After Dumping the Scumbag Top, I Was Relentlessly Chased by a Top-Tier Idol - Chapter 25

The sound of the heavy rain was immense, pitter-pattering and crashing against the tree branches and the shed roof… burying almost all the world’s sounds beneath it.

Shen Xu’s voice wasn’t loud enough to reach Lin Yizhou’s ears, but fortunately, the person standing next to him was Pei Yutai. Hearing his movement, Pei Yutai cried out in alarm just as he expected: “Brother Xu, what’s wrong with you?”

And this sound, as he wished, summoned Lin Yizhou to his side.

“What’s wrong?” Lin Yizhou supported his arm, frowning as he looked at the hand in the sling. “Does it hurt?”

As an actor who had just won the Best Newcomer Award before the New Year, Shen Xu exercised his acting skills to the fullest at this moment. He loosely gripped his own arm, his expression restrained and painful, his voice trembling slightly: “Yeah, a little. I bumped into a wooden pillar when I came in just now.”

“To be safe, let’s go to the director’s team and find a doctor to check it out,” Lin Yizhou said, grabbing his wrist and pulling him toward the heavy rain.

“Captain.” Shen Xu pulled him back in time. His face had softened a bit, and his voice returned to normal. “No need to go, I’m fine now. It just felt like a sudden sharp sting.”

“Really?” Lin Yizhou looked at him suspiciously.

Shen Xu nodded and leaned into Lin Yizhou’s ear as if no one else were there, saying in a voice only the two of them could hear: “If Captain is worried about me, just pay a little more attention to me, so I don’t bump into anything else.”

Why are you guys whispering in front of everyone! A little couple creating their own barrier, right? If you don’t tell me, I’m going to start rumors!

Yongxing PR: Don’t ship it. If you ship it, it’s just seniors and juniors from the same company taking care of each other outside.

To be fair, this wooden shed is built really well. I just want to say one thing: Lin Yizhou is awesome.

Regarding what Shen Xu said, Lin Yizhou didn’t say much, just silently pulled him over to sit by the grilled fish rack.

He had just picked up the knife when he heard a “gurgling” sound from the crowd.

The blue-haired singer rubbed his stomach sheepishly and said pitifully, “I’ve only eaten two coconuts and one appetizing sour orange since the recording started yesterday…”

Lin Yizhou saw that these words were directed at him, but since he hadn’t caught the fish, he didn’t have the right to distribute it.

He looked at Jiang Siyuan, who was nearby.

Jiang Siyuan understood his meaning and smiled: “No matter who finds the resources, they are team assets. The captain has the right to distribute them reasonably.”

Lin Yizhou looked at the large fish in front of him, thought for a few seconds, and told everyone to come and eat together.

The non-celebrity guest wearing black-rimmed glasses heard this and ran excitedly to Shen Xu’s side. Because he ran too fast, his upper body lost its balance when he sat down, and he couldn’t help but fall toward Shen Xu.

Lin Yizhou was originally cutting the fish meat, but seeing this out of the corner of his eye, he quickly put down the knife and used his body to block the space in front of Shen Xu.

Shen Xu hadn’t reacted yet. He looked up from within the circle of protection, and his gaze happened to collide with the person in front of him. The slight astonishment in his eyes quickly turned into deep joy.

The sound of the crashing rain seemed to stretch this moment, or perhaps time had been paused; for a “long” time, there was only the other person in their eyes.

Shen Xu’s gaze traced the face in front of him inch by inch—the long but not curled eyelashes, the charming fox eyes, the contrasting cold-toned pupils, the full and rosy lips… The person he had liked and fantasized about for years was now standing right in front of him, within arm’s reach, to protect him.

For a split second, he wanted to lean in and kiss him directly, rubbing those lips wantonly to claim the person in front of him as his own.

But he couldn’t.

Lin Yizhou didn’t even believe that he liked him yet.

He had to endure.

The weight behind him didn’t crash into him as expected. Lin Yizhou regained his senses, stood up, and turned around. He saw the glasses-wearing guest being pulled back by Nan Qiguang’s arm, quickly standing straight.

Lin Yizhou cleared his throat and said calmly: “Please be careful, and pay attention to the injured.”

The glasses-wearing guest nodded frantically: “Sorry, I was too impatient.”

Lin Yizhou nodded slightly and returned to his position.

Pei Yutai also pulled Nan Qiguang to sit next to him, patting his shoulder very familiarly: “Brother Nan, there could be thunder and lightning at any time in this weather, so just sit next to me! You can grab me whenever you’re scared! I’ll protect you.”

Nan Qiguang turned his head and gave him a smile, saying thanks.

Lin Yizhou sat closest to the grilled fish, responsible for cutting the meat and distributing it to everyone.

After a round of distribution, Lin Yizhou handed the fish meat in his hand to Shen Xu beside him. Unexpectedly, the other party didn’t take it, but instead raised his hand weakly, looking like a pity-seeking puppy: “Captain, I’ve been using this hand for everything just now—killing the fish, cleaning it, grilling it, adding firewood, and so on. Now this hand is a bit tired and I can’t lift it. Could you feed me a bit?”

Just as he finished speaking, the glasses-wearing guest on his right adjusted his body slightly to face Shen Xu and said flatteringly: “Teacher Shen, Teacher Lin is also very tired from cutting meat for everyone. How about I feed you? I will definitely be careful, careful, and extra careful. I absolutely won’t hurt you.”

Shen Xu:

Pei Yutai: Who is so blind these days!?

He was so shocked he even forgot to swallow the fish meat in his mouth.

Before anyone could react, another sweet and waxy voice sounded in the crowd: “How about I do it?” Xiang He gestured with the fish meat in his hand. “Coincidentally, the bones in the fish meat I have have been picked clean.”

Pei Yutai: Another one?

He chewed the fish meat in his mouth a few times quickly, stood up as he swallowed, and took practical action to defend his Brother Xu’s love. He walked over, pulled the glasses-wearing guest up, and smiled: “Come, brother, let’s swap places. We won’t trouble you guys with our team’s people. I’ll do it, I’ll do it.”

However, as soon as he sat down, he realized a very serious problem—

Which was how he was supposed to, under the gaze of so many eyes, naturally and logically make his Brother Zhou feed his Brother Xu.

He slowly turned his head to look at Lin Yizhou, but unexpectedly, as if the other party had read his mind, Lin Yizhou spoke first: “Yutai, you eat first. I’ll just feed him.”

Having said that, Lin Yizhou felt the subtle gazes being cast from the surroundings, but in times like this, being coy would only make things seem weirder.

Besides, what Shen Xu said was the truth.

He didn’t think much of it, cutting the fish meat into small pieces with a knife as usual and feeding them into Shen Xu’s mouth.

Outside the shed, the rain was noisy; inside the shed, the atmosphere was silent.

Nan Qiguang carefully picked out every single bone from the fish meat in his hand and reached out toward Lin Yizhou.

At the same time, Shen Xu pressed down on Lin Yizhou’s hand, redirected it toward Lin Yizhou’s own mouth, and said: “Captain, don’t just focus on feeding me, you eat too.”

Lin Yizhou saw Nan Qiguang’s outstretched hand, but he didn’t look sideways and ate the fish meat from his own hand.

Pei Yutai looked at the hand held in front of him, leaned over slightly, and snatched the fish meat from Nan Qiguang’s hand into his mouth, saying contentedly: “Thanks for the feeding, Captain Nan. It’s really delicious.”

Nan Qiguang’s fingertips twitched slightly as he withdrew his hand, forcing a smile: “No need for thanks, as long as it’s good.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Shen Xu give him a look with a subtle expression, then say to Pei Yutai: “Little brother, you need to understand reciprocity.”

Pei Yutai nodded quickly and said: “Captain Nan, wait a moment, I’ll feed you too!”

Nan Qiguang refused without hesitation, but in the end, he couldn’t withstand Pei Yutai’s persistent pestering.

After the ten people had finished a single fish, the heavy rain still showed no signs of stopping. Everyone was forced to sit under the wooden shed and watch the mountain rain.

The downpour continued, the temperature dropped sharply, and as the mountain wind blew in, some guests were so cold they rubbed their arms. Xiang He glanced at Shen Xu and murmured: “Suddenly feels quite cold.”

Shen Xu was sitting behind Lin Yizhou. Seeing his fingers tightly interlaced and his fingertips turning purple—clearly a sign of being extremely cold but enduring it without a word—he shook his head helplessly, stood up, and walked over to pat his shoulder gently.

Lin Yizhou looked back. Seeing it was him, a flash of worry appeared on his face: “What’s wrong? Does your hand hurt again?”

Shen Xu shook his head with a smile and said: “I’m fine. Captain, you sit further inside. I want to sit a bit further out to catch the breeze.”

Lin Yizhou didn’t think much about it and stood up to switch places with him.

Xiang He was just about to stand up and go over when he heard Pei Yutai wail in the crowd: “Sitting like this is going to be boring to death. It feels like this rain is never going to end…” He gradually wilted as he spoke, but quickly straightened his back again, suggesting spiritedly, “How about we play some games?”

He stood up and looked at everyone excitedly.

The blue-haired singer looked up at him listlessly: “Play what? Running in the rain to remember our youth?”

Pei Yutai’s head drooped at the words, but the next second, as if thinking of something, his head perked up again instantly: “We can play Truth or Dare! Let’s borrow some props from the production team.”

After saying that, he looked at the camera nearby and winked at it: “Director Tu, how about it? You wouldn’t want the viewers in the live stream to just watch the rain with us, right?”

A moment later, staff members brought over the props. In addition to the lie detector from yesterday morning and two cardboard boxes containing Truth and Dare cards, they also brought a small spinning wheel.

Pei Yutai gave a thumbs-up to the camera: “Director Tu is really meticulous and considerate.”

Director Tu behind the camera: “…”

Once the props were in hand, Pei Yutai called everyone to sit in a circle to make it easier to play the game.

Lin Yizhou: “I won’t play.”

“No way,” Pei Yutai instinctively refused. “How can the rest of us revel in madness while leaving you, Captain, alone in the cold? If we play, everyone plays together.”

For a moment, everyone’s eyes were on him.

Seeing that he wouldn’t budge, Pei Yutai ran over and grabbed his arm, shaking it back and forth, starting a “spoiled child” offensive: “Captain~ play with us.”

Seeing this scene, several guests couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Pei Yutai couldn’t help but turn red in the face, saying in mock annoyance: “What are you laughing at? Am I that funny?”

“No,” Wen Yue hooked her lips. “It’s actually quite cute.”

It is quite cute, but I thought Baby Pei would be a big ‘Top’ (Gong)

Who says a big Top can’t act spoiled!! I love spoiled Tops! Who doesn’t love a clingy big puppy!

A spoiled man is the most lethal~

Hearing the praise, Pei Yutai became even more spirited in his antics, hooking Lin Yizhou’s arm and trying to lean against him, only to have his back collar grabbed by someone for the nth time.

He looked back, seeing Shen Xu smiling but with hidden “blades” in his eyes: “That’s enough, isn’t it?”

Pei Yutai let go of Lin Yizhou and thought to himself: Why can someone be such a vinegar jar (jealous)… a whole vat wouldn’t even fit him!

But inner thoughts aside, he had to behave when he needed to. After being warned by Shen Xu, he immediately quieted down, only looking at Lin Yizhou piteously.

Lin Yizhou knew he meant well and finally nodded in agreement: “Okay, I’ll join.”

“That’s more like it.” Pei Yutai snapped his fingers, quickly returned to his original position, and ushered everyone to sit down together.

With the guests in place and the props ready, accompanied by the music of the rain hammering against all things, the spinning wheel in the center of the circle began to turn.

Under the nervous or expectant gazes of the guests, the pointer on the wheel slowly, slowly, slowly pointed toward Lin Yizhou.

Some people breathed a sigh of relief, some were a little disappointed, and some were just there for the spectacle.

Pei Yutai excitedly changed his sitting posture, looking at his captain with sparkling eyes, and laughed: “Look, Captain, you’re the first one. Even the heavens want you to participate.”

“So, Captain, do you choose Truth or Dare?”

Lin Yizhou didn’t hesitate: “Truth.”

Pei Yutai handed the box containing the Truth cards to him.

Lin Yizhou randomly pulled out a slip of paper and handed it to Pei Yutai.

Pei Yutai unfolded the paper expectantly and read out the question on it: “Among everyone present, who is your ideal type?”

To ensure the authenticity of the slip, Pei Yutai showed it around to all the guests and then displayed it once more in front of the camera.

The guests’ gazes focused on Lin Yizhou once again—some expectant, some curious.

Lin Yizhou placed his hand into the lie detector, and without thinking for too long, spoke three words in a flat, waveless voice.

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