Peninsula: It all started with the breakup

Chapter 20 What do you do for a living?

"Park Jiyeon, why are you calling me so late at night?" Xie Mingmu said helplessly, "Don't you care if I'm asleep or not? This is affecting my sleep quality. I was almost asleep when your call woke me up. Tell me, how are you going to compensate me?"

Xie Mingmu was lying through his teeth, trying to make Park Jiyeon back down.

"You should come and help me move today!" Park Jiyeon said firmly. As she worked up a sweat, she realized that Xie Mingmu was the culprit who made her work out, so she decided to continue torturing Xie Mingmu tonight.

Xie Mingmu tried to brush it off: "When?"

"It's what we talked about yesterday, the promise you made to me."

"Yes, yes, you're right, but look, it's getting late." Xie Mingmu yawned, pretending, "Besides, I'm already in bed, and I like to sleep naked, it's too much trouble to get dressed."

"You're despicable!"

"Yes, yes, I'm a jerk, so let's do it another day?"

"No, I'm driving over to find you right now!" Park Ji-yeon wouldn't let Xie Mingmu off so easily.

"No, no, no, we can talk this over." Just as Xie Mingmu was thinking about how to get rid of Park Jiyeon, a motorcycle sped past him. The sound of it whizzing by and the person's loud shouts stunned Xie Mingmu, and he forgot to cover his phone in time.

Park Jiyeon's eyes lit up; her ears weren't just for show: "Hey! Aren't you at home? Are you sleeping naked on the street? Are you a pervert?"

Hearing Park Jiyeon's somewhat sarcastic tone, Xie Mingmu didn't know how to explain. His lie had been exposed, so Xie Mingmu could only agree, "Alright, I'll come and help you move now."

"Then hurry up and come over, and remember to bring me a late-night snack!"

"Huh? Didn't you ask me to move? Why do you need me to bring you takeout? My job now is a camera assistant, not a delivery guy!" Xie Mingmu didn't expect to have to do manual labor and also act as a delivery guy.

"It's the same thing. That's why I called you. I just finished my run and Teacher Pei dragged me back to practice dancing. Now I'm so hungry I don't want to move, so you have to send me takeout."

"Wait a minute, wasn't this about moving you? How did it turn into delivering takeout to you?" Xie Mingmu was very puzzled; it didn't make sense.

"It's because you kept feeding me barbecue yesterday that I had to run at the gym, and then Teacher Bae dragged me back to the practice room to practice dancing. So all the suffering I'm going through is because of you," Park Jiyeon said weakly.

Xie Mingmu's experience with Park Ji-yeon taught him that he shouldn't argue anymore at this point, so he had no choice but to accept this humiliating agreement: "Okay, I was wrong, I'll come right now. What would you like to eat, sir?"

"Snowball soup and yogurt, come quickly, my address is XXXXX."

After hanging up the phone, Xie Mingmu immediately took a car there. The main reason was that he was suffering from insomnia, and chatting with Park Jiyeon would be nice; being with her was quite fun.

It's not that I forgot to buy it, it's that I never intended to.

When Xie Mingmu first met her, he thought she seemed aloof and difficult to get along with. But as he got to know her better, he found that Park Jiyeon was similar to him in that she was slow to warm up, and could even be described as a bit goofy. Making her angry was one of Xie Mingmu's pleasures.

Upon arriving at the dance studio, Xie Mingmu knocked on the door, only to find it opened with a simple push, so he walked in.

As soon as they entered, they heard music playing, and Park Jiyeon was still dancing gracefully. She glanced at Xie Mingmu and said, "Wait a moment, I'll be done soon."

Xie Mingmu sat on the sofa, watching Park Jiyeon's dance. Hmm, he couldn't see anything special about it, but Xie Mingmu just thought it was pretty good, though he couldn't quite put his finger on why.

After the dance, seeing Xie Mingmu's focused expression, Park Jiyeon felt a little shy: "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting so long."

"It's alright, it only takes the length of one song."

"Where are the things?" Park Jiyeon looked at Xie Mingmu with some confusion, noticing that there were no packaging bags next to him. "Where are the seolleongtang and yogurt you brought?"

"I'm sorry, I don't have many shops there, so I don't have what you're looking for," Xie Mingmu said with a smile, feigning apology.

"Then what are you doing here?" Park Jiyeon wrinkled her nose and said with disdain.

Xie Mingmu patted his pocket and said with surprise, "I still have some chewing gum here." He then took out the chewing gum and said, "Would you like a piece?" He then tore open the packaging and started chewing.

"Honestly." Although Park Jiyeon was very angry, her hands still did what they were told. She snatched the remaining chewing gum from Xie Mingmu's hand, tore open the wrapper, and imitated the chewing gum, saying indistinctly, "Fine, let's go out to eat. Since you've come all this way, I'll treat you to dinner. You can be my bodyguard."

"Aren't you a black belt? Why do you need me as your bodyguard?" Xie Mingmu chewed gum and teased Park Jiyeon, raising his eyebrows.

Park Jiyeon turned off the machines and lights in the practice room and casually put on a shirt.

Xie Mingmu and Park Jiyeon walked out the door. Park Jiyeon turned to look at Xie Mingmu and said, "Actually, I didn't call you over to help me move or deliver food. It's mainly because I'm a little scared and don't dare to go back alone. Also, Teacher Pei had to leave early."

Seeing Park Jiyeon's slight panic, Xie Mingmu, with a mischievous thought in his mind, said, "Aren't you afraid of me? I'll show you what a werewolf transformation on the night of the full moon looks like."

"You won't." At this moment, Park Jiyeon looked at Xie Mingmu with a serious expression, which made Xie Mingmu blush. He was most afraid of such sincere expressions of emotion.

Upon arriving at the underground parking lot, Park Jiyeon tossed the keys to Xie Mingmu: "My bodyguard, I hereby appoint you as my temporary driver. Go and drive."

"Is there any compensation? I'm both your driver and your bodyguard." Xie Mingmu took the keys, opened the car door, and got into the driver's seat.

"Didn't I say I'd treat you to dinner? This is your reward." Park Jiyeon said, sitting in the passenger seat with a puzzled look on her face, as if she were looking at an idiot. Wasn't having dinner with a beautiful girl the best reward?

Suddenly, the parking lot lights flickered. "Xie Mingmu!" Park Jiyeon called out Xie Mingmu's name in a flustered manner.

The flickering lights were normal, and the unstable power supply was understandable, so Xie Mingmu didn't even blink. He was startled by Park Ji-yeon's shout, though: "What are you doing? Ouch..."

Park Jiyeon gripped the seatbelt tightly: "I'm suddenly a little scared."

"Haha." Xie Mingmu saw that Park Jiyeon looked a bit like a quail. This was the first time he had seen her like this, and he didn't expect it to be so funny, so he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"What are you laughing at? Believe me or not, I'll punch you." Park Jiyeon raised her fist, looking threatening.

"Then I'll leave?" Xie Mingmu asked with a half-smile.

Xie Mingmu watched as Park Jiyeon's expressions changed, a mixture of anger, fear, and regret... This year's Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Actress is either Park Jiyeon's or a conspiracy.

"Okay, I was just kidding. Let's go. I was hoping to get some rest, but you woke me up again. I have to go to work tomorrow."

"Oh right, you have to go to work? So what do you do for a living, driver?" Park Jiyeon asked, adjusting the air conditioning.