peninsula asteroid.

Chapter 308 He's gone

The other members also had their own plans to do their own things and didn't care about them. Chi Jingyuan was carrying a shoulder bag, and both of them put on masks and hats, and walked out of the hotel together.

"Where are you going to eat, bro?"

After walking out, a gust of cool wind blows on the face, which is completely different from the air-conditioning of the indoor air conditioner. Although it is no longer as cold as before, it can feel a different kind of reality in my heart.

After walking a few steps, Chi Jingyuan glanced at a taxi slowly passing by, followed the light for a few seconds, and asked aloud.

Because he was with Luhan, he also habitually spoke Chinese.

"After turning the road ahead, there is a night market street a little further ahead. There are several food stalls with delicious barbecue. I have eaten there twice before."

Luhan pointed to the front, and said in a very familiar way: "It's not far away, it will be there in about ten minutes."

"Are you so familiar with this place? I remember brother, aren't you from Beijing?"

"I was also brought by someone else. The movie I participated in was introduced by others when the crew had a dinner last time. It was really okay after I tasted it."

The two of them were not in a hurry, they walked slowly while chatting, after turning a few corners, they finally arrived at the night market street that Luhan mentioned, and under his guidance, they found a shop with the same size. I found a table in a remote place and sat down.

The tables and chairs are made of cheap plastic, and there seems to be a layer of oily stains on the edge of the table that has not been wiped off. The overall look is very down-to-earth food stall style.

"Do you want to drink?" The waiter came over with two menus, and Luhan asked while looking at them.

"Beer is fine."

"Of course it's beer, so let's order four bottles first, and then... what would Jing Yuan want to eat?" After greeting the waiter next to him, he looked at the menu and asked while looking at it.

Chi Jingyuan also looked at the menu in front of him, and when he was about to speak, his phone rang suddenly, and he came out to look at the caller.

"Brother, you're a regular customer. Come on, I'll answer the phone and I'll be right back."

After saying something with a smile, after watching Luhan make an 'OK' gesture, Chi Jingyuan took the mobile phone and walked a few steps to the side, came to the shade of a tree on the side, and connected the phone.

"Calling so late, is there something urgent?"

It was Pei Zhuxuan who called, and Chi Jingyuan asked curiously.

At this time, if they didn't work overtime, they should have finished practice and returned to the dormitory.

"There's nothing urgent..." Pei Zhuxuan blunted after saying something cheerfully. Even though he didn't speak, Chi Jingyuan seemed to feel the other party's happy mood from the other party's silence.

Chi Jingyuan smiled and didn't make a sound or remind him, just listened quietly.

A few seconds later, there was a faint sound of snorting, and Pei Zhuxuan said with a little shortness of breath, "Just now the room manager came to inform us that the debut time that was originally scheduled to be around November has been brought forward..."

"When is it early?"

"It's next month, and the head of the office said that it will be early August at the earliest."

There was an irrepressible joy in her voice, which could be clearly felt even across a sea pool.

It is obvious that the long-cherished wish of many years is about to come true, Pei Zhuxuan should be surrounded by the excitement of his upcoming debut, and immediately called him to share his excitement and happiness after getting the news.

It's just that Chi Jingyuan was not as optimistic as she was when he heard it. As a bystander, he just found it strange. Wasn't the early debut a little too early?It is estimated that November directly mentioned August, and the time difference is too far away.

Chi Jingyuan wondered if the company suddenly moved their debut time so much earlier for some special reasons.

And even if they have been practicing since last month, it is difficult to fully prepare for their debut album study, recording, dance practice, MV shooting, makeup photos, pictorials, etc. They are preparing for the album. At that time, I didn't know how long I had been practicing just dancing, and I was so tired that I was dying every day.

Unless Pei Zhuxuan and the others don't release an album when they make their debut, and just make a digital single as their debut song, then there is plenty of time.

Although he was puzzled, of course Chi Jingyuan would not pour cold water on him when he was happy, instead he replied in a brisk tone: "Congratulations, then, Irene xi, are we going to do it next month?" There is a chance to be on the same stage.”

"Kkkkk hahaha..." Pei Zhuxuan lowered her voice for a few moments, then couldn't hold back and finally laughed out. The laugh was a bit wanton, not very pleasant, but it was very infectious.

After a while, the laughter stopped, and neither of them spoke directly. Chi Jingyuan took the initiative to look at the time and said, "I still have something to do here, let's talk about the rest when I go back."

"Inside." Pei Zhuxuan replied crisply, and then remembered to add: "By the way, Seulqi and the others might send you a message later. If you have something to do, remember to turn off the sound of your phone."

"understood."

After hanging up the phone, Chi Jingyuan stood where he was and briefly thought about Pei Zhuxuan's early debut. After a minute or two, he returned to the dinner table and sat down.

At this time, there was already a plate of barbecue served first, sprinkled with cumin and chili noodles and sizzling oil, it looked a little greedy, and Chi Jingyuan, who was not very hungry, was also a little attracted at this time.

"Calling you so late, girlfriend?" Luhan took the initiative to pour a glass of beer that had already been opened, and asked with a smile.

"Thank you... No, I'm not in a relationship with friends who are close friends." Chi Jingyuan took the wine glass and thanked him, then shook his head in denial.

"Jingyuan, you said you didn't have a relationship, why am I so suspicious? Brother and brother, are you still hiding it... You are so popular in the circle, no one will believe you if you don't have a girlfriend..."

Luhan glanced at him, with disbelief on his face: "Most of the members have girlfriends now, if you don't fall in love now, when will you talk about it?"

Chi Jingyuan blinked, pondered for two seconds and tentatively said, "Maybe...after I'm 35?"

"Pfft...hahaha..." Luhan couldn't hold back and burst out laughing, shaking his hands and spilling a little of the wine he was carrying.

Chi Jingyuan also laughed, picked up the wine glasses and they clinked and drank half a glass.

After the laughter gradually stopped, the two of them didn't speak any more. The grilled skewers in front of them kept exuding a tempting aroma, but they didn't intend to take a skewer at all.

It was suddenly quiet for a while, except for the non-stop sound of toasting and clinking from the table next to it.

One side is silent, the other side is lively.

"Brother is leaving?"

Chi Jingyuan took the lead in breaking the uncomfortable atmosphere, and took a bite of a bunch, asking questions while chewing.

Although it was an interrogative sentence, there was no question in the tone.

"..." Luhan was taken aback by Chi Jingyuan's question, as if he was a little surprised how the other party could see his thoughts, and asked so straightforwardly.

After a few seconds of bluntness, he looked at Chi Jingyuan: "How do you know?"

"I can tell."

Chi Jingyuan put down the iron pick after eating, met Luhan's suspicious gaze, smiled and shrugged.

But he sighed in his heart.

He has been poached by so many companies, and the conditions offered are better than the last one. Whether it is true or not, even if he can only achieve half of it, he will definitely earn more than he earned in SM.

If it weren't for Chi Jingyuan's experience in the world, being an idol isn't mainly for making money, and with his full royal treatment in SM, he probably couldn't help but have the idea of ​​job-hopping.

Chi Jingyuan is very popular. Although his teammates are not as good as they are, of course they will not be neglected, especially the three members of the Xia Guo line. They have local accounts and EXO's huge popularity and traffic blessing. As long as Returning from a solo flight is definitely a cash cow in the eyes of all economic companies.

In particular, Wu Sai Ke made a good start. Obviously, BTS is inferior to EXO. I don’t know how much it can be so popular in the mainland. As soon as it comes back, it is a traffic star and directly joins the group for filming.

He is so popular, wouldn't those people in EXO be more powerful?
It's very simple.

After Wu's incident came out, Chi Jingyuan already had some premonitions, but nothing happened.

When Luhan suddenly asked him out for dinner tonight, he had actually expected it, but he was a little confused why he had to call himself out to talk about it.

And now Luhan's expression and reaction have verified Chi Jingyuan's guess. He exchanged glances with Chi Jingyuan and looked at the table in front of him. Man, did not speak.

Chi Jingyuan didn't make a sound for a moment, he turned his head and glanced at the diners who were enthusiastically eating and drinking at a nearby table, and didn't know what to say.

A few seconds later, he cast his eyes on the table again, after thinking for a while, he smiled and said, "If it is more popular to use Xia Guo, should I smile and say to my brother, 'Life has dreams, everyone is wonderful', or Should I say angrily, 'Cut off seats, cut off relations, and never see each other again'?"

The natural tone broke the somewhat stiff atmosphere. Luhan glanced at him and shook his head with a smile: "Although I have said it several times, Jing Yuan, your Chinese is really good, even better than mine."

"I admit the first sentence, but the latter is a bit exaggerated."

Chi Jingyuan narrowed his eyes and said modestly.

The atmosphere inexplicably changed a lot, and the two of them no longer had the stiff posture just now, and each picked up a skewer and ate it.

After eating a few skewers, Chi Jingyuan licked the grease on the corner of his mouth, and asked casually, "Are you ready?"

"Well, I won't go back after eating in a while. I have already asked people to take away the things I need to take away. There are some clothes left in the hotel and dormitory... the agent on the peninsula side The lawyer has also prepared the materials, and I will file a lawsuit tomorrow morning after I leave here."

Luhan nodded, and said it directly without any intention of hiding it.

"Why does this process feel so familiar..." Chi Jingyuan smacked his lips, took a sip of beer and asked, "Then the other members know? Tao them."

"I have told the two members of Xia Guo before, and I have only told you about the other members."

"Why did you tell me specifically?"

"Because Jingyuan, you are a very important reason why I made up my mind to leave EXO..." Luhan had a serious expression on his face.

"No, brother, it has a lot to do with me? Isn't it because of Wu Saik?"

Chi Jingyuan opened his mouth slightly in surprise, and looked at him innocently.

"Indeed, there are a lot of things because he inspired me... But don't compare me with him." Luhan didn't deny it, but quickly expressed that he was not familiar with Wu.

"Indeed, brother, you chose to leave when we had just finished the concert. There is still more than a week before the next concert, leaving us plenty of time to re-choreograph and rehearse and move. Unlike him, BTS fans Running away the day before the meeting, it was too late to rehearse, and in the end, I had to temporarily find a backup dancer to take his place." Chi Jingyuan nodded reluctantly.

"And I won't be like him, talking about so many groundless reasons, such as bullying... We can see what's going on with those so-called photos, and his fans are willing to believe him ..."

Curling his lips, Luhan seemed to dislike Wu Saik, and seemed quite displeased with his behavior.

Then he sighed softly, drank the beer in one gulp, looked at Chi Jingyuan with a serious expression after reminiscing, "I've actually always envied you Jingyuan...not jealous, but envious."

"I also want the company to consider my ideas in everything, and those directors and the like can greet me with a smile when they see me; I also want to have many privileges...whether I use it or not; I also want to be sick. I don’t even have to say it myself, the company took the initiative to give me a vacation, for fear that I would be so tired that it would be bad for my health; I also want to be the most important and the most dazzling person..."

"It's really not jealousy, it's envy."

Maybe it's because he drank a little wine, or maybe he won't have any chances if he doesn't talk today, facing Chi Jingyuan at this time, he said all the thoughts in his heart that he didn't know how long, and his tone seemed a little excited , obviously he has been brewing these ideas for a long time.

After talking for a while, it seemed to be a lot smoother. He poured a glass of wine and held the quilt in his hand to look at it, but he didn't drink it: "These are things that I can't get in EXO no matter how hard I try, but it's not the same. It's not because of you, Jing Yuan... In terms of your background and status in the company, Jing Yuan, you are really good enough in dealing with people, and you have never been lazy at work because of your background. Instead, sometimes you are much more tired than all of us.”

"I really don't dislike you. On the contrary, I think it's a very lucky and happy thing to be a teammate with you."

Speaking of this, Luhan raised his glass: "By the way, I would like to respect you. Speaking of which, if it weren't for you, without the song "Roar", EXO would not be as popular as it is today. Even if I come back, the treatment will definitely not be as good as now it is good."

"Thank you, this is a good compliment and proof of my self-cultivation and creative talent."

After clinking glasses, Chi Jingyuan drank it all down, and thanked him with a smile.

Then he looked at the new dishes on the table, and sighed softly: "However, if you leave, brother, it will really have a great impact on us, and it must be much bigger than Baekhyun's love." gone."

Members leaving the team is a big thing for any combination, this year's kara, bts, etc. are lessons from the past.

Let alone a popular member like Luhan.

"Of course, I'm Luhan, the captain and ACE of Team M. Even in the entire group, my popularity can be ranked second, second only to you, Jing Yuan."

Mentioning this, Luhan nodded his head as a matter of course, with a slightly proud expression on his face. As a native of the Xia Kingdom, he has reached the top position in the peninsula group EXO, which is also an excellent proof of his talent, strength and hard work.

If his departure has no effect on the team, then he has no face to say it.

"It is said that it is second only to... but the second and the first are actually quite far apart..."

Chi Jingyuan looked at him mercilessly, curled his lips and said honestly: "Brother, my popularity in the group is broken, and there are quite a lot of breaks."

"Hahaha, why do you have to point it out specifically? Before you leave, you still want to hit me."

Luhan laughed twice, shook his head and looked at Chi Jingyuan and said helplessly.

After laughing, he fell into a moment of silence unconsciously.

All that needs to be said has been said, Luhan has obviously already made up his mind, everything is ready, and this choice of deciding his own life path cannot be persuaded in a few words.

And Chi Jingyuan himself had no intention of persuading him.

After a while, he thought about it, looked at Luh who hadn't made a sound for a long time, and said with a serious face: "I thought about it, and I think the first sentence of the two sentences just now is more appropriate."

Luhan nodded slowly, pursed his lips and did not speak.

"Then brother, I'll go back first. If I go back too late, I will be troubled by brother Chenghuan... Although I have privileges, I don't have to use them, right?"

Chi Jingyuan took out a tissue and wiped his mouth, smiled, stood up, said goodbye and was about to leave.

"Jingyuan..." Luhan suddenly stopped Chi Jingyuan who had turned around to leave, and after hesitating for two seconds, he switched to Korean without knowing it: "fighting!"

Chi Jingyuan turned around and looked at him. Sunshine squinted his eyes and smiled, still speaking in Chinese:

"Thanks, I will."

Finally nodded, Chi Jingyuan quickly left the restaurant without hesitation and gradually walked away until he left the night market street and turned into the avenue, the noise behind him seemed to be cut off and suddenly became weak and inaudible too clear.

The previous hustle and bustle was replaced by the sound of car engines and horns on the road, making people feel like they were in two different worlds.

After walking about ten minutes back to the hotel, he opened the door with his card and walked into the room. Wu Shixun, who was lying on the bed and playing with his mobile phone, glanced at Chi Jingyuan and continued to stare at the screen, but asked, "Why did you come back so early?" Oh, are you guys eating so fast? I thought it would take a while...Brother Luhan is back too?"

Chi Jingyuan went to the bathroom to wash his face, rubbed his face vigorously twice and took a long breath. After drying off, he half lay on his bed, looked at the light on the ceiling, and said lightly: " he's gone."

"gone?"

Hearing this, Wu Shixun couldn't help putting down the phone in his hand, and turned his head to look over.

"Wu Saike." Chi Jingyuan didn't explain, but just said his name.

Wu Shixun was stunned for a moment and instantly understood. He sat up straight away, and the laziness just now disappeared immediately: "Jinjia?"

"..." Chi Jingyuan nodded, but remained silent.

"Why don't you tell Cheng Huan and the others quickly?"

"So what can I say, people have already made preparations before, and now people don't know where to go." Chi Jingyuan took out his phone to check the time, and then threw the phone to the side of the pillow: " Brother Seung-hwan should find out later.

Wu Shixun, who was a little anxious at first, frowned and froze for a while after hearing this, as if he was sorting out the chaotic thoughts in his head, he was silent for 2 minutes, he looked a little puzzled: "He...then he is about to leave, why call you for dinner?" ?”

"do not know……"

Chi Jingyuan looked at the blazing white ceiling light and smiled: "Maybe he thinks I'm pretty?"

Although he said this, he actually understood some of the other party's thoughts in his heart.

Luhan seems to have a lot of affection for EXO. After all, he has worked so hard for it for so many years. The countless sweats shed in the practice room these years have not been evaporated and disappeared, but melted into it little by little without knowing it. in my heart.

Although he has made up his mind to leave, he doesn't seem to want to leave like Wu Saik as a completely disgusting and despised traitor. Not bad, not a bad final impression.

In other words, in Chi Jingyuan's eyes, perhaps for Luhan, Chi Jingyuan is one of the most recognized members of the team, even if he leaves, he wants to get some of his understanding.

Maybe doing so will give him some comfort in his heart.

The room fell into silence, both of them seemed to be thinking about it.

After a while, the people in the company finally found out that Luhan was gone. Li Chenghuan came to Chi Jingyuan and the others after looking for several rooms. After knocking on the door, Wu Shixun opened the door for him and let him in.

"Jingyuan, where did he go after you had dinner with Luhan just now? He can't get through the phone or message..." Li Chenghuan asked anxiously as soon as he walked in.

"he's gone."

"Leaving?" Li Chenghuan was also startled, his expression changed as if he thought of something bad: "What do you mean?"

"It's exactly what you think." Chi Jingyuan looked at him and pursed his lips, and then briefly described what happened just now, but didn't say the specific content of the chat.

"This..." The manager didn't know what to say, but it was estimated that SM had made some plans before. After a brief hesitation, Lee Seung-hwan walked out of the room, and at the same time took out his mobile phone and started to contact the company.

The members living in other rooms also saw that something was wrong and came out one after another. After meeting in the corridor and chatting for a few words, they gathered at Chi Jingyuan and the others.

"What's the matter? Luhan suddenly couldn't be contacted, and no one answered when I called him."

"Leave? Why?"

"Tao, do you know? You usually have such a good relationship with Luhan..."

"Why is it so sudden, I didn't feel it at all before."

A group of people gathered in the room to discuss, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little tense. Not long ago, Wu Saike Zhuyu made a good demonstration, which made it difficult for them not to make malicious associations.

Facing the member's question, the two Xia Guoline, who knew in advance, didn't know how to speak, half leaning against the wall and staring at the ground in a daze.

Chi Jingyuan sat on the bed and leaned on the cushion at the head of the bed and didn't speak. Although he had a little premonition in his heart before, but after the fact that the members ran away, he still felt a little sudden, and he couldn't restrain it afterwards. Irritability and a lot of mixed emotions.

In fact, he does understand the other party's thoughts in his heart, but understanding is nothing but understanding, and it cannot change the fact that the other party is running away from the contract, nor will it reduce the huge negative impact that his resignation will have on EXO.

He fiddled with the phone inadvertently, swiping it back and forth without paying much attention to the things displayed on it, and there was no desire to reply to the news that Jiang Seulqi and Sun Shengwan sent to tell Chi Jingyuan that they would debut early.

Chi Jingyuan also noticed that Tao and Lay hardly spoke during the whole process, and they seemed to be very preoccupied.

Everyone has already left, and the company has been trying to find a way to see if he can be contacted to try to dissuade him. After the other members gathered together and discussed for a while, they returned to their rooms with their own thoughts. It is estimated that few people can sleep well.

The next morning, when EXO11 followed the team at the airport and were about to board the plane to return to the peninsula, the latest news released by the peninsula media immediately ignited public opinion:

"At ten o'clock in the morning on July 7th, Luhan, a popular member of EXO, filed an indictment with the Seoul District Court by his attorney because 'the company was unable to provide a suitable development plan for the future, and his body was overwhelmed by illness under high-intensity work pressure'. Application for contract with SM Entertainment is invalid."

(End of this chapter)