Peninsula: 72 Hours of Blind Dates

The two of them ran aimlessly along the road at the entrance of Seoul, playfully bickering.

tired.

Kang Hye-won stopped and asked, "What if Yoon Ji-hoon wants to pursue you?"

Wu Haiyuan casually replied, "I have a boyfriend."

"Yes, even if he knows you have a boyfriend, he'll still pursue you."

Do you think he has a chance?

Jiang Huiyuan hesitated.

Wu Haiyuan immediately scratched her itch, complaining, "You, as my best friend, don't believe me? Jiang Huiyuan, that's going too far!"

"I don't"

"Or do you want to see Yoon Ji-hoon pursue me, and then wait to be with Han Hee-joon...?"

Jiang Huiyuan covered Wu Haiyuan's mouth: "You can't say things that affect our friendship anymore."

They stopped fooling around. They didn't just flag down a taxi to go get something to eat.

It was Wu Haiyuan's phone ringing.

The unique ringtone amused Jiang Huiyuan.

I guess only my best friend Wu Haiyuan would be so childish as to record my voice as a phone ringtone to urge me to get up.

Cough

He cleared his throat.

When the call connected, Wu Haiyuan's voice was filled with a nasal tone.

Jiang Huiyuan suppressed a laugh.

Is this JYP?

The legendary half air, half sound.

That's not right.

It should be a soft, breathy voice, not a nasal, affected, coquettish one. So...

No matter how carefree a person is, they will become delicate and charming in front of someone they like. That's true.

Wu Haiyuan is like that; his question, "Are you still busy with work?" can make the people around him shrink back in fear.

Han Xijun on the other end of the phone seemed to enjoy the sound of her voice, responding gently, "Tomorrow is a holiday, so some front-end work that needs to be finished needs to be taken care of tonight."

"It must be too tiring."

"It's not hard work. The monthly salary notifications and quarterly bonuses make me feel less tired when I see those long strings of numbers."

"How long is that long string of numbers?"

"Starting from eight figures"

"Ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, hundred million, million, ten million, her, your monthly salary starts at tens of millions?"

"The president pays me a monthly salary so I don't feel overworked. Would you like to see my bank statements?"

"I'm not going to watch it, I'm not after your money."

"From now on, you'll be in charge of my salary card." "No way, I don't want to make myself so tired."

Jiang Huiyuan couldn't listen anymore.

This is definitely a public display of affection.

He coughed twice.

Wu Haiyuan then said, "Huiyuan and I are about to grab something to eat. Are you still working long?"

"Well, I won't have time to eat with you guys tonight. Is Kang Hye-won here in Seoul?"

"Didn't you finish reading the text message?"

"A class reunion?"

"Um"

"Organized by Yoon Ji-hoon?"

How did you know?

"Who else could it be but him? He's definitely trying to reconnect with you through the class reunion. Men understand men." Wu Haiyuan immediately replied, "Then I'm not going."

Han Xijun said, "No, it's rare for your classmates to get together. You've already made plans and you have time, how can you not go?"

Jiang Huiyuan, who was standing to the side, gave a thumbs up.

Han Xijun has a broad perspective.

He's not the kind of stingy man.

It's just a class reunion, at least on the surface it really is.

Han Hee-joon knew about Yoon Ji-hoon's situation and even encouraged Oh Hae-won to attend the class reunion. A boyfriend like that is truly rare.

He even thoughtfully told Wu Haiyuan that he would drive to pick him up after the class reunion the following evening.

He's the kind of boyfriend you'd find anywhere else.

After the brief call ended, Jiang Huiyuan exclaimed from the bottom of her heart, "I really envy you."

"Envious of me?"

"If I ever meet someone like Han Xijun, I would truly give everything for him." Wu Haiyuan put away his phone and said, "Jiang Huiyuan, are you calling me?"

"What do you mean?"

"Don't you go online? It's all the rage lately, clicking on me means..."

Wu Haiyuan explained the meaning of internet slang to Jiang Huiyuan.

For someone who spends their days either working part-time to earn money or burying themselves in studying for the Seoul National University Law School entrance exam, they have no idea what's trending online, what the currently popular TV dramas are, or what the hot variety shows are.

If Wu Haiyuan weren't a close friend, Jiang Huiyuan wouldn't have wasted her time paying attention to idol groups.

In this respect, Kang Hye-won and Han Hee-joon are quite similar.

This may be a common problem among scholars.

I took a taxi.

Wu Haiyuan took Jiang Huiyuan to Apgujeong.

It's not far from the dormitory, and the late-night food options in Apgujeong are much better than those in Myeongdong and Hongdae.

It was a bit pricey, but Wu Haiyuan still had the money to pay the bill.

The plan is to build a beer house.

Two people can also share a drink.

But in the end, the two of them sat in a draped carriage at the entrance of an alley near Apgujeong.

Jiang Huiyuan ordered a spicy stir-fried squid, a platter of blood sausage and offal, and a bowl of udon noodles.

He spoke to Wu Haiyuan with great bravado, saying that he was going to squeeze a lot of money out of her tonight.

Wu Haiyuan felt sorry for him.

These three dishes together cost over 4 yuan. Is this what you call ripping someone off?

My best friend is so naive and considerate of those around her.

I wonder who will ever meet a girl as wonderful as my best friend? She must have saved the country in her past life.

A bottle of liquor was placed in the middle of a blue plastic table.

Wu Haiyuan and Jiang Huiyuan, sitting opposite each other, leaned forward simultaneously, staring intently at the green liquor bottle through its surface. Jiang Huiyuan spoke first, "Have you ever drunk soju?"

Wu Haiyuan said, "No, what about you?"

Jiang Huiyuan muttered, "This year, the president and other older brothers and sisters at the store celebrated my coming-of-age ceremony, and I drank there once."

Wu Haiyuan said, "I drank red wine during my coming-of-age ceremony."

"A fine red wine? With Han Xijun?"

"Um"

"No wonder. So, how's your alcohol tolerance?"

Wu Haiyuan sat up straight, picked up the bottle and shook it vigorously a few times, then pinched the neck of the bottle with his fingers, and finally unscrewed the cap with his other hand.

The set of movements looked rather awkward.

Jiang Huiyuan asked, "Who did you learn from?"

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"Is this necessary before drinking soju?" "It's a ritual; it probably makes the soju on the bottle cap taste better this way."

"I think you probably won't be used to it. I was originally thinking of getting fruit-flavored shochu instead, but the president should have some here."

Wu Haiyuan was stunned.

Jiang Huiyuan said, "It really does have a fruity flavor in this soju. It tastes much better when drunk on its own. Why don't you try this pure soju flavor?"

Wu Haiyuan poured some out.

I brought it to my lips and took a small sip.

frown.

The taste was a bit unusual for me, even with red wine, but it was still much better. Beer had a slightly bitter taste, but both were better than pure spirits.

It's already open; it's too late to regret it.

Neither of them were the type to waste food due to their upbringing.

Wu Haiyuan looked at Jiang Huiyuan with a questioning gaze, asking what to do.

Jiang Huiyuan had a solution. She told Wu Haiyuan, "My colleague at the barbecue restaurant taught me to use beer to neutralize the taste of soju. Surprisingly, it tastes really good after neutralizing it. But you need to use ice-cold beer, preferably in a large glass, and add some ice cubes." Wu Haiyuan didn't know anything about alcohol.

As long as it salvages the taste, that's fine.

Jiang Huiyuan didn't know anything about wine either.

This way of drinking is better than drinking soju alone, but it has a fatal problem: it's easy to get drunk.