deep affection

In the evening, Zhuang Wei returned home from Ji Chen's place. After taking a brief shower, he found his mobile phone and called Gu Yan.

Gu Yan rang a few times and then connected, "Zhuang Wei?"

"Yes, did I bother you?" Zhuang Wei didn't want to disturb Gu Yan, but he wasn't sure when Gu Yan was not busy.

"No, what's the matter?" Gu Yan's voice was still cold, but his tone was somewhat gentle.

Zhuang Wei pursed his lips and said, "I have two tickets for the premiere of the movie, which will be at [-] o'clock this Saturday night. I want to ask if you have time."

Gu Yan was silent for two seconds before saying, "I have a lot of work recently, and I'm not sure I can spare time." Gu Yan didn't directly refuse, but just talked about her own situation.

"It doesn't matter. Come here if you are free. It's fine if you're not. It's nothing important. It's just that you've been taking care of me. There's nothing to thank you for. This time, I happen to have two tickets. Just ask." Zhuang Wei said.In fact, he instinctively felt that Gu Yan was not suitable for a place like a movie theater, it was too crowded and too unfree.

"You're welcome, it's a trivial matter." Gu Yan said with a smile, "Well, if I'm free, I'll call you."

"Okay." Zhuang Wei responded.

"Then you should rest early."

"OK, good night."

"Good night."

After hanging up the phone, Zhuang Wei leaned against the window, looking at the night outside, feeling a little happy.He knew that asking Gu Yan was not easy, and Gu Yan did not refuse with a formulaic reason, which was enough to make him happy.

On Saturday night, Zhuang Wei went to the theater after having dinner outside.He didn't receive a call from Gu Yan all day today, but it's still early, so there's no need to rush.

This is a domestically produced martial arts blockbuster. The director and actors are well-known at home and abroad, so it is naturally highly anticipated.Because it was the premiere, the actors in the film would naturally be present, so the theater was crowded with fans waiting for their idols early on.

Zhuang Wei went out very low-key this time, wearing ordinary khaki casual clothes, a baseball cap, a pair of black-rimmed glasses and an ordinary dust mask.He just came to watch the movie, not a guest at the premiere of the movie, and he didn't want to attract attention and steal the limelight from others, so it was just right.

Standing in the corner of the theater, Zhuang Wei looked at his phone from time to time, waiting for Gu Yan's call.The waiting time seems to be dragged on for a long time, and every second is a fusion of expectation and disappointment.Zhuang Wei glanced at himself on the reflective glass beside him, and showed a self-deprecating smile. He couldn't remember how long he hadn't seen this feeling. He didn't like this feeling, because the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.

The ticket information was displayed on the electronic screen. Fans and audiences entered the venue one after another with their tickets, and the waiting hall of the movie theater became much quieter.Zhuang Wei did not enter the arena with most of the people, and there was still some time before the start, Zhuang Wei wanted to wait a little longer.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and the movie inside was about to start. Zhuang Wei glanced at the still silent phone, pursed his lips slightly, and took the ticket to the ticket gate.Although Zhuang Wei was dressed in a low-key manner, his outstanding demeanor could not be concealed. The staff at the ticket check couldn't help but look at him a few more times, but because of the dim light, they didn't recognize him.

Entering the cinema hall, it was already full of people, and an advertisement was playing on the screen. Zhuang Wei walked through the aisle and came to his seat. The seat on the right was for another ticket. If Gu Yan didn’t come, it was empty come out.The ticket that Ji Chen got was right. Although Zhuang Wei was a little absent-minded, he was not completely out of the atmosphere of the scene.

After a while, the actors who came to promote came in one after another, sat in the front row, the movie officially started, and the theater became quiet.

The movie is nothing short of exciting. The scenes and fights are gorgeous, and the actors' clothes and hair accessories are also very particular. The plot is ups and downs, which makes the audience tense up at the tense part and cry at the sad part.However, Zhuang Wei, one of the audience, was not attracted by these, and his attention was still more on his mobile phone.He knew that it was already this time, and Gu Yan probably wouldn't come, but he couldn't say why, and he still didn't want to give up completely, but the phone was still quiet, as if it had run out of battery...

The movie came to an end with applause, the lights in the theater were turned on, the actors came to the stage to express their thanks, and there was still a time for interviews with reporters, and the show did not end so quickly.However, Zhuang Wei didn't intend to stay here, so he quietly left the theater, and then took the elevator to leave the shopping mall where the theater was located.

Zhuang Wei didn't know why he felt so disappointed. In fact, he had expected that Gu Yan would not appear.Moreover, Gu Yan didn't promise him that he would definitely come. It stands to reason that he should face this matter calmly.But he just couldn't bring up his emotions, and felt a little empty in his heart, but he couldn't find the root cause.

As soon as he got home, Zhuang Wei received a call from Ji Chen.

Ji Chen asked with a deep smile in his voice, "Go home?"

"Well, I just got home." Compared to Ji Chen's liveliness, Zhuang Wei's voice seemed a little tired.

But Ji Chen didn't hear it, and asked, "Did Mr. Gu go? Did you have dinner together?"

Zhuang Wei sighed inwardly, and said, "He didn't come."

Ji Chen didn't expect this to happen, and fell into an embarrassing silence. After about ten seconds, he said, "Probably too busy."

"Well, maybe." Zhuang Wei replied.

Ji Chen originally wanted to let Zhuang Wei and Gu Yan meet today, and the two of them would chat a little more, which would be helpful for Zhuang Wei to join YC in the future, but he didn't expect that Gu Yan didn't show up at all. Busyness is naturally a reason, but it's also Ji Chen can't help but feel that Zhuang Wei's desire to join YC is not as easy as it seems.

"Then you should go to bed early. You don't have much work right now. You should hurry up and buy the furniture and home appliances for your new home. It will be convenient to move in together when the time comes." Ji Chen said.Since there are too many uncertainties in YC, Ji Chen is also planning to hurry up and try to get in touch with other companies. It is not a wise choice to put all his eggs in one basket.

"Okay, you are still injured, so go to bed early." Zhuang Wei said.

Ji Chen answered, and after the two said good night to each other, they each hung up the phone.

Zhuang Wei lay down after taking a bath, but couldn't fall asleep, his mind was in a mess, and he didn't know what was going on.Calmness seemed to be drifting away from him uncontrollably, and he didn't know how to get it back...

In the morning of the next day, Zhuang Wei made an appointment with the designer to discuss the next step of decorating the house online. By the way, he bought some furniture online. These furniture stores can deliver the goods to the door, which is very convenient.

Just as Zhuang Wei finished talking here, the phone rang.Zhuang Wei took it over casually and saw that it was Zhuang Yu who called.

Squeezing the aching eyebrows, Zhuang Wei connected to the phone, "What's the matter?"

"You seem to be quite laid-back recently." Zhuang Yu said with a smile: "What? Wang Xingyuan's endorsement is enough for you for a lifetime?"

Wangxingyuan's advertisements are overwhelming in China, and it is only natural for Zhuang Yu to know.

"You don't need to worry about my affairs." Zhuang Wei's attitude was still cold, he was not in a good mood, and Zhuang Yu came to him at this time, which would only annoy him even more.

Zhuang Yu chuckled, "That's not what you said, anyway, you are also my brother."

Zhuang Wei didn't bother to talk about family affection with him, and there was no family affection between them, and talking too much would be a joke.

"It will be Dad's birthday in a few days, do you remember?" Zhuang Yu got to the point.

"Hmm." He will never forget this. When his mother was still there, every year on his father's birthday, the family of three would go out for dinner. Even if they wanted to invite others to a birthday banquet, they would still have a separate day to celebrate.At that time, Zhuang Wei thought it was happiness, but after Liang Shuang brought Zhuang Yu in, the so-called "happiness" turned into irony.

"My mother mentioned it to my father and asked if I should let you come back for dinner. Dad asked me to ask you, come back to eat if you change it, and forget it if you don't." Zhuang Yu said with a smile.

From Liang Shuang's entrance, a banquet is held every year on his father's birthday.Liang Shuang mentioned him at this time, definitely not to want him to go back, but to remind his father that he is gay, so that his father should not forget.And it is impossible for him to marry a woman in order to get his father's approval.So every time Liang Shuang mentioned it, it undoubtedly deepened the conflict between him and his father.Zhuang Wei didn't even bother to think about Liang Shuang's little thought.But with this kind of careful thinking, Zhuang Yu has learned a lot.

"If there is nothing else to do, hang up." Zhuang Wei didn't want to explain a word, and there was no need to explain anything to Zhuang Yu.

"It's not a good habit to hang up the phone every time." Zhuang Yu's smile deepened, as if he was happy as long as Zhuang Wei was unhappy, "I've already started working in the company. People call me 'Young Master Zhuang', probably they have forgotten you as the young master, and thought I was the only one."

Zhuang Wei's face turned a little cold. When his mother was alive, she told him more than once that everything in the Zhuang family would belong to him in the future.But now, these seem to have become Zhuang Yu's.He doesn't covet his father's company, but at least he should be given a fair treatment. If he is really not capable enough to inherit the company, he will admit it, but just because he likes men, his father is going to let Zhuang Yu inherit the family business. It was unfair to him.But even if he was dissatisfied, he had nothing to do. The company belonged to his father, and he had no right to speak.

"Why don't you talk?" Seeing that Zhuang Wei hadn't moved, Zhuang Yu asked.

"I'm very busy, so I hang up because I have nothing important to do." After speaking, Zhuang Wei didn't care whether Zhuang Yu had anything to say, and hung up the phone directly.

The pleasant silence in the room made Zhuang Wei feel a little calmer. He lay down on the bed relaxedly. Zhuang Wei looked at the ceiling. He would not attend his father's birthday party. With Liang Shuang around, it would only provoke a conflict between him and his father. Contradictions, no one will look good at that time.But gifts still need to be prepared, this is upbringing and cannot be lost.In fact, although Zhuang Yu's phone call made him a little unhappy, it was not the root cause of his bad mood. He knew that his low mood was still because Gu Yan didn't come yesterday, and there was no news about it until now.

With a self-deprecating chuckle, Zhuang Wei sat up, his pride made him dislike what he was doing now.Gu Yan has Gu Yan's job, he has his own life, they shouldn't have crossed paths in the first place, it's one thing for him to express his gratitude to Gu Yan, but it's another thing to have negative emotions for this.He still has a lot of things to do, and adjusting as soon as possible is the most important thing he should do now.