Human memory is amazing. Sometimes I even forget yesterday's dinner, but I can recall a subtle action more than ten years ago in an instant.
At a glance, Cheng Yan remembered everything about that photo. The time and place, I can even recall what the two of them were talking about at that time.
At that time, they already knew that they were going to break up, but because they were young, they didn't feel too sad. That is the best love. When we are together, we love each other with all our hearts, and even if we are apart, we still have hope for the future.
"Cheng Yan, do you think I dare to kiss you at this time?"
"you dare."
"Try?"
"good."
Jiang Xiao went to Chengyan School for the last time, just in time for them to take graduation photos. There are graduates with cameras everywhere, pulling their classmates to take pictures in twos and threes. Cheng Yan was lying on Jiang Xiao's lap, and his classmates were not far away. Taking advantage of the angle and the blind spot of his sight, Jiang Xiao quickly passed a kiss sideways.
When he was about to kiss for the second time, Cheng Yan grabbed his hand to hold it back. When the two were in a stalemate, a classmate took a picture with a camera. Cheng Yan jumped up and kicked Jiang Xiao's ass, which made him laugh out loud...
In the rush after graduation, Cheng Yan didn't notice this photo, has it been washed out? In whose hands is it? More than ten years have passed in a flash, and after he and Xia Shaoqian were together, he never even thought about Jiang Xiao, let alone a photo at that time.
Never thought about it doesn't mean forgetting.
As soon as he got away from the reporter, Cheng Yan called Xiao Hu: "Go and find out where he got that photo, I..." He suddenly didn't know what to say.
Xiao Hu had a clear look: "Try not to let it spread? Or contact the person in the photo, maybe he took the initiative to contact the reporter..." Xiao Hu watched Cheng Yan's face. I was so nervous that I had a hunch that the photo was Cheng Yan's ex-boyfriend.
Cheng Yan said firmly: "Impossible!"
He believed in Jiang Xiao. Maybe he can't predict what kind of person he will become, but he is sure about Jiang Xiao.
But Xiao Hu just went out for a while, and they immediately saw the progress of the matter on the Internet. Now chasing "Ji Rulan's breaking news" on the Internet is like chasing a serial drama. Every day, several protagonists take turns to come up with new and exciting news, which is enough to eat, black, and the onlookers are happy to chat with each other for a day.
Cheng Yan had just finished the interview, and immediately there was a video on the Internet. The reporter’s Weibo said that it was “found in the graduation photo album of Chengyan University’s classmates”, “the classmates recalled that they were very close at that time, and although they were from different schools, they often mixed together.” In the end, the reporter posted a photo, saying that "it is unclear who this stranger is." The photo was processed and part of it was blurred. It seems that they really don't know who Jiang Xiao is.
For the first time, Cheng Yan felt that things were far beyond his imagination, but he couldn't worry about it all day—this was the first day of filming for the lower part of the old country, and the whole crew was watching him. Cheng Yan tidied up in a hurry and went to shoot. Director Cai knew that Cheng Yan must be under a lot of pressure at this time, and he didn't want to increase his burden, so the first day's rehearsals were relatively simple scenes with not many lines.
Even so, Cheng Yan still felt exhausted and sweated after taking pictures all morning.
By the time of the noon break, Xiao Hu had already found out the matter clearly. "It's amazing!" He exclaimed viciously.
It turned out that the reporter tried desperately to contact Cheng Yan's old classmates, and finally found someone who was willing to speak. So I spent a thousand dollars to buy this photo.
"One thousand..." Cheng Yan smiled wryly. He no longer remembers who took the photo, but he could sell it for 1,000 yuan, so he probably doesn't have a deep friendship.
There are many capable people on the Internet, and after a whole morning, someone finally recognized Jiang Xiao from the video—he looks quite handsome, and he has been a part-timer in popular dramas. Soon someone came out and said that Jiang Xiao was the owner of a furniture store in their place. He was quite famous and had many stores.
After a while, there was a saying that Chengyan started to follow the second generation of the rich when he was in college.
Although there were classmates who sold him for a thousand dollars, there were also classmates who stood up to speak for Cheng Yan at this time, clearly pointing out that Jiang Xiao's family was very ordinary at that time, and the business only expanded after Jiang Xiao graduated.
Cheng Yan lay on the sofa for a while, clutching his phone, thinking about how to contact Jiang Xiao, how to contact him, how to explain and apologize to him...
But it was Xia Shaoqian's steady and deep voice that rang on the other end of the phone: "Cheng Yan?"
Cheng Yan opened his mouth: "...the fastest way you mentioned before."
"Contact Ji's family directly? What's wrong?"
Cheng Yan suddenly came back to his senses, and he forced a smile: "Ah, it's nothing."
"Didn't you disagree two days ago?" Xia Shaoqian said, "I didn't move. If you want, my people can talk to Ji's family at any time."
His voice was too smooth, lacking in ups and downs.
Cheng Yan suddenly got goosebumps: "No need..."
"Then why did you mention it all of a sudden?" Xia Shaoqian suddenly laughed in a low voice.
"Because it's involved..." He paused, "Well, Jiang-Xiao-?"
He pronounced the name slowly.
Cheng Yan closed his eyes, didn't make a sound, and didn't deny it.
Xia Shaoqian waited for a while and finally said: "You have never looked at me like that."
Although Cheng Yan knew what he was referring to, he still struggled to ask, "What kind?"
"Clear and simple," Xia Shaoqian replied very simply, "... single-minded and selfless. Because I'm not him?"
Cheng Yan was silent for a moment, and then replied: "Of course you are not him. I am not who I was back then."
Xia Shaoqian asked the last sentence before hanging up: "Cheng Yan, in your heart, who am I?" Cheng Yan didn't answer, he knew that even if he gave the correct answer this time, Xia Shaoqian would not even pretend to believe it.
That night Jiang Xiao got in touch with Cheng Yan.
They kept in touch for a year or two after they broke up, and then slowly broke up. Despite this, they haven't heard each other's voices for more than ten years, but Cheng Yan is not as excited as he imagined.
"Cheng Yan?"
Cheng Yan wasn't even sure if that was the real Jiang Xiao's voice, only the tone was familiar.
After the two exchanged a few words of pleasantries, Cheng Yan asked, "Have I changed a lot?"
Jiang Xiao said in a low voice, "Yes. I didn't even dare to recognize it when I saw it on TV... In fact, I thought I should congratulate you in person two years ago."
Cheng Yan suddenly fell silent, too many things had separated them.
He apologized to Jiang Xiao, saying that he did not expect to be involved. Jiang Xiao still spoke bluntly: "It's okay! It's just that there are too many spam calls. If I don't let go, the reporter will soon lose interest."
After the two of them made things clear, they had nothing to say. Jiang Xiao said, "Then I'll hang up, and I'll contact you later when I'm free."
Cheng Yan said, "Okay, goodbye."
Jiang Xiao hesitated for a moment, then he said, "Cheng Yan, persevere." After speaking, he hung up.
Cheng Yan burst into tears immediately. Qiu Huhu was still very powerful. He was sweating all over his face, crying until he couldn't breathe. This was the last sentence Jiang Xiao gave him before they broke up.
"This road is not easy. You have made up your mind and you have to go on it... Cheng Yan, you have to persevere."
He didn't know whether he persisted or betrayed his original intention.