Chapter 53
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Gao Bochong: "Got it."
Looking at the three short words, Wang Zhi was a little uncertain.
Gao Bochong won’t be angry, right?
He stared at his phone for a long time before switching back to the AI interface and reading his conversation with the AI again.
His question is: What should I do if I fall in love with someone I shouldn’t like?
The AI's response was: "If you're sure it's someone you shouldn't like, then you need to distance yourself from them. Disengaging from the relationship and looking at it more rationally might lead to a different outcome."
Stay away?
That’s right...isn’t it said that we should say no to bad habits?
The liking for Gao Bochong can probably be considered a bad habit.
Unhealthy, abnormal, and should not appear.
What canary would fall in love with their sponsor? Even in novels, they would end up in the crematorium.
Wang Zhi doesn't like some tragic love stories. After filming every day, he just wants to watch something light-hearted. Similarly, in his relationship with Gao Bochong, he just wants to enjoy some relaxed ways of getting along, rather than wanting to have a love-hate relationship with Gao Bochong.
So it is right to stay away.
He must have just been carried away for a moment.
The physical connection made him mistakenly believe that it was a contact between their souls, but in fact, after taking off their clothes, their hearts were still thousands of miles apart.
Will Gao Bochong really fall in love with someone?
Wang Zhi suddenly remembered a conversation he had with Gao Fengming a long time ago. Gao Fengming said that Gao Bochong "likes no one". He didn't understand it then, but now he understands a little.
Gao Bochong is a very rational person.
Perhaps the only unusual thing was marrying myself.
But that doesn't mean he likes himself, it's just because he has the power and ability to do so.
-But he has the ability to marry anyone, why did he choose me?
Because he took her virginity, the men in the Gao family are very traditional.
-If he is very traditional, why would he steal his brother's fiancée?
because……
The two little men in his mind looked at him together, as if asking him why.
But Wang Zhi couldn't think of an answer.
He couldn't even answer how he dared to like Gao Bochong.
Maybe Gao Bochong was too good to him. Whatever material things he wanted, Gao Bochong gave them without hesitation. When he wanted unconditional support, Gao Bochong gave it to him without him even asking.
Gao Bo Chong gave him all the time, energy and money that a man could give. It would be strange not to fall in love with Gao Bo Chong.
The mountain breeze blew across the valley, and the maple leaves seemed to be coated with a layer of silver frost in the clear mist. The maple leaves were as red as torches. The autumn colors were already very deep and heavy. Wang Zhi took a deep breath and looked into the distance with a complicated look in his eyes.
But he pulled himself together.
It's okay, it's just a momentary impulse. Love is nothing more than dopamine secretion, it will dry up on its own in time. He just needs to stay away from Gao Bo Chong, far enough away that he can calm down, and then everything can get back on track.
The phone vibrated again.
Wang Zhi lowered his eyes dejectedly and suddenly paused.
Gao Bochong: "...Did I do something wrong to make you unhappy?"
In the office, Gao Bochong frowned, and Ning Quanwu, standing beside him, scratched his head. "Hey, what are you asking? Just type, 'Honey, I was wrong. Don't stop me from coming to see you,' and then transfer 5 million to him!"
Gao Bochong said coldly: "Shut up."
Everything was fine last night, so why did Wang Zhi suddenly stop me from going to see him this morning?
I didn't do anything wrong at all.
But...but maybe Wang Zhi was in a bad mood. I am his husband, so it is normal for him to lose his temper and act like a spoiled child with me. After all, I am the person closest to him.
Ning Quanwu was not angry when he yelled at her, she just felt that Gao Bochong was not good at falling in love.
Whether it is a man or a woman, they all need to be coaxed.
He was so depressed every day, who knew what he was thinking? He had a cold face again, as if the whole world owed him money. Wang Zhi was really suffering by being with him.
Ning Quanwu was about to say something when he saw Gao Bochong moving his fingers, indicating that he was transferring money.
The amount is 5.2 million.
Ning Quanwu comforted Lao Huai: "It's not easy, Lao Gao, you have learned to draw inferences from one example."
You even know how to send such romantic numbers.
Gao Bochong still looked unhappy because Wang Zhi had not replied to his message.
Ning Quanwu asked, "Maybe he didn't turn on the transfer notification and didn't even know you transferred money to him?"
Gao Bochong's brows relaxed a little, and he tentatively transferred 52,000 yuan to Wang Zhi via WeChat.
This time Wang Zhi finally replied.
[Childish]: "I was busy just now and just saw it."
[Chizhi]: "No, I'm not unhappy. It's just that the filming schedule has been pretty tight lately, so I want to focus more^^"
Then, the 52,000 was also returned.
【稚稚】: "No merit, no reward."
…
No reward without merit?
This sentence again!
They are married now, can it be the same as before?!
Gao Bochong angrily slammed his phone down, unable to contain his anger, and said coldly, "Whatever."
Ning Quanwu said, "Why are you angry with Zhizhi..."
Before he could finish his words, Gao Bochong retracted his angry words and typed a new one.
Gao Bochong: "If you don't accept it, it means you're angry."
Then he transferred ten 52,000 in a row.
【Childish】: “…”
【Childish】: "I'm really not angry."
Perhaps because he was afraid that he would continue to transfer the money, Wang Zhi finally took the money.
Gao Bochong then chuckled coldly and said to Ning Quanwu impatiently, "Do I still need to learn this?"
Ning Quanwu: ...
hehe.
Ning Quanwu was really amused by Gao Bochong, and then he saw Gao Bochong suddenly stand up.
Ning Quanwu asked, "When will you sign my documents?"
Gao Bochong said, "No rush."
No rush?!
Didn’t he say that daily work must be completed on time and time is the most precious time?
Ning Quanwu really wanted to invite a master to come over and see if Gao Bochong was possessed by a ghost: "Where are you going during working hours?"
His cries were so pitiful that Gao Bochong kept walking and finally replied, "Go to the crew."
Nothing happened last night... No, if I have to say it, when he arrived at the crew last night, he saw Wang Zhi talking to Xu Youyi. Although the two maintained a normal social distance, Gao Bo Chong would not have mistaken them. When Xu Youyi stared at Wang Zhi, there was a gleam in his eyes.
That's the fire you feel towards someone you like.
Didn't Xu Youyi know that Wang Zhi was his wife? Yet he still dared to covet her! Did he think that if I let him go for Wang Zhi's sake, he would be qualified to compete with me for Wang Zhi?
Gao Bochong paused and thought of Tianwen's comments to him.
Possessiveness is love.
Not just like, but love.
He knew that he liked Wang Zhi and wanted to get him and possess him, but was that love?
Gao Bochong couldn't tell the difference, because the only conclusion he got from his parents' marriage was that love is an emotion that cannot last long and be stable. Even if there was love in the past, it cannot guarantee the continuation of the marriage.
But I want to be with Wang Zhi forever.
Even if Wang Zhi doesn't love himself.
…
Gao Bochong's face was gloomy and uncertain.
Wang Zhi doesn't love me, it's hard to even say he likes me. Perhaps in his eyes, my only advantage is that I am generous and can provide him with a good life.
...Wang Zhi also thinks he is too big.
Gao Bochong's emotions were surging in his heart, as if a small knife was slowly and sharply cutting through his heart. He felt the pain belatedly, reminding him that his wife did not love him.
that's right.
He thought.
Love does not explain anything. It is an unstable factor. Not loving can make things last longer.
But when he thought of Wang Zhi, and how he whispered that he liked him and loved him, but it was not from the heart and he was just trying to coax him, Gao Bochong could not calm down.
The elevator descended to the garage. Without waiting for the driver to drive the car over, Gao Bochong got into the driver's seat, stepped on the accelerator, and drove away.
It's raining today, fine threads of rain like a gray curtain, covering the entire mountain heavily. The mountains are dotted with green, and in the lavender mist, maple leaves blazing like flames float. On the winding mountain road like a crouching dragon, a sports car roars past, shaking the fallen leaves beside the road.
Gao Bochong in the car had a cold expression on his face. Regardless of how dangerous the slippery ground was, he stepped on the accelerator to the bottom, causing the rear end of the car to drift, leaving hideous scratches on the road.
In the crew, Wang Zhi suddenly raised his head and looked towards the gate with some confusion.
Xu Youyi beside him asked softly, "What's wrong?"
Wang Zhi shook his head: "Nothing."
Why did he suddenly feel that Gao Bochong was here?
It must be an illusion, after all, Gao Bochong didn’t even reply to his messages.
Wang Zhi glanced at his phone, saw that the screen was still dark, and slowly looked away.
Xu Youyi noticed that he was distracted, but she didn't point it out. She just smiled and said, "I think this prop is very interesting. It imitates the Song Dynasty, but the technique is deliberately made to look like that of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It's obvious at a glance that it's a replica. But things from the Ming and Qing Dynasties are antiques now. Maybe someone will think they've found a bargain."
Wang Zhi listened with some interest: "This is just taking advantage of people's greed for small profits. They think they can pick up something good, but they get fooled instead."
Xu Youyi smiled and said, "Yes, if you try to gain a small advantage, you will suffer a big loss."
Wang Zhi followed him to look at these props and learned a lot. He also gradually seemed to guess what Ning Ruji was filming. It was probably a story about antiques. As for whether he was playing a love-brained person, Wang Zhi was not so sure.
So, I must have lost my mind to discuss whether I was in love or not with Gao Bo Chong.
Just then, the director called for help, and Wang Zhi stood up and said, "I'll go over first."
Xu Youyi smiled and said, "Go ahead."
After Wang Zhi left, Xu Youyi picked up the prop he had just played with, and touched it with his fingertips. It seemed that he could still feel the warmth of Wang Zhi's palm. Xu Youyi played with it for a while with some nostalgia, and then put it down reluctantly.
The weather outside was getting colder. Xu Youyi was holding an umbrella when she suddenly saw a tall figure walking in from the gate. Xu Youyi frowned because she recognized that it was Wang Zhi's husband Gao Bochong.
He looked down at the time, somewhat dissatisfied.
Before, he only came in the evening, but now he arrives in the afternoon.
It's really... an eyesore.
Do you think you can be so unscrupulous just because you are Wang Zhi's husband?
Xu Youyi walked out holding an umbrella and stood on the path that Gao Bocong had to pass.
Gao Bochong was not holding an umbrella. He was wearing a black cashmere coat. His shoulders were covered with fine raindrops like silver threads. His face was already cold, and it became even darker when he saw Xu Youyi.
Xu Youyi pretended not to notice Gao Bochong's displeasure and said with a smile, "Mr. Gao, why are you here so early today?"
Gao Bochong simply said, "I came to see my wife."
He used to call her "Zhizhi" in front of outsiders, but in front of Xu Youyi, he deliberately called Wang Zhi "wife".
Although she could hear the hidden meaning in his words, Xu Youyi still frowned uncontrollably.
He knew that Gao Bochong was deliberately asserting his sovereignty, but he had indeed lost here.
But... this isn't forever.
Even if Wang Zhi married him, it was just a momentary impulse and did not prove that they would not divorce in the future. He just needed to wait.
Besides...looking at Gao Bocong's expression, did he have a fight with Wang Zhi?
Xu Youyi's frown relaxed as he said elegantly, "I just went over the props with Xiaozhi. He's been called away by the director. Mr. Gao, let me take you to him."
Gao Bochong said coldly, "No need."
Xu Youyi seemed not to understand his refusal: "Don't be polite with me. Xiaozhi and I are old acquaintances, and I am used to taking care of him. You are his husband, and there is no need for us to be so hostile. After all..."
Xu Youyi smiled and said, "Everyone wants the best for Xiaozhi, right?"
Gao Bochong stopped and looked at Xu Youyi.
His face was solemn to the extreme in the autumn wind, looking extremely terrifying and gloomy. Having been in a superior position for a long time, the oppressive feeling he naturally exuded when provoked was enough to scare anyone.
Even Xu Youyi paused for a moment under his gaze, and heard Gao Bochong ask him, "Are you saying these words to irritate me?"
Xu Youyi didn't expect him to be so straightforward and looked at him subconsciously.
The two looked at each other in the cold autumn rain. Gao Bochong's cold eyes were hidden behind the ice-cold glass lenses. When he looked at him, there was no warmth, as if he was looking at a stone blocking his way. Even if the stone brought him a little trouble, it was only a fleeting glance.
That was completely the gaze of a superior.
Xu Youyi hated people like that, so she smiled faintly and said, "I didn't mean that. I just thought about how Xiaozhi was when he was in school. He was smart and kind, and even though he looked cold, he was actually very soft-hearted. Whoever treated him well, he would return the favor with more kindness. His only shortcoming was probably that he was too soft-hearted, and sometimes he couldn't tell the difference between being touched and liking someone.
"He married you on impulse. A child like him is suitable for a man who is more gentle and considerate, willing to tolerate him, rather than someone like you who puts career first."
His tone was gentle, but his words were so harsh.
Gao Bochong listened politely and asked, "Are you done?"
Xu Youyi said, "Mr. Gao, do you want to hear more?"
"I don't want to." Gao Bochong smiled, raised his hand to take off his glasses, folded them and put them in his chest pocket. Then he raised his eyes, and his sharp eyes swept over Xu Youyi coldly, as if piercing beneath Xu Youyi's hypocritical appearance, "I only listen to you say this because you are a naive senior. You are right, he is a kind and good child, so he can't tell what kind of thoughts the people around him have towards him. But this does not mean that you have the right to speak nonsense in front of me. Xu Youyi..."
Gao Bochong said calmly, "You seem to think you are someone who can be compared with me."
Xu Youyi tightened his grip on the umbrella handle: "Mr. Gao, you are rich, but do you really know what Xiaozhi needs?"
"I don't know, and you know it now?" Gao Bochong raised the corner of his lips, "She is my wife. No matter what she wants, I can give it to her. As for you——"
Gao Bochong threw a punch, landing heavily on the side of Xu Youyi's face. Xu Youyi was caught off guard and fell to the ground. Gao Bochong leaned over, easily grabbed his collar and pulled him up, patted his face and said, "Who do you think you are?"
Gao Bochong never had to do anything himself.
He was in an environment where killing people without bloodshed was even more unacceptable. Such a violent fight was not in line with his style. If he wanted to make someone disappear, there were many ways to do it quietly.
But now, he doesn't want to wait any longer.
This man, relying on his past friendship with Wang Zhi, actually dared to speak so arrogantly in front of her. What right did he have to say that he was not suitable for Wang Zhi?!
What does he know?
He is the most suitable one for Wang Zhi. No matter what Wang Zhi wants, he can give it to him with both hands. Can Xu Youyi do it?
Gao Bochong tightened his grip, watching Xu Youyi being strangled to the point of suffocation, but the anger in his heart could not dissipate.
Not far away, someone suddenly exclaimed. Gao Bochong felt a soft breeze blowing over him, but unlike every time in the past, she did not throw herself into his arms. Instead, she grabbed his hand and asked in shock, "What are you doing?!"
Wang Zhi thought he had seen it wrong.
He actually saw Gao Bochong fighting with Xu Youyi?!
...It wasn't a fight, it was a one-sided beating.
Looking at Xu Youyi being strangled by Gao Bochong, Wang Zhi felt like he was still dreaming.
But the tense muscles under Gao Bochong's palm were not an illusion. Wang Zhi had experienced Gao Bochong's strength, so he knew that Gao Bochong's current state was definitely not a joke.
Facing Wang Zhi's shocked expression, Gao Bochong said calmly, "He spoke rudely to me."
"Just because he said something rude, you want to strangle him to death?!" Wang Zhi couldn't help but raise his voice, "Let go first!"
Gao Bochong glanced at him and said, "Aren't you going to ask me what he said?"
Wang Zhi felt his heart pounding, beating so fast that his head hurt. He looked at Gao Bochong, but it seemed as if he saw a long time ago, so long ago that he was still very young and thin, standing in the corner at a loss with a huge and worn schoolbag on his back.
The person standing in front of him at that time was as tall as Gao Bochong. He jokingly and easily snatched the thing from his hand, laughing at his helplessness.
The scenes from the past and the present overlapped. Wang Zhi seemed to be speaking to Gao Bochong, and also seemed to be declaring to those people across time: "... No matter what, you shouldn't hit anyone!"
Gao Bochong said sternly, "He covets my wife! Wang Zhi, can't you see that he likes you? He wants to take you away from me. He...he actually wants me to lose you!"
It was the first time he spoke to Wang Zhi like this. His tone was ferocious, like a provoked beast, barely restraining his rationality but unable to control his terrifying fangs.
Wang Zhi subconsciously became nervous, as if some deep-seated fear was aroused. He looked at Gao Bo Chong in horror, as if he was looking at a monster that he could not understand but wanted to escape from. Even though he knew that Gao Bo Chong would not hurt him, his entire face lost all color and looked extremely pale.
He didn't know what his expression was at the moment. He just saw that Gao Bochong, who was being stared at by him like this, suddenly took a step back and then slowly let go of his hand.
As the distance between them widened and the terrifying atmosphere dissipated, Wang Zhi finally stopped trembling.
The cold rain hit their faces. Without the protection of glasses, the emotions in Gao Bochong's eyes could no longer be hidden. As he looked at Wang Zhishi, his expression was extremely complicated.
Wang Zhi couldn't tell what was going on, his mind was in a mess. He couldn't think about the complicated emotions in Gao Bocong's eyes. He just squatted down and helped Xu Youyi up.
Xu Youyi's glasses were crooked, hanging diagonally on the bridge of his nose. Wang Zhi asked him in a low voice, "Senior, are you okay?"
Xu Youyi coughed twice and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth: "It's okay."
Wang Zhi was still worried: "Let's go see a doctor first."
Xu Youyi said "OK", and Wang Zhi helped him walk towards the doctor stationed in the crew. Halfway there, he suddenly thought of something and turned his head to take a look.
Gao Bochong was still standing there.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and his whole body was obscured by the rain. His tall figure still looked majestic and solemn, but after being wet by the rain, he looked embarrassed.
It's like an abandoned big dog, watching its owner walk away, wanting to pounce on him but not daring to. It can only wait alone and persistently, even if it can no longer wait, it will keep waiting.
Wang Zhi's eyes felt a little hot for some reason, but he laughed at himself.
What is he thinking about?
He actually felt sorry for Gao Bochong.
It was Gao Bochong who hit someone, and Gao Bochong was so omnipotent. I should sympathize with him, just like I sympathize with myself who was bullied before...
But the way Gao Bochong looked at him just now was so strange.
Wang Zhi could even recall countless details: the rain rolling down Gao Bochong's cheeks, coldly streaking across his sharp and stern brows. He was high and mighty and would not be shaken by anyone.
Why would he look at himself like that?
It's not like looking at a canary that you raised, nor is it like looking at a small ant that can be easily crushed to death.
It was as if he was looking at the person who held the power of life and death over him.
Just a glance from me can make him flourish or wither, sad or happy.
...How could I be so important in Gao Bochong's heart?
Wang Zhi smiled bitterly.
Falling in love with Gao Bochong was already ridiculous. On the second day after he found out that he liked him, he had a big quarrel with Gao Bochong because of another man and they parted unhappily. He was also the only one among the gold diggers.
Someone next to him put a blanket on Wang Zhi's shoulders. Wang Zhi was startled and jumped up subconsciously.
Xu Youyi seemed frightened by his reaction and retracted her hand: "I'm just worried that you'll catch a cold."
Wang Zhi then realized that his reaction was too exaggerated. He took the blanket and thanked him.
Xu Youyi said: "I'm sorry, because of me, you and your husband had a quarrel."
Wang Zhi shook his head: "I want to apologize on behalf of Bo Chong and you... He is not usually the kind of person who likes to use force, this time it may be..."
"Probably something?" Xu Youyi smiled, "He's right, Xiaozhi, I really like you."
Wang Zhi was a little surprised, but not that surprised, just a little numb——
Compared with Xu Youyi's love, Gao Bochong just now made him more troubled.
"Senior, I'm not in the mood to talk about this."
But Xu Youyi said, "Why? Xiaozhi, can't you see that you and Gao Bochong are not the same kind of people at all? How can a wealthy family like him look down on ordinary people like us? He can beat me today, and maybe one day he will beat you too. What will you do then?"
Wang Zhi was in a state of confusion, but when he heard the last sentence, he subconsciously retorted: "He won't."
Xu Youyi didn't hear clearly: "What?"
"I said, he won't." Wang Zhi finally regained his composure and said word by word, "He won't hit me, nor will he look down on me. Even if he thinks I'm materialistic, he won't laugh at me, he will only give me more money."
Xu Youyi had never expected Wang Zhi to say that. She asked in disbelief, "Why...why do you think that?"
"Because..." Wang Zhi said, "Because he never said anything, but he did everything."
He knew why he fell in love with Gao Bochong.
His sense of worthiness is so low that he packages his desire for love as a desire for money.
Does he really want lots and lots of money?
He just wants lots and lots of love.
So many that no matter he is rich or poor, well-behaved or willful, there is always someone who can stay by his side and never leave him.
People can't do it, but money can, so he loves money.
But Gao Bochong did it.
Above money, his heart beats for him.
…
But my own likes are not worth mentioning.
Gao Bochong just said that Xu Youyi wanted to take his wife away.
A wife, not a lover.
He is an old-fashioned man who is responsible and keeps his promises. No matter who becomes his wife, he will treat that person equally, regard that person as his own territory, and not allow anyone else to interfere.
It's not just yourself, it's the same for others.
The bright eyes dimmed, Wang Zhi wrapped the blanket tightly around him and said softly, "I just know it."
He just knows.
Because the man he fell in love with was just such a man.
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