Iu was leaning on the sofa, holding her cell phone in a daze.
The screen of the mobile phone displayed a screen for dialing Li Chenghao’s phone number.
Today is Sunday. Li Chenghao said he would come back today. Iu is not sure whether he is still in China or whether he has returned to Seoul.
My parents said they would take them home for dinner on the weekend, and iu called home to tell me that Li Chenghao was on a business trip to China. My younger brother Li Jongxun secretly leaked the information and said that my parents thought that Iu was looking for excuses to deceive them.
Isn't it a business trip? Isn't it just returning to Seoul on Sunday? Okay, then I can invite you to my home for dinner on Monday.
"Dong dong dong"
Hearing the knock on the door, iu sat up straight, put his cell phone on the coffee table, picked up the magazine next to him, and started reading.
"Please come in"
The door opened a crack, and Hunter stood outside the door and looked at IU: "Zhien, President Li Chenghao is back."
My heart skipped a beat.
Why do I feel so excited when I hear good news? It’s so strange that I didn’t win a lottery ticket.
The magazine covered half of Iu's pretty face, and she said lightly: "What does it have to do with me."
Hunter scratched his head outside the door. If he had to say this, it was not impossible, but between lovers, when one of them returns from overseas, the other should be very excited and happy.
Why did iu react so calmly? Are the two of them having a quarrel?
After closing the door, Hunter adjusted his collar, nodded to the three players passing by, found a quiet unmanned lounge, lay down on the sofa and watched Bae Zhuhyun's live broadcast.
Iu kept reading the magazine for about half a minute. After confirming that Hunter had left, he hurriedly got up, walked to the door of the lounge and locked the door behind his back.
I ran back to the sofa, picked up the mobile phone on the coffee table, took a smooth breath and pressed the dial button.
President's Office on the seventh floor
Li Chenghao rested his left elbow on the armrest of the office chair, touched the unshaven stubble on his chin with his index finger, and focused his eyes on the computer screen.
IU's stage performance of "The Meaning of You" this morning has been played for the third time.
The phone was set to vibrate, and Li Chenghao didn't notice it when iu called.
After the first song, he picked up his cell phone and glanced at it. When he saw that the caller ID was iu, Li Chenghao quickly grabbed the mouse and closed the video window.
Ahem
He cleared his throat, answered the phone and asked, "What's the matter?"
Hearing Li Chenghao's voice, IU asked with concern: "Are you back safely?"
"kindness"
"Isn't it hard to travel on business?"
Li Chenghao's originally relaxed brows instantly knitted together.
At this moment, is iu caring about herself?
If she shows her courtesy for nothing, she must have something to ask for.
"Whose concert ticket is this time?"
mc lounge
iu returned to the main page of the mobile phone, opened the memo and said word by word: "I was very worried the night before yesterday when you suddenly said that you were going to deal with something. I was afraid that you would do something impulsive for me because of what happened at Kim Dong-en's birthday party last time.
behavior.”
"After knowing that you are on a business trip to China, I actually haven't slept well in the past two days. What if something unexpected happens during the business trip? Can you handle it alone?"
"I don't know if you are in China the same as in Seoul. You are busy from morning to late at night every day, and whether you eat on time. You must miss the food in Seoul."
"How long has it been since you had a home-cooked meal? I thought about it, you have helped me so much, and I want to repay you, so I want to treat you to a home-cooked meal. You will definitely not refuse me."
President's Office
The more Li Chenghao listened, the more confused he became.
It can be heard that there is a main line of the story, and the starting line finally settled on the three words "home-cooked meal".
But there are two problems.
First, if you are going to treat yourself to a home-cooked meal, there is so much preparation before it, so it is most likely not an ordinary home-cooked meal.
Second, the rhythm and frequency of speaking on the phone are so fast, it doesn’t feel like expressing your inner thoughts in real time, but rather like reciting lines that have been prepared long ago.
"Are you listening?"
Li Chenghao didn't answer and asked instead: "You just read it out, right? What TV series are you talking about?"
When it was revealed that he was following the lines he read, iu was slightly panicked: "It's not a line from a TV series. I really want to thank you for taking us to the concert, so I'm treating you to a home-cooked meal."
Standing up and standing by the window, Li Chenghao tested iu: "Li Zhien, do you think you are very smart?"
iu replied hesitantly: "What do you mean?"
There was no confidence in me on the phone. On the surface, I was repaying you, but in fact, I was digging a hole for myself to jump out of.
"Am I not going to know what you are thinking?"
Inexplicably, IU's heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably. Maybe it was due to a guilty conscience. Her speech was even more stuttering than before: "I didn't think about anything."
"Home-cooked meal? Your family asked you to take me back."
iu blurted out: "Shirley told you?"
Only she and Shirley knew about this matter. The only reason why Li Chenghao knew so well was because Shirley leaked the news.
This time, Sulli was really wronged. Li Chenghao and her did not exchange any contact information. It couldn't be that Sulli wrote a letter and sent it to the tvn broadcasting bureau to Li Chenghao.
Li Chenghao, who was standing by the window, showed a proud smile, and he really guessed it right.
In fact, it is not difficult to guess that the sudden talk of home-cooked food is most likely because iu's family asked her to take her back to meet and understand her.
After all, the two have been in an open relationship for some time, so it is normal for family members to have such a request.
On the contrary, there was no reaction from Li Zaixian. This kind of indifferent chaebol family was a weird and abnormal family, which made Li Chenghao feel more relaxed.
Li Chenghao did not let Shirley take the blame and said, "I know what you are thinking, so why should I go home with you to meet your family?"
reason
IU has been thinking about the reason over and over for the past two days.
She really didn't sleep well, but she was not entirely worried about whether Li Chenghao had eaten on time or whether he would be too tired from work. She was more looking for a reason that Li Chenghao could accept.
She thought of a reason to try.
"Article 9 of the Lovers' Contract: When Party A and Party B see each other's family members, they must address each other according to their identity as lovers;"
"Article 10 of the Lovers' Contract: The gifts received by Party A and Party B belong to themselves;"
"So, the contract stipulated that we would meet the families of both parties. This time, we just met my family first."
Well-founded
Li Chenghao accepted this reason, but said: "It's okay to go. Now I am an actor, and you have to pay me the appearance fee."
iu instinctively protested: "You didn't give me an appearance fee when I had dinner with Kim Dong-eun and Han So-hee that day."
"Stop, you were treating me to dinner that day, and I was accompanying you. In that case, you have to settle the expenses for that day with me."
What is this called? It’s called stealing the chicken but losing the rice.