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Chapter 4 The Shadow Behind

"Come out, come out! Is the seat of the second car right?" Liu Lanlan put down the hamburger in her hand and shouted into the intercom.

Lin Chengcheng looked at a man and a woman walking out of the garage door of the basement, their hands tightly clutching the corners of their clothes, and even their breathing was tense.I saw the woman in the camera passing by a red sports car, and the man behind him stretched out his arms nervously to embrace her, like a loving couple.

"Did you get the picture? Okay, okay, let's call it a day at the first location." After finishing speaking, Liu Lanlan turned to look at the two girls sitting in the back seat of the van, "You guys, Xiao Tang, forget it, Lin Chengcheng, immediately take the pictures I just took. The received materials are edited and posted on Weibo and website headlines to start breaking the news.”

Lin Chengcheng responded and turned on the computer.What she didn't notice was that there was an awkward and forced smile on Tang Jing's face, looking at Lin Chengcheng's ten fingers typing quickly, she was a little restless.

Twenty minutes later, Lin Chengcheng was a little lost in thought while reading this gossip article.She remembered Gu Shengyan's advice last night, could it be that he actually knew something inside?

"Lin Chengcheng! Are you alright?"

Amidst Liu Lanlan's roar, she clicked "Upload" hesitantly.

Soon, the reading volume increased from 1000 to 9000.

break ten thousand.

Breaking [-].

……

And the silver car they had been following suddenly stopped on the side of the road at this time, and the people in the car might have received the news that they were being followed.So under the command of Liu Lanlan, Lin Chengcheng and his group gave up the stalking that was about to be discovered, and then returned to the magazine, leaving the other two cars to continue to follow.

Lin Chengcheng's cell phone rang at this moment. She glanced at the caller ID, clutched the screen nervously, and subconsciously looked at Tang Jing next to her, but found that her nervousness had already been seen by the people around her. With a forced smile, he picked up the phone.

"Hey?"

"Have you forgotten what I said?"

"No, it's just..." It's just that the content of the report is what everyone saw with their own eyes, and it's not a fabrication.

The person on the other end of the phone sensed her deliberately lowered tone.

"Is it not convenient to talk?"

"Ah."

"so be it."

A burst of busy sounds came to her ears, making her even more uneasy. She felt that there must be something hidden about this matter, otherwise why would Gu Shengyan tell her repeatedly?
Sensing the staring eyes around her, she raised her head and smiled at Tang Jing.

"Chengcheng, has something happened to you recently?"

"No! No!" Lin Chengcheng said with a smile.

Tang Jing looked at her seriously: "If you have anything to do, please tell me, maybe I can help you."

"Hmm, don't worry, I'm really fine." She felt a little guilty, but she could only tell Tang Jing after the matter was over.

Thinking of this, she asked hesitantly: "Jingjing, do you think Director Zhang Lin might not be that kind of person?"

"I don't think so. After all, we took a picture of her and her new boyfriend together. We know people and faces but don't know their hearts. Besides, the entertainment industry is so complicated."

"But the news we got is that she's divorced, so there's nothing wrong with having a boyfriend."

"It's changed a lot, hey? Why do you care about her so much? You don't like watching movies. Why are you still a little fan of the director?"

"No, they are all great directors anyway, just ask casually, gossip, hehe!" Lin Chengcheng hurriedly ended the topic.

After three days of silence, Director Zhang Lin's Weibo finally got some movement.

Thousand-Character Statement: Ex-husband’s domestic violence, divorced three years ago, hospital medical records, diagnosis certificate, broken left lower chest rib in X-ray film, stop work and rest, quit the film and television industry indefinitely.

Such keywords and the accompanying clear photos shocked Lin Chengcheng's brain and thinking.This should be what Gu Shengyan has repeatedly emphasized, the truth hidden under the surface of the matter.

She felt the pain of a woman who endured humiliation in an unhappy marriage and finally raised her hands in surrender.I can also understand that a woman is silent about the suffering she has suffered for the sake of the literary and artistic career she loves, and still shows her talents to every audience who loves film culture in the most painful days.

But the unexpected result made this woman have to face the pain of the past and the humiliation she refused to tell.

Lin Chengcheng looked at the computer and was speechless for a moment.For the first time, she wondered if her career could actually make a positive difference.This ability to stir up hot topics in the entertainment circle and push public figures to the forefront at will undoubtedly made her feel novel and full of charm.But is it really right to affect or even destroy a person's life in this way?Public figures, after all, also have fragile hearts.

She thought about it, Gu Shengyan, who was afraid of disturbing the filming, found Jimmy's number, and the call was connected quickly.

"Hello?" The voice of the speaker seemed far away, and the noise over there could be vaguely heard.

"Am I disturbing you?"

"No, what's the matter? What's the matter?"

"I... I think, can you apologize to Gu Shengyan for me, I'm sorry about director Zhang Lin."

"Oh, I heard about this matter, don't worry, I will pass it on."

"um. Thank you."

Just as Jimmy was about to end the conversation, he heard Lin Chengcheng's frustrated voice on the other end, hesitated for a moment, and said, "You don't have to worry too much, people in this circle still have a certain ability to resist pressure. As for Gu Shengyan..." He looked at The person who concentrated on filming in the distance smiled, "He will understand, don't worry."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Chengcheng still felt a little dazed.What remained silent for three days was not only the response of the person concerned to the report, but also the news of Gu Shengyan.

Obviously not a very important person, after ten months there will be no more interaction, but why do I care so much about his thoughts.He must be really angry. He thinks she is the kind of paparazzi who doesn't know right from wrong and fabricates news indiscriminately for attention.Thinking of this, Lin Chengcheng felt stuffy in her heart, as if something was stuck in her chest, making her unable to speak. She was very afraid that the career of such a talented director would end, and she was also very afraid that she would be misunderstood.

Every Thursday afternoon is the magazine's daily holiday.

Lin Chengcheng hurried to the apartment after getting off work at noon, wanting to clean the room earlier, go back to sleep, and digest today's emotions.

As soon as she entered the door, the phone rang, and she looked at the words "Gu Shengyan" on the screen, feeling a little nervous for a moment, and picked it up hesitantly.

"Hey?"

"Why don't you apologize to me yourself?"

"I... I'm afraid of disturbing your work."

"I finished the filming today, and I will be home in three hours."

"Then I..."

"Make a good fish and wait for me."

"..."

"Didn't you mean to apologize?"

"Ah."

I want to apologize, but the fish I cook should only make things worse, Lin Chengcheng thinks so.

"Then apologize in person and hang up."

Jimmy looked at the tired-eyed man who was almost asleep and sighed.He just said, "The little girl sounds very sad, let me apologize to you for her." Unexpectedly, Gu Shengyan actually finished filming the last scene without closing his eyes all night, and decided to return early today. Home.

And there is a taboo in this silver car, that is, when Gu Shengyan is going to sleep, smart people will not open their mouths to talk to him, it is best to hide their breath.So even though Jimmy wanted to tease him with extreme anxiety, he still didn't speak.

Lin Chengcheng was packing up the ingredients absent-mindedly. She was a little distressed. She didn't know if it was because of her own worries. She clearly saw that no one in the magazine had any difficulties because of this matter. Even Tang Jing said that it was her If you think too much, you get used to it.

However, what to get used to?Has the habit negatively impacted someone else's life?
After Lin Chengcheng set the tableware, he looked at the projection clock on the wall. There was still half an hour before Gu Shengyan came back, so he should have a rest.

She curled up on the red cloth bag sofa on the balcony, lapping her knees, thinking about the recent events, her eyes were a little wet, and she stared at her toes in aggrieved way.

I hope Director Zhang Lin will not really go silent because of this, she thought so.

Gradually, sleepiness struck...

She was so sound asleep that she didn't even hear the door open.

Gu Shengyan walked in, frowning, he only saw the food that had been set on the table, but did not see the little girl.Looking across the balcony, he suddenly found the light yellow socks on the side of the sofa, and there seemed to be some white cartoon heads of animals on them.

He closed the door gently, approached slowly, put his hands in his pockets, bent down...

The red light of the setting sun shone on her face, her long and thick eyelashes trembled slightly, but her brows were tightly furrowed, as if she had dreamed of something troublesome, her fair cheeks were slightly flushed by the sun, and a little something appeared when she looked closely. The thin layer of fluff looks like a mouth-watering peach.

He suddenly frowned and pressed his stomach. Maybe it was because of the long hunger today that he had another stomach problem.

He walked to the dining table, pulled out the chair, sat down, looked at the fish that seemed to have not grown in appearance, smiled slightly, and ate slowly.

Today's fish is much better than last time!
He only moved the side close to him, thinking that the little girl would have fallen asleep before eating, and she would be hungry when she woke up.

Unfortunately, the phone rang.He frowned and glanced at the balcony. The little girl on the sofa seemed to have been awakened. She twisted her body and rubbed against the sofa to make a "rustling" sound.

"Hey?"

"Don't forget the announcement tomorrow night, the organizer seems to..."

"Can't send WeChat?"

"Don't you dislike watching WeChat?"

"..."

"Inconvenient to answer the phone?"

"..."

Jimmy hung up the phone just in time in a moment of silence.

Lin Chengcheng scratched his hair, walked to the dining table, and said with some embarrassment: "You came back...why didn't you call me?"

The person in front of him rubbed his temples and glanced at her lightly.

"sit down."

"what?"

"Have you eaten?"

"Not yet." After that, she sat down obediently.

She was a little afraid to look directly at the person in front of her. He was wearing a black sweater again today. It was a very simple style. If you didn't look carefully, you couldn't even find the English logo on the left chest.She picked up the cup and looked at the person in front of her out of the corner of her eye. Her black hair was messy and she looked haggard.And the hair that was rarely let down on the forehead showed traces of casual care. She bit the rim of the cup and watched him lower his head and patiently eat the fish, feeling a little dazed.

"Are you handsome?" A slightly cold voice sounded.

ah?Handsome?Handsome, how can you easily capture the hearts of tens of millions of girls if you are not handsome...

Lin Chengcheng was a little embarrassed. She froze for a moment and put down the cup in her hand. Is he joking?
And the moment she picked up the rice——

"Isn't he handsome?"

Is this person really not afraid of embarrassment?Lin Chengcheng felt a little regretful for staring at him just now, and said slowly: "Your dress...is very nice." He bit his chopsticks and asked vaguely, "You seem to like wearing black sweaters very much?"

"Eat." He smiled lightly, looking in a good mood.But in fact, he was just afraid of scaring the little girl whose face turned red unconsciously.

Lin Chengcheng was in a daze. Why did she feel that this smile was a little pampering?

illusion!It must be an illusion.

She bit her lip, remembering what she was going to say.

"Well, Director Zhang Lin, are you okay?"

"Fortunately."

"Did you know these things early on?"

"Ah."

"That?"

"There is no absolute secret in this circle, it's just that everyone knows it."

"sorry!"

Gu Shengyan put down his chopsticks and looked at her with a smile on his face.

She lowered her head and poked the rice in the bowl with her chopsticks: "Is there anything I can do?"

"No." He shrugged, leaned back in the chair, looked at the troubled little girl in front of him, and said lazily, "The only thing you can do is next time you encounter such a thing, try to stand Think about it from the perspective of the person involved, and don’t make some one-sided reports.”

Lin Chengcheng bit his lip, unable to speak.The person on the other side seemed to feel that the words just now were a bit harsh, so he slowly said, "Don't worry, this kind of thing will happen, she is not unprepared, it's just that she can't accept it for a while, a person like her who loves the film industry People, don’t give up on that.”

"really?"

Gu Shengyan looked at her suddenly raised her head, her bright eyes were full of expectation, she looked at him blinking, he smiled: "Yes."

The faint pain in his stomach became severe, and he pressed it with his hands, but it didn't relieve it.On the set, I heard Jimmy say that the little girl was in a bad mood because of this incident, so she rushed back from filming the last scene, stayed up all night and worked all day, and still had a stomach problem.

Seeing his gradually pale face, Lin Chengcheng was a little nervous.

"Are you okay? Does your stomach hurt again?" She remembered what Aunt Huang said, that he often had stomach attacks.

"Girl, help me find some medicine." He clenched his fists tightly, looking in pain.

Lin Chengcheng stood up nervously, took the medicine back, and helped him to the bed, but seeing that he was still not relieved after taking the medicine, she was a little anxious: "Do you want to go to the hospital?"

"Need not."

"But you look like you need to go now."

"It's fine, I'll just take a rest."

Lin Chengcheng bit his lip, got up and walked out, picked up the phone, found Aunt Huang's number, and dialed it.

"Hello, Aunt Huang?"

"Chengcheng, what's wrong?"

"Auntie, Gu Shengyan has a stomach problem and refuses to go to the hospital. I don't know what to do. Didn't you take care of him before? Can you tell me about it?"

"Sir doesn't like to go to the hospital, he's afraid of being seen."

"Oh."

"Has he taken any medicine? You cook some millet porridge for him when he is resting, and let him drink some when he wakes up."

"Hmm." Lin Chengcheng looked at the person in the room who seemed to be asleep, and gently closed the door.

"Does he do this often?"

"Mr. is busy with work, and sometimes he can't take care of eating all day, and he often suffers from insomnia, so he always suffers from stomach problems. He doesn't want to let the old lady know, for fear that she will worry. Oh, it's because of your hard work."

"It's okay, Auntie."

"Then call me if you don't understand anything."

"Well, thank you auntie."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Chengcheng clutched the phone and bit his lip.

It turned out that his stomach problem was due to being too busy at work. She always thought that these stars were picky about their meals in order to keep in shape.

She thought that a big star like this should always stand in front of the public with a lot of energy and a glamorous appearance.But looking at his frowning and pained look just now, she suddenly felt that this man seemed not so superior, and like ordinary people, he would get sick and be vulnerable.

She patted her cheek, got up and walked to the kitchen.

Just as she was putting the rice into the rice cooker, she heard rustling noises coming from the bedroom, one after another.

She put down the spoon, walked to the door of the bedroom, pushed the door open, and saw the person on the bed curled up in unbearable pain, with a fine layer of sweat on his forehead.She walked over and stood there, a little at a loss.

"How are you?" She squatted halfway in front of the bed and asked nervously.

He didn't answer, just pulled her hand over and pressed it to her stomach with great force.She could even feel his palms were a little wet from the pain and sweat.

Lin Chengcheng nervously responded to this ambiguous gesture, and she clearly heard the thunderous heartbeat of her own.

once... twice...

If the person on the bed hadn't closed her eyes and didn't look at her, she might be so shy that she would find a hole to slip in.She didn't move and let him hold her hand until she heard the sound of porridge being cooked in the kitchen, and her legs were a little numb from squatting for a long time.

Gradually, the strength in his hands became less, and his breathing became steady, as if he had slept peacefully.

Lin Chengcheng slowly withdrew her hands, rubbed her sore legs, and was about to leave when she saw the broken hair on his forehead wet with sweat. She unconsciously reached out and brushed his forehead lightly.

The person who fell asleep turned his head sideways and frowned.

Lin Chengcheng suddenly realized that he had lost his composure, and ran out with Xiao Lu's heart in his arms.

Sitting on the sofa, Lin Chengcheng stared blankly at the hand he had just shaken repeatedly. His hand was very warm, with the body temperature of an exclusive man, and the pressure on her hand was heavy, making her a little dazed.

Lin Chengcheng, what are you thinking? He just has a stomachache and is unconscious. Don't think about it!She patted her hot cheeks, and buried her face in the pillow again. After calming down for a long time, she cleared her throat and planned to get up to look at the porridge in the kitchen.

Suddenly, a phone rang from the dining table, it was Gu Shengyan's cell phone.

She saw the name displayed on the phone - Jimmy.

After a moment of hesitation, she picked it up anyway.

"Sheng Yan, something happened."

"Um... I'm Lin Chengcheng. Gu Shengyan has a stomach problem. He just took the medicine and has already rested."

"is it serious?"

"Ah."

"You take care of him first, I'll go there now."

Lin Chengcheng was a little surprised when he heard the busy tone on the phone. Jimmy just said that something happened and he sounded very nervous. Could it be something serious?

Soon, there was a hasty knock on the door.

Lin Chengcheng opened the door and saw that Jimmy was uncharacteristically wearing a simple black sweatshirt, looking quite sunny and energetic. The simple broken hair made him look a little stronger than usual.He frowned, completely devoid of his usual joking look.

"Is he awake?"

"not yet."

Jimmy frowned, paced the living room, and kept getting calls, and he kept hanging up, and even simply turned off the phone and threw it on the sofa.Lin Chengcheng poured him a glass of water, but seeing his restlessness, he couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? What happened?"

The anxious person in the living room stopped. He looked at her, thought for a few seconds, and asked, "Aren't you online?"

"No." After that, she seemed to realize something, found her phone and opened the web page.

Overwhelming news came into view——

"Gu Shengyan's background was exposed, and he was actually a corrupt official."

"For the sake of fame and fortune, I hid my background and entered the showbiz for ten years."

"Gu Shengyan's romantic personality comes from his father?"

……

Lin Chengcheng's fingertips trembled slightly, and he clicked on one of the links, but what he saw was a piece of news from 20 years ago——

"Gu, a city government official, was reported and dismissed because of his lifestyle. His wife became mentally disturbed due to the blow. She burned down her house in the middle of the night, and the couple died in the flames. The two had a son, and luckily neighbors rescued them..."

Attached to the article are newspaper photos from that year, as well as screenshots from TV news.

Lin Chengcheng looked at the little boy in a white shirt standing in front of the ruins crying in the photo, and she suddenly felt very sad.

It turned out that he had such a childhood. Twenty years ago, he was only nine years old.No wonder he always speaks coldly, rejecting people thousands of miles away, is it because he is afraid of getting hurt again?Looking back on her childhood, she seemed to have lived happily under the protection of her parents. Although she couldn't remember what happened when she was nine years old, she knew that every day of her childhood was extremely happy.

Thinking of his 20 years of being alone and never having family members to take care of him even when he was sick, she couldn't help but feel a little sad.

"Within this hour, I have already received calls from two companies saying they would cancel his endorsement contract, and hung up countless interview calls." Jimmy's voice was a little weak.

Lin Chengcheng clicked on Gu Shengyan's Weibo, and the number of comments on a recent forwarded Weibo was obviously 10,000+ more than other Weibos.Some voices of support were drowned out by the water army, and there was a trend of one-sidedness. Cursing and complaining were filled with everyone's short sentences.

"He will be very sad seeing this." Lin Chengcheng looked up at Jimmy.

The person standing stopped, leaning against the door frame, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he smiled: "Sure enough."

"what?"

"He never misjudged anyone."

Lin Chengcheng was confused, and just about to ask, he only heard the sound of the bedroom door opening.

Gu Shengyan looked at the two pairs of eyes staring at him in the room, rubbed his temples, and walked to the living room.

"What's wrong?" He leaned on the back of the sofa, his face looked a little pale, and he still looked weak.

Lin Chengcheng's mood was extremely complicated, and he used the excuse of going to the kitchen to serve porridge, leaving room for them to communicate.

She stayed in the kitchen for a long time before slowly bringing out a bowl of porridge.

At this time, Jimmy had turned on his cell phone and kept making calls, while Gu Shengyan was sitting on the sofa, still expressionless.

She handed over the bowl in her hand, and Gu Shengyan reached out to take it, the moment her fingertips accidentally touched it, her heart seemed to miss a beat.

But the person in front of him didn't seem to be affected at all.

He calmly put the bowl on the table, as if nothing had happened, his low and hoarse voice sounded a bit haggard: "You go, I'll send someone to see you off."

(End of this chapter)