Chapter 50 Chapter 50 Carving a Boat to Seek a Sword丨Handsome Guy with Mask
At the same time as the filming of the TV series "All Stars Love" was completed, her first semester at Seoul National University finally came to an end. Her grades were generally good. Although she often took leave, she performed well in exams and assignments. Therefore, the professor still gave her a high average score at the end of the first semester. If the media knew about it, it would probably make the news and get a headline saying "All Stars Love - a remarkable success on three fronts: album, filming, and classes."
What followed was a summer vacation that was visibly extremely busy for her.
The first thing I did was go back to the company to record the pre-release song, and then I shot the music video and various album materials. Every day I was like a spinning top, so busy that I had no time to go home or go to the production studio.
After finally getting some time to breathe, she had to dive into the practice room and start practicing the dances for the pre-release song and the main song. During the two months of her filming, the choreographer had already finished choreographing the dances, and even her teammates had practiced almost as much.
Although Jeon Star Love really wants to retire and become a nobody, she will never allow herself to lag behind on stage or fall short in professional skills, especially now that she is the captain and producer, she cannot be worse than her teammates. After all, her initial naive understanding of idol groups came from Kwon Ji-yong, and she unconsciously started to compare herself with him, so the lights in the company's practice room were on all night again.
"Oppa, I'm so busy right now that I don't have time to go home, so how can I have time to call you." In the middle of the night in the practice room, only Jeon Xingai was still working hard behind the scenes. The phone rang and it was Kwon Ji-yong who was looking for her, whom she hadn't seen for two weeks.
"Are you still in the practice room? You learn so slowly." Kwon Ji-yong's voice came from the other end of the phone, with a hint of gloating.
"Oh, big star, you are so proud now, your fans are still waiting for you, why don't you come back to release songs?! Gogogo, get moving, release songs, go on tour and go on stage!" Quan Xingai said coldly, unable to bear the sight of someone being so free and easy and living a leisurely life.
It's not that I feel unfair, but I'm trying to help VIPs find benefits. Their captain has been offline for too long.
"It's fierce. I'm coming up. Open the door."
Quan Xingai's eyes widened and she jumped up from the floor. When she opened the door, she saw a man wearing a T-shirt, wide-leg pants, a fisherman's hat and a mask standing in front of the elevator with his hands in his pockets, swaying but looking particularly unrestrained and romantic.
"Why are you here so late at night?" Quan Xingai looked around. There were several new trainees practicing in another classroom and there was no one in the corridor.
"Who told you to practice in the middle of the night? I came to see you having fun." The first thing Quan Zhilong did when they met was pinching Quan Xingai's cheek. "Who told you to block the senior, huh? Just write an apology song and let it go? Huh?"
Quan Xingai went to film for two months and ignored him for two months. At first, he couldn't believe that a junior - a woman with whom he had an ambiguous relationship - would actually treat him like this. Quan Zhilong thought about sorting out this wrong relationship. Either they were really just friends, or they could be lovers, or they could just disappear.
In the end, he tossed and turned at home for two months, only to find that he couldn't even ignore Xing Ai or care about her situation. He really couldn't get angry with her, let alone just being friends, which was just a self-deception. So - as a lover? Officially pursue her? He was decisive and unwavering in his career, but he began to hesitate and waver in his feelings.
This woman is so difficult to deal with! We've slept together so many times and are familiar with each other's embrace and breathing, but it's so hard to take the next step!
"I said I would treat you to a meal to apologize, but you see, I was really busy and didn't even have time to sleep. I just remembered you in the past - I remembered how busy you used to be when I saw you on the Internet." Quan Xingai touched his nose and almost let the cat out of the bag, but he changed the subject reluctantly.
Quan Zhilong smiled and seemed not to hear anything wrong in the other person's tone.
"Forget it, I forgive you. Seeing that you're sincere and did a good job on the apology song, I'll just assume that you're just too shy and don't know how to face it—" Quan Zhilong was pulled into the practice room by Quan Xingai. The speakers were still playing music from the new album. After saying this, he saw that Quan Xingai was still unwilling to accept it and wanted to argue, so he looked the girl up and down and quickly changed the subject, saying, "How's the practice going? Let me see you dance for a while."
Jeon Seong-ae thought about it and decided there was nothing to be ashamed of dancing in front of Kwon Ji-yong. She had always thought Ji-yong was a great dancer with his own unique style. Following the rhythm of the music, Jeon Seong-ae stood in the middle of the practice room and danced again. Perhaps because Kwon Ji-yong was sitting across from her, she put in extra effort this time, as if she were on stage, using him as a camera and expressing herself fully.
As Quan Zhilong watched the girl dance, his expression gradually changed from playfulness and joking to seriousness. He carefully observed Quan Xingai's dance and it started again. That familiar feeling, but this time he began to doubt whether Quan Xingai really liked Sarah so much? He liked her so much that even the little movements were exactly the same.
"Why are you so serious after watching it? Are you not a good dancer? That's impossible. I've been practicing for a long time." Quan Xingai squatted in front of Quan Zhilong and looked at him with a smile.
"Your expressiveness is very mature, just like a mature superstar. There is no problem with your dancing, and you will stand out completely on the stage." Kwon Ji-yong smiled, as if he was praising a child.
"Xing Ai's songwriting ability is very strong, she's a true melodic genius, and her stage presence is unparalleled. As I've gotten to know you better, I've begun to wonder if you were like this when I first met you. Honestly, I can't quite recall the party we were photographed at. I just remember you weren't very talkative, and seemed a little reserved. It was your manager who asked you to come and say hello..."
Quan Xingai was originally happily listening to Quan Zhilong's praise of her, but as she listened, something was wrong. Her heartbeat began to accelerate. She held her breath and looked at Quan Zhilong carefully, only to find that he was not smiling, and his face was full of confusion and doubt.
"Why...why are you suddenly saying this?" Jeon Seong-ae's heartbeat quickened, and she pretended to be busy in a panic. In the practice room, the pre-performance song's melody reached a soothing bridge, and the lyrics rang out, "Weighing my soul, finding loopholes in my lies..."
"I'm sorry, Xing'ai, I shouldn't equate you with Sarah, but I always see the shadow of Sarah in you. You are different people. I know very well that you are different people. Sarah will always be in my heart. I know very well that the person in front of me is Quan Xing'ai. I did intend to be friends with you, but I regret it now. I..." He talked on and on, from revealing his heart without grasping the key points to starting to analyze his emotions.
"It's too late. I'm almost done practicing. Let's go home." Quan Xingai suddenly spoke loudly, interrupting what Quan Zhilong was going to say next.
She always felt that if she didn't interrupt now, he might confess his love soon. She didn't like this kind of scene. She was not good at refusing, so she always hated this kind of scene. What's more, she knew that Quan Zhilong would always be special in her heart, so she didn't want to lose this "friend" even more.
Quan Zhilong was speechless, then suddenly lowered his head and laughed, and finally even fell to the floor holding his stomach and laughing.
"???why are you laughing?"
After laughing enough, Quan Zhilong looked at Quan Xingai with sparkling eyes, who looked puzzled. He had a nostalgic expression on his face.
"Through you, I saw the past. Back then, I was planning to confess my feelings to Sarah, and she kept interrupting me. I knew she didn't want me to say it because she didn't like to say no. It was because of this trait that she got on President Yang's bandwagon and came to Waiji to be a vocal teacher... I was so silly. I used to laugh at the people in books who were trying to find their sword by carving a mark on a boat, but now I find out that I am that person."
There was a trace of pity and heartache in Quan Xingai's eyes. She almost wanted to tell him not to think about Sarah anymore. She hoped that he could be happy.
But in the end, she just firmly held Quan Zhilong's hand and said, "Let's go, let's go buy some wine. The pre-release song will be released in a few days, and there will be new commercials and materials to shoot. Let's indulge ourselves and drink tonight."
Quan Zhilong let the girl pull him downstairs with big strides, his eyes full of doting.
*
"Ah..." Quan Xingai sighed for the hundredth time.
"Mo Ya, I've already sighed 800 times since arriving on the set. What's wrong with you?" Chi Mingzhen was packing clothes and props, and turned to look at the girl who was having her hair styled by the stylist and had a sad face.
"Oh, it's okay, I just broke another boy's heart." Just a 32-year-old boy.
"..." Chi Mingzhen gave her a speechless look as if she wanted to punch someone, and the stylist next to her also burst out laughing.
"Xing Ai is so energetic now, and her career is getting better and better."
"Taehyun unni, when I saw that you were the one who styled my hair, I knew that I was really popular again. I even used top stylists in my commercials." Jeon Xingai smiled.
"Oh my, you're really good at talking, Xing'ai is so sweet." Grandma Taehyun helped Quan Xing'ai to tidy up her hair and patted her on the back lightly. She had met Grandma Taehyun several times when she did her hair during this comeback, so the two of them became more familiar with each other.
"It looks like we can start filming now, Xing'ai, get ready." Chi Mingzhen said to Xing'ai when she saw that the male actor partner who was filming the commercial with her had finished styling.
"Yes, I got it. Here I come. Speaking of this partner, I seem to have seen his work a while ago." Quan Xingai's new advertisement is for a national brand of headphones. The content of the advertisement is also a Korean-style fresh male and female couple pairing up, highlighting the different characteristics of the headphones.
"The ratings for Romantic Master Doctor Kim 2 were pretty good at the beginning of the year. His pairing with Lee Sung Jin-xi was very popular. Oh, and most importantly, he's a senior born in 1995, so don't be so disrespectful and just call him by his name!"
"I know. I won't joke with someone I don't know. So what's the name of this Master Jin?" Quan Xingai asked while turning around and walking forward, and then bumped into the broad pectoral muscles.
"Hello, I'm An Xiaoxie, not Master Jin."
Quan Xingai first saw the good figure, and then looked up to see a pair of sparkling eyes. It was another puppy, but this one seemed to be a Bichon Frise. He was very white, with slightly curly hair, and a gentle but clever look in his eyes, as if he was eager to try and was ready to make a move.
"Sorry, sorry, hello senior, I'm RIOT DOLLS's Quan Xing'ai, just call me Xing'ai." She retracted the messy thoughts in her heart, raised a social smile and bowed to An Xiaoxie.
"Just speak naturally. I know you. We've met before, but maybe you've forgotten." An Xiaoxie was very excited.
"Huh? No way, Oppa, if I had met you I would definitely not forget it."
Chi Mingzhen held her forehead and said, "It's started. This girl has started using her passive skills again. She says a lot of sweet words and nice things to him, but when someone really wants to pursue her, she will run away faster than anyone else."
An Xiaoxie felt a little embarrassed after hearing this. He was actually a completely introverted person who didn't like to socialize too much and make new friends, but he was indeed impressed by Quan Xingai.
"Theater, violin—remember?" He shyly made a violin-playing gesture.
"Oh my! I remember now, it's you! Handsome guy with the mask! So you're an actor. No wonder I saw you the first time in the theater."
Hearing Quan Xing'ai say this, An Xiaoxie felt even more embarrassed. "Isn't it because I played the wrong tune that I remember it so well? Ah, I was completely... well, I really hadn't practiced for a long time back then."
"Hahaha Oppa, you are so cute. Since we have met before and have such a fate, then we are friends. Don't think too much. It's nothing to play the wrong tune. When I was learning the violin, my teacher said that he was better at sawing wood than me." Quan Xingai strode in, and An Xiaoxie also relaxed. Quan Xingai was indeed a cute and energetic girl as he had imagined.
He seemed to fall in love at first sight.
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