Peninsula: The Great Producer

As night falls, snowflakes dance outside the window.

Jiang Minjing sat on the sofa in the spacious living room and kept looking at the time.

The warm yellow light shone on her carefully arranged dining table. The hot pot soup base had already boiled, and the aroma was overflowing. The table was filled with fresh ingredients that Jiang Minjing had searched for online and must eat.

She looked up at the door from time to time, feeling secretly nervous and expectant.

He murmured softly that he didn't know when Qi Yaojiu would arrive, so he prepared everything according to Qi Yaojiu's schedule, just to give Qi Yaojiu a good impression that he could eat steaming hot food as soon as he got home.

Nothing is more important than this. The hot pot not only emits white smoke, but also the feeling of home. This is also one of the battle plans that Li Haili instructed Jiang Minjing.

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It was almost 7 o'clock in the evening, and just as Kang Min-kyung was about to get up and turn off the portable gas stove, the doorbell rang.

At that moment, Jiang Minjing's heartbeat quickened a bit.

Jiang Minjing walked quickly to the entrance and did not forget to quickly adjust her hairstyle and clothes before opening the door.

"Whoo~"

I don't understand why I'm nervous. It's not the first time I've had dinner alone with Qi Yaojiu, and it's not the first time Qi Yaojiu has come to my house alone.

After taking a long breath to calm her nervous mood, Jiang Minjing opened the door when she felt she was ready.

As expected, Qi Yaojiu was standing at the door.

But there was also some surprise, because Qi Yaojiu was holding a bottle of red wine in his hand.

Qi Yaojiu smiled slightly, and Jiang Minjing felt as if she was bathed in spring breeze. Looking at Qi Yaojiu's gentle eyes, her ears echoed with Qi Yaojiu's words: "I can't go empty-handed, so I bought a bottle of red wine. I don't know if you like it."

Kang Min Kyung never thought that she would receive a gift of red wine from Ki Yo Gu.

Sometimes people are like that. When you suddenly receive a gift without any expectation, this surprise is hard to forget.

"Oppa, come in quickly"

Jiang Minjing stepped aside to let Qi Yaojiu in, and took the red wine from Qi Yaojiu's hand, secretly rejoicing in her heart.

She also prepared some wine to go with the hot pot tonight, and she felt like she finally connected with Qi Yaojiu.

Kang Min Kyung specially prepared a pair of slippers for Ki Yo Gu.

At first, Qi Yaojiu didn't notice it. He put on slippers and came to the front of the restaurant. Jiang Minjing said excitedly: "zangzang, tonight's hot pot dinner"

During the presentation, Kang Min Kyung accidentally touched the chopsticks. Ki Yoo Gu bent down to pick up the chopsticks and found that the slippers Kang Min Kyung was wearing seemed to be a couple's pair.

Qi Yaojiu could only see through this little trick without saying anything as he picked up the chopsticks.

After sitting down, the heat from the hot pot filled the air, and Jiang Minjing introduced tonight's dishes to Qi Yaojiu one by one.

Some are commonly found in the market, while others are not easy to find in Seoul.

It can be seen that Kang Min Kyung was attentive and at least had checked some relevant information on the Internet in advance.

Qi Yaojiu actually wanted to tell Jiang Minjing not to spend so much time on it, but then he thought, if he really said that, it would not only embarrass Jiang Minjing, but he would also easily lose face.

All Jiang Minjing needs to do is say that she likes food very much, so she takes food very seriously, and it has nothing to do with whether Ji Yaojiu comes or not. That would mean Ji Yaojiu is narcissistic.

As the topic deepened, the atmosphere at the table gradually became relaxed.

Jiang Minjing poured a glass of wine for Qi Yaojiu, picked up her own glass, and gently touched his glass: "Thank you for coming today."

Qi Yaojiu smiled, took a sip of wine, and slowly said to Jiang Minjing, "I should be the one thanking you for preparing such a sumptuous hot pot."

The moment they looked at each other, Jiang Minjing's face flushed, and she lowered her head and whispered, "I won't feel lonely if we eat together."

Qi Yaojiu heard it, but pretended not to hear it.

Are you lonely?

It has probably been a while since Kang Min Kyung came out to live independently.

At her age, what she enjoys most is being free from her parents' control and living the way she wants outside. It has little to do with her emotional life.

As if to ease the embarrassment, Jiang Minjing thought of a gift, stood up and walked back to the bedroom, took out a rectangular gift box and handed it to Qi Yaojiu:

"This is for Oppa."

It was even specially wrapped. In fact, Ki Yoo-gu had already guessed what the gift was. When throwing out the garbage yesterday, Kang Min-kyung herself said she would give Ki Yoo-gu a wallet, so there should be a wallet inside.

He didn't open it, and Kang Min Kyung also asked Ki Yo Gu not to open it for the time being.

It is a wallet, but there is something inside.

In addition to the amulet that I told Qi Yaojiu yesterday, there is another one.

Qi Yaojiu was still the same Qi Yaojiu who never let anyone down. He was stunned for a moment, then put on a surprised expression and said slowly, "For me? Thank you."

"As long as Oppa likes it"

"I love so much"

"But Oppa doesn't know what the gift is."

"Whatever the gift is"

The emotional value provided was ample, but this also made Kang Min Kyung think more.

The atmosphere is more lively.

After a few drinks, Jiang Minjing's cheeks flushed and her eyes became blurry. She leaned back in her chair and whispered, "Oppa, do you know? Actually, when I was a kid, there was an oppa in my neighbor's house who looked a lot like you."

Qi Yaojiu listened quietly. He was definitely not the child of Jiang Minjing's neighbor. After all, Jiang Minjing's family was wealthy. After she became independent, she lived in a high-end apartment in Yeouido. The place where she lived with her parents should also be a wealthy area.

The snow outside the window seems to be getting heavier.

Jiang Minjing sometimes reminisced and sometimes smiled bitterly.

For the first time, she completely opened her heart to Qi Yaojiu and told him all her happy and unhappy experiences since childhood, and why she longed to live independently as soon as possible.

Ji Yaojiu is indeed a very qualified listener, just like when Lee Ji-eun confided her experiences to Ji Yaojiu.

If the wine is not intoxicating, everyone will get drunk.

Gradually, Jiang Minjing began to speak hesitantly.

His eyes were wandering and his cheeks were flushed.

Everyone could see that Kang Min Kyung was drunk.

Qi Yaojiu wanted to help her to rest on the sofa. Why on the sofa instead of the bedroom? Anyone who understands will understand.

It’s not that Qi Yaojiu doesn’t have that ability, it’s just that a drunk person of the opposite sex, no matter how tempting, is not the environment and atmosphere that Qi Yaojiu likes.

Jiang Minjing not only poured out her heart tonight, but there were also some things that she tried hard to recall when she woke up on the sofa the next morning.

The kitchen and dining room were clean and the garbage was taken away.

I slept on the sofa with a quilt covering me.

Everything was related to Qi Yaojiu, but the most important thing did not happen.

"Fool"

Jiang Minjing hit her forehead.

She kept calling herself an idiot and muttering that she shouldn't have gotten drunk last night. When she went shopping for gifts with Li Haili in the afternoon, Li Haili had mentioned the importance of atmosphere.

When drinking, the best atmosphere is to be 70% drunk, and the words said while remaining 30% sober will be charming.

Completely drunk, like a dead pig, who would be interested.

Opportunity, last night was really the best opportunity.

As for myself.

I told him about my past, which was a good start. I drank the wine smoothly, too smoothly, so smoothly that I drank beer, soju, soju beer, and red wine. After drinking a lot of them, I was the only one who was drunk.

Is there still a chance, hangover soup tonight?

Jiang Minjing leaned back on the sofa, her mind racing. (End of this chapter)