Chapter 169: The Last Night

Di Xingchen came out from his room, and saw Wen Nuo and Hu Ying chatting on the sofa in the living room.

Hu Ying was sitting on the sofa with his feet bare, and when he saw Di Xingchen coming out, he lay down.

"Out." He said to Wen Nuo.

Wen Nuo glanced back and got up from the couch.

Hu Ying wears a thin red sweater, lying lazily on the sofa, the bottom edge of the sweater is slightly rolled up, exposing his thin white waist, and the pants he wears are also very loose, exposing his beautiful ankles.

"Aren't you cold lying like this?" Di Xingchen asked.

"Beautifully frozen." Hu Ying said, "It's the last day, I must draw more fans."

Di Xingchen and Wen Nuo laughed out loud.

Hu Ying is now very lost, and he tries to make up for his lost feelings with his career aspirations.

The reason for his participation in the program is to increase his popularity!

The best thing he can suck right now is face powder.

"It's cold today, you'd better put a blanket on." Di Xingchen said.

"You two leave me alone and hurry up and go on your date!" Hu Ying intentionally made a fierce look of jealousy.

"Let's hurry." Di Xingchen said to Wen Nuo with a smile.

Wen Nuo smiled, but ran upstairs and took a thin blanket from his room, and came down to see Di Xingchen with his head down, talking to Hu Ying, who was lying on the sofa, looking up at Di Xingchen. I don't know whether it was because it was the last day, he automatically put a parting filter on everyone, and he felt that Hu Ying looked so sad and soft. I don't know if it was the last day that he automatically put a parting filter on everyone, but he thought Hu Ying looked so sad and soft.

It's colorful and soft.

Wen Nuo puts a thin blanket over Hu Ying.

Hu Ying said, "Thank you little Wen Nuo."

"Here we go." Di Xingchen said.

Hu Ying watched Di Xingchen and Wen Nuo go out, pulled a thin blanket over her head, covered it for a moment and then lifted it up again, striking the most beautiful pose, with one of her legs stretched out over the back of the sofa.

It's still raining outside, and Di Xingchen opens her umbrella and asks, "Where are we going?"

Wen Nuo coyly said, "I want to take you to my family's dessert store, I've always said I'd teach you how to make desserts before, but I've never actually taught you properly."

Di Xingchen smiled and said, "Yes, we can make some snacks for everyone."

Wen Nuo doesn't want anything else now, he wants to teach Di Xingchen a dessert.

People have different destinies, some have shallow destinies, and it's valuable to him to have a dessert memory that occupies a small corner for the rest of his life.

Wen Nuo's best friend Jin Qian is the only one in the dessert store, which is closed today. Di Xingchen, who is seriously making desserts, wears an apron and is handsome, gentle and has a bright smile, which makes Jin Qian's heart flutter.

She noticed that Di Xingchen seemed to be a little more mature than before, as having a height of more than 5'8", he was already on the verge of completing the metamorphosis from boy to man and became more attractive.

Too good is not necessarily a bad thing, bright as the stars in the sky, a look does not belong to themselves, but not easy to become a heart of the mole.

Some people just shine so brightly that they can give up with no regrets. Only those who pad their feet to be able to reach the white moonlight will bring unpredictable pain.

She twisted her head to look at Wen Nuo, Wen Nuo warm and glutinous at the side to guide Di Xingchen, shy and gentle, this last date, he was already satisfied.

Di Xingchen spent the afternoon at the dessert store learning how to make cupcakes and cranberry cookies, which Jin Qian packed into eight beautiful gifts for him before he left.

The date instantly became special.

They stayed at the dessert store until dinnertime, then ordered two small hot pots at the small hot pot place next to the dessert store. The meal hadn't even started yet, and they'd already made plans to meet up again later.

Compared to other guests, the two of them actually have more in common, both are purely vegetarian origin, both changed their lives because of this program, the two families live close to each other, and their personalities are destined to be friends even if they can't be lovers.

That would be nice.

That's enough.

Wen Nuo turns his head to look out the wet window.

Outside the fine rain pattered, because of the rain, darkness are a little earlier than usual.

Pei Xu and Huo Cheng were sitting alone in front of the window in a small restaurant near the sea in Nan Cheng, the soup pot on the table was bubbling hot, and there were two small wines beside the soup pot, which had already reached the bottom.

Pei Xu had already drank all over his face, even his neck was red.

Huo Cheng smiled and asked, "Is it still drinkable?"

Pei Xu looked into her glass and said, "I'll finish this one."

Huo Cheng unscrewed another bottle of wine with his cigarette in his mouth and poured it for himself; "This wine is good."

He said and turned his head to ask the boss, "Boss, you make this wine yourself?"

"I'm not a bad drinker, am I?" The owner asked with a smile.

"Soft and mellow in the mouth, good wine." Huo Cheng said loudly.

Good wine is hard to come by, and the happy owner gave them another dish of cold cucumber.

The store has been a great success for Huo Cheng.

Pei Xu says, "I've chosen my store well, haven't I?"

"With heart." Huo Cheng said, "You know I since the success of the business, basically rarely come to this kind of small restaurant to eat, usually socializing and socializing, are to go to the big hotels, upscale restaurants, play, eat, are top of the line, but I'm basically every one or two months, will certainly call on my friends, sometimes I'm on my own, specifically to come to eat roadside stalls. I feel that I am in such an environment, smoking cigarettes, drinking wine, eating small dishes and chatting, the most comfortable, the body and mind all of a sudden relaxed. How about you, you should rarely come to such places, right?"

Pei Xu says, "I'm rare, my usual life is one of those things where you can just look at the bottom of the page and go through the motions."

Live in a villa, drive a luxury car, eat at regular upscale restaurants, and go to work.

"You can come back often, get used to it, I have a feeling Star should quite like this kind of small restaurant, grounded."

Pei Xu nods, picks up his glass, and clinks it again with Huo Cheng.

Huo Cheng took a sip of wine and turned his head to look out the window, "Isn't this side quite close to the center dance?"

"A block away." Pei Xu said.

"Saw the library building of their school." Huo Cheng looked out the window and said, "Then you'll definitely come here more often in the future. I also specifically searched for good restaurants within a few kilometers of here before, I can send them to you."

He looked at it for a while, then took another sip of wine, picked up his chopsticks to clip cold cucumber slices, absently, half a dozen times, and said with a faint smile, "This is a place I shouldn't come back to."

Pei Xu's face, full of wine, looks a little silent, as if he doesn't know what to say.

But he knew what Pei Xu wanted to say to him, it was just that due to their current situation and status with each other, Pei Xu might seem out of place if he said it at this time, getting the better of him.

But he knows Pei Xu. He understands him.

"You also do not have a burden," Huo Cheng said, "you have to think, we are all the same, we all made every effort, no one gave in to anyone, I did not sell out in the beginning ah? You this is we all begged not come good luck, you have to do now, is to cherish, good love, good ......"

As he spoke, he suddenly stopped and hung his head slightly, inch long, angular, with a high nose, he had been drinking and his cheeks were originally red, but his eyes were clearly redder than his cheeks. He made a sound similar to a sigh, so repeated probably a few times, he grinned a little, "You got it."

Pei Xu didn't say anything, just raised the wine glass in front of him.

Huo Cheng did not look up, slightly bowed his waist, lifted his wine glass and clinked it with him.

Pei Xu drank the glass of wine in one go, Huo Cheng hung his head and took a sip as well, and drank it all.

"This wine is not good, it's too spicy." Huo Cheng said.

He was a big man with wet eyelashes, but not a single tear froze.

He didn't want to lose his temper in front of his love rival, but how could one's feelings just be controlled.

Just like people don't control their hearts.

He drinks too much and can't stop his emotions when they come up.

He made a few more "ughs", trying to control his emotions, and with a deliberately high pitch, he said, "I envy you, Pei Xu!"

Pei Xu smiled with red eyes.

He thought he might not see Huo Cheng again after the program ended.

He felt that Huo Cheng was no less fond of Di Xingchen than he was.

There is actually the most tacit understanding between rivals. Pei Xu picked up the newly opened bottle of wine, filled it up for himself, and poured it for Huo Cheng, both of them toasted, drank, and kept drinking.

Wine is not a good thing, but sometimes for the men and women of this world, a glass of wine can be worth a thousand words and a thousand joys.

Pei Xu finally got drunk. He's a terrible drinker.

Huo Cheng patted his head, and Pei Xu lay motionless on the table.

Huo Cheng sits for a moment, easing his emotions, and stands Pei Xu up.

Pei Xu looks at him drunkenly and calls, "Huo."

"Uh-huh."

"Huo, I'm talking to Star ......."

"I know, I know." Huo Cheng said.

Pei Xu swayed in his walk, as he had done before, only lighter, more elegantly silent, with a sigh that sounded something like "ugh, ugh".

Huo Cheng patted him on the back.

It seemed to be raining harder outside.

Di Xingchen stood in the doorway for a while, waiting for Wen Nuo to come out of the restroom.

"It's getting bigger and bigger." Di Xingchen said.

"The weather forecast says it might even rain tomorrow." Wen Nuo said.

The two of them went back to the sweet store, picked up the desserts they'd made that afternoon, and took the car back to the Red and Blue Lodge.

The Red and Blue Lodge was refreshed and the entire building was actually decked out in red and blue colored lights.

Wen Nuo let out a "wow" when he got out of the car.

He held Di Xingchen's umbrella for him, and Di Xingchen took the desserts down from the car. Neither of them saw the man standing under the flowery porch in the middle of the Red and Blue Lodge and the building next door to the program's crew. The man stood in the hazy night color, soaked by the rainy night.

"The decorations are so beautiful." Wen Nuo tilted his head in admiration.

"When did you get the colored lights." Di Xingchen said.

The two of them went inside the red and blue hut, the living room was lit up, but there was no one in sight. Di Xingchen carried the dessert towards the kitchen and saw a person lying on the dining table, it was Huo Cheng.

"Eh, Huo." Wen Nuo said.

Di Xingchen smells the distinct aroma of wine.

He set the dessert down, "You two been drinking?"

Huo Cheng sat up, his face full of red wine still not completely gone, and when he saw him, he called out, "Di Xingchen."

Wen Nuo smiled, "I'll go upstairs first."

Wen Nuo ran upstairs, Di Xingchen poured Huo Cheng a glass of water and handed it over.

Huo Cheng hooked his hand.

Di Xingchen walked over to him, and Huo Cheng put his hand on the back of his neck, stopping just as his forehead was about to touch Di Xingchen's forehead.

Two centimeters apart, or more, you can feel the heat of the other person's skin.

Di Xingchen was shocked and a little embarrassed, not knowing what Huo Cheng was going to do, he looked up at Huo Cheng, but saw that Huo Cheng's eyes were red.

His heart sank.

Huo Cheng held the back of Di Xingchen's neck in silence for a while, maybe three seconds, or more.

A million emotions and deep feelings in my heart, all in these few seconds.

Then he let go of him.

"What was I going to say? I can't remember." Huo Cheng laughs.

"By the way, Pei Xu drank too much, you take care of it at night." He said.

"Drunk again?" Di Xingchen asked.

"You can't drink, but you still have to drink with me." Huo Cheng said, "You go and see."

Di Xingchen looked at Huo Cheng, who said, "I'll drink a glass of water and go back."

Di Xingchen then poured a glass of water into his and Pei Xu's room, and when he entered Pei Xu's bedroom, he saw Pei Xu quietly lying on the bed.

It reminded him of the first time they drank, when Pei Xu was also drunk and he came to take care of him.

Drunken Pei Xu is quiet as always, not making any noise or fuss.

Di Xingchen put the glass of water down and re-covered Pei Xu again.

Pei Xu opens her eyes slightly and calls, "Star ......"

Soft and low.

He grabbed Di Xingchen's hand and pressed it to his cheek, then kissed his fingertips again.

Di Xingchen crouched down, squatting in front of the head of the bed, only a small light was turned on in the room, the images captured by the camera were blurred, and Di Xingchen's voice was very soft.

"Thirsty?" Di Xingchen asked.

"I'm drunk again, Star." Pei Xu says, "Star, let's ...... forever, okay? We ......"

His voice was gulping and muffled, inaudible.

The program next door was also exceptionally quiet today.

Everyone was watching every move at the Red and Blue Lodge closely.

Tuan Yihua lying on the bed, Lin Qingning lying on Hu Ying's bed chatting with Hu Ying, Wen Nuo sitting on the sofa, Huo Cheng sprawled on the dining table, and Yan Zhi standing alone on the porch outside.

It was the last night at the Red and Blue Lodge.

After the guests had gone to bed, the crew photographed the entire room, the silent full sky on the dining room table, the half-drunk cups of tea, the empty couch, and the rattling clock.

Di Xingchen got up early the next morning.

It's really the last day.

Or maybe it was one of the last mornings the eight of them would be reunited before the taping of the show ended, and he wanted to make one last breakfast for everyone.

Outside the rain actually stopped, just the sky is still cloudy, the living room did not turn on the lights, it is very dark, but the kitchen where the light is on.

Di Xingchen zipped up his jacket and walked into the kitchen, where he saw Yan Zhi.

Yan Zhi, wearing an apron and with slightly disheveled hair, looks to have come over to make breakfast before she's washed up.

This was the first time he had seen such a homey, lazy Yan Zhi.

Yan Zhi looked up and saw him and said, "Good morning."

"Morning." Di Xingchen said, "You're up so early."

"I just made a sandwich." Yan Zhi says, "Try it. It's the same sandwich I learned from you."

Di Xingchen tasted it and gave it a thumbs up.

Yan Zhi smiled and lowered his head to continue frying eggs.

He had the eggs fried nicely now, with just the right amount of heat.

No one is up yet, and it's especially quiet around here. Di Xingchen stood by eating a sandwich and said, "You can get out of the class, it's better than what I did."

Yan Zhi smiled and looked at him, his glasses couldn't even hide his exhaustion, his eyes were all red and bloodshot, and the dark circles under his eyes were obvious, I don't know if he slept yesterday.

"Then you eat one more." Yan Zhi's voice drops even lower and she says, "I won't make sandwiches anymore."

Di Xingchen glances at Yan Zhi before grabbing another sandwich to eat.

"It's good, Yan Zhi brand sandwiches." He said.

Yan Zhi's eyes instantly warmed up, remembering the first time he learned to make sandwiches from Di Xingchen.

He said he learned to make it for his favorite people when the show was over.

Di Xingchen said to the camera at the time, Yan Zhi brand of sandwiches, he ate first.

Yan Zhi parted his lips slightly and glowered, his glasses hiding all the emotions welling up in his eyes.

One by one, everyone was up. The light of day finally dawned, and a sliver of golden sunlight shone through the window.

"The sun is out." Hu Ying said.

A few of them walked over to the floor-to-ceiling windows and looked at the rising sun, which gilded them all with a golden glow.