Before and After Divorce

After returning to the villa, Ji Zhan went to take a shower 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 it was not easy for him to ask more.

But he is not an idiot, he can understand the meaning of Ji Zhan's words, Ji Zhan is not only telling him to be careful of the camera, but also telling him to be careful of Xing Le.

This 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 be shaken so easily, but he knows that during this time, what Xing Le has done He said too many things and said too many words, which made him feel too strange.

Will Xing Le really do something to hurt him?

With such doubts in his arms, he buried his face in the pillow nervously and rolled on the bed.

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

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

Ji Zhan didn't seem to have any intention of wearing clothes at all, and he had to find the charging adapter for his mobile phone when he walked around the room.

His shoulders are broad and thick, but his waist is thin and lean. With such a smooth and beautiful figure, his honey-colored skin is even more satin-like with a healthy luster. He looks 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 his heart.

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

Before he and Su Yan divorced, he didn't sleep at all for two or three months. The long abstinence life didn't feel too difficult when he was in a bad mood. It's really a walking hormone. Such a man dangles half-naked in front of him, making him want to call the police.

What was even more frustrating was that whenever his body reacted, Su Yan's image would subconsciously appear in his mind.

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

Ji Zhan is like a heat conductor, suddenly arousing the long-sleeping desire in his body.

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

Xia Tingwan was so uncomfortable that he curled up his whole body under the quilt, rubbing his skin and the soft sheets... It was like Su Yan's long-lost touch. He yearned for that gentle touch, but couldn't help but loathe his spineless In this way, he fell asleep in the midst of contradictory thoughts.

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

When I was halfway through, I happened to hear Gu Qian complaining to the makeup artist that the sun in Thailand was too poisonous, and she had to apply sunscreen every few hours.When there is no camera to shoot, it is really difficult for her to make people think of the three words "female man".

Today's itinerary is to go to the Elephant Camp. Before leaving, Xing Le really proposed not to take a songthaew car, but to change to a taxi.

"I thought about it. I'd better take a taxi. The songthaux is still a little too bumpy. I'm afraid everyone will feel uncomfortable."

"I think it's okay. Songthaews are a special means of transportation in Thailand. It's good to get used to it." As soon as Xing Le finished speaking, Gu Qian asked, "And brother, didn't you say that taxis are better than double taxis?" A car is much more expensive, don't we need to control the budget?"

Gu Qian and Xing Le are artists from the same company, so they called Xing Le their seniors very affectionately. Hearing her question, Xing Le also smiled, looked at Xia Tingwan tenderly, and explained: "Actually, it is Like this, Xiaowan talked to me in private yesterday, saying that the songthaew car was too fast and fast, and he couldn’t get used to it. I want to say that Xiaowan is the king of movie stars, and 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 seemed to be watertight at first glance, but there always seemed to be 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 hearty laughter. She half-jokingly said to Xing Le: "Hahaha, Senior Brother Xing Le, I heard that Xiaowan is going to be on this show, so why don't you?" I'm so happy, I'm afraid that Xiaowan won't be able to stand the hard work of the outdoor reality show, but I don't see how much you worry about me as a junior sister——at the beginning of the trip, you thought of Xiaowan so thoughtfully, isn't it too spoiled?"

Gu Qian said that Xing Le seemed to care 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 Xiao Wan, so I'll take care of him more since I was a child. Besides, he's an actor, and it's the first time he's been on a reality show, so don't give him up just like that. I was scared away, and I won’t pick up from now on.”

This is the second time he mentioned the word actor.

Xing Le then continued to mention the budget proposed by Gu Qian as if nothing had happened: "Although the transportation budget will increase a lot if you change to a taxi, there is nothing you can do about it. From other aspects, such as meals, a little bit more Well, do you have any opinions?"

"Of course it's up to you, Captain." Gu Qian replied with a smile.

Having said that, Li Kaiwen and Ji Zhan naturally wouldn't say anything more.Gu Qian and Xing Le sang together, without even giving Xia Tingwan room 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 trembled uncontrollably.

Xing Le is malicious to him.

For the first time, he affirmed his misty feeling before.

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

This thought flashed across his heart like a ray of cold light, making him feel chills all over his body.

What happened next confirmed his thoughts once again.

The elephant camp is nearly an hour's drive from Chiang Mai.

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

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

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

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

The whole reality show was like a monster waiting for him with its mouth open, 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 team arrived at the venue, they could see dozens of elephants and a dozen Thai elephant trainers.

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

Photographing elephants carrying people slowly down the hillside, and then crossing the river among the green forests, this picture, with mountains and rivers, people and elephants, can be said to be a wonderful photographic material that is perfectly integrated with nature.

Before starting the shooting, Gu Qian looked at the elephant, which was as tall as a person, and couldn't help but asked a little worriedly: "Is this project safe?"

In fact, it's not surprising that she has concerns, not to mention that if such a huge animal as an elephant is not controlled, it will indeed cause unimaginable consequences, and when they came, they drove past the river that the elephant was going to cross, and it was about [-] meters away. It is wide and not deep, but the river is very fast, and it is very dangerous to fall into the water if you stumble.

The director waved his hand: "We have arranged people to watch along the road, don't worry, and before the filming starts, you should watch the demonstration first, and then sit up and follow them, so you won't panic."

Wooden chairs for two people are set up on the backs of the elephants that can be ridden. While the director was speaking, two staff members climbed up the backs of the elephants and sat on the wooden chairs.There is also an elephant trainer riding between the elephant's neck, holding a long stick in his hand.

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

Seeing such a gigantic monster slowly walking around with the staff on its back, everyone couldn't help but exclaimed. The staff sitting on top looked relaxed and made a yes gesture to the bottom.

When Xia Tingwan saw the scene of riding an elephant for the first time, he couldn't help being a little curious. He took two steps forward to get a closer look at the elephant, but when he saw it, his heart suddenly tightened.

On the elephant's body, there were many wounds pierced by iron hooks.

The elephant's skin is thick, but there are still many wounds that have been scratched, exposing the flesh and blood inside. Some of them are new wounds that are still bloody, and some are old wounds that have been rough and healed. The old and new overlap, which is terrible , Even the elephant's ear can be seen that a piece of flesh is missing, which shows how ruthless it is when it strikes.

Xia Tingwan shifted his gaze to the long stick in the hands of the elephant trainer, at this moment he took a closer look, only to see that there was clearly a sharp iron hook on the tip of the long stick.

At this moment, it seemed that because the elephant was walking a little bumpy, the elephant trainer showed dissatisfaction on his face, raised his hand, and hooked the iron hook on the elephant heavily again, uttering a scolding.

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

But the elephant seemed to have gotten used to such cruelty, as if it couldn't feel the pain anymore, it just lowered its head and walked meekly, without even making a cry...

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

The director was already calling for the cameraman to turn it on, and several MCs were also walking towards the waiting elephant.

Xia Tingwan subconsciously followed two steps after hearing this, but seeing the elephant kneeling in front of him with bruises on his body, the strong resistance almost made him unable to move an inch, he hesitated for a long time, and finally spoke: "Do we have to ride an elephant...?"

His sudden words stunned the other MCs, and it was Xing Le who asked first: "What's the matter? Xiaowan, the elephant is a little bit upside down, are you afraid you won't get used to it?"

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

As soon as he said this, even the director's face turned pale.

Xing Le turned his head, with a meaningful expression on his face. There was a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he said softly: "Xiaowan, are you thinking too much? Actually, we are here for work. The elephant camp was built by local people. Why? Elephant training is not something we can intervene in, what you said...it seems like the entire program team and the other MCs are cruel, but in fact, none of us want to hurt elephants."

Xia Tingwan looked up at Xing Le.

Every sentence seems reasonable, but under the gentleness, it is silently punishing the heart.

Such insidious words came from Xing Le's mouth.

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

What is cruel is not limited to this one thing.

Isn't it cruel that the once so beautiful young man has become like this in hypocrisy?

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

Xia Tingwan stared at Xing Le without blinking. His stubborn and self-willed temper came up. He completely forgot that there were cameras around him, and said word by word: "I know the elephant trainer is torturing the elephant, but I still insist on If you want to shoot images of elephant riding, then after the program is broadcast, more people will be encouraged to participate in the elephant riding project, which is to indirectly encourage them to continue to abuse elephants, isn't this hurting elephants?"

Xing Le showed a look of astonishment, and was speechless for a moment.

His surprise was not fake.

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

He admires Su Yan and also likes to bully Su Yan. Sometimes he is angry with Su Yan, but he is always possessive of Su Yan. All kinds of emotions knead together and form a strong love.

But once he was looking forward to Xing Le——

The vision of that age is distant and hazy.

He always listened to Xing Le's words, and suppressed all his perverse tempers in front of Xing Le. He never talked back to Xing Le. This can only be treated as first love.

Xing Le probably didn't expect that Xia Tingwan would suddenly confront him in front of everyone after holding back for so long, he was really caught off guard.

The scene froze all of a sudden, and no one dared to speak for a moment.

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

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

When thinking 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 spoke very directly, but at this time it was indeed a relief.

After watching the director nod, Ji Zhan continued: "Actually, what Xia Tingwan said is also a problem. After the show is aired, 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 is not at all the beauty of harmonious coexistence between humans and animals as imagined in the show, and I guess I will feel uncomfortable. If someone takes advantage of it, they may be attacked. There is a problem with the value 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 soon he 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 standpoint, Ji Zhan was obviously more objective, and he also helped the program team to consider, and he was much more mature than him.

The director obviously listened to it, and after an urgent discussion with the entire working group, it was decided to let Xing Le and the others shoot the scene of riding an elephant as a backup, but the focus of the shooting was shifted to those who can interact with the elephant in a more natural way. close items.

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

With a straight face, Ji Zhan suddenly asked, "How old are you this year?"

Xia Tingwan was a little embarrassed, so he had to answer honestly: "25."

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

Ji Zhan is younger than him, which Xia Tingwan really didn't expect, but although Ji Zhan feels quite mature most of the time, the sound of "huh" carries a sense of disgust from a young and arrogant child. Ting Wan knew that he thought he was naive, but he wasn't angry.

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

The elephants in the elephant camp also have many other items, including lying on the ground and letting the elephants massage their trunks.

The staff lay down on the ground and gave a demonstration. Xia Tingwan watched the elephant slam it on the human body with its long trunk, and then stepped on it lightly with its feet. It was a bit thrilling to watch. Live gasped.

Ji Zhan didn't take it seriously, seeing Xia Tingwan shrinking back, he volunteered and said, "I'll come first."

As a result, as soon as he lay down, the elephant couldn't wait to put his nose down, and "slapped" Ji Zhan's crotch.

"Fuck me."

An important part was accidentally injured by accident, and Ji Zhan's whole body bounced off the ground.

The elephant didn't understand anything. Seeing Ji Zhan standing up straight, he grinned naively and showed an innocent smile. He rubbed his nose affectionately on Ji Zhan's head, as if persuading him to lie down and continue enjoying. .

Xia Tingwan was watching from the side. At first he cared about the cameras taking pictures, first he covered his mouth with his hands and sniggered behind him, then he saw Ji Zhan's face turned bitter, he wanted to maintain the image of cool guy and covered himself fidgeting , I couldn't help it, and laughed wantonly.

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

"Hahahaha..." He laughed tremblingly, took a bunch of bananas from the basket next to him and handed them to the elephant who had just caused trouble, while feeding the elephant, he gently touched the elephant's nose and said softly, "Good boy, You really have martial arts, baby elephant."

Xia Tingwan gave birth to a pair of unique peach blossom eyes, which are usually bright and narrow. When he relaxes and smiles like this, his eyes narrow like a tricky little fox, mischievous and sweet.

Ji Zhan raised his head to look at Xia Tingwan, was stunned for a moment, and then quickly gave Xia Tingwan an unnatural glance.

"stop laughing--"

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

The two of them then stood in the shallow stream together in their boots and bathed the elephant.On the way, Ji Zhan went around Xia Tingwan's back and poured several spoonfuls of dirty stream water on him, while Xia Tingwan was so angry that he combed the back of Ji Zhan's head with the heavy brush used for brushing elephant hair.

The two of them got into a ball around the elephant, and finally the elephant sprayed water with its trunk, and it rained a stinky rain on both of them, and it was considered a temporary peace.

Ji Zhan is not as gentle and polite to Xia Tingwan as Xing Le, but he also lacks hypocrisy and pretentiousness. Although sometimes he is very rude, but the two of them are fighting together like this, and finally there is a young boy The relaxing feeling of traveling abroad.

Before going back, she mentioned the issue of transportation again. Gu Qian asked about the taxi fare, stuck out her tongue and said, "Wow, it's several times more expensive than a songthaew."

Xing Le showed 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 hypocritically arguing about the budget, he felt bored. He knew that the transportation budget had increased, and he needed to save on food. When the show was broadcast, This pot is all his, but letting him take a songthaew car is really another kind of torture, and he is really in a dilemma.

At this moment, Ji Zhan came over. He had just washed his hair with the faucet in the elephant camp, and his brows were still wet: "I don't think it is necessary to spend this money. In fact, there are motorcycles everywhere in Thailand. The car place is very cheap. I used to ride a motorcycle to play around, and it was very free. Xia Tingwan is not used to riding a songthaew, so I can just use a motorcycle to carry him. You take a songthaew, we Follow behind, get the best of both worlds."

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

"Is this... is the motorcycle stable?"

Xia Tingwan subconsciously felt a little nervous. After all, motorcycles are not as dangerous as cars.

"Don't be hypocritical." Ji Zhan was not as polite as Xing Le, and he said something to Xia Tingwan without hesitation.

He went on to say: "I'm very good at riding. I can ride slowly and blow the wind. It's much more stable than a songthaew. You just have to try it."