Author's Note: The Number of Stars in the Sky, cough cough …
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When she reached the living room, she saw that Tang Jinyan had already woken up and was talking to Park Soyeon by the flowerbed at the entrance.
Han Eun-kyung slowed down and listened behind them.
"… I didn't do what I promised you," Tang Jinyan said to Park Soyeon as he smoked. "I want Zhi Yan."
Park Soyeon smiled faintly. "That's between you and her. It's fine as long as she's willing. Why are you telling me this?
I went out with them today. Isn't that tacit consent? Don't you know what I mean? "
"I know you might not mind.
But I'm a man of my word.
Not being able to do what I promised goes against my morals. I feel uncomfortable all over. "
Tang Jinyan shook his head. "I've never gone back on my words before. But this time, I can't hold it in. I really don't know what's wrong with me."
Park Soyeon said leisurely, "That's why I say that a girl's tenderness is more cutting than a knife."
"It's because my willpower is not strong enough. There's a demon in my heart. It's not because of Zhi Yan." Tang Jinyan put out the cigarette and said in a low voice, "I've thought of other things that are even worse …"
Park Soyeon's expression changed slightly. "You really want to?"
As she spoke, she subconsciously looked around and saw Han Eun-kyung standing there with her arms crossed.
Park Soyeon stared awkwardly and gulped.
Tang Jinyan also saw it, but he did not say anything. He pursed his lips and was expressionless.
Han Eun-kyung was expressionless too. She just looked quietly into Tang Jinyan's eyes.
Park Soyeon took a deep breath and said firmly, "Tang Jinyan, if you really want to do that, we'll break …"
Before she could finish her sentence, Han Eun-kyung suddenly interrupted her. "It's just a thought. It's normal. Why make a fuss over nothing?"
Park Soyeon was taken aback. She pursed her lips and remained silent.
Han Eun-kyung smiled and turned to enter the restaurant. "Wuli, President Tang, are you really going to sleep with us?"
Tang Jinyan shrugged and said to Park Soyeon, "I'm not as assured as Eun-kyung."
Park Soyeon pursed her lips. "If you care too much, I'm afraid that you'll really lose your temper. As long as they don't mess around and really like it, I don't want to care.
The moment No. 9 was born, I knew I couldn't do anything about it. "
"Oni …" Park Ji-yeon's voice came from the door.
The two of them turned around and saw Park Ji-yeon standing there with sleepy eyes. She didn't seem to know what was going on, but she seemed to have heard the last sentence. She said pitifully, "I like OPPA. I'll learn from Juli and Oni. I won't fight with you. You can't punish me by washing socks again …"
Park Soyeon covered her face and was too lazy to say anything.
After a while, she seemed to think that if she didn't say anything, she would scare Ji Yan. She could only say, "You're the boss on your birthday."
*****
On June 7th, T-ara's busy, ACE Park Ji-yeon celebrated her 20th birthday.
In many ways, she was no longer a little girl.
However, in Tang Jinyan's eyes, she was still no different from a little girl.
During the birthday party, this idiot seemed to have forgotten the tenderness of the past two days. She was laughing and joking with her sisters. When she was happy, she looked up to the sky and laughed like a clown. It was as if she was a completely different person from last night, when she leaned on his arm and said, "I'm here to accompany you."
Looking at her silly appearance, Tang Jinyan's eyes were a little dazed. He remembered the day they first met.
Ji Yan was the only team member whose name he remembered on the spot other than the two team leaders, Park Soyeon and Park Chulong.
In his first impression, she was a young but weather-beaten senior. When faced with Anti's problem, she was comforting Jung Eun-thi in a low voice.
It was rare that when it came to Jung Eun-thi, Tang Jinyan only thought about Park Ji-yeon in a flash.
Senior and this little clown in front of him were two very different images, but they were perfectly blended together.
She was able to comfort Anti's attack with the attitude of an experienced senior. This scene was the fundamental factor that planted the seeds of today's ending.
Whether it was tenderness, clown, or the goddess-like aura on the stage, in the end, she was just a little girl who had been hurt, had a fragile heart, and was extremely insecure.
His existence filled this gap. Therefore, she was like a moth, bumping into the light shrouded in gauze. She gritted her teeth and told herself that it was her brother-in-law, but in fact, she didn't want to leave for a moment.
Sometimes, when he thought about it, the day they first met was quite interesting. It was the first time he did that kind of legitimate business, and it was a security business where he played the role of a protector. The two girl groups he protected were now involved with him.
And the two team leaders who he remembered at the beginning were already in his arms.
Was he old?
It was so easy to recall the past, and it seemed to be a very unimportant and inconspicuous thing.
A slender hand suddenly appeared in front of him, waving.
Tang Jinyan woke up and saw Park Ji-yeon pouting. "What are you thinking about? You're actually distracted …"
Tang Jinyan reacted quickly and whispered, "I'm thinking about you."
Park Ji-yeon's face was flushed red. She stole a glance at Park Soyeon. Park Soyeon was talking loudly with Quan Baolan about something. Quan Baolan's expression was helpless, as if she couldn't win against her.
Park Ji-yeon didn't listen and whispered, "I don't believe you.
You're probably thinking about work? "
Tang Jinyan smiled. "For today, you're my work."
Park Ji-yeon's eyes flashed with joy. She turned her head away shyly and didn't say anything. Pu Hyomin was annoyed by the way she tried to hold back her laughter.
It was her birthday that was stood up, causing the entire team to be in a war song. Why did it feel like this brat had benefited from it? Look at how smug she was …
Pu Hyomin didn't know if this feeling was called jealousy. She just took the red wine from the counter unhappily. "I'm almost done!
It's time to fight! "
"Drunkard."
Han Eun-kyung laughed. "I heard that you came out of the closet with Senior Sunny when you were drunk. You still haven't learned your lesson."
Pu Hyomin smiled apologetically. "If you're drunk today, you can accompany my Eun-kyung hubby."
Park Ji-yeon wanted to snatch his wife away when she heard that. But on second thought, she didn't seem to be in a position to do so … She blinked her eyes in confusion and looked blankly at Tang Jinyan.
Tang Jinyan made the final decision. "Open the wine!
Since you've started the war song, I'll fight with wine. The six of you can come at me together! "
Six pairs of eyes flashed with a dangerous glint.
Park Soyeon gritted her teeth. "I don't believe that you'll take down all six of us at once every time!"
Pu Hyomin immediately rebuked her. "You're the one who went easy on us in the past. You're the one who followed your husband's lead!"
Park Soyeon puffed out her chest and said, "Today, I'm definitely on your side!
Juli, what about you? "
Li Juli said lazily, "Me too."
Pu Hyomin was overjoyed. "Then let's fight!
If you guys don't go easy on us and work together to stand on our side, I don't believe that we'll lose!
I knew from Star Wars that he wasn't invincible … "
Tang Jinyan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
After Star Wars, his invincible image in their hearts seemed to have collapsed. Now, it extended to wine and gave them so much confidence?
"Come on!" Pu Hyomin was the first to attack. She clinked a glass full of red wine with Tang Jinyan.
Pu Hyomin thought that Soyeon and Juli were on her side and that Ara was united, but she forgot that there was a new little traitor today.
Tang Jinyan used the excuse of toasting to the birthday girl to start with Park Ji-yeon. After a few glasses of wine, Park Ji-yeon collapsed on the table.
No one was surprised by this behavior and continued to cheer for the battle.
An hour later, when everyone was down, Park Ji-yeon quietly raised her head and winked at Tang Jinyan. The two of them smiled knowingly.
"That's great chemistry, little girl."
"Of course, my Park Ji-yeon has always been so smart. Hyomin is the stupidest, wahahaha …"
Tang Jinyan carried the girls back to the room one by one as if he was picking up corpses.
He used to do this often and was used to it. However, when he carried them this time, he felt a slight tremor in his heart.
He suppressed it and slapped Pu Hyomin's butt. "This girl peeked at us. Let's teach her a lesson first."
Park Ji-yeon smiled and didn't take it to heart. She tugged at the corner of his shirt and said, "Oppa, can you accompany me out to play?"
Tang Jinyan smiled. "It's your birthday, you're the most important."