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Chapter 369 CPR by Little Nan: Killing Someone by Destroying Their Spirit

"Minami—how dare you!!!"

Park Jin-young, who had just rushed from his office to check what was happening inside, pushed open the conference room door. His gaze was immediately fixed on the two people embracing and kissing. His chest, already aching from anger, now felt like it needed CPR…

The gorilla, pounding his chest and stamping his feet, roared even louder than Lim Nayeon, Son Chaeyoung, Minatozaki Sana, and Hirai Momo. With the president's authority and extreme rage, he clutched his chest tightly with one hand, pointing the other at Mina, his voice trembling with anger.
"What time is it! You're still here... still fooling around!"

Hearing the furious voices around her, Mina's delicate, fair face flushed with tension and determination, a blush spreading from her temples to the tips of her ears, even the delicate back of her ears showing a faint pink hue...

Will the rude woman, the boss, Chaeyoung, Momo-chan, and PDnim kill themselves?

She was terrified, unsure of what would happen next, but upon seeing Cheng-chan in front of her, with an unyielding melancholy in his eyes, she suddenly tightened her arms around Gong Cheng's neck, her soft eyes revealing a do-or-die boldness.

Despite her eyelashes trembling violently from extreme tension, her eyes remained fixed on Gong Cheng's pupils, which were inches away from hers, without the slightest flinch.

"Sayonara~" Mina silently murmured to herself, too afraid to say it aloud at this moment, because she was genuinely afraid that the several menacing women around her would tear off her beautiful and charming facade.
You have to look beautiful!
Gong Cheng, the person involved, stared wide-eyed with sorrow. In the absurd scene, although Mina was riding on his back, her soft body trembled violently under the bold action, and her slightly parted pink lips were still stuck to the corner of his mouth like glue.

Her small, pert nose gently brushed against his cheek as they were so close together, and Gong Cheng's eyes flickered...

A domineering female idol falls in love with a globally popular, handsome, and dashing man—Mo?
You're so domineering, Mina-chan~
But... I absolutely adore Haki Makoto.

...In this flawed world, is there finally someone who can understand Master Miyazaki?

Especially when Gong Cheng saw that Mina's face, which always carried a sense of aloofness, had now shed all its cold pretense. The wisps of hair on her forehead were slightly damp with sweat and clung to her smooth forehead, making her eyes appear even more moist. But deep in her eyes, there was a trace of timidity and shyness that was not easily detected.

His broken, sorrowful heart seemed...

I'm even more heartbroken now—why did you have to force a kiss on me at a time like this?!

"Are you crazy?"

Yoo Jeongyeon and Park Jihyo, two outsiders, stood in the corner of the conference room, both holding their heads in their hands, staring dumbfounded at the scene before them that seemed to freeze in time.

Are cabinets really this daring?
"...Shut up, unnie!"

Chou Tzu-yu, reacting first, quickly ran forward with her long legs. Her slender fingers pinched Mina's delicate, firm chin, forcefully separating her playful lips from her brotherly smile. Then, she raised her hand, her dark eyes darting around, pointing at Mina:
"Unnie, you...you...how could you do this?"

Gan!
Lacking martial ethics...

At this moment, Xiao Heiyu's expression collapsed, and she was deeply shocked. She suddenly realized that all her tricks were insignificant compared to Mina's kiss just now. She gesticulated wildly and said, "Unnie, have you considered the feelings of the members and your brother?"

"Nai Minami!!!"

As she spoke, Chou Tzu-yu's vision went black. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the leader, Lim Na-yeon, practically spitting out those words through clenched teeth. The tears she had just stopped burst forth again. She pointed at the two embracing, trembling with anger, her voice filled with the fury of betrayal.

Son Chae-young clenched her fists, biting her lower lip hard with her little tiger teeth, her reddened eyes blazing with anger.

Hirai Momo covered her mouth, her eyes red as if they were about to bleed. Her usual gentle demeanor was gone, leaving only a broken heart from the pain.

Sana Minatozaki even rushed forward half a step, and if it weren't for Dahyun Kim's quick reflexes and instinctive restraint, she would have pounced on him and started a full-blown fight...

"Is there any more royal law?"

"Do you even respect the company's rules and regulations?!"

Seeing Mina's mouth being pried open by Tzuyu, Park Jin-young angrily trembled and shouted, noticing Gong Cheng's large hands still supporting Mina's waist as if afraid she would fall. He laughed in anger, "You're so considerate!"

"……Inside."

Gong Cheng forced a smile and responded. He had already made the best plan, but the little penguin in his arms had messed things up, and now things were even worse!
But Haji Cheng deeply understands that he cannot let down the love of any girl.

"Mina, what do you mean?"

Hirai Momo was truly shocked and on the verge of collapse. Her unscrupulous mentor had slept with all her fellow villagers and friends in the group. She couldn't believe it. But in front of her, Mina's assertion of ownership felt like an invisible slap across her face, leaving her utterly humiliated.

Haji Tao felt that she had been too lenient with her master in the past and that her own presence was too insignificant. Therefore, now her anger overwhelmed her intelligence—love, after all, either makes people's intelligence soar or makes it plummet.

For some inexplicable reason, Hirai Momo raised her arms in the conference room, showing off her muscles like a bodybuilder, and walked towards Mina with a blank and angry expression, her lips twitching.

"Calm down, Momo unnie!"

Kim Da-hyun and this silly, goofy unnie have always had a good relationship in private. Seeing the situation getting out of control, she immediately stepped in front of Hirai Momo, her face full of anxiety and urging: "You're still so young, please don't go down the path of crime..."

"Unnie, you're really dead!"

Son Chaeyoung felt that Mina had gone too far. Who did she think she was? She tilted her head and looked coldly at Mina, who was timidly hiding behind Gong Cheng. Although her face was trembling a little, her eyes were filled with more provocative smugness.

The little tiger didn't say anything more. As soon as he finished speaking, he shook off Yu Dingyan's arm and rushed forward.

"Chaeyoung, calm down! Calm down!"

Kim Da-hyun bent over and hugged Hirai Momo tightly, then raised her little head and screamed in heart-wrenching pain.

Out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of the figure of the Great Marshal standing in front of Mina…

"Great Lord, I'm powerless!" At this moment, she wished she could evolve into a "Demon Pill" with three heads and six arms, grabbing one of her sisters-in-law with each hand, making it impossible for them to move an inch and harm Great Lord. But human strength has its limits...

"Hello, Chaeyoung~"

Gong Cheng's tall figure stood in front of Mingi Nan, and he quickly hugged Sun Caiying's small body, stopping her impulsive actions. It might be something Mingi Nan wanted to see the women fight, but it was definitely not something he wanted to see.

But no matter which female parent it was, if they were going to get beaten up, he—the handsome, dashing, and incredibly charming male parent—should have been the one to stand in front of them…

Warriors of pure love, never back down!
"Oppa, don't stop me..."

Son Chae-young shook her arm, which was being held by Gong Cheng, trying to break free but couldn't. Her eyes were filled with hatred for Mina.

How could you be so insidious!

"Chaeyoung, listen to me!!!" Gong Cheng's voice rose earnestly as he gazed at the tearful little tiger before him. He knew she was wronged, but...

Garlic bird, you wouldn't understand even if I told you. Have you ever been involved in eight different relationships?

The actions of Yu Guangli's other female relatives made Gong Cheng feel a pang of unease. Back in his student days, his classmates who often challenged each other to fights knew about an effect called the "shooting effect." What does that mean? It means that if both sides are in a standoff, and the enemy doesn't move, neither do I.

But once someone fires the first shot, the conflict becomes very difficult to end...

That's the situation right now. Nayeon and Sana have already rushed up, their raging anger wanting to burn Mina behind them to ashes...

"Oppa~ Go away now~!"

Helpless, Kim So-hyun was elbowed away by the enraged Hirai Momo. She slumped onto the conference room floor, screaming.

"Stop hitting them!"

Park Jin-young leaned against the conference room door and tried to stop him, but no one paid him any attention in the chaotic situation.

So, he looked at Gong Cheng with even more grief and indignation—you devil, you beast, junior brother!

If he could do it all over again, if time could be reversed, and he could go back to 16, he would definitely not—

I won't send Kim Dae-woo to be his manager. I, the president of the company, am fine with being his manager. I will keep a close eye on him and watch his every move!
"You're still protecting her?"

Nayeon's roar was tinged with tears, her raised arm brimming with rage as she headed straight for Mina's hiding place. But just as her wrist reached mid-air, it was gripped tightly by a cold, powerful hand.

Mina, like a frightened little animal, quickly hid behind Miyako's tall figure. Her thin shoulders were still trembling, and her back was pressed tightly against his spine. She could clearly feel the violent heaving in his chest.

But when Makoto's strong arms stood in front of me, that fear was instantly replaced by a sense of security. I won!
She peeked out from behind Gong Cheng, her eyes watery and her lips pouting pitifully as she looked at the "fierce-looking" Lim Nayeon, Minatozaki Sana, Son Chaeyoung, Chou Tzuyu, and Hirai Momo...

Let the storm rage on!
I will be the rainbow after the endless rain in Makoto's heart~
Lim Nayeon was unable to move because her wrist was gripped. Looking at Gong Cheng's straight back, tears streamed down her face like broken beads. Her signature rabbit teeth were tightly biting her lower lip, which turned white. The despair in her eyes was almost overflowing.

She never imagined that, even at this point, her beloved male relative would still be protecting that "vixen" behind him—protecting the woman who had just forcibly kissed him in front of everyone.

"Don't do that, Nayeon, aren't you TWICE?"

Gong Cheng's voice was terribly hoarse. He gripped Lin Nayeon's wrist tightly with one hand and caught Sun Caiying's small body as she thrashed forward with the other. The girl's slender arm flailing wildly in his palm, her little tiger teeth grinding together.

Out of the corner of her eye, Hirai Momo stood to the side, clenching her fists, her eyes red-rimmed, like a leopard poised to pounce. Minato Saka was trembling with rage, staring intently at Mina behind him, the fury in her eyes almost tearing Mina apart.

But to everyone's surprise, Park Jin-young, who was pacing anxiously to the side, suddenly raised his head when he heard this. His eyes, which had been clouded with anger, widened instantly, and his finger trembled as he pointed at Gong Cheng: "You son of a bitch!"

"You know they are TWICE, and you still harm them?"

I thought you didn't know!
Despite saying that, both Park Jin-young and Gong Cheng knew in their hearts that things couldn't continue like this.

This matter eventually has to come to an end...

Park Jin-young stopped his trembling voice, gave Gong Cheng a deep look with complicated eyes, and thought, "I'd like to see how you're going to get out of this mess."

If you have the ability to cause trouble for others but not the ability to clean up the mess, then you're just a laughing stock!

You're a piece of trash!

Gong Cheng took a deep breath, and the moment he lifted his eyelids, he saw Xiao Xiao Guai Doufu, who had fallen to the ground not far away, frantically trying to get up and save the day!
We've made enough tofu already, so he gave me a reassuring look.

Then, his tall figure, with handsome features and sorrowful eyes, met Lin Nayeon's tear-streaked face. He raised his hand and gently wiped away her tears, softly saying, "Nona, you don't look pretty when you cry..."

Upon hearing this, Lim Nayeon raised her chin and retorted angrily, "And who am I crying for?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gong Cheng suddenly lowered his head, his high, straight nose touching Lin Nayeon's nose, and kissed the corner of her mouth. Her rabbit teeth were showing, her pale lips were wet with tears, and she was trembling uncontrollably. The kiss was mixed with tears...

It was very salty and wet, making his heart feel bitter, empty, and painful, as if all the beautiful things of the past had been swept away by dust.

“Hmm…” Lim Nayeon’s eyes widened, her eyes red and swollen like light bulbs, tears streaming down her face as she waited for him to explain something to her.

"Gong Cheng—what—are—you—doing—?"

Park Jin-young stomped his feet on the spot, letting out another miserable roar and howl!
"Shut up, stop!" Mina, who was the first to react, poked her head out and felt Makoto leaning forward and gently kissing Nayeon's lips. She quickly raised her arm and grabbed Makoto's body, trying to separate the two!

Cheng-chan, you think you're so great?

I'm still hugging you from behind...

Gong Cheng's eyes were filled with complex emotions, and the touch of his lips was as fiery as ever. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the puppy, the tiger cub, his beloved disciple, his angry and stunned expressions, as well as the soft, aggrieved, and angry emotions in the eyes of the big star.

It hurts, it hurts so much!

Kim Da-hyun had just stood up, ready to "protect" him, but after seeing this scene, she couldn't help but look at Da-da-shuai, whose handsome face was now etched with sadness. Oppa, have you made your choice?

So, you prefer... Nayeon Onimo.

She suddenly felt a tightness in her chest, realizing that everything she had done before was painful!

Hey handsome, aren't you someone who never makes choices?

Kim Da-hyun clutched her chest with her small hands, struggling to breathe...

Why did you spend so much time telling me you're someone who never makes choices, only to suddenly choose Nayeon unnie now? I just can't understand it...

But this is a good thing, at least the big boss will really become "devoted"? In the beginning, she wanted the big boss to become "devoted"!
But this moment of Da Shuai's growth made her inexplicably sad, and she didn't know why.

"..."

Lips and teeth are separated.

Lim Nayeon blinked her tear-filled eyes, wanting to hear the explanation from her boyfriend, who was either cheating or on his way to cheating.

Sana Minatozaki was about to explode, unlike Mina Miyamoto's earlier forceful kiss on Makoto Miyamoto...

This time it's Xiaobaicai, a kiss from Lim Nayeon.

At first, she thought that even though Xiaobaicai cheated on her, he must have had some genuine feelings for her, right? But now it seems that he never liked her at all...

Gong Cheng raised his cheek and glanced into Lin Nayeon's eyes. He didn't explain further, but instead looked at Son Chaeyoung, who had already exploded and was staring wide-eyed. He quickly turned his head, put his arm around her small body, and leaned down to get closer.

The same salty tears, each with its own flavor, left Haji-sung feeling extremely uncomfortable!

"What are you doing, Gong Cheng?" Lin Nayan, who was still waiting for her boyfriend to give her an explanation, immediately turned her head to see Gong Cheng and Son Chaeyoung kissing.

Park Jin-young swung his arms around his waist, stomped his feet, and roared, "Gong Cheng—you—are arrogant!!!"

The salty tears made Gong Cheng feel a pang of heartache, but after kissing Son Chaeyoung, he quickly seized the opportunity to forcefully pull Hirai Momo into his arms. Amidst the bewildered expressions of Yoo Jeongyeon, Park Jihyo, Son Chaeyoung, Chou Tzuyu, Mina, Lim Nayeon, Kim Dahyun, and Park Jinyoung, he lowered his head and kissed his beloved student's lips fiercely.

Master Gong has never been biased.

Very fair...

Let's end this farce already!

Kim Da-hyun gazed at Da-da-shuai and kissed him with lightning speed. The blockage and suffocation she had felt earlier suddenly disappeared, and she was filled with renewed energy!
This is truly our handsome man...

If the handsome man were to truly fall exclusively in love with one of his wives, then everyone would surely be heartbroken, right? At least she would.

"Come on!"

Hirai Momo's lips were incredibly soft. After kissing her, Hagi Seung couldn't resist giving her a quick peck on her high, straight nose. But the jarring sound made Park Jin-young collapse into a chair, clutching his heart, and yelled in despair, "Are you not even going to act anymore?"

"Scumbag!"

Then he looked at Lim Nayeon, Hirai Momo, and Son Chaeyoung in despair: "Why aren't you resisting?"

Ignoring his senior's words, Miyako pulled Minatozaki Sana into his arms again—the last one! As he kissed the little dog's bloodless lips, Sana abruptly broke free, crying and shouting, "What are you doing, Miyako!"

Why am I the last one?
"Farewell, or reconciliation..." Gong Cheng smiled smugly, his words simple and direct. Today's situation could only lead to these two outcomes.

He had to admit he messed it up!

But he had to face it eventually; he had said it before! Haji Cheng had changed; he was no longer the Haji Cheng of three years ago!
"Still don't want to choose?" Sana Minatozaki had already figured out what the little cabbage in front of her was thinking; he was greedy and wanted everyone. She raised her chubby cheeks and tear-streaked face, and asked unwillingly, "Last year when you were hooking up with Mina-chan, I gave you a chance, little cabbage."

"And then? Kim Jisoo, Cho Miyeon, Bae Joo-hyun, don't you still know why we broke up? Yes, you didn't want to choose, but that doesn't mean you can manipulate us like this..."

Sana Minato screamed these words as if she were in a breakdown.

The quiet conference room was filled with the unwilling voice of the little dog, Minato. Gong Cheng stood there bitterly, speechless, feeling as if hammered by Sana-chan's question. He wanted to smile but couldn't, his tightly closed lips parting slightly: "Back then..."

"Back in the dorm—Mani and I didn't date!!!"

Last year, when the puppy caught him, his gun was empty—he never actually slept with Haki Girl…

There was absolutely no interaction between them.

These words instantly stunned everyone in the conference room.

"I have to choose one of you, and I know I'll regret it no matter which one I choose..." Gong Cheng said, his voice choked with emotion. He looked around, then stared blankly at himself, Mina's mother, and Park Jin-young, still with disbelief on his face...

Nima!

He spoke slowly again: "Missing out a person is missing out on a life. I don't want to miss out. My motivation is that simple."

Sana Minatozaki paused in her sobs, but a deeper resentment welled up in her eyes. She choked back tears as she pressed on, "You weren't dating? Then were all those intimate moments fake? Didn't you admit it yourself...?"

With so many people present, she felt embarrassed to continue.

"Back then, would my explanations have been of any use to you? Would you have trusted me?" Gong Cheng sat down on a chair with a bitter smile, his sad tone carrying these questions. "I am just this kind of person, and this is the kind of person you see me as. So, does it even matter whether Mina-chan and I are dating or not?"

"Brother, didn't you say you two were dating?"

Chou Tzu-yu was also a little confused, since her brother had personally admitted it.

He always says how good Mina unnie is to him...

But now, her brother's distressed look and sincere, disappointed tone made her start to have doubts.

Before Gong Cheng could speak, Mingan suddenly stepped out from behind him, biting her lip shyly as she raised her fair face to look at the astonished members in front of her, uttering words that sounded like a victory declaration: "Yes~"

"Makoto and I have never dated. It's all just what you all think." She raised the corners of her tightly pursed lips and looked tenderly at the dejected Makoto, but when she looked at Sana Minatozaki, Nayeon Lim, Momo Hirai, Chaeyoung Son, and Tzuyu Chou, her eyes suddenly turned sarcastic: "But~ after that kiss just now, Makoto and I, with you as our witnesses, officially started dating."

Park Jin-young couldn't care less about being angry at this moment; he seemed to be starting to think things through.

My mind is a mess. Does that mean that Sana, Tzuyu, Chaeyoung, and even I have always believed that Mina is dating that beastly junior brother?
But the truth is, the two of them are completely innocent, and they only started dating after that—bold kiss!

Oh my god~ Park Jin-young's eyes widened, this is so dramatic and melodramatic!
Sana Minatozaki was still in shock when she stopped crying and stared blankly at Makoto Miyamoto and Mina Mei.

Did he push the little cabbage away with his own hands?
Despite her seemingly cruel words, Minami's words still echoed triumphantly in the conference room. Standing behind Gong Cheng, her excited tone sounded like the MVP of the winning team celebrating a victory. She had already said it before: everything... was under control!
Xiao Nan: "I've waited three years for this opportunity! I'm going to prove myself, not to show off how great I am! I'm going to tell you all that I will take back Makoto I lost with my own hands!"

Mina raised her thumb and poked her slightly raised chin. Her usually cool voice was now filled with intense emotions. As she spoke, she walked in front of Makoto's stunned female relatives. Her slightly reddened eyes seemed to be questioning, or perhaps venting.

Do you know how I've spent these past three years?! Back then, Makoto even asked Suzy-senpai to pursue him, but because of you guys, I've waited for three whole years…

"..."

After a brief silence in the meeting room, Park Jin-young looked at the now quiet members and said to Yoo Jeong-yeon, "Jeong-yeon, you take the members to the practice room and wait for me."

He feared that if TWICE and Gong Cheng were not separated, the situation would become even more out of control.

Damn it, today is practically the day of suffering for DiCaprio of the Peninsula...

Oh my god...

Led by Yoo Jeongyeon and Park Ji-hyo, the members of TWICE quietly got up. Before leaving, Lim Nayeon, Minatozaki Sana, Hirai Momo, and Son Chaeyoung all gave Gong Cheng a deep look.

Mina, meanwhile, tenderly stroked his black, tousled hair as he sat in the chair.

Makoto, you can't escape now!
How wonderful! How wonderful!
"Don't fight when you get back!" Before leaving, Park Jin-young seemed to remember something and hurriedly reminded him. He was extremely saddened!

How could the president of a prestigious entertainment company say such childish and ridiculous things to his top-ranking girl group...?

The door closed.

Park Jin-young stared silently at Gong Cheng, his anger simmering, unsure of what to say. He was utterly speechless!

He was even more curious: how the hell did you manage to find time to hook up with so many girls with such a packed schedule over the past three years? Grammys, Billboard charts, number one hit after another—this guy in front of him was completely different from his junior who first joined JYP three years ago. He was now much more influential and had a greater voice, and he was a global sensation.

These honors and accolades that once made the company proud and caused its stock price to soar now feel more like shackles to Park Jin-young, imprisoning his dignity and power as the company's president.

As a fellow graduate of Yonsei University, Park Jin-young has been well aware of how much the academic clique at Sky University values ​​this junior. Even with today's events, such as the news of him dating eight women at the same time, being exposed, it's nothing in the eyes of those academic cliques and this junior. As long as such an influential figure doesn't get involved in the local elections or partisan disputes, he will be supported by all sectors of society.

In recent years, this junior has emphasized his Chinese identity abroad, which has boosted his popularity and public image in China. Every time he gains an honor, the official media there will report on it. Local officials, from the Blue House to the general public, only care about one thing: as long as he stays in Seoul, he can bring huge benefits and revenue.

Especially now, with Gong Cheng about to set up his own agency in Seoul and the Grammy Awards ceremony just around the corner, it's safe to say that fans around the world are focusing their attention on Seoul because of "Tarot".

"Send the money."

Gong Cheng calmed down and picked up the phone to get down to business. After finding out the amount the paparazzi wanted, he had someone wire the money. After giving a few simple instructions, he hung up the phone.

"After summer, I won't keep you. As you said, let Dahyun manage the shares."

Park Jin-young stubbornly uttered a harsh remark, feeling incredibly aggrieved! But soon, he became wary again, staring wide-eyed at Gong Cheng: "Why is Da-hyun acting as the substitute?"

"Because, I'm afraid Dahyun will be bullied at the company?" Gong Cheng made up a story, then put down his phone and looked at Park Jin-young. Actually, the reason was very simple: our Dahyun deserves a Director Kim, and Master Gong is fair in rewarding and punishing.

No merit achieved yet, but a reward is due!

This is a great achievement; you deserve a reward!

Those who stayed deserve a reward...

"Brother, I hope that what happened today won't affect Nayeon's solo project, or the sub-unit projects for Mina, Sana, and Momo?" Gong Cheng asked, voicing his more pressing concern.

"At least you still have some conscience." Park Jin-young snorted coldly, then sighed helplessly and said, "Do you think I would let Twice shut down? Everything regarding Twice's plans for this year will proceed as scheduled. If it's not revealed to the public, then it's as if nothing ever happened..."

"What about Maze Entertainment?"

Gong Cheng recalled the shares he exchanged with Park Jin-young. The percentages weren't large. He had agreed to the request because he was about to leave JYP and worried about the female employees being left without support. But he hadn't expected things to escalate so quickly. How awkward it would be to see this guy again!
“The contract is signed, and I’ve agreed to let Dahyun represent you in your director position and shares in the company. What more do you want from me?” From a business perspective, the shares exchanged with Gong Cheng, though not many, were a win-win situation for both of them. There was no reason for him to withdraw his shares. Park Jin-young, looking aggrieved, then said, “You can leave now. Don’t show up at the company for the next few days. Let them all calm down…”

"Brother, I think I really need to rest after next month. I'll leave the progress at Maze Entertainment to you."

After understanding Park Jin-young's meaning, Gong Cheng became a hands-off manager. The company's renovation progress and other things needed to be monitored, but he was currently exhausted and had no time to pay attention to those things. Saying this, he stood up, put on his coat, and said, feeling dizzy, "Oh, right..."

He turned his head and looked at Park Jin-young: "Where's the ATM?"

Beneath the forced smile, there was no hint of sarcasm. If Park Jin-young was still willing, he would find the time to feature on two songs with this guy, fulfilling his dream of making it to the US, and also paying for the little bit of guilt in his heart.

But everything depends on what this senior brother thinks now, doesn't it?

If you mind, then forget it...

"Humph!"

Park Jin-young crossed his arms and gave a cold snort, turning his head away from him.

People should be a little reserved, otherwise they'll seem cheap and shameless. But Hagiwara felt he'd been incredibly cheap and shameless all day...

"By the way, remember to move your practice room to [ITZY] when you have some free time."

These were his last words...

……

After Gong Cheng left, Park Jin-young got up and went downstairs to TWICE's practice room. He pushed open the door and saw that the nine members, who were once very close, were now sitting separately with clear boundaries. Zhou Tzuyu, Son Chaeyoung, and Kim Da-hyun were sitting on the sofa.

Meanwhile, Lim Nayeon, Yoo Jeongyeon, and Park Jihyo sat huddled together on the floor, Mina leaned alone against the window, Sana Minatozaki sat alone at the other end with her knees bent, and Momo Hirai stared blankly at the shoes.

Seeing this scene, Park Jin-young felt a pang of heartache.

A creaking sound rang in everyone's ears...

Park Ji-hyo was the first to react, looking up at the expressionless Park Jin-young, then glancing behind him. Not seeing any familiar figures, he asked curiously, "Oppa's gone?"

"Oppa what oppa?"

Upon hearing this title, Park Jin-young felt a surge of inexplicable anger.

He came to comfort the children and, by the way, tell them to stay away from that scumbag, the further away the better!

"No, PDnim..." Park Jihyo frowned speechlessly. Why are you taking your anger out on me? She quickly waved her hands and argued, "What I mean is, Oppa—no, Gong Cheng just did that, aren't you going to punish him?"

She pouted slightly, gesturing as she recounted how Gong Cheng had forcibly kissed Minatozaki Sana, Lim Nayeon, Hirai Momo, and Son Chaeyoung in the conference room earlier, thinking that if she echoed PDnim a few times, he would probably stop disliking her.

Park Jin-young frowned as he watched her pout and gesture haphazardly: "What about him?"

"A forced kiss!!!"

Park Ji-hyo slapped her thigh, her face filled with righteous indignation.

Bringing up the old story made Park Jin-young feel suffocated. He glared at Park Ji-hyo, thinking, "Do you have to bring this up again to provoke me? Do you know how incompetent I was back then?" But perhaps out of stubbornness, or perhaps because he didn't dare to think about how bad the consequences would be if this got out, he stubbornly pointed at Park Ji-hyo and said, "Shut up!"

"He was giving CPR to—the member who had collapsed!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the nine members in the practice room were all dumbfounded. They looked up at Park Jin-young, who was standing in the center of the room.

"..."

Immediately afterwards, Park Jin-young began his long and rambling lecture—omitting ten thousand words.

……

As dusk settled, Gong Cheng sat in a coffee shop behind the JYP building. The snow on the alleyway in front of the shop had not yet melted. He sat by the window, staring blankly into space.

This coffee shop is usually frequented by trainees from the company. He had run into Hwang Ye-ji, Shin Yuna, and Ryujin here several times before they debuted...

My heart aches terribly, a numb kind of pain, like I've been stabbed with countless swords, yet it doesn't hurt. So these are the tender swords of affection from the girls~
So cool, so cool...

Gong Cheng told himself a lame joke, but he still couldn't feel happy. The reason he stayed here was simple: after JYP's speech ended, the female members would go back to their dorms first, and then he would go upstairs to move the practice room, as requested by that senior.

……

"Oh Mo?"

After Park Jin-young finished his "speech," Kim Da-hyun stood in the corridor, staring wide-eyed at PDnim in front of her.

Zhenying—are you kidding me?
I actually became the company's Director Kim?

“A certain scumbag holds shares in the company, is a member of the shareholders’ meeting, and also holds a position as a director in the company.” Park Jin-young explained helplessly. This matter was only finalized and the contract was signed in the last two days, so very few people know about it: “He will rarely appear in the company in the future, so you will act as his representative for his shares. The scumbag said it himself.”

“I will inform your Duoxian of any future shareholders’ meetings. According to his wishes, you should exercise the rights that shareholders should have on his behalf.”

At this point, Park Jin-young couldn't help but curse inwardly, "You're just exercising your power, aren't you? You're not doing anything human!"

Of the nine members of TWICE, five were lured to bed by you and fucked by you—you devil!
"Moragu?"

Kim Da-hyun was surprised and doubted that she had heard correctly, but in an instant, she could no longer laugh, because she suddenly realized that Da-da-shuai seemed to really be leaving the company, even faster and more suddenly than expected in the summer.

Seeing her changing expression, Park Jin-young knew she had heard him clearly, so he didn't say anything more. He needed to calm down. Before leaving, he solemnly looked at Kim Da-hyun and reminded her, "Da-hyun, stay away from that scumbag!"

"Please call me—Director Kim!"

The little monster tofu suddenly straightened its small body, and its fair face furrowed its brows!
But seeing Park Jin-young's furrowed brows, he quickly chuckled ingratiatingly, "Just kidding, PDnim, arrass arrass, I understand what you're saying!"

After Park Jin-young left, Kim Da-hyun glanced furtively at the "sisters-in-law" who were giving each other the cold shoulder in the practice room, and couldn't help but sigh deeply.

But she doesn't have time to comfort them right now.
Comforting you is something only a great leader should do; I need to go comfort the great leader instead...

I sent a message to Gong Cheng and received his address.

Kim Da-hyun hurriedly put on the hood of her pink hoodie, took the elevator downstairs, and when she came to the alley behind the building, she passed a convenience store and couldn't help but stop. After squinting her single eyelids and thinking it over, she sighed quietly and went inside.

"...and another lighter."

With her cigarettes and lighter tucked into her pocket, Little Strange Tofu, hands in her hoodie pockets, had just turned a corner in the box and kicked a small snowman that some unlucky kid had built by the roadside. She stuck out her tongue but didn't think much of it. Then she spotted Big Handsome sitting by the window of a coffee shop not far away.

The coffee shop was lit by warm yellow lights. Through the gleaming floor-to-ceiling windows, Gong Cheng's tall figure leaned back on the sofa. His eyebrows and eyes, framed by his tousled hair, conveyed a deep sadness as he stared at his phone on the table, seemingly lost in thought and looking at something.

...For the first time, Kim Da-hyun felt this handsome man's melancholy so directly, and a pang of sadness welled up in her heart.

She took a deep breath, walked into the coffee shop, and came to Gong Cheng's side.

"You're here, Dahyun?"

The moment Gong Cheng looked up and saw the little monster tofu, a bright smile appeared on his face.

Kim Da-hyun pouted and nodded emphatically, "If you don't come soon, I'm afraid oppa will die of depression all by himself~" As she spoke, she reached out from the pink pocket of her hoodie on her lower abdomen and beckoned to Gong Cheng, "Come with me, oppa~"

"Why go?"

Gong Cheng stood up, puzzled, and put his phone in his pocket, since he didn't have anything important to do anyway.

It wouldn't hurt to follow Little Monster Tofu on a trip; it's better than sitting here aimlessly...

The two left the coffee shop and, led by Kim Da-hyun, walked into a dead-end alley, but there were far fewer people than in the previous alley; it was completely deserted.

Kim Da-hyun glanced around furtively, checking for passersby, paparazzi, or scouts—she was quite the counter-surveillance operative! Once she was sure she was "safe," she pulled out cigarettes she'd just bought at the convenience store and looked earnestly at Gong Cheng with her single eyelids: "Oppa, if you're in a bad mood, have a smoke?"

"Oh my god, what happened..."

Gong Cheng opened his mouth slightly, somewhat helplessly accepting the cigarette Doufu offered. While tearing at the packaging, he chuckled, "But this isn't a smoking area; you'll be fined!"

"That's why I brought you here where there's no one, precisely because it's not a smoking area," Kim Da-hyun said matter-of-factly, squatting down to the side and sniffling. "But even if we get caught, the fine is no big deal~"

At this point, Little Strange Tofu stood up again, raised her eyebrows with a smile, and patted Gong Cheng's shoulder with her little hand: "JYP's—Director Kim!"

"We'll help you pay the fine."

"Haha!!!" Immediately afterwards, Kim Da-hyun put her hands on her hips and laughed triumphantly.

Seeing Tofu's exaggerated smile, Gong Cheng suddenly realized that Dahyun's training in Chungmuro ​​was absolutely terrible; her acting was so over-the-top—it seemed more like she was deliberately exaggerating and making herself laugh.
He patted the cigarette pack and grinned, "Our Duoxian is getting a little carried away, isn't he?"

"But it's okay, I've always been good at getting carried away too~"

Hearing this, Kim Da-hyun wasn't intimidated at all, and asked with her head held high, "And now?"

"It's just that I'm a little disappointed today..." Gong Cheng took out a cigarette from the cigarette case, put the white cigarette holder to his lips, and just as he lowered his head, Xiao Xiao Guai Doufu quickly took out a lighter from his pocket. With a "click," his fair fingers pressed the button, and the surging red flame swayed precariously in the cold air.

He glanced at Doufu, then reached out and took the cigarettes. After thinking for a moment, he said seriously, "Okay, okay, I've quit. I won't smoke anymore." With that, he stuffed the whole pack of cigarettes into Doufu's pocket.

How can a person go back to things that women have worked so hard to give up as they get older?

Ah, has my heart finally started to ache "late"?
Slow to react...

"Thumbs up!"

Kim Da-hyun quickly put the lighter back in her pocket and gave Da-da-shuai a thumbs up. "That's good. You're a singer! A superstar! You always have to be careful~ oppa!"

The longer she spent with Da Da Shuai, the more she admired his self-control, in terms of work, lifestyle, and so on. But our Da Da Shuai, he had almost no self-control when it came to girls.

This annoyed the tofu too~
Immediately afterwards, Gong Cheng and Kim Da-hyun squatted side by side on the stone steps of the alley. Doufu turned to look at him and asked, "Oppa, what are you planning to do with your wives?"

"You've got Dahyun all wrong." Gong Cheng picked up the orange juice he had just placed on the ground, took a sip, and waved his hand. "You want to see how they deal with me."

"What if all the sisters-in-law are gone?" Kim Da-hyun asked anxiously. Could the Marshal withstand such a huge blow?
Gong Cheng tilted his head, glanced at her, and said wearily, "I don't know, but I anticipated this when I was planning to do it."

"...Actually, oppa." Kim Dahyun squatted down, her outstretched finger tracing a few lines on the snow-covered ground. She remembered the joke Da-dae-soo had once made to her, 'Even if one day all your wives run away, I still have you, right?'

Director Kim murmured, "Oppa, cheer up! You still have me, don't you?"

Hearing this, Gong Cheng felt much better. He raised his hand and patted Dahyun's bun: "Yeah~ But this time, I might really need to take some time to reflect. These three years have gone by too fast and been too tiring..."

Before he could finish speaking, his cell phone rang in his pocket.

Gong Cheng answered the phone, and Park Jin-young's voice came from the other end: "The members have already gone back. Go and move the practice room, and don't move the dorm in Gangdong either..."

“I’ve already bought it,” Gong Cheng interrupted casually.

Park Jin-young's breathing suddenly became rapid on the other end of the line: "Gong Cheng—are you trying to force me to my death?!?!"

"Then I'll contact TWICE for new dorms tomorrow..."

Gong Cheng drooped his eyelids and stared at the strange circles that Duo Xian had drawn on the snow. He said softly, "Why are you so angry, senior? Don't make such a fuss. I'll move out. Leave a memento there."

"Heh, go back to your big houses in Seongbuk-dong and Itaewon," Park Jin-young snorted.

Hearing his sarcastic words, Gong Cheng immediately asked, "So, what does 'ATM' mean?"

On the other end of the line, Park Jin-young snorted and hung up.

"Seriously... not a single definite answer." Gong Cheng's lips twitched as he stared at the turned-off phone screen. Why was there a hint of arrogance in his voice? Then, he stood up, preparing to go back to the company and change practice rooms with his few underlings from [itzy].

"What [ATM], oppa?"

Kim Da-hyun asked curiously.

"Where's my senior brother? Didn't he always want to make it big in America..." Two figures, one tall and one short, walked down the alley. Gong Cheng explained to Doufu, "..."

After listening, Kim Da-hyun couldn't help but sigh, her eyes twitching, "Sisters-in-law, you've really sacrificed a lot for PDnim's breakthrough in America..."

(End of this chapter)