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When he heard that someone came to the door early in the morning, Lu You had some guesses, so he made some mental preparations, but when he really saw Zhou Zeyao surrounded by two female students talking in the hall, he still had a feeling A strong urge to turn around and walk away.

Speaking of which, since he was released into this world, he has obtained a lot of information related to Zhou Zeyao. Duan Sheng later told him about Zhou Zeyao's visit to him that morning, and it was the first time he had met himself.Lu You entered the hall from the side, and what he saw was Zhou Zeyao's handsome face with a gentle and polite smile, but he couldn't hide his anxiety. In addition, although his expression was a bit haggard, his clothes were carefully arranged. The two girls who came downstairs to buy coffee would be attracted by this skin, and they would frantically ask him what help he wanted.

Lu You watched coldly for a while, only to feel that Zhou Zeyao has indeed improved a lot in recent years compared to the bright and generous sunny boy many years ago.It's disgusting enough for him to read those text messages, and he really doesn't want to hear that person say a word in person, but the studio teacher who took him downstairs has already walked past. Zhou Zeyao turned his head when he noticed the movement, and saw standing far away, "Zuo Nian" with a tense expression first stood up from the sofa with bright eyes, paused, and then showed an angry and worried expression.

... It's also quite refreshing to watch other people act in front of you.Moreover, his acting skills are not very good, he did not hide his scrutinizing eyes, and Lu You found out—probably because he used to coax Zuo Nian that he didn't need any acting skills at all.The studio teacher came in front of Zhou Zeyao, said a few words to him, frowned and turned to look at Lu You, and once again poked out a finger and nodded at him annoyingly.Then, as if he didn't intend to meddle in the affairs here, he walked over to the two girls who were standing beside and whispering, and drove them back to practice.

Zhou Zeyao came over. "Finally seeing you, I'm dying of anxiety." He stopped in front of Lu You, with a slight complaint in his tone, "I didn't answer the phone, and I didn't go home... Where have you been these two days? I'm angry that I made a mistake, and you shouldn't..." He suddenly stopped, looked around, and stretched out his hand to pull Lu You, "Let's go to the side and talk."

Lu You hid for a while, not letting him touch him, then turned around and left.Zhou Zeyao froze for a moment, but seeing that he was not walking fast, and his expression didn't look angry, he hurriedly followed.One after another, they entered a quiet corridor. The rooms here were either empty or used to store sundries, so they could talk without worrying about being overheard.There was a closed door at the end of the corridor, and the street was outside. Lu You walked there until he stopped, and turned to face Zhou Zeyao. "What are you trying to say?" he asked.

Zhou Zeyao seemed a little puzzled by his indifferent attitude. "Xiao Nian, are you still angry with me?" He softened his voice, "I did make a mistake that day, I never found out, and I kept waiting for you..."

"You have already explained this." Lu You became a little impatient, thinking that he came to the door on purpose, is it just to repeat these few words of Che Rulu again? "You don't need to apologize, I'm not because of this matter..."

Zhou Zeyao hesitated to speak, the expression on his face changed, and he suddenly lowered his voice. "You... are you really okay?" He took a step forward, as if he was a little embarrassed to say, "That night...you were indeed not caught, not by those people..."

Lu You stepped back a little to distance himself from him, almost leaning against the door, and suddenly felt that this was not a good place to talk.At the same time, the thought that was just a vague thought in his mind became clear, allowing him to determine how to deal with it next.

"Stop talking." He interrupted Zhou Zeyao with a flat tone that sounded disheartened, "What will happen to me? It's just that I was given a few glasses of wine, and the others played too crazy. I I don't want to stay any longer..." He paused, glanced at Zhou Zeyao, then lowered his head again, "Aren't all the parties you took me to before like this? Why are you so worried this time?"

While saying this, he touched his pocket calmly: Fortunately, he had prepared before... I hope the effect will not be too bad, and Zhou Zeyao will cooperate more.

"How can it be the same!" Zhou Zeyao said anxiously, "Everyone is friends at the party, and there is a sense of propriety when playing around, and am I not always by your side? People who don't know..." What did he think of, He rolled up his sleeves, revealing a bruise on his arm.In fact, he was injured after being stopped by Mr. Liang's bodyguards yesterday, but the people in front of him would not know anyway, "I went to find you later, and I had some conflicts with them, but they don't know where you went ..."

Speaking of this, he seemed to feel a little deliberate, so he didn't continue to promote his "heroic deeds", and instead said: "Oh, it's good that you are fine. Don't hide from me and sulk next time, okay? I'm worried It's nothing, I'm just afraid that you will encounter...bad things."

Lu You thought to himself: Do you still want to have a next time?Moreover, the bad things that Zuo Nian encountered were probably brought to him by you.On the surface, he pursed his lips and clenched his hands by his sides, as if he was enduring something.Zhou Zeyao originally wanted to coax him to go out to eat and relax, just the two of them together, this way of apologizing has always been very effective for "Zuo Nian".But before he opened his mouth, he sensed that the atmosphere was not right, and said hesitantly, "Xiao Nian...?"

"Don't call me that." Lu You whispered, "Zhou Zeyao, you care so much about me...it will be misunderstood."

Zhou Zeyao was silent for a while. "...What did you misunderstand?" A few seconds later, he forced a smile and said, "Aren't we friends? I still treat you as my younger brother. Shouldn't I care about you? Xiao Nian, even if you are still angry, so It's too sad to say..."

"Stop pretending." Lu You didn't meet his eyes, but just stared at the ground. Zhou Zeyao suddenly stopped speaking after saying this, which finally made him feel refreshed.He wanted to take advantage of the situation and completely tear off Zhou Zeyao's disguise, but after weighing it up, he still followed the original script, "You can't...I don't believe you really don't know." He said, his voice was a little trembling, because The repressed disgust, in Zhou Zeyao's eyes, was probably agitated, "You're just pretending, and I'm pretending too... I don't want to pretend anymore. What's the point of pretending to be friends all the time? If you—"

When Lu You said this, he suddenly heard Zhou Zeyao taking a deep breath. "I know," he said.

...What kind of unexpected situation is this?Lu You, who was preparing for Zhou Zeyao to be caught off guard and then reduce contact "calm down" as a matter of course, was a little dumbfounded.He found that he seemed to have underestimated Zhou Zeyao's acting skills and thick skin at the same time - after saying "I know", the man then showed a painful and patient expression that seemed to be the case.

"I knew it...a long time ago. I'm sorry, Xiao Nian, it's all because I didn't dare..." He stumbled a little at the beginning, but the more he spoke, the smoother he said, "This road is too difficult to walk. , Many people can't accept it, I'm still worried about my mother...but I know your heart." He took a breath, and then continued smoothly, "Actually, I..."

Lu You couldn't bear to hear him finish this sentence. "Xue Linya—" he said the name, successfully interrupting Zhou Zeyao's "confession", "She is not your girlfriend...don't you like her?"

"Her family has money." Zhou Zeyao said quickly, "Xiao Nian, her family has money... I need money." He said, "I'm only with her for this. Xiao Nian, I need money. With the money, I can arrange the future life of my parents, and then go abroad with you... Homosexuality in foreign countries is nothing, we can be together openly and aboveboard. Xiao Nian, believe me—”

His face turned red, as if he had to believe it as he said it.It wasn't until this moment that his hidden animal-like emotions were revealed, as if he had been cornered by something, and his calmness before was just an illusion of vulnerability.Lu You cried out inwardly. He touched the doorknob on the back and pushed it down hard, only to hear a "click" sound——

The door is locked.

Zhou Zeyao didn't seem to notice what he wanted to do, but just took another step towards him and stretched out his hand. "Didn't I ask you how many times you asked for money before? Didn't I always take you to those parties? I don't like those things either, it's all to prepare for future things..." He didn't care about the logic of these words How many loopholes, just hurriedly said, "Xiao Nian, I came to you today, I just hope you can do me a favor. The last thing, as long as this thing is done, we can-"

Lu You slammed his back against the door.He had nowhere to hide, Zhou Zeyao grabbed his arm.The man's eyes were bloodshot, and he leaned over with a frantic expression.

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Someone tapped on the outside of the car window.

In fact, Duan Sheng had already seen those girls who had been peeping on the stairs several times. After someone went downstairs, he pretended to pass by and walked back and forth by the car twice, but he pretended not to notice.He thought they were just watching, but he didn't expect to knock on the car window.

Duan Sheng lowered the car window. "What's the matter?" he asked politely.

The girl who bent down and stared at him from the car window had a ponytail, a flushed face, and a curious yet shy expression.Another girl with full bangs was originally poking her head up the stairs, but when she found out what was going on here, she hurried down and grabbed her companion's hand, as if she wanted her to be quiet.The ponytail girl waved her hand at her, turned around again, lowered her voice, and said excitedly, "Your boyfriend's ex-boyfriend is here to find him!"

Duan Sheng was stunned. "Xiaoxue!" The girl with bangs pulled her anxiously and annoyed, but she pushed her back with a smile. "She saw you guys—" She pointed at Duan Sheng, looking excited and a little regretful, "That person has been waiting in the hall all morning, pretending, I thought he was not a good person when I saw it...just now He met your boyfriend and went off to talk to no one, so I thought—" She blinked, "Hey, why aren't you worried?"

"What am I worried about?" Duan Sheng asked with a smile.The other girl's face was already blushing, and she was dragged speechless.After thinking about it, he motioned them to get out of the car, opened the door and got out of the car.When he straightened up, the girl with the ponytail looked him up and down and almost jumped up when he asked "where is it". "You have to go up and down the stairs from this side, and it's easy to meet other teachers. I'll take you in through the main entrance—if someone asks you, you have to find your own reason. I can't think of it." She said quickly, Dragging his reluctant companions to the intersection, he turned his head and asked Duan Sheng, "You and Teacher Zuo... When did you get together? Teacher Zuo used to come to work by himself, and I still It's the first time I've seen you."

Duan Sheng followed her footsteps, a little amused in his heart. "We...have a long-distance relationship." He babbled casually, "It's been a long time."

The girl with the ponytail let out a long "Oh—" "I knew it! Look, I'm guessing right, right?" She turned her head and said to her flushed companion who was staggeringly dragged along by her, "Miss Zuo already has someone he likes, but It’s just that we’re not together for the time being. Don’t believe those guys’ nonsense, you’re still hesitating…”

Duan Sheng heard something from this sentence. "Nonsense?" he asked.

The girl with the ponytail closed her mouth, as if she realized she had said something she shouldn't have said.Her companion spoke softly, although she seemed nervous and her tone was trembling, "Someone said that Teacher Zuo often asks for leave, and sometimes someone will pick him up after work... because Teacher Zuo is good-looking, and His family... and those people who came to his art exhibition..." She said a few words in an incoherent manner, her voice became softer as she spoke, and finally she lowered her head and stopped talking.The girl with the ponytail endured it for a while, then suddenly raised her voice and said, "Those people are talking nonsense! What kind of support—"

Just as she spoke a little loudly, Duan Sheng heard a dull crashing sound.He paused, turned his head, and his eyes stopped on a small door by the side of the road.There were short steps at the bottom of the door, which were covered with rust, and the glass windows looked gray.As he watched, the door shook, as if it had been knocked from the inside.

"They can't paint by themselves, no one wants to buy it, and they say..." The girl was halfway through speaking, when she found the audience walked away, "Hey, what are you going to do?" Duan Sheng ignored him, walked to the door, and looked through the small window. Through the window, I saw a figure passing by.He grabbed the handle and pressed it, but it failed to open, but there was a sound.The person in the door noticed it, turned his head, and met his gaze.

Duan Sheng slightly raised his eyebrows.Lu You waved his hand at him, probably to tell him not to act rashly.The window was too small, and Duan Sheng couldn't see what was going on in the corridor. He only heard Lu You fidgeting with the door, and opened the door after a while.

The door wasn't actually locked with a key, it was just bolted in and a little rusted because no one had been going in or out.Lu You opened the door, jumped out hastily as if he was out of air, and bumped into Duan Cheng's arms.Duan Sheng caught him steadily, and at this moment he also saw the scene in the corridor behind him: a person fell to the ground, curled up, trembling all over, his hands were pressing tightly... between his legs.

Duan Sheng paused, turned his gaze calmly, and saw someone running over at the end of the corridor who noticed the strange situation here.He put his arms around Lu You's waist, and his lips lightly pressed against his hair, "Is it enough to vent your anger?" He asked, as if he was going to wait for Lu You to shake his head, and go over to make up for the badly injured guy on the ground of.

Lu You nodded, then shook his head, with a trace of anger still in his expression. "Leave him alone now—" he whispered, turned his head and met the eyes of the girl who was standing behind Duan Cheng who was looking at him, and couldn't help being taken aback.The girl opened her mouth slightly, and after a while she let out a soft "wow".

Lu You didn't remember who she was for a moment, but his expression softened subconsciously.Zhou Zeyao, who was bumped into a key part with his knee and fell down, stepped on his calf impulsively, wishing to roll on the ground, was just helped up by the people from the studio who rushed over, his lips were pale and trembling, and his eyes were fixed on Duan Chenglan With the arm around the waist of the man in his arms, his gaze was first confused, then turned into unbelievable shock, and finally his expression was completely distorted, which can be described as wonderful.The studio teacher who asked Lu You to meet him had just squeezed through the crowd with a dazed look on his face, as if he didn't know what happened here.

Lu You tugged on Duan Sheng's clothes, Duan Sheng understood, while Zhou Zeyao was still blocking the door, unable to speak for a while, the others hadn't thought of stepping over him to get the "culprit" outside the door He stopped, let go of his arm and took Lu You's hand, pulling him to turn around and leave.Lu You saw the ponytail girl standing behind Duan Sheng just now for some reason, jumped in place, clenched her fists and raised her hands at him, then turned back with a blank smile, and arrived at the side of the car within a few steps. After Duan Sheng opened the car door, he pushed it inside.

By the time someone poked his head out of the door, the car that had just parked on the side of the road had already left the other side of the path.

Inside the car, Lu You waited tensely for a while, but he was relieved that nothing happened.His mind was blank just now, and he didn't show mercy at all. It might be worse to react after seeing Duan Sheng: let Zhou Zeyao find out that he actually doesn't like him anymore before confessing, will it lead to the failure of the mission?Fortunately, there is no such restriction, or Zhou Zeyao took his reaction as anger or something, the time reversal after the failure did not happen - the mission is still going on.

He took out his mobile phone from his pocket, pressed the end of the software that was still recording, saved it, and clicked it to play.The first noise was the friction of footsteps and clothes when he followed the studio teacher downstairs. After a while, Zhou Zeyao's voice came out.

"Finally seeing you..."

Fairly clear. "Let me listen?" Duan Sheng asked from the front.Lu You paused for a moment before trying to pause, and let the recording continue. "Zhou Zeyao...maybe he was threatened by someone from Liang Xu's side." He whispered.That's why it quickly got out of control because of a little stimulation, and broke out violently.

He was a little worried about Duan Sheng's reaction after hearing it.That did make him flustered a bit at the time, but... considering what he had to do in the future, it was a windfall.Duan Sheng didn't say anything until he finished listening, and his expression didn't change. "What do you want to do?" he just asked.

Lu You hesitated for a while and thought about it. "I want to..." he finally said, "talk to Xue Linya."

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