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Chapter 11 Standing in the Light

Zuo Chi froze for a moment before realizing Sheng Li's logic.

After he kissed Sheng Li, he imagined that Sheng Li would pretend to be stupid, and he also imagined that Sheng Li would question him angrily. After all, in Sheng Li's view, kissing is a stain on their friendship.

He thought that there was nowhere to hide his thoughts, but Sheng Li didn't think that he kissed him because he liked him, but that he wanted to cooperate with the Zuo and Sheng marriages, and there was no bottom line at all.

Zuo Chi was thankful at first, if Sheng Li asked the bottom line about that kiss, he really didn't know how to answer it.Then he felt sorry for himself, in Sheng Li's eyes, between the two of them, there was no possibility of anyone liking the other.

Just like what Sheng Li said, marrying an unknown Omega is easier to accept than marrying Zuo Chi.Because not knowing means unknown, and there is still a chance of sparks colliding, and even if there was spark between him and Sheng Li in the past, it was extinguished before the flame ignited.

Sheng Li only regards him as a brother and a friend, he doesn't have any sexual attraction in Sheng Li's eyes, Zuo Chi knows it all too well, but the sourness in his heart still can't be stopped.

He tried his best to suppress his emotional fluctuations: "It's just a photo, it's not too difficult for you."

Anger was mixed in Sheng Li's voice: "I don't think we need that kind of thing. When I think of me and you pretending to be an intimate couple in front of the camera, I feel disgusting."

Nausea.

Sheng Li told him disgusting...

Sheng Li felt disgusted.

Zuo Chi's heart felt as if hundreds of thousands of needles were poking it, causing dense pain.

Sheng Li seemed to realize that his words were serious: "Zuo Chi..."

Half of Zuo Chi's consciousness was already in a state of fugue. He was hurt by the word "disgusting". The other half of his consciousness decided to hold back his face and said in a daze, "I'm sorry, please hold back your nausea. See you at school the day after tomorrow."

Then he hung up the phone neatly.

It's easy to hang up the phone, but it's hard to convince yourself not to care.He told himself that if he wanted to pursue Sheng Li, this was just the beginning, he had to get used to such sarcastic remarks, this blow was nothing.

But Sheng Li had never said such nasty words to him before.Zuo Chi rubbed the corners of his eyebrows, sat on the edge of the bed, his face pale.

Will Sheng Li come the day after tomorrow?

Zuo Chi was not completely sure, if Sheng Li didn't come, he would have nothing to do with him.

More than a day passed quickly, and on the day of the photo shoot, Zuo Chi arrived at the high school on time as agreed with the photographer.

You have to register when you enter the door. The security guard took a look at Zuo Chi and still had an impression of him: "It's you, you made an appointment with Sheng Li? Come to the school to see the teacher?"

When Sheng Li was in high school, he was often late. He would stuff a few packs of good cigarettes for the security guards and ask him to open the door quietly, so all the security guards knew him.

Zuo Chi asked, "He's here?"

The security guard opened the registration book and pointed to a row of information: "Here, I came half an hour ago..."

A stone fell to the ground in Zuo Chi's heart. He took the pen and wrote his name and phone number at the bottom of the notebook: "Sheng Li said he came to see the teacher?"

Security guard: "Well, aren't you?"

The tip of the pen fell on the column of the reason for entering the school, Zuo Chi raised his head and showed a faint smile: "No, he and I are getting engaged, and we are here to take a couple photo."

The security guard said "oh", but didn't respond.When Zuo Chi reached the fountain at the entrance, he stretched his neck and shouted: "Then I wish you a happy wedding!"

Even though he knew that he and Sheng Li were not a real couple, Zuo Chi still had a strange feeling when he heard other people's blessings, as if bubbles were popping up in his heart.

No wonder so many people pretend to be very happy. It turns out that at a certain moment when they deceive others, they also deceive themselves.

Zuo Chi called the photographer and asked where he was.The photographer said that he borrowed a classroom from the school in advance and asked Zuo Chi to go to the teaching building.

There is not only a photographer in the classroom, but also a make-up artist and an assistant.They greeted Zuo Chi cordially and asked him if he had any requirements for makeup.

"Just a simple drawing." Zuo Chi didn't know much about it, "Where's Sheng Li? The security guard said he's here, have you seen him?"

The photographer blinked at Zuo Chi: "You'll know later."

Zuo Chi's curiosity was aroused, which made the time for makeup look extraordinarily long.The makeup artist's brush traveled across Zuo Chi's face, praised him for his good skin, and asked him what skin care products he usually used.

Zuo Chi: "...No skin care products."

The makeup artist was surprised: "Why?"

Cheng Xiangwan once sent some bottles and cans to Zuo Chi. Zuo Chi used them for two days and felt that it was too time-consuming, so he put them on the table to eat ashes.

Zuo Chi couldn't sit still: "How long will it take?"

The makeup artist smiled: "Hurry up, look in the mirror."

Zuo Chi raised his eyes, the Omega in the mirror has been retouched, the jaw line is clearer, the nose is straight, and the eyes are breathtakingly beautiful because of the colored contact lenses.

The photographer exclaimed: "It's so beautiful."

is very beautiful.Perhaps because it was far from self-cognition, Zuo Chi said uncomfortably: "Isn't it a bit exaggerated?"

Photographer: "It's not an exaggeration, it's just right for the camera. I guarantee that Mr. Sheng will be very pleasantly surprised when he sees you."

is it?

Zuo Chi hesitated for a while, then withdrew his intention to change his makeup, and went to the bathroom to change his clothes under the guidance of his assistant.Fortunately, the clothes are very simple, a fog gray casual suit.

Zuo Chi was puzzled: "Aren't you wearing a school uniform?"

The photographer helped Zuo Chi tidy up his collar, and ordered the assistant to get the props, but he didn't answer directly: "Mr. Zuo, come with me."

It was class time, and there was no one on campus.After graduation, Zuo Chi passed by the school gate several times, but he never came in.Compared with seven years ago, the school has changed a lot, the teaching buildings have been renovated, and the roads have also been repaired, but he can recall the original appearance everywhere he walked.

He remembered that his name had been posted on the honor roll many times. Standing in the crowd, Sheng Li saw the announcement before him, turned his head and smiled at him: "Ah Chi, you are number one again, treat me to dinner tonight." ah."

He remembered that when Sheng Li went to the canteen to buy water, he would often help him bring a bottle, without even asking, he knew that Zuo Chi drank mineral water in winter and soda water in summer.

He remembered that they were playing on the basketball court, and they clapped excitedly after winning the ball...

"Bang, bang."

It was the sound of a basketball hitting the ground.

Zuo Chi followed the photographer to the playground. Under the basket, Alpha, wearing a blue and white school uniform, jumped up and shot. The basketball drew a perfect arc in the air and landed in the basket impartially.

He raised his eyebrows triumphantly, turned his face sideways, and when he saw Zuo Chi, he was stunned for a moment, and then his face collapsed: "Manager Zuo has a lot of things to do every day, so he's only here now."

The photographer has snapped the first pictures.

It was Zuo Chi, who was wearing a suit, looking at Sheng Li, who was wearing a school uniform, with focused eyes, and Sheng Li was standing under the light, dazzling.

Like traveling through time and space, the 25-year-old saw the boy in his memory in the light layer.

He purposely asked Sheng Li to come earlier in order to achieve such an effect.It's a pity that after a snapshot, the two protagonists stopped cooperating.

The photographer guessed that they had an argument, because he made them look at each other, and the atmosphere was a bit weird.The corners of Zuo Chi's mouth collapsed tightly into a straight line, but his eyes were soft. Sheng Li looked indifferent, but he didn't seem to dare to look at Zuo Chi, his eyes wandered up and down, left and right.

"Uh..." the photographer suggested cautiously, "Can you get a little closer?"

Zuo Chi took the initiative to move forward two steps, Sheng Li pursed his lips and said, "It's almost done."

Zuo Chi took another step forward, a distance suitable for hugging.Sheng Li: "Can't you understand?"

The photographer saw his ears blushing: "..."

Later, Zuo Chi changed into the same school uniform again, and took pictures in other places on campus.Shooting in the classroom, shooting on the rooftop...the two people didn't have much interaction, like tourists who checked in, and they happened to appear in the same frame.

The photographer repeatedly tried to mobilize the atmosphere, but failed repeatedly. He felt a pity. The two of them are obviously A handsome and O handsome, and they look very good for each other.

Coming out of the teaching building, passing by the small square, a banner was hung between the two trees, saying XX School No.20 Third Music Festival.There were a few students standing in the middle tinkering with the equipment, presumably preparing for a rehearsal, and the "friends and relatives group" sat on the stairs next to them, coaxing them to play a song quickly.

The music started, an old song.

Zuo Chi paused and turned to look at Sheng Li.

Sheng Li remembered that in his sophomore year in high school, in order to please an Omega, he pulled Zuo Chi and said that he would form a band to perform at the music festival.

Because the quartet is tone deaf, Zuo Chi naturally shouldered the burden of the lead singer.Sheng Li and Tai Xingyu played the guitar, Xiang Yiqun played the drums, and Xu Hui played the keyboard.

They sang the same song.The five of them rehearsed several times and got together after school. They were noisy but very happy. Unfortunately, they didn’t make it to the stage in the end——Xu Hui made an impromptu announcement that Tai Xingyu was going to participate in the Mathematical Olympiad. The principal and Zhou Jing's father broke down and was very distressed.

For Sheng Li, the reason for this deep memory has never been a certain Omega, but because of his friends.

Hearing the familiar melody, his vigor suddenly faded: "... Achi."

Zuo Chi's memories are different from Sheng Li's.

No matter how relaxed and cheerful the tune is, it is bitter to him.The purpose of Sheng Li's band was to sing for others in front of the whole school, and he couldn't get into the relationship between Sheng Li, Tai Xingyu, Xiang Yiqun, and Xu Hui.

Unhappy love, even being friends is not as easy as I thought.

Maybe once there are distracting thoughts, he and Sheng Li are doomed to never be the same as before.

"Sings better than me." He smiled self-deprecatingly, he didn't want to accompany Sheng Li to reminisce about his youth, looked away, and asked the photographer, "Is there enough material?"

The photographer said truthfully: "It is written in the contract that each group will shoot [-] original pictures, and we haven't finished half of them yet."

Zuo Chi glanced at the time on the watch: "I have a dinner tonight, so let's take a picture of the church first."

Zuo Chi's words brought Sheng Li back to reality.He and Zuo Chi are no longer 17-year-old boys, they are standing here and going through the damn marriage process!Looking at Zuo Chi's businesslike appearance, he might regard this as part of his job.

"You still have to go to church? Since when did you become a believer?" Sheng Li Yinyang asked strangely, "Since you are so busy, why don't you take pictures, lest you miss out on a big sale, I can't afford it."

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Sheng Li is eccentric every day