Lu Wen came back after washing his face, walked to the suitcase lying flat on the floor, squatted down and applied skin care products, and operated the bottles and jars, restraining his peripheral vision of yearning for the bedside.
Unscrewing the lid of the day cream, he couldn't restrain himself, and asked, "Teacher Qu, have you put something on?"
Qu Yanting replied: "No."
"That can't be done, it's very cold." Lu Wen got up and went to the bed, scooped a piece of cream with his fingertips, waited for Qu Yanting to raise his head, and directly applied it on those two cheeks.
Qu Yanting was holding the book, scratching the spine with his fingernails, and looked up at Lu Wen motionlessly. It was too difficult to ignore, Lu Wen was stared at furiously, and asked: "What are you doing?"
"This book." Qu Yanting said incoherently, "a page is bent."
Lu Wen secretly thought that since he mentioned it, it means that he saw the lover's song. Of course, he would not admit that someone else told him, so he said in a normal way: "Oh, I am used to folding up good words and sentences when I read them."
Qu Yanting was skeptical: "Didn't you not read it?"
Lu Wen pretended to be coercive: "I was just kidding you. I went to school on the departure plane. Do you really think I'm illiterate?"
The bed has not been made yet, and the residual heat of body temperature is blowing behind him. Qu Yanting was silent for a few seconds, and his tone became soft: "What did you do last night?"
Lu Wen twisted the lid and said, "What can I do?"
"I mean, after I fell asleep," Qu Yanting repeated, "what did you do?"
Lu Wen looked relaxed, but twisted the lid tighter than the can. He showed his extraordinary acting skills and said, "I rubbed your waist for you. Didn't you say that your back hurts? Are you feeling better today?"
Qu Yanting vaguely remembered that the other party had indeed given him a massage before falling asleep, and replied: "It's much better, thank you."
"Well." Lu Wen said thoughtfully, "Then I can rest assured."
It was difficult for Qu Yanting to ask the question smoothly, he opened his mouth, showing signs of blushing: "Apart from these, have you ever done anything to me..."
Hearing this sentence made people scratch their heads, and even forgot their guilty conscience, Lu Wen lowered his head and said ruffiantly: "Teacher Qu, what else do you want me to do, make a list, I will satisfy you tonight."
Qu Yanting was defeated and pushed away the invisible pillar in front of him, just as Cao Lanxu was calling them downstairs for dinner, he immediately opened the door and went out.
Lu Wen took a deep breath, walked around the floor like a hot wheel, waited for the restless emotions to settle down, and put the left book on the bedside. As of today, his favorite author has changed from Nabokov to Gide.
Before going downstairs, Lu Wen made the bed, arranged the pillows neatly, and stuffed the lip balm into the pocket of the down jacket casually.
Worried about the rain, he ate breakfast in the main room, which was richer than usual. Cao Lanxu also solemnly wore a double-breasted Tang suit trimmed with red thread. There have been a lot of things these days, and it turns out that tomorrow is New Year's Eve.
"Dahui, sweep the yard after dinner."
"No sweeping." Lu Wen refused bluntly, deliberately touching the tip of Qu Yanting's chopsticks while picking up side dishes, "I'm going to make a ring today."
Cao Lanxu said, "I won't record it again today."
Lu Wen snorted porridge: "Who cares if he records it or not, I'm in a hurry to give it away."
Cao Lanxu didn't know Qu Yanting's full name yet, so he didn't think of it, and asked, "You are in the ancient town, how can I send you?"
"Express delivery." Lu Wen said, "Lu Tong, face-to-face delivery."
Cao Lanxu didn't understand, and asked again: "Send your date?"
Lu Wen answered irrelevantly: "Master Cao, your realm is too high. I can't afford to be a bachelor for the rest of my life."
Cao Lanxu: "Is it too young?"
"Damn." Lu Wen put down his chopsticks, "I'm not serious, I won't tell you anymore."
Qu Yanting ate in silence, pretending that it had nothing to do with him. He felt that once he was not suppressed, Lu Wen would be like a wild dog that had run loose, with sharp teeth, sharp mouth and thick skin, and he would go crazy when he said he was crazy.
Cao Lanxu was also tired, and turned her head to care about normal people: "Screenwriter, what are your plans?"
The ancient town has a strong atmosphere of the New Year, and various customs are not seen in the city. Qu Yanting said: "I want to go around the town and collect some information."
"That's fine, but don't worry." Cao Lanxu said, "Tomorrow there will be a market in the town, and there will be street banquets."
Lu Wen echoed: "Yes, make a ring with me first."
After breakfast, Lu Wen dragged Qu Yanting into the workshop. The large wooden table was covered with leather blankets, and the machines and tools were laid out, waiting for Cao Lanxu to guide the operation.
Lu Wen cut off a thick cotton thread and said, "Teacher Qu, I want to measure you."
Qu Yanting was reading a book at the corner of the table, stretched out a hand, and raised his head after the ring finger was caught by the cotton coil. He said, "I want to wear it on the middle finger."
Lu Wen pinched the thread, his mind seemed to have been guessed, punctured, and declined, leaving a moment of embarrassment in vain, and asked unwillingly: "Why?"
Qu Yanting didn't think about the reason, but now thought of one: "It's more eye-catching when you put your middle finger up."
"...you just lie to me." Lu Wen reluctantly untied the cotton thread, put it on Qu Yanting's middle finger, measured the size and continued to the next process.
The first episode of "Utopia" will be aired tonight, and the official Weibo released a teaser photo of the guests, Jin Yanyu has disappeared from the Jiugongge. The previous trailer of "Brother Huihui" was not deleted, and the number of views was frighteningly high.
Lu Wen said curiously: "Teacher Qu, do you think Jin Yanyu's scenes will be deleted in the first episode?"
"It should be reduced, but it will not be reduced." Qu Yanting said, "The editing time of this program is tight, and there is no time for temporary re-editing."
Lu Wen hoped not to cut it and let the audience take a closer look at who is more handsome in the same clothes as him and Jin Yanyu. Thinking of this, he asked, "Teacher Qu, have you seen the trailer?"
"Well, I've seen it."
"How about it, who do you think is more handsome?"
"I still have the face to ask." Qu Yanting said with a headache, "I commented that you are more handsome than him, and I was scolded seven or eight thousand times by Jin Yanyu's fans."
Lu Wen seemed to have seen that comment. He was a new user without an avatar in the top three at the time. He was shocked: "It turned out to be you! You are willing to be scolded for me?!"
Qu Yanting explained: "Don't be too sentimental... I just try the comment function."
Just as he was talking, Lu Wen's mobile phone received a WeChat message, which was a temporary recording announcement from Sun Xiaojian. There was one guest missing, and the show was urgently negotiating a new guest, which had not yet been finalized.
No one is willing to take on this kind of rescue work, not to mention it is the Spring Festival, and the schedule is difficult to adjust. Lu Wen asked gossip: Who did the program team look for
Sun Xiaojian: It is said that I talked to a lot of people, mostly young actors, who refused to accept Jin Yanyu's stick because of the traffic.
After all, the guests have to get along with the group when they come, so Lu Wen got to the bottom of it: What is the intention of the program group
Sun Xiaojian: You know their intentions, Ruan Feng.
Lu Wen: Damn it! I support!
Sun Xiaojian: Ruan Feng is the only star who publicly supported you in this matter. Jin Yanyu withdrew, and the online voice for him to join is particularly high. The program team will also make plans, please invite Ruan Feng, you bring your own friendship to watch, and it will also help the recovery of word-of-mouth.
Lu Wen: Then invite Xiao Ruan to come!
Sun Xiaojian: Unfortunately, Ruan Feng seems to have pushed.
Lu Wen reported this matter to Qu Yanting, but Qu Yanting rarely interfered with Ruan Feng's work, and his reaction was indifferent, as if he had heard something about the Er Huzi next door.
Lu Wen stopped counting on this brother, turned to Ruan Feng's number, and dialed it himself.
After four calls, Ruan Feng's clean and pleasant voice came out from thousands of miles away, still so sweet: "Brother Lu Wen, why did you think of calling me, happy Chinese New Year!"
Lu Wen cut to the chase: "Xiao Ruan, I'm filming a reality show. I heard that the program team invited you?"
"Yes, I searched for it several times, but I asked my agent to push it."
"why?"
"I won't pick up what's left of Jin Yanyu."
Lu Wen said earnestly: "How can this count as what is left of him? He was eliminated. Besides, Lanshui is beautiful, beautiful women are like clouds, puppies are cute, and the master is kind. You just treat it as a tourist."
Ruan Feng said: "So you like looking at beautiful women?"
Lu Wen frowned, and peeked at the corner of the table: "Don't talk nonsense, are you going to participate or not?"
"Oh, I can't." Ruan Feng said, "I don't start work every Spring Festival, even the Spring Festival Gala. I want to go home to spend the New Year with my brother!"
Lu Wen said "Oh", "But your brother is right next to me."
Qu Yanting's eyebrows moved slightly. Lu Wen handed over the phone and pressed the speakerphone, Ruan Feng's voice came out immediately: "Brother? Brother, are you in Lanshui Ancient Town?"
"En." Qu Yanting responded.
Ruan Feng asked: "Are you looking for Brother Lu Wen?"
Lu Wen took the initiative to answer: "I pretended to be pitiful and tricked Teacher Qu into coming here."
"Brother," Ruan Feng said, "Then are you going home tomorrow?"
Qu Yanting said: "I won't go back for the time being, I want to find some materials for the script in the town."
Lu Wen took the opportunity to say: "Little Ruan, you agree to participate, and come to celebrate the New Year with Teacher Qu."
"Cut." Ruan Feng said, "He's always been with you, so he doesn't remember me as his own brother. Don't talk anymore, we're going to the Spring Festival Gala!"
Before Qu Yanting had time to reply, the phone was already busy.
In the afternoon, Lu Wen devoted himself to making the ring, which was much more difficult than imagined, and he never left the workshop for several hours. Qu Yanting went out for a stroll, passing by a family that was having a wedding, and was forced into a bag of candy.
It's getting dark, and Lu Wen's ring is almost finished. It will be polished and finished tomorrow, and it can be given away.
The lights in the upstairs bedroom were on, and Qu Yanting was sitting cross-legged on the bed with his computer in his arms, sorting out the photos he had taken. Occasionally, there was the sound of firecrackers outside the window, and the mobile phone on silent received occasional New Year greeting messages.
Another message came, the sender was Lu Wen, just after reading the words "Happy New Year", the screen went off.
Lu Wen pushed the door open and came in, humming a song to change clothes, throwing the mobile phone on the bed after the mass sending, it rang like a reminder, and popped out more than a dozen WeChat messages.
"It's definitely my buddy." Lu Wen changed into his home clothes and put on his night robe, went to bed and opened WeChat, and it turned out to be news from the four people.
They have a reunion dinner at home on New Year's Eve, so they have a party the night before every year. Lu Wen is not here this year, so he collects the red envelopes from each other, and then asks impatiently: What are you doing
Su Wang: Together.
Lu Wen wondered, Gu Zhuoyan's other half should go back to China, isn't there a world for two? Before he could finish typing the second sentence, Lian Yiming's video invitation was sent over first.
I didn't know where to throw the earphones. Lu Wen said, "Teacher Qu, will my video bother you?"
Qu Yanting didn't care: "It doesn't matter."
Lu Wen immediately accepted, and in a flash, three men appeared on the screen, and it seemed that the background was at Su Wang's house. He was filled with strong homesickness: "You guys still get together when I'm not here! We're separated, and we'll get together again when I go back!"
Lian Yiming said, "We're watching you on TV."
Su Wang: "Wen'er, you are really popular now, the little girl at the front desk of my company is still talking about you."
Lu Wen: "What are you talking about?"
Su Wang: "I said you are so cool, I laughed."
Lian Yiming: "It's really funny."
Lu Wen got off the bed and decided to look for headphones, otherwise these grandsons would talk nonsense, and it would be embarrassing for Qu Yanting to hear them.
He changed the subject: "Gu Zhuoyan, are you dumb?"
Gu Zhuo said, "Oh, happy new year."
Lu Wen: "Who are you perfunctory? Hey, I found out that you haven't looked at the camera."
Gu Zhuo said, "What's so interesting about you?"
Lu Wen: "What are you dragging, didn't you say that Fan Xin returned to China for the New Year, you don't need to accompany him?"
Gu Zhuo said: "How dare I."
A hand stretched out from the screen, the screen shook, and then there were more people. Lu Wen didn't remember to look for headphones, and happily turned up the volume: "Fan Xin, you are also there!"
Holding a bowl of freshly washed strawberries, Zhuang Fanxin smiled cheerfully: "Lu Wen, can you get Tu Ying's autograph for me, my dad is her movie fan."
Lu Wen: "Small, I haven't thanked you for teaching me to draw design drawings yet."
Zhuang Fanxin: "You said you would give it to a friend, did you?"
Lu Wen whispered, "It is expected to be delivered tomorrow."
Zhuang Fanxin: "How will I deliver it tomorrow? Are you two together?"
Gu Zhuo said, "When you come here, you have to figure out a key point."
Lu Wen stood in the middle of the room, hesitating and unable to answer, the gossip, heckling and flirting in the mobile phone were all mixed together, which was more lively than the sound of firecrackers in the distance.
And how prosperous his place is, how deserted the other side of the bed is.
Qu Yanting didn't pay attention to what Lu Wen and his friends were talking about. After compiling the information, he felt bored, put on a blanket and got out of bed, and sat down in front of the window with a chair.
Qu Yanting pushed open both of the old-fashioned wooden windows, and the cold wind blew in, and outside was a small street decorated with lights. Peeling off the candy wrapper, he swallowed a wedding candy he got by chance.
The room was silent for a moment, and the four people on the phone fell silent at the same time.
A few seconds later, Su Wang said boldly, "A beautiful man just passed behind you."
Lian Yiming: "I don't think it's an agent."
Lu Wen turned around in a hurry, so as not to reveal anything again. He raised his eyes and saw the back of Qu Yanting guarding the window over his mobile phone. She was alone, her hair was blown, and she was looking up with her head up.
He said, "It's my friend."
Lian Yiming: "The friend you will be with during Chinese New Year is videoing with you."
Gu Zhuoyan: "Is that the screenwriter?"
Su Wang: "Why are you in your room?"
Lian Yiming: "I don't want to sneak into you, do I?"
After the words were finished by others, Zhuang Fanxin said, "Oh my God."
Lu Wen convinced this group of people, and didn't think about how to explain it. The picture of the last party came to mind first. After the discussion, don't pretend to have a girlfriend in the face of unspoken/rules...
Su Wang also remembered: "Baby! Godfather misses you!"
Lu Wen almost smashed his phone, and cursed: "Fuck you! Don't fucking chat!"
Only Gu Zhuoyan was laughing: "Don't talk if you don't talk, don't delay the big star's business."
Lu Wen said: "Zhuang Fanxin, I announce that you join them in my place, and I quit!"
The screen burst into laughter, Lu Wen turned off the video, and threw the phone away. He was embarrassed, ashamed, and anxious, not knowing how much Qu Yanting had heard.
Lu Wen walked over, leaned against the window sill and stood beside the chair.
Qu Yanting seemed to be in a daze, raised his head bluntly, and said, "It's over? Is it inconvenient for you if I'm here?"
"No, as long as you don't think I'm noisy." Lu Wen felt the other party's cheeks bulge, "What are you eating?"
Qu Yanting took out a candy from his pocket, Lu Wen caught it, peeled it off and threw it into his mouth. It was a kind of low-quality hard fruit candy, which was sweet in his throat. He asked, "Teacher Qu, are you homesick?"
Qu Yanting shook his head, a family is a "family".
Lu Wen said, "How do you celebrate the New Year?"
"When Xiaofeng comes, let's have dinner together and watch TV." Qu Yanting said, "If he can't come, I'll be alone."
Lu Wen bent his knees and squatted beside Qu Yanting's legs, and replaced him with his face up: "Then, what about when you were young?"
Qu Yanting didn't expect to be questioned, and said slowly: "After my father passed away, I stayed in my room by myself during the Chinese New Year and opened the window to watch the fireworks. Afterwards, my mother also left, so I hugged Xiaofeng to watch together."
"Like now?"
"Ok."
"Just now, you have been watching the fireworks by yourself?"
"Ok."
A light word smashed into his chest like a red-hot glass bead, causing his heart to heave. Lu Wen grabbed Qu Yanting's hand hanging on his lap, and sneaked in despicably.
He tentatively said: "Teacher Qu, why don't you get married and find someone to accompany you?"
Qu Yanting blinked evasively: "There is no suitable one."
"Then what kind is suitable?" Lu Wen asked, "Good-looking, average? Fat, thin? Older than you, or younger?"
Qu Yanting remained silent.
Lu Wen said, "A woman, or a man?"
Qu Yanting panicked for a moment, and wanted to withdraw her hand but was firmly grasped. Lu Wen pressed the question gently and decisively, sweating quietly from the palms of his hands due to nervousness: "Answer me, what do you like?"
"I don't know." Qu Yanting turned his face away in an evasive manner.
Lu Wen paused, and said, "I don't know this, why do you have the nerve to laugh at me all day long?"
Qu Yanting concealed her panic: "...you are just stupid."
Lu Wen was in the middle of his arms, grinning a little at the corner of his mouth, and nodded: "I'm really stupid, I made the ring smaller after measuring the size."
Qu Yanting turned her face away, a little uneasy: "Then what should I do?"
Holding his hand and moving it down, Lu Wen pinched the root of his ring finger with his fingertips, as if everything was planned, and it seemed that it was destined.
"Anyway, you don't have the right person, and you don't know what kind of person you like."
Fireworks exploded in the distant night sky and merged with the stars, Lu Wen said: "Your ring finger is empty, let my ring occupy it first, okay?"