Lin Ziran stared at Ji Chen blankly, and after a moment, he came to his senses. His face suddenly flushed red, and he felt so embarrassed that he wanted to crawl into the ground. Was what he had just shown really that obvious!

The senior is not gay. If he knew that I like him, wouldn’t he feel uncomfortable? I can’t make things difficult for the senior!

Lin Ziran quickly denied: “No, I don’t like you!”

As soon as the words fell, Ji Chen’s eyes dimmed, and he pursed his lips, seeming a little unhappy.

Lin Ziran: …

Oops, I was just busy denying it and didn’t realize that this was inappropriate.

He kindly invited me to audition and gave me such an opportunity. He is a kind, lovely and respectable senior. How can I say to his face that I don’t like him? It’s a slap in the face…

Normal people wouldn’t be happy to hear this…

It’s really a dilemma. Neither he can like nor can dislike…

Lin Ziran’s eyes rolled, and an idea came to him, and he changed the subject: “It’s not that I don’t like you.”

He laughed out loud and said sincerely: “There are so many people in school who like you! Everyone admires you. I have always regarded you as my idol and goal… How could I not like you? It’s just not that kind of like…”

As Lin Ziran spoke, his voice became smaller and smaller, and he felt a little embarrassed and nervous… He didn’t know if he had explained himself clearly.

He didn’t have any improper thoughts about the senior, ahem, maybe he had a little bit of improper thoughts, but that’s because everyone loves beauty… He would never offend the senior!

And this doesn’t stop him from respecting and worshiping him!

Ji Chen stared at the young man in front of him. The young man’s face flushed red, and his eyes were full of anxiety. After explaining, he looked at him cautiously, as if afraid that he would misunderstand or be unhappy…

After a long time, Ji Chen sighed softly.

Felt a little angry and a little funny.

What made him angry was that Lin Ziran denied it outright and said that he didn’t like him. What was funny was that he insisted on explaining it. He looked cute when he was worried that he would get angry…

Ji Chen was silent for a moment, then put away his hand and stood up. His expression was calm without any disturbances, and he said: “It’s okay. Maybe the time is too short, and you haven’t digested the role yet. You can take the script back and read it. I will ask the director to meet you next Sunday. You still have time to prepare well.”

Seeing Ji Chen’s businesslike attitude, not caring about his mistakes and nonsense just now, Lin Ziran suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded obediently.

Seeing him being so obedient, Ji Chen’s eyes softened a little: “Don’t be too nervous, be serious, and perform normally.”

Lin Ziran said: “I will definitely be serious!”

As he said that, he stood up holding the script, glanced at Ji Chen cautiously, raised the corners of his mouth, and smiled brightly: “Well, senior, I’ll leave first.”

………………

Lin Ziran took a taxi back to the dormitory. Zhuo Yu was playing games in the dormitory. When he saw him coming back, he immediately came over with curiosity written all over his face. He said in an exaggerated tone: “Where have you been? Could it be that you hooked up with Great god Ji so soon?”

Lin Ziran recalled the embarrassing scene before feeling a little uncomfortable and guilty and said unhappily: “What do you mean by hooking up? Your words are really ugly.”

Zhuo Yu refused to let him get away with it so easily. He looked Lin Ziran up and down, and when he saw the script in his hand, he tried to grab it while shouting: “Don’t admit it. What is this? Let me see it!”

Lin Ziran was caught off guard, and Zhuo Yu took the script away.

Zhuo Yu looked down and was shocked: “Wow, it’s really this movie! Ji Chen gave you the script right away? You guys are making rapid progress, and he trusts you a lot…”

Lin Ziran thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case. They were not familiar with each other and had not known each other for long, but Ji Chen seemed to trust him very much…

Maybe it’s because they both are students, so the feeling of getting along is simpler, and neither of them would think too much, right? Since the senior trusts him so much, he definitely can’t let him down. There are only three days left until Sunday, so he must prepare well!

Lin Ziran took the script back from Zhuo Yu, sat down at the desk, and started reading it carefully.

The first time he read the script, he treated it as a novel, and his mind was full of random thoughts after reading it. This time, he read it very slowly, carefully trying to figure out the character’s psychology while reading.

Time is tight, so if he wants to thoroughly understand the script, he can’t be lazy.

When Zhuo Yu saw that Lin Ziran was really determined to work hard, he stopped bothering him and went back to playing games.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Lin Ziran felt that he had never been so serious before. He didn’t stay up late to study even for exams. He feels that if he has such a hardworking spirit in normal times, he probably wouldn’t worry so much about just a few credits…

Lin Ziran yawned, looked in the mirror, and washed his face. He finally looked more energetic.

Ji Chen said it was Sunday, but he didn’t say when on Sunday, or what time it was… So he could only wait for message. Lin Ziran had been waiting since breakfast, waiting and waiting, waiting anxiously, checking his phone every few minutes… Resisting the urge to send a message to ask, he waited until 5 pm and finally got a message from Ji Chen!

Ji Chen’s message was very concise: I’m at the school gate. Please come out now.

Lin Ziran immediately ran out with his bag on his back.

He ran out of breath and arrived at the school gate. There were so many cars! Most of them were luxury cars. No way, it’s a performing arts academy. The hidden dragons and crouching tigers are so arrogant. But which car is Ji Chen’s…

Lin Ziran was very distressed. He took out his cell phone and prepared to make a phone call to ask about it. Then he saw a black car in front of him roll down its window, revealing Ji Chen’s half-smiling face.

Lin Ziran let out a sigh of relief, put away his phone, walked over, opened the door and got into the car, and smiled shyly at Ji Chen: “Senior.”

Ji Chen glanced at him calmly: “Mmm.”

Ji Chen stopped talking and drove to a hotel with Lin Ziran. After getting out of the car, he went upstairs and said: “Besides you, there are several other people coming to audition today. It’s still early, so I’ll take you to put on makeup first.”

Oh, there are other people. Thinking of this, Lin Ziran actually relaxed a little.

He went to the dressing room, and the makeup artist saw Ji Chen leading him over, smiled, and said: “This is the person you recommended to Director Gu.”

Ji Chen nodded and said: “Please help him put on makeup.”

The makeup artist smiled and asked Lin Ziran to sit down. Because it was an ancient costume, in addition to makeup, he had to wear a headgear. In short, it took a long time and was finished after about an hour. The makeup artist looked Lin Ziran up and down and smiled at Ji Chen: “You have good taste.”

Ji Chen smiled. He looked at the young man in front of him. Because of the makeup, he looked younger. He was indeed a beautiful boy with lively and cute eyes.

Lin Ziran was a little nervous. He blinked at Ji Chen, bit his lips, and said in a low voice: “Is it okay?”

Ji Chen’s eyes were gentle, and his voice was low, with the power to soothe people: “It’s good.”

Although he didn’t know whether it was really good or Ji Chen was just being polite to comfort him, Lin Ziran was more confident after hearing this. Then Ji Chen personally took him to the reception room nearby.

After pushing the door open, Lin Ziran recognized at a glance that the man sitting in the middle, with a beard and a baseball cap, was the famous Director Gu!

There were a few people nearby, none of whom Lin Ziran knew, but they were probably related to the crew.

Director Gu saw Ji Chen coming and smiled, saying: “I heard that you recommended someone to me. It must be this kid, right?”

Ji Chen nodded and smiled: “Yes, I think his image is more suitable, so I thought of bringing him to you to see.”

Director Gu turned and looked at Lin Ziran.

Lin Ziran’s palms were sweaty from nervousness, and he showed a well-behaved smile.

Director Gu laughed loudly, not looking stern at all, and said: “Don’t be afraid. You should have read the script, right? Just perform a part, and let’s see.”

As for what to perform, Lin Ziran had already prepared and had memorized the lines by now.

Although he was very nervous before, he calmed down when he thought about the performance. He thought it was just a game, so he shouldn’t be so nervous just because it was real!

After all, he has played role-playing games so many times!

Lin Ziran took a step forward and acted out the helplessness and anxiety of the little prince who had just been sent out of the palace and came to a strange place alone. Although he was alone and there was no one to act with him this time, he imagined that Ji Chen was his ShiXiong and acted out the emotions from helplessness to dependence, from dullness to cheerfulness.

Although he didn’t have many lines, his eyes, movements, and expressions were all expressed to the best of his understanding.

A few minutes later, Lin Ziran finished his last line and looked back, only to find that everyone was staring at him. He immediately smiled sheepishly, feeling a little embarrassed.

Don’t know if it will work… Ai, he suddenly missed the system. At least there was someone to ask then.

After a few seconds, Director Gu suddenly clapped his hands and laughed, saying: “Very good, very good!”

This kid performed much better than he had imagined. Whether it was his appearance or his demeanor and movements during the performance, they were all very accurate and not pretentious. It was as if he was really such a young man, which gave him a pleasant surprise…

Director Gu became interested, opened the script, and personally selected a scene for Lin Ziran to perform.

Lin Ziran thought to himself that fortunately, he had done his homework seriously in the past few days and was familiar with most of the plots, so he was not caught off guard. He looked at the script, quickly got into it, and performed a segment according to the requirements.

Director Gu told him to do whatever he wanted.

After half an hour, Director Gu was satisfied. He patted Lin Ziran on the shoulder and said with a smile: “Very good. Go back and wait for the news.”

During this time, Ji Chen had been sitting quietly and watching, until this moment, he stood up and smiled at Lin Ziran: “Then let’s go.”

Director Gu gave Ji Chen a thumbs up and said: “You have good vision.”

Ji Chen smiled and shook his head.

When Lin Ziran saw this, he was sure that Director Gu seemed to like him quite a lot… He went to change clothes and remove makeup by himself, and then followed Ji Chen out of the hotel.

After they got outside and there was no one around, Lin Ziran couldn’t help but ask Ji Chen: “Senior, what does Director Gu mean…” Is this okay or not?

Ji Chen thought of Lin Ziran’s performance just now, with a smile in his eyes, and said affirmatively: “I think you have great hope.”

Lin Ziran’s eyes lit up, really? !

He also feels it’s good, but is this enough? Isn’t it too simple? It’s like a dream…

Wait, could it be that Director Gu was being so nice to him just for Ji Chen’s sake? Could it be that Ji Chen was comforting him…

Thinking of this, Lin Ziran felt a little disappointed again.

Ji Chen saw through his thoughts at a glance and said in a deep voice: “Director Gu is a person who is very serious about his work and is also meticulous in casting. If he really chooses you, it is because of your own strength and has nothing to do with anyone else.”

Lin Ziran looked up in surprise, looking at Ji Chen’s serious eyes, which were gentle and full of determination and encouragement. Suddenly, he felt warm in his heart. No matter what, he had tried his best, and whether he could succeed or not was up to fate! Even if he couldn’t succeed, it was still a rare experience for him!

The two were about to separate.

Lin Ziran looked at Ji Chen and suddenly thought that the senior was so kind as to bring him to the audition. Regardless of whether he succeeded or not, he should express his gratitude! Otherwise, wouldn’t it be impolite?

Thinking of this, Lin Ziran quickly called out Ji Chen and blinked his eyes and said: “Senior, I want to treat you to a meal to express my gratitude. Is that okay?”

Ji Chen turned around suddenly. He did not tell Lin Ziran that he had been waiting for him to speak. Instead, he looked calm and seemed to be thinking for a moment before he whispered: “Okay.”

Seeing Ji Chen agreed, Lin Ziran breathed a sigh of relief and smiled brightly: “Senior, what do you like to eat?”

Ji Chen said: “It’s up to you to decide.”

Lin Ziran thought, this is difficult, we are not familiar with each other…

Besides, he is still a student, and his finances are limited. He definitely can not afford to go to an expensive hotel. However, having a meal is a way to express gratitude. It doesn’t matter whether it is expensive or not. What matters is sincerity… Besides, Ji Chen is not short of money. He seems to have read gossip before, saying that his family is very rich?

The key is to treat Ji Chen to his favorite food! Lin Ziran’s eyes suddenly lit up. He remembered that he once ran into Ji Chen at a crayfish restaurant. Since Ji Chen had eaten there before, there would be no problem in inviting him to go there!

Lin Ziran said happily: “Then let’s go eat crayfish!”

Ji Chen: “…”

Lin Ziran took one look and asked in confusion: “What’s wrong, senior, you don’t like it?”

Ji Chen coughed lightly and lowered his eyes and said: “It’s nothing.”

Lin Ziran thought, I know you liked it, and I still remember that chance encounter!

Ji Chen drove, and the two went to the crayfish restaurant they had encountered before.

Lin Ziran rarely invites guests, so he thinks he should respect the guests’ wishes and asks them considerately: “Senior, do you like spicy food? Spicy, garlic, or steamed, which one do you prefer?”

Ji Chen’s expression was somewhat taciturn and said: “Steamed.”

Lin Ziran immediately selected a steamed dish and then a spicy dish for himself. He then selected two more dishes before calling the waiter to place the order.

Lin Ziran smiled and said: “By the way, senior, do you remember? The last time I met you here, I asked you how to play games…”

Ji Chen paused after hearing this, seemed a little uncomfortable, and coughed lightly: “Really? I don’t quite remember.”

Lin Ziran was very excited: “I remember that was the first time I talked to the senior! And you answered my questions very patiently!”

Ji Chen smiled, and after thinking for a moment, he asked with concern: “How was your play?”

Lin Ziran thought of this and looked a little embarrassed. He said tactfully: “I still need to work harder. I can’t reach the level of you senior for now…”

Seeing him like this, Ji Chen finally couldn’t help himself, put his fist to his lips, and laughed softly.

Lin Ziran’s face felt hot.

Soon, the crayfish came up.

There was a bowl in front of each of them. Lin Ziran’s eyes lit up when he saw the food, and it was a good way to ease the awkward chat, so he immediately buried his head and started to eat with relish!

The two of them ate their own food. At first, Lin Ziran was very reserved, but later, he couldn’t help himself and ate happily by himself, and soon forgot about Ji Chen.

When he finished eating, he looked up and saw Ji Chen lowering his eyes slightly, pinching the crayfish with his slender fingers and peeling it slowly. He ate slowly and elegantly, but… he didn’t look very appetizing…

Lin Ziran’s heart skipped a beat. Did he make the wrong choice?

But they clearly met by chance in the crayfish restaurant!

If Ji Chen didn’t like eating these, why did he appear there? And why did he happen to meet him? Could it be that Ji Chen was accompanying a friend that time, and he actually didn’t like it…

And sitting face to face like this, when he looked up after eating, he saw a handsome guy sitting in front of him, eating leisurely. He doesn’t know why it feels so familiar…

Just like the time when Han Shen fed him every day under the pretext of sponsoring him?

It seemed like that at the time…

Lin Ziran pinched himself hard. What on earth are you thinking about? Besides being both incredibly handsome, what else do they have in common? !

Totally different!

Seeing that Ji Chen had a poor appetite and Lin Ziran had finished eating, he spoke cautiously: “Senior?”

Ji Chen raised his eyes and looked at him calmly, his thin lips slightly raised, his voice low and pleasant: “What’s wrong?”

Lin Ziran said: “Let’s go back after we finish eating.”

Ji Chen paused, took out a wet towel to wipe his hands, and smiled: “Okay.”

When they got outside, Lin Ziran took a deep breath and was about to say goodbye to Ji Chen and take a taxi back, when Ji Chen suddenly said: “It’s on my way, let me take you back.”

Wow, the senior is so considerate! Lin Ziran was very touched: “Okay.”

It was already dark now.

Lin Ziran sat in the passenger seat, looking straight ahead, but after a while, he couldn’t help but secretly turn his head to look at Ji Chen.

Ji Chen’s fingers were long, holding the steering wheel, looking forward with a focused expression, the curve of his face was clear, his eyelashes were long, and his cold and handsome face looked even more profound in the night. He was originally handsome and beautiful, and now it seemed as if he had been filtered…

This person is perfect from face to neck to figure and even to fingertips, without any flaws.

Just like the protagonists in the game.

At this moment, there were only the two of them in a small space. Lin Ziran was in a trance, as if he was still in the game…

And for some reason, the familiar feeling just now reappeared and could not be shaken off…

They had only known each other for such a short time, but spending time together like this, eating together, going home together, and each other’s expressions, actions, and eyes…

It seems like they have already been like this…

It seems like they have always been like this.

Lin Ziran’s heartbeat quickened, and he looked away in embarrassment. He kept telling himself, enough is enough, stop thinking about it!

This is reality! The senior is not one of those game characters, nor is he a homosexual. Although the senior is indeed very handsome, you wouldn’t act like this just because you see a handsome guy, right?

But, but why is Ji Chen so nice to him…

Is it really just because his image fits the role?

Lin Ziran took a deep breath, not daring to look at Ji Chen again, and clasped his hands tightly together. He couldn’t be seduced by beauty!

This is reality, this is the man he can’t sleep with!

Be calm!

About ten minutes passed.

The car slowly stopped at the school gate.

Because it was night, the surroundings were relatively quiet, and there were not many people.

Lin Ziran turned around, calmed down, and smiled at Ji Chen: “Senior, I’ll go back then…”

Ji Chen looked at him.

The young man has bright eyes, shiny white skin, slightly chubby cheeks that should feel good to poke, shiny light pink lips, and a soft and clear voice…

Even though he has a different face, his expression, his movements, everything about him is always the way he is.

It has never changed.

Ji Chen’s Adam’s apple rolled, and he suddenly spoke in a low, hoarse voice: “Wait.”

Lin Ziran looked at Ji Chen in confusion, and when he met his deep and dark eyes, for some reason, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated again…

He subconsciously felt that Ji Chen might have that kind of intention towards him because he really looked familiar with this look…

It seems like he has seen it many times…

But that is impossible!

It’s just a game!

Lin Ziran, you must distinguish between games and reality!

He swallowed his saliva and was about to ask what happened to the senior… when he saw Ji Chen suddenly lean over and put one hand on his side, so close…

It’s like kissing!!!

Lin Ziran even stopped breathing! You, if you do this, I will really start to have wild thoughts…

Wait, could it be that he had guessed wrong before, and Ji Chen was actually a homosexual and also liked men!

This thought suddenly occurred to Lin Ziran, who was stunned for a moment.

No, it won’t!

But as a gay, he felt that it was possible. He didn’t expect Ji Chen to hide it so deeply. It turned out that he also liked men…

Then, then wouldn’t it be possible for him to…

Lin Ziran seemed to be under a spell of immobilization, unable to move, his thoughts were in a mess, and he was so shocked that he couldn’t think!

Ji Chen placed his hands on Lin Ziran’s neck, lowered his eyes, and stared at the young man, looking at his face full of desire. There was no so-called personality restriction. Now this person was in front of him. He didn’t want to continue pretending not to know him, pretending not to be familiar with him, pretending not to like him…

Suddenly, he doesn’t want to restrain himself anymore.

An indescribable impulse surged in his chest, and Ji Chen had a complicated expression.

He slowly approached, his eyes fell on the young man’s lips, his eyes darkened, the young man seemed very shocked, and stayed there motionless.

Just as he was about to touch the other person’s lips, looking at the obedient young man in front of him, waiting to be kissed… Ji Chen suddenly stopped moving.

Although… this is what he has always hoped for, but when he thought about the fact that Lin Ziran could sleep with anyone in the game, and he didn’t know those people were him, he suddenly felt upset and jealous…

Why are you so obedient?

Why don’t you refuse? Does it mean that anyone who looks good will do?

Ji Chen pursed his lips and suddenly felt unhappy.

Lin Ziran’s brain had crashed, and he had no idea how to react. His heart was about to jump out of his throat. Ji Chen was about to kiss him… but he stopped less than an inch away. Their breathing intertwined, and the scene seemed to be frozen.

Because of this brief pause, a few seconds later, Lin Ziran was startled and finally woke up from the shock!

W-what the fuck! Ahhhhhh!

What was he doing just now! He was actually waiting for Ji Chen to kiss him? Lin Ziran, Lin Ziran, this is reality, calm down, you can’t be so shameless!

How long have you known each other? Is this appropriate?

Inappropriate, too untimely.

The most important thing is that Ji Chen actually did such an inappropriate thing at an inappropriate time. Why did Ji Chen do this?

They had only known each other for such a short time, and Ji Chen had just introduced him to the role and wanted to kiss him when he was sent home… This doesn’t seem like the rhythm of an idol romance drama…

Instead, it looks like…

Lin Ziran’s eyes suddenly widened, he pushed Ji Chen away, and looked at him viciously!

He understood that Ji Chen actually wanted him to follow unspoken-rule!

I didn’t expect you to be this kind of person!