Peninsula: It’s just a dream, are you serious?

Chapter 177 Showdown
"Yoona, we've arrived."

The van slowly came to a stop in the underground parking garage of a shopping mall, and the manager sitting in the passenger seat turned around and called out to Lim Yoona.

This afternoon, Yoona has a brand endorsement event to attend here.

"Oh, okay, unnie."

In the back seat, Yoona seemed to have just come to her senses upon hearing the sound. She turned her gaze from outside the car window to her manager and gave her a formulaic smile.

Seeing this, the manager pursed her lips and said, "Yoona, have you been too busy and tired lately? Should I talk to the company about this?"

She noticed that Yoona seemed to be staring out the car window alone in a daze these past two days, and she didn't know what she was thinking about.

Please don't let the stress of the trip cause you to have any psychological problems.

There are far too many precedents like this in the entertainment industry.

Thinking of this, the agent's worries increased even more.

The relationship between an agent and an artist is mutually supportive. If the artist is doing well, the agent can earn more money. Naturally, she doesn't want to see Yoona have any physical or mental problems.

Even if she voiced her opinion, the company would almost certainly not take it into consideration, but no matter what, she had to make her stance clear to the artist first.

Hearing this, Lim Yoona smiled and said, "It's okay, unnie. I was just thinking about the new acting techniques that the teacher taught in my acting class the other day."

"That's good."

The agent secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, but still reminded him, "If you really feel uncomfortable anywhere, be sure to tell me."

"Yes, I know, don't worry, unnie."

After a brief exchange, Yoona and her manager got out of the car and went to the temporary lounge arranged by the brand.

After taking Yoona to the dressing room, her manager went to communicate with the mall and the brand about the specific details of the event.

Besides Yoona, there was only one assistant and two makeup artists in the dressing room for touch-ups later.

Lin Yoona sat in front of the makeup mirror, seemingly looking down at her phone, but her doe-like eyes gradually lost focus again after a short while on the phone.

She was still thinking about that unnie, Kim Tae-yeon.

The first two tests, plus the observations I've been making overtly and covertly over the past two days, all point to that absurd idea that suddenly popped into my head at the beginning.

Taeyeon unnie, she should be in the same situation as her.

Some things that are difficult to explain become instantly understandable when this assumption is added.

Sometimes, the most absurd assumptions are the very truths that emerge.

Now, only one final step remains before we are completely certain.

That means verifying the hypothesis by talking to the person involved face-to-face.

Thinking of this, Lim Yoona narrowed her doe-like eyes slightly, and after a moment she looked at her phone screen, raised her hand to open Kakao, and clicked on that profile picture.

But just as his fingers were about to land on the virtual keyboard, he suddenly stopped.

A variety of complex emotions welled up in his eyes.

After a long while, Lim Yoona let out a long sigh, suppressing all her emotions, leaving only determination in her eyes.

She thought for a moment, then her fingers landed on the virtual keyboard, slowly typing out a line of text:

Unnie, I recently found out some things about Jessica unnie. It's not convenient to talk about it in the dorm, so let's go to your rented apartment tonight and talk about it.

After clicking send, Yoona slowly exhaled, her face returning to its calm state.

She had no doubt that her reason would fool Kim Tae-yeon.

If that unnie is really in the same situation as me, then September 30th two years from now will definitely be a lifelong regret for her, and she has no reason not to come.

Meanwhile, Kim Tae-yeon, who was also in the backstage dressing room at the event, had no idea that she had been targeted by Im Yoon-ah.

She was holding her phone, chatting with Chen Yan with a smile on her face.

Kim Tae-yeon: What are you doing, Xiao Yan?

Xiaoyan [Xinxin]: I'm resting at my workstation. There's still a while before I start work in the afternoon.

Kim Tae-yeon: Oh, I'm resting too. There's still a while before the event starts.

Kim Tae-yeon: What are you going to do this afternoon, Xiaoyan?

Xiao Yan [Xin Xin]: I need to continue writing new songs for the company's 2AM and 2PM groups. Both groups have comeback plans early next year. 2AM and 2PM, you know.

Kim Tae-yeon blinked as she looked at the message, then thought about what songs the two groups would release next year.

The answer is no.

It's been so long that she can't even remember all the songs Girls' Generation released, let alone other groups from different companies.

They are quite familiar with 2pm, having collaborated many times over the years, but that familiarity is with the people, not the songs.

Pulling herself out of her thoughts, Kim Tae-yeon smiled and was about to send Chen Yan an encouraging message.

At that moment, a new message popped up in the chat box.

Xiaoyan [Xinxin]: But I can't tell Noona the specific month of the comeback, since Noona is with SM Entertainment. [Teasing smile]

"hum"

Kim Tae-yeon wrinkled her nose cutely, hummed twice, and her eyes were full of smiles.

After thinking for a moment, he tapped on his phone screen: "I'm with SM, so Xiaoyan, are you still mine?" [Smug face]

The next second, Chen Yan's reply popped up in the chat box: "Then, aren't you mine too? [Smug face]"

"Oh my~"

Kim Tae-yeon's lips couldn't help but curl upwards.

No, I'm the older sister, how can I lose to a younger man so easily?

So the two chatted back and forth on their phones for a few more minutes.

Kim Tae-yeon only reluctantly stopped chatting when a staff member reminded her that the event was about to start.

After telling Chen Yan, I was about to put my phone away when it suddenly vibrated slightly again.

She picked up her phone again and glanced at it.

Yoona: Unnie, I've recently discovered some things about Jessica unnie. It's not convenient to talk about them in the dorm, so let's go to your rented apartment tonight and chat about it.

Ok?
Kim Tae-yeon's brows furrowed instantly.

Did something happen to Sika?

Around 9 p.m., in a residential area in Cheongdam-dong.

Wearing a mask, Lim Yoona stood in front of the door, took a deep breath, and then raised her hand to enter the password and open the door.

"You're here, Yoona."

Upon hearing the door open, Kim Tae-yeon got up from the sofa in the living room, walked to the entrance, and greeted the tall figure who walked in with a smile.

"The slippers by the door are new, you can just change into them."

Actually, not only Yoona's pair, but even the pair she was wearing was a new pair she brought out when she arrived.

This was her first time visiting this house; she had never been here before.

This house was rented by her brother Jin Zhiyong in a nearby neighborhood when she helped Chen Yan rent a place last time.

This was to prevent the members from suddenly saying they wanted to come and see the house she rented outside, as a cover-up.

I never expected to need it now.

"it is good."

After taking off her mask, Lim Yoona smiled and replied, then changed into slippers and went inside.

The two walked to the sofa and sat down side by side.

Kim Tae-yeon smiled as she looked at the younger girl next to her, then subconsciously frowned.

She sensed that something was off about Yoona, as if she was suppressing something.

However, she didn't think much about it; the most important thing right now was something else.

"Yoona, what's the deal with Jessica that you mentioned this afternoon?"

(End of this chapter)