Without waiting for his father to change rooms, or even for Zhou's father to wake up, Zhou Ning got on the plane to Beijing.
He was approached by Luli Co., Ltd., a brand of computer peripherals designed for women. The products are cheap and affordable, with beautiful appearance. Although the quality is average, they are very popular among female gamers.
The company offered him a high price of 3 million, which is almost the same as his salary for next year. Zhou Ning couldn't understand why they could spend 3 million but not invite Hu Nana. If the audience is women, Captain Hu is obviously better than Hu Nana. more suitable.
But he didn't ask too much. He really needed money, so he signed the contract with a pen.
The company asked him to endorse a new headphone for 299 yuan. He bought the official authorization of the popular cartoon "Little Civet Cat". It was designed in the shape of pink cat ears. Made into a cat tail, it looks very cute.
The Chinese Valentine's Day is coming soon, and the company has also launched a special gift box for the Chinese Valentine's Day, which is sold as a set with a mouse and keyboard, as well as a civet cat figure.
It can be said that it is very business-minded.
The content of the shooting is also relatively simple. Zhou Ning only needs to give the gift box to the "girlfriend" who is his partner, and introduce the brand in the happy smile of the "girlfriend".
Zhou Ning was sitting in the studio memorizing his lines carefully. The floor-to-ceiling glass window upstairs showed the figure of a man. He stood there quietly, his back was cold and arrogant, and his facial features were as sharp as they had been carefully polished.
The employees who passed by him always looked back at him, but no one dared to go over and talk to him. The man had a spirit that was completely incompatible with his age, which made people dare not look at him.
After a while, a secretary walked up to him and asked in a low voice, "President Guan, President Wang asked me to ask if you would like to stay for dinner tonight."
Guan He only moved a little, he shook his head, but his eyes did not leave the people downstairs.
Zhou Ning sat quietly in the chair, and from Guan He's angle, he could just see his profile. He lowered his head and read the lines with his mouth open and closed, and his hair fell from behind his ears to block Guan He's sight. Guan He frowned and moved two steps.
"Who is that woman?"
"Ah?" Following Guan He's gaze, the secretary saw a girl walk up to Zhou Ning and talk to him, "She is the heroine of the advertisement, the new product is a limited edition for the Qixi Festival, and the two act as a couple in the advertisement. ."
Guan He looked at him coldly, the secretary was stunned, and didn't realize what he did wrong at all.
Guan He reminded him, "This advertisement is enough for Zhou Ning alone."
The secretary responded and was speechless for a while.
This commercial was originally filmed on the side of the road. President Guan said that Zhou Ning was thin-skinned, so they found a place with few people, and they said that it was too hot. This time they changed to an air-conditioned room, and they thought there was a heroine
I've never seen such a bad service.
When Guan He went down, the secretary didn't dare to follow him. Guan was always a famous person. He was afraid that if reporters knew about his family background, he would cause unnecessary trouble. Head Boss.
Every time the secretary sees an employee talking and laughing in front of Guan He, his heart trembles, for fear that they will speak ill of Guan He.
Zhou Ning is talking with the heroine about his lines. He rarely shoots video advertisements, because he is afraid that he will not perform well, and he wants to learn from it in advance. He is serious in everything he does, and tries to disguise himself as an excellent person who is good at everything.
Halfway through their practice, the staff came over and told him that the script had been changed and he would be allowed to play alone.
Even though Zhou Ning had never filmed an advertisement, he knew that there was no reason to change the script on the spot. "Did something happen?"
The staff was very polite to him, "No, it's because the executives wanted to add some anime elements to the advertisement. Too many characters are inappropriate."
Zhou Ning nodded, he changed the script, this time it was simpler.
It was a sunny day, and he received a mysterious courier package containing a limited edition computer peripheral for Luli Qixi Festival, and then a group of civet cats emerged from the corner and danced around him enviously.
Zhou Ning didn't understand what's so good about this script, why he somehow changed from the one who gave the gift to the one who received the gift, and why did he get danced around by a group of civet cats, making a good peripheral advertisement like a child's It's like an early education machine.
"Sorry, I represent the image of the team. You change the script. I have to show the new script to the club before deciding."
The staff expressed understanding. Zhou Ning called Song Xueyang to mention this. At this time, he still felt that Song Xueyang was more reliable.
Song Xueyang laughed after listening to his words, "It doesn't matter, the source of this advertisement is reliable. You can accept it as long as you want. Just send the new script to the club for record."
"Okay," Zhou Ning nodded. He couldn't help but ask when he heard the sound of typing on the keyboard on the phone, "How is everyone training?"
"Yes, the national competition is also in Beijing. Since you have passed ahead of time, you can wait there. You can go online and play in the arena when you have time. You can maintain your state. National competition, you are fine."
Song Xueyang's words were like a warm current flowing through Zhou Ning's heart, which made him suddenly full of confidence, and laughed heartily, "Okay, I'll wait for you."
Zhou Ning conveyed the meaning of the team and asked the other party to send the new script to the team mailbox. The other party was very polite and apologized to him again and again.
This commercial took a whole morning, and the company left him alone after filming the commercial, and did not say to arrange for him to eat. Zhou Ning didn't care about this. He went to the bathroom to remove his makeup. He bent down to wash his face, and when he looked up, he met a pair of cold eyes in the mirror.
Zhou Ning's hand stopped, water dripping down his face, he hadn't seen Guan He for a long time, the last time we met was in the playoffs last year. Guan He looked more mature than then, with always straight trousers and a white shirt, and even his tie was meticulously fastened.
The man is tall and straight, with wide shoulders and narrow waist, a standard inverted triangle, and the indifference that strangers should not approach, as if he does not eat the fireworks of the world.
Guan He handed him a pack of tissues.
Zhou Ning regained his senses, took the tissue, wiped his face, and said politely, "Captain Guan, long time no see, why are you here?"
"Help the club buy gifts for fans this year."
Zhou Ning saw Guan He stuffed his unused tissue into his chest pocket, and his shirt was bulging out, which looked very awkward.
"Oh, you're busy with the team, I'll go back first."
Zhou Ning walked over him sideways, but Guan He followed closely behind him, "What are you doing here?"
Zhou Ning was a little irritable. He didn't want Guan He to know that he was still accepting endorsements before the game, as if he was short of money. But even if he doesn't say it, Guan He will know when the advertisement is made.
But what if you know? Can he still ask himself? Zhou Ning just wanted to get over this hurdle first.
"A friend of mine is celebrating his birthday, and it happened that the playoffs were also in Beijing. I came over in advance and bought him some gifts."
"girl?"
"Boy." Zhou Ning explained subconsciously, and soon realized that he was not talking to Guan He at all.
"Captain Guan." He turned around and said solemnly, "Why are you following me?"
Guan He looked at the delicate face, his throat moved, "I want to treat you to a meal."
"Ah… "
Zhou Ning still left with Guan He, he just wanted to know what was going on in Guan He's mind.
The two went to a western restaurant. The decoration was unique and the tableware was placed very carefully. The knives and forks were all made of silver and wrapped in handkerchiefs embroidered with purple fragrant iris.
In the entire e-sports circle, there is only Guan He in such an elegant place. Some people say that he has a lot of burdens, but Zhou Ning knows that Guan He has always been like this. He is a real wealthy family, and he has lived a life unimaginable for ordinary people since he was a child. Everything about this man makes him feel unattainable.
Guan He eats slowly, and is polite. No matter how important something is, he should swallow the contents of his mouth first, drink a little coffee, and then wipe the corners of his mouth clean before speaking.
"How are you doing?" Guan He asked.
Zhou Ning didn't want to pay attention to him, but in those hot eyes, he gently put down his knife and fork.
Zhou Ning didn't want to give Guan He a good look, and he didn't want to damage his image in his mind.
"It's okay, I'm a little busy."
"What are you busy with?"
"Team training."
"How's your training going?"
"Confidential, no comment."
Zhou Ning thought he had ended the topic, picked up the knife and fork, and heard Guan He whisper, "Don't be too tired."
Zhou Ning frowned, put down the knife and fork again, and wanted to say something, but he really didn't want to mention the past. To be honest, Guan He over the past few years made him more and more incomprehensible.
Guan He stared at the corner of his mouth.
Zhou Ning wiped it with a tissue, "Is there something in my mouth?"
"No," Guan He shook his head, his voice a little regretful.
Zhou Ning picked up the knife and fork again but couldn't take a bite. Unlike Guan He, he was the type of person who couldn't stop in the middle of a meal. Once the tableware was put down, no matter how delicious it was, it would suddenly feel dull.
Looking at the half-moved steak and the scribbled pasta, Zhou Ning realized once again that there were too many reasons why he and Guan He couldn't be together.
Guan He saw that he didn't eat and asked, "Are you full?"
Zhou Ning nodded without looking at him, he wanted to leave here.
Guan He didn't wink at all, and put a plate of delicate desserts in front of him, "You eat too little, you will be hungry in the afternoon."
Zhou Ning was a little annoyed, "You can still eat at night."
"when?"
Zhou Ning's patience ran out, "Captain Guan, are you being too lenient? Does my business have anything to do with you?"
"Can't you care between friends?"
Guan He soon realized that he had said the wrong thing, Zhou Ning's face became cold, and his hand on the table was tightly clenched into a fist.
Zhou Ning has always been a gentleman outside. He is very concerned about his image, and he will not show his anger at will, but as long as he is alone with himself, these calm and self-restraint will disappear without a trace, like a thorn with a thorn. Hedgehogs are like tit for tat with him.
Guan He didn't know whether he should be happy or sad about it. He even felt that he liked seeing Zhou Ning like this, beautiful, proud, and very real.
"It's interesting for you to test me like this?" Zhou Ning looked at him coldly, the arteries in his neck throbbing, "Master Guan, with your status and status, some people are willing to play with you, but I don't. "
Guan He realized that the next topic was serious, put his hands on the table and listened to him quietly.
At this time, Zhou Ning has completely turned into an unfamiliar appearance, and he is merciless, "I am not someone who will come over with a wave of your hand, and I do not need your charity and mercy, in every aspect."
Guan He wanted to say something, Zhou Ning raised his hand to shut him up.
"Six years ago, you saved me, gave me one million, recommended me to join Fengyue, I am grateful to you, adore you... I also like you, who didn't like a handsome, rich, excellent and considerate man when he was young? I I won't feel ashamed, but when you rejected me, this dream woke up, and after so many years, I also understand that even if I work hard, you are not someone I can climb high."
—Sorry, I never thought of liking a man.
Even when he rejected him, he was elegant and calm. He was so stupid that he wanted to see such a man's temptation.
- Hahaha, I was joking.
Before Guan He could finish speaking, he hurriedly rounded the field for himself, putting on a very free and easy appearance, but he didn't even have the courage to raise his head, stopped a taxi and ran away.
These things had been sealed in his memory for six years, and Zhou Ning was always careful to avoid touching them, but once he opened the title page, he couldn't stop.
"At that time, I thought that as long as I worked hard, I could be as good as you and become someone worthy of you. Later, I realized that taking you as the goal is too far, I can't do it at all, I can't carry it myself. Qing, even if I like you now, I will never say that."
"I'm living a good life now, and I don't expect anything from you. I even feel that the episode was just a joke when I was young and ignorant. I can chat easily when I see you again in the future. But what are you doing?"
Zhou Ning took out his mobile phone and flipped through the two's WeChat chat records, and threw them on the table. There were many messages from Guan He on it, but he didn't reply.
"You were the one who rejected me, and you were the one who approached me. I really don't understand what you are thinking. Do you know what it means to avoid suspicion? Or do you want to have sex with me?"
Zhou Ning was trembling with anger, Guan He was the only one who knew his family and how dreadful life was behind his glamorous life.
He can accept Guan He rejecting him, but he can't stand someone belittling him so much.
What Guan He did for him and his words seemed to have ulterior motives after that rejection.
Why find him? Because he feels that he has no status or background, he will turn back casually, it is convenient to use, and can he throw it away at will
As for whether Guan He really wanted to be with him, Zhou Ning never thought about it.
He is no longer the young man who still fantasized. He has long understood that the gap between the two in reality cannot be made up. He was still young in those days, and he will surely catch up with Guan He to comfort himself in the future, but now, six years have passed. , he is still the same as in those days, impoverished.
The burden on his shoulders did not lighten, and nothing changed until his youth was over.
Changed to the current him, no matter what, he would not dare to like Shang Guan He.
"I want to pursue you." Guan He said.
Zhou Ning sneered, the sarcasm in his eyes undisguised.
In those thorn-like eyes, Guan He said word for word what he had not finished.
"Sorry, I didn't think about liking a man, but if it's you, give it a try."
Zhou Ning was stunned, his heart skipped a beat after being silent for many years.
He thought that he had given up on Guan He, just like everyone mentioned the secret love when they were ignorant and ignorant when they were young, but it was just stupid because they didn't understand love at all.
But the moment Guan He said these words, Zhou Ning's heart was still shaken.
"Don't you think this sentence is funny? Don't you make up for it? Yes, I have always refused to reply to you on WeChat, and I have deliberately avoided you, but if you really wanted to, six years later, wouldn't there be a chance for you to put this sentence Say it out?"
The more Zhou Ning said, the more his heart was beating, he didn't even dare to stop, as if only in such a domineering manner could Guan He see his determination and give up his heart.
He would rather he had wrong intentions than show a flaw in front of Guan He.
"because… "
Guan He just said two words, Zhou Ning's cell phone rang, he motioned Zhou Ning to answer the phone first.
The call was from Zhou's mother. Zhou Ning just finished the call, and he didn't care about letting Guan He know anything, so he connected in front of him.
"mom."
"Xiao Ning, just now the nurse told us that the single room in the ICU is full. We have already paid the money, and we are about to change the ward. How can someone else take it away? Your dad is still talking nonsense this morning, saying that he saw the Bodhisattva last night. now, he's leaving..."
Zhou Ning was in a panic, his heart was beating so fast, and now his hands were shaking.
He asked calmly, "Where's Dr. Zhao? What did he say?"
"Dr. Zhao said that the hospital ward has always been tense, and he can't do anything about it. Let's wait and see."
"How long will it take?"
Mother Zhou lowered her voice, "It's hard to say, unless someone can't afford the cost of a single room in the ICU or there are patients... or there will be no room available for a while."
Zhou Ning's heart sank, and Zhou's mother said again, "Dr. Zhao said, if we have access, we can transfer to another hospital, but your father's situation is familiar to Dr. Zhao, and this is already the best hospital in Nanjing, where else can we go? ?"
"I see." Zhou Ning said calmly.
"Then what do we do?"
Zhou Ning didn't say, "I will find a way, Mom, take good care of Dad first."
Guan He's eyes always fell on Zhou Ning. The restaurant was quiet, and the two were in the private room. He could hear clearly what Zhou's mother said.
"Hasn't uncle found a suitable kidney source yet?"
Zhou Ning was no longer in the mood to be angry with Guan He at this time, "No, do you know which hospital is there..."
Halfway through his words, he stopped when he saw Guan He's face, and his tone changed slightly, "Thank you Guan team for your hospitality, I still have something to do, I'll go first."
Zhou Ning got up and walked towards the door. There was a hurried sound of a chair rubbing against the floor behind him. Guan He caught up and grabbed his hand to touch the doorknob.
"I know."
Guan He answered his unfinished questions, as if eager to show his residual value.
"Let my uncle be transferred to Beijing, and I'll help you find a way in the ward."
Zhou Ning stared, "You're crazy, I can't afford to find an empty room in a hospital in Beijing."
Just as Guan He was about to speak, Zhou Ning blocked him again, "I won't owe you a penny any more."
Guan He asked back, "Would you rather borrow usury?"
Zhou Ning's breathing stagnated, he didn't expect Guan He to even know about it.
Guan He secretly took his hand off the doorknob, "The playoffs are in Beijing, so it's more convenient to take care of your uncle. You don't want to be distracted by family affairs during the game. Now the reporters are very powerful. They can check your every move, but when you get to Beijing, you can rest assured."
Zhou Ning stopped his mouth, Guan He's deep eyes were so clear and specific, only reflecting his face, this man had a powerful aura, people couldn't help but believe, just like Zhou Ning When I saw him for the first time, it seemed like I had caught a life-saving straw.
Guan He's speed was very fast. In just a few days, Zhou's father was taken to Beijing, and he was given a separate ICU ward in the inpatient department where every inch of land was expensive, and he also hired a nurse.
Zhou's mother also came along, and Guan He helped her rent an apartment near the hospital. It was spacious and quiet, and you didn't need to cross the road when you went out. It was much better than the one Zhou Ning rented before.
Zhou Ning looked at Guan Hewei and he was busy, and vaguely recalled the time when he was the most down and out, that was how he was attracted by Guan He's mature and capable temperament, and embarked on the same path as him, without turning back.
After Zhou's father's hospitalization procedures, Zhou Ning invited Guan He to have a meal. He remembered how much Guan He spent this time.
"Old rule, according to the financial institution's loan interest rate of the same period and the same grade, I will pay you back double."
Guan He didn't refuse. Although he didn't care about the money at all, he knew that only in this way would Zhou Ning feel safe, otherwise he would show his claws like a cat whose territory was violated.
"You asked me why I haven't told you for six years."
Zhou Ning's heart lifted, Guan He's eyes did not hide or dodge, and his tone was steady and calm.
"Because I really wasn't sure if I liked you back then, but if you wanted to, I could give it a try. Later, you ran away, and I think that's fine. The road to homosexuality is not that easy, and it's still too late to look back. But these six I have determined one thing in the year, I want to be with you, you are not the only one who was tempted at the beginning."