novellhall Chapter 83 Sika, help me pursue Li Zhixing
Chapter 83 Sika, help me pursue Li Zhixing
Chapter 83 Sika, Help Me Pursue Li Zhixing (Seeking First Subscription)
Cheongdam-dong, not far from Girls' Generation's dorm, is a very private barbecue restaurant that only caters to regular customers.
In the largest private room in the restaurant, Girls' Generation was sitting around eating barbecue.
The table, which was already large enough, was piled high with all kinds of meat and vegetables.
The meat on the baking tray was sizzling and dripping with oil. The scissors had barely made two snips when someone reached for their chopsticks.
During the day, in order to achieve the best filming results, even during their lunch break, they only ate a little something and dared not eat much.
By this time, the group was starving, and their chopsticks were almost constantly in use, as they shoved piece after piece of meat into their mouths.
Maknae Seohyun originally volunteered to help the unnies grill meat.
As a result, she not only grilled slowly, but also meticulously checked the doneness of each piece of meat repeatedly. In the end, the meat was either undercooked or had burnt edges.
At first, the girls forced themselves to praise her, but by the third plate of meat, they finally fell silent.
Seohyun was promptly stripped of her right to grill meat, and Sunny and Hyoyeon took over the task.
Girls' Generation's two big eaters, Sooyoung and Yoona, even sat at opposite corners of the table to avoid fighting over meat.
The two of them were like they were in a competition, their chopsticks almost never stopping, their cheeks bulging from being stuffed with grilled meat.
After eating for a while, everyone slowed down their eating pace, and the conversation around the table gradually picked up.
It was just a music video shoot they were used to, but today's shoot felt unusually long and special.
First, someone complained that they were tired of listening to Cuts all day, then the topic circled around and eventually came back to Li Zhixing.
Pani doesn't eat much, and she was already full by now.
As she helped grill the meat, she smiled and said, "I still find it hard to believe."
"How come Zhixing Oppa is so amazing? It seems like he can do everything."
As she said this, she even slowed down her movements when flipping the meat, her tone full of amazement.
"And did you notice today that he doesn't seem like he's directing a music video for the first time at all?"
"He knows better how to film us than many of the directors we've worked with before."
"That's true."
Sooyoung snatched a piece of grilled meat from her tongs and continued the conversation: "I was worried before filming, but when I watched the playback, I found that even though Yoona was standing next to me, he was still able to make me stand out in the shot, instead of making me just a background figure for Yoona."
"Just for this point, I approve of him."
Yoona gave Sooyoung a fawning smile, which immediately earned her a glare from Sooyoung.
The people at the table nodded in agreement.
After a whole day of filming, even though everyone complained, they all had to admit that Li Zhixing was indeed very good at filming.
Although many people have been criticized by Li Zhixing today, what he said was insightful, and the footage he produced was truly excellent.
Nobody really cared. Getting scolded by the director during filming is perfectly normal.
At that moment, Hyoyeon suddenly asked, "Can we still get him to do our other music video shoots?"
Everyone fell silent for a moment.
The table, which had been bustling just moments before, was now quieter, with even the sound of chopsticks hitting plates becoming less frequent.
Sun-kyu said, "That's unlikely, after all, today..."
Everyone clearly knew what she was talking about.
At this moment, Jessica, who hadn't said much, spoke up: "After filming the music video for Krystal's group in a few days, Lee Ji-hsing won't be filming any more music videos."
"Um?"
Several people looked at her at the same time.
Taeyeon quickly asked, "Why? Is it because of what happened today?"
Sika shook her head.
"Of course not."
"I asked him, and he had originally decided that after filming this GGMV, he wouldn't take on any other filming projects."
"I won't be working on LG sets anymore."
"He will focus on acting from now on."
Everyone suddenly realized.
I almost forgot, Li Zhixing is also an actor.
Tiffany clapped her hands and said with a smile, "You should be a good actor and make more movies. Zhixing oppa is so handsome."
"Besides, he's quite popular right now. If he films a few more movies, he'll definitely be able to play the male lead."
"By the way, when will IRIS premiere? I'll definitely support Zhixing oppa when it airs."
Jessica gave Tiffany a disapproving look. Even though she had only met Lee Ji-hyung a few times, she was calling him "Oppa" with unusual familiarity.
She replied curtly, "October 14th, that's still a long way off."
Pani seemed to sense Jessica's displeasure and moved closer to her with a smile.
"Jessica, do you like Zhixing oppa?"
The private room immediately fell silent.
The meat on the grill was still sizzling, but the table suddenly fell silent.
Even Xiuying and Chong'er stopped chewing their meat.
The two stared blankly at Pani for a moment, then turned their gaze to Jessica.
After meeting several times during this period, everyone could more or less see that Jessica and Li Zhixing had a very close relationship.
This is a question that everyone has been curious about for a long time.
Sika paused for a moment with her chopsticks.
She opened her mouth, her face gradually turning red, and it took her a long time to finally manage to utter a single sentence.
"Am I... am I crazy? How could I fall for someone I can't stand?"
As soon as the answer was given, several soft sighs almost simultaneously echoed in the quiet private room.
After Taeyeon sighed, she suddenly remembered that it was almost exactly the same answer Lee Ji-hyeong gave in the recording studio that day.
But upon closer inspection, they are not quite the same.
Taeyeon carefully examined Jessica's flushed face and the obvious weakening of her aura after she finished speaking. No matter how you looked at it, it didn't seem like she really didn't care at all.
On that day, Li Zhixing seemed genuinely not to have thought about it that way.
Upon hearing Jessica's answer, Pani's eyes immediately curved into a smile.
"That's good, that's good."
Jessica turned and glared at her, asking somewhat fiercely, "What's wrong with you?"
Tiffany was still smiling, but her tone was very serious: "Since you don't like it, then I'm going to pursue Zhixing oppa."
"Mo???"
"Pani!"
"No!"
"What?"
"What?"
"Great!"
The private room suddenly erupted into chaos.
No one expected that Pani would speak so directly.
Sooyoung was also stunned for a moment, then frowned and patted Kwon Yuri next to her.
"What are you following? Are you trying to get involved too?"
Kwon Yuri whispered, "I see everyone's talking about it."
Pani was also taken aback by everyone's reaction.
Especially Yoona's "No."
She glanced at Yoona with some confusion, then looked back at Jessica.
"Jessica, I really like Zhixing oppa."
"He's exactly my type, both in looks and talent, and he's also so funny and gentle."
"Sika, since you don't like him, can you help me? Help me pursue him."
Jessica didn't speak, she just bit her lip and stared straight at Pani.
The people at the table looked at each other, but no one was in a hurry to speak.
At this moment, Hyoyeon finally couldn't hold back any longer: "Where did you get the idea that Lee Ji-haeng is gentle? Didn't you see how badly he verbally abused and scolded us today?"
Upon hearing this, several people at the table nodded subconsciously.
Pani looked at her innocently.
"But Zhixing oppa never scolded me, he even praised me."
Everyone fell silent.
Pani seems to be the only one who has never been verbally abused.
At this moment, Sika finally spoke.
Her tone was direct and firm.
"no."
Pani blinked.
"Why? Jessica, didn't you say you didn't like it?"
"It has nothing to do with whether I like it or not."
Jessica pursed her lips, her gaze sweeping across the table as if she were hastily trying to come up with a plausible excuse.
"Our popularity has just started to rise this year, and we're currently in the prime of our careers. How could we possibly have a scandal at this time?"
"Do they want the group's popularity to plummet even further?"
At this point, she seemed to have finally found a reason to stand up for herself, and her tone became firmer.
"Moreover, Li Zhixing has just debuted and definitely wants to focus on his career. If he gets into a scandal, I don't know how many fans will criticize him."
"Do you want him to be so criticized by fans right after his debut that he can't even hold his head up high?"
"That's right, that's right."
Yoona quickly swallowed the meat in her mouth and nodded vigorously, "Even if Tiffany unnie wants to pursue oppa, she shouldn't do it at this time."
"Let's wait until seven or eight years later—no, more than ten years later, when our Girls' Generation has faded into obscurity, before we start chasing after them."
"Oh, Yoona."
Pani looked at her, both amused and exasperated: "Listen to what you're saying! How old am I now, more than ten years ago?"
Taeyeon couldn't help but laugh and patted Yoona on the shoulder.
"Oh my, how could Girls' Generation be out of fashion?"
Jessica had no time to pay attention to anyone else; her attention was entirely focused on Tiffany.
"Besides, Li Zhixing doesn't want to be in a relationship right now, so Pani, you shouldn't focus your attention on him."
How did you know?
Pani asked, puzzled.
Sika pouted.
If he wants to be in a relationship, will you even have a chance?
Sika had no appetite left.
The more serious Pani was, the more uncomfortable she felt.
She just wanted to get rid of Pani's idea as soon as possible.
She thought for a moment and then said, "You've only met him a few times, you don't know him at all."
"Li Zhixing is—he's not a good person at all."
Everyone looked at Sika in surprise.
Even Sooyoung, who went back to grab the meat, stopped eating with her chopsticks in mid-air.
Pani asked, displeased, "How is he not a good person? Jessica, you're not deliberately saying bad things about him, are you?"
Sika rolled her eyes at her.
"Li Zhixing is actually quite fierce, and he can be quite frightening when he gets into a fight. He's nothing like a gentle person."
"Many people are afraid of him."
Sika deliberately lowered her voice as she said this.
"He also has a nickname, 'Fangbei Cave Door God,' because he's very fierce."
"Great fortune."
Xiuying's eyes widened: "This nickname—was he involved in a gang before?"
"Of course not!"
Sika quickly said, "How could he possibly be involved in organized crime? It's the gangs who are afraid of him."
"It was because of him that the gangs in Fangbeidong were all driven away, and the leaders were imprisoned."
"Now you know how ruthless he is, so, Tiffany, he's really not right for you."
"Don't waste your time on this."
Pani's eyes, however, shone even brighter.
"The gangs have all been driven away? Batman?"
"Jessica, I like you even more now that you say that. Can you give me Oppa's number?"
Sika fell silent.
Pani's smiling eyes are just so annoying today.
She turned her head away coldly.
"No, I won't give it to you, it's impossible!"
Her tone grew increasingly harsh, and the tips of her ears had already turned red.
Then, she picked up her chopsticks again, and the next second she suddenly slammed them on the table.
She looked at the group of members who were all staring at her and said coldly, "Are you going to eat or not? If not, pay the bill and leave."
Anyway, she couldn't eat any more.
About half an hour later, the meal was finally finished.
The waiter came in several times to add more meat, and even Sun-kyu, who was in charge of grilling the meat, couldn't help but wonder if they had ordered too much.
Sika used Li Zhixing's card to pay the bill.
Sooyoung followed, saying, "Jessica, why don't we just pay for it ourselves?"
"We've eaten so much, it's not appropriate for Li Zhixing to pay."
Half an hour later, Sika's complexion had improved considerably.
She smiled and waved the card in her hand.
"Li Zhixing wouldn't care about these things, and he's not short of money."
Taeyeon and Sunny exchanged a glance.
Not short of money?
A hint of doubt flashed in both of their eyes.
Didn't I hear from Ji-eun that she and Lee Ji-hyun lived in a semi-basement?
"drop."
Card swipe successful.
After receiving the receipt, the girls, having eaten and drunk their fill, prepared to return to their dormitory.
Just as everyone left the store and were about to head back to their dorm, Sika's phone rang.
Sika glanced at it, then answered the phone with a smile.
An exasperated voice came from the phone.
"Hey, Jessica Jung!"
"What?! 67 yuan spent on barbecue? Are you guys pigs?"
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