Chapter 259: The concern that cannot be concealed by acting

On a remote road, a white taxi slowly stopped at a public telephone booth.

The long-haired girl who got off the car was not afraid at all because of being alone at night.

With a smile on her face, she politely thanked the driver and headed towards home.

After only a few steps, the girl noticed that there was snow on the road leading home.

She turned around and looked at the public telephone booth just two steps behind her and decided to call her family.

"Xiu Ya~ Where's mom? Is she asleep?
It’s snowing so heavily now that a taxi can’t take me to my doorstep.”

Bae Joo-hyun, sitting on the sofa, frowned slightly. Girls' intuition is still very accurate at this time.

She realized that something bad might happen to this girl.

When you hear a girl in a TV drama say, "Don't come out to pick me up," you understand that girls may become prey to criminals.

Bae Joo-hyun shrank her neck and glanced at Do-hwan who was watching the drama seriously beside her.

She quietly moved a little closer to him, trying to find some sense of security.

The plot of the TV series continues.

The little girl who suddenly appeared on the screen made Bae Joo-hyun feel a little surprised. Could it be that she was overthinking?

She turned her head to look at Do Hwan beside her and discussed the plot quietly:
"I thought something was going to happen to this girl, and I got scared."

Jiang Zhaohuan, who had watched the scene in person, had a slightly dimmed look in his eyes.

He knows the entire plot, is well aware of how dark the drama is, and knows what will happen next.

He stood up and walked to the kitchen, taking out a few cans of Tsingtao beer at room temperature.

These cans were bought by Gao Zixiang last time, and they have not been finished yet.

Jiang Zhaohuan put the beer on the table, opened one of the cans and handed it to Bae Zhuxuan.

He looked at the sobbing little girl on TV and said in a dull voice:
"Sometimes, good intentions can bring danger to oneself."

Bae Joo-hyun paused in drinking beer. She hadn't yet realized what this sentence meant.

But when I saw the girl running towards the car, my heart felt like it was being pulled apart.

The criminal hit the girl's head mercilessly and did not stop even though she begged for mercy.

The sobbing little girl witnessed everything and could only squat down in despair, at a loss as to what to do.

Only after the scene changed did Bae Joo-hyun pull herself out of the plot.

She took a sip of the beer in her hand and asked:
"So the murderer deliberately took advantage of the child, did he?"

"Yes, so you have to be vigilant when you are around children and the elderly. Especially at night when there is no one around, you have to put your own safety first."

Bae Joo-hyun nodded, hearing the concern in his tone.

As a female idol, she would come into contact with some people she disliked on a daily basis.

But in many cases, she was unable to show her true thoughts or even expressions.

At a book signing event, not all fans truly like you.

Those words that were full of preaching were already considered good.

She has also encountered fans with crazy eyes and extremely possessive words and actions.

Can be in public in front of a large number of fans.

All Bae Joo-hyun can do is keep smiling to avoid unnecessary trouble.

As for sasaeng fans, they are rarely seen at book signing events.

They have basically been blacklisted by the company.

The occasions when we meet them are usually in private.

Bae Joo-hyun put on her disposable gloves again and carefully wrapped the rice ball in the still hot spicy stewed chicken feet sauce.

The slightly spicy level was just right for her.

Unlike the takeout she ordered with the members before, it was so spicy that she had a runny nose.

A bite of delicious rice ball and a sip of refreshing beer.

She began to wonder, is this always the case for someone who's on vacation and staying at home?

"Hey, Dohwan, when you're on vacation, do you just sit on the couch and watch TV and eat?"

Jiang Zhaohuan held his chin and stared at the TV, shaking his head and said:

"I watch it occasionally while eating, but most of the time I play games."

He raised his hand and pointed at the PS4 next to the TV and the long row of game disks neatly placed underneath.

When he is not in his fixed online game team, he plays stand-alone games.

When I was a kid, I was addicted to handheld game consoles like PSP and NDS.

When I grew up, I liked playing console games with a controller. Jiang Zhaohuan reached out and picked up the can of beer, opened the pull ring, and smiled as he held it in front of Pei Zhuxuan.

He gestured for a touch and said with a smile:

"Let me drink with you. It's boring to drink alone."

Pei Zhuxuan didn't care much about these. She took a sip and asked curiously:
"Is your alcohol tolerance really okay?"

"It's much better now than before. I always have to drink alcohol at crew gatherings. I drink more and more, so I've improved."

Nowadays, Kang Do-hwan won’t get so drunk that he falls asleep after drinking a can of beer.

Bae Joo-hyun held a piece of potato that had been stewed until soft. Sometimes she would put it in stewed chicken.

The taste is even more fragrant than the chicken and it is soaked in soup.

But she soon stopped.

I have work to do tomorrow, and if I eat more, I'll get edema.

She didn't plan to use an ice towel to reduce the swelling, so it was better not to be greedy.

Bae Joo-hyun took off her slippers and sat cross-legged on the sofa as if she was back home.

But this action did not last for a few seconds before he quietly stepped back into his slippers.

The reason was simple: she found out she wasn't wearing socks.

Going barefoot would be impolite considering their current relationship.

Plus, feet are a relatively private part of my body, and I’m not ready to let him see them.

Bae Joo-hyun sat obediently on the sofa without even crossing her legs.

She held the beer, lifted her hair with one hand, and suddenly asked:
"When you were in school, did you receive a lot of love letters?"

Jiang Zhaohuan, who was concentrating on following the drama, was distracted from the plot. He turned his head and asked,

"Hmm? Why do you feel that way?"

"I remember there was information about you on the Internet. Your academic performance was very good."

Bae Joo Hyun did not hold back on her praise and spoke frankly what most people would say.
"He's tall and handsome, which are the characteristics of a popular boy in school."

Jiang Zhaohuan didn't expect Bae Zhuxuan to praise him like this, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

He recalled what happened in high school and said honestly without lying:
"It's actually not that bad. Love letters aren't very popular in foreign countries. They say it face to face."

"Oh? Have you been stopped a lot?"

"Maybe about the same number as you?"

Bae Joo-hyun blinked, not expecting the topic to turn to her.

She thought back to her high school days, and the corners of her mouth gradually rose.

Jiang Zhaohuan saw her suddenly smile, licked his lips nervously, and asked tentatively:
"Why are you laughing? Are you...thinking about your first love?"

Bae Joo-hyun caught a glimpse of the word "care" written all over his face.

Really, he's such a good actor.

At a time like this, he didn't even try to hide his emotions.

"I don't have a first love, I just think of my very good friend."

"friend?"

"Yes, my purple friend. It's because of her that I fell in love with purple."

Jiang Zhaohuan could tell that the other person was a girl, but he couldn't help feeling sour in his heart.

He took a sip of beer in confusion. He never expected that he would even be jealous of girls.

Bae Joo-hyun recalled with a smile the macarons she made some time ago:
“She was a transfer student, and I gradually became close to her, and I had to go and borrow her gym clothes.

Later, in the third year of high school, we became classmates and became my most cherished friends. "

Jiang Zhaohuan pursed his lips. If it was senior year of high school, that would be before she became a trainee.

Come to think of it, she didn't have many close friends before, which was quite similar to me.

He is not the type to make friends casually, and Gao Zixiang is his only friend outside the circle.

Bae Joo Hyun thought of the scene when they first met, she looked at Do Hwan and asked:
"The Gao Zixiang who asked you to help get his phone number is also an important friend of yours, right?"

How come she even remembers Gao Zixiang's name?

I don’t know if it was the alcohol or the impact of the “purple friend”.

Jiang Zhaohuan narrowed his eyes, lowered his head and said in a muffled voice:
“…You don’t have to remember his name.”

"Hey?"

(End of this chapter)