44: Chapter 44 Gift

The main road at two in the morning was very quiet, so quiet that one could only hear one's own heartbeat.

The ten-minute journey ended quickly. Neither wanted to go back, neither wanted to leave, and so they ended up chatting downstairs at the residential complex again.

"So, what is the gift?"

Ruan Xingyu reached out her hand.

Lin Chuyan took a small square box from his pocket and handed it to her: "I just felt it would suit you, so I bought it."

Ruan Xingyu opened it, and inside lay a pair of earrings.

The style was very simple, but nice.

She didn't really hold out much hope for gifts from straight men, but to her surprise, it wasn't bad at all.

"I still remember the first time we met, you were wearing a white dress, and you looked very beautiful. Hmm, I thought to myself back then that you would definitely look even better wearing earrings."

Ruan Xingyu looked up at him, her eyes shining brightly: "Help me put them on."

Lin Chuyan swallowed hard.

Then he stepped closer, reached out, and gently brushed her hair aside.

Reaching through her hair, he held the earring with his right hand, while his left thumb and index finger lightly touched and pinched her soft earlobe.

It was her earlobe.

Lin Chuyan felt that this was probably much more intimate than holding hands.

His mind started wandering again.

He even started ranking the intimacy level of earlobe-pinching in his mind.

What would it be equivalent to?

A foot rub?

Thinking of that made him feel a bit amused, so he quickly reined in his wandering thoughts.

Ruan Xingyu was blushing, but fortunately, the streetlights were dim, so it wasn't very noticeable.

Her breathing was also a bit rapid.

Each breath hit the back of his hand, making it a little ticklish.

Lin Chuyan felt her gaze lingering on him from the corner of his eye, and his already clumsy hand movements became even slower.

He swore he wasn't peeking at anything.

But below her earlobe, Ruan Xingyu's slender and long neck was shining white, a brightness that even the dim streetlights couldn't hide.

It kept drilling into his eyes.

It was hard to handle.

Seeming to sense Lin Chuyan's strangeness, Ruan Xingyu's body trembled slightly.

"Cold?"

"Hmm..."

A minute later.

"All done."

Lin Chuyan felt a sense of relief.

"Does it look good?"

Ruan Xingyu looked at him steadily.

"It looks good; I've never seen anything look this good."

"Are you talking about the earrings?"

"The person."

Lin Chuyan reached out again and brushed her hair back, revealing the earrings.

For Ruan Xingyu, this was an intimacy she had never experienced before, but she didn't dodge, letting his hand brush over her.

"Thank you for the gift."

"What are you thanking me for? I should be the one thanking you for teaching me Singing."

The wind seemed to pick up a bit, and Lin Chuyan casually pulled her hat down, "It's too late, you need to go back to sleep."

"I don't want to."

Ruan Xingyu insisted on going against him, though her eyes held a smile.

"Be good, if you don't sleep now, you'll get dark circles."

Hearing him say "be good" again, Ruan Xingyu felt her scheme had succeeded and pretended to think about it: "...Fine, I'll give you some face."

"Tsk tsk, fickle woman."

"Hmph."

Ruan Xingyu stepped back, "Then I'm leaving?"

"Yeah, go back. You go first, I'll watch you return before I leave."

Ruan Xingyu nodded, but after walking a few steps, she turned back to look at him. Seeing he was still standing there, she thought for a moment and turned back, lowering her head as she spoke: "I also have... something to give you."

"What?"

In the next second, Ruan Xingyu stepped forward and gently hugged him.

Lin Chuyan's body stiffened; instantly, he had warmth and fragrance in his arms, and his brain was basically in a state of shutdown.

Before he could even properly feel it, the other party had already let go.

"This is also a gift."

Ruan Xingyu waved her hand, and this time she really left.

Leaving him standing there in a daze, savoring the moment...

Tsk tsk, is she really a genius?

This damn feeling of love.

It's intoxicating, way too intoxicating.

The time for the MV shoot arrived quickly.

Lin Chuyan and Ruan Xingyu had both finished their makeup and were chatting idly in the dressing room.

"Oh right, let me tell you something, some good news. 'Similar to Love' has suddenly become popular again recently."

Ruan Xingyu's new album had been released for a while, and the buzz for this song had long passed, but unexpectedly, it had picked up again recently. Her team had told her the news immediately.

"Huh?"

There was an unexpected bonus?

"On several short video platforms, many people are using this song as BGM and editing a lot of CP videos."

"Let me see..."

Lin Chuyan did a quick search and found it wasn't just popular, but extremely so. There were quite a few videos with millions of views, and the most popular one was actually a male-male CP video...

Opening the comments, it was like poking a hornet's nest of gay fans.

A bunch of people were empathizing with this BGM. The most outrageous part was that some people were saying Ruan Xingyu was definitely a lesbian, and that Teacher Lin Mo must have personally experienced it to be able to write such lyrics...

Lin Chuyan had a "subway old man looking at phone" expression.

However.

In his previous life, the MV for this song featured two men; could this be destiny?

"So this counts as good news?"

"The more it's used on the platforms, the more copyright royalties you can get."

"Is it too late for me to sell a few more songs to Tianxing now?"

Lin Chuyan felt that if he sold a few more, he wouldn't have to worry about the rest of his life; this was all retirement insurance.

How much money would he get each year...

"Teacher Lin Chuyan, Sister Xingxing, are you ready to start?"

Someone outside the door started urging them.

"Oh, okay, coming."

Tianxing clearly didn't want to spend too much money on Lin Chuyan's MV shoot; it didn't require special effects or complex scene setups, so the execution was much simpler.

The more interesting part was the section he performed with Ruan Xingyu.

And to be honest, with this part, the rest didn't really matter.

"Two teachers, here's a little trick: you can look into each other's eyes to find the feeling. Hey, yes, just like that. You can also hold hands."

Liang Junjie was still a bit worried about them, mainly concerned that they wouldn't find the 'feel' and lack CP chemistry, which would make the final result poor.

But as he taught them, he became a bit dazed. He told them to look at each other to find the feeling, so why did it seem like there were 'strings' (chemistry) pulling between them right from the start?

It must be an illusion, definitely an illusion.

Since they had no issues, the subsequent work was simple: just shooting small actions in the room that expressed the intimacy of lovers.

For example, wearing loungewear, cuddling on the sofa, playing around...

"Heads closer together. Yes, slowly, slowly lean against each other, looking at each other as if you are looking at the person you love."

"Come, Teacher Lin Chuyan, you can stroke Teacher Ruan's head. Hey, yes, the look in your eyes is great, very doting. Teacher Lin Chuyan is truly an actor!"

"Let's change positions. Teacher Lin Chuyan, you sit on the sofa, and Teacher Ruan can pinch your nose. We're just playing around like a couple, just improvise. Hey, good, that's good, well done."

"Okay, next, Teacher Lin Chuyan, you run, and Sister Xingxing, you can jump onto his back. Good, very good, perfect."

"Okay, you can separate now, that's it, that's enough, that's enough."

Tsk tsk, who said they didn't have CP chemistry?

Sweet, too sweet!

Next was the part to be shot for Lin Chuyan's solo performance.

According to the concept, a part of the scene required him to remove his upper clothing and stand under the shower head.

"Teacher Lin Chuyan, do you need to clear the set?"

"This... is it necessary? It's just the upper body, isn't it?"

Lin Chuyan became a bit uncertain upon hearing the words "clear the set."

"Hmm, as long as you don't mind, then please get ready? Once you're ready, we'll start."

To be safe, the team prepared jeans for Lin Chuyan; although they would be heavy when soaked with water, at least they wouldn't be revealing.

Returning to the shooting location, he found that not only was he ready, but the girls on set were ready too.

Their eyes were all shining brightly, making him a bit nervous.

Looking at Ruan Xingyu, she was tilting her head, leaning against the wall, and smiling.

"So, should I take it off now?"

The staff on site couldn't wait and raised their hands:

"Teacher Lin Chuyan, please take it off! The water temperature is already set, it's a bit low to prevent steam, so please be prepared."

Lin Chuyan didn't dither and took it off directly.

In the few months since he arrived on Blue Star, he had maintained a fitness habit almost every day, and combined with his unwavering Five-Step Fist, although he hadn't developed perfect muscle definition, it was considered quite good; everything that should be there was there.

The next part was just doing whatever the director said; frankly, it was just letting the water flow hit him... and then posing in various ways.

Lifting his head, shaking his head, brushing his hair, doing the moves...

There was basically no difficulty; the only thing to watch out for was not to look greasy.

"Okay, that's it."

Liang Junjie had already decided to edit in more shower scenes.

Eye-candy, total eye-candy; even he, as a man, found it pleasing to the eyes.

Not to mention the girls who were watching.