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Not for a few seconds, because the tone was no different from bewitching, my heart swelled slightly.

But what he wanted to hear with the slightest expectation was not the order "come back".

Jiang Ruo didn't rush to dodge any more, but looked at Xi Yufeng: "Did Mr. Xi think of that?"

"……what?"

"What do I want."

Xi Yufeng showed a confused expression, as if to say - isn't that what you want?

It seems to have gotten used to the process of hoping from rekindling to extinguishing, and the speed from heating to cooling has also become faster.

Jiang Ruo sat up from Xi Yufeng's embrace with his arms propped up, and asked, "Today, did you do it on purpose? You purposely called Chen Muxin and me while we were having dinner, asking me to keep my promise."

Xi Yufeng pursed his lips, but remained silent.

Jiang Ruodang acquiesced: "You are still the same as before, the same..."

It's like I can't find the right adjective.

Strong?more than.

unreasonable?Not at all.

A little more appropriate is probably only "full of control", a kind of thing that must be taken for granted by him.For example, when eating with Chen Muxin, he knew it would bring pressure, but insisted on waiting outside.

Just like just now, when he grasped his exposed weakness, he was not a surprise just discovered, but an expected sigh of relief, and then shot at the most appropriate time, a fatal blow.

Jiang Ruo didn't like to define people, so he didn't say anything in the end.

Just feel powerless.After gaining the so-called freedom, he still couldn't understand the person in front of him.

When he was about to stand up, he heard Xi Yufeng finally speak: "But since you still—"

Afraid of hearing the word "love" that only he had confessed from the beginning to the end, Jiang Ruo continued, "Yes, I still have feelings for you."

"There's nothing you can't admit." He said, "It's a normal desire to respond to you."

Xi Yufeng asked: "Didn't you say that there are friends with benefits?"

"Who said you wouldn't want to kiss other people if you have friends with benefits?" Jiang Ruo stood up and straightened the hem of the clothes that were messed up. "Could it be that Mr. Xi didn't find anyone else?"

This topic touched Xi Yufeng's blind spot, and he remained silent again.

After a while, a voice came from behind Jiang Ruo: "I didn't."

Xi Yufeng said: "I only have you."

Because of this sentence, in the second half of the afternoon, Jiang Ruo's soul seemed to be divided into two, one half had its own firm consciousness, and the other half had left the body and was completely out of control.

Just after coming out of the program group, Jiang Ruo had a rest period of about a week. In the afternoon, he had nothing to do, so he read a few notebooks sent by Zheng Yiting on the sofa.

Xi Yufeng said that he wanted to borrow a place to rest, but he couldn't say anything to drive away the guests, so he vacated the room for him.

After Xu had rested, Jiang Ruo had just come out, and Xi Yufeng also came to the living room and sat down on the other side of the sofa.

Jiang Ruo found that he couldn't read it anymore, and watched the two conversations over and over for 10 minutes, but his mind was still blank.

Simply pick up your phone and look at the house.Zheng Yiting reminded him that it was time for him to change his residence. This area is complicated in quality and privacy. If he is followed and photographed by paparazzi, he will have to make a big fuss.

After flipping through the rental website for a while, I noticed a line of sight cast over me, followed by a question: "Do you want to move?"

Since Xi Yufeng's tone was normal, Jiang Ruo pretended nothing happened: "Well, the company asked for it."

"It's time to change." Xi Yufeng said, "But living here, life is very convenient."

Presumably it was because of the feeling that he had easily found the pharmacy when he went downstairs just now, and Jiang Ruo's scalded skin on the back of his hand began to itch for no reason.

"No way." Jiang Ruo said as he rubbed the back of his hand on the sofa towel, "There is always a choice."

"Have you thought about it?"

"Ah."

After a while, Xi Yufeng said: "You tell me the request, and I will let the assistant pay attention to the house."

Jiang Ruo subconsciously refused: "No, I—"

But was interrupted by Xi Yufeng: "Jiang Ruo."

Still not used to hearing him call his name, Jiang Ruo choked, and stopped speaking like a brake.

Xi Yufeng was able to continue saying: "Give me a little more time."

In order to make up for the previous two "unhappy breakups", Jiang Ruo asked Chen Muxin to have dinner together the next day.

Both are actors and have many topics in common.This time, we started with the newly acquired stage play script and talked about several new scripts.

Chen Muxin suggested that Jiang Ruo consider Director Xu's new movie, the reason is: "As a judge, Director Xu has seen your performance in "The Actor's Flower Road", and has a relatively clear understanding of your acting style and expressiveness. After careful evaluation, you will be invited to play."

Jiang Ruo nodded: "I understand the truth, but I'm a little worried that I can't handle such a complicated role."

"Isn't Shen Qing also very complicated? You still control it very well."

Shen Qing is the name of the heroine of "Skin Bag", a man who has been reduced to a party to flatter and sell jokes.

Jiang Ruo said, "That's because Shen Qing and I have similarities."

"As good-looking as you?" Chen Muxin said, the dandy who was playing around in school, raised his hand to describe Jiang Ruo's facial features.

This is a common way for them to switch perspectives when discussing the plot, that is, they are often still in reality one second, and then change their faces into the drama the next second.Wei Chulin calls this seamless switching the actor's self-cultivation.

But this time, Xu was not ready, Jiang Ruo subconsciously recognized his face, his expression was too flustered to hide.

The scene was awkward for a while.

Chen Muxin raised his hand in mid-air for a while, but finally let it go.

The two ate quietly for a while, Jiang Ruo suddenly said: "Last time, you asked me how I was thinking, I—"

"Wait a minute." Chen Muxin interjected, "Let me talk first, is that okay?"

Jiang Ruo nodded.

"Actually, I know that you don't feel that way about me." After a pause, Chen Muxin said, "At least not now."

The most direct evidence is that they can spark when they act in a rivalry, but in reality they can't even have a natural touch.

It's hard not to feel frustrated. Chen Muxin put down his chopsticks, filled a bowl of soup, and handed it to Jiang Ruo. When Jiang Ruo was about to politely push back, he said, "If it's because of that person, can you not rush to reject me? ...Since You and him are no longer that kind of relationship, give me a chance to compete fairly with him."

Jiang Ruo looked down at the bowl of thick white soup: "But, it's not fair to you."

He has always understood that this is unfair to Chen Muxin.Therefore, he needs to be more cautious and take time to think about it, and he cannot drag innocent people into the situation just because he is eager to get rid of or fill the void.

Before the day before yesterday, he naively thought that his "quit" was about to succeed, and he was qualified to choose another path and try to accept another relationship.But I couldn't help it that day, like a sap knocked him awake, reminding him——you didn't come out at all, and you never forgot.

It was the first time he was pursued by someone, and he faced such an excellent person in such a sincere way.Therefore, the more kindness you receive, the more guilty you feel.

But Chen Muxin said: "Emotions can't be judged by fairness or unfairness."

Jiang Ruo pursed her lips, and said, "I took you to the trial screening of "Skin" that day. Apart from the director's request, I actually have other selfish intentions."

"I know, in order for that person to see, let him give up."

Under Jiang Ruo's surprised eyes, Chen Muxin laughed: "Don't look at me with the eyes of begging for forgiveness for making mistakes. In fact, that day, I also had selfish intentions. When I was eating, I knew he was waiting for you outside. I pretended to be magnanimous. I deliberately let you go early."

Surprised turned to puzzlement, Jiang Ruo murmured: "Why..."

"It can be understood that I want to show my best appearance in front of the person I like, and, in order to contrast with him."

Speaking of this, Chen Muxin was a little embarrassed: "The relationship between you and him in the past, plus these two observations, it must be that he often treats you with a commanding attitude. I just want to show you something different, so that you I feel that in a normal relationship, there should be tolerance and understanding.”

The term "normal relationship" touched Jiang Ruo, he thought for a while and asked, "Then why did you confess this to me again?"

"Because I'm really angry, no one can face such 'unfair competition' calmly." Chen Muxin smiled helplessly, "Besides, rather than letting you see my best side, I hope that we can get along with each other. To be honest, there is no need to guess the other party's mind, and there is no need to play tricks."

Jiang Ruo is unfamiliar with this description of a relationship that he has never personally experienced.But thinking about it carefully, isn't that what his earliest expectations for feelings were like?

Seeing that Jiang Ruo was at a loss again, Chen Muxin concluded: "So, you don't have to bear the burden. Chasing you is my personal choice, and I am responsible for all the results."

He also filled soup for himself, and touched the bowl in front of Jiang Ruo with the soup bowl as if toasting.

"As the saying goes, 'I toast you as you please'. It's just as it is, it's fine."

Although the original goal was not achieved, after the meal, Jiang Ruo felt like a big stone in his heart fell to the ground.

It's just that things happened one after another. Jiang Ruo had just sent away Chen Muxin, who was about to join the filming group, and was going to spend the remaining few days looking at the house, when the troublesome characters appeared again.

Jiang Ruo came down from upstairs and was calling Zhou Xinyao to ask her where she was. When she walked to the alley, she saw Zhou Xinyao waving her mobile phone which was ringing loudly and shouting, "Hurry up, brother, it's sunburnt here!"

And the person standing next to her is in a shirt and trousers, with one hand in his pocket, who else could it be if it wasn't Xi Yufeng?

The early autumn sun in Fengcheng was still scorching. Zhou Xinyao covered herself tightly with sunglasses, hat and mask, and was still worried that the ultraviolet rays would penetrate the fabric and get tanned. When she saw Jiang Ruo coming down, she hurriedly turned back to the car.

"Since someone is accompanying you to look at the house, I'll go first!"

After saying that, he slammed the accelerator, and left in the dust, leaving Jiang Ruo dazed in place.

Not long after, he heard the sound of the car door opening behind him, Jiang Ruo turned his head and looked over, Xi Yufeng was standing by the opened rear door, also looking at him.

Standing in the sun and staring at each other, it is easy to feel a sense of anxiety.

Fortunately, Xi Yufeng was uncharacteristically anxious this time.

"Jiang Ruo." He called him, "You promised, give me a little more time."

When the car was on the road, Jiang Ruo realized that he hadn't promised anything.

It's just that he didn't answer, so he was regarded as the default by the other party.

Not long after getting in the car, Zhou Xinyao sent a message: Are you leaving?

Jiang Ruo took the opportunity to ask her: Sister, have you colluded with him?

Zhou Xinyao: No, he was already there when I arrived, just after saying hello, you came

Jiang Ruo is dubious: Really?

Zhou Xinyao asked him in turn: Is Mr. Xi pursuing you?

Staring at the word "pursuit" for a while, Jiang Ruo replied: I don't know

Zhou Xinyao: They're all squatting downstairs, isn't that clear?

Recalling those moments when he would misunderstand in the past, Jiang Ruo said: He didn't say that

So I dare not guess randomly, for fear that I cannot bear the consequences of guessing wrong again.

But now that he got into the car, Jiang Ruo no longer evaded the true thoughts in his heart.

This is also something that I figured out after talking with Chen Muxin last time - rather than restraining in every possible way, it is better to let nature take its course.

Even what Xi Yufeng is doing now is completely contrary to his earliest expectations for feelings.

He still wanted to give himself another chance.

I can see that attending and Feng are very tired, and the blue color in front of my eyes seems to be darker than when we met last time.

The back seat was spacious, and there was half a meter between the two of them. When Xi and Feng handed Jiang Ruo the housing information they had found, they both stretched their arms.

However, I don't know when, the distance gradually shortened until the fabrics touched, first to catch the breath of the other party, and then to feel the weight on the shoulders.

Obviously I came over to read the information, but dozed off halfway.Xi Yufeng tilted his head, leaned slowly on Jiang Ruo's shoulder, and his body relaxed, forming a posture of nestling in the seat.

This is the first time Jiang Ruo has seen Xi Yufeng "paralyzed" in the car in such a casual posture.

Bewildered for a moment, the body moved unconsciously.Then I heard Xi Yufeng's tired voice: "Don't move, I will rest for 5 minutes."

Just 5 minutes, not giving it is really cold-blooded and ruthless.

Even if it was far more than 5 minutes later.

Jiang Ruo finished looking through all the housing information, circled a few favorite places with the pen clipped on it, and when instructing Lao Liu to drive to the east of the city, he asked in a low voice: "He...I said Mr. Xi, are you busy these days? "

"Yes." Lao Liu turned his head slightly, "The group has just stabilized, and there are many areas that need to be managed by Mr. Xi."

Jiang Ruo nodded slightly and didn't ask any more questions.

It's not that he was completely unmoved by Xi Yufeng's overtures.

During this long "5 minutes", Jiang Ruo also did some introspection.

He thought, if such a proud person can do this for me, shouldn't I feel enough and satisfied?

Am I too greedy, just like Shen Qing in the movie, knowing that he can't take advantage of all the cheap things in the world, but he wants both enough bread and equal love.

However, he didn't want to put the shackles back on his own because he was soft-hearted or moved.

This is the real sense of unfairness.It's not fair to yourself or to each other.

On the way back after seeing the house, Jiang Ruo expressed his thanks to Xi Yufeng, and hoped that he would stay at home and rest more in the future, instead of making a special trip for these trivial matters.

Regarding this, Xi Yufeng said: "This is not a trivial matter."

Jiang Ruo was noncommittal.

After arriving downstairs, Xi Yufeng began to use the favor he gave to seek personal gain for himself.

What he wanted this time was not a meal, but Jiang Ruo to add his WeChat back.

The reason is very good: "I will push you the contact information of the intermediary just now."

Jiang Ruo had no reason to refuse, but he didn't want to always fall into a trap like this, and be defeated step by step by him.

So after adding the person back, Jiang Ruo, in front of Xi Yufeng, clicked on his profile picture to zoom in.

Not even bothering to pretend to be surprised, Jiang Ruo raised his phone and looked up at him: "Then may I know why Mr. Xi uses my movie poster as his profile picture?"