Chapter 41 Chapter 41 He Found His Muse
“Bang!”
A loud slap was heard and Ye Chen staggered back several times.
He covered his face and slowly raised his head to look at the man in front of him.
Ye's father's expression was calm, but no one knows his son better than his father. Ye Chen knew that there was a volcano hidden underneath that was about to erupt.
After slapping his son, Ye's father pulled his son over and apologized sincerely.
"Zhenxing, I didn't take good care of the child this time. I'm really sorry for causing you so much trouble."
They are now in Lu's house.
Lu Zheng always felt that something was wrong with the farce. Compared to his parents, he had a more objective perspective, so he went to the ceremony and did a little investigation afterwards, only to find out where the source of the remarks came from.
They did do a paternity test at the Ye family’s hospital. After all, they have been friends for more than ten years, and they should be very relieved about this matter as it does not affect the interests of both parties.
I really didn't expect this.
Lu Zheng evaluated the expressions of the Ye family's father and son in his mind, and believed that Ye's father should be unaware of this matter.
Lu Zhenxing obviously knew that although he was unhappy, he couldn't just turn his face away from his friend of many years. Moreover, the other person had beaten his son in front of him, so even if he wanted to blame him, he couldn't say it.
Mrs. Lu's face was still pale and dazed, and her hands on her legs were trembling slightly.
Lu Ran went out to play with his friends today. There were only three of them left in the Lu family. Lu Zheng couldn't join in their conversation. He just lowered his head and thought.
He knew what the rumors outside had been about, saying that the Lu family was ridiculous for actually bringing their illegitimate child back home with full legitimacy.
He had guessed that there would be such remarks, so he had said at the beginning that the truth should be made public. It was not their fault that they took the wrong child, and this way they could continue to raise Lu Ran. Others who heard this would only think that they were affectionate and righteous.
However, during that period of time, Lu Ran was trying to commit suicide and locked himself in the room and went on a hunger strike. His mother was very distressed and refused to reveal the truth no matter what, for fear that Lu Ran would do something more extreme.
He's still in school and he's already in such trouble. I don't know how much trouble he will cause when he graduates from college and joins the company.
Now this result may not be a bad thing.
After sending the visitor away, Mrs. Lu could no longer bear it. She grabbed her husband's hand and said in a trembling voice: "We misunderstood Xiao Ji, and we said such unpleasant words to him..."
Hearing this, Lu Zhenxing frowned.
He was just talking to the kids about how to be a good person. What's so unpleasant about it?
Lu Zheng said softly: "No one knew at the time, you were just distressed, it's good that the misunderstanding has been resolved now."
"Xiao Ji is still living in the school dormitory. I will pick him up in a couple of days."
Mrs. Lu said yes repeatedly.
Lu Zhenxing also knew that the person who was wronged in this matter was Lu Ji, so he nodded, but didn't say much.
-After leaving the Lu family's house, Ye Chen followed his father silently.
"Reflect on what happened today when you go back."
Ye Chen didn't expect that this matter was not over yet. He sneered at the other party and said, "Wasn't that slap just now enough?"
Father Ye didn't expect that he would dare to talk back. He said coldly, "I'm teaching you, and you're still talking back to me. Do you know how much trouble you've caused me?"
"We run a private hospital, so we have to control our mouths. We have built up a good reputation for so many years, and it was almost ruined in your hands. The Lu family knew that I would not leak the news, so they trusted me to do it. You are so good."
He didn't know where Ye Chen knew about this. Apart from the person in charge, he clearly had not told anyone, including his own son.
But that doesn't matter.
Ye Chen simply let the cat out of the bag and had no choice but to cover it up in front of Gu Yang. He never thought that Lu Ran's paternity test was really done in his own home.
"The Lu family." Ye Chen gritted his teeth and questioned, "You and the Lu family, why do you still associate with them? Do you really not care about what happened back then?"
"What does that have to do with the Lu family? Your mother is the one who did it. She is so old but she doesn't know how to take care of herself. She even ran to the medicine storehouse."
"It was obviously Lu Ran who ran away on his own! Mom followed him to find him! Didn't we check the surveillance at the time? How can you say it was an accident?"
"Lu Ran was just a child at the time. What could you expect him to do?" Father Ye looked at him indifferently, but his words were extremely cruel. "I only thought of you as a child, so even if your mother called you at the time, I never told anyone about this matter."
Ye Chen paused for a moment. He didn't expect that the other party actually knew about this matter and would actually say such words.
If it were in the past, he might have just stood there in a daze, but he had already been bombarded once in front of Gu Yang, so now he just felt it was ridiculous.
"So what?" He said slowly, "Shouldn't you reflect on yourself? Why didn't she set you as her husband as her emergency contact, but me, who was so young at the time?"
Father Ye's expression finally changed. He looked at the person in front of him as if he was meeting him for the first time.
But he did not get angry because of this question. He just said calmly: "The Qi family is holding a banquet tonight. I am going to their house now. You come with me."
The slap just now was very hard, and the red mark on the face was very obvious and would not disappear for a while.
The servant from the Qi family who came to greet him glanced at Ye Chen with a strange look on his face and immediately lowered his head.
After welcoming the person in, Qi Ming, who was already sitting in the living room waiting, acted as if he didn't notice anything.
Because of his middle-aged weight gain, he looked very plump, with a happy face and seemed to have a good temper.
"Congratulations, Director Qi. The movie is a huge success."
"No, no, Mr. Ye is really too polite. This is the result of the joint efforts of the crew. How can I take all the credit for it alone?"
He stood up and shook hands with Ye's father, asking him to sit down quickly. He then greeted Ye Chen a few more times and said to his son, "Le Cheng, aren't you two classmates? Your Uncle Ye and I still need to chat. Take Ye Chen to your room to play."
The shy and quiet boy nodded and took Ye Chen upstairs.
When climbing the stairs, you can still hear people talking below.
"I haven't seen you for a few years. Le Cheng has grown so tall. He looks well-behaved and steady. Director Qi, you really are good at teaching your son."
"No way, I stay outside all year round and have no time to take care of him. His personality is just like his mother's. I think he is too quiet. Ye Chen, on the other hand, is so lively and cheerful. How great."
Hearing the two people praising each other, Ye Chen curled the corner of his mouth, happened to meet Qi Lecheng's gaze, and smiled at him sarcastically.
The man deliberately made him appear in front of others with the slap mark on his face, just to embarrass him.
This was his usual tactic, and he did not feel ashamed of it. Instead, he was pleased with his control.
Scumbag.
Qi Lecheng did not take Ye Chen to his room as his father instructed, but opened the largest guest room for him to stay there.
He hates being in the same room with other people.
Ye Chen was also happy about this. Ever since he heard Gu Yang's thoughts last time, he felt uneasy whenever he saw Qi Lecheng.
abnormal.
There was no bathroom in this guest room. After sitting for a while, Ye Chen got up and went outside.
Maybe because the Qi family are all artists, the overall decoration style of this house is also quite unique. Ye Chen was so confused that he finally found the bathroom. After going out, he completely forgot where he came from.
After searching for a while, he opened one of the doors uncertainly.
Not where he had just been.
Ye Chen looked around and it seemed to be a collection room.
He had nothing to do and he didn't care about other people's privacy, so he just started watching it on the spot.
Ye Chen flipped through a stack of old and yellowed award certificates. They were all from Qi Lecheng, and the earliest one could be traced back to ten years ago.
There were many glass-framed photos on the long elm cabinet. Among them, there was one photo standing alone in the front. Ye Chen leaned in to take a look.
This photo is well preserved and shows no signs of oxidation, but the overall look gives it a very old and dreamlike atmosphere.
The subject of the photo is a person, who is not quite clear. He seems to be holding something in his hands, and the white content extends outward. Combined with the overall background, it looks like flying wings.
But for some reason, this photo always gave Ye Chen an uncomfortable feeling, but he didn't know how to say it.
He accidentally dropped the photo album, but luckily the floor was covered with a thick carpet, so no sound was made.
He hurried to pick it up, but when he was half-kneeling on the ground, he saw that the bottom of the cabinet was movable.
Ye Chen subconsciously pulled it, but it was a little stuck inside. He used some strength and the whole secret cabinet was pulled out directly.
Photos scattered on the ground, and Ye Chen opened his eyes wide.
They are all photos of Gu Yang.
This is even more shocking than the last time I saw Qi Lecheng’s cell phone album.
He didn't expect that Qi Lecheng not only took the photos, but also developed them one by one.
There are pictures of Gu Yang sleeping on the table, Gu Yang taking something on the podium, Gu Yang chatting with others, and even Gu Yang's back while walking.
When was this filmed?
Ye Chen looked at the pictures one by one in disbelief.
Normally, if he discovers something big, he would be excited and eager to do something.
He couldn't even laugh now, he just felt it was outrageous.
With a creak, the door behind him opened.
Ye Chen's back stiffened. He felt guilty for a rare time and he didn't know what he was afraid of.
"What are you doing here? Why don't you stay in the guest room?" Qi Lecheng spoke softly, and there was no questioning tone in his voice. He walked forward step by step.
But he did not clean up the pile of photos. Instead, he picked up the photo that fell on the ground first.
He stroked the photo gently with his fingertips: "This photo was taken when I was in junior high school. At that time, I won a prize in a photography competition abroad."
Ye Chen didn't know how to respond, so he could only say dryly: "That...that's amazing."
“What do you see in this picture?”
Ye Chen held a handful of photos, unsure whether he should put them away quickly. He was really a little scared now, so he could only bite the bullet and follow the other person's train of thought: "Is this person flying? It looks very artistic."
Hearing his answer, Qi Lecheng's fair and handsome face showed a smile: "At that time, I took this photo to the competition. Because it needed to be recorded and numbered, the person in charge gave it a name for me without authorization, called "Flying"."
"Later, my work won the silver medal in a photography competition. My father was very happy and told everyone about it. He even held a small party in the open-air garden."
When he said this, Qi Lecheng paused. He gradually fell into memories, with a gentle and trance look on his face. His tone sounded a little sweet: "That was the first time I met Gu Yang."
-Every artist has his or her own muse, which is the source of their inspiration and passion.
Qi Lecheng had heard his father say this many times.
He agrees with this statement, but not the person who said it.
He had seen his father kneeling before a woman, kissing the back of her feet devoutly and saying that she was his muse.
But after a while, the woman he brought home would be replaced by another one.
Although he hasn't found it yet, his muse is not cheap.
At that banquet in junior high school, he received praise from many people.
They praised him for his promising young age and said he would definitely inherit his father's legacy in the future.
He just smiled shyly.
He knew that they were just being polite for the sake of his father's face. It was obvious that none of them could even understand the photos and they were writing essays based on the names given by the organizing committee.
During the break, he hurried out to get some fresh air, but bumped into someone in the corridor.
He was a young man who looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old. He was wearing a wide windbreaker with a large lapel. It was not a very common style, but the clothes did not overwhelm him. Instead, it showed his unique and cold temperament.
From his perspective, the boy stood sideways, looking down at his award-winning work that was carefully framed.
He was looking at the photo, and Qi Lecheng was looking at him.
The boy slowly turned around and asked, "Why is the person in the photo falling?"
Qi Lecheng's eyes widened little by little.
He never told anyone that the photo was taken during an exchange meeting at an art college abroad.
He was standing on the roof, holding the camera in his hand and pointing it at the birds flying freely in the sky.
The window of the room opposite the building opened, and a barefoot, brown-haired young man stepped up from the side. He was holding a painting in his arms and his face was pale.
A few seconds later, he jumped down from the building.
He heard other people's discussions afterwards, that the young man had a lover whom he had known for many years, and he loved her very much. He created countless works with her as inspiration, and even his graduation project was influenced by his lover.
But just a few days later, his lover died in an avalanche during the climb.
So he jumped down from the building, holding the unfinished painting and the brand new canvas on which he had originally intended to write many, many stories.
The white canvas spread out in the air, and at that moment it looked like wings for flying.
He didn't know the young man, but he could resonate with the extreme enthusiasm that burst out at that moment.
He pressed the shutter to record that moment forever.
This world is constantly changing. Nothing can remain unchanged forever. The only thing that can last forever is the moment captured by the camera.
This is why he fell in love with photography.
He took pictures of everything he found interesting, but no one ever really appreciated them.
At this moment, his wandering soul found a fulcrum for the first time.
Someone understood his work, and he finally found his muse.
In the cold wind, He Mingan got out of the car. He did not close the door because there was another person inside.
"How did you gain from tutoring today?" He Ming'an leaned on the car door with one hand and teased with a smile. Gu Yang had sent him a message to complain about this in the morning.
"Let's leave it like that." There was a problem with the car door on the other side, so Gu Yang could only climb out from this side.
"So what did you guys talk about? You wouldn't just be there studying with him, would you?"
"We chatted about random things, but before I could elaborate, he stopped talking." Gu Yang looked listless. He didn't lie in the morning, he was really sleepy, but he was notified to go out before he could get much sleep.
"You didn't have to come. It's not a particularly important matter anyway." He Mingan observed his expression.
"It's okay. I'll just find a guest room and take a nap later." After saying this, Gu Yang looked up and took in the scene in front of him. "Is this what the Qi family looks like? The decoration is too abstract."
"Have you forgotten? We came here once when we were in junior high school, and what you said then was exactly the same as what you said now." He Mingan laughed, "Although they have renovated it once in recent years,"
"Really? There is such a thing." Gu Yang said nonchalantly, "I don't even remember it."
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