Chapter 89: 'A Man'

Thank you to [Yun Hai Yi Ying] for your support with a tip~!

That afternoon, Li Shenxing was in the living room playing with the children and watching TV. The family show was airing today, so he wanted to see how the program was edited.

While playing with the chubby one, the phone on the table rang.

Li Shenxing picked it up and saw an unfamiliar number.

"Hey, who is it?" Li Shenxing answered the phone and asked.

"Shenxing, it's me, bro~." A deep male voice came from the receiver.

"Ah~! Isn't this Mr. Busy? How do you have time to call me, a free man, today? Someone has been back for so long and hasn't even called once, what a good brother~! Haha~!" Li Shenxing, upon hearing the familiar voice, immediately started to mock the other person.

"I'm sorry! It's my fault. I've been busy with a lot of things since I got back to the company, and I haven't had much time. Besides, you know, I haven't been in touch with these things for a long time, so they all feel strange to me. It takes time to adapt."

"Alright~ Alright~! Seeing how pitiful you sound, I'll be merciful and forgive you, bro. By the way, what's up? Otherwise, I don't believe you, a busy man, would have time to call me."

"Nothing much, it's been a long time since we last met. I want to invite you to work out and see if your physique has declined. I've been busy lately and haven't had time to rest, I'm so tired."

"Sure, while you were away, no one has been working out with me. Most of the time, I've been exercising alone at home, it's quite boring." Li Shenxing happily accepted the invitation.

"Then let's meet at 3 PM tomorrow at the usual place, do you still remember it?"

"How could I forget? By the way, let's also invite Brother Tae-hyun and Brother He. It's been a long time since we've all been together."

"Alright, without my urging, Tae-hyun hasn't been exercising, he's all fat now." The other person said.

"Let's have dinner together then, okay?"

"Alright, I have to go now, see you tomorrow, bye~!"

"Bye~!"

Li Shenxing put away his phone and continued playing with the chubby one until the show started.

"Haha... The opening is quite interesting." Li Shenxing said with a smile.

The opening of the show had them all dressed in rustic clothes for farm work, which was quite amusing and fitting for the theme of the show.

It was the first time Li Shenxing was watching himself on TV, and he felt a bit strange, but he watched it seriously, wanting to identify his shortcomings to improve. He was such a conscientious person.

The first episode, which lasted over sixty minutes, felt like it passed by quickly. It ended in no time.

The first episode had only a few highlights: the 'Hyori Effect,' the segment where he cooked, and the bed competition.

The key issue was that everyone hadn't found their roles and hadn't developed chemistry with each other.

"We still need to work hard~! Let's go~!" Li Shenxing said, hugging the chubby one.

"......"

Li Shenxing put down the cat, who only knew how to eat and didn't cooperate with him, and went to the study to check the 'Family Born' news on the S.B.S website.

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Li Shenxing still woke up early to go out for exercise. After returning, he prepared breakfast for the children and himself and Hyori.

Today's breakfast was vegetable pancakes and century egg and meat porridge.

After making breakfast, he went upstairs and saw Mimi climbing onto the bed, heading towards Hyori. Li Shenxing quickly walked over and picked her up.

"Mimi, don't bother Mom, go play with the chubby one downstairs." He put Mimi down at the stairs and then returned to the bedroom.

He walked to the window, pulled open the curtains to let the sunlight fill the room, and then went to wake up Hyori, who was sleeping soundly on her back.

Hyori, woken up, squinted and asked, "Is it morning already?"

Hyori had started sleeping around nine o'clock last night and had already slept for twelve hours.

Seeing that she was still drowsy, Li Shenxing took the blanket off her, picked her up by the waist, and carried her to the bathroom. He sat her on the toilet, washed her face to wake her up, and then handed her a toothbrush with toothpaste.

After the two of them finished washing up, they went downstairs to eat breakfast.

"By the way, I won't be home for dinner tonight. Should I prepare something for you in advance?" Li Shenxing asked while eating breakfast.

Hyori asked curiously, "What's up?"

Hyori asked this because he rarely ate out, unless it was an irresistible invitation.

"Brother Jong-kook called me last night. We're going to the gym this afternoon and will probably have dinner together. So I'm asking you~!" Li Shenxing replied.

"Oh~! It's Brother Jong-kook~! I heard their company started collecting songs for him when he was discharged. But shouldn't he be very busy now? How does he have time to invite you to play?" Knowing it was Kim Jong-kook, she knew they would go to the gym. Before his service, the two of them often spent time at the gym, but she wasn't very familiar with Kim Jong-kook.

"Maybe the pressure is too much, so he wants to chat and relieve some stress~!"

"Oh~! Then I'll eat out today, don't worry about me~!"

After breakfast, Li Shenxing sent Hyori out and started cleaning the house.

In the past, when the two of them were not yet married and living together, Li Shenxing would often help Hyori clean the house and take care of Mimi and the chubby one because Hyori was often busy with her schedule and spent little time at home. That's when he became close to Mimi and the chubby one.

After cleaning, he went upstairs to take a shower.

He came out of the bathroom with wet hair, changed clothes, and turned into the study.

In recent days, based on the photos and videos he and Hyori had taken, he had written a song. The lyrics were already complete, but the melody still needed some adjustments.

He sat at his desk, opened the music production software on his computer, and started modifying the melody. It was already about 70-80% complete, but there were still some minor flaws to fix.

During this time, he only went downstairs for lunch and to get water a few times, otherwise, he stayed in the study.

This situation continued until the phone rang.

"Hey~!" Li Shenxing answered the phone without looking.

"Hey! You brat, didn't we agree to meet at the gym? Why haven't you arrived yet?" Kim Jong-kook's roar came from the receiver.

Hearing his voice, Li Shenxing remembered he had something to do, "Ah~! Bro, sorry~! I got busy and forgot. I'm on my way now, don't be mad, okay? I'll be there soon." He hung up without waiting for a reply.

"Trouble, I'll be scolded by Brother Jong-kook this time, sigh~!" He went to the changing room, grabbed a sports bag, packed the necessary clothes and socks, and went downstairs. He took his phone, wallet, and keys, put on a pair of flip-flops, and left.

On the other end of the phone.

"Hey! This brat, he actually hung up on me. When he gets here, I'll show him what I can do." Kim Jong-kook said angrily.

A shorter man beside him said, "Oh~! Really? When he gets here, I'll help you teach him a lesson."

"Don't talk about him, don't be lazy, get up and continue exercising. If I don't watch you, you'll take the opportunity to slack off." Kim Jong-kook pulled him up and urged him.

Another man was jogging on the treadmill and ignored their banter.

About half an hour later, Li Shenxing, carrying his sports bag, walked into the gym.

He looked around and saw the three prominent figures on the treadmill. He walked over and called out with a smile, "Brother Jong-kook, Brother Tae-hyun, Brother He, it's been a long time."

The three were the Dragon Brothers: Kim Jong-kook, Cha Tae-hyun, and Jang Hyuk.