My Peninsula 2007

Chapter 439 Generous
Nodding, An Rusong stepped into the elevator. As he turned around, he casually asked, "Just about to leave?"

"Ah, no," Min Soo-jin stepped forward and pressed the floor button, then said cautiously, "I'm... I came down to pick you up."

The elevator doors slowly closed. An Rusong glanced at the other person in surprise. This girl seemed much more sensible than Li Shiying. At least when An Rusong came here in the past, the latter never came down to greet him.

"Have those people stopped harassing you these past two days?" An Rusong asked again as the elevator slowly ascended.

Min Soo-jin lowered her head slightly. After hearing the question, she first shook her head gently, and then said softly, "No."

After a brief pause, she added hesitantly, "Thank you."

An Rusong's gaze focused on the other woman. When they first met, she had been kneeling behind the table, so he hadn't been able to see her figure. Now, for the first time, he was seeing her in full—in her real form.

Just like in the photos online, Min Soo-jin is very tall, probably over 1.7 meters. Perhaps because she hadn't gone out, she was dressed very casually at home, wearing a white tank top with a wide round neck and lace trim. She paired it with black leggings, the tight style perfectly outlining the straight curves of her long legs.

Perhaps sensing his undisguised gaze, a blush appeared on Min Soo-jin's fair face, and she lowered her head even further.

"Ding!"

Just then, with a soft sound, the upward-moving elevator stopped. As the elevator doors slowly opened, Min Xiujin quickly glanced at the numbers above the elevator to confirm the floor she was going to before bowing slightly and asking An Rusong to go first.

Without any formalities, An Rusong stepped out of the elevator and went straight into the corridor.

This residential building has a layout of two households per floor. After exiting the elevator, there is a short corridor with one household on each side. Li Shiying's residence is on the right side of the short corridor.

When An Rusong stepped out of the elevator, he saw the door to his right open, and Li Shiying, wearing a black slip dress, was waiting outside. Seeing him come out, Li Shiying went to greet him, seemingly wanting to say something, but after glancing at Min Xiujin, she swallowed the words she was about to say.

"Has the production team not finished preparations yet?" With one hand in his pants pocket, An Rusong walked straight in and stood at the doorway where he was changing his shoes, asking without turning his head.

The project "The Ministers of Namsan" has been approved and is currently in the process of preparing for filming. Although An Rusong is the main investor, he has not interfered much except for getting Li Shiying into the production team. He doesn't even know how far the preparation work has progressed.

“It’s all ready,” Li Shiying replied casually as she followed him through the door, thinking of helping him change his shoes.

“But the director said…” she said, bending down and reaching for the shoe rack next to her, preparing to take down the pair of men’s slippers that An Rusong used.

As a result, her outstretched hand grasped nothing. When she subconsciously looked over, she realized that Min Soo-jin, who had just followed her in, had already taken the slippers first.

Li Shiying was stunned for a moment. She watched as Min Xiujin placed the shoes next to An Rusong's feet and then squatted down to help An Rusong take off his shoes. She couldn't finish her sentence.

"What did the director say?" An Rusong ignored Li Shiying's reaction. He looked down at Min Xiujin, who was squatting on his other side, and admired her ample cleavage through the arched front of her suspender top. He asked casually.

“The director said that we need to complete the filming in the US and France first, and then he will arrange for me to join the crew,” Li Shiying replied, coming back to her senses.

"Hmm," An Rusong replied absentmindedly, waiting for Min Xiujin to help her change her shoes before slipping on her slippers and walking into the living room through the entryway.

The property he bought for Lee Se-young could not compare to Han Mi-yeon's mansion, but its area of ​​over 50 pyeong (approximately 150 square meters) and the extensive renovations invested by the original owner were still beyond the reach of more than 90% of Koreans.

When An Rusong bought this house, the furniture and appliances were already there. The original owner had hardly lived there after completing the renovation, so everything was almost brand new.

Upon entering the living room, An Rusong walked straight to the sofa facing the TV wall. He bent down and sat on the sofa, glancing up at the large-screen TV directly opposite him.

At this moment, the television was on, and the program being broadcast was the "44th Baeksang Arts Awards" ceremony, which was being broadcast live by SBS. On the television screen, Park Si-yeon, dressed in a formal gown, was presenting the award for Best New Actor.

An Rusong glanced at the television screen, then looked at the coffee table in front of him. On the table were some fruits, dried fruits, and snacks like potato chips. The trash can next to the table contained dried fruit peels and snack wrappers. Clearly, before he arrived, the two women had been enjoying snacks and fruit while watching the awards ceremony live—they were living quite a leisurely life.

Reaching out of the table, An Rusong grabbed an unopened bag of potato chips, tore it open, pinched off a chip, and popped it into his mouth. As he chewed, he looked up at the table.

In the living room, Li Shiying was not there. In the blink of an eye, she had disappeared. Min Xiujin, on the other hand, was walking quickly from the dining room, carrying a bottle of mineral water in her hand.

The potato chips were tomato-flavored, which An Rusong didn't like. He tossed the bag back onto the coffee table, leaned back in the sofa, and looked at Min Xiujin, who was walking towards him, asking, "Where's Shiying?"

Min Xiujin didn't say anything. She walked to the coffee table, placed the bottled water in her hand in front of An Rusong, and then turned her head to look towards the master bedroom.

An Rusong followed her gaze and saw Li Shiying carrying a black suitcase as she walked out of the master bedroom.

An Rusong knew without even looking that the box contained money—the money Nan Zhongxun had sent back. Although An Rusong had said he would help Min Xiujin pay off her debt of over 100 million won when he contacted Zhao Jingsheng, he knew very well that unless the other party was out of their mind, they would definitely not accept the money.

Whether it's the brothers Nam Jong-hoon or Cho Kyung-seung, they still have to be selective about their clients when lending money at exorbitant interest rates. Why were Min Soo-jin and Lee Se-young bullied so badly by the "United New Village Faction" loan company? Ultimately, it's because they investigated their backgrounds and knew they came from simple families and had no one to rely on.

When An Rusong intervened, the situation changed completely. Even if An Rusong genuinely wanted to return the money to Nan Zhongxun, he wouldn't dare accept it. Even if Nan Zhongxun wasn't worried that An Rusong would sue him, he was worried that if he accepted the money, the other party might seek revenge.

Ultimately, loan sharking is illegal in South Korea. The reason Nam Jong-hoon isn't worried about people like Min Soo-jin is because they lack the financial resources and ability to fight him. Whether within or outside the law, he can completely control people like Min Soo-jin.

But if the same thing happened to someone like An Rusong, Nan Zhongxun would obviously not be able to handle it. Within the bounds of the law, the other party could hire the best lawyers to fight him in court until he was sent to prison. Outside the bounds of the law, no matter what methods were used, the other party could always play them more skillfully than him.

Therefore, if Nam Jong-hoon had even a shred of reason, he wouldn't have accepted the money.

As Li Shiying carried the suitcase over and placed it on the coffee table in front of him, An Rusong subconsciously reached into his pocket. However, before he could even touch the cigarettes in his pocket, Min Xiujin, standing opposite him, had already taken a pack of cigarettes from under the coffee table and handed it to him.

"You smoke too?" An Rusong took the cigarette and asked curiously.

He knew that Li Shiying did not smoke, which is why he asked the question.

Min Xiujin shook her head and said, "I saw you smoking this kind of cigarette last time, so..."

So she didn't say anything, but An Rusong understood. Clearly, the cigarettes were prepared especially for him. Heh, this girl is indeed more sensible and better at ingratiating herself than Li Shiying.

Without saying a word, An Rusong patted the sofa next to him, gesturing for the other person to sit down, before turning his head to look at Li Shiying on the other side.

“This is the money those people sent back last time,” Li Shiying said, placing the box horizontally on the coffee table.

“Didn’t I tell you? You can keep it for yourselves,” An Rusong said as he opened the cigarette box.

“But that’s too much,” Li Shiying said hesitantly.

“If you have too much, spend it slowly,” An Rusong said, crossing his legs and putting a cigarette in his mouth. Just then, Min Xiujin sat down next to him and handed him a lit lighter. He leaned over and lit the cigarette. “I’m not like that guy Kim Kangmin, who is both lecherous and stingy. I’m never stingy with my women.”

After he finished speaking, he turned to look at Min Xiujin on the other side. He saw her leaning forward to put the lighter back on the coffee table, so he reached out his arm, put his arm around her waist, and pulled her straight into his arms.

Caught off guard, Min Xiujin was startled and instinctively let out a cry of surprise. But once she fell into An Rusong's arms, she quickly calmed down, neither struggling nor resisting, becoming as docile as a kitten.

An Rusong pulled his arm back from her waist, then hooked his fingers around her suspenders and yanked hard.
(End of this chapter)