The night is dark, the stars are scattered, and the street lights not far away cast dim shadows.
Lin Luosang was stunned for a while at the man's burning gaze, then she smiled softly and nodded.
She suddenly remembered what Plato said: everyone is an incomplete individual split in half, and is searching for the other half throughout his life.
They all walked alone in the severe cold, it was endless and hopeless; fortunately, they were able to find each other during the long journey. Although the winter night was cold, as long as they stayed close to each other and kept each other warm, warmth would always come as expected.
Pei Hanzhou saw her rubbing her palms and asked in a low voice, "Are you cold?"
She shook her head, hiding her small chin and nose tip in the light-colored scarf, and slightly curved her eyes.
"It's not cold."
Later, the two of them sat on a bench and finished reading Lin Luosang's thick photo album.
That was her daily record for most of her junior high and high school years.
Before Polaroid cameras became common, she used a small white mirrorless camera, a gift she gave herself. It's a battle-tested camera that's still working and she keeps it in the front drawer.
She still does this now, and occasionally she will print out some photos and put them in an album.
The man flipped through the pages, learning little by little about her youth and preferences.
Those boring, tedious and trivial daily life, the most tasteless part of everyone's youth, become vivid and interesting after being processed by her.
She likes to take pictures of many things, and they are very diverse. She will take pictures when she wears school uniform, when she sees animals fighting, and when she does spring cleaning, she will take pictures with the leaves under her feet. She even secretly took pictures of the principal getting angry on the flag stand, which was serious and funny at the same time.
As expected...I have always been very brave.
Looking at these, the man raised the corners of his lips nonchalantly.
Occasionally, when he sees some interesting scenes, he will ask, "When was this picture taken?"
"After graduating from junior high, we all cosplayed as Sailor Moon. The boys standing in the front row were all forced to dress up as women." She couldn't help laughing as she spoke. "At that time, we even tried to convince our history teacher to join us, but unfortunately, he refused. We, the student council, were very upset for a while."
Hearing this, Pei Hanzhou finally remembered something was wrong. He flipped back to the front and pointed at a photo and asked her, "So these are the photos you took with them?"
Not only did she take photos with more than a dozen opposite-sex people, she even had photos of two of them. The girls in the photos smiled brightly in the sunlight, looking cute and youthful.
She leaned over to take a look, then nodded naturally: "Yeah, it's so fun to see boys dressed like this. Of course we have to take a photo together."
Okay.
It seems to make sense.
But after flipping through just two pictures, I saw a photo of her with a man.
This time there are no special costumes or unique scene presets. A boy and a girl are wearing school uniforms, sitting in their seats and smiling at the camera, giving the impression that the years are peaceful and the world is stable.
Pei Hanzhou said softly: "What is this?"
"My deskmate and I were there," she said. "My friend was playing with my camera and asked if she could try it out. I was just working on my homework, so I said, 'Okay, give it a try.'"
"She suddenly called me, and I didn't react. I looked up and snapped the picture. I didn't expect it to turn out so well. Plus, it was her first picture, so it developed quickly."
The man said coldly, "I didn't ask you how the photo was taken."
Lin Luosang:?
"I asked why your deskmate is a man."
Lin Luosang:? ?
"Is it abnormal to have a boy as your deskmate? The seats in our class are arranged by the teacher. Students with good grades sit together to help each other. There can be pure friendships between men and women."
The man pointed to the letter in the next photo: "What is this?"
She remembered: "Oh, it's the love letter my deskmate gave me."
“…”
"Isn't it about pure friendship?"
Lin Luosang said truthfully, "Yes, I am pure to him, and he is impure to me."
“…………”
Pei Hanzhou pulled out the two photos from the album, glanced at her and asked, "Why didn't you give the first photo your friend took to her instead of keeping it for yourself?"
"I did," she winked. "This is my own backup."
"oh."
The man answered indifferently, then ruthlessly threw the two photos into the trash can.
Watching the two photos drift helplessly into the non-recyclable trash bin, swaying around for a few moments, Lin Luosang tilted his head and asked, "Why did you throw them away?"
"It's annoying to watch."
“……?”
Okay, you are handsome so you have the final say.
Lin Luosang propped himself up on his chair and asked, "Have you never had a deskmate of the opposite sex?"
"No," he said, "the principal put me in a special class with only boys."
"Why? Because they know you're allergic?"
"No," Pei Hanzhou said slowly, "Girls are in the same class with me, so their minds won't be on studying."
She opened her lips, but was speechless.
After a long while, he pondered, "So there's a class specifically for good-looking people—because they're afraid that girls might get tempted to fall in love?"
Seeing the man nod, she pouted and played with the tassels of her scarf.
"That's not necessary. Every young girl has a crush on someone."
After sighing, she seemed to remember something and continued, "There should be a class for pretty girls, right? After all, I think teenage boys are more restless."
The man flipped through the photo album with his slender fingers and replied in a low voice: "Yeah."
This was the first time she had heard of this kind of operation. Thinking of the group of top trainees under her, she couldn't help but feel a little curious about Pei Hanzhou's school and asked:
"How about it, are those girls really good-looking?"
Pei Hanzhou was still looking at her photo album carefully, and answered casually: "I don't know, I haven't seen it."
“…”
After being speechless for a while, she commented: "Sometimes I really think you look like a monk. You can become a monk if you shave your head."
Pei Hanzhou frowned and turned to look at her: "Would you go to see a good-looking boy?"
She met his gaze and answered very frankly.
"Of course, who doesn't like a handsome guy?"
Pei Hanzhou: “……?”
"On my friend's birthday, I asked her what she wanted. She said she wanted to be happy, and then she dragged me to the basketball court to watch guys shoot hoops all day," Lin Luosang said in a serious tone. "She also told me that scientific research has proven that looking at handsome men can prolong your life."
This is true.
Things have come to this point, it's all in the past anyway. The man silently told himself several times not to get angry, and then asked stiffly -
"Then how many times have you been in love?"
"Me? I'm not in a relationship."
Lin Luosang said, "I'm fine. I just look around casually because my aesthetic standards are too high and there's no one particularly handsome in our school."
What's more, seeing is one thing and talking is another. She doesn't even understand it herself, so naturally she has no time to figure out the complicated matter of love.
After she finished speaking, the man's expression lightened slightly and he nodded in satisfaction.
After a pause, he continued, "Then what exactly is going on with the thunder and fire between you and Duan Qing?"
Lin Luosang opened his lips to answer, then looked at his expression and pondered for a few seconds before raising his eyebrows and leaning back: "...You've been wanting to ask this for a long time, right?"
Pei Hanzhou's Adam's apple rolled and he looked at her speechlessly.
"I was just saying it casually at the time. The media likes to write random gossip. There's nothing between us," Lin Luosang said. "We were just colleagues who worked together. I don't have any feelings for him."
"Have you finished asking?" Lin Luosang leaned closer. "Since you've finished asking, I have something else I want to ask as well."
The man lowered his eyes slightly: "You say."
Lin Luosang took a deep breath.
"Regarding your allergy to the opposite sex, have you been like that since birth? Why?"
Pei Hanzhou closed the photo album and said slowly, "It wasn't at birth, but when I was six years old."
"Why?" she asked.
Since it wasn't something he was born with, it must have been affected by many acquired factors. If she could find the root cause, she thought... maybe she could help him overcome it.
The whole thing seemed to be a long story. Pei Hanzhou pondered for a long time, probably sorting out his thoughts and the cause and effect. Just as he was about to speak, a voice came from nearby -
"Are there two people over there? Hurry up, the park is about to close, it's so windy outside, go back quickly, I'm going to lock the door immediately."
"I understand—" Lin Luosang turned around and replied.
"Let's talk about it next time when we have a chance," she grabbed his wrist and motioned for them to leave first. "We've talked so much today, we should always save some for next time."
What's more, it seems that the whole thing is not as simple as she had thought before, and it is not appropriate to talk about it at this time.
Pei Hanzhou responded solemnly, and then the two of them set off for home.
The lights were lingering, the wind was gentle, and they walked on the deserted streets in the early morning. For the first time, they felt a refreshing sense of reality.
She walked along, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, following her own shadow. When she passed the Ferris wheel, she paused, turned around and asked him, "Does what you just said still count?"
"What?"
"She said she was going to chase me."
"Of course," the man asked back, "When have I ever broken a promise?"
She raised her eyebrows, put her hands behind her back, smiled slyly, and said slowly, "Then... I'll see how you perform and then decide whether you want to become a regular employee."
Pei Hanzhou: "...You got into the role pretty quickly."
After a while, the man smiled and said indulgently.
"Okay, let's see how I perform."
When she got up the next day, the man was already in the kitchen.
Lin Luosang walked to the door in his slippers. He yawned as soon as he opened his mouth and asked in a sleepy voice, "What are you doing?"
The man turned around and saw her fingers clinging to the door frame, with only a pair of misty eyes showing.
He asked in a low voice, "What do you want to eat?"
She was a little surprised, her eyes flickering: "Do you also offer ordering service?"
"Have something to eat, half a purple sweet potato, an egg white, and two slices of whole wheat bread."
When the dish was finally served, the man added a few slices of boiled chicken breast.
She was full after eating two slices, and stood up to answer Yue Hui's call: "Hey, hey, hey, I'll be right there, wait a moment——"
"That's all you can eat?" Pei Hanzhou held her back. "What if you get hungry later?"
"I won't be hungry."
After thinking for a moment, she said, "Even if I'm hungry, I can shut up just by looking at the trainees' legs."
Those exercises are really harsh on yourself. Some girls are born with a physique that is prone to obesity and only dare to eat boiled vegetables.
They exercise a lot, so if they don't get enough nutrition, they can easily run into problems. For example, yesterday there was a trainee who even fainted from hunger during dance practice.
Of course, this won't work. Health comes first. Lin Luosang quickly contacted a nutritionist to arrange some food, requiring that at least everyone should lose weight in a healthy way.
Nutritionists will prepare special menus for them, so that the meals are low in calories but nutritious and will not cause any disorders in the body's functions.
Today is the recording of the theme song, which is the MV that will be presented on the homepage. Not only will many viewers focus on finding their picks from there, but the program team's early publicity and promotion will also revolve around this.
Actually, Lin Luosang didn't have to come, she just needed to record the beginning, but for the sake of the presentation effect, she was worried and decided to come and take a look.
As soon as she arrived at the door, she ran into Liu Ping, who was leisurely drinking water on the sofa. He must have just finished a class.
Seeing her coming, Liu Ping couldn't help but murmur to the staff beside him, "I don't know who insisted on coming in such a cold weather, forcing everyone else to come. I hate this kind of kidnapping the most in my life. It made me unable to leave after class."
Lin Luosang rubbed his shoulders and was pulled aside by Yang Yang. "Ignore her. She doesn't want to take any responsibility for these trainees. She's getting paid so much, and doing even a little more work is like asking for her life. You didn't say everyone had to be there. It was her who suggested it, and now she's complaining."
Lin Luosang smiled and said, "You'll get used to it."
She no longer expects Liu Ping to do anything good, so she just needs to stop being so arrogant and finding fault.
Before recording the theme song, the trainees have to choose a center position.
This is also the real reason why Lin Luosang came. She wanted to check this most important position.
Only the trainees with the highest votes and ratings are eligible to compete for the C position. Lin Luosang watched and took notes one by one in front of the stage. After three people passed, Shi Churan walked onto the stage.
When evaluating people at that time, she didn't pay much attention to the people, and mainly looked at the movements and timing. She didn't expect that Shi Churan had improved so much and actually squeezed into Class A.
"Shi Churan?" Lin Luosang called out her name and tilted his head. "I'm really looking forward to your performance. Let's start now."
Although comments like "Who is this person? I don't have any impression of her", "Lin Luosang is the first contestant to say he is looking forward to her", and "I am also looking forward to her even though I don't know her" were scrolling through the comments, everyone was still staring at Shi Churan's performance in tacit understanding.
Shi Churan wore the pair of high heels that Lin Luosang gave her today. Perhaps it was because of Lin Luosang's expectations. The moment the music started, she raised her face towards Lin Luosang. Her whole temperament was completely different from when she was frustrated before. Her eyes were firm and powerful, as if she had emerged from a cocoon and become a butterfly, completing her transformation in just a few days.
The rhythm and steps are correct, the expression is well managed, the movements are relaxed and tense, and finally
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