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"Ah?" The female car owner turned her head to look at him suspiciously, but quickly turned around again, focusing on the road ahead of the car.

Jian Mingcheng felt that his scalp was numb. He took out his mobile phone stiffly, clicked on the search engine, and typed in the words "Gu Enzhong" - his fingertip hovered over the screen for a while, but it didn't land. go.Finally, tremblingly, he typed the word "gay" again.Because I was flustered, I made several mistakes and tried again, and finally I pressed the search button.

The internet speed has always stayed at a number close to zero, and the search interface has been unable to open for a long time. While holding the mobile phone, he stared nervously at the slowly rotating arrow on the screen, while quickly recalling what went wrong in his mind .Kissing pictures... where did they ever have such an affection?Was it accidentally photographed by someone else?still--

"Oh, you mean gossip news?" At this time, the female car owner seemed to realize what he just asked, so she seemed to be surprised and asked, "Are you interested in this?" At this time, Jian Mingcheng I think her impeccable laugh is especially harsh.

He didn't answer, but she started talking to herself: "Homosexuality is not a new topic now, but if the protagonist is Gu Enzhong, it is really surprising. How many affectionate and dedicated men has he played before?" Lord...Speaking of which, there was a time when I was also infatuated with him, not afraid of your jokes. At that time, a few girls in our dormitory skipped class and bought plane tickets just to see him at the film conference. Fly to the capital. But after getting married, I gradually became less enthusiastic about these things. After all, star chasing is really only suitable for girls who are full of fantasies about the future..."

The interface finally popped up, and the search results appeared one by one. Jian Mingcheng's trembling fingers slid up and down—all of them, all of them were such reports, Gu Enzhong, gay, actor, mysterious man, hot kiss... He clicked Opened a news feed and went in to see, the photo that the male anchor mentioned just now finally appeared in front of his eyes - under the dim street lights in the dark night, there seemed to be faintly fluttering snowflakes in the sky, the figures of the two hugging each other face to face, stroking each other face and kiss together.

He remembered, this was their first night in Harbin, Han Dong invited them to a small party, what happened outside the bar.The angle of the photo was quite ambiguous, and one of the people can be clearly seen to be Gu Enzhong, but the other person in the photo is slightly turned away from the camera, so I can’t see what he looks like, but from the figure, hairstyle and clothes, It's not hard to see it's a man—they've been photographed.

Along the way afterwards, he kept his face tense and did not speak. The female car owner joked with him a few words at first, but then she probably realized that he had no desire to speak, so she gradually fell silent.

The car arrived at the destination and stopped in front of the north gate of Fuji University. The female car owner called him several times before Jian Mingcheng heard it.When she got out of the car, she couldn't help frowning and asked worriedly, "Are you okay?"

Jian Mingcheng shook his head and said, "Thank you for your concern, I'm fine." Then he realized that maybe his attitude was indeed a little cold, and he couldn't help feeling a little guilty, so he forced a smile and said to her, "Probably just I'm a little tired getting off the plane, thank you, stay safe, goodbye."

The female car owner smiled back, but the smile was not as heartfelt as before. She nodded and said, "Well, goodbye."

He also nodded slightly, then turned around and walked towards the school gate without hesitation, like a tragic fighter out of season.

Jian Mingcheng called Gu Enzhong, but the phone was turned off.He thought, probably at this time he has a lot of troublesome things to deal with, and there must be quite a few people calling him to ask about the situation, so he turned off the phone due to the disturbance.So, he sent him a text message instead, hoping that Gu Enzhong could call him back after seeing it, but on this day, the reply text message or phone call did not come.

He stayed at home while waiting for Gu Enzhong's call back, while picking up his laptop, trying to do some routine work that didn't require thinking, but the complexity of his mood was beyond his imagination, and he couldn't concentrate.He wanted to learn more about the public opinion on the Internet, but he lacked the courage to click on those interfaces again.

At a certain moment, he couldn't help thinking that he wondered if Jian Mingche had read these reports.She must have seen it, so what would she think?Will you be shocked, in disbelief, or sad and disappointed?Although his face could not be seen in the photo, as his dearest sister, would she recognize that person as her brother?He couldn't imagine the blow this would bring to her. After all, she admired Gu Enzhong so much, and she loved her brother so much.

He was eager to know what Jian Mingche was doing now, was he still working part-time?Does she want someone to confide in, express her outrage, or simply doesn't believe the report and ignore it?

What about Gu Enzhong?what is he doing nowHow will he respond to this incident?To say that this report is completely false, without a single truth, or to admit it boldly?No, Jian Mingcheng dare not imagine.

Staying at home until night, he finally couldn't bear to walk out of the room.Walking on the criss-crossing campus forest path of Fuji University, while thinking about what to say later, he dialed Jian Mingche's phone number.Unexpectedly, the call was picked up soon, which made him feel a little overwhelmed. He originally thought that he would have to wait longer.

Jian Mingche's voice sounded the same, but he didn't know whether he should be grateful or panic about it.She said to him with a slightly surprised tone: "Brother, when did you come back? Did you enjoy your time in Harbin? Did you bring any presents for your sister?"

Sure enough, it was a gift as soon as he opened his mouth.While he was a little helpless, he felt even more bitter.Xiao Che, how should I open my mouth to tell you about this matter?

He didn't answer for a long time, until Jian Mingche asked hesitantly: "Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Jian Mingcheng came back to his senses, forced himself to smile, wanted to prove that he was in a normal mood, and then said: "How is your part-time job doing? When will you leave work?" At this time, through the phone, he vaguely noticed that There was a burst of unusual noise, not like a quiet environment like a cake shop.

Jian Mingche said: "Anyway, I didn't make any mistakes, let's be so-so. Today is the morning shift, and I will leave work at noon."

Jian Mingcheng asked, "Where are you now? It sounds very noisy next door."

"Is it very noisy?" Jian Mingche asked, and then seemed to take away the phone and shouted to the people next to him, "Keep your voice down! My brother said you are too noisy!" Jian Mingcheng faintly heard this Shouting, a little stuffy, a little ethereal.

"A few of our friends are at a party! They're playing board games, I don't like it, and I'm thinking of finding an excuse to leave." She suddenly lowered her voice, and said to him with a little confidence and cleverness, "Brother, do you want No, I'll go find you now. I haven't had supper yet. Are you home now?"

Jian Mingcheng was caught off guard for a moment, he hadn't decided whether to see Jian Mingche now, with his current state, could he cover up everything well?But his voice blurted out before his thoughts, and said: "Okay." Then he smiled and said, "I'll cook something delicious for you."

The vegetables in the supermarket downstairs were not fresh enough, and there were not any decent ingredients left at home after going out for a few days, so he decided to ride his electric car to the farmers market outside.

Passing by a bookstore on his way back, he suddenly remembered what Yuan Chen had said to him that day, and for some reason his heart moved, he turned around and rode his bike back, parked outside the bookstore door, and walked into the bright lights inside.

There weren't many people in the store, and a few middle school students in school uniforms crowded together and chatted about something.At a glance, most of the bookshelves are full of supplementary materials, which made him a little bit uninterested, but he finally stepped forward bravely and asked the female shop assistant who was playing with her mobile phone with her head down: "Excuse me... Do you have the book "Golden Tide"?"

The girl raised her head, her facial features were small and pretty, and she looked very delicate.She put down her phone and said, "Please wait a moment." She was skillfully operating something on the computer.Jian Mingcheng inadvertently glanced at the screen of her mobile phone on the counter, but immediately looked away, her heart beating violently.

Then the girl suddenly raised her head, smiled and said to him: "Yes, it's upstairs, I'll take you up there right away."

She called another clerk in the store to help look at the counter. At this moment, the middle school students that Jian Mingcheng saw just now crowded over and put a stack of books on the counter. Jian Mingcheng trembled in shock.

"Bill, please!"

The girl looked at him with a little apology and said, "I'm sorry, please follow me."

Jian Mingcheng took a few breaths slowly, forced a smile and nodded to her, followed the girl upstairs without looking at the middle school students.

It turns out that the upstairs is where ordinary books are sold, and all kinds of books are placed on the shelves in different categories.He saw a few girls who seemed to be students from the outer courtyard of Fuji University, but they didn't pay attention to him, and he didn't say hello to them.

The female shop assistant led her to the bookshelf with the words "Literature" on it. She slid her fingers along the spines of the rows of books, and soon found the book she wanted concisely and clearly.

Jian Mingcheng paid the bill downstairs, and then rode his electric scooter back to the apartment.When I opened the door and entered, I found that the lights in the living room and bathroom were on, so I knew that Jian Mingche had arrived.She has the key to the apartment, so naturally she can come in if she wants.