Chapter 14

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Following Lee Ki-won, Park Ji-ho and Lee Ki-won arrived at his office. Park Ji-ho was recruited by Lee Ki-won, so Lee Ki-won was very nervous about Park Ji-ho. The main reason was that Park Ji-ho was exceptionally smart. Lee Ki-won's junior told him that Park Ji-ho's IQ was over 150, which made Lee Ki-won eager to recruit him. He personally went to the prison to assess Park Ji-ho, and the result confirmed that Park Ji-ho was indeed a genius.

The two discussed some matters about Park Ji-ho's former teacher in prison, and then Lee Ki-won offered Park Ji-ho a job at the university as a librarian. However, Park Ji-ho would only hold the position nominally, meaning he would still receive the salary but could choose to work when he wanted to. Lee Ki-won's main expectation for Park Ji-ho was to focus on his studies, hoping that he could master all the first and second-year courses during the summer and directly advance to the third year.

Park Ji-ho expressed his gratitude, stating that he would work hard. In fact, Park Ji-ho had already been studying at the graduate level, but he just didn't want to be too high-profile. In the end, Lee Ki-won also found a small apartment for Park Ji-ho, with the rent paid by the university, which made Park Ji-ho very satisfied.

In the afternoon, Park Ji-ho went to his new home, a large apartment building with a small park in front. The building was conveniently located near the subway and bus stops. By simply pulling the curtains, Park Ji-ho could see the park below, offering a pleasant view. He even joked that he might catch a glimpse of some wild action. Park Ji-ho really liked the environment, especially the two-bedroom, one-living room layout. Although the apartment was small, it had everything he needed, including a bathroom, living room, kitchen, and balcony. After inspecting the place, Park Ji-ho immediately called Lee Ki-won to express his gratitude, as he could tell that Lee Ki-won had put a lot of effort into helping him.

It took Park Ji-ho the entire afternoon to clean his new home, but it was still quite simple. Apart from essential furniture like chairs, a sofa, and a bed, there was nothing else. No TV, no computer!

In the evening, Park Ji-ho called Lin Chenxi, giving him the address and inviting him over for a barbecue. Although Park Ji-ho only had one friend, he felt it was important to celebrate his new home. He took out his last 500,000 won, bought 200,000 won worth of pork belly and soju, and ordered fried chicken, jajangmyeon, and sweet and sour pork, waiting for Lin Chenxi to arrive.

To Park Ji-ho's surprise, Lin Chenxi knocked on the door around 7 PM. Park Ji-ho happily opened the door, but he was speechless when he saw Lin Yuna behind Lin Chenxi!

Park Ji-ho's face froze, and seeing his reaction, Lin Chenxi awkwardly said, "Bro, I was planning to come alone, but Yuna and her friends saw me on the way, and she insisted on coming, so..."

Lin Yuna then approached Park Ji-ho and said, "Uncle, I came specially to congratulate you on your new home. You won't refuse me, right?"

Park Ji-ho couldn't find any words to argue and gritted his teeth, "Since you're here to celebrate, Miss Yuna, you should bring a gift, right?"

"Hehe... I knew you'd say that, stingy uncle!" Lin Yuna said with a mocking smile, then handed Park Ji-ho a tiny potted cactus, "Congratulations!"

"Ugh...! That's a big gift!" Park Ji-ho said, gritting his teeth, looking at the cactus smaller than his palm!

"Bro... Look at this, look at this!" Seeing Park Ji-ho's displeasure, Lin Chenxi quickly took out a box of high-quality beef from the bag to comfort him!

"Please come in!" Park Ji-ho invited them into the living room!

Seeing the food, Lin Yuna laughed and said, "Let's eat!" and started eating voraciously!

She was so aggressive. Watching Lin Yuna eat, Park Ji-ho cautiously asked Lin Chenxi, who looked embarrassed, "Are you sure your cousin is an idol? Look at how she eats, like a woman who hasn't eaten for two days! Do female idols eat like this?"

Park Ji-ho's words made Lin Chenxi laugh awkwardly, "Bro... You don't know, female idols nowadays can eat a lot. My sister is actually quite refined!"

Seeing that Lin Yuna had already eaten half of the pork belly, Park Ji-ho was surprised, "Is this considered refined? Then what about the unrefined ones, do they eat people?"

"......!" Lin Chenxi!

The 200,000 won worth of food was completely devoured by the three of them. In the end, Lin Yuna even demanded to eat the high-quality beef Lin Chenxi brought, almost making Park Ji-ho furious. This guy gave a palm-sized cactus and now wanted to eat a whole pig. More frighteningly, Lin Yuna really could eat a lot, consuming more than half of all the food. How could she not be fat? Park Ji-ho was speechless!

At 11 PM, Park Ji-ho saw Lin Yuna and Lin Chenxi off, helping them find a taxi. Since he had a bit of alcohol in his system, he felt a bit stuffy at home, so he went for a slow walk outside the park.

The cool autumn night and gentle breeze made Park Ji-ho feel completely relaxed. Although he didn't know what the future held, he believed he had a good starting point. As long as he continued to work hard, he was confident that fate would give him a fair future.

However, just as Park Ji-ho was full of hope, a group of high school delinquents stopped a girl wearing a mask and school uniform!

Soon, the three high school delinquents looked at the girl and said with a wicked smile, "Little sister, do you have any money? We want to go to the internet cafe, so we hope you can help us!"

"Get lost...! A bunch of brats. I'm not in a good mood today!" Park Ji-ho didn't expect the girl to say this so boldly!

"Ha ha...!" First, they were stunned, then the three high school delinquents laughed together. One of them, who was taller, tapped the girl's head and said, "Little sister, you're too bold. Do we need to search you ourselves?" Then, two boys grabbed the girl, and the one who spoke tried to touch her!

"Boys, are you looking for a fight? Let go of my sister!" Park Ji-ho couldn't stand it anymore and shouted fiercely!

The sudden voice startled the three high school delinquents, and they immediately let go of the girl and stepped aside. Park Ji-ho rushed forward, protecting the girl behind him, "You delinquents, just because my sister is short, you think you can bully her? My sister may be short, but she has a good oppa. Get lost!"

Park Ji-ho's fierce shout scared the three high school delinquents, and they immediately ran away. Seeing them flee, Park Ji-ho turned to the girl and said gently, "It's okay, little sister! Your oppa chased the bad guys away!"

However, unexpectedly, Park Ji-ho didn't receive any thanks from the girl. Instead, she looked up at him and said coldly, "Hey, boy, who are you? And I'm not short!"

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