"Brother Chen, you have worked hard these days, let's have a drink!"
"Brother Chen, happy to wrap up the shoot!"
It was rare that Chen Zerui directly refused the toasts of many people and sat alone in the corner at his character finalization reception, feeling inexplicably hesitant.
Ren Yi asked him for leave, saying that he had something to do and was not nearby. As for the assistant, he is currently immersed in cooking among the people at the table, and has not stopped for an hour. He probably wants to finish all his appetite for tomorrow.
His refusal also allowed everyone with a little bit of emotional intelligence to see that he was unhappy at the moment and didn't want to talk to anyone, so he actually seemed a little alone in what was supposed to be his home court.
Of course, it's not because although this film had some hiccups in the last few days, overall it was a perfect ending.
He... was very anxious. This is a rare experience for him who has always had a smooth life.
The name Chen Xing is a stage name. He and his brother discussed the name and chose it as the "winner" after a long process of deliberation.
Xue Chen made up eight of them, and Chen Zerui made up two by himself. Although in the end the ones he picked out after much thought were still the two names he had chosen, it was enough to show that he had put a lot of thought into them.
Although the original name is considered auspicious, it is neither easy to remember nor very eye-catching.
Perhaps there was some careful thought in it. Chen Zerui always felt that his brother's own two-character name was quite concise and nice, so he was quite envious of it, and the stage names he chose were always two-character.
But he didn't tell his brother about it, maybe because he was too embarrassed to tell him the reason.
Perhaps this is also the reason why those eight catchy three-character names were not selected - elder brother is like father, and the blessings entrusted to one's cherished family members in the names seem to be difficult to entrust in the shortest words.
His concept of parents has always been quite vague.
Maybe life is too perfect and I don’t have time to think too much... Or maybe there are other reasons?
He only remembered the photo in the study room at home.
Three people, a young and beautiful man and a woman, as well as a sleeping baby in the woman's arms, all smiled.
It was the only photo his adoptive father ever showed him. Other than that, those are the stories…
Is that the real story?
Even in dramatic productions it is rare to see such sloppy tragedy.
I don't know why, but before mentioning this matter, he didn't even think that his past was a tragedy. The story, like being told by a mother in a swaddled baby, only belongs to the past, and even the sad emotions are just brushed aside.
Now that I think about it, maybe it's not that they don't care, but they are deliberately covering up something with their words.
What are they covering up?
Chen Zerui is twenty-five years old this year. His brother Xue Chen is thirty-one years old.
His adoptive parents indeed raised him as if they were their own child, just as his older brother had always cared for him like his biological brother.
Perhaps it was also because he was completely different from his brother. He was not good at studying or doing business. They had never had any disputes over matters related to interests such as property.
He even submitted application materials when he was a child at the instigation of his parents after discovering his interest, so he played a child role in a TV series during the summer vacation of elementary school.
From then on, he became famous, and even continued to film and film in his spare time. He got out of hand, started as a child star and entered the Academy of Performing Arts, and finally became quite famous now.
It is precisely because of this that Chen Zerui never imagined that there would be any secrets that had to be deliberately passed on to his family.
He looked down at the phone in his hand.
He wasn't doubting anything, it was just curiosity and perhaps some rebelliousness that forced him to want to explore.
What kind of truth has been concealed for so long and vaguely passed on? Why are they hiding it because they feel like he's still a kid and shouldn't hear the right things?
The first person he wanted to ask was not his parents, but his brother.
Rather than confirming the facts, he was equally concerned about whether that person knew the truth.
Compared with his loving but busy parents, his brother who is six years older than him is the one who has always taken care of him.
His brother is indeed as praised by people, precocious, stable, very well-behaved in front of his parents since childhood, and can express his demands and ideas appropriately in front of outsiders.
Xue Chen is a typical "child from other people's family". He can inherit the legacy of his parents at a young age and take care of his younger brother who has embarked on another unfamiliar path. Everyone thinks that this is the way it should be and it is quite normal for him. .
Chen Zerui, who has no competitors but is quite eager to challenge, has always been very concerned about the differences between his parents' views on himself and his brother.
When he was young, he always wanted to be called "as powerful as his brother". When he grew up, even if he no longer said such words, he often cared about whether he was regarded as a giant baby.
After all, compared to his brothers, his expertise and achievements in acting seemed to have been passively classified as less mainstream in his childhood education.
Even if I go my own way and have the support of my family, on the basis that there are indeed differences in normal evaluations between the two, it is inevitable... that I will think more about it.
So in a corner where no one was paying attention, he started making phone calls.
But no one answered.
He hit a few more times, but the same thing happened.
He began to sense something was wrong.
Xue Chen never turned off the ringtone of his phone. He didn't want to miss any important information. Therefore, he would never miss a phone call, even in normal sleep - he was a very light sleeper, probably because he worried too much about his trouble-making brother.
He turned on his phone.
Since the parents took over the family business to their eldest son, they have traveled around the world and rarely come back. The home where the two brothers live has a smart home, and most of the furniture is connected to the Internet. Every time a door is opened or closed or an appliance is opened, there will be a reminder message recorded by the mobile app.
Both people's phones contained this record. But since the two of them went out recently, there has been no usage record.
So Chen Zerui immediately left the venue with some anxiety and drove to Xue Chen's company.
Although he is as rebellious as he is, he has already begun to learn to take charge of his own life, trying his best to live a comfortable life without causing trouble. But he never thought that one day he would run for his brother's safety.
"Hey, Officer Song? That's it. You asked me before if there was anything unusual here. Now I suspect that something happened to my brother... He is not at home. I am going to his company now. The address is at …”
He reported the address clearly and rushed to the scene as quickly as possible.
Fortunately, he arrived early and the worst had not happened yet.
Xue Chen lay on the table and seemed to have lost consciousness.
Chen Zerui thought he was too sleepy and fell asleep, so he patted his back gently, but even with more force, he couldn't wake him up. Only then did he realize that there was a water glass with some liquid left on the table.
At this time, Song Qiaoyu also arrived, followed by an energetic young policewoman whom Chen Zerui had never seen before.
"Do I need to call an ambulance?"
"It's just a coma, it's okay."
Two voices came out at the same time, one female and one male.
The two policemen looked at each other, with mixed opinions and slight embarrassment.
"He's fine, breathing evenly, he just fainted, don't worry." Song Qiaoyu then remembered that there was a family member, turned around and said to Chen Zerui.
Chen Zerui nodded and pointed to the poured water glass on the table, "I think he drank something bad, there is no external injury."
As a professional troublemaker, Chen Zerui has some understanding and judgment of injuries, otherwise his family may not be able to trust him to go out alone.
In order to keep him within sight, Xue Chen had been placed on the sofa nearby and covered with a spare thin quilt from the office lounge to avoid catching a cold.
It was really uncomfortable to be unconscious in that position.
"Do you think anyone would want to harm him?" Song Qiaoyu began to ask.
"I don't know." Chen Zerui shook his head. "It's hard for me to imagine that he would offend anyone. Whether it is work or life, he is quite...at least as far as I know, impeccable. As a boss, even if He also cares about his subordinates.
He will even make a list for employees who have family difficulties outside of work, and take care of them when he has time. I have always felt that he is a little too meticulous, and his worries are not rewarded. He is more like a nanny... Maybe he can say something he doesn't like to hear while he can't hear it, like a holy father. "
Lu Yao became somewhat interested, "Is it so good?"
Song Qiaoyu frowned, unable to get an answer.
"Lu Yao, wait for the others, and it would be faster to go and investigate by the way. Chen Xing... Chen Zerui, what are your plans now, to take your brother home? I'm afraid something will happen at night, so I'll go and watch over him." He said I realize that Qing himself is more suitable for a simpler job than Lu Yao.
Chen Zerui didn't dare to take risks on this kind of thing, so he just followed the instructions.
The two men left in a car.
"My brother is indeed the kind of perfect person. He is loved by everyone, at least in my eyes, there is no one who deserves to be loved more than him.
Unlike me, I am the kind of person who can easily get people into trouble. I only have a bright appearance... As for the people on the Internet, they really don’t count. After all, they all talk based on your face. Who cares what you are like on the inside? Give it to the brother who raised you How much trouble it caused. "Chen Zerui couldn't control his emotions and laughed at himself.
Song Qiaoyu didn't have the energy or ability to comfort him.
He was just trying to figure out the cause and effect of this incident. Just now, when he came out of the police station, Liang Ancai warned him that this matter might also be a masterpiece arranged by Ren Yi early in the morning.
Then will he have no backup plan?
Maybe who was already preparing to kill Xue Chen but was interrupted by an unexpected factor, Chen Zerui, or maybe this was also part of Ren Yi's plan? Is it to divert attention and take the opportunity to kill the depressed star next to him at the moment?
Who could the murderer be? Who gave Xue Chen the medicine to make him unconscious?
This is a crisis with no beginning or end, but a complete crisis. Song Qiaoyu had to be 30% vigilant.
