[Quick Transmigration] Waking up every day tearing apart Xipi

It changed to "Then meet at the restaurant tonight at seven."He almost forgot that Xiye wanted this person to play a supporting role in the play.Since this person still has something to do with the director, it wouldn't be too much of a waste of time to treat him to a meal.

What's more, he recommended this passerby to Xiye before.

Shen Mu replied the text message, and while putting on lipstick, he recalled the looks of passers-by.

It seems to be quite fair-looking, and it looks like a rabbit when it is frightened... This comparison seems a bit disgusting.The reason why he recommended this passer-by is because the fearful appearance of passers-by can really arouse people's desire to bully. If he is a pervert, he will definitely not be able to resist pressing this person against the wall like this.

How in line with the image of a poor boy who was bullied by school.

This role is simply made for passers-by.Shen Mu believed that he and Xiye had reached a consensus on this point.

But there was another point, he always felt that this passer-by looked familiar, and he might have seen it before.

After filming the next scene, Shen Mu took off his makeup and asked Lin Yinyin to send a message to Xiye, saying that he had something to do at night, so he couldn't have dinner with the crew, and hoped everyone had a good time.

"Are you going to make an announcement again? Shen Mu, you are really busy." After Lin Yinyin said something to Shen Mu as if sighing, she let him go without asking any more questions.The principle of communication in the show business circle is to ask less, talk more and do more. After so many years of mixing, she has understood it to the point where she can no longer understand it.

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It's Restaurant 48 on Fifth Street again.

Same piano piece, same waiter.

Jian Yuan took the same steak dessert and chicken wings as last time, and before eating, he thanked God devoutly for allowing him to eat steak in a high-end restaurant without a penny.

Although he is not religious.

Originally, Shen Mu wanted to pretend that there was no Jian Yuan in front of him, but he couldn't help but be attracted by the way the other party ate.

...How can someone have a devout look when they eat meat.

☆、The third pair of Xipi×4

"Here are your clothes."

Just after waking up, Jian Yuan, who was dragged to the set by Shen Yuanyuan and then thrown into the dressing room by the costumer, was still in a dazed state.

Jian Yuan's bewildered state lasted until he finished changing his clothes. He silently looked at himself in high school uniform in the mirror for a few times, feeling ashamed for no reason.

Originally, there was nothing wrong with high school uniforms. The boys and girls who appeared in this TV series usually wear school uniforms, and he is not considered the most tender among the actors.But, why do other people's school pants are serious trousers, but he is the only one who wears shorts that show off the calf, and they are actually the kind of shorts that trim the legs.

Looking at his own attire now, he felt that he didn't believe him when he said that he was a straight man.

... How can a straight man wear such a shameful high school uniform.

"Jian Yuan, are you alright?" Shen Yuanyuan waited outside with the clothes for a long time but did not wait for Jian Yuan to come out, so he could only ask, "Is the style of the clothes wrong? Do you want me to get another set for you. "

"No, I've changed." Jian Yuan put on her school uniform jacket, minimized her sense of presence before opening the locker room door and going out.

"...Wait, Jian Yuan, what kind of dress are you wearing?" Shen Yuanyuan was stunned for a while, staring at Jian Yuan's legs and asked.

"It might be because of the character. My pants are different from yours. Does it look weird?" Jian Yuan stroked his hair and said to Shen Yuanyuan in a tone of "it really is".

He now felt like a heroine in a manga who was forced to wear a maid costume.

There is a delusion of shame that the whole world is looking at my calves.

"It's not surprising at all." Shen Yuanyuan bit his fingers nervously, and two blushes appeared on his fair face, "Really, this suit is very suitable for you, and it feels exactly like a high school student... Shall I take a picture as a souvenir?"

"No, I refuse."

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When Jian Yuan arrived at the shooting location, Shen Mu had already finished a scene and sat down to rest, but half an hour before the shooting of the cannon fodder, he just found an empty chair and sat down.

Because there was really nothing to do, Jian Yuan finally decided to focus on Shen Mu who he might come into contact with in the future.

Shen Mu's appearance is even better than the photos he posted on Weibo. His figure is not very good, but his facial features are exquisite, and he has a pair of female phoenix eyes. Even if he doesn't make any expressions It also makes people feel affectionate.

I heard that she became famous by being a women's model.

Although it sounds unscientific, Shen Mu did become popular through women's clothing, and it also sparked a wave of women's clothing among male artists in the entertainment industry.Because he looks more delicate than women, many male fans still follow Shen Mu after knowing that he is a man.

Of course, also because of this reason, a small part of his fans are gentlemen with special hobbies.Rumor has it that it is because of the director's background that Shen Mu was able to survive until today.

After Jian Yuan checked the encyclopedia about Shen Mu, he found the text message from the empty number before and read it again.

He had focused all his attention on Shen Mu before, and he didn't realize that the other name was not clearly stated in the text message at all.By convention, the question mark mentioned in the text message should be the director, but is there any deep meaning in replacing it with a question mark?

"Xi Ye is not my real name." When Xi Ye passed Jian Yuan with a cup of coffee, she stopped and turned to explain to him.

"...Did I say it?" Jian Yuan put the phone back in his pocket, stood up from the chair in a panic and asked.

"No, not at all. I just thought you were talking about me just now." Xiye raised his eyebrows and said, "From the past, people who just came to the crew will wonder if Xiye is my real name, so I thought you were wondering too this matter."

"Yes, I'm really wondering about this." Jian Yuan nodded honestly.

The teacher said that if you have any questions, you should ask them.

"I don't like my real name, so I just replaced it with another name." After taking a sip of coffee, Xiye added in a very disdainful tone, "I don't want to share the same surname with a fool."

☆、The third pair of Xipi×5

"You haven't paid the protection fee last week, yet you still came to school this week?" A few delinquent teenagers with the word "cannon fodder" written on their faces blocked the thin boys in a corner, and one of the leaders strangled his hand. With a nasty smile on his back, he kicked the boy hard on the back.

This is the most remote place on campus, few students pass by, and even if someone passes by, they are not willing to take this kind of mess on themselves.The boy knew that no one would come to save him, so he could only curl up and protect his head, whining in pain.

"If you pay the protection fee properly, we won't beat you." The leading boy tilted his head, pretended to say something sympathetic, then picked up the boy's back collar, and raised his fist to the opponent's furthest. The fragile lower abdomen came hard.

"Really...there is no more money." The facial features on the boy's face were already wrinkled in pain, and he had no way to resist, so he could only keep begging, "I really don't have any money... Please... Let me go please."

The leading boy chuckled, punched the boy's handsome face again, then turned his head to the side and spat, and said, "It's okay to pay the protection fee next time, but today I just want to fight... "

But before he finished speaking, he was abruptly interrupted by the voice of the girl behind him.

"Let him go."

"Who are you?" The leading boy casually threw the boy aside and looked behind him for the source of the voice.

The girl tightly held the broom in her hand, she was obviously frightened but pretended to be calm and looked at the bad boys not far away, she restrained the trembling of her body, and shouted loudly at the leading boy: "I have already called the teacher gone."

"So what if I called the teacher? The teacher came long enough for me to beat you up too."

The leading boy squeezed his fist, walked up to the girl unceremoniously and raised his hand.

But before he swung his hand, another person grabbed his wrist firmly.

"Fighting is not allowed on campus." The person who grabbed the leading boy said flatly, "but moderate self-defense is allowed."

Then, in less than a minute, the cannon fodder trio was beaten by the male second until they knelt on the ground and called daddy.

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After the two lines are finished, there is nothing wrong with Jian Yuan. The meaning of his role is to create opportunities for the male lead and the heroine to be ambiguous, so when the male lead appears, his task is to reduce his presence and leave quickly.

In order to make the camera more realistic, the person who hit him just now used a little strength, and when Jian Yuan stood up, he hissed in pain.Fortunately, this is a one-off, otherwise he would have to be beaten several times.

"I accidentally used too much force just now." The boy who played the lead boy ran over to apologize to Jian Yuan immediately after the director called the card, and said very embarrassedly, "It's the first time I take this kind of call." The role of a human is not very good at controlling power."

"It's okay, I'm not in great pain..." Jian Yuan waved his hands, indicating that he didn't care at all.

Besides, this cannon fodder actor was beaten severely by Shen Mu a few times in the end, and everyone felt the same.

"Actually, I wanted to stop when you said the line of begging just now. I really couldn't continue beating you. It was because of the plot that I continued beating you." The boy was still worried, and nervously explained a few words to Jian Yuan, " I felt really guilty when I hit you in the face... If you don't mind, can I treat you to dinner today?"

Does he have a face that eats soft food!Why does everyone ask him to dinner!Jian Yuan pondered for a while, and after confirming that tonight's dinner was already available, he was just about to refuse, when another person stood in front of him.

"He has an appointment tonight." Xi Ye pushed the sunglasses on the bridge of his nose with his knuckles, and directly rejected the boy's invitation for Jian Yuan.

The boy stared blankly at the director's face for a while, then ran away immediately after shaking all over.

"Thank you, but if you are the director and invite me to dinner, I will refuse." Jian Yuan said very principled.

"I'm going to a small party, and I need someone to run errands." Xi Ye said, staring at Jian Yuan after hehe, "You performed well today, so I'll give you a chance to make your debut."

"Can you refuse?"

"No."

...It is obvious that he was asked to work as a coolie for free, and there is no option to refuse.

Ever since she was tricked by her seniors to carry red wine for a night at a certain party when she was in college, Jian Yuan never believed in this kind of pie with shards of glass in it.

"There will be other famous directors, screenwriters and actors participating in the party this time, which is a good opportunity for newcomers." After Xiye finished speaking, he raised his eyebrows and added, "Although there is still one My most hated idiot will be there."

It has absolutely nothing to do with the participation of the director you hate.

Jian Yuan, who was completely ignored for her opinions, didn't want to say anything anymore.

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Eight o'clock, party.

When Shen Mu saw Jian Yuan standing beside Xi Ye, he was a little surprised.He thought Xiye would bring a female companion over as usual, but he didn't expect to bring a completely unknown newcomer.

Could it be that he wanted to take the opportunity to promote this rookie who seemed to have little potential?Shen Mu shook the wine glass, thinking.

When Jian Yuan saw Shen Mu wearing a long red dress, she also felt... a little surprised.

Shen Mu, who was wearing a wig, high heels and red lips, made him feel a little strange, but at the same time a little familiar.Although the other party's makeup doesn't seem to have any sense of disobedience, it always feels full of slots.

Moreover, Jian Yuan suddenly had an ominous premonition.

"Stand here and wait, I'm going to find someone first." After Xi Ye patted Jian Yuan's shoulder, he went to chat with other directors.

Jian Yuan stood there for a while, glanced around in a bored manner, and suddenly saw two men with different styles from the surroundings sitting on chairs not far from him, and the gentle-looking one was Tidy up another tie.

...Do you want to show your affection in public?

...No, that's not the point.

The point is that those two people look a little familiar.

After Jian Yuan let out a groan in his heart, he turned around pretending to be nonchalant, but bumped into Xiye's strong chest muscle who was walking over...Life is really full of coincidences.

"Just right, I'll take you to meet the idiot I mentioned earlier." After Xiye took off the sunglasses from his face and hung them on his collar, he grabbed Jian Yuan's arm and dragged him there regardless of his wishes. Two loving men.

"Cotyledon? It's been a long time." After seeing Xiye, the gentle-looking man immediately stood up from his chair. After saying hello, he turned his eyes to Jian Yuan, who was wearing Xiye's sunglasses, and asked: "Who is this?"

"The newcomer I want to bring." After Xi Ye finished the introduction, he couldn't help but glance at Jian Yuan, not quite understanding why Jian Yuan wanted to snatch his sunglasses.

The gentle-looking man stared at Jian Yuan carefully for a while, then pushed his companion who was still distracted, and asked in a low voice: "Xiang Yicheng, do you think this newcomer looks familiar?"

"Who?" The man named Xiang Yicheng raised his head impatiently and glanced at Jian Yuan, then quickly lowered his head to think about his own affairs.After a while, Xiang Yicheng raised his head slowly, and stared at Jian Yuan with his mouth half open.

While Jian Yuan was still thinking about whether to run or run, he suddenly felt the phone in his pocket vibrate.

[Unlock task: Dismantle Shen Mu and Xia Ziye. (Ongoing) Punishment: Return to starting point. ]

☆、The third pair of Xipi×6

"If you want to introduce, please tell me your name by the way." Xia Qingming lowered his eyelids, retracted his gaze from Jian Yuan, and said gently to Xia Ziye who was a little dazed.

"That's right. His name is Jian Yuan." After Xia Ziye finished speaking, he quickly grabbed Jian Yuan who was about to turn around and run away, with a puzzled expression on his face, "It's not that I want you to do something, run away."

"Ah, is it the original reason, or the fate of fate?" Xia Qingming said with a soft laugh.

If he only meets Xiang Yicheng now, Jian Yuan feels that he still has an 80.00% chance of escaping.

To be honest, he didn't want to see Xia Qingming very much. Although the reunion after a long absence should be reminiscing about the past, but seeing Xia Qingming's smile now, he couldn't help but feel a chill behind his back, and he didn't feel any yearning at all.

Originally, Jian Yuan had the fluke mentality that this is a parallel world, but after Xia Qingming finished the previous sentence, he was completely sure that Xia Qingming knew him.

Sure enough, the owner of that empty number has deep malice towards him, right?

Since the dismantled Xipis are all in the same world, we should have told him in advance, shouldn't we?

"...Jian Yuan?" Xiang Yicheng, who had a longer reflex arc than others, fully realized that the idiot wearing sunglasses at the party in front of him was Jian Yuan. He almost jumped up from his chair in shock, but fortunately his reason stopped him He made this impolite gesture.

"Hello to brother." Jian Yuan bowed to the little heavenly king who was still in a state of surprise, and greeted him politely before the other party hit him.

Xiang Yicheng didn't know what expression he was going to show, he could neither laugh nor get angry, after struggling for a while, he still chose to pull his tie pretending to be calm, and then snorted arrogantly.

wrong.

Why did he snort arrogantly.

Xiang Yicheng, who was ashamed by his behavior, silently hoped that Jian Yuan didn't hear his snort.

Then the latter put on an expression of "I heard everything" in an unreasonable manner, and the greeting to Yicheng that he originally wanted to say suddenly choked in his throat, and he swallowed it either out of words or out of words.

"Why did you become an actor?" Xia Qingming asked casually, hiding his disappointment.

"It's just looking for a job..." Jian Yuan took a step back silently, ensuring that he was in a position that Xia Qingming could not catch, and then answered Xia Qingming's question with confidence.

Xia Ziye, who was completely unaware of the cause and effect of the incident, frowned and stood in front of Jian Yuan again, and inserted into the conversation between Jian Yuan and Xia Qingming without knowing it, saying: "Xia Qingming, do you know me?" he?"

"Call me brother, Ziye." Xia Qingming said to Xia Ziye in a good mood with a smile on his face.

"Haven't we already severed the brotherhood? I'm just introducing the newcomer I brought to a well-known screenwriter as a director, not as a brother." Xia Ziye sneered, and didn't express Xia Qingming's intentions at all. Putting the goodwill in his eyes, "Also, do you know Jian Yuan?"

"It's just an old acquaintance." Xia Qingming didn't get angry, and replied with the same gentle smile as before.

Just an ordinary old acquaintance with some good and bad memories.

Xia Qingming originally wanted to take Jian Yuan directly to reminisce about the past, but it was rare to see his younger brother who had been away from home for a few years. He still had to discuss with his younger brother the relationship between brothers whose blood is thicker than water before going to find someone who has no one. Have a good chat with Jian Yuan.

"After all, we grew up together. No matter how much you hate me because of that incident, you still have to treat me as your brother." Xia Qingming slowly stood up from the chair as he said.But after he realized that he was not as tall as his younger brother Xia Ziye, he pretended nothing happened and sat back on the chair again.

Jian Yuan, who watched everything, silently turned his head aside, pretending that he didn't see anything.

"Is there someone who is an elder brother calling his younger brother a poodle?" Seeing Xia Qingming's hypocritical gentleman, Xia Ziye was so angry that his curly hair exploded.His hair is different from Xia Qingming's. Xia Qingming followed his father's straight hair, and he followed his mother's standard natural curly hair. Because of this, Xia Qingming ridiculed him throughout his teenage years.

He doesn't have such a brother at all!

Then, on his birthday, he made up his mind to straighten his hair. That night, after Xia Qingming looked at his hair quietly for a while, he just casually commented, "It's pretty good, like a long-haired dog that fell into the water."

So he ran away from home until now.

Brotherhood has already been fed to the dogs, okay? Now Xia Qingming dares to mention the word brotherhood.

Xia Ziye refused to admit that he had a brother like Xia Qingming.

Jian Yuan, who originally thought he would hear some dog-blooded family ethics drama, couldn't help but hehe, after the three people beside him all focused their eyes on him, they immediately put away the smiles on their faces, and pushed him as if nothing had happened. Sunglasses on the face.

... In the process of listening to the reason why Xia Ziye ran away from home, Jian Yuan suddenly thought of a perfect solution to the task.

Xia Ziye can't do anything here, so he can pack and transport Shen Mu to other cities or abroad, so that he doesn't have to talk about life with Xia Qingming or worry about his relationship with Xia Ziye.According to his previous experience of kidnapping Xu Yi, no matter what the original trajectory of fate is, as long as the damage is strong enough, the outcome of the matter can be changed.

The rest is how to knock Shen Mu out.

Jian Yuan stroked his chin thoughtfully, and inadvertently glanced at Shen Mu who was dressed in women's clothing, and suddenly found that Shen Mu was also staring at him.Noticing Jian Yuan's gaze, Shen Mu smiled and mouthed to Jian Yuan.

[Do you want me to save you]

[it is good]

Jian Yuan was still thinking of a way to leave, but since Shen Mu was willing to help him, he had no reason to refuse.

Wait, where did Shen Mu deduce that he needs to be rescued.

Jian Yuan, who was still in a trance, suddenly felt someone blowing hot air in his ear, before he could react, he was dragged into his arms by someone.

"He, I have already made a reservation. You continue to chat, and I will take him away first." After Shen Mu finished speaking with a smile, he directly grabbed Jian Yuan's arm and dragged him out of the control range of the three people.

When Jian Yuan came back to his senses, he was already sitting in Shen Mu's car.

Unexpectedly, Xia Qingming and Xiang Yicheng did not catch up, but watched him being dragged away by Shen Mu with complicated expressions, but they didn't say anything from the beginning to the end.

Sure enough, he still took himself too seriously.

After Shen Mu tore off the wig on his head, he glanced at Jian Yuan who was in the rear driver's seat, who was full of melancholy, and asked out of kindness: "What are you thinking?"

"When I bumped into your arms just now, I felt that your chest pad was very hard." Jian Yuan replied melancholy.

"...Hehe, those people just now are all your ex-boyfriends, right?"

"Do people have to hurt each other!"

☆、The third pair of Xipi×7

To be honest, Jian Yuan doesn’t like darkness very much.

When he was in junior high school, he was imprisoned in the printing room by other classmates. Just in time for the teacher in the printing room to take a vacation, he squatted in the corner of the printing room for five hours.In the end, the monitor of the adjacent class who came to copy the test papers during evening self-study opened the door, and he was able to break free from the boundless darkness.

sad?He is not sad.

Jian Yuan did not report this to the teacher, nor did he tell anyone about being bullied, but slowly started talking to other students, and became good friends with those who locked him in the printing room before graduation .

"I just wanted to make a joke with you before, please forgive us." One of the boys formally apologized to Jian Yuan for what he did in junior high school in the class reunion later, and said that Jian Yuan can ask them for help if he needs anything in the future .

"I've already forgotten." Jian Yuan lowered his eyelids, raised his glass with a smile, and clinked glasses with the classmate who came to apologize.

It is because he doesn't particularly care about anything that he can grow up to be an upright and good-natured young man.Jian Yuan lay on Shen Mu's bed and seriously thought about his life.

"I just called the property to ask about the power outage in the whole community today." Shen Mu changed his clothes and came out of the bathroom, and said to Jian Yuan, who looked like a dead fish, "If you feel bored, I can borrow your life and philosophy Look. You can light a candle yourself."

"...Do you want to wax yourself?"

"If you need me to chat with you, one thousand and five an hour."

Jian Yuan thought about breaking his fingers, and decided to light some wax for himself.

After Jian Yuan quietly watched life and philosophy for 10 minutes, he couldn't stand the solemn atmosphere, so he casually chatted with Jian Yuan: "Have you ever participated in an on-campus performance when you were in college?"

"Does it cost money to chat with you now?" Jian Yuan raised his head, looked at Shen Mu's face cautiously and asked.

"……don't want."

"Participated once." Jian Yuan closed the book in his hand, and after serious thinking, he added later, "I acted as a tree."

"No wonder." Shen Mu wiped his dripping hair and muttered to himself.After being silent for a while, he turned around and grabbed Jian Yuan's shoulder, and asked, "Then do you remember an artist named Ariel...his Chinese name is Xu Yi."

Jian Yuan didn't speak, but just looked at Shen Mu blankly.

Mistakenly thinking that Jian Yuan's reaction was because Shen Mu, who didn't know Xu Yi, rubbed his hair, and the originally cold expression on his feminine face softened a little, touched his nose as if shy, and said: " You may not remember me, I played a princess in that play... You should also know that I am famous for my women's clothing."

"Tie flowers?" Jian Yuan continued to maintain a dull expression and asked.

"This is my nickname before." Shen Mu frowned slightly. He actually didn't like the nickname others gave him. "In the past, the number of girls at the same level was relatively small. When I was a plane model, I often Wearing women's clothes is said to be a flower."

Jian Yuan, who almost regarded Shen Mu as a goddess, felt a little disillusioned in her heart.

Can he still meet a slightly normal girl...

Shen Mu supported his head with one hand, opened the drawer, took out a magazine and threw it to Jian Yuan, and continued: "Since you have nothing to do, then use the time to learn about my experience."

"...Can you refuse?"

"What do you think?" Shen Mu smiled faintly, leaned close to Jian Yuan's face, and raised his chin, "I still want to choose the two of us to do something more interesting, and it happened that the power was off."

Although he knew that the other party was just joking, Jian Yuan still conditioned his body to shake, instinctively squeezed Shen Mu's wrist, and then made a move that he could regret for a year——

He quickly held Shen Mu's face, leaned close to Shen Mu's back and kissed the corner of Shen Mu's mouth fiercely.

Jian Yuan felt that he could explain again.

... He really didn't make this gesture because he wasn't straight, nor because he liked Shen Mu.

...he's just a jerk.

If he was playing a love strategy game right now, he would probably hear the sound of the system board blowing up at this time.

Or there will be such a prompt:

[Option a: Honestly understand Shen Mu's experience. (80.00% chance to become good friends)

Option b: Reject Shen Mu's proposal, expressing that he wants to continue studying life and philosophy. (50.00% will lose favorability)]

[The player has chosen option c: hold Shen Mu's face and kiss affectionately. 】

[The strategy character Shen Mu has broken up with you. 】

[Player Jian Yuan has died, congratulations. 】

In fact, apart from blushing for a while, Shen Mu withdrew the hand that raised Jian Yuan's chin as if scalded, and hid under the quilt like an ostrich, but did not make any other terrible reactions.

Jian Yuan didn't know what he should say at this time, so he sat back on the floor as quietly as a chicken, and continued to read Shen Mu's life and philosophy to him as quietly as a chicken.

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the next morning.

"Shen Mu, what's wrong with your face?" Lin Yinyin finished her morning tea, just in time to see Shen Mu with a Band-Aid on her face walking in from the door.

"I caught it at home yesterday." After Shen Mu showed her a polite smile, he continued to walk into the dressing room expressionlessly.Although Lin Yinyin and Shen Mu were not friends, they could tell from the casual greeting that the other party was different from usual that he was in a bad mood.

But judging from her experience with her boyfriend for so many years, Shen Mu's bad mood was not because of bad things, but because he fell in love with someone he thought he shouldn't like.

"Sister Yin, good morning." The tender-looking young man who just joined the crew a few days ago walked in behind Shen Mu and waved to Lin Yinyin with a bright smile.

Lin Yinyin thought about it for a while, and then remembered that the young man's name was Jian Yuan. Because his acting skills were not bad, the director specially added an extra episode to his character.Ah, there are so many young people in the entertainment industry these days.

Sitting alone in the dressing room, Shen Mu violently tore off the band-aid on his face, looked at the mirror and gently touched the pale pink hickey that could still be seen on his face, his eyes darkened, and then he started Use foundation to block that ambiguous trace.

It was obviously a kiss without any love.

Obviously he doesn't like that person.

Why did his heart still feel like it was about to jump out of his chest the moment the other party put his face on it.After Shen Mu fixed up his lip makeup, he couldn't help but think of the young man's beautiful lip shape suitable for kissing, and the trembling eyelashes that were about to slap him when he got close.