I Don’t Want To Be Popular

Chen Chuan bid farewell to the Lin family father and daughter, and walked out of Chunfeng Hall, feeling very proud of himself.

8 million in revenue is quite satisfying.

He got in the car and was about to leave when he saw Lin Yingya coming out.

"Chen Chuan, we haven't eaten yet, why don't we go eat together?" Lin Yingya asked after chasing the car.

"Aren't you going to see the one introduced by your family?"

"Well, will you go with me? I don't really want to go."

Lin Yingya stood outside the car.

Chen Chuan let her get in the car and first transferred her 2 points, which was 160,000.

"Your account has received 160,000 yuan, and the current balance is 312,101 yuan, [China Merchants Bank]"

Lin Yingya received the payment information and said in surprise: "You really give me a good fee? It's the first time I got so much money! I can buy the S3 I've been dreaming of for a long time."

The money was transferred. As for what Lin Yingya said about letting him go with her, Chen Chuan was not interested.

After letting Lin Yingya get off the bus, Chen Chuan left Chunfeng Hall.

It's four o'clock in the afternoon, which is an awkward time. If you want to eat, the serious restaurants haven't opened yet.

Chen Chuan received a call from Jia Qiang, saying that it was his birthday tonight and he wanted to invite his old classmates to have a meal together. He didn't invite anyone else, but only his closest friends.

Chen Chuan agreed, passed by a cake shop, and ordered a brownie cake for 400 yuan.

Regarding the place to eat, several people decided on a roasted whole lamb restaurant next to the ancient film and television city. Although it was far away, it was relatively close to Jia Qiang's home.

Chen Chuan went first with the cake.

By six o'clock in the evening, people started to arrive, including Jia Qiang, Lu Youfang, and two other high school female classmates. Chen Chuan didn't know these two girls very well and just said hello.

In the last ray of sunset in the western sky, a pink Porsche 911 drove up.

The car stopped, Wang Lixin got out of the car, the passenger door opened, and an elegant woman got out.

"Chen Chuan." The woman greeted with a smile.

"Teacher Chen?"

Chen Chuan recognized that this was Chen Yanyan.

Wang Lixin said: "Teacher Chen had no place to eat at night, so I dragged her along. Do you mind an extra pair of chopsticks? Jia Qiang?"

"Teacher Chen!"

"Hello teacher!"

Jia Qiang, Lu Youfang and others said hello together. After all, Chen Yanyan taught them in high school.

A total of seven people entered an antique courtyard next to the film and television city.

Because the roasted whole lamb in this courtyard is famous, there are many customers, but the courtyard is not open to the public. The visitors are all regular customers, or the crew filming here, some directors and second- and third-rate actors, and sometimes some First line.

The courtyard is a large courtyard with three entrances and three exits during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

In the late autumn of November, seven people sat on a hot bed, sharing a whole lamb that was roasting sizzlingly oily, drinking hot old wine, listening to the sea breeze outside the window, taking a sip of wine and eating a big piece. Lamb, laughter.

In the evening, when Chen Chuan came out to use the toilet, Wang Lixin also came out.

She said: "Can you see that Teacher Chen is feeling sad?"

Chen Chuan thought for a moment and didn't realize that from the outside,

Not at all like a newly divorced person.

Wang Lixin took out her mobile phone, clicked on Weibo, found an ID called "Counterclockwise Wind", and brought it to Chen Chuan.

Chen Chuan saw that the latest Weibo was posted at 10 o'clock last night.

Counterclockwise wind: "Not long after you left, I went to see a movie by myself. I bought two tickets. There were a lot of people in the far corner of the cinema, talking and laughing. I leaned my head as much as possible on the side On the empty chair, until everyone left, I said I love you to the empty seat next to me. I got up and left. It was raining lightly outside and it was a bit cold in late autumn. "

After reading this passage, Chen Chuan tasted it carefully and experienced an indescribable emotion, powerless love and sadness.

"Is this...Chen Yanyan's Weibo account?" Chen Chuan asked.

Wang Lixin nodded: "It's her trumpet, and I didn't see it accidentally. I didn't want to see it, but I couldn't hold back my curiosity and flipped through it. After reading it, I felt depressed. Look at this - life The torrent threatens to suffocate people, but we grow wantonly in an oxygen-deprived environment. And this - my dad came to my room last night and saw me looking at the stars. He stood for a while and said, "Is life tiring?" I After a perfunctory "It's okay", he turned to look at the stars and said, "You're not as lively as you were when you were a kid."

Seeing these emotional words on Weibo, especially the last sentence, Chen Chuan's eyes were a little moist for some reason.

This is the sad and lonely other side of a seemingly elegant woman. In fact, it is not just Chen Yanyan, but maybe everyone is the same.

Standing in this antique courtyard, listening to the laughter of drinking, guessing, and chatting from various rooms, time and space seem to travel hundreds of years back to ancient times.

There's something unreal about it all.

Until I felt Wang Lixin hugging me from behind.

After lighting up a cigarette and taking two puffs, the night at the beach became clear enough to see the stars in the sky. The sea breeze blew away the smoke and blew the long hair of the woman behind him.

"As you grow up, the people around you are always changing. Friends who were once so good no longer keep in touch. Those vows to be good friends forever cannot come true. Life is a train. , everyone except myself is a passer-by. All I can do is hold on tight to the present, not wanting to lose or miss." Wang Lixin said behind her.

Chen Chuan smiled: "Is this Teacher Chen Yanyan's Weibo, or is it your own emotion?"

"Myself, do you remember that day when we were diving in the hotel's diving pool?" Wang Lixin said.

"Well, what's wrong?"

"That night, I dreamed that I fell into the sea. Darkness slowly enveloped me, my eyes were blurry and erratic, my mind began to drift, and my heart shouted "Save me" over and over again. It was like being abandoned by the world, and ghosts and gods pulling you into hell. I felt so helpless... I woke up from my dream. Fortunately, you were by my side. Looking at your profile in the moonlight on the bedside, I felt inexplicably relieved." Wang Lixin said slowly.

"Oh, I remembered, so you took advantage of the situation and climbed on me again? No wonder, when I looked at the time, it was 3:30 in the middle of the night, and I thought why are you so excited. If you are like this, you will never dare to be with me in the future. You are together." Chen Chuan said.

Wang Lixin smiled and said, "I'm serious, but you interrupted me again. Hey, listen, who is playing the flute?"

From somewhere, a faint sound of flute came. In the sea breeze and moonlight, looking around, there are row upon row of ancient buildings, restaurants, inns, libraries, shops, palaces, arrow towers, city walls...

This is a whimpering flute song, ethereal and transparent, with melodious melody. In this melodious tune, I seem to see the ancient sages standing with their hands behind their hands, letting the strong wind blow, standing in the moonlight, leaning on the railing and looking at the mountains and rivers in the distance.

But in the modern bustling city, people can hear the words from One Hundred Years of Solitude. All the brilliance in life must be repaid with loneliness.

Wang Lixin turned to the front and asked: "Chen Chuan, do you love me?"

After waiting for a long time, Chen Chuan didn't answer.

Wang Lixin asked again: "At that class reunion, the girl you brought was named Qin Xiang, right? I want to know, is she... your real girlfriend or something? By the way, do you think I know? Why do you like you now that you are rich? Actually, that’s not the case. When you and Zhou Qi were together in high school, I liked you quite a lot. If you don’t believe it, I have a diary at home and some records in my space.”

Chen Chuan was surprised. He didn't know what he liked at that time. Could it be that being handsome meant that he would be remembered by these goblins.

The two of them stood in the courtyard for a while, and Wang Lixin knew enough not to ask the question "Do you love me or not?"

In fact, Chen Chuan himself can't tell clearly now.

Just like there is a saying - whether two people can come together, timing is very important. If you show up when he wants to settle down, you have a good chance of winning. If you appear when he is full of curiosity about the world, then no matter how beautiful and outstanding you are, it will be in vain. Loving deeply or loving early is not as good as loving just right.

Now is the time for him to be curious about the world.

After a few minutes, Chen Yanyan came out to use the bathroom in the courtyard.

"Are you blowing the cool breeze here?" Chen Yanyan asked with a smile.

Chen Chuan looked at her and smiled: "Do you want to sing tonight? Want to hear you sing?"

Chen Yanyan shook her head and said with a smile: "No, I have to go to work tomorrow. I don't dare to play too late tonight. Wait until next time?"

"Um."

At this time, a girl wearing a light pink fluffy hooded jacket, a sweatshirt, and a pair of camel boots came out to the courtyard, walked to Chen Chuan and Chen Yanyan, suddenly stopped, and said in surprise, "Chen Yanyan?"

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