The mobile phone wrapped in a black shell on the coffee table lit up and went off, went off and bright, tossing and turning to reveal a kind of helplessness. The thick curtains blocked out most of the sunlight, and only a trace escaped through the cracks, struggling to hit the floor.

Tong Yu looked at the name of the caller on his mobile phone, rubbed his frowning brows, and flipped the mobile phone screen down.

He had been at home for four days without going out, and for the first time in more than a decade, he was glad that he had not announced it, so that he could hide at home and think quietly about all the problems in his mind. It's a pity that the waves have not been settled, and he hasn't been able to figure out everything Ai Xin has done, so he saw a new scandal.

Speaking of which, he was really forced to know about it. Although it is rumored that Jinghai and Ai Xin are exaggerated outside, the people around them basically know that they and Ai Xin are already together. Due to the confidentiality agreement, Su Ya and the others did not know that Tong Yu and Jing Hai participated in the same show, but Li Man reacted immediately.

If there are a few people in this world who know the truth of this matter, it should only be Ai Xin himself, and Tao Li, Li Man, and Tong Yu. The gossip news is not wrong, Ai Xin invested in the show, but the reason is not Jinghai, but another participating artist, this is a bloody plot that the marketing accounts can't write even after racking their brains.

Tong Yu was very bored, and he couldn't find an outlet for his emotions. He didn't dare to answer Ai Xin's phone call a few days ago, because he hadn't thought about whether he should ask Ai Xin about these things, how to open his mouth if he wanted to ask, and what kind of answer he wanted.

But when he saw the news, his first reaction was real jealousy. Jinghai debuted later than him, but became popular overnight; even though both of them are in their early thirties, Jinghai still looks like a young man; his father died early, and he relied on his mother to work everywhere to make a living, and Jinghai's family is well-off, and he grew up in a scholarly family. These are all facts he has known since he met Jinghai, and he has never had a second of jealousy. But this time, he suddenly became a little unwilling......

He was jealous that Jinghai could appear on the gossip news at the same time as Ai Xin's name, that Jinghai could still smile at Ai Xin unscrupulously in front of the paparazzi camera, and that the whole network was envious that Jinghai had such a good girlfriend as Ai Xin. And what he is most jealous of is that even if he will let his efforts all his life go to naught, even if he will lose the fans he has always relied on for survival, Jinghai still stood up and told everyone: I love her, please don't bother her anymore.

This kind of courage Tong Yu has never had. There was a moment when he thought that if he didn't blow it all out, after a while, he and Ai Xin would be able to go out holding hands in a bright light. But the thought appeared for less than a second, and then it disappeared.

To put it bluntly, he's just a coward.

Just when I was bored, the phone vibrated violently again, rubbing against the coffee table, making an unpleasant muffled sound.

"Hey?!" Tong Yu grabbed the phone and answered a little impatiently.

"......" There was silence on the other side of the phone for two seconds before a timid female voice came: "Hey?"

Tong Yu was stunned for a moment, took the phone in front of him and took a look, and sure enough, it ...... I answered Ai Xin's phone call.

"Teacher Tong......" Ai Xin called softly, and then stopped talking, and the sound of gentle breathing came from the phone.

In an instant, Tong Yu's hesitation for a few days seemed to have all disappeared, and only one thought remained, constantly circling in his mind.

"Let's meet. He held his phone, his voice muffled for some reason.

There were a few more seconds of silence on the phone before Ai Xin slowly spoke.

"Good. ”

Even if everything seems to be a mess recently, even if the outcome of this meeting may be very bad, Ai Xin still can't help but sigh when he stands at the front desk and swipes his card, Tong Yu is so witty.

When Ai Xin swiped her ID card from the door of DIDI, walked to the second floor, and pressed the password lock of the private room, Tong Yu was already sitting inside, still wearing a fisherman's hat and a black mask. Ai Xin knew that he was walking through the same small door he had been to before.

"Teacher Tong. She tried her best to suppress the nervousness in her heart, bowed her head to say hello, and sat down next to Tong Yu.

Although I have seen it so many times, every time the two of them meet alone, Ai Xin can still feel the sweat gushing out of her palms. Somewhat shyly, she put her hands behind her back and quietly wiped them on the cloth sofa.

"I ......" Tong Yu took off his mask, hesitated, but chose to open his mouth bluntly: "I have something to ask you." ”

Ai Xin nodded, guessing that most of it was news, and before Tong Yu could speak, he replied first: "There will be a clarification later, proving that the investor is Dow's industry, and I am just an agent." ”

Tong Yu nodded, stared at Ai Xin's eyes for a few seconds, and then opened his mouth expressionlessly: "What about actually?"

"Actually?" Ai Xin was stunned for a moment, should Tong Yu really doubt that she and Jinghai had something, right? She quickly waved her hand and shook her head vigorously: "Jinghai and I are really innocent, the last time we met was when everyone came to my house together, I avoided him when the show needed to contact him!"

After speaking, Ai Xin looked at Tong Yu seriously with wide eyes, as if he was eager to prove his loyalty.

"What I'm asking is, in fact, are you one of the investors?" Tong Yu also stared at Ai Xin's eyes.

"......" Ai Xin was stared at by him, and couldn't help but avoid his gaze, twisting his fingers vigorously, thinking about what excuse to find.

"Don't lie. Tong Yu's voice showed a hint of hoarseness, and he sounded extremely tired: "I said, I hate people lying to me the most." ”

"Whew. Ai Xin let out a long sigh of relief, as if he had made up his mind, still lowering his head and not looking at Tong Yu. After a while, a word was squeezed out of between his teeth.

"Yes. ”

Ai Xin didn't dare to look at Tong Yu after answering, staring at Tong Yu and his shoes, the air in the room seemed to be frozen.

"Why?" Tong Yu's voice sounded above her, with depression and incomprehension.

Ai Xin looked at him even more puzzled. Why did she want to invest? Or why did she hide it from him? Or why did she want him to make a show? Or why did she want Jing Hai to make a show? No matter what the question was, she felt that she had to explain it for a long time.

Tong Yu looked at her absent-minded appearance, held back the anger in his heart, and asked again: "Is it because this show found me that you invested?" Or is it because you invested that this show will use me?"

It's just these two sentences, but Tong Yu also used great strength to say them. Whatever the outcome, it was not a good intention for him to readily accept.

Ai Xin was silent for a while, then slowly raised his head to look at Tong Yu, and shook his head gently: "Neither." I've told you before, it's all because of your hard work and your ability, and it has nothing to do with me. ”

"Don't lie to me!"

Tong Yu suddenly raised his voice and slapped the computer desk suddenly. The good-looking phoenix's eyes were round, but they were full of anger.

Ai Xin opened her mouth slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but she looked at the angry Tong Yu, but she still closed her mouth tightly.

"That's what you told me about the last TV series. It may be a coincidence to buy the copyright adaptation, but isn't the investor of that TV series Mr. Wang, who is familiar with you?" Tong Yu finally couldn't help but open his mouth, counting them one by one: "The last variety show that went abroad, the investor was a subsidiary of Dow, and Tao Li accounted for most of the shares, how could everything be so coincidental?"

Ai Xin lowered his head, wanting to wait quietly for his storm to pass quickly, and then explain slowly. But after Tong Yu said this, he suddenly stopped and looked at her in a daze.

"Teacher Tong......" Ai Xin shouted timidly, but he didn't dare to speak again.

Tong Yu seemed to be very tired, rubbed his forehead, which was almost bruised, and looked at Ai Xin helplessly: "How much else are you hiding from me?"

"Teacher Tong. Ai Xin sighed and tried to persuade Tong Yu in another way: "I admit that I have made efforts, but I really don't have as much power as you think." ”

"Huh. Tong Yu chuckled, "Are you comforting me?"

Ai Xin shook his head, and suddenly said something else: "I've always wanted to go to your birthday party before, but either the time is not in a hurry, or the city is too far away to come back, I didn't expect to be so lucky in Beijing this year." ”

"So what?" Tong Yu raised her eyebrows, not understanding why she suddenly mentioned this matter.

"I booked an alarm clock and was ready to grab the tickets as soon as they went on sale, but as soon as I clicked in, the most expensive tickets were sold out......" Ai Xin glanced at him helplessly: "I heard from others that there may be people who don't pay in time or that the order will be canceled if there is a problem, but I waited all night and couldn't swipe out a ticket to ......"

Tong Yu was stunned, although the tickets for the birthday party were in his own hands, the sale was mainly controlled by Li Man. He only knows the total number of sales at any time, but he doesn't know how and when he sells them.

"Teacher Tong, there are really a lot of fans behind you who support you, and you are also a very good person. Everything you get today is on your own. Although Ai Xin's voice was small, it was extremely firm, beating Tong Yu's heart.

After Ai Xin finished speaking, he fell silent. Tong Yu didn't speak, quietly thinking about what she had just said.

Just a little bit, Tong Yu followed Ai Xin's thinking. If it weren't for this well-timed silence, he probably wouldn't have had time to calm his brain down. Even though he thought so in his heart, he couldn't help but admire Ai Xin's eloquence.

"You've said so much, but you still haven't answered my question......" Tong Yu looked directly at her, "I just want to know if these things have anything to do with you?"

Ai Xin looked at him for a while, and then sighed softly, looking a little puzzled: "Are these things so important?"

Is it so important? Tong Yu couldn't help but smile bitterly, in his opinion, the most important thing, but Ai Xin just wanted to understate it?

After a while, Tong Yu opened his mouth leisurely: "About ten years ago, I was hidden by the snow, do you know?"

Ai Xin shook her head, she didn't know the details of this matter.

Also, Tong Yu thought that Ai Xin was only fifteen years old ten years ago, and maybe he wasn't his fan at that time.

"At that time, there were many reasons, but the main reason was because of one person. ”

"Alone?" Ai Xin looked at him and asked, "Who is it?"

"An unimportant person. Tong Yu shook his head, of course he remembered the name, but he didn't want to mention it again: "A person who is similar to you." ”

Ai Xin was stunned, what is a person who is similar to himself?

"There is a very rich person who says that he wants to invest in me, which can guarantee that I will be the male number one, release records, and give me the job opportunities I want. ”

Ai Xin reacted quickly and looked at Tong Yu: "So...... What does he want?"

"It's nothing, it's just that I want to accompany him to eat, travel, and sleep. ”

Looking at the flat expression on Tong Yu's face, Ai Xin suddenly felt that something was ignited in his heart, lowered his head, and squeezed out words from his throat.

"How could that be the same with me?"

"How is it different?" Tong Yu laughed.

"The reason is different!" Ai Xin almost shouted, she didn't care what the person was for, but she did it all because she loved Tong Yu......

"For me, it's all the same. Tong Yu put away his smile, and the expression on his face seemed to return to the first time he saw Ai Xin, with a hint of unfamiliar coldness: "No matter back then, you have to be with me to invest in me." Or now, invest in me after you stay with me. For me, it's all humiliation. ”

Ai Xin closed his mouth tightly, staring at Tong Yu with eyes as clear as a fawn, unable to believe that these words came out of his mouth.

Even though he knew that these words were a bit heavy, Tong Yu didn't want to take it back or apologize. For him, his pride was hit even harder. Even at one moment, he felt a strange disgust for Ai Xin.

The two men looked at each other, but neither spoke, and the air in the room seemed to stop circulating, frozen in their ears.

"Tong Yu. ”

Ai Xin suddenly opened his mouth and called his name, and after a few seconds, he spoke again with great difficulty.

"That's so hurtful. ”

Tong Yu didn't respond, how could he not know. But if he didn't say that, Ai Xin would never have realized how much this incident had hurt him.

"There's one more thing I want to ask you. ”

"You ask. Ai Xin seemed to have given up resistance, leaning back in her chair a little weakly, looking at the ground instead of Tong Yu.

"Have you ever been with Li Shengting?"

"Hmm. Ai Xin nodded, "Sort of." ”

"You used to be like ...... me" Tong Yu hesitated, trying to find a more appropriate wording: "It's the same, have you 'taken care' of Li Shengting?"

Hearing the word "care", Ai Xin suddenly felt a tingling sensation on her scalp, and a heavy blow fell straight down from the Tianling Gai, causing her heart to start hurting.

For Tong Yu, when this question is asked, the answer is no longer important. And for Ai Xin, she didn't have any thoughts to answer.

"I don't understand the meaning of this question, but I understand all the previous words. Ai Xin suddenly stood up, squeezing out a stiff smile on his face: "If you think so, then in the future, it will be as you wish." ”

After speaking, Ai Xin directly opened the door of the private room and walked out without looking back.

Tong Yu was still sitting in his chair, he didn't understand what Ai Xin meant by "as you wish". Even though he solved several problems that bothered him today, he didn't feel relieved at all. Instead, he felt more pressure, like a boulder pressing down on his chest, breathless.