"Why did you move here from China? And Mr. Liu, you speak Korean very well."
"Ah... because my mother is from here, I have been able to speak it since I was a child, but the accent problem will definitely not be fixed for a while."
His self-deprecating statement elicited a series of chuckles from the girl on the other side of the wall.
Liu Xin'an did not hear the laughter, so he was not angry at the girl's laughter.
"As for moving here... I probably want a change of environment."
"A change of scenery?"
"Yes, how should I put it? I have always been curious about my mother's country, so when I have time this time, I want to come over and see where my mother lived before. But I won't stay too long, probably.
I’ll just stay for about half a year.”
"...Is that so?"
"Uh-huh, don't talk about me. Aren't you still resting at this time? You don't have to work?"
Houses in this area are not cheap. Even if you rent a house, the monthly rent is quite high.
Liu Xin'an is not short of money. The income from his own promotion has been enough to keep him comfortable for a while. He himself is also a hedonistic person, so he has no habit of saving money.
But how many people in the world are as lucky as him?
The girl next door named Bae Zhuhyun is indeed very beautiful. She is the type who will be amazed just by looking at her.
Uh... If you think about it this way, this guy wouldn't have found a particularly rich boyfriend...
For a moment, Liu Xin'an imagined this possibility.
As a young and beautiful girl living alone in a luxury apartment, don't blame him for his shallow vision.
"I'm...temporarily resting."
And Bae Zhuhyun's hesitant answer made him more convinced of his inner guess.
It's not that he looks down on this approach, life belongs to him and he has no right to dictate other people's lives.
So as an older single who has been single for 26 years, he just hopes that if there is any movement next door, he can keep his voice down...
Of course, you can't say this in front of other girls.
"Have a rest? It's good to rest. Rest more."
Liu Xin'an's awkward voice actually made Bae Zhuhyun a little uncomfortable. After all, his enthusiastic proactive conversation and perfunctory answers could be seen at a glance.
Pei Zhuxuan recalled her answer and found nothing strange, so she asked doubtfully: "Are you going to rest?"
"Ah? No."
"Then why do you have a weird voice?"
"Have it?"
"Um."
This time it was Liu Xin'an's turn to be silent. He frowned and thought about how to reply. After a long time, he slowly said, "I'm just curious about what you do."
"I work?"
The girl's voice became a little more majestic, which made Liu Xin'an solidify his thoughts.
It’s business to change the topic quickly!
"When I was helping you install the ceiling lamp just now, I saw a lot of game consoles on your TV cabinet. Do you also like to play games?"
The divergent topic made Bae Zhuhyun relieved. She did not want to expose her work. If the other party knew that she was an artist, the other party would definitely search for information about her on the Internet out of curiosity.
So...
She thought she would lose this... neighbor whom she had only known for less than a day.
"A game? It's actually not bad... I just haven't had anything to do recently, so I just thought of playing it."
It has been more than a month since I took a break.
She would be really bored if she had nothing to do.
In addition to occasionally going out to take dance classes and acting classes to keep her body from being in a stiff state, she spends more time at home, studying some recipes.
Her sensitive identity makes it a luxury for her to even go out and relax. What really makes her feel free is lying quietly on the balcony every night and watching the night view.
Well... now there is one more person to watch with her, which makes her pessimistic woman feel very lucky.
"Is that so? Your boyfriend likes to play very much?"
Liu Xin'an's boyfriend here naturally refers to the person who is willing to give him money every month...
Don't blame him, he is still thinking about the beautiful female neighbor next door with an evil heart.
But soon the other party's weird answer stunned him.
"Boyfriend? I don't have a boyfriend."
Are you kidding me? She is already so miserable because of "insulting the staff" which caused a lot of criticism. If she has another boyfriend, then she can really quit the industry.
But to be honest, such a big pace...has already made her feel that she will most likely have to live like this in the future.
Although the company asked her to wait patiently,...
She has seen too many similar situations.
"Ah? You don't have a boyfriend? Then you live here..."
Liu Xin'an was surprised and subconsciously spoke up, but soon he covered his mouth and forcibly cut off his voice.
And as soon as these words came out, even Pei Zhuxuan had a high probability of guessing how her neighbor, whom she thought was very good, looked at her just now.
In just a moment, the girl's face turned red. She stood up angrily and kicked the wall of her balcony hard.
The muffled sound of "dong" made Liu Xin'an shrink his neck subconsciously. Before he could explain, the sound of the girl gnashing her teeth made him curl up his toes in embarrassment.
"I bought the house myself! With my own money!"
"Ah...haha, then you are really amazing!"
Liu Xin'an quickly laughed, trying to ease the friendly relationship that was finally established.
But as his voice dissipated, the girl's voice no longer sounded from the next door.
Liu Xin'an slapped his forehead in annoyance. He was really too petty to have such a vision to figure out other people...
You still have to apologize when you have time. No matter whether the other party will forgive you or not, you should at least express your apology first.
Thinking like this, Liu Xin'an no longer said anything to bring trouble to himself, but quietly sipped the beer that was about to bottom out and looked at the darkness in the distance.
a long time...
"Liu Xin'an."
The female voice sounded again, making his hands tremble.
Liu Xin'an coughed and asked in a surprised tone: "Are you still there?"
"...if not?"
"I'm sorry just now. I'm really sorry. I hope you can forgive me for my morbid speculation!"
The sincere apology left Bae Zhuhyun silent.
The girl curled up on the chair, as quiet as a dumb doll.
She raised her hand and gently brushed the bangs on her forehead to her ears, and sighed softly: "I have a face that is easily misunderstood."
"Ah? Don't say that. You are very beautiful. It is no exaggeration to say that you are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. What was really wrong was me guessing you with a dark mind."
Liu Xin'an quickly said, it was just a random guess that his mistake was wrong, how could it be the girl's own fault?
To be honest, Liu Xin'an was frightened by his dark speculation just now. Did his sudden rise in fame make him feel elated?
He felt that he should reflect on his mentality.
But what he didn't know was how shocked the little figure curled up in the chair next door was when he finished speaking.
Bae Zhuhyun's beautiful big eyes were sparkling with mist, and her shaking pupils made her bite her lower lip tightly.
Without saying a word, she raised her hand and gently wiped away the tears that overflowed from her eyes, then covered her nose and sobbed softly, so that her rudeness would not be heard by Liu Xin'an on the other side of the wall.
It wasn't until Liu Xin'an's voice of inquiry rang out again that she regained her composure.
"Then please apologize." She said softly, but her tone was firm.
Hearing what the girl said, Liu Xin'an also replied seriously: "I'm sorry."
"Well, I forgive you." She smiled and forgave the other person.
"Miss Pei is such a beautiful person with a kind heart!"
"People are beautiful and kind-hearted?"
Pei Zhuhyun didn't quite understand this apparently made-up vocabulary.
Liu Xin'an thought for a while, then separated these four words and explained them to the other party in detail, and finally repeated them in Chinese.
"People are beautiful and kind-hearted."
"People... don't have a new mountain?"
"Uh... the tone is a bit strange, but it's a person with a beautiful heart and a kind heart."
"Well, it's so difficult, I don't want to learn anymore."
"Eh? How about a little perseverance?"
A girl's giggle came from the other side of the wall.
———
When both cans of beer were empty, Liu Xin'an was ready to wash up and rest.
He lazily stood up from the recliner, yawned and stretched his body.
This big noise was also heard by Pei Zhuxuan next door.
The girl looked curiously at the wall between her and her neighbor's house, as if she could see the movements of the man opposite her through the thick wall.
"Do you want to have a rest?"
"Well...it's past twelve o'clock, aren't you still asleep?"
"I'll stay a little longer..."
She has been suffering from insomnia since the accident.
Either I was awakened by nightmares, or I couldn't sleep the whole night.
Seniors in the same company or close sisters are worried about her mental state, but to be honest... Bae Zhuhyun herself is not sure whether she is still mentally healthy now.
Maybe she is already terminally ill now, but she just doesn't think so.
"Sleeping too late will be very bad for your skin. You can't squander your capital even if you are beautiful."
After spending an hour together, Liu Xin'an got a lot closer to Bae Zhuhyun next door, so he was able to joke with her very naturally.
Similarly, after Liu Xin'an's words, Pei Zhuhyun became less resistant to this neighbor whom she had only known for less than a day.
She didn't think the person who could say those words was a bad person, even though he had secretly speculated on her before.
"...Well, I understand, I will go to bed early."
"Hmm, then I'll withdraw first and say goodbye to Pei Zhuxuan."
After saying that, Liu Xin'an opened his balcony door and returned to the room.
Bae Zhuhyun, who was still curled up on the chair next door, was left thinking quietly.
On a first-name basis?
Judging from the previous contact, the other party should not be old, right?
It is very rude to call a girl who is older than you by her full name here.
In order to prevent her neighbor from making mistakes in the future, she decided that the next time she had a chance to chat, she would ask her neighbor to call her sister!