Peninsula diplomat: My second life with a top celebrity

Ya Xian glanced at her room; Zheng Daoxun hadn't come out yet.

The variety show on TV was still playing, which made the quietness in the living room seem even more jarring.

She took a deep breath, pulled the blanket up over her shoulders, and spoke softly but clearly:

Some people drink for social occasions, some drink to relieve stress, and some drink to…

Jung Ya-hsien paused, raised her eyes, and looked directly at Bae Suzy. "Drunken promiscuity."

Bae Suzy narrowed her eyes, her hand holding the beer glass freezing in mid-air.

So far, this girl has only just begun to show her aggressiveness. Is that all she's capable of?

Bae Suzy didn't rush to answer, nor did she show any sign of being offended. She simply looked at Ya-Hsien with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

Which one are you, Bae Suzy-ssi?

The sound of canned laughter emanating from the television set created an eerie contrast with the atmosphere on the sofa.

Bae Suzy gently put down her wine glass, turned to face Ya Xian, crossed her legs gracefully, placed her hands on her knees, tilted her head slightly, and slowly hummed in agreement.

"So, Ya-xian, do you want me to choose one of these three options?"

Ya-hsien hadn't expected her to throw the question back at her. Anyone with common sense would know that Ya-hsien was making her feelings for Jung Do-hoon crystal clear. But Bae Soo-ji was surprisingly soft-hearted and didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with Ya-hsien's answer.

"You can also give your own interpretation." Zheng Yaxian hugged her knees and looked at the TV. She wanted to hear how Bae Suzy would try to smooth things over.

"Only children try to hide their true feelings; for adults..."

Bae Suzy paused, reaching out to gently rub Ya-hsien's cheek, but the girl dodged her touch. She could only smile helplessly.

"I will openly admit that I just wanted to drink and see Jung Do-hoon. If you insist on blaming me for drunken misconduct..."

Okay, I admit I sometimes crave Jung Do-hoon, and there's nothing shameful about it.

She looked at the girl's face, which flushed red instantly, and found it amusing, letting out a soft chuckle.

"Ya-Xian, where did your straightforwardness go? Now that I've laid out all my thoughts to you, what about yours?"

...Oh, Ya-xian is still just a little kid after all.

"I just want Oppa."

"Is there a conflict?" Suzy put down her beer glass and gently wiped her mouth. "It doesn't seem like there is a conflict. If Ya-hsien wants Do-hoon by her side, I can stay with him."

If it's simply about being by your side as an older brother, then there's no conflict...

But why did Ya-xian instinctively feel that the two were irreconcilable? Zheng Ya-xian dared not think about it any further.

At that moment, Zheng Daoxun pushed open the door and said, annoyed, "Yaxian, where did you put the spray? I can't find it!"

He was met with two different gazes.

Ya-Hsien seemed to be warning him to go back to the room, while Bae Suzy was much more composed.

"Do-hoon, Ya-hsien and I are talking about some private things between girls, could you please leave for a moment?"

Jung Do-hoon had already guessed what Bae Suzy and Ah-hyun were talking about—

It's simply that Ya-hyun wants to occupy more of Jung Do-hoon's after-get off work time, while Bae Soo-ji feels that he has his own normal life.

Actually, it would be a good thing for Jung Do-hoon if the two could talk things out, but he knew very well that Ya-hyun and Bae Soo-ji were unlikely to see eye to eye.

That's why I can't be a coward and hide in my room.

That's enough, it's getting late, it's best for everyone to go home.

When Ya-hsien saw Jung Do-hoon approaching, she panicked for a moment. If Bae Soo-ji revealed their conversation, how could she possibly be alone with Jung Do-hoon in the same room?

"The medicine is in the box in the second drawer of the bedside table." Ya Xian looked at Bae Soo Ji with a hint of helplessness, frustration, and a sense of having no other choice but to ask for help.

As expected... a thousand-year-old fox is not to be trifled with; I must never act impulsively again next time.

"I understand." Jung Do-hoon quickly went back to his room and got the medicine. He had already guessed that Ya-hsien had hidden the medicine in order to create more time to spend alone with Soo-ji, but this was also what he was most worried about.

Ya-Hsien is at her most vulnerable right now, and how could she possibly argue with a mature woman like Bae Suzy?

He squeezed between the two, gesturing for Ya Xian to place her ankles on his thighs, and took out the spray:

"What are you two talking about so mysteriously?"

Bae Suzy slowly hummed in agreement: "It's really nothing, it's just... we were discussing the purpose of drinking, right?"

Whew… Ya Xian breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, Bae Soo-ji wasn't going to go so far as to kill her completely.

If Ya-Hsien were to recount their conversation verbatim to Jung Do-Hsun, she really wouldn't know how to share a room with him.

"What's so unacceptable about that? Drinking is just for work or to relieve boredom."

Bae Soo-ji smiled and took a sip of beer: "Dohoon, it seems your understanding of drinking isn't as comprehensive as Ya-hsien's. You have other motives, don't you?"

Zheng Daoxun grabbed Ya Xian's ankle, spraying medicine on her, and frowned at her: "What's your purpose?"

Ya Xian blushed and looked away, not daring to look directly at Zheng Daoxun.

Bae Soo-ji is indeed a cunning fox; Ya-hsien even thought she had let her off the hook.

Looking back now, she left no room for maneuver at all.

It was a subtle way of forcing Ya-Hsien to return to the relationship that Suzy considered reasonable.

"Alright, I've already told you this isn't suitable for you to listen to, why are you so clueless as to keep asking? And you call yourself a diplomat."

Bae Suzy gently pinched Jung Do-hoon's arm, a slight pain coming from it, the force carrying a hint of a woman's coquettishness after being slightly tipsy.

Zheng Daoxun had no choice but to shut his mouth; at least... the situation hadn't escalated to the point of a head-on confrontation he had imagined.

The atmosphere remained quiet for about five minutes.

Jung Do-hoon massaged Ya-hyun's ankle, while Bae Soo-ji leisurely sipped her beer and instructed him on the massage technique.

After all, she is an idol herself, so she has her own understanding of ankle care.

As Bae Suzy finished her beer, her gentle tone intensified as she said that Jung Do-hoon's technique was incorrect and offered to massage Ya-hyun's hands.

As for Ya Xian, she looked at Bae Soo Ji with a complicated expression.

Seeing that the atmosphere had eased considerably, Zheng Daoxun handed Ya Xian over to her, saying, "I'll go wash my hands, and then I'll take you home."

Bae Soo-ji gave an "oh," nodded slightly, and watched Jung Do-hoon enter the bathroom. Then she leaned close to Ya-hsien and whispered:

"Ya-Hsien, it was a pleasure spending time with you. Well... see you next time?"

Ya-Hsien wrapped herself tightly in the blanket, feeling depressed, and looked at Bae Soo-Ji, who was in a good mood, as if she had sent away a plague.

Who wants to see you again? I never want to see you again!