novelraw Chapter 54 Cake Shop
Chapter 54 Cake Shop
After the three of them finished arguing, Ahn Yoo-jin noticed what Lee Won was carrying.
"What's that Oppa holding?" Ahn Yujin released Choi Yena, pointed at the box, and her eyes sparkled.
Today is her birthday, so it goes without saying what this thing is. Thinking of this, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up in a smile.
"Didn't you say you wanted a gift?" Li Yuan handed the box to her and shook it. "Here's what I brought for you."
She took the box, but didn't open it; she just held it in her arms.
"Let's go, let's go!" Choi Ye-na clapped her hands, drawing everyone's attention back. "If we dawdle any longer, the sun will be setting. Do you guys still want to go shopping?"
"You spent forty minutes on your makeup, and you still have the nerve to say that?" Jiang Huiyuan glanced at her sideways.
"That's called meticulousness! You don't understand!" Choi Ye-na retorted confidently, hands on her hips. "Makeup is an art; it requires constant refinement!"
"Alright, alright, art master." Jiang Huiyuan rolled her eyes and pushed her back to walk out. "If you keep being so cunning, it'll be dark by the time you get there."
Ahn Yoo-jin smiled and put the gift back in her dorm room, guessing she would open it later that evening.
Not long after, Zhang Yuanying also came out of room 203.
"Oppa." She was carrying a delicate little handbag and wearing a light pink dress, looking like she had stepped out of a painting.
"So Won Young was the slowest one!" Choi Ye-na immediately turned her gun on him.
"Yoojin unnie only came to call me half an hour ago, I'm already lucky I came out this quickly." Jang Wonyoung rolled her eyes at her, and slowly closed the door. "Do you think everyone is like you, taking forty minutes to do their makeup?"
"She's just jealous that I look good with makeup," Choi Ye-na snorted, tossing her hair.
Li Yuan's gaze inadvertently swept over the Gucci bag Jiang Huiyuan was carrying, and he suddenly remembered a funny little story about her:
In her previous life, Kang Hye-won, a newcomer who had just debuted, was photographed at the airport carrying a Gucci bag worth about 300 million won, which is probably the bag in front of us.
At that time, they hadn't settled accounts and had no income. Some fans felt that it was too expensive for a newcomer to carry such an expensive bag, and it didn't suit their "newcomer" status. Therefore, Kang Hye-won was questioned for being extravagant and received criticism from many netizens.
There are even rumors that fans told her directly, "Don't use such expensive things when you're just starting out."
After the controversy, Kang Hye-won's airport photos took a "drastic change" in style. The designer bags in her hands disappeared and were replaced by simple plastic or paper bags - that scene later became one of her famous moments, making fans feel both sorry for her and amused.
This can be considered a minor viral moment.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Jiang Huiyuan noticed Li Yuan staring at her blankly and waved her hand in front of him. "What strange thing are you thinking about?"
"Huh?" Li Yuan finally snapped out of his daze and looked away. "It's nothing."
He hesitated for a moment before speaking: "I was just thinking, you haven't even debuted yet, and you're already carrying such an expensive Gucci bag. Won't fans or strangers say something? After all, you don't have any income yet."
"Why bring this up?" Jiang Huiyuan glanced down at her bag, curling her lip dismissively. "Besides, what can I do if my family is rich? I can't exactly go out in tattered clothes, can I?"
She paused, then suddenly narrowed her eyes: "If I'm being cyberbullied, then Oppa will take full responsibility!"
"What does this have to do with me?" Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, looking completely innocent.
How can this be related to him?
"You said you'd open a cake shop for me if I debuted!" Jiang Huiyuan exclaimed. "Otherwise, why would I have participated in this competition! I came here specifically for the cake shop!"
"Oh, is that so?" Ahn Yoo-jin's eyes widened in surprise, her gaze shifting back and forth between Kang Hye-won and Lee Won. "Then why didn't Oppa give me anything? I want some too!"
"You're doing it again." Li Yuan sighed. "Let's go, it'll be noon soon."
"Yes, yes, I'm hungry." Jiang Huiyuan rubbed her stomach.
"Didn't you finish eating seaweed rice rolls?"
"That little bit of food isn't enough to fill my stomach," Jiang Huiyuan complained as she walked. "Do you know how much energy I used up this morning?"
"Then the dog ate the cake I brought from the fridge?" Ahn Yoo-jin retorted.
The three-tiered cake from yesterday wasn't finished, so Ahn Yu-jin specially brought a large piece back to her dorm, packed it in a food storage container, and put it in the refrigerator.
I went to room 203 just now and when I came back it was gone. It must have been eaten by Jiang Huiyuan.
To everyone's surprise, Jiang Huiyuan didn't say anything, but Cui Yena, standing to the side, raised her hand shyly:
"Actually, I ate the cake."
"It's you?" An Youzhen didn't expect that she had wronged someone. She opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Apologize!" Jiang Huiyuan immediately perked up and grabbed Ahn Yoo-jin's neck, "threatening" her.
"Unnie, I was wrong!"
The group walked out of the apartment, joking and bickering.
"So Oppa, when is my cake shop opening?" Kang Hye-won walked next to Lee Won, subconsciously swallowing.
It was as if that cake shop wasn't meant to make money, but was opened specifically for her.
and many more……
It seems there's no need to say "as if".
"Opening a shop is quick, isn't it? Just hire two pastry chefs." Li Yuan put his hands in his pockets. "I can open for business as soon as I find a location."
"How about opening it below our company?" Jiang Huiyuan's eyes lit up.
After finishing my practice each day, I walk out of the company gate, and there's my own cake shop right across the street. I go in, grab a freshly baked cake, and sit by the window to eat it slowly.
"Then why don't we drive right up to your dorm building?" Li Yuan casually replied.
"Joo! Jo!" Jiang Huiyuan was even more excited.
"What the hell?" Li Yuan rolled his eyes at her. "I might consider opening it near your company."
If a shop opened by an idol were located near an office, it would definitely be very popular—fans would buy a cake while visiting their idol, take a picture, and post it online, generating its own traffic.
The premise is that there are no food safety issues. Even if the price is a bit high, there will be plenty of people willing to pay.
This is called the fan economy.
"How many days will Oppa be staying in Korea this time?" Jang Won-young walked on the other side of Lee Won, tilting her head to look at him.
"Uh, didn't I tell you guys?" Li Yuan scratched his nose awkwardly.
"What did you say?" All four of them turned around and looked at Li Yuan at the same time.
"I'm here as an exchange student, and with my internship and other commitments, I estimate I'll be staying here for a few years."
Li Yuan briefly explained his situation.
"Huh?" Ahn Yoo-jin stopped in her tracks. "Then that means you can spend every birthday with me?"
"If that's what you're saying, then that's true."
"Will Oppa write songs for our group?" Jang Won-young asked.
"Probably," Li Yuan nodded. "I wrote your debut song. If the company contacts me for future albums, I'll definitely take it."
He can never have too many opportunities to make money.
"That's good." Zhang Yuanying breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Yuan's songs are reliable, but she always has an inexplicable sense of distrust towards other producers' songs.
"Will Oppa keep writing songs for me in the future?" Ahn Yujin blinked, looking directly at Lee Won, "Even if I leave IZ*ONE."
"Hey! What nonsense are you talking about!" Choi Ye-na pounced on Ahn Yu-jin from behind, grabbing her neck with both hands and gently shaking her. "Stop talking about leaving! We just formed a group, it's bad luck for you to say things like that!"
"Stop shaking me, I'm dizzy!"