we are not friends anymore

Chapter 34

Lin Zining passed by here, and happened to see Qiao Mingxi walking quickly around the corner.

"Axi?" He called out from a distance, but Qiao Mingxi walked out as if he hadn't seen him.

Lin Zining blinked suspiciously, walked inside, and saw Ji Yan standing quietly in place, tall and lonely.

"...Brother Yan?"

In fact, Ji Yan at this moment is no different from other moments, but for some reason, Lin Zining's voice became hesitant.

Ji Yan turned his head slowly and met his gaze: "What's wrong?"

Lin Zining opened his mouth, hesitated: "What's wrong with Ah Xi? I saw him..."

"Nothing." Ji Yan said lightly, put his hands in his pockets and walked forward, "What are you doing here?"

"Jia En and Lu Yuan are on the sidelines, I'm here to find out where you are." Lin Zining followed his footsteps and turned to look at Ji Yan's calm profile.

"Brother Yan, are you really okay?" He asked worriedly.

Ji Yan suddenly lowered his head and smiled, with a slight arc on his lips, his voice was so calm and cold: "What can I do? I think you have something to do."

As he said that, he walked quickly, but Lin Zining stopped, and looked at his back and pursed his lips.

Brother Yan, your acting skills are really good, but you rely too much on it.

When performance has become a mask that cannot be removed, hurting others and hurting yourself.

He thought, and touched his face mockingly.

Why not himself?

Qiao Mingxi kept walking forward, feeling a little empty in his head.

I met some young girls on the road, some of them were probably half of his fans, and they came to talk to him with the same smiles. Qiao Mingxi was a little slow to react, and almost exhausted all his strength to communicate with them normally.

Shen Jiaen walked around the neighborhood, passing by and seeing Qiao Mingxi surrounded by three girls with a dumbfounded expression, he smiled and went over and put his arms around Qiao Mingxi's shoulders, and said to the girls with a smile: "Hi, how are you. "

"Ah, Enbao~" one of the curly-haired girls laughed, calling Shen Jiaen's nickname given by fans, "I wanted to come and talk to you just now at the banquet, oops...so shy."

As he spoke, he held his face together, looking very shy.

Even a rich lady from a wealthy family is just an ordinary girl when she likes celebrities.

"What's there to be shy about? Aren't I known for being kind?" Shen Jiaen said with a smile.

The girls giggled and took out their phones to take photos with them.

Shen Jiaen skillfully put on a big smile, and when she looked into the camera, she found that Qiao Mingxi's eyes were empty, looking out of state, and gently squeezed his hand.

Qiao Mingxi came back to her senses, pursed her lips, and a smile slowly appeared on her face.

The girls said a few more words and left with a smile. Shen Jiaen smiled and waved to them, then turned to pat Qiao Mingxi.

"what happened to you?"

Qiao Mingxi's eyelashes trembled, and she said softly, "I want to go back."

Shen Jiaen nodded: "Well, let's go!"

Qiao Mingxi stood still, put a hand on Shen Jiaen's shoulder lightly, and said slowly: "Jiaen, I want to go home."

Shen Jiaen was taken aback for a moment, and now he was really sure of his abnormality, and said cautiously: "You, what's wrong with you? What happened?"

Qiao Mingxi shook his head, and slowly met Shen Jiaen's gaze, Shen Jiaen subconsciously grabbed his hand, held it and squeezed it.

Seeing him like this, Qiao Mingxi smiled and asked him, "Is it tiring to be friends with me?"

"Tired! You look so good-looking!" Shen Jiaen joked, "The first thing people look at is you."

Qiao Mingxi tilted her head, and Shen Jiaen said again: "Forget it, it doesn't matter if you don't want to say it, we are friends anyway, and I will never stay away from you."

He had a childish and lovely face, and suddenly he spoke so seriously that Qiao Mingxi couldn't help but smile.

For a long time, no one has said such a thing to him.

Qiao Mingxi blinked and asked him: "The variety show you mentioned earlier that invited friends... Is there any more? I want to find something to do."

"That..." Shen Jiaen said regretfully, "It's already been recorded. Hey, but I'm going to have an interview in a few days, and there will be a live connection. I'll call you! Is that okay?"

"Okay." Qiao Mingxi nodded, "Do you have a script?"

"That's not true." Shen Jiaen put his shoulders on his shoulders, and the two walked back while talking, "You just need to be ready to answer the phone! It's very simple."

"Yeah." Qiao Mingxi seemed to have found a reassurance about a simple matter, and was no longer in a trance like before.

Shen Jiaen turned her head to glance at his expression quietly, and quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Qiao Mingyue's health did not allow her to stay outside for too long, so the three of Qiao's family left and returned to City D on the same day.

After receiving the call, Aunt Hui made hot tea and waited at home. Qiao Mingxi and Xing Yao pushed Qiao Mingyue into the door together. Xing Yao silently handed the things to Aunt Hui. She didn't even change her shoes and stood in the entrance Say goodbye to everyone.

"It's too late." Qiao Mingyue said, "Just sleep here for one night."

"No need." Xing Yao smiled, but there was no smile in her eyes, "Third sister, let me stay alone for a while."

Qiao Mingyue turned to look at her when she heard the words, but didn't answer, but didn't keep her anymore.

Xing Yao opened the door and left. Qiao Mingxi sat with Qiao Mingyue in the living room for a while, and suddenly called, "Sister."

Qiao Mingyue turned to look at him.

"Why...don't you help sister Yao?" He asked softly.

In fact, Xing Yao is too similar to him. After so many years of chasing and tugging, Qiao Mingyue gave him all the help he wanted, but never pulled Xing Yao.

Qiao Mingyue just smiled faintly when she heard the words: "You asked the wrong question, it's not that I didn't help her."

"She wanted to get close to Lao Si, so I asked her to be his assistant." She said slowly, "She wanted to follow Lao Si back to the south a few years ago, and I didn't stop her. It's all in vain."

Qiao Mingxi's fingers trembled uncontrollably, Qiao Mingyue saw this subtle reaction, and said softly: "Before you knew it, Xing Yao did many crazy things, she has lost herself , I can't help."

"I know what you're thinking." Qiao Mingyue reached out and touched the top of Qiao Mingxi's hair, "You're different from her, I won't let you go, and I will pull you forward when necessary."

"Axi, you are Qiao Mingyue's younger brother, don't be looked down upon by others."

Qiao Mingxi, don't be looked down upon by others.

The day Ji Yan left the small apartment with his few luggage, Qiao Mingxi sat alone in the room for a long time.

He seemed to have lost all ability to think and act, to know the passage of time and where the future lay.

Finally, it was Qiao Mingyue who slowly knocked on the door of the small apartment.

That was the second time, Qiao Mingyue pulled Qiao Mingxi who was at a loss and led him away from the darkness.

The first time was many, many years ago, when Qiao Mingyue, who had just recovered from a serious illness, opened the door of the small attic, and the radiant older sister that Qiao Mingxi remembered reappeared in front of him, sitting in a wheelchair with a pale complexion.

She smiled at him and gently took his hand.

"Axi, go with my sister."

From now on, you are Qiao Mingxi from the Qiao family. We depend on each other for life. For me and yourself, don't be looked down upon by others.