The number one playboy on the Peninsula!

Chapter 385 Pang Yan cleverly sets up a Hongmen Banquet, Zhuge Zhixiu enters the Hongmen (Seeking monthly votes)
At the Music Bank recording venue in Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Gong Cheng ran into the director in charge of on-site coordination after entering by scanning his face: "You... what brings you here?"

As he spoke, Lee Yong-doo's expression was quite surprised, as if he remembered something and then reminded him, "Na Yeon is in the lounge..."

He readily shared what he knew; the close relationship between "Tarot" and TWICE was common knowledge. However, he had some doubts: perhaps "Tarot" was dating Na Yeon?

Gong Cheng took off his baseball cap, stood in a corner backstage, and smiled: "I understand, Yongdou-nii."

"However, I'd better not tell Na Yeon and the other members that I'm here..." he cautioned, not wanting the fact that he was here to watch big stars perform to become common knowledge.

Having only been officially dating Mina for a short time, it would be a lie to say that Makoto wasn't moved by the things Mina-chan did for him.

Given the current complex situation, the members will definitely come to support the big star's solo stage today. Most importantly, Mina's insecure heart will probably be shattered if she sees him here.

Gong Cheng didn't want that...

"..."

After a few words, the two quickly reached a consensus. With recording about to begin, Li Yongdou rushed to the lighting room to check for any issues.

Having experienced watching TWICE's concert at the Tokyo Dome at the end of last month, Gong Cheng did not go to the audience this time. Instead, he stood in a corner of the venue with a few staff members. During this time, Lee Yong-doo thoughtfully sent someone to bring him a chair.

Recently, during the opening performance of a relatively unknown NCT group, this was seen in the backstage dressing room.

Lim Nayeon was standing in front of the mirror, taking a deep breath to adjust her state. Her wide, rabbit-toothed grin and smiling eyes were radiant. She wore a white off-the-shoulder T-shirt with English words printed on it, denim shorts, and canvas shoes. The song she was performing was "POP!", the title track from "IM NAYEON".

Na Yeon, stay strong!
That bad boy is ruthless and cunning; he won't come. Don't have any expectations.

...Just like May, the fruit of your love, after you took her away, he didn't even glance at her...

Lim Nayeon kept trying to mentally reconcile herself with the image of a certain boy in her mind.

When she ended the relationship, she didn't think it was a big deal. She was at the age where she should be building her career. But when she took "May" away, the media called her a "dog thief."
But is it possible that she just wanted to give that bad boy a reason to contact her?

“…Phew.” Lim Nayeon let out a long breath and blinked her long eyelashes.

Leaving him didn't really change her life, but she felt very uncomfortable and exhausted—even though he had been cheating on her throughout their three-year relationship, it wasn't so easy to let go.

"Squeak..."

The door to the lounge was slowly pushed open.

In the corridor, Kim Da-hyun, dressed casually, smiled broadly and held up a camera. In front of her stood a row of members, all of whom were present except for Sana.

However, the members all knew that Sana Minatozaki had said she was going to have dinner with some friends, and she had come to visit Nayeon on set early today, which was equivalent to traveling during off-peak hours.

Yu Dingyan, holding a cake in her hands, pushed open the door and went in.

They came to visit the set, to show their support, and to demonstrate team spirit.

Director Kim felt that the phrase "showing team spirit" sounded a bit hypocritical and was full of "girl group mentality." But before Dae-dae's affair was exposed, the members were really good. She felt that the smiles on the faces of the other "sisters" who came to support Nayeon must have some genuine sincerity from the past.

Therefore, the emotional bonds between the members of the group are now incredibly complex.

"Unnie, your solo performance is amazing~"

Chou Tzu-yu stepped forward and hugged Lim Na-yeon, smiling and offering her blessings.

"Nayeon~"

"..."

Amidst cheers and the members' radiant smiles, Nayeon's eyes were filled with complex emotions. She took a deep breath, tilted her head back, and grinned, revealing her long-lost sisterly affection: "Hey~ why didn't you tell me you were coming?"

"What do you mean, 'in advance'... Do you think we won't come?" Yu Dingyan placed the cake on the table and waved her hand. "You should have guessed we'd come, right?"

Lim Nayeon's eyes sparkled as she chuckled.

She had expected the members to come, but she didn't expect that some members would come... such as the members who had shared a sutra.

Is this a testament to deep affection?

……

As dusk approached, Kim Jisoo, with a craving for ice cream in her hand, arrived at Cho Mi-yeon's house with practiced ease and knocked on the door.

Sana Minatozaki will be here too~ Thinking of this, she secretly made up her mind as she heard hurried footsteps from just a wall away.

I need to keep my distance from Sana Minatozaki tonight. I can't get too close and develop into friends, otherwise it would be too heartbreaking... But then again, Jisoo's mentality right now is terrifyingly strong.

Having been "betrayed" by both Lim Nayeon and Bae Joo-hyun, I'm somewhat familiar with the evil deeds of that [Newborn Sunrise]... no, that's not right, it's [the one who's attached to his own puppy].

Indeed, there's a very good saying about life.
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger!
Jisoo slurped up a mouthful of ice cream, her lips glistening with a smile. She glanced down at her toes and exclaimed in admiration of her own growth, "You're amazing~ Jisoo~"

The door creaked open...

Zhao Meiyan peeked out from behind the door, her face bare of makeup. Her skin was fair and delicate, seemingly so smooth it could be squeezed for water. She smiled and took Kim Jisoo's arm, saying, "Unnie~ Why did you take so long to get here~"

She knew that Kim Jisoo was off today, but noticing the faint dark circles under her eyes, she teased, "Unnie, did you stay up all night playing games again last night?"

"Yes~" Kim Jisoo bent down to change into slippers. She stayed up until three or four in the morning last night and suddenly realized that she had a lot of talent for jungling in League of Legends. Even though "Demon Shaco" lost three games in a row last night, she won the last game before going to bed.

MVP – Carry the whole game!
I'm so happy!

She's really mastered the art of clown acting.

"Unnie, eat less ice cream, be careful not to catch a cold." Zhao Meiyan took the bag that Kim Jisoo handed her, which contained several ice creams. She said with concern that although the weather in Seoul had been getting warmer recently, this unnie's stomach had not been very good.

Kim Jisoo mimicked Gong Cheng's lecherous manner, touching Zhao Meiyan's cheek and giving her a playful pat: "Are you in a good mood today? You're craving something sweet." As she spoke, she glanced at the empty living room. The coffee table was set with fried chicken, pizza, and various drinks, but she didn't see Minatozaki Sana.

"Where's Sana?"

She asked curiously, "Hasn't it arrived yet?"

However, when I was changing shoes in the entryway, I clearly saw a pair of sneakers that were a little too small.

Zhao Meiyan glanced at the ice cream, which was almost melted, and quickly put it in the freezer. As she closed the freezer door, she grinned and gestured towards the bedroom, saying, "She's visiting now; she just arrived too~"

At the same time, she stepped forward, swinging her long, white legs, and affectionately pushed Kim Jisoo's back, half-pushing her into the bedroom: "Say hello~"

Beneath Zhao Meiyan's smiling eyes, she vaguely sensed that Minatozaki Sana was probably in her bedroom, watching the traces her boyfriend had left in the room.

She wanted not only Sana Minatozaki to see these things and to pass them on to Nayeon and Tzuyu of TWICE, but also to Jisoo, her unnie.

Even if she got along very well with Minatozaki Sana, why would she invite them to her home if she had no ulterior motive? So after returning home from the dormitory last night, Zhao Meiyan decorated every corner of her house to show signs that Miyako Makoto lived there.

It's not really "arranging" things, though. My parents don't come over often; they have other properties in Seocho-gu. So, normally, things like pajamas, toothbrushes, mugs, underwear, and photos of Gong Cheng are all kept in the bedroom closet and drawers…

The more Zhao Meiyan thought about it, the more pleased she became.

Give up now, Jisoo unnie~
You—Zhuge Zhixiu?

But am I not also Pang Yan, the master strategist?

After the Bae Joo-hyun incident, Jo Mi-yeon gradually figured out where her boyfriend's bottom line was. Therefore, she had said long ago... that her boyfriend's tendency to have affairs and his indecisiveness were... well, let's just say it wasn't true.
She'll do it.

Episode 1: Pang Yan cleverly sets up a Hongmen Banquet, and Zhuge Zhixiu enters the Hongmen.

……

As Zhao Meiyan pushed Kim Jisoo into the fragrant bedroom, Zhuge Jisoo blinked, looked at Minatozaki Sana standing in front of the dressing table, and intellectually raised the corner of her eye: "Sana, long time no see~"

Compared to TWICE's frequent group comebacks throughout the year and their busy schedule since opening up personal data last year, BLACKPINK has a much easier time. However, their company is also studying their goal of expanding into the US market in the next two years.

"Jisoo unnie~" Sana Minatozaki was slightly stunned, but she quickly came to her senses when she heard the call and responded with a smile. In the past, because of Nayeon unnie, she would also affectionately call Kim Jisoo "unnie" according to her age when they met.

However, thinking about the ambiguous relationship between this unnie and that wicked and scheming girl, she still felt somewhat uneasy and awkward. But it seemed that Kim Jisoo, like Jo Miyeon, was unaware of her complicated love-hate relationship with Gong Cheng…

After catching a glimpse of the photos displayed on the dressing table out of the corner of her eye, Zhao Meiyan's lips slowly curved into a smile, so she deliberately asked, "What are you looking at?"

Kim Ji-soo was also a little curious. Since her debut, she hadn't been to Cho Mi-yeon's house for a while. Plus, there was a "puppy she adores" between them. It seemed that her restrained and suppressed love for Gong Cheng over the past few years had finally been reciprocated by her relationship with Pab.

If, back in those youthful days, I hadn't completely blocked Gong Cheng for the sake of "sisterly affection" and pretended to be a stranger to him, given how much he still clung to me, he probably would have relentlessly pursued me.

...Love is so complicated.

A hint of regret flashed in Kim Ji-soo's eyes, but driven by curiosity, she walked over to Minatozaki Sana and hugged her. Then, she turned her gaze to the 3D photo frame on the table. When she saw the image on it, the corners of her mouth, which had just been smiling, couldn't help but tremble.

—In the photo, the bright sunlight gently falls around Gong Cheng's handsome eyebrows and eyes. He wears a clean white T-shirt and jeans, with a brown canvas belt casually tied around his waist in a wild way. His broad shoulders, narrow waist, and bare arm muscles create a captivating and sensual atmosphere.

Beside him, Zhao Meiyan sweetly curved her bright eyes. Dressed in a white dress, she stood to the left of his tall figure. The height difference between them was eye-catching. With a handkerchief, she faced Gong Cheng, her hands clasped in front of her chest, rubbing her fair fingers together in a heart-shaped gesture.

Jisoo felt extremely uncomfortable watching this. Damn... you two are actually quite sweet?
She could recognize even if a certain "newborn angel" were reduced to ashes.

Therefore, it was immediately recognizable that this photo was taken before Gong Cheng's debut. His extremely aggressive and somewhat indifferent eyebrows and eyes were very different from the warm yet tired look in his eyes when we last met.

Despite feeling heartbroken, Kim Ji-soo secretly compared the two different looks in Gong Cheng's eyes at different times, and her heart ached terribly.

"This photo was taken in Hokkaido when oppa was nineteen." Zhao Miyan's gaze swept over Minatozaki Sana, and a fleeting complex expression crossed Kim Jisoo's face. She then explained, feigning ignorance, "Back then, I was eighteen—in the prime of my life!"

With a soft, gentle voice, she pouted with a smile, picked up the photo frame again, and, as if afraid the two of them couldn't see it clearly, held it up to their faces, pointing to the street scene behind the portrait in the photo: "The white cherry blossoms are so beautiful~ Actually, back then, neither oppa nor I had much money..."

"But I was really happy back then~" she said, showing off and revealing her true feelings.

Jisoo really wanted to cover her ears. "I don't want to hear it! I don't want to hear it! This is utter nonsense!"
Sana Minato forced a smile, pretending to listen attentively. After all, in Miyeon Cho's eyes, she and Makoto Miyamoto had no special relationship.

Holding the photo, Zhao Meiyan sat on the sofa, raised her fair arches, placed them on the cushions, and looked up at her two friends, continuing, "Later, when I was twenty, oppa was twenty-one, and we became a big star in Yeongdeungpo~"

"For my birthday in 17, oppa gave me a plane ticket to Hokkaido~ But I couldn't go in the end~ However, he said the ticket would always be valid~ Oppa is actually a big dummy, he said he would help me win plushies from the claw machine, but in the end I was the one who won a lot of animal plushies for him~"

With a grin, Zhao Meiyan raised her fair chin and looked at Kim Jisoo: "Unnie knows, right? I'm really good at swinging on swings and playing claw machines!"

After talking so much nonsense with Sana Minatozaki, Jisoo actually... needed to confide in someone too.

There are some things about her male relatives that she can't tell Gong Cheng, so she can only keep them to herself. That's why at today's banquet, Minatozaki Sana has some worries she wants to share, but she also has her own worries. Staying by someone's side is tiring and stressful.

"Certified!" Kim Jisoo was very impressed with Zhao Meiyan's claw machine skills.

As for swinging on a swing...

Sana Minato listened with a forced smile to Xiaobaicai and Zhao Meiyan's romantic love story, wanting to tell her, "I even had sex with Xiaobaicai in a car! Did you? What are you bragging about!" But she held back, a hint of doubt creeping into her mind: "A small animal doll?"

“Yes~” Zhao Meiyan was very satisfied. With her assistant, Minatozaki Sana, providing a straight man, she could continue her story: “I caught a lot that day. There was a fluffy yellow Shiba Inu, a black penguin, a little tiger with yellow and black stripes, a rabbit with ruby ​​eyes, a fruit, a pink peach that looked like a butt, and a Hulk…”

"Oh yeah, and there's also an ugly fathead fish~" She squinted her eyes, giving off a "I'm so awesome" look.

Sana Minatozaki felt increasingly uneasy as she listened, her mind racing. She couldn't help but ask, "Miyuki, when is your birthday?"

Although she and Zhao Meiyan got along well, they weren't close enough to be friends. After all, she was still Xiaobaicai's ex-girlfriend! She had to keep her distance; "swords" don't discriminate.

But as far as I remember, in January 2017, Xiaobaicai came back to the company one day with a big bag of plush toys, mostly small animals, and then gave them to the members? The one she gave herself was... a Shiba Inu?!

???

For a moment, Sana Minatozaki's expression turned to one of astonishment.

Zhao Meiyan, unaware of what she was thinking, replied, "January 31st~"

After she finished speaking, she turned and started chatting with Kim Jisoo.

Sana Minatozaki quietly stepped aside and started scrolling through the photo album, following the timeline of the photos on her phone... Sure enough, she found a selfie in the photos from January 2017.

The Shiba Inu with its chubby cheeks and blonde hair at the time held a white arm out in front of the selfie camera, clutching a tan, fluffy Shiba Inu plush toy. The Shiba Inu was grinning with a crooked mouth...

Gong Cheng only showed half of his face in the shot...

Nima—Gong Cheng!
"Baka*&@￥#……" Minatozaki Sana cursed inwardly. After the singing incident, she quickly came to her senses. What happened?!

But after venting his emotions, he calmly put his phone in his pocket and looked at Zhao Meiyan with a hint of... sympathy.

"By the way, Jisoo unnie, didn't you ask me what brand of shower gel I used last time?" Zhao Miyeon said as she led Kim Jisoo into the bathroom, with Minatozaki Sana following behind.

"Hey, this is the brand, it smells really nice." [Pang Yan] picked up the shower gel and handed it to Kim Ji-soo while standing in front of the sink.

Kim Jisoo glanced at it twice, memorized the brand, and realized she had indeed asked about it. But just as she nodded, she looked up and saw a men's razor, toothbrush, and toothpaste on the small cabinet above the sink. She couldn't resist asking, "...What's this?"

"It's your brother-in-law's, unnie~ hehe~" Zhao Meiyan said casually, with an expression that said, "We sisters have no secrets."

Hearing the term "brother-in-law" made Kim Jisoo want to die...

She wanted to slap herself twice, but stubbornly turned her head away, refusing to look at the adorable couple's toothbrushes on display.

Gong Cheng is so busy... he probably doesn't come often.

Zhao Meiyan glanced at Minatozaki Sana's equally sheepish face. Seeing that her goal had been achieved, she left the bathroom, sat down on the bedside table, opened the drawer, took out a hair tie, and prepared to tie her hair up so they could all go to the living room for drinks and conversation: "Wait for me~"

With a grin, she propped up her hair tie with her palm, lowered her fair neck slightly, and skillfully tied her hair into a low ponytail.

Kim Jisoo calmed herself down and waited listlessly, but then she noticed an open bedside drawer. Next to a brown notebook, there was a small pink box. She bent down and saw that the packaging said it was strawberry flavored.

"do not move……"

When Zhao Meiyan saw her pick up the unidentified object, she blushed and stood up, letting out a soft cry.

Sana Minatozaki only glanced at it before blushing and guessing what it was.

Kim Jisoo flipped the box over. It advertised things like "ultra-thin," "zero-feel," and "When you go out, the most important thing is to wear a helmet." Her ears instantly turned pink as she realized what she was holding. A strawberry sack… She wasn't unfamiliar with such things, just never used one. The packaging looked like a candy box—pink, and it even said "strawberry flavor." She was speechless and quickly tossed the small box back into the drawer.

"...Let's go to the living room quickly, let's go~" Zhao Meiyan was so embarrassed that her face turned red. She didn't even care about the bedside drawer that hadn't been closed yet. Instead, she wanted to leave the bedroom as soon as possible. It was so embarrassing!

She wanted to show Jisoo and Sana the marks left by her boyfriend, but she didn't mean to show them this kind of thing! It's too private!

However, seeing Kim Jisoo's flushed and uncomfortable face made Zhao Miyeon feel much better...

Kim Ji-soo's wild imagination ran wild, wondering what Gong Cheng and Zhao Meiyan were doing with the strawberry-flavored burlap sack.
"..." In an instant, her blushing face turned deathly pale, turning ashen.

Gong Cheng—are you trying to kill me?!
You bastard...

……

“Ah chirp~~~”

Inside the Music Bank venue, Gong Cheng sneezed while sitting in a chair and raised his hand to rub his nose.

Who's thinking about me?
Isn't it annoying...?

"La la la la~"

Listening to the performance of their junior group Stray Kids on stage, Gong Cheng thought it was pretty good. This year's K-pop battle had already started last month, but there weren't many well-known groups making comebacks. Tonight, in addition to the solo performances of big stars and their juniors on stage, the other popular group was MAMAMOO.

Last month, they made a comeback with the album "White Wind"...

However, according to director Lee Yong-doo, who happened to be passing by, all the members of TWICE, except for Minato, came to support the big star. It was also learned that Minato had come by during the rehearsal this morning.

Gong Cheng couldn't help but wonder, where did the puppy go?
In the dorm, or something...

"..."

"Whoo~"

After Stray Kids' performance ended, Nayeon stood in the waiting area surrounded by the members. She took a deep breath, listened to the shouts of "Fight!" and smiled brightly, "Don't worry~ I'll win first place tonight."

One week after the album's release, "IM NAYEON" achieved great sales and fan support, giving Lim Nayeon a lot of confidence.

As the lights went out, Lim Nayeon adjusted her in-ear monitors, slowly walked onto the stage, and heard the upbeat melody of "POP!" playing in her ears. In an instant, a spotlight shone on her figure, the center of attention.

She grinned, showing off her rabbit teeth, and started her performance with great energy: "What's up~"

"I'm casting a spell on you~"

When Lim Nayeon took the stage, Gong Cheng's eyes were immediately drawn to her. His original purpose for coming here was to see the big star perform on stage.

...As the singing continued, Lim Na-yeon's beautiful face and cheerful voice drew screams from many audience members, who occasionally added some funny expressions and simple dance moves.

From a professional perspective, Gong Cheng thinks it's great; from an ex-boyfriend's perspective, it's fantastic. But why does our big star look a bit haggard?

The song "POP!" is a little over three minutes long.

"..."

As the song drew to a close, Nayeon gently slowed her singing, revealing a melancholic side beneath her energetic exterior.

He still didn't come; he was watching his own stage.

That's true, she's an international superstar, her status is so much higher than mine, it's right that she didn't come~ she thought bitterly.

But as the stage lights slowly dimmed, Nayeon had just finished her dance moves, picked up the microphone, and was about to bow and leave the stage when her gaze suddenly fell upon a tall figure standing in the corner of the venue. It seemed he had just stood up, but the lights were too dim and time was too short, so she couldn't see him clearly...

But the silhouette of that hurried departing figure was really familiar.

Lin Na-yeon bowed hastily, and when she straightened up and looked in that direction, the figure had already turned a corner and disappeared without a trace.

After stepping off the stage, instead of rushing to the dressing room to join the other members, she jogged around from backstage to the area she had been staring at, grinning and looking around, hoping to catch a glimpse of Gong Cheng.

It's him?

It should be him...

It's him!

"What are you doing, Nayeon?" Director Lee Yong-doo, who was passing by, glanced at the shifty-looking Lim Nayeon with surprise. Hadn't she just finished performing?

Nayeon withdrew her wandering gaze, a distracted smile appearing on her face as she greeted them, "Looking around~ Hehe~"

"Hey, how many years have you been in the industry? You've performed on our TV station so many times, haven't you had enough yet?" Lee Yong-doo joked, after all, the girl group "TWICE" in front of him was a hard-working group! And they really have a lot of members.

Lim Nayeon bit her lip and thought for a moment. Seeing Lee Yong-doo's departing figure, she couldn't help but ask, "Director-nim, have you seen Tarot?"

“Tarot?” Lee Yong-doo stopped and turned to look at her, looking puzzled. “He arrived a long time ago. He was just sitting there watching your performance.” As he spoke, he pointed to a chair in the shadows not far away.

"He said he had a surprise for you~ and told me to keep it a secret. Why didn't he contact you?" Just then, his walkie-talkie rang, and he quickly left.

Lim Nayeon stood there, stunned, muttering to herself, "You really came..."

But why can't we meet?

……

Gong Cheng walked out of the Music Bank recording venue... By now, the sky had completely darkened.

He walked up to the Bugatti parked next to the parking space. As soon as he opened the door, he saw the streetlights flashing on the street, their warm yellow glow making the dim light under the trees feel warmer.

The late spring night was still a bit chilly. Gong Cheng closed the car door, tightened his coat, and casually sat on the low-slung hood of the car, gazing thoughtfully at the slowly flickering streetlights, one by one, as time flew by.

There weren't many cars passing by on this road in Yeouido-dong at this time.

From Gong Cheng's perspective, at first glance, the street, lit by streetlights, appeared lonely, bathed in an orange glow.

Perhaps it was because he was "sick," but as he gazed at the cool streetlights, he couldn't help but think of his life, which he felt was like "walking on thin ice."
For a moment, I wanted to write a song.

...Sitting on the hood of the Bugatti, Gong Cheng's thoughts drifted and wandered for a while, following the flickering streetlights. He slapped his forehead and thought, "Why think so much?"

May you be a jerk for life~
It can't be changed.

Immediately, Gong Cheng, while continuing to explore the inspiration from his new song, got into the car, stepped on the gas, and sped away in a black streamlined car with a roar.

……

In Zhao Meiyan's living room, as the three of them sat cross-legged on the carpet chatting, the bottles of green grapes and grape-flavored wine on the table were quickly emptied. With a little tipsiness and candor, the distance between Minatozaki Sana, Kim Jisoo, and Zhao Meiyan also shortened considerably.

Unlike the awkwardness when we first met...

Kim Jisoo secretly kept reminding herself to keep her distance from Minatozaki Sana.

Zhao Meiyan, holding a small slice of pizza, smiled at Minatozaki Sana, whose eyes were slightly red from drinking. She thought about getting her some more drinks later and telling her about her hardships, hoping to win her over to her side: "By the way, Sana unnie..."

"What do you want to talk to me about today?"

Sana Minatozaki glanced at her and Jisoo's smiling faces, and asked, seemingly out of the ordinary, "Do you have any tissues?"

Kim Jisoo glanced at the fried chicken bits stuck to the corner of her mouth, assuming she was going to wipe it, so she pulled two tissues from a box under the table and handed them to her: "Here you go~"

Actually, that's not the case... Sana Minatozaki is very experienced. Don't be fooled by Miyeon and Jisoo's beaming smiles now; tissues will be a necessity later: "Any more?"

"..." Kim Jisoo couldn't understand why she needed so many tissues, so she had no choice but to take the tissue box from under the table and hand it over.

Sana Minato slowly picked up a tissue and wiped her mouth, then glanced at the two of them with curious, gossipy, and expectant smiles.

Originally, she initially sought out Zhao Meiyan because she wanted to confide in her.

Because the whole group, looking around, consists entirely of Xiaobaicai's girlfriends. Even his two best friends from his hometown have been tricked into bed by him. He really doesn't have a single friend with whom he can have a heart-to-heart talk.

But seeing Cho Mi-yeon's smug "performance" and Kim Ji-soo's feigned ignorance today, she actually wanted to see those two cry even more.
One is putting on a clumsy "performance," showing off, while the other is clearly having an affair with Xiaobaicai but pretending to be innocent.
Dramatic!

We're all supposed to be there for each other through thick and thin—what are you pretending for?!
Zhao Meiyan watched Minatozaki Sana's gradually changing expression, and a strange sense of foreboding arose in her heart. She tentatively asked, "Could it be that what's troubling Sana unnie is oppa's business?"

Upon hearing this, Kim Ji-soo immediately became interested.

Seeing that Zhao Meiyan and Minatozaki Sana had lost their composure and were able to control their expressions, the clever girl sensed that things were not so simple.

"Inside~"

Sana Minatozaki nodded with difficulty and looked at the two of them.

She thought back to when Zhao Meiyan boasted about Gong Cheng's performance, and her eyes suddenly became playful and teasing.

Immediately afterwards, Sana Minatozaki stood up from the carpet, looked earnestly at Miyeon Cho, bowed sincerely, and said apologetically, "Miyeon, there's something I haven't told you..."

When she gave a perfect 90-degree bow and raised her face, she didn't know where to begin with the messy things that had happened with Xiaobaicai.

But another purpose of my visit today was to drag Kim Jisoo and Cho Miyeon down with me into a state of grief and despair...

But now, not knowing where to begin, Minatozaki Sana decides to take it slow and deliberate, telling the story step by step, linking each point together, so that the boastful Cho Mi-yeon and the feigning innocence Kim Ji-soo can truly understand her pain and sorrow...

Girls~ Don't blame me~
From her initial language difficulties when she first came to the Peninsula as a trainee to her current status as Kim Sana, aside from her nickname "General Minatozaki" for her martial prowess, who doesn't know a bit of strategy?
In TWICE's monster room, where the scheming girl is arrogant and spoiled, the shameless thief is brazen and conceited, Momo pretends to be stupid and clueless, Chaeyoung sits back and acts with impunity, and the boss is domineering and tyrannical, we still need to learn some advanced fighting experience...

Regardless of the outcome for Kim Jisoo, Cho Miyeon, and Xiaobaicai tonight, being eliminated is fine. If they could turn their attention to dealing with that "shameless woman" Mina who kicked them out—even better!
One act ends, another begins~
Episode 2: Yuan Sana cleverly devises a series of schemes, causing great pain to the sleeping dragon and the young phoenix.

……

After being forced to accept a 90-degree bow in a daze, Zhao Meiyan quickly realized what was happening and stood up, supporting her arm: "What are you doing, Sana unnie? Are you drunk?"

"Why are you apologizing to me for no reason?" she asked, puzzled, then looked helplessly at Kim Jisoo, as if to say that she didn't know that Minatozaki Sana's alcohol tolerance was so low.
Jisoo was munching on fried chicken, completely baffled as to what Sana Minatozaki was doing.
“Because…” Sana Minato sat back down on the carpet. She picked up the wine glass on the table and took a big gulp. Perhaps emboldened by the alcohol, she boldly raised her eyelids and looked at Miyeon Cho with a deep gaze: “Because I cheated on you.”

Zhao Meiyan was holding a wine bottle, pouring wine for Minatozaki Sana. A good friend should be treated well! But upon hearing her calm voice, Sana seemed not to have heard clearly, but her eyes reacted first, looking at her incredulously: "What did you say?"

Kim Jisoo, who was playing PUBG, was also somewhat overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information.

She stiffly turned her neck to look at Sana Minatozaki: "What are you greening?"

"No, no..." Upon seeing Kim Jisoo, Minatozaki Sana realized her mistake and quickly waved her hands, her tongue slurring, to deny it.

Seeing her change in attitude, Zhao Meiyan's ugly expression softened a bit, but she still slammed the wine bottle she was holding onto the table. Some things shouldn't be said carelessly!
"You scared me~ hh~" Kim Jisoo picked up a tissue and carefully wiped her mouth, then looked at Minatozaki Sana and Zhao Miyeon with a smile, trying to smooth things over. The atmosphere was a bit cold.

She knew it! She hadn't even become good friends with Sana Minatozaki yet! How could that "clingy puppy" possibly make a move?
Doesn't this violate the law?
Sana Minatozaki's bright eyes sparkled. She tilted her head to look at Jisoo with a "I see right through you" expression, scratched her head, then stood up, her small frame facing Jisoo, and quickly bowed ninety degrees: "Mian ya, Jisoo unnie~"

Jisoo's eyes widened, and she quickly stood up: "What are you doing, Sana-chan..."

This process seems somewhat familiar...
Before even sitting down, Sana Minatozaki earnestly scanned Jisoo Kim and Miyeon Jo's faces, saying, "I misspoke earlier. I cheated on you two. Hmm... I cheated on both of you~"

She nodded, confirming that there was nothing wrong with what she said, and then, amidst the frozen expressions of the two, she calmly sat down.

As soon as Sana Minatozaki finished speaking, Jisoo's pupils contracted sharply, and her previously smiling face instantly darkened. Taking a deep breath and struggling to suppress her surging emotions, she glanced awkwardly at the detail of Miyeon Cho's knuckles turning white as she gripped the wine bottle, and forced a smile:
"Sana, you can't joke about this..." All that intimate address just now, all that "jiang" stuff, what a load of rubbish!

At the same time, I feel a tightness in my chest... We're not even friends.

Zhao Meiyan gritted her teeth, staring intently at Minatozaki Sana, who had a calm yet serious expression. The initial astonishment and gentleness in her eyes were extinguished by those words, leaving only a cold face and an incredulous twitching at the corner of her mouth.

But soon, she came to her senses and turned her head to look at one of the key pieces of information: what does "cheated on you two" mean?
"..." Kim Jisoo was heartbroken, feeling suffocated and confused, but when she saw the look in Jo Miyeon's eyes, she quickly suppressed the sobs welling up inside her and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Ani, Gong Cheng and I are not dating..."

That damned [Newborn Dawn]!
Hold on, hold on, I'll hold on!
She secretly told herself that it didn't matter, it wasn't the first time she had heard of such a thing, that brat always had a female relative pop up from time to time, didn't he?

It's like it popped out of a crack in the rock!
Jisoo tried to comfort herself like this, but her heart still ached terribly...

She gasped for breath in anger, her previously gentle and intellectual eyes now flushed red, as if hiding a thousand emotions. Zhuge Zhixiu pinched her thigh hard under the table while glancing at the silence before the volcanic eruption in the living room. She tried to numb her painful and broken heart from a different angle.

At least, I really wasn't dating that [Newborn Dawn], was I?
Looking at it now, it seems that both Miyanoko, Papoo, and Minatozaki Sana have suffered heavy losses...

You son of a bitch—Gong Cheng!
Zhao Meiyan was calmer than Kim Jisoo and Minatozaki Sana had anticipated. She clenched her teeth, her jawline taut, her originally gentle face as cold as if covered in frost, but the corners of her mouth twitched uncontrollably... Just a moment ago she thought Sana's bowing apology was kind of cute, but in the blink of an eye, she was stunned by the words "I cheated on you two".

My dear boyfriend, what's going on?

I can't breathe...

But at this moment, Zhao Meiyan raised her hand and pressed it to her chest, her shoulders trembling violently. She looked at Minatozaki Sana with a trembling voice and asked again and again, "Really?"

"Really!" Sana Minatozaki said, going all in.

In terms of martial prowess, neither "Pang Yan" nor "Zhuge Zhixiu" are a match for her, "Yuan Sana".

The definitive answer, like the last match, ignited Zhao Meiyan's pent-up emotions: "What nonsense are you spouting?"

Raising her voice, Zhao Meiyan trembled with anger. She jerked her wrist, gripping the wine glass, and the glass tilted in mid-air... The amber-colored liquor gushed out from the bottle, its icy force splashing directly onto Minatozaki Sana's expressionless cheek...

How dare she?
How dare she get entangled with my male relative, and even say it so matter-of-factly in front of me?
!!!

Do you want to... test the sharpness of my sword?
The amber-colored liquor splashed through the air from the glass, its icy coolness landing directly on Sana Minatozaki's face. The liquor trickled down her hair, soaking her collar, and a few drops even splashed onto the sofa behind her…

"Stop fighting, please..." Kim Jisoo quickly stood up and glanced at Minatozaki Sana, who was wiping her face with a tissue. Sana slightly raised her chin, her expression revealing no anger...

She glanced again at Zhao Meiyan, whose chest was heaving violently. The coldness and disbelief in her eyes had transformed into raw anger, and her body was trembling violently. Those eyes, which were usually as gentle as spring water, were now terrifyingly furious…

"Didn't you break up with him?" Sana Minato threw the tissue into the trash can, completely unconcerned about the glass of wine that had just been spilled on her.

what is this?
She was much more ruthless when she dealt with Mina before.

Just like now, looking at the mixed and angry expressions of Zhao Meiyan and Kim Jisoo, Minatozaki Sana couldn't help but laugh. This is nothing!
You spill a cup of wine on me, and wait a minute—Yuan Sana—my sword won't be any less effective!

(End of this chapter)