Chapter 46, exclusively released...

"You!!!! Have you thought this through?"

Kwon Ji-yong got excited immediately, but when he met Lee Joo-hyuk's puzzled look, he calmed down instantly.

"I think what Jiang Yalin said makes a lot of sense. Everyone has to fall in love. Since everyone has to fall in love, why not have your first love with someone good-looking? That way, when you look back on your first love, it will all be beautiful."

Ignoring her friend's momentary awkwardness, she expressed her thoughts, explaining that she agreed to date because she was persuaded by Jiang Yalin.

"I don't believe you're someone who's so easily persuaded. Didn't you say before that you wanted to find a mentor to guide you? So why are you agreeing to someone so easily now?"

Why are you reacting like that? Didn't you offer to introduce us because you hoped things would work out between us?

Lee Joo-hyuk turned his head and looked at Kwon Ji-yong seriously, hoping that he could give him an explanation.

"I...I...I'm not doing this because you're both my good friends and I don't want you to impulsively get together and then break up in a messy way. As your mutual friend, I'd be caught in the middle."

"Why do you think our breakup will be ugly? I don't think I'm that kind of person. Do you think Jiang Yalin is that kind of person?"

Lee Joo-hyuk swore that when he said that, he didn't mean to set a trap for the other person at all; he genuinely meant it.

"I don't think she's that kind of person!!"

Kwon Ji-yong reacted like a cat jumping up and down, immediately denying it, while Lee Joo-hyuk shrugged upon hearing this.

"That settles it then. I'm not the kind of person who would make things ugly, and neither is she. So what are you worried about?"

"But isn't dating based on liking someone?"

"So you're still with Kim Jin-ah because you like her?"

First Blood!!!

Kwon Ji-yong closed his eyes and thought to himself, "This is my good friend. He didn't mean anything by what he said." He kept repeating it to himself for a while before opening his eyes again.

"But this is only your second meeting. You don't know each other well. There's no need to rush into a relationship, is there?"

"You're not in a hurry, but when you were pursuing Jin Zhen'er, you didn't get together with her for a long time because you didn't want to?"

Double Kill!!!

"you....."

"Honestly, you're saying all this because you also have feelings for Jiang Yalin, but you don't want to admit it, right?!"

Triple Kill!!!

"What nonsense are you spouting?! She's my manager and my friend. What's wrong with me caring a little? I just wanted to see your resolve. If you two want to be together, then be together!"

Quan Zhilong panicked a little. He admitted that he sometimes did pay attention to Jiang Yalin, but he didn't admit that such attention was because he liked her. Who would like a girl who would argue with him anytime and anywhere and like to watch him gossip with other girls? Although she was very beautiful and attractive, he just wouldn't admit that it was liking her. It was simply human appreciation of beautiful things.

Seeing Kwon Ji-yong stubbornly refusing to admit his mistake, Lee Joo-hyuk didn't intend to argue with him to a standstill. He just wanted to remind him that if he remained obstinate, he would be the one who regretted it in the end.

Moreover, who can say for sure whether he was moved by what Jiang Yalin said or by Jiang Yalin herself?

Even he himself couldn't explain it clearly, let alone others.

"I'm leaving. Think it over carefully on your own. But whether you understand it or not, as a mutual friend, I still hope to receive your blessings."

Quadruple Kill!!!

After saying this, Lee Joo-hyuk patted Kwon Ji-yong on the shoulder and left, taking with him the quadra kill he had unintentionally secured, leaving Kwon Ji-yong with his mind in complete disarray.

"I like her? You're kidding me. What do I like about her? Do I like her teasing me? Does she roll her eyes at me? I like her... but she doesn't like me? Hahahaha, I'm not a masochist. So many people like me, why would I choose to like someone who doesn't like me..."

Kwon Ji-yong vehemently denied Lee Joo-hyuk's words, attempting to brainwash himself with his own thoughts.

After thinking it over and over, I became quite anxious. I started pacing around the studio, and finally stopped abruptly, turning around to stare blankly at the studio door.

After a while, as if he had made up his mind, he walked quickly toward the door, opened it swiftly, and went out, heading toward Jiang Yalin's office.

Jiang Yalin, who had just been called out to handle some matters and had barely sat down to catch her breath, was startled when the door suddenly opened. Upon seeing that it was Quan Zhilong who came in, she immediately rolled her eyes dramatically, expressing her utter speechlessness.

"Can't you knock? How rude!"

That's how it is. How could Kwon Ji-yong like being scolded? He's not a masochist. How could he fall in love with being scolded?

After hearing Jiang Yalin's blunt rebuke, his anxious and uneasy heart calmed down considerably.

"I want to tell you a joke. Someone said I like you..."

"What nonsense are you talking about? You like me?"

Jiang Yalin's reaction was even stronger than Quan Zhilong's previous reaction. In her opinion, Quan Zhilong's affection was like poison; whoever got involved with it was doomed. This was something you couldn't have.

For a moment, Quan Zhilong didn't know whether he should breathe a sigh of relief that Jiang Yalin didn't like him, or be unhappy that she didn't like him.

"You...do you feel so ashamed of my feelings for you?"

Do you think your affection is something to be proud of?

Penta Kill!!!

When facing Kwon Ji-yong, Kang Ah-rin has always been straightforward, because she is afraid that if she is even slightly tactful, she will be misunderstood as liking him, which would be a terrible misunderstanding.

"Why is it that what I like is not presentable?"

Quan Zhilong was unconvinced and wanted to defend himself, but he was met with a disdainful look from Jiang Yalin.

"Jin Zhen'er, do I need to mention any other names?"

This name successfully silenced Quan Zhilong. After all, although Jiang Yalin hadn't been involved in their relationship from the beginning, she had been involved in most of it, including but not limited to picking him up, helping him choose gifts for Jin Zhen'er, and giving him advice when he wanted to break up.

Jiang Yalin knew perfectly well how bad he was in relationships, so naturally she avoided his worthless affections at all costs.

"It's fortunate that I don't like you, otherwise, based on your evaluation of me, I would probably be utterly despondent..."

"Don't be discouraged yet. Keep writing more good songs. Look how good 'Lies' is. If we have more hit songs like this, YG will make a fortune, and I will make a fortune too."

"Ugh! Jiang Yalin, that heartless woman!!!"

"What are you talking about? How could I not have a heart? My heart is completely filled with money."

Jiang Yalin disagreed with his statement.

Is money really that good?

"Hahaha... I think you're joking. If money weren't so great, why would so many people in the world work so hard to earn it? What would they do if they had nothing better to do? Isn't everyone's effort to earn money and make their lives better? If you don't like money, then give it to me."

As Jiang Yalin spoke, she reached out her hand to him. Quan Zhilong remembered wanting to slap her palm hard, but when he did, he softened his grip and gently, yet very loudly, slapped her palm.

"Dream on! Earn your own money!!!"

After saying that, he left just as suddenly as he had come.

Defeat!!!

"Neuropathy!!!"

Jiang Yalin stared dumbfounded at Quan Zhilong leaving, deliberately leaving the door open. After a few seconds, she muttered a curse with a speechless expression.

Jiang Yalin used to think that she was the kind of person who would be no different from her usual self even when she was in a relationship, and that was indeed the case.

After finishing work that day, Jiang Yalin had just returned home when she received a reply from Li Zhuhe.

The other party's reply was very serious, and it was obvious that the other party had thought carefully before agreeing to date me. After reading his reply, I no longer had any doubts.

However, he felt sorry that the other party had been very busy lately, having to undergo closed training for a big show, so they might not be able to start their relationship in a more formal, face-to-face manner.

However, Jiang Yalin didn't care much, since it was a matter between the two of them, and as long as the notification was in place, that would be fine. But seeing how concerned he was, she felt that if she told him the truth, it might leave a thorn in his heart. So after thinking about it, she replied to him seriously, saying that although she was very sorry, she understood. If he really cared, they could get together to celebrate their relationship when they both had time.

Honestly, when they started dating like this, they were still very unfamiliar with each other, so after this incident, they ran out of things to talk about.

Jiang Yalin didn't care about not seeing a reply, while Li Zhuhe was racking his brains during his free time to think of topics to talk about with the other person.

They thought about it for two or three days, and during those two or three days, the two of them didn't even exchange a phone call or a message, which was still the day they officially confirmed their relationship.

Lee Joo-hyuk is busy, and as BigBang's manager specifically in charge of Kwon Ji-yong, Kang Ah-rin isn't having an easy time either.

Because Kwon Ji-yong and BigBang's eldest brother were going to film "Family Outing," and Daesung was the MC for "Family Outing," it was decided to let her take charge of the three of them by herself, and of course, she brought all the necessary assistants.

Even so, she was still very busy, and Jiang Yalin only had time to catch her breath after filming ended in the evening.

Quan Zhilong, who had just been lying with everyone, quietly got up and went to the RV where Jiang Yalin was.

"Give me your phone?"

"Didn't you go to sleep?"

Jiang Yalin looked at Quan Zhilong, who had suddenly appeared, with a surprised expression.

"I haven't chatted with Nuna yet today."

Kwon Ji-yong glanced at Kang Ah-rin as he took the phone she handed him.

"Why are you so surprised? Isn't this the kind of enthusiasm you have when you're in a relationship? Aren't you?"