The Uncrowned King of the Peninsula

Chapter 170 Water Outside the Bathtub (Two in One)

The atmosphere of the party was just right, with the first floor being more formal and the second floor more emotional.

There is also a Christmas tree in the middle of the room, but it is much smaller than the one on the first floor, about one person tall, with gift boxes of various sizes hanging on it.

The lights were deliberately dimmed, and the speakers hidden in the ceiling emitted gentle surround sound, playing Christmas songs, sometimes cheerful, sometimes gentle. A dozen men and women were sitting in groups of three or four, laughing from time to time.

There were several actors in the circle, good friends like Park Ji-yeon, and a few people Bae Young-joon didn't know.

However, Lee Ji-eun is not here, she should still be entertaining guests on the first floor.

Bae Yong-jun and Choi Sulli sat on a sofa in the corner, whispering to each other.

No one here looked at them, and the atmosphere between the two of them was vaguely ambiguous.

"Editor-in-chief, I thought you would be on the first floor." Choi Sulli leaned on his shoulder, took his hand, and pinched his fingers one by one, as if she was playing with some interesting toy.

"The first floor was a bit too boring, so I just chatted for a few minutes and then came upstairs." Pei Yongjun shook his head.

He didn't know many people on the first floor, but there were many who knew him. They were quite respectful to him, but few came up to talk to him.

After all, he is an entertainment reporter, and I'm afraid many people hope that Pei Yongjun will stay as far away as possible.

Only writer Kim Eun-hee talked to him for a while, saying that they would like to have dinner together if there was a chance. She wondered what he was thinking.

"Besides, Ji-eun said someone was waiting for me, so of course I came up quickly." Bae Yong-jun smiled at Choi Sulli on his shoulder.

She leaned against him, her dark hair tied into a cute bun on top of her head, her body was fragrant and soft, exuding a gentle scent of cosmetics.

The belly-baring camisole was stretched on her body, and she hugged her arms with both hands. The white and tender waist rubbed against the back of his hands, smooth and soft. The exquisite waist curve made people want to hold her in their hands all of a sudden.

"No, I didn't. I meant to wait for Ji Eun-unnie to come up." Choi Sulli straightened up, still embarrassed and stubborn, "Editor-in-Chief, if you have anything to do, just stay on the first floor."

"Are you really not waiting for me?" Pei Yongjun stretched out his hand and hooked it around her slender waist.

Choi Sulli stopped talking, but Pei Yongjun exerted a little force and held her in his arms.

She leaned in Pei Yongjun's arms and chattered.

Soon, footsteps were heard on the stairs. Bae Yong-jun looked at the stairs and saw Lee Ji-eun.

She was wearing an exquisite white sequined dress, revealing a section of her white and tender calves, with smooth light brown waves, delicate eye makeup, and a fair face that exuded the aura of a mature woman.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting." She smiled and waved to her friends on the second floor. Her gaze lingered on Pei Yongjun and the other man sitting on the sofa for a moment, and a smile seemed to appear on the corners of her mouth.

Under the slightly teasing gaze of her good sister, Choi Sulli twisted her body shyly and pulled the little hand away from his palm.

Bae Yong-jun feels that Lee Ji-eun still needs to work on her social skills.

"Merry Christmas everyone, let's have a drink together~" She raised the drink that had been prepared on the table next to her, "Merry Christmas!"

Everyone raised their glasses and cheered, "Merry Christmas!"

"Thank you all for coming. I've prepared Christmas gifts for everyone today," IU pointed to the Christmas tree in the middle of the room. It turned out the gift boxes on top weren't just decorations, but actually contained gifts. "There's a mysterious lucky gift inside. Whoever gets it will be lucky for the whole year!"

Everyone who came prepared gifts for Lee Ji-eun, and the scene became a large-scale gift exchange occasion.

People came up one after another, randomly picked gift boxes, and then gave the gifts they brought to Lee Ji-eun.

Park Ji-yeon gave a custom-made perfume with an exquisite Christmas tree-shaped bottle. It was said that the fragrance was specially created for Christmas. Then she closed her eyes and pointed randomly at the Christmas tree. Lee Ji-eun followed the direction of her finger and took down a gift box.

"Wow, this is very popular. I just wanted it! It looks so beautiful!" Park Ji-yeon opened the gift box and exclaimed in surprise.

She held up the gift inside and showed it to everyone.

A sparkling platinum bracelet embellished with rubies.

Pei Yongjun looked very familiar, it was exactly that classic remake of Bulgari's bracelet.

"Editor-in-chief nim." Choi Sulli looked at him, a little stunned.

What a coincidence, this was exactly the gift she prepared for Lee Ji-eun.

"Sulli, come here~" Before Choi Sulli could say anything, Lee Ji-eun was already waving at her.

Choi Sulli had no choice but to walk forward with the gift.

"Sulli, you pick one. Any box will do. Friendly reminder, the bigger the box, the better." Lee Ji-eun smiled and took Choi Sulli's hand, pointing to the Christmas tree beside them.

"Ouni, this is for you, but it seems a little..." Choi Sulli handed her gift bag to Lee Ji-eun, looking a little apologetic.

The gift collision made her feel like she wasn't attentive enough to Lee Ji-eun.

"What's wrong?" Lee Ji-eun tilted her head, then opened the gift box, her eyes paused for a moment.

"Ah!" she exclaimed in surprise, "Shirley, you chose the same thing as me!"

Lee Ji-eun took out the identical bracelet from the gift box and immediately put it on her wrist happily, shaking it left and right. The fiery red gem made her slender and delicate wrist look even whiter and tenderer.

"You really understand me. I love this. I thought I'd keep it for myself since no one else got it. But I didn't expect Jiyeon to take it~"

She hugged Choi Sulli and rubbed against her body, "Thank you."

"Ouni~" Choi Sulli also hugged her, feeling so moved that she was about to cry.

"Oh, is there another letter you wrote?" Lee Ji-eun found another letter under the box.

"Oh, it's so..." She unfolded the letter and began to read it, tears gradually welling up in her eyes.

"Sulli, you will definitely be happy forever." Lee Ji-eun hugged Choi Sulli tightly, seeming to be very moved.

"Ouni..." Choi Sulli really cried.

Bae Yong-jun's eyes met Park Ji-yeon's. Park Ji-yeon stuck out her tongue, stood up, and walked over to the two of them.

Last time at Goo Hara's house, Choi Sulli and Lee Ji-eun proved to be great friends at the tearful moment.

"Okay, okay, why are you crying again?" Park Ji-yeon raised her hand and put the bracelet she had just received on Choi Sulli's wrist. "One for each of us, good sisters, with a tacit understanding, and love until old age~"

"I really can't stand you guys." Park Ji-yeon made a disgusted expression.

Choi Sulli suddenly laughed, and then everyone laughed, and the atmosphere instantly warmed up.

She hugged Lee Ji-eun and Park Ji-yeon again, and refused to wear the bracelet, but Park Ji-yeon insisted on giving it to her.

No one present needed this gift, but since it was a rare opportunity to see such a fortuitous occasion, everyone was naturally willing to help.

Choi Sulli sat back on the sofa and looked at Park Ji-yeon in the middle of the living room, her expression still a little sad.

Park Ji-yeon was laughing and joking with Lee Ji-eun, saying that they needed to draw two more gifts to make up for their investment.

"Aren't you happy about receiving the gift?" Pei Yongjun turned to look at her and reached out to stroke her hair.

"Happy." Choi Sulli turned her head and nodded, with tears dotted on her long eyelashes.

"Are you happy?" Pei Yongjun raised his hand and pinched the tip of her slightly red nose, "Don't cry."

"You should be happy to receive a gift." "Yeah." Choi Sulli nodded, pouting, her delicate eyebrows tangled together, "It's just that I feel like I almost ruined the atmosphere again."

"If you're worried about the atmosphere, then be happier." Bae Yongjun smiled, took out a small box from his arms and handed it to Choi Sulli.

"What is this?" Cui Xueli was stunned when she saw the smile on his face.

"For you."

"I?"

"Well, Sulli, Merry Christmas." Pei Yongjun opened the small velvet box, and inside was a beautiful diamond hairpin.

"Lonely, lonely Chrismas~"

The soft singing voice floated in the air. Pei Yongjun picked up the hairpin and pinned it on the side of her hair. The yellow light was ambiguous and warm. Her big eyes sparkled with infatuation, like sparkling diamonds.
Choi Sulli stared at Bae Yongjun and murmured to herself, "Editor-in-Chief nim..."

"Can you still spend Christmas with me next year?"

"Okay." Pei Yongjun nodded.

"Then can we do it later?"

"That depends on your performance. If you cry, forget it. You look best when you smile." Pei Yongjun raised his right hand and wiped the tiny tears from the corners of her eyes with his fingertips.

"Then I want to laugh. I like to laugh for you."

Choi Sulli suddenly straightened up, her pretty face moved closer, and her slightly cold lips touched Pei Yongjun's lips.

"Like it?"

"like."

She smiled, her eyebrows were curved, her skin was white and smooth, she looked very beautiful.

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"Editor-in-chief, where are you going during the New Year?" Choi Sulli's face was flushed and she was slightly drunk.

After the gift exchange, everyone started eating and drinking, and the atmosphere became more and more lively. Choi Sulli held a glass of wine and drank with her friends. Bae Yongjun could hear the gossip of several girls surrounding her, and their interested eyes swept over Bae Yongjun.

Choi Sulli just refused to say anything, so she drank a few glasses and was a little drunk when she came back.

"There shouldn't be any special place to go." Pei Yongjun thought for a while and decided to go to Jin Rongmin's house at the end of the year to have a meal and celebrate Jin Minxuan's birthday. It would also feel like home.

Then the annual Dong-A News Awards will be presented in late January, so I should prepare for it.

Although it was the New Year holiday, Pei Yongjun really had nowhere to go during the period.

"Then how about we go back to Liangshan together? I haven't been back for a long time." Cui Xueli's eyes were half expectant and half shy.

On the journey of a single man and a single woman, Pei Yongjun couldn't help but take another look at the little ball in her tank top.

"Okay, let's go back after the New Year." He nodded.

"Okay, editor-in-chief." Choi Sulli smiled, looked around, and kissed him on the cheek.

The two looked at each other. Pei Yongjun looked at her red lips on her snow-white skin and was about to take action when he suddenly heard someone calling her.

"Sulli, come here quickly~" Park Ji-yeon shouted.

"Ah! Okay, okay!" Choi Sulli hurriedly pushed Bae Yongjun's thigh, stood up, and ran towards Park Ji-yeon.

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When Bae Yong-joon saw Choi Sulli again, her cheeks were flushed and she looked very drunk.

"Editor-in-Chief Pei, I'm sorry. I accidentally drank too much." Park Ji-yeon next to him smiled awkwardly.

This is a small room on the second floor where a few girlfriends were chatting in private. As a result, Choi Sulli chose the "Dare or Dare" game and got herself drunk.

"It's okay," Pei Yongjun shook his head, leaned down, and moved closer to Cui Xueli. "Xulli, how are you?"

"Editor-in-chief, I'm not going back." Choi Sulli looked at the person in front of her in a daze and recognized it as Bae Yongjun.

"Are you really okay? Are you going back now?" Pei Yongjun continued to ask.

"I'm fine, I want to sleep, you stay with me." Choi Sulli grabbed Bae Yongjun's arm.

"Well, all the empty rooms on the third floor can be used. You can send Sulli to rest. I'll go out and help clean up." When Park Ji-yeon heard what Choi Sulli said, she quickly backed out and ran out.

Pei Yongjun was the only one left in the room. He reached out and picked up Choi Sulli's soft and warm body and walked out.

The Christmas party has ended, and the second floor, which was bustling with chatter just now, is now deserted.

Bae Yong-jun looked at Park Ji-yeon who was pretending to be busy at the table.

The two looked at each other, and Park Ji-yeon pointed to the stairs.

Unlike her usual slightly cool skin, Choi Sulli in his arms was hot all over, her cheeks flushed, and a layer of fine sweat beads on the tip of her small nose. Her eyes seemed half-open, she was mumbling something, and her hands were tightly grasping Pei Yongjun's arms.

Lying in the warm and strong arms, Choi Sulli seemed to fall asleep gradually and became quiet.

Pei Yongjun carried her to the third floor and knocked on the doors of several rooms in a row, but they were all locked. It seemed that other guests were resting there. It was not until the last room that the door was unlocked.

The light was on in the room. On one side was a wardrobe and a table, on the other side was a bed, and there was a door, which should be the bathroom.

"Sulli, do you want to rest here?" Pei Yongjun asked, but Choi Sulli in his arms was no longer speaking.

So he put Choi Sulli on the bed, took off her shoes, removed the hairpins and hair clips on her head, and covered her with a quilt.

"Well, my face hurts. I need a towel, a towel..." As soon as Choi Sulli lay down, she started muttering to herself.

"Okay, I'll get it." Pei Yongjun responded, got up and walked towards the bathroom.

When I opened the door, I saw that the basin and the floor inside were very clean. There was a light pink shower curtain in front of the bathtub. There was a hint of fragrant water vapor in the air, making people feel clean and warm.

The door behind him swung and closed automatically. Pei Yongjun glanced around and saw a pile of towels on the shelf next to the washbasin.

He picked up two and turned on the faucet to wet the towels, but suddenly heard a scream from behind the shower curtain.

"what!"

The sound of water splashing was heard, and warm foamy water overflowed from the bathtub and slowly flowed down the smooth outer wall.

"Shirley, don't twist the cold water."

The shower curtain was opened a little, revealing her smooth arms covered with water droplets and foam. Her pretty facial features revealed a hint of innocence and tenderness, her eyes flickered between her eyebrows, and her wet long hair lazily draped over her bare collarbone.

Bae Young-joon and Lee Ji-eun looked at each other.

"Is anyone in there?"

There was a knock on the door behind her, and Choi Sulli's somewhat confused voice rang out, "If no one is there, I'll go in."

(End of this chapter)