Hearing Ju Zisheng say that Bai Ling had broken up with him, Mu Junze and Meng Nianchu were surprised. They quickly invited Ju Zisheng in, urged him to sit down, and then asked, "What on earth happened? Don't be too anxious."
Just by looking at Ju Zisheng's expression, the two knew that he was half - out of his wits. He was in a daze, his eyes dull. It seemed that Bai Ling's breakup had hit him hard.
Meng Nianchu quickly brewed a cup of coffee for him. They drank the coffee while chatting about what had happened.
"Just now, at lunch today, Bai Ling suddenly came to my studio. As soon as we met, we started arguing. After a few words, I hugged her and apologized. Then suddenly she said, 'Let's break up,' and left before I could react."
Although Ju Zisheng was usually calm and composed, at this moment his eyes were bloodshot and he was still in a state of shock.
"What did you talk about? Why did she suddenly want to break up?" Meng Nianchu asked hurriedly. "Well, she wasn't there that day either. I didn't have a good chat with her. Another day, I must find her and ask what's going on. Why break up out of the blue?"
Meng Nianchu thought that Bai Ling and Ju Zisheng might just be having a temporary quarrel. So she secretly made up her mind to find some time to invite Bai Ling out for a good talk to figure out what was going on.
Mu Junze felt something was odd. So he continued to ask, "Was your relationship good before?"
Ju Zisheng replied calmly, "Yes, it was extremely good. Especially when we were abroad before, it was just like a married couple. We had meals together every day and spent all our non - training time together."
"We even made an agreement that we would get married sooner or later, move to live abroad, have a bunch of chubby kids, boys and girls, raise them up, and then enjoy family happiness together." As Ju Zisheng said this, he couldn't help crying.
"Oh," Mu Junze nodded and then asked, "When did you start to feel that she was acting strange?"
"After we returned to China," Ju Zisheng answered. "After we got back, as soon as we got off the plane, I went to talk to the company. I didn't go with her. She went home alone. When I called her that night, she wasn't very angry. Of course, I didn't talk to her much either."
Ju Zisheng sighed here, paused for a moment, and then continued.
"The next time we met was at the press conference. She arrived earlier than me that day. After I got there, she seemed to be avoiding me all the time. When we talked, she was perfunctory and evasive. In the end, she even refused to come to our gathering. I was really angry. I didn't know why she was angry. She shouldn't be on her period either. Then when I saw her today, I first asked her why she didn't come every night. I said everyone missed her very much. Then we started arguing."
Mu Junze and Meng Nianchu nodded as they listened. Meng Nianchu quickly asked, "What did you argue about? Did she say the specific reason for the breakup?"
"I just asked right away why she didn't come to our gathering. She said she was busy with work. I said how busy could she be? Was she busier than me? Then she started complaining that I didn't have time to accompany her when I was busy with work. She complained about this and that. In a short while, she just went hysterical."
Hearing this, Meng Nianchu couldn't help looking at Mu Junze. She sighed. Mu Junze was also busy with work, but she would never say she wanted to break up with him, even if he didn't have time to accompany her. She really didn't know what Bai Ling was thinking.
"And then?" Meng Nianchu continued to ask.
"Then I..."
"What did you do? You didn't hit her, did you?" Meng Nianchu asked in surprise.
"How could I? Then I apologized to her. I hugged her and said I was wrong. I would find more time to accompany her in the future. She said she'd leave if there was nothing else. When she was going out, she dropped a sentence, 'Let's break up,' and then disappeared."
"Didn't you chase after her?"
"No. I originally wanted to chase after her at that time, but when I heard her say that, I felt like I was struck by lightning. I just stood there stupidly, unable to move. By the time I came to my senses, she had been gone for a while."
"Oh, you're so stupid. When a girl is angry, you should chase after her. Beg her. Maybe she'll change her mind. She must be just angry for the moment. Oh... You're really something. You're a big star, for goodness' sake."
Meng Nianchu stamped her feet in anger at Ju Zisheng. It was such a simple thing, but he had handled it so stupidly.
"After I went out later, I couldn't find her anywhere. So I just wandered around the street. Then I came to find you guys."
After Ju Zisheng had said all this, the coffee in his hand had almost cooled down. He picked it up and took a few sips. This coffee was made from American black coffee beans, ground into powder and then brewed. The bitter taste was just like his current indescribable mood.
"I feel something's wrong with this," Mu Junze said. "Bai Ling is not an impulsive person. And there weren't any major conflicts between you two before. It can't be that she wants to break up just because of this. And there was a period of time when you didn't see each other, right?"
"The time was very short, only about one day, it seemed," Ju Zisheng answered.
"Did anything happen to Bai Ling during that day?"
"She seemed to have been harassed by paparazzi," Ju Zisheng said. At this point, he started to blame himself again. "Well, it's all my fault. I was trying to avoid suspicion at that time and didn't go to protect her directly. Otherwise, she definitely wouldn't have been harassed and had a bad rest."
"Just being harassed by paparazzi shouldn't have such a big impact. After all, it's not her first day as a star. She should be used to these things. What if there's another reason?"
"Huh? What other reason could there be? She's already broken up with me. What should I do? I don't want to break up with her."
Mu Junze patted Ju Zisheng on the shoulder and said to him, "I'll help you find out what's going on. There must be something wrong. It can't be that she breaks up so suddenly, right?" As Mu Junze said this, he suddenly looked at Meng Nianchu and asked.
Meng Nianchu saw Mu Junze's look and quickly replied, "Yes, yes, yes. Bai Ling is not such a person. I know that. Later, we must figure this thing out."
"Then I'll also invite Bai Ling out to meet. I'll give you another chance. You apologize to Bai Ling and propose to her. Then this whole thing will be over."
"Really?" Ju Zisheng asked.
"Of course it's true. Don't you trust me?"
"I do. I definitely do."
Ju Zisheng was now completely desperate. He would grab any straw of hope, not to mention the "big trees" like Mu Junze and Meng Nianchu.