out of plain sight

With disheveled hair, Chen Moting got out of the blanket, stretched his arms and fumbled for the phone that was ringing non-stop, cleared his throat and answered, "Hello, Assistant Huang."

"Brother Sun asked you to come to conference room B5 to discuss things at three o'clock. Is your time convenient?"

Chen Moting subconsciously touched the place beside him, leaving no body temperature in the empty area: "It's convenient, I'll drive there by myself."

"Then I confirmed with Brother Sun."

"OK."

Chen Moting hung up the phone, stood up and leaned against the head of the bed, his palm was pressing on the used condom, he quickly picked it up, jumped out of the bed and threw it into the trash can.

The two of them bought cigarettes last night and did it for the second time. They woke up early in the morning and took advantage of the morning erection to do it again. There was still a smell of lust in the room, which made him blush.

Chen Moting picked out a half-remained cigarette from the ashtray and lit it, took a puff and laughed to himself: Is there anything that I can't talk about at home, but I want to go to the company to play the role of manager and artist, it's so weird Extreme people.However, at least Sun Jinghan is slowly becoming honest, although it is really slow, but one day he will be completely honest and get along naturally like ordinary lovers.

Chen Moting turned on the air purifier, took off the sheets and threw them into the washing machine, got dressed after taking a shower and opened the curtains.

Outside the window, the sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly. The sun shone inside the house, illuminating his smiling eyes and the corners of his mouth.

It was rare for Sun Jinghan to stay in the company all day. After receiving the news, his small managers ran back to the company to ask for resources, and some of them who did something wrong sent them to their door to scold them.He was busy all the way through noon, and he didn't take a bite of the meal bought by his assistant. Seeing that it was almost time, he packed up his documents and walked out of the office.

Chen Moting had been waiting in the B5 conference room for a long time, and when he saw him enter the door, he smiled and said, "Brother Sun."

Sun Jinghan sat down at the table two seats away.

He had a cold look on his face, as if the one who was flirting on the bed was his substitute, Chen Moting smiled even more: "Are you here for a job?"

"No." Sun Jinghan divided the duplicate documents in his hand into half, "Your contract with the company expires in November this year. After research and consideration, the company will not renew the contract with you. According to the rules, a notice will be given in advance. I hope that in the future There is still an opportunity to work together.”

His voice was routinely cold, Chen Moting froze, his eyes flickered and he couldn't speak.Sun Jinghan looked down at the documents in his hand: "You said before that there are other brokerage companies who want you to go..."

"Is this the company's decision or yours?"

"The company's decision."

"why?"

"do not know."

Chen Moting rumpled the hair on his forehead: "Is this aimed at you or me?"

"Aiming at you, Kong Dongyue arranged Dian Huan to work under me, which can be regarded as compensation." Sun Jinghan unscrewed the cap of his pen, lowered his head and wrote a few strokes on the paper, "I know that Chuangyi wants to poach you, and..."

"Aren't you coming with me?"

"I'm talking about work with you!" Sun Jinghan suddenly looked up at him, and then lowered his eyelids, "I managed to get ahead in Tianming, but I haven't achieved good results, and now I can't gain a firm foothold in the new company , not worth it."

"That's true." Chen Moting stroked his hair and leaned back in the chair, "That's good, in case you can't separate work and life, when I terminate the contract with Tianming in November, don't pretend to be a manager in front of me If you want to kiss, you can kiss, and if you want to have sex, you can have sex."

"This is the end of the love game." Sun Jinghan dropped his pen, "You are not my artist, I don't care who you fall in love with or you are so lonely that you want to quit the circle."

Chen Moting stood up suddenly: "Who is playing games with you?!"

Sun Jinghan looked up at him expressionlessly: "This is a game, don't get too involved."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sharp pain in his shoulder blade.

He didn't expect Chen Moting to have such great strength, and instantly lifted him up from the chair and leaned against the wall. He didn't know whether it was due to exertion or anger, Chen Moting's arms kept trembling: "You..."

Sun Jinghan pulled his wrist away: "Someone is watching, pay attention to the image."

He smoothed his collar, lowered the blinds, walked to the table and smoked a cigarette: "You forgot how we started, you threatened me with retreat, not mutual consent."

Chen Moting still stood where he was, with his back turned to him and stared at the wall in front of him.Sun Jinghan was not sure if he was listening. He looked down at the table and continued, "You are still young. You have entered the third line this year, and in a few years you will be the second line. Maybe you will reach the first line before you are 30 years old. The higher you go The more you walk, the more afraid you will be of the scandal, and I don't want to be part of it."

"You are not a scandal. When I reach the top, I will come out and disclose your identity."

"Coming out is a dead end." Sensing his trembling hands, Sun Jinghan poked out the cigarette two or three times, turned around and looked at his back, "Chen Moting, without me, you will become popular faster and have a better future."

"I don't care about the future! I'm not talking about work with you!" Chen Moting turned around and roared, "What are you talking about! I don't even think you are a scandal! Why do you think you want to retreat!"

In a moment of silence, Chen Moting thought he had figured it out, and stepped forward to hug him: "I won't allow you to break up with me if I don't explain clearly."

"This relationship has been for work from the beginning. I agreed to fall in love so that you would not withdraw from the circle. Having sex is part of the drama, and it does not mean that our relationship has become real." Sun Jinghan looked up at the conference room The walls are light gray, full of dotted sound-absorbing holes, ugly but practical, "Chen Moting, remember, you took the initiative to find me, and I don't want to get a bad reputation as a craftsman."

Chen Moting's body shook, he let him go and backed away.

"I originally planned to help you decide which company is better for you to change jobs. It seems that today is not suitable." Sun Jinghan put away his document, "I will share some of my opinions on WeChat for your reference. When will you calm down?" Get down and get out, don't embarrass yourself too much."

He left the meeting room and closed the door behind his back. Chen Moting stepped back and leaned against the wall, slid along the wall and sat on the ground, staring blankly at the corner of the document exposed on the meeting table.A long time ago, when he guessed that Chen Shuwei was going to leave the orphanage, he was in such a panic, as if someone had stripped his muscles and bones, hollowed out his internal organs, and burned his future.For a moment, Chen Moting seemed to be back to the days when he first joined the company five years ago, without Chen Shuwei, without Sun Jinghan, no matter how many people around him, it has nothing to do with him.

The elevator door closed slowly, and the corridor returned to darkness. Sun Jinghan walked to the door in the dark, and the sound of the key knocking alarmed the voice-activated lights, illuminating the empty corner beside the door where no one was guarding.

He supported the door with one hand, and searched for the keyhole while resisting trembling with the other hand. When he opened the door, the room was dark.

Sun Jinghan stood still in the dark for a few seconds, turned on the porch light, took off his coat and put on slippers, and walked through the empty living room to the bathroom to wash his hands.There was only his towel left on the shelf, and when he opened the mirror cabinet, half of the dental kit and razor were gone, and a lonely key was left in the blank.

Sun Jinghan grabbed the key and walked into the bedroom, opened the drawer under the bed and threw it in.

He straightened up, and the dizziness that had been faintly felt throughout the day suddenly intensified, and he grabbed the corner of the table in time to prevent him from falling, and the palm bearing all his weight was severely scraped out of a bloody hole.

Sun Jinghan looked down at the rapidly pooling blood in his palms, walked into the bathroom with his hands clasped, pulled off a towel to wrap around the wound, accidentally caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror, took off his glasses and dipped his index finger knuckles in the corner of his left eye, but was too late to stop the falling of his right eye a tear.

It hurts.He untied the towel, blew on the wound on his palm, and thought with a wry smile, how could it hurt so much.

Qiao Zheng put three ice cubes in the glass, opened a can of soda water, filled it half full, and pushed it to the other side of the bar seemingly casually.The cup drew a water mark and slid across the marble table, just in front of Chen Moting.

Chen Moting picked up the cup and shook it: "Brother Zheng can open a bar with his skills."

"Bars don't like this, just entertain yourself." Qiao Zheng poured himself a glass of wine, "Why did you come to see me so late?"

"Can't sleep and don't want to be alone, so I can only come here to try my luck at this late hour." Chen Moting took a sip of cold soda water, "Is your insomnia still not cured?"

"I've seen both Chinese and Western medicine, and it won't get better, and I don't want to take sleeping pills." Qiao Zheng picked up the book on the table, "If you develop resistance to the medicine, if you think about suicide in the future, you will have one less method."

"Don't make such jokes."

Qiao Zheng didn't take it seriously: "What if it's a joke."

He was wearing loose, narrow check home clothes, his hair was a little longer, and it was still damp after taking a shower. He lacked vigor and elitism, and was lazy and warm.Chen Moting looked down at the bubbles in the cup, and tightened the corners of his mouth: "Yes."

Qiao Zheng smiled and said, "You are becoming less and less wary of me."

Chen Moting looked at him when he heard the words: "You are the film king, it's fine if you don't have wary of me, how could I be wary of you."

"Look, I'm on guard again." Qiao Zheng lit a cigarette, "Don't hold on, I'm worthy of your trust, if you're in a bad mood, just tell me, maybe I can help."

"Brother Zheng is so kind to me." Chen Moting felt extremely bitter in his heart, but he laughed out loud, "Tianming doesn't intend to renew my contract."

Qiao Zheng raised his eyebrows and poured the remaining soda into his cup: "As expected, Kong Dongyue can't tolerate sand in his eyes. You have something to do with me, no matter what, you can't avoid revenge."

"I'm sorry, that time I wanted to protect myself..."

"You have apologized a long time ago." Qiao Zheng took a sip of wine and swallowed it in his mouth for two seconds, "Anyone will be wise to protect themselves, and if they don't protect themselves, they will be punished even worse. I think it is a good thing for you to change your employer , don’t be in a bad mood.”

"I know, I may be a little... reluctant to bear my agent, after all, after working together for so many years, I am familiar with raising dogs."

"Is it Sun Jinghan?" Qiao Zheng frowned, not hiding his disgust, "Since you are no longer cooperating, I will tell the truth, he is gay, and his motives may not be pure when cooperating with you. This kind of person..."

He replaced the unfinished words with a sneer, Chen Moting was taken aback, and said with a smile: "Yes, this kind of person."

It seems that everyone has known about Sun Jinghan's sexual orientation for a long time, they all tacitly agreed that Chen Moting knew about it, and tacitly did not mention it.What a funny thing this is - it turned out that for a long time, he was the one who didn't know Sun Jinghan the least.

Chen Moting picked up the cup and drank it down: "Several companies are talking to me about signing contracts, and there are only three reliable ones, Yize, Wuhuang, and Chuangyi. Brother Zheng, do you have any good suggestions?"

Qiao Zheng lit a cigarette and looked down at the wine in the glass: "It's better to have a good intention. The top management are veterans, and their business operations are very mature, and because the overall strength is not strong when it is just established, it will be more attentive to train newcomers. With you In the current situation, going to Wuhuang will inevitably be neglected, let alone Chuangyi, it is not cultivating artists but consuming artists."

His opinion coincided with what Sun Jinghan said in WeChat. Chen Moting was in a complicated mood, with a sore nose, and forced a smile: "Thank you, brother Zheng, for helping me all the time."

"Why are you polite?" Qiao Zheng took a puff of cigarette and took another sip of wine, "I'm helping you because I see my own shadow in you, I'm afraid that like me, the noble person you meet is actually a disaster, look It sounds like you don’t want anything else, but in fact you want more than anyone else, so I suggest you, you should be vigilant, I’m not a good person.”

Chen Moting bit the cigarette he handed over, inhaled deeply into his lungs, and exhaled a thin layer of smoke.