There was a joke about "too close for comfort" that was widely circulated in China. There was also a similar joke in Korea.
Tang Jinyan's attitude towards the T-ara members had changed over the course of several phases. It was probably because he was too close for comfort.
In the beginning, they were just friends and Park Soyeon's teammates. To be honest, their position in his heart was not much higher than Liu Huaying's. Other than the natural closeness to the team due to listening to their songs, they could only be considered friendly acquaintances.
In the second phase, he told Li Juli that he was helping them out of sincerity and not because of a deal. He did not want to be held hostage and be looked down upon for no reason.
When he became more and more entangled with Li Juli, he even deliberately avoided the other members of T-ara. He did not want to get entangled with them.
In the third phase, as everyone became more familiar with each other, they all became close friends.
In fact, many people would have such close friends of the opposite sex. They would play around, have some physical contact, or make some outrageous jokes. To outsiders, it might seem ambiguous, but in reality, there was no special feelings between them.
Tang Jinyan and the girls were like that, but there were differences in the degree of familiarity between them. Some of them were usually more cheerful, and he was more familiar with them. Others like Bao Lan, who was usually less crazy, and he often could not see where she was, so he was not that familiar with her …
In the fourth phase, Park Soyeon had taken precautions against it before it could even develop. That was after he had taken advantage of Li Juli.
Park Soyeon was worried that he would have other thoughts, so she decisively warned him not to touch the members of T-ara again.
To be honest, Tang Jinyan felt a little wronged when he received this warning. He really did not have such thoughts.
However, he didn't explain anything. It was also good to take this as a kind of self-reminder. If a person like him indulged his darkest desires, the consequences would be unimaginable. It was reasonable for Suyan to be a little worried.
It didn't matter. He had always been able to control himself.
Therefore, his relationship with T-ara had always been at three stages. They were getting used to each other and were getting more familiar with each other. They were so familiar with each other that when they were drunk, he would carry them to the car and send them home as if he was carrying them in his left arm. Just like this little girl in front of him, he had lost count of how many times he had wanted to do it while she was drunk, but he had never even thought of doing it.
Lin Yun-er saw that Park Ji-yeon was openly holding his arm in public, so there must be something fishy going on.
Actually, they didn't feel anything at all …
Tang Jinyan did not know why Park Ji-yeon was suddenly flirting with him. In short, he was not moved at all. Instead, he was extremely surprised that this joker could be so charming …
If Park Ji-yeon knew what he was thinking, she would probably vomit blood …
However, no matter how Tang Jinyan thought about it, the ending would be the same. He would have to feed it anyway.
He couldn't possibly be so cowardly that the Ninth Masters would act flirtatiously with the little girl he had brought out in front of Zhao Mingren and the others, right?
How could he face them then?
Therefore, he picked up a piece of pork rib and gently brought it to Park Ji-yeon's lips. He smiled and said, "Here."
Park Ji-yeon glanced at him. Her face was flushed red. She opened her mouth slightly and took a small bite. She whispered, "It's delicious."
Zhao Mingren clapped his hands and laughed. "That's more normal. Who would sit so upright when they come out to play?
Those who don't know would think that Ninth Master brought along a business assistant. "
Tang Jinyan finally realized what Park Ji-yeon was doing.
He was really bringing a woman to meet his brother. If it were Park Soyeon, he would probably do something more intimate.
For example …
Just as he thought of this, he saw Park Ji-yeon lean over slightly. She reached out and helped him put a few dishes into his bowl. Then, she picked up some vegetables with her chopsticks and brought them to his mouth. She said gently, "Eat more vegetables."
Tang Jinyan completely understood what this girl was thinking. He smiled and nodded. He opened his mouth and ate the vegetables. Then, he patted her head.
Park Ji-yeon pouted unhappily and snorted at him, indicating that he should not always do such things to children.
The atmosphere between the two of them was a little flirtatious, but it made the banquet even more lively.
Zhao Mingren and Jin Zhexiu both laughed and took turns to drink with Tang Jinyan. From time to time, they would toast Park Ji-yeon or let the two of them drink together.
Tang Jinyan and Park Ji-yeon also smiled and drank. The atmosphere was very relaxed and warm. It was as if Tang Jinyan was really having a meal with his girlfriend and brother.
As Tang Jinyan said before, he was meeting his own people tonight. It was quite casual.
In fact, there was not much business to talk about. Deepening the relationship between everyone was the most important thing. He, Tang Jinyan, had a meal with the head of Public Security Department No. 1 and the captain of the wide-area investigation team. This was in itself a serious matter.
After drinking too much, Zhao Mingren began to speak loudly. Old Jiu also stopped shouting and called Tang Jiu back. "By the way, Tang Jiu, sister-in-law is really beautiful."
Park Ji-yeon's face was also red from drinking. When she heard this, she blushed even more. However, her expression was obviously happy. It was not clear whether she was happy because she was praised as beautiful or because she had fallen into the role of "sister-in-law".
Jin Zhexiu stood up. "Another toast to sister-in-law."
Park Ji-yeon hurriedly stood up to respond. Tang Jinyan reached out and pulled her back. "Sit down. We're on the same side. Why are you standing here in front of the instructor?"
Jin Zhexiu smiled and sat back down. Park Ji-yeon seemed to be a little drunk. She was pulled by him and directly fell into his arms.
Tang Jinyan grabbed her cup and drank it in one gulp. "I'll drink for her."
The two police officers cheered. Park Jiyeon leaned on him and watched him drink with his head tilted back. His eyes were sparkling, and no one knew what strange things he was thinking.
However, no one noticed that she was leaning on his body and he was hugging her waist. This position did not change until the end of the performance.
The two police officers felt that this posture was natural, but they did not realize it at all.
When the small gathering ended, the guests and the host left happily with the smell of alcohol. Tang Jinyan walked out of the restaurant with Park Ji-yeon in his arms. As the north wind blew, the two of them suddenly shivered. They both realized that the current posture was so charming that it was exactly the same as when a girlfriend accompanied a buddy to finish a meal.
Tang Jinyan quickly let go of his hands.
Park Ji-yeon slightly lowered her head and pursed her lips without saying a word.
As Tang Jinyan had been drinking for her, Park Ji-yeon did not drink too much. She was a little dizzy and quietly followed him to the Land Rover with her head lowered.
"Are you trying to save face for me?
Or are you trying to replace Soyeon? "Tang Jinyan suddenly asked.
"Both."
Park Ji-yeon seemed to answer casually. "It can't be like what Brother Zhao said, that you brought a business secretary out to sit upright and still?
If you want to act, you have to act more realistically. "
"Good acting." Tang Jinyan gave her a thumbs up.
Park Ji-yeon laughed. "You praised me like this a long time ago in Cool Water."
"That Big Sister of the Mafia?
Very ferocious. "Tang Jinyan laughed." It's just that the style is a little silly. "
"You like the style with long straight black hair?" Park Ji-yeon tilted her head and looked at him. "Soyeon and Juli and Oni both have black hair now …"
"Uh … actually, short hair is not bad. The style in 'Crycry' is very good.
The color doesn't have to be black, as long as it's not too weird. "
Tang Jinyan said, "Maybe I've seen too many demons dancing around, so I prefer to return to the natural style for girls."
Park Ji-yeon was silent for a moment and suddenly said, "Yun 'er and senior Xu Xian … the style of their new song is also hip-hop style, and the hair color is not very natural. But do you like it too?"
"Are you still thinking about this?"
As they spoke, the two were already standing beside the Land Rover.
Park Ji-yeon stopped and said in a low voice, "I'm really scared … I can't imagine how people will look at T-ara when you leave Soyeon Oni one day."
Tang Jinyan was startled. He could imagine that this girl was afraid of losing, and he could also imagine her competitive spirit that refused to admit defeat. However, he did not expect her to see things from a deeper perspective. This was actually what she was most afraid of.
Since her debut, she had been facing attacks all year round. Under that seemingly smiling face, there was a heart that was already full of holes.