The two immediately got up and went to room 1731.
Mo Xun knocked the secret code on the door. When the door opened, a pair of hands suddenly grabbed Mo Xun’s arm and pulled him inside at lightning speed.
The person who pulled him was about to close the door but was stunned to see Fang Yinnian was still behind him.
The half-closed door’s hand froze.
The boy and Fang Yinnian stared at each other wide-eyed at the door.
Mo Xun gently pulled Fang Yinnian inside and closed the door. He introduced, “This is my teammate Fang Yinnian.”
The boy came back to his senses and smiled brightly, “Hello!”
His Chinese was quite standard, probably taught by Mo Xun back then.
Che Changxu, the youngest member of BNC, had grown a few years since the “bullying video” and looked even better after his features matured.
There was another boy in the room, tall, with fashionable white-dyed hair, diamond earrings on his ears, but his handsome features made the non-mainstream style not too out of place.
That boy stepped forward and hugged Mo Xun, affectionately ruffling his hair.
Fang Yinnian’s worries finally eased—indeed, the BNC members didn’t know Mo Xun had come. Their manager was lazy and had been brushing off Mo Xun.
To meet top stars, of course, you have to make an appointment through the manager.
But this manager seemed to have forgotten that Mo Xun and the BNC members had lived and trained together for four years. The friendship from their youth was the purest and most sincere.
Mo Xun wasn’t a small unknown waiting for an appointment to meet BNC—at this moment, he was simply their friend.
The three chatted excitedly nearby.
Fang Yinnian opened a translation app on his phone, which translated foreign languages into Chinese in real time through his earphones.
Che Changxu excitedly said, “Brother Mo Xun, you successfully debuted after returning to China, right? I heard you formed a five-member group!”
Jung Taemin asked, “Why did you suddenly come to Thailand?”
Mo Xun said softly, “Brother Taemin, I came to Thailand this time because I need your help.”
Jung Taemin asked, “What trouble did you encounter that you need our help? Doesn’t your agency in China handle it?”
Mo Xun opened his phone and played the video of the negative trending topic.
“Someone uploaded our private video online, saying I bullied Changxu. I didn’t save the original video. Does anyone have the full version? Can you give it to me?”
The two looked at each other, speechless.
After a moment, Che Changxu anxiously scratched his head, “That was three years ago. I change my phone every year and didn’t copy it over.”
Jung Taemin said, “I didn’t save it either. I’ll ask the others.”
He called his teammates. After a while, the door opened. Che Changxu went to open it, and the other three members came in.
The three greeted Mo Xun in turn and looked curiously at Fang Yinnian.
Mo Xun gently put his arm around Fang Yinnian’s shoulder and smiled, “This is my best friend in China and our group’s lead singer.”
The three said in broken Chinese, “Hello.”
Fang Yinnian politely greeted them.
The situation didn’t go smoothly. No one had the video from three years ago. Some didn’t save it, some changed phones and didn’t copy it.
Che Changxu looked at his leader in confusion, “Brother Taemin, since none of us have it, who leaked the video?”
The room fell silent.
Fang Yinnian looked at Mo Xun and caught a trace of sadness in his eyes. It seemed… he already knew who it was.
BNC only targets the Japanese and Korean markets, and FTM won’t compete in those markets, so this video leak was definitely not from BNC.
They had no reason to target Mo Xun.
So who was it?
Park Jung-hwan, who was once on BNC’s debut list but had his career ended by a ruptured Achilles tendon from dancing.
The person Mo Xun always regretted and felt sorry for.
That person had already left the entertainment industry. Maybe someone contacted him and bought his videos and photos for a high price?
Or maybe he lost his phone, and the repair shop owner found it and got these videos?
No matter the reason, without the video, they couldn’t fully clarify.
Even if BNC issued a statement, netizens would say it was a result of company negotiations.
Only the video could truly help clear Mo Xun’s name.
Fang Yinnian looked at the few members of BNC and said: “In three years, you’ve all changed phones. So, what about the old phones? You didn’t throw them all away, right?”
After speaking in Chinese, he had the system translate it into Korean.
Hearing the mechanical Korean from the phone’s translation, the few people were stunned and all looked at Fang Yinnian.
They didn’t expect the usually quiet boy to suddenly speak, and with such a gentle and calm gaze.
Fang Yinnian continued: “Please help Mo Xun. Can you check your old phones and find the full version of this video? The negative public opinion this time is very serious and will affect Mo Xun’s future development.”
“I think when you were trainees together, you must have had a good relationship, which is why you filmed such playful videos privately without guarding against the possibility of future exposure.”
“As fellow artists, I hope you can understand Mo Xun’s difficulties.”
Mo Xun: “…”
It was the first time someone stood in front of him to protect him like this.
Mo Xun didn’t know what to say to describe his current feelings.
Fang Yinnian was protecting him, helping him seek understanding from former teammates and asking for their assistance.
Even if they didn’t speak the same language, he tried hard to express himself using translation software.
How lucky he was to have such a good teammate.
Fang Yinnian calmly said: “Moreover, on Changxu’s birthday, you all filmed bullying scenes. With Mo Xun’s video exposed, isn’t it possible that parts of the others’ videos might also be exposed?”
This made the few BNC members break out in a cold sweat.
Mo Xun also realized this and quickly agreed: “That’s right! If it was really Park Jung-hwan’s phone that was taken, he has many videos of us on his phone. The original video must be found.”
It wasn’t only Mo Xun who bullied Che Changxu. They also acted out this play, playing around privately and competing over who acted best. If it got exposed, it would mean the entire BNC team bullied their youngest member Che Changxu.
Che Changxu’s fans would go crazy, and BNC’s group spirit would be destroyed.
This was a big problem.
People only get anxious when their interests are threatened. Fang Yinnian’s psychology was spot on.
Sure enough, team leader Jung Taemin immediately became serious and said: “Everyone find your old phones. We must find this video!”
Che Changxu looked terrified and hurriedly called his family in Korea: “Mom, you kept my old phone, right? Yes, please charge it immediately and check the videos on it. I filmed this on my 16th birthday. Once you find it, send it all to my email. I’ll be waiting tonight.”
The other teammates also started calling their families to help them check their old phones.
As long as the phones weren’t formatted, there was a chance to recover the videos.
They waited in the room.
Until almost midnight, Che Changxu’s phone suddenly received a message notification. He said excitedly: “Found it!”
Mo Xun and Fang Yinnian exchanged a glance and sighed in relief.
They had waited from 10:30 AM until now, a whole day. The day felt incredibly long.
All the anxiety, unease, and worry were replaced by joy at this moment—finding it was good! Finally found it!
Che Changxu forwarded the video to Mo Xun and asked his teammates to archive it to prevent future exposure and misunderstandings.
He lowered his head in guilt: “Sorry, Brother Mo Xun, for causing you such big trouble.”
Mo Xun patted his shoulder: “It’s okay, as long as it’s resolved.”
Che Changxu asked: “Do you need me to issue a clarification statement? I don’t have a Weibo account in China. How do I register?”
Mo Xun said: “Just give me the video. I’ll handle it myself.”
Team leader Jung Taemin suddenly said: “This was caused by Changxu. I’ll communicate with the manager to have BNC’s official account issue a statement, not only to clear your name but also to prove that BNC’s team atmosphere has always been harmonious since trainee days, and there was no bullying.”
As a team leader, he could distinguish right from wrong at critical moments.
Mo Xun gratefully hugged him: “Thank you, Brother Taemin.”
Jung Taemin smiled: “You didn’t debut with us back then, and we always regretted it. But now, I’m glad you debuted successfully in China and met such good new teammates.”
He glanced at Fang Yinnian and joked: “Your teammate really supports you.”
Mo Xun gently held Fang Yinnian’s hand and smiled: “Yes, my current teammates are also very good.”
Jung Taemin bumped shoulders with him: “If you have a chance, come to China to visit us. When you have time, come to Korea to see us.”
Mo Xun nodded: “Okay, I’ll contact you later.”
***
On the way back to the room, Mo Xun held Fang Yinnian’s hand without letting go—not an intimate interlaced fingers hold, but a simple friendly hold.
The boy’s slender fingers brought a gentle touch, which felt strange.
Fang Yinnian thought that since he accompanied Mo Xun this time and gave him great support in front of his former teammates, Mo Xun was probably very happy.
So he held his hand tightly.
He didn’t pull away either.
After returning to the hotel room, Mo Xun finally let go of Fang Yinnian, opened his computer, downloaded the video, and clipped out the part with himself and Che Changxu, adding translated Chinese subtitles.
He posted it directly on his Weibo.
He didn’t say a word, only wrote two characters: “Truth.”
—In front of the complete “truth,” all out-of-context and distorted facts would seem extremely ridiculous!
In the video, 16-year-old Che Changxu smiled brightly: “Today is my birthday. Can you brothers fulfill a wish for me?”
Several voices around said: “Of course!” “It’s your birthday, you’re the boss.” “You don’t want us to call you brother, do you?”
Che Changxu smiled: “I’m the youngest. You always take care of me and protect me. I want to experience what it’s like to be bullied!”
Everyone was shocked: “Wow, your hobby is so unique!” “Our Changxu is starting another role-playing skit.”
Then came Mo Xun’s voice: “How do you want to experience it?”
Che Changxu: “Design different scenarios, and you guys act with me. We’ll see who has the best acting skills. I’ll be the judge. If someone acts badly, I’ll cover their face with cream.”
A shout came from nearby: “Cream again!”
Mo Xun smiled lightly: “Okay, I’ll go first.”
Che Changxu: “Brother Mo Xun, you play the company boss’s son, and I’m the trainee you bully. Come on, make up your own lines.”
…
The rest was the “Mo Xun bullying” clip separately extracted online.
Viewers who watched the video: “!!!!”
This is treating netizens like monkeys. Is there such a thing as taking things out of context?! They were happily acting out a birthday skit!
For a while, #MoXunClarificationVideo# was heavily criticized and topped the trending list.
“I knew there would be a reversal after three days of gossip. This reversal shocked me! The first reversal drama of the year?”
“So don’t believe everything you see in videos. Sometimes, taking a clip out of context with mismatched preface and ending isn’t the truth!”
“The black marketing company smearing Mo Xun is utterly shameless and despicable.”
“I’m a BNC fan. I was wrong to criticize Mo Xun yesterday.”
“Ah? Didn’t expect Mo Xun to have a good relationship with Changxu privately. Sorry for hurting an ally. Wish Mo Xun a bright future.”
“I heard BNC was originally a 7-member group, and Mo Xun was probably on the candidate list. It’s normal to have a good relationship after practicing together for so many years!”
“This video leak is not simple. I feel sorry for Brother Mo Xun. This is truly an undeserved disaster!”
“This makes me doubt the black materials about other FTM members.”
“Following this group now, waiting for a reversal to slap back!”
…
Seeing the rapidly reversing comments online, the huge stone in Mo Xun’s heart finally fell. Luckily, the video was found, or else he would have been unable to explain.
Mo Xun looked back at Fang Yinnian and smiled, waving at him: “Yinnian, come here.”
Fang Yinnian looked puzzled and walked over: “What?”
Mo Xun suddenly stood up, gently hugged him, and said softly: “I just want to hug you. Thank you for coming with me on this journey.”
Fang Yinnian said helplessly: “How many times have you thanked me already?”
Mo Xun smiled and tightened the hug: “You don’t understand.”
When he was most helpless, scared, anxious, and uneasy, there was someone by his side to face all difficulties.
Protecting him, assisting him.
That was not just simple companionship but a resonance of souls.
It even made Mo Xun feel that in this life, meeting a close friend like Fang Yinnian was worth living for.
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