"If I advise you, can you let it go?"
"Maybe?"
"You trust me so much?"
"I just said that I have confidence in you. In other words, it is also a kind of trust."
"Haha..." Wen Liang covered her mouth and laughed, "But this is your business after all, and we are not related, so I don't know where you come from to trust me."
"Perhaps this is caused by the kind of closeness you mentioned... the feeling of being reunited after being lost for a long time?"
"Hmm - so you heard it? I thought you just ignored it."
Wen Liang scooped up a spoonful of rice, put it between his lips and teeth, chewed it carefully and thought about it. Xiao Jia was quite good at talking, but this topic was somewhat ambiguous.
Girls are famous for being smart and transparent in school, so it's usually the case that others can't wrap their heads around her and can't catch what she's saying. There aren't many people who can talk back and forth with her.
But as soon as this tit-for-tat tension arose, the girl immediately asked:
"Then what identity do you want me to use to help you answer this kind of thing? Is it a friend of the opposite sex who has a common experience? Or is it a stranger with whom we can talk?"
He Tianran was speechless after hearing this, and Wen Liang observed his reaction.
Is it a stranger or a friend? The subtext of this rhetorical question is naturally that Wen Liang is testing He Tianran and asking him to define the relationship between the two.
It seems that she still holds grudges for "leaving without saying goodbye" when she came to the temple last time.
"Isn't there an option like 'an independent and mature peer will give life advice'?" He Tianran asked.
"Hiss... Xiao Jia, I found that you are really good at Tai Chi, but you have to think clearly. Your answer also proves your attitude."
Wen Liang pressed again, and He Tianran changed his words:
"Friends, of course friends..."
Wen Liang, who had taken the initiative on this issue, finally returned to her familiar territory. She was in a good mood, but she also took the opportunity to complain:
"Why, you're wronged by being friends with me, right?"
He Tianran waved his hand: "No, no, it's just that I feel that I can't reach a high level and I've never been friends with celebrities, so I'm a bit stressed."
"Ha~ I believe you, you idiot~"
Wen Liang took out the tissue, wiped his mouth slowly, and gave some advice after thinking about it:
"From a friend's point of view, I definitely don't want you to continue to be so sad about spring and autumn. This is not manly at all. Look, you have gone to the snowy mountains and done what you promised. How long has it been? , are you still hurting your feelings here? But as the saying goes, infatuated people should not be laughed at. Perhaps in the eyes of some girls, it is a plus point for men to be more affectionate.
It’s just that you have to understand Xiaojia, the relationship between you and your ex-girlfriend has come to an end. You can miss it, but don’t hinder the new life you are about to start after finally ending it. This is very stupid, old man. I like memories. "
He Tianran listened quietly, and he was not surprised by this serious answer.
"So you mean, let me put it down?"
"Otherwise? If you love someone else so much, then the person sitting in front of you now should not be me, but your ex-girlfriend."
When the other party said these sarcastic words, a different look flashed across He Tianran's face.
"...Also...I haven't let it go. If you hadn't asked me those questions just now, I wouldn't have suddenly thought of these things..."
Wen Liang took a sip of milk tea, laughed dryly and said "haha" twice, and couldn't help but complain:
"Seriously, Xiao A, I really don't understand why you can't forget the ex-girlfriend who teased you. Are you suffering from Stockholm Syndrome, or is it what you told me at Feilai Temple last time? Haven’t you told all those past events?”
"...Things like feelings cannot be explained in just a few words."
"That's clear!" Wen Liang deliberately teased and started to help analyze with interest: "Let me ask you, is your ex-girlfriend beautiful?"
He Tianran was stunned: "Just... not bad, quite beautiful."
"You are really vague in your speech. Are you okay? Or are you pretty?"
"……Is it important?"
"Of course it's important. If you want to say that your ex-girlfriend is beautiful, then I think it's reasonable for you to still be in love with her now. After all, when someone teases you, the appearance must be deceptive. You can't like someone else's soul from the beginning. Right? Otherwise you are too easy to deceive..."
"..."
He Tianran was speechless.
"Do not speak?"
"No, it hurts my heart...she...is very beautiful."
"Very beautiful? Ahem..." Wen Liang coughed lightly, sat upright, folded his hands, and raised his chin slightly: "How does it compare to me?"
He Tianran looked at her pretending to be confident, and understood that she wanted to create a relaxed and humorous communication atmosphere for herself. She was not really trying to compare with anything by doing this. He Tianran knew that she was not this kind of girl, so he was gentle From Liang's perspective, she wanted to give herself a sense of confidence...
A kind of confidence that "a beautiful woman like me has made friends with you, what else do you have to keep in mind?"
However, what the other party will not expect is that the "ex-girlfriend" he calls is her...
"She is... almost as beautiful as you."
"...Huh?! Really or not?!" Wen Liang was surprised at first, and then kept a suspicious expression: "How about...you remove the PS from your mind first, don't do it to yourself How about memories and beauty!"
He Tianran couldn't hold himself any longer:
"What you said is really offensive, right? Although I trust you, it's not a good thing if you are too confident."
Wen Liang, who accidentally revealed her true nature, stopped pretending. Her pretty little face raised, and the surrounding air seemed to become active:
"Think carefully, if your ex-girlfriend looks similar to me... forget it, I don't believe there are women similar to me in this world. For example, if I am your ex-girlfriend, then Xiao A, just forget about me. I’m trying to persuade you from the beginning, because this is no longer a question of whether you can let it go or not forget it.”
"Then what else can you do?"
I heard her say simply and loudly:
"If nothing else, if you separate from someone like me, even if it's my fault, I will let you remember it for the rest of your life!"
"..."
He Tianran's face was visibly reddened, and he opened his mouth repeatedly, trying to say something. Finally, under the gaze of warm and bright eyes, he turned his head and uttered six words unexpectedly and cutely -
"Fuck, fuck..."
"..."
"..."
After a moment of silence, the two people's eyes met again in mid-air, and they both saw suppressed smiles on each other's faces.
He Tianran rolled his eyes helplessly and concluded this emotional consultation:
"Thank you. It's because I don't know what's wrong!"
"Hahahahaha..."
Wen Liang finally burst into laughter and laughed without caring about the image. There is no such thing as a silvery bell-like laughter among any beautiful women. A cheerful "goose call" sounded in the small private room...
She laughed half-way through, but managed to hold it back, and asked in the middle:
"How about it, are you still pretentious?"
He Tianran gritted his teeth, his face turned red and blue for a while, and he squeezed out the words:
"No, if you are happy, I will be happy!"
Wen Liang folded his hands on the table, his shoulders shook, and he buried his head and laughed again.
"Ha~"
In the gap where the girl couldn't see him, He Tianran also showed a smile.
After a while, the girl's laughter gradually stopped. She secretly raised her head buried in the crook of her arms, revealing a pair of crescent-like smiling eyes. When she saw Xiao Jia looking towards her, she quickly lowered her head again and rested for a few seconds. seconds, and then deliberately coughed twice before lifting up again.
Although she had straightened her face, there were still patches of blush on her face after laughing. She couldn't help patting her cheeks with her hands, adjusting her expression. She didn't know whether it was to save He Tianran's face or something, but she came out of nowhere. One sentence:
"Xiao Jia, I actually envy you, a classmate with rich experience."
He Tianran was so angry that he said something in Tianjin dialect:
"Sister, please stop doing this."
Wen Liang wanted to laugh again, so she quickly opened her palms and pressed them against her cheekbones to keep her expression, but the smile overflowing in her eyes was indescribably alluring.
"Whose sister do you call? I was born in 2004, which year are you from?"
This was the first time that He Tianran heard the detailed year from someone else, so that he was a little unfamiliar with this statement, and his answer seemed slow...
"I'm... I'm 21 years old."
Wen Liang was a little surprised: "Are we the same age? Then I might be older than you. I was born in February."
He Tianran shook his head: "No, I was born in 2003, but my birthday is in December, so I am a few months older than you."
"Is that so? That's okay. That's okay. Otherwise, you look so mature and serious, but you are younger than me. I really can't accept it."
"So sensitive?"
"It's not because of this." Wen Liang followed the topic and explained: "I said I envy people like you who have rich experience. In fact, I didn't mean to be joking, because this is indeed a problem I face professionally. Dilemma.”
"How to say?"
"Have you seen the movie I played in When the Rose Fades?"
"...Of course I have."
Although He Tiantian has never watched a second of this movie, he read the script from beginning to end many times, and he even participated in revising some of the plot. He kept many details in mind, otherwise he would It is impossible to recommend the script to Wen Liang.
"Fortunately, you said you've seen it, otherwise what kind of fan are you? I would really be angry!"
Wen Liang threatened and continued:
"Although this movie has received high honors, and many of my fans know me through this movie and have high expectations for me, but as an actor, I am still a little weaker. As you know, in the movie The character is eight or nine years older than me, and she is a woman trapped in love. When I played her, I felt constrained and unable to integrate into the role. My teacher commented that my skills were fine, but I just sometimes performed poorly. It's too deliberate, and it seems like you haven't really experienced some life..."
He Tianran understood the meaning:
"Is that why you envy me for having some experiences?"
Wen Liang nodded:
"Well, although this may not seem like much to ordinary people, for actors, it is a very important asset."
Wen Liang was a movie queen in her previous life, but as a movie queen, she gained this status after going through the company's hush-hush, the entire internet going dark, and experiencing the ups and downs of human relationships for several years.
Now, she is just a 21-year-old female college student. Her life and studies are all going well. Although she has outstanding talent in acting, she is still a piece of rough jade that has not been polished by twists and turns.
He Tianran smiled and said:
"Yes, just take your time. Your starting point is so high, but you have actually seen things that some people will never see in their lifetime. If you can maintain this studious and truth-seeking mentality in the future, you will definitely be on the road to being an actor. Go further.”
Somehow, Wen Liang always felt at ease when facing Xiao Jia, allowing him to reveal something without any worries. Perhaps it was because the other person had also revealed his inner secrets to her before. She Slowly said:
"That's true, but actually I'm also afraid. Now that I have signed a contract with a company, everything is under control. I feel like... I can't experience many things anymore. It's a bit regretful."
"Regret? Like what?"
"For example... I didn't have a campus love like you did when I was in college, or like Teacher Cai and my best friend today? I feel like the past four years have been in a trance. I clearly remember many things, but I don't know. Is it not important, or I have forgotten it, and I feel like I am about to graduate."
Wen Liang held his chin, his eyes filled with confusion.
The small private room became quiet again.
"...The word regret is too strong."
He Tianran did not continue to dwell on this topic, but cleverly changed:
"Look at Teacher Cai and your best friend who were filming today. You want to experience this state of breaking and joining, crying one second and laughing the next, right?"
Wen Liang quickly shook his head: "If you use them as an example, it is indeed quite discouraging. Why don't we talk about something happy? You think about it!"
"ah?"
"Come on, pop test, how can you always let girls find topics? I will give you three sentences. If you can find something that makes me happy within three sentences, then I will admit that you are a person who loves EMO. Apart from that, there are still advantages!”
The girl's emotions came and went just as quickly. This familiar yet unexpected change of topic made He Tianran instantly feel like he was back to an afternoon when he was seventeen...
Wen Liang raised a finger and waved it slightly. She looked at Xiao Jia with a smile, indicating that the other party could speak after he had thought about it.
The man's Adam's apple squirmed slightly and his eyes drooped. He seemed to already have the answer in his mind and didn't think about it for too long.
He slowly said the first sentence:
"My name is He Tianran."
Then, comes the second sentence:
"I am twenty-two years old this year."
Finally, he raised his eyes, showed a vibrant and heartfelt smile, and said the last sentence sincerely and straightforwardly:
"I used to like you."
