Translator: LiLi041
Editor: Aji
Chapter 40: I Am A Shou
In the face of this “mysterious guest”, Chi Song put on a “completely dumbfounded expression,” immediately settling right into the act.
Qian Qi, who had played the role of a domineering CEO countless times before, easily took a step forward, reducing the safe distance that had existed between the two into a mere dozen centimeters. “What, you don’t recognize me anymore?”
Qian Qi was half a head taller than Chi Song, so his aura was very overwhelming.
A few seconds later, Chi Song broke out of his daze and his brain finally started working again. “Brother Qian Qi? How come you’re here?”
Qian Qi smiled. “I’m your fan, you know.”
Chi Song showed a very professional smile. “I am too.”
After he said this, he took the initiative to shorten the distance between the two, standing on tiptoe to hug Qian Qi.
Qian Qi obviously hadn’t expected Chi Song to be so proactive.
With this hug, Chi Song discovered that Qian Qi’s shoulder muscles were all stiff. Both his hands were just outstretched stiffly for a good while, before he remembered that he should loop them around Chi Song’s back.
Realization suddenly dawned upon Chi Song.
This surprise attack by Qian Qi was of the same nature as the commentary on Weibo last time; most likely, it was to generate some male-male CP hype.
The reason he didn’t inform Chi Song beforehand was undoubtedly because he wanted to throw off Chi Song’s rhythm.
Clearly, Qian Qi wanted to firmly grasp the initiative when generating hype.
However, Chi Song didn’t like being led around by the nose by others.
…Though if the person leading him around was Mr. Song, Chi Song would gladly accept after some careful deliberations.
According to the host, Qian Qi was attending as a special guest. Two years ago, he had also served this green tea brand as an ambassador for a season.
Being hugged by Chi Song had affected Qian Qi’s mentality for a few seconds, but after so many years of experience in these kinds of situations, he quickly adjusted his mental state and started chatting cheerfully with the host. He had a precise grasp of boundaries, so he didn’t try to steal Chi Song’s spotlight. He even purposely tossed many good joke opportunities to Chi Song.
The atmosphere became hotter and hotter. Finally, under the starry eyes of the fans, the two each held up a goblet filled with green tea and clinked glasses with each other.
When the cups clinked together, one of the popular memes on Weibo from a while back suddenly popped up in Chi Song’s mind.
“Cheers to our fake plastic sisters friendship.jpg”
Qian Qi left as soon as the event ended.
Meanwhile, Chi Song put on his coat and walked towards the parking lot under the protection of Liu Shu.
Some fans who had failed to enter the event venue were waiting in the parking lot for Chi Song. As soon as they saw him appear, they rushed up in a swarm.
Though buying a drink for his fan at the airport last time earned Chi Song the favor of many passersby and the title “A Hotshot Who Pampered His Fans,” Zhou Yaming reminded Chi Song afterwards that barring any mishaps, his fans would only grow more and more in number. If he bought lemon tea for his fan this time, would he have to buy an entire milk tea shop for his fans next time?
Due to both safety and time concerns, Zhou Yaming asked Chi Song to keep a proper distance from his fans.
And so, Chi Song decided to be an aloof idol.
Liu Shu slung one arm around Chi Song’s shoulders, while the other was used to politely ward off the swarm of little fans. “Please make way, Chi Song still needs to rush to his next event… Please make way.”
This group of fans was pretty understanding. As soon as they heard that Chi Song still had work to do, they immediately dispersed.
The unwilling little fans were quietly persuaded to leave by the girls next to them and also stopped fussing. However, their faces still showed clear regret.
On the contrary, it was actually Chi Song, who had been acting as an aloof idol for an entire minute already, who was the first to cave.
The heater at the event venue was on, making it very warm, but the parking lot was quite chilly, with gusts of wind blowing through. These girls had dressed very warmly, but their cheeks inevitably still started to redden from the cold.
He got to his private van, but didn’t hurry to close the door. He bent down, his butt sticking out as he searched around the back seat for a while. Then, he brought out a few boxes of chocolate.
Song Zhihuai didn’t like eating most sweets, but there was a type of chocolate called “Tache” that he was willing to eat a few pieces of.
This kind of chocolate wasn’t cheap. Although it wasn’t comparable to the champagne truffle chocolate of the same brand, each small piece of chocolate still cost more than 40 yuan.
Chi Song had imported several boxes from overseas. Valentine’s Day was coming soon, so he had originally planned to melt them and make them into chocolate flowers for Song Zhihuai.
His heart ached so much he couldn’t bear to continue watching. With his eyes half shut, he handed a box of chocolate to Liu Shu and said, “Here, pass these out.”
Liu Shu said disapprovingly, “Sister Yaming said…”
”They waited for me for so long and became this frozen. If they eat some chocolate, they can feel a little warmer.” Chi Song’s face was filled with pain. “Quick, pass these out. Otherwise I’ll regret it. These are so expensive.”
Liu Shu, “…Pfft, cough cough, okay.”
On the way back to the hotel, Chi Song ordered another box of chocolate. Then he closed his eyes again and rested for a long while before the pain started to fade a little.
Song Zhihuai sent over a text. “What are you doing?”
After Song Zhihuai interrupted his thoughts, Chi Song’s dejection immediately dissipated like smoke. “I’m thinking about you.”
Song Zhihuai: “What a coincidence, I’m thinking of you too.”
Chi Song suddenly wanted to hear Song Zhihuai’s voice, so he dialed his phone number.
…The line was busy.
He tried again. Still busy.
Ten seconds later, Song Zhihuai sent another text. “Who are you trying to call?”
Chi Song couldn’t stop smiling. “I’m trying to call my husband.”
As long as they weren’t face-to-face, Chi Song could call Song Zhihui “husband” very smoothly.
Song Zhihuai said, “Don’t call me yet. Wait for me to call you. Husband has enough money to pay for the call cost.”
Chi Song held the phone and obediently waited five seconds before Song Zhihuai called. “Chi Song.”
He had only called his name, but Chi Song’s face had already turned extremely red. “Zhihuai.”
Even through the phone, Song Zhihuai could still imagine Chi Song’s bashful little appearance. He couldn’t help but smile. “How come you turn shy so easily? When I see you act, you seem pretty relaxed.”
Chi Song thought about it and replied, “…During those times, I’m someone else, not Chi Song.”
It was a very mysterious feeling that was hard to describe. When acting or conversing with others, Chi Song had never had such a vehement reaction towards his name being called.
During those times, both his body and soul were someone else. He was Xue Yunyang, he was Jian Ning, he was the luxurious youth in “Elegy of Jianshan.” But in front of Song Zhihuai, Chi Song was that lame little salted fish who would soften down to his very bones after a single call from his husband.
Song Zhihuai liked this response very much, and gave Chi Song a “mwuah” over the phone.
After the initial overturning of his three worldviews, Liu Shu very calmly accepted the fact that Chi Song was gay.
The sweet phone call continued all the way to the first floor of the hotel. It was finally about time for it to end.
After listening to lovey-dovey words the whole way, Liu Shu’s ears felt extremely tired.
After Chi Song hung up, he returned to his room. Then, he hesitated over whether he should first take a shower or whether he should just flop down on his bed for an hour.
Just as he was feeling very uncertain, his doorbell rang. “Room service.”
Chi Song hadn’t noticed that this deep male voice was a little familiar, so he reached out and opened the door. “Sorry, I didn’t call for…”
The second half of his sentence got stuck in his throat.
Outside stood Qian Qi, wearing a peaked cap. His hand instantly shot out and prevented the door from closing. “Brother Chi Song, hello.”
After his greeting, he shamelessly used his height advantage to push open the door and enter the room.
Chi Song looked outside and saw that Qian Qi had come alone. Loud alarm bells instantly started ringing in his mind.
Qian Qi didn’t stand on formality at all, directly sitting down on Chi Song’s only bed before surveying the whole room. “…Your accommodations are pretty good, huh. When I was the ambassador for this green tea brand, the organizers had me live in a four star hotel.”
Chi Song forced a laugh. “…Yeah, it’s decent.”
With that said, he chose a stool that was the furthest from the bed and sat down. “What are you here for?”
Qian Qi took off his sunglasses and clasped a hand to his chest. “Do I need a reason to come see you?”
Chi Song rapidly started thinking about how to respond.
…What did this mean?
Qian Qi had suddenly come to pay a visit. Had he brought a reporter over?
Did he maybe want a scandal with the headlines “Two men share a room and ‘read scripts at night’ for over four hours”?
Even if he wanted to hype up their CP, he didn’t have to go to these lengths, did he?
Qian Qi seemed to read Chi Song’s mind. He smiled, “No one knows I came here. I even had my manager drive my private van away first to lead those paparazzi away. Here, there’s only us two.”
Chi Song: “…”
…Chi Song suddenly felt that the atmosphere wasn’t quite right.
In this situation, in this moment, it seemed like there should be godly gay song playing, to complement Qian Qi’s sudden shy expression.
Chi Song had to say something to try and correct this weird atmosphere. “Why did you suddenly come to the press conference today?”
“What do you mean, ‘suddenly’?” With familiar ease, Qian Qi used the face that had mesmerized countless girls from the TV screen to give Chi Song a light smile. “…I’ve gone to your press conferences several times in the past. You just didn’t see me.”
Chi Song: “…I-Is that so?”
Qian Qi said, “Yes, I also went to that press conference you had about yogurt. I was just sitting in the very last row.”
Chi Song vaguely recalled the knockoff yogurt brand “Shannon.” That was the first advertisement he did after he returned to China.
There weren’t many people at the press conference. There were even twice as many reporters as fans. Because there were so few people, Chi Song could vaguely remember that in the very back row, there had been a very weird man who wore sunglasses, a beret, and looked like he was trying to maintain a cool appearance. However, he never spoke a word, from beginning to end.
After this revelation, Chi Song felt even more stupefied.
His relationship with Qian Qi had always been bad, and after he went abroad, they had zero contact.
Even if he died, he wouldn’t be able to understand why Qian Qi would come see his press conference for no reason.
Even though his brain was about to crash from all the thinking, he still had to say his part. “Thank you.”
Qian Qi stood up. “…All you’re going to say is ‘thank you’?”
…Chi Song could pretty much confirm that the atmosphere was getting weirder and weirder.
He turned around, his back facing Qian Qi, and said, “I’ll pour you a cup of water.” If he drank some water, he might calm down some.
As it turns out, a man should never, ever, turn their back on a gay guy exuding gay energy.
When Qian Qi hugged him from behind, Chi Song bitterly accepted the truth.
Qian Qi once again forcefully used his height advantage to suppress Chi Song.
He drew Chi Song closer and whispered his name. “Chi Song.”
Chi Song suddenly got goosebumps all over. “What are you doing?”
Qian Qi said, “I like you.”
Chi Song: “…”
The only part of his body that Chi Song could freely move right now was his feet. According to common sense, he should be using his foot to stomp on Qian Qi’s foot as hard as possible, making Qian Qi feel pain.
However, Chi Song clearly remembered that when Qian Qi was young, his foot had been crushed by a car when he was crossing the road. His bone was fractured, and he had stayed in the hospital for a very long time.
The really annoying thing was that Chi Song had forgotten which foot was injured. With his conscience condemning him, it was hard to actually stomp his foot down.
When Qian Qi noticed Chi Song’s fierce resistance, he felt a little wronged. He quietly explained, “…The first time I saw you when I was little, I thought you were a girl, so I had a crush on you. I even told my dad, I like the girl who’s filming a milk powder ad with me. In the future, I’ll ask her for her hand in marriage.”
Chi Song: “…”
Qian Qi said, “My dad said that you were a boy. I refused to believe him, and said that clearly, you were wearing a dress, so you must be a girl. Because of this, I fought with my dad for a very long time.”
Chi Song continued to be stupefied: “…”
Qian Qi hugged Chi Song tighter. “Later, when I found out that you were a boy, I was super angry, so I bullied you a lot… but after I grew up, I discovered that I seemed to like men. I didn’t feel anything for women… Even though when I was little, I clearly still liked girls.”
After this unexpected confession, not only did Chi Song feel dizzy and confused, he also felt like he had gravely sinned.
Qian Qi continued to mumble, “…If only you didn’t return from abroad, how good would that be? After you came back, I kept wanting to go see you. But our relationship was always so bad when we were younger, and I was also really busy, so I couldn’t find the chance to talk to you. If it weren’t for Aden choosing their ambassador, I still wouldn’t know how to tell you my feelings…”
Qian Qi’s aura softened more and more. The more Chi Song heard, the more wrong it felt.
…Senior Brother, wait a second. Have you misunderstood something?
I am also a shou!
Author’s Note: Real·Beautiful Sisters w
Translator’s Note: Second male lead might have joined the game late, but he sure moves fast, haha…
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Lolol I wonder how much Chi Song will reveal about Chief Song?
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