Chapter 117 You are right.
An Rufeng said nothing, walked over and hugged Quan Zhilong tightly.
Kwon Ji-yong froze, then hugged An Yeo-feng tightly, burying his head in her shoulder, tears silently streaming down his face.
His tears dripped down his cheeks onto her neck, the warm liquid sliding across Anjou's skin.
Scalding hot, yet icy cold.
An Rufeng hugged Quan Zhilong even tighter.
After an unknown amount of time, Kwon Ji-yong raised his head, his gaze slowly focusing on An Yeo-feng's face.
His throat felt constricted; he opened his lips, his voice hoarse and low as he spoke, "Don't you think this is wrong? It's selfish to the public?"
The last note was almost inaudible, as if it would dissipate with a gust of wind.
An Rufeng looked at Quan Zhilong.
From a naive and immature 18-year-old to a confident and capable 28-year-old.
Bigbang is a group of kids he raised single-handedly over ten years, overcoming his reluctance and resistance to become the leader, shouldering responsibility, bearing pressure, and putting in his heart and soul.
He was the one who least wanted to be in the group at first, but in the end, he was the one who cared most about the group. In the end, it was someone else who wanted to leave first.
How could I be content if the story ended so abruptly?
An Rufeng raised her hand, cupped Quan Zhilong's cheek, and gently stroked his face with her fingers, her voice clear and gentle:
"Other people's opinions are not my opinions. Everyone's perceptions and experiences are private, so their positions are different. 'Which side they stand on,' 'how they think,' and 'what they plan to do' are all different."
Everyone has their own definition of what is right. You also have your own definition of what is right.
We don't need to be responsible for other people's correctness. We only need to be honest and responsible for each of our own choices.
I know you understand what you're doing. I know this decision was your own choice. I know you understand the consequences of doing this.
Therefore, I support you.
Listening to An Rufeng's unhurried voice, Quan Zhilong's churning pain and struggle gradually subsided.
He looked up and stared intently at An Rufeng.
Morality sentences me to death; you testify to my innocence.
Kwon Ji-yong held An Yeo-feng tightly.
Ru Feng, it seems, always manages to prove his innocence when he's about to be sentenced to death.
...
"Ru Feng, wait a minute."
An Rufeng, carrying a lunchbox, had only taken a few steps out of Quan Zhilong's studio when Cui Shunhao called out to her.
Previously, Kwon Ji-yong planned to release a solo album in August. He had plenty of time, and having just finished a tour, he was able to rest while preparing for the album, which was quite relaxing.
Now there's a high chance that the PAP scandal will be exposed, and we don't know when it will happen. Kwon Ji-yong has started intensive preparations for his solo album and solo concert, trying to get everything ready before the scandal breaks and divert attention from the news.
He used to be so focused on his work that he would forget to eat and sleep, and with what happened to Tapo, he was also burdened with worries, and Kwon Ji-yong visibly lost weight.
Recently, Anru Feng has been bringing lunch from home to eat with him.
"What's wrong?" An Rufeng asked Cui Shunhao.
"The president wants to discuss something with you. Please come to his office."
"Looking for me?" An Rufeng asked, puzzled. She and the club president didn't seem to have anything to talk about. She asked Cui Shunhao, "Do you know what it is?"
"I don't know either, but it seems he doesn't want Ji-yong to know he's looking for you." Choi Shun-ho was also puzzled. The president suddenly asked him to contact Ru-feng for him and told him not to say it in front of Ji-yong.
An Rufeng thought about it and came up with a general idea.
She handed the lunchbox to Cui Shunhao and went upstairs to President Yang's office.
Just as she had guessed, President Yang wanted her and Kwon Ji-yong to postpone their wedding.
Because there's a high chance that Tapo's affair will be exposed, and it probably won't be able to be kept secret for long. Now that the members are about to enlist in the military, when Tapo's affair is exposed, whether they got married before or after the exposure, it will be bad for public opinion and will make the public and fans feel that the group is in jeopardy.
"Why didn't you tell Zhilong?" An Rufeng asked President Yang.
Upon hearing this, President Yang coughed lightly and appealed to his emotions and reason: "Zhilong doesn't agree. You know how much Zhilong has sacrificed for the team. It's not that you don't want to get married, it's okay if you wait a little longer, we can afford it, but the team can't afford to get married right now. I hope you can persuade Zhilong."
Although President Yang is focusing on developing new groups and has reduced his attention to Big Bang, he knows in his heart that Big Bang can be inactive or have fewer members, but they cannot disappear.
Bigbang acts as a stabilizer for a company's stock price; if it disappears, the company's stock will collapse.
President Yang knew that even if the TAP incident came to light, the group wouldn't really be gone, but the public felt that the group's demise would be fatal for the company.
If Kwon Ji-yong gets married during this period and Tape is exposed for drug use, it will easily make the public think that the members will have to enlist in the military, and that the future is uncertain, so everyone will simply give up and abandon the group, and the group will disband soon.
The company's stock price will then be predictable.
An Rufeng neither confirmed nor denied President Yang's statement.
Although An Rufeng didn't agree to anything from President Yang, she still talked to Quan Zhilong about the wedding date when he came home that night.
"Did the president say something to you?" Kwon Ji-yong asked softly.
An Rufeng nodded without denying it: "Although we may have different starting points, I also think it's better to postpone the wedding."
"Getting married right now isn't a good time for the team. We can wait until then; let's prioritize the team for now."
Since the age of 18, Kwon Ji-yong has lived as G-Dragon of Big Bang, and Big Bang is the place where his career and dreams belong.
There's no harm in postponing the wedding; it's the best course of action.
Kwon Ji-yong disagreed, his eyes firm and even somewhat stubborn: "Why should there be a priority? Marriage is a very important matter. Marriage is a matter between the two of us, and we shouldn't have to pay for other people's mistakes or expectations."
Can he afford to wait until marriage? What if Ru Feng suddenly wants to change time and space one day? He can't not marry Ru Feng; Ru Feng is the place to belong for his existence.
Kwon Ji-yong grasped An Yeo-feng's hand; his fingertips were slightly cool, but his grip was firm. "Except for your reluctance, your feeling that the relationship isn't there yet, and your lack of readiness, nothing else can stop us from getting married on schedule."
An Rufeng was stunned when she heard this; she hadn't expected Quan Zhilong to be so insistent.
After all, postponing the wedding is a win-win solution.
An Rufeng didn't immediately refute him, but gently yet firmly squeezed his hand back: "I don't want to postpone the wedding either, and I don't want other things to decide our lives. But if we get married during this time, what will the public say? They will say that Kwon Ji-yong is finished, the team is beyond saving, and he has given up on himself by getting married. I don't want you to be burdened with the reputation of 'abandoning your teammates' and 'abandoning your responsibilities' as you walk towards me."
Kwon Ji-yong stared intently at An Ru-feng, his gaze deep and unwavering. His voice was firm, deep and clear: "Let them talk, I don't care."
Anru Feng stared at Quan Zhilong.
He's clearly the one who cares most about the team and wants the best for them; he doesn't deserve this kind of reputation.
“But,” she squeezed his hand, interrupting Kwon Ji-yong who was about to speak, “if we get married during this time, it will not only be bad for the team’s public image, but also for our wedding. I hope our wedding will be pure, full of blessings, a celebration, not a ‘confrontation’ or a ‘martyrdom’.”
"Our marriage should not have started with such misunderstandings and slander."
Kwon Ji-yong gradually relaxed his furrowed brow. He had originally intended to insist on holding the wedding as scheduled, but after hearing An Joo-fung's words, he no longer insisted.
He cupped An Rufeng's face in his hands, his gaze tracing her features gently as he whispered, "If you need to change time and space, you must tell me. I can't refuse to marry you."
“Okay.” An Rufeng’s voice was soft, yet firm.
Because Kwon Ji-yong has been in poor condition lately, both physically and mentally exhausted, An Ru-feng has resumed her role as his manager, helping him with various matters.
Actually, she can only handle a few things; they are mostly trivial matters outside of her professional duties.
For example, they would lie and say that they had swapped bodies again to deal with President Yang's sudden whims and useless interference.
Anru Feng looked at the backstage layout of the concert that Kwon Ji-yong had neatly marked, then picked up her iPad to look at his schedule, which was filled with dense but well-organized notes.
Anru Feng noted down her recent schedule, put down her iPad, and turned to look at Kwon Ji-yong.
At this moment, he was leaning against the sofa in the workshop, his body sinking deep into the cushions, as if he were being sucked in.
Unconsciously, she was holding a keychain with the group's logo, a gift from a fan, her fingertips tracing a tiny crack on it.
His eyelids drooped slightly, his gaze was unfocused, and it was unclear what he was thinking.
He just had a meeting about the album's style.
In fact, most meetings are exhausting for Kwon Ji-yong.
The meeting was supposed to be a collective effort, but every idea that Kwon Ji-yong put forward would eventually be thrown back at him.
Anru Feng looked at the Big Bang keychain with cute lettering that he was holding.
Kwon Ji-yong.
At work.
Even with four teammates and so many staff members, I still feel very lonely.
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[Cat paw] I'm setting a flag: in the next chapter, I'm going to end this world!
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