Chapter 40.1 He’s drunk
Editor: Jodi
Yang Ning who was beaten up by the two afterward complained tearfully that everything he had said was true.
“I was talking about a person!” Qin Yun didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Yang Ning said back stubbornly, “Yuan Bao has been with me for seven to eight years, it’s just like a person!”
Qin Yun exchanged a glance with Shen Ci, and unable to hold back their laughter, the two of them burst into fits of giggles.
“You guys are actually laughing at me!” Yang Ning was angry: “Next time, I’ll bring Yuan Bao to bite you guys!”
In the afternoon, Shen Ci followed the original plan and took a nap in the artist van, and when filming resumed in the evening, his performance was excellent. What’s more, since he was filming scenes with Qin Yun, almost all of the ten-plus segments were done in one take.
“Cut! Xiao Shen nailed it today!” The director laughed over the megaphone, highly satisfied with the efficiency.
The extra time that had been spent on Lin Wan and Yang Ning was made up for by Shen Ci and Qin Yun’s scenes.
Shen Ci quickly left the set and slipped into the down jacket Brother Zhang had prepared for him, because while they all wore thin school uniforms for their student roles, Shen Ci, enduring the winter chill, couldn’t bear it anymore.
Once he put on the oversized down jacket, he looked like an inflated balloon, bulging out.
Stifling a laugh, Brother Zhang took a few shots from a distance and saved them for future fan giveaways.
Then after finishing filming for the day, Shen Ci changed out of his costume and went home with Brother Zhang.
It was now already 9.pm and walking in through the gate, Shen Ci saw that several lights were on in the villa.
He wondered if Lu Xiao had returned home.
Auntie Bai was tending to the plants and smiled when she saw Shen Ci come in. “Xiao Ci’s back, I made some late-night snacks for you, do you want some?”
Shen Ci nodded eagerly.
After the evening’s performance, running and jumping, he felt a bit drained.
He had barely finished lunch at Lu Xiao’s grand table earlier, and then he had specifically asked him not to send anything in the afternoon, so he had just grabbed a quick bite with the crew for dinner.
“Has little uncle not come home yet?”
“Not yet. Mr. Lu called in the afternoon to say he has a social engagement tonight and so won’t be coming home for dinner. He asked me to prepare a late-night snack for you instead.”
“Oh…”
Who knew how late the social engagement would last. Maybe it would go on until eleven or twelve.
Shen Ci decided to send Auntie Bai home directly and take care of things himself.
However just as he was halfway through his chicken breast salad, he suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to ask Auntie Bai to help make some hangover soup.
There would definitely be drinking at the social engagement, and if Lu Xiao drank too much, he would definitely feel unwell.
Shen Ci deliberated for a while, finished his late-night snack hurriedly, took a shower, then running to the kitchen counter, forced himself to cook while checking tutorials on his phone.
As a professional vase with strong artistic qualities, Shen Ci had never set foot in the kitchen.
If it wasn’t because the tutorials were idiot-proof, he wouldn’t have understood a thing.
After fussing for over an hour, he managed to make something drinkable.
Just as he was putting the soup in the pot to keep it warm, he heard the faint sound of the fingerprint lock signaling someone’s arrival and hurried to the entrance.
Lu Xiao, wearing a suit jacket, was closing the door.
His tie was a little bit askew, and the top button of his black shirt was undone, revealing the smooth lines of his neck which was slightly flushed.
However his expression was as calm as usual, seemingly unaffected. After seeing Shen Ci, he raised an eyebrow in slight surprise. “Still up?”
Smiling, Shen Ci went to take his jacket. A faint smell of alcohol hit him, then he noticed that Lu Xiao’s ears were flushed.
“Little uncle?” Shen Ci called out tentatively.
Lu Xiao’s smile was gentle, and his gaze was even more softer than usual. “What’s wrong?”
Shen Ci felt that something was off about him, but he didn’t seem drunk.
“Little uncle, you should go freshen up. Do you need any help?” Shen Ci added.
However Lu Xiao’s lips only curved into a smile as he reached out to touch the back of Shen Ci’s head. “It’s so late, Xiao Ci should go to bed first.”
Shen Ci nodded blankly.
And after Lu Xiao finished speaking, he walked past Shen Ci, undoing his tie and buttons, and with his usual graceful stride, headed toward—the kitchen?!
Shen Ci misinterpreted the situation for a moment. Was he…. hungry and wanting to eat again?
As Lu Xiao gradually moved further away, he took his black shirt off calmly, revealing his smooth and attractive inverted triangular back muscles.
Every inch of his muscles exuded strength, seemingly containing immense explosive power.
Shen Ci’s gaze fluttered around as he looked down, feeling a bit embarrassed but still puzzled.
Wait, why was he going to the kitchen and taking his clothes off?
With a loud “thud”, Lu Xiao’s head collided with the glass door separating the kitchen from the dining room, causing him to stagger back several steps.
Shen Ci: “?!”
He run over to hold Lu Xiao hurriedly, surprise and suspicion in his voice as he asked, “L-Little uncle, are you….”
Fortunately, Lu Xiao had been walking slowly, making it so that there was only a faint red mark on his head.
He glanced at Shen Ci and then at the glass door, then reached out to touch it hesitantly.
In his usually sharp and deep eyes, there was now only confusion.
Lu Xiao…. was completely acting foolish because he was drunk!
Shen Ci’s face contorted with suppressed laughter.
He helped Lu Xiao sit on the sofa, draped his shirt back over him hurriedly, then took his phone out discreetly.
Then pointing the camera at Lu Xiao, he coaxed gently, “Little uncle, what were you trying to do just now?”
Lu Xiao hesitated, “…… Take a shower.”
The camera shook wildly as the person holding it struggled to contain his laughter, “And do you know where you were going just now?”
This time, Lu Xiao remained silent, his gaze puzzled as he turned to look in the direction of the kitchen, his brows furrowing.
The usually calm and gentle Lu Xiao, who always had everything under control, actually looked like this now.
Shen Ci laughed out loud, finding him adorable, “Little uncle, you probably thought you were a vegetable just now and so wanted to go wash in the sink.”
Lu Xiao probably didn’t quite understand what Shen Ci was saying because he remained silent.
Shen Ci stopped the recording, wiped the tears that came from laughing away then helped Lu Xiao up carefully, “Little uncle, if you want to take a shower, follow me, okay?”
“En.”
Lu Xiao was now as obedient as a gentle cat, doing whatever Shen Ci said.
He followed Shen Ci upstairs into the master bedroom, then into the bathroom, and finally stopped.
Shen Ci went inside alone to adjust the water temperature, while Lu Xiao stood in the changing room, lost in thought for a moment, then he sat on the nearby stool and began to take off his pants.
When Shen Ci finished setting up the water functions for Lu Xiao and turned around, he was so shocked that a “Holy shit” came from his mouth.
Shen Ci covered his eyes quickly and turned around, “Taki-taking off your, your clothes. Why didn’t you tell me beforehand!”
Lu Xiao stood behind him silently, his eyes full of confusion, as if he didn’t understand why Shen Ci’s reaction was so extreme.
Barefoot footsteps echoed slowly, and warmth enveloped Shen Ci’s back, making his heart almost stop.
“I want to go in.” The voice from above was deep and hoarse, and Shen Ci could even feel his chest vibrating as he spoke… Shen Ci’s face flushed immediately, the heat rushing to his head, making him feel dizzy.
He quickly took a few steps inside, made way for the door, then lowered his head, “G-Go in then!”
Then catching sight of Lu Xiao’s feet stepping in, he fled from the doorway hurriedly, leaned against the closed bathroom door, then exhaled in relief.
It was only then he realized that his heart was beating rapidly.
The image that had stimulated his eyeballs just now stubbornly floated before his eyes again.
Lu Xiao was the epitome of being slim in clothes but muscular when undressed.
Tall and with long limbs, his figure was remarkably symmetrical and attractive.
And in that moment, Shen Ci had even caught sight of some very private parts.
Lu Xiao was seriously gifted, far more than he was… Wait!
Shen Ci slapped himself immediately, feeling extremely embarrassed as he forced himself to stop imagining.
Why was his mind filled with such obscene thoughts!