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

Chapter 210 Lim Yoona: We Need to Change Our Strategy (Seeking Double Monthly Tickets!)

Kim Tae-yeon did see the trending topic.

She leaned against the headboard of her dormitory bed, looking at the first, second, and third trending search terms on Naver.

[IU appears to have uploaded a photo with her boyfriend]

IU's relationship exposed

IU accidentally uploaded a photo.

Upon seeing the trending topics, Kim Tae-yeon's first reaction was: History is repeating itself?

But when she clicked on the entry and saw the enlarged photo, her reaction was:
Wait, the male protagonist of this incident is actually my man?!
I immediately zoomed in on the enlarged photo again, bringing my eyes closer to the screen.

Yes, it really is her man.

At this moment, she realized that Chen Yan had indeed told her that he was going to teach Li Zhi'en that evening, and that the two of them had chatted just half an hour earlier.

The timing was similar to when Lee Ji-eun uploaded the photo, so it was obvious what Chen Yan was doing with his head down on the glass.

Having figured everything out, Kim Tae-yeon's face showed a look of sudden realization, and her heart calmed down.

Then he looked down and started reading the comments in the comment section.

Surely no one recognizes Xiaoyan?
After watching for a while, she was completely relieved. No one recognized Xiao Yan; they only knew that he was a composer who had collaborated with Li Zhi'en.

That's right. The shadow in the photo makes it impossible to see the face. Unless you are someone who knows Chen Yan very well, you would never recognize him.

Just then, a voice rang out from the side: "Taeyeon, isn't the person in the photo IU posted Xiaoyan?"

Kim Tae-yeon suddenly turned her head, frowning slightly as she looked at Lee Soon-kyu: "How did you recognize me?"

Lee Soon-kyu waved her phone: "I saw it. IU's company's statement said it was the composer who collaborated with IU on 'Peach,' so isn't that Xiao Yan?"

"Oh"

His sparse eyebrows relaxed, and a certain worry in his heart vanished.

Kim Tae-yeon nodded calmly: "It's Xiao Yan. He went to teach IU tonight."

Lee Soon-kyu nodded, then teased, "How does it feel, Taeyeon, to see Xiaoyan trending on social media with rumors about her and other girls?"

Kim Tae-yeon rolled her eyes, ignoring Kyu who seemed to enjoy watching the drama unfold, and went back to looking at her phone.

Little did Lee Soon-kyu know that she was secretly relieved to see this. It seemed that Taeyeon really knew everything and didn't take the matter to heart.

That put her at ease; Xiao Yan really hadn't been messing around outside.

"Adu"

A red dot appeared above the pinned profile picture, and Kim Tae-yeon pouted.

This means they found out what happened and came to find you because they were afraid you'd be angry, right?

Xiaoyan [Xinxin]: Nuna, are you asleep?

Kim Tae-yeon looked at the message and thought about it, then decided to throw a little tantrum.

Although she wasn't angry, she couldn't help but feel a bit emotional seeing her man trending on social media with another woman because of a scandal.

She needs a man to coax her.

Noona, who likes it: What?

Looking at Kim Tae-yeon's brief reply, Chen Yan couldn't help but grin. This older sister is angry.

Chen Yan: Noona, my affair with Zhi En was an accident, and I've already issued a statement to clarify.

My favorite Nuna: [Left hum]

Chen Yan thought for a moment, then quickly typed on his phone: "Nuna, don't be angry. I'll buy you a whole box of fruit gummies as an apology."

When trying to appease a girl, it's more effective than simply saying sorry to mention some of her usual preferences while apologizing, showing that you understand her.

Nuna's favorite: [Right hum] Chen Yan: Add another table of dishes that Nuna likes to eat, and another foot massage. Please forgive me, Nuna.

Nuna, who likes it: Oh, is that a foot massage? No way!

Chen Yan chuckled as he read the message; it was good that they were willing to chat normally now.

Chen Yan: Okay, then let's skip the foot massage and just buy some fruit gummies for Nuna, and cook a table of dishes that Nuna likes to eat.

Nuna (who likes it): Hmph! When are you going to make it for me?

Chen Yan: When Nuna has time, just tell me. I'm available anytime.

Nuna (who likes it): Then let's do it next Saturday. I happen to be free next Saturday night.

Xiaoyan [Xinxin]: Received!

On the other end of the phone, Kim Tae-yeon looked at the message, and couldn't help but smile.

Actually, she had already smiled when Chen Yan said he would buy her fruit gummies, but she just wanted to hear Chen Yan coax her a little more.

After replying to her husband's message, she looked up at her own feet.

Should I change to a nail polish color that Xiaoyan likes, and show it to him when we have dinner together in a few days?
The phone in her hand vibrated again, and Kim Tae-yeon turned her attention back to it.

I thought it was Chen Yan who replied to the message, but I didn't expect that there was another person besides Chen Yan who also sent a message.

Yoona: Do you know about Chen Yan and IU, unnie?

Kim Tae-yeon's eyes narrowed slightly, as if she wanted to see my reaction.
Well, just because you still call me unnie.

I've read it, but I'll let you know later.

With a mischievous chuckle, Kim Tae-yeon exited the chat with Im Yoon-ah and turned back to chat with Chen Yan.

In the room opposite, Yoona watched as the message she had sent was marked as read, her pearly teeth unconsciously biting her lower lip.

She had just seen the trending topic on Naver; it was Kwon Yuri, who was on the bed next to her, who told her to look at it.

She originally went there just to watch the drama unfold, but unexpectedly, she ended up getting her hands on Chen Yan's gossip.

Although the shadow in the photo is very blurry and the face is not visible at all, Lin Yoona is someone who had a five-year relationship with Chen Yan in their past life.

She recognized the person as Chen Yan at a glance.

Although LOEN's statement said that the two were taking classes together, Lin Yoona still felt a little uncomfortable seeing Chen Yan trending on social media because of a scandal with another woman.

After thinking for a moment, she sent a message to Kim Tae-yeon to see how this unnie would react.

I read the message the moment it was sent, but the reply never came.

10 seconds, 30 seconds.
Im Yoona laughed in exasperation. "You've read my message but aren't replying, huh?"
Just as she was about to send another message to provoke that unnie, Kim Tae-yeon replied.

Taeyeon unnie: I know, Xiaoyan always tells me this when he goes to teach IU. This was just an accident, and he has explained it to me.

He would tell me this every time he went there, and he explained it to me.

Im Yoona grasped the key point of that sentence precisely. She gritted her teeth and exited the chat window with Kim Tae-yeon.

Looking at Chen Yan's pinned profile picture, there were no messages. Clicking on it, the chat history was still stuck two days ago when she visited Chen Yan's house.

With a wistful look in her eyes, Lim Yoona pondered for a moment.

No, we need to adjust our strategy; we can't keep taking it slow.

Delay could lead to unforeseen changes; special circumstances call for special measures. We need to find an opportunity to quickly build a closer relationship with Chen Yan.

Their relationship is still not close enough, which makes it difficult for her to ask him directly about certain things.

This is not okay.

After clearing her mind, Lim Yoona opened her schedule, checking her free time while thinking of a solution.

(End of this chapter)