Chapter 97
The sun was shining brightly, and the clouds on the horizon were thick. As the wind blew the clouds away, the overcast sky alternated with the sunny days.
Kim Cho-wan sat at a small table preparing to make seaweed rice rolls.
She looked up at the uniquely styled young man, feeling utterly bewildered.
"...What do you want?"
"I..." The young man was taken aback by the question. His face was completely covered, so Jin Chuwan couldn't see his expression. She could only see him standing blankly in front of her, and she felt a little helpless.
"If you're hungry, I can share some with you, but after you finish eating, go back to your friends. I don't like being disturbed."
She went camping to relax, not to socialize with strangers.
The young man gave a short "Oh," then sat down next to the tent, hugging his knees. While Jin Chuwan prepared lunch, he kept tilting his head and watching. Jin Chuwan assumed he was just curious about how she cooked and didn't pay much attention.
After she finished preparing the ingredients, she went to the car to get the car power adapter.
She plans to have hot pot today. She brought all the vegetables, meat, and seasonings with her, so all she has to do here is cut them up.
Do you need your car repaired?
As soon as Kim Cho-wan opened the hood of the car, he heard a question coming from behind him.
She glanced back; the young man was still sitting with his legs crossed, his chin resting on his knees, looking quite obedient.
Jin Chuwan shook her head without answering. After she connected the power, she went to the trunk to take out the water and the pot.
Throughout the ordeal, the young man kept making exclamations like "whoosh, ah, hiss," but he showed no intention of helping at all. To be honest, after working for so long, she had rarely seen such a shameless person.
Going to a stranger's house for a free meal, and all you bring is your mouth...
After the hot pot was started, the mysterious young man shifted his position and sat down at the opposite side of the small table.
He pointed to the sliced seaweed rice rolls.
"I want this."
Jin Chuwan was curious about what he looked like. She thought he would always take off his mask when he ate, but to her surprise, he turned his back to her with every bite, and only turned around after he finished eating and put his mask back on.
What...?
Kim Cho-wan's smile froze slightly.
Whose little tyrant has run away...?
Jin Chuwan inwardly complained, but she didn't say anything. She had brought enough food, so she didn't need him to eat anything. Besides, he didn't cause any trouble and left obediently after finishing his meal, which meant he kept his promise.
After lunch, Kim Cho-wan leaned back in her recliner, enjoying the breeze while playing on her phone.
Their work group chats are usually very formal and solemn, but their private group chats get 99+ notifications if you don't check them for a few minutes.
Jin Chuwan flipped through it as usual, and sure enough, she had been associated with it many times.
Most of them are related to business, a small portion are shopping invitations, and some are chat sharing from friends.
She shook her neck and then gave a selective reply.
As she was typing, Carousell popped up a notification, indicating that someone wanted the ticket she had listed. She quickly asked for the contact address, only to find that the address the other party gave was in this vicinity.
Jin Chuwan felt that she was quite lucky today. She had originally planned to call a delivery service, but it seemed that she could save on that expense.
The campsite was supervised, and after telling the staff nearby, Jin Chuwan picked up her bag and set off. Her valuables were locked in her car; the only valuable thing at the campsite was her tent, so she felt safe.
She roughly estimated that it was a nearby holiday bar, about a ten-minute walk away.
She went there based on the information the other party had given her.
Lush rain trees lined both sides of the road like small umbrellas. A tall young man stood holding a mailbox, his hands holding his phone, looking very focused on something.
Jin Chuwan paused, then looked down to confirm the other party's username before hesitantly asking.
"Stray dog?"
After Jin Chuwan finished asking her question, the young man stiffened for a moment. He suddenly turned around, but seemed to be startled by Jin Chuwan and staggered back half a step.
"...It's you?!"
Jin Chuwan was also surprised. She frowned and said, "I was just about to say that, okay?"
After she finished speaking, she took the ticket out of her bag.
"This is for tomorrow night..."
"I don't want it anymore—"
Jin Chuwan's words were interrupted by the young man, who seemed a little agitated. He appeared unsettled, pressing his temples one moment and sighing inexplicably the next.
Jin Chuwan was stunned. She hadn't even asked him to come and pick it up himself; she had kindly brought it over, but this person was being so willful.
"Give me a reason that I can accept first."
Jin Chuwan suppressed her displeasure. She was always good-tempered, and even at work, few people could really make her angry.
But this person is so rude...
Although the young man seemed out of touch with reality, he could see Jin Chuwan's dissatisfaction. His momentum weakened slightly, but he still refused to back down.
"But you clearly have a ticket, so why don't you go?"
Jin Chuwan laughed: "Can't I not go?"
"no--"
The young man still held his head high, but his face was covered up so Jin Chuwan couldn't see any expression on his face. She could only tell from his voice that he seemed a little arrogant.
She smiled.
"To be honest, I haven't met someone as childish as you in a long time."
After finishing her sentence, Jin Chuwan didn't intend to waste any more words.
It's obvious that he's a troublemaker; spending even a second with him is a waste of time.
She put the ticket back in her bag and turned to leave, but the next second the young man suddenly blocked her way. He quickly typed something on his phone and waved it in front of Jin Chuwan.
"Look carefully, I've already paid for the ticket. You can't sell this ticket to anyone else now, and you absolutely have to go to the concert tomorrow!"
Jin Chuwan was taken aback, but the other party left as soon as he finished speaking, giving her no chance to refuse.
What?
Whose idiot ran away?
"Remember to go see it—"
The young man, who had already walked away, suddenly turned around and called out to Jin Chuwan, which made Jin Chuwan even more certain that this person was not mentally stable.
The afternoon sun was very strong. Because a tan has become popular in the last two years, many people deliberately expose their skin to the sun to achieve a natural tan.
But Kim Cho-wan wasn't interested in the trend. She pulled down her hat brim and sighed.
The concert ticket landed in her hands in a bizarre way, leaving her unsure whether to throw it away or not.
That's a bit tricky.
--
Because of this incident, Kim Cho-wan felt that half of her wonderful vacation had been ruined.
She thought she was destined to have bad luck all day, but by the afternoon, Jin Chuwan had changed her mind.
The city hospital suddenly called, asking if she knew a Chinese man named Cheng Xiucheng.
When asked the question, Kim Cho-wan's mind went blank for a moment.
She replied, bewildered and at a loss, "I know him. We're good friends. What happened?"
Sensing Jin Chuwan's panic, the doctor smiled reassuringly: "Please don't worry, this gentleman is not in mortal danger at the moment, but he was in a car accident not long ago, and his phone only has your contact information..."
Jin Chuwan breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing this, but at the same time found it hard to believe. Cheng Xiucheng usually just liked to sketch outdoors, so how could he suddenly be in a car accident?
But now is not the time to ask these questions. Jin Chuwan composed herself and immediately replied, "I understand, doctor. Please continue the treatment. I'll be there right away!"
The sudden accident left Jin Chuwan flustered. She hastily packed her camping gear into the car and drove straight to the city hospital.
Outside the ward, two police officers were holding documents. When Jin Chuwan came over, they asked her some questions as if it were a routine matter.
Most of them are about Cheng Xiucheng's identity information.
Because the perpetrator fled the scene, and Cheng Xiucheng is a foreigner, they are being quite cautious about the case to avoid causing unnecessary problems.
Jin Chuwan immediately gave Cheng Ya's contact information to the officer in charge, and then went to the hospital to pay the fees.
Cheng Xiucheng was still unconscious. Although it sounded frightening, the doctor told Jin Chuwan that his external injuries were not serious. He only had some abrasions and a fracture in his right forearm, as well as some concussion.
Jin Chuwan finally felt relieved after hearing this. After settling in, she immediately contacted Cheng Ya. She was a little flustered, but Cheng Ya seemed quite calm after hearing the results of the accident.
"Wanwan, don't worry, my brother is strong and healthy, this little injury will be nothing. Don't be afraid, I'll fly over tonight to handle this."
Jin Chuwan sat by the hospital bed, looking at Cheng Xiucheng's face covered in wounds. For some reason, she felt a lot of guilt. She subconsciously felt that Cheng Ya had left her brother here, hoping that she would take care of him, but she always ignored Cheng Xiucheng.
"It's my fault. If I had agreed to go out with him this morning, this wouldn't have happened..."
Hearing Jin Chuwan's regretful self-blame, Cheng Ya didn't continue to comfort her. She glanced at the time and then whispered into the phone, "It's so late, have you had dinner yet?"
Jin Chuwan shook her head.
"I don't……"
"Eat something first."
I don't know when it started, but Cheng Ya's voice was no longer as gentle and sweet as before, but had become convincing and reassuring.
"Don't rush to take responsibility. Once my brother wakes up, he'll definitely try to pin it on you. You need to eat first so you'll have the energy to deal with him..."
The voice on the other end of the phone carried a gentle laugh, as if nothing had happened, which moved Jin Chuwan and made her feel a little sentimental.
She sighed, but then pulled herself together.
"Don't worry, Chengya, I'll take good care of things here. If you have something important to do, you don't need to rush over. I'll take care of everything here..."
The laughter on the phone seemed a little lighter.
"Well, since you put it that way, I'll have to trouble you with this idiot brother of mine... To be honest, I have a merger and acquisition case under review, so I really can't get away right now. And my parents are currently traveling in Europe. Unless it's something really serious, I don't want them to worry too much..."
The man on the bed remained motionless, his usually bright and expressive eyes now tightly closed. Jin Chuwan watched him for a while and noticed that his eyelashes seemed to tremble slightly.
She stood up excitedly.
"Hello? Cheng Xiucheng?"
She raised her hand and waved it in front of his eyes: "Can you hear me?"
Kim Cho-wan's voice seemed to have truly awakened Sung Soo-seung. He slowly opened his eyes, and to be honest, it was the first time Kim Cho-wan had felt that this guy's gaze was so clear and pure.
"Sung Soo-seung? Are you alright? Do you feel unwell anywhere?"
The man blinked. He tried to move, but the next second he showed a pained expression. Just as Kim Cho-wan was about to call the doctor, Sung Soo-seung finally turned his head.
He looked at Jin Chuwan with an expression of vulnerability and emptiness she had never seen before, like a 140-pound fawn lost in the forest.
He opened his mouth, looking even a little shy and timid.
Who are you? Do we know each other?
Jin Chuwan remained silent for a moment, then immediately rushed out of the ward.
"Doctor, doctor—"
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