Peninsula: The Deepest Affection in Jiangnan

Chapter 90 HYBE's Invitation

"Oh? Hello, I'm waiting for my family. What can I do for you?"

Lee Won-hee looked warily at the man wearing sunglasses in front of her.

I've heard that there are a lot of missionaries in Seoul. Changwon is a small place, and although there are churches there, most of them are legitimate.

Seoul and Changwon are different.

When she arrived, her mother told her to be careful and to listen to her uncle first in everything, but Li Yuanxi is all alone now.

"Don't be afraid, little sister. I can stay with you until your family arrives. By the way, here's my ID; it proves I'm not a bad person!"

The man was about to unzip his coat.

Lee Won-hee took a step back and assumed a Taekwondo stance.

"Ha! Don't move, or I'll call the police!" The girl clasped her hands together, her eyes wary. "Besides, I know Taekwondo! I'm the champion of the Changwon area children's Taekwondo competition!"

"..."

The man looked somewhat helpless, then pulled out his name tag from his open clothes. "I'm a talent scout. Don't be nervous, and there's no need to call the police. Actually, I..."

"Sizzle!"

A sharp screech of brakes rang out, and Lee Won-hee watched as a luxury motorcycle with white, blue, and red stripes stopped beside the two of them.

Not understanding what was going on, Lee Won-hee and the man watched as the tall man in motorcycle gear took off his helmet.

Shen Yu shook his head, brushing the hair that was stuck to his forehead, and casually put the helmet on the car before looking at the little girl who was now facing him with her hands clasped in front of her.

Looking at Shen Yu's appearance and current state, Li Yuanxi's cheeks flushed slightly.

"Yuanxi?"

"Huh?" Li Yuanxi stared at Shen Yu with wide eyes. She had to admit that after a careful look, although his appearance had changed, she could still vaguely recognize him from the photo her grandmother had given her—if nothing unexpected happened, this was her uncle.

"Uncle?"

"OK, the code matches, so you really don't have much luggage."

Originally, Shen Yu had planned to go to the YG building first after getting up in the morning to borrow a van to drive to the bus station.

However, the day before, he had also added Yuanxi's mother, his cousin, on KakaoTalk.

The other party took a picture of Lee Won-hee when she got into the car.

A girl with two braids, smiling and making a peace sign.

That's why Shen Yu was able to discover her so quickly.

The situation at the scene was just a bit strange.

"Oh, right, Uncle, Mom asked me to bring you a gift!"

The girl took off her backpack and wanted to take out the gift first.

Shen Yu took her backpack, turned around and secured it to the strap of her gas bag. "We can talk about gifts when we get back. Luckily, the weather is pretty good."

He was oversimplifying things. This car might be fine for slender women, but it would be a bit troublesome if they had luggage.

He handed the helmet from the back seat to Lee Won-hee.

The girl looked excited and eager to try.

Kids with a bit of courage are quite interested in riding motorcycles.

"Please wait a moment, everyone! Ah, your family is here! That's wonderful! Hello, I am..."

Shen Yu glanced at him, reminding him that in Seoul, one must be wary of strangers striking up conversations.

Although he always strikes up conversations with strangers, not everyone is like him; he's the kind of guy that every girl knows.

Shen Yu ignored the man who introduced her and pulled the somewhat petite Li Yuanxi to the car.

"Like this, step on here and you'll easily get up. I'll hold you and hold onto this spot. After I get on the bus, remember to hold onto my waist instead. It's okay to hold on tight."

Buying a car is more convenient, but there may not always be situations where you need to carry passengers.

Shen Yu silently made a note of this, and then helped Li Yuanxi into the car.

"Um, I'm really not a bad person. Look at this, I'm..."

"Oh, HYBE?"

The other party's employee badge read "HYBE Human Resources Department".

"Yes, yes, yes! I'm a talent scout from HYBE. I think your...sister?"

"niece."

"Yes, your niece, and you too! Actually, you're more suitable. Are you interested in becoming an idol? A shining idol like BTS. I must say, your profile reminds me a lot of our HYBE artists!"

"..."

Shen Yu was somewhat speechless.

If it were to perfectly match the style of your HYBE artists, you would be unhappy again.

"This is my business card. Could you please leave your contact information?"

Standing to the side, Li Yuanxi looked excited and was also very happy to see Shen Yu receiving his business card.

The main reason is that the girl has a beautiful fantasy about idols, and she has never considered that she could become an idol herself.

Passionate about sports, she always dreamed of getting into a good university and then returning to Changyuan to become a primary school physical education teacher.

"By the way, young lady, you're also interested in becoming an idol? I think you're like a rough, unpolished gem!"

"Huh? Me?" Lee Won-hee pointed to herself.

She clearly has round cheeks and looks quite cute.

But looking at the fingers, they do resemble Shen Yu's hands, long and beautiful.

Looking at their hands alone, it's as if the two people share the same bloodline.

"Yes, sir, don't you think your niece has a very pure and innocent appearance? I feel that such an appearance alone is enough to pass HYBE's selection. Even if you're not interested, you can take my business card to HYBE and have a look, right? There will be someone to greet you and show you HYBE's culture! As for the company..."

He went on and on about HYBE until Shen Yu's expression turned sour, at which point he quickly changed his tune.

"...And little girl, let me tell you a secret, HYBE is planning to launch a program to select trainees. If you join now, you might have a chance to debut this year!"

"Okay, thank you. We'll consider it if we have the chance." Shen Yu stepped in front of Li Yuanxi, interrupting the man.

"Oh, thank you! Wow, you're the first stranger to ever praise me like that!"

Lee Won-hee peeked out and thanked the man.

The man didn't press the matter further, seemingly afraid of the fierce-looking Shen Yu, fearing that if he continued talking, Shen Yu would grab him and throw him out.

The talent scout and the two men bowed again and then left.

"Keep your business card safe. What date did you say you'd be staying?"

After thinking for a moment, Lee Won-hee put the business card in his pocket.

Whether it's true or not, I can brag to my classmates when I go back to Changyuan!

"I watched the awards ceremony on the 19th, and rushed back home on the morning of the 20th before the Spring Festival!"

"Want to go to HYBE?"

"Huh?! Can I? Is what that old man said true?"

"Hmm, looks like he's not a scammer." Shen Yu flipped through the business card; it was indeed from HYBE's talent scout. Of course, he could also confirm with Xu Youqing; that Nuna should know this person.

"Phew, it really is Seoul! I never expected to run into a talent scout! Haha, but never mind, but Uncle!"

Lee Won-hee looked up at Shen Yu.

"Um?"

Shen Yu turned to look at her, and after thinking about it, he almost wanted to bend down and squat down to talk to her.

His niece looked like a little rice cake, fair and cute, with chubby cheeks that made Shen Yu's fingers want to pinch her.