Jiang Shuyun
At midnight, in a private room at the Imperial Palace Hotel, a large round table was arranged into a triangle by the people sitting around it.
Besides Hsu Chang-chia and Cheng Jo-chien, there was also Champion's leader Chu Tai, and her newly acquainted fan Jiang Shu-yun.
Jiang Shuyun felt like she was in a dream. She had only met a fellow fan at the concert, so how did she end up having dinner at the same table as her idol?
Xu Changjia originally wanted to say that she would go alone secretly, but when Zheng Ruoqian sent her a second message saying that Captain Chu Tai was going to come with him, she felt a little awkward, so she dragged Jiang Shuyun, who was not in a hurry to go back, along with her.
Over there, Xu Changjia and Zheng Ruoqian were chatting and laughing, starting with his third very insightful piece, "Pretty." They were surprised that he could incorporate the most primitive elements of a nation into it. The small stage, which seemed insignificant, gave a sense of profound meaning in its small scale.
"Yes, I also discovered it by chance in H country. There were actually their descendants there. I went to interview them and stayed there for half a month before I wrote 'Beautiful'."
She seemed to understand something in an instant, and then she grabbed Zheng Ruoqian and kept asking him about the deeds of these ethnic minorities, from their clothing, food, housing and transportation to their niche culture and those little-known customs.
When asked further, even the legendary Thorn Demon was speechless, and smiled helplessly, "Jiajia, you can actually do these things too. Since you like ethnic customs and are curious about what they are like, you don't have to rely on hearsay. You can do it yourself, feel it, experience it, and do what you really like to do."
It was as if a pair of invisible hands had suddenly parted the dark clouds overhead, revealing the sunlight that hadn't appeared for a long time.
Meanwhile, the people sitting on the other two sides of the triangle were just restrainedly picking up food and turning the table, their chopsticks even clattering together. They all quickly withdrew their chopsticks, glancing at each other and stealing glances, unable to speak, creating an awkward atmosphere.
Jiang Shuyun coughed lightly, and all three pairs of eyes on the table turned to her.
She lowered her head somewhat shyly. "Xu Changjia, well, this dish is pretty good."
Her legs were tightly pressed together, rubbing back and forth repeatedly. I don't know what she was thinking, how could she say something so awkward?
Zheng Ruoqian quickly chimed in, saying that the restaurant was booked by their Champion captain, who made the special arrangements after learning that he was entertaining friends.
Chu Tai, who had been wearing a cold expression, finally smiled when his name was called. He started urging everyone to eat. He was two or three years older than the other members and always took care of the younger members in the team, making sure they were well-fed, warmly dressed, and healthy.
After all, with years of practicing dancing and singing and traveling around, who doesn't have some minor ailments?
He served rice to the team members on one side and soup to the young female fan on the other. He listened intently as the fan inquired about the relationship between the two of them.
It was completely unexpected that Ci Mi Chi had such a good friend outside the industry. After all, 80 or 90 percent of people who enter this industry lose contact with people outside the industry. Just like him, apart from his teammates and senior colleagues in the company, he doesn't have any other good friends.
Over the course of the meal, all three men were laid bare, except for him, who remained mysterious, much like Mokawi's righteous indignation.
He promptly called a car for the two girls and took them back to their hotel. He also added them on WeChat along the way. He had a premonition that Xu Changjia's name would appear in front of him again and again.
Jiang Shuyun changed her flight upon returning home, intending to travel with Xu Changjia back to Nan'an.
She is only a freshman this year, one year younger than Xu Changjia. Although she is from Nan'an, she only attended an ordinary university. Fortunately, her family is well-off and has already paved the way for her future.
Therefore, at a young age, she traveled all over the mountains, rivers and lakes alone, completing her own adventure on the vast land. However, when facing her idol who was so close, she would still be so nervous that she would be at a loss for what to do.
She wants to get closer to him and learn more about the person she likes, so she extends that affection to his friends and chooses to befriend them, as if that brings her a little closer to him.
As the horizon faded from clear to blurry, eventually becoming a tiny dot she couldn't see, the city lights became mere shadows visible with a simple glance down.
Jiang Shuyun's boundless anticipation transformed into curiosity about the people around her.
"Xu Changjia." She called her name softly, and it was as if she had seen a frightened little rabbit.
She was still a little sleepy on the late flight, and when she heard her own name called, she seemed a bit dazed and responded with her eyes.
"It's nothing, I'm just curious, how did you and Thorn Demon meet? Have you known each other for many years?"
She tilted her head and leaned back in the front seat, pondering the question seriously.
How long have we known each other? It doesn't seem like a very long time, just from the autumn of HX2115 to the spring of 2119.
They must have met through a piano, but can I tell her that?
Xu Changjia was unsure. She tried to see something in those eyes, but apart from the clarity and composure in them, she couldn't discern anything else.
I had no choice but to lower my voice and briefly tell her about our high school days, from the street dance club to the school anniversary celebration that year, and the cheering party when we were short one player.
The story ends with a trip to an island nation during the senior year of high school, but a new chapter about "Nine Star Moon" also begins there.
Jiang Shuyun liked her idol even more. Sure enough, she had a good eye; the person she was pursuing was bound to be good, and even the people around him were so outstanding.
As she got off the plane and waved goodbye, she ran back to hug her and held her hand tightly. "Xu Changjia, I'm your new friend from now on. Please take good care of me."
She stood there, stunned, feeling the little girl's hug and lingering warmth. Only when the girl got into the taxi, rolled down the window, and said "goodbye" did a big smile appear on her face. She whispered, "See you next time."
The people on the bus saw her lips moving, and although they couldn't hear her voice, they guessed what she was saying and shouted out, "See you next time!"
She went straight back to South Shore University. She could have gone home, but because of the typhoon, she was stranded in the United States for a few more days and had to change her ticket to return to school.
Xu's parents didn't say much, only reminding her to be careful. They each transferred money to her bank card as living expenses.
She returned to the dormitory late at night with a lot of banging and clanging, which aroused the dissatisfaction of her other three roommates, who then made sarcastic remarks.
She pretended not to hear, quietly making a little quieter as she put things down. It was past eleven o'clock, and she really shouldn't disturb them. She wasn't in the dormitory either; she went to the public washbasin outside to wash her face before returning.
I gently pushed open the door and saw her suitcase lying open on the floor, her clothes scattered haphazardly to the side, the gift boxes she had brought back to be torn apart, and the bottles and jars of her personal belongings that hadn't broken after more than a week in the US were now shattered all over the floor.
A girl still sitting in the chair looked smug as she applied hand cream to her hands. She said casually, "I just came out of the bathroom and didn't see your suitcase there. I accidentally kicked it, and who knew it would end up like this."
Xu Changjia, carrying a washbasin, slammed it down on the ground. At that moment, his two other roommates also started cursing.
"No, Xu Changjia, are you out of your mind? You came back in the middle of the night and disturbed the three of us while we were sleeping, and we haven't even said anything yet, and you're already going crazy."
"Exactly, exactly! Gao Xi just accidentally kicked your suitcase, is it really that big of a deal?"
The girl sitting in the chair got up, wearing flip-flops, and walked up to her, looking up at her arrogantly. "I really did accidentally kick your suitcase. Isn't an apology enough?"
She couldn't understand it at all. She had never gotten along with her three roommates, so they were just nodding acquaintances. They didn't have anything in common to talk about, so how did she end up offending them?
She clenched her fists silently, her chest heaving, telling herself to stay calm; one person couldn't beat all three of them.
But her silence was seen as a provocation by the other three.
Gao Xi moved even closer to her, his tone as if he were doing her a favor, "Xu Changjia, what exactly do you want? I already said I apologized. I just accidentally kicked your suitcase. Do you expect me to kneel down?"
The other three people sitting on the bed also chimed in condescendingly, "That's right, stop being so aggressive, okay? No wonder nobody wants to be your friend. What's the use of good grades?"
"Yeah, look around the class, does anyone even want to talk to you? Maybe the school heartthrob Zhang was fooled by her innocent girl appearance. And the literary genius, so many people only care about her, a junior. Who knows what kind of dirty tricks she uses to seduce them?"
She looked up and glared fiercely at the girl who had spoken, so fiercely that the girl's tongue trembled. But she still stubbornly insisted, "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong? Aren't you all lovey-dovey and very close to them?"
The other person wasn't intimidated at all. "Yes, Song Tao is right. We all saw it. If you dare to do it, why are you afraid of what we'll say?"
She tilted her head and sneered, then took out her phone and snapped a picture of everything in front of her. "Sure enough, when people's hearts are corrupted, everything looks dirty."
I turned around and left the dormitory cleanly and decisively, not wanting to stay for even a second longer.
The suffocating atmosphere weighed heavily on her, and she ran south out of the school gate.
The early autumn night was chilly, and she didn't want to freeze to death by the roadside, so she randomly found a decent hotel to stay in.
Since things have come to this, let's wait until she wakes up tomorrow to deal with any storms.
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