you after the mist

Tang Ran asked Yang Rui to get off the car at the intersection, changed to the cab by himself, and drove to Tao Liyang's house at the maximum speed all the way. It usually took four to five ten minutes by car, but today it only took half an hour.

When Tao Liyang heard the sound of the indoor unit, he opened the door ahead of time and sat in the living room waiting for him. Seeing Tang Ran rushing in, he poured him a glass of warm water, "Did you come here by running? It's winter, why are you sweating?" gone?"

Tang Ran ignored him, raised his head and poured half a glass of water, then put the glass on the coffee table, "What's going on?"

"Your tone made me think that you were here to interrogate prisoners." Tao Liyang got up and went to the study to take out a large stack of materials, "Let's sit down first, shall we?"

"Sorry, I..." Tang Ran also knew that he was losing his composure, so he took a step back and sat down, and put the tissue box in front of him aside, leaving room for Tao Liyang to put his things.

"Why do I apologize, I'm just not used to seeing you like this." Tao Liyang took out a photo from it, "Forget it, let's not talk about it. Just look at this."

He pointed at a woman in the photo with his finger, "Her name is Jiang Dishan, Jiang Ning's mother, Lin Yi's." He tilted his head and thought for a while, "It's probably his first love, I'm not sure about that."

Tang Ran picked up the photo, Jiang Ning's mother was somewhat similar to Jiang Ning, especially after clarifying the identities of their mother and child, it was easier to find the common features of their facial features, such as their thin lips and slightly raised lips. Peach blossom eyes.But Jiang Ning's appearance is more heroic, perhaps because of his sharp jaw angle, which should follow Lin Yi.

"She and Lin Yi are college classmates. This is the list of students from the performance department of their class." Tao Liyang found another piece of paper, "Jiang Dishan was the double first place in the culture major when he entered school. He is quite well-known in school. Needless to say, Lin Yi was born as a child actor and made a lot of films before he went to university. It is not clear when the two of them started, but the duration may be the same. Two years."

Tao Liyang pulled out a picture from his mobile phone, "My dad still has a photo of Lin Yi's party, I took a picture. This was when he was a junior, and Meng Xin was already beside him at that time. Jiang Dishan was also in that year Apply for withdrawal."

"She dropped out because the school found out she was pregnant?"

"It's probably true that she is pregnant, but she didn't find out. She applied for it on her own initiative."

Tang Ran took a closer look, the people in the photo were all wearing winter clothes, "What month is this?"

"November and December."

"The time doesn't match. Jiang Ning's birthday is in May. I remember that he was born prematurely. No matter what, he must be pregnant for seven months. That means they were still together in October. This..." Tang Ran frowned and glanced at him, "It's too soon."

"Two months is not enough time to change a lover?" Tao Liyang shrugged disapprovingly, "Lin Yi's situation was quite special at that time. He offended someone before that, and there has been no notice for nearly half a year. What is Meng Xin's identity? You should have heard that after Lin Yi got together with her, his journey to stardom went smoothly again."

"So it's a story about Chen Shimei." Tang Ran said in a low voice with a tired face.

Tao Liyang sighed. Lin Yi was close to his father, and he always called him Uncle Lin when he was young. It turned out to be such a story, and I felt a little emotional.

"Did Lin Yi know that she was pregnant?" Tang Ran stroked the tassels on the side of the sofa and asked.

"I guess I don't know." Tao Liyang shook his head, "Meng Xin passed away three years ago, but she was not in good health when she was alive. There may have been no response. He will find Jiang Ning, and it is still more accidental."

He paused at this point, and Tang Ran's expression was obviously unnatural. He reached out to grab the cold water, moistened his lips, and said, "Go on."

"Last time you told me that Jiang Ning went to a cameo show before breaking up with you, right?"

"Ah."

"That drama was invested by Yaoxing, and my dad was the screenwriter. Lin Yi usually doesn't go to the scene, but my dad joined the team for that drama, and Lin Yi went to have a look at it one day, and Jiang Ning also made a guest appearance at that time. "Tao Liyang cleared his throat, "You have also seen the photos, Jiang Ning and his mother are still somewhat similar. Maybe it is the nature of father and son. Lin Yi chatted with him a few times, and accidentally discovered that his mother seemed to be his former lover. Jiang Ning's He was a bit skeptical at the time that the ages matched again. Later, he managed to get his hair done for identification..."

"After confirming that he is his own flesh and blood, he asked someone to call Jiang Ning away for filming, right?" Tang Ran continued, as if all his strength had been used up in this sentence, he pulled a pillow to cover it. He kept his face shut, "How could such a coincidence happen."

In the face of established facts, this is not a question at all.The whole room became dull, and Tao Liyang's usual eloquence had no effect at this moment.He sat with Tang Ran for a while, and the clock had already slipped to six o'clock. "If you're hungry, why don't you eat something first."

"No appetite, don't want to eat."

"Then you can eat with me. There are still two bags of dumplings in the refrigerator. I'll cook them and let's finish dinner first."

Tao Liyang refilled his cup, took out the dumplings and went to the kitchen.

Tang Ran sat blankly in the living room, looking numb.Tao Liyang boiled the water, put the dumplings in the pot, and went back to the living room. Seeing that he was still half-dead, he felt an inexplicable anger in his heart, "How many years have passed, what do you care about? Who are you tormenting for?" ?”

Tang Ran lowered his eyes, but didn't speak, his tone slowed down.

"Tang Ran, you don't understand that it is impossible for Lin Yi to accept that his son is gay. Jiang Ning is the only one of him now, but he is not yet fifty, and Meng Xin passed away again. Is it difficult for him to have another child? Jiang Ning To gain a firm foothold in front of this father, you are what he will give up."

"It doesn't make sense." Tang Ran finally said, "If that's the case, why didn't he sign to Yaoxing? He became popular in the past three or four years, and he played some small roles before."

"It's only a fool who would let a newcomer take the lead. Don't you know that step by step is the normal way to praise people?" Tao Liyang's temper, which had been suppressed with great difficulty, was brought up again, "Yes, in front of him is the little boy who played the role. The characters, but almost all of them are lovable, and they take a step forward every time they make a film. Isn’t that what some people praise? As for why they didn’t sign Yaoxing, Meng Xin was still there at the time, and Lin Yi couldn’t avoid it. Son? Lin Yi solved his scandal this time, you can't deny it. Tang Ran, if there is anything you can't figure out, I can help you find out, but no matter how much explanation you give, it won't be worth it. You don't believe it. You can't be willing to be deaf and blind just because you love him."

"Li Yang, let me think about it again." Tang Ran pulled the corner of his mouth, as if trying to force a smile, but he didn't succeed.

"What are you thinking about?" Tao Liyang threw the stack of documents on the table over. "Do you not believe such an obvious thing or do you not want to believe it?"

"Even if that's the case." Tang Ran's voice softened, "It doesn't mean that we must be in a dead end."

"So even if he gave up on you for the sake of his future, you can still accept him?" Tao Liyang looked at him in disbelief.

"If you replace Jiang Ning with Xu Yunqing, you too..."

Tao Liyang cast a sideways glance at him and sneered, "Even my scars were poked."

Tang Ran looked at him apologetically.Tao Liyang lit a cigarette and smoked half of it in silence, then asked, "Then what are you going to do now?"

Tang Ran picked up the scattered materials, rubbed his face vigorously, "Let me take a look first."

Tao Liyang's information was collected very carefully, from the information of the films that Jiang Ning has participated in these years, to the general movements of Lin Yi and Yaoxing in recent years.Tang Ran flipped through the pages, and when the meal was served, there was still more than half of it left.

"Let's eat first."

Tang Ran responded, and brought a photo over, "Do you know this woman?"

It was the annual meeting of Yaoxing in a certain year, probably several years ago, there were a few faces who were still active in the entertainment industry, but they looked younger than now.The woman Tang Ran was pointing at was standing second from the left, wearing a lake-green dress, facing the camera with a smile.

"Shu Ru" Tao Liyang bit his chopsticks and said, "Yaoxing's first artist director, later married an American, and resigned from Yaoxing. I heard that he got divorced this year, and wanted to come back to work. Lin Yi also agreed. As a result, I stayed at the headquarters for less than three months, and I didn't know what happened, so I was transferred to the branch."

"Shu Ru?" Tang Ran remembered this name. On the night of dinner with Gao Pingxin, he mentioned this person in the car. Tang Ran didn't hear clearly in the cab, so he thought it was Su.

"Why did you ask her?" Tao Liyang said, "You didn't enter the industry when she left, right? She didn't stay in N City for long when she came back this time, do you know her?"

"I don't know, but I seem to have seen it." Tang Ran held the photo tightly, "When did she leave the job?"

"I can't remember, let me ask." Tao Liyang made a phone call and got the answer quickly. "Nine years ago, you were not in the industry, so you only read..."

"Junior three." Tang Ran cut off his words, this time broke Tang Ran's doubts, he took a closer look at the photo, and remembered where he had seen Shu Ru.