Recalcitrant

【One year and eight months ago】

"I'm sorry, Mr. Chen, this is the visitor's privacy, and it is inconvenient for me to disclose it to you."

Zhong Xiaolin was sitting in front of her desk, with her hands crossed on the table. This was a very defensive posture. It could be seen that the man opposite made her feel oppressed.

"Doctor Zhong, I just want to know about his current situation, nothing else." Sensing the other party's nervousness, Chen Yao leaned back slightly, trying not to make his tone tough because of nervousness.

Zhong Xiaolin shook his head and said, "I'm sorry."

"Excuse me, I will come again." Chen Zhuo no longer insisted, got up and said something, and walked outside the door. Before leaving, he said to Zhong Xiaolin: "If possible, I hope you can do me a favor."

Zhong Xiaolin said, "Say it."

Chen Zhuo said he was standing by the door and said, "Don't tell him I've been here."

Zhong Xiaolin looked at the person in front of him who he had only met in movies before, and said, "I will keep it a secret for you."

After leaving Zhong Xiaolin's psychological clinic, Chen Zhuo went into the stationery store next door, and picked out a few postcards from the dazzling postcards as souvenirs.

"Sir, are you here for a trip?" The little sister at the cashier didn't recognize Chen Zhuo, and asked routinely during the checkout: "Do I need to send it for you?"

Chen Zhuo nodded, and then replied, "No, I can do it myself."

The girl packed the postcards in a small paper bag, handed them to Chen Zhuo with both hands, and said to him enthusiastically: "These postcards are printed on our famous local attractions, and you can go shopping when you have time."

"Really." Chen Zhuo laughed when he heard the words: "I will go and have a look when I have a chance."

Jiang Xiaobo helped him book a [-]:[-] p.m. flight. Before returning to City H, Chen Yao drove to Qibai Town again.

Today he was unlucky. He walked around the town, but he couldn't see Lu Shaoheng.

But this is enough, Chen Yao thought, three days ago, when he received the news and rushed over overnight from City H, he glanced at him from a distance across a stone arch bridge.

At that time, Lu Shaoheng was squatting in front of the creek, staring down at the water surface, wondering what he was thinking.

Four months after Lu Shaoheng left, Chen Zhuo finally saw him again.

Jiang Xiaobo drove Chen Yao out of the set, and when he was waiting for the red light, he couldn't help but look in the rearview mirror.

Chen Yao sat alone in the back row, holding the postcard he just received today.Before this postcard was handed over to Chen Yao, Jiang Xiaobo had seen it, and there was nothing on it.

But Chen Zhuo had been staring at it for quite a while.

"Are you going to go out again in a few days?" Jiang Xiaobo asked tentatively: "This month's work schedule is quite full, and you have worked hard recently. If you have time, it's better to stay at home and rest."

The great success of "Long Road" brought Chen Zhuo's career to another level, and various invitations continued.Chen Zhuo was also uncharacteristically, as soon as he connected to several variety shows and advertisements, the exposure increased sharply, and he gained a sense of presence in a short period of time.

In recent months, Chen Zhuo has frequently gone out alone.He has a lot of work schedules, and he is very busy every day, but even in the two or three days of free time squeezed between his fingernails, he still has to fly back and forth, as if he is addicted to flying.

At the beginning, Chen Yao didn't have any rules about where he went every time. It was like a temporary trip. Jiang Xiaobo only thought that he was going out to relax. However, in the past few months, all this has become traceable.

"I won't go for the time being, please cancel my ticket for me." Chen Yao said to Jiang Xiaobo.

The latest postcard in his hand was sent from Kashgar. Lu Shaoheng traveled to Xinjiang a week ago.

It was actually accidental that Lu Shaoheng's whereabouts could be determined.The postcards sent to Chen Zhuo usually come from different places, but one day Chen Zhuo discovered that the postmarks on three postcards all belonged to City Y on the southern border.

A lot of information can be extracted from a small postmark, and it is even possible to determine which post office the postcard was sent from.

That night, Chen Zhuo bought a plane ticket to City Y.

The first time he went to City Y, Chen Zhuo naturally found nothing.But once the scope is narrowed, things become simpler.Chen Zhuo didn't stay in Y City for a long time, but hired a few people there to keep an eye out for Lu Shaoheng in the street area he designated.

Finally, a month later, news came from City Y that someone photographed Lu Shaoheng appearing in front of a psychological clinic.

For the next period of time, Chen Zhuo appeared in Zhong Xiaolin's clinic from time to time. Two months later, Dr. Zhong's attitude towards him changed.

Although Dr. Zhong still did not disclose Lu Shaoheng's recent situation to Chen Yao, nor did she provide any information, but she took the initiative to ask him several questions.

According to Dr. Zhong's question, Chen Zhuo guessed that Lu Shaoheng's defensiveness was too strong, and Dr. Zhong's treatment fell into a bottleneck. He needed to obtain additional information from him to find a breakthrough.

Moreover, Dr. Zhong would take the initiative to ask him for help, which shows that Lu Shaoheng's condition is not very good, and has even threatened his own safety.

So Chen Zhuo cooperated with Dr. Zhong's question, while calmly saying,

At the end of the conversation, Dr. Zhong was not as guarded against him as he was at the beginning, and even complained helplessly to Chen Yao: "The hypnotherapy failed last time, and he actually said that it was because this sofa was not comfortable enough, which made him fall asleep. No, look at him..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhong Xiaolin realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, stopped quickly, and smiled awkwardly.

"He is like this, young master has a temper, he has a lot of things and is picky." Chen Zhuo is very considerate. He didn't hold on to this problem, but avoided it in another way, and gave Dr. Zhong a step: "If If it's convenient, I'll have someone send a new sofa over later, maybe it will be helpful for the follow-up treatment."

Regarding Lu Shaoheng's matter, Dr. Zhong shouldn't have said much to Chen Yao, but before Chen Yao left, Zhong Xiaolin looked at his slightly tired back, and although he knew it shouldn't be, he couldn't help but comfort him: "Don't worry, Although the current treatment effect is not ideal, I can see that he has a strong desire to recover, and he will definitely get better gradually."

Chen Zhuo's reaction was not as excited as Zhong Xiaolin imagined. He just turned around, smiled at Zhong Xiaolin, and said, "Please don't worry about it."

After finishing meeting with Zhong Xiaolin, Chen Zhuo went to Qibai Town to try his luck as usual.

The lights in Lu Shaoheng's house were dimmed, so he must have been outside and hadn't come back.Chen Zhuo was about to go to the street for a walk, when he saw the door of his house was wide open.

Standing under the street lamp, Chen Zhuo experienced a battle between heaven and man in his heart, and finally decided to follow his inner thoughts and walked up the stairs.

As soon as he approached the gate, Chen Zhuo smelled a strong smell of alcohol. There was a person lying on the bed, who seemed to be too drunk to know anything.

When he saw the face under the moonlight clearly, Chen Zhuo's heart beat fast in an instant. At that moment, he didn't have time to think about anything, so he opened the door and walked into the room.

It was indeed Lu Shaoheng who was lying on the bed. He was still wearing shoes on his feet, his coat was still on, and he was holding a tablet of medicine in his hand. The label of Zhong Xiaolin Clinic was stuck on the aluminum foil of the medicine.

It seemed that after drinking and taking the medicine, he fell headlong.

Lu Shaoheng wanted to open a homestay in the town. Recently, in order to attract investment, he often drank and socialized with the local boss. Chen Yao knew about this.

The medicine is paired with white wine, and you can leave as soon as you say it. Lu Shaoheng still doesn't care about his body so much.

Looking at this snow-white face, Chen Zhuo didn't care about the little panic in his heart, and resignedly undressed and took off his shoes for him, wiped his face and gave him water.

Chen Zhuo helped Lu Shaoheng to lie down, covered him with a quilt, and when he raised his head, he accidentally met a pair of eyes.

Chen Zhuo's throat trembled slightly, and he didn't know how to explain that he appeared here in the middle of the night. He saw Lu Shaoheng opened a pair of dim drunk eyes, looked at him with a smile, and greeted him cheerfully: "Chen Zhuo, you are here."

Before Chen Zhuo could answer, Lu Shaoheng pulled out his arm from under the quilt, put his arms around Chen Zhuo's waist, and arched his head up.

Chen Zhuo hurriedly hugged Lu Shaoheng, the real touch in his arms made him at a loss.

"My head hurts tonight, please stay with me for a while."

Lu Shaoheng's state was up and down, and Chen Zhuo at this time was probably another illusion in his eyes.He didn't expect that the person he had imagined would answer his words, but continued on in a rambling manner: "The cadres in the village are really more difficult to deal with than one. Renting a bad house requires a battle of wits and courage, but recently I They all went to Dr. Zhong, maybe soon..."

Lu Shaoheng's voice was intermittent, and under the dual effects of alcohol and drugs, he soon became confused again, and couldn't hear what he said afterwards.

After confirming that Lu Shaoheng was asleep, Chen Zhuo let go of his hand and carefully laid him flat on the bed again.

Seeing Lu Shaoheng's frown tightened, Chen Yao couldn't help but leaned down and kissed him on the lips, "Don't worry, cooperate with Dr. Zhong well."

It was a kiss without any intention of sex, and the two's lips parted instantly. Chen Zhuo resisted the urge to bring him back to City H overnight, looked up into his eyes, and said softly, "I will Give you time, wait for you to recover."

That night, Chen Zhuo stayed by the bedside with Lu Shaoheng all night, until his breathing calmed down and his alcohol dissipated, and finally he left before dawn.

Chen Zhuo sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking at a brightly lit building on the opposite street.

Recently, his schedule has been busy, and he has been spinning around every day, so he hasn't been able to come to town for a long time.Yesterday, the new movie in his hands had just wrapped up, so he just happened to come over and take a look.

Across the street is a newly opened B&B. This B&B has just finished renovation, and the furniture and soft furnishings have entered the venue one after another. The signboard has not even been hung yet.

Chen Yan was not the only one who was interested in this homestay. Not long after the coffee was served on the table, he heard the owner and the clerk chatting.

"What is the origin of the owner of the store opposite? He opened such a hotel in our countryside." The clerk said, "I went in for a visit yesterday. Guess what, the interior is decorated like a palace. I heard that The design fee alone is several million.”

"With such a big investment, how can we make money if we don't sell a room for 5000 yuan a night?" The boss shook his head again and again, pessimistic about the future of this new store: "We are such a small place, who are we going to sell to at this price? Go live."

While the two were talking, a tall and thin figure came out of the store pushing a trolley, and gave the cardboard stacked as high as a person to the grandmother who was picking up waste by the roadside.

"Here, that person is the owner of this store." The owner commented: "I didn't expect to be so young, so he came here to open a store to launder money, right?"

When Chen Zhuo heard this, he gave a "puchi" laugh. The boss felt that it was not kind to talk about friends and businessmen behind his back, so he kept silent in embarrassment.

Chen Zhuo withdrew his thoughts, his eyes followed Lu Shaoheng's figure.Probably because the new store has just been completed and has not yet had time to recruit employees. He has to do a lot of work by himself, so Chen Zhuo looked at this man who usually does not help the oil bottle when it is upside down. Today, he cleaned the glass and shoveled the marble There are concrete spots on the ground, and I am very busy.

Before I knew it, the night was getting dark, the coffee shop was about to close, and it was time for Chen Zhuo to go back.

Before Chen Yan left, he entrusted a child who was squatting on the side of the road to take paper skins to deliver the cakes from afar to the hotel.

Today is Lu Shaoheng's birthday.

Chen Zhuo's birthday this year coincided with the promotion period of the new movie.

At the end of the road show that day, several main creators wanted to hold a birthday party for the director. Chen Yao said that he was too tired from work and didn't want to go anywhere, so he arranged for Jiang Xiaobo to pay the bill and went back to the hotel by himself.

After returning to the hotel, Chen Yao took a brief shower, checked his phone before going to bed, made sure that he hadn't missed any information, and went to bed early.

Tonight he dreamed many things from the past. In the dream, he saw the sea floating with moonlight, and he also returned to Qibai Town under the snow-capped mountains. The things he had never mentioned to others in these years, he experienced again in this dream. over again.

Half-dream and half-awake, the familiar breath broke into the dream of the heavy rain, a heat source approached from behind, and someone hugged him from behind.

Chen Zhuo opened his eyes, and what caught his eyes was not the stream flowing in all seasons in Qibai Town, but the dim night lights in the hotel room.

Chen Zhuo looked at the halo on the wall, and his reaction was a little slow. Because he had just woken up, he hadn't had time to get out of the dream, and the loneliness and sorrow in his chest were still there.

"Did I wake you up?"

A male voice completely dispelled the sense of trance that blurred reality and dreams. Chen Yao turned around and looked at Lu Shaoheng lying beside him.

"Aren't you on location in Xining today?" Chen Yan looked at the person who suddenly appeared on his bed: "Why are you here?"

"Come here to wish you a birthday. Director Chen celebrates his birthday, so I have to come everywhere." Lu Shaoheng looked at Chen Zhuo with a smile. He had just finished work today and got on the latest flight, his voice could not be concealed Tiredness: "Happy birthday, Chen Zhuo."

"Don't be glib." Chen Zhuo cursed with a smile, seeing Lu Shaoheng going to bed wearing outer clothes, he urged, "Why haven't you changed your clothes yet, go take a shower."

"Don't be so fussy." Lu Shaoheng didn't want to. He was wrapped in dust and was about to get into Chen Zhuo's arms, "I've been flying for a whole day today, and I'm almost exhausted. I have to go back tomorrow morning. I'm going to sleep for a while."

Chen Zhuo laughed and stretched out his arms to wrap him in his arms.

The author says:

Today's fourth update, this is what happened in the past two years. The most controversial chapters are narrated by me using misleading brushwork and angles. The original intention is to create a contrast in the ending. Go both ways.

Because I didn’t grasp the scale well, this way of writing has attracted huge controversy. For example, the details of Zhang Luyu’s visit to the sick are because I want to mislead readers into thinking that Chen Zhuo is indeed married and has children, and Qiao Yue will reveal the truth later.

So I need to apologize to Xiao Chen Xiaolu, because I caused them to be misunderstood, they did nothing wrong, neither scum nor cheap, they paid a lot in their relationship, and they put each other first.

I also thank you for your criticisms and suggestions. This article is not over yet, and there is an epilogue and a few extra stories.Next, suspend the update, modify some misleading details in the previous article, and resolve the controversial misunderstanding in advance. If you are not satisfied with this article and want to unsubscribe and reward, you can private message me on Weibo.Finally, thanks to the friends who saw here