"Forcing you to come to the commercial performance may have disrupted some of your promotional plans. I'd like to propose a toast to Taeyan Xi. Please forgive me."
"The company's arrangements have their own reasons. We're just following the company's instructions. Please don't take it to heart, President Tang."
Jeju Island usually had to take a flight to Seoul. There were only a few flights a day. Girls' Generation still couldn't make it back in time. They could only stay the night at the banquet. A commercial performance really wasted a lot of time.
Tang Jinyan should apologize to the captain at the banquet. Jin Taeyan politely clinked glasses with him. Her words sounded polite, but she didn't seem to blame him.
"How about this …" Tang Jinyan pondered for a while and asked, "When is the first time you return to the rankings?"
"Number 10, M!
Countdown。”
"I'll send someone …"
"There's no need."
Jin Taeyan smiled and interrupted, "I know President Tang feels bad, but there's really no need to trouble yourself."
"Aren't you afraid that this will affect you?"
"I'm not afraid of President Tang laughing at me."
Jin Taeyan grinned, "If this can affect you, how can we achieve our goal?"
"May I ask what your goal is …"
Jin Taeyan stopped smiling and calmly replied, "M!
The first full score since Countdown's restructuring. "
Tang Jinyan was slightly stunned.
"So, President Tang, there's no need to trouble yourself." Jin Taeyan politely bowed and turned to leave, "We're … Girls' Generation."
"Tsk …" Tang Jinyan looked at her small back and drank his wine. He sighed in his heart.
"What's your mood?" Suddenly, someone behind him asked.
Tang Jinyan turned around and saw Lin Yuner sitting at the dining table without a care for her image. Her legs were swaying as if she was sitting at home.
He said in a bad mood, "Miss Lin Yuner, you're the face of the business. Can't you have some image?
Every time I see you, you're either eating greasy food or acting like a monkey. "
"None of your business." Lin Yuner didn't care, "It's safer this way."
"Not bad. You even know how to make fun of yourself." Tang Jinyan gave her a thumbs up, "What did you ask just now?"
"I'm asking you how you feel."
Lin Yuner looked into his eyes. "After hearing Tai Yan's domineering declaration, do you feel gratified that Xiao Xian is in such a team, or are you secretly mocking them for being just a bunch of entertainers? What are they so proud of?"
Tang Jinyan laughed. "You still don't trust me."
"It's not that I don't trust you. Otherwise, I wouldn't have helped you this time." Lin Yuner sighed. "But I'm really curious about your mentality."
Tang Jinyan laughed. "What are you curious about?"
"I don't know. I just feel that someone like you shouldn't be involved with Xiao Xian.
Logically speaking … "
Before he could finish his sentence, Tang Jinyan interrupted, "Logically speaking, when there's meat delivered to your door, it's best to eat it up and leave."
Lin Yuner was speechless. She stared at him angrily. "You're showing such a nonchalant attitude towards morality and law. This is clearly your nature."
"You make it sound like this is the first time you know that I'm a gangster."
"But the way you treat Xiao Xian is not like this."
"Is that why you're curious?"
"Mm."
"That's very dangerous, Yuner." This time, it was Tang Jinyan's turn to turn and leave. "Just because you look safe doesn't mean you're invincible."
Lin Yuner angrily grabbed an orange from the stage and aimed it at his head. She was about to throw it when her entire body suddenly trembled. She felt as though she was being stared at by countless ferocious beasts. Her hair stood on end.
She looked left and right. The countless black-suited bodyguards in the banquet hall were staring coldly at her hand. Each and every one of them had their hands in their pockets.
Lin Yuner's heart chilled. She smiled and set down the orange. She turned her head and bared her teeth in the direction Tang Jinyan had left. "So what if you're a gangster?
Is it worth it to throw an orange?! "
Tang Jinyan walked over to the side of the banquet hall. There, a professional pianist was playing the piano.
Xu Xian was wearing a long dress. She stood quietly beside the pianist. She was focused on the pianist's fingertips dancing on the piano keys. Her eyes were bright and clear.
Tang Jinyan felt that among all the women he had met, Xu Xian was not the most beautiful. However, she was often able to make him feel a rush of excitement.
For example, this kind of intelligence and focus was not possessed by others. It always reminded him of those classes where Xu Xian was quietly reading.
He also stood quietly beside Xu Xian. He accompanied her as she listened to the pianist play the piano.
"Are you done chatting with my Oni?" After standing silently for a few seconds, Xu Xian asked softly.
"Mm."
"Are you apologizing to Tai Yan and Oni?"
"Mm. I feel like I've disturbed your ranking plan."
Xu Xian said softly. "Just a moment ago, our youtobe video broke through ten million views. It became the fastest video in the history of the Korean group to break ten million views."
"…"
"The Nine Masters are awe-inspiring in the Underground Kingdom. In fact, in our own field, we are not necessarily worse than the Nine Masters. We might even be better." Xu Xian suddenly smiled. "Sometimes I think, what is the most important thing in a woman's life?
In terms of profession, Ren Jing Oni is one step behind. Perhaps she can only look at our backs and sigh. However, by your side, I am one step behind. Similarly, I can only look at your backs and shrink back.
Then … in my life and Ren Jing Oni's life, who will win and who will lose? "
"Little Xian …"
"Mm?"
"Self-improvement books are all big scams. On the surface, they look inspiring, but in reality, they make people sad."
"Ha …" Xu Xian smiled. "Why does it sound like you are an expert in books?"
"Because I heard that you like to read those kinds of books. I specially bought one to take a look. After flipping through two pages, I used it as a table leg."
"So, you really do read books when you have time?" Xu Xian was very curious. "Recommend me a few books that you like."
"Oh … 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms', 'Thirty-Six Stratagems', 'A Brief History of China'. The last one is a book that I recently started reading in Jeju Island. It was recommended by Professor Lee."
Xu Xian was embarrassed to find that even if she bought the books, she would not be able to understand them.
In other words, she, a dignified university student, was actually being pretentious by a triad … She muttered unhappily. "How annoying."
As soon as this word was uttered, the atmosphere between the two became silent again.
After a few minutes of silence, the zither player changed two tunes before Xu Xian broke the silence again. "Do you know what song this is?"
"I don't know."
"Hmph, hmph."
Tang Jinyan did not know whether to laugh or cry.
Seeing him deflated, Xu Xian's mood seemed to improve a lot. She proudly raised her head and walked away with her hands behind her back. "I will find a way to make myself hate you."
The topic of who won and who lost disappeared like a gust of wind.