At three in the morning, the black Bentley drove smoothly back to the dormitory, with only the low hum of the engine and the occasional flash of streetlights inside the car.
Ou Yang leaned back in his chair, his fingertips swiping incessantly across his phone screen. His face was shrouded in darkness, but the light from the screen illuminated his inscrutable expression, his eyes dark and unfathomable.
After the awards ceremony, he first took Kim Ji-won back to her residence. The two of them now have less and less time to spend alone in private, and he's afraid of being photographed by reporters or sasaeng fans.
He logged into his Weibo account, which he hadn't used in a long time. The page refreshed, and a flood of private messages and comments arrived instantly. After glancing at some of them, he opened the page to post a new Weibo update. He selected a picture from his phone's album: a selfie he took in the backstage dressing room after the awards ceremony, holding his four trophies from the evening.
In the photo, the trophy is held tightly in his arms, he kisses it with his face turned to the side, his eyes smiling, and the background is the blurry light of the dressing room.
The caption was just a few simple words: "Thank you, I love you all. Let's keep moving forward in the new year."
After the Weibo post successfully sent the message, the same photo was posted on Instagram and Twitter, accompanied by the same meaning in Chinese, English, Korean, and Japanese.
The blog post, published on both domestic and international websites, garnered over 100,000 likes, shares, and comments in less than a minute.
Finally, on the official EXO fan club website, he wrote a short essay in a more intimate tone, thanking fans for their continued support and promising to continue working hard as EXO's Sun and actor Ouyangguang.
Back in the dorm, without even washing up, I immediately opened YY Live. This was a new channel we had discussed with the company beforehand, which we were trying to use to communicate more directly with the huge Chinese fan base. The members could all stream directly through the EXO fan club channel.
Even though it was already three or four in the morning, the number of viewers skyrocketed at an astonishing rate the moment he started his live stream.
There was no special set up; it was just a live stream from a desk and computer. The camera was a bit shaky, and the lighting was dim, but that actually made it seem more real, as if the streamer was right next to the fans.
"Hello everyone, I'm back." He spoke in Chinese, his tone very gentle, his voice a little hoarse, as if worried about disturbing his brothers, "Just got back to the dorm, thank you all for keeping me company tonight."
The public chat exploded instantly, with greetings, congratulations, and declarations of love scrolling by rapidly.
He smiled, moved closer to the camera to make himself clearer in the frame: "I saw a lot of congratulations, thank you. Actually, I'm very happy to receive the award, but what makes me even happier is..." He paused, as if organizing his thoughts, "...it's that I feel I haven't let everyone down, and it feels like I've taken a small step closer to my goal of 'becoming a good actor'."
"Is your throat sore? No, it's fine now. Tell me to drink more hot water and take care of myself. Thank you for your concern, sisters. You all need to take good care of yourselves too~" Ou Yangguang opened a bottle of mineral water and drank half of it in one gulp.
For the next half hour, he chatted intermittently. He answered some interesting questions about his usual activities and filming, and at the request of fans, he sang a short section of "First Snow" with background music.
"The first snow fell at midnight (afternoon, the wording has been changed due to the current time)."
I wanted to share my feelings with you, but I remained silent as I spoke into the microphone.
Another year has passed in the blink of an eye, and my heart is filled with longing for you.
"It's loneliness," she murmured to herself.
If only time could turn back to the feeling of falling in love that year
If we return to that original intention, will everything be different?
Yeah, it's a pipe dream, but maybe it will work.
Seeing your tears seems to reproach me.
So foolish that he couldn't even say anything to try and keep her.
Hello, Merry Merry Christmas
Wishing you a better life
Watching the snow fall into the gap in my heart
Can it drown out all the pain of the past?
I watched you leave with apologies.
A Christmas that left me with endless regrets.
Memories are like streetlights illuminating the streets.
The happiness of others sparkles in my eyes
I thought you were my breath, forever giving me the courage to love.
Looking at the various creative declarations of love scrolling rapidly across the public chat, people were calling each other all sorts of nicknames, such as "little brother," "baby," "darling," and "little one."
"Aren't you all treating me like a child? I'm not a child anymore, I'm an adult now!" Ou Yangguang blushed a little, feeling embarrassed, and his mouth was dry, so he couldn't help but drink water again.
The chat was flooded with comments like "People who say things like that are just kids," and Ou Yangguang couldn't do anything about it. With a smile in her eyes and a gentle curve to her cheeks, she said, "I'll sing you a song, 'To My Future Self,' hoping we can all get better and better. I'm starting the instrumental version now~"
Standing on the rooftop in the howling wind, the view stretches endlessly.
This lonely city
At the horizon where the sky meets the skyscrapers
Who seeks the freedom of emptiness?
Sunlight bathed me in this peaceful moment.
Isolated from noise and indifference
A constant stream of people wandered the streets
Who can hear whose loneliness?
Find someone who appreciates you
Find a heart that resonates with yours
I am unique in this universe.
No one can replace
No matter what, you'll get hurt.
So what if I'm hurt?
At least I am strong and honest.
A dazzling sea of lights enveloped the night.
So many people, so many kinds of helplessness
Forget yesterday's hurts in the starlight.
Waking up with hope
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