wavenovel Chapter 735 I Don't Care About You
Chapter 735 I Don't Care About You
Chapter 735 I Don't Care About You
In a remote alley near EXO's old dormitory in Gangbuk District, Seoul, Ji Jingyuan found a place to park his car. After turning off the engine, he glanced to the side and saw that Bae Joo-hyun had already gotten out of the car. He pursed his lips, opened the door and got out.
In the afternoon, he suddenly received a text message from Bae Joo-hyun asking him out in the evening. Chi Jingyuan seemed to have thought of something, and he happened to have nothing to do, so he naturally agreed.
In fact, even if he has something to do, he will turn it down...
Originally, he was thinking about having dinner together, but the young lady declined the offer because she was currently working on her body shape for her comeback, so he drove to pick up Bae Joo-hyun after dinner.
After a period of silence, Bae Joo-hyun took the initiative to suggest finding a place to walk around. The two were originally planning to go to the riverside avenue near the old SM building... A lot of things happened between the two of them in that place, which had some special meanings.
Unfortunately, it was still early, and when they got there, they found that the place was full of people who were taking a walk after dinner. Even if Ji Jingyuan and Bae Zhuxuan had disguised themselves, it was completely useless. In the end, they could only get back in the car and wander around downtown Seoul for a while, trying to find a secluded place. As they drove, they came to this area...
As he got out of the car, the soles of his shoes made a dull sound as they stepped on the ground. This sound was very clear in the slightly quiet atmosphere around him. Chi Jingyuan habitually looked up at the sky.
The moon today is not very bright, the light is a little dim, the whole night sky looks a little hazy, and the shadows of the hanging leaves nearby make the surrounding air seem to be filled with a layer of mist.
This place is indeed remote enough. Most of the shops on both sides of the road are closed at this time, making it look a bit desolate. Combined with the bright lights and occasional honking sounds in the distance, walking among them, one can only feel a sense of desolation.
Chi Jingyuan and Bae Zhuxuan walked side by side along the alley. At first, both of them were a little quiet. As they walked, they seemed to have integrated into the surrounding atmosphere. Chi Jingyuan glanced at Bae Zhuxuan who was stepping on his own shadow next to him, and took the initiative to break the silence:
"Have you been practicing dancing recently?"
Bae Joo-hyun seemed to have dressed up specially tonight, with the kind of makeup that didn't show her makeup. Her soft long hair was draped on both sides of her cheeks, paired with a plain cotton T-shirt and cropped pants with small holes. When she walked, her little butt wiggled from side to side, which was quite summery.
"Hmm." She nodded.
Chi Jingyuan looked at her strangely when he heard this: "Don't you have any other schedule after the web drama is finished? I see Wendy and Seulgi have a lot of brand activities, right?"
Pei Zhuxuan did not reply directly. After a moment of silence, she said calmly, "This is how the company arranged it."
"You are the most popular in the group, but why do you have so few personal schedules? It feels like even less than when you first debuted... Do you want me to go ask what's going on?"
"..."
Hearing him say this, the young lady was silent for a few seconds, and then snorted softly.
It's not like you just found out about it now, and now you come over to show your affection...
Then, she said slowly: "Forget it."
"..."
Chi Jingyuan paused for a second, nodded and said nothing... Speaking of this matter, he felt that he had some responsibility, but it didn't matter if he talked about it before, but it was not appropriate to talk about it now that a conflict had arisen.
As if not wanting Chi Jingyuan to think too much, Bae Joo Hyun then added: "It doesn't make sense to take some personal schedules now. It still depends on the results of this comeback."
"Well, I listened to your title song this time. It's a very refreshing song with a unique style. I think fans will like it."
"I just feel that... the timing of my return this time is too close to you... How come it's so close again?"
Looking at the young lady who was mumbling and obviously complaining about the company's schedule, Chi Jingyuan sneered in his heart and smiled.
“We’re here…”
As he walked, Chi Jingyuan looked up at the surrounding environment, and suddenly seemed to remember something, so he stopped.
Feeling that Bae Joo Hyun had also stopped and was looking at him curiously, he pointed to a store in front of him and explained, "This used to be a barbecue restaurant. I have a deep impression of it... I remember it was last year, no, it was 14. Once I was a little hungry after a trip, and the nanny car stopped next to me. Brother Joo Hyun went to this store to buy some midnight snacks. I was resting in the car at the time, and I just glanced to the side... Then guess what I saw?"
Bae Joo-hyun didn't say anything, but just looked at him with her curious big eyes.
"I saw Baekhyun holding hands with his girlfriend. They were walking back from a date and they just happened to pass by my nanny car. The two of them were holding hands and were only one window away from me."
Chi Jingyuan recalled with amazement, and this incident left a deep impression on him: "I was very surprised when I saw it."
Pei Zhuxuan, who was originally listening with great interest, also asked at the right time: "Why?"
"Because... Baekhyun considers Taeyeon as his idol and has always liked her. I thought he would pursue her wholeheartedly, but I didn't expect that he would find a new love after just a few months."
"Baekhyunxi likes Taeyeonunni!" Upon hearing the news, the young lady was surprised and her expression became much more lively, as if she felt the pleasure of sharing gossip.
"What's this?"
Chi Jingyuan waved his hand, pretending to be indifferent, then he thought of something and glanced at the young lady.
Someone likes you...
"What happened next?" Bae Joo-hyun asked.
“What happened next?” Chi Jingyuan shrugged. “A few days later, Baekhyun’s relationship was exposed, and he was severely reprimanded by the company and the agent. Then he and the female idol broke up not long after.”
"It's been so long..."
Chi Jingyuan's gaze shifted from Pei Zhuxuan, who had a sullen look on her face, to the door curtain of the barbecue restaurant. The dust and old marks here indicated that it should have closed down... But it was also understandable that it was still early and it should have closed during the restaurant's peak hours.
For a moment, he suddenly felt a little emotional.
Pei Zhuxuan also felt that the man next to her seemed to be surging with emotions. She looked at him quietly for a while, and then said softly: "Can you tell me about your past?"
Noticing Chi Jingyuan's gaze turning towards her, she raised her head and greeted him: "I've told you a lot about school and trainee life, but you never mentioned it to me... I still don't know my boyfriend very well."
"before?"
Looking at her, Chi Jingyuan paused for a moment, but there was nothing to hide. He looked up and recalled: "I actually talked about some of the things in the past on the show... Although there are some business elements, most of them are true."
"I went to school in the mainland very early, and later transferred to LA because of my parents' careers. It was around junior high school. I attended a private school similar to an aristocratic school. The students were all from local Asian families with good financial conditions."
After a deliberate search, all the memories came flooding back to his mind. Chi Jingyuan spoke more and more fluently: "Most of the students there are Asians, with the largest number of people from China and Japan, but there are also some white people... But the atmosphere in that school was actually quite bad, because the family conditions were very good. At that time, many students there didn't focus on studying at all, and the atmosphere was actually average. There were all kinds of gangs, and there was also regional and racial discrimination. Some small groups often had many debauched activities and gatherings..."
At this point, Chi Jingyuan changed his tone and emphasized: "But I don't really like that kind of activity. I was a very good kid when I was in school."
Pei Zhuxuan looked up at him and wrinkled her nose: "I can't tell..."
"Really, I have always been very honest..."
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At the same time, in a private room of a club in Jiangnan District that integrates restaurants, KTV, bathing and other facilities.
The decoration style of the box is rather gorgeous. The light-colored marble floors and walls make the whole space look spacious and bright. A huge crystal chandelier in the center of the ceiling is emitting a cold light, illuminating the few people sitting around the round table below.
On one side of the round table, Nayeon, Tzuyu and Sana Minatozaki sat together in their casual clothes with sociable business smiles on their faces. Although wine glasses were placed in front of them, they hardly touched them.
To their side, the person who introduced this connection, Lim Se-yong, also an artist from JYP, was sitting there with a smile on his face, greeting people and pouring wine. Opposite him was Jung Joon-young, a senior in the music industry, and sitting in the main seat in the middle was a young man about twenty-four or twenty-five.
The two groups of people sat with their legs spread out on one side, which was very spacious, while the three girls on the other side were huddled together, glancing at each other from time to time, and the alternation between looseness and tightness revealed the different thoughts of different people.
"I heard that Twcie is very popular in the advertising industry recently. Is that true, Changzheng brother?" After pouring the wine, Ren Seyong toasted and took the initiative to talk.
The young man named Jin Changzheng was the one he introduced this time. His father ran his own financial company and also had considerable connections in the advertising industry. Although he himself did not have a proper job now, he relied on his connections to become a director in an entertainment company. For most artists, he was considered a powerful person in the circle.
Zheng Junying next to him was one of his playmates. After hearing about the party, he took the initiative to come along.
"Of course. Twice is so popular now. All my friends have heard of it. Shy shy shy~" Kim Chang-jung nodded in a somewhat exaggerated manner, and then enthusiastically imitated her signature moves to Minatozaki Sana.
After seeing Sana Minatozaki smile politely, he put his hand down modestly: "But it's definitely not as good-looking as Sana Xi's."
"Hehe." Minatozaki Sana laughed twice. She didn't seem very enthusiastic, but she didn't seem unfamiliar either. She grasped the scale and distance very well... She was very good at this, and seemed much more natural than the two people next to her.
Lin Nayeon seemed okay. The scene was relatively harmonious and she joined in the jokes. However, the protagonist this time, Zhou Ziyu, seemed a little embarrassed. She sat there with the chopsticks but did not pick up anything for a long time. She did not drink the wine that was forced into her face. From time to time, she looked at the sister next to her, and was stunned for two seconds from time to time. Then when she heard someone calling her name, she came to her senses and smiled politely.
Jin Changzheng looked at the three idols opposite him, examining their faces: "I've wanted to meet Twice for a long time, but I never had the chance."
"If you want to meet Twice, please tell me earlier. I know Twice very well and have seen them on TV many times."
At this time, Jung Joon-young put down his glass and interrupted casually, then looked at the other side and waved: "I still have the contact information of Nayeonxi and Sanaxi, and the only missing one is Tzuyuxi. We just happened to hang out together today, remember to exchange phone numbers later."
“Ah… hehe.”
Zhou Ziyu looked at Zheng Junying and smiled, then lowered her head and pursed her lips.
What Jung Joon-young said was right. They had indeed met each other several times on TV and at events, and had talked a few times...but she actually disliked this senior. She always felt that the other person's eyes made her feel uncomfortable.
If she had known that this senior would be here today... maybe she wouldn't have come.
After eating for a while, Jin Changzheng felt that the time was right. He looked at Zhou Ziyu sitting opposite him, admired her jawline for a while, and then suggested, "It's really nice to meet you today... After dinner, let's go sing together. It happens to be next to us."
"Okay, what's the point of just eating?" Jung Joon-young immediately clapped his hands and agreed loudly... They didn't come here to eat in the first place.
"It's good to play for a while longer." Ren Seyong had no objection.
After waiting for a while but still not hearing any voices from Twice, Jin Changzheng looked at Zhou Ziyu, smiled and asked, "Ziyuxi, what do you think?"
"..."
Zhou Ziyu, who was called out, couldn't avoid it. She looked up to meet the other person's gaze, then dodged a little. After hesitating for a while, she finally said, "I don't want to..."
"Bang, bang."
She just opened her mouth to decline when there was a knock on the door of the private room. Then the door was pushed open and a man in a shirt and with a neatly groomed hair came in. He quickly scanned the room and quickly focused on Jin Changzheng who was sitting in the main seat. He greeted him with a smile on his face, "Brother, why are you here today? You didn't tell me. I only knew about it when the front desk said they saw you."
"Seungri, oh my god, I forgot this is your place." Seeing the person coming, Jin Changzheng also smiled, waved his hand and pointed to the side: "Come on, let's have a drink together, sit down.
The person who suddenly came in was Big Bang’s youngest member Lee Seung-ri... He has a stake in this club and often hangs out here to entertain some of his connections and friends in the circle.
Although Big Bang is a top boy band that will be remembered in the history of Kpop, he no longer has any passion for idol life and has long focused on other careers... At this point, he is more like a scheming businessman than an idol.
Lee Seung-ri just wanted to say hello and have a drink. Kim Chang-jung was also a good connection for him, so he sat down when he heard the other party's greeting.
"Hello, senior." Seeing such a senior in the circle appear, Lin Nayeon and the other two hurriedly greeted him and received a smiling response from the other party.
When he sat down, his eyes swept over the three members of Twice who seemed a little embarrassed, and then he looked at Kim Chang-jung and Jung Joon-young with a knowing look, as if he understood something, and then he revealed an inexplicable smile.
Of course he knew Twcie... He also knew who Jin Changzheng and the others were.
"Where are you talking about?"
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"... Actually, I used to be quite quiet, especially when I was studying in LA. Because I had just arrived, it was a very unfamiliar environment for me, so I didn't like to talk much at that time."
"Qingjia?" Pei Zhuxuan's eyes were obviously full of suspicion.
"Really... Although I didn't say much at that time, but... You know that outstanding people always attract attention, don't you? Don't laugh! In fact, many girls paid attention to me at that time, and the atmosphere there is very direct. I studied there for two years, and I received countless love letters, and even more people confessed their love to me in person."
Chi Jingyuan shrugged: "In your habitual thinking, am I going to be the playboy in the TV series who accepts everyone who comes to him?"
Bae Joo-hyun first wrinkled her nose, then covered her mouth and smiled and nodded.
"But didn't I say I was a very well behaved person before? Besides, I was still young at that time. The education I received in Xia Country had the concept of premature love... So the fact is that during the time in LA, I didn't accept any of the many advances."
He was not reluctant to talk about all the good and bad things that had happened in the past. As Ji Jingyuan and Bae Zhuxuan talked while walking, their steps seemed to become a lot lighter.
"Is he really that obedient?" The little sister looked at him with bright eyes: "Then...how did he become like this?"
She didn't say what it became, but the two of them understood immediately after hearing it.
"Speaking of this..."
The memories that he once kept secret and never mentioned came to his mind at this moment. Chi Jingyuan raised his head and looked at the slightly dizzy moon for a long time.
Just when Pei Zhuxuan thought that he didn't want to talk and was about to change the subject, Chi Jingyuan's aura suddenly became relaxed, and then a gentle voice that seemed to be reminiscing came:
"That happened after I transferred to Seoul... I met a girl I really, really liked. I guess I will never forget her face and name. I thought about her every night when I went to sleep. What I thought about most every day was how to make her happy. All my enthusiasm was focused on her."
"She is my first love." Chi Jingyuan looked at Bae Zhuxuan next to him and blinked.
Since we want to talk about the past and understand him, Chi Jingyuan might as well tell us everything.
It had been so long since this happened, and apart from the fact that he would feel unhappy and irritated every time his second brother made fun of it, he had actually become very calm when he recalled or mentioned it, and he even had some nostalgia.
It was the first time that Bae Joo-hyun saw her boyfriend with such an expression and describing a girl in such a tone.
She did not feel jealous. Instead, despite the strong curiosity, she suddenly felt a little sad for some reason.
She didn't interrupt, but just walked and listened quietly. She knew that the turning point was about to come.
"I was extremely devoted and sincere in this relationship, and I put in all my passion and effort. I was even thinking about how to ask my family to help me get into the same university with her, and how to decorate the wedding. My first love lasted less than two months. I still remember it very clearly. At that time, a high-end Thai restaurant had just opened in Seoul. After hearing about it, I planned to take her to taste it. But when I found her and told her about it, she still had a beautiful smile, but she said to me in a somewhat impatient tone, 'Let's break up and don't contact each other in the future.'"
"I asked her why, and she said, 'There's no such thing as a long list of reasons in a relationship, I'm just tired of it.'"
Chi Jingyuan's voice kept coming. Although he was talking about his own affairs, his tone was extremely calm, as if he was just an outsider.
Bae Joo-hyun looked at the man next to her with some heartache. Even though so much time had passed, she could still hear the despair and sadness in his calm voice.
She reached out and grabbed the corner of his clothes, listening to him continue: "But I was completely stunned, I didn't know how to get home, and then I felt like the whole world collapsed. In the following days, I curled up in the quilt and cried every night. I cried very sadly... It's quite funny to talk about it now. My second brother still makes fun of me about this."
Feeling the girl's movements, Chi Jingyuan turned his head to look at her. When their eyes met, he smiled and shrugged casually: "It's been so long, isn't it a little late to feel sorry for her... You are the one who wants to hear this, I'm not pretending to be pitiful."
Seeing the young lady's dissatisfied expression, Chi Jingyuan smiled, but then looked at the brilliant night view in the distance, his sight seemed a little absent-minded: "But afterwards, my view on love seemed to have changed. I can no longer fully devote myself to love, and I don't really believe in it... Forget it, it sounds like an excuse no matter how I listen to it, which is quite embarrassing."
Chi Jingyuan waved his hand mockingly and shook his head with a smile.
Bae Joo-hyun pursed her lips and looked at the man in front of her in a daze. Although they had been in a relationship before, she felt that she didn't understand this closest person of the opposite sex at all.
At this moment, the image of Chi Jingyuan in her mind suddenly became vivid and three-dimensional. The person she liked was no longer a glorious royal family member, but a real boy who even made her feel a little distressed.
At this moment, Chi Jingyuan stopped, looked at her, blinked, and asked, "Do you know me well enough now? Will you think of me often after we break up?"
Bae Joo-hyun froze.
The purpose of her asking Chi Jingyuan out tonight was indeed to confront him and separate for a while...
She has been struggling and suffering for a long time since the incident. This is the first time she has encountered such a thing and she doesn't know how to deal with it. Her strong love for Chi Jingyuan and her cherishment of this relationship make it impossible for her to make the decision to break up, but her boyfriend's behavior makes it difficult for her to let go, especially the subsequent collaboration with that woman makes her feel uncomfortable.
She could only keep struggling and hesitating, but the more she struggled, the more uncomfortable she felt.
Originally, after all that Kim Taeyeon said today, Bae Joo-hyun wanted to just throw in the towel and accept her boyfriend's cheating, pretending nothing happened and continuing their relationship... Even after this happened, her feelings haven't changed much.
But then she suddenly saw the news about Bae Suzy, and the strong negative emotions that emerged in her heart, as well as the mixed emotions of betrayal, grievance, inferiority, anger, etc., came out, and she realized that
The so-called tolerance is just deceiving herself, she can't tolerate it.
She suddenly lowered her head, then raised it again after a while, looked at him hesitantly and asked, "How do you know I want to..."
"Because I understand you." Chi Jingyuan narrowed his eyes and smiled.
"..." Bae Joo-hyun looked directly into the other person's glasses, then sniffed and turned to the empty corner next to her.
Although her eyes were a little hazy, Pei Zhuxuan also forced a smile and looked at him again: "You should have a lot of experience in breaking up, right? What did you do when you broke up with other girlfriends before?"
"Say it directly? Use cold force? Or some kind of hint?"
Chi Jingyuan listed some of the methods he had used, and then couldn't help laughing: "And the trick I learned from...: 'There are not so many reasons for love, I'm just tired of it'"
"..."
The young lady smiled very lightly, then looked up at him quietly: "Which one do you want to use on me?"
"What if I don't want to use any of them?"
Chi Jingyuan also looked at her, with only a hint of smile in his narrowed eyes: "The right to do this should be given to you."
"suck…"
Pei Zhuxuan sniffed and did not answer him. Instead, she stared at him and suddenly asked another question: "Do you like me?"
"If I didn't like you, I wouldn't date you."
Chi Jingyuan also told the truth: "For me, my mother is different from other women."
If it were someone else, he wouldn't say so much... and at this moment, he wouldn't be able to suppress the anxiety in his heart.
After hearing Chi Jingyuan's personal confirmation, Bae Joo-hyun still felt relieved even in this atmosphere.
But she forced herself to suppress the emotion. Her expression became a little sad. Her bright eyes were stained with a layer of gray. Her voice was pleading and questioning: "Since you like me... can you really bear to let me watch my beloved boyfriend filming a TV series with the woman I hate the most, kissing and secretly filming for several months? Not to mention that you two were in that kind of relationship in the first place."
She just looked at Chi Jingyuan like that, looked into his eyes, and asked repeatedly: "Can you really bear it?"
"..."
Looking at the young lady in front of him, Chi Jingyuan suddenly felt a little dazed. He opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.
All the words and skills that I had prepared in my mind were of no use at this moment, melting away completely like ice and snow meeting the sun.
I had always felt confident that I was in control, but now...
At this time, they came to the end of the alley. Not far past the intersection ahead was the prosperous section of Jiangbei. Going forward, they saw colorful neon lights and the glamorous night life of Seoul was just ahead.
Going further back, there are quiet, remote and narrow alleys. The deep path stretches out, and both sides are lined with various shops that have long been closed. The pale street lights are barely maintained, and the atmosphere is full of depression and decadence.
"Send me back."
After leaving this sentence, Pei Zhuxuan glanced at Chi Jingyuan, turned around and walked into the mottled shadows.
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"It will be very convenient to know Brother Chang Zheng. His family is very powerful in the industry. Not to mention the financial sector, at least they won't have to worry about advertising... and I don't give face to just anyone."
"It's just singing and drinking, it's nothing... There are a lot of underage drinking."
The atmosphere in the box had changed significantly at this time. The previous superficial harmony was gone. Jung Joon-young was smiling sinisterly, persuading people either threateningly or earnestly.
The three members of Twice who followed their seniors to meet their friends lost their composure. Lin Nayeon pursed her lips and kept looking anxiously in the direction of Lim Seong-yeon, as if asking for help. Minatozaki Sana tried hard to maintain a smile to ease the atmosphere, while Zhou Ziyu bit her lip and refused to change her tone no matter what was said.
At this time, after dinner, they still have to go sing and drink, and maybe they will discuss other activities afterwards... Not to mention that Zhou Ziyu herself is underage, these girls also saw that the senior today did not seem to have any good intentions, and of course they would not agree.
And even if there are no disadvantages, they don't want to go
Next to him, Li Shengli was sitting with his legs crossed, watching what was going on here with a smile on his face, interjecting from time to time, with an air of ease and leisure like a hunter watching his prey.
"boom!"
At this time, Jin Changzheng, who had been pretending to be a good guy for a long time, couldn't bear it anymore. He smashed the cup hard, making a crisp sound, and then shouted impatiently:
"Why are you putting on airs? We're just hanging out together. I know so many female idols, and few of them are as arrogant as you."
He stared at Zhou Ziyu with a sinister look: "Ziyuxi, are you looking down on me?"
He had come here today specifically to target this girl, and originally thought that everything would go smoothly. However, after talking for a long time, he realized that this Zhou Ziyu, although young and dull-looking, was actually very stubborn. Nothing he said was of any use. His patience had been somewhat worn out, and he had to resort to another approach.
Anyway, Twice is JYP's current popular girl group. If the company really steps in, it will be quite troublesome. Although he knows some of the senior executives in JYP, he thinks this kind of thing can be solved without going to that level.
To deal with this kind of female idol who seems to have no experience, the first method is to lie, the second is to scare. These two methods are the most effective. Just keep talking and scare her.
"Forget it, brother. It won't be good if the company finds out." At this time, the original introducer, Ren Seyong, seemed to realize that something was wrong. After all, he was the one who brought the boy up, so he changed his tone and tried to persuade him.
But Kim Chang Jung ignored him completely and spoke even more brazenly: "What's wrong with JYP? Jin Young and I are old friends. I know all of your directors... and we didn't do anything. We just made friends and had some fun together. Even if Park Jin Young came, it's not my fault. I should blame him for not teaching his idol manners."
As he said that, he sneered, took a glass of wine and turned to Zhou Ziyu, sitting there with his arms crossed: "Moving out of the company... It's no use! Judging from your attitude, you must be looking down on me. Since you look down on my connections? Tell me, Ziyuxi, who do you know, let him deal with me. If I can't afford to offend you, I will let you go immediately and apologize to you."
The harsh voice with a heavier tone lingered in the box, striking every girl's heart.
Lin Nayeon was obviously frightened. She didn't expect that just going out to eat with a familiar senior would turn out like this. The previous few times were smooth and she did make a lot of friends, but this time...
Her face was tense at this moment, her weapon Fang was firmly retracted, and she stuck close to Zhou Ziyu next to her.
She herself lacked a sense of security, and at this moment she became extremely panicked, constantly looking at the company senior opposite her, her eyes full of pleading.
Because she had no one to rely on at the moment, she could only ask for help from this familiar senior... Unfortunately, Ren Seyong's words seemed to have no effect, and he did not respond to her gaze.
Zhou Ziyu, who was the first to be affected, lowered her head and bit her lips tightly. She didn't respond or say anything. She just stubbornly refused to agree. There were tears flashing in her lowered eyes, but she tried hard to hold them back.
At the same time, he was still holding his mobile phone tightly in his hand, as if hesitating about something.
Zhou Ziyu had never encountered such a situation before. Her heart was filled with fear and panic, and she didn't know how to face it... She could have called that person for help, but a few days ago... Every time this thought came to her mind, she would be stopped by another inexplicable emotion.
"Speak!" Kim Chang-jung's impatient and arrogant voice sounded again, followed by the sound of a cup hitting the table again. Zhou Ziyu's eardrums vibrated, and she clearly felt that Lin Nayeon next to her trembled.
At this moment, Minatozaki Sana suddenly spoke up, her voice trembling:
"We, we know Jingyuan Oppa."
As soon as these words were spoken, Zhou Ziyu couldn't help but look over there with wide eyes, while Lin Nayeon also opened her mouth slightly and stared at her sisters in surprise.
Neither of them expected that Minatozaki Sanaka would say this at this time... and Minatozaki Sanaka had lost her smile. Instead, she raised her head, straightened her chest, pursed her lips and looked at the opposite side stubbornly.
"Who?" Jin Changzheng seemed not to hear clearly.
However, Jung Joon-young understood it very well and explained directly: "EXO's Ji Kyung-won."
"I thought it was who it was."
Upon hearing this, Jin Changzheng actually laughed out loud, and then waved his hand with disdain: "In the end, it's just a male idol, so what if he's from EXO? So what if he's very popular, you don't really think of him as a great person..."
He became more and more excited as he spoke, and his expression became more and more unbridled: "Don't even mention an idol, even if it's SM..."
"Brother, wait a minute."
At this moment, Li Shengli, who had been watching the show, suddenly interrupted him. He smiled at Jin Changzheng, who was a little dissatisfied and confused, and then looked at Minatozaki Sana: "Sana xi, are you familiar with Chi... Jingyuanxi?"
"Inside."
Originally, she felt a little desperate when she heard what Kim Chang-jung said, but Lee Seung-ri's attitude seemed to change, and Minatozaki Sana quickly nodded vigorously.
Then, as if she felt that this was not convincing enough, she sniffed and added, "His girlfriend is in our group!"
Lin Nayeon, who was originally very nervous, suddenly looked up when she heard it, and looked at Minatozaki Sana in great surprise. For a moment, even her fear was suppressed a lot.
Zhou Ziyu opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something.
"That's it..."
Li Shengli nodded slightly and glanced at Minatozaki Sana again.
He has recognized that this Sana from Twice is one of the three trainees whom he met in the club two years ago and who was helped by Chi Jingyuan. With this connection, he still believes what the other person says.
The incident at that time really left a deep impression on him. Not to mention the other party's attitude in the police station later, the fact that there has been no news about the brother who had a good relationship with him until now is enough to make him unforgettable.
"If you are very familiar with Jing Yuanxi..."
Li Shengli thought about it for a while, then stood up and said to Jin Changzheng: "Brother, how about forgetting it today? Jingyuan and I are good friends. Since we know each other, it’s not appropriate…"
The change of position was obvious, but unfortunately Jin Changzheng seemed determined to achieve his goal. He waved his hand and interrupted the other party: "Seungri, don't say that I didn't give you face today. He is just an idol. There is nothing inappropriate about him in my eyes."
"I'm in a good mood today, no one can help me!"
Li Shengli did not point out that the brother's tone seemed a bit loud. After being interrupted, he did not continue to speak. Instead, he looked at the three girls who were obviously a little desperate, laughed, and then said goodbye to Jin Changzheng: "Okay... By the way, brother, I have something else to do over there, so I won't bother you for now."
"Then go ahead and do your work. We'll need you to open a bigger private room for us to sing in later."
He stood up, walked out of the box and closed the door gently. The smile on Li Shengli's face slowly disappeared. He didn't know if he remembered something, but he shook his head and turned around, picking up his phone and dialing.
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"Then I'll go first."
It was still the familiar place. After the car stopped and it was quiet for a while, Pei Zhuxuan glanced at Chi Jingyuan, then opened the door, and walked down with her head down as if she wanted to escape from something.
"Ah."
Chi Jingyuan nodded lightly and wanted to say something, but his thoughts were a little confused at the moment... Soon, the car door was closed after a while, and the faint fragrance that had been lingering around him also faded away.
The car suddenly became quiet, and an unusually cold atmosphere filled the air.
Just as he was staring at the steering wheel in a daze, as if thinking about the changes that had happened tonight, there was a knock on the passenger door.
Ji Jingyuan, who was awakened, looked up and found that Bae Joo-hyun, who had just got off the car and left, had come back and was waving at her outside the window.
When I rolled down the car window, the young lady's face appeared before my eyes.
She was still very fair and smiling, just like before, except that her eye sockets seemed to be slightly red, which was slightly different from before.
"Why do you keep stopping here?"
Bae Joo-hyun poked her head out of the car window, her dark eyes looking at Chi Jingyuan in the driver's seat, her eyes seemed full of nostalgia.
Chi Jingyuan exhaled, looked at her and smiled gently: "Thinking about the way back."
"I see..." Bae Joo-hyun also laughed, and then seemed to have thought of something, and seemed to become very happy all of a sudden.
She laughed heartily, but her eyes were fixed on the man in the car. She asked in a relaxed tone, "So... after you go home tonight... you won't cry in your bed again, right?"
Without waiting for Chi Jingyuan to speak, she burst into unbridled laughter, ringing like silver bells in autumn, then waved her hand as if to say goodbye, turned around and ran away.
In Chi Jingyuan's somewhat dazed vision, the young lady's back began to tremble obviously after she ran a few steps. She stretched out her hands to cover her face, as if trying to stop something.
Bae Joo-hyun covered her mouth with one hand to prevent her from crying out loud, and with the other hand she hugged herself and ran as fast as she could.
I'm sorry that I can't shine for you...because now I can't even shine myself.
At least until that damn TV show of yours is finished, that's the case...
……
After leaving Red Velvet's dormitory, Chi Jingyuan drove along the roads of JB area without a precise destination. He drove back and forth on some roads more than once.
Because he himself was a little confused and didn't know where to go now... and his mood became very depressed.
He has always been very confident about matters of the heart. Firstly, he is experienced, and secondly, he is an excellent person who can find a way to solve any difficulties.
But when Bae Joo-hyun asked him that question just now, he was actually speechless.
I thought everything was under control before...
Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but hit the steering wheel in front of him hard, accidentally touching the horn, which made a shrill sound, causing the car in front, which was driving normally, to suddenly speed up. He thought something had happened.
Fuck him, he's in control...
Moreover, he originally thought that he could handle any ending calmly, whether they broke up or not, just like his second brother Chi Jingxu said: look at the relationship between men and women from a higher dimension, use the soul and consciousness to control your body, treat people as NPCs, just like playing a role-playing game, and you will be invincible no matter what.
But now… he didn’t feel like he was playing a role-playing game, nor did he feel like he was invincible.
Is it because he hasn't mastered the cultivation yet?
Thinking of the young lady's back as she left just now, Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but feel a strong sense of irritation welling up in his heart. The constant honking of sirens and noisy voices around him further fueled this emotion, which was piled up in his chest and could not be dispelled. It seemed as if even his breathing was accompanied by a little fire.
At this moment, the cell phone next to him suddenly vibrated, waking up Chi Jingyuan who was a little emotional. There was a red light ahead, so he stopped the car, then picked up the phone with a frown.
When I looked at the caller, it turned out to be Li Shengli.
"No problem..."
"Yes, it's my friend... is this true?"
"Okay, I got it. Wait for me there."
After hanging up the phone, Chi Jingyuan frowned even more tightly. He learned from Li Shengli about some things that happened over there, which made his already difficult-to-control emotions flare up.
And I guess he was actually more dissatisfied with another thing...Why was the call not from Chou Tzu-yu but from Lee Seung-ri?
After thinking about it for a while, he became even more angry.
Chi Jingyuan thought about it and sent a text message to Park Jae-hyun. Then the red light turned green. He stepped on the accelerator, the car started suddenly and then drove quickly into the expressway next to it, heading straight towards Gangnam District.
Behind the car window, Chi Jingyuan's expression was calm, but his eyes were particularly deep.
He seemed to be driving intently, but he couldn't help but recall his relationship with Bae Joo-hyun.
If our relationship is like being tied together by chains of light...
Then I am the one who controls the tightness of the chain.
Also, it’s too hot in the summer and I don’t cover myself with a blanket.
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"In the entertainment industry, you need to make more friends. How can you rely on the company alone?"
"Tzuyu, let's exchange contact information first. And Nayeon, you're so beautiful even when you cry..."
After Lee Seung-ri left, Kim Chang-jung and Jung Joon-young seemed even more unscrupulous. Lim Seong-yong, who was next to them, tried to persuade them with a bitter face, but was scolded back instead.
At this time, Lin Nayeon couldn't help crying. She lowered her head and kept sniffling, but she didn't dare to say a word... and Zhou Ziyu also held back her tears, her two hands tightly holding the mobile phone, her fingers had blue marks from being squeezed too hard.
She already regretted it. She could have just made a phone call...
"Finish this glass of wine, and we..."
Jin Changzheng stood up with a smile, walked over to Zhou Ziyu, holding a wine glass in his hand, and spoke with a smile on his face as he walked.
At this moment, a muffled "bang" sound hit everyone's heart, and the door of the box was suddenly kicked open, and then five or six strong men in black clothes walked in quickly. As soon as they came in, they seemed to have locked their targets with a glance, and walked over with big strides, and cooperated in pairs to subdue Jin Changzheng and the other two men and pressed them on the table.
"who are you?"
The sudden change shocked everyone. Kim Chang-jung and Jung Joon-young were confused and anxious, and kept questioning and threatening. The three girls next to them looked at this scene with tears in their eyes. They were so scared that they all stood up and huddled together. They were all a little at a loss in panic.
There was a lot of shouting and yelling nearby, but in the gap there seemed to be the sound of footsteps. Zhou Ziyu and the others looked at the door with tearful eyes, and saw a familiar figure walking in from outside.
When they saw the face clearly, several people were stunned, and then suddenly relaxed. All the negative emotions that had been accumulating in their chests burst out like a flood. Minatozaki Sana wiped her tears and shouted "Oppa" happily as if it was a conditioned reflex.
But Zhou Ziyu was originally happy, but found that when she looked at Chi Jingyuan, the other party just glanced at her and passed by, and she suddenly panicked.
Chi Jingyuan, who drove over from Jiangbei, walked in, but he was not in the mood to say anything to these girls at the moment. He just glanced at them lightly, then turned around and looked at Li Shengli behind him. At the other's signal, he walked in front of Jin Changzheng who was pressed on the table.
He had already heard the general outline of the incident from Li Shengli, and after coming in and seeing the situation at the scene, he confirmed the other party's statement.
He didn't even look at Zheng Junying next to him, but just looked down at Jin Changzheng who was struggling, and asked calmly: "I heard that you don't know me?"
"Who are you? Do you know that I am..." Jin Changzheng already felt that something was wrong, but he still had the confidence and continued to shout loudly.
But he was interrupted before he could finish.
"Chi Jingyuan is one meter."
Chi Jingyuan sat down and introduced himself solemnly. Although his calm voice was not loud, it seemed very penetrating and directly interrupted Jin Changzheng's desperate shouting.
He looked at Jin Changzheng, who was struggling again after being interrupted, and kept saying "just an idol", smiled, raised his head and glanced at the table in front of him, picked up a plate at random, reached out and picked it up, and gently raised it.
Then he nodded and continued his self-introduction: "An idol."
After saying that, he exerted force with his hand and smashed the plate in his hand towards Jin Changzheng.
"Snapped!"
The sound of the plate breaking was particularly harsh in the box, and it scared Zheng Junying, who had been wailing next to him, so much that he shut his mouth instantly.
Twice and the others were shaken by the blow and the sound, and they stared at Chi Jingyuan not far away in amazement.
Even though they have known each other for a long time and often spent time together privately because of their collaborations, they have never seen this senior idol show such a posture and expression.
His expression was so calm, but he was doing something extremely violent and terrifying...
But after a moment of conditioned reflexive fear, a strong sense of pleasure emerged from the hearts of several people. The grievances, anger and other negative emotions that had just been accumulated were all vented at this moment, especially Lin Nayeon. She stared at Chi Jingyuan in front of her with her mouth open and eyes wide open, watching his every move.
Chi Jingyuan glanced at Jin Changzheng, who was a little dazed after being hit, and signaled to the two big men who were holding him down to let go. After letting go, Jin Changzheng slid down and collapsed on the ground because he had no strength to support himself.
Chi Jingyuan also bent down and squatted beside him, looking at him quietly.
He actually doesn't like to resort to violence. Even when he had irreconcilable conflicts with others before, he would usually stop at the right time, with a shoulder throw being enough, and he would not beat the other person so hard as he did now.
The main reason was that the irritability that had been pent up in his chest was still lingering, and his mood was so bad that it seemed like he was on fire. In addition, the man in front of him bullied his friend, which was a bit beyond his bottom line.
But violence is indeed a good way to vent. After he was taken away just now, he seemed to feel a lot more relaxed.
Chi Jingyuan half-crouched in front of the dizzy Jin Changzheng. After a while, he suddenly laughed out loud, not knowing what he had thought of. "This plot is really like a TV series..."
He turned around to take a look at the decoration and the box next to him, and then said to Jin Changzheng, who didn't know if he could hear clearly, "If it's a TV show, the camera should be shot from that place, and the light should be slightly brighter..."
He pointed to the empty space on the left, as if explaining something.
Then he looked at Jin Changzheng who didn't react and chuckled: "According to the classic shot in the drama, I should light a cigarette now, take a deep breath, and then blow the smoke rings on you. With the camera position and specific lighting just now, it should look very handsome."
"pity."
As he spoke, he slowly stood up, his smile gradually fading, and he looked down at the person in front of him. At the same time, he gently brushed his right hand that had just smashed the plate, as if he was brushing off non-existent dust:
"I don't smoke..."
After saying that, Chi Jingyuan, who was too lazy to stay any longer, whispered to Park Jae-hyun who came over, "Brother, you handle it. I'm leaving first."
After Park Jae-hyun nodded in agreement, Ji Jingyuan walked towards the door of the box, while looking at the three members of Twice who had no communication with him beside him. He nodded gently to Minatozaki Sana, then glanced at Lin Nayeon who had a strange look in her eyes, and finally looked at Zhou Tzuyu.
Looking at the dazed little girl in front of him, for some reason, the anger that had just been suppressed suddenly rose up again... It might be because the previous irritability had not dissipated, or it might be because the current situation was a little annoying.
Chi Jingyuan, who was about to walk out of the door, stopped. He turned around and looked at Zhou Ziyu, his eyes met hers without disguising. Facing her big black eyes that were still shining with water, his originally calm voice also took on a little strength: "Didn't I tell you that if you encounter this kind of thing, if you encounter this kind of blind bullying, just call me and I will teach him a lesson?"
The sudden question also attracted the attention of Lim Nayeon and Minatozaki Sana. They both looked at Chou Tzuyu in the middle, and their expressions looked a little strange when they heard Chi Jingyuan's question.
"..."
Zhou Ziyu stammered twice, and faced with Chi Jingyuan's gaze, her momentum was at its lowest. After a while, she spoke in a small voice with a hint of tears: "Yeah."
"Then why are you in such a bad mood? Just because of what happened a few days ago, can you be upset about something like this today?" Chi Jingyuan glanced at Jin Changzheng over there, and then looked at Zhou Ziyu.
Today, Zhou Ziyu met someone like Kim Chang-jung. Normally, she would have asked him for help early in the morning.
But he never received the text message... Although he didn't receive it for several days, Chou Tzuyu started to get angry and started the cold war a few days ago... In the end, it was Lee Seung-ri who told him.
Chi Jingyuan could roughly guess Zhou Ziyu's psychology after thinking about it... This also made him even more annoyed.
Looking at Zhou Ziyu who was stammering and trying to explain with trembling lips but didn't know what to say, Chi Jingyuan's irritability reached its peak.
"If you say that..."
At this moment, he felt a growing irritability in his chest. He glanced at her angrily for the last time, left a few words, and then pushed the door open and walked out:
"I don't care about you anymore."
This part of the plot is relatively coherent. After writing it, I was too lazy to publish it in two days, so I just put it together and posted it here.
This should be considered three chapters combined... There will be no update tomorrow, take a break
Also, Pei Pei is not offline just to help each other grow, the main female lead is not offline, even if they are separated temporarily, there is still a plot, and the reunion will be around the end of the year
(End of this chapter)