The Eye of the Storm

The young man in the video backed up step by step, into the elevator, and the elevator door closed. After a while, Liang Sizhe, who was standing stiffly on the spot, raised his hand to push the elevator open, and followed him into it.

Cao Ye looked at the off-white picture on the projection screen, and said in a low voice in a daze, "So he chased him out afterward."

"Yeah," Xu Yunchu also looked at the surveillance screen and recalled, "The birthday party that night was organized by the company, and many people were invited, not only Si Zhe's friends in the circle, but also many media reporters. Hit, halfway through the birthday party, people suddenly disappeared, no one knows what he did, so he went out to find you..." All Liang Sizhe's abnormal behavior back then was explained, Xu Yunchu smiled bitterly, "That night The media present at the scene were very dissatisfied afterwards, so after the beating of reporters at the press conference the next day, several media jointly accused him of playing big names. Who are you going to explain to..."

Cao Ye recalled himself on that night five years ago. He ran out of the hotel with big strides, and when he encountered a green light, he crossed the road and ran for a while, turning at the first intersection.The lights on the road were too bright, showing his fragility and vulnerability, so he quickly turned into the path, found a tree that could cover him, and crouched there for a long time. long time.

What are you chasing after?Cao Ye looked at Liang Sizhe on the projection and thought, on the night I convinced myself to part ways with you, would you also have hesitated to reject Cao Xiuyuan, and thought about walking a little longer with me?

"I found it," Xu Yunchu stepped on the low stool, holding the CD that he had just taken off the shelf in his hand, "I remember that the full video of the press conference was placed here with him. The company's logo is really hard to find." She got off the low stool, peeled off the seal of the brokerage company with her fingernails, and handed it to Cao Ye, "The seal was not removed, it seems that he didn't look at it after he got it back. Pass."

Cao Ye took the CD and said, "You haven't told me what happened to beat the reporter."

"Hit the reporter..." Xu Yunchu recalled, "I didn't plan the press conference back then, it was decided by Sizhe and Teacher Zheng Yin. And the media, Si Zhe didn’t tell me about it until a few hours before the press conference the next day. I went to the scene and saw the agreement that Zheng Yin had prepared for the reporters before I guessed the purpose of the press conference. .”

"What purpose?" Cao Ye frowned slightly.

"At that time, many media wanted to attract attention by exposing your privacy, so they made a deal with the media, exchanging Si Zhe's privacy for your privacy..."

Cao Ye was almost taken aback, and said in disbelief, "A deal?"

"It's hard to believe. When I went to the scene that morning, my first reaction was that it was absurd, but the fact is that it was the two of you who had the closest relationship with Director Cao Xiuyuan at that time. Si Zhe was a public figure, and was originally the focus of media attention. , He took the initiative to expose himself, and the media agreed. After all, exposing things like Cao Dao’s family will indeed bring attention, but it will also attract criticism. It’s different for Si Zhe to take the initiative to hold a press conference. At the same time, no one would scold the media, and people are still very afraid of being scolded these days."

Cao Ye was speechless for a while. After the breakup happened, he began to avoid paying attention to Liang Sizhe's news. He vaguely knew that Liang Sizhe had held a press conference and hit the reporter at the end, which almost caused resistance from the entire media industry. Thinking that this press conference can be traced back to the source, it actually started because of him.

"Look at the live video," Xu Yunchu said, "the truth about beating the reporter is in it. At that time, we all thought he did it to repay Director Cao's kindness, and the reporter guessed that he and Is there really something between Director Cao, so that he can sacrifice his reputation and protect the privacy of Director Cao’s family? Now that I think about it, I can understand everything..." Xu Yunchu bent down and picked up Xiaobai's nest from the ground "This person is really hiding such a big secret. No one knows how long he plans to hide it..." She said and shook her head, "I'll just ask the driver to come pick me up. You can stay and watch." Release the video.

Before Cao Ye recovered from his shock, he hastily responded.It wasn't until the sound of the door closing downstairs that he came back to his senses, and walked over to put the CD into the projector.

The noisy background sound in the video played, and Cao Ye looked up at Liang Sizhe who was sitting in the round light on the projection screen.

Liang Sizhe sat on a high stool, slightly sideways facing the obliquely cut camera.Cao Ye suddenly remembered that the night before Yinsi Street was separated, Liang Sizhe sat on the wooden stool with his legs bent like this, and whistled for him in the quiet night.

That night, Liang Sizhe's side face was outlined very gently by the moonlight, but now facing the media and the cameras all around the stage, Liang Sizhe looked alert and sharp.

"Liang Sizhe, it is said that before you acted in "Thirteen Days", your parents killed someone with a car. Is it true?"

"It happened so many years ago, have you ever visited the family of the deceased again?"

"Someone from your previous school broke the news that you used to be the principal violinist of the school orchestra, so why did you use hand substitutes when filming "Thirteen Days"?"

Damn it, Cao Ye clenched his fingers and squeezed his joints hard. You have investigated the accidents that happened to him so clearly, how could you have the heart to ask such a question and cut open his healed scar bloodily?

He looked at Liang Sizhe's clasped hands, his right hand was repeatedly breaking the joints of his left hand, the left hand that could no longer pluck the strings, his movements seemed to be very forceful, as if he was about to break his left hand.

Liang Sizhe put up with all these questions, but when the reporter was about to upload the video, he got up and jumped off the stage, and ended up beating someone.

So all these years I have been able to live so peacefully, all because Liang Sizhe blocked the coming wind, rain and hail for him at this press conference.

Why don't you say anything, Liang Sizhe... Also, you have no chance to say anything.Cao Ye thought.

After he broke up with Liang Sizhe back then, the speculation about the relationship between Liang Sizhe and Cao Xiuyuan was pushed to a climax. He looked upset and made up his mind to part ways with Liang Sizhe in the future, and no longer pay attention to his news. In this way, he completely removed Liang Sizhe's mobile phone number Hacked, then quickly deprecated that number.

After that day, Li You proposed to return to the United States. Cao Ye was in a daze amidst the overwhelming public opinion about Cao Xiuyuan, and the only bit of reason left told him that Li You could not stay in the country and be affected by the public opinion, so he quickly followed The commanding uncle contacted the hospital and the airport, and accompanied Li You back to the United States.

Across the endless Pacific Ocean, the news about Cao Xiuyuan and Liang Sizhe could only be transmitted sporadically. If he didn't pay special attention, he could pretend that nothing happened.

"There are so many things you don't know." He suddenly remembered what Liang Sizhe said three months ago.At that time, he seemed to mention it casually, but he didn't expect it to be true.

——How much truth did he hide in these careless chats?

The truth that had been frozen for a long time broke out violently at this moment, and the words Liang Sizhe said rang in Cao Ye's ears one after another.

"Cao Ye, I'm using your cousin to catch you."

"I'm a bad person, and I should do everything for granted."

"Has the peace been successful?"

"Then what do you want me to do? I take one step forward and you take ten steps back..."

"For example...the film emperor Liang Sizhe and the son of Cao Xiuyuan fell off a cliff late at night, suspected of dying for love."

……

Those words that he wanted to avoid, didn't know how to respond to, and never dared to think deeply, at this moment, every word and every word pointed to a clear idea: Liang Sizhe likes you, he has liked you for many years.

Cao Ye was a little caught off guard when the unspoken feelings that had been buried for many years were revealed suddenly.

How should we face it?How should I respond?Or should I keep hiding and pretend nothing happened?His heart seemed to be a mess, filled with bulging emotions, so that he couldn't sort out his thoughts rationally and clearly.

Cao Ye looked blankly at the collection shelf in the screening hall, and there was a shelf dedicated to the works that Liang Sizhe starred in.He has never watched Liang Sizhe's movies in these years. Every time someone invites him to watch Liang Sizhe's movies, he will feel an inexplicable fear and retreat from the bottom of his heart. He seems afraid to face Liang Sizhe in the camera .What are you afraid of, Cao Ye?

Cao Ye thought he should go out to get some air, the screening room was too stuffy, his mind was full of all kinds of thoughts at the moment, they were in a mess, making his brain hot, and he couldn't calm down.

He went downstairs and walked out of Liang Sizhe's house.

As the night fell, there was a light rain outside, and it was already autumn, and the raindrops fell on the face with a little coolness.

Cao Ye opened the car door and got in, started the car, and opened the window to let the raindrops come in.He wanted to calm himself down as soon as possible.

He was driving aimlessly, his mind was full of Liang Sizhe—the appearance of him leaning against a tree trunk, exhaling white smoke in the night; Xiaobai was about to leave half a month ago, he was wearing a hood and a mask, his eyes The way he was flushed; the way he insisted on pulling himself to get his fingerprints; the second day after "The Darkest Choice" was finished, Liang Sizhe bent down while biting a cigarette, leaning closer to borrow fire from him... He still remembered Liang Sizhe's long, slightly The trembling eyelashes covered them like thin cicada wings. At that moment, he seemed to hear the cicadas singing on Yinsi Street ten years ago.

Suddenly a short whistle sounded behind him, and the car behind was urging him to cross the traffic light.When Cao Ye came back to his senses, he suddenly didn't know where he should go. He instinctively drove straight ahead and found that he had just stopped in the lane turning left.

The brain seemed to wake up suddenly, and Cao Ye realized that he had driven the car to Yin Si again.

Since returning to China three years ago, he has always come to Yinsi unconsciously.Nine times out of ten when he sobered up drunk, he found himself back in the Inn.

The car stopped on the street of Yinsi, Cao Ye sat in the car and looked at the street.It is no longer the Yinsi of the past, it is secluded and clean, and it is less smokey than ten years ago.

This used to be Lao Du's noodle restaurant, where he and Liang Sizhe often sat and ate noodles at an open-air booth; further ahead was a breakfast stall, Liang Sizhe got up early and would often bring steamed buns back to Blue Banquet; further forward was a stir-fry restaurant, The taste of smooth liver tip and dry pot cabbage is very authentic. When they don’t know what to eat, they order these two dishes; further ahead is the fruit stand, where the boss cuts watermelon in summer, and often asks them to eat a few pieces; the fruit stand On the opposite side is the Blue Banquet, which is empty during the day and crowded at night.

At that time, the streets were filled with the atmosphere of the city, and there was a lingering strong smell of oily smoke from morning to night. There were old oil stains on the ground, and the blue banquet was even more filthy. The singers will appear in pairs.

Looking back on the past, Yin Si seemed to be the dirtiest place he had stayed in so far, and there was really nothing worth nostalgic about.

But now he is standing on this street, thinking of Yinsi ten years ago, it is as if he saw the silver moonlight after the rain, and Liang Sizhe sitting on a wooden stool, whistling.

He still remembers the melody to this day.

His heart began beating rapidly, pounding forcefully back and forth in his chest.

His feelings that had been dusty for many years seemed to be pried open, and then roared out involuntarily.

Cao Ye suddenly realized that he didn't just want to go back to Yinsi ten years ago.

The 15-year-old boy only knows that his heart is beating fast, but he doesn't know that it is heartbeat;

I only knew that my heart skipped a beat at that moment, but I didn't know it was throbbing.

But the 25-year-old Cao Ye looked at the street and seemed to wake up suddenly. He liked Liang Sizhe. From a boy who didn't know his heartbeat, his first heartbeat was because of Liang Sizhe.

At first he didn't know it was liking, then he was afraid to admit it was liking.Subconsciously, he equated homosexuality with Cao Xiuyuan and Zheng Yin, and equated it with the beginning of the collapse of his small world, so he hated what happened between them, and then vented his anger on his feelings for Liang Sizhe.

It's no wonder that when I think of Liang Sizhe, I feel inexplicably upset, and it's no wonder that when I open Liang Sizhe's movies, I feel inexplicable fear.

He has been resisting to think deeply, because subconsciously he knows how much he likes Liang Sizhe, he is hiding, he is afraid to admit that he likes Liang Sizhe, because it will make him like Cao Xiuyuan, and make him the person he hates the most.

Damn it, Cao Ye suddenly clenched his fist and slammed the steering wheel. How many years has he missed Liang Sizhe?Since when did he miss Liang Sizhe?

All these years, he has been drinking and drinking everywhere, what the hell is he doing? !He thought he could stay away from Cao Xiuyuan and have nothing to do with him, but these years he dated one girl after another, didn't he just become another Cao Xiuyuan?It's ridiculous.

He suddenly wanted to see Liang Sizhe very much.Although he didn't know what to say or what would happen when they met, he still felt uncomfortable when he thought of the scene when he saw Cao Xiuyuan and Zheng Yin.

He couldn't imagine that he would have an intimate relationship with the same sex, just like Cao Xiuyuan and Zheng Yin's bodies overlapped back then.That frightened him.

But even so, he still wanted to see Liang Sizhe.He hadn't seen him for half a month, and he missed Liang Sizhe very much.

He has been avoiding his true thoughts, but the fact is that every day when he opens his eyes, he thinks of Liang Sizhe, wondering what he is doing, which scene he is shooting, and whether he will take the initiative to think of himself.

Cao Ye turned the steering wheel, turned the car and drove out of Yinsi. He was going to the airport to meet Liang Sizhe.