Peninsula: 72 Hours of Blind Dates

Chapter 44 You're in a relationship?

Han Xijun followed Wu Haiyuan back to the restaurant and greeted her aunt and uncle briefly.

The restaurant was too busy, and Auntie didn't have much time to chat with Wu Haiyuan. Before leaving, Auntie saw the two of them off from the restaurant and repeatedly told Wu Haiyuan to take good care of himself in Seoul.

A black MPV appeared on the side of the road.

Wu Haiyuan stood in front of the passenger seat of the black MPV and waved to Han Xijun, saying, "Goodbye."

It's a farewell.

A very genuine farewell.

Han Xijun nodded, and was about to turn around and leave, but after taking a step, he stopped and turned back to Wu Haiyuan, who was still in the passenger seat, and said, "Take care of your health."

Wu Haiyuan was taken aback for a moment, then chuckled and said, "It's just a minor cold. I'm perfectly healthy. Han Xijun should also take care of his health."

"Bye-Bye"

Han Xijun waved and unlocked the car door.

He walked briskly around the front of the car, opened the door, got in, fastened his seatbelt, started the engine, turned, and stepped on the gas.

The entire action was completed in one go. When passing Wu Haiyuan, the car did not brake to say goodbye again, but continued to accelerate away.

Watching the white SUV disappear from sight in an instant, Wu Haiyuan muttered, "What? Was he running away?"

It feels like Han Hee-joon is trying to escape by car.

Wu Haiyuan, looking completely bewildered, rolled his eyes, unable to understand.

She didn't do anything to make Han Xijun feel awkward or uncomfortable, did she?

Pretending to dine and dash and then running away?

He had already guessed it. He thought it would be a stimulus for Han Xijun, but instead, he once again felt Han Xijun's keen observation, high intelligence, and meticulous logical thinking.

click

Open the passenger side door.

Wu Haiyuan and his agent were talking almost simultaneously as soon as Wu got into the car.

Wu Haiyuan asked with concern, "What did you eat for lunch, Oppa?"

The agent said, "Are there reporters nearby?"

Wu Haiyuan asked in confusion, "Where is it?"

The agent breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's good that there are no reporters. I thought you and that person had spotted them."

"Why do you say that?"

"That person drove so fast, it was like they were trying to avoid reporters taking pictures. I even said that person was pretty nice, knowing not to affect your acting career."

After hearing the agent's explanation, Wu Haiyuan finally understood why Han Xijun had driven away so fast.

So it turns out they were worried about being photographed by reporters having dinner alone together in Incheon.

If this is actually filmed and reported before the "72 Hours of Blind Date" program airs, the show that I worked so hard to record for three days might not be able to air.

The company will definitely consider not airing it, which is tantamount to admitting that there is something between Wu Haiyuan and Han Xijun.

For the leader of a newly debuted idol group, to be embroiled in a scandal so quickly is a recipe for disaster, and it could also negatively impact the careers of the other members.

I knew Han Xijun was a meticulous person; he considered everything so thoroughly.

It must have been during his return to the restaurant to greet his aunt and uncle that Han Hee-joon noticed someone else in the restaurant recognizing him.

I buckled up my seatbelt. Although my plan to dine and dash failed, I was inexplicably happy.

He put on NIMXX's songs in the car, pointed and said, "Oppa, GOGOGO!" and set off on his way back to Seoul.

Cheongdam-dong, JYP Entertainment.

Wu Haiyuan returned to the company around 2 p.m.

She and her manager were both holding coffee boxes, which Wu Haiyuan had bought at a nearby coffee shop to treat the manager, the members, and the teachers of the afternoon vocal and language lessons.

As soon as I entered the company building, my phone started buzzing incessantly.

Wu Haiyuan didn't make a move, so her agent took the coffee box from her hand and gestured for her to look at her phone.

It wasn't a phone call; it was Kakao constantly sending notifications.

Wu Haiyuan guessed that she might have transferred 100,000 H yuan to her aunt when she bought coffee earlier, which was meant for lunch, and that her aunt probably mentioned it in the family chat room.

I didn't want to open it, but then my phone screen showed a call from my sister.

Wu Haiyuan muttered, "Is paying for a meal really that big of a deal?"

He turned to his manager and said, "Oppa, go to the practice room first, I need to take this call."

"Okay, I'll head over now."

As Wu Haiyuan walked to the stairwell with his phone, before he could even speak, his sister on the other end asked in an accusatory tone, "Who did you go to Auntie's shop with for lunch?"

Wu Haiyuan was about to answer.

The receiver indicated that another call was coming in.

I glanced at my phone screen; it was my mother calling.

I guess my mom heard the call was busy, so she hung up.

Wu Haiyuan muttered to his phone, "I just went to my aunt's shop for lunch, why are my unnie and mom calling me?"

On the other end of the phone, her sister's voice was still full of accusation as she said, "You still haven't answered my question."

Wu Haiyuan didn't seem to think anything of it, and slowly said, "With a friend."

"Aren't you going to tell the truth?"

"Unnie, I went to my aunt's restaurant with a friend."

"friend?"

"Yes"

"When did you become friends with Han Xijun?"

Wu Haiyuan frowned and asked, "What? Unnie knows Han Hee-joon?"

"Haa~"

A sigh came from the other end of the phone, followed by the sister's speechless voice: "Wu Haiyuan, don't you read the news? Our company has partnered with the KAKAO Group's AI R&D Center."

Wu Haiyuan muttered, "What does it matter?"

"My department directly liaises with the AI ​​R&D center of KAKAO Group. Never mind, it's no use telling you. Just ask Han Xijun Xi out for dinner tonight."

Wu Haiyuan thought he was hallucinating.

Because of the age difference, Wu Haiyuan has always been afraid of her older sister.

Compared to her father's pampering and her mother's gentleness, her mischievous older sister really resorted to physical punishment.

In Wu Haiyuan's heart, his older sister is the eldest in the family.

In addition, her sister's personality is similar to Han Xijun's. She rarely talks to her family and spends her time either in the library or locked in her room to read and study before work. She is a very goal-oriented person and has never asked Wu Haiyuan for anything.

Today is so unusual.

Although her tone wasn't one of pleading, wasn't asking her to arrange dinner with Han Xijun for her the very act of pleading?

"Didn't you hear me?"

Coming to her senses, Wu Haiyuan replied, "Why is Unnie having dinner with Han Xijun?"

A moment of silence.

The older sister on the other end of the phone said, "Is what Auntie said true?"

Wu Haiyuan asked, "What did Auntie say?"

My sister said, "Didn't you check the family chat room? Go check it yourself. Also, please invite Han Xijun to dinner for me. I'll wait for your call."

Doodle

The call abruptly ended.

Wu Haiyuan muttered to himself, "What did my aunt say in the family chat room?"

I had just opened Kakao when my mom called again.

Wu Haiyuan answered the phone first, saying, "Mom."

The first thing my mother asked on the other end of the phone was, "Haiyuan, are you dating anyone?"