Chapter 30

The last scene filmed that day was Fang Jianyuan and Yu Haiyang having dinner together.

Fang Jianyuan brought in two bottles of beer from the grocery store for Yu Haiyang. Yu Haiyang, who had just taken off his apron, was leaning against the edge of the dining table. He took the beer bottles from Fang Jianyuan's hands and opened the cap with his teeth.

He handed an open beer bottle to Fang Jianyuan and said, "Want a drink?"

Fang Jianyuan shot a quick look at the beer bottle, nodded and said, "I'll drink."

Yu Haiyang had specifically gone to the market to purchase the ingredients for stir-fried prawns and steamed fish that he specially made for Fang Jianyuan.

During the meal, Yu Haiyang peeled the shrimp as he talked with Fang Jianyuan, placing them into Fang Jianyuan's bowl when he was done, then licking the leftover seasoning on his fingers. He then picked up the beer bottle and drank a mouthful of cold beer.

Fang Jianyuan used his chopsticks to pick up the shrimp meat and said to Yu Haiyang, "Don't mind me, just eat."

Smiling, Yu Haiyang put down the bottle of beer and said, "I don't want to eat anymore." Peeling the next piece of shrimp, he sent it straight to Fang Jianyuan bowl.

Fang Jianyuan simply raised his hand to cover up his bowl. Unexpectedly, Yu Haiyang sent the shrimp directly to his mouth. The shrimp touched his lips and was shaken from side to side.

Yu Haiyang only smiled, waiting for him to open his mouth.

Fang Jianyuan could only open his mouth and eat the shrimp.

The scene ended here as Xia Xingcheng slowly chewed on the shrimp that had just been put into his mouth. However, as they waited for the director to wrap up the scene, Yang Youming suddenly laughed, and in a teasing tone, said, "Help me lick it?"

Xia Xingcheng was immediately stunned. As he stared at Yang Youming's coated fingers reaching out to his lips, he subconsciously licked it with his tongue obediently.

As a result, He Zheng shouted, "Cut!" He said, "Don't do that! Don't joke like that."

Yang Youming was still smiling as he withdrew his fingers, slowly wiping them with wet wipes handed by his assistant.

Xia Xingcheng's heart was beating so hard in his chest that he bowed his head and struggled to swallow all the shrimp down his throat.

Rising from his seat, Yang Youming patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's just a joke, don't worry about it."

Xia Xingcheng looked up and smiled at Yang Youming. When Yang Youming left, he remained on the stool, then took a paper napkin from the table and carefully wiped his mouth.

A few seconds later, Xia Xingcheng suddenly heard an unusual commotion. Looking up, he saw a group of staff members pushing a cart towards him, a cake sitting on top, and then the rest of the staff on set gathered round, clapping and singing Happy Birthday.

Xia Xingcheng was startled, and suddenly remembered that today was his 24th birthday. He hurriedly got up from the stool, and when the birthday cake was finally in front of him, everyone shouted for him to make a wish and blow out the candles.

At that moment, Xia Xingcheng's head was a little empty, and many of his movements were subconscious reactions. He clasped his hands together and closed his eyes, but he couldn't think of anything to wish for. The only thing that was replaying in his mind was the way Yang Youming had looked and sounded when he had asked him to lick his finger just now. After, he opened his eyes and absent-mindedly blew out the candles, realizing that he hadn't made any wishes at all in the end.

But birthdays are celebrated every year, and the number of wishes that he could achieve so far could be counted on his fingers. Xia Xingcheng didn't feel much regret.

After blowing out the candles, several young female staff members pushed Yang Youming over and asked him to present a gift to the birthday boy.

The corner of Yang Youming's mouth hooked up in a smile. He was carrying a huge cloth doll in his hand that looked exactly like Xia Xingcheng, very much like a handmade product. He gave the giant doll to Xia Xingcheng, hugged him for a bit, and said, "Happy Birthday."

Smiling, Xia Xingcheng said, "Thank you." And then quickly withdrew from Yang Youming's embrace. He looked down at the doll and asked the staff in awe, "Did you guys make this for me?"

The staff shook their heads and told him that it had been sent by his fanclub. Originally, they had asked if they could come to the Film City's shooting location to show support for Xia Xingcheng's birthday. Huang Jixin had thought it over for a bit but felt that this would delay the filming progress. He Zheng and Yang Youming's time was too valuable, and a small actor like Xia Xingcheng could not afford to hold up their time, so he had directly refused the fanclub without first consulting the production team.

Later on, the members of the fanclub came by with gifts and gave Xia Xingcheng's birthday present to the staff members to pass along.

After Xia Xingcheng took hold of his doll, the staff informed Yang Youming that the members of Xia Xingcheng's fanclub had also given him a gift.

"There's one for me too?" Yang Youming was obviously very surprised.

He Zheng was not happy about this. He stepped on the stool with one foot. "How come I didn't get one?"

A girl shouted, "My family's on-screen lovers!"

When he heard this sentence, Xia Xingcheng couldn't help but turn to look at Yang Youming, but he only saw Yang Youming maintaining his smile, not reacting to the girl's words.

A staff member came over and presented Yang Youming with his own giant doll. Yang Youming slightly tilted his head and looked at the doll as if he was sizing someone up, then took the doll from the staff member's hands in a way that was similar to a hug. This immediately provoked several young girls at the scene to scream. Yang Youming was a little puzzled, raising his head and looking up at them, "What's going on?"

The girls then said, "How handsome!"

Yang Youming's doll was wearing a black suit, and looked very elegant. He held the doll high up and asked the girls, "Do you think it's handsome?"

One girl with a particularly loud voice exclaimed, "You're handsome!"

Yang Youming smiled at their words. He said, "Am I handsome or is your Xiao Xing ge handsome?"

This time, all the female staff members at the scene spoke in unison, "Both are handsome!"

Yang Youming looked at Xia Xingcheng and said, "Let's see what today's birthday boy has to say." With that, he stepped back and stood behind Xia Xingcheng.

Xia Xingcheng smiled and said, "It's my treat tonight. Everyone should come. When work is over, let's all go for a late-night snack!"