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

Chapter 71: Punishment of the King's Game

Chapter 71: Punishment of the King's Game (Alliance Leader Plus 25)

The entrance sensor light comes on.

Lee Sung-kyung took off her shoes, walked straight to the sofa, and curled up in the corner like a crane with its wings folded.

The phone screen lights up in the dark, and Naver's trending searches are automatically pushed.

#Jiang Jae-hoon's foot control# (explosive)

#Heart Gravity OST# (New)

#The Heirs' ratings comeback#
She clicked on the first hot search——

[Video: Chanyoung and Bona's Episode 5 Cut of "The Heirs"]

In the picture, Kang Jae-hoon is kneeling on one knee, stroking Krystal's ankle with his fingers, and the camera closes up the moment he swallows as his Adam's apple rolls.

Comment area:
[Kang Jae-hoon's eyes are amazing! Absolutely genuine!]

【I heard this part was improvised?】

[The two of them must have had an affair in private]

【…】

Snapped.

The phone was locked and placed upside down on the coffee table.

The living room was so quiet that only the hum of the refrigerator could be heard.

The sense of crisis spread silently in her heart like a drop of ink.

It's not jealousy, it's not envy.

But a more acute awareness.

Li Jingjing suddenly remembered the year he just graduated——

On the wall of the rental house were posted each other's dream lists:
[Kang Jae-hoon: Chungmuro Best Actor]

Lee Sung-kyung: International Supermodel

At that time, I felt that it was natural that the two parallel lines would eventually intersect.

But now it looks like there's the entire Pacific Ocean between us.

Kang Jae-hoon's name was tied to Krystal Jung, and it was on the hot search list, being discussed and anticipated.

And what about her?
— Fashion show. Photoshoot. More fashion show.

The ceiling for Korean models is just that high.

The only thing you can achieve at the top is to open for luxury brands or appear on the cover of "VOGUE KR".

And what about Kang Jae-hoon?
Hwang Jung-min's disciple, a Chungmuro reserve, no one knows where his ceiling is.

She suddenly stood up and walked barefoot to the bathroom.

Jiang Zaixun's toothbrush was still inserted in the cup side by side with hers, with the brush head tilted in the same direction.

At the entrance, the pair of ugly slippers were still there.

I picked them up at a supermarket sale last year. They are a khaki color with some weird cartoon fish head printed on the upper.

She thought Jiang Jae-hoon would dislike it.

As a result, he has been wearing them until now, and the soles have worn thin, but he still hasn't thrown them away.

Lee Sung-kyung stared at her reflection in the glass and suddenly remembered the expression on Kang Jae-hoon's face when he cautiously glanced at her when he played that song in the car just now.

He cares about his own reaction.

But what if one day, he no longer steals glances?
Thinking of this, she grabbed her phone and slid her fingertips across the Kakao contact list, finally stopping at the dialog box of [Lee Jong Suk].

[I'll take the acting course you mentioned last time.]

send.

Lock screen.

Lee Sung-kyung threw her cell phone on the bed and turned to look for her pajamas in the closet.

Three seconds later, he turned back, grabbed his phone and added:
[I don't have much to do lately anyway, so I'm just sitting around doing nothing.]

Put down the phone.

Li Shengjing stared at the closet door for a while.

She suddenly wanted to know how Kang Jae-hoon would react if she really became an actor.

Surprise? Laughter? Or...

The silly face automatically appeared in my mind, with sparkling eyes and a grin from ear to ear:

"Really? So I can act with the Bible?"

She scoffed and threw her nightgown over her shoulders.

The phone vibrates.

Lee Jong Suk: How did you suddenly figure it out? (Laughs)
Li Jingcheng stared at the meaningful smiley face symbol and typed quickly:

[I've already said that I have nothing to do.]

After posting it, I felt it was too awkward, so I added an eyes-rolling emoticon.

She threw her phone back on the bed and this time actually went to change into her pajamas.
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A private club in Itaewon.

The moment Kang Jae-hoon pushed open the door, the noisy laughter in the room suddenly quieted for a second, and several pairs of eyes looked at him at the same time - several members of F(x), Krystal Jung's friends outside the circle, Kim Heechul, Kim Hyoyeon, Kim Ji-won, and Jessica Jung, whose expression changed in an instant.

Krystal had her back to the door, but she turned around suddenly when she heard the sound.

Jiang Zaixun clearly saw her eyes light up and the corners of her mouth curled up unconsciously;
Then he quickly suppressed his smile, deliberately put on a stern face, and muttered softly:

"I thought you weren't coming."

"Sorry, I was delayed on the way."

"Those who are late will be fined three cups. Do you understand the rules?"

Kim Hyoyeon immediately started to make a fuss.

Krystal muttered "Forget it", but her little hand quietly pushed the full soju glass in front of Kang Jae-hoon.

Jiang Jae-hoon took the glass obediently and drank it all.

Just as he raised the second cup, Jin Xichu suddenly reached out and pressed his wrist, smiling and said:

"Alright, just do it for your own good. Now that everyone is here, let's blow out the candles."

Jiang Zaixun was stunned, and then he noticed that the candles on the cake had not been lit yet——

Krystal is waiting for him.

This realization made his chest feel slightly hot.

The candles were lit and the lights in the box were turned off, leaving only a flickering flame reflecting on Krystal's face.

"Make a wish." Jessica Jung said.

Krystal clasped her hands together and closed her eyes.

Two seconds later, she opened her eyes and looked at Jiang Zaixun with burning eyes:

“I hope I can celebrate my birthday with my significant other again next year.”

"Wow--"

The moment the jeers broke out, Jiang Zaixun felt a chill on the back of his neck - Zheng Xiuyan's gaze scraped over like a razor blade.

(It's over.)
He held his neck stiff and didn't dare to move until Zheng Xiujing burst out laughing:

"Look how excited you are! The important people I'm talking about are of course you unnies!"

A group of older sisters immediately surrounded her and rubbed her little head.

After a while, Krystal, with messy hair, picked up a plastic knife and neatly cut the cake into several pieces and distributed them to everyone.

When Kang Jae-hoon took the plate, he found an extra strawberry on his piece of cream - Krystal Jung looked away as if nothing had happened, pretending that she didn't put it there.

"Just eating cake is so boring."

Kim Hyoyeon suddenly clapped her hands: "Let's play the King game!"

"Okay."

Kim Heechul was the first to respond. He took out a deck of cards from the drawer, shuffled them skillfully, and took out the numbered cards and spread them on the table.

Everyone drew a card.

Jessica Jung turned over her cards and raised her eyebrows - King K.

"Number 4 takes a sip of water and lets Number 7 hold her. They look into each other's eyes lovingly for ten seconds. Number 7 should say in a coquettish tone, 'I'm not pretending to be pretty, I'm just naturally beautiful~'"

Jin Zhiyuan's face froze and she silently turned to number 7.

As luck would have it, number 4 was the person who proposed the game - Kim Hyoyeon.

"Wow--!"

Amid the cheers, Kim Hyoyeon took a big gulp of water and was picked up by Kim Ji-won with her cheeks puffed out.

The two faced each other, and Jin Zhiyuan held it in for a long time before finally squeezing out a sticky sentence:
"Ji Won isn't pretending to be pretty, she's just naturally pretty~ huh~"

The voice was sickeningly sweet, and the ending syllable trembled.

"puff--!"

Kim Hyo-yeon couldn't help but sprayed water on her face, and apologized while laughing:

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! But your acting so aegyo is horrible!"

Kim Ji-won wiped her face and sat back in the corner with a look of despair.

Everyone in the box was laughing, even Jessica Jung curled her lips.

The atmosphere became completely heated.

Second round of drawing cards.

Jessica Jung turned over the ace card again.

(…This luck?)
She glanced around and said slowly:

"Numbers 5 and 6, hold a playing card between your lips, put your hands behind your back, and walk in a circle."

Jiang Zaixun looked down at his card - number 5.