nutes and 1 second. As the camera slowly rotated, Ji Eon-won, who had not appeared in the group dance before, suddenly broke into the shot at an extremely close distance. He gave a close-up shot direc..."I am very smart."

Upon hearing this obvious sarcasm, Zhou Tzuyu couldn't help but retort: "Besides, my Korean has improved a lot..."

At first, she was quite assertive. However, under Chi Jingyuan's sneering gaze, her voice grew softer and softer until finally, she hung her head in silence.

After a few words, Zhou Tzuyu now looked more lively than when she was alone crouched there just now.

Qi Jingyuan chuckled lightly and shook his head.

He had long seen that the other person must have encountered something bad, which led to a bad mood. Otherwise, he wouldn't have run out for a walk alone at night to relieve his emotions, and eventually called him, someone he had only met once, for help.

However, Li Jingyuan had no intention of comforting Zhou Ziyu.

Because he doesn't like to comfort others, he feels that insincere comfort is just empty words, superficial and unhelpful.

Besides cheering others up or diverting their attention, there are other ways to help as well.

They didn't manage to hail a taxi along the way, so the two of them could only walk back step by step under the eaves.

Although the rain wasn't heavy, once I stepped out from under the eaves and the trees, my shoulders and hair gradually got wet.

Zhou Tzuyu was wearing a long-sleeved shirt, with no cover to protect her. She used one hand to shield her forehead, preventing raindrops from entering her eyes, while the other hand covered her hair, doing little to stop some of it from getting wet from the rain.

She looks a little down on her luck, but with her furrowed brow it's also kind of cute.

Although plainly disheveled, Zhou Tzuyu kept following Chi Jingyuan's back with a calm demeanor, not uttering a single complaint.

"Sigh..."

Chi Jingyuan glanced at her, then sighed and took off his baseball cap, placing it on her head. "Just wear this for a bit," he said.

He also has a hoodie, enough to keep him dry from the rain.

Thank you.

Chou Tzu-yu managed a smile and thanked him.

The two chatted sporadically, with most of the conversation coming from Ji Jingyuan. Zhou Tzuyu responded in hushed tones a few times.

After walking for about twenty minutes, we finally arrived near the JYP trainee dormitory area.

As they neared their destination, Zhou Tzuyu's mood had stabilized considerably after a long conversation and some rain. Glancing at Ji Jingyuan, whose clothes were almost soaked through beside her, she apologized with a hint of regret: "I'm sorry to have made you come out to help me so late and caused you so much trouble."

"Yes, a lot of trouble. Look at my clothes."

Chi Jingyuan shot her a glance, pointed at his drenched clothes and said in an annoyed tone, "If it weren't for you, I should have been happily playing for half an hour before going to sleep. Two hours ago, there was no way I would have thought I'd be taking a walk here in the rain."

"Sorry..." Zhou Tzuyu apologized with a sheepish face, giving Ji Jingyuan an apologetic smile.

Just like what was said on the phone, it's still 'sorry', but the meaning and the emotions conveyed are completely different.

"Alright, since you're already here, let's not dwell on that."

Chi Jingyuan waved his hand, his eyes falling to the entrance of the residential area. He gave one last instruction: "I'm not going to ask you why you ran out and got lost on your own. Just go back, take a bath, and have a good sleep. That's it."

"Put your hat back on first, remember to… forget it. I'll give it to you as a souvenir for getting lost."

Chi Jingyuan looked at the baseball cap on the other person's head, his words trailed off halfway through, and he changed his tune.

"Let's go, Tzuyu xi, be normal from now on. Bye bye."

After delivering it to her, Chi Jingyuan gave her two instructions and then turned around and left. He was drenched and miserable, so he quickly hurried back to wash up and change his clothes.

"Pool... Jingyuan, can you give me a text message next time if something happens"

Zhou Tzuyu stood still, watching Ji Jingyuan's departing figure. After a moment of hesitation, she couldn't help but ask.

Chi Jingyuan had already walked out ten meters and, upon hearing this, didn't turn back. He waved his hand in agreement and then quickly disappeared from sight.

Zhou Tzuyu stared at the other person's disappearing back for a while before pushing her hat down and walking into the residential area.

………………

May 16th.

Choi Sun-mi is a stan of Park Ji-won, and she has been supporting him since his debut.

Although she is indifferent to the other members of EXO, because of Yuan's presence, she bought ten albums after EXO's debut and participated in most of the voting, charting, and cheering activities. She can be considered a hardcore fan.

No matter how hard their fans try, the fact that EXO's debut album 《MAMA》 was not well-received has become an undeniable truth.

Even though these fans may not want to admit it, deep down they know EXO's debut wasn't smooth sailing.

After the scores were finalized, many fans of Red Velvet also left, and EXO then fell into a long period of silence. For several months, they didn't perform on stage once. Although there were occasional news reports, it was just a drop in the bucket to quench their thirst.

During the lull, many fans who used to vote together every day, chart together, and discuss together also gradually disappeared from the fan club.

This feeling is really bad.

Since the news of EXO's official comeback spread, Choi Seol-mi's heart has been in turmoil.

She was both excited about her idol's comeback and worried that this comeback wouldn't be successful.

Fans probably all know that if a group has two consecutive comebacks that fail, the company will definitely reduce resources accordingly. If this one isn't successful either, I wonder how many friends who eat together will quit being fans, and how long it will take to see their idol again after another blank period.

Under this mood, Choi Seon-mi is quite anxious every day, but she still pays attention to all the news about EXO. She reads all the online news and trivial things ** recently put out without missing a single one.

Finally, the day arrived - 16th! That's when XO officially announced their comeback promotional photos. Choi Seon-mi had been refreshing the webpage since morning, eager to see her idol's new look for this comeback at first glance.

Besides being criticized for the poor quality of the songs, the biggest complaint about the album 《MAMA》 is the members' outlandish appearance design. Both their makeup and clothing are beyond simply "ugly," they are truly bizarre.

Even her oppa, Ji-sung Park, sometimes can't handle those weird outfits.

Regardless of gender, the first thing people look at when it comes to any idol group is their appearance.

So this time, EXO's fans are also very focused on today's comeback promotional photos.

She frantically refreshed the webpage, waiting for ages until it finally loaded. Choi Seon-mi immediately clicked in, and what greeted her was an introduction to EXO's first studio album, 《XOXO》. Below that were the two comeback photos they had been anticipating for so long.

A photo in the style of a school graduation picture instantly caught her attention. The moment her eyes took in the picture, they lit up with dazzling brilliance.

After scanning through, she immediately locked eyes on her idol Yuan. He stood quietly on the left side of the photo, wearing a well-fitted student suit and smiling softly at the camera.

Cui Shanmei only felt the other's eyes pierced through dimensions, straight into her soul.

"Ahhhh...Oppa is so handsome!"

Seeing Ji Chang Wook's brand new look this time, Choi Seon Mi couldn't help but scream. She didn't even care that her mother was loudly asking her what happened outside. She immediately clicked a few times to repost the picture in her fan club and then started frantically recommending it to her friends.

At the same time, EXO's fanbase started a barrage of scrolling messages. Their comeback photos were being constantly reposted and shared, non-stop.

First published on the Traditional Chinese Novel Networksued also satisfies their desire to be praised and admired.However, these days Chi Jingyuan has obviously felt that some fans have become overly enthusiastic. They are no longer content with lurking a...