He had not started shooting yet, Hui Si Yong was being elevated up into mid-air ahead of time and was ready to start shooting. He brandished a prop sword to practice the moves before the actual filming.
A wire on his body suddenly broke due to a strong movement of his body, and Hui Si Yong's body fell uncontrollably and flew straight in Sheng Xing Ze's direction.
At that time, Sheng Xing Ze was closing his eyes and had his ears plugged to brew emotions for his character. His whole person was in his own small world, not paying attention to the commotion happening on the field.
"Sheng Xing Ze!" Yu Bai rushed over when he saw it, and Tao Tao, who was closest to him, tried to stop him, "Come back!" She shouted sharply behind Yu Bai.
Yu Bai turned a deaf ear and ran towards Sheng Xing Ze.
His speed was not as fast as Hui Si Yong's falling speed. Yu Bai saw that Hui Si Yong's body had landed heavily on Sheng Xing Ze's body. Hui Si Yong fainted on the spot, and Sheng Xing Ze, who had his eyes closed, was slowly opening his eyes as his face was filled with confusion.
Sheng Xing Ze was unable to move because of Hui Si Yong's body on top of him, and his whole chest was painfully burning. The chair that Sheng Xing Ze had been sitting on was crushed due to the impact. At this time, Sheng Xing Ze could only lean on the broken chair in a twisted posture.
The on field doctor briefly looked at their injuries; Even though Hui Si Young fell from high ground, since it was not too high and there was Sheng Xing Ze as his cushion, he did not sustain any serious injuries except for some minor scratches. Just that he had had never experienced this before, the shock caused the child to faint.
Sheng Xing Ze could not help but laugh, but this laughing motion caused a great friction on the wound of his body. It made him suck in a deep breath due to the throbbing pain.
Yu Bai sat on the ground beside him, holding Sheng Xing Ze's icy hands in his sweaty palms. Seeing that the man could still laugh after getting hurt this badly, he said with a not so happy face, "Don't laugh, you may hurt your ribs."
The moment he saw Sheng Xing Ze being knocked down, his heart hung in his throat, even now he still felt scared remembering that scene. Thinking about it, he unconsciously squeezed his hands tighter.
Sheng Xing Ze's hands got sore from the older man's grip, he bent his fingers, gently scratching the older man's palm.
Yu Bai felt Sheng Xing Ze's little movement, reacted with relief and looked down at him.
Seeing Sheng Xing Ze opened his mouth wanting to say something, Yu Bai thought he was hurting him, and covered his mouth with another hand, looking guilty, "Sorry, don't talk, it'll affect the wound."
Sheng Xing Ze mischievously blinked his eyes, slowly mouthing something to the older man.
Even though Sheng Xing Ze's mouth movements were not so clear, Yu Bai could still see what he wanted to say.
He said: I'm fine, it doesn't hurt, don't worry.
Yu Bai suddenly felt his chest tightened up painfully, watching Sheng Xing Ze lying on the ground and not moving, for the first time he felt so powerless.
The ambulance quickly rushed to the set. Sheng Xing Ze was being carried on the stretcher by the paramedics. Even if his face was so pale and looked painful, he did not forget to smile to comfort a worried Yu Bai.
Yu Bai sat next to him, holding his hand and never let go, "Don't smile, it looks uglier than crying." he said.
Looking at a pale face Sheng Xing Ze was smiling at him in order to comfort him, he felt bitter in his heart. The young man always teased him, even when he was in such a bad state, he still did not think of wanting to be pampered or to rely on him?
Sheng Xing Ze was lying on a stretcher and was not sure to laugh or to cry because of Yu Bai. It was not like he had never experienced injuries during filming, he had sustained even more serious injuries before. At first, he also fantasized that someone could come to comfort him, and then gradually he learned to rely on himself for everything.
There had never been a time when someone like Yu Bai was worried about him.
Sheng Xing Ze looked at Yu Bai as if he had become a different person since he got injured. The older man wanted to bind him by his side, forbid him to talk or to laugh, and comforted him like coaxing a little child.
Even though it could not be helped, Sheng Xing Ze had to admit that Yu Bai's actions made him feel warm from the bottom of his heart.
More and more he did not want to let go, he thought, if Yu Bai had a boyfriend one day, he could not justify enjoying the older man's concerns.
Thinking of this, he could not help but feel a little irritated, and squeezed Yu Bai's hand a little harder.
As Yu Bai had guessed, Sheng Xing Ze had two cracked ribs, and his entire back was covered in blue and purple bruises, which looked very shocking.
Sheng Xing Ze rejected Yu Bai's suggestions to stay in the hospital to look after him.
Despite the accident, the shooting of "Xing Lan" was still on-going. Sheng Xing Ze as the third male lead was close to his ending scenes, only some last few shots needed to be supplemented, but Yu Bai as a male lead still had a lot of scenes waiting for him.
"President Yu, if you don't make money anymore, how can you support me." Sheng Xing Ze was lying on the bed, even if he was injured, he could not stop making jokes about his boss's career.
"I have money, enough to support us," Yu Bai sat by the bedside and clumsily cut apples for Sheng Xing Ze. One apple was peeled by him, it seemed like only the apple core was left to eat. Yu Bai tried again several times and still felt dissatisfied with his result. He gave up for the time being and decided to go home to learn how to cut them neatly.
"Such a busy person like President Yu is taking care of me in the hospital. I'm afraid it's difficult for a person like myself to repay. I can only repay my body. What do you think, President Yu?"
Yu Bai stooped and leaned in front of Sheng Xing Ze, his nose almost touching the young man's one.
"The first step in repaying your body is to change the way you call me."
Sheng Xing Ze rolled his eyes, squeezing his throat and said tenderly, "Yu Ge Ge~" [1]
Yu Bai was shocked by his new calling, but he did not feel nauseous towards this calling. On the contrary, he wanted to laugh a little, deep down he even wanted to hear Sheng Xing Ze calling him that more often.
Mi He Qiu pushed open the door and saw this shocking scene, then he closed the door stiffly and yelled at the door, "I didn't see anything, you two continue!"
Being interrupted by Mi He Qiu, the ambiguous atmosphere between the two people before instantly disappeared. Sheng Xing Ze urged Yu Bai to go back to work, and to not bother him when he wanted to take his quiet rest here.
Hui Si Yong and Sheng Xing Ze were taken to the same hospital together, and it did not take long for him to wake up. When he learned that he had seriously injured Sheng Xing Ze, he ran into Sheng Xing Ze's room with guilt and offered to stay to take care of Sheng Xing Ze.
"Brother Sheng, it was all my fault. If I were not playing around in mid-air, you wouldn't get hurt."
Hui Si Yong felt frustrated and wished to donate his two ribs for Sheng Xing Ze.
When the kid said these words, Yu Bai was standing next to them, the expression on his face clearly stated that if you let him stay, I must stay too.
Sheng Xing Ze was the least to see this kind of scene, "If you were to fall after we started the shooting, it would not be solved with just two ribs." He comforted the kid, "if you have this energy of wanting to take care of me, then use it to find out why the wire suddenly broke."
Hui Si Yong was still hesitating to leave, and Yu Bai was sitting on a nursing bed in a dad-looking manner. Looking at these two stubborn grown men who did not move, Sheng Xing Ze angrily drove both of them away, leaving only Mi He Qiu to accompany him in the hospital.
Finally there were only the two of them left, Mi He Qiu sat cautiously next to Sheng Xing Ze, wanting to say something but did not dare to.
"Say it," Sheng Xing Ze saw his mouth opened and his lips wriggled for a long time, but not a word came out.
"Brother Sheng, you and Film Emperor Yu..."
"Superior and Subordinate relationship," Sheng Xing Ze closed his eyes to rest, "Haven't I told you yet? We're now Ginkgo's employees."
Ginkgo was the entertainment company under Yu Bai's management, compared with his previous company, Ginkgo was a behemoth that was completely unattainable. This feeling seemed to be like a sudden change from a low-income family to a second generation wealthy family. Mi He Qiu was slow to react.
"I'm sorry, I made a decision without telling you. The new contract has been drafted. Sister Tao should hand it to you soon. I have looked through it, it's much better than your previous contract. If there is anything you're not satisfied, let me know and I'll talk with Sister Tao."
Sheng Xing Ze said such a long paragraph in one breath, his chest hurt a little, so he closed his mouth to adjust his breathing, and slowly waited for Mi He Qiu to regain his sense from a sluggish state.
"Brother Sheng, am I dreaming?" After a long pause, Mi He Qiu smiled with eyes still getting lost in the news, "that means I get to see Film Emperor Yu often, I've really achieved the highest rank of being a fan!"
Sheng Xing Ze looked at Mi He Qiu screaming in the ward with a smile. They booked a private single ward. The sound insulation of this hospital was quite good. Mi He Qiu's excitement did not disturb other patients.
"Brother Sheng, you're my reborn parent." Mi He Qiu said excitedly.
Sheng Xing Ze laughed, "I can't give birth to such a big son like you."
At nine o'clock in the evening, Mi He Qiu urged Sheng Xing Ze to go to bed early.
"Brother Yu specifically told me that I must make you go to bed early!" He sat down by the bed and vowed that he would not close his eyes until Sheng Xing Ze goes to bed.
Sheng Xing Ze helplessly shook his head and was forced to close his eyes.
After taking the painkiller for the wound, the fainting pain had calmed down a bit. Sheng Xing Ze gradually became drowsy, and after a while, his breathing was even out.
Soon after he fell asleep, an exhausted figure rushed into the ward. He deliberately lightened his footsteps, fearing waking up the sleeping person on the bed.
Mi He Qiu saw Yu Bai come in and got up to say hello, Yu Bai made a light gesture to let him sit down.
He walked quietly to the bedside and helped tug the quilt to cover Sheng Xing Ze's body. The person frowned slightly in his sleep due to the pain from the wound. He caressed Sheng Xing Ze's back through the quilt, until Sheng Xing Ze's body was gradually relaxing. He got up and said a quiet good night. After dimming the lights in the ward, Yu Bai left the ward quietly, just like how he came here.
Mi He Qiu was lying down on the nursing bed to play with his phone, when a message popped up.
Yu Bai: Don't say what can't be said.
Mi He Qiu felt like he had just learned about the biggest secret in the world, quickly agreed to Yu Bai's request.
It seemed that only Brother Sheng felt that they were in a superior and subordinate relationship...
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Notes:
[1] Ge Ge - literally means brother; it has a cute suffix of calling someone older than you when you feel like you want to be spoiled by them, in this context, this is what it is.