The Uncrowned King of the Peninsula

Chapter 232: A Mahjong Table (Two in One)

Bae Yong-jun stopped and looked at Park Min-soo's smile, and returned the smile with his own.

Park Min-soo nodded at him, turned around and started talking to a middle-aged woman wearing glasses next to him.

As they spoke, the two of them looked at Pei Yongjun from time to time, as if they were talking about something about him.

On the other side of Park Min-soo sat Kim Dong-gun, who had a stern look on his face but a hint of pride.

A dragnet?
Pei Yongjun smiled and shook his head, looking away indifferently.

Sitting at the very edge of the second row was Lim Byung-hun. He smiled excitedly at Bae Young-jun, waved, and then pointed behind him.

Pei Yongjun looked in the direction of his finger and saw a group of familiar figures in the audience: Liu Chengzhu, Jin Zhicheng, Zhang Jiyuan...

These people were wearing suits and shirts, but they were waving flags in their hands and waving at Pei Yongjun in the corridor.

Pei Yongjun also waved to them, and looking at the petite figure of Quan Enfei, he hurriedly ran back from the aisle of his seat, and almost bumped into Jin Caiyuan in the corner.

The two looked at each other from afar. Concubine Kwon blushed and shrank into the crowd, leaving Kim Chae-won standing there blankly.

She had a fashionable chestnut-colored semi-long hair draped over her shoulders, a slender figure, and a thin waist that could be held in one hand. Her big eyes met Pei Yongjun's.

Pei Yongjun smiled friendly.

Jin Caiyuan suddenly widened his eyes, as if he saw something terrible, and then he quickly lowered his body and shrank into the crowd.

Well?
Am I a bad person?

Pei Yongjun blinked his eyes, looking innocent.

Seeing that the two girls were out of sight, Pei Yongjun waved to everyone again, turned around and continued walking towards the main waiting room on the other side.

When we arrived at the door of the waiting room, there were several other candidates waiting there. The staff said that Secretary-General Lin Bingxun would be here soon.

When they saw Pei Yongjun coming, their expressions changed.

KBS has been promoting Bae Young-joon at full capacity, which has naturally made his fame soar and he has also become well-known in the circle. At least if you pay a little attention to the news, you will know how popular Bae Young-joon is now.

In the public voting in recent days, Bae Young-jun has almost crushed the votes. Coupled with the rumors circulating in the circle, it seems that Bae Young-jun's winning of this award is a well-deserved decision.

Seeing the favorite winner of the grand prize arrive, some people pretended to be aloof, while others came up and chatted warmly.

Pei Yongjun chatted with them briefly, then walked to the corridor window and waited for Lin Bingxun to come over.

Buzz~buzz~
The phone in his pocket vibrated twice. Pei Yongjun took it out and saw that it was a message from Liu Zhimin.

It's an emoticon package, in which a little man angrily swings a sledgehammer and smashes a little bear on the side.

Then followed a message.

[Hey! Hey, hey, hey! Does it look good?]

Liu Zhimin seemed very dissatisfied.

Pei Yongjun was stunned for a moment, his heart moved, and his eyes flickered around. Sure enough, on the other side of the second row of seats, he saw a familiar figure through the window.

Liu Zhimin was wrinkling her nose and looking at him angrily. Next to her was the back of a middle-aged man, who should be her father, the chief of Incheon Water Police Station, Liu Xunjie.

【nice】

【Our Jimin looks the best today】

Pei Yongjun replied.

[Tsk! You looked for a long time but didn’t see me.]

Liu Zhimin lowered his head and typed furiously.

[The most beautiful one should be saved until the end, I can’t bear to leave it]

Pei Yongjun replied.

[Ugh~ Such words are disgusting.]

[I'm clearly looking at Eunbi. 】

[Ah! Why did she just come out from the backstage? Did you do something obscene to her again?]

Liu Zhimin has very sharp eyes.

【I just had some coffee.】

Bae Yong-jun was really just drinking coffee and had a clear conscience.

[Tsk! You're kidding me, I don't believe you.]

Pei Yongjun glanced at Liu Zhimin, who was sitting obediently beside Liu Xunjie, staring at her phone, and replied, "If you don't believe me, why don't you come backstage and play? It's boring there, right?"

[I can talk to your father, it should be fine.]

【Backstage? 】

Liu Zhimin over there raised his head and glanced at Pei Yongjun with a look of interest.

It would definitely be more interesting to go backstage than to follow Liu Xunjie, but after hesitating for a moment, she refused.

[Forget it, I won’t go.]

"What?" Bae Yong-jun asked.

[I'm going to behave well today and piss her off to death when I get back!]

Liu Zhimin's tone gradually became excited, and he quickly introduced the happy moment when his stepmother was stopped outside the Blue House banquet on New Year's Eve and made a big embarrassment.

She was so mad that night because the guards wouldn't let her in even though I wasn't there.

[Later, she called me and pretended to want me to go, but I refused to go!]

[After she came back, she didn't dare tell my dad. But he already knew about it and scolded her. Hahaha.]

[She dared to get angry, so my dad brought me here today~]

For the first time, she felt as if she had won a game against her stepmother. A happy smile appeared on Liu Zhimin's face, and she was full of joy between the lines of the message.

"I'm doing pretty well, right?" Pei Yongjun replied with a smile.

"It's OK." Liu Zhimin said bluntly.

【Would you like to come backstage and thank me? 】

[You die! Go find your beloved concubine.]

Liu Zhimin rolled her eyes at him, looking both coquettish and alluring.

[Yeah, I'm really drinking coffee. Why don't you believe me? ]

Pei Yongjun's tone was innocent.

How can I help you defeat her if I don't even have coffee to drink?

[Hey, are you a scoundrel?] Liu Zhimin sent a few contemptuous expressions.

[I'm the hardworking reporter who's eager to help little Princess Ji Min.]

[Then...] Liu Zhimin glanced at him quickly, and seeing his innocent look, she felt a little guilty.

[Not today, my dad has to take me to a dinner party tonight.]

[Next time, let’s meet next time. I’ll thank you when we meet.]

Neither of them said anything, but it seemed as if they both understood what gratitude meant.

Liu Zhimin recalled the last secret confrontation between herself and Pei Yongjun under the table, and her fair cheeks suddenly became hot.

[Next time, for sure?] Bae Young-jun confirmed.

[It depends on your performance. If it's poor, forget it.] Liu Zhimin continued to be stubborn.

"I'll treat you well," Pei Yongjun said gentlemanly.

[? ? Yeah! Pervert! What are you talking about?] [It's you! You're the one who wants to show off!]

Liu Zhimin sent a series of question marks.

Just as he was about to say something else, Pei Yongjun saw Liu Xunjie, who was next to Liu Zhimin, stand up, chat with the people next to him, and then pull Liu Zhimin up.

Liu Zhimin's condemnation came to an abrupt end. She just quickly sent a fist emoji and then put on a dignified smile, playing the role of a rich lady.

Seeing this, Pei Yongjun put away his phone and continued chatting with the person next to him.

Not long after, on the other side of the corridor, Lin Bingxun, sweating profusely from his busy work, came running over breathlessly. "Sorry, sorry, everyone, we're really busy today."

He called everyone together to finalize the procedures for today's award ceremony.

"...First, there will be an opening speech. The main guest will be invited to give a speech. Everyone will sit on both sides of the first row..."

"...Then the awards were presented one by one. There were nine in total, and the Dong-A News Awards was the last one."

"Each award has a presenter. The list and approximate time have been sent to everyone."

The staff around him quickly distributed copies of the materials to everyone.

"There are two performances in the middle, and we have also invited popular and well-known artists..."

"Anyway, this awards ceremony will be live, so everyone please pay attention to the camera." Lin Bingxun smiled. "Finally, let me introduce today's host. Today is a happy day, and I hope everyone can cooperate well."

"Jie'en, come in."

He clapped his hands, and a petite and beautiful figure walked in from outside the door.

It was Lee Ji-eun.

Her slightly childish face was painted with delicate makeup today, her red lips were tender, her skin was fair and smooth, and the eyeliner at the end of her eyes was pretty and charming, making her eyes sparkle and look very beautiful.

"Hello everyone, thank you all."

She had a proper smile on her face, held down her skirt, and bowed to everyone.

"I am fortunate to be the host today, and I will do my best to do a good job."

Everyone in the room responded politely and started chatting with Lee Ji-eun.

Her attitude was also very enthusiastic, and she greeted everyone one by one.

Although all the reporters in the room were relatively well-known, Bae Young-jun was the only entertainment reporter. It was not easy for others to talk to a big star like Lee Ji-eun. Naturally, both the host and the guests were in great fun and soon bursts of laughter broke out.

Lee Ji-eun smiled with curved eyebrows and raised her hand to cover her mouth, looking dignified and elegant, which made people admire her grace.

Surrounded by the crowd, Lee Ji-eun only glanced at Bae Yong-jun occasionally, her big watery eyes looking at him vaguely, but when Bae Yong-jun looked over, she had already started talking to someone else, as if she was not familiar with Bae Yong-jun.

Pei Yongjun chuckled and was not in a hurry. Instead, he stepped aside and waited.

Seeing that he didn't take the bait, Lee Ji-eun glanced at him secretly, her eyes full of resentment.

Pei Yongjun shrugged, indicating that he couldn't squeeze in.

Lee Ji-eun had no choice but to continue chatting with everyone.

After a few minutes, Lin Bingxun clapped his hands again, apologized, and said that he had to discuss the speech with Li Zhien, and asked all candidates to go back.

Everyone walked out together.

Lee Ji-eun had a friendly smile on her face and waved her fair little hands, saying goodbye to everyone one by one.

After leaving the main waiting room, everyone was walking back and forth in the corridor. IU unknowingly fell to the back of the team and came to Bae Young-jun's side.

"Why are you ignoring me?" She looked ahead and whispered to Pei Yongjun. Her big, smiling eyes quickly glanced at him, and there was a hint of laughter in her voice, "Are you angry?"

"Why are you angry?" Pei Yongjun glanced at her.

"Oh, don't be angry." She looked around vigilantly, then suddenly put her little hand into Pei Yongjun's big hand.

She scratched Pei Yongjun's palm with her fingertips and said softly, "Let you touch it, they can't touch it."

Li Zhien's voice was faint, and her white little hand was in Pei Yongjun's palm, tender and soft.

Oh, this woman.

Pei Yongjun's Adam's apple moved up and down.

"Do you still want to host later?" He squeezed her little hand and looked at the people in front of him who were chatting with each other.

No one expected that in the corridor, behind a group of well-known Peninsula reporters, the well-known superstar was letting Pei Yongjun play with his little hands.

"Do you still want to receive the award later?" Lee Ji-eun glanced at him and retorted.

"I want to take you back." Pei Yongjun said.

IU smiled with her lips pursed, her face soft and charming.

Just as he was about to say something, Lin Bingxun, who was at the front, finally noticed that the host who was next to him just now suddenly disappeared.

"Jieun? Jieun?"

Li Zhien responded, "Secretary Lin, sorry, I'm behind you."

"Ah, come on, let's hurry up." Lin Bingxun waved his hand.

Everyone turned their eyes and saw that Lee Ji-eun's little hand had quietly escaped.

"Come to my lounge later, I have a surprise for you." She whispered and hurriedly left with Lin Bingxun.

Pei Yongjun watched her go away, her figure disappeared into the corridor, said goodbye to the others, and turned to go to his own lounge. The lounge was specially arranged for him by Lin Bingxun, and most of the other candidates had to go back to their seats.

There was still half an hour left before leaving, but Bae Yong-jun was not in a hurry. He planned to go to the lounge and sit for a while, and then go to Lee Ji-eun's lounge to see what surprises she had.

However, just as he turned around a corner, someone suddenly grabbed him and dragged him to an empty corner.

"Ah! Are you still going to care about me? You heartless man!" Lin Nayeon, wearing a mask and a hat, had tears in her eyes. She held Bae Young-jun's arm tightly and looked like she was about to cry.

Pei Yongjun looked at her fluttering eyelashes and counted silently in his mind.

The coffee delivery guy, who was about to hit someone, was secretly seducing, and this little rabbit in front of me was about to bite me. What was going to happen today?

Play majiang?
"Hey! Bae Yongjun, say something!" Seeing that he didn't say anything for a while, Lin Nayeon was even more anxious and almost cried, "You've already done that to me, don't deny it!"

"What do you mean by refusing to pay?" Pei Yongjun smiled. "You owed me, so why am I the one refusing to pay?"

The little rabbit still owes him 986GB!
"Ah, what should I do later? Is it really okay if I just say it like that?"

Lin Nayeon has been under punishment from the company these days and cannot go anywhere. She just stays in the dormitory, but the longer she stays, the more scared she becomes.

Although Bae Yong-jun told her the general plan, Lin Nayeon was still unsure, fearing that she would be deceived by Bae Yong-jun in the end.

After all, this damn guy always lied to me that he would wear it, but in the end he never wore it once.

Not once!
However, I have caused such a big trouble that I really don’t dare to tell the company. What’s more, the company can’t even deal with Pei Yongjun. Is it useful to go to the company?
Lin Nayeon was worried and tossed and turned, and finally made it to today. She thought that Bae Yongjun would definitely give her some instructions, but after waiting and waiting, until the show was about to start, Bae Yongjun did not come to find her.

Lin Nayeon had no choice but to take the initiative.

"It's okay." Pei Yongjun patted her head and comforted her, "I'll take care of everything."

"What's the use of you?" Lin Nayeon muttered.

"What's wrong?" Pei Yongjun looked at her pouting little mouth and raised his hand to pinch her cute cheeks.

"Um, is IU senior really not your girlfriend? I just saw her holding your hand." Lin Nayeon felt a little sour for some reason.

"Nayeon, don't talk to a bad woman like IU sunbae."

Bae Yong-jun warned Lim Nayeon seriously.

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Lee Ji-eun walked away: Bae Yong-joon, are you polite???

(End of this chapter)