Keep away from him

  I really dialed the landlady's phone number, but soon lost my enthusiasm, because it was always out of service. I guess the landlady went back to her hometown for business and switched to a work mode number.

  I'm too angry to care, and after a sleepless night, as soon as the room quieted down, my fatigue rushed in. I randomly stuffed a few dumplings into my stomach, but after crawling into bed, I couldn't fall asleep no matter what. My body was exhausted, but my brain was still running. From last night to now, I've received too much information, and it's all jammed in there, colliding chaotically.

  When I finally became aware of entering chaos, many things were still unclear, but there was a firm idea.

  Get away from the high wall!

  Even a fool would realize that Gao Cheng is not simple. Previously, I thought he might have been expelled from school abroad for some unsavory reasons, with a wealthy family background and parents who could cover things up. As long as it wasn't something completely unforgivable, money could solve everything. But now, I won't have such a biased view anymore. Regardless of the real reason for his expulsion, just that special identity makes people feel suspicious. Last night, he intentionally avoided answering my question, which is equivalent to admitting it.

  What kind of life is he living abroad, who is he in contact with, and whether he has any relationship with that organization, I don't want to dig deeper. Nor do I plan to contact the landlady to verify it, first because this is a private matter and it's not good to ask, secondly because maybe even the landlady herself doesn't know her son's true situation. Instinctively choosing to avoid trouble, keeping a distance from unknown creatures!

  That's right, Gao Cheng is this unknown creature.

  Got up very early and went to the gallery, everything was tidy and in order. Xiao Tong is a capable girl, a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts, and can handle unexpected events without making me worry.

  Take yesterday's incident where I was taken to the police station, for example. My phone was confiscated at the time and I couldn't contact the outside world. It wasn't until noon when I came out that my phone was returned to me, with a call and text from Xiaotong on it. In the situation where I couldn't respond, Xiaotong had already opened the gallery door by herself and sold an oil painting.

  After the little boy came to work, I simply handed over my voice and went out to Xingguang Society. Today is the scheduled time to meet with the actors of that stage play. When I arrived at Xingguang Society, the receptionist led me to the general manager's office first and said that the general manager was having a meeting with the screenwriters and actors, asking me to wait here for a while. However, just as I nodded my head, the door was pushed open from outside.

  A slender figure floated in, and I smiled faintly.

  The person who came was Jiang Yan, the president of Xingguang Society. She is a woman who presents gentleness to the extreme. The description "women are like water" is very suitable for her. This cooperation is not our first meeting. Not long ago, at an art exhibition, we both had a crush on a painting. She liked the beauty of the painting, and I was fascinated by the painter's brushstrokes.

  It was precisely that collision of ideas that led to this collaboration on the promotional illustrations for the play. In her words, I understand what she wants to feel.

  Jiang Yan apologized to me in a soft voice as soon as she entered, saying that the screenwriter had made temporary changes to part of the script, so the actors had to re-rehearse and today's meeting might be postponed.

  I thought for a moment and asked if I could go outside to take a look at the actors' appearance and get a feel for it.

  She smiled and said of course, and personally led me to the outside of their stage play rehearsal room. Through the window on the door, I saw that there were still quite a few actors inside, but only two people were rehearsing in the middle for the time being, while the others stood aside waiting.

  The two were a man and a woman, with good looks, Jiang Yan explained that they were the male and female protagonists of this play.

  I carefully observed for a while, standing outside the door, unable to hear their lines clearly, like watching a silent play, guessing the content of the performance through their facial expressions, which was quite interesting.

  A certain voice, a certain dialogue suddenly popped into his mind out of place:

  "I suggest you can try performing in a play, I'm sure you have talent in this area too."

  Scoffing tone and disdainful gaze! I froze in place, and the little interest I had in the play suddenly disappeared.