200: Hotpot

“Hey, hey, hey! That’s enough. Who told you to curse at me on the phone? This is called an eye for an eye, understand?”

“But Jisoo also cursed…”

“Yah! Park Chaeyoung, do you want to die?” Kim Ji-soo couldn’t tolerate it for a second. She was also very afraid of Yang Hyun-suk, and this move was too much for her.

“Ugh!!!” Park Chaeyoung quickly shut her mouth, feeling that even one more word would result in a beating. “Jisoo, I…”

“Tch!” Xu Zhiyou interrupted her. “Alright, this trick can only be used once. Do you think the CEO is a fool?”

“That’s good then.” Kim Ji-soo breathed a sigh of relief. “Zoe, please go back to being the old reckless Zoe. Kamsahamnida.”

“What reckless? I’m clearly a gentle and considerate good leader, okay?”

“Gentle and considerate?” Lisa couldn’t help but interject. “Zoe, do you have some misunderstanding about the term ‘gentle and considerate’?”

“Exactly, exactly!” Park Chaeyoung also seized the opportunity to agree. “If you’re gentle and considerate, then wouldn’t I be an angel descended from heaven?”

Xu Zhiyou glared at Lisa: “Are you itching for a beating? Do you want me to help loosen up your bones?”

“Mianhae.” She covered her mouth with both hands.

Seeing her admit defeat, Xu Zhiyou tightened her grip around Park Chaeyoung’s neck: “Chaeyoung, how about I prepare another speaking package for you next time?”

“Yah! Are you deliberately targeting me? Lisa clearly just also…”

“Yes!” Xu Zhiyou interrupted her. “Didn’t I just say that your mental fortitude is too weak and needs to be tempered? Did you think I was joking?”

“No, speaking is Jisoo’s business. If not, go find Jennie-oni. I…”

“Yah!” Kim Jennie stepped forward and pinched her ear. “Do you believe I’ll finish you off right now?”

Kim Jennie just found it annoying. She had kept her mouth shut and hadn’t said a word, yet she was still being cued.

“Jennie-oni, I was wrong, gently.” Park Chaeyoung felt unlucky, as if the whole world was against her, and it was uncomfortable.

Xu Zhiyou looked at her pouting, then pinched her chin: “Come on, smile. Don’t make such a dead fish face.”

“Yah! Don’t curse my fish, otherwise I’m not done with you.”

“Tch!” She let go of her and walked straight out. “I’m going to ride my bike. You guys take a taxi back yourselves.”

“Ride what? Let’s all walk together.” Park Chaeyoung quickly grabbed her sleeve.

Xu Zhiyou thought for a moment: “Alright.” Then she looped her arm around her neck again: “Come on, continue talking.”

“Talk about what?” Park Chaeyoung looked at her with a blank expression.

Xu Zhiyou gave her another flick on the forehead: “Of course, it’s about you being called by the CEO. What else could it be?”

“Yah! Zoe, I warn you… Ouch… Mianhae, I was wrong, don’t hit me.”

“It would have been better if you had been like this earlier. My hand hurts from hitting you.”

“Aish! You…”

“Hmm?” She silently raised her hand. “Don’t force me. I hold grudges, and that incident where you cursed at me on the phone isn’t over yet.”

“Hmph~” Park Chaeyoung turned her head away, not wanting to deal with her.

“Tch! Don’t give me that dead look. Do you believe I’ll take your fish home and give it to Lisa’s group of cats whose names start with L?”

Upon hearing that, Park Chaeyoung immediately widened her eyes: “If you dare touch it, I’ll… I’ll…”

“You’ll what?”

Park Chaeyoung’s eyes darted around: “I’ll tell your Unnie that you’re dating and even brought someone back to the dorm. I… Ouch…”

“I’ll strangle you before you can tell.” She reached out and pinched her neck. “Little rascal, I’ll send you to bang on a wooden fish.”

Park Chaeyoung quickly hugged Kim Ji-soo, who was walking beside her: “Jisoo, quickly save me! She’s trying to strangle me.”

“Let go.” Kim Ji-soo was thinking about what to bring tomorrow and didn’t have time to play with them.

“No letting go.” Park Chaeyoung hugged tighter. “Unless you make Zoe let go of me.”

Kim Ji-soo glanced at Xu Zhiyou: “Let go. We’re still at the company. If someone takes a picture, it will affect our image.”

“Mm-hmm!” Park Chaeyoung nodded frantically. “Zoe, let’s talk about it when we get back.”

Xu Zhiyou glanced at the other three, then at Park Chaeyoung, whom she was holding: “You four ugly ducklings are talking to me about image? Tch!”

“Yah! I advise you to speak properly.” Kim Jennie really wanted to kill her; she was so annoying.

“I won’t. Dumpling Ni, if you’re capable, then act. If you’re not, then shut up. Be careful, or I’ll go home and beat Kuma.”

Kim Jennie’s mouth twitched involuntarily. She didn’t doubt for a second that Xu Zhiyou would actually do it, so she could only endure her: “You villain!”

“Heh heh!”

Kim Ji-soo was glad that her mouth was slower than Kim Jennie’s, otherwise her Moon Bear would suffer.

Lisa felt a bit hungry. She checked the time; it was only five in the afternoon. She looked at Xu Zhiyou: “Zoe, going back now? Aren’t we eating?”

“Oh, I forgot about eating.” She pulled out her phone and looked at it. “Since you all have time, let’s get some hotpot first.”

As soon as hotpot was mentioned, Park Chaeyoung’s eyes instantly lit up, and she pried Xu Zhiyou’s hand off her neck.

“Let’s go, let’s go! I know a place with amazing food. I guarantee you’ll want more after eating there.”

Xu Zhiyou was amused by her quick change of expression: “Do you really need to change expressions so fast?”

“Tch, you still have the nerve to talk about me.”

Xu Zhiyou kicked her in the butt: “Why wouldn’t I have the nerve? You just need a good beating.”

Park Chaeyoung patted her butt: “Don’t talk to me about all that nonsense. That hotpot place is a bit far; we need to drive there.”

“Then let’s drive!”

“We don’t have a car. You go get one.”

“That’s true. Let me think who would be best to borrow from.” After five seconds of thought, she clapped her hands together. “Got it.”

She pulled out her phone and called Park Sandara. It rang for a while before connecting: “Zoe, I can’t write lyrics. Come help me. Wuwuwu~”

“Where are you?”

“In the studio, of course. Where else would I be? I’ve been locked up in the company for days and haven’t written a single lyric.”

“Show Ge and the four of us are also at the company. Do you want to go eat hotpot?”

“I’ll go ask Chae-rin.”

Upon hearing that Lee Chae-rin was also there, Xu Zhiyou said: “Didn’t Chae-rin Unnie go to Europe and America? When did she come back?”

“She just came back this morning.” She went to another room, opened the door, “Chae-rin, Zoe wants to go eat hotpot. Are you coming?”

“Yes! Why not?”

“Oh!” Park Sandara said into the phone: “We’ll be there soon. Hanging up now.”

Xu Zhiyou quickly said: “There are five of us here. Remember to bring two cars.”

“OK!”

Xu Zhiyou hung up the phone and looked at Park Chaeyoung: “Done. Let’s wait at the parking lot exit.”

Park Chaeyoung grabbed her arm and started running: “Let’s go, let’s go, hurry up.”

Xu Zhiyou stumbled, pulled by her: “Are you rushing to reincarnate? And you’re so strong.”

“You don’t understand, that place is super busy. If we go late, there won’t be any seats!” Park Chaeyoung said, quickening her pace.

The group arrived at the parking lot exit, and soon after, two people drove out in cars.

“Zoe!” Park Sandara poked her head out of the car window and waved at her.