Three hours later, the plane arrived on ti at Huaxia Imperial City Airport.
He Jinxia’s whereabouts were not disclosed, and many people thought she would spend the National Day holiday in M-country, including the dia, which is why there were no paparazzi squatting at the airport today, allowing He Jinxia and her companions to leave quietly, safely, and swiftly.
Once she got into the car, she powered on her phone.
Her phone connected to the dostic signal, and a flood of ssages ca pouring in. Her WeChat was almost overwheld with ssages from other celebrities, ranging from holiday greetings to casual chats.
The first thing He Jinxia did was to check the missed calls in her contact list, where she found that ng Wan had called her more than thirty tis, starting from the day she flew to M-country, with the last call coming in this morning.
After thinking it over, she imdiately called back.
The phone rang for a long ti, so long that she thought no one would pick up and was about to hang up, when suddenly, the call connected from the other end.
ng Wan’s voice, slightly weary and hoarse, ca through, "Hello, Jinxia."
He Jinxia asked softly and gently, "I’ve just flown back from M-country and have just gotten off the plane. I saw your news as soon as I did. Are you okay?"
ng Wan fell silent.
After a long while, her voice slowly ca through, "Jinxia, let’s et up. There are so things I want to talk to you about."
He Jinxia pondered for a mont, then agreed, "Okay."
*
ng Wan’s family was wealthy, and their family business was sowhat famous abroad. Even though she beca a celebrity and earned her own money, her family always treated her as if she hadn’t grown up, making sure that the annual inquiries for her wellbeing were indispensable, as well as the pocket money.
Every year, the pocket money ng Wan received from her parents and elder brothers remained largely untouched in her card. When she finally wanted to use it and checked the balance, she was instantly shocked.
Returning the money... that was out of the question. Her parents would instead scold her for acting estranged from them.
ng Wan felt awkward holding onto such a large sum of money, and after much deliberation, she decided to buy a very private apartnt in Imperial City. She told no one about this, not even her agent, Sister Ying.
He Jinxia was the first artist to step into ng Wan’s apartnt.
She arrived on the floor where the apartnt was located. There were three apartnts in total, one of which had its door already open. He Jinxia pushed the door and entered, seeing ng Wan sitting in the living room.
ng Wan looked haggard, with dark circles under her eyes, curled up, clutching herself tightly, and looking very insecure.
He Jinxia intentionally knocked on the door. ng Wan suddenly heard the noise, jolted violently, and was startled.
She looked up nervously, and upon seeing He Jinxia, the wariness on her face disappeared.
"If you’re scared, why did you leave the door so carelessly open?"
He Jinxia sat in front of her and handed her a cup of milk tea she had brought from outside.
"I rushed out and didn’t have ti to buy any fruit. Congratulations on purchasing the apartnt here in Imperial City."
A bitter smile crept onto ng Wan’s face as she let her head hang down, "It’s not like I earned the money to buy it myself, what’s there to congratulate on?"
He Jinxia helped her insert the straw and pushed the milk tea in front of her, "Don’t be so bitter and resentful, relying on your parents is nothing to be ashad of. Out in the world, who doesn’t rely on connections and networks to make their way? Don’t you like drinking milk tea? Go on, drink up. If one cup doesn’t solve a bad mood, then have two!"
ng Wan laughed with a "pfft" and started to drink the milk tea.
He Jinxia watched her gently, idly checking out the decor in her apartnt, waiting for ng Wan to start the conversation.
After a while, ng Wan finally said, "Aren’t you going to ask why I left JY?"
He Jinxia turned to look at her, seriously responding, "You’re an adult now, with your own thoughts. I believe you made this decision after careful consideration."
ng Wan let out a self-deprecating snort, her emotions sinking, "Jinxia, you really have changed a lot, for the better. Since you left the group, not only has your career improved, but your personality has beco more magnanimous as well. And ? In their eyes, I’ll always be the child who loves to play and never grows up."
He Jinxia: "Staying childlike is not necessarily a bad thing. If given the choice, who would actually want to grow up?"
ng Wan was taken aback by her question, murmuring softly, "Yeah, who would actually want to grow up."
When she was young, she couldn’t wait to grow up, especially hating when her parents would say, "You’re still young, you don’t understand."
Only when she reached the age of her parents did she realize that after seeing all life has to offer, the carefree days of childhood were the happiest. All she had to think about was what to eat, play, and want every day, without worrying about anything else.
"Jinxia, during the recording of the show, I heard everything you said to my parents."
ng Wan lowered her gaze, speaking quietly, "At that ti, I wanted to talk to you."
"I was so lost. I thought I was working really hard to beco a star, but why did my parents always think I was just playing around? I felt they didn’t understand , which is why I never wanted to go back."
"But then I heard what you said, and upon reflection, I realized you were right. JY is no longer the JY it used to be. The team I loved and was eager to fight for my whole life was the JY that was ford five years ago, not the JY of today."
"These years, I’ve beco increasingly exhausted at JY. In the earlier years, the days when the few of us were together were really happy, even though we weren’t famous then, and we had more activities than now, barely getting by and sotis even losing money."
"Now JY has everything. We’ve beco famous, the activities we take on are not as hectic, and they’re of higher quality. We have a lot of private ti and earn more. However, everyone has their own ideas now, no longer as straightforward as before. Each person keeps their thoughts to themselves, treating others like fools."
ng Wan exhaled sharply, tears welling up in her eyes as she looked up at her, "Jinxia, do I seem very foolish to you?"
He Jinxia thought for a mont and shook her head, "No one has the right to call you foolish for giving your all to sothing you love."
Tears stread down ng Wan’s cheeks as she choked up, "But I’ve tried so hard for so long. The group I thought I could devote my life to has turned out to be so dark. All my persistence has beco a joke. This isn’t the JY I want to stay in!"
Quickly standing up, ng Wan walked over and hugged He Jinxia tightly, repeatedly apologizing to her.
"I’m sorry, Jinxia, I had no idea they would do that to you, Jinxia, I’m so sorry! I didn’t know anything. If I had known, I would never have let them drug you, I’m really sorry..."
Spend a few years raising a dog, and you develop a bond.
Stay in the sa group for five years, and the bond grows even deeper.
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