The Uncrowned King of the Peninsula

Chapter 56 A Little Secret

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The originally relaxed atmosphere suddenly stagnated. Those who heard clearly were shocked, while those who didn't hear clearly didn't know what happened and looked at Zhu Xianying in confusion.

"Mo?" Li Zhien beside Zhu Xianying was stunned for a moment, "Hey, Xianying, what are you talking about..."

"I say," Zhu Xianying raised her voice, interrupting her, standing up and looking coldly at Pei Yongjun, "I will not toast to a criminal who violates privacy."

Now everyone could hear it clearly.

The atmosphere suddenly became extremely awkward. Everyone looked at each other, their glasses held in mid-air, unsure of what to do. No one had expected Joo Hyun-young to say such a thing, let alone what she meant. All eyes turned to Bae Yong-jun.

"Xianyingxi, what are you talking about?" Pei Yongjun looked at her.

"Aren't all of you here your prey?" Zhu Xianying's gaze swept across the faces of the people present, making them shudder. "You invade their privacy, sell out their private lives, fabricate stories, both true and false, to gain fame and profit for yourself."

"Secret photography, eavesdropping, fake news, forged photos, isn't this what Hanjiang Sports does? A complete criminal who invades privacy." She spoke word by word, staring at Pei Yongjun with a look of hatred.

After all, the prosecutor's words carried a different weight, and most people's eyes changed when they looked at Pei Yongjun, revealing a hint of disgust and fear.

Park Ji-yeon unconsciously took half a step back, and the chair legs made a sharp and harsh sound on the floor, which made people feel even more uneasy.

"Xianyingxi, please don't say that. Editor-in-Chief Pei is not the person you are talking about." Goo Hara frowned.

"Hara, don't be fooled by his temporary actions and think he's really a good person," said Joo Hyun-young. "He's just trying to gain your and Sulli's trust."

"When you open your heart to him, he will bite you like a poisonous snake."

"Now, please leave. You are not welcome here. As a prosecutor, I will not let you go." She stared at Pei Yongjun.

The atmosphere was extremely low. Pei Yongjun looked around, frowned slightly, and took a half step back. "Then I'll go first..."

"No!" His arm was suddenly grabbed, "You can't leave!"

Choi Sulli grabbed his arm and looked at Joo Hyun-young, "You are not welcome here! Please leave!"

Zhu Xianying frowned. She didn't expect Cui Xueli to treat her like this. "Cui Xueli, I'm a prosecutor. Please trust me..."

"I don't believe you!" Choi Sulli's thin body protected Pei Yongjun in front of her, blocking the various gazes. "Joo Hyun-young, I won't believe someone who casually slanders my good friend!"

"He was the one who helped me, helped Hola-oni, not you!"

"Is the prosecutor great? Perhaps, but you are not welcome here!"

Choi Sulli's words were firm and decisive.

Zhu Xianying's momentum stagnated.

Everyone else at the table seemed stunned. No one had ever seen Choi Sulli lose her temper so much, especially towards the respected prosecutor.

"Sulli..." Pei Yongjun called her softly.

Cui Xueli suddenly turned around, tears in her eyes, "Don't go, you are not allowed to go..."

Pei Yongjun nodded to her, lowered her arm that was blocking her body, and looked at Zhu Xianying. "Prosecutor Zhu Xianying, do you have any evidence for what you just said?"

"...No." Zhu Xianying was silent for a while before speaking.

"Then you are slandering me. Are you going to arrest me immediately? Then please show me the arrest warrant." Pei Yongjun's eyes were as hard as steel, and he did not back down. "Otherwise, please leave."

"...Wait until I find the evidence, and then I'll do as you wish." Zhu Xianying looked at Cui Xueli in front of him, "Xu Lixi, if you need help..."

"Please leave! Now!" Choi Sulli pointed at the stairs without any hesitation. "I don't need your help!"

Zhu Xianying took a deep breath and walked away. Bae Yongjun looked at Cui Xueli's tense profile in front of him, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

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Pei Yongjun opened the door to the first floor and saw Choi Sulli sitting on the steps at the door with her back to him. Her slender figure had her hands around her knees, making her look even thinner.

"Shirley?" he called.

Choi Sulli turned around and asked, "Editor-in-Chief, why did you come out?"

"Everyone felt uncomfortable inside, so I came out." Pei Yongjun walked to her side.

Although Joo Hyun-young left, the atmosphere could never return to its original state, and Lee Ji-eun seemed to be in a dilemma.

Choi Sulli said she was going downstairs to get something, and then she didn't come back. Bae Yongjun sat for a while, said something to Goo Hara, then got up and went downstairs, and just happened to find her at the door.

He sat down. "Thank you, Shirley."

"Thank me for what?"

"Thank you for protecting me."

"What..." Choi Sulli hummed twice, looking a little embarrassed. She rested her chin on her knees and looked at her toes. "You are so powerful, what's the point of me protecting you? I'm just very angry."

"What are you angry about?"

"They don't believe you." Choi Sulli turned her head to look at him, her brows slightly furrowed, her thin lips pouting, "Especially that Joo Hyun-young, what right does she have to say that!"

Pei Yongjun looked at her angry face and thought she was cute.

"Why are you looking at me?" Cui Xueli felt a little embarrassed again.

"Let's go." He stood up again, "Do you want to go out together?"

"Where are you going?" she asked, looking up.

"Go get some fresh air."

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Buzz~~——~~
An extremely ordinary black Hyundai sedan sped along the Han River Riverside Road at night, weaving in and out of the traffic as if it were walking on flat ground.

The car window was half open, and the cold winter wind blew straight into the car, making a whistling sound.

"Ah!" But Cui Xueli was completely unaware. She looked at the cars on both sides being left behind one by one with excitement. The Han River was rushing not far away, surging like a tide under the moonlight.

"Ah!" She looked at Pei Yongjun who was calm beside her and shouted loudly, seeming to have forgotten the unpleasantness just now, "You are so awesome!"

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"A little secret." Pei Yongjun continued to step on the accelerator and lightly moved the clutch. The car swayed gently like a dolphin, rushing forward just in time with the flow of traffic.

The driving skills I developed while tracking news targets are perfect for the streets of Seoul.

"You have so many secrets!" Choi Sulli yelled, her hair disheveled but she was oblivious. Her eyes gleamed like dark stars, bright and beautiful in the night like spring. "Why do you have so many secrets? Bae Yongjun!"

"It's a secret." Pei Yongjun smiled and drove faster.

Bright laughter floated along the banks of the Han River.

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