live here

Chapter 17

After Liu Cheng left Sun Chen's apartment, he didn't leave directly. He went back to the car downstairs and sat there for several hours.

For a full 417 days, after 417 days of not being able to find Sun Chen, he finally saw each other again.There is no other kind of worry about gains and losses that can compare with him at this moment.Probably only by looking at the light leaking from the window of Sun Chen's room downstairs can he calm down his inexplicable panic.Liu Cheng was sitting in his car, looking at the lights upstairs, while thinking about the person he saw just now.

Sun Chen has changed.Liu Cheng could clearly feel this change.

The Sun Chen who came back is different from him before amnesia, and also different from him after amnesia.The former Sun Chen was too cold, too guarded, perhaps too scared, but the later Sun Chen was too harmless, too innocent, and too ignorant.But today's Sun Chen, he is different from his original self, his indifference is no longer a weapon to protect himself, because he is no longer the timid child who only knows how to protect himself with all his might, he is also different from his later self , his calm is not ignorant innocence, but mature reason.

Liu Cheng felt that Sun Chen was "sensible", at least, much more "sensible" than his former self.He thus learned to be brave.He was even willing to spend time facing Liu Cheng and listening to Liu Cheng.This is not just the so-called understanding of the world, in fact, he is also reasonable.

Sun Chen is willing to take this step and step out of his own world, which means that he no longer needs Liucheng at all.Liu Cheng had worked so hard to clarify those things that had been misunderstood by the other party in order to get rid of Sun Chen's cursed inferiority complex, but when he actually had the chance to do that, Sun Chen had already regained his confidence in the world.He doesn't need Liu Cheng to prove that he should muster up the courage to accept others' love.He doesn't need Liu Cheng to support him in trying to see the world clearly.He doesn't need Liu Cheng to do these useless efforts.

Liu Cheng was very happy to see Sun Chen become "strong", but at the same time, he couldn't resist being washed away by the emotion of loss.

He knew that the distance between himself and Sun Chen was becoming more and more unreachable.

Later that day, Liu Cheng waited until the upstairs turned off the lights, but still did not leave.He didn't know when he fell asleep, and when he opened his eyes again, the sky was already bright.

For a while, Liu Cheng wasn't sure if the scene where he met Sun Chen again was a dream, he impulsively went back downstairs and wanted to ring the doorbell, but in the end, he didn't do that.

Enough is enough.Now that's probably the only thing he can do for Sun Chen.

He guessed that Sun Chen would be more satisfied if he didn't show up at all, but no matter what, there was absolutely no way he could do it.He can only minimize his presence.

As he said, Sun Chen quickly accepted the letter of appointment from Channel S, and "Living Here" was restarted.As a sponsor, Liu Cheng frequented the TV station and participated in the planning and production process of the program in a way that was a hundred times more active than any sponsor.The only purpose of doing this is to see Sun Chen more cheekily, but there are moments when he plays an important role.For example, when the program group determines the guest list.

Sun Chen, who once disagreed with the invitation of movie actor Lu Xiaoman, advocated to invite him to participate in this program instead.Let’s not talk about whether the topic of Lu Xiaoman’s return after encountering an accident is completely positive. On the other hand, Lu Xiaoman, who was in the limelight half a year ago, suddenly fell into a scandal, and then was revealed to be mentally abnormal. The media and netizens mainly took a positive attitude of understanding and sympathy towards Lu Xiaoman's situation, but when it came to work, no one dared to invite him for a long time. Similarly, he himself faded out of the entertainment industry.It is already risky to invite him, and it is not so easy to invite him. Other staff in the program group, including the leaders of the station, do not agree with this proposal.

Therefore, Liu Cheng used the promotion of his movie starring Lu Xiaoman as an excuse to directly increase the sponsorship fee to get Lu Xiaoman's spot in the program group.

His stupid approach was thanked by Sun Chen... Although Sun Chen's expression was nothing more than sending a short message to Liu Cheng to thank him-they didn't even add WeChat to each other.When he received a message with only two words "thank you", Liu Cheng looked at his phone for a long time, edited out dozens of draft versions of the reply, and finally just replied dryly, "Now I'm afraid that Lu Xiaoman won't take this job." After the news, he spurned himself a lot, and didn't understand why he didn't take the opportunity to say, "For the convenience of contact, let's add a WeChat?"

Sun Chen quickly replied with another message.That news analyzed Lu Xiaoman's situation objectively.According to Sun Chen's opinion, Lu Xiaoman, who has been keeping in touch with the family of coach Wu Fei who died unexpectedly at the time, and secretly helping him from time to time, must also want to use this program to pay tribute to something, or to settle something, so the other party will accept the program.

Liu Cheng thought hard for a long time again, but in the end he only replied three words "that's good".

That night, Liu Cheng took out his mobile phone repeatedly to check these two messages from Sun Chen.In the end, he could almost recite the news backwards, even though it was only a very official content, without a word "you" or "I" in it.

After seeing Sun Chen again on the TV station, their relationship seems to have improved a lot.Liu Cheng had the cheek to say hello to Sun Chen, and even if he didn't say anything, Sun Chen would at least nod to him.Once they met in the cafeteria—Liu Cheng eats in the TV station’s cafeteria when he has nothing to do now, because Sun Chen always goes there at noon—Liu Cheng walked to Sun Chen’s table with a plate and asked, "Do you mind?" Sun Chen Directly replied that I don't mind, even though it was followed by "I just finished eating."

That day, Liu Cheng sat down and watched helplessly as the other party left with an empty plate.The next day, he had nothing to do and needed to go to the TV station. As a result, he left the company early for lunch and drove to the restaurant of the TV station for dinner. Because he arrived early, he walked around the food window several times. After Sun Chen sat down with a plate, he continued to lean over .This time Sun Chen still let him sit down, and he took the opportunity to put a plate of chicken curry on the other's plate, "I remember you like chicken."

What happened that day made him so excited that he couldn't sleep well all night——

First of all, Sun Chen actually ate that plate of chicken.

Encouraged, Liu Cheng spoke out when the other party was about to eat dinner: "Xiaochen, "Late Night Convenience Store" will be released next Tuesday. I haven't paid you the copyright fee and dividends yet. Let me invite you to watch this movie first?"

Sun Chen efficiently gave an answer that Liu Cheng didn't dare to expect: "What time is it, which theater?"

"The first scene of the movie is at eight o'clock." Liu Cheng quickly said after recovering, "Shall we go after dinner? I'll pick you up here at six o'clock?"

Sun Chen nodded in agreement, "I'll see you at the door downstairs at six o'clock next Tuesday."

Afterwards, Liu Cheng, who didn't fall asleep all night, tossed and turned wondering if Sun Chen knew this was a date. He warned himself not to be too optimistic, but he couldn't help being overjoyed because he thought that Sun Chen might be giving him a second chance.

He started on Saturday to study which outfit he should wear next Tuesday.He knew dressing like a groom would just look ridiculous, but a slightly more casual outfit felt too casual to him.In addition, he decided to eat at a restaurant in Singapore that he had visited with Sun Chen, who had lost his memory, and was well received by Sun Chen.It was a civilian restaurant, and there were no boxes or even reservations.Early in the morning, Liu Cheng arranged for his secretary to help him get a number and occupy a seat first, counting as overtime work that day.When he went to work on Monday, he called his secretary into the office, showed her three selfies on his phone, and asked the female secretary, who usually had a good sense of fashion, which outfit would suit him best.

Finally, on Tuesday, Liu Cheng specially adjusted the meeting arrangements for the whole afternoon. He sat in the office all afternoon with nothing to do, and then left work early.

When he arrived at the TV station, Liu Cheng was a full hour earlier than agreed.I am used to being unscrupulous in this life, but because of Sun Chen, he finally learned to be cautious. In order to avoid disturbing the other party's work, he just sat on the sofa downstairs to pass the time.He watched the minute hand on the wall wriggle past the Roman numerals.At 4:39 a young man entered the building and came to the reception desk to inquire about something.

At first, Liu Cheng didn't care about this ordinary-looking man, until he vaguely heard the lady at the reception desk confirm whether he had an appointment with "Sun Production".

There are many TV stations with the surname Sun, but there is only one person who will be called "Producer Sun".Liu Cheng unconsciously turned his attention to the reception desk. He looked at the man hesitantly and answered that he didn't have an appointment. He seemed unsure. The man explained to the reception lady and asked: "Mr. ? Ask Producer Sun if he knows a man named Chen Xi?"

Liu Cheng subconsciously stood up from the sofa.

Of course Sun Chen knew a man named Chen Xi.Not only did he know him, but he had been looking for this man.

For a moment, Sun Chen instinctively hoped that the reception lady would dismiss the man as a crazy fan, and he even considered whether he should prevent Chen Xi from meeting Sun Chen.

However, when the reception lady answered the internal call, Liu Cheng just watched and did nothing.

He remembers how he was wrong in the first place.At that time, because he didn't want Sun Chen to find his only friend because of jealousy, he betrayed Sun Chen's trust and hurt the other party selfishly.After that, one wrong step, one step at a time.He didn't spend so much time regretting and suffering, not to repeat the same mistakes in this moment.If he wants Sun Chen to forgive him, he must first become a person worthy of Sun Chen's forgiveness, a better person than the original Liu Cheng.

Liu Cheng watched silently as the receptionist hung up the phone and told Chen Xi with a smile, "Please wait here for a while, Sun Zuo said that he will be down soon."

Liu Cheng hid.He doesn't know why he's doing that, it makes him look like a freaking stalker.He hid himself in a remote corridor next to the lobby, and while telling himself to avoid it, don't peep, while looking in the direction of the reception desk.

Sun Chen went downstairs quickly.After a while, he came out from behind the elevator door.

Liu Cheng stared at the other party hesitantly walking towards Chen Xi in a daze.At first, Sun Chen's face was vaguely polite and polite, which could not be described as shy or distant, but soon, after talking with Chen Xi for a few words, his expression relaxed obviously, and it took them only a few seconds. , Immediately close as a bosom friend who has never been separated.Sun Chen, who had lost his memory, rarely showed a cheerful smile, but now, Liu Cheng saw an almost bright smile on the other party's face.

Like a thief, Liu Cheng sneaked around behind all kinds of potted plants, avoiding the sight of Sun Chen who couldn't be distracted to look aside, and then fled.

He drove the car not knowing where he was going. For a while he thought about staying away from the TV station, and for a while he went back downstairs without knowing it.

At six o'clock, he received a call from Sun Chen.Liu Cheng got through, and without giving the other party a chance to cancel the appointment, he said first, "Sorry, Xiao Chen, I suddenly have an urgent meeting, and I can't go to the movies today."

Sun Chen said with a sympathetic tone: "Forget it, let's do this first, hang up."

Liu Cheng listened to the ring back tone after the phone was hung up quickly, and imagined how Sun Chen, who had hung up the phone, turned his head and recommended to Chen Xi beside him that there was his favorite restaurant in Singapore, and they could try it.