Chapter 95 Misaligned?
"Mengmeng, do you and Shen Xingzhi still communicate often in private?"
The green light came on, Yan Fangshu withdrew her gaze and looked at the road ahead, trying to make her voice sound more nonchalant.
"No, this isn't him on the team, just chatting about work."
Ren Limeng could hear the suppressed worry in Yan Fangshu's tone. She curled her lips and spoke lightly, also trying to hide all the emotions in her words.
Ren Limeng tried hard to look forward and turned her attention to the familiar streets outside the car window.
As the night fell, the tall white metal lampposts on both sides of my memory were dressed in unique plum blossom shapes. An electronic display screen was hung in the center of the pole, scrolling a promotional animation video related to the National Huangmei Opera Lovers Art Week. The gorgeous lights were too conspicuous in the dark, even a little dazzling.
Ren Limeng blinked as she stared at the lifelike animation of opera characters, trying to slightly ignore the new message, or at least not click on it so quickly. However, the color of Shen Xingzhi's new avatar was really abrupt, and it was particularly eye-catching on the white screen chat interface.
Ren Limeng didn't know when Chen Xingzhi changed his pure black profile picture. She suddenly discovered it after the team recording ended this morning.
After director Yao Xin announced, "Thank you teachers for your hard work, everyone can set off," Ren Limeng followed the rest of Shen Xingzhi's team out, smiling calmly, but still holding her breath in her heart. Sitting in the business car, Ren Limeng finally opened WeChat and searched for Shen Xingzhi. At that moment, she was stunned and subconsciously glanced at the search box.
"S", especially the capital "S". This is the only note she made for this contact, and it is also the first search result, but... why did it change to a cheerful pink Patrick Star avatar?
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Against the pure beige background, Patrick raises his head slightly as if silly, slowly drinks the mineral water in his hand, his big eyes are ignorant and innocent, looking cutely into the distance, and the customized avatar is slightly tilted to the right as if looking at the contact on the other side of the chat interface.
Even though the chat history displayed on the interface could confirm that she had chosen the right person, Ren Limeng still wanted to be alone!
Isn't a pure black profile picture good?
Simple and profound, like the boundless night sky, with an indescribable sense of mystery, it fits the impression given by Shen Xingzhi. Ren Limeng subconsciously glanced at the person sitting in front of her. His profile was cold and clear, and his indifferent temperament was natural. He had nothing to do with the innocent and somewhat stupid Patrick Star in the picture on the left side of the screen!
More importantly, Ren Limeng glanced at the right side of the phone screen and saw her own equally silly yellow SpongeBob SquarePants avatar.
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Ren Limeng felt that at this moment her heart was as dull as her avatar.
SpongeBob SquarePants is holding a tonneau bucket and gulping down the water. His round eyes are optimistic and cheerful as he stares contentedly at the ground below. His big square head is tilted slightly to the left and he looks beaming with joy.
"Li Meng, hey, are your and Xingzhi's avatars from the same series? SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star?"
In the business car, Chen Xi, who had just accepted Ren Limeng's friend request, almost screamed out loud. She subconsciously glanced at the camera on the left, but still couldn't help but turn her head to look at Ren Limeng.
As expected, Zhendu would be misunderstood. She definitely did not use a romantic profile picture with Shen Xingzhi!!!
Looking at the hesitation in Chen Xi's eyes, Ren Limeng had a hard time saying it. She had changed her SpongeBob SquarePants avatar since she started her internship at the Orange Platform. Drinking tons of water was the last stubbornness of a working person, especially as a host. It was inevitable that her mouth would be dry after reading a long script.
Drink a liter of water a day, and you'll be healthy after work! What ulterior motives could she have? She was simply using the cute ton-ton bucket as a reminder to drink water, comparing herself to the optimistic SpongeBob SquarePants to appear happier, and using manifested positive energy to banish the office odor!
Who would have thought that this class would become more and more difficult!
Now when I go on a show, even my profile picture is being "touched" by someone!
Anyway, it was Shen Xingzhi who changed the avatar, so he should take full responsibility for this matter!
She just wanted to hype up the couple. Which brother or sister is so stubborn and kowtows to the fans? What's more, their CP cooperation has been unilaterally announced to be over by her, just like he always unilaterally hypes it up!
Although Shen Xingzhi did not look back, he seemed to be able to feel the burning gaze behind him. The "resentful" gaze that penetrated the space was hidden under a dignified smile, which made the atmosphere in the car silent for a moment.
"You use Spongebob?"
Chen Xingzhi turned his head to look at the back row, frowning slightly in feigned doubt. His thick eyebrows, with lines as cold and sharp as a knife edge, were a little stiff. Ren Limeng silently suppressed a smile and tried to make her eyes more friendly in front of the camera. She really couldn't tell whether Chen Xingzhi's acting skills needed to be improved on the spot, or whether he deliberately revealed some "sweet details".
"Yeah, it's been many years. I didn't expect Brother Xingzhi also likes SpongeBob."
After all, it was being recorded, and Ren Limeng spoke slowly, politely yet distantly.
"I don't like SpongeBob."
Facing Ren Limeng's sudden sharp death smile, Chen Xingzhi raised the corners of his mouth, outlining a shallow arc, and his deep eyes revealed seriousness, "I only like Patrick."
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She shouldn't have answered.
Ren Limeng finally fell silent, listening expressionlessly like a background board as Chen Xingzhi continued to explain seriously to Chen Xi and Guan He. He said coldly and seriously that his Patrick Star portrait was specially customized after consulting a master. His self-righteous look almost made Ren Limeng believe it.
Ren Limeng lowered her head slightly and glanced at the silly Patrick on the screen. She wondered if Patrick, an "imported" cartoon character, would have thought that he could be related to the five elements and eight characters of traditional culture.
Chen Xingzhi: I just watched the performance video of the first season, and several teams had a common problem on stage.
Ren Limeng:?
A sincere question mark face.
Ren Limeng couldn't help but wonder if Shen Xingzhi had sent the message to the wrong person. They hadn't had a private chat all day. Thinking about his stubbornness in forming a team, she didn't even bother to give him a glance. Why did he suddenly send this inexplicable content?
Want her to reply to his WeChat?
Then congratulations to him, he succeeded by doing something weird.
Chen Xingzhi: Not aligned.
Chen Xingzhi: Ren Limeng, do we have any misunderstanding?
Chen Xingzhi: Everyone was a little excited last night. Let’s review what happened next?
Shen Xingzhi: Since we are in the second station and the first team, it would be inappropriate not to speak, right?
Unable to resist the distraction of glancing at the pop-up window of new message that quickly appeared, Ren Limeng looked up expressionlessly, smiled, and continued chatting with Yan Fangshu about the changes in Mei City over the years. He silently turned off the phone screen with his right hand without opening the dialog box or leaving any reply.
So Chen Xingzhi came to offer her a "ladder" to make peace?
He implicitly asked her to consider the overall situation. Wasn't the so-called second station and first team a hidden threat to her?
OK, OK, OK, she is worthy of being the darling of capital. This guy Shen Xingzhi has a firm grasp on her lifeline!
Ren Limeng unconsciously clenched her phone and couldn't help thinking about the second public recording. She certainly understood that it was irrational to quarrel with Shen Xingzhi.
But Ren Limeng couldn't act indifferent.
It was too obvious to her that Chen Xingzhi was trying to "pass down the ladder" by sending the message, but Ren Limeng couldn't just go down the ladder against her will, even if it was just a simple reply of "Of course it's not appropriate".
Or she would pretend to be stupid and vague, "Brother Xingzhi, is there any misunderstanding between us?", just like when she said to Li Chuyue casually, "Of course we are friends."
Ren Limeng sighed softly, immediately catching Yan Fangshu's attention. "What's wrong, Mengmeng? Are you hungry? There are snacks in the basket in front of you. We'll be home soon!"
"No, I suddenly found myself still a little concerned."
"ah?"
"It's okay... It's just that the recording work for 'Mountains and Seas' has been too stressful. The schedule has been so rushed these days that I haven't had time to think about many things. However, they are all minor issues, so it's okay."
Small problem, no problem!
Although she was clearly talking to Yan Fangshu, Ren Limeng felt more like she was warning herself to stay true to her heart and not forget her original intention.
Escaping is helpful, but it doesn't solve the problem.
She would see Shen Xingzhi again tomorrow, or even at night when she returned to the hotel. Not replying to his message was just a temporary avoidance. There was no benefit in dragging it out, so it was better to cut the Gordian knot openly and honestly.
Sending a few casual words to get out of the situation should not be more difficult and exciting than staying up late to work overtime until the early morning and then having to reply to the boss "received". She can do it, it's a small thing.
Ren Limeng took a deep breath, opened her eyes, and quickly opened the chat box with Shen Xingzhi. She finally looked at all the conversations carefully. When she was about to think about her reply, her eyes froze, her pupils suddenly tightened, and her focus completely shifted from the second half of Shen Xingzhi's words to the upper half of his chat box with a large paragraph of black text on a white background.
Misaligned.
I'm not sure...I'm sorry?
Shen Xingzhi
sorry? ? ?
This silly Patrick Star avatar is so uncomfortable to look at. There is no second contact person on the simple and clear "S" above it.
Ren Limeng's fingers tightened unconsciously. The hard frames on both sides of the phone "ruthlessly" squeezed her fingertips and turned them white, but she still didn't react at all. She stared blankly for a long time until Yan Fangshu noticed her abnormality.
"It's okay, I'm hallucinating because of hunger."
Close your eyes decisively.
Then slowly open your eyes.
Ren Limeng finally had to believe what she saw.
But after thinking it over again and again in her mind, even though she couldn't figure out the other meanings in Shen Xingzhi's message, Ren Limeng couldn't help but raise her index fingers and tap the screen with her fingertips.
Ren Limeng: (Incorrect quote) Sorry?
Her words were concise and to the point, as if the cold words would not reveal any of her thoughts. It was just a simple inquiry after encountering a doubt, rather than a somewhat awkward apology that was poked at someone in a malicious way.
As for the messages below Shen Xingzhi, they suddenly didn't need to be entangled so much.
Ren Limeng smiled unconsciously and turned her head slightly to look at the colorful animation screen outside the car window. The scenes quickly passed by, leaving a rainbow-like trail in the dark night.
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