"Okay, this is OK!" Shen Meng placed the newly bought clock on the entry cabinet, with a happy expression on her face as if she was hanging a Spring Festival couplet.
"Thank you, Xiaomeng." Su Ye smiled and reached out to adjust the clock on the entry cabinet slightly.
Shen Meng bought the clock, but the style was chosen by Su Ye. Shen Meng took photos directly in the store and sent them to Su Ye. Su Ye was wandering among a bunch of various styles.
He has a bit of difficulty choosing. After choosing over and over again, he always feels that each one is good and each one is similar.
Until I saw this walnut wall clock, with a square design and dark brown wood texture. There were no hours and numbers on the dial, only three simple black metal hour hands rotating with time.
When Shen Meng took the picture of this clock, the sky was clear outside, and the sunlight fell on the minimalist hour hand, giving off a cold reflection at the end.
When Su Ye saw it for the first time, he thought of the black nails on Xi Wei's ear bones. They would definitely sparkle like this if they were in the sun.
He picked the clock in one swing.
"But why did you choose this one? In fact, another clock with white paint and irregular design is quite suitable for the decoration style of this house." Shen Meng asked casually after placing it.
Su Ye handed her the coffee that Su Lan had brewed, frowned and smiled, "The color matches the piano very well."
"Oh oh oh, it's true." Shen Meng looked inside and saw that the mahogany piano and the walnut wall clock complemented each other very well. "Brother has such a good taste!"
Although the square clock does not have time, the second hand will make a thin "ticking" sound when it moves.
Su Ye discerned this thin voice among the voices and was unconsciously distracted until Su Lan came over and patted him.
He raised his eyes and took a sip of the hot coffee in his hand.
"Have you never had a clock at home before? It's so inconvenient to tell the time." Shen Meng chatted.
Su Ye tilted his head helplessly, his shoulders and neck shrank slightly with the movement, then stretched out again.
"I didn't notice it before. Anyway, you can check the time on your mobile phone."
Shen Meng said "Hmm", "That's true. No wonder every time I came to my brother's place I always felt a little too quiet. It turned out to be the lack of noise in life."
Su Ye smiled and said nothing.
Shen Meng's face was still beaming with joy, and she raised the coffee cup in her hand, "Warmly congratulate Brother Su Ye for accepting Director Ji Ru's invitation, yeah!"
Su Ye cooperated in a good-tempered manner and raised his mug, touching it lightly with Shen Meng.
Su Lan smiled and shook her head, "What's going on here? It's just the beginning. People who don't know may think it's finished."
As she said this, she raised the cup in her hand and touched Shen Meng's and Su Ye's.
Su Lan watched Su Ye blow on the coffee as if he was afraid of burning it, and then took a sip.
Before Su Ye swallowed his coffee, he noticed Su Lan looking at him from the corner of his eye, his cheeks slightly bulging and he smiled at Su Lan sideways.
Lidya Su sighed with emotion, remembering what happened last night.
She left Su Ye's place last night and went back to the company to work overtime for a while. She returned to her residence at two or three in the morning. When she was about to wash up quickly and rest, she received news from Su Ye.
Su Ye rarely contacted her proactively, as if he was afraid of causing trouble to Su Lan. Usually Su Ye would call Su Ye directly if something happened.
Lidya Su was quite surprised when she received the news.
It's so late, what's the rush?
After clicking on it, it was Su Ye who decided to accept Ji Ru's invitation.
"Xiaoye, you really thought about it this time, right?"
Although Su Lan was happy, she still asked Su Ye to be on the safe side.
She hoped that Su Ye's joining the group was based on his own wishes, rather than a decision made reluctantly considering her or the company's development.
Last night, Su Lan had a rare moment of stern expression. Although she felt sorry for Su Ye afterwards, she had no regrets.
Xiaoye cannot be allowed to continue like this.
But Su Lan remembered that she had a very serious conversation with Su Ye. Although Su Ye responded obediently on the surface, he still seemed confused inside.
Maybe it takes a specific person to open Su Ye's heart, Su Lan thought wildly.
"Yeah." After hearing Su Lan's words, Su Ye moved the mug that was just attached to his mouth and nodded slowly but surely, "I've thought about it."
Shen Meng didn't interrupt but looked around.
Lidya Su looked at Su Ye's expression carefully.
When Su Ye spoke, he held the cup wall with his fingertips for a moment, but the expression on his face did not hesitate too much, nor did it always give people the feeling that his thoughts were drifting to the horizon as before.
He listened to Lidya Su's words very seriously, and then gave this answer with certainty.
Not out of reluctance or resignation.
Lidya Su slowly felt relieved, and the smile on her face suddenly became much brighter.
"It's good that you have this intention, but why did you suddenly figure it out?"
When she received the news yesterday, Lidya Su was so tired that she fell on the bed and fell asleep, but she still woke up.
At the same time, I was also very confused.
As Su Ye's aunt, she did not play a large part in Su Ye's life, but at least she got to know him for a while, and she could feel Su Ye's character to a greater or lesser extent.
Su Ye looked confused, but he was actually very cautious, and because he was too cautious, he gave people the feeling of always being hesitant.
This is also the reason for the difficulty in choosing. When she and Shen Meng were shopping at the watch store this morning, Su Lan could imagine Su Ye's tangled expression when looking at the hesitant messages from Su Ye.
So Su Ye is actually not the type of person who makes decisive decisions. He thinks over and over again a lot.
After Su Lan left last night, she was prepared that Su Ye would hesitate for two or three days before answering her.
Unexpectedly, Su Ye had an answer in just two or three hours.
Even when Su Lan was happy, she was extremely curious as to what made Su Ye behave like this.
Su Lan looked at Su Ye's face, and it seemed that she could vaguely see a little bit of very light cyan under her eyes.
It looks like I didn't get much rest yesterday.
Su Ye pursed his lips into a thin line, then quickly let go, not knowing how to answer Su Lan's question.
Recalling what Xi Yun said last night, Su Ye's heart beat faster again. His usual behavior in front of Shen Meng and Su Lan began to show a faint tendency to lose control.
Su Ye couldn't say it, he was embarrassed.
Su Lan heard Su Ye make a soft sound, and the ending sound was a little soft. It was no different from Su Ye's usual good temper, but when she listened carefully, it sounded like she was vaguely coquettish.
"Because I was also interested in acting."
Lidya Su nodded and didn't ask any more questions. In short, it was a good thing and she didn't need to worry too much.
She was more concerned about another thing.
"Xiaoye." Su Lan's eyes narrowed, "You stayed up late yesterday, right?"
"Huh?" The amber eyes turned quickly, holding the mug in front of him with both hands. The steaming heat slightly blocked the guilty smile on Su Ye's face, "I didn't."
Shen Meng immediately echoed, "Brother is a little green now, but he still said he's not."
The ends of Su Ye's slightly raised eyes seemed to droop a little, turning into a very cute look. He looked at Shen Meng pitifully and blinked.
Shen Meng's voice suddenly changed, ". Then if you don't say no, then there won't be any!"
Su Lan reached out to poke Su Ye's mole at the end of his eyebrow in an angry and funny manner. Su Ye smiled and ducked aside.
"You haven't even joined the group yet, and you've already started to stay up late at night. It's not like you don't know that you're not in good health, so you can't do this again next time, you know!"
Shen Meng also nodded, "I will join the group next week, so I have to keep my spirits up."
Su Ye stood obediently between the two of them, nodding his head at every word, just like a nodding doll with a spring on it.
He whispered: "Okay, I understand."
Shen Meng and Su Lan did not stay any longer. They came here to bring the official script to Su Ye and check on Su Ye's condition.
After arranging the training sessions before joining the group, the two left first, allowing Su Ye to have a good rest.
Su Ye finished his coffee and slowly walked to the piano.
The pure white floor-length curtains were only half opened, and the light golden sunlight like soft gauze flowed in and sprinkled on half of the piano, and the mahogany texture shimmered slightly.
It's really a sunny day today.
No, it’s not the bright summer sun, but the soft and bright light that belongs only to winter.
Su Ye turned on the piano and played his favorite tune along with the ticking sound coming from the depths of the porch.
As the last note ended, the cell phone placed aside buzzed.
Su Ye picked it up and found a text message from Su Lan, which basically told him to take a good rest.
Su Lan didn't send a WeChat message, maybe because she was afraid that he would forget to read it.
Su Ye simply replied. Just as he was about to put his phone aside, he remembered something and clicked into the email.
His white fingers typed out a few words, then deleted them, repeating this meaningless process.
Su Ye sat on the piano bench for a long time holding his cell phone, then took out a cigarette and smoked one, his fingers a little unsteady.
When the thin smoke was halfway burning, Su Ye flicked off the ashes and carefully rephrased each word.
[Mom]
Su Ye deleted the following sentence "How are you doing?" and replaced it with "How is the weather?"
[The weather here is very good today. Yesterday it snowed again for the first time in a long time. But today is a sunny day and the sunshine is very comfortable. I hope it will be sunny over there as well. ]
Su Ye paused for a moment, hesitating whether to take a photo, and finally decided to add attachments after typing.
[I'm going to act in a play. It's a play directed by Ji Ru. We have watched many movies together before. You cry every time you watch it. Don't cry anymore when you watch my play this time, okay? ]
A little smoke drifted into Su Ye's eyes, which made him blink.
[I met someone I hadn’t seen for a long time on the set, and I almost couldn’t recover. Director Ji Ru said that my performance was very good. Do you think I was cheating? I feel so guilty. ]
Su Ye's mood suddenly improved a lot. Recalling what happened that day, he rambled on and described many details as if he were writing a diary. He even tried to recall several other artists he knew at the scene.
The hands of the clock ticked and made a full circle.
Su Ye wrote a very long email, and did not stop until the bottom started to prompt him that the number of words was too long, please add a document attachment.
But he wasn't done yet.
Su Ye began to delete and delete again, and finally left the sentence "Meeting someone I haven't seen for a long time" and deleted some other trivial details.
[Hope you are getting better and better. ]
Su Ye clicked into the photo album and added the photo just now.
There are very few recent photos in the album, almost none. Except for the picture of sunlight shining on the piano that I just took, the last picture was still the sunset picture taken the day before the variety show ended.
In one of the three sunset shots, a black-haired boy accidentally entered the frame.
Su Ye's fingertips slowed down and he was quiet for a moment before selecting this photo.
[Look at this, I took a good shot^^, it looks like a poster. ]
After confirming that there was no problem, Su Ye clicked send.
The sound of the email sounded. Su Ye raised his eyes and saw a bird of an unclear type flying past the French window.
Su Ye didn't expect a quick reply to the email. Unexpectedly, before his phone was put aside, there was a ding-dong sound.
He opened in surprise.
The reply was an email in English.
[Re:Ye
Wow, what a beautiful day, congratulations on your new job! Your mother is resting. When she wakes up, I will read the email to her. She will be very happy.
PS: Is the boy in the picture the person you mentioned you haven’t seen for a long time? :)]
Su Ye looked at it for a long time, smiled slowly, and replied briefly to the email.
He wasn't surprised if it wasn't Su Yun's reply.
His mother, Su Yun, was in poor health and was recuperating most of the time, so she rarely contacted him by phone. She mainly relied on emails to contact him. Su Yun would reply to him when she was in better spirits.
After exiting the mailbox, Su Ye thought about the email he had just written. He couldn't help but click on the call history and looked at the length of time after the phone number at the top.
3:04:23
In fact, during this conversation, the two people were silent for most of the time, as if they were waiting for the other person to speak, and they didn't seem to need any words, just looking at the snow outside the window quietly.
Su Ye also forgot why he hung up. It seemed that Xi Wei said "Have a good rest". He lay down on the sofa and said "hmm", ending the call.
Su Ye hesitated, and like a thief, he saved the familiar numbers into his address book, as if he had completed an unknown little ritual that belonged to him.
The sunshine outside the window became warmer again.
Hopefully the weather will be nice next week too.
Su Ye squinted his eyes and showed a shallow smile.
Over the weekend, the official Weibo of Jiru Studio revealed some news about the new drama, which can be regarded as a warm-up promotion.
The atmosphere in the Xingli Media conference room was tense.
Lin He held the tablet in his hand, and the assistant next to him quietly reported the news he had received from investors, with a cautious expression.
Opposite Lin He sat Shu Ling and Huang Ji, both of whom looked ugly. The assistant whispered: "The word from the investors is that Director Ji Ru has an idea and has basically decided on the candidate."
Huang Ji snorted when he heard this, folded his arms and leaned on the back of the chair.
"I know." Lin He nodded expressionlessly, "Let's go out."
The assistant bowed his head and exited.
Lin He placed the tablet on the conference table with a click, taking a liking to Shu Ling.
"How come you can't compete with Su Ye in your audition?"
Shu Ling twitched the corner of her mouth, feeling extremely bad, "I still want to ask, how do I know."
Lin He pointed his finger at the conference table.
Earlier released "Little Monsters!" "The reason for this is to raise Su Ye's negative public opinion and make the casting more inclined to Shu Ling.
Who knew that Ji Ru didn't care about this at all and still sent an invitation to Su Ye's company Yaotian.
The comments on the Internet were also beyond the expectations of the public relations department. Originally, all the entertainment reporters had taken good care of it, but who knew that a PD with a first-hand video suddenly appeared and suddenly changed the public opinion.
It would be okay if it was just like this. The small PD of a show does not have much traffic, and the publicist can press it a little bit, at least it will not attack Shu Ling.
As it turns out, Su Ye's public relations team is quite clever. They don't follow the rules and work with the fans there to create trouble for Su Ye and attract a large number of Oril's former fans.
Public opinion suddenly became polarized.
After all, it was a recognized fact at the time that Shu Ling copied Su Ye's character in all aspects after joining Oril.
Su Ye was able to step on Su Ye in the later period, but it was just because the popularity of five years had subsided, and Su Ye was not in the circle and could not make a sound at all.
As soon as the previous Tuanfen came out, it brought with it the material diagrams of the past, and now it has directly reversed everything that has been laid down in the past five years.
"Now my Weibo is full of those weird fans jumping over to me." Shu Ling said in a bad tone.
Lin He was in a worse mood.
Originally, the role of Ji Ru's crew was decided by them and the investors, and it was nine out of ten that it would fall on Shu Ling.
Being able to join Ji Ru's crew is also a very good opportunity for Xingli.
It has been several years since Xingli produced a phenomenal artist like the original Oril members.
The road to firing Shu Ling and the unofficial male chairman Yu CP has also been blocked.
Xi Yan, who had always been in a state of silence, didn't know what was going on. He liked the Weibo post of Su Ye's big fan, which directly confirmed the fact that Shu Ling was actually taking advantage of Su Ye's residual enthusiasm.
All hell breaks loose.
Lin He pinched his temples, his expression a little gloomy.
"Then what can I do? You have to be clever and do tricks on the show. You didn't compare to Su Ye in the audition, and now you're showing off all the stuff you've already prepared!"
Although Shu Ling's Weibo is still well-maintained, the number of fans has plummeted by hundreds of thousands in just a few days. It is not an exaggeration to say that it has turned upside down.
"Uncle!" Shu Ling knew she was in the wrong, so she yelled without saying anything.
Lin He didn't say anything again.
He knew very well that in terms of appearance, Shu Ling couldn't compare to Su Ye, but his qualifications could at least surpass Su Ye.
Shu Ling put it bluntly and thought that she could help him, but in the end, she could only do so much.
I haven't even passed the audition, so this role is very likely to be rejected.
Ji Ru is a woman with great ideas and will not change her decision easily.
"Okay." Lin He frowned, "Just treat it as a holiday and go back and stay there."
Shu Ling was a little reluctant, "You can't blame me, why should you give me a holiday?"
Lin He tapped his fingers on the conference table again, a hint of calculation flashing in his eyes.
"Okay, the company will try to fight for it again, but——"
He looked at Shu Ling, "If you continue to deal with the things that are there and those that are not, no matter how good your cards are, they will be beaten to pieces!"
Su Ye has been out of the industry for five years. Five years, what is the concept?
Basically, the little idols who are slightly famous are worth more than Su Ye.
Lin He became impatient just thinking about how such a sure-win start could be played like this by Shu Ling.
And Su Ye, as a member of a boy band, he has been out of the spotlight for so long, and his golden period has basically been wasted. I don’t know why he suddenly came back. Isn’t it comfortable to stay abroad? What kind of muddy water is flowing?
The contract has a confidentiality clause, and Su Ye won't say much, so there should be nothing wrong with it.
It’s true that people become more suspicious as they get older, Lin He thought to himself, laughing.
What can a has-been artist do?
Lin He suppressed his uneasiness.
"Ding dong."
"Ding dong ding dong ding dong."
"Bang bang bang bang bang!!"
Loud doorbells and knocks echoed through the house.
Shen Meng who was outside the door tried to knock harder, while looking down at the clock.
It's six o'clock, hasn't Brother Su Ye gotten up yet?
But yesterday she specifically sent a message saying that she would arrive early today, pack up, and then drive to the set?
Shen Meng took another look at the watch to make sure she got the time right.
The hands on the watch pointed to six o'clock and four.
Shen Meng was a little dumbfounded.
She arrived here at forty-five. When she first rang the doorbell, there was no response, so she had no choice but to knock on the door.
As a result, there was still no movement inside.
? ? ?
Did she knock on the door not loud enough, or was Su Ye too asleep to hear it?
Is Brother Su Ye not at home?
While Shen Meng sent a message to Su Lan, who said she would be here soon ten minutes ago, she knocked heavily on the door again.
Fortunately, this building is a one-story house, and there are no other houses nearby. Otherwise, I would probably have to call the property management company to report her for disturbing the residents.
Knocking on the door still yielded no results. When Shen Meng was about to make a call, the elevator door dinged behind him.
Su Lan was carrying breakfast and was stunned when she saw Shen Meng, "Xiaomeng? Why are you outside the door?"
Shen Meng pointed to the door in confusion, "Brother Su Ye didn't respond. Is he still sleeping?"
As she spoke, she raised her hand again to knock on the door.
Su Lan's heart suddenly jumped and she quickly stopped Shen Meng's movement, "I can open the fingerprint lock, so don't knock it yet."
Shen Meng said "Oh" and stepped aside.
Su Lan handed breakfast to Shen Meng and opened the door.
The house was quiet except for the ticking sound of the clock.
Shen Meng changed her shoes and came in, snickering and said: "Wow, Brother Su Ye must not have gotten up yet. Didn't he have a good rest?"
She was about to walk to the restaurant, but Su Lan stopped her, "Xiaomeng, help me put breakfast on the coffee table in the living room. Xiaoye can eat it directly when he comes out later."
".Oh, okay."
Shen Meng noticed that Lidya Su's expression seemed a little nervous, but she smartly didn't ask any more questions and turned around and went to the living room.
Su Lan slowly walked towards the master bedroom.
The door to the master bedroom was closed. Su Lan raised her fingers and wanted to knock twice. After thinking about it, she put it down and stood by the door and spoke softly.
"Xiaoye? Have you gotten up?"
Through the door, it was difficult for Lidya Su to hear any sounds.
When she didn't get an answer from Su Ye, she said again, "Auntie is coming in." After waiting for a few seconds, Su Lan pressed the bedroom door handle.
There was a click, but he didn't push it away.
The bedroom door was locked.
Su Lan's heart skipped a beat. When she was close to the door again and about to speak, she vaguely heard the sound of chaotic footsteps coming from inside.
The inner lock clicked down, the door handle turned slightly, and a beautiful but somewhat pale face was revealed.
Su Ye stood at the door, still wearing pajamas. His long hair was messy and his breathing was a little unsteady.
"Aunt?"
Su Lan whispered: "You——"
Her words were quickly interrupted by Su Ye's voice.
"Sorry, Sister Lan, I got up late."
Su Ye pushed away his messy hair with one hand, revealing his smooth forehead and an apologetic smile.
When speaking, there is a vibrating sound in the voice that can be distinguished if one listens carefully.
Su Lan hesitated for a moment and finally nodded, "Well, change your clothes and go out to have breakfast. There are red bean paste buns you like."
"Yeah." Su Ye nodded and turned around, closing the bedroom door with one hand.
Su Lan glanced outside the door and saw the duvet twisted into a ball on the bed and the aerosol dropped to the ground.
She didn't say anything and went to the living room.
After closing the door, Su Ye took a few heavy breaths, knelt on the ground, picked up the aerosol, and took a deep breath.
The dull feeling gradually subsided, and the racing heartbeat became much more stable.
Su Ye stood barefoot on the spot for a while, and the aerosol fell to the ground again.
Weaving his fingers through his long hair, he touched the long scar on the back of his head and stared at the messy bed in trance.
The deafening knocking on the door lingered like an auditory hallucination, followed by sharp tinnitus.
For a moment, he thought there were debt collectors outside the door again, so he banged the door.
Su Ye finally moved slowly, held the duvet on the bed, and walked into the cloakroom to change clothes.
In the living room, Shen Meng sat obediently on one side, looking at Su Lan's not-so-relaxed expression and saying nothing.
On the low table were large and small white packaging boxes containing steaming breakfast.
The ticking sound of the clock flows continuously.
Su Lan finally said, "Xiaomeng."
Shen Meng nodded, "Hey, what's wrong, Sister Lan?"
Lidya Su frowned slightly, but it didn't look like she was angry, but like she was thinking of words.
"In the future, if Xiaoye doesn't answer the doorbell when you ring it, call him directly and try not to knock on the door."
Shen Meng was a little confused, but quickly remembered, "Okay, Sister Lan."
Lidya Su said "Yeah".
The atmosphere fell into silence again, until the master bedroom door opened deep inside.
Su Ye walked into the living room neatly dressed, with his long hair tied back as usual. He smiled softly when he saw Shen Meng and Su Lan.
He wore a soft and thick creamy white velvet vest, a shirt underneath, and caramel-colored trousers. He looked gentle and friendly.
"Sorry for keeping you waiting." Su Ye touched the tip of his nose, "I accidentally overslept."
"Hey, what are you talking about?" Su Lan sighed inwardly and pulled him to sit down. "Hurry up and make up your mind. After eating, we will go to the crew."
Su Ye sat down with a "hmm", "Wow, I really bought red bean paste buns."
Su Lan watched Su Ye take a bite, her cheeks puffed up slightly and the tips of her hair swayed.
She shook her head with a smile and reached out to tuck Su Ye's broken hair.
Su Ye paused while chewing, and inexplicably recalled that during the audition that day, Xi Wei's index finger hooked the black hair on the side of his face, and tucked it behind his ear in the same way.
Su Ye's face turned slightly red, he lowered his head and stared at the red bean paste buns with dark red fillings in his hands, and said softly: "Thank you, auntie."
"Huh?" Su Lan was startled for a moment, then patted Su Ye on the shoulder after a while, "It's okay, don't worry."
(End of chapter)
The author said: Su Lan: What did you do when you stayed up late?
Su Ye: Nothing to do. (Referring to having a three-hour mic session with Xi Wei in the middle of the night)
Let me give you a preview, the next chapter is in the same frame, Brother Xi is going to cause trouble haha.
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