celebrity effect

Xing Yang ate eight percent full, leaned on the chair and drank Coke, looked at the fine rain outside the window, and yawned leisurely.

Shao Zhixing's eating speed also slowed down. He scooped up a spoonful of tofu soup and chewed it slowly.

The dim light above the dining table softened the profile of Xing Yang's side face, and with his short fluffy hair, he looked very close.Shao Zhixing asked out of nowhere: "Would you suddenly want to develop an intimate relationship? No matter who it is."

Xing Yang put down the can, shifted his gaze from the window to the opposite table, and said, "Why do you ask this suddenly?"

"I have thought about it." Shao Zhixing said, his expression was very serious, "I think about my future life, my job, my partner, my family, and everything I want to have."

"And then?" Xing Yang asked.

"Then..." Shao Zhixing held his chin, "I can't think of anything, it's blank."

Xing Yang said: "This is normal, you are only 25 years old."

"What about you?" Shao Zhixing asked, "Have you thought about it?"

"I've thought about it." Xing Yang said, he didn't smile, the corners of his mouth were straight, his dark green eyes were staring at Shao Zhixing intently, and the crescent-like broken light inside floated gently, "I want a big house near the sea , a bright red sports car, and a silly dog.” He lowered his head and turned the can, turning the word “Coca-Cola” to himself, “Later I found out that I don’t like the humid sea breeze, I’m not used to driving sports cars, and I’m too lazy to walk my dog .”

"The gap between ideal and reality is more exaggerated than the distance between the sun and the moon." Xing Yang said.

"But I want trust, praise and mutual understanding." Shao Zhixing said, "I want something that will give me strength to move forward."

"Compared to love, I prefer friendship." Xing Yang said, "The cost is low, the income is the same, the price is super high, and there is almost no loss." He spread his hands, "I can't think of a better deal than this, except for inheriting the huge inheritance of distant relatives." gone."

"The income is the same?" Shao Zhixing asked.

"Almost, just can't go to bed, oh yes, friends with benefits are fine." Xing Yang said, "So you want to find a friend with benefits?"

"..." Shao Zhixing drank a spoonful of soup and said, "Can you be a little more idealistic?"

Xing Yang sneered and waved his hands: "OKOK, idealism." He put his hands together and closed his eyes, "I hope... Shao Zhixing will give me his salary card."

"I'll give you the credit card. It's the end of the month. Help me pay off the debt." Shao Zhixing said angrily.

The rain is getting heavier and heavier. Through the glass curtain wall, the cars coming and going can hardly be seen clearly, and the leaves of the trees are crackling by the raindrops.

The two were leaning on chairs, looking at each other lazily across a dining table.

Xing Yang said, "I'm missing a sofa."

"And TV." Shao Zhixing said, "I want to watch a movie."

"Look at what?" Xing Yang asked.

"Arrival." Shao Zhixing said, "Have you read it?"

"Just that semi-circular spaceship floating above the city, with a sci-fi movie about giant octopus aliens in the spaceship?" Xing Yang said, "I've seen it, why do I want to watch this all of a sudden?"

"Because it's like my life." Shao Zhixing said, "Floating above the city, I have unrealistic fantasies."

"You said you were an octopus alien?" Xing Yang said.

"I am a spaceship." Shao Zhixing said.He is like an arc-shaped spaceship carrying high-latitude aliens, hovering above the bustling city, full of idealism, but unable to land due to some force majeure.

Dazed, at a loss.

"Have you watched "Happy Death Day"?" Xing Yang asked.

Shao Zhixing said: "I have a bit of an impression, the story of a girl who kept dying and resurrecting and finally found the murderer?"

"Yes, you imagine yourself as the protagonist, you know who wants to kill you, but you can't kill him because he is too powerful." Xing Yang said, "You need to keep resurrecting until the murderer gives up killing you. "

"I look so miserable." Shao Zhixing said.

"In the daily life of a wage earner, you are either being picked on by an idiot leader, or being rubbed on the ground by Party A's father." Xing Yang said sympathetically, "You can only choose to put your face on the ground or your back."

"What should I do when I'm tired?" Shao Zhixing asked.

Xing Yang stuffed a mouthful of Flammulina velutipes into his mouth, and replied inarticulately, "Civil servant examination."

Shao Zhixing rolled his eyes contrary to his personality: "I have a criminal record, so I can't be a civil servant."

"Sell sweet potatoes, I will take the lead in supporting your business." Xing Yang said, "Push an oven cart in winter, warm and full." Anyway, he is idle and bored, and he thinks about the future casually, "I will help you promote it every day , the entire entertainment industry will come to eat your roasted sweet potatoes, and you will get a signed photo with anyone who buys them. It will definitely be a hit, and the sales will be huge."

"Take a break, ideas for making money come one after another, aren't you still struggling with public relations?" Shao Zhixing said.

"That's why I said that ideals run counter to reality." Turning back to the beginning, Xing Yang said, "I wanted to be a judge when I was young, and then I wanted to be a lawyer. Later, what I do now is quite like a lawyer."

"Yes, they have no conscience." Shao Zhixing said.

Xing Yang responded with a smile: "Yes." The ending sound is rising, playful and cute, very underwhelming.

Shao Zhixing knocked on the table: "There is no Coke, what do you drink?"

"Anything is fine." Xing Yang stood up, "I'll go to the bathroom."

Shao Zhixing called the waiter and added a pot of sour plum soup and a plate of peanuts.

When Xing Yang came back, Shao Zhixing used chopsticks to pick up peanuts one by one and put them in his mouth to chew.

"The behavior of such an old man." Xing Yang teased, "It feels like you have retired for several years."

"Try it, it's very fragrant." Shao Zhixing said.

"I thought about the intimacy you mentioned." Xing Yang picked up a peanut, "Here, in Beijing, loneliness is a habit that seeps into the bones. When everyone is cold, how can a hug be warm."

Shao Zhixing's eyes were dark and bright, with a kind of obstinacy that didn't know the world. He reached out to hold Xing Yang's wrist and asked, "Am I cold?"

Xing Yang froze, blinking slowly: "Ah?"

Shao Zhixing gently scraped the back of Xing Yang's hand with his fingertips, his almost frivolous movement was washed away by his serious thinking brows and eyes, and he said, "You are not cold either."

Xing Yang thought he was well-informed and well-informed, and he was confused by Shao Zhixing's trick, so he didn't know how to respond. He pursed his lips, looked at Shao Zhixing, and tried to predict the opponent's next move.

Shao Zhixing didn't take back his hand, but was eager to try.He had been troubled by that sudden kiss in the bar for many days, and the momentary surprise, confusion and contest between you and me made his blood boil.As for the reason, he couldn't find the answer after thinking hard.

Why is he happy?

Why did you make a special trip to invite Xing Yang to dinner?

Why are you willing to chat aimlessly with the other party?

"Shao Zhixing." Xing Yang said, "Why are you in a daze?"

Shao Zhixing raised his head abruptly, with a slight panic in his eyes, Xing Yang frowned: "What's wrong?"

Like a robust male deer, who is distracted while eating grass and forgets to chew, Xing Yang thought, the dazed look is also very beautiful.

When all theories remain in the fantasy stage, and if you don’t practice it, you will never reach a conclusion. Shao Zhixing stood up and walked to Xing Yang. He was really nervous, his palms were sweating, but he held Xing Yang tightly. Thick wrist.

Xing Yang looked at him, to be precise, as if he was an outsider, scrutinizing his actions.The sitting posture is still relaxed and relaxed, and the dark green eyes reflect a small figure, until Shao Zhi walks to Xing Yang and stands next to him.

Xing Yang said firmly: "You want to develop an intimate relationship with me."

"Try." Shao Zhixing said.

Xing Yang said: "You are not gay."

"I want to verify it." Shao Zhixing said, "I can be any sexual orientation."

Interesting, Xing Yang moved his chair, facing Shao Zhixing, raised his head, "How to verify?"

Their seats were against the glass curtain wall, and there were no partitions or screens around them. Xing Yang began to think about what Shao Zhixing should do if his verification methods were indecent.

"I..." Shao Zhixing seemed to have suddenly returned to his body, he hurriedly let go of Xing Yang's wrist, pulled a chair and sat down.The blush quickly spread along his neck, climbing up to the tips of his ears like a well-fed creeper. Shao Zhixing faltered and said, "I... I don't know either."

Xing Yang sighed, picked up the menu placed on the empty table next door, blocked their faces, pulled Shao Zhixing's neck with his right hand, and gave him a superficial kiss: "Is this okay?" The tone was still discussing, listening It sounds like asking the other party's opinion, but it is actually strong and domineering, beyond doubt.

Shao Zhixing's whole body was stiff, his eyes were fixed in a corner, and his hands were neatly placed on his knees.

"Wake up." Xing Yang threw the menu back to the empty table beside him, "Your ears are going to be smoking.