Back in the backstage lounge, several members had returned and were chatting there. Chi Jingyuan nodded and gestured, then sat on the sofa, holding the wrapped gift box that Zhou Ziyu handed him when he said goodbye. I turned it around in my hand and looked at it.
The box is only about the size of a hand. It has a light blue background and is criss-crossed with yellow ribbons. There is also a bow tied at the top. There are some sequins and rhinestones and other decorations attached to the side. I don’t know where they were made. The packaging is quite exquisite.
It's just a bit more feminine and childish.
Judging from the size, it's probably something like a toy figure.
For ordinary birthdays, you should give some small gifts that are not too expensive, but are very thoughtful and the other party likes them. If it is just a normal relationship but giving something too expensive will easily burden the other party, so Chi Jingyuan is When giving gifts to friends, I always pay attention to controlling the price. Except for the earrings I gave to Bae Zhuhyun last time, the others are not very valuable.
And when receiving gifts, he actually hoped so.
After looking at the gift box, he put it into his backpack, planning to open it after returning to the dormitory. Because of his birthday, he has received a lot of gifts recently, not to mention that fans from all over the world have mailed a lot of them to fill up the pile. There are many gifts for a room, just small gifts given by friends in the circle to express their feelings and to build closer relationships.
It was quite a surprise when he received it at first, but after receiving too much, he actually became a little tired. Now, except for those gifts from close friends, he is too lazy to open the others.
After a while, everyone in EXO came back. Judging from their faces, they must be in a very good mood. Everyone repaired a little, and soon a group of people started a meeting with the on-site director and staff to talk about today's first performance.
This kind of small meeting is held basically every time after a performance. In addition to checking whether there are any problems in today's performance, whether there are any mistakes in the coordination of lighting, movement, fireworks props, etc., sometimes they will make slight adjustments. Let’s take a look at the performance process for subsequent concerts. The songs or versions performed at different performances may also undergo some changes.
For example, the new song "Drop That" that I performed today has not yet been released. During the recording, I recorded two versions of the Korean version alone. The most eye-catching part of the three consecutive high-pitched parts is Ji Jingyuan's version. There is also a version by Kim Jong Dae, which is expected to be performed at subsequent performances as well.
After it was over, I packed up my things and went back to the company. I didn't finish until very late.
…………
"……boom."
With a muffled sound, the gull-wing door of the passenger car was opened, and a petite figure quickly came in from the outside with his head buried. He stepped on his left foot and his right leg, shook his buttocks, and sat on the chair. She leaned forward slightly, trying hard to straighten her arms and try to pull the hanging door open. However, she suddenly found with some embarrassment that it seemed to be a little short of length. Her whole body stagnated for a moment, and then her legs immediately stopped leaking. Secretly exerting force, he lifted his body slightly upwards, his hand finally touched the door handle and held it firmly, slamming the door decisively.
The scattered noises that came in when the door was opened were immediately blocked out. Pei Zhuxuan, who had just sat in, had a look of satisfaction in his eyes. He took off the hat and mask he was wearing and turned his head to see. Came over: "Why is it so late...what are you looking at?"
After she sat in, she found that the man next to her was still staring at the phone in his hand without raising his head, so she couldn't help but take the initiative to ask.
It was a little later than Chi Jingyuan expected. It took a long time just to hold consecutive meetings to discuss the performance. Afterwards, he had a dinner with the members to celebrate. After finishing everything, it was already close to early morning. It's time.
He went back, put his things away, told his manager, changed his clothes, and drove to the area near Red Velvet's dormitory.
In fact, it has been more than three years since they debuted, and most of the members of EXO have dated people. People often disappear or go out on dates. Their managers are well aware of this, but at this time, the company’s The attitude has relaxed a lot, and there are basically no strict requirements for members to fall in love. They just remind you to pay attention to yourself and not to be photographed.
It's quite considerate... maybe they know the request but can't control it.
Chi Jingyuan found a remote alleyway with little traffic and stopped. He sent a message to Pei Zhuxuan, whom he had made an appointment with beforehand, telling her the address. Then he made a phone call. After two beeps, the other party hung up tacitly. About ten minutes later, he saw her coming into his sight wearing a disguise and lowering her head.
Even though he was far away, he could recognize her figure and walking posture at a glance.
"Well... PD talked a little too much during the meeting. The team just had another dinner party, so it's hard to recommend."
Although it was getting late, Pei Zhuxuan's every move and voice still looked very energetic. Her raised tone told that she was in a good mood. After hearing her question, Chi Jingyuan explained casually but did not He raised his head, still lowering his head, and quickly clicked a few times on the screen with his fingers, and said at the same time: "Reply to a few text messages, friends sent them to congratulate me on my birthday."
"With your popularity, you must have many people greeting you, right?"
"Almost, quite a lot."
Chi Jingyuan pursed her lips to show that she was right.
Although he doesn't have a wide circle of friends compared to some people, he has quite a few friends he has met in the past few years after debuting in the industry. There are many seniors who are familiar with him in the same company, such as Yun Senior Er was very considerate and sent a special message to congratulate me.
Chi Jingyuan remembers that this sister is still filming a TV series in Xia Guo. It seems that it started at the beginning of the year. It has been filming for so long and I don’t know if it has been completed. Moreover, Girls’ Generation is still preparing a new album for their comeback. How can this sister be in Baidu? It's really touching to be able to remember his birthday despite being so busy.
Although I don’t know if it was her agent who reminded her...
When the time comes when "Martial God Zhao Zilong" is officially aired, he will definitely stick to the broadcast and contribute his own strength, so that YoonA can get rid of the hat of being a ratings poison as soon as possible, and completely open up the mainland market with this drama, which is a huge hit!
Thick card!
There are many people besides Lin Yoona, but most of the greetings have been received and replied to during the day, and at this moment he is actually chatting with another person...
Chi Jingyuan sent a few last emoticons and then crossed out the interface for talking to Mingjing Nan. He directly locked the screen and put the phone on the dashboard, then turned his head and looked at Pei Zhuhyun.
It seems that the temperature has dropped a lot at night, so she is now wearing a white long-sleeved top with a long and loose style. The large English logos on the chest are folded due to her sitting posture, and the hands on both sides are wide and wide. The thick cuffs have half of the holes drilled out, and the soft fingers look very small.
The top is slightly thick, but the bottom is crisp white zipper shorts. The combination of one thick and one thin is actually quite harmonious.
The hem of the long-sleeved dress is very long and extends to the middle of the thigh, covering most of the shorts underneath, showing the look of the missing shirt. The two delicate legs are tightly slanted and joined together to fit perfectly. The reflected white light and the color of the clothes Compounding each other, you can see a pair of dark blue flat shoes as far as the eye can see. Maybe it is because of fashion or convenience. She also specially stepped down the heels at the back, revealing a somewhat molded heel.
The long dark brown hair is slightly fluffy and hangs down from both sides of the cheeks. The two small yellow hairpins are very conspicuous. She may have removed her makeup and washed her face before, so she only applied a little face cream. Her face does not look so delicate but She is so fair that people want to pinch her. Compared with her radiant appearance on stage and in front of the camera, she is no longer so charming, but she looks much more real. Even the small moles on her face are clearly visible. The lighting in the car The reflection in the child's eyes shines brightly, and the indelible smile between the eyebrows adds to the lively atmosphere of the whole person.
What a white, tender and lively young lady who was born in 1991.
Chi Jingyuan glanced at her after seeing her eyes. He looked up and down without hesitation. At the same time, he gently sniffed the faint fragrance that came from when she sat in. He soon smiled and blinked. He blinked and asked, "Why are you dressed so beautifully?"
"Have it……"
Chi Jingyuan's straightforward praise made Pei Zhuxuan move his eyebrows when he heard it, but he didn't look very happy. Instead, he asked doubtfully in disapproval, and at the same time skillfully opened the sunshade glass without paying attention at all. When the corners of his mouth started to curl up, he pretended to raise his chin in the mirror, took pictures from left to right, and gently patted his elastic face: "I didn't put on much makeup, I just washed my face and came out..."
"Does it look good?" She turned around while suppressing a smile and looked at Chi Jingyuan with curious eyes, looking like a junior.
But after seeing the other party bending her smiling eyes and looking like she was appreciating her performance, Pei Zhuhyun finally couldn't help it anymore. She slowly puffed up her cheeks and pressed her lips together. After two seconds, she made a "pop" sound and smiled heartily and happily. When he came out, his eyebrows were raised and his teeth were exposed, as if a flower was blooming: "Hahaha..."
From the moment she got in, the atmosphere in the car became more relaxed.
Bae Zhuhyun smiled happily. There were too many people praising her for her beauty. Especially since her debut, she often heard such praises. What netizens said, fans said and even people she knew around her said, she was already numb after hearing them. There was nothing wrong with her. Feel it.
But the same compliment has completely different effects when spoken from different people's mouths. She may have just ignored it from other people, but when the person opposite said this, she felt particularly happy.
"It's a pity that it doesn't look good when you smile..."
Even though Chi Jingyuan's unintentional complaints followed, she was not annoyed at all after hearing it. She just glared at him and moved her hair on the left side, revealing the shiny sunflower earrings on her earlobes.
"What excuse did you find?" Chi Jingyuan looked at her cheerful smile, shook his head and laughed, and asked proactively after the voice faded.
It is said that it is a date to celebrate a birthday, but in fact it is just a sit in the car and talk. As a celebrity, especially a popular artist, private meetings between men and women are so tight and careful.
In fact, Chi Jingyuan also has a place where they can meet more openly, but it's a bit late now. He has a very important job tomorrow, and the relationship between the two has not reached that point yet.
"I'm not making excuses. Our manager has been less strict during our return period recently. I haven't returned to the dormitory for the past two days. I told Seulgi and came down..."
"what did you say?"
"I won't tell you. I didn't come here to find you anyway, but I think she must have figured it out...and we were talking about you just now, by the way..."
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As he said that, Pei Zhuxuan picked up the canvas bag that he had just put next to him and took out two things in succession. One was packaged like a jewelry box, and the other was a hat: "Didn't I say that I would return it before?" You're just a hat. I've been looking for a long time but couldn't find a suitable Pokémon style, so I bought a Doraemon one. I didn't know you..."
Before she finished speaking, she saw Chi Jingyuan take the hat and put it on his head. He pulled down the mirror and took a few glances. He smiled and nodded: "It's good. How do you know that I am I really like Doraemon recently..."
Seeing the other party's appearance, Pei Zhuxuan felt relieved and smiled brightly. Then she handed over another wrapped jewelry box.
She watched Chi Jingyuan open the jewelry box, and a pair of earrings inside came into her eyes. Her eyes became slightly uneasy, and after pouting, she took the initiative and said:
"And these earrings... I know you don't like wearing these jewelry, but I still want to buy them for you..."
As a very close person, Pei Zhuxuan knew that Chi Jingyuan did not like to wear such fancy jewelry, whether on stage in front of the camera or in private.
It's just that the gift he gave her on her birthday was a bit expensive. She was very happy and liked it very much, but she was also a little uneasy. Even though Red Velvet didn't share much of it, her income was far less than that of Chi Jingyuan and EXO, but she still kept thinking about it. You can give the other person a similar gift in return.
And she really likes the style of this earring.
Chi Jingyuan opened it and took a look. It was a small crescent-shaped earring, which was somewhat similar to the style Pei Zhuxuan was wearing on her ear at this time. However, the shapes of the sun and the moon were exactly opposite and opposite. He understood it immediately after taking a look. What the other person means.
"Thanks……"
As if he realized the intention in the other party's heart, Chi Jingyuan smiled and took it, looked at it carefully, then closed the lid, faced Pei Zhuxuan's expectant eyes, raised his eyes and thought for a while, but did not hesitate: "Ear. I really don’t like wearing nails, and I haven’t even had my ears pierced…”
Not seeing Pei Zhuxuan's hand pinch slightly, he paused for a second and then said: "But it doesn't mean that you don't wear rings, bracelets and other decorations at all. It mainly depends on who gave them to you."
Pei Zhuxuan was worried that the other party would not be satisfied with the gift, and her mood went up and down. However, after hearing the following words, her eyes lit up and she seemed to understand something.
"Very good, thank you."
Chi Jingyuan said his thanks again seriously. After putting away the gift, his mood suddenly changed and he made a somewhat disappointed expression: "Although I like it very much, I was just thinking before I came that there will be some other special ones." It’s a gift.”
"A special gift?" His thoughts were taken away by the other party's sudden change. Pei Zhuxuan seemed to have not yet reacted and blinked in confusion.
"What about treating yourself as a gift, giving a true love's kiss or something like that? Doesn't that sound very romantic?"
"Ah, have you watched too many TV dramas about idol romance?" Pei Zhuxuan couldn't help but laugh angrily when he heard this. He looked at Chi Jingyuan speechlessly, who deliberately made an innocent expression, and wrinkled his nose in disgust.
"Not only have I watched it, I've also acted it myself." He shrugged, looking very innocent: "It's all acted like this, and the audience likes to watch it."
"Tch, no one would do this in reality, and we..."
Pei Zhuxuan curled her lips, as if she wanted to say something, but she stopped herself, then paused and changed the subject: "And after your next concert, if you don't take time to take your relatives to visit the backstage, talk later."
Finally, he heard her mention the previous meeting with Zhou Ziyu. Chi Jingyuan knew that this sister seemed to be generous and generous to everyone on the surface, but in fact, she had a lot of little thoughts inside.
However, she doesn't like to show these emotions, even sometimes when facing the members of her own group, but when she faces Chi Jingyuan alone in private, she doesn't like to hide them so much.
But when it comes to the topic of Zhou Ziyu, Chi Jingyuan still leaned back in his chair speechlessly and sighed: "Forget it if it's someone else, Pei Xiuzhi or the like, she's just a little girl, why are you talking about her? As if she’s my girlfriend?”
"Little girl? How old is she?" Pei Zhuxuan actually had no unusual feelings for Zhou Ziyu, and at the same time he did not want to interfere with Chi Jingyuan's own social life at all.
When she saw the Pokémon hat that the other party was wearing, which was very similar to her imagination, she couldn't help but have a strange feeling in her heart, because in Pei Zhuhyun's heart, the Ducky Duck hat that Chi Jingyuan gave him, It represents the complete experience from acquaintance to intimacy between two people, and has a very special status.
But the other party has exactly the same one, just with a different pattern.
"In 1999." Without thinking, Chi Jingyuan said it directly: "He's still a little kid."
"Isn't that the same age as Yelin, and who said that a child born in 1999 is still a child..." Hearing this, Pei Zhuxuan couldn't help but glance at him: "Did you know that girls mature very early, and they mature when they are thirteen or fourteen years old? I have reached the age where I know what liking means, not to mention that I was born in 1999 and I am already seventeen years old this year, and I have been a trainee and participated in the show to prepare for my debut, not to mention that the people I have come into contact with are all you. This kind of..."
She didn't finish her sentence, but her meaning was clear.
"How is that possible..." Chi Jingyuan laughed as soon as he heard it and waved his hands as if he didn't take it to heart.
After blurting out a sentence, he suddenly hesitated, and did not continue with the subsequent words.
Because his personal experience when he was in school told her that what Pei Zhuxuan said was correct, but Zhou Ziyu's image of a little brat in his heart was really deeply ingrained. That silly smile and often looked like a doormat made him very sad. Stop thinking about this place.
After recalling the scene between the two of them, Chi Jingyuan thought to himself.
It shouldn't be...
It was obvious that after Pei Zhuhyun returned, he had browsed Zhou Ziyu's information, and even knew the facts about her striving for debut. Chi Jingyuan suddenly didn't want to talk about this topic anymore, and took off the Doremon hat he was wearing. After sizing it up, he took the initiative to bring up what we had just talked about: "By the way, when did you say you wanted to return my hat?"
Pei Zhuxuan also seemed to see some of the other party's thoughts, so he did not continue to say more.
But after hearing what he said next, she couldn't help but frown: "It was the last time we took a walk, don't you remember?"
"I forgot." Chi Jingyuan put the gift away and spread his hands to express that he had no memory.
He had indeed completely forgotten.
"You...forget it..."
Obviously a little dissatisfied, Pei Zhuxuan twitched the corner of her mouth and glanced at him in displeasure.
She clearly remembered how the two of them got along and some of what Chi Jingyuan said, and would occasionally use it to recall it for a while. She didn't expect that the other party would look so indifferent, which was really annoying.
However, when this topic was mentioned, she seemed to suddenly become interested. The dissatisfaction on her face disappeared as quickly as it came, and a look suddenly appeared in her eyes. She turned her head and stared at the person next to her: "By the way, you...you that day Why do you put the hat on me?"
That chance encounter by the river was the beginning of the two getting to know each other and everything. If it hadn't been for the duck hat that was pressed on his head that day, so many things might not have happened in the future. The following " "Let nature take its course" is naturally elusive.
"Why……"
Chi Jingyuan suddenly mentioned this incident two years ago, and he couldn't remember it clearly. He raised his eyes and thought about it carefully, then looked at the other party's curious and expectant eyes, pursed his lips and said with some hesitation: " It should be... you look so pitiful when you cry..."
"Is it because of this?" This was the answer he had been waiting for for a long time. Pei Zhuxuan shouted out in disappointment, feeling that it was not romantic at all.
"Then why do you think it's because you're good-looking?"
"No?"
"You cried so hard that your nose ran all over your face, and you wiped it all over your clothes. Now that I think about it, it does look pretty good, jinjia!"
"Ah, Chi Jingyuan!" came an angry voice, accompanied by the muffled sound of stamping feet.
"The hat is actually just a symbol. The most important thing is that we happened to be in that place at that time. You know, I usually don't like to go out for a walk. Who knew that I had nothing to do that day and didn't bother to go back to the dormitory. I didn't expect that. I also happened to meet a senior who couldn’t help crying...:
Chi Jingyuan could tell at a glance what she was thinking. It seemed that she wanted to give a more romantic explanation for the two's initial acquaintance, but Pei Zhuxuan was looking in the wrong direction.
He exhaled, and without looking at Pei Zhuxuan who had been staring at him, he shook his head lazily and said: "So that day was really a coincidence, and when I think about it, it was just like a TV show... We are like this Some of the scenes of coincidental encounters and private interactions are more outrageous than idol dramas. I don’t know where you got such a high profile, but you still look down on idol dramas..."
Although Chi Jingyuan's voice was a bit lazy, Pei Zhuxun suddenly became quiet after hearing it, and his deep eyes were slightly misty, as if he was remembering some things in the past.
Looking back on that scene now, it is exactly what Chi Jingyuan said. From the first meeting, to the chance encounter and the hat by the river, to the subsequent interactions, those pictures and coincidences are indeed true. Just like a TV show, every step seems to be a script carefully crafted by the best screenwriters.
What a coincidence, yet incredibly beautiful.
She suddenly felt a full sense of fate and sweet fate filling it, and they had always existed from the beginning to the end, but she had just discovered it.
Thinking of this, a stimulating current surged out of my heart, and a slightly tingling sensation made my whole body feel a little warm.
It was quiet for about ten seconds. Just when Chi Jingyuan was curious about whether there was any movement, whether he had poked the other person's sore spot, and turned his head to pay attention, he saw Pei Zhuxuan changing his sitting position at some point and turning slightly sideways. Come, the legs that were originally together are lifted up, and the white legs are stacked up and down on the side, and a long and thin black shadow is outlined in the curve.
She half-twisted her body, stretched out her hand from her wide sleeves and rubbed her chin, tilted her head and trembled her nose slightly, looked directly into the other person's eyes with her big shining eyes, and bit down gently. Lips and eyes became inexplicably charming:
"you're right……"
"Idol dramas are actually... quite good..."
"What do you think?"
