After dinner, Tang Jinyan didn't have anything special to do. He just wanted to look for T-ara.
They didn't want to be disturbed during the day, so they could meet at night.
It would be hard to explain if they spent time together. T-ara's dormitory might be flooded with jealousy by now.
But he didn't expect Mr. Li to do this.
He was the vice president of the Seoul Public Prosecutor's Office. If he used his 007 skills to catch his daughter in the act, he would be successful …
He was the national treasure. How could he do this …
Tang Jinyan was still embarrassed when he rang the doorbell of T-ara's dormitory.
He was even more embarrassed when he saw Park Ji-yeon open the door.
Both the old and the young were guarding against the same thing …
"Brother-in-law," Park Ji-yeon blushed when she saw him, but she still greeted him sweetly, "Come in."
Tang Jinyan walked in and looked around. "Where are they?"
"They're having a meeting in the club leader's office. They'll be back soon."
"You don't want to go?"
"I …" Park Jiyeon sniffled. "I caught a cold, so I didn't want to go. Anyway, isn't the captain just a role for brother-in-law to play the drums and pass the flowers around in the backyard? The others only went to the meeting to see Julione's embarrassment …"
"Ahem …" Tang Jinyan coughed dryly and quickly got to the point. "You caught a cold?"
"Yes …" Park Ji-yeon's eyes flashed. "I caught a cold yesterday when I came back to practice."
"Yesterday …" Tang Jinyan quickly realized why Park Ji-yeon was flinching. She caught a cold yesterday, so she must have caught a cold the night before.
Park Ji-yeon stayed at his house the night before …
"That … is the blanket at my place too thin?"
"No …"
"You didn't turn on the heater?"
"No … Aiya, don't ask!"
"If you really caught a cold at my place, why didn't you ask me?"
Park Ji-yeon stomped her feet. "You and Ji-yeon senior were yelling until midnight. I couldn't sleep and got up several times!
You even went to the balcony to enjoy the breeze! "
"…" Tang Jinyan blurted out, "It seems that the soundproofing of the room needs to be improved."
"Hmph!
Pervert! "Park Ji-yeon angrily turned around and went into her room. She slammed the door shut and refused to come out.
Tang Jinyan sat awkwardly alone in the living room. He had always been thick-skinned, but this time, he felt embarrassed.
Speaking of which, there were two T-ara girls who had fallen sick at his house. One of them was Park Soyeon because she was exercising too vigorously, while the other was Park Ji-yeon because she heard him exercising too vigorously with someone else … He really didn't know what T-ara had been telling him all day.
Just as he was sitting there, the door to Park Ji-yeon's room opened again. The little girl walked out and placed a cup of coffee in front of him. She pouted and said, "I can't leave you alone outside. It's too rude."
Tang Jinyan felt a little warm inside. "Thank you."
Park Ji-yeon stood there stiffly. She did not appreciate his kindness at all. "Another day with Shaoshi?
Went to the Music Bank to support them?
Took Xu Xian to a two-person world?
Early in the morning, I don't know where you sent Lin Yuner to the KBS? "
Tang Jinyan shrunk his neck and drank his coffee. He didn't need to think to know that although many people had seen his trip and it was not a secret, ordinary people would not be so free as to dig up such details, except for a certain father …
What the f * ck …
Speaking of which, it was meaningless to explain that it was just a coincidence when he went to the KBS to do business. After all, it was not a coincidence that he stayed at Xu Xian's house. He could only say, "I really didn't go to Lin Yuner …"
Park Ji-yeon was silent for a while. She suddenly sighed. "Actually, regardless of whether it was true or not, it's not my place to be so angry, right?
You don't have to explain it to me, right … "
She seemed to be saying sentimental words, but with her cold nose sniffing, it looked inexplicably funny.
Tang Jinyan did not laugh. He said seriously, "Explaining it to you is the same as explaining it to Soyeon. It's the same."
"Is that so?"
Park Ji-yeon's face looked better. Her eyes were shining. She sniffed again and nodded. "Oni isn't here, so I'll take their place."
This adorable look … the feeling of transformation that he had spent so much effort to condense the day before yesterday was all gone. She was back to being a wretched girl.
Park Ji-yeon continued, "But it seems that they don't need me to take their place. Soyeon Oni, Juli, and Oni just smiled and said, 'He's quite capable.'
Only an insignificant person like me cares about it like a fool. "
Tang Jinyan said seriously, "Zhiyan is Zhiyan. Why do you have to take their place?"
"(⊙ - ⊙)" Park Ji-yeon widened her eyes. "Since I'm not taking Oni's place, you're explaining all this to me because you want to hit on me?"
"Pfft …" Tang Jinyan spat out his coffee all over the coffee table. "Park Ji-yeon, did your cold burn your brain?"
"Oh … it's not that?"
Park Ji-yeon scratched her head and looked a little sleepy. "I'm sleepy. I'm going back to my room. Brother-in-law, take a seat."
"Did you take your medicine?"
Park Ji-yeon walked back to her room with her back facing him. She waved her hand. "I just took my medicine."
Tang Jinyan moved his body. He wanted to go in and take care of her, but he was a little hesitant.
This girl had just asked such an off-topic question. Wouldn't it be even more confusing if she went into her room?
He thought for a while and picked up the kettle on the coffee table. He filled it with water and waited for it to boil.
In less than two minutes, the door suddenly opened. T-ara's team had returned.
"Ahahaha, Ju Li's expression was as if she had just eaten a fly.
"She's still the team leader. If I didn't know better, I would've thought she was frozen. Hahaha …"
"Lead my ass, whoever wants to do it can do it!
I'm cold and calm. I don't steal the limelight. Why would I be the team leader? "
"Where did you get that cold and calm look from? You're hugging Mi Li to a meeting. What a joke."
"Mi Li is cute and clings to me. You're not like someone … Uh … Someone, why are you here?" Li Juli stood at the door with the puppy in her arms. "Shouldn't you be flirting with Lin Yuner?"
Tang Jinyan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Why should I be flirting with Lin Yuner?"
"My dad said that you spent last night with Xu Xian. According to the routine, it should be Lin Yuner's turn tonight."
Before Tang Jinyan could answer, Park Soyeon squeezed past Li Juli into the door. "Excuse me. Why are you blocking the door like a ball … According to the routine, how could it be Lin Yuner tonight?"
Tang Jinyan was inexplicably moved. "Soyeon knows me best."
Park Soyeon stretched. "According to the routine, it should be Yunxian."
"Pfft …"
"Hahaha …" The T-ara sisters squeezed past Li Juli into the living room and bowed to Tang Jinyan. "OPPA."
Tang Jinyan blinked.
He suddenly realized a problem.
Everyone in T-ara called him OPPA, including Quan Baolan, who was a month older than him. Only Park Ji-yeon still called him brother-in-law.
It seemed that she had once called him OPPA. Why did she call him brother-in-law out of the blue this time?
Tang Jinyan couldn't remember.
Park Soyeon and Li Juli sat next to him and said in a lazy tone, "Why are you here to see us tonight?"
"Why do you make it sound like I've been away from you for a long time? Wasn't I chased away from your practice room yesterday?"
"Oh … I see …" Park Soyeon rubbed her chin. "So this is called … 'a day feels like a year'?"
Tang Jinyan's eyes widened in surprise. He realized that the phrase "a day feels like a year" was actually spoken in Chinese. Although it wasn't very accurate, it definitely wouldn't make a joke out of eating grass.
He praised sincerely, "Your Chinese is improving very quickly."
Park Soyeon said lightly, "A new song will be released next month. After that, I'll go to China to test the waters."
Li Juli continued, "When you go to China … someone will probably be able to … pick up girls without restraint?"
Park Soyeon continued, "Good luck. Yunxian is so beautiful. I want to kiss her."
Li Juli nodded. "Mm, don't let the Nine Masters down."
Tang Jinyan covered his face and sighed. He hadn't even gone to China yet, but he had already learned crosstalk without a teacher?
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Note: Juli took over as captain before the release of the "Again" album, "No. 9". This is adjusted to before "The Countryside Diary" according to the plot.
These two chapters are basically transitional chapters.