He moved away, and my heart feels like it's missing a piece...
They met but did not recognize each other. Wen Zichuan and Wen Duo tacitly avoided this relationship.
During the subsequent twenty days of filming, they lived in the same building, but Wen Zichuan never saw Wen Duo again, and Wen Duo never came to see him. He even suspected that he was seeing things that night, and Aldrich just looked a little like Wen Duo.
Moreover, he didn't know whether he should still call the man who gave birth to him but didn't raise him dad.
After filming the ancient town scenes, the crew will move to the film and television city, which is a three-hour drive from Dengyuan.
The film and television city is a popular filming location. In order to coordinate the schedules of various crews, President Wei agreed for the first time to give them two days off.
Everyone else was busy playing and relaxing, only Wen Zichuan and Su Zhuo made an appointment to go back to Dengyuan together.
The first two months after joining the group were when Wen Zichuan missed Cheng Sizhou the most and wanted to go back to Dengyuan the most. Now it has been almost three months, and the longing has gradually become numb after enduring it for too long. He will go back when he has time, but the desire and impulse are not as strong anymore.
Especially after that rainy night, when he was in the most pain, struggling the most, and in need of comfort the most, he called Cheng Sizhou twice, but not only did he not answer, he also did not call back afterwards.
Maintaining a relationship requires efforts from both parties. The way he was trying to hold on by himself seemed a little ridiculous.
After bidding farewell to Su Zhuo, Wen Zichuan returned to Yangliuan alone. When he arrived at the gate of the community, he dialed Cheng Sizhou's number.
"Hey, Brother Zhou, I'm back. Are you home?"
"I'm sorry, Zichuan. I'm helping Master get discharged from the hospital and I'm not at home."
"It's ok, go ahead and do your thing. I'll go home and wait for you."
"Well, there's something I didn't tell you."
"Hmm? Go ahead."
"After Master is discharged from the hospital, he will need to be cared for at home. The previous caregiver quit, and Master's wife can't handle it alone, so I have to move in. Don't worry, I've paid the rent until the end of the year, so you can come back anytime and you'll have a place to stay."
"You're moving away?"
"Um, I'm sorry, I..."
For some reason, Wen Zichuan suddenly didn't want to listen to his explanation, because no matter how he explained, it was all because of his family's difficulties.
As long as Mr. Jiang doesn't recover and the truth of the car accident isn't revealed, he will remain stuck in it, and all other people and things will have to take a back seat.
There's a line in his script that goes, "Be a gentleman to others, but not a villain to yourself." To Cheng Sizhou, Wen Zichuan's obsession is nothing more than a villain's love, while managing household chores and taking good care of the family are the actions of a loyal, righteous, filial, and brotherly gentleman.
Therefore, Cheng Sizhou did nothing wrong, he did not need to apologize or explain.
Wen Zichuan hung up the phone and returned to Room 303, Building 3, pulling his heavy suitcase. The living room was furnished as usual, but when he pushed open the door of a small room on the side, he found that many things had been moved away.
Looking at the dust marks that had not been cleaned up in time, he suddenly felt like a piece was missing in his heart, and the wind was leaking out.
Brother Zhou had promised him that they'd still be together when they were old, but he didn't expect them to be that old. Could they be together next year or the year after? Could they be together a little longer? He just wanted to be with the person he loved, to live an ordinary life. Why was it so difficult...?!
Wen Zichuan sat on the sofa, covering his eyes with his hands. The water seeping between his fingers echoed his suppressed crying.
"Knock, knock." Soon, there was a knock on the door.
"Who?" Wen Zichuan took a piece of paper and quickly wiped his face to hide the traces of tears.
"It's me, Teacher Wen." The voice outside the door sounded a little childish, and I knew it was Xu Jiaxuan as soon as I heard it.
Wen Zichuan opened the door and invited him in. Xu Jiaxuan looked around, then sat down on the sofa with his legs crossed, even more casually than at home.
"The surveillance in the residential complex has blind spots, but your place is fully covered." Wen Zichuan thought to himself, what kind of talent does this little brat have? He just got home and he followed him right after.
"Isn't that right?" Xu Jiaxuan didn't hear the sarcasm at all. Instead, he twitched his toes with amusement. "There's nothing in this neighborhood that I don't know."
"Then tell me, what do you know?"
"The man in Room 202, Building 1, cheated on his wife. Whenever his wife was away on business, he'd bring his mistress home to spend the night. The old man in Room 401, Building 2, was incredibly stingy. He'd saved millions of dollars his entire life, and he died last month, leaving all his money to his youngest son. The other kids weren't happy about it, so they hired someone to beat him up. And there's an old man downstairs with heart disease. When he was young, he dated a wealthy woman, but they later broke up. Now, the wealthy woman has returned from abroad and offered to pay for a heart transplant, but his wife refuses to agree. And there's more..."
"Stop, stop, stop," Wen Zichuan was speechless. What a mess. "Why don't you just tell me why you came to see me?"
Xu Jiaxuan was mysterious and moved his butt towards him twice: "Are you and your annoying roommate in that kind of relationship?"
"An annoying roommate? Are you talking about Cheng Sizhou?"
"Of course, it can't be Zhou Yitang, right?"
"Do you still know Zhou Yitang?"
"Who in No. 1 Middle School doesn't know her? She's pretty, has good grades, and her family is rich."
Wen Zichuan regained consciousness as he rambled on and stared at the distracted minor. "What on earth do you want to say?"
Xu Jiaxuan was not willing to suffer any loss: "Invite me to dinner, and I will tell you something important."
After he reminded him, Wen Zichuan remembered that it was already time for lunch: "Okay, whatever you want to eat, I'll treat you."
It was rare that Xu Jiaxuan didn't deliberately blackmail him. The child felt extremely satisfied after buying a hamburger set meal from the fast food restaurant.
He bit the straw, took a big sip of Coke, and said while shaking the ice in the cup: "Hey, your roommate is getting married soon, right?"
Wen Zichuan frowned: "What do you mean by getting married soon?"
Xu Jiaxuan took out his cell phone: "Here, take a look for yourself."
Wen Zichuan has also been involved in the entertainment industry. The photos displayed on his mobile phone have a strange perspective and look like they were taken by paparazzi.
In the photo, Cheng Sizhou is walking side by side with a tall woman. From a perspective under the street light, the two are very close to each other and seem to be behaving particularly intimately.
Wen Zichuan immediately remembered the girl who sent WeChat to Cheng Sizhou, but at that time, Brother Zhou did not reply to her.
"You two are in that kind of relationship, right?" Xu Jiaxuan's words were filled with a childish yet precocious innocence. "Does this count as cheating on you?"
"No, it's only natural for a man and a woman to get married." Wen Zichuan's tone became colder.
"You admitted that you two were in that kind of relationship." Xu Jiaxuan chuckled, "I saw it a long time ago."
Wen Zichuan didn't know what to defend himself or explain. Although he felt aggrieved, he also understood that he couldn't confide in a minor. For a child, the best guidance is no guidance.
"Hey," Xu Jiaxuan suddenly vowed, "Leave this matter to me. I promise to help you ruin it!"
"Ruin it..." Wen Zichuan held his forehead with his hand. "If I remember correctly, you're going to take the college entrance exam soon, right? Can you focus on studying first and not worry about these irrelevant things?"
"Thanks to you, I've passed the art exam. As for the cultural subjects, I can probably get about 400 to 500 points. If nothing else, it's more than enough to get into Dengyuan Art Academy." Xu Jiaxuan clasped his fists towards him. This little kid really loves acting.
"That won't do either! You are still young, how would you understand these things?" Wen Zichuan was extremely stern and even scolded him mercilessly. Xu Jiaxuan was raised in a free-range environment and had not formed a normal concept of good and evil.
"What's there for me not to understand? I understand everything about the whole neighborhood!" Xu Jiaxuan puffed out his cheeks and said angrily, "Let me tell you, our math teacher is also on a blind date lately. Wait for me to help match him up with that girl. If they get together, won't your roommate be out of luck?"
“…”
What the hell is going on?!
He really didn't have the energy to care about how Xu Jiaxuan, a student, could bring together two adults who had nothing in common.
Besides, Cheng Sizhou is a man and has a male hobby. Wen Zichuan couldn't believe that he could change his gender so quickly.
In the afternoon, Wen Zichuan went home and took a nap. After a good rest, he felt much more energetic.
By the evening, Cheng Sizhou still hadn't returned, but he didn't want to urge him anymore, nor did he want to ask any more questions.
He felt that he should get used to the feeling of liking someone one-sidedly as soon as possible, so that in the long time to come, he would no longer be anxious and painful because of endless waiting.
The phone rang, and he felt a moment of joy, but then it immediately died down. He was glad that he had such a reaction, because the call was indeed not from Cheng Sizhou.
"Hey, Su Zhuo."
"Teacher Wen, I heard from Brother Ji that Pinot is in the hospital again, in the First Hospital. Although we are no longer colleagues, I still want to go visit him. Do you want to come?"
"It's getting dark. Wouldn't it be a good idea to visit the patient in the evening? How about tomorrow morning?"
"Oh, I asked Brother Ji, and he said it's okay, he and Sister Yilan are both in the hospital. I have something to do tomorrow, so I might not be able to go."
"Okay, I'll be there in about five minutes. Send me a message when you're almost there and we'll meet at the door."
Wen Zichuan and Su Zhuo arrived at the ward. This time the atmosphere was not as depressing as last time. Although Pinot's face was still pale, she was in a particularly good mood because her friends were with her.
"Ah! Teacher Wen!" Zhou Yitang's eyes lit up. "Wow, it's been a while since I've seen you. You haven't posted any updates yet. Do you have any new dramas coming up recently? When can I expect to hear more?"
Wen Zichuan had no idea what was going on. Wasn't he visiting a patient? Why was Zhou Yitang here, making it like a fan meeting?
Chen Yilan cleared his throat and asked them to sit down first. He said that it was the May Day holiday and the National Exhibition and Convention Center was holding a comic exhibition. Pinault wanted to learn about the voice actor market, so he bought tickets for the inside field to watch. It happened that An Jie was one of the guests, so Zhou Yitang also bought a ticket.
Halfway through the event, Pinault suffered a heart attack and fainted, so Zhou Yitang sent her to the hospital.
"Is there no adult here to help?" Wen Zichuan was a little confused. The comic convention was so crowded that it was not Zhou Yitang's turn to help others. She was still a student.
"Well, I was the first one to discover it and the first one to take action. Maybe others were afraid of being scammed." Zhou Yitang was a little proud.
"I asked her, and she said she's not afraid of being scammed." Pinot smiled at Zhou Yitang.
"Why?" Su Zhuo didn't understand either.
"I can afford compensation if I really need it," Zhou Yitang said, blinking like a deer, using the softest tone to say the most impressive things. "Besides, my mom is a police officer, and my dad is a criminal police officer. If anyone wants to scam me, they can try."
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone present laughed. They thought it was a thrilling thing, but the little girl's willingness to help others was both brave and cute.
Looking at the quirky Zhou Yitang, Wen Zichuan couldn't help but recall the night when he first met Cheng Sizhou.
Recently, the contact with Cheng Sizhou has become less and less, and the relationship between the two has become visibly colder. Although Wen Zichuan is depressed, he can do nothing about it.
Fortunately, Pinot was fine. He took the opportunity to visit the patient and chat with his former colleagues and share their recent situation.
In the harmonious atmosphere, he comforted himself and felt that there were still many things worth pursuing and there was no need to be a slave to his emotions all the time.
He would care about Cheng Sizhou's affairs and ask about them, but everyone must solve their own problems first before they have the energy to care about others.
He only had one day left of his vacation, so he decided not to look for Cheng Sizhou. It would be great if he could wait for him, but if not, then forget it.
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