Li Qingshan and Han Cheng sat below the stage watching without disturbing them. Han Cheng got restless and lay down on the ground.

Li Qingshan lay there bored, and the two of them fell asleep without any trouble.

"Hey, where is he? Why is he gone?" Yuri looked around when it was time for dinner and found that he was nowhere to be found.

Xiuying has sharp eyesight. She tiptoed closer and exclaimed, "Oh dear, quick, grab your phone! They're asleep on the ground!"

The nine people stepped off the stage, tiptoed, and slowly approached, taking out their phones.

Li Qingshan and Han Cheng were both fast asleep, snoring loudly.

The nine of them took a bunch of photos, and Yuri even squatted down to take a group photo with the two of them.

The others followed suit, and Yuri even lay down to draw a mustache on Hancheng's face with lipstick. Hyoyeon, who was watching from the side, suddenly reached out and caught the drool dripping from Yuri's mouth. Yuri wiped her mouth, looked up at her surroundings, smiled awkwardly, and continued drawing.

Sunny was about to draw with Li Qingshan when Jessica shook her head and stopped her.

They pulled Jessica away, thinking she was reluctant to leave her boyfriend. Jessica explained, "He'll wake up if he gets close to Li Qingshan."

Sunny looked incredulous as she slowly approached Li Qingshan. When she was within a meter of him, Li Qingshan suddenly opened his eyes and stared at her, startling her.

"Wow, it's true! He woke up as soon as I got close. It's amazing!" Sunny glanced at Li Qingshan, then turned to the others and said it was incredible.

"Of course, you stepped on my hand." Li Qingshan said through gritted teeth, his face expressionless.

Sunny jumped back in fright, watching Li Qingshan rubbing his fingers. The girls burst into laughter.

Sunny apologized with a hesitant expression.

The commotion woke Han Cheng up. Li Qingshan glanced at Han Cheng and saw something on his face, but he didn't even think to give a hint.

The nine people nodded in satisfaction as they watched Li Qingshan get along so well.

Li Qingshan and Han Cheng went to the lounge to eat with them. Along the way, the staff members smiled at Han Cheng for no apparent reason. Han Cheng thought he looked very friendly.

When they arrived at the dressing room, their manager kindly and attentively pointed them out. Han Cheng smiled as he wiped his face with a tissue while glancing at Yuri. Yuri felt guilty and hid behind everyone.

The agent finally met the two of them and greeted them politely, especially to Han Cheng, given his social standing.

They were very polite to Li Qingshan, since he was a friend of the prosecutor. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, they all had dinner together.

Fortunately, dinner was probably ordered by a local, and it tasted really good.

"Han Cheng and I will head back to the hotel later," Li Qingshan said while eating.

"Okay, I'll come find you when I'm done." Jessica nodded quickly.

Li Qingshan was helping Jessica pick up some food when he felt a burning gaze fixed on him from across the table.

He didn't even need to look to know who it was; Lin Yoona pouted as she looked at Li Qingshan.

Li Qingshan finished eating early and went outside to smoke while waiting for Han Cheng. Han Cheng followed him out.

"Are you really going back to the hotel?" The two walked out of the venue, and Han Cheng thought that Li Qingshan might want to go somewhere else to play.

"Otherwise, this place is famous for its casinos. It's only so big, there's not much to do. Let's go back to the hotel, have a drink, and get some rest."

After Li Qingshan finished speaking, he slowly walked outside the venue, hailed a car, and returned to his hotel.

The two returned to their room, took a quick shower, and then ordered two bottles of brandy and some food from the hotel.

"If I had known it would be this boring, I would have come over tonight." Li Qingshan leaned back on the sofa, his feet propped up on the coffee table, looking at the night view outside.

"Tell Jessica and Yoona to keep their distance from YG recently. Someone has started investigating YG." Han Cheng said, tilting his head to the side, in a similar posture to Lee Cheong-san.

Han Cheng suddenly remembered that he hadn't told Li Qingshan that he had spoken to Yuri last night and told her not to tell anyone.

"What exactly happened?" Li Qingshan asked, looking at Han Cheng.

"It's a complete mess, from top to bottom, a small company that got rich quick by making money off a group." Han Cheng looked indifferent, since it had nothing to do with him anyway.

"What exactly happened? Tax evasion?" Li Qingshan knew that tax evasion was common practice among companies in the Peninsula, not just companies, but individuals as well.

"Bribery, banned drugs, XD, abuse of trainees, inhumanity! Trainees in the company eat at separate times for men and women, are not allowed to communicate, speak, or make eye contact. It's completely inhumane."

Han Cheng said with disgust, he was truly disgusted when he read the investigation report.

"What problems does SM have? Do they also have these kinds of issues?" Li Qingshan hadn't investigated SM.

"SM's annual tax payments are enough to support them. They make so much money that they don't have many of the messy problems. The only problem is that they exploit their artists too much, which is something that can't be solved right now."

"They all signed the contracts voluntarily, and there are video and audio records of the contracts. Moreover, SM has a very powerful and complicated backing."

Because of Yuri, the Korean authorities investigated. SM is a listed company with a strong foundation, so they wouldn't dare to act recklessly. Once a scandal occurs, the company's stock price will be ruined, so there are almost no unspoken rules or anything like that.

"Are we going to finish them off this time?" Li Qingshan looked at Han Cheng, and the two clinked glasses.

"This time it's not targeting the company, it's targeting individuals. The first one to be dealt with is surnamed Liang. If you can withstand it, you live; if you can't, you die." Han Cheng said casually. There are too many cases like this on the peninsula, and it has nothing to do with him anyway.

Han Cheng didn't ask Yuri about things in too much detail. Everyone has their own secrets, and their relationship hasn't reached that point yet.

"Your sense of SM is alright?" Li Qingshan thought Han Cheng might be just indulging in his love for Han Cheng.

"They're all rotten, but SM isn't as disgusting as that." Han Cheng felt nauseous whenever these things were mentioned.

Neither of them wanted to talk anymore; they didn't want to talk about it, it was disgusting to even think about it.

Around 10 p.m., Jessica and Yuri knocked on the door. Neither Li Qingshan nor Han Cheng wanted to move, so they played rock-paper-scissors and Li Qingshan opened the door.

"What are you doing, taking so long to open the door? Hiding someone?" Yuri was getting impatient. As soon as the door opened, the two of them came in and went to check the room separately.

Li Qingshan went back to lie down on the sofa.

Yuri and Jessica realized something was wrong and wondered if the two of them had secretly lost a lot of money.

Han Cheng noticed what they were thinking and told them what they had been talking about. Immediately, no one wanted to say anything more.

Li Qingshan sent a message to Lin Yoona, telling her to delete it after reading it and not to leak it.

Jessica and Yuri were exhausted after a day of rehearsals, so they went to wash up and went to bed early.

Lin Yoona sent a message asking Li Qingshan to wait for her in the hallway so she could talk to him. Li Qingshan thought for a moment, replied to the message, said goodbye to Han Cheng, and left the room.

Han Cheng was speechless. If this were discovered, he would be caught in the middle.

When Yoona received the text message, she was quite happy. After reading it, she deleted it, feeling like she had won. She then tried sending a message to see if she would get a reply, and she did.

Yoona greeted Sooyoung and then slipped out the door; Sooyoung and Han Sung had the same idea.

As soon as Li Qingshan entered the building, he scanned the area to see if there were any security cameras. He found no cameras, but thankfully, the fire escape was mostly deserted.

As soon as Lin Yoona went upstairs, she saw Li Qingshan leaning on the railing smoking. She rushed up to him, hugged him, and kissed him.

Li Qingshan dropped his cigarette, and Lin Yoona clung to him like an octopus, refusing to let go.

"I missed you," Yoona said while kissing him.

Li Qingshan responded with actions, picking her up and pinning her against the wall, "Want to stay here?"

Yoona didn't reply, but she was already acting recklessly.

The stairwell was pitch black except for the light from the directional signs, which was quite exciting and required you to pay attention to people coming up and down.

When Sooyoung heard the knocking and asked a few questions but received no response, she looked through the peephole and saw that it was Im Yoona, so she opened the door.

The moment the door opened, Lim Yoona covered her mouth and rushed into the room, then rushed into the bathroom and closed the door.

Sooyoung stared blankly as Im Yoona walked past her, then rushed into the bathroom.

She sniffed hard and caught a smell.

Sooyoung heard Yoona coughing and gagging in the bathroom. "Oh, are you alright?"

"It's okay, I'll just wash up and come out." Yoona's voice came out. Sooyoung scratched her head and, seeing that nothing was wrong, went to sleep.

Lin Yoona had just finished wiping her mouth in the bathroom and picked up her toothbrush to start brushing her teeth.

"Don't spit it out, swallow it."

As Lin Yoona brushed her teeth, she recalled Li Qingshan's words, feeling a surge of excitement. Looking at herself in the mirror and touching her rosy cheeks, she remembered what had happened in the hallway and cursed inwardly, "Bad guy."

Li Qingshan returned to his room, and Han Cheng closed the door, muttering under his breath, "Grandpa, you're finally back! You scared me to death."

"Go to sleep." Li Qingshan said and went into the room. Han Cheng, who was already sleepy, also went into the room.

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