Chapter 15

After returning to the villa, Ji Zhan went to take a bath first, while Xia Tingwan lay on the bed thinking about what Ji Zhan said.

He didn't know Ji Zhan well, so Ji Zhan didn't say anything else, and he wasn't too good to ask more.

But he wasn't a fool. He could understand what Ji Zhan meant. Ji Zhan was not only telling him to be careful about the camera, but he was also telling him to be careful about Xing Le.

The reminder made him a little flustered.

It stands to reason that he has no friendship with Ji Zhan, but he has known Xing Le for more than ten years. His trust in the latter should not have been shaken so easily, but he himself knows that during this period of time, Xing Le has done Too many things and too many words have made him feel too unfamiliar.

Will Xing Le really do anything to hurt him?

With such a question in mind, he buried his face in the pillow nervously, and rolled on the bed.

At this moment, Ji Zhan walked out of the bathroom with a bare upper body and only a bath towel wrapped around his waist.

This time, the two were in the same room, and the distance was relatively close. Only then did Xia Tingwan see Ji Zhan's back tattooed with a skull, which looked extremely fierce under the light.

Ji Zhan didn't seem to want to wear clothes at all, walking around the room to find the charging adapter for his mobile phone.

His shoulders are broad, his waist is thin and lean, such a smooth and beautiful figure, his honey-colored skin is more satin-like and glowing with a healthy luster, he looks exactly like a wild and powerful cheetah, with a primitive, An irresistible charm.

Damn, is he an exhibitionist?

Xia Tingwan couldn't help but secretly cursed in her heart.

He was upset. On the one hand, he didn't know how to deal with Xing Le's matter. On the other hand, he had to admit that he really had a little physiological reaction.

He and Su Yan didn't go to bed for two or three months before they divorced. The long abstinence life didn't feel too hard when he was in a very bad mood. And it's really a walking hormone. Such a man dangles half-naked in front of him, so much so that he will call the police.

What's more depressing is that as soon as his body reacts, Su Yan's appearance will appear in his mind subconsciously.

Su Yan's deep eyes, slender fingers, and a somewhat arrogant and reserved chin.

Ji Zhan is like a heat conductor, abruptly arousing the desire to fall asleep in his body for a long time.

He warmed up, but the source of the flame was Su Yan, or Su Yan, or the damned Su Yan.

Xia Tingwan was so uncomfortable that she curled her whole body into the quilt, her skin rubbing against the soft sheets... It was like Su Yan's long-lost touch, he craved that kind of gentle touch, but he couldn't help but feel disgusted and spineless. of himself, he just fell asleep in the conflicting thoughts.

The next day, Xia Ting got up a little earlier than other MCs, and worked with Zhao Nanshu to cover the scars on his face.

Halfway through, happened to hear Gu Qian complaining to the makeup artist that the sun in Thailand is too poisonous, and she must reapply the sunscreen every few hours. When there is no camera to shoot, it is really difficult for her to think of the three words female man.

Today's itinerary is to go to Elephant Camp. Before leaving, Xing Le really put forward the suggestion to change to a taxi instead of taking a double car.

"I thought about it, let's take a taxi. The two-wheeled car is still a bit too bumpy. I'm afraid everyone will be uncomfortable."

"I think it's not too bad. Double cars are a special form of transportation in Thailand. It's good to get used to it." As soon as Xing Le finished speaking, Gu Qian asked, "Also, senior brother, don't you say that taxis are better than double cars? A car is a lot more expensive, don't we need to control the budget?"

Gu Qian and Xing Le are artists from the same company, so they call Xing Le a senior brother very affectionately. After hearing her question, Xing Le also smiled, looked at Xia Tingwan tenderly, and explained, "It's actually Like this, Xiaowan asked me privately yesterday, saying that the two-wheeled car was too fast and he couldn't get used to it. I want to say that Xiaowan is the best actor. It was really hard for him to participate in this kind of reality show for the first time. So, as the captain, I must take care of it.”

When Xing Le said this, it sounded like watertight at first glance, but it always seemed that there were many subtleties that made people feel uncomfortable. Xia Tingwan felt awkward all over: "Actually, I..."

He opened his mouth to speak, but was suppressed by Gu Qian's cheerful laughter, she said to Xing Le half-jokingly: "Hahaha, Senior Brother Xing Le, I heard that Xiaowan is going to be on this show before, so you I'm so happy, and I'm afraid that Xiaowan can't stand the hard work of the outdoor reality show, but I don't know how worried you are about my little junior sister-you gave Xiaowan such thoughtful thoughts at the beginning of the trip, right?"

Gu Qian said Xing Le as if she cared about Xia Tingwan in every possible way, but that was clearly not the case.

Xing Le just smiled: "Haha, I'm one year older than Xiaowan, so I'll take care of him a little more since I was a child. And he's an actor, and it's the first time he's been on a reality show, so don't just give him that. Scared away, I won't pick up in the future."

This is the second time he has mentioned the word actor.

Xing Le then continued to mention the budget proposed by Gu Qian nonchalantly: "Although the budget for transportation will increase a lot by changing taxis, but there is no way to do it. Well, do you have any opinions?"

"Of course I listen to you, Captain." Gu Qian replied with a smile.

Having said that, Li Kaiwen and Ji Zhan naturally won't say anything else. Gu Qian and Xing Le sang together, and there was no room for Xia Tingwan to interject.

Until Xing Le and the others had already walked forward, Xia Tingwan still looked at Xing Le's back in a daze.

After an unknown amount of time, his back suddenly couldn't restrain a slight tremor.

Xing Le is malicious towards him.

For the first time, he affirmed his previous ethereal feeling.

Xing Le is helping to shape him into a person who is arrogant, disregarding the team, and can't bear hardships by relying on the halo of the actor in the past.

This thought flashed through his heart like a cold light, making him feel cold all over.

What happened next confirmed his thoughts once again.

The Elephant Camp is nearly an hour's drive from Chiang Mai.

In fact, when saw the itinerary before, knew that could go to the elephant camp today, and Xia Tingwan was still very happy.

Of course he knew that he was filming a show, that he was working.

But for everything in Thailand, he couldn't help but hold a naive expectation and novelty, as if he was really on a journey. Now, that vague dream has been completely shattered.

Xia Tingwan said very few words along the way. Not only did he not know how to face Xing Le, but he was also afraid of the camera that was filming them.

The whole reality show looked like a monster with a huge mouth was waiting for him, and he had no choice but to walk in.

The scenery of the elephant camp is extremely beautiful. It is located among the natural green mountains and green waters. The tropical trees in the jungle are lush and lush, which makes people feel as if they have entered a paradise.

As soon as the program group arrived at the venue, they could see dozens of elephants and a dozen or so Thai elephant trainers.

The photography team is ready, and the highlight of the shoot is riding an elephant.

Photographing an elephant carrying a person slowly down the hillside, and then crossing the river between green forests, this picture, with landscapes, people and elephants, can be said to be a brilliant photographic material that perfectly integrates with nature.

Before the start of filming, Gu Qian looked at the tall elephant, and couldn't help but asked worriedly, "Is this project safe?"

In fact, it's not surprising that she has concerns. Not to mention that if a huge animal like an elephant is not controlled, it will indeed cause unimaginable consequences. Moreover, when they came, they drove across the river that the elephant was going to cross, about 30 meters away. It is wide, although not deep, but the river is very fast, and it is very dangerous to fall into the water.

The director waved his hand: "We have arranged for people to watch along the way, don't worry, and you will watch the demonstration before shooting, and you will not panic when you sit up and follow them."

The backs of the elephants that can ride are set up with wooden chairs for two people. While the director is talking, two staff members have climbed the backs of the elephants and sat on the wooden chairs. There is also a trainer riding on the elephant's neck, holding a long stick in his hand.

With the shout of the trainer, the elephant that was kneeling meekly straightened its legs, stood up, and took two steps forward slowly.

Seeing such a behemoth slowly carrying the staff around, everyone could not help exclaiming. The staff sitting above looked relaxed and made a gesture to the bottom.

The first time Xia Tingwan saw the scene of riding an elephant, he couldn't help but be a little curious. He took two steps forward and wanted to stand closer and look at the elephant, but when he saw it, his heart tightened all of a sudden.

On the elephant's body, there were actually wounds cut by iron hooks.

The elephant's skin is thick and thick, but there are still many wounds that have scratched the skin, revealing the flesh and blood inside. Some of them are new wounds that are still glowing with blood, and some are old wounds that have been rough and healed. , Even the elephant's ears could see that a piece of meat was missing, showing how ruthless he was when he attacked.

Xia Tingwan turned his eyes to the long stick in the hands of the elephant trainer. At this time, he looked closely and saw that there was a sharp iron hook on the tip of the long stick.

At this moment, as if the elephant was walking a little bumpy, the trainer showed a dissatisfied look on his face, raised his hand, and slammed the iron hook on the elephant's body again, and issued a scolding.

Xia Tingwan was startling to see it, but other than him, the others didn't seem to be surprised.

But the elephant seemed to have become accustomed to such cruelty, as if he couldn't feel the pain, he just lowered his head and walked meekly without even uttering a groan...

Such a scene was so sad that he could hardly bear it.

The director is already calling for the cameraman to turn on the camera, and several MCs are also walking towards the waiting elephant.

Xia Tingwan listened and followed two steps subconsciously, but, looking at the bruised elephant kneeling in front of him, the strong resistance almost made him unable to move, he hesitated for a long time, and finally said: "Do we have to ride an elephant...?"

His sudden remark made the other MCs a little confused, but Xing Le asked first: "What's the matter? Xiaowan, the elephant is a little upside down, are you afraid that it will not fit?"

"No, I..." Xia Tingwan lowered his head, he knew that he shouldn't mention these things, but he couldn't help it: "I think these elephants will be beaten if they make a mistake, and they are already everywhere. It's hurt, it's very pitiful, isn't it too cruel to animals when we still shoot and ride elephants like this."

As soon as he said these words, even the director's face changed.

Xing Le turned his head, his expression was meaningful, and there was a faint smile in the corner of his mouth, and he said softly, "Xiao Wan, are you thinking too much? Actually, we are here to work. The elephant camp was built by the locals. Why? Training elephants is not something we can intervene, and what you said... it seems that the entire program team and several other MCs are cruel, but in fact, none of us are willing to hurt elephants."

Xia Tingwan raised her head and looked at Xing Le.

Every sentence seems reasonable, but under the mildness, it is silently killing the heart.

Such insidious words came from Xing Le's mouth.

This man's face used to be a dreamy vision of his boyhood, but now, it seems that there is only a thin silhouette left.

The cruelty is more than that.

Isn't it cruel that a young man who used to be so beautiful has become hypocritical now.

He felt an uncontrollable anger in his heart, and beneath the anger, there was a trace of sadness.

Xia Tingwan stared at Xing Le without blinking, his stubborn and willful temper came up, he forgot that there were still cameras around, and said word by word: "Knowing that the trainer is torturing the elephants, he still insists on it. If you want to take pictures of elephant riding, then after the show is broadcast, more people will be encouraged to participate in the elephant riding project, which is indirectly encouraging them to continue to abuse elephants, isn’t this hurting elephants?”

Xing Le showed a stunned expression, and was speechless for a while.

His surprise didn't lie.

Xia Tingwan has always been different to Xing Le and Su Yan.

He admires Su Yan, and likes to bully Su Yan. Sometimes he is angry with Su Yan, but he is always possessive towards Su Yan. All kinds of emotions are mixed together into a strong love.

But once he was longing for Xing Le——

The vision of that age is distant and hazy.

He always listened to Xing Le's words, and gathered all his perverse temper in front of Xing Le. He never had a word with Xing Le. This can only be the treatment of first love.

Xing Le probably didn't expect Xia Ting to endure it for so long, and he would suddenly fight him hard in front of everyone. He was really caught off guard.

The scene suddenly froze, and no one dared to speak for a while.

"I don't want to ride an elephant." Xia Tingwan repeated it again, this time he spoke very fast, not as hesitant as last time.

Anyway, after the show was broadcast, he would be scolded no matter what, and the matter of the elephant had been brought up, so he might as well stick to it.

When he thought about it like this, he suddenly felt less aggrieved.

At this moment, Ji Zhan suddenly opened his mouth to break the deadlock: "This paragraph is too much to say, should we cut it?"

He speaks very directly, but at this time it is indeed a relief.

Ji Zhan looked at the director and nodded, then continued: "Actually, what Xia Tingwan said is also a problem. After the show is broadcast, someone will definitely come to ride an elephant after watching it. If it turns out that the real situation is that the elephant has been abused , it's not at all the beauty of the harmonious coexistence of people and animals as imagined in the show, and it is estimated that I will feel uncomfortable. At that time, if it is used by someone with a heart, it may be attacked. There is a problem with the values ​​of the show. We do travel and Humanities reality shows are quite afraid of such negative news.”

Xing Le's face was not very good-looking, but he quickly smiled gently and said noncommittally, "Yes."

Xia Tingwan glanced at Ji Zhan with gratitude and some admiration.

He himself knew that what he said was still too ideal and emotional. With the same stance, Ji Zhan was obviously more objective, and he also helped the show team to consider things, and he was much more mature than him.

The director obviously listened to it and discussed it urgently with the entire working group, and decided to let Xing Le and the others shoot the scene of riding an elephant as a backup. close project.

Xia Tingwan and Ji Zhan first photographed other parts except riding the elephant. While walking on the road, before the photographer started shooting, Xia Tingwan finally found an opportunity to quietly say thank you to Ji Zhan.

Ji Zhan sternly asked, "How old are you this year?"

Xia Tingwan was a little embarrassed and had to answer honestly: "25."

"It's two years older than me." Ji Zhan snorted from his nose.

Ji Zhan is younger than him, which Xia Tingwan did not expect, but although Ji Zhan feels quite mature most of the time, this "hum" sound has a disgusting meaning of a juvenile and arrogant, Xia Tingwan said. Ting Wan knew that he thought he was naive, but he wasn't angry.

In fact, compared to being with Xing Le's group and Ji Zhan, no matter what, he felt much more at ease.

The elephants at the elephant camp have many other programs, including lying on the ground and having the elephants massage their trunks.

The staff gave a demonstration while lying on the ground. Xia Tingwan watched the elephant with its long trunk to slap forcefully on the person, and then gently stepped on it with the elephant's foot. He took a breath.

Ji Zhan didn't take it seriously. Seeing Xia Ting's late retreat, he volunteered to say, "I'll come first."

As a result, as soon as he lay down, the elephant couldn't wait to put its nose down and slammed it into Ji Zhan's crotch.

"Fuck me."

Important parts were caught off guard and accidentally injured, and Ji Zhan bounced off the ground.

The elephant didn't understand anything. Seeing Ji Zhan standing up straight, he grinned innocently and showed a pure smile. He rubbed Ji Zhan's head with his nose, as if to persuade him to lie down and continue enjoying .

Xia Tingwan watched from the side. At first, he also took into account that the camera was filming. First, he covered his mouth with his hands and snickered from the back. Later, when he saw Ji Zhan, his face was bitter. , I couldn't help it, and burst into laughter.

This is the first time in his entire reality show that he is so happy.

"Hahahaha..." He trembled with laughter, took a bunch of bananas from the basket next to him and handed them to the elephant who had just caused the accident. You really have martial arts, like baby."

Xia Ting later gave birth to a pair of unique peach blossom eyes. Usually, the eyes are bright and narrow. When he relaxes and smiles like this, his eyes narrow like a little fox, which is naughty and sweet.

Ji Zhan looked up at Xia Tingwan, stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly glared at Xia Tingwan unnaturally.

"stop laughing"

He said, although he stood up and patted Xia Tingwan's head, he couldn't help but burst out laughing as he spoke: "I knew I would have let you go first."

The two of them then stood in their boots together in the shallow stream bathing the elephant. In the middle of the way, Ji Zhan went around Xia Tingwan's back with vengeance and poured several spoonfuls of dirty stream water on him, and Xia Tingwan was so angry that he brushed the back of Ji Zhan's head with a heavy brush for elephant hair.

The two of them huddled around the elephant. In the end, the elephant sprayed water with its trunk, and it rained a stinky rain on both of them, and it was only temporarily that they shook hands and made peace.

Ji Zhan is not as gentle and polite to Xia Tingwan as Xing Le, but he is also less hypocritical and pretentious. Although sometimes it is very rude, but the two of them fight together like this, and finally have a young boy The relaxing feeling of playing in a different place.

When he was about to go back, he mentioned the issue of transportation again. Gu Qian asked about the cost of a taxi, stuck out her tongue and said, "Wow, it's several times more expensive than a two-car."

Xing Le took out that gentle face again and insisted on taking a taxi for Xia Tingwan.

Xia Tingwan was quite happy at first, but when he saw the two of them pretending to talk about the budget, he felt annoyed. He knew that the transportation budget had increased, and he had to save on food. When the program aired, This pot is all his, but letting him ride a tandem car is another kind of torture, and he is really in a dilemma.

Just then Ji Zhan came over, he had just washed his hair with a tap in the elephant camp, and his eyebrows were still wet: "I don't think it's necessary to spend this money, in fact, motorcycles are rented everywhere in Thailand. The place for the car is very cheap. I used to ride a motorcycle to play around, which is very free. Xia Ting is not used to riding a two-car, so I can use a motorcycle to carry him. You ride a two-car, we Heel in the back, the best of both worlds.”

Xing Le was a little surprised, and then hesitantly glanced at Xia Tingwan, guessing that Ji Zhan's proposal surprised him, and he didn't know how to deal with it.

"This... is the motorcycle stable?"

Xia Tingwan felt a little nervous subconsciously. After all, a motorcycle was no better than a car and seemed to be a more dangerous means of transportation.

"Don't be pretentious." Ji Zhan was not as polite as Xing Le, and he scolded Xia Tingwan without hesitation.

He went on to say: "My riding skills are very good. I can ride slowly and blow the wind. It is much more stable than a double bike. You can't do it if you try it."