Chapter 40
The person who was looking for him was Xia Ruiyan.
It was a cloudy day, and Jie Xichao was afraid of rain, so he took an umbrella to the practice room.
When I came out, there was a person leaning against the umbrella.
She was wearing a loose black T-shirt, with her legs casually crossed, and she was wearing headphones, chewing gum and playing with her phone.
The position he was in was very tricky.
Jie Xichao leaned over to get the umbrella, and his whole body came into his sight.
Xia Ruiyan took off his headphones.
"Hi Xichao." He said, "What a coincidence."
Xie Xichao raised his eyes, his gaze stayed on his face for a moment, and then he said calmly: "Aren't you waiting for me?"
This statement was too direct, and Xia Ruiyan was stunned for a moment.
Then he smiled and said, "Yes."
He stood up and said, "It's almost time, shall we have dinner together?"
Xie Xichao paused.
"I know you're alone today." Xia Ruiyan said, "I saw Guan Heng and the others go to shoot the middle insertion at noon."
Mid-break advertising is mid-break advertising.
Today's combination is quite interesting, with all three people from their dormitory plus Ji Yan included.
The program crew made it clear that they were giving him a hard time. The gist was that this was the consequence for not cooperating. Jie Xichao inexplicably felt like a small gang on campus, isolated and at least at the kindergarten level.
Xia Ruiyan said this, indicating that he was determined to have this meal with him.
Xie Xichao thought about it for two seconds and didn't refuse.
The two walked out together.
When they were about to go out, Xia Ruiyan took his umbrella.
"I don't have an umbrella." He said, "Can I borrow yours?"
Xie Xichao raised his eyes.
A hazy drizzle was falling outside.
His prediction was correct.
He paused and said, "I'll just hold on."
He and Xia Ruiyan are both over 180cm tall, so it doesn't matter who is taller.
"How can I tire you out?" Xia Ruiyan smiled. "I always hear Ji Yan complaining about your poor health and needing more care. I'll take care of you."
Xie Xichao was silent for a moment, then let go of the umbrella handle.
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It is care, and it is indeed care.
Jie Xichao didn't feel any rain along the way.
Xia Ruiyan tilted the umbrella a little towards him, sacrificing half of his shoulder.
Xie Xichao tried to call back several times but failed.
He reminded helplessly: "...The rain is not heavy."
The umbrella is not small.
Xia Ruiyan: "Yeah."
He was absent-minded and pretended not to hear, and asked Jie Xichao: "You and Panpan have a good relationship?"
Xie Xichao paused for two seconds and said, "Not bad."
At this time, the two had already walked to the iron gate.
The rain did not dampen the enthusiasm of the fans. A group of little girls holding umbrellas and carrying cannons were standing outside the iron gate. When they saw the two men, they started screaming before they could see their faces clearly. Once they saw their faces clearly, they screamed even louder.
Xia Ruiyan lifted the umbrella up a little and put his hand on Xichao's shoulder.
Jie Xichao paused at his fingertips and raised his eyes.
But Xia Ruiyan was unaware.
"Good afternoon, princesses." He said casually to the outside of the iron gate, "Today is a workday, why are you still hanging around here?"
One of his fans immediately responded: "Of course I'm here to see you, handsome guy!"
Xia Ruiyan smiled and said, "I am so important."
He and Ai Qingyuan are of the same type, both of them are cool and handsome.
The only difference from Ai Qingyuan's usual indifferent and annoying business style is that he is obviously more "capable". After just a few words, the girl at the door blushed and her heart beat fast.
But he never let go of Jie Xichao, and the two of them looked very intimate. Many people were talking while stealing glances at Jie Xichao.
Not many of Xie Xichao's fans came.
He doesn't really like fans skipping classes or work on weekdays to come see him, he mentioned this during a solo interview and his fans took it to heart.
At this moment, there were only a few college students at the door, leaning on the railings and chatting with him.
He responded one by one, and then heard Xia Ruiyan say, "Let's go."
"So fast!" Xia Ruiyan's fans were not happy.
He was obviously the type who usually frequented the Iron Gate, and now his fans were yelling at him not to leave.
Xia Ruiyan sighed, as if he was forced to do so: "Our teacher Jie is not in good health. Do you know how to be gentle with her? You let her stand in the rain for so long."
As soon as the words fell, excited screams rang out from the crowd.
Xia Ruiyan pretended not to hear anything and said to Jie Xichao in a relaxed tone: "Let's go, Xichao, let's go to the cafeteria."
Jie Xichao raised his head and glanced at him.
Their eyes met and Xia Ruiyan smiled brightly at him.
Jie Xichao also smiled, then lowered his eyes thoughtfully and stepped across the already wet ground.
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This incident was like a small episode.
Every contestant has had the experience of doing business at the iron gate, and people on the Internet once jokingly called this one of the biggest spin-off programs of Chaoxin. For the players, this is already commonplace.
The two of them got their meal and sat down, quickly getting down to business.
"Actually, I came to see you today." Xia Ruiyan said, "I want to ask you something."
Xie Xichao asked, "Would you like to choose a piece of music?"
Xia Ruiyan snapped his fingers: "Smart."
"Tell me, Mr. Jie," he said lazily, "Which group do you want to join?"
He paused and guessed, "Creative team?"
Xie Xichao wrote the lyrics and composed the music for his first stage performance. The writing team was a bit difficult, but it suited him very well.
Xie Xichao didn't say anything, just smiled and raised his eyes: "You want to know, do you want to avoid it, or be in a group with me?"
After these words were spoken, Xia Ruiyan paused with his chopsticks.
He also raised his eyes and met Xichao's gaze.
After a moment, his smile faded a little.
In fact, up until just now, Jie Xichao had always been gentle and easy to talk to him. This is also consistent with his consistent impression of Jie Xichao.
She is very powerful, but taciturn and saintly.
And the social circle is narrow.
This kind of person is a bit like the nerd in school and is very easy to bully.
——Until just now, he thought so.
Until he saw Jie Xichao's eyes.
It was a look that understood everything.
He realized belatedly that Jie Xichao might have already known the purpose of his trip.
It just hasn't been exposed yet.
He tapped his fingers on the table, and after a while, he smiled and said, "Is there any difference?"
Xie Xichao also smiled:
"No."
"Whether you want to avoid me or want to work with me," he said calmly, "I can't guarantee it to you. I need to listen to all the clips before making a decision."
Xia Ruiyan paused for two seconds.
He looked at Xie Xichao: "If we can avoid it, it will be a good thing for both of us."
He had finally gotten over his lazy, nonchalant attitude. The tone is very direct.
Xie Xichao said, "Really?"
"I think it's OK."
Xia Ruiyan suppressed his smile.
He has looked for many people.
Except for the stubborn Ai Qingyuan, even Qiao Ye, who always has a cool persona, told him that they would consider his proposal when the time comes. The popular contestants selectively avoid each other, which in itself avoids overshadowing each other within the group.
This is good for everyone.
Xie Xichao was the only person he had ever encountered a setback.
After a moment, he smiled and said, "Okay."
"Then we'll meet then," he said.
Xie Xichao nodded.
After the two of them had dinner together, Xia Ruiyan said that he wanted to go back to the dormitory and did not want to go with Jie Xichao.
Xie Xichao was going back to the practice room, which was his usual routine.
However, when they said goodbye at the door, he still paused for a moment: "By the way."
Xia Ruiyan: "Hmm?"
"For now, I am not considering any other business methods other than the stage and daily communication." Xie Xichao said, "So Mr. Xia, next time you go out, remember to check the weather forecast."
After saying this, he didn't look at Xia Ruiyan's expression again. Holding an umbrella, he turned around and walked into the misty rain.
Behind him, Xia Ruiyan's face suddenly changed.
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