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

Chapter 348 Zheng and Li were suppressed by the combined forces of the East and West Palaces (4000 words)
"What are you talking about? This is my home."

Kim Tae-yeon gave Jessica Jung a speechless look.

This girl must be still asleep, right? She's staying at her house, sleeping in her bed, and now she's asking herself how she ended up here.

She already knew that the two men had gotten drunk last night, so she rushed over this morning.

This morning, none of the members had any scheduled activities; their plan was to go to the company to rehearse the repertoire for the Neon Tour.

"Oh right, this is your home."

Jessica Jung quickly forced a smile, but in reality, she was so nervous that her whole body was tense.

Q: I got drunk at my friend's boyfriend's birthday party. After waking up at my friend's house, I realized that I seemed to have kissed my friend's boyfriend last night. Then I went outside and saw my friend. What should I do?
I need help urgently! (I'm waiting online!)
"Go wash up when you're awake. I ordered some hangover soup, it'll be here soon. Is Sun-kyu awake yet?"

"Oh, she's awake. I'll go wake her."

"I'll go, you go wash up, I'll wake up Zhenli and the others too."

"okay."

Jessica Jung was very well-behaved throughout, speaking softly, and even seemed a little afraid to look Kim Tae-yeon in the eye, as if she was afraid that Tae-yeon would notice something was wrong.

"Then I'll go wash up first."

She quickly walked into the bathroom, and after closing the door, she subconsciously took a deep breath.

She raised her hand and patted her face, as if reminding herself to wake up, then walked to the sink and looked at herself in the mirror.

Apart from her slightly messy hair, there seemed to be nothing unusual about her in the mirror.

But when her gaze fell on her lips, her pupils suddenly contracted.

Her once bright and pink lips had lost some of their shine, clearly indicating that she had been kissed.

Others might not notice unless they look closely, but she applied the lipstick herself yesterday, so how could they not see it?

Jessica Jung leaned closer to the mirror and carefully examined the condition of her lips.

Thankfully, apart from the lipstick color being a little light, there weren't any other marks that looked like they had been bitten.

She breathed a sigh of relief, but also suddenly felt a little glad that she had chosen a pink lipstick that was similar to the color of her lips yesterday.

Moreover, I think I chose the right angle when I kissed Chen Yan last night, and there was no situation where I smeared lipstick on the corners of my mouth.

If it were a bright red lipstick, it would probably be spotted immediately.

Jessica Jung's lips unconsciously curled up slightly, but then fell back down the next second.

What's there to be happy about?

Looking at myself in the mirror, with my lips pursed.

She really kissed Chen Yan last night.

That's not a dream.

"Ashi."

"Sika, the new toothbrush is in the first compartment on the left under the sink."

Kim Tae-yeon's voice suddenly rang out from outside the door.

"okay."

Jessica Jung was startled, and after realizing what was happening, she quickly called out to the door.

I turned to look at myself in the mirror again, and then took a deep breath.

Forget it, now's not the time to think about it too much.

I reached out and pulled open the drawer, took out my toothbrush, and began washing my face.

More than half an hour later, five people, including Kim Tae-yeon, sat down at the table. On the table were hangover soup, soybean paste soup, and several bowls of rice—an authentic Korean breakfast.

"Eat up. Those two bowls of hangover soup are for Jessica and Sun-kyu. You two drank the most last night."

Kim Tae-yeon gave the two of them a disapproving look, then smiled at Choi Sulli and Jung Soo-jung: "Jinri and Soo-jung, drink soybean paste soup."

"Thank you, unnie!"

Sulli responded sweetly, her eyes flickered as she looked at Taeyeon, then she secretly glanced at Jessica Jung sitting diagonally opposite her.

She hadn't expected this unnie to come so early in the morning. If Jessica unnie remembered what happened last night, she must be quite nervous right now.

hee hee~
Little Peach chuckled to herself and secretly began to observe the girl opposite her, Jessica.

On the other side, Krystal Jung responded with a smile while observing Taeyeon Kim and Sulli Choi.

This was the first time she had seen Taeyeon and Sulli together at home.

This harmonious scene was the complete opposite of the hostile and threatening image she had previously imagined.

The group began to pick up their chopsticks.

Lee Soon-kyu scooped up a spoonful of hangover soup and put it in his mouth. Noticing there was also a bowl of soybean paste soup and rice on the table, he asked:
"Taeyeon, why is there another one here?"

"Oh, that belongs to Yoona."

"Yoona's?"

Upon hearing this, everyone paused in their work.

Kim Tae-yeon took a sip of soybean paste soup and nodded: "Yeah, Yoona will be coming over for dinner later. She took Xiaoyan to work and should be back soon."

"Did Yoona take Xiaoyan to work?"

Jessica Jung was the first to speak.

She frowned subconsciously, feeling inexplicably that something was amiss.

Taking a man to work – isn't that what a legitimate girlfriend should be doing?

Why is it that this little guy let Yoona go instead, while he sits here calmly eating breakfast with them?

Jung Soo-jung, sitting opposite her, also frowned.

Where did Yoona unnie come from? She even personally drove Chen Yan to work. When did these two become so close?

Lee Soon-kyu simply said "Oh" without any surprise, and then went back to eating.

Sulli frowned and asked with concern, "Unnie, why is Yoona unnie taking oppa to work? Is oppa feeling unwell?"

Oppa has a car, so he usually doesn't need anyone to drive him.

"You guys still have something to say?"

Kim Tae-yeon slowly put down her soup spoon, glanced at the four people at the table, and said quietly:

"Do you remember what you did last night?"

Upon hearing this, the four people reacted in different ways.

Jessica Jung didn't even notice what was wrong with Chen Yan and Yoona, and almost dropped the soup spoon in her hand in fright.

What did Taeyeon mean by that? Did she know that he kissed Xiaoyan last night?

That's impossible. This matter should only be known to me and Xiaoyan, the two people involved.

If neither of them says anything, who would know?

Could it be that Xiaoyan confessed to Taeyeon on his own initiative? How dare he?!

Across from her, Krystal's pretty face instantly flushed slightly as she remembered what she had done while everyone was asleep the night before. She quickly lowered her head and pretended to eat her rice, afraid that this unnie would notice anything unusual.

Beside her, Sulli subconsciously glanced at Jessica, who was sitting diagonally opposite her, as soon as Taeyeon unnie finished speaking.

She caught a glimpse of the fleeting panic on the other person's face.

A playful smile curved at the corners of Peach's lips.

This unnie hasn't forgotten that she kissed her oppa last night.

Things are getting interesting.

Lee Soon-kyu scooped up another spoonful of hangover soup and put it in his mouth, frowning slightly.

This tastes quite different from Xiaoyan's cooking. Kim Tae-yeon said irritably, "I invited you all here to celebrate Xiaoyan's birthday, but you all ended up getting drunk, making Xiaoyan, the birthday boy, take care of you all all night, and he didn't get a good night's rest."

Thinking back to when she came over this morning and saw the heavy dark circles under her husband's eyes, it broke her heart.

Those who know the situation understand it's because he was taking care of a few drunkards; those who don't might think the man had been fighting with four people until dawn.

Seeing Chen Yan yawning repeatedly, Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah were worried about letting him drive to the company by himself, so they had Im Yoon-ah drive him there.

She had originally hoped to obtain some information through these people.

For example, what gifts did those two girls, Lee Ji-eun and Bae Suzy, send over? Did they have ulterior motives?

In the end, things turned out badly. Xiao Yan didn't even open her birthday gift; she was too busy taking care of these people.

Jessica Jung poked at the rice in her bowl with her chopsticks, secretly pursing her lips.

They only talked about how Xiao Yan was working hard, as if she hadn't given him any advantage.

I kissed him last night, and even reached out.
He got such a huge advantage, what did I say?

And when she thought about what happened last night, she stabbed her rice with even more force.

She is now fully awake and has remembered some of the details from last night.

Last night I went to such lengths, but that scumbag didn't respond at all, letting me run wild.

Pah! You scumbag! What are you pretending to be, this virtuous and chaste man?!

If you had just responded, I wouldn't be so angry.

This is a blatant disregard for one's own charm.

My brain just doesn't work properly after drinking alcohol.

Remembering that I needed to find crucial evidence against the scumbag, I managed to control myself and kissed him.

But why didn't I think of the situation at the time when I couldn't take photos as evidence?

They got a freebie and left no evidence.

The road ahead is going to be difficult.

However, Jessica Jung only dared to say these things to herself; she wouldn't dare to actually say them out loud.

She felt extremely guilty in front of Kim Tae-yeon and was even a little afraid to look up at her.

Across from her, Krystal Jung, though she hadn't drunk a drop of alcohol last night, had done something shameful, so she guiltily continued to eat her rice with her head down.

The girl now knew what it felt like to kiss Chen Yan: a feeling of her heart pounding so hard it felt like it was about to explode.

Thankfully, that guy didn't wake up last night.

"Unnie~ I know I was wrong, I won't do it again~"

When Peach saw that her Taeyeon unnie had finished speaking, she quickly reached out and hugged her arm, acting all cute.

Kim Tae-yeon glanced at the girl with a hint of helplessness, then stopped there and didn't say anything more.

"Alright, let's eat. After we eat, we'll go to the company to practice."

The group resumed eating, and less than two minutes later, the sound of entering a password came from the front door.

A few seconds later, Lim Yoona appeared in front of them.

"Everyone's up."

"Okay, sit down and eat. This is for you."

Kim Tae-yeon pointed to the soybean paste stew and rice in the middle of the table.

"Unnie, sit here."

When Peach saw Lin Yoona walking over, she smiled and said something, then naturally stood up and gave up the seat on the right.

Krystal Jung, who was nudged by her and gave her a look, was a little stunned, but subconsciously got up and moved to the side.

"Thank you, Shirley."

Yoona didn't refuse, smiled and thanked her, then sat down in the seat she offered.

Across from him, Lee Soon-kyu, who had seen everything, smiled and smacked his lips twice.

Knowing when to advance and when to retreat, no wonder Taeyeon and Yoona dote on Sulli so much.

However, before she could even take another sip of the hangover soup, she saw Yoona sit down and reach out to rub Peach's head.

"Chen Yan said you drank last night too. How are you feeling? Are you still feeling unwell?"

Peach smiled and shook her head: "It's okay, unnie. I only had two drinks, and I don't feel anything now. I even had a good sleep."

"That's good. Try not to drink alcohol in the future. Even if you have a high alcohol tolerance, don't drink too much, or you might get really drunk one day."

Lee Soon-kyu grimaced as he scooped up a spoonful of hangover soup and held it to his lips.

Well, this wave is coming for her; these two maknaes are all focused on her.

She put the soup in her mouth and swallowed it, then immediately said, "Okay, I know I was wrong. It was my fault this time, and I will be more careful in the future."

She's just upset that she tormented their men yesterday. One of them wasn't satisfied with what she said, so the other came back and started complaining too.

Why did she suggest drinking last night? Wasn't it all for the sake of this family?

It was just a minor, unexpected accident that happened during the process.

Upon hearing this, Lim Yoona pouted, her tone seemingly carrying a hint of coquetry: "Unnie, drinking too much alcohol is not good. You should drink more hangover soup. Chen Yan said you drank the most last night."

Lee Soon-kyu raised her hands in surrender: "Talk is talk, but stop being so cute, Yoona. I know, I'll drink more, I'll drink more."

Having gotten the attitude she wanted, Yoona knew when to stop and then turned her gaze to Jessica Jung beside her.

Noticing the gazes of the two maknaes, Jessica Jung paused as she brought the food to her mouth, and pursed her lips.

"I understand. I won't drink with Lee Soon-kyu anymore."

As she spoke, she glanced at Kim Tae-yeon, who had been quietly eating and drinking soup ever since Im Yoon-ah sat down.

How come the feeling of oppression suddenly increases when there are one or two of them?

I also had something on my mind, and I felt a little guilty. I didn't want to continue talking about last night's topic, for fear that someone would notice something was off.

Lee Soon-kyu, standing to the side, began to complain: "Hey, what does that have to do with me? You drank it all by yourself, I didn't say a word to persuade you to stop."

If Zheng Xika hadn't been having an affair with Xiao Yan behind their backs, would she have bothered to investigate?

"Hmm~ Wasn't it you who suggested drinking it in the first place?"

Seeing the two bickering again, Lim Yoona and Kim Tae-yeon exchanged a secret glance.

Then Kim Tae-yeon said, "Okay, let's eat quickly, and then go to the company for training."

After the leader spoke, Jessica Jung and Soon-kyu exchanged a sidelong glance, then went back to eating.

Across from her, Peach looked at the scene before her, a smile playing in her eyes, as if she were seeing a vision of the future.

The two newcomers to the family did something wrong and were lectured by the two older sisters from the East and West Palaces.

Hehe~ That's really interesting.

Jung Soo-jung, standing next to her, stared blankly at everything that had just happened.

She didn't understand it, but she was deeply shocked.

How did these two unnies manage to subdue the other two unnies with just a few words?

Especially my unnie, she barely said a word the whole time.

Bravo.

Afterwards, the group each ate their own breakfast, chatting casually and interacting quite a bit.

Jessica Jung looked at Taeyeon Kim, Yoona Lim, and Sulli interacting naturally and harmoniously, but then frowned slightly in confusion.

She felt like these three people were a family.

(End of this chapter)