sbdcsierra Chapter 1316 She
Chapter 1316 She
Chapter 1316 She
"Aigoo, Kyungwon-ssi is here~"
Seeing the smile on Wannna One's middle-aged manager's face almost overflowing, and even bowing slightly and extending his hands, stunned Minatozaki Sana and the others who had just witnessed his manic side when he was reprimanding people. It was hard to connect the smiling man in front of them with the stern and irritable person from just now.
When they saw him, they all thought that Kang Daniel and the others were going to be in trouble and get scolded again, but they didn't expect it to be like this.
...Why does it seem like I'm not alone anymore?
For some reason, after Chou Tzu-yu, Park Woo-jin had the same thought about his manager.
"Uh, you are?"
Chi Jingyuan was puzzled when he saw the smiling man. He didn't recognize him at all, but guessed that he was probably a staff member. He politely reached out and shook hands with him.
"Ah, yes, I'm Kim Jung-tae, and I'm currently Wanna One's manager." Kim Jung-tae shook Ji Kyung-won's hand, introduced himself enthusiastically, and then added a timely reminder: "I met you before at the CJ banquet, Kyung-won-ssi."
"Ah... Anilhasayyo~"
Upon hearing this, Chi Jingyuan also showed a look of reminiscence. After calculating precisely for two seconds, he smiled as if he had remembered something.
...Actually, he didn't remember at all. He only remembered the CJ dinner last year, and he had no impression of this manager, Kim, at that time.
However, since he was Wanna One's manager, it was appropriate to treat him like anyone else in the industry. Ji Kyung-won didn't maintain a reserved demeanor and politely shook hands with him.
Seeing that Ji Jingyuan seemed to remember, Kim Jungtae seemed flattered, his smile brightened, and he was clearly very happy. His attitude became more enthusiastic: "Last time I saw Jingyuan-xi, I wanted to say a few words to you, but I didn't find the opportunity. After seeing today's program, I knew I would run into you."
He enthusiastically expressed his opinion and immediately praised EXO's recent achievements: "Recently, Kyungwon and EXO have really been the focus of attention in the industry. EXO's achievements in the United States this time are truly groundbreaking, which has greatly increased the popularity of K-pop. It's no exaggeration to call it a milestone. The kids all idolize you."
After showering him with compliments, Kim Jung-tae glanced at Kang Daniel and the others beside him. Although his smile remained, his tone instantly hardened, becoming an imperative: "Didn't you greet him properly before? Aren't you going to greet Yuan sunbaenim?"
Although I don't know what I was thinking, Kang Daniel and the others were indeed very polite, having already greeted each other twice and bowed twice.
However, at this moment, when the manager called out, the four of them didn't dare to say anything. They quickly walked over, stood in a row, and bowed deeply to Ji Jingyuan, saying, "Senior, anihapaseyo~"
This time, it was the agent's order, and the group had to be even more formal than before, bowing at an angle of over ninety degrees. I don't know how they managed to stand so steadily without falling.
Park Ji-hyo, who was originally standing a little ahead, gave up her spot for her boyfriend, watching him pass by and bow to Ji Kyung-won. Although this was a normal courtesy between seniors and juniors at Peninsula University, but...
She hadn't felt this way during the previous two bows, but this time, she suddenly felt a strange, indescribable feeling.
She gently bit her lip, then inexplicably glanced at Zhou Ziyu... She stood a little next to Ji Jingyuan, watching Ji Jingyuan being bowed to, and Kang Daniel bowing, and smiled gently.
"Ah, twist~"
Ji Kyung-won nodded in response again, but since Kim Jung-tae was there and these juniors were so polite, he politely praised them a couple more times: "Even when I'm not on the peninsula, I often hear news about Wannna One. They are all really outstanding."
But although that's what he said on the surface, looking at Kang Daniel in front of him and thinking about the information that the little fish spy had secretly reported, he couldn't help but complain in his heart.
—She started dating just two months after her debut, even faster than he did back then.
It's absolutely amazing!
And they're a top-tier girl group like Twice, wow.
"...It's putting pressure on me." Chi Jingyuan said with a smile, his words carrying a double meaning.
But Kim Jung-tae, of course, didn't understand. Instead, he nodded with a hint of pride, looking at Kang Daniel and the others who were standing there, too afraid to move, and said modestly with a smile, "The kids are just playing around..."
Although Kim Jungtae was very enthusiastic, Ji Kyungwon didn't seem to want to interact much with the managers of other boy groups. After a brief chat, he said goodbye and led Tzuyu and Nayeon, who quickly followed, back to the entrance of the dressing room.
"I'm leaving."
He gestured for them to contact him again, then turned and walked into the dressing room... EXO and Twice's dressing rooms are not together.
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"what's the situation?"
In the lounge, Hirai Momo whispered to Minatozaki Sana, who had just returned and was sitting next to her, while secretly gesturing towards Park Jihyo, who was sitting a little further away.
When these people arrived, or rather, when the other members noticed, Park Jihyo, who had been excitedly heading out, now clearly looked unhappy, her expression quite sour.
"Didn't I take you to see Kang Daniel? What happened?" Hirai Momo's face remained expressionless, but her eyes were full of gossip.
Mina, who was looking down at her phone, also perked up her ears and quietly moved a little closer.
"she……"
However, Sana Minatozaki, who had experienced the whole process, was somewhat speechless when faced with her friend's question, frowning and looking hesitant.
how to say.
It wasn't that she didn't want to talk about it, but rather... she didn't know how to say it.
Although Park Jihyo didn't say anything, the quick-witted Minatozaki Sana immediately noticed her unusual behavior.
To be honest, she actually understood Park Ji-hyo's feelings very well.
Because, if it were her, it would be the same.
Sana Minatozaki could hardly imagine what she would feel if she saw her boyfriend bowing and scraping before Ji Jingyuan... or rather, the boyfriend of a fellow member of the same group, completely overshadowed in terms of status, position, aura, and even appearance.
Park Jihyo has a very strong personality and liked to compete when she was a trainee, so she must have felt even more uncomfortable.
Sana Minato pursed her lips and glanced at Jihyo Park, noticing her unpleasant expression, and sighed softly in her heart.
...She is actually very strong-willed.
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"what's the situation."
At the other end of Twice's seats, Jeongyeon asked Nayeon the same question: "Tzuyu, why do you look so happy? And you too, what did you see that made you smile so happily? Your front teeth are practically dry!"
"Also, what was all that noise outside just now? Did you see what happened?"
Yoo Jeongyeon thought these people were really interesting. It was clearly Park Jihyo who took Lim Nayeon and Minatozaki Sana out to see their boyfriends, but Chou Tzuyu, who went to the restroom, somehow ran into them. When they came back, Park Jihyo, who was seeing her boyfriend, had a dark expression, while the other two looked like they were in a good mood.
It's both puzzling and intriguing.
But Lim Nayeon explained all of Yoo Jeongyeon's doubts with just one sentence.
"XO is here." Lim Nayeon grinned, showing her rabbit teeth, and whispered as if telling a secret.
"I see." Yoo Jeongyeon instantly understood. She wondered why Chou Tzuyu's mood had suddenly improved... and this bunny-toothed unnie in front of her: "You guys ran into Kyungwon oppa?"
"Yes, we came back with him."
Lim Nayeon nodded, humming a song as she fiddled with her bangs. Suddenly, as if remembering something, she turned her head to show Yoo Jeongyeon, asking meaningfully:
What do you think of my hair clip?
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"Really? You ran into the Fireworks Man?"
On the other side, upon hearing Minatozaki Sana mention Hirai Momo who had just passed by, she immediately exclaimed in surprise. Judging from her astonished tone and expression, it was as if Minatozaki Sana had not seen Chi Jingyuan, but a monster with four heads and ten eyes.
Meanwhile, Mina, who had been listening with a smile the whole time, suddenly gripped her phone tightly when she heard that Ji Kyung-won had arrived.
However, she quickly tossed her hair and leaned closer, and there was no longer anything unusual about her.
"Yeah, we just happened to run into each other, and then we came back together." Sana Minatozaki nodded, still thinking about how to tell the story of Kang Daniel and his manager Kim Jung-tae.
However, upon hearing that they had met with Ji Kyung-won, Hirai Momo's previously dazed eyes instantly cleared, sparkling with astonishing wisdom and confidence: "Oh, I know what happened to Jihyo."
She glanced at Park Jihyo again, and although she spoke in Japanese, she still lowered her voice like a thief and asked, "Was Kang Daniel... instantly defeated by the Fireworks Man?"
Although it was a question, Hirai Momo's tone was extremely confident, as if she had seen through everything.
"That's about it..."
Upon hearing Hirai Momo's accurate guess, Minatozaki Sana was momentarily stunned. After nodding in confirmation, she looked at her with great surprise: "How did you know?"
"What's so hard to guess? I was wondering why she changed so much after seeing Kang Daniel, but now that you mention meeting the Fireworks Man, it's obvious. What else could have caused her to look so bad? With Jihyo's personality, what else could it be?"
Hirai Momo spoke fluently, showing none of her usual slowness, as if she had entered her area of expertise and her face was full of wisdom: "It must be that her boyfriend was outshone... She also has too much of a filter for Kang Daniel because of her relationship. She used to say that he was handsome, and after reading so many comments online, she really believed it."
"Comparing Kang Daniel to Fireworks Man? With Fireworks Man's looks and appearance, how can Kang Daniel compare... I just don't want to say it."
"This time, it must be those two standing together. She felt that her boyfriend was being outdone in every way, so she's in a bad mood, right?"
Hirai Momo confidently made her assessment, surprising Minatozaki Sana with its near-perfect accuracy. However, Hirai Momo didn't seem to empathize much with Park Jihyo, and at the end, she curled her lip, as if it were a matter of course, or perhaps mockery: "It's one thing for her to compare Kang Daniel to others, but comparing him to the Fireworks Man is just asking for trouble. We've heard about Mina-chan before, who can compare to him..."
But when she got to the last sentence, Hirai Momo seemed to notice something, and her voice became noticeably lower, eventually becoming almost inaudible.
Because... Mina was also there.
But after she said that, Sana Minatozaki suddenly realized that what she said made a lot of sense.
However, after psychologically accepting it, she soon felt a more complex feeling.
"Indeed, I also think Won-chan is much more handsome than Kang Daniel, MOMO certified!"
Mina, standing next to them, didn't show anything unusual. After listening to their story, she nodded and smiled in agreement. She didn't shy away from the topic and openly mentioned Ji Jingyuan's name, still using the nickname that used to be exclusively hers.
Hirai Momo gave him a high five, and Mina's smile softened slightly. She then looked at Minatozaki Sana, pursing her lips as if a little nervous, but quickly relaxed and asked with a smile:
"How is he?"
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On the other side, EXO's arrival caused a sensation in the entire dressing room. When Kim Junmyeon, who was leading the way, entered the dressing room first, almost all the junior groups in the dressing room stood up and bowed nervously, no matter how far apart they were.
EXO's activities in the United States have been going increasingly well recently, and they are generating a lot of buzz on the Korean Peninsula. Their names are almost always seen in the news and on television programs, and they are even occasionally linked to current affairs news.
As an idol in the industry, you've probably seen and heard about it to some extent. When you see several guests on TV talking about grand topics like "EXO leading the development of K-pop" and "paving the way for K-pop groups to conquer the US," even people who know them can't help but feel a sense of admiration and longing.
Moreover, for those who don't know them, seeing the triumphant return of their seniors EXO suddenly appear really gives them the feeling of seeing their idols.
EXO's group is very large, with forty or fifty people including backup dancers, taking up a considerable amount of space in the dressing room. However, the organizers seemed to have made preparations in advance, as there weren't many idol groups in this dressing room, and many areas were clearly reserved for EXO.
When Ji Kyung-won returned to the dressing room, the EXO members had already finished resting and were sitting in their seats, surrounded by their junior friends and colleagues, including all the members of NCT 127, as well as Kim Ye-rin and Kang Seul-gi from Red Velvet.
"Jingyuan is here!"
"Oppa~"
"I was just asking you that."
When Chi Jingyuan came in and walked to the side, before he could even sit down, he was surrounded by a group of people who greeted him chattering away. Kim Yerin and Son Seungwan sat down right next to him, asking him all sorts of questions with great enthusiasm.
"I ran into a friend on the way and chatted for a bit."
Having not seen these familiar friends for a long time, Chi Jingyuan was in a good mood. He casually sat down to the side and chatted with them with a smile.
But after saying a couple of sentences, he suddenly realized that someone seemed to be missing.
Just then, a subtle sense of tacit understanding welled up in his heart. Chi Jingyuan turned his head with a sudden inspiration, his gaze passing through the gap in the figures in front of him, and met that gentle, smiling gaze.
Bae Joo-hyun didn't come with the other members. She sat on a chair a few meters away, tilting her head slightly and quietly watching Ji Kyung-won.
When she saw that Chi Jingyuan was also looking over, and their eyes met, her eyes curved into a smile. Her eyelashes trembled slightly like butterfly wings being brushed by the wind, and her watery eyes were like a piece of candy soaked in warm water, slowly spreading a soft light.
Chi Jingyuan felt that time around him had slowed down. He couldn't hear a word of what Sun Shengwan was saying next to him, finding her chattering incessant. He only felt a kind of firm gentleness flowing quietly in her eyes, flowing into his heart.
She said nothing, yet it seemed she said everything.
As they stared at each other, the young woman seemed unable to contain herself any longer. A smile welled up in her eyes, and she chuckled, covering her mouth with her hand. Her shoulders trembled slightly as she laughed, and no one knew why she was laughing so happily.
When she looked up at Chi Jingyuan again, the gentle and graceful feeling she had just felt had been replaced by liveliness and playfulness.
She blinked hard at Chi Jingyuan and gave him a cute wink. Although he couldn't hear her, Chi Jingyuan instantly understood what she meant.
You're back!
(End of this chapter)