Chapter 105 Home, sweet home. That's it...
"There's a room stretched out right in front of me."
(A room appeared in front of me)
"But I'm two steps back from where I wanna be."
(But I'm still two steps away from my ideal place.)
"Swear the cops got a gun on me."
(I swear the police pointed a gun at me)
"Maybe I'm someone that I shouldn't be."
(Maybe I'll become a stranger to myself)
As the light yet slightly melancholic melody began, Kwon Ji-yong listened to the relatively unfamiliar music. His producer DNA remained unchanged; he simply stared intently at Jiang Tinghan on the screen, seemingly in an exceptionally good mood.
She flowed out as supplely as water, her arms seemingly devoid of bones, yet with a powerful and precise movement. The wave was like a gentle breath or a fleeting kiss, appearing incredibly soothing.
He raised his hand, swung it down, and froze in place, but his waist and hips continued to twist, rippling outwards like waves on water.
Although the song is light, it has a strong rhythm. Every drumbeat and synthesizer sound is very clear, so the arranger must also be very precise in timing, as if he is playing the song with his body.
Kwon Ji-yong was enjoying himself immensely, having just mentally written a little essay praising his girlfriend, when he came running over here all by himself.
Seeing that both owners were home but not paying attention to it, the dog angrily pounced on them, howling and wagging its tail as fast as a propeller.
As it excitedly approached, the accompaniment happened to play the lyrics, "There's a lion in the wardrobe and a wolf at the door," which inexplicably fit the current situation.
Kwon Ji-yong couldn't help but chuckle softly twice, and the camera shook slightly before freezing on the scene of Haha throwing himself into Jiang Tinghan's arms.
We were just talking about dogs, and now we've attracted a real dog. It enthusiastically stuck out its tongue and licked its mom and then its dad.
Iye wagged its tail, which had just been acting as a dog toy, and walked away aloofly, even giving a glance to Zoa, who was still napping wherever she pleased in the spring.
Jiang Tinghan was forced to stop, but she hadn't planned out a long routine anyway, so if she continued jumping, she would have to improvise.
She bent down to pat Haha's head, glancing at the cats in the house out of the corner of her eye, and couldn't help but marvel at how much these three little animals resembled G-Dragon.
First of all, there's Haha, that kid. The timing of our meeting was perfect. She's not annoying, but she's also frustrating. She's exactly the same person when she says or writes things that make your skin crawl.
Needless to say, Iye is a cool and domineering guy. He's not as muscular as Haha or as chubby as Zoa, but his status is top-notch, just like Kwon Ji-yong in K-pop. Fans have probably seen many G-Dragon perform this side of himself on stage.
Zoa is even more obvious, especially when she's sleeping. This Mr. G-Dragon, who practiced ballet as a child, always sleeps in a messy way. His joints are very flexible, so he can bend his arms and legs however he wants. Jiang Tinghan sometimes wonders if Kwon Ji-yong and Zoa will feel sore after sleeping like that. But this big cat, who knows a little about ballet and knows a lot about dancing, wakes up as if nothing happened. He stretches and is full of energy again.
Cats are all liquid, right?
Kwon Ji-yong also squatted down and tugged at Haha's dog head twice. His fingers deliberately ran over Jiang Tinghan's long, black hair. It was one of the cat's natural instincts to be a little mischievous and always like to rummage through things.
Jiang Tinghan decided to change Quan Zhilong's astrological attributes. Now he is half cat and half dog, and the ratio of the two will change depending on the time of day. In the morning, it may be 80% cat and 20% dog, and at night it will change drastically.
Regardless of the circumstances, he deserved to be taught a lesson, and Jiang Tinghan ruthlessly slapped his hand away.
But Kwon Ji-yong didn't take the opportunity to hold her hand, and his smooth-talking sweet words surprised Jiang Tinghan.
When Kwon Ji-yong grabbed her and they both pounced onto the sofa, Jiang Tinghan's torment and surprise vanished completely.
It turns out they weren't satisfied with just holding hands.
Kwon Ji-yong spoke with great enthusiasm, easily unlocking his girlfriend's phone, finding the video she had just taken, and volunteering, "Baby, I've been practicing my editing skills recently. If you trust me, I can even handle the post-production."
Jiang Tinghan uttered a simple sound with a slight upward inflection at the end: "Hmm?"
Kwon Ji-yong knew this meant he was being asked to prepare a detailed resume report, so he communicated smoothly: "First, add a shaking effect here, zoom in on the portrait a bit, and adjust the color parameters like this for the best look. Then add a dark filter to bring out the contrast. Finally, add this green smiley face sticker. Oh right, this black lion is even cooler, but it blends into the background. Gold is still the best, it's perfect!"
He clapped his hands, and Jiang Tinghan, who was leaning lightly against the sofa without much effort, was also pulled into his arms. He gently supported Quan Zhilong's surprisingly broad shoulders, which were different from his delicate face, to steady him.
Kwon Ji-yong lowered his eyes slightly to meet her gaze, smiled inwardly, and continued to finish the sentence: "How about it? Isn't it genius-level editing?"
“Oppa, there’s only a fine line between genius and madness.” Jiang Tinghan pinched the corner of his mouth that was turning up, did what he had always wanted to do, and continued to pull the corner of his mouth up, saying without changing his expression, “Your skills are better left for your fans to enjoy, I’m not worthy of them.”
Kwon Ji-yong's voice became somewhat muffled: "Does it mean you don't like it...? Wae? My fans all... love my... edited videos."
"That's good too." Jiang Tinghan said vaguely, it was unclear whether she was saying that Kwon Ji-yong's skills were good or that the fans' doting attitude was good.
She suddenly remembered a video she'd seen a few days ago of Kwon Ji-yong being teased by a host for "Why so serious?", and a mischievous thought popped into her head: "I feel like changing the background music to 'Crayon' would be nice, 'Why so serious?'"
Kwon Ji-yong didn't react at first, rubbing the corner of his mouth. But when he heard the second half of the sentence, he instantly understood. A bright, toothy smile, barely visible in parentheses, instantly appeared on his face. He then leaned against Jiang Tinghan, his head bobbing up and down against her slender collarbone, making him look even more fluffy.
There was no distance between the two of them now; their arms and legs were haphazardly intertwined and overlapping, so sticky that Jiang Tinghan felt a little hot. She then used a series of small moves to naturally lean Kwon Ji-yong against her.
"stand up."
Kwon Ji-yong's voice was muffled: "No."
Jiang Tinghan rephrased it: "Get up."
Kwon Ji-yong flatly refused: "No."
Jiang Tinghan raised an eyebrow, not annoyed at all. Looking at the semi-circular mark on Quan Zhilong's cheek where she had poked him with her fingertip, she felt rather cheerful: "Oppa, open your eyes and look, we're about to turn into a human centipede."
Kwon Ji-yong sat bolt upright, shocked by Jiang Tinghan's bizarre analogy: "Tinghan, you actually said our warm and happy scene looks like a human centipede? What are you looking at every day, kid...?"
Jiang Tinghan calmly replied, "Saw, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, It, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, Friday the 13th..."
"Stop, stop, stop!" Kwon Ji-yong's face was still incredulous, but it turned into a sweet smile in a second. "That's too much of a coincidence, I like watching it too."
"Okay." Jiang Tinghan lowered the projection screen, fiddled with the projector he had bought but hadn't used much yet, and easily pulled up several classic horror movies after connecting to the internet. The covers already hinted at something ominous.
"Now let's see, which one does Oppa like?"
"Ai--" Kwon Ji-yong subconsciously wanted to say "Aigoo" again, but remembering Jiang Tinghan's comment that "his tone is like an Ajusshi", he stopped himself halfway and changed his words: "Tinghan, it's almost 11 o'clock now. If you finish watching, you'll have to go to bed very late again. You have to get up early tomorrow, so why don't you rest early?"
“It’s okay,” Jiang Tinghan said, crossing his legs on the sofa and staring intently at the horror movie. “I’ve seen these many times. Maybe they have a good hypnotic effect. I’ll fall asleep while watching them.”
Kwon Ji-yong's lips twitched. Haha, does watching a horror movie hypnotize you? His Ting Han is truly unique.
“If you can really sleep, Tinghan… then go ahead and watch it.” Kwon Ji-yong leaned back on the sofa and sat next to Jiang Tinghan, staring at the screen. “The Fatal Joke? I don’t think I’ve seen this one before.”
Fortunately, he had finished showering before he started arguing with Jiang Tinghan, otherwise, although being dragged along would have been blissful, the sticky feeling would have made him very uncomfortable.
Jiang Tinghan glanced at him, thinking that Kwon Ji-yong was really lucky to have chosen the least scary movie.
From filming new dance videos to petting dogs to watching horror movies, the topics and interactions between couples are so unconventional and wonderful.
The movie was playing slowly. Two young men were driving on the highway. The younger brother, who had a strong sense of mischief, pretended to be a rich and beautiful woman to deceive a stranger on the other end of the phone. He just treated it as a prank and hung up after mocking him. Little did he know that he was bringing a deadly disaster upon himself and his brother.
"Oppa, have you ever seen a human centipede?"
"A movie? I think I've seen a little bit of it."
"Ah, it's that manga by Junji Ito, the title should be... 'Ancestors'."
"No, it seems like nothing was mentioned. What did they talk about?"
"I don't remember the specifics, but I vaguely remember a boy confessing his love to a girl and inviting her to his home. The girl saw a giant caterpillar in his house, which was actually made up of the skulls of the boy's ancestors pieced together. All the male members of the family had to wear this giant skull hat, and now it was the boy's turn."
"It sounds like it gives me goosebumps... Do the sharp edges of the bone look like the legs of a caterpillar or centipede?"
"It's short, but very interesting."
"Ah... the male lead in this movie seems a bit dim-witted. Will he be able to escape from Rusty Nails (the serial killer)?"
"Could the rusty nail be the real male protagonist?"
"That's true..."
The two chatted idly about topics that seemed to be related to the movie but were actually unrelated, interspersed with Kwon Ji-yong's low, hoarse laughter that actually sounded silly.
But his voice grew weaker and weaker until finally, no matter what you asked, there was no sound at all.
Jiang Tinghan had just finished replacing the video and audio with the original audio version of "Lion" and uploaded it to Instagram when she turned her head and saw that Kwon Ji-yong was already fast asleep with his eyes closed.
She wasn't hypnotized; Kwon Ji-yong, on the contrary, fell asleep.
Honestly...
Looking at the faint dark circles under his eyes, Jiang Tinghan's gaze swept over Kwon Ji-yong's face inch by inch, and saw a small red blush on his cheekbone. She initially thought it was from pinching, but it was too pink, so it must be blush.
Jiang Tinghan suddenly realized, could it be that Pabo didn't remove her makeup properly?
Why are you in such a hurry to come back?
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Author's Note: I wanted to write this outside, but it was just so incredibly cold, my hands were numb from the cold, so I've been putting it off until now [poor thing]. Anyway, I ate some barbecue at Good Day today, it was pretty good.
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