Please! My relationship with the girl group leader is purely platonic.

Chapter 88 The Hanging Heart Died

If your crush is sitting in the passenger seat, will you still find waiting at a red light difficult?

"I just felt that the road should be longer, time should slow down, and her gaze should linger longer."

Kang Woo-jin tried his best to ignore the impatient drivers. On the way, they talked mostly about yesterday's movie promotion. Because Lee Soo-man was there, everyone in SM Entertainment knew about the movie.

FFF will give away movie tickets in advance. If any celebrities come to watch the movie, it's like giving the movie a free pass.

Once they arrived at the restaurant, the conversation shifted to the girl.

"The company has been focusing on providing resources for our debut since last year. I only heard about this from Sooyoung and Yoona. In the girl group before us, it wasn't particularly..."

Kim Tae-yeon's face was somewhat complicated. Before getting out of the car, she glanced at Kang Woo-jin. Seeing that Kang Woo-jin was about to get out of the car, she quickly reached out her hand.

"Wait"

Upon hearing the sound, Kang Woo-jin shifted his body slightly, but this movement caused Kim Tae-yeon's hand, which was meant to grab his shoulder, to instead grab his collar.

The unexpected tug made Kang Woo-jin experience the same suffocation as Tiffany. He coughed twice and quickly stepped back and turned his head.

"Oh my! Sorry!"

Kim Tae-yeon hurriedly retreated, looking apologetically at Kang Woo-jin's neck, and then quickly grabbed the baseball cap that was placed above the center console.

"I was going to say, since you're an artist and the media has been reporting on your movie these past few days, you should wear a hat and cover yourself up."

"Cough cough, I'm fine, it's my fault for not thinking of that." Jiang Youzhen stiffly took the hat and put it on. He already regretted his outfit today. In order to have a good and warm image for the date, he even took out a cashmere turtleneck.

He almost got strangled to death...

Before getting out of the car, Kim Tae-yeon made a point of looking around. Trainees don't need to worry about so much, but Kang Woo-jin has been in the spotlight these past two days, so it's inevitable that he'll be recognized.

"There shouldn't be many people, don't worry. I'm not one of those idols, there's no benefit for them to take pictures of me."

Moreover, he could sense whether anyone was following him, but apart from the grumbling drivers, no one paid much attention to them along the way.

Jiang Youzhen got out of the car, and the girl who followed him walked into the barbecue restaurant following the aroma. The restaurant was doing fairly well and was indeed popular with foreigners, as well as some overseas Chinese.

He prefers eating at home to eating out.

Unfortunately, there's no reason or excuse yet.

After asking the waiter for a seat in a corner, Kang Woo-jin glanced at Kim Tae-yeon, feeling inexplicably uneasy. What reason could he use to invite her to his home for dinner next time?

No, no... At this critical juncture, it's already difficult enough for her to come out for a meal and go shopping, let alone have those people in the practice room cover for her.

"Should I bring Tiffany and the others some late-night snacks when I get back today?"

"Isn't that obvious...?"

Kim Tae-yeon sighed helplessly. The thought of bringing late-night snacks for so many people made her feel like her small body was carrying a huge responsibility.

She resisted, but to no avail.

Since it's ineffective, we have no choice but to compromise.

The only consolation was that the group of kids would cover for them and quiet down a bit in the practice room, since their practice room was notoriously noisy and always attracted the attention of the room leader.

Thinking of this, Kim Tae-yeon felt a pang of sadness; why couldn't she believe it?

Do you expect those loud-voiced girls to quiet down?

After sitting down at her seat, Jiang Youzhen handed her a menu and, as always, asked the waiter for a pot of hot water, which had to be freshly boiled.

Upon hearing this, the waiter looked puzzled but respectful. After all, the customer is king, and as long as the other party is not unreasonable and has a gentle attitude, he wouldn't mind having boiling water poured on his head.

Kim Tae-yeon had gotten used to Kang Woo-jin's little dining habit. After it happened a few times, she was persuaded and psychologically believed that it would keep the tableware cleaner.

"This place also sells seolleongtang (a type of soup), so I'll pack some for Tiffany and the others. The grilled meat can also be packed to go. If they don't mind having fast food for dinner, there are also hamburger patties and fries on the menu."

Jiang Youzhen pointed to the back of the menu. He quickly calculated the number of people in their practice room. It would be nice to eat something warm on a winter night. If he could, he would really like to bring a hot pot over.

"Oh right...Taeyeon."

"Hmm?" Kim Tae-yeon was planning to order some late-night snacks for her friends as Kang Woo-jin had suggested, since she couldn't let them go hungry.

Whether I get scolded when I go back depends on them.

But when she heard Jiang Youzhen suddenly call her name, she was a little stunned. She pondered the voice repeatedly in her mind, blinked, and quickly put down the menu to look at him. "What's wrong?"

"How about we have hot pot at the end of the year? My dad brought over a nine-compartment pot before, it's really good, but... it's at my house."

"Do you eat at home?"

Kim Tae-yeon was a little stunned. She looked closely at Kang Woo-jin's face and began to consider whether she should invite Tiffany if she went to eat hot pot, or just go by herself.

But what should she bring with her? After all, she's going to her home.

The brief silence made Kang Woo-jin a little uneasy. He had used a very good reason, thinking that they would also have a holiday at the end of the year. Excluding the time spent in Jeonju, they should be able to have a hot pot meal after returning to Seoul.

"Sure, but... me?" Kim Tae-yeon seemed to have thought of something. She smiled and her voice became softer.

Are we going to invite Tiffany along?

Kang Woo-jin really wanted to ask that back. You can't blame him for thinking that way; among those girls, besides Kim Tae-yeon, Tiffany was the only one he could talk to.

After calming his thoughts, he quickly replied, "Aren't we going to Jeonju at the end of the year? After we come back from Jeonju, it'll be New Year's, so what better way to celebrate than with hot pot?"

"Of course I have no problem, but... there's something embarrassing I have to tell you." The girl's tone was exceptionally gentle, which made Jiang Youzhen feel both pleased and uneasy.

"What...is it?"

"This year-end, I'm not the only one going back to Jeonju; Pani is too..."

......

Kang Woo-jin: "???"

Ok?

hmmmm?

So, he died before achieving his goal? His ambitions were thwarted before his heart was broken?

He wanted to protest, but he dismissed the thought as soon as it crossed his mind.

He has no right to protest!

Three seconds later, he quickly composed himself, then confidently admired the girl's lovely face and smiled, "It's okay, I'll drive you back. Want to stay in Jeonju for New Year's Eve?"

"Yeah, the company gave us an extra day off this time. Tiffany and I plan to spend New Year's Eve at home in Jeonju and come back for the New Year."

.....

Alright, alright, his anxiety has finally died.