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Published at 1st of October 2023 07:28:37 PM


Chapter 165

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Extra Coins (1)

Bai Qi stood in the middle of the busy hallway. He felt a little thirsty as he swallowed his saliva and looked down. He carefully counted the coins in his hand.

Xi Chengyun also lowered his head and stared at the parting of Bai Qi’s hair.

‘Bai Qi’s head is so cute.’

One, two, three… Bai Qi counted and realized that there were 27 coins. Seven of them were one cent and 25 of them were five cents.

Bai Qi licked his lower lip and stuttered, “Mn… I think there’s extra.”

Right after, he realized what he had said.

Oh, why did he seem like someone who clearly remembered the number of kisses he shared with Xi Chengyun on set?

Xi Chengyun laughed and casually said, “I gave you extra? I didn’t count them. Mn…” He paused and continued, “Then, why don’t you just keep the change?”

Keep the change?

Bai Qi blinked. He didn’t think he looked like a piggy bank.

So… what was the purpose of him keeping the change?

This thought remained in his mind, and it led to something else…

‘Does… Does he want another few kisses?’

Another thought surfaced —

‘Would he kiss me till my lips are swollen?’

Bai Qi blinked a few times. There were too many coins to fit in his palms, so a few of them slipped through his fingers and plopped down onto the ground.

And this attracted the attention of many.

He felt anxious for no reason and bent down to pick up the coins.

However, Xi Chengyun beat him to it. He bent down and picked up the coins one at a time.

Ka-chack. Someone carefully turned around and took a picture of them.

The look in Xi Chengyun’s eyes immediately turned ice cold when he heard the sound of the shutter. He turned around, but he didn’t ask the photographer to stop. He turned back to Bai Qi and laughingly said, “Be careful, don’t lose these.”

Bai Qi felt bad and tugged on his own coat. “Xi-ge, could you help me put the coins into this pocket?”

Xi Chengyun replied, “Mn.” And placed the coins back into his palm.

He was stunned and said, “You’d better not let others pick this up.”

‘Does he mean… that I’m the only one who can own his coins?’

Bai Qi froze.

Xi Chengyun quickly continued, “Let’s go.”

Suddenly, Bai Qi’s brain stopped working.

He obediently held Xi Chengyun’s arm. They’d be back two days later to get his passport.

After they’d walked away, someone from the department finally asked, “That’s Xi Chengyun, right? Right?”

“Yes, it was. The person next to him is his partner. Bai Qi, right?”

“Huh? Isn’t the person next to him a man?”

“Do you not watch the news?”

The sound from behind them gradually faded as they made their way back to the car.

Bai Qi and Xi Chengyun returned to their car.

His assistant couldn’t help but overhear the conversation and ask, “What’s that sound, Xi-laoshi?”

Xi Chengyun reached and touched Bai Qi’s pocket. “A beautiful sound.”

His assistant was baffled.

Meanwhile, the assistant started the car and drove them to Bai Qi’s apartment.

They were in a hurry to go for a recording session, but Bai Qi needed to go back to get a book from his house and also have dinner at home.

Papa Bai managed to get his compensation.

After years of tiring work, for a short while, he wouldn’t need to go back to work.

Papa Bai pointed at the table of seafood and said, “We are rich! So eat! Little Xi, come and eat more!”

Xi Chengyun gently smiled and ate.

This was the best scenario the older generation wanted to see—a recognition of his cooking skills. The less awkward his son-in-law felt about eating his cooking, the more likely they’d be able to work well together.

Papa Bai sat on a chair and was all smiles. “When is your next filming session?”

Xi Chengyun thought that Papa Bai didn’t want Bai Qi to leave; that he wanted to spend more time with his son.

Bai Qi’s thoughts were all over the place.

‘We are already filming Episode 5. Has Xi-laoshi gotten what he wanted? After a few episodes, I might no longer be bringing Xi-laoshi back home for dinner.’

Papa Bai laughed. “Anyway, my wife and I will be leaving tomorrow.”

“Where are you all going?” Xi Chengyun asked.

“She’s finally using her annual leave. We signed up for an elderly vacation tour. We’ll be going to Lijiang, Wuzhen, and the mountains. It’ll be an early start tomorrow, so we’ll have to get going now! Pardon us.” He looked very satisfied explaining their plans.

“…”

Xi Chengyun realized that he’d over-thought things.

The Bai family was always full of surprises.

Papa and Mama Bai had to leave the next day, so after Bai Qi picked up the items that he had planned to take, his father unapologetically ushered them out of their house.

Before this, Papa Bai spent most of his time at the construction site and Su Meixian was working overtime on most days.

So, they had little time to spend together.

That was why they found their son as an eyesore and a horrible third-wheel.

Bai Qi decided to obediently leave with his suitcase.

He sorted out his clothes. Just when he was about to go to the bathroom, he realized that he had forgotten about something.

“Xi-ge.”

“Hm?” Xi Chengyun immediately looked down from upstairs.

“I think there is the smell of sandalwood on the coin… right?” Bai Qi asked in a small voice.

“Mn, Qi Qi has such a good nose,” Xi Chengyun said with a smile.




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