It was already zero o'clock, Qi Changan looked up and found that the light in the room on the ninth floor was still on. He almost definitely thought that Xu Luoyang would wait until he returned to his room and said good night to him before going to bed.
Emotions are like vines emerging from the ground, making it difficult for him to control. Qi Changan hesitated repeatedly, and finally pressed Qi Changyin's phone.
"Changan?" Qi Changyin's voice was always calm and low, but if you listen carefully, you will find the surprise in it. After calling his brother's name, his voice softened, "Is there something wrong?"
Qi Changan tried his best to control his emotions, but he still didn't hide the excitement in his voice, "Brother, I seem to be in love with someone."
When he said this, the fog in front of him seemed to be cleared away, and he couldn't help laughing.
Yes, it turns out he likes him.
Qi Changyin on the other end of the phone was silent for a few seconds and asked, "Can you tell me what kind of person he is?"
Qi Changan leaned on the back of the chair, his posture relaxed, his eyes looked at Xu Luoyang's window, and he didn't need to organize words at all, "He is very warm, I am very happy to be with him. He will take care of me very carefully, and I will also endure it. I can't stop trying to take care of him, I don't want him to be sad, or suffer any grievances."
The tone became lighter and lighter, Qi Changan slowly closed his eyes, "I like to see him laugh, and I will be very happy when he laughs."
Qi Changyin was sitting in the office, with a thick stack of documents waiting to be signed in front of him. It was noon in Montreal. Looking at the harsh sunlight outside the window, he suddenly felt a pain in his heart.
He never thought that one day his younger brother would tell him in such an anxious and excited tone, "Brother, I have someone I like."
In his memory, Qi Changan had no sense of existence at home since he was a child, because his mother said that he was not in good health, was very prone to allergies, and had severe asthma. Therefore, the place where he lives will be strictly disinfected, and others are not allowed to approach casually. After the age of five, Qi Changan's condition worsened. He needed oxygen every day and could not exercise vigorously. He occasionally went downstairs and used a wheelchair for walking.
He is six years older than his younger brother. Before Qi Changan was seven years old, he went to boarding school abroad and rarely returned home. Slowly, in his impression, the younger brother became a bedridden person who was sick all the year round and couldn't eat by himself, so he had a nasogastric tube and an oxygen mask, and could not be easily approached.
He even remembered clearly that he once picked a blooming rose in his mother's garden to show Qi Changan, but his mother screamed, cried and scolded him, saying that he would kill his own younger brother.
From then on, he never dared again. He is an older brother, he will protect him and take care of him.
It wasn't until later that he realized that he hadn't done it at all.
"Brother?" Qi Changan's voice came from the receiver, "Are you listening?"
Qi Changyin knew that he couldn't see, but nodded, "I'm listening. He... is Xu Luoyang, right?" He would pay attention to Qi Changan's news from time to time, and recently, "Qi Changan" and "Xu Luoyang" names are always linked together.
"You know?" The smile in Qi Changan's voice became obvious, "It's him."
"Changan, can you accept being close to him?"
"Yes, it doesn't matter if it's Luoyang." Qi Changan paused for a while before saying, "I like to be in contact with him very much, and the body temperature is very comfortable."
Eyes were a little swollen, Qi Changyin got up and stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, and continued to ask patiently, "Then does he like you? Do you want to tell him your thoughts?"
"I won't tell him." This time he answered quickly, Qi Changan's tone had clearly calmed down, and he explained, "He regards me as a good friend."
"So... won't it be sad?"
"It's not sad." Qi Changan thought for a while, "Brother, have you ever experienced a feeling? It's like a young bud has grown in your heart, and you will take care of it, water it, and watch it shoot branches. If you have a long leaf, you will be very satisfied. But don't dare to touch it."
Qi Changyin asked in a difficult voice, "Why don't you dare?"
"Because it will hurt him." Qi Changan smiled bitterly, "It will also scare him."
For the past fourteen years, his enemy has always been himself. He has to walk a tightrope, finding a fulcrum of balance to support his normal appearance.
But in his heart, there are too many uncontrollable greed, gradually distorted desire, indelible hatred and fear, and extreme inferiority.
And Xu Luoyang is so beautiful that he will do everything he can to possess, plunder, and obtain.
He was reluctant.
Listening to Qi Changan's words, it was as if he was being lingered, and Qi Changyin seemed to see Qi Changan, who had just turned twelve years old fourteen years ago, stood in front of him with bare feet and a pale face, his eyes anxious and uneasy, "Brother, Do you believe me? I'm not sick, really."
Closing her eyes, Qi Changyin spoke with a serious tone, "No matter what decision you make, my brother will support you."
When Qi Changan returned to his room, it was almost one o'clock in the morning. As soon as he unbuttoned his jacket, there was a knock on the door. Qi Changan said loudly, "The door is not locked."
As soon as the voice fell, the wooden door opened a crack, and a plush toy of Peppa Pig appeared there, and then Xu Luoyang's false voice, "I'm here to say good night!" After that, he imitated two pigs. Call it, it just doesn't look like it.
Qi Changan was amused, "You're here, what about your master?"
"Here!" Xu Luoyang quickly squeezed in through the crack of the door, showing his presence. He had put on his pajamas, sat down on the side of the bed rudely, looked up at Qi Changan, "Will you be cold after blowing the wind for so long?" After speaking, he reached out and touched the back of Qi Changan's hand, Then his eyes widened, "What ice!"
Qi Changan said calmly, "It's a little cold, so what should I do?"
Not finding the trap, Xu Luoyang put Peggy aside, grabbed Qi Changan's hand, and put it directly on his neck, smiling, "I'll keep you warm!"
Feeling the warmth coming from his palm, Qi Changan regretted it again—it would be addictive.
Xu Luoyang didn't notice anything wrong. He kept his posture and said, "By the way, when you were not there just now, Director Zhang came over to say hello and said that the management will come every few days and invite the whole crew to dinner."
"The employer?" Qi Changan recalled for a few seconds, a little uncertain, "The two people in the spire club? They are called—"
"Wang Linxian and He Weifeng." Xu Luoyang has a good memory and said it for Qi Changan. After thinking about it, he couldn't help but say, "The Buddha Jumping Over the Wall there is really delicious!"
Qi Changan laughed, "Then next time I go back to City B, let's go to eat together?"
"Okay!" Xu Luoyang's eyes brightened and he was very positive, "I invite you, and then you invite me again, so that you can eat twice in a row!"
"Well, that's an appointment."
The filming schedule was very tight, and after the first few days of running in, the entire crew began to run at high speed.
When Director Zhang announced with a small loudspeaker that he would end work ahead of schedule today, and gathered at the Haoting Hotel at 5:30, all the staff cheered, and the lighting engineer shouted, "Director Zhang, I love you!"
Director Zhang pretended not to hear and cleared his throat, "What's our slogan?"
It was the lighting engineer who was the loudest, and replied in seconds, "The management is here to invite you to dinner, and you won't take advantage of the price!" This caused a lot of laughter, and the atmosphere was much more relaxed.
The rhythm has been very fast since the start of the ten days. Qi Changan and Xu Luoyang, as the male lead, basically shoot from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, and work overtime when there are night scenes. The staff's time is not so fixed, the set is complicated, and the assistant director is shooting secondary scenes, they often have to take care of both sides.
So when a large group of people arrived at the Hao Ting Hotel, it was like a hungry wolf rushing to eat, and the momentum was very fierce.
Xu Luoyang and Qi Changan followed Director Zhang into the No. 1 box. Just a few minutes after they sat down, Wang Linxian, He Weifeng, and a middle-aged man with glasses came over together. All three were in suits and leather shoes. Full.
Director Zhang was very familiar with such occasions, and got up to greet him, "Mr. Wang, Mr. He, Mr. Zhao, long time no see!"
The three of them were also very polite to Director Zhang. After a small talk, they came over to shake hands with the two male lead men after being introduced by Director Zhang. They should still remember what happened last time at the Peak Club. Wang Linxian and He Weifeng both shook hands with Xu Luoyang and nodded to Qi Changan. Zhao Xianze was a little astonished, but he saw the fear in it, so he didn't reach out.
Qi Changan came to participate in this wine party, mainly because of Xu Luoyang, so he nodded coldly to the three of them as a greeting.
Director Zhang and the producer looked at each other, as if they didn't notice anything unusual.
The box is very large, with a large round table for ten people, as well as the assistant director, screenwriter and producer. At the beginning of the scene, Xu Luoyang took the initiative to stand up without a wink from Director Zhang, and the first sentence was, "My partner has a bad stomach, so I will take his place." After that, he did it directly. A full glass of white wine.
Next, Xu Luoyang gave a round of toasts next to each other, each time the glass was full, and the spicy liquor was poured down the esophagus, and the smile on his face did not change at all. When I finally had a drink with Director Zhang, Director Zhang asked in a low voice, "Can I do it? Zheng Dong can't come, let me help watch you."
Xu Luoyang blinked, drank another full glass of white wine, and lit the empty glass.
Such a dinner party, or a wine party, Xu Luoyang has experienced a lot. When he debuted, many endorsements or roles were negotiated in the wine party. Now that there are several works that can be produced, and the popularity has also risen, it is not as difficult as it was at the beginning. But some rules are well known to everyone. Since they are in this circle, they must compromise.
After a circle of respect, Xu Luoyang's face was slightly red, but his eyes were still clear. He sat back in his seat and found that Qi Changan looked over with some worry, and couldn't help but pursed his lips and smiled.
After thinking about it, Xu Luoyang was under the table, comparing one, two, three, four, five with his fingers, indicating that he was not drunk yet.
Qi Changan was relieved. He will not interfere with Xu Luoyang's way of doing things without authorization, or let Xu Luoyang avoid drinking by taking advantage of his family's identity.
Besides, it was obvious that Xu Luoyang knew how to better survive in this circle.
After finishing all the dishes that Qi Changan helped him put in the bowl, Xu Luoyang was distracted and listened to Director Zhang's conversation, answering a few words from time to time.
He studied the dishes on the table carefully again, and leaned over to talk to Qi Changan, "You don't like these dishes. When this is over, let's find something delicious?"
"Well, good." Just listening to Xu Luoyang, Qi Changan found that he was already looking forward to it.
Next, the assistant director and the producer both stood up and gave a round of respect. Xu Luoyang definitely couldn't sit still, so he also walked around with his wine glass in his hand.
At 6:30, the three of Wang Linxian left early, Director Zhang and the producer followed them, and the assistant director took Cheng Jing to the rest of the boxes to communicate with the staff. Before leaving, Director Zhang also took the opportunity to tell Qi Changan that if Xu Luoyang felt uncomfortable after drinking, he would go back to rest first. Tomorrow is the rest day of the crew, so you can arrange your time freely.
Only Qi Changan and Xu Luoyang were left in the box.
"Luoyang?"
After a few seconds, Xu Luoyang sat in a daze and did not respond. Qi Changan knew that Xu Luoyang was drunk. He got up and walked to the door and asked the waiter to bring a pot of sober tea.
When he closed the box door and turned around, he saw Xu Luoyang calling on his mobile phone. The next second, Qi Changan's phone vibrated.
Pressing answer, he stood at the door and didn't move, his eyes fixed on Xu Luoyang. At this time, Xu Luoyang leaned his head on the leather chair, his eyes were not clear, and the voice from the receiver was vague, and he seemed a little wronged, "Brother Chang'an, I'm dizzy..."
"Well, is it uncomfortable?" Qi Changan looked at Xu Luoyang with a good look, his voice restrained.
"Uncomfortable, want to vomit... I'm drunk!"
Qi Changan saw Xu Luoyang raised his hand and rubbed his forehead. There were two voices in his ears, one far and one near, "Will you pick me up? I'm dizzy... If you don't come, I can only..." He muttered again, " What can I do? Oh, by the way, I can only sleep in the park!" After saying that, he laughed happily.
Qi Changan still held the phone and didn't hang up. He walked around the big round table and leaned over in front of Xu Luoyang, with a gentle voice, "Luoyang, I'm here to pick you up."
Xu Luoyang's reaction was very slow. He slowly raised his head, looked at Qi Changan slowly, and suddenly said in a surprised tone, "Did you fly here? No, you didn't fly so fast from the hotel." After thinking deeply, he changed his words again, "You teleported over to pick me up!" After speaking, he nodded his head with certainty.
"Well, teleported here." Qi Changan was about to reach out to support him, when he saw Xu Luoyang suddenly stand up, and his feet swayed towards him.
As soon as he reached out his hand to catch the person, Qi Changan felt Xu Luoyang leaned into his ear and whispered loudly, "Qi Qi, you are very good-looking!"
"sad?"
"Well, Qiqi!" Xu Luoyang's brows and eyes curved up again, and his smile was very bright, "You are so beautiful, you are only a little worse than me!" As he said, he still raised his hand, gesticulating how much "a little" is— The size of half a fingernail.
Qi Changan was helpless, "Okay, you are the best looking."
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