Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Pride and Prejudice
"You... I heard that you were hospitalized a while ago?" Quan Zhilong recognized Quan Xingai at first sight. It was this kid again. She didn't recognize her at the door of the boutique last month, but now it seems that she has recognized her.
"Oh, yes, it's a small problem. It's okay now. Are you still concerned about me? Senior..." Quan Xingai leaned against the wall, holding a cigarette in her hand, and looked at Quan Zhilong with her head tilted. In Quan Zhilong's eyes, the delicate little face seemed no longer the cramped and uneasy look he had seen in previous years.
"..." He understood the teasing in the other person's tone, and the slight guilt in his heart lessened a little. This guy seemed to be doing well now, and his attitude was very disrespectful.
"I heard that your team hasn't been doing well in recent years. Don't give up, keep going, and don't take public opinion to heart." After thinking about it, Quan Zhilong, as a senior, decided to give some small advice and encouragement to the junior who became unlucky because of him.
"Thank you. Are you sad? Your hard work of more than ten years is now crumbling, and even the company is crumbling." Quan Xingai saw that Quan Zhilong was tired. He is completely different from the one he was 10 years ago. He has turned from a dazzling sun into a dark moon. Alas, his hard work has been wasted. He must be very sad.
The senior's expression changed, and the faint smile quickly disappeared. If it were an ordinary junior, he would have been worried about what would happen if he angered the other party, but who is Quan Xingai? Sarah, who is extremely insensitive, only took a few steps forward and even leaned forward to see his expression.
"Ha, so this is your personality? Quite interesting." Quan Zhilong lowered his head and laughed. Could it be that his judgment of people really failed? When he first met this junior, he thought she was an ordinary female idol who worked hard and was serious but boring. How come when they met again a few years later, she was sharp-tongued and had a strong personality.
Tsk tsk, that's interesting. Is she trying to attract his attention by changing into this? It's a pity that he's not in the mood for love right now, nor is he in the mood for pushing and pulling or flirting with the opposite sex.
"I just think that your current temperament doesn't suit you at all, senior - you're the cutest when you're grinning." Quan Xingai stretched her head and saw that Quan Zhilong's expression had relaxed, then she leaned against the wall like him, staring at the blue sky and smoking in a daze.
"Is it my imagination? Are you teasing me? Even the honorifics don't seem sincere. If you don't truly respect me, I don't need them..."
"Really? Can I not use honorifics with you?"
"..." Quan Zhilong was speechless. This was the first time he had met such an impolite junior. He wanted to bite his back teeth again, "Hey, what's your name?"
Quan Xingai smiled after hearing this, blew out a mint smoke ring and said, "Brother, have you forgotten me? I'm Sarah."
Quan Zhilong was stunned for a moment. From the first sight until now, it was not an illusion. This guy was really bold. Such an active hint. Haha, the name Sarah really made him think of the woman he could hardly forget, the woman who always lived at the age of 32. She was also the woman he had secretly loved for several years before finally catching up with her. Now he was almost as old as her.
In 2016, when he learned that Sarah had died in a car accident, he flew directly to the United States. He found it hard to believe and accept that such a vibrant person, such a person with such vigorous vitality, would leave him like this. He would rather believe that Nuna had just realized her dream of retirement and seclusion.
And this girl, ten years younger than him, whose smoking brand, habits, smoke rings, and even name were exactly the same as Nuna's... How dare she... How dare she brazenly claim to be Sarah? Her Sarah now only lived in his memory.
Quan Zhilong's face turned cold, as if he didn't even want to wear the most basic social mask.
"You... I'm sorry about what happened that year, but I think it's better for us not to have any contact." He turned his head away and didn't look at the girl's overly beautiful and delicate face, his expression a little gloomy.
"So your group is really falling apart? Vi, this kid... is really..."
Quan Zhilong couldn't hear the girl's whispered words, but the familiar tone of her voice made him frown. Are young people these days so direct? Or has the culture of seniority and juniority in China faded? Has the world undergone earth-shaking changes during his years of military service?
"If you had this kind of personality back then, you wouldn't have fallen so badly later." This was a clear implication, and to be honest it was a bit harsh. Generally speaking, Kwon Ji-yong would not say such harsh words to someone he didn't know well, or to the opposite sex. But this girl named Sarah was even more socially arrogant than him. She couldn't understand other people's expressions and tones at all, which made him unable to help but say some harsh words.
After hearing this, Quan Xingai finally stopped smiling, narrowed her eyes slightly, and looked up at Quan Zhilong.
"Because the past Quan Xing Ai is dead because of that scandal and the public opinion on the Internet, the reborn Xing Ai will only be herself. Does it make you feel uncomfortable? Sorry, please bear with it." She shrugged.
When she saw Kwon Ji-Dong, Jeon Seong-ae was actually quite happy, but the bearded Kwon Ji-Dong in front of her made her realize that the boy from ten years ago had also changed. He had become mature and introverted. A series of accidents had made him no longer high-spirited and full of thorns, but he shouldn't have brought up the scandal between him and Seong-ae.
The girl was depressed because of this incident, so before her mind could stop her, she had already said the sarcastic words. She didn't regret it, but she finally realized that she was no longer the person he used to call her "Nuna". Now she was 10 years younger than this guy! He was even her senior.
But then again, who cares? She likes to see the other person's expression change in an instant, and then the look of surprise that follows.
Quan Zhilong was choked by the other party's straightforward words, touched his nose, and felt a little sorry for his previous sarcasm. In fact, he didn't mean that, but the other party was too familiar, and his behavior and the way he smoked reminded him of old friends, so his emotions were a little out of control.
"That's not what I meant. Forget it, I'm going inside. Bye then." Quan Zhilong put out the cigarette, looked into the girl's eyes seriously and spoke apologetically. After that, he adjusted his hat and went into the beauty room.
Watching the other person's back disappear, Quan Xingai leaned against the wall again. He just wanted to care about the other person, but since there was no need, then let it be. Anyway, they broke up for so many years, so it's no surprise that they are enemies now.
After taking a few final puffs, she put out the cigarette and returned to the styling room slowly.
"Where have you been?" Kim Eun-mi asked when she saw Jeon Seong-ae entering the room.
"Nowhere, just downstairs."
"I seem to smell something..." Park Jinwen came over and sniffed like a puppy, then stared at Quan Xingai with wide eyes, "Xing Ai you..."
"Shh, just once in a while!" Quan Xingai blinked his big eyes, trying to get away with it.
"Are you under a lot of pressure again, so...that's why you're doing this to relieve stress?" Park Jinwen automatically made up a set of reasons in her mind, and looked at Quan Xingai with eyes full of pity.
"What's wrong?" Chi Mingzhen came over and asked.
"fine"
"fine"
The two said in unison. Chi Mingzhen looked at the two girls' smiling faces, thought for a moment and didn't ask any further questions. Returning home was the most important thing now.
It was almost evening when the RD team finally finished getting their new hairstyles. When the four of them left, they all wore bucket hats, which made them look even more conspicuous. Jeon Seong-ae walked in last, asking Ji Myung-jin about their upcoming schedule.
She is now invisible to the public. She has hardly appeared in public this whole year except for her comeback period. Her teammates do have some personal variety shows to participate in. To be honest, Quan Xing Ai breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this. Although she has decided to make money, she is really used to being a lazy person, so she will just take it easy whenever she can.
"With this mentality of yours... after your return, you will be the captain again and there will be many performances and variety shows. You need to adjust your state in time." Chi Mingzhen tapped Quan Xingai's head.
"Ah? The stage is enough, right? Is it too late for me to say that I still have the aftereffects of purple clay? Otherwise, let Yanzhen be the captain." Quan Xingai walked with her shoulders slumped, pulling Chi Mingzhen's hand, her voice still coquettish.
As luck would have it, Quan Zhilong, walking behind Quan Xingai, overheard their conversation. Zisha? His breath caught in his throat, and he couldn't help but look up at the girl not far away. Oh no, his guilt was even worse. He... Ugh, had he gone too far in the smoking area that afternoon?
The somewhat frustrated superstar took a deep breath. In recent years, many of his friends have fallen into depression, several female idols have tried the purple sand method, and the number of artists who have passed away in the industry is endless. Fortunately, fortunately, Sarah in front of him survived, was still alive and kicking, and could talk back to him.
He couldn't help but laugh as he thought about it, then quickly walked past the two people in front of him to the parking lot. But before he even left the door, he was bumped by someone behind him. The scent of afternoon mint mixed with his perfume. Tiger Brother reacted quickly, and before Quan Zhilong could react, he had already pinned down the woman who was walking behind him without looking where she was going.
"It's okay, Brother Tiger, I know him." Quan Zhilong quickly asked Brother Tiger to let the unlucky guy go.
Quan Xingai didn't react at all. She simply stumbled, thinking she'd fall, only to crash hard into the broad shoulder of the person in front of her. The next moment, she was being dragged out by bodyguards. What the hell? Could this person just keep having bad luck? Or was it that her horoscopes and her horoscopes weren't compatible in this life?
"Ah, how come I bump into you again, senior..." Quan Xingai was still in shock. After she stood firm, she shook her hair and spoke speechlessly. Her long black hair swung in an arc in the air, and the scent of mint reached the man's nose with the air.
How come we ran into each other on the way out? When did he run away? Why was she walking ahead of him? In such a big beauty room, did she really have to walk ahead of her?
Quan Xingai was thinking rather unhappily, while Quan Zhilong, who had already finished his styling and changed into a formal outfit, was speechless for no reason when he saw the disrespectful look given to him by this junior. It was as if he had made her fall flat on her face.
"If you can't even keep your balance when walking, you should work harder when you come back, junior..." He wore sunglasses and responded to Quan Xing'ai in the same tone with no loss of momentum.
"Ah GDxi, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Chi Mingzhen reacted, stepped forward and patted Quan Xingai's back hard, then bowed 90 degrees to apologize.
"Ah, Unnie!"
"You are so bold, apologize now."
"Oh - I'm - sorry -" Quan Xingai dragged out his voice and bowed unhappily.
Kwon Ji-yong touched his nose to hide his good mood and said, "It's okay, I'll leave first." He said politely to Chi Mingzhen.
After making sure that the senior had left, Ji Myung-jin glared at Jeon Seong-ae and asked her why she was being disrespectful to GD.
"Not only is he disrespectful, I even want to kick him a few times. Listen to his sarcastic tone!" Quan Xingai muttered.
Wu Xianhao, who had been waiting for the two for a long time, returned to the beauty room and saw Ji Mingzhen still talking to Quan Xingai. "What's wrong? What happened?"
"It's okay, I just met GDxi." Chi Mingzhen said.
"Why did we meet him suddenly... Are you okay?" Wu Xianhao looked at Quan Xingai. This guy still had a rebellious expression that he had not had time to withdraw.
"It's okay, I'm fine." Quan Xingai said as she walked towards the nanny car.
Chi Mingzhen sighed: "Xing Ai...it seems like she has gone from one extreme to another..."
"She? She's not afraid of GD anymore?"
"Afraid? She even dares to confront others." Chi Mingzhen shook her head and left.
Oh Hyun-ho's face was filled with confusion. Star love? Chasing GD? Huh? Why did he have a bit of a black question mark face...
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