Peninsula: 72 Hours of Blind Dates

Jiang Huiyuan was shocked once again and asked, "Haiyuan, he still knows your nickname 'Five Hundred Yuan'?"

Wu Haiyuan explained with a smile, "Don't worry, I only mentioned my nickname."

Han Xijun suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, before we came, Wu Baiyuan said you were from Nonhyeon Middle School..."

That's all Han Xijun heard.

It wasn't that he deliberately only said so much to pique Jiang Huiyuan's interest.

Jiang Huiyuan confessed himself.

He asked in surprise, "Haiyuan, you even mentioned the Peerless Twins?"

Wu Haiyuan shook his head and said, "I didn't say it, but you did."

"what?"

Han Xijun asked curiously, "Who are the Peerless Twins?"

Jiang Huiyuan gave Han Xijun a deep look but couldn't bring herself to speak.

In front of Han Xijun, all those labels and nicknames, whether self-proclaimed or bestowed by classmates or teachers, are meaningless. The two unparalleled talents of Nonhyeon Middle School.

Yes, that's true.

But it only lasted for a year.

In their first year of middle school, Wu Haiyuan and Jiang Huiyuan were ranked first and second in the entire grade.

The two were inseparable all day long.

The students gave each other two nicknames: "Five Hundred Yuan" and "Money Exchange".

Jiang Huiyuan's nickname for the money exchange was purely to echo Wu Haiyuan's nickname for the 500-yuan exchange.

As long as the two of them are together, the five hundred yuan will be transformed into a five hundred yuan of higher value through currency exchange.

That's just how kids' worldviews are at that age.

Unfortunately, Wu Haiyuan's studies declined in the second year due to his busy schedule pursuing his dream of becoming an idol singer.

Without Wu Haiyuan by her side, Jiang Huiyuan was still able to maintain her position among the top three in her grade, but her high school entrance exam results were still different from what she expected.

In the subsequent college entrance exams, Jiang Huiyuan underperformed twice. She had only one goal: to get into the law school at Seoul National University.

This is also the university that Jiang Huiyuan's parents hoped she could attend before they passed away.

That's why Kang Hye-won was working while studying and even retaking the college entrance exam, hoping to get accepted into Seoul National University's law school.

The three of them were walking down the street.

Han Xijun didn't know where the restaurant for grilled mackerel was.

Seeing Wu Haiyuan and Jiang Huiyuan walking hand in hand, I felt a little sorry for them.

Han Xijun has never experienced these things.

His few friends were all people he met at Kaist University.

If Han Xijun hadn't been immersed in Wu Haiyuan's character, he wouldn't have been able to empathize with these things.

Jiang Huiyuan is fulfilling her parents' last wish; otherwise, she would have started university life long ago. She might not have gone to Sky University, but she could have gotten into a top university like Ewha Womans University.

Everyone has their own choices and the path they want to take.

Once you've made a choice, there's no going back. No one can help you on this path; you have to rely on yourself to move forward step by step, without ever slacking off or looking back.

If this path is successful, you'll be grateful for your past efforts and perseverance after entering society. And who knows, maybe by then Han Xijun will be able to help Wu Haiyuan, his only good friend.

"What aspect of Haiyuan's life would you like to hear about? His first love?"

Wu Haiyuan couldn't stop him.

Jiang Huiyuan was probably in a very good mood and didn't think about anything else, so she dropped a bombshell.

Upon hearing this, Han Xijun thought, "First love?"

Good guy.

Isn't Wu Haiyuan a lifelong single?

Did you have your first love in middle school?

"Huiyuan, don't talk nonsense."

"I'm not making this up, Ji-hoon."

"What Ji-hoon?" "The one who plays soccer, he's actually joined a professional soccer team now, Incheon United. I was even invited to watch one of their games."

Han Xijun leaned closer and asked, "Is this your first love, the one you dated before, who was 500 yuan?"

Jiang Huiyuan shook her head and said, "No, Zhixun had a crush on Haiyuan. He confessed to Haiyuan on the playground before graduating from middle school, but Haiyuan rejected him."

Han Xijun quickly sorted out the timeline.

In other words, Wu Haiyuan, who had just entered middle school, probably knew someone named Zhixun. If nothing unexpected happened, they were classmates. Zhixun had a crush on Wu Haiyuan for three years and confessed his feelings before graduation, but Wu Haiyuan rejected him.

Han Xijun doesn't believe that his secret crush on someone for three years went undetected.

You can't hide your feelings for someone.

Han Xijun looked at Wu Haiyuan with a half-smile and said, "You really don't remember Ji-hoon?"

Wu Haiyuan stammered, "Ji Xun, ah, he aspires to be a football star, but I can't remember what he looks like."

Jiang Huiyuan added, "Ji Xun hasn't changed much. Back then, you were determined to become the top idol singer, and Ji Xun wanted to become a football star. You said you would meet at your respective peaks. Now it seems you are both really on the same path."

Wu Haiyuan is going crazy.

Has Jiang Huiyuan taken the wrong medicine today? Or has this girl fallen for Han Xijun at first sight?

Otherwise, why would they keep undermining and sabotaging us?

Jiang Huiyuan couldn't possibly be unaware of what to say and what not to say, nor is she someone without discernment.

What happened?

Jiang Huiyuan kept suppressing her laughter.

She did it on purpose.

She wanted to see for herself whether Han Xijun would be jealous or envious because of what Wu Haiyuan had done during his student days.

Whether one person likes another is absolutely impossible to hide.

This is exactly the same as Han Xijun's view.

If Han Xijun gets jealous, then Jiang Huiyuan can rest assured that Han Xijun genuinely likes her friend Wu Haiyuan.

Having a boyfriend like Han Xijun is definitely a wonderful thing to be happy about.

This was roughly what Jiang Huiyuan had hoped for. When Han Xijun heard about meeting at the top and that everyone was on the same path, he immediately objected, saying, "That guy named Zhixun might become a football star, but his path to connecting with Wu Baiyuan is blocked, and there's no possibility of it ever happening. I won't allow that to happen."

Han Xijun spoke with great certainty.

Looking at Han Xijun's sincere expression, Wu Haiyuan smiled and said, "Be normal, this isn't a domineering CEO movie."

Jiang Huiyuan also felt that Han Xijun was getting a little too into character.

Han Xijun smoothed his bangs and said, "Shouldn't this be the time for domineering CEOs to make their grand pronouncements?"

"What declaration?"

Han Xijun looked at Jiang Huiyuan and said, "Huiyuan-xi, if you have the chance to see that Jixun next time, please tell him that I am already by Wu Baiyuan's side. In this life, the next life, and the life after that, I will be by her side."

Jiang Huiyuan suppressed a laugh and nodded, saying, "Okay, I'll definitely pass on the message."

Wu Haiyuan covered his forehead and whispered to Jiang Huiyuan, "He sometimes acts strangely, but it's not a frequent occurrence."

"He's so handsome!"

"You think he's handsome?"

"Yeah, if only a guy could be this domineering." "Huiyuan, cheer up!"

"Haiyuan, you should cherish happiness. Not everyone is Han Xijun. At least in the ten minutes or so I've spent with him, I feel that Han Xijun is very innocent, and his feelings for you are also very innocent."

Just a...

Well, Wu Haiyuan couldn't deny it.

That's why Han Hee-joon's mother said that Han Hee-joon was easy to control.

The main reason is that he hasn't experienced much and still remains naive. This might not be true in his work, but it certainly is in his personal relationships.

Such a person only exists in TV dramas; I never expected to encounter one in real life.