Author: hoenimochi (Page 87 of 95)

　　After checking the recipe for more than ten minutes, Wen Jianing felt that he couldn’t stall anymore, so he had to bite the bullet and go out of the bathroom.

　　As soon as he walked into the kitchen, the old lady followed.

　　Wen Jianing accidentally turned his head and saw the old lady Lu’s permed small curly head leaning forward. It was like the family has a VIP over and they didn’t know what to do, so she had to follow him wherever he goes.

　　Fortunately, the fish still had its scales to descale. Otherwise, Wen Jianing would have to lock himself in the bathroom until Lu Jinlang came back.

　　When he poured oil into the pot and was ready to light a fire, Wen Jianing suddenly remembered that he had not prepared onions, ginger and garlic. The recipe he saw was braised crucian carp. If he followed the recipe, he had to prepare red pepper.

　　He was afraid that he would not have time to cut the ginger and garlic during the time when the oil was heating up, so he quickly retracted his hand and went to open the refrigerator to search for peppers and green onions. He remembered that ginger and garlic were put in the cupboard below. Wait, are there any small peppers?

　　Wen Jianing was sweating.

　　The old lady Lu looked forward with expectation from the beginning, but later, when she saw him turn around like a headless fly, her expression gradually became worried. She thought that this kid probably didn’t know how to cook, what should they do in the future? But it seemed that the third child was good at cooking, and they were not worried about money, so it was not a big deal to ask someone to do it. No one in the second child’s family could cook, and she didn’t see anyone starving.

　　As she thought so, the old lady was relieved again. The only thing that bothered her was that they had no children.

　　Only when Wen Jianing had clumsily cut the ingredients did he turn on the fire and heat the frying pan. He raised his arm and wiped the sweat from his face.

　　The old lady thought it was not easy for the child. At least he was genuinely thinking of cooking her a meal, even if he couldn’t. And this was Xiao Zongyan, her favourite prince, even wearing a T-shirt and jeans, it did not seem to compromise his demeanour at all! Thus that infatuation feeling was a little uncontrollable and wanted to rise up.

　　While Wen Jiaying was staring intently at the oil in the pan, there was a sound of the door opening outside.

　　Two people in the kitchen turned their heads and looked outside at the same time.

　　Wen Jianing also endured not going out to meet Lu Jinlang, and the old lady was already calling out, “Third child?” while she walked towards the outside gate.

　　Lu Jinlang came back earlier than Wen Jianing expected. As soon as he entered the door, he said to his mother, “Mom? What are you doing here?”

　　The old lady was a little hurt, “I’ve come to see you.”

　　Lu Jinlang didn’t say anything, he changed his shoes and walked directly towards the kitchen.

　　Wen Jianing looked at him eagerly.

　　Lu Jinlang came over to take the spatula in his hand and said, “I’ll handle it, you go and sit with my mother for now.”

　　Wen Jianing still hesitated a little, and winked at Lu Jinlang, thinking that it would not be good.

　　Lu Jinlang put a hand on his shoulder and gave him a gentle push, “It’s fine.”

　　Wen Jianing breathed a sigh of relief, walked to the living room and sat down with the old lady, then stood up and said, “I will pour some hot water for you.”

　　The old lady said, “No,” reached out and grabbed his hand, “Sit down for a while.”

　　There was a brief silence between the two.

　　Wen Jianing was waiting for the old lady to speak. Now in this relationship, he felt that the other party must have something to say to him.

　　The old lady Lu seldom sat down and talks with people in such a serious manner, and she was not used to pretending to be an elder to lecture young people. She thought that the two people were not close yet, and it was really bad to have nothing to say face-to-face. In the future, it would be better to let him come over to the house more often so that we can get acquainted with each other and talk.

　　Wen Jianing saw that she was not talking, so he opened his mouth, swallowed the word “Auntie” and changed it to “Xiao He”.

　　The old lady smiled suddenly, waiting for his next words.

　　Wen Jianing said, “I like Lu Jinlang very much and want to be with him all the time.”

　　When she heard what Wen Jianing was talking about was such a serious topic, the old lady’s smile faded slightly. She sighed and said, “I know.” She had experienced this intense emotion of wanting to be with that person without everything, and she didn’t regret it when she was young.

　　Wen Jianing said, “So I hope you can accept us. After all, you are his family and his most important person.”

　　The old lady asked him, “Where is your family?”

　　Wen Jianing thought of Wen Cuilan and Ke Xinfan, but he replied, “My parents had passed away, and my elder brother is in a foreign country. He already knew about it and has no objection.”

　　The old lady nodded, “Your elder brother is more understanding.” This was her way of saying that Lu Jinfeng was not humane.

　　Wen Jianing knew that Lu Jinlang’s eldest brother didn’t accept them, and he said to the old lady, “I will visit eldest brother Lu personally.”

　　The old lady said, “When the eldest comes back, come back for dinner with the youngest, and I will call him when the time comes.”

　　Wen Jianing was a little surprised that the old lady Lu was so nice to talk to. For a while, he was somewhat emotional, and then called out, “Xiao He.”

　　The old lady reached out and grabbed his hand when she heard the words. She said, “It’s fine if you don’t have children. As long as you are together, it’s better than anything else.”

　　When she was young, she chose to marry her husband, not to have children, but to be with him. Of course, now she had a child, she would be reluctant not to have one. But at that time, even without children, as long as two people could grow old, she would be willing to do so.

　　Until now, the old lady couldn’t help but feel sad when she thought of her husband who died young.

　　Moreover, the child in front of him was more than ten years younger than her son. If Lu Jinlang died earlier than him in the future, wouldn’t it be more pitiful to be left alone? As she thought about this, the old lady suddenly began to pity Wen Jianing. She grabbed Wen Jianing’s hand with one hand, patted the back of his hand repeatedly with the other, and said, “Now that we are together, we must both be well. “

　　Wen Jianing nodded.

　　Lu Jinlang made three dishes and a soup. It was already quite late when he put them on the table.

　　The three people were sitting in front of the dining table for dinner, and the old lady kept trying to give Wen Jianing some food, more caring than her own son.

　　Lu Jinlang was a little puzzled, and asked Wen Jianing, “Did you bewitch my mom?”

　　Wen Jianing was bewildered. He didn’t know what he said or why the old lady of the Lu family suddenly became more caring to him than his own mother.

　　After eating, Lu Jinlang and Wen Jianing drove her home together.

　　The old lady said, “When the eldest comes back next week, I will ask sister in law to prepare, and the two of you can come back for dinner.”

　　Lu Jinlang said, “Let me tell eldest brother first, I’m afraid he will lose his temper.”

　　The old lady said, “Don’t be afraid, xiao Yue will be back next week. He is in a good mood and won’t lose his temper.”

　　”Xiao Yue is back?” Lu Jinlang asked.

　　The old lady looked very happy, “Yes, xiao Yue came back and said that she would leave after the New Year.”

　　Xiao Yue was the baby daughter of Lu Jinfeng and his wife. Her full name was Lu Yanyue, she studied in Australia.

　　Lu Jinlang heard the words and said, “That’s pretty good. I’ll be ready at that time. I’ll go back with Xinhang.”

　　The old lady nodded repeatedly, “Well, if your eldest brother dares to scold, I will scold him with xiao Yue.”

　　Lu Jinlang smiled and glanced at Wen Jianing, “I thank you and the family on behalf of Xinhang.”

　　Wen Jianing also smiled, “Thank you, Xiao He.”

　　The old lady said, “You’re welcome. Just live your life well, and come back to see me often in the future.”

　　They drove the old lady Lu back and went straight back.

　　On the way back, Lu Jinlang asked Wen Jianing, “How is my mother?”

　　Wen Jianing smiled and said, “Very good, I have never seen such an interesting mother.”

　　Lu Jinlang said as he drove the car, “She has always been like that. When I was in middle school, I thought she was crazy for some time, so I was ashamed to ask her to go to a parent conference for me and keep calling my eldest brother.”

　　Wen Jianing said, “She will be sad when she knows.”

　　”Yes,” Lu Jinlang looked ahead, “So don’t let her know.”

　　Having said that, Lu Jinlang remembered something and asked Wen Jianing, “Where is your mother? Do you want to go to see her?”

　　Wen Jianing tilted his head back, leaned back in the chair, and said, “I have seen her several times.”

　　”But you didn’t tell her,” Lu Jinlang somewhat couldn’t understand this, because in his opinion, Wen Cuilan was Wen Jianing’s closest person.

　　Wen Jianing said softly, “Yes, I don’t have that courage.”

　　Lu Jinlang did not ask him why.

　　After a while, Wen Jianing said, “I wanted to say it very much at the beginning, but I was afraid that she would not believe it and was afraid of being regarded as a lunatic. But then I saw that she is living well with her current family. I was a little hesitant, afraid that it would have any impact on her. I don’t know if she still needs me.”

　　Lu Jinlang said, “As a mother, she definitely needs you.”

　　Wen Jianing turned to look at him.

　　Lu Jinlang held his hand and said, “You can find a suitable opportunity to tell her.”

　　Wen Jianing still hesitated, “I’m afraid she won’t agree with us.”

　　Lu Jinlang said, “She will agree. She has experienced the pain of losing you, and she will find that as long as you are alive, it is more important than anything.”

　　Wen Jianing understood what Lu Jinlang meant, he nodded, and responded softly, “Yeah.”

　　Three days later, Lu Jinlang and Tan Yangxi visited Lei Xing in person.

　　The arrival of Lu Jinlang was really a big event because even Bai Shengzhe went down to the first floor to greet him, and Wen Jianing and the others naturally accompanied Bai Shengzhe.

　　Staff all over the company crowded out, wanting to witness the grace of the Film Emperor. But they still didn’t know that the person in front of them was one of the real big bosses behind Lei Xing.

　　Bai Shengzhe shook hands with Lu Jinlang and Tan Yangxi and invited the two to the reception room upstairs. Wen Jianing, Wen Lin, and Yi Nan naturally had to accompany them, and Zheng Xin and Wen Tinghuan were also present.

　　Lu Jinlang and Bai Shengzhe had an unspoken understanding of each other and did not have many pleasantries to say, so he said straightforwardly, “Today I want to invite Lei Xing’s artists to sing the theme song for my movie.”

　　Bai Shengzhe smiled and said, “Our pleasure.”

　　The conversation that followed mainly focused on the movie content and music theme. Lu Jinlang made it clear that Tan Yangxi would be the music producer.

　　Wen Lin clearly expressed great interest in Tan Yangxi as a producer.

　　There was a recording studio inside the company. Wen Lin and Yi Nan conducted auditions respectively. After listening to them, Lu Jinlang and Tan Yangxi did not immediately make a decision.

　　Anyway, the result of the audition had been determined.

　　When seeing them off, Wen Jianing turned his head and talked to Lu Jinlang while walking outside. As a result, someone passed in front and nearly hit them.

　　Lu Jinlang grabbed him, put his arm around Wen Jianing’s waist, and said, “Look where you are going.”

　　Tan Yangxi followed them and smiled when he saw it.

　　Although there was no decision on the spot, both Lu Jinlang and Tan Yangxi were more inclined to Wen Lin, because Yi Nan seemed a little not serious.

　　”Different people sing the same song with different styles, even if it’s not how you imagined at the beginning, but it may resonate with others,” Tan Yangxi told Lu Jinlang.

　　Lu Jinlang understood Tan Yangxi’s words.

　　After they went back, Wen Jianing went to ask him that night, but he refused to say anything, only that he was still thinking about it.

　　Watching Lu Jinlang cutting vegetables in the kitchen, Wen Jianing walked over and hugged his waist from behind.

　　Lu Jinlang only said, “Be careful.” But he didn’t look back.

　　Wen Jianing put his face on his shoulder, and after a moment of silence, when he saw that Lu Jinlang didn’t respond, he touched Lu Jinlang’s lower abdomen with one hand.

　　Lu Jinlang grabbed his hand and said, “You don’t want to eat anymore?”

　　Wen Jianing moved his waist and pressed him tightly, and said, “Don’t want to.”

　　Lu Jinlang put the kitchen knife aside, grabbed his hand and suddenly pulled him in front of him, holding his waist and letting him sit on the cutting board.

　　Wen Jianing suddenly said, “Oh! Not going to cook anymore?”

　　Lu Jinlang said, “Didn’t you say you don’t want to?” He put his hands on Wen Jianing’s side and hugged him, “Do you want Wen Lin to sing the theme song?”

　　Wen Jianing didn’t answer. He swayed his leg and looked at him.

　　Lu Jinlang said, “Then let Wen Lin and Yi Nan sing together.”

　　Wen Jianing simply replied, “Okay.”

　　Lu Jinlang looked at him for a while and said, “Why do you take care of Wen Lin like this?”

　　Wen Jianing thought for a while, “It’s easier to feel soft when you’re older.”

　　When he said this with such a young and energetic face, Lu Jinlang couldn’t help but laugh, and said, “You can’t take care of him for the rest of your life. Even if he is your son, one day you will have to let him go.”

　　Wen Jianing said, “When you care for me like this, I sometimes feel like I can’t think of anything. Anyway, I’ll just leave everything to you.”

　　Lu Jinlang looked directly into his eyes, “I am different. I want to take care of you for the rest of my life.”

　　Wen Jianing was taken aback for a moment, raised his hand and hugged Lu Jinlang.

　　Lu Jinlang kissed his lips, holding his waist with one hand.

　　Wen Jianing put his arms around his neck and raised his legs around his waist.

　　In the end, the theme song was sung by Wen Lin and Wen Jianing. This was not the first time the two had collaborated. The TV theme song of ‘The Strange Fate of Hairpin and Phoenix’ was also sung by the two of them.

　　This wasn’t a big deal at first, but they didn’t expect that as soon as the news went out, it aroused the response of some people on the internet, saying that it was the Xiao brothers who were cooperating again. Anyway, no matter what the original intention was, as long as it could attract attention, it was successful publicity for the movie.

　　One week passed quickly. During that time, the old lady Lu called to say that Lu Yanyue’s return time had been set, and she was going home on the same day as her dad. At that time, she asked the nanny to cook a big table and for the whole family to get together.

　　The dinner plan was agreed upon at the beginning, so Lu Jinlang must take Wen Jianing back.

　　Wen Jianing was a little nervous now. Even when he was put on stage to face tens of thousands of spectators, he might not be this nervous. In order to prepare for the Lu family’s dinner, he even went out to style his hair and asked Wen Tinghuan to accompany him to buy a set of clothes.

　　The clothes could not be too formal or too casual.

　　Wen Tinghuan accompanied him to try on clothes, teasing him, “The disgraceful daughter in law is meeting his parents-in-law at last, huh? Why are you nervous?”

　　Wen Jianing said, “I am not afraid of his mother, I am afraid of his eldest brother.”

　　Wen Tinghuan didn’t know the details of Lu Jinlang’s family, so he asked, “His eldest brother is very ruthless?”

　　Wen Jianing whispered the words “Lu Jinfeng” in Wen Tinghuan’s ear.

　　Wen Tinghuan opened her mouth in amazement, “He’s not easy to deal with, that person will definitely oppose you, right?”

　　There was almost no need to think about it, so Wen Jianing told himself to be calmer. No matter what attitude Lu Jinfeng had, he couldn’t show his uneasiness, even if he had to act.

　　Later, he covered his shirt with a loose light-coloured sweater and light blue slacks on his lower body. He deliberately styled his hair to make himself look young and well-behaved, like a simple college student. So at least, Lu Jinfeng would be embarrassed to make things difficult for him.

　　Wen Tinghuan also scorned him for pretending to be young.

　　It didn’t matter if he had to pretend to be young or not, Wen Jianing only needed to achieve his goal.

　　When Lu Jinlang drove back to pick him up that night, he couldn’t help but smile when he saw his appearance, “I feel guilty looking at you like this.”

　　Wen Jianing said, “Very well, it’s best to make your eldest brother feel guilty.”

　　Lu Jinlang smiled and said, “You can carry another backpack and wear a pair of black-rimmed glasses. My eldest brother might think I have courted a middle school student.”

　　Wen Jianing laughed when he heard that, and stretched out his hand to take a picture in the mirror.

　　Before going to Lu’s family place, he bought a fruit basket and brought a bottle of red wine as a gift.

　　Lu Jinlang parked the car and got off with him and walked towards the gate of the Lu family’s place.

　　Wen Jianing took the red wine, and Lu Jinlang helped him carry the fruit basket.

　　A few meters away from the gate, Tongtong peeked his head and saw them from the door, so he sprang out of the house and ran in the direction of Wen Jianing.

　　Wen Jianing quickly took the red wine away, afraid it’ll bump into Tongtong’s head.

　　Tongtong ran to Wen Jianing and hugged his leg.

　　Lu Jinlang stretched out his hand and asked Wen Jianing to pass him the red wine. Then Wen Jianing picked up Tongtong and kissed him on the face.

　　There was also a young girl with Tongtong, who was the daughter of Lu Jinlang’s eldest brother who had just returned home in the morning, Lu Yanyue.

　　Unlike Wen Jianing, who deliberately dressed himself as a student, Lu Yanyue, who was originally a student, was dressed very maturely, with heavy makeup on her face.

　　Lu Yanyue looked at Wen Jianing strangely. Apart from attending classes abroad, she usually loved to play outside so much, otherwise, she would travel around the world, and she did not follow the domestic entertainment industry or surf the internet very much. She did not know Wen Jianing, and she also didn’t know that her third uncle found a young gay lover. At this time, she curiously shouted to her mother, “Mom! Who is that?”

　　Kang Huanxian walked over to see Wen Jianing and sighed helplessly.

　　The old lady called them today. Kang Huanxian knew about it, and the old lady Lu didn’t let her notify Lu Jinfeng in advance. In this matter, as Lu Jinlang’s sister-in-law, she naturally stood on the same front as her husband and did not agree. But she had always been a docile woman, and she couldn’t make any big decisions. She listened to her husband when her husband was there and listened to her mother in law when her husband was away. Now that the old woman was determined, Kang Huanxian had no choice but to prepare today’s dinner with her.

　　Lu Yanyue hadn’t figured out the situation yet.

　　And Lu Jinlang had already reached the door of the house, smiling and saying hello to her, “Xiao Yue.”

　　”Third uncle!” Lu Yanyue still knew about Lu Jinlang being a big star, and she had a good relationship with her two uncles since she was a child.

　　Lu Jinlang touched her head, “You’ve grown up.”

　　Lu Yanyue went out after graduating from high school and had rarely come back in recent years. In Lu Jinlang’s memory, she was still that simple little girl, and it was difficult to overlap the image with the girl who was now wearing a short skirt and boots with heavy makeup.

　　When she heard Lu Jinlang say this, Lu Yanyue smiled and took his hand, “Third uncle, you haven’t aged, you are getting more and more handsome.”

　　Lu Jinlang smiled.

　　Lu Yanyue looked at Wen Jianing, “Are you not going to introduce him?”

　　Lu Jinlang put aside the things he bought, stretched out his hand to Wen Jianing, clasped his fingers, and said to Lu Yanyue, “My lover.”

　　Lu Yanyue’s eyes widened in amazement, she looked at them incredulously, and said after a moment, “Cool! Third Uncle, did you find a boy younger than me to fall in love with?”

　　Lu Jinlang said, “He is not younger than you.”

　　Lu Yanyue looked at Wen Jianing suspiciously but was quickly overwhelmed by other emotions. She said, “Third Uncle, you don’t really talk much but when you do it’s so surprising!”

　　Lu Jinlang just smiled.

　　Kang Huanxian couldn’t help but say, “Don’t talk nonsense, let your third uncle come in first.”

　　Tongtong still hugged Wen Jianing’s neck firmly at this time.

　　Wen Jianing went to the barber’s shop to wash his hair today. There was the scent of shampoo on his head. Tongtong stretched out his fingers and gently grabbed a strand of his hair, leaning to the nose and smelling it.

　　He was a child who didn’t like expressing himself with words very much. His likes and dislikes towards people and things were reflected in his actions.

　　The old lady Lu had already greeted him and was more affectionate to Wen Jianing than to her own son. She pulled him in and asked him to come in and sit down. She also said, “Today I asked the kitchen to make your favourite braised crucian carp.”

　　Wen Jianing wondered since when he liked braised crucian carp the most?

　　Just as she was talking, Lu Jinxin opened the door and walked in.

　　”Second Uncle!” Lu Yanyue suddenly rushed into his arms.

　　Lu Jinxin was tall, so he just spun Lu Yanyue in a circle and put her on the ground, reaching out and pulling her face, “The little girl is back?”

　　Lu Yanyue was very excited, “Well, Second Uncle, Third Uncle is so cool. He dated a little boy.”

　　”What little boy?” Lu Jinxin didn’t understand, and then saw Wen Jianing, “Tsk”, “What’s this? A lost boy, huh?”

　　The old lady slapped him over, “Watch your mouth!”

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       Wen Jianing tried to find a time to return to Lei Xing the next day.

　　Wen Tinghuan walked with Wen Jianing in the corridor of the company, and her high heels made a loud noise.

　　Halfway down the corridor, they suddenly saw Jiang Yongfei coming out of a room in front of him, followed by seven or eight people behind him, one of whom was Zhu Zexin.

　　Wen Jianing asked Wen Tinghuan in a low voice, “Zhu Zexin is following Jiang Yongfei now?”

　　Wen Tinghuan who had always seen Jiang Yongfei in a bad light, said in a low voice, “Yes, he has gone to work for the Queen as a lapdog.”

　　Even if Jiang Yongfei was usually approachable, she still couldn’t change Wen Tinghuan’s view of her. He doesn’t know when Wen Tinghuan had been calling her the Queen in private.

　　Jiang Yongfei was the Queen of Lei Xing, which had been accepted by everyone since Lei Xing was founded and she was scouted over.

       But now, Wen Tinghuan patted Wen Jianing on the chest and said in a low voice, “You are expected to become the new queen, come on! Put her in her place!”

　　Wen Jianing whispered, “Stop talking nonsense.”

　　After he finished speaking, he smiled and greeted Jiang Yongfei, and said, “Hello Fei jie.”

　　Jiang Yongfei has always been polite to Wen Jianing and others, but the politeness was only superficial. Nowadays when she saw Wen Jianing, she would approach him affectionately as if they were very close to each other. She then said, “How are you doing? I heard that Director Lu’s new movie has finished filming?”

　　Nowadays, no matter whether they were close or not, people in the circle would call him Director Lu when they see Lu Jinlang. Some people thought that this was more respectful, and some were just saying it out of ridicule.

       Wen Jianing also smiled and said, “The filming is over, and I plan to take a rest.”

　　Jiang Yongfei held his hand, “I will have a concert at the end of the year, are you interested in being a special guest?”

　　Wen Jianing replied, “Of course, it’s my honour. Let Ting jie arrange it for me, and I will definitely go to support Fei jie when the time comes.”

　　Jiang Yongfei smiled and said, “That’s a deal!”

　　After finishing speaking, she waved to Wen Jianing and left with a large group of assistants and staff.

　　Wen Tinghuan asked Wen Jianing, “Are you really going?”

　　Wen Jianing said to her, “It’s not like she is inviting seriously, why are you nervous?”

　　When he came back, he went to meet Zheng Xin. In the small meeting room, Bai Shengzhe came, but what he said was more of a routine to win over Wen Jianing. The company would definitely provide him with a better development plan, so that he could work at ease and so on.

　　And even Zheng Xin had become more and more polite to Wen Jianing. Now he didn’t dare to directly arrange his work, and he had sought Wen Jianing’s opinion.

　　Now an internationally renowned sports brand had just entered the domestic market, hoping to let Wen Jianing be their ambassador. Zheng Xin felt that it was very suitable in all aspects. It was originally a high-end brand and it was in line with the image of young people. However, before making a decision, he first asked Wen Jianing’s own opinions and Bai Shengzhe’s opinions before they could be determined.

　　In addition to advertising endorsements, Wen Jianing’s next schedule was actually relatively empty.

　　Zheng Xin once considered that he could take another TV series to consolidate his popularity, but Bai Shengzhe rejected it. In fact, it was not Bai Shengzhe who rejected but Lu Jinlang.

　　Lu Jinlang wanted Wen Jianing to rest for a period of time. The next step was to prepare for the publicity of the film, and second, he would help him find a suitable movie and a suitable script.

　　Of course, this was because Lu Jinlang had a discussion with Bai Shengzhe before. Now that Lu Jinlang knew Wen Jianing’s real identity, his mentality had undergone a subtle change. He was more relieved to leave Wen Jianing to make his own decisions on the works. Because he believed that the other party’s vision and ability were no less than his own.

　　Lei Xing now valued Wen Jianing highly, and even Bai Shengzhe took care of everything personally. It was impossible for Jiang Yongfei to not hear about it. It was just that no one knew what Jiang Yongfei’s thoughts were.

　　When Wen Jianing’s work arrangement was over, Bai Shengzhe left first, and then Zheng Xin asked people to invite Wen Lin and Yi Nan in.

　　For the ‘Bitter Summer’ movie theme song, there was no doubt that Wen Jianing must participate in the singing. The other candidate had not been decided yet. The initial plan was to decide between Wen Lin and Yi Nan. It was also because Lei Xing, as a film investor, intended to give resources to the company’s artists.

　　Actually, Yi Nan was not too concerned about singing now. He recently finished filming the TV series which was scheduled to be released at the end of the year. Because it was an adaptation of a popular online novel, the photos of Yi Nan’s makeup were very well received as soon as it was released.

　　As his popularity grew, Yi Nan felt that he had the confidence to speak at home, and now he had set his goal to Wen Jianing. What Wen Jianing could do, he could also do it, and one day he would be able to stand on the podium of the Academy Awards and acquire his own little golden figure.

　　It was not the case for Wen Lin. He felt that his goal was too far away, so he might as well grasp the opportunity now. For example, now this was an opportunity to sing the theme song of a movie. His movie would also be released at the end of the year, but because it was a small budget movie, there was not much talk about it. So far, this movie had not received much expectation.

　　When Zheng Xin later said that Lu Jinlang had invited Tan Yangxi to be the producer of the theme song, Wen Lin suddenly focused his attention.

　　Wen Jianing noticed the change in his expression.

　　Zheng Xin said, “Maybe Lu Jinlang and Tan Yangxi will come to Lei Xing in person to meet you.”

　　Upon hearing Zheng Xin’s words, Yi Nan and Wen Lin turned their heads to look at Wen Jianing at the same time.

　　Wen Jianing chuckled. He was not Lu Jinlang, but everyone was staring at him.

　　When they came out of the conference room, many new entertainers and young employees of the company were waiting for Wen Jianing, wanting to take a photo with him for autographs.

　　Wen Jianing handled them one by one, and when he looked up, he saw Jian Jun walking over the corridor.

　　Jian Jun saw Wen Jianing, stopped abruptly, turned around and walked into the bathroom next to him. He was drunk that night and couldn’t remember anything else, but he remembered that he woke up in the car and touched Wen Jianing’s chest.

　　He walked into the bathroom and saw that his ears were a little red, so he simply hid in the cubicle, planning to wait for Wen Jianing to leave before going out.

　　Wen Jianing no longer remembered what Jian Jun did that day, and he was being held by a little girl’s request for a photo with him. When he looked up again, he found that Jian Jun was gone.

　　He had a meal with Yi Nan, Wenlin, and the others at noon, and it was almost half-past four when they returned home in the afternoon.

　　Lu Jinlang had been very busy recently and hadn’t come back yet. Wen Jianing opened the door and planned to make dinner for Lu Jinlang and waited for him to come back, but he didn’t know what was still in the refrigerator.

　　But when he opened the door, he was completely stunned, because he didn’t expect someone at home at this time, and the person who came was Lu Jinlang’s mother.

　　Not long after arriving, the old lady of the Lu family was walking around in the room and came to the living room. Then she saw Wen Jianing who opened the door and was dumbfounded.

　　Wen Jianing reacted fairly quickly. After debating between Madam Lu and Aunt Lu, he chose one of the other’s favourite names, “Xiao He?”

　　These two words seemed to poke the old lady’s heart, and she suddenly looked excited, “Your Highness, do you remember me?”

　　Wen Jianing saw that the old lady Lu wanted to stage a bloody romantic drama with him, so he stopped quickly and looked around in surprise, “Is Jinlang back?”

　　The old lady was a little shy, “Not yet. I asked Yunan to give me the key. The boy refused at first.”

　　However, he later compromised and immediately called Lu Jinlang.

　　Wen Jianing was able to guess what happened in his heart, he walked in the door, suddenly feeling a little nervous.

　　He and Lu Jinlang had been together for such a long time. If it were them in the past, he would not think it would be a big deal. But now that the two of them wanted to live a lifetime, they couldn’t help but ask for the consent of the other’s family.

　　Lu Jinlang had actually been thinking about taking him home for a meal during this time, but because there was so much work and his eldest brother went on a business trip again, he had not been able to make a schedule for a long time.

　　Unexpectedly, the old lady of the Lu family took the initiative to approach him.

　　Wen Jianing closed the door gently and thought about what he should say and do so that the old lady would not hate him.

　　But obviously, he was thinking too much. The old lady liked him more than she thought and didn’t seem to care about the two of them at all and beckoned him to come and sit down next to the sofa.

　　Wen Jianing struggled a little bit, still calling her Xiao He, and asked, “Why are you here today?”

　　The old lady said, “I want to see you,” she said and added quickly, “You guys.”

　　”Did you come by yourself?” Wen Jianing asked.

　　The old lady shook her head, “I asked the driver to bring me here.”

　　Wen Jianing stood up, “I’ll pour you a cup of tea.”

　　He walked into the kitchen, but the old lady Lu also followed, standing at the door of the kitchen looking at him, making him feel a little uncomfortable all over.

　　Wen Jianing went to take the tea in the cupboard, took a deep breath, and told himself that it was an opportunity. Lu Jinlang’s eldest brother didn’t agree, but the old lady Lu’s consent already gave them a great advantage. And Lu Jinlang said that the three of their brothers were very filial to this mother.

　　While boiling water while preparing tea leaves, he turned around and said to the old lady, “Why don’t you stay for dinner tonight?”

　　The old lady smiled quickly and said, “Okay.” Then she asked, “Are you going to make it?”

　　Wen Jianing was taken aback. His cooking skills were really mediocre. It didn’t matter if he cooked two small dishes for Lu Jinlang. When he invited the old lady to dinner, he originally planned to let Lu Jinlang buy some dishes when he returned.

　　But seeing the expectant look on the old lady’s face, Wen Jianing couldn’t say anything. He hesitated, smiled and said, “Yes, I’ll do it.”

　　Old lady Lu became more and more happy. She felt that there was nothing wrong with the young man in front of him except that he could not have children. Even Lu Jinxin’s ex-wife in the family couldn’t cook, but the boy took the initiative to cook for her.

　　Wen Jianing glanced at the time, it was almost five o’clock. If they are going to have dinner, he should start preparing now.

　　He helped the old lady make tea, then walked over to open the refrigerator, and saw that in addition to two or three side dishes, there were only ribs and a fish.

　　The old lady Lu acted like a child. When Wen Jianing went to open the refrigerator, she followed.

　　Wen Jianing didn’t mean to just make a tomato scrambled egg and give it to the old lady, so he bit the bullet and took out the fish and ribs.

　　The fish was fresh, and the ribs were frozen.

　　Lu Jinlang asked Lu Yunan to buy these things and planned to cook them for Wen Jianing. Wen Jianing had never cooked with it before, and he didn’t even know how to start it for a while.

　　The old lady didn’t know how to cook, but she usually talked to the nanny in the kitchen to help. At this time, she reminds him, “Don’t you need to defrost the ribs first?”

　　Wen Jianing reacted and quickly put the ribs in the microwave to thaw.

　　He turned around and saw that the old lady was still watching him in the kitchen, so he said, “Xiao He, there will be a lot of smoke later, you can go to the living room and sit and watch TV.”

　　The old lady said, “I just want to see you.”

　　Wen Jianing had no choice but to hide in the bathroom under the pretext of going to the toilet. First, he called Lu Jinlang for help and then used his mobile phone to surf the internet and search for recipes on the internet.

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       Early the next morning, Wen Jianing and Lu Jinlang left Lanlu. They had to return to the crew to prepare for the final filming of the movie.

　　The location of the shooting this time was a university in the city.

　　The school was full of people, which caused a lot of hindrance to the shooting. The biggest hindrance was caused by Wen Jianing, who was surprisingly popular on the university campus. Almost half of the schoolgirls came to see him filming after hearing the news, and everyone took out their mobile phones to take a picture of him.

　　Later, the assistant director shouted with a big loudspeaker, hoping that the students could cooperate, and only then did they reluctantly vacate the small filming location.

　　Lu Jinlang was naturally popular too, but right now he looked more serious. During the breaks, there were many young students who went to Wen Jianing for a photo, but very few people come to look for him.

　　Occasionally one or two people come to ask for an autograph, and they were very nervous as if they were afraid to disturb him.

　　Wen Jianing wore a loose, light-coloured T-shirt, carrying a shoulder bag, with bangs set up to cover his smooth forehead. When he walked around the university campus, he looked like a beautiful young man.

　　This scene was actually the beginning of the movie.

　　He was walking on the trail in the school after class when his cell phone rang suddenly. The call was from his mother, telling him that she was going to remarry.

　　Wen Jianing stood on the spot, still holding the phone in his hand, looking into the distance without focus. He was obviously still at a loss, not knowing what to do with the news.

　　That night, a hot topic about Ke Xinhang appeared on the Internet. The name of the topic was Boy with Ethereal Beauty. The photo was a side profile of Wen Jianing taken by someone using a mobile phone. People asked what did it mean by a Boy with Ethereal Beauty? The person who initiated the topic explained, that Ke Xinhang looked ethereal and eloquent, with a fresh breath of uncertainty. Although the name was too exaggerated, it triggered a fan war on the Internet, but Wen Jianing’s current popularity is still evident.

　　Because the scenes in the school were all Wen Jianing’s scenes alone, the shooting went very smoothly. Within two days, the whole movie was successfully completed as planned.

　　On the evening of the finale, Lu Jinlang, as an investor and behind the scenes director, invited the entire crew to have a good meal. He reserved a few tables in a high-end restaurant in the city to comfort the hard-working film crew.

　　Although Jian Jun did not participate in the last two days of filming, he was there for this dinner, and Wen Tinghuan was with him.

　　Wen Tinghuan said to Wen Jianing, “Is it me or do you seem to be glowing?”

　　Wen Jianing smiled and said nothing.

　　Wen Tinghuan “Tsk Tsk” twice, “Look at how you look. Have you reconciled with Director Lu?”

　　Wen Jianing didn’t say a word, so she continued.

　　Wen Tinghuan said, “The other day you quarrelled and you looked depressed. Now you have reconciled and happiness is written on your face. It turns out that men’s love is also terrible.”

　　Wen Jianing approached her and whispered, “It’s good, as long as you get it.”

　　Wen Tinghuan said, “Bah!”

　　Jian Jun sat next to him and watched the two of them speak in a low voice. He also noticed that his senior was obviously radiant throughout the past two days, and he seemed to be more vivid and distinct.

　　At today’s dinner, after Director Lu made a speech, he let everyone open up to eat and drink. Everyone had a good time.

　　Jian Jun was too distracted to refuse anyone. Whenever someone toasts, he just started to drink without saying a word. As a result, he was lying and not moving on the table.

　　On the contrary, the main star, Lu Jinlang, was clearly the target to be surrounded by people. But he didn’t move, nor push or dodge the other. In the end, he also didn’t seem too sober.

　　In the second half of the banquet, Zhao Qin took a wine glass and sat beside Lu Jinlang. She insisted on toasting him and rubbed her chest to his arm from time to time.

　　Lu Jinlang turned his head and found Wen Jianing propping his face with one hand and smiling at him. He also smiled, picked up the wine glass and moved Zhao Qin and then drank in one gulp. Then he stood up with his glass and walked to Wen Jianing, pretending to toast him.

　　The person sitting next to Wen Jianing simply gave way to Lu Jinlang.

　　Lu Jinlang put down the wine glass, and Wen Jianing asked him, “Are you okay?” At the same time, he changed the wine in the glass to tea.

　　Lu Jinlang looked at his movements and said, “It’s okay,” then he glanced at Jian Jun, “But your junior seems to be dying.”

　　Wen Jianing turned his head and took a look, and saw Wen Tinghuan looking at Jian Jun worryingly, so he said, “We’ll take him back later.”

　　Lu Jinlang said, “Okay,” he brought his tea to clink with Wen Jianing, and then drank it in one gulp.

　　Later, Jian Jun was helped out by Wen Jianing and Lu Jinlang.

　　Wen Tinghuan did not drink, and drove in the front, while Lu Jinlang sat in the passenger seat. Wen Jianing helped Jian Jun into the back seat.

　　Jian Jun fell asleep, and Wen Jianing let him rest his head on his shoulder.

　　In the front row, Lu Jinlang was asking Wen Tinghuan about Wen Jianing’s next work schedule.

　　Wen Tinghuan gave Lu Jinlang the count of commercial advertisements that come for Wen Jianing and said that Wen Jianing could take a break for a while. There was no major work arrangement for the time being. He would shoot two commercials halfway through, and he could also consider showing in some variety shows to maintain a certain exposure and popularity. Wen Tinghuan didn’t know the relationship between Lu Jinlang and Lei Xing, but she felt that Wen Jianing could ask Lu Jinlang for advice on the matter of accepting advertisements. After all, Lu Jinlang maintained his image very well, and he also accepted some commercials and variety shows, on the premise that they wouldn’t be excessive.

　　The car ran over a stone on the road and bumped.

　　Jian Jun was awake. He slightly raised his head and saw Wen Jianing’s side face through the light from the streetlamp outside the window. Under the hazy light, the lines of his face seemed particularly soft. Jian Jun’s head was in a mess and suddenly he reached out and touched Wen Jianing’s chest.

　　Wen Jianing was taken aback and looked down at him, “What are you doing?”

　　Jian Jun was very disappointed, Wen Jianing really had no chest. He lifted his head from Wen Jianing’s shoulders with difficulty and leaned against the window glass in a different direction.

　　When Lu Jinlang and Wen Tinghuan heard Wen Jianing yell, they asked, “What’s wrong?”

　　”It’s okay,” Wen Jianing himself felt a little strange, he said, “Jian Jun had too much drink.”

　　Wen Tinghuan said, “This young fellow seems to be getting blue balls.”

　　Wen Jianing’s eyelids twitched, and said to Wen Tinghuan, “It’s better for girls to be more civilized with words.”

　　Lu Jinlang smiled slightly when he heard the words.

　　They sent Jian Jun home, and Wen Tinghuan drove Lu Jinlang and Wen Jianing back to Beiao Garden.

　　As soon as he entered the room, Lu Jinlang hugged him from behind, went to the sofa in the living room and sat him down on his lap.

　　Wen Jianing tried to struggle but gave up without success.

　　Lu Jinlang smiled lightly.

　　Wen Jianing was a little upset, “What are you laughing at?”

　　Lu Jinlang just remembered Wen Jianing’s reaction after Wen Tinghuan said that. He felt it was amusing and couldn’t help asking, “How did you react when you woke up in Xinhang’s body?”

　　That was not a good memory. Wen Jianing knew that Lu Jinlang had no malice, but he was unwilling to make fun of his body like that, so he said, “Nothing, just thinking about how the real Ke Xinhang came over these years.”

　　When he brought the topic to Ke Xinhang, it didn’t seem so easy. Sure enough, Lu Jinlang sighed slightly, as if thinking of the original young man.

　　Wen Jianing felt like he had just drank vinegar*, he asked, “Do you feel sorry for him?”　　

　　This question was still a bit difficult to answer. To be honest, as long as Lu Jinlang thought that Ke Xinhang was the original owner of the body in front of him, he indeed felt slightly apologetic, but he also knew who was the one in front of him. He said, “If one day you and Xinhang both recover your bodies…”

　　Wen Jianing turned his head, suddenly a little nervous about his hypothesis.

　　Lu Jinlang took his hand and kissed it, “Then I will definitely look for you instead of him.”

　　In the beginning, the attraction was due to the body, but the sexual attraction was always temporary, and the most beautiful and deepest was the attraction of the soul. Lu Jinlang knew better than anyone which person he was in love with.

　　After the film was finished, Wen Jianing got a short vacation, and Lu Jinlang continued to carry out the post-production of the film.

　　Wen Jianing completely relaxed for a few days, waking up normally every day, and then jogging, watching movies, and even agonizing about learning how to cook, frying a steak for Lu Jinlang.

　　And because Lu Jinlang had been in and out of the Beiao Garden for a long time, it was impossible not to be discovered by the media at all.

　　A tabloid reporter squatted at the gate of the Beiao Garden for a few days and found that Lu Jinlang had left early and returned late, spending the night here every day, and came to the conclusion that he was living there with his lover.

　　But because of the tight security of the Beiao Garden, the paparazzi couldn’t get in anyway, so they could only make hypotheses based on the residents of the Beiao Garden. The final conclusion was that Lu Jinlang was likely to be living with an actress named Jin Junfang.

　　The reason was that Jin Junfang was a single woman. One day, Lu Jinlang met her while driving out, and he took her along for a while. As a result, she was photographed by the reporter. In fact, Jin Junfang was older than Lu Jinlang, but the paparazzi would naturally fabricate a love affair between an older woman and a younger man, which did not hinder their performance.

　　It was also after Wen Jianing received a call from Wen Tinghuan that he learned that Lu Jinlang had been followed by a paparazzi.

　　Wen Tinghuan especially found a tabloid to show him and told him to be careful not to be found out.

　　Wen Jianing knew the seriousness of the matter. What he was most afraid of now was that the paparazzi had found a way to get in and took photos of Lu Jinlang entering and leaving his house.

　　After a long hesitation, he finally decided to move out temporarily.

　　Lu Jinlang didn’t care about this and asked Wen Jianing whether he wanted to live in an apartment in the city centre or a villa in the suburbs.

　　At that time, Lu Jinlang bought two houses for the convenience of living with him in the apartment in the city centre, and the reporter didn’t know that Lu Jinlang had a house there. It was more convenient to live there while waiting for this sensitive time to pass.

　　So Wen Jianing said to Lu Jinlang, “Let’s move back to the apartment.”

　　There were actually many fond memories of the two people in that apartment. When he thought about it now, Wen Jianing still felt a little nostalgic.

　　When he moved back, Wen Jianing also took the two bears that Lu Jinlang had given him in the past. These two bears were taken from here at that time, and now he sent them back and placed them in their original positions.

　　Everything looked like he just never moved away. When he moved away, Lu Jinlang also followed him. A cleaner comes to clean the room once a month to maintain its original condition of the room.

　　Wen Jianing was even able to find the toothbrush he didn’t take away in the bathroom.

　　He wore a hat and sunglasses, and he went to the supermarket with Wen Tinghuan to buy a lot of daily necessities.

　　Wen Tinghuan said, “You are living like a housewife now.”

　　”Is there something wrong with that?” Wen Jianing chose the brand of shampoo, “It’s just one way of living.”

　　Wen Tinghuan told him, “Remember to come back to the company in a couple of days when you have time. Zheng laoshi wanted to talk to you guys.”

　　”You guys?” Wen Jianing asked.

　　Wen Tinghuan nodded, “You, Wen Lin, Yi Nan.”

　　Wen Jianing put down the things in his hands, “Has he decided to form a group for us?”

　　”Group my ass!” Wen Tinghuan didn’t know what had affected her recently. She always swore casually. After she finished speaking, she slapped herself in the mouth, deliberately trying to get rid of this bad habit.

　　Wen Jianing glared at her, but it wasn’t seen clearly because he was wearing sunglasses

　　Wen Tinghuan said, “Maybe they want to give you a single, as a commemoration of your debut, and as a way to satisfy Wen Lin’s obsession.”

　　Wen Jianing nodded silently.

　　That night, Lu Jinlang hugged him and lay in the bathtub with one hand repeatedly rubbing the smoothest part of his thigh. Probably because he had also been awakened by this familiar environment.

　　Wen Jianing mentioned that Wen Tinghuan told him about the single during the day.

　　Lu Jinlang said to him, “I went to Bai Shengzhe and wanted you guys to sing the theme song of the movie.”

　　”Us three?” Wen Jianing was a little surprised.

　　Lu Jinlang said, “You are one of them. As for who you should sing with, Wen Lin and Yi Nan are recommended by Bai Shengzhe. At that time, I will go to Lei Xing to make a final decision.”

　　Wen Jianing said immediately, “Wen Lin.”

　　Lu Jinlang chuckled, “I don’t have any problem with it, but you should think about the movie first. Wen Lin may not be more suitable to sing it than Yi Nan.”

　　Wen Jianing said, “Wen Lin is suitable, trust me.”

　　Lu Jinlang smiled without saying a word, touched Wen Jianing’s face with one hand, pulled his head over and kissed it hard.

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*Wen Jianing felt like he just drank vinegar means that he is actually feeling jealous

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　　First love. This word was more suitable for those young boys and girls, in the school classroom, in the playground, with a red face and hazy emotion.

　　But Wen Jianing hadn’t experienced that, he himself didn’t expect to experience it at this age. Moreover, to fall in love with a man which he never thought was possible.

　　Lu Jinlang’s palm was pressed against his neck, and his fingers repeatedly rubbed his chin. The force was not light, and Wen Jianing even felt a little pain. He was not sure what Lu Jinlang was thinking, but now that he could be held tightly by him, Wen Jianing couldn’t help closing his eyes, burying his face on his shoulder, and took a deep breath.

　　”Have you always liked men?” Lu Jinlang asked in his ear.

　　Wen Jianing shook his head. He had never liked anyone before, regardless of male or female, but he had never considered himself a homosexual.

　　Desire was inevitable. Most of his channels to vent his desires were through women rather than men. But he also had to admit that women gave him far less excitement than Lu Jinlang, and even before he fell in love with Lu Jinlang, his body had already fallen first. He was not sure whether there was any influence from Ke Xinhang, but one thing he was certain of, he was not a pure heterosexual himself.

　　Lu Jinlang felt complicated as he held Wen Jianing tight. In his heart, Wen Jianing and Ke Xinhang were gradually overlapping. He even began to wonder what kind of person Wen Jianing was, what kind of life he lived, and what was in his mind in the past.

　　The summer was not over yet, but the night was a little cooler in the middle of the mountain. There seemed to be sounds of water and insects in the distance, and behind them was a place full of feast and pleasure seekers. This entertainment place, which was isolated from the outside world, puts on all kinds of adulterous activities every day. The truth was this was the place where hypocrisy comes and goes, and only in front of your true love, you would be able to make yourself feel warm and peaceful.

　　Wen Jianing raised his hand and hugged Lu Jinlang’s back.

　　Then he felt Lu Jinlang’s arms hug him harder.

　　Wen Jianing asked him softly, “Don’t you dislike me?”

　　Lu Jinlang said, “When did I dislike you?”

　　Wen Jianing smiled bitterly, he felt a little embarrassed to say these words, “I am older than you, and I am not a 20-year-old newcomer.”

　　Lu Jinlang seriously recalled the appearance of Jianing in the past, and said, “But you are still in good shape.”

　　Wen Jianing laughed when he said that, although he thought it was nothing funny, “I spend at least three days in the gym every week. I know I am not young anymore and want to maintain the best state to continue acting…” He stopped suddenly when he said that, feeling a little uncomfortable. He was only two years older than Lu Jinlang. Lu Jinlang himself was not young anymore. How could he not know the hardships of this business?

　　However, when Wen Jianing stopped talking, Lu Jinlang seemed to be interested and asked, “When was your first kiss?”

　　Wen Jianing was taken aback when he heard the words. It wasn’t that he didn’t remember it, but that it was too long a memory. And now that he thought about it, there was nothing too worth recalling, so he didn’t want to mention it.

　　Lu Jinlang continued, “What about your first night?”

　　Wen Jianing recollected himself and looked up at Lu Jinlang, “Are you mocking me?” Because he just said that this was his first love, he was a little sensitive to Lu Jinlang’s reaction.

　　Lu Jinlang didn’t laugh, he said, “I just want to ask.”

　　Wen Jianing was silent for a moment, and said, “It’s all in the past.”

　　Lu Jinlang asked, “With a man or with a woman?”

　　Wen Jianing said, “I have never done anything with a man in the past. You are the first one.” He was also the only one. Needless to say, Lu Jinlang understood.

　　Lu Jinlang stretched out his hand and touched his face, “Am I your first man?”

　　It was correct to say that.

　　Wen Jianing acquiesced.

　　Lu Jinlang suddenly felt something different in his heart. He was Ke Xinhang’s first and only man. He was certain, but that was largely due to Ke Xinhang’s physical limitations, which made him have to maintain the necessary distance from everyone. But Wen Jianing was different. In the eyes of many people, Wen Jianing could probably be regarded as an excellent to nearly perfect man. That kind of Wen Jianing was honest that he was attracted to a man for the first time and was pinned down by men for the first time, even Lu Jinlang couldn’t help but feel a little unspeakable excitement. This may be due to the natural desire of all men to conquer.

　　In fact, there seemed to be nothing wrong. Lu Jinlang suddenly felt that compared with Ke Xinhang, who always seemed to be incomplete in the past, this person in front of him has become more complete and could bring him more surprises.

　　At this time, Wen Jianing suddenly stretched out his hand and pushed him away, “In any case,” he said, “Whether you think you can accept it or not, I hope you will give me a definite answer.”

　　Lu Jinlang asked him, “If I can’t accept it, what are your plans?”

　　Wen Jianing was slightly bewildered, and then said, “You once said that everyone is an adult and we just can’t simply be together. But no one can live alone for so long.”

　　Lu Jinlang said, “You’re right. No one can’t live without someone. But once you get separated, it’s hard for me to imagine what life will be like in the future. It’s not easy to find someone for a lifetime.”

　　Wen Jianing looked at him in confusion, and didn’t seem to understand what he meant.

　　”I’m sorry,” Lu Jinlang suddenly took his hand, “I should tell you that I’m sorry for making you uncomfortable these days.”

　　Wen Jianing did not speak.

　　Lu Jinlang once again opened his arms and hugged him, “Now I can’t say anything to defend myself. I can only ask if you can forgive my previous willfulness?”

　　He was very grateful to Li Rong for calling him over today. Perhaps what they need at first was to have a face-to-face conversation instead of closing themselves up and thinking about it individually.

　　Whether it was Ke Xinhang or Wen Jianing, he was sure that he liked the person in front of him. He would feel sad when he saw him sad, and he would be happy when he laughed with him.

　　Wen Jianing felt the warmth of Lu Jinlang’s body, and he said again, “I am Wen Jianing. That Wen Jianing you used to know.”

　　Lu Jinlang said, “Okay, I get it.”

　　Wen Jianing looked up at him.

　　Lu Jinlang gently pushed the hair from his forehead, lowered his head and kissed his lips.

　　Wen Jianing did not avoid him, but welcomed his kiss, opened his mouth to deepen the kiss.

　　Lu Jinlang held him tightly and stroked his face and back neck with one hand. Then with a little force, he carried him to sit on the outer balcony railing.

　　Wen Jianing kept staring at him. A light came out of the window in the corridor next to him, shining on his eyes with a crystal glow.  He felt that he was quite powerless, and he just felt a little wronged. When he saw Lu Jinlang watching him, he couldn’t help but look away.

　　Lu Jinlang stretched out his hand and cupped his chin across his face, and then kissed his lips again. This time the kiss seemed more intense, as if he was going to swallow him down alive here.

　　It wasn’t until Wen Jianing pushed back a little bit that Lu Jinlang realized that the environment and location were inappropriate.

　　He asked Wen Jianing, “Did you open a room?”

　　Wen Jianing’s room hasn’t been checked out, and he replied, “I stayed in that room last time.”

　　Lu Jinlang stretched out his hand and carried him directly.

　　Wen Jianing was taken aback, struggling to let Lu Jinlang let him down. He always felt a little embarrassed, and it was a very strange feeling. In the past, when Lu Jinlang thought he was the 20 years old Ke Xinhang, he didn’t care about any actions he made, but now he had returned to the 36 years old Wen Jianing, and in front of Lu Jinlang, he felt that it was not appropriate to be carried by him.

　　Lu Jinlang needed time to adapt to this fact. He’s not at fault.

　　After all the restlessness and struggle, he also needed some time to calm his mood slowly until he found the balance between the two of them.

　　Lu Jinlang didn’t insist. He put him down and took his hand and walked towards the small yard.

　　As soon as they entered the room, Lu Jinlang pressed him behind the door, kissed him fiercely, and reached out to stroke his cheek and neck.

　　Wen Jianing responded to him silently.

　　Lu Jinlang kissed his ear, gasped suddenly, and said, “Have you ever thought that if you haven’t experienced this, we might never get together.”

　　Wen Jianing was taken aback for a moment, he also understood that if he hadn’t been drunk that day, hadn’t lie in bed and couldn’t wake up, or hadn’t been reborn into Ke Xinhang’s body, he and Lu Jinlang would miss one another forever.

　　Maybe there would still be a competition that allowed Lu Jinlang to meet Ke Xinhang, but the real Ke Xinhang would never be close to Lu Jinlang, so it was impossible for them to be together. And if he was still alive in his original identity, even if he had the opportunity to cooperate with Lu Jinlang again, they would always maintain a polite distance with no more interaction.

　　If Lu Jinlang asked him and gave him a chance to choose again, whether he would continue to be Wen Jianing or become Ke Xinhang, then he really couldn’t answer. In fact, he still missed his past self, otherwise he would not insist on telling Lu Jinlang his identity, but since he had become Ke Xinhang, then those thoughts were meaningless, and he would live better and happily with this identity.

　　Fortunately, Lu Jinlang did not intend to ask him these meaningless questions.

　　Because there was no doubt on how difficult the question was for Wen Jianing. Lu Jinlang was very grateful to God for sending such a Wen Jianing to his side. Not to covet after this young body, but to create the possibility for them to be together, otherwise, they would only miss one another forever.

　　It was really a close call and very lucky.

　　Wen Jianing was lying on the big bed in the room, feeling the weight of Lu Jinlang pressing down on him. He reached out and grabbed the sheets under him, panting heavily to bear the passion…

　　After that, no one had any sleep.

　　Lu Jinlang put his arm around Wen Jianing and stroked his smooth back repeatedly.

　　Wen Jianing opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling. In fact, he was still a little in daze. There were too many changes the whole night, and he didn’t have time to digest.

　　He stretched out a hand, spread his five fingers, and watched the light coming in from the window through his fingers.

　　Lu Jinlang suddenly stretched out his hand from behind and clasped his five fingers, kissed his ear and asked, “What are you thinking?”

　　Wen Jianing shook his head. After he devoted himself to love making, he felt a little empty, or perhaps he hadn’t fully recovered from Lu Jinlang’s previous actions.

　　Lu Jinlang thought of the question Wen Jianing asked him if he disliked him before, but he didn’t answer it carefully at that time. Now he decided to answer it again, “I never disliked you. Age and appearance, these are not the reasons for my consideration, do you understand?”

　　Wen Jianing turned his head slightly to look at him.

　　Lu Jinlang said bluntly, “I couldn’t accept it at first, because your two identities would give me the illusion of being two different people. The sense of dislocation was too strong, and it was a little hard to accept it.”

　　Wen Jianing remained silent.

　　Lu Jinlang hugged him and said, “Jianing, do you think I can call you that way?”

　　Wen Jianing couldn’t help but shiver.

　　Lu Jinlang hugged tighter, “It may be inconvenient in public, but you can hear me call you any way you want when we are alone.”

　　Wen Jianing was silent for a moment, and said, “Call me husband.”

　　Lu Jinlang propped up his body with one hand, looked down at him from above, then couldn’t help but smile, lowered his head and whispered in his ear.

　　Wen Jianing also smiled and squeezed his hand tightly.

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I wanted to abuse a few more chapters, but for the sake of busybody lady’s consideration, let’s just let them make up quickly
Life has been so difficult, so don’t bully Wen xiaoshou…

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Wen Jianing wanted to be called “Husband” coz he wanted to assert dominance (☆Θ艸Θ)
He might be the one who is fvcked but who says he can’t be the husband?

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　　After all, several men stood up, and the noises around this area were not small, so many people turned their heads and looked over here.

　　Lu Jinlang was the one who first said, “It’s okay.”

　　Wen Jianing also gently pushed Wen Lin away, took his hand, and said, “We’re all right.” Then, he walked toward the stage. This time Lu Jinlang didn’t stop him.

　　When he passed by, Guan Xiaotian and Le Shu had just gotten down from above. He didn’t say anything improper without thinking about it. He just walked up to Guan Xiaotian and the others, stretched out his hand and said, “Congratulations.”

　　Guan Xiaotian paused for a while before shaking his hand and saying, “Thank you.”

　　Wen Jianing shook hands with Le Shu also and said congratulations. Then he passed them onto the stage and stood in front of the microphone and said, “Today is a very good day. I want to sing a song for my friends and everyone present. The name of the song is ‘Lovers’.”

　　With that, he turned his head and nodded to the band.

　　The response at the scene was very enthusiastic. Guan Xiaotian looked at Wen Jianing on the stage a little inexplicably, and Le Shu leaned close to his ear and asked in a low voice, “Your friend?”

　　Guan Xiaotian shook his head.

　　Wen Jianing was of course different from the new female singer who had just sung up there. He was even more eye-catching than Guan Xiaotian who had been acting for many years. After all, he was now popular and had countless fans.

　　Someone applauded and some whistled at the scene.

　　Wen Jianing was very calm, holding the microphone with both hands, waiting for the prelude to play slowly.

　　The song ‘Lovers’ was a happy-paced love song. One of the lyrics was ‘A lover who finally gets married’, which was very suitable for the two people, Guan Xiaotian and Le Shu who had just made a successful marriage proposal today.

　　Although Wen Jianing did not explicitly say that the song was given to them, many people at the scene must have thought so.

　　Even Yang Wenchong asked Lu Jinlang in confusion, “He knows them well?”

　　Lu Jinlang didn’t speak.

　　Guan Xiaotian and Le Shu went back to their seats and sat down. Tang Yanzhong leaned in next to him and asked, “When did you meet Ke Xinhang?”

　　Guan Xiaotian replied, “I have seen him twice.”

　　Tang Yanzhong was a little puzzled, “He sang this for you?”

　　Guan Xiaotian hesitated, and shook his head, “I don’t know.”

　　Wen Jianing’s song was indeed sung to Guan Xiaotian, and to his own love that no longer had a future. In his entire life, had never tried to hurt himself like this over a relationship. If at that time Lu Jinlang wanted to separate and completely break up with him, he would probably not be as deep and painful as he was now.

　　After one song, everyone was cheering for him to sing another one.

　　Wen Jianing waved his hand with a smile and walked off the stage, but instead of returning to his original seat, he walked toward the outside of the bar.

　　Lu Jinlang saw this, stood up and followed out.

　　The few people remaining at this table were silent for a while, and Yang Wenchong said, “Are they fighting?”

　　Li Rong said, “You just noticed it?”

　　Yang Wenchong said, “I just know it when they were going to fight just now.” Then he added, “They are not going to fight again, right?”

　　Wen Lin glanced at the door with some worry, but he knew the both of them, Lu Jinlang and Wen Jianing were mature and calm people. So he said, “It’s better to let them sort it out themselves.”

　　At this time, Guan Xiaotian brought a few bottles of beer and put them down. It turned out that in order to celebrate tonight’s event, he took the initiative to invite all the guests to drink. Although he was not used to mingling with people like Li Rong and Yang Wenchong too much, since he invited the whole audience to drink, there was no reason to skip this table.

　　Several people raised their heads to thank him and congratulated him on his successful marriage proposal.

　　Guan Xiaotian smiled and asked, “Where are Ke Xinhang and Lu Jinlang? Why did they leave?”

　　Wen Lin said, “They have something to do.”

　　Guan Xiaotian took the initiative to fill a glass of wine, lifted it up and said, “Thank you, I toast everyone.”

　　So everyone at the table stood up and clinked glasses with him.

　　After drinking this glass of wine, and before Guan Xiaotian could turn around to leave, he saw Yuan Qian approaching this side with the wine glass, Tang Yanzhong behind her couldn’t stop her.

　　Yuan Qian’s personality was actually somewhat willful. She liked doing things regardless of the occasion and being reckless.

　　Seeing her coming, Li Rong first said, “Qianqian, have you been drinking?”

　　Yuan Qian looked at him while paying attention to Wen Lin.

　　Sometimes a woman’s intuition was always accurate, especially when facing a man she still loved. Although the reason Li Rong broke up with her had nothing to do with Wen Lin, and Li Rong’s official lover now was Jiang Yongfei, Yuan Qian still thought there was something between them.

　　As she held the glass, she said to Li Rong, “I’m drinking, do you want to have a drink with me?”

　　Before Li Rong had time to speak, Tang Yanzhong and Guan Xiaotian both began to persuade her to stop drinking. Everyone knew about Yuan Qian and Li Rong’s affairs. At that time it was Li Rong who decided to split up, and Yuan Qian disagreed.

　　After that, they were entangled for a long time. The two of them had completely broken up completely, but Yuan Qian herself didn’t seem to come out of the shadow of this relationship

　　Guan Xiaotian was quite uncomfortable with Yuan Qian’s situation. He didn’t like Li Rong and he didn’t think Li Rong was worth Yuan Qian’s sorrow.

　　Guan Xiaotian motioned to Le Shu to help pull Yuan Qian back.

　　When Le Shu went to pull Yuan Qian’s arm, Yuan Qian suddenly swung away from her with great force. The purpose was not just to avoid Le Shu’s hand, but to splash all the red wine in her wine glass on Wen Lin’s face.

　　Yuan Qian sneered and said, “I’m really sorry.”

　　She was too obvious, and Guan Xiaotian felt really embarrassed. It was a happy occasion tonight. He also sincerely invited Li Rong and the others to drink, but Yuan Qian had made such an unpleasant scene.

　　Wen Lin was a little dazed at the time. The red wine was splashed on his face, the hair on his forehead was all wet, and the wine was still trickling down.

　　Yang Wen Chong recalled that Wen Lin was a friend of Li Rong and Wen Jianing, and when he saw Yuan Qian’s insulting action, he immediately cursed, “Oh, shit!”

　　Yuan Qian was taken away by Tang Yanzhong and Le Shu, while Li Rong just gave her a hard look.

　　Even if Yang Wenchong couldn’t stand idly seeing it, he still couldn’t possibly grab on to a woman.

　　Guan Xiaotian reached out to take the paper towel on the table and stuffed it into Wen Lin’s hand, and said repeatedly, “I’m sorry, she drank too much and she was not sober.” After all, they came together, and he didn’t want Li Rong to think that they were with Yuan Qian on purpose.

　　Wen Lin was stuffed with a tissue in his hand. Only then did he come to his senses and saw everyone around him looking at him.

　　The bar, which was originally noisy, looked very quiet at this time, as all the people watched the good show at this spot. Wen Lin suddenly felt very embarrassed. He was a little flustered and wanted to leave, but Li Rong grabbed his wrist.

　　Li Rong took the tissue in his hand and wiped his face first, then took off his coat and put it on Wen Lin’s shoulders. He put his hand around his back and said, “Let’s go, I’ll go out with you.”

　　Wen Lin actually only just got a little wet on his clothes, so there was no need for Li Rong to put his coat on him. He didn’t know why, but he felt relieved when he felt the warmth of Li Rong’s body in the clothes on his back. He should’ve been very embarrassed, but under Li Rong’s unhurried pace, he became calmer.

　　They came out of the bar, and Li Rong directly sent Wen Lin to Lanlu’s guest room.

　　Before, Lu Jinlang chased Wen Jianing out of the bar and saw Wen Jianing walking alone in front. He chased him, took Wen Jianing’s arm, and led him toward a small balcony next to the corridor.

　　Lu Jinlang reached out and closed the glass door leading to the balcony. There were only two of them in the small space, and no one could escape.

　　Wen Jianing leaned back against the wall and looked at Lu Jinlang, “What else is there to say?”

　　Lu Jinlang said, “I don’t think we have reached this point.”

　　”Which point?” Wen Jianing asked him, “The point of breaking up?”

　　”Wen Jianing,” Lu Jinlang tried to call out the name.

　　Wen Jianing himself was slightly stunned, and there was something unspeakable in his heart. Because Lu Jinlang was just calling his name, but it was not the call full of emotion he hoped.

　　Lu Jinlang said, “Do you think I don’t need time to accept?”

　　Wen Jianing looked at him, “Can you accept it?”

　　Lu Jinlang did not speak.

　　The corner of Wen Jianing’s mouth twitched, and his smile fell short on his eyes. He said, “Since you can’t accept it at all, why do you need to say these words to hang on to me?”

　　Lu Jinlang took a deep breath, “When you first entered this body, did you easily accept this fact?”

　　Wen Jianing looked away.

　　He did not accept it easily, but he had to accept it because he had no choice. But Lu Jinlang was different; Lu Jinlang now had a choice.

　　Wen Jianing said, “I’m going to be thirty-six this year. When it comes to age, I am two years older than you. After so many years in the entertainment industry, I am not a newcomer in the entertainment industry as you thought it was. It was a mistake for you to choose me at the beginning.”

　　”No,” Lu Jinlang suddenly stretched out his hand, grabbed the back of his neck, and said, “No, there is no mistake.”

　　His palm which was warm and strong pressed against the back of Wen Jianing’s neck, his fingers went into his hair, and even the scalp felt the warmth of the force.

　　Lu Jinlang said, “I have never regretted my relationship with you, nor did I intend to end our relationship. I just want you to give me some time. The Wen Jianing I know is a sane and mature man, and the Xinhang I know has always been calm too. Why can’t we talk about this matter calmly?”

　　Wen Jianing looked at him. The heat in Lu Jinlang’s hands seemed to be transmitted to his whole body through his scalp, and he calmed down slowly. He said, “I’m sorry.”

　　When he heard Wen Jianing says sorry, Lu Jinlang suddenly felt his heart ache. He pressed Wen Jianing’s head against his shoulder and said, “Don’t say sorry.”

　　However, Wen Jianing insisted, “I’m sorry. I am asking you too much to deal with this matter rationally.”

　　Having lived for a few decades, it was the first time he felt this way. He was completely unable to grasp this relationship and could only leave it to Lu Jinlang to make a decision. This was the first time that he had released such an almost irrational emotion. If it weren’t for Lu Jinlang, he would not have done this behaviour to anyone. In fact, he was also afraid and guilty. He felt that he had to do something, but he didn’t know what to do.

　　Lu Jinlang stroked the nape of Wen Jianing’s neck.

　　Wen Jianing said, “You may laugh at me, but you are my first love.”

　　Lu Jinlang’s movements suddenly stopped.

　　Wen Jianing laughed at himself, “Isn’t it silly? A man in his thirties had never been in love. He fell in love with someone for the first time and wanted to be with a man.”

　　Lu Jinlang held his hand more tightly. Suddenly he felt that the flat, strange Wen Jianing’s image became alive.

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　　It was a clear gesture by Wen Jiaying to drown his sorrows in wine. Wen Lin had known him for so long, and this was the first time he had seen him like that. Suddenly he stopped singing, put down the guitar and walked down from the stage to sit next to Wen Jianing, and asked, “What’s wrong?”

　　Wen Lin stopped, and the band in the bar began to play soothing music.

　　The bartender at the bar was helping him make the wine at the same time.

　　Wen Jianing stretched out his hand and raked his hair, and said, “I’m okay, don’t worry.”

　　Even though Wen Jianing said that there was no need to worry, how could Wen Lin not worry about it? When he saw that the second glass of wine was sent to their table, Wen Lin brought it to the side and said to Wen Jianing, “You tell me first, what’s going on?”

　　In fact, there was no need for him to say anything. Li Rong had already guessed what the reason was when Wen Jianing appeared here alone, without Lu Jinlang by his side. As soon as he came over, he started drinking wine straight without saying a word. It was obvious that the two had a fight.

　　But he saw Wen Lin’s worried face, Li Rong didn’t say anything. He picked up his own glass next to him and took a sip.

　　Wen Jianing shook his head. There was nothing to say about his fight with Lu Jinlang, and it was impossible to find someone to talk to about the problem between him and Lu Jinlang.

　　It was better not to say anything.

　　He grabbed Wen Lin’s hand and said, “Will you drink with me? If I get drunk, open a room for me later, and just throw me on the bed and leave me alone.”

　　Wen Lin hesitated and looked at Li Rong.

　　Li Rong smiled and said, “Leave him alone, he looks like he needs to let off some steam.”

　　Some time ago, when Wen Lin was in the lowest mood, he also used to drink so much. Everyone knew that drinking alcohol was bad and incorrect, and when you woke up the next morning with alcohol and headache, your mood would drop to the bottom again. However, because of his experience, Wen Lin knew that sometimes there were situations where others just couldn’t just enlighten them. Perhaps at this time, what he need from a friend the most was just company.

　　Speaking of companionship, as he sang in Lanlu during this time, Li Rong was the one who accompanied him the most.

　　From the first time when Wen Lin was singing in the bar by himself, Li Rong suddenly opened the door and came in. He hesitated for a moment but didn’t stop. Li Rong would sit down quietly next to him and listen to him singing. As long as he came over, he would always meet Li Rong from time to time.

　　When his movie was finished, Li Rong called him specifically and asked him if he would come to Lanlu, and drove to pick him up personally. From then on, whenever he was around, he could always see Li Rong.

　　Wen Lin liked it when Li Rong sat quietly below while he sang. He liked to sing, but he was not so arrogant that he did not need an audience, otherwise he would not have participated in the singing competition. When it was no longer convenient for him to perform outside, a relatively closed small space like Lanlu provided him with a stage. It was a lucky thing to have an audience who could enjoy his songs quietly.

　　However, Wen Jianing that was next to Wen Lin who had said he wanted to get drunk, was a little sober. How dare he get drunk outside by himself? Even with a reliable friend like Wen Lin, he still had secrets that he didn’t dare to let the other party know. He was afraid that things would get out of control when he was drunk.

　　Wen Jianing who snatched the glass from Wen Lin suddenly felt a little sad. He never thought he could not live without Lu Jinlang, but at least for now, since he left his side, it was undeniable that it would have a big impact on his life. Unless one day he can find someone to replace Lu Jinlang, but how is that possible?

　　Wen Jianing rubbed the rim of the wine glass with his fingers, and then gently put it down.

　　Wen Lin kept looking at him, somewhat puzzled.

　　Wen Jianing smiled at him and said, “Will you accompany me to sing? Just that one song just now.”

　　Wen Lin nodded.

　　Two people walked onto the small stage, Wen Jianing sat in front of the microphone, and Wen Lin took the guitar and sat beside him.

　　It was still the same song as the one just now, Wen Jianing Wen Jianing reached out and held the microphone stand. Wen Jianing’s voice was soft, and his voice was completely different from Wen Lin’s. The emotion he carried in the way he sang was obviously different, this song has some more special meaning to him.

　　In the end, he didn’t get drunk that night. However, Wen Jianing was a little dizzy because of the first glass of wine when he came in. He went to the front desk staff and asked them to open the small room where he had stayed with Lu Jinlang.

　　The staff felt awkward and said that the room had already been reserved.

　　In the end, Li Rong called someone and persuaded them to change rooms before letting Wen Jianing stay there that night.

　　Wen Jianing slept until the next morning. After he woke up, he lay lazily in bed and didn’t want to go anywhere. After all, there was no one at home if he went back anyway, so he might as well stay here.

　　Wen Lin usually didn’t spend the night in the Lanlu very often. However, last night because he was worried about Wen Jianing who stayed, he stayed in the small room next to him.

　　Early in the morning, Wen Jianing opened the door and saw Wen Lin appear at the gate of his yard. Wen Lin smiled and said to him, “Let’s have breakfast together.”

　　Wen Jianing also smiled and said, “Okay.”

　　The two of them stayed in the Lanlu all day and didn’t leave. After they eat the meal in the morning, they went out to climb the mountain. After they climbed to the top of the mountain, they were sweating and went down the mountain for lunch. In the afternoon, he stayed in the Lanlu and Wen Jianing taught Wen Lin to play snooker.

　　Because there were not many people in the afternoon, there were only two of them in the billiard room.

　　Wen Lin’s skills were not so bad, and Wen Jianing was not in a hurry. He was just slowly spending time playing with him. While he was holding the cue and watching Wen Lin play, he asked, “What’s the matter between you and Li Rong…?”

　　Wen Lin’s movements were obviously sluggish, but he said, “He often comes to listen to me sing.”

　　”Just listening to you sing?” Wen Jianing asked.

　　Wen Lin stood up straight and looked at Wen Jianing, then nodded, “Just listening to me sing.”

　　”Wen Lin,” Wen Jianing hesitated when he said these words, “Maybe you are not happy to hear it, but you should know what kind of person Li Rong is.”

　　Wen Lin was not dumb, he said, “I know. I also know that he is Yongfei jie’s boyfriend.”

　　What exactly did Li Rong want, he never told Wen Lin. At first, Wen Lin felt that it was a bit awkward to be alone with him, but after a long time, he didn’t seem to mind it anymore. He also needed someone to listen to him sing.

　　”No matter what his purpose was,” Wen Lin said, “I have my own bottom line. “

　　Wen Jianing suddenly asked him, “You don’t like men, do you?”

　　Wen Lin was stunned by the question for a moment, and then said, “No, I don’t like men.”

　　Wen Jianing nodded in relief. He didn’t continue the topic.

　　The two of them played in the billiards room until dinner, then he continued to sing with Wen Lin.

　　It was Thursday when Wen Jianing came back yesterday, and today was already Friday.

　　Because it was the weekend, many more guests came to Lanlu in the evening. Wen Lin and Wen Jianing stayed there all day, so when they went to the bar it was still early and they were the only two people there, but after half an hour or so, other customers came in one after another.

　　No matter who came, this small stage was open for anyone to sing.

　　It was just that Wen Lin was ashamed to dominate the stage all the time.

　　He stepped down midway, and a middle-aged boss at the next table immediately called the young female singer who came with him to sing a song.

　　Wen Lin went to Wen Jianing and sat down.

　　Wen Jianing handed him a glass of water and said, “Take a break.”

　　Wen Lin had just reached out to take the glass of water when the door of the bar was suddenly pushed open from the outside. It was opened by a man who acted like a big shot and didn’t care about the gaze of others.

　　As he entered, he took a quick glance and saw Wen Jianing, and instantly his eyes lit up as he walked towards the table, and said loudly as he walked, “Oh, who is this? When you become a big star, you no longer recognize your old friends, huh?”

　　Many people looked over for a while, and Wen Jianing had to stand up to shake Yang Wenchong’s hand.

　　However, Yang Wenchong still had the nerve to hug his back and patted him, and then smiled smugly. He originally came with his female companion, but at this time the companion was left behind him. It was only when Wen Jianing reminded him that he remembered to call the young model over and sit down.

　　Wen Jianing had never seen Yang Wenchong with the same person, it was always a woman he didn’t know every time.

　　In comparison, Li Rong, who could find a fixed girlfriend, could probably be regarded as faithful.

　　Wen Lin and Yang Wenchong had met, but they were not close with one another.

　　Wen Jianing introduced them and they shook hands. Then Yang Wenchong focused on Wen Jianing. He sat down next to Wen Jianing, put one hand on Wen Jianing’s shoulder, and said, “Baby, come on, let’s play.”

　　Yang Wenchong had average playing skills, but he was very addicted to snooker.

　　Wen Jianing shook his head.

　　Yang Wenchong shook his shoulder, “Come on, come on.”

　　Wen Lin frowned slightly and felt that Yang Wenchong did not respect Wen Jianing too much.

　　But Wen Jianing didn’t seem to care, and continued to reject Yang Wenchong, “I played all afternoon, and my hands were sore, so I won’t play.”

　　”Your hands are sore? I’ll rub it for you if you’re sore,” Yang Wenchong said as he grabbed Wen Jianing’s arm and started massaging it, while still saying, “If it is not enough, I’ll find a dozen chicks to help you massage it to ensure you are comfortable!”

　　Wen Jianing said with a smile, “That’s not necessary…”

　　Before he finished his words, he heard someone say, “You better let him go.”

　　Several people turned their heads to look at the same time and saw that the person who came was Li Rong. Li Rong walked towards this side and said, “Otherwise, Lu Jinlang will not let you go.”

　　Yang Wenchong said indifferently, “It’s not like Lu Jinlang is here.”

　　Li Rong raised an arm, turned sideways and pointed to the door of the bar.

　　Then Wen Jianing saw Lu Jinlang come in.

　　Lu Jinlang had been watching Wen Jianing’s past movies at home since last night. He watched ‘Duel’ once, and then asked Lu Yunan to find him other movies starring Wen Jianing in the past. He watched them at home all day today.

　　He had never tried to observe a person so carefully. But when he took a closer look, he would find that Wen Jianing and his beloved Ke Xinhang did overlap. Because no matter how good a person’s acting skills were, it was difficult to avoid some of the same emotional expressions when they played different roles, such as small movements when embarrassed, and the curvature of the corners of their mouth when they were happy.

　　He also went online to find some interviews that Wen Jianing attended, which were closer to how Wen Jianing himself was than in his movie roles. Lu Jinlang hadn’t noticed or thought about it in the past, but when he saw it seriously, he would find that they might really be the same person.

　　He had known Wen Jianing for so long but he knew very little about Wen Jianing. Because he was not interested, he didn’t understand.

　　The reason he actually show up at night was actually because Li Rong had called him.

　　He didn’t want to meet Wen Jianing so quickly, because in a sense, not meeting was also to avoid arguments that would hurt each other’s feelings. But he came anyway because Li Rong told him that Wen Jianing was drinking too much.

　　Lu Jinlang suddenly worried about Wen Jianing’s physical condition. If he really wanted to drink, then it should be when he was by his side.

　　As soon as he walked in, Lu Jinlang saw that Yang Wenchong was making a move on Wen Jianing. He certainly wouldn’t be angry with Yang Wenchong, so he just give him a look.

　　Yang Wenchong withdrew his hand quickly and gave up his place to Lu Jinlang.

　　Lanlu was a place where insiders and big bosses were mingling, no one would be surprised by the appearance of a big star. But with Lu Jinlang’s status, young newcomers in the entertainment industry couldn’t help but secretly look at him.

　　Just like the young female singer who was pushed onto the stage to sing just now. After she saw Lu Jinlang coming in, she stopped unconsciously, and after a while, she snapped out of it and started singing again.

　　Lu Jinlang sat down beside Wen Jianing.

　　Although Wen Jianing didn’t avoid him, there was no eye contact between them.

　　Li Rong looked at them and pretty much knew the situation by heart.

　　However, Yang Wenchong didn’t notice it. He raised his arm and bumped Lu Jinlang, and said, “Ask your wife to accompany me to play snooker.” He knew that Lu Jinlang and Wen Jianing’s relationship was serious, so he deliberately used the words ‘wife’.

　　Wen Jianing glanced at him coldly. Lu Jinlang did not speak and raised his hand to call the waiter over.

　　Yang Wenchong was still oblivious and when he saw Wen Jianing refused to agree, he pulled Lu Jinlang and asked him how he was doing lately.

　　Lu Jinlang hadn’t been with these friends for a long time since he started filming. He ordered a drink, and when the waiter brought the drink, he smoothly changed the wine in front of Wen Jianing.

　　Yang Wenchong noticed it, and suddenly started clamouring, “What kind of drink is that? You might as well go back to your mother for milk!” He raised his hand to the waiter and ordered two bottles of wine. Since he didn’t play with him, at least everyone had to drink happily.

　　Wen Jianing felt a little uncomfortable, but he could feel that Lu Jinlang was still defending him. But he knew that Lu Jinlang didn’t want to see him, although he wasn’t sure why Lu Jinlang didn’t want to see him. Was it because he thought he was old? Did Lu Jinlang think he didn’t look as good looking as Ke Xinhang? Regardless of the reason, since he didn’t like it all, what was the point of such hypocritical behaviour? It just made him more uncomfortable.

　　He asked for a cigarette from Yang Wenchong and took a deep breath after lighting it. He then slightly raised his head to exhale the smoke.

　　He was Wen Jianing and he was proud of himself. He was not inferior to Lu Jinlang, and he wouldn’t beg for him.

　　Lu Jinlang watched a lot of his movies in the past two days, and at this time he couldn’t help comparing him with the previous Wen Jianing. If there were not so many people here, he might want to reach out and touch him lightly.

　　When he saw that the atmosphere was somewhat awkward, Li Rong naturally shifted the topic to Yang Wenchong.

　　Yang Wenchong then began to look at Wen Lin again. He wondered if Li Rong was interested in Wen Lin, but he didn’t dare to ask. Because Li Rong was still polite to Wen Lin after all, it seemed that he hadn’t started anything yet. Yang Wenchong was afraid that his nonsense would disturb Li Rong’s situation, and Li Rong would not let him off easily afterwards.

　　Li Rong casually chatted with him, and suddenly his sight drifted to several people who had just entered the bar.

　　These people also attracted Wen Jianing’s attention, because the person walking in the front was Guan Xiaotian and his girlfriend Le Shu, the one who came in behind them was an actor named Tang Yanzhong, and the other was Yuan Qian.

　　Guan Xiaotian and Yuan Qian were not close with each other. The fact they would come together was probably because of Tang Yanzhong’s relationship. Tang Yanzhong had slowly approached Guan Xiaotian in the past two years after Wen Jianing’s accident.

　　Yuan Qian also saw Li Rong at first sight after coming in, and her face immediately turned sour. She turned away and walked towards the opposite corner with Tang Yanzhong and the others.

　　”Why is it so crowded today?” Li Rong asked casually.

　　Yang Wenchong looked at him, “There’s a festival, don’t you know?”

　　Li Rong asked him, “What festival?”

　　”It’s the Qixi festival!” Yang Wenchong said. He leaned back, smiled and raised his hand to touch the woman next to him, “That’s why I take my little baby out to have fun.”

　　Wen Jianing was stunned to realize that today was the Qixi festival day. If it hadn’t been for the cold war with Lu Jinlang, maybe he would not forget this festival, and they would spend a sweet night together. 

　　The young female singer that was singing on stage went down.

　　Li Rong asked Wen Lin, “Not going to sing a song?”

　　Wen Lin shook his head, “Forget it, there are so many people.”

　　Li Rong said, “It is precisely because of so many people that you two should sing some songs for everyone to listen to.”

　　Wen Lin still shook his head, but Guan Xiaotian, who was sitting at the table opposite them, suddenly stood up and walked towards the top of the stage.

　　Wen Jianing turned his head and looked in the direction of Guan Xiaotian unconsciously.

　　Lu Jinlang then remembered that in the past, Guan Xiaotian and Wen Jianing had a good relationship. When they occasionally met at entertainment venues, Wen Jianing was always with Guan Xiaotian and the others.

　　Guan Xiaotian was an actor, not a singer. It was strange for him to take up the microphone and came on stage. As soon as he came on stage, he told the band that he would sing “You Will Marry Me Today”.

　　As he stood in front of the microphone, Guan Xiaotian said softly, “This song is for my girlfriend Le Shu.”

　　After he finished speaking, the band began to play music.

　　Wen Jianing looked in the direction of Le Shu. He saw Le Shu smiling and looked at Guan Xiaotian with happiness.

　　Guan Xiaotian’s singing was not very pleasant, and he kept going out of tune. But on such a day like today, a touching song full of love dedicated to his lover still aroused the enthusiasm of everyone in the bar.

　　Many people even applauded him spontaneously.

　　Halfway through the song, when he started to enter the interlude, Guan Xiaotian suddenly said, “I am standing here today and want to say to my girlfriend, Le Shu, would you marry me?”

　　The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became enthusiastic, it was full of applause and whistles. Le Shu stood up, her face was incredibly surprised and happy, and she even began to cry.

　　”Say yes! Say yes!” someone clapped their hands and shouted for her.

　　Le Shu was not a member of the show business industry, and she was a little shy and nervous in this situation. She opened her mouth several times to say yes, but she was too embarrassed to make a sound.

　　Guan Xiaotian smiled and raised his hand, and said, “My friends, can you help me?”

　　Wen Jianing stood up all at once.

　　Everyone at the table looked at him oddly.

　　Lu Jinlang reacted fast and stood up and took his arm.

　　Wen Jianing turned to look at him, a little puzzled.

　　Lu Jinlang asked him, “Are you feeling unwell?”

　　Wen Jianing said, “I…”

　　Before he finished speaking, Tang Yanzhong, who was with Guan Xiaotian and the others, stood up, walked over and pushed Le Shu onto the stage with a smile.

　　Le Shu smiled shyly, but did not resist, and was pushed onto the stage by Tang Yanzhong. She then stood in front of Guan Xiaotian.

　　Guan Xiaotian knelt on one knee, took out a ring box from his pocket, and opened the flannel cover. Inside was a shiny diamond ring. He solemnly said, “Marry me, Le Shu.”

　　Le Shu covered her mouth with one hand, and she was so excited that tears were falling. She nodded vigorously and extended one hand to Guan Xiaotian so that he could put the ring on her hand.

　　Then Guan Xiaotian stood up and spun her around.

　　The atmosphere in the whole bar had reached a climax, and Wen Jianing was also a little emotional. Guan Xiaotian had been a friend of his for many years, and he had been in love with Le Shu for a long time. During the most difficult time, Guan Xiaotian complained to him and felt that he couldn’t keep on going. At that time, he advised Guan Xiaotian not to give up, so that he could have what he have today.

　　Lu Jinlang clutched Wen Jianing’s arm tightly so as not to let him pass.

　　Wen Jianing looked at Lu Jinlang, and his eyes filled with puzzlement.

　　Lu Jinlang said to him, “Don’t go there, it’s not appropriate.”

　　It was indeed inappropriate. If Wen Jianing had been in his usual self, he might not want to go there. But he had two drinks today, and now he was in such a situation that he admitted he somewhat felt deviant to Lu Jinlang’s words. He said, “You don’t want me to contact my past friends, do you? You want me to be your little lover Ke Xinhang instead of being Wen Jianing all my life?”

　　The surrounding area was very noisy, and Wen Jianing’s voice was only loud enough for the two of them to hear clearly.

　　But when the people at this table saw his expression, it was obvious that the two of them were arguing.

　　Lu Jinlang said softly, “I didn’t mean that.”

　　Wen Jianing raised his arm and shook away Lu Jinlang’s hand, which was holding him.

　　His movement was strong, and it looks like the two people were about to fight. The others had felt the tension between them and were watching them. When they saw this situation, Wen Lin and Yang Wenchong quickly stood up and pulled them apart.

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　　Because the director was in a bad state, the shooting ended early that day.

　　When they were returning to the hotel, Lu Jinlang did not leave with Wen Jianing. After all it’s not like they are not always together, because they still want to avoid suspicion. But today Wen Jianing left with Wen Tinghuan in advance, and he was obviously avoiding Lu Jinlang.

　　Wen Jianing felt it was too much for him. He knew that Lu Jinlang would not accept it, and he didn’t think it was Lu Jinlang’s fault, but he didn’t understand what he had done wrong. None of this was what he wanted, and he even wasn’t the one who initiated the relationship he started with Lu Jinlang in the beginning.

　　Lu Jinlang’s obvious resistance made him feel hurt.

　　Wen Tinghuan was driving, and Wen Jianing sat in the passenger seat. He was depressed and didn’t want to say a word, and he didn’t even bother to conceal it.

　　When she saw Wen Jianing looking out the window with one hand on his head, Wen Tinghuan asked, “What? Did you have a fight with Director Lu?”

　　Wen Jianing’s depressed mood was too obvious.

　　Jian Jun who was sitting in the back seat heard the words and looked over in the direction of Wen Jianing silently.

　　Wen Jianing didn’t say anything. They didn’t quarrel. It might be better if they have a good quarrel instead. Then he could release all those messy moods, and he could also ask Lu Jinlang why he couldn’t accept the fact that he was Wen Jianing.

　　In the evening, Wen Jianing moved from Lu Jinlang’s room back to his own room next door.

　　When Lu Jinlang came back, the room was empty. Wen Jianing even packed up his belongings.

　　He walked to the bed and sat down. Suddenly he remembered that the last time they separated, Wen Jianing also packed up his things and moved out when he was away.

　　It was honestly a very unpleasant feeling as if a piece of his heart had been left empty.

　　Whether it was this time or that time, Wen Jianing didn’t go far. As long as he went to look for him, he could take him back. But as long as he hadn’t straightened out his mind, even if he got Wen Jianing back, there was no point.

　　Lu Jinlang didn’t turn on the light and stayed in the dark silently.

　　All day today, Lu Jinlang had repeatedly thought of the Wen Jianing he knew in the past. Although they didn’t meet many times, he still had a clear impression of the other party in his memory. There was no way he could overlap the two of them, and at the same time, he didn’t know if he should overlap the two. If one day in his heart, the two of them become one person, would it be because his current feelings had the upper hand, and made him fall in love with Wen Jianing?

　　Wen Jianing and Lu Jinlang were in a cold war. Other film crews might not be able to detect it, but how could they hide it from Wen Tinghuan?

　　Lu Yunan finished the matters that Lu Jinlang asked, and hurried back. He was stopped by Wen Tinghuan on the set and she asked him, “Do you know what happened to Xinhang and Director Lu?” Wen Jianing had a lot of emotional issues before but he never refused to communicate with Wen Tinghuan. But this time, no matter what Wen Tinghuan asked, Wen Jianing refused to say anything. Until now, Wen Tinghuan only knew that the two of them had a disagreement.

　　Lu Yunan actually didn’t know everything, but he could somewhat guess from what Lu Jinlang asked him about. As for the bizarre matter of Wen Jianing being reborn into Ke Xinhang’s body, Lu Yunan could not even think of it, so he felt more confused than Wen Tinghuan.

　　”I don’t know,” he said to Wen Tinghuan blankly.

　　Wen Tinghuan didn’t believe it at all, “You don’t know? I don’t believe it. Lu Jinlang takes you by his side anytime and anywhere. Why don’t you know why the two of them quarrelled?”

　　Lu Yunan felt that he was innocent. Lu Jinlang and Wen Jianing always quarrel behind closed doors. How could he know?

　　Wen Tinghuan didn’t give up and said, “If you don’t know, you can ask, right!”

　　The relationship between Lu Yunan and Lu Jinlang was not like Wen Tinghuan and Wen Jianing. He was just a pure life assistant. Lu Jinlang’s work was handled by a special agent, and he had never tried to interfere with Lu Jinlang’s private life. Now Wen Tinghuan forced him to question Lu Jinlang. He had no choice but to say, “You should ask Xinhang.”

　　Wen Tinghuan wanted to cry, “I already asked. He refused to say anything. If he is willing to talk, do you think I will ask you?”

　　There was no answer.

　　Wen Jianing and Lu Jinlang had no answers themselves, how could other people know what was going on?

　　Soon, nearly half a month of shooting in the local area came to an end.

　　Today was the last scene. After the filming, they would stop working and head to the next location.

　　This scene was actually the scene that Lu Jinlang asked Jian Jun to perform during his audition. He and Wen Jianing were on the hillside. Wen Jianing leaned on his shoulder and fell asleep.

　　Jian Jun’s second performance of this scene was of course different from the first time. Although he was a newcomer, he was not the same as Wen Jianing and the others. He was a real graduate of the film and television school, and when it comes to acting experience, he was no less than them.

　　He still remembered when he kissed Wen Jianing’s forehead because he hadn’t read the script and didn’t know the relationship between the so-called father and son. But this time, he had read the script from beginning to end and had communicated with Lu Jinlang many times. He knew that Lu Jinlang wanted a more introverted father who didn’t know how to express his feelings.

　　Yuan Qishi’s son had been separated from him since he was a child, and the number of times the father and son met was very limited. In the last moments of his life, he borrowed the body of his nephew and accompanied his son for some precious period of time.

　　Jian Jun weaved grasshoppers with grass in his hand. Wen Jianing yawned, leaned his head on his shoulder and closed his eyes. Jian Jun’s movements didn’t stop, as he was still weaving grass.

　　This part of the story actually happened at the end of the movie. That night, Yuan Xu found his cousin Yuan Sheng coming to bid him farewell, and then his father Yuan Qishi took his last breath.

　　The weaved grasshoppers in Jian Jun’s hands trembled slightly. On his shoulder, Wen Jianing’s breathing became even and he seemed to have fallen asleep. He finished weaving this little thing, stopped, and turned his head to look at Wen Jianing.

　　According to the script, he only needs to look at Wen Jianing for a long time, then slowly turn his eyes away, and then the camera turns to the air along with his eye movement.

　　But Jian Jun lowered his head again and kissed Jian Jianing’s forehead. The movements were very light and light, full of nostalgia.

　　Lu Jinlang didn’t call to stop. He looked at the scene and was stunned. He recovered and found that he had broken a signing pen in his hand.

　　Wen Jianing also knew that Jian Jun’s scene was wrong, but the director didn’t call to stop, so he didn’t open his eyes, and continued to act.

　　Later, Lu Jinlang asked him to do it again.

　　Jian Jun seemed a little embarrassed. He explained to Lu Jinlang, “I just think we will be parting soon at that time. Even the most introverted person will still be unable to control their emotions.”

　　Lu Jinlang nodded and said nothing.

　　The scene was completely shot the second time according to Lu Jinlang’s script, without the kiss.

　　Both shots were kept, and the decision was left at the time of editing.

　　When Lu Jinlang called for the end of the day, everyone was a bit excited to be packing up and leaving this time.

　　The last filming location was at school. Lu Jinlang and the others had to return first, and the remaining camera equipment and props would be delivered slowly.

　　Wen Tinghuan had been out for a long time and felt happy at the thought of going home. She ran to Wen Jianing and asked him, “Are you going with us or going back with Director Lu?”

　　Wen Jianing turned his head and glanced at Lu Jinlang and saw that he was talking to Lu Yunan, so he said to Wen Tinghuan, “I’ll go back with you.”

　　Wen Tinghuan looked at him.

　　Wen Jianing said, “Since you know what the situation is, there is no need to ask me all the time.”

　　Lu Jinlang finished explaining to Lu Yunan at this time. He turned his head and saw Wen Jianing had gotten in Wen Tinghuan’s car, so he said to Lu Yunan, “Let’s go too.”

　　Because it was late, they did not drive back on the same day, but stayed at the hotel for one night and set off the next morning.

　　During this period, they had to wait for camera equipment and props, so they were able to have a short two-day break before the final shoot when they got back.

　　In the morning, Lu Yunan helped Lu Jinlang take his luggage down the elevator from upstairs. As soon as the elevator door opened, they saw Wen Jianing, Jian Jun and Wen Tinghuan standing in the lobby waiting to check out.

　　After the check-out procedure was over, Jian Jun reached out to help carry Wen Jianing’s suitcase beside his leg.

　　Wen Jianing said immediately, “No, I can do it myself.”

　　”It’s okay,” said Jian Jun while pulling the suitcase with one hand and walking forward together.

　　Wen Jianing quickly followed.

　　Lu Jinlang didn’t say anything and handed Lu Yunan the room card to let him check out.

　　After driving back that day, Lu Jinlang did not go back to Wen Jianing’s house but went straight back to his villa. He didn’t intend to move the things he left in Wen Jianing for the time being. They didn’t break up. He just needed a short time to calm down.

　　However, Wen Jianing didn’t know if Lu Jinlang planned to return. He was thinking over and over again, could this mean he and Lu Jinlang had come to an end? Was this really a knot in Lu Jinlang’s heart that would never be opened?

　　Wen Jianing turned on all the lights at home and packed up all of Lu Jinlang’s things. He couldn’t bear to see them and didn’t feel good when he saw them.

　　When he was about to clean up, he suddenly got angry and threw everything on the ground. He watched them scattered on the ground, then stepped back and leaned against the wall to breathe.

　　After a while, Wen Jianing took out his cell phone and called Wen Lin. He wanted to find someone to drink with him. It was better to talk with someone than to think at home alone.

　　The call to Wen Lin was quickly connected, and the surroundings around him seemed to be quiet. Wen Lin asked him softly, “Xinhang? Are you back?”

　　Wen Jianing said, “Where are you? Can you have some drinks with me?”

　　Wen Lin was never someone who could say no to people, especially Wen Jianing. He immediately replied, “Okay, I am in the Lanlu now, are you going to come over?”

　　”Lanlu?” Wen Jianing didn’t respond to why Wen Lin was in the Lanlu, and he didn’t have the time to think carefully. He just replied, “Okay, wait for me, I’ll come over right away.”

　　Wen Jianing was depressed and didn’t know how to vent, while Lu Jinlang also lost his temper for the first time.

　　Lu Jinlang was sitting on the sofa watching TV with a water glass in his hand and casually turned to the Starlight channel which was surprisingly replaying the talent show ‘The Voice of Soul’ that year. What was being shown on TV was the refined version, which had been edited again, and what Lu Jinlang saw happened to be the part in which Wen Jianing sang a love song to him

　　What a superb acting!

　　What was he thinking at that time? Was he impressed? He started paying attention to him, right? When in fact, all of that was just an act by a great actor.

　　Lu Jinlang grabbed the water glass and threw it toward the TV. But the house was so big that the water cup didn’t hit the TV screen, but landed on the front of the TV cabinet, spilling water from the cup all over the floor.

　　He sat in a daze for a while, went to the bathroom, took a mop, and dried the water on the floor. At this moment, he suddenly squatted down again, opened the drawer under the TV cabinet, took out the DVD of ‘Duel’ and put it into the DVD player to start playing.

　　He wanted to take a closer look at Wen Jianing, to see if he was really his Xinhang.

　　Wen Jianing drove to the Lanlu.

　　The film that Wen Lin participated in had ended. It was originally a small budget movie with few outdoor scenes and everything was almost completely shot in the studio. Although the filming was over, Wen Lin did not completely separate himself from the role.

　　At the end of the filming of this movie, the director realized that Wen Lin’s state was not right, and had been persuading him to understand that it was just a movie and not to be stuck in it forever.

　　The psychiatrist introduced by Lu Jinlang was actually very useful. After Wen Lin went to talk to him a few times, he was obviously not so depressed anymore.

　　The reason why he was in the Lanlu at this time was because after Wen Jianing brought him here last time, he fell in love with that small music bar in the Lanlu. Recently, whenever he was free, he liked to bring his guitar to play and sing on the small stage. Even without an audience, he could sing all night.

　　When Wen Jianing heard Wen Lin say he was singing, he thought it would be a good outlet for him to let off steam. If music could calm him down, then he just had to immerse himself in the music.

　　It was just that Wen Jianing didn’t expect that when he opened the door of the bar and went in, it was not Wen Lin alone that he saw. In the bar, Wen Lin also had a quiet audience, and it was actually Li Rong.

　　Wen Jianing was a little surprised.

　　Li Rong stood up generously and greeted him, “Xinhang, when did you come back?”

　　They all knew that he and Lu Jinlang were filming in other places.

　　”Li Rong?” Wen Jianing stood there.

　　Li Rong smiled and said, “Lu Jinlang didn’t come back with you?”

　　As soon as he heard Lu Jinlang’s name, Wen Jianing was silent for a few seconds and did not answer. Instead, he asked, “Why are you here?”

　　Li Rong said, “Listening to the song.”

　　Wen Jianing suddenly remembered that Li Rong had asked him about Wen Lin last time, and he couldn’t help but become wary again.

　　Li Rong chuckled, he stepped back and invited Wen Jianing to come and sit next to him, “Let’s listen to the song together?”

　　Wen Jianing went over and sat down beside him and ordered himself a glass of wine.

　　Wen Lin stopped when he saw Wen Jianing coming in. At this time Wen Lin sat down and said, “Let me sing you a song.”

　　Wen Jianing said, “Okay.”

　　Wen Lin plucked the guitar strings with his fingers, and a string of soothing tunes came out.

　　Wen Jianing still remembered this song. It was the love song he once sang to Lu Jinlang during the singing competition. Now when it was sung from Wen Lin’s mouth, it sounded totally different. Moreover, the arrangement changed slightly when it was played and sung by Wen Lin.

　　The waiter brought the wine up and placed it in front of Wen Jianing.

　　Wen Jianing listened to the lyrics that seemed to be whispered in Wen Lin’s mouth. He reached out to pick up the glass, took a sip, and then drank it up.

　　Li Rong was taken aback by him, and he didn’t even have time to reach out to stop him.

　　And after Wen Jianing put down the wine glass, he shouted in the direction of the bar, “One more glass!”

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　　It was a silent night in the dark streets of a strange city.

　　Wen Jianing and Lu Jinlang parked their car on the side of the road and stared at each other in silence. If it wasn’t because of Xie Ruoming’s phone call tonight, Wen Jianing might be making love with Lu Jinlang on the big bed in the hotel room. After that, he would rest his head on Lu Jinlang’s shoulder and sleep quietly.

　　After such a long time had passed since he wanted to confess his identity to Lu Jinlang last time, Wen Jianing kept thinking about whether he should not be hasty and whether he should consider the possible consequences. He was greedy for Lu Jinlang’s warmth, and he was also afraid that a momentary impulse would have an unpredictable impact on their relationship.

　　But the reason why an impulse was called impulse was that it was unpredictable.

　　The first time he almost said it was because of impulse, and this time it was still because of impulse, and there was no second phone call to suddenly interrupt the conversation between them.

　　The windows of the car were closed, and Lu Jinlang’s breath tinged with alcohol. He said, “What are you talking about?”

　　The words had already been said. Of course, Wen Jianing had no room for regret. So he once again solemnly said to Lu Jinlang, “I said, I am Wen Jianing.”

　　Lu Jinlang stretched out his hand, gently placed it on Wen Jianing’s shoulder, and said, “Stop it. Let’s go back and have a rest.”

　　Wen Jianing asked him, “Do you think I’m not thinking straight?”

　　Lu Jinlang did not deny, but said, “You need to rest now.”

　　Wen Jianing shook his head, “No, I don’t need to rest. I told you that I am not Ke Xinhang. The soul in this body does not belong to his original owner.”

　　The two of them had known each other for so long, and their time together was not too short. Lu Jinlang couldn’t think why he could say such a thing except for the sudden insanity of the other party.

　　He stretched out his hand and rubbed his forehead, and said, “Wen Jianing has been dead for a long time.”

　　Wen Jianing opened his mouth and gave an accurate time. It was the second day of the Academy Award ceremony and the exact time of his death. “I drank too much wine that night and couldn’t wake up. When I woke up again. I’m already in the body now.”

　　”What is this?” Lu Jinlang suddenly became a little unhappy, “A fantasy story?”

　　Wen Jianing looked at him in a daze, “I’d like to know too, maybe it is.”

　　Lu Jinlang tugged at his clothes with annoyance. He realized that he didn’t like hearing these words. He said, “What exactly are you trying to prove?”

　　Wen Jianing said, “To prove who I am. The day I woke up was my funeral. I went to the cemetery and saw you. I’m not lying. I’m not getting crazy. I’m telling the truth.”

　　But Lu Jinlang felt that he couldn’t accept these truths. He said, “We’ll move out after we go back. Whether we move back to the original apartment or my villa, we can’t live in that house anyway. Now, you are caught in a delusion.”

　　”This is not a delusion!” Wen Jianing suddenly felt powerless, because no matter how he explained it, the person he loved was unwilling to believe him. He even grabbed a handful of his own hair and tried to think about what else he could say to prove himself to Lu Jinlang.

　　But Lu Jinlang obviously didn’t want to continue listening. He reached out and hugged Wen Jianing and said, “Will you go back to the hotel first?”

　　Wen Jianing didn’t go against him this time. It was not appropriate for them to quarrel here. Even though there were no reporters at all, as long as a passer-by took a photo with their mobile phone, they would be in trouble.

　　On the drive back to the hotel, both of them were silent.

　　Lu Jinlang opened the car window, and the cool night breeze quickly dissipated his alcohol. His thoughts became clearer and clearer, but at the same time, they became more and more chaotic. He began to wonder if Wen Jianing’s words were true or false. He looked out of the car window in a daze.

　　The car had reached the hotel, Wen Jianing parked the car in the hotel parking lot and took the elevator upstairs with Lu Jinlang. There was a monitor in the elevator, so the two kept their distance and did not say a word.

　　After swiping the card to enter the room, the moment Wen Jianing reached out to lock the door, he repeated, “Whether you believe it or not, I am Wen Jianing.”

　　Lu Jinlang walked to the bed and sat down and began to change shoes. He looked up at Wen Jianing and said, “You need to rest.”

　　Wen Jianing summoned up all his courage by saying these words, he couldn’t back down again at this time, he stood in front of Lu Jinlang, “Why won’t you listen to me?”

　　Lu Jinlang had changed into slippers, so he raised his head to look at him, and said, “What do you want me to hear? Listen to how you come back to life by inhabiting a corpse?”

　　Wen Jianing looked at him and reached out to hold his head.

　　If the person sitting here today was Wen Cuilan, he could find 1001 reasons to make Wen Cuilan believe him. But the person sitting here was Lu Jinlang. What Lu Jinlang knew of Wen Jianing was something that could also be learned by others from various sources. It seemed that no matter what he said, there was no way to convince Lu Jinlang.

　　The only time the two of them were together was probably during the filming of ‘Duel’. But because of the nature of their work, there was no private contact.

　　After a short silence, Wen Jianing said, “I came out to act when I was less than 20 years old, and I started from minor roles. The first drama I acted in was a martial arts movie. I accidentally fell on my back by the prop rock on the scene. Several days…” He began to talk in detail about his experience since his debut.

　　Lu Jinlang didn’t say a word. He sat by the bed and listened.

　　Wen Jianing talked about it for a long time, some of the experiences were very detailed, and some of them passed by.

　　”The first time I saw you were actually at a dinner party. You may not remember it. At that time, you were not very famous. I was dragged to accompany you, but they were very polite to you.”

　　This was a small detail. Wen Jianing didn’t know if Lu Jinlang remembered it. If he remembered the first time they met, he should know that he didn’t lie. Because this kind of dinner party had never been reported, people outside couldn’t know about the situation.

　　Lu Jinlang still did not speak, he became more silent.

　　Wen Jianing later talked about a lot of details about the filming of ‘Duel’. In the end, he said, “I have a birthmark on the base of my thigh. It was not very large and not obvious, but my mother knew it. She’s still here. You can call her if you have any questions. I can also give you her phone number in Canada.”

　　Lu Jinlang looked at Wen Jianing and immediately took out his cell phone, but he didn’t call Wen Cuilan. He called Lu Yunan and said, “Yunan, help me check a few things.” Then he gave instructions one by one, all related to the things Wen Jianing told him just now.

　　Then he hung up the phone and said to Wen Jianing, “Since you said I must check, then I will check immediately.”

　　It was impossible for Lu Yunan to get the news right away, not to mention that it was already so late, and it was time to go to bed.

　　For the first time. The two people were lying on the same bed, but they didn’t touch each other at all.

　　Wen Jianing turned over and turned his back to Lu Jinlang. He opened his eyes and looked at the darkness in front of him. He knew that Lu Jinlang was upset, but he didn’t even know why Lu Jinlang was upset.

　　Was Lu Jinlang upset because he himself didn’t understand what this sudden anger was all about? Was it because the person around him lied to him? Because he was not Ke Xinhang? Or because he insisted on saying that he is Wen Jianing?

　　In fact, at this time, if Wen Jianing was really just Ke Xinhang, he might turn around and hugged the lover who was twelve years older than him, acting like a baby so that he would not be upset, but unfortunately, he was not. Although everything seemed to be heading in a bad direction, he didn’t intend to stop there. This opportunity to summon up courage might not be there next time.

　　That night, Wen Jianing suffered from insomnia for a long time. As for whether Lu Jinlang was well asleep, he didn’t know. It was almost in the middle of the night that he could not bear the tiredness and fell asleep, but he was constantly dreaming in his sleep. He dreamed that he was arguing with Lu Jinlang. Later, Lu Jinlang said: Since you are Wen Jianing, let’s break up. Then he woke up and found that it was still dark. He slept for less than four hours.

　　After he opened his eyes for a while, Wen Jianing pretended to be asleep again, rolled over inadvertently, leaned gently against Lu Jinlang’s side, and touched Lu Jinlang’s shoulder with his forehead.

　　After a while, Lu Jinlang raised his hand to embrace him, but Wen Jianing didn’t know whether he was asleep or awake.

　　Later, he seemed to fall asleep in a daze. When he woke up, Wen Jianing saw that Lu Jinlang was already sitting on the bed and was talking on the phone.

　　When he saw him open his eyes, Lu Jinlang got out of bed with his mobile phone and walked towards the balcony.

　　During the phone call, Lu Jinlang only gave a soft “um” twice.

　　Wen Jianing sat up, and leaned his back against the head of the bed.

　　After a while, Lu Jinlang walked in from the balcony. With the cool air in the morning, he walked to the bed and sat down, gently touched Wen Jianing’s face, and said, “You’ve woken up?”

　　Wen Jianing was puzzled. He raised his hand and put it on the back of Lu Jinlang’s hand and said, “Is that Yunan on the phone?”

　　Lu Jinlang did not answer him, but said, “Do you want to take a bath? I’m ready to go down for breakfast.”

　　Wen Jianing grabbed Lu Jinlang’s hand tightly, “Is that Yunan? What did he say?”

　　Lu Jinlang’s face sank slightly.

　　Wen Jianing saw his expression and suddenly realized that he was trying to avoid it. He realized in a daze. Lu Jinlang didn’t know it, but he was trying to deny it because who he liked was not the mature man who was two years older than him, but who he liked was the young, beautiful and youthful newcomers in the entertainment industry.

　　The young man who had just entered the entertainment industry was clear and pure, just like Yan Ruowei at the beginning. The longer he was in this business, the more things he was contaminated with, and it would make Lu Jinlang gradually lose interest, just like the Yan Ruowei he saw later.

　　Regardless of the reason, at one point, Wen Jianing was definitely not a person Lu Jinlang would like.

　　Wen Jianing was restraining himself from getting angry, but he grabbed Lu Jinlang’s hand tighter and tighter, and finally threw it away forcefully, saying, “You don’t have to escape reality. What did Yunan tell you just now? You believed me now, didn’t you?”

　　Lu Jinlang looked at him in silence, and then said after a while, “I hope I don’t have to believe it.”

　　Lu Yunan was very reliable. He didn’t sleep all night and drove back to help Lu Jinlang find out a lot of news he wanted to know, and even went to the Red Forest Bar where Ke Xinhang was once performed. There, he heard the same message from many people who had been with Ke Xinhang before, that was, before he participated in the competition, his personality suddenly changed a lot.

　　In the past, Ke Xinhang was a bit cold and arrogant, introverted, preferred to sing and play the guitar, and liked to sing original songs written by himself and unpopular English songs. He was completely different from Ke Xinhang they saw on TV now. Including the competition, his personality has completely.

　　Lu Yunan also asked Su Shan, the boss of Red Forest. Su Shan didn’t say anything, but Lu Yunan tentatively asked if Ke Xinhang was no longer the Ke Xinhang of the past. Su Shan just raised his head and looked at him deeply, without denying anything.

　　There was still nothing to prove that Ke Xinhang next to Lu Jinlang was actually Wen Jianing, but at this point, Lu Jinlang was more convinced than he was not. It came down to the fact that he knew his lover well and he didn’t think he was crazy or lying.

　　Wen Jianing felt a little hurt because Lu Jinlang was unwilling to accept it. He found that he was thinking everything would go easily. He originally thought that when the two of them were together because he was himself from beginning to end. Lu Jinlang would not resist and could accept it more easily.

　　They didn’t argue, they didn’t know what to argue for.

　　Lu Jinlang said, “It’s time to get up, there is still shooting today.”

　　So Wen Jianing got up and went to the bathroom.

　　When he stood in front of the mirror, he thought maybe it would be easier for Lu Jinlang to accept him if he was disfigured instead.

　　Today’s filming went very poorly. The reason was that the director was in a bad state. He stared at Wen Jianing several times in a daze as if he had forgotten what he was doing.

　　And Lu Jinlang seemed to be looking at another Wen Jianing through another Wen Jianing. There might be some ambiguity in saying this, but he couldn’t help but recall the Wen Jianing he knew in the past.

　　The two of them had known each other for a long time. They had developed in this industry and had friends of their own, but they have little exchange with each other. Occasionally when they saw each other, they nodded and shook hands, and acted like an old friend to the world outside. But when there were only two of them in private, the atmosphere was cold and there was nothing to say.

　　Lu Jinlang couldn’t accept it, and Wen Jianing could feel it. However, he didn’t understand it at all.

　　The original Wen Jianing was handsome and elegant and was outstanding as a man. And Lu Jinlang, who loved men by nature, certainly did have a favourable impression on men like him. But as an adult, Lu Jinlang knew how to control feelings. There was not so much love at first sight in this world, and no matter how good and beautiful a man was, as long as Lu Jinlang judged it as impossible, he wouldn’t have even more thoughts, because it was meaningless.

　　He liked newcomers who were new to the entertainment industry. It was one thing to be pure and simple. But it was more important to him that he could measure all the things that could happen instead of finding himself involved in an intractable situation.

　　In the past, Wen Jianing was someone that Lu Jinlang had never thought of and that there would never be a beginning between them. This had nothing to do with whether Wen Jianing was older than Lu Jinlang or whether he had been contaminated with the vulgarity of the entertainment industry.

　　However, now the two of them had stopped talking to each other, so Wen Jianing would not know what Lu Jinlang thought was. Wen Jianing just think based on what he saw and what he heard.

　　What made it hard for Lu Jinlang to accept was that he thought Wen Jianing and Ke Xinhang were two people. What the other party said now was equivalent to telling him once and for all that I am not the one you originally loved, but it was another person.

　　Even if he knew and accepted Ke Xinhang’s body that had always been Wen Jianing’s soul, as long as he thought of Wen Jianing, he still felt that he was another person, and he could not think of them as the same person.

　　It was not that he didn’t love him anymore, he just feels angry and resistant. If he said it at the beginning, or never said it, things might not be this way now.

　　Lu Jinlang was indeed a mature and stable man, but no one was invincible in the face of emotions.

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Additional updates for the kofis I received! I was gonna post this few days late than usual for the suspense but hey someone decided to buy me a coffee (☆ｗ☆) I really appreciate the support!

I just can’t with double negative…..

The biggest reason why Lu Jinlang (in my understanding) doesn’t want to be entangled with Wen Jianing is simply that he doesn’t want any trouble. The more established someone is, the more attention they’ll attract, and that means that when something happened, the bigger the trouble he is going to face, he was afraid that he can’t handle things if he got together with someone who is already established. I guess that’s why for him newcomer with no reputation like Ke Xinhang is a safer choice.

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