78 – Filming the Bed Scene

Episode 78: Filming a Bed Scene

The chief seemed to have been invited by the production team as an emergency consultant. Of course, there weren’t many scenes requiring consultation, so he was scheduled to return to the hospital in two days.

Even if they were distant relatives, He Yu couldn’t ignore his cousin.

Just then, an assistant staff member arrived to explain that an actor was seeking advice from Xie Qingcheng and led him away.

He Yu followed his cousin out of the tent.

As it turned out, the chief was also a smoker. Moreover, despite the scent of disinfectant clinging to him, he smelled somehow different from Xie Qingcheng. He Yu felt a slight sting in the bridge of his nose as he caught the scent.

“So you know Xie Qingcheng too.”

The chief opened the conversation with a statement rather than a question.

“Did my parents tell you?”

The chief spoke while smoking.

“No, I saw it on the news. They went into quite a bit of detail about what happened during the Huzhou University incident.”

“…”

“I heard you were thoroughly humiliated in front of everyone when the old footage was released.”

The chief continued, “But why are you still on good terms with Xie Qingcheng?”

He Yu remained silent. However, one thing occurred to him.

If this cousin was an employee at Huzhou First People’s Hospital, he might know the specific [unauthorized copy]details unauthorized copyof the situation at that time.

With that thought, He Yu asked abruptly, “Were you at the scene when that video was filmed?”

“You found the right person. I was.”

“Then, how was it actually…”

“Exactly as it appeared in the video. Xie Qingcheng wasn’t framed. Why, did you think it was a deepfake?”

The chief spoke jokingly, arching an eyebrow as he looked at He Yu.

The two cousins walked side by side through the filming set.

After a moment, the chief spoke again.

“Regardless of that incident, I feel like [Read on Read BL Novels]Xie Qingcheng hides too much. It’s like he’s [Read on Read BL Novels]thoroughly concealing some secret.”

“…Is that so?”

“Yeah. Usually, people become sensitive when they have worries on their mind. But Xie Qingcheng was a cold-hearted perfectionist 365 days a year, on high alert every single minute. He was a prime example of someone living with a mountain of worries inside.”

Flicking his cigarette ash, the chief continued.

“Well, if you’re curious about the truth, why not just ask him directly? You two went through thick and thin together during the Huzhou University control tower incident.”

He would have been better off not mentioning it. At the mention of the past, He Yu’s eyes darkened again.

“What, does he not tell you these things either?”

“No. We aren’t that close.”

After chatting with the chief, [stolen content]by [stolen content]the time filming ended, He Yu’s mood had plummeted to a complete low.

He didn’t take the director’s car back to the hotel. Since the set was quite close to the hotel anyway, he walked back with his cousin.

But who would have thought he’d run into Xie Qingcheng and Chen Man eating late-night snacks by a night market stall?

The chief seemed to notice them as well.

Sitting at a street stall smelling of grease, Xie Qingcheng was certainly too conspicuous. With his elegant aura and straight posture, there was no way he could be hidden by the ordinary crowd.

As he tried to smoke, Chen Man stopped him and took his lighter. With a look of annoyance, Xie Qingcheng stood up, borrowed a lighter from a young man at the next table whose arms were covered in tattoos, and lit his cigarette.

Chen Man had no choice but to return the lighter to Xie Qingcheng.

Watching this, the chief remarked, “I’ve seen that man before. He’s a cop.”

He Yu immediately corrected him. “A cop without a single flower on his epaulettes.”

Observing Chen Man, the chief muttered again, “He looked familiar when I saw him last time… He’s the maternal grandson of the Yenzhou Political Chairperson, right?”

Although Chen Man himself refused to acknowledge his grandfather, his social standing was similar to He Yu’s. For the past few days, He Yu’s mood soured whenever he thought of this fact.

Coincidentally, as if a grenade wasn’t enough, the chief casually dropped a nuclear bomb.

“Are those two a pair?”

“What do you mean, a pair?”

He Yu turned his head with an expressionless face.

The chief quirked an eyebrow. “A pair is a pair; what else could it be?”

“…Why would you think that?”

“When I was on duty in the ER last time, Xie Qingcheng was brought in with a high fever. That cop was with him. Nurse Zhou said he’d waited by his side before whenever Xie Qingcheng was getting an IV.”

Doctors really were something; they might look serious on the surface, but they seemed busy gossiping behind the scenes.

“They seem to be denying it, but I saw a hickey on Xie Qingcheng’s body back then. What’s with tormenting someone until they get a high fever and then bringing them to the ER? That cop looks kind, but honestly, I suspect he’s a sadist.”

The sadist listened to his cousin’s words without any change in expression.

On the other hand, his insides were burning black.

Those hickeys were all left by He Yu. What did the evidence of their passionate sex have to do with Chen Man?

After parting with his cousin and returning to the hotel, He Yu’s vigorous desire grew even deeper.

As the elevator doors opened, he quickly crossed the hallway to find his room. He felt as if he wouldn’t be able to contain his violent urges if he ran into anyone. However, upon [visit our site]arriving near his room, he saw that the door to visit our sitethe room where Xie Qingcheng was staying was stolen contentopen. Seeing a cart in front of the door, it seemed Xie Qingcheng had called room service for bathroom cleaning.

He Yu was familiar with Xie Qingcheng’s bathing habits. Even when he stayed at He Yu’s house in the past, on particularly busy days, he would always soak in hot water at night to soothe the nerves he had kept taut all day.

Sure enough, tilting his head slightly, he saw a room service employee cleaning the bathroom.

“…”

He Yu knew that nothing was happening between Xie Qingcheng and Chen Man. In the first place, Xie Qingcheng wouldn’t believe in his wildest dreams that Chen Man was gay. Even if the bathtub was cleaned and the bed sheets were changed, the possibility of anything dirty happening between them was close to zero.

It was good that Xie Qingcheng was clean, but the problem was that Chen Man was too petty.

He Yu thought coldly. That bastard tried to kiss Xie Qingcheng in secret.

If he were a real man, he should have kissed him fair and square. At most, he would have gotten a slap on the cheek and a few curses. But that bastard Chen Man? He didn’t even have the courage for that.

He Yu’s thoughts grew increasingly gloomy.

In the gay world, regardless of being a young master or whatever, Chen Man was just a pathetic piece of trash.

Still, he felt uncomfortable. Thinking that Chen Man would be outside while Xie Qingcheng bathed made his whole body itch as if he were sitting on a bed of needles.

Not wanting to ruin his mood further, He Yu looked away and continued walking to his room.

However, the moment he glanced sideways, two beds came into view.

Both were neatly made, but it was easy to tell which one was Chen Man’s. This was because a gaming console and a police uniform were placed on only one of the beds.

And that bed was against the wall.

“…”

Returning to his room with a face pale with frustration, He Yu slammed the door shut. The first thing he did upon arriving in his room Read on Read BL Novelswas roll up [stolen content]his sleeves and move the bed, which he had barely managed to push toward the wall last night, back to its original place.

He refused to sleep close to Young Master Chen even if it killed him.

While he was struggling with frustration, he heard the room service employee from the next room preparing to leave. Not in his right mind, He Yu impulsively opened the door and called out to the employee.

“Is there anything else you need?”

With a forced calm expression, He Yu said, “I’m sorry, but could you please clean the bathtub as well?”

Once the room service employee finished and left, He Yu followed Xie Qingcheng’s habit and soaked in the tub. As he leaned back, he felt the warm water pressure. It felt as if the void in his chest was being filled.

Turning off the bathroom lights, he closed his eyes and soaked in the warm water for a while. In the silence, only the ripples swayed quietly.

Chen Man’s status.

The words his cousin had said.

Xie Qingcheng’s cold and quiet back…

-Usually, people become sensitive when they have worries on their mind. But Xie Qingcheng was a cold-hearted perfectionist 365 days a year, on high alert every single minute.

-Well, if you’re curious about the truth, why not just ask him directly? You two went through thick and thin together during the Huzhou University control tower incident.

-They seem to be denying it, but I saw a hickey on Xie Qingcheng’s body back then.

He Yu’s breathing grew heavier. A stinging sensation tore at his heart bit by bit. His intention to cut ties with Xie Qingcheng had vanished, turning into ash.

Along with a feeling of resentment and indignation, he felt a contradictory reaction of rejection. However, it was insufficient to suppress his flourishing desire.

In fact, that desire was harder to restrain than the pathological craving for blood. While he could suppress the urge to stab others, he could not suppress the desire to monopolize Xie Qingcheng’s body.

Yes. He couldn’t extract a single stolen contentword of truth from the mouth of [unauthorized copy]Xie unauthorized copyQingcheng, who was skilled at lying.

Xie Qingcheng tells him nothing.

However, at least the face he makes when he loses his reason while spreading his legs on the bed is truthful. The emotion held in his hand was a real one, without a single grain of falsehood.

He couldn’t have shown such a side when he was with Li Ruoqiu. If so, he was the only person in the world who had seen that side of Xie Qingcheng.

Thinking this far, He Yu found a sliver of comfort amidst the dual stress of psychology and physiology.

After regaining his composure and changing into clean clothes, the moment He Yu stepped out of the bathroom, he saw himself in the mirror. The boy, with water dripping from his hair, looked somewhat sorrowful.

“Mr. He, are you inside?”

As he finished drying his hair and came out, someone knocked on the door from outside.

It was a habit of people in modern society [unauthorized copy]to address someone they didn’t know well [unauthorized copy]as ‘Teacher’ or ‘Mr.’ as a title of respect.

He Yu opened the door. The person standing there was an assistant staff member working under Representative Huang.

“What is it?”

“Ah, it’s nothing much.”

The assistant staff member adjusted his glasses and began to speak. He looked a bit nervous facing He Yu.

“This is the script, and this is the upcoming schedule. Oh, and this. This is a list of roles with short lines in the movie. The Representative said he originally planned to cast experienced extras, but he thought Young Master He might be interested, so he told me to let you pick one.”

This was all the result of receiving the full attention of the general producer, Mr. Huang Zhilong. His mother, Lu Zishu, had also called Representative Huang and earnestly requested that he provide various internship opportunities for He Yu.

Thanks to this, not only was He Yu studying as an intern beside the director, but he also got the chance to appear as a cameo in the movie.

Receiving the thick documents, He Yu said, “Thank you. You’ve worked hard.”

When evening came, He Yu sat alone on his bed and read the script for a long time. The assistant staff member was very meticulous. Seeing that the various cameo roles were marked with different colored pens and organized into a list, he could tell how much effort had been put into it.

After skimming through the script, He Yu sent a message to Huang Zhilong, a model of professional social etiquette, expressing his sincere gratitude for the Representative’s consideration.

Then, he chose a cameo role he was interested in and sent it over.

President Huang was stunned the moment he saw the name of the role. It was the role he thought He Yu would be the first to reject.

[Xiao He, you’re not joking right now, are you?]

[I’m speaking seriously.]

The list of roles lay scattered messily on the bed. He Yu chose the cameo role to be filmed the day after tomorrow. In the remarks column next to the role’s name, an additional explanation was written in red pen.

This role had a bed scene.

The sentence written clearly in the remarks column was as follows:

[This role requires consultation from a psychiatric expert. Expert for the day: Xie Qingcheng]