Banshuharu

Strictly speaking, in the past two years, Ping Qiu did not deliberately refuse to accept news about Xu Xiuyuan.They didn't delete each other's contact information. Pingqiu would occasionally see Xu Xiuyuan update the social platform, sometimes reposting promotional articles from the school club, and sometimes a collection of professional-related literature.

Pingqiu secretly read it twice. The simple text was filled with dense mathematical symbols and various formulas, interlaced like a mountain. He didn't know anything about it, so he didn't read it anymore.On a few occasions, Xu Xiuyuan would upload some vaguely pointed landscape photos. In the photo, it might be a broken street lamp, it might be a vast night, and sometimes there would be portraits, but Xu Xiuyuan himself never appeared.

In the very beginning, Pingqiu once quietly searched through all of Xu Xiuyuan's social platforms as if drinking poison to quench his thirst, such as the garbled account he found at He Xiaoxian's place, he searched through Xu Xiuyuan's year at night, but except for the photo taken in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the rental house night view, the rest of the content is mostly blank and boring.

Ping Qiu didn't know if this was Xu Xiuyuan's self-protection on the Internet.He felt sad at first, but when he realized that it was a fantasy that he wanted to spy on Xu Xiuyuan's experience in the past year on the heavily packaged social platform, he gradually quit this kind of silent watching behind his back.

It has been a long time, the distance between them and the intentional ignorance, Ping Qiu has not thought of Xu Xiuyuan for a long time, let alone thought that he would meet him again in such an unexpected situation today.And he was far from being as calm as he had imagined, his whole body seemed to be frozen, and his lips could not be opened. He couldn't hear what He Xiaoxian said on the other side, but He Xiaoxian was holding his hands and walking around the exhibition hall. .

In front of a booth in the corner, Ping Qiu and He Xiaoxian stood side by side, and Yuan Feng and Xu Xiuyuan stood behind them.They seem to have a good relationship, often talking in low voices, occasionally laughing, Ping Qiu recognized that it was Xu Xiuyuan's voice.

He didn't deliberately look for his eyes, and Pingqiu's perception seemed to suddenly fail at this moment. He didn't know if Xu Xiuyuan's gaze fell on him for a moment. So for a moment, he was in a complicated state of mind, and his soul flew out of the sky. He Xiaoxian dragged him to the end of the exhibition hall before he realized it, and asked, "Stay here?"

He Xiaoxian smiled: "Yes, we have reserved a restaurant, you come."

"I'm going back today."

"Retire, I will help you."

"It's not about money. I have a pet store on hand. I told the clerk to come back tonight. If I miss the appointment, it's not good."

"But I'm leaving too," He Xiaoxian was not very happy, "I'm leaving on Tuesday, tomorrow is not a working day, you can stay with me. We haven't been together for a long time, don't you miss me? Don't you want to be with me?"

"It's not like this." Ping Qiu was very embarrassed.

"Then stay."

"..."

"Okay?" He Xiao asked first, "tonight and tomorrow, that's it, okay? You must promise me, I'm leaving soon, I don't know when I'll be back."

But Ping Qiu is still hesitating, unable to make a decisive decision.

Seeing that He Xiaoxian couldn't make repeated requests, Yuan Feng said, "Let's have a dinner together for one night. Let's celebrate today, how about it?"

He was clearly looking at Yuan Feng, but Ping Qiu's peripheral vision was full of the tall and straight Xu Xiuyuan.He just didn't know what to do, when the phone vibrated in his pocket, he smiled apologetically, walked sideways and connected it.Hanging up in a few words, Ping Qiu said embarrassedly to He Xiaoxian: "I might have to leave first."

He Xiaoxian's face immediately collapsed, he complained a bit, and asked Pingqiu if he didn't consider him a friend, although he said he traveled around the world, but his heart was always empty, he wanted to go home but he didn't know why, friend There are not many, he regards Ping Qiu as a confidant, but Ping Qiu only treats him as a stranger who can be perfunctory.Tears welled up in his eyes as he spoke, He Xiao hugged his hands first, feeling disheartened, and told Ping Qiu to leave whenever he wanted.

Even if the play does this, Pingqiu's hard heart will soften.He spoke softly, saying okay, okay, stay and stay.He Xiaoxian anxiously asked him if it was true, seeing him nodding, he immediately returned to the original state, and praised Pingqiu as the most tolerant and caring.

Ping Qiu smiled, then remembered Cheng Zinong's phone call, and said apologetically: "But I have an appointment with a friend, and I may have to explain it to him."

"Where is that friend?" He Xiaoxian asked, "Come find him, and I'll tell him."

"He's coming to work and he's busy. I don't want to waste his time. Let me go with him first. If there is any situation, we will contact you again, okay?"

There was a time when his heart softened and he retreated, this time Ping Qiu didn't listen to He Xiaoxian's argument, and stayed and went to the restaurant with them.He walked out of the exhibition hall only to find that it was raining outside, no wonder Cheng Zinong told him to be careful when he came out on the phone.

Ping Qiu bid farewell to He Xiaoxian at the elevator entrance, and found Yuan Feng was waiting by the glass door not far away, and there was no one around him.He quietly withdrew his gaze, bid farewell to He Xiaoxian who was full of reluctance, and walked down the steps against the draft and heavy rain.

Cheng Zinong was waiting with an umbrella on the side of the road a few steps away. Ping Qiu covered his forehead to watch him trot over, stepping on puddles all over the ground.The umbrella was not big, so Cheng Zinong tilted the umbrella to Pingqiu's side, and at the same time replaced the umbrella handle with his left hand, and left his right hand hanging in the air on Pingqiu's shoulder.

They walked quickly to the car, Cheng Zinong opened the door for Ping Qiu.Ping Qiu thanked him, and looked in the direction of the exhibition hall before getting into the car, to his surprise, He Xiaoxian and Yuan Feng also came down, standing under the eaves watching him off.Ping Qiu was a little surprised, raised his hand and waved it, and sure enough He Xiaoxian responded with a wave of his arm.Cheng Zinong urged him in a low voice, but Pingqiu didn't look any further, and bent down to get into the car.

The car moved and turned onto the road.Pingqiu was sitting by the window. He took the paper towel handed by Cheng Zinong to wipe off the water stains on his face, and looked out the window casually, but saw a familiar figure in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows on the second floor of the opposite exhibition hall, and was stunned—— ——Xu Xiuyuan stood there, because the distance was too far, Ping Qiu couldn't tell where his eyes fell, maybe he was just looking at the distant scenery.

Looking at the scenery receding rapidly, Pingqiu slowly turned his head, the paper towel was folded several times and became bulging.

Seeing all the expressions in his eyes, Cheng Zinong asked calmly, "How is the photography exhibition? Is it good?"

Pingqiu quickly recovered: "Ah, what did you say?"

"Photography exhibition, is it good?"

"Very good," Ping Qiu smiled, "Actually, I don't understand it either, let's make a good picture."

"That friend of yours is a photographer?"

"It shouldn't be counted. I don't know much about it. I know that he likes to travel, travels around the world, and takes good photos. He seems to be quite famous. He won an award. He is quite talented."

"That's amazing." Cheng Zinong thought that he could hold a private photography exhibition, and he always had an extraordinary status.The strange thing is that Pingqiu's social circle has always been very narrow, and I don't know where I met this friend, and I have never heard of him before.Cheng Zinong was even more surprised when Ping Qiu said that he was going to stay in Shanghai for one more night.

Pingqiu explained: "My friend is very busy, he is abroad all the year round, and he rarely sees him. He wants me to accompany him for a day, and I am really embarrassed to refuse. But if he doesn't leave, he probably has to arrange for me. Hotel. I'm embarrassed to accept his favor, so I said I'll go with you first. If you want to go back, just leave me at the intersection, and I'll find a hotel nearby."

The young man in the front driver's seat turned around after hearing the words: "Then it's just right for us?"

I recognize him as Cheng Zinong's manager. His surname is Kong, and he has a single name. He is young but rich in experience. He manages his artists casually, just free-range.Ping Qiu greeted him and asked, "What's right?"

"I also want to stay in Shanghai for one more day. A producer contacted us just now and wants to interview me again tomorrow." Cheng Zinong said.

"Is this a good thing?" Ping Qiu was pleasantly surprised for him, "There will definitely be a good result."

In this way, Pingqiu followed Cheng Zinong to the hotel reserved by their company for audition artists.The hotel is some distance away from the exhibition hall, and the conditions are much better than Pingqiu expected.His room is on the tenth floor, while Cheng Zinong's is on the twelfth floor. Before they broke up, Ping Qiu quietly joked to Cheng Zinong: "I thought your company was very poor, so it doesn't look like you are being mean to you now?"

"Have it?"

"Hasn't Xiaoyi ever chased a little actor who is not well-known? She said that some companies are stingy and arrange poor conditions for artists, and many fans are dissatisfied. A situation like yours is not bad, right? "Ping Qiu glanced at the corridor, and said with certainty, "I don't think it's bad."

Cheng Zinong didn't answer.His gaze was always fixed on Pingqiu's opened and closed lips, and the part of his neck accidentally exposed under the scarf.He suddenly thought that Pingqiu might be very suitable for winter, he is so gentle and demure, like a handful of snow being held in the palm of someone's hand.

After a short pause, Cheng Zinong imitated Ping Qiu's tone, and also whispered back: "Maybe the boss is rich, and some people in our company say that she is a rich man."

Hearing this, Ping Qiu couldn't help smiling.

Resting in the hotel for a while, it was already two hours after Pingqiu found two messages from He Xiaoxian and three missed calls on the silent phone.He replied the text message very sorry, declined He Xiaoxian's dinner invitation, and only hoped that they didn't miss dinner because they were waiting for his reply.He was anxiously waiting for He Xiaoxian's response, but soon, Pingqiu's attention was attracted by a photo sent by Xu Miaoling.

When Cheng Zinong came to visit, Pingqiu's phone hadn't been hung up yet.He waited patiently, until Pingqiu was sure that the cat that the customer had fostered in the shop was fine, then he handed over the hot drink in his hand.Finally, Pingqiu had time to sit down, opened the tab of the beverage can, and let out a long breath.

"Is there something wrong in the shop?" Cheng Zinong asked.

"Small problem, Miao Ling is just too nervous," Ping Qiu asked after taking a sip of his drink, "Why did you come to find me? Does your manager care about whereabouts?"

"I reported it to him, and it's in the hotel, and nothing will happen."

"Oh, didn't you say that there will be other actors from your company coming this time?"

"They are too noisy, and I don't like to listen to what they have to say. If we can't talk together, I will come to you."

In addition to Cheng Zinong, their company came to the audition this time, as well as an actor of the same age as him, and two actresses.However, what Cheng Zinong said made Pingqiu suddenly find some shadows of his past.As a result, Ping Qiu pretended to take a closer look at Cheng Zinong inadvertently.

At this point of time, Cheng Zinong had already changed into a suit of clothes, which was still the simplest sweater and trousers, which were comfortable and not eye-catching.Today's audition, Cheng Zinong's attire is not too outstanding, but compared to his usual casual attire, he is already very careful.According to him, he was assigned to the protagonist’s youth group this time. There are also juvenile group and adult group. His age and image are not too young. Already rare.

Pingqiu doesn't know much about the entertainment industry, but Chen Xiaoyi in the store often follows stars, and has more conversations with Cheng Zinong.Pingqiu sometimes heard a few words, only knowing that although the company signed by Cheng Zinong was only established in the past few years, there are not many artists under it, and they are all little-known actors, but they are young and fresh. The tailor-made nonsense romantic light comedy made a group of leading actors popular, but unfortunately the company's custom-made route for Cheng Zinong was not on this side, and he lost a chance to become famous.As for this audition, it was said that the crew was strong and ambitious, and they actually recruited young actors from brokerage companies and art schools all over the country. In addition, there was no limit to the company's nomination quota, so Cheng Zinong was naturally promoted to the first place.

But when Ping Qiu asked about his audition situation today, Cheng Zinong remained silent for a while, and shook his head slightly: "I don't know, but I don't think it's very good."

"But didn't you enter the second round?" Ping Qiu comforted, "Don't be too nervous, just try to seize the opportunity."

"Do you trust me?" Cheng Zinong looked directly at Ping Qiu, with the familiar uneasiness in his eyes, "Do you think I can do it?"

"Of course." Ping Qiu couldn't help but soften his tone.

"The ones in the same company as me have solid basic skills. Some have danced since childhood, some have bel canto since elementary school, and a few are now studying acting at school. I actually don't have much competitiveness among them."

"But they can sign you and think you can be on camera, isn't that a kind of affirmation?"

"There were several auditions before, and I was confused. I couldn't sleep at night, and I didn't know what I was going to do. At first, I was afraid that my agent would tell me one day that they had realized that I was not born this way. , so I don’t want to sign a contract with me, let me leave immediately, after waking up, I thought about this situation seriously, and I still feel quite relaxed, as if the stone in my heart has fallen to the ground.”

"You're actually very unconfident, aren't you?" Ping Qiu asked.

"Maybe. Every time they make me smile for the camera, I can't see myself, and I feel that my smile is fake and ugly, and I worry about being scolded."

"May I tell you the truth?" Ping Qiu slowly sat closer, only half an arm's distance away from Cheng Zinong's shoulder, and said with a gentle expression, "I'm actually quite happy that you are willing to tell me that. When I first met you again, I always felt that you had changed so much that I couldn’t even recognize you. How should I put it, at that time, you looked like two people from what I remembered. But when you said that, I'm sure you haven't changed."

"You don't like me like this?" Cheng Zinong seemed annoyed.

"It's not that I don't like it, it's just that I was too surprised. But when you think about it carefully, no one has changed at all after a few years. Maybe some changes are very common and can be seen with the naked eye, but some changes are just underneath and cannot be seen on the surface. Believe it or not, I think you are fine now, maybe your discomfort is just because you haven’t adapted, maybe if you persist for a while, you will have a different experience.”

"You think it's good for me, which means, would you like it?"

Ping Qiu paused, pretending not to hear clearly: "Ah?"

Cheng Zinong knew it, and stepped back appropriately: "It's nothing. Can I watch TV with you for a while? I share a room with a colleague, and I don't have much to say when we go back. Can you let me stay with you for a while?"

He readily agreed, and Ping Qiu also brought him a small blanket, in case he sat on the sofa and got cold legs and feet.Just at this time, He Xiaoxian received a call, Ping Qiu indicated that he had a phone, looked around and there was no suitable space for a call, so he had to hide in the bathroom.

When the phone was connected, He Xiaoxian accused Ping Qiu of not answering the phone, suspecting that he was avoiding the dinner on purpose.Pingqiu knew that he was wrong, so he didn't explain much, and comforted He Xiaoxian not to be angry, why not let him be the host tomorrow, but invite He Xiao to eat first.

"I don't want it, I treat you to dinner, I don't need you," He Xiaoxian said proudly, "Where do you live now? I'll come to you."

"Now?" Ping Qiu looked at the time, "It's very late."

"I don't care, I'm coming to you."

There is no other way, Pingqiu had no choice but to tell He Xiaoxian the name of the hotel and the room number.

He Xiao first told the hotel to Yuan Feng who was next to him, after checking the address, he became even more proud, muttering that the hotel is too bad, I really don’t know why Ping Qiu always rejects his kindness, obviously he can book a more comfortable hotel for Ping Qiu .Yuan Feng listened amusedly, and reminded He Xiaoxian not to be so rich and powerful all the time, it looked really meaningless, like a nouveau riche who just won a million and 80 yuan.He Xiao was so angry that he didn't want to talk to him first, then turned around and asked Ping Qiu to wait, they were still in the restaurant, and he didn't know who was preaching, he was surrounded by a group of strangers who claimed to be the juniors of the same industry, and when it was over, , It takes about half an hour to come to the hotel.In addition, He Xiaoxian also told Pingqiu not to run around.

Ping Qiu gathered up the thread, turned on the faucet in front of him, splashed water on his face.As a result, Fan Fei's mind cleared up a little. He was glad that he didn't ask "Who are you here?" He Xiaoxian said that he was probably the only one, and he might add Yuan Feng, who Ping Qiu is not very familiar with.

Facing the mirror for a while, Ping Qiu wiped his face and went out, only to find that Cheng Zi Nong had already fallen asleep on the sofa under a blanket.Cheng Zinong's sleeping posture is very correct, even if he sleeps on the sofa, he has to lie on his back.Pingqiu saw that he was not in a good spirit earlier, his eyes were dark and dizzy, probably because he was stressed during this time and didn't sleep well.

Not wanting to wake up Cheng Zinong, Pingqiu was careful in everything he did.He took advantage of this time to take a shower, and before he got out of the bathroom, he was worried about the accident that Cheng Zinong had already woken up, so he put on his sweater and trousers neatly.His hair was still dripping, so he sat on the edge of the bed and wiped it with a towel. He looked down and saw that the trousers were too long, covering half of his feet, so he bent down and rolled up the trousers twice.

Wiping his hair with a towel would never dry it, so Ping Qiu found a place closest to the air conditioner and sat down.The heater was blowing straight to his head. He looked at the staff working group of Maoha Living Center for a while, and found that Xu Miaoling had dragged Xi Youwen in. The four girls chatted very energetically, and many messages could be refreshed in a few seconds.Among them, Chen Xiaoyi is the liveliest, typing fast on the keyboard, and from time to time, two photos of the cats and cats in the store running wildly are posted, and she is still laughing out loud.

Pingqiu follows the last one: Not working?

The work group was suddenly quiet, leaving only a string of "hahaha" that Chen Xiaoyi hadn't had time to put away, and him lined up behind him.

After 3 minutes, Chen Xiaoyi posted a crying face, explaining that they were just playing around in the group, and they still did their work well, and they didn't slack off at all. They also pretended to be obedient and asked Pingqiu when he planned to come back, and that he could come to check this evening .

And when Pingqiu said that he was delayed by something and was not going to go back today, Chen Xiaoyi paused for 5 minutes before returning: What a pity.

Pingqiu could imagine her dancing in front of her, so he couldn't help laughing, and sent a red envelope in the group, saying that they worked hard and bought some favorite food during dinner time.

Chen Xiaoyi took the lead in replying with a series of pitiful expressions, showing love generously in the group.At the bottom is Xu Miaoling's three people thanking the team, all of them smeared honey, and praised Pingqiu so much that there is nothing in the sky and earth, coaxing Pingqiu to laugh, and he didn't even pursue Chen Xiaoyi's next sentence, just said: If you are curious Cheng Zinong, ask yourself, don't ask me, he and I are not in the relationship you think.

Chen Xiaoyi: Just contact and contact.

Pingqiu: If you say that again, give me back your dinner money today.

Chen Xiaoyi quickly changed her words: Ah!The dinner the boss invited is delicious!

Weird.

Ping Qiu smiled and just put down the phone when he heard voices from the living room.He approached quietly, and found that Cheng Zinong's cell phone, which he accidentally dropped on the table, was vibrating.Originally Pingqiu didn't plan to answer his call, but seeing that the note said "Bai XX's manager", worried that it was an important matter in his company, Pingqiu hesitated for a while, but still picked it up.

When the person on the opposite side heard the wrong voice, he wondered if it was Cheng Zinong's phone.When Pingqiu explained the cause and effect, the other party smiled heartily and said that it was nothing serious, but it was Cheng Zinong's previous audition. He lost a notebook at the audition, and probably looked through it. It was some notes about acting that he made. It was probably quite important. He just happened to On the way, so I sent it back to Cheng Zinong.Ping Qiu thanked him for his help on behalf of Cheng Zinong, when he heard that he was already waiting at the hotel, he asked him to wait a little longer, and went downstairs to pick it up.

Cheng Zinong was still sleeping soundly on the sofa, and Ping Qiu ran for him. When he got off the elevator, he realized that he was only wearing a sweater and his hair was still wet. Stop trembling.

Quickly ran to the hotel lobby, Ping Qiu looked around in the rest area, but didn't find the manager Bai on the phone.He scanned for a week, and finally found a familiar figure on the other side.

It turned out to be He Xiaoxian.

He Xiaoxian also found out that he was pretending to be cool at first, and perfunctorily trying to strike up a conversation with a colleague he didn't know, but now he smiled and waved his hand, calling Pingqiu to come over quickly.He thought that Ping Qiu came downstairs early to wait for him.

Who would have thought that Ping Qiu trotted over and asked, "Manager Bai?"

Manager Bai's words were interrupted, he glanced at him, and asked, "You are the one, sharing the room with Cheng Zinong..."

"That's right, that's right," Ping Qiu hurriedly said, "It's me. Give me the things, and I'll pass them on to him."

"Hey, okay, it's a good thing he wrote his name in this notebook. Look, is it 'Cheng Zinong'? If I hadn't looked at it before I left, someone would have cleaned up his notebook. You share a room with him, Are you a friend? You are not an artist, I have never met you."

"I'm not, I'm friends with him."

"Oh, you accompany him to the audition? We have a good relationship."

Ping Qiu almost broke out in a cold sweat under He Xiaoxian's insight, and he felt a little worried about why this manager Bai was so talkative.After being perfunctory, Manager Bai didn't ask any more questions, but before leaving, he smiled at He Xiaoxian again, as if he was very close to him.But He Xiaoxian still had an expression of reluctance, and when he left, he would roll his eyes at his back.

"Do you know him?" He Xiao first asked Ping Qiu, "Who is that so-and-so? You live in the same room with him? Are you dating? Why don't you tell me when?"

"What and what, don't make random guesses." Ping Qiu made it clear.

At this time Ping Qiu had already found Yuan Feng and Xu Xiuyuan standing a few steps away.They stood in the aisle on the side, Yuan Feng faced this side, met Shang Pingqiu's gaze, and nodded politely at him.Suddenly, Pingqiu smiled at him, and couldn't help but look at Xu Xiuyuan beside him.

Xu Xiuyuan was lowering his head and stepping on a piece of white paper that floated from nowhere, his lips moved slightly, as if he was talking to Yuan Feng.He didn't know what Yuan Feng answered, he smiled, half of his face was illuminated by the warm yellow light of the hotel, he had a kind of hazy soft handsomeness.

Carefully found that he had changed the formal suit he wore at the photography exhibition and replaced it with a simple thick overcoat. Pingqiu thought that he was never afraid of the cold. He used to wear it during the winter months in Beijing. She is very thin, but every time her palms are much warmer than Ping Qiu's, Ping Qiu always loves to be held by him.

Thoughts were chaotic, Ping Qiu hadn't fully accepted the fact that Xu Xiuyuan actually followed this time, He Xiaoxian had already walked ahead with his arm.He Xiaoxian said that he was really rich and powerful, he actually went directly to the front desk and booked a suite on the top floor of the hotel, it must be for one day and one night, Ping Qiu was not allowed to go back to his original room, and he went to the top floor if he wanted to rest, he paid for Ping Qiu to sleep comfortably.

Being dragged into the elevator by He Xiaoxian, Ping Qiu stood behind him, waiting for two or three seconds, Yuan Feng appeared, and then Xu Xiuyuan.Pingqiu lowered his head the moment he saw Xu Xiuyuan, especially when he saw him walking into the elevator, the hem of his coat seemed to brush against his arm, Pingqiu's heart beat faster, and his heart became more anxious, so he took half a step forward, and He Xiaoxian side by side.

"Let's be honest," the elevator was going up at a constant speed, He Xiaoxian seemed to be unable to understand the situation, leaned his body to the side, and opened his mouth to ask, "Why is there someone in your room?"

"They say they are friends." Ping Qiu's face turned hot.

"What friend can sleep in the same room as you, don't lie to me."

"Really, I'm not lying to you," Ping Qiu hurriedly changed the subject, "How did you meet that manager Bai?"

"I don't know him, but he knows me. My brother runs a company and raises idlers. I held a photo exhibition. He helped me promote it and put my photos. That's why so many people came to see it today," He Xiaoxian said very Frankly, "Otherwise no one will see my photography exhibition."

"Does your brother know a lot of people in showbiz?"

"His brother runs an entertainment company." Yuan Feng interjected.

Just when Pingqiu wanted to turn around, the elevator arrived, he said "really?" stuck in his mouth, but he still swallowed it.

They went directly to the top floor, the suite had a large floor-to-ceiling window, Pingqiu habitually approached to look at the night scene, and after a while he recovered, he saw Xu Xiuyuan again under the reflection of the mirror.

Before he could even have a thought, He Xiaoxian had already taken out two boxes of playing cards from his pocket, calling Ping Qiu to come quickly.Then he threw the poker on the table, sat cross-legged directly by the table, sorted the poker in a strange way, his face was full of interest.

Only then did Ping Qiu understand what He Xiaoxian meant by "come to play with him", and it really wasn't an excuse.

Yuan Feng's explanation for this was: "He hasn't played poker very much. Last time he played with Xu Xiuyuan once and lost badly. He always wanted to get back with practice."

Pingqiu's heart skipped a beat, and he tried to pretend to be calm: "I'm not very good at playing either."

"He's so powerful." He Xiaoxian pouted his mouth to indicate that he was talking about Xu Xiuyuan who was sitting across from him, "He still wants to gamble with me, and I lost thousands of dollars to him."

On a long square coffee table, He Xiaoxian and Yuan Feng sat on opposite sides of a corner, while Ping Qiu sat opposite Yuan Feng, and the left hand side was naturally reserved for Xu Xiuyuan.Ping Qiu didn't turn his head, but just watched from the corner of his eye when Xu Xiuyuan took his seat, and put his arm on the table casually.

He answered absent-mindedly: "Did you still gamble? I don't have a lot of money. I can't play with such a big chip."

"Can I not gamble?" He Xiaoxian asked.

"What's the fun in not gambling?" Xu Xiuyuan said suddenly.His voice seemed to be deeper than before, and he smiled, saying that He Xiaoxian couldn't afford it: "If you don't bet big, then keep your chips small, one or two dollars, okay?"

He Xiaoxian and Yuan Feng are both rich people's pockets, he obviously aimed at Pingqiu when he asked this question.

After not seeing Pingqiu's reaction for a long time, He Xiao first rolled his eyes, paused for a moment on Xu Xiuyuan's calm and composed face, then looked at Pingqiu who was silent beside him, and urged, "Can you do it?"

Pingqiu finally nodded: "Okay."

There are many ways to play poker, He Xiaoxian is not very good at playing poker, and Xu Xiuyuan is familiar with the ways of playing in his hometown. To be fair, the right to formulate the rules will naturally be handed over to Ping Qiu and Yuan Feng.Yuan Feng humbly gave up the opportunity to Ping Qiu.

Although Pingqiu can play poker, his level is average.He remembered the rules of playing poker with Chen Xiaoyi and the others before, and he barely explained it. Xu Xiuyuan and Yuan Feng quickly understood, but He Xiaoxian was still stumbling over the rules, which made Xu Xiuyuan laugh.Ping Qiu looked at the King of Hearts that he flipped randomly in the palm of his hand, and secretly breathed a little.

Sure enough, He Xiaoxian still suffered a disastrous defeat.

He yelled, pushed the cards away as if venting his anger, and took a closer look at the gambling debts he currently owed. There were tens of thousands—and a thousand less.He threw himself on Yuan Feng to see his cards, and then looked at the balance, it turned out to be a positive number, but he didn't win much, and the big head was still in Xu Xiuyuan's hands.I also want to go to see Pingqiu, Pingqiu automatically shows his cards, but the debt is not much, only a few dozen yuan.

Seeing this, He Xiaoxian was very angry. He always felt that Xu Xiuyuan did it on purpose, and asked, "You did it on purpose to make me lose the most, didn't you?"

Xu Xiuyuan put down his cards: "I'm willing to bet and admit defeat, take the money."

Anger is anger, since he is the loser, He Xiaoxian can also afford to lose, but he is not convinced by Xu Xiuyuan's sure victory.

Just when the hotel waiter came to deliver the food, he was a little surprised to see the four of them nestled in front of the coffee table in the lobby, and asked where to put the ordered food, He Xiao first said to put it here.

Pingqiu remembered that they had just had dinner, and only after asking did they know it was supper.They played poker for a while, and it was already ten o'clock at night.He finally remembered that there was another Cheng Zinong sleeping in the room, and hurriedly wanted to go downstairs.Being stopped by He Xiaoxian, he said: "There is a younger brother resting in my room, I will go and see him first, if there is nothing wrong, I will come up again."

"That friend of yours?" He Xiaoxian asked.

"It's him," Ping Qiu picked up the notebook that was put aside, and carefully smoothed the wrinkled footer of the cover, "He also lives in this hotel, and I have to return his things."

"You must come?"

"understood."

Pingqiu hurried out, and seemed to hear He Xiaoxian talking before closing the door, but he didn't listen carefully, and quickly went down to the tenth floor.

As expected, Cheng Zinong had woken up.

When Pingqiu entered the door, he felt the room was as cold as an ice cellar, and shivered involuntarily, guessing that there was something wrong with the air conditioner in the room.And Cheng Zinong didn't seem to feel any chill, he just sat in his seat silently, while a variety show about life was playing on the opposite TV, the host and the guests were rocking back and forth laughing in the show, which made his expressionless face even more so. bleak.

Hearing the sound of the door, he quickly turned his head and stood up: "You are back."

"Sorry, I received..."

"It's ok."

Ping Qiu was taken aback, and Cheng Zinong smiled: "It doesn't matter what the reason is, I'm not angry with you."

Then he walked around the sofa, knowing that if he stayed any longer, he would probably annoy Pingqiu, so he said he should go back.

When they passed each other, Ping Qiu blocked him and handed him the notebook in his hand: "Is it yours?"

"Yes. Why are you here?"

"You fell at the audition place, and a manager named Bai brought it back for you. You were still sleeping at the time, so I took it for you by the way."

"Thank you." Cheng Zinong focused on Pingqiu's eyes.

"You're welcome." Ping Qiu responded, lowering his head to avoid Cheng Zinong's gaze.

Before leaving, Cheng Zinong also reminded Pingqiu to remember to close the windows.He saw that Ping Qiu was not there before, so he opened the window in the room for him to let in the air.Ping Qiu didn't know why he was willing to endure the biting cold in winter just to ventilate the room.Maybe he knew it too, but Ping Qiu didn't want to say it clearly, and he didn't want Cheng Zinong to confess.

After sending Cheng Zinong away, Ping Qiu closed the door, and there was an empty room in front of him, he finally had a chance to breathe a sigh of relief.

What is the scene of the reunion of old lovers who broke up?Maybe it was because he ran into Lu Yang by accident in the restaurant, or maybe it was like when he met Xu Ruiyang downstairs at home, in short, there are thousands of assumptions, none of which will be the situation where he sees Xu Xiuyuan again now.As if going back to the past, Pingqiu could clearly feel that Xu Xiuyuan was teasing him.

After staying in the room to calm down for long enough, He Xiaoxian sent several messages urging him to come up as soon as possible.Ping Qiu went to the bathroom to wash his face, wiped the drops of water from his cheeks, remember to bring his coat this time, and then opened the door to go out.

But she didn't expect to see Xu Xiuyuan at the door of the room.

Ping Qiu stayed where he was, not knowing how long Xu Xiuyuan had been standing here.Why did he come down?Was it He Xiao who asked him to come to remind him first?So did he see Cheng Zinong leave?Seeming to be doing nothing, Ping Qiu clutched the coat in his hand again and again, so he had no choice but to put the coat on slowly, thinking that if Xu Xiuyuan still remained silent after putting on the coat, then it would be considered that he just went down to the tenth floor to enjoy the scenery on purpose .

But he didn't even fully put on one sleeve, so Xu Xiuyuan said, "Let's talk for a while."

They walked along the corridor, all the way to the glass walkway that connected the two buildings of the hotel.Through the glass, the night scene outside the window seemed to be distorted, and it was also covered with a layer of blue-green cover, shining with unusual colorful colors.

Pingqiu waited for a long time, but Xu Xiuyuan never spoke.After waiting for a long time, I lost patience, and finally, Ping Qiu said: "How is your study, is it going well?"

Xu Xiuyuan laughed, "You want to ask me this?"

"...how is your health? I mean, it's cold in winter, and you catch a cold easily with so little clothes on."

"Do you care about me?"

"I just think you could wear a little more."

"is it?"

Pingqiu was stunned by his lukewarm attitude, and all his fantasies were shattered.He dazedly recalled the day they left, Xu Xiuyuan's harsh words came back to his mind again, his mouth was astringent, and he sighed in his heart that it was really not a good thing for them to meet again at this time.

"The person who came out of your room is the friend you mentioned?" Xu Xiuyuan asked.

"It's him," Ping Qiu was taken aback, "Did you see it?"

"Just in time."

"Oh."

"I've seen him. I used to pick you up from get off work. I saw you walking with him."

"Really," Ping Qiu didn't know what to say, and said dryly, "You