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Chapter 247 The Daily Life of a Mother from the Past and Future
In the early hours of that night, Gong Cheng and Jay Park landed in Taipei, and on the following day, April 18, Bombardment Meteor kicked off the final stop of their tour for the month.

The Taipei Arena, which was open for three consecutive days, will close on April 20th.

"Pass the ball!"

"Nice~"

"Snapped!"

In Bombardment Meteor's footage of following a VJ, in an indoor gymnasium at night, ten figures dart across the brown wooden floor of a basketball court, the dull thud of the ball hitting the ground mixed with the swishing of sneakers...

Gong Cheng, dressed in a vest and shorts, walked off the field, took a sip of water, and was replaced by a friend brought by Jay Chou.

He's on the same wavelength as Jay Chou. Well, to put it simply, this guy's passing is a bit unpredictable, he has some skill but not much, his dribbling is average, his shooting is terrible, and his playing style is rather abstract… Gong Cheng gulped down a few mouthfuls of water and wiped the sweat from his forehead…

Watching Jaylen's movements on the court, he vaguely remembered that the guy had told him he had ankylosing spondylitis and couldn't make any big movements while dribbling...

On the court, Jay Chou made a stylish crossover, but failed to shake off Oh Sehun, and then pulled up for a shot that went completely airball...

Gong Cheng seriously doubted whether this guy hadn't gotten over the movie "Kung Fu Dunk" from back then.
……

After leaving the stadium, Jay Chou led the seven members of Bombardment Meteor to a nearby restaurant for a late-night snack and a few drinks.

The Taipei paparazzi who were waiting outside the stadium immediately pressed the door open button.

after an hour……

Asian superstar Jay Chou meets Tarot at the sports field

Bombardment Meteor and Jay Chou spotted at YJ Club, with numerous Taipei models and female celebrities also reportedly present.

Tarot vs. Hot Taiwanese Girl: Seoul Cannons Fire Wildly

[Entertainment Battlefield Report: It is reported that after finishing his Taipei tour with Bombardment Meteor tonight, he went to the stadium with Asian superstar Jay Chou. Two hours later, the group went to YJ Club. Within twenty minutes, several well-known female models and actresses arrived, seemingly for a selection of concubines...]

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"Hehe, Jalen's getting better too, he can even play basketball with Tarot now (chuckles)"

"What kind of clickbait title is this? 'Tarot vs. Hot Taiwanese Girl'..."

"Why do I have this feeling that these people, when they get together, could actually pull off something like selecting a concubine?"

"Ganlin's mom, upstairs, why don't you take your mom over so the oppas can choose?"

"..."

……

The following afternoon, Bombardment Meteor and his entourage concluded their tour for the month and returned to Seoul together.

As the seven members landed in Seoul and stepped out of the terminal, a swarm of media rushed towards them, while numerous fans surrounded them, loudly cheering. Since their concert in Seoul at the end of last month, most of the Bombardment Meteor members have been in Korea rehearsing for their tour.

It's been a while since we've seen all seven of them together like this... Plus, the Grammy Awards ceremony, which music fans around the world are looking forward to, will be held in Madison Square Garden, New York, less than a week from now, on April 26.

In response, fans and the media on the Korean Peninsula became even more enthusiastic about their news, because in a week, K-pop was very likely to produce a Grammy-winning world group, and it was a sure thing that a pop star would be born with the Best Pop Award.

"Anning Hasyo~"

Gong Cheng and his group greeted the fans at the scene, and then the media's microphones and questions came one after another.

“Tarot…”

"..."

The crowds caused some traffic congestion outside the terminal, and security personnel did their best to maintain order.

Tourists and passersby from various countries spontaneously stopped in their tracks, taking out their phones to film the scene of them being surrounded by a crowd...

"..."

After getting into the van, the members decided to go home to rest, return to their companies, and those who were older, like Jay Park and Lay Zhang, had to go to the hospital for a check-up.

Kim Daewoo glanced at his phone's schedule and asked, "Are we going to record PRODUCE 48 today?"

"According to the production team, the trainees have reached the point where they're choosing songs and forming groups for competition. Today, the trainees will start choosing their songs for the first performance and begin practicing..."

"No, I'll go tomorrow." Gong Cheng said directly, his whole body numb with exhaustion. Whether he missed today's recording or not was irrelevant. "Take me back to Yeongdeungpo. My mom and the others came back from their trip a couple of days ago, and I need to go back and see them."

He told them his destination: he planned to go back to visit his parents, get a good night's sleep, and then return to his dorm that evening to see his female friends.
I'm having a bit of a headache. Should I choose a Shiba Inu, a rabbit-toothed dog, or a tiger cub?
"The second part of Bombardment Meteor's variety show, 'An Unfinished Story,' will air tomorrow." Kim Daewoo turned the car around to talk about work.

"The lineup for Bombardment Meteor's second mini-album has been finalized by the company, and it is expected to be released online after the Asian tour in June."

"But seriously, Makoto, once the Grammys end at the end of the month and he wins, his tour in Japan next month is going to be a huge frenzy. Under the Grammy effect, even Asia's largest music market will fall..."

"For your first concert in your country on May Day, we've already communicated with the local authorities, and the venue is all set up..."

Jin Dayu kept talking for a long time, but seeing that no one responded, he glanced at the rearview mirror and realized that Gong Cheng was leaning against the car window with his arms crossed and his eyes closed, already asleep...

He sighed, turned up the air conditioning in the car, and sped towards Yeongdeungpo...

……

As evening approached, Gong Cheng rolled over and got out of bed in the bedroom. In the five-story residential building, a corner of the twilight could be vaguely seen outside the window.

He picked up his phone and glanced at the message his adoptive mother had sent: "Son, your father and I went for a walk. There's food in the kitchen..."

He got up, slipped on his slippers, went to the kitchen to warm up the food, ate his fill, changed his clothes in the closet, picked up his car keys, and left the house.

When Jin Dayu drove him back in the afternoon, he made a point of leaving him the keys to the Maybach. After all, Gong Cheng is so famous now, it would be inconvenient for him to get around without a car, and all his supercars are parked in the dormitory or company's underground parking garage.

"Wow~"

Gong Cheng sat in the driver's seat and glanced at the young couple walking their dogs in the residential building. The dogs on leashes were quite cute, barking incessantly. He thought to himself, "It seems that women really like small animals."
Before TWICE moved dorms, many members were already saying they wanted to get a dog or a cat.

But nobody has the time...

……

Gong Cheng arrived at the company, parked his Maybach in the underground garage, then switched to his private car and headed to a restaurant near Cheongdam-dong in Gangnam District.

Twice released their fifth mini-album, "What is Love?", last week. It's still past this hour, and I heard Son Chaeyoung complaining that they've been incredibly busy lately, with music shows, variety show recordings, and radio appearances. Their schedule is packed.

But things are much easier than in the previous two years, and the company is currently preparing for the start of their TWICE 2ND TOUR 'TWICELAND ZONE 2 : Fantasy Park' world tour in Seoul next month.

A few days ago, TWICE and Bombardment Meteor were also named outstanding K-POP groups by Time magazine.

……

In a private room at the restaurant, Kim Jisoo gazed at her friend, Cho Mi-yeon, whom she hadn't seen for some time. Mi-yeon had long, light pink hair, a striking and unique color. The soft glow from the ceiling chandelier gave her hair a dreamy, gradient effect. She wore a pink spaghetti-strap dress, the simple design revealing her smooth, fair shoulders. Her bright eyes were smiling as she looked at her phone, her lips a delicate, alluring color…

"Miyeon, this hair color really suits you, you look beautiful." Kim Jisoo took a sip of coffee, her voice slightly hoarse beneath her light makeup, "Congratulations on your upcoming debut..."

Zhao Meiyan smiled and said with her light brown eyebrows curved, "Yes, about ten more days."

(G)I-DLE's debut date is next month, May 2nd, so she's been quite excited lately. However, in the months leading up to her debut, she's been increasingly busy with company practice, music video filming, and song recording, so she's seen Makoto Miyamoto much less often.

Now that she's about to debut, the company gave her a short day off to rest and relax. She thought she'd invite her friends and boyfriend over for a meal to get together, since she'll be very busy as a newly debuted girl group member after her debut next month...

However, I'll have more opportunities to see Gong Cheng in the future; at least I'll finally be able to go on stage with him and participate in activities together...

"Hasn't he arrived yet?" Kim Jisoo asked, her throat slightly sore. She knew Gong Cheng was coming... At first, she didn't want to be a third wheel, but her friend had worked so hard for so long and was finally about to debut, so she definitely had to come and congratulate her. Being a third wheel was fine, she was used to it...

Zhao Meiyan smiled slightly, "Oppa, he should be here soon. There's a bit of traffic at this time. He's on his way, and I told him to drive slowly and be careful." As she spoke, she put down her phone, rested her hands on her fair chin, and asked, "Are Jennie unnie and Chaeyoung alright?"

During her trainee days at YG, besides Jisoo, she also had a good relationship with the other three. However, apart from Jennie and Jisoo, the other two were friends who were the same age.

Jisoo gave a barely perceptible purse of her lips, took a sip of her coffee, glanced at her, and said, "It's great. We're all happy to know you're debuting."

Pabo, you still have time to pay attention to other people? Jennie and the others practically want to devour your boyfriend...

But she couldn't say anything, since Jin Zhenni and the others didn't know about Zhao Meiyan and Gong Cheng's lingering relationship, and besides, she thought, even if they did know, what could they do...?

"Unnie, I heard from a friend that quite a few seniors in the industry are pursuing you? Really?" Zhao Meiyan had a gossipy smile on her face, blinking her curious eyes.

She was already aware of some of the rumors circulating in the industry, even though she hadn't debuted yet... Her boyfriend, Gong Cheng, was practically the kind of person every female celebrity wanted to date. He was a big star, very popular, and his looks were undeniable, plus he had plenty of resources...

However, among male celebrities, Jisoo, Mina from Twice, and Tzuyu are practically the ideal partners for most male celebrities in the industry, and they have many suitors.

However, I heard that Sana Minatozaki originally had many suitors, but after people discovered that she was focused on her career and was a very ambitious and rational person, the number of people pursuing her gradually decreased...

Can't catch up...

As for Mina, many people say she doesn't look good on camera, but she's even more beautiful offline than on video. Her main advantage is her exceptional aura, which the camera can't capture; she's delicate and aloof, inspiring a protective instinct in others. As for Tzuyu, she's beautiful and has a great figure…

The unnie in front of me has had many suitors since her debut.

"Is Unnie dating anyone?" Zhao Meiyan gossiped with a chuckle. She knew perfectly well that this Unnie might seem like a strategist when she was arguing with her boyfriend, but in reality, she was a complete novice.

Kim Jisoo smiled and shook her head, "Do you think everyone is like you and Gong Cheng, one a trainee and the other dating before they even became famous..."

Although she has no dating experience, she still believes that she is quite experienced and has a rich romantic history, after all, she has this Pabo in front of her and that silly friend Lim Nayeon from back then...

While giving the two advice, she also got to indulge in remotely controlling their online romance...

"Unnie, you and Nayeon seem to have a good relationship?" Zhao Miyeon suddenly asked, her beautiful face smiling gently... At the Bombardment Meteor concert in Seoul at the end of last month, she felt that the senior's gaze towards her male friend was a bit inappropriate, a bit ambiguous...

Women's intuition is very accurate.

Kim Jisoo glanced at her in surprise, wondering why her friend was asking this. "We were elementary school classmates," she answered truthfully. In fact, not only herself, but her friend was also very close to Jennie.

However, they met many years ago when they were both trainees... After their debut, they were active for two or three years, and many members from the two groups kept in touch privately. Those who got along well became good friends.

"what happened?"

"It's nothing, unnie. It's just that Nayeon is such a nice girl, she must have a lot of suitors in the industry, right?" Zhao Meiyan asked, pretending to be gossipy, wanting to know more. She really felt that the way Lim Nayeon looked at her male relatives was very strange!

She never thought Gong Cheng would be honest and obedient; she knew his character perfectly well, which was why she was so certain.

Jisoo raised her eyelids and thought for a moment, considering some rumors circulating in the industry, before bursting into laughter, "Yeah, Nayeon has a lot of suitors too. How should I put it, TWICE is a top girl group right now, and every member has admirers in the industry..."

"You know something really funny?"

"what?"

"Back in 16, there was a rumor circulating within JYP Entertainment that GOT7's Bambam and Gong Cheng were rivals for Nayeon's affections, haha!" Kim Jisoo couldn't help but laugh out loud when she thought about it.

This story came about when BLACKPINK was drinking with some of the guys from Bombardment Meteor, and Park Chanyeol told them about it.

It's absolutely hilarious...

But upon closer inspection, it's complete nonsense! In Kim Jisoo's eyes, her friend Nayeon didn't have a good impression of Gong Cheng. When Gong Cheng first joined JYP in 16, she complained to her a lot, saying that he had a bad reputation and wasn't a good person...

As for Gong Cheng, she thought this kid would probably prefer someone like Mina's type? Someone gentle and delicate, with a cool and mysterious aura, or someone like Chou Tzu-yu, tall and beautiful...

"Is Nayeon dating anyone?" Zhao Meiyan asked casually, taking a sip of her coffee.

Without even thinking, Kim Jisoo shook her head and denied it, "No."

That big mouth, she can't keep a secret. If we were really dating, she would definitely tell me.

"Squeak..."

The door to the private room was pushed open, and Gong Cheng's tall figure blocked the way. He then closed the door behind him. "What are you talking about?"

"Oppa~ you're here~" Zhao Meiyan's gentle eyes blossomed with a smile as she stepped forward, took Gong Cheng's wrist, and sat down beside her, but cleverly changed the subject, "We didn't talk about anything..."

"They're gossiping about Jisoo unnie~"

Gong Cheng stared at Zhao Meiyan's blinking eyes. Her pink dress and the makeup and hair color she was about to debut suited her very well. She looked delicate and gentle. He glanced at Kim Jisoo across from him. The third wheel was getting brighter and brighter.

"Jisoo? What gossip does Susoo have?"

He asked with some curiosity, then casually took off his jacket and draped it over Zhao Meiyan's fair shoulders.

He was well aware of many rumors and gossip in the industry. As for Kim Jisoo, she didn't have any scandals, except with him. Although his social circle was somewhat fixed, he had extensive connections with Park Chanyeol, Park Jay, and Zhang Yixing. Oh, and there was also the "Cheongdam-dong socialite," Jackson Wang…

This guy knows almost everyone in the entertainment industry, from celebrities to trainees, as long as the entertainment company is near Cheongdam-dong...

Kim Jisoo pursed her lips and didn't say anything. It wasn't that she didn't want to greet them, but her throat was so hoarse and sore.

"I just wanted to ask if Unnie has a boyfriend. I've heard from many seniors that Unnie has a lot of suitors in the industry," Zhao Meiyan said softly, not wanting to reveal her inquiries about Lim Nayeon to this oppa.

Gong Cheng nodded after hearing this, wondering what it was about. "That's true. Xiu Xiu is quite popular in the industry. Even a senior from SM Entertainment asked me for her contact information before..."

"Didn't her fans say she had an amazing, cool voice and was the queen of picking up girls in South Korea?"

"Someone asked oppa for unnie's contact information?" Zhao Miyan asked. Is unnie that popular?
Upon hearing this, Kim Jisoo looked surprised, then her face darkened. "Which senior? You gave it to?"

This was the first time she had ever heard of such a thing. In the past, during events or through introductions from other members of the group, many artists had indeed asked for her contact information. However, after she repeatedly emphasized this, the members stopped giving her contact information to other male artists...

"Why should I give it to him?" Gong Cheng lowered his head, took a sip of coffee with Zhao Meiyan's pink lips on the straw, and said matter-of-factly, "I'll take care of it for you."

In my line of sight, Kim Jisoo's lightly made-up eyebrows and eyes, with some faint dark circles under her eyes, made her pretty face look better after hearing Gong Cheng's answer. She hated it when others interfered in her affairs without her consent...

Although Gong Cheng took it upon himself to get rid of that senior for her, he still did a good job!

Seeing her fluctuating expression and hoarse, soft voice, Gong Cheng frowned. He placed his legs under the table and gently nudged Kim Jisoo's shoes with his toes. "What's wrong with your voice? That incredibly clear and cold voice..."

"Pfft~" Zhao Meiyan couldn't help but laugh when she heard this nickname. Her husband always started bickering with her when they sat together.

She had originally thought that the two of them would finally have some peace and quiet today.

But "Superb Cold Voice" is really funny... Kim Jisoo raised her head, her delicate face under her black hair looking somewhat speechless, "Practice... vocal cord fatigue."

"Didn't I tell you, if your voice cracks, so be it. I'm helping you improve, not making you mute." Gong Cheng stared at her and said, his eyes showing an even more speechless expression than hers, precisely because he understood Kim Ji-soo in front of him.

That's why he specifically told this person that a slight crack in the voice is nothing. After all, you're in a recording studio, not performing live with your microphone on. You can get your voice fixed! Don't you know what a million-dollar sound engineer is?

Kim Jisoo quickly waved her hand in a pleading manner, her incredibly raspy voice now saying, "Okay, okay, I understand, producer-nim, thank you for your concern."

"But it's really nothing serious. The doctor said it's just a slight inflammation. I just need to rest a bit more these next couple of days. It's nothing to worry about."

After hearing the concern in Gong Cheng's words, she truthfully recounted the doctor's report, thanking him for his concern, but explaining that it was precisely because she hadn't done well that she needed to work harder.

That's what she thought, and that's why her voice is like this now.

Zhao Meiyan linked arms with Gong Cheng, her fair face rubbing against his shoulder like a pink kitten. She heard her male friend's caring voice in her ear, and realized that their relationship wasn't so irreconcilable after all!
If something really happens, they will still care about each other. For example, when BLACKPINK first debuted and went to Paris, she specifically told her boyfriend to take care of Jisoo and not let her be bullied...

"I'm really fed up with you, Kim Jisoo. What's there to be so stubborn about?"

"Producer, you have a heavenly voice and an exceptional vocal quality. Who can compare to you? If I'm not as good as others, I just need to practice hard. Do you think I'd be the kind of person who would want to hold others back?"

“Then you can call me and ask me. I told you before that there is a problem with your vocal technique.”

"You're so busy, who knows where you're fooling around..." Kim Jisoo replied fluently, then curled her lip in disdain. Underneath her blue denim jacket was a black short-sleeved T-shirt, and rows of earrings dangled from her ears; she really did have a bit of a 'South Korean womanizer' vibe...

Gong Cheng's handsome face immediately opened its mouth, and he laughed speechlessly, "Aigoo, Kim Jisoo, how could you say something like that? Me, fooling around?!"

"Besides, BLACKPINK has called me quite a few times these days. Why didn't you call me then because you were afraid of bothering me?"

"..."

At first, Zhao Meiyan listened with great interest, finding their banter quite amusing. But gradually, she began to feel uneasy.

She lifted her small face, which was resting on Gong Cheng's shoulder, glanced at her male relative beside her, and then looked at her friend sitting opposite her, who was tilting her head and looking out the window at the night view. Why did the scene in front of her look so much like a young couple arguing?
Those back-and-forth banter sounded like...flirting?
Zhao Meiyan's smiling eyes gradually turned suspicious and wary. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw that although her male friend was saying something sarcastic to Jisoo unnie, he was still smiling. Jisoo unnie turned her head to look out the window, but her eyes unexpectedly held a smile, sparkling under the ceiling light...

Perhaps neither of them realized that they were both enjoying it?

At this moment, the two people who were so important to her were surprisingly on the same wavelength. Zhao Meiyan looked at her male relative and friend's brows, scanning them back and forth, and realized that compared to when they first met, the three people with distinct personalities...

At this moment, Gong Cheng and Kim Ji-soo both felt equally exhausted...

At the same time, Zhao Meiyan's tense heart relaxed.

Unnie wouldn't fall for her boyfriend, she was quite certain of that. Kim Jisoo had expressed her negative feelings towards him more than once, and especially this year, he seemed to dislike her and didn't want to see her...

How could two people who dislike each other so much possibly end up together? This is also why they easily start arguing whenever they meet...

Zhao Meiyan picked up her coffee and took a small, smiling sip. She thought for a moment, "Jisoo unnie has been busy with her comeback lately, under a lot of pressure and very tired. And my boyfriend has hardly had a break in the two years since his debut..."

Exhausted, numb... A sense of accomplishment and heartache inexplicably rose in her heart. The sense of accomplishment came from the fact that two people who always wore smiles under the spotlight could let their guard down in front of her, which made her feel especially important and that she held an important place in the hearts of her best friend and her boyfriend.

But she felt even more heartbroken for the two of them...

"Aigoo, really, she has no respect for the producer at all..." Gong Cheng was too lazy to pay attention to Kim Ji-soo anymore, she was so stubborn!
Can't tell right from wrong! How can such a lousy, self-righteous, and ridiculous woman have so many suitors?

Kim Jisoo turned her head, took a sip of water, and smiled, her delicate features softening. "I'm not one of your brainless fans..."

She gets angry whenever this person's brainless fans are mentioned; she can't forget those two young girls sitting in the back row at the concert at the end of last month... It's true... Like artist, like fans...

Thinking about it, she couldn't help but look down at her legs encased in black wide-leg pants, then at Zhao Meiyan's shapely legs sitting opposite her in a pink dress, their fair and slender curves... Gong Cheng really got lucky...

Gong Cheng chuckled, "My fans would never say I have some kind of 'superbly clear and cold voice'..." As he spoke, he sorted out the grilled meat from the pot and placed it on Zhao Meiyan's plate, "Eat your food, don't pay attention to her..."

"..."

How have things been at work lately?

Gong Cheng took a sip of cola and asked about Zhao Meiyan's debut. This pabo's dream has finally come true, and she is about to debut.

"Everything goes smoothly, and there's something to look forward to every day."

Zhao Meiyan took a small bite of the grilled meat, not daring to eat too much. The closer she got to her debut, the stricter her body management became.

Gradually, the three of them started chatting and laughing. Kim Jisoo, while drinking her seaweed soup, asked, "Weren't you recording PRODUCE 48? Don't you have any recording work today? I remember there was a trending topic saying you got off the plane at around 3 PM and went back to Seoul..."

"I was recording, but I was absent."

"Playing the big shot?" Kim Jisoo said cheerfully, then realized she was getting into a habit of teasing him and shouldn't have said that. She then kicked Gong Cheng under the table, her face contorted with embarrassment as she narrowed her eyes. "Ani-oh, just kidding..."

Take care of yourself!

She knew more about Gong Cheng's packed schedule than Zhao Meiyan did; he was practically flying everywhere. If she remembered correctly, Gong Cheng had a lot of quirks, like being a light sleeper, but with such a dense schedule, he probably had to book a hotel for every flight he took...

No wonder I can't get a good rest...

"understood."

……

"Jisoo, bye-bye~"

After dinner, Gong Cheng drove Kim Ji-soo back to her dormitory complex, then stepped on the gas and drove away with Zhao Mei-yeon.

"Oppa, could you please stop arguing with Jisoo unnie? She has a great personality, she's a really nice person." Zhao Miyeon sat obediently in the passenger seat, fastening her seatbelt, recalling the pleasant scene at the restaurant earlier…

In her memory, this was only when they first met, as if they hadn't seen each other for a long time.

Gong Cheng smiled and stared intently at the vehicles on the road. "Yes, I know. Many mutual friends say she has a great personality and is a very good person. I understand."

Jisoo's personality is awful to me! She's like a ticking time bomb!
Gong Cheng knew perfectly well, but he didn't say it aloud...

"Come to my house, oppa~" Zhao Meiyan looked up, her big, watery eyes blinking as she looked at Gong Cheng. "Oppa, I'll be very, very busy from now on, I'm going to debut, so remember to think of me~ okay?"

"Arasso..."

……

The two returned to Zhao Meiyan's home, where she changed from her pink dress into a smooth and silky nightgown.

Gong Cheng's tall figure pressed Zhao Meiyan against the wall. He lifted one of her hands to support himself against the wall, and then slowly lifted her curvaceous, fair, and smooth legs.

Zhao Meiyan rubbed against his angular cheek, her eyes glazed over, her pink skin spreading across a large area.

She shuddered when she heard Gong Cheng's soft voice...

"Pabo, can you do the splits?"

Gong Cheng gently lifted Zhao Meiyan's left leg, slowly stretching it out in mid-air until it straightened...

……

the next day……

Gong Cheng got up and pulled Zhao Meiyan, who was still lying in bed feeling sore and weak, out of bed. He urged her to wash up. Her boyfriend had specifically told him last night that she had to go to work this morning to record the music for her debut album...

However, her voice was a little hoarse and sore at this moment.

……

After dropping Zhao Meiyan off near Cube Entertainment, Gong Cheng turned the car around, intending to go back to his dorm to change his clothes before heading to SM Entertainment. He had arranged to give Liu Zhimin her birthday present today.

After all, Lieutenant Kim abandoned the job back then!
It's 8 a.m. right now, and he's thinking about how to deliver the gift to Yoo Jimin, who's heading to SM Entertainment for practice, before 10 a.m. Then he'll go back to the company with Kim Daewoo to Gyeonggi Province for the recording of PRODUCE 48...

In late April, Seoul was bathed in warm sunshine, and the weather was gradually warming up...

After parking his car in the residential area, Gong Cheng went upstairs, pressed the button for the top floor. He was the only resident on the top floor, so the dormitory was usually very quiet and undisturbed...

But when the elevator stopped on the 11th floor, it suddenly stopped.

Gong Cheng looked at the elevator door about to open with surprise. There were two apartments on the 11th floor, both belonging to Twice. One apartment was shared by Rabbit Girl, Shiba Inu Girl, and Momo, while the other apartment was shared by Mina, Park Jihyo, and Yoo Jeongyeon.

As for Chou Tzu-yu, Kim Da-hyun, and Son Chae-young, they lived together on another floor.

Nine people shared a dorm room, three to a room, and each person had their own bedroom. He even visited the place when he first moved in...

The elevator doors open.

Standing outside the door was a little penguin wearing blue and white penguin pajamas, her eyelashes still blurry, looking like she had just woken up. In her line of sight, the dim elevator doors opened, revealing a tall figure inside. She looked up and saw Gong Cheng's surprised face.

She said nothing, took a step forward, and went inside.

"No...sleepwalking?" Gong Cheng looked at the closing elevator doors. Ming Jingnan walked in without saying hello and didn't press any floor buttons.

This is an elevator going up. If you want to go down, you have to wait for the next one. He originally thought the little penguin was going to Tzuyu's dormitory, but now the elevator is passing through the floors of Tzuyu's dormitory. He was a little confused. Could it be coming for me?

"You didn't go back to the dorm last night?" Mina, who had been looking down, suddenly raised her head, as if she had become much more awake, and asked the question.

Immediately afterwards, she moved closer to Gong Cheng, wrinkled her delicate nose, and sniffed, "Hehe, Cheng-chan, you haven't been drinking?"

"On the contrary, he smells like a woman's perfume, with a lemony top note. None of the members wear this perfume..." Mina was fully awake from her daze after waking up. She smelled the scent on Miyako and smiled.

If Gong Cheng didn't return home all night, there are only two possibilities: either he was with another girl, or he spent the night drinking with friends in Jiangnan.

But he didn't smell of alcohol at all; only the fragrance of a strange woman...

"Why worry so much... Aren't you supposed to be at work today? Why did you run into the elevator in your pajamas right after you woke up..." Gong Cheng wasn't embarrassed at all, since the little penguin was going to see right through him anyway. Then the elevator doors opened, and the little penguin came into his view...

With a penguin-like gait, I walked slowly to my dormitory door, entered the password, and opened the door.

She glanced back at Gong Cheng and said, "I left my game console here. Come and get it."

"I need to go to the dressing room soon, there's an event today..."

"Okay." Gong Cheng nodded, walked into the house, and then took off his coat and threw it into the washing machine. He originally wanted to wait until Mina took the game console and left before taking off all his clothes and putting them in the washing machine to wash them all at once.

But after he saw Mina pick up the game console, he sat cross-legged on the sofa and didn't move at all.

"Why aren't you leaving yet? Aren't you in a hurry to get to the dressing room?"

Mina chuckled lightly, "No rush. Sana and the others will take their time, as you know. It's still early."

"Whatever..." Gong Cheng shrugged helplessly, then prepared to go upstairs to change his clothes. Immediately afterward, he heard Mina's question, "Why didn't you go back to the dorm?"

"Did you go see your ex-girlfriend?"

Gong Cheng sighed. "That little penguin is really cunning," he said. "Would you believe me if I said I didn't go to see her?"

"letter."

This answer surprised Gong Cheng. He asked, "Why..." Logically speaking, how could someone as intelligent as Mina so easily refute her own guess? Her reasoning in the elevator was just like that of the elementary school savior in Japan...

A flash of light from the lens, and someone will be in trouble...

Mina yawned, her mouth slightly open, and pulled down the penguin hat from her blue and white pajamas. Her messy hair fell loose over her shoulders. She glanced at Makoto, a half-smile on her face, and said, "Because I don't know either..."

"Besides Sana-chan, Nayeon-unnie, Chaeyoung, and his ex-girlfriend, has Makoto dated any other girls?"

"For example, Jisoo, Irene-senpai..."

"Makoto-chan~"

"Oppa~ You're really good at this." Mina kept changing her address for Miyako, her words carrying a hint of threat and displeasure. She still remembered how Sana had tricked her in front of Miyako a few days ago!
Zhao Meiyan was one of those who slipped through the net, so she strongly suspected that there were many more who had escaped the net outside...

"Your words are a bit of an insult to my character, Mina-chan..." Gong Cheng turned around helplessly and plopped down on the steps of the duplex staircase. The morning light from the floor-to-ceiling windows shone on his face, casting a faint melancholy in the sunlight.
"Do you even have any dignity?" Mina glared at him with her cold eyes.

Hearing this, Gong Cheng's handsome face became even more sorrowful. "Really, there aren't any more. I don't have that kind of ability, Mina-chan. Of all the names you mentioned, you're the only one missing..."

Mina grabbed a cushion and threw it at him angrily, yelling, "Stop talking nonsense!"

Gong Cheng didn't dodge, letting Mina hit him without much pain, then shrugged, "I'm not messing around with you anymore, I need to change my clothes and get busy..."

After saying that, he went straight upstairs to his master bedroom, casually took out two pieces of his own clothing, and changed into them...

Before leaving, he noticed that Mina was still lying on the sofa with her legs crossed. Gong Cheng didn't bother with her; his dorm room had almost become Twice's inn, he was used to it.

……

Half an hour later, Gong Cheng arrived at a coffee shop behind the SM building. In addition to giving Liu Zhimin a birthday gift, he also met with Bae Zhuxuan, who works at SM.

The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, so they decided to meet up together. They'd almost become close online friends lately.

"Joohyun, it's been so long~"

When I first saw Bae Joo-hyun, her reddish-brown hair was tied up in a bun, and her so-called 'god-like' face was covered with fresh and elegant makeup. Underneath her long, light gray trench coat, she wore a matching base layer and dark gray wide-leg trousers, and sneakers.

Not to mention that the hem of her trench coat was almost touching the ground, but her beautiful eyebrows and quiet smile made Gong Cheng smile. Daegu women really do seem to be quite beautiful.

Or is it because I've had too much free time this year, and my plants are getting better and better from being idle?

At first glance, she really has a mature, intellectual, and gentle aura.

“Yes, I thought we’d meet again in the summer.” Bae Joo-hyun’s small hands, hidden behind her back, gripped the fabric of her trench coat and pulled it up slightly, out of Gong Cheng’s sight…

Then, just as Gong Cheng was drinking orange juice, she swiftly sat down on the sofa.

"why?"

Bae Joo-hyun took a sip of the cola Gong Cheng had ordered for her, "You're famous now..."

(End of this chapter)