Peninsula: I'm the Top Streamer

Chapter 580 Danger!!
"Is it Quan Xuanhe?"

"Kwon Hyun-hyuk and Yoo Jimin?"

"Is this for real? Wow, this news is amazing!"

The whispers outside the cubicle suppressed their excitement; who wouldn't be excited to hear such earth-shattering gossip?

One is currently the most popular male actor in South Korea, and the other is currently the most popular female idol in a new girl group. How did these two get together?

Daebu!

What about Zhao Meiyan?

One second she was excitedly planning to get back together with Quan Xuanhe after the end of the year, but the next second she was frozen in place by this unexpected name.

She felt all the blood rush to her brain, only to freeze and cool down in the next second.

"Kwon Hyun-hyuk... and... Yoo Jimin?"

The combination of the names kept colliding in her mind, bringing a strong sense of absurdity and disbelief.

Who is Liu Zhimin?
She tried hard to recall the image of the leader of the newly formed girl group Aespa, attempting to connect her with the Kwon Hyun-hyuk she remembered... but she felt completely out of place and found it unbelievable.

How could her boyfriend, who was busy in the director's studio and whom she had just felt was "about to come back to her side," be involved in such a scandal?

A sharp panic gripped her—she had just suppressed her past feelings for Chou Tzu-yu, and although she felt uneasy, a new one had suddenly emerged.
And this happened without her knowledge?

Zhao Meiyan bit her lower lip, trying hard not to let out a sob.

She was just happy to be reunited with him and looking forward to their future together.

The voices of the two girls outside the stall had faded into the distance, and their footsteps had disappeared outside the door, but the smell of disinfectant permeating the bathroom, mixed with the cold panic in her heart, made it almost impossible for her to breathe.

Zhao Meiyan tried to calm herself down, realizing that her reaction was too panicked and helpless, and that she shouldn't have reacted so strongly.

How credible are these rumors and gossip circulating around? They might just be baseless rumors, nothing more than falsehoods.

Zhao Meiyan leaned against the cold partition and took a few deep breaths; she had to stay calm.

She kept this in mind, trying her best not to let the words she had overheard disrupt her performance.

Zhao Meiyan pushed open the door to the stall. The bathroom was empty; this time, she was truly alone.

Feeling somewhat confused, Zhao Meiyan hurriedly left the restroom and walked back to the waiting room through the noisy corridor.

However, this unsubstantiated gossip she overheard backstage undoubtedly disturbed her peace of mind.

Her only clear thought now is: she needs the truth.

And on the other side.

Quan Xuanhe and a few others were chatting casually around the TV. As the most talkative one among them, he kept the conversation flowing and never let the conversation falter.

Once the young people get to know each other, especially if they want to become closer, they can quickly find common topics to chat about.

Kwon Hyun-hyuk checked the time. Of course he remembered that there would be a collaboration stage between Cho Mi-yeon and other girl groups tonight, so he had been keeping it in mind since the Gayo Daejeon started.

Which girl group does oppa like?

Kim Yoo-jung looked at him and asked with a smile.

"I like them all."

Quan Xuanhe replied.

"That's as good as saying nothing."

Kim Yoo-jung smacked her lips and made a humorous comment.

"em, Twice, aespa, Gidle."

Quan Xuanhe briefly outlined a few key points.

"Oppa is quite loving."

Kim Yoo-jung began to recall the past, nodding thoughtfully.

"The stage performance is about to start, and I remember there will be a collaboration stage later."

Kwon Hyun-hyuk didn't respond to that, but instead looked at the TV and said with great interest.

It's about to begin.

Zhao Meiyan walked hurriedly down the noisy backstage corridor. The shock from the gossip hadn't completely dissipated, making the surrounding lights seem a bit glaring.

Just as she was trying to sort out her thoughts and bring her attention back to the performance that was about to begin, someone walked towards her, or rather, the subject of the gossip she had just heard.

It’s Liu Zhimin.

Liu Zhimin, dressed in a dance costume that perfectly complemented the group's style, moved with light steps, seemingly preparing to go backstage to wait for her turn on stage.

She hadn't expected to run into Zhao Meiyan in the corridor so coincidentally. She was stunned for a moment, but quickly composed herself.

When she saw Zhao Meiyan, a polite and warm smile, befitting a junior, immediately appeared on her face. She bowed slightly and greeted her, "Meiyan senior, aniasaiyo."

In fact, this was not the first time the two had met; they had met before.

Cho Mi-yeon is an MC on Mcountdown, and she meets many idols every week. She even met Kwon Heon-hyuk back when he left the stage, and they also met during Aespa's comebacks.

At that time, Liu Zhimin was still in a losing position, and Zhao Meiyan didn't know much about her, let alone that she liked Quan Xuanhe.

Zhao Meiyan hastily forced a smile onto her face.

She had no idea that she would be here, and that she would immediately face Yoo Ji-min after just hearing that gossip.

Surprise, doubt, and a hint of scrutiny instantly intertwined in her eyes.

She almost subconsciously looked closely at Liu Zhimin's face, but didn't notice anything unusual.

Liu Zhimin maintained a polite but not overly enthusiastic smile, waiting for her senior's response.

She knew everything perfectly well, and had even been planning to steal Zhao Meiyan's boyfriend, but it seemed that Zhao Meiyan was unaware of it.
This gave her more confidence.

Liu Zhimin was shrewd and seemed exceptionally intelligent at this moment, with a hint of confidence in the upturned corners of her mouth.

"Ah... Zhimin, hello."

Zhao Meiyan returned the gift, her voice relatively steady, but her smile was slightly stiff.

She maintained outward politeness, but her gaze lingered briefly and deeply on Liu Zhimin, as if trying to see something beyond her calm exterior. In her heart, she was also weighing and observing.

"Yes." Liu Zhimin nodded in response, her tone relaxed and natural, completely unaware of the turbulent emotions churning within Zhao Meiyan.

She didn't think this brief encounter was anything special, and even smiled and encouraged Zhao Meiyan: "The collaboration stage with the seniors will definitely be wonderful."

Looking at her seemingly unaffected appearance, Zhao Meiyan began to have some doubts about the gossip she had overheard.

Is that true?
Liu Zhimin's polite and friendly demeanor made her seem unlike a woman who would cheat on her husband.

However, it's also possible that you can know a person's face but not their heart.

Zhao Meiyan's thoughts kept changing, and her gaze remained fixed on her.

Liu Zhimin met her gaze and sensed that there seemed to be other meanings in her eyes, which left her somewhat bewildered.

"Then I'll go there first."

After a brief silence, Zhao Meiyan made an excuse, nodded hastily with a smile, and quickly brushed past Liu Zhimin, continuing towards the waiting room.

Liu Zhimin stood there somewhat bewildered, watching Zhao Meiyan brush past her. When she heard Zhao Meiyan's footsteps behind her, she turned around to observe her back.

Watching Zhao Meiyan's back as she noticeably quickened her pace, Liu Zhimin tilted her head slightly, but was quickly overwhelmed by the performance that followed and didn't delve into it further.

The corridor remained bustling with people. No one knew that this brief, polite exchange would last for just a few seconds.

"It's starting, it's about to start."

Kim Yoo-jung, who was watching TV, reached out and patted Kwon Seon-hyuk next to her, drawing his attention away from his phone.

On the television screen, the dazzling lights of the MBC Gayo Daejejeon (Grand Music Festival) illuminated, and the background music changed.

Quan Xuanhe's gaze immediately focused on that direction; he knew that Zhao Meiyan was about to appear.

When the image focused on Zhao Meiyan, Quan Xuanhe's gaze never left her.

He saw Zhao Meiyan wearing an eye-catching red plaid short dress, black knee-high boots, and her long chestnut hair was loosely draped over her shoulders, with a headband tied around her forehead, revealing her smooth forehead.

In the bright light, her already delicate features appeared even more radiant and captivating. With a slight upturn of her lips and a joyful gleam in her eyes, she looked at the camera with a bright and radiant expression.

“Ah, here it comes, the collaboration stage,” Kim Yoo-jung said from the side, but her eyes secretly glanced at Kwon Seon-hyuk beside her.

She keenly noticed that Kwon Seonhyuk's demeanor while watching the stage was somewhat different—although he appeared to be watching the show like everyone else, his focus was far greater than before. The music officially began. Zhao Meiyan, Hwang Yeji, Zhang Yuanying, and Kim Minju appeared in the center of the stage.

Zhao Meiyan stood still, and immediately entered performance mode in time with the beat.

Her facial expressions are impeccable; she exudes a sweet and energetic charm with just the right amount of sexiness, radiating a youthful yet alluring allure on stage.

He couldn't deny that seeing Zhao Meiyan, so radiant and attracting countless eyes, truly stirred his heart.

Zhao Meiyan is certainly beautiful enough to make him like her, otherwise why would he be in a relationship with her? Her personality is also something that Quan Xuanhe likes, otherwise why would he be so reluctant to break up with her?

He still had feelings for her and couldn't bear to hurt her.

That's why I want it all.

"There are more and more groups now, and they're getting younger and younger. Sometimes it confuses me. Is it already the time for girls younger than me to debut?"

Wow... time really flies.

Kim Yoo-jung looked at the stage and couldn't help but sigh.

"Indeed, time flies, and there's never a shortage of young people taking center stage."

A few years ago it was Twice, then Blackpink, and now there are all sorts of new girl groups. There will always be young and beautiful girls who win the public's favor and become the darlings of K-pop.

Three years ago, when Kwon Heonhyuk first entered the industry, Twice was at its peak. At that time, Tzuyu was known as the "Empress Suneun," a visual icon, and consistently ranked number one on the charts.

She's still beautiful, but she's no longer in the public eye.

Similarly, there's Bae Joo-hyun, who killed with her beauty back in 1718. Whenever she appeared on screen, her stunning looks would pierce through the camera, and she would easily generate hundreds or thousands of hot posts. She didn't create hot topics; rather, hot topics always followed her.

But look at it now. It's not that it's fallen into decline, but it no longer has the glory that once swept the world and was so powerful.

It's true that new talents emerge in every generation, but who will be the ones to control the public's attention in the coming years?
Quan Xuanhe's gaze fell on another girl in the picture. She was tall and slender, and she didn't seem to be focused on dancing, but rather using it to show off her charm.

One is Zhang Yuanying, and the other is Liu Zhimin.

What about the new generation of K-pop stars?

"Which one does oppa like?"

Kim Yoo-jung turned her head and asked him with great interest. She had noticed that Kwon Seon-hyuk's state was different when he looked at the stage. Could it be that one of the girls on stage had attracted him?
I like them both.

"That's as good as saying nothing."

Kim Yoo-jung rolled her eyes, followed by a callback.

"Em... Meiyan, I guess."

Quan Xuanhe chuckled and continued.

"That's it."

Kim Yoo-jung nodded thoughtfully upon hearing his answer.

After watching the performance, the group watched the entire MBC Song Festival until the very end, and then prepared to leave and rest.

Actually, it was still early at this time. They were all experts at staying up late, but Quan Xuanhe couldn't stand it, so he took the initiative to finish and go back to sleep.

Before leaving, Kim Yoo-jung tugged at Kwon Hyun-hyuk's sleeve and whispered to him as the two of them left.

"Oppa, is your girlfriend Kim Jisoo?"

Um..?

Kwon Hyun-hyuk was stunned, completely unexpected to hear this answer from Kim Yoo-jung.

"Isn't it true that I guessed wrong?"

Seeing his surprised reaction, Kim Yoo-jung wondered if she had guessed wrong or said something wrong.
Otherwise, why would they react this way?

"How did you manage to guess this, to guess Kim Jisoo?"

Kwon Hyun-hyuk crossed his arms and looked at Kim Yoo-jung, who was looking up at him with a charming expression, his eyes filled with doubt.

"Oh, is that so, or... is it not?"

Kim Yoo-jung blinked, speaking cautiously and with a hint of wariness.

"Why Kim Jisoo, and not someone else?"

"I heard it from someone else. Don't you two look a bit alike in front of the camera?"

Kim Yoo-jung's second half of her statement was just a casual remark. The intimacy in front of the camera doesn't prove much. The key point is that she found it out from her manager.

The agent said he heard about it from another production company.

"em..."

Kwon Hyun-hyuk suddenly understood.

He still mistakenly thought Kim Ji-soo was his girlfriend on Chungmuro, and this matter has not been corrected to this day. It may have spread from one mouth to another and into the film industry.

This was a misunderstanding, which has now reached Kim Yoo-jung's ears. Now that it has spread to this extent, where else will it go?
"Stop talking about these things, why are you curious about them?"

Kim Yoo-jung was about to retort when Kwon Hyun-hyuk cut her off, leaving her quite resentful.

"What, you want to be my girlfriend?"

This caused Kim Yoo-jung to pause for a moment, but then her eyes lit up, and she gave a mischievous smile, looking at Kwon Heon-hyuk with a beaming smile.

"Actually... it wouldn't be a bad idea if oppa pursued me..."

Her words were also subtly probing Quan Xuanhe, as if she were enticing him to do something that crossed the line.

"Go aside."

Kwon Hyun-hyuk reached out and patted Kim Yoo-jung on the head, making her shake. He spoke with a smile, seemingly quite pleased with himself, "Oppa, what's wrong? I was just joking. Why did you hit me?"

Kim Yoo-jung quickly took two steps to get out of Kwon Soon-hyuk's attack range and looked up at him.

"Then I won't guess anymore, goodnight oppa."

Kim Yoo-jung waved at him, then turned and went back to her room.

"Strange, isn't that Kim Jisoo?"

After closing the door, Kim Yoo-jung felt something was off, tilted her head, and looked thoughtful.

"If it wasn't her, who else could it be?"

This piqued Kim Yoo-jung's curiosity.

People in the industry do all sorts of things, and there are plenty of men who have messed up their genitals. Kim Yoo-jung is curious to know what Kwon Seon-hyuk is like in this regard.

Isn't this the best way to see a man's true nature?

Kwon Hyun-hyuk had already lay down to sleep, but he still received a call from Yoo Ji-min right on time.

Why didn't oppa call me today?

The story begins with Liu Zhimin's questioning.

"Weren't you just dancing on stage? How can I call you?"

"hey-hey."

Liu Zhimin simply started the conversation with a casual excuse, and after a chuckle, she changed the subject, taking a turn that Quan Xuanhe hadn't expected.

"Oppa, I ran into your girlfriend today, Miyeon sunbaenim~"

Liu Zhimin teased him in her words, seemingly doing so on purpose to test his reaction.

"Didn't you greet me, as a junior?"

Unaffected by her provocation, Quan Xuanhe asked naturally.

"Tch, of course."

Liu Zhimin gave a light snort, but her eyes were full of smugness and secret joy.

The more Quan Xuanhe reacted this way, the more eager she became.

They've completely come to see Zhao Meiyan as part of their play, a helpless victim.

Kwon Hyun-hyuk's girlfriend has a high-risk profession.

(End of this chapter)