Peninsula: The Great Producer

Nonhyeon-dong is one of the few places in Seoul where young people like to gather.

During the day, Nonhyeon-dong's specialty shops such as shamans, fortune tellers, and tarot cards are crowded with people.

In the evening, the food street in Nonhyeon-dong is still crowded with people.

Ki Yo-gu and Lee Ji-eun randomly picked a spicy chicken feet restaurant.

To be precise, the main dish of the whole street is spicy chicken feet.

Qi Yaojiu didn't quite understand why many restaurants in the streets of Country H all served the same signature dishes. In fact, wouldn't it be more attractive to customers if there were a rich variety of food options like in Dalindong?

I entered the store and found a seat against the wall.

I ordered a special spicy chicken feet, a teppanyaki shrimp, a seaweed rice roll, a bottle of drink, a bottle of soju and a bottle of beer.

Qi Yaojiu came back from the bathroom next door and saw the prepared beer in the glass in front of him when he sat down.

Looking at Li Zhien, Qi Yaojiu asked: "Did you pour this for me?"

Li Zhien took a sip of the drink and said, "Don't Oppas like to drink like this?"

Qi Yaojiu raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "That's right."

It’s not that Qi Yaojiu likes soju, but drinking H country’s soju alone feels the same: alcohol plus water.

It is obviously a distilled liquor, but the alcohol content is only about ten degrees. Qi Yaojiu will not comment on the craftsmanship.

The ordered dishes were served quickly.

The red spicy chicken feet whetted Qi Yaojiu's appetite.

Before eating, I asked Li Zhien: "Can you eat spicy food?"

Unexpectedly, Li Zhien replied: "It looks spicy, but it's not spicy, really."

Qi Yaojiu believed it.

Then he also knew that Lee Ji-eun could actually eat spicy food.

The first bite of the boneless chicken feet did not have any fishy smell at all. The first taste alone was satisfactory.

In addition, the spicy chicken feet in this restaurant were not sweet and spicy but spicy, which made Qi Yaojiu even more satisfied.

It was rare that Qi Yaojiu nodded while eating and looked at the spicy chicken feet on the plate.

IU also ate a chicken foot and felt the spiciness, but she didn't fan it with her hands. Instead, she silently picked up the drink and took a few sips.

Seeing that Qi Yaojiu was enjoying the meal, Li Zhien was also glad that she had successfully ordered the dishes tonight.

Just when IU was about to tell Ki Yo-gu that she was very happy about today's date, several figures at the door of the spicy chicken feet shop caught IU's attention.

"Oppa"

Qi Yaojiu, still eating spicy chicken feet, hummed.

Li Zhien fixed her eyes on the gate and said, "I saw Jiyeon and the others."

Qi Yaojiu turned back subconsciously.

Sure enough, there were several figures at the door of the store. Park So-yeon was in the front, with Ham Eun-jung beside her, and Park Ji-yeon and Park Hyo-min standing behind them.

They all had no makeup on, wore hats but no masks, and were communicating with their boss.

It looks like this is not the first time I've eaten here.

The boss led the way and walked with a few people towards where Qi Yaojiu and Li Zhien were sitting.

What a coincidence.

There were two empty seats next to them, and the boss didn't think twice about it. He quickly put the table together and said, "Do you still want to eat those?"

As they sat down, they said, "Yes, two more bottles of soju and a drink."

The drinks were obviously prepared for Park Ji-yeon, and the remaining five people drank two bottles of soju?
Park So-yeon stopped the boss and said, "Please give us five bottles of soju."

"Unnie, five bottles?"

"I'd like a drink tonight."

Others were silent.

The atmosphere was a bit solemn, even Ki Yo-jiu and Lee Ji-eun, who were watching them sit down, felt it.

Li Zhien whispered: "Oppa, something is wrong."

Qi Yaojiu said, "Don't you have any work arrangements for tomorrow?"

Park Shaoyan and the others didn't care at first.

I thought that since no one recognized them, no one would talk to them. I just thought that what Qi Yaojiu said just now was to the people at the same table.

No one even recognized Qi Yaojiu's voice.

Then Lee Ji-eun said, "Ji-yeon."

Hearing someone calling her name, Park Ji-yeon turned her head and looked around.

I saw two people wearing the same hat, and after taking a closer look, I found that one was Lee Ji-eun and the other was Ki Yo-gu.

If it were any other time, Park Ji-yeon's reaction at this moment would not be so calm, nor would she respond weakly: "You guys are here too."

Ham Eun-jung, Park So-yeon and others turned their heads to look at the next table.

After recognizing Qi Yaojiu, several people immediately stood up to greet him. Qi Yaojiu put his hand down and said, "No need to be like this."

Lee Ji-eun also stood up and greeted Park So-yeon and the others.

Qi Yaojiu asked again: "Don't you have any work arrangements tomorrow?"

Everyone looked at Park Ji-yeon.

It seems that this question should be answered by Park Ji-yeon and Ki Yo-gu.

Park Ji-yeon paused and said, "We'll have practice at the company tomorrow."

The boss brought some side dishes, soju, and drinks. Qi Yaojiu picked up the glass and said, "It seems like we've never had a drink together before."

Park Hyomin said weakly: "I drank alcohol at the celebration party last year."

After saying that, Park Hyomin shut up. What Ji Yaojiu meant was that he had never drunk with all the members of T-ara, and he shouldn't have interrupted.

Park Shaoyan and others quickly poured themselves a glass of soju, and Park Hyomin took care of Park Jiyeon and poured her a drink as well.

No one mentioned that the theme of the toast was "Happy Valentine's Day"

He raised his glass to signal and everyone toasted silently.

After drinking a cup, Qi Yaojiu asked Park Shaoyan and the others if they wanted to have some spicy chicken feet first. The spicy chicken feet here were unexpectedly delicious.

Several people waved their hands to indicate that they had already ordered the dishes.

Ham Eun-jung was pouring wine again, and she wanted to toast Ki Yo-jiu.

Li Zhien asked: "Did something happen?"

Park Hyomin was quick-witted and spoke first: "Today the agent said that the company wants to add new members to our T-ara."

Li Zhien looked confused.

T-ara has always received a lot of attention since its debut, at least much more than the attention it received in the first year after its debut.

Moreover, since their debut, T-ara has hardly had any period of rest and has returned very frequently. In addition, Park Ji-yeon and Park Hyo-min from the group have been on Ki Yo-gu's show, and other members such as Ham Eun-jung have also been participating in shows such as Starking to promote the group.

When idol singers talk about T-ara, they all think that T-ara will succeed sooner or later.

Why would such a promising group have to go through personnel changes after their debut?

Doesn’t the company know that sudden personnel changes in the debut group will bring about negative consequences?

Qi Yaojiu also frowned.

If IU's misunderstanding is because she thinks T-ara's agency, MBK Entertainment, is making trouble and trying to ruin a good hand.

Ki Yo-jiu knows much more than Lee Ji-eun.

Ji Yaojiu knows how T-ara became popular, and he also knows how T-ara was mismanaged by the company and turned from a girl idol group that was expected to reach the top into an idol group boycotted by the whole nation.

It all started because the company added new members to the group after T-ara debuted.

But before today, Qi Yaojiu had never thought about this matter.

Perhaps even if Qi Yaojiu remembered, he couldn't do anything.

But after experiencing it myself, the feeling is still different.

Right now, the emotions of all T-ara members have been affected.

The new member who was temporarily added to the T-ara group seemed to be the one who caused T-ara a lot of trouble in the future. I can’t remember his name, Qi Yaojiu.

It can be clearly felt that Park Ji-yeon and others are already worried about this matter.

How true are the news reports and rumors on the Internet?
Should I get involved in this matter?

During the silence, these two questions were what Qi Yaojiu pondered. (End of this chapter)