Xingchuan

Only then did Ling Yi notice that the size and color of the shoes in front of her were wrong.Xingchuan always wears black, this pair is gray and smaller.

"Then I'll go again—"

Li Xingchuan kicked off his shoes, "No need."

No matter what he said, Ling Yi took the slippers and followed them again, and placed the shoes at the door of the bedroom.

"Put it here, you remember to wear it."

The people in the bedroom turned their backs to him, took out a set of shirts and trousers from the closet, spread them out on the bed, and then began to untie their bathrobes.

Ling Yi hurriedly turned around.

Behind him came the sound of trousers being pulled on, zippers being zipped, and belts being buckled.Li Xingchuan didn't close the door, nor did he intend to avoid it. He was the air at the door.

The legs of the trousers were wet and sticking to the calf. Ling Yi felt a little uncomfortable, and wanted to take the opportunity to walk away for a while, so she turned her back to the door and asked, "Can I borrow your hair dryer? My clothes are wet and I want to use the hair dryer." Blow it."

"Change it yourself."

Ling Yi looked back, and saw a set of dark green flannel plaid home clothes casually thrown on the pillow.Although I haven't touched it yet, it must be soft and warm to the touch.

He hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "No need, in fact, it can be done after a while."

Li Xingchuan came out with his sleeves rolled up, without looking sideways, "If you don't want to change, then just stand there and don't dirty my sofa."

The toy ball that Xiaoshu had played with on the ground rolled in front of Ling Yi, and was kicked by someone as if to vent his anger.Ling Yi didn't want to conflict with him again, so she could only close the door and change it as quickly as possible, then found a shopping bag to put the changed wet clothes in, and put it by the entrance wall.

Returning to the living room again, I saw pencils and documents on the low marble table, and Li Xingchuan was busy with work.

"Isn't Xiaoshu at home today? I didn't hear his voice." He picked up the toy ball at his feet and put it into a huge collection basket in the corner.The planes and remote-controlled cars inside are like hills.

No one answered.

After waiting for a while, guessing that Li Xingchuan would not answer his question, he took out the newly printed contract from the briefcase in the corner and put it on the corner of the coffee table, "If you have time, see if you have any questions. On-site modification, I brought a computer."

Business matters.

The weather outside the floor-to-ceiling windows was dim, and the room was filled with warm yellow lights, casting a shadow on the side of Li Xingchuan's nose.He glanced at the front page, "The designer is changed to you."

"Me? But this is Manager Jiang's project."

"I don't care whose project it is. If there is any problem, I will only come to you."

Ling Yi's heart twitched slightly, and he asked back, "Is that why you don't believe me?"

The hand flipping through the file paused for two seconds before moving again, "You have no credibility with me."

In Li Xingchuan's place, Ling Yi's reputation was bankrupt five years ago, and it is impossible to borrow any trust anymore.

"Okay," Ling Yi nodded slowly, "Just do what you want, and you can come to me if you have any problems."

The contract only needs to change a few names and sign the money, there is nothing difficult.After a simple communication with Jiang Hao, he hugged the computer and finished the changes in silence, "Is there a printer?"

"bedroom."

"I'll borrow it."

Changing clothes was too hasty just now, and I didn't observe the master bedroom carefully.Looking at it now, I realized that the room is spacious, and the floor-to-ceiling windows are designed to provide excellent lighting.A total area of ​​more than 20 square meters is divided into two from the middle, half is used for rest, and the other half is decorated as a work area. The long solid wood table is as wide as the wall. The monitor, keyboard, and host are all valuable, and the audio is even more top-notch. .

At this time, I vaguely saw some of the past.

Neither of them had much money when they were students.Of course, Ling Yi's lack of money is really poor, he belongs to the poorest among art students.Li Xingchuan's lack of money is relatively poor, and his mother pays for his living expenses. He has limited cash on hand, but he still has a lot of computers of [-] to [-] yuan and a motorcycle worth nearly [-] yuan.Even after the two of them went to rent a house to live outside, there were thousands of stereos in the bedroom under the condition of the bare walls.

As he approached, there was a photo of Li Xingchuan and Xiaoshu on the table, the background didn't look like Linjiang.Behind the father and son are white snow, clouds and mists, and wooden bridges and planks, marl and rocks under their feet.Ling Yi quickly recognized where it was, because he had gone there to look for it.

Should such a small child be taken to the snow mountain?Xingchuan became a father, why is he still so fearless, altitude sickness can kill a child.

Next to the group photo is a laptop and a badge with a string.He didn't hold back, picked it up and took a closer look, and found that it was signed by an engineering design institute in Linjiang.

After printing out the contract, he didn't stay long and went back to the living room to replace the old contract.

Li Xingchuan was still reading documents on the sofa.

When he was in college, he studied civil engineering, and his professional grades were very top-notch.Ling Yi once worried that after graduation, would he first go to the construction site to practice, those engineering companies of some bureau, repairing bridges and paving roads would often stay in the mountains for several months.

Not seeing anyone for months, maybe even cell phone reception is poor, video calls will be intermittent.Ling Yi once begged him: "Is it okay not to go to other places in the future?" At that time Li Xingchuan asked: "What does it have to do with you." Ling Yi said it doesn't matter: "I will go wherever you go."

Once I think about it, I think far away.He regained his composure and asked, "Xingchuan, are you working in the design institute now?"

"En." Li Xingchuan took out a few sheets of paper from the pile of documents, and sealed them with a kraft paper bag.

"Then are you busy with work, who will take care of Xiaoshu?"

"Not busy, I'll take it."

"You bring it? How do you bring it... Aren't you going to work? You can't take him to work, right?"

As soon as the words fell, Li Xingchuan looked over, "Where do you have so many questions, or do you want to bring?"

Ling Yi's eyes dimmed, "I won't bother you anymore."

Said not to disturb, but came to call again.Li Xingchuan picked it up without looking at it.Ling Yi took out her laptop, put it on her lap to deal with accumulated work emails, and passively listened to the phone call.

"Where else can I be, at home."

"No, I'm not interested."

There was a man's voice on the other end of the phone, and the hands on the keyboard were tightened.

"Don't come here tonight."

His heart skipped a beat, and the moment he raised his eyes, he found that Li Xingchuan was also looking at him.The two looked at each other, Li Xingchuan's eyes were oppressive and his pupils shrunk, forcing him to close his eyes.

"I have someone here, come back another day."

Hearing this sentence, Ling Yi's eyelashes trembled slightly.The voice over there was clear: "Who is at your house?"

Li Xingchuan put down his pen, knocked out a cigarette from the cigarette case with one hand, "He."

Then he got up and went into the bedroom.Not long after, he came out again and handed the phone to Ling Yi: "Si Yun wants to talk to you."

"...?" Ling Yi was at a loss for a moment, and after a while, he pulled out a person from the memory drawer——

Li Xingchuan's former college roommate, Xie Siyun, who is now a little famous movie actor, used to meet each other often.

He took the phone and asked tentatively, "Si Yun?"

Li Xingchuan went to the balcony.

"Ling Yi, it's really you." The phone gradually turned from noisy to quiet, and Xie Siyun's long-lost voice was filled with genuine surprise, "When did you return to Linjiang? Why didn't you contact me?"

"You are a big star now, how can I still get in touch." He joked with a smile.

After he was released from prison, he searched for Li Xingchuan to no avail. Of course he also thought of looking for Xie Siyun in desperation, but it was not easy to regain contact.

"What are you talking about? Xingchuan has always had my contact information. How are you doing now, are you still drawing?"

No one asked him for five years, but recently more people asked him how he was doing, and Ling Yi was still a little uncomfortable.The floor-to-ceiling windows reflected his subtle and gentle smile, "As usual, everything is fine."

"Really? How did I hear..."

"Ok?"

"It's nothing, as long as it's okay." Xie Siyun said half of the sentence without pointing it out, "We are old friends, and anyone who can help me can come to me at any time."

"I will ask you for some autographed photos some other day."

Being a star is naturally busy, and not long after the two of them reminisced, someone came and asked him to take a photo.Before hanging up the phone, Xie Siyun said, "Ling Yi, wait."

"Ok?"

"Let me ask you, what's going on between you and Xingchuan now, have you reconciled?"

That's how he talks, going straight and not turning.

Ling Yi glanced in the direction of the balcony, and said in a low voice, "How is that possible."

"How is it impossible? You used to—"

"That's a thing of the past."

"Forget it, let's talk when we meet, you don't know how Xingchuan has lived these past few years."

After finishing speaking, he hung up the phone in a hurry, leaving a busy tone.Ling Yi sat in silence for a while, then got up and walked to the balcony on the west side, and saw the back of the smoking man through the glass.

It's getting dark, and if it's really dark today, the flickering sparks are very clear.

A few minutes later, Li Xingchuan stubbed out his cigarette, turned around and saw Ling Yi.

Pushing open the floor-to-ceiling window, Ling Yi handed over the phone: "I sent Siyun's number to my phone, and I told him about it."

There is a strong smell of smoke all around.

Li Xingchuan put away his mobile phone and walked to the living room, Ling Yi followed behind, and slowly said to himself: "You have been in touch with each other? Actually, I saw him on TV two years ago, and I didn't dare to recognize him at the time. became an actor."

"Xingchuan, Siyun is really amazing, isn't he? He really does what he wants to do, really amazing."

The body walking in front paused, and then continued walking.

Ling Yi continued: "The most commendable thing is that he didn't forget us even after he became famous. I heard that many people in the entertainment industry won't contact their old classmates after they become popular. Probably because they are afraid of getting into trouble and their classmates begging them to do things. Right." He smiled, "Just now Siyun asked me what I could do for him, but I couldn't figure it out for a while, so I asked him for a few autographed photos next time, and he immediately agreed."

Li Xingchuan said something earlier.

"Huh?" Ling Yi didn't hear clearly, and gently tugged on his sleeve, "What did you say?"

Li Xingchuan turned his head, his eyes resting on his fingers.

Ling Yi let go immediately.

"Pour me a glass of water."

"Are you thirsty? Do you want it warm or cold? Let it be warm."

Ling Yi hurried away.When he came out with the glass, Li Xingchuan was listening to the phone again, took a sip from the water glass with one hand.Fingers touched fingers, Ling Yi trembled, and rubbed his slightly sweaty palms on his knees.

"No need," Li Xingchuan glanced at him, "Don't buy it."

He hung up the phone without looking back.

Ling Yi was inexplicably nervous: "What's wrong?"

Li Xingchuan said flatly: "My mother called just now, and she and Xiaoshu are almost here."

Shi Potian's shocking words, thanks to his calmness.

Ling Yi stood up suddenly, looked down at her attire, and felt that jumping into the Yellow River would not wash it off: "Your mother is coming here now? Then I..."

"Why are you panicking?" Li Xingchuan was slightly annoyed.

Don't you ask knowingly?

"I ran into my aunt when I came to pick up my mobile phone last time. She thought I came here specially to find you, so she was not very happy."

"I know, she asked me."

"Ask you what?"

"Ask if we're still inseparable."

Hearing this, Ling Yi's heart beat violently, and his eyes trembled slightly: "What did you say?"

Li Xingchuan stared at him closely, not missing any subtle expressions on his face.Seeing his eyes dodge, he couldn't help but smiled mockingly, took a pen, and signed his name on the bottom page of the contract.

"I told her the truth."

"say what?"

"Say I've forgotten all about you."

Ling Yi felt as if he had been hit by a sap, with a dull pain in his forehead, and the contract was handed to him: "You have two choices, go now and explain to her yourself when you go downstairs, or stay and leave after she leaves. "

"……how to explain?"

With Li Wei's prejudice against him, it is impossible to listen to his explanation.

"If you don't want to explain, stay here." Li Xingchuan remained expressionless.

Ling Yi's eyes widened slightly, a little unbelievable, "You mean to let me hide? But if she finds out we--"

"What are you afraid of?" Li Xingchuan lowered his voice.

"I—" Ling Yi's throat stagnated for two seconds, and he spoke with difficulty, "You know she doesn't like me coming to you."

Li Xingchuan stood up and looked down at him, "I don't like you coming to me either, so why are you here?"

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