Chapter 48: Seoul Ballad Awards

  The 17th Seoul Music Awards was quite lively indeed.

  The girls just came in and sat together with SJ members, now they are chatting happily, the atmosphere is very harmonious.

  Other artists also sat together with their familiar friends. Big Bang, Wirls and other popular groups, as well as some seniors in the music industry, also came to the scene, which can be said to be a grand music awards ceremony at the beginning of 2008.

  "Yuner, long time no see, you still smile like an old lady." At the round table, Jin Xichen took a sip of juice and teased Lin Yuner, who was chatting and laughing with Han Kejia.

  "Ah, Hee-chul Oppa, it's been a long time! You're still so annoying!" Lin Yuner heard this and became unhappy. "You're the old granny! Have you ever seen such a beautiful old granny?"

  Han Kexia turned her head and also greeted Kim Hee-chul, who had taken care of her during her trainee days. This big brother was very kind and approachable, she didn't have any bad feelings towards him, it's just that he liked to play pranks and cause trouble all the time, similar to Lin Yuner who was also a bit mean-spirited...

  "Hey Kojia, hasn't Yoon-ah been teasing you again? You seem a bit unhappy." Jin Xi Chen started joking and asked, seeing that Han Kojia was a bit off. Han Kojia knew his intention and felt grateful in her heart, smiling and saying: "Nothing much, but Yoon-ah has been quite well-behaved lately, not as mischievous as before."

  She was just a bit tired due to her busy schedule, and also felt a bit down because of some negative news and the incident with Kim Tae-yeon.

  "Hey, Xiaojia, I'm your Onni, right? You're making it sound like I'm your little sister!" Lin Yuner looked displeased, pouting and huffing as she gazed at Han Kexia. Since their trainee days, the two had become close due to their birthdays being only a few months apart, but Han Kexia had stopped calling Lin Yuner "Onni" and instead followed Taeyeon's lead in calling her Yuner. As mentioned before, Lin Yuner still harbored resentment towards this matter.

  "No way, who told you to always act like a little kid." Han Kejia stuck out her tongue at Lin Yuner, with an expression that said "I'm just this way, what can you do about it". This made Lin Yuner so angry that she stretched out her small hand and pinched Han Kejia's cheek, then rubbed it vigorously.

  Han Kkotja scrunched up her nose and started shouting loudly: "Ah, Yoon-ah killed someone! Taeyeon unnie, Jessica unnie, hurry up and save us! Heechul oppa, let's team up, team up! Come quickly and help us teach this old lady a lesson!"

  Kim Hee-chul also burst out laughing at the sight of the two, while Taeyeon and Seohyun just shrugged their shoulders to show they didn't care much, having seen it all before in the dorms.

  At this time, with the introduction of MC, the camera also shot over to this table. Suddenly, Lin Yuner and Han Kejia's scene of pinching each other's cheeks appeared on the big screen, causing the guests and fans in the audience seats to burst out laughing.

  "Wow, Girls' Generation's feelings are really good, and Sooyoung and YoonA are really cute."

  Han Kejia and Lin Yuner saw their current appearance on the big screen, they quickly let go of each other's hands, with some embarrassment, patted their slightly numb face, and showed a awkward smile in front of the camera.

  "Then, the Best Newcomer Award for this year's Melon Music Awards goes to... Girls' Generation!!"

  The girls heard and walked onto the stage with a smile, the ten girls stood in a row on the stage, Kim Tae-yeon as the leader took over the award cup and spoke out her thoughts as a representative in front of the microphone.

  "First of all, it's already been over half a year since Girls' Generation debuted. The time has really flown by, but in our hearts, it feels like we've accomplished so much. We couldn't have done it without the support of our families, company, seniors and Sones who love and protect us. Thank you... thank you so much, I love you."

  When they finished, the ten members of Girls' Generation held hands and bowed to the audience. Sones and other fans applauded enthusiastically, with some even shouting "I love Girls' Generation!"

  Smiling as they walked off the stage, the girls were also very happy at this moment. After all, it was not easy for them to get everyone's recognition in such a short time, especially with all sorts of public opinions recently that made them almost breathless.

  Some members of SJ were still chatting and laughing, after a while, Girls' Generation went on stage again to receive the popularity award. Jessica and Han Geng also came up to say a few words of thanks before coming down, after all it's not necessary to repeat the same words twice, that would make it seem insincere.

  Like the awards won by Girls' Generation, it was a newcomer award and a popularity award. The number of nominees for such an award is usually around three, which is also why the girls were just happy but not excited to cry together on stage.

  "Excuse me, I'm going to the restroom." Han Kejia felt a bit urgent and whispered to Jessica beside her before getting up and leaving. Jessica reminded her: "Remember to come back quickly, we still have to perform on stage later."

  Han Kejia nodded slightly upon hearing this.

  Arriving at S.BS's back office, Han Kejia first went to the bathroom and was about to come out to wash her hands when she heard a conversation between two people outside the toilet.

  The voices were indeed FT Island's Lee Hong Ki and another member Song Seung Hyun. Since Han Kexin had treated the members of FT to a meal after the incident where her fan mail was torn, she immediately recognized their voices.

  The men's and women's toilets are very close, just two steps away, so the conversation at the toilet door can be heard clearly by Han Kejia in the women's toilet.

  "Han Kuo-chia and Lin Yun-er pinching each other's cheeks is quite cute." Li Hongji wiped his hands with a wet wipe, seemingly bringing up the topic unintentionally.

  Song Chenghuan smiled and said, "Brother, you seem to be getting along pretty well with Han Kejia lately. I often see you calling and texting her. Are you...?" He then gave a sly look at Li Hongji with a hint of ambiguity.

  "Hey, hey, you can't just say that, we're all idols in the entertainment industry. If someone hears this, who knows what kind of consequences it'll bring." Li Hongji spoke up to remind him.

  Song Chenghuan didn't think there was anything wrong and continued, "What's the big deal? There's no one else here. Besides, I really think Han Kejia is cute, she's pretty, petite, and has fair skin. And her singing is great too! If it were me, I'd definitely go after her."

  Li Hongji looked at him and said, "Then why don't you go?"

  Song Chengxuan smiled awkwardly: "It's not because you're my brother that I won't compete with you, so as to avoid hurting our harmony."

  "......" Li Hongji was speechless, you little brat just keep on talking...

  "Tell me, brother, do you really like Han Kekka or not?" Song Chengxuan saw that Li Hongji was no longer speaking and his curiosity drove him to ask this question that had been stuck in his mind for a long time.

  Li Hongji didn't respond, but instead asked a question: "Do you think I like her?"

  Song Chengxuan thought for a moment, then said: "I think you must like Han Kejia. Because when you're on the phone with Han Kejia or texting her, you always look very happy, which is rare for you. And recently, you've been putting up posters of Girls' Generation in your room..."

  Song Chenghuan hadn't finished speaking when Li Hongji covered his mouth: "Alright, alright, why speak so loudly? What if someone really hears it, then we're done for. You just knowing about this matter is enough, don't go around talking nonsense everywhere."

  "Oh, then tonight's dinner..." Song Chengxiang nodded in agreement, and after Li Hongji let go of his hand, he smiled slyly at him.

  "Alright, alright, I'm scared of you, can I just pay the bill now?" Li Hongji helplessly rubbed his head, this kid is making excuses to get a free meal again, what a...

  "I want to eat Korean beef." The two people's footsteps grew farther and farther away, as Song Chengxiang happily called out to Li Hongji.

  "Alright alright, I just had a meal a few days ago, are you a pig or something?"

  It wasn't until the voices of the two people were completely inaudible that Han Kejia slowly opened the bathroom door, and at this moment her face was filled with complex emotions.

  Li Hongji likes herself? This makes her somewhat unacceptable. Recently, she has been making phone calls and sending text messages to Li Hongji, all of which are based on a kind of friendship, she just thinks that this cheerful big boy is very much to her taste, didn't expect...

  It seems that I should contact him less in the future and keep a distance. Han Kejia sighed, but soon felt a wave of disgust, being liked by a big man is really... really nauseating...

  ...

  "Xiao Jiajia, why did you take so long to come back?" Jessica was just about to get up and go look for Han Kekai when she saw someone walking over, so she put her mind at ease and asked.

  "Uh... nothing, just... earlier..." Han Kekai's expression was a bit dazed at the moment, she was still entangled in the conversation between Li Hongji and Song Chengxuan that she had unintentionally overheard earlier.

  "What's going on? Ah! Has that thing arrived?" Jessica tilted her head, thought for a moment, and then suddenly had an epiphany and said this sentence. Fortunately, there was no one around, otherwise being overheard would have made someone lose face completely...

  "Huh?" Han Kejia stared blankly at Jessica, thinking to herself: "Miss, how did you figure it out?"...

  "Did you bring sanitary napkins? Won't it affect the performance later? I'll go back and use mine later..." Jessica suddenly said a lot of words again, and Han Kejia was really embarrassed at this moment.

  "Alright, alright, I've brought what I needed to bring, it's all fine now. Hurry up and get ready, we need to go on stage soon." Han Kejia wiped her forehead, which didn't even have any sweat on it. Sometimes Xica was even more infuriating than Tiffany...