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Chapter 1450 I've always wanted to ask
Chapter 1450 I've always wanted to ask
"Are you going back to your apartment? Do you want me to take you back?"
After finishing his meal, a cool breeze swept over him as he stepped out of the restaurant, instantly making Chi Jingyuan feel refreshed. However, he still tightened his clothes and looked at the two sisters with rosy complexions in front of him, taking the initiative to ask them a question.
"No need, I've already asked my assistant to pick me up. The van is parked right next to me."
However, Bae Joo-hyun politely declined, winking at him and waving her hand with a smile: "Thanks for today, go home and get some rest."
"Goodbye, Kyungwon oppa." Bae Joo-yoon next to her also waved goodbye with a grin.
"Bye-bye..." Chi Jingyuan smiled and nodded in farewell, adding a special reminder: "Remember you have to catch a flight tomorrow, don't oversleep."
"I know~"
Watching the two sisters, one tall and one short, gradually leave, Chi Jingyuan smiled, turned around, and walked towards the parking lot.
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"Oh my, I didn't even notice! How did you get so many bags? Bae Joo-yoon, are you moving?"
Bae Joo-hyun looked at Bae Joo-yoon next to her with great dissatisfaction. This younger sister was carrying a bunch of big and small packaging bags, which blocked the car door when she got in.
Bae Joo-yoon, the younger sister, smiled sheepishly but didn't argue back. She happily focused on getting her precious items into the car.
"Really... He could have just bought you any gift, why did he have to buy so many?"
Bae Joo-yoon acted like an elder in front of her older sister, helping her carry bags inside while huffing and puffing like an old lady.
"boom!"
After a great struggle, all the bags and the two sisters squeezed in, and Bae Joo-hyun slammed the door shut, instantly shutting out the noise from outside.
"Oppa, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Let's go back to Gangnam."
Bae Joo-hyun gave a friendly instruction to the assistant driver in the driver's seat, then immediately changed her expression, glaring at Bae Joo-yoon... This girl was still carefully checking the pile of bags to see if she had touched them when getting into the car.
"Hey, I'm asking you!"
"Unnie, you still have the nerve to say that~"
The car slowly started moving, and at this moment, Bae Joo-yoon began to complain: "We were supposed to go sightseeing together this afternoon when I came to Seoul. I've been looking forward to that amazing nail salon and spa you mentioned for so long..."
"Then suddenly they told me that Kyungwon oppa would pick me up and that I should go with him in the afternoon... Ugh, did you even consider my feelings?!"
"Huh? He didn't take good care of you?" Bae Joo-hyun's eyes widened slightly upon hearing this.
"That's not what I meant. It's just that I've never met Kyungwon oppa before, and it would be really awkward if we suddenly met alone."
"Is it a burden to be together?" Hearing her sister's complaint, Bae Joo-hyun's voice softened a little.
"Hmm... no, that's all."
Upon hearing that her unnie was worried, Bae Joo-yoon immediately changed her tune and began to ramble on, "When I first got off the train, I was actually quite worried and a little burdened because I had never met Kyung-won oppa before. Although I've heard you talk about him often, I've never really met him, so I really had no idea what kind of personality he was."
"When I got off the train, I really wanted to turn around and get back on."
She spoke with feigned seriousness, and after Bae Joo-hyun's eyes widened, she immediately chuckled and said, "But after Kyung-won oppa called me... that feeling of burden disappeared."
"Huh? He can do magic?" Bae Joo-hyun grinned.
"Because her voice is really nice, and her tone is very friendly and natural, kkkk..."
The younger sister chuckled a few times, then waved her hand: "Of course, the most important thing is that through his tone, I suddenly realized that there's nothing to worry about. The fact that he took the initiative to pick me up already shows his attitude."
"But I'm still a little nervous..."
After saying that, Bae Joo-yoon nodded repeatedly: "After all, he's someone of this level... I told my friend that I saw Kyung-won oppa in Seoul, and she probably wouldn't believe me."
"Isn't he an idol too...?"
Seemingly disliking her sister's way of looking up to her, Bae Joo-hyun pouted and muttered something, but quickly asked curiously, "So what happened after he picked you up? Where did he take you?"
"I went to eat ice cream first, and wow, that shop is a real gem! The ice cream was really amazing, and the desserts were good too... I was a little embarrassed at first, but the ice cream was so good that I ended up having a dessert as well."
Bae Joo-yoon reminisced about the dessert from the afternoon, ignoring her sister's disdainful look, and continued, "Then we ate and chatted at the same time."
"What did you talk about?"
"There was quite a lot. They talked about some gossip in the entertainment industry, as well as some work-related things. I found it all quite interesting."
Bae Joo-yoon, remembering something, suppressed a laugh: "Oh right, I also mentioned the song 'Let Nature Take Its Course'."
"what?"
"Unnie, didn't you tell me before that this song was written for you by Kyungwon oppa in order to pursue you? I asked him how he wrote this song, is it true or not?"
"Hmm... what did he say?"
“I noticed that Oppa seemed a little hesitant at first, and his expression was strange... Then he pursed his lips a couple of times, remained silent for a few seconds, and finally agreed, saying it was true.”
"That's exactly right!"
Upon hearing this, Bae Joo-hyun immediately became smug.
"After we finished eating, Oppa took me to SM Entertainment, to visit the new building, to see your handprints, and to EXO's practice room, as well as Red Velvet's practice room."
"Oh? Didn't I take you to see it before when you came here?"
"Oh dear, Oppa is so popular that he can't take me shopping. Oppa said he'd take me to visit his company, but of course I can't say I've already been there."
Bae Joo-yoon looked at her sister with some disdain, seemingly thinking that Bae Joo-hyun, an idol, was not as polite as she was.
However, she quickly put it out of her mind, seemingly recalling her visit to SM that afternoon. Her expression brightened, and her eyes lit up.
"Aigoo, I really feel Oppa's status at SM. It's true that everyone who sees him will come up to greet him. When they introduced me, they were all incredibly enthusiastic. I even ran into a high-ranking executive who seemed to be a company director. They were really... wow..."
She reminisced about the exceptionally high treatment she received back then, but quickly opened her eyes and returned to reality. She couldn't help but wrinkle her nose and looked at Bae Joo-hyun with a hint of disdain: "Unnie, I didn't get this kind of treatment when I visited the company with you last time."
"Hey, you can keep this to yourself, you don't have to tell anyone!"
Feeling inferior, Bae Joo-hyun was immediately annoyed and glared at him angrily with wide eyes.
Then she pouted and muttered under her breath, "How can I compare to him?"
His voice was very soft, and it was hard to tell whether his expression was sour or proud.
"To be honest, I used to think that you were exaggerating when you talked about Jingyuan oppa. But after meeting him and spending time with him today, I feel that he is even more amazing than you told me."
It's obvious that after just one afternoon together, Bae Joo-yoon already had a very good impression of Ji Kyung-won.
It's true that young women find it hard to resist Ji Kyung-won's advances... but mainly it's because of Bae Joo-hyun, which completely shortened the process of the two getting to know each other.
"After leaving SM, Oppa took me to a GUCCI boutique or something. It was decorated very luxuriously, and there were no other customers inside at the time. It was filled with all sorts of luxury goods. Then... he told me to pick whatever I wanted."
As she spoke, Bae Joo-yoon raised her head, closed her eyes, and a slightly dazed look filled her eyes.
This kind of plot, which only appears in TV dramas, is a super weapon when it happens to an ordinary girl. She still remembers the feeling from that time.
"..."
Hearing her words and seeing her expression, Bae Joo-hyun couldn't help but feel a little jealous.
Even though we've known each other for so long, Chi Jingyuan has never taken her on a similar experience.
But considering how well he takes care of his sister, I'll let it go.
And... he seems to have even made himself a brand ambassador for GUCCI.
"At first I was very excited, but I was really embarrassed, after all, we've only just met..."
Bae Joo-yoon stuck out her tongue and looked at Bae Joo-hyun: "But Kyung-won oppa said that unnie is also a Gucci ambassador, and the brand often sends her products, so it's nothing."
"Oh, you believe him just because he said that?"
Upon hearing this, Bae Joo-hyun immediately raised her voice: "He's the spokesperson. GUCCI just sends him things from time to time. I'm not at that level. Even if they provide clothes, it's just something I have to try on and return!"
"Of course I know!"
Bae Joo-yoon waved her hand casually, while Bae Joo-hyun, who had been a little anxious just a second ago, rolled her eyes.
How come my status seems to have dropped in just one afternoon?
“But Oppa said so, so I was thinking of just picking a few items at random, and if they don’t work out, I can just give them back to him later, Unnie.”
At this point, Bae Joo-yoon gave a fawning smile and grabbed her unnie's arm.
"Oh, you pay it back yourself!"
Bae Joo-hyun wasn't buying his act and turned her back arrogantly.
But they were still sisters after all, and she burst out laughing after a few seconds of her sister's onslaught. She gave her a disapproving look and said, "That's just his personality. He doesn't care much about these things... but you should remember the good things he did for you."
"Is that so? As expected of Kyungwon oppa."
"Wow, you really don't know unless you experience it yourself. Kyungwon oppa has a very high status at GUCCI, it feels like it's no less than what I saw at SM. He's very enthusiastic with both Koreans and foreigners..."
“Our Wannable group’s top fans revealed that high-end luxury brands are all aloof and that the agency wanted to get a title for Kang Daniel oppa, but after contacting several, nothing came of it.”
At this point, the younger sister's eyes lit up, "Later, Oppa even found a designer to help me put together an outfit, which really burdened me, and I declined for a long time."
"The burden is in the bags?" Bae Joo-hyun glanced at the bags piled high around her.
"Unnie!" Bae Joo-yoon called out shyly, then hugged her tightly, and the two sisters started playing together.
"Haha, stop tickling me~"
After playing around for a while, Bae Joo-hyun sensed her sister's excited mood and, seeing the undisguised brilliance in her eyes, couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.
Even though her younger sister is quite smart and mature, she is still just an ordinary person, so of course she would yearn for these things.
Perhaps only Chi Kyung-won could give her such a similar experience.
And the reason why Ji Kyung-won is like this... isn't it because of Bae Joo-hyun?
She exchanged a glance with her younger sister and smiled knowingly.
"I will return it to him."
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Half an hour later, Bae Joo-hyun and her sister said goodbye to their assistant and returned to their apartment in Gangnam District... Although they had a schedule tomorrow, Bae Joo-hyun deliberately stayed with her sister instead of going back to her dorm today because her sister had come to visit.
“Every time I see this renovation, I think it looks great, and the location is also excellent.”
Entering the apartment, Bae Joo-yoon, who wasn't visiting for the first time, changed her shoes, turned on the lights, and looked around the familiar yet unfamiliar living room. She couldn't help but say enviously, "With my salary, I probably couldn't afford to buy one in my entire life. Even renting the whole place would be difficult... Being an entertainer is really a great profession."
"..."
Hearing this, Bae Joo-hyun, who was walking in front, did not speak, but simply pursed her lips slightly.
Although Bae Joo-hyun is a popular idol, it would still be difficult for Red Velvet to afford this apartment given their income and revenue sharing over the past few years.
This apartment was where she and Chi Jingyuan used to go on dates. Although the name wasn't changed, Chi Jingyuan's intention was essentially the same as if it were a gift to her.
What was supposed to be a testament to their relationship turned into a surprise when Bae Joo-hyun heard her sister mention it, but she didn't offer any explanation.
The two then tidied up the house together, drank some wine together, and even took a shower together.
They're sisters, so there's no need to hide anything. Besides, Bae Joo-hyun has a high alcohol tolerance, and her sister isn't much worse.
"My mom was asking me this when I arrived... By the way, are you going home for Chinese New Year this year, unnie?"
"Yes, I heard from my agent that there will be a holiday during the Spring Festival."
"Tsk, unnie, why... have you gotten bigger?"
"It was already big!"
The sisters, who hadn't seen each other for a while, drank and chatted about many things, including family matters, Bae Joo-hyun's work, and Bae Joo-yoon's work.
"Oh, right..."
Halfway through the conversation, Bae Joo-hyun suddenly remembered something and casually asked, "You spent so much time with him today. It was your first time meeting him. What were your impressions of him?"
"He's great, the best guy I've ever met, both in terms of looks and everything else."
Upon hearing this question, Bae Joo-yoon raised an eyebrow and began to comment while recalling: "And even if we don't look at things like family background and status, Kyung-won oppa himself is very approachable. He's not only interesting, but also very caring, and there's no pressure in being around him."
"He's such a capable person, yet he managed to achieve this much. That's really impressive."
Finally, Bae Joo-yoon seemed to remember something, shrugged and added, "It's a pity that even though Oppa is very easygoing, there's still a bit of distance between us."
"But that's normal, after all, the difference is too big."
As Bae Joo-hyun listened to her younger sister's evaluation, with each compliment, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but slowly turn up, revealing a happy yet slightly smug expression.
The reason she asked Chi Jingyuan to pick up her sister today was not only because she couldn't leave work, but her main idea was to introduce the two of them and hear her sister's opinion.
Hearing such positive feedback from her made Bae Joo-hyun very happy.
"But, unnie..."
Just as Bae Joo-hyun was feeling excited and grinning as she let her thoughts wander, Bae Joo-yoon suddenly spoke up next to her.
Compared to the admiring and longing tone she used when evaluating Chi Jingyuan earlier, her voice became more serious at this moment.
"Unnie..."
She looked at Bae Joo-hyun, seemed to have thought of something, pursed her lips and hesitated for a moment, then leaned forward and tentatively asked, "I've actually been wanting to ask..."
"What exactly is your relationship with Jingyuan oppa now?"