What does it mean that Cao Aiqing goes to see Wen Liang?
Just like they no longer know where their lives will go now, perhaps for He Tianran at this moment, this may be just a slightly embarrassing phone call.
Before that, He Tianran had already handled everything he should say and do very well. He did not feel any guilt or fear towards Wen Liang. The only thing that made the two of them cautious might be that he called the wrong person. Got people.
Accident?
It seems that there is no possibility, whether it is Cao Aiqing returning to China or the two girls will meet. Although this process is somewhat unexpected, the result was clear a long time ago, so there is nothing to panic about now.
Whether or not to tell Wen Liang that Cao Aiqing has returned to China is He Tianran's own business. Just as Cao Aiqing wants to go to Shanghai first, Wen Liang wants to temporarily stop pursuing him before seeing him. These things are all personal wishes. , We are all adults. If something happens, there is no need to explain anything. Just do it according to your original wishes.
As He Tianran expected, Wen Liang adjusted quickly. The interview situation and the greetings of Sui Chulang and Gu Qiaoman came over the phone. Then she turned on the external broadcast. He Tianran familiarly talked to everyone on the phone. They started to interact and promote their own films.
Mo Yue chatted for seven or eight minutes, and the phone interview ended. However, the editor-in-chief on the other end seemed to want to say something to Bai Wenyu, so he didn't hang up in a hurry. He handed the phone to his mother. He Tianran just listened to their chat. Serve the meal.
After a while, Bai Wenyu hung up the phone, returned the phone to his son, and joked:
"Naturally, it seems that you do have a clear conscience."
He Tianran flipped through the dishes on the plate and suddenly felt a little boring. He simply put down his chopsticks and said:
"Mom, do you want something with a bad conscience to happen around me?"
Bai Wenyu shook his head, "I just want to care about my son's love life. After all, you are almost 26 this year."
"Dad thinks I might marry late, and I think so too."
"You don't have to be married to have a love life."
He Tianran spread his hands, "Maybe it's just that I looked at these two things together, and I didn't think there was anything wrong."
Bai Wenyu smiled slightly, "I didn't expect that my son is quite innocent. He is much more promising than your father in this regard. Who taught you this? Ai Qing?"
"No, it's you."
"..."
Innocent?
He Tianran seemed to have heard similar words from Wen Liang's mouth, but he didn't think it was a complimentary word, because in today's society, this word has a more or less playful tone, and He Tianran seems to have heard it from Wen Liang's mouth. This kind of background in Tian Tian is all thanks to his parents' bad marriage. He doesn't want to follow in this kind of footsteps.
This sarcastic answer made Bai Wenyu smile bitterly in silence, like a self-mockery.
"What if the person you marry is Ai Qing? Do you think you will get married late?"
He Tianran hesitated for a moment, shook his head, slowly leaned against the back of the chair, raised his head slightly, and said in a deep voice:
"She... is an exception, or in my case, she only needs to say 'I do'."
Bai Wenyu looked at his son with joy in his eyes and said with emotion:
"Mom thought you would prefer someone who could be by your side."
He Tianran was stunned and asked:
"What's the meaning?"
"Because your father is like this."
"..."
Bai Wenyu also put down the chopsticks in her hands and looked at the bustling night scene outside the floor-to-ceiling window. She looked into the distance and at the same time looked at some memories of the past...
"Has he... ever told you that you should cherish those who can participate in your life and stay by your side?"
"...Said."
"Ah……"
Bai Wenyu sneered, her voice was very soft, but it was full of contempt and disdain. She turned her head and looked squarely at her son.
"what do you think?"
The 26-year-old He Tianran no longer cries and can't do anything about his parents' views on emotions like he did when he was a child. He already has his own set of views on the world, although he is still groping in some places. , but it does not mean that he will choose to remain silent at this moment.
"What do you want me to say? On your side, or on dad's side? To love someone is to let them be free, just like what you pursue, mom? Or, in love, you should take on a responsibility, just like dad To Aunt Tao?
I may be the continuation of your life, but I should not be the frame of reference for your feelings, let alone your answer. I have my own life, just like Ai Qing and Wen Liang. We are all pursuing our own answers. This This is what we should do in our lifetime...
Putting your own life problems on the next generation is an escape...Mom. "
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By the time the interview ended, it was already 9pm.
During work, Wen Liang did not dwell too much on Cao Aiqing's identity, and the latter also concentrated on completing his work.
There is no sudden surprise, and there is no such thing as the love rival being extremely jealous when he meets her after revealing his identity. These are all secondary in front of work and outsiders.
The order of life is greater than everything else in the face of reality.
After the filming was completed, everyone got into the nanny car and passed the Huangpu River on the way to the Bund. Cao Aiqing said she wanted to get out of the car and take a look. Wen Liang followed her tacitly. Li Lan knew that the two girls needed some privacy. Fortunately, the hotel we booked today was nearby, so we didn’t object and let them get out of the car.
Along the Huangpu River, the lanterns are on at the beginning, and the ten-mile foreign market is full of tourists.
In front of them was the shining neon river, and behind them was Wanguo Street. The gentle evening breeze ruffled the hair of the two girls.
Cao Aiqing pushed her broken hair behind her ears and said softly:
"It's still the Bund in Hong Kong City, which is more intimate."
"Same feeling." Wen Liang nodded and asked, "Have you never been to Shanghai before?"
"I came here several times in high school and college, always specifically to see the exhibition, but that was already four or five years ago..."
"With He Tianran?"
"Yes, that time in college. What about you? Are you familiar with Shanghai?"
Wen Liang turned around, leaned against the fence with her back, leaned her hands left and right casually, and replied:
"I've been here many times because of work, but I always go from point A to point B, and then from point B to point C with a purpose. I can't say that I'm familiar with it, but I have to tell you where it is. If so, maybe I really have an impression, that’s probably it.”
After saying that, Wen Liang suddenly smiled and continued to say to the girl beside him:
"A bit like my impression of you?"
"What's your impression of me?"
Wen Liang nodded:
"No, you said that we are high school classmates, and you are so important to He Tianran. Originally, I should have recognized you at first sight, but it wasn't until your person and name matched that I had an idea in my mind. Clear image, even if I want to find you, our high school still has a WeChat group, do you still have it?"
"Yes, but no one has spoken to that group for a long time. Occasionally there will be one or two messages, but they are either New Year greetings or..."
"Either someone is getting married, so send a message to get some followers."
Speaking of this, the two girls looked at each other and smiled.
Wen Liang asked: "When was the last time we met?"
Cao Aiqing also followed her example and turned around, looking at the fence with her back, holding her canvas bag in both hands.
"It must have been at the welcome party in my senior year of high school. I was deeply impressed because you sang very well. You seemed to rarely come to school again after that, and I can't remember it."
"Really? I even forgot what I sang at that time..."
"Maybe that was just a regular gig for you."
What is Wen Liang singing?
Cao Aiqing remembered it, and she believed Wen Liang should also remember it, but the meaning of that song was not very good, especially the current relationship between her and He Tianran, so she pretended to have forgotten it...
"So that's when you and He Tianran...?"
"Absolutely, because of some... chance, we did become friends from then on."
Wen Liang said doubtfully:
"He Tianran must have been a homebody at the time, right? It was completely different from now. Why would you want to be friends with him all of a sudden? Is it because you are a class leader and the teacher assigned you a task?"
Cao Aiqing smiled and said nothing, and Wen Liang sighed when he saw her like this.
She turned around again, folded her hands on the railing, leaned down, and rested her chin on it.
"I feel like I've missed a lot..."
"me too……"
Wen Liang turned his head and looked at her:
"Then what does it mean if you come back now? Compensation?"
Cao Aiqing shook his head slightly, "We don't owe each other anything, so this is not compensation. To be more precise, it is more like... let nature take its course."
"But He Tianran once said...it seems you will have to work abroad for a few more years before coming back."
"...You want me to come back later?"
Although Wen Liang did not answer directly, he looked directly at Cao Aiqing and gave a more direct answer:
"...I like He Tianran, you know, right?"
The other party's strength and straightforwardness did not seem to put too much pressure on Cao Aiqing. She just smiled, as if this was the best answer to the question just now, and her response was of course concise and to the point:
"So, I will appear in front of you now."
There was no unnecessary tension. When Wen Liang heard this, a trace of pride even flashed in his eyes:
"It seems that I have done a pretty good job as a love rival. I can make people like you feel a sense of crisis. But I don't understand. Why don't you go back to see He Tianran first and come to see me first? To spy on the enemy. ah?"
Cao Aiqing thought for a moment, and then said sincerely:
"Because... to be honest, from the beginning of your acquaintance, he naturally mentioned your matter to me. His attitude was very interesting... from the beginning with a little disgust and confusion, to the later gradual acceptance, and even Helping you through difficulties, and now supporting you and planning your development, he described you as a girl whose light was obscured by the torrent of sand and gravel in the entertainment industry. Every time he mentioned you to me, he was jealous of his own vision. Feel proud.
This made me curious and made me want to see with my own eyes what kind of girl you are for him to praise you like this. Whether you say I am jealous or have ulterior motives, I will not deny these, but I am just thinking about it. , our first meeting, it is better not to look at each other with hostility because of our natural relationship. This will make us unable to understand each other, and this is not my original intention. "
In the oncoming evening breeze, by the riverside where the moonlight and neon lights are intertwined, two girls, one cheerful and one demure, their skirts rippling slightly, surrounded by the sounds of cars, people, footsteps, and all kinds of excitement. The sound, reflecting the two faces, seemed to be much quieter, and in the end everything was attributed to the meaningful gurgling in the reflection of the river.
Their beauty is unique in its own way.
The most fortunate thing is that they all have smiles on their faces.
Wen Liang suddenly felt that he could understand that He Tianran fell in love with Cao Aiqing and waited for her to not give up after all these years...
A hint of sadness finally appeared on the bright girl's face, and she murmured:
"You... don't mind if I like He Tianran?"
"I said, if I didn't mind, I wouldn't show up here, but more than this, I want to know what kind of person you are for him to value you so much..."
"Ai Qing, you are so generous, so generous that I feel a little jealous..."
Wen Liang leaned on the railing and looked at him. After being silent for a long time, he slowly spoke with a smile:
"And what about me? What kind of person am I?
I'm just the opposite of you. I'm stubborn, selfish, straight-forward, and stubborn. I'd rather take the straight way than seek the hard way.
My mother said that my personality is like that of my father. My father used to be a soldier and was upright. He raised me as a boy when I was a child. But I think some of the things I believe in become more like my mother once I become paranoid.
He Tianran is the person I finally met and whom I really want to love. I know that people’s hearts are full of ups and downs, and I agree that relationships are a matter of half-fight and half-bet, but I will gamble if I want to, and I will fight if I want to. , in my dad’s words, you have to lose beautifully even if you lose.
I know that when He Tianran, who is waiting for the stars and the moon, comes back, my feelings for him will face huge challenges, even if he never thinks that we will be together, even if the weeds at the foot of the mountain have always admired They are all snow lotuses on the top of the mountain. They are destined to be different from the flowers in the city. But I just want to delay the end of the show. I have to see how far he and I can go...
Ai Qing, I may only say these words to you today. I hope it will not bring an unsatisfactory end to our short friendship today. "
Cao Aiqing suddenly understood why He Tianran liked Wenliang so much...
At this moment, the same feeling arose in the hearts of the two girls. It was a complex emotion that was both contradictory and sad. Neither of them wanted to give up, but both of them could appreciate and understand each other.
Originally, Cao Aiqing still had a lot to say, but in the end when the words came to his lips, they turned into a calm smile on his face and turned into a soft sentence:
"...It doesn't matter, people only live for a few moments, as long as it's worth it."
(End of chapter)
