When Lai Yang woke up again, it was another early morning.
The golden sunlight spread along the edge of the bed. The sky outside the window was exceptionally blue. The heavy fog had long since dissipated.
It took him a few seconds to realize that he was still in the hotel and the sugar water in the glass on the bedside table was still there.
Everything that happened last night seemed like a dream. How did I get back
Did Yuan Shengda really come to Chengdu
Lai Yang leaned against the bed and picked up his phone to see if Tian Jing had replied to his message, but he couldn't find her in the chat box. After a moment of daze, he remembered that he had deleted her last night...
This is different from blocking someone. If you want to add them again, it will be more troublesome.
Just as he was stunned, the door lock was opened and Yuan Shengda's tall figure appeared in front of him.
“… Last night, was it really you… who brought me back?”
Lai Yang looked at her in surprise. Her eyes looked red and swollen, and she was a little depressed.
"Well, did you sleep well?"
Yuan Shengda went into the room and poured out the sugar water, then started to boil water with the hotel's own kettle. Then he sat on the edge of the bed and said.
"I already know about Tian Jing's situation... Don't be so pessimistic. I think she agreed because she couldn't afford to cause any trouble at the time. She was forced to do it. You also know how much she values this opening."
When the word "Tian Jing" was mentioned, the thorn in Lai Yang's heart was touched.
He lowered his head, sniffed, and said.
"If that's what you said, why was she in such a hurry to go back to Shanghai without even meeting me?"
Yuan Shengda reached out and tidied up the hair beside his ear, then spoke after a brief silence.
"Maybe there's something urgent going on in Shanghai, or maybe Yu Bo is not here and it's inconvenient, or... she didn't expect you to come, and she didn't know how to tell you, so she wanted you to calm down first..."
Lai Yang looked up at Yuan Shengda. In fact, he was very eager for a perfect explanation.
This explanation implies that Tian Jing does have feelings for him, but she has no choice.
So after hearing what Yuan Shengda said, Lai Yang felt much better.
After letting out a long sigh, Lai Yang finally smiled and said, "I know we shouldn't say thank you given our relationship, but I still want to thank you."
Yuan Shengda smiled lightly, but his eyes showed fatigue.
"You're welcome. I just saw with my own eyes how you've changed in the past six months. I don't want you to go back to the way you were before... As long as you can be happy...
OK… that’s good.”
The valve on the kettle popped and the water boiled.
Yuan Shengda stood up to pour some water, and said with his back to him, "Also... my mother is in the hospital and needs someone to take care of her. I was originally going to fly directly to Xi'an, but I flew to Chengdu first last night. As long as everything is fine here, I'll take the high-speed train and leave this afternoon."
"Do you need me to accompany you over there, Second Mother?"
Yuan Shengda's back remained still for two or three seconds, and then he shook his head.
"You should go back to Shanghai. Everyone is still waiting for you. You have to take charge of the school-enterprise cooperation yourself."
"Hmm... How long will you be back? You won't come back, will you? Hehe..."
Lai Yang's smile was a little sour, but he asked this purely to liven up the atmosphere a little. The room was too depressing at the moment.
Yuan Sheng turned around, smiled with red eyes, shook his head and said no, and then said that Alu's milk tea shop was opened, but Lai Yang, as the manager, did not even send a word of blessing, so after returning to Shanghai, find time to talk to him.
Lai Yang hummed, lowered his head and rubbed a corner of the quilt with his hands.
"Then... Aru won't go back to Xi'an with you?"
"No, I haven't had time to tell my family that we've broken up yet."
…
In the afternoon, when she sent Yuan Shengda to Chengdu East Station, she looked out the window with a dull look from time to time, occasionally thinking of some things in the theater, and said a few words to Lai Yang.
When she arrived at the entrance of the East Station, she became even more depressed and didn't say a word.
Lai Yang wanted to send her in, but Yuan Shengda refused. After saying "I'm leaving", he walked in alone with a shoulder bag on his back.
Lai Yang lit a cigarette and watched her leave. When he finished smoking and was about to leave, Yuan Shengda suddenly came out jogging and came to Lai Yang panting.
"I almost forgot. Huhu... This is for you."
She took out a box of medical oral candies from her bag, stuffed it into Lai Yang's hand, and took a deep breath.
"This... you should carry it with you from now on. If you... feel dizzy, just drink one. Don't drink too much, as it has too much sugar. Also... you should put it in the refrigerator at home. Don't refrigerate it, just keep it at a slightly lower temperature..."
Lai Yang looked down at the candy sticks, and his fingers seemed to have a sense of taste. A sweet feeling flowed through his fingers and into his heart.
He nodded and wanted to give Yuan Shengda a hug, but she trotted away again.
…
I took a flight from Laiyang in the afternoon and arrived at Pudong Airport at about 6:00 p.m. After returning to the theater, it was already a little after 8:00 p.m.
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He told Li Dian before he came back, but when he arrived at the theater, he found Song Wen and Yun Lu waiting for him.
"Brother Yang, are you back?"
Song Wen greeted him, but Yun Lu was still a little angry, so he crossed his arms over his chest and didn't say anything.
Lai Yang greeted them briefly, then looked at everyone and said, "I'm sorry, everyone. I... was wrong these past few days."
Yunlu slowly put down her hands and frowned slightly.
"Brother Yang, my tone may have been a little intense on the phone, but as the manager of our theater, everyone's hopes are on you. If you really have any emergencies, you can also tell us. Losing contact without saying a word makes everyone feel uneasy, you know?"
Through her words, Lai Yang judged that Yuan Shengda did not reveal the matter of Tian Jing in private.
The most Li Dian could tell them was that he had gone to Chengdu, and he had no idea what had happened.
So in Yunlu's eyes, she was most likely going to Chengdu to drink and chat with Tianjing, so Laiyang could understand her anger.
"Alright, alright, I won't say any more now that Brother Yang is back."
Song Wen tried to smooth things over, then he looked at Li Dian, went backstage to take out the school-enterprise cooperation contract, and asked Lai Yang to check it again.
Li Dian got a glass of water, Song Wen and Yun Lu also pulled out a stool and sat down. Lai Yang read the contract item by item while smoking.
The contract is very thick and contains a lot of official language.
Lai Yang was reading silently, picking out the key points, when suddenly his eyes fell on the part about Party B's responsibilities. One of the clauses stated that all students must be placed in jobs after completing their training.
Lai Yang looked up in astonishment, pointed at the regulations and said, "Awen, did you see this agreement at the time?"
"I see. The key point of school-enterprise cooperation is to solve the employment problem, right? Brother Yang, didn't you say at the time that we should rent classrooms and set up venues in the school, and then let the trained students perform? Wouldn't this solve the employment problem?"
The corners of Lai Yang's mouth twitched a little.
After a few seconds, he suppressed his voice and asked, "This idea only exists in selecting people from the community. If it is turned into a training class, there will be at least 50 people in each class! Ten classes with more than 500 people, all of them will be placed in employment?"
Hiss~
Song Wen took a breath, immediately stepped forward and read the message carefully again, then looked at Lai Yang with a horrified look.
Li Dian was also confused, and Yun Lu was even more shocked.
An indescribable sense of tension weighed on everyone's heart...