1RomanceEB Chapter 51 He was notoriously reclusive.
Chapter 51 He was notoriously reclusive.
After the little incident, Mads-Oh's car was full. Kang Woo-jin drove Kang Jung-seo's E46 today. Besides Kim Tae-yeon, there were also Im Yoon-ah and Tiffany in the back seat. Originally, Tiffany was planning to go to Mads-Oh's car, but she was two seconds too slow, so she had to come here instead.
At first, she felt a little regretful for missing the chance to sit with her idol, but at this moment she was completely won over.
In the passenger seat, Kim Tae-yeon was holding Kang Woo-jin's script and going over the lines with him one by one. Kang Woo-jin was driving while repeating the lines she read out.
In reality, there was nothing wrong with his spoken language and pronunciation; he just brought out the script because he wanted to be able to talk to the girl.
Kim Tae-yeon was having a great time, and would occasionally glance at Kang Woo-jin's reaction. Seeing the smile on his face, she would smile along with him.
Besides rehearsing his lines, Kang Woo-jin also talks about things that happened on set. Excluding the scheming of some actors, there are quite a few interesting stories to tell.
The front row was filled with laughter and joy, while Yoona and Tiffany in the back row seemed to have been forgotten by them. However, the two of them didn't want to speak at all. They were still staring at the script and then glancing at the two in the front row as if watching a spectacle.
Upon arriving at the restaurant, Jiang Youzhen realized that there were still two people in the car. He hesitated for a moment when he got out of the car, but when he saw them looking in his direction, he immediately gave them a polite smile.
On the surface, everything seemed fine, but as they walked inside, Jiang Youzhen distanced himself from them by at least two meters.
Fortunately, Mads Wu was leading the way, otherwise he would have had to call a waiter to give him directions.
Kim Tae-yeon lagged a few steps behind. She glanced at Kang Woo-jin and noticed he seemed a little uncomfortable, so she asked him softly, "Why do you look a bit unwell?"
"Me? No... I'm just not used to standing with so many girls," Jiang Youzhen said honestly, while stepping back behind the girl and slowly walking in her direction.
Hearing the girl laugh, he was a little confused. "Why are you laughing at me?"
"No, I'm not laughing... I just feel a little surprised." Suppressing a laugh, Kim Tae-yeon glanced back at Kang Woo-jin and said, "With your looks and status, and being abroad, isn't it normal to have many girls around you?"
Hearing these playboy-like remarks, Jiang Youzhen immediately shook his head in denial, "Who said that? I'm usually alone, and I don't like having so much contact with the opposite sex, um... I don't like having excessive contact with the same sex either."
He was notoriously reclusive. At school, his interactions with others were mostly academic and thesis-related. He had even less communication outside of school, mostly with people from production companies.
"I didn't realize you were so shy around strangers."
"That's one way to put it. And I've seen quite a few people like that. Considering everything, it's best to keep a polite distance. Otherwise, it would be very impolite." Jiang Youzhen thought a lot, but his main concern was avoiding trouble.
Upon hearing this, Kim Tae-yeon suddenly stopped in her tracks, startling Kang Woo-jin into stopping as well. She turned around, looked at the distance between them—only half a hand's width—and asked leisurely, "Then we..."
"You are different to me," Kang Woo-jin answered without hesitation, a sincere smile on his face.
Looking into his ardent eyes, the girl pursed her lips and said nothing more; she felt her face burning.
In the blink of an eye, someone from the private room was calling them, so the two had to drop the subject.
The private room was large, with a big round table. The task of ordering food was handed over to Mads Wu. The old father was able to take good care of everyone, asking about any food restrictions, favorite flavors, etc., and quickly ordered a table full of dishes.
The only two empty seats were for Kang Woo-jin and Kim Tae-yeon. When Mads-Oh was ordering, he quietly moved his chair closer to the girl and thoughtfully took the bowls and chopsticks to scald them with boiling water.
"Do we need to scald the bowls and chopsticks with boiling water?"
"I learned it from my dad. He said it's cleaner this way, at least that's what he thinks."
In fact, the Chinese restaurant also provided hot towels for wiping hands and a kettle for rinsing bowls and chopsticks. Others followed suit and did the same thing themselves.
It might be a little hot to the touch, but psychologically you'll feel that the dishes are clean.
Mads-Oh is like a loving elder. Even with so many people here, he can still take care of everyone. Of course, he just pretends that Kang Woo-jin and Kim Tae-yeon aren't here, and it's better for him, as a father, not to bother his son.
The meal lasted two or three hours. During that time, Kang Woo-jin and Kim Tae-yeon chatted quietly. Fortunately, they had a lot to talk about, and they could talk for a long time just about the Chinese food on the table.
They went back in two cars, dropping them off at their dormitories. Jiang Youzhen watched them go upstairs from the car before leaving. When the father and son got home, they saw Jiang Jingshu coming home from get off work.
Mads-Wu quickly ran over with the extra dinner he had bought to show off. Jiang Jingshu knew that the two of them had gone out for dinner today, and that they were with that trainee.
Out of curiosity about her son, Jiang Jingshu first glanced at Jiang Youzhen, and then pulled Mads Wu upstairs.
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"There's no need for them to avoid me like this."
Kang Woo-jin could tell that the two were going to discuss something related to him, but did they really have to avoid him like this?
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That dinner was just a balm in their busy lives, helping them relax and freeing their bodies from constant tension.
But back on set and in the practice room, they once again felt the pressure of intense competition and indifference. It seemed that they had no other choice but to spend time focusing on dealing with it and trying to become better.
Upon entering the film set, Kang Woo-jin felt his body become heavy. Every day, besides filming, he wrote scripts, and even during meals, he had to set aside time to work on his laptop.
When you're too busy to think about anything else, time flies by. The good news is that the TV series' ratings are soaring, and the biggest beneficiaries, besides the two leads, are Huang Renlei and Jiang Jingshu.
Jiang Youzhen received endorsement contracts from two brands, which was suggested by Jiang Jingshu. She had her lawyer negotiate the contract terms, thought they were good, and advised him to sign them.
With an extra layer of work, Kang Woo-jin was already thinking about going back to New York. With only a quarter of his two-month vacation left and the TV series almost finished filming, Hwang In-rae was also eager to finish filming his scenes.
So he planned to go back on the day it ended.
But before that, he took out his calendar and compared it with the film crew's shooting schedule.
"Great... we managed to wrap up filming before Taeyeon's birthday. I wonder if she had time to come out, given how busy she is with practice."
Seeing that they could finish filming the entire storyline before the 9th, Kang Woo-jin sent the girl a message with anticipation, asking if she had time on her birthday.
Kim Tae-yeon replied quickly. Judging from the time, they must have been eating. Her reply was quite long, and Kang Woo-jin read it carefully, feeling a little down.
The 9th wasn't a day off at the company. She had to go back to her dorm after her vocal lesson that evening, and her friends were planning to give her a small celebration.
Between Kang Woo-jin and his friends, Kim Tae-yeon still apologized to Kang Woo-jin.
An expected but disappointing answer.
Jiang Youzhen didn't say anything else, he just asked if she would accept the birthday gift he gave her. His mood improved after receiving an affirmative answer.