The other members also had their own plans, each doing their own things, and they didn't care about them, Ji Jingyuan carried a shoulder bag, both of them put on masks and hats, and walked out of the hotel together.

"Where are you going to eat, brother?"

After walking out of the door, a cool breeze blows on the face, which is completely different from the air conditioning in the room, although it is no longer as cold and cool as before, but you can feel a different sense of reality in your heart.

Following a few steps, Chi Jingyuan glanced at a taxi slowly passing by, followed the light and looked into the distance for a few seconds, and asked out loud.

Because he was with Luhan, he also habitually spoke Chinese.

"After turning the road in front of you, there is a night market street a little further on, and there are a few food stalls in it, and the barbecue tastes very good, I have eaten it twice before."

Luhan pointed to the front and said very familiarly: "It's not far, it's about ten minutes." ”

"Are you so familiar with this place? I remember brother, aren't you from Beijing? ”

"I was also brought by others, and the movie I participated in was introduced by others when the crew had dinner last time, and it was really okay to taste it."

The two were not in a hurry, chatting and walking slowly, and after turning a few corners, they finally arrived at the night market street that Luhan said, and under his guidance, they found a store with no more than one family, and made a table in a slightly remote place at the entrance of the storefront, and sat down.

The tables and chairs are all cheap plastic models at first glance, and there seems to be a layer of grease stains on the edge of the table that have not been wiped off, and the overall look is very down-to-earth food stall style.

"Drinking?" The waiter came over with two menus, and Luhan asked as he looked at them.

"Beer does."

"Beer, of course, then order four bottles and ...... What do you want to eat in Jingyuan? He greeted the waiter next to him and looked at the menu, asking as he went.

Chi Jingyuan also looked at the menu in front of him, and when he was about to speak, his phone suddenly rang, and he came out to look at the caller.

"Brother, your old customer, come on, I'll answer the phone and I'll be back soon."

After saying a word with a smile, watching Luhan make an 'OK' gesture, Ji Jingyuan took his mobile phone and walked a few steps to the side, came to the shade of the tree on the side, and connected the phone.

"Calling so late, in a hurry?"

It was Bae Joo-hyun who called, and Ji Jingyuan asked with some curiosity.

At this time, if they don't work overtime, they should be about to finish their practice and go back to the dormitory.

"There's no urgency......" Bae Joo-hyun said in a cheerful tone and then dulled for a moment, even if he didn't speak, Ji Jingyuan seemed to feel the other party's happy mood from the other party's silence.

Chi Jingyuan smiled and didn't make a sound, didn't urge, and listened quietly.

A few seconds later, there was a faint sound of snorting, and Bae Joo-hyun's breathing was a little short, and he said, "Just now, the head of the room came to inform us that the debut time originally scheduled for around November has been advanced......"

"When is it early?"

"It's next month, and the head of the room said that it will be advanced to early August at the earliest."

There was an irrepressible joy in her voice, even if it was across a sea pool, it was clearly felt.

Obviously, the long-cherished wish of many years is about to come true, and Bae Joo-hyun's whole person should be surrounded by the excitement of his upcoming debut, and after getting the news, he immediately called him to share his excitement and happiness.

It's just that Ji Jingyuan is not as optimistic as her after hearing it, as a bystander, he only thinks it's strange, is this early debut a little too early? It is expected that November will be directly mentioned in August, which is too far away.

Chi Jingyuan estimated whether the company would advance their debut time so much at once for some special reasons.

And even though they have been practicing since last month, it is difficult to prepare for many things in such a short period of time in the study, recording, dance practice, shooting MV, makeup photos, pictorials, etc. for their debut album, and when they EXO prepared the album, they didn't know how long they had been practicing just for dance, and they were still very tired every day.

Unless Bae Joo-hyun and their girl group don't release an album when they debut, and they just make a digital single as their debut song, there is plenty of time.

Although he was puzzled, of course Chi Jingyuan would not pour cold water when people were happy, but replied in a brisk tone: "That's really congratulations, in this case, Irenexi, will we have a chance to be on the same stage next month." ”

"kkkk ha......" Bae Joo-hyun first lowered his voice and held back a few times, and then he couldn't help but finally laughed, laughing a little wantonly, not very good, but very infectious.

After a while, the laughter stopped, neither of them spoke directly, Chi Jingyuan looked at the time and took the initiative to speak: "I still have something to do here, let's talk about the rest later." ”

"Inside." Bae Joo-hyun responded crisply, and then remembered and added: "By the way, wait a minute, Shiqi, maybe they will send you a message too, if you have something, remember to turn off the sound of your mobile phone." ”

"Got it."

Hanging up the phone, Ji Jingyuan stood in place and briefly thought about Bae Joo-hyun's early debut, and after a minute or two, he returned to the dining table and sat down.

At this time, a plate of barbecue had already come up first, sprinkled with cumin and chili noodles and bubbling oil, which looked a little greedy, and Chi Jingyuan, who was not very hungry, was also a little attracted at this time.

"Calling you so late, girlfriend?" Luhan took the initiative to pick up the beer that had been opened, poured a glass by himself, and asked with a smile.

"Thank you...... No, I don't have a relationship with a good friend. Ji Jingyuan took the wine glass and thanked him, then shook his head and denied it.

"Jingyuan, you said that you have no relationship, why am I so suspicious? Are you still hiding it...... You are so sought-after in the circle, who believes you if you don't have a girlfriend......"

Luhan glanced at him, with no disbelief on his face: "Now most of the members have girlfriends, when will you talk about it if you don't fall in love now?" ”

Ji Jingyuan blinked, muttered for two seconds and said tentatively, "Maybe...... After I'm 35? ”

"Poof...... Hahaha......" Luhan couldn't help but burst out laughing, his hands trembled, and he spilled a little bit of the wine he was holding.

Chi Jingyuan also laughed, picked up the wine glass, and the two touched it and drank half a glass.

Neither of them spoke again after the laughter gradually stopped, and the skewers in front of them kept exuding a tempting aroma, but neither of them had any intention of tasting a skewer.

There was a sudden silence, and I could only hear the constant sound of staggering from the table next to me.

On one side there is silence, on the other side there is liveliness.

"Brother is leaving?"

Chi Jingyuan took the lead in breaking this uncomfortable atmosphere, took the initiative to pick up a bunch and took a bite, and asked while chewing.

Although it is a question sentence, there is no meaning of inquiry in the tone.

"......" Luhan was stunned for a moment by Chi Jingyuan's question, and seemed to be a little surprised how the other party could see his thoughts, and he asked so bluntly.

After being blunt for a few seconds, he looked at Chi Jingyuan: "How do you know?" ”

"I can see it."

Ji Jingyuan put down the iron skewer that he had eaten, looked at Luhan with a puzzled look, and shrugged his shoulders with a smile.

But in my heart, I sighed.

He has been poached by so many companies, and the conditions offered are better than the other, whether it is true or not, even if he can only achieve half of it, he will definitely make more money than in SM.

If it weren't for the fact that Chi Jingyuan had seen the world, being an idol was not mainly to make money, and if he was treated as a complete royal family in SM, it is estimated that he would not be able to help but have the idea of changing jobs.

Chi Jingyuan is very sought-after, although his teammates are a little worse, but of course they will not be unattended, especially the members of the three Xia Guo line, who have local accounts and have EXO's huge popularity and traffic blessing, as long as he flies back solo, it is definitely a cash cow in the eyes of all economic companies.

Especially Wu Saike has made a good start, obviously BTS is worse than EXO, I don't know how much, it can be so popular in the mainland, and as soon as he comes back, he is a traffic star and directly enters the group to film.

He's so hot, aren't those people who change to EXO even more powerful?

It's very simple.

Since Wu's incident came out, Chi Jingyuan already had some premonitions, but nothing happened all the time.

When Luhan suddenly went out to eat with him tonight, he had actually expected it, but he was a little puzzled why he specifically called himself out to talk about it.

And now Luhan's expression and reaction have verified Ji Jingyuan's guess, he and Ji Jingyuan glanced at each other, looked at the table in front of him, pursed his lips, picked up the cup and drank the beer inside, poured it full, and did not speak.

Chi Jingyuan didn't make a sound for a while, he turned his head and looked at a nearby table of diners who were eating and drinking enthusiastically, and he didn't know what to say.

After a few seconds, he returned his gaze to the table, thought about it, laughed, and said: "If Xia Guo is more popular, should I smile and say to my brother, 'Life has dreams, each is wonderful', or should I angrily say, 'Cut off the table and break off relations, old age and death will not get along'?" ”

The natural tone broke the somewhat stiff atmosphere, and Luhan glanced at him and shook his head with a smile: "Although I have said it several times, Jingyuan, your Chinese is really good, better than mine." ”

"I admit the first sentence, and the latter one is a little exaggerated."

Chi Jingyuan squinted his smile and said modestly.

The atmosphere inexplicably changed a lot, and the two of them no longer had the stiff posture just now, and each picked up a skewer and ate it.

After eating a few skewers, Chi Jingyuan licked the oil stains on the corners of his mouth, and asked casually, "Are you ready?" ”

"Well, I won't go back after I've eaten for a while, I've already had someone take away the things I need to take away, and there are some clothes left in the hotel and dormitory...... The lawyer on the peninsula has also prepared the materials, and I will file a lawsuit tomorrow morning after I leave. ”

Luhan nodded, and said it directly without concealing it.

"Why do you feel that this process is so familiar......" Ji Jingyuan smacked his lips, took a sip of beer and asked, "Do the other members know?" tao them. ”

"I told them all about the two people in Xia Guo before, and I only told you about the other members."

"Why did you tell me so much?"

"Because of Jingyuan, you are a very important reason why I made up my mind to leave EXO......," Luhan's expression was a little solemn.

"Isn't it, brother, it has a lot to do with me? Isn't it because of Wu Saike? ”

Ji Jingyuan's mouth opened slightly in surprise, and he looked at each other innocently.

"Indeed, there are a lot of things that inspire me because he has taken the lead...... But don't compare me to him. Luhan didn't deny it, but soon Zhengse said that he was not familiar with Wu.

"Indeed, brother, you chose to leave when we just finished the concert, and there was still more than a week before the next performance, leaving us plenty of time to re-choreograph and rehearse the position, unlike him, who ran away the day before the BTS fan meeting, and it was too late to rehearse, so in the end he had to temporarily find a backup dancer and wear a mask to replace his place." Ji Jingyuan nodded and reluctantly agreed.

"And I'm not going to be like him, talking about so many boundless reasons, bullying and stuff...... We can see what is going on with those so-called photos at a glance, and his fans are willing to believe him......"

Pouting, Luhan seemed to hate Wu Saike, and seemed to be quite unaccustomed to his approach.

Then he sighed softly, drank the beer, and after recalling it, he looked at Chi Jingyuan with a serious expression: "I've actually always envied Jingyuan's ...... Not jealousy, envy. ”

"I also want the company to consider my ideas in everything, and those directors and the like can greet me with a smile when they see me; I also want to have a lot of privileges... It doesn't matter if I use it or not; I also don't need to say it myself when I'm sick, and the company will take the initiative to give me a vacation, for fear that I will be tired and not good for my health; I also want to be the most important and dazzling person......"

"It's really not jealousy, it's envy."

Maybe it's because he drank some wine, or maybe he won't have much chance in the future if he doesn't talk about it today, Luhan said the words in his heart that he didn't know how long he had been holding back in front of Chi Jingyuan at this time, and his tone was a little excited, obviously he had been brewing these thoughts for a long time.

After saying this, it seemed to be a lot smoother, he poured a glass of wine, held the quilt in his hand and looked at it, but he didn't drink it: "These are things that I can't get in EXO no matter how hard I try, but it's not because of Jingyuan...... In terms of your background and position in the company, Jingyuan has really done a good enough job in dealing with people, and you will never be lazy or anything at work, but sometimes you are much more tired than all of us. ”

"I really don't dislike you, on the contrary, I think it's really a lucky and happy thing to be teammates with you."

Speaking of this, Luhan raised his wine glass: "By the way, I salute you, speaking of which, if it weren't for you, without that song "Roaring Filial Piety", EXO would not be as popular as it is today, and even if I came back, the treatment would definitely not be as good as it is now." ”

"Thank you, this is a good compliment and proof of my own cultivation and creative talent."

Chi Jingyuan clinked glasses and drank them all, smiling and thanking him.

Then he looked at the new dishes on the table, and sighed softly: "However, if you leave, brother, it will really have a big impact on us, and it will definitely be more than Boxian in love." ”

The withdrawal of members is a big deal for any group, and this year's Kara, BTS, etc. are all lessons from the past.

Not to mention a popular member like Luhan.

"Of course, I'm luhan, the captain of Team M and ACE, even in the entire group, my popularity can be ranked second, second only to Jingyuan you."

At the mention of this, Luhan nodded as a matter of course, his expression was a little proud, as a Xia Guoren, he mixed in the Peninsula group of EXO to close to the top of popularity, which is also an excellent proof of his talent, strength and his own efforts.

If his departure had no effect on the team, he wouldn't have the face to say it.

"It's second only to ...... But the second and the first are actually quite far apart......"

Chi Jingyuan looked at him mercilessly, pursed his lips and said honestly: "Brother, my popularity in the group is faulty, and there are quite a lot of breaks." ”

"Hahaha, why do you have to point it out, and you have to hit me before you leave."

Luhan laughed twice, shook his head, looked at Chi Jingyuan, and said helplessly.

After laughing, I fell into silence again.

Everything that should be said has been said, Luhan has obviously planned it for a long time, everything is ready, and this choice to determine his life path is not something that can be persuaded in two sentences.

And Chi Jingyuan himself didn't have the idea of persuading him.

After a while, he thought about it for a while, looked at Luh, who might not have made a sound for a long time, and said with a serious face: "I thought about it, I think the first sentence of the two sentences just now is more appropriate." ”

Luhan nodded slowly, pursed his lips and did not speak.

"Then brother, I'll go back first, if I go back too late, I'm going to be troubled by Brother Chenghuan...... I have a privilege, but I don't have to use it, right? ”

Ji Jingyuan took out a tissue and wiped his mouth, smiled, stood up and said goodbye and prepared to leave.

"Jingyuan, ah......" Luhan suddenly stopped Ji Jingyuan, who had already turned around to leave, and after hesitating for two seconds, he unconsciously switched to Korean: "Fighting!" ”

Ji Jingyuan turned to look at him, squinting and smiling at the sun, still speaking in Chinese:

"Thanks, yes."

Finally nodded, Ji Jingyuan walked away from the restaurant without hesitation and walked away gradually, until he left the night market street and turned into the avenue, and the noise behind him suddenly became faint and inaudible.

The hustle and bustle of the previous was replaced by the sound of car engines and honking horns on the road, making it feel as if you were in a different world.

After walking for about ten minutes, I returned to the hotel, opened the door with my card and walked into the room, Wu Shixun, who was lying on the bed playing with his mobile phone, glanced at Chi Jingyuan and continued to stare at the screen, but asked on his lips: "Why did you come back so early, did you eat so quickly, I thought it would take a while...... Brother Luhan is back too? ”

Chi Jingyuan went to the bathroom to wash his face, rubbed his face vigorously twice and exhaled a long breath, dried it and half lay down on his bed, looked at the light on the ceiling, and said in a surging voice: "He's gone." ”

"Gone?"

Hearing this, Wu Shixun couldn't help but put down the mobile phone in his hand and turned his head to look at it.

"Wu Saike." Ji Jingyuan didn't explain, just said his name.

Wu Shixun was stunned for a moment and understood in seconds, he sat up directly, and the laziness just now immediately disappeared: "Jinjia? ”

"......" Chi Jingyuan nodded, but did not say anything.

"Then why don't you hurry up and talk to Brother Chenghuan?"

"What can I do, people have been prepared before, and now people don't know where to go." Chi Jingyuan took out his mobile phone and looked at the time, and then threw the phone next to the pillow: "Wait a minute, Brother Chenghuan should find out."

Wu Shixun, who was originally a little anxious, frowned and froze for a while after hearing this, as if he was sorting out the chaotic thoughts in his head, and was silent for two minutes, he looked a little puzzled: "He...... Then he's leaving, why are you still calling you to eat? ”

"I don't know ......"

Chi Jingyuan looked at the blazing white ceiling light and smiled: "Maybe he thinks I'm good-looking?" ”

Although he said this, he actually understood some of the other party's thoughts in his heart.

Luhan seems to have a lot of feelings for EXO, after all, he has worked hard for so many years, and the countless sweat he has shed in the practice room over the years has not been evaporated and disappeared, but has unconsciously melted into his heart little by little.

Although he had made up his mind to leave, he didn't seem to want to leave as a completely disgusting traitor like Wu Saike, and he still wanted to leave a good and not too bad impression in the eyes of the other members who had been with him for so long.

Or in the eyes of Chi Jingyuan, maybe for Luhan, Chi Jingyuan is one of the most recognized members of the team, even if he leaves, he wants to get some understanding from him.

Maybe it would give him some comfort.

The room fell silent, and both seemed to be thinking about it.

After a while, the people in the company finally found out that Luhan was gone, and Lee Seung-hwan came to Ji Jingyuan after looking for several rooms, and after the knock on the door, Oh Se-hoon went to open the door for him and let him in.

"Jingyuan, where did he go after you had dinner with Luhan just now? I can't get through to the news, and I can't get through on the phone......" As soon as he walked in, Li Chenghuan asked a little anxiously.

"He's gone."

"Gone?" Lee Seung-hwan was also stunned, and his expression changed as if he had thought of something bad: "What do you mean?" ”

"That's what you think, brother." Chi Jingyuan looked at him and pouted, and then briefly talked about what happened just now, but he didn't say anything about the specific chat.

"This ......" The agent didn't know what to say, but it is estimated that SM had also made some precautions before, and after a short hesitation, Lee Seung-hwan walked out of the room directly, and at the same time took out his mobile phone and began to contact the company.

The members who lived in other rooms also saw that something was wrong at this time, and they all walked out, and after meeting in the corridor and chatting for a few words, they gathered at Chi Jingyuan and them.

"What the hell is going on? Luhan suddenly couldn't be reached, and I called him but no one answered. ”

"Gone? Why? ”

"Tao, you know what? You usually have such a good relationship with Luhan......"

"Why is it so sudden, I didn't feel it at all before."

A group of people gathered in the room to discuss, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little tense, and Wu Saike Zhuyu made a good demonstration in front of them not long ago, making it difficult for them not to make malicious associations.

In the face of the members' inquiries, the two Xia Guoline, who knew in advance, didn't know how to speak, and half-leaned against the wall and stared at the ground in a daze.

Ji Jingyuan sat on the bed and leaned on the cushion at the head of the bed and didn't speak, although he already had a little premonition in his heart before, but after the real incident of the members running away, it still felt a little sudden, and then there was irrepressible irritability and a lot of complicated emotions.

In fact, he can really understand the other party's thoughts in his heart, but understanding is understanding, and it can't change the fact that the other party ran away in the contract, nor will it reduce the great negative impact that his withdrawal will have on EXO.

He inadvertently fiddled with his mobile phone, swiping around and didn't pay much attention to the things displayed on it, and just now Jiang Shiqi and Sun Shengwan sent a message telling Chi Jingyuan that they would debut in advance, and they didn't have any desire to reply.

Ji Jingyuan also noticed that Tao and Y barely spoke during the whole process, and they looked very serious at first glance.

Everyone has already left, and the company has been trying to see if they can contact him to try to dissuade him, and the other members got together and discussed for a while, and then returned to their rooms with their own thoughts, and it is estimated that few people can sleep well tonight.

The next morning, just as EXO11 and the team were just about to board the plane back to the peninsula at the airport, the latest news exposed by the Peninsula media immediately detonated public opinion:

"At 10 a.m. on July 20, EXO's popular member Luhan filed a complaint with the Seoul District Court for 'the company's inability to provide a suitable future development plan and his body was overwhelmed by high-intensity work pressure', applying for the invalidity of the contract with SM Entertainment."