Chapter 35: The Birthday Banquet (Part II)
"Anihasseyo, in Zheoppa. ”
"Uh...... Hello, are you Tae-hee's friend?" asked Lee Jae-chul, looking at the three girls.
"Inside, we are. The ponytail girl nodded repeatedly.
"That's good to call me Zhe, no need to shout oppa. Lee Jae-chul smiled, "Speaking of which, I'm younger than you. ”
The round-faced girl was surprised, "Eh, really? Tae-hee didn't tell us about your age." However, I don't feel too young when I see it today, but it gives people a sense of maturity. ”
"Even though you're younger than us, you still have to be called oppa. The wavy head girl added.
"Did Tae-hee mention me to you?" Lee Jae-chul was a little curious, "Why do you have to call me oppa?"
"Yes, Tae-hee often tells us about oppa, and that tone, tsk, is like showing off every time. ”
"We're registered fans of OPPA, and we've been calling each other all the time, and we've become a habit. ”
"Inside, it was Tae-hee who told us that OPPA had a fans club, and we joined. ”
Three girls, you say a word to me, and Lee Jae-chul captures two key pieces of information from it.
Kim Tae-hee often mentions him to his friends.
She knows her fans club.
Kim Tae-hee, who was originally so angry with Lee Yoon-hin, was already unusually shy and started to be an ostrich with his head down.
Turning his head to look at the childhood sweetheart whose flush spread from his neck to his face, Li Zaizhe was secretly happy in his heart, and leaned over to her ear to speak.
Feeling the familiar scorching aura, Kim Tae-hee straightened up and said in a panic: "You, you, what are you doing! Don't rely on ......"
Lee Jae-cheol didn't care, and directly bullied her and interrupted her, "Good-looking Miss Bamboo Horse, it's nice to meet you." ”
"What Miss Takema, what are you talking about......" Kim Tae-hee denied it, but it was a pity that her constantly dodging eyes betrayed her.
"Eh, isn't it?" Lee Jae-cheol looked at the flustered woman with a smile.
"Of course not, how can the number one fan in your fans club be me, I guessed it wrong. Kim Tae-hee tried to make himself look like he was nothing.
"Oh, Miss Takema is my number one fan. ”
"That's right, how could she be me. How much do you want to ......" Hearing the teasing in Lee Jae-chul's tone, Kim Tae-hee finally reacted to what kind of idiotic mistake he had just made.
Whew, it's out! Kim Tae-hee, who was so embarrassed that he decided not to hide it anymore, "What if it's me, I regret it now, I really lost my mind to register......
"Thank you, Tae-hee. I feel very lucky to have you as a fan. Hugging this stupid and cute woman, Lee Jae-chul said softly.
Suddenly hugging people, what a bastard. Kim Tae-hee thought so in his heart, but his arm unconsciously climbed up the man's back.
The onlookers had different reactions when they saw such a scene.
The trio of friends looked like this, when Lee Jae-chul was not yet famous, Kim Tae-hee often mentioned his childhood sweetheart to them, and after he became widely known, this kind of similar ostentatious behavior became more frequent, and several people had long guessed that they were not just childhood sweethearts, and now it seems that they are really related.
Kim Hyung-so's expression was flat, saying that it should have been done a long time ago.
"Hmm!" Lee Yoon-hin pouted, unhappiness written on her face, and stretched out her fingers again to pinch Lee Jae-cheol's waist.
"Yikes. ”
Awakened by Lee's snort, Kim Tae-hee pushed him away, got up to smooth the folds of his clothes, pretended to look at the time calmly, and instructed his younger brother: "Hyung-so, it's not too early, let the hotel serve the food." ”
It's not even twelve o'clock now, Nuna...... Without saying anything to refute, Kim Hyung-so handed over the matter to the waiter who was guarding outside the private room.
Kim Huan-moon and his wife have long since left, and the noon banquet is reserved for young people, and he waits at the hotel just to meet Lee Jae-cheol and connect with feelings.
The efficiency of the kitchen is good, and after more than ten minutes, the dishes are served one after another. A custom-made birthday cake is placed in the center, and a miniature portrait of Kim Tae-hee made of cream stands on it.
"Tae-hee, birthday card!" The gift of the three girls was a dress with a ponytail Once saw Kim Tae-hee searching for this dress on the Internet, they gave it up because it was too expensive, so they chose it as a gift. The price of the dress is expensive, and in the case of the three of them, it is the sum of their expenses for two months.
"Thank you for breaking the bank. Kim Tae-hee took the clothes and said movingly.
"It's okay, Tae-hee, you usually take good care of us, and you can only show sincerity when you give your favorite gift on your birthday. ”
"Nuna, birthday card. Kim Hyung-so shouted.
"And then?"
Kim Hyung-so smiled and said, "I think the best gift is my brother's blessing......"
My sister smiled brightly, "Thanks, my good brother, get out!" Someone who knew he was wrong slipped aside.
"Birthday card, this is a gift. Lee Yoon-sin took out a box from her bag and stuffed it into Kim Tae-hee's hand.
Inside the box is a small album made of pure gold, which is opened from the middle, and embedded on the left side is a photograph that Kim Tae-hee remembers was taken when Lee Yoon-hin destroyed the world of the two, and on the right side is engraved "Happy Birthday by: Tae-hee"
Looking at the group photo of the three with soft eyes, Kim Tae-hee seemed to have returned to that time. That time when I simply like someone, I feel happy just by staying together, and I don't want anything extravagant, a good time.
"Thank you, I love it. To be honest, I miss those days. Kim Tae-hee closed the photo album and said sincerely.
Li Yunxin nodded slightly, did not make a sound, and her eyes also showed reminiscence.
"But we can't go back. Lee Jae-cheol's face was indifferent, and he looked Kim Tae-hee in the eyes, "I don't want to go back either." ”
"Don't talk about that, what about your gift?" the woman smiled, avoiding Lee Jae-chul's eyes.
"If you want to see my gifts, you have to wait until the birthday party is over. "Lee Jae-cheol buys a pass.
"In that case, let's eat. ”
Considering that women are the majority and most of them don't drink alcohol, Kim Tae-hee didn't ask for alcohol and only ordered a few bottles of juice.
Kim Hyung-so, who found the problem, wondered, "Isn't there any wine?"
"Nope. A crisp answer.
"...... "No, there is no one, my sister is the biggest."
The atmosphere of the banquet was still good, although there had been tit-for-tat before, but considering that today was Kim Tae-hee's birthday and her younger brother's embarrassing situation, Lee Yun-hin took the initiative to toast her with fruit instead of wine.
After all, I've known each other for many years, and I'm at fault. Kim Tae-hee didn't refuse, drank the juice, and the two chatted.
It took nearly an hour for a few people to remove the transparent packaging and start fiddling with the cake. As a result, the cream is evenly scattered on everyone's face.
After the madness, Kim Hyung-so remembered the gift that Lee Jae-chul hadn't given yet.
"Where's your gift at Brother Zhe?"
"It's almost there. Lee Jae-chul wiped the cream from his face with a wet towel.
After everyone cleaned up, the waiter brought in a projector, pulled the curtains, and the room fell into darkness, and the projector began to play, and the light sprinkled on the pure white wall.
Like the short film given to Han Jiaren, the gift prepared by Lee Jae-chul for Kim Tae-hee is also their "past".
As the precious images in his memory were projected frame by frame, Kim Tae-hee covered his mouth and tears flowed out, but he was still staring at the animation, reluctant to look away.
After a while, the screening ended, and Lee Jae-chul was hugged, and the hands belonging to Kim Tae-hee behind his back grabbed him fiercely, as if to press him into his body.
"You're a bastard, a bastard......" tears flowed uncontrollably.
"I'm a bastard, I'm a bastard......"
Heo was too tired, and Kim Tae-hee slowly fell asleep. This time, Li Yunxin didn't care about the two of them, stared blankly at the wall, and didn't look away even when the broadcast ended.