The temperature in Sui Yi's eyes cooled rapidly.
He sat up, got dressed and got out of bed in one go.
When he got up, Ning Lan took his hand: "Where are you going?"
Sui Yi felt that he was pretentious, and that any dependence and reluctance were all faked. The two of them have a relationship that each takes what they need. He should feel relieved to get this answer, but his heart is heavy, and his breathing is not smooth.
He climbed back to the upper bunk, not wanting Ning Lan to find that he was angry, he said dully, "Sleep."
Ning Lan gave a vague "um" and made no further noise.
In the early autumn, the first yellow leaves fell from the camphor on the roadside, and the third single of AOW arrived as promised.
The title song "FOREVER" is a lyrical R&B, which changed the previous energetic youth style and sang a love song quietly.
Fans are still buying it, and the electronic album has sold in music stores by a large margin as soon as it hit the shelves. Every station is fighting for sales. Gaohua CP station ranks second, the first is Sui Yi's largest personal station, and the AOW group station only ranks seventh. After more than a year of debut, the disparity in popularity is evident.
Lu Xiaochuan turned around and couldn't find his and Fang Yu's CP station. He was very dissatisfied and planned to build one himself. Fang Yu took his mobile phone and continued to swipe down, turning to the end of the ranking of the number of albums purchased, and touching Ning Lan: "Hey, you guys are on the list."
Ning Lan raised his eyelids, and a username called "Sui Bo Zhulan Chinese First Stop" purchased 52 albums, ranking 98th. The avatar was a photo of him and Sui Yi embracing during a duet dance on Showcase. Ning Lan smiled and felt that it was not easy for this station to survive until now.
This time the single did not come out, so there was no signing event. The company held several fan meetings for them in several major cities across the country.
Since the broadcast of "The First Challenge of Love", fans have been shouting that they want to see Sui Yi play the qin, so Sui Yi has performed with the qin a few times. Everyone in the company knew that this violin was precious, and they bought insurance for the violin every time they got on the plane. The same is true when I went to S City today. When checking in, Gao Ming sighed bitterly that "people are not as good as guinea pigs".
After getting off the plane, the seven people drove to the event venue by car. Ning Lan has been suffering from severe pain in the left foot joint for a while now. He doesn't think it's a big deal, but Fang Yu makes a fuss and reports to Zhang Fan, saying that Ning Lan can't dance on stage.
Ning Lan only sang the lyrical song that stood and didn't need to dance, and was sent back to the backstage.
He was the only one in the lounge, with Sui Yi's piano beside him. Ning Lan glanced several times, but finally couldn't hold back, opened the piano case lightly, and carefully touched the body of the piano.
This is Sui Yi's qin, which looks as unattainable as himself, like a natural luminous body, not something he should covet at all.
The phone vibrated in his pocket, and when he took it out, Zhao Jinshan sent another text message to persuade him every day. It was nothing more than those who told him to hold fast to Sui Yi. ", and the final epilogue is always "Mama is for your good".
Ning Lan turned the phone to silent and put it back in her pocket. He didn't know what to do to be kind to himself. He only knew that if he let his mother confirm his relationship with Sui Yi, according to her personality, she would definitely entangle Sui Yi and disturb him.
He couldn't pull Sui Yi into the water no matter what.
The last stop of the fan meeting was still set in the capital. The next day was Ning Lan's official birthday. When the event was about to end, a beautiful maple sugar cake was pushed onto the stage. The host asked, "Do you know what day is today?" Give the microphone to the stage.
Only a few people shouted "Lanlan's birthday", which was the coldest and most embarrassing scene that AOW has encountered since his debut. Ning Lan didn't know there was such an arrangement before, so she squeezed the microphone in her hand and bowed, "Thank you, everyone."
When they got back, An Lin asked Ning Lan in the car why she didn't forward the program promotion posted by the company official Weibo yesterday. Ning Lan said, "I have changed my mobile phone and can't access Weibo."
An Lin looked at him suspiciously: "No wonder I haven't seen you more blogging for a few days. Remember to post it when I go back today, thank the fans for helping you celebrate your birthday."
Ning Lan nodded in response. He was holding a box of strawberry chocolates in his hand, which was given by a fan girl at the clapping party, and she was also the one who signed and presented finger cots last time. Just now, the girl had red eyes and said to him, "Eat more, look how thin you are, but don't really turn into a bubble and fly away."
Ning Lan thought that even for a few fans who were still supporting him, he should cheer up, at least keep a smile on the stage and not let them down.
When they got to the dormitory, Sui Yi talked to An Lin downstairs for a while. When she entered the room with the piano case, Ning Lan was editing Weibo with her new mobile phone.
When posting on Weibo, he always had to take a picture. He didn't know what to take, so he turned on the front camera, and he couldn't see the haggard and pale face on the screen. After thinking about it, he took a picture of a succulent plant on the windowsill.
This was what Fang Yu brought to him when he came to the dormitory last time, and he solemnly warned him to take good care of it, and if he died, he would pay for his life.
Ning Lan knew that Fang Yu was worried about his mental state, and said that plants have spirituality and bring vitality to people. He even knew exactly what Fang Yu was thinking about.
After posting on Weibo, Ning Lan didn't read the comments or read private messages, just quit, then turned off the phone and put it back in the box.
Sui Yi walked back and forth in the house a few times, seemingly packing her clothes, but in fact, her eyes drifted to Ning Lan from time to time. Seeing Ning Lan put her phone back into the box and put it in the drawer, she was really in a bad mood.
He is leaving the capital tomorrow to take part in the recording of a travel show. The program is stuck between the end of the year and the Spring Festival, in order to avoid the busy period of the artists, so as to free up a long enough recording period.
The travel locations are all arranged abroad, and the itinerary is very close. In addition, the music training course that the teacher helped him contact will be at the beginning of next year, which is seamlessly connected with the program recording. He has been away for more than two months, and there is no time to return in between.
Downstairs just now, An Lin told him that Ning Lan declined the invitation to participate in two recordings of the travel program as a guest.
This opportunity was won by Sui Yi for him, and the program team also intends to add a popular fresh meat. Sui Yi was afraid that he would be rejected by telling Ning Lan directly, so he adopted a roundabout policy and asked An Lin to come forward and ask, pretending that the company gave him the job Son. Who knew that Ning Lan still refused.
Sui Yi's original intention was to let Ning Lan go out to relax, and Fang Yu was not the only one who saw that he was not in a good state recently.
While eating together at noon, Sui Yi noticed the bulging wrist bones on Ning Lan's outstretched sleeves, and felt that it was okay if she didn't agree. Going out to record shows would be more exhausting, so it would be better to rest at home.
After the meal, Ning Lan started to help Sui Yi pack her luggage.
This time it took an extraordinarily long time. He stood up and rummaged through the cabinets, crouched down and fiddled with the contents of the box. He checked a charger three times before he remembered that it had been placed in the zipper compartment.
Sui Yi watched from the side, occasionally offering a hand. The afternoon sunlight shone through the glass, and Ning Lan's body was shrouded in it, turning into a small soft mass. The hazy halo around him gradually gathered in the middle, and the pale skin turned gray-blue, faintly transparent. .
Sui Yi was a little scared for no reason, as if in the blink of an eye, this person might evaporate out of thin air.
He even had the urge to take Ning Lan away in his pocket, shook his head, and wiped this weird thought out of his mind.
In the evening, after Ning Lan took a shower, she saw Sui Yi lying on her bed reading a book, after dawdling for a while, she turned off the light and climbed into the bed, lying in his arms.
At this time, Sui Yi felt that Ning Lan was like a cat, silent, but it was impossible to ignore his existence.
If only I could be this good all the time, if only I could do this to myself.
Sui Yi sighed, put down the book, hugged Ning Lan, and Ning Lan hugged him back, breathing intertwined and temperature blending, as if she was telling the two of them.
Sui Yi finally didn't have the heart to give Ning Lan a cold face before leaving, and clenched his chin to let him look at himself: "When I'm not here, eat well."
After a while, Ning Lan nodded.
"If I come back and see that you've lost weight again, I'll..."
Sui Yi stopped talking halfway through. He remembered that Fang Yu "threatened" like this last time, and Ning Lan agreed with a smile.
But he didn't know what to use to threaten Ning Lan, and Ning Lan didn't like him. The reason why he fulfilled his order was because he regarded him as the gold master and had to do it.
Sui Yi let go of Ning Lan's chin with some chagrin, and wanted to go back to his bed to sleep. Ning Lan came over one step ahead of him, kissed him on the lips, and voluntarily agreed, "Okay."
The next day, when the morning light was faint, Ning Lan heard Sui Yi wake up and turn over, then pulled out his arms from under him, and got up and got out of bed on tiptoe.
After the door was closed, Ning Lan opened her eyes and saw a delicate box beside the pillow. Under the box was a note that said "Happy Birthday", and inside the box were a pair of earrings in the shape of a circle.
In the evening, Ning Lan received a message from Sui Yi from the other side of the ocean: [I'm here, it's cold here]
Ning Lan ran out of the practice room, stayed in front of the world map in the company corridor for a long time, found the country where Sui Yi was now, and measured the distance with her palm, it was really far.
The international SMS fee is expensive, so he can't help but talk nonsense.
Before going to bed, Ning Lan had just swallowed two pills when she received a text message from Sui Yi: [It's raining]
Ning Lan didn't quite understand the purpose of his report, and he didn't know what kind of answer he wanted to see, but after thinking about it carefully, he replied: [It's not raining in the capital, do you bring an umbrella?]
Sui Yi on the other end seemed to be waiting for such a question that could lead to other topics, and replied: [You helped me pack it in the box, but I forgot to take it out]
Ning Lan: [Then remember to bring it tomorrow]
For the next month or so, Sui Yi continued to send him text messages, two or three messages a day, mostly about the weather, local customs, and some trivial things happening around.
Ning Lan guessed that he was homesick, his job was no better than a real trip, he was in a foreign country, and he didn't have anyone he knew.
Ning Lan was actually willing to communicate with Sui Yi in this way. He didn't have to face each other, he didn't have to do everything possible to hide it, and he didn't have to be afraid that his true thoughts would be hidden, which made him feel relaxed and at ease.
What's more, this was the most peaceful period of time since he and Sui Yi knew each other. He cherished it very much, and even secretly hoped that God would give him more time of this kind.
More than a week after New Year's Day, it was Sui Yi's 20th birthday. Ning Lan sent a birthday message to Sui Yi at midnight, and within three minutes, the phone rang.
Ning Lan didn't know if there was a charge for international calls, so she picked it up tremblingly. There was a lot of wind over Sui Yi's side.
Ning Lan said again, "Happy birthday."
Sui Yi on the other end smiled: "Make a wish!"
"I make a wish on your birthday?"
"I'll give you one." Sui Yi said, "My wish is very spiritual."
Ning Lan huddled in the cold blanket, rarely infected by his joy, and said, "I want to hear you play the piano."
for me alone.
Sui Yi's ears were filled with wind, but he couldn't hear clearly: "What? Speak louder."
However, this courage is fleeting, and it will only be enough for Ning Lan to be impulsive once.
He shook his head: "It's nothing, you have fun."
A few days later, Starlight Entertainment gave all members of AOW except Sui Yi a reality show of outdoor simulation survival. The shooting time was three days and two nights.
Everyone complained that it was extremely cold this winter, and the capital had already experienced several heavy snowfalls. At this time, the outdoor program was filmed at a rhythm that would freeze people to death.
Ning Lan has not received any announcements since the three-single promotion period, except for a few shootings. For him, it is good to have a job, he is not qualified to pick and choose.
Before leaving, he went to the hospital with Fang Yu to accompany him.
Chatting on the road, Fang Yu heard that he had blocked Lu Xiaozhou, and shouted: "Don't be like this, he really likes you, just keep a spare tire for yourself, it's better than hanging in a tree. let's go?"
Ning Lan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Spare tire? How can you be such a big sister-in-law."
Fang Yu blushed at the name "sister-in-law", turned his head and ignored Ning Lan. When Ning Lan went in to see the doctor, he stood up awkwardly and went in with him.
Since the fall of last year, Ning Lan's leg pain has become more frequent and more severe. The doctor diagnosed it as traumatic arthritis, and suggested resting, more heat, and less activity.
Ning Lan breathed a sigh of relief. Previously, he thought it was because the bones were not growing well, and he was afraid of surgery, so he kept dragging him away from the hospital. Fang Yu was so worried, saying that this chronic disease is the most deadly, if he doesn't take good care of it, he will suffer when he grows old, so he will call Zhang Fan and ask for leave for Ning Lan.
Ning Lan stopped him: "Just do it, it's just three days of filming. If you don't let me go, I'm afraid I won't even have the money to see a doctor and buy medicine."
Although Ning Lan doesn't usually talk about it, Fang Yu can still see from his diligent and thrifty living habits that he is financially nervous. Unable to screw him, he could only snarky and sarcastically say: "How good are you, jumping up and down like a monkey, for the sake of money and life, why not break your leg again and cheat insurance compensation?"
I didn't expect a word to become a prophecy.
The outdoor survival program was filmed in the mountains on the outskirts of Beijing. The white snow has not yet melted, and it is very difficult to walk one foot deep and one foot shallow, let alone complete all kinds of strange challenges in this environment.
However, the audience loved to watch it, so they had to bite the bullet.
After three days of filming, everyone was exhausted until the last day. After one of the guests separated the part of the hiding spot on the map, everyone gathered at the specified location. Gu Chenkai and the photographer arrived last, and said in a panic that he had lost the guest on the way. .
The phone couldn't get through, the call couldn't be heard, and everyone split up to find it. Ning Lan vaguely remembered that before leaving at noon, Gu Chenkai pointed at the map and said that he was going to the farthest treasure location, maybe the treasure over there had the highest score.
So Ning Lan walked into the depths of the mountain by herself, and with a good sense of direction, she called Gu Chenkai's name while looking for it.
Sure enough, when the sun was about to go down, he heard a faint cry for help and followed the sound. Gu Chenkai was afraid that he would press his legs down a steep slope three to five meters high, and weep in dismay.
Ning Lan slid down the steep slope without thinking. Gu Chenkai wiped his tears, seeing that there was no one behind him, he panicked: "Why are you the only one!"
Ning Lan ignored him and touched his leg, Gu Chenkai screamed, and it seemed that he twisted his leg.
The young master's body was so precious that he couldn't stand up because of the pain. Ning Lan tried to support him, but he barely walked out a few steps, but he refused to cooperate any longer.
Ning Lan looked up to the west, Huang Chengcheng's sun was hanging in the sky, most of it was blocked by clouds. In winter, it gets dark early, and there will be no sunlight after a while, and the mountain road will be even more difficult to travel. In such weather, it will be sleepy on the mountain all night, and the consequences will be unimaginable.
He couldn't help but bend his knees and squat: "Come up, I'll carry you."
Gu Chenkai was unwilling: "I don't. If you want to go, you can go by yourself. I don't want you to worry about it."
Ning Lan turned around and said sternly, "Come on, do you want to stay here and wait for the wolves to eat it when it's dark?"
Gu Chenkai shuddered: "Here... is there a wolf here?"
How can there be wolves in this kind of hill, Ning Lan frightened the children with nonsense: "Yes, wolves especially like to eat a young master with thin skin and tender meat like you."
Gu Chenkai was so frightened that he jumped up on one foot to lie on Ning Lan's back, and said anxiously, "Then let's go quickly."
There was no turning back on the way he came, so Ning Lan followed her impression of the map and took a detour from below.
Halfway through, it got dark.
Gu Chenkai had never encountered such an unfortunate event at such a young age. He was so frightened that he didn't dare to pant when he heard a gust of wind. He hugged Ning Lan's neck tightly, treating him as the last straw.
"You... don't hold back, I'm almost out of breath." Ning Lan said with difficulty.
Gu Chenkai burst into tears again, choked and said, "But... but I'm afraid."
Ning Lan was carrying a young man about his height on his back, and his footprints in the snow were several points deep. The snow seeped into the shoes, miraculously making his injured foot unconscious, but it didn't hurt much.
"Such a low hill can only be regarded as a slope in our place, and I'm afraid of a fart." Ning Lan weighed him up and panted, "I think back then, brother, I was in the mountains, in the real mountains, You, you, are still lying in the cradle when you are crawling and rolling."
Gu Chenkai wiped away his tears: "Are you really 24?"
Ning Lan hummed twice: "This year, it's 25."
"1, 2, 3, 4, 5... Then you are 6 years older than me." Gu Chenkai suddenly felt at ease.
During the second half of the journey, Gu Chenkai was mostly talking, and Ning Lan occasionally said "um" to indicate that she was listening.
After being teammates for nearly two years, no one thought that the first peaceful conversation between the two would be under such circumstances. One was terribly afraid, the other was too tired, and no one mentioned the unhappy things in the past. .
After an unknown amount of time, voices came from a distance, and the light of a flashlight came over. Ning Lan let out a sigh of relief, let go of his hands, and threw Gu Chenkai on the ground. He also lay down in the snow without strength.
Gu Chenkai whispered, "Thank you." Then, in a lower voice, he muttered, "That... you and my brother, I have no objection. If you need help in the future, call me."
Ning Lan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, feeling that children's love and hate really came and went like wind, and they couldn't do anything.
He was lying on the ground, the cold sweat on his body had soaked his shirt, and his breath was almost gone.
He opened his eyes wide, staring at the dark sky above his head, and suddenly remembered that time in the mountains, he didn't want to be rescued by Ji Zhinan, and mocked him for being the Virgin.
I didn't expect the retribution to come so quickly.
Ning Lan thought, I am a real virgin.