After the years have passed

if no one wants to decorate you

it doesn't mean you're not pretty

But to learn how to make yourself more icing on the cake

"If you take a step away from me like this

Can't I just take one step closer to you?

thousands of times a day

The image of you comes to my mind"

Kim Taehyung's "Hugme" playing in the earphones

I curled up by the window, and all I could think of was his shadow.

His eyebrows, his eyes, his lips, and the way he speaks.

And the image of me reflected in his eyes.

I fell asleep with a smile on my lips.

When I woke up, the plane had already parked at T2 of Huanghua Airport.

As soon as I got off the plane, I received a call from Professor Mu.

"Xiao Si, have you returned home yet?"

"Just landed, what's wrong, Professor?"

"Can you come to the studio first?"

"what's up?"

"Yes"

"Then I'll come over here"

I hung up the phone, clicked on the mobile app, and called an express car.

……

As soon as he entered the studio, he saw Mu Qingxing sitting in a wheelchair leaning against the French window with his eyes closed.

I walked in, put down the luggage at hand, stepped forward and lightly pulled up the blanket on his lap.

"coming?"

Mu Qingxing didn't open his eyes, but calmly uttered two words.

"Professor, you will catch a cold like this, I will take you back to the lounge"

"No, you come here first, sit down"

Mu Qingxing shook my hand with a kind face.

"Why is the professor looking for me so urgently?"

"Xiao Si, you have been working with me since you graduated, it has been 7 years."

"Well, it's been 7 years."

I smiled softly.

"But since the accident two years ago, I haven't drawn any decent designs, which is really ironic"

There was a bit of vicissitudes in Mu Qingxing's words.

"It's been a long time, it was just an accident, don't worry about it"

"But the company has been supporting our entire studio for two years, if this continues..."

Mu Qingxing's brows and eyes were full of worry, and he sighed deeply.

"Is the company putting pressure on you again?"

Just about to get up, he took out his mobile phone, thinking of making a call to the person in the company.

"It's useless, don't fight, it's our fault, the company has already done their best to us"

"Then what do they say?"

"The company is currently discussing cooperation with South Korea's S wedding dress, and the South Korean side requires that it must provide any design of the themed series as a strong promotion product for this cooperation"

After finishing speaking, he brought a document package from the workbench next to him and motioned for me to open it.

After reading it, my brows became tighter and tighter, and I stood up abruptly holding the page.

"Why do they have the first hand-painted draft of my "In the Mood for Love" series?"

"It was provided to the Korean side privately by the company"

"However, it was from the company you provided first"

I dropped the file package on the ground so heavily, and there was a trace of anger in my expression.

"Xiaosi, I'm sorry, there is really no other way to do this, I'm getting old, I really don't want to be looked down upon when I grow old!"

Mu Qingxing's voice trembled a little, he supported the handle of the wheelchair with both hands, pushed it to my feet, and grabbed my wrist.

"For the sake of my kindness to you, please help me."

I moved away from the slightly rough hand and came to the window.

Looking at all kinds of things on the street, there is an endless stream.

How many of them can live a little more casually?

Aren't they all birds with broken wings in a cage?

Gravity keeps human beings on their feet, but they lose their ability to fly forever.

After all, it is still inseparable from the land.

"I will never sell the "In the Mood for Love" series, but I will give them a satisfactory answer"

……

Tokyo, the backstage lounge of the signing event.

Holding the phone in both hands, Kim Taehyung clicked on the ins icon.

Looking at a woman with clear eyebrows, pursed lips and a small smile, she is very sweet, but a little seductive.

in a daze.

"Brother Taehyung, if you really like it, go and confess it."

Tian Jungkook sat down on the empty seat next to Kim Taehyung, grabbed the phone, and took a closer look at the photo.

"I don't even know her name, and I've only met her two or three times. Would it be too abrupt to confess like this?"

"Then ask her what's her name first, and then confess."

"Your boy is an adult, it's really not good anymore, but you are teaching your brother?"

Hearing the conversation between them, Park Jimin also came over, pressed Tian Jungkook's head and rubbed it vigorously.

"Brother Taehyung is too timid, so I will help him with ideas"

With that said, Jungkook handed the phone to Jimin Park.

"It looks like Nuna, it's pretty"

"Hmm~"

Tanaka nodded with a positive expression, expressing his agreement.

Kim Taehyung snatched the phone, put it back in his pocket, and rolled his eyes.

Then I sat in front of the makeup mirror and waited for my makeup to be applied.

"You look tired, today's makeup will be thicker for you"

The makeup artist said while applying base makeup to Kim Taehyung.

"Um"

……

After the signing event, BTS went back to their hotel rooms.

Park Jimin and Jung Hoseok are doing VLIVE live broadcast in the next room.

Here, Kim Taehyung stared at the mobile phone placed on the bed, sitting cross-legged.

Hesitating whether to send a greeting message to the ins.

……

Changsha, in the apartment of Huayushuyuan Community.

On the drawing table is a full set of BTS ugly baby ornaments brought back from Seoul.

Looking at those cute little things, the depressed mood eased a little.

"Buzz...buzz..."

It's the sound of a phone vibrating.

Get up, walk to the bed, and tap the home button with your finger.

The instantly lit screen displayed an unread message on ins.

After clicking in, seeing that line of words, the side of his lips moved up uncontrollably.

"Yo~ hello, are you asleep?"

It was a message from Kim Taehyung.

"Not yet, why haven't you slept yet?"

"Hmm...can't sleep~"

"Why? Do you have something on your mind?"

"Because when you fall asleep, you will have a dream, and when you wake up from the dream, you will not be able to fall asleep again"

"……so what should I do now?"

I sat down on the edge of the bed and put a pillow on my back.

"Can you chat with me?"

"I'm afraid not now~"

"Sorry, I seem to have disturbed you"

"No, it's just that there is an annoying matter that has not been dealt with, so..."

"Can you tell me?"

"Well, things at work are actually not a big deal."

"So it's about work..."

"Otherwise, what do you think it will be?"

I cover my mouth and chuckle at the screen.

"By the way, I don't know your name and age yet. I thought you might be younger than me, so I've been talking to you in plain language."

"I'm so young in your eyes kkkkkk"

"So it's Nuna"

"Well, so sweet~"

"Nu Na~ What did you say at the autograph session that day, I kind of forget it now"

"Looks like I forgot too~"

"Is that so..."

"Taehyung~ go to bed early, there will be FM tomorrow, right? Don't be too tired, then~ good night"

"Nu Na, good night"

Kim Taehyung repeatedly looked at the chat records of the last few sentences, and finally fell down on the bed with some disappointment.

Looking at the ceiling for a long time, he grinned.

That night, Kim Taehyung slept very well.

The next day was the FM of Tokyo Daily College.

Early in the morning, Kim Taehyung knocked on the doors of other members.

The whole person seems to be fully charged, looks full of vitality, sunny and handsome, and always has a smile on his face.

As soon as Park Jimin opened the door with his head on his head, he met Kim Taehyung's square mouth that he hadn't seen for a long time. He wanted to scold someone, but when he saw this rare smiling face, he laughed too.

"Ahaha~ hey Yigu, now Jimin is up too, did you see his hair... kkkkkk"

Only then did Park Jimin realize that Kim Taehyung had turned on VLIVE, and immediately jumped onto the bed with his head in his arms and tucked into the quilt.

"Everyone has seen it, come out~ Don't hide, the ARMYs say it's cute"

"what……"

Park Jimin got off the bed with a helpless wry smile.

Especially shyly pressing her hair.

"ARMYs~ You have to help me take care of this kid, these days it's really~ I don't sleep all day long, and I get up very early"

"No no no~ Ouba sleeps and sleeps, ah! If you say that, everyone will misunderstand..."

Kim Taehyung smiled awkwardly and waved at the camera.

Sure enough, the comments below all started to ask V to pay attention to his body, take a good rest, eat and sleep on time, and other caring words.

"ARMYs~ Oppa is a superman! So don't worry"

"Good morning everyone, we ARMYs are hardworking and good kids"

Park Jimin said and gave a thumbs up.

"Then what should we do now? How about ~ live broadcasting jimin changing clothes?"

Kim Taehyung showed his signature evil smile, his eyes were bent into crescent moons, and he was squinting at Park Jimin, which was very interesting.

"Don't don't~ oh! JungKook! JungKook is here"

Park Jimin suddenly noticed the door, and pointed at Tian Jungkook, who was poking his head, and sat down on the ground with a smile.

"JungKook come here, we are broadcasting now"

"Morning~ARMYs, good morning~"

"Live live broadcast early in the morning, brother V didn't have a dream last night?"

Jungkook grabbed the selfie stick from Kim Taehyung and complained to the ARMYs in front of the camera.

"Brother V said these days that he keeps dreaming, or dreaming of a woman~ Then he..."

"Nai~ ARMYs~ don't keep appearing in my dreams!"

Kim Taehyung put his arms around Jungkook's shoulders, pretending to be distressed, but with a funny face.

"Are you sure you dreamed about our ARMY?"

"Of course, ARMY is all in my mind, Salang~"

Kim Taehyung kissed the camera...

"Everyone~ the live broadcast is about to end, we ARMYs should go and get busy obediently, but remember to eat breakfast~ An Ning~"

……

After watching their live broadcast, I sat in front of the drawing table.

Staring at the manuscript in front of him, the smiling face that was originally on his face gradually subsided.

Three months, the Korean side only gave me three months.

If you can't hand over the wedding dress design that can replace the "In the Mood for Love" series.

Either enable it directly, or terminate the cooperation.

It seems that these three months are destined to be difficult.

I'm a little impatient.

There is absolutely no inspiration in my mind.

After making a cup of hot cocoa, I walked to the balcony and watched the busy traffic downstairs, going back and forth endlessly.

Memory brings back the past.

……

I was eight years old that year.

I watched helplessly how my father stood by and ignored my mother being beaten by my grandfather.

As for me, I stood in front of them with an overwhelmed body, defending my mother desperately, crying so hard that I almost died.

But my father picked me up and threw me into the room. Just like that, my two front teeth were knocked out.

Fortunately, it coincides with the period of changing teeth, otherwise I should have leaked my words.

How ridiculous.

In that war, my mother was the absolute loser.

Divorced and left the house.

Fortunately, I am not real estate, so I can walk by myself.

The primary school I attended at that time was far away from my mother.

I didn't want to go back to my grandfather's house after school, and I was penniless, so I asked for directions and walked from the west of the city to the east of the city.

From 4 o'clock in the afternoon to 12 o'clock in the evening, I was crying and lying in my mother's arms.

Then he lived with his mother all the time.

I met Mu Qingxing when I was in college.

When everyone denied and doubted me, only Professor Mu stepped forward to support and affirm me.

Later, my life with my mother gradually improved.

So I have always been grateful to Mu Qingxing in my heart.

Although he has done nasty things.

……

The remaining half of the cocoa in the cup gradually became cold, and the hand holding it became colder and colder.

When I got back to the room, I picked up the phone and dialed it without hesitation.

"Hey, is it Muzi? Please help me tell Professor Mu later that I will leave the studio after drawing this design, and it is enough to pay back."

After hanging up the phone, I felt indescribably relaxed lying on the bed.