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Chapter 249 Her Hydrophobia

The beach that the four of them arrived at was the beach in Aewol-eup.

This is one of the more popular tourist attractions in Jeju Island, famous for its spacious sandy beaches and beautiful, shining seaside.

Recreational activities are yet to be developed, and currently only paddleboarding is available.

Soon, the four of them set up the tent on the beach.

Kim Ki-hyeon followed Lee Sang-soon to rent a surfboard, while Lee Ji-eun and Lee Hyo-ri sat in the tent and talked while looking at the sea view.

"Jie Eun, I remember you were quiet and gloomy when you first came, but you became cheerful later on. Why did you change back to normal now?"

Li Zhien lowered her head and fiddled with her fingers:

"Because... because I feel sad when I think about leaving tomorrow. Two weeks have passed in a flash, and everything seems to have happened just yesterday. The first time I went to the beach with my sister to watch the sunset, drank with senior Zhang Bishun, and had those memories with the guests..."

In the past, Lee Hyori would definitely tease and ask whether Lee Ji-eun and another staff member had any unforgettable memories.

But at this moment, she also felt sad about the impending separation because of what IU said.

He didn't say much, and just looked at the sea silently at the same time as Lee Ji-eun.

Soon, Jin Qixuan and Li Shangshun returned to the tent carrying the surfboards with cameras installed.

Seeing this, Lee Hyori took off her dress, put on a life jacket, and called Lee Sang-soon to get on the surfboard together.

Although Li Shangshun was a little afraid of the sea, he put on a life jacket and went with his wife under her persuasion and trust.

But Lee Ji-eun is not so good. She is scared just looking at the sea, let alone playing in it.

Soon, Lee Ji-eun noticed that Kim Ki-hyeon had an envious look and wanted to play.

In order to take care of her, Jin Qixuan had to stay by her side.

"Want to play?"

Hearing the voice, Jin Qixuan turned around and looked at Li Zhien, nodded and shook his head.

Seeing this, Lee Ji-eun mustered up her courage and accompanied Kim Ki-hyeon to the beach.

"Let's play."

Looking at Lee Ji-eun who stopped in front of the sea, wearing a straw hat, holding a paddle in her hand, looking at the sea, she looked like a tidal sea spirit.

Jin Qixuan laughed out loud, pointed at the paddle in Li Zhien's hand, and asked, "What are you doing with it?"

“It gives me a sense of security.”

Seeing this, Jin Qixuan shook his head and laughed, stretched out his hand to her and said: "I can also give you a sense of security, believe me!"

Lee Ji-eun hesitated for a while, but finally put down the paddle and held Kim Ki-hyeon's hand.

After only two steps, Jin Qixuan stopped and said:
"Just right here."

As soon as she stepped into the water, Li Zhien shuddered slightly: "Wow... the water is so cold..."

"Did you know that there is salt in sea water?"

"Of course I know."

"Salt water kills bacteria and can cure athlete's foot."

IU lowered her head and watched the waves washing her smooth white feet.

"..."

After a long silence, Lee Ji-eun suddenly gave Kim Ki-hyeon a sweeping kick.

……

Kim Ki-hyeon and Lee Ji-eun were squatting in the shallows playing in the water for a while when Lee Hyo-ri came back on a surfboard with Lee Sang-soon.

Seeing this, Jin Qixuan asked curiously: "Why did you come back so soon?"

"Oppa, he's timid and doesn't dare to go too deep."

Although it was a complaint, the words revealed Lee Hyori's love for Lee Sang-soon.

Later, Lee Hyori noticed that Lee Ji-eun was sitting on the rocks and dangling her feet like an elderly person on a sightseeing trip, and she burst out laughing.

"Let these two cowards stay on the shore. Qixuan, let's go together."

Jin Qixuan subconsciously turned his head to look at Li Zhien, and after asking for her consent, he responded with a smile.

After putting on a life jacket, Jin Qixuan pushed the surfboard into the sea and then climbed onto the board.

Lee Hyori sat cross-legged in the front, and Kim Ki-hyeon paddled behind her, facing the golden sunshine and slowly moving towards the sea.

When they were farther away from the shore, Lee Hyori turned off the camera in front of the surfboard and asked:
"Qixuan, you like Jieun, right?"

Jin Qixuan was stunned at first, then pretended to be stupid and said:
"Of course I like you and Uncle Shangshun, too."

"You know that's not what I mean by like."

"..."

Lee Hyo-ri turned her head, with a smile in the corner of her eyes, and said:

"If you like her, just chase her. Jieun's personality is passive. How can there be a story if you don't take the initiative? Do you really want to be single like your uncle?"

Don't tell me, you really misjudged her. She is not passive at all in relationships...

After laughing secretly in his heart, Jin Qixuan changed the subject as if nothing had happened and said:

“Auntie, can you practice yoga here?”

"Here?" Lee Hyori pointed at the surfboard under her butt in surprise.

"Ah."

“I haven’t done it, but I’d like to try.”

As she spoke, Lee Hyori turned on the camera.

Seeing this, Jin Qixuan jumped into the sea with a "splash", then floated to the surface and watched quietly.

at the same time.

Lee Ji-eun, who was watching quietly in the tent on the shore, discovered that Kim Ki-hyeon suddenly fell into the sea. Her heart skipped a beat and she stood up suddenly.

After seeing Kim Ki-hyun surfacing, I saw Lee Hyo-ri practicing yoga on the calm sea.

She then breathed a sigh of relief, stroked her chest, and slowly sat down.

Seeing this, Li Shangshun seemed to be thinking about something.

Although he also saw Jin Qixuan fall into the sea.

But he knew that Jin Qixuan was wearing a life jacket and nothing would happen to him, so he remained calm.

After hesitating for a while, Li Shangshun asked:
“Jie Eun, what is your ideal type?”

Lee Sang-soon was still relatively reserved and did not directly ask Lee Ji-eun if she was interested in Kim Ki-hyun.

"My ideal type?" Li Zhien patted the sand on her feet, then looked at Jin Qixuan, whose head was only visible in the sea, and said:

"As for me... First of all, I like people who are only kind to me. That is, men who are cold to others (opposite sex) but kind and warm to me are really attractive in my eyes."

“Ah… So Jieun likes the domineering CEO type, so the other person should be very handsome, right?”

"Of course it would be nice to be handsome, hahaha~"

As she spoke, Lee Ji-eun showed a silly smile.

"What do you think of Qixuan?"

Li Zhien pretended to be stupid and said, "What?"

Lee Sang-soon is not as considerate as Lee Hyo-ri. He thought that what Lee Ji-eun meant by this was that she was not attracted to Kim Ki-hyeon.

But the way she usually treats Jin Qixuan seems to go beyond friendship.

So, Li Shangshun didn't know how to continue the conversation.

The tent fell silent again for a moment.

Not long after, Kim Ki-hyeon and Lee Hyo-ri came back on surfboards.

"Oppa, I'm a little hungry. Let's go get some fried chicken and hamburgers. Does Jieun want to eat?"

"want!"

Seeing this, Lee Hyori put on her clothes, smiled and hooked her finger at Lee Sang-soon, and said, "Let's go."

After the two walked a certain distance away, Li Shangshun asked, "Wouldn't it be awkward to leave them there?"

Lee Hyo-ri looked back and smiled, "No, even though Qixuan is pretending to be very good. But I am sure that he likes Ji-eun. I am creating a chance for him to be alone."

"That's right..."

At this time, inside the tent on the beach.

Li Zhien wrinkled her nose and punched Jin Qixuan with lingering fear:
"I was so scared when you fell into the sea just now! You are not allowed to play such dangerous games in the future."

"Dangerous?" Jin Qixuan was stunned, then shook his head: "No, no, no, I value my life very much. I never play extreme sports like that. I jumped into the sea just now just to interrupt Aunt Hyo-ri's questioning rhythm."

Seeing this, Li Zhien asked curiously: "What did she ask you?" "She asked me if I like you."

"Oh? President Shangshun just asked me what my ideal type is."

"They are trying to bring us together." Jin Qixuan laughed, "It's a pity that there is only one day left, otherwise it would be easy for them to bring us together successfully."

"Hahaha~"

After laughing twice, Lee Ji-eun stopped smiling when she thought about their upcoming separation.

Seeing this, Jin Qixuan rubbed her head and asked, "Do you want to stay on the sea for a while?"

"No."

"Now that you're here, play with me for a while. How about we just paddle in the water below your chest?"

Hearing this, Lee Ji-eun's heart began to struggle violently.

Her hydrophobia is actually more about a lack of security.

If there were sufficient safety guarantees, she would dare to go into the water.

After all, before Jin Qixuan went to make a guest appearance in "Scarlet Heart: Ryeo", he was filming the scene where Hae Soo fell into the water and traveled through time.

But there is a huge difference between lake water and sea water.

The vast ocean only makes Li Zhien feel very small.

Seeing Li Zhien's tangled face, Jin Qixuan relaxed the conditions:

"We only move in water below the waist level. I'll protect you from below, and we'll overcome our fear together. Otherwise, what will you do when we shoot water scenes in the future?"

Li Zhien stood up, looked at the location of the sea, hesitated for a few seconds, and said: "Well... okay, you have to protect me!"

"rest assured!"

The water level below the waist is only six or seven meters away from the shallows.

Afterwards, Kim Ki-hyeon helped Lee Ji-eun put on her life jacket, fastened the safety buckle of the surfboard on her ankles, and began to push the surfboard into the sea.

From the moment she entered the sea, Lee Ji-eun's heart began to beat wildly.

She held on to both sides of the surfboard tightly with her hands, knelt on the surfboard, stuck out her butt, and looked back from time to time to confirm whether Jin Qixuan was behind her.

"If you're really scared, would you like to sing 'Good Days' to ease your fear?"

"Jin Qixuan, do you think you are humorous?"

"What did you call me?" Jin Qixuan said as he patted her raised butt.

There was a slight shake on the surfboard, which scared Lee Ji-eun so much that her face turned pale instantly.

The originally fair face suddenly turned pale, and she fell directly on the surfboard, holding it tightly, and said in a timid voice:

"Jin...Jin Qixuan, if you keep scaring me, I...I'll tell my mom!"

Jin Qixuan: “…”

What a good strategy of attacking the enemy's strategy, but I lost the battle.

"Listen to me, come on, take three deep breaths first."

Li Zhien did as she was told and took three deep breaths.

Then, Kim Ki-hyeon walked to the front so that Lee Ji-eun could look directly at him.

"Sit up slowly. I'll hold on to the surfboard. It's safe."

As he spoke, Jin Qixuan held on to the surfboard tightly.

Then, Li Zhien slowly knelt down and sat up.

On flat ground.

Li Zhien gradually became bolder.

Now I dare to open my arms, close my eyes and feel the sea breeze.

Seeing this, Jin Qixuan smiled and said, "How about it, aren't you that scared?"

"Do you know why I am afraid of water?"

Jin Qixuan told the truth: "I don't know."

"Once when I was recording for RM, I failed in the game and fell into the water from a three-meter-high diving platform. I originally thought that I could just hold my breath and paddle upwards to float to the surface. But...it turned out not to be like that. Since then, I have had a deep fear of water."

Although Lee Ji-eun said this lightly, Kim Ki-hyeon could feel her fear and helplessness at the time.

After thinking for a moment, Jin Qixuan turned over and sat on the surfboard, hugged her tightly from behind, and asked softly, "Does this make you feel safe enough?"

"It's enough, but... the fried rice cakes I had for lunch are about to be squeezed out by you..."

"..."

Seeing that she was still in the mood to joke, Jin Qixuan asked tentatively:
"How about going deeper?"

"Okay, but not too deep."

"Sit tight!"

As he spoke, Jin Qixuan picked up the paddle, stood behind the surfboard and started paddling.

Li Zhien was very light, and Jin Qixuan left the shore after only a few strokes.

As he was rowing, Jin Qixuan suddenly had an inspiration and couldn't help singing:

"Sister, you sit at the bow, and brother swims at the back, we will love each other till we grow old together~"

Li Zhien was startled at first, then burst out laughing, turned around and looked at Jin Qixuan, and said: "What are you singing..."

"Do you still remember Jiangcheng?"

Li Zhien thought for a moment and said, "Jiangcheng? Of course I remember. We had breakfast there together~"

"This song is a folk song over there, a duet between a man and a woman."

"Is that so? Then sing it again and I'll learn it~"

"it is good."

……

At this time, Lee Hyori and her husband, who had just returned from buying food, saw that the two were not in the tent. They looked around and found the two on the sea.

Seeing this, Lee Hyori smiled and said to Lee Sang-shun: "See, I told you this guy is much better than his uncle."

"Then if they really get together, we can be considered as matchmakers."

"Well, I'd like to see what Jong Kook oppa looks like when he finds out that Qixuan is in a relationship."

"Haha..." Li Shangshun laughed and continued, "However, this is not what we should be concerned about now."

Seeing this, Lee Hyori turned around and asked curiously, "Then what should we care about?"

Li Shangshun raised his eyebrows and smiled ambiguously: "Of course, it is to let our two children come into the world."

……

Soon, Jin Qixuan carried Li Zhien back to the shore.

Kim Ki-hyun accompanied Lee Ji-eun for a walk in the sea, which indeed helped her overcome her fear of water.

The whole person is in a much more confident state.

Seeing the bright smile on Li Zhien's face, Li Xiaoli smiled and said:
"Jie Eun, you look more beautiful and more comfortable in the sea."

"Hehe~"

“Come and have a burger.”

"Inside~"

After eating a hamburger to replenish her energy, Lee Hyori went into the sea again.

Jin Qixuan also went swimming for a while to burn off some calories.

At dusk, the group packed up their belongings and set off on the journey back to the B&B.

"Jie Eun, let's record the song after dinner."

Jin Qixuan asked in surprise: "Eat again?"

Li Zhien ignored Jin Qixuan and replied to what Li Xiaoli said:
"Okay, but I want to go back and take a shower first. After all, I played in the water."

Lee Hyori was stunned, turned to look at Lee Ji-eun and said jokingly: "You are soaking your feet, right..."

"Hahaha……"

With laughter all the way, the four returned to the B&B.

Kim Ki-hyeon and Lee Ji-eun took a shower in the dormitory.

After changing into some clothes, he headed to the B&B to perform his last duties as a staff member.

(End of this chapter)