win or lose game

Tang Linwen must know Shao Yigui and know what he would do, so Shao Yigui has a clear conscience—he still hired a private detective to investigate Xie Xibei.Having the name of the studio is just for more convenience, and even if you don't know it, it's not impossible to find it.

Most of the time, Shao Yigui told himself that he checked Xixibei for peace of mind.After confirming that Xie Beibei is reliable, it will be easier for him to let go.However, in the dead of night, he only had to face himself. He knew that he hoped to find out Xie Xibei's flaws.He hoped to find out that Xie Xibei was a serial killer, or married, so that he could separate the two of them openly.

There are many things in this world, because Shao Yigui is determined to get them because he cannot get them.But for Tang Linwen, it was because of the consequences of not getting it that he couldn't let go.He knew that time could not fill the hole in Tang Linwen's shape, because the hole was eroded by thoughts, and it would only get bigger and bigger, making it too late for time to fill it.

When receiving the private detective's report, Shao Yigui's rare uneasiness and uneasiness was the solution to a simple mystery.

Two minutes later, something he never expected happened.

Shao Yigui never expected that he would react like this.He clearly expected Xie Xibei to be full of evil, but when he found out that Xie Xibei had another secret lover, he was so angry that he even felt a pain like being hurt.

In order to prevent himself from acting impulsively, Shao Yigui locked himself in the office and calmed down for several minutes.Afterwards, he walked out of the office and told the secretary that he would not enter the company today. According to the reported address, he went directly to the studio opened by Xie Xibei.

Before breaking into the studio, Shao Yigui hesitated.At this moment, he didn't want to let Tang Linwen know about the matter.He was sitting in the car, holding the steering wheel with both hands, indecisive, just staring at the door of the studio.

I don't know if it was a coincidence or not, but after a while, Xie Xibei really walked out of the studio.He is alone, and Shao Yigui finds his chance.

Shao Yigui got out of the car, and he went straight to Xie Xibei.Xie Beibei could naturally notice a man approaching him aggressively. He turned his head to meet Shao Yigui unexpectedly. Although he was slightly puzzled, he was not vigilant. He only smiled friendly and greeted Shao Yigui first: "Shao Yigui Sir, are you here to ask Lin?"

"I didn't come to find him, I came to you." Shao Yigui got straight to the point.

Xie Beibei raised his eyebrows unexpectedly: "Looking for me?"

"Let me ask you, who is Yao Lin?"

After Xie Beibei was stunned by the sudden name, his expression changed obviously. He looked guilty but also helpless. "Yao Lin is nothing." He said sincerely, "It's just that people have needs."

Shao Yigui didn't understand why the other party could say such sophistry with confidence, he forgot that he once had similar thoughts. "Isn't it enough for you to have him? How could you do that to him!"

Facing the furious Shao Yigui, Xie Beibei looked at him thoughtfully, and then said in a low tone: "You are just an acquaintance of Lin Wen, you shouldn't get too involved in the matter between me and Lin Wen." deep."

Xie Xibei's rhetoric inevitably hurt Shao Yigui, but what forced Shao Yigui to do it was the other party's unreflective attitude.

In the next second, he punched Xie Beibei on the jaw.

The artist who has been holding a paintbrush all year round is vulnerable, and Shao Yigui knocked him to the ground with just one punch.The person who was attacked sat on the ground in surprise and looked up at Shao Yigui. "Are you crazy?"

"Stand up if it's a man." Shao Yigui didn't want to knock down anyone on the ground, but he still wanted to beat Xie Xibei.In this world, no one should have asked Tang Lin like that, but the person who did that had no guilt at all.Shao Yigui, who thought he was calm enough, waited for a while, seeing that the person on the ground was only touching his chin in a daze, and decided to pull him up from the ground.

Xie Beibei staggered, and finally stood up, Shao Yigui's fist swung over again - at this moment, Tang Linwen came out of the studio.

Tang Linwen witnessed the whole process of Xie Xibei falling to the ground for the second time.He walked over quickly, and after briefly checking Xie Xibei's injury, he didn't ask a word. On the contrary, he didn't give Shao Yigui a chance to speak at all, and said to Shao Yigui without any explanation: "Leave immediately."

Tang Linwen had always been domineering. At this moment, even if he didn't use a harsh tone, this imperative sentence was enough to make Shao Yigui, who was already quite concerned about him, flinch unconsciously.

He has too many defensive lines, but he doesn't know how to speak.It's not that they didn't have this kind of experience, they obviously didn't do anything wrong, everyone stood on the other person's side without hesitation at the first time, such a disadvantage once made Shao Yigui even more courageous to fight.But this time it was completely different.He was hit hard in the ring, and the referee kept counting down the seconds, and he couldn't get up.That feeling of helplessness, depression, pain, even hopelessness.

He can only leave.Panicked.

Shao Yigui, who was driving away, was circling aimlessly on the street. The route he was passing turned into a mess. I don't know how long it took, and I don't know how it happened. When Shao Yigui stopped the car, he found himself Came to the downstairs of Tang Linwen's residence.

Originally, Shao Yigui didn't want to invade Tang Linwen's privacy. When hiring a private detective, he repeated his decision several times about whether to find out Tang Linwen's address.In the end, the fear and uneasiness that he had been struggling to find for three years made him still come to the address.He hesitated, never visited before, and today, the subconscious mind that didn't know where to go led him here.

To be honest, Shao Yigui didn't know what he could explain to Tang Lin.He once imagined the plan vividly: Once he finds out about Xie Xibei's problem, he will tell Tang Linwen with righteous words and advise him to break up.At that time, he didn't expect that he couldn't bear to say this.He didn't know how he should tell Tang Linwen about this so as not to make him feel sad.

He got out of the car in a daze and stood at the door of the apartment building.Residents of the building were constantly coming and going.Many people looked at Xiang Shao Yigui curiously, the person concerned had no time to feel the embarrassment, he was busy hating his own powerlessness in the difficult problem.

Before twilight fell, Tang Linwen appeared.

He came slowly from a distance.For Shao Yigui, his actions were so fast, because the time he left for Shao Yigui to understand how he should speak was so short that it was too late for people to do anything.

When Tang Linwen stood in front of Shao Yigui, Shao Yigui opened his mouth, but couldn't find any lines.

In the end, Tang Lin was the first to speak and asked, "Would you like to sit up for a while?" There was actually a little bit of gentleness in his tone.

Before this second, Shao Yigui was too afraid that Tang Linwen would think it was jealousy, and he chose Xie Xibei without hesitation, which made Shao Yigui unable to calm down enough to understand what was actually more likely to happen.

That person was Tang Linwen.Not most people who blindly stand up for their boyfriends.

"So, you know what's going on?" Shao Yigui blurted out because of the latest discovery.

Tang Linwen looked quietly at Shao Yigui, and admitted frankly: "I know you still investigated the Northwest. You came to him, and you clashed. I believe this has something to do with your investigation results."

"Then why are you..." Shao Yigui didn't ask further, he didn't know how to ask himself.Is it "Then why did you call me away?" or "Then why didn't you take my side?"

Tang Lin, who understood Shao Yigui's inner doubts, asked himself to continue: "Before I suspected that Northwest had another lover, but no matter what the facts are, I can't let you tell me in front of Northwest. Because, it means that Northwest and I have a relationship. relationship is irretrievable.”

Shao Yigui couldn't understand Tang Lin's question at all.He looked at the person in front of him in disbelief.

"What are you talking about? What are your plans? You know there are people outside him, but you are going to pretend you don't know?!"

Tang Linwen sighed lightly to himself, he looked up into Shao Yigui's eyes: "Go up and sit for a while, I'll tell you a story."

Shao Yigui didn't think there would be such a story that would make him accept Tang Linwen's choice, but he still tried to endure it temporarily and went upstairs with Tang Linwen.

If it were another time, Shao Yigui would be very happy to be able to visit Tang Linwen's residence.It was like the joy he felt when he learned from the private detective that Tang Linwen and Xie Xibei did not live together.However, right now, he is more anxious about another issue——

"How can you explain this inexplicable decision?" Shao Yigui asked immediately after taking his seat.

Tang Lin asked unhurriedly. Before answering, he first entertained the guests: "What do you want to drink?"

Shao Yigui was stunned for a moment before saying, "Beer." He didn't think beer would help, but he really wanted to drink some at this time.

pity--

"I don't have any beer here," Tang Lin asked.

Shao Yigui didn't want to be too picky: "That's whatever, it's just liquid."

"There is exactly half a bottle of alcohol here." Tang Lin asked and walked away.

Shao Yigui squinted at the opponent's back for a long time before he figured out that this should be a joke.And when he confirmed that it was a joke, he had to wait until Tang Lin asked to bring two normal cups of black tea.

Shao Yigui took the teacup.He recalled a similar scene three years ago.The teacup he bought himself was left behind in the lighthouse. When he visited again, Tang Linwen poured tea into this cup and offered it to Shao Yigui.This memory is so insignificant, but in the flashback, because of the overlap of three years, Shao Yigui was deeply moved. "Xie Xibei is far from worthy of you." He couldn't help but say.

Tang Linwen glanced at him silently when he heard the words, then sat down opposite him, and said with a stroke: "I didn't go to the studio to apply for a job in the first place, but I went to thank Xibei."

"What?" Shao Yigui didn't understand.

Tang Linwen's narration wandered randomly on the timeline: "Do you still remember the day when you came to me to cooperate with the Xilin project?"

Shao Yigui answered cautiously in doubt: "Yes?"

"At that time, I knew that you were just looking for an opportunity to tie up my liquidity, so I actually didn't want to agree. My plan was to cooperate with He Xiao's wishes, but it was you who came to set a trap for me, which made me very uncomfortable. Willing to cooperate."

"I'm sorry..." Shao Yigui could imagine the other party's feelings at that time. He himself had just realized through experience an hour ago that whoever inflicted the injury was the fundamental factor in the size of the injury.

Tang Lin asked quickly and casually continued: "In business talk business, you didn't do anything that required an apology. What I want to say is that after that, I made a bet with myself, using the way you once met He Xiao. I Also make a decision based on whether the tenth pedestrian passing by the cafe is a man or a woman. After that, the tenth passerby is a man, so I will cooperate with you."

"What does this have to do with Xie Xibei?" Shao Yigui asked suspiciously. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, like a thunderbolt, hitting the most vulnerable part of his nerves——

"Shouldn't it be..."

Tang Linwen nodded and said, "A year later, I met Xie Xibei on the street and recognized him as the tenth passerby at that time. Your tenth passerby was He Xiao, you said, this is destined. So, I told Myself, Xie Xibei is my destiny."

a long time.

Shao Yigui didn't know whether the pain in his chest was for himself or for the other party. He opened his mouth wide, but it took a while before he could utter a dry voice: "That's a lie, there is no tenth pedestrian. I didn't bet on myself, There is no tenth pedestrian, and there is no destiny!"

Tang Lin asked quietly and slowly told Shao Yigui: "It doesn't matter anymore."

Shao Yigui understood this sentence.

It doesn't matter anymore.Who you are destined to be, used to be very important to me, but now, it doesn't matter anymore.

Shao Yigui slumped against the back of the sofa.

"So," Tang Lin asked, concluded, "I don't want to break up with Northwest so easily. To be precise, I won't break up with him as long as I can bear the consequences."

"...But how can you bear such a thing?"

"It doesn't make much sense to play on the spot."

Tang Lin asked the lines that Shao Yigui once thought so, but the latter couldn't agree with him anyway.

"If Xie Beibei cares enough," Shao Yigui affirmed, because he cared enough, so he knew—"he would never 'act on the occasion'."

"I don't care enough about what I want." Tang Linwen pointed out that he was equally sure of this, "All I want is someone I know."

Shao Yigui was in a panic, "He Xiao has a girlfriend, and when his girlfriend comes back from studying abroad, they will get married," he said.He remembered Tang Linwen's refusal of his words, wanting to say that there was no problem between them.And he must be able to beat Xie Xibei, at least, in terms of heart, he must be better than Xie Xibei.

However, Tang Linwen had no intention of thinking about this aspect at all. Instead, he just nodded nonchalantly to discuss Tang Hexiao's situation. "I know. He Xiao said he was bisexual, but in fact he was more heterosexual. You were the only homosexual he ever liked. I always thought that one day he would marry the woman he liked."

"...Why do you think so much about that man?" Shao Yigui returned to the topic.

Facing his question, Tang Lin asked without hesitation: "In such a densely populated city, the probability of re-encountering someone who has nothing to do with each other is extremely small. I just glanced at him outside the cafe, but met him a year later . This is enough to be the basis for judgment.”

Shao Yigui straightened his back subconsciously, and he told another story with a lower probability: "12 years ago, we met at my school, and you watched my play in the audience. Four years ago, we met in a bar Reunion—the probability of people who have no intersection meeting again is so small, not only did we meet again, but immediately after that, we met again at your door. As far as probability is concerned, shouldn't you believe in this incredible probability? "

Tang Linwen listened patiently to Shao Yigui's words, and then continued on with the topic: "When we met for the second time, you were talking about breaking up with your lover, and you made a long speech about how two men can't stay together for a long time. The third time we met, you were kissing He Xiao, and you were He Xiao's boyfriend. From this, the only thing I can conclude is that I should keep a distance from you."

Shao Yigui could not refute Tang Linwen's remarks.

In front of Tang Linwen, he was defeated again and again.

Tang Linwen looked deep into his eyes and said slowly: "I tell you this because I hope you can do me a favor - don't meddle in my affairs with Northwest. I don't mind Northwest's other lovers, I just hope you don't Goodbye Northwest, said things that shouldn't have been said, and caused my relationship with him to collapse."

Shao Yigui sat motionless, staring for a long time at the person who had made him toss and turn in the past three years and never had the chance to see him in his dreams.Tang Linwen in his heart is the bravest single-rooted weed, which will bloom even in the most difficult environment.He will subconsciously look down on himself and think he is guilty, but he never gives up on himself, self-esteem and self-love.He's so smart, yet so smart...

——And now, he decided on the stupidest choice.In a way of belittling yourself.

"Tang Lin asked, how did you become like this?" Shao Yigui couldn't help asking.

"You said, I'm an artist now. Artists are always emotional."

"...You can always use my words to block my words."

"Learn skills from barbarians to control barbarians."

"...Are you laughing at me?"

"No. I'm joking."

Shao Yigui suspected many times that the prudish Tang Linwen was joking, but the only time he was not so suspicious, Tang Linwen said he was joking.This was obviously the least joke, but Shao Yigui finally laughed it out.

This situation is really strange.Tang Linwen is the most capable person in the world who can cause fatal harm to Shao Yigui, and at the same time, he is also the most inexplicably comforting person in the world.