Chapter 69 – Kiss
Qiao Huaiyao’s pupils shrank slightly, staring blankly at the roses in the vase swaying in the wind. He couldn’t help but blink his eyes, his heart full of comfort and warmth.
A low voice came through the receiver of the mobile phone, and it seemed to be intertwined with the heartbeat and still echoed in the quiet environment.
The crowds of people who had left the venue walked out of the gate one after another. Bai Jinyan supported his chin with one hand and said casually: “Baby, I want to make it public.”
Qiao Huaiyao pursed his lips slightly but couldn’t suppress the arc of his mouth, and the heat on his face was even more lingering.
While thinking, he couldn’t help but breathe a little lighter.
“Not now.” Bai Jinyan repeated softly, “Not now.”
“What you think has already become an established fact. It doesn’t matter whether it is made public or not.” Qiao Huaiyao took the rose in his hand and played with it, saying softly, “It’s just a matter of time.”
Bai Jinyan leaned back and said lightly, “It’s almost there.”
“Huh?” The phone was a little far away, and Qiao Huaiyao didn’t hear what he said clearly.
Bai Jinyan didn’t elaborate, “It just ended, and it may be early in the morning when I get home.”
Lu Lu sat in the co-pilot seat and noticed that Bai Jinyan was on the phone. He didn’t say anything, but raised his hand and pointed at the driver.
Asked if he was going to drive back now.
Seeing Bai Jinyan nod, Lu Lu signaled the driver to start.
Qiao Huaiyao wiped the rose petals with his fingertips, took the usable petals down and kept them as a gift for the next time.
Listening to the sound of the car starting, he reminded, “There is snow on the road, be careful.”
“Okay.”
The phone call has not been hung up.
The snow on the road was swept to the side of the road overnight, and there was no traffic jam, so the journey was relatively smooth.
As soon as the car got off the highway, the time on the mobile phone was close to eleven o’clock in the evening.
Bai Jinyan listened to Qiao Huaiyao’s voice, “It’s time to rest.”
Qiao Huaiyao paused, “I’m not sleepy yet.”
He was still thinking about waiting for Bai Jinyan to come back and pick him up.
Although Qiao Huaiyao didn’t say it clearly, how could Bai Jinyan not know what he was thinking, “I walk slowly here, and it will be early in the morning when I go back. Don’t wait for me, go to bed early, and you still have classes tomorrow.”
Qiao Huaiyao hesitated for a while and said, “Okay.”
That’s what he said, but…
Qiao Huaiyao stayed in the living room and didn’t leave. After a while, he curled up on the sofa with a pillow and said to the other end of the phone, “I’m lying down, brother.”
“Be good.” Bai Jinyan coaxed through the phone, “Good night.”
They said good night to each other.
After hanging up the phone, Qiao Huaiyao thought about it, but still did not go back to the bedroom. Instead, he took the newly acquired rose petals, got up and went to the laboratory table, picked two solutions to soak first, and then sat by the living room window.
The car must pass this road when entering from the south gate of the school.
At this time, there are still many people outside the dormitory building.
There is no dormitory manager in the single dormitory, and there is no rule for checking the dormitory.
There will be regular inspections for illegal electrical appliances in multi-person dormitories. In comparison, single dormitories are much freer, and some electrical appliances are prepared by the school.
There is no strict regulation on what time to return to the dormitory, so no matter what time, there are people going in and out downstairs of the single dormitory.
I don’t know how long it has been, and there are fewer and fewer people downstairs.
There are fewer people, and even the street lights downstairs are a little darker-
Around midnight.
Qiao Huaiyao saw a familiar car parked downstairs.
Qiao Huaiyao was relieved to arrive safely.
After getting off the car, Bai Jinyan walked directly into the dormitory, and Qiao Huaiyao didn’t have time to see the person clearly before he came in.
He got up quickly, moved the chair by the window back and put it away, then turned and went into the bedroom.
After closing the door, he remembered that the light outside was not turned off, so he turned it off again, and did not forget to bring his cell phone in.
After finishing, Qiao Huaiyao lay down on the bed, put his cell phone on the pillow and closed his eyes.
At the same time, the password lock outside the door sounded a reminder.
‘Beep – the door is open. ‘
Qiao Huaiyao gathered the quilt and pretended to be sleeping soundly.
After the door was gently closed, there was no movement, until he approached the bedroom door and vaguely heard footsteps.
Qiao Huaiyao breathed softly, trying to make himself more like a sleeping person.
After a while, the door opened.
Bai Jinyan came in and walked to the bed, carrying a little chill from outside.
Looking at the sleeping Qiao Huaiyao, he leaned over and gently kissed Qiao Huaiyao on the lips, and then prepared to go out first.
But his eyes wandered on Qiao Huaiyao’s face, and he hesitated for a moment before getting up directly.
Then…
Bai Jinyan watched Qiao Huaiyao’s face getting redder and redder.
He slowly raised half of his eyebrows and chuckled silently, but he didn’t expose Qiao Huaiyao, and leaned in and kissed him again.
His fingertips were cold, but Bai Jinyan didn’t touch him, but just sat down on the bed, kissing him from time to time, his eyes depicting Qiao Huaiyao’s face, and kissing him inadvertently everywhere.
Qiao Huaiyao: “…”
Bai Jinyan didn’t wake him up, and the delicate kisses fell, and the red face became more and more obvious.
It felt like he was discovered. Usually when he was sleeping, his brother did everything very quietly, for fear of waking him up. Now it was obviously different from usual.
Qiao Huaiyao simply stopped pretending, he opened his eyes, “Brother!”
Bai Jinyan smiled with thin lips, looking at him tenderly, “Are you awake?”
Qiao Huaiyao silently pulled the quilt up a little, whispered: “I haven’t fallen asleep yet. I have insomnia.”
It’s not insomnia, but Bai Jinyan hasn’t returned safely.
There was no one in sight, and it was snowing heavily outside. How could he sleep on the road?
Bai Jinyan helped tuck the edge of the quilt, “Go to sleep. I’ll go change clothes.”
Qiao Huaiyao leaned his chin against the quilt, nodded and said: “Okay.”
…
The content of the movie premiere’s livestream was edited into various clips and posted online.
Especially Bai Jinyan’s remark about refusing to act in romantic dramas, which was widely shared by numerous marketing accounts.
No matter how old you are when you debut, even if you debut as a child star, you will be exposed to love dramas when you are old. Whether it is a sadistic love or a sweet pet script, you will always try all kinds of scripts.
Since his debut, Bai Jinyan has mostly acted in mainstream movies, or suspense dramas and criminal investigation dramas. Even ancient movies do not involve any emotions with anyone.
Many agents were waiting for Bai Jinyan to take on such roles, hoping to get their own artists a chance to work with him.
Because Bai Jinyan is highly popular, even his first variety show made headlines for days, sparking daily discussions.
Although it is easy for his own artists to be scolded after taking the filming, black and red are also red.
And he really acted well and did not drag his feet. Bai Jinyan’s fans are also very rational. Most of the time, they don’t provoke them. In addition to arguing with Bai Jinyan, they don’t antagonize other artists.
As a result, now that the news has come out, the wishes of artists who hope to have a CP with Bai Jinyan have been dashed.
Others say that it may be to antagonize the entertainment reporter, but Bai Jinyan said that it is likely to be like this in the future.
Bai Jinyan doesn’t need to follow the company’s directives; it’s more like the company follows his lead.
Agents must discuss scripts with Bai Jinyan in advance. If Bai Jinyan refuses to act in romantic dramas, no one can change that.
The movie premiere also gained a lot of attention, significantly boosting the film’s popularity.
These two hot searches have been on Weibo for a long time.
Qiao Huaiyao also saw these two when he was sitting in front of the experimental machine, waiting for the machine to produce results.
The popularity remained high, as if it had been discussed all night.
Every time he refreshed, the latest comments were updated.
[Honestly, Bai Jinyan’s acting is really good, but I just can’t imagine what he’d be like in a romantic drama. I’m afraid he might draw a sword (just kidding).]
[Brother Bai is perfect for decisive and ruthless roles. I fell for him after watching a compilation video. If he were in a romance, I’d expect some hidden plot twist, like the male lead being a big boss.]
[Sweet little romance dramas are a no-go. Brother Bai is still young.]
[If you can’t imagine him in a romantic role, check out @WithDearestYou on either the variety show or the live stream. It’s sweet enough to melt your heart.]
…
On Weibo, besides the fans’ discussions, Qiao Huaiyao also checked Meng Zhen’s profile.
Meng Zhen’s latest Weibo post was from a year ago.
She hasn’t taken on any new roles, and her manager hasn’t maintained her account either.
Qiao Huaiyao tapped his fingers lightly on the table. He had unblocked Aunt Meng, but hadn’t received any messages from her.
The signal on the island was poor, and the news reaching there was often distorted.
Still, it wasn’t completely cut off from the outside world.
Bai Jinyan must have done something, just like when he used Qiao Huaiyao’s phone to block Aunt Meng.
Being able to hide things forever like this was pretty good.
‘Beep beep’
The machine gave a brief and urgent reminder.
Qiao Huaiyao put down his phone, got up, opened the lid, and put on gloves specifically designed for this solution to retrieve the items.
He continued his experiments, ignoring the discussions on Weibo.
Qiao Huaiyao had arranged his experiments from simple to complex.
The later parts would use items and values from earlier experiments.
After submitting his report, he didn’t need to attend classes anymore. Time was tight, but it was relatively free.
He didn’t have to worry about class schedules.
Besides the digital version, Qiao Huaiyao also wrote a handwritten copy. Unlike the detailed digital version, the handwritten one was a summary of key points.
It was something he could understand, but to others, it might just look like a practice sheet for handwriting.
As he was writing, someone knocked on the laboratory door.
Qiao Huaiyao looked back and saw Qiu Shufeng’s face half-visible through the window next to the door. He waved and mouthed, “Study god.”
But the lab’s soundproofing was too good, so Qiao Huaiyao couldn’t hear him.
He got up and opened the door, “Why are you here?”
“Class just ended.” Qiu Shufeng was holding the book from the previous class, “I figured I’d come by and help you out a bit, lend a hand or something.”
Some professors have students just observe and handle cleaning up the lab after experiments.
Given the workload of cleaning all the equipment alone, it must be a lot for Qiao Huaiyao.
Qiu Shufeng walked in, put down his book, rolled up his sleeves, and started washing a clearly unused beaker.
Qiao Huaiyao set aside his half-written data, took a small cake from the drawer, and handed it to him, “Next month is the departmental joint exam. Have you reviewed everything?”
Qiu Shufeng hesitated, “Not really… Does reviewing for the joint exam really help? They test us on all extracurricular content.”
The departmental joint exam involves all chemistry students in the school.
Its difficulty is no less than the post-military training exam, but unlike that one, the top performers in this exam get the opportunity to visit international laboratories.
Moreover, in addition to written answers, there are practical experiments to complete.
Because of the added lab classes, the theories in the textbooks need to be put into practice through experiments to deepen understanding.
Naturally, there will also be exams.