Ye Erlan had shared many things with her, including those about the photo, Lin Xian's car accident, and her own feelings for him.
Ning Qian seemed to understand. It was as if they were two planets, attracting each other. They lived and were born for each other.
After Ye Erlan left, Ning Qian fell into deep thought. In fact, she had also had a beloved person many years ago, but she had witnessed with her own eyes that the man who had sworn his love for her had pushed her into the abyss. Since then, she no longer believed in feelings.
She had no relatives. After getting to know Ye Erlan, he was like an elder brother to her, while the part about love had always been empty. Or rather, she had relied on chasing stars to maintain many emotions.
Zhou Chengyun was quite similar to her, not in terms of feelings, but in that both of them had started from the bottom, yet they were both persevering and unwilling to give up.
Suddenly, she felt that something had changed in the relationship between her and Zhou Chengyun during this period.
The idol was no longer just a simple idol, and the friend seemed not just a friend.
She often had the urge to go and find Zhou Chengyun, but she thought it inappropriate, so she never did. The main reason was that she was afraid that Zhou Chengyun would be disgusted with her.
But why was she afraid of Zhou Chengyun's disgust? It seemed that their relationship had truly transcended that between an idol and a fan. Ning Qian now always felt that she had set her eyes on this boy many years ago.
It seemed that besides him, there was no room for anyone else in her eyes.
It was really great to meet such an outstanding boy like Zhou Chengyun. At least, he had left no regrets for her.
As for their relationship, they would have to wait and see. Maybe there would be other developments.
However, at present, the most important thing was Ye Erlan's matter.
Regarding what had happened to Lin Xian back then, Ye Erlan couldn't have not minded. It was just that because of his love, he had buried that uneasiness deep in his heart.
But as his good friend and his "sister", she had to ask clearly. It didn't matter even if the person was Lin Xian. The most important thing was her brother Ye Erlan.
She called Lin Xian. Coincidentally, Lin Xian had just finished work.
When Lin Xian saw Ning Qian's call, he knew in his heart that Ye Erlan must have told her everything. During this period of getting along, he had also learned from Ye Erlan what kind of person Ning Qian was. That gentle little girl had accompanied his boy for many years during those difficult days.
"Hello, Lin Xian."
"Xiao Qian." He called her as Ye Erlan did. Ning Qian didn't mind. Anyway, they were quite familiar with each other. Considering his relationship with Ye Erlan, it was not inappropriate to call her Xiao Qian.
"What do you want to talk to me about?"
Ning Qian was straightforward. "I know about you and Brother Ye."
"Okay."
Lin Xian was waiting for Ning Qian to continue.
"I mean, I know all about what happened many years ago."
Hearing this, Lin Xian suddenly panicked. He didn't know what Ning Qian meant by saying this, but he knew that what he had done back then had really hurt Ye Erlan, so he didn't dare to mention it, for fear that Ye Erlan might suddenly get angry or something.
"Great Actor Lin, I'll just speak my mind. Don't think I'm being too abrupt."
"Go ahead."
Lin Xian sat up straight, waiting for Ning Qian to continue.
"May I ask, Great Actor Lin, back then you seemed to dislike Brother Ye's sexual orientation so much. Why did you suddenly put on an act of a lovesick man?"
Ning Qian's words left no room for him at all. They were straightforward. Lin Xian was stunned. When had he ever disliked someone because of their sexual orientation?
Back then, he had indeed rejected Ye Erlan, but it couldn't be considered as dislike, could it?
He was very confused. Where did this come from?
"I didn't... Back then, I did reject Yezi.
But I didn't dislike him. I just didn't realize that I already liked him at that time."
"What about that woman? What about that so - called girlfriend?" Ning Qian's questions became even more aggressive.
Hearing her say this, Lin Xian began to recall what had happened back then. It was true that he had had a girlfriend, the only one, not long after he had rejected Ye Erlan.
He began to tell Ning Qian that past event.
After Ye Erlan had confessed his love to him, Lin Xian was really stunned and didn't know what to do. At that time, he just couldn't accept it for a moment, so he had rejected Ye Erlan.
After returning to the dormitory, the more he thought about it, the more unbelievable it seemed. He clearly only had the feelings of a good friend for Ye Erlan. How could it develop in that way?
Deep down in his heart, Lin Xian was actually not very willing to accept Ye Erlan's feelings at that time, nor could he face himself. He had been a straight man for ten years. Could he really just turn gay like this?
He came up with a way, which was to find a girlfriend for himself. He wanted to see if he would have any other feelings for girls. As long as he could truly fall in love with that girl, then he and Ye Erlan would always be brothers. This was unchangeable.
As the campus heart - throb at that time, there had never been a shortage of suitors around Lin Xian. He just randomly picked one, thinking that whoever it was would do. That was how his girlfriend came about.
As a result, when he had stood in front of Ye Erlan with this woman.
He hadn't seen any reaction from Ye Erlan, but he himself had felt very uncomfortable, extremely so.
It was only then that he had truly realized in his heart that, in fact, he seemed to like Ye Erlan too.
As a result, before he could tell Ye Erlan his thoughts, Ye Erlan had suddenly dropped out of school.
After that, Lin Xian could no longer find Ye Erlan or contact him. It was as if, apart from his own memory, there was not the slightest bit of information about Ye Erlan in this world. He had disappeared from his world just like that.
After that, he had desperately tried to become a big star, also for Ye Erlan's sake. Because he knew that only when he stood in a place where the whole nation could see him, might Ye Erlan see him, and might he still have a chance to find Ye Erlan.
Contrary to reality, there had been no news of Ye Erlan for all these years.
It was not until some time ago that Ye Erlan had returned to the country under the identity of the great master L.
It was only then that the two of them had gotten in touch again.
No one could imagine how excited he had been that night when he had heard Ye Erlan's voice on the phone. It was as if the whole world had lit up.
After that, he had pestered Ye Erlan shamelessly. It was only in this way that their relationship had improved a bit. Gradually, Ye Erlan had also been able to accept him.
In fact, he really should thank Shen Manmei. If it hadn't been for her causing trouble, he might not have gone out like that, might not have had an accident, and Ye Erlan might not have seen his own heart clearly.
How could these past half - a - month days have been so comfortable?
Hearing this, Ning Qian was actually a bit dissatisfied. She always felt that Lin Xian had exaggerated his love. It was as if he had always loved Ye Erlan deeply from the very beginning. But if that was really the case, why did that woman know about their relationship? Why did she go to insult Ye Erlan? Why did she become the last straw that broke the camel's back?
"Why did you tell that woman about you and Brother Ye? Why!"
Lin Xian was a bit stunned. He hadn't told her anything. How could he have told others about Ye Erlan's things?
He thought back to what had happened back then. It seemed that there were some clues.
"I didn't. I don't know what exactly happened, but I didn't tell anyone. I also don't know what that girl said to Yezi. During that period, I was still thinking about how to talk to Yezi, and I was still examining my own heart."
Lin Xian's words were very convincing, so Ning Qian believed him.
One reason was that she still trusted Lin Xian's character. Even Zhou Chengyun, who didn't like to interact with others, had publicly praised and thanked Lin Xian on Weibo.
Secondly, she trusted Ye Erlan's judgment. Ye Erlan wouldn't have liked a despicable person for so many years and then easily agreed to be with him again and entrust himself to him.
Thirdly, Lin Xian's words were really hard to disbelieve.
In fact, Ning Qian suddenly began to doubt her own motives for doing this. After asking these questions like this, would it cause any flaws in the relationship between Ye Erlan and Lin Xian? But perhaps only by doing this could she feel at ease handing Ye Erlan over to this man.
As long as he loved Ye Erlan, as long as he really treated Ye Erlan well, as long as he would become a ray of light in Ye Erlan's life and make Ye Erlan's days care - free, that would be the best for her.
Ye Erlan had experienced too much and carried too much over the years. He had lived a very tiring life. Although he seemed to be extremely glamorous and successful in his career, only Ning Qian knew how lonely Ye Erlan was behind the scenes.
He would sit alone in his room listening to music late at night, and tears would come to his eyes while listening. Ye Erlan said that he didn't know why he was crying. It was just like the desolation deep in his heart.
He was not good at socializing, so he had handed over all the diplomatic affairs of EL to her, while he had just silently drawn pictures in the background.
Even when drawing pictures, he had once made himself temporarily blind. Just thinking about it now made her feel scared.
However, Ye Erlan was different today. Especially when he mentioned Lin Xian, there was light in his eyes, just like a traveler in the desert who had finally found an oasis and water after a long journey.
Lin Xian was the water source for Ye Erlan, his only light.
Ning Qian fell silent on the phone. She didn't know what to say next. She had called with a blaming attitude, but now her position seemed to be unstable all of a sudden.
"You should treat brother well."