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Chapter 854 Let’s Talk Next Time
"Jingyuanxi...haha, you seem...haha, you seem to be in some trouble."

Seeing Jin Zhiyuan's wandering eyes and embarrassed look, Chi Jingyuan's mouth twitched and he was speechless.

How come I suddenly met this sister here...and it seems that she heard what I just said to Bae Suzy.

This... is embarrassing.

He and Kim Ji-won had worked together in the 13 drama "The Heirs". They had many scenes together and had a lot of exchanges on the set. It can be said that they have known each other for a long time.

But don't be fooled by the arrogant and flamboyant character Liu Rachel she played in "The Heirs", but she is actually a very introverted person and very low-key in her daily life. Although they have known each other for so long and have contact information, Chi Jingyuan has had almost no private communication with her in the past two or three years, and has not even sent any text messages.

However, Kim Ji-won did attend two private gatherings organized by Kim Woo-bin and Park Shin-hye for the main actors of "The Heirs", but she didn't know whether it was just her personality or she had heard some gossip, so on the surface, she didn't care about Ji Jingyuan, but she felt a little bit of distance from him.

So the atmosphere now is extremely awkward. If it was Park Shin Hye, who is very familiar with her, then there would be no problem. Ji Jingyuan could joke with her naturally, and there would be no need to be too shy even about such private topics.

If you don't know each other at all, then it's actually not a big deal. In this case, both parties have boundaries and sense of propriety.

It is this kind of half-cooked food that is the most embarrassing.

"What a coincidence..."

Chi Jingyuan heard her voice pretending to be calm even though she was obviously embarrassed. He wanted to explain, but he opened his mouth but couldn't say anything. After struggling for two seconds, he could only squeeze out a silent smile: "Um... it's a little troublesome."

After he finished speaking, the two of them looked at each other. Kim Ji-won stopped talking and stood against the wall, touching her hair awkwardly, with a wandering look, as if she wanted to teleport away from here.

The privacy was heard by those who knew her, and the embarrassing scene was seen. The usually eloquent Ji Jingyuan didn't know what to say for a moment, not to mention Kim Ji-won, who felt uncomfortable no matter how she stood there.

The two people were silent. Although they were only three or four meters apart, they seemed to be in two different spaces. If it were depicted in a cartoon, there would be three crows circling above their heads and a big drop of sweat hanging on them.

After two seconds of silence, Chi Jingyuan seemed to have noticed her thoughts. He took a step back to make way for the corridor and spoke first: "Um, were you going this way just now?"

"Um...thank you."

Jin Zhiyuan seemed relieved after hearing this. She thanked him briefly and took two steps, her steps were as fast as running away. She didn't seem to have any intention of communicating further.

But as a faint fragrance passed by, Chi Jingyuan watched Jin Zhiyuan walk past him and walked one meter forward, but saw that the girl's footsteps suddenly stopped again, and she obviously hesitated for a moment, then turned her head and lowered her eyes, looking at his chest and said: "I won't tell anyone..."

The voice was not loud, but very serious.

"Well……"

Hearing this, Chi Jingyuan immediately looked relieved, patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief: "I was just wondering how to ask Zhiyuanxi... Now I feel relieved, thank you so much."

Jin Zhiyuan finally raised her head and stopped looking at Ji Jingyuan's neck, collarbone and chest. The two looked at each other and smiled softly. The atmosphere seemed to relax a little... But for some reason, after she finished speaking, Jin Zhiyuan did not leave quickly as before. Instead, she stopped and stood there.
Silence...but the atmosphere was not as awkward as before.

She didn't say anything, and Chi Jingyuan didn't know what to say.

"correct……"

However, after his mentality, which had been trained by countless experiences, gradually calmed down, Chi Jingyuan was no longer as embarrassed as before. He thought quickly and prepared to start a conversation casually: "I haven't congratulated you on winning the award tonight."

"Thank you, and congratulations to you XO for winning the grand prize today."

"Ha ha……"

"Ha ha……"

The two bland greetings made the atmosphere even more awkward. After the lines were finished, it became quiet again. However, just when Chi Jingyuan was thinking about what to say, Jin Zhiyuan was silent for two seconds, but suddenly asked: "Speaking of which one, Jingyuanxi...just now...who was your girlfriend?"

As she spoke, her eyes were still very bright and she glanced at Chi Jingyuan curiously, which was very different from the dull look she had just had.

She had heard a lot of gossip about Chi Jingyuan before, some of it was outrageous, but she didn't expect that she would actually see it with her own eyes this time... However, with the foreshadowing in advance, she was not disgusted at all. On the contrary, she was quite curious.

Moreover, this was her first time to encounter such a melodramatic scene that was only seen in TV dramas...even deep down in her heart, she felt a little excited.

"Forehead……"

Chi Jingyuan was also stunned by the sudden change of this sister. After a slight pause, he looked at Jin Zhiyuan and blinked: "Zhiyuanxi...didn't you hear it all?"

He thought this sister was listening in on the whole process.

"It seems that I didn't...I didn't hear the most important thing. I only heard half of it."

Kim Ji-won also blinked and shook her head gently. As she spoke, she gestured with her hand... Chi Jingyuan even detected a hint of regret in her eyes.

Oh, aren’t you an introvert and shy person? What are you regretting? It doesn’t match my impression of you!
Chi Jingyuan was speechless.

However, after these two sentences of communication and talking about this matter, both of them relaxed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and their smiles and expressions were no longer as awkward and polite as before.

Chi Jingyuan forced a smile. Faced with such a straightforward question and inquiring eyes, Chi Jingyuan was speechless for a moment, and then forced a smile, "Not really, actually..."

He was just about to make a joke when he heard footsteps not far away. Looking up, he saw the remaining members of Twice walking over after Ming Jingnan and the others... and Zhou Ziyu was among them.

As soon as the two sides met, Chi Jingyuan felt that Zhou Ziyu's eyes were directly locked on him.

"Kyungwon oppa~ Kim Jiwon senior... Anihasayo..."

"Da Hyun, are you guys leaving?"

"Not yet. We need to shoot some Twice TV right now. We'll leave later."

Ignoring Park Ji Hyo who was in the front and her obviously darkened face, Ji Jingyuan nodded cordially and exchanged a few words with Kim Da Hyun who smiled and saluted.

However, although he was talking to Kim Da-hyun, Ji Jingyuan was actually keeping an eye on Zhou Ziyu, wanting to see how the girl was doing after not contacting her for a few days. At the same time, he was organizing his words in his mind, wanting to take the initiative to say something.

He knew that as long as he broke the barrier here, with Zhou Ziyu's previous temper, she would definitely not be able to continue her anger and would resume contact.

Zhou Ziyu had also been staring at him. Her normal look, which had been joking just now, instantly turned sad and deep, with a little bit of resentment, after she saw Chi Jingyuan.

Chi Jingyuan and Zhou Ziyu looked at each other, and just when his eyes flashed and he wanted to say something, he saw the girl suddenly lowered her head, pursed her lips, followed the team and passed directly in front of her without saying a word.

……

Zhou Ziyu tried hard to suppress the desires and emotions in her heart, tried not to look at him, and quickly followed Kim Dahyun in front of her. Because she was absent-minded, she almost bumped into Dahyun's back.

In fact, she regretted it the day before yesterday. When she was filming "Running Man" in Busan and ate the local specialty conch, she habitually wanted to share it with Chi Jingyuan, and then she hesitated for a long time holding her phone.

...She has really adapted to the world with Chi Jingyuan, and she feels a little uncomfortable if she doesn't contact him for two days.

But now that we really met, and seeing the various subtle interactions between him and Mingjing Nan backstage and on the stage, my heart became more and more sour and sad, and I felt very aggrieved, and my heart started to feel blocked again... It was really hard to just brush it off like before, and it was also hard to just act coquettishly like before and pretend nothing had happened.

Always saying I'm a brat, a kid...

It can’t be the same every time...some changes need to be made.

Also let him know that I'm difficult to deal with!

Chi Jingyuan stared blankly at Zhou Ziyu and the other members of Twice as they hurried away, and suddenly he felt a sense of loss that was beyond his control.

It has been more than four years since he knew her and got to know her since she came to the Peninsula. He can be said to have watched her grow up. He really knows Zhou Ziyu's personality and habits very well... Normally, as long as he says something nice, or pretends to lose his temper or something, nothing will happen... Even if the girl may still be a little angry and aggrieved in her heart, she can still pretend that nothing happened.

She is just like that, a punching bag, but she is infinitely tolerant of him... or rather, dependent on him.

Clearly, he had almost guessed what Zhou Ziyu was thinking by observing her expression... However, he thought he had it all under control, but Zhou Ziyu's lowering of her head gave him a big blow, and things did not develop at all as he expected.

...Is this considered growth?

Chi Jingyuan suddenly felt complicated.

It was not until they walked away and the faint fragrance beside them wafted into his nose that Chi Jingyuan came back to his senses. He temporarily suppressed the irritation in his heart, quickly adjusted his expression, and restored his previous calm and friendly smile, looking at Jin Zhiyuan: "Just now..."

But he didn't expect that this sister also glanced in the direction where Zhou Ziyu left, blinked thoughtfully, and took over his conversation: "So... actually this is the one?"

She obviously noticed the unusual expressions between Zhou Ziyu and Chi Jingyuan... Chi Jingyuan was actually okay, but Zhou Ziyu was really a bit too obvious. She started staring at him without blinking, with a pursed mouth, and her eyes were full of aggrieved and resentful.

"Forehead……"

Chi Jingyuan, who was about to say something, was speechless as if his mouth was blocked by a stone.

Even with Chi Jingyuan's thick skin, he felt shy and speechless as if his underwear had been stripped off.

And I always feel that nothing goes well after I met this sister...and why are your observation skills so good?

"Ha ha……"

Not knowing how to explain it for a moment, Chi Jingyuan could only force a few dry laughs.

"Pfft..."

Seeing him like this, Jin Zhiyuan suddenly smiled, and then quickly covered her mouth to pay attention to her manners, but she looked at Chi Jingyuan with a smile, as if she had recognized him all over again. It was not known whether she was sarcastic or surprised when she praised: "Jingyuanxi, you are really amazing..."

Without waiting for Chi Jingyuan to say anything, she waved her hand: "Then I'll leave first... Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

After repeating it seriously again, Kim Ji-won did not stay any longer. She said goodbye and left.

After walking a few steps, he seemed to remember something, turned back, smiled and waved his hand, and added:
"……Talk to you next time."

Chi Jingyuan looked at Jin Zhiyuan's back as she quickly left. His heart was in chaos. He shook his head helplessly and sighed.

He felt that his image seemed to have hit rock bottom.

…………

On the other side, after Twice changed their clothes and rested, they got on the nanny car and prepared to go to the company... They had no other schedule tonight, but they also had to rehearse the stage for the year-end ceremony.

Having just experienced the encounter with Ji Jingyuan and Bae Suzy backstage, and knowing the previous secret, Minatozaki Sana obviously noticed that Mingjing Nan seemed to be irritated. Not only was she silent, but her expression was obviously wrong. She also wanted to comfort her little sister, but she was very busy just now and had no chance.

Now sitting in the nanny car, she remembered this incident. Just as she was about to continue to comfort Ming Jingnan, she turned around and suddenly found that Ming Jingnan, who was sitting next to her by the window, was wearing a pair of headphones and shaking his head gently with his mouth slightly open. A faint melody could be heard.

It seems like he is... humming a song?
What happened? Why did she suddenly become so happy? Did something happen that I didn't see?

Minatozaki Sana was confused and surprised.

After thinking for a while, she reached out and tapped her little sister: "Mina..."

"Huh?" Ming Jingnan took off his headphones and looked over in confusion.

"Why are you in such a good mood all of a sudden? Just now, Suzy-senpai was just..."

The two people bit each other's ears, and their voices were very low.

"Oh, you mean that woman."

Although her voice was very low, Ming Jingnan's tone still had obvious ups and downs when she talked about Bae Suzy... But at this time, she rolled her eyes lightly, pouted her lips and said: "I was a little sad just now... But then I thought about one thing clearly."

"what's up?"

"We know that she and Yuan-chan may have dated before, so I was very uncomfortable when I saw her and Yuan-chan together just now and she deliberately came over like that...

But I know Yuan-chan's temper. Her doing this in front of Yuan-chan would only make Yuan-chan unhappy and make me jealous, but it wouldn't actually cause any real damage. So this woman was a bit too deliberate just now, as if she was doing it just to make me angry... This damn woman never took us seriously before, but today...

This only shows one thing..."

"What does it mean?" Minatozaki Sana was extremely curious and provided just the right amount of support.

"She's anxious."

Mingjing Nan's eyes curved, and he made a very confident judgment: "I don't know the specific reason...but, at least in terms of Yuan-chan, she lost to me."

After saying that, she couldn't help but complain in a low voice when she thought of the scene just now: "What are you pretending to be? Does she need to tell me whether I am a puff or not?"

She has always been very smart and good at observing people's words and expressions. Although she is a little love-minded and emotional when facing her boyfriend, she is particularly calm when facing her love rival, who she is always vigilant against.

"It seems so..."

After hearing what Mingjing Nan said, Minatozaki Sana, who was quite knowledgeable about this, rolled her eyes smartly.

In fact, she also felt that Bae Suzy's behavior was a bit abrupt just now. She came here specifically to target Ming Jingnan in front of Chi Jingyuan and them, which was actually somewhat inconsistent with her lofty impression of this senior in the company.

...In the eyes of these younger generations, Bae Suzy is very capable, whether in career, connections, or even means.

She had witnessed with her own eyes the scene where this senior, before their debut, made Ming Jingnan extremely embarrassed with just a few words and a few moves.

But today, it seems that I have lost my composure?
With her mouth opened like a puppy, Minatozaki Sana looked at Mingjing Nan with some surprise and admiration, but she soon thought of something: "Then aren't you worried that she still has some connection with Jingyuan Oppa... After all, they were..."

"Of course I'm worried."

Hearing this, Ming Jingnan's face darkened, he sighed softly, and his eyes were obviously worried.

But then, she paused, then said in a very reasonable voice: "But what can you do if you worry? Should you ask Yuan-chan in person whether he is still in contact with that woman? Or should you just get jealous and ignore him? Or should you just not ask anything and distance yourself from him?"

"This is the stupidest thing! That woman did this because she likes to see me like this..."

"I won't do what she wants!"

Mingjing Nan bit his lips hard, his voice was soft, but he clenched his fists very firmly.
"Yuan-chan is mine, no one can take it away from me!"