For Ji Yan, meeting Ji Ruan was just an accident. In the days that followed, he didn't have much contact with her because Ji Yan himself didn't usually pay much attention to things in the entertainment industry. As for Ji Xuekong, he hadn't contacted Ji Ruan since Ji Yan called him that time.
Ji Xuekong and Ji Yan had talked about Ji Ruan. He felt that Ji Ruan was a bit strange. She gave him a very familiar feeling, but it wasn't the kind of familiarity that made him feel happy.
But what Ji Xuekong didn't tell Ji Yan was that when he met Ji Ruan, he also felt inexplicably flustered, especially when Ji Ruan mentioned Ji Yan. Ji Xuekong didn't want Ji Yan to know that the two knew each other, because he felt that the other party... was going to take his brother away.
The night Ji Yan made the phone call, Ji Xuekong had a strange dream.
In his dream, the younger brother he was so devoted to was actually Ji Ruan. Even after Ji Yan was recognized and brought home, his second brother and he still only doted on Ji Ruan, while mocking Ji Yan, saying that he was wicked and incompetent and not worthy of competing with Ji Ruan.
Ji Xue was so angry he wanted to hit himself in his dream, but he was helpless and could only watch as Ji Yan was pushed further and further away. In the end, he never gained his younger brother's approval for the rest of his life and could only watch Ji Yan call someone else "brother".
His only consolation was that even in that world, Ji Yan ultimately fared well.
The aftereffects of that dream were too strong, or rather, the sense of reality it brought was too intense. After waking up, Ji Xuekong smoked two cigarettes and silently added a lot of things to his shopping cart. Luxury brand watches, the latest sports cars, and a large villa in City C under his name were directly transferred to Ji Yan.
He was a little afraid that his younger brother would run away.
Ji Xuekong had never had such worries before, but that dream... was terrifyingly real. Plus, Ji Ruan had indeed appeared in his life, and the feeling she gave him was very similar to that in his dream, and she seemed far too familiar with the Ji family's situation.
He simply couldn't understand why he treated Ji Yan that way in his dream—in reality, his younger brother was far better than Ji Ruan in his dream. At least his brother was definitely not the kind of person who used the Ji family's resources and still maintained an independent persona. Although he kept saying that Ji Ruan was kind in his dream, in reality, Ji Ruan's personality had nothing to do with kindness.
After thinking it over, Ji Xuekong was still worried, so he called Ji Yushi to ask if he had encountered any strange things or strange people recently, and also asked how Ji Yan was doing.
Ji Yushi felt that everything was normal, but Ji Xue's gift of a car and a house made him a little jealous, so he couldn't help but give Ji Yan more gifts.
Needless to say, Ji Wei's relationship with his older brother was always better than Ji Xuekong could ever imagine. As the younger brother, he always respected his older brother, but his younger brother was much closer to his older brother than he was to his second brother.
Ji Yan was unaware of Ji Xuekong's sudden sense of crisis. He just felt that his older brothers seemed to be overprotective lately. However, he didn't dislike the concern from his relatives. After all, their parents had passed away, and it was only right for brothers to support each other.
He also understands his brothers' feelings. Recently, he has been focusing more on music and has been seeing his brothers less often. They need to maintain their relationship.
So, Ji Yan started chatting with his brothers on WeChat frequently, and would send them jokes and anecdotes he found online. Ji Wei wasn't too interested in these kinds of jokes, but Ji Yushi and Ji Xuekong were quite interested. Later, they would also send jokes to Ji Yan. A few times, Ji Yan was drinking a beverage and almost sprayed it onto his phone.
To be honest, he never thought his brother would post this kind of joke.
His brothers behave completely differently at home and outside. They have to maintain a proper demeanor when they are outside, but at home they certainly can't maintain the demeanor of a young master from a wealthy family. However, in Ji Yan's opinion, Ji Xuekong and Ji Yushi both have a bit of an artist's air about them. They are not the kind of people who would tell jokes.
So ordinary jokes might not make him laugh, but jokes sent by Ji Yushi and Ji Xuekong do.
...
As expected, "The Little Panda Song" was included in the new album by "Blue". As the only song on the album that was not written and composed by a member of "Blue", "The Little Panda Song" received some attention after its release. However, Ji Yan is not the singer, but only the lyricist and composer. Fans generally do not care what the hen that lays the egg looks like. There is no information about Ji Yan on the Internet, so no one pays attention to him online.
However, Ji Yan's relationship with the members of "Blue" gradually improved.
Ning Wei and the others all knew who he was, but they were very natural when they were with Ji Yan. Ning Wei, Duan Yiran, and Du Jian were all very easy-going people. To some extent, "Blue" had never been in the mainstream of the entertainment industry. Although they were very famous, they didn't have much connection with the ups and downs of the entertainment industry and had always focused on making good music.
Ji Yan felt that some people might just be better suited to be friends.
He felt comfortable the moment he stepped into the "blue" studio, and it was definitely not because the other party had a cat. Well, having a cat could be one of the reasons, but that wasn't the main point of his friendship with Ning Wei and the others.
Ji Yan and Ning Wei got along very well. It wasn't that Ning Wei was particularly talkative; in fact, she was one of the least talkative people he had ever met. But when they talked about music, Ning Wei was captivating. Ji Yan felt that this person's mind held the deepest starry sky.
At this moment, he would think Ning Wei was very handsome, more handsome than anyone else he knew. Even though Ji Yan had seen many handsome men, including himself, and sometimes when he hung out with Xie Mingxuan and the others, people would mistake him for a celebrity, in Ji Yan's eyes, Ning Wei was the most handsome when talking about music. Of course, Ning Wei was also very handsome on stage.
In short, after knowing each other for about a year, Ning Wei suddenly confessed her feelings to him.
Ji Yan agreed readily, even more readily than he had expected. In fact, if Ning Wei hadn't confessed to him first, he probably would have found a time to confess to her as well. Ji Yan felt that he should do it first because, based on his understanding of Ning Wei, she didn't seem like the type of person who would take the initiative to confess, but she did it first.
Ji Yan felt like she had lost, even though there is no such thing as winning or losing between lovers.
During his time with Ning Wei, Ji Yan discovered that this person was truly the most suitable and comfortable person for him. He gradually discovered the adorable aspects of Ning Wei's personality. The longer he spent with her, the more Ji Yan realized that besides being dazzling on stage, Ning Wei was also very cute in private.
It's probably the filter of lovers, but if Ji Yan were to summarize Ning Wei's image in his mind, it would be—super cute, super cute, super cute!
Ji Wei dismissed this with disdain.
Ji Yushi dismissed this with disdain.
Ji Xuekong dismissed this with disdain.
In fact, when Ji Yan brought Ning Wei home, the Ji family gathered together for the first time. They weren't so concerned about Ji Yan bringing a man home; what they cared about was the fact that Ji Yan had a girlfriend. No matter who it was, as long as that person was Ji Yan's girlfriend, they were... a little picky and a little disdainful.
Even though Ji Yan's happiness was written all over his face—they refused to get to know anyone who could make Ji Yan like them more than they did.
In Ning Wei's words, when he went to meet his parents, he felt as if his whole body had been X-rayed, and even the little thoughts in his bones were clearly seen.
But Jiwei did not object.
Because Ning Wei and Ji Yan were indeed deeply in love, Ji Wei had talked to Ji Yan about it when he brought Ning Wei back. He wasn't against being with Ning Wei, but realistically, relationships between men aren't so easy.
But Ning Wei and Ji Yan lasted longer than he had imagined.
Gradually, even the cold and hard Ji Wei began to regard Ning Wei as a member of the family. Ji Yushi and Ji Xuekong felt the same way. Their principles could always be broken for Ji Yan, and they could also see that Ning Wei's affection for Ji Yan was absolutely genuine and without any pretense.
During his time living in the Ji family, Ji Yan was always carefree, and he never had any worries while spending time with Ning Wei.
He sometimes felt that he was really lucky, maybe he had suffered somewhere in his past life.
"Don't let your imagination run wild."
When he said that, Ji Xuekong's reaction was even stronger than Ji Yan's. So, without Ji Yan's knowledge, he acquired more properties somewhere and had so many cars that he could build another parking lot. Ji Yan thought that Ji Xuekong was wasting his time, but his brother argued that he was promoting consumption.
Ji Yan: "..."
Okay, you're handsome, so you're right.
Ji Yan's composing career continued to advance in the years that followed. He was not a particularly diligent musician, but the popularity of "The Song of the Little Panda" did bring him a lot of offers. In addition, Ji Yan also collaborated with Fang Yu and Lu Wei several times, and several hit songs on their albums were composed by Ji Yan.
Composing is at least a long-term career, and Ji Yan feels that this behind-the-scenes life suits her quite well.
However, his life was not as low-key as one might imagine, because he was not a pure insider in the entertainment industry. So after he and Ning Wei confirmed their relationship, Ning Wei made it public to the world.
Ji Yan thought that it might be because his older brothers were too fierce, and Ning Wei was afraid that he would run away.
After the story went public, Ji Yan was indeed pursued by the media for a while, but after Ji Wei got involved, fewer reporters reported on Ji Yan, and his life with Ning Wei returned to its original tranquility.
Although he hasn't lived his whole life yet, Ji Yan feels that living it like this would be pretty good. He has the people he loves by his side, things he likes to do, and everything is going smoothly and without worries.
This is probably what happiness is.
The End.
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