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

Chapter 260 He's a scumbag with principles

"Try it."

Lin Yoona picked up a piece of braised pork rib and put it into Chen Yan's bowl.

"Thank you."

Chen Yan picked up a rib and took a bite; it tasted just like the one he had tasted in his dream.

"taste good."

"That's good."

Lin Yoona smiled as if in a dream, picked up a piece of green vegetable and put it in her bowl.

While eating ribs, Chen Yan kept glancing at Lin Yoona out of the corner of his eye.

But she just ate her food quietly and didn't seem inclined to say anything.

Although he had some doubts, he didn't deliberately say anything.

The two then ate their meal, chatting occasionally.

A moment later, Lin Yoona glanced at Chen Yan's nearly empty bowl of rice, poked at the food in her own bowl with her chopsticks, and suddenly spoke:
"Actually, I learned how to make these dishes specifically for my future boyfriend."

Chen Yan paused in his eating and looked up at Lin Yoona.

Although I had seen this scene in my dreams several times before, when it actually happened, the feeling of tension and inexplicable joy did not lessen at all; on the contrary, it was even more overwhelming than in my dreams.

Lin Yoona looked at him and smiled slightly: "If it's possible, Chen Yan, would you be my boyfriend?"

When Chen Yan heard those words, his heart skipped a beat, but he didn't know how to respond for a moment.

He opened his mouth, but then heard Yoona continue, "But if you break up with Taeyeon unnie and Sulli, I can't accept their existence."

Chen Yan stood there stunned for a moment, but quickly came to his senses and subconsciously shook his head.

Upon seeing this, Yoona's eyes immediately welled up with tears.

Although she had already guessed the answer before asking the question, she still couldn't help but feel a little bit of anticipation when she actually asked it.

But the man's subconscious head-shaking gesture immediately shattered that last glimmer of hope and broke down her already crumbling defenses.

Yoona, somewhat losing control of her emotions, said, "Do you really have to be so greedy, unwilling to let go of anyone, and insist on being a scumbag?"

The words I spoke turned into tears, falling drop by drop onto the dining table.

Chen Yan felt as if his heart had been pricked by a needle. He silently took a tissue from the side and handed it over.

Yoona didn't answer. Her tearful eyes looked at him with a hint of stubbornness and resentment, as if she was determined to get an answer to her question.

Understanding her gaze, Chen Yan lowered his eyes slightly and remained silent for a moment before looking up at her again and speaking:

"Yoona, call me greedy or a scumbag, I'll accept it all."

"But no matter what happens, I can never give up on Taeyeon and Sulli."

"Although I have indeed fallen for you, if I give up on them because of you, what about all that they have sacrificed for me?"

"And can you really accept that I'm the kind of person who would abandon Taeyeon, Noona, and Sulli so easily?"

“You can say that what I’m saying is just an excuse for my own greed, but these are truly my honest thoughts.”

For Chen Yan, Kim Tae-yeon and Choi Sulli are his bottom line.

The room fell silent.

With her tears dried, Yoona's voice was a little hoarse: "You should go."

Chen Yan didn't say anything more, silently placed the tissue in his hand next to Lin Yoona, and then stood up.

After taking a couple of steps, the man suddenly stopped, turned around, and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "I'm sorry, I've wasted the food you prepared."

"click"

The door closed softly.

Yoona stared blankly at the table of dishes in front of her.

Is it wasteful? It doesn't seem so.

The reason she invited Chen Yan over today was to cook this meal. Because in her past life, Chen Yan had cooked this meal for her at his home and then confessed his feelings to her, just like this.

All the dishes on the table were exactly the same, all of which were her favorites.

He said that he came up with this simple yet somewhat special way of expressing his feelings because he loves to eat.

Chen Yan's words still echoed clearly in her ears: "Actually, I made this meal especially for you, Yoon-ah. Will you be my girlfriend?"

She recreated a similar scene, this time confessing her feelings to herself, but she didn't hear the same answer as she had before.

Although she had anticipated his answer and the current situation even before she spoke, and even before she sent Chen Yan a message yesterday.

But she did it anyway.

In a way that borders on self-harm, he did it all to completely shatter the resentment and anger he felt towards reality.

Coming to my senses, I looked towards the doorway.

For some reason, Chen Yan's subconscious head-shaking gesture after regaining his senses made her feel not only instinctively heartbroken, but also a little bit of relief.

Actually, what Chen Yan said earlier was quite right. If he really gave up Taeyeon and Sulli for his own sake, then this man would truly become a scumbag without any bottom line.

That meant he was no longer the Chen Yan she remembered.

just
Lim Yoona raised her hand and placed it on her heart.

It really hurts, but have I really let go and moved on?

Opening the door, Chen Yan silently walked to the sofa and sat down, staring blankly ahead, remaining motionless in the same position for a long time.

The image of Yoona with red eyes and tears clearly appeared in my mind.

A moment later, the screen switched to Kim Tae-yeon's bright smiling face, and then to Choi Sulli.

After a long while, he came to his senses and let out a long sigh.

Leaning back on the sofa, a smile appeared on his face that seemed to be both self-deprecating and relieved.

I went there full of anticipation, but returned only with bitterness and disappointment.

Yoona is right, he did become greedy and arrogant.

After realizing that what was happening was the scene from his dream, he began to feel a little smug, even to the point of being carried away.

He thought everything was settled, but reality gave him a resounding slap in the face.

Thinking about it now, it makes sense. What he dreamed of was just a fragment of the future, not the whole picture.

In his dream, he only heard Yoona's confession, but he didn't dream about the prerequisite for the second half of her statement.

This also served as a reminder to him that he shouldn't assume the whole picture just because he dreamt of a fragment of the future.

Especially when it comes to matters of the heart.

Looking at the ceiling, Chen Yan let out another long sigh of relief.

As my thoughts drifted, I remembered the image of Yoona with tears in her eyes.

He pursed his lips.

She must have felt very unlucky and heartbroken to have encountered such an unrepentant scumbag like herself.

Chen Yan gave a self-deprecating laugh.

Forget it, I'll try to keep my distance from her in the future.

People really shouldn't be too greedy.

The man reminded himself of this again.

As he was thinking, he suddenly raised his hand and touched his waist.

He took out his phone again, clicked on Yoona's profile picture, and scrolled through their previous chat history.

Yet, a sense of melancholy lingered in my heart.

(End of this chapter)