dhibooks Chapter 48 The Burning Flame
Chapter 48 The Burning Flame
Shen Yao ran to the art exhibition center alone. The security guard at the door dozed off on such a rainy night, nodding his head intermittently, and the shaking head fan was spinning listlessly.
Shen Yao took advantage of the heavy rain and night to walk in without anyone stopping him.
The outermost part of the exhibition center is a large square, and closer to it is the greenery built by splicing small shrubs. There are many low and dim street lights in the green area, which are always on throughout the night, but the inside of the exhibition center is dark.The gate seemed to be locked and it was impossible to get in.
The large poster at the door reads "Shen Yao's Personal Art Exhibition", and the small characters below are written with some boring flattery, and on the top is "Many paintings of his teacher Zhang Tingshan are also exhibited in this art exhibition, welcome to watch."
Obviously, the exhibition hall also thinks that Zhang Tingshan is more famous than Shen Yao.Although the protagonist of this art exhibition is Shen Yao, if the exhibition hall wants to make money, it will still write the name "Zhang Tingshan" on it.
At that time, Shen Yao may have been a little unhappy, but it was not as serious as "jealousy". However, as a student, he should indeed be happy for the teacher's achievements, but as a person who also pursues art, Shen Yao also wants to achieve More recognition, rather than being a student who is "sheltered" under the teacher's name forever. It is the same when Zhang Tingshan and Zhang Tingshan come to see the art exhibition, and it is the same when no one cares about my paintings at the auction;
But now, standing in the rain and looking at the poster, his mood is completely different.
Is such a "superior" title really good?
As soon as Zhang Tingshan became famous, he was blown into the sky by the media. Various marketing accounts rushed to earn clicks and published press releases saying that he was a "saint descending from the world", not to mention that most of the others were fabricated "touching old people". teacher" story.
To put it bluntly, he was just a young, widowed old man who refused to remarry and spent his whole life in college.
He smokes, drinks tea, scolds students, and rides an old-fashioned bicycle to and from work with a rattling noise. In line with the times, it is obvious that the cooperation that can make a lot of money, but it insists on acting as an endorsement for local eggs.
It's just that he is kind-hearted, diligent, and willing to work hard on art.
How could he not be an ordinary person?It's just an ordinary person.
But once forced to ascend to the altar, it must be accompanied by staring.
It is better not to do this "□□" position of "superior person".
Shen Yao took off the schoolbag on his shoulder, and took out a small utility knife from it.
It's better not to post such a poster.
Of the two people above, one was framed for a crime that would make him unable to hold his head up for the rest of his life, and the other had no one interested in his works. What's the point of continuing such an exhibition?
Shen Yao slashed open the poster with a knife, and the knife mark just cut through the handsome and handsome Shen Yao smiling at the camera with small white teeth.
He walked around the center of the art exhibition, swaying aimlessly, holding a utility knife in his hand, his long hair was drenched in the side of his face, like a poet who lost his soul and was about to find the place to commit suicide.
I don't want to have a window open. I don't know if the cleaner forgot to close it after cleaning, or the window lock was broken and not repaired.
Shen Yao jumped onto the window sill and turned inside.
Different from the transparent and bright hall in the daytime, walking in the central exhibition hall at night is like walking in the belly of a giant beast. The arched ceiling and the latticed floor-to-ceiling windows every other way make people feel like traveling through time and space. Beauty, the sound of the rain outside sounds extremely loud in the exhibition hall, like the depths of the sea when the tide is high.
Shen Yao walked alone in the exhibition hall, every step he took would leave wet footprints on the snow-white marble floor, his hair and clothes were dripping water, but here, his soul was extremely dry, almost out of heat. The seven orifices seemed to be leaving him.
Before he knew it, Shen Yao walked to the exhibition hall of the 24 paintings that he and Zhang Tingshan had seen during the day.
That painting was Shen Yao's proud work, but Shen Yao never thought that it belonged to him completely from the bottom of his heart - not in terms of interests, but in spirit.
This series of paintings originated from a painting experience without memory. Shen Yao felt that this was the expression of the world through his hands.
Shen Yao turned the corner and walked to the entrance, but he didn't expect that there were other people in the exhibition hall on this rainy night.
There is a light in the house.
A man stood in the dark.
He was looking at these paintings, but Shen Yao felt that he didn't come here because he liked them.
"...Who?" The person inside sensed that someone was coming, and turned the flashlight in his hand to the entrance.
Shen Yao pushed back his wet hair, revealing his pretty fair face.
"It turns out that the film king also evades fares. I'm really honored." This sound was enough for Shen Yao to recognize that it was Xu Xin.
Seeing that it was Shen Yao, Xu Xin was a little surprised. He followed the light of the flashlight and saw that he was completely soaked. If he hadn't stayed in the rain for a long time, he had fallen into a ditch before climbing up.
"...I bought a ticket." As Xu Xin said, he took out an unchecked ticket for the Art Exhibition Center from his trouser pocket, and waved it under the light of the flashlight.
Shen Yao walked over and stood side by side with him: "So why don't you come during the day. It's closed now."
"I have something to do during the day." Xu Xin turned the light of the flashlight to the painting on the wall.
The painting he was looking at was the one that Shen Yao painted for the first time.
Shen Yao laughed and said, "You are embarrassed to come."
Xu Xin didn't refute, but just laughed.
"You are still the same, like a child who hasn't grown up. I really don't know why Fu Mingyan fell in love with you."
Shen Yao half understood this sentence, he didn't know what Xu Xin was saying to him at this time, and from his point of view, Fu Mingyan didn't seem to "like" him very much.
The two had their own concerns, and stood in front of the painting for a long time.
"Do you know why I came to see your art exhibition?" Xu Xin broke the silence first.
Shen Yao shrugged: "It's not because I like my paintings. After all, I gave you 'that' birthday present, and you probably don't like my artistic attainments."
Xu Xin smiled knowingly: "You are very self-aware. I came to see what kind of thing you have on your body that can be better than me." He stretched out his hand and gently touched the wooden picture frame: "From the first painting I entered the museum, I looked at all of them carefully, but I didn't find any clues. I don't even like the screen you painted for the movie, I don't like it very much, but my Professional ethics did not allow me to show it, so I could only use that ugly and colorful painting as the background to complete the whole scene."
Shen Yao frowned, but said nothing.
"However, I like this painting very much." Xu Xin said, "I can't say it, I think this painting is different from the previous ones."
"Oh?" Shen Yao was a little surprised that Xu Xin still had a little appreciation ability. He thought that Xu Xin's "love rival filter" for him was so thick that he was no different from his enemy, so there was no advantage to speak of.
"What do you think is different?" Shen Yao humbly asked for advice.
"manner."
Shen Yao looked at him.
"Before, he always looked like he was superior and deserved a beating, but this painting is not so in need of a beating." Xu Xin talked nonsense like a layman, and laughed so that Shen Yao's heart twitched.
"...to each other." Shen Yao didn't want to talk to him, he just wanted to leave here early.
When he met Xu Xin, he lost that fuzzy mood, and just wanted to go back and take a hot bath to think about what to do with Mr. Zhang tomorrow.
Just as Shen Yao was about to turn around, Xu Xin suddenly said, "Do you like Fu Mingyan?"
Shen Yao didn't look back.
"When did you call him by his name? Didn't you always call him 'Uncle'? Why don't you want to pretend now? Know that you are getting old?"
Xu Xin didn't answer Shen Yao's barbed attack, but asked again: "Do you like him?" This time it was more like a forced question.
The voice was panting and trembling in the dark, Shen Yao's sense of hearing seemed to have eyes, extending out colorful branches, touching Xu Xin's face behind him - it was undoubtedly a sad face, but Shen Yao couldn't figure it out, he Why be so sad.
Obviously they haven't completely decided the outcome of this boring "battle", haven't they?
"...If I say, I don't like it." Shen Yao said.
"You are lying!" Xu Xin took a step forward, "You are lying! How can I not know what you see? Because I love you more than you!"
"...Pfft," Shen Yao laughed suddenly, as if he had heard something funny, he said, "You are the perfect film king admired by all, why did you say such childish words. 'Love is deeper'? Do you know what is' Love'? You can say that without feeling ashamed."
Xu Xin presses on step by step: "Do you know?"
With a stiff neck, Shen Yao said in a stiff voice, "...how would I know."
"You don't know...well, what I want is your words." Xu Xin nodded, turned off the flashlight, and the room was completely plunged into darkness.
"Since you don't love me, I didn't make any mistake in fighting for it." Xu Xin gritted his teeth and said, walking behind Shen Yao, almost touching his wet back, separated by a thin layer of shirt, Xu Xin When the temperature came from his body, Shen Yao could almost hear the sound of his teeth colliding in his ears: "Shen Yao, do you know how much I hate your name? Just because your surname is Shen! You can easily get my name." I don’t mind, I can continue to wait, but he can’t wait any longer! After another ten years, I will not be the Xu Xin I am now! How many newcomers in the entertainment industry are staring at me every day How many people are waiting to take my seat, people like you will never understand my difficulties!"
The sound of the flashlight falling on the marble floor was exceptionally loud. Xu Xin touched Shen Yao's ears and wet hair at the sideburns with his hands. His voice was hoarse, not at all his usual demeanor and amiable smile, "Because you Everything is at your fingertips, talent, temperament, appearance, men, women, you come and go as soon as you wave, you don’t care about anything, so they all start to care about you! Even Fu Mingyan is the same. I care about everything and want to serve everyone Okay, but what do they think I am?"
Shen Yao stood silently in the darkness.
The temperature on Xu Xin's body was actually very warm, very close to that of Fu Mingyan.Obviously this man has just harmed himself, and he took the fake and ambiguous photos of himself and Fu Jianyun that he used indiscriminately to provoke the relationship between himself and Fu Mingyan. He obviously did so many stupid and vicious things, but now he is like this Wronged.
In the darkness, Shen Yao even felt that the person behind him was no longer the actor Xu Xin, maybe he was just a poor man who couldn't love him.
"...Why?" Xu Xin asked the last question, and his temperature disappeared from Shen Yao's body.
Shen Yao left the art exhibition center. Before leaving, he said to Xu Xin: You can fight, if Fu Mingyan is willing.
After saying these words, those pictures like "premonition" clearly appeared in Shen Yao's mind again, just like the first time he looked at Xu Xin, these pictures were warm and ambiguous, Xu Xin and Fu Mingyan were together , They joked, chatted, played chess, hugged each other and slept.Shen Yao crouched in the corner with a dilapidated suitcase in his arms, just like any cannon fodder character in a novel before the curtain call. He was pitiful, ridiculous, funny, and hateful. Xu Xin said condescendingly: "You lost."
Shen Yao opened his eyes abruptly, stood under the street lamp and held on to the lamp post, panting heavily.
Maybe, maybe Xu Xin and Fu Mingyan are the end of the fate that was really written. At most, he can only be regarded as a programming accident, replacing the young master of the Shen family who should have been "cannon fodder". If he hadn't intervened in this story, Fu Mingyan and Xu Xin may live happily ever after.
Shen Yao looked at the bright street lamps, the rain was streaming down his cheeks, suddenly he lowered his head and wiped his face with the back of his hand.
"...Why are my tears hot? I can't even lie to myself that it's rain." He pursed his lips and muttered.
The phone rang, and there was a message from a classmate on the screen, saying that the matter of Mr. Zhang had spread in the school, and the more it spread, the more evil it became. I don’t know who was talking about these things in the school, and now even the media The reporters were stuck in the rain all night at the gate of the Academy of Fine Arts office, waiting to interview the leaders of the academy...
Shen Yao silently put the phone in his pocket.
What a mess.
Originally, he was very motivated, and he was unwilling to be cannon fodder for making wedding dresses for others, but now he gave up the person who had worked so hard for so long and even had his heart moved.
Shen Yao took a taxi and went back to the apartment.
……
Early the next morning, Shen Yao rushed to the snack bar next to the police station to meet Fu Jianyun, accompanied by the lawyer from yesterday.
Fu Jianyun will not miss the appointment, and will always respect Shen Yao's opinion. Even if he wants to jump out of the car halfway and soak in the rain for a night, Fu Jianyun will fully respect and understand.
Because he knew too well what kind of "lunatic" Shen Yao was.
"Good morning, did your baby sleep well last night?" Fu Jianyun sniffed Shen Yao's hair closely, which still smelled of shampoo.
"Don't be so disgusting." Shen Yao frowned, "What's the situation now? Did something happen again?"
Fu Jianyun spread his hands and motioned for the lawyer to continue.
"It's like this. The girl who reported to the police last night suddenly changed her mind and said that the matter was voluntary. She and the teacher were in love for some reason, and she didn't want others to know, so there was a misunderstanding..."
"Fart! What is she talking about!" Shen Yao slapped the desk, and the simple food stall table was almost torn apart by him.
"Hey, sit down first, don't be so impulsive." Fu Jianyun hurriedly pulled him, "It might be a good thing, if Zhang Tingshan is willing to admit his relationship with this girl, things between them will naturally be different It constitutes a case of injury, right?"
The lawyer nodded, then hesitated and said, "But there is still one problem. Now the police cannot rule out the fact that the girl changed her mouth after being threatened, so the girl's second testimony may not be fully accepted by the court, and she is not sure about the process of the matter." What he said was vague, and it sounded very unlikely to be true, but more and more dark... fear."
Shen Yao was so angry that her face turned red: "What do you mean she is in love with the teacher! Why can she say such things! This is obviously all slander! Why does she have evidence, the evidence must be false! "
The lawyer shook his head and sighed: "Indeed, we really want to believe that the evidence is forged, but we have no evidence to prove that the court will not accept the defendant's statement that 'they have a good reputation and would not do such a thing'."
Fu Jianyun raised his eyebrows, leaned on the table and looked at Shen Yao's side face: "Things are complicated, the longer Zhang Tingshan's affairs are delayed, the more unfavorable he will be, the power of public opinion is great, and they can come up with a story that touches people's hearts." The old teacher Zhang Tingshan can step on a rapist teacher Zhang Tingshan, which is nothing more than a simple matter of moving fingers for public opinion."
Fu Jianyun reached out and stroked Shen Yao's hair. At this moment, there was no trace of tension on his face, and he was even vaguely happy.
Shen Yao opened his hand: "Don't touch me!"
Spreading his hands, Fu Jianyun continued, "Oh, poor Mr. Zhang. His reputation has been ruined by villains all his life. It's such a bad time. Seeing that the media interviews are imminent, once those people post articles, what will happen again?" Adding oil and vinegar to some stories about how female college students fear how to succumb to the teacher's prostitution/power and gradually become their exclusive lovers' stories, I am afraid that the Internet will really be fried. At that time, it will be powerless."
"...Stop talking." Shen Yao gritted his teeth and lowered his head.
"I'll give you an idea." Fu Jianyun knocked on the table.
Shen Yao looked at him.
"As Fu Mingyan's nephew, I contacted Attorney Hu to handle this case. He will come to help Fu Mingyan because of Fu Mingyan's face." Fu Jianyun laughed.
Shen Yao knew that he must have something to say, so he kept silent.
"The condition...it's you, come to my house—just one night." Fu Jianyun's smile was very sunny, even dazzling: "It's a good deal, right?"
Shen Yao was silent for a few seconds, looked at him and said, "You don't seem to be someone who attaches great importance to such things."
Fu Jianyun tilted his head and smiled a little cutely: "Perhaps... Maybe I'm such a hopeless pervert?"
"..."
Shen Yao stood up and walked to the aisle beside the table.
"Sounds like a good deal, but I'm not interested in you." After speaking, he went straight away.
Pride, ego, always take "I" as the philosophy.
This is Shen Yao's style of doing things.
Fu Jianyun laughed, watching his back disappear into the sea of people on the street.
The lawyer wiped his sweat and asked him, "Then this case..."
"Forget it, what does the teacher love, what does it have to do with us, don't worry about too much business, you know, in this world, kindness has to pay a price." Fu Jianyun patted the lawyer on the shoulder .
The lawyer wiped his sweat and nodded hesitantly.
Shen Yao ran to the school, forced his way in from the three-meter-high wall, locked the glass door of the college's office building from the inside, and left without being beaten and greeted by the reporters.
He ran to the downstairs of the girls' dormitory and wanted to go in, but was chased out by the housekeeper with a broom. It was a senior student from the student union who saw him and asked him who he was looking for, and he said he wanted to find "Lin Yuan" .
The senior sister thought for a while and said, "Hey, it seems that something happened to her at home. She hasn't come to class for a long time, and she seems to have moved out of the dormitory... What do you want him for?"
"...No, it's nothing, thank you senior, I'll go first." Shen Yao walked along the roots of the bushes as if he had lost his soul.
The senior stood behind him and looked at him for a long time, and even took out her mobile phone to take a photo and sent it to her best friend: "I met Shen Yao today! It's that little schoolgirl! He's really cute and handsome, don't you call yourself a scumbag Is it the fighter in the middle, when will you take down Junior Shen? Huh?"
Girlfriend's language note: "I haven't even been in love, okay! The handsome guy is immune! I only like my Xu Xin now!"
"Eh? Why did you change again?"
……
Shen Yao guessed that it was Lin Yuan, and it was only a vague guess, even he himself didn't want to believe that that kind-hearted girl would do such a thing.
It seems that she was still in Zhang Tingshan's office yesterday when he trained her to tears. She has a small round face like a pink peach, with thin fluff, two twisted braids, and a white skirt with lace, which is completely girlish. appearance.
Although she has poor grades and no talent, she seems to have heard that her family has no money, but she insists on taking the path of art because she likes it, but for her, this is really a road of no return.
Shen Yao never wanted to doubt anyone, he was even more willing to lie to himself that this incident was caused by people outside the school, and had nothing to do with the students Zhang Tingshan had brought up, but things backfired, the world always seemed to be crueler than he thought many.
Everyone is struggling with their fate, and no one can completely detach themselves. No matter how hard they try, they may only be ordinary people who are "half good and half evil" in the end.
Shen Yao went to Zhang Tingshan's foothold, in the abandoned security building, sorted out his things one by one, put away those paintings, and kept them in case someone came to smash the house and destroy them—but Before he took care of it thoroughly, someone was already standing downstairs, pointing at Zhang Tingshan's room on the second floor, with contemptuous and contemptuous eyes, which contained all the malice.
Standing at the corner of the stairs, Shen Yao was stunned.
Why are people's eyes so mysterious, they can show love and hate, they can also show good and evil, thousands of emotions can be displayed one by one.
The most powerful painter in the world may not be able to finish painting these two beautiful and evil spherical crystals created by the Creator.
He always felt that the 24 paintings he drew thoroughly expressed people's love and hate emotions, and he always thought that he already understood them well.
But now, he still feels very strange.
Such a creature with two hands, two legs and a tailless head is filled with emotions.
Shen Yao suddenly dropped those scrolls and ran away.
He was going to do something important, and he thought he would go crazy if he didn't do it.
——He wanted to burn those 24 paintings and set fire to that bright exhibition hall.