Chasing Tides

Chapter 22

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Before Sui Yi joined the group, Zhang Fan picked up a new variety show for all AOW members.

It is a talk show that invites guests to talk about a certain topic every week. The seven people of AOW were divided into two seats. The host was a man and a woman and two famous mouths. Hu Tiankan slapped the scene during the recording, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

In the talent show session, Fang Yu and Gu Chenkai's chorus aroused applause and cheers from the audience, and Wang Bingyang also performed magic as a personal skill.

In the second half of the impromptu interview, the hostess was known for being bold and aggressive, and she made no secret of her love for Sui Yi, and asked him what kind of girl he liked. Perfunctory, he said that every girl in the audience was right with this answer, but Sui Yi couldn't do it if he insisted on telling the truth, and added "beautiful eyes".

The hostess exaggeratedly looked in the mirror to check her eye makeup. Ning Lan, who was sitting in the back row, raised her hand to touch it. When her fingertips touched the small mole under the corner of her eye, she quickly put it down and put her hand behind her. .

In the second half of the recording, there was time for the AOW group performance. While changing clothes and makeup backstage, Ning Lan received a call from Zhao Jinshan, who never contacted his mother.

"Stinky boy, your brain was kicked by a donkey? For that dead girl Ning Xuan to go abroad to study? Why didn't you call me if you have the money? I have been suffering for a lifetime and have never even been to the capital, you little white-eyed wolf, is it me? raw?"

Jumping out like a barrage of scolding, Ning Lan covered the microphone, avoided the crowd, walked to the corner, and asked, "Where did you hear that?"

"You still want to lie to me, right? I met a dead girl downstairs at your uncle's house and asked her why she went there. She said what TOEFL class did you go to, and you don't know what you are doing in this class if you haven't read any books. Is that right? Where did their family get so much money to send the dead girl to drink foreign ink? Didn’t you give it to me, ah?”

The loud voice pierced Ning Lan's eardrums, and he took the phone away, thinking that all the wit of his mother in this life was probably spent trying to ask him for money.

Ning Lan said helplessly: "I only give her the money to report for her class, so I don't know if she can pass the test."

Zhao Jinshan is unrelenting: "You shouldn't give the money for the class! She doesn't have a father or a mother. Is it your turn to pay her tuition?"

"Then I don't have a father or a mother. It's my uncle and aunt's turn to raise me to adulthood?" Ning Lan said.

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment, and after a while there was a sob: "Listen, listen, is this a human word? Your uncle and aunt have done a good job in raising you, so I'm nothing as a mother? I gave birth to you in October pregnancy. Who came down? Who was the one who protected you when your goddamn daddy was drunk and beat you up? You little conscience, why is my life so bitter..."

Ning Lan pinched his brows, he knew that it would be such a difficult outcome to say it out, and he couldn't hold back for a while.

He had already made a mistake once, and he didn't want to say more, so he calmly asked, "How much do you want."

Zhao Jinshan immediately stopped crying and reported a number.

Ning Lan didn't even ask the purpose, just hung up the phone and transferred the money by mobile phone.

He knew that his bottomless indulgence would make his mother more unscrupulous. With his understanding of her mother, if her wishes were not fulfilled, it would be fine once or twice, and if there were more times, she would be able to do anything without a brain.

Five years ago, he just came to a hotel in the capital to work as a waiter, and his salary was low for three months of pre-job training. He gave Zhao Jinshan all the money he saved from his teeth. She thought it was too little and felt that Ning Lan was hiding money. Lan couldn't make sense with her, so she simply ignored her. Unexpectedly, she didn't know where to look for the phone number, so she followed the clues and called the hotel boss's office, saying that they had an employee named Ning Lan who was unkind and unjust, and did not support her bedridden mother. The matter was well known to everyone in the hotel, and the leader looked at him with scrutiny and questioning. In the end, he failed the post-employment assessment and slipped away with a bag.

Now he is doing a job that pays more attention to image, can't stand such toss, give it if you can.

Ning Lan looked at the balance in the card on the mobile banking, it was obviously a large amount, but he was not happy at all. In the eyes of others, the income obtained without any effort may be a good thing in the sky, but in his eyes, it is a heavy burden. If he wants to live upright, the first condition is that he owes nothing to anyone.

So even if Sui Yi didn't say it, he would still pay it back, no matter what way.

After the show was over, it was sunset and there were fans standing guard outside the recording studio. Some of them even rented a car to go with their nanny car. The seven people from AOW got into three taxis, and unknowingly escaped through the back door. .

They have to rush back to start the live broadcast. Today is Lu Xiaochuan's birthday, and there is no birthday party, so they always want to give fans a chance to liven up.

The location was chosen in a conference hall of the company. The interior of the hall was newly furnished. The four colorful characters of "Happy Birthday" were pasted on the wall. The cake was also ready in the next room.

There was still an hour before the live broadcast. Lu Xiaochuan, a birthday star, was sitting on the sofa with no interest. He glanced at the people in the room and asked, "Where's the surname Fang?"

An Lin replied: "I went home and said that I will come later. It doesn't matter, we can start first."

No wonder the guy took the last taxi by himself, it turned out to be running. Lu Xiaochuan's mood became more gloomy, and he thumped the armrest of the sofa irritably.

The live broadcast started on time at 8 o'clock, and everyone gave the prepared gifts first. Even if they were not very interested, Lu Xiaochuan still had professional ethics and acting skills. He opened the gifts with a smile. Sui Yi was the most generous, giving him a watch. Other members gave some sneakers and some wallets.

In the end, Ning Lan's gift was a box of cookies.

"I went to the store to make it yesterday and refrigerated it overnight. The weather is hot, so hurry up and eat it." Ning Lan said.

Lu Xiaochuan was surprised: "You made it yourself?"

"Well." Ning Lan said with a smile, "The craftsmanship is average, if it doesn't taste good, just throw it away."

Lu Xiaochuan immediately picked up a piece and stuffed it in his mouth, chewing and saying vaguely, "It's delicious, how could it not be delicious!"

Speaking of sharing it with everyone, Sui Yi said that he was not hungry and did not take it. The barrage asked the captain if he was not feeling well. The staff who read the barrage conveyed the fans' concerns and read one in order: "Yes. It's not that the flowers are not there, the captain is in a bad mood?"

Gaohua CP is well-known inside and outside the circle, and everyone who is present knows everything.

Sui Yi said lightly: "No, Fang Yu will be here soon." After that, he didn't take any more words about CP.

The fans over there gave gifts and blessings, and the teammates here took out the unique skills of housekeeping to celebrate the birthday of the birthday star. Wang Bingyang performed his "mushroom" again, and Lu Xiaochuan pretended to be watching it for the first time and applauded enthusiastically. The company also invited his younger brother Lu Xiaozhou abroad very deliberately. Lu Xiaochuan has stayed in China since he was born, but he is not really friendly with his younger brother. When Lu Xiaozhou came out, he even pretended to be surprised and hugged him. Relatively silent.

Ning Lan looked at this and then at that, and said, "You two brothers really look alike."

When lighting the candle to make a wish, Lu Xiaozhou squeezed next to Ning Lan and whispered in broken Chinese in his ear: "Beauty, add a WeChat."

Ning Lan looked at his blue-gray eyes and wicked smile that were the same as Lu Xiaochuan's, thinking that he was really a real brother.

Sui Yi didn't like sweets, so he leaned against the wall to watch everyone lively. Ning Lan cut a piece of cake and ate it on the side. Lu Xiaozhou followed his ass diligently. Seeing that he was about to raise his hand to wipe the cream on his face, Sui Yi took two steps and pulled Ning Lan out: " The camera can still shoot here, turn around and eat."

When Sui Yi's face is straight, he will automatically disperse the aura that no one is near. Lu Xiaozhou looked around at the two of them, put his hands in his pockets, and walked away with a pouted mouth.

Ning Lan obediently went over to eat the cake, took the tissue from Sui Yi to wipe her mouth, and whispered, "Thank you, Captain."

Seeing that the cream on his face was wiped clean, Sui Yi nodded and went back to the crowd.

After singing the birthday song and blowing out the candles, most of the cake was divided, and Fang Yu arrived in a hurry.

"I'm sorry, I'm late for something at home." He put down his bag and greeted the camera first, then said happy birthday to Lu Xiaochuan, then covered his stomach and said he was hungry and wanted to cut a cake to eat.

Lu Xiaochuan saw his perfunctory attitude, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, he was still unwilling to think about it, and deliberately walked up to him and dangled.

At the end of the live broadcast, everyone said goodbye to the fans. As soon as the camera closed, Fang Yu continued to eat his cake, completely ignoring the huge birthday star in front of him.

"Hey, where did you go just now?" Lu Xiaochuan asked.

Fang Yu didn't lift his head: "Go home."

Lu Xiaochuan's face was even worse: "What are you doing at home?"

"Play." Fang Yu said, taking a cookie from the box next to him and stuffing it into his mouth.

Lu Xiaochuan's eyes widened: "That was given to me by Lanlan, who let you eat it?"

Fang Yu swallowed what was in his mouth and looked up at him fearlessly: "I still ate the cake, you didn't make it."

Lu Xiaochuan was very angry. Today he has been waiting since early in the morning, and now he is waiting for this person to say "Happy Birthday" perfunctorily. The more he thinks about it, the more he feels like an idiot.

"What on earth did you do at home?" he asked again.

Fang Yu smiled: "What's your business?"

Lu Xiaochuan was completely irritated by his indifferent smile, and then he laughed angrily: "Oh, go home and serve the gold master?"