Pu Hyomin was from Pusan.
Ever since the close relationship between Tang Jinyan and T-ara became known throughout the country, the entire T-ara family no longer dared to go to Pusan. The last time they went to Pusan was during the filming of "Runningman". Tang Jinyan enjoyed a threesome there. That night, Pu Hyomin went home.
Since then, he had never gone back.
It was already July. Looking back, it had been almost a year since she last went home.
Pu Hyomin drank and muttered to herself, "Mom and Dad came to visit me and asked why I didn't go home.
I didn't know how to answer, so I could only lie to them and say that I was busy. "
She smiled and continued, "Mom was very against me becoming an artist, but I insisted on it. So I made a promise with her that I would be allowed to do it based on my score in the mid-term exams. That was the time when I studied the hardest. I never thought that I had such potential …"
Tang Jinyan finally said, "You're very talented. If you focused on your studies, you might have achieved better results."
Pu Hyomin ignored him and drank another glass of wine before continuing, "Mom later said, 'Look, we shouldn't have let you become an artist. What's wrong with not going home for a year? Are you busier than the president?'"
Tang Jinyan kept quiet.
Pu Hyomin refilled his glass and took another sip, "Truth be told, they've heard rumors …" She glanced at Qin Ye, and then continued, "Rumor has it that you're an unpardonable scum in Pusan. There's not a single good word to say about you."
Tang Jinyan hummed in acknowledgment.
"In Pusan, the rumors about you keeping T-ara in captivity are so vivid. It's as if they've seen it with their own eyes."
Pu Hyomin smiled. "For example, someone called Pu Hyomin was forced to eat a vibrating egg when she went on stage …"
"Hey, hey, hey …" Tang Jinyan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Your alcohol tolerance isn't that bad, right?"
Pu Hyomin shook her head and downed her glass again. "I'm just repeating the rumors.
Of course, my parents won't believe it even if it's so exaggerated. "
"Mm, that's good."
"Even if I don't believe it, I still have some doubts in my heart."
Pu Hyomin said faintly, "They asked me if the reason I didn't go home for a long time was because I was kept as a mistress and you didn't want me to go back."
Tang Jinyan sighed and lowered his head to drink.
Pu Hyomin's words ended here.
As for how she explained to her parents and how she stopped them from running to Tang Jinyan, she did not intend to tell them.
But the meaning was clear. No matter what, it was his fault for making her unable to return home for a long time.
"I'm working on the layout of Pusan."
Tang Jinyan was silent for a long time before he finally said, "But I can't guarantee that it will succeed. Even if it does succeed, it will only happen next year."
Pu Hyomin swirled the half-empty glass of wine in her hand and muttered softly, "Was the set-up in Pusan all for your great cause, for your grudge with the Seven Stars, or for … Jung Eun-thi?"
Tang Jinyan was speechless again.
He had to admit that when he was thinking about the Pusan strategy, he did not consider Hyomin's problems.
In other words, whether it was for his great cause or for any other reason, it had nothing to do with Hyomin.
"Jung Eun-thi is the mastermind, but I, Pu Hyomin, am the one being implicated."
Pu Hyomin downed the wine in her glass once more, and then suddenly smiled charmingly, "So … if you want me, I might not be able to refuse you.
But if you want me to like you as much as they do … then that's going to be quite difficult. "
Pu Hyomin was truly a little tipsy right now. Her alcohol tolerance wasn't great to begin with, and she could only hold up to two bottles of soju at most. And now, she was already half-drunk.
Her peach-blossoming eyes were as clear as water, and her cheeks were rosy and charming. Coupled with her words of "I can't refuse you", she exuded an astonishing allure all over.
Tang Jinyan, on the other hand, was completely devoid of desire. He continued to sip his wine in silence as his mind raced.
Moon Jae-in, Lee Kang-hwan … the Unification Party, the Seven Stars …
The mayor of Hanyang, the mayor of Pusan.
"Thinking of a countermeasure?"
Pu Hyomin suddenly quipped, "You'll be mortal enemies for life. There's no point in thinking about it."
Tang Jinyan glanced at her.
The fact that she would say something like this meant that she had considered the issue on a deeper level, and wasn't just throwing a tantrum on the surface.
He had made the right decision to drink with Pu Hyomin tonight. If not for the fact that she was drunk, she would have kept these words to herself for the rest of her life.
He thought for a moment, and then said, "If you just want to go home, it shouldn't be a problem … In fact, it's not as serious as you think. Those people can't possibly be monitoring your house. I'll get someone to send you there …"
Pu Hyomin asked, "Are you sure there's no problem?"
Tang Jinyan pursed his lips, unable to respond.
He couldn't guarantee that. Who knew how many arrangements the Seven Stars had made in secret to deal with him?
Pu Hyomin smiled and began to drink again. Tang Jinyan drank with her in silence. His thoughts had already drifted far away.
I'll have to hurry up with the matter with the Pusan guy … Even if it's just a short-term truce, I can't let things go on like this.
Pu Hyomin was finally drunk.
She staggered to her feet, walked over to Tang Jinyan's side and sat down next to him. Then, she whispered into his ear, "Tang Jinyan … you're a jinx …"
Tang Jinyan held the wine glass in his hand without saying a word.
Pu Hyomin chuckled mischievously, "Did you enjoy sleeping in my room?"
Tang Jinyan: "… …"
Pu Hyomin leaned over, "Did you … want me very much?"
Tang Jinyan sighed, "You're drunk."
"I'm not drunk.
How can such a small amount of wine make me drunk?! "Pu Hyomin snatched the glass from the coffee table and gulped down the entire glass.
That was Tang Jinyan's glass, but he didn't say anything.
After finishing the glass, Pu Hyomin flipped the glass upside down and watched as a drop of wine slowly dripped down. She chuckled mischievously, "Look, I'm not drunk."
Tang Jinyan poured her another glass.
Pu Hyomin glanced askance at him with a knowing smile on her face, "As expected … you want to get me drunk … so that's what you're thinking, isn't it?"
Tang Jinyan muttered to himself, "Even if I want you, now's not the time."
His voice was soft, and Pu Hyomin was clearly tipsy. Yet somehow, she managed to hear his words clearly. Not only that, she even responded, "Soyeon told me that you've crossed a lot for Juli back then …"
Tang Jinyan turned to look at her.
Pu Hyomin stared straight at him and asked, "How much have I crossed?
Is it as far as Hanyang to Pusan? "
Tang Jinyan pursed his lips, and then responded after a long pause, "Yes."
Pu Hyomin let out a drunken belch and leaned her head on Qin Ye's shoulder. She murmured softly, "Then … can you … for me, cross the line again …"
Tang Jinyan paused for a moment, and then whispered, "Sure."
There was no response.
He turned back, only to realize that Pu Hyomin had already fallen asleep on his shoulder.