Peninsula: 72 Hours of Blind Dates

Han Hee-joon maintained his smile.

Wu Haiyuan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that his friend was still quite calm.

Just then, Jiang Huiyuan raised her hand to cover her mouth and took two steps back.

He stared wide-eyed at Han Xijun and Wu Haiyuan, who were standing together.

From that look in his eyes, Wu Haiyuan knew things were about to go wrong.

He quickly made a shushing gesture.

Jiang Huiyuan covered her mouth even tighter, but the shock in her eyes was anything but nonchalant.

After a few seconds of this "standoff," Jiang Huiyuan stepped forward, removed her hand from her mouth, and lowered her voice, saying, "72 Hours of Blind Dates, how come I didn't realize it? But the show ended a long time ago, and Han Xijun even said in an interview that he was a fan of Haiyuan, not what was said online. You guys..."

Wu Haiyuan said, "Let me explain to you slowly."

Han Hee-joon then spoke up, "Kang Hye-won-ssi, is the owner of this barbecue restaurant here?"

Jiang Huiyuan, unaware of the situation, pointed towards the kitchen and said, "It's here."

Han Xijun walked towards the kitchen, while Wu Haiyuan grabbed Jiang Huiyuan's hand and led her outside. In the blink of an eye...

Jiang Huiyuan was pulled out of the barbecue restaurant by Wu Haiyuan.

Outside the door, there was no main gate blocking the entrance or exit; I stood slightly to the right.

Jiang Huiyuan finally stopped suppressing her excitement and asked, "What exactly happened? How come you and Han Xijun are here at the same time? No, I can understand you being here, but wait, he seems to be from Incheon too."

"No, that's not right at all. Even if you're both from Incheon, you shouldn't be showing up at the same time. Besides, Han Hee-joon came into the store earlier saying he was looking for a friend and mentioned my name. I don't even know him."

"So, what exactly is the situation between you and Han Xijun?"

I finally asked the question I most wanted to ask.

Jiang Huiyuan had already asked the question very tactfully.

Wu Haiyuan nodded and said, "That's right, just as you think."

"Daaaa, really? That's outrageous. When did it start? Did it start during the filming of the show? That's why many people say that idols participating in dating shows are essentially getting paid to date."

"Dating in 72 Hours" was only filmed in Japan for three days, right? Actually, it was more than three days, otherwise why would you be dating? You always said that you wanted to become the top singer first and wouldn't be affected by anything else."

Even if Jiang Huiyuan didn't mention it, Wu Haiyuan remembered. He remembered how confidently he had spoken to his friends, family, team members, and the company's management.

The results of it.

Wu Haiyuan spread his hands and said, "Huiyuan, some things are not what I thought. You probably won't believe it if I tell you. I don't know how I ended up dating him."

Jiang Huiyuan glanced back at the shop.

Han Xijun was talking to the owner of the barbecue restaurant.

Jiang Huiyuan asked, "Haiyuan, what does Han Xijun want with our boss?"

Wu Haiyuan said, "Maybe it's to help you get leave."

"A request for leave? What kind of leave? Why do you need to request leave for me?"

Wu Haiyuan shrugged and said, "It's business hours now, and your boss usually won't agree to let you take leave at the last minute. I guess he's negotiating with you."

Is there even a need to guess?

They're definitely negotiating.

How can we negotiate? Wu Haiyuan said that it's business hours now, and if one person is suddenly missing, the store can't operate at all. The boss definitely won't agree to that.

buzz

My phone is vibrating.

Jiang Huiyuan took out her phone from her apron pocket.

It was a message from the president instructing Jiang Huiyuan to go in.

Jiang Huiyuan said, "The president wants me to go in."

Wu Haiyuan showed no intention of following him inside, waving his hand and saying, "You go in, I'll wait for you outside."

Jiang Huiyuan hesitated for a moment, then went back to the shop first.

He walked quickly to the food service counter in the back kitchen, where Han Hee-joon and the president were still chatting.

Jiang Huiyuan vaguely heard the president say, "I've never heard Jiang Huiyuan mention that we're friends."

Han Xijun said, "She doesn't like to show off."

"Yeah, yeah, I don't like showing off. If I had a friend like Han Hee-joon, I'd definitely post it on Instagram to brag." (President-nim)

The president smiled and said to Jiang Huiyuan, "Huiyuan-xi is too low-key. It's rare for your friend to come back to see you. You can take the night shift off. I'll settle your noon shift fee separately. Go change your clothes."

"President-nim, we're almost at the hotel, I..."

"Don't worry, I'll find someone else to temporarily fill in. Meeting up with friends is more important."

What shocked her was the relationship between Han Xijun and Wu Haiyuan.

When she recognized Han Xijun, a famous genius, she was only slightly surprised and didn't think that becoming friends with Han Xijun would be a great thing.

But in the eyes of others, especially the president of the barbecue restaurant, it was a remarkable thing to know a friend like Han Hee-joon.

Kang Hye-won, who had just gone to change clothes, overheard the president saying to Han Hee-joon, "There are reports that Kakao Group will be collaborating with Faker. It would be great if we could get an autographed photo of Faker."

Han Hee-joon asked, "Are you going to collaborate with Faker? It might be a project from another department. If Faker comes to the company, I'll get you an autographed photo."

"May I?"

"Of course, I want to thank the president for taking care of my friend all this time." "It's nothing. Hye-won-ssi is a very outstanding person, and we've known each other for over two years; we're friends already. So, does that mean Han Hee-joon-ssi and I are friends too?"

"Ha ha"

"Hahaha"

After changing her clothes, Jiang Huiyuan was stopped by the president at the entrance of the dressing room.

Jiang Huiyuan was given 150,000 yuan.

Jiang Huiyuan was unaware of the situation.

The president told her that since it was a rare occasion for her friend to come back, Jiang Huiyuan should treat everyone to a meal.

He said his daily wage is usually 9 yuan, but today it's almost doubled. It turns out he wanted me to treat him to a meal.

Jiang Huiyuan is rich, but her refusal is ineffective.

Before leaving, the president made a point of saying to Jiang Huiyuan, "I'll be waiting for your good news."

"Yes, okay."

Not knowing what good news it was, that was all I could say. Adjusting his backpack strap, Wu Haiyuan walked out of the barbecue restaurant and looked at Jiang Huiyuan, who had changed her clothes, and said, "My friend is so beautiful."

Jiang Huiyuan glanced down at herself; the only difference between her current clothes and her previous ones was that she was wearing work clothes and casual clothes.

The work uniform isn't ugly.

Wu Haiyuan's reaction was so fake.

Han Xijun asked, "How about we go eat grilled mackerel?"

Seeing that the question was directed at him, Jiang Huiyuan nodded and said, "Anything is fine with me. It's my treat today, so you can eat whatever you want."

Wu Haiyuan took Jiang Huiyuan's arm and said, "How can I let you treat us? You work so hard to earn money."

Jiang Huiyuan said, "Today, the president gave me an extra tens of thousands of dollars to treat everyone."

"real?"

"real."

"Then you should save it; college costs too much money."

"If I don't get into Seoul National University this year, I'll really give up, Hae-won, I..." "You'll definitely get in, you definitely will. Let him lend you some luck."

Wu Haiyuan pointed at Han Xijun.

Standing next to him, Han Xijun smiled and said, "There are conditions to borrowing your luck. You have to tell me at least three things that happened during your student days when you were 500 yuan each."