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Steering a Boat (2) - unedited
“I’ll steer the boat, you can go ahead and enjoy yourself,” Xi Chengyun whispered. “Come over for a moment, let's double check if the board is sturdy enough,” Xi Chengyun said as he wrapped an arm around Bai Qi’s waist and picked him up, as if he were a small animal, and brought him to his side.
【They didn’t even kiss… and yet… they are so adorable!】
【Bai Qi Qi instantly became obedient. Look at him as he patiently stands behind Xi-ge as he waits for him to check the boards】
At this point in time, the yacht and motorboat had already set sail, whereas Zhou Yanfeng was struggling to paddle the boat. Despite his efforts, the boat simply spun three times in the same spot.
Yang Yiru turned around to say goodbye. “Bai Qi, we’re leaving now! Try to catch up on us if you can!”
Bai Qi nodded at her.
When he turned around, he saw Xi Chengyun standing up. “All done.”
Bai Qi hurriedly walked towards the end of the speedboat and excitedly hopped onto the surfing boards that had already been placed into the water. He wasn’t the best swimmer, but this was a long time dream of his, and the excitement in his heart outweighed any fear he was feeling.
Xi Chengyun immediately noticed that Bai Qi didn’t seem familiar with the activity. He didn’t think twice before he reached out to hold him by the hip. “Careful.”
Bai Qi was way too daring.
He seemed to not have a care in the world, and was able to happily enjoy himself in the moment.
“Let me try to balance myself,” Bai Qi used Xi Chengyun as support and held onto his forearm.
Out of nowhere, a thought came to Bai Qi — ‘If I were to fall into the water, Xi-laoshi will definitely be able to save me.’
“Mn,” Xi Chengyun replied and let go of his hand.
He trusted in Bai Qi’s abilities so he didn’t advise him against trying. He took off the sunglasses hanging on his shirt and put it on Bai Qi.
Bai Qi froze and turned to him and said, “I think it’s a little crooked…”
“Mn.” Xi Chengyun helped him to adjust the sunglasses.
Bai Qi couldn’t help but ask, “Aren’t you worried that it’ll fall into the water?”
“We can buy a new one.”
“Oh.” For the first time in his life, Bai Qi found himself so at a loss for words. He’d always been able to talk his way through things and find some brilliant way to respond, but not this time.
Xi Chengyun turned around, walked back to the front of the boat and started the engine.
Bai Qi held onto the handle as he placed both feet onto the surfboard. The board was wide, which allowed him to stand properly.
Immediately after, the speedboat started to move.
【Ahh, I’m so nervous!】
【Why are they so adaptable? They’re able to happily participate in whatever the crew requires them to do. Hey now, is this even why we want you guys to be on the show? No! We want you here so that we can see you two to kiss each other!】
Vroom. The loud sound of the engine was picked up by the mics and transmitted to the viewers.
Bai Qi arched his back and tightened his muscles. Then, like a fish, he swiftly touched the water, creating wave patterns as he went.
Yang Yiru, who was enjoying life, turned towards the sudden sound of the engine. She saw Bai Qi smoothly departing from the speedboat.
【Yang Yiru: ???】
【HAHAH. Out of a sudden, Bai Qi and Xi Chengyun are the ones who are the furthest ahead】
【Wow, Bai Qi’s waist is truly beautiful, especially when he flexes his muscles (I’m sorry, I don't know what I’m saying】
Xi Chengyun and Bai Qi had already made a round around the surrounding area whereas the rest —
Yang Yiru’s and her luxury yacht was still slowly moving forward from the docks.
Qiu Sichuan hasn’t been able to catch any fish after so long.
Zhou Yanfeng and Fu Chunying… were still paddling in circles.
【Best Actor Zhou: Happiness belongs to anyone other than myself】
【This show is way too funny, I’m dying from laughter】
As time went on, Xi Chengyun’s fans started to get anxious.
【Xi-ge, can you please stop driving the boat around and DO SOMETHING? Why aren’t you all doing anything that’s lovey dovey today? Older sister Yang is taking all the votes away from you!】
【Sighs, I really want to vote for you, but no can do. This is against my personal principles. I want to see you all kiss】
Time flew by, and unknowingly, the sun was setting.
Yang Yiru acted openly and freely, which caused their votes to increase to 80,000.
“We’ve got this, we’ve got this!” Yang Yiru excitedly exclaimed.
“There wasn’t much of an increase towards the end, '' Wu Jun calmly said.
“That doesn’t matter, we’ve definitely got it,” she replied.
The speedboat was slowing down and Bai Qi held onto the rope connecting the wakesurf board to the boat and slowly pulled himself towards the boat. He stood there steadily for a moment before he jumped onto the boat with the board following suit.
This was great.
Bai Qi laid down for three seconds before getting up. When he did so, he realized that the muscles throughout his body were in pain.
“Come over here,” Xi Chengyun said.
Bai Qi walked over and Xi Chengyun held him by his wrist and plopped him down on the passenger's seat.
“Should I steer the boat?” Bai Qi asked.
“Mn.”
Bai Qi adjusted himself in the seat, shifted his legs and made it to the driver’s seat. Due to the design of the seat, he had to lean over and lower his center of gravity.
Xi Chengyun took something out from his pocket.
“Don’t move,” he said.
The camera wasn’t able to capture whatever was happening clearly, so the audience could only hear whatever that was captured by the mics.
【Xi-ge, what are you doing?】
“Reapply sunscreen,” he told Bai Qi.
“Oh, that sounds good.”
Bai Qi touched the speedboat and said, “This is very fun…”
“Mn,” Xi Chengyun absentmindedly replied. Then, his large hands pressed against the back of Bai Qi’s neck, his throat and his collarbones. Bai Qi felt himself burning up in all the places that he’d touched.
He unconsciously leaned forward a little more.
The drone that was flying nearby captured how he looked. He was leaned over, his wrinkled shirt pulled up and sticking to his skin, which showed some skin on his waist.
The comments section was in shambles.
【Ah, so this is the right way to use sunscreen!!】
【My gosh, they are the cutest. It would be even better if Bai Qi didn’t have his shirt on】
【Xi-laoshi, let’s have a zoomed in shot please!】
【Please, what are you guys doing!! I’m blushing】
The votes for Xi Chengyun and Bai Qi immediately increased.
Xi Chengyun purposely squeezed and broke their clip-on mics.
His hand was gently holding onto Bai Qi’s fair and beautiful neck. It did seem like he was forcing him into a submissive position.
He leaned very near to Bai Qi and said in a low voice, “I don’t think there’ll be a major increase in Yang-laoshi’s votes.” “We will win.”
In the meantime, the crew announced something through the walkie-talkies. “Alright, the Zhou couple have 12003 votes, Yang Yiru has 82311, and Xi-laoshi received…” He remained silent for a moment before continuing, “231101.”
Yang Yiru thought that she had misheard them, “...Two hundred thousand?”
【My gosh, they managed to catch up】
“What?” Bai Qi, who was on the speedboat, asked.
“Sweets must be given little by little, you’d learn to appreciate it more that way,” Xi Chengyun replied.