The next morning, Anse, who had returned from star chasing, rushed into the studio in a hurry.
She was carrying a bag in one hand and a big box of Lego in the other. She walked in and put it on Tao Zhi's table with a muffled bang.
With a cup of coffee in his hand, Tao Zhi looked at her with a smile: "You're coming?"
Standing beside her, Xu Suinian also held the quilt coffee and took a sip slowly: "Here we come."
"Thank you," An Sesel pointed to the Lego box, took out another photo from the bag, carefully put it on the box with both hands, "it comes with a photo of my brother's autographed beauty, this is a treasure, I can't bear it It’s only for you if you cut off your love.”
"I'm not chasing stars, what are you cutting this meaningless love for?" Tao Zhi added another spoonful of sugar to his coffee, "I've already processed the photos and sent them to the email address you gave me. Remember to transfer the money to me."
""Tomorrow Finance" said that we will call after the life photos are taken." An Sesel said.
Tao Zhi turned his head and asked in confusion, "What photo?"
"Life photos," An Sesel said, "Didn't you convince the big guy to take pictures, and the magazine praised me and said to add money."
Tao Zhi pretended to be calm and nodded: "Then go and shoot."
Ansesu: "I'm going?"
"Otherwise, why don't you let me go?" Tao Zhi said very naturally, "You have trapeze brother No. 2 going to the airport?"
"No, it's not," Ansesu said slowly, "but did you tell the people at the magazine office that your name is Ansesu?"
Tao Zhi was still for two seconds.
She corrected: "I didn't say my name was Ansesu, they thought I was Ansesu."
An Sesur nodded: "Then you didn't deny it."
Tao Zhi pouted: "Then I'm too lazy to explain, who knows there will be a follow-up."
"Then what should I say if I go today?" Ansesu was at a loss, "'Didn't expect that? I'm Ansesu'? They wouldn't say we cheated and didn't pay, would they?"
Tao Zhi was also at a loss: "Probably not, such a big magazine still cares about such a small flaw?"
Xu Suinian looked at the two inexperienced elementary school girls staring at each other, and burst out laughing, he looked at Tao Zhi: "Then you go and finish the filming for others, anyway Just an hour."
Ansesu: "That's right."
Tao Zhi didn't know how to explain it for a while, she frowned with puffed cheeks, and it took a long time before she muttered reluctantly: "I don't want to go."
"That big guy is a liar, but he's actually ugly?" Ansesu leaned over and asked.
"no."
"He misbehaved?" Xu Suinian said.
Tao Zhi quickly denied it: "No!"
Ansesu: "Are you two arguing? Is there a festival? An old enemy?"
"No quarrel!"
"Look at this expression, ex-boyfriend." Xu Suinian said nonsense.
"..."
"..."
"..."
silence.
Tao Zhi lowered his head and picked his hands without saying a word.
Ansesu: "Fuck me!"
She widened her eyes: "Is it really an ex-boyfriend? You two talked in college? No, high school? You fell in love early."
Tao Zhi raised his head, dissatisfied: "What's wrong with puppy love! Wasn't puppy love popular at that time, I was so fashionable!"
An Sessue clicked her tongue: "No wonder the university is still in love with being chased out of the eight streets by the school grass."
Xu Suinian rubbed his chin: "No wonder you haven't talked about a boyfriend for so many years, you can't forget it."
Tao Zhi walked to the desk and sat down, lying on the table sullenly, trying to maintain the image of a cold and career-oriented strong woman, which was shattered by repeated blows from college friends: "Then it's not like I haven't met …”
"Didn't meet anything?" Ansesu said, "The guys in our school's art academy are all handsome guys."
Tao Zhi didn't make a sound, she looked at the little sticky note on the computer screen silently, lost her mind for a while, and after a while, she whispered, "I haven't met him and think he's better than him."
An Sesur waved his hand carelessly: "That means you still like it, then you should go even more. Isn't this a good opportunity?"
As she spoke, she was suddenly blessed and enlightened: "That's why he agreed to take photos of his life! It's obvious that he is interested in you."
Tao Zhi raised his head slowly: "When we met for the first time after he came back, he expressed this meaning."
Ansesu: "Straight ball, I like it, and then."
Tao Zhi: "Then I refused."
Ansesu: "..."
Ansesu said with a blank face: "Why? You still like him, he still likes you, and then he wants to chase you, why did you refuse?"
"I dare not." Tao Zhi said dryly.
Xu Suinian gasped when he heard this.
An Sesu looked at her in shock: "What else do you dare?"
Tao Zhi lay on the table, fiddled with the post-it note that had been pasted for a long time with its edges curled up, without saying a word.
To be honest, among the people I have met in these years, there are still some boys who are actually comparable to Jiang Qihuai in all aspects, but there are some feelings that cannot be explained clearly.
Things like heartbeat always seem to be a fascination for the authorities, and they can't explain it anyway.
It's as if she couldn't explain why she wanted to strike up a conversation when she saw the boy's clear and indifferent eyes for the first time, why she wanted to keep reading and listening to him when she was watching him revise the test paper. Why did my heart feel like it was going to jump out uncontrollably when I said the words "Elche, I'm bribed" calmly and quietly.
She clearly understood that she was not looking for someone who was good enough.
It's just that she never met a "His Royal Highness" who could make her heart beat.
An Sesur stayed for lunch at noon, and received a call from "Tomorrow Finance" in the afternoon, and made an appointment for the next shooting time. Wen Mingyue sent her the address and Jiang Qihuai's contact information by the way.
I don't know what Jiang Qihuai said to the magazine. Wen Mingyue's attitude is much more easy-going and cheerful than when he first negotiated, and he didn't make so many demands. He just said that she can play as she pleases, according to the time of re-signing the contract. Just send the photos.
After receiving it, Ansesu threw the phone in front of Tao Zhi.
With a mouthful of paella stuffed in Tao Zhi's mouth, he said vaguely, "What are you doing?"
"The address, and the phone number," Ansesu said, "I'll go by myself on Saturday, and you should think about it, what are you afraid of? When you were in college, you dared to tie the dean's beard while he was asleep. Braid, how can you be brave enough to chase after love now?"
Tao Zhi swallowed the paella in his mouth, and said calmly, "I chased him back then."
"Then, he dumped me and left me." Tao Zhi said concisely.
"Now, he's back."
Ansesu: "..."
Tao Zhi raised the spoon in front of her and interviewed her: "What do you think?"
An Sesur's eyes were full of anger: "Let him die, why did he dump you?"
Tao Zhi nodded and said with satisfaction, "I think so too."
"But you still like him," Ansesu sighed, very worried, "what can I do, I want you to be with the person you like, but at the same time, I don't think he can be so cheap."
Tao Zhi looked at her without words: "I feel the contradiction in your heart."
"Because it's almost impossible to like someone for so many years. You still have more love for him, which means that you really like him. But most of us, in fact, have no love in our lives. After a long time, age When you grow up, the more important thing is the fit." An Sesu said, "Even if you can have it, you don't necessarily have such good luck to meet that person."
Tao Zhi blinked blankly.
"Since you are so lucky to meet someone who can make you like it for many years, and now you have to give up, I don't care if he is uncomfortable, but it is also quite torturous for you," Ansesu continued, "So don't you Don't just refuse because you're in the mood for a while, calm down and think about whether you blame him for leaving you more or want to continue to be with him more."
On Saturday morning, An Sesu found the community where Jiang Qihuai lived now according to the address Wen Mingyue gave her.
Wen Mingyue didn't come this time, thinking that there was nothing wrong with An Sesur's last visit, and this time she just took a few more photos of her life, and she also knew Jiang Qihuai, so she only sent a few WeChat messages to confirm her arrival , I was busy writing interviews for magazines.
The community is a newly built real estate in the past few years. The greenery and facilities are very complete. Ansesur walked through the green buildings of the community to find one by one according to the address on WeChat, and pressed the elevator to go upstairs.
She rang the doorbell according to the house number.
The doorbell rang for less than ten seconds, and the people inside didn't even ask anyone, and the door was opened.
As soon as Jiang Qihuai pushed to look at the door, he saw a strange woman standing at the door, he looked at her calmly, obviously paused.
The woman smiled brightly: "Hello, Mr. Jiang, I'm Anse Se, the photographer of "Tomorrow Finance and Economics". I made an appointment with you in advance to take some additional photos for the interview."
After Ansesu finished speaking, Jiang Qihuai glanced behind her calmly.
There was no one else in the empty stairwell except her.
The light in the man's eyes dimmed visibly.
Ansesu didn't know why, but she suddenly felt a sense of revenge.
"Hello." Jiang Qihuai pursed his lips and nodded, then grabbed a gray coat from the hanger in the entrance, put on his shoes, and went straight out the door, "Let's go."
An Sesu was stunned: "Aren't you going in to shoot?"
Jiang Qihuai walked in front and pressed the elevator: "There is a coffee shop next to it, and the environment is very good."
Ansesu: "..."
Co-author, you thought it was Tao Zhi who came, so you directly gave the address of your home!
Isn't it too real to simply not enter the house and change places because the person is wrong!
An Sesur silently slandered, rolled her eyes and followed.
The coffee shop is indeed very tight. It is located in the store downstairs in the same community, and it takes five minutes to walk out of the gate of the community.
The environment is quiet, and the area here is not too lively. There are very few people in the morning, and most of them come here to drink coffee and read books quietly, killing their leisure time on weekends.
It's just that the moment An Sesu looked at the coffee shop in Dudu, her heart started to beat. She took two steps forward and forced a smile: "There are too many people here, or change to another one?"
Jiang Qihuai had already opened the door and went in: "There is no one on the second floor."
Ansesu: "..."
She glanced around the first floor, then quickly followed up to the second floor. After ordering food, she started working.
I just need to take a few more shots of his appearance outside of work. An Sesel is quick in his hands and feet, and Jiang Qihuai is also cooperative, but he is a little absent-minded. When she doesn't make a request, he just props his chin and looks downstairs in a daze. .
People came and went on the first floor of the cafe. As the Chinese New Year approached, a long red ribbon was tied to an old bell above the glass door, swaying in the air with the wind from the air conditioner.
At a certain moment, Jiang Qihuai's wandering gaze suddenly froze.
There was a person sitting at the table by the window on the first floor. The woman's long black hair was hanging loose, covering most of her face. From the side view, only the tip of her nose was exposed. She was wearing a peaked cap with the brim pulled down low. .
Jiang Qihuai stood up abruptly, and by the time Ansesu realized it, he was already out of the camera, and went directly downstairs to the table.
He stood by the table, his long shadow slanted across the dark wooden table.
Tao Zhi didn't lift his head, as if he was used to this kind of situation, he said casually, "I'm waiting for someone."
"Wait for someone." Jiang Qihuai said flatly.
Tao Zhi froze, subconsciously raised her head in the panic of being caught.
The man looked down at her from above, with the corners of his lips curled down, his eyes looked a little lighter than usual under the sunlight.
He put his finger on the edge of the table, walked to sit opposite her, and said in a flat tone, "In the cafe downstairs at my house, waiting for someone?"
Tao Zhi opened his mouth, wanted to say something, but didn't say it. It took a long time before he said dryly, "That's quite a coincidence."
Jiang Qihuai looked at her and sighed.
He lowered his voice and said softly: "Zhizhi."
When this title sounded clearly in his ears again across time and years, Tao Zhi's fingers hidden under the table couldn't help but curl up tightly.
He spoke slowly and patiently, with a little caution, as if he was afraid that the next sentence would scare her away, and said as if discussing: "Let's talk, okay."
Tao Zhi lowered his eyes, covering them with long eyelashes: "What are you talking about?"
"I'm sorry." Jiang Qihuai said.
Tao Zhi's eyelashes trembled, and his fingertips pinched tightly into his palm.
He just said these three words, and her eyes turned red.
Jiang Qihuai looked at her deeply, calmly and seriously: "I didn't want to scare you, but I don't know what to say, I just..."
He seemed to be racking his brains and couldn't find any language in his barren brain to say any beautiful words to her. He paused, spoke again, and said with a sigh: "I miss you very much."
Tao Zhi's tears had already splashed on the table.
Jiang Qihuai raised his hand uncontrollably, and lightly touched her wet eyelashes with his fingertips, his voice was hoarse and depressed: "Zhizhi, I miss you every day."