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

Chapter 219 I Won't Give Up So Easily (4k-page summary, please vote with double monthly tickets!)

"Oh, I was thinking that since I've already bought a house, I might as well cancel my old rental and move here directly. Anyway, the property will appreciate in value whether I live here or not, so I can save on the rent."

Lin Yoona swallowed the sweet and sour pork in her mouth and replied.

Then, glancing at Kim Tae-yeon across from him, he suddenly smiled and said naturally, "Otherwise, if we have one set here and another set there, it would be a waste of money, wouldn't it?"

Kim Tae-yeon paused in her chewing motion for a moment, secretly rolling her eyes.

Who would say someone is wasting money here?

So you think you're the only one who knows how to save money?

Chen Yan was unaware that Kim Tae-yeon had rented an apartment in the neighboring complex. Upon hearing this, he nodded in agreement: "Indeed, that would be a complete waste of money."

Yoona's smile instantly brightened: "Right? Even if you have money, you can't just spend it recklessly. You have to save where you can."

“Yes.” Chen Yan nodded in agreement.

Suddenly, my right leg was kicked.

"hiss"

Taking a slight breath, Chen Yan couldn't help but look at the owner of that foot.

Kim Tae-yeon seemed to just realize what was happening: "Sorry, Xiaoyan, my leg suddenly felt a little sore, and I was thinking of moving it around a bit, but I accidentally kicked you."

"It's okay, Nuna."

Chen Yan smiled. Since the kick hadn't hurt much, he even followed Kim Tae-yeon's lead and asked with concern:

"Are your legs sore, Nuna? Is it because you've been too busy lately? How about I give you a massage after we eat?"

"It's nothing, it just gets sour occasionally, but it doesn't hurt anymore."

Upon hearing this, Kim Tae-yeon smiled happily, while secretly giving Im Yoon-ah a smug look.

I don't even need to think of a way to retaliate; someone will take care of it for me!
But what she didn't notice was that Chen Yan, who was next to her, suddenly paused after he finished speaking.

His eyes glanced unconsciously at Yoona's legs next to him, then quickly looked away.

Today, Yoona wore a pair of slim-fit jeans that hugged her long legs, showing off her shapely and slender leg lines.

Chen Yan had seen and touched those fair and slender legs in his dream.

Oops, I can't think about it anymore.

He calmed himself down, immediately banishing the random thoughts from his mind, and focused on eating.

But the next second, his left leg was suddenly kicked as well.

Chen Yan raised his head in a daze.

Yoona, the "culprit," promptly offered an apologetic smile: "I'm sorry, I suddenly felt a bit sore in my legs too. My schedule has been quite tiring lately, and I didn't expect to accidentally kick you."

Although she was smiling, she was not beautiful inside.

So you think you're the only one who cares about people?

I told you about saving money, and you ended up asking if my legs were sore and even offering to massage them.

My legs are sore too, why didn't you give me a massage?

Of course, Yoona could only say these words to herself; for now, the two of them still had to find a reason even to kick each other.

"It's ok."

As for Lin Yoona, Chen Yan naturally couldn't offer to help her massage later; he simply smiled and said it was no problem.

Kim Tae-yeon, the older sister, is right here, and this isn't a dream scenario.

A seemingly normal sentence made Kim Tae-yeon smile and squint her eyes, while Im Yoon-ah pursed her lips and poked at the rice in her bowl with her chopsticks, as if with a hint of emotion.

Her deer-like eyes narrowed slightly as she secretly observed Chen Yan's profile.

She made up her mind that once she won this man back, she would definitely settle the score with him for what happened today!

Unaware that his actions had been noted down by someone, Chen Yan urged the two to continue eating, casually trying to find topics to chat about.

When the topic turned to the fees for using JYP Entertainment's songwriting studios, Kim Tae-yeon immediately spoke up:

"It's alright, Xiaoyan. Use it whenever you need it. Our family isn't short of money. Even if you go every day, we can afford it. Don't worry about the money."

Seeing Kim Tae-yeon's extravagant appearance, Chen Yan smiled and was about to say that he was also rich.

At this moment, Lin Yoona spoke up first: "That's right, Chen Yan, you can use it if you want, it's not a big deal."

After saying that, she looked at Kim Tae-yeon and said, "Unnie, we should have found Chen Yan a bigger house from the beginning, so that we could set up a music production studio at home."

Chen Yan was stunned. How did the topic suddenly jump to moving to a bigger house and setting up a music production studio?

Yoona, weren't you just talking about saving money?

Moreover, judging from Kim Tae-yeon's furrowed brows and thoughtful expression, it seems she really took Im Yoon-ah's words to heart.

He quickly said, "Noona, you didn't actually take Yoona's words to heart, did you? I'm not in a hurry to move. I'll set up the music production studio myself once I've earned enough money."

Kim Tae-yeon looked up at Chen Yan, still frowning, "Xiao Yan, I think Yoona has a point, how about..."

"Nuna."

Chen Yan interrupted Kim Tae-yeon, somewhat amused and exasperated: "Really, there's no need for Nuna. I'll handle these things myself."

"Okay, but if you need anything, be sure to tell me, Xiaoyan."

Kim Tae-yeon smiled and stopped dwelling on the matter.

She knew that Chen Yan always had his own principles on this matter, and she just needed to offer her support when the time was right.

On the other side, Lim Yoona was also secretly regretting it.

Damn it, I was going to say that this unnie didn't think things through at all, but instead I gave her a suggestion.

There's no need for Kim Tae-yeon to handle things like changing houses and setting up a music production studio; she can handle all of that herself. She's much richer than this unnie.

No, we have to get our revenge.

After thinking for a moment, Lim Yoona looked at Chen Yan again and said with a smile, "I heard from Taeyeon unnie that you and IU were trending on social media the other day, Chen Yan?"

His teasing tone and playful smile perfectly captured the essence of a bystander.

Across from her, Kim Tae-yeon paused in her act of picking up food, glanced at her younger sister, and seemed a little confused as to why she brought this up.

Chen Yan smiled awkwardly: "That was a misunderstanding. I was just giving Zhi En a lesson."

Yoona nodded, then picked up another slice of sweet and sour pork and put it in her bowl: "Taeyeon unnie is angry, right? How did you coax her?"

"Um, I promised to buy Nuna a bag of fruit gummies and cook her a meal like this that she likes."

Chen Yan thought that Lin Yoona was just gossiping about how she coaxed Kim Tae-yeon, since it was in line with her usual gossip-loving persona.

To everyone's surprise, after hearing this, Yoona immediately widened her doe eyes and blinked a few times.

Then, looking at the table of food in front of her, she said, "So this is the food you made to appease Taeyeon unnie."

She pursed her lips: "I thought you would have been appeased with a few sweet words. Generally speaking, that would have been enough. After all, it was just a misunderstanding and not a big deal. I didn't expect you to have cooked such a whole table of dishes."

As she spoke, Lin Yoona looked at Chen Yan with deep affection on her face: "Chen Yan, you've worked hard."

Across from her, Kim Tae-yeon, listening to these suggestive words, finally understood what Im Yoon-ah meant.

Who's hard to coax?
I'm hard to please, but you, a cunning devil, are easy to please, right?

She gritted her teeth and stared intently at Lim Yoon-ah, that scheming green tea b*tch!
Yoona returned Kim Tae-yeon's smile with a bright smile.

She knew that Chen Yan most likely wouldn't understand what she was saying, so these words were actually meant for Kim Tae-yeon, who could understand.

As long as Kim Tae-yeon could understand and get angry, her words wouldn't have been in vain. And now, looking at Kim Tae-yeon's expression, she knew she had achieved her goal, so her smile was very bright.

Chen Yan didn't understand the deeper meaning in Lin Yoona's words. He smiled and waved his hand, "No, it's not hard work. As long as Noona likes to eat it."

Yoona smiled and nodded, not saying anything more, since she had already achieved her goal.

The three then continued eating, seemingly in harmony, chatting and laughing about various topics.

In reality, while Chen Yan was eating with his head down, Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah's eyes would always meet in the air, and electricity would constantly flash between them.

He vanished without a trace the moment Chen Yan raised his head again.

A lunch that was both peaceful and unsettling ended after more than half an hour.

After the meal, the three of them got up and cleaned up the dishes. Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah were the ones who washed the dishes and cleaned up the kitchen.

As for Chen Yan
He noticed that the two people seemed to be vying to do the work, and he felt like he couldn't get a hand in it, so he eventually just let them be.

In the kitchen, after washing her hands, Kim Tae-yeon shook them dry and took out a tissue to dry them, seemingly lost in thought.

With a smile, he looked at Lim Yoona, who was also wiping her hands beside him: "Yoona, there are some snacks at home, would you like some?"

She turned around and reached out to open one of the cabinets on top: "It's full of snacks that Xiaoyan bought, all of which I like to eat. You can see if there's anything you want to eat."

Hearing the words "I like to eat" with obvious emphasis, Lim Yoona almost laughed out of anger.

He threw the tissue into the trash can and said, "No need, unnie. I'm already full. You'd better eat less snacks too, unnie, since you're not like me, you can't gain weight no matter how much you eat."

Emphasizing the phrase "can eat without gaining weight," Lim Yoona turned and walked out of the kitchen.

Behind her, Kim Tae-yeon gritted her teeth, forcing herself not to punch Im Yoona, and then walked out of the kitchen.

Because we ate dinner quite early, it was only a little past 6:30 when we finished cleaning up.

Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah's schedules both ended around 9 PM, so they weren't in a hurry to leave and the three of them sat down in the living room again.

However, after sitting down, none of the three spoke for a while.

Chen Yan sat down between the two, feeling inexplicably uneasy.

He rubbed his hands on his trouser leg a couple of times, trying to find a topic of conversation.

His eyes fell on the gift bag on the coffee table, which was the one Lin Yoona had been carrying when she came over.

Turning to look at Lim Yoona, Chen Yan asked with a smile, "Yoona, what's this bag?"

As if asked about something happy, Yoona's doe eyes instantly crinkled.

“That’s a gift I brought for my visit. According to custom, neighbors on the peninsula are supposed to bring rice cakes when they visit each other, but I just moved here today and haven’t had time to buy rice cakes yet, so I picked out a little something from home to give you.”

As she spoke, she reached out and took the bag, handing it to Chen Yan: "Take a look and see if you like it?"

"Actually, you don't need to bring any gifts."

Chen Yan said politely, but seeing the expectant yet urging look in Lin Yoona's eyes, he opened the bag and took out the contents.

Upon seeing the object, Chen Yan paused, Kim Tae-yeon's eyes narrowed slightly, and Lim Yoon-a's eyebrows curved even more.

The thing that caused the three people to react differently was actually a small deer figurine.

Moreover, this deer figurine is noticeably larger than the sheep figurine that Kim Tae-yeon gave her.

Kim Tae-yeon looked up at Im Yoon-ah.

The fact that they picked out these little trinkets from home clearly indicates they came prepared.

I gave you a sheep, and you gave me a deer, right? And you even specially bought a larger one than the ornament I gave you.

His intentions are self-evident.

Im Yoona seemed oblivious to Kim Tae-yeon's gaze, and looked at Chen Yan with a smile, asking:

"So, do you like it, Chen Yan? I saw the little sheep figurine on your desk in your bedroom the other day, and I thought you would like animal figurines like this kind. I happen to have a little deer figurine at home, so I brought it over to give to you."

In short, what Kim Tae-yeon, who was well aware of Yoona's thoughts, was full of loopholes, but Chen Yan didn't see anything wrong with it.

But he felt as if opening the bag was like opening Pandora's box; something seemed off.

The scene fell into an eerie silence. Lin Yoona looked at Chen Yan with a smile on her face, while Kim Tae-yeon beside her remained expressionless and silent.

Chen Yan smiled as he looked at the deer figurine in his hand, but he could feel the increasingly tense atmosphere.

What's going on? Why is that eerie atmosphere back again?

Just as she was about to speak up, Kim Tae-yeon, who was standing next to her, said with a smile, "It's quite pretty. Since it was given to you by Yoona, you should accept it, Xiaoyan."

The tense atmosphere was instantly broken, and Chen Yan quickly smiled and nodded: "Okay, then I'll accept it, thank you Yoona."

"You're welcome."

Yoona replied with a smile, but the smile on her face was a little less pronounced than before.

She glanced at Kim Tae-yeon, preferring Chen Yan to speak first rather than have the unnie accept the gift.

The more composed and generous this unnie appeared, the more upset she became, feeling like she was punching cotton.

Ignoring Yoona's gaze, Kim Tae-yeon turned to glance at the clock.

"It's about time, Xiaoyan, so Yoona and I will be leaving now."

"it is good."

Yoona didn't object. It was indeed time to leave, and the outcome of the game had already been decided tonight.

She lost.

The two picked up their bags, and Chen Yan escorted them to the door.

Kim Tae-yeon turned to look at Chen Yan, but didn't bother to give Lim Yoon-ah a goodbye kiss or anything.

She's already won tonight; there's no need to provoke Yoona any further.

She simply smiled and said goodbye to Chen Yan, "Then I'll be going now."

"Okay, Noona and Yoona, drive carefully on the road."

The two went out the door, and after the elevator arrived, they went into the elevator together.

Behind him, watching the elevator doors slowly close, Chen Yan's smile vanished, and he let out a long sigh of relief.

He turned around, walked back to the living room, sat down on the sofa, and frowned as he pondered what had just happened.

When his gaze fell on the deer figurine on the coffee table, his brows furrowed even more.

Inside the elevator, the two stood side by side, neither of them speaking.

Looking up at the steadily declining numbers, Yoona suddenly said, "Unnie, I won't give up like this."

Kim Tae-yeon calmly replied, "I know."

If Lim Yoona were to give up so easily, she wouldn't be Lim Yoona.

"Ding"

The elevator doors slowly opened on the underground parking garage floor, and the two walked out side by side.

As they turned to walk toward their cars, Kim Tae-yeon suddenly spoke up: "Yoona, what I said before still stands."

Yoona paused as she turned around, and after a few seconds, without turning back, replied, "I still stand by what I said, it's impossible."

After saying that, she continued walking forward.

Behind her, Kim Tae-yeon pursed her lips as she watched Im Yoon-ah's retreating figure, then turned and walked away to the other side.

(End of this chapter)