After the New Year, Pei Ruoyun didn't stay for more than a few days before flying to Europe.
Pei Xi also returned to Jingjiang with Jiang Cheng and Pei Zhi.
Jiang Cheng is still very busy. He is in charge of the overall structure of the new game and works overtime at the company every day to make adjustments. Recently, he has also introduced a new investment, and it should be launched after spring.
Pei Xi spent a few boring days of vacation when Shen Miaoyi and Sun Yufei happened to be recording a program in Jingjiang. Taking a break from their busy schedules, he invited her out for dinner.
The three met at a private restaurant with a great sense of privacy; there was no one else around, it was just a get-together for the three girls.
At the dinner table, Sun Yufei's mouth couldn't stop. She kept chattering to Pei Xi, almost complaining about all the celebrities she had worked with.
"You have no idea, some people call themselves singer-songwriters, but they can't even play a chord, and their lyrics are utter nonsense."
"There are also people who say that the live recordings are unbearable to listen to, it's a disaster, and they can only live in the recording studio forever."
"There are also those who act like big shots. They become a little popular online and then they don't know their own worth."
"They usually look glamorous, but once you get to know them in real life, you find that there are all sorts of monsters and demons among them."
Pei Xi was amused, and even more so after finding out the names of those people.
Many of the people Sun Yufei mentioned are completely different from their public image.
She then looked at Shen Miaoyi, who didn't seem to have much of an emotion, completely different from Sun Yufei's righteous indignation.
Pei Xi deliberately said, "Learn from our Miaomiao. Our Miaomiao has such a stable mindset."
Upon hearing this, Sun Yufei scoffed, then suddenly remembered something and chuckled, "That's because your Miaomiao has more troublesome things to deal with, so what I'm talking about isn't troublesome compared to that."
"Hmm?" Pei Xi looked at Shen Miaoyi suspiciously. "What is it?"
Shen Miaoyi frowned, but before she could speak, Sun Yufei couldn't help but say, "Ugh, isn't he the guy I told you about last time? He's on the show this time too, and he's on our team, doing a collaboration song together."
Pei Xi was taken aback, then frowned and asked, "The guy who confessed to Miao Miao before?"
Sun Yufei nodded, as if speaking of the devil, before she could even speak, Chen Miaoyi's phone on the table rang.
Shen Miaoyi picked it up and glanced at it, her delicate brows furrowing slightly, a hint of embarrassment flashing in her eyes.
Sun Yufei knew who it was just by looking at her expression, and asked with a light scoff, "Looking for you again?"
Shen Miaoyi nodded, "You want to discuss the revised version of that collaborative song with me."
Upon hearing this, Sun Yufei's brows furrowed with annoyance. She waved her hand and said, "Tell him to say it directly in the group chat. Don't keep messaging you privately. Red Bean Taro Ball is a group, not just you alone."
“Okay.” Shen Miaoyi nodded. “I told him that if he does this again, I’ll block him.”
While she was typing, Sun Yufei complained to Pei Xi again: "Speaking of this person, I get angry. He harasses Miaomiao all the time. If he were a good person, I might even help him match up with her. Who would have thought that he is such a bad person at all?"
She clicked her tongue twice, clearly looking down on this person.
Pei Xi asked curiously, "What's wrong with him?"
Sun Yufei rolled her eyes. "This person is incredibly unprofessional."
“Last time, during a backstage interview, when the director asked him a question, he looked around and didn’t answer properly; his answers were incoherent.”
"Another time, we had a rehearsal scheduled and a time was set, but when the time came, he was nowhere to be found. We couldn't contact him at all, and everyone was left waiting for him."
She has always looked down on unprofessional people, and her words were full of contempt.
"And it's said that he has some connections, otherwise he wouldn't be able to act so recklessly."
"Besides not being serious about his work, the most important thing is that I heard his private life is incredibly messy; he does all sorts of things in private..."
“I’ve seen plenty of people like this. They just like innocent, naive girls like Miaomiao. They think Miaomiao is easy to fool because she looks introverted and has a good temper, and she’s usually quiet and reserved.” Sun Yufei couldn’t help but laugh. “Actually, our Miaomiao is the most decisive person. The man who can make her heart flutter probably hasn’t been born yet.”
"We've been in the entertainment industry for so long, and we've seen all kinds of handsome men, but I've never heard her have any romantic feelings for anyone."
"Besides, Xie Zhou isn't exactly handsome, I don't know where he gets his confidence from."
Pei Xi couldn't help but laugh. Miao Miao was probably born to be the nemesis of all this fancy stuff.
Sun Yufei had already witnessed this before.
After replying to the message, Shen Miaoyi listened to Sun Yufei's words and tugged at her arm, just about to tell her not to talk nonsense, when she saw Pei Xi's expression suddenly turn serious.
Then she suddenly sat up straight, looked at Sun Yufei, and said with some surprise, "Wait, Yufei, what did you say that guy's name was again...?"
“Xie Zhou,” Sun Yufei said, “Xie as in thank you, and Zhou as in sharing a boat ride.”
Pei Xi's expression hardened.
Observing her expression, Shen Miaoyi spoke softly, tentatively asking, "Pei Xi, do you know him?"
Pei Xi slowly shook her head. She paused for two seconds, then frowned and said, "I just feel... this name sounds familiar."
Sun Yufei hummed in agreement, "He's quite well-known; you've probably seen him in entertainment news or on TV shows."
"No...it's not entertainment news," Pei Xi quickly denied.
She doesn't like browsing entertainment news and hasn't watched his shows.
Where have I heard that before...?
Pei Xi lowered his head, staring blankly at the table, when suddenly a chill ran down his spine.
Suddenly, some memories became clear as if the clouds had parted and the fog had lifted, and a cold, deep female voice announced in Pei Xi's mind.
"...A major traffic accident has occurred on the cross-river bridge in our city. According to the traffic management department, the accident has resulted in 9 deaths at the scene and 13 injuries of varying degrees..."
"...It is reported that the driver involved is 25-year-old singer Xie Zhou, who allegedly drove a black Bentley at high speed and crashed into the bridge's median strip after using drugs, causing a multi-vehicle pileup..."
"...The police are still investigating the specific circumstances of the accident..."
Pei Xi unconsciously clenched his fist, and the hairs on the back of his head stood on end.
My heart was pounding like thunder, pounding against my eardrums as if it were about to jump out.
After dreaming about the accident on the bridge, she focused all her attention on the horrific scene on the bridge and Jiang Cheng's death.
She didn't pay attention to the few fleeting images that appeared in the follow-up reports of the accident.
But just now, when she suddenly heard the name Xie Zhou, it was like a key that unlocked her deeply buried memories.
The images from her dreams kept flooding into her mind, both distant and vivid.
In these memories, there's the man who, after taking drugs, drove onto the bridge in a state of mental instability, ultimately causing a car accident…
Let's call him Xie Zhou.
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