The next day, Duomo shopping malls across the country began to display the three versions of the trailer of "Dark Alley" outdoors, on the patio, in elevators, and in other locations that were equipped with screens. This would continue until the movie was released.
Shen Huai had asked his sister, Shen Ke, for a Lotus that had already been discontinued. After the exchange, Shen Huai also felt a little pained. The amount of blood he had lost was not worth it for Ren Xuanyu's gun. It was worth it. The purpose of making money was to buy a Xiao Yao, so it didn't matter how much he spent. However, with the addition of Ren Xuanyu breaking his back, it was very frustrating.
However, Shen Huai had always paid attention to keeping promises. His relationship with his little lover had always been a mixture of truth and falsehood. If he didn't keep his promise, who knew if "I love you" or "Take the money" was true? The first sentence had to be false, and the second sentence had to be true. This was the professional ethics of a sugar daddy.
So even though he was itching at the thought of Ren Xuanyu, he still had to do what he had promised.
When Shen Huai's back was healed, Ren Xuanyu called. Shen Huai directly blocked it. Then the office phone rang again. He picked it up and heard Ren Xuanyu stammering, "Boss Shen."
Shen Huai hung up the phone and shouted at Cheng Pei outside the door, "Who told you to pick up the phone!"
Cheng Pei almost bit his tongue. "Huh? Huh??? "
"What are you talking about? Don't pick up Ren Xuanyu's calls in the future!"
"Boss, how long has it been …" Cheng Pei's face was full of disbelief. "You even dumped Ren Xuanyu?"
Shen Huai narrowed his eyes. "Can't I?"
Cheng Pei looked at him as if he was looking at an enemy, but he said, "Fine, you're the boss. You can say anything."
Shen Huai was too lazy to argue with her. He was full of resentment with nowhere to vent, so he called Lin Xianyu and asked her out to the shooting range.
***
The shooting range was opened by Lin Xiu. Lin Xiu had practiced shooting for a few years when he was a child. Originally, he wanted to develop into an athlete, but his father, who was an official, thought that "going to the competition" was not as good as "going to Nanyang". After he resigned, he let Lin Xiu study business management to help his own business.
Lin Xiu could only take up shooting as a hobby and would often invite his friends to the shooting range to pass the time. However, only Shen Huai was able to last more than 10 rounds with him.
Shen Huai's marksmanship was considered top-notch among amateurs, but he lacked patience. There was only one reason why he was willing to practice with high concentration for an entire afternoon — he was in a bad mood.
When Lin Xiu arrived at the shooting range, Shen Huai had already put on his goggles and noise-canceling headphones. He picked up a Pardini and started practicing.
Lin Xiu looked at Shen Huai from a distance for a while, then picked up the same model and stood next to Shen Huai. He adjusted his breathing for a quarter of an hour. His first shot was a nine ring.
Shen Huai turned his head and looked at him. "What do you mean?"
Lin Xiu asked back, "Who made you unhappy?"
"You made me unhappy, boy." Shen Huai shouted, "I asked you out to relax. Why should I relax when you're so mean to me?"
"So who made you unhappy?"
Shen Huai clicked his tongue. Sometimes, he felt that Lin Xiu was very annoying. It was fine that he was smart, but he always acted as though he knew everything about him. In front of this guy, Lin Xiu would mingle with his other friends and joke around, but it was useless and he would often lose face.
Shen Huai changed the magazine and didn't hear Lin Xiu's questions. He was a little surprised. He looked up and found that Lin Xiu was looking at the entrance. He followed Lin Xiu's gaze and saw a bustling group of people carrying all kinds of equipment.
They walked in one after another.
"Is it the crew?" Shen Huai asked, "Did you rent out the place today?"
"No." Lin Xiu shook his head. "It's all managed by hired people. I don't know the situation."
As soon as Lin Xiu's voice fell, the manager of the shooting range trotted over and said that the crew would only be shooting here for the afternoon, and there was no need to clear the place, so he didn't specifically inform them.
"That's okay. Let's continue." Shen Huai said and continued to aim at the target. But he heard Lin Xiu say faintly, "Is that person Ren Xuanyu?"
Shen Huai's scalp tightened. He turned his head and saw Ren Xuanyu standing not far away. The other crew members were busy setting up the place, and he was the only one standing there with one hand in his pocket. He was looking at them with a strange look.
What was strange?
Shen Huai looked at Lin Xiu again and found the problem. The two of them were looking at each other from a distance, and their eyes seemed to have substance. They were already fighting, and it was obvious that they were not friendly.
"Hey." Shen Huai elbowed Lin Xiu. "Continue."
He raised the gun again and was about to pull the trigger when he thought of something. He turned around and said to the group of people, "You guys, put the earplugs in."
After being reminded by Shen Huai, the manager realized that he had forgotten about it and quickly gave them the earplugs. Ren Xuanyu took the orange cork and looked at Shen Huai. The man didn't look at him from beginning to end. He was still playing with the magazine, talking to the man next to him, and even laughing.
Ren Xuanyu strode toward the two of them.
"Boss Shen."
Shen Huai glanced at him. "I told you to put the earplugs in."
Ren Xuanyu raised his hands and obediently put the earplugs in, but still stood in front of him. "Boss Shen."
"What's up?"
"I'm here to shoot a commercial today, a plot commercial. I'm playing a very handsome undercover."
Shen Huai frowned slightly. "Yes."
"But I don't know how to shoot. If Boss Shen is free, can you give me some advice?"
Lin Xiu used that cold and disrespectful tone and said, "Don't you have any technical guidance?"
Ren Xuanyu was very confident. "No."
"Teacher Ren, come over and familiarize yourself with the gun. The instructor said that the recoil of the guns here are different. You need to get used to it."
Someone in the film crew shouted. However, Ren Xuanyu was exposed on the spot, but he was not embarrassed at all. He stubbornly stood in front of him.
"Boss Shen, are you free tomorrow? No, are you free tonight? "
The people in the film crew all craned their necks to look at them. Shen Huai sighed. "You work first. We'll talk after work."
"Okay, Boss Shen, don't leave first. If you want to leave, don't sneak away."
"…"
Shen Huai's mouth twitched. Ren Xuanyu finally left.
He held the gun again, and he couldn't play anymore.
"Did he make you unhappy?"
At this time, Lin Xiu still wanted to provoke him. Shen Huai slammed the gun on the partition.
"Lin Ichio, can you be quiet?"
Lin Xiu looked at him quietly for a while. He didn't say anything and just walked away with a straight face. Shen Huai didn't stay for long. He had long gotten used to it. He quickly chased after Lin Xiu and pulled his arm. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I don't want to practice anymore. I'll treat you to a meal."
Lin Xiu was pulled to a stop by his shameless way of pulling. Shen Huai followed up. "You're really something. Even a little girl doesn't have a temper like yours. You're here to accompany me to relax. You know I'm in a bad mood, but you still don't coax me."
"I'll find your mistress to coax you."
Shen Huai reflexively looked in the direction of the film crew and met Ren Xuanyu's gaze. The young actor's face was full of loneliness, and he was staring straight at him.
For some reason, Shen Huai felt guilty and let go of Lin Xiu's arm.
Lin Xiu looked at him in disbelief. Shen Huai was also confused. The situation was so strange that it was like an eight o 'clock drama. The problem was, who should he explain to? It seemed like he didn't need to explain to anyone, right?
"Shen Huai, are you leaving or not?" Lin Xiu's voice was stiff, but it was a way out. Shen Huai was just about to walk down the stairs when he suddenly heard a gunshot. Someone shouted in a low voice. Shen Huai turned around and found that it was Ren Xuanyu, holding a gun with one hand and standing in the shooting position. The staff beside him were not ready yet. It seemed that he suddenly fired without warning and scared them.
"Ten, ten rings?"
The technical director exclaimed. Shen Huai immediately narrowed his eyes and looked at the target. It was indeed the tenth ring!
Do they need my fucking guidance?
So they were all here to make trouble today?
Shen Huai couldn't breathe, but Ren Xuanyu turned his head and looked at him provocatively.
Lin Xiu, who was put on Shen Huai's shoulder, shook off Shen Huai's arm, walked to the shooting position, and loaded the gun.
For a moment, the intense gunfire in the venue was endless. Everyone couldn't help but cover their ears and watch the two people compete.
In the end, the two people didn't have much accuracy. Shells kept falling to the ground, as if they were venting their anger.
They didn't stop until the bull's eye was smashed.
They turned around to look for Shen Huai at the same time, but found that he had already left.
***
Boss Shen, who was in an extremely bad mood, left the shooting range and asked the driver to take him home. The driver was a smiling old man who always looked extremely kind.
"Young Master, are we going back to Linglong Mountain?"
Shen Huai was stunned for a moment, and then he replied with a "yes".
Linglong Mountain was where Family Shen's old house was located. Banpi Mountain was the old house's backyard, and Banpi Mountain was the front yard. The house was terrifyingly big, and the five generations living together would be especially lively during the New Year, but on normal days, it would be quiet like a haunted house.
But sometimes, Shen Huai would go there and stay for a day or two. He didn't know why he did it. Maybe it was because he had so many places to stay, but that house seemed to be the only one that could barely be called home.
Shen Huai's grandfather believed in Buddha in his later years. He burned incense and chanted scriptures at home all day, and rarely left the meditation room. When Shen Huai went back, no one paid attention to him except for the old maid who came to make the bed for him.
He lay in the room, thinking that it might be better for him to go to a nightclub. The more he thought about it, the more he couldn't lie down, so he got up and went out of the room. When he found that the meditation room's light was still on, he pushed the door open and went in. His grandfather was kneeling on the futon with his head slightly lowered, as if he was concentrating on chanting scriptures.
Shen Huai carefully walked over, knelt down beside his grandfather, and took a peek with the candlelight …
His grandfather was dozing off.
Shen Huai stretched out his hand and woke his grandfather up. The old man wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, and said sleepily, "Hey, little brat, you're back?"
"You came back a long time ago. I thought you were working hard. Isn't it nice to take a nap here?"
"Are you mocking your ancestors? It's great that you're back. I was just about to tell you." His grandfather also sat down cross-legged with his arms around his ankles, and looked like he was about to chat. "Your mother recently arranged for you to go on a blind date, and she asked me first. I picked one for you. She's the daughter of the Yao family, and she's three years younger than you. She's a very capable girl, and your mother likes the pretty girl from a humble family. But I think it's better for you to find a capable helper since you're so playful."
Usually, when Shen Huai heard this, he would definitely argue and stop, but he was a little tired today, so he sat down lazily on the futon. "Is that so? Let me look at the photo later."
He was 34 years old this year. He lost his virginity at the age of 14, and it had been 20 years since then. He had a glorious battle record and a rich love history, and it seemed that it was time for him to get married.
It would be best if he could get along well with a beautiful girl of equal status, but it was also okay if he couldn't get along well. He could take advantage of the good quality of the tadpoles and have two children. He definitely needed to inherit the things he had earned now, otherwise, what was the point of dividing his territory in the world alone?
Shen Huai silently put this matter on the agenda in his heart, and for half a second, Ren Xuanyu's face flashed in his mind. He thought, 'The words of lovers have nothing to do with marriage.'
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