not in love

"Mr. Lin, don't rush away!"

Zhuoyou called Lin Xie to stop,

"You are also our protagonist today, and there is no special event arranged for you tonight, so I can celebrate you well."

"I actually don't need to..."

Lin Xie hadn't finished speaking, only to hear two bangs of fireworks, and the director's assistant had already come out of the changing shed holding the bouquet and pushing the cake.

Yu Zhijuan originally thought that Director Zhuo's crew would eat the cake when they were rich, until he got closer and saw the blessing written on the cake with chocolate sauce:

Happy birthday to Teacher Lin.

Today is actually Lin Xie's birthday.

Yu Zhijuan paused, and saw Michen Keman and other actors sending gifts and blessings to Lin Xie one after another. At first glance, it seemed that he was the only one who was empty-handed and unprepared.

"Sister Chi Ling,"

Yu Zhijuan called Chi Ling to stop in a low voice,

"The studio didn't prepare a birthday present for Lin Xie?"

When another actor just joined the group before, Chi Ling gave him a gift in the name of Yu Zhiyi for his birthday. It doesn't matter what it is, the main thing is to maintain friendship.

"It's just Lin Xie, shouldn't we stay as far away from him as possible?"

Chi Ling shrugged, "Who wants to remember his birthday."

Yu Zhijuan knew that Chi Ling had always had a big prejudice against Lin Xie, so he didn't mean to blame her.

"I remember that Zhiyi's birthday is not far away, and I planned to celebrate your birthday in the group, but I didn't expect the filming to go so smoothly, and it was finished many days earlier than planned."

Zhuo Zhuo smiled towards Yu Yuzhi, and it is customary for actors to take a photo with the director when they wrap up.

"Teacher Yu, Lin Xie has taken care of you a lot these days. You must have prepared some different gifts, right?"

Mi Chen saw that he didn't know that today was Lin Xie's birthday, so he deliberately provoked trouble.

Of course Yu Zhijuan would not be provoked by her, he smiled politely and gently, and said solemnly,

"The carloads of golden grapefruits that my husband sent are left to Mr. Lin. It's dry in winter, so it's always good to eat more fruits. I see that Mrs. Mi's face is always peeling, so let's share some with Mrs. Mi."

"Who, who cares...!"

Mi Chen was choked up, and quickly asked his assistant to hand over the mirror to check whether there were any powder or lines on his face.

After saying goodbye to the rest of the group, Yu Zhijuan finally successfully completed his first filming task.

"Do you want to go back to the studio to celebrate tonight?"

Chi Ling suggested,

"I asked them to prepare fried chicken and barbecue snail noodles for you in advance... Hey, did you forget to take those beautiful earrings from the dressing room?"

"..."

Yu Zhijuan pinched his empty earlobe,

"I'll go back and get it. It just so happens that they are busy celebrating Lin Xie's birthday right now, so there should be no one in the dressing room."

"Then I'll go back to the hotel to pack my luggage."

Chi Ling nodded.

Yu Zhijuan avoided the crowd and slipped into the dressing room, but he didn't expect that someone was already waiting for him inside.

"teacher LIN,"

Yu Zhijuan raised his eyebrows, looked at Lin Xie who was playing with his pair of earrings,

"Shouldn't you accept everyone's blessings outside?"

"I want to hear your blessing first."

Lin Xie said bluntly.

"I think anyone out there can say something better than me,"

Yu Zhijuan stretched out his hand, wanting to put back the earrings, but felt that something was inappropriate.

After all, it was Lin Xie's birthday, so instead he reached out and asked for something.

"I thought you didn't like this style, so I just threw it here."

Lin Xie smiled, and honestly returned the earrings to Yu Zhijuan.

"It was my negligence not to prepare a gift for you today, and I will make it up for you next time."

Yu Zhijuan skillfully put on the earrings, planning to give Lin Xie a birthday present in the next two days.If the friendship between gentlemen wants to be as light as water, the first thing to do is to have exchanges.

"I don't want anything,"

Lin Xie said lightly,

"Why don't you accompany me to a place for dinner today, it's a gift."

"Where to go?"

"Chen Hao probably hasn't taken you there before, the taste is more of Huixiang cuisine,"

Lin Xie paused, and added,

"It's a private chef, you can order whatever you want."

"Didn't Director Zhuo just say that she gave everyone a special night off to celebrate your birthday?"

Yu Zhijuan didn't mean to refuse, the more time he spent with Lin Xie, the more information he could see.

"What does it matter to me that they celebrate theirs?"

Lin Xie said indifferently,

"If you decide, shall we go now?"

"Wait for me to call Chi Ling."

Yu Zhijuan thought that Chi Ling hated Lin Xie so much, and if she told her the truth, she would be frightened all night, so he just told Chi Ling that it was his own private matter.

Wearing masks and hats, the two quietly slipped into the nanny's car from the set. When Lu Yuan saw that Yu Zhiyi was the one who got into the car first, his small eyes suddenly became as round as sunflower discs. He stared blankly. Looking at Lin Xie who stepped back into the car,

"Yu, Yu Zhiyi have dinner together tonight?"

"Just drive your car well."

Lin Xie said flatly, he glanced at Lu Yuan, so he shut his mouth tactfully.

Yu Zhijuan had long guessed that tonight would definitely not be as simple as having a meal, and if it was really just an ordinary dinner, he might not be willing to come.

"The drive takes about 10 minutes. If you are tired, you can take a rest."

"Not yet, I don't want to wake up and find myself caught in some other incident."

Yu Zhijuan didn't pick up the blanket that Lin Xie handed over. Although he could confirm that Lin Xie had no malice towards him, he couldn't relax his vigilance enough to sleep soundly in someone else's car.

"Then I'm sleeping."

Lin Xie unwrapped the blanket on his own, and just as he covered himself neatly, he heard Lu Yuan's cell phone connected to the car audio ring.

"It's Governor Lin."

Lu Yuan glanced at the screen. Generally, if Lin Xie's mobile phone is muted or out of battery due to work, Governor Lin will call him directly.

"Take it."

"……what?"

Lu Yuan looked hesitantly at Yu Zhijuan, seeing that Lin Xie had no intention of avoiding him, so he had to press the connect button.

Seeing this, Yu Zhijuan just blinked, and turned his head to look out the window calmly.

He is not interested in knowing about the governor's house.

Fortunately, Governor Lin didn't say anything shameful in this phone call. He said happy birthday to Lin Xie like an ordinary father, and said that he was too busy with work to go home to congratulate him. Lin Xie lightly greeted him for two days. Then hung up the phone.

After the phone call, the car fell silent again.

Lu Yuan scratched his head and pondered Lin Xie's thoughts, and at the same time secretly observed Yu Zhijuan from the rearview mirror. If Yu Zhijuan hadn't reminded him, he might have run through the red light at least twice, while Lin Xie kept shutting his eyes. With his eyes rested, he just opened his mouth and said when Lu Yuan stepped on the third sudden brake,

"If you have anything to say, just say it, and if you don't, just drive with peace of mind."

"Excuse me……"

Lu Yuan took a deep breath.

Yu Zhijuan originally wanted to talk to Lin Xie about the autopsy report again, but thinking that there was still a long way to go in the car, he had no choice but to give up.

They finally arrived at their destination when the last sliver of clouds that had been smudged into heavy purple by the sunset faded into the moonlight.

Yu Zhijuan observed the surrounding scene. White marble carved lamps hung in the manor-like courtyard, and the edge could not be seen at a glance. The parking lot was surrounded by neatly trimmed flowers. Not far away was a large-scale retro architecture.

Many private hotels like to build castles, Yu Zhijuan thought this was one of them, no wonder Lin Xie was sure that Chen Hao had never brought him here, Chen Hao was reluctant to spend the minimum consumption for this kind of hotel.

"Did you book the show?"

Yu Zhijuan watched as Lin Xie got out of the car and stopped wearing a mask and hat, doing whatever he wanted without fear of being photographed.

(Note: There is no damn new crown epidemic in the worldview of this article, and you don’t need to wear a mask for daily travel)

"That's right,"

Lin Xie paused,

"You can also take it off. The security measures here are very good, and no one will see it."

Although Lin Xie said so, Yu Zhijuan still didn't take off his mask just to be on the safe side. Chi Ling had reminded him that paparazzi and sneak photographers were everywhere, and he didn't want to cause any accidents.

"Uh……"

Seeing this, Lu Yuan opened his mouth, but finally swallowed the words in his mouth.

"Mr. Lu, are you so restless because you apologized to me for yelling at me before?"

Yu Zhijuan raised his eyebrows and looked at Lu Yuan with great interest.

"I……"

Lu Yuan looked at Lin Xie at a loss, but Lin Xie turned a blind eye, so he could only help them open the gate of the mansion with a half-smile.

"It's already here, you two, please come in, I won't accompany you."

He thought that the one who should really be fidgeting for a while might be Yu Zhiyi.

Yu Zhijuan followed Lin Xie into the building, and before he had finished looking around, he realized something was wrong—the interior of the building was not the decoration that a hotel or clubhouse should have, it was clearly someone's home...!

"Master Lin, Mr. Yu, please."

Lu Yao had been waiting at the entrance early in the morning, not only him, but even Tan Chaolu had been well-dressed and looked around the door all afternoon.

Lin Xie finally agreed to have dinner with them at home. Although he didn't know what he was planning, as long as he was willing to eat together, there would always be a day when he could talk about his grievances and grievances.

"Is this your friend? Ah...! I saw it on TV, Yu Zhiyi, right?"

Tan Chaolu greeted them enthusiastically, and Yu Zhijuan managed to maintain a polite smile. Before Tan Chaolu greeted them to the restaurant again, he turned his head and was about to go out.

What is Lin Xie doing?Take him to meet his parents?