As soon as Xu Chi entered the compartment, he swiftly took off his bathrobe and immersed his whole body in the hot spring, with only his head exposed.

When Gu Jingxuan saw him like this, he wanted to tightly embrace and cuddle him in his arms.

"There's no one else here, so what's with the way you act as if you're afraid of being observed by others?" Gu Jingxuan casually untied his bathrobe while his fingers intentionally and unintentionally caressed his lower abdomen.

Xu Chi couldn't take his eyes off Gu Jingxuan's fingers as soon as he saw them. Blushing, he stared at Gu Jingxuan's bathrobe.

"I'm just... feeling cold and want to come down quickly to soak." Xu Chi took a step back and spoke softly.

In the partitioned room, the air conditioning was running. The room temperature was maintained at around 26 degrees Celsius. Gu Jingxuan glanced at Xu Chi with a smile, but did not expose him.

The belt of the bathrobe was untied and scattered on the ground. The bathrobe slid off his shoulders, and Gu Jingxuan raised an eyebrow as he looked at Xu Chi, asking, "How is Gu-ge's figure?"

With such a question, Xu Chi's face blushed even more, he turned his body to the side and stopped looking at him. "Pretty... pretty good. I remember, Brother Gu, you used to photograph nude models before, and you had a great physique."

A sound of something entering the water could be heard in his ears. Following Gu Jingxuan's movements, there was a faint sound of water flowing, causing Xu Chi's heart to tighten.

Being in the same space with someone else completely naked like this was something that had never happened before.

Xu Chi's body tensed up, shrinking in the water without daring to move. Sensing Gu Jingxuan's approach, Xu Chi secretly took a few steps back, only to be grabbed by Gu Jingxuan's arm and led towards the side of the hot spring.

Leaning against the stone nearby, Gu Jingxuan said, "Take a moment to relax." With that, he let go of his hand and sat down next to Xu Chi.

"Hmm..."

Gu Jingxuan felt comfortable being soaked and let out a contented sigh. He turned his head to look at Xu Chi, whose entire face had turned red from the steam, and asked him, "Are you afraid of me?"

Ah?" Xu Chi heard it and quickly turned his head to look at him, his eyes slightly widened. "No, I'm not afraid of you."

Xu Chi felt a sudden nervousness, and the redness on his face subsided quite a bit. His face, steamed to a rosy hue, indicated a slight sense of panic and bewilderment in his watery eyes, which were slightly widened as he looked at Gu Jingxuan. To Gu Jingxuan, it resembled a startled little cat.

Pulling the corners of his mouth into a smile, he reached out and rubbed Xu Chi's head, saying, "I also don't think you could possibly be afraid of me. I'm such a friendly and amiable person, easy to get along with."

Xu Chi thought about the outside world's perception of Gu Jingxuan, not daring to agree, and instead nodded obediently, "Brother Gu is very good, he takes care of me very well."

Gu Jingxuan was taken aback when he heard that. "Are you giving me a 'good guy' card just like that?"

Xu Chi did not have any other response, he just smirked.

The crew's car arrived shortly. Originally, several actors were eyeing a vacant space, but as soon as they saw Gu Jingxuan here, they immediately walked away.

Jiang Yusen walked over holding a plate, and casually sat on a stone next to the hot spring where the two were sitting, stretching out only his legs to soak in the water.

"Jiang Dao," Xu Chi obediently called out as soon as he saw him, while on the other hand, Gu Jingxuan merely nodded in his direction.

"You better not bully Xu Chi, you brat," Jiang Yusen said. He liked Gu Jingxuan, considering him a rare actor who was earnest and willing to diligently study and act. Now, there was another person, Xu Chi. Although Xu Chi's talent and acting skills weren't as good as Gu Jingxuan's, he would occasionally be overshadowed by Gu Jingxuan. However, Xu Chi's level of dedication and research was even more admirable than the former Gu Jingxuan."

Gu Jingxuan smiled and took the small cup that Jiang Yusen handed over.

"Director Jiang, you flatter me. How could I dare to bully Xu Chi? Everyone knows that he is the apple of your eye. I wouldn't dare to lay a finger on him."

Xu Chi's face turned red again when Gu Jingxuan said this, and she shyly looked at the two of them laughing.

Jiang Yusen did not refute either. He patted Gu Jingxuan on the shoulder and said, "You're right. Xu Chi is much more serious than you, and he might even surpass you in the future."

The two of them chatted and laughed together, and Xu Chi felt joy in his heart as he watched.

Xu Chi never thought of surpassing Gu Jingxuan; he only desired to gradually get closer to him. As long as he could be a little closer to Gu Jingxuan, it would bring him immense happiness for a long, long time.

"Director Jiang has praised me, how can I compare myself to Brother Gu?"

Once Jiang Yusen heard this, he began to nag Gu Jingxuan again, saying, "Just look at Xu Chi, you're just too ostentatious."

Gu Jingxuan, who was often nagged by Jiang Dao in his daily life, glared fiercely at Xu Chi and mouthed to him, "You wait for me."

"I have a script here and I want you two to be the main actors. After we finish shooting 'Childhood Sweetheart,' we won't have to wait long before we start production on this one. It's a film with a homosexual theme," Jiang Yusen said as he stood up and adjusted his bathrobe. "You don't have to give me an answer right away. Take your time to think it over."

Drinking up the wine in the cup, she lovingly looked at the two of them and said, "I'll leave first. Take your time chatting and discuss things carefully."

Jiang Yuxin bid farewell to Jiang Yu Sen with a smile, "Jiang Dao, take care." Gu Jingxuan then raised his hand and poured himself another glass of prune wine.

"Want a drink? It's not very strong."

Gu Jingxuan passed the cup in his hand to Xu Chi, watching as he held it with both hands and took small sips of the drink. His heart itched uncomfortably.

"What do you think about what Director Jiang just said?" Gu Jingxuan quite liked Jiang Yusen because he was fair enough and treated actors equally, without any favoritism or gift giving involved. The works he produced were also much better than those of most other directors, and he was a serious person.

The script that Jiang Yusen just mentioned has already been shown to Gu Jingxuan's agent. In fact, he was just talking to Xu Chi about it, hoping for Xu Chi to consider it.

After all, as a relatively new actor with not many outstanding works under his belt, taking on a role in a movie like this couldn't be considered a great opportunity.

Xu Chi didn't think about any of these things at all. He was extremely happy that he could collaborate with Director Jiang once again, and even be on the same production team as Gu Jingxuan. He was overjoyed to the point of soaring.

"If Director Jiang looks for me, I will definitely take the job."

With a resolute tone and a hint of delight, there was a sparkle in his eyes.

Gu Jingxuan thought that Xu Chi would take some more time to consider, or perhaps delay for a while to let Director Jiang approach him again. He didn't expect Xu Chi to agree so quickly, and his fondness for Xu Chi quietly rose to a new level in his heart.

"Hehehe." After Xu Chi finished speaking, he continued to silly smile, extremely delighted.

When Gu Jingxuan took a look, he realized that Xu Chi seemed to be drunk, with a flushed face and a slightly bewildered gaze.

"Your alcohol tolerance is quite low," Gu Jingxuan laughed as he took the cup from Xu Chi's hand and set it aside, preparing to take Xu Chi home. "If you get drunk, we won't continue hanging out, let's go home."

Just as Xu Chi was about to support her out of the hot spring, she insisted on walking by herself and bent down to pick up the robe on the ground, preparing to dress herself.

Ge Jingxuan, who had been observing him from behind, suddenly froze, his eyes widening in surprise as he looked at Xu Chi's raised butt due to him bending over.

The place between her legs... Did it have an extra... seam?