The Ji family's old residence.
Ji Xuekong silently looked at Ji Yushi, who had a troubled expression: "He returned the money again?"
Ji Yushi nodded slightly.
This has been the case since last year. No matter how much money he transfers to Ji Yan, the other party always returns it without any change, clearly intending to distance himself from her.
He doesn't answer the phone, he's blocked on WeChat, and you always end up empty-handed when you try to find him. The only way Ji Yushi can see news about him is through "Yi's" official Weibo account.
Although he knew that Ji Yan was doing very well now.
—It seemed like suddenly, Ji Yan and his group "Wings" became popular.
Ji Yushi knew even better that Ji Yan's rise to fame had absolutely nothing to do with the Ji family; he had made a comeback through his work. During the Spring Festival, Ji Yushi and Ji Xuekong went to see the movie "I, Nameless," starring Ji Yan. After the film ended, the two brothers sat silently in the theater.
They once firmly believed that Ji Yan had no talent but insisted on squeezing into the entertainment industry. Compared to Ji Ruan's shining performance in the industry, Ji Yan in the "Wing" group would only bring shame to the Ji family.
However, Ji Yan's outburst came precisely after he severed ties with the Ji family.
Looking only at He Tang in the movie, Ji Yushi would find it hard to imagine that the actor playing this role is actually the talentless younger brother in his mind.
Or perhaps Ji Yan was actually very outstanding, but he subconsciously overlooked it?
On his birthday that year, Ji Yan did not return to the old house, and Ji Ruan was studying abroad. It was then that Ji Yushi realized for the first time that even with the three brothers there, the old house still felt somewhat empty.
Last year... Ji Yu thought back carefully, what were they doing at this time last year?
In Ji Yushi's memory, they didn't seem to celebrate Ji Yan's birthday, but Ji Ruan's birthday was normal. At that time, the "Wings" group was ridiculed because of Ji Yan's poor performance. It was probably on that day that Ji Yushi remembered calling Ji Yan and telling him to stay at home and not to embarrass himself in the entertainment industry.
"My older brother just called and told us not to be too biased towards Ruan... Ji Ruan," Ji Xuekong relayed to Ji Yushi.
"Mm." Ji Yushi nodded slightly.
How did things get so messed up?
Ji Yushi could not give a definite answer to Ji Xuekong's doubts.
Ji Ruan had wronged Ji Yan about the album incident, so according to Ji Wei's wishes, he didn't stay in the entertainment industry and went abroad. But after all, he was the younger brother of Ji Yushi and Ji Xuekong, who had grown up together since childhood. The two brothers inevitably favored him to some extent. Ji Xuekong had been secretly supporting him, and Ji Yushi had tacitly agreed. He couldn't very well appear too heartless.
Ji Yushi was worrying about the 6.66 million yuan that Ji Yan had transferred over when she received another transfer notification on her phone: "8,627,919.64 yuan has been transferred from another bank to your bank card ending in XXX."
The note following the text message was particularly long this time: "The debt has been fully paid off. Anyone who harasses me again is a dog."
Ji Yushi silently handed the text message to Ji Xuekong: "Look."
Ji Xuekong also sighed.
They had thought that the relationship between Ji Yan and Ji Ruan would improve because of Ji Ruan's departure abroad, but after the recent online uproar, Ji Yan seems to have completely stopped hiding his dislike for Ji Ruan.
It seems they can only choose one of the two.
But Ji Yan is, after all, their own younger brother. They have indeed wronged him in many ways, and it is absolutely impossible for them to give up on him.
As for Ji Ruan... the friendship of more than 20 years cannot be erased in a short time. Moreover, compared to Ji Yan's independence, Ji Ruan is actually more dependent on her family.
However, at this moment, Ji Yushi and Ji Xuekong simultaneously recalled the scene of Ji Yan accompanying Ji Qing to buy clothes.
At that moment, Ji Yan showed a smile they had never seen before. Perhaps Ji Yan relied on his family, but they were not the family members that the other relied on.
Ji Yushi looked at Ji Xuekong and suddenly said, "I have a premonition."
"What?"
"Ji Yan... may never come back."
Upon hearing this, Ji Xuekong pursed her lips, and after a long while, nodded gently.
Ji Yan needed them a lot, especially when he first returned to the Ji family. They were eager to integrate into their lives and seemed very eager to do so.
But they didn't care at the time, and even showed impatience because of Ji Yan's incompatibility with the Ji family.
But now, the other party no longer needs it.
Even without the power and wealth of the Ji family, he can still gain a foothold in the entertainment industry.
As for family ties, he already has a favored older brother, but... it's not them.
"I don't know how to tell my parents if I go to sweep their graves this year."
Last year when they visited the graves, they told their parents that they had found their youngest brother.
But this year, neither Ji Yushi nor Ji Xuekong knew how to bring it up.
In a sense, Ji Yan was driven away by them.
...
The S City Stadium was brightly lit that night.
Even at night, the daytime heat still filled the stadium with steam, but the source of the heat was not just the temperature, but also the "blue" song that was being sung wildly in the center of the stage.
This was the last stop of the "Blue" tour. Although S City is not one of the top cities in China, the concert was still packed with people. Countless fans came from other places just to witness the most classic "Blue" concert.
Because after this tour officially ends, no one knows when "Blue" will have her next concert.
Ning Wei performed classic songs such as "The Traveler," "Silent Moment," and "Wind," but when it came to the last song, the fans were puzzled as they listened to the accompaniment playing in the stadium.
"Is this 'Blue's' new song?"
"But Da Ning and his group usually don't reveal new songs in advance at their concerts, right?"
"Wait a minute, this song sounds familiar."
"I also……"
The fans frowned in thought, when one of them suddenly shouted, "It's 'Leap' by Wings!"
"Oh, right, right, I bought that album too, and I have indeed heard this song."
"Leap" is not a featured song on Yi's album "At 23", but it is quite popular and has been listened to by many fans.
But no one expected that the "Blue" band would actually perform this song at the final stop of their tour.
—Ning Wei can make any song sound great. Even when singing songs that he didn't write, he still performs like a walking CD player, stable and able to bring out his own unique flavor in the songs.
"Leap" is a lively and cheerful song. Under Ning Wei's interpretation, the song was given a clearer feeling. In the impression of fans, this song is not Ning Wei's forte. However, he only sang a short part of it, and the atmosphere on the stage seemed to become lively in an instant.
"Leap" gives the feeling of a running deer. When sung by the four members of "Wings", each line is a refreshing layering. But when sung by Ning Wei alone, it is a more fiery deer. It leaps and nimbly moves through the forest with its four legs, wild yet swift.
"Two chefs are overjoyed!"
"Blue actually sings a song by Wings! What a huge surprise!!"
"The Color Band's own songs are already good enough, but their covers are amazing too. They truly are the men I admire!"
As the concert drew to a close, whatever "Blue" sang left a deep impression on the fans. The fans originally thought that "Blue" would sing some of their classic songs from their debut, but "Blue" actually chose songs by other groups.
“Leap” wasn’t even the title track of Wings’ album, but after Ning Wei performed it, I thought the song was amazing!
"I feel this is a song that's very suitable for the color 'blue'."
"+1+1+1".
During Ning Wei's performance, the original composer of the song was also displayed on the large screen at the venue.
Lyrics by Ji Yan.
Composer: Ji Yan.
Original singer: Ji Yan.
"Ji Yan sang 'The Traveler' and 'Silent Moment,' and Ning Wei sang 'Leap.' I feel like they're both perfect for singing each other's songs!"
Fans felt that Ji Yan and Ning Wei had a deep sense of immersion when singing each other's songs, making them feel that the two were not just covering each other's songs, but that they genuinely liked each other's songs, understood them, and then sang them in their best condition.
The "Blue" concert already had a high level of popularity, and each tour would spark heated discussions on Weibo. No matter how difficult it was to get tickets, or the setlist that "Blue" chose for the concert, it was always worth discussing with fans.
On Weibo, fans have been providing real-time updates on the concert.
"Holy crap! The last song, 'Blue,' was Wings' 'Leap'!"
The fans' photos weren't very clear, and the figures on stage were even a bit blurry, but Ning Wei's clear voice was still captured.
"It sounds great!!!"
"@Yi@JiYan, ahhhhh, my idol sang my idol's song!!"
"I'd never even heard Wings perform this song before, but Ning Shen sang it first, and it was so beautiful it made me cry!!!"
"Awooooo @Ji Yan, swallows swallows swallows!"
At the time when "Blue" was holding a concert in S City, Ji Yan happened to be asleep. He was going to start filming in the next couple of days, so he had been going to bed early lately. As a result, when he woke up early in the morning, he was a little confused to find that his Weibo had five times more mentions and comments than usual.
Ji Yan was scrolling through Weibo while lying in bed. When he came across a new message, he was still a little out of it. When he saw that he had been tagged, he jumped out of bed. Unfortunately, his slippers weren't on his feet, and he almost fell to the ground.
He had originally planned to knock on Xie Mingxuan's door one by one, but then he thought that it wouldn't be appropriate to disturb their sleep so early in the morning.
Ji Yan then started a frantic forwarding mode—there were many concert videos taken by fans, some in high definition and some with insufficient clarity, but Ning Wei's voice was clear in every video.
Fang Yu: "...That's enough, I've already seen it."
"I'm so envious! Why did they cover 'Leap'?!" — From a roaring Lu Wei.
Xie Mingxuan: "...Jealousy."
However, the others also knew that Ning Wei seemed to genuinely admire Ji Yan, ever since Ji Yan covered their song "The Traveler." He not only followed Ji Yan on Weibo but also liked the song "Fly."
Ji Yan sent several arrogant emojis in the group chat, to the point that even the kind and honest group admin, Xie Mingxuan, wanted to ban him from speaking.
After showing off, Ji Yan continued browsing Weibo.
The next morning, the "Blue" studio released a clear version of their cover of "Leap," which Ji Yan couldn't resist sharing, along with a smug cat emoji.
"Hahaha, so cute!!"
"A member of the Wings group is experiencing the ultimate joy of being noticed by fans!"
"My idol sang each other's songs, isn't that a mutual attraction?"
Ji Yan had heard Ye Ying mention before that the song "Leap" had been covered by several singers, but because "Wings" had covered the songs "Mist" and "At 23" on their albums, Ji Yan hadn't paid much attention to it.
But he never expected that "Blue" would actually cover one of his songs!
He really loved Ning Wei's singing. When she sang "Leap," he was truly moved.
The other party seemed to have a complete grasp of his feelings when he created this song, what he wanted to express through it.
Thinking about this, Ji Yan felt a chill run down his spine, but also a sense of excitement—it was hard to describe.
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