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Chapter 918 Happiness
After going around in circles for a long time, Ming Jingnan finally said what she really wanted to say, but Chi Jingyuan didn't expect that this was what she wanted to say.

Although it was a bit unexpected, after seeing this sentence, Chi Jingyuan instantly understood Ming Jingnan's mood and thoughts at the moment.

It was obvious that Mingjing Nan was feeling uncomfortable because of the close interaction and contact between him and Bae Joo-hyun during their MC collaboration today.

Or maybe it's not just because of today's show, it could be that the collaboration with the award presenter the day before yesterday had already begun, or it could be because of the private practice between the two of them in the past two days, or even that a thorn had been planted in his heart since he first met in SM, and he began to care and be bothered by it.

Although Chi Jingyuan has been very good to her since they started dating, his emotional value has reached its maximum, making Ming Jingnan feel extremely excited and extremely attached to her boyfriend.

But the more this happened, the more empty she felt inside.

After all, she was the one who actively pursued Chi Jingyuan, so she was inherently at a disadvantage. In addition, she also knew her boyfriend's personality and some of his past.

So the more you care, the less secure you feel.

And this negative emotion reached a peak today. Not only did he compete with Bae Joo-hyun for the spotlight on the stage, but he couldn't help but make requests to Ji Kyung-won in private.

only……

Chi Jingyuan looked at the text messages on his phone. The smile on his face when he was chatting with other members just now faded slightly, and he became a little calmer, even a little deep.

He understood Ming Jingnan's feelings very well, and felt a little ashamed of his girlfriend's cautious tone. He also knew that her request was reasonable and legitimate, but...

But he would never agree to such a thing... because of his character, his past, and his self-philosophy.

Not to mention the impossible sincere agreement, he didn't even want to say a few perfunctory words to deal with it. This time Bae Joo-hyun agreed, but what about Bae Suzy next time? What if it's senior Yoona the next time?
...He can't do it himself, and he doesn't want to do it, so there's no need to say nice things to coax others.

Just like when he broke up with Bae Joo-hyun... This is also his usual habit and practice.

In fact...if it were in the past, if he saw a girl making this kind of request to him in order to control or even influence his behavior, he would even feel annoyed and impatient.

There was a lot of noise in the nanny car. Chi Jingyuan opened the window a little. The sharp night wind rushed in, blowing his hair up instantly. The cold air also made him feel refreshed.
"Ah, why open the window when it's so cold?"

Someone nearby complained, but Chi Jingyuan ignored it. After enjoying the breeze for a while, he continued to look down at the text messages.

According to his habitual personality, he felt that he should be dissatisfied.

However, when he looked at Ming Jingnan's text message, the roundabout words on it, and the cautious and humble tone of the last message, he found that he did not feel impatient as he had imagined. Instead, he actually felt a little distressed and a little guilty.

Sensing the changes in his heart, Chi Jingyuan raised his eyebrows, and suddenly realized that with the passage of time, after so many years of debut and meeting various girls, he seemed to have changed unconsciously.

But... he still wouldn't agree.

However, when Chi Jingyuan was about to reply, he hesitated.

After all, this was the first time that Ming Jingnan made a request to him as a girlfriend after they had been dating for such a long time...even the tone of her voice could not be called a request, it could be said to be a plea.

Even Chi Jingyuan couldn't remain indifferent... After all, he didn't regard Ming Jingnan as a dispensable toy whose mood didn't matter and who could be ignored. On the contrary, he actually put a lot of thought into this relationship.

He stopped what he was doing and glanced at Wu Sehun and the others who were chattering about something in front of him, but he started thinking quickly in his mind.

A minute later, he finally came up with a plan.

Since you don't want to agree, but don't want to make Mingjingnan sad... maybe you need to use some skills.

He quickly wrote a text message, and did not directly say whether he was willing or not, nor did he refuse. Instead, he asked directly:
“…To what extent?”

After sending the message, Chi Jingyuan hung up his phone and looked at the night view outside the window, feeling the wind and waiting...Based on his understanding of Ming Jingnan, facing this slightly strong and retreating rhetorical question, she would most likely not insist on such a request.

About a minute later, the phone vibrated. Chi Jingyuan didn't look at it directly, but quietly blew the wind for a while. He picked up the phone only after his face was frozen.

"It's not that serious, it's just... Yuan-chan, just pretend you didn't see it. I was just saying it casually, hehe... By the way, Yuan-chan, today is Sana-chan's birthday, you know. We haven't had time during the day, so let's go out and have something to celebrate for her..."

really.

Ming Jingnan's attitude did not surprise Chi Jingyuan. She hesitated and nervously passed over the previous request, and somewhat stiffly switched to another topic.
Chi Jingyuan's eyes flashed and he pursed his lips slightly.

Mingjing Nan's reaction was just as he expected, and his previous goal had been achieved. The feeling of being so comfortable in relationships between men and women and having everything under control made him involuntarily feel a little reserved and conceited.

But this feeling quickly dissipated like smoke after it briefly emerged, and he looked at the text messages on his phone and suddenly fell silent.

The upper and lower text messages on Ming Jingnan's text message interface were all connected together. The upper text message was still cautiously and carefully making a request, while the lower text message immediately pretended to be happy and abruptly changed the subject. If you read the two together, the weakness and humility in them became clearer and more glaring, which made Chi Jingyuan feel a little guilty and a little emotional at the same time.

His attitude can easily affect Mingjingnan's words, actions and emotions... This girl really cares about him to the core.

Chi Jingyuan was silent for a long time, and didn't even react to the cold wind blowing on his face. He didn't come back to his senses until the nanny car drove into the parking lot of the company building and stopped.

Looking at the series of text messages on his phone, Chi Jingyuan didn't know what he was thinking about, and he sighed slowly.

"Hey, what are you doing? Hurry up!"

Wu Se-hun's voice was heard from the front. Chi Jingyuan stopped where he was and ignored him. He thought for a moment, lowered his head and typed quickly:

"I want to see you."

After sending the message, Chi Jingyuan found Sana Minatozaki's name in his mobile phone and sent a text message saying "Happy birthday Sana xi."

Chi Jingyuan didn’t even know about her birthday. If he wasn’t a fan or interested in her, who would remember it? Kim Jong-in might know.

But it doesn't matter if he doesn't know. If he knew, since they are so familiar with each other and have a relationship with Ming Jingnan, he would definitely send a message to show his appreciation.

Unexpectedly, Minatozaki Sana seemed to have been using her phone all the time, and she replied even faster than Nai Minami, almost in an instant:
"Oppa, do you remember that today is my birthday?"

There was a sense of surprise and joy in the hurried words. It was obvious that Chi Jingyuan's text message surprised Sana Minatozaki.

"I almost forgot."

"Hee, thank you Oppa~"

Sana Minatozaki was obviously very happy about this blessing, and an exaggerated funny expression was attached after the text.

At this moment, the phone vibrated slightly, and Ming Jingnan's text message came. Because Chi Jingyuan just said that he wanted to see her, the girl understood and sent a selfie directly.

In the slightly dim light, Ming Jingnan posed with her face resting on the pillow, with only half of her face visible through her hair. She pursed her lips slightly as if expressing something.

A very atmospheric selfie.

After watching quietly for a few seconds, Chi Jingyuan reached out and gently touched the small mole on the tip of his girlfriend's lips in the photo, exhaled lightly, and walked quickly towards the other members.

………………

On December 2016, 12, the last night of the year, Peninsula’s last New Year’s Eve party, the MBC Music Festival, was held as scheduled. Various idol groups and singers competed to shine, wanting to greet the upcoming new year with the last brilliance of the year.

Unfortunately, compared to the various wonderful arrangements and impressive programs in the evening parties of SBS and KBS in the previous two days, the performance of MBC seemed a bit boring and bland, whether it was the excitement of the stage, the topics and gimmicks of the performance, or even the size of the venue and the atmosphere of the scene were not as good as the previous two.

And perhaps because the venue is too small, and because of the necessary off-site countdown to the New Year, MBC's annual Song Festival is divided into several venues and held simultaneously with various switches during the live broadcast.

This year's Gayo Daejeon also had three venues. In addition to the two indoor venues in Mapo-gu and Yeongdeungpo-gu, there was also an outdoor stage at the Sangam Culture Plaza outside the MBC building, which was used for performances and the final New Year's Eve countdown... This was the venue where DMC was previously held and where Sana Minatozaki fell from the stage.

It doesn't matter how DMC performs outdoors in October, but now it is the cold winter at the end of December. It is a complete torture for idols to perform in thin stage costumes in this temperature. The white air from their breath can form smoke just by standing there, and their hands and feet are shivering from the cold.

In the lobby of the MBC headquarters, Ji Jingyuan was secretly glad that EXO could sit safely in the warm room and watch the performance... EXO had also enjoyed this kind of execution-style stage dancing in long and short sleeves in the middle of winter during the first two years after their debut, but he really had nightmares after experiencing it twice and declined to attend.

Especially, it has been extremely cold in Seoul recently. Today the temperature even reached minus eight degrees Celsius, which is the coldest winter in Seoul in previous years.

Although he didn't have to suffer the cold, Chi Jingyuan felt very bored sitting in the artist's seat.

After watching the performances two days ago, I really had no interest in watching today's MBC. From the time he sat there from the beginning until now, the only performance that perked him up was the collaborative stage between Chou Tzuyu, Kim Seolhyun and Hani.

Chi Jingyuan was surprised that Zhou Ziyu did not feel at a disadvantage next to the two female idols who were famous for their figures and sexiness. Instead, she was quite eye-catching.

There was also Twice's puppet show version of "TT". The overall makeup and the princess dress were very eye-catching... Other than that, there was nothing special. No matter how good the performance was, it was no longer fresh after watching it so many times in a row... Chi Jingyuan felt that the only highlight of the whole evening might not be the stage, but the host.

Today's MC is Yoona sunbae!
Chi Jingyuan finally understood what the fans of Yinyin CP meant when they said every day on the Internet that "the hosting is better than the stage performance."

Unfortunately, the MC herself did not appear very often, and the camera kept switching back and forth between the three venues, giving Yoona few opportunities to show her face.

Amidst boredom and business reactions, I finally waited until twelve o'clock.

All the idols in the three venues walked onto the stage and began to prepare for the most important ceremony of the day: the New Year’s Eve countdown. It could be said that the entire night’s performances were for this moment.

Chi Jingyuan followed the EXO members to the stage. Standing in the crowd, he looked at the youthful male and female idols around him, and felt the body temperature and fragrance coming from all directions. Suddenly, his thoughts were inexplicably scattered.

Come to think of it, EXO has debuted for so many years, but as a Korean boy band, today seems to be their first time to participate in the Korean New Year's Eve party and countdown live... In previous years, on December 12st, they all participated in programs in the mainland without exception. They have appeared in the evening parties of Oriental TV and Shonan TV more than once, while MBC has only pre-recorded a stage over the years and has never participated in a live broadcast.

It's clear at a glance which side SM values ​​more...

Chi Jingyuan vaguely remembered that they finished the countdown at Shonan TV last year, and when chatting within the team, they seemed to have mentioned casually, "If there are no accidents in 2016, they may still participate in the New Year's Eve party at Shonan TV."

As expected, an accident happened...

He recovered his thoughts, took a breath, and looked around.

At this moment, they were standing in the same positions as in the previous rehearsal. Ji Jingyuan was standing on the far right of EXO. In front of him was Yoona, the MC who was standing at the front and about to lead the countdown. Next to her was Kim Taeyeon who squeezed in to grab the spotlight and attract attention.

On the left is Park Chanyeol, and on the right is Twice. The nine members stand in two rows. The ones closest to Ji Kyung-won are Chou Tzu-yu and Kim Da-hyun, and there is only a body length between them to avoid suspicion.

At this moment, apparently because there were more people on the left side, Park Chanyeol next to him squeezed a step to this side, and Ji Jingyuan was also forced to make way and moved a step to the right, standing right next to Zhou Ziyu. They could almost touch each other just by raising their hands.

Feeling the familiar smell and breath around her, Zhou Ziyu, who was smiling, seemed to be completely unaware and still smiled foolishly. However, her feet, which were originally stationary under her skirt, involuntarily moved a little to the right... very close, probably only a few millimeters, as if it was just a conditioned reflex.

Chi Jingyuan didn't feel anything, and he couldn't react in this situation. And just after he took his position, he received a reminder from the director that the countdown was about to begin.

"10."

"9"

"8"

Led by senior Yoona, all the artists in the three venues began to count down together.

It seemed that the atmosphere was right, or perhaps the sense of ritual of the New Year's countdown was really contagious. At this moment, everyone was smiling, and their voices seemed to be full of excitement. Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but be affected by the atmosphere, and his interest was ignited. He, who was originally bored and stopped at the business, unconsciously joined in the shouting.

Although the voice was not loud, the smile was much more sincere.

"3,."

"2."

"1"

"Happy New Year!"

EXO, Twice, SHinee, Ji Kyung-won, Lim Yoona, Kim Taeyeon, Chou Tzu-yu... everyone shouted together, smiling like flowers, with joy on their faces. In this sense of ritual, everyone seemed to have found their own position and emotional resonance.

Idols from the same group high-fived each other to celebrate. Ji Kyung-won had just clapped hands with Park Chanyeol and Kim Jong-hyun when Yoona and Taeyeon in front of him turned around and high-fived him in turn with smiles on their faces, and wished each other a Happy New Year.

But forget about Zhou Ziyu next to her...

All the idols on the stage cheered in unison, all the audiences inside and outside the three venues shouted excitedly, countless audiences in front of the TV were smiling, and everyone's smiles and voices, along with the brilliant fireworks that rose and exploded in the sky above Seoul, together drew the final period to 2016, a year that was intertwined with glory and turmoil.

…………

The nanny car drove out of the MBC parking lot, and the EXO members, who had finished their last schedule in 2016, made an appointment as usual to go out for some hotpot to celebrate, or to commemorate the occasion.

A live New Year's Eve party just took place and everyone was in an excited state. Even though they had been sitting bored for four hours at the MBC site, they didn't feel tired at all. They were all chattering about their own interesting stories.

But life and work are not all smooth sailing. Frustration and misfortune still account for the majority of the time. While we were talking about good things, some bad news came out.

"...I just heard from Chengyuan that Melon and the other music websites seem to be holding an internal meeting recently to solicit opinions, and it is very likely that the existing music source rules will be changed...and they are specifically targeting us, the boy band fans, to cheat the charts."

After a brief silence, Jin Junmyeon spoke seriously about the news he had just heard.

"Is it because of that...what 'TT Isolated Island Incident' a few days ago?" Park Chanyeol asked with a frown.

"Yes."

Jin Junmyeon looked unhappy: "Although the popularity these two days seems to be overshadowed by Jingyuan, the world's top handsome man and the New Year's Eve popularity, the impact of this incident is very bad. Not only are passers-by dissatisfied, but many music charts have also discovered the flaws in their own rules..."

At the end, he couldn't help but sigh deeply: "Even to this day, our fans are still buying food. Although it's not as strong as the first day, but... when I checked at noon, MAMA was still on the list, hey."

"Hey~"

Including Chi Jingyuan, everyone sighed helplessly after hearing this.

If charts like Melon change their rules to target fans for manipulation of the charts, it will be extremely bad news for all Kpop boy groups.

Compared to the success of girl groups, boy groups, whose music is not well received by most passers-by, have to rely on their large number of fans working hard day and night to refresh the charts, in addition to releasing hit songs that are rare in recent years. This is especially true in the early morning when there are few people listening to songs, which is the best time for boy group fans to be active.

Once the rules are changed to address this, groups like EXO and Big Bang, which already have a good reputation, might do better, but it is conceivable that most boy groups will find it difficult to perform well in terms of music in the future.

This time they really were dragged down by their own fans...but the Aili fans meant well and it was impossible for them to say anything negative or critical.

I really didn't expect that a fan incident would cause such a huge negative impact. It's okay for the boy group whose fans participated in manipulating the charts a few days ago, but all other boy groups have suffered unexpected disasters and can only cry without tears.

"…By the way, what's the news about our next comeback? Will it be a Japanese album, a Korean album, or even an English song? Have you heard any news?"

While they were still discussing changing the rules, Wu Se-hun next to him seemed uninterested and instead whispered to Chi Jingyuan.

There have been various rumors about EXO's plan for 17 since the second half of 16, and there is still no definite news. However, the market has already determined the general direction of the change. Wu Sehun is actually very curious and a little worried. Ji Jingyuan, who is a member of the royal family and a part-time producer, is the most informed person in the group.

"I've heard some things, but it seems like it hasn't been officially confirmed yet. But there will be a meeting next week, so by then..."

Chi Jingyuan didn't hide anything and casually told what he knew, but halfway through he got a call. He glanced at the caller and answered the call, but after listening to just two sentences he couldn't help but frowned:

"fainted?"