The cold wind swept across the rooftop. Zhang Yixing leaned against the railing and fished out a pack of Blue Hibiscus King from his pocket. He unskillfully shook out one and held it between his lips.
The metal lighter made a "click" sound, and the flame flickered between his lowered brows. Orange-red spots of light flickered between his fingers. When the smoke dissipated, his outline became blurred in the night.
"When did you start smoking?" Ouyang Guang was a little surprised.
"Recently...when I'm under a lot of pressure." Zhang Yixing exhaled a puff of white mist, "Don't want to learn from me?"
Ouyang stared at him for a long time, then suddenly reached out: "Brother, give me one."
Zhang Yixing raised his eyebrows but said nothing, just tossed the cigarette box over. Ouyang Guang clumsily bit the cigarette and moved closer to the spark on Zhang Yixing's lips. The distance was too close, he could smell the faint milky scent mixed with the smell of tobacco on the other person, and could see the lines in Zhang Yixing's pupils under the light of the fire.
The moment the cigarette butts touched, snowflakes suddenly fell, landing between their hair and quickly melting into crystal drops.
"Xiao Guang." Zhang Yixing turned his face away and exhaled a puff of smoke, suddenly becoming serious, "You must not give up on college life." His eyes passed through the falling snow, as if looking at a place far away, "Back then... I chose to drop out of school for practice. Thinking about it now, although I can't say I regret it, I also feel quite regretful."
Ouyang Guang finally lit up his cigarette, and the first puff made his eyes red. He knew that Yixing had chosen to drop out of school in order to become a trainee.
"The stage is important, but life is more than just the stage." Zhang Yixing said in a light voice, "You have to be smarter than me."
The ash on his fingertips fell down. "Some roads... once you cross them, you can't turn back."
Ouyang Guang paused as he held the cigarette in his fingers. The ashes were blown away by the wind and disappeared along with the snowflakes.
The snow was falling harder and harder, and a layer of white fell on the shoulders of both of them. Ouyang Guang put out his cigarette and nodded solemnly: "I know, brother."
Zhang Yixing put the remaining cigarette back into his pocket and reached out to brush the snowflakes from Ou Yangguang's hair: "Come on, you'll catch a cold if you wait any longer."
When he turned around, Ouyang Guang suddenly grabbed his sleeve and said, "Brother...thank you."
Zhang Yixing didn't look back, but just waved his hand. In the snow, his back looked particularly lonely and gentle.
"Don't worry, I will finish reading it." Ouyang Guang promised in a low voice.
He thought Zhang Yixing started smoking because of too much stress and physical discomfort, and he had no idea what a joke God was playing on them.
The two of them climbed down the rooftop one after the other. The crisscrossing footprints on the snow were soon covered by the new snow without leaving any trace.
In this world, all reunions are long-awaited reunions, and all separations are long-planned.
Everything had signs already.
Taking advantage of the rare free time, Ouyang Guang asked his general agent Li Zhenxu for three days off.
"I didn't take any vacation when the former members did. My family is holding a graduation party when I return to China this time." This is the reason given by Ouyang Guang.
The agent readily approved the leave and specifically told him to spend time with his family.
The time he spent in China was short, and his trip was simple. His family held two graduation banquets in his hometown and Shenzhen, respectively, and relatives, friends, and company executives all came to congratulate him. The banquet was lively, and the elders took turns to pat him on the shoulder, saying things like "you have a promising future." Ouyang Guangquan smiled cooperatively, and occasionally dealt with a few distant cousins who wanted to take photos with him.
Three days passed in a flash. On the day he returned to Korea, his family sent him to the airport, and before he left, his younger brothers and sisters still stuffed a lot of snacks and candies into his bag.
"Take care of yourself," Mom said finally.
Ouyang Guang nodded, turned around and walked into the security check passage.
As the plane took off, he looked out the window at the city skyline gradually receding and let out a breath. His short rest was over, and a busier life was waiting for him.
On the day after returning from China, Ouyang Guang welcomed the recording of "We Got Married". The nanny car stopped at the door of MBC TV station, and he opened the door and got out to enter the interview room of "We Got Married".
"SUNxi, long time no see!" PD came over with a smile, "Let's start the interview."
Ouyang Guang bowed and asked, the corners of his mouth raised unconsciously.
The last time we recorded We Got Married was when we went on a two-day and two-night "honeymoon trip" to Hawaii with three other couples, while Yang Guang and Kim Ji-won were on a "pre-wedding trip."
I haven't recorded for more than ten days since we got married, although we have been messaging each other privately.
After the interview, we came to the new house in Myeongchon. In front of us was a warm and romantic living room decorated with balloons and ribbons. In the middle of the dining table was an exquisite cake with "Congratulations to Ouyang Guang for being admitted to Seoul University" written in icing. Kim Ji-won was standing next to the cake, wearing a simple white knitted sweater and light blue jeans, with her hair loosely tied behind her ears. Her eyes lit up when she saw him come in.
"Congratulations to the candidate!" She smiled and raised her champagne glass, which contained the bubbly drink. "We are so proud of you for getting into Seoul National University. You are such a genius."
Ouyang Guang's ears felt slightly hot, and he stepped over to take the cup: "Thank you."
Jin Zhiyuan pulled him to sit down, and the stylist outside the camera quickly stepped forward to arrange the microphone line for them, "You have worked hard during this period, the college entrance examination, award ceremony, magazine shooting..."
She counted his recent deeds on her fingers, but Ouyangguang noticed the gold bracelet on her wrist, which was a gift they bought in Hawaii for their "hundred-day anniversary".
Halfway through the celebration, the program team suddenly played a surprise VCR with the background music "Pretty Boy", which was a blessing video recorded by fans. Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar faces on the screen, Ouyang Guang's eyes were a little hot.
Suddenly the screen cuts to unexpected content, a clip from the MV of "Walk Until Sunrise" in which Kim Ji-won and Kim Jae-joong collaborated.
"Wow, this editing..." Kim Ji-won covered her strange mouth in surprise. The screen was frozen on a close-up of her and Kim Joong kissing in the room.
Ouyangguang's smile froze on her face. The MV she mentioned last time was this video that was specially shot in Hong Kong. Although it was not completed in the end because of the trouble caused by the CP fans of senior Kim Jae-joong, this MV was also abandoned.
Because of this incident, Kim Ji-won was attacked and dared not go out after returning from Hong Kong. At that time, they were still in the ambiguous stage, and it was because of this incident that he thought of taking Kim Ji-won to drink ginseng chicken soup.
Ouyang Guang gets angry when he thinks about it. He and Kim Ji-won filmed We Got Married. Even EXO fans didn't attack Kim Ji-won so extreme. How dare those people! What is the production team doing now?
Although I already knew about this MV, seeing it with my own eyes is another thing. He picked up the cup and took a big sip of the drink, saying sourly: "This MV... Ji Won-xi's acting is really good."
Jin Zhiyuan blinked and suddenly moved closer to him: "Guangxi, are you jealous?"
"How is that possible?" He turned his face away.
The staff on site burst into good-natured laughter. Jin Zhiyuan suddenly took out a magazine from her bag and turned to a certain page. It was a double pictorial of Ouyang Guang and Xiujing for a fashion brand. In one of the photos, he half-hugged Xiujing's waist, and their noses were almost touching.
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