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February 2001, 9, Hong Kong.

"Playing billiards." Shen Qiao put down the cue, walked outside the cubicle and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Tomorrow, I have reserved a seat at the Minghua Hall."

There is no need to repeat the subtext.Shen Qiao whispered: "Okay."

Nie Liang was quiet for a while, then suddenly said: "Don't keep boring yourself, it's not good for you."

"Oh?"

"Oh, I said too much." Nie Liang noticed the faint impatience in his tone, and quickly admitted his mistake, "You have fun. See you tomorrow."

The phone hung up, and Shen Qiao pinched the phone, feeling extremely irritable suddenly.

It was he who was begging Nie Liang, and it was Nie Liang who had been helping him all the time, but in the relationship, it was always Nie Liang who gave in first, and was always careful not to offend him.He has been depressed since he came back from Cannes, and it was Nie Liang who thought of ways to make him happy.

The reason couldn't be more normal --- Nie Liang loves him, but he doesn't love Nie Liang.

Nie Liang never asked him for anything, but can he really accept this kind of sacrifice without expecting anything in return?What's more, Nie Liang never knew that he liked someone else before he was with him.

He went back into the cubicle.The man on the opposite side raised his feet, his eyes were full of indifference: "Who is it, you don't want me to hear you?"

"It's just a lover." Shen Qiao glanced at him and said calmly, "I apply to retain the most basic right of privacy."

"Approved." The man shrugged without asking further questions.Shen Qiao returned her attention to billiards, but she couldn't get back to her previous state.

Shen Qiao came a little earlier than Nie Liang.Nie Liang took off his coat and apologized, "I've been waiting for so long."

"It's not long, just 3 minutes." Shen Qiao rarely joked with him.Nie Liang smiled, and stretched out his hand to scratch the tip of Shen Qiao's nose, "Yes, not long."

"Why do you suddenly want to ask me out?" Shen Qiao asked, pouring herself a glass of juice.

"I found something good and I want to give it to you."

On the black velvet, a rose gold watch is lying, Vacheron Constantin Mercator series, 1997 commemorative model for the handover of Hong Kong.

Exactly the same as the one he broke.

"You've only worn that watch for the past four years. If it broke, you should feel distressed, so I bought an identical one." Nie Liang took a sip of champagne and stared at Shen Qiao without blinking, "Do you like it?"

"The style from four years ago, can you still find it now?" Shen Qiao didn't answer, but just stared at the watch.

"There is always a way." Nie Liang disapproved, "Just as long as you are happy."

There was a moment of silence between the two, and after a while, Shen Qiao suddenly smiled, picked up the watch and put it on her hand: "Thank you, I like it very much."

Shen Qiao didn't see that the moment he put on the watch, his smile was unconsciously colored with sincerity, which was a joy from the heart that he hadn't seen in many years.Nie Liang looked at him and smiled.

During the five years of dating, that watch was the only gift Shen Qiao accepted.

He never took advantage of him.Once he bought him a holiday villa in the Pacific Ocean, and the next day Shen Qiao bought him an identical one next door.Later, he gradually stopped bothering about these things, after all, the ending has never changed.

March 2002, 3, Dolby Theater, Los Angeles, USA.

No.70 The four Oscars will be held soon.Unlike the Paramount-produced film predicted years ago, the epic masterpiece "Fighter" directed by Donald Fincher was the dominant film. The "Lyon", which made history in Cannes last year, swept the entire United States after the awards season began. So much so that the ownership of the highest award has become a suspense.

From the outside, it seemed like a victory: true art transcends borders, and the Oscars can’t just sing about political correctness forever.The insiders understand that the current situation cannot be separated from Weinstein's manipulation: if it weren't for Weinstein's public relations, "Lyon" would never be able to compete with "Fighter" during the awards season.

As far as Luce is concerned, they are not willing to rush around for an Oscar, but they accept Weinstein's capital injection, so they must accept their arrangement to hedge the Oscar together.

Previously, the technical award "Lyon" was slightly better, and the best director was won by Donald Fincher again, but the best actor winner was won by "Lyon" actor Simon Durand.The two important awards were tied, which also made the final best picture even more confusing.

The awarding of the best film is by two veteran filmmakers of high esteem in Hollywood, which is obviously a reflection of the Academy's emphasis on this awards ceremony.After a few wisecracks, one of them opened the envelope, paused, and read the title of the movie: "Lyon!"

There was a moment of silence, and then "Fighter" director Donald Fincher and producer Jared Gray stood up at the same time and gave a standing ovation.They couldn't find the discouragement and unwillingness of the losers on their faces, but sincere congratulations to the winners.

The two crews embraced each other offstage before the winner stepped onto the podium.Most of the speeches were given to the Weinstein brothers, who serve as producers.Capital represents the greatest right to speak, and no one finds it strange.

March 2002, 3, Hong Kong Ocean Park.

"I don't want to see the crocodile." Huo Lin hugged Shen Qiao's waist and begged.

"I want to go home, it's not fun here." Huo Lin continued pleadingly.

Nie Liang and Shen Qiao looked at each other and felt the difficulty of the problem at the same time.

They each brought their children, and they came to Ocean Park thinking that the children would be interested, but they didn't want Huo Lin to come here.

"Then I'll take my brother to eat ice cream." It was Nie Liang's son who broke the deadlock.The ten-year-old child was tall and tall, and he could see the shadow of a handsome boy.Nie Liang secretly rejoiced that his son really understood his intentions, and immediately said: "Then you take good care of my brother, and I will come to you with your Uncle Shen later."

Shen Qiao couldn't fault the arrangement, so she knelt down and said a few words to Huo Lin, then left with Nie Liang.

The ice cream shop is not far from them.Huo Lin ate the ice cream in small bites without saying a word.

Nie Yunzhao had already finished eating, and he had nothing else to do, so he kept staring at Huo Lin.The seven-year-old child was wearing a white shirt and a woolen vest with red trim, and his smooth black hair was neatly combed. He looked like a little prince drawn in a book or a ceramic doll in a store.

Nie Yunzhao stared at Huo Lin's delicate face, thinking that even if he didn't go to see the crocodile, he could spend an afternoon looking at this pretty brother.

Huo Lin finished eating the ice cream, wiped his mouth with a tissue, and waited for a long time before asking curiously, "Are you waiting here, Brother Nie?"

Huo Lin seldom took the initiative to talk to people, and Nie Yunzhao's quota was even rarer. He was elated when he called out "Brother Nie". Where do you want to go, brother will take you there."

Huo Lin pinched his chin, thought for a moment, and said, "I want to see pandas."

Mr. Nie's plan was pretty good: the way to the Panda Garden had to pass through the Crocodile Pool, so he could take Huo Lin to the Panda Garden and catch a glimpse of his long-cherished alligator.

There is nothing wrong with meeting your own needs without harming the interests of others.

There were many people on the road, so Huo Lin had no choice but to hold Nie Yunzhao's hand tightly. The more he walked, the more he felt that the direction was wrong, so he asked in a low voice, "Is this really the road?"

"Listen to brother, let's go to Crocodile Lake first, and then see pandas." Nie Yunzhao patted Huo Lin's head, "It's not far away."

Huo Lin's small face immediately tensed up: "I don't want to see crocodiles!"

Nie Yunzhao continued recklessly: "It'll be there soon, just take a look, and we'll leave right away."

Huo Lin suddenly threw off his hand angrily, and ran towards the direction they came from. Nie Yunzhao was afraid that he would not find his way, so he hurriedly grabbed him, Huo Lin struggled desperately, and cried loudly: "I don't want to see the crocodile! I want to go home with my uncle!"

"Okay, okay, let's not watch it." Nie Yunzhao was so distressed that he hugged Huo Lin and wanted to leave the pool, but Huo Lin was still crying. Coaxing Huo Lin, he thought that if he had known earlier, he would have honestly taken Huo Lin to see the pandas and see what the crocodiles are doing.

"It's Yun Zhao wrong today." Nie Liang said on the boat back to the outlying island.

They suddenly received a call for help from Nie Yunzhao in the afternoon, saying that Huo Lin couldn't stop crying.Shen Qiao rushed to the crocodile pool and was busy coaxing Huo Lin. Nie Liang scolded his son first, and after knowing the ins and outs, he taught him another lesson.

After leaving the Ocean Park, Mr. Nie was thrown to the driver to take him back to reflect, while Nie Liang sent Shen Qiao and Huo Lin back to the outlying island.

The location of the outlying island is remote, so it doesn't matter that the Patriarch of the Shen family used to keep aloof from the matter, but Shen Qiao often interacted with people on the island, which caused a lot of inconvenience.Huo Lin was tired from crying in the afternoon, and now he fell asleep lying on Shen Qiao's body: "I don't blame him, Xiao Lin was spoiled by me, she is very willful."

"If you were raised in my house when you were a child, no matter how willful you are, I won't make you cry and suffer you." Nie Liang snorted softly, expressing his firm contempt for his son, "Besides, why is Xiaolin so willful? The child is obviously very well behaved."

Shen Qiao didn't speak.

When the accident happened, Huo Lin kept saying that he wanted his parents, but he was disappointed too many times, so he stopped asking.

After that, his personality became much quieter, he was even more afraid of others, and he liked to cling to him more.He is afraid that one day, he will leave him like his parents.

"It's better for boys to be cheerful." Shen Qiao said, deliberately changing the subject, "Stay at my house tonight, it's too late now."

"Okay." Nie Liang immediately agreed. He looked at Shen Qiao and said suddenly, "The outlying island is far away from the urban area. Sometimes there are morning parties. You always go out at four or five o'clock, which is not a solution."

"Huh?" Shen Qiao knew there was something in his words.

"My house is not far from the city." Nie Liang said, looking expectantly at Shen Qiao's lowered eyes, "Shen Qiao, move here."

In the room, Huo Lin was reading a book, while Shen Qiao leaned against the window sill, thinking about what happened last night.

Nie Liang asked him if he wanted to move there, but he subconsciously refused.Nie Liang said he was fine, but he couldn't hide the disappointment in the corner of his eyes.

Their relationship seemed to have changed since that rose gold watch. He knew in his heart that he no longer regarded Nie Liang as a pure lover or benefactor, but he didn't seem to reject it.As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he didn't regret it, but seeing Nie Liang's disappointed expression, he felt a faint throbbing pain in his heart.

Maybe he didn't object to moving to Nie Liang's house in his heart.

Nie Liang always likes to say that if he agreed to the alliance proposed by his father back then, he could watch Shen Qiao grow up, and he would love and protect him everywhere, and would not let him suffer any grievances.Shen Qiao didn't want to pay attention to it at first, but one day she suddenly thought, that's not bad.

At least Nie Liang is sincere, and he will not treat him as well as the Hobbs family, but he will only be raised as a pawn.It's just that if it was that kind of experience, he probably wouldn't go to New York, nor would he meet Zhao Wenyan.

If Zhao Wenyan never showed up, would he be with Nie Liang?

"Do you want to go to Uncle Nie's house?" Shen Qiao patted Huo Lin's head and asked without reason.

"No!" Huo Lin refused loudly.

"Why?" Shen Qiao was very curious about Huo Lin's decisive attitude.

"I don't like his son!" Huo Lin said angrily, "Heisabadboy, badverymuch!"

"...I should hire you an English teacher, especially focusing on teaching you grammar." Shen Qiao pinched her nephew's bun face helplessly, and her messy thoughts were quickly swept away by her nephew's education. Cloud Nine.

The author has something to say: I really want to add a sentence of "good", and then Nie Shenhe, the book is finished