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The smoke between Pei Xun's fingers trembled slightly.The accumulated gray shimmered and fell off, like a small shattered rain.

He didn't ask "why", nor was he surprised, he just looked ahead, leaving Zhou Nian with a calm profile as usual.Zhou Nian bent down, clasped his fingers by the window, and explained in a low voice: "We...we were photographed by the media when we met here before. They haven't sent out the photos yet, and my agent is discussing... "

It seems to be taken from a far away place, the photo is not clear, under the dim light, only Zhou Nian's profile can be seen clearly.But if you want to influence a person's acting career, these are enough - with the silhouette of the other half, it is not difficult to recognize that it is the silhouette of a man.

At night, two men hug and kiss behind the car window.

Gossip is quite normal for celebrities; the same-sex trend in the circle is not only popular in recent years.But if these two things are combined, they can only be kept secret.It's nothing more than a tacit understanding among people in the circle, once it is opened up and placed on the stage, in front of the public, it will only end in death.

Don't say that it is equal and open now: once a celebrity comes out publicly, when passers-by mention him later, they will always say "by the way, this person is gay".

He doesn't care about other people's gossip - no matter what gender he likes, it won't be a shameful thing.Ever since Pei Xun asked him to clarify his sexual orientation, he was ready to make it public one day.But not now.

After a year of snow storage, his popularity now is not even as good as when he first debuted.If another "scandal" breaks out at this time, I am afraid that it will be completely devastated, and it will be difficult to turn around from now on.

Compared with these, what made him even more unimaginable was how furious his parents would be if they saw the news unprepared—even his father, who was upset that there was an "actor" in the family, made him suddenly accept the news. The only child is gay?

"The other side promised not to spread the word." Zhou Nian lowered his eyes, "It's just..."

"Is that why I'm so shameless?" Pei Xun said suddenly.

He finally glanced sideways at Zhou Nian.That expression could almost be said to be mocking—Zhou Nian was stunned, and subconsciously retorted: "No, I..."

"Sorry." Pei Xun turned his head.He calmed down for a moment, the irritability between his brows faded away, he even stretched out his hand and put it lightly on the back of Zhou Nian's hand: "I will handle it."

His lip line is naturally slightly raised, as if he is always smiling, which makes him look gentle and polite at all times, just like this time.His fingertips flicked Zhou Nian's hand twice, silently comforting: "These photos will not be leaked out, and such things will not happen again in the future. Don't worry."

His hands are so hot.Zhou Nian was taken aback, then grabbed his fingertips with his backhand and held them tightly in his palm.

"I—that's not what I mean." He said this, not to let Pei Xun deal with this matter, "It's just that when we meet in the future..."

"—In the future?" Pei Xun smiled and shook his head, "Aren't you tired of hiding like this? Forget it."

"……what?"

"I know about this." Pei Xun withdrew his hand calmly, still smiling, "Let me go first."

He nodded gracefully to Zhou Nian, turned the key, and lit the fire.The sound of the engine starting came from the window, which woke Zhou Nian up instantly.He lowered his body and stared closely at Pei Xun: "I..."

"There will be a lot of film appointments." Pei Xun frowned, looking a little helpless, "Excuse me, give me a little room."

Zhou Nian took a step back.Pei Xun nodded and turned the steering wheel.The car drove out quickly, and with a deep thunder, it sank into the thick night.

"..."

There was a sudden chill on his forehead, and he realized that it was raining.The rain that had accumulated overnight was thrown on him like sharp needles.

After a while, the sound of the rain grew louder.It turned out that the water drop could be so heavy, hitting his spine, it seemed like a speechless reprimand.Zhou Nian moved, brushed his face, and transparent water droplets poured down from his fingers and landed on the asphalt road.

—Then he is a pure actor again.

Xu Li called and said that the paparazzi who took the photo had promised to destroy the photo and never let it out.The person who took the picture sent her the picture just to ask for some hush money from her, but she didn't show much surprise when she suddenly changed her attitude.When dealing with artists, she has always been very measured, never asking questions that should not be asked.Now it is this sense of propriety that saved Zhou Nian, he didn't mention Pei Xun's name, he just said: "That's good",

A few days later, it was Lin Chen who heard the news from nowhere, and immediately came to him to ask for details.Zhou Nian didn't want to answer further, and said directly, "It's all right."

"Young Master Pei solved it quite neatly." Lin Chen said, "I heard that those paparazzi were originally squatting Bai Wei, and they really got some information. It's just that Bai Wei thought of some way and asked them to change A target... Is there anyone in this crew who is worthy of replacing Bai Wei? Thinking about it, only Mr. Pei's new scandal can arouse their interest, and it really is you."

"..." Zhou Nian didn't speak.What happened has nothing to do with him.

"...But, how did Bai Wei know about you?" Lin Chen asked.

"I ran into her one day." Zhou Nian said.

"Oh... She also came out to play wild meat?" Lin Chen understood, "Her family has been recording songs in the shed recently-this is interesting."

These things have never been within the scope of Zhou Nian's concern.He lowered his eyes and sipped the soup.

Although Pei Xun said "forget it", the daily soup has not been stopped, presumably he ordered a regular soup early in the morning that lasted until the day he was finished.Even if they don't meet each other again, it's not worth Pei Xun's special trip to call the store to cancel the delivery.Anyway, he doesn't lack the money.

"If you tell Young Master Pei about this," Lin Chenwu gloated, "Bai Wei won't be able to receive dramas again in the future, haha. No matter how powerful she is, she will..."

In the middle of his speech, he stopped.Lin Chen's ability to observe words and emotions is excellent, so he naturally saw that Zhou Nian was not in the mood: "What's wrong with you? Are you unhappy?"

Zhou Nian shook his head.He put down the crock, and after a moment of silence, he said, "We are separated."

"...You and Pei Xun?" Lin Chen was startled.Immediately, he laughed again: "It's just a separation—it's perfectly normal, don't make it look like a broken relationship. Don't you always want to be with him? Besides, you've only been with him for a month, a month Just changing Bai Hua's film contract, isn't that a good deal? Pei..."

"Stop talking." Zhou Nian looked at him.

He has always been quiet and introverted, no matter what others say, he will always listen quietly.This was the first time that he interrupted someone else's words, Lin Chen was slightly startled, and immediately stopped talking: "I'm sorry."

Zhou Nian lowered his eyes and said "It's okay".Lin Chen knew he was bored, so he left after a while.

Zhou Nian sat upright on the chair.At noon, the sun was just right, accompanied by the voices of actors and directors on the stage, spilling in from the window.

He stretched out his hand in such sunlight and gently pressed the center of his brow.

From the day I went to find Pei Xun in the hotel to now, it has been less than a month.Excluding the previous two weeks of no contact, the time they often met was only about twenty days—during this time, Pei Xun's car would be waiting for him by the side of the road.When he approached, the man would roll down the window and give him a kiss.

In just 20 days, people had inertia.These days, after the night show, when walking back to the hotel along the road, he would unconsciously slow down and count the passing license plates.

But that person never appeared again.

Pei Xun's "forget it" is an understatement, but in practice it is thorough and clean - after all, he has never been short of people around him.Yesterday he searched the Internet using "Pei Xun" as the keyword, and the first result that popped up was his scandal with a new actress.In the accompanying picture, the two are walking on the commercial street in the city center without avoiding suspicion. Pei Xun is standing on the outside of the road, wearing a gray windbreaker and a white shirt, carrying a women's bag and several huge paper bags.

He enlarged the picture.On the screen, Pei Xun lowered his head slightly, unable to see his eyebrows clearly, but he was vaguely smiling.

Without Zhou Nian, Pei Xun's life would not be different.Just like that super flower back then, like this actress now, he was just a passerby who stopped by Mr. Pei's side.It was a bubble floating in his flowery world, and he glanced at it in a hurry like a fleeting image, let him watch it quickly, and then left.

In a month's time, he got an audition opportunity for him, and almost nothing left for the rest.He still doesn't know Pei Xun's cell phone number, even if he wants to ask about Xiao Bai's situation, he can only call the female secretary again.Speaking of this, he didn't speculate on anything before, but now he has changed his mind, and everything he sees is half-sour and not bitter-for example, is such a beautiful female secretary really just Pei Xun's secretary?

And those thoughts never make sense.Zhou Nian closed her eyes and began to memorize the lines for the next scene.

"Seven Degrees of Youth" wrapped up in two weeks.

Even though the heroine's acting skills are worrisome and the time in the group is seriously insufficient, the show is still gratifying to finish successfully within the stipulated schedule.The night of the finale was the celebration banquet. After drinking for three rounds, the crew began to toast each other and compliment each other around the seats.Zhou Nian's drinking capacity is average, and he is not good at toasts and other occasional words. Although there are many wine glasses directed at him, most of them are blocked by Xiao Huang.

At first, it was the makeup artist who came over with a cup, boasting "I haven't seen such a good actor in a long time"; then the scene notes followed, praising him as "as aura as I remembered".As soon as these people approached, Xiao Huang began to drink dutifully, and he was only responsible for smiling constantly.After laughing all night, his face was a little stiff, and he was more tired than acting.

Finally the director also came to him.

There was no way to escape, Zhou Nian picked up the wine glass, thinking of something to say thank you, but the director had already said, "Xiao Zhou."

He just nodded.

"You... are very talented." The director's face was already flushed, obviously he had been fed a lot, "acting in such a play is a shame."

"..." He didn't know how to answer the words, he just said, "It's a pleasure to work with you."

"Such kind words, heck, there's no need to say them." The director shook his head and continued, "You can act very well, but sometimes you're not stable enough... Last week, you were a little absent-minded, right?"

Zhou Nian lowered his head: "Yes. I encountered some... things."

"Young man, is there any obstacle you can't get over?" The director didn't say anything more about it, but patted him on the shoulder vigorously: "Although I'm filming this kind of drama now, you can tell how the actors are doing. You You are still young, you will be better in the future! From now on...act well! Come on, do it!"

Zhou Nian smiled, drank the wine in the glass, and replied solemnly: "Okay".

Seeing that summer is about to enter, the night wind is still like ice, blowing on the body of the half-drunk man, cooling him down instantly.Zhou Nian bid farewell to Xiao Huang who sent him home, tightened his coat, and felt a faint headache.After getting out of the car, I ran to the door of the unit in two or three steps. Just as I took out the key, I realized that there was someone standing beside me.

He looked up. Eva was smiling at him: "Mr. Zhou, long time no see."

A little furry head was sticking out of the dog bag she was carrying.Xiao Bai smelled a familiar scent, and bowed to his side.But after all, I haven't seen you in January, and some dare not admit it.

——The last remaining contact between him and Pei Xun was also sent back.