endless city

Xu Shaoqian announced on the next day that he would officially withdraw from the entertainment circle and no longer participate in any activities, because he had already held a press conference before, and everyone was not surprised that he left the entertainment circle completely this time. Xu Shaoqian's fans, although a little Sad, but most people sensibly left their blessings on his personal homepage.

Xu Shaoqian successfully took over the Jade Family a week later, and soon went to the branch in the United States to inspect.Xu Shaobai came to pick him up at the airport, and after not seeing him for a while, Xu Shaoqian suddenly felt that this younger brother seemed to have matured a lot. Wearing a suit, the original youthfulness had completely faded away, and he was quite gentlemanly when he spoke.

Xu Shaobai took him around the branch. Xu Shaoqian did not expect that the branch in New York would be so large, and it was not inferior to the headquarters in China.However, Xu Shaoqian soon discovered a problem. The people in the branch listened to Xu Shaobai's words very much, but they only had strange respect for the chairman who suddenly "arrived".

Xu Shaoqian had the bottom line in his heart, and when he had dinner with Shaobai at night, he said directly: "Shaobai, do you plan to stay in the United States forever?"

Xu Shaobai nodded and said: "I have been staying here since I was 14 years old, and I am more familiar with the environment here than in China."

Xu Shaoqian thought for a while and said: "Well, I don't know much about the New York market, why don't I appoint you as the executive CEO of the branch after I return to China, and the New York branch will be fully managed by you in the future, unless major You don’t need to report to the headquarters for decision-making and other matters.”

Xu Shaoqian obviously meant to directly turn the branch into Xu Shaobai's world, Xu Shaobai raised the corners of his lips slightly, looked back at him and said, "Brother, do you trust me so much?"

Xu Shaoqian said simply: "You are my own brother, why don't you trust me?"

Xu Shaobai said: "With your wisdom, you should be able to tell that I don't like you very much, right?"

Xu Shaoqian also looked back at him, looking straight into Xu Shaobai's eyes, "I know, you don't like me very much for some reason. But, I also know that you will never betray me."

The two looked at each other for a while, Xu Shaobai finally smiled, and said softly: "After all, I am a brother. Of course I will not betray you, nor will I betray the Xu family. My father adopted me back then and gave me so many years of worry-free life. I have lived a life of concern, my surname has been Xu since I was one year old, and in this life... I will always be named Xu."

Xu Shaoqian was silent for a moment, "You know everything?"

Xu Shaobai smiled and said: "You forgot, I won the first prize in the national biology competition when I was in high school, and I know the theory of blood type inheritance very well. I have type 0 blood, and my father has type AB blood. I began to doubt my own life experience, and then I went to confirm it myself."

"..." Xu Shaoqian didn't expect his younger brother to be able to hide the truth calmly for so many years, so he couldn't help asking in surprise, "You know the truth but haven't told anyone?"

Xu Shaobai shrugged, "It doesn't make sense to say it? In my heart, he is my father, and he will always be my father. But I didn't expect that you and I are actually half-brothers, and you are his biological son." I was just curious, so I secretly took a sample of your hair for identification, and the result really surprised me."

The two were silent for a moment before Xu Shaobai changed the subject and said, "Brother, there is something I want to ask you to agree to."

"what's up?"

"The branch office is short of a right-hand man. After you go back, write a transfer order to let Mo Yang stay with me in New York." Xu Shaobai paused, and said with a smile, "After the matter is completed, I will give you another big gift. Thank you."

Xu Shaoqian thought for a while and said, "Okay."

Xu Shaobai said: "Don't you ask why?"

Xu Shaoqian said bluntly: "You have never begged me for anything since you were young. This is the first time you have taken the initiative to talk to me. No matter what you want, as long as I can do it, I will naturally agree."

Xu Shaobai smiled slightly, raised the wine glass in his hand, "Thank you, brother."

Some time ago, An Yan was as busy as a spinning top, but these days he was a bit depressed because An Ze forcibly rejected all the announcements he received and ordered him to rest at home.

An Yan ran to the nursing home to chat with his grandfather when he was bored.

An Guangyao's health gradually improved, and he played chess with the old men and women in the nursing home all day long. An Yan didn't know how to play chess, so he was confused by watching. The old people in the nursing home were very nervous. This good-looking little grandson who likes An Guangyao and who is always smiling all day, orders An Yan to serve tea and water, and he is not polite at all...

The dignified little heavenly king was enjoying himself as a servant serving tea and water in the nursing home, and mixed with a group of old people, An Yan's mood gradually became clearer.

An Guangyao stared at him helplessly: "Are you idle? Why do you keep hanging on me and refuse to leave!"

An Yan rubbed behind his grandfather and beat him on the back, "Grandpa, Anze gave me a big vacation. I have nowhere to go, so I have to stay here. Don't drive me away... The environment here is so different. Well, the air is good, living here is like living in a tourist attraction, it is really enjoyable!"

The nursing home for the elderly has a good natural environment, and An Guangyao spent a sum of money to renovate it. It is indeed a very suitable place to relax.Although An Guangyao felt that An Yan was not doing his job properly, but An Ze called and confessed that An Yan was given a big vacation these days, so An Guangyao did not drive An Yan away.

A few days after the peaceful days, An Yan suddenly received a call from Chang Lin this morning, and Chang Lin said anxiously: "An Yan, go and read today's headlines! Oh my God! What happened to you and Xu Shaoqian?" What happened, it was actually photographed by the paparazzi!"

An Yan panicked, quickly hung up the phone, went back to the house and turned on the computer.

Logging on to the most frequently visited portal website, the headlines on the front page of the entertainment section really highlighted today's headlines in bold and black words: "An Yan's gossip with the actress is just to cover up his sexuality? It turns out that Xu Shaoqian is An Yan's Love?!"

An Yan's scalp tingled for a while, and he clicked on the news with trembling hands.

In a photo under the headline, he and Xu Shaoqian were hugging and kissing. The photo was obviously taken by a professional paparazzi camera with extremely high resolution. Although it was far away, it was very clear after zooming in.

In the photo, Xu Shaoqian hugged his waist tightly, his hands gently hugged Xu Shaoqian's shoulders, the two kissed intimately, Xu Shaoqian's expression was very serious, An Yan's ears were slightly red, and his face was intoxicated look.

Parked next to him is the silver Audi that Xu Shaoqian drives most often.

The background is the intersection not far from Anjia Villa.

This is exactly the scene of An Yan saying goodbye to Xu Shaoqian not long ago. An Yan's villa is located in the suburbs. An Yan always thought that the paparazzi didn't know about that place... Unexpectedly, the paparazzi's ability to dig up news completely surpassed his imagination.

Probably because they knew that the Endless production team was finished, An Yan and Xu Shaoqian would return by plane that day, so they squatted near An's house, but they didn't expect such an explosive scene. Sending this photo to the news network definitely made a lot of money a sum of money.

If the previous scandals were all speculative rumors, then such a clear photo is like a mountain of ironclad evidence!

An Yan's heart gradually turned cold.

He used to be the focus of the paparazzi in the entertainment industry because of constant scandals. He used to have dinner with every female star and was photographed by the paparazzi. The last time his brother had an accident, he was also bumped into by a reporter in the hospital. Shaoqian kissed and was photographed by the paparazzi again.An Yan used to joke about "sacrificing himself to entertain the public and earn some pocket money for the paparazzi", but this time, he couldn't laugh at all.

Relevant posts on the forum opened one after another, with all kinds of scolding, all kinds of cynicism.Some fans who liked An Yan even yelled at Xu Shaoqian excitedly, Xu Shaoqian's fans started to fight back, and a group of people quarreled into a mess.

Watching those people sneer at the scene of the two kissing, An Yan's heartfelt pain spread like a vine, and he sat in front of the computer with an ugly face, his fingers holding the mouse almost crushed the whole mouse.

The phone rang again, it was Anze's call.

When An Yan picked up the phone, An Ze asked directly: "Have you read today's headlines?"

"...read it."

An Ze said solemnly: "You two are too careless! After all, you are public figures, and you dare to kiss on the street. Are you and Xu Shaoqian dizzy?"

"..." At that time, I was indeed a little dizzy. The great sense of happiness with Shaoqian had already reduced An Yan's vigilance to a negative value. I wanted to kiss him, but without thinking too much, I leaned over and kissed him. Then it turned into this situation.

An Yan didn't speak.Anze had no choice but to say: "Since it has already happened, I can only think of a remedy. How are you going to explain this to the media?"

An Yan was silent for a moment, and said softly: "I love him, I kissed him on my own initiative, and then he kissed him back... We were just together that day... That's the truth." An Yan lowered his head, talking annoyedly He pulled the tie around his neck, "The photo is so clear, how else can I explain it?"

An Ze said with some headaches: "This year's film festival will be selected soon. The Young Emperor has been selected for many projects, Chen Shiqi was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award, and you were also nominated for the Best Actor. Gossip won't do you any good."

"...I know." An Yan also knows this truth. After all, many people can't accept homosexuality. The picture of him kissing a man is even disgusting in the eyes of many people.This kind of news has a huge negative impact on a popular star.

Anze paused, and then calmly said: "Hold a press conference as soon as possible, and say that your kiss with Xu Shaoqian was influenced by the movie Endless City. In this movie, you acted as a couple, and there was also a part of the kissing scene." , you and him were just a friendly farewell kiss after filming, and it didn't involve any relationship issues, so it barely makes sense."

"..." An Yan fell silent.

Although he called Xu Shaoqian and told Xu Shaoqian that he confessed because he was too involved in the drama, but that was a private matter between him and Shaoqian. It is one thing to say I don't love you in private, but it is completely wrong to say it publicly in front of everyone. Another matter!

There was no way for him to calmly say "I have no emotional entanglement with Shaoqian" in front of everyone, it was like slapping Xu Shaoqian loudly in front of everyone!

If Xu Shaoqian saw such news, he would definitely feel very uncomfortable.He has loved and protected him silently for so many years, how can he selfishly deny his affection in front of the public?Let him who has quit the entertainment industry...become a laughing stock in everyone's eyes?

The method An Ze said is of course feasible, but An Yan can't be so calm and heartless.

In the afternoon of the next day, the press conference was held at the headquarters of Huaan Entertainment Group as scheduled. Such a sensational news naturally attracted countless media reporters, and the reception site was almost packed.

An Yan appeared at the scene wearing simple jeans and a beige sweater, which made him look very thin.As soon as he entered the scene, he was bombarded by a round of flashlights. An Yan was almost blinded by the dazzling flashlights. He sat down on his seat with his head down, and smiled at everyone.

Chang Lin picked up the microphone and said, "The press conference is starting now. If you have any questions, please raise your hands."

Immediately, some reporters stood up, scrambling to start bombarding with questions: "An Yan, how do you explain the recently released photos of you kissing Xu Shaoqian?" "An Yan, are you really gay? Is the scandal to cover up my sexuality?" "Is Xu Shaoqian's resignation also related to this matter? How long have you been secretly together?"

An Yan's scalp was numb from one sharp question after another. These questions were too difficult to answer, although An Ze had already told him how to deal with them, and even asked the secretary to write the answers to all kinds of questions in advance. , An Yan took it out and recited it last night... But, facing so many cameras in the audience, An Yan couldn't say anything at all.

——I’m not gay, I like girls, I don’t have any relationship with Xu Shaoqian, I kissed him because we acted as a couple in Endless City, there are many kissing scenes in the play, it’s just a farewell kiss after the finale .

Facing the bombardment of countless flashing lights, An Yan couldn't speak the lines that he knew so well for a long time, and the smile on his face gradually froze.

Chang Lin anxiously reminded from the side: "An Yan, An Yan, hurry up and talk, didn't you agree on how to answer?"

An Yan was silent for a moment, then took the microphone and said, "I..."

Speaking of this, he suddenly stopped, because the door next to him was pushed open, and someone walked in.

The appearance of that person caused the scene to fall into a strange silence.

An Yan opened his eyes wide in shock, staring intently at the man who pushed the door in from the side.

Xu Shaoqian was wearing a long black windbreaker. He looked tall and slender, with a very calm expression on his handsome face. He walked slowly to An Yan's side, gently wrapped his arms around An Yan's shoulders with one hand, and lifted his other hand from An Yan's shoulders. He took the microphone in his hand, glanced at the reporters in the audience with deep eyes, and then said in a low voice——

"It's up to me to answer these questions. An Yan and I are in love. I love him, and he loves me. We couldn't help but kissed each other for a while and were photographed by the paparazzi. That's the fact."

"..." The reporters in the audience were stunned. They didn't expect Xu Shaoqian, who had quit the entertainment industry, to appear suddenly. What was even more shocking was that he actually confessed in front of the public?

Xu Shaoqian said calmly: "Even though in your eyes, the love between the two men is a bit inconsistent, but for me, being able to be with An Yan is my greatest happiness." Xu Shaoqian turned his head and looked at An Yan's eyes also became gentle, "I love him, I want to be with him, this is the truth you want."

While the reporters in the audience were stunned, Xu Shaoqian took An Yan's hand directly, interlocking his fingers, and turned around and walked away surrounded by the bodyguards he brought.

That scene was photographed by many reporters, and once again became the headline news of the day, and was even jokingly called "the classic scene of Xu Yingdi bravely breaking into the reception and saving An Yan" by the forum trolls.

An Yan never expected that Xu Shaoqian would suddenly appear at the press conference, and even confessed so boldly in front of the public... An Yan looked at him with complicated emotions, and wanted to let go of his hand, but was held by Xu Shaoqian tighter.

A group of reporters who recovered from the shock quickly chased them out. The bodyguard brought by Xu Shaoqian opened a way for the two of them. Xu Shaoqian pulled An Yan and turned around quickly. Embarrassing, the man's hand was held so hard that An Yan couldn't shake it off.

Xu Shaoqian directly pulled An Yan into his car, locked the door and started the engine. It was not until the car drove a long distance away that the reporters who followed him were completely thrown away. Then Xu Shaoqian stepped on the brakes and stopped the car on the side of the road. , looking back at An Yan with a calm face, "Aren't you going to say something?"

An Yan turned his head, and said in a stiff tone: "Why did you come to the reception? You said so many things that shouldn't be said?"

Xu Shaoqian stretched out his hand to pinch An Yan's chin, turned An Yan's face back forcefully, and forced him to look into his eyes: "What is something that shouldn't be said? Isn't what I said the truth?"

"..."

"Are you going to deny my feelings for you? Or...you don't love me at all?"

"..."

"Look into my eyes, and repeat the reason for breaking up again." Xu Shaoqian looked at An Yan coldly, and said word by word, "The confession at the beginning was only because you were too involved in the drama, and you didn't love me at all, so you have to tell me I break up, don't I?"

"..." An Yan's face was stiff and silent...

Xu Shaoqian looked into An Yan's eyes seriously, and said in a low voice: "An Yan, tell me, you never loved me, as long as you say yes, I will disappear from your presence forever."

"...No, no." An Yan looked at the projection in the man's deep eyes that belonged to him. The longing that had been suppressed to the extreme during this period was unstoppable like a beast that suddenly broke out of its cage, filled with painful emotions. When he touched his chest, An Yan's eyes suddenly turned red, and he stretched out his hand and hugged Xu Shaoqian forcefully.

"Shaoqian, my confession to you is serious, I really like you..."

"I, I miss you so much..."

An Yan who hugged himself tightly and said "I miss you so much" over and over again made Xu Shaoqian's original anger disappear in an instant, and his heart became completely soft.

Gently stroking his soft hair, Xu Shaoqian's eyes became gentler, and he whispered in An Yan's ear: "Okay, I know that those few text messages you sent were obviously making excuses. Listen first My explanation, okay?"

An Yan nodded.

Xu Shaoqian said: "You suddenly broke up with me because of Xu Ziming, right?"

An Yan looked up at him in surprise, "You know?"

Xu Shaoqian raised his eyebrows and said: "Of course I know. In fact, Xu Ziming not only kidnapped An Luo, but many years ago, he also killed my biological mother and took away a fortune from the Xu family, causing the Xu family to almost go bankrupt."

"..."

"He is a traitor to the Xu family. He broke with the Xu family 20 years ago. My mother died in his hands, and my biological father and I have not been able to recognize each other for many years... My biological father, It's actually Xu Zizheng."

Xu Shaoqian said softly: "Do you remember that night when it rained? I suddenly came to your house to hug you. At that time, I was very sad because I learned all the truth, so I wanted to hug you and find some comfort."

"I've wanted to tell you about this for a long time, but I just haven't found an opportunity. Xu Ziming is not my father at all, but the chief culprit who killed my biological mother and ruined Xu's family."

An Yan was shocked for a long time before he said in disbelief: "How could this be? Your father is... Uncle Xu? Your mother was killed by Xu Ziming?" Such a complicated and shocking truth caused An Yan's brain to momentarily Some couldn't turn the corner, and seeing the heavy expression on Xu Shaoqian's face, his heart ached even more.

It turns out that Shaoqian's family background is so complicated, he must have been very sad when he learned the truth, right?

Xu Shaoqian nodded and said: "For me, Xu Ziming died in the car accident 20 years ago. I don't want this third master who suddenly appeared to become a barrier between us." Xu Shao paused, and said seriously, "I know this truth is hard to accept for a while, I'll give you some time, you calm down and think about it before making a decision."

Xu Shaoqian looked at An Yan tenderly, and said word by word: "An Yan, remember, as long as you turn around, I will always be there waiting for you. I never... never gave up on you."

Hearing the low and gentle voice in his ear, An Yan couldn't help feeling sour in his heart.

How rare, Xu Shaoqian never gave up on him and waited for him at the same place, even if he broke his heart twice in a row, he never gave up.

——For such a persistent and affectionate man, what reason do I have to give up on him for the third time?

An Yan hugged Xu Shaoqian tightly, nodded vigorously in his arms, and said word by word, seriously and firmly: "Shaoqian, give me a few days, and I will give you a satisfactory answer."

Xu Shaoqian smiled and said, "Okay, I'll wait for you."