Chapter 125 Thank You
Walking on the quiet street, passers-by occasionally would look at the two of them curiously. At this moment, both of them were wearing black sweaters and dark pants, and they looked like a couple. Walking on the street with their backs to each other like this would naturally arouse the curiosity of passers-by.
Zheng Xiuheng had no idea what Lee Hyo-ri was worried about, so he just walked casually as she instructed until he reached a small slope. Looking at the tree-lined path and the lit street lights on the slope, Zheng Xiuheng turned around and walked up.
"call!"
"Don't blow in my ears!"
Lee Hyo-ri, who had just figured out something, breathed a sigh of relief, but when she heard what Zheng Xiuheng said, she immediately replied: "Then cut off your ears, your ears are blocking my breathing!"
“…”
Only at this moment did Zheng Xiuheng understand what the phrase "women are unreasonable" actually described.
"Hey, let me ask you something!"
I thought Lee Hyori was going to say something harsh again, but unexpectedly she suddenly lowered her voice and asked in a stiff tone.
"Just ask!"
Zheng Xiuheng walked slowly on the small slope. He could see a small piece of scenery if he looked down to the right. However, there were mostly residential areas below. There were not many lights and nothing to see. A cold wind blew and he felt the woman behind him shiver. Zheng Xiuheng wondered if it would be better to go back.
"Are you heartbroken?"
"Um?"
Zheng Xiuheng was a little surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, he thought to himself, "Could it be because of the song yesterday?"
"No!"
"Hey, if you want to answer, just answer it properly. What's the point of lying? You sang so sadly yesterday, anyone could tell that!" Lee Hyori suddenly replied with some dissatisfaction, and hit Zheng Xiuheng on the shoulder with her right hand, which seemed like the behavior between lovers.
Zheng Xiuheng shook his head and smiled: "That's just the lyrics. Love doesn't have only one answer. It's also correct to explain it as an emotion of love!"
Lee Hyori was lying on Zheng Xiuheng's back with her hands on her chest, a little surprised. From Zheng Xiuheng's tone, it didn't sound like she was lying.
"Really?"
"Of course, and I've never been in love, so how can I say I've been heartbroken?"
"You're kidding, you've never been in love?" Lee Hyori didn't believe it and retorted immediately.
Zheng Xiuheng replied casually: "I should have said it many times, there is no need to lie about this kind of thing, and there is no benefit in it!"
"So what you mean is that you can lie when necessary!"
"Of course!" Zheng Xiuheng replied as a matter of course. At this moment, he had reached the top of the hill. There was an abandoned building on top. It looked a bit old and should be an old building that was about to be demolished.
Because South Korea has a small land area, especially Seoul as the center, if it wants to become better, more fashionable and prosperous, except for some Hanok villages that serve as tourist attractions, these old buildings will be slowly demolished. As for what will be built, it is hard to say, but after it is built, there will be no worries about not being able to sell it.
Zheng Xiuheng took a look at the eerie abandoned building opposite and did not go forward. Instead, he turned and walked to the top of the slope on the right and looked at the scenery below. The higher you stand, the farther you can see. Standing on a high place, you can see a lot more scenery.
After Zheng Xiuheng's answer, Lee Hyori fell silent, and no one knew what she was thinking.
The two stood there in the cold wind, each with their own thoughts. After a long while, Lee Hyo-ri finally raised her head and looked at the back of Zheng Xiuheng's head. Her expression softened a little, but her nose was red and looked a little uncomfortable. She reached out and touched it twice before asking, "Why did you enter the entertainment industry?"
Zheng Xiuheng was looking at the buildings with more lights in the distance, thinking about the future, when he suddenly heard Lee Hyo-ri's question. His expression froze for a long time before he replied, "No reason, I just wanted to do this!"
"Really? It's that simple?" Surprised, Lee Hyori didn't complain but asked calmly.
Zheng Xiuheng nodded and suddenly asked, "What about you? Did you enter the entertainment industry just to become a star singer?"
“Maybe!”
"possible?"
Lee Hyori raised her hands, placed them on Zheng Xiuheng's shoulders, propped herself up and looked into the distance. The expression on her face became very calm, and there was a slight smile at the corner of her mouth. Although her image was not very good, she had an elegant temperament that was not usually there.
"Do you know why I've been speaking so harshly these past two days?"
"Are you speaking in your lungs?"
"Um?"
"What nonsense! Just say it! I want to know what you were asking just now!"
Zheng Xiuheng's dry answer led to the following consequences.
"Asshole, I want to have a good talk with you, what's your attitude?"
"Ah, let go, or I'll throw you down!" Zheng Xiuheng got angry instantly when he felt his hair being bitten and pulled upwards by Lee Hyori. Although he was special, he was not without a sense of pain. Even if he could really endure it, he would not endure it.
"snort!"
"Pah, pah, pah!"
Lee Hyori loosened her mouth and spit several times to the side, clearing out a few hairs from her mouth before she looked at Jung Soo-hyung's glaring face.
"What are you looking at? It's your attitude that makes me uncomfortable. That's why I speak so harshly!"
Zheng Xiuheng's face darkened again, but after thinking about it, maybe this was the so-called fate. It was because he owed this woman that he had to endure so much from her. Trying to adjust his mood, Zheng Xiuheng turned his head away again.
"But...thank you !"
Zheng Xiuheng felt that he was so angry that he had auditory hallucinations, so he didn't say anything and was too lazy to speak.
"Hey, asshole, I said thank you!"
"Ah, let go!"
"Ah! Let go!"
Lee Hyori let go, but Jung Soo-heng grabbed her tight buttocks with both hands and pinched them hard, which hurt Lee Hyori. However, after she let go, Jung Soo-heng still let go.
"Can you please stop touching me and your mouth? I've tolerated you pretending to be my cousin and patting me on the head in front of others for a long time. If it were someone else... Never mind. It's almost time. You can go get some fresh air or do something else. The weather is getting cold, and you've already caught a cold. You should go home now!"
Zheng Xiuheng thought that Lee Hyo-ri was still sick, and finally softened his tone. He turned and walked down the slope, but Lee Hyo-ri didn't care what she said at all. She stretched out her hand and pulled his ear and said, "Stop, I want to get some fresh air!"
Zheng Xiuheng's face turned dark, and he suddenly remembered something. He turned around and walked directly towards the abandoned building.
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing!?"
"Hey, stop right there, what are you doing there, it's so spooky!"
"Hey, Zheng Xiuheng, stop right there, I'm really going to lose my temper!"
Lee Hyori felt a little scared looking at the dark abandoned old building. The visibility around was becoming lower and lower. Although she was quite courageous, it would be strange if she was not afraid staying in such a place. At this moment, Lee Hyori's hands had completely wrapped around Zheng Xiuheng's neck, and her whole body was lying on his back.
"Mr. Zheng, today's work is not over yet. You have to send me home. Don't forget your promise!"
Finally, Zheng Xiuheng stopped at the entrance to the first floor of the abandoned building. The pitch-black entrance in front of him without any light looked extremely eerie and terrifying, as if it was the entrance to hell.
Feeling the woman behind him trembling, he calmed down a little. He realized that he did that because he was really annoyed by Lee Hyori.
Turning around and walking back, Lee Hyo-ri, who was lying on Zheng Xiuheng's shoulder, slowly opened her eyes, turned her head slightly and looked at Zheng Xiuheng's indifferent expression, and suddenly felt relieved.
"asshole!"
Lee Hyori muttered something and propped herself up again. Seeing that Zheng Xiuheng didn't reply to her, she suddenly felt depressed. Thinking of her previous feelings, her emotions surged out like a flood.
“I haven’t been this happy in a long time!”
“…”
Zheng Xiuheng didn't understand, but he slowed down his pace. He didn't know what this woman was talking to herself, and it was so strange. Was she happy?
"The life of an artist is already very depressing. After I became successful as a solo artist, I feel like I have become a robot. Apart from work and announcements, there seems to be no other color in my life. I have fewer and fewer friends to communicate with, let alone people to quarrel with!"
"So thank you very much. Thank you for being able to argue with me during this time. Putting aside other factors, at least you make me feel like a human being, not a machine!"
Zheng Xiuheng suddenly felt the loneliness of this woman. Thinking about the way Lee Hyori faced him these days, perhaps that was her truest side.
"Don't say you don't have any friends. You've been in the industry for such a long time, and you were also in a group before. It's not possible that you don't have any close friends!" Zheng Xiuheng also changed his tone and asked with some confusion. The two of them put aside the little conflict just now.
Lee Hyori sighed and said bitterly, "They! Except for Yuri, everyone else is still struggling. What right do I have to complain to them? Besides, I'm too busy with work after going solo, and our contact is slowly decreasing. In fact, when I think about it, although the days in the group were tight, no matter what, there was always someone to communicate with and comfort each other, unlike now when I'm always alone!"
"Is it that serious? I don't quite understand!"
Zheng Xiuheng replied sincerely that he really didn't understand Lee Hyori's thoughts and even found them a little confusing.
"What?"
"I don't understand. I don't understand why the relationship has faded. Since we were friends who worked together, what's so strange about calling each other and occasionally having a meal together after we've separated? Also, you've achieved great success in the music industry now. To be honest, you have everything you need. What's wrong with doing more of what you want to do? I don't think there's anything wrong with you even reorganizing Fin.KL. If quarreling like this can make you happy, then you're too lonely!"
