With this last sentence, the song comes to an end.
Jiang Chuyi was in a trance for a moment and heard Zong Ye's "Wish you, Chuyi" as "Wish you, Chuyi".
Her heart skipped a beat, and she looked strange. She couldn't help but ask, "What was the last sentence...?"
Zongye looked calm and composed, "I recorded it during the Spring Festival last year, as a blessing for the first day of the Lunar New Year."
Jiang Chuyi said "oh" and took off her headphones and gave them back to him.
At the same time, the heart that had just floated up fell to the ground instantly.
She stared at the sliver of sunlight on the floor and picked at the wool of the carpet with her fingers.
My mind was in a mess. It seemed that the fabricated press release that was used to attract attention mentioned that Zong also had a special habit of sending blessings on the first day of the Chinese New Year every year.
She couldn't help but reflect on herself with some worry, wondering why she started to believe in it again.
He noticed: "What's wrong?"
Jiang Chuyi wanted to shake her head, but then she realized that her expression must have been very unnatural. So she didn't try to hide anything, pretending to be calm, and said to him directly: "Because you know my name is Chuyi, sometimes when people say Chuyi, I always mishear it."
Zong Ye seemed to have expected this and asked, "Did you hear it wrongly?"
Jiang Chuyi hummed.
Zongye took off the other earphone and said, "Then consider it as me wishing you happiness."
Jiang Chuyi was slightly stunned and met his beautiful smiling eyes.
"… "
His words stirred up Jiang Chuyi's mood, which had just calmed down.
How can this guy be so good at teasing girls...
If Zong Ye were to fall in love, he would definitely be the kind of scumbag who would make girls crazy about him.
Jiang Chuyi didn't say anything. She forced a smile and said, "This song is pretty good. When will it be released?"
In fact, after hearing the second half of the lyrics, combined with what she knew about Zong Ye's past, Jiang Chuyi could already roughly guess what was going on.
Regardless of the lyrics or the music, this song seems too sad, and it is nothing like the fierce style of Xibao in the past.
If I have to say, it might be a bit like "Mercury", a secret love song about unrequited love.
But Jiang Chuyi didn't want to ask more questions. First, she didn't want to touch his scars. Second, with her current mentality, she probably didn't want to hear him talk about another woman.
"It may not come out, if it comes out."
Zong Ye thought for a moment and gave her answer, "Probably next year."
Next year... that's the year when West Storm's contract is about to expire.
The timing was very delicate, as the contract with IM had expired and several members of the group were at the age where they needed to transition. The members of Xibao were going solo, and this also meant that Zong would soon have a large amount of autonomy.
"If you were to release this single, it would surely be as popular as ever."
Jiang Chuyi looked at him seriously and gave him her sincere blessing, "This song will definitely be heard by many people."
To be heard by… the people he wished to hear.
With Xibao's current popularity, it is not a problem for them to release a song and make it a hit. By then, it will be played on all major online platforms and in the streets and alleys, and even people who don't pay attention will probably hear it.
That girl is definitely no exception.
Zong Ye was quiet.
The two of them were silent for a while, and he suddenly asked her, "Do you read private messages?"
"Private letter?"
Jiang Chuyi thought he was concerned about the scolding she had received recently, so she said, "I watched it occasionally in the past few years, but now I rarely watch it."
"A few years ago?"
Jiang Chuyi thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I didn't watch it much after I went to college. At that time, I rarely took on acting jobs and participated in activities."
Zongye nodded, as if it was just a casual question. After hearing her say that, he didn't continue the topic.
*
They took an evening flight to Beijing together.
Time passed quickly and it was already four o'clock in the afternoon. Jiang Chuyi still had to pack her luggage. She went to say hello to Xin He and took a taxi home alone.
Before leaving for the airport, Xiao Zhong checked the weather in Beijing on his mobile phone. It had been snowing there for several days and the temperature was below zero.
In order to avoid the same mistake as last time, Jiang Chuyi picked out an ordinary white down jacket and jeans.
"Sister, is this all you're wearing?" Xiao Zhong said with a bitter face.
"Just wear this, it's warm."
Jiang Chuyi feels good about herself.
Anyway, few people would pay attention to her private clothes, and she herself doesn't have any image burden. The most important thing is that she won't accidentally wear the same clothes again, causing any scandals and troubles for others.
"All right."
In the end, Xiao Zhong compromised.
At around ten o'clock in the evening, Jiang Chuyi got off the plane and arrived in Beijing.
Following a staff member who came to pick her up at the airport, she got into the nanny car arranged by the crew.
The man had an apologetic look on his face and explained to her in a low voice that due to weather reasons, the other people's plane was half an hour later than expected and they would need to wait a little longer.
Jiang Chuyi smiled slightly to show that she didn't mind.
The nanny car was parked on the roadside at the airport exit. It was snowing heavily tonight, a snow scene that would never be seen in Shanghai.
Jiang Chuyi stared out the window, unconsciously becoming absorbed in what she was seeing.
Until a loud noise was heard and the car door opened again. Jiang Chuyi came back to his senses from his daze and turned to look.
Ji Kai barely squeezed to the door, with a crowd of enthusiastic fans crowding in front of him.
Ji Kai raised his hand and called out, "Everyone, go back quickly. It's so late. Be safe. Be safe."
Jiang Chuyi was sitting in the first row and could see the situation outside very clearly.
Souya and Fushigi were still surrounded and unable to move, accepting gifts with one hand and signing with the other.
While giving instructions, the fans couldn’t help but express their feelings and scream.
Zongye lowered his eyes and signed autographs for the people gathered around him. He seemed to be the same to everyone, always maintaining social politeness and gentleness.
Jiang Chuyi withdrew her gaze.
Suddenly she remembered the first time they met, she accidentally caught Zong Bei being confessed to.
Although she only glanced at it from a distance, she could probably guess what would happen next.
After hearing someone express their love, Zongye must have used this habitual polite gesture to gently refuse.
After a few more minutes, the accompanying staff began to evacuate the crowd.
Ji Kai got into the car first and saw Jiang Chuyi as soon as he came in.
She had a rosy face, and wore a puffy white down jacket, holding a thermos cup in her arms. She wore gloves of the same color, and even had a furry scarf tied around her neck, with her chin mostly buried. She looked like a warm little white bear.
He was wearing a set of warm gear, more clothes than his grandmother who lived far away in the Northeast, and he looked very peaceful.
Ji Kai took off his mask, grinned, and sat down in the empty seat next to her with a chill in his body. "Teacher Jiang, how afraid of the cold are you?"
Jiang Chuyi looked back and took in his attire.
The outer coat was just a black leather jacket, with what seemed to be a T-shirt underneath, some punk silver jewelry hanging on it, and a pair of Martin boots on his feet that were not warm at all.
Jiang Chuyi advised gently: "It's so cold today. Look at your hands and face, they are frozen white. You should wear more clothes."
Ji Kai said in a nonchalant tone: "How can you look cool if you wear more clothes?"
"I'm not kidding, my mom is a doctor." Jiang Chuyi's face was serious. "If you don't take care of your body when you are young, you will have many diseases when you are old. For example, you may have cold legs at the age of 30."
Ji Kai was silent.
He was amused by Jiang Chuyi's serious tone, "Teacher Jiang, why didn't I realize before that you are quite funny."
Jiang Chuyi was about to speak, but when she saw another person getting into the car, she stopped talking.
This is the clan.
He saw Ji Kai sitting next to Jiang Chuyi and paused. Ji Kai said hi to Zong Ye with a bright smile on his face.
Zongye nodded calmly without giving him any further response, and walked to the seat behind them and sat down.
Ji Kai didn't care. He turned around and talked to Jiang Chuyi, "Hey, Teacher Jiang, can you continue to tell me, besides old cold legs, are there any other causes of disease?"
Jiang Chuyi perfunctorily said, "I won't tell you anymore. Just check it online yourself."
She turned her head and looked at the snow scene outside the window.
Soon, Wang Tan and Fu Cheng also got on the car.
Xin He was the last to arrive. After everyone arrived, the driver confirmed several times.
While waiting for the bus to start, Ji Kai was restless. He played with his phone for a while and then talked to Jiang Chuyi, "Teacher Jiang, I have something to ask you."
"What?"
"Why are you a fan of Souya? There are so many outstanding men in our group, don't you admire anyone else?"
Jiang Chuyi: “…”
Ji Kai said with regret and confusion: "How am I worse than him? Why aren't you my fan?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Kai felt someone kicked the back of his chair.
He turned around and asked, "What's the matter?"
Souya crossed his arms, opened his eyes, and said to him, "Can you be quiet for a while? I want to sleep."
Ji Kai didn't understand: "Just go to sleep, I can't wake you up if I say a few words."
Fu Cheng, who was sitting next to Souya, had obviously run out of patience as well. He said in the same cold tone, "I don't usually see you talk so much nonsense."
Ji Kai leaned forward and prepared to go find Wang Tan and Xin He to seek justice.
It turned out that the two of them were sitting side by side playing games and paying no attention to me at all.
Ji Kai sat up straight and sighed, "The world is so cruel. No one in this world is willing to treat me well."
Jiang Chuyi was amused.
Because Ji Kai was being scolded, she was also afraid of disturbing the people behind him, so she deliberately lowered her voice and advised: "Say less."
Ji Kai glanced at her sideways, his face full of dissatisfaction.
Jiang Chuyi leaned against the corner, dazed for a while, and heard Ji Kai say again: "Beijing is really weird, why does it feel colder than Harbin?"
"Teacher Jiang, I see you are wearing a lot of clothes. Can you lend me your blanket for a while?"
Jiang Chuyi exclaimed, pointing at the small blanket on her legs, "You want this?"
Ji Kai just hummed, and felt someone kick the back of his chair again. He couldn't stand it anymore and turned around: "Are you done? If you have something to say, just say it!"
Zongye looked at him calmly and paused for a moment.
Ji Kai watched him stand up and walk to the aisle beside him. He was puzzled, "What? You want to fight with me?"
Jiang Chuyi also turned around and stared at Zong Ye who was standing in the aisle.
"You're not saying it's cold?" Zongye calmly tilted his head and signaled with his eyes, "Sit where I am, facing the heater."
Ji Kai: “…”
Soon, Ji Kai reluctantly changed positions with Zong Ye.
Jiang Chuyi glanced at the person sitting next to her, feeling relieved that she could finally have some peace and quiet for a while.
After sitting over, Zong didn't know if he was woken up by Ji Kai, and he didn't continue to sleep. He sat casually, half an arm's length away from her, with his right leg on the aisle, looking down at his phone, his black eyelashes drooping.
She judged that he was in a bad mood, so she wisely leaned towards the window and tried to reduce her presence as much as possible.
The road was slippery on a snowy day, so for safety reasons, the car was not driving fast. Jiang Chuyi unscrewed the thermos cup, poured out some hot water, held it with both hands, and sipped it.
When Zong Ye looked over, she was puffing up her mouth to blow away the cool air.
Jiang Chuyi paused, blinked slowly, and asked carefully, "Did I disturb you?"
Zongye shook his head, noticing her nervous expression, and asked, "What did you drink?"
“Sesame tea.”
"Is it delicious?" Zongye smiled, "I see you've been drinking it."
"good."
Zongye lowered his eyes and told her in a low voice, "Something is stuck on it."
Jiang Chuyi was stunned, and subconsciously licked her lips with her tongue. Then, she realized that he was still staring at her, so she immediately raised her hand to wipe it.
She was a little embarrassed, lowered her head, fumbled for her phone, and prepared to take a picture.
Zongye said, "Wipe it clean."
He wanted to say something else, but the back of his chair was kicked, and Ji Kai's provocative voice sounded slowly, "Teacher Zong Ye, I'm also very sleepy. Please be quiet for a while and stop talking."
Jiang Chuyi: “…”
*
An hour later, the nanny car arrived at the hotel where we were staying.
The situation was similar to that at the airport. Before the car even stopped, it was surrounded by a group of fans who had been waiting nearby.
They were blocked at the car door again.
Several staff members and assistants took the lead, picked up their luggage and got off the car to go through the check-in procedures.
Jiang Chuyi and Xin He could only sit in the car and wait.
Xin He was bored waiting, so she came to Jiang Chuyi and complained quietly: "These girls are chasing stars without considering the weather. It's so cold, how can they wait any longer?"
Jiang Chuyi sighed, "Because I like it."
The mentality of these traffic fans in chasing stars is generally close to that of a "girlfriend".
So idols are different from actors. In the current environment, if an idol is found to be in a relationship, it will be a major accident.
Just like Fushigi and Souya, even though they both have someone they like in their hearts, they can't do much due to the current situation.
Otherwise, with Xibao's current fame, if they had a girlfriend and it was revealed, it would be big news that would shake the entertainment industry. If the girl was someone in the industry, the outcome would be even worse.
Over the years, Jiang Chuyi has more or less heard some gossip in the circle. Many young handsome men of similar age are taking the traffic route. Although they pretend to be single to please their fans when they are out in business, they are actually nightclub celebrities in private and have a lot of fun. They like to find relatively innocent college students in the Central Academy of Drama and the Beijing Film Academy to date.
But this is also human nature. After all, those who can enter the circle and become stars have natural advantages in appearance and happen to be at an age full of vigor and vitality. They face countless temptations in the entertainment industry, and only a few people can stick to their original intentions.
So when Jiang Chuyi found out that every member of Xibao had not been in a new relationship since their debut, she couldn't help but admire them.
Three or four years is not long, but it is not short either. They became famous overnight and were exposed to more temptations than others.
It is not easy to persist until now, and they deserve their current popularity.
After another delay of more than ten minutes, they were escorted all the way to the hotel by staff and bodyguards.
It just so happened that Zhao Guangyu was also in Beijing during those two days. When he learned that she was there to film the final scene, he sent her a WeChat message asking if she wanted to climb the Great Wall together.
Jiang Chuyi was speechless: "Climbing the Great Wall in the middle of winter?!"
Zhao Guangyu: "It's not arranged by the production team. I'm recording a variety show these days. Do you want to be a guest star? It's in Beijing."
Jiang Chuyi: "You go find Chen Yi, I don't want to climb"
After replying to Zhao Guangyu's message, Jiang Chuyi discovered that there was someone else beside her.
Zong Ye was on the phone, and both of them fell behind the crowd because of their slow pace.
When they were almost reaching the hotel lobby, a girl suddenly rushed out from the side and ran to them.
The security of this hotel is very tight, and you cannot enter without an advance reservation.
Jiang Chuyi was startled and stopped.
She subconsciously looked at Souya, thinking it was his illegitimate child.
As if he was used to it, Zongye stretched out his hand, ready to take the girl's paper and pen for signature.
Unexpectedly, the girl didn't even notice Zong Ye at all. She simply ignored him and looked at Jiang Chuyi with shining eyes.
Zongye paused.
The girl clenched the paper and pen tightly, unable to suppress her excitement, "Chu Yi, I finally see you again!"
Jiang Chuyi hadn't reacted yet and just let out a blank "ah".
Zongye looked at her.
The girl looked around and hurriedly explained to her: "I am a staff member of this hotel, so I can wait here. But today is not my shift, and according to hotel regulations we cannot harass guests, so I can only wait outside."
Jiang Chuyi confirmed again: "Are you... waiting for me?"
"Yes, of course I'm waiting for you." The girl nodded vigorously and chattered, "The last time I saw you was six years ago, at the movie premiere, you told me to study hard for the college entrance examination. I just wanted to tell you that I have been admitted to the university of my choice."
Jiang Chuyi looked at the girl in front of her.
She had obviously waited for a long time; the snow on her clothes had melted, leaving traces of moisture.
The girl sniffed and continued, "I know you're here today. I'm really excited. It's just that I've been very busy with my studies in the past few years, especially with work, and I have no time to chase stars. You don't have a lot of schedules, so I can't find any information about you online. But I've always liked you. I've watched every TV series you've starred in."
Jiang Chuyi was touched, his eyes were moist, and he held her hand, "You must have waited for a long time, your hands are cold."
"It's not cold, it's not cold, I brought the poster of the movie with me." The girl still smiled brightly, "When I thought about getting your autograph today, I didn't feel cold at all."
Jiang Chuyi took her poster.
On a snowy day, she lowered her head and wiped the water marks on the poster with her sleeve, then placed her hand on it and carefully wrote her name stroke by stroke. Then, she wrote a few lines of the movie on the blank space on the back, relying on her memory.
After writing, Jiang Chuyi took out a hot pack he used from his pocket and handed them to her.
"Then I'll go home." The girl muttered thank you and looked at her reluctantly, "The hotel has rules, I can't break them."
The person standing aside suddenly spoke up: "We will stay here for a few days, you still have a chance to see her."
The girl then realized that there was someone standing in the dark beside her.
When she recognized Souya's appearance, she was surprised and her mouth opened slightly.
Jiang Chuyi said: "Yes, I will stay here for a few more days. After the filming is finished, I will treat you to a meal?"
This sentence instantly drew the girl's attention back, and she kept saying, "I'll treat you, I'll treat you, I know there are a lot of delicious restaurants in Beijing."
"Then I'll wait for you to take me out to eat." Jiang Chuyi smiled.
Finally, the two hugged each other, and Jiang Chuyi reminded her to be careful on the road. He stood there, watching the girl's back as she walked away.
She felt mixed emotions, touched and a little uncomfortable.
When I came to my senses, I found that Zong Ye was still waiting beside me.
Jiang Chuyi was a little surprised, "Why don't you leave?"
“I watched you sign autographs for the fans.” The person who had been watching answered.
Jiang Chuyi: “…”
She complained in her heart. He was so popular that signing autographs for fans had become a daily chore. I didn't know what was so good about it.
The two continued walking forward.
Zongye said casually: "I find that you seem to be the same to everyone."
"What's the same?"
He thought of a word, "Kindness?"
From the past to the present, she has always been kind to everything and everyone.
Zongya couldn't help but laugh at himself.
I don’t know if everyone is like him, regarding these pure kindnesses as the only light, and even after many years, they still cling to them like a life-saving straw.
To Jiang Chuyi, this was just her kindness that treated everyone equally.
It's not that he doesn't understand.
But every time he realized this, a slight hatred would arise in Souya's heart.
He knew his own meanness better than anyone else, and this meanness often made him feel painful, because he was not morally noble, and wanted more than anyone else to beg for more tenderness from her by any means.
Jiang Chuyi couldn't understand the deep meaning of his words, and didn't know what to say, so she made a joke: "You have so many fans, don't envy me."
Zong Ye was silent, and suddenly stopped talking. His face was hidden in the darkness, and it was unknown what he was thinking, but his expression seemed unusually calm.
After a while, just as she was about to reach the top of the stairs, she heard him say lightly, "It's not you I envy."
Jiang Chuyi was stunned.
Seeing her slightly confused expression, Zongye half-jokingly said, "Have you forgotten what Wang Tan told you? I am also a fan of yours."
Jiang Chuyi: “…”
He thought for a while, and then asked in a low voice as if chatting, "We should treat fans equally. Teacher Jiang, can you sign one for me when you have time?"
(End of this chapter)