Yang said he was very grateful that Wan Qiu came back.
In Wan Qiu's understanding, this might mean happiness.
But Yang Ze was always filled with unhappiness.
Is it possible that happiness and unhappiness are actually common?
Yang Ze did not get Wan Qiu's answer, and he did not need Wan Qiu to answer him.
He just wanted to tell Wan Qiu about this.
"Let's go, my second brother will take you on a boat ride."
But when Wan Qiu and Yang Ze were standing at the dock, the staff told them that the last cruise of the day had already started.
Wan Qiu blinked and looked at Yang Ze who looked embarrassed.
Yang Ze touched his cheek and unconsciously looked away, looking a little guilty.
Wan Qiu and Yang Ze sat together on a bench by the lake. The summer night breeze blew the water vapor on the lake surface, bringing cool breezes. The crackling sound of water splashing in the rhythmic fountain to the rhythm of the music made the noisy lakeside even more lively.
They were clearly sitting on a chair and not going anywhere, but Yang still didn't let go of his hand, even though it was very hot and they were sweating from holding hands.
Yang Ze's persistence made Wan Qiu feel safe.
Safe enough that he could pay attention to the scenery around him.
Yang Ze was very quiet and silent, so Wan Qiu went to listen to the sounds around him.
There were the sounds of children making noises around adults, and the somewhat noisy music from the small toys being sold at the stalls.
Suddenly the music stopped, and all the water droplets from the fountain fell into the water, creating regular ripples.
The bright colored lights dimmed for several rows, leaving only a few soft lights.
In the sudden quiet atmosphere, a soothing song that had been hidden all along reached Wan Qiu's hearing.
The male singer's deep and hoarse voice brought the silent and cold deep sea to the land on a summer night, and sent coolness into everyone's ears in the heat, settling into the calm and gentle night.
Wan Qiu remembered this voice.
He had heard this man's songs in many places.
His voice is very unique and many people like it. His singing can always be heard in the streets and alleys. Even if the speakers playing the songs sound a bit noisy, it cannot interfere with the singer's beautiful voice.
This song was also the first song Wan Qiu heard after he first came to this huge city.
Wan Qiu unconsciously looked towards the place where the song was playing. Behind the transparent glass was a warm decoration, and there were guests chatting and laughing.
The gentle song that does not steal the show becomes the happy background music.
Yang Ze noticed Wan Qiu's gaze and also noticed the song, raising his eyebrows slightly.
"Is it nice?" Yang Ze suddenly asked Wan Qiu after the song ended.
Wan Qiu looked at Yang Ze's expression. Yang Ze seemed to be vaguely happy. Was it because his second brother liked this song very much?
Wan Qiu nodded.
"Really?" Yang Ze rarely said a few more words, "He is indeed very talented and smart. He has attracted much attention since his debut. He has achievements in all aspects. The songs he released are all top-notch. Of course, there is also marketing behind the scenes."
Wan Qiu blinked, not quite sure why Yang Ze suddenly said so much.
Yang Ze suddenly asked, "Do you know what he looks like? He started acting in TV series a year ago, and some of them should have been aired by now."
Wan Qiu shook his head. He had no channels to watch TV dramas, and he didn't quite understand them.
But after thinking about it, Wan Qiu said, "I have seen him."
Yang Ze raised his eyebrows: "Where have you seen it?"
"On TV." Wan Qiu was referring to when he sometimes went to a home appliance store to watch cartoons. While waiting for the commercials, he would occasionally pay attention to what was being shown on other TVs.
Then he heard the singer's song and saw the singer's appearance.
Very beautiful appearance, it turns out that people with nice voices also have beautiful looks.
At that time, Wan Qiu had only this one thought.
"Is that so?" Yang Ze's tone was somewhat emotional, "You saw him."
Yang Ze's tone sounded a little strange to Wan Qiu.
But he could see bubbles of joy coming out of Yang Ze's body.
When Wan Qiu's hand was released, he was back in the car and sitting in the passenger seat.
Wan Qiu felt a little strange as he looked at his hands which had been held for a long time and were even a little red from being pinched.
Before today, he had never been held so cherished and carefully.
His second brother was indeed very strange, just like himself.
Although the road was not congested at night, it was not smooth either. Wan Qiu sat in the passenger seat and looked at the taillights of the car in front. Their car was moving steadily and slowly, which was out of tune with the fast-moving traffic around them.
Wan Qiu blinked and looked ahead.
"I don't really know how to play." In the silence, Yang Ze said, "I don't really know how to play."
Yang Ze was not sure whether Wan Qiu had fun when he took him out today.
Wan Qiu doesn't know how to play either. His concept of playing only comes from the past few days of spending time with Yang Xiaoyu.
He couldn't follow up on this topic.
"Did you have fun today?" Yang Ze's question seemed a little out of place compared to his tough appearance.
Are you having fun?
I am happy.
Even just seeing so many people smiling happily can make you feel infected with happiness.
Be smart.
Wan Qiu raised the corners of his mouth, a small arc.
Show your happiness to those who want to see it.
"Yeah." Wan Qiu smiled, a faint smile, but it was the first and most genuine smile of the night.
Yang Ze saw Wan Qiu’s smile when the light was red.
When the car stopped at a red light, it paused for a short while, and the vehicles behind it honked their horns anxiously, urging us to hurry up.
Yang Ze was not impatient or unhappy. He started the car and stared at the road ahead with a serious and fierce look.
But he still raised the corners of his mouth, revealing the most relaxed smile of the night.
Yang Ze was always afraid that Wan Qiu would be lost from his hands again.
No matter how tightly I clench my fingers, the bones in my palm are still soft, and they seem like they will disappear at any time.
When he gets nervous, his expression becomes serious and tense. Does it make Wan Qiu uncomfortable?
When he brought Wan Qiu back safely and saw Wan Qiu's smile, all the anxiety in his heart finally dissipated.
I'm afraid that for a long time in the future, he won't be able to let go of Wan Qiu's hand when he takes Wan Qiu out.
Yang was somewhat helpless.
Fortunately, Wan Qiu doesn't seem to object to this.
Although Yang Ze didn't know whether Wan Qiu really didn't reject it or was just enduring it.
Wan Qiu was very sleepy. He was almost dazed when he returned home. He walked beside Yang Ze, who subconsciously held the back of Wan Qiu's clothes with his hand to prevent Wan Qiu from falling asleep while walking.
"Remember to wash up and take off your clothes before going to bed." When Yang Ze brought Wan Qiu to the bedroom door, he couldn't help but remind Wan Qiu slightly, so that Wan Qiu could at least be a little more awake.
Wan Qiu looked up with hazy eyes, like a very sleepy animal cub, supporting his body with his eyes closed.
Yang Ze loosened his hand, and Wan Qiu stood at the door. His steps became much steadier, and he walked in. Yang Ze reached out and closed Wan Qiu's door.
At the same time, the door next door was opened, and on the other side of the corridor, Yang saw Chu Yigui standing at the door.
"Second brother, welcome back." Chu Yigui leaned against the door with a faint smile.
Yang Ze walked towards Chu Yigui and found that Chu Yigui had not changed into pajamas yet: "Are you still awake at this time?"
"I stayed up a little late because of something." Chu Yigui rubbed his eyebrows and closed his eyes as if to relieve eye fatigue. In his room, the only light that could be seen was the desk lamp on his desk. It seemed that he had indeed been studying until now.
"Studying should also be done in moderation," Yang Ze reminded.
"I know, second brother, how was your fun today?" Chu Yigui asked.
Yang Ze thought for a moment and said, "It probably went smoothly. Wan Qiu doesn't look too uncomfortable."
"What about second brother?" Chu Yigui asked, "How does second brother feel?"
Yang Ze was stunned for a moment, and looked at Chu Yigui's eyes again in the dim aisle light. He seemed calm and didn't seem to care about anything, but was he concerned about his condition?
"It's not as bad as I thought." Yang Ze smiled. His mood softened because of his youngest brother's concern. "Don't worry too much, fourth brother."
Chu Yigui nodded: "Then good night, second brother."
"good evening."
Yang returned to his room and lay directly on the huge bed.
The soft bed was dented by his weight, and Yang supported his forehead with one hand. It was at this moment that he truly relaxed.
Returning home safely is better than anything else.
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Wan Qiu slept soundly.
Probably because he went out at night and saw the bright and beautiful world, Wan Qiu dreamed of bright and flashing lights that night.
He seemed to see himself walking in the Milky Way, with twinkling stars all around him, and all around him were delicious ice cream, lava cakes, grilled sausages, skewers...
And the song of a strange man that kept echoing in his ears. Wan Qiu clearly couldn't remember the melody of the song, but it kept echoing in his ears.
Wan Qiu was woken up by his ringing cell phone, but the ringing stopped when he opened his eyes.
His body sank into the soft bed, still feeling a little sleepy, Wan Qiu sat up and checked his cell phone. He glanced at the time and found that it was past his usual wake-up time.
If it weren't for the ringing cell phone, Wan Qiu could even continue sleeping.
Wan Qiu held his cell phone, feeling very confused. He actually stayed in bed lazily.
Suddenly, there was another caller ID on his phone. When Wan Qiu saw the note "Big Brother" on it, he was very confused.
Big brother?
Wan Qiu suddenly remembered that he actually had two brothers.
But since coming to this family, I have only had one older brother.
It seemed like his elder brother had never appeared, and he had never seen him.
Why?
Wan Qiu looked at the caller ID. His brain was still a little fuzzy after just waking up. He was confused about this strange brother whom he had never met before and didn't know whether he should answer the call.
But...it's not good not to answer.
Mom said that if she called, it must be because she had something to say, and she had to listen to her eldest brother.
However, just as Wan Qiu was about to answer the call, the call was hung up again.
Wan Qiu sat on the bed, holding his cell phone, with a confused look on his face.
Ten seconds later, there was a knock on Wan Qiu's door.
Wan Qiu put his cell phone on the bed and went to open the door in his slippers.
Standing at the door was Yang Ze, who seemed to have gotten up, was neatly dressed, and was holding a cell phone in his hand.
"Just woke up? Sorry, I should have let you sleep a little longer." Yang Ze saw that Wan Qiu had not changed his pajamas yet, but he showed an undetectable smile. He was happy that Wan Qiu was being lazy in bed for the first time.
"I'm awake." Wan Qiu explained immediately.
"Don't be so anxious. Staying in bed is not a bad thing. Getting enough sleep is the important thing." Yang Ze patted Wan Qiu's shoulder.
Wan Qiu blinked, but before he had time to think further, a voice suddenly came from Yang Ze's phone.
Because it was not amplified, the voice was chattering very quickly and Wan Qiu couldn't hear clearly, but he could feel that the person on the other end of the phone must be very anxious.
Wan Qiu raised his eyes to look at Yang Ze, not understanding why Yang Ze didn't answer the phone.
"Third brother, eldest brother is looking for you." Yang simply handed the phone to Wan Qiu, thought about it, and simply pressed the speaker button.
In an instant, the mumbling and indistinct voice was suddenly amplified several times, and the person's restlessness could be heard even from the phone.
"Let him answer the phone, Yang Er, what are you doing? I asked you to answer the phone for Lao San. Can you stop dilly-dallying all day long? Let my dear Lao San answer the phone!!!"
Wan Qiu opened his eyes blankly and looked up at Yang Ze, who also showed a helpless smile.
“Help me, why did I find out about this so late? Why aren’t you letting me check my phone? Why do I have to come to this completely enclosed place to film a movie at this time? Help me, I want to go home, let me go home, I want to see my brother, I want to see my brother ahhhhhhhh——”
Wan Qiu blinked, and Yang Ze also blinked.
"Old Third, Old Third, help me, where is Old Third? Yang Er, let me see him! No, let me hear his voice first?!"
The person on the other end of the phone was speaking very fast. Wan Qiu could hardly keep up with the topic. The other party said too much, but...
Wan Qiu felt vaguely familiar with this voice.
It was very familiar. Even when it was a low roar of anger, Wan Qiu still felt that the voice was unique and beautiful.
But even though he didn't know what that person was saying, Wan Qiu knew that this person was his elder brother.
Wan Qiu really wanted to answer his elder brother’s questions.
But the eldest brother kept talking on and on, and Wan Qiu couldn't get a word in.
Yang Ze looked at Wan Qiu, and Wan Qiu looked at his phone, and both of them were silent.
The door at the side was opened, and Chu Yigui had come back after exercising, taking a shower and changing clothes.
Chu Yi returned to their side and looked at this strange scene that suddenly appeared early in the morning.
Hearing the incessant chatter coming from the phone, Chu Yigui immediately understood the current situation.
Chu Yigui half-bent down, making his voice closer to the phone, and said, "Brother, if you keep talking like this, even the second brother can't get a word in."
The person on the other end of the phone paused and asked, "Ah? Youngest? You're here too? What about the third? Where is the third?"
Chu Yigui said, "Brother, be quiet. I'll let my brother talk to you."
At this moment, the other side fell silent, and became quiet as if the firecracker-like words just now had never existed.
Wan Qiu looked at Chu Yigui eagerly. Once Chu Yigui arrived, Wan Qiu felt like he had found a backbone.
Chu Yigui also noticed Wan Qiu's look and said, "It's my brother who wants to talk to you."
Only then did Wan Qiu take the phone from Yang Ze, and it still showed that he was on a call.
Wan Qiu didn't know what to say to the elder brother who was a stranger but contacted him over the phone.
But if it's a smart, polite child...
Wan Qiu opened his mouth, with some trepidation, put the phone to his ear, and said, "Hello, brother, I'm Wan Qiu..."
"Ahhh, it's my brother, it's my brother!!!" The sudden sound exploding beside his ear made Wan Qiu's brain confused. He forgot that the phone was still on speaker and reflexively put the phone away.
The elder brother on the other side of the phone seemed particularly happy.
"I'm sorry, Wan Qiu, I'm sorry that big brother didn't know to find you. Big brother is still out of town and can't come to see you right away. Don't worry, I'm going to tear up this crew today and fly back to reunite with my brother!"
Wan Qiu held the phone, his face was full of confusion. What did it mean? He didn't understand.
"Wan Qiu, Wan Qiu, I'm Chu Zhang, your elder brother! I'm your elder brother! Talk to your elder brother again, Wan Qiu, talk to your elder brother!" Chu Zhang's excited voice sounded as if he was so excited that he was about to rush to Wan Qiu directly through the phone.
Wan Qiu heard silence from the other side, but had no idea what to say or how to say it, so he showed a slightly impatient expression while holding the phone.
He didn't know how to respond, which made him extremely anxious.
Chu Yigui spoke at this time, his tone extremely slow and calm, like a cool stream of water cooling down Wan Qiu's gradually rising restlessness.
"Brother, you went out with my second brother last night, what happened?"
Yang Ze watched quietly. He was not good at speaking and could not guide Wan Qiu as clearly as Chu Yigui.
Is it because they are of the same age? Is that why Chu Yigui knows Wan Qiu so well?
Wan Qiu seemed to be thinking about what happened last night.
"Dragon." Wan Qiu thought hard, holding his phone, as if he was reconstructing his memory, "A dragon, very long, with many colorful lights."
Yang Ze unconsciously raised his eyebrows. What was Wan Qiu talking about? Did they see dragon lanterns when they were at the night market yesterday?
"Beautiful people, fragrant food, delicious food, bright and dark lake, songs..." Wan Qiu's memories were in a mess, just like the glittering details in the torn pieces of memory that Wan Qiu picked up. It sounded confusing at first, but every word was warm.
"…What does it mean?" Yang understood a little, but not quite understood some of it, so he turned to ask Chu Yigui.
Chu Yigui thought for a moment and said, "It should be saying that the street is like a long dragon, with beautiful lights, delicious food, and beautiful people, or something like that?"
"Is that so?" Chu Zhang's voice came, "Is the world so beautiful in the eyes of the third brother?"
The voices of Yang Ze and Chu Yigui were not loud, or even very small, and could not be transmitted to Chu Zhang through the mobile phone, but Chu Zhang seemed to have really constructed a beautiful night from Wan Qiu's messy words.
Chu Zhang said as a matter of course: "Old Third obviously liked what happened last night. Every word he said sounded very emotional. He must have had a happy night. Did Yang Er take him there alone?"
"Yeah." Yang responded.
"That's great. Aze has worked very hard." After the irritable voice calmed down, the magnetic and soft voice was like the low sound of an ancient bell. It is a sound that you will never forget once you have heard it.
"Brother..." Yang Ze felt helpless. Chu Zhang always treated him like a child even though the age difference between them was not that big.
"Third brother, Wan Qiu." Chu Zhang called Wan Qiu again, "Wait for big brother, big brother will come back to see you soon."
"Is it okay? Didn't they say that the filming of this movie will be kept secret?" Yang Ze asked. It was for this reason that Chu Zhang had not been contacted for some time.
"Even if we don't want to shoot anymore, I have to go home to see my brother who we finally found. If he won't let me go, I'll leave on my own. Isn't it just the penalty for breach of contract? Our family still lacks that little money?" Chu Zhang kept on talking, very proudly. "Third brother, wait, I'll bring you some local specialties when I go back! I'm going to fight the crew now!"
Wan Qiu held the phone and was confused until he finally hung up the call.
Although he did not see his elder brother, for some reason Yang Xiaoyu vaguely appeared in front of Wan Qiu.
Burning, bright, hot.
"Big brother is really cool." Yang Ze was also helpless. He took the phone from Wan Qiu and asked, "Are you still sleepy?"
Wan Qiu shook his head.
"Then go wash up, and then you can come out to eat." Yang Ze said.
Wan Qiu watched Chu Yigui follow Yang Ze downstairs. He was still in his pajamas and hurried back to his room to find clothes to wear.
When Wan Qiu quickly went downstairs, it was just time for breakfast. Chu Jianshu sat in the main seat and looked at Wan Qiu.
Wan Qiu sat in his seat. His breakfast was the same as Chu Yigui's, except that he had an extra glass of milk.
Wan Qiu's food portions are smaller than Chu Yigui's, not because Chu Yigui eats too much, but because Wan Qiu eats too little.
Chu Jianshu didn't like to see people late for breakfast, and he had always been quite strict with his three sons.
But after meeting Wan Qiu, Chu Jianshu could no longer continue his strict attitude towards his children.
Wan Qiu is a little different. His experiences and extraordinary intelligence make it impossible for Chu Jianshu to treat Wan Qiu like other normal children.
Hence, preference arises.
Once favoritism appears, Chu Jianshu can't help but think about his previous educational methods. Even though his two sons may no longer need their father's guidance, Chu Jianshu is not afraid to start changing now.
Yang Ze took Wan Qiu out with Chu Jianshu's consent.
But if Yang Xiaoyu was here, Yang Ze might not be able to fulfill this request.
It was because Yang Ze took Wan Qiu with him and lost Wan Qiu that Yang Xiaoyu was unable to face Yang Ze for a long time.
The two emotions of self-blame and blaming Yang Ze have always entangled Yang Xiaoyu. Even though Yang Xiaoyu is no longer avoiding Yang Ze, it does not mean that the problem of losing Wan Qiu no longer exists.
Yang Ze was less than fourteen when he lost Wan Qiu, which was right at an extremely sensitive period. As a father, he was unable to understand Yang Ze's true feelings.
But Chu Jianshu clearly remembered that he hadn't seen Yang Ze smile for a long time.
Even now, Yang Ze seems to have never laughed heartily again.
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