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

Chapter 350 Is Opening a Gift the Same as Defusing a Bomb? (3000-word chapter)
Jessica Jung immediately stopped in her tracks, picked up her phone and glanced at it.

Kwon Ning-il: Jessica, what do you think of those plots of land we looked at that were planned for building logistics warehouses? If you think they're acceptable, we can talk to the sellers about the price.

Kwon Ning-il: It's been dragging on for a while now. You need to make a decision quickly. We're not the only ones in contact with those plots of land. If we miss this opportunity, we'll have to look for more.

The glimmer of hope in her eyes quickly faded, and Jessica Jung gritted her teeth.

Ugh, can't this crappy Kakao at least add a special message notification sound?

That way, if she added Chen Yan to the settings herself, she wouldn't subconsciously assume it was Chen Yan every time someone sent a message.

Slightly annoyed, Jessica tapped the screen a few times, replied "OK," and then put her phone away.

Lee Soon-kyu, who had stopped when she did, asked, "Is something the matter, Jessica?"

The person in front of her is now her main focus; she hasn't forgotten about this girl's affair with Xiao Yan.

"Oh, it's nothing. Soojung just said she couldn't find something and asked if I took it?"

Krystal Jung: It's me again?
"Oh."

"Well, let's go."

As she continued walking towards the team practice room, Jessica Jung's cheeks puffed out slightly.

She kept cursing him in her mind: "You scumbag, you dog of a man! Bastard! I really kissed him for nothing last night, and stuck out my tongue for nothing."

"A sneeze, a sneeze"

After sneezing twice, Chen Yan, sitting at his workstation, rubbed his nose and tightened his coat.

I didn't sleep well last night, and it seems like even my immunity has dropped.

After sniffing twice, Chen Yan's gaze returned to the phone he was holding in his right hand.

He had been staring blankly at his phone screen, which remained dark, for quite some time.

It's still because of what happened last night when Jessica Jung's older sister kissed him.

I turned on the screen and glanced at the time: 9:37.

By now, they should all be at the company.

He specifically sent a message to Kim Tae-yeon when he entered the company to ask about the situation.

Everyone is already up and eating breakfast; there's no situation where Jessica Jung's older sister is still sleeping.

Furthermore, Girls' Generation was scheduled to practice at the company in the morning, so there was no issue with them running errands.

Why hasn't Jessica Jung messaged him yet? There's been no response at all.
Could it be that the woman really drank herself into oblivion and forgot that she kissed her last night?
Or perhaps she remembers it, but doesn't know how to tell me, and is waiting for me to speak up?
If it's the former, then things are simple, and he won't bring it up again.

Unless Jessica Jung suddenly remembers it one day, this matter will remain a secret known only to heaven, earth, and herself.

But if it's the second type, then it's more difficult to handle.

To be honest, he was also a little unsure how to bring this up with the other party.

Last night he was completely passive; he didn't even move his mouth.

He couldn't just go up to her and say that Jessica Jung kissed him while she was drunk last night and make her take responsibility for him. He had to do something completely different.

Moreover, the second scenario is just a hypothetical situation he came up with himself; who knows whether the older sister actually remembered or forgot?

So he's waiting for Jessica Jung to contact him and give him some feedback so he can decide whether to proceed to the next step.

What's the point of trying if the other person doesn't react at all?

In this kind of situation, both people need to cooperate and respond in order to ultimately satisfy each other, right?

Looking at his unresponsive phone, Chen Yan thought for a moment and decided that as a man, he should take the initiative to speak up.

What if the girl is just too shy to speak up?

If the other person really remembers, then follow your original plan, find time for the two of you to sit down and have a good talk, and take responsibility for what you should take responsibility for.

Let's test the waters and see how that older sister reacts.

Chen Yan opened his phone, opened Kakao, and clicked on Jessica Jung's profile picture.

After thinking for a moment, I sent a message: Nuna, how did you feel this morning?

Meanwhile, at the other side, inside Girls' Generation's practice room at SM Entertainment.

After finishing a set of warm-up exercises, Jessica Jung turned around and walked to the corner where she had left her bag, intending to get a water bottle and have a drink.

As soon as I got there, I noticed that the screen of my phone, which was on my bag, went dark.

Hmm? Any news?
The hand that was about to grab the water bottle suddenly turned and reached for the phone, but then stopped abruptly halfway.

Jessica Jung frowned.

Could it be news about Kwon Ning-il again?

Fine, I'll just take a look. If it's a message from Quan Ningyi, I'll just not open it.

Kwon Ning-il: ? ? ?
She picked up her phone, turned on the screen, and glanced at it; Jessica Jung's expression immediately lit up with joy.

He turned around and sat down on the floor, holding his phone in his arms, and then secretly glanced at the situation in the practice room.

Everyone else was warming up and no one was paying attention to her.

I also took a closer look at Kim Tae-yeon's side.

The little guy was doing stretches with his butt sticking out, not even looking in her direction.

Completely relieved, Jessica Jung picked up her phone and carefully read the messages Chen Yan had sent her.

Xiaoyan: Nuna, how do you feel this morning?
Jessica Jung subconsciously puffed out her cheeks.

You scumbag, now you remember me, huh? And you even ask me how I feel?
Suddenly, the image of kissing Chen Yan last night flashed into my mind, and I could almost feel the soft touch on my lips.

A faint blush appeared on her cool and beautiful face, adding a touch of warmth.

It seems to be alright, the only problem is that he didn't respond to her last night, leaving her to perform a monologue, otherwise it might have felt better.

Her thoughts drifted in a strange direction, and Jessica Jung, who had almost lost her mind, suddenly snapped back to reality.

Pshaw! What do you mean, "It feels alright"? Is that the important thing now?
The focus now should be on finding out this jerk's attitude, since she accidentally kissed him while drunk last night.

In her original plan, this step was supposed to be done when Chen Yan was completely hooked and she was ready to obtain crucial evidence.

Even this step is just an act; she won't let this scumbag take advantage of her in the slightest.

Now look what's happened, the whole plan is in chaos.

Thinking of this, Jessica Jung couldn't help but glance at Soon-kyu, who was stretching her legs not far away.

It's all Lee Soon-kyu's fault! Why did she have to drink? Everything's a mess now.

She looked down, puffed out her cheeks, tapped her phone screen, and replied to the message: "It's okay. I drank the honey water you prepared this morning, and also some hangover soup. I don't feel hungover anymore."

Let's just go along with what this man is saying for now and see if he'll bring up what happened last night later.

I can't very well let a girl like me bring this up first.

Xiaoyan: That's good. Nun, you should be more careful next time you drink. It wouldn't be good if you got drunk outside and something happened or you encountered any danger.

On the other end of the phone, Chen Yan looked at the message he had just sent, paying particular attention to the words "accident" and "danger".

My probing was obvious enough, wasn't it?

On the other end of the phone, Jessica Jung looked at the messages in the chat box, immediately grasped the key point, and couldn't help but purse her lips.

"Outside, you're implying that getting drunk at your house means there won't be any accidents or dangers, huh? Ugh, you scumbag, trying to take advantage of me while I'm drunk."

She muttered under her breath, her words were a scolding, but the coquettish tone was also quite obvious.

Tap the screen with your finger to reply to a message.

Sikanuna: Okay.

"knew?"

Chen Yan read the message aloud, then frowned in confusion: "What does 'knowing' mean?"

This is completely different from the reply I expected.

Could it be that this woman really drank herself into oblivion and doesn't remember what happened last night?
After a moment's consideration, Chen Yan slowly typed a reply: "Okay, that's good."

"Okay, that's good?"

Jessica Jung whispered the four words, raising her eyebrows slightly.

Is this scumbag really planning to get me drunk again next time and take advantage of me again?

However, she didn't reply to anything further, but instead waited quietly for the next message.

According to her calculations, the two of them have now finished their warm-up and should get down to business.

However.
10 seconds. 30 seconds. A minute has passed.

Looking at the silent chat box, Jessica Jung gradually frowned.

What's going on? Why is there no sound?

Why did it stop halfway through? This familiar feeling of being stuck in limbo.

Is that scumbag guy playing hard to get with her again?
Another minute passed, and there was still no activity in the chat box.

Jessica Jung took a few heavy breaths.

Ahhhhh!
She couldn't take it anymore!
Let whoever wants to play this game play it, I'm not playing it anymore!

She tapped the screen heavily with her fingers, quickly typing out a line of text, and then clicked send without hesitation.

Sikanuna: Don't you have anything else to say? You want to just pretend that what happened last night never happened?

Looking at the message, Chen Yan, who had been thinking about how to continue the conversation, was a little surprised by the woman's sudden directness, but also relaxed a bit.

That's good. No need for probing anymore, let's just get straight to the point and talk.

Xiaoyan: Of course not, I was just thinking about how to tell Nuna about this.

Jessica Jung's angry expression gradually subsided, and she wrinkled her nose.

Heh, at least he's a man, and he didn't beat around the bush.

If he were to reply like that, he would be no different from a scumbag who would put on his pants and walk away.

Chen Yan: I didn't take my pants off last night.

The message popped up again in the chat box.

Xiaoyan: Nuna, how about we find some time to sit down and talk face to face?

Jessica Jung: Okay, then let's do it tomorrow night. I'll send you the address then.

Xiaoyan: OK.

After putting down her phone, Jessica Jung let out a soft hum before getting up and going to the side to start warming up again.

The group of people in the practice room continued their warm-up exercises, seemingly unaware of anything unusual.

But Jessica Jung was unaware that her actions had been observed by a nearby ray of sunshine.

Standing in front of the mirror, stretching her legs, Lee Soon-kyu's eyes remained fixed on Jessica Jung through the mirror.

Hmph, nothing can escape Sunny's eyes.

She had secretly observed all of Zheng Xika's expressions and actions.

From initial surprise, to later haughty wrinkling of the nose, and then to anger.

Then his angry expression quickly subsided, and he returned to his arrogant face.

With such a wide range of emotions, Jessica Jung still says you've never been in a relationship.

Looking at the beautiful figure warming up on the side, Lee Soon-kyu seemed to be deep in thought.

I just don't know who my romantic partner is.

The next second, Chen Yan's smiling face suddenly appeared in her mind.

No way?
A dozen hours later, night began to fall.

In Chen Yan's home in a residential area in Cheongdam-dong.

The room was brightly lit, and Chen Yan, Kim Tae-yeon, Lim Yoon-ah, and Taozi sat around the coffee table in the living room.

On the coffee table were gift boxes of various sizes, all of which were gifts given to me on my birthday yesterday.

Chen Yan sat in the middle, with his back to the sofa and facing the coffee table.

Kim Tae-yeon was sitting on his left, and Im Yoon-ah was sitting on his right, while Peach was sitting across from him.

I glanced at the smiling faces of the three people in each direction, and then at the gift box on the coffee table.

Chen Yan blinked.

It's supposed to be opening a gift, but why does it feel like defusing a bomb?
(End of this chapter)