On the way back, Cao Ye was driving, and the image of Liang Sizhe kept flashing in his mind. He half-squatted to see the phrase "Thank you" said by Xiao Xiaobai. When he stood in front of him, the slightly red eyes above the mask were still in the air. There was that deep look in his eyes when he turned to leave.
On the night of Liang Sizhe's birthday, the blessing text message he received shook his mobile phone non-stop, indicating that he must have many friends in the circle, right? But why does he seem so lonely
Ten years ago, his parents passed away, and ten years later, the dog who has been with him is going to leave. How sad does he have to be to make his eyes red with the emotions that he has not shown
Cao Ye impulsively wanted to turn the steering wheel back to the airport and accompany him to the crew for a few days, but he had promised to take care of Xiao Xiaobai but could not break his promise, he had to stay here and accompany Xiao Xiaobai to finish his life for Liang Sizhe. Last ride.
The car stopped at the traffic light intersection, he touched a cigarette and put it in his mouth, took a lighter, lit the cigarette, and took a deep breath.
Back at the pet hospital, Xu Yunchu was still guarding Xiao Xiaobai.
Xiao Xiaobai was still lying on his side. I don't know if he was dozing off or really fell asleep. Due to illness and aging, his vigilance ability had also deteriorated, and Cao Ye didn't notice it when he walked over.
"Mr. Cao," Xu Yunchu saw him coming, got up and asked him, "How is Si Zhe feeling?"
"not too good."
Xu Yunchu sighed, she didn't seem to know that this dog was related to Cao Ye, and explained to him: "Si Zhe has raised this dog for ten years, and it seems that he has been raising it since the filming of "Thirteen Days". The first thing I did after filming was to pick it up from me, treating this dog like my own relatives, and now it's not in a good condition... I can imagine how sad he is."
Cao Ye made a "hmm" sound.
"I may not have enough time recently. The new men's group under my team debuted this month. I have been busy with this matter. I have a business trip to Guangzhou tomorrow. Xiao Xiaobai has to ask you, President Cao."
"Don't call me President Cao," Cao Ye said. "Liang Sizhe calls me Cao Ye, and you can call me Cao Ye as well."
Xu Yunchu is in her mid-thirties and has always been known for being able, shrewd and resolute in the circle, but she couldn't control Liang Sizhe, probably because she was frightened by Liang Sizhe's always willful way of doing things. After Liang Sizhe, all the artists she took over took the idol route. , it doesn't matter if there are real materials or not, but first you have to be obedient.
"Okay, Cao Ye," Xu Yunchu smiled, "If there is anything wrong with Xiao Xiaobai, you can call me. If you have time, I will come over as soon as possible."
"Okay." Cao Ye replied.
"But... I have a request," Xu Yunchu lowered his eyes and pondered for a few seconds, then said, "Xiao Xiaobai, if the situation is not good, let's talk to Si Zhe as little as possible... You know, this time, the early stage of the script is all about comedy. Style, his mood is not very good during this time every year, and now Xiaoxiaobai's life is in danger at any time. He is a good actor and can adjust his state to enter the role, but the emotional contrast is too great, he will be too tired to act in this play. "
"I know, don't worry." Cao Ye said.
That night, after Xiao Xiaobai's infusion, Cao Ye took it home. Xiao Xiaobai had no strength to walk, so Cao Ye got out of the car and carried it to the elevator.
Maybe it's because I haven't been able to eat anything recently. Compared to last month, Xiao Xiaobai has lost a lot of weight, almost to the point of skinny, and the hair seems to have lost its luster, and it covers the jagged bones softly. Cao Ye still remembered about a month ago, when Liang Sizhe was bathing him with his hair tied up. At that time, Xiaobai looked lively and healthy, but now his life is passing by quickly.
For more than half a month after that, Xiaoxiaobai's state was up and down, occasionally good for a while, and he could stand up and walk for two laps by himself, but most of the time he was lying on his side on the balcony, basking listlessly in the sun.
When it was in good condition, Cao Ye took a short video and sent it to Liang Sizhe. If Liang Sizhe didn't shoot any more movies at night, he would send a video to see Xiaoxiaobai.
Cao Ye asked the chef of the clubhouse to cook white porridge, which he brought home every day and tried to feed Xiao Xiaobai, but most of the time he vomited after eating. Cao Ye had to drive him to the pet hospital for infusions every day.
Despite the daily infusion, more than half a month passed, Xiaoxiaobai was still very thin. In the following days, Cao Ye rarely took Xiaoxiaobai's videos and sent them to Liang Sizhe, for fear that he would be sad when he saw them.
It was not a good feeling to witness the passing of life from Xiao Xiaobai day by day, and Cao Ye was also a little depressed in those days. He wanted to see Liang Sizhe, and wanted to talk to him a few more words. He always felt that Liang Sizhe needed company during this time, but Xiaobai was in a bad state. Emotions are affected. He is such a smart and sensitive person.
Xu Yunchu is right, but a sad person has to pretend to play a comedy in high spirits. This kind of contrast between the inside and outside of the play will make people extremely tired.
In those days, he himself was very tired from the tossing. Xiao Xiaobai foamed at the mouth one night, and his body curled up in pain. When he went to the company the next day, Cheng Duan teased him about how he looked overindulgent, Cao Ye lost his energy, and let him get out.
After more than half a month, Xiao Xiaobai couldn't stand it anymore. For two days in a row, as soon as the painkiller wore off, it curled up into a ball in pain, and made a whimper in its throat, which seemed unbearable for him to continue to suffer.
The doctor suggested another time to euthanize Xiaoxiaobai. After all, for him, life has become a burden when he is struggling to breathe.
Cao Ye couldn't bear to watch it continue to suffer, and sat in the office struggling for an afternoon. At night, he called Liang Sizhe and told him about Xiaoxiaobai's situation. He was mentally prepared for Liang Sizhe's rejection, but he didn't expect Liang Sizhe to have expected this result and agreed quickly.
"Then let's euthanize," Liang Sizhe said on the phone, his voice a little hoarse and a little deep, "If the result is inevitable, it's better to end it as soon as possible than to be next to each other in pain. You can take it to do it tomorrow."
There was no emotional fluctuation in his voice, but Cao Ye could always think of the VIP channel at the airport that day, and his eyes looked a little red. He was arrogant when facing the media, but he was able to handle himself with ease, but when Cao Ye thought of Liang Sizhe now, he could only think of his fragile and tired eyes under his hood.
"Are you sad, Liang Sizhe?" Cao Ye couldn't help asking.
There was silence over there, and after a while, he said, "It's alright, I'm used to it." After a pause, he said, "Whether people or dogs, there will be a day to leave, sooner or later, that's all. I figured it out many years ago."
Cao Ye didn't sleep well all night.
Opening his eyes and closing his eyes, it was all the scene where Liang Sizhe was wearing a hood and mask, leaning on the seat and looking out the window. At the traffic light intersection that day, a car on the other side of the lane drove past, and the lights reflected on Liang Sizhe's face and quickly disappeared. At that moment, time seemed to flow on his face.
I dreamed again that ten years ago, Liang Sizhe was standing behind the door of that door, stopping the scene of those inside the door discussing that he could no longer play the violin, and the clenched, slightly trembling restrained fist.
Fragility after a decade is surprisingly consistent.
The next morning, Cao Ye went to the operating room
On the white operating table, Xiao Xiaobai was lying on his side. The anesthetic from the needle was pushed into its front legs, and the pain in Xiao Xiaobai's eyes seemed to have eased a little. At the same time, his eyes became loose and numb.
The whole euthanasia process went very fast. One injection of anesthesia and one injection of potassium chloride completely freed Xiao Xiaobai from the pain.
Xiaoxiaobai was completely dead in the sunlight, Cao Ye reached out and closed his half-closed eyes for him, and when he put his palms over Xiaoxiaobai's eyes, he had an idea, he and Liang Sizhe, together with ten. A few years ago, the connection between the two teenagers on Yin Fourth Street was broken again.
He delusionally wants to go back to Yinsi's way of getting along with Liang Sizhe, delusional that everything about Cao Xiuyuan has not happened, but in ten years time has passed, the years have changed, Xiao Xiaobai has not been born to the end of his life, all kinds of things have gone through in the middle. Things have really happened, how can it be so easy to go back to the beginning
It seems that he and Liang Sizhe have relied on these memories of their youth to go around until today, but the memories will always be forgotten and destroyed by time, just like Lan Yan was razed overnight, Yinsi Street. Being dismantled into rubble, Xiao Xiaobai's life has come to an end, and all losses and changes are irreversible. When the day when everything about Yin Si is forgotten, what will happen between him and Liang Sizhe
After coming out of the pet hospital, Cao Ye contacted a pet cemetery and took Xiao Xiaobai for burial.
Xu Yunchu also accompanied him. In the past ten years, whenever Liang Sizhe went out to film, she always took care of Xiao Xiaobai for Liang Sizhe, and she also had feelings for Xiao Xiaobai.
After returning from the cemetery, Xu Yunchu said that she was going to visit Liang Sizhe's house. Liang Sizhe called her last night and asked her to pack up and take away everything about Xiaoxiaobai.
"I'm probably afraid that when I come back from filming in a few months, I'll be emotional when I see those things," Xu Yunchu said. "Si Zhe usually hides his emotions, but he... He's actually a very sensitive person." She told Cao Ye After chatting, "A person with acting talent is actually more sensitive to the outside world than others, but he is all bored in his heart and doesn't talk to others."
Cao Ye drove the car and was silent for a while before asking, "Do you want to throw those things away?"
"I haven't thought about it yet, and it's a pity to throw it away, but if I give it away..." Halfway through the sentence, she seemed to be lost in thought.
"If you have no plans," Cao Ye said, "can you let me go first?"
"You also have dogs?"
"There are plans for this."
"If you need it, that's great," Xu Yunchu quickly agreed, "then you come with me? I'll pack it up, you can take it away in your car... There aren't many things, probably just toys and dog food. , I also have some there, and I will bring them to you when I have time."
"Okay." Cao Ye said.
On the way back, seeing that Cao Ye was not very interested, Xu Yunchu told him a few interesting stories about Xiao Xiaobai and Liang Sizhe, saying that when Liang Sizhe went out for a walk with the dog, he encountered the paparazzi behind him, and Xiaobai ran away. Liang Sizhe started He hadn't noticed yet, and wanted to pull it back, but Xiao Xiaobai pulled Liang Sizhe home in a daze because of his strength. Afterwards, a candid photo of Liang Sizhe walking the dog was published in the newspaper, and Liang Sizhe knew why it suddenly ran away that day.
"Si Zhe's sensitivity to paparazzi was probably trained by Xiao Xiaobai." Xu Yunchu said with a smile.
This incident made Cao Ye laugh too, and he seemed to be in a better mood.
In the past, it was all business dealings, and there was no in-depth contact. Now, because of Liang Sizhe's dog chatting, Xu Yunchu discovered that Cao Xiuyuan's only son, whom the media had always been curious about, was like a lovable child in private, with all his joy and anger written on his face. There is a big difference with the Cao Ye she contacted when she was negotiating contracts with Lomon.
No wonder Liang Sizhe became friends with Cao Ye, Xu Yunchu thought, both of them are the focus of media attention, but one is in the light and the other is in the dark, and their temperaments look inexplicably similar.
"Si Zhe has also recorded a lot of Xiao Xiaobai's videos over the years," she said after thinking for a while, "It's all engraved on a CD. If you want to watch it, I'll tell him, and I'll show you when I arrive. "
"Okay." Cao Ye said.
The car stopped at the door of Liang Sizhe's house, Xu Yunchu took the key to open the door, but saw Cao Ye touched the fingerprint recognition screen with his index finger, and the door lock opened with a "click".
She was a little surprised: "When was the fingerprint recorded?"
"Last month."
"I only know that your father is kind to him, but I didn't expect your relationship to be so good."
"Are you surprised?" Cao Ye smiled, and suddenly wanted to let Xu Yunchu know that his relationship with Liang Sizhe was closer than she imagined, "I took the name Xiaoxiaobai ten years ago."
"Really or not?" Xu Yunchu was even more surprised, she was absent in the two years before Liang Sizhe won the award, and Liang Sizhe didn't talk much about Yin Si, so she always thought that what the media said was true. It has been rumored that you were competing for the role of Xiaoman back then, and the process of competition sounded like life and death, so the truth is not like that?"
"There was a competitive relationship, but it's pure nonsense." Cao Ye said, bowing his head and sending a message to Liang Sizhe - "Your agent said that you recorded a video of Xiao Xiaobai, can I find it?"
It was five or six o'clock in the afternoon, when the crew was about to eat, Liang Sizhe quickly replied: "You ask Yun Chu to help you find it, she knows which set it is."
Cao Ye thought that he might as well watch it in Liang Sizhe's screening room. He stayed here once and felt that the screening room was very comfortable. He sent another message and asked, "Can I borrow the screening room?"
I don't know if there was a temporary problem and couldn't reply in time, and it took a few minutes to reply to the message.
- "Use it."
Cao Ye and Xu Yunchu went up the stairs one after the other, pushed the door into the screening room, Xu Yunchu raised his hand and turned on the wall lamp in the room, then walked into the room, pulled the folding door tightly, and closed the curtain again. The sunset that filled the room was blocked from the outside, and only dim lights remained in the room.
Cao Ye suddenly thought that when he first came to this screening room that day, Liang Sizhe first walked into the room and closed the door, and then asked him to turn on the light. An idea suddenly occurred in his mind. The normal sequence should be to turn on the lights first, then turn on the lights. Entering the sliding door, this is Liang Sizhe's home. It stands to reason that he could not have mistaken such a basic order, so that day... Did he do it on purpose
"It should be in this area," Xu Yunchu stood in front of the display rack against the wall, raised his head and searched for a row of CD boxes with his eyes. "It seems to be this one." She raised her hand and took a CD box down and looked down at the blank one. On the cover, I looked up at the display rack again, and took out another one near the CD, "It's still this one... I don't remember very well, Cao Ye, please turn on the projector for me, we'll put it on. Take both out and put them to try."
"Oh, good." Cao Ye walked to the front of the table, turned on the projector, and then raised the screen of the laptop on the table. Just like last time, the computer was not turned off. After a little movement, the screen turned on.
According to Liang Sizhe's operation sequence last time, Cao Ye clicked on the minimized video interface at the bottom of the screen, and waited for a while to connect the projector. The playback interface popped up and stayed on the screen that Liang Sizhe saw last time.
Same as last time, blurry picture quality, gray-white picture, overhead shot, and the closed elevator door.
Why did Liang Sizhe watch this video again? Cao Ye stared at the picture and thought. This time he saw clearly that it was indeed a surveillance image in the corridor near the elevator door, not a "casually found film" as Liang Sizhe said.
The last time I looked at it was too hasty. I didn't notice that there was a row of time displayed at the bottom right of the screen. Cao Ye looked at the row of numbers, 2014-06-03 21:37:26, this time Cao Ye was all too familiar, it was five. The night of Liang Sizhe's birthday a year ago.
No one knew what happened that night better than him.
The heart suddenly began to pound hard against the chest cavity, making a loud, noisy sound with each beat.
Cao Ye felt that his fingers suddenly lost strength, and it took a lot of force to hold the mouse. He dragged the progress bar of the video forward for a while, and then he saw the teenager squatting in the corner of the elevator, with his head lowered like an ostrich, his fingers hanging weakly from his knees, looking decadent and helpless.
"Is the projector on?" Xu Yunchu came over with two CDs, and then she looked up and saw a surveillance-like image on the huge projection in front of her, and the huddled man squatting in the corner of the elevator. Young man, she was a little puzzled, "What is this? I seem to have seen it on this computer before. Who is this person... Doesn't he look like Si Zhe?"
"This person..." Cao Ye said, his voice suddenly became a little hoarse, something seemed to be blocking the depths of his throat, he cleared his throat before continuing to speak, "It's me."
The video continued to go down, the elevator door opened, the teenager stood up against the elevator wall, and walked out of the cramped space. Then there was the picture of the hotel lobby. He saw that he suddenly accelerated his pace, walking faster and faster, until he started to run, and then strode through the crowd as if he was fleeing, and ran out of the hotel.
When the progress bar reached the end, the video automatically started to loop. He and Liang Sizhe stood outside the elevator. He was emotional and stepped back. Liang Sizhe stood there and looked at him, raising his hand as if trying to catch him. But Cao Ye retreated into the elevator, the elevator door was closed, Liang Sizhe stopped in front of the closed door, the picture seemed to freeze, and then someone came to talk to him, he didn't listen, he opened the elevator door and walked in quickly.
Cao Ye looked down at the picture on the computer screen.
Xu Yunchu looked up at the picture on the projection.
The video broadcasts to the original picture, the closed elevator door, the gray-white picture, the aerial view, and the blurred picture quality.
"So that's what happened," Xu Yunchu said suddenly and muttered, "So he called reporters, filmed "Liang Sheng Zhu Meng", and took the supplementary filming of "The Darkest Choice"..."
"What did you say?" Cao Ye woke up like a dream, looked up at Xu Yunchu, "Why hit a reporter?"
"No wonder..." Xu Yunchu didn't look at him, but still looked at the little boy huddled in the corner on the huge projection screen, "It turns out that he swallowed the blunt knife for so many years, not for the so-called repayment of kindness... but for you. ."