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In winter, it gets dark early, and the wind blows for a while, sweeping away the fluffy clouds, leaving the sky full of pale black.

Pei Xun left from the back door of the hotel, avoiding the reporters swarming at the front door.He put his hands in his pockets and walked slowly along an empty narrow alley.After a while, a drizzle of rain fell on his shoulders, gradually elongated and heavy, and splashed on his skirt.He didn't even hide, he just walked in the rain and let the raindrops fall one by one.It was as if the rain was washing him, cleaning him, stripping him from the oil paint, and becoming clean, free and alive.

The night rain wets the street, and the asphalt road seems to be covered with hazy fog, which faintly reflects the colored light of the neon lights on all sides.This is the center of the city, where there are row upon row of high-rise commercial buildings, and the sound of rain can't cover the dense hustle and bustle; this is a night that can detonate public opinion, and he knows that the news of Pei's family will hit the headlines of financial news soon, maybe because of his relationship, You can also share the entertainment page with the Gold Award.But here and now, none of that matters anymore.He hurried past the crowd rushing to hide from the rain, and he was the only one walking slowly, out of place in Lu Li's light and shadow, as if he was wandering in another world separated by a transparent wall.

"Thank you for the performance! The next award - I know, everyone has been waiting for a long time -"

A distance away from the sidewalk, Pei Xun suddenly heard the host's voice on the big screen in the distance.Mixed with the hum of current, it was somewhat distorted.

He immediately turned his head and walked over there.

The ceremony has already started, and people may not be allowed to enter. He is destined to miss the scene this year.On the big screen in the square, the grand occasion of tonight's Golden Honor Awards Ceremony was being broadcast live in real time.

There should have been many citizens gathered here to discuss who would win the award, but because of a sudden torrential rain, most of the people dispersed, only the stars on the screen were still talking to the empty space.Pei Xun walked to the opposite side of the screen, and there was no one around, like a screening room just for him.He just watched the host slowly open the envelope with the winner's name hidden, then leaned closer to the microphone, showing the mysterious smile that must appear at this stage: "Win this year's Golden Honor Award for Best Actor It's—"

It turned out to be just at this time.The camera pans over the faces of the candidates one by one.Pei Xun didn't see who the rest of the actors were or what their masterpieces were. He stared at the screen tightly, staring at the last person who appeared on the screen.

It turned out that he was so good-looking tonight.

Zhou Nian was sitting next to Song Yuzhen, wearing the clothes he chose, with very light makeup, outlining his brows and eyes like ink.He is the youngest nominee for this award this year, but he is not stage-frightened. He did not close his eyes or put his hands together like other candidates, and only smiled when the camera pointed at him.The moment his eyes turned, Pei Xun blinked, feeling his heart contracting slightly.

"The actor who won this award is—" the host repeated.

Pei Xun said silently in his heart: It's him.

There are several small grids on the right side of the screen, which are the real-time expressions of the candidates.He saw Zhou Nian pursed his lips and narrowed his eyes, as if praying silently.

"—Zhou Nian!"

The sound effects and applause that suddenly sounded at that moment filled the entire square in an instant.As if captured by this thunderous sound, his heartbeat also started to beat, violently beating in the chest cavity.The camera quickly focused on Zhou Nian, his face was full of undisguised surprise, and his eyes were wide open.All the light on the scene is rippling in these eyes, clear and bright, like a stream of thousands of stars.

The corners of Pei Xun's mouth also curled up uncontrollably, and he smiled along with him.

Song Yuzhen stood up first and hugged him, followed by Li Jin, Bai Hua... Countless people shook hands with him and congratulated him as he passed by.If possible, he also wants to hug him at this moment and share all the excitement and joy with him.But at this moment, he could only stand in the empty square, wrapped in the rain, curling his fingers.

"Thank you," he saw Zhou Nian taking the trophy, holding the microphone with one hand, "Thank you."

He took a few seconds to calm down, then looked at the camera, and said again: "—Thank you very much."

At this time, the screen switched to a pair of elderly people in the auditorium, who were Zhou Nian's parents.At this moment, Mother Zhou's face was full of tears, and she covered her face with her hands.Father Zhou seemed to be trying to suppress his joy, but the expression of joy and satisfaction was still conveyed through the corners of his brows and eyes, and his eyes were full of pride.

very nice.

"Thank you Director Bai," Zhou Nianzheng recited the manuscript sentence by sentence, "Thank you for your support and guidance along the way..."

It was the first time he was shortlisted, and at such a young age, neither his agent nor himself had high expectations for winning the award.Zhou Nian always carried him behind his back when he practiced his acceptance speech, and would blush when he found out, as if he was afraid that he would be disappointed if he didn't win the award.

fool.

"...Thanks to my parents." He looked towards the audience, "Thank you for your tolerance and support. I love you."

The screen switched to the picture of Zhou Nian's parents again, and then moved back to his face.

Next, there was a moment of silence.

The background music had already stopped, but Zhou Nian did not continue.The venue suddenly fell into silence, and only his slight breathing came from the microphone.

Zhou Nian just quietly stared at the camera.Different from the previous official politeness, he lowered his head slightly, his eyes softened suddenly.

For a moment, Pei Xun really felt the warmth of his eyes.It seemed that the rest of the world was floating high in the air, and only they stayed in place, looking at each other for a long time through an electronic screen.The rain stagnates, time stops, but there are other long and deep things rolling up and surging between them.

"Thank you to someone who unfortunately couldn't be here today," Zhou Nian finally said softly, "I hope you are watching—wait for me to find you."

After a brief silence, the noise below suddenly became louder.The host also raised his eyebrows in unison, with an ambiguous expression—everyone knows that this scene will surely hit the headlines tomorrow morning.Some booed, some applauded, but Zhou Nian did not continue.He smiled a little shyly, continued to finish the last few formulaic speeches, and then walked off the stage amidst applause.

And Pei Xun stood where he was, waiting for his heartbeat to calm down.Involuntarily, he lowered his head and laughed.His whole body was cold and wet, but his face gradually heated up.The heat goes all the way down, all over the body.

Suddenly, there was a ringing of bells, especially in the night.After a while, he realized that it was his mobile phone that was ringing - he took out the mobile phone almost in a hurry, and three words were lit up on the screen, which was the note that Zhou Nian had typed in by himself: boyfriend.

"Xun?"

As soon as he picked it up, he heard that person's voice.Very short, a little breathless.

"...Well," he was caught off guard, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses, "Why do you..."

He looks at the big screen.The ceremony has progressed to the next stage, but how about Zhou Nian...

"Where are you?" Zhou Nian asked.As if he didn't want to be heard by others, his voice was very low, "Outside? Is it raining? Did you bring an umbrella?"

Pei Xun didn't know how to answer for a moment.You are live broadcasting - he wanted to tell Zhou Nian that.But when he spoke, he just said, "I..."

On the screen, the ceremony is still going on, and the camera slowly sweeps across the auditorium - Zhou Nian's seat is already empty.The host obviously also noticed this, and immediately joked: "It seems that our new actor really can't wait—"

"In the square?" Zhou Nian heard the sound of rain first, and then heard the live sound echoing from the opposite side, and immediately reacted, "Wait for me there."

"do not……"

Pei Xun only had time to say a word before Zhou Nian hung up the phone.He stared blankly at the darkened screen for a few seconds, and after realizing it, he hurriedly walked to the side of the tree, and hastily stroked his hair—the ceremony venue is not far from here, if all goes well, Zhou Nian will be there soon Can rush over... but can't let him see what he looks like now.

As it turned out, his efforts were in vain.Zhou Nian got out of the car on the side of the road, saw him at a glance, closed the door and ran over - still holding the trophy in his arms.From such a long distance, Pei Xun could see the instant smile on his face.

Zhou Nian stopped in front of him, first opened the umbrella to cover him, and then carefully looked at the person in front of him, startled for a moment, and his smile quickly faded.

"I was wrong." Pei Xun knew he was about to be scolded, so he tugged at the corner of his clothes.

"..." Zhou Nian stared at his wet clothes and hair, and frowned tightly.

"I'm sorry..." Pei Xun wanted to hug him, but was afraid of getting him wet, so he stopped halfway.Zhou Nian was unmoved and remained silent.Seeing that begging for mercy was unsuccessful, Pei Xun stepped forward and kissed him on the lips.

It was rare for him to show such a cautious look.Zhou Nian moved the corner of his mouth, as if he really wanted to be serious for a while, but he didn't hold back.He took off Pei Xun's drenched coat, put on his own, and asked, "What's going on?"

Pei Xun was startled, and then realized what he already knew.His eyes flickered for a rare moment: "...we'll talk about it when we go back."

"In the future, tell me anything in advance." Zhou Nian wiped off the rain from the side of his face, distressed, "Don't keep it from me... I want to know everything about you."

"Well," Pei Xun couldn't help laughing, "Speaking of which you don't want to listen anymore——why are you coming here in such a hurry?"

Zhou Nian didn't answer right away.Noticing Pei Xun's probing gaze, his face burned, and his earlobes slowly turned red: "Go home first...don't catch a cold."

——It must be hiding something important.

Pei Xun blinked: "No hurry, you go first."

"……worry about you."

"anything else?"

"I got the award," Zhou Nian said softly, handing him the award, "for you."

Pei Xun took it and held it in his arms cherishingly.But this kind of thing is obviously not enough to make Zhou Nian blush like this, he raised his eyebrows and continued to ask: "Then?"

Zhou Nian stopped talking.He looked at him with soft eyes, like the waves of the sea covered with moonlight that day.

The rain stopped.The air is filled with a faint smell of grass and trees, and a few lights flicker sporadically in the distance.It was probably because everything had just been washed with water and became brand new and clean, otherwise why every subtle expression of Zhou Nian suddenly became so clear.

"I... bought a ring," he said, taking out a small box, "Pei Xun, I..."

He stared at Pei Xun.

"I'm not good enough," Zhou Nian paused, slowly weaving words, "but you are the best. These words should have waited until I was more capable...but I couldn't wait. "

"Do you want to?"

Pei Xun lowered his eyes and stared at it.Those were very familiar rings - their style and shape were clearly the same as the shell ring he handed to Zhou Nian on the beach that day.

"I thought... the scene would be more formal," Zhou Nian panicked seeing him not speaking for a long time.With the dim light cast by the big screen, he watched Pei Xun nervously and lowered his voice: "...Should I kneel down?"

Pei Xun laughed: "Are you stupid?"

This sentence has a faint vibrato.Under Zhou Nian's gradually burning gaze, he picked up the ring: "Most of the things I once had were lost a few hours ago. Even so, don't you regret it?"

"Of course." Zhou Nian didn't even think about it, and didn't even ask why, "I'll support you."

Pei Xun looked at him fixedly and smiled.

The cloud slowly moved away.The clear light of the stars and the moon fell on his outstretched left hand, and the breeze slid by, like transparent birds, circling and turning around them.

"—Then I'll leave it to you."

A farce is over, but life has just begun; the chase ends here, and the future is paved here.

Like a reverse tape, time flashes back and returns to the origin of everything.He pushed open the bathroom door, Zhou Nian stood outside the door, his eyes fell on him, deeply depressed.

No one knows how this person will walk into his life inch by inch, waiting for him, and telling him all the stories of his life.

END

[The following is some nonsense]

Thank you for reading this dog blood little Lei Wen, the girl who can persist until the end is true love, give me a refill?

Special thanks to every girl who left a message.This is my first serious concluding article. I feel like I have never written so many words in my life. XD Every time I read the comments, I feel like I am unwrapping a present. Without your encouragement, I will definitely not be able to finish it. It is really very, very Thanks everyone.

Although this article is very immature and has not been handled well in many places, but out of love for paper books and my self-preservation psychology, I will still add a few extra pages for printing. Interested friends can go to my Weibo (@ -Dewy) Pay attention to the follow-up progress, the first draft of the cover has come out, it is very beautiful>

And a revised version of the txt will also be posted on Weibo, with many additions to the words and plot (although I guess you may not be able to see it...)

Thanks again everyone.

Dew

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