CHAPTER 29: CHAPTER 28: BIRTHDAY PARTY (PART 4)

Outside the gymnasium, Kang Xuan suddenly had a whim, grabbing Xiang Qichen with a meaningful opening: "Old Zhou, you’re so close with Xiang Qichen, do you know which hotel he’s staying at? I want to switch hotels and stay with him! Hahaha."

"..." Xiang Qichen glanced at her unhurriedly, "He has a house in Yanchuan."

Kang Xuan was shocked: "You even know that?"

Xiang Qichen: "... I happened to hear about it before."

Kang Xuan glared: "Oh my god, Zhou Huaiyi, it’s just one summer vacation, and you’re acting like you’re above it all, you better look out for your little brother more in the future!"

Xiang Qichen smiled: "..."

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After the rehearsal, Zhou Huaiyi massaged his neck, feeling particularly exhausted.

Yan Qing saw his actions and, walking beside him, worriedly massaged his arm, asking, "Is your neck hurting again?"

The unfamiliar touch made Zhou Huaiyi shudder instinctively, he laughed dryly and said, "No... It’s nothing, Sister Yan, just a bit sore."

Hearing this, Yan Qing raised her hand to look at her watch: "You’re probably too tired; there’s no work tonight. Go back early and rest well, gather your energy for tomorrow’s birthday party, at least give the fans a good image."

Zhou Huaiyi: "Okay, thank you, Sister Yan."

Looking at his warm smile, Yan Qing suddenly thought of something and curiously asked: "That Zhou... Huaiyi? Is she your friend?"

Zhou Huaiyi was slightly taken aback, hesitatingly replied: "... Uh, yes... I guess..."

Yan Qing furrowed her brows, remembering the scene she saw earlier in the audience where she helped him adjust his hat, and asked again: "Haven’t seen her much in recent years... Qi Chen, are you dating her?"

Unexpectedly, Zhou Huaiyi gasped and waved his hands denying it, blurting out, "How could it be! How could I be worthy of him!"

Yan Qing was stunned: "You’re not worthy?"

Zhou Huaiyi’s eyes flickered, he forced a smile and corrected himself: "No no, it’s how is she worthy of me..."

Yan Qing: "... Oh."

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That evening, Xiang Qichen returned to the hotel room, looking at the only large bed before him, feeling a headache coming on.

After her bath, Kang Xuan came out of the bathroom to see Zhou Huaiyi standing at the foot of the bed with a constipated look, wrinkled her nose and said: "Zhou Huaiyi, why are you standing there? Go take a shower!"

Xiang Qichen hesitated for a while before saying: "Well, Kang Xuan... I’ll go to the front desk to switch to a twin room, I think this bed is a bit small and uncomfortable to sleep on..."

"This bed is 1.8 meters..." Kang Xuan paused for a few seconds, then suddenly squinted her eyes with an enlightened bite of her teeth, angrily said, "Zhou Huaiyi! It’s fine if you let me change in the bathroom, but now you despise me and don’t want to sleep with me?"

Xiang Qichen was at a loss: "It’s not..."

Kang Xuan: "Alright, Zhou Huaiyi! Our friendship is now pushed to the edge of a cliff, teetering on the brink!"

Xiang Qichen mercilessly exposed: "... Didn’t you say this afternoon that you want me to look out for you?"

Kang Xuan: "..."

...

After a noisy episode, Xiang Qichen helplessly ended up sleeping on that large bed, but before that...

In the bathroom, he held the pajamas Zhou Huaiyi wore this morning in one hand, his phone in the other, standing before the vanity mirror unable to continue.

Regarding the issue of bathing...

By chance or coincidence, his phone buzzed, he glanced at the screen and picked up: "Hello."

On the other end, Zhou Huaiyi hesitated for quite a while before asking: "Idol... I want to take a bath..."

Xiang Qichen pondered a moment, finally sighed and said: "Go ahead..."

After a short while, Zhou Huaiyi’s deep voice suddenly slowly came through: "Actually... you’ve already seen it all, haven’t you..."

Xiang Qichen was taken aback, suddenly recalling the unbearable moment in the mall’s bathroom in the afternoon, his face immediately flushed with embarrassment, wishing he could disappear on the spot.

The call was silent for about ten seconds with no movement, Zhou Huaiyi glanced at the phone screen, making sure it wasn’t cut off, then whispered "Hello" again.

The next second, he heard...

Slam!

"Beep beep beep beep..."

Zhou Huaiyi: "..."

——

After his bath, Xiang Qichen came out of the bathroom silently.

Kang Xuan leaned against the headboard looking at her phone, caught sight of a figure from the corner of her eye, suddenly frozen, then screamed out: "Holy crap, Zhou Huaiyi! Do you have a fever?"

Xiang Qichen touched his flushed face, glanced at her lightly: "No..."

Turning off the lights, Xiang Qichen slipped under the blanket, naturally turning his back and sleeping along the edge of the bed.

In the quiet room, apart from the sound of their uneven breathing, there was the sound of the air conditioner running.

Kang Xuan turned her face to glance at Zhou Huaiyi facing away from her, lifted her foot and kicked her butt lightly, saying: "Zhou Huaiyi, if I kick again, you might fall off."

Xiang Qichen instinctively guarded his backside: "..."

After a while of silence, Kang Xuan sighed lightly: "Old Zhou, about your last question, I thought about it for a while, I think Xiang Qichen... probably isn’t."

The person involved was startled, perked up his ears, asking: "What question?"

Kang Xuan clicked her tongue: "Whether Xiang Qichen is a virgin or not!"

Xiang Qichen: "..."

Kang Xuan pouted: "He had a relationship with Gu Qing for two or three years during those youthful and passionate times, I can’t believe he could hold out."

Xiang Qichen: "......"

Kang Xuan lifted her foot and nudged him again: "Why are you not speaking?"

Xiang Qichen gritted his teeth: "He is..."

Kang Xuan: "Huh?"

Xiang Qichen emphasized word by word: "He is! He is a virgin!"

Kang Xuan: "Oh wow, how do you know that?"

Xiang Qichen suddenly had a strong urge to disappear, pushing the hair falling into his face aside, overwhelmed with shame: "Go to sleep!"

Kang Xuan: "..."