Embrace the light

Before the announcement of the signing event was released, Ian asked the editor to note in the announcement that book fans should not bring gifts.Most book fans at the scene followed Ian's request and did not bring gifts, but there were also a few book fans who did not pay attention to the announcement and bought gifts, but Ian did not accept them as usual.

"Thank you, I appreciate your kindness, but you should take the gift back. I never accept gifts from readers." Ian rejected a gift from an enthusiastic book fan.

"But I've already bought it, so just accept it. Otherwise, it would be a waste for me to take it back." The book fan persuaded again.

"I'm really sorry, I can't accept it here."

The two book fans behind also persuaded the girl, "It should be the new fan sister? Our family is never happy to give gifts. You can take it back and see if you can return it or give it to someone else. It will not be used for future signings. If you need to buy gifts, just subscribe to the list on C Online."

"Okay." The girl didn't want to delay everyone's time any longer, so she took the gift back and said, "My nickname is Xiaomei, Ling, you must remember me, I am very active in the book review comments."

The girl leaves with her books, bookmarks and presents, and the next person in line takes her turn.

Ian's mask was wetted by the water splashed by the book fan before, and he didn't have it anymore. He also had a replacement, but it was placed in the backpack in the backstage rest area, and it was inconvenient to leave the venue halfway to get it.

Although I don't want fans to know my real appearance, I just want to have an intersection with everyone in Two-dimensional, but now there is no way.

Many fans even took pictures when Ian signed, and Ian couldn't stop it.

Seeing that Ian rubbed his cheek with the back of his hand unconsciously, Heng asked Ian, "Shall I go to the rest area and get you a mask?"

Ian shook his head, looked at Heng, "I want you to stay with me."

The two spoke very quietly, and the book fans in line should not be able to hear them, but they could still be seen whispering intimately. Some fans raised their mobile phones to take a group photo of the two.

But not all fans are happy to see this intimate scene. One of the fans directly asked Ian, "Excuse me, are you gay? I have read all your books, and your books are full of men and women. Those who are in love, why are you getting intimate with a boy outside the book?"

Ian was silent for a few seconds without answering.

In fact, Ian didn't know if he was gay, he hadn't had much interest in boys and girls for so many years, until he met Heng.

But Heng is a boy, and I like Heng, that is, I like a man, so I should be gay, right?

Not allowing Ian to think too much, the fans' expressions became unhappy and impatient, "Please answer my question."

Ian looked at him and said, "My sexuality has nothing to do with my books. As a reader, you can discuss books with me, but I have no obligation to tell you my private information."

"Huh, if you don't deny it, you're tacit consent." She threw the book on the signing table, "Please help me arrange a refund, I don't buy books written by gays, and I don't need your signature."

"Please contact the book booth at the entrance to return the book. If you purchased it through other channels, please contact the customer service staff of the channel. I can't solve it directly here."

This person wanted to say more, but she had already taken up some time. Seeing that the waiting line was starting to become agitated, the security guard forced her to leave.

There was another wave of confusion, and Kate walked over helplessly and worriedly upon seeing this.

"What's going on? Ling, is your Mercury retrograde today?"

Ian could only smile helplessly, "Maybe."

"Don't worry about Ling, whether you like boys or girls, I will support you."

After Ian signed, he handed the bookmark and the book to the reader. After receiving it, the reader gave him a cheering gesture and said encouragingly.

"Thank you." Ian sincerely thanked.

The girl left with flushed cheeks.

The love of fans is uncontrollable, what Ian can do is to cherish the moment when he is still recognized and liked by others, and when fans choose to leave for one reason or another, he has no choice but to send them off indifferently.

Kate stood here for a while, and seeing that the follow-up signatures were still normal, she left and went to the book on the pillow.

The signing scene was not quiet, so the words that were questioned by book fans about their sexuality were not heard by many people.

And none of the book fans in the front row chose to leave after listening to the whole process. They didn't continue to ask, and no one showed any strange eyes. They still greeted and communicated with Ian warmly and friendlyly, so Ian's mood was not at all. What is affected.

He doesn't care about other people's eyes. Book fans have the absolute right to choose whether to stay or not. He just doesn't want to cause chaos and delay everyone's schedule because of himself.

Heng sat next to Ian, looking at Ian who interacted politely with the readers.The Ian in formal occasions is different from the Ian in daily life. Now he is more confident and indifferent. He can deal with problems with a clear mind and articulate words. Although he is equally gentle, he is polite and tough.

Just like when fighting back against Alva, it is a side that Heng Ping has never seen in his daily life.

During the 15-minute intermission, Ian took Heng back to the writers' lounge.

Ian sat on the sofa and rubbed his right hand with his left hand to relieve the soreness and stiffness.

When Heng saw it, he took Ian's hand and kneaded and massaged him.

"Thank you Heng."

This is the first time Heng has done such a thing for him.

Heng rarely initiates physical contact with him, perhaps because he was "scared" today?That's why he took extra care of himself.

Of course, Ian would be delighted to receive the concern from Heng.

He likes all the emotions related to him in Heng, whether he is happy or angry.

"Ian." Gavin finally had a moment of free time, and walked over with four bodyguards, "I just asked my assistant to buy a mask, do you want it?"

Ian still had a spare in his backpack, but he took it after a second thought.

"Thanks. Give me one."

Ian took the mask that Gavin handed over, it was a black one, and he was going to put it on for Heng.

"How's it going, is everything going well?" Gavin asked.

Ian nodded and took a sip from his water glass.

"You're done signing today, may I invite you to have dinner with Anand?"

"Excuse me, Gavin, we have a reservation for the nine o'clock train."

"Okay. There's no rush. It's okay to get together in the extreme night."

Before he could say a few words, he was about to return to the field. Ian took out his spare mask from his backpack and put it on, then unpacked the black mask Gavin gave him and handed it to Heng.

"Heng, you should wear it too."

If you want to stay with yourself forever, it is better for both of you to wear masks.

Heng didn't refuse, took it and put it on.

Gavin looked at the two of them and said, "It's a good match."

The sound was not loud, thanks to Ian's good hearing ability he could hear it.

Ian looked at him shyly, and Gavin winked at him.

Ian turned his head to look at Heng who was beside him again. He was wearing a mask, and he didn't know if he heard Gavin's words.

Seeing that Ian looked at him without speaking, Heng raised his eyebrows to express his inquiry.

Ian shook his head, smiled, and entered the arena with Heng.

The signing in the second half went very smoothly, and nothing happened.

Although it was just a smile, Ian's face was still a little stiff after laughing for a long time.He rubbed his cheeks and gave his face a relaxing massage.

"The on-site book sale is going well today. Many book fans have bought several copies." Kate was very happy. "By the way, the book on the pillow said that we would invite familiar authors to have dinner together. Would you like to go with me?"

Ian shook his head, "I'm sorry Kate, we booked a ticket for nine o'clock, so we won't have dinner together."

"You can change the ticket. If there is no ticket in the future, I will invite you and your lover to stay in a hotel tonight. Ling, long time no see, won't you give me some face for a meal?"

The Book on Pillow is two years older than Ian. She looks and dresses in a beautiful style, but her voice and intonation are very royal.

"I'm sorry to sleep on the book, I really have something to do here."

There is still Acacia at home waiting for them to go back.

To be honest, Ian didn't want to deal with Pillow Book, and the two had been involved in several incidents of "plagiarism".

Ian’s book fans reported that the stories in many of the novels in Pillow Book were extremely similar to the stories in Ian’s short stories, but C.com finally ruled that the report was invalid, saying that many of the storylines were actually open settings, similar with minor differences, Moreover, a story in the Pillow Book novel accounts for a very small proportion of the total word count of the article, which does not constitute plagiarism.

Ian has seen the color palette made by fans, and comparing the two stories, the result is obvious.But as the platform said, the novels in the pillow book are very long and have many stories, and the story suspected of plagiarism is only a very small part of it.

But if one or two is a coincidence, then four or five is definitely a problem.Ian didn't believe that his thoughts and thoughts in the book on the pillow would be so consistent.

The fans of the book on the pillow are very fierce, because of these incidents between the two, during that time, Ian's novel chapters had a lot of negative reviews.

Now, Ian just wants to write well and doesn't want to have any interaction with her.

Maybe after the refusal to have dinner this time, there will be another rumor, but the rumor is not as important as Acacia.

He told Hehuan that he would go home at night, so he must go home.

The book on the pillow didn't want to keep it anymore, and said with a smile: "Okay, if you don't give me any face, then forget it."

Ian smiled at her and apologized, then greeted Kate and left with Heng.

After leaving the stadium, Ian still took the initiative to hold Heng's hand.

The evening wind was cold, but the place where the two skins touched was warm.

At first, Heng was only holding his left hand by Ian, but he didn't hold it back, but when the floating car came, he noticed that the back of Ian's hand had become cold, and Heng finally tightened his fingers.

Heng's hand is a circle bigger than Ian's, but Heng can't completely wrap Ian's hand.

After holding like this for a while, Heng let go of Ian's hand, and then pulled down both of Ian's sleeves until they could cover his fingers exposed to the cold wind.

After getting on the floating car, the temperature will be much warmer.

Heng tried the back of Ian's hand, and the warmth had recovered.

The two sat in a row, watching the bright lights outside through the glass.

This is a strange city.

Originally strangers would make people feel lonely and desolate, but because of Heng's company, Ian's heart became peaceful and peaceful.

After successfully boarding the train home, it was past eleven o'clock when the two arrived home.

As soon as he opened the door of the living room, Hehuan meowed and rubbed against Ian's leg.

Heng went into the room and turned on the light, while Ian squatted down to caress Hehuan, Hehuan obediently raised his head, and shared with Ian the thoughts of each other today.

Heng finished washing and changed to Ian.

Ian didn't realize a problem until he opened the door and entered the bedroom with Acacia in his arms.

Heng is at home today, so how can I sleep on Heng's bed in a logical and natural way?

Ian stood at the door of the bedroom in a daze with He Huan in his arms. Seeing that he hadn't come in for a long time, Heng asked him strangely, "Why are you standing there in a daze?"

Ian rolled his eyes left and right, but couldn't think of a good word for a moment.

So he could only dally close the door, and moved to his bed step by step.

Seeing this, Heng didn't say anything, put down his phone, turned off the bedside lamp on his side, and lay down.

Yi'an sat down on the bed with Acacia in his arms, looked over at Heng's side, a little unwilling, sighed and turned off the bedside lamp on his side.

"Good night, Heng."

"Good night."

Although he said good night, Ian still didn't fall asleep for a while.

He pricked up his ears to hear that there was no movement from Heng, and then Ian got out of bed quietly.

"Meow?"

Seeing Ian moving slowly and furtively, He Huan expressed doubts.

"Shh-"

Ian walked back, stroked Hehuan's head, and smoothed the fluff on its back.

"Shall we go and sleep with Heng?" Ian asked softly.

"Meow..." Hehuan also replied softly.

Taking advantage of the cold moonlight, Yi'an carefully approached Heng with his arms in his arms and a pillow.

Seeing that Heng hadn't moved, Ian gently sat down on Heng's bed and observed for a few seconds, but Heng still didn't respond.

Ian smiled silently, the plan was accomplished!Then he slowly lay down on Heng's side, and handed over half of Heng's quilt.

Hehuan was originally placed between the two pillows by Ian, but after lying there for a while, Hehuan walked around to the other side of Ian's head and lay down.

Ian has no objection on which side He Huan sleeps on.Stretching out his hand to touch Hehuan's head, one person and one cat officially entered their respective dreams.