Chapter 23 Prelude to Birthday

  "Ugh, I'm so annoyed! I have no idea what gift to give Chen Shao; Xiao Xian, you're his girlfriend, can you tell us what he likes or what he's lacking?"

  "Right, Xiao Xian, we're all racking our brains now and still can't think of what gift to give Chen Shao, why don't you give me some suggestions?"

  "YoonA, don't just sit there dazed, we've prepared your gift, only Chen Shao's is left. You grew up playing together and share the same birthday, having celebrated so many times together. Tell us, what does Chen Shao like?" The SNSD members were now racking their brains over what to give Chen Shao for his birthday tomorrow;

  "I didn't know, I only knew what he liked when we were young, but now he's grown up and capable of doing things on his own. If I still used the old ways, it would be useless; I was just worrying about what gift to prepare for him earlier. You guys are asking me now, you might as well ask Xiao Xian instead." Yun'er said, coming out of her daze and complaining to her teammates.

  "Uncles, don't ask me either, I'm also racking my brains over this; although I'm oppa's girlfriend, I don't know either. Now that oppa has just returned for about a month, I'm not very clear what oppa likes." Soo-young is also worried about her boyfriend's birthday gift; how can she have the mood to solve problems for uncles when she hasn't even figured out her own yet?

  "How can it be like this, Chen Shao now has everything he needs, with a mansion and all that, he must not be interested in those superficial things. How about we make him a meal or a birthday cake instead?" Just as everyone was worried, they suddenly heard this and thought about it for a moment, feeling that it was a good idea; after all, he had everything he needed, so it was the thought that counted. "Jin Chuding, you can do it, your thinking is worth praising, but let's not talk about our cooking skills, so we'll make a cake ourselves." The most outspoken of the girls, Xika, spoke up first.

  "I think it's okay, none of us have made a cake before; this is the first time, it must be very meaningful. Tonight we go back to the dorm and check the materials, tomorrow morning we'll buy things and then make it at Chen Shao's dorm, anyway his equipment is so complete; what do you think? Any opinions?" Taiyan thought for a moment in her heart and said to her sisters

  "Alright, I suppose it's okay."

  "Alright then, I have no opinion either."

  "Two thumbs up"

  "Count me in."

  "Count me in too"

  "YoonA, SooYoung, what do you two think?" Taeyeon asked, seeing that everyone else had agreed, leaving only the opinions of the two members left.

  "Taeyeon, is this really okay? Tomorrow's my birthday too, what if the cake fails and we don't have anything to eat tomorrow night?" Yoona expressed her concerns, still worried that she would go hungry tomorrow night.

  "That's to say, if we cook according to their level of culinary skills, people will definitely die after eating; let's think of another way, I really don't feel at ease." Alright, this is harsh enough, no need to mention who said it.

  "Hey, are you going to rebel or something? Is the food that Oni and the others made poisonous or something? Even if we eat it, at most we'll just end up in the hospital for two or three days, right? Didn't Yun-ah and Soo-young do the same thing last time? They were fine after staying in the hospital for half a day, so why are you being so dramatic and saying that people will die?" Taeyeon and Jessica heard their busy Unnie talking like this and felt that she had lost her authority, so they yelled at her.

  "What? Soo-young, you're saying that the food we ate last time was made by Tae-yeon and them? I knew it, which store did they say it was from again? We ate a bit and ended up in the hospital for half a day. It was really Tae-yeon and them, no wonder they were being so evasive when we asked them about the store back then! So this is how it is, Tae-yeon, I need an explanation!"

  Soo-young and YoonA heard Soo-young's words and thought back to the situation at that time. Suddenly, they realized that it really seemed like that was what happened, so they turned around and grabbed Tae-yeon and them as they tried to escape.

  While Taeyeon and the others heard Baekhyun's words, they sensed something was off and immediately thought of getting up to leave; however, before they could even stand up, they were caught by the physically strong Yoon-ah and Soo-young, and not even the other people could escape.

  "Taeyeon, can you explain what was going on at that time? I really want to know." YoonA said in a voice that sent chills down Taeyeon's spine.

  "Hey, isn't this a waste of food? We were originally going to throw it away, but you and Soo-young came back from walking around and snatched it from our hands without even asking who made it. If anyone's to blame, it's because you and Soo-young are too greedy. In the end, Tae-yeon could only come up with a random excuse. It's not like she could tell the truth or anything, or else... who knows how she'd die? "If you don't believe me, go ask Dae-sung and Tae-hee; they can vouch for me." Ideals are plump, but reality is bony.

  "What can I do as a witness? The dish was originally made by you, Xika and T three people, and after it was done, we were called to eat it. Fortunately, Yuner and the others came back and ate it first, otherwise, Sunny and Xiaoxian would have been unlucky too." Yu Li heard Taiyan shift the blame to herself, and immediately became unhappy, then quickly exposed the truth;

  "Taeyeon, do you have anything else to say? Sica's aura is too strong and I don't dare to find her for now, so just bear with me and Miyoung for now. Don't worry, we'll definitely be alive tomorrow, after all, it's my birthday tomorrow. If something happens to you, I won't receive a gift from you tomorrow. Let's settle the score once and for all after my birthday." YoonA said with a smile, but her gentle smile looked terrifying to others, especially Taeyeon and T, who were now frozen in fear, trembling all over.

  "Yoon-ah, Oni was really wrong, I won't dare to do it again, please forgive me; as long as you forgive me this time, I'll agree to anything you say." Pa-ni is really scared now, Soo-young isn't that bad, at most she would just scold her a bit. But Yoon-ah is different, she's the office's dark horse queen; anyone who gets on her bad side can forget about escaping except for one person; even Kim Hee-jin, who used to be on par with her in the company, couldn't escape and was actually treated worse. Now only Jin-soo can escape unscathed.

  "Is Onii-chan telling the truth?"

  "Really, it must be real!"

  "Don't regret it, okay?"

  "No regrets, absolutely not!"

  "Then you'd better be lying in bed waiting for me tonight. If you dare ask for leave to go home, just try it."

  Taeyeon and Pani both felt a pang of sadness in their hearts. "You've blocked my only way out, what can I say? Just do as you please, just be gentle with us when the time comes."

  Not to mention the situation on this side for a while, SJ and Dongfang Shengqi are also in a similar situation.

  "Sigh, I never thought giving someone a gift was that difficult; now that I've encountered this situation with you, I finally understand"

  "It's just that nowadays young people lack nothing, it's hard to know what to give them. Food is no good, and things of low quality are also not acceptable."

  "These two are not even worth thinking about, the food is all paid for by others, let alone the things we use. That BMW KG is one of a kind in Korea, and that phone is the latest model from Apple; just looking at it makes me drool."

  "This won't work, that won't work; what exactly are we supposed to give, it's so frustrating"

  "Hmm, how about this; we'll wait and discuss with Da Shao, go to his place and have a party; last time I accidentally heard Xiu Ying and the others discussing that Da Shao's place is really big; taking this opportunity, I can also go there and have some fun;"

  "Alright, this can work. But we can't find Da Shao, let's find Yun'er and Xiao Xian instead; aren't they still often staying over at Da Shao's place? They must have a key to get in, after our practice is done, let's go find them."

  "Alright then, go send a message to Yunho and Taeyeon now, tell them to come straight to our practice room after they're done practicing later."

  "Okay, I'm going now, bro."

  TVXQ's practice room

  "Alright, everyone doesn't need to think about it anymore. Just now, Eunhyuk sent me a message saying that after practice is over, we have something to discuss in their practice room." Zheng Yunhao said to his teammates while holding his phone.

  Actually just now they were also thinking of preparing what kind of gift for Chen Shao; now seeing Xun He's text message, of course it's easier, many people make things easier, one person suggests an opinion, maybe it will work.

  "That's a good feeling, we don't have to worry about it anymore; I've been thinking for half a day and still can't think of a better notice." Shen Changbian said with ease.

  Seeing that his teammates had no objections, Zheng Yunhao also didn't say anything else. After all, Chen Shuo was quite good to them, always treating them to meals and whatnot, and every time it was a full-course meal. Even when some teammates couldn't make it to gatherings due to prior engagements, Chen Shuo would have food packed for the absent teammates. Such a friend was worth getting close to. Moreover, this birthday was Chen Shuo's first since returning to Korea after five years abroad, making it very memorable. So everyone would definitely go all out to make Chen Shuo's birthday an unforgettable one.

  The girls also received SJ's message;

  "Sisters, Sooyoung said that after practice is over, let's go to their practice room and discuss Taeyeon's birthday tomorrow; what do you think?"

  "Okay, anyway we don't have any ideas now, it's better to go and listen to their opinions rather than racking our brains here."

  "Yes, I think with more people and ideas, it might be even better."

  "Alright Taeyeon, tell Leeteuk hyung and the others that we'll go find them after our practice is over."

  "Yes, let's get in touch quickly and end this as soon as possible"

  Yoon-ah was beautifully ignored by her own sisters and senior brother; "Now everyone only cares about Soo-young's birthday, don't you care about mine? Tomorrow is also my birthday, how come I don't see you guys caring about me?" Yoon-ah muttered resentfully; Xu Xian heard it next to her;

  "Yoon-ah, we didn't forget your birthday, but this is oppa's first birthday back in Korea after five years, so it's very meaningful; everyone knew that and discussed it together; and we've all already prepared birthday gifts for you!" Looking at Yoon-ah now, Soo-young also knows what she's thinking. This young lady sometimes thinks like a child, even though she clearly knows it's not the case, she still insists on thinking that way, making herself anxious and guilty.

  "No, it's not like that; I was just casually saying it; of course, I also know this is a very meaningful birthday for Xiao Xiao; I'm just complaining"

  While everyone was discussing Chen Shao's birthday, our Pig Foot Master is now sitting in Li Xiuman's office drinking tea and chatting.

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