The Uncrowned King of the Peninsula

Chapter 254 My Guilty Best Friend
Walkerhill Hotel, in Bae Young-joon's room.

"Why is Unnie sleeping on the sofa? Sleep with me." Choi Sulli drank her milk with a refreshed expression, looking at Lee Ji-eun on the sofa. "Look, you didn't sleep well."

"Um, um, it was alright, I..." Lee Ji-eun, with dark circles under her eyes, was about to speak when she suddenly yawned again, inwardly cursing Bae Young-joon.

She was already exhausted after being tormented by Bae Yong-joon twice, and it looked like it was going to be the third time. On top of that, she still had to clean up the mess in the living room.

After finally finishing her work, Lee Ji-eun lay alone on the sofa, but felt empty. She tossed and turned for a long time, and it was almost dawn before she finally drifted off to sleep.

"Last night, did the editor-in-chief bring me to bed?" Choi Sulli asked Lee Ji-eun somewhat shyly after finishing her milk.

"Yeah, I'm not really sure either," Lee Ji-eun said somewhat guiltily, "I fell asleep as soon as I got back, I don't know anything."

"Oh, I see..." Choi Sulli vaguely remembered that she and he had been kissing on the sofa in front of Ji-eun unnie.

Then, she remembered that the editor-in-chief picked her up in a princess carry, put her on the bed, and even took off her clothes before putting her in bed.

How could you just take off someone's clothes like that? And...

You've already taken your clothes off, don't you know what else to do?

Seriously, what a jerk...

But what if Ji-eun unnie hears what I'm doing?

Will she be very upset?

Sulli's mind wandered, her face flushed. She imagined what would have happened between her and Bae Young-joon last night, and wondered if Ji-eun unnie would have been unable to sleep all night in the living room. She couldn't help but chuckle.

She was completely unaware that Lee Ji-eun beside her was also muttering something under her breath.

I'm so sleepy, you jerk...

As they were thinking, their shoulders touched, their eyes met, and then they both guiltily looked away.

Oh, she probably didn't know about last night, right?
right?

Two close friends leaned against each other on the sofa, each lost in their own thoughts, and neither spoke for a moment.

With a beep, the door was opened from the outside.

"You're both up?" Bae Young-joon opened the door, looking at the two figures sitting separately on the sofa, and sensed that the atmosphere was a little strange. "Have you had breakfast?"

"Editor-in-chief~" Choi Sulli came to her senses, jumped up from the sofa, and hopped into Bae Young-joon's arms with a smile. "We've eaten, we ordered some breakfast."

She pointed to the coffee table in front of the sofa behind her, where two breakfasts were laid out.

One portion was almost finished, which was probably what Choi Sulli ate. The other portion was placed in front of Lee Ji-eun, but it hadn't been touched much.

"Isn't Ji-eun hungry?" Bae Young-joon, holding Choi Sulli's slender body, looked at Lee Ji-eun with heavy dark circles under her eyes and couldn't help but laugh. "Didn't you sleep well?"

Lee Ji-eun glared at him with wide eyes, brandishing the fork in her hand, looking as if she wanted to kill Bae Young-joon with a single fork.

"Yeah, unnie's sleeping on the sofa." Choi Sulli turned her head, and Lee Ji-eun immediately put on a smiling face again.

Choi Sulli seemed a little dissatisfied with Bae Young-joon's actions, and poked his chin, "Why did you leave unnie on the sofa? What if she catches a cold?"

“Okay, next time I’ll make sure Ji-eun sleeps more comfortably,” Bae Young-joon smiled politely at Lee Ji-eun, then leaned close to Choi Sulli’s ear and whispered, “I’ll also help your Ji-eun unnie change her clothes then.”

"Hey!" Choi Sulli, who was listening attentively, playfully nudged him, then glanced at Lee Ji-eun on the sofa who seemed oblivious, afraid that she had overheard Bae Young-joon's words. "What are you saying?"

“You said it,” Bae Young-joon said innocently, then leaned close to her ear, “Otherwise, what if I reek of alcohol and disturb your rest?”

"Then, then you can only take off your coat, and let her take off the rest herself." Cui Xueli was unknowingly led astray by Bae Yongjun, and followed his lead.

Ok……

It seems that Lee Ji-eun really did take her clothes off herself last night. She was still too hasty.

Bae Young-joon glanced at Lee Ji-eun, who was staring at him out of the corner of his eye, and his gaze fell on her dark circles. He couldn't help but smile again.

What are you laughing at?!

【It's all your fault! I'm so sleepy!】

Lee Ji-eun silently mouthed to Choi Sulli from behind, her face fierce and menacing, her small nose wrinkled, making her look strangely cute.

"Oh my, what is it~" Choi Sulli suddenly realized that she had been pulled away by Bae Young-joon. She snuggled against him coquettishly, put her arms around his neck, whispered something, and chuckled from time to time.

Lee Ji-eun felt a pang of sadness as she watched the two of them being all lovey-dovey.

In the midst of their intimacy, they suddenly heard a crisp clanging sound.

"Unnie?" Choi Sulli turned her head.

Bae Young-joon watched as Lee Ji-eun bent down to pick up a fork from the floor, and in the middle of it, she pouted at him.

Hey, you were the one who kicked me out, so it's not my fault you can't sleep well, right?

Bae Young-joon felt that he was always being misunderstood.

[I'll hold you while I sleep next time.]

He magnanimously forgave Lee Ji-eun's unreasonable behavior and generously offered his broad-mindedness.

Lee Ji-eun almost rolled her eyes to the sky.

She straightened up. "I dropped my fork. It's nothing, I'll just get another one."

"Okay, okay." Choi Sulli looked at Lee Ji-eun, who got up to get a fork from the cupboard, then turned to Bae Young-joon, stuck out her tongue, and covered her mouth to laugh.

“Let’s go inside and talk,” she said with a grin, leaning close to Bae Young-joon’s ear. “Unnie seems angry, hahaha.”

Choi Sulli looked down and pushed Bae Young-joon toward the bedroom, "What are we doing today, Editor-in-Chief~"

"I still need to report back to the newspaper later."

"Oh, I see. So when are we going back to Liangshan? Are you free next week?"

"It's hard to say about next week. I'll let you know when the time comes."

Lee Ji-eun watched the two figures disappear into the bedroom, and then Choi Sulli clicked the door shut.

Hey!
I was the one who stole someone else's man, so why am I feeling so wronged!

hateful!

Lee Ji-eun stabbed the fried egg hard with a fork, and the golden egg liquid splattered out with a "plop".

Who cares if they sleep with you while you're cuddling?
Only a silly girl like Shirley would be interested, right?

Suddenly, Lee Ji-eun recalled how she had tossed and turned on the sofa last night, unable to sleep.

What I want is freedom, my own shares, and to deal with Woo Kyung-ho. I don't have time to think about these romantic relationships.

Do not care!
If I don't care, I just don't care!
She poked at the fried egg with a smacking sound, as if she were venting her anger by poking at Bae Young-joon, her mind wandering wildly.

Try running it by yourself next time...

Hate……

(End of this chapter)