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Chapter 400 Xiaoxian Goes Mad, Fans' Fury, and Gongcheng Disappears

"What disease? A sexually transmitted disease?"

The air in the living room, bathed in cold white light, already held a lingering tension, but after Lim Nayeon spoke, it fell completely silent in the blink of an eye…

Lim Nayeon herself hadn't reacted yet, still maintaining the expression she had when she asked the question, her mouth slightly parted, revealing her two signature rabbit teeth, her eyes full of bewildered guess, as if she had only asked, "What are we eating today?"

But the next second, she caught a glimpse of Sana Minatozaki's wide-eyed stare, Momo Hirai's gasp, and Chaeyoung's movement as she clutched her pillow and shrank back, and only then did she belatedly realize what she had said.

"Ah!" She gasped, raised her slender fingers to cover her mouth, and her whole body trembled stiffly.

"Moragu?" Hirai Momo's voice exploded first. She sat up straight on the sofa with a "whoosh," her eyes wide open, her pupils filled with disbelief. Even her tone rose eight octaves. When she heard the words "sexually transmitted disease," she didn't know if it was a psychological suggestion or what... but suddenly felt a tickling sensation all over her skin, as if small insects were crawling on her.

Sana Minatozaki wasn't much better off. Her posture, which had been leaning against the sofa armrest, instantly froze. The smile on her lips quickly disappeared, replaced by a look of utter shock. She raised her hand in a panic and rubbed her hair, saying, "Hey, what nonsense are you talking about?"

She didn't shout like Hirai Momo, but stared intently at Lim Nayeon, her eyes filled with anxiety and anger, and she felt very uncomfortable...

Quickly check it for me too...

Park Jihyo glanced at the members' speculations and reactions regarding that oppa's condition, and her lips twitched involuntarily.

But instead of rushing to explain, she lowered her head and continued browsing the trending topics to verify the information's authenticity. Compared to "STDs," she always thought that if the guy really did have an STD, it wouldn't be that strange, would it? The public wouldn't be surprised either…

If it were any other man with that oppa's looks, physique, and unparalleled talent, he probably would already have AIDS by now.

However, "Yu Yu syndrome" is a different story.

Nayeon pursed her teeth and whispered in defense, "...I guessed." Then she turned to Jihyo and asked urgently, "What happened, Jihyo..."

For a moment, she smacked her lips, feeling a bitter taste in her mouth... It wasn't the kind of serious, bad illness that she had cursed Gong Cheng to have... She was worried about him a lot!

But this bad boy has been cheating on eight girls at the same time in the past two years... When it comes to illness, it's hard not to think of this, right?
Lim Nayeon clutched the hem of her clothes, feeling that she had already done a lot by not immediately rushing to the hospital for a full physical examination and blood tests out of panic.

……

On the contrary, when Chou Tzu-yu stood up on the floor, it seemed as if an electric current ran through her mind, and her face turned pale as she equated her brother's illness with the mental illness that she had discovered "signs" of last year.

She hurriedly bent down to pick up her phone, ready to check the trending topics herself...

Yoo Jeongyeon rubbed her slightly sore neck, not even bothering to eat her potato chips. Her friend Nayeon's words just now were truly malicious: "Don't talk nonsense, what STD?"

But when she thought about her good friend's lifestyle, she suddenly felt a little insecure. But he's a brother, after all; she should at least say a few good words for him when he's down on his luck: "...Actually..."

Yoo Jeongyeon glanced at Lim Nayeon, Minatozaki Sana, and Hirai Momo, who looked flustered and at a loss, and whispered comfortingly, "STIs can be controlled, right..."

It seems like this thing has a high chance of recurrence after treatment, right?
There must be serious long-term effects... However, as far as she knows, there are quite a few male and female celebrities in the industry who suffer from this type of illness. They are all people who like to mess around and have very flashy ways.

However, after reassuring her, Yoo Jeongyeon glanced at Mina with a slightly surprised look, her eyes narrowing. But Mina quickly calmed down, and Dahyun and Chaeyoung's expressions didn't seem as fearful and uneasy as they had been in the "all-out brawl" dorm.
Hirai Momo's chest was bulging, and her fair features were somewhat frozen.

She rolled her eyes, breathless. As for her beloved teacher contracting a sexually transmitted disease, she actually... trusted her master's character too much... so she felt it was very likely.

Back in Tokyo, her master went to her and Sana's suite and took turns having sex with her.

That old sly fox is really lewd...

Feeling unwell, Hirai Momo caught a glimpse of Minatozaki Sana standing beside her out of the corner of her eye. The little dog was trembling with fear, her arms wrapped around her body, and her body leaning slightly towards her.

MOMO-chan subconsciously and cautiously took a step back, keeping her distance from her friend with whom she had shared a funeral.

"What do you mean?"

After noticing Hirai Momo's movement, Minatozaki Sana asked with a twitching smile, "Are you serious about taking half a step back?"

Such a small action can cause so much damage~
It makes it seem like she's unclean...

Mina's emotions were in turmoil. Although she didn't know how Makoto's illness had suddenly been exposed, seeing this rather comical scene in the living room in front of her, she couldn't help but look at Nayeon, Sana, and Momo with disdain and anger.

I feel so sorry for Makoto... If Makoto saw this, his heart would be breaking, right?

"..."

Kim Da-hyun, who was previously ganged up on by the six members, is now standing tall and swaying.

Tofu knew that the Great Marshal would come to save him... but his brows furrowed slightly, and his gaze fell upon his former "sisters-in-law," who were spreading rumors and slanders that the Great Marshal had contracted a "sexually transmitted disease." The actions and reactions of these women made General Jin's heart, which had just breathed a sigh of relief, clench.

In an instant, he raised his hand in a fit of rage!

A bunch of insects...

How dare you act so presumptuously?

After seeing Hirai Momo's actions, Lim Nayeon subconsciously took two steps away from Minatozaki Sana.

"...Mo?"

Sana Minatozaki's cheeks trembled slightly: "What do you mean?"

A faint suspicion formed in her mind. Her expression turned cold, and she asked hesitantly, "You think I also...?"

The little dog didn't say the last two words, but his neck was already red with anger, and his anger level was off the charts... Damn it, it's like you guys have never used a wine bottle before?

Hirai Momo glanced at her expression and said in a muffled voice, "You gave me a lot..."

“Indeed…” Lim Nayeon nodded in agreement.

Sana-chan can't control herself; she lacks self-control.

She gives it to the bad boy whenever he asks for it; all the members know that...

"Ashiba..."

Sana Minatozaki's eyelids twitched, and she clenched her fists, wishing she could tear the mouths off her two roommates!
Don't you guys trust Xiaobaicai at all?

If I were to have it, do you think you could escape it...?

"Pfft..." Mina stared at the ridiculous scene in front of her, feeling extremely annoyed with the three of them.

Son Chae-young stood silently to the side, her eyes filled with sarcasm.

As she said before, when her affair with Oppa was exposed, she said, "If you don't have the courage to share hardships, then don't walk by Oppa's side, you bunch of bastard unnies!"
Seeing the tense atmosphere in the living room, Yu Dingyan quickly said, "Haijima, don't do this..."

What's with all this speculation?
She changed the subject: "Everyone here is a very clean person. Gong Cheng might have contracted the disease outside..."

Hirai Momo was the first to state: "I am a virgin."

It means that when you are with him, you are clean and innocent.

"Me too……"

"MeToo..."

Nayeon and Sana Minato both rushed to speak, engaging in a blame-shifting contest.

Hearing this topic made Tzuyu blush.

Only Park Jihyo paused on her phone screen. A jolt of electricity seemed to run through her, and in a moment of haste, she seemed to understand something.

Oh my god?
!

Could it be because I'm not a virgin that I missed out on Opamo...?

But this kind of thing can't be repaired, right? You can make minor adjustments to your face or make major changes, right? No way, I'll have to get a hymen repair surgery too.
"..."

Yoo Jeongyeon hadn't expected the members to be so bold as to bring up such a topic, but thinking about it, it made sense. Five members and one male relative—it was quite outrageous. It seemed she needed to reshape her values, otherwise she couldn't keep up with the members' thought processes: "So, in that case, it's very likely that..."

She was analyzing the situation, trying to use this topic to divert attention from the conflicts among the members.

But amidst the intermittent words, Kim Da-hyun, who had been sitting on the sofa observing everything coldly, suddenly erupted, raising her small face and shouting angrily, "You—enough!!!"

What kind of behavior is this? You insects have awakened a lion...

I, Xiaoxian, am also someone who occasionally goes crazy!
The little monster Tofu, who had been dealt with by the six members in turn, had her once exquisitely dressed face, with her light bangs and strands of hair around her ears, now a messy tangle, sticking out around her bun and forehead, her fair single eyelids gleaming with anger...

"You guys, do you really miss Oppa that much?"

Major General Kim gritted his teeth in anger, his shoulders trembling as he pointed at Sana Minatozaki, Nayeon Lim, and Momo Hirai, who were blaming each other.

I felt extremely sorry for the great-grandfather.

It was already heartbreaking enough that our beloved leader was treating his illness alone, hiding his pain in his heart... His not-so-serious diary was filled with his longing for his wives...

"...How could our Oppa get such an absurd disease?"

"When you walked into this dorm... weren't you all angrily demanding an explanation? Wasn't it because I had a kissing scene with Oppa?" Kim Da-hyun couldn't help but shed tears for Da-da-shuai, looking sadly at the people in the living room:

"But why is it that when Oppa is sick, something so important, I don't see any worry on your faces?"

As she spoke, Yangba Tofu slammed the pink Patrick Star doll on the sofa to the ground with a loud "thud." After glancing at the burly members, Xiaoxian realized she couldn't win, so she raised her white-socked foot to vent her anger and stomped hard twice on Patrick Star's face!

Mina hadn't expected Dahyun to suddenly get so angry. She sighed softly and called out, "Dahyun~"

I wanted to calm her down.

"Shut up!" Little Strange Tofu was not happy to hear Mina's voice. At this moment, the anger in her heart was rising. The bun at the back of her head seemed to be topped with a phantom "little flame" as her anger soared.

She turned to look at Mina's sister-in-law, who looked bewildered and whose eyes seemed to convey "we are allies," and pointed at her angrily, saying, "And you, unnie, you're so smug, aren't you?"

"Watching Sana unnie, Momo unnie, and Nayeon unnie tearing each other apart..."

Kim Da-hyun glanced at the three idiots as she spoke: "Don't think I don't know what you're up to!"

The heart of tofu is horizontal——

Damn it, do you think I'd avoid your attacks?

A small group like TWICE has different factions and several dissenting voices. Isn't this a betrayal of Master Gong?!
"..."

Yoo Jeongyeon was stunned, staring at the outburst from Kim Dahyun, and the bewildered Minatozaki Sana, Lim Nayeon, and Hirai Momo: "What are you talking about, Dahyun?"

After browsing the trending topics with a frown, Chou Tzu-yu glanced at Mina standing there with a sullen look.

Since the establishment of the "Medical Alliance", this unnie has never revealed that her brother has gone to the hospital for treatment. Considering the hospital in Tokyo and the still bewildered Sana and Momo unnies, it is not hard to guess.

This was all arranged by Mina unnie...

“…” Zhou Ziyu took a deep breath, calmed her anger, and looked around at the tense atmosphere.

She quietly straightened up, walked to the bedroom door in the living room, and gently opened the door before going out...

The soft sound of the door opening caught the attention of several members, but none of them paid much attention.

Hirai Momoko glanced at Kim Dahyun, who was in a frenzy, and suddenly said, "Dahyun, even with this attitude, you still dare to say it so casually, don't you have any feelings for Oppa?"

Having just vented her frustrations, Little Strange Tofu's eyebrows immediately shot up again upon hearing this: "Thoughts? At this point, are you still concerned about this kind of thing?"

She immediately seized the opportunity to distance herself: "...I feel sorry for Oppa!"

"...Aigoo, that kid already got a great deal, didn't he?" Yu Dingyan felt that this statement was biased. His good brother Haji Cheng, a veteran, tricked five members into bed, and he didn't get a great deal?
Does that mean it's only worth it if he manages to get all nine of them into bed?

Nayeon and Sana Minato noticed Dahyun's angry, distorted face and teary eyes, and realized that something was wrong.

After putting down her phone, Park Jihyo glanced at the roaring Dahyun and the confronting members, opened her mouth, but before she could finish speaking, her message was interrupted before it could be sent... However, observing the scene of the members sarcastically yelling at each other...

She suddenly realized that these women who were her oppa's girlfriends didn't care about him as much as she did...

Just because I'm not, not a virgin?

"What's the point?!" Tofu shouted angrily, tears streaming down her face. She remembered Da Shuai's diary in the coffee shop and saw her sisters-in-law's current behavior. She cried out in grief and indignation, "I'm telling you, it's not worth it at all!"

"Our oppa's Ok-Ok syndrome is all because of you guys ahhhhhh..."

After saying that, Xiaoxian felt deeply for Daddy's painful and melancholy soul. She squatted down, put her feet on the sofa, buried her face in her hands, and burst into tears: "Waaah~ oppa~ oppa~..."

Hagi Cheng: Wise and brave, unparalleled in Kpop.

Kim Da-hyun's words were like a thunderclap, instantly shattering the already tense atmosphere in the living room...

"Moragu?" Lin Nayeon asked subconsciously, her voice a few decibels lower than when she questioned Minatozaki Sana earlier, with a slight tremor that she herself didn't even realize.

His eyes, which had been full of anger just moments before, were now completely unfocused. His pupils dilated slightly as he stared blankly at Kim Da-hyun, who was squatting on the sofa, sobbing with her head buried in her hands. It was as if he hadn't heard those words clearly—but rather as if he couldn't believe it.

Sana Minatosaki stood there, stunned, muttering to herself, "Depression?"

She abruptly sat up from the sofa, her previously flushed ears instantly losing all color and turning pale. The shock and anger in her eyes were replaced by complete panic as she stared intently at Kim Da-hyun's trembling back: "You... what did you say? Gong Cheng has depression?"

"……what?"

"Ah!!!" Hirai Momo belatedly uttered two syllables, and the itching discomfort all over her body instantly disappeared.

Instead, my swollen chest felt stuffy and bloated.

"How could that be?" Yu Dingyan asked in disbelief. In her memory, her good friend Ha Jicheng was such a successful guy that it didn't inspire any jealousy.

His past behavior showed no signs of depression whatsoever. Like after he separated from the members, he immediately started seeing other girls? Could someone like that really have Otome syndrome?

“Yes.” Park Jihyo finally got a chance to speak and nodded: “This is what’s trending on social media… So, Oppa doesn’t have an STD.”

At this point, she chuckled, her expression complex: "Moreover, it's said that Oppa has been secretly receiving treatment in Tokyo for at least a month. Judging from the leaked information and photos, it's probably true..."

Kim Da-hyun, who was squatting on the sofa with her head down, secretly raised her head and glanced furtively at the members who had lost control of their expressions due to the shock of the news. She was quite satisfied.

But I have a question...

Aren't you all worrying a little too late? Da Da Shuai has been showing signs of illness since last year, and you guys didn't know anything about it, haha.

"...Hmph, and Oppa is still thinking about you guys every day in his diary, while you... *slurp*, sob sob." Little Monster Tofu sincerely shed tears, sobbing and speaking intermittently, throwing out the Great Handsome's diary.

The general once said that diaries are written for others to read, otherwise what's the point of writing them? But even so, Da-hyun once saw Gong Cheng's weary and lonely soul in that diary... from the delicate handwriting in the few words.

Our handsome guy has had a tough journey so far, (╥﹏╥).

“A diary?” Minatozaki Sana murmured, inexplicably recalling Zhao Meiyan’s diary.

As a result, when BLACKPINK's Jisoo saw it... she went crazy.

But what will Little Cabbage write in her diary?
For a moment, Sana Minatozaki felt flustered. Would he think I was no good?

"It can't be true, right..." Lim Nayeon's eyes were red, and her prominent bunny teeth were already hidden. Her voice trembled with a sob she herself didn't realize, and her previously tense shoulders slowly slumped...

She bit her lip, and couldn't help but think of her first solo performance. That guy was there, but she never saw him.

In the end, all he could tell himself on Kakao was, "He got lost..."

???

After realizing what was happening, Lim Nayeon quickly grabbed her phone. She had barely turned it on, and before she could even browse search engines or entertainment sections, a series of pop-up ads at the top of her screen had been pushing out messages about #Tarot# and #depression# just over ten minutes earlier…

……

#The Secret to His Retirement at the Peak of His Career: Pop Superstar Tarot Reportedly Frequently Visits Mental Hospitals, Depression Casts Shadow Over Music Legend#
#Exclusive Reveal: Tarot's Temporary Departure from the Music Scene Was Not Accidental—Traces of Mental Hospital Visits and Depression Reveal the Vulnerable Side of a Music Legend#
#What is the price of early fame?#
#Tokyo Eko Psychological Hospital#
#……#
BLACKPINK's Jisoo, who is currently active in Europe, has just finished her schedule for the day and returned to her hotel. Her beautiful face is adorned with delicate and elegant makeup. She picks up makeup remover, preparing to remove her makeup before taking a proper shower.

While removing her makeup, Kim Ji-soo, who was already in a relationship, naturally had something to do. She wanted to have a long phone call with her boyfriend in Seoul and vent about the funny things that happened in Paris that day. She picked up a makeup remover pad to wipe her face with one hand and tapped her phone screen with the other.

But the moment her finger touched the phone screen, the trending search terms #Tarot# and #Depression# popped up, causing her to stop abruptly. The corners of her mouth, which had been smiling, instantly tightened, and even the hand that was rubbing her temples froze in mid-air.

"..." Kim Jisoo hugged her phone tightly, lowered her head and began to breathe heavily. The fatigue from a day's work in her eyes was replaced by a sudden surge of panic.

I clicked on the trending topic with trembling hands: #What is the price of early fame?#

"What the hell are you doing, you little bastard!"

Kim Jisoo's pale red lips trembled as she whispered something in a slightly trembling voice.

The page that popped up in my field of vision, apart from the title...

Scroll down to see the content report:

"What is the price of early fame? Tarot, hailed as one of the greatest pop stars of the 21st century and having won nine Grammys at the peak of his career, announced his temporary retirement from music on the night of his Grammy Awards ceremony."

"We'll reveal the secrets exclusively for you."

"According to the latest report from RT Tokyo today, Tarot has been frequently seen at a mental health hospital in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo. It is understood that the hospital's director, Eiko Eri, is a well-known mental health expert in Japan. Paparazzi have taken photos of Tarot entering and leaving the hospital and receiving treatment."

"Attached diagrams, attached diagrams, attached diagrams,"

"..." Kim Ji-soo trembled as she clicked on the picture. Even though the photos were blurry, Gong Cheng's tall figure and handsome features were enough to make people recognize his highly recognizable face. Moreover, she knew in her heart that since the beginning of the year, the little devil seemed to have been frequently going to Tokyo.

They said it was for travel and relaxation...

Each photo is accompanied by the date it was taken, proving that Gong Cheng visited the hospital more than once.

"After the news broke, Tarot's extreme Japanese fans used improper means to hack into the street surveillance system around the hospital and found screenshots of Tarot entering and leaving the mental hospital over the past month, which confirms the authenticity of the information revealed by Tokyo RT Office."

"Screenshot, screenshot, screenshot!"

Compared to the paparazzi's footage, the surveillance footage was somewhat blurry.

The scenes mostly focus on Gong Cheng getting out of the Mercedes-Benz or going to the hospital alone; his unassuming figure and tall stature make him easy to distinguish.

……

"During the month of monitoring, Tarot went to and from the hospital almost twice a week... We have to wonder if Tarot had already received psychological treatment earlier? As for when he developed depression, it is still unknown."

"Currently, neither Tarot's agency, JYP Entertainment, nor the hospital administration has responded to this matter..."

In Red Velvet's dorm living room, Bae Joo-hyun, who had just been basking in the comfort of picking her toes, instantly lost all her relaxed demeanor after seeing the trending topic: "depression" and the names of people suffering from it. Like glaring red ink, the words instantly washed away her relaxed state.

"Aigoo, how could that be? Oppa..."

Kim Ye-rin jumped up from the floor with a loud shout.

After a brief moment of distraction, Kang Seulgi quickly turned to look at her leader, whose small frame was tense. She wanted to say something to comfort him, but couldn't get the words out: "Unnie, don't be too sad?"

"Seulgi, are you trying to comfort me?" Bae Joohyun bit her lip, her eyes unfocused as she looked at her friend. Then, she bit her lip hard, the pain instantly jolting her stiff body into motion. She hurriedly grabbed her coat, her voice filled with disbelief and complexity as she looked at Kang Seulgi:
"I'm not the one who needs comforting..."

……

"What is the price of early fame? As Tarot's struggle with depression was revealed, we compiled excerpts from his remarks in his personal documentary... It's not hard to see that Tarot's mindset has undergone a dramatic change in the past two years compared to when he first debuted..."

"(video)"

Zhao Meiyan sobbed and nestled in Song Yuqi's arms, staring at the trending topics.

This post, which continues to gain immense popularity and has been shared by countless netizens and fans, is being viewed simultaneously by countless people around the world.

In the edited video...

Gong Cheng sat in the white room, his handsome features and warm smile suddenly appearing tired and powerless in the hearts of his many fans.

The VJ asked in a light, chuckling voice, "What are you afraid of?"

"..."

"When I first debuted, I was afraid of being overtaken, because there were always people who wanted to climb over me to get ahead." Gong Cheng wore a Burberry blue and black patchwork wool sweater, and his black, tousled hair made his noble yet lazy face even softer: "Later, I was afraid of achieving nothing."

With a smile in his voice, the video cut to a scene from one of the group's variety shows, where he shouted towards the coastline: "I don't want iterations, I don't want..."

The editing style and the background music of "Lonely" evoke a strong sense of nostalgia. The scene shifts, and his voice continues: "At 22, I made a fortune... but it was all so tragic..."

The documentary footage is mixed with Gong Cheng's lonely life in the variety show "I Live Alone" a few months ago.

"..."

In the comments section, many Akana members instantly lost their composure and became agitated.

"Oh my god, so Oppa was already suffering a lot back last year?"

"...Sometimes I often wonder why God made me fall in love with someone who is completely impossible for me. He can't see my tears. But today, after learning that Oppa is sick, I suddenly realized that I've never seen Oppa's tears either..."

"Fuck your mother, you stinking black pen, you gorilla! Is JYP trying to kill themselves? They've given my idol depression! Girls, let's burn JYP down! Sign up now!"

"Sima Company exploits its artists!"

……

Countless fans and citizens vented their emotions online at the same time, and many fans went to TTTTarot's Instagram account. Seeing the hundreds of millions of fans and the influx of users, the server crashed instantly.

Meanwhile, Weibo, a Chinese microblogging platform, also experienced server crashes and entered emergency maintenance...

JYP's official account was bombarded with hundreds of thousands of angry comments in just one hour, with messages in various languages, prompting them to close the comment section.

……

"...I'll get you the best mental health expert in the country..."

Gong Cheng sat in the courtyard of the Japanese restaurant, listening to Park Jin-young's incessant chatter on his phone, and said helplessly, "No need, senior brother, my doctor is very reliable."

Looking down at my phone screen, I saw a series of calls popping up: calls from big stars, Tzuyu, Daegu Girls, Jo Mi-yeon, Kim Ji-soo, Minato, Momo, Yoo Jeong-yeon, Im Yoon-ah, Kim Tae-yeon… girlfriends, friends in the industry…

The actors and the teachers from Yonsei University.

For some reason, Gong Cheng felt a little irritated. He didn't like having his life so much scrutinized; it felt strange.

With a "thud," Han Suxi stood behind him as he sat on the crescent swing. After overhearing Gong Cheng and Park Jin-young's conversation and glancing at the trending topics online, she instantly understood what was wrong with this younger man.

The woman lit one cigarette after another, held between her slender fingers.

His face was aloof, his eyes hesitant, unsure of what to say...

……

"Fuck you, you gorilla! You're even more disgusting than Lee Soo-man, you son of a bitch!"

After seeing the trending topic, Yoo Jimin was terrified and her mind went blank. Helpless, she logged into her ID, "[Executive Department Dragon]", and upon seeing that JYP's official website had been flooded with comments from fans who had closed the comment section, she immediately found Park Jin-young's personal social media account and began…

"...Even a green tea bitch like Zhang Yuanying isn't as disgusting as you, you gorilla! Our oppa isn't your money-making tool..."

She typed quickly, her eyes catching one of Akana's comments.

The lengthy comment listed Tarot's almost non-stop schedule from 16 to 19 after joining JYP, with a densely packed schedule arranged in a neat and orderly manner:
"...160923 Gimpo Airport to Nagoya...170821 Incheon Airport to Paris for magazine photoshoot...181021 Gimpo Airport to Tokyo...181023 Tokyo to London...181028 London to Berlin...18 World Tour, 181203 Incheon Airport to New York for the US leg of the World Tour..."

"..."

"Go to hell, Park Jin-young!!!" Yoo Jimin slammed her fist on the screen, her voice trembling with rage. She then ran to Twitter and wrote to the account of the current top gamer: "Millions of people have signed a petition demanding that the Blue House execute Park Jin-young! He is a scourge of the Great Han Nation!"

After sending those words, Liu Zhimin couldn't help but cry.

I'm so useless, Oppa...

!

……

"Oppa, how could you..."

"represent?"

In IZ*ONE's dorm, Jang Won-young stared dumbfounded at the rapidly trending topic on the screen. She had thought she would hear about her oppa's relationship, but instead, it turned out to be about his illness...

Jiang Huiyuan, dressed in her pajamas, was absent-minded. After thinking for a moment, she cautiously sent a message to Gong Cheng: "Representative, are you... are you alright?"

……

After hanging up with Park Jin-young, Gong Cheng glanced at the messages and missed calls on Kakao. He had considered that he couldn't hide the fact that he was going in and out of the hospital for treatment.

But after the incident, he felt inexplicably irritable and didn't want to waste his breath explaining to his female relatives, ex-girlfriends, and younger brothers from the fifth generation, saying any of that bullshit "I'm fine" nonsense!
Although Master Gong was a man of pure love, he was not a saint, and he did not expect to be able to provide them with emotional support under such circumstances.

After a quick glance, Gong Cheng leaned back on the swing, let out a sigh of relief, and turned off his phone.

I'm too lazy to answer; if I do, I'll have to consider my mother's feelings...

What's wrong with Lord Gong being willful this once?
!

When you dumped Lin Bei back then, did you never think about this day? Hmph~
The "chasing-her-husband-to-be-crowned-into-crematorium" scenario is kind of
"Have one?"

Han Suxi silently watched his movements in the moonlight, then handed him the cigarette case she was holding, noticing his vexation.

Damn it, why does this kid always act like nothing's wrong?

What happened to our promise of complete honesty in bed? You know my bra size and depth, don't you...?

Han Suxi smiled helplessly, walked to the swing, and plopped down next to him, the two of them squeezing in together.

"I won't smoke." Gong Cheng shook his head, moved to the side next to him, and made room for Han Suxi.

The strawberry flavor of the woman's cigarettes mingled with her perfume.

It smells pretty good~
He turned to look at Han Suxi and smiled, "Are you going to comfort me too?"

"Come on, if you wanted comfort, you would have come to me alone already." Han Suxi stubbed out her cigarette, rolled her eyes, and then looked at him again: "Come to my place tonight?"

"We'll see..." Gong Cheng said reservedly, not giving an immediate answer.

He then stood up: "Let's go inside and have a drink. My stomach hasn't been feeling well lately; I want a bowl of ramen."

He muttered a complaint and rubbed his cheeks.

"Inside~"

Han Suxi chuckled softly, took his outstretched hand, and stood up from the swing. After taking a few steps… she hesitated, then patted Gong Cheng's back as he walked ahead. Meeting his puzzled gaze, she smiled, her lips slightly dry, and said, “It will be alright…”

"of course."

Gong Cheng listened to the familiar words and chuckled, "It's not as bad as you think."

...The two returned to the private room.

When he sat down at the table again, Gong Cheng picked up his chopsticks, stirred the steaming ramen, and raised his glass to moisten his throat. But after seeing the hesitant expressions on the faces of Lee Ji-eun, Bae Suzy, Park Ji-yeon, and Jeon So-mi, he helplessly put down his chopsticks: "Why are you looking at me?"

"Because of the trending topics?"

He asked.

"Otherwise what?" Bae Suzy said irritably, but her tone softened later: "Why didn't you tell me you were going to Tokyo for treatment? I've asked you so many times, do you even consider us friends..."

Lee Ji-eun nodded, looking at Gong Cheng with a worried expression.

This younger guy, although annoying and always exposing her "pure" persona, she also teased him quite a bit.

"Ani, it's not a very important thing."

Gong Cheng reluctantly raised his eyelids and looked around at the group: "If I were facing certain death, I would definitely make sure to fleece you all. For example, before I answered the phone just now, I would absolutely agree to Jiyeon and Noona's date~"

“But now I suddenly feel that it’s abnormal enough that you didn’t agree to the date with Jiyeon, right?” Lee Ji-eun muttered to herself, looking into Gong Cheng’s eyes.

Mohist Mechanisms – Kpop Wine Bottle.

The most unbelievable thing is that this playboy younger man rejected Pao Ji-yeon, right?

"Ah, is that what you think of me?" Gong Cheng was amused by these words. He opened his mouth in surprise and stared at Li Zhi'en and the others.

Surprisingly, even Park Ji-yeon, the person involved, nodded in agreement.

...! For a moment, Haji was deeply hurt.

What about my reputation?
"Alright, alright, that's precisely why I won't say anything, because we're friends." Gong Cheng waved his hand, not wanting to continue the topic. "Let's drink~ If you keep this up, I'm leaving, really..."

"Are the doctors in Tokyo any good?" Bae Suzy asked, frowning. "If not, we can find a specialist in Seoul!"

Gong Cheng swallowed the ramen in his mouth, glanced at her, and said, "Noona should change into her doctor's uniform and come to my office to treat me. I think I'll open up to her much more easily then."

"Am I that amazing? A cure-all?" Bae Soo-ji pouted at his frivolous words: "Then you wait and see, I'll go and try it in a few days."

Lee Ji-eun and Park Ji-yeon noticed that Gong Cheng was reluctant to discuss the topic, so they sighed inwardly and respectfully avoided the subject, laughing and saying, "Are you really going to say such unspoken rules about our Suzy in front of so many people?"

Gong Cheng scoffed, chuckled, and looked at Lee Ji-eun: "Noona wants me to sleep with her? I wouldn't even want to!"

"Hehe..." Lee Ji-eun kicked him angrily.

Jeon Somi cautiously nudged Gong Cheng's shoulder: "Then Oppa, shall we go to Gangnam again tonight?"

"Go~"

Gong Cheng responded.

Bae Suzy glanced at Gong Cheng, deciding to ask him about it another day when they were alone. So she smiled and changed the subject, looking at Lee Ji-eun: "Ji-eun, you filmed a kissing scene with this guy before, what was it like?"

She bit her lip with her rabbit teeth, giggling, and daring to bring up bold topics.

“…I have no feelings for this kind of man, what feelings could I possibly have?” Lee Ji-eun still held a grudge against Gong Cheng’s words from earlier. She shook her head, took a sip of her drink, and felt a tightness in her chest from anger. “At the time, I was thinking, ‘I’d rather be kissed by a dog,’”

"Just close your eyes..."

Gong Cheng took a sip of wine, his lips trembling, and chuckled, "So you're going to close your eyes and stick out your tongue, huh?"

"Oh Mo?"

Bae Suzy, Han So-hee, Park Ji-yeon, and Jeon So-mi were hearing about the behind-the-scenes aspects of the filming of "Goblin" for the first time, and they looked at Lee Ji-eun in shock.

Lee Ji-eun's face flushed instantly. She straightened up from her kneeling position and put down her wine glass: "Wasn't that what the screenwriter asked for?"

"...Yes, but back then I thought everyone online said that Nuna was very pure, like a jade girl. Didn't I ask screenwriter Eun-sook to cut the kissing scene?" Gong Cheng said smugly. "But if the kissing scene couldn't be cut, then... well, you could just not use it, right?"

"I was just too into the role, my acting was on point, you know?" Lee Ji-eun noticed the strange looks from her friends and tried to explain herself.

"Acting skills?" Gong Cheng rolled his eyes, but seeing Li Zhi'en's impending rage, he quickly begged for mercy: "Okay, okay, it's my fault, it's my fault..."

……

At JYP, Park Jin-young composed himself in his office and went downstairs.

As the elevator descended... he pondered, what would happen by tomorrow, when public opinion had fully fermented?
However, the revelation that her junior had developed depression overshadowed the online bullying Sana from TWICE had faced earlier in the month. Although the matter gradually subsided, with the international situation in both Korea and Japan, a few days ago many citizens began to collectively support Japanese artists active in Japan, and Sana's case was brought up again.

But now, given Park Jin-young's understanding of the people, he'll probably need a million petitioners to have him executed at the Blue House.
The most serious thing is that, at this critical juncture, the day after tomorrow, my junior's contract with the company will officially expire, and he will regain his status as a free agent. With "depression" and the expiration of his contract, these two events are linked together. No matter how you look at it, it seems like JYP is trying to shift the blame.

And it's very obvious...

After straightening his clothes, Park Jin-young went down to the lobby on the first floor. Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, he saw a dense crowd gathered at the entrance of the company building in the night, shouting curses in unison. The security cordon set up by the guards could not stop the excited fans and citizens.

Banners demanding that the Blue House execute him were unfurled in the night.

The sign read something like "Unscrupulous company, exploiting artists," "Death schedule," "The biggest scourge on the peninsula"...

"..."

Police officers, who had arrived early after hearing the news, were trying to maintain order, but some fans still angrily rushed across the cordon, wielding weapons, and smashed them against the large red coffee cup sculpture in front of the building.

What a tragedy...

"..." Park Jin-young felt a pang of heartache, but he still quickly walked down to the underground parking garage and prepared to drive away.

...The car drove around the company, and behind the crowd, illuminated by the streetlights, he saw a group of excited young faces, with glaring banners expressing either dissatisfaction with JYP or support for "Tarot".

Park Jin-young stopped the car and stared at the long white banner held up by several fans under the streetlight.

The black card, written in a hurry, contained a string of Korean words: "Tarot, don't fall in love, don't get married, don't leave the music industry, don't leave me. I'm just kidding, you know I'm the one who's most accommodating to you. Be happy! Get well soon..."

Park Jin-young sighed, somewhat afraid to think about how his junior brother had endured the past two years suffering from depression.

"Junior brother, junior brother..."

……

"Mom, don't worry, don't listen to the exaggerated claims made by the online media."

After leaving the Japanese restaurant, Gong Cheng turned on his phone and saw his adoptive mother's number among a bunch of missed calls. He quickly called back to comfort his adoptive parents.

"I'm just too tired..."

As he spoke, he got into the car driven by "designated driver" Wu Shixun.

Park Chanyeol also came, along with Jeon Somi and Park Jiyeon. Since they were all acquaintances, they decided to go to Gangnam together for some fun.

"Really, don't worry. The media even said I was dating eight girlfriends at the same time! Oh my god, why don't you believe it?"

Gong Cheng used a goading tactic to comfort his adoptive mother, whose voice was choked with sobs, on the other end of the phone.

Upon hearing his words, Wu Shixun, who was driving, twitched his face.

"How do you know I don't believe you? You're dating Miyeon and Nayeon at the same time, eight of them. Although I really don't want to admit it... my son might be capable of doing it..." The adoptive mother's voice was very complicated.

As Wu Sehun drove, after hearing his aunt's words, he couldn't help but click his tongue and mutter a comment: "No one knows a child better than their mother!"

"..." Gong Cheng, sitting in the passenger seat, glanced at him wistfully and continued helplessly, "Oh my god, how could you think of me like that? Don't believe everything you read on the internet. Depression... it's just that I went to the hospital for some psychological counseling..."

"Because of the long working hours and the high pressure, my nerves are quite tense."

Gong Cheng made up a story, avoiding the important points and focusing on the trivial.

Sitting in the back seat, Jeon So-mi and Han So-hee were lost in thought, speculating about what he had said earlier. Was he still dating Lim Na-yeon and Jo Mi-yeon?
"..."

After a while, Gong Cheng hung up the phone, and the group got out of the car and went to the club in Jiangnan.

……

In TWICE's dorm, Kim Da-hyun was sprawled on the sofa, watching her sisters-in-law hurriedly dialing phone numbers.

Now you're in a panic?

Why didn't you do this sooner...?

"Can't get through..."

"Shut down."

"I can't get through to you either."

Sana Minatozaki, Nayeon Lim, Momo Hirai, Chaeyoung Son, Jeongyeon Yoo, and others chatted amongst themselves.

Mina glanced at the message Makoto sent her before turning off her phone: "Mina-chan, go have a couple of drinks with a friend in Jiangnan~ I'm turning off my phone now, I'm not in a good mood."

As Cheng-chan's close confidante, she naturally approved.

Moreover, Cheng-chan has been trying to quit drinking lately, but it's normal for him to have a drink with friends occasionally. It's impossible for him to completely abstain from alcohol.

Mina knew very well that Aunt Eiko had also said to exercise appropriate control.

"..."

After running out of the dormitory, Chou Tzu-yu returned dejectedly because she couldn't get through to her brother's phone.

"..."

Kim Da-hyun composed herself, picked up the cola on the table, and took a sip.

Watching the sisters-in-law with cold eyes, their attitude like ants on a hot pan... I desperately hoped that the big brother wouldn't be so soft-hearted, just like this, and that he would turn off his phone.

I'll teach them a lesson, or they'll teach me a lesson!
Besides, the sisters-in-law are really going too far... Even Mina, whom she prefers, isn't much better.

Not at all as good as how I treated the handsome and kind man.

"..."

After thinking for a while, Chou Tzu-yu picked up her phone, frowned, and went to her bedroom.

From the living room behind them, Nayeon unnie and Momo unnie's anxious, tearful voices could be heard: "Answer the phone!"

"Please, Gong Cheng..."

"How did it disappear?"

"Won't he commit suicide?" Park Jihyo cautiously voiced her speculation. "I've heard of Ok-ok syndrome, this tendency is quite common..."

The words had barely left her lips when even Mina couldn't help but glare angrily at the outspoken woman...

"Hello, Auntie?"

"Do you know where my brother is? I can't get in touch with him..."

Chou Tzu-yu slyly dialed her aunt and uncle's number and asked what was wrong. Knowing her brother as she did, she knew that when he was in a bad mood, he might not answer anyone's calls, but he would never make her aunt and uncle worry.

"Tzuyu?"

"...His words weren't in Yeongdeungpo, they were in Gangnam..."

The foster mother's voice was filled with worry, and she couldn't help but choke up a little: "Ziyu, could you go and check on him for me?"

Chou Tzu-yu clenched her fist with a hint of joy and gently comforted her, "I understand, Auntie. Don't worry, I'll take good care of my brother. You and Uncle should also take care of yourselves. I'll visit you another day."

After saying that, she opened the wardrobe door, took out a jacket and put it on her short-sleeved shirt, preparing to sneak out quietly, without a sound!
Tzuyu now has absolutely no trust in her fellow members, unnies, or friends...

It's all very deceitful and treacherous...

The adult world is so tiring~
When will I be able to rule the world as an empress...?

……

Gangnam District...

Gong Cheng sat in the private room, playing drinking games with Pei Xiuzhi and a few others for an hour.

Suddenly feeling bored...

He was tempted to take Han Su-hee back to the apartment she had bought nearby.

But as she stood up, Bae Suzy, who was sitting on the sofa next to her, looked at her phone's contacts with some surprise. There was a number she'd hardly ever contacted—it was her junior's number, [Tzuyu]...

She glanced at Gong Cheng, who was not far away and had put on a coat, and then answered the phone.

(End of this chapter)