Though the show had to go with a beach instead of a deserted island, they still went all in this time. They have gone with as deserted a shoreline as possible, with the sea in front of them and a dense undeveloped forest behind them, dozens of miles from any human settlement, unlike last time when there was still a hotel nearby.
Anyway, they are being filmed getting to the location on foot in the forest. The staff wanted to help Shao Yanxi with his luggage, but Shao Yanxi says, âdonât worry, Iâm fine.â Most importantly, even the female celebrities are carrying their own things. He canât possibly ask for help himself.
Unfortunately for him, a frequent office desk worker, while he might have a bit more strength than the female celebrities still, his endurance can barely hold a candle to them, whose work in shows and movies are all stamina-intensive. Not to mention they have to exercise regularly to keep in shape.
Celebrities who would sign onto a show named âWilderness Survivalâ are also obviously ones that are already physically fit.
Thus, Shao Yanxi ends up being the first to start running out of breath along the way. Liu Yuâan canât help but sigh inside and take his suitcase, then saying loudly enough for the camera to record, âyou work too hard every day and canât exercise, can you? Itâs normal youâre tired after walking so long, and dragging a suitcase along to boot.â
Shao Yanxi really is too prideful, unwilling to let anyone see his weak side.
Still, heâs prideful but not mindlessly stubborn. He overestimated himself this time, so hearing what Liu Yuâan said he follows up, saying, âIâll definitely train more back home. My body really isnât holding up, getting exhausted after a few steps.â
Liu Yuâan chuckles at that; it isnât the first time Liu Yuâan has said it now. The last time he said it was on the bed, when he was tired out. He would bet that this is another empty promise, and heâd still be lazing about at home.
Of course, everyone else, whether genuinely or otherwise, would be impressed with what Shao Yanxi has promised despite their perception of him being busy with work, no time, blabla⌠just like them.
It makes Liu Yuâan want to shake his head.
Shao Yanxi really is not as disciplined as he makes himself appear to be. At least, in private, from what he could see, besides his necessary work, he would rather throw everything else to his vice executives. He would say he has to exercise over and over again but never actually move.
When he wakes up in the morning, how he left his bed is how it will be. He wouldnât even flatten the blankets out (TL: Umm⌠Is that a problem? And didnât the latest science say it is actually best to leave it crumpled up because for some reason it prevents mould or whatever?; Edit: Courtesy of Pure and Righteous Flower of Evil âs comment which you can read by clicking on it, it is best to leave it as-is for a short amount of time for the moisture to disperse, which prevents mould, before folding it up) .
Shao Yanxi, meanwhile, is unfazed at all the praise, taking them all without so much as a tinge of shame, even saying, âit is certainly the case that work has taken much of my free time.â
Then he goes to take his own suitcase back from Liu Yuâanâs hand, saying, âthanks, Iâll carry it from here.â
Thereâs a lot of stuff in his suitcase, which had a hard time navigating the leaves and branches on the ground, which made him so tired in the first place. Now he had time to rest his hand is much better.
Even if Liu Yuâan is fit, it is probably still tiring to drag two suitcases along. He canât take his selflessness for granted.
âIâm fine, donât worry,â Liu Yuâan doesnât let him. He exercises regularly, and Shao Yanxi lazes about; he runs laps every day, Shao Yanxi always goes everywhere by car. After walking so long he probably has blisters already.
And that is certainly the case. It also hurts really badly.
But to him, that is not a reason to push his suitcase all onto Liu Yuâan.
Especially when even the two female celebrities are still dragging their suitcase along. He canât possibly have Liu Yuâan carry his suitcase for him all the time while complaining about how his feet hurt. Heâs a man, you know.
If nothing else, he feels pained at heart making Liu Yuâan carry everything.
âIâll pull it myself,â Shao Yanxi says, pulling the suitcase his way.
The others start to speak up seeing them holding up over a suitcase. Xue Junming says, âI can carry it for Mr. Shao. I didnât bring much stuff along today so itâs not heavy.â
âThank you, but Iâm alright. I can carry it myself,â Shao Yanxi replies.
âWeâve been walking for a while now. Director, canât we take a breather for a few minutes?â He Anran decides to propose an alternate solution. The director agrees, and everyone can sit and rest, surrounding Shao Yanxi in the process for some reason.
Liu Yuâan really wanted to ask Shao Yanxi how his feet felt, but in public Shao Yanxi definitely wouldnât want anyone to know. He decides to keep the question in mind for later.
They manage to make it out of the forest soon enough later. At the beach, everyone is like dogs let off the leash, throwing off their shackles (read: suitcases) and running for the ocean, even the movie star Xue Junming. All of them except Shao Yanxi, really, because his feet are hurting.
Well, even if it isnât, he still wouldnât run to keep up his image.
Naturally, Liu Yuâan is following after him. With the others gone, he asks, covering his microphone, âhow does your leg feel?â
Shao Yanxi is about to answer when Liu Yuâan points to his microphone. Shao Yanxi removes it before saying, âthere are blisters,â and then adding, âit really hurts.â
Liu Yuâan feels a bit sorry for him. He tells the cameraman following them, âgo after them first. We need a bit of time.â
The cameraman knows about their relationship as well, but heâs still surprised by the rather cutesy âit really hurts.â In fact, he thought Shao Yanxi was the dominant one in the relationship, but he is shocked, shaken; he kind of needed some time to gather himself (TL: Excuse me but what in the actual world?!) , so he takes the advice immediately and escapes with camera in hand.
After that, Liu Yuâan puts his suitcase back down and takes Shao Yanxi behind the lush bushes, saying, âlet me have a look.â
Since theyâve done it together, Shao Yanxi has truly now viewed Liu Yuâan as his significant other, and does what he says without question.
He pulls off two cleaner-looking leaves, handing one to Liu Yuâan and one for himself. Then he takes off his shoe.
There are blisters on both the front of his feet and his ankle. Even two very big ones on the ankle of his right knee. Liu Yuâan feels pained to see that. He takes two bottles of water out, one for Shao Yanxi to drink, and the other to wash Shao Yanxiâs feet clean for him.
Shao Yanxi is surprised by the gesture. He quickly stops drinking and says, âIâll do it myself.â
Even though he doesnât have particularly smelly feet, but you can imagine how it would be after walking for half a day in sneakers in the waning days of summer.
âDonât move,â Liu Yuâan stops him, saying, âitâs inconvenient to do it yourself. We have to finish up quickly or theyâd come looking for us soon enough.â
Liu Yuâan really is quick with his hands. He finishes cleaning them, then wiping them with some clean clothes, then taking and shaving the splinters off a small pointy branch and finish dealing with the blisters in one fell swoop.
Finally, he cleans the wounds with iodine tinctures and puts a band-aid on them. Then he puts Shao Yanxiâs shoes back on for him, âweâll have to make do with this for now.â
âYeah,â he insisted on coming, so Shao Yanxi can only own up to it.
Then, he looks about and quickly makes sure that nobody can see them, before quickly raising his head to plant a kiss on Liu Yuâanâs mouth.
Liu Yuâan ââŚâ
He also takes a look around, then pulls Shao Yanxi over. Shao Yanxi is spooked and warns him with a muffled voice, âdonât act rashly.â
Someone might come at any time.
âWe can hear them.â Liu Yuâan replies, then he starts French kissing Shao Yanxi.
As he said though, they do hear people. In fact, they hear them soon after they start kissing.
âWeâre coming!â He yells out, then Liu Yuâan examines Shao Yanxiâs skin, reddened in the summer sun, âweâll ask if the girls brought any sunscreen later.â
âTell them youâre the one that wants to use them.â
Liu Yuâan chuckles, and says, âunderstood. Itâs me who wants to use sunscreen.â
Then as they head back, Liu Yuâan says, âone more thing. I know you want to see me and give me a surprise but it was really unwise to go about it like you did this time. Any other show would be fine but you know ones like wilderness survival would be really tiringâŚâ He decides to end the disapproving remarks there and say, ânext time you really want to join, at least talk with me first, alright? I donât want to see you pained like this either.â
Shao Yanxi also knows that, and nods, âgot it.â
Though he doesnât regret it, he still feels sorry for dragging Liu Yuâan behind, but he also really wants to participate in a show with Liu Yuâan together.
Liu Yuâan decides to drop the topic with that, and says, âthey should put us in the same group later. Follow me when theyâre building the tents later.â
Well, they are supposed to draw random lots, but the show canât possibly separate the two of them now, can they?
âYeah,â heâll be too tired to do anything if heâs not by Liu Yuâan side, because his feet hurt.
When everyone else sees them come outside of the bushes with puffed lips, their thoughts immediately go in the wrong direction.
The staff and the celebrities that know their relationship already assume theyâve gone off to have a little bit of romantic time together and arenât particularly surprised.
Meanwhile, Lan Shi, An Xin and Ge Zhengzhi already have vague ideas about them given the bombastic news these two days, but theyâre not sure whether it is a sugar daddy relationship or a romantic relationship.
While itâs revealed Liu Yuâanâs family background is also formidable, but it is still incomparable to Shao Yanxiâs. And Liu Yuâan is also merely a celebrity right now. Their social status doesnât even begin to compare. So theyâre currently still observing.
In fact, An Xin, who is wallowing in obscurity, is even thinking that if Liu Yuâan is a toyboy kept by Shao Yanxi, heâd also try his hand at getting Shao Yanxiâs affection; he debuted early at 19, but faded into obscurity soon after, but heâs only 25 now.
While heâs one year older than Liu Yuâan, heâs still a year younger than Shao Yanxi.
That said, no matter what everyone is thinking, they are at least all behaving themselves in front of Liu Yuâan and Shao Yanxi.