After Lan Yue finished speaking, there was a brief silence in the classroom.

After a while, Chu Ci took the microphone from Lan Yue's hand. He pursed his lower lip and said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, this question involves my privacy, can I not answer?"

Lan Yue didn't expect Chu Ci to be so honest. After being stunned for two seconds, he smiled and took the responsibility: "It's me who should say I'm sorry, because I didn't choose my question well."

After he finished speaking, he turned to face the group of students: "Do you have any questions for Teacher Chu? This is a rare opportunity, if you have any questions, hurry up and ask."

If he didn't have to think about the consequences, Chen Xun really wanted to stand up and ask Chu Ci, why did he go to take pictures of the sunrise on Mont Blanc, and why did he name his photographs like that.

XUN, xun.

The pronunciation is the same, is it a coincidence?

When it comes to privacy, what kind of privacy is it?

Chen Xun firmly grasped the armrest of the seat, the veins on the back of his hand were bulging, his gaze was tightly entangled with Chu Ci in front of the podium, probably because his eyes were too hot, the two girls in the front row turned around and showed surprised expressions when they saw him.

"Is this person from our academy?" one of the girls asked her companion in a low voice.

"It doesn't look like, you see he is wearing a suit, he should be working, but he is so handsome."

"Who did you say he was looking at?"

Chen Xun also realized that something was wrong, took a deep breath, restrained his gaze, and sat back at an angle that would not be easily noticed by Chu Ci.

During this period, a girl asked: "Mr. Chu, why did you choose to focus on landscape photography?"

Chu Ci tilted his head slightly and thought about it: "Probably because nature is purer."

The girl accepted this explanation and continued to ask: "But we all know that compared to landscape photography, commercial photography is more profitable, such as shooting fashion magazines. Are you really not considering commercial photography?"

Chu Ci smiled: "Probably not."

"Won't there be an exception?"

Chu Ci shook his head: "I choose landscape photography purely because of my personal preference, in fact..."

Having said this, Chu Ci paused, pursing his lips, as if he was thinking about whether to continue.For some reason, he suddenly felt that it was no big deal to say it.

"Actually, there was a trough in my life for a long time. At that time, I discovered that taking pictures, especially landscapes, can let me let go of my thoughts, become focused and quiet. I enjoy this feeling very much, so I choose to go to Study photography."

"However, whether it is commercial photography or landscape photography, there is no distinction between high and low. The most important thing is to choose the one that suits you."

Before the words were finished, laughter suddenly came from a row in the middle of the classroom, and the volume was not lowered, so they could hear clearly both front and back.

Chu Ci looked at the person who was laughing. It was a handsome boy with fashionable clothes, the corners of his mouth curled up, and his peach eyes were slightly raised.It looks like he is smiling, but his eyes are full of provocation.

Chu Ci frowned, originally he didn't intend to pay attention to it, but the boy laughed again, raised his hand, and asked in a lazy voice: "Can I ask a question?"

"Yes." Chu Ci asked the people in the front row to pass the microphone to him, "You can ask."

The boy took the microphone, but did not stand up.

"Teacher." Although he called Chu Ci like that, there was no respect in his tone, "I think you describe yourself too lofty. Isn't the reason why you don't accept commercial photography because the money is not in place?"

"As far as I know, not long ago you accepted the invitation of Forbes magazine to take photos for their exclusive interview. The price offered by the magazine is the highest in the industry."

While talking, the boy held up five fingers and showed them forward, backward, left, and right: "I won't disclose the specific number of zeros behind."

After a moment of silence, discussions erupted in the classroom.

Chu Ci touched the earrings, trying to calm himself from the anxiety of not being able to hear the voice clearly. Lan Yue saw his discomfort, cast a concerned look, and quickly asked everyone to be quiet.

The boy seemed very satisfied with the result, and he didn't hide the satisfaction on his face.

Chu Ci took a deep breath, and said bluntly: "I did accept an interview, but only this time, and it has nothing to do with money."

"Oh?" The boy raised his chin, "What's that related to? Teacher, it's not about your privacy, so you can't talk about it, right?"

This was also the question Chen Xun wanted to ask, but he had a premonition that he would not get an answer from Chu Ci, so he simply looked it up by himself.

He sent a message to Zhou Ran:

[Check two things for me. One is to find a photograph called "Sunrise on Mont Blanc". I want to buy it anonymously, and the price doesn't matter.The second thing is to go to Forbes magazine and ask how they invited Chuci in the first place. 】

Zhou Ran responded with [OK] in seconds.

Seeing that it was almost time, Chen Xun locked the screen of his phone, took another deep look at Chu Ci on the podium, got up and left through the back door.

The discussion has not subsided, and people with good intentions have already searched Forbes magazine on the Internet.The online version and the print version of the magazine are issued simultaneously, and the issue of the magazine that Chu Ci shot was quickly retrieved.

However, everyone's focus seems to be a bit biased.

"I didn't expect Mr. Chu to take such impressive portraits."

"Who is this man? The CEO of a technology company? So handsome, with a sharp expression, but gentle eyes."

"Such a handsome man, even if I have to pay for it, I still want to shoot it."

"This person's name is Chen Xun. Isn't Xun's pinyin the same as xun? It's the same name as Mr. Chu's work. Don't tell me it's a coincidence."

"What's the matter when I knocked it out of nowhere?"

Hearing everyone's discussion, the boy's complacent expression sank.

The two girls sitting in the penultimate row also saw Chen Xun on the cover of the magazine, looked at each other, and looked back at the same time.

"I'm not mistaken." One of the girls pointed at the screen and said to her companion, "Didn't this person sit behind us just now?"

Chu Ci didn't expect the scene to turn out like this. He looked at Lan Yue for help, and Lan Yue quickly stood up to control the field. After asking two questions, he announced the end of the lecture.

When the applause sounded, Chu Ci caught the boy's aggressive eyes again.He didn't remember seeing the other party, and he didn't understand where the other party's hostility came from.

Logically speaking, the quotation given to him by the magazine is an industry secret and will not be disclosed to the outside world. How did that boy know? Forbes magazine paid him a lot of money, but the truth is he didn't get that much.

"Mr. Chu has worked hard." Lan Yue's voice interrupted Chu Ci's thoughts, he walked over, handed Chu Ci another bottle of water, and took the opportunity to invite, "Do you have time at noon, is it convenient for Fang to have a meal together? "

Before Chu Ci could speak, a hand suddenly stretched out, holding a cup of coffee.

Chu Ci raised his eyes, and when he saw who it was, his eyes lit up.

"How did you come?"

"It's about time." Chen Xun concealed that he didn't leave at all, holding coffee in one hand, clenched the other hand into a fist, stretched out the palm up in front of Chu Ci, and then unfolded in slow motion like magic. .

With five fingers stretched out, there is a piece of toffee in the palm of your hand.

Chu Ci showed joy and joy like a small animal, took the candy from Chen Xun's hand, peeled off the candy wrapper, put it in his mouth, and took a sip of coffee with the taste of milk.

On the side, seeing this, Lan Yue calmly withdrew his hand holding the water bottle.

Chen Xun was dressed in a neat suit. His handsome appearance and calm demeanor made him attract the attention of the students who hadn't left the moment he entered the classroom.

The sharp-eyed man quickly recognized him as the man on the cover of the magazine, and immediately became overwhelmed.

A courageous girl walked up to the podium, showed the magazine cover photo on her phone and asked Chen Xun, "Excuse me, is that you?"

Chen Xun turned his eyes to look at Chu Ci, and said yes with a smile.

The girl was faintly excited, her eyes wandering between the two.Chen Xun obviously knew Chu Ci, and they seemed to have a good relationship.She couldn't help asking everyone's guess: "So the work of Mr. Chu is named after you?"

When Chu Ci heard it, he felt a little flustered, and quickly denied it: "No, there is no special meaning, don't think too much about it."

Hearing this, Chen Xun's eyes darkened a little, and he pretended to be ignorant and asked, "What work?"

Chu Ci just wanted to drag Chen Xun away quickly, but Lan Yue invited him to have lunch together again, and said with a smile: "Mr. Chu, I am very grateful that you gave us a free lecture this time. You must invite me to this meal. It’s just a simple meal near the school, it won’t take up too much of your time, so come along with your friends.”

The title of "friend" made Chen Xun frowned slightly, he and Lan Yue looked at each other, and they could see the other's thoughts at a glance.

Chu Ci couldn't refuse Lan Yue's repeated invitation, and looked at Chen Xun to ask for his opinion. Just as Chen Xun was about to speak, he suddenly heard a crisp sound from beside him——

"Brother Chen Xun".

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——"Brother Chen Xun."

Chu Ci felt a bang in his ear, as if something exploded against his scalp.He looked towards the owner of the voice, and his heart sank again.

It was none other than the boy who was aggressive and asked him questions just now.

The boy put on a completely different face from just now, innocent and harmless, his eyes were focused on Chen Xun, with undisguised admiration and admiration.

"Brother Chen Xun." The boy asked in an almost coquettish tone, "Why do you come to our school when you have time? Why didn't you tell me?"

Chen Xun's eyes also turned cold.

The boy didn't realize it, and took half a step closer to Chen Xun: "By the way, did you receive my rose? It was cut and wrapped by myself. I wanted to deliver it to you personally, but there was a temporary emergency at school that day. "

Chu Ci suddenly realized that he was the one who sent flowers to Chen Xun's company that day.

While talking, the boy turned his eyes to Chu Ci, showed a cute smile, and stretched out a hand: "Mr. Chu, I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Ji Yao."

Chu Ci glanced at Ji Yao's hand that was outstretched in mid-air, then turned silently and walked towards the podium.He gripped the coffee cup tightly, his fingers were too hard, and the body of the cup was pinched into wrinkles.

brother.

This title is like a slap in the face.

Chu Ci put the coffee on the podium, lowered his head to put away the computer, and when he pulled out the USB flash drive, he lost his grip, and the USB flash drive fell to the ground.

Seeing this, Lan Yue hurried over and said, "Let me look for it."

Chu Ci wanted to say no, but he couldn't make a sound. Ji Yao's "Brother Chen Xun" played in a loop in his ears, and finally turned into a buzzing noise.

He subconsciously touched his left ear, and for the first time felt that it was fine not to hear.

He didn't want to hear Ji Yao's voice, nor how Chen Xun answered.

Chen Xun immediately caught Chu Ci's abnormality, walked around Lan Yue who was squatting on the ground, grabbed Chu Ci's wrist and asked, "What's wrong?"

Chu Ci shook it off, but Lan Yue straightened up and frowned, "Sir, what are you doing?"

Chen Xun turned a deaf ear and asked Chu Ci in a low voice, "Is there something uncomfortable?"

Not knowing which word hit Chu Ci's sore spot, he swung his arm violently and broke away from Chen Xun.

The atmosphere froze instantly.

Chen Xun looked at Chu Ci in disbelief. Chu Ci's eyes were red, and his heart was throbbing with pain.

He and Chen Xun exchanged glances, then quickly looked away, turned to look at Lan Yue, and tried to force a smile: "Professor, don't you want to eat, I happen to be a little hungry."

Lan Yue pretended not to notice the abnormal atmosphere, and said with a smile, "Of course, it's just outside the school. I'll take you there."

Chu Ci nodded and said softly, "That's troublesome."

Lan Yue took the initiative to pick up his backpack: "I don't know if you have any taboos? Can you eat spicy food? There is a new Sichuan restaurant outside the school, and the taste is very authentic."

Chu Ci thought for a while: "Okay."

Hearing the conversation between the two, Chen Xun couldn't help but said, "You can't eat spicy food."

Every time Chuci ate spicy food, he would get a stomachache, and once almost went to the hospital.

Chu Ci's body froze for a moment, his voice was very soft, and he didn't know who he was talking to.

"I want to try it." He said as he walked out, "Professor Lan, let's go."

Chen Xun subconsciously kept up, and Ji Yao chased after him. Although he was very proud of himself, he didn't show it.

Ji Yao caught up with Chen Xun at the top of the stairs, still with a pure and innocent face, he said, "Brother Chen Xun, it's rare for you to come here, let me treat you to dinner, I..."

Chen Xun stopped abruptly, turned around, and stared at Ji Yao expressionlessly.

Ji Yao had never seen Chen Xun look like this before, his body was frozen instantly, unable to move, and it took him a while to recover, but his scalp was still numb.He comforted himself, pretending to go up calmly, but was interrupted by Chen Xun as soon as he opened his mouth.

Chen Xun didn't even bother to give Ji Yao a title. Just now, in a crowded place, he had a bad fit because of Ji Feng's face, but now he feels it is completely unnecessary.

Chen Xun's tone was colder than ice: "This is the last time I warn you, don't call me that. Don't think I don't know what you are thinking. I also want to warn you, you'd better stay away from Chu Ci, If you let me see you approaching him again, don't blame me for being rude to you."

When Chen Xun chased him downstairs, Chu Ci just got into Lan Yue's car and left.Chen Xun glanced at the car model and license plate number, walked quickly back to the place where he parked, drove around A, and found Lan Yue's car at the entrance of a newly opened Sichuan restaurant.

He walked into the hotel and looked around. There was no one in the lobby, and the two of them should have taken a private room upstairs.

This realization made Chen Xun very uncomfortable, but he couldn't rush into the private room rashly, so as not to make the atmosphere even more tense.He parked the car in front of the hotel and waited.

In the private room on the second floor, Chu Ci flipped through the menu, regretting being impulsive.

The bright red picture on the menu made his stomach hurt just looking at it.

Lan Yue poured a glass of water and handed it to Chu Ci, and asked softly, "Have you chosen?"

Chu Ci pushed the menu over: "Order."

Lan Yue looked at him for a while, then suddenly asked: "Actually, you can't eat spicy food, can you?"

Chu Ci felt embarrassed, and said bravely, "A little bit should be fine."

Lan Yue suggested: "Let's change to another one."

"It's okay." Chu Ci didn't want to cause any more trouble because of his relationship, "This one is fine."

Hearing what he said, Lan Yue didn't insist anymore, but asked all the dishes to be non-spicy when ordering. In the end, the waiters were a little speechless. Why would you come to a Sichuan restaurant if you don't eat spicy food?

After the waiter left, Chu Ci sipped water with his cup in his hand, his appearance amused Lan Yue.

Chu Ci raised his eyes, his eyes revealed some confusion: "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Lan Yue coughed, and brought the topic to photography, "Mr. Chu, in fact, you mentioned in the lecture just now..."

The familiar topic made Chu Ci relax. After the dishes were served, the two chatted while eating, and Lan Yue even mentioned the trip to Chicago.

Lan Yue asked: "I heard from Professor Smith that you plan to live in China for a long time, right?"

Chu Ci nodded: "It should be."

"That's great." Different from the polite smile, Lan Yue's smile is obviously from the heart, "I will have the opportunity to cooperate with Teacher Chu more in the future."

Lan Yue said "Teacher Chu", and Chu Ci was very embarrassed: "Actually, I have just graduated, and my qualifications are very low. Don't call me teacher, just call me Chu Ci."

"Okay, then I'll call you Chuci." Lan Yue immediately changed his address, "Then don't call me you, it will make me look old."

Chu Ci was a little apologetic: "I'm sorry, I didn't pay attention."

Chu Ci was sitting by the window, when a wind blew up halfway, which made his back a little cold, so he got up to close the window.Walking to the window, he saw a familiar car parked downstairs and the man leaning against the car smoking.

After returning to his seat, Chu Ci became a little absent-minded. He glanced at his phone from time to time, and when he found that there was nothing on the screen, he couldn't hide his disappointment.

Lan Yue noticed it, found an excuse and walked to the window, glanced down and understood everything.

He sat down calmly. Although he knew it was abrupt, he still couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked, "Chu Ci, you and that person just now..."

"Huh?" Chu Ci raised his eyes.Lan Yue only spoke the first half of the sentence, but he knew what the other party wanted to ask.

He put down his chopsticks, put his hands on his knees, and began to think about this question.

What is the relationship between him and Chen Xun?

-

Chen Xun waited a little anxiously, so he got out of the car and smoked a cigarette.

In the burning smoke, he saw Chu Ci's red eyes.Chu Ci would have such a reaction that he did not expect.

Chen Xun thought, is Chu Ci jealous?

A second ago, he was still smiling at him with a candy in his mouth, but Ji Yao immediately changed his face when he appeared, and threw his hand away in anger.

What a kid.

But at least it shows that Chu Ci cares about him.

Chen Xun raised the corners of his mouth, this kind of thought calmed his anxiety and made him feel much happier physically and mentally.

But he didn't dare to think deeply, such as why Chu Ci was jealous, and whether it was because he loved him.

Chen Xun has always been very decisive, and there are very few times when he is indecisive, and Chu Ci is the only exception.

Looking at the second floor again, Chen Xun put out his cigarette and got into the car, and Zhou Ran's message was also sent at this time.

[Mr. Chen, the "Sunrise on Mont Blanc" you mentioned is a work taken by Mr. Chu. As far as I know, it is currently being exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago. I have asked someone to inquire whether it can be sold.Due to the time difference, the reply may be delayed.

As for the second thing you said, I reached out to Forbes Magazine.The other party said that when they first contacted Mr. Chu, Mr. Chu refused to film for the interview. Later, they asked a middleman to send the filming plan to him, and Mr. Chu agreed after reading it.

The magazine also revealed to me that the initial quotation they gave to Mr. Chu was very high, but Mr. Chu did not accept it, but charged according to the industry average level, which was less than one-tenth of the initial quotation. ]

Chen Xun read the information back and forth twice, and almost couldn't help but wanted to rush upstairs to ask Chu Ci why he agreed to the magazine's invitation after initially rejecting it?What made him break the principle he insisted on?

Obviously not because of the money;

Could it be because of him?

Also, from what I heard in the lecture, it turns out that Chu Ci likes to take pictures of mountains and sunrises. Is it because the two of them once climbed mountains and watched sunrises together?

He remembered that he once said that he wanted to go to Mont Blanc. Was it because of this that Chu Ci went?

Too many coincidences made Chen Xun's blood boil.He leaned back on the seat, closed his eyes, forced himself to calm down, and replied to Zhou Ran's message.

This assistant has always been very efficient, and Chen Xun rarely urges him, but this time he couldn't help but let Zhou Ran hurry up.

The time seemed extremely long in the waiting.When Chen Xun's patience was about to run out, Chu Ci finally came out of the restaurant.

Chen Xun got out of the car immediately, and when he saw Lan Yue following behind Chu Ci, he squinted his eyes and immediately made a decision——

If Chu Ci wanted to get into Lan Yue's car, he would forcefully hug him, and he would carry him into his own car.

Chu Ci cast a glance at Chen Xun, pursed his lower lip, and said goodbye to Lan Yue politely.

Lan Yue's smile remained unabated, and he looked at Chen Xun with deep meaning in his eyes.

Chen Xun walked to Chu Ci's side, took his backpack, held Chu Ci with the other hand, and after silently declaring his sovereignty, he said softly, "It's windy outside, get in the car."

The author says:

Two in one today, see you tomorrow morning——

感谢在2022-09-2217:30:37-2022-09-2318:03:45期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦——

Thanks to the little angels of the irrigation nutrient solution: 7 bottles of Jixu;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!

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