Chapter 116 The Eve of Departure
"Are you crazy? GD is taking care of the kids here?"
Since the night of the 23rd, materials about Kwon Ji-yong on the MAMA stage have been popping out every now and then like squeezing toothpaste.
Whether it is Kwon Ji-yong’s own IG account, or his work business account “8lo8lo8lowme” which has been active since the beginning of this year, fans simply call it “8lo sister”.
A few days later, a short video was released. In the video, Kwon Ji-yong was lip-syncing to the background music of his own song. He looked like a pitiful little boy who couldn't make a sound because he overused his voice on stage. In the last two seconds of the video, the background music suddenly stopped, and a woman's laughter came out.
The laughter was short but unbridled, not "Haha~" but "Geese~".
Such a short two-second laugh can only be recognized by true fans who have been fans for many years. In the past, no one paid attention to it, and it was even mistaken for the laughter of Kwon Ji-yong's female staff, which is not surprising.
No one would have thought that this happened to a Chinese actress.
This person would be Song Yu.
But what if Song Yu appears frequently in Quan Zhilong’s circle of friends?
In the Reuters report of their chance encounter on the day they flew to Japan, the news of Cailin and Song Yu going to Japan together had been all over the place. The MAMA ceremony was just around the corner that day, and everyone was looking forward to the evening's stage. Apart from the attention of their respective fans, the two people's trip to Japan together did not attract much attention.
But with the end of the MAMA event, all the people in front of and behind the scenes released commemorative photos of the day. Offline fans occasionally saw Cailin appear in the audience seats of the MAMA concert, and later appeared at the restaurant where Kwon Ji-yong had a dinner after the end of MAMA.
So, did Song Yu, who went to Japan with her, have the same itinerary?
Such speculation did not last long.
Soon, Song Yu also appeared. On the IG account of the dancers who took photos together that night, all the people in the photos were people they could name.
The most shocking thing is the photo of Song Yu and Kwon Ji-yong together.
Not just one, but many!!!
Although they are all pictures of three people together.
Starting from 2023, the incident of Kwon Ji-yong liking a post began at the beginning of the year, and a week later, the erroneous scandal with Lee Joo-hyuk was inexplicably exposed by a Chinese marketing account in the middle of the year, involving Kwon Ji-yong's name.
The strange relationship between these two people, which lasted for almost two years, was finally exposed in a photo taken by the real parties.
It's not just a relationship of knowing a few mutual friends.
It’s not that South Korea’s social circle is small, but that the relationships in these circles are magically connected.
Wasn't there a scandal a dozen years ago, a relationship between a senior and a junior in the music industry who were not familiar with each other...
But by 2024, the two of them really knew each other and had some intersection!
Song Yu not only watched the MAMA performance on the 23rd where Kwon Ji-yong appeared, but also went to the dinner place where Kwon Ji-yong and others had a party after the performance.
All the reasons for explanations were pale and powerless, such as: I just accompanied my friend Cailin to watch the concert, and I just went to see the Korean group performance normally...
They all got a slap in the face.
The person people go to see is Kwon Ji-yong!
Otherwise, why would he appear at the dinner party after the performance?
The leaked photos and videos can prove that this person is Song Yu himself.
Well, here comes a big surprise for the fans who have been digging deep for two years. Faced with these evidences, fans of both sides chose to remain silent.
After all, as time went by, they remained silent more and more often. The last piece of strong evidence was the video released by Sister 8lo from Quan Zhilong's side.
It was suddenly deleted a few hours later and replaced with a new video, but the woman's laughter in the last two seconds was gone.
But it seems like he is trying to hide something.
Fans said: I have never tried it, even if the owners don’t rub it secretly, it will leak like a sieve.
and.........
These private photos and videos that shouldn't have been leaked, no matter how you look at it, seem like they were orchestrated by him.
It is now the end of December 2024, and there are only a few days left until the New Year.
This means that there is not much time left before the start of 2025.
There is a feeling of quiet countdown spreading among their respective fan circles.
Compared to the small number of fans who knew the situation at the beginning, after a year, the number of people who initially noticed the signs of romance and pretended to be deaf and dumb and "fell into the pit" has continued to grow.
They have a subconscious awareness that something big is about to happen at the beginning of 2025.
When this time comes, I feel a sense of panic, but also a sense of... inexplicable anticipation?
It’s like the subtle feeling of waiting for the delivery after shopping online.
Who knows whether the results they expect are true or false.
What if it’s fake?
When the time comes, we can just dispel the rumors and they won’t have to worry anymore.
Soon, this strange expectation attracted the attention of many passers-by who did not know the truth. Will Kwon Ji-yong/Song Yu officially announce any extraordinary resources at the beginning of the next year?
Otherwise, what are those small number of "excited" big fans so "excited" about?
What are the symptoms of frequent mood instability?
Looks more like a black fan of the real person!
It turned into a sarcastic and insulting tone.
Real passers-by/anti-fans: What on earth are you talking about!
In December, just like the previous year, Song Yu accepted an invitation from a certain platform for a New Year's Eve performance. It was also not a live broadcast. After recording the stage that night in Hainan, Song Yu boarded a flight to South Korea alone at noon the next day.
They all agreed to spend this year's New Year's Eve together, which would no longer be a surprise like last year.
2024 was a year of harvest. Song Yu spent a whole year shooting for a work, which achieved unexpected success after its release, and the new album was also successfully "born".
Not to mention Kwon Ji-yong, who made a smooth comeback at the end of October, and then performed on the MAMA stage and reunited with the team smoothly.
Just like when they went to 2025 in that time and space world and checked the experience of 2024, it was the same success.
In 2025, Kwon Ji-yong will continue to hold his tour smoothly. If there is any difference in their life trajectories, it may be that Kwon Ji-yong and Song Yu have become husband and wife.
They are currently a couple in a secret relationship.
But it does not prevent them from having a bright future in both timelines.
But in this world, when the timeline really reached 2025, they no longer had the joy and anticipation they should have had.
At the end of the year, the two of them each had their own thoughts. It was not the panic before their relationship was exposed, but... they remembered that Taotao disappeared in 2025.
Even though they had been mentally prepared for a whole year, when the time came, they still felt a lump of anger in their hearts.
After the live broadcast of the year-end music festival on the 25th, Kwon Ji-yong completed all his schedules for this year in the remaining few days. He and Song Yu, who returned to Seoul to reunite, took Taotao with them, like an ordinary pair of parents, taking their children to various gatherings at home.
There were gatherings at the Quan family and the Song family. Taotao, who had gone back to China with her mother for several months last year, also got to see the little brothers and sisters she always talked about.
Their families were also aware of the two people's strange behavior, which was like a prelude to separation, but their only explanation was: Just do it when you have time!
The two of them will definitely be very busy next year, so why not get together while everyone has time?
Quan Damei thought about it and felt that this was true.
The profession of an artist is special and cannot be compared with the behavioral standards of ordinary people.
In fact, I guessed it right. It was indeed a prelude to separation.
It is the prelude to Taotao's departure from here.
If their premonition is correct, these two suddenly intersecting space-time world lines will tend to their original development trajectories.
They turned back into two parallel lines that did not interfere with each other, and the biggest variable among them was Taotao.
The time when Xiao Taotao disappears from her own world line is 2025.
Their world line here is about to enter the year 2025. By that time, she will be able to return to her own world line!
In that world of time and space, Quan Zhilong and Song Yu, and their missing daughter, will come back.
As for the development here that was disturbed by her forced insertion, it became the best gift Taotao left for her future parents in this world line, that is, them.
Taotao is indeed their little matchmaker!
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On the last night of 2024, the city under the night sky was gently embraced by a thin and clear layer of frost mist. The cold wind carried the unique chill and freshness of winter. The air of the whole city was immersed in the atmosphere of anticipation for bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new.
On the banks of the Han River, the lights are dim, and the city skyline on the opposite bank is shining with a warm and charming light. The river surface occasionally ripples. Quan Zhilong and Song Yu walk side by side, their figures are constantly lengthened and shortened by the soft light of the street lights.
Taotao, the child held by them on either side, was wearing a thick down jacket. Her little face was red from the cold wind, but she was still jumping around excitedly, laughing from time to time, adding more vitality and energy to drive away the cold of the winter night.
The same can be seen around you, with pedestrians choosing to go out and enjoy the New Year's Eve atmosphere, couples holding hands and whispering, or families sitting together and laughing.
The figures of the three of them as a family did not stand out among the crowd.
The family of three walked slowly along the river bank, and the noise around them seemed to have nothing to do with them.
Quan Zhilong occasionally reached out to touch Taotao's head, and simply picked her up and held her high, making Taotao giggle. Song Yu watched them gently from the side. Occasionally, passers-by seemed to recognize Quan Zhilong and cast puzzled looks at him, but when they saw the child in his arms, they felt that they were overthinking.
Finally, I left uncertainly.
Did not disturb this family's little world.
"Are you crazy? GD is taking care of a child here?"
But his uncertainty forced the man to turn around, take a quick photo of his back, and then leave.
Taotao discovered that her father and mother seemed particularly easy to talk tonight.
Oh no~ Actually, when she thought about it again, Song Yu and Quan Zhilong, who had been with her this week, were also very easy to talk to.
Even though Christmas was over, her parents were like Santa Claus, with an attitude that they could fulfill her wishes endlessly.
Tao Tao's eyes sparkled as she looked up at Quan Zhilong and boldly expressed her wish again, asking, "Dad, can I have some ice cream?"
Quan Zhilong frowned and looked at the snack cart with confusion in his eyes, and decisively refused.
"Can't."
It's so cold, and I still want to eat ice. What if I wake up and bring the illness back to that world?
When Quan Zhilong came back, he brought bruises on his upper body. Even though the wound on Song Yu's knee was half healed, the mark was still there.
The two of them inferred that Taotao would probably be the same as them.
"Oh~", Taotao pouted, like a deflated little ball.
Well, recently her parents, who are like Santa Claus, don’t fulfill all of her wishes.
The two of them have become particularly busy this year, and actually don't have much time to take their children out for a walk.
Especially after October last year, they became a little nervous when two adults took their children out for a walk together, and could never return to their previous relaxed mood.
The last thing I choose to do with Taotao tonight is to go out for a walk along the Han River.
People who engage in artistic creation are very sensitive to emotions. For example, as a prelude to this farewell night, the place they chose was the bank of the Han River. Quan Zhilong felt that there was a mysterious and fateful sense between them.
Quan Zhilong chuckled and said, "It seems like fate."
That’s right! They say there are many Korean love stories along the Han River, so how come even they aren’t surprised?
In 2012, their first scandal was exposed by reporters when they were secretly photographed here. If they had used today's electronic devices, their faces would definitely have been captured clearly.
Like at this moment, there may be a camera recording everything, recording their every scene.
Aren’t Kwon Ji-yong and Song Yu afraid of being secretly photographed?
I used to be afraid.
Now, it's getting a little... jaded.
They had already thought it through. If they were photographed, it would be considered an admission of their relationship. If they were asked who the child was, they would use the excuse they had agreed on: it was the child of Song Yu's brother.
They seemed to have foreseen such a public relations event after MAMA, and both teams had already taken care of it.
They have a premonition that when they arrive in 2025, they will become like Taotao's real parents and have an open relationship.
After thinking about it, the parties involved also felt...not bad!
The only uncertain factor is whether the child who accidentally entered Alice in Wonderland will really leave.
"Oppa, do you think Taotao will remember us?"
I remember there was a strange pair of parents here.
"She's only three years old, so she probably doesn't remember much."
I won’t remember every detail when I go back, but I will definitely remember everyone I meet here.
She must be wondering why those adults who had become strange suddenly changed back to normal?
“Maybe I felt like I was dreaming.”
I have been here for almost two years, but when I return to my own world, I may find that only a week has passed.
In addition, children are not as serious about counting time as adults.
Isn’t this what they experienced in the past?
The night passed, just like a dream.
【Author’s words】
Our Taotao Pig is really leaving. The setting of this world line is that the child has not been exposed, otherwise it would really be a secret marriage and childbirth, and it cannot destroy the careers of the parents.
This article is also entering the countdown to completion. If the main text can be updated by the end of the month, the chef’s meal will be done.
The story is not perfect, but the author is happy to write it [sunglasses]
In order to have food to eat, I wrote one myself, and it was absolutely amazing [covering my face with laughter and tears]
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