’s position is exactly the same as Wang Muguang’s. It’s Wang Muguang.]
[Woc, I went back and watched again, it really was Wang Muguang.]
[It was really Wang Muguang acting, I didn’t even recognize him. Since when did he act this well?]
[Wang Muguang actually had a day when he had a drama-throwing face.]
***When an actor is so different and immersive that people don’t associate them with their past roles anymore.
In other words, their acting is so convincing that they “throw away” their old face and take on a new one each time.
[He acted really well! I will continue to support.]
[I spoke too early, Wang Muguang actually acted quite okay.]
[This time there’s nothing to blacken, it was not out of character at all, and it was very immersive.]
[Thank you everyone for the compliments, my hubby will keep working hard.]
Very quickly, the topic about Wang Muguang’s acting was pushed to the top of the hot search, and the situation started to reverse. Wang Muguang had been anxious all night, and now he finally let out a breath of relief.
Ye You Xing’s smooth broadcast finally resolved Wang Muguang’s inner knot. Facing the netizens’ praise for his acting, he was so happy he couldn’t sleep at night, hiding under the blanket laughing like crazy.
He had never experienced this feeling of having his acting recognized, and he overjoyed, like a bear falling into a honey pot.
If only he could taste this feeling again in the future.
Another week passed at home. The heat that “Ye You Xing” brought to Wang Muguang gradually cooled down. After all, he was just a guest appearance with a few scenes, and his scenes ended after two episodes.
What he could do now was to stabilize his acting skills and learn some small talents.
When Bai Shuijin came to the living room, he saw him sitting on the carpet thinking about something.
“What are you doing?”
He sat down beside Wang Muguang.
The latter asked seriously, “Don’t you think I have too few talents?”
Before, when he was livestreaming for netizens, he didn’t even know what talents to perform, and could only chat awkwardly.
As an actor, he would definitely livestream for fans many times in the future. He couldn’t just sit there answering fans’ questions every time. That was too boring and didn’t match his handsome guy appearance.
Bai Shuijin didn’t understand him. “Then what do you want to do?”
“I need to prepare some talents.”
“What talents?”
Singing, dancing, things like that?
A star’s talents were just those, what other tricks could there be?
However, Wang Muguang couldn’t sing, nor could he dance.
The next second, he had a sudden flash of inspiration and somehow took out a few small sandbags.
“Watch carefully.”
Bai Shuijin stared wide-eyed. He saw Wang Muguang throw the sandbags one after another into the air, passing them back and forth between his hands. Three sandbags formed a circle spinning in the air.
Bai Shuijin: “…”
Was this laying the foundation for performing on the street in the future?! Such… such a vicious talent.
Watching Wang Muguang’s actions at this moment, Bai Shuijin almost vomited blood.
“Little Uncle, put them down.”
Wang Muguang was puzzled. “Did I not do well?”
Bai Shuijin had a face full of suffering he couldn’t explain. “Be good, put them down.”
“…”
In the afternoon, a call came to Wang Muguang’s phone. It was from the company. He had been on vacation recently, so if it wasn’t important, the company usually wouldn’t call easily.
He tapped to answer. “What’s the matter?”
After dinner, Wang Muguang found Bai Shuijin with a heavy expression.
His face was serious. Compared to usual, he had put away his narcissistic aura.
Bai Shuijin looked at his strange expression, as if he was about to ask for something.
What could Wang Muguang have to ask him?
He blinked, not knowing what he was about to face. “What’s wrong?”
Wang Muguang spoke solemnly. “I got a call from the company this afternoon. They said they accepted a film from a foreign famous director for me.”
“Really, isn’t that great?”
“They said he watched the drama I acted in recently and specifically created a role for me, hoping I would participate.”
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, eye affinity was a very metaphysical thing. Bai Shuijin didn’t question the fact that Wang Muguang was able to get a role in a famous director’s film, nor did he laugh at him for having a pie fall from the sky. Instead, he genuinely felt happy for him.
After all, in the book, Wang Muguang became less and less confident after being humiliated for a long time, completely different from his narcissistic self at the start.
“Isn’t this great? You can go develop on the international stage.”
“But I’m afraid, I don’t have that level of acting.”
This director was very famous in the film industry. Last year, he swept many awards with an art film. Even the lead actors got Oscar nominations, and the supporting actor even won Best Supporting Actor.
Everyone’s achievements were brilliant and outstanding.
Wang Muguang was afraid he would drag them down. Even if he could stand on a higher stage, he needed to have the ability. “So I want to ask you for a favor.”
“What favor?”
“Help me run lines.”
The role the director designed for him was an inhumane artist who fell in love with his sister-in-law and disregarded family.
And he was a method actor.
After receiving part of the script, the two of them began to run lines. So when Wang Huanxiu returned home, he saw this scene.
Wang Muguang stood there screaming hoarsely. “Why can’t we? I love you, you love me too, why can’t we be together? What exactly is binding us? Don’t we love each other?”
Bai Shuijin shook his head frantically. “No, this isn’t love, this is different.”
“How is it different?”
“There are too many things different. Moreover, I…” Bai Shuijin lowered his head. “I’m already married to your brother.”
“But sister-in-law! Big Brother is already old!”
Suddenly aged Wang Huanxiu: “…”
Wang Muguang clenched his fists, raised his head, and shouted loudly. “I want us to be together!”
After shouting, he turned his head and saw Wang Huanxiu standing a few steps away with a black face.
“……”
Fuck! When did his brother come back!
Wang Muguang swallowed. “No, big brother, it’s not what you think, we were running lines.”
“Big Brother~” Wang Muguang called out, trying to awaken brotherly love, but before the brotherly love came out, the broom in the corner jumped out first.
