Zoe held her breath like this, staring at Lan Li with wide eyes, not daring to speak or move, not even blinking - although she didn't speak, in fact, she had already painted countless versions of countless stories in her mind, for example, from today on, she and Lan Li had a romantic history, and then like Cinderella, they lived happily ever after, and for another example, she and Lan Li became close friends, gathering and chatting from time to time, as if they were already familiar with each other......

Zoe's brain can't stop at all, and Randall's irritability has nowhere to put it.

Randall adjusted his sitting position slightly, glanced at Zoe in the corner of his eyes, and noticed that Zoe's blurred gaze that he couldn't leave at all, and a nameless fire burst out, making him secretly start grinding his teeth, but finally cheered up, "Thank you, please send us here personally, if we knew that we were so close to the town, we would have come here by ourselves before, and we wouldn't have to wait so long in the dark." If it weren't for you, we don't know how tonight would end. ”

"I guess it was also a special experience, and it would be interesting to tell my friends that I was trapped in the middle of nowhere, feeling the cold and hunger, and then I learned that the rescue was actually twenty minutes away. Lan Li smiled and quipped, light and concise with a little teasing, so that the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

John, who was standing opposite, also smiled, "Taking advantage of my youth to challenge some possibilities, enrich my story and experience, and avoid becoming what I am in the end." I think it's a good deal. Then John slapped himself on the belly like a watermelon, causing everyone to laugh.

Randall couldn't laugh, looking at the laughing Zoe, those eyes were shining brightly, which made his stomach burn, and he pulled the corners of his mouth reluctantly, "Thank you tonight, I think, we will stop here for trouble, and leave the rest to ourselves." ”

"Are you sure?" Lan Li looked around, the whole town was already quiet, there was almost no light, it seemed that everyone had gone to bed early, even if Zoe and Randall had already arrived in the town, in the unfamiliar environment, they would have to be in a hurry, "John, Chuck, has you replied, do we have any contact information to help?"

"Chuck is helping, our crew hasn't rested at the base in the town yet, and we should be able to help. John turned to Randall and Zoe, "If you guys need it, maybe the crew can help get in touch." I know all too much about what it's like to be cold and hungry. ”

Zoe nodded excitedly, again and again, because she was too excited to speak, she could only use her movements to express her thoughts, and even the whole person couldn't help jumping, revealing joy and happiness all over her body, completely unable and unwilling to hide it.

John couldn't help but laugh, "Lan Li, it seems that there is an avid movie fan here who is waiting for your response. ”

"My pleasure. Lan Li nodded politely at Zoe, "At the very least, I can help you forget about hunger and cold for a while, it's too rare." That little joke made everyone laugh, and the atmosphere was extraordinarily harmonious.

Randall stood next to him but became more and more depressed, the irritability and anxiety could not be suppressed at all, and finally couldn't help blurting out, "Do you always behave so perfectly?"

The fierce and sharp words broke the harmonious atmosphere, Zoe's smile stiffened slightly, and she turned her head to look at her friend, her eyes full of difference and surprise, "Randall?"

But Randall didn't have the heart to deal with Zoe at this time, his eyes were motionless at Lan Li, and a wave of anger erupted from the inside out, "Do you always wear a gentleman's mask? Hide your true emotions and treat everything with a perfect image, as if there were no emotions, so cold that there is no temperature at all? It's as if you are a perfect incarnation, but no one is perfect! No one!"

Whishaw and John were stunned: this was ...... What's wrong?

Lan Li's eyes paused slightly, and the cheerful warmth cooled down little by little, and then the corners of his mouth outlined a shallow arc again, and unexpectedly gave an affirmative answer, "Yes." ”

Actually admit it?

Randall was slightly stunned, but immediately became happy, "Look, I've got you! You're a hypocrite!"

"Randall! you're crazy!" Zoe screamed in disbelief as she tugged at Randall in a rage, "they're helping us, and what are you doing now? Are your brains frozen? biting like a mad dog?"

"Leave me alone!" Zoe's words made Randall even more angry, and there was still a trace of guilt, but now he was also carried away by anger, "I just told the truth, why, is it not allowed to tell the truth now? I thought we lived in Ireland, which is a country where speech is free!"

Then, Randall looked at Lan Li and said aggressively, "Always pretending to be kind, pretending to be a gentleman, pretending to be perfect, weaving a beautiful dream, deceiving everyone with such a perfect illusion, making people fooled, making people crazy, what is the difference between your behavior and those liars?"

This is a very serious accusation, but it is also the true meaning of Vanity Fair - those magnesium lights weave a perfect image that the general public wants to see, and all their beautiful imaginations are pinned on. That's not the core of the spotlight in the first place.

Lan Li was not prepared to refute, not because he couldn't, but because he didn't have to.

"Are you crazy?" John looked at Randall incredulously, unable to hold back his anger, his face speechless, "We don't need your understanding, but at least we didn't hurt you, okay? Why are you attacking us for no reason? at least you can thank us for our help tonight!"

"John!" Lan Li called out, shook his head, signaled that there was no need for them to continue arguing, and turned to get in the car and leave.

Zoe's eyes were full of disappointment and sadness, and he looked at Randall in disbelief, and that look really stung Randall, and his head was hot and he said impulsively, "Come again, pretend to be high, and then ignore us, wait, are you too noble to talk to us?"

"That's enough!" John really pulled his face, "you're out of bounds." This young man. You can have your own opinions, but that doesn't mean you can hurt other people, especially if we didn't do anything. ”

Randall was still unrelenting, "Let him speak, what's the matter, there's no voice? Let that man speak, isn't he the best at using words to confuse the audience?"

"Randall, what the hell are you talking nonsense? Are you not in your right mind, what are you crazy about? Shut up now! Shut up! Shut up!" Zoe kept pulling Randall's arm and thrashing him hard, trying to stop the mad guy, but he didn't expect that this made Randall straighten his neck more and more, refusing to compromise, like a brute, and never giving up until he achieved his goal.

Lan Li stopped.

"Lan Li?" Whishaw looked at Lan Li with some concern, but Lan Li shook his head lightly at him, this little bit of dirty water can only be regarded as sprinkling water, it can't hurt him at all, he just thinks there is no need to respond - those gossips will always exist objectively, he can't explain to everyone, and he can't fight back every question, those people are not worth it!

It's just that Lan Li realized that Zoe was injured, and Randall was entangled, and even John and Whishaw were also hurt, so he stopped.

"So, what are you expecting?" Lan Li looked back at Randall calmly.

"True. Landall didn't hesitate to hit it head-on, he thought it was the perfect attack, and it was absolutely impossible for Lan Li to escape the attack.

Unexpectedly, Lan Li gave a counterattack, "Why?"

Randall also tried to attack, Zoe was also full of shock, even Whishaw and John were full of surprise, they didn't expect Lan Li's response, this was beyond imagination, could it be that Lan Li gave up on himself? Isn't this equivalent to admitting Randall's accusations?

But Lan Li didn't hesitate, and then launched a counterattack with words, "Even your friends, your family, and your lover can't know all your truth, why do you ask me to show my truth?"

Everyone has their own secrets, even the closest ones.

It's as if Zoe doesn't know that Randall has a crush on her.

Lan Li's meaningful hint startled Randall and turned his head to look at Zoe suddenly, his eyes full of uneasiness and nervousness, lest he be found out the truth.

But Lan Li had no intention of stopping there, his attack continued, like a poisonous snake, step by step, "Also, do you know me well enough? How do you know that this is not my reality? Or is this not the reality you expect? I have no responsibility or obligation to cooperate with your assumptions. ”

"Do you expect strangers you meet for the first time to show your true truth? Or do you expect me to attack strangers you meet for the first time indiscriminately, or do you simply treat fans who like my work? Or roll up my sleeves and wave my fist at you like a hooligan?"

"You have your judgment, I have my insistence, so, I don't think I owe you an explanation. ”

The understatement tone had a kind of unquestionable and inviolable firmness, Lan Li looked at Randall calmly, the majesty that emanated from the inside out, and crushed towards Randall little by little, without quibbling, but without evasion, he faced it calmly.

Is he wearing a mask? Of course, but he doesn't intend to take his mask off, nor does he intend to explain to the audience that he has to learn to protect himself under the spotlight of Vanity Fair. He pleaded guilty to Randall's allegations, but he would not apologize.

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