I don't know how long it took, but Tao Shiyan gradually came to his senses. He found the hair dryer, turned on the smallest setting, and just blew it on the box for two seconds. The windmill had aged to the point where the paper could no longer age and a hole opened. If he continued to blow it,
If you go down, I'm afraid it will blow to pieces.
He placed the paper pinwheel that was soaked in water and deformed under the window, hoping to dry it in the sun, but the rain kept falling, and even the wind carried a damp feeling.
He sat on the edge of the bed, put his hands on his knees, and closed his eyes tiredly. As powerful as Tao Shiyan, for the first time in his life, he realized what it meant to be powerless.
But he couldn't blame anyone. He had cleaned the dust outside the box and put it in the bathroom in the morning. Cheng Xi didn't know how important it was to him, let alone that it contained paper products that were afraid of getting wet.
Perhaps in Cheng Xi's opinion, this is no different than accidentally touching the shampoo bottle into the bathtub.
But for him, it was the thought left to him by the little boy; it was the last proof that Little Windmill had appeared in his life; it was the only touch of color in the dark time of his youth; it was his daily and nightly reflection.
The sustenance of my thoughts all the time.
Could it be that God was telling him that he couldn't find the windmill?
Tao Shiyan took a deep breath and stood up feebly. Only then did he realize that the room was quiet, he was the only one left, and the red-haired boy had disappeared.
In his desperation just now, his tone was not very good and he yelled at Cheng Xi.
Cheng Xi couldn't be...scared away by him, right?
Frowning, Tao Shiyan went out and went downstairs. Cheng Xi's room was wide open, and the cleaning lady was cleaning up inside. It seemed that she had already checked out.
He returned to the third floor and opened Lin Xuefeng's door with a bang.
"Who is it?" Lin Xuefeng was extremely angry. After seeing the person outside the door, he calmed down a little, "It's a delay. Next time you knock on the door more gently, you almost broke the door panel!"
Tao Shiyan, however, had no intention of quarreling with him and went straight to the point: "Where is Cheng Xi?"
"He left, not long ago, didn't you know?"
gone?
The boy clearly said he could stay for one more day, so why did he suddenly change his mind and leave at night?
Tao Shiyan never believed in so-called intuition, but at this moment he felt inexplicably that after this separation, he might never... see the red-haired child.
This realization made him a little irritated. He paused for a few seconds and suddenly said: "Give me the car keys."
"Ah?" Lin Xuefeng was confused, "What are you going to do?"
In order to make it easier to spot the scene, Lin Xuefeng's car is a small car with better performance, which is faster than Tao Shiyan's business car.
Tao Shiyan frowned: "I'll see Cheng Xi off."
Everyone has disappeared, why don't you go and see the loneliness? Lin Xuefeng didn't quite understand, but still gave him the key.
The hotel is about an hour's drive from the airport. Tao Shiyan was on the phone while driving. He arrived at the domestic departure terminal in just forty minutes. He quickly parked the car and rushed into the terminal——
"Wow, wow, wow, there is a handsome guy over there. He has bright and smooth hair and a great temperament. Look, look, look!"
"I have never seen such a charming amateur guy! Hey... no, he looks too much like Tao Shiyan, the best actor, doesn't he?"
"When you put it like that, I suddenly felt that I didn't look alike, but that I was the actor Tao himself. Look at the scar on his chin..."
"It's unlikely...will he come to the airport by himself? Where are the bodyguards? Where are the assistants? Where are the staff? I've seen his pick-up video before, and it's so grand!"
Tao Shiyan was tall, with deep facial features, and his temperament was completely different from ordinary people. As soon as he showed up, eyes from all directions were immediately locked on him.
And he had no time to take into account the surprised or fiery gazes, he only focused on looking for the person he wanted to find.
White skin, red hair... Cheng Xi's appearance features were very obvious. Tao Shiyan walked around the hall, carefully observing every corner where someone might be hiding.
This world is both big and small. After walking around, I didn't see anyone who looked like Cheng Xi. Instead, I was surrounded by a large group of tourists who recognized him:
"Ahhhh it's actually the living actor Tao. Why is he the only one with a hidden camera??"
"Oh my god! He looks so good on the screen, but I didn't expect him to look even better in real life! My baby is about to be born!"
"He seems to be looking for someone..."
"I also feel like I'm looking for someone, and he seems to be in a bad mood. He's particularly difficult to get close to, which makes me afraid to ask for an autograph..."
There were more and more people around, and the feeling of irritation became more and more serious. Someone in the chaos reached out and touched him. He had no time to avoid it, so he took out his mobile phone and continued to call Cheng Xi.
It is different from the previous state where no one answered - "Sorry, the user you dialed has shut down".
It seemed that he had lost something important. Although there was a lot of noise, Tao Shiyan felt that the world was quiet and like a dream.
Cheng Xi came out at a coincidental time. As soon as he arrived at the airport, a flight to Songjiang was about to be discontinued. He immediately bought the last first-class ticket. Not long after he got on, the plane took off and took him away from this life for two days.
land for more than a month.
It was already late at night when the plane landed. He did not notify Zhao Xiaotao. He only sent a message saying that there was no need to pick him up tomorrow and he had already come back by himself.
The villa had been empty for so long that a layer of dust had accumulated on the ground. Cheng Xi was too lazy to clean up and found a bottle of the sweetest peach juice from the refrigerator.
Scientific research shows that eating and drinking sweet things can make people happy, but after drinking one bottle, he didn't feel much happy. Cheng Xi looked at the glass bottle and thought: It turns out that scientists are all liars, even if it is too sweet to make people happy, it makes him feel a little better
A little is fine, but why does the more you drink... the sadder you become?
The practice failed, and he gave up the idea of using external objects to restore his mood. He didn't want to wash up, change clothes, or even kick off his slippers. He just curled up on the sofa, buried his head in his arms, and listened to the "ticking" of the antique sunset clock at home.
Regular crisp sound.
In the past, this Western clock was one of his "artifacts" for falling asleep, but tonight it was completely useless, even though he had been counting sheep along with the sound of the bell.
So when Zhao Xiaotao rushed into the villa, what he saw was that his artist was pale and huddled up motionless.
"Hiss—you look so bad!" Zhao Xiaotao said worriedly, "Can you get up? I'll take you to the hospital."
"It's okay," Cheng Xi half-closed his eyelids, "My stomach hurts a little."
"I ordered porridge for you and it will be delivered to you shortly. After eating, take some stomach medicine and then have a good rest."
Cheng Xi said "hmm" without saying yes or no.
After finishing the porridge and taking the stomach medicine under Zhao Xiaotao's pressure, Cheng Xi sat up and wiped his face carelessly, "Help me make an appointment with the dance teacher from the second series."
During the filming of "Hunting Sun", the songs for the second album have been decided. After mastering the dance, the music video can be shot and post-produced.
"Okay," Zhao Xiaotao hesitated, "but can you do this? How about you take a day off."
"Call now to make an appointment and go to the practice room on the third floor of the company." Cheng Xi insisted.
Zhao Xiaotao couldn't defeat him and could only act as he said.
The choreographer of the second series is a very famous dancer. He once collaborated with Cheng Xi on a commercial. The two of them have a certain friendship, so they readily agreed after receiving the call.
There was no other way, Zhao Xiaotao could only hold back his heartache and drove his stern-faced enemy to the company.
On the way, he felt that Cheng Xi was in a bad mood, so he tried to liven up the atmosphere: "By the way, Cheng'er, did you read the hot searches last night?"
"No, no hot search."
"That actor Tao. He ran to the airport by himself without his team, and almost caused a stampede. The entire airport security was dispatched. He even sent an apology letter this morning."
Zhao Xiaotao was very curious, "Do you know why? I have seen the video and there are no hidden cameras or anything around. It feels like you are looking for someone."
Looking for someone... You didn't find him gone and went to look for him, right?
But what's the point? Cheng Xi said calmly: "I'm not sure."
"oh oh."
Zhao Xiaotao glanced at Cheng Xi and found that his expression was natural and he did not seem to have any emotional fluctuations.
When I mentioned Tao Shiyan to Cheng Xi before, Cheng Xi always said the same "I don't know", "I don't know", "Don't ask me", but his expression was either shameful or impatient. He had never been like this before.
When it's calm.
Vaguely, Zhao Xiaotao felt that something about Cheng Xi had undergone earth-shaking changes. Due to his physical discomfort and bad mood, he was unable to ask in the end.
The two went to the company's practice room. After warming up, the dance teacher came over. Cheng Xi threw the phone to Zhao Xiaotao: "If you have a call, just answer it for me. Just say that I am practicing and call back in the evening - except for the crew of "Hunting Day"
.”
Even if the actor is finished filming, if the director suddenly feels that a certain scene is not working and needs to be reshot, or suddenly thinks of a better way of expression, he will usually choose to call the actor back to the crew.
Zhao Xiaotao made an "ok" gesture and left with Cheng Xi's mobile phone.
The accompaniment of electronic dance music sounded, and along with the beat, the dance teacher began to discuss dance moves with Cheng Xi, bar by bar.
On his own albums, Cheng Xi likes to participate in the whole process, whether it is lyrics, music or dance. For example, in the title song of the album, he composed one-third of the dance moves himself, and he filled in the first few lyrics of the title song himself.
The joy of debut is not only about flowers, applause and honors, but also the huge sense of satisfaction and achievement after making a work.
It was the same this time. It didn't take long before he was immersed in the dance and even forgot whether he had a stomachache or not.
At noon, Zhao Xiaotao called outside the door: "Cheng'er, come out for dinner."
"I'm not hungry, I'll eat later."
This "waiting" lasted until the evening. During the break, the dance teacher couldn't help but ask Zhao Xiaotao: "What's wrong with Little Chengzi?"
"I don't know," Zhao Xiaotao sighed, "He refused to tell me."
"Did you have a quarrel with your girlfriend? This is what happens when I quarrel with my wife. I don't think about food or tea."
Zhao Xiaotao sighed... Damn it, this handsome guy of his can't find a girlfriend at all!!!
After training all the overtime workers in the company to get off work, Cheng Xi finally felt a little tired. He walked slowly to the window. The cold and hard wind from the north in March came in through the cracks in the window, making him shiver.
Big sneeze.
The wind in border towns is not like this. Although it is hot and humid, it is softer after all. And...
And every time when the wind is strong, there will always be a tall figure blocking his way.
...No, Cheng Xi realized belatedly, why did he think of someone again?
He sneered and planned to practice one last time and call it a day. At this time, Zhao Xiaotao called outside the door again: "Cheng'er, there's a call!"
Cheng Xi: "Brother Xiaotao, pick it up for me."
"It's from the crew of "Hunting the Sun"!"
Damn it, that old man Lin Xuefeng didn’t really want to reshoot any of the scenes, did he? Cheng Xisheng took the phone helplessly and put it to his ear.
Then I heard a voice I least wanted to hear.
"Cheng Xi."
The man's voice was hoarse and obviously tired, "Why did you leave without saying anything?"
Cheng Xi said calmly: "Because when it's time for me to leave, there's no point in staying."
There seemed to be something in this sentence. Tao Shiyan chewed on it for a few seconds, "Then why don't you answer my call?"
"I've been practicing."
But even if Tao Shiyan didn't call, Cheng Xi planned to call him. After all, he had broken someone's most precious thing. If he didn't apologize and find a way to compensate, he would have a bad conscience.
"Teacher Tao," Cheng Xi asked, "are the things in the box okay?"
Tao Shiyan said nothing.
Since he didn't answer, it was probably a bad thing. Cheng Xi took a deep breath: "I'm sorry, Teacher Tao, I shouldn't have had the idea to peek into your secret, let alone touch it or get it into the water. All of this is mine.
If it's wrong, I will take full responsibility."
"I know that maybe its actual significance to you is greater than its own value, which cannot be measured by money or other things. But as long as you say it, I will try my best to complete it no matter what the conditions are. Or if you want to beat me and scold me, let me
You can apologize on a public platform or something like that, as long as you say..."
This is a very sincere and respectful apology. Even if he has committed a heinous crime, hearing his words may make him less angry.
Tao Shiyan was even more irritable.
——Why did the kid who liked to be called "brother" suddenly call him "Teacher Tao" out of anger?