Mr. Butler on the catwalk

In the previous shooting, Alfred did not use this kind of out-of-the-way performance.After all, the blue liquid that dripped into his mouth now, with a thick and round pearly luster, is definitely not within the edible range according to common sense.Even if it looks like a sweet syrup, something like nail polish still contains various chemical ingredients that are harmful to health.

... Such behavior can already be called reckless.But thinking about it carefully, it actually made sense for him to do so.

The clothes on Alfred were different from Luo Lin's. The T-shirt on the upper body was the most basic white, and the number of panels embellished on it was also very small, definitely not complicated.And the jeans he wears on the lower body are also basic dark blue tones, without any flashy decorations, only adding vertical, forked washed lines to the fabric.

Such a simple attire still needs something that hits the spot, so that people's eyes are first attracted, and then they can slowly discover the pleasing details of the workmanship in this costume.Alfred first used beauty chemicals to form vertical and natural lines on his face, and then touched the poison with his lips and tongue, which only made people feel terrified, and naturally they couldn't move their eyes.

Besides that, the ice cube between his teeth should be specially mentioned.Most of the ice cubes formed after pouring water into the mold are transparent, and the freezing process takes a lot of time.So Alfred first kneaded the crushed ice, and then integrated the shape with ice molds.Under such procedures, the ice cubes became closer to pure white, with fine lines.Because white and blue are put together, the feeling of contrast is stronger.

Nail polish is very volatile.The flowing blue lines are drying up from top to bottom, unable to withstand the consumption of time.The photographer woke up from the previous surprise, gestured to Alfred for readiness, and then quickly pressed the shutter.On the final negative, Alfred's left eye is closed, and his right eye is slightly opened to look forward. With the slightly raised jaw, it seems that there is a sense of unconsciousness and blur.There is something theatrical about the way his arms are raised, the wrists slumped overhead and the shoulders too loose, all expressing a nervous attitude.This kind of action matches his expression and theme, which makes people feel weird, but it happens not to be annoying.

... It's just that after Luo Lin's shooting ended, everyone still wanted to immerse themselves in the atmosphere created by Luo Lin, but when the photographer signaled to Alfred that the shooting was over, Staff almost rushed up with an ice bucket, just to Let Alfred spit out his mouth.

Luo Lin stood far behind, watching Staff use a scraper to peel off the semi-solidified nail polish, and the remaining part was wiped with a towel——Alfred's face was considered to be covered this time. It was badly damaged.And when Alfred noticed Luo Lin's gaze, he opened his lips slightly so that Luo Lin could see the tip of his blue tongue.

At that moment, Luo Lin suddenly felt a little nauseous, and couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so he could only run back to the changing room.Later, when Staff announced that the results of this mission would be postponed, Luo Lin didn't care as much as he thought. He just nodded, packed his things and left.

……

"So you just came back like this?... Then did you see how Alfred's blue tongue was dealt with in the end?"

After listening to Luo Lin's narration of what he had seen and heard today, Portov seemed very interested, and asked Luo Lin this question while eating raspberry candy.

Luo Lin let out a long sigh: "Maybe he can drink a bottle of bleach, but anyway, this kind of thing has nothing to do with me."

Portway shrugged his shoulders, and then changed the subject: "Speaking of...tomorrow will be January [-]th. Have you planned what you told me earlier?"

——What he meant was probably the matter of meeting Lilian Rudolf.For this arrangement, Luo Lin had even seriously participated in a selection, so he was well prepared.

But now, Luo Lin suddenly began to hesitate.

"Botov..." Luo Lin took a deep breath and slowly frowned, "I was thinking, is it really okay for me to do this?"

Portov looked straight over: "At that time, you said that the girl should not be deceived. If you want to change your mind now, I will respect your opinion. It's just that I hope that your hesitation now is not because of you. Sympathy for Alfred."

Luo Lin shook his head: "It's not like that... My original intention and attitude have not changed. I really don't want that girl named Lilian to live in a lie, marry a liar, and get hurt when she finds out the truth... But I'm afraid What I'm going to tell her just predates the hurt. I mean...maybe she's happy now and what I'm doing is going to end her life like this."

After saying this, Luo Lin took another deep breath, leaned his back against the wall at the head of the bed, and slowly raised his head.

Bodewei lowered his head and thought for a while, then sat next to Luo Lin: "...No one can be protected forever. She always finds out the truth, and then grows slowly...Luo Lin, your gentleness towards people, It shouldn't be a hindrance to your actions. If you think your actions are right, then do it."

Luo Lin blinked his eyes slowly, and then responded heavily through his nose.Portway patted him on the shoulder soothingly, and didn't speak any more.

It was in this most peaceful atmosphere that someone suddenly pushed open the half-hidden door of this room.Luo Lin and Botov looked at the door at the same time, and found that Sasha had pushed the door against the wall, and he had one hand on his hips, and the other hand was grabbing another man's collar.

In his hand, the struggling man being dragged is—Raul?

Luo Lin and Portov still didn't understand why, so Sasha spoke first - he snorted disdainfully at Raul, and then said: "Gentlemen, I'm sorry to disturb your private time. I'm going back to the room On the road, I saw this guy standing at your door eavesdropping, his appearance is really suspicious. And eavesdropping-this kind of obscene, self-respecting, and invading other people's privacy behavior," Sasha said fiercely in those few adjectives Adding emphasis, "It's completely out of my range of acceptance. So I think I have an obligation to remind you... I hope you don't mind." After speaking, he pushed his hand and threw Raul into the room.

Luo Lin finally came to his senses and looked at Raul's face.Holding a book in his hand, the boy explained loudly in embarrassment: "I'm just passing by, don't..."

"...passing by? Where did you pass by? Your room is not on this floor, and please don't try to use stupid excuses to say that you are here to borrow the toilet." Sasha interrupted coldly, and then said to Luo Lin : "Anyway, you can listen to what this guy wants to say. Anyway, I can't tolerate this kind of incompetent and humble creature at all, so I will leave first."

Sasha tossed his hair in a cool way and left, leaving Portov and Luo Lin to look at each other, and then look back at Raul, the scene became very awkward.

Luo Lin coughed and wanted to speak, but didn't know what to say properly.But Portway looked at Raul, and suddenly said: "The book you are holding belongs to Alfred."

"This is mine!" Raul tried hard to maintain himself, clutching the book titled "Warm as Heaven".

Portway frowned.Obviously, he doesn't like liars, and he doesn't like a guy who takes other people's things.

Perhaps because the meaning in Portovey's expression was too obvious, Raul became more flustered and explained: "This is my book, I did not lie! I...I lent it to Alfred , he said at that time that he needed something to pass the time," Raul's Adam's apple rolled, and he spoke again with a trembling voice: "Aikawa said yesterday that he found this book under the bed, I think Alfred from here I forgot to return it to me when I moved away...I just want to take my things back now, not who I stole from!"

Portov didn't expect to hear such an explanation, and his expression was a little startled: "If you say that..."

Luo Lin came to adjust the atmosphere in a timely manner, and smiled apologetically at Raul: "I think this may be a misunderstanding... If we made you feel uncomfortable, I am really sorry. If you are willing to forgive us, please forget this Now, go back to your room."

After Luo Lin said this, Raul's expression changed.The boy looked to the side, avoiding Luo Lin's eyes, and then said: "But...but I did listen to your conversation..."

——This is really an honest boy.Luo Lin didn't know what to do next, but Raul took a deep breath, clenched his fists and asked Luo Lin, "So, is what you said true?...Are you going to see Lilian?"

Hearing this question, Luo Lin suddenly had a headache—Raul's feelings for Alfred were obvious to everyone in the training camp, but now Luo Lin absolutely didn't want him to have a hand in this matter.Thinking of this, Luo Lin subconsciously denied it: "It's not like that, maybe you heard it wrong..."

"Please, don't be so perfunctory to me." Raul looked at Luo Lin with a look of earnestness that he had never seen before: "I will not disturb what you are going to do... I just have something to say to Lilian."

Bodewei was not impressed by such nonsensical remarks, and the expression on his face became more cold and hard: "Please don't impose your own will on Luo Lin, and please don't use the girl you know very well. And even if you could see her, I don't think that girl would be willing to listen to you about how infatuated you are with Alfred."

Such a tone of speech was indeed too heavy, making Luo Lin frown and look at Bodewei.But Raul was not angry, but smiled bleakly: "Really? Am I not familiar with her?... You don't even know how she and Alfred met. It's because of me. Yes because I……"

Raul pointed at his chest vigorously and sucked his nose.While trying to adjust his emotions, he said to Luo Lin and the others: "... Maybe you will think I am pitiful and ridiculous, but I really want to see Lilian. She is my friend, a friend I haven't seen for a long time... and Alfred, I've already decided to give up, so you don't have to laugh at me anymore, do you?"

Luo Lin looked at Raul, his expression slowly settled down.He sat up from the bed, took out two tissues and passed them to Raul, and said in a low voice, "...don't cry. Just say what you want."

……

Everyone in this world has their own story.Luo Lin never thought that Raul, who has always been inconspicuous and played like a supporting role, had a very complicated past.

Raul told Luo Lin that the first time he met Alfred was not in this training camp.He and Alfred had known each other at an annual magazine celebration nearly two years ago.And as for Lilian... He didn't until Raul knew her.

Raul is a native of Miami, and the Sunshine City has very good sea beaches.Raul, who is in high school, works part-time as a lifeguard at the beach, and spends all day at the beach during summer vacation.

The day I met Lilian was actually nothing special.Before going to work, Raul was talking with several other lifeguards, commenting on the girls on the beach-although Raul actually cared more about men.And the same Lilian was wearing a gray one-piece swimsuit that year, walking past them with a pale face, looking out of place with the people around her.These men with no morals pointed at her and laughed, mocking her and saying, "Does she look like a gray duck when she walks?"

Raul always just responded to such topics, but he also saw that the girl kept her head down, looking like she was about to cry.

... When he was on duty, as soon as he got on the high platform, Raul found that the girl they had laughed at before was struggling clumsily outside the shallow sea area.Raul pointed to the lifeguard on the previous shift and asked, "Why don't you help her?"

The man with a handsome smile just shrugged his shoulders: "... If she is really going to die, I will go to save her again."

Raul didn't bother to refute, but raised his hand, took off his shirt, and threw himself into the sea.

... When he went to pull the girl, the girl hurriedly wanted to leave him, but she seemed to be afraid that he would make her situation even more dangerous.Raul could only wrap his arms around her waist from behind, and then said loudly to her: It's okay, let's go back to the shore.

The girl's hands and feet stopped moving.Raul slowly brought her to the shore, and when he stepped on the sand, he realized that the girl was actually crying silently, and the tears all over her face were mixed with the sea water.

……

At that time Raul did not know Lilian's identity.He only knew that this girl came from Germany and transferred to the United States to study her final year of high school, but she was excluded by the whole class during the graduation trip by the sea.Not only that, she was ridiculed by her own group, which is really pitiful.

And the encounter that was similar to a hero saving the beauty before that naturally laid the foundation for the next development.

... Lilian fell in love with Raul.

But Raul... was just a timid gay guy who hadn't come out yet.

In fact, there are many similarities between the two people, so Raul pretended to be confused and tried to maintain this friendship.Lilian has never been defensive against Raul, and even confessed her background to him, and only hopes that the two can get along with each other honestly.

However, this unequal secret love will eventually come to an end.

… At 21, Lauer and Alfred performed in the same show.For this considerate and mature man, Raul really has no resistance.Just when he and Alfred were chatting enthusiastically, Lilian walked into the backstage to visit Raul's class.

Raul knew that Alfred had been staring at Lilian at that time, and even after she left, Alfred asked Raul: Has this girl appeared in a magazine?

——Probably once, when her father was interviewed, he also mentioned her.Raul said so without concealing the fact that Lilian's father was a media tycoon.He even shook his head helplessly: Lilian begged me to have breakfast with her tomorrow morning, but I really can't get up at seven o'clock.

Alfred just looked at him then, and smiled slowly.

...That was the night Alfred threw Raul into his bed.And the next morning, he replaced Raul who was supposed to appear, and sat in the restaurant opposite Lilian.