Chapter 32

When Jin Taeyeon and others saw Xia Hou Zhongying walk up to them with his coat on backwards, they were stunned for a moment before they couldn't help but burst out laughing. Although wearing it backwards was quite strange, it was still better than wearing it in a colorful mess, and they couldn't help but admire his quick wit.

"Brother Zhongying, you look so strange in that outfit, hahaha..." Lin Yoon-a circled Xia Hou Zhongying twice and laughed heartily.

"What's strange? This is called non-mainstream, do you understand?" Xia Hou Zhongying's thick skin was not something ordinary people could describe. He didn't mind being surrounded and instead said proudly, "Some people wear their underwear outside and become Spider-Man; some people wear their underpants outside and become Superman; some people wear their underpants over their heads and become Batman. Today, I'm wearing my coat backwards, and in the future, I'll definitely become some kind of Non-Mainstream Hero."

Xia Hou Zhongying's shameless words made the girls burst into laughter.

"Phew, what a non-mainstream, you're not usually like this. You're just wearing it this way because you have no choice. What are you so proud of, calling yourself a Non-Mainstream Hero? More like a Flying Pig Hero," Jeong Seo-yeon spat as she came up from behind.

"Hey, Jeong Seo-yeon, are you not comfortable unless you're against me? I became like this because of you, and you still have the nerve to criticize me," Xia Hou Zhongying was very dissatisfied with Jeong Seo-yeon's attitude.

"What do you mean I made you like this? Speak clearly. If you hadn't sneaked into our practice room, would you have become like this?" Jeong Seo-yeon refused to admit it and glared at Xia Hou Zhongying angrily.

"If you hadn't asked me to come to your company, would I have been tricked into your practice room by that beautiful sister?" Xia Hou Zhongying glared back, not giving an inch.

The two of them glared at each other, both looking very angry, neither willing to back down.

"Brother, sister, you're still arguing like this? Do you have a grudge against each other? Really," at this moment, Jeong Seo-kyung came out, looking at the two of them helplessly.

Due to her young age, Jeong Seo-kyung practiced in a different room from her sisters, in a room for younger trainees. She only heard about what happened when she came out to find her sister. When she first saw Xia Hou Zhongying, she was very happy and wanted to greet him, but then she saw him and her sister arguing again, which made her feel very speechless.

Seeing Jeong Seo-kyung, Xia Hou Zhongying couldn't continue to argue with Jeong Seo-yeon. He smiled and waved at Jeong Seo-kyung, asking, "Seo-kyung, are your practice sessions over?"

"Over." Jeong Seo-kyung ran over and hugged Xia Hou Zhongying's arm, smiling.

"Let's go eat." Xia Hou Zhongying said.

"Eat? Sure." Hearing about eating, Jeong Seo-kyung's eyes lit up, and she nodded quickly.

"Hey, what are you eating? I didn't call you over to eat, but to discuss the video recording." Jeong Seo-yeon was a bit jealous of her sister. This guy was too good to her, making her feel like she had no status at all.

"Really, eating is the most important thing. Recording can wait. It's not like we're shooting right away. What's the rush, right, Seo-kyung?" Xia Hou Zhongying rubbed his stomach and said to Jeong Seo-yeon, dissatisfied.

"Right, right, eating is the most important." Jeong Seo-kyung, a food lover, didn't even think and stood on Xia Hou Zhongying's side.

"You..." Jeong Seo-yeon glared and was about to explode.

"Okay, okay, let's eat and talk at the same time. Isn't that good?" Xia Hou Zhongying turned and waved to Jin Taeyeon and the others, saying, "Let's go, let's go."

"Brother Zhongying, are you treating us?" Lin Yoon-a jumped out and asked with wide eyes.

"Tsk tsk, Lin Yoon-a, your head is as good as Seo-kyung's." Xia Hou Zhongying said with a smile, "Always trying to take advantage."

"Ha ha..." The girls burst into laughter.

"That's right." Lin Yoon-a said without shame, "Brother, we're not like you, who has millions of won in pocket money every month. We're poor, so who else can we eat with?"

"Alright, alright, I'll treat you." Xia Hou Zhongying was always willing to spend money on food. He also knew that the trainees' conditions were very tough, and they didn't dare to eat much to maintain their figures. This was a rare chance for an extra meal, so he decided to treat the two sisters to a better meal.

"Let's go, let's go, eat." With someone treating them, Lin Yoon-a didn't know how to be polite. She cheered and pulled her sisters to go quickly, making the more mature Jin Taeyeon cry and laugh, and even her best friend, Sulli, blush with embarrassment.

Exiting the S.M. company's main gate, Xia Hou Zhongying thought for a moment and asked Jeong Seo-yeon, "Why don't we invite that beautiful sister from earlier to join us?"

"What beautiful sister? What are you up to? Dead pervert." Jeong Seo-yeon instinctively thought Xia Hou Zhongying's playboy tendencies had flared up again, assuming he had his eye on someone in the company and was trying to seduce them, so she got angry and started cursing.

"Hey, Jeong Seo-yeon, what's wrong with you? That beautiful sister helped me and brought me into your company. She even got punished because of me. What's wrong with inviting her to eat? Where are you going with this? Really." Xia Hou Zhongying was very helpless. Was his image really that bad in Jeong Seo-yeon's eyes?

"You can't just call her a beautiful sister like that. Who knows what your intentions are." Realizing she had misunderstood, Jeong Seo-yeon's face turned slightly red, but she refused to admit her mistake.

"I don't even know her name." Xia Hou Zhungying rolled his eyes.

"Wait, I'll go ask." Jeong Seo-yeon huffed and turned back toward the company.

After a short while, Jeong Seo-yeon returned and said to Xia Hou Zhongying, "Sung-mi said she has something to do and can't come. Maybe next time."

"Okay, fine." Xia Hou Zhongying nodded and then looked at the girls, asking, "What do you want to eat?"

"Pyeongyang Garden, brother, brother, let's go to Pyeongyang Garden." Jeong Seo-kyung hugged Xia Hou Zhongying's arm and raised her right hand, jumping and saying.

Since the last time Xia Hou Shang took them to Pyeongyang Garden, and later when they stayed at the Xia Hou family, Xia Hou Shang took her and Xia Hou Zhongying there again. It had been over a month since then, and she hadn't been there since. Thinking about the delicious Chinese food at Pyeongyang Garden, her mouth almost started to water. When Xia Hou Zhongying asked what they wanted to eat, she blurted out without thinking.

"Pyeongyang Garden, that's good." Xia Hou Zhongying hadn't eaten Chinese food in a long time and missed it, so he nodded in agreement. "But that place is a bit remote, and we need to take a taxi. It will be a bit troublesome to get back. Let me think about how to solve it."

"Brother, why don't we call Uncle to pick us up?" Jeong Seo-kyung suggested.

"We have too many people, and my dad's car can't fit us all." Xia Hou Zhongying said.

"Alright, if that doesn't work, let's call the minibus from yesterday." Xia Hou Zhongying said as he took out his phone, "I'll call my dad first."

"Dad, we're going to Pyeongyang Garden for dinner. There are eight of us, and it will be inconvenient to come back. Can you ask Uncle Kim to pick us up with the minibus?" Xia Hou Zhongying said to his father on the phone.

"You're bothering me with such trivial matters. Have some ambition. Uncle Kim has already gone back. It's inconvenient. I'll call Pyeongyang Hong and have him send someone to pick you up." Xia Hou Shang said impatiently and hung up without waiting for Xia Hou Zhongying to respond, not knowing what he was busy with.

Xia Hou Zhongying didn't care; as long as the problem was solved. His father was always like that, so busy that he could even forget about him.

After hanging up, the eight of them hailed two taxis and headed straight for Pyeongyang Garden.

In the car, those who didn't know what Pyeongyang Garden was asked Jeong Seo-yeon and her sister, and upon hearing it was for Chinese food, their mouths started to water.

When they arrived, the five girls who had never been there before were stunned by the grandeur and luxury of Pyeongyang Garden, just like Jeong Seo-yeon and her sister the first time they came. They were so impressed that they hesitated to step inside. If it were up to them, they wouldn't be able to enter such a place. Without even looking at the prices, the layout alone told them it wouldn't be cheap.

Because Xia Hou Shang had personally called, when Xia Hou Zhongying arrived, Pyeongyang Hong personally came out to lead them to a private wooden house, which made Xia Hou Zhongying quite surprised. He wondered when his father's influence had become so great that a phone call could make Pyeongyang Hong personally welcome him.

Pyeongyang Hong was also surprised by Xia Hou Zhongying's appearance, with his coat on backwards, messy hair, and strange outfit. Plus, he was with seven beautiful girls, each with their own charm, which made him feel old.

After leading Xia Hou Zhongying and the others to the wooden house, Pyeongyang Hong left. Lin Yoon-a and the others, seeing no one else around, immediately became lively, walking around and looking at everything, marveling at the place.

"Brother Zhongying, I've never heard of such a place before. Is it new?" Lin Yoon-a asked.

"I heard it's been open for about five or six years." Xia Hou Zhongying smiled and said.

"Five or six years? Why isn't it famous? We've never heard of it." Lin Yoon-a asked, puzzled.

Xia Hou Zhongying smiled but didn't answer. He couldn't say that they were at a level where they wouldn't have heard of it. Pyeongyang Garden wasn't a place just anyone could visit. In Seoul, you needed a certain level of wealth and status to enter. You also needed to make a reservation in advance, or there wouldn't be any seats. Few people came directly like Xia Hou Zhongying, and that was only because of his father's influence, which is why Pyeongyang Hong led them to the private wooden house.

Pyeongyang Garden had a few private wooden houses that were generally not used to entertain guests, reserved for VIPs or emergencies. Xia Hou Zhongying didn't know this, but his father, Xia Hou Shang, never made a reservation when he came and always went to the private wooden house, so he came directly this time.

If he hadn't called his father before coming to Pyeongyang Garden, they wouldn't have had a place to go and would have had to return. The private wooden houses could only be used by the owner, Pyeongyang Hong, which is why he personally came to pick them up.

"By the way, you mentioned shooting a video. I have an idea. What do you think?" To shift the girls' attention, Xia Hou Zhongying changed the topic.

"What idea?" The girls, hearing a topic related to themselves, immediately became serious and attentive.

"Um, it's like this." Xia Hou Zhongying organized his thoughts and continued, "You said you only want to shoot dancing videos. I think that's not a good idea. The songs aren't yours, and even if you sing and dance, it won't be very attractive. It would just be a cover, and it wouldn't be as good as professional artists, right?"

The girls thought about it and nodded, realizing he was right.

"Why did your video from yesterday become famous? I think it's because it was rare and the setting was special. It was captured unintentionally, and the combination of many coincidences made it so popular." Xia Hou Zhongying continued, "People are curious about new things. If you keep shooting dancing videos, I don't think it will have much effect