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Chapter 368 In the Name of Kpoo, Mina – You're Insolent!

Today in Seoul, at the tail end of winter, around three or four in the afternoon, the sky was overcast and gloomy, with cold air drifting by...

However, the fans gathered below the JYP building, with their long lenses and the flashing lights of death, captured the straight figure behind the five girls of [itzy] in their "electronic eyes." Beneath her messy hair was a face forcing a smile.

Even though he has been featured in the news in many countries, including the Grammys, Japan, China, the United States, and Japan, Gong Cheng's facial expressions have never been so stiff at this moment.

"call……"

With a long sigh, Gong Cheng stepped into the JYP building. Amid the respectful greetings from the staff, he pressed the elevator button with his slender fingers.

...

...

"...16 years, 1st place?"

Park Jin-young's voice was hoarse and almost incoherent, as if it had been sanded with sandpaper. He stared intently at Son Chae-young, feeling suffocated.

Immediately afterward, he abruptly turned his head, his gaze sweeping over Lim Nayeon and Minatozaki Sana, his Adam's apple bobbing wildly as he squeezed out the next sentence: "Second place in 2017?"

What seemed like a question was more like a desperate confirmation. As soon as he finished speaking, he clutched his chest and looked at Hirai Momo and Nani Mina: "Second place in 2018?"

"So, are you still dating him as of now?"

The question mark floated lightly in the air, yet it struck everyone's heart like a heavy hammer. Park Jin-young's gaze swept across the five faces one by one, from Son Chae-young's composure to Lim Na-yeon's bewilderment, and then to Mina's calmness; each face seemed to be telling him this cruel truth.

Year after year, his most popular girl group, TWICE, has been "entangled" by the same beastly junior for so long, while he, the CEO, is completely unaware of it.

"We broke up last year."

Sana Minatozaki's eyes were slightly red, and her voice was hoarse from crying.

She had thought about Xiaobaicai. Outside, there was Bae Joo-hyun, Kim Ji-soo, and Cho Mi-yeon, and even within the group, there was Ino… But damn it, when she lifted her swollen eyelids and looked around at her closest former members, four of them had slept with Xiaobaicai…

Can you handle this?

Where are the four of you?

Park Jin-young clenched his fists, his eyes bloodshot, feeling frustrated, powerless, and angry!
Seeing Mina, Nayeon, Momo, and Chaeyoung lower their faces, which had just been filled with accusations and angry shouts, his heart clenched—"Bang!" He released his hand from his chest and slammed it heavily on the conference table, making a dull thud.
"No, you guys have been dating him for so long, didn't you notice he was cheating on you?"

He took a deep breath, but still couldn't suppress the trembling and despair in his voice: "You were all just played like fools by him?!"

He practically roared out the last few words, filled with boundless anger, disappointment, and a barely concealed sense of powerlessness. The conference room fell silent, save for his heavy breathing echoing through the room…

After Park Jin-young said this, Lim Na-yeon cried even more sadly, sobbing uncontrollably as tears streamed down her face and neck.

Seeing this scene, Park Jin-young had long since lost all anger towards the children in front of her, and instead felt sorrow.

He's incompetent!

He was powerless!

He never expected this...

The junior who single-handedly built JYP's current glory—how could he be such a heartless and despicable bastard! You can date, even dating a member of TWICE is acceptable…

But how dare you only target my TWICE? There's a Chinese saying—"A rabbit doesn't eat the grass near its burrow."
I'll fuck you!

You damn scumbag—Junior Brother!
"...found it."

Lim Nayeon sobbed as she lifted her swollen eyes, her mouth agape and her rabbit teeth bared. She couldn't see any happiness in her eyes; instead, she looked utterly broken. She was about to say something more.

"You've found out, aren't you going to break up with him?"

Park Jin-young angrily questioned him about his lack of self-confidence.

Lim Nayeon sniffled, shivered, and sobbed, "I found out he was cheating on me with Cho Miyeon, Bae Joo-hyun, and Kim Jisoo, waaaaah~!"

"You... what did you say?" Park Jin-young's eyes widened, and he asked incredulously, "He... he's still dating Cho Mi-yeon, Bae Joo-hyun, and Kim Ji-soo?"

The initial heartache and heart attack have gradually turned into numbness and speechlessness.

He glanced at the five fallen girls in front of him who had been deceived by that scumbag, and then added Zhao Meiyan, Bae Joo-hyun, and Kim Ji-soo, these three artists from other companies. He was dating eight people at the same time.

"You mean, Gong Cheng is still dating his ex-girlfriend Zhao Meiyan, your elementary school friend Jin Zhixiu, and Bae Zhuxuan from Ryderbaby?" Yu Dingyan stared wide-eyed, wondering if this guy could really handle all that.
Park Jihyo hugged Hirai Momo, comforting her while clicking her tongue in amazement: "Wow, that's eight times more affectionate than I thought!"

"Deeply affectionate my ass!" Park Jin-young turned around and cursed angrily upon hearing this. He swore that he was usually a very cultured person, but now, not only was [Kujiro Gorichi] shattered, but his heart was also broken into pieces.
Park Jihyo gave a barely perceptible purse after being scolded. She was used to being scolded and didn't take it to heart. The more she looked at the PDnim in front of her, the more incompetent she felt. Why the hell are you taking your anger out on me? But she still asked in a low voice, "Then PDnim, how should we handle this?"

She's TWICE's leader, so I should at least ask how things are going to develop. They're making a comeback next month...

"Park Jihyo! Call me president!"

Park Jin-young gritted his teeth and said, then continued, "Listen to me, all of you. Before you come to work tomorrow, I want to hear that you've broken up with that scumbag!"

"Also, Park Jihyo..." He looked at TWICE's leader with a serious and annoyed expression, his tone full of warning: "If you don't want to lose your job, if you don't want to live in endless insults and cyberbullying, then shut your mouths. I'll say it again, all of you better put away your bullshit fantasies of going public—this is a scandal that is enough to ruin TWICE and JYP!"

Those who weren't involved, such as Tzuyu, Jihyo, Jeongyeon, and Dahyun, quickly nodded. The others, however, were still crying. Even Mina was sobbing, pretending to be just finding out about this big thing, repeatedly saying, "Sung-chan~ you heartless man~"

Hearing this from Xiaoxiaoguai Doufu made me extremely unhappy!

Good for you……

However, Kim Da-hyun didn't have time to expose her right now. She looked at the message from Da-da-shuai in the chat box with despair: "Da-hyun~"

"I told you, didn't I?"

"A man should have style..."

He still had the same nonchalant attitude and tone as always, but Doufu felt that this time, Da Da Shuai seemed a little different, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what was different.

But since our great captain has already made up his mind, then this sailor and Qinglong Film Queen will definitely fight to the death and never retreat!

Tofu gradually calmed down and began to study its next opponent!
……

"Squeak..."

The elevator doors slowly opened to both sides.

Gong Cheng casually took off his bow tie and threw it into a trash can in the corridor. The entire floor with the president's office was very quiet when he first walked in. The long corridor was not as bright as it was in summer.

In the conference room next to Park Jin-young's office at the end of the corridor, white lights were on, and faint sounds of arguing and shouting could be heard inside.

He raised his hand to straighten the cuffs of his suit jacket, his gaze sweeping over the half-open conference room door at the far end. Hagi Cheng was well aware of the situation he was about to face, and he knew all too well what awaited him behind that door: Park Jin-young's anger (which could be ignored), and the grievances and rage of his female relatives.

His steps didn't falter at all; there was no panic in Gong Cheng's eyes, only an almost calm ease and relief...

The churning pain in my chest shattered my previously numb and empty heart.

He could even picture Park Jin-young slamming his fist on the table and roaring, and guess the women's red eyes or resentful expressions. Yet his back remained ramrod straight, as if he had long been prepared to welcome this "bombshell," just waiting to push open the door and catch all the chaos.

"..."

Arriving at the glass door of the conference room, Gong Cheng stared with a pang of pain at the women sitting on either side of the conference table. Lin Nayan and Minatozaki Sana were on the left, but their seats were far apart, leaving a large empty space in between.

Nayeon grinned, showing her rabbit teeth, and pointed at Sana Minatozaki with a desperate expression, saying something.

Mina and Son Chaeyoung sat on the right, both in silence...

Hirai Momo sat opposite Park Jin-young, leaning on Park Ji-hyo's shoulder, her body twitching. Her face was obscured by her short black hair, but she must be in a lot of pain.

……

Kim Da-hyun sat in the conference room with her head drooping like a quail, but she immediately spotted the tall figure standing outside the conference room door. Even though the glass door had a blurry printed design, Da-hyun was still very tall, nearly 1.9 meters.

Those eyes, which appeared dark from afar and were filled with a sorrowful undertone, made Kim So-hyun, who was in dire straits, tremble at first glance.

She opened her mouth slightly, but held back and didn't shout "OPPA..." out loud.

Instead, her eyes darted anxiously, her lips pursed, and she mouthed, "Run! Don't worry about me..."

"Let's go..."

Little Strange Tofu, with red and swollen eyes, silently moved her lips, but after seeing Gong Cheng's warm smile and indifferent figure, she couldn't help but sit down in the chair feeling powerless. Originally, she wanted to share the burden with the Great Marshal.

But he claims to be a Blue Dragon Film Award winner?
When Zhenying didn't like me, he gave me so many film and television resources and sent me to Chungmuro—I will remember his kindness for a thousand years!

How could she not be moved... to offer her life for her lord, Yulong...

Moreover, at this moment, when Kim Da-hyun saw the other "sisters-in-law" arguing in the meeting room, and saw their once beautiful faces now ruined by tears, all of them were showing hysterical sadness and grief, but the sight of Da-da-shuai standing quietly outside the door with his eyes swirling with pain made her feel even worse.

Oppa, let's go!
She prayed silently in her heart.

But the loud knocking clearly reached the meeting room, which was filled with grievances, cries, and arguments.

When Jin Xiaoxian saw her "sisters-in-law" and Zhenying glancing at her one by one, her small frame, which had just stood up, trembled and she fell back into the chair.

Xiao Xian~ Oh no~~
The knocking on the door was deafening. Gong Cheng's hand, gripping the doorknob, trembled slightly. "My dear ladies, you wouldn't be carrying around controlled knives, would you?"

He tried to console himself with a lame joke, but when he gently pushed open a crack in the door, the first thing he saw was a pair of eyes red and swollen from crying—Lim Nayeon's eyes were red and swollen, Minatozaki Sana's eyelashes still had tears on them, Son Chaeyoung's nose was as red as a cherry, and even the usually aloof Mina had red eyes.

Gong Cheng's throat tightened as he looked at the women in the conference room, wanting to say something but unsure how to begin: "Are you... all alright?"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a loud bang erupted.

The moment Lim Nayeon saw Gong Cheng, her blood rushed to her head. The boy before her looked exactly as she remembered him, a forced, warm smile on his face. But to her, that smile was more infuriating than any mockery.

Her trembling body, which had just subsided, started shaking violently again. She grabbed the coffee on the table and threw it at him without a second thought: "Are you alright?"

The coffee cup, still warm from its contents, traced a rather ungraceful parabola in mid-air; the big star's aim was terrible!
The rotten paper cup filled with coffee smashed onto the multi-functional TV screen behind Park Jin-young, and the splashed brown liquid, like ink, left some coffee on Gong Cheng's black suit, while a large amount was poured over Park Jin-young's head from head to toe. His originally spiky, greasy hedgehog-like hair, styled with hair wax, now looked limp.

Park Jin-young raised his hands, wiped the coffee off his face, and looked at Lim Na-yeon standing not far away with a look of utter despair. Damn it!
Was it intentional?
But seeing Lin Na-yeon's hysterical face and her prominent buck teeth from crying, he held back! It was understandable…

Thinking of this, Park Jin-young, with twice the anger of the drenched chicken he had just been drenched in coffee, turned to look at the beast beside him who had taken a small step back and shielded him in front of him—his junior brother!
This is utterly despicable! Prepare for trial!

You scumbag, I spit on you!

Lim Nayeon suddenly stood up, the chair scraping against the floor with a jarring creak. Her voice was trembling with tears, yet also filled with hysterical rage. "Gong Cheng, you ask me if I'm alright? Look at the state we're in now! Do you think we can be alright?!"

As her roar subsided, Sana Minatozaki looked coldly at Makoto Miyamoto, but her haggard face and tear-soaked sleeves betrayed her vulnerability and sadness.

Son Chaeyoung and Mina also focused their gaze on Gong Cheng's still upright figure. His handsome features still held that warm smile, but his eyes were filled with apology and pain...

Even Hirai Momo, who had been nestled in Park Jihyo's arms, raised her head now. The face that Miyako remembered—the one that looked goofy and silly under the spotlight, but was incredibly serious and charismatic when working out, and yet irresistibly sexy in bed—was now a tearful, fragmented smile.
...Master Gong was extremely distressed.

"Say something, Gong Cheng!!!"

Lim Nayeon suddenly felt like a clown. Before the meeting, she was full of pride and happily announced her relationship with Gong Cheng to the members, hoping to receive their blessings.

As it turned out, his happiness lasted less than five minutes before it became clear that the happiness she gave him was insignificant...

She defiantly broke free from Yu Dingyan's grasp, quickly strode to Gong Cheng, raised her rabbit-toothed, mournful face, grabbed Gong Cheng's collar with her long, slender hand, and stared into his eyes, which held a faint air of superiority: "You're feeling empty again, aren't you?"

Feeling lonely again?

As she spoke, Lin Nayan suddenly punched Gong Cheng in the chest.

"Oh dear~" Master Gong is very resilient, but the current situation makes him feel awkward. It's so damn ridiculous, but he still has to grit his teeth and endure it.

There has to be some explanation, doesn't there?
"Gong Cheng, tell me, how many times is this?"

Nayeon's sobs were filled with utter despair. Her red, swollen eyes were fixed on the silent man before her. Those eyes, which had been filled with happiness just moments before, were now filled with surging rage. "I've forgiven you time and time again, and this is how you treat me?"

Looking at Gong Cheng's hesitant and dry expression, she was furious—"Why don't you explain? Even making up an excuse or telling a lie would be better than silently stabbing me in the heart like this!" The pent-up grievances and anger instantly overwhelmed her reason, and Lin Nayeon suddenly raised her hand, her five fingers together, and slapped Gong Cheng hard across the face with a whooshing sound.

"Snapped--!"

The crisp, loud sound of a slap echoed in the silent conference room, startling everyone for a moment.

"what are you doing?!"

Almost simultaneously with the slap landing, Mina sprang up from her chair, the chair legs scraping against the floor with a piercing creak. Her usually soft and gentle voice erupted at its loudest volume ever, sharp and angry, shattering her usual cool facade.

She stared intently at Lim Nayeon, the calm in her eyes shattered, replaced by an incredulous rage...

How could she hit Makoto? She wouldn't even lay a finger on him...

"Stop!" The echo of the slap reverberated in Kim Da-hyun's ears, and her fair face trembled instantly as she shouted angrily! Immediately afterward, her eyes red-rimmed, she dashed to Gong Cheng's side to "rescue" him!
She turned her head and looked up at the very tall and handsome man. His face, which was usually warm, handsome, or spirited, now looked a bit disheveled, with a faint red mark on the left side of his face. Why didn't you hide? He was such a person who cared so much about his appearance and style.
You were quite quick and agile when you dodged the coffee earlier, weren't you?

Hajimaru: I was careless, I didn't dodge...

Just as Mina and Dahyun were about to speak angrily, accompanied by the sound of slaps, a hoarse voice rang out in the conference room, drawing the attention of the shocked Jeongyeon, Momo, Chaeyoung, Sana, and Tzuyu.

"stop!!!"

Park Jin-young stood up abruptly, his anger still tempered with a sliver of reason. He earnestly warned Lim Na-yeon, "Na-yeon, don't hit his face—this scumbag's face is worth hundreds of millions of dollars, the company can't afford to pay for it."

"Scumbag Mo? Senior Brother..."

Upon hearing Park Jin-young's address, Gong Cheng slightly turned his reddened left cheek and glanced at Park Jin-young's angry face: "hh~" He gave a wry smile and then turned his head to look at Lim Na-yeon seriously: "This scumbag of mine will not seek compensation from the company."

With those words spoken, he didn't want to explain anymore; the facts were undeniable.

He was a little tired too...

"Unnie, don't do this..." The "nightmare" not long ago has taught Kuang Xiaoxian a lesson.

So, at this moment, she launched her attack with the humble demeanor of Kim So-hyun, tears streaming down her single-eyelid eyes. She dared not call out "Sister-in-law Nayeon" again, lest she be the one to get a beating: "Can't we sit down and talk about it slowly?"

She sniffled, glanced at the "sisters-in-law" and members in the meeting room, and thought, "Say something, all of you!"

Oh oh oh!
Please don't do this...

We, TWICE, are not just ten people...

“Nayeon, Mia-nae~ Actually, I don’t know what to explain. I really like you, even now, but…” Gong Cheng stood calmly in place, then looked down at the little monster Dofu who was still standing with her arms outstretched like an eagle, just like before TWICE debuted and became famous for her “Eagle Dance.” A warm feeling welled up in his heart, but he still raised his hand, pulled Kim Da-hyun behind him, and continued to look at Lim Nayeon, saying:
"But, the story begins with a coward who falls for Son Chaeyoung," he chuckled, glancing at the little tiger beside him, though the red mark on his cheek made him somewhat embarrassed. "Later, the coward involuntarily fell for Lim Nayeon, then Sana-chan~ Momo-chan~ Mina-chan~"

Park Jin-young had been listening attentively, thinking that this beastly junior brother had repented on the verge of death and was beginning to repent in front of the girls he had hurt!

I feel... there's still hope?
Can……

"It sounds ridiculous, but that's the truth. He's a coward. From the beginning of the story, it was all a charade, but now he's been exposed..." Gong Cheng's gaze, which had gradually calmed down, swept over the faces of his female relatives: Mina, Nayeon, Sana, Momo, and Chaeyoung.

As he finished speaking, his eyes grew calmer, but the suffocating feeling in his chest made his vision blur and his head spin.

The branding iron, to be honest, it hurts so much... damn, it hurts so much.

I should have told more little lies...

"and then?"

Park Jin-young frowned and asked a question after hearing his unfinished sentence.

"Fuck you!" This guy doesn't sound remorseful at all. Looking closer, Gong Cheng's eyes didn't show any anger or frustration at being exposed. Instead, they were calm... only the composure of accepting defeat.

"It's all over!" Kim Da-hyun trembled all over, silently glancing at the tall figure in front of her.

Mr. General, why aren't you making excuses? Why did you surrender so easily? Weren't you dedicated to making the "sisters-in-law" a harmonious family? You used to be an unkillable cockroach, why did you give up so easily now...?

Now that things have come to this, since the commander-in-chief has "surrendered himself," Captain Kim has no choice but to "disarm" and lower his head, obeying military orders.

In the name of K-POP—Anyone can betray the Great Marshal, but I can't!

"That's all. I'll handle the paparazzi issue. No matter how much money it costs, I'll suppress the matter."

Gong Cheng's hoarse voice echoed in the conference room—Zhou Ziyu stood to the side, her lips pursed, her dark eyes fixed on her brother standing not far away. Those once bright and spirited eyes were now ashen and lifeless. He forced a smile, as if he were seriously observing the faces of the members and the unnies he associated with, his voice hoarse: "It will absolutely not have any impact on TWICE..."

"What about me, Oppa..."

Hirai Momo, who had been silent in the corner, suddenly stood up and looked at her beloved teacher with teary eyes.

You son of a bitch, I know what you're up to...

But you suddenly released so much information, how can I possibly handle it?

"Oppa, do you think that what I care about is the news of our relationship being exposed?" Momo tilted her head, wanting an explanation. Wasn't there only one teacher's wife, "Lim Nayeon"?

Why are there "teachers' wives" all around me?!

"Does it hurt, Makoto?" Mina tiptoed, raising her slender white hand to gently stroke the red mark on Makoto's cheek. Out of the corner of her eye, she gave Nayeon, who had just struck him, a slight glare. Makoto had already taken on five members of TWICE; what was left of friendship and face between the members? Since friendship had vanished, Makoto was determined to hold on to it.

As Kim Da-hyun gazed at the considerate Mina, she couldn't help but feel a surge of affection for this sister-in-law she had previously disliked.

You're alright...

It's much better than the others.

Upon seeing this, Son Chae-young immediately jumped out. No matter what the man did, she would wait a little longer. But when she suddenly saw Mina's feigned thoughtfulness, she immediately stood up and said, "Mina, let go of my hand!"

"I'll say it again, let go of my hand!"

“Kenchana~” Gong Cheng’s voice was as calm as a deep pool. He first looked at Mina, whose chest was heaving with anger, with a hint of reassurance in his eyes, and then turned his gaze to Momo Hirai in the corner.

His beloved student's usually bright and sparkling almond-shaped eyes were now swollen and red like walnuts, with tears still clinging to her eyelashes, ready to roll off at the slightest tremor. He had been watching Momo since joining JYP, and he had rarely seen her so broken down and in tears. It felt like something had tugged at his heartstrings.

It's true, it's so rare to see my beloved student shed tears...

"Momo-chan, you wouldn't accept someone like this, would you?" He forced a self-deprecating smile, a smile that concealed an unconcealable loneliness. "Nayeon too~ Sana-chan too~"

The words floated lightly in the air, but in Mina's heart, they were like a spark of delight. She quietly clenched her fist, the anger in her eyes gradually replaced by anticipation—Makoto, has she finally come to terms with reality? Is she going to distance herself from these "unrelated people"?
Hirai Momo bit her lip, tears falling even more fiercely, but she still stared at him intently without saying a word.

Lim Nayeon covered her burning palms, the tear tracks on her cheeks still wet, her reddened eyes filled with complex emotions—resentment, hatred, and a hint of unwillingly acknowledged expectation.

Sana Minatosaki slowly raised her head, her red eyes no longer choked with sobs, "Don't you think it's selfish of you to say that?"

She slowly stood up, took two unsteady steps forward, and stared directly at Gong Cheng: "Now you say I won't accept you, but when you lied to me back then, why didn't you think about today? Now you're standing here, trying to absolve yourself of everything with just one sentence?"

"No way!!!"

Sana Minatozaki, with her Shiba Inu-like face, almost roared out.

Crying and screaming, she shoved Gong Cheng hard in front of her. The blurriness in her vision intensified, and he staggered, almost losing his balance. Fortunately, Jin Duoxian behind him quickly raised her forearm and supported his back.

"I'm warning you, don't lay a hand on me!" Mina, "protecting her husband," stopped Minatozaki Sana, glaring angrily at this "rude woman."

The women of the Mei family are known for their passionate love and hate. Now that they've entered the fray, they're determined to intimidate the "eighteen warlords"!
Sana Minatozaki looked at Mina Mina who had jumped out and couldn't help but laugh in exasperation: "Do you want to get beaten up again?"

"...You've already broken up with Makoto!!!" Mina raised her voice, hoping that the little dog in front of her would come to terms with reality.

"And what about me? You came later, right? What gives you the right to swagger around here?" Lin Nayeon suddenly stood next to Minatozaki Sana, forced to "support" her. After being heartbroken just now, she finally understood that everyone had been played by the male lead.

But why did Mina-chan have to jump out and comfort him so tenderly?

Isn't it obvious that she still wants to continue her relationship with her boyfriend...?

"You're the one who came later, unnie?" Son Chaeyoung immediately stood next to Mina. She didn't really want to "team up" with this unnie, but right now, her boyfriend's face was extremely pale, and he still smelled faintly of smoke and alcohol. She felt extremely sorry for him.

She was also thinking that she might take this opportunity to get rid of all those big sisters, Sana unnie, and Momo unnie! She had come to terms with reality; this Mina-chan next to her was like a leech, sticking to her boyfriend.

"You've gone too far this time, Gong Cheng!"

Yu Dingyan looked at her former good brother, Haji Cheng, with a face full of grief and despair—today, I sever all ties with you!

Nayeon Lim and Sana Minatozaki, these friends used to be famously career-driven, how did they all end up with you?

Gong Cheng didn't have time to pay attention to Yu Dingyan. He saw four people pushing and shoving each other, arguing, and fighting in front of him. He quickly squeezed into the middle of the four and was instantly caught in an "ambush from all sides": "Stop fighting!"

Sana Minatozaki, Nayeon Lim, Chaeyoung Son, Mina Mina, and Momo Hirai, who had just joined the team, saw that there was such a "live target" and immediately turned their guns on Master Miyazaki, throwing punches and kicks at him as if they were beating up a "class dog" of capitalism.

"Tsk, tsk."

Park Jin-young was overjoyed to see this. That scumbag deserves to be punished! He's still too young; why is he even trying to get into that mess?
Just as Hirai Momo raised her hand to slap Miyako, he hurriedly shouted anxiously, "I'll say it again, don't hit his face! It's over a hundred million dollars, the company really can't afford to pay for it..."

The insurance premium on that beast's—junior brother's—face is no small sum.

Mina pitifully stood in front of Makoto, taking several "dirty punches" from Chaeyoung, Sana, and Nayeon. She was very aggrieved, her eyes red with pain, but she still raised her voice in a cute, protective way like a little penguin: "Please stop hitting Makoto-chan..."

"..." Gong Cheng wasn't actually in much pain; his well-built muscles weren't for nothing.

How could a fist that you both love and hate make Master Gong shed tears?
His body was being cooked by rage, but Haji's soul was reborn at that moment...

Kim Da-hyun was so anxious that she stomped her feet. Unlike Mina, she didn't want to openly protect the Great Marshal.

After all, she was a hidden agent, a spy, within TWICE...

Tofu had no choice but to shuffle around and quietly squeeze into the crowd, when "smack!" he got punched in the butt, injuring Da Shuai a little.

"Stop hitting them!"

Another word of advice was given. Chou Tzu-yu, her eyes red, stared at the absurd scene before her, but no one paid any attention...

Nayeon pushed Mina out of the crowd. Her hair was disheveled and fluttered beside her cool face. Her face was flushed and she was panting. Standing behind Makoto, she couldn't help but secretly lift her leg and kick him. "Makoto, why did you do this?"
Not far away, Park Jihyo heard the angry shouts and the attacks from her fellow members. She thought that her chance to rejoin TWICE had come!
Immediately afterwards, she lifted her leg and took a big stride, wanting to rush forward, join the battle, and help her sisters teach this scumbag a lesson.

But after taking only a few long strides, Park Jin-young's sharp gaze swept over him, and he roared, "Park Ji-hyo—what are you doing?!"

"President...you...do you think my new shoes are nice?" Park Jihyo lifted her leg, opened her mouth wide stiffly, and waved her VANS canvas shoes in mid-air.

Park Jin-young's eyes were bloodshot: "Call me PDnim!!!"

He quickly added, "Aren't you going to break up the fight?"

"Nei ne..."

Park Jihyo, Chou Tzu-yu, and Yoo Jeong-yeon rushed over and pulled the members apart.

……

The crowd that had gathered gradually dispersed. Hirai Momo was pulled aside by Chou Tzu-yu and comforted in a low voice. Mina turned her face away and looked out at the gloomy sky. Minatozaki Sana squatted in the corner and wiped away her tears with her sleeve. The space in the center of the conference room gradually emptied out, leaving only Miyako and Lim Nayeon facing each other from afar.

Lin Na-yeon froze on the spot, her gaze fixed on Gong Cheng in front of her, as if drawn by an invisible thread.

The arguments, the sharp slaps, and the accusations still echoed in my ears, but as soon as the crowd dispersed, those sharp emotions suddenly lost their edge, leaving only a dense mass of grievances that seeped into my heart through my veins.

Looking at the still-present red mark on Gong Cheng's face, at his shirt collar stained with coffee, at his trembling fingers hanging by his side, and at the footprints on his trousers, the tears she had been holding back finally broke free and streamed down her cheeks. Lin Nayeon grinned, showing her rabbit teeth, and asked, "Does it hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt~"

Gong Cheng raised his hand, bent down, and patted the footprints off his body, secretly cursing in his heart.

It's so numb from pinching, you're the one who hits the hardest...

Lim Nayeon didn't raise her hand to wipe away her tears, letting them blur her vision, her breath trembling with sobs. She wanted to call him selfish, to question why he had messed everything up so badly, to ask if all those tender promises he made were lies, but the words that came to her lips were only silent tears: "You...you, love..."

Upon hearing this, Park Jin-young immediately sensed something was wrong. Why did it sound like they weren't planning to break up yet?
He glanced at Lin Nayeon, then quickly walked to Gong Cheng's side, grabbed his arm, and said angrily, "Come with me!"

Junior brother, prepare to face your senior brother's wrath!
After the members vented, there's still "bro," "you disappointed me so much," "you hurt me so much"...

Are our [Gorilla Miyato] and [ATM] fake?

Haji Cheng: You're just wishful thinking...

As Park Jin-young walked out of the meeting room, he secretly vowed to himself, "I will definitely teach this scumbag junior I once trusted the most a painful lesson and punishment!!!"
Even Jesus couldn't stop it—that's what DiCaprio of the Peninsula said!

"..."

In the conference room, Kim Da-hyun slumped in her chair, silently bending down to brush away the footprints and dust from her black sweatpants.

Then, his eyes stared unfocusedly at the table lamp on the ceiling.

She had a premonition that DaDahShuai's smile was about to disappear. In a corner where none of his "sisters-in-law" could see, our DaDahShuai was truly in pain...

Mina glanced coldly at Nayeon, who was still crying. She had a feeling that the older sister's anger had subsided and she was even ready to forgive her. Makoto, no—she had to turn the tide!
……

"You have betrayed your trust, junior brother!"

The door to the president's office next door was ajar, and Park Jin-young's angry roar pierced through the crack. He slammed his fist on his desk, growing angrier the more he thought about it. He was determined to punish this scumbag properly today and teach him a lesson: "How could you manage to have Nayeon and the others so easily fooled..."

A series of accusations and denunciations were nothing to Gong Cheng.

He wasn't shameless; he simply admitted his mistake: "Myanmar, senior, I'll handle the photos." In contrast, he knew that Park Jin-young was more concerned about the photos and the paparazzi.

Five photos, from a local national girl group, it's definitely not a small number, but it doesn't matter, it's not much to him.

"Deal with it?" Park Jin-young was taken aback by his nonchalant demeanor, and his anger surged even higher. "Look at Nayeon and Sana, what a mess they've become because of you! They practiced together, debuted together, and have such a long-standing relationship..." He choked up halfway through his sentence, too heartbroken to continue.

He had watched those girls grow up, and the bond between the children was the most touching aspect of "TWICE," but now it had been shattered.

He glared at Gong Cheng, whose face remained impassive and calm, devoid of guilt or panic, appearing rather lost in thought. Park Jin-young's temples throbbed with anger. He grabbed a folder from the table and slammed it to the ground: "Are you even human?!"

He stared intently at his once dearest and most trusted junior brother, his eyes reddening slightly: "At least let your brother see you cry, don't you feel even a little bit guilty or sad?"

His voice suddenly softened. Even Park Jin-young, who had previously called him a scumbag and a beastly junior brother, now looked at Gong Cheng with a hint of undisguised despair.

Oh my god...you—give me back my junior brother who was as wonderful as my "first love"!

Upon hearing this, Gong Cheng finally slowly raised his head. The effects of the alcohol at the wedding had long since dissipated, but the dull, splitting headache was nothing compared to the suffocating tightness in his chest.

His gaze swept past Park Jin-young's reddened eyes and landed on the gloomy sky outside the French windows, where the clouds hung low as if they were about to press down, just like his broken heart at that moment.

"You're not me, so how would you know I'm not sad or in pain?" His voice was soft, yet it carried a heart-wrenching weariness. His eyes, which always held a smile, were now brimming with an unyielding sorrow, as if hiding a deep sadness...

"only……"

“I haven’t shed a tear since I was seven years old… It’s more painful for me that I can’t cry.”

Upon hearing this, Park Jin-young froze on the spot. His raging anger seemed to have been extinguished by a bucket of cold water, leaving only a deep sense of loss. He looked at the unyielding sorrow on Gong Cheng's face, opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end, he just slumped back into his chair, ran his hands through his hair, and let out a heavy sigh.

The anger lingered, but more than that, there was a sense of powerless melancholy.

Immediately afterwards, Park Jin-young, still wanting to be professional, gave his "white moonlight" junior a lesson. He suddenly picked up the phone and dialed Hwang Ye-ji's number... After two rings, the other end answered the phone.

With a triumphant and furious roar, Haki declared, "Reiji! After today's performances, tell the other members to move the practice room!!!"

"From now on—Tarot's practice room is yours to use!"

"..." Gong Cheng raised his heavy eyelids in surprise and glanced at Park Jin-young.

……

Meanwhile, backstage at Music Bank, the five members of Hwang Yeji's group, who were in the dressing room, listened in surprise to PDnim's roaring voice coming through the receiver. She glanced at the members' bewildered faces and asked incredulously, "Morako?"

"I'm telling you, from now on, Tarot's practice room is for you [itzy] to use, and you're moving in tonight! You hear me!"

"What about Tarot oppa?" Hwang Yeji scratched his head in confusion. Shin Yoo-na, Shin Ryu-jin, Choi Ji-soo, and Lee Chae-ryeong also looked at each other in bewilderment.

Park Jin-young's voice came loudly through the receiver: "Tell him to go to your practice room!!!"

Then, with a "beep," the call ended.

"What's going on?"

Shen Youna pouted and asked curiously.

Their [ITZY] practice room isn't very big, but it's actually quite nice for five people to use, just right. As for "Lao Da's" practice room, it's very big, about the same size as TWICE's practice room, but they're not envious at all.

The reason why "Lao Da" can use such a large practice room is partly because Tarot has achieved great success, and partly because the seven members of the "Pao Tuan" originally needed to use a larger practice room for their activities.

"Judging from PDnim's tone, things seem pretty bad?"

Shin Ryujin asked with some concern, "Did Oppa do something wrong?"

Choi Jisoo retorted softly, "How could that be? He's the heir of JYP, that's not just a title, is it? How could he possibly punish Oppa for some mistakes?"

"..."

A cacophony of voices filled the lounge.

Only Hwang Li-ji frowned, vaguely recalling the scene of bumping into Gong Cheng downstairs at the company building before heading to Music Bank. Those words and the expression on Gong Cheng's face at the time seemed... sad.

The moment I gazed at the JYP building, it seemed like I was saying goodbye.

Could it be that something really happened to this oppa?
……

"You heard everything, right?"

After hanging up the phone, Park Jin-young sternly reprimanded Gong Sung.

"Arathor."

Gong Chenggang nodded, and then there was a gentle knock on the office door behind him. He and Park Jin-young turned to look.

Tzuyu stood at the door with her short face pursed, and said softly, a little awkwardly, "Excuse me, PDnim."

Gong Cheng gazed at his younger sister, a tall figure in a black hoodie and jeans, her timid demeanor carrying a neat stack of clothes. Her eyes were red, as if she had just been crying, but her soft, sweet voice still carried a hint of laughter as she looked at Gong Cheng:

“Brother, I found your jacket, pants and shirt that you used to leave on the sofa in your practice room. I found them in the dressing room. They’re all your size. They’re haute couture items that LV recently sent over. Why don’t you change into them?”

She blinked her almond-shaped eyes brightly, then raised her little finger and pointed at Gong Cheng's trousers, noting the footprints on the trouser legs and the coffee stains on his white shirt.

"Put them on..."

Seeing this, Park Jin-young couldn't help but lower his head and sigh slightly, but when he saw that his blue sweater was still covered in coffee stains... Oh dear, why didn't you find me a clean set of clothes?

"Thank you, Tzuyu~"

Gong Cheng got up, walked to the door, took the clothes, and forced a not-so-good smile.

But this smile, when seen by Chou Tzu-yu, only made her pout in dissatisfaction. She raised her slender finger and poked Gong Cheng's curved lips, her soft voice saying, "Brother's smile isn't from the heart, it's not handsome at all~"

“So, brother, you don’t have to always smile at everyone…” Then, Zhou Ziyu said seriously with a straight face. She knew her brother was sick, so she hoped that Gong Cheng could cry or laugh whenever he wanted in front of her.

That's when we've truly gotten closer, instead of just putting on a forced smile.

After saying this, Chou Tzu-yu clapped her hands with a grin, said goodbye to Park Jin-young, and turned back to the conference room next door.

"Look at you! You've ruined such good children!"

Park Jin-young pointed his finger at Gong Cheng and accused him!

Gong Cheng, carrying the clothes, walked into the inner room where Park Jin-young used to rest and changed his clothes: a short black leather jacket, a black shirt, and a pair of LV-branded casual jeans.

Sitting in his office chair outside, Park Jin-young thought about the punishment he had just given Gong Cheng!

After his practice room was given to [ITZY], he couldn't help but beat his chest in frustration—"I'm so incompetent!!!"
But deep down, she still felt some affection for the junior brother who was changing clothes in the inner room...

"..."

As Gong Cheng changed his clothes and walked out of the inner lounge, he suddenly remembered something and said softly, "Senior brother, from now on, let Duoxian act as my representative for the company's shares..."

After saying that, he walked straight out of the office and turned to walk towards the conference room next door.

"Squeak..."

Taking a deep breath, Gong Cheng pushed open the glass door. The nine members of TWICE were still waiting there in a chaotic mess.

But before he could even carefully observe the expressions of his female relatives, his dry throat just began to move.

A petite figure, accompanied by a fragrant breeze, jumped into his arms with a "whoosh" amidst the shocked gazes of Minatozaki Sana, Lim Nayeon, Hirai Momo, Yoo Jeongyeon, Chou Tzuyu, Son Chaeyoung, Kim Dahyun, and Park Jihyo.

Gong Cheng stared intently at the approaching Mina, her pupils contracting. A white turtleneck sweater covered her fair, slender neck. With a "whoosh," she lifted her feet off the ground, her calves, which were wrapped in jeans and showed off their graceful curves, and wrapped around her waist.

Her long, straight black hair fluttered in the air, and her delicate, fair eyes, with their cool yet gentle expression, met Gong Cheng's gaze. The small mole on the tip of her nose and her pink lips seemed to convey immense determination as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

Mina loosened her teeth from biting her lip, grinned, and revealed her dazzling teeth.

Makoto~ When your other girlfriends see you, they "punch and kick" you, but I'm the only one who will run to you and heal you...

Thinking of this, Mina tightened her grip on Miyako's neck, her fair face drawing closer, her pink lips brushing against the forced smile that had appeared on Miyako's lips since he entered the conference room, and she kissed him...

"Minami—shut up!"

Lim Nayeon, Son Chaeyoung, Hirai Momo, and Minatozaki Sana all roared in unison!
Just as Park Jin-young reached the conference room door and pushed it open, he witnessed this scene and clutched his chest in anger—"Ming-nan—how dare you!!!"

(End of this chapter)