Between lines

Xu Shaohua's attendance has always been good, and the leave was easily passed.

It's just that this month's perfect attendance award is destined to disappear.He kept thinking in his heart that it would be better for Chen Tingbai not to make trouble for nothing. If he dared to take him to do something meaningless tomorrow, he would definitely turn his face.

There is no need to work overtime tonight, and there is no need to go to writing, Xu Shaohua returned home early after get off work.

Xu Shaohua has been slumped on the sofa for a long time, not knowing what to do.

I have made it a habit to go to Zili every night and then go home. I am still a little uncomfortable coming home so early.

More importantly, Xu Shaohua seems to have gotten used to those carefully prepared dinners every day.

Xu Shaohua opened the refrigerator and looked, there was nothing that could be eaten directly, and then checked the takeaway software, he seemed to understand why Chen Tingbai didn't like eating outside.

——With such delicious food, who wants to go out to eat!

In the end, he casually cooked a bowl of quick-frozen dumplings to fool him, but he didn't even finish it.

Looking at the bowl of dumplings that were almost boiled into a paste, Xu Shaohua suddenly realized a terrible thing.That expressionless Chen Tingbai, who couldn't speak well, seemed to be attacking him bit by bit in another way.

The current Xu Shaohua is used to Chen Tingbai's sullen and gentle movements, to the peculiar and pleasant scent on his body, to those hot and delicious meals.

He seemed to be used to falling in love with Chen Tingbai.

After eating, Xu Shaohua remembered that the project plan had just been written at the beginning, so he could only sit down and grind it slowly.It wasn't until twelve o'clock that I managed to cobble together a seemingly complete plan, and then I climbed onto the bed and fell asleep.

Before falling asleep, Xu Shaohua somehow missed the smell in the words.It smells very quiet.

Xu Shaohua thought, if he lit a scented incense stick by his bedside, he should be able to sleep well.

The next day, Xu Shaohua arrived early as agreed.

Unexpectedly, Chen Tingbai arrived earlier. Xu Shaohua looked at Chen Tingbai for a long time, and always felt that there was something wrong with Chen Tingbai today, but he couldn't tell.

It wasn't until Chen Tingbai turned out from behind the tea table that Xu Shaohua realized the difference. Usually, Chen Tingbai's clothes were mainly comfortable, and the two of them met only after the weather turned cold, so every time they saw Chen Tingbai White is a fluffy sweater or a thin down jacket.

But today's Chen Tingbai must have dressed too grandly.Not to mention the crisp suit, which is very expensive at first glance, but his drooping feet, can he wear this kind of leather shoes?Won't it be swollen?Looking at the head again, I also deliberately grabbed the shape and wore a pair of thin-rimmed glasses.

Many ideas popped into Xu Shaohua's mind, many strange ideas.He was afraid that Chen Tingbaichuan would stand up and ask him if he was married the next second after being so grand.But he quickly threw this idea out of his mind, what kind of Asby was he, and why did he have such an idea.

Xu Shaohua carefully looked at Chen Tingbai for a long time, and had to admit that Chen Tingbai was really good-looking.It's that kind of delicate and good-looking, but it's usually comfortable to wear, so it looks small.

But such a dress, very handsome.

He turned his head and found that even Hu Cong was dressed very formally today, and he was even more puzzled, what kind of day did he have to dress like this.I had to ask Chen Tingbai: "What are you going to do today? Why are you dressed so formally?"

Chen Tingbai asked Hu Cong to bring the prepared clothes to Xu Shaohua, and told Xu Shaohua: "The place I'm going to today is more formal, so it's better to dress formally. I reckon you should be about the same height as me, I don't know if it suits you or not." If it fits, try it first, if it doesn’t work, let’s buy it now.”

Xu Shaohua took the ironed clothes and went into the rest room to change, but he still didn't understand what he was going to do today.He looked at the clothes in his hand and sighed, Chen Tingbai is indeed the young master of a rich family.

Sometimes, Xu Shaohua is really jealous of Chen Tingbai, and Xu Shaohua is a little unhappy. One is that he can't figure out what he is going to do today, and the other is that he and Chen Tingbai are both 30 years old. Why is there such a big gap between him and Chen Tingbai.

Packed up and set off, followed Chen Tingbai's address and entered it into the navigation, the end point showed an art auction center.Xu Shaohua seems to have realized a little bit, is Chen Tingbai going to prepare a gift for himself?But is it necessary to mobilize so many teachers?

Xu Shaohua smiled with the corner of his mouth picked up, his words were full of irresistible incomprehension.But happiness was more important than anything else, and the voice sounded much more pleasing to Chen Tingbai's ears.

"I said, you're not going to take me to buy a gift for your dad, are you? There's no need to buy such an expensive thing, is it? It's more than my year-end awards." He had seen those sky-high prices on TV. The works of art are so expensive that it makes people speechless.

At that time, he felt that those people were fools, and they just burned their hands if they had too much money.If I had money, I would never buy these things, so I wouldn't spend such wronged money

Besides, I don't have that much money.

"No, but here is what I want, and I want to exchange it for you as a gift." Sitting in the co-pilot, Chen Tingbai flipped through the guidebook of artworks that will participate in the auction today, looking confident .

He suddenly remembered something, put the manual and asked Xu Shaohua: "Shao Hua, you are so good at driving, why don't you buy a car yourself?"

Xu Shaohua knew that he was really helping him when he came out today, so he felt better when he heard Chen Tingbai's question and shook his head and smiled, "My mother said she would help me buy one, but I didn't, you know I Cousin’s is the doctor who helped you treat the wound in the hospital last time. He bought a Volvo. I didn’t want to be worse than him, so I didn’t buy it. I saved up to buy a better one. Fortunately, the company left Home is not far from your side, and I can take the subway."

Chen Tingbai didn't speak for a long time, and when he was about to arrive later, he said to Xu Shaohua gently: "You will have a good car that belongs to you."

After entering the venue, Chen Tingbai never bid for any piece of artwork, as if he was just here for a formality.Xu Shaohua felt that every work was great, and his heart became more and more confused.

He was thinking, is Chen Tingbai's vision so high?Didn't you say there was something he wanted?Until the last piece of work, Chen Tingbai put all his efforts into bidding, and the transaction price has already reached seven figures, which is regarded as the highest price among all artworks today.

But Xu Shaohua had never heard of the author's name, and secretly took out his mobile phone to check the author's background.

—— Emerging artists.Isn't that just young?Looking at his age, he is not as old as himself.

Xu Shaohua really felt that Chen Tingbai was the kind of person he hated the most, with a lot of money.

After the auction was over, the three of them left the venue together, and an elderly man walked towards him. Chen Tingbai stopped to greet him, and respectfully called him Mr. Lin.

The man also stood still and responded, looked at the calligraphy and painting just taken in Hu Cong's arms, smiled and asked Chen Tingbai: "Boss Chen is starting to favor newcomers again. You said you bought it at such a high price today. How much of it will be in your pocket after a month?"

Chen Tingbai also laughed, reached out and patted Hu Cong's arm, signaling him to drive first.Then he replied to that person: "Isn't that what we do? Of course, he has to be good enough to make me fall in love with him. Don't you too?"

Mr. Lin smiled more happily, but Xu Shaohua could hear the ridicule and doubts towards Chen Tingbai in his words, "Speaking of excellence, aren't you better? Besides, I heard that you have come back and started writing again? I guess Will I be able to see your work soon? Or, do you have to recover for a long time?"

"It's just writing. If I am happy, I will write. If I can write well, I will sell it. If I can't write well, I will practice it. It doesn't suit me to say that I am coming back, but it is also true. You have been in the entertainment industry for too long. You don’t like small money anymore.” Chen Tingbai was not polite when speaking, but the smile on his face was still on. "Let's go first. You are busy first." Then, without waiting for the other party to say anything, he bypassed Mr. Lin and left

It was the first time for Xu Shaohua to see Chen Tingbai speak so sharply, completely disrespectful, but today's Chen Tingbai was a side that Xu Shaohua had never seen before.

After getting in the car, drive to the second destination.The second destination is called between the lines, between the lines, it looks like Chen Tingbai's territory.

Xu Shaohua felt more and more that Chen Tingbai was definitely not just a simple gallery owner. He endured all the way and didn't know how to ask Chen Tingbai, but he was still surprised when he got to the line.

The word is a small western-style building hidden in the downtown area, which is friendly and low-key.Between the Lines is a modern building located in Xincheng.

"Damn, how much did you lose to your father?" Xu Shaohua still couldn't help asking Chen Tingbai.People say that art burns money. Xu Shaohua stepped on the marble floor between the rows and deeply agreed with this sentence.

Chen Tingbai directed the employees in the line to hang the photographed works in the main hall, and told them the direction of publicity. After these things were done, he turned his head and said to Xu Shaohua: "This is my own money, or this It's my business, discovering new artists, finding ways to stir up their fame, like today, and then use their fame to sell their works and get a cut. It's been four years in the words, between the lines It was completed last year, but it’s too far away from me, and it’s managed by others, I come over occasionally to take a look, but so far, the income is not bad.”

Xu Shaohua was so shocked by what Chen Tingbai said that he couldn't speak a word.Some people say that people will never make money doing things beyond what they know, and he has always sneered at this statement.Although he is only a small project manager now, it does not mean that he will not be able to do so in the future.

But today, he suddenly admitted this sentence a little bit.

After a while, Xu Shaohua asked weakly: "Isn't this just hype?"

Chen Tingbai didn't speak, and took Xu Shaohua around the exhibition hall. Xu Shaohua could only follow Chen Tingbai around the exhibition hall, listening to Chen Tingbai's continued talk: "In your eyes, this is almost called hype. Right? But art, to put it bluntly, is the ultimate pursuit of aesthetics by human beings. I just discovered the beauty that the public might like, and then praised it. Where did so many born geniuses come from? If you play well, you are an artist. If you don’t play well, you are a teacher of an interest class. I am not the only one doing this, including the person you saw talking to me today, who is backed by Lin, and hype This one is much better than me."

Chen Tingbai turned around for a long time, took down a piece of work, and handed it to Xu Shaohua.Xu Shaohua hadn't recovered from what Chen Tingbai said just now, he took over the work in a daze, it was a fine brushwork painting of a magpie announcing the spring.

"Take this as a gift to my dad. It's a painting by a newcomer. It doesn't matter if the price is not high. My dad will like it." Chen Tingbai patted Xu Shaohua's hand lightly, pulling him back from his thoughts.

Xu Shaohua still didn't speak, and looked down at the fine brushwork. Chen Tingbai asked Xu Shaohua what's wrong, why he had been in a daze since getting off the car, and whether he didn't have a good rest yesterday.

"I just think you are much more powerful than I imagined."

After a long time, or many years later, Xu Shaohua always remembered the last sentence Chen Tingbai answered him.

"Shao Hua, I'm far from being as weak or incompetent as you think."

That night, Chen Tingbai excused himself from going home for dinner, leaving time for Xu Shaohua to meet his father.Very late, Chen Tingbai guessed that Xu Shaohua had already left his home before returning home.

When he got home, he saw the magpie announcing spring hanging in his study, and he knew that his boyfriend had saved his year-end bonus.

Sure enough, before going to bed, Chen Tingbai received a WeChat message from Xu Shaohua, which said thank you.