Day: October 9, 2021

　　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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　　Zheng Xin efficiently replaced Wen Lin’s assistant agent. This time it was a young man named Tang Shao who had just entered the company and studied under Zheng Xin. He was very enthusiastic about his work and attached great importance to Wen Lin’s affairs, perhaps because had been instructed by Zheng Xin.

　　The first time Wen Lin went to see a psychologist, Wen Jianing accompanied him. While Wen Lin was talking to the doctor alone, Wen Jianing and Tang Shao were waiting in the lounge outside.

　　Tang Shao had a jumpy personality, and he couldn’t sit still. He soon got up and told Wen Jianing that he was going out for a stroll.

　　Wen Jianing nodded and stayed alone to wait.

　　This lounge was originally small in size, but because there was a full-length glass mirror on the side, it looked as if the room was twice as large.

　　Wen Jianing sat on the sofa, facing the full-length glass mirror. Reflected in the mirror was a beautiful young man. Because of his profession, he looked exceptionally well-dressed and stylish, with a pair of big black-rimmed glasses on his face.

　　He sat in a casual posture, with his back leaning on the back of the sofa chair. His legs were naturally apart, and his body was slightly tilted with one arm leaning against the arm of the sofa.

　　But he suddenly thought that if it was Ke Xinhang, he probably shouldn’t be in such a posture. He straightened his back, with his legs close together, and his hands on his knees, looking a little restrained. The black-rimmed glasses on his face were also removed, and his bangs slightly covered his eyes. Because he was not confident, he liked to block the view when communicating with others.

　　He often looked in the mirror, but he didn’t have many opportunities to look in the mirror in a small space like this. No one talked to him, no one distracted his thoughts, he opened his mouth and said to the person in the mirror, “Are you Ke Xinhang?”

　　The words spoken were particularly loud in a closed room.

　　Wen Jianing suddenly came back to his senses, raised his hand and put his glasses back on. He was thinking about what he had just said, why did he say that?

　　He accompanied Wen Lin to see the doctor once, and then entrusted it to Tang Shao, while he set out to prepare for the movie’s location shooting.

　　The movie’s location had already been explored by Lu Jinlang. It was in a secluded village in the north, while the other location was in a university. This was supposed to be the first scene of the film, but it will be shot at the end.

　　In order to facilitate shooting, the crew simply rented a small yard in the neighbourhood to store the camera equipment and costume props. The rest of the crew usually goes back to the nearest five-star hotel in the city.

　　Wen Jianing had his own room, but most of the time he stayed in Lu Jinlang’s room.

　　The first part of the scene at the first location was shot in the evening. Wen Jianing had to climb out of the fence of a house’s yard. Jian Jun waited for him outside and reached out to pick him up.

　　Because it was summer in the movie, Wen Jianing wore a cartoon T-shirt with knee-length shorts underneath, and his legs dangling on the wall.

　　Jian Jun stretched out his hand and told him to jump.

　　He shook his head.

　　Jian Jun smiled, “It’s okay, you can jump.” The smile was gentle and kind.

　　Wen Jianing looked at him, took a deep breath and jumped into Jian Jun’s arms.

　　Jian Jun couldn’t stand firm, and he fell to the ground. Wen Jianing lifted his head from his shoulder and brushed his cheek against the side of his face. His skin was smooth and soft. Jian Jun was still in a daze when Wen Jianing had stood up and reached out to pull him to his feet.

　　Under the light, Wen Jianing was gasping slightly, and his lips were bright red. Jian Jun looked at it and turned away from him.

　　Jian Jun knew that he was not a homosexual. He hadn’t had any thoughts about men since he was a child, and he had a girlfriend in college, although they broke up later. But he just couldn’t help feeling strange to Wen Jianing. If he had to investigate this feeling, it was because Wen Jianing made him feel a sense of gender ambiguity. This feeling was not because of Wen Jianing’s speech and manners, but from the physical contact between two people, and there was a lot of physical contact in this movie.

　　Jian Jun felt that he was being distracted, but this kind of distraction did not make him happy, because it affected his acting.

　　Jian Jun was still a little absent-minded until he was eating a box lunch at noon the next day.

　　Wen Tinghuan didn’t know what he was thinking, and said to him, “If there is any problem with acting, just ask Xinhang. He is your senior and he will teach you.”

　　Now Wen Tinghuan and Jian Jun are close, Wen Tinghuan found that Jian Jun was an obedient child. Wen Tinghuan slowly started to like him and really wanted to help him.

　　Jian Jun actually had some confusion in his head, and he couldn’t figure out his thoughts. As a result, he went to Wen Jianing’s room that night. He knocked on the door outside, but there was no movement in the room.

　　When he gave up and turned to leave, he saw that the door of the next room opened, and Lu Jinlang and Wen Jianing came out one after another.

　　Wen Jianing saw Jian Jun standing at his door, so he asked, “Is there something wrong?”

　　Jian Jun was taken aback for a moment, and then asked, “Are you guys going out?”

　　Wen Jianing was wearing a coat, and it seemed that the two of them were going to go out.

　　Lu Jinlang nodded, “A friend made an appointment to meet up.”

　　Since this was the case, Jian Jun was embarrassed to say anything more. He said to Wen Jianing, “It’s okay, let’s talk about it tomorrow when shooting.”

　　Wen Jianing responded okay.

　　When he saw Jian Jun leaving, Lu Jinlang said to Wen Jianing, “Do you think he will be too deep in the play?”

　　Wen Jianing glanced at him strangely, “I don’t think so. What’s there for him to get too deep into?”

　　Lu Jinlang smiled, “Just asking.”

　　They went out so late. In fact, Lu Jinlang accepted an invitation from an old friend. That person was the director who made the movie ‘Duel’ and his name was Xie Ruoming.

　　Had it not been for Xie Ruoming’s movie, Wen Jianing would not have won the Best Actor Award. He had always been very grateful to Xie Ruoming. At that time, he came to the stage to accept the award. The first one on his thank-you list was Xie Ruoming.

　　Xie Ruoming had good personal relationships with him and Lu Jinlang, but he and Lu Jinlang were not close.

　　Wen Jianing still remembered he would occasionally have supper with Xie Ruoming in the evening. Xie Ruoming would mention Lu Jinlang, saying that he and Lu Jinlang were worthy of socializing, and he thought they would become friends through this drama.

　　But after all, they didn’t become friends at that time. When he thought about it now, there was probably still a somewhat competitive mindset at work. He always competed with Lu Jinlang, and Lu Jinlang probably also had this mentality in it, so the relationship between the two could be described as ordinary, but maybe not even ordinary friends.

　　If Wen Jianing hadn’t become like this, there would be a huge gap between Lu Jinlang’s status and status, probably Lu Jinlang would never have had this kind of thoughts about him.

　　Tonight, Xie Ruoming originally contacted Lu Jinlang alone.

　　Xie Ruoming, who was also in this city, heard that Lu Jinlang was filming here, so he called him to go out for a drink. The address was in a famous local music bar. There used to be a resident singer in the bar and now she had become a top-line female singer in the country. The bar then had become so famous that many tourists from outside the city liked to come and sit in the bar and have a drink.

　　Wen Jianing was brought by Lu Jinlang together. Lu Jinlang had always been happy to support him in his career. He would definitely not let Wen Jianing miss this opportunity to meet with a big director and established personal relationships.

　　Although Xie Ruoming himself was well-known in the circle, he was rarely on camera. If he was alone, he would definitely be sitting in the bar lobby watching the singer’s performance. Today, considering it would inconvenience Lu Jinlang, he specially asked for a relatively hidden small private room. The private room was not completely separated from the outside. Although it was partitioned so that people passing by couldn’t see it clearly, they could also hear the performance of the singer outside as they sat in the private room. If he chose the right angle, he could still see the direction of the stage.

　　Lu Jinlang and Wen Jianing entered one after another, one wearing sunglasses and the other wearing a cap, neither of them was recognized.

　　Xie Ruoming first saw Lu Jinlang, stood up and shook hands with him, then smiled and invited him to sit down. Then Wen Jianing entered the private room.

　　”This is…” Xie Ruoming didn’t recognize Wen Jianing at first.

　　But even if he could recognize him, he was not familiar with Wen Jianing. Maybe he wouldn’t even call the name Ke Xinhang correctly. He spent most of these years with his wife and daughter in New Zealand. He didn’t pay much attention to the domestic entertainment industry, nor was he interested in watching hot news online. His biggest hobbies were painting and travelling.

　　So he didn’t even know the relationship between Lu Jinlang and the young man in front of him.

　　Lu Jinlang took the initiative to introduce Xie Ruoming, “This is Ke Xinhang, the actor in the movie I direct now.”

　　Xie Ruoming quickly reached out to shake hands with Wen Jianing, and at the same time, he was looking at Wen Jianing. He seemed a little surprised that Lu Jinlang would choose such a beautiful actor.

　　Sometimes when a director chose an actor, he cared more about the character than the appearance. The reason was that a too beautiful actor was easy to be regarded as a vase and that their appearance would distract the audience’s attention. So the audience would not pay attention to the actors’ acting skills.

　　Wen Jianing was a little excited when he saw Xie Ruoming, but he concealed it well. He shook Xie Ruoming’s hand hard, and said, “Hello, Director Xie.”

　　Xie Ruoming was a gentle person. Although he initially expected today’s gathering as a private gathering between him and Lu Jinlang and didn’t understand the purpose of bringing an outsider, since everyone had already arrived, Xie Ruoming also gladly accepted and invited the two people to sit down and ask them what they drink.

　　Lu Jinlang glanced at the wine list and said to Wen Jianing, “You’d better not drink. You haven’t eaten much for dinner.”

　　Wen Jianing nodded and ordered a non-alcoholic drink.

　　Xie Ruoming looked at the two of them and understood a little bit in his heart. In the past, Lu Jinlang had never deliberately concealed his sexual orientation in front of Xie Ruoming. But this was the first time he showed up in front of him with someone.

　　The bar environment was not noisy, but soon a singer began to sing English songs with soft tunes. The lighting was also soft and warm, haloed with golden circles of light. This environment was very suitable for chatting. Obviously, Xie Ruoming invited Lu Jinlang out to chat. Two old friends met by chance in a different place.

　　Wen Jianing didn’t speak much. If he was the person he was, he would have a lot to talk to Xie Ruoming, but this kind of an occasion was obviously not suitable, and Xie Ruoming might not have anything to say to him.

　　In the beginning, what both of them talked about the most was the movie Lu Jinlang was shooting now.

　　Xie Ruoming was curious why Lu Jinlang became interested in making movies.

　　Lu Jinlang said, “If you act a lot, you can’t help but want to make a work by yourself, without being influenced by others, it is a complete expression of the work in your head.”

　　Xie Ruoming smiled and raised his glass, “For the desire to create.”

　　Lu Jinlang clinked with his wine glass.

　　Xie Ruoming looked at Wen Jianing again and asked Lu Jinlang, “Is this the actor you personally selected?”

　　Lu Jinlang nodded, “The best newcomer at the Academy Awards this year.”

　　”Oh!” Xie Ruoming suddenly recalled, “It was you, I thought I had seen you somewhere and couldn’t remember about it for a while.”

　　Xie Ruoming was still paying attention to such large-scale awards as the Academy Award, but he hadn’t watched the film ‘Springtime Dream’ directed by Cao Songquan, so Wen Jianing didn’t leave any deep impression on him.

　　Now that Lu Jinlang took the initiative to mention it, he also remembered.

　　Xie Ruoming instantly changed his outlook on Wen Jianing. At first, he thought that the young man in front of him was just a newcomer Lu Jinlang deliberately selected for the movie. He even had a little doubt when he discovered the subtle relationship between the two people, but now he heard that the other party was the best newcomer at the Academy Award, he immediately began to believe in Lu Jinlang’s choice. Because the professional judges of the Academy Awards would not award such a gold medal to an actor with only a good-looking face, he must have his own excellence.

　　At this time, Xie Ruoming even felt that he should go and watch ‘Springtime Dream’.

　　He had a few words with Wen Jianing, and the atmosphere became more harmonious and natural.

　　After talking for about half an hour, Xie Ruoming mentioned a name while drinking the wine in the glass in front of him, “It’s a pity what happened to Wen Jianing.”

　　After finishing the filming of ‘Duel’ that year, Xie Ruoming went back to New Zealand and had not produced any new works over the years.

　　Wen Jianing died unexpectedly at the Academy Awards. Although he was nominated, he was absent from the award ceremony because his wife was sick and hospitalized. He didn’t have a chance to come back until Wen Jianing was buried.

　　It was the first time Xie Ruoming mentioned him since they sat down and talked to Lu Jinlang about Wen Jianing.

　　Lu Jinlang reacted plainly to this as always, but the person he was talking about looked at the glass in front of him, looking a little startled.

　　People like to say “It’s a pity about Wen Jianing”, but in fact, even if there was no Wen Jianing, the world would still go on, and batches of newcomers would emerge in the entertainment circle. A memorial activity was specially prepared for him in the second year, but perhaps the next time someone would think of Wen Jianing’s death would be the tenth anniversary. Or would it be the fiftieth anniversary next time? No, probably not many people would recognize him in fifty years.

　　When Xie Ruoming and Lu Jinlang talked about Wen Jianing, Lu Jinlang always said Wen Jianing was a good actor, but that was all. Xie Ruoming tried to get them to understand each other better, but he didn’t succeed. By now, Wen Jianing was no longer there. Xie Ruoming mentioned him again, and all that was left was just a sigh.

　　However, as soon as Xie Ruoming mentioned the name Wen Jianing, Lu Jinlang turned his head and looked at the person next to him. He seemed to be a little baffled as he pressed his finger against the edge of the wine glass.

　　Xie Ruoming hadn’t found anyone to say these words for many years. Now that he saw Lu Jinlang, he couldn’t stop saying, “At the filming time, he was always so serious, and he also enjoyed acting. If he is still alive, he probably can achieve more than that.”

　　How much more can he achieve? If Wen Jianing was not dead, ‘October Fireworks’ will be his movie, and although he might not have had the chance to win another Academy Award, Lu Jinlang’s international award might have been his.

　　No one knew if Lu Jinlang was willing to admit it or not, but now he just hummed and said softly, “He should have a better future.”

　　Xie Ruoming kept on lamenting.

　　Wen Jianing sat aside and listened in silence. His fingers kept rubbing the rim of the cup. He wanted to hear more from Xie Ruoming, because he hadn’t remembered the past for so long that it was slowly starting to fade away.

　　Suddenly, Lu Jinlang stretched out his hand to hold his hand, and at the right moment, changed the subject, and asked Xie Ruoming, “Do you have any plans next?”

　　Since Xie Ruoming had returned to China, he probably had new ideas. He had rested for so long, and it was time to plan a new movie.

　　When he heard Lu Jinlang’s question, Xie Ruoming smiled and asked him, “What? Do you have any plans?”

　　Lu Jinlang was very picky about the movie now, as long as he said he wanted to rest, no one could force him out to shoot, but he was still a little interested in Xie Ruoming’s movies.

　　”I have a long post-production after the filming of this movie,” Lu Jinlang explained.

　　Xie Ruoming waved his hand, “It’s not urgent, the preliminary preparations are still very long. I just have a preliminary idea, and I haven’t found a suitable person to write the script.”

　　Lu Jinlang picked up the wine glass and touched him, “Remember to notify me when the time comes.”

　　Xie Ruoming said, “Definitely.”

　　Wen Jianing knew that Lu Jinlang had shifted the topic to Xie Ruoming just now, and Xie Ruoming himself could not continue to talk to Lu Jinlang about Wen Jianing endlessly. His mood was a bit depressed for a moment.

　　Lu Jinlang, who was holding Wen Jianing’s hand, might feel it.

　　After chatting with Xie Ruoming for the night, Lu Jinlang saw that it was already late, so he left with Wen Jianing, as they had a filming task tomorrow morning.

　　Lu Jinlang drove the car when he came out. He didn’t ask Lu Yunan to come with him. When he went back, he switched to Wen Jianing who didn’t drink.

　　On the way, Wen Jianing looked a little quiet.

　　Lu Jinlang stretched out his hand, gently stroked his head, and asked, “What’s wrong?”

　　Wen Jianing looked a little puzzled. He glanced at him and said, “Nothing.”

　　After drinking some wine, Lu Jinlang was a little emotional, and said to him, “Are you uncomfortable to hear director Xie mentioning Wen Jianing today?”

　　”Why should I feel uncomfortable?” Wen Jianing asked him.

　　Lu Jinlang said, “Because you used to admire him so much, now you feel bad?”

　　Wen Jianing shook his head, “No, I’m not. Then what about you, what do you think of him?”

　　Lu Jinlang was silent for a while, and said to Wen Jianing, “You asked me this question in the past.”

　　Wen Jianing said softly, “Really? When?”

　　Lu Jinlang raked his hair with his fingers, and let the hair slide out between his fingers. He then said, “More than once, why did you mention him again and again?”

　　Wen Jianing said, “Because I don’t want to forget him.”

　　”Xinhang,” Lu Jinlang called his name. He had always been gentle, but the influence of alcohol must have wiped it out. He said, “I don’t think Wen Jianing is an obstacle between us now.”

　　Wen Jianing didn’t drink, but at that moment, he felt like some alcohol was rushing to his head. Those words made him have the urge to say, “You’re wrong, he will always be there, for life.”

　　Lu Jinlang withdrew his hand.

　　Wen Jianing stopped the car on the side of the road and said to Lu Jinlang, “Because I am Wen Jianing.”

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　　As soon as Ke Xinfan came into the private room, he sat down on the chair next to the dinner table. He grimaced and seemed to be in some pain. It was not because of the injury on his face, but because the wound from the surgery on his body had not yet healed but he had been kicked again.

　　Wen Jianing asked softly, “Are you okay?”

　　Ke Xinfan did not answer him but looked at Boss Yuan coldly, then laughed and said, “What a big show, huh?”

　　Boss Yuan Yuan smiled very kindly, “Your brother came forward and said he wanted to help you pay back.”

　　Ke Xinfan sneered, “You didn’t tell him why I owe you money?”

　　The accident at the construction site of Ke Xinfan was originally an accident, and it was supposed to be over after it was dealt with. However, after the incident, Boss Yuan was inciting workers to cause trouble. It was nothing more than some personal feasts between the two people.

　　Lu Jinlang had already investigated the cause and effect of the incident, but they had no better way other than helping to settle Ke Xinfan’s problem with money.

　　So at this time, Lu Jinlang said, “What happened and the reason to cause it are no longer important. Now we should just sit down just to solve this matter completely.”

　　Ke Xinfan reached out and pressed his forehead.

　　Boss Yuan smiled and said to Lu Jinlang, “The experience of a big star is really different.”

　　As the intermediary, Li Rong also said at this time, “Boss Yuan, we won’t talk nonsense. This person is the Film Emperor, can we still ask for your help?”

　　Boss Yuan heard the words, pretending to be surprised and said, “Indeed, I almost forgot, he is the Film Emperor. I will have to ask my wife for an autograph later.”

　　Lu Jinlang responded calmly, “No problem, Boss Yuan, don’t worry.”

　　Boss Yuan took a cigarette and said, “According to the amount and compensation in the contract, it was originally seven million. But the compensation for delaying the payment until today, and the fact that I spent a lot of money hiring people to look for him everywhere. Well, for Boss Li’s sake, it will only be eight million in total, and the rest is free. “

　　Ke Xinfan looked like he was about to flip out when Wen Jianing kicked him from below.

　　Lu Jinlang said, “No problem.”

　　Boss Yuan clapped his hands and said, “Splendid! I like dealing with straightforward people the most!”

　　Ke Xinfan wanted to speak again, but Wen Jianing kicked him again, and at the same time he said loudly, “Boss Yuan, we will pay you the money, but since the debt between you and Ke Xinfan has been written off. You can’t trouble him in the future.”

　　Boss Yuan said, “Of course, we are businessmen, the most important thing is integrity.”

　　Lu Jinlang said, “There is no rush, I will let my lawyer talk to Boss Yuan in detail, including the post-processing of the breach of contract. What does Boss Yuan think?”

　　After all, it was a matter of millions. Lu Jinlang couldn’t be so casual. Boss Yuan also nodded, “Of course, it’s better to be careful.”

　　Li Rong said, “Boss Yuan, I’ll be his guarantee, please don’t worry.”

　　Boss Yuan smiled and patted Li Rong on the shoulder, “Brother, you are the one who said it, what can I worry about.”

　　Lu Jinlang said, “Then if Ke Xinfan stays here temporarily, will Boss Yuan be okay?”

　　Boss Yuan said, “No problem, as long as he doesn’t provoke me in the future, I promise not to touch him.”

　　Lu Jinlang nodded, “Thank you, Boss Yuan.”

　　Boss Yuan raised his wine glass and said, “What are you saying thanks for? It must be fate for everyone to sit at a table and eat together. Come and have a drink. Later, I can ask King Lu to give me an autograph, right?”

　　That being said, Boss Yuan didn’t ask for Lu Jinlang’s signature until he left.

　　After he took the people away, Ke Xinfan cursed, “Old bastard!”

　　Wen Jianing looked at him quietly.

　　Ke Xinfan said, “Do you know how he screwed me?”

　　Wen Jianing said to him, “I know, I also know how you injured his son.”

　　Ke Xinfan heard this and did not speak anymore.

　　Lu Jinlang stretched out his hand to hold Wen Jianing’s back, “Forget it, let’s not talk about it once the matter is resolved.”

　　The atmosphere was a bit awkward. There were Lu Jinxin and Li Rong here and it wasn’t good for Wen Jianing since he had something to say to Ke Xinfan.

　　Lu Jinxin checked the time, stood up and said, “Since it’s solved, it’s fine. I should pick up Tongtong when it’s almost time.”

　　Wen Jianing said to Lu Jinxin, “Thank you, second brother.”

　　Lu Jinxin had a ghostly expression on his face, “What do you call me?”

　　”Second brother,” Wen Jianing said, “Or should I still call you Mr. Lu?”

　　Lu Jinxin glanced at Lu Jinlang. When he saw that Lu Jinlang was smiling at Wen Jianing, he waved his hand and said, “Whatever you want.”

　　When Li Rong stood up, he said, “What movie is Wen Lin making recently?”

　　Wen Jianing looked at him and suddenly looked wary.

　　Li Rong smiled, “Why are you looking at me like this?”

　　Wen Jianing asked him, “Why are you asking about Wen Lin?”

　　Li Rong said, “I’m just asking. Why do you need to be so agitated?”

　　Wen Jianing said, “Yongfei jie must be upset that you asked about another man or woman.”

　　”Even men?” Li Rong asked, but it seemed to be just a casual question. Wen Jianing didn’t say anything, and Li Rong didn’t continue to ask questions and left with Lu Jinxin.

　　When only Wen Jianing, Lu Jinlang and Ke Xinfan were left in the private room, Wen Jianing said to Ke Xinfan, “You’re already a few decades old, can’t you do things with a bit of discretion?”

　　Ke Xinfan leaned back and leaned on the back of the chair, “I said you don’t have to worry about it.”

　　”And watch you die?” Wen Jianing asked.

　　Ke Xinfan sneered, “That person named Yuan is not so bold yet.”

　　”Then what if he is?” Wen Jianing made the most terrible assumption.

　　Ke Xinfan looked at him, “So what if I die?”

　　Wen Jianing stood up all of a sudden. He felt that he couldn’t tell whether he was serious or acting. At this moment, he completely substituted himself into Ke Xinhang’s emotions. He yelled and asked, “Did you think about how it is for others? Have you thought about it for those who worry about you? Have you thought about how it is for your brother?”

　　Ke Xinfan tilted his head to look at him without speaking.

　　At this time, Lu Jinlang’s cell phone rang. It was from Lu Yunan saying that he would park the car in the parking lot at the side entrance and wait for them.

　　So Lu Jinlang stood up, gently pulled Wen Jianing’s wrist, and said, “If you still have something to say, let’s go back and talk about it.”

　　Wen Jianing turned to look at him and nodded.

　　After they got in the car, Lu Jinlang deliberately sat in the front row and gave up the space in the back seat to the two brothers.

　　Ke Xinfan took out a cigarette and wanted to smoke, but Wen Jianing said, “Could you please stop smoking? Can’t you even consider such small things for others?”

　　Ke Xinfan twisted the cigarette with his fingers, and then put it away. He suddenly said, “Do you remember when you were in junior high school?”

　　Wen Jianing said coldly, “I don’t remember.”

　　Ke Xinfan said on his own, “You have a bad temper since you were young, and your energy has been kind of sinister—”

　　”Isn’t you who is sinister?” Wen Jianing interrupted him coldly.

　　Lu Jinlang, who was sitting in the front row, laughed. He said to Wen Jianing, “Let your big brother continue”

　　Wen Jianing stopped talking, so Ke Xinfan continued, “At the start of junior high school, you were not getting along with the people in your class and I went to help you settle some things. I would go out to play with my friends, and you would follow me behind. You wouldn’t leave no matter how much I yell at you …”

　　”What you said was unpleasant to hear, wasn’t it?” Wen Jianing said.

　　Ke Xinfan did not deny it. At that time he was also just an adolescent, at the most rebellious age. It was later that he began to understand how difficult his brother’s disability was to talk about, and he couldn’t even be a complete man. In addition, Ke Xinhang’s personality was not likeable, and Ke Xinfan also began to dislike this younger brother at that time. If Ke Xinhang wanted to follow him when he went out with his friends, he would privately say some nasty things to Ke Xinhang, or even some insulting words, and when he saw Ke Xinhang hating him with tears in his eyes, he couldn’t help feeling guilty.

　　The relationship between the two brothers was very complex, and they were not without affection, but there are also a lot of hurt feelings between them. Even now, Ke Xinfan still hadn’t changed the habit of being nasty. It was just that his younger brother would no longer look at him with that kind of grievance and hatred. He found that his younger brother didn’t care about his malicious words anymore.

　　In fact, this might be a good thing. It indicated that his younger brother had grown up, his heart was stronger, there were other people to rely on, and he no longer needed him.

　　The atmosphere in the car was quiet for a while.

　　Then Ke Xinfan raised his hand and touched Wen’s hand, which he dodged. Ke Xinfan stretched out his hand again, grabbed his arm, and then pulled Wen Jianing in his arms.

　　Wen Jianing struggled at first, but Ke Xinfan held him tightly. He couldn’t break away, so he relaxed and let him hold him.

　　Ke Xinfan said, “I’m sorry.”

　　Lu Jinlang turned his head and glanced at them.

　　Wen Jianing was a little dazed.

　　Ke Xinfan still hugged him tightly, “Seeing that you are living well now, your big brother is relieved. I will definitely pay you back the money, don’t worry.”

　　Wen Jianing took a deep breath and said, “You don’t need to pay back the money.” After a while, he reached out and hugged Ke Xinfan and called “Big Brother”.

　　It was not the first time that he called Ke Xinfan big brother, but only this time, he seemed to really feel that the man in front of him was his brother. He always felt that he could not distinguish between delusion and reality.

　　That night, Ke Xinfan stayed in Wen Jianing’s villa for the night.

　　Wen Jianing helped him arrange a guest room on the first floor, and Ke Xinfan lay in bed early to rest.

　　Early the next morning, Wen Jianing hadn’t woken up yet. Lu Jinlang went downstairs and saw Ke Xinfan squatting in the doorway to smoke, with his small travel bag beside him. This bag was taken away by the group when Ke Xinfan was taken away, and now it was sent back with him.

　　Lu Jinlang asked him, “Are you leaving?”

　　Ke Xinfan turned his head and glanced at Lu Jinlang, “My little brother hasn’t gotten up yet?”

　　Lu Jinlang responded, “He’s still sleeping.”

　　Ke Xinfan smiled when he heard the words, “Look how spoiled he is with you.”

　　Lu Jinlang said, “Sleeping means that he is in a relaxed mood and there is no pressure. It is a good thing.”

　　Ke Xinfan finished smoking a cigarette. He originally wanted to press it out on the door, but he hesitated to put it out, stood up and threw it into the trash can in the living room. He clapped his hands and said to Lu Jinlang, “I’m leaving.”

　　Lu Jinlang asked him, “Where are you going?”

　　Ke Xinfan replied, “I’m going to correct my wrong. I will ask him to give back the eight million.”

　　Lu Jinlang disagreed. “Have you thought about the possible consequences of provoking him again?”

　　Ke Xinfan glanced at him, “I won’t be so impulsive, this time I will take my time and have fun with him.”

　　Lu Jinlang did not speak.

　　Ke Xinfan said to him, “You don’t have to care about me. Even if I die this time, it’s not your business.”

　　Lu Jinlang was silent for a while, and said to him, “I won’t interfere with you anymore, take care of your own affairs.”

　　Ke Xinfan nodded, and said to Lu Jinlang, “Thank you, little brother.” After that, he smiled to himself, “I shouldn’t call you little brother. What should I call you?” He seemed to find it interesting, and he kept smiling. Ke Xinfan reached out and opened the door and walked outside.

　　Standing at the door, Ke Xinfan waved to Lu Jinlang, then raised his hand and closed the door.

　　Lu Jinlang turned around and saw Wen Jianing standing on the stairs wearing pyjamas and slippers, looking in the direction of the door.

　　”He’s gone,” Lu Jinlang said as he walked up the stairs.

　　Wen Jianing nodded, “I heard what he said.”

　　Lu Jinlang walked up to the stairs in front of him before he stopped, and said, “You said those things to him last night. To be honest, I was quite nervous. You weren’t afraid of angering him and him using your affairs as a threat?”

　　Wen Jianing asked, “Do you think he will?”

　　Lu Jinlang answered him seriously, “I don’t think he would.”

　　Wen Jianing gave a soft “um”, “I don’t think so too.”

　　In fact, Ke Xinfan had come back for so long and said a lot of ugly things, but he really never threatened him with this incident. Probably he didn’t intend to involve him from the beginning.

　　Lu Jinlang smiled, “He went back to find trouble with Boss Yuan, aren’t you worried?”

　　”He is a grown-up. He will take the consequences for what he does. I won’t care about him anymore.”

　　”That’s what I told him,” Lu Jinlang said, stretching out his hands to Wen Jianing.

　　Wen Jianing hugged him.

　　Lu Jinlang hugged Wen Jianing’s waist with both hands. He picked him up and walked towards the second floor. At the same time, he said, “I remember something that I almost forgot to tell you.”

　　Wen Jianing hugged his head and asked, “What is it?”

　　Lu Jinlang said, “I told you about the psychologist I introduced to Wen Lin last time. Yesterday, Yunan made a call to ask about the situation. He said that Wen Lin had never seen him at all and that no one had called and contacted him for Wen Lin.

　　”Huh?” Wen Jianing struggled to let him put himself down, “No contact at all?”

　　Lu Jinlang nodded, “Who did you tell to call? Ask again.”

　　Wen Jianing frowned, “Zhu Zexin said that he contacted him, and he didn’t make an appointment?”

　　Lu Jinlang put his hands in his pockets, “Then you better ask him again.”

　　Wen Jianing suddenly became a little angry, and said, “No need to ask, I’ll go to Zheng Xin.”

　　On the same day, Wen Jianing took the time to go to the company. He was now busy acting outside and seldom had time to come back to the company. In the past two years, Lei Xing had developed very well and recruited many young artists after them.

　　Among them, there were some newly recruited in the past two days, and they didn’t even think they would meet Wen Jianing. At this time, they hid from a distance and watched Wen Jianing secretly.

　　Wen Jianing went directly to Zheng Xin’s office and told Zheng Xin about the matter.

　　Zheng Xin was quite calm. He deliberately defended Zhu Zexin and said, “Maybe Wen Lin’s situation is not as serious as you thought, or xiao Zhu is too busy and forgot about this matter.”

　　Wen Jianing suddenly became a little unhappy, and asked Zheng Xin, “Have you seen Wen Lin recently?”

　　Like Wen Jianing, Wen Lin was busy filming outside, and Zheng Xin naturally hadn’t seen him for a long time, so Zheng Xin didn’t say anything.

　　Wen Jianing was still very polite to Zheng Xin. He said, “Wen Lin is really in a bad state. I’m afraid he will have depression.”

　　Zheng Xin frowned slightly.

　　Wen Jianing said, “Zhu Zexin is too late. I can do things like contacting a psychologist, but I can’t accompany Wen Lin and supervise him to see a doctor at all times.”

　　Zheng Xin nodded, “I understand.”

　　Later, Wen Tinghuan called Wen Jianing that afternoon, saying that she had heard that Zheng Xin called Zhu Zexin back and scolded him, and then changed someone on Wen Lin’s side.

　　Wen Jianing was a little surprised that Zheng Xin acted so decisively.

　　Wen Tinghuan hesitated a little on the other end of the phone as if she had something to say.

　　Wen Jianing said to her, “Just say what you want.”

　　Wen Tinghuan was still Zheng Xin’s student, and so was Zhu Zexin. To put it bluntly, they were all of the same faction. There were some things that Zheng Xin would tell them in private, but not necessarily to Wen Jianing and Wen Lin.

　　After hesitating, Wen Tinghuan said directly to Wen Jianing, “Zheng laoshi once said that you have a backup, even stronger than Yi Nan. He told us not to offend anyone, especially you.”

　　Wen Jianing heard Wen Tinghuan say this and glanced at Lu Jinlang who was watching TV next to him. Zheng Xin’s words were correct, at least in Lei Xing, his backup was the most powerful.

　　Wen Tinghuan continued, “So when you go to him, he must do something to show you. It’s just…”

　　Wen Jianing said, “You can just say what you want, and stop pretending to hesitate.”

　　Wen Ting laughed happily, but also sighed, “Based on Zheng laoshi’s character, no matter how strict he is on the surface, he doesn’t want to offend Zhu Zexin in private. But he doesn’t want to offend you more.”

　　Wen Jianing whispered, “It doesn’t matter, since I went to find him, he should bear these consequences.”

　　Wen Tinghuan said, “I would rather offend a gentleman than offend a villain. What could I say about Zhu Zexin? Anyway, you should be careful about him in the future, be more polite on the surface, and don’t make too many problems.”

　　Wen Jianing said to Wen Tinghuan, “I know, I have a backup, you don’t have to worry about me.”

　　When he hung up, Lu Jinlang put his hand on his shoulder and asked, “What are you talking about?”

　　Wen Jianing turned to look at him and smiled, “They said I have a backup at the company, so they better not mess with me.”

　　Lu Jinlang raised his hand and pointed at himself.

　　Wen Jianing couldn’t help but laugh.

　　Lu Jinlang said, “I have provided you with such a solid and powerful backup, are you not going to thank me for it?”

　　Wen Jianing stood up and straddled his lap, cupped his face, kissed his lips, and asked, “Is this enough?”

　　Lu Jinlang did not respond, and said, “You blocked me from watching TV.”

　　Wen Jianing immediately got up, but Lu Jinlang grabbed his arm and rolled over on the sofa, “But the TV is not as good as you.” Then he kissed him.

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