The Uncrowned King of the Peninsula

Chapter 188 Enemies meet
Bae Yong-jun walked around the corridor and returned to the lounge. When he opened the door, Lee Ji-eun and Lim Nayeon were already sitting there.

However, the few people who were talking together just now were not sitting together now, and the lounge was very quiet.

When footsteps were heard, everyone in the room looked up.

IU glanced at him, frowned slightly, as if she was worried about something, and lowered her head again.

Lin Nayeon's attitude changed. Just now she smiled at Bae Yongjun and seemed not to be afraid of him, but now there was only a polite smile on her face, and her body moved slightly away from Bae Yongjun, as if she was hiding from some dangerous person.

Alas, Nayeon, I am the victim.

If I tell you now that it was Lee Ji-eun who started it first, would you believe it?

Looking at Lin Nayeon's slightly wary eyes, Bae Yongjun secretly clicked his tongue and shook his head slightly. While lamenting the deep prejudice of the world, he walked towards Lim Byung-hun.

"Boss, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting." He sat down across from Lin Bingxian. "I have a lot on my plate. I'm busy now, trying to catch up on the progress."

The sound is neither loud nor quiet.

Lee Ji-eun suddenly raised her head and heard the second half of his sentence. Then she looked at Bae Yong-jun and lowered her head again.

Lin Nayeon saw it from the side.

"Ah, it's okay. Bingxun isn't done with his work yet anyway," Lin Bingxian said unconcernedly, looking at his watch. "But it should be soon."

Pei Yongjun nodded.

"But what a coincidence, I just asked, and maybe you know the person Bingxun met." Lin Bingxian took out his mobile phone and showed him the chat history between himself and Lin Bingxun.

"He's also a candidate for this year's News Award, but he's nowhere near as good as you."

"Do I know him?" Pei Yongjun looked at the screen and saw a familiar yet unfamiliar name in the scrolling chat history.

"Yes, that's him, the host of KBS's flagship program 'Evening News'. What's his name?" Lin Bingxian forgot for a moment and lowered his head to flip through the screen.

"His name is Kim Dong-gun," Bae Yong-jun replied.

"Oh, yes! Kim Dong-gun!" Lim Byung-hun slapped his thigh and looked at Bae Yong-jun, "Do you know each other?"

"Yes, he was my assistant when I was hosting the 'East Asia Times' on KBS."

"Is that so? Then you're pretty familiar with each other, and you're with Sung Soo, right?" Lim Byung-hun showed a look of sudden realization and laughed, "Then let's have lunch together at noon. We finally meet, so I'll treat you, hahaha."

He is very happy.

However, Pei Yongjun showed a hint of amusement on his face and slowly shook his head.

"Thank you for your kindness, President, but I'm afraid he won't come."

"Mo?" Lin Bingxian was stunned, "No..."

"Because he seems to dislike me." Pei Yongjun smiled softly, "It won't be a pleasant meeting."

Lin Bingxian was stunned.

Bae Yong-jun's mind flashed back to the scene where he and Kim Dong-gun met in the KBS building some time ago.

【You should know that you are not welcome here. 】

His voice still echoes in my ears.

Kim Dong-gun, his assistant announcer at "Dong-A Times", was the first to jump out and report to the top management of the News Bureau when he encountered that interview accident and the interviewed guest died mysteriously in the waiting room before going on stage, and put the blame on Bae Young-jun alone.

Bae Young-joon was expelled from KBS and took full responsibility. The News Bureau leaders were spared, and Kim Dong-gun's career skyrocketed. Within two years, he was the host of KBS's flagship news program, "Evening News," and became a sought-after young talent at KBS.

Would such a person accept Lin Bingxian's invitation to dinner?

I'm afraid he is the person who least wants to see himself.

"President, I'm sorry, I'll be out for a while." Pei Yongjun thought for a moment and stood up.

He went out and walked along the corridor to the front desk. He asked the fat receptionist for a piece of paper, wrote a few words, and handed it to the fat receptionist at the front desk.

"Give this to Secretary-General Lin," he said.

"This?" the receptionist asked, but didn't respond for a moment.

"Well, just say it's related to Director Yu from Kakao, and he'll understand." Bae Yong-jun wrote Yu Qinghao's name on the back of the paper and folded it.

"Okay, I'll give it to him later." The receptionist nodded and was about to pick up the folded note, but Pei Yongjun raised his hand to stop her.

"No, give it to him now." Pei Yongjun emphasized again, "This is a big deal for the sponsor. Secretary Lin won't blame you."

"Really?" The receptionist hesitated for a moment, but the word "sponsor" still touched her. "Okay, I'll be right there."

She nodded and turned to walk towards the Secretary-General's office on the other side.

Pei Yongjun turned around and walked to the lounge on the other side and sat next to Lin Bingxian again.

Lin Bingxian seemed to want to ask about Kim Dong-gun, but in the end he didn't ask. He chatted with Bae Yong-jun and looked at his watch from time to time.

As he was speaking, footsteps sounded at the door again, and a familiar yet unfamiliar voice reached his ears, "Oh, I heard that there is someone familiar here, is that right?"

Pei Yongjun turned his head and stood up. Standing at the door was a man about 30 years old with neatly combed hair, a frivolous smile on his face, and shining gold-rimmed glasses.

It was Kim Dong-gun whom I met last time.

"Ha," he raised his eyebrows and walked forward quickly, "I was wondering who it was, but it turns out to be you, Editor-in-Chief Pei."

"Nice to meet you again," Kim Dong-gun extended his right hand with a warm smile on his face. "Nice to meet you again."

"It's my pleasure, Anchor Kim." Bae Yongjun nodded and shook hands with him.

"Is this President Lin?" Kim Dong-gun looked at Lin Bingxian who was standing beside him.

Pei Yongjun nodded, "Yes."

"Ah, senior, I've heard a lot about you, President Lin." Kim Dong-gun smiled at Lin Bingxian.
The smile on Kim Dong-gun's face was like meeting an old friend, and his hearty laughter attracted everyone's attention.

Twice's manager, Park Ji-hyo, and Lim Nayeon all had polite smiles on their faces.

Feeling everyone's gaze, Jin Dongjian held Pei Yongjun's hand tightly, but stopped laughing, and his smile gradually faded. "But, Editor-in-Chief Pei, seeing you today really surprised me. It's a surprise."

"What's the surprise?" Pei Yongjun's smile gradually disappeared. "Anchor Kim."

"Surprising... Ha," Kim Dong-gun laughed, as if remembering something funny. "It's surprising that even shady paparazzi like you Hangang Sports can be nominated for the Dong-A News Awards."

"You said..." He looked around, his voice neither too loud nor too soft, but still loud enough for everyone to hear clearly, "Is it unexpected? Is it funny?"

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone was stunned, and the atmosphere in the lounge suddenly turned cold.

(End of this chapter)