recession

After setting the itinerary, Tao Liyang went to the cloakroom to pack his luggage.Before leaving, he thought about it, and finally put down the suitcase and pushed open the bedroom door.

The light beside the bed was on, Xu Yunqing was wearing a nightgown, leaning against the head of the bed, already asleep.But his brows were furrowed and he was not stable.Tao Liyang stood by the door and watched him silently for a long time, walked over with light steps, took out the script in his hand and put it aside, pressed the corner of the quilt for him, and then left the house.

After the car drove out of the community, he sent Xu Yunqing a WeChat message explaining that he was going on a business trip, but he never received a reply from Xu Yunqing.When he arrived at the airport, Tao Liyang frequently looked at his mobile phone several times, which made the producer feel embarrassed: "Did it delay your work?"

"I won't come because of the delay." Tao Liyang shook his head without explaining anything.

It was not until the afternoon that Xu Yunqing's message came late, when Tao Liyang had already checked into a hotel near the film and television base.It's very simple, there is only one sentence, and it is really an answer that does not show emotion.

Tao Li stared at the screen for a while, sighed lightly, and left the phone aside to go to the set.

In the next few days, they didn't contact each other, as if they were deliberately competing.But such a long disconnection is the first time since they confirmed their relationship.Tao Liyang was a little uncomfortable. He woke up in the middle of the night several times, always wanting to hear Xu Yunqing's voice, but the number was delayed.

Tossing and turning, he simply continued to get up and write. The piles of work can always make him temporarily forget some things.But he can't keep escaping like this, Tao Liyang understands this in his heart.

The problem with the script took nearly a week to solve.The original version that Tao Liyang decided on actually had no loopholes, but during the shooting process, under various conditions, a lot of content was deleted and changed.The two resident screenwriters are not qualified enough, and they didn't think carefully when making the changes, and they really didn't make it right later.

Tao Liyang had to impromptuly write a few re-shoots while revising the main scene, which took a lot more work than expected, but it was able to finish smoothly, and everyone was happy at last.

He originally booked a ticket for the next day back to City N. On the way to the finale banquet, when he passed the hotel lobby, he happened to see Xu Yunqing on the screen—he attended the business event of the new endorsement in the afternoon.

He stopped involuntarily, and the producers around him noticed it: "Yun Qing has been popular for many years. Once "Long Summer" won the award, he became even more popular. I had a movie on hand some time ago. I want to invite him, find Shen Xi, and say that the schedule is already scheduled for next year."

Although he just mentioned it casually, he didn't mean to complain, and Tao Liyang was not easy to answer, so he just changed the subject: "I remember you have cooperated before?"

"It happened the year before last. The film has never been censored, and it hasn't been released yet. You actually know... oh." He remembered something, and suddenly said, "He and I are still from our hometown."

Tao Liyang looked away from the screen: "What?"

His tone was so surprised that the producer was taken aback for a moment: "What's wrong?"

"Aren't you from the South?"

"That's right." The producer said the name of a small southern town.Tao Liyang once happened to pass by and stayed for one night when he was traveling. He only remembered that it was a city near the river. There were patches of Sophora japonica flowers planted along the riverside road, and the white petals covered the entire gravel road when the wind blew.

Tao Liyang asked him: "Where did you hear that?"

"It was mentioned by accident when I was filming." The producer recalled earnestly, "It seems that he said some words, which are only found in our dialect. I just asked one more question, and the specific records I don't know..."

"Did you remember wrongly?" Tao Liyang frowned.

"Where can this be?" While talking, they had reached the elevator entrance, and the producer pressed the elevator button, "But he should have moved at a very young age. Is N city listed in his encyclopedia?" He took out his mobile phone to check it, and handed it to Tao Liyang, "Look, it's really true."

He looked serious, not like a fake.Tao Liyang lowered his eyes, not only from the encyclopedia, but even he always thought that Xu Yunqing's hometown was in a certain district near N city.But thinking about it carefully, they didn't seem to have talked about this matter, Tao Liyang just acquiesced...

All he knew was that Xu Yunqing's father had passed away, and that his mother had moved to stay with him near the Drama Academy when he was in college, and had never heard of his other relatives, presumably either because they were estranged or not around anymore.If Xu Yunqing really left his hometown early in the morning, then it is reasonable that he hasn't been back or mentioned it deliberately...

"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Seeing his strange expression, the producer gave him a slight push, "Is this serious?"

"It's nothing... I just didn't know before."

Tao Liyang smiled, he thought it was really a trivial matter, not worth paying attention to.

The only thing is, it just makes him feel that he doesn't seem to know Xu Yunqing that well, even though they have known each other for 12 years, share the same bed, and are intimate... But this doesn't hinder anything, Tao Liyang passed through the gap of the elevator door that was about to close. Glancing at the screen in the distance, Xu Yunqing had a faint smile on his lips and eyes as calm as lake water.He still misses him.

This unexpected episode made Tao Liyang a little dazed.He only sat for a short while at the wrap-up banquet that night, then excused himself to leave, changed his ticket, and flew back to City N overnight.

It was three in the morning when I got home.Before Tao Liyang opened the door, a strange thought suddenly occurred to him, could Xu Yunqing have already moved away and is no longer here?

This unreasonable guess made him feel a little funny, but for this reason, the hand holding the key stopped for a short time, not wanting to hear a slight sound as soon as the door opened, and then the light in the living room turned on.

"You haven't slept yet?"

"came back?"

Tao Liyang blocked his eyes because of the sudden light, and when he came back to his senses, he saw Xu Yunqing standing at the door of the bedroom.He was no different from what he saw on the screen a few hours ago, but perhaps at home, his whole person seemed much softer.

"Yeah. I'm back after finishing the project." Tao Liyang coughed and put the box aside.

"Is the cold still okay?"

"I'm fine, I just got choked by the wind." Tao Liyang said, "Why haven't you slept yet?"

"Wake up." Xu Yunqing stepped forward and handed him a glass of water.

Tao Liyang took the cup and said softly: "Then go to sleep, it's still early."

Xu Yunqing was noncommittal, just asked him: "Aren't you resting?"

"There's still some work to be done." Tao Liyang's Adam's apple twitched.He thought it was really strange, he clearly came back overnight to see Xu Yunqing, but at this moment, he didn't dare to look at him anymore.Avoiding Xu Yunqing's gaze, he walked into the study and turned on the computer, "Go to sleep first."

After Tao Liyang finished speaking, he didn't look at Xu Yunqing again, only knowing that he stood at the door of the study for about half a minute, and finally closed the door without saying a word, turned and left.

Tao Liyang did have a lot of work in his hands, but he was not in a hurry.He sat down to write a manuscript for a while, always restless.Feeling dry mouth again, he went to the living room to pour tea, only to find that Xu Yunqing was not asleep, and was still sitting on the sofa.

"Why are you sitting here?" Although the heating was turned on in the living room, Xu Yunqing was dressed thinly, so it was probably still a bit cold.

Xu Yunqing didn't answer, just asked him: "Is it over?

"not yet."

The voice fell, and both of them fell silent.

"Forget it." Xu Yunqing glanced at him, got up and said a little tiredly: "Then you are done with your work, go to bed early, I will go to the guest room to sleep."

After he finished speaking, he went to the cabinet in the bedroom to get the quilt.Seeing his movements, Tao Liyang couldn't help frowning, and when Xu Yunqing passed by, he grabbed his wrist: "What's the matter?"

"I don't know." Xu Yunqing didn't struggle, and looked into his eyes without avoiding, "What do you want?"

Tao Liyang looked at him, and found that Xu Yunqing's eyes were slightly blue, and his skin was fair, which was particularly obvious.After a while, he stretched out his hand to gather Xu Yunqing's slightly unraveled nightgown, then took the quilt from Xu Yunqing's hand, and put it back in the cabinet.

Xu Yunqing didn't speak, just stood by the door and watched him.

After Tao Liyang put the quilt away, he hesitated for a while before turning around and slowly walking back to Xu Yunqing, reaching out his hand to gently touch his face, Xu Yunqing raised his hand and pressed it against the back of his hand.Their hands leaned together, a faint warmth rose in the winter night, Tao Liyang sighed secretly, and led him back to the bed: "You go to bed first, I will sleep after taking a shower."

Xu Yunqing nodded slightly.But when Tao Liyang got out of the shower, he saw Xu Yunqing still sitting against the head of the bed, and when he heard the bathroom door knock, he turned his head to look over.

When Tao Liyang met his gaze, his heart softened unconsciously, but his face just remained silent.Silently lifted the quilt and went up from the other side of the bed, noticing that the gaze was still following her, she stretched out her hand to cover Xu Yunqing's eyes.

His long eyelashes slid across his palm, a little itchy, Tao Liyang's Adam's apple moved up and down: "Did I turn off the light?"

"En." Under the warm yellow light, half of Xu Yunqing's face was revealed, like a porcelain-white jade vessel.Tao Liyang pursed his lips unconsciously, and then pressed the switch.

The bedroom was dark and quiet.

"I'm going to shoot a commercial tomorrow." After an unknown amount of time, Xu Yunqing's voice broke the silence, his tone mixed with indistinct tiredness, "Maybe I won't be able to come back until evening."

Tao Liyang felt a little lost when he heard him say this, and he seemed relieved, but he remembered that he still had something to do: "I'm going to Yaoxing tomorrow morning."

"En." Xu Yunqing responded, and was speechless for a while.

But they knew that neither of them fell asleep. In the past, they hugged and slept together. Although they lay down today, they seemed to be separated by an invisible Chuhe Han boundary.But Tao Liyang could still feel the temperature of Xu Yunqing's body and the very faint aroma of orange blossoms, which penetrated inch by inch, forming a net in the void, and entangled him in it.

He unconsciously poked his finger towards Xu Yunqing, and wanted to withdraw it halfway.However, while the hatchback was hesitating, it had already touched Xu Yunqing's fingertips.

He was stunned for a moment, and Xu Yunqing was obviously also stunned.

Tao Liyang froze for a moment, not knowing what to do.But after a while, he felt Xu Yunqing holding his hand tightly.

So slowly, Tao Liyang also put his fingers into Xu Yunqing's.

No one spoke any more.Tao Liyang looked at the little moon shadow that penetrated under the curtain, and smiled silently, not pleasant enough, but not forced.He fell asleep with his fingers interlocked.