"Do you have any plans tonight?" Tang Jinyan asked gently.
"Huh?"
Park Soyeon lifted her head from her knees. Her eyes were still a little confused. Then, she quickly remembered where she was and her eyes regained their clarity. Subconsciously, she wanted to say "yes", but looking at Tang Jinyan's clear eyes, she said the truth. "No."
"Hmm …" Tang Jinyan looked at the time. "Originally, I had booked a place to have dinner with a beauty. Unfortunately, something happened and she won't be coming."
Park Soyeon understood what he meant. She smiled and said, "You want to treat me instead?"
Tang Jinyan said indifferently, "As long as you're not afraid to have dinner with me."
Park Soyeon blinked. "Why should I be afraid of you?"
Tang Jinyan smiled. "Because my role can change at any time."
Park Soyeon tilted her head and looked at him for a long time. "Although Zhenzhu Oppa's description is very bloody, it's still hard to imagine you becoming a bad person." She paused and said, "Do you know …"
"What?"
Park Soyeon looked into his eyes seriously. "Since our debut, we've been attacked by countless people with all kinds of unbearable rumors.
We know how difficult it is. Unless we see it with our own eyes, we won't judge a person based on what they say. "
Tang Jinyan looked at her quietly for a long time. Suddenly, he laughed. "Very good."
Park Soyeon was a little curious. "Why do you have to treat someone to dinner?
You can cancel the reservation. "
Tang Jinyan said indifferently, "Because today is my birthday."
Park Soyeon was stunned. She suddenly felt that he was very lonely. She didn't know how he spent his birthdays in the past to treat something like "treating a woman to dinner" as a stubborn way of treating it.
She still took precautions. "I have a boyfriend."
"I'm just a fan of yours."
"Thank you so much. A fan who doesn't even know my name." Park Soyeon shook her head and smiled. She picked up her bag. "Let's go."
*****
"Actually, I rarely come to the restaurants in JN District."
Tang Jinyan cut a piece of steak and said with a smile, "It looks good, but the taste is just so-so. It's not much better than other places."
Park Soyeon gracefully held a glass of juice and gently took a sip. Looking at the candlelight, she smiled and said, "Coming to this kind of place is to experience the mood. Listen to this Chopin … ah … how beautiful.
How many of them are really here to eat? "
Tang Jinyan sneered. "Don't act like a petty bourgeois. You make it sound like you're an expert.
When you wrapped your face like a mummy before you came in, I knew that you wouldn't come here often. "
Park Soyeon pouted. "How can an idol casually come out to eat with a man? She'll be done for if she's photographed.
I'm risking my life to accompany you today! "
Tang Jinyan was a little curious. "Then how do you usually date with your boyfriend?
Going to a private club? "
"What date … where did the boyfriend come from?"
Park Soyeon propped up her head and poked at the glass with a straw. "I did take a fancy to one. Before I could confess, he had already joined the army."
Tang Jinyan laughed. "It's not like you can't come out after joining the army.
If you need my help, just give me a call. It's not hard to get a few days off for your sweetheart. "
"Forget it. What's the use of talking about it for a few days?
I don't have time to think about it anyway. The development of the team has reached a critical period. "
Park Soyeon's face began to glow again. "We're about to hold our first concert in Thailand. After that, we'll hold our first concert tour in Japan. This is the best proof of our efforts over the past three years."
"Congratulations … why not hold it in Korea?"
"It's not easy to hold a concert in Korea. It's not easy if it's not the best …" Park Soyeon's eyes sparkled. "Our new song is about to start production. Maybe it'll be ready after that!"
"You're very confident about the new song?"
"En, it's a good song!"
"Holding a concert tour and producing a new song. Won't you guys kill people with your small arms and legs?"
Park Soyeon began to talk again. "What's wrong with that? We released 'Crycry' last November, 'Aren't We in Love' in December, and 'Love Dovey' this January. When there were many stages, we had several concerts a day. During that time, we were also doing Japanese music. We didn't even get three hours of sleep. Didn't we still get through it?
We're … "
Tang Jinyan continued, "Model Worker Group, right?"
Park Soyeon smiled. Her smile contained an indescribable pride and expectation for the future.
It was beautiful.
*****
Tang Jinyan watched in a daze.
He didn't understand what he was subconsciously trying to get closer to.
Jung Eun-thi, Song Ji-hyo, Park Soyeon. They gave him a completely different feeling, but there was a strange similarity. He didn't know where this similarity came from.
What was it that he wanted?
Actually, it wasn't clear.
He thought about it for many days and came to this conclusion:
Who was the most prideful group in the world?
It was the underworld.
On the surface, everyone was usually like a dead pig that wasn't afraid of boiling water. They were completely shameless. But in fact, the most common line in their communication was: Give me face.
It was very strange, wasn't it?
They didn't seem to care about the discrimination of ordinary people, but subconsciously, they were always brooding about it.
But they couldn't change it, so they could only use their fierceness to make others hide the discrimination honestly. They hid it under the fear, so that they had to give face.
But Tang Jinyan was surprised to find that there was a group of people who didn't feel embarrassed even though they were also moving forward in the eyes of outsiders. Instead, they seemed to be chasing a noble ideal.
That beautiful expectation for the future made Tang Jinyan jealous.
Yes, jealousy.
Maybe in the future, he could call the wind and summon the rain. Maybe he could get the power to play with them, but that was never related to beauty.
He once wanted to let Jung Eun-thi know that if I want to f * ck you, I'll f * ck you. Let's see if you're still a white lotus.
But in the end, he realized that it was meaningless. He didn't destroy anything, and nothing changed.
So he was very friendly to Song Ji-hyo and Park Soyeon, who were very respectful.
Look, they're almost the same as Jung Eun-thi. They're even doing better than you.
They also know that I'm from the underworld. I've even warned them repeatedly, but they're still very respectful to me.
In a trance, he felt that a lot of things had been filled up.
They're giving me face, so I'll give them face, at least in his senses.
But he couldn't tell what it was that touched his heart when Song Ji-hyo said "I'm very clean" and Park Soyeon's beautiful smile.
"You … why do you keep looking at me?" Park Soyeon stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Tang Jinyan's eyes. Her face was a little red.
Tang Jinyan suddenly woke up and smiled a little awkwardly. "Sorry, I was distracted."
"Oh …" Park Soyeon looked at him. "I thought it was because I'm too beautiful."
"Pfft … so you have a tendency to be vain."
"Hmph."
"Are you sure there won't be any problems with Liu Huaying?" Tang Jinyan changed the topic. "Do you need me to help you solve this hidden danger?"
Park Soyeon's attention was successfully diverted. "How can you solve it?"
Tang Jinyan said indifferently, "Heh … we have plenty of ways to make someone like her behave like a dog."
Park Soyeon was somewhat exasperated. "She's my teammate. Don't mess around.
Besides, her father is from the military. She's not someone you triads can mess around with. "
"Military …" Tang Jinyan smiled mockingly. "I'm so scared ~"
"Enough."
Park Suk Yeon rolled her eyes at him. "Be a good security guard. Don't ruin your image in my heart."
"…" Tang Jinyan sighed. "Fine, I'll give you some face."
Park Soyeon smiled. "You keep talking about us. Let's talk about yourself."
"What do I have to say?"
"For example … I heard that you're from China. How long have you been in South Korea?"
"Hmm …" Tang Jinyan raised his head and thought for a long time. Then, he finally responded, "I came here when I was six years old. My parents died when I was eight years old. Then, I stabbed a knife into the heart of my enemy and was adopted by my adoptive father. Until today."
Park Soyeon stared at him in a daze. She was speechless for a long time.
Tang Jinyan leaned against the back of the chair and smiled. "Most of the time, image is not worth a single cent.
When you're used to doing bad things to survive, then the so-called bad things are nothing more than a job to you.
If one day, you see me ruin your image, don't be surprised. "
"Then …" Park Soyeon hesitated for a moment, and then whispered, "Please try not to let me see you."
Tang Jinyan looked at her quietly for a moment, and then smiled. "Alright."
In truth … we won't have much interaction. Perhaps we'll meet on some security occasions. But the greater possibility is that you'll never see my face again.