"I'll go to the bathroom......"

“……”

Looking at Pei Xiuzhi, who got up and stood up from the opposite side, twisting his round buttocks wrapped under his jeans and walking out of the box, and then looked at the exquisite food that had just come up on the table, Ji Jingyuan shook his head gently.

You didn't go just now, and you didn't finish talking there, but after the food came up, I remembered.

The crew of "Arbitrary Attachment" has been on vacation for the past two days, and yesterday Chi Jingyuan received a call from Pei Xiuzhi, but yesterday was the last concert of Encore, and after the end, there was little time for a meeting and a celebration banquet with the whole team, so I made an appointment for dinner today.

Although they haven't seen each other much for a while, the two who have long been familiar with each other don't have any sense of alienation, and they don't know what kind of torture Pei Xiuzhi suffered in the crew of "Arbitrary Attachment".

When she left, no one ate first, so she took out her mobile phone and swiped it casually.

"Thanks to Jingyuan's support car, the lemon ginger tea has been drunk!"

This is one of Lin Yuner's personal social accounts updated two days ago, in addition to the short article, a few selfies were also attached, with the picture in which she stood in front of the billboard of the support car sent by Chi Jingyuan, made wink with her eyes closed, and looked very happy with a cup of lemon tea in her hand.

The following comments are very lively, but surprisingly harmonious, this kind of interaction and support between men and women, whether it is sone or Ellie, there is no dispute, because since the first two years, they have often supported each other when filming, and fans on both sides have been used to it many times, for many sone, even if Chi Jingyuan is a junior, but after all, it is the current TOP, and the actor has also done very successfully, and his name appears in his circle of friends Yun'er Oni, which is actually quite a happy thing.

In the hearts of many people, Ji Kyung-won and Lim Yoona have a good relationship, just like Kim Tae-yeon.

But in fact, to be honest, Ji Jingyuan himself feels that he is not particularly familiar with Yuna's predecessors, except for the seniors in the same company, he is more inclined to the relationship between idols and fans.

After appreciating the selfie of his predecessors, Chi Jingyuan swiped his hand and swiped other news.

"SM officially announced on the 19th of this month that it has reached a full contract renewal with its group FX, and the group's first solo concert after their debut is already in preparation, and will officially start next month......

Cui Xueli, who was waiting for the contract to expire a few years ago and wanted to transform, became hesitant again, and finally made a decision after struggling for a long time.

In fact, to put it bluntly, there are not too many contradictions between her ideas and the company, what she is entangled with is that she wants to be an actress and doesn't want to be an idol anymore.

And it just so happens that SM doesn't plan to run FX well, from the album that was released to FX last year, and the stocking practice of several members after the poor solo results, it can be seen that they have invested resources and energy in the new group, even if the contract is renewed, it is estimated that Cui Shirley wants to be an idol, and SM is too lazy to send them songs.

It's a mistake and a wrong move.

In the comment section below the news, FX fans who have been anxiously waiting for months can finally release it happily:

"Ahhh......h

"Zheng Xiujing is a natural idol! The strongest ACE! Let some junior girl groups see what strength is! ”

"When does the concert start? Is it a tour? This is Ernie's first solo concert seven years after his debut, so we must set a bigger venue. ”

"Is there no news of the return of all the staff after the contract renewal? Last year's "4 Walls" did so well, let's go straight to a regular album this time. ”

Seeing these excited FX fans, Chi Jingyuan didn't know what to say, according to what he knew, it should be difficult for these enthusiastic fans to wait until their idol's next album.

But in any case, being able to hold this only concert after reaching a full contract renewal can be regarded as a little regret.

"What are you looking at?"

At this time, the door of the box was pushed open, Pei Xiuzhi walked in and sat down, and asked aloud watching Ji Jingyuan's movements.

"Let's see the reaction of the fans after FX's contract renewal...... By the way, are you MissA sure not to continue? ”

Chi Jingyuan glanced up, remembered something, and asked casually.

Pei Xiuzhi is wearing a dark blue thin sweater with jeans today, with soft big curls and her face, there is a feeling of both innocence and maturity, her beautiful and pure face is still painted with her most proud scheming makeup, although I didn't see any changes, but Ji Jingyuan felt that she seemed to be a little more beautiful than just now, and I knew that she should have made up in the bathroom.

"Why do you mention this again...... Eat it. ”

She didn't seem to be very interested in this topic, and after pursing the corners of her mouth, she gestured to her, then picked up a spoon and drank the cream soup in front of her, without looking at Ji Jingyuan, and added: "I returned to you last year, which caused the album to not be as responsive as expected, and after the end of the event period, the company has already hinted that it is the last album." ”

"That's what you say...... Why do I feel a little guilty?" Ji Jingyuan also took the knife and fork and ate it, shaking his head while chewing the steak.

"It doesn't really have much to do with you, no matter whether the grades are good or not, it shouldn't work, someone has already made trouble with the company and decided not to renew the contract, this combination ...... Alas......" Pei Xiuzhi laughed twice with a somewhat disdainful expression, but then he didn't know if he remembered anything, and after his expression converged, he was silent for a few seconds, and he also sighed.

It can be seen that the relationship within the team has not been very good in recent years for various reasons, and her feelings for this group have not been erased, although she has almost transformed into an actor now, she still has very precious memories of her idol career.

"Forget it...... How's your "Arbitrary Attachment" going? Are you sure to take out Descendants of the Sun? Seeing that the other party's mood was not good, Chi Jingyuan took the initiative to change the topic.

It's just that Pei Xiuzhi didn't seem to appreciate it at all, and when he raised his head, he rolled his eyes: "Are you mocking me?" Blame me for not listening to you in the first place? ”

"Isn't that what the press release sent by your crew says......"

Ji Jingyuan felt a little innocent.

"Descendants of the Sun" is the first TV series to be released simultaneously in China and South Korea after filming, and "Arbitrary Attachment" is the second, because "Descendants of the Sun" is a big hit, when Ji Jingyuan brushed the news, he saw some of their crew's promotional drafts pulling in this aspect, and there was a feeling of benchmarking "Descendants of the Sun".

“……”

Pei Xiuzhi poked the meat on the plate twice with a fork, snorted lightly and did not answer.

The two of them chatted while eating, although they hadn't seen each other for a while, but getting along was extremely natural.

"Will you go back to the old place later?" Pei Xiuzhi didn't eat much, and after a while, he ate almost enough, wiped his mouth with a tissue, took out a small mirror, and asked while checking his makeup in the mirror.

The two are so familiar with each other, and they have been in a relationship for almost two years, and they all know what the topic of the date and meeting is, and she just asks casually.

“……”

It's just that Chi Jingyuan kept lowering his head and eating his steak in his hands, but his mouth was slightly deep for two seconds before he said slowly, "Today...... Let's not go yet. ”

As soon as he said this, Pei Xiuzhi, who was pursing his mouth and looking in the mirror, stopped his movements all of a sudden, looked up at Chi Jingyuan in front of him, looked at him carefully for two seconds with strange eyes, suddenly chuckled, brushed the curls next to his cheeks, put the mirror down, leaned forward and supported his chin with his hands, staring at Chi Jingyuan with interest: "...... What, got a girlfriend? ”

She just heard Ji Jingyuan say a word, looked at his expression, and immediately judged the reason.

"......" Chi Jingyuan cut a piece of meat and fed it with a fork in his mouth, shrugged his shoulders, although he didn't speak, but the meaning was obvious.

"What, you still want to hide it in front of your girlfriend? Afraid that she will know and have an opinion? ”

"She should know something......"

Ji Jingyuan raised his eyes and thought about it, Pei Zhuhyun should know him very well, and she should know some things about herself and Pei Xiuzhi before, and she doesn't know the specific estimates, but she will definitely feel something.

"Opinion......" Ji Jingyuan squinted his eyes and smiled a little shyly, facing Pei Xiuzhi's gaze: "There should be one, just call and ask?" ”

Looking at Chi Jingyuan's pretentious expression, Pei Xiuzhi laughed twice with some disdain, and then his eyes flashed with a little resentment: "If you date a girl, you won't change your personality, right?" “

"That's not going to ......"

Ji Jingyuan smiled and shook his head noncommittally.

Without asking who it was or when they were dating, Bae Suzhi didn't seem to have any sense of loss after being surprised, but instead looked full of curiosity.

It's just that after asking in a relaxed tone, the atmosphere became a little silent inexplicably, leaving only some sounds of knives and forks and plates colliding, and Chi Jingyuan quickly finished the last bit, and after wiping his mouth and paying the bill, the two put on their disguises and went down from the elevator to the underground parking lot.

It was quiet all the way, and the two of them didn't speak, and the dull footsteps knocked on their hearts and brought a little sense of depression, until a corner of the parking lot, Pei Xiuzhi suddenly stopped.

She originally walked side by side in front of Chi Jingyuan all of a sudden, took off her mask, and then took the initiative to approach and paste it up, wearing high heels, she was not much shorter than Chi Jingyuan, her snort was very close as if she was going to kiss her, and she looked up slightly at the changes in her eyes on the other party's mask.

Ji Jingyuan was also surprised by her sudden action, but he was very calm, he was very natural in the face of Pei Xiuzhi, who was close at hand, and even blinked, revealing a clear and curious brilliance.

"......Shh

Pei Xiuzhi raised his eyebrows, snorted lightly in disdain, took the initiative to take a step back and widened the distance, then brushed his hair, looked at Chi Jingyuan and smiled twice with red lips, and then waved his hand a little disappreciatively: "As far as your character, I don't believe it...... I'll call you in two days, and I'll go first. ”

After speaking, she shook her hair, carried her bag and walked in the direction of her parking, the full buttocks in her back, and the high heels made a crunchy sound when she stepped on the ground, and gradually disappeared.

“……”

Ji Jingyuan stood in place and watched Bae Xiuzhi leave, and only opened the car door and sat in the cab after she turned and disappeared.

He didn't start the car directly, put his hand on the steering wheel, leaned on the back of the chair and recalled the conversation just now and Pei Xiuzhi's action tone, and shook his head a little helplessly.

Pei Xiuzhi is right, he is no longer the innocent teenager who once hid in the bed and cried because he was broken up.

After so many interactions and breakups, and the experience of getting along with girls, his character and habits have long been gradually formed, and he will habitually push and pull twice when facing the opposite sex who feels good, even if he has some good feelings and likes girls, he will no longer have no reservations, but will guess and figure out the emotions and personalities of the other party, and what he says will also carry some skills and purposes.

Although there are no bad intentions, there is always a lack of initial sincerity.

Some of the influences and teachings of the evil second brother on him cannot be insignificant.

Ji Jingyuan looked at his own blurry reflection in the mirror, didn't know what to remember, and suddenly laughed.

I really miss my former self......

Ji Jingyuan has never hidden anything before, from the beginning, whether it was in front of Wu Shixun, Lee Soon-gyu, or even Jiang Shiqi, he always had some player-like characters, and these friends all knew him, and Bae Joo-hyun had known him for so long, just hearing about it must have known some of his personalities.

The young lady also knew some of the relationships between him and Pei Xiuzhi, but she didn't show too much during the previous ambiguous period, and after determining the relationship, she didn't ask Ji Jingyuan if there was any contact, whether they were separated, and she didn't mention it at all, as if she didn't know it at all, and just managed it carefully.

It could be worry, it could be hesitation, it could be fear...... She just didn't exist anyway.

What to think about is only clear to the young lady herself.

But Pei Zhuhyun didn't mention it, which doesn't mean that Ji Jingyuan will naturally be as free and easy as before.

Formal dating and casual play are still very clear to Chi Jingyuan, but his character has been developed, and it is difficult to change too much because of someone, even if he still habitually pushes and pulls with other members of the opposite sex in the relationship, will text with girls who feel good, will discuss the gossip of beautiful women with members and friends in private, and will maintain some contact with Pei Xiuzhi , Zheng Xiujing and other people of the opposite sex who have had intimate behavior.

But some things that are more out of bounds he feels are a little inappropriate now, even if Pei Zhuhyun has never said it, Ji Jingyuan will still consciously restrain himself.

After all, managing feelings is such a thing, and you can't rely on only one of them to work hard, for the young lady and daughter, of course he is emotionally invested, although it doesn't seem to be as much as the other party.

Even if I don't know what this idol relationship will look like, and I don't know how long the two can operate, at least it's good now, and I hope everything is fine.

……

"What are you doing......

When he returned to the dormitory in the evening, after taking a shower, Ji Jingyuan chatted with other members in the living room for a while, and after returning to the room to see the time, he called Bae Joo-hyun.

Since the return of Red Velvet 17, the female relatives who originally took the initiative to call Chi Jingyuan every day have interrupted this frequency, and I don't know if it is because of the busy schedule or some reasons that I don't want to tell others.

"Hmm......"

After the phone was connected, there was a coquettish haze that sounded like a tired look.

"I just came back from a radio event, I was waiting in line in bed to take a shower and almost fell asleep......" After a sigh, Bae Joo-hyun seemed to recover her spirits, and chatted with her boyfriend in a clear tone, her voice sounded glutinous, without any sense of rustiness: "Your concert is over, how do you feel?" ”

"It was over yesterday, the celebration banquet was over, and it was late ......"

"Isn't that a good rest?"

"Hmm...... In fact, the planning meeting of the third tour has already been held, and it is estimated that it will be around August. ”

"So fast."

"It's better to hurry up, the other members are waiting to make money...... What about you, how is today? ”

"Hmm...... I woke up early this morning...... At noon, the assistant Ernie bought too little salad dressing, and it didn't taste good, so I didn't eat much at all......"

"Sister Cody had a problem styling Shiki, and she laughed to death......"

Speaking of herself, Bae Joo-hyun talked about what she didn't have, from breakfast to lunch, and talked about Cody, styling and traffic jams at night, she said everything, but she didn't talk about the career things she used to like to talk about with Ji Jingyuan.

Listening to the voice in her ears, after she finished talking without a theme, Chi Jingyuan exhaled softly, and then asked in a gentle voice: "...... Isn't it stressful? ”

“……”

Be quiet.

One sentence instantly silenced the phone, and Bae Joo-hyun's brightness and strength just now seemed to disappear all at once, and after a few faint sniffing sounds, he responded softly and weakly after a while: "Hmm." ”

Red Velvet's return this time is almost a week, and the specific condition can already be seen.

Although the first day of the all-professional list, the title song airborne second, but this is actually the foundation laid by the last successful return, after a short period of heat, before the group members and fans are happy, after throwing away the aura of the last time, it immediately revealed its true face, and in the following days, the title song "July 7th" The music source performance dropped very quickly, and the stamina can be called a violent death, and the trend is even more ugly than the debut song "Happiness".

In terms of sales, relying on the popularity it attracted last time, it sold more than 30,000 copies in the first week, but compared with the previous return, there was no improvement, but it consumed the enthusiasm of fans.

As for the oil pipe, not to mention, the data fell by more than half in the same period.

And some fans, as well as passers-by, are also very bad, accusing SM of taking lyrical songs as the main song, and many people also feel that the atmosphere of this song is too depressing, and listening to this song is purely to add to people's blockage.

Ji Jingyuan actually thinks that the quality of Bae Joo-hyun's album this time is not as unbearable as the results reflect, the included songs are all very good, the melody of "July 7th" is also good, and the MV is also very carefully shot.

But after watching the MV that day, he also expected that the follow-up results would not be satisfactory.

Because the heavy and depressing atmosphere is too dissuading, not only passers-by, but even many fans are unwilling to relive the previous things on their backs, and many people will deliberately avoid it.

The paradox is that the idol profession is meant to bring happiness, at least emotionally positive.

At the same time, this song is a metaphor for the events of the year, but at this time, the leader of that event is still on the stage, so it is difficult to succeed in this return from the perspective of political factors or market factors.

The results now bear this out.

Although it has been less than a week since the return, it is clear that this return is unsatisfactory and can be said to be a failure, and this failure has also brought endless pressure to the members of Red Velvet, including Bae Joo-hyun.

Every day, bad comments appear, and every day there are fans who express disappointment and leave.

Last year, Red Velvet relied on two returns to just turn over from the unfavorable situation of debut, and sat firmly in the position of the new generation of first-line girl groups, and even the leader, but now the throne has not been stable for half a year, and the return of the defeat of this return immediately gave them a blow to the head.

The competition of the new generation of girl groups is very fierce, last year Ryder Bebe could still become NO.1, this year's Gfirend took off instantly with the hit song at the beginning of the year, and last month MAMAMOO also became popular through his return, and red velvet is standing still and even declining this time, this contrast and reality are reflected in the members who have experienced it personally, and they feel far more than others.

And Bae Joo-hyun is very ambitious and strong, and as the captain these days, she can be said to be the most pressured in the combination.

Even though she has already dated her boyfriend, because of her self-esteem and many reasons, she has to pretend to be happy and in a good mood on the phone, and she doesn't want to talk to her boyfriend about this return.

But Chi Jingyuan knew her very well, and instantly saw through the disguise on the young lady's body.

“……”

Bae Joo-hyun, who was poked and covered, couldn't pretend anymore, and there was silence on the phone for a while, and occasionally there was a very light sniffing and snorting.

And Ji Jingyuan also didn't say anything quietly, and didn't say too many meaningless words to comfort, with his understanding, Bae Joo-hyun didn't need these very much, she didn't want to expose the embarrassment of this return in front of her boyfriend, on the contrary, talking too much would embarrass her.

As a young sister, she is gentle most of the time, but she has her own strength and self-esteem in some aspects.

After being quiet for a while, Bae Joo-hyun suddenly spoke in a somewhat choked voice: "I want to hear you sing." ”

The sentence structure is an imperative sentence, and the tone sounds a little capricious, but Ji Jingyuan laughs.

"What do you want to hear?"

"Guess."

"...... "Go with the Flow"

"Hmm."

Hearing the somewhat muffled voice of his daughter-in-law, Chi Jingyuan glanced at the other two roommates in the same room, hesitated for a moment, got up from the bed with his clothes on, walked to the balcony and closed the door, and then hummed softly:

"In the gray sky, there will be a brighter light."

"When the clouds clear, a dazzling light ......"

The night was dark, and the murmuring of singing echoed around like water waves, passing through the electric currents to the other side, and one was pouting softly. In the ears of the stubborn chirping young lady!

Ji Jingyuan stood on the balcony and looked at the night sky outside, humming a song in a low voice, wondering what was the reason for Red Velvet's poor performance on this album.

Do you blame the fans, the fans are already very powerful, and the sales of more than 10,000 in the first three weeks are already very good results in the girl group.

Blame the members? As far as he knew, everyone worked Red Velvet's return, and they slept two or three hours a day when they ran the trip.

Sure enough, after thinking about it, it's still all SM.

(End of chapter)