Blow

This question was probably thought up by Wen Rushi in order to change the subject, but it gave Wen Xiao a very bad premonition.And what happened in the future also confirmed this point.

That night, Wen Xiao made a video call with Xia Jue at the hotel.

Xia Jue stared at the picture on the screen for a while, and felt that Wen Xiao's background didn't look like school, so she couldn't help asking, "It's so late, where are you?"

"Hotel room," Wen Xiao replied, "I have something to do, so I went back to Juzhou."

Xia Jue let out an "oh".

Wen Xiao felt strange: "You seem to be disappointed?"

"...I thought you came to see me secretly," Xia Jue pursed her lips in embarrassment, then she became nervous when she thought of something, "Is it because of something at home that you came back to Juzhou? Your father is looking for you gone?"

Wen Xiao said, "No." He told the truth about what he learned recently.

Xia Jue's first reaction was exactly the same as Wen Xiao's, and he also wanted Wen Ru to stop his living expenses, so that he could find a part-time job by himself.

"I've mentioned it before, but my sister refuses," Wen Xiao said, "If you don't accept it, she probably won't be happy either. At worst, return it to her sooner."

Xia Jue nodded.

"What should I do?" Wen Xiao suddenly said, "Everyone says it's difficult to open a gallery, and my sister and I will have no money in the future, so we'll have to rely on you, a great engineer, to support us."

"What are you talking about, you don't have a crow's mouth." Xia Jue whispered, a little embarrassed by the title "big engineer".

Wen Xiao deliberately asked: "You mean you don't want to raise it?"

"Of course not!" Xia Jue retorted immediately, "You still don't believe me? I promise to raise you all fat and fat, each weighing at least ten catties."

Wen Xiao smiled slightly.

"How's your book reading recently?" he asked again, "And English, is everything going well?"

Xia Jue replied: "It's all good, don't worry about me. You are the one, you are home, you are studying, you are competing..."

"Then next time we meet, remember to treat me well." Wen Xiao answered with a half-smile.

Xia Jue blushed slightly upon hearing this.

The two chatted until ten o'clock as usual.Xia Jue was reluctant to let go, Wen Xiao saw that his eyes were swollen, urged him to wash up and rest quickly, went to take a bath himself, turned off the lights and lay down.

The room was silent.

Perhaps it was because no one had slept in a hotel for a long time, or because Wen Rushi had witnessed the scene of Wen Rushi living in the lounge of the gallery during the day, Wen Xiao was a little insomnia.

He closed his eyes for a long time, but he never fell asleep. When he got up, he opened his mobile phone and sent a message to Moments. There was no text, but only a photo. It was the four large stone characters carved in the hallway of the gallery, "Resonance of the Piano Heart".

Less than 10 minutes after sending it, Wen Xiao clicked delete, but someone still saw it and came to the door for it.

Nikia Jia: Something happened to Teacher Fang's gallery?

Wen Xiao had just deleted Moments and was about to lock the screen to sleep, when this inquiry message from Ni Jia popped up at the top of the screen.

He thought about it, and replied: It's okay.

Ni Jia quickly said: I saw your sister's advertisement before, and asked her, she also said it was fine.As a result, you come out again now, and you still want to hide it from me?

Wen Xiao was helpless because of her keenness, so she had to explain a little bit: There was something wrong with the funding, but it could be resolved.

Ni Jia was silent for a while.

Nikia Chia: Money issue?

Nikia Jia: The teacher’s gallery has been operating normally, why suddenly there is a funding problem, what happened?

Wen Xiao said: My dad...

He only sent two words and a string of ellipses, without going into details, but Ni Jia understood it almost immediately.

Nikia Chia: Understood.Turn around and tell your sister that for the paintings that Dongliu sent over last time, all the agreed commissions will be reduced. Let her talk to me directly about the specific amount, so don't be embarrassed.

Wen Xiao's heart warmed slightly, and he replied: Okay, thank you, Sister Ni Jia.

Ni Jia sent a smiley expression.

Nikia Jia: Long time no see, my mouth is sweeter.Why, that boy has such a big influence on you?

Wen Xiao paused, but did not deny it: I didn't expect you to remember him.

Ni Jia teased: "Isn't it normal for a handsome guy to be remembered by others?"Judging by your reaction, you won't even want to eat my vinegar.

Wen Xiao said: No.

Ni Jia probably laughed: He still said no... By the way, how is he now?If you have any ideas about developing into film and television, please feel free to contact us.

Xia Jue had no relevant intentions, Wen Xiao had already made it clear, but he thought of another person.

Wen x: Xia Jue doesn't have that kind of idea, but I have a classmate who just entered the industry last year, and I heard that things are not going well.

Ni Jia was a little surprised: classmate?You mean you want to help him?

Wen Xiao replied with "um".

Ni Jia asked: Are you familiar with it?

Wen Xiao told the truth: We had arranging for the school party together, and we could see that we are talented and hardworking, so it's up to Sister Ni Jia not to worry about it.

Ni Jia was a little helpless: You can speak, so leave the choice to me.Let me ask you, assuming that I am only willing to help this time, if you have someone with a better relationship in the future, even if it is Xiaoxia, I will not sell face anymore-even if this is the case, you have to be an ordinary classmate now , use up this opportunity?

After reading it, Wen Xiao replied without any hesitation: It is always good to help out in front of me.

Ni Jia paused for a moment, then responded with an "OK" gesture, agreeing to Wen Xiao's push of her business card.

Wen Xiao then thanked her and left a message for Shao Yufeng.Shao Yufeng must have fallen asleep, or was still busy, so she didn't respond right away.

Ni Jia sent another sentence: I found that both you and your sister are too generous to others.I'm curious, have you ever received a response for giving like you?

Wen Xiao couldn't help thinking of the experience when he and Xia Jue visited Wang Jinglei's house during the Chinese New Year.

He typed: Yes, and it was more pleasant than expected.But I didn't feel that I had done much, such as this time, I just talked about it.

Ni Jia said: Of course, I am not only referring to this time, but this time you gave others a very important opportunity.In short, it is good to have an echo. Sometimes I feel that Teacher Fang is taking care of you in heaven.

The last sentence is quite emotional, it seems to be mixed with depression and relief.

The next day, Wen Xiao took an early flight back to Beijing, so he didn't see Shao Yufeng's reply until he landed at noon.

Shao Yufeng:!

Shao Yufeng: I can't even think about such a good movie resource... I'm really grateful, I don't know how to say it, I will definitely go to Beijing to find you next vacation.

Wen Xiao replied: It’s good if I can help you.

It was too late yesterday, and now on the way back to school, he was free, so he flipped through Shao Yufeng's circle of friends, and there were group photos of some pretty faces.

One of them, Shao Yufeng mentioned before, said that he was somewhat similar to Xia Jue.At that time, the photo was full of heavy make-up, Wen Xiao didn't think so, but now he can see some traces from the group photo.

For a moment, a ridiculous idea popped up in Wen Xiao's mind, which was quickly denied by himself.

In mid-March, Beijing stopped heating.

Even though it was slowly warming up, it was still very cold at night.When Wen Xiao was talking with Xia Jue, he also asked about the weather in Nanchang. Originally, it would be warmer there in the future, but he didn't expect the temperature to be about the same. On the contrary, it was even more uncomfortable because of the high humidity.

"Then have you caught a cold recently?" Wen Xiao frowned, "Don't stay up late, you should go out to exercise more when it's cold."

After hearing this, Xia Jue replied with a smile: "You have already developed a habit. You usually can't stay up late. You also insist on running in the morning or at night. On the contrary, you look too busy and probably don't have time to exercise. Who will be in good shape in the future?" Not sure yet."

"Not necessarily?" Wen Xiao repeated seemingly casually.

"Yeah," Xia Jue felt a little guilty, but she wanted to be brave, "I might be able to knock you down now."

Wen Xiao smiled.

Xia Jue's spine was chilled by the laughter, but she still refused to give in, and said, "Don't laugh too early, wait until we meet, I—"

He stopped suddenly, paused.

"You what?" Wen Xiao asked.

"...It's nothing." Xia Jue became inexplicably hesitant, "I just don't know if you've been busy recently."

Wen Xiao said, "Busy."

Xia Jue said sullenly, "Oh."

The two chatted for a few more words, Wen Xiao looked down at his watch, and when the time was almost up, he asked Xia Jue to wash and rest.

Xia Jue was abnormally disobedient, but called out: "Wen Xiao."

"Well, I'm here," Wen Xiao replied, "Just tell me if you have anything to say."

However, Xia Jue hesitated for a while, then said dejectedly: "Forget it, it's okay."

Wen Xiao didn't ask any further questions, and said goodnight to Xia Jue in a calm tone, and hung up the phone.

The moment the phone was put away, a sharp cold wind happened to blow across the balcony, making the clothes hangers rattle in panic.Wen Xiao was in the middle, but he didn't seem to feel it, and a soft smile appeared in his eyes.

——He knew very well why Xia Jue was struggling on the phone just now.

Wen Xiao opened the curtain and walked into the room.

"Falling in love means being in good health," roommate Lao Wu teased him, "It's cold and you're still talking on the phone on the balcony. By the way, you said you were going out this week, so you're going on a long-distance date, right?"

Wen Xiao said, "His birthday."

When Ji Xinci heard the words, he suddenly poked his head out from the upper bunk.

"Xiao Xia's birthday," he said anxiously, "bring me a gift too."

Before Wen Xiao could answer, the rest of the people were shocked: "Ji Laosi, you are so unkind, if you want to be gay, don't be gay with the boss. Could it be that you are also crooked?"

Ji Xin said: "I represent the whole dormitory to send blessings to my sister-in-law, can't I? Besides, no one can resist a sister-in-law like that."

The half-joking words were mixed with a sense of sourness, and I don't know who was sour.

"Don't care about/liking my wife." Wen Xiao climbed onto the bed, and immediately replied.

There was an uproar in the dormitory, and Ji Xinci got back under the covers resentfully.

Not long after the lights were turned off, Wen Xiao received a WeChat message from him.

Ji Cupi: Brother Wen, you're too stingy, it's just to make friends, it's human instinct to make friends with handsome guys, not to mention that I've opened my mouth so openly... just get to know each other, okay?

Wen Xiao replied: No.

Then he sent three words to Xia Jue: recruiting again.

Thousands of miles away, Xia Jue was already lying down, looking at the dialogue window with a puzzled face, so she answered a question mark aggrieved.

The author has something to say: Xiao Xia: People sit in the dormitory, but lemons come from the sky.

(Fixed the bug in the previous chapter. The name of Wen Xiao’s mother’s gallery is "Echo", not "Qinxin".)