Before Tian Jing could speak, Lai Yang said with a look of tact: "No, no, there's nothing to talk about. I still have to hand out flyers. Um... Mr. Tian, you and your boyfriend should go ahead and do your work."
Before Lai Yang left, he glanced at Tian Jing out of the corner of his eye. There was a hint of displeasure on her cold face.
…
At this time, the sky was getting darker and a cold wind was blowing. A few fallen leaves were blown up on the street and passed by Lai Yang's feet, showing the desolation.
Lai Yang wrapped his coat tightly and turned to another street before stopping, but the scene just now kept replaying in his mind.
After lighting a cigarette, Lai Yang smiled bitterly.
What happened to me just now
Tianjing is extremely beautiful and comes from a wealthy family. Isn't it normal for her to have a boyfriend
Besides, what does it have to do with me
She and I are just acquaintances, not even friends, so why is she so angry
Lai Yang took a puff of cigarette and watched the smoke slowly drifting into the sky. He looked up and saw the building opposite. It was covered with a layer of soft gauze by the last touch of dusk, revealing a hazy beauty.
This hazy beauty is like someone's smiling face.
…
Today is Thursday. Every week on this day, the theater basically doesn't sell many tickets. But tonight was surprisingly strange. A couple came just before the show started.
Lai Yang was smoking a cigarette the day after tomorrow, and he would lift the curtain from time to time to take a peek, but he never saw Tian Jing's figure.
"Hey, why didn't Tian Jing come tonight?" Yuan Shengda went backstage and asked the listless Lai Yang.
"Are you attracted to Tian Jing? What does it have to do with you whether she comes or not?" Lai Yang said angrily.
There were three part-time actors the day after tomorrow, and they all looked up at Yuan Shengda.
Anger instantly rose on her snow-white oval face, and she stepped forward and punched Lai Yang.
"You bastard, have I ever provoked you?"
Li Dian lifted the curtain and looked at the two of them unhappily: "Stop messing around, get ready to start the show, there will only be one couple tonight."
"That's great. There are six of us telling the story to two audiences. Li Dian, remember to lock the door. I'm afraid they will run away in the middle of the story." Lai Yang said with a wry smile.
Everyone was embarrassed and no one said anything more.
This performance was simply a large-scale social death scene. The part-time actor at the opening was so busy telling a new joke that he forgot it halfway through.
There was a couple sitting below, looking at him straight with eyes that had to be tolerated...
Li Dian was even more embarrassed. He raised his voice when hosting the show to show his anger: "Come on, let's have some fun tonight~"
The couple looked at each other silently. It was estimated that they could dig out a three-bedroom apartment under their feet.
Halfway through the performance, the two of them started chatting, but Lai Yang seemed to be talking to himself on the stage, his old face turned red.
The performance finally ended after a lot of agony, and there was a lottery at the end. The couple was very lucky and won the first prize.
The prize is a ticket to the next show...
Backstage, after the part-time actors left, the three Laiyangs had another meeting, scratching their heads.
"It's okay. It's like this every Thursday. It's much better from Friday to Sunday."
Li Dian held his eyes and said with relief. After he finished speaking, he paused for a moment and asked, "By the way, Laiyang, why didn't Tianjing come tonight?"
"She went there with her boyfriend, it's normal that she didn't come." Lai Yang tore open the film of a pack of cigarettes, took out a cigarette and lit it.
"He has a boyfriend?"
Li Dian asked in surprise, and Yuan Shengda's watery eyes suddenly widened.
Lai Yang exhaled a puff of cigarette and told the story of handing out flyers. Li Dian said, "Maybe he is just an ordinary friend. I don't think you can give up just because of this."
"Give up what?" Lai Yang exhaled a puff of cigarette, looking puzzled.
"Chasing her? You don't want to be a landlord anymore?"
Seeing Li Dian's serious expression, Lai Yang was a little angry and laughed: "Stop it, big brother. I was fooled by you guys a few times before. I'm going to pursue Tian Jing? Is it possible? Do you think we are a good match?"
"Whether they are suitable or not... I think it's okay to just build relationships, but you have to make friends with rich people."
"Haha, am I that despicable?" A nameless fire rose in Lai Yang's heart.
Yuan Shengda crossed her legs, her light-colored jeans made her legs look round and slender. She casually tucked her hair behind her ears, her beautiful eyes sparkling as she spoke.
"Hey, don't say that about yourself. You have your own strengths, right?"
"What are the advantages? Come on, tell me in detail." Lai Yang glanced at her beautiful legs, and it must be said that they were quite eye-catching.
"For example, you, a toad, don't eat swan meat. You are very self-aware and a well-educated toad." Yuan Sheng raised his mouth in a charming arc.
Lai Yang was so angry that he exploded. He took a deep puff of his cigarette and rolled his eyes at her: "Same here, you're not much better than me, you have no figure, and you..."
"I don't have a body?!"
Yuan Shengda's voice trembled. She was usually careless about other things, but she always cared about her figure.
She stood up and took off her down jacket. She thrust out her chest, and the tight sweater made her whole figure look curvaceous and streamlined, creating a perfect S-shape.
"Open your toad eyes and see clearly, then tell me
Once! "
Li Dian's eyes widened, his Adam's apple trembling slightly. Lai Yang's eyes were also drawn to the tall curves, but he still said stubbornly: "What are you looking at? What's there to look at with a flat body?"
"Flat? Then come and touch it to see if it's flat!" Yuan Sheng gave Lai Yang a glare.
Lai Yang swallowed his saliva and said, "Li Dian, go and touch it."
"Uh... That's so embarrassing, hehe~"
"Get lost! Get out of my way!"
Yuan Shengda slapped Li Dian on the forehead, picked up his coat and left angrily. Shouldn't he have beaten Lai Yang for making Li Dian feel a little aggrieved
There were only two men left backstage. Li Dian also lit a cigarette, making the small space foggy and misty. After taking a few puffs, Li Dian spoke softly.
"Laiyang, did you feel inferior after seeing Tianjing with that man?"
Lai Yang was choked by the cigarette. He coughed twice and then asked, "Do I feel inferior?"
Li Dian lowered his glasses, took a long puff of his cigarette and said, "I think it was your ex-girlfriend who hurt you. Even though you have a crush on Tian Jing, you dare not take a step forward."
"I have a crush on her, hum, I..."
"Let me finish first."
Li Dian interrupted with a wave of his hand; "Even if you don't have a good impression, our theater is in the current situation and we still need you to build a closer relationship with others. This is a society based on personal relationships. A word from others can solve our problems, right?"
The smoke drifted past the two of them, like some kind of sedative, and Lai Yang's expression gradually relaxed.
"Since you said you don't like me, then just treat me as a friend. There's no need to feel inferior. You can also call me Jingjing when we meet. You are just too angular, not round at all."
What Li Dian said made sense, but Lai Yang still felt unhappy after being taught a lesson by this kid.
He said disapprovingly: "Brother doesn't like roundness."
"A toad's back is not round, do you want to be one?" Li Dian retorted.
"Wow~ That turtle has a very round back. I think it looks a lot like you."
"Hey! You dog bites Lu Dongbin!"
When leaving the theater, although Li Dian was unhappy, he still reminded Lai Yang to go back and apologize to Yuan Shengda.
After all, she is a girl. If she quits again, the theater will go bankrupt.
Lai Yang didn't respond verbally, but after returning to the gate of the community, he specifically asked the rice noodle vendor, "Has Yuan Shengda come to eat?"
The vendor shook his head and said he didn't see anyone.
Yuan Shengda would eat this rice noodle every night when he came back with me, but it seemed like he was really petty tonight.
"Then Master, please make two for me and take them away."