The two of them no longer talked about these depressing topics. They casually picked some interesting things to talk about and enjoyed the meal.
The atmosphere was relaxed and the host and guests were happy. The two of them were not very close, and it was not good to keep dragging each other to sit around. Tang Jinyan said, "Thank you for accompanying me.
It's late, I'll send you back. "
Park Soyeon blinked. "Wait."
"Huh?"
"It's your birthday today, isn't it?"
"Yes, and?"
"Are you stupid … Didn't you order a birthday cake?"
Tang Jinyan scratched his head. "I'm not a kid anymore. Why would I eat that?"
Park Soyeon laughed. "You're really … Eating a cake on your birthday is a ceremony. Everyone celebrates it like that. What does age have to do with it?" She snapped her fingers and called for the waiter.
Not long after, the cake was served. Park Soyeon went to remove the candles. "How old are you?
Twenty-five or twenty-six? "
"Yes, eighty-six," Tang Jinyan answered casually. Looking at her seriously counting the candles, he was a little absent-minded again.
"Then you're one year older than me.
Hmm … Two big candles, six small candles … "Park Soyeon placed the candles one by one and hooked her finger." Lighter!
I know you smoke. "
"Oh …" Tang Jinyan took out his lighter clumsily. Looking at the candles, he did not know where to start.
"Stupid." Park Soyeon snatched it, lit a candle, and stuffed it back into his hand.
Tang Jinyan looked at her silently as she lit the candles. He pursed his lips and did not know what to feel.
Park Soyeon finished lighting the candles quickly and smiled. "Here, make a wish."
Tang Jinyan suddenly said, "I heard that you have to sing the birthday song first before making a wish."
Park Soyeon looked at him and smiled. "You're smart now. I wanted to deny this step."
Tang Jinyan smiled. "I like to hear you sing. You can't deny this."
"Seriously, you're here to talk nonsense again. Are you a fan?"
Park Soyeon rolled her eyes at him. "Alright, alright. You're the biggest on your birthday. Consider yourself lucky. It's not cheap for those local tyrants to invite us to sing at their birthday parties."
Tang Jinyan smiled and did not say anything. Park Soyeon was obviously just joking. As an idol, there was nothing to be shy about singing a birthday song. Soon, she began singing softly, "Happy birthday to you..."
Tang Jinyan listened quietly and slowly closed his eyes.
The shadows of swords and sabers, the blood-red streets, angry curses, wails, and the clamor that always resounded in his dreams slowly became indistinct. The gentle birthday song floated in his ears like the gentle moonlight, very warm.
"Did you make a wish?" Park Soyeon asked curiously as the singing stopped.
"Yes."
"Can I hear what your wish is?"
Tang Jinyan opened his eyes and smiled. "I can still hear your voice."
"So insincere." Park Soyeon curled her lips. "Alright, alright. Happy birthday."
"Thank you." He stood up and sighed. "I'll send you off."
*****
"You're back so late. Where did you fool around?"
Park Soyeon was surrounded by her sisters as soon as she returned to the dormitory.
"Could it be that you secretly went to see Wu Zhonghe?"
"Aiyaya, is our Soyeon finally going to usher in the first spring of her life?"
"Go to hell ~" Park Suk Yeon carried her bag and swept the onlookers away. Liu Huaying, however, was not present. She sighed worriedly and said, "President Tang just freeloaded a meal."
In fact, her sisters already knew where she went. They were all a little surprised.
Soyeon actually had dinner alone with President Tang, someone she had only met once?
Li Juli grabbed her by the neck and pulled her into the room. She whispered into her ear, "No way. Did you really fall for this President Tang?
What about Old Wu … "
"How could that be?
We've only met twice. What's there to like about him? "
Park Soyeon secretly pinched her. "He did help out … at least he didn't get greedy."
"Hmm … that's true." Li Juli thought for a moment. "It's a little different from what I imagined.
Still, you sure are not worried. You actually dared to have dinner alone with a member of the underworld? "
"Underworld is one thing. Have you heard of any misdeeds he has done?"
Park Soyeon spread her hands. "He just beat up Anti that day. To be honest, we all secretly felt good when we heard about it."
"Hey, hey, hey. Don't always whisper to each other!" Pu Hyomin squeezed between them and poked her head out. She waved her little fist. "It's more than just secretly feeling good!
A man like him is the most manly! "
Han Eun-kyung laughed. "Hey, if word of this gets out, someone else will say something. Our Big Sister Viper!"
"Pfft … hahahaha …" The sisters laughed. Pu Hyomin put her hands on her hips helplessly. "Keep laughing. Be careful that I don't catch you all and sell you all to the market. President Tang will teach you all a lesson!"
"Hahahaha …" The sisters laughed even harder. "Actually, we think that you and that President Tang are quite compatible!
A gang boss and the Big Sister Viper of the Violent School Society Alliance! "
Pu Hyomin put her hands on her hips and looked around angrily. Then, she couldn't help but laugh out loud. "I really have to hand it to those Anti. They can even make up something like that.
I think even that Tang Jinyan was still playing with mud when he was 13 or 14 years old.
I'm already the Big Sister of the Violent School Society Alliance.
If this is true, even our President Kim would have to bow to me when he sees me now … "
"It's not scary that you can make up something like that. What's scary is that people actually believe it ~"
"Aiyaya, those who believe it are those who want to believe it. No matter what you make up, there will still be people who will believe you even if you say that we're ultraman."
"Aiya, Bao Lan, your words are very direct."
"Speaking of which, this nickname is really awesome. Viper, it sounds like a poisonous widow …"
"I can understand the word 'snake'. Our Hyomin has a snake waist. But why is it 'Viper' and not 'Grass Snake' or 'Water Snake' …"
"Because our Hyomin is a beautiful flower girl?"
"Hahaha …"
Pu Hyomin was both angry and amused.
Her sisters were really used to being made up by others. Now that she was able to take these things out and make fun of them, she no longer felt as miserable as she did in the early years of Zhi Yan. Was this considered an improvement, or was it a form of numbness?
Park Soyeon said lazily, "People always believed that I left because I eloped with someone. That's why it's so awesome. When I first saw it, I thought someone was writing a novel. It really made me want to cry. I can't wait to update it … So, don't have any opinions about President Tang because of what others say. I've been interacting with him for a while. Although he admitted that he's a triad, he still feels very friendly."
Click. The door opened and Liu Huaying walked in. She glanced at Park Soyeon and said, "I'm back."
Park Soyeon felt relieved. "It's good that you're back."
Liu Huaying walked into the room. She seemed to have heard Park Soyeon's last sentence when she entered the door. She said faintly, "President Tang's ringtone is' Love Dovey '."
"Hey …" The sisters were in an uproar. "No way … is he really a fan?"
Park Soyeon stood aside in a daze. His words rang in her ears again. "I like to hear you sing."
— — "Can I hear what my wish is?"
— — "I can still hear your voice."
Tsk … It's not nonsense …
You want to hear my voice? That's easy. I'm a singer after all.
We, T-ara, will sing forever.
*****
In the alley outside the CCM dormitory, Tang Jinyan smoked and looked up at the lights upstairs.
Eun-suk was on the side, stepping on a man who was beaten into a pig's head. "Brother Nine, how should we deal with this?"
Tang Jinyan squatted down and blew a puff of smoke on the man's face. "Be careful. Don't take photos of anyone."
The man cried. "Ninth Masters … I didn't recognize you …"
"Your Elder Quan, do you want to start a war with our new village?"
"No, no, no, we don't mean that. We only take photos of celebrities to make deals with other companies. We won't expose them casually … I was only responsible for taking photos of T-ara's dormitory. I really didn't know it was Ninth Masters …"
"Come on, don't be so scared. Your Elder Quan is not afraid of us."
"But I don't dare to become the fuse of a war between the two families …"
"You're lucky that you recognize me.
If it were a little kid, the war might have started already. How can the photos of me, a member of the Tang Clan, be published so casually?
If we really want to have a discussion, I'm the one in the right. "Tang Jinyan waved his hand." Forget it, Eun-suk, let him go. "
Eun-suk let go and whispered, "It should be an accident. T-ara was the one who took the photos, not us."
"Mm." Tang Jinyan said calmly, "Since we know each other, it's easy.
You know what to do with T-ara's negative news in the future. "
"But …"
"Mm?"
"Okay."
The sad reporter sighed dejectedly. "I didn't expect Park Soyeon to be in a relationship with Ninth Masters. How did they get involved? Seriously …"
"Relationship?" Tang Jinyan looked at him strangely for a long time. "Are you guys stupid?
Sending a friend home is a relationship?
It's understandable that people would misunderstand if the photos were exposed. But you clearly saw me send him off obediently. How can you think that way?
According to your logic, the three of us are squatting in the alley right now. Are we having a threesome? "
"…" The reporter looked at him blankly. He felt that with the two keywords' gangster 'and' celebrity 'together, there was no need to consider the relationship between normal friends …
"No wonder celebrities are afraid of this and that. The people who keep an eye on them are full of sh * t." Tang Jinyan sneered. "They really lower my IQ."
The reporter looked sad. "Actually, the two of you are quite compatible in terms of age and appearance …"
"Mm?"
"Okay, Ninth Masters … It doesn't matter if you're friends with her, playing with her, getting her bag, or dating … Anyway, you've destroyed the camera and negatives. Can I leave now?"
"Get lost … Oh right, go back and tell Old Quan that I'll visit him tomorrow morning."
The reporter was stunned. He didn't dare to say anything and quickly left.
Watching the reporter leave, Tang Jinyan sighed faintly. "Don't say that we can only hide in the shadows. Aren't they the same?"
Eun-suk didn't say anything.
"Compatible in terms of age and appearance?
Is that so? "Tang Jinyan rubbed his chin and looked upstairs.
The light was already off.
"Forget it … It's just two lines that cross occasionally. There's no need to force them together." Tang Jinyan turned and left. Step by step, his figure merged into the darkness and could no longer be seen.