Chapter 41

On the morning of October 5th, just after 7 o'clock, Liu Zaitian was abruptly woken from his sleep by a hurried phone call.

I'm dizzy...... "Hello, Xiuying......"

"OPPA, why haven't you gotten up yet?" On the other end, because everyone had already taken the day off, Choi Sooyoung had gotten up early. After getting dressed, she called Liu Zaitian, but...

"Um... I'm just about to get up." Sitting up, Liu Zaitian held his forehead, rubbed his messy hair, and responded.

"Alright, OPPA, I'll wait for you in the dorm. You'd better hurry."

"Got it, got it."

After hanging up, Liu Zaitian looked at the darkening screen of his phone, shook his head helplessly, and got out of bed.

He washed his face, brushed his teeth, changed clothes, and after saying goodbye to his parents, he left the house.

At the entrance of the residential area, he hailed a taxi and then took out his phone again, calling Choi Sooyoung's number.

As soon as the call connected, Choi Sooyoung's voice came through, "OPPA, where are you now?"

"I'm on my way. I should be at your dorm in about ten minutes. Oh, by the way, how are things on your end?"

"Everything's fine. YoonA and Hyoyeon Unnie have already taken Renjing Unnie shopping. They'll be out until evening. After that, I'll go with Yul and Sica Unnie to buy gifts with you. We'll decorate the dorm when we get back at noon." Her slightly excited tone indicated that Choi Sooyoung was in a good mood.

"Alright, I'll let you know when I get to your dorm. The temperature is starting to drop, so don't wait outside for me, okay!"

"Okay, OPPA, hurry up." After saying this, Choi Sooyoung hung up. In the girls' dorm, the already prepared Jung Sooyoung and Kwon Yul looked at the excited Choi Sooyoung with a speechless expression.

Especially for Jung Sooyoung, who liked to sleep in, being woken up so early by a group of people, even though she had already washed up and was ready, her eyes were now half-closed as she sat on the sofa, leaning on Kwon Yul, looking like she could fall asleep at any moment.

About ten minutes later, Liu Zaitian appeared at the girls' dorm. After sending a text message, he started to wait.

Soon, three figures appeared in Liu Zaitian's line of sight.

"OPPA!" "Zaitian OPPA!" The one calling OPPA was naturally Choi Sooyoung, while the ones calling his name were Jung Sooyoung and Kwon Yul.

"Alright, since you're all out, let's go." After greeting the three, Liu Zaitian walked with them to the taxi stand. "By the way, where are we going?"

"Namdaemun! We'll buy Renjing Unnie's birthday gift there first, then we'll do a bit of shopping and come back. By the way, OPPA, do you have enough money?"

Liu Zaitian patted his chest pocket in response.

They took a taxi and got off at the entrance of Namdaemun. Liu Zaitian bought four large cups of hot coffee from a nearby drink shop, gave one to each of them, and then they started to walk around.

"Zaitian OPPA, have you never been to Namdaemun before?" Kwon Yul suddenly asked curiously, seeing Liu Zaitian looking around as they walked.

"No, this is my first time here." Liu Zaitian nodded.

"Really?" Kwon Yul and even Jung Sooyoung, who was standing nearby, looked at Liu Zaitian in surprise.

"Really, I went to the U.S. when I was ten, so I don't have any memories of Namdaemun from when I was young. I just got back from the U.S. this year, and this is the first time I've walked down Namdaemun Street." Although he often heard about Namdaemun from Haha, Liu Zaitian was the type who preferred staying at home to going out. In short, he was a homebody.

"Zaitian OPPA is also Korean-American?" Although they had known each other for some time and their relationship had gradually become closer, Jung Sooyoung wasn't very clear about some of Liu Zaitian's background and hadn't heard Sooyoung mention it, so this was the first time she heard it.

"Sort of, but I lived in Korea until I was ten, then I lived in the U.S. for nine years, in a villa area near the Korean community in Los Angeles." Liu Zaitian nodded.

"I know that place. I used to play in the park there a lot when I was little. I didn't expect Zaitian OPPA to live there!" Jung Sooyoung was surprised to find out they had lived in the same city and that their living areas were so close.

With this common topic, Jung Sooyoung and Liu Zaitian talked as they walked, and their relationship deepened with each conversation.

"Alright, OPPA, this is the place." Stopping in front of a store, Choi Sooyoung interrupted Liu Zaitian and Jung Sooyoung's conversation.

"A bag?" Looking at the store Choi Sooyoung pointed to, it was clearly a luxury handbag shop.

"Um, OPPA, you don't know what to buy, right? Let me tell you, Renjing Unnie loves collecting all kinds of fashionable bags. If you buy her the latest model, she'll be very happy." As a roommate who had lived with Park Renjing for several years, Choi Sooyoung knew some of her preferences, so she spoke without hesitation.

"Alright, let's go in." Liu Zaitian nodded, not really familiar with these things, so he followed Choi Sooyoung's advice and walked in with the three girls.

"Welcome, can I help you with anything?" As a luxury handbag shop, the staff were trained to be professional from day one. Despite the four of them not looking particularly well-dressed, the salesperson at the door still greeted them with a smile.

"Um... where are your latest handbags?"

"Right this way, sir." The salesperson smiled and led Liu Zaitian to a shelf.

"Sir, these are our latest handbags..."

"Stop!" Standing in front of the shelf, the salesperson was interrupted by Liu Zaitian as soon as she started speaking. "Are these all women's handbags?"

"Yes, sir, we only sell women's handbags. These are the latest models for this year." The salesperson, though slightly embarrassed at being interrupted, continued to smile and explain.

"Alright, I'll take the pink one. Please wrap it up for me." After looking around, Liu Zaitian, who found all the bags to be the same, chose a color that most girls would like.

"Sure, sir." The salesperson politely noted the model of the bag Liu Zaitian chose and stepped back.

"Zaitian OPPA, have you picked one?" Jung Sooyoung, who had been looking around, finally came to Liu Zaitian's side.

"I've picked one, but I'm not sure if Renjing will like it." Although he had chosen a bag, Liu Zaitian had no idea if Park Renjing would like it.

"Which one did you pick, Zaitian OPPA?" Jung Sooyoung, who had reservations about Liu Zaitian's taste, asked.

"The pink one." Liu Zaitian weakly pointed to the shoulder bag he had chosen.

"So pretty!" Following Liu Zaitian's finger, Jung Sooyoung's eyes immediately fell on the pink shoulder bag, and she couldn't help but praise it.

"Really!" It seemed his taste wasn't that bad after all.

Jung Sooyoung nodded in agreement.

At this moment, Choi Sooyoung and Kwon Yul also arrived, and after being directed by Jung Sooyoung, they looked at the bag Liu Zaitian had chosen with obvious admiration.

Suddenly, Choi Sooyoung turned around and faced Liu Zaitian.

"OPPA~~~~!"

The prolonged, coquettish tone made Liu Zaitian's hair stand on end. Seeing Choi Sooyoung's sparkling eyes, which looked like a dragon seeing gold, Liu Zaitian immediately understood her intentions and quickly said, "Stop! Alright, you three can each pick one, no need to be shy."

"Thank you, OPPA (∩_∩)O~!" With that, Choi Sooyoung dragged Jung Sooyoung and Kwon Yul to the side.

As for Liu Zaitian, he went to the rest area to drink coffee.

"Sooyoung, isn't this a bit much? A bag costs a lot of money." Although she had Liu Zaitian's permission and liked the bags, Jung Sooyoung was still a bit worried.

"Don't worry, Unnie, you and Yul don't need to worry at all. To be honest, OPPA is very rich, the kind who has more money than he can spend. Even if we buy all the bags in this store, he won't mind, so don't worry!" Choi Sooyoung patted her flat chest and explained to the two.

"Alright, then..." Indeed, the temptation of the bags was too great, so Jung Sooyoung and Kwon Yul were quickly convinced by Choi Sooyoung.