Peninsula: The Best Actor Begins with a Breakup

Chapter 337 Hands Up, Check-Up!
"Nuna, you've improved a lot."

He made it clear that this was a genuine compliment.

Kim Ji-won was indeed quite inexperienced at first, basically only scratching the surface, but she gradually opened up a bit more later.

With a good attitude, your skills will definitely improve.

"Cough cough, I'd rather you were speaking at a Chinese level." Kim Ji-won coughed twice, covering her mouth, her eyes looking watery from her earlier difficulty breathing.

Mingyan smiled and said, "Your Chinese has improved too."

The educational model he used on this older sister can be called "learning by doing," combining theory with practice. Kim Ji-won is now very proficient in using basic vocabulary such as "thank you," "hello," and "teacher."

"These are all words that cannot be spoken."

"Learn slowly."

After exercising, the man felt much more energetic, so he took a shower and started preparing a speech for Kim Ji-won.

He worked for half a day, but he couldn't neglect his main duties.

Kim Ji-won changed into her pajamas, tidied up the messy bed, and then stood behind Ming-yeon, quietly watching him type out lines of mysterious Chinese.

The girl didn't understand it, but she just thought it was amazing.

"Ah Ning, it's me, Jisoo~" A cell phone ringtone broke the quiet atmosphere between the two.

Mingyan didn't move; his phone was still on the bedside table. "Nuna, can you help me see whose call it is?"

He guessed in his heart that it might be Lim Na-yeon. Rabbit Teeth was very jealous, and it was something that girl would do to check up on someone as soon as she finished her schedule.

"It's Jisoo."

"Ji Soo?"

Mingyan immediately stood up, hesitated for a moment, and then avoided Kim Ji-won to answer the phone.

Kim Ji-won's eyes were unreadable. This guy was always calm and collected. Even when she and Lim Na-yeon were arguing face to face, he wouldn't change his expression. But Kim Ji-soo could do something that neither of them could do with just one phone call.

Ugh, having someone like that around is really troublesome.

"Jisoo, you're still awake?" For some reason, Mingyan felt a little guilty when he saw Kim Jisoo's call, as if he had done something wrong.

Jisoo's voice carried a hint of accusation: "No, where are you?"

“I’m with… Jiwon Noona. She’s having a fan meeting in a few days and wants to learn some Chinese.”

It's hardest to tell if someone is nine parts truth and one part falsehood. In fact, Mingyan doesn't even have that one part falsehood; he simply doesn't tell lies, but he doesn't tell the whole truth either.

"Ji-won unnie is working so hard, still studying so late."

"Because it won't be long."

"Then you go ahead with your work, I'm fine. I saw a house in Jeju Island that I was thinking of talking to you about."

"We need to discuss this in detail. I'll come see you tomorrow."

Kim Jisoo said a few words and then hung up the phone, without mentioning Lim Nayeon or that she already knew her friend was with Kim Jiwon.

Mingyan hung up the phone, glanced back at the direction of the bedroom, and stood there for several seconds before going in.

"I didn't eavesdrop," Kim Ji-won said with a hint of jealousy. After all, this guy had promised to stay with her, but he had to hide away to take a phone call.

What do you mean?
Mingyan put his arm around the girl and said, "Noona, I'm not afraid you'll eavesdrop, I'm afraid Jisoo will hear."

"Why? You dare to do it but not admit it?" Kim Ji-won wanted to slap someone across the face. How could he say such a thing? "Being with me makes you look bad?"

Or are you afraid that Jisoo will find out about our current relationship?

She had suspected Kim Jisoo for a long time, but she just hadn't found a way to get to the bottom of it. Unlike Lim Nayeon, she wasn't impatient.

Kim Ji-won even had the illusion that Kim Ji-soo was like the first wife in the harem, testing every woman who appeared beside Myung-yeon, and only those who passed the test could stay.

"Nuna, none of them."

"what is that?"

"I'm afraid Jisoo will pressure me to get married."

"Mo?" Kim Ji-won had a lot to say, but Ming-yan shut her down with just one sentence. Ming-yan sighed helplessly: "Ji-soo actually supported me being with you. When we broke up, she even scolded me."

"scold you?"

"Yes, they said I'm a dog that can't change its nature, that I don't know how to cherish such a good girl." Mingyan made some artistic embellishments to Kim Jisoo's original words, but the overall meaning was roughly the same.

Kim Ji-won remained silent.

She didn't know what to say. Was Kim Jisoo a friend, or even a teammate?
No, putting aside whether this guy is telling the truth or not, even if Kim Jisoo really thinks that way, wouldn't that confirm that Ming is the one with impure thoughts?

In short, Kim Jisoo remains an insurmountable obstacle.

"Noona, are you still angry?"

"I'm angry that you didn't agree to Jisoo's pressure to get married."

"We're still young, it's too early to talk about marriage now."

Mingyan is 24 and Kim Ji-won is 26. They are both considered newcomers among celebrities, so it is indeed a bit early for them to be talking about marriage. In the entertainment industry, getting married at 30 is considered early, and 40 is a common age.

A group of rich, leisurely, and good-looking men and women, single life is much more enjoyable than marriage.

Mingyan held this older sister close and talked for half the night until he fell asleep.

The next morning, he washed up and said goodbye to Kim Ji-won, preparing to discuss the second audition for "Memories of the Alhambra" with Ahn Hye-mo.

After the teacher's analysis, Mingyan gained a new understanding of the script.

"Oh right, I should say good morning to Jeongyeon first."

……

Yu Dingyan hasn't been sleeping very well these past two days.

For some reason, whenever she closed her eyes, Mingyan's hateful face would appear in her mind, and even though two days had passed, there was no sign of this situation changing.

It was another morning, and my second sister was still a little dazed when she opened her eyes.

Yoo Jeongyeon washed her face first, and then tidied up the things that Lim Nayeon and Hirai Momo had messed up in the living room. She couldn't stand mess and disorder, and had to clean it up immediately when she saw it.

The girl returned to her dressing table in the room and subconsciously reached for the perfume that Mingyan had given her.

However, her hand remained suspended in mid-air, and she hesitated to put it down.

"Forget it, let's choose another one. We can't give that guy an excuse."

Yu Dingyan muttered to herself, "Being entangled with that guy is definitely no good. What was originally a simple matter has become complicated."

"Buzz..." Just as the second sister was struggling with her decision, her phone suddenly rang.

"Hey."

Good morning, Jeongyeon.

As soon as you speak of Cao Cao, he appears. The moment Mingyan's voice came through, Yu Dingyan was startled. How could the phone call come so soon just because he thought of him?

The second sister gritted her teeth: "Oh no, what exactly do you want to do?"

"I just wanted to say good morning to you." Mingyan's tone was as irritating as ever: "And, by the way, I'd also like to hear our dear Jeongyeon's voice."

"Ah!" Yu Dingyan covered the microphone, as if afraid of being overheard.

"Right, that is it."

"Are you trying to die?"

"Jeongyeon, if you say that, I'll be sad. I'm going to audition for a new TV series now," Mingyan reported her schedule in a serious tone.

My second sister really wanted to hang up the phone right away: "Why are you telling me this?"

"It's nothing, I was just worried you wouldn't be able to reach me."

"You should tell Nayeon unnie."

"Don't worry, you two have already told them."

(End of this chapter)