Thousands of stars

Chapter 13 The Unexpected Confession

The accidental encounter with Ghost Saber on the set did not allow me to find out any definite news, but the speculation that "Xibei may be the illegitimate daughter of the Li family" still shocked me deeply.

There is a saying that "a man becomes bad when he has money", which is not true at all.

Take our family as an example. Before he fell down, my father's favorite thing was to show off his Gu family in the media, but in fact he had a lot of romantic debts outside.In my impression, almost every one of his female special assistants is young and beautiful, with big breasts and thin waist. Anyone with a discerning eye will know why. Only my mother has always swallowed her anger and never said anything.

Of course, my family is not bad like this, at least my dad still does superficial work, but Xia Sijie's family is different.

His father Xia Xiong was a typical playboy when he was young. Not long after his wife passed away, he found Xia Sijie a young and beautiful stepmother.Then there was divorce, marriage, divorce, and remarriage... There were four marriages in total, and now the wife is two years younger than Xia Sijie, which is really absurd.

It stands to reason that Li Yaofan's father should not be much better, but the fact is just the opposite.

His father is of [-]/[-] European descent, and his maternal grandfather is a standard British gentleman. Perhaps because of this, his father has always given the impression of being a gentle and elegant family man. Even if he is rich, he never goes out to spend time and drink. , Even the special assistant tried to find a man, so as not to fall into the shoes of others.

And his mother, Ouyang Fei, was also born in a wealthy family with a very high family education.The two are not only in the same family, but also respect each other as guests. They are the gods and couples who envy others.

My mother has said more than once: "Men from the Li family have specific genes in their bones, and it's not wrong to marry him." So when she learned that Li Yaofan and I had a puppy love, she didn't have any objections.

Although my mother's words are not accurate, everyone knows the love between the husband and wife, so I really can't imagine that there will be an illegitimate daughter in the Li family.

However, apart from "illegitimate daughter", I really can't think of any other reasons to explain Li Yaofan's attention to Xibei. Besides, in the frontal photo of Xibei in the gossip magazine, the deep facial features do look similar to Li Yaofan very similar.

What the hell does this happen?It seems that if I want to solve my doubts, I have to investigate it myself.

Just when I was thinking about how to find an opportunity to get close to Xibei, a headline called "The eldest son of the Xia Group is engaged, and the background of his fiancee is not a trivial matter" suddenly appeared on the headlines of the major media and successfully transferred my attention. line of sight.

That kid Xia Sijie is actually getting engaged? !

Although he had already stated in the letter he left me that he would go back to fulfill the marriage contract, I was still surprised when I saw this news.

In my impression, Xiao Jie is a child who will never grow up. I have known him since childhood, even longer than I have known Li Yaofan. It is precisely because of this that I know him well. Also exceptionally deep.

I know that his mother died of illness when he was three years old, and his father always replaced him with a stepmother. Although he appeared to be indifferent on the surface, he was actually deeply hurt in his heart.He always has a photo of his mother on his body, because he is afraid that after a long time, he will even forget his mother's appearance.

I don't have any siblings around me, I've always been used to treating Xia Sijie as my own younger brother, I like to pull him up for everything, even my date with Li Yaofan is no exception.

Although Li Yaofan was very dissatisfied with this at one time, I always insisted that the elder sister should take care of the younger brother, even if we were in a relationship, I couldn't abandon him.

But I never expected that just when my father framed Li Zhongzheng and went to prison, he suddenly decided to go abroad and disappeared from my life like a human being.

There was a time when I blamed him, thinking that he was heartless and ungrateful, and didn't take my sister to heart.It wasn't until I saw the news about his racing in Europe, saw the high-spirited young man in the photo, and saw the longing for freedom in his eyes, that I suddenly woke up!
An eagle that should belong to the blue sky, even if its wings are locked, cannot imprison the soul that spreads its wings and soars high.

Xia Sijie is such an eagle. The racing car is his wings, and the track is his blue sky. If he does not completely get rid of the past life, he will not be able to face a new life.

To make such a decision, he must have made a lot of determination, right?
At that moment, I suddenly understood his leaving without saying goodbye, and I also envied his wanton and free life. If I could be like him and forget everything, how good would it be?But I have worked hard for ten years, but I still can't achieve such a goal.

I didn't expect that this boy whom I watched him grow up since I was a child, this boy who was willing to abandon all the glory and wealth and live recklessly on the foreign track, has grown up today.The moment I saw the newspaper, I felt like a mother who learned that her son was about to marry a wife. While being moved, I couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Time flies, and the years are relentless.

In a blink of an eye, Xia Sijie was no longer the boy in my impression who would never grow up. The photo in the newspaper of him holding his fiancée in a suit and leather shoes was so handsome, mature and stable, and countless other girls Regrettably.

But for some reason, what I prefer to see in my heart is the man on the track, the man with dreams and longing for speed and passion.

Did he really want all of this today?
Sister Le said that my thoughts were nothing but worrying: "You still have the impression of him in your mind when you were a child, and you don't even look at how old he is now. It's normal for a man to start a family and start a business. It's impossible for a man to spend his whole life on the track. Run? Besides, look at his fiancée's appearance, she has a temperament! If I were a man, I would marry him too!"

Although I don't quite agree with Sister Le's point of view, she is right in one thing. Xia Sijie's fiancée, Situ Xue, is indeed very temperamental, and her background is very prominent.

Situ Xue's father is Situ Lie, a well-known real estate tycoon, and her mother is Baimei, a very famous ballet dancer. As for her, she herself has just returned from studying in Vienna. She has just held a piano recital in China and has been accepted by many professionals. Critics praised it as a rising star in the domestic piano field.

Such a girl who combines beauty and connotation is said to be the object of every man's dream. Xia Sijie can marry her, and she can be regarded as a beautiful woman, a natural match.

Seeing this, I can somewhat understand Sister Le's thoughts, and I hope that everything is as Sister Le said, that Xia Sijie really intends to calm down this time and start a family and start a career.

"If he is really sensible, I, as a sister, will feel at ease, but I am really afraid that he will be married and watch the car race with popcorn on his new bed. If that is the case, what should I do?" I sighed with my head down. After thinking about it for a while, I raised my head, only to find that Sister Le was opening her mouth wide, pointing behind me in panic.

"What's going on?" I turned around and saw Li Yaofan, who had disappeared for two weeks, walking towards me, it was like a dream.

I was horrified, and recalled in my mind what he said to me in the hotel that night when we met for the last time, and I couldn't help feeling nervous.

At this moment, Li Yaofan had already walked up to me. Today he was wearing a white T-shirt, paired with washed blue jeans, and a pair of sunglasses on his face. He looked very casual.

I asked cautiously, "What are you doing here?"

"Visiting class." His answer was concise.

I really want to ask you who's cast, but when I thought it was nonsense, I swallowed it back and said coldly: "I'm sorry, there will be a major scene of mine to be filmed later, I'm afraid I won't have time to pick you up customer."

"It's okay, I can wait." After he finished speaking, he dragged a stool and sat down calmly, completely ignoring me.

"Wait whatever you want, I'm off to film!" I glared at him angrily, turned and left, and decided to ignore his existence.

But the fact is that Mr. Li is as dazzling as a giant Buddha studded with eight stars and eight arrows from South Africa, almost flashing my dog's eyes all the time, making it impossible for me to ignore his existence.

After only a few minutes of filming, I felt like I was going crazy!
"Stop, stop, what's going on? You've read all the actor's lines. Are you planning to steal Qi Lei's job? If you want to steal the spotlight, change your gender first, otherwise it's useless to read too much!" Director Wang's words aroused everyone's excitement. The whole room burst into laughter, I didn't care about these at first, but when I thought that Li Yaofan also heard these words, I felt super ashamed, and couldn't help but sneak a glance at him.

He was sitting there, looking this way, even though he was wearing sunglasses, I could still feel his mocking eyes hidden under the sunglasses, and his face flushed immediately.

Director Wang noticed my strangeness, stopped laughing, and asked, "I'm joking, what's wrong with you? Didn't you take my words seriously?"

"No, I'm just a little hot." I explained hastily.

"The scene later is more dangerous. If you feel uncomfortable, just say so. The scene can be filmed on another day, but you can't have an accident." Director Wang said seriously.

"Don't worry, director, I'm in good shape, and there will be no problem with the upcoming scene!" I made a strong promise and tried my best not to go to see Li Yaofan again.

"Okay, then you get ready, the cars are all ready, and we'll start filming in a while."

I was relieved to hear that director Wang agreed to continue shooting. At the same time, I turned my attention to the road ahead. As Wang Dao said, there were already several cars waiting there, preparing for the next shot.

The next scene is a speeding scene.

As we all know, scenes such as flying cars have always been one of the favorite plots of many action film directors. The reason is very simple: a speeding car can give people a sense of tension and excitement in speed, and can better attract the audience. attention.

However, the more exciting the scene, the more difficult it is to shoot. Many actresses look for male substitutes when filming such scenes.Some people may ask, how can a male double replace an actress?It's actually very simple, just find a male stand-in, put on the heroine's clothes, put on a wig and make up, and you're ready to shoot.Although it will make people think it is very funny when filming, but after the filming is finished, the shots will be edited, and then a computer special effect will be made, and the audience will not be able to see it unless they look carefully.

In the crew, there is no shortage of male doubles who can take this shot for me, but I still plan to do it myself.

After all, this is my first starring role, and it may very well be the last. I have followed the crew step by step, and now it is finally coming to an end.I don't want to leave any regrets for myself, and I don't want the audience to play the game of "find the difference" after watching the movie. I hope to present the most perfect shot to everyone who spends money to enter the cinema. people.

Be responsible for yourself, for the role you play, and for the audience.This is what I have learned in the past few months of filming, the true meaning of being a good actor.

Due to my persistent insistence, I finally took part in this dangerous speeding scene. Fortunately, I have rich experience as a stand-in, and it is easy to complete this scene. However, Li Yaofan's presence still caused me more or less trouble. pressure.

"If you treat him like air, it's really not good. Just treat him as a steamed stuffed bun sitting on a stool. It's fine." Before the filming started, Sister Le hinted to me.

I was amused by Sister Le's analogy, and my original nervousness was suddenly swept away. When I looked at Li Yaofan again, I saw a huge meat bun sitting on a stool, steaming upwards.

Probably seeing my eyes salivating too much, Mr. Li's expression was a little unnatural.

I don't care what mood a meat bun will have. I reluctantly looked away from him, feeling my whole body suddenly full of strength.

"Director, I'm ready!" I directed to Wang.

"OK!" Director Wang gestured, and then announced, "Everyone, take your place, we're about to start!"

Qi Lei walked into the car, sat down on the passenger seat, turned his head and said to me with a serious expression: "Be careful, don't be careless, don't let yourself get hurt." As an experienced actor, he is more experienced than me. Know the importance of this scene, but also understand its danger.

I nodded and started the car when the director said start.

This scene is actually not complicated. The main story is that during the process of carrying out the mission, the angel uncovered the secret of the killer organization and found out that his parents were killed by the organization, so he had the idea of ​​revenge.At the same time, the organization also discovered Angel's betrayal and decided to kill her.

In order to avoid being chased and killed, the angel took Tang Shaojie to escape in a speeding car. In the process of escaping, she remembered all the things she had experienced in the killer camp, the sisters who sacrificed to protect her, and the parents who were brutally killed by the organization... her heart ignited After igniting the flames of revenge, he suddenly turned the car around, preparing to die with his senior brother who was chasing and killing him.

"Don't be like this! There is hope in life, and nothing in death!" Seeing the crazy angel, Tang Shaojie desperately tried to dissuade her.

"I have nothing left, life or death, it doesn't matter to me."

"You still have me, I won't allow you to die!"

The angel took a look at Tang Shaojie, and all the things they had known each other flashed in her mind. This was the first time in her life that someone cared about her, but it was the last time.

With tears in her eyes, she opened the car door and pushed Tang Shaojie out, and then rammed head-on into the car that was chasing them without hesitation.

Although the filming will not be as exaggerated as in the film, it will add a lot of slow motion and post-processing, but the crash is real.

Although the director repeatedly emphasized that the two cars just rubbed lightly and then hit the guardrail, when I drove the car and collided with the car in front, I still felt a strong shock. A large piece of the windshield was shattered.

"How is it, are you okay?" Several staff members ran over, opened the car door, and confirmed my situation.

"It's okay!" I got out of the car unscathed, feeling a little dizzy in my head, couldn't help but look in Li Yaofan's direction again, and saw that he stood up at some point, and no matter how hard I tried, the tall and straight figure would still Can't imagine him as a bun anymore.

"Very good, hurry up to put on makeup and shoot the last scene of the day!" Seeing that I was fine, Director Wang announced to continue shooting without stopping.

Although the next scene is not as dangerous as the speeding scene just now, it is the most important part of the whole scene. After the angel overturned the car, Tang Shaojie, who was pushed out of the car by the angel, rushed to rescue her regardless of the danger and pulled the injured angel out of the car After the adversity, both of them showed their true feelings and hugged each other tightly.

This scene is the sublimation of the relationship between the hero and heroine. In the original script, there was originally a kiss scene here, but due to Li Yaofan's intervention, the kiss scene had to be deleted and changed to a hug.

Speaking of which, Li Yaofan's possessiveness is really exaggerated to the point of insanity, he doesn't even let go of the only kiss scene in the whole drama, he has to change it before he is willing to invest.

and many more!

Thinking of this, I suddenly realized a very important question. Why did Li Yaofan suddenly appear today? Is it true that he came to visit the class as he said?Or, this guy was actually afraid that the director would change the kissing scene again, so he went to the scene to supervise it himself!If it's what I thought later, then this guy is a little too perverted, right?

To deal with perverted people, we must use more perverted methods than him. During the two hours of receiving makeup, I conceived a very crazy idea in my mind to counter what Li Yaofan did.

After finishing the makeup, I dragged my whole body "blood stained" and said to the director: "Director, I apply to change the play!"

"What?" Director Wang was taken aback.

"I don't think hugging is enough to express the feelings between the hero and heroine, I think a kiss scene should be added!"

As soon as I finished speaking, everyone present was shocked, and everyone involuntarily turned their eyes to Li Yaofan, wanting to see his reaction.

I raised my head and looked at him provocatively: What's wrong with my old lady just wanting to do a kissing scene?Come and bite me if you have the ability!

But I saw that he neither nodded nor objected, and stood there expressionless, without any response to my provocation.

Director Wang looked a little apprehensive. After hesitating again and again, he still asked me: "Are you sure you want to shoot?"

"I'm sure." I looked away and nodded solemnly, "I've studied the script, firstly, the kiss scene is very important to sublimate the relationship between the hero and heroine, and secondly, Tang Shaojie was shot in the process of kissing the angel, which can give the audience Bringing a stronger sense of contrast, I think the screenwriter must also think so." I threw the question to the screenwriter.

The screenwriter following the filming hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded: "That's right, that's what I thought at the beginning."

Then Director Wang asked the opinions of several other people. Except for the assistant director who insisted on objecting, almost everyone affirmed the importance of this kiss scene, so Director Wang finally asked loudly: "If everyone has no opinion , then add a kiss scene?"

After finishing speaking, all eyes fell on Li Yaofan again, and he still didn't have any objection.

"In this case, the next scene will be filmed according to the original script." Director Wang ordered, and everyone began to prepare.

I turned my head again, stuck out my tongue at Li Yaofan quite proudly, and made a victory gesture.

At this moment, the expression on his face finally changed subtly, the corners of his mouth moved slightly, he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart.But before I had time to think about it, I threw myself into the intense shooting again.

Switching back to the original script, the scene really looked a lot more intense.

Tang Shaojie ran to open the car door and tried to call the angel who was stuck in the car. The angel woke up from the coma and shouted to him with a weak voice: "Don't save me, you go!"

"I won't abandon you! Hurry up and hold my hand!" Tang Shaojie stretched out his hand and tried to pull out the angel who was stuck in the car. At this moment, she was covered with wounds and was dying.

"Hey, are you okay, you can't die!" Tang Shaojie held her face and shouted anxiously.

"Fool, I didn't die so early!" The angel opened his eyes, and smiled suddenly despite enduring the pain.

This was the first time she smiled at people after becoming a killer. Even though her face was covered in blood, she couldn't hide the incomparable beauty in her smile.

If given a choice, who would be willing to become a cold-blooded murder tool? She also had dreams, longed for the future, and hoped for love.In Tang Shaojie's eyes, she is a real angel, an angel who brings him hope, an angel sent by God to save him.

He finally couldn't restrain himself from kissing her, and she responded fiercely to the kiss, but at this moment, gunshots rang out, and the dying pursuer brutally shattered their love with the last bullet left. .

This will be the most infectious scene in the whole movie, and it also heralds the tragic ending of the movie.

I adjusted all my moods and threw myself into the shooting of this scene, wanting to present the best side to the audience, but Li Yaofan finally ended all this easily with a stop gesture.

"It's fine not to shoot, lest my wife get jealous." Qi Lei showed his usual open-mindedness.

But I was not as easy to talk to as he was, so I confronted Li Yaofan angrily, "Why do you interfere with my filming?"

"Only because I have this right." He took off his sunglasses and met my gaze calmly.

This made me speechless, not to mention changing the script, even overturning the reshoot, this guy has every right to do so, but I just smugly ignored this most important point.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help feeling a little depressed, but I still bit the bullet and said, "You have the right to change the script, and I also have the right to stop acting. I'm not in the mood for filming today, so I'm going back to rest."

"Wait." He stopped me.

"What else do you want?" I asked impatiently.

"Xiao Jie is getting engaged." He suddenly said, and mentioned Xia Sijie.

I was taken aback, and blurted out: "I know, it's all written in the newspaper."

"The engagement ceremony will be held in two days, and your name is on the invitation."

"What?!" At this moment, I was completely stunned. Although I was an old acquaintance with the Xia family, it has already become a thing of the past. It is absolutely impossible for Xia Xiong to invite me, unless it is Xia Sijie's intention , if this is the case, I have no reason to refuse.

"Please take a good leave. I will pick you up the afternoon of the day after tomorrow."

"Can I go by myself?" Although I know it's useless to ask, but I still have a heart for the last dance.

"No." After rejecting me flatly, he turned and left the set.

Two days later, Xia Sijie's engagement ceremony was coming up, so I took leave early in the morning with the director to attend the engagement banquet.

Perhaps because of the experience from last time, Li Yaofan did not send LK to pick me up this time, but drove me himself to XXIU to choose a dress.

The BOSS came out, and the treatment really skyrocketed. The moment we stepped into XXIU, the store became my personal closet, and the store manager followed me enthusiastically, always introducing me to the latest styles in the store.

I habitually kept my eyes on the shortest skirts, but I heard Li Yaofan say next to me: "Take these off." I go.

I turned my head angrily and protested with my eyes.

But he just replied to me lightly: "Don't even think about it."

Seeing that the atmosphere was tense, the store manager hurried out to smooth things over: "Ms. Shen, you might as well take a look at this piece. This is a concept model just sent by the designer. It is very beautiful and unique."

I still know a little bit about the famous concept style of XXIU. Since all the dresses in this store are designed by professionals and sewn by hand, the designer will occasionally have a burst of inspiration and design some unique styles without any quality inspection. and modification, it will be sent directly to the store for display.

These inspirational works are full of the designer's distinctive personal style, and the use of styles and colors is particularly bold. Some may be short-lived because they cannot attract customers' attention, and some will become hot spots in the next season after improvement.

But no matter what the final destination of these styles is, XXIU always adheres to a concept-concept models are only for display purposes, and will never be sold outside even if they are off the display rack.

This rule means that even if you have money, you can't buy the style you like. This is a painful thing for those ladies who regard beauty as their life.Except for Li Yaofan, no one should have come up with such a torture idea. Thinking of this, I couldn't help despising him a hundred times in my heart.

At this moment, the store manager had delivered the concept dress she was talking about to me. I, who was despising Li Yaofan in my heart, couldn't help being attracted by its unique temperament the moment I saw that dress.

That's right, it's too vulgar to describe this design as beautiful. Its beauty is a kind of temperament. The blue satin is like a vast universe, giving people a sense of tranquil beauty.The satin is covered with a gauze skirt, which is covered with small crystals, shining brightly under the light, like a sea of ​​stars.

"The name of this dress is 'Galaxy', and the design is very beautiful. Not to mention attending other people's weddings, it is very suitable for your own wedding." The store manager deliberately mobilized the atmosphere, but the atmosphere suddenly became a little strange. Embarrassed or not.

I looked away from the dress, and said lightly: "I don't like it, let's go with that one." After speaking, I casually pointed to a white dress.

"But don't you try it? This style is really special..."

"I said I don't like it, didn't you hear me?" I suddenly felt annoyed for no reason.

"Just the one she said." Li Yaofan also spoke at this time.

The experienced store manager must have never imagined that I would be so disgusted with words like "wedding" that all women yearn for, so I had to take the dress back angrily.

When I changed into my dress, put on my makeup, and rushed to the hotel, the guests of the engagement banquet had already arrived one after another.

Without the support of the Qi B short skirt last time, my appearance naturally lost its bright spots, and I was ashamed by those glamorous ladies and daughters.

But on such an occasion, the comparison between women is not about clothing and attire. The man standing next to them is the symbol of a woman's status.For example, at this moment, even if I am wrapped in rags, I can't cover up the dazzling light emitted by Mr. Li.

A few flashes of light flashed at the venue, and many women's jealous eyes fell on me. This is the specially invited media invited by the Xia Group. Although many wealthy families would refuse to be photographed by the media, the Xia Family and the Situ Family The second marriage obviously didn't want to be so low-key.

I looked around and found that the engagement hadn't started yet, neither the male nor the female lead had arrived, but Xia Xiong was talking with the guests with a smile on his face.This is his fourth wife, and she is several years younger than me. Apart from the huge age difference, the two of them also have a very sharp contrast in body shape, just like a burly man carrying a thermos bottle.

I made up this picture in my brain, and couldn't help but want to laugh, but Xia Xiong suddenly looked over, as if he was going to go this way.I was afraid of embarrassment when we met, so I quickly found an excuse to go to the bathroom, leaving Li Yaofan who was entangled by acquaintances, and turned around to hide.

As I said just now, on this occasion, all the worth of a woman comes from the men around her, so when I left Li Yaofan and hid in a corner alone, no one paid any attention to me.

I felt relaxed, took a plate of fruit for myself, and was eating when I suddenly heard a question from my side: "Excuse me, are you Ah Xing?"

I turned around and looked at the old man behind me. It took me a long time to recognize his appearance, and I almost cried out in surprise: "Uncle Wen?!"

Although I didn't want to meet acquaintances before I came here, it's really not easy to meet old acquaintances who agree with me on such an occasion, and Uncle Wen should be the only one.

Uncle Wen’s surname is Huang Dan’s first name. Since he is a few years older than my father, I called him Uncle Wen when I was young.Speaking of which, Uncle Wen is also my father's old subordinate. When my family was not down, Uncle Wen was in charge of the company's finances. He often followed my father in and out, and he was very familiar with me.

Although my father was very harsh on his employees, he was kind to old subordinates like Uncle Wen. But later, Uncle Wen resigned from the company due to health reasons, and I never saw him again.

Later, within a year, the financing case came to light, and the business built by my father was destroyed overnight.Speaking of which, it is also fortunate that Uncle Wen resigned, otherwise, as a financial person, he would definitely be involved in the financing case and cannot escape.

It was unexpected for me to see Uncle Wen here again.

And Uncle Wen was also very surprised, and asked me excitedly: "A Xing, so I read it right, it's really you! How have you and your mother been doing these years?"

The answer to this question is really hard to say, so I smiled bitterly: "That's it, I'm still messing around." After finishing speaking, I quickly changed the subject and asked, "Uncle Wen, don't talk about me, I haven't seen you for so many years, you How are you doing? How are you doing?"

"My old bones are getting worse day by day." Uncle Wen sighed.

I remembered that when he was under my father's command, he was just over fifty, tall and burly, with a dignified appearance, and his voice was so loud that he could hear the whole floor when he laughed.But now, in less than ten years, he is already emaciated, his hair is all white, and he can't even speak clearly.

I didn't know what happened to him, so I had to ask him cautiously: "Uncle Wen, where did you go after you resigned? Mom and I miss you a lot."

"Resign..." Uncle Wen repeated the word in a low voice, as if he was recalling the past, and suddenly he said inexplicably, "Actually, I have no choice but to resign!"

"What did you say?" I asked.

"It's nothing!" Uncle Wen regained his senses and changed his words. "After I resigned, I went to work in other small companies for a few years. Then I couldn't bear it anymore, so I just went back to the countryside. I just came back a few days ago."

"Uncle Wen, what happened back then..."

"By the way, why did you come?" Uncle Wen asked me suddenly.

"Me?" I was afraid that saying Li Yaofan's name would cause embarrassment, so I avoided talking, "I don't know, my name is on the invitation card, so I came."

"Are you still in contact with the Xia family?" Uncle Wen asked me again.

"Actually, there is no connection. After all, we are not friends."

"No connection is the best, the best..." Uncle Wen started talking to himself again.

I didn't know what he meant by that, but I always felt that he seemed to be hiding something from me, and just as he was about to ask, there was a round of applause and flashing lights all around.

I couldn't help but take a closer look, and found that it was Xia Sijie and his fiancée who had appeared.

Although I have seen Xia Sijie in a suit and leather shoes in the photos, I was still quite shocked when I saw the real person at this moment. He actually cut off his proud long hair!
At this moment, he is wearing a white tuxedo, holding his beautiful fiancée on his arm. He looks so mature and steady, giving people a feeling of being reliable, but the old smile cannot be seen on his face, and the corners of his mouth are always tight. It doesn't look like Daxi at all.

In contrast, Situ Xue greeted the guests with a smile, her beautiful and delicate face was filled with the joy and happiness of engagement.

Appearance is incongruity—the word suddenly popped up in my mind for some reason.

"Why don't you go over and congratulate me?" Li Yaofan suddenly appeared beside me.

"No need, anyway, I'm here to make soy sauce." After I finished speaking, I thought of Uncle Wen, but when I turned my head, I found that he had disappeared. I couldn't help but search around, wanting to continue the topic just now, but no matter what my gaze Searched, but couldn't find that thin figure.

I was a little disappointed, my eyes were wandering back and forth, and I found Xia Sijie suddenly looking this way.

My eyes met, I was a little embarrassed, I wanted to smile to express my congratulations to him, but found that he looked at me with a surprised face, as if he was very surprised by my appearance.

Then, before I could recover, he left his fiancée and walked towards us.

Although I know that this marriage contract was not voluntary for Xiaojie, but it would be too messy to leave his fiancée aside under such an occasion, right?If some people with evil intentions are caught in the wind, they don't know what kind of trouble will be caused.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but squeeze a cold sweat for Xiaojie in my heart, but at this moment, Li Yaofan stretched out his hand suddenly, and wrapped his arms around my waist abruptly.

I felt my whole body stiffen, and I was about to turn around and scold him, but Xia Sijie had already come in front of us.

"Qianxing, why are you here?" He asked immediately, as if he was unprepared for my presence.

I was stumped by this question, my name was clearly written on the invitation, besides Xiao Jie, would anyone else welcome a past daughter to attend such a grand engagement ceremony?
I was puzzled, but at this moment, Situ Xue suddenly followed up and took Xia Sijie's arm.

From a closer look, her temperament is even more stunning. Her whole body, even the ends of her hair, give off an incomparably noble feeling.In this era when "rich daughter" has long been synonymous with words such as "promiscuity", "flaunting wealth", and "extravagant appearance", the Situ Xue in front of her is simply a goddess-like existence.

In contrast, I can't help but feel a little inferior.

"Si Jie, is this your friend?" Situ Xue asked with a smile, as if she didn't mind Xia Sijie's behavior of abandoning her just now.

On the contrary, Xia Sijie grimaced and snorted, his expression looked unnatural, as if he had a strong sense of rejection towards his fiancée beside him.

The atmosphere seemed a bit stiff, I was afraid that this kid might cause some trouble on the spur of the moment, so I hurriedly introduced myself: "Hello, I'm Xiaojie's friend, my name is Shen Qianxing, this is..." Speaking of this, I felt very disgusted Glancing at Li Yaofan, he reluctantly uttered three words, "Li Yaofan."

"I'm her boyfriend." The guy introduced himself without shame.

I couldn't help pinching his waist hard, and seeing the corners of his mouth stiff, I finally felt a little better.

"Mr. Li, I have admired your name for a long time. I often see you in magazines. It is our honor that you can come to my engagement wedding with Si Jie." After Situ Xue finished speaking, she turned her eyes to me again. Smiling, but the eyes seem to have other meanings, staring at me makes me feel guilty.

Fortunately, someone called the two of them at this time, and this relieved me.

"I'm sorry, both of you, Si Jie and I have other guests to greet, so I'm neglecting you. I hope you all have a good time tonight." After Situ Xue finished speaking, she looked at Xia Sijie.

But this kid just kept staring at me as if he didn't hear me, without moving his footsteps.

I sensed the abnormal atmosphere, and hurriedly winked at him: "Xiaojie, today is an important day, you don't have to pay attention to us, just go greet the other guests."

Only then did he barely move, and walked back into the crowd with Situ Xue.

Seeing the backs of the two of them leaving, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. I was about to break off Li Yaofan's hands on my waist, but I heard him suddenly sneer: "Don't you see it at all?"

"See what?" I asked.

"This marriage was not out of Xiao Jie's will."

"Of course I can see it." I glared at him, "At the beginning, Xiao Jie ran away from home to regret the marriage, but later..." When I said this, I couldn't help but think of the note Xia Sijie left for me , For a while, I couldn't help feeling a lot of emotion in my heart.

Others only see the glitz and glamor of the upper class, but they don't know that any fame and fortune in this world needs to be paid, just like Xia Sijie.In order to facilitate the cooperation between the families, he must sacrifice his love and give up the pursuit of freedom and dreams.This is such a painful thing for him.

As he said to me in the letter: "I decided to pay the price for my ignorance when I was young. This is the punishment I deserve, and I hope this will alleviate the mistakes I made."

He even compared this marriage to his own punishment, which shows how repulsive he is to his father's arrangement.And it is precisely because this circle is full of emotionless marriages like Xia Sijie and Situ Xue that there are so many strangers and broken families.

I feel heartbroken for Xia Sijie, but there is nothing I can do about it, because this is his fate that was doomed since he was born, no matter how much he struggles, he can't change the fate arrangement.As the eldest son, he can only be responsible for the rise and fall of the entire family if he accepts his own destiny.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but whisper to myself: "This is fate, he will figure it out sooner or later."

"It seems that you still don't understand." Li Yaofan chuckled.

"What do you mean?" I hated this kind of secretiveness and the feeling that there was something in the words, and I said angrily to him, "Just say what you have to say, what don't I understand?"

"You don't understand why he doesn't want to get engaged."

"I've known him for so long, of course I know what he's thinking. He only thinks about racing cars, and he doesn't want to accept the marriage contract arranged by his father. Do you need to say it?"

"That's just a small part of the reason." Li Yaofan gave me a meaningful look, and suddenly said bluntly, "I've known him for so long, don't you really see that he likes you?"

I was stunned by Li Yaofan's words, and my first reaction was to think that he was playing me, and said angrily: "Are you kidding, Xiao Jie and I are as close as siblings, how could he like me? Don't talk nonsense!"

Li Yaofan raised his eyebrows, "If it wasn't because he likes you, he would go to you again and again? Would he work hard for you and me? Would he abandon his fiancée as soon as he saw you? I can't think of any man who would come out Doing these things for a woman because of the bloodless sibling relationship."

"Impossible!" I shook my head desperately, "Little Jie protects me because he regards me as a sister. It's not what you think at all. You have no brothers and sisters since childhood, how could you experience that feeling?"

"I really don't understand your so-called sibling relationship." Li Yaofan sneered, "But don't forget, you are not real siblings. Do you really think that he treats you just like siblings?"

Although I couldn't believe it, Li Yaofan's words still shook me a bit.

I couldn't help but think of the way Xia Sijie looked at me just now, the hesitant, depressed, and contradictory eyes, just like when I pressed Li Yaofan at the ball that night.

Could it be that Xia Sijie...

"No!" I raised my head and looked straight at Li Yaofan, "Don't try to trick me, I will never believe your nonsense, there is no way Xiaojie likes me, absolutely impossible!"

"I hope so" he chuckled and stopped arguing with me.

But because of this, I felt inexplicable anxiety in my heart. I only hoped that the engagement banquet would end soon and I could escape here quickly.

Finally, the engagement ceremony began.

Although it was not a formal wedding, the Xia family and the Situ family did not spend less time on the engagement ceremony. Most of the guests invited were celebrities from the business and entertainment circles, and even some high-ranking officials and dignitaries. The scene was very grand.

The more such an occasion was, the more it reminded me of what Li Yaofan said just now, and the uneasiness in my heart gradually became stronger.

Although he refuses to admit it, what he said just now is not unreasonable. No matter in the past or now, Xia Sijie's dependence on me has exceeded the scope of ordinary friends. In the past, I always thought it was the relationship between siblings. Looking back at this moment, I realized that something was indeed wrong.

What Li Yaofan said is right, we are not real siblings after all, even if I dare to pat my chest and assure you, I never had any unreasonable thoughts about Xiao Jie, but what about Xiao Jie?I can't make any guarantees for him, I can only grit my teeth and try to erase this idea from my mind.

At this moment, there was a burst of warm applause in the auditorium.

I came back to find that the master of ceremonies had just announced the bride and groom had exchanged engagement rings.

Even though I don't know much about engagement ceremonies, I also know that exchanging engagement rings means that the man and woman have signed a contract of love. Even if they haven't officially married, it is impossible for the two families who care about face to regret it. up.

I thought again of what Li Yaofan said just now, and couldn't help but look at Xia Sijie.I saw that he was holding an engagement ring in his hand, but he didn't make any further moves.

"Ask the groom to put an engagement ring on our beautiful bride." The master of ceremonies said it again, as if reminding Xia Sijie to take action.

But he stood there motionless, despite the gazes of so many people, but he never put the engagement ring on Situ Xue's hand.

I was a little anxious, and my whole heart was suspended, for fear that he would do something out of the ordinary.But at this moment, Xia Sijie suddenly turned his head and cast his eyes on me.

My eyes met, my heart began to feel weak, and Li Yaofan's words were repeated in my ears over and over again, which made me doubt my own thoughts more and more.

If Xia Sijie really likes me, how should I face him?
I can't answer this question, because for a long time, I really only regarded him as my younger brother, and took his feelings for me as a family relationship between siblings.

I used to constantly tell him about my love for Li Yaofan, I used to show my love to Li Yaofan unscrupulously in front of him, I used him to make Li Yaofan jealous... I took it for granted that he would not mind, But I never thought that he would like me.

Xu Shi looked at each other for a long time, and everyone began to notice something strange, their eyes turned to me one after another, and there were some whispering voices among the guests.

"Little Jie!" Xia Xiong also noticed something was wrong, and urged his son to get engaged quickly with a straight face.

"Leave me alone!" Xia Sijie suddenly became angry, shook off his father's hand, and walked straight towards me.

The scene was out of control for a while, I panicked and stood there at a loss, not knowing what to do for a while, I couldn't help but glance at Li Yaofan.

He suddenly took my hand.

My heart felt a little more stable, and the next moment, Xia Sijie who rushed up to me grabbed my other hand.

I was shocked all over, and turned around, my heart almost jumped out of fright, Xia Sijie actually knelt down on one knee, and handed the ring in front of me: "Ah Xing, the only person I like from the beginning to the end is you!" One."

Although I know that this child has always been unruly in dealing with people, I never thought that he would be so crazy that he would throw his fiancée aside at his engagement ceremony and propose to me in front of so many guests and the media!

At that moment, I really didn't even know how to say no.

"You...you stop making trouble...now is not the time to joke..." I really hope he is just playing on the spot.

However, his firm eyes gave me the answer: "I'm not kidding, I really like you, will you marry me?" He held the huge diamond ring in his hand, and the dazzling light reflected by the diamond reminded me The authenticity of it all.

But I couldn't accept it. At this moment, Xia Xiong suddenly rushed over, grabbed his son by the collar, and gave him a solid slap.

Snapped--

After the sound, the whole venue fell silent, and the farce finally reached its climax. Everyone's eyes were focused on the Xia family father and son.

Xia Sijie's face was swollen, but he kept looking at his father stubbornly, holding the ring tightly in his hand.

"I don't have a son like you, you bastard who doesn't know what to do!" Xia Xiong slapped again, and with the sound of the slap, the corner of Xiao Jie's mouth was broken, and bright red blood oozes out.

He didn't give up, he raised his hand, and wanted to hit him a third time. I couldn't bear it any longer, and stepped forward, blocking them: "Stop hitting! He's your son!"

"Go away, I don't need outsiders to intervene in disciplining my son!"

"I provoked this matter, if you want to hit me, hit me, don't hurt Xiaojie!"

"Do you think I won't dare to beat you by saying that? What kind of a person are you? The dog of the lost family is also in charge of our Xia family's affairs?"

I was stunned. I never expected that such insulting words would be uttered from the mouth of a business tycoon. In front of so many people, my scars were unreservedly exposed, which made me feel ashamed.

For a moment, everyone's eyes were on me. I was distracted by the feeling of being on my back. I didn't notice that Xia Xiong had raised his hand towards me. When I recovered, his slap had already It's about to fall.

I closed my eyes subconsciously, but there was no pain on my face for a long time.

Suddenly, there were some sighs from the guests, I opened my eyes and saw Li Yaofan standing in front of me at some point, blocking Xia Xiong's hand for me.

"Uncle Xia, if you want to discipline your son, you don't need to do anything to my woman, right?" He had a straight face, and his cold tone made people shudder.

"Then look after your woman and tell her what it means to be overwhelmed!"

Xia Xiong and Li Yaofan's father were old classmates who had known each other for many years. Although the strengths of the two families have always been equal, they rarely clashed and even tried to avoid competition. They never imagined that they would face each other here today.

"Since it's a family matter, it's inconvenient for others to intervene, but uncle should also consider the occasion when handling family affairs, shouldn't he?" Li Yaofan said unhurriedly, not taking Xia Xiong's threats seriously.

His words seemed to remind the stunned media that flashing lights began to light up frequently in the auditorium, and some even raised their voices to ask: "Mr. Xia, do you admit that you are incapable of teaching your children?"

One stone stirred up thousands of waves, and the questions began to rise and fall one after another.

"Will the cooperation between the Xia family and Situ continue?"

"Miss Situ, do you have anything to say now?"

The sudden outburst of the media made people from the two families realize the seriousness of the matter, and some people in the auditorium began to shout: "No filming is allowed! The media all go out!"

But how could those media be willing to miss such news, they were naturally unwilling to leave, let alone hand over the photos they took, which caused conflicts at the venue.

The conflict intensified, many guests fled in fright, and the banquet hall was full of swearing and women's screams.

"Let's go!" In the confusion, Li Yaofan suddenly took my hand.

"But Xiaojie!" I couldn't let go of Xia Sijie, fearing that his father would do something worse.

At this time Situ Xue also rushed over to stop Xia Xiong's behavior, but the scene was too chaotic, I couldn't quite hear what they were talking about.

"Conflicts will break out sooner or later, and your presence will only make things worse." Li Yaofan said to me calmly.

His words touched my sore spot. At this moment, I still can't accept what happened just now, let alone face Xia Sijie. Perhaps what Li Yaofan said is right, leaving is the best choice for me.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but glance at Xia Sijie.

He stood there, staring at me through the crowd, the blood at the corner of his mouth was faintly visible, and the clear palm prints were still left on his red and swollen face, reminding me all the time: I am too slow, I am self-righteous, I am ignoring What he felt... All of this was caused by me alone!
This unspeakable sense of guilt made my desire to escape stronger and stronger.I didn't dare to look at Xiaojie again, I gritted my teeth and turned around, and said to Li Yaofan, "Let's go."

While speaking, Li Yaofan had already grabbed my hand and led me through the crowd and left the chaotic venue.

Li Yaofan and I avoided the reporter's pursuit and left the venue.

Until we drove away, the farce continued. Based on the chaotic scene just now, one can fully imagine how unsightly the report will be tomorrow.

The Xia family and the Situ family have been disgraced this time, and it is absolutely impossible to cooperate again, and Xia Sijie's big scandal this time will definitely affect the image of the entire group, which is good for him and the whole family It will be a huge blow.

Two dogs fight, play off.

In Li Yaofan's car, I thought carefully about the ins and outs of the whole incident, and suddenly realized the key to it all.

Besides Xia Sijie, who would invite me to this engagement?Who tampered with the invitation?Who is the ultimate beneficiary when something like this happens?
All the answers undoubtedly point to the same person, and this person is sitting next to me at the moment, driving the car extremely calmly, as if all this has nothing to do with him.

When I thought about all this, I suddenly felt an indescribable pain in my heart.

It's been ten years, and this man can always say that he loves me brazenly while hurting me unscrupulously.Am I too stupid and naive, or is he too cruel and ruthless?
The answer is actually the same, there is no relationship between us for a long time.

"Li Yaofan." Perhaps because of the pain in my head, I was surprisingly calm when I spoke.

"What?" He drove the car without looking back at me.

"You already knew Xiaojie liked me, right?" I asked.

He turned his head and glanced at me lightly: "Everyone can see it, except you."

"Since you know, why did you bring me here?"

"You can say what you want without hinting." He stopped the car and his eyes became stern.

"You are so smart, how dare I play tricks in front of you?" I sneered, "I should congratulate you, you have accomplished so many things with the cost of just one invitation card. It is really surprising to kill two birds with one stone."

"You think I've tampered with the invitation and used you to ruin today's engagement?" He said directly what I wanted to say.

"Since you have summed it up so concisely and clearly, do you still need to ask me?" I said calmly.

"Shen Qianxing!" He seemed a little angry, "I did see Xiaojie's feelings for you very early on, but I didn't tamper with the invitation."

At this moment, I also became a little excited: "Since your goal has been achieved, don't be hypocritical here, do you think I will still believe your nonsense? Everyone knows that the marriage between the Xia family and Situ will definitely affect the Yafan Group position, you want to use me to sabotage their cooperation, I admit it, I owe you! But can you please let Xiao Jie go? He has no grievances or enmities with you, why do you want to kill him?"

"You care about Xia Sijie so much?" Li Yaofan's face turned livid.

"Yes, I care about him!" I lost my composure, and my body trembled involuntarily because of anger, "He is innocent, he has never done anything sorry to you, why do you hurt him like this? For your career , For your benefit, how many innocent people have you hurt? Have you counted? In the past, I thought you hadn’t come out of hatred, but today I found out that I was wrong. You have long been turned into a devil by hatred! "

"So I'm so unbearable in your eyes." He sneered, and his smile made the dark night look even colder.

"Isn't it?" I asked back, almost numb from the pain in my heart.

"Yes, I admit that I have indeed done a lot of things to hurt you." The smile on his face disappeared, and his eyes suddenly became terrifying, like a beast lurking in the night, releasing an extremely dangerous aura.

I became alert and leaned back involuntarily.

At this moment, he suddenly said: "Since you all believe that I am a devil, I don't mind hurting a little more." After speaking, he pressed towards me and grabbed my lips fiercely.

I fought back and bit his tongue hard. A strong smell of blood permeated his tongue instantly. He paused in pain and was pushed away by me immediately.

"Li Yaofan, you are crazy!" I scolded him.

"That's right, I'm crazy!" Blood was dripping from the corner of his mouth, and before he gave up, he rushed over again, strangled my wrist forcefully, and roughly tore my clothes.

While struggling, I finally couldn't restrain myself and gave him a slap.

A crisp slap sounded in the car, and he and I were both stunned.Because of the heavy beating, my palms were numb with pain, and because of anger, my hands and my whole body trembled uncontrollably.

He looked at me, I have never seen such a gaffe in his eyes in my life, shock, pain, hatred... I think he must hate me, just like I want to kill him now.

The night outside the car was still so dark. Occasionally, a car drove past us, and the sound of the motor soon disappeared in this endless night, and all the lights seemed so insignificant.

But no matter how deep the night is, it is not as deep as the night in my heart, which is boundless and endless.

At that moment, I suddenly felt that the man I had loved deeply before me was so strange, it was like a different person, someone I didn't know at all!
Who is he?Why should I be so attached to such a stranger?What does the entanglement at this moment mean to him and to me?
"Do you know, I really regret knowing you, because every time I get to know you, I will see more of your true face, and I will be more disappointed! Li Yaofan, I am so disappointed in you!" I looked at him , the unspeakable sadness and pain in my heart.

The carriage suddenly became dead silent, I confronted him angrily, and he also looked at me, his eyes were like this dark night, so cold that there was no end in sight.

After a long time, he finally opened his mouth and said two words expressionlessly: "Get out of the car."

"You don't need to tell me, I will get out of the car! I feel sick when I see you for a second longer! I want to vomit!" I got out of the car and slammed the door hard.

He started the car, and the sound of the motor sounded so harsh in the silent night.

I yelled at him: "Get out! From now on, I won't be at your mercy. The agreement between us is terminated. You can do whatever you want. I'm not afraid of you! You devil!"

"As you wish." He stepped on the accelerator, and the car drove away on the dark night street.

I stared at the headlight until it disappeared at the end of the road, and tears fell down without disappointment.

(End of this chapter)