The next afternoon, Cheng Yan had to start work with a half-faced face, wearing a hat and mask when he arrived on the set. When he entered the dressing room and took off his mask, Teacher Yang was stunned.
One side of Cheng Yan's face was swollen, it was so red and purple, and the purple was blue, it was obvious that he had been smoked.
Teacher Yang held his face and looked left and right, and asked in a low voice, "Did you hurt any other places?"
Cheng Yan was depressed. Although he thought Teacher Yang's words were inexplicably funny, he couldn't help but shook his head.
"How did this happen..." Teacher Yang knew that Xia Shaoqian must have hit him, but he couldn't help being surprised—Xia Shaoqian didn't seem to be aggressive, and he had never hurt Cheng Yan in the past; It's right to be stubborn.
Cheng Yan thought that although Mr. Yang didn't guess the process correctly, he guessed the result correctly. Finally he laughed silently: "You really have a crow's mouth..." He was about to cough as he spoke, looking very uncomfortable and unable to cough.
Teacher Yang looked at him worriedly, feeling that Xia Shaoqian not only hurt his face, but also broke his spirit. He comforted Cheng Yan a few words, then called the makeup artist over and asked him how to paint to cover the injury.
Cheng Yan was at their mercy, still thinking about breaking up with Xia Shaoqian in the morning.
When Xia Shaoqian said "Let's not meet again for now", if he was surprised, it must be because he didn't feel relaxed at all. Before, he thought that breaking up was at least a relief, but when it actually happened, he didn't feel relief.
"Does this mean breaking up?" Cheng Yan asked calmly.
Xia Shaoqian was wearing a black turtleneck sweater, and his complexion was even more pale and serious. He did not answer for a long time. For a moment, Cheng Yan understood the feeling of waiting to be hanged.
It seemed like a long time before Xia Shaoqian said: "... yes."
The beginning and the end are very sloppy, and Cheng Yan still has a feeling that he can't describe it. For a moment, it was hard to believe that it was over like this, and for a moment, I felt that this day, this result was inevitable.
"Cheng Yan?"
Cheng Yan raised his head, and the makeup artist had almost done it, and asked: "Do you think this is okay? Wait a moment and say hello to the light..." Cheng Yan looked at his face, the color was completely invisible, except for the left half The face looks slightly wider. This is Zhou Xinchun's face.
In the previous summer, he had been practicing the violin hard and filming Director Luo's movie. After the filming, he should take it easy. When he adjusted to the state of the old country, something happened to Ji Rulan, which distracted him. Director Cai took care of him before, and arranged scenes that were relatively easy to pass, and it was also to let him slowly enter the state, so he put all the important scenes behind.
Cheng Yan began to reflect on his work slowly. The filming of the old country, and then the cover of Fashion Magazine...the follow-up of the series of public service advertisements, the promotion of Director Luo's movie...he will be very busy and full.
Love is not the whole of life, it is not the most important part of life, it is not even a necessity.
Xia Shaoqian understood this very well a long time ago, that's why he married a woman. When he was young, he thought he was rational, calm, and well-balanced.
Cheng Yan asked: "Does this mean breaking up?"
Xia Shaoqian saw his face, half of its beauty was knocked off, it looked weird and sad, silently condemning his atrocities.
He suddenly understood what Cheng Yan meant by "tired". Suspicion and self-doubt, loathing and self-loathing mingle, and it all boils down to one question—is there any need to continue
He agreed to break up.
Seeing Cheng Yan leave without hesitation, he suddenly thought of what Qiu Yunnan said many years ago when he divorced him.
She said: "Do you think that you will be free after divorce? You... Even if you have all the conditions, you will not know how to love and enjoy love. You don't have any hope."
At that time, he thought Qiu Yunnan was cursing in anger. Now he was thinking, whether the curse came true by accident, or whether Qiu Yunnan really saw it through.
It took several days for Cheng Yan's face to fully recover. He used to rely on make-up in the scenes before, and put on a mask and hat when he went out, without showing any makeup. If he was photographed by a reporter like this, he would no longer need to be a human being.
But such sneakiness, coupled with the fact that even with makeup on, it was only to cover the color, could still be seen a little swollen, which immediately aroused the suspicion of some sensitive reporters.
But it's not guessing that he was domestically abused, but suspecting that he was given an injection. This is not a new thing in the current entertainment industry. If a celebrity suddenly cannot show his face for a few days, and then subtly changes and looks beautiful after showing his face, then there are ten chances that he has moved his face.
Cheng Yan would rather they guess in the direction of plastic surgery than guess the truth.
Cheng Mei called him two days later.
Cheng Yan felt guilty towards her. He was worried about Ji Rulan's matter affecting Chengmei—she is a teacher, teaching and educating people, and the school's parents still value a teacher's style, which is completely different from the circle he was in.
The two siblings are not in a high mood. Cheng Mei first only asked him about some life-related matters, whether he still coughed or not, what medicine he took and so on. Then he asked carefully about his face: "Is it hurt? I don't believe you went for some beauty injections..."
Cheng Yan just laughed. Cheng Mei is talking to the students, and lays the groundwork before asking key questions.
"It's okay. It's just ordinary edema, coughing all the time, hanging a few bottles of water and that's it. It's almost gone."
Cheng Mei muttered a few times, not quite convinced. Cheng Yan said it more briskly: "Why are you as suspicious as those entertainment reporters?"
Cheng Mei seemed to be persuaded by him and stopped dwelling on this issue.
Her light and gentle laughter reached Cheng Yan's ears, finally reassuring him.
"Cheng Yan."
"Um?"
"Do you like men?" The tone was very serious and crisp. Although it was a question, it was a definite tone.
Cheng Yan almost threw the phone out, and quickly answered with a smile, "Don't come all of a sudden, okay, the occupational disease of being a class teacher? You know me..."
Cheng Mei suddenly said: "Cheng Yan!"
she cried.
Cheng Yan also stopped talking.
Cheng Mei noticed very early that Cheng Yan was different. When Cheng Yan was in middle school, there were girls chasing after him, and some girls even came to play on their own initiative. She could see why, but he never had a girlfriend. At that time, it was fine if the parents did not allow puppy love. But after going to university, Cheng Yan never had a girlfriend, so she was a little puzzled.
At that time, she only thought that this younger brother had high vision, and she didn't fancy him. Later, Cheng Yan became an actress, and she felt that she was probably working hard on her career and had no time to care about her relationship. But then gradually there were no more excuses to find, and sometimes she wondered if Cheng Yan had hidden a secret lover. But no matter how secretive a woman is, if there is anything she can't introduce to her parents and sisters, her family will never sell her to reporters.
Until Ji Rulan broke the news suddenly, Cheng Mei just felt ridiculous and angry at first, until a reporter showed Jiang Xiao's photo.
Suddenly, she remembered that she had actually seen Jiang Xiao before. Cheng Yan didn't go home during the summer vacation of her junior year. She had just started working at that time, and it was also summer vacation, so she went on a trip to visit Cheng Yan. Jiang Xiao spent the whole day with their siblings.
At that time, she just thought that this boy was too enthusiastic, and he was very intimate and caring towards Cheng Yan.
"Jiang Xiao... I've seen him before, do you remember?" Cheng Mei still choked up, "You..."
Recalling the clues of these years and clarifying his thoughts, Cheng Mei suffered from insomnia all night.
She felt that she should panic and be angry, but in fact, what she couldn't stop was distressing.
"Don't talk, just listen to me," Cheng Mei calmed down, "I've thought a lot these days, and I know a little about it. I don't want to force you to give me an answer, or force you to change something... probably It's too late and I can't do it, it's been so many years..."
Speaking of this, she felt sad again. For so many years, Cheng Yan has been hiding it... Thinking of this, she could hardly speak.
Cheng Yan just listened quietly.
"I didn't pay attention... I... just want to tell you, no matter what, I will help you. If there is anything you can't tell your parents, tell me, it doesn't matter. As long as you take care of yourself and protect yourself... as long as you live Well done..." Cheng Mei felt that she still had a lot to say, and she panicked, but couldn't speak for a while.
She said softly: "Do you still remember the secret sign we used when we were young? If yes, just tap once, if no, just tap twice. If you don't want to tell me, just hang up the phone, because you want to tell me, so be it..."
After a long time, she heard it once, and the second time did not fall, and the phone was hung up.
Cheng Mei's tears rolled down.