Although the two spend very little time together, this does not prevent their friendship from growing deeper.
"Chaiying, I seem to be sick."
My friend's name is Hong Chae Young, and I only became friends with Bae Joo Hyun when I was a sophomore in high school.
It's not that the two of them didn't like seeing each other in the past, but Hong Chaeyoung transferred from Seoul to Daegu when she was a sophomore in high school.
Bae Zhuhyun also talked about her friend in the program before, but in order to protect her friend's privacy, Bae Zhuhyun did not disclose her friend's name, but replaced it with "Purple".
The reason is simple.
At this moment, Hong Chaiying, who was sitting opposite her, was wearing a purple dress.
She liked purple so much that she once said that if she had a choice in her next life, she would like to be a clump of lavender in a lavender field.
She likes to pursue romance, elegance, and artistic flair, so her current job is as a gallery curator.
She is enthusiastic, honest, and kind, and these qualities make her very popular.
But she is also sentimental, insecure, and likes to daydream about unrealistic things.
Bae Zhuhyun fell in love with purple under her influence, and after many years she became more and more like Hong Chaeyoung.
Maybe they were destined to be very similar to each other when they first met, otherwise Bae Zhuhyun wouldn't have fallen in love with Hong Chaiying at first sight and lent Hong Chaiying her sports uniform that she never borrowed.
As a result, the two got closer and closer, until they became classmates a year later and became out of control.
Hong Chaiying did not rush Bae Zhuhyun. She also knew her good friend very well.
If she has something on her mind that she doesn't want to talk about, no one can make her say it. Even though she looks happy on the surface, she will be wrapped up in sentimentality in the dead of night.
Red wine is on the table
It's the bottle of Fasda dry red that Bae Zhuhyun ordered.
Gently shaking the red wine glass, Bae Zhuhyun wanted to speak several times but missed the opportunity.
Finally, after taking another sip of red wine, she spoke: "I recently met someone."
Hong Caiying answered the question with a soft 'hmm'.
Pei Zhuxuan let out a long sigh: "Didn't you tell me before that one of the most regrettable things in life is meeting the right person at the wrong time? I remember that at that time I laughed at you for being too sentimental."
Of course Hong Chaeyoung remembers that the reason why she transferred from Seoul to Daegu was because she met the right person at the wrong time.
Worldly vision and pressure from all sides did not allow her, a student who was about to enter her second year of high school, to pursue her own romance. Her family had no choice but to help her transfer to Daegu.
She only told Pei Zhuxuan about this matter. That year under the pine tree behind the school playground, she revealed the sadness she had hidden in her heart in front of Pei Zhuxuan.
This time it’s Bae Joo Hyun.
It's just that the two of them are no longer the ignorant girls they were when they were eighteen years old. Hong Chaiying was also a little surprised. Logically speaking, this kind of thing should not happen to Bae Zhuhyun.
"He is tall, handsome, and has an unattainable status."
"He is very talented, and he is a person who speaks his mind and is very decisive in doing things."
"He saved me, and from that time on, I can't forget him."
"Originally I thought I could forget it, but he would always appear in front of me suddenly for no reason."
"He should know that I like him, but he didn't mention it at all. Maybe this is to protect my dignity."
Hong Caiying took a sip of red wine and said slowly: "Joohyun, is that a senior executive of your company?"
shake head
"Is he a famous doctor?"
Still shaking his head
"Then if you said he saved you, he must be the Chief of Police, right? The identity of the Chief of Police is not unattainable."
Seeing Pei Zhuxuan still shaking his head.
Hong Chaiying's eyes widened: "If not, Zhuhyun, is it a chaebol?"
This time Bae Zhuhyun nodded.
Hong Caiying quickly comforted her: "If it was a chaebol, it would not be a good marriage at all. It's not that I hate the rich. None of the chaebols in our country are good people. The older they are, the more dissolute they are. If people like this weren't relying on their power to dominate the world, it would be a long time ago."
He should have been shot."
Seeing Pei Zhuxuan silent.
Hong Caiying changed her words and said: "It's not that there are no merits. At least the chaebol is very rich and other people can't match it. But how could you, Zhuhyun, be tempted by the chaebol? Which one is it? Sixty or seventy years old.
Is his child about the same age as you?"
Pei Zhuxuan frowned and looked at the friend in front of him who was making random guesses.
"Chaiying, why can't you want to be younger?"
"Young? Son of a chaebol?"
Without waiting for Bae Zhuhyun's reaction, Hong Chaeyoung waved her hands: "The chaebol children are even worse. Look at the eldest son of the CJ Group, Lee Sun-ho, who appeared in the news recently. He caused so much harm to us Daegu citizens and even ran to China to escape."
"She has no responsibility or sense of responsibility, and she colludes with the powerful to bully ordinary citizens, not to mention that her wife just passed away and got involved with other women. It's really disgusting."
"The other children of the chaebol are similar. They are surrounded by beauties all day long, sleep with every one they meet, skip military service and take contraband. Except for Li Chenghao, who is a little better, the others, tsk tsk tsk..."
Seeing Bae Zhuhyun's expression darken and her eyes lowered with sadness on her face, Hong Chaeyoung covered her mouth with her hand: "The person you are talking about is Li Chenghao? Zhuhyun, didn't he have an open relationship with IU? You..."
Pei Zhuxuan forced out a smile: "That's why I said I met the right person at the wrong time, but I had nothing to do with him, and there was no behavior that crossed the line."
"and you……"
Raising the glass of wine, Pei Zhuxuan smiled with difficulty and said: "I'm fine. I just thought of him again when I ordered red wine. This red wine was the one he chose when I had dinner with him last time."
Hong Caiying finished the red wine in her glass and called the waiter to change it for a bottle of champagne.
"Why waste money?"
Facing Bae Zhuhyun's questioning, Hong Chaiying spread her hands and said, "My dear, what a waste of money? Aren't you treating me to dinner tonight?"
One sentence made Pei Zhuhyun laugh.
"Yeah, it was you who called yesterday and said you would treat me to dinner today. Otherwise, why wouldn't I choose such a high-end restaurant instead of going to dad's store?"
Hong Chaiying counterattacked: "You are an artist and make more money than me. You should treat me."
Bae Zhuhyun also responded: "I just had a live variety show recently, and the endorsements were cancelled. You are the director, you make more money than me."
Hong Caiying directly changed the subject: "Did you visit your alma mater when you came back this time? The hibiscus you planted back then is in full bloom now."
Mentioning her alma mater, Pei Zhuxuan was taken away from her thoughts again and asked Hong Caiying: "Have you ever been back? What about the lavender you planted back then?"
"I went back in early July. Let me show you the photos. The juniors and juniors all like my lavender field."
"Bragging, the juniors and juniors obviously like my hibiscus flower field more."