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Chapter 907
"..."

As soon as she walked into the door, she saw Chi Jingyuan sleeping soundly. Pei Zhuxuan blinked but was not surprised. Before she could say anything, she saw Chi Jingyuan's assistant standing up and preparing to wake him up to tell him that someone was coming. Seeing this, Pei Zhuxuan quickly waved her hand at the assistant and kept saying with her mouth: "It's okay~"

Seeing this, the two assistants looked at each other, stopped trying to wake Chi Jingyuan up, and sat aside... In fact, they didn't want to wake Chi Jingyuan up. The assistants who had been following him knew very well how late Chi Jingyuan had been busy yesterday. He was extremely tired and had just managed to take a nap. If they woke him up suddenly, he would probably be in a bad mood.

Bae Joo-hyun walked in while bowing to several assistants, placed her bag gently beside her, and then sat down on the sofa on the left in a tiptoe. Seeing this, her agent, feeling the quiet atmosphere in the lounge, immediately followed suit, smiling and greeting them with her mouth, trying to remain quiet and not make any sound.

After the initial commotion, the lounge soon became quiet again. Bae Joo-hyun whispered a few words to her agent and then sat back on the sofa, holding the materials and scripts she needed to memorize for the next few days' schedule in her hands, but her attention was not on them. Instead, her eyes kept drifting to the side. After a while, seeing that no one cared and she was too lazy to pretend, she simply put the materials down and quietly looked at Chi Jingyuan who was sleeping next to her.

As she watched, she laughed for no apparent reason.

Everyone was silent in the quiet room. Occasionally, footsteps passing by could be heard in the corridor outside. The slight snoring next to her was not offensive at all, but rather seemed somewhat intimate... Bae Joo-hyun liked the atmosphere at this moment very much. It made her involuntarily think of that time last year.

Still at KBS, still in the lounge, still with her and Chi Jingyuan, and still with one of them sleeping...

It was really beautiful at that time~
However, the subtle ambiguity at that time, after finally blossoming and bearing fruit, was ruthlessly torn apart and buried deep in the soil.

Looking at Chi Jingyuan not far away, Pei Zhuxuan felt a little nostalgic for the past memories, and a very complicated emotion surged in her heart.

The chat with her best friend yesterday did make her think a lot, but most of it was just random thoughts without any clue...but she did listen to her best friend's final advice.

Speaking of which, a few days ago when she was recording a live broadcast event with NCT's juniors, a junior brother who she was quite familiar with took the opportunity to express his affection to her in person. Although the surprised Bae Joo-hyun decisively rejected her, she was actually a little boastful about her own charm.

Of course I’m older. There has been a constant stream of people chasing after me both inside and outside the circle, and this even started when I was a trainee.

In this regard, Bae Joo-hyun is beautiful and self-aware, and is actually very confident.

But to be honest, even after breaking up for so long... she hadn't actually considered starting a new relationship, and the idea and impulse didn't even arise in her mind.

Maybe she had always subconsciously thought that the breakup was only temporary? Or a phase? After "Goblin" was over, or when she found another opportunity, she could go back to the way they were before.

…It was only a few days ago when Ming Jingnan appeared as the new girlfriend that she finally realized how ridiculous her thoughts were. She might have been a little angry at the time and unwilling to show weakness, but after coming back, she could only laugh at her own childishness and naivety in self-pity.

Ugh……

If I had known this earlier, I should have hated this paratrooper to the core, I should not have had any communication with him, and I should have thrown away the Psyduck baseball cap!
While Bae Joo-hyun felt disappointed, she couldn't help but complain angrily.

"Well……"

Suddenly, a slight noise made her raise her eyebrows, and Chi Jingyuan woke up.

Chi Jingyuan's hazy eyes trembled twice slowly before opening. Perhaps the light above his head was a little dazzling and he half-squinted. He touched his face with his hand habitually and looked around... When he saw Pei Zhuxuan, who was wearing white clothes and sitting not far away like a doll, Chi Jingyuan immediately shuddered all over and was startled.

"Haha, yeah!"

Pei Zhuxuan gathered her chaotic thoughts and witnessed the whole process of Chi Jingyuan waking up. When she saw his reaction as if she had seen a ghost, she laughed angrily: "Is it that scary?"

"Forehead……"

A familiar sweet laugh was heard, and Chi Jingyuan finally realized where he was and the young lady's figure, and rubbed his eyes speechlessly.

Not to mention, it's quite scary.

Half asleep and half awake, you looked up and suddenly saw your ex-girlfriend... or your ex-girlfriend who you felt a little sorry for, looking at you expressionlessly, staring at you, and it seemed that she was holding something in her hand. If it was the middle of the night, you would probably be scared to death.

Chi Jingyuan, who was considered to be completely sober, smiled bitterly and shook his head. He first looked at Pei Zhuxuan's manager next to him, nodded and greeted him, then looked at the young lady and asked with a smile: "When did you come?"

"I've been here for a while, but I didn't call you because you were sleeping so soundly."

Bae Joo-hyun looked at him with a smile, her eyes bright and her smile cheerful, not showing at all that she was extremely conflicted and sad a second ago.

"Irene xi and the others have been here for almost forty minutes..." Cui Zhichang reminded them in a low voice.

"So long?"

Ji Jingyuan repeated it with some surprise, and then looked at Bae Joo-hyun's agent with gratitude, because he kept quiet for so long because he fell asleep, which was really a face-giving and also made him a little embarrassed.

But Ji Kyung-won didn't have a similar feeling about Bae Joo-hyun's words... This kind of thing happened more than once or twice when he was the MC of "Music Bank".

It may also be that he felt that compared to Bae Joo-hyun, such a trivial matter was not worth mentioning.

"Filming must be tiring... I see you don't look very well."

As Chi Jingyuan woke up, the assistants who had been suppressed for a long time began to communicate. Bae Joo-hyun looked at Chi Jingyuan who took out his mobile phone to check the time, pointed at her eyes, and asked with some concern: "You have dark circles under your eyes... You rarely had dark circles before, right?"

"Is it obvious?" Chi Jingyuan touched the corner of his eye. Although he didn't figure out what was going on, he still sighed and said, "It's mainly because of a lot of things happening at the same time, filming, and an album at the end of the year... But it's actually a little better these past two days, mainly because the crew got off work a little late yesterday..."

"Better?"

What Chi Jingyuan didn't expect was that Pei Zhuxuan, who was concerned just a second ago, smiled when she heard him, and looked at him meaningfully, "Is it because someone came to visit you that you feel better?"

"Forehead……"

Looking at the young lady's gentle and bright smile, Chi Jingyuan's mouth twitched, and he didn't know what to say after being speechless.

Of course he knew what Bae Joo-hyun was talking about... After Bae Suzy's family came to visit the set the day before yesterday, this woman uploaded the final group photo to INS in the evening. Then various news followed up, and this visit photo instantly became a hot topic of discussion among everyone.

Although Ji Kyung-won and Bae Suzy are wearing casual clothes in the photo and are not as glamorous as in the drama, their natural and simple appearance makes them more attractive, giving a feeling of walking from the drama into reality.

The official SNS account of the "Goblin" crew immediately liked and reposted the post. Soon, countless "Goblin" fans came to the photo and excitedly shouted "Goblin CP" for Ji Kyung-won and Bae Suzy. They are really into this CP.
But Chi Jingyuan knew in his heart that this woman did not post this photo for these fans...or rather, it was not entirely for them.

Sure enough, the person she expected to see saw it.

It’s okay if other people mention things about Bae Suzy, but when faced with Bae Joo-hyun’s words, Ji Jingyuan felt a little embarrassed and ashamed.

"Ani."

Although he felt a little embarrassed, Chi Jingyuan did not show any fear on his face. He looked at the young lady and smiled beautifully: "It's because I know that I will be able to present the award with you soon."

"Cut~"

Hearing such a shameless and flattering answer, Bae Joo-hyun couldn't help but turn her head, rolled her eyes and pouted.

...You really speak better than you sing. You are just pretending here. Why did you look so happy when you made the scissors hand gesture when taking photos with others?
However, seeing Chi Jingyuan's forced smile, she did not embarrass her ex-boyfriend for too long. She just mentioned it lightly and soon took the initiative to talk about other things.

And Chi Jingyuan also became much more comfortable and relaxed... Ever since they met in the company's coffee shop and Bae Joo-hyun found out that he had a new girlfriend, some of the fragmented, hidden, and secretive thoughts and ideas that had been in their hearts since their breakup seemed to have lost the motivation to maintain them. Some of them came to an end, while others were buried deeper.

But no matter what, since then, it seems that she has let go of something. Bae Joo-hyun has behaved more naturally and is less awkward and embarrassed than before.

And Chi Jingyuan seemed to be the same.

It was as if we had suddenly become friends, the closest kind.

"I don't want to bother with you... But you still have to make sure you get some rest. No matter how tired you are, you have to get at least a few hours of sleep every day."

"Okay, got it... By the way, it's been several months since Red Velvet's last comeback, what have you been doing recently?"

“I started preparing for the new album a few days ago.”

"new album?"

"Haven't you heard that you are so well-informed about the company?"

“No, I haven’t been back to the company for several days. The last time I was back was when we were practicing for the joint stage of the Gayo Daejeon. Jaehyun has been busy these days…”

Chi Jingyuan shook his head, then clenched his fist in anticipation, blinked, and acted cute to cheer up the little sister: "I liked "Russian Roulette" last time, and I will listen to this song if I have a chance. But I think it should be good too, Fighting!"

Seeing Chi Jingyuan's face like a Red Velvet fan, Pei Zhuxuan also laughed happily, but after laughing, she didn't know what she remembered, and suddenly pursed her lips and said:

"You can listen to the songs on our album, but I can't listen to yours..."

But before she finished, there was a knock on the door of the lounge: "Jingyuanxi, and Irenexi, it's your turn to rehearse..."

"Okay." Pei Zhuxuan responded immediately, stood up, looked back at Chi Jingyuan, pursed her lips, and swallowed the previous words.

……

Although it’s just an award ceremony, it still requires rehearsal.

However, compared to the stage performance, the rehearsal for the award ceremony is very simple. It just tells you when to go on stage, where to come out, what lines to say, and where to leave.

It was very easy. They just needed to simulate the formal award ceremony process. It was not difficult for Ji Jingyuan and Bae Zhuxuan, and it didn't take too long.

The only incident was... during the rehearsal, Bae Joo-hyun wore flat shoes instead of high heels. The height difference made it seem a little difficult for her to hold Ji Kyung-won's arm, and it was a little... a little awkward.

"...Then I'll leave first and come back in the afternoon..."

Seeing Bae Joo-hyun's unhappy expression, Ji Jingyuan pretended that he saw nothing, waved goodbye and prepared to leave.

Chi Jingyuan was just a pure award presenter, and he only went on stage for two minutes, so there was no need to attach so much importance to him. Moreover, his schedule was very busy, so he couldn't stay backstage all the time. After rehearsals in the morning, he had to rush to the crew to make up some scenes, and then go to the beauty salon to get his hair done after lunch.

Unlike Bae Joo-hyun, in addition to serving as an award presenter, she will also participate in the entire entertainment awards as an award candidate. During the live broadcast, while Ji Kyung-won was waiting backstage to go on stage, she would sit in the artist seats on the scene.

"Are we here just before the show starts?" Bae Joo-hyun, who had just suffered a blow, forced a smile, waved at him, and asked.

"It won't be that late. I'll be free after I finish my work in the morning, so I'll come earlier in the afternoon, maybe around two or three..."

"OK Bye Bye……"

"Bye...By the way, there will also be a red carpet segment at the entertainment awards ceremony, right?"

Chi Jingyuan glanced at her, and before leaving, he suddenly remembered something, and smiled at Pei Zhuxuan and added: "Irene xi, remember to make a prettier look, so that those senior comedians today can see what a female idol is and what an SM flower field is!"

"ah!"

Hearing Chi Jingyuan's brazen words, even though they were in the lounge but the door was open, Pei Zhuxuan still poked her head out and looked around in fear, fearing that her words would be heard by others. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that there was no one around. She frowned and pushed Chi Jingyuan in annoyance: "How can you say such things? I have seen a lot of female idols..."

"Go away!"

…………

After leaving KBS, he drove to the crew and spent the whole morning there. Then, Ji Jingyuan finished his hairstyling at the beauty salon, picked up the clothes he would wear in the evening, and then took the nanny car to KBS again.

As an award presenter, he naturally cannot dress too casually. Men must wear formal clothes, but Chi Jingyuan did not worry too much about the formal suit. All his suits for such occasions were specially made by GUCCI.

For today's award ceremony and the hosting the day after tomorrow, GUCCI and his management team carefully selected two custom-made suits in dark colors but different styles.

"Oh my god, Jingyuan, you look so handsome in these suits."

Recalling the scene of trying on clothes in the beauty salon just now, Cui Zhichang, who was driving, clicked his tongue and praised.

"Is it handsome? I think it's okay."

Chi Jingyuan, who was in the back row, was browsing his phone. He looked up curiously when he heard this, and immediately saw through Cui Zhichang's materialistic mentality: "Brother, are you also a fan of luxury goods?"

"You can't say I'm an admirer."

Cui Zhichang shook his head and said in a serious tone, "But this kind of high-end brand and expensive price definitely have some sensory benefits. When you wear it, it looks more fashionable than some domestic brands... But I'm not wrong. Jingyuan, you look really handsome in these two suits."

However, Chi Jingyuan felt nothing for the male assistant's praise. He smacked his lips and continued to browse his phone: "It would be nice if I heard this kind of praise from a pretty girl..."

He is currently replying to some text messages he just received.

"...Oppa, are you also going to attend the KBS Entertainment Awards today?"

This was sent by Lin Nayeon... Since the last time this hater sent her back, he has obviously become more enthusiastic than before. It seems that he has washed off the black and pink clothes he was wearing, and he will send text messages every now and then to chat casually.

I just don’t know if it’s a disguise… Recently because of the Cold War, the original little spy went on strike and Chi Jingyuan lost his stable source of information.

It’s just that the news that Chi Jingyuan will participate in this event was announced a long time ago, and it is still on the guest list on the KBS official website...so her text message seems a bit speechless, as if she is just making small talk.

However, Chi Jingyuan still replied to her.

"Yuan-chan, are you here?"

This was sent by Ming Jingnan... As a girlfriend, of course she knows Chi Jingyuan's whereabouts very well.

Although today's Entertainment Awards is an awards ceremony for variety show performers, there are also some stage performances interspersed in the middle. Judging from the previously announced list, in addition to Twice, IOI and AOA will also have stages.

In addition to this, the interesting thing is that Girls' Generation's senior Hwang Mi-young, who has been silent for a long time, will also attend today's awards ceremony.

The KBS variety reality show "Sisters' Slam Dunk", in which she was a regular guest in the first half of the year, had good ratings and became a hot topic. All the MCs were included in the candidate list as a group, and it was said that they had a high chance of winning the award.

...Although Senior Huang had already left the show a long time ago because of the scandal.

When the list of candidates was announced a few days ago, it caused some discussion, but what’s interesting is that compared to the nationwide boycott at the beginning, this time after seeing that Huang Miying was going to participate, there were actually few discussions, and even many people expressed welcome and expectations.

...Sure enough, time can take away and wash away all negative news and emotions.

After replying to a few messages, Chi Jingyuan took a special look at Zhou Ziyu's text message interface... The text message he sent in the morning still hadn't been replied.

The day before yesterday, Zhou Ziyu took the initiative to send a text message and a selfie. Her intention to ease the relationship was obvious. Although she didn't say anything afterwards and I don't know what tricks she was playing, but since she had already taken the initiative, Chi Jingyuan would not pretend. With the attitude and style of a mature man, he took the initiative to send another message this morning.

Unfortunately, this black girl from Tainan was determined to act cool. Apart from posting some weird Christmas selfies to break the ice at the beginning, she has been silent since then.

Looking at the text message interface where he had sent two messages in a row but received no reply, Chi Jingyuan suddenly felt as if he had been fooled by Zhou Ziyu, and felt as if he had become a clown... Zhou Ziyu on the other end of the phone saw the messages he sent in a row, and she must have been secretly happy. She must have been proud that her trick worked.

Thinking of the black girl's smug smile, Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but get angry, and felt a little itchy in his heart.

I didn’t knock her down last time, but next time I see her, I will definitely knock her down… and by the way, I’ll step on her shoes twice, flattening them including the uppers and toes.

Chi Jingyuan felt a little better after seeing Zhou Ziyu being severely abused by him but looking like a punching bag with a sullen face and not daring to resist.

With malice and expectation, Chi Jingyuan returned to KBS, greeted the staff he met, and returned to the lounge he had been to in the morning with ease.

In the small lounge, Bae Joo-hyun was standing in front of a mirror, with a female assistant standing behind her, seemingly helping her fix the problematic ends of her hair.

Hearing the knock on the door, both of them naturally turned around and looked over.

Looking at the young lady who caught his eye, Chi Jingyuan's eyes lit up slightly.

Unlike the morning when she only had BB cream and a coat on, Bae Joo-hyun had already completed her styling.

The perfect eyebrows and eyes can withstand both heavy and light colors very well. After applying exquisite makeup, the originally slightly childish facial features look extremely bright under the modification of makeup, and the whole person's temperament has undergone obvious changes.

The hair that was black in the morning had been bleached and dyed. The long dark purple hair was slightly curled, forming a perfect wave behind her head.

"Oh my god, purple hair again..."

"This makeup is quite suitable. The CODY sister in the company is really getting better and better!"

After entering the lounge, Ji Jingyuan naturally came to Bae Joo-hyun's side and looked at the transformed young lady with admiration, not sparing his praise at all.

...Although he didn’t have time to talk about it because the comeback of "Russian Roulette" happened after the breakup, he has always liked Bae Joo-hyun's purple hair style.

But as his eyes moved downward, the smile on Chi Jingyuan's face, which had just been full of admiration, gradually faded.

He looked up and down at the dress that Bae Joo-hyun was wearing for the red carpet and award ceremony that evening, and couldn't help but frown.

"Who chose the dress for you?"