Ye Erlan was still busy with the design of the autumn new products. Ning Qian wanted to tell him to take a break but didn't say it out in the end. After all, everyone had been extremely busy these days. Even if she told him to rest, with this guy's work enthusiasm, he wouldn't listen to her.
“Ding...”
“Ding...”
Ye Erlan's phone rang several times in succession, but he didn't react at all and just kept on with his work. Ning Qian kindly reminded him, “Brother, your phone is ringing.”
“Don't mind it. That Lin Xian is always looking for trouble for no reason. He's so annoying.” Ye Erlan directly picked up his phone and turned it off, then continued with his work.
“Hey, brother, what's your relationship with Actor Lin? Tell me quickly, tell me quickly.” Ning Qian leaned forward excitedly. She had wanted to ask him about it since the opening ceremony last time, but it got delayed then.
Ning Qian knew Ye Erlan's character quite well. If she suddenly brought up this matter, Ye Erlan would not only not tell her but might even be dissatisfied. Coincidentally, Ye Erlan himself mentioned Lin Xian's name first today, so she could just indulge in some gossip.
Ye Erlan was well aware of Ning Qian's little quirks in private and didn't want to hide anything from this girl. He walked over slowly and flicked her on the head. “You, why are you so concerned about other people's business?”
“He's not just some other person. Brother Ye, you're my real brother. Come on, tell me quickly.” Ning Qian giggled.
Ye Erlan paused for a moment. “He and I were high - school classmates and also deskmates. But we haven't seen each other for many years. It was just a coincidence that we met this time.”
“So what kind of person is he?”
What kind of person was he? Ye Erlan himself didn't know how to evaluate Lin Xian. Putting aside everything that happened after that incident, just looking at the initial story, Lin Xian had always been perfect in his heart. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so infatuated with this boy of the same gender back then.
The first time he saw Lin Xian was on the way to register. Lin Xian was good - looking, with delicate features and sometimes a somewhat rascally smile. As soon as he entered the campus, he attracted a lot of attention. Some girls even directly followed him to outside the classroom.
At first, they weren't deskmates. In fact, they were quite far apart. At that time, Ye Erlan was the most invisible person in the class and couldn't really fit into the classmates' circle. Lin Xian was different. He was very at ease in every circle and seemed to have a good relationship with everyone.
Although Lin Xian's grades weren't the top - notch at that time, he was still regarded as a promising candidate for key universities by all the teachers. Ye Erlan's grades weren't very good back then. When he couldn't understand the lessons in class, he would scribble on the books to kill time. Looking back now, it should be that he already had some inklings of becoming a designer at that time.
After the mid - term exam, the teacher paired up students with good and poor grades as deskmates. This pairing remained the same for several years, and that's when their real story began.
In his memory, Lin Xian was the first person to praise his paintings. He was also the first person who didn't regard the lines he scribbled in his notebook as messy things. Lin Xian always said that his deskmate Ye Erlan was an artistic genius and those random lines were works of great artistic value.
When Lin Xian was free, he would also help Ye Erlan with difficult problems. It seemed that these knowledge points became easy - to - understand jokes when coming out of his mouth, and those difficult problems didn't seem so difficult anymore.
Gradually, Lin Xian also helped Ye Erlan fit into the classmates' circle. Even when Lin Xian asked for leave and wasn't at school for some reason, Ye Erlan would still have other friends to accompany him, and he was no longer as lonely as at the beginning.
Lin Xian was really the most narcissistic person in Ye Erlan's memory. He paid special attention to his appearance and sometimes even sprayed perfume. Although it didn't seem like a big deal now, at that time, they were just freshmen in a semi - closed school in a small city, and Lin Xian's behavior was indeed too outstanding.
However, all this didn't prevent him from being a good student in the teachers' eyes. Even at first, those girls just secretly sent love letters, but later it turned into a grand pursuit.
He remembered very clearly that in the winter of his sophomore year in high school, it snowed heavily. It was the biggest cold snap in the local area in the past ten years. Especially for the students who still had to get up early to study, everything seemed a bit tough.
That day, Ye Erlan got up late and rushed out in a hurry. In order not to be late, he pedaled his bicycle all the way to school. He didn't even have time to have breakfast. And because he caught a cold, he suffered from a stomachache throughout the morning self - study.
At that time, Lin Xian, his deskmate, actually skipped the first Chinese class, climbed over the wall to buy him hot soy milk and steamed buns, and later was criticized by the teacher in the office for a long time.
At that time, Ye Erlan felt more and more comfortable all over his body while drinking the hot soy milk. When he saw Lin Xian come back to the class from the office, he felt a bit embarrassed. At that moment, he didn't know how to face this deskmate.
The first thing Lin Xian said when he saw Ye Erlan wasn't complaining about how unlucky he was, but asking if he felt better and whether he needed to borrow a hot water bag.
Now he couldn't really say what he felt at that time. He just wanted to rush up and hug this boy who bought breakfast for him, hug him tightly and melt him into his arms.
He couldn't really say how good Lin Xian was. He was a mouthy and vain guy. Sometimes his nonchalant appearance really didn't look like that of an excellent student. But somehow, this person gradually became a part of his life and a habit.
Maybe it was because of every close touch, or the moment when he accidentally smelled his breath, or maybe it was because every strand of his hair smelled so good.
The ancients often said, “Love starts without knowing why, but it goes deep and far.” Ye Erlan thought that Lin Xian was probably like this to him. He didn't know how to fall in love, but once he did, he was deeply in love.
Ye Erlan pulled himself back from his thoughts and said to Ning Qian with a smile, “He's a great guy.”
Ning Qian nodded. “I think so too. At the film festival opening ceremony last time, after my brother Zhou Chengyun won the award, he specially posted on Weibo to thank Actor Lin for his guidance. He said it was very lucky to know Actor Lin as a friend. My brother is not good at expressing himself, and this was the first time he publicly showed his fondness for someone. It seems that Actor Lin must be a great guy.”
As she was talking, Ning Qian suddenly seemed to remember something and looked at Ye Erlan sharply. “Then why don't you answer his calls? I've been hearing your phone ring recently, but I've never seen you answer it. What are you up to?”
Ye Erlan sighed. He didn't know what was wrong with Lin Xian. He had been pestering him tightly in the previous period, but at least he just sent text messages. These days, he called him for no reason. At first, Ye Erlan answered a few calls, but it was always the same thing. Lin Xian said he wanted to ask Ye Erlan out.
Not to mention how busy he was with his work recently, even if he had free time, it would be difficult for him to face Lin Xian. He still couldn't get over what had happened that day. If they really met, it would inevitably be embarrassing.
It seemed that this guy had nothing to do recently because he had no acting jobs. Did he really plan to start a relationship? If he was asked whether he still liked Lin Xian, the answer was always yes. The seed had been germinating and growing in his heart for many years.
It was just that he suddenly lacked a lot of courage and there were a lot more uncertainties.
“It's nothing. Just a little friction. It's not a big deal. You know how busy I am every day. Okay, okay, you should also hurry up and get your work done.” Ye Erlan then picked up his paintbrush again and bent down to scribble on the paper.
Seeing that Ye Erlan seemed eager to get rid of her, Ning Qian didn't want to pester him anymore. She smacked her lips and walked towards her own workstation. It was more interesting to look at pictures of her brother than to talk to this guy.
Zhou Chengyun was really promising. After winning the newcomer award last time, he had successively announced several advertising endorsement contracts. Now he had also signed a new TV series, and his co - star was a relatively experienced actress. He was one of the most popular newcomers this year.
Seeing that Ning Qian had walked away, Ye Erlan shook his head and forced himself not to think about Lin Xian. He should finish his work first. Then he plunged himself into his work again.
Time flew by and it was late at night. Ye Erlan drove home tiredly. After parking his car, he stretched his body and then slowly pressed the elevator button to go home. As soon as he got out of the elevator, he saw someone squatting in front of his door. The person was wearing black clothes and his hair was in a mess.
It seemed... it seemed a bit like him.
Ye Erlan shook his head again, thinking that he must be confused. How could it be Lin Xian? That guy didn't know where he lived. It was really because his emotions were still unstable that he always thought of him for no reason.
He walked a few more steps forward, and a strong smell of alcohol hit him. Ye Erlan couldn't help but frown. Then he heard the man muttering something, “What's going on? Why can't I get in? This stupid password door is broken.”
“Open the door quickly. Abracadabra, open sesame.”
Hearing this voice, Ye Erlan suddenly rushed to the man in a flurry. He turned the man's body around and took a look. His heart skipped a beat.
It was actually... actually Lin Xian.
Before he could react, Lin Xian vomited with a “urgh”. All of it landed on Ye Erlan. He frowned a bit. Although it was mostly water and there wasn't much other dirt, how much had Lin Xian drunk to be in such a mess?
It seemed that he hadn't eaten anything else and just drank alcohol.
“Hey... you look so much like Yezi. Hehe, I haven't dreamed of you for a long time.”
Ye Erlan was a bit annoyed. This drunkard was starting to talk nonsense again. It was really annoying.
He patted Lin Xian's face and tried to make his voice as gentle as possible. “Lin Xian, you're drunk.”
“I'm not drunk! I'm not drunk...”
“Where do you live? I'll take you home first.”