After Debuting as EXO's Maknae, I Shone Across the World

Main Character: Ouyang Guang, Sun

—A boy and his path to dazzling stardom—

"He wasn't born an idol; he just turned growing pains into a crown."

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Chapter 175 Birthday Surprise (1/2)

As night falls, the interior of a stylish building is brightly lit.

This pop-up store, themed "Boy Who Cried Wolf," a collaboration between EXO and a streetwear brand, has now become the filming location for a surprise birthday party.

All the gifts purchased by the members were gathered by the staff and placed on a long table on the third floor. Gift bags of various wrappings were laid out together, waiting to be opened by the main character tonight.

The members who were going to create the surprise were all waiting in a room on the second floor, where there was a monitor screen.

"Let's interview them one by one, Chanyeol-ssi, you go first," the PD instructed.

"Okay." Park Chanyeol responded loudly and stood up from the back seat.

"Goodbye." Zhong Da was very supportive.

"I'll be back as soon as possible." Chanyeol waved.

"Go early and come back early," Zhong Da added.

"Bye-bye." Byun Baekhyun waved to join in the fun.

As Chanyeol walked down, Kim Jongdae deliberately said to the others, "Oh, they're going one by one like this."

Chanyeol joked, "I'll be doing this for two hours!" meaning the interview would take a long time.

"You need to finish quickly so we can get started," the eldest brother, Kim Minseok, immediately warned him.

"Let's finish this quickly!" Kim Jong-in urged.

“Each person will do it for ten minutes,” Kim Jong-dae set the rules.

Amidst laughter and urging, Park Chanyeol climbed the stairs alone to the third floor. Little did he know that what awaited him upstairs was not an interview, but a huge surprise.

When he pushed open the door to the third floor, the first thing that caught his eye was a two-story iron bed decorated with colorful letters and ribbons, which read "Happy Birth Day".

Park Chanyeol stopped in his tracks. He blinked, staring at the words for several seconds before suddenly realizing what they meant. A look of sudden understanding flashed across his face, and he unconsciously began clapping his hands: "Ah! Happy Birth Day!"

He suddenly realized that all the solo actions, being abandoned, and strange questions he had endured today were all for this moment!

Meanwhile, his surprised expression was clearly displayed on the screen in the waiting room on the second floor.

The members couldn't help but laugh when they saw his adorable, belated realization.

"Oh my, so these are all my gifts?" On the third floor, Chanyeol had already seen the mountain of gifts piled up on the long table next to him. He clasped his hands tightly to his chest, took a deep breath, and honestly said to the camera, "Wow, I'm really nervous."

He walked over to the sofa and sat down, seemingly needing some time to process the surprise.

Facing the camera directly in front of me, I said somewhat shyly but very sincerely, "Oh, thank you."

Then, he looked around at the decorations and gifts filling the room, his face breaking into an unconscious, ever-widening smile that betrayed his elation. "It's a surprise! I had no idea," he repeated, still finding it unbelievable.

"You should be even more moved." On the second floor, watching the screen, Kim Jongin touched his nose and muttered a critical comment, but his eyes were full of smiles.

On the third floor, Chanyeol began to get excited about receiving gifts. He pointed to the pile of gifts and asked, "So how should I give my gift?"

"You have to give it to me!" Kim Jongin on the second floor immediately shouted at the screen, as if Chanyeol could hear him.

Chanyeol shifted on the sofa, then, remembering that he had bought a gift during the day, he confessed somewhat shyly to the camera, "I really did buy a gift for someone."

He now fully understood that all those excuses people made during the day about wanting to give gifts to important people were actually just a smokescreen aimed at him!

"Whose gift do you like the most?" Kim Jongin continued to comment from the second floor.