Chapter 56 Encounter
The quiet atmosphere was broken by the vibration of a phone, and Iye jumped aside, startled by the sudden noise.
The name of Kwon Ji-yong was flashing on the phone screen.
"Oppa~" Han Yoon-sung received a call from Kwon Ji-yong and ran to the balcony in her slippers.
"Yunxing?"
Kwon Da-mi silently gestured her name with her mouth, and Kwon Ji-yong covered the receiver with his hand, nodded, and then stood up and walked into the room.
"Did you eat well?"
He left behind a gentle voice before he departed.
Listening to Han Yunxing happily praising how delicious her hot pot was today, and then slightly complaining that Han Daoen was too busy to eat, Kwon Jiyong suddenly had the idea of going back to see her right now.
As soon as he hung up the phone and stepped outside, he was stopped by Kwon Da-mi.
"Well, you're actually referring to Yoon-sung at the dinner table, aren't you?" Kwon Da-mi was still a little angry that she hadn't found out immediately: "When did this happen?"
During dinner just now, Quan's parents routinely inquired about Quan Damei's dating and marriage plans, but upon learning that there was no progress, they could only shake their heads in disappointment.
"Don't just ask me, you two also have your share of worries about Kwon Ji-yong!"
As soon as Kwon Da-mi finished speaking, Kwon Ji-yong seamlessly followed up: "Maybe even earlier than Noona."
Kwon Da-mi knew that Kwon Ji-yong had been acting like a peacock lately, which meant something was definitely going on. Although she didn't know who it was, she gave Kwon Ji-yong a sharp glare when she heard him speak to her.
She's confident about getting married, but who knows how long Kwon Ji-yong will drag it out? Let's just be good friends and go through the same ordeal together.
After all, this person had previously said that he would be the first person in the group to get married, but Dong Yong-bae held his wedding a while ago.
Unexpectedly, Kwon Ji-yong and Han Yoon-sung are together.
Kwon Ji-yong smiled and nodded under Kwon Da-mi's probing gaze: "It's been a long time."
Kwon Dal-mi: It's been a long time?!
Before she could figure out the timeline, Kwon Ji-yong tricked her into giving away her car keys.
Kwon Ji-yong drove away from his home.
Kwon's parents were still awake when they heard the engine outside. They got up and went downstairs, only to find Kwon Da-mi alone in the living room.
"Zhilong had to go back first."
What can Kwon Da-mi do? She can only stare blankly at her parents.
After smoothing things over for Kwon Ji-yong, she bombarded him with text messages: "You need to settle things as soon as possible."
After hanging up the phone, Han Yunxing curled up on the sofa and scrolled through her phone. Just then, Yun Qi and Minnie returned to the living room.
"Let's play 'Dou Dizhu' (a card game)." Yun Qi took out the playing cards she had just bought at the Chinese Super League and moved closer to Han Yunxing.
Minnie imitated the tone of "Dou Dizhu" (a popular Chinese card game), and then stared wide-eyed in shock when she saw that it was a deck of cards.
“Wei?” Yunqi gestured towards Minnie with her chin: “You’re very studious. You’re playing cards during the New Year.”
Han Yunxing suppressed her smile and pretended to be a beginner, watching Yun Qi unpack the playing cards with curiosity.
“In our country, you’ll get arrested if you play poker outside.” Minnie shrank her neck and shook her head in fear.
Han Yunxing and Yun Qi were shocked: Tyrande actually had such a rule.
After Minnie explained to them that even playing cards with friends in a hotel can be considered gambling, Han Yunxing and Yun Qi said they learned something new.
Yun Qi: "Can't I hit him secretly?"
Minnie chuckled: "Sure, as long as we don't get caught."
“It’s okay,” Yunqi pulled Minnie over, “We’re in Korea.”
"Besides, we don't gamble~" Yunqi took out the prepared slip of paper and smiled like a little fox: "The loser puts it on their face."
Somewhat reluctant, Minnie finally let loose after a few rounds: "Yunxing! I've finally gotten to stick close to you!"
With several strips of paper hanging on her face, Minnie finally managed to hang the strips of paper on Han Yoon-sung's forehead.
Now, only Yun Qi's face is clean. She smugly fanns herself with the cards in her hand: "You still don't believe me? I was a master of Dou Dizhu when I was three years old."
Han Yunxing had pretended to be inexperienced in the previous rounds and suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the two, but now, after hearing Yun Qi's words, her desire to win soared.
"Again!"
...
"Call the landlord!"
"Rob the landlord!"
"Yunxing-nim! You're addicted to being a landlord!" Yunqi, her face covered in notes, looked at Minnie next to her with a bitter expression.
"Mmm~ I love it so much~" Han Yunxing blew on the note hanging in front of her eyes and answered Yun Qi without any hesitation. She then turned her head and smiled sweetly at Yun Qi and the other girl.
Yunqi shuddered: This terrifying guy is completely out of control.
"Minnie unnie, pull yourself together! We can't let this guy get too cocky!"
This is the scene that Kwon Ji-yong saw after entering the door with his password.
Three faces, covered in talismans, turned to him simultaneously; he couldn't see their eyes, nor could he discern any of their expressions.
Kwon Ji-yong, who originally intended to make a surprise visit, realized he had entered the wrong place. He took a step back and secretly reached for the doorknob with his hand hidden behind his back.
"Senior...senior." After Yunqi and Minnie realized what was happening, they hurriedly stood up to greet her, bowing as the note stuck to their faces dangled in front of their eyes.
Now she looks more like Sadako.
Kwon Ji-yong wanted to laugh, but felt it would be impolite, so he raised his hand to cover the corner of his mouth and nodded in return.
Han Yunxing never expected that the person she could only contact by phone would now be standing in front of her. She frantically tried to remove the note from her face.
“Oppa…”
Secretly observing the joyful expression on Han Yunxing's face, Yunqi quietly nudged Minnie with her elbow.
"Minnie unnie, I'm sleepy~" she said, then yawned. "Can we sleep together tonight?"
"Ah..." Minnie was still out of it when Yunqi tugged at her arm, and she nodded in realization: "Okay! I'm sleepy too."
"Well then, Yunxing unnie, let's go back and rest first." Yunqi winked quickly at Han Yunxing: "Goodnight."
Goodbye, senior.
Han Yunxing watched with amusement as the two quickly returned to the guest room, then lowered her head to tidy up the playing cards on the table.
Kwon Ji-yong hugged her from behind and poked Han Yoon-sung's cheek: "Surprise!"
Han Yoon-sung felt a ticklish sensation on her neck and shoulders from Kwon Ji-yong's hair, and she shrank back, saying, "Oppa~ Aren't you supposed to be back in a few days?"
Kwon Ji-yong held Han Yoon-sung tightly, preventing her from leaving, and buried his face in her shoulder with a wronged expression: "Wei? Don't you miss me?"
"I really miss our Yunxing~"
Warm breath brushed against her shoulders and neck. Han Yunxing smiled and tried to dodge, but Kwon Ji-yong hugged her tightly.
"I miss you too," she whispered, her eyes brimming with a smile.
Considering the guests at Han Yoon-sung's house, Kwon Ji-yong helped Han Yoon-sung tidy up the table and then pulled her back upstairs.
Iye, who was initially quite happy to see Kwon Ji-yong, jumped back onto the cat tree and listlessly wagged her tail.
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Back upstairs, before Kwon Ji-yong had even turned on the lights, Han Yoon-sung jumped onto him like a fledgling returning to its nest.
Han Yoon-sung's legs, which were wrapped around his waist, swung playfully in the air. Kwon Ji-yong, who had been supporting her with both hands, mischievously withdrew his right hand.
Startled, Han Yoon-sung quickly squeezed her legs together, but she was still held firmly in his arms. Realizing that Kwon Ji-yong was joking, Han Yoon-sung pouted and said, "You're just trying to scare me."
“Babe, I know a lot more.” Kwon Ji-yong reached out and turned on the light, then hugged Han Yoon-sung and pounced on the sofa.
Han Yunxing reacted quickly, bracing herself against the sofa seat and avoiding falling onto the man due to his momentum.
Kwon Ji-yong tilted his head back and leaned forward.
"Ugh! You childish brat~"
Han Yoon-sung reached out to block Kwon Ji-yong's attempt to kiss her.
She frantically searched for a foothold with her hands, trying to sit up on the sofa.
The hand that was thrashing about was grabbed.
"Cough cough..."
"Yunxing, stop moving around."
Kwon Ji-yong's hoarse voice made her earlobes bleed.
When she came to her senses, Han Yunxing sat upright on the sofa, her eyes lowered and her cheeks slightly flushed.
Kwon Ji-yong slumped back against the chair like a limp bone, clutching a cushion in his arms, and looked at Han Yoon-sung with a smirk.
"Happy New Year."
"Happy New Year."
Han Yunxing gave Kwon Ji-yong a dry reply, and heard his soft laughter in her ear.
"Do we have to talk from this far apart?"
Kwon Ji-yong moved over and sat down next to Han Yoon-sung.
"I drove for an hour~" he muttered, tilting his head and leaning on Han Yunxing's shoulder.
Reaching out to touch Kwon Ji-yong's fluffy hair, Han Yoon-sung then massaged his temples: "Oppa, I'm so happy to see you today!"
Kwon Ji-yong is easy to coax; upon hearing Han Yoon-sung's words, his eyes crinkled with laughter.
He grabbed Han Yunxing's hand and kissed it, then started playing with her fingers.
Han Yoon-sung was pressing her head against Kwon Ji-yong's when she suddenly felt a cold touch on her fingers.
She lowered her head, and a ring was placed on her index finger by Kwon Ji-yong.
"Is this a dragon?" Han Yunxing gently brushed his fingers, revealing a dragon pattern engraved on the silver ring face.
She smiled and took Kwon Ji-yong's hand. Sure enough, he was also wearing a ring on his finger, with a star set in a white diamond on the ring.
Kwon Ji-yong took off his ring, and Han Yoon-sung noticed that the inner band was engraved with "818x919".
She turned the ring on her finger and reached out to hug the person next to her.
"Um?"
A muffled voice came from behind: "What should we do? I never even thought of that."
Han Yunxing's disappointed words struck Quan Zhilong's heart. He patted the little girl's head and said, "Don't worry, there will be many more opportunities in the future."
Yunxing, as long as you walk towards me, I don't mind if you move in slow motion. That was true in the past, it is true now, and it will be true in the future.
Han Yoon-sung smiled and looked up to touch her cheek to Kwon Ji-yong's.
Kwon Ji-yong felt a tickle in his heart as Han Yoon-sung rubbed his face against him, and reached out to hug her neck.
"Ji-ryong, I'm back..."
"Yunxing?" Han Daoen opened the door and shouted into the house, only to turn around and meet Han Yunxing's restrained smile.
just.
Upon hearing the sound of entering the password, Han Yunxing instinctively pushed Kwon Ji-yong's face away, then dragged him into the corridor.
When Han Daoen's voice came out, she first breathed a sigh of relief, then the smile on her lips froze.
She finally remembered what she had forgotten!
"Oppa... Happy... Happy New Year!" Han Yunxing smiled at Han Daoen, tugging at the hem of her clothes.
Han Daoen gave a forced smile: "Happy New Year."
He raised his wrist to check the time: "Aren't you going home to rest so late?"
"Hmm... Rest." Han Yunxing repeated blankly, her hands and feet flailing about in a flurry.
Han Daoen appeared at Kwon Ji-ryong's house because of a text message he sent.
Han Daoen was worried about disturbing Han Yunxing's friends, so she asked Quan Zhilong for the password and planned to stay overnight and then spend the next day with her sister.
I didn't expect to see my sister before morning.
He glanced down the corridor and cleared his throat: "No need to hide anymore."
Kwon Ji-yong walked out from inside.
"Tell me about it."
Han Daoen sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, looking at the two people standing in front of him with a half-smile.
"Brother! Yunxing and I are together."
Kwon Ji-yong stunned Han Do-eun the moment he opened his mouth.
Although he is half a year older than Kwon Ji-yong, the term "brother" has not appeared in their interactions for a very long time.
Han Daoen recalled Kwon Ji-yong's unusually active activity on his alternate account recently, and laughed in exasperation.
He gritted his teeth: "If I weren't here today, how long were you planning to keep this from me?"
"Stand still." By putting on a serious expression, Han Daoen successfully scared away Han Yunxing, who wanted to grab his hand.
Han Yunxing obediently withdrew her hand: "I've been too busy lately..."
Under Han Daoen's death stare, her throat went dry, and she racked her brains to find an excuse: "Okay~ I want to wait until things are more stable before I tell you."
It's unclear which word pleased Han Daoen, but he finally smiled and let the two go.
After Han Yunxing went back to rest, the remaining two stood on the balcony.
Han Daoen lit a cigarette, but didn't smoke it. He just lowered his eyes and watched the ash fall from his fingertips: "When will I receive the conscription notice?"
"And another thing, you did this on purpose today, didn't you?" He turned his head to look at Kwon Ji-yong, who was blowing smoke rings with his head tilted back.
Kwon Ji-yong closed his eyes slightly. He was 100% committed to seeing Han Yoon-sung today; it would be a lie to say he had no ulterior motives.
It's true that she forgot Han Daoen was coming, but it's also true that she was caught by Han Daoen standing openly in the corridor.
He sighed: "I received the notification two weeks ago."
"Hmm? You want my sister to wait for you for two years?" Han Daoen tapped his finger lightly, and the ash from his cigarette fell and disappeared into the darkness-shrouded ground.
"I'm sorry, brother."
When Kwon Ji-yong called her "hyung" again, Han Dao-en no longer felt the goosebumps she had just experienced. She simply sighed, "Yoon-sung is still young. Don't let her get hurt."
After a while, Han Daoen made a muffled sound while smoking a cigarette.
"I'll try to help you with that. Take good care of yourself after you enlist."
But Han Daoen didn't expect, or rather, he misjudged, the media attention surrounding Kwon Ji-yong's enlistment.
After the news of his military service was revealed, many people said that Kwon Ji-yong might become a serviceman, and there were even rumors that he himself did not want to enlist.
Kwon Ji-yong rejected Han Do-eun's offer and will eventually enlist in the rigorously trained White Bone unit at the end of February.
With his enlistment date set, Kwon Ji-yong was momentarily at a loss for how to bring it up with Han Yoon-sung.
Because Han Yunxing started rushing to catch up on her schedule again after the New Year.
Today is Han Yoon-sung's last hosting gig at Music Core. Her contract has expired, and she will soon be leaving MBC Music Core.
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Author's Note: Happy Labor Day! There's a chance to win a red envelope if you leave a comment on this chapter!
P.S.: Han Daoen's Little Encyclopedia - Born on February 29, 1988, she can only celebrate her birthday once every four years TT
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