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Chapter 522: The hypocritical generation has hypocritical emotional expressions

Chapter 522: A hypocritical generation has hypocritical emotional expressions
After I Leave

This song can have different feelings when performed by different people.

But no matter how it is performed, it cannot conceal the strong taste of parting in the lyrics and music.

If the person singing this song immerses himself in the song.

That is like a sharp knife stabbing the singer's heart.

The feeling of having your heart ravaged and chopped into pieces over and over again.

It's not something that ordinary people can bear.

The lyrics repeatedly emphasize, "This is the freedom you want, and I'm giving it back to you."

In Liu Yifei's understanding, she and Zhang Chen made a bet some time ago that let her go out on her own.

She didn't know whether this song was a coincidence or someone did it on purpose.

In short, she kept singing and learning this song.

This made her feel even more depressed during this period of time.

She thought of the gap between herself and Zhang Chen.

She used to think that it was the restrictions that the word "brother and sister" brought to the two of them in the earliest days.

But when both of them grew up, Zhang Chen moved towards a higher position step by step.

But she is still standing still.

This sense of disparity has never disappeared.

She thought she could follow Zhang Chen's footsteps and stay by his side forever.

But recent events made her realize one thing.

She is just a "mascot" beside Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen had never told her his deepest thoughts.

Zhang Chen has always been protecting her and not giving her the opportunity to come into contact with this complex society.

She was very grateful and...
lost.

She didn't want the communication between the two to remain just a superficial "acquaintance" relationship.

She also didn't want to become a "burden" that was useless to Zhang Chen and would only cause trouble for him.

When she started recording the song "After I Leave".

I always feel that one day in the future, Zhang Chen will become more and more distant from her, and eventually will be completely away from her.

Do the two of them have any common topics?

No, she can’t reach Zhang Chen’s world.

Do the two of them have time to spend together?
There used to be, but now there are fewer and fewer.

After 2007, Zhang Chen seemed to be on clockwork.

It is normal to stay out all night.

Now I almost treat the company as my own home.

She had no idea what Zhang Chen was busy with.

Her mother told her that she didn't need to know everything a man was busy with, but she shouldn't interfere.

But she just tends to daydream.

The gap between her and Zhang Chen grew larger and larger, and they had fewer and fewer topics to talk about.

In Liu Yifei's eyes, this was the beginning of their relationship becoming "strange".

Now the "strangeness" between the two of them has become more and more serious.

what to do.
This question has been lingering in her mind.

The worries did not dissipate with the passage of time.

On the contrary, the stories written in these recently recorded songs have become deeper and deeper.

She didn't dare talk to Zhang Chen about her concerns.

She was afraid that her mood would affect Zhang Chen.

Because she knew that the recent events were a critical moment that Zhang Chen had been planning for several years, and there was no room for error.

but
The more Liu Yifei thought about it, the more confused she became about the future relationship between the two.

“We spend this happy moment
There is no hug anymore and I feel anxious
We are just passers-by
From stranger to familiar and then to separation
The reason I can’t let go is because of you.”

Liu Yifei sang the last sentence.

The visual effect brought by the lyrics made her unable to come back to her senses for a long time after she opened her eyes.

"Pap-pap-pap-pap."

A steady round of applause echoed in the empty practice room, waking up Liu Yifei who was sinking into sadness.

She lowered her head in panic and wiped her face with her sleeve.

Only after I felt my face was completely dry did I adjust my mood and look at the direction of the applause.

"Why are you here?"

This sight made Liu Yifei panic again.

Zhang Chen was seen leaning against the door alone, staring at her without blinking.

This made Liu Yifei feel embarrassed as if her secrets had been exposed.

"I'm done with my work, so I come over for a walk."

Zhang Chen did not mention that it was his mother who asked him to come.

"I heard someone singing here, so I came over to take a look."

If it were the normal Liu Yifei, she would definitely know that this was a lie.

After all, every recording studio and every practice room in the company is equipped with top-level soundproofing.

Even if you put your ear to the door, you can't hear any sound from inside.

Not to mention someone passing by and hearing it.

But Liu Yifei, who was in a state of anxiety, did not notice this at all.

She didn't even dare to look at Zhang Chen who was slowly walking into the room.

"I'm doing fine in practice, don't worry."

Liu Yifei didn't know what mood or expression she should have to face Zhang Chen at this time.

Or maybe she never thought that Zhang Chen would come to watch her record a song.

What she wanted now was for Zhang Chen to leave here as soon as possible.

"This concerns your future development, and I am still very concerned about it."

Zhang Chen walked over to Liu Yifei, looked at her dodging eyes and said, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

"No need!" Liu Yifei turned back subconsciously to refuse, but after seeing Zhang Chen's calm eyes, she quickly withdrew her gaze and said, "No need."

"You really don't need it?"

"It's really not necessary!"

Seeing that Liu Yifei didn't dare to look at him, she answered with extraordinary firmness.

Zhang Chen also had a headache.

Adolescent girls are always so sentimental.

After all, Liu Yifei is only 20 years old now.

This is the age when one is prone to daydreaming.

Moreover, this is also the most sensitive and vulnerable time in a person's life.

Any slight disturbance in the outside world can be interpreted by boys and girls of this age as a "work" full of sadness.

Zhang Chen remembers that this is an era when "non-mainstream literature" is very popular.

Many young people, after being bombarded with information on the Internet, have developed this kind of thinking logic to a greater or lesser extent.

What is this "If you want to leave, I will not stay; if you look back, I will not be here".

"Passing by each other is also a deep fate."

"We are just passers-by, from strangers to acquaintances and then to separation."

"Secret love is nothing more than a process of love growing and dying on its own."

"I turned the whole world upside down just to straighten out your reflection."

"Don't cry, the crown will fall and the bitch will laugh."

Although Zhang Chen has never used these sentences.

But these "classics" are the "spiritual crystallization" that young people nowadays often regard as their "personal signatures".

After another ten or twenty years, the person concerned will look back at what he or she said on Penguin Space or in his or her personal signature.

It will definitely be so embarrassing that you will dig your toes into the ground.

But at this time, the emotions expressed in these words are exactly the reflection of the inner thoughts of today's young people.

Use one word to summarize the ideological characteristics of contemporary young people.

That is.
Pretentious!

Yes, people of the 80s and 90s generation were more or less pretentious when they were young.

This is the comment that two generations give to themselves when they grow up and look back on their past.

In Zhang Chen's eyes, Liu Yifei is
It's indeed a bit pretentious.

But is there anything wrong with that?
A person's life is a process of slowly moving from being pretentious to being open-minded.

A process from childishness to maturity.

If he was a real 23-year-old young man.

Perhaps he is also in such a "pretentious" state and cannot extricate himself.

But seeing through things does not necessarily mean you can handle them well.

Especially when it comes to facing other people’s situations.

Zhang Chen didn't know how to persuade her. After thinking for a while, Zhang Chen sat down on the ground and waved to Liu Yifei, "Xixi, come and sit."

Liu Yifei looked at Zhang Chen who was sitting on the ground in surprise, feeling a little at a loss.

But after hesitating for a moment, she still took small steps and walked over slowly.

Zhang Chen was not in a hurry either. He just looked at her with a smile on his face.

It was not until Liu Yifei finally sat on the ground half a meter away from him under the constant urging of his eyes that he spoke again.

"It seems like we haven't had a good chat for a long time?"

"Um"

It would have been fine if Zhang Chen hadn't asked this question. As soon as Zhang Chen asked this question, Liu Yifei's mood immediately returned to the lost state she was in just now.

Seeing this, Zhang Chen was not surprised.

He hugged his legs and looked forward absentmindedly, and continued to ask: "Are you tired?"

When dealing with a pretentious person, you can only use pretentious methods.

Zhang Chen didn't want to hurt the little girl's already fragile heart at this critical moment.

“Not tired.”

Liu Yifei's sad tone didn't match the content of her answer at all.

And after answering, she turned around immediately.

From sitting side by side with Zhang Chen, to sitting back to back.

The moment Zhang Chen glanced at Liu Yifei and saw her turn around, a look of deep loss appeared on his face. He sighed in his heart, but he could only continue to talk in a more tactful way.

"Aren't you tired? That's amazing." Zhang Chen leaned back, and after feeling the support behind him, he sighed, "I feel quite tired."

After Zhang Chen finished speaking, he felt the person behind him tremble.

But he didn't care and continued, "I've had a very tiring life since I was a child."

Zhang Chen could clearly feel that the muscles of the person he was leaning against were tense.

He knew that the little girl was starting to get carried away again.

But he still didn't expose it.

Instead of exposing other people’s fragile hearts nakedly, it is better to change your approach and make the other person feel the same way.

"I became sensible early."

“My parents also had high hopes for me at that time.”

"I still remember when I was a kid, my mother would lift the quilt off my bed and do morning exercises before dawn."

Zhang Chen chuckled, a look of nostalgia on his face.

"At first, it was just to meet my mother's expectations and become a sensible child."

“Later, when I accidentally wrote a song, their expectations of me were much higher.”

"Gradually, more and more people know me, and there are more and more people I need to consider."

“Relatives at home, teachers at school, and classmates around me”

"Later, I also had fans and became a little singer."

“They want me to be perfect.”

"So I became perfect and even acted perfectly for them to see."

As Zhang Chen recalled, he could also feel that Liu Yifei, who was lying back to back with him, was relaxing.

“Are you acting?”

This was the first time Liu Yifei interrupted.

Zhang Chen's lips curled up slightly, and he answered as a matter of course: "Of course, if they want to see it, I will perform it for them."

"No wonder you performed so well in your first TV drama."

A slightly sarcastic remark came from behind Zhang Chen.

"Maybe." Zhang Chen's tone became much calmer. "After all, he is someone who likes me and looks forward to what I will become."

"They. Are looking forward to it?" A doubtful voice fell into Zhang Chen's ears.

"Yes, isn't that what life is all about?"

Zhang Chen said with a hint of self-mockery: "Families hope that their children are well-behaved and sensible."

“The elders hope that the younger generations will have a bright future.”

“Teachers hope that students have a future.”

“Bosses want employees to be motivated.”

“Leaders want their subordinates to be competent.”

He listed a long list of "hopes".

It also successfully aroused the interest of Liu Yifei behind the scenes and made her join in the topic.

"Then you seem to be quite successful. Uncle Zhang and Aunt Sun have been praising you in front of my mother. The teachers at school also praise you, and the fans also praise you."

"Aren't you happy?"

This is Liu Yifei's rhetorical question.

Perhaps she felt that such a perfect Zhang Chen, who made so many people satisfied, should have an easy life.

After all, there are so many compliments that she doesn't get.

"unhappy!"

Zhang Chen's firm denial made Liu Yifei subconsciously move her body, wanting to see the expression on Zhang Chen's face.

But he only turned a little before stopping.

"why?"

"It's because I don't satisfy them that I'm unhappy and tired."

Zhang Chen brought the topic back to the question at the beginning.

"Why?" Liu Yifei was still puzzled.

Zhang Chen did not answer directly, but asked: "What do you think I really look like?"

"Pervert!" Liu Yifei complained subconsciously.

But after coming to his senses, he quickly added stammeringly: "Anyway, it's just not a proper thing."

Zhang Chen turned his back to Liu Yifei and rolled his eyes.

But he continued to explain along with the other party's answer: "Not perfect, right?"

"Maybe"

Liu Yifei didn't know either, but she felt that it was based on simple standards.

The impression she had of Zhang Chen was indeed imperfect.

Although this guy is smart, he also likes to play tricks on him.

Others thought this guy had a talent for business, but in her eyes, he was just a bastard who would even cheat children out of their New Year's money.

When the two grew up, this guy acquired another attribute: lust.

Whenever she wears less, this guy's eyes will always automatically fall to certain parts of her body.

When facing Sister Ningning or other employees, he always sticks to his own opinions.

Sometimes he would ignore what Uncle Zhang and Aunt Sun said.

Stubbornness is also one of his shortcomings?
Because it has been proven countless times that Zhang Chen is always right.

But it is true that they strongly reject other people's opinions without considering the feelings of the person who put forward the ideas.

Greedy, lustful, stubborn.
Isn't this the true nature of Zhang Chen?

But it is precisely because of these "shortcomings" that others cannot see that Liu Yifei feels that Zhang Chen is a "normal person" with flesh and blood.

"For so long, I have been meeting other people's expectations. It's actually quite tiring." Zhang Chen continued to lean on Liu Yifei's back and said, "But every time I face you, I feel very comfortable."

He felt someone move behind him.

"Because I can be myself in front of you."

"is it?"

"Is the person in front of me your true self?"

"Correct."

At this time, Zhang Chen couldn't figure out whether he was using pretentious literature to persuade Liu Yifei, or whether he was taking this opportunity to speak some truth.

"why?"

"Why?" Zhang Chen was stunned, and after thinking for a moment, he gave an answer, "Maybe I feel more at ease when I'm with you?"

"why?"

Another why stumped Zhang Chen.

At this time, he also came out of his original idea of persuading Liu Yifei.

He also began to think about this problem seriously.

Why on earth did he feel at ease being with Liu Yifei?

"Zhang Chen."

"Huh?" Zhang Chen was stunned when he heard the different address from the person behind him.

"I also feel safe around you, and I know why."

"why?"

The two of them swapped roles, and Zhang Chen became curious about the answer to the question.