Chapter 38

At nine o'clock the next morning, with the PD and cameramen of "Infinite Challenge" who had come to his house early, Yoon Hyun followed instructions and arrived at the Yoido campus of Seoul National University.

In fact, this was the first task of the day. According to insider information, Yoon Eun-hye would have a CF shoot from 8:00 to 9:30 that morning, and after that, she would have no other commitments for the day.

Yoon Hyun didn't know where the insider information came from. He did know that Yoon Eun-hye was having a dispute with her agency, and he had even suggested that she start her own management studio.

However, regardless of the source, Yoon Hyun decided to trust this information.

The first task was to invite Yoon Eun-hye. The executors were him and Kim Jong-kook, who were to call Yoon Eun-hye after 9:30. Kim Jong-kook would invite her to Yoido Park, while Yoon Hyun would invite her to the Yoido campus of Seoul National University.

Whichever side Yoon Eun-hye chose would gain an early advantage in the subsequent tasks.

Therefore, although this was just the first task, it was crucial for the entire process, so neither Kim Jong-kook nor Yoon Hyun dared to relax.

The shooting for the day started with a dispersed opening, with each MC having a cameraman following them. They would then choose to go to the Yoido campus of Seoul National University or Yoido Park, and automatically form a team with the "lover" of Yoon Eun-hye they chose. Once a team was formed, it couldn't be changed for the rest of the day. The team with the higher score at the end of the day would get the tickets to Jeju Island for the next day's shoot, while the losing team would have to travel to Jeju Island by car and ferry overnight, with all expenses borne by the members of the losing team...

So, while heading to the Yoido campus of Seoul National University, Yoon Hyun kept calling the team members.

"Bro! You have to support me today!"

"No problem! Who am I if not your bro? I'll definitely be there!"

When Yoon Hyun arrived at the destination and found himself alone, he felt an overwhelming sense of loneliness.

"Yoon Hyun-ssi, you can call Yoon Eun-hye-ssi now," the PD urged him before he could indulge in melancholy.

However, when Yoon Hyun called, the line was busy.

"Hey! Bro Jong-kook is cheating!" Yoon Hyun shouted angrily.

The PD, who had been on the call, told the lone Yoon Hyun, "According to the rules, Yoon Hyun-ssi and Kim Jong-kook-ssi are not allowed to call before permission, but others are not prohibited. Currently, the person on the line is Yoo Jae-suk-ssi."

"..." Yoon Hyun felt incredibly lonely.

Feeling hopeless, Yoon Hyun stopped calling and squatted by the roadside, lost in thought.

The cameraman, fearing there wouldn't be enough footage, started shooting various lonely scenes, jumping around enthusiastically.

However, about ten minutes later, Yoon Eun-hye called back.

"En-chan! Why are you calling me?" Yoon Hyun pretended nothing had happened, put the call on speaker, and greeted her.

"Han-je, why didn't you call me? I've been waiting for a while."

"My heart is in turmoil; I need some peace."

"Oh? Why is that?"

"I heard that your ex-lover has returned, and I'm wondering if we can continue. I'm not sure. I'm afraid that when I call, you'll say sorry." Yoon Hyun suddenly started acting.

"Han-je, I thought you understood me. Who knew you wouldn't trust me at all? Where are you?"

"I'm at the entrance of the Yoido campus of Seoul National University. En-chan, will you come?"

"Who knows? Just wait and see." Yoon Eun-hye seemed very excited...

"As long as you make me wait, I'll wait until I die."

"Okay, Han-je, I'll come to you."

"Okay, En-chan."

Then the call ended.

"Was that too mushy?" Yoon Hyun asked the camera.

The camera nodded in agreement.

"I feel the same way," Yoon Hyun shuddered, "But what can I do? It's En-chan, the woman who took my first kiss!"

"First kiss? Do you mean your screen first kiss?" PD Kim Tae-hee immediately started gossiping.

"It's a real first kiss," Yoon Hyun said dramatically, "Heaven knows, my 20 years of purity were taken by En-chan. How could I love anyone else besides her! No matter what she becomes, whether she still loves me or not, she will always be my En-chan!"

The cameraman and PD were collectively speechless from Yoon Hyun's performance.

Then Yoon Hyun was left alone again.

"It's almost 10:00. It seems Yoon Eun-hye-ssi won't come here," the PD said, looking at his watch.

However, from his uncertain expression, Yoon Hyun knew Yoon Eun-hye hadn't gone to the park either.

Seeing the growing crowd around him, Yoon Hyun suddenly had a mischievous idea.

"Everyone!" Yoon Hyun bowed to the onlookers and said, "Hello, my name is Yoon Hyun, formerly known as Choi Han-je. I'm waiting for my lover, Yoon Eun-hye, formerly known as Go Eun-chan. Have you seen her? Please let her know I'm waiting here."

The crowd immediately became lively.

"Hello, everyone. We're actually filming 'Infinite Challenge.' You might know or not know that Eun-hye's ex-boyfriend, the muscular guy, recently returned from the military. Sigh, even though he's just an ex, he insists on coming back, saying I ruined his relationship with Eun-hye and wants us to pay. He gathered the other MCs of 'Infinite Challenge' to sabotage our marriage. Although they had a past, it's in the past. When Eun-chan and I were together, we were both single, a perfect match! They are hateful people! So everyone, please help me. If Eun-hye comes, protect her! Don't let her fall into the hands of those demons!"

The cameraman, watching Yoon Hyun's sincere expression and the tears in his eyes, was moved. What a devoted and passionate couple!

Wait, something's off...

When did you become the righteous one? You're the one who ruined their relationship!

Even the cameraman, who knew the situation, was mentally confused by Yoon Hyun's performance and speech, let alone the onlookers who didn't know the truth.

"Yoon Hyun! If you keep talking nonsense, I'll turn around and leave!" Just as Yoon Hyun was about to continue his emotional speech about his relationship with Yoon Eun-hye, he heard her voice like a heavenly sound.

"Go Eun-chan!" Yoon Eun-hye's arrival was met with applause from the crowd, who then started chanting rhythmically.

"En-chan! You finally came!" Yoon Hyun was somewhat moved when he saw Yoon Eun-hye. He had a good guess as to why she would appear here.

She probably didn't want to be alone?

What a kind-hearted girl!

After the excitement, Yoon Hyun received instructions from the PD to head to the next destination. He immediately went over, hugged Yoon Eun-hye, and loudly said to the cheering crowd, "Thank you for your support and blessings! I will protect the one I love!" Then he lifted Yoon Eun-hye and walked towards the car waiting by the roadside.

The crowd's cheers reached a new climax.

"You're really letting loose today," Yoon Eun-hye said with a smile, her face still slightly red.

"Variety show! I'm still far from covering my ears like Bro Jong-kook," Yoon Hyun laughed.

"It looks like today will be fun," Yoon Eun-hye said. After the commotion, her initial intention to help a friend had subtly changed, and she felt a bit of anticipation.

"Let's go to our new home together!" Yoon Hyun said without changing his expression, "Dear."

"What did you call me?" Yoon Eun-hye was taken aback and laughed.

"Dear! What else? Should I call you baby, wife, honey, or an-nyeong?" Yoon Hyun asked.

"Calling me Eun-hye is fine."

"Eun-hye?" Yoon Hyun thought for a moment, shuddered, and said, "No, too mushy."

Yoon Eun-hye was speechless. Which one is more mushy?

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Yoon Hyun quickly said, "Okay, Eun-hye it is. I just didn't want to call you the same way as that muscular guy!"

"Muscular guy?" Yoon Eun-hye was puzzled, "Didn't you call him Bro Jong-kook?"

"When it doesn't involve Eun-hye, he's Bro Jong-kook. When it involves Eun-hye, hmm, he's just a reckless muscular guy." Yoon Hyun smiled viciously.

The PD added a golden glow around Yoon Hyun and wrote "The Gentleman Defending Love"...

"Thanks to you, I feel a bit awkward calling you Eun-hye now," Yoon Eun-hye suddenly said.

"Then I'll call you dear?" Yoon Hyun seized the opportunity.

"Call me Eun-chan..." Yoon Eun-hye said with a smile.

Yoon Hyun, feeling hurt, went to the side and started drawing circles...

After about half an hour, the car arrived at a villa in a residential area.

"Dear... Eun-chan, come, look, this is our new home. Are you satisfied?" Yoon Hyun performed with effort.

Yoon Eun-hye cooperated, smiling and linking arms with Yoon Hyun as they walked towards the villa.

"Here are two options: the wicker table and chairs under the grape arbor or the luxurious sofa in the living room. Yoon Hyun, choose one to sit down," the PD stopped Yoon Hyun and Yoon Eun-hye before they entered the villa.

"Eun-chan, which one do you like?" Yoon Hyun smiled at Yoon Eun-hye.

"Yoon Eun-hye-ssi will choose after you both have chosen," the PD immediately interrupted Yoon Hyun.

Yoon Eun-hye smiled at Yoon Hyun, who shrugged helplessly, looking very cool.

Yoon Hyun shook his head helplessly and said, "As the president of a coffee shop, I definitely have to go inside and sit on the sofa. Boss, you must come in with me!" Then he pushed the door open and entered the villa.

"This villa is great, it really suits me!" Yoon Hyun acted as if he were the owner, casually taking off his suit jacket and tossing it on the back of the sofa, then going to the open kitchen to get a glass of water.

"What are you doing?" The PD asked as Yoon Hyun was about to go out.

"Bringing a glass of water to Eun-chan! You heartless people won't let her in." He pushed the stunned PD aside, opened the door, and confidently handed the water to the slightly stunned Yoon Eun-hye.

A while later, another car arrived, and out stepped a group of people, including Kim Jong-kook and the other five MCs of "Infinite Challenge."

"Hey! Eun-hye!" Yoo Jae-suk shouted from a distance, "Eun-hye, you've disappointed us."

"Hey! Grasshopper! Stop shouting at someone else's doorstep!" Yoon Hyun put his arm around Yoon Eun-hye's shoulder and pointed at Yoo Jae-suk, saying rudely.

"Hey! Brat, what did you say?" Yoo Jae-suk was furious.

"Inviting you to visit the new home I share with Eun-chan is already a favor. You should be grateful. If you get too arrogant, I'll kick you all out," Yoon Hyun said with his nose in the air.

Yoon Hyun was then met with a chorus of complaints from the other MCs.

At this moment, Kim Jong-kook, who had been hiding behind the group, quietly walked up to Yoon Eun-hye and said, "Hello! Eun-hye!"

Yoon Eun-hye immediately replied, "Hello! Bro Jong-kook!"

Kim Jong-kook said shyly, "It's been two years, are you doing well?"

"..." Yoon Eun-hye was a bit disappointed... What was going on with everyone today... "Didn't we just meet recently? Didn't we drink together on the day you were discharged?"

"Drink? You went drinking with him without me?" Yoon Hyun, who had been feeling smug, immediately jumped up.

The PDs felt they had completely lost control and gave up, letting the group perform as they wished.

Actually, it was quite entertaining!

So the PDs switched to spectator mode.

"Dear, let me explain..." Yoon Eun-hye, after being teased by Kim Jong-kook, immediately found her rhythm and got into character.

"Eun-hye, in my heart, you're always the cute girl from two years ago! So I always feel like we haven't seen each other for two years! I can't forget you!" Kim Jong-kook interrupted Yoon Eun-hye's explanation to Yoon Hyun with his characteristic mosquito voice, blushing.

"..." Yoon Eun-hye was speechless. Was this the Kim Jong-kook she knew?

Yoon Hyun was even more speechless. Who taught him this? The PDs? Impossible. The PDs were already completely out of control. The MCs?

Yoon Hyun glanced at the five guys who were smirking. They couldn't have come up with such lines. The only one who could talk like that, Haha, was currently in military training...

"Bro Jong-kook, you've changed," Yoon Eun-hye finally managed to say after being choked up.

"Eun-hye, the military makes a man grow. Over these two years, he has realized that his feelings for you are the most precious. Give him another chance!" Yoo Jae-suk chimed in.

"That's right, Eun-hye. Men like Jong-kook who are loyal are rare. And he has a great body..." Park Myung-soo didn't know if he was helping or causing trouble.

The other MCs also joined in the commotion.

"Eun-hye, come, sit with us and chat for a while," Yoo Jae-suk, who understood the task, tried to complete it.

"Dear, come inside with me. Don't pay attention to these commoners," Yoon Hyun also tried to complete the task.

"Dear?" Jung Jun-ho interrupted Yoon Hyun, "What right do you have to call Eun-hye dear?"

"Idiot, didn't you hear? Eun-hye and I call each other that, right, dear?" Yoon Hyun looked down on Jung Jun-ho, who was still playing the fool, and continued to invite Yoon Eun-hye with a gentle smile.

Yoon Eun-hye, who was really disgusted by Yoon Hyun, said, "Sorry, dear, I need to clear some things up with them, so you go inside first, and I'll come in after I've talked to them outside!"

"Yay! Hooray!" Yoo Jae-suk and the others immediately cheered.

Yoon Hyun looked at Yoon Eun-hye's sincere face with a stiff expression and said, "Alright, dear, come in quickly after you're done. It's cold outside." Then he slunk into the house.

Inside, Yoon Hyun threw himself onto the sofa.

After a while, Yoon Hyun sat up and said to the cameraman still filming him, "Alright, stop filming. I need a break. I'm exhausted."

The PD and cameraman were speechless.

After a while, the door knocked, signaling that the people outside were about to come in. Yoon Hyun immediately resumed his melancholic waiting on the sofa.

The door opened, and Yoon Eun-hye entered first.

"Dear, you're here? Come sit!" Yoon Hyun immediately got up with a smile, but his face darkened when he saw the others entering with Yoon Eun-hye, "Who allowed you to come in? Get out!"

"Dear, I invited them," Yoon Eun-hye said in a coquettish tone.

"Since you invited them, let them stay for a while," Yoon Hyun had to say.

After everyone was seated, Yoon Hyun, who already knew the next task, took on the role of MC: "Dear, are you tired? I've already set up our bedroom. Do you want to rest?"

"Yoon Hyun, how could you know what kind of feeling Eun-hye likes? Only we Jong-kook knows!" Yoo Jae-suk seized the opportunity to take over the MC role, giving Yoon Hyun an appreciative look. Indeed, with the PDs losing control of the show, it was too difficult for Yoo Jae-suk to control the pace as the main MC.

"Do you still like the same bedroom, Eun-hye?" Kim Jong-kook didn't act like a variety show newcomer at all!

"Eun-hye likes a bedroom with me in it," Yoon Hyun argued without giving an inch.

"Hey! Why don't you each set up a bedroom and let Eun-hye choose which one she likes? Why waste time arguing? You two are so talkative," Park Myung-soo pushed the recording forward.

Thus, the second task, setting up the bedroom, officially began.

Yoon Hyun, being the one chosen by Yoon Eun-hye, had the priority.

"Hmph, you commoners! Even if the bedroom I choose is just an empty room, Eun-hye will come to me!" Yoon Hyun said confidently.

"Then choose an empty room!" Roh Hong-chul took the opportunity to mock him.

"Only the poor make their loved ones suffer with them. I have the means, so I'll set up the most comfortable bedroom in the world for my dear!" Yoon Hyun chose the master bedroom on the third floor with a floor-to-ceiling window, luxurious curtains, and a European-style bed without hesitation.

Then Kim Jong-kook's team could only choose a small guest bedroom on the second floor.

Next, the two teams started setting up. They chose bed sheets and blankets, hung decorations on the walls, and placed items on the bedside tables.

Kim Jong-kook's team, with a smaller room and more people, finished quickly. Then, following the selfish spirit of "Infinite Challenge," they went to Yoon Hyun's room and started mocking him.

"You can't handle it, yet you act tough! Can you afford such a big room?"

"Exactly! Giving Eun-hye-ssi the happiest life, with you?"

"Look at how you laid the bed sheets? Do you even know how to lay bed sheets? Do you?"

"It's crooked, move it to the left, I told you to move it to the left!"

...

Finally, Yoon Eun-hye couldn't stand it anymore, pushed aside the people