Chapter 54

"What did you say?"

Xia Lanzheng didn't know where to look. Fortunately, Chu Linchuan was not really in front of him, otherwise he would definitely see his blushing face.

"I said," Chu Linchuan said, "I..."

"Stop!" Xia Lanzheng squatted down suddenly, like a mushroom. "Don't say it, don't say it, don't say it, don't say it, don't say it."

"Are you chanting a spell for me?" Chu Linchuan laughed. As soon as Xia Lanzheng stopped talking, he immediately continued, "I said I missed you, not in the way you miss me as a brother. Do you understand?"

Xia Lanzheng held the phone away, but Chu Linchuan's voice still kept drilling into her ears.

"Zheng Zheng, how long are you going to hide?"

"Is it fun over there?"

"Yesterday I took Baobao out for a walk, and my neighbor said that our Samoyed is really well-raised and plump."

Xia Lanzheng was still acting like a mushroom, but she laughed out loud when she heard the last sentence. Realizing that Chu Linchuan was listening, she quickly covered the microphone.

"I heard you laugh," Chu Linchuan said, "Don't be a mushroom, or you'll be eaten by Bao Bao."

"How do you know I was squatting?" Xia Lanzheng asked.

"I guessed," Chu Linchuan said, "When you squatted in front of me before, I always wanted to kick your butt..."

"Stop talking, stop talking, stop talking," Xia Lanzheng patted her trouser legs. Zhong Hai and Jiang Nian were squatting in the haystack, watching him stealthily. "I'm playing with my friends. I'm going to hang up now."

"Well," Chu Linchuan said, "You can also call me when you miss me."

Xia Lanzheng grabbed her hair and yelled, "I'm a little angry."

beep.

He hung up the phone.

However, the matter was not over yet. Zhong Hai followed him eagerly: "Brother, who called you? Was it bitter or spicy?"

Xia Lanzheng turned around and glared at him, her face still red. "I'll never eat lotus root boxes again in my life."

Zhong Hai muttered: "I know, it's sour."

Xia Lanzheng loved barbecue, but tonight she was not paying attention. Jiang Yuan asked a few questions, but Zhong Hai muttered something mysterious, stopping her from talking about something sour, bitter, or spicy.

Jiang Yuan rolled her eyes at him and dragged her stool away.

At about ten o'clock, Jiang Yuan picked up Jiang Nian, who refused to sleep, and left. Zhong Hai was drunk, so Xia Lanzheng and another tenant carried him back to the room.

The bustle fades away, and the world becomes quiet. At this time, the lotus root slices are just lotus root slices, without any sour, bitter or spicy taste.

After taking a shower, Xia Lanzheng lay on the bed for a while. His window was next to the window, so he could see the moon as soon as he opened his eyes.

The moon was so round tonight that he couldn't sleep at all.

It was already three o'clock in the morning, so he simply didn't want to sleep. He got up, got a socket, connected the desk lamp, turned on a warm light, held up his phone, and logged into his account after a long time to start the live broadcast.

[Well done, Xia Lanzheng, you still remember to come back.]

There are not many people in the live broadcast room at this time, and the barrage of comments follows in unison.

[Well done, Xia Lanzheng, you still remember to come back.]

[Well done, Xia Lanzheng, you still remember to come back.]

While Xia Lanzheng was looking for a charger, the screen was filled with these words.

"Stop brushing," he laughed. "What do you want to hear today? But I don't have the tools here, so my conditions are limited."

[Please don't, please don't, please don't help me sleep. I beg you.]

[Where are the sheep? They're not here, are they?]

"No," Xia Lanzheng said, "I'm pretty good at helping you sleep. Why are you begging me?"

[Don't worry about it, just don't use it to help you sleep, please, please, please. ]

【Just chatting, why is the show starting so late? 】

Xia Lanzheng adjusted the angle. Since he had already retired from the entertainment industry, he didn't hide anything, revealing his entire face to the camera: "I can't sleep because of the changing seasons. Why aren't you guys asleep?"

There were about a hundred people in the live broadcast room, all of whom were Xia Lanzheng's die-hard fans, and they received the notification to start the broadcast.

[I couldn't sleep, so I watched some of the variety shows you filmed before.]

[I've also been watching recently, why did Zheng Zheng quit the entertainment industry? ]

"I'm sorry, it shouldn't be so sudden."

[It's okay, no need to apologize, we're just curious.]

Xia Lanzheng lowered her eyes and thought for a moment. Somehow, she recalled her conversation with Zhong Hai: "Actually, life is like a lotus root... Never mind."

When he thought of Zhong Hai, he thought of the word "sour". When he thought of "sour", his thoughts drifted to Chu Linchuan again.

Stop here.

[You and Cheng Lan, uh, can you talk about this? ]

Xia Lanzheng glanced at the comment and found it easier to talk about this matter than the "Philosophy of Lotus Root".

"There's nothing between him and me," Xia Lanzheng said. "We're just friends, childhood friends."

He flipped through the online list and didn't see the accounts of those men. He breathed a sigh of relief and pretended to play a slow song.

"This song is good for helping you sleep," Xia Lanzheng said, "Just sleep when you're tired."

Where is Zheng Zheng now?

Xia Lanzheng said, "It's a secret. Anyway, I'm in a very happy place."

After saying that, he paused again, and in an attempt to cover up his mistake, he found a hairband and tied his hair up.

When he mentioned the word "secret", his heart actually started beating very fast.

【Being happy is the most important thing.】

"Yes," Xia Lanzheng trimmed the ends of his hair, which was a little too long and he had never taken care of it. "I wish all of us happiness."

He always thought that he had to do something in his limited life, and that was the meaning of life.

But when they did it again, it seemed that many things had changed. Song Xinghuai, Zhong Hai, and even the carefree Chu Linyu, they all had many unhappy things.

Being happy is so hard. Perhaps living an ordinary and happy life every day is the meaning of life.

Then will Chu Linchuan feel happy?

Xia Lanzheng never asked him these questions, and Chu Linchuan never mentioned them to him.

What are you thinking about?

[What am I thinking +1? It feels like the host has entered another dimension.]

[I'm dying of laughter. I tend to be sentimental at night. Why is the little anchor crying and laughing at the same time?]

Xia Lanzheng came back to her senses: "If someone only shows their happy side in front of you, does it mean that you are not familiar with them?"

[What? The topic changed so quickly?]

[It's possible. Anyway, I'm like this around my colleagues. We're just casual acquaintances, so we don't reveal too much about our lives.]

Xia Lanzheng curled the corners of her mouth downwards. The word "unfamiliar" was too glaring.

Soon another barrage caught his attention.

[It depends on the situation. If I'm in front of someone I like, I'll only show my good side.]

[That's right. Firstly, I don't want to make the other person worry, and secondly, I can't show weakness in front of Crush!]

Xia Lanzheng raised the corners of his mouth and glanced at the screen. It was too obvious, so he unscrewed the bottle of mineral water and took two sips.

[Zheng Zheng is definitely not talking about this situation.]

「That’s right… uh… buddy…」

"Don't mention this," Xia Lanzheng coughed and quickly slid the words out of sight. "Let the past be the past. Live in the present and look to the future."

【Thumbs up】

【Thumbs up】

[Okay, okay, Xia Lanzheng, where did you go for further studies? How did you become a poet?]

Xia Lanzheng joked with the barrage, and someone asked him if he was on vacation alone, and he replied "Yes".

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door of the room.

"Wait a minute..." Xia Lanzheng stood up and covered the camera with a T-shirt. "I'll be right back."

Outside was a drunk Zhong Hai. He'd gotten a stomachache mid-sleep and had come to borrow Xia Lanzheng's kettle. Xia Lanzheng didn't like hot water, so the kettle Jiang Yuan had given him was covered in dust. He wiped it for a long time, then paced around the room, his slippers clacking.

Zhong Hai held his stomach and shouted at the door: "Brother, did you find it? If not, forget it..."

All these sounds were picked up by the microphone. The live broadcast room was pitch black, so one couldn’t see anything, but one could hear everything clearly.

At first everyone was discussing other things.

For example, when Xia Lanzheng seemed to have lost weight, some people refuted her, saying that she had gained weight. Another group of people, after careful consideration, said that she had gained weight or lost weight, and that it was just an accidental beauty filter.

Immediately afterwards, Zhong Hai's voice was heard, the barrage of comments fell silent for two seconds, and then the screen was filled with question marks.

【？ 】

【？ 】

[Who? It's so late, who is it?]

[Male, I heard it clearly.]

[We know it's a man, but who is he? It's 4 a.m., and he said he was alone, didn't he?]

No one knew the details, so they turned up the volume and listened to the noise, which was really frustrating.

At this moment, the screen flashed with gift special effects, and the fireworks and yachts were in chaos.

【？ 】

【？ 】

[Is it the same boss as before? ]

[Yes and no, why are there so many people?]

[1, 2, 3... Who loses the truth or dare game? Are you three drunk?]

【？ 】

"I'm back!"

Xia Lanzheng suddenly lifted up her clothes, and a face came up, covered with a layer of powdery blush effect.

"My clothes are touching the beauty filter. Wait, let me turn it off."

He has never been able to tame these weird special effects. He said he would turn them off, but they kept increasing, making him sweat profusely.

He didn't have time to read what was being posted in the comments. He caught a glimpse of a few question marks and thought they were laughing at him, so he just smiled and didn't respond.

Finally, he gave up and said, "Forget it, everyone go to bed, I'm going to log off."

In the ancient town, birds are already singing at around four o'clock. In a while, some people will go to work. Since he lives next to the street, the noise will definitely keep him awake.

Xia Lanzheng didn't hesitate at all and said "bye-bye", interrupting the audience's barrage of comments that had not yet been completed.

[I'm so anxious, why don't you take a look at the backstage! ]

After a long night of tossing and turning, Xia Lanzheng was indeed sleepy. When she woke up, it was already daybreak, and she could faintly hear the sounds of Jiang Nian and Jiang Yuan arguing downstairs.

Xia Lanzheng enjoyed this atmosphere, squinting his eyes as he continued to relax. He hadn't heard Zhong Hai move, so he probably didn't wake up yet.

Xia Lanzheng was woken up by the ringing of her cell phone while she was drowsy.

It was probably Lu Yanqing clocking in. Xia Lanzheng buried her head in the quilt, showing no intention of getting up.

The phone was silent for two seconds, and then another sound came.

"Who is it..." Xia Lanzheng finally opened her eyes, "Isn't it just one fight a day?"

After a careful look, all sleepiness disappeared.

It was two o'clock in the afternoon, and there were five missed calls on my phone. One was from Lu Yanqing, and the other four were all from Chu Linchuan.

"What's wrong?" Xia Lanzheng sat up from the bed. "Did something really happen?"

Chu Linchuan's breathing was heavier than before, and Xia Lanzheng could easily hear it.

"Awake?" His tone was completely different from last night, like he was scolding an assistant who was late for work. "Check your live broadcast background."

Xia Lanzheng was stunned. She turned on the hands-free mode and entered her account.

"Fuck." Xia Lanzheng couldn't help but curse when she saw the account balance.

How come there are so many! Where did they come from?

He clicked on the details: L, sc, CCC.

Xia Lanzheng took a breath: "..."

"Did you see it clearly?" Chu Linchuan heard him remain silent for a while, "Is your soul still there?"

"I'm here," Xia Lanzheng explained subconsciously, "I really don't know what happened. I didn't see it during the live broadcast! Oh, I guess it was when my friend came to see me..."

Chu Linchuan couldn't bear to hear the word "friend". He was also in the live broadcast room last night. When he heard the noise, he wanted to rush to Xia Lanzheng immediately.

"Give it back to them," Chu Linchuan interrupted. "I'll give it to you. I've already transferred it to your card this morning."

Xia Lanzheng was speechless again and checked the balance on her card: "Mr. Chu, I got it. Thank you."

Chu Linchuan chuckled: "Zheng Zheng, are you happy?"

"Why are you asking this all of a sudden?" Xia Lanzheng actually guessed that Chu Linchuan had watched his live broadcast, so she asked knowingly, "Happy, how about you?"

He still remembers the comments in the barrage. If it were Chu Linchuan... Chu Linchuan would probably say he was happy and wish him happiness too.

However, the script did not go as he had planned.

Chu Linchuan said: "You don't seem to miss me at all."

It's too far off.

Chu Linchuan imitated his tone from last night: "Zheng Zheng, I'm a little unhappy."