Idol Chapter 146 Part 1

“Xie Lianyun has truly gone mad.”

Huo Ren sat in the passenger seat, unable to recover for a long time.

Pei Ruye turned the steering wheel with his left hand, fastened a pair of sunglasses for him with one hand, and still glanced sideways to see if there were any vehicles following.

“Teacher,” Huo Ren thought he was ignoring what he had just said and turned his head, “Aren’t you listening to me?”

He hadn’t realized that he had already become accustomed to acting spoiled.

“I’m listening.” Pei Ruye checked the traffic on both sides, “Logically, you can accept those facts, it’s just that emotionally, you haven’t recovered yet.”

“So, talking more about it might feel good.”

“But if Chi Chi—if he hasn’t died—”

“The answer is simple,” Pei Ruye handed him a freshly brewed hot coffee next to the handbrake, “Only those who are closely related both emotionally and in terms of interest would do such a thing.”

“If Chi Chi died, Xie Lianyun says all this for personal emotions, let’s set that aside for now.”

“If he hasn’t died, it could only be the actions of two forces.”

SPF and the Mei family.

Huo Ren was stunned for a moment, subconsciously calling out, “Yao Yao, he…”

“It could be a joint effort, or just one of the parties.” Pei Ruye glanced at him, “You need to think this way.”

“From birth, Mei Shengyao was like being imprisoned, alone in the empty mansion for many years.”

“His life’s first ray of light was Chi Ji, and after that, all his happiness and sense of belonging came from Corona.”

Chi Ji’s suicide, Corona’s dissolution, the damage and shock to Mei Shengyao were no less severe than for anyone else.

From twelve to twenty years old, nearly half of his life was spent on the seventeenth floor, all his passions and hopes tightly connected with this home.

Huo Ren had Pei Ruye always by his side, his soul slowly revived with love and **, but Mei Shengyao returned home alone.

The senior brother who had truly accompanied him all along had disappeared.

Huo Ren thought deeply for a long time, pressing his forehead with his palm, feeling guilty again, “I shouldn’t have broken down for so long…”

“Being sick is not something you can control.” The man reached out to rub his head, “Mei Heng starting to take on work again this year indicates that Yao Yao’s condition is also improving, don’t worry too much.”

They went to the gym for a secret rehearsal again, then drove northward.

Halfway there, they bought a large bouquet of white peonies, adorned with light and charming purple gypsophila on the side.

Yongning Cemetery was built on a mountain, the sports car winding up in the night as if driving into the netherworld.

Huo Ren gently touched the petals, hesitated for a few seconds, and then grasped the man’s right hand at the top of the gearshift with his left hand.

Then, quietly, their fingers interlocked.

Pei Ruye didn’t shift his gaze, still watching the road ahead.

“Bribing the agent doesn’t need to be this early.”

“It’s not a bribe.” The young man muttered, “I’m getting close to you.”

The man wanted to kiss the back of his hand but restrained himself, tempting the white wolf to expose more of its belly.

“Don’t hold on for too long.” He said indifferently, “Otherwise, I might misunderstand that you like me.”

Huo Ren was about to refute, a bit angry at the joke.

What else counts as liking you?

My expression is shallow, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist!

…Just a little bit!

He quickly withdrew his hand, but then thought it played right into the other’s hands, so after two seconds, he put his hand back and grasped it tightly.

The rebellion felt unfulfilling.

The man glanced at his expression, “Is this a clear indication?”

Huo Ren’s temper flared, and he pulled up the man’s wrist and bit down, leaving a shallow crescent mark.

He didn’t dare to bite too hard.

After being bitten, the man continued to shift gears and slow down, completely unaffected.

“How does it taste?”

Huo Ren turned his head away, “The bones are too hard, not good at all.”

He couldn’t help but lick his lips.

Teacher’s wrist also smelled of white roses.

…He simply couldn’t outplay this rascal.

With a tiny hope, coming here again would be much easier.

The main gate of Yongning Cemetery was completely closed, the surrounding walls had been reinforced many times, now covered in disheveled bird nests.

This place gradually became like a desolate island, rarely visited by passersby within a year.

No one would come to sweep the graves of their deceased relatives and friends in the middle of the night, and the cemetery had no night lights before.

Later, Pei Ruye took over this place after a turmoil. Huo Ren’s parents also rest here, and gradually, there were thousands of long-lasting lights standing at night, illuminating both sides of the pathway brightly and clearly.

Huo Ren first went to pay respects to his mother and father, then found Chi Ji’s tombstone.

The others had all been here, the three tombstones untouched by dust, decorated with fresh flowers and fruits just as before.

Only in front of Chi Ji’s tombstone was there an additional teddy bear, half a meter tall, fluffy, and refusing to let go of Chi Ji’s smiling face.

Pei Ruye accompanied him to clean the tombstone and bowed deeply.

“Take your time to talk, I’ll hold the light.”

After saying this, he walked away with the flashlight.

The overlapping trajectories of time brought a sense of sudden realization as if it were all a big dream.

Huo Ren intended to kneel in front of the tombstone, but because the plush bear was too large, he could only move to the side, leaning against the tombstone to talk to Chi Chi.

“Yao Yao is still so willful…” He touched the soft and thick bear’s paw, chuckling softly, “That’s good, having him hug you, you won’t be too cold.”

“Chi Chi, Brother Yun said you haven’t died.”

“I don’t know where you are now, whether you’re also waiting to recover and wake up.”

“But,” Huo Ren paused for a long time before continuing to speak his heart, “We will also wait for you.”

“With all our efforts and perseverance to wait for you.”

Blood for blood, repaid many times over.

Before the Han family is destroyed, he won’t inquire about Chi Ji’s life or death.

Neither will the others.

“Chi Ji, being an idol requires too many sacrifices.”

“Elder Gong was right, living makes it easy to be greedy.”

“We hope you could live as simply and easily as you did in London, yet we also dream of sharing the world’s stage with you.”

“If we had sent you abroad earlier or ended Corona’s endless cycle of work, we would never have reached this point.”

Every year, the entire five years since their debut, the lives of the six of them rolled on unstoppable like a stone.

Endorsements and photoshoots, new album promotions, concerts, fan meetings, birthday parties, new album creation, variety show recordings, and New Year’s Eve performances.

A year would end in the blink of an eye, followed by another year in relentless succession.

An orderly life to the point of suffocation.

Cherish time, cherish the people before you.

But all their time was devoted to shining brightly, until they almost forgot themselves.

No selfish desires allowed, no expression of anger, no self-indulgence, they had to be the perfect idols loved by everyone.

Before becoming idols, they were supposed to be people with complete rights.

“Chi Chi, whether you’ve left or not, I have a few words I want to say to you.”

“Han Qu will pay the price, wait for us to clean up this world bright and splendid, then come back.”

“If you’ve already reincarnated, I hope you have a freer and happier life, no longer hurt by people’s words.”

“If what Brother Yun said is all true…” his fingers tightened slightly, watching the gentle smile in the black and white photo under the dim light, his voice lowered, “The door of the seventeenth floor is always open.”

“We have a long life to live, and many futures to share.”

“I miss you a lot, and so does everyone else.”

“Chi Chi, don’t sleep for too long, okay?”

Pei Ruye turned off the flashlight, standing on the other side, gazing at the road enveloped in bright light.

Open and wide, leading directly to the mountain top.