Chasing Tides

Back in the dormitory, the teenagers were all clamoring for hunger, Gu Chenkai and Gao Ming hooked up and went out to eat barbecue, Wang Bingyang wanted to eat instant noodles but was afraid of getting fat, he gritted his teeth when unpacking, and couldn't bear to look directly at the raging heat.

Ning Lan just entered the kitchen, pressed his hand and said, "I'll cook noodles, let me bring you some."

Lu Xiaochuan, who followed behind to the kitchen to look for food, raised his hand: "Take me too."

The dried noodles were bought by Ning Lan before, and they were placed vertically in the corner of the refrigerator without taking up much space, thus avoiding the fate of being thrown away.When the water boils, first blanch the small green vegetables, fry the eggs and bacon in the pan, and after blanching the noodles, add the clear soup to the three noodle bowls, add the soy sauce, put the cooked noodles in, put the vegetables on top, and finally pour a few drops of sesame oil and it’s done .

The two of them were really hungry, and a bowl of noodles was eaten with a few chopsticks. Wang Bingyang was still unsatisfied after eating, and praised Ning Lan's craftsmanship better than that of a five-star hotel chef.

"Just ordinary Yangchun noodles, is it so exaggerated?" Ning Lan asked with a smile.

After eating, Lu Xiaochuan put down his chopsticks, gave a thumbs up and said, "It's really delicious."

When Sui Yi came out of the room, Ning Lan was packing up the empty bowls.

He hadn't figured out how to face Sui Yi in the future, so he squeezed the rim of the bowl nervously and asked him, "Do you want to eat?"

Sui Yi shook his head and said no, and pushed a card in front of him: "It has been transferred to your account, the rest is on the card, password 990318."

Ning Lan glanced around first to make sure no one was there, then put down the bowl, took the card over, and ordered the card number on it with lowered eyes, not knowing what to say.

Seeing that he hesitated to speak, Sui Yi might have misunderstood, and asked, "Have you remembered the password? Do you want to use a pen and paper..."

"Remember," Ning Lan said hurriedly, "Thank you."

In this awkward and silent atmosphere, Sui Yi was also a little uncomfortable, said "rest early" and turned to go back to the room.

Ning Lan tossed and turned all night thinking about whether to apply to be transferred back to the original room.The next morning when I arrived at the company, I heard that the photo of Gu Chenkai glaring at him on stage yesterday was posted on Weibo, which caused an uproar among the fans, and even caused a commotion for others to see as jokes.The comments were very polarized, half of them felt sorry for Ning Lan being excluded, and the other half firmly believed that Ning Lan must have done something bad to make Gu Chenkai so angry.

In the eyes of fans, Gu Chenkai is just a child who has not grown up. He is well protected by his parents and has never suffered. He can't raise any bad intentions in a rich life. The frankness that comes from the inside really doesn't seem to be fake .His external persona is his original appearance, and there is almost no decorative element, so it is easy to be accepted and liked by everyone. With the popularity of AOW, those remarks that he relied on his family background to rise to the top gradually disappeared when he first debuted. Many fans are attracted by his lively and cheerful personality and clear and beautiful voice.

So the reason why Gu Chenkai stepped on Ning Lan is completely valid.

However, Ning Lan's small group of only fans and passer-by fans didn't buy it - the young master is so temperamental that he dares to roll his eyes at his brother in the same group in public, and he doesn't know how to bully others in private!

Soon some fans dug up the details of the previous rounds of AOW, and found that Gu Chenkai really never talked to Ning Lan, and several times when Ning Lan was photographed, he sneered behind him with a look of disdain.Ning Lan's only fan threw these out as evidence that their Pao Pao Lan was being bullied, and Gu Chenkai's fan retorted, saying that if your family's Bubble Hei had no strength and made troubles and loved to steal the spotlight, would our Jia Chenchen be so disgusted? ?

Ning Lan felt wronged, he could swear to God that he never fought for anyone's camera.

When he clicked on Weibo, he saw a long list of @新闻, all of which were mixed in the comments of scolding wars. There were all kinds of nonsense and nonsense. Occasionally, a few stood up to maintain order and said, "It's noisy, don't boil it with Aite", No one cares at all.

The host of Chaohua is the manager of the AOW support club. After deleting posts, his hand cramps. It took half a day to barely suppress the conflict. It is said that the official fan group is still arguing.Gu Chenkai was so angry that he couldn't even eat breakfast. He closed the door and howled all morning. Ning Lan didn't take this matter to heart at first. He heard from An Lin that because of this incident, Gu Chenkai lost followers and he gained followers. He couldn't sit still.

How can I say that Gu Chenkai is now the younger brother of his benefactor, does this count as... revenge for kindness?

Ning Lan stood at the door and was about to knock when Sui Yi came out. Seeing him, she was taken aback for a moment, then turned her back and closed the door.Ning Lan wanted to bypass him and go in, but he stopped him: "What are you going in for?"

"Apologize." Ning Lan said concisely.

Seeing that his expression was indifferent, Sui Yi didn't seem to want to go in to provoke trouble, so he thought for a while and said, "He's playing with a child's temper, don't pay attention to him."

Hearing this, Ning Lan felt at ease in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on his face.Who let the kid in front of him be promoted to be his benefactor? He planned to transfer back to the original room because he wanted to serve the benefactor more conveniently.

Based on this alone, even if he is asked to kneel down for Gu Chenkai now, he can bend his knees and cry for Dad without hesitation.

"Have you paid back the money?" Sui Yi asked.

"Ah?...Repaid." Ning Lan was a little flustered by the sudden concern.

Last night, he called Boss Liu the money that had arrived. Speaking of which, this was the first time he contacted the creditor.

The debt is still owed, but the creditor has merged from a pile to one, and this person still can't see up and down, and can't even hide.

He didn't know whether his choice was right or wrong. Looking back at the situation at that time, he now finds it ridiculous.

Sui Yi, on the other hand, was as calm as if he was out of the situation, nodded and said: "Well, today's team needs to collect materials, so don't be too far away from the team."

At night, An Lin directly carried the camera to the AOW dormitory, and hurriedly shouted: "Hurry up, I have to go back to edit the film after filming, and it will be broadcast tomorrow."

While packing up her things, Ning Lan asked, "Isn't this week's episode already cut?"

An Lin lamented: "It's not that you two ancestors were messing around on stage, this group show was temporarily replaced with a dormitory routine, to cleanse you."

Sitting on the sofa, Gu Chenkai rolled his eyes when he heard the words, and became angry again: "What's the whitewash? It can't be whitewashed! Let them talk as they like!"

Sui Yi frowned, and continued to do his brother's ideological work patiently.Ning Lan didn't bother to listen, anyway, no matter what he wanted to do, he would fully cooperate.

The filming started in 15 minutes, starting with visiting each room, intending to record the warm and friendly brotherhood.The camera came to the captain's dormitory. Ning Lan hugged the strawberry pillow and said it was given by the fans. She slept with him every night, and picked up the plaster beside the bed and said it was given by the captain.

"Don't look at him putting on a face all day long, but he is actually a very warm man." Brainless boast that the captain can never make a mistake.

Then the camera showed Sui Yi on the upper bunk. Ning Lan said that the captain had a unique skill of getting out of bed. Sui Yi stretched out her long legs and jumped off the upper bunk. Gu Chenkai also jumped from the low bed, playing tricks, Ning Lan Hold the ground and applaud the brothers.In the end, Gu Chenkai followed An Lin's instructions and distributed a bag of snacks to each of the roommates, including Ning Lan. The two had an awkward chat before exposing the fake part.

That night, there happened to be a variety show recorded by AOW in early June, and An Lin stayed for a while to film the daily life of seven people watching TV together.

The program of this TV station is famous for its exaggerated post-editing. A segment of Lu Xiaochuan and Fang Yu fighting for the same game clue box was dragged into slow motion for a full minute. I saw Lu Xiaochuan pressing Fang Yu under him in a confused posture. , Fang Yu, who came to the dormitory specially to cooperate with the shooting, his face was darkened, so don't be silent at first.

In the one-and-a-half-hour program, Ning Lan's shots were the least expected, and he only got a few close-ups when Lu Xiaochuan impromptu rapped and he helped beat the beat.

After the broadcast, An Lin was sent downstairs. She pulled Ning Lan aside alone, and said, "The fans don't know the truth, but we all know that it's not your fault. Sister Zhang Fan asked me to tell you, Chen Kai child Temper, don't be as knowledgeable as him."

Ning Lan nodded obediently.

An Lin brought the words to her and prepared to leave with the camera in her hand. After thinking about it, she turned her head and couldn't help but say: "In the future, you will have to learn how to behave on the show, and try to show yourself as much as possible. I don't want you to do things like Chen Kai... …Although editing will be done in the later stage, if you just stand behind and make the background board, you will have no chance at all, have you forgotten what was taught in the training?”

Ning Lan shook his head, but he didn't forget, but he didn't have the qualifications and position to fight for the camera.

Not before, not now.

In the following days, morning bells and evening drums were the same.

AOW's first single has passed the promotion period, and there is almost no group schedule in early August.Gao Ming took over a dance show and had to go to other places to record every week; Lu Xiaochuan had been quiet for a while after ShowCase, and recently returned to his old ways, from occasionally staying out at night to disappearing, just like Fang Yu. The young master Gu Chenkai found new fun and went to the teacher to learn with his guitar every day; Sui Yi was preparing to join the group and began to study the script.

After daily training, Ning Lan played with Wang Bingyang's children.Wang Bingyang brought a set of handle game consoles, and the two of them squatted in the living room to play when they had nothing to do. The children were full of energy, and they were not tired of playing all night. Almost fell asleep on the sofa, and was dragged by Wang Bingyang to continue fighting with his eyelids open.

In the middle of the night, Ning Lan heard someone whispering in his ear, "He's sleepy, let him sleep."

He was really sleepy. He practiced dancing during the day until he was half dead, and now he can't even open his eyes.He was lifted up and stumbled towards the room, with his head resting on the shoulder of the person who was supporting him, and in a trance, he only realized that this person was not Wang Bingyang, and that the child was not so tall.

He was put on the bed, and this man even knew to drag the back of his head to avoid falling straight down.

Ning Lan's eyes rolled under her eyelids, and she seemed to be able to see a silhouette in front of her eyes, but when she turned again, she couldn't see it again.

Sui Yi covered him with a blanket, and was about to straighten up when Ning Lan's arm suddenly stretched out, grabbing the hand he was about to retract.

Sui Yi watched those eyes open, the dark pupils met her own, and held her breath reflexively.

These days, as usual, he has done his job well, being the captain of AOW, but he clearly knows that he is hiding.Pretending to study the script requires quietness, avoiding being in the same room with Ning Lan, even going to bed early every day, and trying not to face Ning Lan alone.

Every time he thought about it, he felt that he might have gone crazy that day and blurted out those words.

What's even more frightening is that he doesn't feel regretful, even though he knows that his behavior is not only unheroic, but also very childish.

Sui Yi could actually sense that Ning Lan's attitude towards him had also changed.For example, at this moment, Ning Lan raised the corners of his mouth in a dream but not awake, bent a shallow arc, his thumb climbed up along the ring finger, and gently scratched his palm, reminding him immediately that he was in the practice room yesterday , seeing Lu Xiaochuan mischievously attacking Ning Lan from behind, made Ning Lan giggle.

At that time, he was unhappy for no reason, and after thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't find the reason.Now he suddenly understands that he subconsciously has taken Ning Lan under his arms, considers him to be his own, and hopes that his every move, every frown and smile can develop according to his expectations.

This realization made Sui Yi even more anxious.At the end of the day, he is no different from those who try to use money to control other people's lives.Whether it is the desire to control, the desire to possess, or some other inherent inferiority that is at work, judging from his current experience is tantamount to looking at the flowers in a fog.

At the moment when Sui Yi was confused, Ning Lan opened his mouth and yawned slightly, his eyes became more moist.He let go of his hand, turned on his side, leaving only his back for Sui Yi, and said in a drawn-out voice, "Night—an—"

After the lights were turned off, everything was silent.

Ning Lan, who was sleeping on her side, opened her eyes and closed them again, and repeated this several times, but she still couldn't get rid of the oppressive feeling of being helpless and layer upon layer in her heart.

If Sui Yi could treat him a little bit worse, he might feel relaxed, at least he wouldn't have to think about how to deal with it, and he wouldn't have to think about what to pay back.

The gentleness that comes from the essence is the most silent and the most irresistible.