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

Chapter 293 Fishing for a Scumbag

The following evening, as darkness began to fall.

A figure wearing a black mask pushed open the door and walked into a coffee shop in Gangnam District, Seoul.

Tell the waiter your private room information, and then follow the staff to the private room on the second floor.

Upon reaching the door of a private room, the figure politely thanked the staff and then took a few deep breaths.

Jessica Jung silently told herself, "When facing a scumbag, I must stay calm, be restrained, and smile as I always have when I see him. I can't let him see anything wrong."

Taking a deep breath and calming herself down, she pushed open the door to the private room and went inside.

Inside the private room, Chen Yan, who was sitting there fiddling with something, heard the noise, looked up and saw the figure entering, and stood up with a slight smile.

"Sikanuna".

"Xiaoyan~"

Jessica Jung took off her mask, tried her best to show a natural smile, and greeted Chen Yan.

The two sat down facing each other.

Chen Yan looked at Jessica Jung with a smile and sized her up.

She wore a black wool coat over a black turtleneck sweater. Her pretty face, with its slightly aloof beauty, was adorned with exquisite makeup. Beneath her fair earlobes, a pair of silver earrings shimmered under the lights of the private room.

Her meticulously dressed appearance caused a flicker of amazement to cross Chen Yan's eyes.

But after the initial amazement, he began to have doubts.

As far as he knew, Girls' Generation had to practice their concert songs at night, so wasn't this girl dressed a little too elaborately?

Although it's customary on the Korean Peninsula to wear makeup when going out to meet people as a sign of respect, Jessica Jung's actions seemed a bit too respectful, giving him the impression that she was going on a date with her boyfriend.

Jessica Jung had no idea what Chen Yan was thinking; she only noticed the look of amazement in his eyes.

A slight, unconscious smile crept onto his lips, a hint of smugness in his heart.

This outfit was specially chosen for me, so that I could appropriately show my charm in front of this scumbag and make him fall for me faster.

Because of her outfit and makeup, she was a little late leaving the house.

Of course, this couldn't be said to Chen Yan.

She smiled at Chen Yan and said, "Sorry, there was a bit of traffic on the way here. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Xiao Yan."

Chen Yan shook his head: "No, Nuna, I just arrived a little while ago."

Nodding, Jessica Jung caught a glimpse of a long object on his right and asked curiously, "What's that?"

"Oh, this is a voice recorder."

Chen Yan picked up the voice recorder next to him and showed it to Jessica Jung: "I usually use it to record some melodies. Just now, before Noona came, I was recording a melody that suddenly came to mind."

"Oh, that's how it is."

Jessica nodded, glanced at the voice recorder, and secretly felt relieved. The power light was off, which meant it wasn't recording.

Across from him, Chen Yan suddenly remembered something and smiled, "Speaking of which, this voice recorder was a gift from Xiujing."

"Xiujing?"

Upon hearing her younger sister's name, Jessica Jung subconsciously frowned.

"Yes, this is a housewarming gift that Soojung gave me a long time ago."

"Oh, a gift for the housewarming party."

Jessica Jung's arched eyebrows relaxed again.

The gifts given at the housewarming party were normal back then. I hadn't even seen through this scumbag's true colors yet. As long as they weren't given recently, it's fine.

"By the way, Nuna, what exactly did you want to talk to me about?"

After exchanging pleasantries, Chen Yan picked up the lemonade in front of him, took a sip, and then got down to business.

He was somewhat surprised when he received the message from this older sister last night. Although he and Jessica Jung knew each other, and because of Kim Tae-yeon and Krystal Jung, their relationship wasn't exactly unfamiliar, but they weren't very close either.

The last time the two chatted was when they were recording "I Got a Boy," and they hadn't spoken for several months in between.

Anyone would be surprised if someone suddenly messaged them saying they needed something.

"Oh, I just wanted to ask you, Xiaoyan, where should I start if I want to learn composition and arrangement?"

Jessica Jung put down her coffee cup and asked with a smile.

This was a plausible reason she had already come up with.

Asking someone to meet up naturally requires a reasonable reason, and Chen Yan happens to be in that profession. Since I'm also an idol, asking him about composing and arranging music is the perfect idea.

Moreover, in that case, Chen Yan might use this incident to his advantage and gradually get closer to him.

This is exactly what she wanted, isn't it?

Chen Yan was taken aback: "Composition and arrangement?"

"Hmm, I want to give it a try and see if I can learn it. The company taught me some basics when I was a trainee, but I've forgotten them all over the years."

Jessica Jung took a sip of coffee and looked at Chen Yan, who then gave her another reasonable explanation.

"Xiaoyan, as you know, the peak period for female idols is only a few years. After that, they will definitely have to find a way to transform themselves. I want to try to see if I can write my own songs."

She was only half telling the truth. She was indeed worried about her future after her idol's peak and was trying other paths, but not writing her own songs.

Chen Yan nodded in understanding.

It's quite normal for female idols to try to transition into acting. The most common scenario is that idols become actors. There are many such examples in the entertainment industry, but very few of them actually achieve success.

Chen Yan then briefly discussed with Jessica Jung how to learn composition and arrangement.

His serious demeanor left Jessica Jung stunned.

Then gradually, Chen Yan led her around and took the initiative to ask about some specific things.

It wasn't until the two had been chatting for a while, and Chen Yan took a sip of water, that she suddenly realized what was happening.

Wait a minute, how did I actually start talking to him? I came here to hook up with a scumbag, not to become his apprentice.

Across from him, Chen Yan put down his water glass and looked at the woman's bewildered yet adorable expression. He couldn't help but smile, thinking she was overwhelmed by the amount of information she was receiving.

"If Nuna needs it, I'll go back and compile some information and send it to you."

"Huh? Oh okay."

Remembering her purpose for this trip, Jessica Jung responded with a simple "yes," then smiled and said:

"Then we can exchange ideas more on this topic in the future."

"Ok."

"Okay, thank you, Xiaoyan."

Jessica Jung thanked them, picked up the coffee in front of her, took another sip, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, which was hidden by the coffee cup.

He had already given the hint that Chen Yan could use the opportunity of learning composition and arrangement to communicate with him more.

She believed that given the level of this scumbag, the other party would definitely seize the opportunity.

Chen, a novice scumbag: Who's more skilled?

In this way, she has achieved her goal of meeting him today, and now she just needs to wait for him to take the initiative to contact her.

Hmph, you scumbag, you're going to die.

After finishing their business, the two chatted casually in the private room for a while before getting up to leave.

Just minutes after the two left the coffee shop, the door was pushed open again, and a tall figure walked in.

(End of this chapter)