funbook-pk Chapter 145 Lim Nayeon's Request
Chapter 145 Lim Nayeon's Request
Chapter 145 Lim Nayeon's Request
Zhou Ziyu was upset for two days after Zhou Wenzhe suddenly returned to South Korea. After getting into the car, she took out a wallet and passport from her handbag and handed them to him, asking curiously, "Wenzhe-hyung, what urgent matter brought you back in such a hurry?"
"Hey, my newly opened company has run into some trouble, and I need to come back to handle it." Zhou Wenzhe took the wallet and passport and stuffed them directly into his pocket.
"Oh, is it resolved?"
"Yes, it's resolved."
"I was originally planning to show you around Tainan."
"Let's talk about it another time."
"All right."
Chou Tzu-yu responded sullenly, her first love hadn't even begun before it ended by such an unexpected twist of fate.
In fact, she knew very well that she would basically never have another opportunity to spend time alone with Zhou Wenzhe like this again. Twice was so busy, and he was just as busy. Moreover, there was also Lim Nayeon between the two of them.
Should I tell him how I feel right now?
Just as Chou Tzu-yu was struggling with her thoughts, her phone rang. She took it out of her handbag and saw that it was her manager calling, so she answered it.
"Hey, unnie."
"Tzuyu, you're back in Seoul?"
"Yes, I'm back."
Chou Tzu-yu was puzzled as to how her manager knew. In her original plan, she was supposed to return to Seoul tomorrow, but because of Chou Wen-che, she returned to Korea a day earlier.
Who are you with right now?
Upon hearing that Chou Tzu-yu had indeed returned to South Korea, the manager became even more certain of the news she had just received from fans, though she was unaware that the person in question was Chou Wen-che.
Managers usually have private contact information with some big fans. They will inform these fans in advance about any public schedules the group has. This way, they can maintain relationships with these fans who are willing to spend money and keep the group popular.
"I..." Chou Tzu-yu glanced at Chou Wen-che, unsure whether she should mention his name.
Zhou Wenzhe noticed Zhou Ziyu's hesitation and looked at her, asking, "Ziyu, what's wrong?"
Chou Tzu-yu pointed to her phone and mouthed that it was her manager calling.
Zhou Wenzhe was puzzled by her behavior. Why was she being so evasive when her agent called? It was obvious that her agent knew him; what was there to hide?
Hearing Zhou Ziyu's hesitation, the manager on the other end of the phone understood what was going on. She sighed and said, "Let's talk about it when you get back."
After hanging up the phone, Chou Tzu-yu put it away. She now guessed that her manager probably knew something.
"What does your agent want with you?" Zhou Wenzhe asked.
"It's nothing, they just asked who I'm with."
"Then just say it directly, it's not like she doesn't know me."
"I'm just afraid she'll misunderstand."
"What's the misunderstanding?"
"I originally planned to come back tomorrow, but I came back today, and you came to pick me up at the airport again. How could I not misunderstand?"
"Hey, then explain the situation clearly. I went to Taiwan to attend your brother's wedding, and then we came back together."
"Did you come back together?" Chou Tzu-yu thought for a moment. This was a good excuse. Her manager wouldn't say anything, and even if Lim Na-yeon found out, she wouldn't misunderstand.
Moreover, with this relationship, I'll have a legitimate reason to contact him in the future.
Kill two birds with one stone.
"Yes, just tell everyone that you came back with me, don't let it slip."
Zhou Wenzhe was just thinking about how to get Zhou Ziyu to cover for him when, unexpectedly, the pillow was delivered to him just as he was dozing off.
"Okay, I'll say that then."
As soon as Chou Tzu-yu stepped into the dormitory, her manager rushed over in a panic. Before the manager could even ask any questions, she explained the story she had discussed with Chou Wen-che.
Upon hearing that the two were actually related, the agent was quite surprised. Although it was a bit of a coincidence, considering that they shared the same surname, it was indeed quite possible.
Even if it's just an excuse, we can only take it as true. In any case, at least we can give an explanation to our fans.
Before the news spread widely, the manager quickly contacted the fan who had sent her the message and explained the situation. However, to avoid further complications, she simply referred to Zhou Wenzhe as Zhou Ziyu's brother.
These fans, of course, knew that Chou Tzu-yu had an older brother, so they readily accepted the explanation. Many fans even breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the news.
Meanwhile, after sending Chou Tzu-yu back to their dormitory, Chou Wen-che went home to deal with his passport.
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The first step is to hack into the airline's system and modify your flight information.
Then, they hacked into South Korea's immigration system and added their own entry record. Afterward, they added their own exit record to Taiwan's immigration system.
These systems have very strong firewalls, and even with the system's help, it took Zhou Wenzhe more than three hours to get it working.
After taking care of everything, he finally felt relieved.
Just as he was about to go out to get something to eat, the doorbell suddenly rang. He went to the door and looked at the security camera, and it turned out to be Lim Na-yeon.
open the door.
"Nayeon, what brings you here?"
"Hmph, if I don't look for you, are you not planning to come looking for me either?" Lim Nayeon walked in angrily.
"Didn't you go on a trip with your family? When did you get back?"
This Lunar New Year, Lim Nayeon took her mother and sister to Hawaii for vacation, and Zhou Wenzhe even lent her his villa there.
"today."
"Oh, is there something you need?"
"Of course I am. Are you hiding something from me?" Lim Nayeon asked, sounding accusatory.
"No, what could I possibly be hiding from you?" Zhou Wenzhe remained outwardly calm, but he was already wondering if Lin Nayeon knew something.
That shouldn't be the case. Everything was fine before she went on her trip. She just got back today. What could she possibly know?
"Hmph, you're still lying to me."
Lim Nayeon grabbed Zhou Wenzhe's arm and bit it with her rabbit teeth. She didn't bite too hard, just left two teeth marks.
"What exactly happened? Give me a hint." Zhou Wenzhe neither dodged nor resisted.
"What's going on between you and Tzuyu?"
Having just gotten off the plane today, Lim Nayeon opened her phone app, intending to say hello to her fellow Twice members in their chat group, but she saw a message in the chat that surprised her greatly.
After sending her mother and sister back, she went straight to Zhou Wenzhe to find out if the story was true.
"You know?" Zhou Wenzhe smiled, relieved. So that was all it was about.
"You're still laughing! Don't you know you two almost got into a scandal?"
What Lim Nayeon is really bothered by is this: even if there were to be a scandal, it should be between her and Zhou Wenzhe. Now, it almost turned into Zhou Ziyu. If that were to happen, how would she feel in the group?
"A scandal? What's going on?" Zhou Wenzhe was genuinely surprised. Hadn't he already discussed the story with Zhou Ziyu? Could it be that she hadn't said anything?
"You really don't know?" Seeing that Zhou Wenzhe genuinely didn't know, Lin Nayan felt much better.
"What happened?"
"Today, when you and Tzuyu were at the airport, you were seen by fans, and then..." Lim Nayeon briefly recounted what happened.
"Really? I didn't even realize she'd been recognized." Without his superpowers, Zhou Wenzhe's senses weren't as sharp anymore, and of course, he never expected to be recognized by his fans.
Has he become that famous already?
"Are you really relatives?"
"Yes, I only found out when I went to her brother's wedding this time."
"All right."
"Okay, have you had dinner?" Zhou Wenzhe hugged Lin Nalian and kissed her.
"no."
"Then let's grab something to eat together. Should we eat out or at home?"
"Of course..." Lim Nayeon was about to say that she would eat at home, but thinking about what had happened today, she changed her mind. "Let's eat out."
"Okay, let's go."
Zhou Wenzhe could guess Lin Nayeon's thoughts, smiled, took her hand, and went out together.
Although she had made up her mind, Lim Na-yeon still acted evasively when she stepped onto the street, sometimes covering her face with her hair and sometimes pressing her face against Zhou Wenzhe's arm, as if afraid of being recognized.
Seeing her like this, Zhou Wenzhe teased, "It's dark now, no one will recognize you."
"I'm not afraid of being recognized," Lim Na-yeon said stubbornly.
"Really? Then let's go eat somewhere with lots of people."
"No!" Lim Nayeon immediately objected, just in time to see a roadside stall selling snacks ahead, with...
There was a tent that provided shelter from the wind and rain, but there weren't many customers inside. She pointed to it and said, "Let's eat there."
"Haha, this is all we're going to eat?"
"Yeah, I haven't eaten in ages. Let's go."
Lin Na-yeon dragged Zhou Wen-zhe over and stood in front of the stall.
The stall owner was an older woman who warmly welcomed the two customers.
It must be really tough for them to set up a stall outside in this freezing weather.
Zhou Wenzhe and Lin Nalian picked out a few snacks and went into the stall, casually finding a table to sit down.
There were only four or five tables inside the shed, and an electric heater in the middle, making it much warmer than outside.
"Back when I was a trainee, I would come to these food stalls to eat something after practice in the winter before going home," Lim Nayeon recalled.
"Didn't you live in the dorms back then?"
"Why would I live in the dormitory? My previous company wasn't far from my home."
"That's true."
He remembered that when he was a child, Lim Nayeon lived in Gangnam District, where her family was better off than his own.
"Sigh." Lim Nayeon suddenly sighed for no apparent reason.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Wenzhe looked at her, puzzled. Why did she suddenly sigh?
"It's nothing."
Lim Nayeon shook her head, then glanced at Zhou Wenzhe, thought for a moment, and said somewhat hesitantly, "Never mind, I'll tell you anyway."
Just then, the owner brought in the snacks, and Lim Na-yeon asked her for a bottle of soju.
After the wine and glasses were brought over, she opened the bottle cap and filled both glasses.
After filling the glass, she handed one of the glasses to Zhou Wenzhe, saying, "Cheers."
After saying that, she downed her glass in one gulp.
"What exactly happened?" Zhou Wenzhe asked after finishing his drink. This was the first time he had seen Lin Nayeon with such a conflicted expression.
"Do you know why I'm taking my mom on vacation to Hawaii this time?"
"Why?" Zhou Wenzhe became a little nervous when he heard Lin Nayeon say this, wondering if she had some kind of terminal illness.
"To help her relax."
"Ah? What happened to Auntie?" Zhou Wenzhe confirmed his guess once again, his face full of worry.
Seeing Zhou Wenzhe's reaction, Lin Nayeon knew he had misunderstood, and smiled, saying, "My mom is in good health. I took her out for a walk to relax because of something else."
Zhou Wenzhe rolled his eyes at Lin Nayeon upon hearing this. Was this some kind of conversation? He'd worried for nothing. He then asked irritably, "What is it?"
"Hey, you know, my parents divorced when I was young. Later, my mom found a boyfriend, but they broke up a couple of years ago. Recently, this man contacted my mom again and said he wanted to sue her to get back the money he spent on her over the years."
"How much?"
"That's quite a lot, about 6 million Korean won."
"Then let's give it back to him."
6 million won is indeed a lot, but Lin Nalian's annual income is around 30 billion won, so it's not a huge number for her.
"That's what I told my mom too, but she disagreed and wouldn't let me get involved in it."
In fact, Lim Nayeon's first reaction upon learning about this was to return the money, but her mother's words swayed her from that idea.
Expenses incurred during a normal relationship shouldn't be returned after a breakup. Her mother has contributed over the years.
"Here's what we'll do: give me this man's contact information, and I'll handle it."
"I don't have his contact information either."
"You must know his name and where he works, right?"
"I know that, but I only know where he used to work. I don't know if he's changed it or not."
Lim Nayeon moved into the dormitory before her debut, and she has been busy all these years, so she hasn't seen this man for several years and knows nothing about his current situation.
"It's okay, I'll check it out."
Lin Na-yeon told Zhou Wenzhe the man's name and workplace.
"Alright, don't worry anymore. Go back and tell your aunt that I'll handle this."
"Let's talk to her after this is all settled. Just tell me how much money you need and I'll transfer it to you."
"You're still talking to me about money?"
"I know you have money, but this has a different meaning."
"Okay, I'll talk to him first and then let you know." Zhou Wenzhe nodded. Lin Nalian's consideration was correct. If her mother knew that he had helped pay for it, she would definitely be even more unwilling and would feel very embarrassed.
"Yes, thank you."
Lin Na-yeon wanted to talk to this man herself, but she didn't know how to do it. Fortunately, she had Zhou Wenzhe to back her up.
"No need for words of thanks, let's show our gratitude with actions," Zhou Wenzhe winked at Lin Nayeon.
"You only know that, how annoying." Lim Nayeon glared at Zhou Wenzhe shyly. They were still outside, and he was already thinking about that kind of thing.
But the expectant expression on her face betrayed her.
"Are you overthinking this? I meant to pour me some wine." Zhou Wenzhe smiled and gestured to his empty wine glass.
"Hmph, now that I've poured you a drink, you can't expect me to do anything else." Lin Nayan knew that Zhou Wenzhe was teasing her, so she decided to turn the tables and picked up the bottle to pour him a drink.
Sure enough, Zhou Wenzhe snatched the wine bottle from her hand, poured the wine himself, and said, "Haha, never mind, I'll do it myself."
How could he possibly let such a good opportunity slip by?
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