Hidden heart

Shen Yao originally thought that after last night, his relationship with Fan Xuechen should be further improved.When he sent Fan Xuechen back in the morning, he kissed his forehead in the car. Fan Xuechen also silently accepted his affection and did not refuse.But I didn't expect that as soon as I separated from him, he would seem to disappear. No matter how Shen Yao called or sent text messages, it would be like a stone sinking into the sea, without any news.

It has been three days and there is no news from Fan Xuechen.Listening to the "beep" sound on the phone, Shen Yao gritted his teeth—could it be that what Fan Xuechen gave him was a fake number?

When Xue Ze came to look for him, it was still for social gatherings, dinner parties, or going out for crazy fun. Shen Yao was surrounded by such hustle and bustle, and his heart seemed to be blocked by a stone, and he was not as comfortable as usual.

This time, Shen Yao avoided the crowd, walked to the corridor outside, hesitated for a moment, and dialed Bai Yuwei's cell phone.

"Mr. Shen." Bai Yuwei's voice was very sweet, as if she had encountered something happy.

"Yuwei, thank you and Xuechen for your hospitality last time."

"No, I neglected you, please forgive me."

"Are you free tomorrow? I would like to invite you to have a meal with Xuechen, as my thank you."

"This..." Bai Yuwei paused, then said, "I'll ask Xuechen."

There was a sound of footsteps on the phone, followed by the sound of the door opening, "Xue Chen, Mr. Shen wants to invite you to dinner with me, would you like to go?"

Shen Yao didn't hear Fan Xuechen's voice, only heard Bai Yuwei reply: "Ah, I'm so sorry, Xuechen doesn't want to go out, so I think let it go. Mr. Shen, you don't have to be polite."

For a moment Shen Yao felt his scalp was a little fried, and even his voice was not so calm, he said, "I want to talk to Xue Chen personally."

Bai Yuwei seemed to chuckle slightly, "Okay."

"Mr. Shen." It was Fan Xuechen's voice, which sounded unreal on the phone.

Shen Yao quickly said: "Xuechen, why didn't you come?"

His voice sounded very cold, "I want to paint, so I can't come."

"I want to see you."

Fan Xuechen seemed to say "hmm" and didn't speak.

"Come out."

"No, I still have to paint, so I won't chat with you anymore."

"Wait—" Shen Yao's anger gradually rose, "Why didn't you answer my call?"

"I didn't notice."

"are you kidding me?"

"Mr. Shen, I haven't."

"Then you will answer my call later."

"Hmm. But I probably don't notice it when I'm painting."

"When did you finish painting?"

"I don't know, it may take a long time."

"Then you don't want to come see me?"

Shen Yao didn't hear Fan Xuechen's reply, so he cut off the phone in anger.Shen Yao has lived to be 28 years old, and he has never encountered such a person who rejected him.Thinking of the way Fan Xuechen didn't reject his kiss that night, the anger in her heart suddenly increased several times.

"Fan Xuechen, are you really playing tricks on me?" Shen Yao sneered, thinking of Bai Yuwei's sweet voice again, he felt a layer of hatred in his heart, "Bai Yuwei, Fan Xuechen, you two are really nice..."

"Mr. Shen." A woman's voice suddenly sounded from behind.Shen Yao turned around, and saw a woman wearing a lotus-colored cheongsam standing in front of his eyes.

"Miss Ouyang." It was Ouyang Fei who came. She played the violin very well and knew Bai Yuwei. Shen Yao and Bai Yuwei once went to her concert together.

"Did Mr. Shen also come out to get some air?"

"I just answered a phone call. Miss Ouyang wants to sit here for a while?"

"That's right." Ouyang Fei walked out to the garden while talking, and glanced at Shen Yao from time to time as she walked.Shen Yao naturally followed.

It may be because of the cold wind outside, the seats under the flower branches are all empty.Ouyang Fei sat on a chair casually, "Mr. Shen, have you seen Yuwei recently? I haven't seen her for a long time."

Shen Yao also sat beside her and said, "I met you a few days ago."

"I heard that her art exhibition in Yangzhou was very successful, but unfortunately I was busy at the time, so I didn't go to support her."

"That's for a Mr. Fan, not her own art exhibition."

"Oh, she even held a painting exhibition for others?"

Ouyang Fei pondered for a while, then said with a smile: "I wonder when will I have the wedding wine with Mr. Shen and Yuwei? I will definitely join in."

Shen Yao said coldly: "I have already broken up with her."

Ouyang Fei looked at him in surprise, and then showed an apologetic expression, "Sorry, I don't know."

Shen Yao thought of what happened just now, and the anger and hatred in his heart rose again.

Ouyang Fei looked at him, and her voice became more and more gentle, "Mr. Shen, I really don't know..."

Shen Yao raised his head and said, "What's the matter." He took off his suit and put it on Ouyang Fei's body, "It's windy outside, be careful to catch a cold."

Ouyang Fei smiled shyly, put down her arms, and said "thank you".

"Let's go, it's too cold here." Shen Yao stretched out his hand to Ouyang Fei, and Ouyang Fei lowered her head and put her hand over.Holding this slender hand that was blown by the cold wind, Shen Yao couldn't help but think of Fan Xuechen again.He gritted his teeth in the dark, carried Ouyang Fei into the banquet hall, and danced with her a few times. Ouyang Fei leaned on him, seeming a little drunk.

On Sunday, Ouyang Fei called and asked him to go to Bai Yuwei's art exhibition together.Shen Yao didn't want to see Bai Yuwei at all at this time, but he didn't refuse.

Ouyang Fei dressed up very delicately today. Her face was not perfect, but after careful modification, it was almost perfect.

Shen Yao took her hand and walked into the painting hall together.It is not yet open to the public, and there are no people there, but some paintings have been hung on the walls.

"Hey, when did Yuwei change to ink painting?" Ouyang Fei was a little surprised.

Shen Yao's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately thought that these paintings were all drawn by Fan Xuechen.

"Yuwei, put this painting here." It was Fan Xuechen's voice.

Shen Yao hurriedly looked to the left, and sure enough, she saw Fan Xuechen's back as thin as a plum.He was wearing a dress that was not slim, which looked a little empty, making his figure even more frail.Standing next to him was Bai Yuwei, holding a painting in her hand and hanging it on the wall.

"Is that so?" Bai Yuwei turned her head and said to him, at this time she also saw Shen Yao and Ouyang Fei.

"Why are you here?" Bai Yuwei put the painting down and walked towards them with a smile.

"Yuwei, long time no see!" Ouyang Fei went up to her and hugged her.

Shen Yao said, "Are you going to hold an art exhibition?"

"It's Xuechen's art exhibition, the one held in Yangzhou."

Ouyang Fei said: "It turns out that there is someone else, I think why you changed it? You started to paint ink painting!" She glanced at Shen Yao and saw that Shen Yao was looking at Fan Xuechen who was not far away, and said: " I don't know who this Xuechen is? Can you introduce us?"

Bai Yuwei smiled and said, "Of course." She said to Fan Xuechen, "Xuechen, come here first, Mr. Shen and Miss Ouyang are here."

Fan Xuechen hesitated for a moment, then glanced at the painting in front of him, and then walked over slowly.

It was only then that Shen Yao discovered that he was wearing a Tang suit, the color was light white, and it still had a very clean and elegant book smell on him.

"Mr. Shen." Fan Xuechen held out his hand to him.Shen Yao couldn't help squeezing his hand heavily.Fan Xuechen's eyelashes were drooping slightly, and his expression was very calm.

Fan Xuechen shook hands with Ouyang Fei again, and Ouyang Fei said: "Mr. Fan really has a temperament, he really is an ink painter, and you really match Yuwei."

"What kind of joke is Feifei talking about!" Bai Yuwei smiled happily and said, "Go and sit in the tea room."

In the warm tea room, after several people sat down, Bai Yuwei poured the tea herself.

"I wonder how you and Mr. Fan met?" Ouyang Fei was very interested in the matter of Bai Yuwei and Fan Xuechen.

"I have known Xuechen for a long time."

"You kept it a secret for so long, why didn't you introduce us to each other?"

"He has always been mostly in the north, and we didn't meet very often before."

"Mr. Fan's paintings really have everyone's style. On the day of the official opening, you must invite Mr. Shen and me to come."

"Why don't you and Mr. Shen be invited? I'm afraid you will be too busy then."

"No matter how busy we are, we will definitely come, won't we? Mr. Shen?"

Shen Yao looked at Fan Xuechen and said, "Mr. Fan's masterpiece, I will definitely appreciate it."

Fan Xuechen didn't speak the whole time, just sipped the tea in his hand.The wide sleeves slid down, revealing half of his slender arms.Shen Yao has never seen a man's hands so thin, and he couldn't help but want to touch them.

Fan Xuechen finished drinking the tea in her hand, and said to Bai Yuwei beside her, "Yuwei, I'll go out and look at the paintings first." Bai Yuwei smiled sweetly, and said softly, "Okay, if it's in a high place , you don’t move, someone who will set up the exhibition will come soon.” Fan Xuechen nodded, glanced at Shen Yao and Ouyang Fei, seemed to want to say something but didn’t, and went out directly.

"Xuechen's personality is a bit introverted, don't take it for granted."

"Yuwei, you are really kind to this Mr. Fan."

The two women were chatting, Shen Yao found an excuse and walked out.In the painting hall, I saw Fan Xuechen standing at the position just now, holding the painting in his hand.

Shen Yao went up and reached out to help him hold the painting, "You want to hang it here?"

Fan Xuechen nodded, Shen Yao lifted the painting and hung it up.Immediately, his body pressed over, trapping the person in front of him in his arms.

"Why didn't you tell me you were going to hold an art exhibition?"

"Yuwei will tell you." Fan Xuechen's eyes floated down from his face and landed on his chest.

"Ha, what does she have to do with me, I want you to tell me!"

He flashed his long eyelashes and didn't speak.

"Xue Chen, do you hate me?"

He shook his head slightly.

Shen Yao's anger that had been suppressed in his heart for many days finally dissipated. He lowered his head and pecked Fan Xuechen's lips lightly, "Then do you like me? Xuechen?"

His face was dyed a little blush, he glanced at Shen Yao, and said softly, "I don't know."

Shen Yao smiled, and her handsome eyebrows raised, "Then you like me." He held Fan Xuechen's hand, and lightly bit the lonely wrist bone.

Fan Xuechen turned his face to the side, and said, "There are still many paintings to display." "I'll help you." Shen Yao replied briskly.

Bai Yuwei and Ouyang Fei came out from the inside and saw the two of them, Bai Yuwei said: "Ah, how can you bother Mr. Shen?"

"It's just a matter of doing it, so why bother?" Shen Yao's brows were sharp and the corners of his eyes were full of smiles.

"Mr. Shen is so happy doing it, it seems that I'm going to help." Ouyang Fei also walked over.Bai Yuwei pulled her back, "What are you doing? Xuechen, let's leave it alone, let's accompany Mr. Shen and Feifei around together."

Fan Xuechen turned around and said, "Okay."

Shen Yao was a little jealous, seeing Fan Xuechen seemed to be too obedient to Bai Yuwei.He grabbed Fan Xuechen's hand and said, "Finish this one first." Fan Xuechen looked at him and nodded.

Shen Yao calmed down a little, and walked over with him side by side.