Aurora Wish

Tang Liyin followed the navigation prompts to park the car, and took Tang Xueqi into the mall.

Today is Saturday, and there are a lot of people out shopping.He was afraid that Tang Xueqi would get lost, so he held her tightly, and it was already noon when he arrived at the painting center.

Gu Mingxiao sat in the store for a long time, drank three pots of green tea, her eyes lit up when she saw him, and she immediately passed through the crowd, but before she could say hello to him, she was stopped by a small figure.

"Uncle Gu!" Tang Xueqi broke away from Tang Liyin's hand and jumped in front of him, her smile was as sweet as pearls in milk tea.

Gu Mingxiao squatted down, stroked the top of her hair, and said with a smile: "Qiqi, long time no see, have you behaved lately?"

"Of course you're good. I helped Daddy clean up the room the day before yesterday, and Daddy bought me a lot of snacks as a reward." Tang Xueqi proudly showed off with her hands on her hips.

Gu Mingxiao said: "It's so great, then besides treating you to a big meal today, Uncle Gu will give you another gift as a reward."

Tang Xueqi clapped her hands excitedly: "Really? What is Uncle Gu going to give Qiqi?"

"What does Kiki want?"

"I don't know, Daddy will buy me whatever I want." Tang Xueqi poked her fingertips in distress.Seeing her like this, Gu Mingxiao wanted to laugh, and stroked her hair again: "Then Qiqi thinks slowly, Uncle Gu treats you to Western food first, and then go shopping for gifts after eating."

I thought Tang Xueqi would be happy, but the little guy pursed her lips: "Western food is what Daddy likes."

It was only then that Gu Mingxiao realized that it was really difficult for a five-year-old girl to eat Western food.So he asked, "What would Qiqi want to eat?"

Tang Xueqi blinked her big eyes, as if she was waiting for him to ask: "Barbecue."

Gu Mingxiao said yes with a smile, and finally looked at Tang Liyin.

When the two of them were talking just now, Tang Liyin walked away a few steps and began to look at this place.

There are many guests in this painting center, most of them are parents with children.The wallpaper is a soft warm yellow, and the works of art of different sizes are strewn together to form three huge art walls. Many parents are standing by the walls and discussing.

There are a dozen or so employees in the store wearing aprons, and they are all responsible for receiving and answering questions. There is also a circle around the cash register registering customers.

"How's the environment here?" Gu Mingxiao walked to Tang Liyin and asked.

Tang Liyin praised: "Not bad, very warm."

Gu Mingxiao smiled, and asked again: "Then eat first or have a look first?"

"Are you hungry?" Tang Liyin asked back.

Gu Mingxiao drank a full stomach of water, and didn't feel hungry at all: "I'm fine, you decide."

"Let's take a look first, Qiqi and I just had breakfast before we went out."

Gu Mingxiao agreed, took them around the store, and brought them a brochure, saying that they could experience a class at two o'clock in the afternoon.

Tang Liyin carefully read the introduction of teachers and equipment in the brochure, and also looked at the layout of several classrooms.Gu Mingxiao also introduced Boss Cai to him, and after chatting for a while, Tang Xueqi pulled his sleeve and said that he was hungry.

After walking out of the Art Center, Tang Liyin paused and looked at Gu Mingxiao in surprise: "Eat barbecue?"

"Well, Qiqi said she wanted to eat it. What's the matter, don't you want it?" Gu Mingxiao asked.

Tang Liyin's expression felt uncomfortable for a moment, but when he saw Tang Xueqi's little eyes looking at him eagerly, he still said: "No, let's go."

Seeing that he also agreed, Tang Xueqi was very happy, she pulled him and ran forward.

Gu Mingxiao wanted to say something, but seeing that they both left, she could only keep up.After entering the barbecue shop, Tang Liyin looked at the environment inside the shop, felt relieved after feeling that there was no heavy smell of oily smoke, and chose a seat by the window to sit down.

The waiter handed over two menus, and he asked Tang Xueqi to order, while he glanced around from time to time.

Gu Mingxiao wanted to ask him what he was eating, but when he looked up, he saw him looking at the side, so he asked, "What's the matter, do you not like barbecue?"

Tang Xueqi, who was flipping through the menu, interjected: "Daddy likes meat very much, he just doesn't like the smell of barbecued meat on him."

After finishing speaking, he smiled wickedly, and turned his head to look at Tang Liyin's reaction.Being exposed by her face to face, Tang Liyin could only pat her on the buttock symbolically, and said with a straight face, "Don't talk nonsense."

"Where are you talking nonsense? Grandma told me that, and Daddy never takes me to eat barbecue." Tang Xueqi raised her head and protested.

Tang Liyin has nothing to do with her, and can only look at Gu Mingxiao in embarrassment: "It's nothing, I just think the barbecue is a bit greasy, so I don't eat it much."

Gu Mingxiao understood, turned to the staple food at the back and handed it to him: "There is seafood baked rice here, do you want to try it?"

Tang Liyin read two pages and ordered a fried rice with crab and onion.Gu Mingxiao asked him what to drink again, and he said lemonade would be fine.Gu Mingxiao asked Tang Xueqi if she had ordered?Tang Xueqi handed him the messy menu, and finally said, "Thank you, Uncle Gu."

Gu Mingxiao liked her cute appearance very much, pinched her little nose, said "You're welcome", and asked the waiter to place an order.

While waiting for the food to be served, Gu Mingxiao asked Tang Liyin how he was thinking, and said that the art center was really good, and in just one morning, [-]% to [-]% of the places were registered.

Tang Liyin said: "It's not bad. After eating, I'll take Qiqi to attend a class. If there's no problem, I'll sign her up."

Gu Mingxiao asked Tang Xueqi: "What does Qiqi think? Do you like it?"

Tang Xueqi was eating the small tomatoes before the meal, and said, "I like it, it's so beautiful there, the tables and chairs are all pink."

Gu Mingxiao handed her a tissue to wipe her hands, then looked at Tang Liyin: "How are you doing recently? I've been working overtime these days, so I don't have time to look for you."

Tang Liyin said: "Very good."

"I heard you said that you are a film screenwriter. After taking this job, do you stay at home and write, with a lot of free time?" Gu Mingxiao leaned back on the chair, his expression relaxed.

After the conversation that day, Tang Liyin didn't know how to get along with this maverick guy.On the other hand, Gu Mingxiao didn't take it seriously at all, as if they had known each other for a long time, and it was natural to say anything and do anything.

For a period of time later, Gu Mingxiao didn't press her any longer, and the few chats were also text messages via WeChat.This gave Tang Liyin time to adapt slowly, and now he was not so obviously uncomfortable when facing him again.

Tang Liyin picked up water to drink: "Not necessarily, it depends on the nature of the script."

"How to say?"

"The subject matter requirements of each script are different, I have to go out to get according to the needs of the story..."

"Li Yin?"

Tang Liyin was halfway through speaking, but was suddenly interrupted by a cry of surprise.He turned his head to look, his originally emotionless eyes lit up, stood up and said, "Zhou Xin! Why are you?"

A man who was about the same height as Gu Mingxiao walked over, stretched out his arms as soon as he reached Tang Liyin, and hugged him fully.

Tang Liyin also happily patted the man on the back, and waited for him to let go before asking, "Why are you here?"

Zhou Xin adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose: "I came here with the crew. No, why are you in Wuning?"

Tang Liyin smiled and said, "I've been back for a while."

Zhou Xin looked at him dissatisfied: "Why didn't you contact me when you came back? Then you stayed here after that?"

"That's the plan for the time being," Tang Liyin said.After speaking, he felt the gaze behind him, and then remembered that Gu Mingxiao was still watching, so he planned to introduce them to each other.As a result, Zhou Xin bent down first, touched Tang Xueqi's head and asked, "Who is this child?"

"Mine." Tang Liyin laughed again.Zhou Xin turned to look at him: "Come on, you think I'm stupid. Tell the truth."

"It's really mine." Even though Tang Xueqi knew about her background at a young age, Tang Liyin didn't want to say this in front of her.Then he changed the subject: "Let me introduce a friend to you. This is Gu Mingxiao, the designer. Xiao Gu, this is my friend Zhou Xin, who is the producer."

Gu Mingxiao stared at this man when Zhou Xin came over.

I don't know if he knew about Tang Liyin's sexual orientation, but when he saw these two hugging each other, he no longer had no idea as before, but felt that the relationship between these two people was not simple.After all, Tang Liyin was so shy of his touch, but he had no qualms about the hug of this man named Zhou Xin.

He even thought, would this Zhou Xin have a past with Tang Liyin?

He wasn't such a gossip before, but now his mind is full of the plot at eight o'clock.Hearing Tang Liyin call himself "Little Gu" again at this time, he felt a little upset.But he didn't say anything on the spot, he just stood up politely and shook hands with Zhou Xin.

Zhou Xin smiled at him and continued to look at Tang Liyin with an attitude of acting like no one else was there.Gu Mingxiao heard what they said about the film crew, the shooting location, etc., and then the waiter came over with a few plates of raw meat.

It was inconvenient to talk while standing like this, Zhou Xin also had dinner with his friends in the store, and he couldn't leave others alone, so he made an appointment with Tang Liyin to have a drink tonight before chatting.

After he left, Tang Liyin said to Gu Mingxiao: "Sorry, I disturbed you."

Tang Xueqi had already sat by Gu Mingxiao's side, and Gu Mingxiao was helping her mix the sauce dish, so she said, "It's okay, that's your friend?"

Tang Liyin asked Tang Xueqi to sit back, and began to adjust the sauce: "He is a very important friend at work, and he helped me a lot before."

"You'll know when you say hello. But aren't we friends? Why do you still call me "Little Gu"?" Gu Mingxiao looked at him and said.

Tang Liyin's movements paused, and his eyes became uncomfortable for a moment.

When he introduced it just now, he just said it casually. He has long been used to calling Gu Mingxiao that way, so he didn't think much about it.

Gu Mingxiao brought the vinegar over and poured a lot into his sauce dish.Tang Xueqi looked at him curiously: "Uncle Gu, don't you feel sour when you put so much vinegar?"

Gu Mingxiao said with a smile: "No, this thing kills bacteria and is good for the body. I like to eat it very much."

He didn't continue the question just now, Tang Liyin secretly breathed a sigh of relief.Next, he watched him roast meat on the stove in the middle. Tang Xueqi looked at him skillfully flipping the meat like a greedy cat.Originally, Tang Liyin was worried that the cooking fume would rise, but he didn't expect that the ventilation equipment in this store was very good, and the stove was also smoke-free.After eating a meal, although the smell cannot be completely eliminated, it is much stronger than before being smoked all over.

After the meal, Tang Liyin insisted on paying the bill.He got Gu Mingxiao's help today, so he can't let others spend money on treats.Gu Mingxiao didn't insist, and accompanied the two of them to attend an experience class, and then signed up after the end, and it was already evening when everything was settled.

Tang Xueqi went out to play for a day, and now she is so sleepy that she is rubbing her eyes.Tang Liyin held her in his arms and said to go back first.

Buying gifts can only be saved until next time. Gu Mingxiao went to the underground garage with him, watched him leave before sitting back in his car, and the phone rang just as he fastened his seat belt.

It was Gu Mingxiao's good friend Lin Xiang who called, asking him if he was free tonight and asking him to go out for a drink.

He wanted to refuse, but Lin wanted to say that he was in a bad mood, so he could only accompany him.Go back to take a shower and eat something, then go to the agreed bar.

The place Lin wanted to meet was near the business district he went to during the day. When he arrived, there were already many people in the bar, and the neon lights were flickering, embellishing every face in a hazy way.He walked to the edge of the bar and patted the person who was drinking alone: ​​"What's the matter?"

Lin Xiang drank a lot and was already a little drunk. He stared at the wine bottle and only shook his head when Gu Mingxiao asked him.Gu Mingxiao didn't force him, ordered a glass of draft beer and drank it.Until Lin wanted to turn around and look at himself: "I'm finished, I'm sick."

Gu Mingxiao was startled, put down his wine glass and said, "What's wrong? Is it serious?"

Lin wanted to cry, but when Gu Mingxiao urged him to answer, he finally couldn't help it, and whispered: "I might like a man."

Gu Mingxiao opened his mouth, but choked on his own saliva.

He couldn't stop coughing while covering his mouth and nose, Lin wanted to see him feel even more uncomfortable, so he left after saying "I'm going to the bathroom".

Gu Mingxiao wanted to hold him back, but was thrown away by him.Looking at his back in a hurry to the bathroom, Gu Mingxiao was thinking about what he said just now.

They have known each other for more than ten years, and the girlfriends Lin wants to date can't count on ten fingers, and now...

Thinking of this, he felt a headache, and he didn't understand what was going on recently, why everything seemed to be developing in a certain direction.He picked up the glass and wanted to take a few sips of cold beer, but he caught a glimpse of a person out of the corner of his eye.

With just this one glance, Gu Mingxiao almost sprayed the wine on the table.

In the booth sofa not far away, Zhou Xin, who had just met during the day, was sitting facing him, whispering something to the people around him, his expression looked very ambiguous under the neon light above his head.The man beside him was wearing a smoke gray slim-fit suit, with shoulder-length hair tied behind his head, exposing his fair neck.There is a diamond earring on the ear, which is emitting a gentle light with the owner's smile.

Gu Mingxiao put down his wine glass, his eyes gradually became serious.

He had never seen Tang Liyin laugh so defenselessly.

So is Zhou Xin really that kind of relationship with Tang Liyin?