Chapter 156 Pei Zhuyan's troubles

The two-hour autograph session ended quickly.

After Kang Do Hwan saw off the last fan, he followed Park Bo Gum and others to say his final words of thanks.

He wanted to have dinner with them, but thinking that he would soon join the group, he had to decline the invitation.

When he got into the nanny car and was about to ask his agent to take him home to read the script, a girl standing on the side of the road caught his attention.

Isn’t this Bae Joo-hyun’s sister, Bae Joo-yeon?

There was no friend she mentioned around her, so why was she standing alone on the roadside?
Jiang Zhaohuan hesitated for a moment, but finally rolled down the window when he stopped at a red light.

Bae Joo-yeon stood at the intersection in a daze, thinking about how to spend the remaining time.

She lied, she really did skip school and come to Seoul.

Why rebel?

It was the pressure from her studies, and the fact that after finding out that her sister was an idol, she kept pestering her for her contact information.

Pei Zhuyan's luck is not very good. Recently, no one has paid any attention to her. She has been isolated by several girls in the same dormitory.

I skipped class and ran out just to take a breath.

Also, I want to meet unnie.

Bae Joo-yeon doesn't want her sister to worry about her, but she does need her financial support.

She didn't want to continue living in the school dormitory.

Well, it’s okay to lie to Zhao Huanxi.

How should I talk to Eunnie?

Just when Pei Zhuyan was in a daze, a voice suddenly came from the front.

"Jooyeon Noona, why are you here alone?"

Jooyeon noona?

This was the first time Bae Joo-yeon heard Kang Do-hwan call her like that. She was a little confused and didn't know how to respond for a while.

Che Chunhao, who was driving, was a little confused and asked curiously:
"Zhaohuan, is this your relative?"

"Inside."

Jiang Zhaohuan looked calm. He opened the car door and said,

"Nuna, you're not sneaking out to watch me work, are you? Get in the car?"

Bae Joo-yeon became even more confused. When did she become Kang Do-hwan's relative?

She nodded dazedly and got into the nanny car.

Wait a minute, what are you doing? You're crazy!
After Bae Joo-yeon got in the car, she had no idea what to say. Fortunately, Kang Do-hwan was very good at talking nonsense.

The relationship between the two did not arouse the suspicion of the agent at all.

When Kang Do-hwan saw that Bae Joo-yeon looked worried, he guessed that she might not have come to Seoul to shop with her friends.

Out of concern for Bae Joo-hyun's sister, he naturally tried to let her get in the car first.

Jiang Zhaohuan adjusted himself to a comfortable position, closed his eyes, pretended to be sleepy, and said softly:

"Nuna, I'll take a nap first, you guys check out the takeaway first."

"…Hey, go to sleep."

The car soon became quiet. Feeling a little embarrassed, Pei Zhuyan lowered her head to play with her mobile phone, playing Candy Crush on silent mode to pass the time.

The car stopped in the alley behind the apartment in Seongsu-dong. Cha Chun-ho turned around and looked at the sleeping Jiang Zhaohuan and reminded him:
"Do-hwan, we're here."

Jiang Zhaohuan, who had not fallen asleep at all and had been resting with his eyes closed, did not wake up quickly.

He twisted his body and slowly opened his eyes, trying hard to make himself look like he had just woken up.

Jiang Zhaohuan hesitated for two seconds before nodding and saying:
"Thank you for your hard work, bro. I'll go up with Nuna first."

"Yes, I'll pick you up at the usual time tomorrow to go rock climbing."

After Kang Cho-hwan and Bae Joo-yeon got out of the car, they quickly slipped into the apartment building and pressed the elevator to go up.

Pei Zhuyan followed with her head down. After entering the elevator, the other party asked questions before she could even open her mouth.

"Zhu Yanxi, are you in trouble?" Very direct, without any beating around the bush.

Bae Joo-yeon couldn't help but admire Kang Do-hwan's sharpness.

She gave a bitter smile, and after the elevator door reached the floor, she walked out and said:
"Yes, I came to Seoul this time to find unnie."

Jiang Zhaohuan stood in front of the door and entered the password. After hearing the other party's answer, he roughly guessed that the trouble might be somewhat related to Bae Zhuxuan.

Judging from her words, it was obvious that she was not having a conflict with Bae Joo-hyun.

Then there are not many possibilities left. Considering certain things that often happen on the peninsula, most of them are bullying or isolation.

The families of artists are always targeted by those groups.

After Jiang Zhaohuan opened the door, he noticed the hesitation on Bae Zhuyan's face.

Guessing her concern, he pointed to the door and said:

"No one lives next door, so there won't be any strange rumors."

"Is that so? Hehe~ Zhao Huanxi, you are really smart."

Jiang Zhaohuan pointed to the sofa and asked her to sit there and rest. He simply washed some fruits and squeezed a glass of juice.

He put the dinner plate on the coffee table and sat down on a single sofa at a distance, keeping a suitable distance.

"Zhu Yanxi, do you need me to help you contact Irenexi?"

Although he didn't have Bae Joo-hyun's contact information, he had Kim Ye-rin's and could still contact her.

"Ani, I don't want to make Ernie worry."

At this point, Pei Zhuyan's face showed a conflicted expression again.

If I don't contact Ouni, I won't be able to get the rent money.

Jiang Zhaohuan took a sip of the juice and asked as tactfully as possible:

"So, you are protecting Irene xi?"

"Hey?"

Bae Joo-yeon was a little surprised why Do-hwan used this word.

"When you were pestered for autographs and contact information and you didn't give them, that was naturally considered protection."

Pei Zhuyan's eyes widened even more, and she asked in confusion:
"Zhao Huanxi, how did you know that? Did I ever tell you?"

"I guess bullying and isolation are also... um, characteristics of the peninsula?"

Pei Zhuyan couldn't help laughing when she heard the second half of the sentence. It was indeed the characteristic of their place.

Along the way, even if you have not been bullied and isolated, such things have happened somewhere in the school.

Even if you manage to leave school, you will still encounter bullying in the workplace.

Pei Zhuyan held the orange juice in her hand, lowered her head and whispered:
"I was indeed isolated by my roommates, so I came to Seoul. I want to borrow some money from my sister so that I can rent a house outside."

"Hasn't this been told to anyone else?"

"Ani, my parents are very busy, I don't want them to worry about this kind of thing."

Jiang Zhaohuan showed an understanding expression. Most people who are bullied and isolated don't want their families to know.

He knew that Red Velvet, as a newly debuted group, had little income.

"The Velvet", which was released some time ago, did not perform well.

Considering the amount of money invested by SM Entertainment, it would be great if they could avoid losing money.

Therefore, the salary that Bae Joo-hyun can get is definitely not that much.

She probably wouldn't take it out before she knew the reason why her sister was renting a house.

Jiang Zhaohuan felt a little conflicted. As a colleague, he shouldn't be involved in such matters.

But whenever I think about the fact that the person in front of me is Bae Joo-hyun's biological sister, I feel that I should help.

"…If you want to rent an apartment, I can lend you the money first."

"Hey?"

(End of this chapter)