Chapter 4: Liu Zaishi's Request

The phone rang several times before it was answered.

"Annyeonghaseyo~ Seung-hyeong, Hyo-ri Unni is not available to take the call right now." It was Kim Yoolan's voice.

"Oh~ Yoolan, has Hyo-ri eaten lunch yet?"

"Unni has eaten, but not much."

"I see. Did she not eat the pastries I brought? Where are you?"

Upon learning that the location of Hyo-ri's shoot was not far from here, Lee Seung-hyeong decided to go and visit. However, since he was going to visit the set, he couldn't go empty-handed.

He picked up his phone, walked to the kitchen, and selected a few cakes that Hyo-ri liked, packed them to take away, and then bought some drinks at a nearby convenience store for the visit.

After buying the items, he drove directly to the location Yoolan had told him. Lee Seung-hyeong parked the car under the filming building and called Yoolan to ask Lee Geun-syeol to come out and help with the coffee.

After waiting for a while, he saw Lee Geun-syeol come out. He got out of the car, opened the rear door, and said, "Geun-syeol, come and take a bag of coffee." After giving a bag to Geun-syeol, he carried one himself, locked the car, and followed him into the building.

When the director saw someone visiting Lee Hyo-ri, he paused the filming and let everyone take a break. Lee Seung-hyeong gave the director some coffee and exchanged some pleasantries before heading over to Hyo-ri.

He handed her a small bag, "Here~ This is the maple syrup hot pancake you like."

Hyo-ri stuck out her tongue, took the pancake, and it was still warm. She could smell the aroma even before opening it.

"Do you want to stay and watch me shoot?" Hyo-ri asked after taking a bite of the pancake.

He pulled out a tissue to wipe the syrup from the corner of her mouth and replied, "I have to go back to the café later. Zaishi-ssi called me for something."

"Hmm?" Hyo-ri looked at him with confusion.

Lee Seung-hyeong shrugged, "I don't know what it's about. I didn't have time to ask before hanging up. You know how Zaishi-ssi is."

After chatting for a while, seeing that the time was almost up, Lee Seung-hyeong said goodbye to Hyo-ri and left, not wanting to disturb her work for too long.

He returned to the café, poured a glass of juice, and went to the backyard. He carried out a reclining chair and a small round table, placed them in the middle of the yard, and took out a newspaper to read while basking in the autumn sun.

He had barely sat down when a black-backed, white-bellied cat climbed onto his lap.

Feeling the movement, Lee Seung-hyeong moved the newspaper to glance at it, "Gentleman, don't move around." After warning it, he continued reading the newspaper.

The warm sun made Lee Seung-hyeong feel drowsy, so he covered his head with the newspaper and closed his eyes to take a nap.

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At 4:20 PM, a minivan stopped in front of the café, and a man with glasses got out of the car.

"Jae-hyeon, you can go home first. There's no schedule for the evening, so I'll go back by myself later," the man said to the driver.

"Okay, hyung, I'll finish my shift then," the driver replied with a smile.

The man waved and walked directly to the café.

"Welcome... Ah, Zaishi-oppa, hello!" Mi-yeong exclaimed in surprise.

That's right, the person who came was none other than the famous Korean host, Liu Zaishi.

"Mi-yeong, hello. Is Seung-hyeong here?"

Liu Zaishi occasionally visited the café to chat with Lee Seung-hyeong, so he was quite familiar with Mi-yeong.

"Zaishi-oppa, Seung-hyeong-oppa is in the backyard. Do you need me to take you there?"

"Thank you, I'll go by myself. You can continue your work."

Liu Zaishi walked familiarly to the door leading to the backyard. As soon as he entered the yard, he saw Lee Seung-hyeong basking in the sun and sleeping.

"Seung-hyeong, Seung-hyeong, wake up." Liu Zaishi lifted the newspaper and patted his shoulder to wake him.

Lee Seung-hyeong, who was sleeping soundly, was woken by the call. He opened his eyes and saw Liu Zaishi, "Oh, Zaishi-ssi, you're here!" He stood up and stretched.

"Let's go inside to chat. The sun is setting." Liu Zaishi helped to carry the table inside.

After tidying up, Lee Seung-hyeong said to Liu Zaishi, "Hyung, I'll get some drinks. What would you like? We can have dinner here tonight. I'll cook, how about that?"

"Juice, I have no problem with dinner. What about Hyo-ri?"

"She has a schedule tonight and won't be home for dinner." After saying that, Lee Seung-hyeong went out.

After sitting for a while, Liu Zaishi got up and went to look at the photo wall.

As a famous MC, Liu Zaishi had a busy schedule with little time for rest, let alone travel. Even when he went out for work, he had no time to linger and play, so he envied Lee Seung-hyeong's travel experiences.

"Hyung, here's your juice."

Not long after, Lee Seung-hyeong came in with a tray. On it were two glasses of orange juice and a plate of dried fruit and nuts.

After taking a sip of juice, Lee Seung-hyeong asked, "What would you like for dinner, hyung? Basil pasta? Seafood tomato pasta?"

At the mention of pasta, Liu Zaishi nodded happily, "That sounds good. Let's have pasta. I love the pasta you make."

Liu Zaishi really loved pasta, whether it was ramen, hand-pulled noodles, buckwheat noodles, or Italian pasta. As long as it tasted good, he liked it.

"By the way, hyung, what did you want to talk about?" Lee Seung-hyeong asked curiously.

Hearing Lee Seung-hyeong's question, Liu Zaishi hesitated for a moment before saying, "That... Jeong-eun... wants to learn cooking from you, so I came to ask you, Seung-hyeong. You have to agree, for my future, you have to do your best~!"

After hearing Liu Zaishi's words, Lee Seung-hyeong sat up straight and asked seriously, "Hyung, are you serious with Jeong-eun-ssi? Are you dating with the intention of marriage?"

"Of course. I never treat relationships lightly. Jeong-eun is a good person. If I can marry her, it would be my greatest fortune. Besides, I'm not young anymore." Seeing Lee Seung-hyeong's serious expression, Liu Zaishi also became serious.

"Then... should I call Jeong-eun-ssi 'unni'?" Lee Seung-hyeong asked with a smile, changing his serious tone, "I'm basically free, so you can have unni arrange a time, and we can have the lessons at the café."

"Phew~!" Liu Zaishi sighed in relief and said with a scowl, "Brat, you're always teasing me, but thank you. I'll leave Jeong-eun's cooking lessons to you."

"Hey, don't thank me. You're my hyung, and Jeong-eun-ssi will be my future unni. Saying 'thank you' sounds too formal. You're just too polite. Be more casual!" Lee Seung-hyeong waved his hand dismissively and stood up, "Zaishi-ssi, you stay here. I'll go prepare our dinner."

After about half an hour, Lee Seung-hyeong brought the dishes into the house and placed them on the coffee table.

"Wow~! Just looking at it makes me hungry!" Liu Zaishi swallowed and praised the dishes on the table.

"Hyung, don't just look. Can you get full by looking? Come on, dig in." Lee Seung-hyeong said with a laugh, seeing his expression.

Liu Zaishi picked up his chopsticks and put a bite of basil pasta in his mouth, "Mmm!!" His eyes widened instantly, "So good~! Slurp~ Slurp~" He took another big bite.