Ning Lan had a dream.
There was a lot of voices all around, he stood in the center, his eyes gathered on him with laughter from all directions.
He covered his eyes, and the whispers in his ears were amplified infinitely, like a blunt knife hitting his eardrums. He covered his ears again, a mocking, contemptuous smile on his retinas, closing his eyes to no avail.
It's all about him.
He wanted to escape from this hellish place, he stumbled, stumbled by someone, fell to the ground, the crowd swarmed, and everyone stepped on him, rightly pointing at him and cursing— Who made you so bad, you deserve it, who made you overreach and wishful thinking.
When she woke up, Ning Lan was sweating profusely, and it took a long while to focus on the person in front of her.
Fang Yu waved his palm in front of him: "Have a nightmare?"
Ning Lan rolled his eyes, the ceiling and walls were white, with a hanging bottle hanging over his head, he was in the hospital.
He lay down for more than a minute to relieve the depression and tension he had just broken free from the nightmare, and then tried to sit up with his arms up. Fang Yu hurriedly held him down and said, "You are injured and still have a fever, so lie down. do not move."
Seeing her left leg tightly wrapped in gauze, Ning Lan asked in a hoarse voice, "What, what's wrong?"
"I did it to save that kid Gu Chenkai. You are really a hero. You risked your life to save people in the snow. Shouldn't you be awarded a pennant when you look back?" Fang Yu said angrily, "The doctor said, if it's a little later, I can Just dragged out and amputated."
"Amputation?" Ning Lan's throat was dry and it was difficult to pronounce.
Fang Yu helped him to feed him: "Yes, all limbs below the neck are amputated."
Ning Lan grinned and laughed silently, Fang Yu tapped his head with a cup: "You can still laugh!"
It was already bright outside, and because of the fever, Ning Lan slept soundly. After eating some easy-to-digest porridge, Fang Yu said that he would have a shoot in the afternoon and come back in the evening.
"Do you want me to leave the tablet for you? It's boring to stay here." Fang Yu asked him before leaving.
Ning Lan waved: "No, I haven't cleared the customs yet."
He hasn't used a smartphone for a long time. Calling him cowardly or stupid, gossip that is sharper than a knife is enough to stay in his dreams, and when he opens his eyes, he doesn't want those horrible things that can tear him apart, and continues to follow him.
As soon as Fang Yu went out, Ning Lan climbed out of bed and prepared to go through the discharge procedures secretly. Unexpectedly, Fang Yu shot back with a carbine, blocked him at the door, and sneered: "Have you ever heard of 'the devil is one foot high, the road is one foot high', Xiao Lanlan."
Ning Lan Xiaozhi reasoned: "My legs are fine, and the fever is almost gone. It's the same when I go back to the dormitory and lie down."
Fang Yu couldn't help but put him back on the bed: "If you move a little of your security deposit out of the hospital, you will die? If you are so stingy again, I will spank you."
Due to the special nature of the wilderness survival program, the program team bought accident insurance for each guest before the filming. Ning Lan and Gu Chenkai will both receive a large amount of compensation for their injuries during the filming.
Ning Lan was forced to lie down obediently and vowed to stay in the hospital at least until the day after tomorrow.
Fang Yu said before leaving, "Your phone is under the pillow. Last night, there was a very long number that called you several times. I thought it was noisy and turned it off for you."
Ning Lan took out her phone and turned it on. The five or six missed calls were all from Sui Yi, and there were two unread text messages, one of which was: [The recording is almost over, right? ], the other one was sent five hours later: [Call me when you wake up]
Ning Lan guessed that he should already know what happened, and only replied with a text message: [Wake up, I'm fine]
At this time, it was late at night. He didn't expect that just after the text message was sent, Sui Yi's phone call came, and as soon as the call was connected, he threw a barrage of questions: "Have you eaten? What did the doctor say? Do you still have a fever? Does it still hurt?"
Ning Lan listened to his voice almost greedily, and her nose was sour. Most people become vulnerable during illness, and Ning Lan is no exception. He tried his best to keep his voice steady and replied, "I have eaten, it's fine, no fever... no pain."
Actually it hurts. He froze in the snow until he was unconscious, and only when he arrived at the hospital did he know how serious it was. The ligaments were ruptured, and cracks appeared in the bones that were not fully grown. The doctor said that if he had to struggle a few more times, he would have to rely on crutches for the rest of his life. .
Sui Yi on the other end of the phone breathed a sigh of relief: "Then you have a good rest. I still have 20 days of classes here, and I'll go back when it's over."
Ning Lan let out a dull "um".
Sui Yi didn't hear the ups and downs in his tone, so he asked unhappily, "Don't want me to go back?"
"No." Ning Lan hurriedly said, "I'll make up for your birthday when you come back."
Before hanging up, Sui Yi stopped him: "Thank you, thank you for saving Xiao Chen."
Ning Lan looked at her injured leg, her eyes darkened, she squeezed out a smile and said, "It's okay, it should be."
There is a visitor in the afternoon.
First, Gu Chenkai jumped in awkwardly, leaning against the wall, observed Ning Lan's legs, and asked, "Are you alright?"
Ning Lan nodded: "Very good, how about you?"
"I'm fine, it's just a sprain." Gu Chenkai put his hands together and said uncomfortably, "Yesterday you passed out, my brother called me, and I told him the matter."
Seeing his grievance, Ning Lan knew that Sui Yi must have taught him a lesson.
Gu Chenkai played with his hands for a while, then raised his head and said, "What happened in the past, I... I apologize to you, I'm sorry."
Ning Lan did not expect that the arrogant young master would bow his head to him one day, so he was stunned and did not respond. Gu Chenkai thought he didn't accept it, so he hurriedly said: "What I said last night was also sincere, and there is one more thing, I think I should tell you."
"What's the matter?" Ning Lan asked.
Gu Chenkai started to tug at his trousers again, tangled for a long time, and then heaved a sigh of determination: "The previous black material was sold to the paparazzi by Gao Ming and Wang Bingyang, and Feng Qiu was also partnered with them."
Ning Lan searched for the name "Feng Qiu" in his mind, but to no avail, Gu Chenkai explained, "It was the member who was going to debut with us, and you took his place."
After being reminded, Ning Lan remembered that he was able to enter AOW because of a fight called Feng Qiu, and his personal image was damaged and he was removed from the company.
Under the guidance of Sui Yi, he also suspected Gao Ming and the others. Later, he felt that such a careful arrangement to collect evidence was not like something that a few of them would be able to do with composure. Now he learned that there was another person there. It makes sense to cooperate with the inside and outside of the circle and make suggestions.
"How did you know?" Ning Lan asked.
Gu Chenkai was afraid that he would doubt himself, so he quickly distanced himself from the relationship: "I didn't participate in the whole process. I didn't fall asleep one night and heard them on the phone..." As he spoke, he felt that he was wrong. Why didn't you say it earlier? Hanging his head and hesitating, "At that time, I, I didn't think it had anything to do with me, so I didn't say it."
Ning Lan doesn't actually blame him. If you want people to not know, you have to do nothing. The end of the situation is mostly due to her own reasons.
"Don't tell the captain about this, I want to handle it myself." Ning Lan said.
Gu Chenkai nodded, patted his chest, and said very politely, "Okay, come to me anytime if you need any help."
Ning Lan smiled and said nothing.
What if you knew who did it? With his own strength, he couldn't fight against them at all. Moreover, even now, even if accountability is pursued, it is impossible to change anything.
Unless you go back in time.
Ning Lan has been thinking wildly recently, if there is a chance to come back, will he enter AOW, and will he develop such a shameful relationship with Sui Yi again
Now that he knows, the answer is "yes". Even if he knew that there was no hope, that there would be suffering and pain, Sui Yi was still the first ray of sunshine in the ice and snow, and he had no choice but to reach out and grab it.
Less than half an hour after Gu Chenkai left, Zhang Fan came with a fruit basket.
She first sent condolences on behalf of the company and asked about Ning Lan's injury, and then took out several documents from her bag, including confirmation of insurance compensation and a temporary contract given by the company.
Ning Lan read the title of the contract several times, but didn't understand the meaning, Zhang Fan didn't go around with him, and said bluntly: "The company believes that your current physical condition is not suitable for continuing to participate in AOW's next itinerary, so I will give you a big vacation. The basic salary is paid, and the company will not interfere with the filming, commercials, TV series, movies, etc. you receive in your own name.”
Explaining the simple things in simple terms, Ning Lan understood all of a sudden, it is snow hiding, or persuading him to quit, this contract is just a written and pleasant way of saying it.
He knows that being injured and unable to dance is only part of the reason. The main reason is that his external image has collapsed, and fans have jointly boycotted. Artists who can no longer create benefits for the company will naturally be discarded. Being able to give him such a good treatment under such circumstances is probably because he saved Gu Chenkai and made a "sacrifice" for Sui Yi's public image.
Zhang Fan thought that Ning Lan would express dissatisfaction, or at least raise objections. Who knew that he carefully read the contract word by word, asked her for a pen, and then signed his name calmly.
Zhang Fan took over the contract to confirm it and asked Ning Lan, "Do you have anything to ask?"
It was clearly written in the contract that the execution time was after the Spring Festival, and it was announced in late February. Ning Lan thought about it: "Can the salary in the future be transferred to other cards?"
Zhang Fan recorded his new card number and confirmed the name of the payee with him: "Zhao Jinshan, both of them are next to Wang, right?"
Ning Lan nodded: "Yes, it's my mother."
After doing this, Zhang Fanduo stayed for a while, cut an apple for Ning Lan, and left him his private number, saying that he could find her if he had anything.
Ning Lan took a big bite of the apple and said with a smile, "What are you all doing? I'm such an adult, can I take care of myself?"
Seeing that he was heartless, Zhang Fan felt uncomfortable in his heart. After all, she dug up the people, and she also saw Ning Lan's sensible and hard work. Now she has an inescapable responsibility for doing this.
"Don't be discouraged, you are still young, there are chances, you have nothing to do during the Chinese New Year, post more Weibo and start live broadcasts to maintain your popularity. There will be many new dramas in the spring of next year, and I will help you connect when that time comes," said Wang Director of "Overturning the Country" You are very talented in acting." Zhang Fan comforted him.
Ning Lan nodded while eating the apple, not knowing how much she heard.
The more he didn't care, the more worried Zhang Fan felt, and he couldn't help but say more: "If you have any difficulties, you can tell Sui Yi, although he is young, he is still calm, otherwise the company will not Let him be the captain. You rejected the job opportunity that An Lin and he helped you fight for before? Are you stupid? The entertainment industry relies on connections, and being popular is the last word. No one cares who you rely on to get it. resource."
Ning Lan smiled bitterly: "Why are you like my mother?"
"Tsk, it's up to you whether you listen or not." Zhang Fan saw that he couldn't enter the oil and salt, and stood up with his bag, "I'll go first, call me if you have anything."
Ning Lan insisted on getting out of bed to send her off, and she jumped to the door, only to be sent back by Zhang Fan.
The ward was quiet again, Ning Lan sat on the bed and read the amount on the insurance compensation confirmation form again, and finally showed a sincere smile on her face.
He knew that anyone who looked at his relationship with Sui Yi would think he took advantage. He did this just so that he could live frankly, not like a tiny ant who only dared to stay in a small space without even breathing.
The day before Sui Yi returned to China, Ning Lan went to the bank and transferred the prepared money to the card Sui Yi gave him.
Due to the large amount, I entered the password several times in front of the counter, 940109 for a while, 990318 for a while, and finally Ning Lan was confused.
After finally finishing it, Ning Lan carefully put the card into her bag, and walked out while hammering her head, muttering: "Next... Next... By the way, go shopping."
With Valentine's Day approaching, a giant heart of chocolate has been placed on the most conspicuous supermarket shelves. Ning Lan finished picking chicken legs and wings in the freezer area. She glanced at it as she passed by, stopped in front of the shelf, raised and lowered her hand, and finally took a small box.
He thought, it doesn't have to be a lover to give chocolates, it can also be used as a birthday present.
In the end, I bought a lot of things, and I lost the strength to carry them halfway. Ning Lan rested on the side of the road, squatted down and rubbed her unsatisfactory feet, looked up at the sky, probably had something in her heart, and actually drew the shape of an airplane out of thin air in the sky.
In the evening, Ning Lan received a text message from Sui Yi: [I'm at the airport, ready to board]
Ning Lan has a rare interest in joking: [Long live my emperor, long live, long live]
Sui Yi came back with a series of ellipses, and after two minutes he sent another: [Wait for me to come back]
Thirteen hours later, the Capital Airport was crowded with people in the early morning. Sui Yi came out of the security gate with her piano on her back and her luggage. When she looked up, she saw a person.
Ning Lan was wearing a black down jacket and a mask, only showing two eyes outside. Sui Yi found him out of the crowd at a glance because of the ring earrings he wore on his ears.
The two didn't say anything and walked forward side by side. Ning Lan came with the company's nanny car. Sui Yi was in a hurry, and on the day of returning to China, she still had her last job to do.
Putting the luggage and the piano case in the trunk, Sui Yi got in the car and closed the door. Just as he turned around and sat upright, a dark shadow suddenly came over. On his lips, before he could taste it, they quickly separated.
Ning Lan kissed him.
Ning Lan often took the initiative to kiss him, but this time it was different from usual.
While the driver was still smoking outside, Sui Yi pressed Ning Lan on the car seat and kissed him fiercely. Ning Lan pushed him a few times and couldn't push him, so he simply wrapped around his neck and sent himself forward, the sound of water entwining his lips and tongues. Spreading in the carriage, Sui Yi kissed him enough and touched his earlobe before letting him go.
"There will be a shoot later, accompany me." Sui Yi looked at Ning Lan and said.
Ning Lan was reluctant to part with him, and whispered, "Okay."
The two returned to the dormitory in the evening.
The Spring Festival is approaching, and the other members have gone home for vacation. Sui Yi hadn't slept for nearly 24 hours. When she returned to her room, she slumped on the sofa, pressing her temples, her brows filled with exhaustion.
"Wait a minute, dinner will be ready soon."
Ning Lan took out the ingredients that had been marinated in the morning from the refrigerator, inserted chopsticks into the hot oil and smoked, and began to put them into the pot.
He moved a little in a hurry, and the hot oil splashed on the back of his hands while he was in a hurry, and he gasped with a "hiss". "
Ning Lan was indeed a little absent-minded. In the studio during the day, Sui Yi went into the studio to shoot, and he met Xue Ying in the lounge where people came and went. Xue Ying also came to take a photo of the magazine and greeted him calmly. Ning Lan hadn't seen her for a long time, and when she saw her face suddenly, she was reminded of a heart-pounding memory, so nervous that she almost forgot to say hello.
The dormitory is equipped with scald cream. After applying the medicine, Ning Lan was still in a trance, feeling that she had overlooked something.
Sui Yi was worried about his state and accompanied him to make dinner the whole time. The two went to bed early after eating, and Sui Yi clasped Ning Lan's chin and looked at his face carefully, and came to the conclusion, "I've lost weight."
Ning Lan said, "I haven't slept well recently."
"Why can't you sleep well?"
"Because..." Ning Lan avoided Sui Yi's eager gaze, "because it was getting dark too early."
Sui Yi didn't get the answer he wanted, so he turned his back to him in anger, Ning Lan smiled and stuck to it, a soft and boneless hand lifted his pajamas and touched his lower abdomen.
Xu is that exercise can help sleep, but Ning Lan didn't take sleeping pills that night, and only woke up twice in the middle.
When he woke up in the morning, Sui Yi was no longer in the room, Ning Lan sat up groggy and rubbed his slightly swollen left ear.
He only put on the earrings last night. I haven't worn ear studs for a long time, and the pierced ear has grown in half. He poked in directly without any tools, and it was bleeding at the time, so it hurts a little now.
He slowly put on his clothes, felt his pockets, and found a pile of red agate beads packed in cloth bags.
This is what he put in his pocket before going out the day before yesterday. He plans to go to the bank and take the bus to the jewelry store to re-string it.
He was afraid that he would go the wrong way, so he specially changed his smartphone for navigation. The new phone was low on power, so he took his old phone. Who knows that as soon as I walked out of the bank door, I forgot about it, and the mobile phone didn't come in handy.
Mobile phone... Ning Lan's whole body was shocked, and her eyes widened.
His phone is gone.
There are photos of Ji Zhinan's marriage certificate inside.