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

Chapter 236 Was your first love the same age as me? (Requesting double monthly votes!)

"Of course I would if I had the chance."

Chen Yan swallowed the food in his mouth, nodded, and then praised:
"You guys are a super popular girl group right now, so it's a bonus for me to write songs for you."

"Pshaw, it's not as exaggerated as you say. Although we have a certain level of popularity, we are far behind Taeyeon unnie and the others."

Although Krystal Jung denied it verbally, the obvious upturn of her lips clearly revealed that the girl was not telling the truth.

Chen Yan didn't expose her, and continued to chat with her about writing songs for EXO.

"But I'm not really sure where to start right now. I've written a few paragraphs but I'm not satisfied with any of them. I don't even know if I'll be able to finish it in the end."

Krystal Jung took a tissue from the side and wiped her mouth: "Take your time. If you really can't write it, that's fine. You can always write for other groups later. Peninsula isn't just this one group."

Because of the incident where Byun Baekhyun slandered Chen Yan, she didn't have a good impression of EXO, so her tone sounded a bit perfunctory.

Sensing the girl's dismissive tone, Chen Yan smiled and said, "You're right. If you can't write it, so be it. I'll just write it for another group."

He paused, then added with a hint of sarcasm: "For example, f(x)."

Across from her, Krystal Jung paused for a moment upon hearing this, then laughed and scolded, "Oh, that's not what I meant."

She wasn't implying that Chen Yan could consider writing songs for their group; she simply didn't like EXO.

"Yes, I know that's not what you meant."

Although he said no, the teasing in his eyes was very obvious.

Seeing this, Krystal couldn't help but roll her eyes at the man, scoffed, and stopped arguing with him.

Oh well, let it be a misunderstanding. If Chen Yan can really write songs for them in the future, that would be great.

At least that way I can see the other person a few more times, right?

The girl turned her head to look out the window, not wanting Chen Yan to see the obvious joy on her face.

As dusk settled outside the window, the dazzling neon lights cast a slightly dreamy glow in her beautiful eyes.

The street downstairs was bustling with people, including office workers, students, and couples.

When she saw the couple walking hand in hand with smiles on their faces under the neon lights, Krystal Jung seemed to think of something, and the smile on her face suddenly faded.

She suddenly asked, somewhat lost in thought, "Chen Yan, was your first love Taeyeon unnie?"

Chen Yan was taken aback. Although he didn't know why the girl suddenly asked this, he still answered honestly, "No."

Krystal turned back to look at him: "It's not Taeyeon unnie."

"No, she was a senior from my university days."

"Do you still remember her?"

"I remember, it was three years ago, and it was my first love. How could I forget so quickly?"

"Oh."

Krystal nodded thoughtfully, then glanced at Chen Yan: "Actually, I also had a first love."

"Oh?"

Chen Yan's eyes lit up, and he immediately became interested: "Your first love? What was it like? Tell me about it."

Everyone loves to hear gossip, especially emotional gossip.

Seeing this, Krystal pursed her lips. This jerk really had no idea that she liked him.

Well, it's good to talk about it. Talking to someone will make me feel better, as long as he doesn't know that the person is him.

"Um"

The girl hesitated for a moment: "My first love was quite handsome, and he was a top student who graduated from a prestigious university."

As for her major, she certainly didn't mention it; saying it would make it too obvious. "Wait a minute."

Chen Yan then raised his hand to interrupt her, analyzing, "A graduate of a prestigious university, that means he should be about four years older than you, which is about the same age as me."

Krystal Jung's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly interrupted him: "Hey, what are you analyzing all by yourself? Are you going to listen or not? If not, then forget it."

Chen Yan quickly smiled apologetically, "Listen, listen, you continue, I won't say anything more."

With a pout, Krystal continued telling the story of her so-called "first love," but she used careful words and didn't reveal much more information that could be speculated about.

The story, of course, ends in tragedy.

"That night I hid in my room and cried for a long time. My first love ended just like that."

She didn't mention crying in the taxi, mainly emphasizing her caution.

"So your first love was a crush."

Across from him, Chen Yan listened to the whole story, sighed softly, and after a moment of silence, suddenly murmured:
"I'll probably remember this kind of first love for the rest of my life."

Hearing the murmur, Krystal looked at the man and blinked blankly, then suddenly smiled: "That's right, I really will remember it for a lifetime."

How could I possibly forget you, you bastard!
Sensing the slightly somber atmosphere, Chen Yan smiled and comforted him, "Oh, it's all in the past. Sometimes, timing really matters when it comes to relationships. You're so beautiful and have such great qualities, you'll definitely meet someone even better in the future."

"Yes, timing is indeed important when it comes to relationships. Sometimes it's just a matter of missing that one step."

Krystal smiled and nodded, responding to the first half of Chen Yan's sentence, but did not respond to the second half.

Looking at Chen Yan, she sighed inwardly and turned to look at the cold, silvery moon in the sky outside the window.

After a moment, he murmured, "The moon tonight is exactly the same as the one that night."

Upon seeing this, Chen Yan couldn't help but picture the girl looking out the window at the moon alone, tears streaming down her face in the dead of night.

Just as I was about to say another word of comfort, a sudden inspiration struck me.

Jung Soo-jung then looked away and, seeing Chen Yan's stunned expression, asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Chen Yan snapped out of his daze, let out a soft sigh, and smiled at her: "It's nothing, I just suddenly had an idea for a song."

As he spoke, he smiled sheepishly and said, "It was your first love story that inspired me; a melody suddenly popped into my head."

"really?"

"Of course, although it's only a small section."

"What melody is it? Can you hum it for me?"

"Row."

Chen Yan nodded, about to hum a tune, when he remembered something, reached into his pocket and pulled out a voice recorder, looking at Jung Soo-jung with a smile:
"I'm afraid I'll forget it soon, so I'd better record it."

Looking at the recorder in his hand, Krystal Jung was momentarily stunned before her eyes instantly curved into crescent moons, her eyes sparkling.

This is the voice recorder she gave him.

"You always carry this voice recorder with you?"

"correct."

Chen Yan replied while keeping the recorder on, "Sometimes a melody suddenly pops into my head. This recorder is quite useful. Thank you for the gift."

"You're welcome."

Krystal Jung responded softly, but her eyes remained fixed on the recording pen.

This is also her chance to turn the tide in the future, isn't it?

(End of this chapter)