Chapter 31

Hong Shengmei knew very well that it was her own mistake, and she shouldn't be laughing. She would likely face a lot of trouble and a scolding from the company. However, seeing the狼狈 (embarrassed) appearance of Xia Hou Zhongying, she couldn't help but laugh; it was just too funny.

It was the time when the trainees were preparing to pack up and leave. Girls, being the epitome of beauty, were even more concerned about their appearance, especially those from various agencies who aimed to debut as artists. After practice, they would inevitably apply makeup before leaving the company.

Therefore, it wasn't surprising that the things thrown at Xia Hou Zhongying included rouge, powder, and makeup boxes. He could only blame his bad luck for entering at the time when the trainees were packing up and applying makeup.

"Forgot?" Xia Hou Zhongying couldn't help but raise his voice, speaking in a mix of anger and frustration. "It's fine if you forgot, but you've caused me a lot of trouble. I was even mistaken for a pervert and beaten up."

"Ahem." Hong Shengmei awkwardly coughed twice, just about to say something when a group of girls burst out of the practice room, brandishing various weapons, including some using hangers as weapons, which made people unable to hold back their laughter. The girls, upon seeing Xia Hou Zhongying, rushed at him again, shouting to catch the pervert.

Xia Hou Zhongying's face turned pale with fear. Fortunately, he was agile and quickly darted to Hong Shengmei's side, hiding behind her, and said quickly, "Big sister, you caused this trouble, so you have to help me solve it."

Hong Shengmei was at a loss, this rascal was really not polite, using her without any hesitation. Reluctantly, she had to try to calm the girls' anger first, after all, the root of the problem was her.

Hong Shengmei smiled bitterly and spread her arms to block the girls, shouting, "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding."

"Sister Shengmei, the person behind you just ran into our practice room to peek. You should catch him quickly," one of the girls, who saw Hong Shengmei blocking them, worried that she didn't understand the situation, quickly explained.

What a mess, Hong Shengmei awkwardly smiled and said, "It's a misunderstanding, he didn't do it on purpose. He didn't know that men can't enter the girls' practice room."

"Sister Shengmei, how do you know?" the girls asked in a chorus.

"Um, well, that..." Hong Shengmei didn't know how to explain. If she didn't tell the truth, it wouldn't be clear. But if she did, she would be too embarrassed. After hesitating for a while, she thought, "If it's going to be a cut, it might as well be a clean one." She decided to just get it over with, even if the girls blamed her, it would be better than the current awkward situation.

"It's like this, he came to look for someone. I had something on my mind and forgot that men can't enter the girls' practice room, so I told him to go in and find the person. That's why this happened," Hong Shengmei explained, looking at the stunned girls, feeling very awkward.

After hearing Hong Shengmei's explanation, the girls looked at each other, unsure of how to react. Blaming Xia Hou Zhongying seemed unfair, as he didn't do it on purpose and was misled by a senior. Blaming Hong Shengmei also seemed unfair, as she didn't do it intentionally and was a senior.

"Is it over?" Xia Hou Zhongying, hearing that the S.M. trainees had calmed down, cautiously peeked out from behind Hong Shengmei, then quickly retreated, asking her.

"Ha ha." Xia Hou Zhongying's colorful head and cautious appearance made the girls burst into laughter.

Jung Sooyoung and Lim Yoonah were also in the crowd. Lim Yoonah, seeing Xia Hou Zhongying's head, felt it was familiar and couldn't help but say, "Hey, Sooyoung, this guy seems familiar, like I've seen him somewhere before."

"Really? I also feel like I've seen him before," Jung Sooyoung was also puzzled. She and the others hadn't looked at the door at first, so they hadn't seen Xia Hou Zhongying's face. By the time they turned to look, he had already fled, and his face was covered with cosmetics, making it hard to recognize him.

"Jung Sooyoung, he's here to look for you. Your brother, Xia Hou something, right? What was his name again?" Hong Shengmei, seeing Jung Sooyoung in the crowd, quickly told her, then turned to look at Xia Hou Zhongying and asked.

"Xia Hou Zhongying," Xia Hou Zhongying replied gloomily.

"Right, your brother Xia Hou Zhongying," Hong Shengmei repeated, turning back to Jung Sooyoung.

"Really?" Jung Sooyoung quickly ran to Hong Shengmei's side and looked at Xia Hou Zhongying, who was hiding behind her. After a few serious looks, she finally recognized him and couldn't help but ask, "Why are you here?"

"Didn't you ask me to come?" Xia Hou Zhongying's face turned dark, and he couldn't help but feel angry. If it weren't for Jung Sooyoung asking him to come to her company, would he have ended up in such a mess? She had forgotten about it after he came.

"Then why did you run into our practice room to peek? Men aren't allowed in the girls' practice room, you really haven't changed," Jung Sooyoung laughed awkwardly. She had forgotten about it during practice and quickly changed the topic, blaming him to avoid his resentment. In her mind, Xia Hou Zhongying was a playboy, so it wasn't surprising that he did this.

Xia Hou Zhongying pointed at Hong Shengmei, too upset to speak.

"Brother Zhongying, it really is you," Lim Yoonah also ran over, giggling. A few other girls who knew Xia Hou Zhongying also rushed over, laughing and greeting him.

Seeing that Xia Hou Zhongying was really there to look for someone and had been misled by Sister Shengmei, the girls decided not to pursue the matter further. Besides, he had already been hit with cosmetics and looked quite miserable. The girls then gathered around him, pointing and laughing, making Xia Hou Zhongying wish he could find a hole to hide in.

"Brother Zhongying, you should go wash up first," Kim Tae Yeon, seeing Xia Hou Zhongying's red face, felt a bit sorry for him and suggested.

"Right, right, go wash up," the girls who knew Xia Hou Zhongying also nodded.

The commotion had already attracted the attention of others in the company, including Lee Soo Man. Hearing that someone had sneaked into the company and entered the girls' practice room, Lee Soo Man was shocked and his face turned dark as he hurried over to see what was happening.

Upon arriving at the scene, he saw a group of girls laughing around a boy and was furious. He roared, "What are you doing? This is a mess, scatter quickly."

Seeing Lee Soo Man, the girls were frightened and scattered quickly. In a moment, only Hong Shengmei and a few others, including Jung Sooyoung, were left.

After the trainees dispersed, Lee Soo Man finally saw Xia Hou Zhongying, who was surrounded by the girls, and was shocked by his appearance. He quickly reacted, glaring at Xia Hou Zhongying and asking the people around, "What's going on with this person? How did he get into the company? What are the security guards doing? Get him out of here, security, security..."

"Teacher, it's like this, I brought him in. He came to look for Sooyoung," Hong Shengmei, seeing Lee Soo Man calling for security, was frightened and quickly explained.

"Huh? What's going on?" Lee Soo Man stared at Hong Shengmei, feeling very dissatisfied.

Hong Shengmei, trembling with fear, explained the whole situation, then secretly glanced at Lee Soo Man and quickly lowered her head, waiting for the storm of criticism and punishment to come.

After understanding the situation, Lee Soo Man was silent for a moment, then said to Jung Sooyoung, "Sooyoung, take him to wash up. Be more careful in the future, and don't let this happen again."

"Yes, teacher, I understand," Jung Sooyoung quickly replied.

"Since he's your brother, we won't pursue this matter further," Lee Soo Man said, waving his hand at Jung Sooyoung, then turned to Hong Shengmei and said, "You come to my office."

Jung Sooyoung breathed a sigh of relief, thinking the matter was over.

Hong Shengmei, however, was in deep trouble, and reluctantly followed Lee Soo Man into his office with a worried expression.

After reaching the washroom, Xia Hou Zhongying took off his outer jacket and rinsed his head under the tap, washing off the cosmetics while asking Jung Sooyoung, "Who was that person just now?"

"He's the president and director of our company, and also the founder," Jung Sooyoung replied.

"He's so arrogant, I don't like him," Xia Hou Zhongying was not impressed by Lee Soo Man's attitude of calling for security without understanding the situation, and felt an immediate dislike.

"Keep your voice down, teacher is very strict," Jung Sooyoung was startled and lowered her voice.

"What does it matter to me if he's strict? What can he do to me?" Xia Hou Zhongying said dismissively.

"Can't you just keep quiet?" Jung Sooyoung was very worried. Xia Hou Zhongying might not be afraid, but she was. "If teacher finds out you're saying bad things about him, I won't have a good life in the future."

"Fine, I won't say anything," Xia Hou Zhongying said, shrugging his shoulders.

After washing the cosmetics off his head, Xia Hou Zhongying looked at his jacket, feeling helpless. He could wash his hair, but he couldn't wash his jacket now. How could he wear it? But the jacket was also covered with cosmetics, and he couldn't wear it like this. He started to look very worried.

"Maybe just wear it like this?" Jung Sooyoung didn't have a better solution. It was getting cold, and not wearing a jacket could lead to a cold.

"Wear it like this?" Xia Hou Zhongying rolled his eyes, "You wouldn't care since you're not wearing it."

"Then don't wear it, just carry it. You're in good shape, a little cold won't hurt you," Jung Sooyoung said, almost gleefully.

Xia Hou Zhongying glared at the grinning Jung Sooyoung, looking at his jacket and thinking about what to do.

"No matter how much you think, you only have two choices: wear it like this or not wear it at all," Jung Sooyoung couldn't help but argue with him, feeling happy to see him worried.

"Who said I don't have a solution?" After thinking for a while, Xia Hou Zhongying suddenly smiled, glanced at the smirking Jung Sooyoung, and slowly turned his jacket inside out, putting it on.

"Is that even possible?" Jung Sooyoung's eyes widened, looking at him in disbelief.

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