Be careful

It was indeed raining outside, and the pattering autumn rain weighed down the sky.

Pushing her clothes tightly, Pusher got into the big umbrella that Mu Chi opened.

Mu Chi changed his hand to hold the umbrella, and with the free hand, he pulled Populus a little closer: "Be careful, don't get caught in the rain."

Pu Li ran a little closer to Mu Chi.

To get to the parking lot from the small theater, you need to pass a small road planted with century-old phoenix trees on both sides.The rain hit the leaves, and some leaves that could not hold on fell down.The path is full of slightly curly leaves. After being soaked in rain, the sound of stepping on them is a bit muffled.

"Does Mr. Mu know the legend about this road?" Pu Li felt that the two of them were holding an umbrella, and their breath was too intimate.

"I've heard a little bit, and you know it?" Mu Chi asked Pu Li.

Populus nodded: "I heard from Zhong Xinyang that this road originally had a name, Xuehai Road, because the century-old phoenix trees on both sides are especially beautiful in autumn, so passers-by always come to take pictures, and over time they call it 'Lover's Road' .”

Mu Chi laughed out loud, and the umbrella moved a little towards Pu Li's shoulder: "The one who came to take a photo is a lover, otherwise, why would it be called Lover's Road."

Populus also laughed: "That's right."

Mu Chi said: "Then have you ever taken pictures here with someone you like?"

Populus quickly waved his hand: "No, I just want to work hard now, and I don't have that much thought."

"Really?" Mu Chi slowed down a bit, then said with a smile, "You don't need to fall in love at your age, you will regret it later."

Populus felt warm in the ears, and felt a little bit like being scratched by a kitten.He has been in the industry for several years, and he has never had any seniors around him who encouraged him to fall in love.Over time, he himself felt that talking about love was almost equivalent to not doing a proper job.

"Chestnut," Mu Chi turned to look at Poplar, "Is that what everyone calls you?"

Pu Li nodded to Mu Chi's focused eyes.

"In the future, let me call you that too?" Mu Chi blinked his eyes slightly at Populus, pleading mischievously, "It feels soft and soft, very comfortable."

"Uh..." Poplar's heart skipped a beat, "Okay."

Lover's Road was blocked by a big black umbrella, and it was impossible to see the whole picture, but Populus is in a good mood today.

More than a month ago, when he heard Zhong Xinyang tell the story of this road and this road for the first time, he never expected that one day he and Mr. Mu would have the opportunity to walk together.

In a blink of an eye, the two walked to the parking lot, and Mu Chi opened the door for Pu Li with an umbrella.Pu Li got into the car, followed Mu Chi with his eyes and walked around in front of the car.

Mu Chi's left shoulder was wet, and Pu Li turned his head to see that his body was not soaked by any rain, and felt warm in his heart.

After the previous farce, Pu Li inexplicably felt that he could continue to put Mu Chi in the warmest and most tender corner of his heart.He allowed himself to continue to pay attention to the man he liked silently, treating him presumptuously and greedily as the object of his imagination.

In addition, he is also very willing to regard Mu Chi as a very sensible elder brother, a listener, as if there are any entangled problems, as long as he speaks out, he can get a satisfactory solution and answer from the other party.

"How is Xiao Zhong recently?" Mu Chi turned the steering wheel lightly and asked Pu Li.

Pu Li nodded: "Fortunately, I'm still watching "Jianyue" all day long."

"He is easily obsessed with something." Mu Chi kept smiling, the dim light from the car window made his side face clearly defined, "This is his strength, but also his weakness."

The traffic on rainy days is always extremely bad. The car starts to move at a slow speed from the moment it leaves the school gate, and the original 20-minute journey is abruptly dragged to nowhere.

But Populus particularly enjoys the time of the two of them.

He can tentatively ask about Mu Chi's preferences, and every time he discovers something he likes, he feels that the two of them are getting closer.

Although Mu Chi is 35 years old, in the eyes of young people in their early twenties, he can be regarded as an "uncle" age, but Pu Li prefers to treat him as a big brother.

Mu Chi said that Mr. Mu was a temporary lecturer at the Film Academy before he founded Xinghe.It is said that it is a temporary job, but it is more diligent than a full-time teacher.Even when he was in elementary school in Muchi, he moved directly to live near the school.

The car moved forward slowly, passing by some old shops, Mu Chi lowered his head and pointed out the window to introduce Pu Li.

"The cakes in this shop are delicious, and my mother likes them very much. I always have to sacrifice an hour or two to help her buy them on weekends," Mu Chi said with a smile, "It's a pity that many bakeries opened nearby. Business is going downhill.”

"This place used to be a bookstore, specializing in selling second-hand books. Me and..." Mu Chi said, and paused, "He and I often come here, and occasionally go shopping for a book or two. But now it seems that there is a coffee shop. shop."

"It's a milk tea shop." Populus and Zhong Xinyang once visited there. "There are still a lot of second-hand books in the shop. You can still buy them if you like."

"Oh," Mu Chi smiled, "let's go shopping again if you have a chance."

In a daze, Pu Li felt that Mu Chi was like a child with a childlike innocence. Under those calm and sophisticated eyes, there was clearly a child's curiosity and desire hidden.

"Mr. Mu just said that she is his girlfriend, right?" Pu Li seemed casual, but actually asked after thinking for a long time.

Mu Chi suddenly fell into silence, the rain on the windshield of the car accompanied by the wipers made a weird sound, Pu Li guessed that he should have asked the question.

After a long time, after another traffic light, Mu Chi said, "It really happened a long time ago."

"Is it first love?" Seeing that Mu Chi was not unhappy, Pu Li asked again.

Mu Chi nodded, smiled and sighed: "First love, I fell in love with him from the first time I saw him when I was 17, and I didn't dare to confess my love until I was 21."

Populus was surprised, this seemed very affectionate to him.To know the person who inspired him to create "NextDoor", he was nostalgic until the end of the training camp.

"Did you catch him later?" asked Pope.

Mu Chi smiled, and some big boys were ashamed of being punctured: "I caught up. On that day, we walked together on the lover's road just now. It was also autumn, but it didn't rain, and the sky was sunny. The sun was not blocked by the leaves. Hot. I said to him, I like you... At that age, I was so daring."

Populus was completely aroused and asked, "Did he agree?"

Mu Chi seemed to be lost in thought, then parked the car at the gate of Puli's house, turned to look at him, nodded, and smiled: "I agree. As soon as I said it, he said without hesitation that he likes me and hugs me." kissed me on the forehead."

"Ah..." Pu Li was excited by Mu Chi's previous boldness, "Really? Are you too lucky?"

"Lucky?" Mu Chi stared at Pu Li's eyes.

Populus nodded frantically: "Yes, the person you like just happens to like you too. Although it seems that you didn't get together later, you are lucky enough to have an unforgettable first love that depends on each other."

Mu Chi took out the umbrella from the umbrella holder and gave it to Pu Li: "Maybe, maybe that's also a kind of luck."

Pu Li took the umbrella, smiled and waved to Mu Chi, thanking him for sending him home.

Mu Chi said again: "Don't arrange things tomorrow, and accompany me to the film and television base."

Populus hesitated a bit when he suddenly received a job notice from the boss.

But Mu Chi said with a smile: "I want you to meet someone, it would be better to take you personally."

Pu Li didn't know about Mu Chi and the company's arrangements. It must be because Feng Rui has been very busy with family affairs and work recently, so Mr. Mu had to personally arrange the work?

Although Populus knew that he was not so lucky, he still smiled and agreed: "Okay, what time will I go to the company tomorrow."

"I'll pick you up tomorrow morning."

That night, Pu Li received a call from Feng Rui.

Feng Rui's daughter was born prematurely for more than a month, and she has been living in an incubator in the pediatrics department of the hospital since she was born.Recently, he has no skills to spare. He stays with his daughter in the hospital at night and is busy with work during the day. He has to find time to go home and cook chicken soup for his wife.

It was also surprising that Populus received a call from him suddenly.

"Lizi," Feng Rui's voice was tired, but he could tell he was in a good mood, "Congratulations."

"What?" Populus was tinkering with the newly assembled tuning equipment in front of the computer, and Zhong Xinyang was holding the novel "Jianyue" in a recliner behind him.

"The company called me just now, saying that Mr. Mu recommended you to Andrew to play the leading role in "Jianyue"." Feng Rui laughed after finishing speaking in one breath.

"What?" Seeing Zhong Xinyang reflected from the blacked out computer screen, Pu Li seemed to slowly put the book on his chest.

Populus pretended to go to the kitchen to drink water, turned down the volume of the phone, and then asked Feng Rui what was going on.

Feng Rui cheerfully said that he was also at a loss. The good news came too suddenly, but since the company notified him, there should be nothing wrong.

After hanging up the phone, Pu Yue returned to the computer, Zhong Xinyang was still reading the book seriously.

"That..." Pu Li didn't know how to speak, after all, being recommended by Mu Chi to play the male lead in Andrew's play, this matter also sounded unreal to him.

"Congratulations, I heard it." Zhong Xinyang stared at a page of paper for a long time with an indifferent expression, "Chen Sheng is yours now."

Populus approached Zhong Xinyang lightly, and took the book away from the other party: "I know you are completely immersed in this role, if what Brother Feng said is true, I will tell him well when I see the director, Mu Anyway, I will fight for you again.”

Zhong Xinyang still had that indifferent attitude, took back his book from Pu Li, yawned and stood up: "Thank you then."

Populus is very contradictory, on the one hand is Zhong Xinyang who he thinks is the most suitable to play Chen Sheng, and on the other is himself who is eager to return to the public eye.He didn't know if it was a good thing or a bad thing for Mu Chi to take him there.

Then, he went to the rooftop, where Zhong Xinyang sat on the small sofa and slowly sipped a glass of boiled water.

"Xinyang," Pu Li sat down beside Zhong Xinyang, "if, I mean if, if they really want me to play Chen Sheng, what should I do?"

Zhong Xinyang put down the water glass, and the water at the bottom of the glass reflected the uneven texture on the cobblestone tabletop.

"Lizi, you think I'm too weak, but also too strong," he patted Poplar's shoulder, "Grab it if you have a chance, don't be like me."