Chapter 40: The Small Troubles of the Celebration Party

  Ji Xin'an saw it was already twelve o'clock and finally reluctantly put down his gun.

  Yao Wenhao looked at her pitiful appearance and smiled, "Next time we have a holiday, I'll bring you here again."

  Ji Xin'an smiled slightly without making a sound and followed Yao Wenhuang to return the gun.

  The shooting range was a commercial venue, and all the bullets were paid for. Yao Wenhao had brought her here, so he must have been prepared, but the two of them got too carried away with their game and didn't realize how many bullets they had fired in the morning. The money they had brought wasn't enough, fortunately, Ji Xin'an had a habit of carrying cash on him since he started earning his own money, and due to his habits from his past life, he had quite a bit on him. They managed to scrape together enough money to pay the cashier.

  Two people came out from inside, Yao Wenhuo looked at her with a slightly red face, "Ji Xin'an, I'm really sorry. I said I would invite you, but in the end, I still let you spend money. This money, I will definitely pay you back."

  "I should be the one to apologize, if I hadn't been so reckless with my spending, we wouldn't have spent so much money." Ji Xin'an really hadn't expected it to be that expensive, the two of them had spent over a thousand yuan in just one morning, which was enough for a family's living expenses for one or two months.

  Yao Wenhao smiled after hearing this, "It's already noon, I'll treat you to lunch."

  "Do you still have money?" Ji Xin'an burst out laughing, remembering his embarrassed look when he didn't have enough money.

  "It's gone." Yao Wenhao felt a bit embarrassed, he really forgot.

  "Let's not eat out anymore, go to my place, I'll make something simple for us to eat together." Ji Xin'an didn't make things difficult for him.

  Yao Wenhao nodded and then took Ji Xin'an for a ride on his bicycle again.

  "Please sit down, I'll be right back." Ji Xin'an walked directly into the kitchen as soon as she got home.

  Yao Wen-hao didn't sit down, instead he walked around admiring her home. From the decorations, it seemed like an ordinary family's home, but just now, Ji Xin-an casually pulled out a wad of cash that was enough for two or three months' salary for an average worker.

  Walking into the kitchen and seeing Ji Xin'an washing vegetables, she finally couldn't bear her curiosity, "Ji Xin'an, how does your family give you so much money? Aren't they afraid that you'll lose it?"

  Ji Xin'an felt that this was indeed hard to say, so she smiled and made up an excuse, "My parents often work overtime and are not at home, so they give me living expenses and let me buy my own groceries."

  "They really trust you, so small and a girl, letting you stay home alone?" Yao Wenhao was somewhat surprised.

  "You'll get used to it, and besides, what's there to worry about? We're all grown up now." Ji Xin'an saw the surprise in his eyes.

  Yao Wenhao shook his head helplessly, watching her skillfully chop vegetables and stir-fry, he was even more surprised. He had always thought that when she said come to her house for dinner, it was just something like instant noodles, "Do you cook for yourself every day?"

  "Yeah, no one cooks for me, and I can't eat out every day." Ji Xin'an said, but her hands didn't stop, and in just a moment, two steaming dishes were done.

  Yao Wenhao helped her put it on the table, and the two people who were extremely hungry began to eat. Yao Wenhao even gave a thumbs up while eating. "It's really well done, I didn't expect you to be so skilled."

  Ji Xin'an smiled and said, "If it's delicious, then eat a bit more."

  Yao Wenhao really listened and didn't even leave a single vegetable leaf behind.

  After shooting for a whole morning, Ji Xin'an didn't feel anything at the time, but after sleeping for a night, when he got up the next day, his whole body felt like it was going to fall apart, and when he changed out of his pajamas, he found that his shoulders were bruised again.

  Ji Xin'an couldn't help but worry after seeing it, today is supposed to be a formal wear day, and two sets of clothes are off-the-shoulder, what to do with these pale shoulders.

  As time was running out and I really had no other choice, I put on my clothes and decided to go to the company to let the makeup artist think of a solution.

  When she arrived at the company, Zou Ze had already changed her clothes. Song Guangliang was waiting anxiously on the side and saw her, immediately came over, "Ji Xin'an, why are you late? Hurry up and get your makeup done and change your clothes."

  After apologizing, Ji Xin'an quickly ran into the locker room. The celebratory party had performances, so they were wearing coordinated outfits with the songs. After changing, she found that all the bruises on her body were exposed after changing clothes.

  "An An, what's wrong with your shoulder?" As soon as Ji Xin'an came out, Zou Ze saw her and looked at her with a worried face.

  "Yesterday was an accident, and it wasn't a big deal at first, but I didn't expect it to turn blue this morning." Ji Xin'an wasn't trying to deceive him on purpose, she just knew that his relationship with Yao Wenhuang wasn't very good, so she tried not to mention Yao Wenhuang in front of him.

  "How careless." Zou Ze's eyes actually showed a pained expression.

  "It's nothing, it doesn't hurt much." Although Zhi Xin An said it lightly, only she herself knew that she didn't even dare to lift this hand.

  Song Jiang obviously saw it too and walked over to interrupt their conversation, "You can't go out looking like that, I'll get the makeup artist to think of a solution."

  Ji Xin'an nodded and followed him over.

  The beautician's method was nothing more than applying concealer and powder foundation, sometimes gently, sometimes heavily. Xin An sucked in cold air as it hurt, but Zou Ze was right next to him, afraid he would worry, so he could only grit his teeth and endure.

  But after finishing the dressing, Ji Xin'an found that it was too white and obviously different from other places. After thinking for a while, she went to the clothing room to find something similar to a silk scarf and wrapped it around her, with the remaining part hanging outside, which was quite special and matched well with Ji Xin'an's clothes.

  I wish I had thought of this earlier, it would have saved me from so much trouble.

  After fixing her face and hair, she put on an exquisite mask specially made with Zou Ze, and there was no longer any of her original appearance.

  "Very perfect." Song Jiangliang looked at the two people in front of him and nodded satisfactorily, "You guys get ready, time is almost up."

  Jian Xianan and Zou Ze could only find a place to sit down and wait for him after Song Jiangliang went out to prepare.

  "Are you nervous?" I had been busy just now and didn't feel anything, but once I calmed down, my heart was either excited or nervous.

  "It's okay, you don't have to be nervous either. Song Ge will arrange everything." Ji Xin'an smiled lightly and comforted him, knowing that he was different from himself, these were things he cared about, if she had faced entering the military school today, she would also be nervous.

  Zou Ze nodded, but still felt a bit uneasy in his heart. Ji Xin'an looked at him and reached out to grab his fist, only to find that his palms were already sweating.

  Hold his hand and smile at him, "Just think of the ones below as a big plate of Chinese cabbage. Whichever one looks delicious to you, just smile at that one, no need to say anything."

  Zou Ze was amused by her and the atmosphere suddenly became much more relaxed.

  "Are you two ready?" Song Jiangliang walked in again with a smile.

  The two stood up and adjusted their clothes before nodding in agreement.

  "Those two golden boys and jade maidens, come with me!" Song Jiang laughed and used a relaxed tone, not wanting the two to feel the tense atmosphere.

  Ji Xin'an only then discovered that this press conference was actually hosted by Song Jiangliang himself, and the two were directly brought into the scene by him. The chaotic scene suddenly became quiet after they entered, with only the sound of camera shutters clicking away. Ji Xin'an felt like she was surrounded by flashing lights that wouldn't stop blinking.

  Unlike last time, when it was almost all fans, this time it was all reporters taking close-up shots, giving a very oppressive feeling. This sudden attack even made Ji Xianan feel like his heart had skipped a beat, and he was afraid that Zou Ze would be nervous, so he grabbed his hand and gave it a firm squeeze.

  Zou Ze felt comforted by her and turned his head to give her a gentle smile, indicating that he was fine.

  Song Dangliang's passionate opening speech further heated up the atmosphere on site.

  Because it was the celebration of the album, there was no lack of live performances by the two. When discussing with Song Jiangliang earlier, I felt that the first song should bring up the atmosphere on site, so I chose "Green Light" as the opening song. However, when the music started, Ji Xin'an really regretted choosing this song.

  But since it's come to this point, I can only grit my teeth and tell myself to forget the pain in my body, concentrating all my energy on the song.

  After finishing a song, the scene indeed became more enthusiastic, but Ji Xin'an was in so much pain that she was sweating profusely. Fortunately, her mask covered it up, so the people below didn't notice. Ji Xin'an quickly retreated to the backstage area to catch her breath for a moment.

  After Zou Ze finished performing, Ji Xin'an finally calmed down a bit and went on stage with Zou Ze to accept an interview. Zou Ze looked at her pale face and worriedly glanced at her. Ji Xin'an felt his gaze and smiled lightly, shaking her head to indicate that she was fine.

  Then came the time for the journalists' questions to test the two men's ability to think on their feet.

  Wishing you all a happy holiday in advance.

  And I have to say, Li Na is awesome.