For Love of the Game

Zhou Ning got on the plane to Beijing before his father changed rooms, or even had time for Zhou's father to wake up.

The one who asked him to speak for him was Luli Co., Ltd., which used to be a brand of computer peripherals specially designed for women. The products are cheap and affordable, and the appearance is exquisite. Although the quality is average, they are very popular among female gamers.

The company offered him a high price of 300 million yuan, and his advance salary for next year was almost the same amount. Zhou Ning couldn't understand why they could offer 300 million yuan but didn't invite Hu Nana. I am more suitable.

But he didn't ask too much. He really needed the money, so he took a pen and signed the contract.

What the company asked him to endorse was a new headset, which cost 299 yuan. He bought the official authorization of the popular cartoon "Little Civet Cat" and designed it in the shape of pink cat ears. Made into a cat's tail, it looks very cute.

The Chinese Valentine's Day is coming soon, and the company also launched a special gift box for Chinese Valentine's Day, which is sold as a set with a mouse and keyboard, and a civet cat doll as a bonus.

It can be said that he is very business-minded.

The content of the shooting is also relatively simple. Zhou Ning only needs to give the gift box to his "girlfriend" who is his partner, and introduce the brand with the "girlfriend"'s happy smile.

Zhou Ning sat in the studio and carefully memorized his lines. The floor-to-ceiling glass windows upstairs reflected the figure of a man. He stood there quietly, his back was cold and aloof, and his facial features were sharp-edged as if they had been finely polished.

The employees passing by him would always turn their heads to take a look, but none of them dared to talk to him. The man had a vigor that didn't match his age at all, making people dare not stare at him.

After a while, a secretary walked up to him and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Guan, Mr. Wang asked me to ask if you would like to stay for dinner tonight."

Only then did Guan He move, he shook his head, but his eyes did not leave the people downstairs.

Zhou Ning sat quietly on the chair, Guan He could just see his side face from the angle of Guan He, he lowered his head, mouth opening and closing to recite the lines, his hair hanging down from behind the ears covered Guan He's sight, Guan He frowned, followed by two steps.

"Who is that woman?"

"Ah?" Following Guan He's gaze, the secretary saw a girl walking up to Zhou Ning and talking to him, "It's the heroine of the ad. The new product is a limited edition for the Qixi Festival. The two of them acted as a couple in the ad." .”

Guan He looked sideways coldly, and the secretary was stunned, unable to realize what he did wrong at all.

Guan He reminded him, "Zhou Ning alone is enough for this advertisement."

The secretary responded and was speechless for a while.

The ad was supposed to be filmed on the side of the road. Mr. Guan said Zhou Ning was thin-skinned, so they found a place with few people, and said that it was too hot. This time they changed to an air-conditioned room, and they thought there was a heroine?

I have never seen such a bad service.

Guan He went down, the secretary didn't dare to follow, Guan is always a celebrity, he was afraid that reporters would find out about his family background and cause unnecessary trouble, he never appeared in the shareholder meeting, and even the company's employees didn't know that he was himself head boss.

Every time the secretary saw some employees chatting and laughing in front of Guan He, his heart trembled, for fear that they would speak ill of Guan He.

Zhou Ning was talking to the heroine about his lines. He seldom shoots video commercials. He was afraid that he might not perform well, so he wanted to learn from the experience in advance.He takes everything seriously and tries to pretend to be a good person who is good at everything.

Halfway through the practice, the staff came over and told him that the script had been changed and he was allowed to play alone.

Even though Zhou Ning had never filmed a commercial before, he knew there was no reason to change the script on the spot, "Did something happen?"

The staff was very polite to him, "No, it's because the senior management wants to add some animation elements to the advertisement, too many characters are inappropriate."

Zhou Ning nodded, he changed the script, this time it was simpler.

It was a sunny day, and he received a mysterious courier containing Luli Qixi limited-edition computer peripherals, and then a group of civet cats came out from the corner and danced around him enviously.

Zhou Ning didn't understand the goodness of this script at all, why he somehow changed from the one who gave the gift to the one who received the gift, and why he had to be danced around by a group of civet cats, making a good peripheral advertisement look like children It's like an early childhood education machine.

"Sorry, I represent the image of the team. If you change the script, I have to show the new script to the club before making a decision."

The staff expressed their understanding, and Zhou Ning called Song Xueyang to mention the matter. At this time, he still felt that Song Xueyang was more reliable.

Song Xueyang laughed after hearing his words, "It's okay, the source of this advertisement is reliable, you can accept it as long as you want, just send the new script to the club for record."

"Okay," Zhou Ning nodded, and he couldn't help asking when he heard the sound of typing on the keyboard on the phone, "How is everyone training?"

"Yes, the national competition is also in Beijing. Since you have passed ahead of schedule, you can wait there. If you have time to go online and fight in the ring, just keep your form. National competition, you are fine."

Song Xueyang's words were like a warm current flowing through Zhou Ning's heart, making him suddenly full of confidence, and he smiled from the bottom of his heart, "Okay, I'll wait for you."

Zhou Ning conveyed the meaning of the team and asked the other party to send the new script to the team mailbox. The other party was very polite and apologized to him repeatedly.

This ad shot took a whole morning, and the company left him alone after the ad was done, and didn't say anything about arranging him for a meal.Zhou Ning didn't care about this, and went to the bathroom to remove his makeup. He bent down to wash his face, and when he looked up, he met a pair of cold eyes in the mirror.

Zhou Ning's hands stopped, and the water dripped down his face. He hadn't seen Guan He for a long time. The last time we met was in the playoffs last year.Guan He looked more mature than then, always wearing straight trousers and a white shirt, and even his tie was meticulously tied.

The man is tall and straight, with broad shoulders and narrow waist, a standard inverted triangle shape, coupled with that indifferent expression of not getting close to strangers, it seems that he is out of this world.

Guan He handed him a pack of tissues.

Zhou Ning came back to his senses, took the tissue to dry his face, and said politely, "Captain Guan, long time no see, why are you here?"

"Help the club purchase gifts for fans this year."

Zhou Ning saw that Guan He stuffed his unused tissues into his breast pocket, and his straight shirt bulged out, looking extremely awkward.

"Oh, you are busy with the Guan team, I will go back first."

Zhou Ning walked over him sideways, but Guan He followed closely behind him, "What are you doing here?"

Zhou Ning was a little annoyed, he didn't want Guan He to know that he was still receiving endorsements before the game, as if he was short of money.But even if he doesn't say it, Guan He will know when the advertisement is made.

But what if we know?Can he still ask himself?Zhou Ning just wanted to get over the hurdle in front of him first.

"A friend of mine celebrates his birthday, and the playoffs are also in Beijing, so I came here early to buy him some gifts."

"girl?"

"Boy." Zhou Ning explained subconsciously, and soon realized that it was unnecessary for him to talk to Guan He.

"Captain Guan." He turned around and said seriously, "Why are you following me?"

Guan He looked at that exquisite face, his throat moved, "I want to treat you to a meal."

"Ah……"

Zhou Ning still left with Guan He, he just wanted to know what was going on in Guan He's mind.

The two of them went to a western restaurant, which had a chic decoration, and the tableware was placed very carefully. The knives and forks were all made of silver, wrapped in a handkerchief embroidered with purple iris.

The entire e-sports circle only has Guan He coming to such an elegant place. Some people say that he has a heavy burden, but Zhou Ning knows that Guan He has always been like this.He is a real rich man, and he has lived a life that ordinary people can't imagine since he was a child. Everything about this man makes him feel unattainable.

Guan He also eats food slowly, politely, no matter how important the matter is, he has to swallow what is in his mouth first, drink some coffee, and then wipe the corners of his mouth clean before speaking.

"How are you doing?" Guan He asked.

Zhou Ning didn't want to pay attention to him, but under the scorching gaze, he still put down the knife and fork gently.

Zhou Ning didn't want to give Guan He a good face, and he didn't want to destroy his image in his mind.

"Fortunately, I'm a little busy."

"What are you busy with?"

"Team training."

"How's the training going?"

"Confidential, no comment."

Zhou Ning thought he had finished the topic, picked up the knife and fork, and heard Guan He whisper, "Don't be too tired."

Zhou Ning frowned, put down the knife and fork again, and wanted to say something, but he really didn't want to mention the past. To be honest, he couldn't understand what happened in the past few years.

Guan He stared at the corner of his mouth.

Zhou Ning wiped it with a tissue, "Is there something in my mouth?"

"No," Guan He shook his head with regret in his voice.

Zhou Ning picked up the knife and fork again but couldn't take a bite. Unlike Guan He, he belonged to the type who couldn't stop in the middle of a meal. Once the tableware was put down, even the most delicious food would suddenly feel dull.

Looking at the half-moved steak and the pasta that had been sloppyly eaten, Zhou Ning once again realized that there were too many reasons why he and Guan He could not be together.

Seeing that he hadn't eaten, Guan He asked, "Are you full?"

Zhou Ning nodded without looking at him, he wanted to leave here.

Guan He didn't wink at all, and put a plate of exquisite desserts in front of him, "You eat too little, you will be hungry in the afternoon."

Zhou Ning was a little annoyed, "You can eat again at night."

"When?"

Zhou Ning's patience ran out, "Captain Guan, are you being too lenient? Does my matter have anything to do with you?"

"Can't you care about friends?"

Guan He soon realized that he had said the wrong thing, Zhou Ning's face turned cold, and his hands on the table were tightly clenched into fists.

Zhou Ning has always been a gentleman outside, he cares about his image very much, no matter how angry he is, he will not show it casually, but as long as he is alone with himself, these calm and self-restraints will disappear without a trace, like a man with a thorn erected The hedgehog confronted him like a tit for tat.

Guan He didn't know whether he should be happy or sad about this, he even felt that he liked to see Zhou Ning like this, beautiful, proud, and very real.

"Do you mean to test me like this?" Zhou Ning looked at him coldly, the arteries in his neck twitched, "Master Guan, with your identity and status, there are people who would like to play with you, but I don't. "

Guan He realized that the next topic was very serious, folded his hands on the table, and listened to him quietly.

At this time, Zhou Ning has completely changed into an unfamiliar appearance, and he said without mercy, "I am not someone who will come here with a wave of your hand, and I don't need your charity and pity, in every way."

What Guan He wanted to say, Zhou Ning raised his hand to tell him to shut up.

"Six years ago, you saved me, gave me 100 million, and recommended me to join Fengyue. I am grateful to you, admire you...and like you too. Who hasn't liked a handsome, wealthy, excellent and considerate man when he was young? I I don’t feel ashamed, but when you rejected me, this dream woke up, and after so many years, I also understand that even if I work hard, you are not someone I can climb up to.”

—Sorry, I never thought of liking a man.

Even when he rejected him, he was elegant and calm. He was really stupid to want to see such a man tempted.

— Hahaha, I'm just kidding.

Before Guan He could finish speaking, he quickly smoothed things over for himself, put on a very carefree appearance, but didn't even have the courage to raise his head, so he stopped a taxi and ran away.

These things have been dusty in memory for six years. Zhou Ning is always careful to avoid touching it, but once he opens the title page, he can't stop.

"At that time, I thought that as long as I worked hard, I could be as good as you, and I could become a person worthy of you. Later, I realized that it was too far to take you as the goal. I couldn't do it at all. I couldn't do it myself. Qing, if I am the current person, no matter how much I like you, I will never say those words."

"I'm living a good life now, and I don't expect anything from you. I even think that the episode back then was just a joke when I was young and ignorant. I can chat with you easily when I see you in the future. But what are you doing?"

Zhou Ning took out his mobile phone and flipped through the WeChat chat records of the two, and threw it on the table. It was full of messages sent to him by Guan He, but he didn't reply to any of them.

"You are the one who rejected me, and you are the one who came to me. I really don't understand what you are thinking. Do you know what avoiding suspicion is? Or do you want to sleep with me?"

Zhou Ning was trembling with anger, Guan He was the only one who knew his family well and knew what kind of dreadful life he had behind his glamorous appearance.

He could accept Guan He rejecting him, but he couldn't bear someone belittled him so much.

What he did for him, what he said about him, all seemed to have ulterior motives after that rejection.

Why did you find him?Because I feel that he has no status or background, he will turn back casually, it is convenient to use, and can he be thrown away at will later?

As for Guan He really wanting to be with him, Zhou Ning never thought about it.

He is no longer the boy who still fantasizes. He has long understood that the gap between the two in reality cannot be bridged. Back then, he was still young and would surely catch up with Guan He to comfort himself. But now, six years have passed , he is still the same as before, penniless.

The burden on his shoulders has not been lightened, and nothing has been changed until his youth is over.

With the current him, no matter what, he would not dare to like Guan He.

"I want to pursue you." Guan He said.

Zhou Ning sneered, the sarcasm in his eyes was undisguised.

In that thorn-like gaze, Guan He said exactly what he hadn't said back then.

"Sorry, I never thought of liking a man, but if it's you, you can give it a try."

Zhou Ning was stunned, and his heart that had been silent for many years suddenly jumped.

He thought that he had given up on Guan He, just like everyone mentioned his secret love when he was ignorant and ignorant when he was young, he just thought it was a fool who didn't understand love at that time.

But at the moment when Guan He said these words, Zhou Ning's heart was still shaken.

"Don't you think this sentence is funny? Is it a remedy? Yes, I have been refusing to reply to you on WeChat, and I deliberately avoided you, but if you really wanted to, after six years, wouldn't there be a chance for you to say this sentence?" Speak out?"

The more Zhou Ning said his heart was beating harder, he didn't even dare to stop, as if only such a domineering appearance could let Guan He see his determination and make himself give up.

He would rather be mistaken for his good intentions than show any flaws in front of Guan He.

"because……"

After Guan Hecai said two words, Zhou Ning's cell phone rang, and he motioned for Zhou Ning to answer the phone first.

The call was from Zhou's mother. Zhou Ning had just finished yelling, and he didn't care about letting Guan He know anything more, so he connected in front of him.

"mom."

"Xiao Ning, just now the nurse told us that the ICU single room is full. We paid all the money, and we just had to change the ward. How could someone snatch it away? Your father was still talking nonsense this morning, saying that he saw the Buddha last night. Already, he's leaving..."

Zhou Ning was flustered. His heart was already beating violently, but now his hands were shaking.

He forced himself to ask calmly, "Where's Dr. Zhao? What did he say?"

"Dr. Zhao said that the hospital wards have always been tense, and there is nothing he can do. Let us wait and see."

"How long will it take?"

Zhou's mother lowered her voice, "It's hard to say, unless someone can't afford the cost of a single ICU room or there are patients... otherwise there will be no room available for a while."

Zhou Ning's heart sank, and Zhou's mother said again, "Dr. Zhao said that we can transfer to another hospital if we have connections, but Dr. Zhao is familiar with your father's situation, and this is already the best hospital in Nanjing. Where else can we go?" ?”

"I see." Zhou Ning said calmly.

"Then what do we do?"

Zhou Ning didn't say, "I will find a way, Mom, take good care of Dad first."

Guan He's gaze was always on Zhou Ning. The restaurant was already quiet, and the two of them were in the private room. He could hear what Zhou's mother said clearly.

"Uncle hasn't found a suitable kidney source yet?"

Zhou Ning was not in the mood to be angry with Guan He at this time, "No, you know which other hospital..."

He paused when he saw Guan He's face halfway through his words, and his tone changed slightly, "Thank you, Team Guan, for your hospitality. I have something else to do, so I'm leaving first."

Zhou Ning got up and walked out of the door. There was a hurried sound of a chair rubbing against the floor behind him. Guan He caught up and grabbed his hand to touch the doorknob.

"I know."

Guan He answered the questions he hadn't finished asking, as if eager to show his remaining value.

"Let uncle transfer to Beijing, and I will help you find a way in the ward."

Zhou Ning stared, "You are crazy, even if you can find a vacant room in a hospital in Beijing, I can't afford it."

Just as Guan He was about to speak, Zhou Ning stopped him again, "I won't owe you any more money."

Guan He asked, "Would you rather borrow usury?"

Zhou Ning's breathing was stagnant, he didn't expect Guan Helian to know about it.

Guan He secretly took his hand off the doorknob, "The playoffs are in Beijing, so it's easier to take care of my uncle. You probably don't want to be distracted by family affairs during the game. Now reporters have great powers. They can check your every move, but when you arrive in Beijing, you can rest assured."

Zhou Ning shut his mouth, Guan He's deep eyes were so clear and focused, only reflecting his face, this man has a powerful aura, people can't help but believe it, just like Zhou Ning Just like the first time I saw him, it was as if I had caught a life-saving straw with just one glance.

Guan He's speed was very fast. In just a few days, he took Zhou's father to Beijing. He got a separate ICU ward in the inpatient department where the land was expensive and hired a nurse.

Zhou's mother also came along, and Guan He helped her rent an apartment near the hospital. It was spacious and quiet, and she didn't have to cross the road when she went out. It was much better than the one Zhou Ning rented before.

Zhou Ning looked at Guan He busy for him, and vaguely recalled that when he was the most downcast, he was attracted by Guan He's mature and capable temperament, and embarked on the same road as him, without hesitation.

After Zhou's father finished his hospitalization procedures, Zhou Ning invited Guan He to have a meal. He remembered how much Guan He spent this time.

"The old rule is to repay you at double the loan interest rate of the financial institution for the same period and the same grade."

Guan He didn't refuse, although he didn't care about the money at all, but he understood that only in this way could Zhou Ning feel safe, otherwise he would show his paws like a cat whose territory has been violated.

"You asked me why I haven't told you for six years."

Zhou Ning's heart was raised, Guan He's eyes were not dodging, and his tone was steady and calm.

"Because I was really not sure if I liked you back then, but if you want, I can give it a try. Then you ran away, I think that's fine, the road of homosexuality is not so easy, and now it's too late to turn back. But six In the past year, I have made sure of one thing, I want to be with you, you are not the only one who was tempted back then."