Chapter 25: Twenty-fifth Day of Acquaintance. Singing is indeed…

singing is indeed not an easy thing. To others, it seems like just singing and dancing can earn you tons of money, making it seem like an easy task. That's why many children dream of becoming trainees from a very early age. However, after becoming trainees and artists, they realize that it's not easy at all. Often, whether it's hard work, exhaustion, or illness, they can't even show it to the audience.

G-Dragon had heard a lot about their industry, saying it's easy and quick to make money. While fans felt sorry for their busy lives, only they knew the truth.

"Even though it's tiring, Oppa must be very happy on stage,"

Wu Yunxi sighed, noticing a change in G-Dragon's expression, and quickly added,

"Very happy."

G-Dragon couldn't deny that he enjoyed music; it was truly joyful. Even if the busy schedule made him want to skip work, creating music and performing brought him joy.

"That's great! Being able to do something you love. Oppa, you're lucky. But it's definitely all thanks to your hard work!"

Wu Yunxi admitted that she wasn't very good at comforting people, and her words were always blunt. But Quan Zhilong was genuinely comforted by these words, and his earlier expression disappeared.

Quan Zhilong rarely let himself dwell on sadness. Although he always felt empty after a concert, that was different. After meeting Wu Yunxi, he rarely felt sad.

The two

of them chatted and laughed until they arrived in Urumqi at midnight the next day. From the initial enthusiastic chatter during the drive, there was almost no communication later. They were exhausted, especially during the last hour or so of the journey. Although they took turns driving, the soreness in their backs from sitting for so long was different.

Quan Zhilong, in particular, was more exhausted than Wu Yunxi due to his intense training as a trainee and his previous accident. Wu Yunxi drove the last hour or so back home.

The room had been reserved long ago, so after arriving at the hotel and unloading their luggage, neither of them wanted to eat, only to relax in bed. Luckily, the front desk lady was efficient and quickly opened a room. The waiter helped them carry their luggage upstairs, walked them to the door, and then left.

"Oppa, get some rest,"

Wu Yunxi urged them to go in first. Quan Zhiyong was truly feeling the pain in his back, and he had been forcing himself to avoid showing any discomfort in front of others. But Wu Yunxi couldn't hide this. She had noticed it in the car and learned about it when she asked Quan Zhiyong about it, so she urged him to get some rest now.

"Okay then. Yunxi, you should get some rest too,"

he said, and Quan Zhiyong went in first. They'd occasionally rested in the car lately, and while they didn't sleep together, they still shared a room. Now, each of them had their own room, which made Quan Zhiyong a little uncomfortable.

After lying in bed for a long time without falling asleep, Wu Yunxi opted for a bath and then returned to bed. He tossed and turned for a while before finally falling asleep, exhausted.

Wu Yunxi, on the other hand, returned to her room and contacted a friend to ask about some matters before getting ready for bed.

When she woke up, it was already morning. The weather was fantastic. Wu Yunxi needed to return the RV, returned it, and got her deposit back before returning to the hotel and sending a message to Quan Zhiyong.

After making sure he was awake, Wu Yunxi arranged to go out for dinner and stroll around the area.

Quan Zhiyong had indeed rested well, but it was still a little strange at first, and not seeing Wu Yunxi the first thing he did after waking up was also strange. The two of them felt like they couldn't do anything else at that point. He had no choice but to mentally put the things he had planned on the agenda. He checked the time in his memo again. Fortunately, he still had five or six days left on his vacation. Quan Zhiyong thought it would be difficult to give Wu Yunxi a proper confession within that timeframe.

Compared to Wu Yunxi, Quan Ji-yong wasn't as fluent in Chinese. He couldn't even understand what Wu Yunxi said, and could only speak a few sentences. This made travel difficult. But he didn't know when he'd be back home. His vacation was almost over, but Wu Yunxi still had to go out for a while. The wait was getting on Quan Ji-yong's nerves.

After thinking about it over and over, he couldn't come up with a good solution. Finally, he opted to consult online and found a more suitable solution. The next few days were still quite busy for Quan Ji-yong. He'd spend his mornings alone in the hotel, saying he wanted to get some sleep and let Wu Yunxi do her thing. In the afternoons, he'd go out with her, and in the evenings, he'd confirm details on his phone.

Although he'd been thinking about confessing his feelings, Quan Ji-yong didn't want to do it in front of everyone. He preferred to express his feelings in private, just the two of them.

Wu Yunxi hadn't been oblivious to Quan Ji-yong's actions over the past few days, and of course, she remembered what she'd said to him before. But compared to that, she was more excited about how prepared Quan Zhiyong would be.

On their first day back in Urumqi, she took Quan Zhiyong to a traditional Chinese medicine massage clinic. He had his back examined, which he found much better.

During the consultation, Wu Yunxi mostly did the talking. The doctor's technical terms were sometimes difficult to understand, and he couldn't grasp the abstruse details. Later, when the doctor saw both Wu Yunxi and Quan Zhiyong looking puzzled, he explained the situation again in a way he could understand. In short, the doctor said the back injury had been going on for a long time, and that overexertion was causing some symptoms. He hadn't recovered well from the injury, so he recommended several treatments here.

The doctor actually recommended a long-term treatment, but knowing they weren't locals but tourists from other countries, he could only suggest acupuncture and massage for a few days, followed by some medication. However, that approach would be less effective. If further treatment was needed, they could go back to their home countries to see if there were suitable doctors.

Quan Zhiyong hadn't expected Wu Yunxi to take such notice, even taking him to the hospital. Of course, he knew his professional sleep and work habits weren't great. Long periods of lack of rest, late nights, and irregular diets were commonplace. This was after he'd slightly adjusted back to a regular sleep schedule and diet since joining the army, figuring things must have been worse when he was younger.

Wu Yunxi paid for the medicine and went to get it, urging Quan Zhiyong not to forget. She took everyone out for dinner and some clothes shopping before returning to the hotel to rest. Wu Yunxi, after hearing Quan Zhiyong's announcement that he'd be staying at the hotel the next morning, had already made plans to buy him some sleeping perfume.

So, while Quan Zhiyong was planning to confess his feelings to Wu Yunxi, Wu Yunxi was concerned about his health, running around and asking friends about it. After buying the sleeping perfume, Wu Yunxi didn't give it to Quan Zhiyong immediately because he'd been sleeping well these days after treatment. He looked much better than before, but Wu Yunxi didn't know if this was also due to him being relaxed at work.

Whatever the reason, upon seeing Kwon Ji-yong in good health, Wu Yunxi felt her efforts had paid off. However, she hadn't realized that Kwon Ji-yong had told his parents about recent events and that he was pursuing her.

This surprised Wu Yunxi, who later became Kwon Ji-yong's girlfriend, when she first visited him as his girlfriend. She was taken aback by his parents' enthusiasm, and only after they explained the situation did she understand. It was then that she realized that Kwon Ji-yong had already disclosed everything to the elders from the very beginning, and that their relationship had been blessed from the start.

While Kwon Ji-yong had already told his parents before they even started dating, Wu Yunxi waited over a week after they started dating, after Kwon Ji-yong had already returned to work in China and Wu Yunxi was still enjoying her vacation. The

fact that the two, who had been open and honest about their relationship from the beginning, maintained this attitude towards each other only solidified their already determined feelings.

When Quan Zhilong was preparing to confess his love to Wu Yunxi, Wu Yunxi also walked around and bought a lot of things for Quan Zhilong. Some were expensive and some were cheap, but for Wu Yunxi, they were all gifts she wanted to give to Quan Zhilong. The price was not important. What was more important was what she thought about when buying things and what she wanted to express to Quan Zhilong.

"I'm going back to China tomorrow."

Quan Zhilong said this when he was having lunch with Wu Yunxi at noon the night before he was about to leave. Originally, he wanted to confess his love two days before returning to China so that he could spend another day with Wu Yunxi, but when he was really preparing, he really wanted to find a perfect venue, so Quan Zhilong almost did it all by himself, and he left a lot of trouble. It was only now that he was completely ready.

"So soon?"