Peng Xue's words made Xia Yuan stunned for a long time before she came back to her senses. She held a bag of money in her hand and said to Peng Xue angrily:
"Xiaoxue, what are you talking about? Why don't you study for no reason? If you have a conflict with your family, you can solve it through proper communication!"
"It's not just a family issue. There are many reasons... all kinds of reasons. It's too troublesome to explain."
Peng Xue thought for a moment and said, "I think the most important thing is that I can support myself now, and I don't want to be controlled by others anymore."
"It's less than a year away from the college entrance examination. You can get through it if you just bear with it a little longer."
"It's not just about the college entrance exam. After you take it, you still have to go to college. Four years in college is hard to endure... I've told you before, right? I don't like staying in one place all the time. I like a free and unfettered life."
Xia Yuan was very excited when she heard that Peng Xue was really planning to be a street performer. "You are still so young, what if you meet bad people outside? And if you want to pursue your dream of music, you still have more room to learn and grow... Shouldn't you take the art exam and go to school for further studies?"
"Don't worry, I'm prepared. The guitarist of my cousin's band went home to take the civil service exam this year. My cousin plans to switch to guitar and let me help with the bass. I plan to live with my cousin. As for the art exam..."
Peng Xue smiled and shook her head. "Besides being able to play the bass, I'm not good at music theory at all. My college entrance exam results are also very poor, so I don't have the idea at all."
"Then, what about our agreement to form a band together? I finally managed to convince Xiaoyu to be my keyboard player during the Chinese New Year, and now you're abandoning me to form a band with someone else."
"Yuanyuan, with your current popularity on the Internet, if you want to form a band, there must be a lot of people willing to form a band with you. My current skills are just average, and I am definitely not worthy of playing on the same stage with you, so-"
"But we agreed that the bassist of our band was reserved for you! Didn't you learn to play the bass just to form a band with me?"
Previously, Peng Xue and Xia Yuan had been talking in a very friendly manner, but as Xia Yuan's words became more and more intense, her mood changed visibly:
"I didn't say that! I learned bass because I like it. Don't take it for granted."
Peng Xue let go of Xia Yuan's hand, picked up Beth and was about to leave, but Xia Yuan, who was standing beside her, held her hand tightly and refused to let go.
"Why don't you want to stay here? What's wrong with home? Your friends are around you, and your parents are taking care of you... Our company has grown so big, and Ah Fang also said that he will help us release records in the future. If you are short of money, I can lend it to you. Why do you have to leave us?"
"Yuanyuan, let go."
Peng Xue was obviously a little unhappy now. Although Mei Fang had promised Xia Yuan not to interrupt, seeing that the situation was getting out of control, he immediately stepped forward and grabbed Xia Yuan, "Yuanyuan, let go first, don't keep holding Peng Xue..."
"release!"
Peng Xue was almost trying to break free, but Xia Yuan still had no intention of letting go.
"I won't let go!"
Xia Yuan said angrily, "Xiaoxue, these are not really any reasons... You are too mean! We have known each other for so long, and I am willing to share everything in my heart with you, but you hardly ever tell me anything in your heart. Do you regard me as a friend?"
Peng Xue pulled away Xia Yuan's pull with all her strength. When Xia Yuan tried to reach out for her hand again, Peng Xue slapped her hand away with all her strength. She looked very angry at this moment.
"I just want to go out and take a look, isn't that okay? After all, it's my own freedom to do what I want to do and where I want to go. It's not your business to meddle in my business!"
Peng Xue and Xia Yuan have known each other for such a long time, and this is almost the first time that someone has said such harsh words to her. Xia Yuan obviously did not expect this scene to appear. Her lips trembled and she didn't know what to say in response.
Peng Xuesong held his arm, which was pinched red by Xia Yuan, and was silent for a while. Then he said:
"We have known each other for so many years, and there are some things I have kept in my heart for a long time and have never said. Today is probably an opportunity for me to complain -
"I hope you... I really hope you remember this. Don't always think that everyone is like you. You have everything from childhood to adulthood, everyone is willing to spoil you, your family is rich and your parents are loving, and even if you run away from home, someone will accompany you. What kind of science fiction movie is this?"
"You have to understand that it is normal for most people to be alone on the road of life. You three are the exception! We are very good friends, and I am grateful for your care for me, but this does not mean that I have to accommodate you in everything. Do you understand?"
Xia Yuan was obviously hurt by Peng Xue's action of slapping her hands away. After that, she kept leaning in Mei Fang's arms with her head down, trembling and not daring to speak. Peng Xue felt very uncomfortable when she saw her like this. She scratched her head and stomped her feet on the ground a few times.
"I should have just transferred the money to Boss Mei online... I knew it would end up like this. It's not like we'll never see each other again. It's like this, and no one is happy about it."
Mei Fang, who had been silent for a long time, comforted Xia Yuan and spoke to Peng Xue, "I don't intend to persuade you. After all, you are now 18 years old and have the right to make your own choices and be responsible for your choices."
"But I sincerely hope that you are really ready to go out and make a living. We have talked about making music before, and you know very well that it is normal to fail in making music. But 18 is the most precious age for you. If you choose the wrong development path at this age and do not accumulate enough knowledge and academic capital, it will be very difficult to make up for it later."
"Sure enough, chatting with Boss Mei is still so refreshing."
She put her hands on her hips and said with a grin, "If I hadn't gone out to pursue my dream at 18, I would have regretted it my whole life."
Xia Yuan's mood had calmed down a little at this time. She touched Mei Fang's chest and asked Peng Xue in a trembling voice, "Then... How long will it take you to come back? When can we meet next time?"
"This year will probably be difficult. I plan to go to Jincheng Chengdu with my cousin to develop my career. In fact, this year is also the last year for my cousin's band, so everyone will be very busy and I may not be able to return your call in time, but... um... I'll show you something."
Peng Xue walked up to Xia Yuan, pulled up her sleeves, and revealed a small tattoo on her arm with the word "Yuan" on it.
"You are my best friend in this life, forever. So no matter where I go, I will remember your name and silently bless you. I hope you and Boss Mei will be together happily forever. I came to Jiangcheng to change trains, and I hesitated for a long time before I finally wanted to see you."
Peng Xue's eyes became red as she spoke. "In short... I will never forget you, ever. We will have many opportunities to meet again in the future. When I make a name for myself out there, I will definitely hope to have the opportunity to perform on stage with you... You have to wait for me."
Xia Yuan rubbed his eyes and walked forward to hug Peng Xue tightly again. Mei Fang was watching his friends hugging each other and felt a lot of emotion in his heart, but in the end, he complained, "It's not a life-and-death farewell, why are you making it so serious? Peng Xue, you are really a middle school student and you have corrupted our Yuan Yuan."
"Boss Mei, you are meddling too much! Really!"
After Peng Xue and Xia Yuan hugged each other, they punched Mei Fang hard.
"Don't let Yuanyuan down, do you hear me?"
"Don't worry... never."
Mei Fang rubbed his chest and was about to complain about something else when Peng Xue unexpectedly hugged him again.
She held Mei Fang and Xia Yuan in her arms, and gently rubbed Mei Fang's cheek in front of Xia Yuan.
"It's nice to meet you guys - by the way, please let me tell Youxi about this. I'll eat her cooking next time."
"Um... OK."
In the end, Mei Fang and Xia Yuan did not try to keep Peng Xue, because she was the girl who could not be kept.
But Mei Fang was also worried about her safety, and he did not intend to let Peng Xue develop on her own, so he still had to keep paying attention to the band.
The two of them sent Peng Xue to the car. Before the car set off, Peng Xue rolled down the window and said her final goodbyes to Xia Yuan and Mei Fang.
"I'm going to miss you guys!"
“Be sure to keep in touch!”
Xia Yuan said to Peng Xue.
"By the way, let me take this opportunity to tell you another secret, Yuanyuan!"
"What secret?"
The taxi drove slowly, carrying with it Peng Xue's voice.
"I actually - really - liked - your boss Mei!"
"ha?!"
Peng Xue's last words left Mei Fang and Xia Yuan standing there in a daze. They were a little messy in the wind for a while, and then they looked at each other and laughed.
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