Jigsaw puzzle

"you…..."

Li Ran was very upset when he heard that, he wanted to ask Duan Chenyi if he was okay, but felt that the matter had developed to this point, such a greeting was too innocuous.

Finally he hesitated and asked, "Is there anything I can do to help?"

After asking this sentence, Duan Chenyi gave a helpless dry laugh, and Li Ran felt a heavy sense of powerlessness invaded here along the radio waves, making himself look small and ridiculous.

Duan Chenyi actually didn't want to be polite to Li Ran, he even thought about it for a while, and then said to Li Ran: "Brother Ran, others really can't help you with this matter, if someone can call me now, I'm already... Quite enough.”

These words made Li Ran very sad. He didn't know what to reply for a while, but Duan Chenyi understood the silence during these few seconds as something else.

"Did someone harass you?" He asked, "I'm so sorry, we've been separated for so long, but because of me—"

Li Ran interrupted him directly: "Shut up, don't say such things, no one harass me at all, even if someone seeks trouble, I'm a commoner, what else can they do to me?"

"The most important thing is to pay attention to your health. If there is nothing you can't handle, just take it as a vacation for yourself. Take this opportunity to rest and rest, and don't think about it too much," Li Ran said. He can feel it when he talks nonsense, he and Duan Chenyi are already people from two worlds, now he can only say such nonsense to comfort him, "Call me if you are really bored, I will accompany you curse."

Duan Chenyi's embarrassed laughter came from the other end of the phone. If Li Ran's chicken soup has worked, it might be that his laughter is not so "dry".

"Brother Ran, I really envy you now," Duan Chenyi said earnestly, which also surprised Li Ran, "When I calm down these two days, I always think, what else can I do if I don't become an idol anymore. "

"It's quite sad, isn't it, I seem to have no other way out except to make fans happy."

Li Ran felt that his throat was a little dry: "You are still young—"

"This is the scariest thing. I am indeed young, but for this circle, I am already old."

Li Ran forgot what he said to Duan Chenyi that night, and only knew that what he said was not useful.

Thinking that he once stood at the gate of that circle, looking at the high-rise buildings and temples in the circle with great ambitions, Li Ran felt a little belatedly lucky.

In the past, Li Ran was always full of regret and unwillingness when thinking of that period of failure. It was not until today that he realized that the "frustration" at that time might not be a bad thing.

No matter how beautiful the mirage is, it does not belong to you after all. The happiness that can be truly wrapped around you is more at ease.

In the afternoon of the next day, when Li Ran posted on Weibo again, he found that the situation was as expected, and further escalated and deteriorated.

Several photos of him holding hands and kissing with Duan Chenyi when they were together were posted on the Internet, and they were quickly picked up by netizens to be the same person in the dance studio video.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly last night and directly canceled his private account without revealing his address or specific information.

Li Ran looked at his photo hanging under the hot search entries, and his mood was extraordinarily calm.

In class, he was ready to be recognized by the students, and even silently read his declaration of coming out several times.

However, the real world and the online world don't seem to be 100% synchronized, especially in the youth class, where nothing happened. Even the attitude of the parents towards Li Ran is as friendly as ever.

At the old shop, it seemed that a few young girls stared at him a few more times, and as soon as they met Li Ran's eyes, they quickly looked away.

Li Ran felt that he might be a bit of a loser, so he adjusted his mentality and gave Xiao Yu a bear hug with a smile.

"You already guessed that I and Duan—"

Yu Yu interrupted him: "Shh! Don't mention your name!"

"Oh," Li Ran couldn't help laughing seeing her like this, "Don't be so serious, okay, it's like a spy movie."

Yu Yu glared at Li Ran: "If you weren't my boss, I would really want to beat you up!"

Seeing that she wasn't really angry, Li Ran lay down on the sofa in the hallway.

"The promised fans are really amazing. They can find old photos of me and Duan Chenyi not long ago. It's a pity not to be an agent."

"I don't think the last wave of pictures was posted by the fans, it may be that the fans of the hmm stepped back, or it was the ghost of his company!" Xiaoyu said worriedly, and specifically put Xu Nuo and Duan Chenyi together. Names are artificially silenced.

Li Ran was a little confused by what she said: "Why are his fans so ruthless? No matter how hard the company cheats him, it won't hurt him, right?"

"It is said that... umm is arguing with his father, saying that he must either issue a statement by himself, or sign ummmm, and quarrel with his own staff." Xiao Xiao became more and more helpless as he talked, and finally sighed : "It's okay if I can make it come true with every CP, my boss is still my idol's ex-boyfriend, why am I so miserable!"

Li Ran looked at Yu's earnest and worried look, and couldn't help laughing. He patted Yu's shoulder and assured her: "I will definitely give you a raise!"

"I don't dare to look forward to a salary increase. Just don't affect our store too much." Seeing that Li Ran was packing up and leaving, Xiao Yu asked him, "Where are you going?"

Li Ran waved his hand: "Go drink, do you want a piece?"

"No," Yu Xiao sighed, "I want to do anti-crime work for my brother."

As soon as he came up from the subway station, Li Ran saw Zheng Qi wearing this old shirt and waving to him, standing next to him with holes all over his body.

Since being with Han Yicheng, Li Ran asked friends out for drinks less and less frequently, so that Zheng Qi often complained about his "emphasis on sex over friends".

"How does it feel to be on the trending search? Has your dream of becoming a star come true?" Zheng Qi still laughed at him meanly.

Chen Xian pushed Zheng Qi to stop making fun of Li Ran at this moment.After Zheng Qi finished speaking, he might also feel that his words were inappropriate, so he glanced at Li Ran with a guilty conscience.

However, Li Ran looked at it very openly, and smiled bitterly a few times, nodded and laughed at himself: "It's very enjoyable."

Seeing Li Ran's expression of not paying much attention, Chen Xian was relieved, and she also muttered: "Now these fans are crazy, I just used my work account to say a few good things on Weibo for Duan Chenyi yesterday , Their private messages almost scolded my ancestral grave!"

"Hey, it's the same as if you don't follow stars!" Zheng Qi didn't dare to watch Li Ran's jokes rashly, and turned to point the finger at Chen Xian, "Who is it that went abroad to watch a concert after going bankrupt?"

Li Ran was very relaxed in the atmosphere where the two of them were fighting back and forth. It was only at the entrance of the bar that he suddenly realized that this was the bar where Qi Dongqing worked.

Sure enough, Qi Dongqing was working in the store, and was taken aback when he saw the three of them coming in.

At this time, there were not too many people in the shop, so Qi Dongqing hesitated for a while, instead of avoiding Li Ran like last time, he handed over the drink list directly.

He said hello to Li Ran: "I take good care of my business, I'll give you a [-]% discount."

"You won't come to trick us again, will you?" Li Ran still has lingering fears about the experience last time, "I don't want to be forced to drink again."

Qi Dongqing smiled awkwardly, he didn't expect Li Ran to care so much about what happened last time.

"I dare not lie to you," he said, "You can drink."

Zheng Qi was a little surprised: "Li Ran, you can do it, no matter where you go, you know people."

"This is the little beauty's father," Chen Xian and Qi Dongqing had met before, and he introduced it to Zheng Qi on his own.She was familiar with herself, so she asked Qi Dongqing directly, "Where's the little beauty?"

Li Ran had heard from Han Yicheng that Chen Xian was very similar to his sister, so he carefully observed Qi Dongqing's reaction this time. As expected, Qi Dongqing was a little unnatural when facing Chen Xian. Even Li Ran could tell that he was avoiding looking directly at Chen Xian. .

"She...does her homework on the second floor."

As soon as Qi Dongqing finished speaking, Li Ran saw Qi Xin coming from the side passage and waved to them.

"Ah," Li Ran smiled, "Are you going to report to Han Yicheng again, saying that I'm here for a drink?"

Qi Xin lowered her head guiltily: "The report is over."

Sure enough, Li Ran's phone immediately rang a notification tone, and it was Han Yicheng who sent a WeChat message.

- Don't drink too much.

Such care from a foreign country warmed Li Ran's heart. He hooked the corners of his mouth and replied to Han Yicheng.

- no problem [dear]

Han Yicheng probably had something to do with him, so he didn't reply right away, but Li Ran was quite satisfied with this exhortation, and he smiled very gently while sitting here.

"Hurry up and go back to the second floor," Qi Dongqing patted Qi Xin on the back to let her go back, but Qi Xin seemed to have something to say to Li Ran, and looked back at Li Ran every step of the way.

"Let's talk again the day after tomorrow." Li Ran guessed that she had seen her photo on the Internet, and made a hush gesture with Qi Xin, "This matter will be kept secret in advance, you know?"

Qi Xin nodded, and ran away without a trace.

There are not many people in the bar on weekdays, and most of the surrounding college students come here to party.Li Ran and the three of them knew each other very well, so there was no need to pour alcohol on each other, and it was quite pleasant to drink by themselves.

"Your mentality is really good," Chen Xian looked at Li Ran and sighed, "If I want to encounter such a thing, I will be so annoying."

Li Ran put down his wine glass and smiled wryly, "I'm annoying too, but what's the use of being annoying, I can't pull those troublesome people out one by one to beat them up."

"Do you want your old Han to tell me," Zheng Qi clicked his tongue, "If he sees your picture from the Internet, it will be a big shadow in his heart."

Chen Xian pushed Zheng Qi again: "What should I say about this, the photo of me kissing with my ex-boyfriend has been trending, you can take a look?"

"Hey, why don't I just make a suggestion? Why are you pushing me all the time? If you keep doing this, I'll let my wife beat you up someday!"

Li Ran stared at the liquid in the cup, thinking about Zheng Qi's words in his head,

It's not that he didn't think about giving Han Yicheng a vaccination. If Han Yicheng was in the country, he would definitely explain it to him face to face immediately.

It's just that Han Yicheng is in a foreign country now, and there is very little time for the two of them to talk properly. Li Ran doesn't want to use the only time they have to communicate with to talk about this matter.

Besides, Li Ran always felt awkward if he didn't talk about this kind of thing in person.

"Let's talk about it when he comes back," Li Ran pinched his brows helplessly.

The three drank and chatted, time passed quickly, and when there were fewer people in the shop, Qi Dongqing started to sing with his guitar again.

Li Ran guessed that his voice must have suffered some kind of damage, which made him afraid to sing when there were many people, so he could only come out to play and sing alone before the show was about to end.

In fact, his extremely hoarse voice is quite characteristic, if it is placed among people who are engaged in art, it may be regarded as unique.

Li Ran looked at his watch, and it was almost time for the last subway train, so he went to the front desk to pay and prepare to leave.

When he came back, he found Chen Xian sitting firmly on the chair, his eyes almost motionless looking at Qi Dongqing, his brows twisted like earthworms.

Li Ran patted her on the shoulder, but Chen Xian still didn't move, so Li Ran had no choice but to ask her: "What are you looking at? Are you leaving?"

Chen Xian raised her head, looked at Li Ran with serious eyes, and asked, "Han Yicheng's sister...is her name Han Yanan?"