Burning Heart[ABO]

Ji Rao stayed in the guest room for one night, and got up at [-] o'clock the next morning. After a simple wash, he went to the kitchen to make breakfast for Ye Huaining.

When he was about to leave, he heard the doorbell ringing outside, and glanced at his watch, it was only before seven o'clock.

Generally, the helpers who come to work at this time will work first in the back garden, and they will not ring the doorbell even if they have a key. Ji Rao finds it strange, and goes to the entrance to open the door, but the person who appears outside is Xu Yinxing.

Xu Yinxing raised his eyes to see Ji Rao, he was taken aback for a moment, then his face darkened: "Did you spend the night here?"

"It rained last night, so I stayed overnight."

After Ji Rao finished speaking casually, he frowned and asked, "What are you doing here so early in the morning?"

"I don't need to explain to you."

Xu Yinxing didn't intend to talk to him anymore, and went in, but Ji Rao couldn't find a reason to stay any longer, so he had to leave.

Half an hour later, Ye Huaining came downstairs and was slightly surprised to see Xu Yinxing sitting on the sofa in the living room: "When did you come?"

"Just arrived," Xu Yinxing smiled at him, "Brother Ye, did you sleep well last night?"

"Fortunately."

Ye Huaining went to make coffee, handed Xu Yinxing a cup, and sat down on the sofa with him.

"Is something wrong?"

Xu Yinxing was a little embarrassed: "I just came back this morning, after much deliberation, I still feel that I should apologize to Brother Ye in person for what happened yesterday."

Ye Huaining said indifferently: "Forget it, it's not a big deal, and you don't want to, so there's no need to keep blaming yourself."

Ye Huaining's indifferent attitude made Xu Yinxing feel bad when he heard it.

"...Brother Ye, do you regret it? Before regretting, you promised to give me a chance to try?"

Ye Huaining took a sip of coffee, thought for a while, and asked, "Why do you like me? Did you seriously think about it before?"

Xu Yinxing probably didn't expect Ye Huaining to ask such a question. After hesitating, he said, "Actually, we have known each other for a long time. It's a pity that you seldom come out to play before, and you haven't met before.... I really wanted to be angry with my family when I entered Shengxing. , I felt that I could do what Ji Rao could do, and after I joined the company and met you, I really started to think about doing this seriously, Brother Ye, you may not believe it, but I really fell in love with you at first sight."

Xu Yinxing said with a regretful smile: "It's a pity that I met you too late, you were already with Ji Rao at that time, I didn't believe it when I heard other people in the company talk about your ambiguous rumors, but once in the company I saw you kissing him, the door was unlocked, you two were too forgetful to notice that I pushed the door open."

Ye Huaining recalled it, maybe there was such a thing, he used to love to pester Ji Rao, and it was not uncommon for them to be seen getting close occasionally.

Xu Yinxing lowered his voice and continued: "I was very sad at that time, but I didn't have the confidence to chase you. I always felt that I had to catch up with Ji Rao in my career before I was qualified to compete with him. Later I realized that even I took the C position just like him, even if he half-heartedly failed you, it is still difficult for you to really fall in love with me, he seems to always be luckier than me, especially when it comes to things about you."

"I met those illegitimate students yesterday, he taught you a lesson and then dragged you away. I really realized that it wasn't that I was unlucky, it was that I couldn't do what he did, or maybe it was just like what he said. Yes, his reputation is already rotten anyway so he doesn't care, and I always worry too much."

"It's not your fault," Ye Huaining interrupted him, "You're only in your teens, your career is on the rise, your future is bright, and love isn't everything."

Xu Yinxing felt frustrated: "What about you, Brother Ye? Is love everything to you?"

"No."

Ye Huaining shook his head: "It shouldn't be to anyone."

"Then...is it still possible for us?" Xu Yinxing himself didn't have any confidence in saying this, but he was still unwilling to ask it out.

Ye Huaining asked him instead: "Do you still want to continue? If you feel that it is difficult, hopeless, give up, or feel that the result is not proportional to the effort, then of course it is impossible and unnecessary, because if you think so, you will It's not worth wasting time on me anymore."

Xu Yinxing was speechless: "Brother Ye, you can be so rational about emotional matters, can you figure it out so clearly?"

Ye Huaining said: "I am an emotional loser. If you want to invest your feelings in a loser like me, you are destined to work harder than others. If you are not so determined, you might as well give up as soon as possible, lest you end up losing even more money." many."

Xu Yinxing was completely speechless.

It's not that he can't persevere, it's just that he has been used to smooth sailing in the past ten years, no matter what he wants, he can get it easily, but here with Ye Huaining, he encountered Waterloo for the first time in his life. The hand stretched out by others has already broken his self-confidence when facing Ye Huaining and even Ji Rao.

Just because I cared too much, I felt that I couldn't afford to lose.

"Let's just be friends again."

Ye Huaining made the decision for him: "You should feel that you are not suitable for me, and I am not suitable for you. We had a great time playing together, but it may be difficult to keep pace when we fall in love. There is no point in wasting time with each other. At your age , you should work hard in your career, and you will definitely meet someone who agrees with you in the future."

After a while of silence, Xu Yinxing asked him: "If it was Ji Rao, would you persuade him like this?"

Ye Huaining said calmly: "I have persuaded him many times, but he just refused to listen."

Xu Yinxing laughed at himself: "Then I admire him quite a bit. I may indeed never be able to compare with him in terms of shamelessness."

Ye Huaining picked up the coffee cup again: "I said before, you never have to compare with him, you have your own advantages, you don't have to fight for a moment, you have to compete in everything, especially in terms of feelings."

After Xu Yinxing left, Ye Huaining pinched the bridge of his nose tiredly. He still had work today, and he was going out later, so he made an appointment to discuss business.

When I entered the kitchen, I saw the hot soup powder and the prepared honey water on the stove. I thought it was prepared by the helper at home. I didn’t think much about it and went to the restaurant. Ji Rao said before that their hometown's special practice, only Ji Rao can do it.

He hadn't tasted the powder for a long time, and finally ate the whole bowl.

A week later.

In the evening, Ji Rao left the recording studio. He had been here for three days without sleep, and finally finished recording the first song of the new album.

Although the body is exhausted, the spirit is very uplifting.

The city lights were on, Ji Rao drove home alone, picked up his mobile phone while waiting for the traffic light, wanted to share this rare joy with others, flipped through the address book, but found that there was no one to talk to.

Keep it secret to the outside world, and you can talk about it with your former friends, but Gao Xun and the others have been forced to give up their dreams and stop playing music for a long time, so it's better not to talk about it.

In the end, he clicked on the number he knew by heart, and sent a text message: "Huai Ning, I just finished recording the song today, and I will send you a demo, are you interested in listening?"

Ye Huaining was waiting at the airport, and when he received this text message before shutting down, his fingers stopped for a moment.

He is going to Africa this time. The mine his father gave him has never been visited. It is a gem mine with a large scale. The rubies produced are bright in color, full and pure, and the selling price is very good. He Dad has put the mine on hold since he got it, and has never mass-produced it. Now he wants to use it. He has reached a cooperation agreement with their parent company through the senior management of the international jewelry company he met at the fashion dinner.

If it goes well, the mine can be put into operation this time, but because of the cumbersome procedures, the time is estimated to be longer, at least a month.

The trip to the island was finally canceled due to the typhoon, but he really wanted to go out and relax, so this time after finishing his business, he planned to travel alone.

Originally, I didn't intend to reply, but Ji Rao has already sent a short demo directly.

So he clicked on it, and it was a lyrical dance music with some exotic South Asian style. The melody was very catchy. When Ye Huaining came back to his senses, he had already listened to the half-minute demo.

Ji Rao sent another message: "The inspiration for this song came from an Indian movie I watched with you before. At that time, you said that there are very few domestic movies of such a high standard. Even the soundtrack has been devoted to it. I Seeing that you seem to like this style very much, I want to try it out, this is the first song of the new album I will release later.”

"Do you think it sounds good?"

Ye Huaining finally replied: "Not bad."

"Do you want to listen to the full version? If you are interested, you can also find a chance and I will sing it to you live."

"Forget it, I'm going on a business trip to Africa, and I may not be back until a few months, and I don't have time after that."

Half a minute later, Ji Rao's text message came in again: "Where are you going in Africa?"

Ye Huaining didn't reply again.

Ji Rao sent another sentence of "Safe trip", put down his phone, and restarted the car that had just pulled over.

He was a little absent-minded, thinking about Ye Huaining's words, his heart was still restless.

Xiao Zhang called and asked him if he was still going to the movie audition tomorrow.

Ji Rao came back to his senses: "Did you say before that this movie will be filmed on location in Africa?"

"Yeah, it's probably going to be more than two months."

"Do you know where to go to Africa?"

"I haven't asked for details yet, Brother Ji, are you going to try it?"

The script of the film is actually not bad. It tells the story of helping non-Doctors Without Borders. Because the subject matter is small and heavy, and the director and producer have no background and background, they have not been able to attract investment. The funds are tight. What kind of film can be made then? It's hard to say.

It was because Xiao Zhang knew someone that he asked Ji Rao to audition. Ji Rao was still hesitant at first. He originally planned to spend this year making music.

"Is it two o'clock tomorrow afternoon? Just tell your friend, and I'll be there on time."

After boarding the plane, Ye Huaining put on the earphones, closed his eyes, and quietly leaned back in the seat.

What is played in the earphones in a loop is always the song demo sent by Ji Rao just now.