Peninsula: From a supporting actor to the best actor in Chungmuro

Chapter 50 Friend Card and Calico Cat

The silver-plated dining cart rolled over the carpet, and two portions of red wine-braised beef ribs landed in front of the two men.

The caramel-colored sauce wraps the tender beef, and the steam creates a warm mist mixed with rosemary.

After confirming her friend's identity, Krystal Jung was like a music box with its spring unwound, her back collapsing from a stiff 90 degrees to a lazy 75 degrees.

She even poked the edge of Kang Jae-hoon's plate with the tip of her fork:
"Try this, it's a hundred times better than kimchi fried rice."

Jiang Zaixun picked up the piece of meat with a fork and stuffed it into his mouth.

The moment the beef touched the tongue, it turned into a velvet waterfall. The acidity of black garlic and sherry vinegar exploded into miniature fireworks between the teeth. As the meat fibers softened, Jiang Zaixun's pupils produced an eight-magnitude earthquake.

He puffed out his cheeks and nodded frantically:
"good to eat!"

Zheng Xiujing's dimples become more charming as Jiang Zaixun's squirrel cheeks bulge:
"If it tastes good, eat more."

She suddenly transformed into a food salesperson, her fork drawing silver arcs under the light, as if conducting a sweet taste symphony.

"Eat this roasted pumpkin."

"Well……"

“Broccoli for vitamins.”

"Uh……"

"Honey walnuts help you sleep."

Kang Jae-hoon's plate quickly grew into a miniature botanical garden, and his protests were cut off by a new round of food raids.

As he forked the roasted pumpkin.

The dense melon flesh fell to the ground with a plop, and his frantic attempt to pick it up made Krystal suddenly burst out laughing.

——At this moment, she finally understood what Kim Ji-won meant by "friend privilege".

It turns out that after removing the "secret crush filter", even this man's embarrassment became a comedy scene.

And she could finally laugh at his stupidity openly, which was ten times happier than hiding and peeking at him.

Zheng Xiujing held her chin and looked at Jiang Zaixun's funny look of fumbling to pick up pumpkins:

"Has Teacher Jiang ever kept a pet?"

"Sharing a house doesn't allow keeping a child."

Jiang Zaixun scooped the pumpkin puree that fell on the table into his mouth:

"And because I'm afraid of cats, after I pass by a convenience store and feed stray cats, I have to roll in a lint remover for ten minutes before I go back home."

Zheng Xiujing lowered her eyes and stirred the lemon slices in the ice water:

"...So, is Mr. Jiang's ideal type Lee Sung-kyung?"

In the next box.

Park Hyung-sik's eyes widened when he heard this:
"Is she crazy? Mentioning Lee Sung Kyung at this time?!"

"Shh-"

Jin Zhiyuan turned up the volume of the surveillance camera to the maximum: "Listen first."

In the video, Jiang Zaixun was wiping the tabletop with a napkin, which was covered with pumpkin puree:

"According to the Bible, he's the type who's emotionally stable, caring, and has a clear career plan."

"You admire her?"

"Of course, sharing a roommate for five years with zero conflict is something you can only find once in a while."

"Just a roommate?" Krystal raised an eyebrow.

"More like family than roommates."

Hearing this, Park Hyung-sik slapped his forehead:

"It's over! The five-year family meme is over!"

Kim Ji-won grabbed the headset microphone:

"Don't panic, Bona! Teacher Jiang has an avoidant attachment personality—"

"what?!"

Park Hyung-sik stared at Zheng Xiujing murdering tiramisu with a fork on the screen:
"But he's talking about his family!"

"Love turning into family affection is the final destination, but Teacher Jiang's train never even left the platform!"

"Stop, stop, stop, speak human language!"

"What this means is that he and Bible-Unnie have become so close that their gender identities have blurred, and they've lost their sexual tension!"

"What about Bona now?"

“A very good fortune!”

Jin Zhiyuan suddenly showed a devilish smile:

"Bona, pull back your lips and ask him to go to the gym to get some physical contact! Sweat hormones are ten times more effective than beef stew in red wine! And by the way... take a look at his abs."

"Now?"

"What do you mean now?" Jiang Zaixun was confused by Zheng Xiujing's nonsensical question.

"Ani! I mean..."

She waved her hands in panic and almost knocked over the lemon ice water: "It's time to pay now!"

When the waiter handed over the bill, Jiang Zaixun reached into his trouser pocket for his wallet:
"Let's split the bill."

Krystal slapped her credit card on the bill:

"I told you it's my treat, I'm so sorry——"

"I'll treat you next time?"

“Han River Cruise Buffet.”

Jiang Zaixun stared at the six-digit Korean won at the end of the bill, his Adam's apple rolling in a tragic arc:

"……Row."

The night wind blew the ginkgo leaves into the revolving door.

As the two stepped out of the restaurant, the dazzling high beams suddenly cut through the night.

Jessica Jung's BMW stopped at the door, the window rolled down revealing her nuclear-level death stare.

"Crystal you—"

As soon as her Chanel high heels touched the ground, her sister quickly stuffed them back into the passenger seat.

The sound of the seat belt clicking and locking mixed with Krystal's fake smile:

"Unnie, let's go home and talk slowly!"

"Ah! You ate spinach?!"

"I inherited my father's genes..."

Zheng Xiujing used her knees to hold the car door, turned her head and waved to Jiang Zaixun, her smile was as sweet as honey:
"See you on the set tomorrow~"

"……See you tomorrow."

In the taillights of the speeding white BMW, Jessica Jung clutched the steering wheel in a trance.

It turns out that the reason I was able to pin this girl to the floor and rub her was because of the spiritual victory method of blood suppression.

Kang Jae-hoon watched the BMW disappear around the corner, and when he turned around, he bumped into Kim Ji-won and Park Hyung-sik who were tiptoeing out of the restaurant.

"Eh? What a coincidence, you guys are eating here too?"

"Haha...we were just shopping nearby!"

"Oh……"

Jiang Zaixun glanced back and forth between the two of them, and suddenly his eyes widened:

"Could it be that you two are...?!"

"Ani!!"

Park Hyung-sik and Kim Ji-won were thrown back three meters as if they had been electrocuted.

"I swear my ideal type is a gentle older sister like Lee Yeon Hee!"

"And I hate all creatures that wear baseball jackets!"

Kim Ji-won ignored the two people looking down at their coats at the same time:
"Let's go, we have to shoot tomorrow morning!"

"..."

Jiang Zaixun scratched his head and watched them flee, then he took out his phone.
[Bible, guess what gossip I just saw...?]

The moonlight turned the floor-to-ceiling windows of the convenience store into diamond-shaped spots of light.

The September night wind blew up the dry ginkgo leaves beside the vending machine.

Kang Jae-hoon was squatting on the steps of the convenience store, and the calico cat was nudging the tin foil box of beef ribs braised in red wine with its nose.

"This is Bona... Soo-jung's leftover high-end dish."

He poked the cat's head and said, "Don't get drunk and tickle me after drinking the red wine."

The calico cat's purring made the tin box buzz, and the tip of its tail brushed across the back of his hand like a shedding feather duster.

The glass door sensor dinged, and the night clerk poked his head out:
"Mr. Jiang, an anonymous citizen wants to adopt this little guy."

"Is it reliable?"

Jiang Zaixun raised his cat paw and waved it:
"Don't be a cat dealer, our princess is the chief mouse catcher of the Seongsudong convenience store."

"The other party has passed the review of the Animal Protection Association."

The clerk took out a copy of the adoption agreement:
"The Animal Protection Act requires adopters to submit a video of their living environment, proof of income, and attend a four-hour conservation seminar."

The calico cat suddenly turned over and exposed its belly.

Jiang Zaixun's palm sank into the fluffy hair and said with a smile:
"Traitor, you act cute when you hear that food and lodging are provided?"

"Meow--"

(End of this chapter)