Chapter 47 Surprise

Jing Rong's visit to the new company was just a trick to deceive President Xue. Of course, she couldn't hide her every move from the cunning President Xue. This was something both of them knew very well. Jing Rong found a way out, so President Xue, who didn't want to push her too hard for the time being, turned a blind eye.

Even so, Jingrong wouldn't neglect what needed to be done. Big Bang's concert was at night, and Jingrong landed at noon. She couldn't reveal her identity ahead of time, so she couldn't go to the venue to meet her friends. So, from noon until late in the evening, Jingrong spent the entire time at the new company, taking the name of "inspection work" very seriously. Unfortunately, the new company had only been open for a short time, and the employees hadn't even gotten to know the local boss yet. Suddenly, a bigger boss showed up, and they were terrified for most of the afternoon.

"President, are there any other places you think we need to visit?" Jing Rong is currently only the president of Jinxiu Nianhua Hotel. He only serves as a general manager in the Xue headquarters and basically never goes to the headquarters. However, other employees of the Xue Group generally do not distinguish them clearly in their titles. After all, Jing Rong is the legitimate heir of the Xue family. Sooner or later, he will inherit the position of President Xue of her family. It makes no difference whether to call him that sooner or later. Calling him that now can also please the future helmsman. Why not do it?

Jing Rong just glanced at Minister Cheng. Seeing how cautious he was, he didn't bother to correct his address. He checked the time and said, "Let's stop here for today. Thank you for your hard work."

The boss had a stern face the whole afternoon and everyone thought she would be furious, but she actually thanked them gently at this time. The group of people who accompanied Jing Rong to visit the new company immediately felt flattered and shook their heads to say that it was not hard and it was their honor, etc. Jing Rong waved her hands after hearing a few words. She was not being merciful, but the concert was about to start and the company was still some distance away from the venue, so she didn't have the time to listen to these people's tears of gratitude.

Minister Cheng observed Jing Rong's expression and noticed that he was impatient for a moment. He immediately stepped forward and said, "President, I have booked a dinner at the hotel to welcome you. Please go over now..."

"Sorry to bother you, Minister Cheng, but I have a date with a friend tonight."

"Then..." Minister Cheng hesitated, unsure whether Jing Rong was telling the truth or just making excuses. Jing Rong didn't give them time to continue their enthusiasm. He took his bag and strode out while ordering, "I'm going downstairs. Please tell the driver to wait downstairs."

"Okay!" Minister Cheng responded quickly. As he followed Jingrong to open the elevator, he asked with concern, "But President, the hotel..."

"The hotel has been booked, don't worry."

"Okay, President, please be safe. Goodbye."

"Goodbye." Jing Rong nodded slightly. Under Minister Cheng's earnest gaze, the elevator door slowly closed. In less than a minute, Jing Rong had walked out of the office building. The driver stopped at the bottom of the stairs and hurried out to open the car door when he saw her.

Jing Rong had just finished telling the driver the address when the phone rang. As soon as he answered it, the usually gentle man on the other end of the line sounded a little anxious. His deliberately lowered voice had a hint of mystery. Taiyang asked hurriedly, "Jing Rong, are you here yet?"

"Yes, we are on the way to the venue. We will be there in about half an hour."

"That's good." Taeyang breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought you wouldn't come." As he said that, he glanced into the dressing room. Seungri's girlfriend also flew here from Seoul today. Seungri has been talking about her for the past two days. He urged his agent to arrange someone to pick up his dear at the airport all morning today. Then, the brothers watched their love show for almost the entire afternoon. They, the old bachelors, didn't have any thoughts, but it was hard for Captain Kwon. His girlfriend was obviously much more high-end than Seungri, but she was turned into ashes in seconds today. At this time, his face was still a little indignant.

Thinking of this, Taiyang couldn't help but want to laugh. Sometimes he felt that in front of Jingrong, Captain Quan had completely turned into a child. This was all because he was spoiled. He was still optimistic about this couple as always.

"I arrived at noon. Didn't I text you?"

"I was too busy to check before." Taeyang explained, "Seungri's girlfriend came over today, and Jiyong's eyes were red."

Jing Rong narrowed his eyes: "Is it the classmate who won the victory?"

"Yes, didn't you say you met last time?"

Jing Rong nodded, very meaningfully: "They have a very good relationship."

"What's the big deal? Victory is always short-lived. You'll know later." Taiyang said nonchalantly. He looked up and saw Dacheng noticed him. He quickly said to Jingrong, "Let me put it this way. Someone has noticed this place. Before you get here, ring my phone and I'll pick you up."

"OK."

After saying this, Taeyang casually put his phone back in his pocket and walked back to the dressing room. Daecheng smiled and said, "Brother, you're holding your phone again...are you in love recently?"

"What nonsense." Taiyang shook his head and glanced at Dacheng, "Have you finished your look?"

Normally, Seungri would be the most enthusiastic about this kind of topic, but at the moment Seungri was cuddling with his girlfriend and had no time to pay attention to this side. Dacheng was not the kind of person who would hold on to something, so Taeyang easily changed the subject with just one sentence.

Jing Rong had just hung up the phone with Taiyang when his friend Zhang Zhiyao called again. Zhang Zhiyao was definitely a representative figure among the bad friends. She enjoyed watching all kinds of fun, no matter good or bad. Before Jing Rong even opened his mouth, she was already gloating.

"Dear, it turns out that Song Joong-ki, Dong Young-bae and the like are just smokescreens. Jung Yunho is your true love!"

Jing Rong frowned: "What do you mean?"

"What else do I need to say? You're famous now, right? But let's make it clear, I didn't do anything this time." Zhang Zhiyao leisurely crossed his legs and looked at the photo on the computer screen with a malicious smile. "Around noon today, a Japanese fairy queen posted a photo online. It said that their idol, Mr. Jung Yunho, arrived in Japan to attend an event in a low-key manner. His secret girlfriend accompanied him closely. Then there was the back of the two of them walking out of the airport side by side. The boy was clearly Jung Yunho, but the girl was a little blurry..." At this point, Zhang Zhiyao curled his lips and smiled, "But what's our relationship? I can tell that person is you at a glance, right?"

Jing Rong paused, and before he could decide what to say, Zhang Zhiyao continued, "Besides, even though your back is blurred in the photo, anyone with a discerning eye can recognize the limited edition platinum watch on the woman's wrist. There are only five of these in all of Asia, so it would only take a few minutes to find you."

"I get secretly photographed wherever I go." Jing Rong felt a headache and rubbed his temples. "Jung Yunho and I just happened to be on the same flight and sat next to each other, so we chatted a little more."

"Don't worry, why explain to me? I wish something would really happen to you!"

"Zhiyao."

Zhang Zhiyao curled his lips. "Okay, I know it's not time yet. I was eager to inform you the moment I found out. You can handle it yourself. Although I have controlled the online dynamics for you and had the photos destroyed, Jung Yunho is so famous in Japan that I can't reach his fans. Be prepared."

After a half-second of silence, Jing Rong asked, "What do you think is the best way?"

"Do you even need to ask me that? Besides shifting the blame elsewhere, what could be more appropriate than this?" Zhang Zhiyao analyzed. "For news like this, wouldn't it be better to create a bigger, more explosive story to overshadow it, divert everyone's attention, and satisfy everyone's thirst for gossip? Wouldn't that solve everything?"

Jing Rong nodded: "That's right, great minds think alike, so please lend me your people."

"Who?"

Jing Rong raised his lips and said, "It's about that mysterious Korean VIP who was studying in Japan last time."

"VIP?" Zhang Zhiyao asked subconsciously, and then, as if he had figured something out, his expression immediately brightened. "Are you planning to use the Big Bang scandal to cover up this news? Haha, it seems I was right, Jung Yunho is indeed your true love!"

Jing Rong knew what Zhang Zhiyao was excited about, but she didn't get excited with her. To be honest, she didn't want to involve irrelevant people, but this made Zheng Yunhao feel even more innocent.

Taiyang had greeted the staff beforehand, and Jingrong's car was parked directly in the back lot. From the parking lot, he could go through the employee passage to the venue. Taiyang received a text message from Jingrong early in the morning, and found an excuse to go to the bathroom to come out and meet her.

"How was it? Were you not discovered?"

"They don't know. What about you? Have you been seen by anyone?"

"Except for the few employees you greeted, no one else saw it."

"That's good." Taiyang nodded, glanced at the corridor, and walked lightly to the other end with Jingrong, "Come with me, I'll find someone to take you in, it's almost starting." As soon as he finished speaking, a boy in a hat came towards him. He was the assistant of Taiyang's agent. Taiyang called him, "Assistant Wang, please take my friend into the audience." As he said that, he spread out his left hand, in which was a concert ticket.

Assistant Wang opened his eyes wide in surprise for a long time. Although others did not know the relationship between Jing Rong and G-Dragon, as an employee of YG, he was also a close person around Big Bang. He knew about Jing Rong and Captain Quan's boyfriend-girlfriend relationship a few months ago. So when he suddenly saw his idol getting so close to Captain Quan's girlfriend, Assistant Wang's mind was blown for a moment - Oh no, their Brother Taeyang is actually stealing his own person's girl!

This sounds like a fairy tale. First, few men like to steal their own brothers' girlfriends—even the completely unprincipled Seungri wouldn't bother doing such a shameless thing, let alone the kind-hearted Taeyang. Besides, a man like Taeyang, who lives in the glamorous entertainment industry with no other hobbies besides singing and making music, whose only goal in life is to release a successful album and who lives like a devout Christian, really would steal someone's girlfriend? No kidding, he hasn't even considered a girlfriend, so of course, he wouldn't consider a boyfriend either.

Because he thought it was impossible, Assistant Wang was deeply surprised for a long time. He hadn't even reacted when Taiyang finished speaking to him. Seeing the child's stunned expression, Jing Rong took the concert ticket that Taiyang had smuggled through so much trouble from his hands and said with a smile, "I'd better go in by myself."

As she spoke, she raised her wrist to check the time, and immediately added, "Hurry back, the concert is about to start." As soon as she finished speaking, she turned and walked towards the front desk. Taiyang quickly grabbed her hand. Taiyang's hand was very hot, perhaps because he was about to go on stage and was a little excited, or perhaps because he felt that it was very exciting for them to be brewing something big under the eyes of everyone. The warm and slightly moist touch suddenly hit Jingrong. Jingrong's lower palm suddenly felt a little hot. He was stunned for a second before looking back at Jingrong. Taiyang explained, "You have no experience. It's easy to be discovered if you go out like this."

Assistant Wang finally reacted and stepped forward and said, "Brother Sun, can you let me escort Miss Xue to the front court so that the fans won't see her?"

Taeyang nodded, "Besides the fans, don't let Jiyong know before you go on stage."

"This..." Assistant Wang hesitated for a moment, then his eyes lit up. "Could it be that Miss Xue came here quietly to give Brother Zhilong a surprise?"

Jing Rong nodded with a smile: "It's almost too late, please take me there."

"Okay!" Assistant Wang felt relieved, regaining the carefree spirit of a young man in his early twenties. Sun warned him worriedly, "Be careful." Assistant Wang struck a proper military posture and promised, "I guarantee to complete the mission!"

Jing Rong followed Assistant Wang's footsteps and looked back at the sun before turning. The other party was standing under the bright light and looking at her gently. Jing Rong smiled lightly: "Come on." After that, she and Assistant Wang turned and walked into another passage. The audience seats were very close. They could clearly hear the screams in the venue. Jing Rong also clearly felt the restless mood of everyone present at the moment. That atmosphere could almost drive everything.

Sun watched the shadow stretch infinitely under the light, then gradually fade away. The figure had already disappeared. He put his left hand in his pocket and smiled. He considered it a success. Now he just waited to see someone's excited and touched expression. After a two-second pause, Sun turned around with a relaxed smile on his face. He was almost scared by the figure in front of him, "Why are you standing behind me?!"

Quan Zhilong held his phone and looked at Taeyang with undisguised suspicion in his eyes: "What are you doing here alone?"

Taiyang's eyes twinkled, and then he smiled nonchalantly, "Ah, the concert is about to start, I came out to get some fresh air and to build up my mental strength."

This might be enough to fool the uninitiated, but in this industry, G-Dragon and Dong Young-bae are known to understand each other best. Taeyang has performed countless times since he was little, and Big Bang has held countless concerts since their debut. Aside from their debut performance, they've never been truly nervous. Today's performance was just an ordinary one, so how could Taeyang be nervous? What a joke! G-Dragon's eyes were filled with disbelief, and he asked directly, "I think Daesung is right. You've been acting strangely these past few days."

"I've always been like this. You're busy dating, and you still have time to pay attention to me." Taeyang smiled awkwardly, looked down at Quan Zhilong's phone, raised an eyebrow and asked, "I'm about to go on stage, who would call you?"

G-Dragon’s face darkened: “Nothing.” How could he have the nerve to say that he had wanted to ask his girlfriend for some love encouragement, but the phone was still unreachable - it would have been fine if she didn’t come to his concert in person, but at this time there was no sound from her, and what was even more outrageous was that he took the initiative to call her but she dared not answer!

Quan Zhilong was very angry, and felt that he was not around, and that someone must have been dazzled by the pretty boys around him! Thinking of this, the hand holding the phone unconsciously tightened a little, and the sun seemed to see the blue veins popping up on it, just like Captain Quan was in a state of rage at the moment. The sun silently praised Jingrong, and kindly did not rub salt into Captain Quan's wounds. He just pretended not to know and patted him on the shoulder: "Oh, if you have nothing to do, turn off your phone. You have to get ready to go on stage. If Nan Guo finds out, he will scold you again." Big Bang attaches great importance to every performance. Before going on stage, you must turn off your phone. Even if the sky falls, you must do a good job of the performance. Quan Zhilong used to take the lead in doing these details.

The other three were already standing at the door of the dressing room, waiting for them to join them. They really didn't have the time to worry about their girlfriends not answering the phone. G-Dragon nodded and walked over side by side with Taeyang.

On the other side, a few minutes' walk from the backstage to the venue, Assistant Wang chatted with Jingrong as they walked, "I didn't expect Miss Xue, who is so busy, to find time to come. Brother Zhilong will definitely be very excited later. When Shenglixi's girlfriend came over at noon, Brother Zhilong was still depressed. Who knew you had prepared such a big surprise waiting here..."

Hearing this, Jing Rong raised his eyebrows and asked softly, "Shengli's girlfriend will arrive at noon?"

"Yes, I also had lunch with the seniors, and Shenglixi's girlfriend has been with them since the afternoon. Just half an hour ago, Shenglixi had someone send her to the front court." Assistant Wang was surprised, perhaps because he didn't expect that Jingrong, who looked so elite, would also gossip, and then he told everything he knew.

"Really? They ate at that restaurant?"

"It's Se7en's restaurant. Seniors usually patronize this restaurant when they come to Japan." Being a celebrity's assistant is somewhat sensitive. Although Assistant Wang knew that Jingrong was Quan Zhilong's girlfriend and was different from others, he still felt that Jingrong's focus was different from what he imagined. So when he said this, he glanced at Jingrong subtly. He thought he was keeping a low profile, but Jingrong clearly noticed it. Jingrong smiled and said, "It seems I booked the wrong restaurant."

"Ms. Xue made a special reservation?" Assistant Wang's doubts were completely dispelled, and he turned to give Jing Rong some advice. "It's not necessary to book this restaurant. It's just that our seniors prefer to patronize our authentic Korean restaurants when they are abroad."

"Is that so?" Jing Rong nodded, very impressed. "Thank you for the reminder."

"You're welcome. I'm glad I could help you." Assistant Wang scratched his head rather embarrassedly. Jing Rong seemed to suddenly think of something and asked, "By the way, is Shengli's girlfriend sitting with me?"

"It seems not. I just checked. Although she and you are both in the front row, you are in different areas."

"Oh." Jing Rong nodded, a gleam in his eyes, but he didn't say anything else.

The author has something to say: I will try to update tomorrow. We all know that we have to visit relatives during the Chinese New Year, so please be understanding! I wish you all will have money and handsome men soon!