it's okay if you're stupid

In a certain building far away, Song Dan looked up from the pile of documents, and received a text message from the boss who didn't want to talk to him.

In front of the more distant conference room, He Fangming looked down at the mobile phone that popped out the new message, and raised his hand to signal the assistant to be calm.

Even more distant overseas, Pei Zhenghong, who had just read the quarterly report with a frown, frowned, and his phone rang with a special ringtone... It came from his son who hadn't contacted him once in several years.

A bunch of people put down the important affairs at hand, and stared at the few short words above with ghostly faces:

——How to chase people?

"..."

Pei Xianyi, who came back to his senses with a face full of ghosts, said, "..."

Made it into a group.

This broken phone, how to withdraw it! ! !

Before researching it, the tour guide and Lu Bian, who were satisfied after watching the play, turned their heads and saw the glittering and translucent pink in the hands of the tall and slender Mr. Pei, and said in surprise: "Hey, Xiao Pei, that's in your hand..."

Pei Xianyi seemed to have been hit by an electric shock, her scalp went numb for a while, and she frantically hid her phone: "It's nothing!"

Remembering that Xie Zhi said "there is a child at home", the smile lines in the corners of You Wenji's eyes curled up, and he understood most of it consciously. He touched his chin and told him to take good care of his illness, go home and rest early, and went to find Yu Han with Lubian.

Pei Xianyi breathed a sigh of relief, turned her back quickly, and took out her phone to read the text message.

After such a delay, even if there is a withdrawal function, it will be too late.

Fortunately, Xie knows that there are not many numbers stored in this phone, and all the replies are from acquaintances:

[Song Dan: Thank you for the invitation, this is the second time you have invited me to answer the question]

[He Fangming: Are you finally willing to do it? 】

[Pei Zhenghong: You are already married, our family does not advocate extramarital affairs. 】

[Doctor Li: Huh? ? ?Mr. Pei, who do you want to pursue?Do I need another personal escort? 】

……

Pei Xianyi: "..."

The head is big.

He scratched his hair irritably, and first replied to Pei Zhenghong: It's none of your business.

Then I replied to Song Dan: I failed to answer the question the first time, and I will not ask you for the second time.

Back to Dr. Li: no change.

Finally, back to He Fangming: Get lost.

Going back one by one, no one is reliable.

If you want to chase people, you have to rely on yourself.

The front desk is quiet, and the backstage is noisy again.

You don't need to come to the theater again for the next week, just concentrate on preparing for the play.Thinking about not having to see Yu Han's coffin face again, the atmosphere among the students is much more relaxed, and they have been together for two months, and they also seem to know everything without saying anything.

So Xie Zhi, who was one step late, heard laughter and gossip from inside before he opened the door of the lounge.

Sensitively sensing the words "Mr. Pei" coming out of it, he paused with his fingertips and stopped in his tracks.

Little D was puzzled: "Brother Xie?"

Xie Zhi is used to being alone, and he doesn't care about other people's eyes more and more. In the past, when encountering such a situation, he would directly push the door and enter.

Why did you settle down today?

There was a deliberately low, but not low gossip voice in the lounge:

"...You said that He Lioran has something to do with Mr. Pei?"

Little D's attention was immediately diverted, his eyes widened, he jumped in anger, and said angrily, "It's nonsense! Brother Xie, don't listen to them!"

Xie Zhi tilted his head, half of his thin and beautiful face was hidden in the shadows, and he couldn't see his expression clearly.After a long while, he grunted unnecessarily.

The voice inside is getting louder, it seems that the conversation is getting excited, the speed of speech is fast, and it is intoxicating.

"Yeah, otherwise, how dare he not come to the theater to practice and offend the friend of the tour guide? An illegitimate child with a powerful older brother, how capable can he be? Of course it is because of his relationship with the biggest producer Mr. Pei .”

"But isn't Xingyue Company the biggest employer of "The Clothes"?"

"I'm only telling you about this, don't spread it. I have a cousin's cousin's uncle's nephew who works with a tour guide and knows some inside information. Xingyue was acquired by Pei's long ago. It's Xingyue Company, actually Mr. Pei."

"Oh my god, it turns out that the big boss has been staring at us from the corner to practice some time ago..."

"But if He Lioran is really taken over by Mr. Pei, why don't you talk to him?"

"Stupid you, haven't you seen that Xie Zhi is here? Xie Zhi is Pei Xianyi's legal partner after all. The reason why Xie Zhi can take the leading role in this movie is because Pei Xianyi invested, or because of his acting skills. , how could the tour guide look up to you?"

"Wait, wait, I'm even more dizzy when you say that. Don't I think Xie Zhi and Pei Xianyi have a good relationship? I was photographed dancing on the balcony before, and I often accompany him to the theater to wait for him to finish class. How could that be?" Get involved with He Lioran, and arrange the two of them in the same crew?"

"You have only entered the industry not long ago. I don't know Mr. Pei's reputation as a romantic man. He is very good to his lovers, so he was assigned to a crew...Maybe he wanted to see the two of them jealous haha."

"You mean Mr. Pei doesn't like Brother Xie?"

"Who knows? From my point of view, a wooden beauty is also a beauty. If you marry her back and put her at home as a pleasure, you don't have to worry about it if you like it or not."

……

Little D's face darkened the more he heard it, and at the end, he insisted: "Nonsense! It's all fake!"

"Are you very protective of Mr. Pei?" Xie Zhi's eyes were clear, like a mirror.After being photographed like that, little D choked and murmured, avoiding his probing eyes, and emphasized in a low voice: "Mr. Pei is a very good person, you must trust him."

The corners of Xie Zhi's mouth hooked slightly, without answering yes or no, he suddenly raised his hand and pushed open the door of the lounge.

crunch.

There was a moment of silence inside, as if the static time and space magic had been choked, the smiling and talking group fell silent, unnaturally pretending to be busy with the task at hand—they thought Xie Zhi had gone to stay with Yu Han again.

Xie Zhi calmly walked to the dressing table and sat down, suddenly felt that the scene just now looked familiar.

He didn't remember until the makeup artist came to remove his makeup.

Exactly the same scene as when he was in middle school.

When he passed by, no matter what the laughing and joking people were doing in the last second, they would calm down when they saw him, stare at him inexplicably, and slowly get out of the way.

After he left, he whispered behind his back with what he thought was a small voice.

Xie Zhi never considered whether he was popular or liked.

Because subconsciously, he knew, the answer was no.

It's not him that fans like, but a him they imagined - beautiful, dreamy, and worthy of liking.

The makeup artist uncomfortably finished removing Xie Zhi's makeup, then turned around to see that everyone was almost gone.She cursed inwardly, hurriedly wiped away the blush from the corners of Xie Zhi's eyes, and smiled dryly: "I think there is something else to do, let's take a step first, Mr. Xie also rest early, goodbye."

Xie Zhi responded lightly.

The face in the mirror was clean and white as if washed with water. He raised his index finger to wipe off a little redness from the corners of his lips. Noticing that someone was approaching in the mirror, he slightly squinted his eyes.

The one who came over was the girl named Chen Qiu.

Facing those black eyes as deep as cold pools, she timidly said: "Thank you... I don't know if you heard just now, they are talking bad things about you here. Sorry, I dare not stand up for you."

Xie Zhi's clear pupils looked at her, and because of the soft light, there was a gentleness that clearly did not belong to him: "It's right not to show up."

Chen Qiu felt even more ashamed inexplicably.

After she left, little D whimpered: "This girl is not bad."

Xie Zhi was noncommittal, and went into the cubicle to change back into a T-shirt and trousers.There were only the two of them left in the lounge, there was a knock on the door outside, Little D went out for a while, and Xie Zhi laughed when he rushed out: "Teacher Yu asked you to go to his lounge."

Even if Yu Han didn't call, Xie Zhi planned to go over to say hello to him before leaving, nodded, and walked to Yu Han's lounge with Little D.

The tour guide and Lu Bian were already sitting in the lounge, and when they saw Xie Zhi coming, they greeted kindly: "Xiao Xie, I heard from Lao Yu that you performed very well."

Yu Han was wearing a Tang suit like when they first met, fastened tightly and meticulously, sitting upright on a chair with a cup of freshly brewed hot tea in hand.

Hearing the overly enthusiastic greeting from his old friend, he said in a neutral manner: "I said 'not bad'."

"Tch, I thought I didn't know your temperament, you said 'not bad', didn't you mean 'very good'."

Yu Han didn't deny or admit it, and looked directly at Xie Zhi: "Teaching you for two months, I'll take care of you, and you put your heart into it, that's good. I heard from the old lobby that you don't have any elders in your family. If you don't mind, offer me a cup of tea. "

There will be in the future.

Xie Zhi was stunned for a moment, and a strange emotion suddenly surged in his heart, he couldn't tell whether it was bitterness or ecstasy.

He remembered Yu Han's tangible and intangible care for the past two months, and respectfully offered a cup of tea as he said: "Teacher, please use tea."

Yu Han accepted it happily: "I have confiscated apprentices in my life, and today I counted it as an addiction." After a pause, he couldn't help sighing, "It's a rare good seedling, what a pity."

You Wenji leaned on the table with his elbows on, and smiled to entertain him: "In what age are you still doing this? You are stubborn."

Yu Han ignored him: "Go back, don't make people wait."

After getting along with each other during this period, Xie Zhi discovered that Yu Han was very mindful of the word "waiting".

He already knew the reason, but it was hard to explain his situation, so he bid farewell to the three elders.

Little D stood guard outside the door. Seeing him coming out, he took out Xie Zhi's cell phone and handed it to him: "By the way, Brother Xie, I sent a text message earlier."

Most likely it was a text message from Pei Xianyi.

Is someone coming to "afternoon" or "stealing business secrets"?

Xie Zhi took the phone, casually swiped open the screen, thinking about what he might see.

[Pei Xianyi: How do you chase someone? 】

Xie Zhi: "..."

Xie Zhiyou's thin lips instantly pursed into a straight line, stared blankly at the text message for a while, sent a full stop, put down the phone and walked for a while in silence, then said suddenly: "Little D, in Under what circumstances would you send a text message asking your ex how to chase someone?"

Little D scratched his head blankly: "There must be some disease in the brain."

……

Pei Xianyi is indeed mentally ill.

Little D continued: "Uh, maybe you are showing off to your ex that you have started a new relationship?"

Xie Zhi nodded thoughtfully.

At the same time, Pei Xianyi's children's mobile phone rang a special notification tone.

He got lost in the backstage for a few minutes before he figured out how to get to the twists and turns of the theater. He frowned and looked for Xie Zhi's figure. When he heard the text message notification tone, he lowered his head and turned on the phone.

[Thank you for knowing:. 】

Pei Xianyi glanced at the last text message with a blank expression.

[How to chase people? 】

……

Pei Xianyi: "Fuck."