69novels Chapter 19 Chapter 19
Chapter 19 Chapter 19
It was the morning of the first snow in Lucheng, and Tang Yun was driving on the way to the Lucheng Drama Theatre. The radio was turned up to the loudest, and the clear voice of the announcer filled the entire car.
"Recently, many citizens have received cards with white letters on a blue background, with the words 'so-and-so's death is not that simple' written on the card. After investigation, this incident was a prank by the students of No. [-] Middle School in Lucheng, intending to seek excitement by causing strangers to panic. The students involved in this matter are ordered to suspend classes and report criticism."
"The children nowadays are really scary." Qian Mo called afterward.
No matter what, Tang Yun never expected that the important clue that has made people extremely nervous for several days was actually a prank committed by the children in their spare time. Thinking of the previous four people gathering together for a meeting to study, she couldn't help but feel that Some irony.
"Those stupid adults." The children must have ridiculed like this in their hearts, and Tang Yun secretly guessed inwardly with her lips curled up.
"Come on, Yunyun, come in quickly." The door of Qi Ming's office at the end of the corridor on the top floor of the theater was half open. The moment he pushed the door and entered, Tang Yun suddenly saw Qi Ming's sharp jaw angle due to his weight loss.
"What's wrong with you?" Tang Yun asked hesitantly.
"Qi Jing's depression has worsened, and she wants to commit suicide every now and then. In the past few weeks, my theater troupe has been visiting both sides of the hospital, and my body and spirit are a bit overwhelmed." Qi Ming held a transparent thermos cup filled with boiling water with his hands as if warming up, his eyelashes drooped meekly at the corners of his eyes.
"Uncle Qi, what can I do?" Tang Yun looked at Qi Ming's silvery hair.
"Guard our drama." The tenacious artist in front of him bent down and opened the drawer, took out the seal and placed it in Tang Yun's warm palm.
"Dong dong dong." The sound of polite knocking came through the door panel, and the strength and interval of the sound made Tang Yun feel inexplicably familiar.
Hearing the sound, Qi Ming put down the thermos cup in his hand and looked towards the door, Tang Yun followed her eyes all the way, the old friend who hadn't heard from him for several years like Jian Lai was standing at the door Tingting.
It turns out that the years will pity the beauty and slow down the pace of time. The 39-year-old Jiangnan's appearance is more stunning than the old days. His pale skin and red lips are like a magazine cover, depicting the distance away from the world.
"Yunyun?" Jiang Nan stepped forward on high heels and stroked Tang Yun's side face gently. Tang Yun frowned slightly to feel the temperature from Jiang Nan's fingertips.
"You've been away for too long, and you don't even remember me." Tang Yun looked up at Jiangnan, with a bit of complaint in her tone.
"I'm coming back this time and I won't leave." Jiang Nan smiled indifferently when he heard Tang Yun's words, as if he was only trying to appease the unreasonable child.
The first snow falls quietly outside the window, and the ground is covered with a thin layer of light white, leaving rows of light gray marks when passers-by pass by.
Tang Yun wore Qi Ming's coat and accompanied Jiangnan to walk around in the theater. Jiangnan's slender heels struck the scratched ground, and ethereal echoes hit the eardrums.
"I didn't expect that the Lucheng Theater Troupe, which was so brilliant in the past, would end up here today." Jiangnan stood in front of the auditorium and looked at the concrete pillars with peeling red paint on both sides of the stage and sighed with folded arms.
"Modern people have too many entertainment options. Video websites introduce TV dramas from various countries, and TV stations continue to produce unconventional variety shows. Dramas are becoming more and more dispensable to the public, and gradually become a niche art." For a few years, Tang Yun had already looked down on this matter.
"Have you thought about leaving?" Jiang Nan brushed his long hair beside his ears, his tone was gentle and soft.
"Never. When I was [-] years old, I saw a dozen follow-spot lights when I was standing under the stage. From then on, I knew that was my life." Tang Yun stared at the empty stage.
"Good boy." Jiangnan lowered his head slightly and looked at the toes of the high-heeled shoes under his feet with a slight smile, his eyebrows inadvertently revealing a bit of solemnity.
"Hey, isn't this Mrs. Jane?" Xu Jiahui, an old actor in the troupe, arrived before anyone could speak.
"Sister Jiahui." Jiang Nan greeted with a smile on his face. The arc of that smile was as delicate and perfect as a work of art carved by ingenuity, but it lacked some sincerity and warmth.
"Mrs. Jane, after that incident happened back then, we all lamented in private that you had a lot of luck. Seeing that you were about to become the pillar of the Lucheng Theater, you never thought that your future would be ruined by a perverted child." Xu Jiahui said in a tone. Full of regret.
"Let him get over the past, don't you think I'm back now?" Jiang Nan squinted his eyes and gracefully raised his frail and boneless palm and spun it in a small half circle.
Tang Yun suddenly seemed to have returned to the years when she was wearing a cheongsam and standing under the spotlight in the south of the Yangtze River, swaying charmingly.
The first snow on the ground of Lucheng Railway Station melted into puddles of mud. Qian Mo dragged his suitcase and stood in front of the railroad tracks with his hands in his pockets, waiting for the train to arrive.
"Look at you, you're leaving in a hurry." Tang Yun took off the scarf and wrapped it around Qian Mo layer by layer.
"It didn't work out, senior sister. I shouldn't have taken chances on my father's crime and imagined that I could find some other reason to justify it." Qian Mo pursed his dry lips.
"Qian Mo, the conclusions in the news may not be credible. There is clearly hope in your father's case. I can't understand why you give up so easily?" Pan Jinyan's narrow eyes were full of disappointment.
"I just don't want to lie to myself anymore." Qian Mo lowered his head with red eyes, his fingers tightly clutching the handle of the suitcase.
Not far away, the train rumbled into the station, and a gust of cold and warm wind rushed across the face along the rails.
The train conductor in uniform opened the door, spread out the pedals, and stood erect at the foot of the train, while a few scattered passengers took their train tickets and searched for the compartment in a leisurely manner.
"Sister, I'm leaving." Qian Mo touched the scarf around his neck and pulled Tang Yun's palm.
"Little Mo, take care." Tang Yun gently hugged Qian Mo, and watched Qian Mo move sideways into the narrow car door dragging the suitcase.
"Beipo, goodbye." Qian Mo stood at the entrance of the carriage and waved his hand. The ring on his ring finger cast a shining light on the wall of the carriage.
The bagpipes sounded, and the green leather train drove away. Tang Yun held the platform ticket and waved to Qian Mo who was standing in front of the window.
"Miss Tang, don't you think the same as Qian Mo?" Pan Jinyan followed the train carrying Qian Mo to Qingchuan, and opened and closed his thin lips.
"I didn't give up, but the clues were too scattered and I couldn't find a clue." Tang Yun replied calmly.
"That's okay." Pan Jinyan stepped through the half-open glass door in front of the platform with one deep step and one shallow step.
The deserted platform was empty, only the red second numbers at the end of the black rectangular clock were jumping and jumping.
In the cool wind, the snowflakes fell lightly at some point, and the white ones melted into the muddy ground in a blink of an eye.
A dull vibrating sound came from her pocket. Tang Yun took out her mobile phone, and the screen displayed the Jiangnan mobile phone number that was entered a few hours ago.
In front of Tongzhou Hotel, Jiang Nan dragged a delicate suitcase towards Tang Yun.
"Is this all your luggage?" Tang Yun took Jiangnan's suitcase with a puzzled expression.
"Well, Tu Convenience only brought some skin care products." Jiang Nan explained to Tang Yun unhurriedly.
When Tang Yun heard the answer, she suddenly recalled the bare face that Jiangnan inadvertently revealed through the bathroom door on a rainy night a few years ago.
Before and after makeup, that person seemed to be two people. One of these two people was a good-looking sister next door, and the other was a charming woman who could only be seen from a distance in the theater, making it impossible to connect with each other.