When the New Year’s Eve dinner was served, Yan’s mother set up the bowls and chopsticks and greeted everyone with a smile. Yan Fan sat at the table, smelled the dishes on the table, and snapped her fingers in the kitchen: "Chef Yan, her skills have improved again!"

Rolling up his cuffs and grab a crab with bare hands. Yan's mother "tsk" and knocked it hard on the back of his hand with chopsticks, "It's so dirty, go and wash your hands!"

Yan Fan curled his lips and entered the kitchen reluctantly. When he came back, Yan Meng and Chi Chen were already sitting on the table.

Yan's father brought the last hot soup, took off his apron with a smile, and took out a bottle of red wine he had collected from the cabinet. Although it was not as expensive as Chi Chen brought, it was also considered a good wine.

After a long time of hard work, I opened the bottle plug and poured half a cup for Chi Chen: "Come on, Chi Chen, you are here just in time. I'm worried that no one will drink with me."

Chi Chentan nodded and was about to reach out to pick him up, but his mother was intercepted in the air. She glared at Yan's father, "You are confused even if you are ignorant, because Chi Chen's health is not yet good enough, so you can't drink!"

After saying that, he picked up a piece of orange juice on the table and poured a glass of Chi Shen, "Come on, drink this, I specially squeezed it for you."

Chi Chen took it, took a sip, and smiled and said, "It's very sweet, thank you aunt."

When Yan's mother was proud, she poured herself a full cup.

Yan's father was bored to drink alone, so he pushed the red wine glass to his daughter, "Then Mengmeng drinks with my father!"

Yan Meng took it naturally, Chi Chen frowned slightly, remembering how she looked in the hotel that night, she approached a little and asked, "Can you do it?"

Yan Meng nodded, put his hand on his lips and whispered, "Don't underestimate my alcohol tolerance."

In their family, his son Yan Fan is the one who doesn’t drink, but his daughter Yan Meng has a good alcohol content. Yan Meng has such a little drinker. Yan Meng has been "bad" since he was a child. When it was a few months, Yan’s father took chopsticks to take beer and licked it for her.

In Yan's words, girls need to learn to drink a little. Whether they are willing to drink is another matter. It is not so easy to get drunk. If you have social engagements after work, you will not suffer any losses.

Yan Meng actually rarely drinks outside. Except for when he goes out to have dinner with Chu Han and his friends, he will show his true face. He usually claims to the public that he will not drink at some dinner parties.

Their whispers were seen by Yan's parents, and they felt that they were very compatible. The two looked at each other and laughed, feeling indescribable joy.

It’s true that when my daughter was obsessed with star chasing, they didn’t think Chi Chen was so good. Today, when I saw a real person, I found that it’s not unreasonable for so many people to like him. Chi Chen is introverted, calm and well-educated, and has no airs in front of them, which is completely different from the stars they imagined.

Seeing his intimate posture with his daughter, he was even more happy. It seemed that Yan Meng, a silly child, was finally about to get started.

This New Year's Eve dinner was particularly lively. Yan's parents were both hospitable and talkative people, afraid that they would not be well treated by Chi Chen, so they kept picking up food for him.

Because his illness had not been cured yet, all the dishes that he could not eat were moved to Yan Fan. Yan Fan instantly felt that he had fallen out of favor and wanted to eat something delicious, but he had to stand up and grab it.

While drinking, Yan's father pulled Chi Chen to chat, and talked about national affairs, work, and entertainment circles. When a meal is over, the Spring Festival Gala will begin.

Yan Fan doesn't watch the Spring Festival Gala, and once he finishes his meal, he hides in the room and talks with his girlfriend on the phone.

Yan's father was holding a pot of tea, complaining that the Spring Festival Gala is getting worse and worse, and turning on the TV on time.

Yan Meng got into the kitchen and was rarely attentive to help her mother wash dishes, but she was driven out with disgust, "Go and go and spend more time with Chi Chen, don't embarrass others."

Yan Meng pouted and returned to the living room, poured hot water for Chi Chen to take medicine.

Chi Chen was about to take it, and the phone on the table rang, and a video request popped up on the screen. Yan Meng accidentally glanced at the woman's avatar, note: Zhang Yun.

It's his mother's name.

Chi Chen picked up his cell phone, frowned slightly, raised his eyes and said to Yan Meng: "Sorry, I'll answer the phone."

Yan Meng nodded, the sound of the TV in the living room was noisy. She pushed open the door of her room, and there was a small balcony inside, which was quieter. She waved her hand and signaled Chi Chen to go there to make a phone call.

Chi Chen walked to the balcony before pressing the answer button, and his eyes instantly became cold.

It was still daylight there, and the middle-aged woman put on beautiful makeup and dressed in high-end brands. Who said that time is unforgiving? At least time has not left any trace on this famous actress who once became popular.

Zhang Yun shook his coffee and looked at his son casually, "How are you doing today in New Year's Eve?"

Chi Chen responded lightly: "It's okay."

Zhang Yun nodded, and a little boy speaking French was coming around and said a few words to her. Zhang Yun touched his head and asked him to play next to her first.

Chi Chen closed his eyes and had just answered and lost the intention to continue chatting. He said coldly: "What's wrong with you? I'll just die if you have nothing to do."

"What's the rush?" Zhang Yun stopped him from pressing the hang-up button, paused, took his phone closer, squinted his eyes and looked at the background behind him carefully, and asked, "Where are you?"

Chi Chen pursed his lips, "Friend's house."

Zhang Yun smiled: "Girlfriend?"

Chi Chen tweaked his hair irritably, "You don't have to worry about it."

Zhang Yun lowered his face and put down the cup in his hand heavily. A few drops of coffee shook out of the cup and splashed on the table. "What do you mean that I don't have to worry about it? I am your mother."

When Chi Chen heard this, he just sneered, "So you remember."

Responding to his long silence, Zhang Yun seemed to be angry and left his face, hugged his arms, and tried to adjust his emotions. After a long time, he finally spoke before Chi Chen was impatiently hung up the phone.

"I have watched both of your movies this year and they have performed well. In the future, you should shoot more movies and contact more good directors, and don't waste your time on music."

Zhang Yun has never liked him to sing, and he had a big fight with him about it when he was admitted to the Conservatory of Music. Chi Chen's voice was still light, "I have a sense of my own."

Zhang Yun looked at him coldly, sighed silently, reached out to hang up the video, ending the unpleasant conversation.

Chi Chen put away his cell phone and stood on the fence on the balcony to see the bright neon night. The cool breeze blew on his face and his heart was calm. The mother and son have always been so unfamiliar, and he got used to it.

It was cold at night, and he coughed a few times.

The glass door on the balcony was pushed open, Yan Meng took his coat in, tiptoed, and gently put it on his shoulder. Chi Chen turned around, smiled faintly, and said thank you.

The Yan family has a high floor and a wide view. You can see someone setting off fireworks in the suburbs from afar. Yan Meng is lying on the balcony and watching quietly. She knows that he feels uncomfortable, so she just stays with her quietly.

After a long time, Chi Chen spoke in a low voice: "They are divorced."

Yan Meng turned her head and was stunned for a moment before she realized that the "they" he said meant his parents.

She didn't say anything, and continued to listen to him continue.

"You should know that my mother used to be an actress and was once very popular. She married my dad when she was the most popular, and then I got me." Chi Chen laughed sarcastically, "It's a pity that my dad cheated in less than two years."

Chi Chen's biological father Chi Feng was once a director. He and Zhang Yun got along through the drama. The two fell in love quickly and chose to get married quickly.

In that era when Hong Kong and Taiwan actresses were popular all over the world, Zhang Yun, as one of the few young actresses in the mainland, chose to get married when her career was booming. It was fake to say that there was no impact.

At first, she had a good relationship and had Chi Chen. Zhang Yun starred in several works directed by Chi Feng and won awards. However, not long after, Chi Feng met a younger actress and cheated on her.

Zhang Yun only learned about this after seeing the media reports. She had a strong personality and immediately asked for a divorce. Due to financial disputes, the two of them had a very ugly separation and almost broke up their faces.

Divorce hit Zhang Yun very hard. She began to drink heavily and became cold to Chi Chen. Zhang Yun never denied that she still loved Chi Feng, and hated Chi Feng so much that she could not forgive him, so she chose to torture herself.

But Chi Feng's life became more and more free, and he kept scandals with young female stars. Later, he got married twice one after another, and his third wife also gave birth to a son for him.

Chi Chen was sentenced to Zhang Yun and had no feelings for his biological father. Chi Feng seemed to have forgotten that he had such a son and had never contacted him for many years. He never thought that when he was in the second year of junior high school, Chi Feng drove drunk and had a car accident, and there was no one on the spot.

Zhang Yun drank all night and asked Chi Chen to take Chi Feng for the last trip the next day with red eyes. Chi Chen left. He stood outside the funeral home and looked at the black and white photo from afar. He felt strange. He might never be able to associate his face with the word "father".

After Zhang Yun divorced, Chi Chen followed her to travel between the crew. Zhang Yun was always busy, so he watched silently on the set. Sometimes several actor sisters would come off the show to tease him. He has been good-looking since he was a child.

It was also at that time that a certain crew needed a small actor, so Zhang Yun pulled out his son. Chi Chen grew up in the crew and was influenced by acting. When the director mentioned it, he quickly understood and gradually became famous in the child star circle.

Later, Zhang Yun asked his agent to take on the role of Chi Chen, sign a company for him, handed over his son to someone else, quit the entertainment industry, went abroad, had a few relationships, and finally married a romantic French man, had another family, and never returned to China.

Most of the time, Chi Chen only had an assistant around him. Because of acting, he couldn't study normally like his peers. He had no friends and his indifferent personality was developed at that time.

Zhang Yun rarely contacted him. He only called him and had a big fight with him when he learned that he had given up the film academy that was almost certain and planned to study music abroad.

That time, Chi Chen didn't listen to her. He wanted to find his love, not for anyone.

After Yan Meng listened to him silently, tears from the corners of his eyes slid down quietly.

She could not imagine how many pains he had experienced along the way, how many malice he had faced alone, how many times he was so tired that he wanted to give up, and how many times he had been getting up with difficulty and continued to move forward.

He was in the dyeing vat, had doubts and struggles, but he never fell into the abyss.

This is the person I have liked for nine years. He is gentle and kind. No one knows darkness better than him. No one cares more about light than him. Whenever he mentions his name, his heart will become soft.

After Chi Chen said this, he breathed a long sigh of relief, just like letting go of the big stone that had been on guard for many years in his heart. He was very happy that now someone can finally listen to him share these.

He turned his head, Yan Meng was already crying, and he stretched out his hand and rubbed his slightly cold fingertips against the corner of her eyes, "Silly, why are you crying?"

Yan Meng wiped the tears with the back of her hand, sniffed, looked up at him, and said, "Chi Chen, I'm so happy that I can meet you, not only you on the stage, but you on the stage, but such a real and beautiful you."

Fireworks bloomed in the distance, and loud roars came. The fireworks lit up the faces of the two, and there were only each other in their dark pupils.

Chi Chen's body slowly bent down, his Adam's apple rolled, his palm gently stroked her cheeks, and his fingertips lingered beside her cherry-red lips. He might have wanted to do this a long time ago.

Yan Meng noticed his thoughts, her eyelashes trembled slightly, her body stiffened unconsciously, her heartbeats faster and faster, and she was a little panicked but struggled to escape.

The glass door on the balcony made an abnormal sound, interrupting Chi Chen's breathing closer and closer.

Yan Meng turned around and looked shy. Yan's mother hid behind the curtains, holding a rolling pin in her hand. When she saw the two of them looking over, she smiled awkwardly and explained: "I... I just came in, just wanted to ask Chi Chen's dumplings what stuffing they want to eat. Now it's okay, you... keep going, keep going."

She turned around and was about to leave, but tripped by the foot of the bed, grinning in pain.

Chi Chen picked his lips, smiled helplessly, let go of Yan Meng, and inserted his hand back into his pocket in a loss. Without the momentum of being in full swing just now, it was a bit inappropriate to continue.

Yan Meng lowered her head, her face flushed, and she couldn't speak well, and she said vaguely: "I...I...I...I'll go out to help her."

Push the door open and run away.
Chapter completed!