aren't we rivals

It was close to noon when Meng Chi arrived at Xichi, and he learned from Chen Yan that Yu Tingzhi was taking his students to visit the Tea Culture Museum in Xichi.

【Song Min and his brother are also there, chatting happily】

【If you don't come again, you won't be able to be my mistress】

After posting this sentence, Chen Yan secretly took a photo of Yu Tingzhi and Song Chen standing in front of a painting, looking at each other and talking.

Yu Ting's expression is relaxed, while Song Chen's brows and eyes are smiling, like a scene of talking and laughing at Yan Yan.

"Senior Chen Yan?"

Chen Yan, who had just sent the photo to Meng Chi, snapped his fingers, and looked up at Xunsheng to see Song Min looking at him in surprise in the direction where he just took the sneak shot.

"Why are you here?" Song Min asked in surprise.

His exclamation successfully made Yu Tingzhi and Song Chen, who were chatting happily, look at Chen Yan.

Chen Yan laughed dryly: "Of course I'm here to play."

Song Min nodded and asked again: "What are you doing standing at the door? Why don't you come in?"

The Tea Culture Museum in Xichi consists of five relatively independent but interconnected exhibition spaces: tea history, tea extracts, tea events, tea sets and tea customs.

Passing through the Preface Hall is the Tea History Hall. The exhibits here are arranged with the development of tea culture as the main line, or some classic records, or some ancient painting records, showing the court and secular tea culture at various stages in ancient times, and emphatically displaying Highlights such as the Ancient Tea Horse Road in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Chen Yan was standing at the junction of the Preface Hall and the Tea History Hall, and the nearest exhibit was ten meters away from him.

"I'm waiting for someone." Chen Yan put away his mobile phone, and when he saw Yu Tingzhi approaching, he called out "Teacher Yu".

Yu Tingzhi nodded slightly, Song Min pointed to Song Chen and said, "This is my brother, maybe he will be your teacher in the future."

"Ah? What do you mean?" Chen Yan was taken aback, and looked at Song Chen suspiciously.

"My brother should also come to teach in our school's sculpture department next semester." After Song Min finished speaking, he turned to Song Chen and said, "Brother, this is Chen Yan, the senior of our club."

Song Chen smiled and nodded: "I heard Xiaomin mention you before."

Chen Yan was stunned again. In good conscience, Song Chen's appearance was also very outstanding. He was tall and only two or three centimeters shorter than Yu Tingzhi. Chen Yan remembered the phrase "A man on Moshang is like jade, and his son is unparalleled in the world".

Song Chen and Yu Tingzhi's dignified and cold demeanor are different, their eyebrows and eyes are more gentle, appearing gentle and friendly, standing together they seem to be a good match.

I'm afraid it's fake to come to the school to teach, but it's true to want to reunite.

Ye 0 has met his opponent this time.

Chen Yan muttered in his heart.

"Are you waiting here for the evening of the week? But their class only comes to the museum in the afternoon." Song Min said.

"Who's waiting for him!" Chen Yan became annoyed when he heard the name, "I'm waiting for Meng Chi, why don't I find someone who understands to accompany me when I visit the Tea Culture Museum?"

When he said this, Chen Yan glanced at Yu Tingzhi out of the corner of his eye.

Before Song Min could speak, Yu Tingzhi asked, "Has he returned to Xichi?"

Tsk, I still care about it, it seems that we wild 0 have a chance.

"Yes," Chen Yan thought, and glanced at the time on the phone, "It should be here soon."

The high-speed rail station in Xichi was not far from the museum. About 10 minutes later, Meng Chi arrived at the entrance of the museum.

At this time, Yu Tingzhi and Song Chen were standing in front of the picture of a lady "Tuning the Piano and Drinking Tea" and heard from Song Chen that he was lucky enough to see the real work in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art abroad.

"When I saw that painting, I thought of the "Picture of a Lady Waving a Fan" I saw in the Palace Museum when I was in college. At that time, you were arguing with a visiting scholar about who was better, Zhou Fang or Zhang Xuan. Song Chen looked at Yu Tingzhi with a nostalgic look on his face and said, "You think Zhou Fang is better."

At that time, Yu Tingzhi was still in college, saying that the debate was definitely not counted, and he just expressed his opinion casually.

Yu Tingzhi: "Although Zhou Fang imitated Zhang Xuan, his innovation and performance in the pictures of ladies are a bit more charming than Zhang Xuan..."

"Not only similar in shape, but also similar in spirit," Song Chen smiled and completed the sentence he once said, "It's as if you see it."

Yu Tingzhi glanced at him, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and smiled.

This is what Meng Chi saw when he entered the door.

This was not the first time he saw Yu Tingzhi's smiling face, but it was still the first time he felt it was a bit dazzling.

"Here it is!" Chen Yan saw Meng Chi and waved to him.

This sound interrupted the conversation between Yu Tingzhi and Song Chen. Yu Tingzhi turned his head and looked in Meng Chi's direction. The remaining smile on his face gradually subsided and he returned to a cold face.

"If you come later, you won't be able to eat lunch." Chen Yan said something vaguely.

Meng Chi laughed, his eyes swept over the three people who were looking at him, and finally stopped on Song Min's face.

"Teacher Meng," Song Min smiled at him, "Long time no see."

This was the first time they met after Meng Chi was rejected that night at the bar. Song Min was a little embarrassed, and changed back to a polite address.

"It's been a long time." Meng Chi replied very calmly, then looked at Song Chen who was beside him, "Is this your brother? He looks very similar to you."

Song Min nodded, and introduced Meng Chi to Song Chen: "This is Teacher Meng. Although I call him Teacher, he is not a teacher, he is a tea artisan."

Song Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, and smiled at him, "Hello, my name is Song Chen."

Meng Chi: "Meng Chi."

After several people greeted each other without embarrassment, Meng Chi turned his gaze to Yu Tingzhi who had been looking at him, and asked with a smile, "Teacher Yu, what are you doing looking at me?"

"Didn't you say you won't come back?" Yu Tingzhi asked, "Why did you suddenly come back?"

Meng Chi smiled at him, and asked back, "You don't want me to come back?"

Yu Tingzhi: "No."

Meng Chi laughed and explained: "The plan has changed, this kid Chen Yan insisted on calling me."

Chen Yan: "..." When did my mother call you here?

Yu Tingzhi glanced at Chen Yan expressionlessly, and Chen Yan felt a little apprehensive for no reason, as frightened as if he was coldly glanced at by the teacher when he was absent from class.

"Let's go, let's go, we're here to see the exhibition, not to chat." Chen Yan staggered his eyes, pushed Song Min who had been staring at Yu Tingzhi and Meng Chi in a daze, and walked inside first, not forgetting to turn his head Greeting another light bulb, "Brother Song, let's go."

Song Min had a strange expression: "You call my brother 'Brother Song'?"

Chen Yan: "Otherwise, what are you calling? Isn't he still a teacher now?"

Song Min: "...you change it."

Chen Yan snorted and said, "Your brother has no objection, what's your opinion?"

Song Chen didn't have time to care about Chen Yan's title. He turned his eyes back and forth between Yu Tingzhi and Meng Chi, and then called out "Tingzhi", and only took a look when they looked over. Meng Chi said, "Let's go in too."

Meng Chi raised his brows lightly, then walked towards Chen Yan.

The Tea History Hall takes history as the theme, starting with a thousand-year-old wild tea tree, and then starts with the story of Shennong tasting all kinds of herbs. His poems and songs and monographs on tea science.

A group of people entered the depths of the tea history hall. Except for Chen Yan and Song Min who walked a little further away, the distance between Song Chen, Yu Tingzhi and Meng Chi was less than half a meter, and they walked around the exhibition hall without any haste. with.

Song Chen looked around from time to time, and sometimes stopped to chat with Yu Tingzhi about some exhibits, while Meng Chi listened with his ears up while reading the messages Chen Yan sent him on his mobile phone.

【You have to work harder, your rival in love has come prepared】

Meng Chi tapped the keyboard and asked [what do you mean].

Chen Yan crackled and said that Song Chen might go to teach at Zewu University.

Tsk, it seems that they are really here to get back together.

Thinking about it, Meng Chi raised his eyes to glance at Song Chen who was standing next to the showcase, and when he looked away, he met Yu Tingzhi's gaze.

"Teacher Meng, are you busy?" Yu Tingzhi asked him.

Hearing this address, Meng Chi felt a little subtle: "No."

Yu Tingzhi glanced at his mobile phone: "You don't seem to be interested in these exhibits, didn't you come to see the exhibition?"

"Since Mr. Meng is a tea artist, he should know all about these things, right?" Song Chen said at the right time.

Meng Chi smiled: "Yes, I've been here a few times, and I've seen these exhibits many times."

Yu Tingzhi raised his eyebrows and said calmly, "I haven't seen it."

Before Meng Chi could speak, Yu Tingzhi said again, "You know a lot, why don't you introduce me?"

Meng Chi met Yu Tingzhi's gaze, a slight smile appeared in his slightly narrowed eyes, and he remained silent without speaking.

They looked at each other silently, as if they were probing and stalemate.

Yu Tingzhi and Meng Chi looked at each other for about four or five seconds. Finally, Meng Chi was defeated. With a chuckle, he stuffed his phone back into his pocket and acted as a guide, introducing him from the origin of the tea tree to the tea culture in the Tang and Song dynasties.

Song Chen's eyes turned back and forth between the two of them again, his brows were slightly frowned, and the emotions in his eyes were a little subtle. He listened quietly to Meng Chi's words, but the corner of his eyes kept falling on Yu Tingzhi who often asked questions.

In addition to the tea utensils from the Tang and Song Dynasties, there are re-engraved famous paintings related to tea in the Tang and Song Dynasties.

When he walked to the place where the paintings and calligraphy were placed, Song Chen began to talk more, chatting with Yu Tingzhi about the brushwork and freehand brushwork of those paintings from time to time, obviously he has a deep study of art history.

"The Tang Dynasty can be regarded as the true origin of tea culture, and it really became popular in the Song Dynasty. Some people say that tea culture is..."

"Prosperous in Tang Dynasty and prosperous in Song Dynasty." Before Meng Chi could finish speaking, Song Chen continued.

"That's right." Meng Chi smiled and nodded.

Song Chen looked at Yu Tingzhi again: "The literati painting seems to be the same."

"No, literati painting can only be said to have originated in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty." Yu Tingzhi said.

Song Chen smiled, and chatted with him about the painting art of the Tang and Song Dynasties.

Meng Chi didn't understand these things, so he didn't interrupt. Seeing that something was wrong, Chen Yan ran over and pulled Meng Chi to the side vending machine.

"How about it, is there something about your rival in love?" Chen Yan said: "I just asked Song Min, Song Chen is a sculpture student, the university and Teacher Yu are in the same college, they were together at that time, it seems It was still first love, and later Song Chen wanted to go abroad for further studies, but Teacher Yu didn't go, so the two broke up like this."

While buying water, Meng Chi listened quietly, repeating the word "first love" with no expression on his face.

"Yes, first love." Chen Yan clicked his tongue, glanced at Song Chen's direction from the corner of his eye, just in time to see Yu Tingzhi looking at him, and the guilty feeling of being caught appeared again.

Meng Chi suddenly chuckled: "I know it well, don't worry about it."

"Okay." Chen Yan saw his confident appearance, and didn't say anything more.

Meng Chi took out the mineral water he bought from the vending machine, and said to Chen Yan, "Go ask Song Min and his brother what they drink", but it was Yu Tingzhi's voice that answered him.

"Why don't you ask me?"

As soon as Meng Chi turned his head, he saw that Yu Tingzhi had already walked to his side, while Chen Yan had gone to Song Chen's side to talk to him.

Meng Chi laughed and asked Yu Tingzhi, "Then what do you want to drink?"

Yu Tingzhi: "Mineral water."

Meng Chi was about to press the button for mineral water, but Yu Tingzhi pulled out the half-drinked water from his hand: "Isn't there?"

Meng Chi raised his eyebrows, watched quietly as he unscrewed the bottle cap, and took a sip of water from the mouth of the bottle he had just touched.

While waiting for the drink to be dispensed from the vending machine, Meng Chi suddenly said, "Teacher Yu, I don't think you are very interested in these exhibits."

As he spoke, he paused, raised the end of his eyes and glanced at Yu Tingzhi, and said in a slow tone, "My eyes have been glued to me."

Yu Tingzhi didn't deny it, but asked: "Is it really because Chen Yan called you to come suddenly?"

The expression on Meng Chi's face froze for a moment, and then he looked sideways at Yu Tingzhi, and after two or three seconds, he said, "It's not all."

"Huh?" Yu Tingzhi raised his brows slightly, waiting for his next words.

As soon as the eyelashes fell and raised, Meng Chi's eyes suddenly became tender, and fell into Yu Tingzhi's eyes like water.

He turned around to face Yu Tingzhi, tilted his head against the vending machine, raised the corners of his mouth and said in an inexplicable way: "I came mainly to take my things away, so as not to be cut off halfway."