Chapter 34

Chapter Thirty-Four: An Zhizhi

In addition to the usual small dishes and the garlic slices, green peppers, meat wraps sauce, and shrimp sauce that come with the meat wraps, there is also a platter of "Six Great Generals Myeongdong Branch" specially made plum, radish, white kimchi, and steamed tofu. You can wrap and eat them as you like; different combinations will bring different surprises to your taste buds. The editor's favorite is to place a piece of meat, a piece of white kimchi, a green pepper, and a plum on a fresh cabbage leaf, then wrap it up and eat it. The rich and tender meat meets the crispy and sweet plum, mixed with the refreshing sourness of the white kimchi and the slight spiciness of the green pepper, creating a flavor that is incredibly rich and boundless!

The beef brisket salad mixes high-quality shredded beef brisket with rich vegetables such as leeks, cucumbers, onions, and carrots, seasoned with the store's secret sauce. The taste is slightly sweet and sour with a hint of spiciness, making it very refreshing and appetizing. Koreans often order this salad as a side dish with drinks in the evening.

After filling her stomach a bit, Hyo-ri poured herself a bowl of makgeolli rice wine and chatted with Shin-haeng while drinking.

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After dinner, when Hyo-ri returned home, she warmly greeted Bbong, Wang-jae, and the others, hugging and petting them as if they hadn't seen each other for years.

Shin-haeng carried the suitcase directly to the bedroom. After putting down the suitcase, he went into the bathroom to fill the bathtub with hot water. Once the water was ready, he called Hyo-ri to come up and soak in the bath to relieve her fatigue.

Shin-haeng opened the suitcase to help her organize it. He took out the clothes, put the ones that needed washing in a basket for the next day, and placed the skincare and cosmetics back in their original positions. The new clothes were put in the closet, and then he took the suitcase back to the dressing room.

When he returned to the room, Hyo-ri had already washed and come out wearing a bathrobe.

"Why didn't you soak longer?"

"I'm sleepy, I'm afraid I might fall asleep. You should go wash too, Oppa."

"Okay, go to sleep if you're sleepy. You don't have to wait for me." Shin-haeng took off his clothes and went into the bathroom.

After washing, he came out and didn't see Hyo-ri on the bed. He walked to the balcony, where Hyo-ri was sitting in a rocking chair, hugging her legs.

"Aren't you sleepy? Why aren't you sleeping yet?" he asked as he walked over.

"Oppa, sit with me for a while." Hyo-ri reached out and pulled him to sit down, leaning against his chest and listening to his strong heartbeat.

Shin-haeng wrapped his arms around her, and they sat together in silence, heads leaning against each other.

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March 2

At 18:20 in the evening, after a day of activities, Hyo-ri returned home.

Opening the door and walking in, she called out, "Oppa, I'm home," but received no familiar response.

"Oh, right, Oppa went out to meet friends today and will be back late." She put down her bag, went upstairs to change into casual clothes, and then came down to pet Bbong, Wang-jae, and the others for a while before giving them cat food and water.

She opened the refrigerator, rummaged around, and then closed it, walking to the living room and taking out her phone.

"Hey, Zhizhi, let's go out and find something to eat." Zhizhi is Hyo-ri's friend and college classmate, also an actress who lives nearby.

"Didn't your chef cook for you today?" Zhizhi teased.

"He went out to meet friends and will be back late. Let's go to the nearby food street first, then to the supermarket. I'll come pick you up soon." After agreeing with Zhizhi, she took her wallet and car keys, said goodbye to Wang-jae and the others, and left.

In the underground parking lot, Hyo-ri looked around for her car. "I haven't driven for a long time, I can't remember where I parked it. This, because there's no [Didi]... I remember, it's the beacon..."

"Right, I changed my car..." Hyo-ri suddenly turned to the camera and said.

"What?" The VJ was momentarily confused.

"I changed my car." She repeated.

"Ah, found it, here, hehehe..." Hyo-ri's unique laugh echoed.

"How is it? Cute, right? The previous car, I sold it to a friend at a discount, so I sold it... then I bought a new one, the same brand." After saying that, Hyo-ri got into the car, started the engine, and drove off.

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After picking up Zhizhi at the intersection, the two first went to the nearby food street to find something to eat, then continued shopping until around ten o'clock before heading to the supermarket.

Pushing the shopping cart, Hyo-ri yawned in front of the camera: "I'm so sleepy."

Passing by the home clothing section, Hyo-ri picked up a pink nightgown and asked Zhizhi, "Zhizhi, isn't this cute? It has elephants."

"Too childish."

Hyo-ri pouted and put the nightgown back.

Passing by the soju section, Hyo-ri stopped and picked up a bottle of makgeolli: "Zhizhi, makgeolli?"

Zhizhi glanced at it, "Do you want to be lectured by your Oppa?"

Hyo-ri pouted, put down the makgeolli, and casually said, "I often run into celebrity couples here in the supermarket. I've caught many of them."

The VJ asked with interest, "Who? Who?"

"Although I can't say who, I've seen many celebrity couples at night, and they all panic and run away when they see me..." After saying that, the two continued to pick out some snacks.

"Wow! Look, buy this and get this... Look at this, a free gift... Look at this, buy five and get one free, hahaha." Hyo-ri said happily.

"You're so naive." Zhizhi mocked.

"Hey!... Hahahaha..." Hyo-ri couldn't help but laugh.

Walking to the meat section, looking at the beef, Hyo-ri sighed, "It looks so delicious."

The butcher introduced, "This is all buttock meat."

"Buttock meat?"

"What about this one?" Zhizhi pointed to another type of meat.

The butcher: "Domestic beef, from cows that haven't given birth. If they give birth, they become dairy cows."

"Dairy cows!!!!" The two were amused by the butcher's explanation.

The two continued walking, passing by the beverage section, "Oh! There's my photo, first time seeing it." It was the soy milk she had recently endorsed. She even posed for Zhizhi. "Eat more black beans to lose weight." Putting down the beverage, she pushed the cart to the checkout.

After paying, the two loaded all the items into the car and drove home.

Hyo-ri yawned while driving, "I'm so sleepy."

Zhizhi checked her phone, "It's already past midnight."

"Tomorrow, I have to start work early again. Why am I so busy lately?" Hyo-ri complained.

"Have you reduced your schedule? Your Oppa will have something to say."

"All the commercial shoots and endorsements, and now I have to start recording songs. It's busy."