Following Xie Qianyu out of the practice room, Xian Enjing was in a strange mood. Her boyfriend wanted to celebrate her best friend's birthday, but she couldn't feel any dissatisfaction.
Perhaps Xian Eunjing had expected this since An Zhengxun specially explained the scandal about Jessica to her in the morning.
"Jiyeon, we lost. Let's go treat you Gulioni and Soyeonuni to a barbecue!"
Walking openly into the team, Xian Eunjing squeezed Park Jiyeon's shoulders and pushed her forward. Following Pu Zhiyan, who was a little confused, the group of people consciously left together, leaving only Quan Baolan holding flowers waiting for Xie Qianyu.
Big things also need to be planned in advance, just like when 2012 really comes, we have to start building Noah's Ark several years in advance. For Xie Qianyu, instead of rushing to worry about those bullshit people and things, it is better to do what needs to be done safely first, such as...
For example, he took Quan Baolan for a review, or celebrated a girl's birthday. He already felt sorry for not being able to attend the fan meeting a few days ago.
"Come on, little birthday girl, I'll take you to the doctor."
"It's both sending flowers and seeing a doctor. I feel like I'm not a birthday girl but a patient." Quan Baolan pouted, but she still held Xie Qianyu's big hand and walked obediently.
Seeing the girl holding the huge bouquet that didn't match her figure with one hand, Xie Qianyu found it very interesting: "Didn't we have a birthday party the day before yesterday? How did it feel? Are the fans enthusiastic?"
"A lot of fans came, but I feel like not many of them came for me, but I still received a lot of birthday gifts! I kept opening them with them until midnight..."
Seeing Ben San's person, he was still full of childishness when he spoke, with twists and turns.
"So who's the most popular?"
"Hmm... Hyomin, Eunjing!" Quan Baolan thought for a moment and replied, "And Juli!"
With the trilogy of "Invincible Youth", the heroine of two song MVs, and "Sungkyunkwan Scandal", Park Hyo-min is indeed currently the most popular in the team, while Ham Eun-jung and Lee Ju-ri are The power of "We Got Married" and "Trouble Maker" ranked second and third respectively.
"What about Wuli Xiaobaolan? You are so cute, haven't you met any crazy fans?" Xie Qianyu couldn't help but rub the big Loli's hair. He felt that he seemed to be obsessed with this kind of touch recently.
The two of them walked to the basement together, and Quan Baolan stopped when they were about to get in the car:
"Qianyu, am I... a drag on the popularity of the group?"
Xie Qianyu was startled, looking at the girl and feeling a little uneasy: "Why do you say that?"
The man opened the car door for the girl, but she did not get in the car: "He is really too short, his dancing and singing skills are not very impressive, and his appearance is not very eye-catching..."
"Let's talk about it after we get in the car."
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He stuffed the girl's bouquet into the trunk and got into the car together. Xie Qianyu was in no hurry to start the car.
"Girls' Generation's Sunny, you know Lee Soon Kyu, right?"
"I know, but she's still a little taller than me."
Quan Baolan obviously thought that the man was going to use Lee Soon Kyu's example to comfort her, so she answered in a low voice.
But what he didn't expect was that Xie Qianyu shook his head: "Then there is Cui Xiuying in their team? T-ara doesn't have any members above 1.7 meters, right?"
"Looking at it this way, the height gap in SNSD's team is actually more obvious than yours. Choi Soo-young's eye-catching long legs sometimes become an uncoordinated factor in the formation, but does this affect her stage performance?"
"Actually, what I want to say is that everyone has weaknesses and flaws, and there is no need for you to feel inferior about them. Weaknesses can sometimes be very attractive, and strengths can also become a drag. Some people will like your uniqueness. "After that, the man magically took out an album and handed it to the girl, "Do you remember this?"
The thin album cover shows the face of a little girl under a gray-white filter. The image with short hair and big eyes looks very endearing, and a line of small words "From Memory" explains its name.
"How could you have this!" Quan Baolan's little face suddenly turned red with embarrassment, and she snatched the album. It was clearly the solo album she had released before the group's debut.
A priceless treasure that will be regarded by countless otakus a few years later, the packaging film has been torn off, and the condition looks like it has been read many times.
Seeing that the girl's mood seemed to be improving, Xie Qianyu started the car and started driving with a smile. He didn't forget to reply: "I bought it because I like a singer named Quan Baolan."
"Confiscated!"
"If you confiscate it, confiscate it. I still have a box at home."
Quan Baolan wanted to try her best to forget this kind of "dark history", but she didn't expect it to be treasured by a man, which made her feel ashamed and annoyed.
Seeing that he was almost amused, Xie Qianyu got down to business: "Let's prepare a new solo album. Let's use the song "Torture" as the main song and go to China to try it."
"Ah...ah...?" The man who was concentrating on driving didn't notice a flash of panic in the eyes of the girl next to him, "I can't do it, I still haven't understood that song yet!"
"It's the first solo of the group. Don't you like this birthday gift?"
Xie Qianyu looked at the girl in surprise at the girl's rejection. Unexpectedly, Quan Baolan just looked at him sincerely and said, "My singing skills really haven't reached that level yet!"
"This is the responsibility you should shoulder as the eldest sister and captain!"
"I don't want to be a big sister! And won't the captains change again?" Quan Baolan pouted her little mouth that could hang an oil can, and she was a little resistant in her words, "You go to Soyan, the first solo one shouldn't be Singer?"
Thinking of the lead singer, Xie Qianyu was also a little depressed, but he could only reply: "You sing it for me first. If it doesn't work, I'll find a song for you later."
Hearing what Xie Qianyu said, Quan Baolan could only sit down and sing a cappella, and the two of them spent the car ride singing.
After a complete song stopped, Xie Qianyu could feel that Quan Baolan had a good grasp of Chinese pronunciation. In short, he could sing it completely like an ordinary lover. But as she said, the high notes up to F5 and the heart-rending feeling were not enough, so he had no choice but to ask Li Jiawei to sing.
Not long after, the two of them arrived at the private traditional Chinese medicine hospital they had visited before. After the familiar boy informed him, Xie Qianyu took Quan Baolan for another check-up.
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Although it is a well-known long-established private clinic that only serves a very small number of dignitaries, and the doctor with the long white beard is also an old acquaintance of Xie Qianyu, but for the fact that one dose of medicine can eliminate the root of the disease, he Still hold a very conservative opinion.
After a thorough examination by the traditional Chinese medicine doctor, the old doctor personally took Quan Baolan to the Western medicine equipment that was open 24 hours a day for examination. Xie Qianyu, who could not enter the room, had to wait outside.
"The results are out. All indicators are normal, and some are even healthier than ordinary people. But you still have to remember to maintain exercise and a regular diet. After all, there are root causes of the disease."
Without any waiting, Doctor Yin told Xie Qianyu the result as soon as the door opened, and Quan Baolan followed timidly.
"Okay, thank you, Doctor Yin."
"Don't thank me. It's mainly because of her own rest and good mood that she improved so obviously."
Hearing this, Quan Baolan, who was behind Xie Qianyu, also smiled and happily bowed to the doctor to thank him. The few people who said hello didn't stop anymore, turned around and left.
"Not bad. It seems that you have taken good care of yourself recently in China. It deserves a reward!"
Back in the car, the two of them were in a good mood after settling down. Xie Qianyu conjured up another jewelry box and put it in front of the girl: "Since you don't want a solo, then I can only change it to a birthday gift. Do you like it?"
There is a ring lying quietly in the box, with a large sapphire blue diamond hanging on the ring holder. Although there are no diamonds around it, it does not affect the purity and brilliance of the gemstone in any way.
This time, Quan Baolan did not shirk. He picked up the ring politely and put it on his right index finger after hesitating for a moment.
"Who wears a ring on their right hand?"
"You care!" Quan Baolan bared her teeth fiercely, then raised her hand to look at the ring under the light, "Is it...not as expensive as the diamond ring you gave Enjing?"
"If I propose to you one day, I will definitely give you a big, shiny diamond ring."
Although it is not a diamond, this sapphire is very scary from its size to its clarity. If it is compared with the one Xian Eunjing wears, it may not be much cheaper.
When giving gifts to women, if you don't use your heart or money, it's hard not to please people if you have both. This truth has been confirmed by Xie Qianyu and Li Meijing and Quan Baolan today.
Facing the man who was calmly preparing to drive, Quan Baolan felt guilty: "What kind of proposal...are you planning to do "I Got Married" again?"
"It's not impossible." Xie Qianyu braked to a stop and looked straight into his eyes shining like black gemstones under the sapphire blue night. "Besides, proposing... doesn't have to be on a variety show, right? Bar?"
Quan Baolan felt a panic in her heart. She could only lower her head and said in a unique voice: "Don't think that I will let you go just because I gave you a gem! You came so late... I thought you forgot my birthday... ....”
"I didn't mean to do it." Xie Qianyu smiled bitterly. There have been too many unplanned things recently. "I went to see Li Meijing for sex this afternoon and accidentally chatted with her for a while."
"Lee Meijing? Lee Jaehyun's sister, the Lee Meijing of CJE'M??" Quan Baolan was born in a family of entertainers and was not a novice in the entertainment industry. She immediately thought of who the name in the man's mouth was referring to.
"Otherwise, I talked to her about asking you to guest star in the movie. Are you looking forward to it? Then you may have to play a literary girl who dreams of becoming a writer. How about it? Isn't it very stressful?"
Cameo in the movie! It’s a movie that Lee Meijing personally controls!
This was simply scarier than the sapphire in her hand. Quan Baolan was stunned by these words. She knew the meaning of these factors very well in the circle.
"Is it a guest appearance by all members of T-ara...?" he asked tentatively. This news was still a bit too explosive for Quan Baolan.
Xie Qianyu scratched his head and organized his words before replying: "I'm sure everyone must go. It's a film with a dual narrative between teenagers and middle-aged people. You guys will have fewer roles in your teenage years, but there must be many lines and scenes." Just a little."
There are still actors with lines and scenes! ? This makes Quan Baolan even more difficult to accept. This is the big screen that many idols dream of.
T-ara has made guest appearances in the past, such as the collective appearance in "The God of Learning" starring Park Ji-yeon, but that was just a moonfire drama on KBS, and they only appeared in a short clip.
Xie Qianyu's arrival is a big-screen movie produced by CJ. It still feels like everyone has a name and a line. In terms of level, difficulty, and attention, they are not on the same level at all!
Thinking about it, the perceptual girl even felt that her eyes were getting wet.
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"Hey! Why are you crying? You can't cry on your birthday. You told me this!"
"Thank you for remembering!" Quan Baolan slapped Xie Qianyu, who was laughing playfully. She didn't expect that she almost moved herself to tears by changing the topic with a casual sentence.
Xie Qianyu reached out and touched Quan Baolan's head again, his eyes full of tenderness: "You remember that I have never drunk kelp soup since I was a child. How could I not remember? I remember everything that happened to you."
"If you remember them all, then do you remember that one?"
"Which one?" Xie Qianyu deliberately pretended to be stupid.
Quan Baolan was not in a hurry, but said in a coquettish tone: "Oh, you know! It's the same thing you did every time I was unhappy!"
Seeing that he couldn't hide it, Xie Qianyu could only smile helplessly, and then rubbed his eyes, which magically turned into single eyelids in a blink of an eye.
When he looked up again, he blinked hard, and his single eyelids turned back into bright and energetic double eyelids. The lowered eyebrows and raised eyes gave people a sense of astonishment as if they were meeting for the first time.
Quan Baolan seemed to have seen something novel and giggled: "Yes! This is it!!"
She has lived with a boy of the same age for several years, and the two of them are actually very familiar with each other. Whenever she is in a bad mood, the boy will make such "stunt" expressions to make her happy, which makes her happy every time. Her tears turned into laughter.
But what the girl never said out loud was that she always felt that Xie Qianyu, whose eyes looked very affectionate the moment he raised his eyes, was particularly handsome!
When I was a boy, I didn't think there was anything wrong with doing this kind of thing, but now I do it to please a girl. No matter how thick-skinned Xie Qianyu is, I still feel a little embarrassed, so I can only drive with a forced smile.
"Dafa! How do you manage to switch between single and double eyelids at will?"
Even after the car had driven a long way, the girl was still laughing so happily that Xie Qianyu, who felt ashamed, was speechless for a while.
When she was a child, Quan Baolan's personality was simple and straightforward and even a little quirky. She was a typical little girl but also had a bit of a boy's sloppiness and informality.
But her parents' divorce, ridicule for her appearance, the pressure of being "unworthy of her moral character" despite her halo, her father's remarriage at the speed of light, her mother's depression... all these factors gradually closed her heart and changed her personality. He became sensitive and even a little timid, and he was not very talkative.
Perhaps compared to Li Juli's dark-hearted woman, Quan Baolan in private is more in line with the image of a "gloomy young lady" imagined by some fans. But can you blame her for all this? No, at least Xie Qianyu thought it couldn't.
After the two met, he was like a ray of sunshine shining into her life. He arbitrarily dragged Quan Baolan into his home to live together, go to school together, eat and play together... During that time, although it was short, the girl felt that she enjoyed all-round meticulous care.
It is a kind of happiness that will definitely be rewarded if you put in the effort, and you will be rewarded exponentially without even having to pay. It is a kind of life that makes people feel at ease inexplicably. Under the shadow of relatives of the same age, she returned to a carefree life, began to become gregarious again, and began to be able to play with her little temper at will...
The only pity is that the promised meal of "kelp soup" has never been fulfilled due to various reasons...
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Precisely because of Xie Qianyu's unlimited pampering, Quan Baolan knew how important she was in his heart. Only after witnessing his endless intimacy with other girls, she punished Xie Qianyu in stupid ways that seemed to punish herself, such as "masochistic training", wandering outside without going home, and not eating when she was angry.
Because she knew that the man would feel distressed, and she wanted to verify whether he would really feel distressed.
Maybe Xie Qianyu was very kind to her many years ago, but after spending his adolescence in a wealthy businessman family, no matter how hard he tried to avoid it, it was Xie Qianyu who finally injected gray into the girl's originally simple world of black and white.
While the man was reminiscing about the past, the girl seemed to have finally had enough laughter, and was depressed for a while, slowly feeling a little emotional.
"Why are you so nice to us?"
"It's just a hobby."
Faced with the man's obviously unreliable answer, Quan Baolan asked seriously: "Besides women, what other hobbies do you have?"
"Aren't you women?"
"To be precise, we are all girls."
Quan Baolan made some preparations and replaced the "asking price" in his words. Xie Qianyu was so serious that he didn't know what to say.
"Because I'm your fan."
"Do you still have an idol you like? Hey..." Quan Baolan expressed disdain for the man's words, feeling that he was bluffing again.
"Why don't you believe it?" Xie Qianyu braked again and looked at Quan Baolan as if he was puzzled, "I'm Baolan Xi's fanatic!!"
Quan Baolan felt frightened by his strange look, and had to agree again and again: "Okay, okay, thank you for being my fan, please... drive!"
The rare true words were treated as a joke, which made Xie Qianyu a little angry.
"Then before driving, can you ask Baolan Xi to grant me a request?"
"What?"
"As an idol, should I manage my social media properly in the future?"
"Why?" The girl was obviously puzzled. She was not someone who liked to update social media.
"Because there are many people in this world who have always loved you, and they want to know that the people they love are living happily." Xie Qianyu's voice became a little deeper, and he held Quan Baolan's hand and said seriously, "Don't be afraid of your popularity. No one likes you, there will always be people who like you and love you, so you have to live a good life for them, you know?"
"Just show up when you have nothing to do. Even after many years, someone will remember you. Just think of it as reassuring those who have been missing you, okay?"
Even if everyone gradually disappears in the end, there will still be me waiting for you and loving you. Just think of it as agreeing to a fan's request...
Although she could only see the man's profile, Quan Baolan still felt inexplicable sincerity and...sadness from his words? I had no choice but to agree: "Na... Na...! You are the president, I will listen to you!"
Hearing the word "president", Xie Qianyu, who was immersed in the past, realized that he had lost his temper. T-ara is now on the rise of a first-line girl group. How could anyone consider their lives a few years from now?
Xie Qianyu quickly calmed down, rubbed his face, and started again. He tried his best to relax and joked: "Do you listen to the president? What you said is very ambiguous, little Baolan~"
The girl obviously understood this dirty joke and said angrily: "Work is work! Life is life!"
"Then when I asked you to go solo, you didn't listen to the president so much..."
Quan Baolan sighed, and then said in a calm but unquestionable tone: "This is not negotiable, Qianyu. It's better for you to let Soyan do her solo first. Now I...can't do it... ."
If it were another group, they would probably fight for the chance of soloing. Faced with a girl who still lacks self-confidence, Xie Qianyu didn't know whether to be happy or worried about such humility.
[I don’t know if Kim Taeyeon and Jessica Jung will fight over solo issues...]
Xie Qianyu surmised with bad intentions, and inexplicably remembered the question he asked Zheng Xiuyan, who was also playing at the home court, and suddenly wanted to ask Quan Baolan.
"Baolan, why do you want to be an idol?"
"I'm not good at studying. My whole family is doing this. What can I do if I don't choose this?"
The unsurprising answer is that just like her refusal to go solo, the girl has no subjective enthusiasm or expectations for this career.
"Is there nothing else?" Xie Qianyu still refused to give up and asked.
Quan Baolan rolled her eyes at the other party and said angrily: "Because someone said they like to see me dance, okay!"
"That's right..." Xie Qianyu nodded with satisfaction. If he had no influence at all, then he would be a failure.
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After sending the girl to the reserved restaurant, Xie Qianyu got out of the car and opened the door for the younger one.
"Go ahead. I have something else to do tonight, so I won't have dinner with your family."
“The president is so nice~”
Quan Sapphire wore a bright sapphire and diamond, holding a huge bouquet in her hand, and her whole body felt radiant because of her joy. Although she said that she would no longer be moved by family affection, when the family took turns calling her to tell her that they wanted to have dinner together, Quan Baolan's good mood could not be stopped.
"Wuli's Baolan, who was born in 1986, is already 26. She has really grown into a big girl."
Seeing the inner joy on Quan Baolan's face, Xie Qianyu couldn't help but sigh.
"Wuli's 1986-born Ganyu is now handsome! He wants to live happily! I'm leaving first!"
Unable to suppress her joy, Quan Baolan was bouncing when she walked, but she turned around and didn't take two steps. She thought of something and turned back, walking to Xie Qianyu,
"Qianyu, uncle, aunt and others..."
Xie Qianyu's family left in a hurry back then. He only had time to say hello to Quan Baolan and fled away as if running for his life. The degree of crisis can be imagined.
After Xie Qianyu's miraculous return, he never heard from his parents again, which made Quan Baolan a little worried about the couple who were very good to her family.
"It's just that we can't find them for the time being. You can go ahead." When he mentioned his parents, looking at Xie Qianyu's gloomy look, it was obvious that he didn't have much hope for the two of them surviving.
Quan Baolan didn't know how to comfort him, so she could only force Xie Qianyu to bend over, press the man into her bold 32D and suffocate him to death for three minutes, hoping that hugging him could comfort him a little.
Even if my father and my mother divorce, as long as they are alive, my family can meet again, but what about him...
While walking on the way to the restaurant, Quan Baolan thought so, and her originally high mood seemed to have been poured cold water on.
Baolan, who was born in 1986, also wants to be happy!
[This chapter is dedicated to my favorite and cutest classmate Quan Baolan. 】
