Time makes you fall

◎Meet the parents◎

Qu Qingcheng led Zhu Yao into the house: "Mom, Xiao Zhu is here."

Zhu Yao was so nervous that he lacked oxygen, and the lack of oxygen caused his brain to become chaotic, so he followed Qu Qingcheng and yelled, "Mom, I'm here..."

Qu Qingcheng glanced at her with a smile, and Zhu Yao realized that he had said something wrong, wishing to bite his tongue off.

Qu's mother glanced over lightly, staring at the hand that Qu Qingcheng and Zhu Yao held together.

Zhu Yao immediately wanted to let go.

Qu Qingcheng held Zhu Yao's hand even tighter.

The warm and soft hands, the familiar touch, brought Zhu Yao a feeling of peace of mind.

She leaned close to Zhu Yao's ear and whispered, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Leading Zhu Yao into the living room.

Mother Qu went to help her aunt in the kitchen, and Qu Qingcheng sat down with Zhu Yao.

"Eat an apple?"

"Don't eat."

"I want to eat." Qu Qingcheng picked up an apple and then a fruit knife: "Otherwise, there is a little rabbit who has nothing to grind its teeth, biting its lower lip so that it is full of teeth marks."

Only then did Zhu Yao realize that she was biting her lower lip secretly because she was too nervous.

She asked Qu Qingcheng: "Can you peel apples?"

The porridge I cooked for Zhu Yao last time was probably Qu Qingcheng's peak in the culinary world, but I don't know how Qu Qingcheng's other life skills are other than cooking.

Qu Qingcheng confessed: "Actually, I don't know how to do it, but I can learn it. I think it shouldn't be too difficult."

With one cut, one-third of an apple is missing.

Zhu Yao: ...

Quickly took the knife and the apple: "I'll do it."

Not peeling well is the second, Zhu Yao is afraid that Qu Qingcheng will cut it.

Qu Qingcheng sat on the sofa with his chin in his hands, watching Zhu Yao peel the apples. The reddish vertical stripes of the apple peel gradually poured down from Zhu Yao's hands, turning into a long strip.

Qu Qingcheng's gaze was gentle and focused, as if Zhu Yao was doing something extraordinary.

Zhu Yao never knew that when one person saw another person peeling an apple, he could feel ashamed of the other person.

Qu Qingcheng also praised her: "It's amazing."

Zhu Yao doesn't know what's so good about it. She knows nothing but acting and housework. She is so entangled in her heart that she is dying. Qu Qingcheng is the light in her life.

Now her light was with her, watching her, shining on her.

Zhu Yao's heart was warmed by the light, he cut off a piece of apple and fed it to Qu Qingcheng's mouth: "Taste it first."

"Didn't I promise to grind your teeth?"

"I just want to eat for you first."

All delicious things, such as the first piece of a sweet apple, such as the first bite of the most bubbly cola, such as the piece of watermelon without seeds on the tip.

I want to give it to you first, Qu Qingcheng.

Qu Qingcheng answered with a smile, because a pair of smiling eyes kept looking at Zhu Yao, the answer was not so accurate, soft lips rubbed against Zhu Yao's fingers.

Zhu Yao was finally not so nervous at the moment, and Qu Qingcheng's heart thumped wildly again.

Dazed, he asked Qu Qingcheng: "Is it sweet?"

Qu Qingcheng smiled and said, "Sweet."

At this time, a slightly serious voice sounded: "Is it really so sweet?"

Zhu Yao shook his hand and nearly dropped the apple, so he immediately stood up and stood at attention: "Ah, auntie, do you eat apples?"

It's over, it's over, and Qu's mother saw it after getting tired of it.

Zhu Yao is very worried that Mother Qu thinks she is that kind of unscrupulous little fairy.

Mother Qu said: "I don't want to eat, you two are ready to eat."

Zhu Yao immediately wanted to follow: "Thank you, Auntie, let me serve the food for you, and I will help you wash the dishes after eating in a while."

Qu Qingcheng pulled Zhu Yao a little: "It's too diligent, there's no need."

Zhu Yao gently wanted to break away from Qu Qingcheng: "No, your parents are both university professors, and I'm a young actor. I'm afraid they think I'm not well-educated..."

Qu Qingcheng looked at Zhu Yao, and suddenly kissed him gently.

Zhu Yao was taken aback, and instinctively wanted to take a step back, but Qu Qingcheng's soft lips were too intoxicating for her, and she couldn't bear to retreat.

It wasn't until Qu Qingcheng let her go that Zhu Yao blushed and asked softly, "What are you doing? If Auntie sees..."

"You see it when you see it." Qu Qingcheng said softly but calmly: "I want to tell you, my family, no one can think bad of you, because in my eyes, you are the best."

"If they respect my decision, they must respect you enough. You don't need to please anyone, not for me."

"You are my mother's guest today, just sit down."

Qu Qingcheng pushed Zhu Yao to the table and sat down, then walked into the kitchen to help Qu's mother serve the dishes.

Until Qu Qingcheng and Qu's mother sat down at the dining table, Zhu Yao's heart rose again.

In fact, nothing in the Qu family has changed, the furnishings, ornaments, calligraphy and paintings... The only difference is Qu's mother's attitude.

When she came to dinner at the age of 17, Qu's mother regarded Zhu Yao as Qu Qingcheng's student. Seeing that Qu Qingcheng embarked on the same life trajectory as her sister, Qu's mother was gratified and satisfied, and she loved Zhu Yao very much.

This time, Mother Qu's complexion paled a lot, and she didn't have much to say.

Even Qu Qingcheng is the same, he is no longer called "Qingqing" affectionately like in the past.

Zhu Yao glanced at Qu Qingcheng with some guilt, but Qu Qingcheng didn't take it seriously, and was feeding a chopstick of boiled dried silk into his mouth.

At this moment, Mother Qu said, "Xiao Zhu."

Zhu Yao immediately concentrated: "Auntie."

"We, the older generation, don't know much about your entertainment industry. I want to ask you, are you very busy at work, right? There should be very little time to spend with Qingqing, right?"

Qu Qingcheng said: "Mom, I have my own job and my own life, why do I need someone to accompany me..."

Mother Qu interrupted her: "Don't interrupt."

Zhu Yao said: "Auntie, if I take on all kinds of jobs here, I will indeed be busy, but these are all optional, especially if I do better in the future, the room for choice will be greater..."

"Let me ask this. Let me give you an example. For example, if you are filming a movie and you are in another city, Qingqing is alone in Beicheng. If she suddenly develops appendicitis..."

Qu Qingcheng said, "Mom, I still have you."

Mother Qu sighed suddenly: "I'm getting old."

"And me and your dad, we're getting older."

Qu Qingcheng said: "Then I will call 120 by myself."

"Then what if it's something else? If it's not illness, but something that needs to be shared with you, such as your parents coming to make trouble..."

Qu Qingcheng said, "I'll go find Zhu Yao."

"Flight is very convenient now. Even the southernmost city of Yacheng can be reached in four hours."

She smiled at Zhu Yao: "You don't have time to see me on the set, do you?"

"Impossible." Zhu Yao immediately said, "It is absolutely impossible for this to happen."

Mother Qu stopped talking.

Zhu Yao fell into silence.

In fact, the questions that Qu's mother asked just now made her a little uncomfortable. Considering the nature of her work, there was basically no solution.

But at this time, Qu Qingcheng gently stood in front of her.

Perhaps seeing Zhu Yao's frustration, Qu Qingcheng stretched out his hand under the dining table, and lightly pinched Zhu Yao's knee.

Itchy, warm.

As soon as Zhu Yao raised his head, he met Qu Qingcheng's soft eyes, filled with the sky and the earth, like a vast ocean, able to contain everything about Zhu Yao.

Zhu Yao's heart warmed up.

She put down her chopsticks and said seriously: "Auntie, we can't predict what will happen in the future, so I can't respond to you with specific examples. But I can assure you here that no matter what time, no matter No matter what the situation, I will always put Teacher Qu in front of my work and my everything."

Mother Qu held a chopstick of sweet and sour fish, without comment.

Qu Qingcheng said: "Mom, this is enough for me."

Mother Qu said: "The wedding candy that Aunt Liang liked last time, the brand that Xiao Zhao will use at Xiao Zhao's wedding..."

Zhu Yao's heart skipped a beat.

Why are you still thinking about Mr. Zhao?Speaking of candy?

Are you dissatisfied with today's meeting?

Or is it that you have always been dissatisfied with Zhu Yao, and this meeting today, from the very beginning, you wanted to persuade him to quit, so there were those very specific examples that tested Zhu Yao before?

Qu Qing frowned clearly: "Mom, Mr. Zhao already has a girlfriend..."

"Who's talking about Xiao Zhao? I'm talking about wedding candy." Mother Qu said slowly, picking at the fishbone, "That brand, doesn't Xiaozhu also like it? Auntie Su said that she knows the brand, so it's ok." Discount, when you do it..."

"I'll help you get in touch."

Zhu Yao was stunned on the spot.

Mother Qu glanced at her: "You don't want to travel and get married, do you? Our family is very traditional..."

"Do it, do it, do it!" Zhu Yao sucked back the tears in his eyes: "Auntie and Qingqing can do whatever they want."

Zhu Yao said sincerely, "Auntie, thank you."

"Hmph, you call my daughter so affectionate." Mother Qu put the thorny sweet and sour fish into Zhu Yao's bowl: "Didn't you call me very affectionate when you first came in? Why did you change it later?" gone back……"

Zhu Yao was taken aback again.

Qu Qingcheng lightly poked her arm: "What do you mean you don't understand?"

Zhu Yao felt really embarrassed at this moment, but couldn't wait: "Mom..."

Mother Qu stood up, walked to the long table beside her, picked up a small box of maroon brocade that had been placed there a long time ago, walked back to the dining table and sat down, and opened it for Qu Qingcheng and Zhu Yao to see.

It is a pair of jade bracelets, with a light blue color, like a clear spring.

Zhu Yao didn't understand jade, so he could tell that it was an heirloom at the bottom of the box.

Qu's mother said: "My mother gave it to me when I married Lao Qu."

"Qingqing, I wanted to give it to you when you got married, but now, it's you and Xiaozhu, each of you has one."

She asked Zhu Yao, "Do you dare to accept it?"

Zhu Yao nodded solemnly: "Dare."

Mother Qu put the jade bracelet on Zhu Yao's wrist: "From now on...you have to take good care of Qingqing."

Zhu Yao was in a trance for a moment, feeling like traveling through time and space.

It seems that when she was 17 years old, when she went to Qu's house for dinner for the first time, Qu's mother said to her: "You have to protect your teacher Qu."

Qu Qingcheng said softly at the side: "She will."

Zhu Yao nodded again solemnly: "I will."

Just like she's been doing since she was 17.

******

Early the next morning, Zhu Yao's work arrangement was an interview, talking about the stories behind the filming of "My Teacher".

Qin Tian also came as an interview guest. He looked at Sister Mu gnawing on fried dough sticks, and said to her pitifully, "Give me a bite, just one."

"I don't believe you, I've been fooled by you several times." Sister Mu gnawed on the fritters and said, "Is that one bite? You call it half a stick!"

She licked the oil on her fingers and lips, Qin Tian's saliva was about to flow down.

Zhu Yao, who was putting on makeup, slowly took out a pack of cranberry cookies from her bag and placed it on the table in front of Qin Tian.

Qin Tian's eyes glowed green like a wolf's: "Wow Xiao Yaoyao, why didn't you take out such a good thing earlier? It's not authentic."

He reached out and pulled the ribbon of the biscuit bag.

Sister Mu rolled up the notebook and hit her on the back of her hand: "Take a bite and gain ten catties!"

"No." Zhu Yao said: "Sugar substitute is added in it, and the oil is only one-fifth of the normal amount of oil. It is suitable for occasional relief."

"Which one did you buy that is so good?" Qin Tian glanced at Sister Mu and didn't intend to stop her. He quickly took a piece and stuffed it into his mouth: "It's delicious!"

"Hurry up and push this store on my WeChat!"

"Maybe...can't buy it." Zhu Yao said slowly.

"Why? The business is very good? It's okay, I just order in advance, I can wait! This is too delicious!"

"It's not about waiting..." Zhu Yao smiled: "I didn't buy this, it was made by Teacher Qu's mother."

"Is it specially made for you?"

"Yes, I heard that we actors are afraid of getting fat."

"Show off, you are showing off naked!" Qin Tian was so angry that he threw the biscuit back into Zhu Yao's arms: "Take it away quickly! I thought you were kind enough to give me the biscuit, but it turned out to be a pack of dog food!"

******

Qu Qingcheng was on summer vacation for two months. Zhu Yao found that she was busier than when she was in class. Except for occasional gatherings with teachers Yuan Yi, Chen Tong and Wang Xin, Zhu Yao made videos for her at other times, and she stayed in the study.

"What are you busy with?"

"You will know in the future." Qu Qingcheng was mysterious.

In the last week of Qu Qingcheng's summer vacation, Zhu Yao took advantage of the spare time he had spared from trying to catch up with the schedule, and went to Europe with Qu Qingcheng.

Old trams run through the streets.The shops selling crystals are full of brilliance.On the hour of the towering astronomical clock, puppets come out to tell the time.At night, the castle attic is lit up with twinkling lights.

Zhu Yao called Min Jiawen: "Teacher Min."

"What's the matter?" At that time, Min Jiawen was filming abroad, and there was not much time difference with Zhu Yao and the others.

"I want to ask you for advice... how to take better pictures?"

Min Jiawen is not only good at acting, but also a half-professional photographer.

"Are you bad at taking pictures?" Min Jiawen thought for a while: "When I was filming "My Teacher", I saw you take pictures on the spot and post them on Moments. It's not bad."

The cameras, lights, and slates that Zhu Yao shot, with unstable angles and lighting, look quite artistic.

"It might not be too bad to shoot a scene." Zhu Yao's voice was embarrassing, and she scratched her head on the phone when she heard it: "But it's not good to shoot portraits..."

Min Jiawen laughed: "Isn't the picture of your teacher Qu good-looking?"

"Yeah." Zhu Yao said sullenly: "Teacher Qu said what's the use of taking pictures of beautiful scenery. No matter how good the photography is, the scenery won't come home with me..."

"Why are you two so interesting?" Min Jiawen laughed for a while, and then told Zhu Yao some techniques for taking portraits, such as the golden ratio, the well-shaped frame and so on.

Thank you so much.

"When will you eat your wedding candy?"

"Come on." Zhu Yao said a little embarrassed, and then asked Min Jiawen: "But, will you come?"

Min Jiawen was silent on the other end of the phone.

"Mr. Min, I've always wanted to ask, is it because you have better opportunities abroad when you suddenly shift your focus of work abroad, or... are you hiding?"

******

After Zhu Yao and Qu Qingcheng returned to China, Qin Tian immediately asked her out for a drink. When Zhu Yao arrived, Qin Tian glanced behind her: "Mr. Qu didn't come with you?"

"She's busy."

"What are you busy with? Isn't it summer vacation?" Qin Tian was very envious of Qu Qingcheng's saying that he had summer vacation, and repeated it several times.

"I have no idea."

Qin Tian glared at her: "Then don't you worry?"

Zhu Yao smiled: "I have nothing to worry about."

When traveling in Europe, facing the world's most amazing buildings and all the magnificent scenery, the two still only had each other in their eyes.

Of course, Zhu Yao definitely wouldn't tell Qin Tian about the fact that he didn't even leave the hotel for two whole days.

Qin Tian leaned over in a sneaky way: "Did you bring it? Show me."

Zhu Yao glanced at her, took out something from the bag, and handed it over carefully.

"Be careful not to break it."

"Look at how stingy you are!" Qin Tian said, "I know that you guys are lying."

She heard what Sister Mu said, and Sister Mu heard what Sister Mao said. The two of them had been preparing for the formalities for a while.

Zhu Yao said: "I knew you asked me out to watch this."

"Let's be happy." Qin Tian looked at the certificate, obviously smiling, but wanted to cry in his eyes: "Do you think it will be my turn?"

"Ten years later?"

******

The last day of Qu Qingcheng's summer vacation happened to be the day when Zhu Yao was preparing to join the group.

The new movie was filmed on the edge of Shu City, and there were some real scenes of mountaineering. They went directly to the Tibetan area to shoot scenes. The conditions were not difficult, but Zhu Yao was eager to try.

Because the character of this new movie is very interesting, a female mountaineer, when not climbing, she drinks, smokes, and even gambles. The extreme self-discipline in the gym and the extreme depression in private form the extremes of fierce collision like ice and fire.

Zhu Yao's new house is still being renovated, and the lease of Qu Qingcheng's house has not yet expired, so whenever Qu Qingcheng is free, he always looks for Zhu Yao in the hotel room.

"Are you happy to join the group?" Qu Qingcheng was wearing Zhu Yao's pajamas, stroking Zhu Yao's hair.

It was originally a sofa chair for one person, Zhu Yao sat on it, and Qu Qingcheng sat on Zhu Yao's lap, the two of them were seriously reading the script.

At some point, the script fell silently on the soft carpet.

"Happiness is happiness." Zhu Yao buried her face in Qu Qingcheng's chest, "I miss you."

The lace of the pajamas is too thin, Zhu Yao can smell the smell from Qu Qingcheng's mountainous skin.

She reached out to caress, and soon felt the firmness of the raised buds.

"Hey..." Qu Qingcheng gently opened her hand: "Aren't you discussing the script? I'm about to join the group and stay away from the city for three months. How does it feel?"

For this reason, the two put the armchair in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, facing the street scene with twinkling lights outside.

"What kind of feeling do you want..." Zhu Yao posted it again: "Teacher Qu, do you want me to remember this scene well?"

The lanterns are flickering, the night is gilded, and the bright moon shines on the lovers under the window.

Zhu Yao began to kiss Qu Qingcheng, put her down on the sofa chair, turned around and knelt down on one knee, facing Qu Qingcheng.

Qu Qingcheng was a little flustered: "Hello...here?"

Huge floor-to-ceiling windows with no curtains drawn at all. Although Zhu Yao's room is on a high floor and there is no real danger of being seen, facing the bare street view still makes people feel ashamed.

As if in public.

The lights in the room were turned very dimly, but the moon outside the window was almost full. A rain a few days ago washed away the dust in the air, making the bright moonlight appear unreal.

Under the bright moonlight, even the texture of the skin texture can be seen clearly.

For example, a small mole on Zhu Yao's collarbone.

For example, a little red on the mountains of Quqingcheng.

Qu Qingcheng’s two-month summer vacation happened to be the time when Zhu Yao started to do physical training for joining the group. Qu Qingcheng went to the gym several times when he was free. Zhu Yao’s personal trainer saw that his muscle strength was too weak. They were all caught doing strength and flexibility training with Zhu Yao.

At this moment, Zhu Yao embraced Qu Qingcheng, and Qu Qingcheng clung to Zhu Yao's arm: "I can feel some muscles."

"Then what about you, Teacher Qu?" Zhu Yao asked, "After doing so much flexibility training, what's the result?"

The two were stacked on the sofa, basking in the moonlight from the window, Qu Qingcheng's legs were folded.

Physical training is effective, especially Zhu Yao has practiced a lot.

Qu Qingcheng felt dizzy for a while, watching the moon shake for a while.

Feel the sweat on Zhu Yao's back.

"Tonight...how long will you remember? Is it enough for you to enter the group for three months?"

"Probably... a lifetime."

******

Because Zhu Yao joined the group for three months, he was not allowed to have any publicity. As the last chance to get in touch with fans before joining the group, Sister Mao released Zhu Yao's flight information.

When Zhu Yao got up early the next morning to go to the airport, Qu Qingcheng was still lying on the bed and fell asleep.

Zhu Yao changed her clothes and went to rub the tip of her nose: "You really don't want to see me off?"

Qu Qingcheng said lazily and softly, "I won't go, I won't get up."

She made an agreement with Zhu Yao last night that there were too many fans sending her off, so she would not send her off.

"I'll pick you up when you return to Beicheng."

Zhu Yao understood, but still felt a little lost.

Qu Qingcheng huddled under the quilt, revealing a smooth forehead and a little sleepy hair, Zhu Yao looked at her and said, "Then I'm leaving."

For some reason, Zhu Yao's nose felt a little sour when he looked at Qu Qingcheng's lock of hair while dragging the suitcase in his hand.

Obviously it's not life and death, and it's only been three months since joining the group, Zhu Yao is laughing at himself in his heart.

"Well, be careful on the road." Qu Qingcheng responded to her, lying still.

"..." Zhu Yao said, "I'm leaving for three months."

"I know."

"Then you are like this?"

"what happened?"

Zhu Yao didn't say anything else, dragged the suitcase out of the room, closed the door, and walked down the corridor covered with soft carpets, depressed.

Xu Xiaochen was already waiting for her and Sister Mao downstairs in the car.

Once in the car, when the car drove away from the hotel steadily, Zhu Yao immediately regretted it.

"If I forgot something at the hotel..." Zhu Yao asked Sister Mao: "Is there still time to go back and get it?"

"No way, you? If you go back again, it will be too late for the security check."

The road condition in Beicheng is not just a simple turn around and drive back, it has to make a big detour.

Sister Mao asked nervously, "What did you forget? Could it be the ID card?"

"No." Zhu Yao said sullenly, "I thought I forgot to bring body milk, but then I thought I did."

"Hey, it's okay even if you forget the body lotion. I'll buy it for you when I get to Shucheng." Sister Mao breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhu Yao looked at the rapidly passing scenery outside the window and said nothing.

Where is the body lotion?

It's just that she was angry just now, and felt that Qu Qingcheng was not as sad as she was at the time of parting.

In fact, it's not incomprehensible, Qu Qingcheng was really tired last night.

What are you betting on?Why didn't you give me a hug before leaving?Zhu Yao was extremely depressed.

This time, we have to wait for three months.

The author says:

感谢在2021-11-2316:40:40~2021-11-2416:29:42期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who cast the rocket launcher: 1 Huosen;

Thanks to the little angel who threw the grenade: Aga, one;

Thanks to the little angel who threw the landmine: Zhaohai, Mu Chenyan, and the piece in the middle of the watermelon will give you one;

感谢灌溉营养液的小天使：苏木60瓶；5004615520瓶；小白毛、贰时三10瓶；我竟长胡子6瓶；Mirror5瓶；阿娜2瓶；在爱徐丽晶1瓶；

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!