1RomanceEB Chapter 140 Double Misunderstanding
Chapter 140 Double Misunderstanding
Chapter 140 Double Misunderstanding
The next morning, Zhou Wenzhe bid farewell to Pei Zhufa, her parents, and her sister, and drove back to Seoul.
Pei Zhufa, who came out to see him off, felt a little disappointed after watching the car disappear at the intersection and turned to walk home.
"Unnie, you've really changed."
Pei Minzhi smiled and took Pei Zhufa's arm. This was the first time in her life that she had seen her sister show such reluctance to part with a boy.
"When you find a guy you like in the future, you'll be just like me."
"I also want to find a boyfriend like Wenzhe oppa," Pei Minzhi said with anticipation. Although they had only spent one day together, she had already discovered so many of Zhou Wenzhe's good qualities.
"Do you think he's good?" Bae Joo-hyun asked sincerely. When she first met Zhou Wenzhe, she didn't have any feelings for him, nor did she think he was good.
"Of course, Wenzhe oppa is the best in every way among all the guys I've ever met, and he also makes me feel very safe."
"But... never mind." Pei Zhufa knew, of course, that Zhou Wenzhe was a very good catch, but that was precisely why so many girls liked him.
"What's wrong?"
"It's nothing."
"Unnie, actually, compared to your own happiness, being an artist isn't that important. If I were you, I would definitely choose Moon-cheol oppa." Bae Min-ji thought her sister was worried that this relationship would affect her career, which was why she was being so sentimental.
"You don't need to worry about me, I know what I'm doing."
"That would be best."
The two sisters chatted as they returned home.
As soon as she entered the house, Pei's mother called Pei Zhufa into the bedroom and talked to her about it.
Bae Joo-hyun followed her mother into the house feeling guilty. She thought that her mother had overheard what happened between her and Zhou Wenzhe last night and was going to scold her.
But when her mother spoke, she realized she was wrong. Her mother's meaning was the same as Zhou Wenzhe's mother's: when would both sets of parents meet?
After returning to Seoul from Daegu, Zhou Wenzhe spent a long-awaited reunion with his parents during the Lunar New Year. The next day, he and his father took a plane to Taiwan to attend a wedding, while his mother stayed in South Korea to visit relatives and friends.
This time, the father and son did not travel by private jet or have bodyguards with them; they took a regular flight.
. .
This time, the flight wasn't to Taipei, but to Tainan.
After landing at Tainan Airport, the father and son came out of the airport and saw their relatives who came to greet them.
Because they hadn't been in contact for quite some time, these relatives in Taiwan didn't know that Zhou Wenzhe's father had become very successful over the years, and they all thought he was still working at a bank.
Zhou's father also didn't want to be too high-profile, so he didn't tell these relatives the truth. Before returning, he specifically told Zhou Wenzhe not to let it slip.
The relative who came to pick them up at the airport is the father of the groom who will be getting married tomorrow. He is Zhou's father's cousin, and his name is Zhou Yicheng.
Although the two brothers hadn't seen each other for a long time, they recognized each other at a glance.
After exchanging pleasantries, the relative looked at Zhou Wenzhe, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "You must be Wenzhe."
Hello, Uncle.
"Hello, the last time I saw you I was only 4 or 5 years old. It's been 20 years already. Time really flies."
"Yes," Zhou Wenzhe echoed, looking at the uncle, who seemed somewhat familiar.
"Let's go, we'll talk about it when we get back."
The group walked together to the parking lot and got into a Mercedes-Benz S350, which suggests that this relative's family must be quite well-off.
On the road.
The two brothers chatted idly.
Zhou Wenzhe sat in the back, enjoying the scenery outside the window.
Suddenly, a relative who was driving asked, "Wenzhe, do you have a girlfriend now?"
"Huh? Yes." Zhou Wenzhe came back to his senses and replied.
"So when are you getting married?"
"Well... let's wait a bit longer, there's no rush."
"That's true. Men at 25 or 6 are at the prime of their careers, so there's no need to rush into marriage."
Upon hearing this, the father laughed and said, "Then why did Haocheng get married so early? I remember he should be a year younger than Wenzhe."
Haocheng is the groom who will be getting married tomorrow; his full name is Zhou Haocheng.
"Sigh, what can I do? I have a grandson."
Although the words sounded somewhat helpless, Zhou Wenzhe could still detect a hint of pride in the relative's tone.
Originally, Mr. Zhou wasn't particularly concerned about his son's marriage, but after hearing this, he immediately felt the same way as Mrs. Zhou. He turned around and looked at Zhou Wenzhe, his eyes conveying the message that he needed to hurry up.
After seeing his father's urging gaze, Zhou Wenzhe looked out the car window again, as if trying to escape.
A shotgun wedding?
Stop joking. He won't do that before his lifespan is truly over, leaving his child without a father during their formative years.
Of course, if he still can't solve this problem in the end, he might consider leaving an heir, since he's the only one left in his generation of the Zhou family line.
After arriving at the hotel and getting settled, the relatives left first, as there were simply too many things to take care of before the wedding.
After having dinner at the hotel, Mr. Zhou suggested that they go for a walk. He hadn't been back to Taiwan for many years. The last time he came back a few years ago, he went to Taipei and didn't go back to Tainan.
Chou Wen-che accompanied his father on a stroll through the streets of Tainan. It had been many years since the father and son had taken a walk together like this.
As they walked, the father and son arrived at one of the most famous night markets in Taiwan, the Tainan Garden Night Market.
Having held a high position for many years, Mr. Zhou had not experienced such a lively atmosphere for a long time, so he went in with great interest.
Although they had just finished dinner not long ago, Zhou's father would still buy some to try after seeing those delicious snacks, and Zhou Wenzhe did the same.
The two of them ate and strolled around like that.
. .
at the same time.
Seoul, more than a thousand kilometers away from Tainan.
Choi Sulli returned from Busan and wanted to surprise Zhou Wenzhe, so she visited him without prior notice.
However, upon seeing that the person who opened the door was a middle-aged woman he had never seen before, he was momentarily stunned before quickly bowing and greeting her, "Hello."
"Who are you?" Zhou's mother looked at the beautiful girl in front of her with curiosity, and had a guess in her mind.
"My name is Choi Seolli, and I'm Wenzhe's friend." Choi Seolli wasn't sure who the woman in front of her was, so she didn't dare to reveal their relationship.
"Oh, I am his mother. He went abroad today and is not at home."
Hello, Auntie.
At this moment, Cui Xueli no longer cared where Zhou Wenzhe was. She was completely panicked and extremely nervous. She hadn't expected to meet Zhou Wenzhe's mother under such circumstances. She was completely unprepared and felt extremely rude.
"Please come in first."
Zhou's mother invited Cui Xueli into the house.
Although Choi Sulli had been here many times and was very familiar with the place, she became even more reserved after entering the house, unsure of what to do.
"Please sit wherever you like."
Zhou's mother noticed Cui Xueli's nervousness and smiled as she asked her to sit on the sofa.
After sitting down, Choi Sulli asked, "Auntie, where did Wenzhe go?"
"He went to Taiwan with his father today, and he probably won't be back for another two days."
"oh."
Choi Sulli regretted not calling him before she came to ask.
Are you a celebrity?
"Yes, Auntie, I used to be a member of a girl group, and now I'm an actress."
"Really? Which entertainment company are you with?"
SM Entertainment.
Upon hearing that it was this entertainment company again, Zhou's mother suspected that her son's purpose in acquiring shares in this entertainment company was not so simple.
He probably doesn't have any other "friends" at this entertainment company.
Actually, Zhou's mother didn't object to Zhou Wenzhe having several girlfriends, but they couldn't do it all at the same time. She wouldn't accept her son having such behavior.
Although Choi Sulli is also very beautiful and is a better match for Zhou Wenzhe in terms of height, Zhou's mother still prefers Bae Joo-fa when comparing her to Bae Joo-fa.
Moreover, the person Zhou Wenzhe brought home was Pei Zhufa, which means that she is the girlfriend he acknowledges in his heart.
The fact that this girl in front of him didn't know he wasn't in Korea means that Choi Sulli wasn't that important to him.
Therefore, Zhou's mother suspected that Cui Xueli was after her family's wealth and Zhou Wenzhe's position in SM Entertainment, which was why she approached him.
Immediately, Zhou's mother made a decision. Although it was not good to overstep her bounds, it was better to deal with these unwanted romantic entanglements around her son as soon as possible.
"May I call you Sherry?"
"Of course." Hearing Zhou's mother address her like that, Cui Xueli was quite happy. This was the first step in building a good relationship with Zhou's mother.
"Since you're also from SM Entertainment, you should know Irene from Red Velvet, right?"
"Uh...yes, I know her, but we're not close."
Choi Sulli was puzzled as to why Zhou's mother suddenly brought up Bae Joo-fa. Although the two belonged to the same entertainment company, they had only met a few times.
"The day before yesterday, Wenzhe brought her to our home to meet us." Zhou's mother spoke in a very normal tone, while observing Cui Xueli's reaction as she said this.
Sure enough, upon hearing this, Choi Sulli's expression changed drastically. She knew what this meant; it was like taking his girlfriend to meet his parents.
In an instant, Choi Sulli felt a pang of sadness. Although she had been mentally prepared for this, only she knew the bitterness and sorrow she felt when the moment actually arrived.
It's like the feeling of having the last straw snatched from the hand of a drowning person.
Zhou Wenzhe, who was strolling through the night market with his father, suddenly received a system notification.
His intimacy level with Choi Sulli is rapidly declining; it had previously reached 83 but has now suddenly dropped to 55.
What's going on?
Several question marks popped into Zhou Wenzhe's mind; this level of intimacy was even lower than when they first met.
What exactly happened to cause her to have such negative emotions towards herself?
Just as he was puzzled, the system notification sounded again, and this time it was an urgent alarm.
[Warning, warning, mission is about to fail.]
???
task?
Oh, right, the mission!
Zhou Wenzhe's expression changed drastically. He had almost forgotten that he had accepted a mission related to Cui Xueli.
This mission is a matter of life and death for her.
Immediately, he took out his phone, found Choi Sulli's number, and dialed it.
She didn't answer after I called her several times.
Seeing his anxious expression, Zhou's father asked with concern, "Wenzhe, what happened?"
"Dad, I might have to go back to South Korea. It's something very important."
"Huh? What happened?"
"Something that is very important to me."
"But there are no more flights to Seoul now."
Zhou Wenzhe's face fell.
Yes, even if he wanted to go back to South Korea now, the earliest he could go was tomorrow morning. His superpowers weren't enough to allow him to travel thousands of kilometers.
What should we do?
Zhou Wenzhe quickly considered countermeasures in his mind.
Oh, right, look for Lee Ji-eun.
He quickly found Lee Ji-eun's number and dialed it.
This time, the call was answered quickly.
"Wen Zhe, Happy New Year!" Lee Ji-eun's cheerful voice came from the phone.
"Happy New Year, um..." Zhou Wenzhe suddenly didn't know what to say. He couldn't very well say that he felt Cui Xueli was going to commit suicide, could he? He still didn't know why Cui Xueli's attitude towards him had suddenly changed so drastically.
The two were even thousands of kilometers apart.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Lee Ji-eun sensed the hesitation in Zhou Wenzhe's tone.
"Could you call Shirley? She's not answering my calls, and I'm worried something might have happened to her."
"Did you two have a fight?"
"No, I haven't seen her for quite some time, and I'm in Taiwan right now, how can I argue with her?"
"Really? That's strange. Don't worry, I'll call her." Lee Ji-eun was puzzled. She knew how much Choi Sulli liked Zhou Wenzhe, and their relationship had always been good. Why would she suddenly stop answering his calls?
"Okay, could you please reply to me?"
"it is good."
After hanging up with Zhou Wenzhe, Li Zhi'en dialed Cui Xueli's number.
At this moment, Choi Sulli was walking aimlessly on the streets of Seoul, not even knowing how she got out of Zhou Wenzhe's house.
She really wanted to answer the calls Zhou Wenzhe had just made and ask him what she meant to him, but she was also afraid that this call was from him to tell her that their relationship was over.
Therefore, she dared not accept the offer; perhaps only in this way could she maintain the beautiful fantasy she held for the future.
The phone rang again. Choi Sulli saw that the caller ID showed it was Lee Ji-eun. After thinking for a moment, she answered the call.
"Hey, unnie, what's up?"
"Shirley, where are you?"
"I'm in Busan, what's wrong?" Choi Sulli lied, not wanting her best friend to know that she looked so disheveled.
"Wenzhe just called me and said you weren't answering his calls. Did you two have a fight?"
"no."
"Then why didn't you answer his calls?"
"I don't want to answer."
"Oh dear, what happened? Why don't you two just talk it out?"
While talking to Choi Sulli, Lee Ji-eun was also replying to Zhou Wenzhe's messages.
When Zhou Wenzhe saw the message from Lee Ji-eun saying that Choi Sulli was in Busan and nothing had happened, his doubts grew even stronger.
The intimacy level can't have dropped so much for no reason.
Could it be...?
Has she fallen for someone else?
Upon considering this possibility, Zhou Wenzhe's anger flared up instantly.
He also misinterpreted the system warning that the task was about to fail as her not needing his help anymore.
Forget it, I'll just ignore her.
Zhou Wenzhe put away his phone. His experiences and encounters over the years had allowed him to quickly calm down.
Women, you know, out with the old, in with the new; anyway, she wasn't in my plans to begin with.
Since she's made her choice, let's leave it at that and part ways amicably.
Sometimes things just happen that way; both sides misunderstand each other, and it's unclear when the misunderstanding will be resolved.