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Chapter 909 Merry Christmas
Because they needed space for Bae Joo-hyun to change clothes, Ji Jingyuan came out of the lounge with his assistant and several people from GUCCI. Choi Ji-chang took them to smoke, but Ji Jingyuan was too lazy to walk far, so he found a place not far from the door and stood against the wall. He took out his cell phone to check it and continued to text with Ming Jingnan.

"...Yuan-chan, what time did you guys arrive for the rehearsal this morning...Have you arrived at KBS yet?"

"About six or seven in the morning... We've been here for a while."

"Ah, we were a little earlier than you. We were rehearsing at around five o'clock. It's a pity that we didn't meet... We are still at Lotte Plaza right now. There will be a performance later. We probably won't arrive until the evening broadcast starts..."

Chi Jingyuan had just sent a text message and Ming Jingnan replied immediately, seeming to be more relaxed and active.

Although there was a stage performance in the evening, Twice had not yet arrived at the scene and was running another schedule.

Compared to Twice, although EXO is much more popular and has a much higher national recognition, after all, EXO's status has risen and their horizons have become higher. Even at the end of the year, they have stopped accepting small activities and roadshows.

But Twice is different. They have only been popular for half a year and are still in a high-spirited rising period. JYP has given them all kinds of activities. At the end of the year, they have to run around for various commercial performances, stage appearances, and rehearsals. They even have time to take part in several charity performances. They are extremely busy.

In terms of the number of schedules and how busy they are, EXO is not as busy as Twice this year.

"I looked at the schedule for tonight's entertainment awards. The award I'm going to present is a little behind Twice's stage. What award is it... I can definitely meet them if I can, but I don't know if there will be more time available."

"Hehe, I hope so, because tomorrow is Christmas, and I have prepared a gift for you..."

"what gift?"

"Guess what (Penguin covers his mouth and laughs)... Ha, a very cute glove!"

"Gloves... they're so cute I can't wear them outside."

"I want to wear it because it's cute! Sana-chan just saw it and said it's super cute. I really want it."

"She wanted to try wearing it, but I didn't give it to her and she pretended to be unhappy haha ​​kkkkkkk"

"...Yuan-chan, what kind of Christmas present do you like? The Christmas present that left the deepest impression on me was the one my brother gave me when I was a child, because our family has the tradition of putting socks in Christmas. When I was about four or five years old, I found a pen and a sticky note in my socks. My brother bought them for me with his own pocket money, and he only gave them to me once since I was a child, so I remember it very clearly!!! (Penguin clenched his fist)"

"Gen-chan..."

No matter what Chi Jingyuan sent, Ming Jingnan replied very quickly. Sometimes, she would send several messages in a row without even waiting for his reply. Her long sentences and cute emoticons made her seem very talkative and also... a little clingy.

It seemed that as long as she was free today, she wanted to chat with Chi Jingyuan all the time. Even if they didn't meet, she wanted to know where he was and what he was doing to some extent.

As for the reason... Chi Jingyuan could actually guess it.

"For Christmas presents..."

Just as he was writing the text message, there was a sound of a door lock turning next to him, and the door of the lounge was opened. Chi Jingyuan looked up and saw a female assistant going out first, followed by Bae Joo-hyun behind her.

The lights in the corridor seemed to flicker.

The cheap long dress just now has disappeared, replaced by the small dress just brought by the GUCCI team.

Maybe Chi Jingyuan's three-dimensional report was very accurate. The black and white dress looked very fit. Her fair shoulders were shining under the one-shoulder neckline. With her long dark purple hair spread behind her and the shiny star-shaped earrings hanging under her earlobes, she looked completely refreshed.

In particular, the design of the short skirt with the hem exposes the legs just right, and it no longer wraps the legs tightly like the long skirt just now, making the proportions look weird.

It can’t be said to be as beautiful as a flower, but it is definitely eye-catching.

…except that the heel looks a little too high.

"It really suits you unexpectedly..."

Facing Pei Zhuxuan's slightly expectant eyes after she came to his side, Chi Jingyuan looked her up and down with an amazed look, and said in amazement: "I said I have a good eye. When I saw this little dress at the GUCCI headquarters, I felt it was very suitable for you, tut tut..."

"Giggle~"

Bae Joo-hyun seemed very satisfied with her appearance at the moment. She smiled with her hands covering her mouth. She gently stroked her earlobe and the earrings below with her left hand. She seemed to be in a very good mood and turned around in a circle. The star-shaped earrings and long purple hair floated in the air. Then she put her hands together under her head and made a flower shape in a very narcissistic way. She blinked her eyes: "Dangdangdang~"

"Okay, stop being so conceited."

Such a smug expression and action amused Chi Jingyuan. He looked at the conceited Pei Zhuxuan, smiled and shook his head, lowered his head and continued to write text messages while saying, "Hurry up and prepare for the red carpet. Time is almost up. It seems that the staff came to urge us just now..."

"There are still a few minutes, don't rush~"

Bae Joo-hyun, who seemed a little impatient while waiting just now, suddenly felt reluctant to leave. She looked left and right, then took out her mobile phone, held it high, and took two beautiful selfies.

Then she looked at the photo, turned her head and smiled happily. Just when she was about to say something to Chi Jingyuan, she saw Chi Jingyuan's hands typing on the screen very quickly with a warm smile on his face.

Seeing this scene, Pei Zhuxuan's movements froze, and her smile seemed to fade a little. She put down her phone and took back what she was about to say. She leaned over here as if she wanted to see what Chi Jingyuan was doing. Then, she didn't know what she saw, and her excited tone just now was restrained. She pretended to be calm and asked: "Are you... chatting with Mina xi?

Although she guessed what Chi Jingyuan was doing because of her understanding...but she still hoped to hear a denial.

"Ah."

Chi Jingyuan didn't hesitate at all, and nodded naturally, saying casually: "Their Twice also has a stage at the Entertainment Awards today, but they haven't come yet, and they have to leave directly after the stage, so I guess we won't be able to meet them..."

"Hmm, I see... I think we can meet him."

Chi Jingyuan's voice was very casual and he spoke very naturally, but when Pei Zhuxuan heard it, her extremely happy mood suddenly dimmed.

Her expression remained calm, her smile still beautiful, but she stroked her hair awkwardly: "You guys..."

She wanted to say something else, but she felt it was unnecessary... or inappropriate: "Forget it..."

Pei Zhuxuan glanced around, then looked at the assistant not far away with a little deliberateness, then turned around and said with a smile: "Ouni is calling me... Then I will go to prepare for the red carpet first?"

"Fighting!"

Chi Jingyuan stopped what he was doing, looked at Bae Zhuxuan with a smile, and gave a fist pump to cheer them on.

Then I watched the young lady smile and wave goodbye, and watched her walk in her signature way, wearing a playful little dress and high heels, twisting her buttocks and following her assistant as she quickly disappeared at the end of the corridor.

Chi Jingyuan withdrew his gaze only after the figure disappeared. Thinking of the obvious change in Bae Joo-hyun's mood from happiness to depression that he had just noticed, he couldn't help but shook his head.

Although he will still take care of her within a certain ability because of his feelings and nostalgia, Chi Jingyuan will not hide or avoid the existence of his current girlfriend Ming Jingnan.

He was very calm about this topic, because some things better be talked about... after all, many things have already passed.

After taking a breath, Chi Jingyuan continued typing with his head down.

"…If I can't meet you today, you can give it to me the day after tomorrow during the SBS Gayo Daejeon…But what if I don't have a gift prepared?"

"It's okay! I've been very busy lately and it's normal to forget. When the time comes, just send me a photo of yourself wearing gloves. Hehe, I'm really looking forward to it!"

Seeing Ming Jingnan's nonchalant reply, Chi Jingyuan's expression became bitter and he felt uncomfortable.

He has been so busy lately that he actually forgot to prepare any Christmas gifts. The main reason is that he is too tired and has no energy.

...But, in fact, these are just excuses. Xiaonan is not much freer than him.

To be honest, although I have a very thick skin, I still feel a little ashamed in my heart.

Chi Jingyuan looked up at the ceiling of the corridor as if he was thinking about something. The bright white light was a bit dazzling, so he quickly shifted his gaze after just one second.

As for Christmas gifts... they don't necessarily have to be something practical.

After thinking for a while, Chi Jingyuan, who was cramming for the exam, seemed to have an idea. He sent another text message to Ming Jingnan:
"Xiao Nan, if you have time, please send me a photo of a heart shape."

“Is that so? (Picture)”

A minute later, Ming Jingnan sent a selfie. Although she was wearing a thick and slightly bulky black down jacket, her pretty face was smiling beautifully at the camera. Her black medium-short hair was softly draped on both sides of her cheeks. Her hands with light-colored manicure were clasped in front of her chest, making a heart shape.

"Don't make a full heart with your hand, just make half a heart with one hand... Don't make the heart in the middle, a little off to the side, preferably at the very edge of the photo."

“So… is that so? (Picture)” Ming Jingnan is very smart and knows how to take selfies, and he quickly understood what Chi Jingyuan meant.

"Yes, that's fine."

"Why did Gen-chan take a selfie with half a heart?"

"Because I suddenly wanted to see you."

…………

"…The next people to walk the red carpet are Solbin from LABOUM and Irene from Red Velvet! Wow, these are the two regular MCs of KBS's Music Bank…"

On the red carpet of the KBS Entertainment Awards, amid the enthusiastic cheers of the host, a new group of artists got out of the luxurious Mercedes and walked closer step by step in high heels, courteously showing courtesy to each other. Even in the cold winter, they still tried their best to maintain their gentle and beautiful smiles and graceful manners.

...Honestly speaking, compared to other music festivals and acting awards, the entertainment awards that focus on the entertainment industry are not particularly popular. Because there are no popular idols and actors participating, many fans have no interest in them, and even the support is not particularly enthusiastic.

At this time, the enthusiasm of the numerous media and fans surrounding the event had actually dissipated a lot after having seen so many artists before. From the beginning, they had been taking pictures mechanically and cheering politely.

Just as Ahn Sol-bin and Bae Joo-hyun walked onto the red carpet and approached the interview desk step by step, there was a sudden exclamation and commotion from the fans watching nearby, followed by a burst of amazing screams.

"Omo, is this Irene?"

In the crowd of fans nearby, Lee Ji-mi, who had just yawned and thought that the entertainment awards were boring after all, was stunned when she saw the figures passing by on the red carpet. Then her whole body trembled and she immediately screamed, "Ahhhhh... puff puff!"

While screaming at the top of her lungs, she smoothly switched to a normal volume in between, and said to her sister who came to cheer with surprise and excitement: "Is this Irene? Are you kidding me? How come she's attending the entertainment awards? She's so beautiful!"

“Aaaaaaaaah, unnie, unnie!!…” The little sister next to her also saw Bae Joo-hyun walking by and screamed. She stretched out her hand desperately to high-five but failed. She didn’t regret it and instantly switched the volume. She said in the same surprised tone: “It’s Irene. There will be an award ceremony for Music Bank CP tonight… But she is really beautiful, and her clothes are beautiful too.”

"Omo! You look so elegant,"

“Ai Yi Gu!!”

Apparently, more than just these two little fans discovered the highlight of the red carpet. The girls who had been bored for a long time all became excited, and the cheers were noticeably louder, with all kinds of "Ouni Ouni" and "Yipuda" sounds ringing in the ears.

After the screams, the crowd began to talk openly about Bae Joo-hyun and Ahn Sol-bin as they walked to the interview desk to be photographed by the media.

“…Is this really the red carpet for the Entertainment Awards? Not some Gayo Daejeon or Entertainment Awards? I feel like Irene may not be tall, but she has such a great temperament!”

"I think besides Irene's natural beauty, her clothes and jewelry really add a lot of points. This little dress is so pretty... Solbin next to her is actually pretty too, but her clothes look too cheap. This comparison is really a bit cruel."

"Although I don't want to say it, the difference between their makeup and dresses is indeed quite big. The photo of these two together is really dragging each other down. Irene wins easily."

At this time, Bae Joo-hyun, who was being photographed on the stage, looked at the camera with a smile, appearing very generous and elegant.

Of course, she felt the excited screams and extraordinary responses from the fans in the audience, and from these undisguised reactions she also felt that her look today seemed to be unexpectedly successful.

Although this little dress is both shoulder- and leg-exposed, and it’s really cold in this temperature and weather... shivering with cold, but don’t female stars endure the cold and all kinds of difficulties just to become the focus of everyone and enjoy the screams of praise?

She did it now.

Just thinking about the series of events that just happened in the lounge and the last conversation with Chi Jingyuan, and then seeing the hot atmosphere in front of her at this moment, Bae Zhuxuan didn't know whether she should be happy or disappointed.

There was a bright smile on her face, but her heart was suddenly filled with mixed feelings.

Wearing an exquisite and elegant little dress, Bae Joo-hyun instantly became the focus of attention when she appeared on the red carpet.

Before tonight’s entertainment awards show even started, the terms @Irene red carpet @Irene styling had already quickly become a hot search topic.

A related hot search suddenly popped up for the entertainment awards event, which has received less attention. Many people clicked on it out of curiosity... For many male audiences, beautiful women are the first attraction.

Chi Jingyuan, who was waiting in the lounge and browsing his phone boredly, soon noticed the focus on the Internet. He clicked on a few real-time news and admired Bae Joo-hyun's red carpet photos.

It is indeed very beautiful. This little dress is perfect with the purple color.

However, Chi Jingyuan felt that there were some factors that helped to achieve such a good effect...

I am talking about An Solbin who walked the red carpet with Bae Joo-hyun. As the most popular member of the girl group LABOUM, Solbin actually has pretty good personal qualities including figure and looks. Usually when she is on stage with Bae Joo-hyun, they are like plum, orchid, autumn chrysanthemum, each with their own style.

However, the dress this child wore on the red carpet today... was exactly the same type as the one Pei Zhuxuan wore before, from an unknown fashion brand, with cheap workmanship and color, tacky hollow patterns, and seemed to be one size too big...

Compared with Bae Joo-hyun's exquisite and fitted clothes that look very high-end at first glance, and even the matching jewelry, she suddenly seems pale in comparison. The huge difference in software makes the overall look more obvious.

Ugh……

Chi Jingyuan looked at the smiling young lady in the photo and An Lubin who was trying to smile, and curled his lips in disdain.

Victory without force!

Amidst all the discussions and anticipation, the evening's performing arts awards ceremony finally officially began, and Chi Jingyuan also stayed in the lounge backstage to watch the live broadcast.

To be honest... he really has no interest in the entertainment awards, and he doesn't pay much attention to variety shows. He watches more SBS variety shows and very little KBS.

Among the celebrities and guests present today, apart from Yoo Jae-suk and Lee Kwang-soo, whom he had worked with before, Ji Jingyuan was not very familiar with the others. He even saw some faces before but could not name them...

There are so many comedians who become newly famous or emerge from obscurity every year, and the competitive pressure in this industry is no less than that in the music industry.

He waited for time in boredom, and in the second half, he finally heard the staff inform him to go on stage to present the award.

Although it was very exciting and nostalgic for many old fans and CP fans to see Yinyin CP presenting awards together, it had no special meaning at all for the comedians on the scene. Some people had never even heard of Yinyin CP, and had no feeling at all when they saw Ji Kyung-won and Bae Joo-hyun walking on stage together.

However, when this pair of extremely good-looking award presenters walked onto the stage and stood there, they immediately received a burst of exclamations and extraordinary reactions. The camera was directed downwards, carefully recording the astonished expressions of many comedians.

Without relying on filters or gimmicks, she has already stood out purely by her looks and appearance.

The award ceremony was very ordinary. After some set words were spoken and the trophy was handed to the winner, Ji Kyung-won and Bae Joo-hyun stood aside and quickly left the stage after their speeches. The whole process took no more than three minutes.

After the award ceremony, Ji Jingyuan didn't stop for a moment. He said goodbye to Bae Joo-hyun and left KBS to rush to the crew.

...It's a bit regrettable that as expected, although I happened to meet Twice once backstage, Chi Jingyuan was busy going on stage and Twice was busy leaving, and their agent was leading the team, so both sides just said hello and passed each other.

………………

"what time is it?"

"It's almost twelve o'clock."

Chi Jingyuan, who was in the crew, put down his coffee and asked the assistant next to him about the time since he had no time to do anything.

The rivalry between the second male lead and the second female lead is being filmed now, and his part is scheduled for the second half of the night. After watching the filming on site for a while, he felt a little tired, so he found a place outside to sit down and take a nap.

Hearing that it was almost midnight, Chi Jingyuan suddenly became interested. He put down his drink, wrapped himself in his coat and walked out of the room.

As soon as he went out, he felt a gust of cold wind blowing towards him, making him shiver. He tightened his collar and walked to the railing in the slight chill.

...The location for their indoor scene was on the eighteenth floor of an office building in Seocho District. It was not very high, but the view was very good. Standing in front of the railing, one could see far away and take in the splendid night view of Seoul.

The sky is covered with deep blue, and the stars are twinkling in the night sky, like countless diamonds inlaid on black satin.

The city's neon lights and Christmas lights complement each other, making the streets look like a dream. From a distance, countless brilliant points of light seem to form a pattern of tree stumps. Dotted around this huge Christmas tree are the well-known "Jingle Bells" and the sounds of countless men and women laughing and talking.

I took out my phone and saw that it was December 12th, Christmas Day 25.

Chi Jingyuan muttered the name of the festival, imitating someone by putting his hands into his sleeves, standing in front of the railing and gazing quietly into the distance. Looking at the brightly lit night sky in the distance and feeling the cold wind blowing in his face, he did not feel cold. Instead, he felt the tranquility and relaxation that he had not seen for a long time.

But before he could feel anything in his heart, the cell phone that was tucked into his sleeve suddenly vibrated.

As if he was a little annoyed that the enjoyable atmosphere was disturbed, he frowned and took it out to take a look. Chi Jingyuan's expression changed, he curled his lips in disdain, then snorted lightly, but raised the corner of his mouth and revealed a little smile.

It was sent by Zhou Ziyu who had been pretending to be cool and aloof for a few days.

"Merry Christmas!"

Below the four iconic traditional Chinese characters is a selfie of her wearing a Santa hat and showing her little fangs. She looks extremely bright and cute. Her big eyes are deep and bright, and her short face is full of a bright smile. Her style is completely different from the scary close-up photo taken a few days ago. Her smile makes it seem like it’s not her who is pretending to be dead these two days.

Haha, first suppress and then promote, just wait for today~
Chi Jingyuan looked at it with disdain and a sneer, saved it and cut it out directly.

Are you the only one who knows how to act cool?
He won't reply to you.

After Chou Tzu-yu, several familiar friends sent Christmas greetings, some via text messages, and some via KakaoTalke in the form of personal notes and greeting cards.

Obviously, this extremely important festival for the peninsula is an important time for many people to socialize and reminisce.

After reading them one by one, Chi Jingyuan saw the message sent by his girlfriend before he had time to reply.

"Merry Christmas, Gen-chan! I'll give you these super cute gloves tomorrow~"

Like Chou Tzu-yu, this message was also accompanied by a beautiful selfie.

Looking at this message that was obviously sent on time, as well as the smiling face of his pretty girlfriend in it, Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but smile slightly, and at the same time he remembered the "Christmas gift" he had been thinking about in the afternoon.

He thought about it and opened the album directly. He found the selfie of Ming Jingnan that he had saved in the afternoon. After calling up the photo, he held up the phone high with his left hand, then stretched out his right hand and aimed it at the half heart made by Ming Jingnan in the photo. He smiled and made the same but opposite movement with his girlfriend in the photo, and they formed a small heart together in the air.

Then Chi Jingyuan kept the action going, swiped his left hand to bring out the camera, and without caring about the slightly dim light next to him, he directly took a selfie making a half-heart shape.

Then he checked it out and directly logged into his Instagram and uploaded the photo of the half-heart gesture, with the caption:
"Merry Christmas!"

(End of this chapter)