Chapter 63

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It was Director Lin Feng’s rule that those in his film crew needed to keep their phones on silent. Everyone used walkie-talkie headsets to communicate. Nobody was allowed to speak too loudly on set; the entire film set was very quiet. This wasn’t only because of the topic of the movie. His previous film sets had all been like this too. Lin Feng simply disliked having his surroundings sound like a noisy market when he filmed. Because the main character of this movie was mute, it was even more crucial to maintain a silent atmosphere.

“What’s wrong, Feng ge?” Yuan Ye reached the director’s tent. The person next to the director left a spot open for Yuan Ye. Yuan Ye sat down and asked, “What’s up?” ucn9gA

Lin Feng called out to him, “Little Yuan.”

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Fang Shaoyi felt slightly awkward too. Yuan Ye had happened to witness such a situation, and was now even using it to tease him. Fang Shaoyi asked, “Then should I call him back? Tell him to immediately give me a massage?”

Yuan Ye softly chuckled. He calmly said, “If you dare to, you can try.”

Fang Shaoyi truly didn’t dare to. How many nights of pile driving would he have to do if he really did try?

That night, the two of them coincidentally had nothing to do. Additionally, they both missed each other. Thus, they shared a rather long conversation over the phone. They talked until Fang Shaoyi fell asleep. His breathing evened out. Yuan Ye softly asked, “Asleep, baobei’er?” oh5sN2

Nobody responded. Yuan Ye kissed his phone before hanging up.

After so long without seeing Fang Shaoyi, Yuan Ye honestly longed for him a little. He couldn’t rest at ease. He didn’t know where this worry had come from. Logically speaking, Fang Shaoyi wasn’t someone he needed to worry about. Nobody in Director Wei’s film crew dared to offend him. Ji Xiaotao was also by his side. Everything about this situation was safe.

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But recently, Yuan Ye often felt like something was amiss. Something tugged at his heartstrings anxiously. He somewhat regretted not being able to visit Fang Shaoyi during the other’s birthday. The two of them were basically in the honeymoon phase of their relationship. Even after a separation and reconciliation, their love for each other was still very strong. Fang Shaoyi was always on his mind, mainly because he hadn’t seen the other in a long time. At the end of the day, he really missed him.

This anxiety peaked two days later. On this day, it was raining terribly hard. The entire island the film crew was on was covered by large, dark storm clouds. The clouds were too low to the ground, causing everyone to find it hard to breathe. RH4JCU

In the end, Lin Feng didn’t agree to change the scenes to rainy scenes. On a clear day, they would get some wide shots. After, they could figure out the close-ups when they got back. Or, when they finished filming everything else, given the opportunity, they could return to this location and make up those scenes.

It was raining so hard. They couldn’t film anything at all. The machines would become damp. Yuan Ye felt too stifled in his room, so he wanted to go out for some fresh air. He pulled a raincoat on and decided to walk around outside. While passing by Yang Siran’s room, he offhandedly knocked on the younger’s door. However, he didn’t stop walking. He simply lifted his hand and knocked. After knocking, he continued walking.

Yang Siran peeked his head out and looked around. He noticed Yuan Ye and called out, “Yuan Ye ge.”

Yuan Ye turned back around and asked, “I’m going out for a walk. Coming?” snhZUt

“Yes! Wait a moment for me!” Yuan Ye dashed back into his room and grabbed a raincoat. Just as he was about to make his great escape, his assistant called out from inside the room, “Where do you think you’re going on this rainy day?!”

Yang Siran smiled. “I’m going out on a walk with Yuan Ye ge. It’s too stuffy inside.”

After saying this, he put on the raincoat and ran out in pursuit of Yuan Ye, completely ignoring his assistant’s roars from inside the room. In actuality, when it was raining so hard, people felt more carefree. They no longer needed to cover themselves up, because it was mostly of no use. With a raincoat on, they could disregard how hard the rain was falling. There was truly a sense of delight that came with walking in the rain. Yuan Ye sat down on a tall rock on the beach. Yang Siran accompanied him. When they looked out before them, the endless ocean through the curtain of rain carried an indescribable feeling of vastness and majesty.

Authors really liked these situations, but in the eyes of others, such behavior was a sign of insanity. pIK6LR

Coming out to get poured on by the rain like this, then getting blown by the wind – all those thoughts that couldn’t be settled or explained got dispersed too. Yuan Ye shouted above the wind to ask Yang Siran, “Should we head back?”

“If you haven’t spent enough time outside, we can sit around a bit longer!” Yang Siran yelled back. “This feels quite cathartic!”

Yuan Ye had gotten used to having a lackey around everyday too. Occasionally, when the mood struck, he also teased the other by bringing up Geng Jinwei. Everytime he brought this topic up, Yang Siran would get very happy. He really liked Geng Jinwei. When he spoke about that person, the pride in his eyes couldn’t be hidden despite his best attempts.

When the two of them went inside, Yuan Ye told him, “Take a shower when you get back. If you catch a cold, I’ll be in big trouble.” O17bVE

“What would it have to do with you?” Yang Siran asked while shaking his head. “I wanted to go outside for a walk too. It’s too stifling in these rooms.”

Yang Siran’s assistant opened the door after hearing voices outside. Upon seeing the two of them, he clutched onto Yuan Ye’s arm and shouted, “Ye ge!”

Yuan Ye blanked out because of this. In a daze, he asked, “What?”

The assistant tugged him into the room, closed the door, and asked with brows knit closely together, expression extremely agitated, “You didn’t bring your phone, right? Xiaotao has almost gone crazy trying to get in contact with you! He even called me! I was just about to go looking for you guys!” WYALZH

Almost instantly, Yuan Ye’s heart fell into his stomach. Extremely tense, he felt around his pocket. He really hadn’t brought his phone. Eyebrows furrowed too, Yang Siran asked his assistant, “What’s wrong?”

The assistant, who was older than Yang Siran, looked at Yuan Ye and could only say, “Xiaotao didn’t explain, but he sounded really worried.”

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Yuan Ye replied, “Okay, got it.” Then, he turned around and left.

Some gut feelings developed in the unconscious mind and were very accurate. While opening the door, only one thought remained in Yuan Ye’s mind: he had clearly been anxious all this time, but why the fuck hadn’t he called Fang Shaoyi? rQuSta

He scooped his phone up and called Ji Xiaotao. No matter how many times he called, the other’s line was always busy. Yuan Ye’s fingertips started trembling. His lips slowly paled. He called for two minutes straight. For the entirety of these two minutes, Ji Xiaotao was on another call. If another call came in during a call, the phone would notify him. Yet, Ji Xiaotao still remained on his first call. Yuan Ye hung up and sent Ji Xiaotao a message: Return my call. Immediately.

In the minute or so he waited for the call, Yuan Ye had already taken off his raincoat and picked up his ID, passport, and wallet. When the call came in, Yuan Ye was ready to head out the door at a moment’s notice.

He picked up the phone and made a noise of acknowledgement.

Ji Xiaotao’s voice sounded out from the other end of the phone line. As soon as he opened his mouth, it was easy to tell that his throat was practically smoking. It was so hoarse that he practically couldn’t say anything. He called out, “Ye ge.” 4OuL3q

Yuan Ye closed his eyes. He made another noise of acknowledgment.

Ji Xiaotao was practically whispering the words out, “Can you make it back right now? My ge……”

He was a bit hesitant as he spoke. Yuan Ye interrupted, “How is he, to what degree, and where is he now? Tell me in one sentence and don’t make me repeat myself.”

Ji Xiaotao paused for a moment before saying, “The tire of the prop car exploded.” ddOTC9

After hearing these words, Yuan Ye’s pupils trembled again. His breathing even stopped for a few seconds. Ji Xiaotao continued, “The car lost control and flipped over, trapping my ge under it. He’s still in the emergency room. We didn’t know what condition he was in, so sent him to the nearest county hospital. We might have to transfer him to another hospital later. The film crew’s locked the news, so it hasn’t gotten leaked out yet.”

A few seconds later, Yuan Ye asked him, “Before you sent him to the hospital, where were his visible wounds?”

Ji Xiaotao replied, voice dry and hoarse, “Head, shoulder, rebar……through the chest.”

“I’ll be back immediately.” Yuan Ye closed his eyes. HIs lips trembled, but his voice still sounded very calm as he said, “Stay strong, Tao.” 9P1QmS

Ji Xiaotao instantly choked up. He couldn’t respond.

Prior to hanging up, Yuan Ye called out to Ji Xiaotao again. He knew the answer in his heart, but still asked, “Did he maintain consciousness?”

Ji Xiaotao answered, “……No.”

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