Maybe it's the shadow of childhood.
I don’t know who arranged it.
The next scene was in the cinema near Yu Xiushi’s studio, which was also the cinema where he caught Yu Xiushi and Xie Qi having an complicated relationship.
When he arrived, the movie was more than halfway through. Sitting in the theater, he had no interest in watching the plot and just wanted it to end quickly. He also inexplicably felt that he would be disappointed this time.
Sure enough, as soon as the movie ended, another familiar person came in.
My heart feels empty, and no matter how much noise there is, it cannot affect me.
Zheng Jicue was very confused. Just when he made up his mind to go and stop Yu Xiushi to ask for clarification, the fan who asked the question asked a question.
"Director Yu, will Cen Yuan participate in the upcoming roadshow?"
This question lifted everyone's spirits. The entire theater fell silent, and everyone stared at Yu Xiu Shi intently.
"We have contacted Cen Yuan's agency, but we are not sure yet whether Cen Yuan will participate in the upcoming roadshow."
Not surprisingly, there were voices of disappointment all around.
With fans wishing the film a big box office success, the roadshow ended in style.
The media swarmed forward and surrounded the film's main creative team, talking at once. It took a while before they could ask questions in an orderly manner. Zheng Jicue wore a mask and listened carefully in a corner where no one was paying attention.
As one of the main actors, Cen Yuan was absent from both roadshows, which aroused the curiosity of many people. Therefore, there were few questions related to the movie, and all of them were gossip about Cen Yuan or Cheng Zeyu.
Yu Xiushi answered the media's questions very calmly.
After listening, Zheng Jicue was sure that Yu Xiushi had indeed contacted Cen Yuan, but for some reason, he did not participate in the roadshow.
Could it be... that Xie Qi and Yu Xiu Shi had a complete falling out? So they didn't even let Cen Yuan come to the roadshow he was supposed to attend?
It seems there is no point in looking for Yu Xiushi anymore.
Zheng Jijue couldn't help but look at him twice, feeling a bit of sympathy.
When Yu Xiu was dealing with the media, he suddenly felt something strange.
He didn't know that some people thought that he was dumped by Xie Qi, and it was a very undignified dumping.
Zheng Jicue did not attend the next roadshow.
If you don’t participate in the roadshow in Beijing, the chances of participating in other cities are not high.
But she was filled with disappointment, her desire to see Cen Yuan growing stronger every day. Tormented by longing, she often drove to Cen Yuan's house for a walk, hoping to run into him.
I want to say long time no see to him.
There is good news too.
He had heard some news over the past two days, although they were all about Xie Qi.
Changkong also broke away from the rigid promotion in the past and began to actively promote the new movie, showing a lot of behind-the-scenes footage of Cen Yuan.
Zheng Jicue found it rare and suspected that Changkong was filming Cen Yuan 24 hours a day.
Otherwise, why would he see Cen Yuan closing his eyes to rest whenever he wasn't filming on the set?
However, Cen Yuan, who was revived with full blood after drinking water, was so attractive that he couldn't take his eyes off him. He watched it many times and still felt unsatisfied.
Then I saw a dynamic message.
The person who posted the status said that he met Xie Qi while having dinner, and it couldn't be fake, and attached a blurry photo.
Some people asked where they were eating, and some asked if they had seen Cen Yuan. He felt jealous when he saw such comments, wondering when he would see him ask if Cen Yuan was there.
I went to look at the blogger's other updates with a cold face. The last one was a photo of the food being served.
He was very familiar with it. Over the past year or so, he had ordered meals there every now and then and knew all the dishes in this restaurant like the back of his hand.
The first time he went there was because Cen Yuan and Xie Qi had dinner at this restaurant and stayed there for a whole night, which became a hot topic.
He still didn't understand why they had to stay there all night.
There are many romantic speculations and fantasies on the Internet, but Zheng Jijue doesn't believe them.
So he went to the restaurant again.
If he is a pervert, then he is a pervert.
He thought to himself in despair.
Going to the places he had been to was his only way to get closer to him. He just wanted to know everything about Cen Yuan.
As a well-known restaurant in Beijing, it never seems deserted even when it is not meal time.
"Mr. Zheng, this way please."
The waiter smiled and showed the way to the regular customer.
Zheng Jijue asked him, "Where did that person sit today?"
The waiter understood what he meant and continued to smile, "It's still the same place."
"Let's serve tea first."
"Okay, wait a moment."
Zheng Ji Jue walked to his seat and sat down as he was familiar with the place. He looked around and found that some of the layout had been changed.
It’s not possible that the guy would change it after just one visit, right?
The tea arrived quickly, and Zheng Jijue ordered a few snacks as usual. He then asked, "Why did you suddenly change the decorations here?"
"The boss asked me to change it last time he came, saying it was no longer fresh after looking at it for a long time."
Zheng Ji Jue: “…”
Why does it feel like I'm mocking him?
He wanted to ask something else, but the waiter seemed to be keeping his mouth shut, so Zheng Jicue had to give up.
He has come so many times and hasn't asked a single question, so I won't waste my breath.
The good thing about this restaurant is that no matter how long he sits there, they won't chase him away. So, every time Zheng Jijue comes, he stays for a whole day.
Today is the last day of the roadshow for the release of "Silent Mourning". Cen Yuan has not appeared yet, which has caused some conspiracy theories in the fan circle. However, with another movie coming out, these voices did not cause much splash.
As I was scrolling, I saw a fan crying and saying that she might marry into a wealthy family and would reduce her activities in the future.
Zheng Ji Jue was annoyed by what he saw. He felt that these people were slandering Cen Yuan, so he simply stopped watching.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, the waiter passed by and handed him a menu while he was in a daze.
I opened it and saw that even the menu had changed. Just as I was about to ask the waiter, Luo Ming called.
At the last sound, he answered the phone
Luo Ming: "Where are you? You're not in Yunhu City, are you?"
"Why do you ask that?"
"Nothing, you're really not in Yunhu City?"
Zheng Jijue hesitated for a moment, flipping through the menu as he said, "It's alright, I'll hang up."
"No... Tell me where you are and I'll come find you."
"No need. If you don't tell me, I'll block you."
"Don't..." The other party hesitated for a few seconds before saying, "Well, I told you not to get excited. Have you read the news online?"
He frowned: "Just tell me."
"I've sent you the link, take a look... Anyway, you must stay calm after reading it."
What could possibly make him lose his composure? Unless...
Zheng Jijue opened his eyes wide.
After hanging up the phone, he directly opened Luo Ming's chat box. The message he sent was similar to what he had just said.
Zheng Ji Jue ignored it directly and saw that one of the messages was a link from Luo Mingfa.
His hands trembled and he clicked on the link, but the page was blank and he couldn't get in for a long time. He had no choice but to exit and then enter again.
When I re-entered the game, the picture was much smoother.
This is a newly posted update.
Gossip frontline: Since the release of "Silent Mourning," starring Cen Yuan and Cheng Zeyu, Cen Yuan has not made a single appearance, and the roadshow has been dominated by the director and Cheng Zeyu. Just when fans were extremely disappointed, just now!!! Cen Yuan appeared at the final roadshow for "Silent Mourning"!!!
Plop, plop.
Zheng Jijue felt his hands shaking. He took several deep breaths before clicking on the video.
In the video, Cen Yuan and a group of main creators stood in front of the movie screen and smiled at the camera.
The torment of the past year or so was soothed by this smile.
He stood up suddenly.
I was busy preparing to book a flight to Yunhu City.
"Mr. Zheng?"
The waiter called out to him.
He finally came to his senses, then felt helpless and bewildered.
Even if he rushed to the airport directly now, it would take three hours before take-off. When he landed in Yunhu City, it would be early morning. Where would he go to find Cen Yuan by then?
He had no choice but to sit down despite his reluctance. He told himself that Cen Yuan would return to Beijing.
Next, I scroll through various messages on my phone in silence, absorbing nutrients.
"Oh my god, they are really not simple! I knew it!!!"
There was a noise in the distance, which was quickly drowned out by her equally excited companions.
He could faintly hear their discussion, and Zheng Jijue knew they were talking about Cen Yuan and Xie Qi.
He held the phone numbly, and was like that when he saw the media interview.
I knew it long ago, but I still felt so heartbroken that I cried.
The waiter came over and asked him if he wanted to order. He saw him turning his head to look out the window, with the back of his head facing people, and it was obvious that he was in a low mood, so he left silently.
The last roadshow of "Silent Mourning" was held in Yunhu City. Yu Xiushi has been very busy with the film recently.
The movie begins.
Cen Yuan said he would come, but Yu Xiushi didn't actually hold out much hope, thinking it was just Changkong's talk.
Fortunately, the movie was released at the beginning of the year and Cen Yuan did not appear in it, otherwise who knows what rumors would spread.
At this critical juncture, Yu Xiu just hoped not to make any mistakes.
The movie opens with Wu Yong, played by Cheng Zeyu, in the dark, with only a pair of eyes and a vague outline, followed by the sound of an increasingly loud quarrel.
Yu Xiushi felt a black screen in front of his eyes, his vision was blocked, and then someone sat down next to him.
The hand on the armrest felt a hand next to it, very close.
Boom.
He could feel his heart beating violently, and the smell of perfume coming from the side allowed him to know who was sitting there without turning around.
He is here, is Cen Yuan here too?
His eyes were fixed on the big screen, and all he could think about was that they were indeed inseparable, and whether or not to come was just a matter of Xie Qi's words.
Oh.
Trying hard to adjust his state, Yu Xiushi forced his attention to the movie.
The quarrel stopped, and the male protagonist was still in the dark. Suddenly, the door opened and a young man rushed into the room with light.
"Wu Yong?"
Liang Yuxuan broke into Wu Yong's heart with his youthful innocence.
Wu Yong has a friend, Liang Yuxuan, who lives next door.
Liang Yuxuan always came to Wu Yong's parents when they were arguing. When someone else was around, his parents would always stop arguing. Being with Liang Yuxuan was peaceful and happy.
He thought it might go on like this until one day, his parents quarreled again, Liang Yuxuan didn't show up, they were arguing about divorce, and Wu Yong covered his ears and crawled under the bed.
The quarrel seemed to have stopped during this period, but Liang Yuxuan came and before he could crawl out from under the bed, the quarrel started again.
Wu Yong continued to curl up under the bed numbly, counting the time, not at all interested in the content of their argument.
I don’t know why Liang Yuxuan didn’t come today.
When he was drowsy, his door opened a crack, and the light from outside shone into his eyes through under the bed. There was no sound outside anymore, and he had come.
Wu Yong stretched his stiff limbs, trying to crawl out, when he saw Liang Yuxuan lying on the ground. He froze. He could clearly see Liang Yuxuan's hands struggling on the ground. Then he saw a blurry hand holding a hammer, hammering Liang Yuxuan's head several times, blood splattering on the floor before him. Wu Yong screamed in fear, but he heard nothing. Only the door closed again without hesitation.
After an unknown amount of time, the stench of blood spread throughout the house, and he finally heard his own screams.
Thunder roared, and Wu Yong became an orphan. The person who did it was quick and decisive. Wu Yong's father died on the sofa in the living room, as if he was asleep. His mother died in the kitchen. The tap water in the kitchen was always running, taking away all her blood.
At the funeral, Wu Yong met Liang Yuxuan's half-brother, Liang Yuheng. Liang Yuxuan always said he had a brother who was very good, but his father didn't like him because he was cold. However, his brother didn't hate him, he just didn't pay much attention to him.
He was indeed very indifferent. Liang Yuxuan's mother was crying breathlessly, and his father was not much better. Only Liang Yuheng was watching everything coldly.
When Liang Yuxuan's mother saw him, she rushed over, grabbed him and called him a murderer, asking him why he didn't die. The look in her eyes when she looked at him was no longer as gentle as before, and she wished she could skin him alive.
He was knocked to the ground in a daze, and Liang Yuxuan's mother rushed over to vent her emotions on him. The painful wails left him nowhere to escape.
In a trance, he saw Liang Yuheng standing behind them.
He was not allowed to attend the funeral and sat crying at the door of the funeral home after being kicked out. When his family left, Liang Yuheng handed him a tissue.
He realized that Liang Yuheng and Liang Yuxuan were very similar. He was more mature and refined than Liang Yuxuan. He felt that this was what Liang Yuxuan looked like when he grew up.
From then on, his eyes have always followed Liang Yuheng.
Liang Yuheng plays the piano well, plays the guqin well, and has beautiful hands. He seems perfect and doesn't look like Liang Yuxuan at all.
Later, he didn't move out, but the neighbor did. Liang Yuxuan's mother was mentally unstable, so they left this sad place.
Later, Liang Yuheng stopped playing the piano. Wu Yong went to him after his last performance to ask him why he stopped playing the piano.
Liang Yuheng said that because they said there was no emotion in my music, this was already his limit.
Wu Yong didn't understand, so Liang Yuheng went on to say that his best piece of music was three years ago.
Three years ago...was when Liang Yuxuan died.
Thinking of Liang Yuxuan after a long time, Wu Yong was distracted, thinking that it was because Liang Yuxuan had passed away and Liang Yuheng wrote the song out of sadness.
Liang Yuheng suddenly asked him: "You care about me so much, is it because of my brother?"
Wu Yong didn't know how to answer, but Liang Yuheng said, "I don't mind." Then he got up and left. He thought Liang Yuheng was angry and wanted to chase him, but found that Liang Yuheng just went to find a hammer to hammer the nails.
Memories suddenly surfaced.
Seeing that he was staring at him, Liang Yuheng asked him, "What's wrong? Why do you look so bad?"
Wu Yong felt his muscles tense up, and he finally managed to squeeze out a sentence, "I'm fine."
Liang Yuheng said it was okay, but when the last hammer fell, Wu Yong was startled and left without staying any longer.
Not noticing the curled corners of Liang Yuheng's mouth after he left, he threw down the hammer and turned around to see his stepmother standing at the corner of the stairs.
For the past three years, she has been in a daze all day long. Now she is staring at Liang Yuheng with a clear mind that she has not seen for a long time.
Liang Yuheng smiled and asked her, "Mom, are you hungry?"
The stepmother played by Ma Yuming nodded.
Only Liang Yuheng and his stepmother were at the dinner table. His stepmother kept poking at the rice in her bowl with her chopsticks, her eyes fixed on Liang Yuheng. She asked, "Did you kill Ah Xuan?"
Liang Yuheng was stunned: "Mom, what are you talking about? Mom, I know you are very sad that your brother died, but it has been three years. You should move on."
The stepmother was hysterical: "It must be you! You were home the whole day!"
Liang Yuheng was nonchalant, or rather, nonchalant: "Then why did I kill him? He's my brother."
Stepmother: "You are jealous of Axuan. Your father doesn't like you, and you are not as popular as Axuan."
As if hearing a joke, Liang Yuheng laughed so hard that his shoulders were shaking. "Mom, what kind of joke is that? How could I be jealous of someone like Xuan? I don't care who my dad likes. You guys are so boring. You spend your whole life worrying about who you like and who you don't like. It's really stupid."
The stepmother overturned the table like a madman. Liang Yuheng wiped his clothes with a tissue. When the stepmother rushed over to hit him, his father who had just returned home saw it and stopped her.
The stepmother shouted that Liang Yuheng was a murderer.
Her husband scolded her: "What are you talking about? You say this to everyone you meet after Xuan left."
After he pulled his stepmother back to the room, he quickly fell silent and came out to ask Liang Yuheng, "Are you okay?"
Liang Yuheng shook his head: "Dad, Mom seems to be getting worse."
His father said nothing and sighed.
That night, screams emanated from Liang Yuheng's parents' room, and soon after, a hammering sounded on his door. The police arrived quickly, but the stepmother, overwhelmed with emotion, attempted to attack them, forcing the officers to shoot. She died.
After returning home, Wu Yong kept thinking about the expressionless face of Liang Yuheng when he struck the victim with the hammer. He didn't want to think about it anymore, so he found the police officer from that year and asked him what Liang Yuheng was doing at the time.
The police said that the brother had just returned from a competition in another province and had been at home ever since. He felt that the people next door were too noisy, so he took sleeping pills and went to sleep with headphones on.
Sleeping pills were indeed detected in the blood, and no evidence pointing to Liang Yuheng was found. He had no connection with Wu Yong's parents. In addition, Wu Yong's parents had many enemies, and the murderer should be very familiar with their family situation, so he was ruled out.
After getting the answer, he was still worried and wanted to go to Liang Yuheng's house to take a look. As a result, he encountered Liang Yuheng's stepmother killing people.
Liang Yuheng was pale and was taken away by the police in his pajamas. Wu Yong seemed to see Liang Yuheng walking past him.
After the funeral, Wu Yong went to find him and asked him what had happened.
Liang Yuheng just looked at him expressionlessly and asked, "Why did you suddenly come to see me in the middle of the night?"
Wu Yong had no way to answer.
"Do you also suspect that I killed Xuan?"
Wu Yong's body shook.
also?
"What would you do if it were me?"
Liang Yuheng reached out and stroked Wu Yong's cheek. "You've been looking at Xuan through me all these years. Have you figured out anything?"
"What did Xuan tell you about me?"
Suddenly, Wu Yong remembered Liang Yuxuan saying, "Dad doesn't like my brother. He thinks he's very cold."
"My brother is amazing. He plays the piano very well and has been a key student in the city since he was young."
"I didn't do well in the exam, and Dad said he wanted me to get a place in the same school through my brother. I think it would be great to go to the same school with you."
"Brother must really dislike me for being stupid, right?"
"I've never seen my brother angry."
“Sometimes I’m quite scared of him.”
He didn't say what he was afraid of.
…
…
He said a lot, but he only met Liang Yuheng after Liang Yuxuan died.
Liang Yuheng withdrew his hand and said lightly: "I always thought he was stupid."
Wu Yong asked in a hoarse voice, "Why did you kill Xuan?"
He can even think of a reason to kill his parents, so what did Axuan do wrong!
Why?
The movie flashes back to a few years ago, when they still lived next door. When he was playing the piano, he was always interrupted by the quarrels next door. As long as he glanced coldly at the next door, Liang Yuxuan was inexplicably afraid of what his brother would do, so he immediately ran next door to interrupt them, and thus met Wu Yong.
Later, whenever his brother played the piano, he would go over and interrupt if there was a quarrel next door.
"Maybe I'm tired of the endless quarrels, and I'm tired of him asking about you every time he comes back. If Xuan hadn't died, I probably would never have met you."
"Then why do you keep contacting me?"
"Maybe they wanted to see what would happen to you, but it's a pity that you haven't changed at all. It's like you're the same no matter who dies."
The latter sentence stimulated Wu Yong. He pushed Liang Yuheng against the wall and strangled Liang Yuheng's neck with both hands. Liang Yuheng did not resist and let him strangle him.
But Wu Yong couldn't bring himself to do it, and finally let go. He cried and said, "I'm not like you who kills people and is indifferent."
Liang Yuheng clamped his hands and dragged him to find a hammer. He then grabbed Wu Yong's hands and asked him to hit them, saying, "That's how I hit him once with the hammer, and then hit him twice on the head."
"In front of you."
Wu Yong struggled to leave, but Liang Yuheng refused to let him go. During the argument, he pushed Liang Yuheng away. Liang Yuheng took the opportunity to let go of his hand and fell from the building.
He fell in a pool of blood with his eyes closed, his expression as indifferent as ever.
Later, when I listened to the song, I found that the best-written song was passionate and without a trace of sadness. I could hear that Liang Yuheng's high emotions after killing someone turned into indifference in the end.
Killing does not make him passionate, nor does he feel attached to it.
Liang Yuxuan is Liang Yuxuan, Liang Yuheng is Liang Yuheng, Wu Yong has never made a mistake, and Liang Yuheng's sharp indifference cannot make him mistake him for Liang Yuxuan.
I have to admit that Cen Yuan is indeed very suitable for the roles of Liang Yuxuan and Liang Yuheng. If Cheng Zeyu is replaced, the effect will not be so good.
The reason why he wanted Cheng Zeyu to play these two roles was because he wanted Cheng Zeyu to kill the person he had a crush on with his own hands.
This has nothing to do with Cheng Zeyu deliberately approaching him.
He was just brooding over the hurt his parents had caused him, and his brief affection for Cheng Zeyu, who temporarily alleviated that hurt.
Cheng Zeyu always reminds him of his weakness.
Maybe this is the shadow of childhood, Yu Xiu thought wildly.
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