The number one playboy on the Peninsula!

Chapter 341 Liu Zhimin's scathing remarks about IZ*ONE are so mean! (Seeking monthly votes)

Manhattan at night is covered in thick winter snow... With the Christmas atmosphere approaching, the streets are brightly lit, and some shop windows have already been decorated with Christmas trees and colorful lights.

Gong Cheng tugged at the collar of Kim Jisoo's down jacket and pulled him from the parking lot toward the cinema they had booked earlier. The cinema was crowded with people at the ticket windows, and the self-service ticket machines were packed with anxious viewers.

Seeing the overcrowded crowd... Gong Cheng wasn't in a hurry. Instead, he led Kim Ji-soo to play on the amusement facilities nearby: "How about we go in later? We're not in a rush to watch anyway, it's fine if we go in halftime..."

Actually, he wasn't very interested in the movie "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse." Plus, he had already attended a test screening when he came to the United States last time. Although the final film would undergo changes and modifications, the general plot would remain largely the same. With its large budget and hand-drawn anime style, it wouldn't be easy to scrap it and start over.

"You really want to see it?"

He stopped his hand from resting on the claw machine lever and glanced at Jisoo's cool, scarf-covered face.

Unlike Mina's kind of charm, Mina-chan has a subtle, fragile quality. If you tease her, she looks pitiful, but she also exudes a bit of the "strong" spirit of the Mina family's heiress—a kind of repressed, brooding charm.
But what about Kim Jisoo? Her small, seemingly bare face, with its delicate features, is so beautiful; it really touches his heart!
He was, after all, one of my "first loves"!
Gong Cheng's Nth "first kiss" was with her; she was the kind of woman he could never forget!

"Since we're already here, we'll definitely watch it from beginning to end."

Jisoo pulled her scarf down a little tighter. Even indoors, the freezing New York air was thick with a thin mist, making her speech hesitant. Besides, this was a Marvel movie featuring "the puppies of Yeongdeungpo"—how could she not want to see it…

On the way to the cinema, this brat did nothing but talk about his twisted views on love and this movie.

Although he said he didn't care much about the movie, you could still hear a hint of smugness in his happy tone. So, Kim Jisoo felt that this guy was just showing off by taking her to the movie!

Moreover, even though the nonchalant boy in front of her was her first love, the two of them had never gone to the movie theater for a "date."

Is this considered a date?

In my memory, the moment I went to the cinema with Gong Cheng, she was on the right, Gong Cheng on the left, and Pabu Zhao Meiyan was sandwiched in the middle. As the saying goes, "Left is the Azure Dragon, right is the White Tiger, and in the middle is a fool." But it seems that I was the biggest fool back then.

"I'll take your advice; we probably still have about 20 minutes before we have to go in."

"No rush, play for a while first, and I'll win you a plush toy."

Gong Cheng glanced at the time on his wristwatch; the hands were moving at a moderate pace. He raised an eyebrow and pointed to the plush toys in the glass display case of the claw machine. The claw machine in the movie theater had been stocked with a lot of Marvel superhero plush toys, including Hulk, Spider-Man, and Iron Man, which were quite adorable.

Which one do you like? I'll buy it for you~

He shook the game tokens in the plastic basket, outwardly boasting nonchalantly, but inwardly he was trembling with fear. When it comes to claw machines, Meiyan is the best!

Her talent for claw machines and swinging on swings is top-notch!
"Stop calling me 'brother' all the time, you brat! I'm clearly a year older than you!"

Kim Jisoo frowned slightly, rolled her eyes at him, and muttered under her breath, "You little bastard from Yeongdeungpo!"

I was already in a bad mood in the car! What outrageous things did she say!
"A crazy woman from Jiangdong!"

Gong Cheng didn't stand on ceremony and replied with a grin.

"I want you!"

Kim Jisoo suddenly raised her head, straightened her back, and stared at Gong Cheng, whose face was half-covered by a scarf, revealing only a pair of bright, surprised eyes… Kim Jisoo wasn't particularly famous for her outfits.
She was only wearing a scarf, while Gong Cheng had his face completely covered by the scarf, with only his eyes and the faint outline of his eyebrows visible beneath his black, tousled hair being able to be seen. He raised his eyelids in surprise to look at the short Kim Ji-soo in front of him:

"I will never betray Miyeon and Joohyun..."

"but……"

Gong Cheng kept it a secret, feeling completely bewildered.

How come this quiet person suddenly got it?
So you're planning to make a move against me too, Jisoo!

"But what?"

Kim Jisoo sniffed arrogantly, raising her elegant eyebrows slightly with a hint of provocation.

In reality, her eyes were wandering towards the claw machine next to her, where Gong Cheng's merchandise was hidden at the bottom of a bunch of Iron Man and Spider-Man plush toys. She guessed that Gong Cheng himself hadn't even noticed it!

That's what she actually wanted.
However, seeing that Gong Cheng had misunderstood, Kim Ji-soo wanted to see how he was going to play her this time.

Or should I play with you?

"But if it's you, I'm willing to make a mistake for you!"

Gong Cheng looked at Kim Ji-soo with sincere eyes, and his affectionate gaze made Kim Ji-soo's heart pound!

But what kind of bullshit are you spouting?

!

"Get out of here! Haven't you made enough mistakes already?"

Kim Jisoo, both amused and annoyed, smoothed her hair behind her ear, nudged Gong Cheng's tall figure blocking the claw machine, and poked the plush toy hidden under Iron Man's butt with her finger from inside her sleeve. "Here, this is you!"

"...Go and catch it yourself!"

Gong Cheng made a fool of himself and couldn't help but purse his lips.

Who is this person?!

I'm even willing to make mistakes for you...

"I'll catch them myself, then I'll catch them myself!"

"You're so clumsy, I could make you grab a knife a hundred times and you still wouldn't be able to do it once."

Kim Ji-soo smiled disdainfully, but her tone was lighthearted. How could she not know that besides being terribly bad at video games, Gong Cheng was also clumsy at these kinds of entertainment activities, such as claw machines? On the contrary, a certain Pab had an exceptionally outstanding talent in this area.

The large number of plush toys in the bedroom were mostly collected by Pabu from the claw machines at the arcade.

"I'm clumsy?"

"I'm a pianist, you know?"

Gong Cheng retorted defiantly, "What do you mean by 'clumsy'?"

Really are……

Lim Yoona: I have something to say, he's really not clumsy!

Bae Joo-hyun: You've already ticked 4!

Sana Minatozaki: You're very clever!

Zhao Meiyan: Sister, didn't you see him unhooking his bra with one hand?
Lim Na-yeon: His fingers are as rhythmic as a piano!
Hirai Momo: Each and every time, it's like a prick on my heart!

Son Chae-young: Her fingers are very strong and very long!

Lee Sung-kyung: I can't stand playing with just two fingers!

Han Su-hee: With my harmonies, it's like celestial music!
"..."

After the claw machine "ate" five game coins in a row, Kim Jisoo carefully stared at the glass display case in front of her. The mechanical claws that were scooping down grabbed a lump of green, muscular Hulk.

Gong Cheng grimaced at the sight, but still smiled encouragingly, "Hang in there! I feel like we're really going to catch them this time!"

"...But I don't want the Hulk..."

Kim Jisoo turned around and gave Gong Cheng a smile that looked more like a grimace: "How about I give you this?"

"I do not want!!!"

Gong Cheng quickly raised his hands in protest, taking a step back, "You already said I'm a scumbag, okay? I admit it! Scumbags hate this kind of color the most!"

"People with heart conditions see everything as dirty and filthy!"

"Green is clearly a beautiful color!"

Kim Ji-soo gave him a disdainful look, and then the "Hulk" figure was released. She squatted down slightly, put the doll under her arm, stood up and started operating the joystick again, staring at the Gong Cheng doll that had now revealed its "true face"—a black suit, black tousled hair, a bright smile, very sunny. "I don't believe I can't catch you, you scumbag!"

"Hehe, green suits you quite well, Jisoo~"

Gong Cheng listened to her muttering and his lips twitched as he spoke.

What grudge do we have against each other? Well, the grudge is indeed quite big...

How did she become a "best friend killer"?!
For a moment, Gong Cheng didn't even bother to watch Kim Ji-soo nervously and anxiously playing the claw machine. He realized that he might actually have this strange "best friend killer" quirk!
Apart from a few close friends in his "sex club," he was surrounded by female friends in the industry.

For example, Bae Suzy, IU, Kim Tae-yeon, Lee Soon-kyu, Kim Jennie, Park Chae-young... Take "Slip-up Girl" for example, even though she markets a "pure girl" image to fans and the public, she is actually a nightclub regular in private.

Putting aside his familiar and practiced kissing scenes, let's talk about the time he was drinking with Suzy at IU's apartment. He had some feelings for "Sister Slippery," but not much. The feeling was more like a "sex" feeling, but even a sex scene has different degrees of intensity!

That time, Park Ji-yeon, the best friend and close friend of "Slippery Hands," a senior figure in the second generation, was also there. But just like that, "whoosh," the "cannon" feeling was even stronger. Who understands, family members?!
Thinking of this, Gong Cheng sighed thoughtfully.

This won't do! My buddy is such a noble and upright person! When we get back to Seoul, I need to get "Slip-on Sister" to call out Jiyeon Noona so we can have a drink together and see for ourselves!
"...I'm not playing anymore!"

Suddenly, Kim Jisoo muttered something in a low voice, one hand behind her back, as if she was hiding something!
"You wanted to arrest me? There's still some time before the movie starts, try again!"

"If I don't have enough game coins, I'll go exchange some more!"

Gong Cheng's thoughts were interrupted by her annoyed voice. He raised his eyelids and glanced at "himself" in the claw machine, still lying there all alone. He said comfortingly, "What did you grab this time? Let me see~"

"Iron Man?"

"Spider-Man? I like both of them. I'd be happy to have them as gifts!"

He asked curiously, and the closet was filled with all sorts of dolls, mostly Marvel superheroes, with his own mixed in, as well as some other well-known comic book dolls.

"Neither of those..."

Kim Jisoo's eyelids drooped, and she looked somewhat dejected. When she saw the curious look on Gong Cheng's face, she hesitated for a while, then put her hands, which were hidden behind her back, in front of her and handed them to Gong Cheng: "You can have them if you like..."

"This...is this?"

"clown?!"

Gong Cheng looked at the plush toy she was holding in her small hand with shock. It was the classic Joker look from DC movies, with colorful curly hair, a chubby doll face, a red nose, and a twisted scar that looked like a centipede at the corner of its mouth. But since it was a doll, the overall style was still on the cute side.

Damn it!
How come I didn't notice before? There are DC characters in the closet!

"I don't want it, you keep it as a souvenir!"

Gong Cheng glanced at Kim Ji-soo's unhappy face with a strange look. She wanted to laugh but didn't dare to!
Because the "clown" in front of you really will punch you repeatedly!
That crazy woman from Jiangdong! When she goes crazy, she's completely irrational!
The more Kim Jisoo looked at it, the sullenly she put away the "clown" doll. Could it be... that all of this was fate?!

"I'm going to buy popcorn and Coke, you wait here for me!"

Kim Ji-soo stuffed a Hulk and a Joker into her bag, then handed the bag to Gong Cheng. She turned and sighed as she walked toward the popcorn counter, which was less crowded not far away. What terrible luck!
I just want a "Yeongdeungpo puppy" plush toy, is that so hard?
It's not that she can't afford it... it's just that winning it herself feels like a blessing from heaven, which makes her even happier and more excited! What's the point of buying it?!
And that damn clown and Hulk!

Are you out of your mind, owner of this movie theater? Can't you just show one type of character plushie? I hope you go bankrupt soon!

"..."

Watching Kim Jisoo's frustrated departure, Gong Cheng pulled out his wallet from his pocket and decided to be a bit tacky!
He approached a staff member, took out several US dollars from his bag, and handed them over: "Could you please open the closet? My girlfriend really likes Tarot dolls, and if possible, I'd like to buy one."

"NO~ That's against the rules unless you buy all the toys inside."

The waitress stared at the tall young man in front of her. His face was completely covered by a white scarf, but judging from his demeanor and physique, he was a handsome young man. Although she was amazed by what he had done for his girlfriend and felt a little tempted to help, she still spoke righteously.

“I think I mean the same thing as you, but I only want one of the dolls in the closet, and the rest is your tip.” Gong Cheng said with a light laugh, handing the cash he picked up to the waiter. The amount of US dollars he gave was enough to buy all the dolls in the closet, with plenty to spare.

The waiter beamed and took out the key to unlock the claw machine.

He smiled to himself beneath his scarf.

When did I become so vulgar?

However, being a little vulgar is good!

At least I'm happy!

While waiting for the waiter to bring the plush toy, Gong Cheng blinked, watching the sound of someone carrying popcorn not far away, before turning back to the next counter to buy a Coke...

"Sir, your doll~"

"I also have a Batman plushie for you, I'll give it to you too~"

The waiter smiled and handed over two plush toys. He had obviously seen the scene where Kim Jisoo caught the Joker earlier and thought that Batman and the Joker were quite a good match, weren't they?

"Thank you."

Gong Cheng took the doll, and without lingering, turned and walked towards Kim Ji-soo.

Watching her frantically carrying a bucket of popcorn and two cups of cola, with the popcorn in her arms and a cup in each hand, she looked rather silly in her busyness.

Gong Cheng silently picked up a glass of cola to help relieve her stress.

But then she heard Kim Ji-soo's low voice, "Why did you come here? Go somewhere less crowded, don't let anyone recognize you!" As she spoke, she glanced nervously at the passersby preparing to enter the theater, and then bumped her butt against Gong Cheng next to her.

"How could I not come?"

"Can you even handle that? You're so clumsy..."

Gong Cheng pursed his lips speechlessly, ignoring her words. "Why are you so nervous?" He glanced at the ticket gate, where the audience was busy entering, and gestured with his chin toward a sofa not far away. "Let's go sit there for a while and wait for them to go in first before we go in."

"Okay, okay!"

"With your influence, how come you don't know how to be careful? I'm always terrified of being with you, afraid that someone will recognize us. You don't even have bodyguards. What if we get surrounded?"

Kim Jisoo kept muttering to herself.

You're surrounded!

Gong Cheng joked, then sat down on the sofa and placed the cola on an empty seat to the side.

"where?"

Kim Jisoo's heart pounded as she surveyed the calm surroundings. Seeing that no one was paying attention to the two of them, she said, "Stop joking! It's not funny at all!"

Gong Cheng chuckled, "Then how about I show you something funny?"

He raised an eyebrow with a smile, picked up the dark brown bag he was carrying, and opened it. "Here, take a look... I've brought you everything you wanted!"

"?"

Kim Jisoo put down the popcorn and cola in her arms, glanced down at the black Batman doll and Gong Cheng's cartoon merchandise illuminated by the light, pulled down her scarf, a slight smile playing on her lips, and looked at him with a hint of surprise in her eyes, "You caught it?"

But as soon as she finished speaking, she became somewhat skeptical: "If it were just one person, that would be one thing, but given your clumsy hands, I really don't believe you did it!"

Gong Cheng looked at her and said that although she said that, the smile on her eyebrows could not be hidden. Moreover, it was clear that Xiuxiu did not intend to hide it: "It was not caught."

"They used their financial power!"

"Won't it be a bit tacky?"

He couldn't help but ask, gazing at the unmoved smile on Kim Jisoo's beautiful face.

It feels like everything is back... like going back to three years ago, before the crazy woman from Jiangdong slapped herself. Kim Jisoo was so considerate and intelligent.

"Not tacky at all!"

"I'm sorry to have cost you so much!"

Kim Ji-soo happily pinched the crotch of the Gong Cheng cartoon doll in her hand. The sight of her long, delicate nails embedded in the plush fabric made Gong Cheng's face stiffen. Then, she took out a Batman doll from the bag with her other hand. "There's another Batman!"

"Now I can keep my clown company!"

"What's the big deal! Stop saying things that make people uncomfortable..." Gong Cheng corrected him, then leaned back on the sofa and laughed, "Of course you don't think it's tacky, you tacky person~ Aigoo, really, being with you makes me tacky!"

He chuckled, glancing at the earrings in Kim Jisoo's black hair. Her ears had many piercings, and just the corners of the earlobes with the earrings sparkled with three neat rows of diamonds on each ear.

I don't know what kind of weird quirk it is, but maybe I got my ears pierced because I was in a bad mood?

"Say what you will, I'm just incredibly tacky! I can't appreciate Bae Joo-hyun traveling over 5,000 km for love~ Haha!" Kim Ji-soo said sourly without any politeness.

You're the vulgar one!

"Xiuxiu, listen to my advice~ Don't get your ears pierced too often in the future, they're giving me trypophobia!"

Gong Cheng, taking advantage of the situation, asked a question, actually wanting to reach out and touch her ear, but then thought better of it!
"I'm not letting you see it~ Just watch less of it, okay?"

Kim Jisoo picked up her phone and took several photos of the two dolls on her lap.

I haven't been this happy in a long time... And hey, why didn't you mention at all which [First Dawn] got my ears pierced?
This "Bi Yang's Evening Thoughts" is quite self-aware!

"Fine, I won't watch it. I don't care!"

"Tomorrow I'll have Miyeon go to Mimi's to get two more ear piercings, and Joo-hyun too. Four ears are more than two, right?" Gong Cheng chuckled, picked up his Coke, took a sip, and missed Daegu's mother a little!
Hyuna~ Saranghae!
I'm nice to Kim Jisoo because I want to help you get revenge!

Miyeon, you've gotten a little rusty with palace intrigue lately. I'm nice to Jisoo to provoke you, to train you, and to help you grow and improve!
With the "Battle of a Hundred Regiments" imminent, can you, alone, defeat the members of TWICE?

"Aren't you childish?"

Kim Jisoo rolled her eyes at his boring words, but her tone softened considerably: "Besides, as far as I know, you and Bae Joo-hyun haven't gotten back together. Why don't you treat her the same cold-blooded way you treated me back then?"

"You're going to try and get back together with her? She dumped you too!"

The mere mention of this incident ignited a nameless fire within Kim Ji-soo. Coupled with the increasingly better relationship she had developed with Gong Cheng these past few days, the "little flame of evil" she had previously suppressed burned even more fiercely!
He was clearly my first love! How did things turn out like this?! My dear friend, Nayeon was right, we have to fight for him, snatch him away... stealthily, don't shoot him!
"What do you mean by cold-blooded?"

"It's precisely because I felt so bad and in so much pain when we broke up that I don't want that to happen again, which is why I want to get back together with Bae Joo-hyun. Do I seem like someone who doesn't learn from her mistakes?"

Gong Cheng curled his lip. Who would say their "first love" was cold-blooded? Shouldn't it be "wonderful"?

What he said was true, though it was embellished and exaggerated. In reality, he hadn't achieved much back then and was only thinking about finding the next one. He was upset that Kim Jisoo had left, but he was too lazy to chase after her!

The next one will be better!

Even though I still think the same way now, Jisoo and Joo-hyun are already great, finding them won't stop me from finding the next one, right?
Isn't that right!
"You even learned something from our situation?"

Kim Jisoo was stunned when she heard this. On one hand, she didn't expect this guy to be so cold-hearted. On the other hand, she thought, "Damn it, I've become someone else's tree planted so that Bae Joohyun could enjoy the shade."

The problem is, I planted this sapling! I haven't even sat on the ground and leaned against it to cool off yet!
For a moment, she pinched the crotch of the Gong Cheng cartoon doll in her hand even more fiercely!

"Failure is the mother of success!"

Gong Cheng smiled calmly, then looked at the ticket gate where the number of people was decreasing, stood up, picked up a Coke, then picked up Kim Ji-soo's bag, slung it over his shoulder, and casually took Kim Ji-soo's hand, "Let's go see a movie."

"I'll lend you the 'clumsy' hand you're talking about, so you won't feel embarrassed in the movie theater full of couples."

He said shamelessly, then slid his right hand down and grasped Kim Jisoo's fair and smooth palm, their fingers intertwined, the touch warm.

"Your skin is even thicker than it was three years ago!"

Despite her complaints, Kim Ji-soo still held popcorn in one hand and let Gong Cheng hold her other hand. However, her earrings sparkled under the theater lights, and her earlobes glowed pink and hot.

It's come to this now, Miyeon!

I did it too! You said you'd keep an eye on him for me... I really did put a lot of effort into taking care of him and supervising him.

But his hands are so strong and so cold. As a good friend, I'd like to warm your brother-in-law's hands for you. You won't mind, will you?
Whatever, you wouldn't know anyway!
"Why are your hands still so cold? Are you sick?"

Kim Jisoo didn't resist, but muttered something under her breath, refusing to surrender. The words had barely left her lips when the tall figure beside her gripped her hand tighter, a muffled laugh escaping from beneath the scarf: "You ran away, and now you're heartbroken~"

"Why are your hands still burning hot? Hey Xiuxiu, do you have kidney problems? Your hands are so hot and sweaty, they're so sticky!"

Gong Cheng curled his lips and looked down at Kim Ji-soo, who barely reached his shoulder, with a disgusted expression!
"Fuck off!"

"The line of men who want to hold my hand stretches from here..." Kim Jisoo shouted, raising her face from under her scarf.

You're the one with bad kidneys!

Wait a minute... Haha, your kidneys need to be rock solid!

"Don't talk big... You've been lined up here, right?" Gong Cheng interrupted, handing the two movie tickets to the ticket collector. He then pulled Kim Ji-soo into the theater. The theater was warm and the lights were dim, with only the corridor wall lamps casting a yellowish glow. He led Kim Ji-soo deeper into the theater, searching for the box number without stopping.

There are private boxes in the cinema, but they're expensive! But for Master Gong, that's no problem...

"...Isn't it you right here beside me?"

Kim Jisoo retorted defiantly, "Ugh... Just because you're my first love doesn't mean I'm unwanted! There are so many kids in the industry who want to pursue me, not to mention some senior figures!"

"Yes! It's me!"

"I've been humiliated before, and I'm still not convinced!"

Gong Cheng's tall figure pushed open the door to the private room, then released Kim Ji-soo's hand, untied his scarf and threw it on the sofa. The warm light in the room fell on his face, revealing a layer of fine sweat on his forehead. His handsome features appeared softer in the soft light. He turned his head and glanced at Kim Ji-soo, who had just come back to her senses.

"what?!"

Kim Jisoo suddenly snapped back to reality, and her cheeks flushed hot again.

But faced with Gong Cheng's words, she didn't know what to say. After unbuttoning her down jacket and hanging it on the coat rack in the corner, she sat down on the sofa with Gong Cheng, watching the movie "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" about to start playing. Then, she quietly tugged at his sleeve.
"What do you mean?"

"Go after me..."

"Maybe? It depends on my mood..." Gong Cheng said with a smile, leaned back on the sofa, picked up a Coke and took a sip, but his eyelids were drooping. He wasn't interested in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse or Spider-Man vs. Earth!

I invited Jisoo to watch it together. There was no intention of showing off; I just wanted to go out for a walk together.

"You're even taking my mood into consideration?"

Kim Jisoo felt like she was going to die from being pulled around by him!
"Can you accept the idea of ​​the four of us—me, Zhao Meiyan, Bae Joo-hyun, and you—living together? If you can't accept it, then what's the point of pursuing her?" Gong Cheng got up, took the down jacket that Kim Ji-soo had hung on the clothes rack, put his long legs on the table in front of him, found a comfortable angle, and lay down on the sofa.

I casually draped the down jacket over myself to keep warm!

The fluffy hood still carried the delicate scent of Jisoo's perfume...

"..."

Kim Ji-soo sneered and quietly withdrew her hand, which had been about to grab his hand... She finally mustered up the courage to do this once, haha... But Gong Cheng's words hit her like a ton of bricks, making her realize that she had gotten a little carried away!
So she taunted him again, "Hehe, then I'm afraid we're destined to be apart!"

You can break up with them! "I won't force you..."

"Then can you wish me, Zhao Meiyan, and Bae Joo-hyun happiness? As your first love, I need your blessing to be happy~" Gong Cheng leaned back on the sofa, turned his face to the side, and smiled brightly as he turned the tables on her.

Upon hearing this, Kim Ji-soo's face turned deathly pale.

I remembered what my good friend Lim Nayeon told me a few days ago: "An excited heart, trembling hands~ your silly friend can only say 'goodbye' to others~~"

I wish you a lonely old age!

"Shuan q~"

Gong Cheng smiled casually. "I'll grow old alone?"
I still have one last layer of insurance!

My little monster tofu will stay with me~ With Captain Kim around, the general feels very secure...

……

In Seoul, the nine members of TWICE arrived at the cinema dressed casually. Kim Dahyun, who was sitting in the row behind the members, suddenly shivered and sniffed!

I felt a jolt all over my body, as if I'd been electrocuted!
Son Chaeyoung sat down next to her and looked at the little traitor with concern: "What's wrong, Dahyun?"

"Kenchana...maybe he's caught a cold?"

Kim Da-hyun raised her finger and scratched her slightly itchy face, then looked up at the big screen in the theater. The movie "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" was about to start playing.

Right now, in the movie theaters, many viewers and citizens are discussing how "Tarot" will appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe!

The first countries to release "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" are France, the United Kingdom, the Korean Peninsula, and the Philippines, at the same time as the United States, today. And right now, the big screen in front of me is showing the first screening of the original film.

When they arrived at this movie theater in Gangnam, the nine members of TWICE ran into many fans and other groups and artists from the industry. Just like in the screening room where they were, in addition to TWICE, there were also several seniors from Girls' Generation, as well as BLACKPINK and the newly debuted IZ*ONE. They had already greeted them!
Groups and artists with almost no schedules managed to snag movie tickets for different time slots today, all in an effort to catch the first wave of buzz surrounding the release of "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse." In their home country, Spider-Man isn't important!

"Tarot" is more like a real-life superhero than Spider-Man.

Therefore, many talent agencies use their connections to get movie tickets for their idle artists, so that they can immediately post on their personal social media platforms praising "Tarot's" performance in the movie, or how so.

In short, the angles and methods of piggybacking may differ, but they are vastly different. Fans and the public are willing to see posts and news of celebrities praising "Tarot," which is what generates massive traffic!

"Tarot Hero! Crispy Cartilage!"

Lim Nayeon was sitting in the back row of the theater when she saw many fans in the front row holding up light boards. Her expression was a bit of absurd.

I couldn't help but point to the text on the support sign with Sana Minatozaki, who was standing next to me!

Immediately afterwards, the two of them took out their phones, pointed them at the support ticket, took two photos, sent them to the "Loving TWICE" group, and tagged Gong Cheng's account, laughing uncontrollably.

"..."

Meanwhile, in the front row of the theater, the people holding up signs that read "Tarot Hero! Crispy Bone!" were Nagayoshi, Kim Minjung, Yoo Jimin, and Ning Yizhuo.

Ning Yizhuo held up Gong Cheng's silver light stick, glanced at her three friends beside her, and felt quite embarrassed!

You've not only embarrassed me, you've embarrassed Oppa too!

The sign that read "Tarot Hero! Crispy Bones!" was held by Kim Min-jung.

The light board held up by Uchinaga Eritoshi reads: "Tarot~Tarot bravely ventures into Marvel, Oppa, fly with confidence, Akana will always be with you~"

Not to be outdone, the executive department's leader, Liu Zhimin, held up a double-sided sign that read: "Tarot, you have no heart, leaving me without love ε=(ο｀*)))!"

Chou Tzu-yu sat next to Mina, glancing at the light board held up by the girl with a bun hairstyle in the front row, and said with a hint of impatience, "Did she run into her brother's anti-fans?"

The seemingly casual remark instantly caught the attention of the TWICE members, and even their manager looked over curiously!
See you soon!

In the past two years, there have been very few anti-fans of that globally popular celebrity. At most, there are still some online, but they are all about the female celebrity who had a scandal with him. Meng Nan's die-hard fans find it hard to accept the fact that their goddess was "slept with" and are frantically attacking "Tarot" online for his inability to control his sex life.

"Probably not? The support group is full of oppa's fans... How dare anti-oppas come in and hold up light sticks to smear him? They must have a death wish!"

Yu Dingyan pouted, glancing at the "silver-gray" light sticks all around. A perfectly good movie premiere had turned into what felt like her good friend Haji-sung's fan meeting.

Under the intense gazes of the nine people, the girl with the bun hairstyle sitting in the front row flipped the light board over again. The dazzling light strip read: "I've fallen in love with you o(╥﹏╥)o I don't have the ability to love anyone else (^)!"

"..."

Chou Tzu-yu and the others exchanged awkward smiles. So they were die-hard fans!

So the complete cheer should be: "Tarot, you have no heart, leaving me without love ε=(ο｀*)))! Falling in love with you o(╥﹏╥)o I no longer have the ability to love anyone else (^)!"

It's actually quite cute?

"Hey unnies, the movie's about to start, shouldn't we stop holding up light sticks?"

Ning Yizhuo was incredibly shy, and under the scrutiny of passersby in the cinema, she instantly blushed and whispered words of advice.

They were lucky to snag movie tickets, and in the same theater, there were many popular seniors in the industry... Just now, I even saw seniors from TWICE, as well as seniors from Girls' Generation from the same company, and IZ*ONE, the girl group that made such a splash a few days ago!

Liu Zhimin blinked, glanced furtively at the cameras around them that were pointing their phones at them, and asked in a low voice, seemingly unconcerned, "Ningning, are you ashamed of us?"

Upon hearing this, Naiyong Zhili and Kim Minjung abruptly turned their heads and stared directly at Ning Yizhuo! The three extremely oppressive gazes, as if they were looking at a traitor, made Ning Yizhuo feel immense pressure and unable to respond!

"No!"

"I just think it's too flashy?"

She had thought that Uchinaga Eri, who was also a green card trainee, would be a reliable ally of hers after joining SM, since those two native-born unnies were just too crazy and too obsessed!

Although Uchinaga Eri has not yet officially passed the selection to enter SM's trainee department, the four of them have been getting closer and closer in private. In addition, they are the same age and share the same hobby - Tarot!

So much so that Ning Yizhuo realized that this cabinet was even more impressive than those two unnie dream girls! Often, while browsing through materials about that oppa on her phone, she would suddenly slap her forehead in surprise!
"I've got a new idea!"

When pressed by the three, this close friend remained mysterious and refused to say anything. Could it be that she also has the talent of a producer?!

You know, this is a huge plus for debuting!

"Showy?"

"Aigoo... Ningning! Don't forget our secret identity!"

Liu Zhimin sighed in exasperation at their lack of ambition, then glanced at the elective girl group IZ*ONE. Good heavens, a new girl group, with such a huge entourage of bodyguards and managers, what are they pretending for!

"What identity?"

Ning Yizhu asked, bewildered.

"【Kpop Tarot Club】! Vice President Ningning!" Kim Minjung reminded him, shaking his head.

Ning Yizhu chuckled dryly, "Oh, Vice President Jin!"

"Look at those girls in IZ*ONE, they're so scheming! Oppa was just a mentor to them, but their agencies are constantly trying to link them to his mentor-student relationship. The thing is, after the show ended, when did Oppa ever even acknowledge them? They're still clinging to him! It's really... infuriating!"

Liu Zhimin clenched her fists angrily and lowered her voice!

Uchinaga Eri enthusiastically picked up her phone, opened Instagram, and pouted: "Look, the movie hasn't even started yet, and they [IZ*ONE] are already trying to piggyback on it. Their behavior is so disgusting!"

Ning Yizhuo and Kim Minjun glanced over curiously and discovered that the official account of [IZ*ONE] had posted more than a dozen photos just a few minutes ago. These photos included a group photo of all the members of [IZ*ONE] in front of the movie theater, as well as individual photos of each member with the "Tarot" poster.

The accompanying text, under the guise of "Supporting Representative Tarot!", was quite euphemistic.

"Ugh, does Oppa need their support?!" Kim Minjung rolled his eyes dismissively, glancing at the seats of IZ*ONE not far away where they were chatting and laughing, taking pictures non-stop with their phones, and a few others were frantically looking for a shot with their Oppa's light sticks and support signs!
She flipped through the photos with her small hand, then suddenly pointed to one of the group photos, raising her eyelids in surprise to look at Yoo Jimin: "Unnie, do you still remember this Jang Won-young?!"

"And this Ahn Yoo-jin!" she babbled, swiping through the photo again!
“I remember!” Liu Zhimin nodded. “Isn’t that Zhang Yuanying who debuted in the center position? She’s said to be very young, but her behavior on the show and recently seems very scheming and manipulative!”

Girls' judgments about green tea, lotus flowers, and other such types of girls are often as accurate as radar!
"I remember now! Aren't they the two tall girls we met at Oppa's fan meeting last winter? Didn't we think they looked scheming and mean back then?" The little washboard became more and more certain as she spoke!

No wonder Jang Won-young and Ahn Yu-jin looked so familiar on the show!
"Stop talking, friends..."

Ning Yizhuo listened with trepidation and weakly offered a reminder.

She suddenly noticed that quite a few members of IZ*ONE, the group her three sisters were discussing, were glancing at her. And let's not forget, there were also their seniors from Girls' Generation in the theater!

As the group was whispering quietly, five more people walked in through the entrance tunnel, accompanied by two agents. "Is Ryderbabe here too?"

"What a coincidence."

"..."

The 12 members of IZ*ONE were sitting in their chairs, staring unfriendly at the four members of TFBOYS not far away. However, as public figures, and with many other fans and passersby in the theater, they couldn't say anything and could only continue to manage their expressions and pretend they hadn't heard anything.
How can someone be so gossipy!
Jang Won-young and Ahn Yoo-jin, being the center of the discussion, looked even more embarrassed... Kang Hye-won happily stuffed popcorn into her mouth, occasionally picking up her silver light stick and waving it around!
Actually, what they said wasn't wrong. IZ*ONE really was arranged by the company to "mooch" off them!

However, they genuinely wanted to "piggyback" on the event... to support the representatives and teachers...

With that bun and mushroom haircut, what she said was really hurtful. Besides her, Kwon Eunbi, Sakura, Minju, Yena, Yuri... all the members, including her, didn't look too good, especially Jang Wonyoung and Sakura...

Because, just as the four boys said, the recording of "PRODUCE 48" was like a dream. They had a brief encounter with that representative, and then, in the instant all the cameras were turned off, the boy who had only existed in the posters, LEDs, and headphone videos was gone!

The events and emotions that occurred during the show's recording felt like an unreal dream. The reason for this barrier and sense of distance was that even after their debut, they hadn't been able to say to the representative, as they had when they parted, "Teacher, see you at an event next time!"

Even though they've only been debuted for a little over a month, IZ*ONE has participated in a lot of large-scale events, and everyone has been working non-stop, but they still haven't seen that representative even once...

Zhang Yuanying once felt that her debut brought her one step closer to her idol!
But when the 12 members of IZ*ONE finally debuted, they realized that if they hadn't debuted, seeing "Tarot" would have been like a frog in a well looking at the moon in the sky; but once they debuted, it was like an ant trying to see the blue sky, something unattainable.

In the past, when various groups and groups were making their comebacks during the hottest months of the year, their concept of "big fog" was vague, but now it is becoming clearer and clearer!

"..."

Ryder and the others were seated in the back row of [IZ*ONE]. When leader Kwon Eunbi saw her seniors approaching, she immediately led her teammates to stand up and bow respectfully, saying, "Irene sunbaenim, Seulgi sunbaenim..."

"We are [IZ*ONE]..."

Bae Joo-hyun smiled and nodded, then led Kang Seul-gi and the others to their seats without saying anything. But after taking just one step, she suddenly looked up at the dark theater and abruptly asked Kwon Eun-bi, who was standing to the side, "Have you seen (G)I-DLE and the others?"

"(G)I-DLE?"

Kwon Eunbi's face lit up with delight at the unexpected conversation from the senior colleague!
The members of [IZ*ONE] standing nearby also seemed very happy.

After thinking for a moment, she quickly replied, "The seniors of (G)I-DLE seem to be in another hall?"

"Kamsammida!"

Bae Joo-hyun's gentle smile was like a breath of fresh air to everyone in IZ*ONE!
But when Kang Seulgi saw that smile, she couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement!

Immediately after, Bae Joo-hyun brushed a stray hair behind her ear, sat down, and chuckled softly, "What a pity~"

"When did you become so close to (G)I-DLE, unnie?"

Kim Ye-rin asked curiously, somewhat puzzled.

Seoul isn't big, and K-pop isn't even that big. Most artists in the industry know each other, it's just a matter of how close they are. If they're frequently active, they'll run into each other during music shows. Plus, with music show stages and TV programs, and given the local system that emphasizes hierarchy and etiquette, juniors always have to greet their seniors.

So after a while, we became familiar with each other and could be considered acquaintances.

But I've never heard of this unnie, who rarely socializes, being close to those minor celebrities from (G)I-DLE...

"Pooh!"

"Another middle-aged woman has arrived!"

Liu Zhimin rolled her eyes and stared at Bae Zhuxuan's figure!

Then, he stopped talking!

She considered herself a bit cunning; she wouldn't dare say it in front of the person in question, but she'd do it secretly back in her dorm! Then she picked up her phone, filmed the support sign on her lap, and sent it to [the most handsome and talented god in the universe]: "Oppa~ I'm here to see your movie~"

"..."

……

Manhattan, New York.

Gong Cheng, feeling a bit sleepy, curled up inside Kim Ji-soo's long down jacket. He found the fragrance on the clothes very pleasant and soothing. After three consecutive days of concerts, he really wanted to get a good night's sleep.

I just glanced at the messages in the 【Loving TWICE】 group chat and saw a few really silly fans holding up really silly support signs.

He couldn't help but smile. Fans always do things that you think are silly, but you're still very grateful for!

Suddenly, he received a message from [Dao Tengu]. Gong Cheng looked at the video sent by Liu Zhimin in surprise, then went back to look at the video in the TWICE group chat, and couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Aigoo, so it was you guys?"

As he spoke, he forwarded the video taken by the TWICE members, saying, "I thought it was someone else~ It's Jimin, thank you for your support~"

Gong Cheng's light laughter reached Kim Ji-soo's ears as she lay on the sofa. Curious, she leaned closer. Seeing the boy beside her avoid her gaze, she felt comfortable looking at him without restraint and asked, "What's 'Great Tengu'? Why do you give someone that kind of nickname?"

"...Could it mean 'simp'?"

She realized what was happening and squinted at Gong Cheng.

“You’re so smart!”

Gong Cheng praised her and then looked at the message Liu Zhimin sent: "Is Oppa doing well in America? I heard it's been very cold in New York lately. You have to take good care of yourself and make sure you don't get sick."

"Alasso, I'll listen to you," Gong Cheng replied ambiguously.

Jisoo's eyelids twitched as she looked at them, and she couldn't help but ask, "These are your fans, right? You actually have fans now?"

"Why are you getting more and more rude? What do you mean by 'fuck a fan'?" Gong Cheng raised his face with a slight twitch and looked at Jin Jixiu's angry face. "She and I are friends. She likes me a lot, but I didn't agree to be with her."

"Understand?"

"I don't believe it!" Kim Jisoo snorted coldly when she saw his genuine expression.

The more you dig into this "Emerging Dawn" story, the more interesting it seems!
But you still have to make your stance clear: even if you didn't sleep with her, you're not allowed to sleep with her in the future!
"Believe it or not!"

"I fucking fuck you and you don't even have fans!"

Gong Cheng was utterly exasperated. This sensitive person next to him had become so outspoken! You can attack any part of me, but you can't attack my character and integrity!

"Can you say that again?!"

When Kim Jisoo heard such blunt and explicit words, it was as if someone had poured a spoonful of scalding water over her head. Her face turned bright red instantly, burning from her cheeks all the way to the roots of her ears, and even the tips of her ears turned an unnatural crimson.

Her eyes blazed with anger as she glared at Gong Cheng, a mixture of shame and rage... How dare this man say such a thing? He's a complete scoundrel!

"I won't repeat myself!"

Gong Cheng seemed oblivious to her outburst, raising an eyebrow as his casual gaze swept over her flushed face, the smile on his lips fading slightly. "Mind your own business, you're not going to date me anyway!"

"Nice words?!"

Kim Ji-soo was so annoyed by his attitude that she almost choked. She stomped her foot and wanted to curse him as a "scoundrel," but the words stuck in her throat in embarrassment and anger. In the end, she could only glare at him fiercely, clench her fist, and deliver a wild punch to Gong Cheng's stomach.

"Damn! You hit me so hard?!"

Gong Cheng feigned pain, clutching his stomach and letting out a cry of agony. Then, he rolled his eyes, gave a nonchalant smirk, and looked at the screen in the private room: "Let's watch a movie."

"cheap!"

Kim Jisoo lay listlessly on the sofa, glanced at the screen that had already started playing the opening credits, took off her brown Doc Martens, crossed her legs on the sofa, and chose a comfortable angle to watch the movie!
"You don't have athlete's foot, do you?"

Gong Cheng teased him deliberately, with a look of disgust on his face!

"hehe!"

Kim Jisoo gave a cold, feigned indifference. Her gentle smile before entering was now icy and utterly crazed. She glanced at Gong Cheng, noticing that he had stopped lying there obnoxiously after she ignored him. She abruptly sprang up from the sofa, shifted her position, stretched out her legs encased in brown wide-leg pants, raised her white-socked foot, and brought it close to Gong Cheng's face. She vigorously rubbed and squeezing his handsome profile!

"Smell it for yourself?"

She knew that this bastard from Yeongdeungpo was a bit of a germapho!
"Damn it...Are you crazy?"

Gong Cheng frowned and pushed her foot aside. It didn't smell. Then, looking at her white socks with annoyance, he snorted, "Seriously, you can't even wear black stockings on a date. No romance at all!"

"You're all talk and no action, you bastard!"

Kim Ji-soo said angrily, kicking her little feet on the sofa and rubbing against Gong Cheng.

"Coward!"

Gong Cheng rolled his eyes and said with a smile, he got up slightly, straightened his long down jacket which had been kicked into disarray by Kim Ji-soo, and covered himself with it. The movie had started, and he no longer had the mind to be cheeky. He just wanted to watch the movie properly.

"I'm just a loser! You're a pervert!"

"Nightclub regulars, partygoers..."

After all that commotion, Kim Jisoo was burning up, and the strands of hair hanging down her forehead were still sticky with a layer of sweat. She pulled down the collar of her hoodie, let out a long sigh, and turned to stare at Gong Cheng: "Watch a movie? No more commotion!"

"Did you hear that?!"

"Listen to you!"

Gong Cheng chuckled in response, then let out a long yawn.
"...Don't say those 'I'll listen to you' nonsense to me again."

"why?"

“Because you say that to every girl…” Kim Jisoo picked up the popcorn and hugged it to her chest. After stuffing a piece of popcorn into her mouth, she crunched it down and muttered to herself.

Logically speaking, girls would be happy to hear such words, but seeing this bastard saying the same thing to Bae Joo-hyun, Jo Mi-yeon, and the girl on the phone just now, it sounds really awful!
"Listen to you!"

Gong Cheng raised his head and laughed, "Haha~"

"What the hell? You want another beating?! You still dare to talk back?!"

Kim Jisoo suddenly turned her head, clenched her fist and waved it in the air.
"Ani, I won't tell you that anymore."

...Kim Jisoo nodded in satisfaction, her eyebrows curving upwards!
It seems my fists are quite effective against this [New Dawn of the East]? Neither Miyeon nor Bae Joohyun could subdue him, only I can!
Could it be that I am truly the chosen one?!

Gong Cheng glanced at the messages in Kakao, preparing to mute it, when he saw a message from [Attack on the Penguin] sent two minutes ago: "Cheng-chan, I want to learn boxing from you!"

"When are you going back to Seoul? Come to the gym and teach me!!!"

"You got beaten up again?" Gong Cheng replied curiously. Knowing Sana's personality, she'd probably given the little penguin a hard time these past few days!

【The Attacking Penguin】: "Ani-oh~ How could I possibly lose to that rude woman, Sana-chan? It's just that there have been a lot of sasaeng fans lately, so I want to protect myself!"

……

In a movie theater in Gangnam, Seoul.

Liu Zhimin excitedly pointed to Gong Cheng's latest reply: "Alaso, I'll listen to you."

"See! My friends, I finally moved Oppa!"

"Hehe, you've made Oppa too scared to move!" Kim Minjung rolled his eyes down with a strong sense of principle. When everyone is criticizing someone, they stand united against the outsider!
But when it comes to Oppa, unnie, don't blame me for being ruthless!
Liu Zhimin's newly ignited good mood suddenly turned sour, but she still sneered and retorted, "Some people want to lick my boots but don't even have the chance yet."

"Friends, when are you going to introduce me to Oppa?"

Uchinaga Eri quickly integrated into the group and naturally knew that the three of them had connections with Miyako, making them exemplary cases of successful fangirling, since all three of them had participated in the filming of Oppa's music video!
"I will handle it!"

Liu Zhimin was in high spirits at the moment, putting on the airs of a big sister, patting her fruitful dragon fins, and raising her quail egg-shaped face!

"Echigo, follow me, and I'll guarantee you..."

"She'll talk about you three to five times a day, and she won't repeat herself!" Ning Yizhu thought to herself. Before Nai Yongzhi joined, the three of them already had several private groups. As the only one who seemed normal, Liu Zhimin pulled her into one of these groups.

Kim Minjung also added her to a small group chat!
There are only three of us, my dears! Can't you just message me privately? Why do you have to create a group chat?

So, over the next few months, each of the small groups became unusually active. The group leader relentlessly criticized Min-jung, and Min-jung relentlessly criticized Yoo Ji-min... Ning Yi-zhuo didn't even dare to imagine what kind of verbal abuse she would receive if she offended them!

"You trainees in front! Shut up!"

Sitting not far behind the four members of TFBOYS, the members of Girls' Generation, including Kim Taeyeon, Lee Soon-kyu, and Lim Yoona, had been listening with great interest to several trainees from their company gossiping about others!

Well, they didn't actually say anything to themselves, did they?
However, with the sharp eyes of Lee Soon-kyu pointing them out, they discovered that two of the trainees had appeared next to that brat, Miyako Kojima, at the company's family concert in Japan last year. Upon closer inspection, they also found a Chinese trainee. All three of them had participated in the younger man's music video.

He must have some personal relationship with that younger man... plus the movie has already started.

Lee Soon-kyu kindly reminded them, fearing that these arrogant trainees might give a piece of their mind to all the artists and groups present!
"Nei...nei nei nei!"

"Sunny-senpai!"

Liu Zhimin and the other three looked back and saw that their senior colleagues, Lee Soon-kyu, Kim Tae-yeon, and Lim Yoon-ah, were smiling at them. They quickly shrank their shoulders and heads like quails and bowed their heads respectfully.

The 12 members of IZ*ONE, who were not far away, couldn't help but sneer when they saw this scene, especially when they saw the four trainees who had been criticizing them so harshly.

What Liu Zhimin and the others found extremely grating!
Clenching his fist!
Yoo Jimin and Kim Minjung glanced at Jang Wonyoung and Ahn Yoojin, who were laughing the loudest...

You want to laugh at me? I'll make you laugh for the rest of your life!

You will face judgment from the Dragon of the Execution Department!

Ning Yizhuo and Uchigatari glanced at Jang Wonyoung and Ahn Yoojin, who were laughing the loudest on IZ*ONE's side, and muttered to themselves!
How mean!
"..."

The nine members of TWICE, perched atop the "mountain" in the back row, watched the power struggles below with a detached, indifferent air, exuding an air of detachment from worldly affairs.

Mina wrinkled her nose and glanced furtively at Sana Minato on the side!

I'll learn boxing and beat you to death, you stupid dog!
Kim Da-hyun ate popcorn, watching the opening credits begin to flash on the big screen, her heart filled with anticipation.

I wonder what kind of Easter egg the Marvel and DaDaShuai collaboration will have.
Moreover, the general even composed a theme song for the movie "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse." She also specially switched seats with Momo Hirai, sitting between Mina and Sana, just in case the two of them started arguing again!
Are the other members unaware of the recent conflict between the two?
But how could Captain Kim, a former reconnaissance soldier, not know this? So she deliberately stood between the two like a halftime referee, maintaining balance!
What will TWICE do without me?!

Ugh……

The dimly lit theater was suddenly pierced by the bright light bursting from the big screen, illuminating many faces in the audience...

"here we go!"

"Quiet quiet!"

(End of this chapter)