Trial Marriage Husband (Pangyo Couple version)

Chapter 177: Are You Married?

Seeing Yeji like this, Bohyun immediately made a phone call to his contacts in the industry and realized, he and Yeji both made a lethal mistake.

"We both had the wrong time."

"What do you mean?" Yeji didn't quite understand Bohyun's words.

"The only reason Cha Jooeun appeared at DDP so calmly was because there was no clash with the time. Radio Star changed their broadcast schedule a few weeks back and pushed it back one hour. We completely missed this small detail."

Maybe because everyone was familiar that Radio Star's broadcast time was 8 PM. So even though they had announced a change in their schedule, Yeji didn't take particular notice of it. Hence, she thought there was no change.

"Cha Jooeun is too smart for her own good! What should we do now? Do we just sit here and watch her go on the program?" Yeji slammed her hands frustratingly on the desk in front of her. She had wasted so much energy and effort – even going so far as to use threatening and kidnapping methods – yet, in the end, did Jooeun actually get the better of her?

In actual fact, when Jooeun found out about Minjung being threatened, she was already on her way to the studio. As soon as she realized Hani's show was at 7 PM and her interview was at 9 PM, she immediately decided to go to DDP. She just found it weird that Yeji would give her a leeway of 2 hours to appear in both places.

Was this supposedly Yeji's way of stopping her? After putting in so much effort, was this really her way of preventing her from going on Radio Star? Was she being serious?

Kangjun couldn't help but laugh. "From what I know about Yeji, she definitely calculated things incorrectly this time."

"What do you mean?" Jooeun questioned.

"I reckon she didn't know Radio Star had changed their broadcast time." Kangjun couldn't help but chuckle.

Upon exiting DDP, Jooeun was supposed to board Kangjun's van and rush to the TV studio. But as she entered the parking lot, she spotted Jeonghwan's car. So she quickly gave Kangjun an explanation, pulled open Jeonghwan's car door, and sat in the front passenger's seat.

"Didn't I say not to come?"

Jeonghwan turned and looked at Jooeun as he lifted her hands and examined her palms. "Didn't you bring bodyguards? Why did you need to use your own hands? Don't they hurt?"

Jooeun thought Jeonghwan would be worried about Minjung or he'd be curious about Hani's fate and Taejoo's performance. Who would have thought the first thing he asked was whether her hands hurt?

"It hurt at the time, but now it's just a little numb." Jooeun confessed. After all, she had given 5 slaps and used her full force. It would be impossible not to feel anything.

Jeonghwan gently rubbed her palms and looked at her with a helpless, yet doting expression. "I never thought you would personally make a move."

"Did you really think I have such a great temper?" Jooeun smiled.

"That's because 'somebody' knows they have me backing them, that's why they had the courage!"

Jeonghwan glanced at Jooeun as he complained in a doting tone. Of course, his current expression was a huge contrast from how he looked at work. "You still haven't learned your lesson. You have a surefire plan, yet you refuse to use it. Must you make me worry?" Jeonghwan gently let go of her hand and turned his focus to driving. He needed to get her to the interview.

"Sometimes, one needs to experience pain to fully remember how others have suffered on their behalf." This time, Minjung was the one that had suffered. She had tolerated the humiliation and endured the threat from Yeji, yet she never considered betraying Jooeun even once. So the pain was nothing. Even if she was to break her arm, she would still find it worthy.

Jeonghwan understood her well and knew she was the type of person that would risk her life for her loved ones. The only thing was, the Jooeun that was once alone, now had him backing her.

"Also, Yeji still has Minjung's grandfather locked away."

"Aren't you on the way to ask for his return?"

Jooeun was a little surprised as she leaned on Jeonghwan's shoulder. "There are times when dealing with these monsters that I feel I am slowly losing my humanity. But the way I have dealt with Ahn Hani and the way I have retaliated against Yeji today, I have no regrets. I want her to know, it's OK for her to mess with me. But if she messes with the people around me, I will not let her live in peace."

As Jeonghwan drove, he looked at the road ahead and spoke calmly and firmly. "No matter if you are a simple or complex person, as long as you are still Jooeun, you are still the same person to me."

Jooeun's heart was moved, but she didn't know how to express her love towards Jeonghwan. So all she could do was bite down on his shoulder. Jeonghwan did not cry in pain. The corners of his lips simply curved upwards. He understood how she felt. Sometimes one could love another so much they didn't know what to do.

In the end, it was precise because of Yeji's mistake that the scene playing out live in front of everyone was happening. Jooeun was sitting in Radio Star's studio, ready to accept her interview.

After careful preparations, Jooeun appeared in front of the viewers in a light purple A-line dress. She had light makeup on and her hair hung loosely around her shoulders, showing her most natural state to the Seoul audience. As she smiled, attractive dimples appeared on her cheeks. The two hosts in the studio had question boards prepared, and tonight, Jooeun would have to answer these questions. The studio staff also put in a lot of effort to decorate the studio with posters of Jooeun's magazine shoots and commercials. They were well prepared.

As the clock hit exactly 9 PM, the show officially started. As it was a live broadcast, both the hosts and the guests had to be careful with what they said. Because of this, many celebrities slipped and revealed secrets. Many scandals had previously been exposed on this show.

Of course, Jooeun was once again in her calm state. It was hard to imagine that just 1 hour ago she was in DDP throwing slaps across Ahn Hani and her assistant's faces.

After initial greetings, the hosts quickly started asking some warm-up questions. "Jooeun-ssi, we vaguely remember that 3 months ago you were a bride-to-be. Then suddenly, one day you announced your comeback and threw yourself into a series of battles with CN. Under what circumstances did you make such a definitive decision to start all over again?"

"Can I really answer this?" Jooeun suddenly smiled after hearing the question.

"Be careful, our program is all about telling the truth. Otherwise, all your answers could possibly be made into memes, slapping you in the face." the host slightly smiled as she warned Jooeun. She held up an adorable prop shaped like a hand as the sound effect of an audience laughing played in the background. 

Jooeun was stunned for a moment before answering. "It's nothing special. I simply experienced how it felt to be betrayed and matured from that experience. I am someone that let's go when I say I will."

"Great! Now that we are done with the warm-up, it's time to move on to the big questions. Are you married?"