Chapter 125 Let's have dinner together?
Would she like an ordinary man like Kwon Ji-yong?
Kwon Ji-yong stared at his chat interface with An Yeo-poong, biting his nails.
He wanted to say something, so he repeatedly manipulated the dialog box, wrote long paragraphs, then deleted them word by word, and finally sent nothing.
As an ordinary man without the aura of a superstar, Kwon Ji-yong falls into insecurity when he comes into contact with the person he likes.
This is a long-lost experience.
However, as Kwon Ji-yong, who had nothing and no aura, it was more than a decade ago, before his debut, that he came into contact with people he liked.
Looking back now, he was quite brave back then, and he somewhat envies his fearless self from that time.
Having coexisted with the identity of G-Dragon for so long, it seems he no longer understands what Kwon Ji-yong is like without that identity—whether he's better or worse than before.
He didn't know, at least he wasn't as brave and fearless as before.
An Rufeng was unaware of Quan Zhilong's dilemma; she did indeed have something to do before rejecting him.
She was going to visit someone else's home.
She was a friend of her father's, the director of the Jeju Island Garden of Reflection.
An Rufeng wasn't very familiar with him; she had only met him a few times at home. This time, as soon as she arrived in Jeju Island, Director Yuan took the initiative to call her and invite her over.
She didn't know how Director Yuan knew she had come to Jeju Island; she guessed that Tang's mother might have given her a heads-up.
Anru Feng visited last time, and this time it's the director's wife's birthday, so we invited her over.
Early the next morning, An Rufeng set off for Yuan Chang's house.
The Garden of Contemplation is the world's largest bonsai art garden, covering an area of approximately 33,000 square meters. It boasts over 100 species of plants and more than 2,000 artistic bonsai, and is hailed as "the world's only bonsai garden."
Director Yuan has visited China more than 30 times, actively promoting horticultural exchanges and people-to-people friendship between China and South Korea, and has a deep friendship with the Chinese cultural and media circles.
The Garden of Reflection has also hosted numerous events commemorating the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and South Korea, serving as a bridge for cultural exchange between the two countries.
"Grandpa, I'm going to get the dog for a walk," Cheng Huina said, and walked away cheerfully.
"Still so unsteady," Yuan Chang chuckled upon seeing this, then smiled at An Rufeng, "Rufeng, go have some fun too. You don't need to keep us old folks company. It's too boring watching me trim things."
Yuan Chang and his wife are both simple and honest people.
The Garden of Contemplation is a garden that the garden director spent more than 30 years transforming from a barren land into a place that blends natural beauty with humanistic philosophy.
Winter is approaching and the weather is getting colder. The garden director personally takes care of the potted plants every day, accompanied by his wife.
Even though it's his wife's birthday today, the two of them are still doing the same thing.
The garden director is a very wise man. He wrote philosophical descriptions for every bonsai in his Garden of Thought and Philosophy.
Anru Feng visited last time and found it quite rewarding.
Anru Feng and the others came to the Garden of Contemplation.
The garden director's granddaughter, Cheng Huina, also came along. Neither of them knew anything about potted plant cultivation, so they couldn't help. They just handed out tools and such.
Loosening the soil and pruning is a repetitive and tedious process. Cheng Huina couldn't stand it, so after taking care of a few potted plants, she decided to go home and bring her dog to play.
An Rufeng smiled and said, "I think it's quite interesting." She didn't find it boring at all. Seeing some messy trees gradually reveal a beauty different from their natural growth after being pruned step by step was quite interesting.
As for whether putting trees from nature into pots and pruning them deprives them of the beauty of unrestrained, natural vitality.
Anru Feng believes that bonsai art and natural growth are two different ways of appreciating the beauty of trees, and they can coexist without being mutually exclusive.
Moreover, isn't bonsai art a way to recreate the magnificent scenery of nature within a small space?
"How long will Ru Feng stay in Jeju Island?" Yuan Chang asked An Ru Feng while trimming the branches.
"I might stay a few more days, I'm not really sure."
“It’s okay to stay a few more days. Sometimes slow growth isn’t a bad thing. The wood will become harder and the root system will develop better,” said Yuan Chang. As a friend of An’s father, he naturally knew about An Rufeng’s loss of her loved ones and knew that she was here to relax.
It's okay if you can't get over something bad right away; take your time to adjust, and you'll be even stronger.
An Rufeng was touched. Everyone had been hoping that she would get better soon and look forward, but Director Yuan was the first person to say that she could slow down.
Comforted by her elders' gentle yet wise words, An Rufeng felt as if she were being slowly nourished by a mild yet powerful medicine.
The head of the garden was not far from the Garden of Contemplation, and Cheng Huina soon returned with her dog. After returning, she took An Rufeng with her to walk the dog and stroll around the garden.
Anru reluctantly went to see the scenery.
The director and his wife were both elders and wise men, and it was very easy and pleasant to talk to them. She preferred chatting with them to looking at the scenery.
However, Cheng Huina was too enthusiastic.
It's autumn now, and the maple and ginkgo leaves in the garden are intertwined, creating a beautiful scene.
After admiring the maple and ginkgo leaves, Cheng Huina took An Rufeng to the Citrus Garden, which grows traditional citrus trees from Jeju Island. It was the season for citrus to ripen, and the golden fruits complemented the unique rocks beautifully.
Cheng Huina and An Rufeng picked some tangerines to serve to their guests.
After lunch, An Rufeng went home, driven by Cheng Huina.
An Rufeng originally wanted Brother Li to pick her up, but Cheng Huina said she was going to see a friend and asked him to give her a ride, so An Rufeng didn't refuse.
As the car passed Untitled.2017, Cheng Huina couldn't help but purse her lips and mutter under her breath, "Damn bastard."
Seeing this, An Rufeng couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
"Did you see that building we just saw? The one with 'Untitled. 2017' written on it, the one with lots of flowers on the outside?"
Anru Feng nodded; she often passed by it: "It's a very beautiful building; it's easy to notice."
Cheng Huina smiled upon hearing this, and said with pride, "Isn't it beautiful? It was designed by my idol. He has great taste! He's not only a fashion icon who can create trends, but he's practically an artist!"
Anru Feng agreed, saying it was indeed quite tasteful. She asked curiously, "It hasn't opened the door yet."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Huina's tone lowered, filled with regret: "It's been sold now, has a new owner, and will most likely be torn up... It's all because..."
Cheng Huina spoke angrily for a moment, then realized that An Rufeng didn't follow celebrities and that it wasn't good to complain to others, so she stopped talking.
An Rufeng suddenly realized that she had been sold; no wonder the door hadn't been opened. Judging from Cheng Huina's expression, An Rufeng didn't ask about the specific reason for the sale.
The Yuan family was so hospitable that they gave Anru Feng a lot of tangerines.
Back at the hotel, Li Ge, An Rufeng, and Cheng Huina were able to bring all the tangerines back to their room at once.
After dropping Anru Feng off at the hotel, Cheng Huina had to deliver some tangerines to a friend before they parted ways.
In the evening, An Rufeng went to Ya Yue Yi to see the sea.
Anru Feng's family company, starting with his father, has always employed professional managers who do not participate in day-to-day management.
In the afternoon, the company's professional manager gave her a presentation. An Rufeng spent the entire afternoon dealing with numbers, looking at the tedious balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and cash flow statement. She also discussed profit margin, return on assets, and cash flow health with the professional manager. It was very boring, and An Rufeng desperately needed a mental break.
Anrufeng prefers the sea in Yueting. However, compared to the beach in Yueting, Yayueyi is closer to the mythical world, so Anrufeng came to Yayueyi today.
Anru Feng ordered a coffee at the coffee shop and strolled around casually with it in her hand.
She came to a seawall promenade, a path that extends into the sea. There were only four people there: three fishing on either side, and one sitting at the end of the path admiring the sea view.
An Rufeng walked to a spot not far from an auntie who was fishing and sat down to watch her fish.
She noticed that she was the only one who had caught a fish.
Seeing that no fish had come in for a long time, the aunt looked at An Rufeng and started talking to her.
An Rufeng took the opportunity to chat with her.
Kwon Ji-yong sat at the end of the seawall walkway, resting his chin on his hand and watching the sunset. He took a sip of coffee; there wasn't much left, and he planned to go back after finishing it.
When the aunt caught another fish, Anru gave her a tangerine, then stood up and slowly walked towards the end of the seawall walkway.
Anru had a lot of tangerines, and she brought two out to give to anyone she met.
Anru Feng has already given one away; it's unknown who will receive the other.
It might be sent out, or it might not.
After finishing his coffee, Kwon Ji-yong stood up and turned to walk towards the beginning of the seawall walkway.
An Rufeng looked into the distance and seemed to see a familiar figure, but he was wearing a mask, so An Rufeng was not sure.
Kwon Ji-yong, who had been walking with his head slightly lowered, seemed to sense something, raised his head, glanced casually in front of him, and then froze.
It seems he saw Anjou Feng here?
As they drew closer, they finally realized it was each other.
The two met in the middle of the seawall walkway.
"What a coincidence, I'm giving you an orange."
Kwon Ji-yong was suddenly struck by a warm color.
He looked at the orange lying in An Rufeng's porcelain-white palm. It was round, plump, brightly colored, and golden.
It looks like a perfectly round autumn sun is lying there.
"What a coincidence." Kwon Ji-yong smiled broadly and took the orange.
When his palm caught the orange, he first felt a cool, fuzzy texture, followed by a warm sensation that spread from his fingertips.
"Let's go have dinner together," Kwon Ji-yong said with a smile.
The sun had already set quite a bit when Kwon Ji-yong's phone buzzed. He glanced at it, then hung up. It was a friend calling; they had arranged to have dinner together that evening, and the call was probably to urge him to come back.
It was almost lunchtime, and Anru Feng readily agreed.
"What would you like to eat, Ru Feng?" The two walked together toward the beginning of the seawall walkway.
"I don't have any ideas. I don't know much about the food here. Maybe I should check out a guide?" An Rufeng ordered her meals at the hotel according to the hotel's set menu. When she went out, she would just go into a restaurant whenever she felt like it.
"I know a lot about the food here. If you don't mind, I can take you to try some good local dishes?"
"sure."
What type of food do you prefer?
"I'm not a picky eater, you can decide what to eat."
Kwon Ji-yong chose the safe choice of roasted black pork.
He avoided the party venue and took Anru Feng to a friend's roasted black pork restaurant.
Kwon Ji-yong was having a happy meal with An Joo-pung.
His friends had a lot to say about him at the party.
"Where is Zhilong?"
"He's not coming."
"Didn't you say you were coming?"
"He's on a date with a girl, he doesn't have time for us." This friend was the owner of the restaurant where Kwon Ji-yong took An Ru-feng to eat.
"What happened? How did you know?"
"He's having dinner with a girl in my shop right now."
Everyone was shocked to hear this.
"When did he meet the girl? How come we had no idea?"
"You saw him? Do you recognize him? What does he look like?"
"Hyunwoo told me, but I don't know the specifics. We don't really know each other. He said she's super beautiful, but completely different from the previous type." Hyunwoo is the second-in-command of the restaurant, and he was the one who just served Quan Zhilong and An Rufeng.
"Last time he said he'd introduce me to a girl he liked, and asked if I wanted to meet her, but he said he didn't have the energy to meet new people! And now, he's skipped our gathering and gone out to dinner with a strange woman." How infuriating!
"When Xiuhe returned to the villa, he did see Jiyong. He went out alone last time too. It turns out he was acting as a tour guide for the girls, accompanying them to eat, drink, and play." They went out to sea today, and Quan Jiyong didn't go as usual. When they returned from the sea, Li Xiuhe went back to the villa but didn't see Quan Jiyong.
"We thought he was bored because he wasn't going out with us, but we didn't expect he was so busy dating girls that he forgot about us!"
"You worried for nothing!"
"Oh, you love addict."
...
At the gathering, everyone denounced Kwon Ji-yong and also sent him messages to complain.
After Quan Zhilong and An Rufeng finished their meal, Quan took her home before returning home himself.
After he finished showering, washing his hair, and getting ready, Li Xiuhe returned to the villa.
He went to Kwon Ji-yong's room: "I was wondering why you were so happy yesterday, turns out you've fallen in love again."
Kwon Ji-yong was troubled. He didn't know whether he should ask An Ru-feng out. He was afraid of being rejected. Although they had dinner together tonight and had a good chat, they had also had a good chat yesterday.
Perhaps she was just being polite and friendly.
He didn't know why the person who had said he was busy and refused him yesterday was watching the sunset at the beach. He didn't ask while eating. He didn't want to find out the truth.
Hearing Li Xiuhe's teasing remark, he couldn't help but say, "There's no romance here."
"Oh, it's not going smoothly?" Li Xiuhe raised an eyebrow.
He couldn't just watch him fall into a slump again, so Li Xiuhe teased, asking, "What's wrong?"
"I don't know whether I should ask her out, or how to ask her out," Kwon Ji-yong said, feeling frustrated.
Li Xiuhe asked in surprise, "Didn't you two have dinner tonight? Why are you still struggling with how to arrange to meet up?"
"I ran into them while I was out for a walk to clear my head, and we just had a meal together."
"We've already had dinner together, there's no way she couldn't ask you out, right?" Li Xiuhe paused, then asked in surprise, "Could it be that you upset her during dinner?"
"How could that be?"
Li Xiuhe thought about it and agreed; he was so thoughtful, it was unlikely.
He suggested, "We're planning to watch the sunrise tomorrow. Why don't you ask her if she wants to come along? Group activities are more likely to be accepted than individual invitations."
Kwon Ji-yong thought the same thing, and he decided to try again, sending an invitation to An Joo-bong.
An Rufeng declined Kwon Ji-yong's invitation to watch the sunrise.
Watching the sunrise is fine with her, but she doesn't want to go on group activities; she doesn't want to socialize with a group of people right now.
Kwon Ji-yong felt relieved when he saw An Yeo-feng's rejection message.
When we met offline, I gave him oranges, promised to have dinner with him, and we had a pleasant chat.
Was it really out of politeness and friendliness?
Li Xiuhe could tell the answer from his expression, and he couldn't help but guess: "Could it be that you think watching the sunrise is too ambiguous? But, there's nothing wrong with watching the sunrise together, right?"
Kwon Ji-yong remained silent.
After Anru sent the rejection message, she discovered that Anru had already rejected the person twice.
It doesn't seem right to keep refusing, since they're trying to be nice and take her sightseeing. She had already agreed to go shopping together.
To avoid being seen as two-faced and to show friendliness, Anru Feng thought for a moment and decided to ask him if he wanted some tangerines.
She happens to have a lot of tangerines, more than she can eat, and they'll definitely spoil if left for too long. He seems to have a lot of friends here, so they can share the burden.
Anru Feng: [Do you like tangerines? If so, I'll give you some. My elders gave me a lot of tangerines, so many, I can't finish them all.]
Kwon Ji-yong received the message and frowned in confusion. What did it mean?
She declined his invitation, but then gave him oranges.
Is it because watching the sunrise is considered too ambiguous? So even though many people participate, they still refuse?
However, sharing the oranges given to him by an elder should be a sign of closeness, right?
But she didn't mean there were too many oranges. As a foreigner, she didn't know many people here, and she gave him oranges just to avoid waste.
Kwon Ji-yong struggled with the decision, but couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it.
Regardless, she was willing to give him oranges.
Because Anru Feng tacitly agreed that he would go to see the sunrise tomorrow, she made a promise with him to pick up the oranges the day after tomorrow.
Kwon Ji-yong hesitated for a moment, then invited An Joo-bong to visit nearby attractions together that day.
Kwon Ji-yong rolled around on the bed after seeing An Yeo-feng's confirmation message.
Ah, is she sincere, or is it just politeness to refuse when we meet?
Although he couldn't understand An Rufeng's attitude, on the third day, Kwon Ji-yong still actively went to the Mythical World Resort where An Rufeng was.
Before visiting the attractions, Anru Feng and Quan Zhilong planned to eat at the resort first.
What to eat was naturally left to Kwon Ji-yong, who was familiar with Jeju Island.
Waiji's entertainment town is located in this resort, and Kwon Ji-yong is very familiar with this place.
Inside the resort, the two did not drive; they walked to the hotel.
As they passed by Untitled.2017, Anrufeng couldn't help but ask, "I saw you here last time. Do you like this building too?"
Kwon Ji-yong was taken aback upon hearing this. After hesitating for a moment, he smiled and said, "You like this building? I'm honored. It's a building I designed."
Anru was extremely surprised.
"It's very stylish, trendy, cutting-edge, artistic, and has a very personal style," An Rufeng thought of Cheng Huina's expression when she talked about the building. Instead of discussing it further, she asked, "Are you an architect?"
Kwon Ji-yong's eyes widened; it was the first time he'd ever been asked that question.
Asking about his profession was a very novel experience.
Kwon Ji-yong joked, "If I said I was a celebrity, would you believe me?"
"Are you an artist?" An Rufeng asked in surprise.
"Do I look like someone who doesn't look like a celebrity?" I look very ordinary.
So ordinary, without GD's aura, I don't think I could attract you at all.
An Rufeng thought he had misunderstood her surprise and explained, "I don't know. I've never had any private contact with celebrities, so I don't know what they're like in private. I'm surprised mainly because of the profession of being a celebrity; I don't have any celebrity friends yet."
"Are you an actress or a singer?" An Rufeng asked curiously.
"singer?"
Why is the tone uncertain?
"I'm a member of an idol group, and people perceive me as an idol?"
Do you consider yourself a singer or an idol?
"Singer, right?"
"Since you're a singer, can I listen to you sing?"
"Sure, what kind of music would you like to hear?"
What type of game are you good at?
"hippop."
"You can only see a tiny bit."
Kwon Ji-yong asked in confusion, "Do I not look like it?"
“Hippop is supposed to be rebellious? You’re so mature and cute,” Anru Feng laughed.
Upon hearing this, Kwon Ji-yong's ears turned slightly red, and he said, "I have many tattoos."
“Even if someone has a tattoo, you can’t immediately associate it with hip-hop,” Anru Feng said.
"In the public eye, I fit the stereotype of hip-hop."
"How are you perceived by the public?"
“They say I’m rebellious and self-centered…” Kwon Ji-yong asked curiously, “Don’t you want to search for me online?”
An Rufeng thought for a moment and said, "That's how other people see you. If I talk to others about Kwon Ji-yong, I won't talk about his rebelliousness and ego, nor will I necessarily talk about his design taste. But I will tell them that Kwon Ji-yong is a cute man with tattoos."
"I would say that Mr. Kwon Ji-yong is the cutest person I have ever met who has tattoos."
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