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"Lu Xu?" Jiang Chengyue choked on these words for two seconds, and said awkwardly, "You're here."

Lu Xu actually changed into a student-like outfit today. His height and figure are superior. Even sportswear can look like a supermodel. Jiang Chengyue saw so many male models at the show the day before, but He felt that no one could catch up with Lu Xu's temperament.

But before he had time to appreciate his boyfriend, he felt guilty. Lu Xu said last time that he was not allowed to dive. He just... jumped.

Well, I jumped twice and played more crazy than usual.

"I'm asking you something, Jiang Chengyue." Lu Xu said, "Can't you understand me when I speak Chinese?"

"Understood, don't buy it." Jiang Chengyue didn't let go of the hand on the edge of the album, and wanted to take it back, but Lu Xu didn't give it away, "Which one do you want to listen to, I'll sing it for you when I get home, okay?"

"Why don't you buy it?" Lu Xu looked at him with raised eyebrows, "I'm willing to spend money for you, can't I?"

Jiang Chengyue knew that this person did it on purpose, but he made a mistake first, and Lu Xu was holding onto him, so he definitely wouldn't let it go.

He suddenly discovered that Lu Xu, who was dressed like a college student in front of him, didn't seem to be as neatly dressed as he imagined.

The light blue hoodie was wrinkled by someone, the white sweatpants were stained with soot, and there were footprints on the sneakers when someone stepped on it just now, completely different from the usual Lu Xu.

Jiang Chengyue was shaken, he was a little thirsty, took a bottle of mineral water on the table and began to twist the cap: "Brother Lu, I will try my best to be satisfied."

"Try your best?" Lu Xu rolled his eyelids.

"Let's talk about it when we go back." Jiang Chengyue's voice faded, and he blew on his red palm from twisting the bottle cap.

He just played several songs in a row, and now he can't exert much strength in his arms and hands.

Lu Xu grew up abroad, and he rarely saw a handsome boy like Jiang Chengyue who would be shy when he said a few words. He took the mineral water bottle in Jiang Chengyue's hand, unscrewed it, and handed it over: "Then shall we go back now?"

This time, Jiang Chengyue hesitated again.

It's not that he doesn't want to go home, it's just that half an hour ago, he just accepted an invitation from an old local band to help them temporarily serve as their drummer in a variety show.

"How long?" After hearing what he said, Lu Xu's expression was calm, and he didn't see any intention of getting angry.

But Jiang Chengyue was still a little worried that he would be unhappy. This mood was like a small wind chime hanging on the window. He didn't know when the wind would come, and he didn't know if the bell was pleasant enough.

"Two days..." Jiang Chengyue said.

"Meaning, go home on Wednesday?"

"Ah."

Lu Xu didn't say if it was okay, but just asked another question: "I remember you have an elective class on Tuesday night? German?"

"I..." Obviously, it was her boyfriend who was asking the question, but Jiang Chengyue suddenly had the illusion of being taught by the ear of an elder. He felt uneasy, and his voice became smaller and smaller, "I'm going to skip class."

Lu Xu: "..."

"Don't be afraid of me." Lu Xu rubbed his hair, "I'm just asking, not your parents, I won't spank you."

"Parents may control you for skipping class, but your boyfriend doesn't."

In fact, Jiang Chengyue can gradually feel that Lu Xu has been adjusting the way of getting along with him, and Lu Xu is trying to reduce the barrier between the two of them because of their age.

"Then you go and help me?" Jiang Chengyue tried like an inch.

"Don't even think about it." Lu Xu's gaze suddenly became dangerous, "I'll have someone drive you back after the recording on Tuesday, and I'll clean you up together when I get back."

Jiang Chengyue was invited to assist in the performance by an old-fashioned band called "Wu Jiang". This band has been established for more than ten years, and the band is not very popular. The drummer has changed several times, but they are not satisfactory. Seeing that the old band was on the verge of disbanding, the record company they signed with found them a variety show with the band as the topic of discussion.

Each episode of this program invites an old band to play the emotional card and sing a few songs. It is considered a little popular among local music fans.Inviting Jiang Chengyue was the decision made by the signing company of "Wu Jiang". Jiang Chengyue is young and popular, because of her good looks, she has also photographed the floor plan of the well-known fashion magazine "Cocia", and is a label in their local circle. It's an ins online celebrity drummer.

The record company wants to take advantage of Jiang Chengyue's popularity among young music fans to save the Wujiang band that is about to disband.

And Jiang Chengyue also has her own considerations. If Mengpai wants to make the band famous, that one performance in the livehouse is not enough. In places other than their home stadium, they need more stages and local music. Approved by old fans.

Lu Xu had a job and couldn't stay here for long, so he left his assistant Wang Xue behind and followed Jiang Chengyue to the recording site.

Wang Xue just came back from the Fashion Week show, wearing a white suit jacket over her dress skirt, a black platinum bag in her left hand, and the Sichuan snacks that Lu Xu asked to buy in her right hand.

"Let's go, I'll drive." Wang Xue said.

The designated location for the recording of the band's program was in another urban area. Wang Xue's car drove over from Ningcheng. There was a row of plush toys behind the car, including two kitten dolls hugging each other, which was very warm.

"Does it feel that it doesn't match my style?" Wang Xue asked him, "My boyfriend put it there."

"No, it's very cute." Jiang Chengyue sat obediently without touching other people's things, "Sister Wang Xue, did you disturb your work by sending me here?"

"There must be none." Wang Xue turned the steering wheel on the highway, "Teacher Lu has been so busy recently that I didn't let me follow him. For me, it's a vacation."

Jiang Chengyue fell into deep thought. Everyone around knew that Lu Xu was very busy recently, but Lu Xu seemed to spend as much time as possible with him. I have to say that Lu Xu is really a good lover.

"You can go and play at ease." Wang Xue said, "I also just have a day off."

The recording location of this local program is a small outdoor stage. In order to ensure the atmosphere of the live, there are music fans at the scene. Music fans are very strange.

These are real old music fans. These people grew up listening to the rock music of the 90s and [-]s, and their aesthetics of music are very tricky. Pop music with no technical content and purely relying on arrangement to create memory points cannot enter their ears.

The old fans who came to see the scene were not satisfied with the fact that Wujiang Band borrowed the popular drummer of the new band——

"When will Wujiang rely on eighteen or nineteen-year-old brats to gain popularity? Wujiang is getting worse every year, and the drummers he recruits are either poorly skilled or brainless. If this continues, they will soon disband, right?"

"Then what is the company's decision? The times are different, and now you can play music with a little traffic, and the starlets on TV dare to claim that they play in a band even if they don't know how to hold drum sticks."

"The same goes for the little drummer. Wouldn't it be nice to stay in your own comfort zone? You have to come to the Wujiang band's venue."

The old band has sung for more than ten years without any achievements. Apart from the prepayment of the signing company Weibo, there is almost no other income.

The person who received Jiang Chengyue was Wu Jiang's lead singer and bass who had just turned 40, named Hu Jingzhong, not tall, wearing a coffee-colored jacket and gray jeans, with disheveled hair and bloodshot eyes.

The members of this band are generally over 30 years old, and the years have left traces of the passage of time on their eyebrows and the corners of their eyes.It was difficult for Jiang Chengyue to describe what kind of feeling he felt when he saw them.He saw the polishing of life on people, and also saw the unquenchable fire of the so-called "dreams never die".

Hu Jingzhong is more than twice his age, and his clothes smell of cheap tobacco, but he is very kind: "Did you hear something unpleasant when you came here?"

"It's okay." Jiang Chengyue shook his head.

He is used to it.

Anyone who wants to show his works to others has suffered infamy, so he is not so fragile.

"Don't be nervous." Hu Jingzhong said, "Just wait until the performance and do your best. We were originally going to disband. The performance of the show is not good, no wonder you."

The Wujiang Band really lacked a drummer. Originally, they just wanted to find a passable drummer to help them through this live. Unexpectedly, the brokerage company contacted a very young child.

It's not that Hu Jingzhong doesn't believe in Jiang Chengyue. He has been playing for more than ten years. He knows that there are many young and promising drummers in the circle, but the rock and roll era has come to an end after all, and there are too few young drummers who can play well.

How can a band that is about to disband choose whether the borrowed drummer is good or not.

After all, it was on a show, and the director required all musicians who entered the country to wear makeup. Wujiang is a small band that has been playing for more than ten years and has not been out of the circle. He put on a serious face, and even Jiang Chengyue, the drummer they borrowed, didn't give a good face.

Jiang Chengyue was sitting in front of the mirror in the dressing room, and was replying to Lu Xu's news when the makeup artist suddenly walked over, grabbed the phone from his hand, held up an old-fashioned long trench coat and said, "Go get your Change your clothes."

The Wujiang band are all honest people. The lead singer Hu Jingzhong himself just got a roll of his eyes just now, but he still can't see the kid who was invited to help by the company being bullied. Just as he was about to speak to dissuade him, a female voice came from the door: "Come on to your house!" Don’t you just wear whatever you want for this kind of show, you have no right to ask him to change clothes.”

Jiang Chengyue sat still, and Wang Xue put the cup of black coffee he just bought in front of him: "I don't know what you like to drink, so I'll buy it for you according to Teacher Lu's taste."

"Thank you, this is pretty good." Jiang Chengyue said.

Wang Xue was still wearing Nancy Deer's short dress. She put the bag in her hand on the dressing table in front of the makeup artist, sat down on the stool, and asked the makeup artist, "Don't understand?"

"Who are you? Why do you control my work?" the makeup artist asked.

Wang Xue smiled and handed out a business card: "Nancy Deer Regional Assistant, Specially Invited Stylist of C Provincial TV Station, Creative Director of Three Fashion Magazines under Deer and Nancy, Wang Xue. I have been to more backstage shows than you. Play that trick in front of me."

The makeup artist took the business card and was stunned. She only heard about the fashion week in the past two days. Lu and Nancy's core team came to see the show, but she never thought that she could meet the fashion king in a small place like her. A person of Xue's level.

But Wang Xue is obviously different from Lu Xu. She is very good at talking forward and backward. She raised her chin in Jiang Chengyue's direction: "The clothes on that child were made by designer Lu himself. The designer said hello and asked me to keep an eye on him. He must wear it all the time today. Just save face and don’t make it difficult for me, okay?”

The makeup artist nodded, turned around and left quickly.

Sitting in front of the mirror, Jiang Chengyue felt that her cheeks and ear tips were hot. The lead singer of Wujiang raised her hand, wanting to applaud Wang Xue, but she probably felt that she had no position. , It's not true if you don't lift it.

Jiang Chengyue took a sip of black coffee and searched for the band name "Wujiang" on her mobile phone.

A photo more than ten years ago came into his eyes. It was a group photo left when Wujiang was just established. The quality of the photo was poor, but Jiang Chengyue could see that the members of the Wujiang band at that time, He was only in his early 20s, the youngest.The few people in the photos seem to have just finished a performance, with lights above their heads and music fans behind them. At that time, their eyes were full of hope, and there were no traces of reality.

It's just that more than ten years have passed by in a hurry. The young people at the time have aged a lot, and the band has been shaky all the way, and it is finally coming to the point where it can't go on. It's impossible to say that I don't regret it.

"You...are disbanding because of lack of money?" Jiang Chengyue asked.

"Money is one thing." Lead singer Hu Jingzhong said, "We are different from ten years ago. Everyone has a family, so it's time to take care of it. Moreover, the music scene is no longer what it used to be. We are old and we should quit. gone."

The bitterness of black coffee is strong.

Jiang Chengyue understands better than anyone else. When the reality is overwhelming, the dream is vulnerable.

So he didn't persuade, just said: "No matter what, let's go all out for this match."

Wujiang is a band that has existed for more than ten years, and all they will sing live are their own songs. Hu Jingzhong asked Jiang Chengyue if he would like to listen to the recording in the background, but Jiang Chengyue said that he had already heard it.

"When I was in high school, I played discs part-time in a tavern, and I heard a few of your songs." Jiang Chengyue said truthfully.

Hu Jingzhong glanced at him a little surprised: "Then it's really early for you to play drums."

"It's okay." Jiang Chengyue said, "By the way, I'm not an academic. I may have my own ideas in my drum. I pay more attention to pushing emotions. I hope you don't mind."

At nine o'clock in the evening, in the office of the brand's Asia-Pacific branch, Lu Xu received a live video from Wang Xue.

The scale of this live scene is small, and there are only about 100 fans in the audience. Lu Xu actually doesn't quite understand why a drummer like Jiang Chengyue, who has already gained popularity, wants to perform for such a niche band, but He didn't stop either.

Unlike the previous performance at the Shanghai livehouse, Jiang Chengyue's appearance this time was without cheers and applause. The fans in the audience didn't know him, but the only thing they knew was the label of an Internet celebrity drummer on his body.

The song is Wujiang's old song. The band has been singing for more than ten years, and they can press the right chords with their eyes closed. Jiang Chengyue used double pedals this time, and played different timbres of the snare drum with the strength of the percussion.

Hu Jingzhong's eyes gradually changed.

Drums are the soul of the band, and they haven't heard such a clean drumbeat for a long time since the first drummer left the team.

Jiang Chengyue's wrist was too steady, and her elbows didn't make any extra movements. Every tap was on the spot, and her emotions were pushed up along with the music.

It was only then that Hu Jingzhong began to realize that the signing company hadn't fooled them, and that the [-]-year-old drummer they had borrowed from them was really here to save the day.Jiang Chengyue didn't use the most basic rhythm pattern, but had her own extras.

The audio-visual effects of Jiang Chengyue's performance were almost full.

They are all musicians who have played for more than ten years. He can feel it, and the people in the band can also feel it. The pick in his hand has a strength that he does not usually have, and the bass sound breaks into the drum sound.

Music fans may not understand drums, but they can tell whether it sounds good or not.

Hu Jingzhong has sung for many years, and he lost his passion and strength, but today he seemed to cheer up suddenly, and found some of the rock and roll energy he had when he was young. This original song has been with them for more than ten years , never before like today, let his blood boil.Only more than 100 music fans at the scene raised their hands one after another to give a rock and metal salute. As the song was about to come to an end, Jiang Chengyue threw out drumsticks with both hands, and the drumsticks spun three or four times in the air. Responding back to the original position, after a burst of stress and side-clicks to push up the mood, it entered the end of the song.

The music fans of Wujiang cried, and the lead singer Hu Jingzhong on the stage also cried. Wujiang’s scene has not been lived for many years. In the keyboard sound that is gradually ending, Hu Jingzhong raised the bass in his hand and slammed it on the stage. superior.

The strings cracked, the music stopped, and a band's interpretation of music came to an abrupt end, and it seemed that countless white pigeons were born from the broken strings, flying to thousands of households.

Jiang Chengyue was panting lightly, his hair was wet with sweat, he didn't have time to wipe it off, and saw Wang Xue holding up his phone to take pictures of himself, holding a drum stick, facing the camera, and curled the corners of his mouth.

When Jiang Chengyue returned to his and Lu Xu's residence, it happened to be ten o'clock on Tuesday night. He swiped his card and entered the door. After browsing the corridors on the first floor, he realized that Lu Xu didn't seem to be at home.

After washing, he felt a little hungry. He found toast bread from the refrigerator and found it tasteless. He tiptoed to reach for the chili sauce in the top cabinet. A hand came from behind him, holding the bottle of chili sauce, and put On top of the taller cabinet, he was completely out of reach now.

"Lu Xu?" Jiang Chengyue turned her head angrily.

"Yeah." Lu Xu stood, not trying to help him take things down, "Have you finished playing? Do you still know how to come back?"

Lu Xu was unhappy, Jiang Chengyue thought.

But he obviously reported it.

"Did you just get out of the shower too?" he asked.

Lu Xu was wearing pajamas, and he also smelled clean after taking a shower.

"Well, I just came back." Lu Xu said, "I went to D University, classroom 1009, put on a hat and a mask, and helped a student who skipped class take a German class, just in time for the quiz, and answered ten Let's have a mentally handicapped question like 'how many apples are there'."

Jiang Chengyue: "..."

Lu Xu Mingming, he couldn't justify it, and even said it was an unreasonable request.

Ever since Lu Xu flew to New York in a hurry last time, the two of them have returned to the same roof. Jiang Chengyue stared blankly at the drops of water on Lu Xu's hair, sliding down his cheeks and past his Adam's apple. He was a little thirsty, took the milk on the table and wanted to drink, Lu Xu hugged him from behind, put his chin on his shoulder, pulled the collar of his clothes with his right hand, and put it on his right shoulder Take a bite.

"Don't be busy with anything else, let me hug you for a while." Lu Xu said close to his ear.

"Oh...Okay." Jiang Chengyue withdrew his hand reaching for the milk cup, stretched his hand back, and patted the back of Lu Xu's hand twice as a sign of agreement.

The blue of Lu Xu's eyes was as deep as a lake in winter. He grabbed his wrist and led him to the room of the two of them.

Jiang Chengyue's wrist couldn't use much strength today, and it was hurting from Lu Xu's grip, so he had to quicken his pace and walk to the room first.

"Are you in a hurry than me?" Lu Xu asked with interest.

"Don't talk." Jiang Chengyue said.

He was carried to the sofa by Lu Xu, pressing a few pieces of cut rags, and the nightgown unraveled a little during the movement, Lu Xu pressed him on the sofa, kissed him for a while, when his breathing was unsteady Withdrew and lightly took a small bite on his chin.Kiss walked down all the way, through the clothes, Jiang Chengyue felt that Lu Xu's hand that had held the scissors and the draping needle stopped at his chest.

He seemed to be no different from the fabrics that were placed on the sofa. Lu Xu picked him up to taste and knead him. Lu Xu's index finger stuck to the middle of his collarbone and drew a standard straight line all the way down.

"Try?" Lu Xu asked.

"...Now?" Jiang Chengyue gripped the fabric on the sofa tightly.

"Well, didn't you say you agreed to one of my requests?" Lu Xu brought up the old incident two days ago, "There are other issues that I will figure out with you. After a long-distance relationship for a few days, I was not enthusiastic enough to see me, so leave me and run away." Assistant, and, I told you, no diving is allowed, although there are so many people following, but I'm afraid you'll get hurt."

"Got it..." Jiang Chengyue bowed his head and admitted his mistake, "Then what do you want?"

Lu Xu clapped his hands twice, and the lights in the room were half dimmed, which heated up the already ambiguous atmosphere between the two of them.

"It's up to you." Lu Xu said, "It's up to you to coax me."

Jiang Chengyue seemed to understand, but also didn't seem to understand. He looked into Lu Xu's eyes for three seconds in a daze, and reached for Lu Xu's nightgown belt. , Jiang Chengyue avoided the other party's gaze, didn't look into Lu Xu's eyes, pursed her lips, blushed, and kissed Lu Xu's belly.

Lu Xu: "..."

Originally, he just wanted to say that Xiao Bailu would have misunderstood Jiang Chengyue to help him with his hands. Although her expressions and movements were extremely reluctant, she still...

When Jiang Chengyue looked at him with teary eyes, she was so beautiful. When Jiang Chengyue complained softly, with a soft nasal voice, the lights above her head shone down, and Jiang Chengyue's eyes reflected a few points. Glittering.

"Why are you crying? Keep going." Lu Xu made a fool of himself and didn't stop, and even said a few extra words.

"Didn't you say you were hungry?" he said.

After rewashing, Jiang Chengyue sat on the carpet panting lightly, hugging her legs, and didn't want to eat any more.

"Drink some water." Lu Xu put a water glass on the coffee table, "Uncomfortable?"

"Fortunately..." Jiang Chengyue said, "Did I just... bite you?"

"Yes." Lu Xu pressed his head to let him drink water, "It's not your fault, stop crying."

"Do you want me to help you?" Lu Xu grabbed a piece of soft cut cloth and wiped the corners of his eyes.

Jiang Chengyue was stunned for a long time before he understood what he meant. He shook his head and kissed Lu Xu on the cheek: "I'm tired."

"Is this tiring?" Lu Xu said unsatisfactorily, "If it wasn't for the fear of affecting your studies, I would definitely..."

Lu Xu's cell phone rang, and the caller was——

Lu Nian.

Lu Xu picked it up: "Hallo? At the airport at 23:30? Well, I'll pick it up."

"Jiang Chengyue? No bullying." Lu Xu glanced at the little boy friend whose eyes and mouth were red and didn't dare to come out, "I'm so tired, I fell asleep early."