when we are no longer young

"Brother, so, let's see if this side flip can be saved. My waist really hurts, and the doctor also told me not to do strenuous exercise recently..."

"I have to ask the company about this for you. Although I am a dance teacher, your iconic movement of side flips is a must by default."

"Okay, then I'll wait for your news."

Huang Zitao hung up the phone.The prone position is really uncomfortable, he is going to turn over, "Hiss—" No, it hurts too much, I can't turn over, try again,

"Hey, patient, don't move around. You need to stay in bed now, or you may be paralyzed in the future. You can't be careless about your waist and spine. Use them up, and you can spend your old age early."

"I just fixed you, are you planning to hurt again?

If you want to turn over, call the nurse to help, don't force yourself. "

He had experienced the fixed pain just now, and he absolutely didn't want to suffer it again.Huang Zitao fell back on his stomach peacefully upon hearing this.

"Doctor, can I still dance on stage?"

"What did you say? Where do you want to go? On stage? You can't even get on the bed now, and you still want to go on stage?" The doctor's eyes widened.

"If you can lie still on the stage, I can consider finding a few people to lift you up."

"...Doctor, stop joking, how soon can I dance?"

"Hundred days of injury! Do the math yourself."

"One hundred days...three months? No, you mean I can dance at the earliest three months?"

The doctor gave him a blank look, "Your waist injury is very serious. If I read correctly, your waist and spine are already injured. If you had come to me earlier, I would have pushed you to the hospital bed. Besides, you are now It was a severe strain and sprain, and three months is short."

"For the first half month, rest in bed. In the second half month, you should be able to go to the ground and be discharged from the hospital. Then do not do strenuous exercise for at least two months, including lifting heavy objects, dancing, fitness, etc. Don't do it. After three months Check again, if the recovery effect is good, you can try some light exercises, such as..."

"Wait, doctor, stop first," Huang Zitao hurriedly stopped, this doctor can chatter better than Jin Junmian...

"I can't wait that long. I'm an entertainer, a singer and dancer. So what, EXO—have you seen it on TV?"

"I've seen it. My daughter likes you guys. She likes that kid called Xian the most."

"Baekhyun, Byun Baekhyun."

"Oh, yes, it's Baekhyun."

"Doctor, how about I get Zhang Boxian's signature for you, and you can release me from the hospital. OK?"

"Oh, bribery." The doctor gave him a sideways glance, "No, I have medical ethics."

"Brother Doctor~, we are coming back soon, I can't wait for the stage, I have to go back."

"Don't be so close. If you say no, you can't. You can't be discharged from the hospital in your current condition. You are my patient, and I have to be responsible for you."

"medical……"

"No, boy, is being on stage that important to you? More important than your own body?

I told you just now that your condition is very serious, and you may even be paralyzed. If you feel that I am scaring you, you can find an orthopedic doctor to look at your film. If the conclusion is different, I have been a doctor for so many years. I will resign immediately and go home to farm! "

"Doctor, doctor, don't get excited. I'm sorry, I didn't mean that. I believe in your diagnosis. Don't get me wrong."

The doctor's tone softened a bit, with a bit of earnestness,

"I know you artists, you don't take your health seriously. Everyone is sick to some extent. But your current situation is different. If I let you go now and you have an accident and you are really paralyzed, it will be my negligence. I will be guilty forever."

"Doctor, no, you are about the same age as my dad, I should call you Uncle Sheng, I understand what you said, but..., but the profession of an idol artist does not allow us to get sick, let alone rest."

"As an idol artist, you are overdrawing your life.

Whether it is a few hours of sleep a week, irregular diet, various injuries from dancing, irreversible wear and tear on body joints, heart disease caused by dozens of hours of continuous work...

These are the prices of idol artists. "

"It's not too late. After the age of 30, the price will be found. At the age of 30, you will suffer from the pain of being 60 years old. Would you like to?"

"I don't want to, but there's no way.

I am like this, everyone is like this, this is the reality of idol artists. "

"The ones who are paralyzed are lying in bed, the ones who are overworked are lying in the morgue of the hospital, and the ones who survived by luck... stand on the stage as stars, for example, EXO.

Doctor, let me go out of the hospital," Huang Zitao smiled, "I believe, I am lucky. "

The doctor sighed, and promised to release him as soon as possible, but at least three days of observation would be required.Huang Zitao agreed with a smile.

Considering Huang Zitao's current "semi-paralyzed" situation, the company finally canceled somersaults. After all, he couldn't move even if he was forced to do somersaults.

But it still has to be on the stage, there is no negotiation.

The turmoil of Wu Yifan's termination of the contract has not subsided yet. Luhan terminated his contract some time ago. Now the public opinion from the outside world is about to blow up the company. At this time, he will come back without Huang Zitao on stage. He will definitely be said to be planning to hide the Chinese members and treat foreign members unfairly. Just sit down.

So, now no one can participate, but Zhang Yixing and Huang Zitao must.

Three days later, Huang Zitao was wheeled out of the hospital.

Four days later, Huang Zitao joined dance practice.

It took a normal person three months to recover from an injury, but it only took him a week, as if he had "recovered as before". Sure enough, the body of an artist is different from that of a normal person.

"Is paralysis worth it?"

"This is the fate of an idol artist."

"Huang Zitao, is it worth it for you? Even if it's for your dream, is it worth it?"

Lying on the bed, these words kept ringing in Huang Zitao's ears, making him unable to sleep because of the noise.

Early the next morning, he called his dad on his mobile phone.

In the past, he always reported good news but not bad news, but now, he must let his parents know about his physical condition.Anyway, thanks to the kindness of nurturing, if he is paralyzed in South Korea later, he doesn't want to say "Dad, find a helicopter to take me back."

"Hey, Dad, it's me, Zitao."

"Well, it's good, no, it's a little bad. My waist, yes, the doctor said..."

Huang Zitao held the phone ten centimeters away from his ear, counting silently, one, two, three...

Sure enough, three seconds later, his father's roar came from the other end of the phone. It was the right choice to protect the eardrum in advance.

"You have to come back, and there is no need to discuss this matter. I don't want to receive a disability notice from the hospital on the next call!"

His father's tone softened. After all, he was his own son, and his heart ached more than his anger.

"Zitao, back then you said your dream was to be an idol artist, and I sent you to an audition, to Korea, and you were very competitive. Without my help, you made your debut successfully, and you are still the most popular group.

However, your dream has come true now, so come back, it doesn’t mean that you can’t be an artist if you come back, what’s the difference between China and Korea?

Your mother and I are just a child like you, you are not only yourself, but also the only son of your father and mother..."

When Huang's father said this, his voice was a little choked up, "Your mother and I really can't trust you, especially in this situation. And I am getting older now, and my health is getting worse. Our Huang family's property cannot be left behind. In the hands of others, at the very least, I have to train you well before I die, and be my successor..."

"Dad...", Huang Zitao couldn't hold back his tears, "I understand, but I can't bear to..."

"Zitao, life is like this. Sometimes you have to give up something in order to go on. Only by giving up can you gain. You also have to learn to let go in order to truly grow up.

Dad will give you another week to think about it, which is also a time to say goodbye. After a week, I will take you away. "

"No, wait a minute, a week is too short, Dad, I'll...

Hello, hello?Dad, hello? "

Huang Zitao looked at the screen, which showed that the other party had hung up the phone.

His father has always followed his word, and this time...should be no exception.That is to say, after a week, his father will forcefully take him back to China, no matter whether it is voluntary or forced.

The phone call was...really..., but he had to think about his father's words. His parents were old and couldn't bear the toss, let alone the so-called "disability notice".And his responsibility is not only his own, his own dream.He is already a man, the son of his parents, the successor of the Huang family...

His life is not limited to music, dance and martial arts. He can't live up to what his father has built so hard...

In the past, he was chasing his dream, and his parents silently supported him, but now it's time to do the opposite.

The sound source of "CallMeBaby" has been released, the new album has just been released, the fans are very strong, the sound source has always occupied the first place, and EXO's songs have entered seven songs in the first ten miles.

This can be regarded as his last album belonging to EXO. It was shot very well. He has kept all the albums from "MAMA" to "CallMeBaby".Huang Zitao took them out of the cabinet and sorted them out, um, there was no shortage of one.These albums are his most precious memories in the future.

Dad is right, you have to give up to gain something. Life is a process of slowly learning to give up.Every time you take a step forward, you have to give up something.

Even if it hurts, even if it is sad, let it go. Only those who can afford it and let it go can grow and stand on the highest mountain.

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"Are you going to leave again? I understand, but I can't accept it!

Is it easy for us to go from the muddle at the beginning to the present step by step?We can all suffer together, why can't we share joys and sorrows?I have survived so many days, but now I have to give up, I can't accept it! "

"Jingxiu, speak well, don't be impulsive." Jin Junmian comforted her.

"TAO, from 12 of us to now, we have experienced so much together, are you so willing to leave us?"

"Since last year, it's almost every six months, you guys are really regular!

Brother Wu Yifan is gone, brother Luhan is gone, now you are also leaving? Brother LAY, when are you going to leave?In half a year? "

"Du Jingxiu!" Jin Junmian held him back, "Zhong Ren, take him out to get some air."

Jin Zhongren dragged Dou Jingxiu out and closed the door.

"Brother Yixing, Jingxiu didn't mean that. You know him. He was just excited for a while. Don't be as knowledgeable as him." Park Chanyeol explained.

"It's okay, I didn't listen."

"I'm sorry..." Huang Zitao lowered his eyes.

Jin Junmian was cold for a few seconds, sighed, and still stepped forward to hug him, "It's okay... Tao, don't blame yourself..."

Bian Boxian also walked up to him and hugged him, "Tao, we... don't blame you."

Jin Zhongda also hugged him, and smiled self-deprecatingly, "Oh, the M team really can't move anymore", there are only three people left, how can they move...

Others hugged her one after another, including Du Jingxiu who regretted it after yelling outside the door. EXO members understand that everyone has difficulties and also has their own choices.

You can't force it, and you can't kidnap it with feelings and promises, because you don't deserve to be friends like that.

There is always a banquet in the world, and all good things will eventually come to an end.

Thank God for giving us the opportunity to meet.I have been with you for three years, and I cherish the joys and tribulations we have experienced together like a treasure.That will be the most precious treasure in my life.

Although I have regrets, I am more grateful for the fate between us. Although it is short, it is enough to be unforgettable.I will collect it and put it in the deepest box in my heart, because it is my most important thing and the best memory.

Huang Zitao, cherish our past and bless your future.

On the road ahead, without the company of your brothers, you have to take care of yourself, carry everyone's expectations and wishes, and take care of yourself along the way.