Chapter 27 Chapter 27 I need some...

"How many fish are there in Xing Aixi's fish pond now?"

Quan Xingai hurriedly caught the gift box. When she heard Quan Zhilong's sarcastic question, she looked up at his eyes, which were wet, fragile, and sad. She had known him for more than ten years, so how could she not understand him?

"You're willing to sit in the car and wait for me in such a cold midnight. You must have encountered something sad, right? Are you feeling too lonely and thinking of me? It seems that I am surrounded by friends, but it also seems that there is no one around. I know you need somebody."

Kwon Ji-yong hadn't expected that answer. He turned his head away proudly, blinking to hide the vulnerability in his eyes. He was right. He'd planned to talk to Yong-bae and Daesung about the contract termination, but when he called Yong-bae, he heard the sounds of a lively party, including the voices of Hyo-rin and Daesung.

At that moment, he felt like an outsider, a poor, unloved guy. He hung up the phone without saying anything. Iye and Zoa were the only ones keeping him company in the empty house. He didn't want to be such a poor guy, but he didn't want to tell Zhu He about this. At that moment, the face that was sweet but unexpectedly mature flashed through his mind. He drove to the downstairs of Quan Xing Ai Jia based on his memory. She was not at home and didn't reply to the message. Quan Zhilong just sat in the car silently, staring at the snow falling at midnight, until the girl appeared.

"You understand again. What do you, a little brat, know?" He turned his head and ran to the refrigerator familiarly, took out a can of hi-joule and drank it.

"If you don't want to talk about it, forget it. You're not looking for me just to drink the highball in my fridge, are you? Hey, hey, I brought it back from the supermarket myself. It's super heavy, okay? Don't drink all my stock."

Quan Zhilong finished the high in one gulp. Turning around, he saw the girl's frowning face. He remembered the look he had just seen of her and Song Kang touching each other's heads in front of the apartment door, about to say goodbye. He got a little irritated again and said, "I gave you a gift. Open it and take a look!"

"Yes, I know!" Quan Xingai smiled and opened the outer packaging to find that it was a box of his personal brand. After opening it, Quan Xingai laughed and said, "It's your limited edition yellow hook collaboration. It's so precious."

Quan Xingai held the shoes in his hands and looked at them, and the shoes were covered with his graffiti.

"Of course, it's not only a limited edition, but also a more precious graffiti edition among the limited editions! I spent several days patiently drawing it, so... it's been several days, have you thought about it?" He looked into the girl's somewhat surprised eyes.

"What are you thinking about?" Quan Xingai put the limited edition gift into the cabinet, then turned around and asked in confusion.

"Between us, did you really forget about the New Year's Eve party?" Quan Zhilong glared.

"Everyone was just drunk... I said that day that I don't want to be in a relationship. I don't have time for a relationship."

"Are you worried about public opinion? No one will know. We can..."

"Stop, senior, stop, stop, stop. There is no other reason. I just don't want to fall in love. My life is busy enough. Zhilong, uh, okay Oppa, I understand how you feel. You should ask yourself if you really want to fall in love? Or is it just because of loneliness, because of solitude, because of the unsatisfactory things in life? In fact, you can say out your unhappiness." Quan Xingai interrupted Quan Zhilong's increasingly excited fantasy.

The other party fell silent, sneered, and sat on the sofa, spreading his arms and legs, looking up in a daze.

Quan Xingai saw the sadness in his eyes and turned off the lights. The living room was dark and only moonlight shone in. She was actually a little sad. He was so sunny 10 years ago. Even in 2009 when the whole network jointly requested Zisha to quit, and in 2011 when he was forced to quit the circle due to online violence, she had never seen such a sad expression on his face.

She remembered that after she had met Kwon Ji-yong by chance, she had searched for information related to Big Bang. She widened her eyes in disbelief at what she saw. Three years seemed like a lot of changes. How could Ji-yong encounter such a thing... After experiencing such a big accident, it was no wonder that her sunny little cutie turned into a melancholy prince.

It was also because she knew these sad things that she couldn't help but indulge Quan Zhilong. She hoped that Zhilong would be happy, proud, and confident; instead of being depressed, lost, and decadent.

Jeon Seong-ae and Quan Zhilong were slumped on the sofa, "Is it because of work? In real life, no one would have the power to make you like this. It must be work. Maybe it's your teammates? Or the company? That guy Yang Xianshuo?"

Quan Zhilong felt his hand being held by the other person, and then the warmth from his palm gradually spread to both of them. He felt a sense of security from his palm to his heart. But this sense of security made him feel uneasy and irritated. This hateful woman who was hanging on to him was just similar to Sarah's temperament. Had he really started to care about her?

He pulled his hand away abruptly. "You're always like this, acting like you know me well and care about me. You succeeded, you succeeded in getting my attention, but then I started to get closer to you and you pulled away, right?"

Before Quan Xingai could even speak, Quan Zhilong hugged her and held her in his arms. "You're so similar to Sarah because of me, why can't you just look at me?"

"I am myself. I haven't changed myself for you, nor have I become someone else for you. You should accept the reality that Sarah is gone. I am Quan Xing'ai, not someone else. You said I caught your attention, and you kept saying you wanted to be together and fall in love. Was it because of Quan Xing'ai or because of Sarah? Xing'ai is not a substitute for Sarah."

"What difference does it make? No matter who it is, they can't stay with me. Sarah is like this, and so are you. You left without a care in the world and died suddenly. You didn't care about me at all. President Yang just used me as a marketing tool. My teammates are also drifting apart, like strangers. I need someone, but there is no one."

Superstar becomes particularly fragile late at night, like a kitten with its fur standing on end.

"The most important thing you should do is to leave those who are draining you of energy, whether it's your teammates or the company. Only by letting go of them can you find relief."

"I'm not here for psychological counseling." The stubborn kitten buried his head in the other's neck and spoke in a muffled voice.

"What? Are you here for physical comfort?" Quan Xingai spoke simply and roughly, causing the still melancholy kitten to suddenly look up.

"Ah, you woman..."

Quan Xingai was in no mood to coax the kitten, so she just used the simplest method of gagging him. She kissed him directly on the lips. Quan Zhilong was stunned for a moment, then hugged him tighter. He was like a drowning man clinging to the driftwood in front of him.

Every time they met, there was always a war between them, but now they were heading down a different, more war-filled path. Quan Zhilong's soul was crying out in loneliness, but his body could not resist getting closer to the woman who made him feel safe and familiar.

He felt that this was totally wrong, but he had no time to care. He was too lonely. He needed an outlet and someone who had nothing to do with his life to accept all his bad moods.

Even though Quan Xingai looked like a sea king and raised a bunch of fish in the fish pond, perhaps he was just one of them, but he didn't want to think so much at the moment. He needed to indulge himself, to sink into depravity, and to find a way out of those troublesome affairs.

The two people who were embracing each other didn't know why they had become in such a strange relationship. Quan Xingai instinctively refused to think about the logic behind it. She intuitively felt that this would not be the answer she liked. She didn't want to fall in love, but she couldn't bear to see Quan Zhilong sad.

So the first time, the second time, the third time... until she gave up thinking and immersed herself in the tight embrace between the two of them. After it was over, Quan Xingai saw Quan Zhilong smoking on the rooftop in a down jacket and said,

"I'm going to quit smoking. I won't smoke anymore. It's actually a very bad habit."

"...Indeed, if you can quit, then quit. I can't quit anyway." He shrugged. After a period of desperate entanglement, it is undeniable that his mood has really improved a lot. It's not an illusion. He really won't be so anxious when he stays with Quan Xingai. He really won't think about many other things. It's as if the existence of this bad woman in front of him can completely occupy his sight.

He only needs to think about something short-lived and illusory like 'love'. As for 'responsibility', 'obligation', 'team', 'future', 'company'... these worrying and troubling things, he can put them aside for the time being.

"It's time to cut off the bone cancer, senior." Quan Xingai said with a raised eyebrow.

Quan Zhilong blew out a smoke ring, smiled, put his arm around Quan Xingai's neck, tilted his head and kissed her forehead. His action was so tender and lingering that he himself was not aware of it.

A cold wind and midnight snow blew from the rooftop, whistling past their ears. The two shivered and hid in their room. When their mood improved, Quan Zhilong wanted to leave but was reluctant to do so. He said proudly, "Isn't it your fourth year since your debut? Why are you living in this small house in an old residential area? It looks very unsafe."

"Come on, Mr. Kuang, do you think everyone is as rich as you? Next time when you are picky about my living environment, please just give me the property certificate and transfer instructions of your mansion." Quan Xingai rolled his eyes and sat cross-legged on the bed playing with his mobile phone.

Kwon Ji-yong made himself bored and squeezed into the bed side by side with Jeon Seong-ae, browsing their phones in the same position.

The D agency scandal at the beginning of the year is still a hot topic despite Waiji's passive attitude of neither admitting nor refuting it. Social media and forums are full of "digging up the past" or making groundless accusations about the photos he updated in the past on his social media, interspersed with lists of his rumored girlfriends, and he is on the All-Star Love List.

[Don't old dragons eat grass near their nests? ]

[No, isn't there also a scandal with Dara? ]

【Isn’t that just a CP fantasy...】

[To be honest, everyone from Cage to 21 has had scandals, but they're both good bricks, ready to be moved wherever they're needed.]

[One says one, then Minji still doesn't have it]

[Have you forgotten the back hug from variety shows? 23333 I also did a little bit of it back then]

[Just a gossip man. I think this time is about the same.]

[The ageless fans still think they are living in the past, and they keep saying that it is CPF's fault. Your brother is innocent. Not to mention the distant past, he has been in a relationship with Mo for such a long time, and he even liked Knife 2 before. It's really funny.]

[They haven't even admitted it, so how could they have been together for so long? ]

【Fans, just cover your ears and rush forward】

[I'm really impressed. This junior sister is not even as good as Daomei... At least she's a real academic master, relying on herself to make a comeback from the bottom of the valley]

[I'm dying of laughter. A few months ago, he was still scolding others and telling them not to take advantage of him, but now he has become a real academic bully. He really knows how to flatter the powerful and bully the weak.]

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Quan Zhilong looked around and felt angry again. He turned around and saw Quan Xingai, who was addicted to short videos. He leaned over and asked her, "Are you still affected by public opinion? Are you still unhappy because of those negative comments?"

"Moya, did you see any comments insulting you?"

"No, I just want to ask you if my likes have caused you much inconvenience."

Quan Xingai looked up from her phone and said, "It's okay. I don't care about these things anymore. And thank you for your likes. You gave us a lot of free exposure during that period. You really deserve to be a superstar." She blinked.

Quan Zhilong smiled helplessly. This guy even had the same good attitude as Sarah. What was he worried about? "Then I'm relieved. You don't mind if the world gets a little more chaotic, right?"

Quan Xingai looked at the 'little boy' in front of her with some surprise. He had a mischievous look on his face. "What did you do again?"

"It's nothing, I just liked your Instagram homepage." Kwon Ji-yong said it lightly. He did it on purpose. Those people on the forum always like to spread rumors about D agency, so he created new rumors. This Internet world can get even more chaotic.

"..." Quan Xingai rolled his eyes at him and continued to watch short videos speechlessly.

Quan Zhilong smiled brightly as he flipped through his phone album. He saw a photo of snow on the ground outside the car that he had taken while waiting for Quan Xingai in the car at night. He thought about it, added a thick filter, and added a few selfies from the past few days to his Snapchat account.

After D agency's new year couple, GD finally came back to life on the Internet, but the first thing he did was to like Sarah's all-star love, and then he posted a snapshot. Oh, the whole northwest Shanxi is in chaos again.