Chapter 43

Bai Siyi was going to temporarily move in with Huo Xingming for two days, and the production team was informed, so the cameramen quickly arrived to film.

Fortunately, they only filmed for about two hours each day, so it didn’t have much of an impact on Bai Siyi and Huo Xingming.

The main purpose of their visit was to capture the process of Bai Siyi moving into Huo Xingming’s home. After all, they had just mutually “passed” each other on the show, yet now they were secretly living together!

It was easy to imagine how much discussion this would stir if the viewers found out.

Bai Siyi didn’t have much stuff, he just carried a bag with a few changes of clothes and personal items.

He followed Huo Xingming to the villa complex where Huo Xingming had grown up. Bai Siyi was surprised—he didn’t expect that Huo Xingming lived here.

However, Huo Xingming’s villa was in the western district, while Bai Siyi had lived in the eastern district, so he had never been to this side before.

The layout of the villa was the same, just with different decoration. Huo Xingming eagerly opened the door for Bai Siyi and even offered to help carry his bag. “Xiao Bai, come in quickly. The house is a bit messy, sorry about that.”

This house hadn’t been lived in for a long time. When Huo Xingming arrived, he had specially hired someone to clean, but he had been so busy working at the factory that things were a bit messy. There were clothes left on the sofa that still needed washing, and there were unopened delivery boxes on the coffee table—some custom anime items he had ordered. There were even several pairs of limited-edition sneakers by the door. As soon as he entered, he began tidying up, awkwardly saying, “Xiao Bai, sit down first. Let me clean up a bit.”

Bai Siyi stood nearby, glancing at the sneakers and then at the collection of figurines on the shelves. He thought to himself that it seemed like Huo Xingming’s convenience store wasn’t doing too badly, the profit must be pretty good.

Huo Xingming clearly wasn’t short on money, so why did he have to suffer at the factory and work for over half a month?

Seeing that Huo Xingming was busy, Bai Siyi placed his bag on a chair and said, “I’ll help you.”

Huo Xingming was quite embarrassed. “No, no need, Xiao Bai. Housework is for…”

He paused suspiciously for a second, then glanced at Bai Siyi before sheepishly adding, “Housework is for me to do. You’re a guest, just sit down.”

Bai Siyi didn’t think there was anything strange about Huo Xingming’s pause, but the cameraman assistant, filming nearby, whispered excitedly, “Didn’t Piupiustar just almost say, ‘Housework is for the old gong to do, the wife just sits and relaxes’?”

The three cameramen nearby all burst into laughter.

Huo Xingming really knew how to make a joke. With him around, there was never a dull moment. Director Liu’s idea to add some behind-the-scenes footage to the show was genius—who else would have thought of that? If Liu wasn’t making money, who would?

Even though Huo Xingming had said that, Bai Siyi couldn’t just sit there and do nothing. After all, it was only a matter of picking up the clothes from the sofa and taking them to the laundry room, straightening the cushions and pillows, and tidying the blanket and the lazy sofa on the floor. These things were simple, and Bai Siyi could easily take care of them.

Meanwhile, Huo Xingming was sorting through his delivery boxes and sneakers.

The sneakers needed to be stored in acrylic shoe boxes to keep them dust-free, and he also needed to move the pile of delivery boxes at the door to the storage room so that Bai Siyi wouldn’t see them and think he was lazy, messy, or wasteful.

As he cleaned, Huo Xingming regretted not giving himself some buffer time when he invited Bai Siyi over. At least he could have had an hour to clean up first.

But when he realized that Bai Siyi had no other place to go, and was even considering checking into a hotel, he felt a pang of sympathy. At the same time, he was a little excited—Xiao Bai had nowhere to stay! This was such a golden opportunity!

So, in his impulsive excitement, he quickly invited Bai Siyi to stay.

They were in the midst of a flirtatious phase. Initially, Bai Siyi hadn’t wanted to stay at Huo Xingming’s place, but after checking the prices of nearby hotels, he decisively agreed to Huo Xingming’s invitation.

It’s not that Bai Siyi couldn’t afford a hotel, but the big villa offered much better value for money!

Bai Siyi wasn’t sure what Huo Xingming was thinking, but because there were cameras filming, he felt a little self-conscious. He walked over to the sofa, where there was a pile of clothes, and turned to ask Huo Xingming, “Huo Xingming, are these clothes yours? Do they need washing? I can take them to the laundry room for you.”

Huo Xingming, who was busy moving the deliveries, quickly responded, “Yes, they need washing, but Xiao Bai, don’t do it. Just sit and relax.”

Bai Siyi replied, “It’s fine, I’ll just carry them for you. You can wash them yourself.”

With that, Bai Siyi took off his hat and mask, tied his messy hair into a ponytail, and gathered up the pile of clothes from the sofa before heading towards the laundry room.

The layout of this old villa complex was basically the same, so Bai Siyi didn’t need to ask and just walked straight to the laundry room.

There were three cameramen in total. One was stationed in the living room, one followed Huo Xingming, and the last one saw Bai Siyi heading to the laundry room and followed him with the camera.

Bai Siyi placed the clothes he was holding into the laundry basket. The cameraman softly asked, “Xiao Bai, are you going to help Huo Xingming wash clothes?”

Bai Siyi shook his head. “It’s not appropriate. He should wash them himself.”

After all, Huo Xingming’s clothes were quite expensive, and Bai Siyi didn’t know what detergent to use or how much. Most importantly, clothes were personal items, and just bringing them into the laundry room was enough. Sorting them out and washing them, piece by piece, would be awkward.

After saying that, Bai Siyi was about to leave the laundry room when he noticed two pieces of clothing on the floor—he must have dropped them when he first came in, as they were too small.

Bai Siyi walked over and saw two pairs of black boxer briefs. His ears immediately turned red, and the cameraman noticed too and was about to bend down to film them. But Bai Siyi quickly blocked the camera with his hand and whispered, “This is private, don’t film it.”

The cameraman, used to making instinctive filming moves, didn’t realize until Bai Siyi’s reminder. He took a few steps back, stepping outside the laundry room and only pointed the camera at Bai Siyi.

Bai Siyi, face flushed, picked up the two pairs of black boxer briefs from the floor.

He couldn’t help but notice how Huo Xingming was big, and even his brother seemed to be just as well-endowed. Judging by the size of these pants, and especially the middle area, Bai Siyi quickly glanced at them, his ears and face completely red.

So embarrassing, so embarrassing!

Bai Siyi picked up the two pairs of boxer briefs and was about to toss them into the laundry basket when just then, Huo Xingming appeared at the door. Wiping sweat from his brow, he said, “Xiao Bai, I’m done. What are you doing?”

Bai Siyi: “…”

Bai Siyi, holding the two pairs of boxer briefs, awkwardly looked at Huo Xingming.

Huo Xingming immediately noticed the clothes in Bai Siyi’s hands. His expression became awkward too. He shyly walked into the laundry room and, looking at Bai Siyi with some hesitation, said, “Xiao Bai, you… you don’t mean you want to hand-wash my clothes, do you?”

How embarrassing was that? After all, these were his personal underwear.

Bai Siyi: “…”

Bai Siyi quickly tossed the boxer briefs into the laundry basket, stiffly replying, “Of course not! I just want to wash my hands! Do you have any hand sanitizer?”

Huo Xingming: “…”

Huo Xingming awkwardly rubbed his nose and, feeling a bit wronged, handed Bai Siyi the hand sanitizer.

After Bai Siyi washed his hands and came out, the cameramen had finished their tasks for the day and were preparing to leave.

One of the cameramen said, “It’s a shame you two aren’t continuing the live broadcast. If you did, the buzz would be even bigger.”

Nowadays, fans were hanging around the live broadcast room of the show every day, asking the production team to bring Huo Xingming and Bai Siyi back.

Bai Siyi and Huo Xingming’s fans couldn’t find them, so they kept shouting and begging for content on their fan forums. The CP fan club for “Bai Xingyi” had already surpassed a million followers.

This was the hottest CP in the past year, and many variety shows were trying to contact Bai Siyi and Huo Xingming through the production team. They wanted to invite the two to form a team for a variety show. Bai Siyi had also received many business collaboration messages on his fan forum, but he hadn’t checked them yet, so he didn’t know about it.

After the cameramen left, Huo Xingming had almost finished tidying up his house. He let out the robot vacuum, then took Bai Siyi upstairs to the guest bedroom next to his own bedroom. He said to Bai Siyi, “Xiao Bai, you’ll be staying here for the next couple of days. If you need anything, just tell me, and I’ll buy it for you.”

The guest bedroom was fully furnished with its own bathroom and balcony. It was very spacious and bright. Bai Siyi didn’t need anything, so he thanked Huo Xingming.

However, after the awkward situation in the laundry room and with all the staff leaving, it was just the two of them left in the house. The atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward.

Bai Siyi didn’t feel like looking at Huo Xingming. “It’s only two days, there’s no need to buy anything.”

Huo Xingming also felt a bit shy. It was the first time he had someone he liked, and he even brought that person home. To be honest, he was a bit excited.

Huo Xingming stood there, watching Bai Siyi take off his backpack and unpack his clothes. Neither of them knew what to say. The atmosphere seemed somewhat ambiguous and awkward. When Bai Siyi didn’t speak up, Huo Xingming decided to make a move.

He wanted to find a topic to talk about and happened to see the clothes Bai Siyi had taken out. The clothes were neatly folded, but as he pulled them out, they fell at an angle onto the bed, revealing a few white pairs of underwear. They had been tucked inside the clothes, but somehow they had fallen out, and Huo Xingming stood there watching.

Bai Siyi, feeling embarrassed, quickly grabbed the clothes to cover them. Huo Xingming blurted out, “Xiao Bai, your underwear is so small, what size is it?”

Bai Siyi: “…”

Bai Siyi looked at Huo Xingming with a deadpan expression.

Huo Xingming: “…”

Realizing his mistake, Huo Xingming’s face turned red, and he quickly tried to fix his words, “Ah, no, I meant, it’s much smaller than mine… uh… not as big as mine… no, what I mean is, your underwear is delicate, very cute…”

Huo Xingming: “…”

Ugh!

Why did it keep getting worse?

Bai Siyi, with an emotionless face, pointed to the door. “Out.”