Li Yuhao introduced them to his agent, and the TARA girls laughed and called out, "Uncle~~~~" The agent, hearing the group of women calling him, couldn't help but smile. Li Yuhao, feeling a bit depressed, said, "Uncle, I call you that all the time, but I've never seen you smile. It seems I need to talk to the CEO and get you to manage Li Zhen. Since you like hearing women call you Uncle."
Of course, Li Yuhao was just teasing his agent. The agent, rarely showing his sense of humor, replied, "Yuhao, with so many women calling me Uncle, shouldn't I smile? I can't just put on a sad face for your friends, can I?"
Li Yuhao also laughed and said, "Uncle, you're smiling so happily. Does that mean you're paying for dinner tonight?" This one sentence completely cornered the agent. How much would this group of people spend on a meal? Who knows? He didn't have that much money to treat them.
"Yuhao, you treat us, and I'll pay? What kind of deal is that? Besides, I haven't even been paid yet. My payday is the same as yours."
"Ha ha ha... Uncle, isn't your money managed by Auntie?" Once, Li Yuhao forgot his wallet and asked Uncle for 50,000 won during a break in filming. Uncle only had 30,000 won on him, so Li Yuhao had to borrow from his costume designer.
At this moment, Park Ji-yeon also asked with a smile, "Brother Li Yuhao, where are we going to eat?"
"Of course, we're going to eat meat. Let's find a barbecue restaurant nearby." Li Yuhao thought that Jiang Hudong's barbecue restaurant was too expensive. An ordinary barbecue restaurant served 200 grams per person, while Jiang Hudong's served only 150 grams and was more expensive. The last time they went, three of them spent nearly 300,000 won. If they went to Jiang Hudong's with this many people, it would cost around 700,000 won.
Hearing about the barbecue, Park Ji-yeon immediately said, "Brother Li Yuhao, I know there's a barbecue restaurant if we turn right ahead."
Following Park Ji-yeon's directions, they arrived at a barbecue restaurant. Seeing that there was only one table occupied, Li Yuhao got out of the car and said, "Everyone, get out of the car."
The agent then said, "Yuhao, you guys go ahead. I won't join you. Just call me when you're done, and I'll come pick you up."
"No, Uncle, with you there, even if we get photographed, I have a way to explain. Otherwise, the internet will start talking again. I just had an argument with Director Kim." Persuaded by Li Yuhao, the agent also entered the restaurant with everyone else.
Li Yuhao looked at the menu and ordered, "Four servings of Snow Beef." That alone cost 200,000 won. "Four servings of pork belly, and two servings of rib meat." Then Li Yuhao asked the TARA members, "What soup do you want? I'll have two cans of beer."
After everyone ordered their dishes, Li Yuhao said with a smile, "Ji-yeon, Hyomin, Eunjung, it's been a while. Oh, Ji-yeon, you're getting more beautiful. Ji-yeon, introduce me to the other two."
Park Ji-yeon introduced them with a smile, "Brother Li Yuhao, this is our eldest, Jeon Bo-ram, born in 1986, one year older than you. This is Lee Ji-hyeon, also born in 1986."
Li Yuhao also greeted them with a smile, "Oh, Jeon Bo-ram... xi? Hello, Lee Ji-hyeon xi, hello." Li Yuhao wasn't sure if he should call them "xi."
Jeon Bo-ram also smiled, "I often hear about you from the others. It's nice to finally meet you in person. You look even better than on screen."
"You're also... you're very beautiful." Li Yuhao almost said the wrong thing, that she looked better than on screen. At this time, Jeon Bo-ram hadn't debuted yet; she was preparing her digital single.
Jeon Bo-ram also smiled, "Thank you."
Lee Guri nodded at Li Yuhao with a very gentle demeanor. Li Yuhao knew she was like that and nodded back at her.
Li Yuhao then said, "By the way, thank you for sending the fruit basket yesterday. Thank you all."
Han Eunjung also smiled and said, "Don't mention it. You ended up giving the fruit basket back to us through Injeong. Besides, you're treating us to a big meal today. We should be the ones saying thank you."
Seeing how well-spoken Han Eunjung was, Li Yuhao smiled, thinking, 'No wonder she became the first captain.'
Soon, the meat was served, and everyone gathered to start grilling. Li Yuhao finally met all the TARA members before their debut. This fulfilled a small wish of his. However, the TARA members were all in their natural state, without makeup. Compared to their future heavily made-up look, they looked more innocent and less alluring.
After the meat was grilled, Park Injeong naturally wrapped her first piece and fed it to Li Yuhao. Li Yuhao also naturally ate the meat Injeong wrapped for him. Their natural interaction made everyone at the table smile at Li Yuhao and Park Injeong. Li Yuhao's agent could only shake his head and pretend not to see. After all, Li Yuhao didn't have a no-dating rule.
Park Injeong, noticing everyone's gaze, explained awkwardly, "Why are you all looking at me? Li Yuhao hurt his left hand and couldn't wrap the meat, so I helped him." Li Yuhao also cooperated, showing his swollen arm carefully.
Seeing Li Yuhao's arm, everyone smiled and nodded. Park Ji-yeon, seeing Li Yuhao's injury, also joined in taking care of him. She immediately wrapped a piece and fed it to Li Yuhao.
Li Yuhao smiled and said, "Thank you, Ji-yeon. I'll feed you one too." He picked up a piece of beef, dipped it in sauce, and fed it to Park Ji-yeon. Park Ji-yeon also smiled and bit the beef Li Yuhao fed her. "Thank you, Brother Li Yuhao, HOHO~~~ I still think beef is the best." Park Ji-yeon's cute demeanor was very endearing.
By the end of the meal, they had eaten 10 servings of Korean beef at 50,000 won each, costing Li Yuhao over 700,000 won. After the meal, Park Ji-yeon smiled and said to Li Yuhao, "Brother Li Yuhao, thank you for the meal. Today was the happiest day for me. When I make money in the future, I'll treat you to beef."
Li Yuhao, feeling a bit heartache over the cost of the meal, which was over 1 million won for the day, smiled and said, "Sure, I'll wait for you to treat me to beef when you debut. Let's go, I'll take you back."
Han Eunjung then shook her head and said, "No need to trouble you, Brother Li Yuhao. We can walk back to the company. It's not far, and we can use it as a post-meal walk."
"Alright, Injeong. Wait for me a moment." Li Yuhao left, and Park Injeong didn't know what he meant by waiting. She only saw Li Yuhao get into the car and come back with a bag of clothes.
Li Yuhao came to Park Injeong and handed her the bag. "Take it, it's a gift for you. Wear it well. I'll leave now. Send me a message when you have time, don't call. I'll be busy starting tomorrow, and I won't be able to answer. Bye..." Park Injeong nodded and said, "Thank you."
After Li Yuhao left, Park Injeong caught up with the others. Park Ji-yeon asked first, "Sister Injeong, what did Brother Li Yuhao give you?"
Park Injeong showed the bag and said, "A sweater." She only saw a white knitted item and assumed it was a sweater.
Han Eunjung smiled and said, "Show us." Park Injeong took out the "sweater" and opened it, but it turned out to be a long white knitted coat. Jeon Bo-ram, seeing the brand on the bag and the long coat, smiled and said, "Li Yuhao really went all out. This brand's long coat costs at least 500,000 won."
Han Eunjung also smiled and said, "You two give me a very strange feeling. Li Yuhao knows your preferences well, and you know his preferences well. You two seem like a couple but not quite, and sometimes you speak very intimately, while other times you tease each other. It's really hard to figure out."
After Han Eunjung spoke, Jeon Bo-ram laughed, "Ha ha ha... This isn't hard to understand. Both of you have feelings for each other, but the barrier hasn't been broken yet. Of course, Li Yuhao is in the early stages of his career, and Injeong is focused on debuting. Even though you both have feelings, you deliberately keep your distance, giving the impression of being close but distant, hard to figure out."
Han Eunjung's eyes lit up at this explanation. "That's right, just as you said. I always get a strange feeling from the two of you. It's like something you can't spit out or swallow."
Lee Guri then said, "Park Injeong, you need to think clearly. Do you want to break that barrier? Do you want to be friends or lovers? I have to remind you, we have a five-year no-dating rule."