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Idol, You’re Acting OOC – Intimacy is Prohibited in the Group (4)
Lu Shijin looked at the large words “To my dear Taotao*” and fell silent.
* The “Taotao” here is a different “tao” from “Tao Qinghong” and is typically used as a nickname for girls.
After that, all the way until the plane landed, Xu Yifan didn’t say anything else to Lu Shijin.
Of course, he didn’t talk with anyone else either.
The other four members were already in pairs and Lu Shijin couldn’t push himself in. He could only try to get closer with Xu Yifan to avoid the awkwardness of being alone.
Thankfully, although Xu Yifan didn’t respond, he didn’t refuse Lu Shijin’s approaches either.
Their trip was to a rural village in the west.
The program rented a small farmyard as a place for them to rest for the week.
During this week, they would be eating and sleeping there, as well as filming.
Although the village was very remote, making traveling difficult, the scenery was beautiful and the air was very clean.
As idols, they had to train very hard every day. It was rare to have a week without training.
Which was why most people were very relaxed.
By the time they rode the bus over to the farmyard, it was afternoon for their first day.
The inside had already been renovated and had all the appropriate appliances.
But there were only three rooms and one washroom for the six people to share.
It was fine for them to share rooms, but only Lu Shijin and Xu Yifan weren’t in a fixed pair.
Everyone knew that Xu Yifan cared a lot about cleanliness, so the program team was afraid that Xu Yifan would refuse to share a room with Lu Shijin.
But, surprisingly, Xu Yifan didn’t object when the director told them about the room arrangements.
They spent the morning on the plane, then two hours in the afternoon on the bus. All the members were tired.
So, on the afternoon of their first day, it was left as a time for them to relax and organize themselves.
They could rest until night, until they would figure out their own dinners.
Lu Shijin and Xu Yifan entered their room. Immediately, Lu Shijin inspected the positions of the cameras, making sure they wouldn’t be able to catch what they shouldn’t.
Although the show had live streaming, it was only limited to the public areas. Their rooms were private and wouldn’t be streamed.
But the audience wouldn’t be watching the streaming 24/7, so scenes would be later edited to be separate episodes. This included scenes from their rooms.
The two people started unpacking their suitcases. Lu Shijin couldn’t stand the suffocating silence in the room and searched for topics to talk about.
“Fan-ge, I didn’t expect you’d be willing to share a room with me. I thought you’d refuse.”
Xu Yifan glanced at him and said lightly, “You’re the only one who changes and washes your socks everyday.”
Lu Shijin: . . .
What reason was this?
It was very hard to guess the thoughts of a cold and aloof idol.
“I’ll go wash up first.” Xu Yifan took a change of clothes and told Lu Shijin as he left the room.
Lu Shijin replied with an “Oh.” After Xu Yifan left, he used cloth to cover all the cameras, then laid on the bed to rest.
Just when he was about to fall asleep, he heard rustling in the room and hurriedly opened his eyes.
It turned out to be Xu Yifan, who just finished showering, changing with his back to Lu Shijin.
“Fan-ge, didn’t you bring a change of clothes to the washroom? How come you’re changing here?” Lu Shijin rubbed his eyes, asking in confusion.
Xu Yifan calmly said, “I accidentally wet them.”
Lu Shijin’s lips twitched, he needed to change clothes just because they got a bit wet, was this the late stage of being so obsessed with cleanliness?
Suddenly, he realized something and subconsciously let out a sound.
Xu Yifan was scared by Lu Shijin’s shout and instantly turned around, looking at Lu Shijin like he was looking at a madman, as if he was asking, are you sane?
“Uh, I just saw some bug over there and thought it was a cockroach.” Lu Shijin smiled awkwardly.
Unexpectedly, when Xu Yifan heard that there was a cockroach, his cold expression immediately became one of fear and instantly leapt onto the bed, screaming with wide eyes, “Where?!”
Lu Shijin didn’t expect that Xu Yifan’s reaction would be so large and hurriedly waved his hand, “Nowhere, nowhere, it was a trick of the light! I just woke up so my eyes are blurry! There are no cockroaches, don’t worry.”
Xu Yifan regained his composure. Thinking of how Lu Shijin discovered that a big man like him was afraid of cockroaches, he felt a bit of shame. He got off the bed and continued putting on his clothes with a cold expression.
His back showed a sense of indifference, as if he didn’t want to say anything to Lu Shijin.
Lu Shijin rubbed his nose, feeling like the male lead disliked him.
But even if he didn’t like him, Lu Shijin didn’t care. It’s not like Xu Yifan was the person he was looking for.
When Xu Yifan turned around just then, he noticed that there were no teeth marks on Xu Yifan’s shoulder, just a tattoo.
It seemed to be a phoenix in flight.
Lu Shijin wrinkled his nose at Xu Yifan’s back, mocking in his mind, Is this the thing they speak of in legends— a phoenix man*?
* A man from a rural area who marries a person from a more urban area to leave the rural area