Chapter 28 – Promotion
Bai Jinyan slowed down his pace and lowered his head slightly, but he didn’t check the comments on Weibo. Instead, he leisurely looked around at the people nearby.
Qiao Huaiyao: “…”
It seemed like he hadn’t said anything, but it also seemed like everything was conveyed without words.
Qiao Huaiyao lightly coughed, realizing that he couldn’t continue reading the comments.
So, he decided to leave his phone with Bai Jinyan and stood up, saying, “I’m going to take a shower. I’ll pick up the takeout when it arrives.”
Without waiting for Bai Jinyan to say anything, he went directly into the bathroom.
Bai Jinyan caught his phone and watched Qiao Huaiyao’s hurried departure. He raised an eyebrow and chuckled, then got up and walked into the inner bedroom.
The steam in the bathroom covered the entire glass door. Qiao Huaiyao reached for a towel and draped it over his shoulders.
As he absentmindedly looked at the clothes rack, he suddenly realized that he hadn’t brought any change of clothes.
He had rushed in without considering those things.
And the clothes he had on…
He checked the washing machine, and there was still half an hour left for the timed wash to finish. The automatic washing machine couldn’t be opened until after the cycle.
As he hesitated, there was a knock on the bathroom door from the outside. He looked up and saw the blurry figure outside the glass.
Bai Jinyan’s voice came through the door, somewhat muffled, “I’ll get you a set of pajamas.”
After a while, the bathroom door opened a crack, and Bai Jinyan’s hand reached in.
On the back of his slender and fair hand, there were still some droplets of water.
Bai Jinyan put the clothes in his hand and said, “Change into these clothes, and we’ll eat the takeout.”
Qiao Huaiyao replied, “Okay.”
The pajamas seemed to be new; Qiao Huaiyao hadn’t seen them before, but they were the same size as the ones he usually wore.
They were designed as separates, and on top of the neatly folded pajamas, there was a new one…
Qiao Huaiyao’s fingertips curled up suddenly, thinking that this outfit must have been prepared by Bai Jinyan. His face blushed as if it could drip blood.
After changing into the clothes, he didn’t rush to go out. He tried to calm himself in the bathroom, but the already stuffy bathroom felt even hotter now that he was standing there, and the warmth on his face showed no sign of dissipating.
“Huaiyao?” Bai Jinyan knocked on the door again. “Are you okay?”
Qiao Huaiyao lightly coughed and said, “I’m fine, brother.”
When he came out, he was greeted by the aroma of crayfish filling the room.
Bai Jinyan had put the lids of the takeout containers into a bag. “Come, let’s eat. What show do you want to watch?”
“Anything is fine,” Qiao Huaiyao replied, relieved. He sat down by the sofa, adjusting the height of the tea table to a suitable level for eating.
Just as he sat down, Bai Jinyan placed a bowl of peeled crayfish in front of him, drizzled with some sauce, making it look tempting and delicious.
The pot of crayfish was full of spicy oil, while the bowl in front of him had the soup skimmed off the spicy oil, filled only with the broth.
Qiao Huaiyao took a sip of chilled lemon water to cool down and then took out his phone to take a few pictures of the bowl of peeled crayfish in front of him. He used a filter that enhanced the clarity and posted it on a large platform.
Bai Jinyan’s Weibo had previously shared nearby delicacies, and now Qiao Huaiyao followed up with this post.
His Weibo captioned: [[Good evening, everyone!] Here’s the peeled crayfish and the clinking lemon tea. 🍤🍋]
In the comments section: [???]
[In the middle of the night, just when I wanted to scold someone for sharing supper, I looked up and saw who it was. Isn’t this my dear hubby? Wuuwuu, my wife is afraid that I’ll be hungry at night, so he updates delicious food for me. He’s so considerate. Today is another day to love my wife!]
[Tch, I can’t stand these dog-like comments. Don’t they have their own wives? Why do they want to grab mine?]
[I don’t follow many people, only Bai Jinyan and Qiao Qiao. These two updates came one after the other. First, Bai Jinyan shares food, and then Qiao Qiao sends this. It’s such a pure example of twenty-four filial behaviors… Isn’t it, Brother, Elder Brother?]
[The comment above sounds a bit contrived, but I like the fact that they don’t match what’s in their hearts, hehe.]
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Bai Jinyan put all the peeled crayfish into Qiao Huaiyao’s bowl and asked, “Huaiyao?”
“Yeah.” Qiao Huaiyao changed the arrangement of the photos in the Weibo post and then put his phone aside, saying, “It’s good now.”
Bai Jinyan looked at his hair and asked, “Why didn’t you blow-dry your hair before coming out?”
Qiao Huaiyao reached for his gloves and said casually, “It’s still early. It will dry on its own in a while.”
The bathroom was too hot; it didn’t feel good to stay inside. The temperature in the living room was just right, and if his hair wasn’t completely dry before going to bed, he could blow-dry it then.
Bai Jinyan separated his hand from his and said, “I’ll peel the crayfish; don’t make your hands oily and inconvenient to eat.”
“It’s fine.”
Although Qiao Huaiyao said that, Bai Jinyan still wouldn’t let him touch anything, blocking his hand every time he reached for the crayfish.
So Qiao Huaiyao gave up trying to peel the crayfish and picked up a piece of crayfish meat, raising it to Bai Jinyan’s lips.
“Ah–” Bai Jinyan raised an eyebrow at him.
Qiao Huaiyao smiled and placed the piece of crayfish meat close to his lips, repeating, “Come, taste it. Ah–“
Bai Jinyan laughed and bit down on the crayfish meat. Although there were many crayfish, most of it was shell, and after peeling, there wasn’t much left to eat. It wasn’t filling.
Qiao Huaiyao had ordered two portions of takeout, and they arrived at the same time. The other dish was a spare rib, which came wrapped in thick tin foil. When he opened it, the ribs were still hot.
Two portions of ribs came with two servings of rice, as well as various small boxes of refreshing cold dishes. As Qiao Huaiyao unpacked them one by one and placed them on the table, the table was soon filled.
There were plenty of ribs, and the price couldn’t be considered cheap, but the quality justified the cost. Tomorrow was the military training, and the time was too early. He had returned from outside, so he would leave even earlier.
After having supper, Qiao Huaiyao was ready to rest. He put down the pillow and asked, “Brother, are you going to the set early tomorrow?”
“Not necessarily.” The crew hadn’t officially started filming, so the schedule wasn’t set in stone. Some actors hadn’t even arrived yet.
Qiao Huaiyao asked, “Is there something you need to do?”
“Nothing. I was thinking if we go early tomorrow, I won’t set an alarm.” Qiao Huaiyao’s brother woke up earlier than him most of the time.
Bai Jinyan nodded and said, “No need to set an alarm. I’ll drive you to school.”
Qiao Huaiyao quickly declined, “No need, I can just take a taxi.”
The military training started very early, and since he was coming from outside, he would have to leave even earlier.