Goldberg Variations

Pei Wen had already finished removing her makeup and changing her clothes.

Before he could react in time, he was led away from the backstage by Gu Kai.

It wasn't until he walked out of the theater that Pei Wen looked at Gu Kai in a daze.

Gu Kai explained with a smile: "To deal with a person like him, you can't do Tai Chi with him. He is much better at Tai Chi than you, so you can't beat him."

"If you want to end the topic, you have to end it directly, and you can't give him a chance to talk. Anyway, he won't turn against you in person."

"understand?"

Pei Wen nodded thoughtfully, and then asked, "Why did you come backstage?"

"Didn't you send me a message to tell me to wait for you?" Gu Kai asked back.

"I waited in the auditorium for a long time, and everyone left, and you didn't come out. I thought to myself that you should change even if you have eight layers of costumes, so I came over to have a look."

Pei Wen couldn't help laughing: "Sorry... I didn't expect him to stop me suddenly and keep you waiting."

Gu Kai: "It's fine for me to wait a little longer, but with your personality, it's easy to suffer in front of him."

Pei Wen nodded slightly: "Yes, I know."

It seemed that Gu Kai's words brought back bad memories, and the smile in his eyes faded a little.

Gu Kai realized that he might have said something wrong, so he quickly changed the subject: "Speaking of which, you asked me to wait for you, what's the matter?"

"Well," Pei Wen recovered, "it's just..."

The performance lasted about two hours. After the performance, I waited for Pei Wen again. It was about ten o'clock in the evening.

The Jiangzhou Grand Theater was still brightly lit. They stood at the entrance of the theater, and the slightly cool evening wind in early autumn stirred Pei Wen's soft hair.

He was wearing a gray crewneck sweater, the texture of which was softened by the light.

"That's... Didn't you say last time that you want me to invite you alone? So I just want to invite you once, alone."

"What did you invite me to do?" Gu Kai smiled.

"There is a Lantern Festival by the river tonight, and I would like to invite you to watch the lanterns together." Pei Wen looked at Gu Kai with a small smile in his eyes, as if looking forward to it.

"Jiangbian?" No wonder Gu Kai is sensitive, it's because this place is special.

After all, it was the place where Pei Wen committed suicide by jumping into the river and was picked up by Shi Yangming. I don't know if Pei Wen will have psychological shadows if he goes to the river again.

"Well, by the river."

Gu Kai frowned slightly: "Aren't you afraid to go to the river again?"

Pei Wen: "It's okay. Besides, the river is so big, it doesn't necessarily mean that we have to go to the place where we fell into the water before."

"But you just finished the performance, you must be tired?" Gu Kai asked, "Do you still have energy?"

Gu Kai always considers every aspect so thoughtfully and carefully.

"It's okay, just go for a walk and look at the lights, just treat it as a relaxation. Are you going?"

"Go, of course." Gu Kai heard himself reply, "It's a great honor."

The Lantern Festival by the river tonight is not a real festival, but a local event in Jiangzhou. The event will last until the early morning for three days in a row.

It's only ten o'clock, and they still have time to enjoy it slowly.

The streets of Jiangzhou in the middle of the night are a bit empty, and there are not as many vehicles passing by as in the daytime, let alone traffic jams.

Gu Kai drove Pei Wen and soon arrived at the riverside.

At this time, the riverside was still busy.

The ginkgo trees on both sides of the river bank are hung with red lanterns one by one, and they are neatly arranged at a glance.

The red light is reflected on the ginkgo leaves, and the golden pieces swaying in the wind can be seen faintly in the night.

In the middle of the river, there are all kinds of lights, boys playing in the water surrounded by lotus, a golden dragon resting on the calm river with auspicious clouds, and a mermaid jumping out of the water and smiling at tourists.

Red, yellow, blue... The lights from the lanterns reflect each other under the water.

The evening wind blows, the river surface is sparkling, and the underwater lights are also blown out of shape.

This situation and this scene are too beautiful to behold, but for the two of them, it is not a novel beauty that they have never seen before.

The reason why I feel special is because of the people around me - of course, this is mainly Gu Kai's unilateral feeling.

"Your performance just now, the part where you splash yourself with water, is it a new addition?"

The two walked side by side on the sidewalk on the bank of the river, and Gu Kai chatted aimlessly with Pei Wen.

In the plot, Mingming celebrates Chen Fei's birthday, but Chen Fei doesn't show up until late at night, so he gives Ma Lu the wallet that he planned to give to Chen Fei, and pins his feelings for Chen Fei on Ma Lu.

Malu immediately picked up a bucket of water and poured it from head to toe.

"I remember the previous version, it seems that there is no such detail?"

"Well, no, it's newly added to reflect Ma Lu's feeling that he thought he was dreaming." Pei Wen explained.

"But now the weather is getting colder, you poured that bucket of water, isn't it cold?"

"It's cold, you have to water it," Pei Wen said with a smile, "Don't say it's autumn, it's winter, you have to water it."

"It's really hard work." Gu Kai said sincerely.

"It's not hard to do what you like."

They stood under a ginkgo tree, Pei Wen's face was illuminated red by the lantern, and a ginkgo leaf fluttered down with the wind, just landing on Pei Wen's shoulder.

Gu Kai picked up the ginkgo leaf and looked at the light: "Do you think this leaf is particularly beautiful?"

"Is there?" Pei Wen leaned over to look, "Aren't they all about the same?"

"It's different." Gu Kai put the ginkgo leaf into his pocket, "This one looks better."

"What are you holding it for?"

"Take it home and make a bookmark." Gu Kai said.

Looking forward, a bridge spans the river, about 300 meters long.There is a huge V-shaped building on the bridge, which lights up golden lights every night, and this moment is no exception.

There are markets on both sides of the bridge, serving the citizens who come to take a walk along the river every night. They mainly sell snacks and trinkets, and there is also a small playground for children to play.

Business there is even hotter tonight.

Gu Kai pointed to the front: "It's past ten o'clock, are you hungry, do you want to buy something to eat?"

"Okay!" Pei Wen agreed.

Pei Wen seldom eats at roadside stalls. He can cook by himself, so even takeaway is almost unavailable, and he cooks by himself for a long time.

The crowd in the market was bustling with noise, and Gu Kai felt uncomfortable when he approached. Pei Wen never liked this kind of environment.

"How about you wait for me here, I'll go buy it," Gu Kai said, "What do you want to eat?"

"Let's go together," Pei Wen said with a smile, "I don't know what to eat, I have to see what's there."

As he spoke, he walked into the crowd first, without showing any discomfort.

Gu Kai raised his eyebrows, thinking that Pei Wen seemed to be in a good mood today, so he followed with a smile.

In the market, there are countless stalls selling stinky tofu, grilled squid, kebabs, pancakes, rice noodles, etc. The different aromas mixed together make people's index fingers twitch and mouth water.

The two walked around the market, and one of them bought a pancake before they squeezed out from the crowd, each heaving a sigh of relief.

The two smiled at each other.

"It's not easy." Pei Wen said.

"Go for a walk on the bridge?" Gu Kai suggested.

"it is good."

The author has something to say: Regarding the time, yesterday I wrote the performance at 10:30, which was a mistake. The show started at 07:30, and the performance lasted about two hours. It should be 09:30. The previous chapter has been corrected.