After Crossing Through Ten Worlds, I Failed To Run Away

Seeing Gu Chen appearing here, Ji Ning was very surprised, but when he heard that the other party recognized him, he couldn't believe it, and said excitedly and pleasantly: "Long time no see, Senior Gu."

"Just you?" Gu Chen glanced around and saw that no one was following Ji Ning, so he said with a smile, "Why don't you come and sit with me?"

"I came alone, but is it okay?" Ji Ning was flattered and asked uncertainly, "Will it disturb the senior?"

Gu Chen smiled and nodded: "It's okay, I'm just filming nearby. After work, I'll go out to relax and sit here for a while. If it's convenient for you, we can chat."

"Of course it's convenient."

Ji Ning nodded vigorously, but his gloomy mood disappeared because of meeting Gu Chen by chance, and he didn't dare to keep Gu Chen waiting, so he hurried to the front desk to order a cup of coffee, and sat back, chatting with Gu Chen while drinking.

"How have you been in the past few years?" Gu Chen put down his sunglasses, sat in a relaxed posture, raised his slender legs, and looked very elegant in his gestures, "You have grown a lot taller than before, and you look better."

"Thank you senior, you too, are more handsome than before."

Ji Ning is a bit embarrassed, he developed late, when he was in junior high school, he was just a peacock, not tall, standing with Gu Chen, he could be a head shorter: "I have lived well these few years, and I took the exam step by step. Went to college, sophomore year."

"Is it the school next door?"

"Correct."

"It's a prestigious school. It seems that your grades have always been good." Gu Chen smiled, "Are you still acting in dramas now?"

"Acting is acting, but I don't go on stage very often. I'm the vice president of our school's drama club. I'm mainly responsible for leading newcomers and letting them perform." Ji Ning said.

"You are very talented, and your appearance is also good. If you develop in this area, it is a good choice." Gu Chen said, "Have you considered it?"

Ji Ning shook his head: "I never thought that acting is just my hobby, and my talent is not as good as that of my seniors, and I don't have any connections..."

"If you want to come, I can introduce you." Gu Chen smiled, "How about we exchange contact information? You can send a message anytime you want to find me."

"Okay." Although Ji Ning has no intention of developing into the entertainment industry, he is still very willing to exchange contact information with Gu Chen.

He took out his phone and unlocked the screen, but suddenly saw several missed calls and unread text messages on the silent phone, all of which were from Ying Qianqiu and Qin Ruwang, asking him where he was. As for Huo Wuling, it was a message No message was sent to him.

Thinking of Huo Wuling, Ji Ning was still sullen in his heart. Of course, he would not take the initiative to contact the other party, but just sent a message to the other two roommates, telling them that he was in a nearby store and would go back a little late, so he went straight back to the dormitory , telling them not to wait for him.

Ji Ning and Gu Chen exchanged contact information, and the pendant that was broken just now was brought out together with the mobile phone. He put it in his pocket after Gu Chen returned it to him before. It will be specially repaired in the future.

"Your mobile phone pendant seems to be rare." Gu Chen glanced at the silver pendant and said with a smile, "It's also very beautiful."

"Ah... yes, this one is specially made for me by my friend."

Ji Ning picked up the pendant whose rope was broken and put it in the palm of his hand, feeling a little depressed for a moment.

This silver pendant looks like a chubby robot. It is a movie character he liked very much when he was a child. Jiang Che has always known that he likes this robot, so he gave him this customized pendant a few years ago. Ji Ning likes it very much. So it has been used until now.

This time the rope broke and the pendant fell accidentally, but fortunately it was picked up, if it was left in an unknown place, it would never be found again.Thinking of this, Ji Ning put the robot pendant back into his pocket, and decided to put it away in the future and not to carry it with him anymore.

"That friend of yours." Gu Chen watched Ji Ning's movements quietly at first, and then asked after he put away the pendant, "Is that Jiang Che?"

Ji Ning paused: "Senior remember his name?"

"Remember, I still have an impression of him. You two were inseparable at the time, and it was difficult not to notice him. How is he doing now?" Gu Chen asked.

"He... has passed away."

Ji Ning's voice was very low.He didn't know what was going on today, but he kept thinking of or mentioning Jiang Che one after another, but after Jiang Che's death, he was not very willing to bring up the past.

"Sorry." Gu Chen apologized, "I don't know about this news."

"It's okay." Ji Ning shook his head, showing a faint smile at Gu Chen, he would not blame Gu Chen, the other party is not like Huo Wuling, who deliberately exposed the pain in his heart, only in this situation make him angry.

"You must have a very good relationship...you still keep the gift he gave you."

The young and handsome man gave him a deep look, and then raised his eyes to look out the window. There were more and more people on the street, and even the milk tea shop began to enter. They all got the news that he appeared nearby, and they were waiting for him. Look for him everywhere.

"Let's get out of here first."

As he said that, he stood up and smiled slightly at Ji Ning: "Stay with me a little longer?"

"Ah good."

Ji Ning blinked in amazement, took some unfinished coffee and went out with Gu Chen, because there were a lot of people at the door, so they specially asked the clerk to let them go out through the back door, but it was written by Gu Chen. signature exchanged.

After leaving the store, the two quietly walked out of the commercial street and came to a relatively quiet riverside. It was already dark at this time, and it was still early spring, and the weather was relatively cold. There were few street lights here, so there were few people passing by. It is not easy for people to recognize Gu Chen.

"Give."

Gu Chen smiled and handed over another autograph to Ji Ning. Ji Ning thanked him happily and put it away. The two strolled by the river for a while, but the temperature was indeed low, and Ji Ning was still dressed. Little, the body that just warmed up after drinking coffee started to get cold again.

"It's cold?"

Gu Chen noticed Ji Ning's ears were red from the cold, so he took off his scarf and put it on Ji Ning's neck: "Would this be better?"

"No, no, senior, how can I use your scarf..."

The scarf smelled of a light men's perfume, like Gu Chen's pleasant smell, which made Ji Ning's face flush instantly, and even thoughts similar to his own He De He Neng came out of his mind, Take off the scarf quickly.

"It doesn't matter, I asked you to come out with me, it should be me who apologized to you."

Gu Chen looked at Ji Ning tenderly, lowered his head slightly, and slowly tied the scarf with his own hands.

His fingertips caressed Ji Ning's face and earlobes as if inadvertently, the strength was gentler than the night wind blowing, but with a temperature that could not be ignored, it made Ji Ning's face heat up, and suddenly he didn't dare to face him Those deep, dark eyes.

Gu Xuechang really deserves to be a big star who is so popular in half the sky, Ji Ning thought to himself, how could anyone be able to resist such a charm,

"Okay." Gu Chen helped him tie the scarf, and then seemed to remember something, and took out his mobile phone. His mobile phone was always quiet because he also turned it on silent.

At this time, he scanned the received news, couldn't help showing a helpless smile, shook his head lightly and said, "I should go back, otherwise my manager will definitely not spare me."

"Ah, that scarf..."

Hearing what he said, Ji Ning wanted to take off the scarf he just put on, but Gu Chen pressed his hand: "It's cold, you wear it back home first, and return it to me later."

Ji Ning was startled, but before he thought of how to return it to Gu Chen, he heard him say, "I told you just now, I'm filming nearby, and the crew will stay here for about a week, you can go Find me, and I'll text you the address later."

"Would this be bad?" Ji Ning was still hesitant.

"It's okay, I'll wait for you." Gu Chen raised the corners of his lips and stroked his hair, "Okay, you can go back too, it's too cold, be careful of catching a cold."

"That's good...thank you, Senior Gu." Ji Ning was very embarrassed, and his face turned red when talking to Gu Chen, "Senior, why are you going back?"

"Someone is coming to pick me up, I'll just wait here." Gu Chen smiled at him gently, "Go back to rest earlier, and contact me later."

Ji Ning nodded, thanked him again, and left with his signature. Gu Chen stood quietly in the night, watching his back, the smile on his face gradually faded, his thin lips stretched into a line, hanging down Eyelashes, looking dull and unclear.

Played again.

he thinks.

In his life, he has played many roles. When he was filming, he lived as another person. He knew that those were illusions, but at least he thought he was real, but he didn't think that even his own identity It's all false.

He is just a thought of the deceased, and all his experiences are just fictional stories, just like the characters he played, and he himself is a "fictional character", but he just didn't have any self-awareness before that.

Even now, he is still acting. He is acting as the "Actor Gu Chen" in front of Ji Ning. Acting has almost become his instinct. He plays it perfectly, but deep down, he knows that he is actually It is faintly resisting.

He didn't like acting in front of Ji Ning, he hoped that they could get along with each other honestly.

As early as in the previous world, he was the object of Ji Ning's mission. Ji Ning acted in front of him as an arrogant and indifferent genius. He didn't realize that he had been kept in the dark until a lot of strange things happened.

He also felt confused, lost and even painful, but then he finally knew that it was not only him, but all "hes", they were all like this, except for the future, only he held all the truth.

Now, in order to get Ji Ning's love, all of them have entered this virtual world, pursuing Ji Ning in their own ways. Gu Chen is also playing his new identity. His and Ji Ning's roles are reversed. To him to deceive Ji Ning, in order to gain Ji Ning's favor.

But Gu Chen didn't like to do this.He has played so many roles, life is false, even himself is false, only when facing Ji Ning, he hopes that he has no pretense.

Even if everything is a vain illusion, his feelings for Ji Ning are real.

Perhaps it is also because of this, and because his character itself is relatively close to Jiang Che, in short, Gu Chen does not reject the identity of "Jiang Che" like others.

After possessing Jiang Che's memory, he saw how Jiang Che and Ji Ning got along. In front of Ji Ning, Jiang Che would indeed hide his emotions, but he would never lie to Ji Ning. It has always been the most real and most relaxed state.

He envied Jiang Che, the "he" in the past.

If he could too...

Gu Chen gently closed his eyes, and the car that came to pick him up had already arrived. He got in the car, lowered the window halfway, looked at the campus under the lights and stars, and drove away slowly. into the night.

……

Ji Ning returned to the dormitory wrapped in a cold air. When he opened the door and entered, Qin Ruwang and Ying Qianqiu were sitting on the desk under the bed. When they saw him coming back, they all looked over. Ji Ning smiled at them and talked with them. After chatting for a few words, Qin Ruwang knew that he hadn't had dinner yet, so he packed him his favorite dishes, which made Ji Ning very grateful.

Ji Ning put away the dropped pendant and Gu Chen's signature, turned on the computer after a hasty dinner, and began to revise his thesis.

Yun Yuan looked very carefully, and really picked a lot of mistakes for him. The dense red marks made Ji Ning feel ashamed, so he resigned himself to his fate and changed it. A reference book was used in the middle, but it was not in his hand. He put it on the bed, and Ji Ning stepped on the ladder to get it.

After he went to bed, he found that Huo Wuling, who was on the opposite bed, was also in the dormitory, just lying on the bed, leaning against the quilt by the bed, playing with his mobile phone without saying a word.

Seeing Ji Ning coming up, Huo Wuling moved the phone away and stared at Ji Ning for a few seconds, but he didn't say a word, instead he lifted the quilt and got into the bed, covering his whole head, Refusing to communicate with Ji Ning.

Ji Ning was so angry with him that he wanted to kick him, but for the sake of the peace of the dormitory, he held back, took down the reference books and continued to revise his thesis.

However, the progress of the thesis revision was not much, Ji Ning suddenly received a message from Foji on the computer, asking him how the rehearsal with Alke was going.

After hesitating for a while, Ji Ning replied: To be honest, it's pretty bad, he's not in the right shape today.

At the same time, he remembered what Alke said to him at that time, and he was a little disturbed. If he hadn't fainted at the time, maybe Alke might have confessed to him. Of course, he hoped that he had better think about it, otherwise He didn't even know how to get along with this junior.

Sure enough, I think something is wrong with him today, and he is always absent-minded when we have dinner with him at night.

As Fergie said so, Ji Ning knew that he had a very good relationship with Alk, and they should be friends he had known before going to college, so the two had more contacts, and Fergie could see the problem better.

Fergie continued: I asked him what was going on today, but he didn't say anything, and just ate alone. I joked that he might have encountered relationship problems, but the kid left with the plate in an instant. I can't see it clearly, but his ears seem to be red, maybe he really likes someone.

"..."

Seeing this, Ji Ning's fingers stayed on the keyboard for a long time, not knowing how to answer Fu Ji, but Fu Ji is a talkative character, even if Ji Ning keeps silent, he can still continue talking on his own.

Of course I have to find out what is going on in his mind, but he just won't tell me, even if he kills me, I really have no choice.

Fuji typed a lot of words in one breath, and finally said: So I am here to ask you, the vice president, you come to chat with him, this kid likes you very much, if you ask, maybe you I will tell you.

May I ask?Ji Ning was stunned for a moment, and quickly replied, isn't this appropriate?This is Alke's private matter, we are all outsiders, so let's not interfere.

Although that's what I said, but this kid's state has affected our drama, you don't want our performance to fail in the end, do you?Fergie seemed to have expected what he would say, and replied quickly.

But if he asks, maybe the situation will be even worse...

Ji Ning was extremely helpless, but he couldn't tell Fu Jiming about this.

But Foggy is right, they have been preparing for the drama for a long time, and they can't make any mistakes now, and he is not sure whether the person Alke likes is him or not.

All right.He finally answered Fergie, I'll talk to him tomorrow.

Then leave it to you.Fuji said, by the way, the appointment time with Mr. Zhou Lin has been set, it is six o'clock in the evening the day after tomorrow, and the location has not yet been set. Are you okay then?

I'm fine, I can go.Ji Ning said.

That's fine, I'll let you know when the location is fixed.

After communicating with Fergie, Ji Ning received another message from his elder brother Ozzel, and continued to chat with Ozzel for a while, but it was getting late, and it was almost time to turn off the lights in the dormitory, so Ji Ning stopped revising the paper , Went to take a shower and fell asleep directly.

In his sleep, Ji Ning had a dream. I don't know if it was because Jiang Che was mentioned many times during the day. What he had was a dream about Jiang Che, and what he dreamed about was when Jiang Che gave him the pendant.

That day was Ji Ning's 16th birthday. Besides celebrating with his friends and family every year, he would also go out to dinner alone with Jiang Che. This pendant was given to him by Jiang Che after the meal.

"Where did you get this?"

When he got the pendant, he couldn't help being very surprised: "Why have I never seen it before?"

"I made it for you."

Jiang Che, who was sitting across from him, slightly raised the corners of his lips, as if he liked to see his surprised expression: "I also participated in the production, I carved out its eyes, how about it, it should be pretty good?"

"..." Ji Ning squeezed the round body of the robot, suddenly laughed, and said, "No wonder I think everything else looks good, but the eyes are particularly ugly, so you ruined it."

"Ugly?" Jiang Che raised his eyebrows, "If you think it's ugly, it's because it's ugly in the first place. Even the shopkeeper said I carved it very similarly. That's not my problem."

"You are not allowed to call it ugly, it is much prettier than you."

Ji Ning quarreled with Jiang Che with a smile, and finally restrained his joking attitude, tied the pendant on his phone, and thanked Jiang Che very seriously: "I like it very much, this is the best birthday I have received this year Thank you for the gift, Jiang Che."

Hearing this, Jiang Che softened the expression between his brows and eyes, rubbed Ji Ning's hair and laughed, Ji Ning patted his hand away, and also went to rub his messy hair.

The picture gradually fell into darkness and silence, and then turned into a blood red, which was the light above the emergency room. He was sitting outside the operating room, his eyes were blurred, only the crimson light was impregnated infinitely. What he heard was the doctor's announcement of Jiang Che's death.

Ji Ning suddenly opened his eyes, waking up from the nightmare. His eyes were sore and swollen when he woke up. Tears flowed down almost the moment he opened them.

"Ji Ning?"

Suddenly he heard a soft voice from under the bed, it was Qin Ruwang.Ji Ning wiped away his tears, poked his head out of the bed, and saw that Qin Ruwang had changed into sportswear and earphones, and seemed to be going downstairs for a morning run.

"I heard you crying." Qin Ruwang's eyes were quiet, he raised his head to look at him, and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong with you?"

"...I had a nightmare."

Ji Ning lightly blinked his sore eyes, and forced a smile at Qin Ruwang.He glanced at the time on his phone, it was five fifty, it was still early, but he couldn't sleep anymore, he hesitated, and asked, "Can you wait for me for a while? I want to go down with you."

Qin Ruwang's handsome face revealed a hint of surprise, and he nodded quickly. Ji Ning didn't waste any more time, and got off the bed lightly, and went downstairs with Qin Ruwang after washing up.

Because Ji Ning was there, Qin Ruwang didn't go for a run, but just walked on the road with Ji Ning. He didn't ask Ji Ning what he was going to do when he came down, because it was only six o'clock, and the cafeteria only opened at 06:30 at the earliest, let alone Speaking of the teaching building and other places, if Ji Ning doesn't want to exercise, then he wants to relax.

Now the sky is dimly lit, the light is dim, and the temperature is not high. When Qin Ruwang opened his mouth, the hot air he exhaled turned into a slight white mist: "Is it cold?"

"It's okay." Ji Ning learned the lesson from last night, and deliberately put on a thicker suit. His whole body was warm, but his hands were colder. He didn't wear gloves, and the coat had no pockets.

Qin Ruwang looked down and saw his reddish fingertips, suddenly stretched out his hand and pulled off a glove, handed it to Ji Ning, then stretched out his hand to wrap Ji Ning's hand in his palm, and put his hand in the own pocket.

"Huh? Thank you..."

Being held by Qin Ruwang, Ji Ning was a little embarrassed, and wanted to refuse, but Qin Ruwang insisted on doing so, and even put a glove on his other hand, and he held the ungloved hand , put it in your pocket to keep warm.

Qin Ruwang's hand was very warm, while Ji Ning's hand was held by him, and they were put together in his pocket. The temperature blended with each other, as if he could even feel the pulse of his heartbeat.

Ruwang's heartbeat seems to be a little fast... Such a thought flashed through Ji Ning's mind for a moment.

But before he had time to think deeply, Qin Ruwang asked him: "What dream did you have just now?"

Ji Ning was silent for a while, and then slowly said: "It may be because Jiang Che was mentioned yesterday. I dreamed about him just now, and in the dream he had a car accident."

Perhaps it was the warmth from his fingertips that gave him a sense of security, this time he didn't stop talking, and continued on.

"When he passed away, I was very desperate. Since I was a child, I only had him as a friend who talked about everything. His death hit me hard. For a moment, I even had the idea of ​​dying with him. gone."

"But then I sometimes have this thought, I think Jiang Che is not dead, he just left for a while, as if he just went out for a while and will come back soon."

"These two contradictory thoughts appeared alternately, which caused me to be very mentally unwell for a while, and I even received psychological counseling." Ji Ning laughed at himself, "In fact, my psychological counseling has not been completely stopped until now. Sometimes I will Go to Teacher Helinos, let him give me counseling, and go to the hospital for regular checkups."

"Originally, my condition was much better, but maybe it's because I'm too tired these days, and I'm starting to make old problems again..."

Qin Ruwang listened quietly to his narration, and after a while, after Ji Ning finished speaking, the two fell into a brief silence, and then Qin Ruwang spoke.

"From a very young age, whenever I was in a bad mood, I would get up and watch the sunrise."

As he said that, he stopped, and Ji Ning followed him. They happened to be facing the east. At this time, the sun was rising little by little. The sun was getting brighter and brighter, casting a faint light on everything.

"Day after day, year after year, the sun will always rise to dispel the darkness, and its brilliance is all I yearn for."

"It will take all your sorrow away."

As he spoke, he turned his head and stared into Ji Ning's eyes.

This is not his lie. When his mother was still alive, he would get up early to serve the nobles in the court. Sometimes he would accompany his mother. Whenever he saw the daylight coming from the east, he would forget all his troubles. .

When his mother was given to death, he was full of despair and hatred. If he could not find a ray of light in the long night, it was Ji Ning who lit up the light in the darkness for him.

But at that time he also hated Ji Ning, wanted to turn a blind eye to this radiance, but unconsciously yearned for the warmth of the light, the excitement in his heart became stronger day by day.

He still goes to watch the sunrise and dawn, but as he grows older, his state of mind has changed.

In the future, he will rule the world, and the sun, moon, mountains and rivers will all belong to him. If there is no light in the world, let him become the sun, the moon, the stars, the sky and the earth, illuminating the boundless world.

Later, he succeeded. He ascended to the throne of God and ruled all over the world. All the places where the sun shines are the land of the Great Xia King. Above, he sank into the long night and loneliness, and all that was left was the bone-chilling cold.

Only then did he realize that Ji Ning was his sun, his moon, his stars and the heaven and the earth.

Even though he now knows that he is just another person's incarnation, his feelings towards Ji Ning have not changed at all.

He had spent his entire life and had already owned the world, but he lost only Ji Ning.

If he could have Ji Ning, he didn't care about his status, nor did he care about what he would lose, he didn't care about himself, all he cared about was Ji Ning.

If only by becoming "Jiang Che" can he have the chance to truly possess Ji Ning...

Qin Ruwang's eyes darkened, and the strength in his hand slowly tightened a bit, but at this moment, the surrounding scene suddenly shattered, the illusory colors faded, and he returned to that darkness.

Ji Ning passed out in his arms, and the figures of other people also emerged together, with different expressions, but they all looked at the future in unison.

"what happened?"

Huo Wuling first glanced at Ji Ning, then looked at the future, raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's going on?"

"I'm here to tell you that the operation is almost over."

Future looked at them and said.

"Time is running out."