bad kid

Ruan Zhimu got into Luo Jiang's white Mercedes, waited for the car to pull out of the corner, and said, "A colleague told me earlier that a very young and powerful cameraman was coming to the live broadcast. I didn't expect it to be Yan Yue."

Luo Jiang: "I know."

Ruan Zhimu: "You know?"

Luo Jiang sighed: "It should be said that people who pay a little attention to social news in S City know him."

He knew that this matter could not be hidden. Burning newspapers and throwing magazines would be futile. Yan Yue's works and advertisements were overwhelming, and he could stop it by himself.

Three years ago, he and Ruan Zhimu met again by chance at a late-night food stall in City S. Later, they got to know each other better and became friends, taking care of each other in the huge city.

When money is tight and the mood is depressed, I have shared the same bottle of beer, and I can talk about everything.

Originally, his only contact with Ruan Zhimu was Yan Yue. The strange thing is that Ruan Zhimu never mentioned the reason for leaving city a, and when he asked him about Yan Yue, he always evaded it vaguely.

He guessed that something unpleasant happened between them, and later he knew Ruan Zhimu's sexuality, so he vaguely guessed something.

He is not the kind of person who likes to dig deep and pry into other people's privacy.

If Ruan Zhimu didn't say anything, he wouldn't ask.

But as a friend, he can't pretend not to be ignorant of things that must be reminded.

Luo Jiang turned on the turn signal: "I don't want to interfere with your affairs, but I saw on the news a few days ago that Yan Yue was photographed dating a model girlfriend at the entrance of a hot spring."

Ruan Zhimu was originally looking at the vehicles coming and going on the street aimlessly, but when he heard this sentence, his eyes froze.

He forced a smile: "Unexpectedly, you still watch the gossip entertainment version."

Luo Jiang was a little disgusted: "My sister chases stars and sends me messy entertainment gossip every day. You can change a boyfriend every seven days, and a husband every month."

Ruan Zhimu: "Didn't she just announce that she will tie the knot with that actor who plays sadomasochistic costume drama?"

Luo Jiang snorted coldly: "In the past few days, I have been calling Yan Yue's husband every day."

Looking at Luo Jiang's depressed and breathless expression, it should be that he is very dissatisfied with the fact that his sister is actually a fan of his deadly enemy in school.

Ruan Zhimu wanted to laugh, and grinned, the corners of his mouth hurt.

So it closed again.

In autumn, the weather is dry and easy to get angry.

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Ruan Zhimu has been back to work for a week.

The popularity of Yan Yue's live broadcast exploded, and the company was also very satisfied. Huang Deliang solemnly promised to give him a commission next year and pat him on the shoulder for him to do a good job.

Ruan Zhimu knew that this was just the company's pretext for him, and a salary increase was equivalent to grabbing meat from capitalists, which is not so easy.

But he also smiled modestly and thanked the company for his cultivation.

The essential quality of an adult is to know that interests are paramount, to disguise one's emotions, and to show an appropriate attitude at any point in time.

On Wednesday, Ruan Zhimu received an email from the alumni association of University A, saying that he planned to hold an alumni party at a hotel in city A next weekend and invited him to attend.

Ruan Zhimu generally refuses such invitations. A City and A University have carried too many memories for him. At the beginning, he was also determined to let go of everything in the past, so he changed his mobile phone number and came to S City, starting from scratch.

But he inquired and learned that some heavyweight alumni with extensive network resources will attend this alumni association, and some of them are from the new media circle. If they can get acquainted, it may be helpful to his career.

He originally avoided going back to city a because he was afraid of meeting Yan Yue.

Now that we have met, Yan Yue has also expressed his rejection and disgust towards him, as if there is nothing to avoid.

It's like when he used to prepare for the final exam. Before the exam came, he always walked on eggshells. After he really finished the exam, he knew that he failed the exam, so he didn't feel nervous.

Ruan Zhimu struggled for a few days and decided to go to the appointment.

As the day passed, Ruan Zhimu was disappointed.

It is said that the alumni are busy with work, none of the heavyweight alumni did not come, and some of them did not agree to the appointment at all. The organizers were afraid that they would not come, so they deliberately let it go.

The organizer of the alumni association is Li Jingyi, a good friend of his college astronomical club.

Li Jingyi, who is he?

A person who can spread rumors in the whole school that Halley's Comet is about to land on the earth for the prosperity of the Astronomical Club.

Li Jingyi smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "You are our most powerful celebrity today, a popular anchor, a handsome senior, you have to share some experience with your juniors later."

Ruan Zhimu took a cup of Long Island iced tea and leaned against the window to blow the air: "What experience can I have?"

Li Jingyi: "You are the rumored object of the big star Tong Lan. How is this not experience? Fishing for men is also a skill!"

Ruan Zhimu almost choked himself to death with a sip of wine.

Coughed twice and scolded him: "I picked up the dung at the gate of the village when I was bored."

"Speaking of which," Li Jingyi suddenly turned serious, "Actually, I invited Yan Yue this time, but he hasn't responded, probably because he's not free."

Ruan Zhimu didn't speak.

Yan Yue really kept his promise and passed the entrance examination for University A, becoming his alumni. He only found out when he looked through the materials during the live broadcast that day.

At that time, I had mixed feelings in my heart, and many words were stuffed in my chest, and I didn't know where to start.

Ruan Zhimu: "Do you know... Yan Yue?"

Li Jingyi: "It's strange if I don't know him, since he entered the school, he was a famous figure in University A. He is handsome, cool and good at photography. He won several youth photography awards when he first entered the school, and he was sent to Europe for further study. "

"I watched the live broadcast of you and Yan Yue last time. My wife squatted around to grab that gold reconstituted honey. It cost only 800 yuan for a small bottle. It hurt me to death... Did you guys not know each other before? It looks so unfamiliar. "

"However, when Yan Yue came in, you had already graduated. You didn't go to graduate school, so it's normal if you don't know each other."

Ruan Zhimu was speechless and could only smile: "Yes."

He wanted to try his best to avoid recalling those past events, but when Li Jingyi started to think about it, the memories flooded in like a flood, and he suddenly couldn't control himself.

He once promised to accompany Yan Yue's college days, but that time eventually became a blank, a missing piece in his memory.

An overwhelming urge to remedy, to ask, to learn more.

Ruan Zhimu's eyelashes twitched slightly, and said, "What was he like when he was in college?"

"Hey, it's almost the same as now." Li Jingyi took another cupcake from the waiter's plate and ate it. "Temporary, cold-faced, unreasonable, and very annoying. At that time, there was a beautiful woman in the dance department who was chasing him in a high-profile way. Stopped him on the road to confess, Yan Yue didn't even bat an eye, and walked away, making the other girl almost cry."

"But although he has a withdrawn personality, he actually likes club activities very much. At that time, he joined at least a dozen clubs, such as the Astronomy Club, the Animation Club, the Opera Club, etc... I heard from people in the club that he came to every event, but he didn't like it. They just sat at the back and didn't say a word, as if the leader was inspecting it."

Ruan Zhimu: "..."

Why such a coincidence.

These clubs... are all clubs that he and Yan Yue have told about, the clubs he joined in the past.

In order to encourage him to take the college entrance examination well, he told him a lot of interesting things about club activities, patted him on the back and said, "When you pass the exam, all these fun things are waiting for you."

Li Jingyi: "There is another strange thing. The clothes and shoes he wears all over his body are not cheap, and the camera is also the most advanced. But according to his roommate, he doesn't seem to get living expenses from the family, and he earns it all by himself."

Ruan Zhimu: "... part-time job?"

"Oh, when he was in college, he often took photos for people to make money. He was able to take pictures of ordinary looks with a special charm. Some of the photos were still popular on Weibo for a while. Girls ask him to take guest pictures. But he doesn't seem to spend a lot of time on this matter, as if he has earned enough living expenses and then stops."

"One more thing," Li Jingyi suddenly remembered, "he used to be a volunteer in the library. In fact, library volunteers often can't find people, because they don't get paid, so they can only be counted as volunteer hours, for credits or something. But I heard people say that he worked as a volunteer in the library for two full years, and he didn’t stop until he went abroad to study in his junior year.”

……

Ruan Zhimu listened to the information silently, about the four years that he and Yan Yue missed.

Through these short narrations, the vivid college student Yan Yue is pieced together bit by bit.

He is taciturn and indifferent, but he also participates in group activities and watches the stars on the rooftop late at night.

I will take pictures of my classmates under the lush camphor trees.

I will register library cards for students in the library with bright and clean windows, and move books around.

The window was wide open, and the cool wind blew in, but Ruan Zhimu felt a little lack of oxygen.

He put down his wine glass, excused himself to go to the bathroom, greeted Li Jingyi, and walked out of the restaurant.

There was no one in the corridor, and the floor was covered with a red carpet, which was soft and thick, and it wouldn't make too much noise even if you ran hard.

Ruan Zhimu was pacing slowly on the carpet, lowering his head to study the golden patterns on the carpet, when suddenly a pair of black buckled Monk leather shoes appeared in front of him.

He raised his head and saw Yan Yue with a cold face.

Ruan Zhimu was a little speechless, and stammered: "You...you also come to the alumni association?"

Yan Yue is wearing a business-style black suit and trousers. Monk shoes are also standard business shoes. His hair is a bit messy and there are dark circles under his eyes from overwork. I came here in a hurry after finishing work.

Ruan Zhimu looked down at his sneakers, pants and blue casual sweater.

But Yan Yue said without emotion: "When I woke up from the afternoon nap, I suddenly found an email in the mailbox. I heard that the professor would come, so I came here casually."

Ruan Zhimu: "..."

Why didn't he hear that the professor would come.

People like Li Jingyi who can blow three points into ten points didn't say that there would be a professor coming. It should be unlikely that there will be such rumors.

Moreover, City S is at least three hours' drive away from City A... How did you "casually come and walk around".

"I didn't expect to meet you."

Yan Yue added a sentence.

Ruan Zhimu: "..."

Okay, he was walking on the road well, and blocked the eyes of Yan Da photographer again.

He said angrily: "I didn't expect to meet me, did you? That's a coincidence. I was indeed invited here as an outstanding alumni representative. If you don't accept it, go to Li Jingyi to protest."

He walked out while talking: "Anyway, it's almost time. I have something to do in the company tonight. Let's go first. Take your time..."

Just as he took a step, his right wrist was suddenly grabbed.

Ruan Zhimu raised his eyes in amazement, looking at the owner of the hand.

Yan Yue was also stunned.

It seemed to be a subconscious reaction, his body reacted before his brain, and grabbed his wrist tightly.

Ruan Zhimu was a little at a loss: "You..."

Yan Yue's expression looked distorted.

He looked like he was at war with heaven and man.

His expression was disgusted, his eyes were contemptuous, and his lips were tightly pursed, as if he didn't want to have any skin-to-skin contact with him.

But the hand didn't listen. I don't know whether it was glued with 502 glue or a genetic mutation. The cold sweat broke out, but there was no way to let go. It was still tightly grasping his wrist, and there was even a tendency to grasp it tighter and tighter.

Ruan Zhimu was worried that he would hold back his urine.

He hesitated for a moment, then carefully withdrew his hand: "Go in and say hello to them, Li Jingyi and the others, as well as many juniors, all want to see you."

"What about you?" Yan Yue asked this question suddenly and thoughtlessly.

His eyes were calm, showing no emotion.

Ruan Zhimu was taken aback for a moment.

After a while, he lowered his eyes and said in a low voice, "I'm going...to the bathroom."

The author says:

Don't be awkward, cute (￣￣)