Recalcitrant

Qiao Yue lived in a wealthy and happy family. He grew up smoothly, had a cheerful disposition, and loved to play.

With this friendly friendship, he and Lu Shaoheng became acquainted with each other once they came and went. He often drank tea upstairs in Lu Shaoheng between plays, and every time his assistant came up to urge him four times before reluctantly leaving.

This made Jiajia very happy. When she came to work early in the morning, Qiao Yue and this little girl seemed to hit it off. The two young people in their early 20s were chattering around their ears every day, which almost caused Lu Shaoheng to have a nervous breakdown.

Lu Shaoheng had limited patience and was not in the mood to take care of the children. In order to avoid Qiao Yue, he tried to keep his ears clean, so he didn't go to the store for several days after that.

It never occurred to me that today he groped for a rare occasion, and even walked into the lobby by sticking to the wall, only to be intercepted by Qiao Yue, who was waiting for the show.

Qiao Yue was fixing his makeup, and saw Lu Shaoheng from a distance as if he had met his relatives, and waved to him with bright eyes: "Brother, you came just in time, come here quickly! The world is urgent!"

Lu Shaoheng pretended not to hear, and walked forward quickly.

Qiao Yue didn't even touch up his makeup this time, he jumped out of the crowd like a small cannonball, and stood in front of Lu Shaoheng.

Lu Shaoheng stopped, looked around nonchalantly, and found that Chen Zhuo was not here.

Now he's even less concerned about staying here and listening to this silly boy's nonsense.

"Brother, are you listening to me?" Sensing that Lu Shaoheng was distracted, Qiao Yue complained unhappily.

Lu Shaoheng was obviously not listening, so he said perfunctorily, "Say it."

After finally listening to Qiao Yue explaining what kind of help he needed, Lu Shaoheng felt more and more that the people in this crew were indeed better than the other and did not treat themselves as outsiders.

"I have a question." Lu Shaoheng asked very sincerely: "Why do you need my help in rehearsing a sex scene? I don't know how to act."

There is only one sentence in the script for Qiao Yue's bed scene, and even the movements need to be designed by himself. Obviously, in the initial conception stage, it is not appropriate to find an actress to cooperate with.

"Let me rehearse with you. Boss Lu doesn't understand the script." The assistant director who was speaking at the side also felt that Qiao Yue was messing around again, so he hurriedly came out and said, "Director Chen will be here soon, let's not waste time."

Qiao Yue took a look at the assistant director's exuberant beard, and said quietly: "You are too ugly to kiss."

"It's just for show, and I don't want you to really kiss." Lu Shaoheng lost his temper by this kid, nodded his forehead vainly, and scolded with a smile: "The money is still dirty, are you still making money? "

"I don't care." Qiao Yue didn't want to suffer any grievances, so he grabbed Lu Shaoheng's arm, pinched his thin throat, and began to play rogue, "My good brother, just help me."

Qiao Yue's nonsense made the assistant director who was disgusted aside couldn't help laughing, even the makeup artist was amused by him.He is just a pampered boy, a little willful, but not annoying, and the atmosphere is always lively and relaxed when he is around.

Several people were having fun, when a male voice suddenly sounded not far away: "What are you doing?"

Hearing Chen Zhuo's voice, Qiao Yue shrank his neck and stopped immediately. He winked at Lu Shaoheng like a frightened quail.

Lu Shaoheng shrugged, looking helpless.

"Director Chen, you're here." Qiao Yue could only turn around stiffly, and greeted Chen Yao: "We are talking about a play."

Chen Yao ignored Qiao Yue, and his eyes fell on the arm that hooked Lu Shaoheng's shoulder, "Irrelevant personnel are prohibited from entering the set, haven't you read the confidentiality agreement?"

Chen Zhuo had just rushed over from Group B, and he probably encountered something unsatisfactory and accumulated a lot of evil fire, which just happened to spread on them.

Seeing that Chen Yao couldn't help but point the finger at Lu Shaoheng, Qiao Yue immediately came out to argue: "No, I invited Brother Lu..."

Lu Shaoheng didn't let Qiao Yue finish speaking, and patted his hand, implying that he didn't need to argue with the director, then looked up at Chen Yao, and sincerely apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm leaving now."

After finishing speaking, he asked Qiao Yue to let go and go back to the place where he would not violate the "Confidentiality Agreement".

After Lu Shaoheng left, the more Qiao thought about it, the more he felt unconvinced. Although Chen Zhuo was strict at work and occasionally very serious, he was not a person who lost his temper at every turn. When he met Lu Shaoheng, he became uncertain.

Qiao Yue caught up with Chen Zhuo: "Director Chen, I think you should apologize to Brother Lu."

Hearing this address, Chen Zhuo suddenly stopped.He turned sideways, stared into Qiao Yue's eyes, and asked several questions in a row: "How did you meet him? How long have you known each other? What do you want to pester him for?"

Qiao Yue was overwhelmed by the sense of oppression coming from his head. He had prepared a full stomach of righteous and stern speeches, but now they were all choked back into his throat, as if he was suddenly dumbfounded by someone.

But after thinking about it, he felt that the director's questions sounded a little weird no matter how they sounded.

"Director, are you jealous?" A flash of inspiration flashed in Qiao Yue's mind, and these words just blurted out.

Then he found that the director, who had always been moody, became even uglier.

"Ready to start work."

Chen Yao also realized that it was meaningless to talk to this silly boy. He took the shortest time to clean up his emotions, and without giving Qiao Yue a chance to speak, he turned his gaze and continued to move forward: "You are an adult, not a child anymore. Pay attention to the sense of boundaries when getting along."

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A few days later, Lu Shaoheng received a message from Qiao Yue.

Qiao Yue first sincerely apologized in the text message, saying that he was too self-willed that day and caused trouble to Lu Shaoheng, so I'm really sorry.

Then Qiao Yue said, today is his birthday, and he set up a table at the restaurant in the town tonight. He didn't invite other people, but only called a few good friends in the group, and asked Lu Shaoheng to come here tonight.

Everyone talked about this, so Lu Shaoheng naturally agreed to go.

Lu Shaoheng came to the restaurant according to the address Qiao Yuefa sent, and as soon as he entered the box, he noticed that the atmosphere inside was a bit dignified.

Sitting at the top of the round table was Chen Zhuo, and everyone on the table looked at each other carefully, as if they were attending a memorial service.

When Lu Shaoheng opened the door and came in, Chen Yao was drinking a cup of tea in his hand, when he heard the door opening, he looked up at him.

The eyes of the two met briefly, and they separated immediately.

Seeing Lu Shaoheng enter the door, Qiao Yue forced a smile, got up and greeted him: "Brother, you are here, please sit down, please sit down."

Lu Shaoheng approached Qiao Yue, and asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Why did you invite the director?"

"Do you think I want to invite you?" Qiao Yue couldn't help but say: "The director said he would come to celebrate my birthday, do I dare to refuse?"

"Finally, there is someone who can cure you." Lu Shaoheng saw that Qiao Yue was devastated, gloating at the side, and because of Chen Zhuo's appearance, a trace of imperceptible joy surged in his heart.

Qiao Yue said unconvinced: "I'm bah, it's not sure who he wants to cure."

In order to retaliate against Lu Shaoheng, Qiao Yue specially arranged him in the vacant seat next to Chen Zhuo, clearly intending to sacrifice him to heaven.The young people on the table are all young actors in the group who have a good relationship with Qiao Yue.This was originally just a gathering among friends, but because of Chen Zhuo's presence, it suddenly changed its nature.

When a budding actor puts the new dishes on the table in front of Chen Yao first, raises a toast to the director immediately, and makes an impassioned toast, the birthday party irretrievably turns into a social affair The process of the wine bureau slipped away.

Chen Zhuo seemed to have become the protagonist tonight, and Qiao Yue, the birthday star, lost all color, not to mention Lu Shaoheng, who was not very familiar with the others present.

Lu Shaoheng felt at ease, sat beside Chen Zhuo, and looked at him calmly.

Jiajia was right, Chen Yao did wear a wedding ring on his ring finger, implying that he was no longer single.

It's just that this ring, why does it look familiar?

Of course, Lu Shaoheng would not presumptuously assume that Chen Zhuo was wearing the one that matched him. After all, the styles of men's rings of various brands are similar. He was about to take a closer look, when Qiao Yue stood up with a grimace. , took him into the bathroom.

"Brother, please take this big Buddha away, is it okay?" Halfway through the meal, Qiao Yue couldn't bear it any longer, and whispered to Lu Shaoheng while going to the toilet, "We have another one later, please gone."

"He didn't come here because of me, I can't invite him." Lu Shaoheng stood by the sink washing his hands, raised his eyes and looked at Qiao Yue in the mirror: "You have forgotten his attitude when he saw me a few days ago ?”

"Don't pretend to be brother, because of you, he hasn't given me a good face for a few days."

Lu Shaoheng hung up high, as if he had nothing to do with him, Qiao Yue was so angry that he splashed water on him: "Hurry up and take the person away, and resolve any conflicts by yourself, don't harm innocent people. "

The two came out of the bathroom and returned to the box, where the entertainment continued.Qiao Yue was about to blink his big eyes blind, so Lu Shaoheng took the attitude of giving it a try, and said to Chen Zhuo who had ignored him all night: "Director Chen, you have been here for so long, and you haven't seen it yet. Have a good stroll around the ancient town, shall I take you out for a walk?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Shaoheng regretted it. These are all bad excuses, which sound deliberate and boring.

Although Lu Shaoheng was ready to be slapped by Chen Zhuo, he still didn't want to hear that sentence of rejection.Unexpectedly, Chen Yao put down the glass, stared at him for a while, and said unhurriedly, "Okay, I just want to go out to sober up."

Qiao Yue was so grateful that he nodded and bowed all the way to send the two ancestors out of the box. Lu Shaoheng took Chen Yao to leave the table early, and the two walked out of the restaurant one after the other.

This restaurant is built along the stream, decorated with twinkling lights along the way, the lights on the other side are reflected in the sparkling water waves, and the singing from the boats in the distance makes everything around it look like a dream.

Probably because of drinking some wine, Chen Zhuo's pace was very slow.At the beginning, Lu Shaoheng always walked a few steps in front of Chen Zhuo. As he walked, he slowed down quietly, and walked side by side with Chen Zhuo by the stream.

"It's going to rain." Lu Shaoheng looked up at the gray sky, and began to find nothing to say.

"En." Chen Zhuo responded flatly.

Bad topics and perfunctory responses, the conversation can't go on, and the two have reached an impasse again.But fortunately, although Chen Zhuo's attitude was indifferent, he was not as cocky as the previous few times.

Lu Shaoheng walked forward silently, thinking with some self-deprecation in his heart that he and Chen Zhuo did not develop according to common sense since they met each other.Before I hadn't met a few times before, I was able to roll on the bed without any psychological burden, but now I have to think twice even when I say a word, nervously not knowing how to speak.

It looks like a junior high school student who is in love for the first time.

The two walked forward in silence, Chen Zhuo suddenly stopped and asked Lu Shaoheng, "What is that stone tower opposite?"

Lu Shaoheng wasn't sure if Chen Zhuo was actively looking for a topic, he glanced in the direction of Chen Zhuo's finger, and said, "Oh, that is called Xixi Ancient Stone Pagoda, which was said to be built in the Tang Dynasty. spirit."

"Oh? How do you say it?" Chen Zhuo asked.

"Earlier, I wanted to open a homestay, but I didn't have enough funds." Seeing that Chen Zhuo was rarely interested, Lu Shaoheng was in a good mood, cleared his mind, and continued: "One day I passed by that stone pagoda. Just ask that old man to make a fortune."

The old man glanced at Lu Shaoheng's birth date, and said that his fortune star is in harmony with the yen, which is the fate of a wealthy man, and he will be a rich man in this life, and he will not be poor for too long.

"Not long afterward, a steel business owner in the town came to me on his own initiative, saying that he was very optimistic about this hotel project and was willing to give me financing, as long as he paid the interest on time." Recalling this incident, Lu Shaoheng also found it very interesting , said with a smile: "If it weren't for the simple folk customs of this place, and the boss is too old, I would doubt whether he has plans for me."

Chen Zhuo finally had a smile on his face: "Then your luck is really good."

Probably inspired by Chen Zhuo's smile, in the following time, like a competent tour guide, Lu Shaoheng led Chen Zhuo to stop and go in the small town, carefully introducing him to the bricks and tiles along the way. , every plant and every tree.

"The bottom of the slope is the main road of the ancient town." Soon, the two came to a slope, and Lu Shaoheng led Chen Zhuo down the steps, "When I first came, this main road hadn't been built yet. I was looking at the houses in this area, but just before signing the contract, a local old lady told me that the slopes on both sides are not suitable for opening shops and doing business, because there is a legend in their town that said it was in ancient times..."

Lu Shaoheng hadn't said such a long word for a long time, Chen Yao didn't interrupt, and listened quietly.

Wherever Lu Shaoheng thought of, what he said may not be testable, and many allusions are just hearsay, and he himself felt that he was talking nonsense.

Seeing that the people behind him were too quiet, he didn't respond to him for a long time, stopped, turned around, and asked Chen Zhuo who was standing on a step: "Are you a little bored?"

"No, it's quite interesting." Chen Zhuo hurriedly looked away from Lu Shaoheng's face as if he had just recovered, and asked again as if trying to cover up, "And then?"

Lu Shaoheng laughed, "Then, I ran away before signing the contract, and now that landlord always scolds me every time he sees me."

This slope is very long, paved with stone slabs, and it takes more than ten minutes from the beginning to the end.Halfway through, Lu Shaoheng's crow's mouth appeared again, and a bean-heavy rain poured down from the sky.

It was still sunny when they went out in the evening, neither of them had an umbrella, so they had to rush downhill to hide from the rain under the eaves by the side of the road.

Seeing that the rain would not stop for a while, Lu Shaoheng braved the rain and went to the small shop next door to buy a cup of local specialty tamarind juice for Chen Zhuo to taste. drinking.

Chen Zhuo didn't often drink all kinds of beverages. He lowered his head and sipped the straw, maybe a little sour, his brows were slightly frowned.Lu Shaoheng looked at the little expression on his face, and his heart was filled with an indescribable emotion, sour and soft, inexplicably hoping that the rain would last a little longer.

Because of this sudden heavy rain, the commercial street, which is usually crowded with people, suddenly became quiet, tourists scattered and left, and many businesses also pulled down their shutters early, preparing to close their doors.

Lu Shaoheng stretched his long legs and sat on the threshold stone under the eaves. Chen Zhuo stood beside him. The two of them stood and sat one by one, watching the rain curtain falling from the sky.

The rainwater gathers on the road and forms a stream, gurgling and flowing forward.

"Have you ever thought that you will see me again?" Chen Yao asked suddenly.

After a while, Lu Shaoheng said, "Thought about it."

Hearing what Lu Shaoheng said, Chen Zhuo seemed to have got his answer. He didn't ask any more questions, and there was only the sound of rain between the two of them again.

On a quiet rainy night in the ancient town, a small van hauling goods blared its ear-piercing horn, and rushed from the other side of the street, splashing water instantly.

This little episode happened too suddenly, and seeing that there was nowhere to hide, Lu Shaoheng subconsciously stood up, took a step and turned his back to the street, blocking in front of Chen Zhuo.

At that time, Chen Zhuo was staring at an old locust tree on the corner of the street, wondering what was on his mind.Pushed by Lu Shaoheng, he lost his footing and hit the wall backwards. Lu Shaoheng had nowhere to focus for a while, and staggered a step forward.

The stagnant water on the side of the road splashed more than one meter high, splashing Lu Shaoheng's heart, and almost at the same time, he also crashed into Chen Zhuo's arms.

The van drove away with its horn on, and the shouts and curses of passers-by along the way could be heard endlessly.But right now Lu Shaoheng didn't care about these, his back was ice, but his arms seemed to be on fire, so hot that he even stopped breathing.

Lu Shaoheng had lived among thousands of flowers in the first half of his life, but now he didn't dare to look up into someone's eyes.As if walking on thin ice, he carefully leaned his face on Chen Zhuo's shoulder, stealing a bit of tenderness that did not belong to him.

He didn't dare to get too close, for fear of disturbing a butterfly that stayed for a short time.

A hand wrapped around Lu Shaoheng's back, Lu Shaoheng was instantly awake, and was about to back away.However, this hand did not push him away, but gently moved forward, shortening the distance by the last ten centimeters.

The heartbeat overwhelmed the sound of rain falling on the bluestone slab, and the moment the chests touched, this specious posture turned into a firm hug.

On this rainy night, he finally hugged that person tightly.

The author says:

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