life partner

Chapter 20

After Xu Cheng woke up, Xu Jing disappeared.

His mother was sitting by the hospital bed, staring at him with an extremely kind gaze, but it made his hair stand on end.

That feeling made him feel like a dying fish thrown into the beach.

He almost forgot to breathe.

After waking up in a daze for a while, the pain in the back of his head began to stimulate him, his temples twitched, he looked at his mother's face, opened his mouth, his throat was dry, "Where's Xu Jing?"

Mother didn't speak, just looked at him.Xu Cheng's eyes widened, his body began to tremble and twitch, and he began to struggle violently. Li Huiyao called the doctor and injected him with a tranquilizer.

He was lying groggy, his head was pierced like tens of thousands of needles, he wanted to move, but his body was so heavy, he collapsed in despair, kept thinking, he wanted to go out, he wanted to find Xu Jing .

But all this is just fantasy.

He couldn't do anything, and they had incurred this unbearable consequence. When they were both young, after drawing a crack in the turning point, only the unconditional right remained.

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Xu Jing was slapped by his mother, he thought he was going to die, he was afraid of Li Huiyao, Li Huiyao told him to go to Grandma Xu, at first he thought his mother told him to stay at grandma's house and never come back Yes, but later, he realized how cruel Li Huiyao was.

His mother really wanted him to never see his brother for the rest of his life.

When Li Huiyao was studying, she once had a very good friend. Now she lives in the UK, and she occasionally contacts her. That night, she got in touch with her friend who was far away in a foreign country. He wants to send his youngest son abroad to be gilded.

When she was doing these things, Xu Yingren was also beside her. Xu Yingren had always favored Xu Jing. Of course, although he didn't want Xu Jing to go so far away, whenever he said a word, Li Huiyao was like a shrew. Curse him or curse Xu Jing.

At that time, Xu Yingren knew that his wife really hated his youngest son.

After this incident broke out, Xu Lanlan also came over. She tried to persuade Li Huiyao at first, but when she gradually realized that there was no way to persuade her, she stopped talking.

Li Huiyao handled Xu Jing's withdrawal procedures, and also made some matters concerning studying abroad, because she went to a private middle school, so as long as she had money, it was fine. Li Huiyao also had some savings over the years, and she didn't care about her future life plans. Now My idea is to send my youngest son as far as possible.

... out of sight is out of sight.

Li Huiyao sent Xu Jing to the airport. Before leaving, she looked at Xu Jing blankly, gave him the living expenses, and gave him the destination. There were many sad scenes of parting in the airport, but just They are the most deserted here. Xu Jing is already much taller than his mother. He carried his own bag and a heavy suitcase. He put a lot of things in it, but the only thing he didn't bring was his brother's. photo.

Because, the night before his mother left, she rushed in front of him, searched in his suitcase, found his brother's photos, and tore them all up. Those warm and beautiful ones can be kept in memory. All the stuff is not worthy for him to own.

"I will call you for living expenses."

Li Huiyao's face has always been as cold as iron skin. At this moment, when she said this, it was as if she was casting an ice pick. She looked at Xu Jing coldly, "If you want to read, I will let you read, but just a little, don't read it again in the future." came back."

Xu Jing stood where he was, and his mother left immediately after saying this.

He stared blankly at Li Huiyao's back, he couldn't speak, his throat seemed to be choked with lead, and the airport was full of people, and they had seen many backs crying bitterly when parting. When people saw the tall boy squatting on the ground and weeping in that corner, they didn't care much, and some of them were just a few eyes, so they were not surprised.

I can't get anything done.

I can't protect you, can't keep my promise to accompany you for the rest of my life, and let you bear all the pain, but I... am like a deserter.

And now, I'm going so far away from you.

I was like a prisoner on death row, I didn't struggle, I didn't run away, I was just scared.

I know, I am a coward, cowardly, ugly and selfish. They all say that I am more confident than you, but only I understand.

I can do nothing without you.

And now I've lost you.

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Compared with the UK, the climate in winter here is more humid and colder. Although there is no snow, Xu Jing feels that it is even colder than snowing. The cashmere scarf, gloves and mask are all on, but the body still can't stop getting cold.

Now he regrets that he didn't let his assistant drive to pick him up. When he came out of the airport, Xu Jing was defeated by the biting coolness.

He hadn't been back here for a long time, and his body couldn't adapt to the climate after being away for a long time.

When he was in England, he would miss Xu Cheng, that kind of crazy miss made him miserable, he couldn't stop his thoughts at all, he wanted to drink, but he couldn't pay for the drink, so he just Dispelling the idea of ​​drinking to relieve his sorrows, he devoted himself to his studies and part-time job peacefully, making himself tired in a hurry and using it to forget Xu Cheng.

He took a taxi to the apartment that his assistant rented for him. As a well-known director abroad, after Xu Jing returned to China, his market is not bad. At least some people want to invest in his movies.

In fact, Xu Jing has only made two films abroad. The first film was his graduation work. It was picked out and put into the student film festival for selection, and won an award, and was later screened in theaters.

As a student, it was not easy for him to achieve such an achievement in his first film, but Xu Jing didn't think the things he made were good, and he didn't watch the premiere of his film. Later, he got inspired After thinking about it, he found someone to invest in, and managed to make his second movie.

That movie was even better than his graduation work, and it was watched by people after it was made, probably because the real and unpretentious things in the movie touched the audience, so after it was released, the response was very good, and it was even shortlisted for an award, but it’s a pity Missed.

Xu Jing didn't care either, he just continued to conceive his next movie.

And when he gained a firm foothold abroad, his mind became active, and he thought of coming back.

When the taxi arrived at the apartment, the apartment rented by his assistant was quite high-end. There were two or three security guards standing outside the door. They stood straight and did not chatter or touch fish. The environment was also good. Xu Jing thought faintly, waiting for the bus When he stopped, he gave the driver money. When he got off the car with good money, he was stopped by the driver. He turned around and wondered if he had paid less, but the driver looked at him strangely, "Mr. Give me more money."

When Xu Jing took the money, he suddenly realized that he had tipped too much just now.

As soon as Xu Jing arrived at the apartment, he received a call from his mother, Li Huiyao. After Xu Jing answered the call, he turned on the speakerphone, put his phone next to the computer, and went online by himself.

Li Huiyao's voice slowly came out from the phone. Xu Jing hadn't talked to Li Huiyao on the phone for a long time. There was always a thick layer of ice between them. Probably can't be melted away.

The contradiction in this is actually caused by many aspects. The most serious one is probably about his brother. Xu Jing was out of his mind for a while and didn't hear what Li Huiyao said earlier, so he only heard the last sentence talk.

"Don't go to your brother, he's fine now."

Xu Jing sneered in her heart, would Xu Cheng be fine without me?

He didn't agree with what his mother said, so he didn't answer, but after listening to Li Huiyao's words, he took the initiative to press the hang up button.

The apartment he lives in is quite high-end, and the decoration inside is very exquisite, but Xu Jing doesn't like it much. He is probably the only one here, and it is very deserted. He was alone when he was in England. Now When he returned to China, what he wanted was an urban area with more people than a high-end and quiet apartment floor. Maybe a noisy place would make him feel better.

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"This is the script for my next film."

In a conference room, several men were smoking, and the smoke was lingering inside. Xu Jing said something, then turned sideways and coughed, he pursed his lips, pointed to the script on the table, and compared five, "I You need this number."

The investor snorted, "500 million?"

Xu Jing rolled her eyes, changed her legs and raised her legs, "Are you kidding me?"

The bald investor frowned, "Could it be possible that Director Xu still wants 5000 million?"

Xu Jing smiled, but didn't speak, he raised one eyebrow, and his thin lips curled into a flat expression.

The investor sneered, "Director Xu, you are joking."

"I don't know how to tell jokes. If you don't want to contribute, I'll find someone else, but I'm confident that this movie will definitely make you a fortune." Xu Jing fooled him seriously, and the investor's expression moved slightly, obviously It was said that he was a little moved. In fact, he knew Xu Jing's fame. He only made two movies in total, but both movies should be awarded, and those who should get money should be scraped. People make a lot of money, which makes people greedy.

"I can inject capital into you, but you have to use my people for the heroine."

The investor just hired a female star recently, and the actress was so good at talking, she coaxed the investor to tremble, and happily promised to help her get a heroine scene.

However, Xu Jing shook her head, "You haven't read the script, have you? My play...it doesn't have a heroine."

The discussion about the film's capital injection was not good. Xu Jing smoked second-hand smoke for more than an hour, and walked out behind a few sullen bosses. He didn't care, but his little assistant Gu Chen told him He was so anxious that if he couldn't find an investor, they wouldn't be able to start the machine, and everything would come to a standstill. He couldn't help but see that hell was beckoning to them.

"Director Xu, what should we do without money?"

Gu Chen looked anxious, Xu Jing glanced at him slowly, "Wait, you send the script first, let's find the actors first, don't worry about the investment."

Gu Chen wanted to say more, but Xu Jing waved his hand, "You don't have to see me off, I'll take a taxi back by myself." He just returned to China, and his driver's license is still in the UK, so if he wants to drive, he has to go to school again.

Xu Jing took a taxi and didn't go back to the apartment. Following his memory, he named a familiar street and asked the driver to drive there.When Xu Jing got out of the car, he was shivering from the cold air. He tightly gathered his scarf and walked two steps, but found that he couldn't find his way home.

The neat rows of small bungalows in the past have been overturned and turned into ruins. The wasteland is covered with weeds, and the periphery of the wasteland is enclosed. It is something that will be built in the future, with towering buildings and luxurious buildings. There are all kinds of fun things in the entertainment center, which replaced his home.

And he didn't even know when it was demolished.

Xu Jing understood that he really became an outsider in this family, and his mother never even told him that he changed his address.

He finds it ridiculous.

It's getting late at night, and this city seems to have never welcomed Xu Jing from the very beginning. The humid and cold climate made Xu Jing physically uncomfortable. As early as when he was in England, he couldn't take good care of himself because of his desperate part-time job and heavy studies. His lung disease was the root cause at that time, the cold air choked into his trachea, Xu Jing began to cough quickly, and he stopped a little after he seemed to cough up his entire lung, He suppressed his breath and grabbed his throat uncomfortable.

He found that he couldn't find Xu Cheng anymore.

Yes, he doesn't even have a home.