Chapter 95

"Brother, where are we going to play tomorrow?" Seeing everyone drinking tea, eating snacks, and watching the gala, Zheng Xiujing felt that playing games alone was not very interesting after a while, so she ran over to join the four people, hugging Xiahou Zhongying's arm and asked.

"Tomorrow? I don't know. Xiujing, where do you want to go?" Xiahou Zhongying scratched his head. He had already been to all the amusement places in Seoul. To be honest, he didn't really like going to those places for kids. He only went before because Zheng Xiujing wanted to, and he accompanied her and paid for her.

"Brother, let's go to the amusement park?" Zheng Xiujing looked at Xiahou Zhongying with bright eyes.

"Another amusement park?" Xiahou Zhongying was exasperated, feeling quite helpless. "Didn't you already go there? It's not that fun, is it?"

"Oh, brother, that was months ago. You haven't taken me anywhere since then." In the past few months, Xiahou Zhongying had trouble even affording meals, so he naturally had no extra money to take Zheng Xiujing out. Now, with the uncle relaxing the economic sanctions during the New Year, Zheng Xiujing, who believed in taking advantage of every opportunity, wouldn't miss this chance to enjoy herself.

Zheng Xiujing had already planned out the itinerary for the days before Uncle Xiahou Shang returned. First, she wanted to visit all the amusement parks again, then the Myeongdong and other commercial streets, which were also on her list.

"I want to ride the roller coaster, the pirate ship, and bungee jump." Zheng Xiujing excitedly raised her fists in the air and shouted.

"Alright." Xiahou Zhongying was quite helpless. Zheng Xiujing always played these things at the amusement park and never got tired of them.

"Xiujing, why do you like such thrilling rides? Aren't you scared?" Jin Taeyeon, who was listening to Zheng Xiujing's enthusiastic cheers, couldn't help but ask.

"What's there to be afraid of? She even thinks it's not thrilling enough. She wants to ride again after the first time." Xiahou Zhongying said gloomily. "Every time we go to the amusement park, she doesn't want to get off until she's played a few times."

"Hehe, Sister Taeyeon, it's really fun." Zheng Xiujing laughed. "Why don't you come with us? Play with me. I don't want to sit with brother anymore. He always looks so expressionless, it's so boring."

Zheng Xiujing remembered that every time she went to the amusement park with Xiahou Zhongying, even the most thrilling rides didn't make him scream. Thinking about her own loud screams and his silence, it was indeed quite boring. Knowing that Xiahou Zhongying didn't like going to amusement parks, she encouraged Jin Taeyeon and the others to go together.

"Hehe, let's go together then." Xiahou Zhongying chuckled. In the past, every time he went to the amusement park with Zheng Xiujing, he had to accompany her, which was quite boring. If Jin Taeyeon and Zheng Xiuyan went with her, he could avoid being dragged along.

The next morning, after breakfast, under Zheng Xiujing's urging, Xiahou Zhongying and the others set off for the amusement park.

It was the second day of the New Year, and many Koreans who had returned home for ancestral worship were now back in Seoul. Many Seoul residents were also taking advantage of the last day of their holiday to bring their children to the amusement park, so there were quite a few people there.

As soon as Zheng Xiujing entered the amusement park, she pulled everyone straight to her favorite roller coaster.

The four girls could be divided into two groups, so Xiahou Zhongying didn't need to join them. He bought a drink and waited below.

Soon, the four came down. Zheng Xiujing was still excited, and Zheng Xiuyan, Jin Taeyeon, and Hwang Miyoung were also flushed with excitement. They had played before, but it had been a long time. Since becoming trainees, they hadn't had much time to play. Riding the roller coaster again gave them a sense of nostalgia.

"Sister, let's ride it again." Zheng Xiujing said, still not satisfied.

"No way." The roller coaster was too thrilling. One ride was enough. Besides, Zheng Xiuyan's legs were still a bit weak. Hearing her sister's suggestion, she shook her head in refusal.

"Sister Taeyeon, Sister Miyoung." Zheng Xiujing turned to Jin Taeyeon and Hwang Miyoung, calling out to them.

"No way." Hwang Miyoung waved her hands and shook her head like a rattle drum.

Jin Taeyeon was even worse. She had to rest in her seat for a while before Hwang Miyoung helped her stand up. Asking her to ride again would be too much. She also refused without hesitation.

"Oh, you guys are so wimpy." Zheng Xiujing said, feeling disappointed. "One ride and you're already scared like that. You should have seen brother. He always looks so calm, and sometimes he even eats snacks while riding with me."

Zheng Xiuyan, Jin Taeyeon, and Hwang Miyoung almost fell over. They looked at Xiahou Zhongying as if he were a monster, speechless. That was a bit too much.

"Brother Zhongying, don't you even feel excited?" Compared to Xiahou Zhongying's calmness, the three felt even more embarrassed. Hwang Miyoung asked, feeling depressed.

"What's there to be excited about? It's just like that." Xiahou Zhongying took a sip of his drink and shrugged.

"Brother is really thick-skinned." Zheng Xiujing said. "There's almost nothing that can make him excited. Uncle told me that he got tired of roller coasters when he was six or seven. The first time he rode, he was just a bit curious and not at all scared."

"Hasn't he ever been scared?" Hwang Miyoung asked, speechless.

"Once, actually." Xiahou Zhongying chuckled. "When I was in China, I went to an amusement park and entered a haunted house for the first time. I was young, about eight years old. I didn't know it was just a haunted house and thought I was really encountering ghosts. I was so scared that I punched and kicked them, sending a few people to the hospital. We had to pay a lot in medical fees."

Everyone burst out laughing. The staff members were quite unlucky, pretending to be ghosts and ending up in the hospital.

Such incidents of being beaten are common in haunted houses, so they don't keep any weapons like sticks or stones inside, to prevent emotional guests from getting hurt. While they often get attacked, it's usually not serious. But encountering Xiahou Zhongying, who knew martial arts, was really bad luck. The staff members never expected a child's punches and kicks to be so powerful. Two of them even had their ribs broken.

Xiahou Zhongying's story made everyone laugh until tears streamed down their faces.

Since no one wanted to ride the roller coaster with Zheng Xiujing again, and she found it boring to ride with Xiahou Zhongying, she gave up the idea and led everyone to the next attraction.

"Hey, Sister Taeyeon, isn't that Sister Li Yi?" As they passed the carousel, Hwang Miyoung suddenly asked Jin Taeyeon.

"It is Sister Li Yi." Jin Taeyeon looked in the direction Hwang Miyoung pointed and saw her roommate Zhang Liyi sitting on the carousel, lost in thought.

"Is she from your company?" Xiahou Zhongying asked, looking at the girl they were talking about.

"Yes, she's our roommate." Jin Taeyeon smiled. "By the way, Brother Zhongying, she's also from China."

"Oh, really?" Xiahou Zhongying was surprised and then laughed. "I should get to know her. It's rare to meet a fellow countryman."

"Sure, Brother Zhongying, I'll introduce you." Jin Taeyeon smiled and led the way to Zhang Liyi, who was sitting on the carousel.

"Sister Li Yi, why are you sitting here alone?" Jin Taeyeon asked as she approached.

"Taeyeon? Miyoung? Ah, and Senior Xiuyan and Xiujing, what are you doing here?"

Zhang Liyi was born into a musical family, with both parents being violinists. Influenced by her parents, she developed a love for music from a young age and showed great talent in it.

In 2003, she was discovered by S.M. Entertainment and was highly regarded by the company. The company's artist director, Lee Soo-man, even praised her as a female artist with excellent singing skills and a perfect voice, and she was the first R&B Chinese female singer the company decided to promote after secret training.

To achieve her musical dreams, Zhang Liyi had been training hard at the company since coming to Korea, even skipping the New Year's holiday to stay. Missing her family, she could only contact them by phone, but the phone couldn't alleviate her homesickness.

After talking to her parents last night, she cried all night. In the morning, feeling depressed, she came out and sat on the carousel, lost in thought.

Just as Zhang Liyi was reminiscing about the times she rode the carousel with her parents when she was little, she vaguely heard someone call her name. Looking up, she was surprised. Jin Taeyeon and Hwang Miyoung had gone back to their hometown in Jeonju, and she hadn't seen them return to the company last night. How did they end up at the amusement park so early today?