Chapter 67 Who is young? Who is naive?
Han Yoon-sung followed Yum Jung-ah, stopping every five steps. The weight of her senior's love was now tangible. One by one, Yum Jung-ah pulled out clothes and placed them in front of Han Yoon-sung for comparison. The ones that looked good were handed to the sales assistants.
Yum Jung-ah enjoys the fun of dress-up games and often buys beautiful clothes for her daughter. However, elementary school students still love princess dresses the most. Sometimes, when they see sparkly clothes and jewelry, they can't even lift their legs and only want to try on those clothes. Yum Jung-ah is often shocked by this. Now, when she goes shopping with Han Yoon-sung, she enjoys the joy of dressing up her child again after a long time.
"Our princess looks good in everything."
As Han Yoon-sung came out of the fitting room, Lian Jingya grabbed his hand and spun him around.
Han Yoon-sung lifted her skirt and gave Yum Jung-ah a proper princess bow, earning a warm smile from her senior and a gleaming look from the sales assistant beside her.
Yum Jung-ah noticed it too. She smiled and put her arm around Han Yoon-sung's shoulder, saying, "Yoon-sung-xi, it seems there are some of your fans here."
The sales assistant blushed when mentioned, covered her mouth and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I've liked Yunxing since her debut."
Encouragingly, Han Yunxing pulled out her phone quickly: "Can we take a picture together?"
The sales assistant watched as Han Yunxing slowly approached, their heads touching, a faint floral and fruity scent wafting into her nostrils. Her neck stiffened: "So close..."
Han Yunxing held up her phone, looked at the somewhat stiff person in the camera, and chuckled: "Kiyo~"
The sales assistant was instantly captivated by the magnetic voice. Turning her head, she saw Han Yunxing's delicate profile. Her face flushed, and she became flustered for a moment.
“Smile~” Han Yunxing tilted her head, took her hand, and poked her dimple. The saleswoman couldn’t stop smiling. Han Yunxing saw that she was relaxed and pressed the shutter.
"Thank you so much!" The sales assistant noticed that the store manager had been watching them for a long time, so she took the phone and bowed to express her gratitude.
After receiving the greeting, Han Yunxing quickly bowed in return: It was just a photo.
Han Yunxing bowed, and the saleswoman bent down even further. Han Yunxing felt that if she didn't get up soon, the saleswoman would start competing with her to see who could bow more properly. So she stood up and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you."
"Unnie, let's go pay the bill."
Lian Jingya was watching their interaction with a smile when she heard Han Yunxing's words. She raised her hand to check the time; the restaurant reservation was almost up.
Upon arriving at the front desk, before Han Yunxing could even take out her card, the store manager smiled and said, "Ms. Han, your bill has already been paid."
Han Yunxing blinked in confusion, then turned around at the shop manager's prompting: "Who is it?"
Kwon Ji-yong leaned back on the sofa, flipping through a magazine in his hand. As if sensing something, he lowered the magazine, revealing a pair of eyes that met Han Yoon-sung's gaze. He happily raised his right hand to greet him.
Han Yoon-sung saw the familiar smiling eyes, greeted Yum Jung-ah who was somewhat surprised, and then went straight to sit down next to Kwon Ji-yong: "Oppa, didn't you have a date with Joo Hyuk-ssi?"
Kwon Ji-yong put down the magazine without saying a word, then waved to Han Yoon-sung, signaling her to come closer.
Han Yunxing was a little confused, but she still obediently turned her head to get close to Kwon Jiyong and whispered in his ear.
"I missed you." His warm breath brushed against her ear.
Feeling a little itchy, Han Yunxing immediately distanced herself from him, covered her ears, sat up straight, and said in a muffled voice, "Hmm~ Didn't we already talk about it on the phone?"
Kwon Ji-yong rested his head on his knee with one hand, tilted his head to look at her, and imitated Han Yoon-sung's breathy voice, saying, "You should say these things to my face."
Han Yunxing was struck by his words and whispered back, "I miss you." Kwon Jiyong kept pestering Han Yunxing to say it again, but Han Yunxing pushed him back to his original position with a hand: "Go keep your appointment when you see him~"
He stopped teasing Han Yoon-sung: "Lee Joo-hyuk's activities are also here."
Lian Jingya and Han Yunxing arrived as two people, but left as a trio.
The sales assistant watched the receding figure and murmured, "Daifa."
The store manager's upturned lips straightened: "Even though the customer didn't repeatedly tell you, you shouldn't post random things on social media and cause trouble for the store."
The sales assistant snapped out of her daze: "The store manager knows!" She didn't feel offended at all. After all, the store manager was just that kind of meticulous person. It was just a routine instruction after finding out her fandom. Besides, besides, she was actually a CP fan!
God knows, she almost screamed when she saw the two of them whispering in each other's ears! She even got to eat this meal after Kwon Ji-yong enlisted!
But what were the two of them talking about at that time?
Han Yoon-sung linked arms with Yum Jung-ah and walked forward, while Kwon Ji-yong, wearing a hat, followed leisurely beside them.
Yum Jung-ah patted Han Yoon-sung's hand and turned to Kwon Ji-yong, saying, "Nice to meet you, GD-ssi. Would you mind having a casual meal with us?" She had booked a private room, and it was such a coincidence that she ran into Kwon Ji-yong. However, the reports and rumors were true; it seemed that he and Han Yoon-sung really had a good relationship.
Han Yunxing was about to explain that Kwon Jiyong had an appointment when she heard him simply say, "Okay, sorry to bother you."
In the private room, while Yum Jung-ah went to the restroom, Han Yoon-sung sat down next to Kwon Ji-yong and tugged at his arm: "Joo-hyuk oppa will be looking for you soon."
“His work isn’t finished yet,” Kwon Ji-yong said, playing with a strand of Han Yoon-sung’s slightly curly hair. “And your brother is here too.”
"My brother?" Han Yunxing blinked. Han Daoen came to Yeouido today too?
*
A floor of the shopping mall
Han Daoen slowly and methodically adjusted his tie in front of the mirror, ignoring the nagging from the person on the sofa next to him.
"Dawn, thank goodness you're here."
"Kwon Ji-yong is so unreliable today! What do you mean he doesn't want to go shopping with two men?! Did I only ever go shopping with women before?"
"Dawn, this one doesn't look as good as the previous one. Try it again."
"Honestly, I finally got to see him during his vacation, but he ran off before I could."
When will he be back?
Han Do-eun, who had already accompanied Lee Joo-hyuk to shop on one floor and spent over an hour trying on clothes at just one store, wondered: ...Why did we come to Yeouido today?
Seeing that Lee Joo-hyuk seemed to be contacting Kwon Ji-yong, Han Dao-en lowered her eyes and said, "Never mind, in some ways it's more appropriate for the two of us to go shopping together." It's obvious that Kwon Ji-yong went to find Han Yoon-sung, haha.
Lee Joo-hyuk shrank back in alarm: "Ani, we're not the same style." This guy dressed casually back in college, but it hasn't even been ten years, and he's already a full-fledged suit man.
He said sincerely, "Dawn, you should buy the outfit I picked out for you earlier; it makes you look younger."
Han Daoen recalled that hip-hop street style outfit and smirked, "No, it'll ruin my cool factor."
"Besides, youth is about looks, not clothes."
Han Daoen quickly took a photo with Lee Joo-hyuk, who was unaware of the situation, and sent it to their group chat: 【Who looks younger?】
Lee Joo-hyuk glanced speechlessly at Han Dao-en's phone, then picked up his own to look. The person who hadn't replied to his messages earlier had already read the group chat message.
【Dawnxi wins kkk】
Lee Joo-hyuk: Hehe... I don't really need anyone to keep me company.
After replying to the message on Kwon Ji-yong's phone, Han Yoon-sung laughed and said, "Han Dao-en is so childish."
Lee Joo-hyuk, who narrowly lost 2-1: A naive and... biased referee...
Kwon Ji-yong leaned back lazily in his chair and chuckled as he said, "Wow, Yoon-sung-ssi, I'm going to tell Dwon that you should call him by his full name."
Han Yunxing silently looked up at him: "Kwon Ji-yong, you're childish too."
"Hey!" Kwon Ji-yong leaned against Han Yoon-sung's shoulder, swaying slightly. "Don't call me by my full name~"
"Ahem," Han Yunxing cleared her throat, "Kwon Ji-yong, Kwon Ji-yong, Kwon Ji-yong... um..."
Kwon Ji-yong reached out and covered Han Yoon-sung's mouth, abruptly closing the distance and gently pressing his lips to the back of his hand: "Am I childish?"
Han Yunxing looked into the vortex in his eyes and unconsciously shrank back: "Okay, you're the most mature."
Kwon Ji-yong: I don't really need this kind of praise...
He watched helplessly as Han Yunxing bent down and slipped under his arm, ran to the opposite side, sat down, and laughed at him.
When Lian Jingya returned from the restroom after touching up her makeup, she noticed that Han Yunxing's seat had moved to the side next to her. Without thinking much, she sat down next to Han Yunxing.
"Senior, I was really rude today." Yum Jung-ah's words were a bit of a shock to her preconceived notions about Kwon Ji-yong. She had always thought that Kwon Ji-yong was the cool and arrogant type, but she didn't expect him to be so humble in private.
She waved her hands repeatedly, saying, "It's fate that we met. Two superstars had dinner with me. I can brag to Xiyan when I get home." Xiyan is her daughter, whom Han Yunxing had met before. The little beauty enthusiast especially likes to stick close to her.
Kwon Ji-yong didn't recognize Hee-yeon, but after overhearing their conversation, he guessed that she was Yum Jung-ah's daughter.
After chatting with Han Yoon-sung about their daughter for a while, Yum Jung-ah rang the bell to let the waiter start serving the dishes.
She had made a reservation at a Western restaurant, and after all the dishes were served, the waiters left one by one.
Kwon Ji-yong didn't talk much, keeping his head down as he cut his steak. Yum Jung-ah quickly got used to it, eating salad while chatting with Han Yoon-sung.
Han Yunxing, cutting her steak, asked, "Really? Were we originally going to Australia?"
“Yeah, but the producer vetoed it, lol,” Yum Jung-ah mimicked in a deep voice, “Director, are you getting cocky? Are you too confident in the approved budget?”
"Did the producer really say that? Wow~" Han Yunxing hadn't paid attention to the 99+ group chat at the time, and didn't expect to miss such an interesting conversation. But thinking about the producer's dark circles before every big show, Han Yunxing smiled and said, "The producer of the reward trip can finally get some rest."
Kwon Ji-yong didn't participate in the actors' conversation. He naturally took the plate in front of Han Yoon-sung and replaced it with the steak he had cut himself.
Lian Jingya paused in her salad-forking motion: "Yun Xing has already taken two bites of the steak on the plate, hasn't he?"
However, apart from noticing something unusual about Yum Jung-ah, the other two didn't find it strange at all. Han Yoon-sung looked up at Kwon Ji-yong with a smile that crinkled her eyes, and then started eating without any hesitation.
Han Yunxing ate heartily, and Lian Jingya also felt a bit hungry, temporarily putting aside her doubts.
As dinner was drawing to a close, Han Yoon-sung's phone rang. She handed it to Kwon Ji-yong; it was Lee Joo-hyuk calling.
Seeing the handing and taking action, Lian Jingya thought: Okay, no need to ask anymore.
"I'll be there in a bit, I'll send my location to the group chat."
"Okay, see you in a bit."
Kwon Ji-yong hung up the phone, his face showing a hint of apology towards Yum Jung-ah.
Yum Jung-ah didn't seem to care and told him to leave if he had something to do. However, after Kwon Ji-yong left the private room, she crossed her arms and looked at the person who had just waved goodbye to Kwon Ji-yong.
"Yunxing, is the boyfriend you mentioned last time Kwon Ji-yong?" She was close to Han Yunxing, and during a chat once, she casually mentioned it, only to find out that Han Yunxing's love life had progressed, but she never knew who the person was.
Looking at the person covering their face and laughing, Yum Jung-ah's good impression of Kwon Ji-yong increased even more: This kid seems to really like GD-ssi.
*
"They're here." Han Daoen took two bottles of wine out of the wine cabinet and turned to see Kwon Ji-yong push the door open and enter.
"What is he doing?!" Kwon Ji-yong pointed at the person leaning against the sofa, Lee Joo-hyuk, whose face was covered by a hat.
"Hehe," Han Daoen said, his hands still moving as he poured red wine into a decanter. "Close your eyes and relax."
Lee Joo-hyuk removed his hat and silently stared at Kwon Ji-yong.
Kwon Ji-yong was startled by his gaze, and touched his arm before saying, "Be normal."
With a resentful look in her eyes, she confronted Kwon Jiyong: "Jiyong, were you serious about what you said in the group chat before?"
Han Daoen, who was consciously growing up, spoke up: "It was Yun Xing who replied to the message just now, didn't you notice?"
"Tsk," he sat down next to Lee Joo-hyuk, crossed his arms, and looked at Kwon Ji-yong: "Yoon-sung didn't call me 'Oppa'?"
Kwon Ji-yong, stared at by two pairs of resentful eyes, turned away from the sofa and sat down on a high stool next to the bar: "Yoon-sung's reply is the same as mine."
Yes, I successfully earned a glare from Lee Joo-hyuk.
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