CH 32

“…”

Song Yunran was so angry that he almost wanted to ask which idiot had locked the door.

Luckily, before he could say anything, the little sense remaining warned him that the idiot was himself.

Ah, this sinful right hand.

You were the one who liked the dizzy fan, you were the one who joined the dizzy group, and you are still the one who locked Qin Ke and myself in a small dark room.

He glared angrily at the right hand hanging at his side, suspecting that it was no longer a part of his body. Instead, it was an undercover agent put in by those little girls on Weibo.

“Can you open it from the outside?” Song Yunran asked with a glimmer of hope.

Qin Ke said, “Yes, they tried it once in the morning with the key.”

Well, that was a good way to settle things, and Song Yunran put his mind at ease.

As a mature young man of today, he took out his phone and found Assistant Tang’s number as a matter of course.

He was just about to press it when the last red line of the phone’s battery level was declared to be zero in front of him.

Can it get any better?

Song Yunran was furious inside, but his face was silent for a while, turning his head to ask: “Your phone can still work, right?”

Qin Ke was helpless: “I just finished shooting, my phone is still with my assistant.”

Song Yunran: “Then where is your assistant?”

In a situation like this where the door can’t be locked, the assistant should be guarding the outside to prevent any casual people from entering or leaving.

But when he came over just now, he didn’t see Qin Ke’s assistant’s silhouette.

“Xiao Ke suddenly had a stomachache just now and went to the bathroom.”

Qin Ke hung the outfit he had changed out of on the display rack and paused for half a beat before adding, as if he had just remembered, “I thought it would be a detour for him to come back from the bathroom, plus it wouldn’t take more than a few minutes to change, so I told him to go straight to the canopy to meet up later.”

If this were the normal case, Song Yunran would have started to sneer.

As expected, the main character in the book was praised by everyone, so thoughtful and considerate.

However, he was the one who caused this ridiculous situation, so he didn’t dare to talk and could only silently move to the corner and stand by himself.

Next to him, Qin Ke tried to push the ventilation window on the wall, but unfortunately it had become rusty from the sun and rain, so he thought better of it and did not risk getting hurt.

The brand’s clothing was still here anyway, and it shouldn’t be long before someone comes over.

Song Yunran saw his actions and felt a little guilty in his heart.

Qin Ke supposedly had a good temper and hadn’t shown any intention of blaming him so far, or else he might as well just give him the endorsement for that drink later on as well.

However, the next second the thought of having compassion rose up in the Xiao Song’s mind.

Qin Ke took a tissue from the dressing table to wipe off the metal dust on his fingers: “Have you thought about it?”

Song Yunran: “Ah?”

Qin Ke looked at him, “What should you call me.”

Song Yunran: “……”

He forgot that there was this matter waiting to be resolved, but in the nick of time, he suddenly remembered the classic statement of the old Song.

So he frowned and lowered his voice, “Who taught you to talk to your boss like that? It seems that Dad has been indulging you too much lately.”

Qin Ke pointed to the door and said suggestively, “It’s not certain who is indulging who.”

As soon as he saw the locked door, Song Yunran became very sheepish.

But he still resisted stubbornly, “Of course I’m the one who indulges you! Otherwise, go out and ask, which artist would dare to talk to their boss like that?”

Qin Ke laughed a little, “Well, but what boss would lock himself and his artist in the dressing room?”

Song Yunran wanted to rip Qin Ke’s mouth off.

He had clearly locked a broken door by accident, how could it be that the other party’s description made it seem as if he had done it on purpose?

Could it be that ……

His accidental act, was just what Qin Ke wanted?

Song Yunran was shocked and slowly remembered the fact that Qin Ke liked him. Although He Ziyou disagreed with this, at this point he felt that with He Ziyou’s intelligence, the statement is not of any value for reference.

It was over.

The dressing room was so far away from the main shooting area that no one would hear him even if he screamed at the top of his lungs.

With this in mind, Song Yunran dared not go any deeper into the conversation.

But he didn’t want to admit defeat, so he said with a stern face, “Your endorsement for the drink is gone.”

After saying this, he carefully picked up the small stool on the ground, taking precautions under the pretense of looking at it.

It’s okay, he reassured himself, hang on a while longer.

If two people that big were missing, someone would soon come to their rescue.

Meanwhile, a few hundred meters away, under the canopy of the awning.

Chen Jing asked inquisitively, “Qin Ke was changing his clothes, why hasn’t he come back yet.”

Xiao Ke, who had returned from the bathroom from the other direction, frowned: “Strange, it’s not right. He was almost done changing when I left, could something be delaying him?”

Assistant Tang, who was also looking for someone, held up his mobile phone that couldn’t get through and asked, “Has anyone seen Xiao Song?”

The staff nearby turned their heads in unison and said they hadn’t seen him.

Assistant Tang couldn’t help but feel nervous.

At this point in time, the filming location was rather chaotic, and there was no sign of his familiar figure anywhere in the images of people coming and going.

“He couldn’t have gotten lost,” said Assistant Tang, looking towards the Aspen forest not far away, his heart growing more and more apprehensive.

Is there some kind of beast in this wilderness?

Assistant Tang’s barren geographical knowledge intersected with his rich imagination and his back went mostly cold.

“No! It’s no good!”

He violently raised the volume, completely forgetting that the phone was in his hand, and shouted, “Xiao Song may have met with an accident!”

With this voice, he finally attracted the staff who were further away as well.

Chen Jing and Xiao Ke couldn’t care less about Qin Ke and rushed over to ask what had happened.

Assistant Tang had never been watched by so many eyes at the same time in his life, he gulped and said nervously, “Ten minutes ago I saw Xiao Song sitting there playing a game, but when I finished answering an email, he was gone… What’s even scarier is that his mobile phone was switched off.”

There was an uproar from all around.

A few of the staff from the Ning Dong Group’s brand were even more devastated as if they had been struck by lightning.

No way, it’s just the shooting of a commercial, and the Prince of our group is lost?

How are we going to explain this to Ms Bai and Mr Song?

Amongst the crowd, Chen Jing lived up to her name and acted quite calmly: “Don’t panic, it’s only ten minutes. How about this, I’ll call the police first, then you guys will look around in groups of three.”

With that she was about to dial 110 when a hesitant voice finally rang out, “Huh? Xiao Song, just now asked me where Qin Ke was, I told him Qin Ke was in the locker room, and he went there.”

The crowd: “……”

Why didn’t you tell us earlier, we even had to brainstorm the format of the headline for social news.

Chen Jing put away her phone speechlessly: “That’s right, Qin Ke also went to the locker room and didn’t come back. The lock on the locker room door is faulty, so maybe the two were accidentally locked inside and their phones happened to be dead. The person in charge of the keys must go over and pick them up.”

This reasoning, which hit the nail on the head, successfully calmed everyone’s emotions.

Assistant Tang breathed a sigh of relief, but then in a flash, he suddenly gaped, “No, no one is allowed to go!”

The crowd: “???”

With a pained look on his face, Assistant Tang lied, “I just remembered, Xiao Song has something to talk to Qin Ke in private, so none of you should go and disturb them.”

“Er…” someone asked, “And how long are they going to talk for?”

He had never been under a man in bed before, so how could he know how long it would take to do such a thing?

But on second thought, he remembered that Song Yunran had complained today that he was tired and sore at home. He also thought that Xiao Song and Qin Ke were both young and vigorous, so he guessed it wouldn’t be too short.

So he pushed down the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose and said in a deep voice, “An hour.”

Please, don’t be too energetic, he prayed in his heart, or I won’t be able to keep this under wraps.

The man who had asked earlier looked embarrassed, “It’s taking so long, but our costumes are still in there.”

“The costumes don’t have legs, and they won’t run.” Assistant Tang’s heart was tired, “The others can go first, you guys please wait another hour.”

The other party was not too happy about it, but probably because of Song Yunran’s status, he did not say anything else.

Assistant Tang was also a part-time worker and understood the discomfort of being forced to work overtime.

He called Xiao Ke over and instructed, “Check if there’s anything to eat or drink nearby, and go buy some.”

Xiao Ke had checked this afternoon when he had nothing to do: “There is a roast duck restaurant at the petrol station three kilometers away, and there is also a milk tea shop, do you want to buy them both?”

Assistant Tang nodded: “Yes, buy extra. By the way, remember to issue an invoice and get reimbursed by the finance department later.”

“Is there anyone…who can come to our rescue ……?”

Song Yunran tapped desperately on the closed iron door, as if the scope for survival had been squeezed to the limit.

Neither he nor Qin Ke had a mobile phone, and there was no clock in the changing room; neither knew how long they had been locked in for.

It could have been minutes, it could have been hours.

Anyway, it was hot and stuffy in the locker room, and with Qin Ke watching over him, Song Yunran felt that time was moving at a very slow pace.

But at this moment, he couldn’t be bothered to watch out for Qin Ke, who was also in trouble, and asked as he rapped on the door, “Do you think they didn’t notice that we were missing?”

Qin Ke said, “I don’t think so.”

“Then why hasn’t anyone come?” Song Yunran grumbled, “It’s almost dark.”

Qin Ke was unable to answer this question which was beyond common sense.

From the moment the door was locked, he had deliberately watched the change in light in the room, and if he was correct, only twenty minutes or so should have passed, it was not yet time for getting desperate.

He could understand, more or less, why Song Yunran was so upset.

There was no electricity in this humble dressing room, and any further delay would leave the two of them waiting in the dark for help.

Although the make-up mirror’s LED light could be turned on by a battery, Song Yunran, who was afraid of ghosts, was afraid that he did not want to see such a netherworldly scene.

“Move aside, I’ll try kicking down the door.” Qin Ke said.

Song Yunran backed away at the sound of his voice and waited for Qin Ke to get ready before suddenly asking the question, “What if you don’t kick it open and instead break the lock completely?”

Qin Ke: “……”

It’s not impossible that this could happen.

This place is not in front of the village, so he really doesn’t think he can find a master locksmith.

He thought about it for a moment, and had to push the display rack full of clothes to the side first.

Song Yunran didn’t know what he was going to do, but after some thought he took the initiative to follow him and pushed the other two racks over as well.

After making sure that the brand’s clothes wouldn’t get dirty, Qin Ke reached out, “Give me your stool.”

Song Yunran was puzzled: “What are you doing?”

“Smashing the window.” Qin Ke glanced at him, “Get out of the way, be careful not to get hurt.”

The mobile room was only a small space and Song Yunran could only hide behind the display.

But just as Qin Ke raised his arm to smash it, he jumped out again and said, “Wait!”

Qin Ke stopped moving and looked over at him in confusion.

Song Yunran took off some clothes and went over to wrap two cashmere scarves around each of Qin Ke’s hands before putting a hooded coat directly on Qin Ke.

He carefully fastened the coat buttons one by one and pulled the hood forward to cover Qin Ke’s head, before looking up and taking a few serious looks, and after a few seconds smiled in satisfaction and said, “Hmm, well protected.”

Qin Ke had a brain crash: “They’re taking these clothes back.”

“It’s just a matter of compensating them, I’ll pay for it.”

Song Yunran looked at him as if he were a retard, “A few pieces of clothing are not as important as you.”

The last rays of the setting sun reflected in his eyes, dancing with a fine glow.

Qin Ke was slightly stunned.

The knot in his throat rolled up and down, and suddenly he didn’t know what to say.

The feeling of being wrapped up from head to toe was not pleasant, and soon he felt as if his body was burning up, and even his breathing became heavy.

Song Yunran retreated back to the safety zone, while not forgetting to lecture: “You are really the same, you want to smash the window without any protection. You still have time to worry about me, and you are not afraid of getting hurt yourself.”

Qin Ke was quiet for a moment before he said, “Thank you.”

“You’re welcome,” Song Yunran said, “it’s what dad should do.”

Qin Ke averted his eyes and laughed in a low voice.

After laughing, he stepped onto the dressing table and stood firmly, raised the stool and smashed it down hard.

There were a few loud bangs and splashes of debris.

The long-rusted window was unable to resist such a heavy blow, and was soon completely destroyed under the force.

Song Yunran covered his ears, his heart pounding and his mind racing, thinking that Qin Ke looked so thin, but he didn’t expect him to be so strong.

But then he quickly remembered the few abs he had accidentally seen when he first entered the dressing room.

No matter what happens in the future, remember that you can only fight with words and not with arms.

He definitely couldn’t defeat this cheap son.

Qin Ke cleared the window cautiously and measured the distance slightly.

Both he and Song Yunran were not fat, so they should be able to squeeze through.

“You wait inside.”

Qin Ke threw away the stool, turned his face sideways and said, “Let me try first, if I can get out, then you should have no problem.”

Song Yunran eyed him, “Then you be careful.”

Qin Ke nodded his head, braced his hands on the edge of the window, and with a little effort on his waist and stomach, he climbed straight up without much effort.

He quickly drilled through the window frame and leapt outside, “Alright, come out.”

The whole process didn’t even take half a minute.

Song Yunran watched in awe, ever since he was reborn, Qin Ke always broke his impressions in an unexpected way.

For example, this man could actually ride a motorbike, and this man could actually roll out a window so neatly.

The father of course refused to give in when his son was so handsome.

Song Yunran followed suit and stepped onto the dressing table, grabbed the edge of the window and stomped his feet on the wall a few times, and climbed onto the window ledge without any difficulty.

It didn’t seem too hard.

He curled his lips in pride, looked down and was dumbfounded.

The ventilation window was at least two metres above the ground.

Song Yunran’s face went white as he asked, “Is this okay to jump?”

Qin Ke raised his head: “Just two metres, an ordinary person can do it.”

“I don’t think so.” Song Yunran shook his head repeatedly and retreated, “It’s not like you don’t know how unlucky I’ve been lately.”

An ordinary person would probably twist his foot at most if he jumped.

If he jumped, he would probably be paralyzed!

Qin Ke thought for a moment, ” Or should I call someone to come and open the door?”

“……”

Song Yunran’s damned competitive spirit started to stir again, not willing to admit that he couldn’t even beat Qin Ke in this little matter.

“Then, then you catch me down there.” He said cautiously.

Qin Ke raised his eyebrows, “Yes, but before that, have you thought of what you should call me?”

Song Yunran collapsed and roared, “What time is it? Do you want me to call you dad that much?”

“I’m not you, I don’t have a passion for being a father to someone.”

Qin Ke took two steps forward, opened his arms and curled his lips at the corner of the evening, “Why don’t you call me gege?”

Song Yunran was at a loss, could this family’s relationship be any more chaotic.

Even the old police officers at the police station had never seen this scene before, right?

He mustered up the courage to grit his teeth and jumped down.

Then he fell into Qin Ke’s arms.

Qin Ke gave a very soft “hiss” before smiling and saying, “Look, I told you it would be fine.”

Song Yunran didn’t say anything, but first tried to move his ankle and found that it was indeed fine: “That means I’m a good jumper.”

Qin Ke nodded, “Well, then, Xiao Song, who is a good jumper, can you call me gege now?”

“I didn’t promise you anything!” Song Yunran turned his back on him and pushed him away, saying with a straight face.

After saying that, he turned around and fled the scene of the incident without looking back, wondering what he was panicking about.

Qin Ke smiled a little and followed him unhurriedly.

Upon returning to the same place as before, the two stopped at the same time and exchanged confused glances with each other.

Under the canopy, a group of people sat together in a peaceful huddle.

Some toasted with milk tea, others chatted and shared a sizzling roast duck, while others, like Assistant Tang, sat alone, frowning and pondering.

But whichever one it was, it didn’t look like they were worried about them.

Song Yunran’s young master’s temper really flared up this time.

He walked over expressionlessly, “What are you doing?”

Assistant Tang looked up at the sound of his voice, and while he was surprised, a trace of grievance surfaced in his eyes.

It was too dark and he didn’t manage to spot the anger on his boss’s face, instead he took the person to the side: “Xiao Song General, are you done with your business?”

“…… done with what?” Song Yunran asked impatiently in return, “I was locked in the locker room with Qin Ke for a good half day, and you guys didn’t come to open the door and so be it, you’re still having a happy picnic here?!”

Assistant Tang was stunned, “Weren’t you, weren’t you and Qin Ke doing that?”

Song Yunran became even more furious: “What was that?”

At this point, Assistant Tang had vaguely realized that he might have made a wrong judgment.

He looked at Song Yunran with a hesitant look, his face suddenly flushed red and then white, and for a while it was particularly wonderful.

In the silence, Song Yunran suddenly realised.

He finally managed to catch on to Assistant Tang’s brain circuit, and his pupils shook wildly when he reacted.

“You think Qin Ke and I were ……” he asked incredulously, “fooling around in the dressing room?”

Assistant Tang nodded in shame.

“……”

It was ridiculous.

Song Yunran was so shocked by this unexpected implication that his anger subsided.

After a long time, he patted Assistant Tang’s shoulder and said in a sincere tone, “If you’re really idle, enroll in a training class to improve yourself.”

Don’t live like a crackhead every day.

T/N: My first language isn’t English, and there may be some grammatical errors. But I try not to deviate from the author’s narrative. If there are any errors or nonsensical sentences, feel free to comment.