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Chapter 1452

Chapter 1452

Are you sick in the head?

Chi Jingyuan finally couldn't hold back and burst out, his voice echoing in the corridor outside the conference room.

At first, she was startled by Ji Jingyuan's outburst and shrank back, but Bae Joo-hyun seemed to have her pent-up emotions stirred by the shout, and instead looked up at him: "What's wrong with me?"

Don't you know what's going on?

"What did I do to offend you? You've been giving me the cold shoulder ever since we met yesterday, and now when I ask you what's going on, you just say 'you need to think about what kind of relationship we have'?"

Chi Jingyuan grew increasingly angry, his voice lowered but his speech rapid-fire: "What kind of relationship do we have? Tell me, what kind of relationship do we have?"

"..."

Still not satisfied with his rapid-fire speech, Chi Jingyuan paused, then repeated angrily, "I...you're really sick!"

"..."

Faced with Ji Jingyuan's frustration and outburst, Bae Joo-hyun, perhaps recalling the embarrassment she felt in front of her sister last night, or the grievances and resentment she felt when they broke up, stubbornly replied, "Yeah, I'm just sick."

The two argued back and forth, their voices growing louder and their tone more aggressive, completely losing their usual tacit understanding, leaving only the stubbornness, grievances, and anger of lovers arguing.

The meeting had just ended, and many staff members were still there. When they saw the two arguing, they froze on the spot, staring at each other.

SM's staff were well aware of the relationship between Ji Kyung-won and Bae Joo-hyun. They didn't know why they suddenly started arguing, and now they were stuck there, unsure whether to leave or go.

They didn't even dare to mediate... It seems that Ji Jingyuan is really angry, and so is Bae Joo-hyun. The two seem to have really gotten into a fight, but who can be sure that this is not just an occasional friction between lovers?

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to argue with you."

After arguing for a while, and realizing that someone was nearby, Chi Jingyuan took a deep breath to suppress his anger, left a sentence, and slammed the door shut.

He glanced at the staff as he passed by, said nothing, and walked past them sideways.

Even so, several employees were still startled and trembled.

Bae Joo-hyun stood there for a few seconds, then quickly left without even looking around.

A stylist glanced in the direction the two had left, then shrank back and whispered, "What... what's going on?"

But no one answered her, and the group looked at each other in bewilderment.

The sudden argument clearly affected the atmosphere, and the entire team was left in an eerie, low-pressure environment.

After the argument, Chi Jingyuan felt very annoyed. But it was just an argument, and he didn't mean anything by it. It wasn't like they hadn't argued before. He was just still angry and didn't want to pay any attention to Bae Joo-hyun.

After lunch, as planned, the group headed to the filming location in downtown Marseille to begin the afternoon's advertising shoot.

On the way to the filming location, Ji Kyung-won sat in the last row by the window, wearing headphones and looking out the window the whole time. Bae Joo-hyun sat in the front rows, also wearing headphones and looking out the window.

There were five or six people between the two people, as if they were separated by five or six streets.

The staff in the car spoke in hushed tones. Someone accidentally laughed out loud, but was immediately silenced by a look from the person next to them.

Upon arrival at the location, GUCCI's French team was already prepared. The shooting location was an old alley near the Old Port of Marseille, with ochre-yellow stone walls, light blue shutters, and just the right lighting, creating a great atmosphere.

The photographer was Italian, and incredibly enthusiastic. He came up and hugged Ji Kyung-won as soon as he saw him.

As the project officially began, the two got into work mode. The previous argument didn't seem to have any effect, and Ji Kyung-won and Bae Joo-hyun instantly switched to professional mode.

In front of the camera, they cooperated perfectly. Every glance and gesture was natural and smooth, without the slightest stiffness or awkwardness, as if the fierce argument had never happened.

The director and photographer of GUCCI looked at the two in the camera and smiled with satisfaction, praising their professionalism.

The SM staff nearby breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh my God."

An assistant whispered to Bae Joo-hyun's manager, "Their acting is just too good! The way they were acting in the meeting room just now, I thought we wouldn't be able to film today."

The agent remained silent, staring intently at the two people in the camera's view.

It seemed like nothing was wrong, but once filming stopped and they entered a break, the two immediately reverted to their distant selves, each walking to one side with a cold expression and not saying a word.

The SM staff around them, seeing the two of them facing each other with such cold expressions, remembered their previous argument and immediately held their breath, becoming completely silent.

Someone wanted to offer water, but hesitated for a long time for fear of being reprimanded.

It was supposed to be a break time, but it was made to feel as serious as if it were a class.

Even so, the two remained highly efficient and did not let their personal emotions delay the filming schedule in the slightest. After the break, they resumed filming and worked together perfectly, so professional that no one could find fault with them.

"Yuan stands here, and Irene slowly walks towards him... Lights ready!"

Filming proceeded smoothly, with the director giving loud instructions. Looking at the two people under the sunlight, everything seemed so peaceful and beautiful.

Just as the photographer was preparing to shoot a series of shots of the two walking side by side, suddenly, several sharp, piercing sounds came from afar.

"Slap... slap slap slap slap~"

It wasn't just one or two explosions, but a dense, ear-piercing barrage of loud bangs that shattered the tranquility of the street, instantly piercing through all the noise and sending chills down one's spine.

While everyone was still confused by the sudden sound, the once peaceful street instantly descended into chaos.

Pedestrians on the roadside screamed in fright and scattered in all directions. Some desperately hid in the shops along the roadside, while others ran in a panic. The once bustling street instantly became a mess, filled with screams.

"Shooting! It's shooting!"

I don't know who shouted it, but it was a mix of French, English, Korean, and various other languages.

That wasn't the shutter.

That was the sound of gunfire.

The crew members, whether they were SM staff or the GUCCI filming team, were stunned. Their faces were filled with fear and confusion. Most of them were experiencing something like this for the first time and had never experienced a shooting incident before. They were instantly thrown into a panic.

"..."

When Chi Jingyuan heard the word "shooting," his heart jolted, and a strong sense of panic instantly swept over his body. His heart pounded wildly, almost as if it would jump out of his chest.

'Cover! Take cover!'

He was momentarily stunned for two seconds because of the thought 'How could this have happened so suddenly', and then he instantly reacted and reflexively wanted to dodge and run away.

But at that moment, he instinctively looked at Bae Joo-hyun not far away.

Bae Joo-hyun was already terrified and ran towards Ji Kyung-won instinctively.

In just two or three steps, I was beside him.

Chi Jingyuan grabbed her wrist and pulled her towards the corner of the wall, the nearest cover that could temporarily shield them.

"Squat down!" Chi Jingyuan practically shouted, trying to draw attention by lowering his voice.

Bae Joo-hyun squatted down, and Ji Kyung-won squatted down too. The two of them squeezed into the narrow doorway, shoulder to shoulder, knee to knee.

The two huddled together behind the cover, instinctively glancing at each other. Neither Chi Jingyuan nor Bae Joo-hyun was experiencing anything like this for the first time. Their eyes were filled with fear and unease, bloodshot, and their breathing became rapid and heavy.

Ji Jingyuan gripped Bae Joo-hyun's wrist tightly, as if this could vent some of his panic, and Bae Joo-hyun let him hold it, the slight pain seemingly alleviating her fear.

Before the two could even calm themselves down, a gray Audi sped past them just a few dozen meters away at an astonishing speed. Immediately afterward, a black sedan gave chase. The window rolled down, and another burst of gunfire rang out, the "bang bang bang" sound getting closer and closer, so piercing it hurt their eardrums.

Fortunately, the two were hiding behind cover, their bodies completely covered, so they seemed relatively safe.

Just then, a ricocheting bullet suddenly whizzed past and struck the wall not far from Chi Jingyuan, sending up a shower of pebbles.

The pebbles fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

Chi Jingyuan was so frightened that his whole body stiffened, and he instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

He felt his back instantly soaked with cold sweat, his heart almost stopped, and his mind went completely blank.

Fortunately, the stray bullet seemed to be just bad luck. The two cars quickly drove away, and the gunshots gradually disappeared at the end of the street. The originally chaotic street gradually quieted down, leaving only the occasional sobs and people's panting.

The two remained huddled together behind the cover, and it took them a while to gradually recover. Their breathing became more even, but their bodies were still trembling slightly, and cold sweat continued to pour down their faces.

A long time passed—maybe five minutes, maybe ten minutes, maybe half a century—before someone outside shouted, "It's safe! They're gone! They're gone!"

After waiting a while longer and confirming that the surrounding area was safe, the crowd on the roadside began to evacuate quickly, each with a look of lingering fear, and hurriedly left this dangerous street.

Someone ran over: "Quick! Get out of here! Back to the hotel!"

The crew finally came to their senses and hurriedly packed up their equipment, some even leaving things behind. They urged each other to leave quickly and return to the hotel, fearing that something else might happen.

Ji Kyung-won stood up and pulled Bae Joo-hyun outside.

Their van was still parked at the alley entrance. The door was open, and the staff had already squeezed inside. They ran over and got in, and the door slammed shut behind them.

It wasn't until they got in the car and he let go of Bae Joo-hyun's hand that he realized he had been holding it too tightly, leaving a deep red mark on her wrist.

The car started and sped away in silence.

Finally, everyone returned safely to the hotel and arrived at their floor. As soon as they stepped out of the elevator, the staff around them could no longer contain themselves. They all looked terrified and started talking amongst themselves, their voices filled with fear and relief.

A GUCCI employee was pale, still trembling slightly, muttering to himself, his eyes filled with fear.

"This is war...this is simply war...I have never experienced anything like this before, it's terrifying..."

"Isn't France the city of romance? How could something like this happen?"

"Ya yish bah!"

The people around him were making a ruckus, while Chi Jingyuan leaned against the wall on the right, took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, his chest heaving violently. Although it seemed that he had just escaped unscathed, the panic and fear still lingered in his heart, leaving him with lingering fear.

After a while, he raised his head, looked around, and seemed to subconsciously try to find that figure.

She had just turned her head when she met Bae Joo-hyun's gaze.

The young woman's face was covered in sweat, with fine beads of sweat seeping from her forehead and sliding down her temples. The stray hairs on her forehead were stuck together by the sweat and clung to her smooth forehead.

Chi Jingyuan hadn't found anywhere either, and was breathing heavily, his forehead covered in sweat.

They looked at each other, their gazes meeting in the air, amidst the chaos and cacophony of sounds around them.

But suddenly, the area around them seemed to quiet down, becoming a small, isolated space.

After staring at each other for a few seconds, they seemed to sense something and walked toward each other at the same time.

"Hmm~"

The next second, without any words or preparation, the two embraced tightly. Without hesitation or flinching, Chi Jingyuan lowered his head slightly, cupped the back of Bae Joo-hyun's head, and kissed her. Bae Joo-hyun did not resist, but instead wrapped her arms tightly around his waist, responding passionately.

The two of them then openly kissed in front of all the staff around them.

They hugged each other very tightly, as if trying to meld the other into their own bodies. They used not only their hands but also their lips and teeth, freely venting their earlier panic and the joy of regaining what they had lost.

"Where are the police? Why didn't the police come?"

"I said..."

"Shh~"

The staff around were still making a lot of noise, but soon, as the first person noticed the two people embracing, an eerie atmosphere quickly spread, and the surrounding SM staff all looked over.

Then his expression froze for a moment.

Were you arguing so fiercely this morning? You ignored me with cold shoulders all afternoon. We just encountered a terrifying emergency, but you didn't say a word.

How did they suddenly start kissing?

A group of staff members looked at the man and woman who had been arguing that morning, but were now suddenly embracing and kissing each other as if no one else was around, and couldn't help but feel a sense of absurdity. They looked at each other in bewilderment.

After an unknown amount of time, perhaps sensing that the surroundings had suddenly become quiet, or perhaps because their teeth and lips were hurting from rubbing together, Ji Jingyuan and Bae Zhuxuan stopped.

When they stopped, they realized that Bae Joo-hyun had been picked up and was hanging on Ji Kyung-won without them noticing.

"..."

Sensing the eerie atmosphere around them, Chi Jingyuan breathed softly and leaned close to Bae Joo-hyun's ear, the breath gently patting her earlobe: "Everyone is watching us."

"Hmm..." Bae Joo-hyun was also breathing heavily, trying to make up for the suffocating anxiety she had just felt.

"Did you notice their eyes?" Chi Jingyuan lowered his eyes and continued to whisper.

"Ah."

"Do we look like lunatics to them?"

"Ah……"

Upon hearing this, Bae Joo-hyun paused for a second, then suddenly bumped her forehead hard against Ji Kyung-won.

Then she leaned back, creating some distance, and as their eyes met, a sudden smile appeared on her lips:

"Then we're crazy."