ryethenovel What is Chapter 1343 called?
What is Chapter 1343 called?
What is Chapter 1343 called?
In Bae Suzy's apartment in Nonhyeon-dong, Ji Kyung-won was sitting in the living room eating.
Although he didn't really care about her so-called threat at the dinner party and knew that the woman was joking, Ji Kyung-won still came to Bae Suzy's place after the GUCCI dinner party instead of going home.
After all... there's not much to do back home, and here there's at least a beautifully dressed woman waiting to be fed.
After the activity and a shower together, Bae Suzy offered to cook and try her skills, but Ji Kyung-won, who wasn't actually very hungry, didn't put his arm around her.
...He had figured it out. The few cooking techniques Bae Soo-ji had learned were only used when he was around, and only after he arrived. This woman never cooked for herself when she was alone; she would rather eat takeout than cook for herself.
懒~
"It tastes a little better than the last time I made it!"
Ji Jingyuan tasted a few bites of the food, glanced at Bae Suzy sitting opposite him with an expectant look, and didn't hesitate to nod and praise her a few times.
"Of course! You've been gone for so long, I have to give you something new to look forward to!"
Bae Suzy laughed as soon as she heard this, pouting her flesh-colored red lips: "I haven't had much to do lately, so I've taken the time to learn a little more."
"By the way, this is a new brandy I just bought."
As she spoke, she got up again, took a bottle of wine from the wine rack next to her, and also took a glass to pour for Chi Jingyuan: "Didn't you say last time that you like it a little sweeter? Try it."
Chi Jingyuan watched her walk back and forth. Underneath, she wore a very casual, thin, and see-through nightgown. As she walked, her white thighs swayed and were exposed without any concealment. In front, she wore a simple apron, and with her ponytail tied at the back of her head, the combination was incongruous.
But it has a unique charm.
Chi Jingyuan smiled slightly and tasted the brandy she recommended... It was not bad, but compared to the wine, the subtle fragrance emanating from the woman standing next to him was more attractive.
When I chatted with my second brother that night, his assessment of Bae Suzy was indeed accurate. To be honest, after maintaining a close relationship for so many years, no matter how beautiful or well-proportioned she is, sometimes physical appearance and looks just can't bring much novelty anymore.
However, Bae Suzy and women have their own set of ideas and methods, always changing their approach in various ways, whether in terms of personality or interaction... which indeed brings a fresh feeling while making people feel very relaxed.
During the intermission just now, this woman suddenly had a whimsical idea: she wanted Chi Jingyuan to take off his clothes and, from who-knows-where, pull out a paintbrush and palette to paint his nude photos.
After being firmly rejected by Chi Jingyuan, she suddenly had a brilliant idea. Like a fox, she gave him a big, flirtatious wink and, not caring whether she was wearing clothes or not, struck a pose: "Why don't you draw me?"
Judging from her expression, she seemed genuinely interested...
Although what she said earlier was a joke, it's true that sometimes you can feel a sense of ease and comfort, like being at home.
"It's alright, quite delicious... better than the last one."
After reflecting on his thoughts, Chi Jingyuan put down his wine glass, took a sip, and then gave his comment.
“Then I’ll buy some more to keep at home. I only bought one bottle this time, in case you say it doesn’t taste good.”
Bae Suzy was pleased to hear this, and she glanced down at the label on the bottle again, as if afraid she had misremembered it.
Seeing this, she then added, "Hey, what do you think of what I said before?"
"what?"
Without understanding what she was saying, Chi Jingyuan didn't catch what she was saying.
"It's what I told you at the GUCCI dinner before~"
Bae Suzy sat next to him, her fair legs crossed, looking at him with a serious expression: "It's about adding your name to the house."
"Uh……"
Chi Jingyuan thought she was talking about something else, but when he heard this, he almost choked on his food.
"I don't even have time to live in my own place, why would I need your house? Besides, what if someone sees the homeowner's name?"
Chi Jingyuan frowned, looking helpless... He originally thought this woman was just joking and teasing him, but judging from her expression, it seemed she really intended to do it.
After saying that, he looked at her irritably and said, "And besides, do you think it's easy for you to earn money?"
Although Bae Suzy's income is quite good, it is already considered to be at the upper level among artists. During the two most difficult years before Twice, JYP Entertainment was supported by her by a large margin.
After the huge success of "Goblin" this year, his net worth skyrocketed, and he received a lot of endorsements, which increased his income considerably. However, that was only a small amount compared to other artists, and it was nothing compared to Ji Kyung-won.
Let's not even talk about family matters; her income is incomparable to that of any celebrity. And now this woman suddenly has the audacity to offer to give her a house...
“Didn’t you say you didn’t want to come here because it didn’t feel like home?” Bae Suzy complained instead, as if it was all Ji Kyung-won’s fault.
"When did I say that?" Chi Jingyuan felt like he couldn't catch his breath, overwhelmed with grievance. All he had said was that he was going home tonight.
"It wasn't explicitly stated, but that's the gist of it."
Bae Soo-ji held her head high, her eyes sparkling with mischief and playfulness. She was not at all as generous and elegant as usual, but rather like a spoiled girl.
...However, this is indeed her characteristic, and Chi Jingyuan has long been used to it.
"Your own understanding of what it means."
Chi Jingyuan glanced at the woman, then continued eating, too lazy to pay attention to her unreasonable nagging.
"That's true, they always use excuses like 'I came here the day before yesterday'."
"What else? You think we're living together? Living together every day? Don't I need to go home?"
"It's not impossible."
Upon hearing the words "cohabitation," Bae Suzy's eyes lit up. She leaned forward and smiled like a flower: "Didn't it go well when we lived together before you were injured? Why don't you try it again?"
"No."
But Chi Jingyuan didn't fall for her trick at all and chose to refuse directly.
For a young man, cohabitation is like a tomb.
Moreover, aside from his own busy schedule and uncertainty about where he'd stay each day, the more important issue is that he currently has more than one close female friend. If he were to live with Bae Suzy, it would be inappropriate for the others.
"See, it's not your home without your name..."
The woman started pretending not to understand again and started arguing unreasonably.
"nerve."
Chi Jingyuan wasn't going to tolerate her and cursed her without any politeness, but Bae Suzy wasn't annoyed at all. Instead, she chuckled and leaned in, looking like she wanted to hear a few more curses.
"but……"
Chi Jingyuan rolled his eyes at her, but seeing that she seemed to care about it or even look forward to it, he couldn't help but start thinking about it again.
He suddenly realized that he had known Bae Suzy for so many years, but he hadn't really given her anything in return... Of course, not counting roles and resources, but rather small gifts. It seemed that Bae Suzy had given him far more than he had given her over the years.
Especially the apartments. Originally, Ji Kyung-won would date his close friends in different apartments, and he had given them the right to use those apartments, which was essentially a gift... It was the same with Bae Suzy before, but after Bae Suzy bought her own new property, she returned the previous one to Ji Kyung-won and never went there again.
Now, when they're supposed to go on a date, it's actually Ji Kyung-won coming to her own house... If someone who doesn't know the inside story saw their relationship, they'd probably think he's being kept by Bae Soo-ji.
Most obviously, on Bae Suzy's birthday on the 10th of last month, although Ji Kyung-won was in the United States and couldn't come back due to the time difference... he actually forgot about it.
In comparison, this aspect has indeed been somewhat overlooked.
"How about I give you a gift?"
After pondering for a moment, Chi Jingyuan quickly made up his mind. He glanced at Bae Suzy and casually said while eating, "How about giving her an... apartment?"
As he spoke, he glanced around at Bae Suzy's apartment. This apartment was located in a wealthy neighborhood in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. It was already quite nice for a celebrity, barely qualifying as a luxury home. The purchase price was around 5 billion won, and he heard that it had appreciated in value.
If he were to give a gift, it would definitely be something better than this. The amount of money and the value of this gift might be unimaginable for some idols in the industry... but honestly, it's not much money for Ji Jingyuan.
...He hadn't originally intended to do this, but after hearing Bae Soo-ji say that she wanted to add his name to the house again, he suddenly had this idea.
"what?"
Bae Suzy, who had been acting cute and stirring up trouble, suddenly paused when she heard Ji Kyung-won say that. Her pupils dilated, and her expression changed. A smile different from before appeared in her eyes as she tilted her head to look at Ji Kyung-won.
"Why are you suddenly giving me such an expensive gift to please me? Is this to make up for last month's birthday present? Or is Kyungwon oppa trying to take me as his sugar daddy?"
Her tone was melodious, and the smile on her face and her crisp voice made it clear that she was in a good mood... Giving her an apartment wasn't important to her, but the thought and the attitude really made her happy.
Well, actually, it's quite important... after all, it was a gift from Chi Jingyuan.
"That's it."
With food in his mouth and cheeks slightly puffed out, Chi Jingyuan looked up and exchanged a glance with Bae Suzy, then casually nodded and responded in a slightly muffled voice.
Seeing the woman's smile and eyes, so different from before, he felt inexplicably relieved.
"Are those our two names?"
Bae Suzy leaned closer, looking on expectantly, her voice sweet and ingratiating: "So that's going to be our home from now on? I knew Kyungwon oppa was the best~"
"No, I already told you, things like the homeowner's name can easily be exposed."
Chi Jingyuan glanced at her sideways: "...Do you want some or not?"
"Yes, why not?"
Upon hearing this, the woman didn't press the matter further. Instead, she giggled and began to act childish in a sweet, cloying voice: "I'm overjoyed that Jingyuan Oppa wants a gift from me, especially something so expensive. How could I possibly refuse?"
As she spoke, she looked up at the apartment she had saved up to buy herself, a little home she used to love, but now she deliberately gave it a look of disgust: "I'm already tired of living here. I'll move out of here as soon as Oppa gives it to me!!"
Although he knew she said it on purpose, Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but smile when he heard it. "Bae Suzy is really popular now. You're already tired of such a nice apartment... What about yours? You only bought it less than a year ago, right?"
"Just consider it an investment. I don't have the same abilities as your family, so I can only invest in real estate to preserve the value of my assets."
She glanced at him playfully, then suddenly smiled again, her expression filled with undisguised joy and satisfaction: "And I can let my parents stay here. Although they live in Gwangju, they often come to see me. Before, whenever they came, they either stayed at my old apartment, which was a bit out of the way and small, or they stayed here. But that would make it inconvenient for you to come..."
"I was thinking about this just a few days ago, but I never expected..."
As she spoke, she looked at Chi Jingyuan with affection in her eyes. Although she was wearing a clunky apron, she seemed even more charming than when she was exercising.
Chi Jingyuan exchanged a glance with her, and also felt good: "Then let's say that."
She stared at him with a smile in her eyes for a while, then suddenly remembered something: "You eat first, I'm going to take a shower."
As she spoke, she quickly stood up, walking towards the bathroom while pulling at her collar and sniffing it with a hint of disgust: "This is the most troublesome part of cooking, I always end up smelling of cooking oil!"
"If you knew that, why did you even wash it just now?" Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but retort.
Unexpectedly, the woman stopped abruptly and looked at him with a half-smile:
"Didn't you insist on dragging me in?"
Uh.
"..."
He smacked his lips; this was a question that really put Chi Jingyuan in a difficult position to answer.
"Giggle~"
Seeing his slightly embarrassed expression, Bae Suzy burst into laughter and slowly walked away with her laughter and footsteps.
After walking a few steps, she suddenly stopped and turned to look at Chi Jingyuan:
"So, am I considered to be being kept by you now?"
Looking at her smiling face, Chi Jingyuan curled his lip in a smug way:
"Haven't they been like that for a long time?"
…………
Almost half an hour later, when Bae Suzy returned to the living room after showering and drying her hair, she found that Ji Kyung-won hadn't taken the dishes to the kitchen after finishing his meal; he had just casually pushed them aside.
She smiled slightly and pursed her lips... That's just how this young master acts.
Chi Jingyuan remained seated, intently typing on his open laptop. The cool light from the screen illuminated his angular profile as his long, slender fingers moved rapidly across the backlit keyboard, producing a crisp, click-clack sound.
It still looks so good!
"What are you doing?"
She glanced at it, then walked over and asked curiously.
Approaching with a fresh, pleasant scent reminiscent of a post-shower bath, her signature citrus fragrance, mingled with the warm steam, subtly permeated the air.
Chi Jingyuan gently sniffed the familiar fragrance, but his hands didn't stop moving, his eyes still focused on the screen: "Write lyrics."
During his nearly two months of activities in the United States, Ji Jingyuan was certainly not idle. When ideas and inspiration came, he would try to write some songs in his spare time. Over this long period of time, he has added a lot of new songs to his repertoire.
However, many of them are in an unfinished state. Most of them are just simple tunes, and the arrangement and lyrics have not yet been completed. The quality of them is also uneven. Some are quite ordinary and have no special features, like the song "Cheer Up".
There are also songs that he feels are okay, that are more in line with the market and might perform well... such as the one for which he is currently writing lyrics.
Originally, Ji Kyung-won hadn't figured out the direction for the lyrics of this song, but he suddenly had an idea and decided on the theme.
Bae Suzy wasn't surprised to hear this, after all, she had seen Ji Kyung-won sitting next to her in similar work several times over the years.
She didn't ask any more questions, but she stood behind curiously looking at the sheet music and the lyrics that had just been written on the screen, and softly hummed along with the music:
"Searching for time that has stagnated..."
After humming a couple of lines, Bae Suzy felt that the melody was quite nice and particularly catchy.
"It sounds really good."
She sincerely admired him, and simply rested her chin on Chi Jingyuan's shoulder, turning her head to look at him with a blink:
Have you decided on a song title yet?
Upon hearing this, Chi Jingyuan stopped typing, moved the cursor to the title, hesitated for a couple of seconds, and then gently typed a few words:
"Way back home~"