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Chapter 103 Christmas Radio's Secret Words from the Stars

That night, Jiang Zaixun's DC station updated the latest schedule -

【New itinerary】

12.21-Nonghyup Juice Reshoot (Breakup Healing Version)

12.22-Seoul Milk Yogurt Advertisement (Turning Grief and Anger into Food)
12.23-Sungho Fried Chicken Special (Storm Inhalation Version)
12.24-Powerade sports drink (10km run after a breakup)

12.25-"Jae-hoon's Moonlight Drive" (Guest: Bae Suzy)
The fan comment section exploded instantly——

[1st floor]: Hahahahaha, is this some kind of tragic drama? ?

[3rd floor]: Jiang Zaixun: The more I cry, the more my sponsor loves me
[7th Floor]: I suggest you start a series called "365 Days of Rejection", one brand per day (dog head)

【15th Floor】: @FILA What the hell are you guys doing?!

[22nd Floor]: It’s so funny, are we in Xun going to take over the sadness marketing in Korea?
……

at the same time.

Jin Dayuan's phone kept vibrating.

"Hello, this is AmorePacific's cosmeceuticals brand..."

"Hello, this is the Jeju Island Citrus Association..."

"The National Health Insurance Service wants to invite Kang Jae-hoon to film..."

"..."

Kim Dae-won hung up the Nth phone call with a toothpick in his mouth, and turned to look at Kang Jae-hoon who was rehearsing the dance for "Gravity" with Krystal Jung.

"One, two, three, turn around—"

The choreographer clapped his hands and gave instructions.

Krystal Jung gently tapped Kang Jae-hoon's palm with her fingertips, guiding him to complete the rotation.

The music moves into the chorus.

The two of them walked synchronously with their hands behind their backs, their shoulders barely touching.

"Twirl around."

The choreographer gestured.

Jiang Zaixun took Zheng Xiujing's hand and gently pulled her, and she spun into his arms.

"handle--"

The choreographer's voice suddenly became distant.

The song is over.

The choreographer signaled for a short break.

“Jaehoon—”

Jin Dayuan waved at him from the corner.

"What's wrong, brother?"

Jiang Jae-hoon trotted over.

"Pharmacies want you to cry until your nose is full and then take medicine to recover; pet food companies want you to cry while hugging your dog; even the National Health Insurance is looking for you to star in a preventative ad – they say the image of a melancholic handsome man resonates better with housewives."

Jiang Jae-hoon: “…”

"So you accepted it?"

"Am I that kind of person?!"

Jin Dayuan said righteously: "At least reject the dog food advertisement!"

A "chuckle" came from behind.

Krystal Jung held onto Kang Jae-hoon's shoulders and laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten her back.

Jiang Zaixun rubbed his temple helplessly:

"Brother, the health insurance was rejected too, right?"

"But the money they gave was too much."

……

Eleven o'clock that night.

The staff packed up their equipment and left one after another.

Krystal pretended to pack her backpack, and out of the corner of her eye she saw Kang Jae-hoon slowly packing up his water cup and towel.

"Oppa~"

After everyone left, she immediately jumped in front of Jiang Zaixun, put her hands behind her back and shook them:

"I have a Christmas wish."

Jiang Zaixun stuffed the towel into his bag: "What's your wish?"

"How about we go to Namsan Tower on Christmas Day?"

Krystal blinked her eyes which seemed to be filled with stars:
"Hang a love lock, eat at a street stall, secretly hold hands in the crowd, and then... kiss in the cable car."

Jiang Zaixun paused:
"I have a live radio broadcast on the 25th..."

Zheng Xiujing's mouth drooped instantly: "Work again..."

She stamped the floor.

"We've been dating for two weeks and we haven't even had a serious date..."

Jiang Zaixun put down his backpack and gently pulled her into his arms:
"I'll come find you after the radio show?"

"What time is it?"

"One in the morning..."

"Ah! What time is that!"

Zheng Xiujing angrily hit his chest with her forehead:

"There were couples everywhere that day. How could I look like waiting for you alone in Nanshan Tower..."

Jiang Zaixun sighed and gently held her face:
"Feel sorry."

"Can't I just ask for leave?"

Jiang Zaixun frowned in embarrassment.

The radio station has a fixed schedule, and taking a temporary leave will affect the entire team.

And the guest is Bae Suzy...

Of course, the most important thing is that Christmas Day is the last issue of this year.

Krystal pursed her lips even tighter.

Jiang Zaixun reached out to touch her hair, but she turned her head away.

"Then I'll go to the radio station with you."

"what?"

"We'll go to Nanshan Tower after this is over."

"But--"

"It doesn't matter if it's early in the morning."

Zheng Xiujing grabbed the corner of his clothes and shook it: "I just want to spend Christmas with you."

Jiang Jae-hoon's heart suddenly softened.

"it is good."

He lowered his head and rested his forehead against Krystal's: "We'll go together after this."

The smile reappeared on her cheeks.

Zheng Xiujing raised her face and pecked him on the lips: "Then it's a deal!"

"But it might be very late..."

"It's okay~ I'll be waiting for you in the car with hot cocoa and a blanket."

Jiang Zaixun couldn't help but tighten his arms and pulled her into his arms:

"It's so cold, you'll catch a cold if you wait in the car."

Zheng Xiujing immediately wrinkled her nose:
"Then Oppa needs to finish this quickly!"

"I try my best."

"It's not about trying, it's about having to!"

She raised a finger fiercely: "If you dare to delay until two o'clock, I will--"

"Just what?"

"I'll tie you to the railing of Namsan Tower and let all the couples watch Jiang Zaixunxi being scolded by his girlfriend~"

Jiang Zaixun was amused by her and pinched her puffy cheeks:

"Okay, I'll definitely get off work on time."

Only then did Zheng Xiujing stand on tiptoe with satisfaction and peck him lightly on the lips:
"Stamped and effective!"

All the lights in the practice room dimmed.

Only the fluorescent sign of the emergency exit was left, emitting a faint green light.

Jiang Zaixun took her hand and walked to the door, and suddenly remembered something:
"By the way, the radio guest is Bae Suzy."

Zheng Xiujing paused, but soon shook their clasped hands as if nothing had happened:

"I know~ I'm not the kind of jealous girlfriend."

(That’s weird.)
She added secretly in her heart.
-
December 25th.

Christmas day.

SBS Mokdong Building.

The staff has created a Christmas atmosphere in the studio.

In the corner stood a beautifully decorated Christmas tree;
Merry Christmas balloons were stained on the walls of the set;
Even the microphone is covered with a Christmas-colored windshield.

While Jiang Zaixun was checking the script, there was a light knock on the door.

"Please come in."

A head wearing a Christmas deer antler headband poked in from the crack in the door.

"Excuse me~"

Pei Xiuzhi's eyes curved into crescents the moment she saw him: "DJ Jiang, Merry Christmas~"

Different from the mature image with heavy makeup on stage.

She only wore light makeup today.

She wore a casual outfit of a round-neck sweater and jeans, and even painted her nails in a Christmas-themed polka dot pattern.

"Merry Christmas, Xiuzhixi, thank you for coming here so late."

When Jiang Jae-hoon stood up to say hello, he accidentally knocked over the mineral water bottle.

"Won't--"

Bae Suzy reached out to support it at the same time, and their fingertips lightly touched the bottle.

"Wow, what a rapport!"

She smiled and retracted her hand, the antler headband swaying slightly with her movements:

"It looks like today's recording will go smoothly."

"Lend your blessings."

Bae Suzy naturally pulled out a chair and sat in the guest seat.

The assistant immediately handed over the script process.

The content is quite light-hearted——

Christmas memories, year-end summary, and listener letter session.

"I heard you were recognized when you went to the store last time?"

Bae Suzy took the initiative to find a topic. "Yeah, the clerk is quite friendly."

"She later excitedly sent me three pages of Kakao - she said she didn't expect that the gentle Yoon Chan-young in "The Heirs" was even more handsome in private."

The words on the script suddenly became difficult to focus on.

Jiang Zaixun turned his head——

Suddenly I noticed that she would occasionally touch her earlobe unconsciously when she spoke.

The snowflake earring on her left ear flickered in the light.

This unconscious little action dilutes the sense of distance from the stars and makes them look real and cute.

"Will this light up?"

Bae Suzy suddenly poked the mini Christmas tree on the table out of curiosity.

"Press here."

The moment Jiang Zaixun demonstrated the switch, the colorful lights lit up her surprised pupils.

"Wow~"

He suddenly discovered that Pei Xiuzhi's eye makeup was hiding a little trick——

There is an almost invisible sequin on the inner corner of the eye, like a broken diamond suddenly reflecting in the snow.

The air between the two of them suddenly relaxed a little.

at this time.

The PD's prompt sound came from the headphones——

"The countdown begins, get ready in ten seconds."

Jiang Jae-hoon quickly adjusted his headphones and nodded to Bae Suzy.

"5, 4, 3..."

The red light turns green.

"Jingle bells! Jingle bells! Jingle all the bells!"

"Merry Christmas, dear listeners! This is SBS FM's 'Jaehoon's Moonlight Drive,' FM 101.3MHz..."

Kang Jae-hoon's voice traveled through the airwaves into the Seoul night sky:

"Today we have invited Suzy, who could have relied on her looks but chose to rely on her skills!"

Pei Xiuzhi burst out laughing:

"What kind of introduction is this!"

"According to incomplete statistics."

Jiang Zaixun flipped through the small cards prepared by the program team:
"Last week, when 'Introduction to Architecture' was rebroadcast, the national TV failure rate increased by 37% because viewers were so focused on seeing their first love that they forgot to check their equipment."

"This is definitely something PD-nim made up!"

PD's triumphant laughter could be heard from the monitoring room.

"Then, Suzy, please say hello to the audience."

"Hello everyone~"

Pei Xiuzhi leaned forward slightly, and the deer antler headband swayed gently with her movements:

"I'm Suzy, tonight's special passenger. Thank you DJ Kang for inviting me to the radio station on Christmas."

"I should thank Suzy for coming. But having said that, Suzy's Christmas outfit is so cute."

Jiang Zaixun pointed at her hairband:

"Is this specially prepared for the show?"

"Inside!"

Bae Suzy touched the deer antler headband:

“Actually, we also prepared some for DJ Kang~”

She pulled out the same reindeer headband from her bag, and the staff on site immediately started to boo.

Jiang Jae-hoon hesitated for two seconds, but still took it and put it on.

"2013 is coming to an end soon. Is there anyone in particular you would like to thank for this year, Suzy?"

Pei Xiuzhi held her chin and thought for a while:
"...I should be most grateful to the fans, right? A lot has happened this year, but everyone has always supported us."

She suddenly turned to look at Jiang Zaixun:

"Also, I met a lot of new friends through the show, like... that actor who recently became famous for his crying scene in a commercial?"

"...We can't get over this topic, right?"

Jiang Zaixun held his forehead helplessly.

Pei Xiuzhi's eyes curved into crescents:
"It's unbearable~ The audience loves to watch this!"

"Okay, let me summarize..."

Jiang Zaixun shook his head:
"2013 was a year full of surprises for me. From stage plays to TV dramas, and then to my unexpected start as a radio host..."

At this point, he paused and said, "What I'm most grateful for are my listeners and friends who have always supported me, and my family who have been silently by my side..."

"And...that Kang Jae-hoon who was crying so hard on the bus?"

Bae Suzy suddenly interrupted and added.

"Hahaha--"

The sound of laughter from the director's room came through the headphones.

"PD, can this part be cut out?"

Jiang Zaixun turned his head with a serious look.

"No, it's live broadcast..."

"Okay, let's move on to today's audience letter segment—"

Jiang Zaixun opened the first letter sorted out by the staff:

[Hello, host. I'm a junior. Last Christmas, I confessed my secret crush to a senior, but was rejected. Now, seeing that he has a girlfriend, I feel incredibly sad...]

The studio was silent for a moment.

Pei Xiuzhi keenly noticed the change in atmosphere and whispered:

"Ah... Christmas isn't all sweet memories."

Jiang Zaixun adjusted his breathing and continued to read:

[…But yesterday, while sorting through my photo albums, I suddenly realized that time of unrequited love was actually quite beautiful. Just like the ornaments on a Christmas tree, even after they’ve been taken down, they still reflected the starlight.]

His voice softened unconsciously:

"This classmate said it so well—some feelings don't necessarily need results; their very existence is a gift."

Bae Suzy held her chin and looked at him:

"Does DJ Kang also have such memories of 'decoration balls'?"

"Um……"

Jiang Zaixun's eyes swept across the "Advertising Countdown" sign held up by the PD in front of the glass window and said softly:

"Yes, just like the light that's always on in the entrance hall when you come home every day. Some things are so familiar, so familiar that you almost forget...that's also starlight."

“So we should cherish the present moment even more.”

Bae Suzy whispered softly.

Advertising music cuts in at the right time.

The moment the red light went out, the studio fell into a brief silence.

Bae Suzy's deer antler headband swayed gently as she tilted her head:

"DJ Kang's family... must be very warm, right?"

Jiang Zaixun lowered his head to sort out the script and suppressed the emotion in his eyes:

"Well, it's an existence that allows me to get lost in peace."

"That's great..."

After a while.

The director's countdown came from the headset:
"5 seconds to prepare—"

The red light came on again.

Jiang Zaixun immediately adjusted his mood and raised his mouth to the microphone:
“Welcome back to Moonlight Joyride! Let’s continue driving towards the starry sky on Christmas Eve…”

The live broadcast is coming to an end——

"Thank you to all our listeners for spending this special Christmas Eve with us."

Jiang Zaixun's voice sounded particularly gentle in the midnight radio waves:
"May everyone find their own starlight. This is SBS FM's "Jae-hoon's Moonlight Drive," and I'm Kang Jae-hoon—"

Bae Suzy gently waved at the microphone:
"I'm Suzy, tonight's special passenger~"

“Merry Christmas!”

The two people's unanimous blessings gradually faded out with the ending song.

The red light goes out.

Cheers erupted in the studio.

The PD pushed the door open and waved his tablet excitedly:
"Real-time listening rate exceeded 13.2%! Setting a new record since the launch of the program!"

"Looks like we have good chemistry?"

Bae Suzy took off her headphones and looked at Kang Jae-hoon.

"It's all thanks to Suzy's popularity."

Jiang Jae-hoon smiled politely, but his eyes kept glancing at the clock on the wall - 00:32.

As he hurriedly packed up his script, the PD patted him on the shoulder:

"Should we continue to invite Suzy for the last episode before Spring Festival? The audience response has been so great."

"Ah? Oh..."

Jiang Zaixun responded vaguely and put his phone into his coat pocket:

"PD, it's up to you."

The lighting in the corridor is much softer than that in the studio.

Jiang Zaixun walked quickly towards the elevator, and suddenly heard crisp footsteps behind him.

"So anxious?"