Peninsula: The Great Producer

underground garage.

Qi Yaojiu handed the car keys to Li Zhien.

Lee Ji-eun looked at Ki Yo-gu with a blank expression and asked, "Why did Oppa give me the car keys?"

Qi Yaojiu smiled and said, "Let me let you get a feel for it first."

Hesitantly taking the car keys, Qi Yaojiu suddenly leaned closer and pointed to the function buttons on the keys, saying, "This unlocks the doors, this unlocks the trunk, and this..."

Lee Ji-eun subconsciously held her breath.

He kept glancing at Qi Yaojiu, who was explaining the functions of the car key to him.

Too close.

At an unprecedented distance, Lee Ji-eun could even feel Ki Yo-gu's breath.

Her cheeks were burning, and she didn't want to create distance between them. As for what Qi Yaojiu said about Li Zhi'en, she only heard the first two sentences.

"Try"

"what?"

Try unlocking the car door.

"Oh"

Lee Ji-eun raised her right hand, which was holding the car keys.

"chirp"

Pressing the button to unlock the car door caused the Mercedes-Benz G500 in the opposite parking space to light up and emit a warning sound.

"How about it?"

Lee Ji-eun stammered, "So this is what it feels like."

Ki Yo-gu thought Lee Ji-eun was marveling at the feeling of unlocking the car key, but what Lee Ji-eun was truly moved by was something else entirely.

Gently pushing Lee Ji-eun's shoulder, Ki Yo-gu led her to the driver's side door.

"continue."

"what?"

"Get in the car."

Lee Ji-eun opened the car door, turned around and looked at Ki Yo-gu, saying, "Oppa, do you want me to sit here?"

Standing to the side, Qi Yaojiu nodded and said, "Yes, it's you."

Having gotten into the car in a daze, Lee Ji-eun, sitting in the driver's seat, had no idea what to do next.

Qi Yao Jiu let her touch the steering wheel.

She did touch him, but her movements were very stiff. The distance between Qi Yaojiu and the seat was just right, but when Li Zhi'en sat down and leaned back in her chair, the distance between them naturally increased considerably.

Therefore, her action of stretching out both hands to touch the steering wheel felt awkward.

Qi Yaojiu smiled; in his eyes, Lee Ji-eun was adorable.

Lee Ji-eun asked tentatively, "Is this how you drive?"

Qi Yaojiu countered, "What do you see now?"

Lee Ji-eun replied, "I saw the steering wheel, the glass, the front cover, and the building access control."

The answer was correct. Qi Yaojiu patiently explained, "Before driving, the first thing to do is to check your driving comfort and the surrounding environment. Actually, there's one step missing. You should walk around the car to check its condition before getting in."

Lee Ji-eun asked curiously, "Are you checking if the car has been scratched?"

Qi Yaojiu shook his head and said, "No, it's to check if there are any small animals under the car or on the tires, especially when the weather is cold. There might be small animals hiding under the car or on the tires to keep warm."

If you drive away without paying attention, you can easily harm small animals.

Of course, there are other situations, such as sharp foreign objects near the tires. Once discovered, these should be removed promptly to ensure driving safety.

Lee Ji-eun muttered, "Are there really so many steps before driving? But Jong-han oppa never does any of these before driving. Is it true or not?"

Driving schools in country H also teach this, but the instructors just mention it casually.

I wonder how many people will actually listen. Ki Yo-gu only shared these things with Lee Ji-eun because of his past driving habits. The situation is different in different places. Ki Yo-gu hasn't encountered a similar situation in Seoul yet. I guess it's related to the fact that people here treat their pets like "children." In big cities, you need to go through formal procedures to keep pets, so you almost never see stray pets on the street.

Even if there were any, they were all taken away by the shelter, which is a good thing for the animals.

"Try starting it up."

Lee Ji-eun's eyes widened.

She felt that Qi Yaojiu was too confident in himself.

Lee Ji-eun waved her hand in refusal: "Forget it, Oppa, I'd better not start it."

"What are you afraid of? It's fine as long as you don't unlock the brakes. Just press that button to start."

"Button?"

Yes, press.

Lee Ji-eun pressed the button.

The next second, the vehicle made a sound, and the dashboard lights up. Some icons were legible, while others were not.

Qi Yaojiu continued patiently to Li Zhi'en: "This icon means the driver's side door is not closed, this icon means the person in the driver's seat is not wearing a seatbelt, this icon..."

Lee Ji-eun interrupted Ki Yo-gu: "Oppa, I think it's too fast. What I mean is, I'll focus on studying the textbooks first, and it's not too late to learn these things after I pass the computer exam."

"And today Oppa said he would take me out to learn to drive, but I think we should do something else today."

Qi Yaojiu chimed in, "Okay, you should take it slow when learning to drive. You can go to the passenger seat."

"Ok."

Ki Yoo-gu thought Lee Ji-eun would get out of the car and walk around to the passenger side, but what Ki Yoo-gu saw was that Lee Ji-eun simply stepped onto the passenger side, and did so very easily.

Is it because the car has a large interior space?

Solo singers are flexible and agile; they want to show that young people don't follow the beaten path.
"Oppa, get in the car."

Qi Yaojiu responded and got into the car.

Lee Ji-eun fastened her seatbelt as she closed the car door.

As long as she wasn't allowed to drive, everything was fine. She completely relaxed and, although she didn't know where she was going, she excitedly raised her right hand and shouted, "GOGOGO!"

Qi Yaojiu had a smile on his lips the whole time.

Everything was part of his plan.

Originally, Ki Yo-gu planned to take Lee Ji-eun out to Gwangju as a surprise, but Lee Ji-eun wanted to learn to drive, so Ki Yo-gu came up with this idea to let Lee Ji-eun experience it first and encourage her to try it boldly.

Based on Qi Yaojiu's understanding of Lee Ji-eun, he knew she was worried that doing something she didn't know how to do would cause a lot of damage, which was why Lee Ji-eun refused.

Only Qi Yaojiu understands Lee Ji-eun, or rather, Lee Ji-eun and the other idol artists and singers who are around the same age and all came from trainee backgrounds are used to practicing until they are at their best before doing something.

Hold the steering wheel, release the brake, and press the accelerator.

Qi Yaojiu didn't use navigation. Although he wasn't very familiar with the roads in Seoul, he figured that following the road signs would be fine.

Officially set off.

The car drove out of the apartment garage.

Ki Yo-gu remembers the route out of Seoul. When he went to film in other places, he took the airport line. When he was almost at the airport, there was a fork in the road leading to the tollbooth.

Gwangju is heading south, passing through the South Seoul toll gate. Ki Yo-gu, who is driving, distracted Lee Ji-eun by trying to get her to tell him the route to the South toll gate by testing her.

That is, Lee Ji-eun. It's not necessary to master the cardinal directions in life. We are already in the Internet age, and we should enjoy the convenience brought by technology.

He pressed Qi Yaojiu for an answer: why did you ask about the South Toll Station?

Ki Yo-gu also had a sudden inspiration and suggested taking Lee Ji-eun to the rest area to eat food that couldn't be found indoors in Seoul, and then go for a drive.

Without any suspicion, Lee Ji-eun took out her phone and offered to help Qi Yaojiu navigate.

Qi Yaojiu remained calm and collected. If he had known it was this simple, why would he have bothered looking at the roadside signs?

Gwangju, here we come! (End of Chapter)