Peninsula: 72 Hours of Blind Dates

Jiang Huiyuan's arrival was something Wu Haiyuan's parents hadn't expected.

After the warm hospitality, Wu Haiyuan, Han Xijun, and Jiang Huiyuan did not stay for dinner at the house.

After the three left, Wu Haiyuan's parents and Wu Zhiyuan sat in the living room watching TV and chatting about how the two of them finally had matching couple rings.

Lunch was at a loach soup restaurant in Songdo. Kang Hye-won jokingly remarked that Oh Hae-won was now taking care of Han Hee-joon's health.

By evening, Jiang Huiyuan was carrying several bags, and Han Xijun was also carrying several bags.

On the way to the barbecue restaurant, Jiang Huiyuan whispered a few words into Wu Haiyuan's ear.

Wu Haiyuan shook his head in denial.

The loach soup lunch wasn't meant to make Han Hee-joon spend the whole afternoon shopping as a "worker" carrying bags.

They arrived at the barbecue restaurant where Jiang Huiyuan worked part-time.

Jiang Huiyuan was on vacation today, and the staff and the president were somewhat surprised when she came to the store.

Seeing Han Xijun and Wu Haiyuan made me feel relieved.

It seems like Kang Hye-won's good friends, Oh Hae-won and Han Hee-joon, always visit her whenever they're back in Incheon; their friendship is undeniable. They even brought two famous friends to the restaurant for dinner, which is a good thing. I managed to get the autograph and photo I couldn't get last time tonight.

Knowing that Wu Haiyuan and Han Xijun took Jiang Huiyuan shopping in the afternoon, saying it was a New Year's gift, there was a lot of it, and they were all brand names. Jiang Huiyuan also showed everyone what they bought: winter and spring clothes, pants, shoes, and backpacks.

It seems that her friend didn't want Kang Hye-won, who was about to report to Seoul National University's law school, to be "looked down upon."

This situation is common.

In real society, clothing and appearance are a basic standard by which many people distinguish a person, which is why there are so many people who pursue luxury brands and famous brands.

Everyone has the freedom to choose their own life. Although Han Xijun and Wu Haiyuan are not the kind of people who pursue brand names, it is very considerate of them to take care of Jiang Huiyuan, who is an ordinary person.

A barbecue, a drink.

They also talked about another gathering organized by Yoon Ji-hoon.

Han Hee-joon had previously joked that he would go if he could bring his family.

Jiang Huiyuan really asked Yin Zhixun, but Yin Zhixun was vague. How could Han Xijun not know what it meant? He couldn't possibly force himself to attend the so-called class reunion.

I wonder what Yoon Ji-hoon will think when he sees the ring on Oh Hae-won's finger at the gathering in Incheon.

The following afternoon, Han Hee-joon rested at home.

He received a call from Jiang Huiyuan, who gave him the address and asked Han Xijun to go over.

Han Xijun, who was driving there, parked his car in front of a restaurant and dialed Wu Haiyuan's number. Jiang Huiyuan answered the phone.

Let Han Xijun go in directly.

Upon entering the restaurant, they found only their table of guests, about twelve or thirteen people.

Wu Haiyuan was resting in a corner against the wall, with Jiang Huiyuan protecting him. Wu Haiyuan's phone and bag were also kept safe by Jiang Huiyuan.

Some people started urging others to move to another location, saying that it wasn't even dinner time yet and the real gathering hadn't started; it was just a warm-up.

Apart from Jiang Huiyuan, no one cared about Wu Haiyuan.

Jiang Huiyuan waved.

Yoon Ji-hoon and the other two looked towards the restaurant entrance.

Han Xijun knew Wu Haiyuan's alcohol tolerance; she could only drink a little over half a bottle of soju or a bottle of beer at most. Clearly, by letting Wu Haiyuan lean against the corner to rest, she had drunk quite a lot.

Logically, this shouldn't happen. Yoon Ji-hoon wouldn't force Oh Hae-won. If other classmates urged Oh Hae-won to drink, Yoon Ji-hoon would proactively step in to help Oh Hae-won out of the awkward situation, just to show off. "You're here."

A student asked Jiang Huiyuan, "Who?"

Some of the more alert students recognized Han Xijun and muttered uncertainly, "Is that Han Xijun? The genius in the field of AI, from Incheon."

"Why is he here?"

"Hye-won, do you know Han Hee-joon?"

"It's not Huiyuan, is it your boyfriend?"

Jiang Huiyuan did not answer any of her classmates' questions.

Han Hee-joon walked to the dining table, and Yoon Ji-hoon stood up: "Long time no see."

Han Xijun simply nodded.

After a brief eye contact, Yoon Ji-hoon felt awkward and a little guilty after being "ignored".

Let's go.

He only said two words, and the students sitting on the outer edge of the room stood up and made way for Jiang Huiyuan and Wu Haiyuan as Han Xijun was about to go over. With his bag slung over his shoulder, Wu Haiyuan's phone was naturally placed in Han Xijun's coat pocket.

Jiang Huiyuan used all her strength to help Wu Haiyuan up.

Wu Haiyuan woke up, and groggily saw Jiang Huiyuan, muttering, "I want to sleep."

Jiang Huiyuan said, "Go home and sleep. Go home now."

After swaying for a moment, Wu Haiyuan caught sight of Han Xijun standing to the side.

His vision was blurry, and he couldn't make out the face, but Wu Haiyuan recognized the familiar figure at a glance. He raised his right hand, pointed at Han Xijun, and stammered, "Oh, how come you..."

Jiang Huiyuan interrupted in time.

The other students were all waiting to see what would happen, so they absolutely couldn't let anything slip at this moment.

Jiang Huiyuan spoke directly to Han Xijun in broken Mandarin: "Xijun, help me help Huiyuan up."

The way they addressed each other was very friendly, and they even used semi-verbal slang, which shows that their relationship is quite special.

Everyone is more inclined to believe that there's something going on between Han Hee-joon and Kang Hye-won.

This conjecture is quite reasonable; those who excel academically tend to like and share common interests with other high-achieving students.

Although Wu Haiyuan is a famous idol, her social circle seems different from that of academic high-achievers like Han Xijun and Jiang Huiyuan.

I watched the three of them leave.

The lively atmosphere at the dining table returned to normal.

The students' conversation was all focused on Han Xijun and Jiang Huiyuan, who had suddenly appeared.

Of those present, only Yoon Ji-hoon knew the truth: everyone else's guesses were wildly wrong. In fact, Han Hee-joon had come for Oh Hae-won.

He had heard that Wu Haiyuan had gone back to Incheon for the holiday, but he didn't expect that Han Xijun would also go back to Incheon with him.

Two encounters, plus the dating show I'd seen before, Han Hee-joon's interview statement, and the trending topic of Han Hee-joon giving gifts during nmixx's first live stream after their comeback.

Han Xijun did all of this for Wu Haiyuan.

In NMIXX, no one but Oh Hae-won could make Han Hee-joon "make such a sacrifice".

Outside the restaurant.

They carefully placed Wu Haiyuan in the back seat. Jiang Huiyuan also got in, using her legs as a pillow for Wu Haiyuan.

Han Xijun set off in his car.

After driving a few hundred meters, Han Xijun glanced at the rearview mirror before asking, "Did she drink a lot?"

Jiang Huiyuan immediately lost her temper and said quickly, "He didn't drink that much, but he drank very fast at the beginning. Those classmates, especially the one sitting with Yin Zhixun, kept making trouble and deliberately made Haiyuan drink."

"If everyone wasn't drinking the same wine, I would suspect that someone had put something in the wine beforehand."

"Also, during the meal, some thugs came to cause trouble, and they were after Hae-won. They wanted autographs and photos. Yoon Ji-hoon stepped in to help. I feel like Yoon Ji-hoon might have arranged all of this beforehand, but he didn't know you were in Incheon."