Chapter 68

"Miss Hyori, Zhongying, thank you for taking care of my daughter Tae-yeon in Seoul." In the middle of the day, Mr. Kim and Xiahou Zhongying, Lee Hyori, and others found a convenient restaurant near the school, ordered some dishes, and sat down to thank the two of them.

"Uncle, you're too polite. Tae-yeon and I are friends, just call me Zhongying." Xiahou Zhongying waved his hand and said.

Lee Hyori also advised Mr. Kim not to be so formal.

"Alright, then I'll call you Zhongying." Mr. Kim smiled and nodded.

"Zhongying, you're not Korean, right?" The food wasn't coming quickly, so the four of them started chatting. Mr. Kim asked, "As far as I know, there's no surname Xiahou in Korea."

"Yes, I'm Chinese. My father works in Korea, so he brought me here." Xiahou Zhongying said.

"Hmm, but your Korean is very good." Mr. Kim said, "If I hadn't heard your surname, I would have thought you were Korean, hehe."

"I can speak it, but I haven't passed the Korean language test yet. I always get punished by the teacher and have to stand in the hallway." Xiahou Zhongying laughed.

"Ha ha..." Mr. Kim laughed for a while and then said, "You must have come to Korea not long ago. It will get better in the future."

"Yes, I've only been here for half a year." Xiahou Zhongying nodded.

"By the way, Zhongying, how did you and my daughter Tae-yeon meet?" Mr. Kim suddenly asked with a smile, "At first, I thought you met after joining the film crew, but then Tae-yeon told me about you helping them with the movie production, so I know you met before that."

Mr. Kim knew his daughter's thoughts and wanted to learn more about Xiahou Zhongying to avoid his daughter being deceived.

"Hmm, this..." Xiahou Zhongying was most afraid of this situation, stammering and not knowing how to answer. After a long hesitation, he couldn't answer, which made Mr. Kim even more suspicious.

"Tsk, what's so hard to say about how you met?" Lee Hyori didn't know how they met, so she didn't understand Xiahou Zhongying's dilemma. Seeing him stammer in response to the elder's question, she became dissatisfied.

"Should Tae-yeon tell it?" Xiahou Zhongying said awkwardly to Kim Tae-yeon.

"You tell it." Kim Tae-yeon lowered her head, her face red, not knowing how to start. She was very unhappy with her father suddenly asking about this topic, as it was putting her in a difficult position.

The two of them looked so strange that Lee Hyori also became suspicious. She couldn't help but ask while drinking tea, "Is there some secret behind how you two met?"

Mr. Kim looked at Xiahou Zhongying with caution, his mind racing.

"Hmm, well, the way I met Tae-yeon is a bit unusual." Xiahou Zhongying smiled bitterly. At this point, he couldn't avoid it, "At the time, on the Han River Bridge, I thought Tae-yeon was going to jump into the river, so I ran over to persuade her. When she turned to look at the river, I rushed over to try to stop her, but I stepped on a banana peel and pushed her into the Han River. Later, I found out it was a misunderstanding. Her bag had fallen outside, and she was trying to get it back."

"Pfft..." Lee Hyori sprayed a mouthful of tea directly onto Xiahou Zhongying's face, then started coughing.

Mr. Kim's mouth and eyes twitched, his face strange as he looked at his daughter Kim Tae-yeon and Xiahou Zhongying. He was both amused and exasperated by how they met. No wonder they were reluctant to talk about it. This way of meeting was really too exaggerated.

"Sister..." Xiahou Zhongying looked at Lee Hyori with a mix of anger and sorrow, wanting to cry but unable to. What kind of situation was this?

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, ha ha..." Lee Hyori couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Kim Tae-yeon, seeing Xiahou Zhongying's misfortune, couldn't help but laugh. She quickly took a napkin from the table to help him wipe the tea from his face and clothes.

"I'll do it myself." Mr. Kim was watching, and Kim Tae-yeon's act of wiping the tea from Xiahou Zhongying's face seemed too intimate, making him feel uncomfortable. He quickly took the napkin from her and wiped himself.

"Did you really push Tae-yeon into the Han River?" Mr. Kim looked at Xiahou Zhongying with a strange expression, unsure whether to laugh or scold him.

To scold him, his daughter was fine and seemed to have developed a liking for this boy, who was indeed very caring towards her. Without him, Tae-yeon wouldn't have been able to act in a movie with Lee Hyori. To laugh, the Han River is a real river, not a small stream, and people can die in it. Although the incident was over and he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, just thinking about it made him shudder. How could he laugh?

"Yes, Uncle, I'm really sorry." Xiahou Zhongying's face turned bright red, and he bowed deeply to apologize to Mr. Kim.

"Dad, it's not Zhongying's fault. He was trying to save me, and he even jumped into the Han River to save me." Kim Tae-yeon, afraid her father would blame Xiahou Zhongying, quickly explained, "If Zhongying hadn't jumped in, I would have died."

Kim Tae-yeon's intention was to plead for Xiahou Zhongying, but her last sentence only fueled her father's anger. Listen to this: if he hadn't jumped in to save her, she would have died. How dangerous was that?

"You damn boy, look what you did, almost killing our Tae-yeon. Tell me, how will you compensate our Tae-yeon?" Mr. Kim asked angrily.

"Dad, it's really not Zhongying's fault." Kim Tae-yeon was almost in tears, pleading with her father.

Lee Hyori also stopped laughing and joined in to calm Mr. Kim, as Tae-yeon was fine and unharmed.

"Uncle, how about I write two scripts for Tae-yeon to act in?" Xiahou Zhongying asked cautiously.

Mr. Kim was at a loss. If it weren't for his daughter's feelings and the fact that this boy had some conscience and jumped into the river to save Tae-yeon, and that he was good-looking and seemed capable, would he just scold him a few times and let it go? But this boy wanted to compensate Tae-yeon with benefits, completely missing the point of his words. It was like talking to a cow.

Looking at his daughter, who was almost in tears, Mr. Kim sighed. His daughter was in love, but this boy seemed to have no special feelings for Tae-yeon. He couldn't help but feel angry and said, "Do you think writing two scripts can compensate for the harm you caused to our Tae-yeon?"

"Then... Uncle, what should I do to compensate Tae-yeon?" Xiahou Zhongying asked hesitantly.

"You should be good to our Tae-yeon in the future." Mr. Kim said.

"Of course, of course." Xiahou Zhongying nodded quickly.

"You shouldn't make our Tae-yeon sad." Mr. Kim continued.

"Of course, of course." Xiahou Zhongying nodded again.

"If you hurt our Tae-yeon's heart, even if you run back to China, we will come after you." Mr. Kim threatened.

"Of course, of course." Xiahou Zhongying nodded repeatedly.

Lee Hyori found Mr. Kim's words increasingly strange, as if he was entrusting his daughter to Xiahou Zhongying.

Kim Tae-yeon couldn't guess her father's thoughts, only wanting to clear Xiahou Zhongying's name. Hearing her father's words, her face turned red with embarrassment, thinking to herself how her father could say such things. It was too much. Xiahou Zhongying didn't push her into the river on purpose; he was trying to save her.

"Uncle, is there anything else?" Xiahou Zhongying asked when Mr. Kim stopped.

"Doing these three things is enough." Mr. Kim said.

"Alright, no problem, I'll take care of it." Xiahou Zhongying patted his chest and promised, "If anyone dares to bully Tae-yeon, I'll break their legs."

Mr. Kim almost fell over. His words were wasted. He wasn't worried about others making Tae-yeon sad; she was always sensible. He was worried about this boy hurting Tae-yeon's heart. This boy treated Tae-yeon like a sister and spoke like a thug. Mr. Kim couldn't help but feel uneasy. Was it worth entrusting Tae-yeon to such a person? He needed to think more about it. If not, he would have to persuade Tae-yeon to give up on this.

After the matter was settled, Xiahou Zhongying felt relieved. Almost causing the death of someone's daughter would always leave a knot in his heart. Now that it was resolved, he felt much better. When the food came, he enthusiastically encouraged Mr. Kim to eat more.

"Zhongying, what does your father do?" Mr. Kim casually asked during the meal.

"Oh, my father is the president of a branch of a Chinese company in Korea." Xiahou Zhongying answered.

"What about your mother?" Mr. Kim nodded and continued.

"My mother passed away when I was seven." Time had passed, and Xiahou Zhongying's grief had faded. Talking about this topic no longer affected him as much as before. Moreover, he felt maternal care from Zheng Mu, which had somewhat alleviated his longing for his mother. So, when he said this, he didn't feel much sorrow.

Mr. Kim nodded. After asking this question, the conversation became a bit heavy, and he didn't know what else to say.

Lee Hyori and Kim Tae-yeon already knew that Xiahou Zhongying's mother had passed away, so they didn't show any surprise.

Seeing the atmosphere becoming a bit heavy, Lee Hyori started talking about the funny things that happened on the set, which gradually livened up the mood.

The meal was quickly finished. Xiahou Zhongying, using the excuse that he had to go back to the set, quickly said goodbye to Mr. Kim and Lee Hyori. After leaving Mr. Kim's sight, he couldn't help but sigh in relief. Dealing with Tae-yeon's father was really stressful.

Seeing Xiahou Zhongying's relieved expression, Lee Hyori couldn't help but burst into laughter, "No wonder you didn't want to have dinner with Tae-yeon's father. The way you two met is so unique, ha ha... pushing Tae-yeon into the Han River? Ha ha..."

This incident was originally known only to Xiahou Zhongying, Kim Tae-yeon, and the Jeong sisters. Now that Lee Hyori, who had a low threshold for laughter and a big mouth, knew about it, it would probably spread throughout the entire film crew in a couple of days. Thinking about this, Xiahou Zhongying felt very depressed, sighing about his hard luck.

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