Peninsula diplomat: My second life with a top celebrity

Chapter 62 Ex-Boyfriend 3: Goodbye Ex

He slept soundly through the night, and when Zheng Daoxun opened his eyes again, it was already past eight in the morning.

Ya Xian was already sitting on the sofa, cross-legged, sending a message to someone, her fingers flying across the keyboard.

Was he chatting with his teammates? Jung Do-hoon wisely refrained from going up to ask.

After all... he should meddle less in the affairs between girls.

As for Sana Minato's text message, Jung Do-hoon chose to read it but not reply. What could he possibly reply with? Just a simple "Good morning"?

There's really no need for that.

He did reply to Xueyun's message seriously:

[It's good that you're back safe and sound. No matter where you are, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will always prioritize your safety.]

The screen displayed "Typing..." for a while. Jung Do-hoon waited for about a minute but still didn't see any message, so he put his phone away.

"Good morning..." Ya Xian rubbed her sleepy eyes, seemingly not having slept well, and yawned.

"Didn't you sleep well last night?" Zheng Daoxun asked with concern.

"I didn't sleep much, we chatted all night."

Take care of yourself.

"I was chatting with Fang Zhiwen," Ya Xian added, blinking at him. "I told her that you asked me to check on her."

Ya Xian is a bit arrogant. She is so kind and takes the initiative to care for others, but she still uses him, her oppa, as an excuse.

Zheng Daoxun nodded indifferently: "Then you two should also pay attention to getting rest and try not to stay up late."

"I'm only sixteen, and she's only eighteen. Staying up all night won't hurt."

Jung Do-hoon twitched the corner of his mouth. So, it turned out that he, at twenty-five, was already an old man who couldn't stay up all night...

It's true, though. I feel that after graduating from university and starting work, even though I've been working out, my energy and recovery ability have visibly deteriorated.

To put it metaphorically, it has changed from low attack, high defense, high endurance, and high resistance to high attack, low defense, low endurance, and low resistance.

"I know you're young... Stop chatting and scrolling through short videos, come and have breakfast."

"Oppa, what are your plans for today?" Ya-Hsien replied with an "oh" and walked over, leaning on her cane.

"I'll just do an online interview. I already attended the dinner hosted by the Argentine ambassador last night, so I won't be going today."

As a key figure behind resolving the issue of celebrities being stranded in Indonesia, Jeong Do-hoon is now a key figure being groomed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Or rather, he has always been a key figure in the development of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but this time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs decided to push him to the forefront.

A self-media channel in Chungju produced a "Chungju Man," who became a top influencer among South Korean civil servants.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is naturally more serious than a local government like Chungju. While it's not about creating any special effects through Jeong Do-hoon, it does need a young and promising person to establish a good image for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

This is quite different from the path Zheng Daoxun took in his previous life, where he quietly accumulated experience behind the scenes.

However, this online interview was not troublesome. He just had to read the script prepared by his assistant, Park Ah-jeong, and it would only take about ten minutes. He heard that the celebrity involved would also be invited to share their feelings about being stranded in Indonesia. Jung Do-hoon was quite curious about who would participate.

Park Ah-jeong had mentioned it to him before, but Jung Do-hoon hadn't taken it to heart and couldn't remember it now.

"Online interview? Do you mean being interviewed from home?" Ya-Hsien blinked.

"What else?"

"Oh, it's nothing. Since you've been staying home all day, I won't invite any friends over, in case it disturbs your interview."

What kind of magic does Soo-ji possess? Ya-hsien had been staying home for so long without ever thinking of inviting friends over. Jung Do-hoon shook his head.

"No conflict, I'll resolve it quickly."

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"It'll be resolved soon, don't be nervous." The agent handed Xueyun a prepared statement. "It's just an online interview."

In JYP's dedicated recording studio, the six members of nmixx were already sitting together.

Xueyun was seated in the front center position.

So what the agent meant by "we'll meet soon"...

Does that mean meeting in person during an online interview?

Xueyun felt inexplicably relieved, yet also felt a little regretful and slightly nervous.

Will I perform poorly? Maybe I should give the speech to Oh Hae-won? After all, she's the team leader…

Xueyun glanced at Wu Haiyuan behind her. The latter just smiled with narrowed eyes, seeing through her little thoughts, and simply patted her on the shoulder: "It's just an online interview, don't be so nervous."

But... you all told me not to be nervous, but I'm even more nervous now.

Xueyun slightly opened her mouth, looked down and glanced at the script again, trying to memorize a three-minute segment...

How could she possibly memorize it? They didn't give her much time at all; at most, she just had to familiarize herself with the content of the draft once.

Honestly, Xue Lun'e! It's just reading a script, what's there to be nervous about!

Xueyun took a deep breath and focused all her attention on the manuscript. When her agent's voice came again, she felt that she had become quite familiar with the content.

"The interview is about to begin in five minutes." The agent entered the online meeting and turned on the camera.

Xueyun, who had been muttering to herself, looked up and saw the composed man on the big screen adjusting his tie in front of the camera.

Her mouth suddenly felt a little dry.

A "Wow!" came from behind me, though I couldn't tell who it was.

He is indeed very handsome.

The interview was conducted by a popular news blogger on YouTube with over 300,000 subscribers, making him a big influencer in this category.

The host gave the opening remarks, introducing Jung Do-hoon and nmixx to the audience.

Even at this point, Xueyun still felt that the rhythm was under control, and... she wasn't that nervous.

To give the audience a basic understanding of the cause and effect, the host briefly introduced the background of the incident, and then cued Xueyun:

"Xueyun-xi, what were your thoughts and feelings when your passports were confiscated?"

According to the prepared script for the interview, Xueyun should say that everyone was confused and helpless at this time, and a large number of schedules were postponed or even canceled as a result. The team was in a state of helplessness, which was used to highlight Zheng Daoxun's image.

However, Xueyun portrayed this helplessness and confusion vividly through her performance.

"At the time... we didn't know what to do... we could only wait for news..."

What should I do? Why?

Whenever Xueyun sees Zheng Daoxun with a serious expression, she inexplicably starts to stammer.

She always felt that she had to be careful with her words and speak clearly in front of Zheng Daoxun, but why did she perform worse the more seriously she took it?

The girl felt her mind go blank, and all she could hear was silence.

The agent anxiously looked behind her, signaling Oh Hae-won to quickly step in and save the day.

after that……

Xueyun couldn't remember clearly; she only remembered that Zheng Daoxun calmly took over the conversation later.

Why couldn't she perform better? He probably thinks Xueyun is just an average idol, right?

From the very first time I met him, I was stammering and didn't dare to speak. Even now, when we're doing a live stream together online, I'm still so nervous that I can't speak fluently.

Xueyun longs for another chance, wanting to prove that she was just overly nervous and unprepared...

I wish I had another chance.

The video was edited and released on platforms such as YouTube and TikTok on the same day.

Xueyun opened the video and found that her scenes of speaking had indeed been completely cut out.

The girl wanted to open her phone and send a message to Jung Do-hoon, but her fingers grew heavier and heavier—what could she possibly say?

Meanwhile, in another apartment building, another woman also came across Jung Do-hoon's interview.

She skipped over other people's segments, repeatedly dragging the progress bar to watch Jung Do-hoon speak.

He handled it so well, his smile was so gentle and approachable, but unfortunately...

Sana Minatozaki still couldn't forget the image of Jung Do-hoon's cold expression; the thought of it made her feel as if her heart had been stabbed.

Jung Do-hoon acted as if nothing had happened, but she hadn't gotten over it yet.

Sana Minato scrolled down the video feed, and TikTok redirected to a Korean commentary on a Chinese movie.

The Ex-Files 3: The Return of the Exes

Interlude: "Decent"

I loved you, cleanly and decisively.

Breakups should be dignified; neither party should apologize.