In the afternoon of early spring, people are prone to burnout, and the wind is lazy.

A coffee shop on the street, with customers in twos and threes. Most of them drink coffee and read books, and they are quiet.

Wen Yan sat in the innermost corner drinking coffee, she wore a light coffee-colored cotton and linen shirt, tied up a ponytail casually, did not wear a hat and sunglasses, and when she walked in, she was not even recognized.

Halfway through the coffee, a man in a gray double-breasted short trench coat swept in like a gust of wind, then walked over to Wen Yan and sat down, took off his sunglasses, raised his chin, and looked around a little flamboyant and arrogant.

Then he made a loud gesture to the beautiful female clerk and ordered a glass of Blue Mountain.

Wen Yan's gaze moved from the yellowed pages to the somewhat cold-toned man in front of him, and he couldn't help but smile: "Director Lu, you are fifteen minutes late. ”

Lu Xun raised his eyebrows, and there was an arrogant and sly smile on the corner of his mouth: "You have to understand, a man like me likes to be noticed wherever he goes, and being late is a pretty good way to appear." ”

His tone was teasing, but his eyes were full of seriousness.

Wen Yan closed the page, held his chin and asked, "Are you serious?" ”

Lu Xun laughed even harder: "Of course." I'm seriously joking, don't you see? ”

Wen Yanwaner: "I can see it. So, what's the matter with me? Director Lu Da. ”

Lu Xun quickly explained the reason. It turned out that Song Ci, a great talent in the entertainment industry, had itchy hands recently, wrote a new book, and then threw it to Lu Xun to see. After Lu Xun watched it, he was very interested, and he was a man of action, so he immediately asked Song Ci to change the book into a script and make a movie, and decided to invite Wen Yan to be the first heroine of the film.

After he finished speaking, he placed a thick stack of papers in front of Wen Yan and motioned for her to look at it.

Wen Yan picked it up and saw three words clearly printed on the homepage: dreamer.

As he spoke, the clerk brought the brewed coffee. Lu Xun nodded in thanks, then picked up the cup and took a sip of coffee, continuing to talk.

"Wen Yan, you watch first, I'll give you a rough idea of the theme of this play. To put it simply, this is an inspirational story with the theme of dreams and revenge. The heroine has a two-sided personality, in the play she has a bumpy love road, a bleak life, and a broken leg, which is very similar to you......"

"Wait." Wen Yan was a little dazed when she heard this, she interrupted Lu Xun and asked with a puzzled expression, "The road of love is bumpy, life is bleak, and I was broken a leg, which is very similar to me?!" ”

Lu Xun was stunned for a moment, and then changed his words: "You misunderstood, it's not that she was broken and a leg is very similar to you, it's that her personality is very similar to you in all aspects." ”

Wen Yan was silent for a moment, and then said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Then this is not a pleasing character setting." ”

"Very likable." Lu Xun said and turned the script to the inside page, "What about this story, its plot has ups and downs, the relationship between the characters is intricate, and it is difficult to explain it in a few words, you take it back first, and then reply to me after reading it." Oh yes......" Lu Xun said and turned the script to another page, and continued, "The male protagonist in it is very interesting, Duan Ran, you are not unfamiliar with this name, right?" After Song Ci heard the process of your being tied up from Yan Ran, he had a whim, he thought that this character was very interesting, so he made some changes to the character design, I watched it, and I was also very interested, this will be a very charming character, and it will also be the soul of the whole play. ”

Wen Yan was speechless. Duan Ran, Duan Ran...... As long as she thinks of this person, she will feel cold in her back and tingle in her scalp. What did Song Ci think, he actually made Duan Ran into it, and sure enough, the brain structure of the people who wrote the book was different from ordinary people?

She didn't say anything, just took the script in her hand, and nodded: "Okay, I'll give you an answer as much as I can." ”

"And." Lu Xun put down the coffee cup, looked at Wen Yan with a complicated expression, and his voice suddenly became heavy, "Aunt Lan has passed away." Now there is only Gu Heng left at home, if you are free, go and see him. ”

……

Wen Yan looked at the mansion in front of him with some distraction.

There was no one at the door, only two lookout lights, and they stood there lonely and stubborn, as if waiting for someone to come.

Back here again, walking the streets you once walked, looking up at the sky you once looked up to, breathing in the cool, suffocating air here.

There was never a moment when I thought about coming back; There was not a moment when I hated myself so much.

She felt that her vision was a little blurry, and faintly, the wrinkled, but kind and kind smiling face suddenly appeared in front of her. In the end, she still couldn't send this old man who regarded her as a family for the last time.

Wen Yan walked into the door, and Gu Heng was the only one in the huge living room. He sat at the head of the table, holding chopsticks and looking at the full table of food in a daze. From time to time, she looked to the side, and Aunt Lan usually stood in that position, looking at him, accompanying him, occasionally chattering a few words, but now it was empty.

The moment Wen Yan appeared, Gu Heng seemed to have an illusion, time seemed to be reversed, and the scenes that had happened flew by in front of him, and yesterday's picture was replayed here. There is Aunt Lan's busy figure, there is Wen Yan's obedient words, and even there is a burning commanding ...... This is the golden nest in the eyes of countless people, and it is the most famous Gu family in L City, but just an old man has left, but he seems to have lost a whole world.

The sun poured into his eyes, and he felt some burning pain in his eyes, and tears somehow flowed down.

Then he saw the pale, familiar face, the calm black eyes, the man with a gentle smile, looking at him steadily, with a look that he had never seen before.

He wiped the corners of his eyes and said in a low voice, "Sit down and have a meal with me." ”

Wen Yan only said one word: "Okay." Then he walked over and sat down beside Gu Heng.

"That day, Aunt Lan was angry with me, saying that I thought she was old, and her craftsmanship was not as good as before, in fact, I never disliked it, she deliberately said that, probably knowing that she was leaving, she wanted to take one last look at me, say more to me, and even lose her temper, she just wanted me to remember her appearance." Gu Heng looked at the food in front of him and said in a voice that was almost only audible to him.

"Maybe that's okay, Aunt Lan is right, I have to live a life alone after all. Without her, and without you. ”

He smiled softly to himself and hung his head.

There was a long silence.

Wen Yan didn't speak, just sat there silently, for a long time, his lips moved, and his eyes finally glistened with tears.

She stood up, walked behind Gu Heng, gently hugged his shoulders, and let him lean into her arms. Then, she turned her head away, looked at the bright and dazzling sunlight outside the window, and said softly: "Okay, it's okay." ”

After Wen Yan got home, he took a shower, changed his clothes, and then sat on the sofa to read the script.

Although she had known for a long time that Song Ci's script would never be bad, when she saw half of it, she still had a lot of amazement in her heart. She didn't expect Song Ci to be so young, and she heard that he hadn't even been in love, but he could frame a story so perfectly and tell a love story wonderfully. Especially when reading the character of Duan Ran, it can't be said that her scalp is numb, but she does have a feeling that her whole body and mind are affected. Song Ci set this character to be flesh and blood, simpler than any one person, and more complex than anyone at the same time, no wonder he will be loved to the bone by all the women in the story.

She called Lu Xun that night.

Lu Xun hadn't slept yet, and quickly picked up the phone: "Hey, Wen Yan?" Oh, come to me so late, I guess you're going to tell me good news. ”

His voice sounded pleasant, but a little hoarse.

Before Wen Yan could speak, he heard a woman's low panting/breathing voice on the other end of the phone, and he was stunned. Even if she was sluggish, she knew what Lu Xun was doing at the moment, so she was speechless for a while. While feeling sorry for disturbing other people's good things uninterestingly, he was speechless that Lu Xun could pick up the phone so quickly at such a time and talk to her as if no one was around.

"Wen Yan?" Seeing that Wen Yan didn't move, Lu Xun was a little anxious, "If you call me at this time to reject me, I will be very hurt." ”

Wen Yan was silent for a moment and said, "Why do you refuse such a good script?" Director Lu, I took it, thank you very much. ”

“。” Lu Xun bit each syllable heavily, and then he heard the woman beside him scream even more harshly.

Wen Yan frowned slightly, and quickly ended the conversation: "Then, let's meet another day and talk in detail." Don't bother anymore, please continue. ”

After hanging up, she looked at the time, one o'clock in the morning. I wasn't ready to sleep, so I picked up the script and continued to read it, and once again raised my head to look at the time, it was already four o'clock in the morning.

She put on her clothes and walked to the balcony, leaned against the window, and looked out by the moonlight.

The floor where Wen Yan lives is not high, and looking down on this familiar and unfamiliar city from the sixth floor, there is an indescribable feeling in his heart. This time happened to be the moment when night and dawn converged, and in the blue air, the yellowed street lamps illuminated the thin cars on the street, and every qiē looked hazy, and nothing had a clear outline, lonely and deserted.

At six o'clock in the morning, Wen Yan washed up, poured a glass of milk, ate two slices of bread, and then called Yin Zhan. Sue him, they're going to start work.

……

Soon April, everything was coming back to life, the weather was warmer, and after two light rains in a row, the air was filled with a moist smell.

In a small club in the city center, Gu Heng and Song Ci were sitting in a dimly lit secluded corner, chatting leisurely while drinking.

The two of them talked about a girl Lu Xun had a crush on when they were in junior high school, to his current rumored girlfriend one, two, three, four, five, and then to the L City Film Festival that ended last month, to Wen Yan, and finally to Yan Yan.

"I'm going to London to make a new movie about Roddy." Song Ci poured himself another glass of wine, handed it to his lips and took a sip.

Gu Heng lowered his head and lit a cigarette, pale cyan smoke rising above his slender fingertips, and his face was even more blurred in the dim light.

"Hmm."

"I took her to the airport the day she left. She kept looking back when she went through the security check, but in fact, the person she didn't want to send her to me was me. Song Ci said, smiling a little bitterly.

Gu Heng just listened silently.

I remember she said to me that day, Song Ci, believe it or not, I will definitely win her at the Leiden Film Festival three years later. I said, how can you not believe it, you are such a proud and hard-working person, as long as you want to, you will definitely be able to do it. ”

Gu Heng kept smoking and didn't speak.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it." Song Ci shook the transparent liquor in the glass lightly and changed the subject, "By the way, I wrote a script dreamer a while ago. Lu Xun's kid decided to shoot, and now that the movie has entered the preparatory stage, the heroine has finalized Wen Yan, the male lead, it hasn't been decided yet, I don't think it's very suitable, but it should be decided in the next few days. It would be my most perfect piece. ”

He smiled softly and seemed in a good mood.

Gu Heng took a deep breath of cigarette, then pressed the cigarette butt with a small section left on the ashtray, then picked up the wine glass and touched Song Ci lightly: "Wait and see." ”

As soon as the two of them finished drinking the last glass of wine, Gu Heng's phone rang.

He looked at the names jumping on the screen in some surprise, thinking he was hallucinating.

Song Ci leaned over to look at it in confusion, and the cup in his hand almost slipped off.

It's Wen Yan.

Wen Yan took the initiative to call Gu Heng, not only Gu Heng was taken aback, but Song Ci was also taken aback.

Gu Heng was stunned for about three seconds, and then quickly picked up the phone.

He only had time to show an expression of ecstasy, and before he could speak, the gentle voice on the other end immediately sounded.

"Don't talk yet, listen to me."

Her voice was cold and clear, as before, but with a faint sense of heaviness and ominousness.

Gu Heng was silent. Until he put down the phone, his brows furrowed deeply, but he didn't say a word.

Song Ci on the side still had a confused expression. Seeing that Gu Heng was stunned, he patted him on the shoulder vigorously and scolded: "Hey, what's wrong, it's talking?" Dumped again? ”

Gu Heng looked at Song Ci for a long time before he said bluntly and slowly: "Something happened to Yan Ran." ”

With a "snap", the cup in Song Ci's hand slipped and shattered to the ground.

When Gu Heng and Song Ci came to Yan Ran's residence, it was already evening, and Wen Yan, Yin Zhan and Yin Lu were sitting in the living room, and the three of them each occupied a corner of the room, all with heavy faces.

Gu Heng didn't wait to speak, Song Ci took the lead in asking, "What's the matter?" ”

Yin Zhan pointed to a few photos on the coffee table and said, "Look at it for yourself." After saying that, he immediately realized something, quickly took back the photo, and stuffed it into a drawer, "Don't look at it." ”

Song Ci's action to get the photo was sluggish, and he didn't need to say much, he already understood. In this circle, it is not uncommon for artists to be forced to take nude/photo photos, but I didn't expect it to happen to Yan Ran.

"Why is the photo in your possession? Who else knows about this? Song Ci looked at Wen Yan, his voice was cold, at this time he was not the usual Song Ci who was rebellious and always liked to show a bad smile, but completely changed into another person.

"I'll tell you." Yin Zhan got up from the sofa, organized his language, and tried to make himself as clear as possible, "The photo was taken by Luo Di, and then he showed it to Yan Ran, and wanted to coerce her into sleeping with him, and some shady deals or something in the future." But someone stole the photos from her home and mailed them to my sister. Yin Zhan paused as he spoke, first glanced at Yin Lu, then at Wen Yan, and changed his words, "Mail it to Wen Yan, but this is only a part of it, and the negatives must still be with Luo Di." ”

Gu Heng and Song Ci invariably looked at Wen Yan.

Wen Yan nodded and added: "I received the express mail this morning, and when I opened it, I thought that someone stole it out while I was not paying attention, and I didn't dare to deal with it myself." However, she soon realized that I didn't agree with Yan Ran, so she sent me the photos and wanted to use me to spread them, and we both knew that once these photos were made public, Yan Yan's future would be ruined. ”

Gu Heng's brows wrinkled deeper, and Song Ci immediately slapped the table and shouted, "Who did it?" ”

When he roared, the whole room was startled, Yin Zhan touched his nose and said, "I'm not sure, but my sister suspects someone." ”

Yin Lu continued: "It's Tong Xin." I've checked it, and the person who was able to steal the photos from Yan Ran's house must have been very close to her, and even had the keys to her house. Tong Xin is the assistant next to Yan Ran, she is used to being scolded by Yan Ran on weekdays, she has resentment in her heart, and when Yan Ran is not there, she often says something ugly behind her back, I think it is harmless, so I let it go. In fact, Yan Ran is good to her, although she often loses her temper, but she has helped her a lot both financially and in life, but she didn't expect to have a wolf by her side. But let's not talk about this for the time being, the top priority is to deal with this matter as much as possible, after all, Roddy still has negatives in his hands. After she finished speaking, she looked at Wen Yan again, with a concern on her face that she rarely has, "To be honest, I didn't expect that after you got the photo, you would find me through Yin Zhan, you didn't fall into the well, I am very grateful for this, but this does not mean that I trust you 100%, how to deal with this matter, I still have to listen to the meaning of Yan Ran." ”

"I believe her."

While a few people were talking, the bedroom door was pushed open, and Yan Ran walked out.

She was wearing a mint green long-sleeved shirt, jeans, no makeup, and her face looked a little haggard.

Yan Ran suddenly walked out, several people were surprised, after all, this kind of thing happened, it should be difficult for ordinary people to face, at this time she should lock herself up, not to see anyone, let alone have the courage to see the man she once loved.

However, she did not hide herself, but walked out calmly and calmly with her head up.

"Gu Heng, I want you to help me." She stood in front of Gu Heng, her tone earnest and firm.

Gu Heng was stunned, not because Yan Ran asked him for help, but because she was so frank and generous, she stood there, facing him without a trace of embarrassment and shame, which made Gu Heng, the man who had walked side by side with her but never really understood her, taken aback.

Soon, another question came to his mind. Once she decides to sue Roddy, the matter will be made public, and everyone will know what happened to her, and she will once again be on the cusp of the storm, and people's words may be difficult to hear, and she will not be able to bear it at all. Besides, once she decides to tear her face, these things in Roddy's hands will be exposed/light, is she really ready?

Gu Heng hesitated. Song Ci preemptively said: "What do you want to do, I'll help you." ”

"I'm going to sue him." Yan Ran's gaze did not take her eyes away, she was still staring at Gu Heng, waiting for his answer.

"Have you figured it out?" After a long time, Gu Heng asked slowly and cautiously.

"I think very clearly about what kind of things will happen to me and how many nasty words I will hear, but I will not back down, because I don't want to live in the shadows for the rest of my life. I have to stand up, I can't let the people who hurt me go unpunished. That day, Roddy said he was going to play with me, and then drugged my water glass, although I was not awake, but I remember what his face was like that day until I die, and now when I think about it, I am so disgusted that I want to vomit, I can't bear such a shame for the rest of my life. Moreover, I believe that there must be people like me, who are facing such a predicament, but are afraid to speak, so if he is sued and goes to jail, it will hurt one less person, and it will be worth it. She said slowly but resolutely, her eyes shining with tenacity and determination.

It is undeniable that Yan Yan's words shocked everyone, and everyone looked at her and was silent for a long time.

"As long as you decide, I'll help you. I'm going to make him pay, it's what I promised you, and I'll do it. Gu Heng looked at her, feeling that he could no longer avoid that kind of gaze, and at this moment he knew that even if she would suffer from gossip and be swallowed up by people's vicious and mean words, she would have to be above board.

Yin Lu, who was on the side, helped his black-rimmed glasses and reminded, "You have to get the negatives back first." ”

Everyone fell silent, and Wen Yan suddenly spoke: I have a way. “

Yan Ran looked at her in some surprise, and after a moment, said, "Thank you." She looked at Wen Yan with blazing eyes, and then curved the corners of her mouth, revealing an arrogant but slightly bitter smile, "However, you don't need to sympathize with me, the life of the weak needs sympathy and pity, and I don't need it." Even if I was pinched in the palm of my hand and fell to the ground and shattered into several pieces, I still had the ability and confidence to put myself back together. Wen Yan, I don't need sympathy, especially yours. ”

Wen Yan looked at Yan Ran and smiled: "You think too much, I don't sympathize with you." Sympathy for this kind of thing is a luxury for me, and I don't have the extra strength to sympathize with others, including you. ”

When Wen Yan and his party left Yan Ran's residence, Yan Ran seemed to have lost all his strength and sat down on the sofa all of a sudden.

She looked at the gloomy sky outside, and tears slowly flowed down.

Now there are only two people, her and Yin Lu, who are sitting at both ends of the sofa, no one speaks, and they are surprisingly quiet for a while.

After a long time, Yan Ran slowly spoke: "Why is this happening?" Sister Lu, you say, why can this scum Roddy gain a foothold in the entertainment industry? And Tong Xin, I just have a bad mouth, I never wanted to hurt her, why did she betray me? ”

"As long as it can be successful, as long as it can be satisfied, what is the importance of means? The so-called morality will be crushed by reality, you are still young. Yin Lu seemed to be tired, she closed her eyes, and her voice gradually lowered, but Yan Ran could still hear it clearly.

"In this world, nothing happens suddenly, all suddenness is accompanied by a long period of hiding and lurking, unhurried, unmoving, but we don't pay attention, human failure, that's it."