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

Chapter 73 Strawberries and Lavender (Monthly Ticket Bonus!)

Twenty minutes later.

The box door was pushed open.

The noisy laughter in the room stopped abruptly.

Lee Sung-kyung stood at the door, his baseball cap pulled down low and his black sweatshirt jacket loosely covering his body, obviously dressed for going out in a hurry.

She scanned the room and finally landed on Zheng Xiujing.

"Happy birthday."

The tone was as flat as if he was stating the weather.

"……Thanks."

Jessica Jung narrowed her eyes:
"Li Jingjingxi, long time no see."

"Yes, Jessica Jung."

Li Jingjing's mouth curled into a polite arc, but his eyes turned to Jiang Zaixun. He walked straight over and put his fingers on the back of his neck naturally.

"How much did you drink?"

"Two bottles."

Jiang Zaixun answered honestly, and the back of his neck trembled at her slightly cool fingertips.

"Didn't you take the hangover medicine?"

Li Jingcheng frowned and pressed lightly with his fingertips on his hot skin.

"...I forgot. But how did you get here so quickly?"

"I'm nearby."

"Oh……"

Kim Heechul smoothed things over at the right time:
"We were just playing a game. Since Biblexi is here, why don't you play for a while?"

"No, you guys continue."

Lee Sung-kyung pulled out a chair and sat next to Kang Jae-hoon, obviously waiting for him to leave together.

Krystal stared at the melting ice in the cup and suddenly found the faint lavender scent on Lee Sung-kyung very annoying.

Very annoying.

The atmosphere in the box became subtle after Lee Sung-kyung sat down.

Kim Heechul cleared his throat, trying to break the silence:
"Come on, come on, keep going!"

He flicked his wrist, and the bottle spun rapidly on the coffee table:
"This spin of the bottle determines the next player!"

Everyone's eyes followed the bottle mouth -

The wine bottle spun several times on the glass table and finally slowly stopped.

The mouth of the bottle was facing Lee Sung Kyung.

Kim Hyoyeon immediately pulled out a card, her eyes lit up:
【Kiss the person on your left.】

There was silence.

On Lee Sung Kyung's left side——

Kang Jae-hoon.

Lee Sung-kyung turned and looked at Kang Jae-hoon with an expressionless face.

He swallowed unconsciously.

(…Want a kiss?)
(So ​​many people are watching...)
Just as Jiang Zaixun was daydreaming.

Li Jingjing suddenly raised his hand and tapped his forehead lightly:
"It's a beautiful thought."

"..."

Jiang Zaixun touched his forehead that was hit and smiled foolishly, but he felt a little disappointed in his heart.

"Wow--"

Kim Heechul whistled, enjoying the fun:

"Bible, is this considered a foul?"

Li Jingcheng glanced at him calmly:
"Do the rules say you have to kiss?"

"Uh……"

Kim Hyoyeon looked at the back of the card:
"It's true that it's not mentioned...but it's usually enforced."

"I'll drink instead."

Li Jingcheng poured himself a glass and drank it down.

Zheng Xiujing stared at her elegant appearance and felt inexplicably upset.

(…Why are you trying to be cool?)
(Obviously, I don’t want to kiss you.)
(...Or maybe you just don't want to kiss me in front of so many people?)

This thought made Krystal even more upset.

Seeing this, Jin Xichu quickly tried to smooth things over:
"Okay, okay, drinking is fine too! Next, next!"

"I'm going to the bathroom."

Krystal Jung walked out of the box quickly, and the cold air from the corridor hit her face.

Instead of going to the bathroom, she went straight to the open-air balcony at the back door of the club.

The cool night breeze at the end of October blew away the heat from her cheeks.

The Panpu Bridge in the distance was brightly lit, and the traffic was flickering like fireflies.

There were footsteps behind me.

"Um... Happy birthday."

Kang Jae-hoon's hesitant voice came from behind.

Krystal Jung didn't look back: "Thank you."

A moment of silence.

"The Bible..."

Krystal suddenly turned around and interrupted him.

The night wind blew her bangs, revealing her wet eyes:
"What were you afraid of when you chose the big adventure just now?" Jiang Jae-hoon was stunned.

afraid of what?
What else can I be afraid of...

Krystal stared into his eyes and suddenly took a step forward.

The distance between the two people suddenly shortened.

The scent of strawberries hits you.

"Jaehoon oppa."

Her voice was soft, but very clear:

"The poker one...was my first kiss."

After saying that, she turned and ran away.

Jiang Zaixun was left standing there, and the remaining touch on his lips suddenly revived.

(…First kiss?)

(etc--)
He subconsciously turned around, only to see Zheng Xiujing passing someone at the corner of the corridor——

Lee Sung-kyung didn't know how long he stood there, his hands in his sweatshirt pockets, his expression gloomy under the brim of his hat.

When Krystal passed by her, she paused slightly, but in the end she said nothing and just left.

The corridor was eerily quiet.

Jiang Zaixun opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

"Did you have fun?"

Lee Sung-kyung was the first to break the silence.

"It's alright..."

"Krystal is very cute."

"what?"

Li Jingjing's eyes were terrifyingly calm: "Do you like her?"

Jiang Jae-hoon was stuck for a moment.

(Do you like it?)
(…I think so.)
(But why does the Bible ask this?)

He didn't make a sound in the end.

Li Jingcheng's mouth curled up slightly:

"Forget it, just pretend I didn't ask."

She turned and walked towards the elevator, her back clear and sharp:

"go home."

Jiang Zaixun was stunned for two seconds, then quickly caught up:
"Wait! The birthday party isn't over yet—"

"You want to go back?"

Li Jingcheng stopped and asked without turning back.

Jiang Zaixun froze in place.

(If I don’t go back? Soo-jung will be disappointed…)
(Go back? The Bible is here to pick me up…)
He was in an unprecedented dilemma.

Li Jingjing waited for a few seconds, but when she didn't get any answer, she pressed the elevator button directly.

"what ever."

The elevator door opened and she walked in without looking back.

Jiang Zaixun stood in the corridor, watching the elevator door slowly close——

At the last second, he suddenly reached out to block the door.

"and many more!"

Li Jingcheng looked up at him.

Jiang Jae-hoon squeezed into the elevator: "I, I'll go back with you."

Li Shengjing didn't say anything, just pressed the button for the first floor.

As the elevator went down, Jiang Zaixun secretly glanced at her——

Lee Sung-kyung's expression remained cold, but her tense shoulders seemed to relax a little.

……

The entrance of the clubhouse.

The night breeze was cool, and Li Jingcheng raised his hand to stop a taxi.

Jiang Zaixun followed her, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke:
"Um... Soo-jung..."

Li Jingjing opened the car door without looking back:
"boarding."

Jiang Jae-hoon shut his mouth and went in obediently.

The car door closed and the engine started.

Jiang Zaixun leaned against the car window, looking at the neon lights rapidly receding outside the window, and suddenly spoke:
“You just said it was nearby.”

"I lied to you."

"what?"

"I'm from home."

Jiang Jae-hoon was stunned.

It takes 25 minutes to get from Seongsu-dong to Itaewon even without traffic jams.

After she received the call, it only took her 20 minutes to appear at the door of the box.

(How did you get there?)
He didn't dare ask.

As the taxi passed the Han River Bridge, Jiang Zaixun looked at the flowing lights outside the window and suddenly realized——

She probably ran three red lights.

(End of this chapter)