Peninsula: 72 Hours of Blind Dates

Longshan, R Apartment.

The sky was somewhat hazy.

It's not yet the rainy season in Seoul, but it seems like it's very likely to rain today.

Han Xijun turned on the TV.

I don't know why I woke up very early today.

She washed up, a towel draped over her wet hair.

I took a bottle of drink from the refrigerator.

I sat on the sofa and glanced at my phone on the coffee table.

He sent a message to Wu Haiyuan, but has not yet received a reply from Wu Haiyuan.

Han Xijun always thought that idols would get up very early, and that going to the company practice room was no different from office workers going to work.

Even more demanding than working professionals are idols who have to stay up all night practicing in the company's practice room.

It was almost eight in the morning. Han Xijun hadn't thought about where to go for breakfast or what to eat.

My hair was about half-dry.

The moment Han Xijun removed the towel, he suddenly remembered something very important.

Before going to bed last night, Han Xijun had already planned to check on the progress of the recent projects after going to the company today. There are usually no meetings, unless it is a very high-level meeting of the company, and he can make time for it this weekend.

The reason I took the time was naturally because I talked with Wu Zhiyuan last night about visiting Wu Haiyuan's parents at his home in Incheon.

Before that, Han Xijun needs to tell his parents that he and Wu Haiyuan are officially dating.

Parents must be up by now.

Mom is probably in the kitchen preparing breakfast, while Dad is likely sitting on the sofa in the living room reading the newspaper or watching the morning news on TV.

Picking up his phone, Han Xijun dialed his mother's number.

Doodle

After waiting for about half a minute, his mother's gentle voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hee-joon, why are you calling me at this hour? Are you feeling unwell? Is nothing wrong?"

Han Xijun quickly said, "Mom, I'm fine." "That's good, that's good. I've been worried about you a lot since you weren't around. I don't dare to bother you usually, so I only know how you are doing by watching the news. Oh dear."

The final sigh left Han Xijun with a bitter taste in his mouth.

He also couldn't live with his parents.

Han Hee-joon asked, "Where's Dad?"

Mom said, "Your dad is watching the news over in the living room. Should we ask him to answer the phone?"

In the past, Mom would only ask casually.

Every time I talk to Han Xijun on the phone and ask if I want to talk to my father, Han Xijun always makes an excuse to refuse.

Today is different.

Han Xijun said, "Mom, go to the living room and turn on the speakerphone. I have something to tell you."

"Something really happened? Son, are you alright?"

"Mom, go first."

"Okay, I'll be right there." You could clearly hear the sound of a spoon being put down and a series of hurried footsteps.

Then, the mother said anxiously, "Honey, something happened to our son."

Hearing his father's voice after a long time, Han Xijun remained calm as always and replied, "Don't worry, tell me what happened slowly."

"I don't know, my son wants us to answer the phone together."

"Come sit down."

The mother turned on the speakerphone and said to Han Xijun, "Son, I'm with your father right now, and it's on speakerphone. Go ahead and speak."

Even through the phone, without seeing what was happening on his mother's end, Han Xijun could feel her anxiety.

Han Xijun unconsciously reflected that he should contact his family more often.

cough cough.

Clearing his throat, Han Xijun slowly said, "Mom, Dad, I have a girlfriend."

"..."

Silence fell. It was as if Han Xijun hadn't called his mother; he had simply been talking to himself on the sofa without any response.

After a few seconds, Han Xijun asked, "Mom, Dad, I said I have a girlfriend, can you hear me?"

Finally, there was sound.

Dad said to Mom, "Our son said he has a girlfriend."

Then Mom muttered, "Isn't I hallucinating? You heard it too?"

"I heard you, twice."

"So our son..."

"son"

Han Xijun responded, "Mom, I'm listening."

"Do you really have a girlfriend?"

Han Xijun said, "Really, today is the third day of our relationship. I think I should tell Mom and Dad about it." "Oh my god, my son has a girlfriend."

Dad reassured me over the phone, "Don't get agitated."

The mother said, "I can't be as calm and composed as you. Our son finally has a girlfriend. You know this is what I've been worried about all along. He didn't have a girlfriend during college. I was afraid he would be alone for the rest of his life."

At home

Han Xijun raised his hand and gently rubbed his brow.

Is this what word-of-mouth is?

Originally, I thought that only the people in the company thought I was a loner and had no social life, and the chairman also felt that I was out of touch with society, so he secretly asked the chief secretary, Kang Min-sik, to sign up for a dating show.

I never expected that my mother was always worried that I would never date or marry anyone in my life and would end up alone.

"Son, son"

Coming to his senses, Han Xijun replied, "Mom, I'm listening."

"Who is it? A college classmate? A colleague?"

Just as Han Xijun was about to speak, his mother added, "Or is it that girl who recorded the dating show with you? Wu Haiyuan?" Why would his mother think of Wu Haiyuan?

Han Xijun said, "Yes, Mom."

"Is it... Wu Haiyuan-xi?"

"Yes"

"Oh my, honey, it's that girl who filmed the dating show with our son before. She's also from Incheon. She's very pretty and has a lively and cheerful personality. She kept making our son laugh on the show. Oh my, it's that girl."

Dad's reaction remained indifferent; he simply said, "It's fine."

The mother quickly asked Han Xijun to confirm, "Son, you're not lying to your mother, are you? You're really dating Wu Haiyuan, right?"

"Really, I'm planning to visit her parents in Incheon this weekend."

"And what about us?"

"Um?"

"Your father and I would also like to meet that girl. Aren't you coming to Busan?"

Han Xijun hadn't really thought about this. He just wanted to tell his parents first, so they would know he had a girlfriend, and they wouldn't be heartbroken if they saw it in the news later.

But if we meet...

His reason for going to Incheon was to "seek forgiveness".

I don't know what kind of forgiveness it is.

Wu Zhiyuan described the situation as very serious.

Go to Busan; the atmosphere there will definitely be different.

I don't know if Wu Haiyuan can make time for it.

Yes, Han Hee-joon doesn't plan to go to Incheon with Oh Hae-won; he wants to meet Oh Hae-won's parents alone first.

"Son, when? So Mom can prepare in advance. If you don't have time, I can have your dad take his annual leave and we can come to Seoul."

Dad said, "Why take annual leave? Summer vacation is coming soon."

"Yes, your dad's summer vacation is coming up soon, let's come to Seoul."

"Let's go back to Incheon." "Back to Incheon?"

"If you're going to meet them, meet their parents together. Incheon isn't very big, and you might even know them."

"You've thought of everything very carefully."

Han Xijun listened quietly to his parents' conversation.

After they discussed it and his mother relayed his words, Han Xijun didn't dare to give any answer. He would definitely try to arrange a time to meet and have a meal together.

There's a prerequisite: that his trip to Incheon goes smoothly.