The number one playboy on the Peninsula!

Chapter 310 Hagi Cheng's Great Goal! A True Man! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
"Hyunna~"

"...Have you been thinking about me lately?"

On September 19th, Gong Cheng was whispering to a woman from Daegu on the phone, but then, instead of hearing Bae Joo-hyun's sweet voice, he heard Kang Seul-gi's loud voice, "Aigoo, can you be any more disgusting?"

"Hey, why are you eavesdropping on people's phone calls?"

Gong Cheng sat in the boss's chair in the composition room, his expression slightly embarrassed, and asked a question. Fortunately, there was no one else in the composition room.

"...How about we chat at the party? Seulgi is having dinner with me." Bae Joohyun's slightly strained voice sounded like a completely different person compared to her usual rough, middle-aged woman's laugh.

"Even food can't shut her up..."

Gong Cheng grumbled, though he was smeared in the industry as a "playboy" and "womanizer," he still maintained a tough-guy image. The cheesy things he said to the woman in Daegu earlier were really making her uncomfortable...

"Hyuna, let's go on a date tomorrow?"

"..."

……

In a restaurant near SM Entertainment, sunlight fell on Bae Joo-hyun's slightly upturned lips as she softly said into the receiver, "Okay, see you then."

With a slightly soft and gentle tone at the end of her voice, she smiled and accepted her boyfriend's request for a date during their "observation period." Then, glancing at the somewhat inconvenient Seulgi, she hung up the phone.

"Tsk." Kang Seulgi's pick of kimchi hung in mid-air, her chewing motion pausing for half a second. "Unnie, don't tell me you two aren't officially dating yet?"

She stuffed a mouthful of rice into her mouth, her eyes widening: "I've overheard phone calls at least eight or ten times, haven't I? Last time you were hiding in the corner of the practice room talking on the phone, that tone of yours, hehe, I've never seen unnie like that before... And last week, he said it was windy in the capital, and you reminded him for five minutes to remember to wear a scarf..."

"I thought that guy had been promoted from being younger to being my brother-in-law."

"How dare you say that? Eavesdropping on my phone call..."

Seeing that Kang Seulgi had caught her several times, Bae Joohyun's ears turned red from her words. She raised her hand to smooth a stray hair behind her ear, "Besides, it can't be that fast. We need to spend more time together..."

"But you two feel like you're having an online romance~ And, if you get to know each other for too long, that guy will think you're playing hard to get..." Kang Seulgi said with great experience, analyzing the situation logically. The unnie in front of her was a lifelong single and tough woman.

She is also Red Velvet's first solo member, but the path of her solo career... hehe.

"Besides, isn't that guy supposed to be a player? How come he doesn't have any skills at all? You couldn't even win him over..." Kang Seulgi became more and more puzzled as she spoke, forking up a piece of grilled meat and taking a bite, muttering to herself, "What kind of skill is that..."

What a waste that Nuna was your wingman...

"Hey! Kang Seulgi, do you think I'm some unwanted trash? Why are you so eager to push me away?" Bae Joohyun adopted a patriarchal tone, glanced helplessly at the grease on the corner of her mouth, and picked up a tissue to wipe it for her.

"I just hope that unnie will find love and get married. If Tarot were a stock, he would definitely be a top pick, and we should hold onto him!" Kang Seulgi shrugged. Unnie's thinking is still a bit old-fashioned; she's never been in a relationship before...

Even during her trainee days, she would return love letters, flowers, and gifts from male trainees without hesitation, or throw them away. It's understandable that she was being cautious, but for someone like Tarot, countless artists in the industry would try to get close to him, including some shameless seniors.

I won't name names here...

“…Mainly because he’s been too busy lately. With the world tour starting, we’ve had very few opportunities to meet…” Bae Joo-hyun picked up her cola, took a sip, and watched the cool bubbles slide down her throat. A hint of helplessness appeared in her gentle eyes. “Besides, you might not believe it…”

"I think he's not actually a playboy..."

"Morako?!" Kang Seulgi spat out the cola she had just drunk, thankfully managing to block it with her hand in time. "...Unnie, are you kidding me? Go ask Wendy and the others, even if Yerin is that guy's die-hard fan..."

"Everyone knows he's no good..."

"If he's not a good person, then why are you still trying so hard to bring us together?" Bae Joo-hyun, a novice in love, asked with a smile. "Maybe people can change? Besides, since his debut, it seems that the only girlfriend he's officially acknowledged dating is Cube's Cho Mi-yeon, right?"

"Ah... I wasn't trying to set you up, unnie. It's just that it's nice to experience that kind of man. Besides, unnie clearly likes him too. If you don't like him, how could I dare to set you up..." Kang Seulgi said with a bit of grievance. Putting everything else aside, just the fact that that guy could become the leader of the "Seoul Three Cannons" means he must be a good person.
Birds of a feather flock together, right? As a friend, she knows Oh Sehun very well, and there's been a lot of gossip about Park Chanyeol these past two years. Wasn't he dating a Japanese girl not long ago? But she's a nobody, it's just that the company hasn't responded and has been keeping things quiet...

Otherwise, how could the nickname "Seoul's Three Cannons" have become so well-known in the local area? As for Oh Sehun, he kept it very well hidden. She knew a few of the women he had dated in the industry. As for "Tarot," this guy seemed to be very discreet, but the fact that he could keep Oh Sehun's mouth shut for two years made him an even more despicable bastard than the Second and Third Cannons!

"That's why you need to get to know him slowly; he's quite good at taking care of people."

Bae Joo-hyun smiled. Actually, she also wanted to speed things up with Gong Cheng. After all, her strategist, Zhuge Zhixiu, had told her that when it came to men, you had to act fast! According to the strategist herself, this was a painful lesson learned through blood and tears…

But she didn't elaborate on the specifics.

"……hehe……"

"Unnie, now I see it. It wasn't you playing hard to get, it was that bastard who was doing it, or he was slowly boiling you like a frog..." Kang Seulgi scratched her head and said with a hint of helplessness.

However, she didn't want to say too much about what happened between Unnie and Gong Cheng, so she changed the subject, "That kid is really amazing. I remember the first time we met him was in 2016, when he came to the company to produce our title track, right?"

"..."

……

In the artist conference room on the 11th floor of the JYP Building, the air conditioning carried a faint aroma of coffee, swirling in the air.

Gong Cheng's hand, holding a glass of orange juice, had just touched the glass doorknob when the conversation inside quieted down. Pushing the door open, he smiled and greeted the people chatting in the conference room, "Good afternoon~"

His gaze swept over the leadership of the three headquarters around the long table, finally landing on Park Jin-young, who sat at the head of the table. Park Jin-young smiled and nodded.

He glanced again at Lim Nayeon, who was sitting properly with her bare face under her baseball cap and thin strands of hair hanging down, but she kept fidgeting and picking at her fingers.

"Please sit down, Xiao Cheng. Now that you're here, let's get started on the meeting..."

Park Jin-young took a sip of coffee and waved his hand.

"Inside."

Gong Cheng casually pulled up a chair and sat down next to Lin Nayeon, not caring whether the other people in the company noticed anything. The staff from the main three departments were sitting on the other side of the conference room, and Lin Nayeon was sitting alone to Park Jin-young's left, so he just sat down there.

It's like when celebrities sit together, and when Lim Nayeon, with her front teeth showing, sees her boyfriend sitting next to her, her fair face glows pink in the sunlight, and she can't hide her happiness, like a child who has secretly eaten candy.

On the one hand, it felt like a public display of affection, and on the other hand, this meeting revolved around her solo performance!

It's time to go solo...

How could I not be happy...

"..."

The meeting began with the staff member from the third headquarters in charge of this solo project pointing at the proposal on the screen and talking incessantly.

"The name 'IM NAYEON' is derived from Nayeon's real name, and also includes the meaning of 'I'M NAYEON,' which means 'I am NAYEON.' Combining the CEO's and Nayeon's own intentions, it conveys a confident attitude of 'Born to be a star' and 'I am NAYEON'..."

"It can enhance Nayeon's charm..."

"..."

"It is expected to include 5-7 songs in this mini-album."

After the staff introduced the proposal, Park Jin-young nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Gong Cheng and asked, "Do you have any opinions, Cheng?"

"I?"

Gong Cheng, who had been lost in thought for a while, suddenly snapped out of it and said, "Nayeon is going to have a solo performance, let's ask her..."

Honestly, the plan proposed by the three headquarters sounds pretty good. As for the big star solo, it's obvious what Park Jin-young's intentions are in calling him to a meeting.

Producing songs for big stars is no problem at all, it's all covered!

But you can't bring it up yourself; Park Jin-young has to bring it up first...

“…I think the concept and style are fine, but when it comes to album production, I’d like to participate in writing some lyrics.” Lim Na-yeon wasn’t shy at all. When it comes to her career and solo career, she wasn’t as timid as usual and spoke her mind.

"Lyric writing?"

Park Jin-young gave her a surprised look, and Gong Cheng was also somewhat astonished.
However, he quickly realized that while the members of TWICE might not have much talent for composing or arranging music—Tiger was alright, but as for lyrics, it was simple for him. After all, they made a living by singing, so even if they were exposed to music, they could still find some inspiration for lyrics…

Furthermore, the Korean Peninsula is a culturally impoverished region. Some of the lyrics in local songs are simply unbearable to read—utter nonsense and awkward—yet they are still released. So, the quality of the lyrics doesn't really matter...

Even some wildly popular singles from Europe and America have mediocre lyrics, but the melody is what matters.

“Yes, I have some ideas that I want to write in a song.” Lim Nayeon nodded heavily, her dark eyes glancing furtively at her boyfriend. She wanted to try writing a song for him, and her solo album was mentioned in the proposal just now, with a projected release date.

It will happen next year, around the second or third month of the lunar calendar, which will be close to my father's 23rd birthday.

Last year, her boyfriend confessed his feelings to her with the song "Yes or No," and now she wants to respond to him with a song in return.
"ok..."

Park Jin-young nodded in agreement with great satisfaction. What any agency likes most is a singer with songwriting ability. Although Lim Na-yeon is not good at all, at least she has obvious ambition in her career.
First you wrote the lyrics, will you try composing the music next?

They're all ambitious kids! Speaking of TWICE, out of the nine members, only Jihyo had her relationship with Kang Daniel, but the other kids don't seem to have been affected at all; on the contrary, they're full of energy!

"In that case, you can discuss it more with Xiao Cheng. Anyway, you two have a good relationship, so he won't keep anything from you..."

"In terms of composing, arranging, and writing lyrics, he is currently among the world's top tier. His company's inbox is overflowing with song requests and contracts from Europe, America, China, Japan, and other countries..."

Park Jin-young laughed and rubbed his chin. This is the advantage of being a singer with independent creative ability. So far, all of Gong Cheng's singles since his debut, even the songs for the group Bombardment Meteor, have been independently produced by him.

His high output and high quality have earned him a worldwide reputation as a "hot-selling machine".

"..."

After the people from the Third Headquarters left the meeting room, only Park Jin-young, Gong Cheng, and Lim Na-yeon remained in the room.

"Why don't you produce the album?"

"The company will pay you according to the industry standard..."

Park Jin-young then smiled and revealed his true thoughts: he wanted to make TWICE's first member's solo a huge success, setting a good example for the other members.

"……I……"

Before Gong Cheng could even answer, the long leg under the table was kicked.

Lim Nayeon spoke up before he could, "PDnim, he doesn't have time, does he..."

"The schedule is so busy, and there's also the World Tour."

She glanced at her boyfriend with concern, her eyes threateningly signaling him to refuse. Even though she really wanted him to produce her album, his packed schedule was terrifying.

"...Time," Gong Cheng looked at the big star's concerned eyes and felt a warmth in his heart, but he still spoke up, "There's still time if we squeeze it in."

After hearing Lim Nayeon's words, Park Jin-young pondered for a moment, then said, "Indeed, your collaboration with Sony still has two singles left to submit, and your world tour will keep you busy until the end of the year..."

"It's just a K-pop song, easy to handle."

Gong Chengshi doesn't really trust the company's song selection ability. When it came to his debut album, he found it hard to trust the songs in the company's song library.

These words sounded a bit arrogant, but Lim Nayeon quickly raised her head and said, "PDnim, look at how he looks down on people. Even if he did it, he would just do it half-heartedly..." She said this in a nonsensical way, while looking at Park Jin-young's pensive expression.

She quickly turned her face away, giving her husband an apologetic look and a pitiful, cute expression.

Mainly, she felt that now that the company had made so much money, how could it not have acquired a few good pieces of music, or find some more professional composers? She couldn't rely on her husband for everything…

Park Jin-young looked up, heard her words, and smiled. "Ani, he doesn't take music lightly."

"However, Xiao Cheng's schedule is really too busy. How about this, the company will invite a foreign producer to make this album."

Lim Nayeon nodded vigorously with a smile.

“Ani ah…”

Gong Cheng was getting anxious and voiced his protest. His daughter's solo career was a big deal. They had finally managed to get the company to release their personal information, and now that she was about to go solo, what if things went wrong with the album production?
Looking at her husband's furrowed brows, Lim Na-yeon felt a surge of warmth and secret joy.

He's so nice...

“But your schedule and time are really too much to manage…” Park Jin-young shrugged, then said, “If it doesn’t work out, you can produce the title track, make one title track, and the company can find foreign producers to produce the rest, or make some more tracks.”

Gong Cheng leaned back in his chair, looked at Park Jin-young's determined expression, and finally nodded in agreement.

"The title track will still be paid to you at your market price..."

"Garlic Bird, Garlic Bird, it's just a song..."

Gong Cheng smiled and shook his head. After all, it was a song for his daughter; talking about money was too vulgar.

“One thing at a time. Once the music is finished, I’ll have the finance department transfer the money to your account.”

The composer's income is calculated separately and is not included in the profit sharing; it is directly deposited into Gong Cheng's account in full. This was the same way he had done for BLACKPINK and Ryder Bebe in the past. Park Jin-young looked at Gong Cheng with a gratified expression...

What a wonderful boy!

He actually wants to compose music for the company for free because of his senior? As the senior, the money must be transferred to the junior's account!
……

"Are you stupid?!"

Stepping out of the meeting room, Lim Nayeon raised her cheek under her baseball cap, grinned, and stood with her hands on her hips, scolding, "The money for producing the song isn't mine, it's the company's. Why don't you want it!"

As she spoke, she pointed a finger at Gong Cheng's chest, "You brat, are you getting cocky now that you're making big money? Don't you value money anymore?!"

“Ani ah…”

Gong Cheng opened the door to the composition room, slapped his forehead, and the big star's words were like a wake-up call: "You've got a brain fart!"

"And what are you trying to prove?"

"You're so tired, yet you still want to make an album for me..." Lim Nayeon sat on the sofa and affectionately put her legs on Gong Cheng's thighs. "Luckily it's just the title track. If it were the whole album, seeing you staying up all night in the composition room every day, I wouldn't be able to bear it!"

Gong Cheng yawned, reached out and put his arm around Lin Nayeon's slender waist, tilted his head and snuggled up to her, "Ani, I'm not actually that tired, just let me kiss you more."

Nayeon felt a tickle on her neck from his rubbing, and suddenly laughed when she heard him say that. She looked down at his sleepy face, pouted her pink lips, and kissed him. She then ruffled his hair and said, "Okay, I gave you a kiss!"

"Can you feel the battery level increasing...?"

"99% done, one more bite." The long yawn subsided, and Gong Cheng's eyes welled up with a few physiological tears. He smiled and looked at Lin Nayeon's amused eyes with amusement, his hands reaching in to slip inside the superstar's hoodie.

"We've been married for so long," Lim Nayeon said, biting her lip and letting out a soft hum. Then she lowered her head and touched the corner of his mouth. "Now? Fully charged, right?"

“Ani, 99.99%…”

"Come on!"

"99.999%, just one more kiss and you'll get a fully-powered male kiss~"

Lim Nayeon blushed and shrugged. The bra hanging from her shoulder, which had been unhooked under her hoodie, was digging into her skin and making her uncomfortable. She asked suspiciously, "Will one more kiss really bring me back to life?"

"Inside~"

"Come on!"

"99.9999999%, what a pity~ just a little bit short~" Gong Cheng lay on her lap, laughing as he watched the big star's slightly vulnerable, blushing face.

Lim Nayeon panicked. Wasn't this just teasing her? She brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, suddenly lowered her head, cupped Gong Cheng's cheeks, and kissed him hard—a deep kiss that lasted for over a minute…

"It's full, it's full..."

Gong Cheng was a little out of breath from the kiss and coughed lightly, turning his head to the ground.

Lim Nayeon smiled smugly, patting his back as she hummed, "I'll teach you to tease me~" Then she reached into her clothes and fastened her bra.

"By the way, could you come and appear in my music video?"

"It's not the title track, it's the one I wanted to write the lyrics for myself."

Lim Nayeon suddenly remembered this and asked with a smile.

The lyrics she wanted to write were quite ambiguous; she dreamed that if her boyfriend could film a music video with her, wouldn't that be a subtle way of letting the outside world know they were dating? Secretly happy, huh?
"Okay, but why did you suddenly decide to write lyrics?" "How about I teach you how to write lyrics tonight?"

Gong Cheng took a breath, sat up, and asked seriously, "If you want to go further as a producer, come to my dorm tonight. I will personally tutor you, and you will make great progress! Lin Nayeon, student!"

Hearing this, Lim Nayeon's lips twitched. "You should hang out with Mina, Momo, and Sana less often in the future..."

"why?"

"You shameless..." Lim Nayeon blushed and glanced at him, but then her pink lips tucked her rabbit teeth behind her back, her eyes alluring. "Teacher Gong, I'll be in the classroom on time at 9:30 tonight..."

"If you don't behave well, I'll spank you!"

"Hey! Gong Cheng!" Lim Nayeon blushed deeply at his words, and couldn't help but pinch her boyfriend's ear, baring her teeth, "Don't say such embarrassing things! Let's talk about it tonight..."

"Wrong, wrong, Noona~"

……

At 5 PM, Gong Cheng drove to a nearby coffee shop...

"Senior Brother Zhong Qing."

Upon entering the private room, Gong Cheng greeted Li Zhongqing, who had been waiting for a while. The middle-aged man in front of him, who was about 1.8 meters tall, was Li Zhongqing, a graduate of Yonsei University majoring in finance, though he was several years ahead of Gong Cheng.

Now, she is one of his financial advisors.

In the past two years, some of the industries and projects he has invested in have been managed by his senior colleague and other members of the team.

How are the preparations for the concert in a few days going?

Li Zhongqing adjusted his glasses and asked with a smile.

"That's great. By the way, Senior Brother Zhong Qing, did our company give any of you tickets?" Gong Cheng took a sip of orange juice.

"It's here. I'll take your sister-in-law to the concert in a few days..." Li Zhongqing said with a sigh, "It's just that my Eun-jung is only five years old this year, otherwise I feel that she would be your bread and butter when she grows up..."

"Haha~"

"..."

The two chatted for a while, catching up on each other's recent situations. Li Zhongqing then took out some documents and contracts from his briefcase, saying, "Your investments in shipping, healthcare, and other projects have yielded stable returns."

"But speaking of this year, the biggest money was made from cryptocurrency trading, but luckily we withdrew early." He laughed as if he had won a victory.

Gong Cheng picked up some financial overview charts and couldn't help but laugh. "Now that the regulatory力度 is tightening, the market will definitely fall."

He chuckled and said that cryptocurrency trading is legal on the peninsula, and there are many local cryptocurrency trading platforms, such as BitHunmb, Upbit, and CoinOne. At the end of 17, the market was booming, and mainstream cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and XMR were still highly active in the peninsula. In fact, due to the influx of local currency, there was even a "premium," and the market price in the peninsula was higher than the international price...

Bitcoin premiums once reached 20%-30%. For example, at the beginning of the year, Bitcoin was priced at around $15,000 on the US Coinbase exchange, but on the local exchanges Bithumb and Upbit, it was priced at $21000 and $23000 respectively. This was also known as the "Kimchi premium." The Korean Peninsula is also one of the most active cryptocurrency trading markets in the world, with ordinary investors showing great enthusiasm and some platforms experiencing a surge in users.

Almost all cryptocurrencies reached their peak in February this year. Ethereum, for example, hit an all-time high of 235 million won in the domestic market at the beginning of the year. When Gong Cheng held Ethereum, the cost of one Ethereum was 240,000 won. However, the price of Ethereum has now fallen by 60% from 235 million won at the beginning of the year, and it may even fall below the cost price in two months.

However, Gong Cheng's holdings of currency were almost all sold at the high point at the beginning of the year. This was because, since the end of last year, his senior colleague Li Zhongqing had received information from the local regulatory authorities that the government would tighten regulations at the beginning of the year. Moreover, his financial management team unanimously believed that even the international market would enter a bear market...

As a result, currency prices began to decline steadily after February, and global cryptocurrencies also entered a period of market adjustment at the same time. Bitcoin's international price fell from $20,000 at the beginning of the year to $6,000-$7,000...

"The bear market is intensifying. We predict that Bitcoin's international price may even fall to three or four thousand US dollars by the end of the year, and domestically, people have all withdrawn their funds."

Li Zhongqing explained the current market situation, noting that while the local government has tightened its regulations and not implemented a comprehensive ban, compliance requirements are stricter, mainly targeting money laundering. The market has also gradually shifted from being dominated by retail investors last year to a more cautious trading environment.

"Then let's forget about cryptocurrencies. We've already made a fortune, one transaction is enough."

Gong Cheng smiled and took a sip of coffee. In early 2017, he bought Bitcoin for nearly $800, which is about 1.1 million Korean won, while he bought Ethereum for as little as 240,000 Korean won. Not to mention some other forked currencies, which have increased in value by more than ten or twenty times.

The funds that flowed back into the market were then invested in shipping and other projects.

"By the way, how about Dear U?" Gong Cheng asked again. Dear U was a company he invested in last year, whose main business was software development and platform operation. "How's that idea I mentioned last time progressing?"

"We are launching a chat app that allows celebrities and fans to communicate. Its main selling point is one-on-one paid chat between fans and celebrities, sports stars, and internet celebrities."

Investing in a software development company went smoothly. With the celebrity effect and influence of "Tarot", the software he proposed could be launched, and in the local market alone, it could cooperate with many agencies such as JYP, SM, and YG to sign their artists to join the platform.

Moreover, almost all of the top ten male and female idols with the most fans on the peninsula have a good relationship with him, which is why investing in Dear U went so smoothly.

“If we keep working on it, it probably won’t be long before Dear U’s representative director, Park Jung-bong, sends over the progress report.” Lee Jong-kyung pulled a project schedule from his bag and pushed it across the table. “You know what, this software is really good, but it’s inevitable that other companies will copy it. After all, making a chat community software isn’t that difficult…”

"Kenchana, we just need to pay the patent fees. Besides, K-pop artists are all under management companies. If we release something like this, all the artists under those companies are unknown. How many fans and subscribers will we get? We just need to aim for the top three..."

Gong Cheng smiled and flipped through the contents in his hand...

"..."

……

……

The next day at noon, Gong Cheng yawned and got out of bed. Lin Nayeon had gone home after studying music arrangement the night before.

He got up and drank a glass of water that the big star had placed on his bedside table. After a quick wash, he picked out a gray sweatshirt and a pair of gray sweatpants from the walk-in closet. Today, he was going to have a romantic date with the woman from Daegu.
Let's go hiking...

The main streets and alleys aren't really suitable. In Seoul, there's a coffee shop every five steps. Besides coffee, what else can you eat?
What else can I do?
Want to have sex?
Not bad!
Picking up the Land Rover keys, Gong Cheng drove to Ryderbe's dorm. Once downstairs, he dialed the number, "Hyuna, I'm downstairs, waiting for you..."

Why don't you come up first?

"I'm not done yet... It might take a while, and it's not comfortable to wait in the car." Bae Joo-hyun's lighthearted voice came through the receiver.

"Row!"

Gong Cheng hung up the phone, parked his car, and walked into the building. He had been to Ryderbebe's dormitory once before, and he remembered the room number clearly. Back then, he was taking the Daegu woman to the hospital.

I took the elevator in a few steps, arrived at the dormitory door, and knocked on the door.

The door opens...

Bae Joo-hyun stood behind the door in a beige nightgown, the soft lace trim at the neckline draped loosely. Her hair was loosely pulled back, with a few stray strands falling beside her cheek. Seeing Gong Cheng's sunny and handsome face, she smiled and stepped aside, saying, "Come in."

"I'll get you a can of Coke..."

Turning around, she wiggled her little bottom like a corgi and walked towards the refrigerator, revealing half of her fair wrist, which was still covered with water droplets, as if she had just washed her face.

"Why are you alone again?"

Do Seulgi and the others have schedules?

Gong Cheng didn't have time to appreciate how beautifully the Corgi's butt was wiggling. Instead, he noticed that his Daegu woman seemed a bit like an empty-nest old woman.
Ryderbebe's dorm room wasn't very big, and with so much stuff piled up, it looked a bit cramped. But the floor and everything else looked very clean, so he guessed that the cleaning was done by the women from Daegu...

Why are they acting like nannies! Suddenly, he had a problem with Ryderbe and the others!

"Yes."

Bae Joo-hyun walked over and handed the Coke in her hand to Gong Cheng.

At the beginning of the month, they participated in a K-pop concert held at Incheon Munhak Stadium, but since then, there have been no group activities or schedules, except for a fan meeting a week ago.

"Why don't you sit down for a while? I still need to put on makeup and choose an outfit..."

She sat down next to Gong Cheng, muttering something a little embarrassed. She dawdled for a while, mainly picking out clothes. Even though it was a mountain hike, she still needed to dress up nicely.

"make up?"

Gong Cheng took a sip of cola and glanced sideways at the petite blob beside him.

Her bare face shone with porcelain white light in the living room lamp, her skin so delicate that you could see the fine downy hairs. A few water droplets still clung to her temples, probably from washing her face and not drying it properly. Her eyebrows were a natural light black, slightly damp from being wet... Bae Joo-hyun felt a little uncomfortable under his direct gaze and asked irritably, "What are you looking at?"

"Just admiring her stunning beauty, I think she looks great even without makeup."

Gong Cheng looked at the gentle face of the Daegu woman without makeup. At first glance, she actually looked quite mature and elegant, but how could she have such a mature and elegant face when she was less than 1.6 meters tall?
"No, I need to take photos and stuff while hiking."

Bae Joo-hyun rolled her eyes, but she was still quite happy to hear it.

"Ani, you look beautiful like this." Gong Cheng said sincerely, especially when Bae Joo-hyun rolled her eyes, it made his heart inexplicably race. He raised his hand and naturally wiped the water droplets from her eyebrows. They had already kissed...

I've already touched it, so doing these things feels very natural.

Bae Joo-hyun didn't resist; instead, she enjoyed it with a clear conscience. It had been so many years!

She was always the one taking care of others. From the first time she was admitted to the hospital, it was always the younger man in front of her who took care of her, and she quite enjoyed the feeling of being taken care of.

But the hand that had been stroking her eyebrows suddenly moved to her cheek, and a devilish whisper called out in her ear, "Noona~~"

Upon hearing this, Bae Joo-hyun's expression changed drastically, and she suddenly tried to stand up and run away!

But she was suddenly pulled into his arms. Gong Cheng wrapped his arms around Bae Joo-hyun's waist, lifted her up with a force, and placed her on his lap, chuckling softly, "Noona!"

"Why are you running?"

"Shouldn't I run?" Bae Joo-hyun offered a token resistance, trying to break free, but to no avail. She didn't use much force, instead looking at Gong Cheng with a resigned expression. "When have you ever called me 'Angry'? It's never a good thing."

"Ani, you've misunderstood me..."

"Misunderstanding? You keep calling me 'noona'! You're either kissing me or touching me..." Bae Joo-hyun blushed, sitting on his lap, trying to appear calm as she tilted her head back. "Stop fooling around, we're going hiking in Goyang later..."

She looked down at Gong Cheng's half-covered arm, feeling a little awkward. He was quite skilled, especially since she wasn't even dressed yet.

"Goyang is not far from Seoul, in Noona~"

"I drive very fast~"

Gong Cheng grinned and leaned closer, pressing his cheek against hers. "Noona looks really good~" he said, burying his head against the unbuttoned crotch of her pajamas.

"..."

The two whispered in each other's ears for a while, then Bae Joo-hyun, panting, pressed down on Gong Cheng's arm as he groped downwards, saying, "Not now."

She was panting, her body trembling slightly; actually, it was because the dormitory wasn't working properly.

"..."

Ten minutes later, Bae Joo-hyun changed into a brown low-cut fitted long-sleeved top and gray wide-leg sweatpants. A white, thin-buttoned tank top peeked out from her collarbone, giving her a slightly sexy look.
"I'm all packed..." she said, looking up in a muffled voice.

"Aren't you going to wear makeup anymore, Hyun-na?" Gong Cheng asked in surprise. Her hair, which had been a little messy before, was now tied up, making her look neat and refreshing.

"Look at you?! Now you're all pouting again!" Bae Joo-hyun pouted, seemingly still shaken by what had just happened, which had made her change her underwear. Then she added, "Didn't you say it was pretty?"

"Then I won't wear makeup..."

“Because she’s really beautiful…” Gong Cheng chuckled, picked up the backpack Bae Joo-hyun had packed, slung it over his shoulder, and then put his arm around the Daegu woman’s shoulder, walking out the door intimately. “Noona?”

"Stop! Just call me Hyun!"

Bae Joo-hyun was getting a bit of PTSD from him, especially with this bad boy's hand on her shoulder.

"Ani, I can shout whatever I want~"

Gong Cheng gave a light hum and then turned around and closed the door to Ryderbebe's dormitory.

"..."

……

After an hour's drive, the two arrived in Gaoyang City. Their destination was Daonan Mountain, which was another half hour's drive from Gaoyang.

As the car drove along the mountain road, Bae Joo-hyun opened the window and relaxed, breathing in the cool breeze outside.

The mountain road was sparsely populated, with lush greenery and winding, rugged paths, making it more comfortable and relaxing than the city...

"Why don't you shout a few times?"

Gong Cheng chuckled as he turned the steering wheel, glancing at the Daegu woman's absent-minded state out of the corner of his eye, noticing that she seemed quite relaxed.

Actually, he always felt that Daegu women were quite depressed, especially in their careers. The group's development was just average, and their individual careers were lukewarm. If it weren't for their good looks, they probably would have collapsed long ago.

"I don't know what to shout..."

Bae Joo-hyun initially wanted to give his suggestion a try, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she said helplessly.

"You want to be with me forever? Can't I?"

Gong Cheng said with a grin.

"shameless……"

Hearing this, Bae Joo-hyun chuckled and playfully scolded him. Then, she smoothed a strand of hair behind her ear, turned to Gong Cheng, and said, "Actually, when I first came to Seoul, my idea was very simple: to make money!"

"Buy a house in Seoul and bring my family over..."

"Aigoo, what a simple and unpretentious dream..." Gong Cheng sighed, without saying much more. The idol industry looks glamorous on the outside, but very few people actually make money. Many people have been active for many years, but they still can't afford to buy a house in Seoul and live in rented apartments.

"Simple and unpretentious?" Bae Joo-hyun pursed her lips speechlessly, then raised her chin. "And you, when you first debuted, did you ever imagine you would achieve the success you have today?"

Gong Cheng thought for a moment, then his voice, carried on the wind, "No, right?"

“I’m different from you guys. You’re pursuing your dreams, but I had just finished surgery on my father and suddenly felt a sense of lightness all over my body. I was preparing to go back to school to continue my studies, but the contract JYP offered was too generous…”

“I debuted, and then suddenly I had a goal, so I started making money like crazy, and I haven’t stopped for the past three years.”

His words came to an abrupt end in the mountain wind.

But it piqued Bae Joo-hyun's curiosity. While peeling an orange with her delicate white hands, she glanced at the straight road ahead before reaching out and offering him a segment of orange. "What's the target?"

Gong Cheng opened his mouth and ate the orange, then gave Bae Joo-hyun a meaningful look. "Ani, I'd better not say anything. I'm afraid you'll be moved to tears..."

"Stop it!"

"I really can't say, but Hyun-ah, one day you'll suddenly realize what my goal is, and then you'll burst into tears." Gong Cheng swallowed the sweet orange in his mouth with a rather smug look.

We have a goal, but we can't say it!
A man with the purest love vows to marry all the women in Daegu before him!

I bet Bae Joo-hyun will be so moved that she bursts into tears when she finds out.
Pure love is difficult...

"Is it a grand goal?"

Seeing that he wouldn't say anything, Bae Joo-hyun tentatively tried to get him to talk.

"Great? If that's how it is, then I feel that the day I achieve my goal, I'll be the greatest man in the world, right?"

Gong Cheng said, trying to flatter himself.

"Pfft..."

"Aigoo, you're still as arrogant as ever?" Bae Joo-hyun couldn't help but laugh as she ate an orange. But thinking back, this younger man had said last year that he would become famous all over the world, and he really did it. He wasn't just talking big.

She loosened the seatbelt again, handed over a segment of orange, and encouraged, "Hang in there! I'm rooting for you! If you really achieve your dream..."

"What will happen?"

Gong Cheng asked curiously, glancing at the road sign ahead; they were almost at Daonan Mountain.

"Yes... Noona will be so happy for you, she'll even cry..."

(End of this chapter)