Chapter 56 – Masterpiece of Heaven and Earth

Mu Yao smiled brightly. “I saw your face just now. Were you thinking about someone?”

Lu Yunqian: “No, I wasn’t.”

Mu Yao: “Come on, with your acting skills, you think you can hide it from me?”

Lu Yunqian: “…” He felt hurt.

Lu Yunqian said, “Yes, a little bit…”

“Who is it? Tell me?” Mu Yao asked immediately, then cleared her throat at the end. “Just asking casually.”

Lu Yunqian sighed. “I’m worried about the pig we have at home.”

Mu Yao: “…?”

Lu Yunqian: “Although I appear to be a drifter in Beijing, in reality, I’m a tenant farmer. We raise pigs and farm the land at home. Our sow is about to farrow soon, and she has been having strong fetal movements at night. I have to tell her stories for her to rest properly. I’m afraid that if I leave, she might have a difficult labor.”

Let me translate this for you: Although I seem to be an obscure actor, behind the scenes, I am President Mu’s exclusive hypnotist. President Mu has severe insomnia at night, and he needs me to tell him stories before he can rest properly. I’m afraid that if I leave, he won’t be able to sleep again.

Lu Yunqian thought he had covered his tracks well enough. This analogy, which was so earth-shattering and moved heaven and earth, would never lead a normal person to associate him with Muran Jinhuan.

He was very professional and would not easily reveal information about his employer. Even though almost everyone in the production team knew about his transaction with Muran Jinhuan.

No, they didn’t have a transaction, they only talked.

…Why does it sound worse the more I explain?

Mu Yao was silent for a moment. “Raising pigs to get rich, keep up the good work.”

Lu Yunqian also said sincerely. “Thanks for the encouragement.”-

That night, the man on the other end of the phone was excited and filled with anticipation. “How about it? Did he miss me?”

Mu Yao rolled her eyes. “The way you pursue people, you’re no better than a pig.”

On the other end of the phone: “…”-

They had to catch a flight the next day, and the group got up before five o’clock, when it was still dark outside.

It was still a bit cold in Beijing in the morning. Shen Fubai wrapped himself in his coat and yawned, with tears in the corners of his eyes. Asking a sleepyhead to get up before five o’clock was akin to murder.

Jiang Heng came over and handed him the breakfast distributed by the crew, each person getting a meat bun, a vegetable bun, an egg, and a cup of soy milk. With the time constraints, there was no time to buy anything else. Shen Fubai lazily ate a meat bun and didn’t feel like moving anymore; he just wanted to sleep.

“If you don’t eat now, there won’t be anything to eat on the road,” Jiang Heng advised him. “According to Uncle Xu, the conditions there are harsh, maybe there won’t even be buns.”

Shen Fubai rubbed his hair, lacking energy. “Are we going to develop wasteland?”

Jiang Heng said nonchalantly, “Maybe, open your mouth.”

Shen Fubai was still half-asleep and obediently opened his mouth, allowing Jiang Heng to stuff a meat bun into it.

Jiang Heng gave Shen Fubai his share of the meat bun and peeled the eggshell for him.

After chewing through the bun, Shen Fubai became a bit more alert. “No, you’re making me look like a cripple. Let me peel it—mmph.”

Jiang Heng stuffed the egg into his mouth and said softly, “I want to.”

Shen Fubai: “…mmph.”

If Heng Heng wants to, then he’ll be…delightfully happy-

After the long journey of transfers and security checks, Shen Fubai finally boarded the plane through the passage. This trip was kept secret; otherwise, it would take much longer with a large crowd of fans at the airport.

As soon as Shen Fubai got on the plane, he fastened his seatbelt, pulled down the sunshade, and said to Jiang Heng beside him, “I’m going to sleep, wake me up when we land.”

Jiang Heng knew he was really tired and nodded.

Shen Fubai put on his eye mask, leaned his head against the window, and fell asleep after a short while.

The entire first-class cabin was booked by the production team. Jiang Heng and Shen Fubai were in the last row, a corner seat.

Shen Fubai’s beautiful eyes were covered by the eye mask, but his nose and mouth that were revealed were still exquisitely perfect. Jiang Heng looked at him for a moment, his thin lips slightly curling upward.

This was his boyfriend.

The flight attendants seemed to walk past the first-class cabin more frequently, pushing their carts along the long aisle just to sneak a few glances at Jiang Heng and Shen Fubai at the end.

Who doesn’t recognize the big stars on TV? The first-class cabin of the plane received many celebrities every day, but those who were so pleasing to the eye were worth a few extra glances.

While Shen Fubai was sleeping, his head slid down and was about to bump into the sunshade. Jiang Heng quickly pulled Shen Fubai back, and the head with its soft black hair rested on his shoulder.

Jiang Heng adjusted his posture so that Shen Fubai could sleep more comfortably.

The plane was flying smoothly, but suddenly encountered some turbulence, causing the aircraft to shake. Jiang Heng’s body tilted forward due to inertia, and Shen Fubai, who was resting on his shoulder, slid directly onto his lap.

Jiang Heng hurriedly put his hand out to prevent Shen Fubai from rolling to the ground.

Actually, he was worrying too much. With the seatbelt on, there was no way Shen Fubai could fall to the floor.

Shen Fubai was indeed sleeping deeply and didn’t wake up even to this extent. Jiang Heng gently patted his back, allowing Shen Fubai to use his leg as a pillow.

When the flight attendant passed by for the fourth time with the meal cart, she saw this scene. The young man wearing an eye mask was lying on the man’s lap, and from the exposed half of his face, it was clear how handsome he was. The handsome man looked down at him with a gentle expression.

Is this real?

The flight attendant walked away dazedly, but was stopped by Jiang Heng. “Stewardess.”

The Emperor of Acting called her!

The flight attendant was excited inside but maintained her basic professionalism, smiling politely. “Can I help you with something?”

“Get a light blanket,” Jiang Heng said softly.

“Okay, please wait a moment.”

The flight attendant brought back a blanket and saw Jiang Heng gently covering the young man with the light blanket, his actions extremely cautious, afraid of waking up Shen Fubai.

Shen Fubai’s eyebrows twitched, but he remained closed-eyed. His right hand was about to fall to the ground, but Jiang Heng grabbed it and held it.

Flight Attendant: This gossip will give me bragging rights for a whole year-

At noon, the plane began serving meals, and Jiang Heng gently nudged Shen Fubai. “Fubai, wake up.”

Shen Fubai opened his eyes groggily, took off his eye mask, sat up, and pressed his temples. “Have we arrived yet?” He opened the sunshade and squinted at the blue sky outside. “It’s still bright.”

The director had said that the place they were going to was far away, and the plane wouldn’t arrive until evening.

Jiang Heng said with a smile. “Time for lunch.”

Shen Fubai exclaimed, “Ah,” still not fully awake. “What do we eat?”

“You choose.” Jiang Heng reported today’s menu to him. “Potato and beef stew, braised pork ribs, scrambled eggs with tomatoes…”

“I don’t want scrambled eggs with tomatoes!” Shen Fubai hadn’t fully woken up yet, and his whole tone was soft, carrying a hint of coquetry. “I hate tomatoes, I won’t eat them. Tomatoes are too inhumane. There shouldn’t be such an inhumane food in the world.”

Jiang Heng was charmed by this soft and milky voice, his soul floating away for a moment. After a long pause, he said, “It’s okay, I won’t eat them either.”

“Great minds think alike.” Shen Fubai spoke as if in a dream. “As long as you don’t eat tomatoes, we’re good friends.”

Jiang Heng suppressed a smile and said in a tone that sounded like coaxing a child. “So what do you want to eat?”

Shen Fubai fell back into his arms and lazily closed his eyes. “Whatever you have. What you like, I like…”

His voice grew softer and softer as he spoke, and he fell asleep again.

Flight Attendant: Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!

Too cute, too cute, too cute ahhhhhhhh!!! Shen Fubai is actually so soft in private? Getting along with Emperor of Acting Jiang is so harmonious and loving, so gay…

The flight attendant’s mind was already flooded with three hundred comments, but she still maintained her smile. “Okay.” Then she brought out the meal Jiang Heng had ordered earlier.

Jiang Heng lowered his head and called out to Shen Fubai. “Fubai, don’t fall asleep again, come and eat.”

To eat, the tray table in front of the seat needed to be unfolded, but with Shen Fubai leaning against Jiang Heng, he couldn’t unfold the tray table.

Fortunately, Shen Fubai wasn’t really sleeping. He was just…following the routine, he had three minutes of mental retardation after waking up.

Three minutes later.

Shen Fubai suddenly opened his eyes, shook his head, straightened up, and his eyes were incredibly clear.

He recalled his idiotic behavior during the past three minutes. “…”

Let him die in his sleep, don’t let him face this terrible world, thank you-

Five minutes later, the two sat upright, eating identical meals.

Shen Fubai turned his head, looking serious. “Heng Heng, believe me, I’m a good baby who doesn’t pick at food.”

He remembered that Heng Heng had once cleaned out the tomatoes in his lunchbox, so he should belong to the group of people who liked tomatoes. He couldn’t let Heng Heng give up something he liked because of him.

If they had differences in their diet, they could each eat what they liked; there was no need to change their own preferences to accommodate the other.

—This was what Shen Fubai thought. But he obviously forgot one point: when he lied about not being picky about food to prevent Jiang Heng from giving up tomatoes, he was also accommodating the other party.

People sometimes had double standards in front of love. They wanted to be a little better to the other person and a little stricter with themselves.

Jiang Heng turned his head. “Fubai, you don’t have to be like this. Even if you are picky about food, I still like you. I will pick out all the foods you don’t like for you. You can honestly express your preferences, and I will remember them one by one. I will love all of you, don’t make yourself suffer.”

Shen Fubai was taken aback, and a part of his heart felt both sweet and numb, like a soft jelly collapsing inward, somewhat moved.

Jiang Heng added, “Moreover, I also think tomatoes are quite inhumane.”

Shen Fubai raised the paper cup full of juice. “Cheers!”

Heng Heng’s words touched him deeply-

Due to sleeping all morning, Shen Fubai was energetic throughout the afternoon. It was boring on the plane, but with Jiang Heng sitting next to him, he didn’t feel bored at all.

He wished the plane could fly forever.

Shen Fubai spent the entire afternoon chatting idly with Jiang Heng. The topics they discussed were all normal, talking about favorite movie stars and the like. After all, the cabin was a public place with other people sitting around them; even if they wanted to talk about something else, they couldn’t.

This forbidden feeling was actually quite exciting-

Shen Fubai opened the sunshade and looked outside at the layer of white clouds. They were above ten thousand meters, soaring among the sea of clouds, with a blue sky and brilliant sunshine.

The world was beautiful.

The person beside him was even more beautiful.

Shen Fubai felt that he was currently a winner in life.

When the sky outside gradually darkened, changing from blue to dusky yellow, draped in a layer of rosy glow, with distant flames of clouds surging. Shen Fubai sighed. “Nature is truly a masterpiece of heaven and earth.”

Ye Ziran in the row ahead heard the sound and turned around, revealing a face between the chair gaps. “Brother Shen, you also look like a masterpiece of heaven and earth.”

Shen Fubai found it terrifying.

A face in the middle of the chairs actually said something so horrifying.

Jiang Heng said, “He probably meant to compliment you on your good looks, kids don’t know how to use words. Ye Ziran, who did you learn your Chinese from?”

‘Masterpiece of heaven and earth’ is used to describe nature, architecture, or sculpture, not to describe a person.

Ye Ziran: “From you.”

Jiang Heng: “…?” He scored 140 on the Chinese section of the college entrance exam.

Ye Ziran said emotionally, “His chiseled face is like a masterpiece carefully carved by God, truly a masterpiece of heaven and earth…” Sometimes he would borrow Jiang Heng’s phone to play games, and once he accidentally saw two gigabytes of novel text files on Jiang Heng’s phone. He clicked on one randomly and saw such a description of appearance…

Jiang Heng said expressionlessly, “Alright, you can shut up now.”