Chapter 135 Best Friend
“Yes,” Xu Jingyan said loudly, without any sign of panic. “You’re my best friend, of course I want to sign you.”
My best friend.
"最" means top-level.
After a few seconds of silence, Jiang Luo asked again, "Then why do you want to restrict my dating?"
With a serious expression, Xu Jingyan suppressed her smile and said, "Love is the most unreliable thing in the world. As your friend, I can't just stand by and watch you fall into the abyss."
Frowning, Jiang Luo's eyes darkened. "But, as friends, shouldn't respect be the first priority?"
"But I can't watch you go astray! Luo Luo, with me, you'll have an incredibly bright future. What kind of man can't you find then?"
"Xu Jingyan," Jiang Luo called her by her full name, which implied a more serious and solemn tone, "Do you know why I terminated my contract with Brother Lin?"
"Lin Heng's abilities are simply not good enough for you. The fact that you terminated your contract with Lin Heng shows that you crave success, doesn't it?" Xu Jingyan turned her face to the side, her whole person like a sharp sword, her eyes full of aggression.
Taking a deep breath and pausing briefly, Jiang Luo said, "I terminated my contract with Brother Lin because I don't like being manipulated."
The rebuttal she had prepared beforehand stuck in her throat, and Xu Jingyan fell silent.
Like a broken cassette tape, the two fell into a long silence.
The once gentle sunlight became scorching, making Xu Jingyan's back burn.
As they passed the third checkpoint, Xu Jingyan glanced at it and then said earnestly, "Luo Luo, none of those people are good enough for you."
It's like I'm the only one sober in a world of drunks, or like an elder who thinks he's seen through everything.
Some things can be left unsaid, but when emotions run high, it seems one has no choice but to speak.
Jiang Luo's voice was steady. The surging emotions from before had vanished, leaving only a sense of clarity after the clouds had cleared. Her heart and chest were filled with composure. "Xu Jingyan, when we were filming 'Twin Lotuses,' I really considered you my best friend. It might sound a little naive, but that's my truest feeling."
Xu Jingyan lowered her face, lost in thought.
“Over the years of filming, I have worked with many colleagues. Most of them are one way during filming and another way after filming. Experience told me that you would probably be like that too, but I firmly believed that you were not.”
Xu Jingyan's fingers curled slightly, but she still didn't raise her face.
"To me, you are special. I feel that we are very compatible, as if we were born to be friends. That compatibility is not about you understanding me and me understanding you, but about how you are so attractive to me when you are standing there, making me want to get closer and become your friend."
"Later, when the GIF of me pushing the staff member circulated, people kept telling me that I did it, but I didn't believe it. I didn't want to believe it. I thought you would come to comfort me, like an ordinary friend, but you didn't."
"Thinking about it, our personalities do match, but you have your own choices. Obviously, you didn't consider me when you made your choices, and I won't wait for you here."
Jiang Luo spoke a lot in one breath, speaking very slowly, as if every word had been carefully considered.
She disliked pretense and didn't want to waste her energy on meaningless entanglements.
"Luo Luo, if you choose He Ziyan because you hate me, then I can only say that you are unwise." This is the tone of a parent reasoning with their child.
Xu Jingyan was still walking forward when Jiang Luo suddenly grabbed her.
The two stood facing each other, a step apart, like an insurmountable chasm separating them, seemingly never to have the chance to stand shoulder to shoulder again in this lifetime.
“What I do with He Ziyan has nothing to do with my relationship with you. Xu Jingyan, I’ve actually been waiting all along,” Jiang Luo said with a mocking smile. “If you sincerely explain to me whether or not that matter was related to you, and if you did it, apologize to me, I will forgive you, even though that matter caused me great harm, even though so much time has passed. But as long as you apologize to me, I will accept it. But why haven’t you apologized?”
It felt like there was a stone stuck in my throat, making me feel irritable and uncomfortable.
Jiang Luo let out a deep breath and shrugged: "If your kindness towards me is just to play the sisterly bond in a variety show, I'm sorry, I don't want to play along. From now on, we'll keep to ourselves."
There's no point in saying more now.
The two brushed past each other, and Jiang Luo strode forward, each step decisive.
If it were someone else, she wouldn't need to say these things; she could simply distance herself silently.
But he was facing Xu Jingyan.
She didn't want to let the emotions that had troubled her just fade away in such a gloomy way. She wanted to express her true thoughts and tell Xu Jingyan everything.
This is a sign of respect for this friendship.
The two gradually drifted apart.
It was as if the heavens and earth had been cracked, separating them into two sides.
The clouds in the sky are ever-changing and unpredictable.
During the subsequent recording, Xu Jingyan wisely avoided getting too close to Jiang Luo, and the two maintained a distance that was neither too close nor too far.
Even He Ziyan noticed the subtle change between them, so he became even more obedient, not daring to say much, and only trying his best to follow Jiang Luo's wishes and accompany her attentively.
For Jiang Luo, today's conversation marked the end of her relationship with Xu Jingyan.
Little did they know, this was actually the beginning of a catastrophe.
That night, a piece of news was released that instantly sparked heated discussions.
[@ProtectYeonBaoBase: This bully is awful! Who does he think he is, taking YeonBao's kindness for granted? When they drew the same task as YeonBao in a game, he only cared about himself, leaving YeonBao with nothing. He's indifferent to YeonBao but all smiles to that other guy. When that guy is around, he's affectionate with YeonBao, but as soon as he leaves, he gives her the cold shoulder. Isn't this blatant pandering to a guy? He's a disgrace to us girls!]
There are three pictures.
The first picture shows He Ziyan, Jiang Luo, and Xu Jingyan together at a task checkpoint. Jiang Luo is smiling at He Ziyan with her eyes crinkled.
In the second picture, Jiang Luo and Xu Jingyan are walking on the path, with Jiang Luo expressionless.
In the third picture, during the second round of the game, Jiang Luo and He Ziyan were happily doing tasks in front, their smiles bright and cheerful, while Xu Jingyan watched them from behind, her eyes filled with hurt and pity.
The account owner is a long-time fan of Xu Jingyan and also the moderator of several of Xu Jingyan's supertopics.
The account itself has hundreds of thousands of followers.
The news was immediately and widely shared.
At 2 a.m., the hashtag #JiangLuoBullyingXuJingyan# surged to the top of the trending searches.
"Knock knock knock..."
When the knocking sounded, Jiang Luo was still lost in her dreams.
She ran and jumped countless times during the afternoon games, completely exhausting her energy. After finishing recording at 10:30, she quickly washed up and went to bed.
This is the perfect moment to truly enjoy yourself.
"Luo Luo, it sounds like someone is knocking on the door..." Shi Yan mumbled sleepily beside her.
Jiang Luo gave a thick "hmm," her eyelids so heavy she couldn't lift them at all.
"Knock knock knock... Luo Luo... It's me, Ni Xiao." A familiar voice came from outside the door.
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