Regarding the reason why Jiang Zhe suddenly chose to enlist in the army at the peak of his acting career, it has to start from four days ago.

In the early hours of that morning, there was a heavy snowfall in Seoul, and after the recording of the show, Kang Cheol got into the nanny car and planned to go back to the dormitory.

The recording venue was in a suburban area, the surroundings were quiet, the street lights were reluctant to flash more, the road leading to the dormitory was extremely dark, the melting snow wet the road, and the frozen people had stiff limbs.

Jiang Zhe looked out the window in a daze, today's show was recorded from morning to late at night, he is not very good at communicating, but it has been nearly ten years since his debut, and he has already compromised with the media and the camera, no matter who it is, what occasion, he must maintain a good image of an idol.

In this way, every time he finishes recording a show or runs a trip, he feels very tired.

"Ah Zhe, isn't it cold? I'm sorry, I was busy talking on the phone just now, and I forgot to turn on the heating first, and the members are not in the dormitory today, so I'll send you back first, and I don't think I will have two hours to rest" The agent, Cui Zhen, glanced in the rearview mirror.

Jiang Zhe leaned back on the seat, staring out the window with blank eyes, wearing a long black down jacket, as if he was just a paper man, locked in the shadows.

"Thank you, Brother Zhen"

His voice is a little hoarse, with some inexplicable sadness, his legs are diagonally stepping on the dust pad, he has a very close face, peach eyes, double eyelids, firm nose bridge, thin lips, very in line with the high-end aesthetics of the modern idol circle.

It may be that I haven't trimmed it well in the past two days, my chin has grown a circle of blue stubble, and my hair is messy, just holding my hat and pressing it.

Under the packaging of the entertainment company, Jiang Zhe's skin is very good-looking, and in a company like S.M, which makes Yan Gou admire, he can also grab a façade character, but now he looks a little obviously decadent.

"Before the next recording, I'll put an extra blanket in the car, and then you can sleep on it" Cui Zhen drove with the steering wheel on, and the car entered a relatively wide road, and the street lights were obviously much brighter.

He vaguely saw a trace of tiredness flashing on Jiang Zhe's face, and said at the same time, "By the way, Minhao called me just now and asked me to cook some ginger tea after sending you back, this kind of weather is easy to catch a cold, but this year's snow is very early, and ah, he said that today in the dormitory, I saw Zhong Xuan always sending things to your room, and even gave you his favorite game console."

The names of the members were mentioned, which made Jiang Zhe recover a little, he looked up at Cui Zhen and pulled out a gentle smile, "Okay, after I go back to the dormitory, just make my own ginger tea and drink it, brother, Brother Zhong Xuan is going back to his house today?" ”

"Yes, I don't know what he's busy with these days, it's mysterious, is it because your birthday is coming, so I want to surprise you" Cui Zhen joked with a smile.

In more than half a month, it will be Jiang Zhe's birthday, and the team is very lively during this time, and everyone is happy, that is, today there is suddenly a recording of a wild variety show, which makes Jiang Zhe, who has not rested well, feel the malicious intent of the company.

is to take advantage of the eve of his birthday, squeeze the labor force, let him appear in front of the camera crazy to brush his face, and wait for the show to be broadcast, just in time to celebrate his birthday.

Whether it's hype or publicity, it's not a bad thing to be able to appear in front of the camera frequently as an artist.

But these are nothing, more importantly, what birthday gifts did those good brothers prepare for him?

Thinking of this, a heartfelt gentle smile appeared on Jiang Zhe's face, because the temperature in the car had risen, and his mood was much better at the moment.

Listening to his agent's chatter, his mobile phone suddenly vibrate, and he took out his mobile phone to take a look, and the name on the screen made his good mood rise to a new height.

But when he clicked in and read the content, his face sank to the most freezing point.

The news was sent by the second brother of the team, and the content was, as the most powerful lead singer in the team, he actually put forward the idea of retiring, and told the members that they should never tell anyone else.

"Brother, speed up, send me home first"

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Located in the apartment building of Cheongdam-dong, a speeding lime-colored sports car rushed onto the sidewalk, the driver drove very fast, the screeching brake sound came out, and the surroundings were quiet in the second half of the night, the car had not completely stopped, Jiang Zhe had already rushed out of the sports car, and ran into the apartment building without looking back.

The elevator is very face-saving, Jiang Zhe frantically pressed the door button after coming in, no one came to press the elevator during the period, and in a few breaths, the elevator stopped on the floor of Kim Jong-hyun's apartment.

Jiang Zhe walked out of the elevator quickly with a cold face, his eyes were red in a hurry, he quickly clicked on the door lock screen, entered the password and heard the sound of the door lock opening, and at the same time, the anger in his heart could no longer be suppressed, and he shouted his name loudly.

"Kim Jong-hyun! What do you mean, what do you mean when you tell me you want to retire?! ”

The silence in the apartment was terrible, Jiang Zhe's footsteps stopped for a moment, and he hurriedly found the location of the light switch, and as the light turned on, he was stunned.

Looking at the living room where the furniture was emptied, his heart sank to the deepest.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps from the bedroom, Jiang Zhe turned his head to look, and saw Kim Jong-hyun coming out of the room, still wearing the clothes he had seen in the morning, looking at the dark paint in his hand, Jiang Zhe only felt that his throat was blocked in one breath.

"Brother..."

"Ah Zhe, you're here."

Kim Jong-hyun's tone was flat, avoiding Kang Zhe's gaze, and then he looked at the location of the door, and suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Luckily, this kid came on his own.

Looking at the anxious and worried eyes of the team, he showed a pale smile, "Ah Zhe, you go back quickly, it's not too early, don't you have a trip tomorrow..."

Before he finished his words, his paint-dyed hand was raised, feeling how strong Jiang Zhe was holding him, he still put his hand down, and said lightly, "Forget what I told you, you have to rest well, you can't be like now, I heard it just now, don't you even shout Brother Zhong Xuan, how old are you, and you still like to stick to your brother so much?" ”

Jiang Zhe slowly let go of his hand, and when he put it down, his hands clenched into fists, but he noticed Kim Jong-hyun's backward movement, and immediately let go, he raised his head and looked at the other party puzzled, "Brother, why do you want to avoid Brother Zhen, the company is also... You're not going to make it clear either, are you? ”

Hearing this question, Kim Jong-hyun suddenly laughed, he subconsciously wanted to raise his hand to pat Jiang Zhe's shoulder, but when he noticed the paint on his hand, he reluctantly put it down again, and said with a smile, "Didn't you say it?" Since I don't want to accept it, then avoid it, that's what I think, I really don't know what to do, retirement or you taught me, in fact, this is a good choice, after I made up my mind, I don't want you to worry, so I'll tell you about this decision, but the company... I think it's okay to be a little rebellious once, anyway, I'm ready for liquidated damages"

Liquidated damages, who wants to pay that large amount of money.

Jiang Zhe could see that Kim Jong-hyun was telling the truth, not perfunctory, he shook his head and sighed, but after a while, he couldn't speak.

Things are getting to the worst, but...

Retirement? It's a good choice.