Blue Love in a Fatal World

  "I'm fine... but what about Jun-hee? That kid has been acting strange since he got back to Korea." Han Tae-sik furrowed his brow. Although Yoon Jun-hee had never been very talkative and always looked gloomy, he was noticeably better off in the US than now.

  Xin Ai's eyes dimmed slightly, and the corners of her mouth twitched. Others might not know what Yin Junxi was thinking, but she wouldn't? It must be because he couldn't find En Xi and felt uncomfortable in his heart. After she got engaged to Ya Song in her sophomore year, she had told him everything about the Yin and Cui families. This time, after the couple returned to Korea, they originally planned to visit Cui's mother, but found out that they had moved away.

  "I called him earlier." Xīn ài picked up the signed folder, "You should worry less about such trivial matters and focus more on work-related things." Then she glanced at his computer with a hint of a smile and said, "You should be grateful you're the BOSS, playing games during working hours, so leisurely." After that, ignoring his dark face, she walked out in her high heels.

  After the office door closed, Han Tae-suk relaxed his body and leaned back in his chair, wiping his face. It wasn't that he didn't try hard enough, but he just didn't like business from the start, even if he put in effort, it wouldn't be easy to grasp quickly. That's how specialized industries are. But he also couldn't give up, as a man, he couldn't provide for his wife and children and make them live happily, what kind of man would that be?

  Thinking of Ah-ka, and then thinking of himself, Han Tae-sik smiled wryly. Compared to this future brother-in-law, he was still far behind. How much had Ah-ka done for Shin-ae, and how much had he done for Yumi?

  Without comparison, perhaps Hwang Tae-seok can also be considered a model of a good husband in the Republic of Korea.

  "Where are we meeting?" Han Tae-sik asked, draping his suit jacket over his arm, as he looked at Shin Ae, who was dressed in a professional attire.

  "Now you're asking?" Xīn ài rolled her eyes, "Jùn Xián said we'd be eating at home today, he and Yòu Měi are cooking personally."

  "Jun Xian wants to go down to the kitchen?" Han Tae-sik, who was careless at first, suddenly became excited. "We're in luck today! I'll pack some and take them home for a midnight snack!"

  "It's already good enough that there's food to eat, and you still want a midnight snack, how can you be so shameless!"

  "Are you satisfied with only eating what Jun-hyun cooks for you all day? We can't even have a casual drink together?" Han Tae-sik said discontentedly. "You say that Shin Jun-hyun is such a good man, but why does he like someone as petty and calculating as you." He looked her up and down with a disdainful expression, "Apart from looking a bit better, I really can't see what's likable about you."

  "You're just jealous and useless." Xīn ài laughed loudly, "Jùn Xián likes me, even if others are like me, it's still useless."

  After the two confirmed their romantic relationship, there were people who wanted to intervene between them. Before returning to Korea, they got married and still some people had ill intentions towards Shin Jun-hyun. Meanwhile, various beauties emerged, even those who studied her, every one of whom got close to him.

  "You're really being spoiled by Jun-hyun." He has so many friends, his father has so many friends, but I've never seen any man spoil his wife like this. Not abroad, and especially not in Korea.

  "Jun Xian Ge is willing to spoil me, and I'm happy to accept it. What does other people's opinion have to do with us?" Under Ya Ge's pampering, Xin Ai was no longer the little girl who secretly cried and complained in bed. She was bright and confident, beautiful and elegant.

  The elevator stopped, and the two of them stepped out, exchanging playful jokes as they walked. That's probably what it means to be close friends. Just as they were about to walk out of the hotel lobby, a soft and gentle voice called out.

  "Love chip?"

  The tone was uncertain, but also surprising.

  Xin'ai and Hantai Xi stopped in their tracks and turned around, only to see a round-faced woman dressed as a waitress staring at Xin'ai with surprise, her big eyes welling up with tears.

  Xin Ai furrowed her brow, quickly recalling in her mind who this girl should be. Having left Korea for ten years, the memory was indeed a bit too distant, let alone that unbearable memory, she subconsciously didn't want to recall it again. A flash of light passed through her mind, and her gaze at the woman added a few more scrutinizing looks.

  ".... Eun Hee?"

  "Yes, it's me." Choi Eun-hee walked over with a big smile on her face. "It really is you, Shin-ae. I was worried that I might have mistaken someone else for you. When did you come back to Korea? And are your brother, dad and mom also back?"

  She heard her naturally calling out "Dad" and "Mom", a hint of displeasure flashing in Xīn ài's eyes. But after all, she was no longer the Xīn ài from ten years ago, nor was she the unloved and disliked Xīn ài; her heart had become more even-tempered, and she had also become more polite.

  "Junhee hyung is teaching at the art department of a university in Korea, and mom and dad haven't come back yet. Dad's work at New York University hasn't been handed over yet, so he'll probably be back around a month later too."

  "...... Really...... Is that true?" Eun-hee covered her mouth, and crystal tears fell down. She bowed to Shin-ae, "Thank you, Shin-ae." Then she quickly ran away.

  "Why are you running so fast? I still want to ask her if she wants to go to the party with us." Xīn ài pursed her lips, saying somewhat unnaturally.

  Han Tae-sik burst out laughing. He didn't know who this girl was, but he could tell that Shin Ae didn't like her. "I said you're a bad influence, hanging out with Jun Hyun for too long, and now you can spout nonsense so smoothly."

  She let out a cold hum, and Xīn'ài turned her head to walk outside. As she walked out of the gate, she saw that lazy figure leaning against the car door, and a smile bloomed on her delicate face like a hundred flowers in bloom. "Jùn Xiān gē, how did you end up here? Weren't you supposed to be with Yòu Měi jiě preparing food?"

  "Everything is almost ready, I'll come pick you up after work." Yage stood up straight, walked forward and took the bag from her hand, then frowned, "What's wrong, who made you unhappy?" Her eyes swept lightly over Han Taixi beside her, making his smile stiffen for a moment.

  "Jun Hyun, this has nothing to do with me! Just now, a girl suddenly appeared and said a few words, and Shin Ae's mood turned bad." Han Tae Sik rubbed his nose and said with a sheepish grin.

  "Girl?" Yaka raised an eyebrow and looked behind the two of them, "Is that the one who's been looking over here, wearing your hotel service uniform?"

  The two of them turned their heads, and they saw Choi Eun-hee, who had just run away, standing there with a hesitant expression that made people feel sorry for her. When she saw Shin-ae's attention on her, she took a few steps forward, glancing at Ah-song and Han Tae-sik out of the corner of her eye. Just now, she was too excited and didn't notice that there were other people beside Shin-ae. Only now did she realize that these two men looked great, and Shin-ae's friends were all so impressive.

  "Xīn ài, I was so excited that I forgot just now. Can you give me your brother's phone number?" She said carefully to Xīn ài. In the ten years since she left the Yín family, she had learned to read people's faces and live a life of poverty, which made her grow up a lot.

  "After rattling off a string of numbers and seeing her write them down, Xin Ai said: 'Do you have time? It just so happens that we're having a gathering today, and Jun Xi Ge would be delighted to see you. Want to come together?"

  "Huh?" Eun-hee's eyes widened with excitement, then she let out a bitter laugh. "I just switched shifts not long ago, and today I'm on the middle shift."

  The hotel's service staff work in three shifts of eight hours each. She has been working the middle shift all week, from 4 pm to 12 am.

  "Really..." Xīn ài smiled, but Yǎ Gē noticed that the smile didn't reach her eyes. "Then next time, okay? By the way, I wanted to visit my mom after returning home, but the neighbor said you guys moved. Where did you move to? Can you give me an address?"

  Eun-hee hastily took out the paper bill, wrote down the address and handed it to Xin'ai. Her round face smiled warmly: "You go see your mom, she must be very happy."

  Xin'ai took the note and smiled slightly, with a hint of bitterness at the corner of her mouth: "I hope so."

  Yage wrapped his arms around her shoulders, furrowed his brow and pulled her into a tight hug, warming her with his own body heat. She lifted her head and smiled at him, indicating that she was fine. After all these years, she had long since come to terms with it - not all parents loved their children, and the emotions between people were impossible to explain. Now she had Yage, Yu Mei, and Sheng's parents who loved her like a daughter; she should be content.

  He who is contented is always happy.

  "We still have things to attend to, let's take our leave first." With a slight nod towards Eunhee, the three of them got into Yaga's car and left, leaving behind Eunhee with a somewhat melancholic expression.

  Xin Ai really is like a princess, she was good at her studies when she was young, now she looks elegant and refined, and there's also that handsome man who has a close relationship with her. If it weren't for what happened ten years ago... maybe she would be living this life right now.

  Eun-hee shook her head and turned to walk back to her workstation, but was held back by her colleagues. It was only then that she found out that Shin-ae was the new executive assistant of their hotel manager, and the sunny-looking man from earlier was their newly appointed manager who had just returned from abroad.