The so-called male green tea
Unlike the grand group gatherings, Xu Ran and Qi Jixin are both people of status, and their gatherings value privacy more, so the destination is a luxurious private room in a KTV.
After all, these stars who have to diet to stay in shape all the time spend more time having fun together during private gatherings than eating.
Xu Ran loves singing, and most of the parties he hosts are held in KTV.
Since they had agreed to go together, Qi Jixin simply let Assistant Bing Jie go first and let him get in his car.
She had thought it would be extremely awkward to be in the car with her. After all, Sister Zhuo, who hated Xu Ran as always, wasn't going to the party, and besides the driver, there were only her and Bing Jie in the car. But unexpectedly, Bing Jie closed his eyes and rested without saying a word.
Qi Jixin was happy to have some free time, so she replied to Sister Zhuo and Xu Ran's messages on her phone, and politely declined Xu Ran's suggestion to pick her up in the garage.
Don't worry, I can find the address.
After sending this message, Qi Jixin immediately turned off her phone. Xu Ran was as his name suggested, his enthusiasm was irresistible. If it wasn't for repaying a favor, she really didn't want to work with him on the same stage.
This guy was fine as a friend, but his intimacy in front of so many people was unbearable. Every time Qi Jixin had dinner with him, she had to be extremely cautious, fearing that the paparazzi would catch her.
Thinking of this, she glanced at Bing Jie who still had his eyes closed.
He is a man of few words and few things to do, so the future cooperation with him shouldn't be too troublesome.
Qi Jixin felt a little relieved, but her heart suddenly tightened: Logically speaking, she should feel at ease getting along with this guy, but she didn't have that feeling at all. For some reason, she always felt inexplicably uneasy.
This strange feeling has been there ever since I met him.
Qi Jixin just thought that there was something wrong with his body, so he sent a message to Sister Zhuo, asking her to help him make an appointment for a physical examination. Just after he finished sending the message to Sister Zhuo, his car happened to be parked in the garage.
She walked in front and opened the door first, and Bing Jie followed her with an expressionless face. He always controlled his expression well, especially in a dimly lit room with dazzling colorful lights.
There would be no change in his expression, and even if there was, no one else would notice.
Someone raised his hand to signal, and the noisy music stopped immediately. The noisy voices in the room turned into greetings. Everyone stood up and looked towards the door. Xu Ran rushed to the front and walked to Qi Jixin in two steps.
"You're finally here."
Xu Ran's handsome and delicate facial features, and the pure temperament of the big brother next door in the camera, against the backdrop of dim lighting, gave Bing Jie a bit of heart-wrenching charm. Of course, this peacock spreading its tail was of course directed at Qi Jixin.
Bing Jie gritted his teeth and complained in his heart that it was right to let her quit the circle and stay away from these people and the masters of charm.
Qi Jixin had long been accustomed to his affectionate gaze, so she didn't express anything. After looking Xu Ran up and down, she reached out and tugged at his collar, teasing him:
"Hey, does your agent allow you to wear clothes with slits all the way to your chest?"
Xu Ran frowned unhappily. This was always the truth. The slightly ambiguous atmosphere he had painstakingly created was often completely destroyed by her words.
"How can she control what happens to me in private?" Having said that, Xu Ran lowered his head and began to button his clothes. Qi Jixin chuckled and turned to introduce Bing Jie to him.
Fortunately, Bing Jie immediately put on a social smile, hiding his anger that had just made his eyes cold.
Bing Jie was just furious because she had lightly pulled Xu Ran, but he didn't expect that the next second, Qi Jixin took a step back and naturally put her arm around his.
"This is the male lead of our new drama, Bing Jie."
Xu Ran looked up at the man while buttoning his clothes, only to find that he turned his head to look at Qi Jixin beside him, and did not look at him. Even when he looked at him later, his eyes were not right.
It seemed like the emotion he had just felt when he looked at her was lingering, an emotion that was difficult to refute.
Before Xu Ran could argue carefully, the man's eyes returned to clarity and calmness in the blink of an eye, as if everything that had just happened was just Xu Ran's fantasy.
"Hello."
"Hello."
For some reason, the greetings between the two people were so brief that Qi Jixin was shocked. Fortunately, there were enough people in the room, so Qi Jixin took Bing Jie's arm and continued to greet the people who gathered around.
After exchanging pleasantries with others, Qi Jixin finally had time to pay attention to the two great masters sitting next to him, Bing Jie and Xu Ran.
The room had already returned to its lively state, which only highlighted how abnormal the condition of these two people was.
Bing Jie was as cold and indifferent as usual, only glancing at her from time to time, and most of the time he watched her talk to others without saying a word.
If Bing Jie's behavior was excusable, then Xu Ran's condition was really abnormal.
His usual lively and energetic demeanor suddenly disappeared. Not only did he not chat with anyone, he even didn't respond after Qi Jixin called him two or three times. He just maintained the posture of leaning on the backrest with a glass of wine in his hand, his eyes already dull from being lost in thought.
"bite!"
The sound of the wine glasses clinking was not loud, but it was enough to wake up those who were still daydreaming.
Xu Ran rubbed the stem of the goblet in his hand, then came to his senses: "Be careful, if you break the cup, you will have to pay for it."
Qi Jixin smiled fearlessly, her eyes shifting from the wine glass in his hand to his face, "Don't give me that, you have so much money, you can definitely afford it."
"Of course you have to compensate me." Xu Ran thought it was a joke and continued, "Didn't you retire because you made enough money?"
But as soon as he finished speaking, Qi Jixin was stunned.
In fact, it was not just her, Bing Jie behind her also felt a tightness in his heart.
Bing Jie didn't know how Xuan Jiazhuo had managed to keep her memory loss secret for the past few years. He was most curious about this question, but he never dared to ask. He almost held his breath, trying to get some truth from the fragments of information.
Xu Ran naturally noticed her strangeness. He put down his wine glass and quickly apologized to her: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought up what happened back then..."
Before she could finish, Qi Jixin smiled indifferently, but her face was unable to hide her loneliness. She said almost weakly: "It's not a big deal. It's okay. I won't tell Sister Zhuo."
Xu Ran knew very well that Xuan Jiazhuo had completely broken off relations with him because he insisted on finding out the truth behind Qi Jixin's retirement a few years ago. When he didn't find out anything, Xuan Jiazhuo had already gone straight to his house and warned him repeatedly.
Xuan Jiazhuo had even warned him about inviting Qi Jixin to the party, but the more he kept it a secret, the more curious Xu Ran grew. If Xuan Jiazhuo knew about the question he had just given, he would be scolded again.
The two of them tacitly agreed not to mention the matter again and turned to talk about their next collaboration on a drama. Bing Jie, on the side, was having a lot of thoughts, but there was one thing he could be sure of - Xu Ran had definitely investigated her.
Perhaps, I can learn something from him.
After a few rounds of drinks, Xu Ran went out to answer the phone. Bing Jie made up a random excuse to go out, and his timing was just right. As soon as he left, he saw Xu Ran hanging up the phone and preparing to come back.
"Actor, shall we talk?"
Xu Ran took the initiative to propose, and Bing Jie certainly would not refuse.
The two walked to the end of the corridor and opened the door to a wide balcony. It was dark at night, and the bright lights of the city were reflected particularly brightly. The noise behind them was all locked inside the door, and the surroundings were extremely quiet.
Bing Jie looked at the tallest building, his thoughts a little distracted.
He couldn't remember which day it was, but he took Qi Jixin there and looked out from the top floor of his business empire. At that time, they were both deeply in love, and he promised her that his love for her would be greater than the stars in the sky and the lights of thousands of homes.
He remembered that it was their wedding anniversary.
Memories of the past came flooding back, and the expression on his face softened slightly. A gust of cold wind finally brought him back to his senses.
"Do you smoke?" Xu Ran asked again.
Bing Jie looked down at the cigarette that was handed to him and took it without thinking. Xu Ran even took out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, lit it, took a deep breath and exhaled the smoke slowly.
He did it in one go, and it was obvious that he was an experienced smoker.
Xu Ran looked at him with some confusion, as if wondering why he didn't smoke, so he gestured to light a cigarette for him, but Bing Jie shook his head and said, "My throat is uncomfortable, so I won't smoke today."
But the cigarette was always held between his fingers. Xu Ran knew that he would definitely smoke, judging by his skillful technique, but whether he smoked today or not had little to do with him.
Bing Jie has always been adept at playing hard to get, just like now. He clearly wanted to ask Xu Ran something, but he just remained silent and waited for the other party to speak first.
"Are you...are you familiar with her?"
Sure enough, Xu Ran finally spoke.
"Why do you ask?" Bing Jie was not surprised at all, and even asked with a blank expression.
Xu Ran chuckled, took another drag on his cigarette, and then said confidently, "With your impressive status, it's normal for you to work with her right after your comeback. Isn't that normal for me to ask this?"
Bing Jie didn't comment, and asked casually, "Then I can ask you a question in return: are you familiar with her?"
Xu Ran looked at him deeply, then put away all the playfulness on his face and became quite serious. "Of course, I knew her very well before she retired..."
Bing Jie did not miss the unspoken implication in his words - they were not very familiar with each other now.
But seeing that he didn't say anything more, Bing Jie decided to force him.
"Oh, that's great. Once you join the team, she won't be so lost in thought so often."
"Wait!" Xu Ran grabbed the person who was about to leave, not hiding the worry on his face. Adding to the fact that he had already had a few drinks before, he didn't have time to think about anything else. "Why did you retire in the first place?"
In Xu Ran's mind, retiring at the peak of fame and fortune was the only thing in common between Bing Jie and Qi Jixin. Of course, Bing Jie was really popular at that time, and although Qi Jixin was not as famous as him when he retired, he was also a rising star.
He tried to understand why Qi Jixin did this in the first place.
Bing Jie glanced at him calmly, and after seeing him let go, he answered him slowly, but his eyes were fixed on the tall building in the distance.
"I need to stay away from the entertainment industry because I want to start a family and protect my family."
These words were like a sharp knife, piercing Xu Ran's heart, and hit the very guess he least wanted to admit.
Seeing Xu Ran's distraught expression, Bing Jie scoffed inwardly. He'd said that on purpose. Having achieved his goal, he felt incredibly happy.
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