Chapter 84
Chapter 84
"Just eat, why are you staring at your phone?"
Qian Manqing frowned and slapped Shen Yang on the arm.
"Mom, I have something to do. Let's talk first before eating." Shen Yang lowered his head and sent WeChat messages to himself, with a relaxed look on his face.
Qian Manqing narrowed her eyes and realized something was wrong.
Even when Shen Yang was in a relationship before, he would not often send messages to the other party. Usually, he would reply a few words when the other party contacted him. But now, he kept staring at the phone screen before the other party replied.
Qian Manqing unexpectedly leaned over to take a look, but Shen Yang dodged quickly with his phone in hand. She only vaguely saw the other person's profile picture, which seemed to be Doraemon.
"A girl, right?" Qian Manqing blinked at him knowingly, his face full of gossip. "Do you have a girlfriend?"
"No." Shen Yang explained helplessly, "Friend."
"I've never seen you care so much about any friend before." Qian Manqing curled her lips, obviously not believing it.
Qian Manqing's words have a bit of the meaning of "a bystander sees more clearly".
For the first time, Shen Yang began to seriously think about what his relationship with Ji Ning was now.
He remembered that two days ago late at night, Ji Ning suddenly sent him a message saying that she couldn't sleep.
Shen Yang joked, how about I tell you a fairy tale?
He originally thought that Ji Ning would not agree given her personality, but he didn't expect her to actually ask, "Can we talk directly via WeChat voice?"
Shen Yang knew very well that this was probably a test.
The moment the voice connection was connected, she didn't speak, and Shen Yang didn't deliberately change his voice.
He actually wanted to be honest, thinking that if she recognized his voice, he would take the opportunity to break the window paper. After all, it was not a long-term solution to keep getting along with her using a fake identity.
When she heard him ask her what she wanted to hear, Ji Ning's voice was muffled. She didn't know if it was intentional because she was afraid of being recognized by him or because she was sleepy.
"Your true voice—"
Shen Yang's heart instantly lifted up, but the next second, he heard her laugh and said, "It sounds pretty good."
“…” Shen Yang was convinced by her wooden ears.
He took a book of Greek mythology from his bookshelf, opened it to a page at random, and read it aloud for half an hour.
Until the faint sound of steady breathing came from the other end.
He said "good night" and hung up the call.
Speaking of ordinary friends, Shen Yang himself felt guilty.
After all, he had never done this kind of thing for anyone, even during his previous relationships.
He didn't know if this was what they called love, but this was the first time he felt that love was not a pastime to kill time, but something that needed to be seriously confirmed and managed.
Noticing that Shen Yang was distracted, Qian Manqing had a rough idea in her mind.
She had never urged Shen Yang to get married before, because in her heart, although Shen Yang was older, he was still an immature child psychologically. If he got married rashly, he would be irresponsible to himself and the girl.
But ever since Shen Yang took wood carving as his career and stopped doing nothing all day, his growth rate has completely exceeded Qian Manqing's expectations. This growth is not only a career development, but more importantly, a maturity in mentality and character.
So Qian Manqing couldn't help but nag: "That's great, it's time for you to seriously find a girlfriend. Your mother still has one extra New Year's red envelope to give out. I think this profile picture is so cute, the person should be cute too."
cute?
He is really cute when he gets angry and curses.
Shen Yang chuckled and said nonchalantly, "Well, one red envelope of yours wouldn't be enough."
"What's the meaning?"
"They already have a daughter, so as a future grandmother, shouldn't you also prepare one?"
Qian Manqing was stunned for a moment before she reacted.
She leaned over, her hands on the edge of the table, and asked secretly: "Is she divorced, or are you a mistress?"
Shen Yang: “…”
他扫了眼对面的沉野，笑得有点欠揍：“你以为谁都跟某些人一样，小小年纪就企图为爱做三？”
Shen Ye was eating quietly, but was suddenly dragged into the topic without even raising his head: "Focus on your online romance, and pay less attention to me."
"Online romance? You're online romance?" Qian Manqing suddenly became interested and didn't even bother to eat. She pulled Shen Yang's sleeve and said anxiously, "Tell me about this girl. What kind of girl is she? Don't worry, I'm very open-minded. There's nothing shameful about divorce and raising children. Bring her home to meet me."
Qian Manqing acted as if she had already put the marriage proposal on the agenda, which made Shen Yang regret his previous reckless remarks.
"Mom, I was just kidding. I really don't have any children."
Qian Manqing patted him, stepped back and picked up the chopsticks: "I thought I would suddenly have a granddaughter."
"Did you hear that?" Shen Yang tapped his index finger on the table lightly, and said to Shen Ye, "This is what I'm calling you."
Shen Ye looked up and met Qian Manqing's expectant gaze.
Qian Manqing knew that induced labor was unpleasant, so she had never mentioned it before, not wanting to put pressure on them. Today, Shu Yao wasn't home, so she tentatively asked, "Honestly, are you and Yao Yao planning to have a baby?"
Shen Ye picked up a piece of pork ribs and put it in the bowl, and answered frankly: "If she tells me that she wants it, then I want it. If she doesn't tell me, then I don't want it."
"What about your own thoughts?"
Shen Ye seemed to have thought about this matter a long time ago. When he answered, he did not hesitate at all and did not sound too concerned: "No."
"Why? You don't like children?"
Shen Ye was silent for a moment, then asked seriously: “Mom, did you suffer when you gave birth to the child?”
"Nonsense, giving birth to a child shouldn't be a little painful."
"But she's suffered enough in her first twenty-seven years."
Qian Manqing fell silent, thinking of what happened to Luo Jianhui before, and also understood her son's thoughts. After a long time, she sighed silently and turned to look at Shen Yang: "There is no other way, I can only count on you."
"Mom, this is unfair." Shen Yang was filled with indignation, "His wife can't endure hardship, so my wife should suffer?"
"That's not what I meant." Qian Manqing couldn't explain herself for a moment, so she just gave up. "Forget it, next time someone introduces you to someone, I'll add one requirement: those with children are preferred."
Shen Yang: “…”
Shen Yang thought Qian Manqing was joking, but he didn't expect that a few days later, Qian Manqing actually took him to a dinner party with his father's partner.
He said it was arranged beforehand, but at that time I didn't know he had an online lover. If he wasn't interested, we could just forget about it after dinner.
But the other party's intention was very clear. From the moment he sat down, he had been urging his daughter to talk to him more.
In fact, this kind of situation has happened before, and Shen Yang usually doesn't mind. To him, it's just about getting to know one more person. If you get along well, you can be friends. If not, you can just go your separate ways after dinner.
But this night, he felt that the box was extremely boring.
Especially since Ji Ning didn't reply to his message for a long time, perhaps because she hadn't finished work yet. He looked at his phone again and again, and his boredom level instantly increased several times.
The sound of the elders' conversation wafted into his ears. Shen Yang lowered his head to fiddle with his phone, unable to resist sending a message to the nominal boss of Domain Media: [Are you going to the crew next week?]
Liang Yinzhou: [Yes, the project has entered the middle stage. Let’s go check out the situation.]
Chen Yang: [I'll go.]
Liang Yinzhou: [? ]
Liang Yinzhou: [Do you remember what you told me when you invested? I'll give you the money, don't come to me if you have any problems.]
Liang Yinzhou: [What's going on lately? After asking you to go to a dinner party, my career ambition has skyrocketed!]
Chen Yang: [Why are you talking so much nonsense?]
Liang Yinzhou: [Okay, okay, it would be great if you could go. I'm really busy right now.]
After making the agreement with Liang Yinzhou, Shen Yang turned off his phone and suddenly felt inexplicably refreshed.
He couldn't explain why he suddenly wanted to see her. Maybe he was simply feeling despicable and wanted to be scolded by her in person.
When Shen Yang arrived at the film and television city, the male lead's solo scene was being filmed on site.
Ji Ning sat quietly in the lounge area reading the script. After reading a few lines, he heard Ning Ning tell him the news. She also said that in order to welcome him, the producer organized a dinner after the filming.
Ji Ning never liked dinner parties. The impression left on her by previous crew dinner parties was mostly alcohol and noise, which made her resentful of Chen Yang's sudden visit to the set.
"He came so suddenly?" Ji Ning frowned and took a sip of water from the thermos beside her.
"I don't know." Ning Ning looked around and made sure that no one was around before she came close to her and said in a low voice, "But I remember watching the news before, and it seems that Mr. Shen and the third female lead of our play, Xu Anqi, were dating before. I wonder if he is here to visit her on set."
Ji Ning nodded, showing no interest.
There was a commotion in the distance. Ji Ning turned her head and looked towards the sound. She saw the producer and Shen Yang walking towards them. Behind them was a staff member pushing a cart of drinks, most likely milk tea, coffee or something like that.
Ning Ning immediately asked Ji Ning: "Sister Ning, what do you want to drink? I'll get it for you."
"Milk tea, please. Thank you."
"Okay."
Ningning trotted away, while Ji Ning lowered her head and continued to read the script. After a while, she suddenly noticed someone sitting down on the chair next to her. At first, she thought it was Ningning who came back, but when her eyes swept over, she saw a pair of limited edition men's sneakers.
She looked up and blurted out, "Angie is filming in Group B."
"Angie?" Shen Yang casually placed his coffee on the small table beside him, a puzzled look on his face. "What Angel?"
"..." Realizing that Ningning's guess didn't seem correct, Ji Ning brushed it off, "Nothing, why are you here?"
"I'm worried that my money will go to waste, so I'll listen to the noise first." Shen Yang leaned back, looked at the cloudless blue sky, and closed his eyes comfortably.
Ji Ning looked around and saw that there were indeed not many empty seats, so she didn't say anything more.
Ning Ning came over with two cups of milk tea. When she saw Shen Yang, she was stunned for a moment before reacting: "Mr. Shen? Just right! I brought two cups of milk tea, would you like some?"
"No need." Shen Yang picked up the coffee on the table and gestured, "I just took it."
"Okay." Ningning handed one of the cups of taro paste to Ji Ning.
Ji Ning took it and inserted the straw into it, but she was a little absent-minded. In her mind was the scene of Shen Yang picking up the coffee just now. That right hand... She hadn't noticed it before, but now she thought it looked good and a little familiar.
She bit the straw and took a break from drinking to secretly glance at him again.
It really looks a bit like the hand in Shuiquliu’s circle of friends.
But beautiful hands are all the same, maybe it’s just a coincidence?
She shook her head to comfort herself, Shen Yang, how could it be Manchurian ash?
The spiritual realm of these two people is eight hundred times lower than hers.
Probably the news of Shen Yang's arrival reached Group B, and Xu Anqi hurried over.
Seeing Shen Yang, she enthusiastically wanted to give him a hug, but Shen Yang replaced it with a handshake.
Xu Anqi patted his shoulder and smiled, "Why are you here? You didn't even tell me."
Didn’t you break up?
Ji Ning, who was forced to listen to gossip, couldn't help but think that Chen Yang seemed to be a good ex-boyfriend. He could actually make the girl get along with him so smoothly after breaking up with him.
She had no interest in listening to people chatting, so she lowered her head to open her phone and saw the elm tree pinned to the top of the page.
Now their chats are no longer limited to games. Ji Ning will share with him anything interesting she encounters during filming, and he will also ask her what she thinks of his work.
【What are you doing? 】
Just as Ji Ning finished typing these three words, she heard Xu Anqi mutter to herself, "Why isn't there even a chair?"
Ji Ning closed the script, took her phone and milk tea and stood up: "You sit here."
"Thanks--"
Before Xu Anqi could finish her words, Shen Yang suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist: "Where are you going?"
Ji Ning was completely stunned.
In her opinion, she and Chen Yang had only met once eight years ago, and eight years later, they only had a fifteen-yuan starting price intersection. His behavior at this moment was obviously offensive to her.
She pulled her hand back almost instinctively, but for the sake of classmate friendship, she still maintained basic composure.
"It should be my turn to shoot soon. I'll go over and take a look."
She turned and left, lowering her head to send the message on her phone.
However, almost at the same time, she heard a "ding" message alert sound behind her.
She suddenly stopped in her tracks and turned around to see Shen Yang's phone on the table, which was on. He glanced at it and then looked towards her.
Their eyes met.
The speculation that had been suppressed in my mind just now came to my mind again.
Ji Ning narrowed her eyes slightly and randomly sent repeated emoticons to that head.
Ding, Ding, Ding...
And every time she sent one, Shen Yang's phone rang.
There is no such coincidence in the world.
Therefore, Chen Yang is really the Manchurian ash.
Once this premise was established, then Shen Yang's inexplicable familiarity after the reunion, including the sudden grip of her wrist just now, all had reasonable reasons.
Obviously, from the moment he saw Doraemon in the car, he should have confirmed that the person on the other end of the phone was her.
But even though I knew it, I pretended to be ignorant for so long.
Even when the two of them were chatting, Shen Yang would occasionally mention her daughter intentionally or unintentionally, and the way she tried so hard to cover up the lie made Ji Ning feel socially frustrated.
It only takes a second to mute the phone. He could have taken action before she noticed it, but he didn't. Instead, he looked at her calmly, letting the phone keep ringing beside him.
This series of sounds caught Xu Anqi's attention.
She glanced at him and asked jokingly, "Your new girlfriend? How long has it been since you last saw her? You must be missing me so much, right?"
"It's not that you want me to die—" Shen Yang said this to Xu Anqi, but his eyes were still on Ji Ning. He pulled the corners of his mouth in self-mockery.
"She probably wants me dead right now."
Merry Christmas Eve everyone! Stay safe and sound!
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