The moment the last note fell, everything was silent. The sound of the wind breaking the branches became smaller and smaller, until finally, there was no sound at all.
Shen Jiezhu turned back in surprise in this silence. Quan Zhilong happened to be looking down at her, and their eyes collided in mid-air. Under the layers of disguise, everything was strictly covered, only the eyes became deeper and brighter in the twilight.
Shen Jiezhu's lips opened and closed, opened and closed, and finally a few words came out.
"Oppa, I didn't hear you clearly just now, can you say it again?"
Hearing this, Quan Zhilong smiled happily. His eyes flickered in the darkness, shining like a treasure from the past, falling on her face, and he said word by word: "I say, if I were your boyfriend, would I be able to enter the Wizarding Pavilion with this identity?"
After a pause, he added: "If you still don't understand, I can say it again."
Any number of times is fine.
Dozens of times is fine.
He is willing.
Shen Jiezhu immediately raised her hand to stop him. She looked up at her, frowning slightly: "I heard you clearly, no need to say more. If you are my boyfriend, then you are the president's wife?"
Quan Zhilong couldn't hold back any longer: "Hey Shen Jiezhu, I'm a man, is it appropriate for you to call me Madam?"
"Hahahaha! Sorry Oppa, I don't know why, but this was the first thing that popped into my mind."
Shen Jiezhu laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten her back. When she thought of An Shang and the others standing in a row and then greeting Quan Zhilong "Madam", she wanted to laugh.
This is definitely something that An Shang would do. Su Zhen would definitely join in the fun, and then...
"Zhuzhu."
"ah?"
Quan Zhilong looked at the surprised face in front of him and couldn't help but sigh. Just as he thought, her imagination had gone astray.
"The name is not the point. The point is, can I have this identity? Can I be your boyfriend?"
…
The world is quiet.
Shen Jiezhu's body froze for a long time, and she finally swallowed with difficulty, trying to moisten her dry throat so that she could make a sound smoothly.
The temperature around her soared in an instant. In the rising steam and heat, she subconsciously looked away and looked at the exposed collarbone of the person in front of her. In the soft white light, the sunken shadow was particularly conspicuous and extremely sexy.
The brain crashed for a while, and finally restarted.
Is Oppa confessing his love? Why did he do it so suddenly? Is this too fast? How should I respond? Should I say yes or no?
She had to admit that she had a good impression of Kwon Ji-yong. His talent, his demeanor on stage, his gentleness and thoughtfulness in real life, his understanding and tolerance, all of these made her deeply attached to him.
This attachment had nothing to do with his identity, status and money. She had all of those things he possessed. What she lacked was his unique preference and pampering.
Kwon Ji-yong has achieved this.
If he asked her this a few months later, she would nod without hesitation.
But now... the filming of "I Love You" has not yet ended, and she doesn't want to get off halfway.
She couldn't bear to leave Anzi, Xiaolin, and many other people.
Leaving without notice will hurt everyone.
Shen Jiezhu's hands were squeezing tighter and tighter. Quan Zhilong's attention was always on her, so he naturally did not miss this small detail.
He leaned over and took her hand, then opened her clenched fist with both hands, with a focused and serious look, as if he was facing a priceless piece of jewelry and would not allow any mistakes.
The moment Shen Jiezhu held his hand, she realized that the palm of her hand was in pain, as if her fingernails had dug into it.
She watched Quan Zhilong pry open her fingers. When he saw the blood on her hands, he sighed with a look of heartache and took out a tissue to wipe her hands.
When he spoke, his tone was filled with helplessness: "Zhuzhu, it doesn't matter if you don't want to. Why do you treat yourself like this? This is your own hand. Don't you want it anymore?"
"No, Oppa, I..."
"I know, I know everything, silly Zhuzhu."
Kwon Ji-yong suddenly interrupted her. He didn't look sad at all for being rejected. Instead, he smiled happily with his beautiful eyes narrowed.
Her face was reflected in his pupils, and the admiration in his eyes was about to overflow.
"I know you like 'I Love You' and you can't bear to leave Anzi and Kobayashi. You want to finish the show from beginning to end, so you will definitely reject me. But I just said those words not to get a result, but to express my attitude. I like you, don't define my feelings for you as friendship, that's enough, as for the rest."
Kwon Ji-yong looked around and found that this place, without a candlelight dinner and no flowers or gifts, was not suitable for a confession at all.
Girls all want a sense of ceremony. The beginning of a relationship also requires a ceremony, and he will not miss out on anything that is necessary.
This was his attitude, the attitude he wanted her to see.
"As for the rest, I'll have to wait until "I'm in Love" is finished. It's only a few months, I can wait."
…
Sister Shen raised her eyes, which were slightly moist. It turned out that he could see all the concerns and hesitations in her heart.
Not only did he see it, he also respected his own choice.
He didn't force himself to give an answer, nor did he put pressure on himself. He just expressed his feelings...
It would be a lie to say I wasn't moved.
Shen Jiezhu has never felt that being understood and appreciative is such a happy thing. At this moment, there is no inequality between the two of them.
"Oppa, thank you... I will give you the answer you want as soon as "I Love You" is over."
Promises are so important that you have to keep them once you say them, so she seldom makes promises.
But this time, she was willing to tell him so decisively because she was sure that the answer in her heart was what he wanted.
Quan Zhilong finally laughed out loud, and the cheerful laughter echoed in the silence around them, and was finally blown away by the wind and left everywhere: "Okay, let's go to the wizard pavilion. This time you are by my side, so even if I don't have the identity of a boyfriend, I will definitely be able to get in, right?"
Shen Jiezhu walked with him towards the car: "Of course, I'm the president!"
"Hahaha, okay, President Shen, please get in the car~"
Shen Jiezhu glanced at Quan Zhilong very quickly, then smiled and got into the passenger seat. Quan Zhilong put down his hand that was blocking the car door, bent down and pushed the hem of her skirt, which might be caught, onto the seat.
"Thank you, Oppa!"
Shen Jiezhu held the hem of her skirt with her hands, and her fingers accidentally touched him. There was a tingling sensation at her fingertips, and she quickly pulled her hands away and sat down.
Quan Zhilong looked at her innocent expression that was trying to hide its guilt, suppressed his laughter, and nodded seriously.
"You're welcome, President Shen."
…
Calling her "President Shen" made Shen Jiezhu blush.
“Ahem…”
She lowered her head to fasten her seat belt and turned away from him.
Quan Zhilong closed the car door and returned to the driver's seat: "Chairman Shen, if there is no problem, driver Quan will start the car?"
Even without looking at him, Shen Jiezhu could tell that Quan Zhilong was in a good mood. He didn't usually talk like this. Now it was obvious that he was deliberately teasing her.
"President Shen?"
"Open, open, open. Don't ask me. I'm not."
"Hahahaha alright."
The car drove towards the Wizarding House. Along the way, Quan Zhilong kept calling her President Shen.
But who is Shen Jiezhu? She immediately thought of a way to fight back.
"Superstar Quan, you drive so steadily!"
"You don't even look at who's in this car, right, President Shen?"
"Oh, isn't it because of Kwon's skills? The driver's driving skills are not that good."
"I'm so happy to receive the praise from President Shen that I won't be able to sleep tonight."
"I couldn't fall asleep the day I watched the performance of Superstar Quan. As soon as I closed my eyes, I could see the charming posture of Superstar Quan on the stage!"
"President Shen..."
"Superstar Quan..."
The two of them complimented each other and made sarcastic remarks all the way, and by the time they arrived at the wizard house, their voices were hoarse.
The car was stopped, and when Quan Zhilong rolled down the window, Shen Jiezhu looked out: "Xiaoxi, Xiaoxi, it's me~"
The boy outside the window was stunned for a moment, tilted his head and looked over with some uncertainty, his tone full of doubt: "Master Shen?"
"Uh-huh."
"Master Shen, what's wrong with your throat? Do you have a cold? I have some medicine here for you to take."
As Xiaoxi was about to go get the medicine, Shen Jiezhu quickly stopped him: "Xiaoxi, I don't need to take medicine. My throat is sore. I just ran into a very unreasonable driver on the way here."
When he was talking about something unreasonable, he glanced at Quan Zhilong beside him.
The latter immediately noticed something and turned around to look.
Connoted.
But I am very happy with the connotation.
Hahaha, Zhuzhu's little sneaky movements are so cute!
"I was discussing this, so my voice is hoarse. It's okay. I just need to take a rest. Please open the door. This is Oppa's first time here. I'll take him to visit the Wizarding Museum."
Oppa? Which Oppa?
Xiaoxi looked towards the driver's seat and saw the man taking off his hat and mask, revealing a familiar face.
This, this, this! The person behind the wheel is actually Quan Zhilong?
Superstar! Big client!
Master Shen is so amazing that he was able to lure Quan Zhilong to the wizard house.
No, please come to the wizard house.
If he could take a photo at this door, fans would definitely line up to check in tomorrow.
Ha ha ha ha!
Since seeing Quan Zhilong, Xiaoxi has been unusually enthusiastic. Shen Jiezhu looked at his back as he excitedly opened the door, pursed her lips silently, and looked at Quan Zhilong next to her.
His eyes were full of doubt and scrutiny.
"I didn't say a word. He got so excited himself!"
Quan Zhilong quickly defended himself. In fact, he was also very confused. Why was Xiaoxi so happy when he saw him? Could he be his fan?
If that's the case, wouldn't it be much more convenient for me to look for Zhuzhu myself in the future?
The door was opened, and Quan Zhilong happily stepped on the accelerator and rushed in. Following Shen Jiezhu's instructions, he walked through many twists and turns towards the villa, and finally arrived at the door.
In a panic, the car lost its balance and crashed straight into the small concrete pile at the door.
Boom!
The car is fine, but the small pile is a big deal.
Broken in half.
Its life ends here.
Of the two stakes that allowed the disciples to do horse stance, only one is left.
Shen Jiezhu got off the car and looked at the "corpse" that was cut into two, and remained silent for a long time.
She suddenly began to doubt whether it was the right decision to bring him here.
He is not here to relax, he is here to destroy the house...
I was just praising him for his skills, but now an accident happened. Tsk tsk tsk, you can't praise me anymore!
She stood there for a long time until Quan Zhilong found a good spot to park the car and walked to her side...
They both fell silent.
Back to back in silence, face to face in silence, side by side in silence...
Finally, Quan Zhilong finally made an important decision: "Zhuzhu, you should have the materials to make this, right? I'll make one for you!"
"ah?"
Shen Jiezhu was shocked. Quan Zhilong was going to make cement?
"Come on, although this is my first time, I often watch videos, so it should be fine. Where are the materials?" Kwon Ji-yong has already started to roll up his sleeves.
Shen Jiezhu was standing nearby, completely dumbfounded.
Is it really okay to do this for the first time?
Will there really be no problem?
"What's wrong? Zhuzhu, you have to trust me. Where are the materials?"
Shen Jiezhu pointed to the side blankly: "In that warehouse."
"Okay, I'll go move it."
…
Kwon Ji-yong stood in the warehouse with a full set of tools, and then he really started mixing cement.
The planned walk turned into work, and he did it with great interest. Shen Jiezhu wanted to lend a hand, but he refused.
Helplessly, she had to squat beside him and eat the fruit, occasionally passing one to him.
The two of them cooperated very well, and it was not at all like their first collaboration. Shen Jiezhu was in charge of drawing the water throughout the process, and Quan Zhilong was doing all the hard work. Half an hour later, the new pile came out.
The size and thickness are similar. When put together with another good one, the similarity is 90%.
Kwon Ji-yong was very happy that it was so successful on the first try. Although he was sweating, he didn't feel tired at all because Joo-joo was by his side.
His clothes were soaked with sweat, and when viewed from behind, they looked darker in color.
"Oppa, you are sweating all over. You should go take a shower. But I don't seem to have any men's clothes here, and I probably can't buy them now. Do you mind wearing An Shang's clothes? I'll go find him..."
"No need, Zhuzhu."
He didn't mind wearing An Shang's clothes, but he minded her going to see An Shang so early. What if he was asleep?
Boys have the habit of sleeping shirtless.
What if she happens to run into him?
Quan Zhilong thought very carefully: "Don't you have to go to film tomorrow? "Above the Rose" will be aired next week. The director will definitely rush to complete the schedule in the next two days. You will be very tired tomorrow. You should go to bed early. It's okay for me to go back and take a shower."
"But your clothes are all wet."
"Won't it be dry if the wind blows on it? Hahahaha, when I was dancing in the company before, I would sweat even more. There were too many people in the bathroom and we couldn't get a number, so we would go to the dormitory to take a shower."
Shen Jiezhu then realized that he was a dancer, and dancers must sweat a lot.
"Okay, I'll just go out on my own, you go get some rest."
Shen Jiezhu stood still: "I'll watch you go."
Quan Zhilong was also very stubborn: "I will watch you go in before I leave."
…
Both of them were stubborn and hard to deal with. After a few minutes of stalemate, Quan Zhilong was defeated again.
"Okay, okay, if you stand here any longer, it will be dawn soon. I'll go first, okay?"
Quan Zhilong smiled and brushed the dust off his clothes, opened his arms, and wanted to hug Shen Jiezhu, but when he thought about how sweaty he was, he didn't move.
"Forget it. I'm all sweaty. Thanks for the hug. I'll give it to you next time."
Shen Jiezhu looked at his slightly disappointed smile. Somehow, her heart moved, and she strode up to him and hugged his neck.
Quan Zhilong was pulled forward and almost fell down.
By the time he realized that Shen Jiezhu was hugging him, his body tensed instantly and he subconsciously raised his hands to hug her back, but Shen Jiezhu had already retreated several meters away.
I looked up blankly and saw her waving to me: "Bye, be careful on the road, good night!"
…
This hug... ended too quickly, didn't it?
I didn't react at all. Is this the end?
Shen Jiezhu saw his doubts and took a step back with a smile: "Let's go, there will be another chance next time, go back~"
…
Quan Zhilong finally moved slowly to the side of the car, and left the wizard house with Shen Jiezhu's farewell.
When she was sure that her car was out of sight, Shen Jiezhu withdrew her gaze, lowered her head, and looked at the pile beside her.
How do I feel...this one Oppa made seems to be smaller?
Never mind, maybe I was seeing things.
Shen Jiezhu went back to sleep with a carefree attitude.
The next day, when she packed up and prepared to go to the crew, the moment she opened the door, An Shang's puzzled voice floated over from not far away.
"Hiss... What happened tonight? Did this pile give birth to a baby?"