Guapi's Life Is Truly Over

Faker was treating everyone to cola again.

Xu Junyan felt that he was probably quite amazing.

Even his long-time teammates Bang and Wolf, who had played with Faker for so many years, had only been treated to cola by Lee Sang-hyeok once. Each person had only received a meager 1/5 of the cola on that occasion.

But him?

In just one day, Faker was going to treat him twice.

"This kid 'Guapi' really isn't living right," Xu Junyan thought to himself, teasingly. He took out his phone and found Kim Min-ah on Twitter, messaging her to ask if she was free to teach him Korean.

Since Kim Min-ah had mentioned this possibility a long time ago, Xu Junyan didn't plan to look for anyone else. He trusted Teacher Min-ah's abilities.

Kim Min-ah replied quickly, first asking in surprise why he was suddenly bringing this up and if he had come to Korea. Xu Junyan replied with an 'um,' and then received a location pin.

[Kim Min-ah]: "I'm off today, just come over to my place."

Xu Junyan froze for a good while, then considered it for a long time without being able to type a complete sentence.

Ding dong!

[Kim Min-ah]: "Pfft! Junyan Oppa, are you thinking dirty thoughts right now? It's okay, I have an unnie living with me, so it's not like you're visiting a single woman living alone. Besides, didn't we discuss this? You were going to make me a Chinese feast as payment? If you don't come to my place, where else do you plan to cook?"

Xu Junyan blinked. He thought, That's right. If she, a girl, doesn't mind all this, why should I be worried?

He hailed a taxi and followed Kim Min-ah's navigation. The distance wasn't too far, also in Incheon. After all, nearly two-thirds of the LCK Spring and Summer regular season matches were held in Incheon, so as a host, she naturally had to rent an apartment nearby.

There was also another very practical reason: renting in Incheon was cheaper. Seoul was great, but the housing prices were too high. Even for a top LCK host like Kim Min-ah, her monthly salary was only around 10 million won. Renting in Seoul would put immense pressure on her. When the playoffs started, the matches would be concentrated in Seoul, so she could leave earlier and allocate more time to commuting, which was also the choice of most people working in Seoul.

"We're here, kid."

About twenty minutes later, the driver's voice reached his ears. Xu Junyan politely nodded and took out a few Korean won bills from his pocket, waving them in front of the uncle. Before coming to Korea, he had exchanged his last bit of cash for Korean won, but he wasn't worried. He had already signed the contract with SKT and would be financially stable again in no time. That was 500 million won.

Thinking of that figure, Xu Junyan couldn't help but feel even more admiration for kkOma. He truly deserved to be called a legendary coach who had led the team to three championships. Putting aside everything else, just that one sentence, "The higher the salary, the more it matches your skill. I'll handle the negotiations for your worth; you just need to focus on playing well with Sang-hyeok!"... it was incredibly reassuring.

The driver uncle, seeing that Xu Junyan didn't understand Korean, took one of the bills himself, returned the change, and drove away.

The apartment complex Kim Min-ah rented was quite upscale. At least from Xu Junyan's first impression, the greenery was excellent, and the design of the high-rise buildings was also very good. Kim Min-ah had already informed the security guard, so Xu Junyan was granted access just by stating his name. He went straight to the building where Kim Min-ah lived.

"23rd floor."

Xu Junyan remembered Kim Min-ah's instructions and pressed the elevator button. A moment later, with a ding, the elevator arrived. Stepping out, he found a relatively spacious small lobby with two apartments facing each other on either side. Xu Junyan strode out and headed straight for the one on the left, knocking on the door.

Knock, knock, knock!

"Who is it?"

After about five or six seconds, a slightly wary, but clearly deliberately lowered female voice came from inside. Xu Junyan smiled and said, "Are you Min-ah's roommate? I'm here to find..."

Click!

The door was suddenly opened. Inside stood a beautiful girl wearing a yellow duck pajama set, her long hair cascading down. She was strikingly beautiful, almost excessively so. Xu Junyan's half-finished sentence got stuck in his throat, his pupils involuntarily widening a bit.

"You, how did you know I live here?"

The person in the yellow duck pajamas was undoubtedly Bae Joo-hyun, whom Xu Junyan had only met twice recently. She was currently frowning, one hand on the doorknob, the other against the wall, scrutinizing Xu Junyan with extreme caution. No, perhaps not that cautious; if she were truly wary, she probably wouldn't have opened the door.

Xu Junyan's throat felt dry. He couldn't understand what Bae Joo-hyun was saying at all. However, realizing his mistake, he quickly looked back: 2301! It was across the hall!!

Bae Joo-hyun noticed Xu Junyan's movements and micro-expressions. Connecting them with his earlier words, she seemed to understand something. The wariness in her eyes lessened, and she asked, "Did you knock on the wrong door?"

"Sorry." Xu Junyan's face flushed with embarrassment.

The two continued their peculiar conversation, one speaking Korean and the other Chinese. Despite the language barrier, neither could truly understand the other, yet miraculously, they were able to communicate!

"Unnie, unnie! Who is it? Why are you talking to them? Be careful, you might get photographed! Ah~~ If you don't come in soon, Seulgi will eat all the meat."

"Son Seung-wan!! I didn't!"

"Then it must be Joy sneaking food!"

"N-no, it was Yerim, she ate the most just now!"

"Haha!"

Several bursts of laughter echoed from the room.

"If that's all, I'll close the door." Bae Joo-hyun remembered that the two of them couldn't communicate due to the language barrier and pushed the doorknob as a signal.

"I'm sorry."

Seeing this, Xu Junyan apologized again. Knocking on the wrong door, and then running into the girl with the bob haircut again.

How to describe this feeling? It was awkward, strange, embarrassing, and, deep down, there was a slight, indescribable emotion.

Bae Joo-hyun raised her eyes, casting a faint glance at Xu Junyan, who was clearly a head taller than her. The expression on her face suddenly turned cool and aloof, and she directly closed the door.

Xu Junyan lightly tapped his forehead and turned to knock on the door opposite. This time, he finally got Kim Min-ah.

"Oppa Junyan, you're here so fast! I feel like I can already sense your incredibly eager thirst for knowledge!"

Two months had passed, but Kim Min-ah was still as lively and mischievous as ever. Upon seeing Xu Junyan, she didn't hold back, greeting him with a playful tease.

Xu Junyan nodded in agreement, "Yes, Teacher Min-ah, please save me! I can't communicate with my teammates because of the language barrier, it's too painful."

Kim Min-ah's lips curved upwards, and she moved aside, smiling. "Don't worry, with Teacher Min-ah here, I guarantee it'll be fine. Come in quickly. As for shoes, you'll have to make do with my unnie's for now."

Xu Junyan had already noticed the extra pair of slippers on the shoe rack and couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Didn't you say your sister was home?"

"Yeah, she was here when you messaged me, but she just went out. She said she was going to school to submit an academic paper... It's too much work. She's already doing well as a host, but unnie insisted on not doing that and instead focused on completing her studies."

Kim Min-ah spread her hands in a gesture of complete incomprehension and walked into the kitchen, returning with two glasses of iced lemon water.