Chapter 63 Playing a new game

◎ (Update 1) "I found a new job after my contract expires."◎

From a very young age, he knew his future career: he was destined to be a singer.

People say, "Kwon Ji-yong is a natural at controlling the camera. He was born for the stage."

So Kwon Ji-yong never thought about what he would do if he didn't become a singer.

If life before the age of 30 is guided by parents, and life after the age of 30 is a matter of one's own choice, then 35-year-old Kwon Ji-yong should really think about how to live his life afterwards.

Where is his new direction?

Maybe after being stuck here for so long, why not take a break and try a different career?

This is an experience he has never had in his amateur life in the past few years. Even if he is not active, he still has the identity of singer Kwon Ji-yong.

Kwon Ji-yong started being a trainee at YG Entertainment at the age of 13. Until he was 18, this long period of time before his debut occupied his most precious youth.

After debuting under the name GD, I have been active as an artist for more than ten years. Compared to the length of a person's life, the colleagues I met at that time have truly become like family.

Helping the company grow from an unknown small workshop to an industry giant is a feeling that is not much different from starting my own business.

He had been in YG for so long that once the thought of leaving came to him, he didn't know where to go.

Who would believe such words coming from GD's mouth?

But the current contract stalemate between Kwon Ji-yong and YG is the best proof.

When seeing Song Yu's message, Quan Zhilong didn't know how bright his smile was. It's not an exaggeration to say that he was "glamorous". This is one of the expressions that people in love can't hide~

Even if it's not love, it's ambiguous, and it always means that spring has come to people.

The staff around him are all old people who have worked with him for many years. They are not surprised by Quan Zhilong's behavior. After all, they all say that he has a fiancée.

But they were shocked by the scene of Xiao Taotao calling him "Dad", and they became even more curious about this rumored amateur fiancée.

From each other's eyes, they seemed to see the other's unspoken thoughts, which were: that woman who was said to be his fiancée...

Do you know that the child next to Quan Zhilong is suspected to be his biological child?

As for why they can be sure that they are biological children?

Don't get too familiar with each other.

He was so familiar with her that he could recognize at a glance that this little girl named Xiao Taotao was the father of Quan Zhilong, and there was more than a 90% chance that she was his daughter.

The remaining 10% is sympathy for Brother Tiger who tried so hard to cover up his behavior.

The child naturally threw himself into Quan Zhilong's arms, acting like a spoiled child. Quan Zhilong put his hands along the spoiled little Taotao, first caressing the child's head affectionately, then hugged him tightly and made a gesture of picking him up.

If you haven't done it hundreds of times in private, you won't be able to achieve such fluency.

Whether it is the facial expressions and body movements of children, or the intimacy of children towards adults, nothing can be fake.

This time, several people gathered together because of an overseas trip. Quan Zhilong brought his children to meet them at the beginning, and did not hide his personal care for the children in front of them.

However, Brother Tiger, who was following, looked unnatural and refused to talk about why the employer had to bring a child to work.

How could this be the behavior of a familiar relative or uncle who loves children too much?

Not to mention the married people who have families and children, you can tell at a glance that it feels like a father taking care of his child!

Looking at how familiar Quan Zhilong was with it, one could only imagine how many times he had done it to his children without their knowledge to achieve this level.

A fiancée who suddenly appeared, rumored to be always on dates with the kids...

Countless tiny bits of information are pieced together, and it is difficult for people not to use their imagination to make associations.

Could it be the child’s mother?

The two already have a child!

A hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of Ji-eun, the stylist who had worked with her for many years, and the same was true in the eyes of the other two female employees. Their gazes met in the air, and it was as if they could hear each other's exclamations.

There was a moment of stagnation in the air.

They still didn't say anything.

The fact that Quan Zhilong brought it out for them to see meant that they knew about it, but it didn't mean they would get an answer if they asked.

Many secrets in this industry start with tacit understanding.

Little Taotao looked at the reply from Mommy on her father's phone, and after a while she felt bored. She didn't understand why her father was smiling so happily. The people present were all strangers, and little Taotao was not the kind of child who liked to cling to everyone.

I found the most familiar Uncle Li Zhuhe and stuck to him.

Lee Joo Hyuk: “............”

Well, now that I'm in Paris, I still have to be the male nanny for Quan Zhilong's daughter.

Oh, by the way~ Seeing the man across from me with a look of “I smile so beautifully” on his face, I had no doubt about what role I would play in the next private trip in Paris.

But seeing how adorable Kwon Ji-ryong's daughter is, Lee Joo-hyuk can barely accept it...

For a well-behaved and good-looking child, he only needs to take Taotao with him during a short period of time when he goes out to play. Li Zhuhe feels that this kind of time as a part-time father is enough.

There is no way to shake his determination not to get married at the moment.

Scarcity makes things valuable. If he really became a full-time father, he might not be so rare.

Li Zhuhe, who was playing with Xiao Taotao, had no idea what the person on the other side was thinking. If he knew the upcoming itinerary, he would probably buy a plane ticket back to Korea that night.

So much so that the next morning, when Lee Soo Hyuk was standing across the street wearing sunglasses, he wanted to slap Kwon Ji Yong on the back of the head.

"so........"

Once he puts on sunglasses, the cool man who is hated by everyone becomes invisible. It is difficult to see the emotions in his eyes, but his tense face and increasingly impatient aura make it easy to guess and feel how unhappy he is at the moment.

Li Zhuhe said coldly: "Today's schedule depends on your family's job?"

Because they were on the streets of a foreign country, their figures mingling on the streets did not attract much attention. They looked more like two tourists visiting Paris. Lee Joo Hyuk's superior height did not stand out among the tall foreigners on the streets of Paris.

Just like the foreign fans who recognized Song Yu's identity, they stopped not far from the filming location and watched the work progress there. They were not recognized, but is it really a good idea to use such precious rest day time to watch other people's work site?

The last time we went to the Gyeonggi-do amusement park together, it was at least a real vacation.

This time it worked, let’s see how other people work?

Kwon Ji-yong, wearing a mask, hid his signature smile, but his curved eyebrows were exposed, and his smile could not be concealed at all. He raised his phone to the front, not knowing what he was filming, and said in a faint tone: "Okay, okay, Taotao is clamoring to see her mother~"

"I showed her my mom at work so she wouldn't mess with us."

The child who came to Paris but couldn't see his mother started clamoring to see Song Yu on the first night after landing.

It turned out that the child thought she was out to play with her parents. In Xiao Taotao's memory, there were many times when she went abroad to work with her parents.

There, Kwon Ji-yong and Song Yu are in a completely open state. They can come to each other's work environment during each other's working hours and bring their children to visit the set. The staff of both sides will not be surprised or shocked by their appearance.

But not now!

Because Kwon Ji-yong is the one taking care of the child, he couldn't hide it from the people close to him, so he revealed Xiao Taotao to the staff closest to him. He also tacitly accepted the speculation that the two are father and daughter.

This is the maximum "scale" they can achieve at the moment.

Brother Tiger was afraid that there would be people who were not careful with their mouths, so he turned around and leaked the news to the media, saying that Kwon Ji-yong already had a child.

Fortunately, Xiao Taotao only calls daddy when there are few people around.

It was only partially disclosed among a few of them.

Lee Soo Hyuk, with his arms folded, pulled up a mechanical smile at the corner of his mouth, and returned to his original state a second later, vividly interpreting the perfunctory interaction of "smiling on the outside but not on the inside", and said: Kwon Ji Yong, your excuse is very bad!

The two people, who were equally sensitive to the surrounding gazes, always hovered around him vaguely with suspicious eyes.

Behind his sunglasses, Lee Joo-hyuk saw several hesitant Asian faces, and immediately understood. He whispered to Kwon Ji-yong, who had put away his phone, "I think I've been recognized."

They stood there watching for a long time, but it didn't seem like they were excitedly chasing stars.

Li Zhuhe hugged the child tightly in his arms, and the two of them walked away.

Today, Xiao Taotao was thoughtfully matched with her father's outfit, one big and one small, of the same fisherman's hat, which covered half of the child's eyebrows and eyes. Only her small mouth and nose could be seen, and her face would not be seen when she was photographed.

Next, the two grown men, with a three-year-old child, began their trip to Paris today.

As for the child's mother, she will not be free until tomorrow.

Sure enough, the updates of the two people shopping that day were posted online by fans.

Many of them are fans who deliberately waited for Kwon Ji-yong, knowing that this pair of good friends from 88line would definitely go shopping abroad after attending the fashion week together.

The classic scene where Kwon Ji-yong waited for Lee Joo-hyuk to buy clothes and then rolled his eyes was created like this.

There wasn't much discussion about the addition of a child, and it was more in line with the funny and humorous nature of the "family of three" plot.

What’s strange is that in none of the candid photos was the child’s face shown, as the angles that would have exposed the face were cleverly avoided.

It was not until the next day that the three adults finally reunited and officially started the overseas itinerary planned by Quan Zhilong.

A small town famous for its wineries, about a 2-hour drive from Paris, is a paradise for wine lovers. With few tourists and a quiet atmosphere, it is suitable for their desired short trips while allowing them to deeply experience the winemaking culture of the French countryside.

Afterwards, when handsome Li saw the updates of several people on that day on the Internet, he realized that his friend was using the tactic of "making a feint to the east and attacking in the west" very skillfully!

Everyone knew that they were shopping in Paris. In the Reuters photos of Song Yu's work in Paris, several people involved had no intersection in Paris, but who would have thought that they later made an appointment to go to a winery in a small town.

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After leaving South Korea, Lee Joo Hyuk always felt relaxed when he went abroad, as he was not being stared at or secretly photographed at any time.

He understands that as an artist, he needs to endure all of this. In the eyes of the public, artists have no secrets in their lives. They cannot just want to enjoy the love of fans and require fans to appear only when they need them.

But sometimes escaping from these sights, enjoying your own life, and enjoying a moment of peace when no one knows you is also a kind of pleasure for an artist.

He still felt this way, so how hard it must be for someone like Quan Zhilong to exist.

Lee Joo-hyuk does not feel that Kwon Ji-yong, who has been an amateur for several years, has found a respite in his life in Korea. On the contrary, malicious speculation and malicious gazes are still attacking him.

When you go out to a convenience store to buy something, you can see your own image on the monitor and post it online afterwards.

When walking on the streets, the most unrestrained time to run is usually at night. Going out shopping at night is the most relaxing time for Quan Zhilong. He can occasionally be seen driving his small electric scooter and speeding on the streets.

It happened that during the few years of the epidemic, Li Zhuhe was trapped in South Korea. He felt that it would be best if he could travel around the world to relax.

After living as an amateur in Korea for a few years, why does he feel like he is more like a bird trapped in a cage?

In the small town, their faces were uncovered, and Kwon Ji-yong seemed to have fallen in love with being a photographer during the journey.

Of course, it wasn't a photo taken for him, but for the mother and daughter in front of him.

Song Yu patted Xiao Taotao, and Quan Zhilong patted Song Yu, forming a perfect closed loop.

Xiao Taotao has her own parents to play with, so she doesn't need him as a male babysitter, but...this scene makes him, a single man, feel a little jealous!

In particular, Quan Zhilong acted like Song Yu's exclusive photographer. Little Taotao, who finally had the chance to run outdoors, was chased by her mother. Song Yu's powerful voice was heard, clearly carrying the anger that only a mother can have. How could an adult who takes care of a child not be angry?

Song Yu followed behind him, speaking in Chinese, shouting, "Quan Muyu! Stop right there!"

Who does she look like when she runs like crazy? Was she this naughty when she was a child?

"What are you laughing at? It's all your fault." Song Yu was so tired that he put his hands on his hips and gasped for breath.

She was almost exhausted, but the child was still like a perpetual motion machine. Quan Zhilong laughed so hard that he covered his face with one hand, showing his little white teeth. Song Yu didn't think his smile was beautiful at this time.

That night, Quan Zhilong's phone was filled with a bunch of new photos. Unable to bear the sight of such boastful faces of friends who already had wives and children, Li Shuaige said with a sullen smile, "Wow, they're all the same photos. Is it necessary to take so many?"

"If you lose your phone, you two can retire early from your careers as entertainers."

But... he heard something next.

Quan Zhilong said lightly: "Mo! I am adapting to the life of a male assistant in advance."

“Am I a terrible photographer?”

Song Yu actually said that the photos he took were ugly?

Lee Soo Hyuk: “.............”

What does it mean to adapt to life as a male assistant?

Perhaps the shock in his eyes was too strong, and Quan Zhilong, who was in a good mood at the time, explained to him: "I found a new job after the contract expires."

I had no idea how shocking what I said was.

"I wonder if there's any difference between artist assistants in China and those in Korea?"

Yes, Kwon Ji-yong does not intend to get involved in any more disputes with YG or look for a new agency before the end of his contract. He wants to leave Korea for a while, not to travel and relax, but to accept Song Yu's invitation.

To be her male assistant.

Lee Joo Hyuk: "Is this another new play of yours?"

【Author’s words】

There will be an extra chapter at 18:00 tonight [Rabbit Head with Vertical Ears]