The blazing sunset sank little by little, and finally disappeared behind the undulating skyscrapers, leaving only a blue-purple sky, faintly catching a glimmer of golden light on the Hudson River, but then disappearing into the city's lights.

At the beginning of the New York lights, revealing a mixture of indifference and warmth, the noise of the day gradually disappears, and the bustle of the night has not had time to make noise, which may be the quietest moment of the whole day.

Lan Li and Rooney quietly watched the sunset, stood up again, and walked and talked as they went, and walked all the way in the direction of Greenwich Village. In Manhattan, where people come and go, there is a lot of traffic, and it is rare that no one disturbs their tranquility, and perhaps the cold treatment of reporters is a good thing.

Rooney mentioned the state of selflessness in Lan Li's performance just now, and at a certain moment, it seemed that he had truly captured the perfection of art.

Lan Li mentioned the control and release during the performance, and the change in the way the performance was performed from "gravity" to "burst drummer".

Rooney also mentioned the inspiration and resonance of the jazz recital she watched before, and the impact on the performance.

Lan Li mentioned the commonality between the arts, and the interaction between music, painting, writing, etc., and performance beyond imagination.

Rooney couldn't help but think of the exploration when Lan Li trapped herself in a lightbox before Gravity turned on.

Lan Li took the initiative to talk about the impact of the two different experiences of the light box and the coffin on his performance.

The two of them talked to each other all the way, from Lan Li to Rooney, from "Burst Drummer" to "She", from movies to the stage, from acting to other arts, chatting and even arguing all over the world, and even arguing with each other, for the ideas they adhered to, they quarreled with each other without yielding, even if they were red-faced, they refused to compromise and refused to give an inch.

Everything is the same as the original encounter in Telluride.

"I don't like it. ”

"You don't like it? Are you sure? Are you sure you don't like Steven Soderbergh or George Clooney? And that's why you don't like Ocean's Eleven?"

"I'm sure I don't like all three. They all have one thing in common. ”

"Cunning! I know, you just said that. God, so, is this what is called same-sex repulsion?" Rooney gave a look of sudden realization, nodded exaggeratedly, and said meaningfully, although he didn't turn his head, his eyes were always sneaking into Lan Li's expression.

But Lan Li didn't open his mouth to refute.

Rooney could faintly catch the corners of Lan Li's mouth rising slightly, but that's all, there seemed to be no unnecessary change in expression, which made Rooney curious and nervous, and finally didn't hold back, quietly turned her head, and then saw a smug look in Lan Li's eyes, who had already been waiting for her here.

Yes!

Rooney couldn't help but secretly clench her fists, annoyed that she couldn't hold her breath, and was actually caught like this.

The curvature of the corners of Lan Li's mouth became a little more brilliant, "You can tell the truth, you don't need to hint: I'm a cunning guy like them." It's true, I'm not going to be angry, in fact, I'm more cunning than they are, can you believe it? George Clooney wouldn't want to be friends with me. ”

Lan Li's calmness made Rooney roll her eyes, "Sometimes, I deliberately choose to hint instead of saying it explicitly, because the hint is more flavorful, which is part of wisdom in itself, how interesting is it to say it directly? Imagine that Shakespeare is there and says, "Hey, I love you, hey, I hate you, can you still watch that kind of stage play?"

Suddenly, Lan Li turned his head, and his bright eyes were staring at Rooney.

Rooney didn't know why, but looked back with round eyes, "What?

The smile on the corner of Lan Li's mouth narrowed little by little, all hidden in his eyes, light and excited, "So, is this the reason why you don't want to say you like it?"

The surprise attack without warning, Rooney immediately panicked, "Nonsense!" Biting her lower lip hard, her cheeks were hot, panicked and eager, where did she still have her usual cold and heroic appearance, replaced by the appearance of a shy little girl, "Who said I liked you? Who said I liked you? Who said we were just on a date, date! Remember? We discussed it before, I don't like digital nerds, and you are a strict adherent to the rules of time, we are not suitable for each other, remember?"

But with such reckless words, Rooney began to soften her mouth after she finished speaking, and couldn't help but secretly curse herself in the bottom of her heart for a few words "no fun", and under Lan Li's gaze, she was in chaos, and there was no way to keep calm at all, this is really ...... Unpromising!

Lan Li didn't speak, and the smile in his eyes swelled up little by little.

Under such gaze, Rooney was almost overwhelmed, and her hot cheeks were almost on fire.

Just as Rooney was about to disarm, Lan Li finally spoke, "Yes, I remember, we discussed. I agree, I totally agree, one hundred percent. I don't think we're really suitable. ”

"Yes, exactly. Rooney almost grabbed a lifesaver and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, very good, I'm glad we agreed again." After a pause, Rooney added, "What did we just agree on?"

"It's just a date. Also, you don't like me, and I don't like you either. Lan Li said seriously.

Rooney suddenly realized and said seriously, "Yes, yes, yes, that's it." So, I thought, next, you should go back to your apartment, get some rest, and get ready for tomorrow's shoot. ”

In the blink of an eye, Rooney and Lan Li's footsteps had already arrived in front of the apartment building. This is Lan Li's apartment, not Rooney's. However, the place where they now live is just a few streets away, within walking distance.

"Of course. Very good. No problem. Lan Li nodded in agreement.

"Well, then, I wish you all the best of luck for the rest of the day. With a solemn expression, Rooney said solemnly, "I can go back to the apartment by myself, you don't have to escort me back like a dating partner, this is really unnecessary, this is really embarrassing." ”

Lan Li pursed his lips and nodded in affirmation, didn't say anything more, turned around and was about to leave, but suddenly remembered something, and looked at Rooney again, "Before saying goodbye, can we have an awkward hug?" You know, just like the protagonist in a romantic movie, he is obviously embarrassed to the extreme, but in order to whitewash the peace, he still chooses to hug each other, and the awkward atmosphere really makes the audience can't bear to continue watching, but they still insist on finishing. ”

"Oh, do you mean the kind of hug that is so awkward that it doesn't feel any way or any warmth, and the limbs are stiff to the extreme, like zombies intertwining hugs?" Rooney reacted immediately, "No problem, of course. ”

Then, the two of them looked at each other silently, raising their hands, but they never matched the same frequency, like two robots clumsily constantly adjusting their positions, so embarrassed that they couldn't help but want to laugh, but they still barely held back their smiles, and finally hugged each other.

The heart in the chest was beating violently, the hot and ambiguous breath lingered in the nose and fingertips, and the temperature of the skin stopped time, and it was quietly felt.

But the two of them separated from each other again and said "goodbye" to each other, and then Lan Li turned and walked towards the door of the apartment, Rooney paused for a moment, and then turned and walked away.

Just a few steps out, Rooney felt the mobile phone in her pocket vibrating, took it out, looked at it curiously, the smile on the corner of her mouth couldn't help but rise slightly, stopped, turned around, and then saw Lan Li standing in the door of the apartment, holding the mobile phone in her right hand, through a glass door, casting her gaze, and even raised her left hand and waved at her.

Rooney reluctantly walked towards the door of the apartment, stood in front of the glass door, and picked up her phone, "Didn't we just say yes? That's it for today, this date is just a simple date, nothing special, you go back and have a good rest, I can go home by myself?"

"I just thought, I'm going to go back and have an afternoon tea and relax now. You know, summer in New York is really, really hot, and a cup of afternoon tea can soothe your mood, and perhaps, you need a cup of afternoon tea too. I really recommend this to the American people to cool off. Lan Li replied to the question, looked at Rooney seriously through the glass door, and whispered.

Rooney quietly looked at the projection of herself in front of her, the projection on the glass, and the projection in the depths of her pupils, even though there was a layer of glass apart, she still seemed to be able to smell the faint woody aroma on Lan Li's body, she couldn't help but nod slightly, "I think this is a very good proposal." You are a very persuasive lobbyist. ”

Lan Li opened the door to the apartment.

Rooney walked through the apartment door.

But the two of them were still holding their mobile phones and communicating through the earpiece.

"You know, I've always wondered what the difference is between English afternoon tea and Chinese/Chinese afternoon tea, and by the way, the Japanese tea ceremony. Do you have any research on that?"

"Of course, I think I can show it to you myself. However, if I was in London, I usually wouldn't do it myself, Matthew was a master of making tea, and perhaps, I could go upstairs and see if there was a tea set. You know, because I was on the set most of the time, a lot of furniture was on his floor. ”

It takes courage and patience to stand on top of friends, to take a small step forward, to break the shackles of friendship, and to seek a more intimate relationship. He was careful, and so was her, but the two of them took steps at the same time, getting closer to each other little by little, exploring their rhythm.