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

Chapter 185 What's yours is mine, isn't it?
While Chen Yan was having dinner with Lin Yoona, on the other side, in a private room of a coffee shop in Gangnam District...

Lee Ji-eun was holding the straw and stirring her coffee in front of her with a bit of boredom.

The ice cubes in the glass collided with the glass wall, making a crisp sound.

At that moment, the door to the private room opened with a crisp clanging sound, and a tall figure wearing a mask walked in.

Lee Ji-eun immediately smiled and said, "You're here, Peach~"

"Hmm~"

Choi Sulli took off her mask and smiled back, picked up the warm coffee in front of her, took a sip, and immediately showed an expression of enjoyment on her face.

Seeing this, Lee Ji-eun asked with some confusion, "Peach, why do you like drinking hot coffee now?"

Choi Sulli took another sip of coffee, her smile bright: "Oppa said that since it's the change of seasons, I should wear more clothes and keep warm. Also, it's best not to drink iced Americano or eat raw or cold food at night, otherwise it's easy to catch a cold."

The girl counted on her fingers as she recited Chen Yan's instructions to her over the past two days, word by word, just like a child showing off her precious toy to a friend.

Lee Ji-eun was instantly bombarded with PDA and suddenly regretted asking the question.

"Okay, okay, I know oppa is good to you, no need to show off your love anymore."

She pouted as she looked at Choi Sulli, who was beaming across from her, her tone tinged with envy.

As he spoke, he subconsciously reached out and picked up his iced Americano, taking a sip.

Ouch, so cold, so bitter.

Silently, I put down the iced Americano in front of me and pushed it a little further away.

Lee Ji-eun glanced at the hot Americano in front of Choi Sulli, and the next second she stood up slightly without hesitation and took the coffee from her.

"Hey, Lee Ji-eun, that's mine."

Lee Ji-eun deftly dodged her best friend's outstretched hand and waved it off without a care.

"Oh, just let me try it. Besides, we're not going to distinguish between you and me. What's yours is mine."

Choi Sulli laughed speechlessly upon hearing this: "It's not like we don't have any left in the store. Why don't you just order another drink? I'll treat you, okay?"

Lee Ji-eun shook her head slightly, ignoring her words, and took a sip of coffee while tilting her head back.

Mmm~ It tastes pretty good.

Perhaps it's because I snatched it from my best friend.

However, she didn't go too far; she just took two sips and returned the coffee with a smile.

"It tastes great, I'll try this next time."

Choi Sulli pouted as she took the coffee, but she wasn't really angry that Lee Ji-eun had taken it from her.

Between best friends, it's just a cup of coffee; they drink it, it's no big deal.

"hey-hey."

Lee Ji-eun chuckled and said, "Peach, you've been so busy lately. I've asked you out so many times, but you've never had time."

Upon hearing this, Choi Sulli subtly avoided her best friend's gaze, feeling somewhat guilty.

It's because she was afraid that Lee Ji-eun would ask her about her relationship with Chen Yan, so she subconsciously made excuses to avoid seeing him.

She quickly changed the subject, saying, "Don't talk about me, you're very busy yourself, so tired that you fell asleep on the recording desk."

The girl still remembered the photo her oppa had given her a couple of days ago; in the photo, Lee Ji-eun was sleeping soundly on the recording console.

Upon hearing this, Lee Ji-eun recalled what had happened a couple of days ago and smiled somewhat embarrassedly.

"Oh dear, I was just being stubborn for a moment. Now I'm listening to oppa and I'm not writing songs for the time being. I spend most of my time resting, except for running my schedule."

After saying that, she changed the subject at the right time: "Peach, speaking of oppa, can you tell me in detail how you two got together?"

The girl hadn't forgotten the main reason she had invited her best friend out that evening.

Although from what she'd learned over this period, the relationship between Chen Yan's oppa and her best friend was indeed quite good, which indirectly dispelled some of her worries.

But she was still very curious about the details of how the two suddenly got together, so she asked. She wasn't really worried anymore, but it wouldn't hurt to listen to it as casual gossip.

Sulli's left hand, which was resting on her lap, tightened instinctively, then slowly relaxed; she had already mentally prepared herself for this.

The girl smiled and asked, "What do you want to know, Ji-eun?"

On the way here, she had thought it over. Instead of having to explain everything herself, she should ask her best friend what she was curious about, and then she could answer.

This makes it less likely to be discovered.

Yes, Sulli did not intend to tell the whole truth.

Although I had already discussed it with Chen Yan, that oppa also said that we should just push everything onto him.

However, Choi Sulli still couldn't bear to see her oppa take on all the responsibility.

Oppa is right, it takes two to tango.

Although I never had any intention of competing with Taeyeon unnie and oppa before they got together.

But she feels she bears some responsibility for how things have turned out this way.

Moreover, if Lee Ji-eun finds out the truth, it might cause her to do something drastic.

Choi Sulli didn't want this hard-won relationship to be affected by any uncertainties.

Lee Ji-eun, unaware of her best friend's thoughts, immediately raised her own questions:

"I mainly want to know why you suddenly changed your mind, Peach."

She still clearly remembered what Choi Sulli had told her: she couldn't let Chen Yan know that she liked him.

Choi Sulli pursed her lips and said the words she had already thought of: "Because at that time, there was another person next to oppa who also liked oppa."

"Ok?"

Lee Ji-eun frowned: "Who is it? Do I know them?"

Choi Sulli shook her head and lied: "You don't know him."

"So you didn't dare to pursue oppa back then because that person also liked oppa, and you didn't want oppa to know that you liked him?"

"Yes, because I think that person is better than me, and more suitable for oppa."

Sulli wasn't lying when she said this. In her opinion, Taeyeon was indeed better than her in every way and was more suitable for oppa.

Beneath the girl's sweet smile lay a heart filled with inferiority.

"Aigoo"

Lee Ji-eun sighed with heartache and reached out to grab her best friend's hand:
"Don't think like that, Peach. You're great, no worse than anyone else."

"Okay, I understand."

Choi Sulli nodded; she really didn't have that thought anymore.

Because the girl received a lot of positive feedback from Chen Yan during this period.

No matter what you want to do, that oppa won't say much; instead, he'll encourage you.

Whenever feelings of inferiority or self-doubt arise, her oppa immediately tells her that her thinking is wrong, and then goes on to say a lot about how good he is, thus nipping her feelings of inferiority in the bud.

Seeing that Choi Sulli's smile didn't seem fake, Lee Ji-eun felt relieved and then smiled back:
"So oppa eventually realized he liked you and chose to be with you, right?"

Choi Sulli blinked: "Yes."

That statement is partly true.

Oppa does like her and has chosen to be with her.

It's just that she wasn't the only one who chose this option.

(End of this chapter)