From that Korean city.

Chapter 627 "I Live Alone" and a Chance Encounter on the Street
Li Shaoxi's hometown is located in a village on the outskirts of Ulsan City. Driving in from the fork of the main road requires several detours and climbing over a small hill before reaching the end.

After crossing the mountain area, the first thing that comes into view is a valley area.

Although it is called a valley area, it is actually just a small flat slope at most. In the middle of it there is a small village, built on two small hills in front and behind.

It’s a little off the beaten track, but the air is very fresh, especially the small hill at the back. Li Shaoxi said that if you turn over it, you can see the sea in the distance. It’s a good viewing point.

The cottage and yard of her family are a bit like the one where the family was born. There is a small platform in the middle of the yard connected to the eaves, and then there are two or three houses in a row. The straw and tile roofs are very old.

Looking at Lin Yi who came in after talking to Lin Yuner on the phone, Li Shaoxi immediately smiled and said, "Have you finished explaining to Yuner?"

"What do you mean by explanation? We were just chatting."

Lin Yi answered, then lent a hand to the old lady next to him and poured the radishes in the large plate in her arms into the big pot on the iron rack.

Beside him, Li Shaoxi curled his lips and said, "Ah, yes, yes, I wonder who saw the news early in the morning and told me to find the yacht surveillance."

"Xiao Shaoxi, you seem to be very energetic recently. It seems that you still don't have enough classes."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Yi's threat followed, scaring Li Shaoxi so much that she quickly apologized, "Ah, no more, no more, no more."

The old lady looked at the two people's quarrel, her cloudy eyes full of kindness and satisfaction, then she turned around with a hunched figure and walked to the corner, continuing to prepare the meal for a while.

Looking at the back, Lin Yi, who was standing in place, didn't want to help, but the old lady was rather stubborn. She felt that the visitor was a guest, especially since this person was the benefactor of her granddaughter, so how could she let him do it?

Even Li Shaoxi was driven over by her, asking her to spend more time with Lin Yi and not let him get bored.

So now the two of them can only stand in front of the iron pot, warm themselves by the fire, and lend a little help.

Lin Yi retracted his gaze and looked at Li Shaoxi who was breathing heavily, "Little Shaoxi, you have saved some money this year, right?"

"Ah, a little bit."

Although she didn't understand why Lin Yi suddenly asked her this, Li Shaoxi still nodded honestly. This year, thanks to Lin Yi's salary increase and bonus, she had indeed saved a considerable amount of pocket money.

"Why don't you redo this place for your grandma?"

Li Shaoxi had something to say about Lin Yi's curiosity. "It's not that I don't want to, but grandma said she's used to living in this small courtyard and is familiar with every corner, so she doesn't want to mess around. So I can only simply repair the roof and walls, and buy some furniture and appliances."

Facing Li Shaoxi's explanation, Lin Yi could understand, "That's right, the old man wants that feeling. If it changes overnight after decades, he will probably be a little uncomfortable."

"That's right." Li Shaoxi nodded, "She told me to save some money so that I can buy a house in Seoul."

"Didn't you tell her that the small apartment in Seoul is yours?" Lin Yi looked at her.

"I didn't say anything. I didn't want her to think too much. I gave her a house. Oppa, do you think everyone is as calm as you?"

Lin Yi, who was annoyed by Li Shaoxi, smiled lightly, "It's just a down payment. With your savings now, you should be able to buy yourself a proper suite, not just an apartment. Do you have any plans?"

"No, that apartment is big enough for me, and it's close to my company and the business district, so it's very convenient."

Indeed, although it is called an apartment, it actually has a normal layout of one bedroom, one living room and one bathroom.

The space of dozens of square meters, plus a living balcony, is more than enough for Li Shaoxi to live alone.

Besides, Taozi had gone there to rest together during this period, so it was more than enough for two of them to live together.

"If you need it, you still have to buy it in advance."

Looking at Seoul’s housing prices from the perspective of people in the future, although they fell sharply during the mask period, it was only compared to previous years.

Moreover, if it is a good location and a good property, it is still a sure profit to buy it now.

That's why Lin Yi said this, thinking that letting Li Shaoxi invest in real estate would make more money than just putting the money in the bank and earning interest.

Although Li Shaoxi didn't know much about real estate, she recognized Lin Yi's tone, "Oppa, you want me to buy a house?"

"I just think that you need a better house for your future life, or if you want to fall in love, get married, etc. That apartment is fine for a short period of time, but it would be too stingy to live there for a long time."

Without giving it much thought, Lin Yi just found a reason to block Li Shaoxi's questioning, but he unexpectedly touched her sore spot.

Li Shaoxi, who had been well-behaved just now, had a charming little face that turned gloomy and cold after hearing his words.

She shouted, "No, I don't plan to get married or fall in love in the future, so why do I need a nice house? Oppa, my future dream is to be an independent and successful lady, don't talk nonsense."

"You live your whole life alone."

Lin Yi, who obviously hadn't realized that he had said the wrong thing, was just a little surprised at this moment.

Li Shaoxi, who was once again angry, glared at his oppa fiercely and said in an annoyed and depressed tone, "Is it not possible? Zhenli and I are living alone. She told me that she will also be alone in the future and will not get married or fall in love. And Hara unnie is the same. She also said so. Hum."

While talking, Li Shaoxi's eyes never left Lin Yi, looking at him, thinking about how they looked when they first met, and the memories of when they opened a studio together, the happiness when traveling, and the joy when working.

Drop by drop, drop by drop, eventually forming a tear mist that spread into the eye sockets.

Not wanting to be seen, she could only turn around and take a deep breath of the cold air to suppress her inner emotions.

Behind her, if Lin Yi didn't notice it before because he didn't think much about it, then he would be a fool if he couldn't see something wrong now.

But even after he saw the situation, he could only smack his lips and couldn't say anything.

In his opinion, Li Shaoxi is just a little girl, she was just a little moved by his previous behavior. This emotion will go away after a while, so silence is the best way to deal with it at this time, don't talk nonsense, and don't do anything nonsense.

After this little episode, Lin Yi spoke more seriously and no longer spoke without thinking.

After having lunch in this courtyard and climbing up the hill to admire the sea view in the distance, Lin Yi left here and returned to Ulsan city.

Li Shaoxi stayed to accompany her grandmother and left the village the next morning to take Lin Yi for a stroll around the streets and alleys of Ulsan.

Then in the evening, we went straight to the club where the hot springs were located, had a good dinner and soaked in the hot springs.

……

……

In the blink of an eye, the end of the year is approaching.

The weather is a bit cold today because it rained a little late last night, making the air particularly cold.

On a street in Seoul, a group of staff members wearing down jackets were holding cameras and following several figures, with all the lenses aimed at them.

"Ah, really. It's so cold and there's no one on the street. PD, how are we going to find someone to help pay for our meal?"

"That's right, and we ate a lot of barbecue, which was very expensive. How can we just let others pay for it?"

"Jae-seok oppa, can we ask someone we know for help?"

When Liu Zaishi and Gary heard this, they immediately looked at the girl who had just spoken, their eyes full of surprise, "Yes, the PD just asked us to find someone to pay the bill, he didn't say that we can't find someone we know."

The writer PD who was following them smiled, and it was obvious that he allowed this rule. However, when he saw Yoo Jae Suk about to take out his phone, he stopped him and said, "You can look for acquaintances, but you can't call or take a taxi. You can only look for them on foot."

Taozi was dumbfounded when she heard this. "What? Do you mean we should go to their place and then take them back to the restaurant where we ate to pay the bill?"

The writer PD smiled again. Apparently, this was the rule.

Now Liu Jae Suk and Gary were also a little annoyed. This was a bit embarrassing. They had to walk a distance with you to help you. It was too crazy.

But this is the rule of Peninsula variety shows, and the goal is to make things difficult for the members, so even if they think it is unreasonable or embarrassing, they have no choice but to continue filming.

Then I mentally counted my familiar friends to see which ones could play like this and which ones lived not far from here.

The three of them walked and talked, each talking about their own friends, and telling each other where the other might be at the moment, and began to calculate the distance.

After walking like this for about ten minutes, Taozi looked up and saw an extremely familiar figure. Her face instantly lit up with joy and she subconsciously shouted, "Ah, oppa~"

……

half an hour ago.

"What time is your flight? I'll pick you up."

"Arrive in the afternoon? That's perfect. We can have dinner together then."

"Okay, see you later."

After finishing a call with Lin Yuna, who was working in Tokyo and preparing to return in the afternoon, Lin Yi stood up from the soft sofa chair and stretched.

He just came back from Ulsan the day before yesterday afternoon, and has been staying in the e-sports room in Ham Eun-jeong's apartment for two days.

Only after he made an appointment with Yoona Lin did he get up and leave the e-sports room, go to the kitchen to warm up a pot of stew for Xian Eunjung, and then return to the apartment upstairs.

He simply washed his face, put on a coat, and left the apartment again, ready to go out for food.

When he drove to the restaurant where he usually ate and opened the door to get out of the car, he heard a joyful shout, "Ah, Oppa~"

Turning his head, he looked at Taozi who was being photographed, and Liu Zaishi and others beside her, and raised his eyebrows with a somewhat surprised expression.

Seoul is really too small, everyone can bump into each other.

(End of this chapter)