Even on the day before his birthday, Ji Sheng still needs to catch up on business in the early morning.
Considering that it is rare for Sheng Kongzhi to rest, Ji Sheng set an alarm clock without ringing before going to bed, intending to get up early to catch up with business activities.
After setting the time, Ji Sheng fell asleep in peace.
But it was only early in the morning, and he was awakened in a daze by urgent low voices.
"... where I spend the night is none of your business? How many times have I told you not to interfere in my private life!"
"...Why did you come? You made that game?"
"... What are you doing here? You don't know him..."
The quarrel came from the bathroom, and there was a faint tendency to intensify.
Ji Sheng stood up and glanced at his phone, there was still an hour before the alarm clock rang.
After a few words, Sheng Kongzhi was suddenly excited.
"Yes, I'm in a relationship. Are you satisfied with the answer? Don't call me again! Don't drive with me either!"
The sound stopped, and after a while, the toilet door opened, and Sheng Kongzhi leaned out from inside with a gloomy face.
He raised his eyes, and was surprised to see Ji Sheng sitting up. He was taken aback for a moment, and asked with a restrained expression, "Did it wake you up?"
"Hmm..." Ji Sheng yawned, rubbed his eyes and asked, "What are you doing so early?"
"Nothing, just dealing with some private matters." Sheng Kongzhi lay down on the bed and said vaguely, "Go to sleep, it's still early, and I can go back to sleep again."
"Oh." Ji Sheng lay down with him, opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling, and stopped asking.
He felt a little confused. He was a bamboo horse who grew up wearing a pair of trousers with Sheng Kongzhi, and then he got closer and became an intimate lover.
Words like "private matter" should be placed in the past, and they will never appear between the two of them.
But now Ji Sheng was surprised to find that a "private matter" had appeared, and what shocked him even more was that he had no desire to investigate at all, and accepted the fact that Sheng Kongzhi was hiding a secret.
It seems that it is very normal for Sheng Kong to know that there is a private matter.
It's normal for him to understand last night that he doesn't want to get closer to Sheng Kongzhi.
Lying on the bed, before falling asleep in a daze, Ji Sheng faintly felt that there was a thick barrier between himself and Sheng Kongzhi at some point.
It can be seen and touched.
Unbreakable.
The business in the morning ended early, and there was no schedule for the next half day. Ji Sheng went back to the hotel to sleep for a while, got up, washed his face, and asked Sheng Kong when he was going to the party.
After he finished asking, Sheng Kongzhi, who was sitting by the bed, was silent for a while, contrary to yesterday's instigation, he asked, "If you don't want to go, we won't go."
"I don't want to go." Ji Sheng pushed back his forehead hair, looked down at Sheng Kongzhi, "Aren't you going to meet fans? Why not?"
Sheng Kongzhi avoided his gaze: "I think you have a schedule tomorrow, so you will be too tired if you hurry..."
"I'm not tired." Ji Sheng interrupted.
Sheng Kongzhi was quiet for a while, and said, "That's all right, I'll change my clothes and set off."
The meeting place is a consumption place between a bar and a nightclub. Ji Sheng was a frequent visitor here before he became famous, but he usually appears on stage, and the performance venue is far less comfortable than the bar now.
It is a novel experience to sit on the deck and watch the stage performance from the audience's perspective.
Ji Sheng was engrossed in watching the performance, when Sheng Kongzhi brought a few strangers to the booth.
There were a few familiar faces, Ji Sheng recalled them and matched them with the audience who jumped excitedly in the audience a few years ago.
It's true that Qingchu's fans are all old fans.
Several fans were very excited to see Ji Sheng. At first they shrank back a little shyly. After Ji Sheng took the initiative to talk a few words, they let go a lot. It's the days of chasing the scene in the past.
"So when will the tour be held?" A green hair among the fans asked excitedly, "I really want to see the scene of Qingchu again!"
Ji Sheng's smile disappeared for a moment, and then his brilliance returned immediately: "Next year, next year, there will be a national tour."
"Is it the original crew? Will Xiao Xie and Lao Tan Susu both participate?"
"certainly!"
The green-haired brother backed away in satisfaction, Ji Sheng finished his circle of fans, turned his gaze, and noticed a girl wearing a mask in the corner.
The girl had been wearing a mask since she came in, and she leaned against the door from beginning to end, not getting close to the crowd.
Ji Sheng walked over: "Hello."
The girl didn't speak, and looked at Ji Sheng through her overly long bangs.
Ji Sheng asked, "Are you Qingchu's fan?"
"No." said the girl.
"Then why are you here?"
The girl was silent for a while, and said, "I'm a fan of Sheng Kongzhi."
"Sheng Kongzhi's fans are Qingchu's fans, and Qingchu belongs to a group." Ji Sheng said gently.
The girl gave a "tsk", very softly, but was still caught by Ji Sheng.
He was about to say something, but he heard the green hair over there waving his hand and shouting: "Brother Ji, are you playing cards?"
"Yes." Before Ji Sheng could answer, Sheng Kongzhi smiled and answered, "What are you playing?"
"Texas hold'em?" a person suggested, "Isn't this often played in Qingchu documentaries?"
The so-called Qingchu documentary was shot by Su Jing with a second-hand camera. In the few short videos, Texas Hold'em is indeed not infrequent.
"I can." Sheng Kongzhi turned his head, "Is Xiaosheng here?"
"Gambling games... I don't play well." Ji Sheng said.
He was telling the truth, Ji Sheng's poker skills were extremely poor, he used to lose in Texas Hold'em with Xie Xuanming until he lost even his pants, and was forced to sing and dance and call his brother... It's embarrassing.
"Just play casually." Lumao smiled, "It's a birthday, let's join in the fun."
Sheng Kongzhi came over, led him away from the corner, and sat down on the sofa.
"That's right!" Lu Mao pushed the drink order in front of him, "Birthdays should be lively."
After sitting down, Ji Sheng couldn't say anything, so he could only take advantage of the situation and join the game. The girl who confronted him just now occupied a corner of the sofa not far away, and silently took a card.
She sat down, Sheng Kongzhi's body stiffened for a moment visible to the naked eye, Ji Sheng glanced at it from the corner of his eye, took a sip of the drink, and put it down calmly.
It contains alcohol and is very sour. Ji Sheng doesn't like it, so he probably won't try it for a second time.
The cards were not going well, Ji Sheng was lucky, and the cards he got were not bad, but the girl in the corner insisted on fighting him no matter what cards she had. Also add more weight.
The loss is not gambling real money, otherwise this style of play is heading for bankruptcy.
After a few rounds, others also realized that there was a stiff confrontation between the two, and gradually quieted down, the atmosphere at the poker table was strange.
When Ji Sheng and the girl fought to the end again, Sheng Kongzhi finally couldn't help it, and he said softly, "Xiao Sheng."
Ji Sheng paused, and pushed his cards forward: "Folded."
After that, he got up and walked out, "I'm going to the bathroom, you guys play."
Ji Sheng came out of the bathroom, washed his hands with boiling water, raised his eyes and saw the girl's face reflected in the mirror.
"Friend." Ji Sheng said calmly, "This is the men's room."
"It doesn't matter." The girl shrugged, "It's not like I haven't been there before."
Really experienced, Ji Sheng wiped his hands, turned around and asked bluntly, "Are you an illegitimate student?"
"Did Kongzhi tell you that?" The illegitimate student looked calm, acquiescing to Ji Sheng's statement. When Sheng Kongzhi was mentioned, a glint of darkness flickered in her eyes, "Did he tell you how he got his online drama, or how he stole your one?"
"Lao Sheng didn't mention you, but I still can't remember who hit our nanny's car." Ji Sheng said lightly, "As for the rest, I'm not interested in hearing what you say."
"Really?" The illegitimate student tilted his head, "Is it because I'm not interested, or because I'm afraid that I have a close relationship with Sheng Kongzhi?"
Ji Sheng was amused by these words: "My friend, paranoia needs to be cured."
With his hands in his pockets, he said earnestly with a bit of sarcasm: "Do you think I should trust a criminal, or a bamboo horse I have known for eighteen years?"
The illegitimate student was finally irritated by him, stood up straight and said, "You two have a really good relationship."
She bit the words heavily, and couldn't hide the jealousy on her face, "But you are really annoying, can you please stay away from your bamboo horse? It's an eyesore!"
"... In what capacity are you speaking?" Ji Sheng tilted his head slightly, "A well-known illegitimate fan named and accused by the official blog?"
"At least I let Kongzhi remember me." The illegitimate student was not ashamed but proud, with a little pride in his words.
"That's really amazing." Ji Sheng sarcastically, he paused, "I'm quite curious, what is the purpose of you following Sheng Kongzhi like this? To fall in love with him? You don't think that Sheng Kongzhi would like a stalker Bar?"
He paused, and added meaningfully: "Or do you already know that his heart belongs to you?"
Ji Sheng just tried it casually, but the bastard's expression completely changed, savage mixed with hatred hung on her cheek, Ji Sheng raised his eyebrows in surprise: "You really know..."
But it is estimated that the target is not known.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to stand and talk to myself so calmly.
"Don't say it's useless." The illegitimate student looked gloomy, "I have two purposes for coming today, one is to warn you to stay away from Sheng Kongzhi, and don't suck his blood..."
"It's unlikely to be possible." Ji Sheng flatly denied it, "Sheng Kongzhi and I are teammates. We can't see each other without looking up. It's not me who should stay away from him, but a perverted illegitimate fan like you."
The illegitimate student didn't care about the thorns in his words, and said to himself: "Second, I want to know where Sheng Kongzhi spent the night last night?"
"Ah?" Ji Sheng was surprised, "Are you asking me?"
Although he didn't want to admit it, the illegitimate student said reluctantly: "You are indeed the person most likely to know."
"But why should I tell you?" Ji Sheng sneered, and walked out, "Sheng Kong knows where to spend the night, it has nothing to do with you, don't think about spying on other people's privacy all day long."
The toilet was stuffy, and Ji Sheng felt a little lack of oxygen, so he raised his foot and walked outside, but was grabbed by the bastard within two steps.
Ji Sheng pulled out his hand, but the bastard's strength was surprisingly strong, he didn't pull it out, he didn't want to pull a girl in public, so he stopped, and said with emphasis: "Let go."
"Where did Sheng Kongzhi spend the night last night? With whom?" the illegitimate student asked through gritted teeth.
Ji Sheng frowned: "Ma'am, speaking of it, I have two purposes for coming here, first, not to pester Sheng Kongzhi, otherwise our company will take legal measures, and second, this is my birthday party, please leave the venue .”
"I'll go." The girl still held him firmly, "You tell me, and I'll go."
Ji Sheng laughed angrily at her: "Okay."
"Sheng Kongzhi didn't go out, he was resting in my room, can you go?"
He raised his hand and shook it away forcefully.
Ji Sheng originally thought that telling his illegitimate student Sheng Kongzhi to spend the night with him would temporarily calm her down, but after hearing the news, she became even crazier.
"So it's you..." The bastard's complexion changed, his capillaries burst, and his face turned red, which was terrifying.
She raised her eyes suddenly, fixed her eyes on Ji Sheng, and screamed, "I knew it was you! Bitch! Bitch!"
She rushed over and bit Ji Sheng's arm like crazy, a sharp pain, Ji Sheng's conditioned reflex suddenly pushed him away, and said without paying attention under the stress.
The bastard flew out heavily, smashing the glass of the sink.
Ji Sheng took half a step back, looked down and saw the blood on his arm, and said angrily, "You..."
Before he finished speaking, the trembling lump on the ground suddenly jumped up.
The bastard rushed towards Ji Sheng with disheveled hair, and knocked him to the ground heavily. In a hurry, Ji Sheng saw a cold light flash in her hand, coming towards his face.
Ji Sheng stretched out his hand reflexively to block...
Ji Sheng couldn't remember what happened next. He remembered that he fell to the ground, countless red spots burst out from his hands, and severe pain followed.
Immediately afterwards, Sheng Kongzhi rushed in with someone, yelled and pulled the girl away, and pulled him up tremblingly.
Ji Sheng couldn't remember what he was yelling, the pain and numbness in his right hand took up all of his memory.
Next came the ambulance and the hospital. The lights in the operating room were blindingly bright, and under general anesthesia, Ji Sheng held on for a while before falling into a deep sleep.
After waking up, the doctor said something, and Sheng Kongzhi sat at the foot of the bed.
The doctor opened and closed his mouth, and Sheng Kongzhi's eyes were red.
Ji Sheng remembered that he let them go out very uncalmly, and even threw a pillow.
He still remembers crying so loudly that half of the hospital could hear his roaring.
After an unknown period of time, Ji Sheng was so tired that he curled up and fell asleep.
The pain and suffering in the dream still lingered, and the noise outside the ward still spread into the ears.
Opening his eyes again, Xie Xuanming was sitting on the edge of the bed, his cheeks were swollen, and the corners of his mouth were torn.
Ji Sheng opened his eyes, and it took him a while to react. He started slowly, and he had no energy to shout or shout, so he could only let Xie Xuanming straighten him with red eyes, and asked, "Is this the special effects makeup of the crew?"
"No." Xie Xuanming said softly, "I fought with Sheng Kongzhi."
"What are you fighting with him for?" Ji Sheng wanted to laugh, but failed to do so. Just as he was about to say something, Xie Xuanming moved forward, carefully pinching the fingertips that were hanging down under the gauze.
"this… "
"The nerve is broken, and the bones are misaligned... I probably won't be able to play drums in a short time..." Ji Sheng paused, and said, "Probably in a long time..."
He couldn't continue talking, and Xie Xuanming couldn't listen.
Xie Xuanming grabbed Ji Sheng's hand, bent down little by little, and pressed his forehead against the exposed, cold back of his hand.
After the anesthetic passed, Ji Sheng trembled because of the pain, and Xie Xuanming trembled too.
After an unknown amount of time, the clock on the wall rang, announcing that zero o'clock had passed.
Ji Sheng pulled the corner of his mouth, and it succeeded this time.
"Don't cry." He smiled helplessly, moved his fingers tentatively, ignoring the pain of thousands of needles, and wiped away the moisture on Xie Xuanming's cheeks.
"I'm already sad, and your crying will only make me feel worse... why don't you wish me a happy birthday and make me happy too."
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