please don't believe me

"Every time I go out with you, always be prepared to be bluffed, Dan."

Ivan stood beside him, waiting for Dai Bowen to park the car.This is an underground parking lot. Dai Bowen personally drove Ivan here. Of course, he obtained permission from Shen Xiuyuan in advance.

Although Dai Bowen came to find out Ivan's true mood, he did not forget the more important task.When Ivan walked out of the house and found that he had to get into a car, he knew that this was the "test" prepared by the other party today.

To be honest, this car is a spacious car worthy of a marketing director, and it is not cramped.Moreover, the driver was still Dai Bowen, so he could be regarded as an acquaintance, so Ivan didn't turn around and run away at the beginning.After hesitating outside the car door for a while, he was finally persuaded by Dai Bowen to swallow a red capsule, and got into the car with a heartbeat.

In the setting of "Romanting", blue is used to calm emotions, and red is used to inspire courage.It was really just a color trick, but when Ivan started taking the red capsules, his performance in the tests did get better and better.

Dai Bowen got out of the car, locked the car, and took Ivan to the elevator and said, "It's too much to say it's a lie. It's my job to confirm the effect of 'Romantin', isn't it?"

Ivan smiled, raised his eyebrows and asked, "You asked me to come out just to finish the work?"

"There are so many volunteers, I'll just take care of you, and you still complain?" Dai Bowen put one hand in his pocket, pressed the elevator button with the other, and squinted at Ivan sideways, "That's it, your The progress is still slower than average, and I think my bonus will fall into your hands."

While speaking, there was a "ding" sound from the elevator, indicating that the elevator had arrived.

Dai Bowen walked in first, but when he turned around, Ivan was still standing outside without moving a muscle—this was only natural.

Dai Bowen put on a helpless expression and pressed the door open button: "What's the matter?"

"'What's wrong'?" Ivan narrowed his eyes, "I just wanted to ask, is this an elevator?"

Dai Bowen asked back: "Yes, so?"

Ivan's expression became tense: "You know..."

"Dear Mr. Weiss, this elevator has such a large space that a MINI can drive in." Dai Bowen spread his hands, "Not to mention my car, even your off-road vehicle is not as spacious as this one, is it?"

Ivan replied with a stiff face: "But this is closed."

"I think you've been able to get into the elevator a long time ago, but you always think you can't, so you've delayed until now." Dai Bowen stretched out his hand towards Ivan, "The effect of the red 'Romantine' before has not expired yet. come on in."

Ivan didn't speak, just stared at him.

"Okay, okay, let's take a step back?" Dai Bowen said, "Eat another red one, then hold my hand, close your eyes and don't think about anything, can you do it?"

Ivan was silent for a while, then slowly put his hand into his pocket.

Dai Bowen knew there was something to be done, but instead of urging him verbally, he stretched his hand a little further and smiled at the other party with some encouragement: "Huh?"

Ivan finally opened the medicine box again and took out a red capsule.This is "Romantine" designed to overcome temporary symptoms-although the composition is actually the same as the blue one.

Dai Bowen watched Ivan take the capsule, and then when the other party took a deep breath, he inhaled and exhaled with a very obvious gesture.

This looked like a joke, but Dai Bowen's actions were more conspicuous than Ivan's own.In addition, Ivan has been paying attention to him, so after two rounds, Ivan has unconsciously fallen into the rhythm of Dai Bowen.

After taking a total of five deep breaths, Ivan finally calmed down slightly.

Dai Bowen reached out to him again.But this time, the hand is placed relatively low, which means that the other party can come in without this.

This time, Ivan shook hands without hesitation. Dai Bowen raised his eyebrows, and dragged him into the elevator without caring whether the other party had time to close his eyes.

The elevator door closed.

The thrust strengthened the heaviness under his feet, and Ivan kept his eyes closed and did not speak.He held Dai Bowen's hand hard, and Dai Bowen grabbed him with the same strength.And because of Ivan's silence, Dai Bowen kept whistling the tune to pass the time.

This is a very simple world famous song - Canon.

Canon is a classic polyphonic music mode, and almost everyone is familiar with it today, not to mention that Ivan still has something to do with art.Although he was nervous in the elevator, once he heard Dai Bowen's whistle, he was uncontrollably distracted.

Dai Bowen is really a trickster, he deliberately played the wrong tune in one place.

Because there are many melodies in Canon that repeat, even if it only focuses on the same place, it is very frequent.

It was only the third time that I made a mistake, and Ivan couldn't hold it back. He opened his eyes and stared at the sound source: "It's a mistake!"

Dai Bowen raised his eyebrows: "Huh?"

"I mean, you played it wrong, the correct one is this..." Ivan said, and began to hum Canon's tone.But just as he sang the part he wanted to revise, the elevator door opened with a ding.

Dai Bowen took the opportunity to let go of Ivan's hand, smiled and walked out of the elevator door: "Let's go."

Ivan was taken aback.

Dai Bowen pressed the button of the elevator outside the door: "The elevator is nothing more than that, isn't it?"

This is a bar restaurant sort of place.Dai Bowen and Ivan came early, before everyone was in high spirits.

Not long after the meal started, Dai Bowen led the topic to his own purpose.

"You're going to have an art exhibition soon, how's it going?" Dai Bowen squeezed lemon juice on the salad, and then stirred, "The paintings I saw in your studio last time... are they enough?"

"Of course it's not enough." When it comes to the areas he is good at, Ivan is relatively undefended, "I probably need to create three to five more."

Dai Bowen raised his eyebrows: "There are so many, is it too late? I think you mainly focus on oil painting..."

Ivan chewed and swallowed the French fries dipped in mushroom sauce, and then said slowly: "The size is different, it doesn't matter."

"Okay." Dai Bowen shrugged, took a few bites of vegetables, and asked again, "It sounds like you've been busy recently. Will I bother you if I call you out like that?"

"No, no." Ivan smiled, "I can't stay in the studio all the time either. Maybe I can find some inspiration when I come out like this..."

Inspiration for "Venus"?Dai Bowen came to his senses and asked with a little interest: "May I ask, what have you been painting recently?"

Ivan raised his eyebrows and looked at Dai Bowen for a while: "You want to know?"

"Of course." Dai Bowen still had an excited expression, but he already had a faint premonition in his heart.

Ivan stared at him for a few seconds, then lowered his eyes and looked away.The light above the table is projected down, illuminating the meal and the diners at a glance, and Dai Bowen can almost recognize all the expressions of the other party at a glance.

no, wait...

When Dai Bowen's heart skipped a beat, Ivan spoke.

"I'm... trying to express an emotion." Ivan inserted a potato chip again and rolled it gently in the dipping sauce, "Painters always want to get the audience's empathy, and I'm no exception. I hope People who see that painting can understand what I think..."

No, I don't want to know the meaning of that painting at all.Dai Bowen thought to himself, but said: "It sounds amazing, I have to take a good look at it then."

Ivan raised his head and smiled at him: "You will... see."

Rao Dai Bowen was also numb from the young man's meaningful gaze.No, or perhaps it was Dai Bowen's sensitivity to emotions that made him suddenly understand something.

Fortunately, this subtle embarrassment did not last for two seconds, and the lights in the restaurant suddenly dimmed.

The spotlights on the small stage in front turned on, and there was already a small band sitting by the side of the stage, and it seemed that someone was about to perform.

As everyone turned to the stage, a girl in a teal sequined mermaid dress stepped up to the microphone.She wore rich and voluptuous makeup, flaming red lips, and shining metal earrings.People applauded her spontaneously, and she smiled toward the crowd.

Dai Bowen didn't dare to care whether Ivan was afraid of the dark, but explained in a low voice: "This girl is also a user of 'Romantin', and she has a certain degree of autism, which makes her unable to perform in front of the crowd. ..."

Ivan also looked at the girl: "But, she chose to be a singer?"

"This is the effect of 'Romanting'." Dai Bowen laughed, "You can hear how great she has become."

The violin started the prelude, and the girl's voice soon entered.This is a common approach to the blues, but the precision and ease with which it is mastered is a testament to the skill of the singer.

"Flying bird,

you know how i feel.

O sun in the sky,

You know how I feel..."

The female singer's voice is as silky and beautiful as velvet, and there seems to be a kind of power coming out of the singing, tightly holding the listener's heart.

She performed so well, but Dai Bowen couldn't be happy with the effect of "Romanting", because he just felt that the selection was a bit "bad".

Listen to the lyrics——

"Dawn draws near,

A new day has come.

I have been born again,

It couldn't have been better..."

This song is perfect for a female singer who has overcome her fear and stepped onto the stage.She can face the audience and chase her dreams, just like "rebirth".

The problem is that Ivan, who is opposite Dai Bowen, is also "reborn".Not only is he alive again, but he wants someone—perhaps someone else in particular—to "know how he feels"!

This song literally speaks from his heart!

The drums beat on people's hearts, and the saxophone and trumpet players swayed their bodies gently with the music.The girls and the musicians cooperated with each other, as if a scene of feasting and debauchery was opened in front of the audience, and the crowd came and went in lights and shadows.

Dai Bowen propped his chin, facing the direction of the stage, but glanced at Ivan inadvertently.

He didn't care about the dimness at all, staring at the stage with burning eyes, and smiled along with the song.

"Freedom is mine,

You should know how I feel..."