Rebirth of Chinese Entertainment, starting with the strategy of 95 flowers to counterattack

Chapter 198 A Day Trip for Healing with the Princess
Second day

At 6:30 a.m., Zhang Jingyi adjusted the shoulder straps of her white dress for the third time.

She had specially prepared this dress for today; the light chiffon material shimmered with a pearly luster in the morning light.

She twirled in front of the full-length mirror, her skirt swaying gracefully, then quickly stopped, afraid of wrinkling the carefully ironed fabric.

"Isn't this a bit too deliberate..."

She muttered to herself, her fingers unconsciously twirling around the ends of her hair.

My phone suddenly vibrated and the screen lit up!
This is the QQ group Zhou Shi created last night. The group name is:
Xinghe Sanatorium (Gu Yang, a terminally ill patient)
According to her, there are too many WeChat groups to keep track of them all.

This matter is particularly important, so a QQ group was created.

Fairy: "Jingyi, Gu Yang is downstairs. Please come down immediately! Please reply upon receiving this!"

“over!”

? ? ? ? ?

Zhang Jingyi did not reply.

She stared into thought as she looked at the group name Zhou Ye had given her, "Little Coal Ball."

Remember to drink three cups of milk tea every day: "Jingyi, keep it up!"

"Huh, why did they give me such a group name?"

"Not bad..."

Little Coal Ball: "...Okay, I'll go down right away!"

Zhang Jingyi took a deep breath, grabbed the sun hat and straw handbag from the dressing table, and checked her makeup one last time in front of the mirror.

The light makeup is just right, and the lip gloss is a trendy peach color that shimmers in the sunlight.

As soon as I opened the door, I heard deliberately hushed conversations coming from the hallway.

"Dressed up so nicely?" Zhou Ye leaned against the wall with his arms crossed, still wearing his bathrobe, clearly having been waiting here since early morning.

Tian Xiwei, biting on her yogurt straw, glanced back and forth at Zhang Jingyi: "Even your hair is curly now? Jingyi, you got up so early?"

Zhang Jingyi's ears instantly burned: "This is...this is to better fit the role!"

"Oh..." the two said in unison, drawing out the sound. Zhou Ye even exaggeratedly gave an "I understand" wink.

The elevator dinged as it arrived at the floor. Zhang Jingyi, feeling relieved, hurried over, only to hear Tian Xiwei suddenly raise her voice behind her: "Remember to wear sunscreen! The sun in Sanya is really strong!"

He paused, then added meaningfully, "Especially the back of the neck!"

The elevator doors slowly closed, cutting off the two people's mischievous laughter.

Zhang Jingyi was fixing her hair in front of the elevator mirror when she noticed that her cheeks were as red as ripe apples.

In the hotel lobby, Gu Yang was leaning against the front desk talking to the staff.

Today he was wearing a simple white shirt and light-colored casual pants, with the cuffs casually rolled up to his elbows, revealing his well-defined forearms.

Sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting a warm silhouette on him.

"morning."

Noticing her approach, Gu Yang turned around, his gaze lingering on her for a few seconds, and the corners of his lips slightly turned up, "It suits you very well."

Those four simple words made Zhang Jingyi's heart skip a beat.

She looked down, pretending to adjust her bag strap, avoiding his eyes: "Thank you. Where's the car?"

As soon as I stepped out of the revolving door, I heard a familiar cough coming from the third-floor balcony.

Looking up, Zhou Ye and Tian Xiwei were leaning on the railing, one holding up her phone pretending to take pictures of the scenery, and the other openly looking around with binoculars.

"Have fun!" Zhou Ye waved through gritted teeth.
"Cure, heal, enjoy!" Tian Xiwei enunciated each word clearly, almost squeezing the yogurt container in her hand out of shape.

As the car door closed, Zhang Jingyi finally breathed a sigh of relief, only to see Gu Yang looking at her with a half-smile: "They don't trust me that much?"

"No..." she whispered in protest, "they are..."

"Jealous?" He raised an eyebrow.

Zhang Jingyi choked, then simply turned her head to look out the window, pretending not to have heard.

Gu Yang chuckled softly, then suddenly leaned closer...

"You...!" She tensed up instantly and held her breath.

I stared blankly as his slender fingers pulled the seatbelt and fastened it with a "click".

This action brought him extremely close, close enough for her to see the shadows cast by his eyelashes under his eyes and feel the warm breath of his brush against her collarbone.

"Seatbelt." His tone was innocent, but his breath was almost on my face. "What did you think I was going to do?"

"I thought..." she began instinctively, then abruptly stopped herself.

Gu Yang didn't immediately back away. Instead, he maintained that distance, looking at her with a half-smile: "What did you think?"

"N-nothing!" Zhang Jingyi turned her head to look out the window in a panic, but saw the curve of his lips in the reflection of the glass.

The car slowly started moving. In the rearview mirror, the hotel looked smaller and smaller, while Zhang Jingyi noticed that her heartbeat was getting louder and louder.

……

Today was a day trip arranged by Zhou Ye for their treatment, hoping that Zhang Jingyi could help Gu Yang relax and get out of the shadow of "He Fei" as soon as possible.

It can be said that they went to great lengths!
First stop: Atlantis

"Is this the 'Lost Chambers'?"

Zhang Jingyi looked up at the 8-meter-high viewing window, where schools of colorful tropical fish darted among the coral reefs, and sunlight refracted through the water's surface, creating dreamy dappled patterns.

Gu Yang stood half a step behind her, his gaze fixed on her profile illuminated by the blue light: "Hmm, it's said that this place recreates the legendary Atlantis civilization."

A giant manta ray glided gracefully by, and Zhang Jingyi unconsciously took a step back, her back gently bumping against his chest.

She immediately tried to dodge, but felt a pair of hands resting on her waist, neither actually touching her nor actually touching her, yet forming a protective gesture.

"Afraid?" His deep voice sounded in my ear.

"No, I didn't," she retorted stubbornly, but secretly moved closer to him.

Gu Yang chuckled softly, then suddenly pointed to a clownfish in the distance: "Look, doesn't it look like you?"

"How is it similar?" She turned around defiantly, but because they were so close, her nose almost bumped into his chin.

“Hiding and dodging…” He raised his hand and gently brushed away the stray hairs on her forehead with his fingertips. “She was obviously so curious, but she always pretended not to care.”

Zhang Jingyi's heart suddenly raced, and she instinctively grabbed his wrist: "Gu Yang."

"Ok?"

"You now..." she mustered her courage and looked him straight in the eye, "are you Gu Yang, or He Fei?"

The blue light of the aquarium shimmered in his deep eyes. He slowly leaned down and whispered in her ear, "Who do you want me to be?"

The warm breath brushed against her earlobe, and Zhang Jingyi felt her rationality melting away.

She suddenly grabbed his collar and pulled him closer: "If it's Gu Yang..."

She tiptoed, her lips almost touching his earlobe, and said, "Stay away from me."

“If it’s He Fei…”, her fingertips lightly traced his Adam’s apple, “then don’t just talk the talk but walk the walk.”

Gu Yang's breathing clearly caught in his throat, and the hand gripping her waist tightened abruptly.

"Wow!"

A huge whale shark swam past them, the ripples creating colorful reflections on the glass.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Zhang Jingyi slipped away from his embrace and ran towards the nearby underwater tunnel, making a face at him as she turned back.

Gu Yang stood there, his Adam's apple bobbing a few times, before finally shaking his head and chuckling helplessly, "...You've gone astray."

……

As evening falls, the Coconut Dream Corridor is bathed in gold, and the soft white sand crunches gently underfoot.

Zhang Jingyi took off her sandals and carried them in her hand, stepping barefoot on the beach where the tide had just receded. Every footprint was gently smoothed out by the surging waves.

"Have you been to Sanya before?" She turned to face Gu Yang and walked backwards.

"I came here when we were filming 'Go Go Squid!'," Gu Yang said, his gaze following her the whole time. "But I've never strolled around like this before."

"Why?" He took a few quick steps and grabbed her wrist to prevent her from tripping over the seashells behind her. "Because no one is worth my time."

This answer sent a shiver down Zhang Jingyi's spine.

She let him hold her hand, and the two walked slowly along the coastline, the tide occasionally washing over their ankles, with a slightly cool touch.

"Gu Yang." She suddenly stopped in her tracks.

"Ok?"

"Are we... today...?" She turned to face the sea, not daring to look him in the eye, "are we undergoing treatment, or are we on a date?"

The sound of the waves suddenly became clear, lapping against the beach one after another.

Gu Yang didn't answer immediately. Instead, he walked behind her and gently placed his hands on her shoulders: "What do you think?"

Zhang Jingyi took a deep breath, suddenly turned around, grabbed his wrist, and pulled him to a spot where the waves could just reach him.

The tide surged in, wetting her skirt, but she was completely unaware, simply tiptoeing closer to his ear.

“If it’s for treatment…” her lips gently brushed against his cheek, “then cooperate with me.”

The fleeting kiss caused Gu Yang's pupils to shrink sharply.

Before he could react, Zhang Jingyi had already run off laughing, her white skirt fluttering in the sunset: "If it's a date..."

"Grab me!"

Gu Yang paused for a second, then strode after him.

A series of intersecting footprints were left on the beach, eventually merging at the edge of the tide.

He pulled her into his arms, and both of them were breathing heavily from running.

"Got you," he whispered, his gaze fixed on her reddened lips.

Zhang Jingyi looked up at his silhouette, which was bathed in the golden light of the setting sun, and suddenly reached out to wrap her arms around his neck: "Want to kiss me? He Fei!"

"It's me, Li Muzi, my husband!!!"

This blunt invitation completely shattered Gu Yang's rationality.

He lowered his head and covered her lips with his. The sea breeze carried a salty, damp scent, but it couldn't mask the sweetness that filled their mouths.

Zhang Jingyi closed her eyes, feeling his gentle probing, and then his gradually deepening demands, as if she were floating in warm waves.

When the kiss ended, both of them were breathing erratically.

Gu Yang gently wiped her moist lips with his thumb, his voice hoarse: "Now you know the answer?"

Zhang Jingyi buried her burning face in his chest, listening to his equally rapid heartbeat, and gently nodded.

As night fell, they went to the hotel's open-air bar.

The deep blue sky was dotted with stars, and the sound of distant waves could be faintly heard.

Zhang Jingyi ordered a mojito. The refreshing mint flavor mixed with the stimulation of alcohol made her already slightly tipsy state even more relaxed.

"How's your alcohol tolerance?" Gu Yang swirled the whiskey in his hand, the ice cubes clinking against the glass.

"It's alright." She deliberately tried to be brave and took another big gulp, only to choke and her eyes turned red.

Gu Yang frowned and reached out to wipe the wine stains from the corner of her lips: "Slow down."

Zhang Jingyi grabbed his wrist and, emboldened by the alcohol, boldly looked him straight in the eye: "Gu Yang."

"Ok?"

"I'm...very happy today." Her fingertips gently circled in his palm. "So..."

"so?"

"You're not sick... right?"

"……Yes!"

She leaned closer, her breath carrying the scent of mint and rum. "Can we go on a date again sometime?"

"Not treatment?"

“No.” She shook her head, her hair brushing against his arm. “It’s just…a date.”

Gu Yang chuckled softly, then suddenly grabbed the back of her neck and gave her a deep kiss under the starry sky.

The taste of alcohol mingled on their lips and teeth. Zhang Jingyi gripped his collar tightly, hearing him say hoarsely between breaths:

"As you wish, my princess!"

On the way back, Zhang Jingyi pretended to be asleep and quietly rested her head on Gu Yang's shoulder.

She could feel his body stiffen slightly, and then he adjusted his position to make her more comfortable.

"Pretending to be asleep?" he asked in a low voice, a hint of amusement in his tone.

Zhang Jingyi closed her eyes and pretended to be dead, but she heard him lean down and threaten in her ear: "If you keep pretending, I'll kiss you."

She immediately opened her eyes and met his smiling gaze.

In the darkness, his silhouette was outlined with exceptional depth by the neon lights outside the car window, and the corners of his lips still bore the moist traces left by the kiss.

"You!" She was about to protest when he gently pressed her back onto his shoulder.

"Go to sleep." He took her hand and intertwined their fingers. "I'll wake you when we get there."

He paused, then added:
"girlfriend."

This title sent a shiver down Zhang Jingyi's spine.

She quietly tightened her grip on his fingers, and as the car drove smoothly, she truly began to feel sleepy.

In a hazy state, she felt a gentle kiss land on the top of her head, accompanied by an almost inaudible sigh:

"finally……"

……

On the other side, in the hotel rooms.

"Tick, tick..."

Tian Xiwei lay on the bed, tapping her phone screen for the 108th time, zooming in and out on a group photo taken with Gu Yang and his family during the Chinese New Year: "Tell me... where are they now?"

Zhou Ye sat cross-legged on the carpet, gritting his teeth and squeezing a cushion: "Judging from Xiao Meiqiu's innocent acting skills, he should still be in the pure stage of 'Teacher Gu, this fish is so beautiful.'"

Why is she called Little Coal Ball?

"??? Don't you think she's very dark-skinned?"

“That’s true…” Tian Xiwei rolled over and held her phone up to the ceiling. “You didn’t see the perfume she wore this morning. It was such a subtle fragrance in the twilight!”

"Why!!!"

The two of them sighed at the same time, and the room was filled with a strong smell of jealousy.

"Ding Dong"

The doorbell rang suddenly.

Tian Xiwei tried to spring back to her feet, but failed and bounced back.

"came back?!"

Zhou Ye rushed to the door at lightning speed, only to see the hotel staff's face through the peephole.

"Hello, here is your takeout order."

Tian Xiwei slumped back onto the bed in disappointment: "Who ordered this?"

Zhou Ye returned carrying two large bags of food, angrily tearing open the packaging: "Me! Haven't you heard of turning grief into appetite?"

"That makes sense!" Tian Xiwei immediately jumped up, grabbed the milk tea, and took a big gulp. "Wow, did you also order fried chicken?"

"Mmm!" Zhou Ye took a big bite of the fries, as if he were biting into someone's flesh.

"Let's eat our fill!"

"Okay!"

Tian Xiwei ate happily, while Zhou Ye ate a bag of fries until the end.

(End of this chapter)