Peninsula: These female celebrities are all so neurotic.

Chapter 116 The Conflict Is About to Begin

At 3:30 p.m. on the 25th, the plaza outside the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul was already packed with people.

The lights on the light sticks hadn't come on yet, but many banners were already being held up.

BTS, EXO, TWICE—a whole bunch of colorful ones.

Liu Zimu stood on the steps at the edge of the square, his hands in his pockets.

He was dressed casually, with his black down jacket open, revealing a dark gray cashmere sweater, jeans, and white sneakers. His scarf was draped loosely around his neck and was being blown to one side by the wind.

Looking at the group of his own people dressed in matching black hoodies, his lips twitched.

"Are you serious?"

Jin Qiutian stood at the front, wearing a black hoodie with the four large characters "Shiguang Coffee" on the back looking rather dejected in the gray-white winter light.

The words on the front seemed nailed to her: "[Autumn is the best!]", paired with her face that screamed suicidal thoughts.

It's absolutely perfect.

The ribbon in her hair had a new caption: "[Unnies are the best!]" followed by a crying face she drew herself.

On either side of her stood Lee Jin-hee, Park Min-young, Lee Ji-ah, Kim Myung-ho, and Yoo Jung-hwa, all dressed in the same style of black hoodies.

Clothes.

Instead of "Autumn is the best," each person replaced the words with the name of their favorite artist.

Lee Jin-hee's chest reads "SULLI&IU", Park Min-young's reads "Red Velvet", Lee Ji-ah's reads "BLACKPINK", and Kim Myung-ho's reads "GFRIEND".

The four newly hired employees are: Bae Seo-yoon (MAMAMOO), Kang Ji-yoon (BTS), Lee Jae-hwan (Apink), and Han Seo-yul (GOT7).

Liu Zhenghua's is the most outrageous; he has "Senior Qiutian" printed on his chest.

Ten people standing in a row, lined up together, form a moving coffee shop.

"Oppa!" Kim Qiu-tian's lips trembled with anger. "Why aren't you wearing it? What's the point of the ten of us wearing it?"

Liu Zimu didn't even turn his head: "It's useful. It proves that you are employees of my store."

"Then shall we not play GG?" Li Zhenxi leaned over, put her hand on Jin Qiutian's shoulder, and couldn't suppress her smile.

Liu Zimu glanced at her: "You guys look better in this than I do. If I, the boss, wore this, customers would think my coffee shop was going out of business and I was personally handing out flyers on the street. It's different when you guys wear it; that's called corporate culture."

Jin Qiutian let out a wail, pulled the hoodie up to her head, tied the drawstring twice, making a tight knot, leaving a red mark on her chin.

She pulled a black mask out of her pocket and put it on, then, feeling it wasn't enough, pulled her scarf up to cover half her face.

She was completely wrapped up except for her eyes.

Those eyes glanced towards the square, and the pupils trembled twice.

Because of their entourage, people were already pointing fingers at them.

"It's the people from Shiguang Cafe! The president is here too! He's the only one not wearing a shirt."

"That outfit again, hahaha! Autumn-senpai wrote 'I'm the best' today! Hahaha..."

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"Is that ribbon a drawing of a crying face? Hahaha, if she didn't want to come, she shouldn't have come. I'm dying of laughter, they're so funny."

Then all the phone cameras pointed at us.

The shutter clicked away rapidly, like popping beans.

Several fans simply ran over, holding up their phones and asking if they could take a photo together. Jin Qiutian was pushed forward by Li Zhenxi, stood in front of them, and made a peace sign. Her previous pretense completely disappeared, and after the smile appeared on her face, it was full of suicidal thoughts.

Liu Zimu stood to the side, hands in his pockets, a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth.

He said he wouldn't make videos anymore, but he didn't say he wouldn't cause trouble.

"Go, Golden Autumn" has been cancelled, but life goes on, and Little Autumn will still be bullied.

He took the ticket out of his pocket and swung it around in his hand twice.

The front seats in the inner area cost a lot of money to get.

The red carpet has begun.

Some people were holding long lenses and microphones, some were holding support signs, and some were even squatting on the steps touching up their makeup.

After being surrounded by several fans taking photos, Jin Qiutian stumbled back, stuffed her hand into Liu Zimu's sleeve, and took his hand.

"Oppa, if my story gets posted online today, I'll never get married in my life."

"How old are you to be thinking about getting married?"

"I'm just using a metaphor! Don't you understand?" Her voice, muffled and choked with sobs, came from behind her mask. "How am I supposed to face anyone after standing here in this outfit at the SBS Gayo Daejeon entrance?"

Liu Zimu pulled the sleeve out of her hand and flicked her forehead: "Aren't you wearing enough clothes?"

Jin Qiutian covered her forehead and let out a howl. The ribbon was askew, revealing her forehead, which was red from being tied up: "That's different! The effect of the show and watching a concert are two different things."

"Didn't you come here today to follow your unnies?" Liu Zimu withdrew his hand. "You're happy to see your Joo-hyun unnie and your Chae-young unnie. What more could you want? Aren't you the one who loves to tattle?"

Jin Qiutian opened her mouth, wanting to refute, but found that what he said seemed to make some sense.

She did want to see them, and she did get the tickets.

But she glanced down at the words on her chest.

How embarrassing!

She closed her eyes and sighed deeply, very deeply.

Li Zhenxi couldn't help but laugh out loud.

When she smiled, Liu Zhenghua smiled too, and Jin Minghao laughed even more exaggeratedly, bending over and supporting himself on his knees.

Jin Qiutian opened her eyes and glanced at the group of people: "What are you laughing at? You're all wearing them too!"

"I wear it because I want to." Lee Jin-hee puffed out her chest, making the words on the front of her hoodie stand out even more. "IU, my bias."

SULLI, my boss's wife, I'd wear her for the rest of my life.

Liu Zimu smiled. "Li Zhenxi, no wonder you're the assistant store manager!"

Jin Qiutian snorted and turned to look at the square.

The eleven people took a group photo, including Jin Qiutian, and everyone was very happy.

Gradually, there were more people than before.

The fan zones on both sides of the red carpet were already packed, and security personnel stood outside the cordon to maintain order, but the black cordon was swaying back and forth in the crowd and looked like it was about to break.

There was movement in the distance.

A black van pulled up and stopped at the entrance to the red carpet.

The car door opened, and Jun Hyun-moo stepped out first. He was wearing a black suit and his hair was meticulously styled. He smiled and waved at the camera.

He was accompanied by Cao Bao'er, who wore a white dress and had her hair tied up. She was shivering from the cold, but her smile was natural.

Upon seeing this, Jin Qiutian's eyes lit up, and the sense of despair he had felt earlier was greatly diminished.

She stood on tiptoe to look in that direction, craning her neck as far as she could.

But she couldn't see anything.

Liu Zhenghua raised his camera, aimed it at the red carpet, and began taking pictures.

The camera zooms in, and Jun Hyun-moo is being interviewed. The SBS logo on the microphone is quite large.

Jin Qiutian tugged at Liu Zimu's sleeve, her voice brimming with excitement: "Oppa, when do you think Joo-hyun unnie and the others are coming out?"

"What's the rush? It'll come out when it's time."

"What about Chaeyoung unnie?"

"He came out when it was time."

Jin Qiutian snorted, loosened his sleeve, and turned to look at the red carpet.

Her eyes darted through the crowd like a cute little puppy.

As she walked in, a small murmur of exclamation erupted.

"Wow! It's Aki-senpai and the president!"

"Wow! It really is them!"

Many people began to turn their heads and look at the golden autumn.

Her face flushed red instantly, and she buried her head behind Liu Zimu.

Everything is fine, except this outfit is so embarrassing!

The spectacle was so overwhelming that a couple waiting on the red carpet covered their faces slightly.

Are we not as famous as some other trainees?

Hearing the noise, Jun Hyun-moo laughed and said, "Wow! That's Chu-ri over there!"

Then the camera cut to that shot for a few seconds.

Then, the citizens of the peninsula watching the live broadcast on TV saw Jin Qiutian cover her face and run away with Liu Zimu, leaving behind two back views, which made everyone burst into laughter!

The music on the red carpet changed, and a new group came on stage.

Screams erupted.

And the legend of Senior Autumn seems to continue.

Jin Qiutian dragged Liu Zimu for a long distance before stopping, panting heavily with her hands on her knees, her hat brim askew to one side.

Liu Zimu stood leaning against the wall, slightly out of breath, hands in his pockets, looking at her with a speechless expression: "Why did you run?"

Jin Qiutian looked up, her face flushed red, and her lips trembled for several seconds before she managed to squeeze out, "Oppa, didn't you see? The camera's right in our faces! The big screen is full of my 'I want to die' face! If I don't pull you away, am I supposed to stay here and embarrass myself?"

She couldn't continue, covered her face with her hands, leaned against the wall, and hit the back of her head on the tile with a thud.

Liu Zimu's lips twitched slightly: "Does it hurt?"

"It hurts, but it's not as painful as being humiliated."

Liu Zimu pulled the ticket out of his pocket and waved it in front of her, like teasing a cat: "Third row in the inner section, less than ten meters from the stage. If you're too embarrassed to show off, give the ticket to someone else and go back to minding the shop?"

Jin Qiutian snatched the ticket and gripped it tightly: "Go! I have to go, even if it kills me, these tickets are so hard to get."

The seats are indeed good.

After entering the venue, Jin Qiutian sat down and didn't move, staring straight at the stage, holding several light sticks in her arms.

Li Zhenxi was sitting to her left, and Liu Zimu was sitting to her right.

Li Zhenxi took out her phone and took a picture of the stage, then turned around to take a picture of Jin Qiutian.

Jin Qiutian subconsciously made a peace sign, but regretted it as soon as she did. She didn't know whether to put her hand down or keep it raised.

Finally, he froze there, his expression somewhere between crying and laughing.

Li Zhenxi laughed so hard she almost fell over, then put down her phone: "Autumn, you're already so famous that everyone on the peninsula knows you, what are you afraid of the cameras for?"

Jin Qiu cried out, "Unnie, do you know what? The only two times I went to a concert, I wore this outfit. Can't I just look pretty?"

Liu Zhenghua and the others laughed.

The mascot in this store is such a joy!

Jin Qiutian suddenly turned to Liu Zimu and said, "Oppa, wouldn't it be great if we could go backstage and cheer for our unnies?"

Liu Zimu leaned back in his chair, staring at the stage lighting adjustments, and remained silent for three seconds.

Then he suddenly stood up, reached out and lifted Jin Qiutian from her seat like she was carrying a chick: "Let's go."

Jin Qiutian stumbled while being pulled along, bumping into a seated audience member. She quickly bowed and apologized, her face flushed red from her neck to her forehead: "Oppa, where are we going?"

"Didn't you want to go backstage?"

Jin Qiutian paused for a moment, her steps faltering, but Liu Zimu still pulled her along, saying, "Oppa, Oppa, Oppa!"

Are we even allowed in? The staff over there definitely won't let us...

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"Why don't you give it a try and see? You're Qiu Xiansheng, what if someone recognizes your face?"

Li Zhenxi and the others burst out laughing!

The backstage entrance was located at the corner to the side of the audience seating area. Two security personnel in black uniforms stood there, one of them holding a walkie-talkie with a serious expression.

Seeing the two approaching, they thought for a moment and then reached out to stop them.

"Excuse me, only cast and crew members and authorized staff are allowed to enter this area."

Jin Qiutian huddled behind Liu Zimu, her eyes darting back and forth between the security guard and the corridor: "Oppa, let's go, I knew we couldn't get in."

The security guard's gaze lingered on Jin Qiutian for a moment, then he exclaimed in surprise, "You're Senior Qiutian? Oh, but there are rules, you really can't go in, I'm sorry!"

He wanted to say something more, but before he could finish, footsteps echoed down the corridor.

A group of people walked out from around the corner. The one walking in front was a woman with pigtails, a round face, cute baby fat, and naturally upturned corners of her mouth, revealing two rabbit teeth when she smiled.

She glanced casually out the corridor and saw Liu Zimu and Jin Qiutian, stopping in her tracks.

Lim Na-yeon.

A group of people followed behind her, appearing one after another from around the corner: Sana Minatozaki, Jihyo Park, Tzuyu Chou...

TWICE, all nine members are present.

Lim Nayeon tilted her head and rubbed her eyes, glanced at Liu Zimu, then at Jin Qiutian, her gaze finally settling on Jin Qiutian.

The clothes confirmed it.

"Ah! It's Aki-senpai and the president."

TWICE's manager glanced around, told the security guard, and the two of them went inside.

It seems that among these security personnel, Qiu Tian's face is nowhere near as appealing as TWICE's.

Jin Qiutian peeked out from behind Liu Zimu, her voice barely audible, "Hello Nayeon, hello everyone..."

Lim Nayeon smiled, turned to look at Liu Zimu, and narrowed her eyes: "President-nim, oh my god!"

Liu Zimu nodded: "Ah, you're so cute."

Lim Nayeon took two steps forward, stood in front of him, and looked up at him.

She wasn't very tall, but her eyes shone brightly when she looked up at people: "President-nim, we've all watched 'Cheer Up, Golden Autumn'."

Liu Zimu remained silent.

Nayeon continued, her voice tinged with grievance: "You went to SM, went to YG, went to Source..."

Music went to KakaoM, went to Starship. What about us? What about JYP? What about TWICE?

Sana Minatozaki peeked out from behind her and added, "Yeah, we've been waiting for ages."

Jin Qiutian emerged completely from behind Liu Zimu, her face flushed, and bowed to the nine members of TWICE with her hands clasped together: "Seniors, I'm sorry, it's my fault, it's my oppa..."

She glanced at Liu Zimu, but didn't dare to continue, saying she wouldn't film anymore.

Lim Nayeon glanced at Kim Qiu-ti, then stared at Liu Zi-mu: "President-nim, when are you guys coming to our company to film a video?"

Liu Zimu shook his head: "I'm not filming anymore. The last episode of 'Go Golden Autumn' has already been released."

The corridor was silent for a second.

Nayeon's lips twitched, and the curve of her lips really went down, as if she had been outshone by the other girl groups.

His chubby cheeks puffed up, making him look just like an angry rabbit.

Sana Minatozaki, who was standing next to Liu Zimu, walked over to Nayeon Lim, put her hand on Nayeon's shoulder, and whispered something in Korean in her ear. Her voice wasn't loud, but the corridor was quiet, and Liu Zimu heard it clearly.

"Unnie, what a pity, she has her own plans."

Lim Nayeon snorted and ignored her, still staring at Liu Zimu: "What a pity, we even prepared a dance, President-nim..."

Let's record one more episode, okay?

Jin Qiutian was extremely nervous and quickly apologized: "Senior, I'm so sorry, I'm really sorry, it's all my fault."

I..

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"Senior Qiu Tian, ​​I wasn't talking about you," Lim Nayeon interrupted her, still looking at Liu Zimu. "I was talking about the president."

Liu Zimu, hands in his pockets, said calmly, "It's not impossible, let me think about it! You guys are such a popular group, you want to mess around with us?"

Chou Tzu-yu suddenly stepped forward and said, "Because it's so interesting, we all want to participate."

Liu Zimu knew there was another layer of meaning: among the three major companies, SM, YG, and JYP, JYP was left out, which wouldn't do.

Lim Nayeon tilted her head and thought for a moment, then took two steps toward him, grabbed his hoodie sleeve, and shook it twice.

"President-nim, just this once, please." Her coquettish tone changed again, sounding even more aggrieved.

Her voice was sweet and childlike, with a kind of sweetness that sent chills down your spine.

She looked up at him, her eyes curving into crescents, her lips pouting, and her nose wrinkling slightly: "Come on, come on, we'll treat you to something delicious."

Jin Qiutian gasped in shock and glanced instinctively toward the other end of the corridor.

At the end of the corridor, Bae Joo-hyun leaned against the wall, arms crossed, wearing a long black down jacket, her hair loose.

She didn't know when she had stood there, nor how long she had been watching.

But her eyes said it all.

She stared at Lim Nayeon's hand tugging at Liu Zimu's sleeve, then at Lim Nayeon's pouting face.

The corners of her mouth slowly turned upwards, and she smiled.

Jin Qiu swallowed hard and whispered, "Oppa! Joo-Hyun unnie..."

Liu Zimu turned his head to look over.

Bae Joo-hyun remained leaning against the wall, staring intently at him.

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