Chapter 60

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“If anyone else heard your words, wouldn’t they think that the assistant is an usurper?” Yuan Ye asked him with a grin.

“Who’s he usurping?” Fang Shaoyi walked in and coincidentally heard this question. J4xhnW

“I, Little Taozi, am usurping Consort Ye. From now on, he’s going to retire and I’m going to be His Royal Highness, Consort Tao,” Ji Xiaotao replied.

“What random things are you talking about?” Upon hearing this explanation, Fang Shaoyi didn’t really want to respond. He asked Yuan Ye, “Are you done packing yet?”

“Almost. I don’t have that much stuff anyways.” After replying to Fang Shaoyi, Yuan Ye turned around to question Ji Xiaotao. “Consort Tao? Do you think you look like a consort?”

Ji Xiaotao cheekily responded, “I don’t want to! You look like a consort! You can be the consort!” Fang Shaoyi had already returned. Ji Xiaotao quickly escaped after saying this. How obedient. SOwm89

Fang Shaoyi asked Yuan Ye, “What do you guys talk about all day?”

“Random shit.” Yuan Ye zipped up his suitcase and towed it over to the corner of the room. He turned around and smiled at the other. “Come, give me a hug.”

Thus, Fang Shaoyi walked over and embraced him. He kissed Yuan Ye on the cheek and said, “I need to go film after waking up in the morning. You don’t need to come say goodbye to me. Just directly leave. Don’t let me see you.”

He was obviously acting like a spoiled child by saying this. Yuan Ye’s shoulders shook with amusement. He reached a hand up and ruffled Fang Shaoyi’s hair, then nodded and said, “Okay. Then I won’t go see you on set.” 6Rj hs

Fang Shaoyi made a noise of acknowledgement and said, “Just leave.”

This conversation was akin to one between two kids in a new relationship. It could cause headaches for outsiders listening in. But prior to leaving, Yuan Ye truly didn’t go see Fang Shaoyi. Fang Shaoyi was filming in the village; the next two days of filming would all be conducted indoors. Yuan Ye also didn’t want anyone seeing him. He towed his suitcase close to the old tree and, while nobody was paying attention, crouched down and dashed over. Then, he scurried up the tree in seconds.

Before he had come here, he had stolen a strip of red cloth from the prop team. In the movie, after the two main characters confirmed their relationship, they often tied a red cloth onto the tree, determined to use it as a symbol of their love. Quite flashy. When Fang Shaoyi eventually came to “date” this tree, he would look up and see a little strip of cloth waving in the wind. How nice.

On set, Fang Shaoyi had just finished a take. The director was in the middle of explaining the next scene to the actor acting alongside Fang Shaoyi. Fang Shaoyi glanced at the time and turned around to ask Ji Xiaotao, “Has your Ye ge left yet or not?” 0RWzPQ

Ji Xiaotao glanced at his phone before saying, “He should’ve left by now. I’ll ask him?”

Fang Shaoyi made a sound of acknowledgement. The director had finished explaining the scene. The actor needed to practice once more. Ji Xiaotao called Yuan Ye, but the other didn’t answer. He figured that Yuan Ye was already on the road. Thus, he sent Yuan Ye a WeChat message: Ye ge, tell me when you reach the airport.

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Before Fang Shaoyi had even finished a take, though, the director yelled cut

It was like he had really gotten old out of the blue. Regardless of the fact that he had missed a step and that everything had been an accident, in the past, something like this would’ve never happened. 98u6Sf

While Yuan Ye had observed his foot and chortled, Fang Shaoyi’s heart had felt a bit pained.

When he came out after his shower, Yuan Ye was already fast asleep. Fang Shaoyi turned off the lights and walked over to lay down beside him. He had already propped Yuan Ye’s foot up for him. Right now, the other’s foot was still nicely propped up. A tranquil sleeper.

Fang Shaoyi softly asked, “Asleep?”

Yuan Ye actually opened his mouth and responded, “No. Haha.” 9EcWyT

“Why were you faking sleep then?” Fang Shaoyi reached out and gently tugged at the other’s ear.

Yuan Ye said, “I was reminiscing about what happened just now.”

Fang Shaoyi laughed at him. “Someone might think that I starve you everyday and don’t let you eat your fill.”

“Did I eat today?” Yuan Ye twisted the top half of his body over. “What did I eat?” 1mFZDk

Fang Shaoyi couldn’t do anything about him. He laughed again and answered, “Shut up, you. Go to sleep.”

Yuan Ye chuckled a few times. In the dark, he closed his eyes. The corners of his lips were still turned slightly upwards. He reached a hand out and gently scratched Fang Shaoyi’s scalp.