Chapter 44, exclusively released...
But considering that Kwon Ji-yong had a girlfriend and that he wasn't the type to cheat, he suppressed this strange thought.
He reached out and lifted Kwon Ji-yong up, pulling him backward, and unsurprisingly, the food box in his arms ended up in his hands.
With the entry of a third party, the war would naturally come to a halt. Since she had other things to do, Jiang Yalin gave Quan Zhilong a disdainful glare and prepared to leave, but was stopped by Quan Zhilong.
"Wait a minute, don't rush off, I have something to do."
Before he could even complain about how rude Li Zhuhe's act of pulling him back was, he saw Jiang Yalin about to turn and leave, and he didn't even care about the eye roll she had just given him.
"What's up?"
"Ahem... I sent you a message before saying that so-and-so was giving you a ride, right? Now... don't be in such a hurry to leave, let me introduce you to them."
He spoke the rest of his words in a very low voice in her ear. After all, this was a unilateral promise he had made without consulting Lee Joo-hyuk before calling her over. If he were to say such things in front of her now, he couldn't guarantee that Lee Joo-hyuk wouldn't beat him up because of Kang Ya-rin's presence.
"Are you serious?!?"
Jiang Yalin stared at Quan Zhilong in disbelief. She really hadn't expected this guy to actually be involved in human trafficking. She looked up at Li Zhuhe. Good, this guy was obviously kept in the dark and didn't know that he had been sold to her by his friend.
She wanted to refuse, but with her figure, face, and aura, she couldn't bring herself to refuse decisively. So, she entered the studio with Kwon Ji-yong's "I knew it" expression.
Lee Joo-hyuk felt something was off, something seemed off. This was especially evident after entering the studio, where Kang Ah-rin sat next to him, while Kwon Ji-yong sat opposite them.
"Hahaha... Joo Hyuk, this is my manager, Kang Ah-rin. Ah-rin, this is my friend, Lee Joo Hyuk. You two have met once before. I... I think you two are a good match. Why don't you two give it a try?"
Upon hearing this, Lee Joo-hyuk was completely bewildered. Did this guy have something wrong with his head? What did he mean by "I think you two are a good match, why don't you two give it a try?"
Is this something you think is suitable, and that means they should start dating?
Shouldn't it be a matter of the two of them feeling compatible and then trying to decide whether or not to date?
"No, have you lost your mind because of love? You have a girlfriend, so you can't stand seeing others single?"
Lee Joo-hyuk bluntly retorted, leaving Kwon Ji-yong feeling incredibly wronged. This wasn't something he wanted to do just because he thought they were a good match; it was clearly something he was forced to do.
He glanced at Jiang Yalin, hoping she would step forward and say something, but to his disappointment, she sat there motionless, showing no intention of saying anything.
"Isn't she pretty? My manager is so beautiful, don't you find her attractive?"
Having exhausted all other options, Kwon Ji-yong could only keep pushing Lee Joo-hyuk. Listening to his increasingly nonsensical and unreasonable words, Lee Joo-hyuk was truly at his wit's end.
"This isn't about whether it's pretty or not. Good grief, you start off like this. No one can accept this."
In Lee Joo-hyuk's view, relationships are a matter between two people. Even if Kwon Ji-yong thinks they are a good match and wants to bring them together, it is still a matter between the two of them.
Although he is currently single, he has no intention of dating because he has not yet met the girl he falls in love with at first sight.
Although I felt a little uncomfortable both times I met Jiang Yalin, my heart was beating very fast both times, as if it was about to jump out of my chest.
Of course, this is also why he was willing to come here to find Quan Zhilong; he was afraid that if he saw her a few more times, he would develop a heart condition.
Kwon Ji-yong: ...Is it possible that it's love at first sight?
"I...I'm hungry. I'm going to the lounge next door to eat. You two can chat. As my good friend, you have a responsibility to take good care of my manager, and as my manager, you also have a responsibility to take good care of my friend."
After saying that, Kwon Ji-yong irresponsibly left the two of them in his studio and went off to enjoy a meal by himself.
"Um... don't take Zhilong's words to heart, okay? He's the kind of person who always does things on a whim..."
"no."
"What?!!"
Li Zhuhe didn't quite understand what she meant by that.
"He didn't just do it on a whim; he did it because of me. Actually, it's because I have some feelings for you that he wants to bring us together."
At first, Lee Joo-hyuk thought Kang Ah-rin was defending Kwon Ji-yong, but as he listened, he felt something was off. Then his face turned redder and redder, from his cheeks to his ears to his neck, and finally to his fingers.
He was a little afraid to look Jiang Yalin in the eye, especially after she said, "I have feelings for you," which made his heart race again. He couldn't help but put his hand on his chest, trying to slow his heartbeat.
Here it comes again, this racing heartbeat is so uncomfortable. Why does my heart always beat so fast? Is it an illness, or...?
"Li Zhuhe-xi, don't be in a difficult position. I'm not the kind of person who clings to someone relentlessly. Although I have some feelings for you now, I won't do anything to you if you don't like me. It's just a little bit of affection. Besides, after seeing so many other people dating, I'm quite curious about dating. So I want to find someone outstanding and good-looking to be my first love. If you don't want to, that's okay too."
The underlying meaning of this statement is: I'm just curious about what it's like to be in a relationship. I want to find a good-looking first love. If it's not you, it will be someone else. Don't feel so burdened, and don't think of yourself as so important.
Lee Joo-hyuk's heart, which had been beating wildly, suddenly slowed down, and he realized that he had been deluding himself.
He wanted to save face and refuse directly, but when he looked at Jiang Yalin's face, he remembered her words and, for some inexplicable reason, he found them to make a lot of sense.
Since it's your first love, you should find someone good-looking. And if you're looking for someone good-looking, then who can be prettier than the person in front of you?
But what she just said hurt his pride. If he agreed so easily, wouldn't it make him seem like he was easy to please?
"No rush, take your time to think it over. But before that, let's exchange contact information. If you agree, ask me out so we can talk in person. But if you don't agree, just decline on your phone. Of course, you can choose to keep me in your contacts or block and delete me. Don't worry about Quan Zhilong. He doesn't have that much influence with me, so it won't affect him."
Should I say it or not, she was actually quite understanding. This solution avoided a lot of awkwardness, and he didn't have to give a reply on the spot, which also saved him face. Lee Joo-hyuk, who originally had no feelings for her, felt that he might be a little bit attracted to this girl.
Kang Ji-won was very angry after being kicked out, but she really couldn't do anything about Kwon Ji-yong because it seemed to have become an obsession in her heart, and she didn't want to leave a bad impression on him.
But she couldn't shake off the anger in her heart, and at that moment she had no choice but to continue working. Besides, she didn't want to do the cleaning job honestly.
Thinking of this, she returned to the studio of this body. Calling it a studio was a bit of a stretch; it was really just a place to store cleaning tools. She took off her cleaning clothes and changed into the original clothes of this body. Although she disliked both, she disliked the original clothes less than she disliked the cleaning clothes.
Having inexplicably traveled through time so many times, this was the first time she had ever left her job behind to wander around. It was the same street, but because more than a decade had passed, it had undergone earth-shattering changes. The street was still the same street, but the future seemed to have left the past street behind.
Kang Ji-won suddenly broke free from her obsession with Kwon Ji-yong and looked at the Seoul streets that only existed in the photos of the past, her eyes filled with curiosity and regret.
Curious about the streets of Seoul in the past, I regret that I am a soul that has traveled through time and possessed someone else's body, so I cannot take pictures of these places back with me.
As she walked, she suddenly found herself at a Chinese restaurant that didn't exist in the future. At that moment, she seemed to have returned to normalcy and reverted to her hysterical self, especially when she saw Kim Jin-ah and Lee Yeon-jin standing at the entrance of the Chinese restaurant with unpleasant expressions. The malice in her eyes was almost overflowing.
These two...
At that moment, a multitude of thoughts flashed through her mind: Kwon Ji-yong's perfunctory attitude and disgust towards her, his future scandals, the sight of Kim Jin-ah and Kwon Ji-yong talking together, and the occasional scenes of Lee Yeon-jin bothering Kwon Ji-yong. Finally, her mind settled on Kang Ah-rin and Kwon Ji-yong standing opposite her, their eyes filled with undisguised annoyance and indifference.
All of this prompted her to vent, and she was willing to vent on anyone, as long as she could release the anger in her heart.
So, the cleaning lady in Kang Ji-won's version had a dark face, her fingers clenched into fists, and she walked quickly toward the two people who were about to part ways.
The atmosphere between Kim Jin-ah and Lee Yeon-jin wasn't very good, especially after Kwon Ji-yong left. It was as if the balance had suddenly been broken, and Kim Jin-ah blamed Lee Yeon-jin for it all, while Lee Yeon-jin blamed Kim Jin-ah for it all.
After Quan Zhilong left, the two talked for a while before walking out of the Chinese restaurant one after the other. Just as they were about to say a few polite words and leave, they saw a strange aunt rushing towards them fiercely.
They were a little confused, but then they heard the person yell "Bitch!!" The next second she suddenly convulsed and collapsed to the ground.
Fang Zhixia, who had been watching them silently from the sidelines, witnessed everything. She looked at the two dumbfounded people, then at the aunt lying on the ground, her life hanging in the balance, and muttered to herself.
"Does South Korea also have cases of staged accidents to extort money?"
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