Chapter 42

At three o'clock in the afternoon, after having wandered around Myeongdong from morning until noon, Liu Zaitian and the three girls, including Choi Sooyoung, finally returned to the dormitory of the group of girls.

As soon as they entered, the first words out of Choi Sooyoung's mouth were, "I'm so tired!"

"Stop complaining, everyone gather around. We don't have much time left. We need to organize these balloons and the decorations we bought. We need to hang and stick them up. If we don't finish in time and Jinjeong and the others come back, we'll be in big trouble."

They could have returned by noon, but the three of them got so engrossed in shopping that they only returned around two o'clock in the afternoon after Liu Zaitian repeatedly urged them.

Faced with Liu Zaitian's subtle complaints, the three could only give a sheepish laugh and quickly gathered around him, who was already sitting on the floor.

"Now, two of you go and set up the decorations." Liu Zaitian pulled over a large bag and said, "The remaining one, help me with these balloons!"

"How many are there?" Looking at the pile of balloons Liu Zaitian had dumped on the floor, there were at least three or four hundred, which was enough to make anyone's head spin.

Seeing this, Choi Sooyoung gave a quick glance to Kwon Yeri, and the two of them grabbed the bag of decorations and left the scene, leaving only Jung Sooyeon staring at the pile of balloons.

"Alright, Sooyoung and Yeri will set up the decorations, and Sica, you and I will take care of these balloons." Seeing the two disappear, Liu Zaitian had no choice but to wake up the dazed Jung Sooyeon and said to her.

"Me? So many, how can I blow them all up!" With a pained expression, Jung Sooyeon thought her cheeks would go numb and she wouldn't be able to speak if she had to blow up all those balloons.

"Of course, we'll use a tool. Do you think we'll blow them up with our mouths?" Blowing up hundreds of balloons would be unbearable for anyone, so Liu Zaitian had specifically bought a small pump to inflate the balloons.

Taking out the pump, "I'll show you how." Liu Zaitian picked up a balloon from the floor, fitted it onto the pump's nozzle, and started pumping. Once the balloon was fully inflated, he took it off. "Sica, you just need to tie the balloon's opening."

"No problem." Seeing how simple it was, Jung Sooyeon's face lit up with relief. She took the balloon from Liu Zaitian and quickly tied the opening.

"That's it. Let's get started."

For the next while, Liu Zaitian kept inflating balloons and passing them to Jung Sooyeon. Although it wasn't tiring for him, it did get a bit boring after a while.

Meanwhile, Choi Sooyoung and Kwon Yeri, the two tall girls, started sticking posters and hanging small decorations around the room.

Half an hour passed quickly.

"I'm so bored!"

With a wail, Choi Sooyoung suddenly lay down on the floor behind Jung Sooyeon, already buried under a pile of balloons.

"Alright, Yeri, you two keep working on the balloons. I'll go to the bakery to pick up the cake we ordered." Checking the time, it was already past four in the afternoon, so Liu Zaitian hurriedly told Kwon Yeri.

"Okay, Zaitian oppa, come back soon. We're waiting for you to cook!" Sitting down and taking the pump from Liu Zaitian, Kwon Yeri couldn't help but remind him as he stood up to leave.

"Got it~~ I'll be back soon."

Leaving the room, going downstairs, and hailing a taxi, Liu Zaitian felt that today was more tiring than filming "Infinite Challenge."

After picking up the cake from the bakery and returning to the dormitory, he immediately started cooking. The whole day was spent in constant activity.

As night fell, with the return of Park Jinjeong, Kim Hyoyeon, and Lim Yoonae, the atmosphere in the dormitory reached its peak.

"Hello, senior, I'm Sulli."

"Hello, senior, I'm Sooyoung."

"Zaitian oppa, Sulli is our maknae and a very studious person. Whenever you came before, she was either in class or at the bookstore. This is the first time you're meeting her. Sooyoung is Sica's younger sister, but Zaitian oppa, don't you think Sooyoung looks the most like me?" Hugging Sooyoung's shoulder, Lim Yoonae seemed particularly relaxed today, perhaps because of the crowd.

Standing in the kitchen, watching Liu Zaitian prepare the ingredients, she suddenly pinched his arm.

"Hey! Yoonae, what are you doing!" The sudden action startled Liu Zaitian, who was holding a knife.

"Zaitian oppa, you said you're working out every day, right? I was just a bit curious." With an innocent look, as if Liu Zaitian's sudden scream had scared her.

"Alright! You've pinched me, so stop being curious. I'm holding a knife, and your behavior is very dangerous." Faced with this situation, Liu Zaitian couldn't say much and could only slowly explain to Lim Yoonae.

"Alright~~ I'll go out then."

"Go ahead, I can handle the kitchen alone." After sending Lim Yoonae away, Liu Zaitian finally breathed a sigh of relief. For a while, he had been continuously preparing ingredients while Lim Yoonae stood by, doing nothing, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

Now, with only himself left, the air felt much lighter.

In the living room, Choi Sooyoung finally stopped scanning the kitchen with her eyes as she saw Lim Yoonae come out of the kitchen.

"Unnie, how are things going with Zaitian oppa?" Back in the group, Lim Yoonae suddenly asked Choi Sooyoung.

Instantly, all the girls who were playing around stopped, even the most well-behaved maknae, Sulli, perked up her ears to listen.

"What do you mean, how are things going?" But at that moment, Choi Sooyoung put on a confused look, as if she didn't understand at all.

"I mean, how is your relationship with Zaitian oppa? Don't you like him?" For someone who always talks about getting married at 24, Lim Yoonae didn't believe Choi Sooyoung didn't understand what she was saying.

"What can I say, oppa is just a block of wood, and a very hard one!" Choi Sooyoung said angrily, but quickly added, "And, I just have a little bit of a crush on oppa, just a little bit!"

Saying this, she used her fingers to indicate a tiny amount.

"Really? ... I wonder who calls someone every night and keeps saying 'oppa, oppa'." Well, at that moment, Kim Hyoyeon's words completely KOed Choi Sooyoung.

Blushing, when Choi Sooyoung's anger and embarrassment reached their peak, the future "Demon Queen" Choi Sooyoung began to show her talent.

She instantly pounced on Kim Hyoyeon, who was caught off guard, and pinned her down.

"Hey! Choi Sooyoung, what are you doing!" Struggling, Kim Hyoyeon looked at Choi Sooyoung in fear, "Hey! Don't touch there... it's ticklish~~ ha ha!!"

As for the others, well!

Except for the innocent maknae who had already run away, the rest had popcorn in their hands.

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