r18novel Chapter 24
Chapter 24
Cheongdam-dong
JYP Entertainment's underground practice room.
The NMIXX members sat in a circle on the floor, each in a different posture, but all their eyes were focused on Oh Hae-won, who was in the middle.
Wu Haiyuan took a sip of mineral water and muttered, "I feel like I've seen this scene somewhere before."
Without hearing any response from the other members, Wu Haiyuan continued, "OK, the next day I changed into a white dress, put on light makeup, curled my own hair, and went to the guesthouse to find Han Xijun Xi after I was all ready."
Zhang Guizhen urged, "And then?"
Wu Haiyuan complained, speechless, "Do you only respond when I'm talking to you?"
Park Jin retorted, "Otherwise what? We only soaked our feet together on the first night; you shouldn't have called it a hot spring."
"Unnie seems disappointed?"
"Yes, quite disappointed."
Wu Haiyuan exclaimed "Wow!" She never expected such a straightforward answer.
Bae So-jin interjected, "Unnie, please continue."
As Wu Haiyuan recalled, he said, "For breakfast, we had a Japanese family meal prepared by the guesthouse owner himself. To be honest, I was really looking forward to it, but the portion was just too small. I swear it wasn't that I was greedy; I was genuinely hungry after only an hour."
Then we went out.
Jin Zhiyou, who was sitting opposite Wu Haiyuan, was behaving strangely, counting on his fingers as if he were doing something else.
Wu Haiyuan paused for a moment and said, "I took the JR Chuo Line and transferred to the Ginza Line at Kanda Station. My first stop was Senso-ji Temple. I sincerely prayed to the Bodhisattva and asked for my NMIXX business to get better and better."
Xue Lun'e muttered, "Shouldn't dating involve asking for love, like hanging love locks on the Namsan Tower and the 63 Building in our country? Don't they have that in island nations?"
Several pairs of eyes were staring intently at him.
Wu Haiyuan spoke quickly, "After leaving Senso-ji Temple, we went to Kasukabe."
Noticing Kim Ji-woo sitting opposite him counting on his fingers again, Wu Haiyuan couldn't help but ask, "Ji-woo, what are you doing?"
Kim Ji-woo simply smiled and shook his head without saying anything.
Zhang Guizhen moved her lips, but Wu Haiyuan spoke first: "You all know that my favorite cartoon character is Crayon Shin-chan, so since we're in Japan, we definitely can't miss visiting Kasukabe."
"Didn't you all see the photos I posted in the chat room?"
"After visiting Kasukabe, we had sukiyaki, Shin-chan's favorite dish, for lunch."
"Is sukiyaki always this delicious? I don't know how much I ate. Luckily, it was a buffet, and the staff reminded me that the dining time was over before I left. It was a little embarrassing that Han Xijun had already finished eating and was waiting for me."
After taking a short walk to digest our food, our last stop on the second day was the Tokyo Skytree.
That's why so many people like high-rise luxury apartments, especially the top floor.
Seriously, standing atop the tower overlooking the entire city really gives you a real urge to work hard and make money.
The members looked completely bewildered.
Anyway, they've been to the 63 Tower. When they look down on Seoul, they don't feel the urge to work hard and make money, but rather a sense of unreality, like watching a simulation game. Then other complex emotions well up inside them, and in the end, many people choose to shout to release their feelings, mostly releasing...
"Snap"
He clapped his hands suddenly.
Wu Haiyuan said, "We even heard K-pop songs at the restaurant where we ate dinner tonight."
The members immediately chimed in, "Ours?"
Wu Haiyuan shook his head and said, "It's a song by Aespa and IVE."
"Yeah, what am I expecting?"
Just as the members were feeling "disappointed," Wu Haiyuan continued, "They also put... in the restaurant."
No one spoke.
But the expressions on everyone's faces seemed to say, "Did we still hear NMIXX's songs?"
Wu Haiyuan said unhurriedly, "Songs by TVXQ and Bigbang."
Disappointment again.
The members were speechless.
Can't we say something that everyone's been waiting for? Even a white lie would be fine, at least it would boost the members' confidence and give them more hope for the future.
Everyone knows that TVXQ and Bigbang have a huge number of loyal fans in Japan. Their achievements in Japan are no less than those in South Korea, making them absolute top stars.
"Oh, right, we also went to a karaoke room after dinner."
"Can you believe a 21-year-old has never been to a karaoke room? No, no, no, a 21-year-old who never listens to music?"
The members all chimed in, saying that such a person couldn't possibly exist.
When you're with your family, it's inevitable that you'll listen to music. It might be sung by your parents, or you might hear an OST from a TV series you're watching with your family, or a music program. You'll definitely hear music when you're shopping.
We probably went to karaoke rooms too, especially during middle school. On days when we didn't have tutoring, we'd meet up with friends at those coin-operated karaoke rooms in shopping malls and sing our favorite idols' songs like crazy.
The person Wu Haiyuan was referring to as someone who neither listens to music nor has ever been to a karaoke room was clearly Han Xijun.
The members didn't believe it.
Wu Haiyuan explained that Han Xijun never listens to music because he doesn't want to be distracted. During his student days, his world consisted only of books and various exercises. He didn't watch TV or go shopping with his parents, etc.
As for the karaoke room, Han Xijun, who was focused solely on his studies, would never go there; he didn't even have a single friend during his student days.
The members thought about it and realized it wasn't entirely impossible.
Such geniuses are usually avoided by other students. It's not an exaggeration to say they are "isolated." Anyone who tries to approach them will definitely not get the better of them.
Wu Haiyuan gave a thumbs up, saying, "That's spot on!"
There must have been classmates who tried to get close to Han Xijun, but in the end, they only ended up "losing face" in front of the other classmates.
Because Han Xijun would only reply with "Is there something you need? No, thank you" and then end the conversation directly. Any conversation, even one made under the pretense of asking about study problems, would end abruptly.
After listening, Xue Lun'e asked worriedly, "Then how did Unnie and Han Xijun record the program this time?"
Wu Haiyuan said with a smile, "It was really awkward at first. He only spoke a few words at most, and he seemed like a completely unapproachable person."
"Gradually, he started talking more. Can you guess why?"
The members asked curiously, "What's the reason?"
Wu Haiyuan said, "Because I agreed to record the program."
"Huh? What?"
"What's the reason?"
Wu Haiyuan continued, "Because I made it clear what my purpose was in recording the program, he agreed and has been cooperating with me in recording the program ever since."
"This person doesn't sound bad either."
Wu Haiyuan said, "I have never said that Han Xijun is a bad person. On the contrary, he said that he said he had said everything he wanted to say in the next two years during the three days of recording this program."
"Wow, that's way too much!"
"outrageous"
"This is a way to pick up girls, making the unnie think she's special."
Jang Gyu-jin suddenly leaned closer and said, "Unnie, you don't really think you're someone special to Han Hee-joon, and you've fallen for him, so no matter what Han Hee-joon does, unnie will..."
Woo woo
Wu Haiyuan manually covered her mouth.
Wu Haiyuan deliberately "scolded" him: "What nonsense are you thinking at such a young age? This is a TV show, not a real blind date. We didn't have any inappropriate contact, Yi Xi."