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The wind blows the window screens, letting out a corner of the morning light, and then it gets dark again in a flash.The light and shadow on Pei Xun's face were uncertain.

"Stay with me." Zhou Nian repeated.He had read countless lines of confession in other people's stories, but when the scene really fell on him, he couldn't find a second line.Those earth-shattering love words now seem too pretentious, he racked his brains, and only came up with these monotonous words: "... okay?"

stay with me, okay?

Pei Xun didn't speak.

He lowered his eyes, and Zhou Nian kissed his half-closed eyelashes, forcing him to look up at him: "From now on... I will take care of you."

"..."

"I will always be with you," Zhou Nian added, "I will like you all my life."

Pei Xun smiled.Unlike his usual way of laughing in a fake way, he raised the corner of his mouth, but didn't smile much: "Really."

Zhou Nian knew that he didn't believe it.He didn't make any excuses, but only held Pei Xun's hand tightly: "Just try it and you'll know."

Pei Xun still smiled: "What if I bother you?"

"I won't give you this chance." Zhou Nian said.His tone was firm, as if he had already seen through all the difficulties and obstacles in the future: "Don't even think about it."

So Pei Xun raised his head to kiss him, and put his hand into his clothes.Zhou Nian wanted to hide at first, but soon couldn't help holding him back and kissing him back.Pei Xun lifted the quilt and straddled him, the casual nightgown from last night hung down, revealing most of his bare shoulders and neck.

He held Zhou Nian's face, and pressed his lips on it, blocking all the words that the man had not had time to say.People who just woke up couldn't help teasing him, Zhou Nian quickly lost his breath and begged him eagerly.Pei Xun stretched out a hand, rummaged around on the bedside table, found a tube of lubricant, wiped it on Zhou Nianxia casually, and sat on it.

"Hmm..." He sighed lightly.

He was slightly arched, his slender forehead hair hanging down, covering most of his eyebrows and eyes.Zhou Nian reached out and pinned it behind his ear, staring at his expression without blinking.Pei Xun frowned slightly, his face was half happy, half pained.

"Does it hurt?" Zhou Nian couldn't see his appearance and was a little nervous.He put his hand on Pei Xun's waist, trying to change his position, but his hand was held down.

"No need." Pei Xun said.

He slowly rose and fell on Zhou Nian's body, his physical strength was slightly exhausted, and he would stop occasionally to breathe lightly.Zhou Nian responded to his movements, followed by straightening his waist, and finally his lower abdomen tightened, and it leaked out of his body.

This affair seemed to vent silently.After it was over, Pei Xun seemed extremely tired, and his eyes were wet like mist.Zhou Nian took a slow breath, turned over and pressed him down, and in this connected posture, pecked at the corner of Pei Xun's lips.

"Are you comfortable?" Pei Xun asked him hoarsely.

"……Um."

"Then...that's it," Pei Xun closed his eyes, stroking his sweaty back, "Isn't it good?"

Zhou Nian buried her head on the side of his neck and rubbed left and right, as if shaking her head.Pei Xun continued: "It will be easier if you stop here."

"No." Zhou Nian propped up his body and looked at him, "It's not enough."

"..." Pei Xun was speechless.He put the back of his hand over his eyes and began to regret his soft heart.

He is not used to rejecting others.Previous lovers asked him what he wanted, as long as he had it, most of them would give it.And what those people are looking for, summed up, is nothing more than fame and fortune. It's been a long time since I met someone who asked him for "love" without retreating.

He felt novelty, but more helpless.Pushing him away directly seems impossible for the time being; if you step back, Zhou Nian will come up again.

"What if I refuse?"

"I will chase."

Zhou Nian said.He was so close that the eyelashes of the two could almost brush together.

"I'm coming after you," he said, laughing slowly, "just don't hide."

In the following time, Zhou Nian didn't bring up this matter again, and Pei Xun just pretended that nothing happened.Zhou Nian accepted it as soon as he saw it, and finally took a step back, leaving him a moment to breathe.The two tacitly maintained such a tacit understanding, cleaned each other in the bathroom, and called room service.Finally leaning on the bed, talking intermittently.

They chatted about movies and literature.Zhou Nian usually doesn't talk much, but when he talked about these things, he became talkative and his eyes sparkled.Pei Xun likes his appearance.

He mentioned a certain experimental avant-garde film, which had a small distribution back then, and the DVDs on the market have long since disappeared, and the source of the film on the Internet is also unclear.Pei Xun didn't think too much about it, and said, "I do, at home."

"Can I go and see?" Zhou Nian said immediately.

"..." Pei Xun felt that he had fallen into a trap, "I'll give it to you."

"My equipment doesn't work well." Zhou Nian refused with righteous words.

Even if he knew that he was talking nonsense, and was looked at by such earnest and enthusiastic eyes, it would be difficult to say bluntly, "Stop pretending, I have seen through your tricks a long time ago."Pei Xun finally nodded.

The flight back to the film crew is scheduled at five o'clock, and before three o'clock, Zhou Nian will be leaving.Before he left, he remembered something that had been forgotten for a long time: "By the way, what's your phone number?"

"Ah," Pei Xun was stunned for a moment before saying, "...forgot."

Zhou Nian didn't care if this was his rejection in disguise. "Can I watch it?" He gestured to Pei Xun's phone.

"Ah."

Zhou Nian turned sideways and fished out the phone.Pei Xun doesn't seem to use the phone very much, it doesn't need to be unlocked, and the interface is empty, with only a few built-in programs.Zhou Nian found the number of his phone, and repeated several times to the list of numbers silently before turning to the address book and adding himself.

Pei Xun's contact list is also very empty, there are only three people in total: Bai Hua, Song Yuzhen, and "Xu Liang" whom he doesn't know.He entered his number two or three times, and hesitated when filling in his name—it was the first time he felt that the title "Zhou Nian" would seem unfamiliar.

He secretly glanced at Pei Xun.The man was straightening his clothes and didn't seem to be looking at him.So he tilted the screen slightly and quickly typed three words: "Boyfriend".

As soon as Pei Xun turned around, he caught sight of his small movements.He paused, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't say anything in the end.

I don't know how many times I said "I'm leaving" before Zhou Nian moved to the door.Pei Xun leaned against the door to see him off, it was a little funny to see him wanting to look back at every step.

"It's not that I can't see you anymore." He was completely at a loss for Zhou Nian.

"I'm just afraid that you won't see me." Zhou Nian simply pointed out what he was thinking.

He is not stupid, of course he can see Pei Xun's refusal inside and out.If this person does not want to see him, there is nothing he can do.Every moment now makes him a little apprehensive.

It must take a lot of patience to get this person.he thinks.But patience is something he never lacks.

He had a lot to say, but it was stuck in his heart and stuck in his throat.I am afraid that if I say a wrong sentence, I will make Pei Xun shrink back again.

After a pause, Zhou Nian suddenly hugged him tightly.

"Don't be afraid." In the end, all he could think of was this sentence.

Pei Xun was startled.

"Don't feel burdened—try first." He rubbed hard against Pei Xun's neck, "Anyway... I like you."

Song Yuzhen was the first to notice something was wrong with Zhou Nian.The crew bought the return ticket together, and he sat next to Zhou Nian.As soon as the two met, he laughed: "What happy event happened?"

"It's nothing." Zhou Nian smiled at him.

"Received a good job?" Song Yuzhen looked at Zhou Nian's expression: "No? Hmm...then it can only be because of the pride in love."

Zhou Nian lowered his head, the corners of his mouth turned up high.

"I guess, at least it's a confession." Song Yuzhen propped his chin, "I won't ask you if you succeeded or not. Looking at it like this, you can tell that at least you haven't been rejected."

"...So obvious?" Zhou Nian asked in a low voice.

"People who are in love, how can they hide their thoughts?" Song Yuzhen laughed, "Let me tell you..."

He was about to say something, but a group of people suddenly came in front of him and squeezed through the seats with their luggage.Song Yuzhen quickly shrank back, and turned his face to the porthole - he was much more famous than Zhou Nian, and he had been recognized several times on the plane.

Zhou Nian originally thought that such keen observation was the unique intuition of a veteran in love like Song Yuzhen, so he didn't take it to heart.But when he returned to the set, Bai Hua saw him, and was silent for a while, then said: "In the past few days, I will shoot the first few scenes first."

Most crews do not shoot in the order of the script when actually filming. They just complete most of the follow-up content first, and then make up the first half.Li Jin didn't understand why, and asked, "Why?"

Bai Hua didn't speak, but Song Yuzhen replied with a smile: "He is like this now, isn't he the same as the actor at the beginning?"

At the beginning of the script, the male protagonist has not seen the filth outside the ivory tower, he is still a carefree, cheerful and sunny college student, almost always with a smile on his face whenever he appears on the stage.Zhou Nian understood what he meant, and couldn't help touching his face—is it really so obvious?

There was some sweetness in his heart, and he wanted to laugh, but he barely held back.At night, I couldn't help but want to say something to Pei Xun. I held my phone and thought for a while, but I still didn't think of what to say as an opening statement.After dawdling until it was time to go to bed on weekdays, I sent a "good night" in the past.

After a while, Pei Xun's reply came, not many words - "Good night".

It's just two words, enough for Zhou Nian to look at the screen and smile unconsciously.

This seems to have become the norm in the future.He sent two messages to Pei Xun every morning and evening, and when he saw something interesting on weekdays, he always took a photo of it and sent it.Most of the time, Pei Xun just pretended not to see it, and occasionally copied and pasted a word or two.

That person is like a jade hidden in the gravel, it needs a little bit of patience to carve out a bit of luster; it is also like a kite, it will fly away as soon as you let go.Zhou Nian has made long-term preparations and has long-term patience: one day, he will be able to wait until the golden stone is opened.

——Thus, he never thought that it was Pei Xun himself who came to his door in the end.