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Chapter 330 The Wife's Offense to Her Husband, the Incompetent Mi-yeon (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"...By the way, let me tell Zhao Meiyan...Unnie is understanding, I'll take good care of her husband in the hospital~"

Staring at the screenshot in Kim Jisoo's chat window, Zhao Meiyan gritted her teeth, her face frosty. Her previously gentle and bright smile suddenly turned into a furrowed brow, making Song Yuqi, Ye Shuhua, and the others exchange bewildered glances... What's going on?

This unnie was just laughing and talking about what she wanted to eat tonight, wasn't she?
How did she get there?

Zhao Meiyan was stunned for a moment, her heart pounding. She couldn't care less about what Kim Jisoo meant by sending the screenshot; she was speechless!
If someone asks you to tell me, then just tell them, okay, unnie?
Can't you just give me a couple of days of peace and quiet...?

Not long after, Kim Jisoo quickly replied to the message: "I don't know. I heard it's a scene from a romantic love story where someone travels more than 5,000 kilometers for love... I'm just a commoner and don't understand... I told you to break up with that jerk, you wouldn't listen?"

"Now you're all heartbroken, aren't you... Are you off work yet? Let's get together, and I'll comfort you. But let me tell you, you have to break up with him, right? Bae Joo-hyun and Gong Cheng are just too much!"

"If I were you, I absolutely couldn't stand it!"

I was so impatient looking at the message from my friend on the screen.

Zhao Meiyan wrinkled her small nose, tossed her baseball cap onto the sofa, and pursed her lips, her fair and delicate face showing a thoughtful expression before replying, "I can tolerate it, unnie..."

Actually, after that risky meeting with Bae Joo-hyun, she realized she might have made a crucial mistake; she must have been out of her mind! Now that she's really become a Pabu, coupled with the encouragement from the other girl on the other side of the screen, and the provocation from Lim Nayeon and Chou Tzu-yu recently, she's eager to find an easy target to solidify her position.

But they messed it up... they shot themselves in the foot, completely angering that senior colleague!
"Not a buddy? You can tolerate this?" Kim Jisoo's exaggerated tone was hard to understand: "Can't you listen to your unnie's advice? When has your unnie ever harmed you or lied to you? That bastard is clearly trying to devour you and Bae Joo-hyun together. Does he think he's a chaebol?"

Zhao Meiyan slowly calmed down. As for Bae Joo-hyun's matter, there was a give and take, and it was impossible to determine the winner overnight. At least for now, the two of them were still in a breakup relationship, while she and Gong Cheng were in a legitimate boyfriend-girlfriend relationship. Thinking about it carefully, it seemed that after leaving TWICE's rivalry...

She felt that she was too impatient and could easily fall into her boyfriend's trap, so now that she had calmed down, Zhao Meiyan blinked and stared at the news about her friend Kim Jisoo jumping around, finding it quite amusing.

The girl's sixth sense told her that Bae Joo-hyun might have already seen through her friend's feelings for her boyfriend, but her friend still thought her disguise was flawless. "Pabu~ Pabu! Say something!"

"Why wait to break up with a man like that?"

"Calm down, unnie. Look at you... you're in such a hurry..." Zhao Meiyan replied lightly. Zhu Ge Zhixiu still didn't understand enough. Her boyfriend didn't just want her and Bae Zhu Xuan.

Also, there's TWICE's Tzuyu and Nayeon!

There are four of them... four!
Zhao Meiyan didn't care much about Lim Nayeon's words. She had fought with her before and found her to be just a "brute." However, Zhou Ziyu was the only one who was truly a green tea b*tch at such a young age. She had inquired about her from Gong Cheng's adoptive mother and found that she would run to Yeongdeungpo every few days during her vacations, constantly trying to curry favor with him. This girl was her number one enemy!
This made her quite wary...

There are many things she's wary of. If she had to pick one, it's appearance. That tall guy, to be fair, has a great figure. Just standing next to her male friend makes her want to swoon. Plus, that little green tea bitch is always calling him "brother this, brother that."

Zhao Meiyan learned from Song Yuqi that in China, the term "brother" is still quite ambiguous for siblings who are not related by blood. She is also good at playing dumb. She seems like a quiet person, but that day in Yeongdeungpo, she was sharp-tongued and didn't seem like an easy person to get along with.

She didn't believe her husband could withstand Zhou Ziyu's advances. She knew Gong Cheng's character all too well!
In addition, TWICE is currently the top girl group in the country. Regardless of the situation in Europe and America, the title of the number one girl group in Asia is real. They have a halo and their status in the industry is there. Although they are not quite commensurate with their own oppa's status, they are far ahead of (G)I-DLE. This is a very real issue.

Just like what my friend Kim Jisoo said in the chat box, "He thinks he's a chaebol..."

But Gong Cheng's career from last year to this year, apart from his singing career, has been making waves in the industry with many things going on, such as his transformation and capital. As Gong Cheng's wife, how could Zhao Meiyan not know about it?
"..."

After giving Kim Ji-soo a few perfunctory replies, Zhao Meiyan, her long, fair legs dangling from her black denim shorts, went to the bathroom and made a video call to Gong Cheng.

The video call connected after only a few seconds of ringing. Gong Cheng's slightly pale face appeared on the screen, wearing a blue and white striped hospital gown, lying on a white hospital bed. Zhao Meiyan's aggrieved eyes were glistening with tears. "Oppa, why didn't you tell me you were sick?"

“Ani, don’t cry, Pab, I was afraid you’d worry, and I know you’ve been very busy lately.”

Gong Cheng's tired voice sounded flustered, and he looked weak as he tried to downplay Pei Zhuxuan's matter.

"..."

……

In a hospital room far away in Jakarta, Bae Joo-hyun crossed her arms and watched with a smile as Gong Sung, who was looking embarrassed, chatted with Zhao Meiyan on his phone.

You know what, the youngest Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actor, his acting skills are truly amazing!
His frail, terminally ill appearance was truly heartbreaking to see!
"Are there any activities today, Pabhu?"

Gong Cheng called out affectionately, a faint smile playing on his pale lips.

Suddenly, Bae Joo-hyun picked up a fruit knife, deftly peeled a bright red apple, scooped out a piece of flesh with the tip of the knife, and held it to Gong Cheng's lips. Her soft, sweet voice drifted into the video, "Here, have a piece of apple."

"Your lips are so dry, moisten them~"

"???"

"Holy crap!" Gong Cheng's eyes widened as he glanced at Pei Zhuxuan sitting next to him. Her delicate face held a half-smile as she poked at the fruit with the tip of a knife, then shoved it towards her lips. "I've already fed you~ Aren't you going to eat?"

The cold glint of the fruit knife met Gong Cheng's strong jawline. He swallowed hard, looking at Bae Joo-hyun in front of him, and felt a sense of déjà vu, "Darling~ It's time to take your medicine~"
And, Noona, are you being cute?
Is that Pab really that big of a deal to make you so angry?
Why isn't oppa eating?

On the screen, Zhao Meiyan narrowed her soft, watery eyes. The phrases "Runrun~" and "I've fed you~" made her feel nauseous! Why is she acting so young at her age? However, she pointed the finger at the culprit, Gong Cheng.

"..."

Gong Cheng obediently opened his jaw and chewed! The apple, which was originally very sweet, now tasted sour.

Before she could even swallow the apple, Zhao Meiyan's chilling laugh rang out, "Joo-hyun sunbaenim, Oppa's lips still look dry. Do you want me to moisturize them for him?"

"Oppa loves eating girls' lipsticks the most~"

She smiled gently, but her words, though barbed, were a barrage of insults directed at the adulterers on the screen!
She wanted to see if Bae Joo-hyun was really that shameless.
"..." Gong Cheng raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. Was there really such a good thing?

He glanced expectantly at the Daegu woman beside him, whose face was trembling slightly. He pursed his lips, but on the surface, he still pretended to refuse. "I don't want to... I really don't need to. How can that be?"

"Also, when did I start liking to eat lipstick?"

On the screen, Zhao Meiyan didn't mention Bae Joo-hyun's voice again. A gentle smile bloomed on her fair face. "Oppa, why didn't you let Joo-hyun sunbaenim appear on screen?"

"Senior, don't worry about breaking up with Oppa. As his official girlfriend, I don't care about these things. Senior, can you moisten Oppa's mouth for me now? Didn't you say you would take good care of my boyfriend?"

She spoke in a light, airy tone, deliberately emphasizing the word "my"!

"You won't even want to kiss me!"

"Heh..." Bae Joo-hyun gave a mocking sneer. She wasn't going to explain anything to a junior like Jo Mi-yeon. Gong Cheng and I had already broken up! Don't overthink it. Do you even deserve it?

"I'd love to!" Gong Cheng muttered to himself.

But the handsome features that appeared in the video still gave off a weak look, and his bright eyes stared blankly at the ceiling of the ward, as if he were playing dead.
The gods are fighting—I can't help them!
To avoid taking sides...

In the video, Zhao Meiyan adjusted the strap of her off-shoulder short-sleeved shirt, blinked, and had an innocent smile on her face, "...As long as Joo-hyun sunbaenim knows what's going on."

"However, I am truly grateful to my senior for making the special trip from Seoul to Jakarta to visit Oppa, and for taking such good care of him! I am very relieved..."

So, oppa~

She playfully called out to Gong Cheng.

"what happened?"

Gong Cheng asked softly, glancing furtively at Bae Joo-hyun, who stood calmly to the side, her expression neither happy nor sad, lost in thought.
Fight back, Hyuna!
"Oppa, remember to reimburse Joo-hyun for her plane ticket! Don't neglect her!"

Zhao Meiyan adopted the tone of a hostess, chuckled clearly, then narrowed her gentle smiling eyes and changed the subject, "It would be best to settle some of the fees for taking care of you with Senior Zhu Xuan!"

"We can't let Unnie work for nothing, can we?"

At first, Gong Cheng was secretly pleased, thinking that this Pabu had changed his ways and was being so easy to talk to. But the more he listened, the more his face trembled, and his heart pounded as he looked at Daegu's sneer.
"Oppa, you're really something! How could you let Joo-hyun sunbaenim take care of you like a babysitter?"

"So please make sure to settle the bill properly, the airfare alone wasn't cheap. Senior Joo-hyun, I feel very reassured with you here!"

With a cheerful tone, Zhao Meiyan belittled Bae Joo-hyun's behavior as that of a maid in just a few words. She had a good grasp of the situation. Since Bae Joo-hyun had already broken up with her boyfriend, she wouldn't do such a thing. If this could rekindle their old flame?
This is too...

"Pabu!"

Hearing Zhao Meiyan's somewhat smug words, Gong Cheng realized it was time for him to step in. Those words were rather unpleasant, and he certainly couldn't ignore them! "You two have gone too far!"
Just as Master Gong was preparing, a celestial being descended to earth, displaying an aura of dominance!
Sitting on the edge of the bed, sneering, Bae Joo-hyun suddenly snatched the phone… As a senior actress with many years of experience, her expression control was extremely skillful. Her sneer vanished, replaced by a gentle smile, even her eyebrows and eyes lifting in amusement.
"Since Meiyan says so, then I should take even better care of your male relative!"

As she spoke, Bae Joo-hyun tilted the camera downwards...

……

Zhao Meiyan frowned as she stared at the "divine face" that suddenly appeared in the video. Her radiant and elegant features were captivating. As the camera moved down, her orange-red lips pursed tightly for a moment before the camera was held horizontally in mid-air.

Inside, the light reflected her husband's bewildered and handsome face, but her gaze froze for less than a second before Bae Joo-hyun, smoothing her hair and soft white cheeks, suddenly leaned down and pressed her orange-red lips lightly against the corner of his mouth.

Then, he pressed it hard again...

What are you doing?!

Upon seeing this, Zhao Meiyan suddenly stood up and roared!
No, man!
"You're so chubby!" Her petite frame trembled with anger.
……

With their lips parted, Bae Joo-hyun quietly gazed at Gong Cheng's pulsating pupils. His usually warm eyes flashed with shock, joy, and confusion—a complex mix. Ignoring Zhao Meiyan, who was jumping up and down on the screen more than 5,000 kilometers away, she gently smoothed the hair behind her ear and glanced at the orange-red mark she had left on Gong Cheng's lips.

Looking at it this way, the little boy looks much better!

After giving her a cursory glance, Bae Joo-hyun raised her face, but her previously gentle, smiling expression was now replaced by a cold and arrogant look as she turned to look at Jo Mi-yeon, who was staring wide-eyed and trembling in the video.
"Miyeon~ Since you trust me so much, then I'll listen to you and give your man a good mouth-watering!"

As she spoke, she gently pursed her lips, smiled faintly, and then turned the video camera to Gong Cheng's face. She raised her small, fair hand and pointed to the orange-red mark on Gong Cheng's lips. "Look, Mei Yan~ See? Are you satisfied?"

"Like you said, just moisturize it with lipstick!"

"Also, since we've mentioned settlement fees, this kind of profit-sharing... will cost extra!"

"However, if you're still not satisfied, Meiyan, that's okay. I have a fuchsia lipstick in my bag. I think this color suits you better than orange-red. Based on my understanding of your boyfriend, he likes a sexy look."

"..." Hagi stood there dumbfounded, wanting to nod his head frantically!

One more time! One more time! But... why is the Daegu woman so fierce? Is this reasonable?

It's practically a beaver show!
"Ahem, no need... Why can't you ask for my opinion?"

Gong Cheng couldn't help but interrupt the two supreme beings who were fighting to the point of almost obliterating the Great Dao, "Stop making trouble! We're all family, don't hurt our harmony..." He had to come out to control the situation, maintain stability and prevent the explosion, and formulate various strategic policies such as measures, hierarchical management, and plugging loopholes.

However, both Zhao Meiyan and Bae Joo-hyun in the video subconsciously ignored his voice.

In the video, Bae Joo-hyun, exuding charm, turned to the side, picked up her handbag, and pulled out five or six lipsticks she always carried with her—orange-red, fuchsia, light pink, pink-orange, and nude—while jokingly asking with a mocking smile, "Miyeon-ah~ which one do you like?"

"Tell Unnie that she will definitely take good care of your man. If these shades aren't enough, Unnie can go to the department store counter in Jakarta and buy a few more. Money's no object~"

Speaking softly, Bae Joo-hyun picked up a Dior lipstick in a fuchsia shade, uncapped it, and began to apply it to her lips...

"Ha, a few numbers~"

"Hello~ Unnie..."

Zhao Meiyan pleaded in a trembling voice. Her delicate, fair and healthy face was now deathly pale!
"Stop arguing!"

"...I'm not your toy!"

"I don't agree to this!"

Gong Cheng glanced at Zhao Meiyan's pale face and quickly spoke up...

Meiyan, don't be afraid! Your sincerity is here!
"Joohyun, put down your lipstick... I told you to put down your lipstick!"

"Miyeon, Joohyun wouldn't do that. We've already broken up, so don't worry..."

Gong Cheng offered a few words of criticism, his gaze sweeping over Pei Zhuxuan, who was standing close by, wanting to see what her expression would be when she heard the words "break up."

In the video, Zhao Meiyan looked at Gong Cheng with suspicion in her eyes, "But oppa, I saw that you were clearly enjoying being kissed just now?"

"Yeah, right! Why did you only say that after we kissed?" Bae Joo-hyun put down her lipstick and snorted coldly!
The two of them turned their anger towards Haji Cheng, who was lying pitifully on the hospital bed.

But Gong Cheng was secretly overjoyed. Our Master Gong had gotten himself involved and shifted the blame, so let me clean up the mess! Otherwise, the more the two argued, the angrier they would get, and he was even afraid that Pei Zhuxuan would play with or molest him in front of Zhao Meiyan!

"...I...I was stunned by the kiss!"

He spoke with a sincere expression, offering the two of them a way out.

"Was that considered a forced kiss? I'm so sick, how could I possibly resist?"

Gong Cheng's weak humming and whimpering would have been even more convincing if it weren't for the orange-red lipstick mark on the corner of his mouth!

"Are you still so arrogant?"

Bae Joo-hyun rolled her eyes at him, then met Zhao Mei-yan's gaze in the video. Gong Cheng felt that their scheming gazes could spark electric shocks in the air.
"...Not awesome anymore."

In the video, Zhao Meiyan lowers her head, feigning surrender!

shameless!
I, Mei Yanyan, will definitely come back! You just wait!

Immediately afterwards, Bae Joo-hyun revealed a triumphant smile, threw her phone at Gong Cheng, picked up the water glass from the bedside table, and snorted, "I'll go get you a glass of water."

Gong Cheng stared at Zhao Meiyan, who was raising her cheek in the video, and was about to speak.

She opened her mouth slightly and snorted coldly, "Remember to video call me Oppa before you go to bed tonight, video call all night long!"

"Also, get some rest..." Zhao Meiyan's tone softened as she said this, without mentioning what had just happened, but words of concern poured out!

After the video call ended...

Gong Cheng pursed his lips, tasted the orange-red lipstick, and thought of the confrontation between the two just now!
Sin!
But it's okay, Papoo, Oppa will get back what you've lost!
Master Gong has always been very fair!
……

Jakarta in the evening carries the humid heat characteristic of the equator, and the palm leaves along the roadside cast dappled light under the pedestrian streetlights...

Gong Cheng had been discharged from the hospital an hour earlier. He went back to the hotel to take a shower and change into clean clothes before leaving the hotel with Pei Zhuxuan and wandering around the city.

To be honest, Daegu's girlfriend had finally come all the way to Jakarta, and he was still inclined to spend some time with Bae Joo-hyun here, leaving some traces of their visit, or rather, some beautiful memories.

I can't really just lie in the hospital with my girlfriend from Daegu by my side until tomorrow and then go back to Seoul together, can I?
His fever has subsided considerably, so there's no need for him to be hospitalized again.

"It's quite hot here..."

Bae Joo-hyun walked briskly ahead in white canvas shoes, holding her phone and gazing at the night streets, searching for restaurants recommended online. A few strands of hair behind her ears were damp with sweat, clinging to her neck and gleaming faintly.

"Yeah~"

"Is it cold in Seoul lately?"

Gong Cheng asked with a grin. There weren't many pedestrians on the city streets at night. Compared to Bae Joo-hyun, who had a pretty face, he carefully put on a mask and baseball cap. However, this place was not like Seoul.

The whole country knows me; they can tell who I am just by my posture... But here, it's quite relaxing, with my Daegu female relatives openly accompanying me.

"It's cold. Winter is coming soon. According to the weather forecast, the first snow this year may come exceptionally early."

Bae Joo-hyun muttered softly, then pointed to the coffee shop across the street, "Let's go buy a coffee~" Her tone was excited, but her beautiful face looked a little tired. She hadn't slept all night and had gone to the airport early this morning to catch her flight, having driven more than 5,000 kilometers to get here.

It would be a lie to say I'm not tired... I need a cup of coffee to perk myself up.

"Okay, let's cross the street..."

Gong Cheng nodded, his face still a little pale from the fever, but he couldn't help but smile as he watched her light figure. Then he raised his arm, reached over Daegu's petite shoulders, and put his arm around her shoulder under her short sleeves.

Bae Joo-hyun exclaimed "Oh!" and turned to look into his smiling eyes in the night, her ears suddenly burning. She straightened her face and shrugged, "Stop touching me!"

"Keep your distance!"

"Stay one meter away from me..."

"No, we're crossing the street, I have to protect you~" Gong Cheng shamelessly leaned closer again, this time directly taking her hand, and said brazenly, "Besides, when you took advantage of me at the hospital and kissed me, I didn't even say anything!"

Bae Joo-hyun was stunned by his words. She tentatively tried to shake off his wrist, but after swinging it around in mid-air twice, she couldn't break free and looked rather ridiculous! She pouted and snorted, "Me, taking advantage of you?"

"You wish... I've truly never seen anyone as shameless as you in my entire life, Gong Cheng..."

Despite saying that, she slowed her pace and let Gong Cheng lead her forward.

The tall figure led Bae Joo-hyun through the streets. Every now and then, the headlights of passing cars would shine on their contrasting figures. She looked at Gong Cheng's lazy profile, feeling as if she were in a girlfriend's shoes.

Are you taking pictures?

After crossing the street, Gong Cheng turned around and glanced at Bae Joo-hyun's posture as she held her phone and pointed it at him while holding her hand. He felt a little awkward about it!

There are tons of poses and angles like this for taking photos online, it's kind of boring though...

"You don't want to?"

Bae Joo-hyun pressed the shutter, glanced at him, and felt there was something ambiguous between her and the "cheating guy"!

But since we're already here...

"Ani ah~"

"If you need my cooperation, I can take off my mask."

Gong Cheng chuckled and teased, pulling up his mask. But Bae Joo-hyun quickly whispered, "Put it on, don't take it off! You can't take it off..."

"What if... that would be troublesome!"

Hearing the familiar words, Gong Cheng blinked. Looking at Bae Joo-hyun's helpless urging expression, she was afraid that he would be recognized. She had finally left Seoul and come here, and she didn't want to be surrounded by people with their phones everywhere again.

"I'll listen to you~"

"Aren't you afraid I might accidentally send the photo to Kim Jisoo again?"

Bae Joo-hyun put her phone back in her pocket and asked curiously.

"Just post it if you want!"

Gong Cheng boasted without changing his expression, "Besides, I'm not dating Kim Ji-soo, so what's there to be afraid of?"

I'm talking about Zhao Meiyan!

Bae Joo-hyun lowered her eyes and let him pull her to sit on a bench by the street. The humid air was accompanied by a slight breeze, which felt quite comfortable.

"Then I'm not afraid..."

"At least you won't be afraid this time." Gong Cheng smiled broadly, naturally letting go of her hand and putting his arm around Bae Joo-hyun's shoulder. His bright eyes under the brim of his hat watched the pedestrians passing by on the street. "Aren't you going to ask me why?"

"Hehe, you fell for my trap as soon as you asked me!" Bae Joo-hyun teased him warily.

But Gong Cheng still chuckled and answered himself, "Because you're by my side~"

"I should really record what you just said and show Zhao Meiyan your true colors!"

Bae Joo-hyun couldn't understand why this guy could be such a scumbag so openly. Just an hour ago he was video chatting with his girlfriend, but now he was holding onto his ex-girlfriend's hand and wouldn't let go.

"She knows me better than you do~"

Gong Cheng took off his mask, took a couple of breaths of fresh air, and then moved closer to Bae Joo-hyun, shifting her body closer to the camera on the chair, while he himself sat in the center of the bench.

"ah!"

"What are you doing?"

Bae Joo-hyun thought this person was deliberately taking advantage of her, insisting on sticking to her body, not even minding the stickiness of her sweat.

"...Nothing, look."

Gong Cheng sat in the middle of the bench, pointed to the empty seat on his left, and shamelessly asked, "This seat is reserved for Mei Yan... You can sit on the right..." Then, he chuckled and pointed to himself, "I'll sit in the middle?"

How delightful!
"?"

"Haha~"

Upon hearing this, Bae Joo-hyun's previously smiling face instantly turned into a cold sneer. She stood up abruptly, raised her short leg sharply, and stomped on Gong Cheng's shoe. "I advise you to give up on this idea as soon as possible!"

"You really are unrepentant!"

Before, my boyfriend was at least somewhat subtle in his scumbag behavior... How come he's becoming more and more reckless now?!

He's a scumbag, openly and honestly so!
Are you still leaving a spot for Zhao Meiyan?
"I already said it's a dream!"

Despite the pain in his foot, Gong Cheng looked up at Bae Joo-hyun's complex expression in the night, and still managed a cheerful, joking remark, "...I'll try my best! Joo-hyun!"

"Get lost! Who asked you to work hard in this area?"

Bae Joo-hyun cursed under her breath, extremely annoyed.

She couldn't argue with him...

Suddenly, a scene from their hike together in Gaoyang flashed into her mind. Her face full of suspicion, her lips trembled slightly as she asked, "Damn it, you brat, don't tell me about that grand dream you told me about on the way to Gaoyang!" "That bullshit ideal, isn't it?"

Her voice trembled slightly, and her bright eyes involuntarily reddened, especially when she remembered telling him that if Gong Cheng could really realize his dream, she would be so happy for him that she would cry tears of joy…

"How about it, Nuna~"

"You're in my future and my dreams~"

Gong Cheng said awkwardly, and shrank back, afraid that Daegu's wife would slap him!
"Don't hit my face!"

He raised his hand to protect his cheek, and through the gaps between his fingers, Bae Joo-hyun rushed forward in a fit of rage, raising her pale fist and pounding it on her own shoulder!

"You bastard, you planned this all along, didn't you?!"

"what?!"

"No wonder you wouldn't tell me no matter how I asked! And how can you say something like that? You say I'm in your future and dreams? Does that mean Zhao Mi-yeon and Kim Ji-soo are also in it?"

Under a barrage of tiny punches, Bae Joo-hyun started crying as she spoke...

I'm so stupid, really...

But you're the only one in my future!

Her voice was full of grievance as she straddled Gong Cheng's bent knees by the roadside. Seeing how tough he was, even though her hands hurt from hitting him, she was completely helpless. She wrapped her arms around Gong Cheng's neck and buried her face in his shoulder, sobbing softly.

Jakarta has a tropical monsoon climate, with the rainy season starting in November.

It wasn't as cold as Seoul, but rather humid and hot. Gong Cheng, wearing a white short-sleeved shirt, sat on a bench with a small, swollen body on his lap. He raised his hand to stroke the back of the Daegu woman and whispered, "How about we slap her face, Noona?"

"Just don't get disfigured. I'm worried you'll feel uncomfortable looking at yourself when you wake up. It's better to be handsome so it's pleasing to the eye..."

Since we're shameless, let's be shameless to the end!
Saying anything about feeling guilty is ridiculous... It's meaningless. Can you really let go and cut ties so easily just by saying a few words of guilt?
"Axiba!"

Upon hearing this, Bae Joo-hyun suddenly raised her tear-streaked face, raised her hand, but then lowered it. She immediately grabbed his cheek and pinched it hard. "So, are you happy now?"

I really cried for you!

"I'm not happy. The plan fell through, and I'm very sad! Noona is crying, and I'm even sadder..." Gong Cheng chuckled sincerely with his drooping eyebrows, then raised his cheek and leaned in to kiss Bae Joo-hyun's tear-slicked lips.

Bae Joo-hyun remained motionless and unresponsive, simply staring at his face.

A few seconds later, Gong Cheng raised his eyelids and said, "Noona, we evened things out this afternoon in the hospital room~"

Miyeon, I've avenged you!
Would you be happy?

Zhao Meiyan: I'd rather not have this kind of revenge!
"You're such a... bastard!"

Bae Joo-hyun released her grip on his cheek, got off him, and unleashed a torrent of angry curses in her Daegu accent!
But then I saw the overwhelming sadness and grief emanating from Gong Cheng...

Her heart softened again, and she raised the back of her hand to wipe away her tears. "First, your dream is impossible to achieve!"

"Secondly, if we're even, then we're even! Don't even think about me making up with you!"

"Third, go buy me coffee!"

After saying that, Bae Joo-hyun angrily threw her handbag onto the "Zhao Meiyan" seat that Gong Cheng had originally planned, and then sat down on the other side.

"Yes, Nuna!"

Gong Cheng stood up unhurriedly, took out his wallet from his pocket, and walked towards the coffee shop a few meters away...

"..."

Five minutes later, Gong Cheng returned with a glass of orange juice and a cup of coffee.

Bae Joo-hyun took the coffee, took a sip, and asked with some surprise, "Why wasn't there ice?"

"You're on your period, aren't you?"

Gong Cheng replied matter-of-factly, taking a sip of his orange juice through the straw, "Doesn't it hurt to drink iced juice? But if you're in Jakarta, it's easy, I can give you a massage~"

"How did you know I was coming...?"

Bae Joo-hyun's face trembled slightly as she bit her lip, a hint of shyness and curiosity flashing in her eyes.

"I remember...it's around the end of the month~"

"We did date, after all..." Gong Cheng put down his orange juice, crossed his legs, and remembered all the details of his girlfriends' lives.
However, for idols, these dates are actually not very accurate.

It's common for celebrities to maintain their figures, work late into the night to keep up with schedules, and experience delayed or irregular periods. Some even take birth control pills during promotional periods, not for contraception, but simply to postpone their periods and keep up with their events.

This practice is so harmful to my health, and my period just won't come on time no matter what I do...

"All you do is memorize these crooked and unorthodox methods all day long..."

Bae Joo-hyun said, both amused and annoyed, that it was still a little embarrassing to talk about these things in front of him.

"I care about you, what do you mean by underhanded methods?"

Gong Cheng chuckled and shrugged, enjoying the humid night breeze. Then, he climbed the pole higher, turning to look at Bae Joo-hyun's face as she held her coffee, her lips pursed, looking at him with the curious expression of a child. He asked, "So, does it hurt, noona?"

Do you need my hand warmer?

He rubbed his hands together, looking ready to go.

"...You shameless bastard!"

Bae Joo-hyun had initially thought she was somewhat immune to this guy's shamelessness and scoundrel nature! But "First Love Bro" always manages to redefine her understanding of his shamelessness...

"..."

The two chatted back and forth.

Gong Cheng seized the opportunity to move closer to Bae Joo-hyun. When Bae Joo-hyun asked, "I heard from Daewoo Oppa that you haven't been sleeping well lately and have been having trouble sleeping. Is that true?"

"Ten first-time champions! You should be happy... The whole country, from the Blue House to the people, your country China, and even the whole of Asia, are thrilled for you..."

Bae Joo-hyun spoke softly, her words carrying a hint of concern.

Let alone 10 number-one singles, even just one single is something no singer on the entire peninsula has ever achieved. Even though K-pop started developing in the late 1990s and the popularity of second-generation artists in recent years has propelled this Korean wave, it hasn't been successful in Europe and America.
It's not presentable...

But the "first love brother" next to him has always been favored by fans in the European and American music scene for his creative style. Grammy, Billboard, British AKM, etc., he won all the major and prestigious awards in the past year.

But almost all of them won major awards... 10 number one singles. Since the establishment of the Billboard charts in the United States, not many singers have achieved this achievement, and those singers who have achieved it are all popular all over the world.

Gong Cheng was the same; in fact, compared to the years of accumulation of those superstars, he became famous worldwide from the Hanjiang Bridge in just three years.

It only took two years to reach 10 number-one singles. If the second half of 2016 saw the emergence of "Tarot" and Bombardment Meteor's songs playing throughout Seoul, then 2017 and 2018 were definitely the two years in which "First Love" dominated global streaming media.

"Hyuna~ Will you be happy after winning a Grammy and unlocking your 10th first-time single?"

Seeing Gong Cheng's smug and arrogant demeanor, Bae Joo-hyun couldn't help but give him a merciless elbow strike. "If this isn't making you happy, then how can you be happy?"

"I'm really happy right now~"

Gong Cheng chuckled and nodded, blinking as he looked at the passersby. No one noticed him and Bae Joo-hyun under the cover of night. "Being with you, I don't have to face the media and cameras. I can even kiss you openly on the street without anyone noticing."

"So I'm very happy... but most importantly, you're here with me, Noona..."

"Don't give me that! You're just spouting nonsense!"

Bae Joo-hyun's lips curled slightly as she listened, but her words were full of disbelief.

She had heard similar comments like, "Hyuna~ would you be happy if you won a Grammy and unlocked 10 number-one singles?" back in 2016 when Ryder Baby was active. At that time, their music show coincided with the rise of "Boo Band" and "BLACKPINK". "First Love Bro" won first place, and that's when they said such a discouraging thing.

But now, listening to it again, it doesn't feel like a blow anymore!
Because his perspective is too broad... perhaps I truly cannot comprehend what he's thinking...

"I mean it!"

Gong Cheng turned his head, opened his eyes wide, and spoke seriously, then gestured with his hands, "Noona, don't you know that last night I suddenly fainted?"

"You're all I can think about..."

"Hehe... Get lost!" Bae Joo-hyun squinted her smiling eyes and took a small sip of coffee.

Gong Cheng shrugged, then said, "By the way, didn't Brother Da Yu tell you that when I was unconscious last night, I kept muttering your name?" As he spoke, the Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actor looked shy and embarrassed.

He's so thin-skinned, like a green recruit!
"6. He didn't say it, but didn't you say it yourself?"

Bae Joo-hyun rolled her eyes at him, highly skeptical of the credibility of his words!

You just fainted with a "snap," how come you're still calling my name?
For a moment, she imagined that scene: after Gong Cheng fainted, he was carried into the car by Kim Dae-woo and his other managers, and then he lay in the back seat, his mouth full of longing, "Joo-hyun, Joo-hyun, Joo-hyun~ don't leave me~".

"Pfft~" Bae Joo-hyun covered her mouth and burst out laughing!

But before her old lady's laughter could even echo in the night wind, Gong Cheng suddenly leaned in and silenced her. His lips, stained with the bitter taste of coffee and carrying a faint smell of Chinese medicine, were gone. But who would care?
"Uuuuuuu~"

Bae Joo-hyun tried to push him away, struggling for a moment, but when she looked up, she saw Gong Cheng's bright eyes. He whispered, "Noona, let's kiss~ I haven't been this happy in a long time. Nobody here recognizes you and me..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he kissed her.

He hadn't been this happy in a long time since leaving Seoul. Thinking back, the only time he had ever walked openly on the street with a woman was three years ago, with Zhao Meiyan, Kim Jisoo... and Jisoo was practically a couple.

Back then, even under the maple trees at the University of Delay, no one paid attention or cared if Xiu Xiu secretly kissed herself. But now, even when going out alone with her girlfriends, she has to wear a mask and a baseball cap.

Feeling Gong Cheng's passion, Bae Joo-hyun stopped making incessant "mmm" sounds, put her fair arm on his shoulder, and her delicate fingers clung to the black hair behind his head.

"..."

"What kind of relationship do we have, Nuna?"

After saying that, Gong Cheng picked up the orange juice, took a sip, and turned to ask Bae Joo-hyun, "I never said we were breaking up!"

"A kiss doesn't mean they've made up..."

Mimicking Gong Cheng's roguish manner, Bae Joo-hyun tidied a strand of hair behind her ear, then picked up her coffee and, before biting down on the straw, casually said, "Lip-to-lip friendship~"

"..."

Gong Cheng chuckled, gazing at her strong yet composed pretty face. "You've gone astray, noona~"

"Such a scumbag woman's behavior..."

"Hehe, a good teacher produces a good student, right? My first love taught me step by step, word by word." When Bae Joo-hyun looked up, her gaze met Gong Cheng's smiling eyes. Her soft voice carried a hint of pride.

Gong Cheng was taken aback at first, then chuckled softly, "Yes, you've learned quite well!"

"..."

……

At 10 p.m., Gong Cheng and Bae Joo-hyun returned to the hotel.

After returning to the suite, I just took a shower...

Gong Cheng then received a video call from Zhao Meiyan, "Are you off work, Pab?"

"Oppa, can I walk around your room for you?" Zhao Meiyan smiled gently, her tone carrying an undeniable firmness!

"Pabu, don't you trust my character?"

Hagi felt quite wronged...

"Oppa, no one in this world knows you better than me. What kind of person are you?!"

Zhao Meiyan smiled and pursed her lips, "Are you feeling wronged?"
As he spoke, Gong Cheng took his phone and started walking around the various suites and bathroom in the suite...

"Pull the curtains open so I can take a look..."

"And under the bed..."

“Pabu, this is a solid bed!”

"..."

After checking up on him for a while, Gong Cheng took out a can of beer and lay down on the sofa. In the video, Zhao Meiyan, who usually had a soft and dazed look on her face, smiled and raised two fingers to poke her bright eyes. "Oppa, don't turn off your phone tonight. Make sure it's fully charged!"

I'll call you anytime!

"I'm staring at you! I'll stare at you forever!"

The harsh tone sent chills down Gong Cheng's spine. "Why are you saying the same things as Kim Ji-soo!"

He rolled his eyes...

"What did Jisoo unnie say to you?" Zhao Meiyan became cautious upon hearing this.

"She said she would stalk me forever..."

Gong Cheng chuckled and muttered, "Xiuxiu, I'm sorry~"
I wonder if you'll be able to get better than Miyeon this time?

Never mind, you've never been able to beat her since you were kids...sigh...

……

The room next to the hotel.

Bae Joo-hyun, wrapped in a bath towel, had just finished drying her hair and changed into her pajamas, ready to lie in bed for a nice nap, but Kim Ji-soo kept calling, even video calling!
Are we close, Kim Jisoo?

"what happened?"

She huddled under the covers and asked a question.

"Joohyun unnie, you're sleeping so early?"

Kim Jisoo's bare face appeared to be sitting in a computer chair, her dark eyes constantly scanning the surroundings on the other end of the video, as if she was afraid of seeing familiar people.

"Hehe, what else?"

Bae Joo-hyun subtly pursed her lips, instantly understanding what Kim Ji-soo was thinking.

Now you know how to call me "unnie"? Weren't you being quite arrogant this afternoon?
But he couldn't be bothered with the roadside that Zhao Meiyan had so thoroughly toyed with...

……

"It's so quiet around unnie~"

Kim Jisoo gently pursed her lips, gave a shy laugh, and her small hands on the keyboard kept gripping the keycaps, looking extremely nervous!
"Gong Cheng is taking a shower..."

Hearing Bae Joo-hyun's smiling tone on the other end of the video call, Kim Ji-soo's face turned pale.

"Taking a shower next door, hehe..."

Bae Joo-hyun was caught off guard by the winding mountain road...

It brought Kim Jisoo's heart, which had just died, back to life.

"..."

After exchanging a few perfunctory pleasantries, the two hung up the phone!

Kim Jisoo opened the chat window for "New Dawn of the East" and asked, "Is there a computer in the hotel?"

【New Dawn】: "Yes, why?"

"Next League of Legends game, log in and I'll be waiting for you!" Kim Jisoo replied, biting her lip.

I'm not sleeping tonight! I'm going to keep you firmly in my sight!

I said I'd stalk you for the rest of my life, not a single day, minute, or second less!
【New Dawn】: "Bro! You're on the Korean server? There's lag... Are you crazy?"

……

"Do you want to get beaten up again? Want to play or not?"

Gong Cheng sat on the sofa and stared at the message sent by Kim Ji-soo, instantly understanding what she was up to.

After thinking about it, she agreed, then got up, turned on the computer, and started downloading. She also had to switch to the Korean server, which was such a hassle. "Downloading...wait for me. Is it really necessary?"

"Are you suggesting we play all night long?"

"By the way, find me a Platinum account, otherwise we can't play together. I don't like playing matchmaking, you know, it's all bad skill level!"

……

"What the hell is your skill level? You're complaining about being bad at matchmaking?"

When Kim Jisoo saw that [First Dawn] had agreed, her heart warmed, but then she couldn't help but laugh when she saw the message he sent!
This guy's talents are almost all in his looks and physique, music, no, and also in manipulating girls' feelings... As for games, he's practically a noob, but he's incredibly stubborn!
Despite the banter, Kim Jisoo opened her contacts again, asked a friend for a Platinum account, and sent it to Gong Cheng: "Account and password *****".

[Emerging Dawn]: "Do you have a skin? I can't feel the game without one..."

"Fuck you!" Kim Jisoo angrily flopped back on the bed, grabbed a cushion and threw it on the floor. "Account xxx, password xxxx, you're playing on my account, okay? It's all skins, I'm really fed up with you (frustrated)"

"..."

More than half an hour later, after Gong Cheng finished downloading the game, and after doing some random things... the two of them finally stood in Summoner's Rift.

Gong Cheng was playing Kim Jisoo's account, "Melancholy Uncle Kim," in the support role, playing Soraka, hiding behind Kim Jisoo's Ashe, saying, "Jisoo~ go for it, I'll heal you~"

"double kill~"

The announcement came over the loudspeaker: "Double kill!"

Gong Cheng's Sokala, lying on Kim Ji-soo's Aisha, looked just like lovers who had committed suicide together. In Seoul and Jakarta, the two of them simultaneously let go of the keyboard and leaned back in their chairs.

Neither of them seemed to care much about winning or losing. Gong Cheng's light laugh came through the earphones, "Are you really going to stay up all night? Don't you have any activities tomorrow?"

"No schedule tomorrow. I'm mainly focused on Jennie's solo performance lately. I'll go to Music Bank this afternoon to support her..." Kim Jisoo wrinkled her nose and replied, eating grapes from the table with one hand.

"I have to keep an eye on you to prevent you from making a mistake!"

Gong Cheng: "6".

"Don't be upset. Nobody knows you better than me. Haven't you made enough mistakes these past few years?" Kim Jisoo snorted lightly, speaking seriously, "You always say I have a stereotype about you, but can you control yourself?"

Gong Cheng replied with a complicated tone, "Hehe, there are indeed quite a lot."

As he spoke, the gray screen came back to life.
The two strode confidently towards the bottom lane. Gong Cheng said with self-assurance, "Let's gank Xiuxiu's jungle this time and crush them. But seriously, does our jungler even know how to play?!"

"Don't you even understand how to handle a level two attack?"

……

The next day, Gong Cheng washed up and got up to pack his luggage.

Last night, Kim Jisoo couldn't stay up any longer and didn't drag herself through the night. Around 3 AM, the two of them logged off and went to sleep, successfully dropping Jisoo's account, "Melancholy Uncle Kim," from Platinum to Gold.
Looks like we can duo queue again now; the huge gap between us, Silver and Platinum, has been bridged!
"..."

At noon, Bae Joo-hyun and Gong Sung boarded a flight back to Seoul together.

In first class, Gong Cheng, feeling sleepy, pulled up his sleeping bag; he'd be seeing his female relatives soon!
I'm in a good mood~
Some of us are thinking of collecting baby figurines, big stars, little tigers, beloved students, Zhao Meiyan, and little penguins~
As for his relationship with the Daegu woman, Gong Cheng is very satisfied with the current progress, even feeling it's going more smoothly than expected. Besides, with next year's project starting, there's still plenty of time.
However, I need to find some time in the next couple of days to record an audio file for another song that the big star is preparing for a solo performance, and also to shoot a music video.

Also, we still need to prepare for the upcoming European and American tour, where we will be able to perform the collaboration with Eminem and Taylor on stage... Eminem has a title track on an album, and the two of them have been in talks about collaborating. It was originally finalized, but due to Eminem's work issues and his own world tour in the second half of the year, their schedules have been incompatible, which is why the collaboration has been postponed until now.

Taylor had already decided on another collaboration track when she recorded "Exile," the pre-release single from her second full-length album...

"..."

The seven-hour flight passed in a flash...

(End of this chapter)