Vase cannon fodder is pampered by the group again

Chapter 78.2

Editor: Princess

Several shots were filmed repeatedly for a long time before Min Shoubei finally agreed to let the crew off.

“Cut! All rain scenes are finished!”

As soon as Min Shoubei finished speaking, the crew and various assistants rushed forward to help shelter and dry the soaked actors. The scene immediately became chaotic.

However, they didn’t dare dry them off completely. They could only do their best to help with warmth.

The generators the crew had brought up the mountain were roaring in the distance, and various heating equipment were arranged around the rest shelters, because they were afraid that someone might catch a cold from the rain.

There was still a scene with a rainbow after the rain to film later. To ensure the effect, all actors had to maintain their rain-soaked appearance, which was quite miserable.

Shen Ci huddled in a corner shivering. Someone handed him ginger soup, and under Brother Zhang’s compelling gaze, Shen Ci wrinkled his nose reluctantly and drank it, however he almost spat it out.

Everyone waited eagerly for the rain to stop. By the time their clothes were almost dry, the rain finally began to weaken, and the half-set sun peeked out.

The makeup artists quickly touched up the actors’ makeup, sprayed their clothes with water, and sent them back to the set.

Soon after, a beautiful rainbow appeared on the horizon, and Min Shoubei immediately directed the filming to begin.

Because the scenery was so rare, this shot was retaken many times, all kept as backup.

The filming didn’t end completely until the rainbow disappeared completely.

“Thank you all for your hard work! Today’s filming went very smoothly. Rest tonight, and we’ll go down the mountain tomorrow!”

Min Shoubei announced the dismissal through his megaphone, and scattered applause and cheers rang out immediately.

Brother Zhang threw a large towel over Shen Ci, vigorously rubbing the kid’s long hair and helping him up toward the tent.

“Ah, it’s a bit cold…” Shen Ci wrinkled his nose. His completely wet hair and clothes stuck to his body uncomfortably.

He disliked water, and by extension, he didn’t have much fondness for rain either.

His hair hung messily in front of his eyes, wet and disheveled. His eyes were blurred by water, making it hard to see clearly. He could only vaguely make out many people packing up, probably preparing to wrap up for the day.

“Baby.” A familiar voice sounded in front of him. Shen Ci pushed aside his hair, and Lu Xiao had somehow appeared close by, reaching out his arms toward him—

Shen Ci reacted immediately, stopping him hurriedly, “No, no! I can walk by myself…”

In broad daylight with so many people around, he didn’t want to become the center of attention!

Lu Xiao’s movement indeed stopped. He walked alongside him helplessly, while Brother Zhang tactfully found an excuse to leave.

When they reached the newly set up tent, Assistant Min very sensibly stayed outside, silently watching his boss take Shen Ci into the tent and even zipped it up thoughtfully.

The tent was very spacious inside, with surprisingly complete basic furniture. The air was especially warm and dry, with a faint fragrance that could be detected, making the environment quite comfortable.

Shen Ci looked longingly at the neat large bed, where new clothes and several large bath towels had been placed.

“Be good, take a hot bath first.” Lu Xiao stopped Shen Ci from wanting to jump onto the bed.

Shen Ci: ?

“Where do I wash…” Shen Ci looked around, and only then did he notice the wooden assembled bathtub inside the tent, steaming with hot water.

Shen Ci thought to himself that even setting up a camping tent was made hotel-level. Lu Xiao’s assistant team was truly suffering…

Lu Xiao reached out to peel off his soaked clothes. Shen Ci raised his arms obediently, and soon he was completely naked, carried into the bathtub by Lu Xiao.

Complaints aside, the moment he entered the water, Shen Ci still curled his toes in comfort and sighed with his head tilted back.

Every pore in his body opened comfortably. He leaned back on the small chair, closing his eyes and letting Lu Xiao busy himself around him.

Lu Xiao always liked to personally handle these small, intimate matters.

He rolled up his sleeves, patiently lathering Shen Ci’s hair with foam, gently massaging his strands with light movements.

Despite filming under harsh conditions on the mountain, Shen Ci was being served so comfortably that he almost wanted to cry from gratitude.

After washing his hair, Lu Xiao lifted him out of the water, dried him off, and dressed him in a shirt and underwear as if he were dressing a doll, then placed him on the soft bed.

Shen Ci swung his two fair long legs, humming a song while waiting for Lu Xiao to bring the hair dryer. His upturned face looked very well-behaved, and Lu Xiao couldn’t help but lean down to kiss him.

“Ah, that’s right.”

Shen Ci suddenly remembered the issue about Lu Xiao going to find Min Shoubei before filming started.

Min Shoubei had a terrible and stubborn temper, and Lu Xiao wasn’t easy to get along with either. They wouldn’t have gotten into a fight, right?

But when directing, Min Shoubei seemed quite normal, so Lu Xiao was probably the one who suffered…

“Little uncle, did my dad give you a hard time?” He asked cautiously.

However halfway through his sentence, Lu Xiao turned on the hair dryer with a “whoosh”, causing him to not hear clearly, so he asked casually.

Shen Ci could only see Lu Xiao’s lips moving a few times in silent response.

Shen Ci: ???

The warm air roared as it blew through his wet hair. Shen Ci closed his eyes tightly and thought about it.

Perhaps the process was too humiliating, and Lu Xiao’s pride wouldn’t allow him to casually speak of it. Suddenly turning on the hair dryer to cover the sound, was he trying to hide his embarrassment?

Sigh, his boyfriend had endured humiliation just to see him. Shouldn’t he comfort him a bit…

The “considerate” Shen Ci, after much deliberation, felt embarrassed and hung his head low when the roaring stopped.

“Little uncle, do you want to do that with me tonight?”

“?” President Lu’s fingers, which were stroking Shen Ci’s hair, stiffened. A rare look of confusion appeared in his eyes as his brain quickly tried to figure out why Shen Ci was suddenly offering himself up.

Seeing him remain silent for a long time, Shen Ci was afraid Lu Xiao was thinking bad thoughts and quickly added, “We can still only use hands… I have to film tomorrow.”

…Lu Xiao thought for a long time without success.

However, Lu Xiao had seen enough storms in his life to remain composed. He even went with the flow, lifting Shen Ci’s chin and smiling softly as he planted a kiss on his lips.

“Alright.”

Free meat delivered to his door, it would be a waste not to eat it.

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By the time filming ended, it was already evening. After Shen Ci had bathed, it was completely dark outside.

Surprisingly, dinner was hot food delivered from a restaurant down the mountain. When Shen Ci asked, he learned that a certain Mr. Lu had paid for the entire crew’s dinner…

The two staff members delivering the food were very happy. Everyone knew they were benefiting from Shen Ci’s good fortune, because Lu Xiao, out of love for him, had conveniently ordered meals for everyone.

“Teacher Xiao Shen, Mr. Lu is so good to you.” A young girl joked with a smile, “Why haven’t you accepted his pursuit yet?”

“Mr. Lu is right next to you, Teacher Xiao Shen. You’d better lock your tent well tonight.” Another young man chimed in.

Shen Ci looked exasperated, thinking to himself, Teacher Xiao Shen is going to climb into bed tonight, so what is the point of locking the tent?

But on the surface, he still laughed it off evasively.

“By the way, Teacher Xiao Shen, there’s something I don’t know if I should mention…” Before leaving, the staff member hesitated.

Shen Ci’s right eyelid twitched. “…Just say it directly.”

“Uh, has Teacher Xiao Shen checked Weibo? You’re trending now…”

“Someone seems to have complained about you on Weibo, but they didn’t clearly mention your name.”

“But the Weibo account that posted the complaint was found to be from our crew. Now netizens are all guessing that the complaint was about you, saying you’re throwing your weight around and bullying people on set because you’re the director’s son…”

The staff members desperately lowered their voices, afraid of being heard by Lu Xiao in the adjacent tent.

“…” Shen Ci held his forehead helplessly, feeling extremely annoyed.

Trouble found him while he was just sitting there minding his own business.

He couldn’t even film peacefully without an incident. What kind of bad luck had he attracted?