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

Chapter 208: A Small Goal and an Unexpected Turn of Events for Ji-eun
Good evening, oppa~

In LOEN Company's private recording studio, Lee Ji-eun gave Chen Yan a shy smile as he walked in.

Good evening, Ji-eun.

Chen Yan smiled and responded, then closed the door and sat down next to the girl.

The two of them had arranged to have a composition class tonight.

Looking at Lee Ji-eun's face, although she still looked somewhat tired, she was much better than the last time I saw her.

"It seems you've had a good rest lately, Ji-eun. You look much better."

"That's right, I did listen to oppa. I haven't thought about writing songs these past few days. I've just rested after finishing my schedule."

Lee Ji-eun gave a slightly arrogant hum, indicating that she had indeed taken Chen Yan's words to heart.

Then she turned around, picked up her own lyric book from the side, and handed it to Chen Yan with a somewhat cautious expression and a flattering smile on her face.

"I suddenly got inspired yesterday and couldn't help but write a verse."

Seeing what the girl was thinking, Chen Yan took the lyric book and smiled:

"It's right to seize inspiration when it strikes, I'm just telling you not to force yourself when you're not inspired."

"Okay, oppa, I got it."

Lee Ji-eun was completely relieved and obediently responded.

Chen Yan looked down at the lyric book, and then paused slightly.

Will Monday be very busy?

"Will Tuesday seem rushed?"

Every second was so sweet.

What's wrong with this man?

"If I don't fall in love soon, I won't be able to resist."

The lyrics are only a short verse, but it's clear that this is a love song.

Chen Yan blinked and turned to look at Lee Ji-eun: "Ji-eun, you're in a relationship?"

"what?"

Lee Ji-eun was stunned for a moment, then quickly waved her hand: "No, no, I'm not in a relationship."

She looked at Chen Yan and smiled a little shyly: "Actually, this is an idea that suddenly came to me after listening to oppa and Taozi's love story recently."

Chen Yan chuckled, never expecting that this girl got her inspiration from here.

"Hey oppa, what do you think of my lyrics?"

"It's good, but is it okay for you to write this kind of song with your current image?"

Apart from her debut song "Lost Child," Lee Ji-eun's previous songs have generally not touched on love, and she has always been positioned as a pure and cute girl.

"It's okay, oppa. The company has decided to let me try a different approach with my next album. After all, I'm an adult now, so writing songs like this is just right."

"Oh, that's how it is."

Chen Yan nodded knowingly.

Transformation is something that singers or groups will try when they reach a certain age. You can't keep playing the role of an innocent young girl when you're 30, or the public won't buy it.

As he was thinking, he remembered the dream he had a while ago about the song "Pink High Heels".

On the music show stage in her dream, Lee Ji-eun was dressed in a more mature style, which suggests that LOEN does indeed plan to have her try a transformation next year.

Moreover, she wrote and composed the lyrics for the song "Pink High Heels".

Looking at the girl's smiling face as she looked at the lyrics book, Chen Yan thought for a moment and decided not to write the song "Pink High Heels" ahead of schedule.

He doesn't need that one more song, so let this girl have her own performance first.

If she doesn't write it down by then, it's not too late for me to write it down myself.

After gathering his thoughts, Chen Yan said, "Zhi'en, here's a small goal for you."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Lee Ji-eun looked up and asked blankly, "What small goal, oppa?"

"For the next album, you need to write a song that you wrote and composed entirely yourself." "Huh?"

"Oh, of course you need to practice what you've learned about composition. You've already tried composing before, and now that you've been learning from me for a while, you should definitely try composing completely independently."

"Um"

Lee Ji-eun frowned slightly and thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay, I'll try my best, oppa."

She followed Chen Yan to learn composition, just to make a breakthrough and improve herself, which is a very reasonable goal.

But after laughing, she reached out and grabbed Chen Yan's sleeve and shook it: "But oppa, if I encounter any difficulties, I can ask you, right? After all, you're my teacher."

"Ask me anytime if you have any questions."

"Okay, then there's no problem. I'm confident I'll achieve this goal."

Upon hearing this, Lee Ji-eun's face lit up with a smile again, and she clenched her fist with confidence.

"Okay, let's continue learning what we didn't finish last time."

"Good~"

The two then switched to lesson mode, and for a moment, only their conversation could be heard in the recording studio.

About an hour later, Chen Yan finally stopped and went into the break.

Lee Ji-eun watched Chen Yan sitting there, head down, typing on his phone, clearly chatting with someone.

Her almond-shaped eyes darted around, and the girl leaned closer teasingly said, "Oppa, did I ask you to come and give me a lesson because it interfered with your date with Peach?"

"What are you thinking? Peach has plans for tonight, there's no date involved."

As Chen Yan spoke, he added without hesitation, "And if I could really go on a date with Taozi, I would definitely go on a date with her first."

"Hey, oppa!"

Lee Ji-eun shouted, glaring angrily at her oppa.

Heartbroken!
However, faced with the girl's "angry glare," Chen Yan remained calm and returned a big smile.

The angry glare, set against that somewhat childish face, had no intimidating power; instead, it even seemed a little cute.

"Humph!"

With a huff, Lee Ji-eun turned her head away from him, picked up her phone, and tapped on Choi Sulli's profile picture, ready to complain.

Suddenly remembering something, she turned and glanced at Chen Yan again.

Seeing that he was still looking down at his phone, the girl turned around and smiled mischievously.

She quietly raised her phone and pointed it at Chen Yan.

She wanted to take an unflattering photo of this oppa and send it to her best friend, just to make him angry at her earlier.

The girl secretly took several photos, but found that none of them were ugly.

The man in the photo has a smile on his lips, and his chiseled profile looks gentle under the warm yellow light of the recording studio. No matter how you look at him, you can't honestly say he's ugly.

Damn it!
Lee Ji-eun angrily tapped the screen a few times, but ultimately had no choice but to abandon the plan.

From her angle, it's impossible to take any unflattering photos. If she were in a different position, that oppa wouldn't be stupid; he would definitely notice.

Since she couldn't get any unflattering photos of Chen Yan, the girl casually started taking selfies, using various angles of the recording studio as backgrounds.

Chen Yan noticed this, but only glanced up and didn't disturb them. He continued chatting with Kim Tae-yeon and Choi Sulli.

After taking the selfie, Lee Ji-eun looked at the photos on her phone and smiled with satisfaction.

After a quick round of photo editing, I selected the photos and uploaded them to my social media platform.

She often did this before, as a way of interacting with her fans.

Seeing that the photo had been successfully uploaded, Lee Ji-eun smiled again, put away her phone, and turned to call Chen Yan to continue the class.

A dozen minutes later, a cell phone suddenly rang urgently.

Lee Ji-eun picked up the phone; it was a call from her manager, Bae Jung-han.

She answered the phone with a puzzled look: "Hello, oppa."

Pei Zhonghan's voice carried a hint of anxiety: "Ji-eun, what's with the photo you just posted on social media?"

(End of this chapter)