64 Chapter 64

◎Never forget that a person is not breaking the law◎

There are large and small performances in the troupe, and there is no shortage of resources. What is lacking is time and energy. Chen Jing'an is the youngest, and later, she needs more practice to improve herself and cultivate tacit understanding. She I spent most of my time in the group, and during my breaks I studied the ancient notation I copied from Shen Xiaocheng and tried to restore it.

It's the same today.

The door of the practice room was pushed open, and the group leader came in first, accompanied by others. He raised his hand to introduce the additional equipment, and said words of thanks.

"You're welcome."

With some voices, even if it was just two words, she could immediately identify who it was.

Shen Lie's slender figure and cold temperament are hard to ignore. His eyes are slightly dull, and Chen Jing'an's eyes intersect with his for a moment. He looks back and asks: "What song is this playing?"

"Ensemble "Flying Sky", no We'll be on stage soon, and everyone is busy practicing."

"Can you listen now?"

"Of course. I'm just not here, and I'm not at a full performance level yet... Mr. Shen, please give me some advice. "

The leader came in and asked them to do it all over again.

Zhong Xin recognized who was outside the door first. She had never connected Xiao Shen with the Shen Group. She remembered that when she had dinner last time, Xiao Shen said that her family had a small business. This was a small business. She was really prosperous. Seen it.

She turned back and looked at Chen Jing'an. Chen Jing'an felt guilty for a moment and lowered her voice and said she would explain later.

Zhong Xin was so shocked that she could hardly speak: "Chen Jing'an, were you a ninja in your last life? How could you endure such a thing without saying anything?"

"..."

Zhong Xin's gaze was so intense that it almost melted her, Chen Jing'an couldn't help but Yi Cai was half a minute closer: "I didn't say it before because we didn't know each other, and I didn't say it after that because we had broken up."

"Do you think it's convincing if you listen to it yourself?" Zhong Xin glared, "I said, how could someone spend all their money? Come in, it turns out it’s just a smile from a beautiful girl. “It

really has nothing to do with me

? You can lie to yourself, but you can’t fool us, the onlookers. This Mr. Shen is investing a lot of money in you. The school has even established a support foundation in the name of your teacher Zhou Zhengqing. It is simply the largest financial supporter of our folk music. It can't be because it really cares about the survival of our folk music or the cultural inheritance. "

"...Senior Sister."

Zhong Xin laughed: "Don't lie to yourself, it's just for you!" Chen

Jing'an didn't defend himself anymore. Maybe there was something in this, maybe there wasn't, it didn't matter.

The performance resumes.

Chen Jing'an's thoughts were all on the pipa. She suppressed her own emotions and was completely immersed in the music.

"What do you think, Mr. Shen?" the team leader asked in a low voice.

"I'm a layman, so I can only listen to the fun." Shen Lie said lightly: "I can't comment on professional matters. But I personally like it very much. When is the performance?"

The leader announced the time and said that it would be time. I will keep the ticket and send someone to deliver it, hoping that Shen Lie will be able to reward me by then. He also talked about other things, including the current development and current situation of the group.

Shen Lie smiled gently and occasionally responded.

In the peripheral vision, a slender figure was holding a pipa, just like the first time he saw her, his body was as tight as a string, playing and twisting it freely.

In the evening, the group informed us that a few people were needed for a social dinner.

In addition to some senior old people, they also had to bring a few young and beautiful faces to support the scene. Zhong Xin had something to go to in the evening, and Chen Jing'an was brutally arrested.

With Shen Lie at the dinner party, Zhong Xin wasn't worried about anything going wrong with her.

Chen Jing'an didn't want to go, so he made up some temporary excuses, but he was really not good at lying. He was found out in a few words and had to agree in the end.

Everyone in the group goes there in the same car.

There were already seven or eight people in the private room.

Shen Lie sat in the main seat, Ji Hong was beside him, and there were some people Chen Jing'an didn't know.

The group leader led them in and said with a smile that he was sorry for being late. Someone mentioned that they would be fined with alcohol. The group leader happily agreed and drank three glasses of wine first.

Chen Jing'an had not been out of school for long, and she was still not used to this kind of social gatherings. She had a bad drinking tolerance, but she couldn't keep eating, so she could only act as a mascot. When she heard the conversation about folk music, she held her cup and followed Smile.

The smile was fake, and her face felt stiff.

It was also at this time that Chen Jing'an noticed the wound on Shen Lie's hand. There was a bandage wrapped around the tiger's mouth, occupying half of the palm, which was extremely eye-catching. He turned his head slightly and was chatting with the group leader.

She was lost only for a moment, and soon she heard her name.

There was a man in a black shirt opposite Chen Jing'an who raised a glass to Chen Jing'an: "Chen Jing'an? I called you right, right? I know you. I've seen the video of that Overlord. Yu Ji is very amazing. I didn't expect to see a real person today."

"Yes, Chen Jing'an."

"Miss Chen is really young and promising. For this reason, I have to offer a toast to Miss Chen. I'll do it first, you can do whatever you want." After saying that, the man in black shirt raised his head and drank a cup. He hit the bottom directly and tipped the cup over to signal.

"..."

Chen Jing'an really hates the wine table culture.

She frowned slightly and touched the wine glass with her fingertips.

"She can't drink."

A cold and low voice suddenly intervened.

Chen Jing'an's heart trembled as she dropped a stone at the bottom of the lake.

Shen Lie didn't look at Chen Jing'an, his eyes only glanced at Black Shirt. Black Shirt's throat tightened and he quickly said that he was just joking and teasing her.

This sound is somewhat ambiguous.

The people at the wine table weighed the other meanings in this sentence, guessing that the two might know each other, but there was only this sentence. Shen Lie continued to talk to the group leader. There was no other abnormality, not even a glance, let alone anything else. , nothing can be found.

No one asked Chen Jing'an to drink again.

Her throat was dry and tight, and she didn't know how to relieve it. In a hurry, she grabbed the cup in front of her and took a sip. She drank a little hastily. The pungency of the alcohol immediately came to her, rising in her throat and burning in her chest. , not only uncomfortable but also feeling a little happy.

The guests enjoyed the meal and nothing else happened during the meal.

Chen Jing'an secretly drank a glass of wine when no one was paying attention, with a natural blush on her face. She was not drunk. At least when she looked at herself, her hands and feet were healthy, and there were no dents or protrusions on the ground.

But this feeling made her comfortable.

The body is light and there are not so many worries.

The group leader drank a lot and was half or six points drunk, but he still kept his energy and sent Shen Lie to the car first. The remaining people in the group also arranged them one by one, asked for their addresses, and sent them back one by one.

Chen Jing'an was sent back first because she was young and a girl.

When she got there, she said hello to the group leader in the car. There were several sparsely parked cars on the roadside at the entrance of the community, most of them black. She took a second look, then withdrew her gaze and walked inside.

In the old community, there is no card-swiping passage, only the old security guard sitting down.

Chen Jing'an has lived here for a while. She usually carries a pipa bag and is very conspicuous when she goes out. Every time she comes and goes, the uncle knows her and greets her when she comes in and out.

"Why are you back so late today?" The uncle asked with concern.

Chen Jing'an responded with a smile: "There is a dinner party in the group."

"It's a dinner party, so you have to come back early. You are a little girl, it is very dangerous at night."

"Well, be early next time."

Chen Jing'an walked into the community.

She lives in the innermost location, a few minutes' walk away.

The facilities in the buildings on the old campus are also very old. The sensor lights in the corridors sometimes don't work. The downstairs is dark for a long time. The entrance is as dark as a cave. When she used to get her mobile phone to turn on the flashlight, she saw something not far away in the corner of her eye. Shen Lie's figure was hidden in the shadows. He was about to smoke out a cigarette, and the smoke was quickly blown away. When he put out the cigarette, it was almost burning to the filter. He seemed to have been waiting here for a long time.

What's even more eye-catching is that the bandage on his hand, which was still as white as new on the dining table, is now soaked with blood, which must be a split wound.

He looked tired and anxious, completely different from his previous cold and dignified image, like a beast that had been prostrate for too long but could not be satisfied.

how did you make it?

Chen Jing'an thought subconsciously.

The first question that came to his lips was: "Why are you here?"

"Waiting for you."

Chen Jing'an was stunned.

Shen Lie didn't move, his eyes were deep, and he said, "Didn't you drink a whole glass of wine at the wine table?"

"I..."

Chen Jing'an felt guilty about being caught, as if he was caught secretly drinking, and unexpectedly... How could he notice that he didn't even look at him during the whole meal?

"It doesn't look like you're drunk," Shen Lie put his coat on his arm, "It's getting late, go to bed early."

He walked out of the shadows. The light was still not good. As he walked closer, the details on his body became clearer and clearer. The details on his shirt became clearer. The wrinkles are obvious on the upper part, and the smell of cedar is getting heavier and heavier, quickly invading the surrounding air.

Just like that, nothing was done.

He might have waited here for as long as a cigarette, just to make sure she got home safely.

"Shen Lie."

Chen Jing'an called him.

Shen Lie paused, his thin and tired eyelids drooping, his eyes fell on the cold and clean face, as if he had a premonition of what she would say, he tugged at the corners of his lips: "Isn't this okay?"

Chen Jing'an Meet his eyes.

It was dark, silent, and the emotions were so intense that it was almost impossible to dissolve them.

"Then I can't do it, Jing'an, don't be so domineering and forget that a person is not breaking the law." The voice was so soft that it could be dispersed by the wind.

He had kept his distance as much as possible.

Chen Jing'an's eyes instantly became warm.

Do you like it that much? It's not worth it, it's really not worth it. Sometimes I think about it, she is actually nothing. There are so many people in this world, and she would be drowned if she were thrown into the sea of ​​people.

How could she make him miss her so much?

"No."

Chen Jing'an lowered his eyes: "Your wound is open."

Shen Lie reacted, raised his hand, and glanced at the blood: "It's just a small wound, nothing wrong."

"I can help you clean it up , I have medicine and bandages..." Chen Jing'an thought for a moment, then added in a low voice: "For the sake of your contribution to Minle's future."

She lowered her head and did not look at him.

Everyone could hear the awkwardness of her words.

Shen Lie chuckled and asked, "So, are you inviting me up?"

Now that the words have been spoken.

Chen Jing'an took a breath, raised his head, and looked directly at him: "Well, would you like to go up, Mr. Shen?"