Peninsula: I run a bed and breakfast on Jeju Island

Chapter 122 Hanjiang Bridge

"Li Ran! Time to get up!"

"oh!"

He mumbled a response, then rubbed his eyes.

What time is it?

He glanced at his phone; it was 9:36.

Perhaps because she's not used to sleeping in the same bed, Li Ran didn't fall asleep until after 1 a.m. last night.

Although he was sure he had slept for eight hours, he still wanted to sleep a little longer.

"Bang bang bang~"

There was another knock on the door.

"Get up! The sun's about to shine on your bottom!"

"Wow! You'd better have a travel guide that I'll never forget!"

He gritted his teeth, slipped on his slippers, and walked toward the door.

Li Ran opened the door and saw Cui Zhenli already standing beside her, dressed neatly.

"How come I never noticed before that you liked sleeping in so much?" she said, raising an eyebrow.

He rolled his eyes. "I'm not a good sleeper! I can't handle not sleeping well!"

"So where are you planning to take me, getting up so early this morning?"

She shook her head, then pointed at Li Ran, "It's not about where I take you, but where you take us."

"Huh? Oh dear! I'm not even that familiar with Seoul, how am I supposed to help?"

"Of course I don't really mean for you to lead the way."

"Hehe." She took a map out of her pocket and handed him a dart.

Li Ran took the dart, somewhat bewildered. "What for?"

"I have a map of Seoul here. You throw a dart later, and we'll go wherever it lands."

"Wow! This is the solution you've been thinking about for so long? You didn't do any research at all, did you?" He found it absurd.

"Who said I didn't do any research? I just thought it would be more fun that way!"

Li Ran pursed her lips, looking at the dart in her hand, then at the map in her hand, "How do I throw it? Where's your map hanging?"

"I have some tape here. I'll stick the map on the door in a bit, and then you can just throw it at the door."

As she spoke, she took out some tape and stuck the map on it.

After she finished pasting it, Choi Jin-ri stepped aside, indicating that he could throw it away.

Looking at the map, he squinted and casually tossed a dart.

"Bang!"

The dart landed somewhere.

Choi Jin-ri leaned closer for a look, then looked at him. "It's the Mapo Bridge."

"Oh?"

Li Ran had heard of this place before.

Mapo Bridge is commonly known as the Han River Bridge.

He had seen it on his phone before; apparently, there were many slogans posted on the bridge.

Questions like, "Have you eaten?", "How have you been lately?", "Are you tired?", and "Does the person you like like you back?"

It was originally a slogan set up by Seoul in 2013 to reduce the suicide rate.

结果改造前（2007—2012年）有105人在此自杀，改造后一年内自杀数就翻了6倍达到93人，到2018年底累计超400人。

Imagine someone who has just been rejected by the person they like, and walking on a bridge, they are greeted by someone asking, "Does the person you like like you back?"

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Further on, he saw a couple kissing, and then he saw the sign: "Tired?"

Further on, he saw someone proposing marriage, and a crowd of people offering their blessings.

Just then, a gust of wind blew by, and he received a call from his boss on the bridge, asking him to go back and work overtime.

He had just agreed and was about to turn around when he saw a voice across the street saying, "Have you been wronged?"

This implies that even a normal person would feel emo after just one walk around.

Those who were in despair might have been able to calm down after standing for a while, but now the more they looked, the more they broke down, and they just collapsed with a "thud".

"Your hand is a bit unlucky!"

Seeing that she had drawn this spot, Li Ran raised an eyebrow.

"What are you thinking about?"

"It's nothing." He shook his head.

"Then why don't you hurry up and wash up? It's getting late, you can just buy breakfast on the way."

"No need, there's still some food left in the fridge, it'll be just enough. I'm going to wash up now, wait for me a bit."

As he spoke, he headed towards the bathroom.

Choi Jin-ri pursed her lips and sat down on the sofa.

After waiting for about five minutes, Li Ran came out and went straight to the kitchen.

The sizzling sound came from the kitchen again.

Are you sure this is the direction?

"Following the navigation is definitely the right way," Choi Jin-ri said confidently after glancing at the navigation.

"Okay." Li Ran nodded.

The car was parked in the parking lot, and the two still needed to walk to Mapo Bridge.

As soon as I stepped out of the parking lot, the wind picked up a bit.

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Whether it was psychological or not, Li Ran always felt that the wind here was drier than on Jeju Island.

The wind along the Han River was a bit chilly, making Choi Jin-ri's hair a little messy.

She pulled her hat brim down a little.

After walking for a short while, the two slowly made their way up the bridge along the path.

There weren't many people on Mapo Bridge in the morning.

Li Ran occasionally saw someone riding a bicycle past her, or a few people wearing headphones listening to music while jogging in the morning.

It means he doesn't read Korean entertainment novels, otherwise he might be hoping to bump into some Korean celebrities in disguise on the Han River Bridge.

For example, Yang, Lu, Ka, etc.

Li Ran glanced down at the words on the railing.

Just as rumored online, they were all "heartwarming" quotes.

"Let's calm down and start over; luck is just a temporary lull."

Who wrote this again?

Oh!

He remembered; it seemed to be a former mayor of Seoul.

However, he remembered that the mayor passed away in 2020, which is next year.

The cause of death was suicide.

"What are you looking at?"

Choi Jin-ri stretched out her hand and waved it in front of his eyes.

"I'm wondering how many slogans are on the bridge."

Why are you thinking about this?

"I thought of it when I saw it," he shrugged. "Speaking of which, we're already on the bridge, so what's next? What's your travel itinerary?"

"Don't tell me you're really just coming for a bit and then going back. I might as well just sleep in bed all day."

"Since we're already here, let's take a picture first!" Choi Jin-ri smiled and took out her phone.

Li Ran pursed her lips and moved a little closer.

"etc."

She glanced at the camera, then looked at the back of Li Ran's head.

"Your hair is all messed up from sleeping."

Li Ran subconsciously touched her head. "Really? I didn't notice."

She reached out and smoothed down the scalp of hair sticking up at the back of his head. "Didn't you tidy yourself up when you washed up?"

"I finished showering in a daze. And why are you only telling me now, after all this time?"

"Hehe." She chuckled and gently stroked Li Ran's hair.

"Do you think I'm petting a dog?" He rolled his eyes.

"Let's take a picture!"

She pulled Li Ran a little closer.

He slightly bent his knees to get himself into the picture.

Choi Jin-ri made a peace sign at the camera and tilted her head slightly toward Lee Ran.

Li Ran glanced at her and silently extended her finger as well.

"Click~"

The photo was frozen in time.

"Let's go! Let's take another picture next to that statue!"

As she spoke, she pulled Li Ran along and quickly walked towards the bronze statue on the bridge.

Feeling the softness from her fingers, he silently followed her steps and walked towards the statue.