Seeing Gu Chen here, Ji Ning was very surprised, but when he heard that the other party recognized him, he was even more unbelievable, and said with excitement and surprise, "Long time no see, Senior Gu."
"Just you?" Gu Chen glanced around and saw that no one was following behind Ji Ning, he said with a smile, "Why don't you come and sit with me?"
"I'm here alone, but is it alright?" Ji Ning was flattered and asked uncertainly, "Will it disturb the senior?"
Gu Chen smiled and nodded: "It's okay, I'm just filming nearby. After work, I come out to relax and sit here for a while. If it's convenient for you, we can chat."
"Of course it's convenient."
Ji Ning nodded vigorously, but her mood that was still very depressed before was dissipated by the chance encounter with Gu Chen, and she didn't dare to make Gu Chen wait any longer. She hurriedly went to the front desk to order a cup of coffee, then sat back and chatted with Gu Chen while drinking.
"How have you been in the past few years?" Gu Chen put down his sunglasses, sat relaxed, raised his slender legs, and looked very elegant when he raised his hands and feet, "You have grown a lot taller than before, and you look better."
"Thank you, senior, you too, are more handsome than before."
Ji Ning was a little embarrassed, he grew up late, when he was in junior high school, he was just a beanie, not tall, standing with Gu Chen could be a little shorter: "I've been doing pretty well these past few years, and I've been taking exams step by step. Went to college and was a sophomore."
"Is it the school next door?"
"right."
"It's a famous school, it seems that your grades have been good." Gu Chen smiled, "Are you still acting in dramas?"
"Acting is acting, but I don't go on stage very often. I am the vice president of our school's drama club. I am mainly responsible for bringing new people to perform." Ji Ning said.
"You are very talented, and your physical condition is good. If you develop in this area, it would be a good choice." Gu Chen said, "Have you considered it?"
Ji Ning shook her head, "I never thought about it, acting in dramas is just my hobby, and my talent is not comparable to that of a senior, and I have no connections..."
"If you want to come, I can introduce you." Gu Chen smiled, "Why don't we exchange contact information? You can send a message anytime you want to find me."
"Okay." Although Ji Ning had no intention of developing into the entertainment industry, he was very willing to exchange contact information with Gu Chen.
He took out his mobile phone and unlocked the screen, but suddenly saw that there were several missed calls and unread text messages on the mute mobile phone, all of which were from Ying Qianqiu and Qin Ruwang, and asked him where he was. As for Huo Wuling, it was a No message was sent to him.
Thinking of Huo Wuling, Ji Ning felt sullen in his heart. Of course, he wouldn't take the initiative to contact him. He just sent a message to the other two roommates, telling them that he was in a nearby store, and that he would go back a little later and go straight to the dormitory. , told them not to wait for him.
Ji Ning and Gu Chen exchanged contact information. The pendant that was broken just now was brought out along with the mobile phone. After Gu Chen returned it to him, he put it in his pocket. It will be specially repaired later.
"Your mobile phone pendant seems to be rare." Gu Chen glanced at the silver pendant and said with a smile, "It's also very beautiful."
"Ah... Yes, this one was specially made for me by my friend."
Ji Ning picked up the pendant with the broken rope and put it in the palm of his hand, feeling a little depressed for a moment.
This silver pendant looks like a chubby robot. It is a movie character he liked when he was a child. Jiang Che always knew that he likes this robot, so he gave him this custom pendant a few years ago. Ji Ning likes it very much. So it has been used until now.
This time, the rope broke and the pendant fell accidentally, but luckily it was picked up. If it was left in an unknown place, it would never be found again. Thinking like this, Ji Ning put the robot pendant back in his pocket, and decided to put it away in the future and not carry it with him.
"That friend of yours," Gu Chen quietly watched Ji Ning's movements at first, and then asked after he put away the pendant, "Is it Jiang Che?"
Ji Ning paused, "Senior remember his name?"
"Remember, I still have an impression of him. You two were inseparable at the time, and it was hard not to notice him. How is he doing now?" Gu Chen asked.
"He... is dead."
Ji Ning's voice was very low. He didn't know what was going on today, but he always thought of Jiang Che one after another, or mentioned Jiang Che, but after Jiang Che died, he was not very willing to mention the past.
"Sorry." Gu Chen apologized, "I don't know the news."
"It's okay." Ji Ning shook his head and showed a faint smile at Gu Chen. He wouldn't blame Gu Chen, and the other party didn't look like Huo Wuling, but he deliberately exposed the pain in his heart. make him angry.
"Your relationship must be very good... You still have the gift he gave you to this day."
The young and handsome man gave him a deep look, then raised his eyes to look out the window. There were more and more people on the street, and even the milk tea shop began to enter. All of them were informed of his appearance nearby. Look for him everywhere.
"Let's get out of here first."
As he said that, he stood up and smiled at Ji Ning, "Stay with me a little longer?"
"Ah good."
Ji Ning blinked a little, took the unfinished coffee and went out with Gu Chen. Because there were a lot of people at the door, they specially asked the clerk to let them go out through the back door, but it was Gu Chen's own handwriting Signature exchange.
After leaving the store, the two quietly walked out of the commercial street and came to the relatively quiet riverside. At this time, it was already dark, and it was still early spring. It is not easy for people to recognize Gu Chen.
"Give."
Gu Chen smiled and handed the other signature to Ji Ning. Ji Ning happily thanked him and put it away. The two strolled by the river for a while, but the temperature was really low and Ji Ning was still dressed. Little, the body that was warmed up just after drinking coffee is starting to get cold again.
"It's cold?"
Noting that Ji Ning's ears were red from the cold, Gu Chen took off his scarf and put it on Ji Ning's neck: "Will it be better?"
"No no no, senior, how can I use your scarf..."
The scarf smelled of light men's perfume, just like Gu Chen's good smell, which made Ji Ning's face flushed instantly, and even thoughts similar to his own He De He Neng came out of his mind. Take off the scarf immediately.
"It doesn't matter, I asked you to come out with me. I should apologize to you."
Gu Chen looked at Ji Ning tenderly, lowered his head slightly, and slowly tied the scarf with his own hands.
His fingertips caressed Ji Ning's face and earlobe inadvertently, with a force softer than the night wind blowing, but with a temperature that cannot be ignored, it made Ji Ning's face hot, and suddenly he didn't dare to face it. Those deep, dark eyes.
Senior Gu really deserves to be a famous star, Ji Ning thought to himself, how could someone resist such a charm
"Okay." Gu Chen helped him tie the scarf. Then, as if he remembered something, he took out his mobile phone. His mobile phone has always been quiet because he also turned on the silent mode.
At this time, he swiped the news he received, and couldn't help showing a helpless smile, shook his head and said, "It's time for me to go back, otherwise my agent will definitely not be able to spare me."
"Ah, that scarf..."
Hearing what he said, Ji Ning was going to take off the scarf he just put on, but Gu Chen held his hand: "It's cold, you go back with it first, and then give it back to me."
Ji Ning was stunned, but before he could think of how to give it back to Gu Chen, he heard him say, "I told you just now that I'm filming nearby, and the crew will be here for about a week, you can go. Find me, address me and text you later."
"Will this be bad?" Ji Ning was still hesitant.
"It's okay, I'll wait for you." Gu Chen raised his lips and touched his hair, "Okay, you can go back too, it's too cold, be careful of catching a cold."
"That's good... Thank you, Senior Gu." Ji Ning was very embarrassed, her face turned red when she talked to Gu Chen, "Senior, how are you going back?"
"Someone comes to pick me up, I'll just wait here." Gu Chen smiled at him tenderly, "Go back early to rest and contact me later."
Ji Ning nodded, thanked him again, and left with his signature. Gu Chen stood quietly in the dark, looking at his back, the smile on his face gradually faded, his thin lips stretched into a line, hanging down Eyelashes, look dull.
Acting again.
he thinks.
In his life, he has played many roles. When he was filming, he lived as another person. He knew that they were all illusions, but at least he thought he was real, but he didn't think about his own identity. are all false.
He is just a thought of a deceased person. All his experiences are just fictional stories, just like the characters he played. He is also a "fictional character" himself, but he didn't have any consciousness before that.
Even now, he is still acting. He is acting in front of Ji Ning as the "Best Actor Gu Chen". Acting has almost become his instinct. He plays it perfectly, but deep down, he knows that he is resisting faintly.
He didn't like acting in front of Ji Ning, he hoped that they could get along with each other truly.
Back in the previous world, he was the object of Ji Ning's mission. Ji Ning was acting in front of him as a arrogant and indifferent genius. On the other hand, until a lot of strange things happened, he suddenly realized that he had been kept in the dark.
He also felt confused, lost and even painful, but then he finally realized that it was not only him, but all of them, including the future, and only he had all the truth.
Now in order to get Ji Ning's love, all of them have entered this virtual world and pursued Ji Ning in their own way. Gu Chen is also playing his new identity. He and Ji Ning's roles are reversed. He came to deceive Ji Ning in order to gain Ji Ning's favor.
But Gu Chen didn't like it. He has played so many roles, life is fake, even himself is fake, only when facing Ji Ning, he hoped that he didn't have any pretense.
Even though everything was an illusion, his feelings for Ji Ning were real.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this, coupled with the fact that his character itself is relatively close to Jiang Che, in short, Gu Chen is not as repulsive as other people to the identity of "Jiang Che".
After having Jiang Che's memory, he saw the way Jiang Che and Ji Ning got along. In front of Ji Ning, Jiang Che would indeed hide his emotions, but he would never deceive Ji Ning, and when Ji Ning was in front of Jiang Che, It has always been the truest and most relaxed state.
He envied Jiang Che and envied the former "him".
If he could too...
Gu Chen closed his eyes gently. The car that came to pick him up had already arrived. He got in the car, lowered the window halfway, looked at the campus under the lights and stars, and drove away slowly. into the darkness.
…
Ji Ning returned to the bedroom wrapped in cold air. When he pushed open the door and entered, Qin Ruwang and Ying Qianqiu were sitting on the desk under the bed. When they saw him coming back, they all looked over. Ji Ning smiled at them and talked with them. After a few chats, Qin Ruwang knew that he hadn't had dinner yet, so he packed him his favorite dishes, which made Ji Ning very grateful.
Ji Ning put away the pendant that fell and Gu Chen's signature, turned on the computer after hurriedly eating dinner, and began to revise his thesis.
Yun Yuan looked at it very carefully, and he really picked a lot of faults for him. The dense red markings made Ji Ning feel ashamed. After he was put on the bed, Ji Ning stepped on the ladder to get it.
After he went to bed, he found out that Huo Wuling, who was opposite the bed, was also in the bedroom.
Seeing Ji Ning coming up, Huo Wuling slightly removed the phone and stared at Ji Ning for a few seconds, but he didn't say a word. Refused to communicate with Ji Ning.
Ji Ning was so angry with him that he wanted to kick him, but for the sake of the dormitory's peace, he held back, took down the reference book in a sullen mood, and continued to revise his thesis.
However, there was not much progress in revising the thesis, and Ning suddenly received a message from Fergie on the computer, asking him how he finally rehearsed with Alke.
After hesitating for a while, Ji Ning replied: To be honest, it's pretty bad, he's not in a good state today.
At the same time, he remembered what Alke said to him at the time, and he was a little upset. If he hadn't fainted at the time, perhaps Alke might have confessed to him. Of course, he hoped that it would be better to think more about it, otherwise He didn't even know how to get along with this apprentice.
Sure enough, I think he is quite wrong today, and he is always absent-minded when we eat with him at night.
As Fergie said this, Ji Ning knew that he and Alke had a good relationship. They should have known each other before going to college, so the two had more contact, and Fergie could see the problem better.
Fergie continued: I asked him what happened to him today, but he didn't say anything, he just ate with his head down. I joked that he might have a relationship problem, but the kid left with a plate in an instant, I I didn't see it clearly, but his ears seemed to be red, maybe he really liked someone.
"… "
Seeing this, Ji Ning's fingers stayed on the keyboard for a long time. He didn't know how to answer Fergie, but Fergie was a talkative character. Even if Ji Ning didn't say a word, he could continue talking on his own.
Of course I had to figure out what he was thinking, but he didn't tell me whether he was dead or alive, and he didn't tell me if he killed me. I really couldn't do anything about it.
Fergie typed a lot of words in one breath, and finally said: So I'm not here to ask you, the vice president, come and chat with him, this kid likes you very much, if you ask, you might just told you.
I ask? Ji Ning was stunned for a moment, and quickly replied, is this inappropriate? This is Alke's private affairs. We are all outsiders, so don't interfere.
Although it is said that, the state of this kid has affected our drama, and you don't want our show to end badly, right? Fergie replied quickly, as if he had expected what he would say.
But if you ask him, maybe the situation will be even worse...
Ji Ning was extremely helpless, but he couldn't tell Fu Jiming this.
But Fergie is right, they have been preparing the drama for a long time, and they can't make any mistakes now, and he can't be sure whether the person Alke likes is him.
All right. That's what he finally said to Fergie, and I'll talk to him tomorrow.
Then it's up to you. Fergie said, by the way, the appointment time with Mr. Zhou Rin has been set, it is six o'clock in the evening the day after tomorrow, and the location has not yet been determined. Are you all right at that time
I'm fine, I can go. Jining said.
That's fine, I'll let you know when the location is set.
After communicating with Fergie, Ning received another news from her brother Ozel, and continued to chat with Ozel for a while. It was also very late, and it was almost time to turn off the lights in the dormitory, so Ji Ning stopped revising the paper. , went straight to sleep after taking a shower.
In his sleep, Ji Ning had a dream. I don't know if it was because Jiang Che was mentioned many times during the day. He had a dream about Jiang Che, and what he dreamed about was when Jiang Che gave him a pendant.
That day was Ji Ning's sixteenth birthday. In addition to celebrating with friends and family, he would go out to dinner alone with Jiang Che. This pendant was given to him by Jiang Che after the meal.
"Where did you buy this from?"
When he got the pendant, he couldn't help being surprised: "How come I've never seen it before?"
"I made it for you."
Jiang Che, who was sitting opposite him, raised his lips slightly, and seemed to like seeing his surprised expression: "I also participated in the production, and I carved its eyes. How about it, it should be good?"
"..." Ji Ning pinched the robot's round body, suddenly laughed, and said, "No wonder I think everything else looks good, but the eyes are particularly ugly, so you ruined it."
"Ugly?" Jiang Che raised his eyebrows, "If you think it's ugly, it's because it's ugly in the first place. Even the store owner said that I carved it very similar, so that's not my problem."
"You are not allowed to call it ugly, it is much prettier than you."
Ji Ning laughed and quarreled with Jiang Che, and finally restrained her joking attitude, tied the pendant to her phone, and thanked Jiang Che very seriously: "I like it very much, this is the best birthday I have received this year. Gift, thank you, Jiang Che."
Hearing this, Jiang Che also softened the look between his brows and eyes. He rubbed Ji Ning's hair and laughed. Ji Ning patted his hand away and rubbed his small, messy hair.
The picture gradually fell into darkness and silence, and then turned into a bloody red, which was the light above the emergency room. He was sitting outside the operating room, his eyes were blurred, only the crimson light was infinitely saturated. What I heard was the news that the doctor announced Jiang Che's death.
Ji Ning suddenly opened his eyes and woke up from a nightmare. When he woke up, his eyes were sore and swollen. Almost the moment he opened, tears were already streaming down his face.
"Jining?"
Suddenly he heard a very soft voice from under the bed, it was Qin Ruwang. Ji Ning wiped her tears, stuck her head out of the bed, and saw that Qin Ruwang had changed into a sports suit, was wearing headphones, and seemed to be going downstairs for a morning run.
"I heard you cry." Qin Ruwang's eyes were calm, he looked up at him, and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong with you?"
"… Had a nightmare."
Ji Ning lightly blinked his sour eyes and forced a smile at Qin Ruwang. He glanced at the time on his mobile phone. It was still early at 5:50, but he couldn't sleep either. He hesitated and asked, "Can you wait for me for a while? I want to go down with you."
Qin Ruwang's handsome face showed a hint of surprise, and he nodded quickly. Ji Ning didn't waste any more time, got out of bed lightly, washed up and went downstairs with Qin Ruwang.
Because of the presence of Ji Ning, Qin Ruwang didn't run, just walked with Ji Ning on the road. He didn't ask Ji Ning what he was going to do when he got down, because it was just 6 o'clock, and the canteen opened at 6:30 at the earliest. Speaking of the teaching building and other places, if Ji Ning didn't want to exercise, he would just relax.
Now the genius is bright, the light is dim, and the temperature is not high. When Qin Ruwang opened his mouth, the heat he exhaled turned into a slight white mist: "Is it cold?"
"It's okay." Ji Ning learned from last night's lesson and deliberately wore thicker clothes. He felt warm all over his body, but his hands were cold. He didn't wear gloves, and his coat had no pockets.
Qin Ruwang looked down and saw his reddish fingertips, suddenly reached out and tore off a glove and handed it to Ji Ning, then stretched out to wrap Ji Ning's hand in his own, and put his hand in it. own pocket.
"Huh? Thank you..."
Being held by Qin Ruwang, Ji Ning felt a little embarrassed and wanted to refuse, but Qin Ruwang insisted on doing so, and even put a glove on his other hand, and he held the hand without a glove. , keep it warm in your pocket.
Qin Ruwang's hand was very warm. Ji Ning's hand was held by him, and they were placed in his pocket together.
Ruwang's heartbeat seemed to be a bit fast... Ji Ning's mind flashed such a thought in an instant.
But before he could think deeply, Qin Ruwang asked him, "What dream did you have just now?"
Ji Ning was silent for a while, and then slowly said, "Maybe it's because I mentioned Jiang Che yesterday. I dreamed of him just now, and in my dream he had a car accident."
Perhaps it was the warmth from his fingertips that gave him a sense of security, but this time he didn't stop talking and continued talking.
"When he died, I was very desperate. From childhood to adulthood, I only had a friend like him who talked about everything. His death hit me hard. For a moment, I even thought of dying with him. already."
"But then I sometimes have such thoughts. I think Jiang Che is not dead. He just left for a while, just like he just went out the door and will be back soon."
"These two kinds of contradictory thoughts appeared alternately, which caused me to feel very bad for a while, so I had psychological counseling." Ji Ning laughed to himself, "Actually, my psychological counseling has not stopped completely until now, and sometimes I will Go to Mr. Herinos, let him tutor me, and go to the hospital for regular check-ups."
"Originally, my condition is much better, but maybe I'm too tired these days, and I'm starting to get old problems again..."
Qin Ruwang listened to him quietly. After a while, when Ji Ning finished speaking, the two fell into a brief silence, and then Qin Ruwang spoke.
"From when I was very young, whenever I was in a bad mood, I would get up and watch the sunrise."
As he said that, he stopped, and Ji Ning stopped with him. They were facing east. At this moment, the morning sun was rising little by little. The sun was getting brighter and brighter, casting a faint glow on everything.
"Day after day, year after year, the sun will always rise and dispel the darkness. Its splendor is all I yearn for."
"It will take away all your sadness."
As he said that, he turned his head and stared into Ji Ning's eyes.
This is not his lie. When his mother was still alive, he had to get up early to serve the nobles in the court. Sometimes he would go with his mother. Whenever he saw the daylight coming out of the east, he would forget all his troubles. .
When his mother was given to death, he was full of despair and hatred. If he was in the long night and couldn't find any light, it was Ji Ning who lit up the darkness for him.
But at that time, he also hated Ji Ning and wanted to turn a blind eye to this brilliance, but he unknowingly coveted the warmth of the light, and the excitement in his heart became stronger day by day.
He still sees the sunrise, but his mood changes as he gets older.
In the future, he will rule over the world. The sun, moon, mountains and rivers will all be owned by him. If the sky and the earth have no light, let him become the sun, the moon, the stars and the heaven and the earth, and illuminate this vast world.
Later, he succeeded. He ascended to the throne of God and ruled the four seas and eight wastes. Every place where the sun shines is the land of the Daxia King. To his subjects, he is the heaven, earth, sun and moon, but he sits on the high emperor. Above, he sank into the long night and loneliness, and all that was left was the bone-chilling cold.
Only then did he know that Ji Ning was his sun, his moon, his stars and the heavens and the earth.
Even though he now knew that he was just another person's incarnation, his feelings towards Ji Ning had not changed at all.
He had lived a complete life and had already owned the world, but he only lost Ji Ning.
If he could have Ji Ning, he wouldn't care about who he was or what he would lose. He didn't care about himself, he only cared about Ji Ning.
If only by becoming "Jiang Che", would he have the chance to truly own Ji Ning...
Qin Ruwang's eyes were deep, and the strength in his hands slowly tightened a bit, but at this time the surrounding scene suddenly shattered, the illusory color faded, and he returned to the darkness.
Ji Ning collapsed in his arms, and the figures of the others also appeared, with different expressions, but they all looked at the future.
"What's wrong?"
Huo Wuling first glanced at Ji Ning, then looked at the future, raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's going on?"
"I'm here to tell you that the operation is almost over."
Looking at them in the future, said.
"Time is running out."