superficial dialogue
Chapter 46
Xie Baijing still remembered that on his own birthday last year, he was being entangled in every possible way by an inexplicable rich second generation named Ke Jiang until he couldn't bear it, and suddenly received a bouquet of flowers and a tall cake.
For many years, his birthday has been without surprise or joy. When his grandmother was still healthy, she would add a poached egg to his breakfast as a celebration.Later, my grandmother was getting old, and no one seemed to remember the day when he was born.That was the most ostentatious birthday in his life. Two employees held flowers and cakes, and delivered them directly to the door of his dormitory, politely wishing Mr. Xie a happy birthday.Although in the end his classmates agreed that it was from some unknown suitor of him, they were more envious and sighed, but his discomfort and rejection at that time are still vivid in his memory, and he threw the cake and flowers directly into the trash can.
Frankly speaking, Ke Jiang at that time was really not very likable.Ke Jiang, a well-bred little hedgehog with thorns on his back and a raised chin, wanders into his world without any scruples. Asking him if he answered, I wish I could draw a circle and occupy the land as king.Once the personal boundaries that Xie Baijing pays attention to are broken recklessly and casually, he can't look good to Ke Jiang no matter what.
But time has passed, and he has had an unclear and entangled relationship with the man he hated at the beginning. When he suddenly heard the news of Ke Jiang's birthday, he still had a little bit of concern in his heart, which was very faint but not negligible. At that time, Xie Baijing himself felt that the world was impermanent.
Dinner with Lin Feng at night.Lin Feng cleverly held a banquet alone, and none of the other crew members were invited, and the place was well chosen, so he chose a relatively secluded private room in the hotel where they stayed, even if it was photographed by a good reporter. To, it will not fall into the mouth.When the three of them had dinner, they were not too embarrassed. Ke Jiang was originally a good talker, but Lin Feng was even more so. He was courteous but not obsequious.Ke Jiang didn't know him much before, but at this moment he felt that this man was smart and talkative, with a smile in his eyes and a dimple on his cheek: "Does Xiao Xie usually have a bad temper? You have worked hard to take care of him these days."
Lin Feng shook his head: "Where, Xiao Xie is usually very good, and everyone in the team likes him very much. And he is very hardworking, and he arrives at the set first every day."
Xie Baijing sat aside and concentrated on eating alone, his hand holding the chopsticks paused slightly.Ke Jiang snorted, and glanced at him with a half-smile.
"That's true," Ke Jiang Yingde was confident and proud, "Bai Jing doesn't say anything else, it's true to work hard."
"Very rare." Lin Feng continued.
The two looked at each other and laughed.Xie Baijing glanced at Ke Jiang with complicated emotions.
He deserves to be uncomfortable.He didn't need to hide behind men and listen to people's falsely modest boast like talking about his son.But his brows and eyes were only a few degrees colder, and he deliberately restrained himself after Ke Jiang served him food.Quietly, when necessary, he raised his glass and offered a toast to the other two.
No matter what, Lin Feng was still there.
Ke Jiang drank some wine, and he was at the most comfortable time when he was still sober, but his body was affected by alcohol.After returning to the room, he went to take a bath first, soaking in the jacuzzi until he forgot the time, it was Xie Baijing who knocked on the door and lifted him out of the water.The two of them lay on the same bed at night, covered with a quilt, and only turned on a small lamp by the bed, feeling rare and peaceful.Ke Jiang played with the small buttons of Xie Baijing's pajamas with his fingers, and asked him if the filming in the crew was going well during this time, and how he got along with others.However, most of the time it was he who said it himself, babbling: "It would be great if you could learn more from Lin Feng, that person is so much fun..."
"It's a good thing to talk less and do more, but sometimes, if you don't say it, others will pretend not to see it. Isn't that a loss?"
"But someone treats you superficially, but turns around and doesn't know how to arrange you. Here are Lin Feng and that surnamed Lu. You pay attention to the relationship, and you'll be fine. It's not too much..."
The man's voice still had the clear taste of a teenager. He clearly spoke carelessly, but he gave detailed instructions inside and outside the words.Every time he asked, Xie Baijing hummed.After a while, Xie Baijing asked, "What about you?"
The young man's voice was cold and flat, but the imperceptible concern revealed in it still made Ke Jiang curl his lips in satisfaction.
"Me," Ke Jiang paused, very casually, "Of course I am still the same. There is only one person I met in business that is not right, and it will be resolved soon. Who dares to do anything to me? "
He moved slightly, moved into a more comfortable position, and touched Xie Baijing's cheek with his lips.It was like a silent signal, Xie Baijing lowered his head slightly, kissed the position of his dimple, watched the shallow dimple gradually emerge, he took a sip, as if he could suck out honey.Their pose is so intimate, it's like a couple in love.At this time, there is no need to say much, just do happy things in silence.At the peak of his senses, Ke Jiang suddenly couldn't restrain himself, and whispered his name: "Bai Jing."
Xie Baijing stroked the broken hair on his forehead for him.His tenderness is limited to such a small place, it seems that if it leaks a little more, it will cross the limit.
Ke Jiang said softly: "My brother likes you so much."
It's akin to a confession, second only to the cliché "I love you."And Ke Jiang didn't want to participate in the sugar-coated superficial dialogue that seems to be indispensable in the bed curtain. He just wanted to tell Xie Baijing frankly that the feelings in his heart are like soda in a can, not like spirits Intense, but also more throbbing than white water. In his heart, some feelings were sizzling like boiling.
But he didn't know whether this handsome and beautiful young man believed it or not.Xie Baijing only responded with a fierce teasing, which made him stop his voice and completely indulge.
After all, it was a temporary intention to come here. Xie Baijing still had work, so it was inconvenient for Ke Jiang to stay for too long.Xie Baijing asked for leave at his request. In just two or three days, the two of them spent most of the time in the hotel.One is a young man at the best age, and the other is a veteran in the field of love. When the two meet together, the relationship is naturally intensive and intense.Ke Jiang felt completely relaxed in such a day of playfulness, debauchery and immorality.He doesn't need to think about the pressure brought by his closest relatives, careers that he is not good at, and complicated interpersonal relationships. He has left behind the bustling and noisy city of S, and in front of him, there is only a dim room with young people. A strong warm embrace.Xie Baijing is always his best listener. There are so many people in this world, only he will listen to every word he speaks silently and seriously.If he could, he really wanted to drop everything and just waste time here day and night.
But happiness is not eternal.Before Ke Jianglin went back, he pretended to be passing by on a business trip, and deliberately asked the driver to detour and go to the set.He and director Lu are also considered friends, and he has invested some money in this drama, so it seems reasonable in name to come and see it.As for what other people think, he can't control that much.
Director Lu left his work and came over to chat with him for a while.Ke Jiang's words were inside and out, but he wanted him to mention the kid surnamed Xie more.Director Lu laughed loudly, "Young Master Ke, to be honest, I had doubts before. Looking at it now, he is obviously born to eat this bowl of rice! And he is stable, not at all like the group of youngsters now. ... Don't worry, even if you don't talk about it, I will take care of it. Don't mention anything else, your vision is really good. "
Only then did Ke Jiang really feel relieved, and said haha with a playful smile.Knowing that Xie Baijing was filming at this time, he gritted his teeth and decided that short-term pain is worse than long-term pain, so he turned his head and walked gracefully.As for Xie Baijing, he guessed that Ke Jiang would come today.In the hotel in the morning, the man was still reluctant to act like a child and asked if he could take two more days off.Xie Baijing didn't know how to coax people, and he felt that wasting the past few days was the limit. In the end, the man flipped through the calendar on his mobile phone, and finally agreed to compromise after confirming that it would be finished soon, and asked him for several "compensations".Sometimes, Xie Baijing really didn't understand how Ke Jiang was so big surrounded by such powerful and cannibalistic dignitaries. Call him stupid, because he sees the world very clearly; He is smart, Ke Jiang has a childlike temper, and he always likes to call himself "brother" to him, and he doesn't know what it looks like to be a brother.
When Xie Baijing thought about it, his mind was a little distracted, and he took pictures several times in a row.When the scene ended, he saw Xiao Li waiting aside as usual, guessing that Ke Jiang had left, but his expression remained unchanged, he unscrewed the cap of the mineral water bottle with one hand, and raised his head to drink water expressionlessly.
"Assistant Li," Xie Baijing put down the water bottle, and said flatly, "When is Mr. Ke's birthday?"
Xiao Li almost dropped his jaw in fright: "You...what do you want to ask this question?" Seeing the young man's handsome face turned cold for a while, Xiao Li quickly and cautiously said, "Just half a month later. At that time, here should Just some finishing touches... If you want to ask for leave, just go back."
Xiao Li's eyes were speculative, but Xie Baijing seemed to be asking ordinary questions, like asking about the weather forecast, and went back to the dressing room to change clothes after receiving the news.
Ke Jiang's 26th birthday, he himself did not plan to make a big deal.
After returning from the set, he knew he was wrong, so he obediently picked up his job.Abandoning the business without saying a word, if it were someone else, he should have been hanged up and beaten by the old man long ago.To his surprise, Mr. Ke didn't even summon him this time, and he didn't even receive a scolding.He didn't dare to go back and take the initiative to see people, he was lucky, and even more hurriedly went back to contact Xiao Feng.Sending him to a hotel with a strange woman, he would never swallow it easily in the past, but at this time, he still bites the bullet and talks nicely to people, acting as if nothing happened , After a few more days of grinding, the matter was finally done.
This matter must be, he breathed a sigh of relief, and dared to go home to meet grandpa.
According to the servants at home, maybe it's because of the change of seasons that the old man's health has not been very good.He usually sits in a wheelchair and has to be pushed out for a walk, but these days he just stays in the room and recuperates.Ke Jiang's heart tightened, and he went upstairs to look. The old man was half-closed, when he heard the voice, he managed to pull himself together: "Xiao Jiang is here?"
"Grandpa," Ke Jiang sat by the bed, holding the old man's hand, with a smile in his voice, "Guess what? Xiao Feng let go, the contract has been signed."
The old man nodded: "Not bad."
Ke Jiang looked at him, no matter how many expensive skin care products, and the treatment of the world's first-class doctors, they can't completely prevent people from getting old.I haven't seen him for a few days, the old man seems to be getting thinner and thinner, and his expression is not as energetic as before.Ke Jiang couldn't help being distressed, and even wished that he could scold him at the top of his voice, rather than seeing the old man lying on the bed like this, every time his chest rose and fell, he made a sound like a dilapidated bellows, "Grandpa, you are so troubled!" It's too much, why don't you take a good rest?"
"Forget about me," the old man shook his head and said tiredly, "Your birthday is coming soon, what do you want?"
Ke Jiang: "I, I just want my grandfather to be healthy, live another ten or twenty years, and be able to meet his granddaughter-in-law."
Hearing the words, the old man finally smiled and pretended to hit him, but Ke Jiang tilted his body exaggeratedly to avoid it.
"Then on your birthday," said the old man, "you can spend it at home. Invite some friends and make it lively."
Ke Jiang naturally agreed.
It was only on his birthday that Ke Jiang realized what his old man meant by "lively and lively".
For people like the Ke family, birthdays are nothing more than providing a title.Ke Jiang has long been used to this, so when he told Xie Baijing about it, he just mentioned it casually, guessing that it would be another occasion for his father and brother to talk about serious matters and urge him to expand his network, so he didn't force Xie Baijing to come.His friends invited many, and many came, Zhang Yuntian, Xu Li and others will definitely be there.And when he noticed something was wrong, it was because he noticed that there were too many single girls among the people who entered the house, right?
Looking around, it is estimated that more than half of the single girls in the upper circles of S City have been invited.Ke's father has never remarried, and there is no hostess in the family. This birthday party was arranged by Ke Cheng's wife.He faintly frowned, greeted his brothers, and went directly to find someone in the crowd.Mrs. Ke saw him, but laughed first, and said in a low voice: "Ke Jiang, don't blame me, it's what the old man meant." She paused, "You are already 26, and you should have someone who is settled by your side, otherwise Everyone thinks you..."
Well, he was actually cheated by his grandfather.Ke Jiang didn't have the patience to listen to her sentences with ulterior motives, and thought to himself, co-authoring this is a blind date feast.
For many years, his birthday has been without surprise or joy. When his grandmother was still healthy, she would add a poached egg to his breakfast as a celebration.Later, my grandmother was getting old, and no one seemed to remember the day when he was born.That was the most ostentatious birthday in his life. Two employees held flowers and cakes, and delivered them directly to the door of his dormitory, politely wishing Mr. Xie a happy birthday.Although in the end his classmates agreed that it was from some unknown suitor of him, they were more envious and sighed, but his discomfort and rejection at that time are still vivid in his memory, and he threw the cake and flowers directly into the trash can.
Frankly speaking, Ke Jiang at that time was really not very likable.Ke Jiang, a well-bred little hedgehog with thorns on his back and a raised chin, wanders into his world without any scruples. Asking him if he answered, I wish I could draw a circle and occupy the land as king.Once the personal boundaries that Xie Baijing pays attention to are broken recklessly and casually, he can't look good to Ke Jiang no matter what.
But time has passed, and he has had an unclear and entangled relationship with the man he hated at the beginning. When he suddenly heard the news of Ke Jiang's birthday, he still had a little bit of concern in his heart, which was very faint but not negligible. At that time, Xie Baijing himself felt that the world was impermanent.
Dinner with Lin Feng at night.Lin Feng cleverly held a banquet alone, and none of the other crew members were invited, and the place was well chosen, so he chose a relatively secluded private room in the hotel where they stayed, even if it was photographed by a good reporter. To, it will not fall into the mouth.When the three of them had dinner, they were not too embarrassed. Ke Jiang was originally a good talker, but Lin Feng was even more so. He was courteous but not obsequious.Ke Jiang didn't know him much before, but at this moment he felt that this man was smart and talkative, with a smile in his eyes and a dimple on his cheek: "Does Xiao Xie usually have a bad temper? You have worked hard to take care of him these days."
Lin Feng shook his head: "Where, Xiao Xie is usually very good, and everyone in the team likes him very much. And he is very hardworking, and he arrives at the set first every day."
Xie Baijing sat aside and concentrated on eating alone, his hand holding the chopsticks paused slightly.Ke Jiang snorted, and glanced at him with a half-smile.
"That's true," Ke Jiang Yingde was confident and proud, "Bai Jing doesn't say anything else, it's true to work hard."
"Very rare." Lin Feng continued.
The two looked at each other and laughed.Xie Baijing glanced at Ke Jiang with complicated emotions.
He deserves to be uncomfortable.He didn't need to hide behind men and listen to people's falsely modest boast like talking about his son.But his brows and eyes were only a few degrees colder, and he deliberately restrained himself after Ke Jiang served him food.Quietly, when necessary, he raised his glass and offered a toast to the other two.
No matter what, Lin Feng was still there.
Ke Jiang drank some wine, and he was at the most comfortable time when he was still sober, but his body was affected by alcohol.After returning to the room, he went to take a bath first, soaking in the jacuzzi until he forgot the time, it was Xie Baijing who knocked on the door and lifted him out of the water.The two of them lay on the same bed at night, covered with a quilt, and only turned on a small lamp by the bed, feeling rare and peaceful.Ke Jiang played with the small buttons of Xie Baijing's pajamas with his fingers, and asked him if the filming in the crew was going well during this time, and how he got along with others.However, most of the time it was he who said it himself, babbling: "It would be great if you could learn more from Lin Feng, that person is so much fun..."
"It's a good thing to talk less and do more, but sometimes, if you don't say it, others will pretend not to see it. Isn't that a loss?"
"But someone treats you superficially, but turns around and doesn't know how to arrange you. Here are Lin Feng and that surnamed Lu. You pay attention to the relationship, and you'll be fine. It's not too much..."
The man's voice still had the clear taste of a teenager. He clearly spoke carelessly, but he gave detailed instructions inside and outside the words.Every time he asked, Xie Baijing hummed.After a while, Xie Baijing asked, "What about you?"
The young man's voice was cold and flat, but the imperceptible concern revealed in it still made Ke Jiang curl his lips in satisfaction.
"Me," Ke Jiang paused, very casually, "Of course I am still the same. There is only one person I met in business that is not right, and it will be resolved soon. Who dares to do anything to me? "
He moved slightly, moved into a more comfortable position, and touched Xie Baijing's cheek with his lips.It was like a silent signal, Xie Baijing lowered his head slightly, kissed the position of his dimple, watched the shallow dimple gradually emerge, he took a sip, as if he could suck out honey.Their pose is so intimate, it's like a couple in love.At this time, there is no need to say much, just do happy things in silence.At the peak of his senses, Ke Jiang suddenly couldn't restrain himself, and whispered his name: "Bai Jing."
Xie Baijing stroked the broken hair on his forehead for him.His tenderness is limited to such a small place, it seems that if it leaks a little more, it will cross the limit.
Ke Jiang said softly: "My brother likes you so much."
It's akin to a confession, second only to the cliché "I love you."And Ke Jiang didn't want to participate in the sugar-coated superficial dialogue that seems to be indispensable in the bed curtain. He just wanted to tell Xie Baijing frankly that the feelings in his heart are like soda in a can, not like spirits Intense, but also more throbbing than white water. In his heart, some feelings were sizzling like boiling.
But he didn't know whether this handsome and beautiful young man believed it or not.Xie Baijing only responded with a fierce teasing, which made him stop his voice and completely indulge.
After all, it was a temporary intention to come here. Xie Baijing still had work, so it was inconvenient for Ke Jiang to stay for too long.Xie Baijing asked for leave at his request. In just two or three days, the two of them spent most of the time in the hotel.One is a young man at the best age, and the other is a veteran in the field of love. When the two meet together, the relationship is naturally intensive and intense.Ke Jiang felt completely relaxed in such a day of playfulness, debauchery and immorality.He doesn't need to think about the pressure brought by his closest relatives, careers that he is not good at, and complicated interpersonal relationships. He has left behind the bustling and noisy city of S, and in front of him, there is only a dim room with young people. A strong warm embrace.Xie Baijing is always his best listener. There are so many people in this world, only he will listen to every word he speaks silently and seriously.If he could, he really wanted to drop everything and just waste time here day and night.
But happiness is not eternal.Before Ke Jianglin went back, he pretended to be passing by on a business trip, and deliberately asked the driver to detour and go to the set.He and director Lu are also considered friends, and he has invested some money in this drama, so it seems reasonable in name to come and see it.As for what other people think, he can't control that much.
Director Lu left his work and came over to chat with him for a while.Ke Jiang's words were inside and out, but he wanted him to mention the kid surnamed Xie more.Director Lu laughed loudly, "Young Master Ke, to be honest, I had doubts before. Looking at it now, he is obviously born to eat this bowl of rice! And he is stable, not at all like the group of youngsters now. ... Don't worry, even if you don't talk about it, I will take care of it. Don't mention anything else, your vision is really good. "
Only then did Ke Jiang really feel relieved, and said haha with a playful smile.Knowing that Xie Baijing was filming at this time, he gritted his teeth and decided that short-term pain is worse than long-term pain, so he turned his head and walked gracefully.As for Xie Baijing, he guessed that Ke Jiang would come today.In the hotel in the morning, the man was still reluctant to act like a child and asked if he could take two more days off.Xie Baijing didn't know how to coax people, and he felt that wasting the past few days was the limit. In the end, the man flipped through the calendar on his mobile phone, and finally agreed to compromise after confirming that it would be finished soon, and asked him for several "compensations".Sometimes, Xie Baijing really didn't understand how Ke Jiang was so big surrounded by such powerful and cannibalistic dignitaries. Call him stupid, because he sees the world very clearly; He is smart, Ke Jiang has a childlike temper, and he always likes to call himself "brother" to him, and he doesn't know what it looks like to be a brother.
When Xie Baijing thought about it, his mind was a little distracted, and he took pictures several times in a row.When the scene ended, he saw Xiao Li waiting aside as usual, guessing that Ke Jiang had left, but his expression remained unchanged, he unscrewed the cap of the mineral water bottle with one hand, and raised his head to drink water expressionlessly.
"Assistant Li," Xie Baijing put down the water bottle, and said flatly, "When is Mr. Ke's birthday?"
Xiao Li almost dropped his jaw in fright: "You...what do you want to ask this question?" Seeing the young man's handsome face turned cold for a while, Xiao Li quickly and cautiously said, "Just half a month later. At that time, here should Just some finishing touches... If you want to ask for leave, just go back."
Xiao Li's eyes were speculative, but Xie Baijing seemed to be asking ordinary questions, like asking about the weather forecast, and went back to the dressing room to change clothes after receiving the news.
Ke Jiang's 26th birthday, he himself did not plan to make a big deal.
After returning from the set, he knew he was wrong, so he obediently picked up his job.Abandoning the business without saying a word, if it were someone else, he should have been hanged up and beaten by the old man long ago.To his surprise, Mr. Ke didn't even summon him this time, and he didn't even receive a scolding.He didn't dare to go back and take the initiative to see people, he was lucky, and even more hurriedly went back to contact Xiao Feng.Sending him to a hotel with a strange woman, he would never swallow it easily in the past, but at this time, he still bites the bullet and talks nicely to people, acting as if nothing happened , After a few more days of grinding, the matter was finally done.
This matter must be, he breathed a sigh of relief, and dared to go home to meet grandpa.
According to the servants at home, maybe it's because of the change of seasons that the old man's health has not been very good.He usually sits in a wheelchair and has to be pushed out for a walk, but these days he just stays in the room and recuperates.Ke Jiang's heart tightened, and he went upstairs to look. The old man was half-closed, when he heard the voice, he managed to pull himself together: "Xiao Jiang is here?"
"Grandpa," Ke Jiang sat by the bed, holding the old man's hand, with a smile in his voice, "Guess what? Xiao Feng let go, the contract has been signed."
The old man nodded: "Not bad."
Ke Jiang looked at him, no matter how many expensive skin care products, and the treatment of the world's first-class doctors, they can't completely prevent people from getting old.I haven't seen him for a few days, the old man seems to be getting thinner and thinner, and his expression is not as energetic as before.Ke Jiang couldn't help being distressed, and even wished that he could scold him at the top of his voice, rather than seeing the old man lying on the bed like this, every time his chest rose and fell, he made a sound like a dilapidated bellows, "Grandpa, you are so troubled!" It's too much, why don't you take a good rest?"
"Forget about me," the old man shook his head and said tiredly, "Your birthday is coming soon, what do you want?"
Ke Jiang: "I, I just want my grandfather to be healthy, live another ten or twenty years, and be able to meet his granddaughter-in-law."
Hearing the words, the old man finally smiled and pretended to hit him, but Ke Jiang tilted his body exaggeratedly to avoid it.
"Then on your birthday," said the old man, "you can spend it at home. Invite some friends and make it lively."
Ke Jiang naturally agreed.
It was only on his birthday that Ke Jiang realized what his old man meant by "lively and lively".
For people like the Ke family, birthdays are nothing more than providing a title.Ke Jiang has long been used to this, so when he told Xie Baijing about it, he just mentioned it casually, guessing that it would be another occasion for his father and brother to talk about serious matters and urge him to expand his network, so he didn't force Xie Baijing to come.His friends invited many, and many came, Zhang Yuntian, Xu Li and others will definitely be there.And when he noticed something was wrong, it was because he noticed that there were too many single girls among the people who entered the house, right?
Looking around, it is estimated that more than half of the single girls in the upper circles of S City have been invited.Ke's father has never remarried, and there is no hostess in the family. This birthday party was arranged by Ke Cheng's wife.He faintly frowned, greeted his brothers, and went directly to find someone in the crowd.Mrs. Ke saw him, but laughed first, and said in a low voice: "Ke Jiang, don't blame me, it's what the old man meant." She paused, "You are already 26, and you should have someone who is settled by your side, otherwise Everyone thinks you..."
Well, he was actually cheated by his grandfather.Ke Jiang didn't have the patience to listen to her sentences with ulterior motives, and thought to himself, co-authoring this is a blind date feast.
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