Peninsula: 72 Hours of Blind Dates

Chapter 72 Zhang Yuanying Breaks Down and Cries

stairwell

Han Xijun stood by the door, while Zhang Yuanying retreated behind the door and leaned against the wall.

Looking up, Zhang Yuanying was checking to see if anyone else was up there.

Han Xijun sighed.

Turning to look at Han Xijun, Zhang Yuanying asked, "Are Team Leader Han and Wu Haiyuan really dating?"

Han Xijun frowned slightly.

He and Wu Haiyuan trended on social media not because their "relationship" was exposed.

There's only one possibility for Zhang Yuanying to ask this question: Baek Eun-hee must have said something to her.

The only reason Baek Eun-hee would say that Han Hee-joon and Oh Hae-won were dating could be because Kwon Ji-ho "spread" the rumor.

Han Hee-joon never confirmed to anyone that he was dating Oh Hae-won; he only answered that he thought so when Kwon Ji-ho asked.

When questioned by Zhang Yuanying, Han Xijun's response was also: "Whatever you think is true."

Zhang Yuanying said, "What if I don't think so?"

Han Xijun raised his hand and said, "We are dating."

Zhang Yuanying was stunned for a moment.

Han Xijun asked, "Have you finished confirming?"

He turned to leave.

Zhang Yuanying was anxious and subconsciously reached out and grabbed Han Xijun's left wrist.

Han Xijun looked down at his wrist, which was being grabbed.

Zhang Yuanying quickly relented, saying, "I know you can't be dating Wu Haiyuan."

Han Xijun didn't reply; his right hand was already gripping the doorknob of the stairwell room.

Zhang Yuanying raised her voice and shouted, "If Team Leader Han doesn't help me, I'll tell the reporters about your relationship with Wu Haiyuan Xi."

Turn around, look back.

Han Xijun stared at Zhang Yuanying expressionlessly.

Zhang Yuanying avoided Han Xijun's sharp gaze, her heart skipped a beat, and an invisible sense of oppression enveloped her entire body.

Cough

Clearing her throat, Zhang Yuanying continued, "Wu Haiyuan has just debuted. Neither the company, the group, nor she herself wants her secret relationship to be exposed. If it were reported by reporters, Team Leader Han should be able to imagine what the consequences would be."

A brief exchange of glances.

Zhang Yuanying didn't want to appear weak in front of Han Xijun, but Han Xijun's gaze made her feel like he was about to completely devour her, which made her unconsciously "avoid" him.

Head held high, chest out.

Unable to meet his gaze, Zhang Yuanying looked towards the direction behind Han Xijun.

It looks like she's making eye contact with Han Hee-joon.

I was mentally prepared.

Zhang Yuanying expected Han Xijun to ask her in a cold tone, "Are you threatening me?"

In this kind of atmosphere and setting, it seems that saying such "lines" is the normal thing to do.

Boom boom, boom boom.

The sound of her own heartbeat echoed in her ears, but she waited for a long time without hearing Han Xijun speak.

The person was clearly standing right in front of me.

Curious about what was going on, Zhang Yuanying turned her head away and gently looked at Han Xijun's face.

The third eye contact in the stairwell.

This time, Zhang Yuanying lasted for about ten seconds.

In her eyes, Han Xijun was just quietly looking at her, his gaze had changed; it was no longer sharp, but full of sympathy.

Unable to hold back any longer, Zhang Yuanying stammered, "Team Leader Han, please don't look at me like that."

Han Xijun moved his lips, finally managing to say, "Why don't you just be yourself?"

His tone was full of doubt.

Zhang Yuanying was stunned.

Be yourself?

What does it mean to be yourself?

Am I not standing right in front of him now?

Then Han Xijun asked, "Do we have to be led by the nose by capital? Do we have to be the perfect product in other people's eyes?"

Three consecutive questions left Zhang Yuanying completely speechless.

She just "threatened" Han Xijun, demanding that he help her secure an endorsement deal for Hyundai-Kia's new flagship car.

She wants Han Hee-joon to help her achieve her greatest ambition: to become the only unshakeable female leader in contemporary K-pop.

Zhang Yuanying murmured, "I am who I am."

Han Xijun said, "You're really pathetic now, you exist entirely to please the whole world..."

There were still things left unsaid, but Han Xijun didn't continue.

He was giving Zhang Yuanying face.

Regardless of what Zhang Yuanying did, whether it was contacting me or sending me messages, she always maintained the respect between people.

Although they "exploited" Baek Eun-hee.

But Zhang Yuanying did indeed keep her promise to the coffee shop.

Zhang Yuanying's nose tingled with emotion.

Emotions suddenly welled up inside me.

Han Hee-joon was the first person to say he was pitiful with a serious expression and tone.

Not only that, Han Xijun also said, "I can't help you. Threaten me all you want, do whatever you want..."

Before Han Xijun could finish speaking, Zhang Yuanying interrupted him in a low growl: "That's right, I'm someone who won't stop at nothing to achieve my goals, a bad person, the worst and most cunning person in the world, that is..."

With a sob in her voice, Zhang Yuanying took a step back, waving her right hand as she continued, "I want to be myself too, but the company won't allow it, the entertainment industry won't allow it, the whole world won't allow it."

"Nobody cares what my dreams are or what my wishes are."

"No one would think that the innocent, lively, and carefree girl who stayed by the side of the older sisters, enjoying life, music, and being pampered, deserved all of this."

"I deserve to be criticized by everyone, and I should accept the arrangement of fate. The happiness during the limited-time group activities may be the only short-lived happy time in my life."

"I must grow up and become the Jang Won-young that the whole world will love."

"But now that I've become the beloved Jang Won-young, people are criticizing me for being pretentious, stealing the spotlight on stage, and having a fawning expression."

"That's just how this industry is. Since you can't be your true self, you have to be ambitious and become the best person in the world."

patter

Tears streamed down Zhang Yuanying's cheeks.

Zhang Yuanying raised her hand to touch the corner of her eye, and gently wiped away the tears and tear stains with the back of her hand across her cheek.

look up.

Zhang Yuanying looked at Han Xijun with red eyes.

She couldn't see Han Xijun's face clearly; her vision was already blurred by tears.

Han Xijun never expected Zhang Yuanying to cry in front of him, and no woman had ever cried and vented her grievances in front of him before.

I thought Jang Won-young was just an ambitious idol.

There are people like this in every industry, including Han Xijun himself, who is also an ambitious person. He wants to create AI application software that will change lives in a revolutionary way.

It's just that everyone uses different methods when pursuing their ambitions.

Han Xijun disagrees with the idea that Zhang Yuanying doesn't rely on her own efforts and abilities to achieve her ambitions, but instead relies on the help of others through deception.

But after listening to Zhang Yuanying vent her grievances, Han Xijun felt that Zhang Yuanying was truly "pitiful," not the "pitiful sympathy" he had initially felt with contempt.

The atmosphere was somewhat oppressive.

Zhang Yuanying sobbed softly.

She was completely overwhelmed.

Just then, Han Xijun's voice came from beside him.

Zhang Yuanying heard it clearly; Han Xijun explicitly said, "Your family doesn't allow it either?"