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

Chapter 359: They're all reborn!
What did he just hear?
Rebirth? Taeyeon noona is reborn?
Before Chen Yan could recover from those words, Kim Tae-yeon's voice, seemingly tinged with a sigh, rang out from not far away:
"What do I have to regret? Dad, Xiaoyan, Jinri, Jonghyun, I've made up for all those regrets. I'm actually lucky."

After saying that, she turned to look at Yoona beside her, pursed her lips, and said, "Yoona, what about you? Are you regretting it?"

Behind him, Chen Yan's pupils contracted again.

Does this mean that Yoona was also reborn?

Im Yoona paused for a moment: "That's how it was at first. After all, when I arrived, I found out that my boyfriend had become yours, unnie."

Another statement packed with information was dropped.

But before Yoona could say anything more, the dream shattered in the next second, and her consciousness was plunged into darkness once again.

On the bed in the bedroom, Chen Yan slowly opened his eyes, but did not make any further moves for a long time.

After a long while, as if his consciousness had finally fully returned, he slowly sat up.

Outside the window, sunlight streamed through the gaps in the curtains, falling on him, but his once bright and clear eyes remained unfocused.

Taeyeon noona and Yoona, they are all
Countless thoughts flashed through Chen Yan's mind. He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

After a long pause, he finally made his next move.

He turned his head and reached for his phone on the bedside table.

I need to ask for a break first. I need time to process this dream and sort some things out.

In some ways, this dream had a greater impact on him than the previous dream about Sulli's death.

After asking my boss, Director Kim, for leave on my phone, I saw three pinned profile pictures sending me "good morning" messages as usual.

Chen Yan pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment, and finally greeted the three of them with a "Good morning" before getting out of bed and sitting down at his desk.

He picked up the notebook and pen from the side and carefully recalled the contents of the dream.

She frowned slightly and wrote down the three words "Taeyeon noona", "Yoona", and "rebirth" on the paper.

He was certainly familiar with the concept of "rebirth," having read many Chinese novels.

He just never expected that one day he would encounter such a thing.

And it didn't happen to me, but to someone close to me.

Looking at the few words written on the paper, Chen Yan was once again in a daze.

He then shook his head, suppressing the distracting thoughts in his mind, and focused on analyzing the information he had gleaned from the dream.

From Yoona's question to Taeyeon noona about whether she has ever regretted being reborn, we can infer that Taeyeon noona has definitely been reborn for some time now.

As for time
Chen Yan frowned and pondered for a moment, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Perhaps it was around March of last year.

It was from that time that the older sister suddenly started to inquire about his recent situation from time to time, and the relationship between the two gradually grew closer from that time onwards.

Upon closer reflection, I realized that I started having those strange dreams around March.

There must be some connection between these two.

Having deduced the approximate timeframe, Chen Yan wrote "March 2012" on the paper.

My gaze then fell on the word "Yoona" next to it.

Following the dream of Taeyeon and Noona, the same question was asked of Yoona: Did she feel any regret? It is deduced that Yoona was also reborn.

Otherwise, Taeyeon would never have told Yoona about her rebirth, and Yoona would have believed her.

So when was Yoona reborn?
Judging from her line in the dream that she immediately found herself as Taeyeon noona's boyfriend, her rebirth occurred after she and Taeyeon noona had gotten together.

After frowning and pondering for a moment, a scene slowly emerged in Chen Yan's mind.

At the end of October last year, Yoona suddenly invited me to dinner at a Chinese restaurant, and her mood was very unusual at that time.

Her emotions clearly fluctuated greatly when she heard herself mention Kim Tae-yeon.

After roughly confirming the time again, Chen Yan wrote down "end of October 2012" on the paper.

His gaze lingered on the names of Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah for a moment before he pursed his lips.

There are a few more points to note.

There are many things that can be deduced from Yoona's words.

That is, he and Yoona had a relationship before, and he was her boyfriend.

Since this event didn't happen in the past, it must happen in the future.

Therefore, Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah must both be reincarnated from the future into the present.

Taeyeon mentioned that she was also her regret, perhaps she and Taeyeon had a relationship?

My mind was filled with a jumble of information, yet my thoughts were becoming increasingly clear.

In the future, I will be in a relationship with Yoona, but it seems that I also had feelings for Taeyeon noona.

Having derived a general understanding of the relationships between the characters, Chen Yan breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the draft paper he had written on, a complex expression flashing in his eyes.

After a long while, he reached out and tore off the draft paper, then got up and went into the bathroom.

Soak in water, crush thoroughly, and then flush the residue down the toilet.

After finishing these tasks, I left the bathroom and returned to my desk to sit down.

Out of the corner of his eye, Chen Yan noticed the little sheep figurine on the left, reached out and picked it up, placing it in front of him.

Turning to look at the deer figurine on the right, I picked it up as well.

Looking at the two ornaments in front of him, Chen Yan sighed after a moment, his eyes gradually losing focus, his thoughts drifting away, and he remained lost in thought for a long time.

Around 7 p.m., as night fell in Seoul, the commercial streets of Cheongdam-dong were brightly lit and bustling with people, where laughter and conversation could be seen everywhere.

Just then, the door of a barbecue restaurant on the street was pushed open by a hand, and a tall figure walked in.

His gaze swept across the store, and upon spotting the person sitting in the corner, a smile immediately spread across his face as he walked over.

"What are you thinking about so intently?"

As Park In-jae's voice rang in his ears, Chen Yan, who had been looking down slightly, snapped out of his reverie.

Looking up, he saw Park In-jae sitting opposite him and forced a smile, then quickly made up an excuse.

"It's nothing, I was just thinking about a new song I've been writing these past couple of days."

Park In-jae nodded: "Have you ordered?"

"I ordered it, the same old thing."

The two have known each other for so long and often eat together, so they understand each other's tastes quite well.

"can."

Park In-jae smiled with satisfaction, then handed over a package he was holding: "Here, your birthday present."

Chen Yan didn't stand on ceremony with him, took the bag and took out the contents.

It's a bottle of perfume.

"This gift I'm giving you is perfect for you."

Park In-jae smiled, his eyes narrowed, a hint of lewdness in his smile: "Bvlgari Darjeeling Tea for Men, a calm yet refreshing fragrance, an absolute heartbreaker. How about it, is it suitable for you?"

Chen Yan was speechless: "You must have come up with the term 'woman-slaying killer' yourself."

"Oh my, with your figure and looks, this perfume will definitely have the right effect."

As he spoke, Park In-jae raised an eyebrow at Chen Yan: "Look at you, you have three by your side now, you're definitely a womanizer."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yan's smile froze slightly for a moment, then returned to normal without replying. The waiter then brought over the grilled meat Chen Yan had ordered. Park In-jae took the scissors, cut the meat into small pieces, and placed them on the grill, glancing at Chen Yan across from him as he did so.

"By the way, is there something you wanted to ask me to dinner out of the blue?"

He was a little surprised when he suddenly received a message from Chen Yan in the afternoon, but since his good friend invited him, he didn't hesitate and directly canceled his appointment with a girl.

Chen Yan's eyes flickered slightly, then he smiled and said, "It's nothing. It's just that we haven't seen each other for a while, so I was thinking of asking you to have a meal together. I invited you to my birthday party a couple of days ago, but you didn't come."

After cutting the grilled meat, Park In-jae picked up a side dish and put it in his mouth: "Didn't I say that Kim Tae-yeon, Im Yoon-a, and Bae Suzy aren't going, so I won't go either?"

If these three people don't go, what's the point of this birthday party? I might as well just stay at the hotel and sleep with my sister.

"How was your birthday? Did anything interesting happen?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yan was slightly taken aback.

Interesting things?
A memory suddenly flashed into my mind.

Does it count as Girls' Generation's cold and aloof princess Jessica Jung kissing him after getting drunk?

But of course he wouldn't say this aloud; it was a secret between him and his sister.

"Nothing special happened, it was just like a regular birthday party."

"Oh, then it seems I was right not to go."

Chen Yan paused in her chopsticks-picking motion, almost rolling her eyes in exasperation.

You just want to see me make a fool of myself, don't you?

Noticing Chen Yan's gaze, Park In-jae maintained his sly smile and changed the subject, asking:

"How are things going with those three around you lately? No trouble at home, right?"

Chen Yan paused slightly while chewing, but quickly resumed his chewing motion and replied calmly:
"It's fine, nothing happened."

"Tsk tsk, that's really nice."

Park In-jae shook his head and clicked his tongue twice, then picked up a glass of soju and took a sip.

"I really don't know how you do it, kid. You manage to get the three of you to get along so well. That's great. Keep it up, and hopefully you can stay like this for the rest of your life."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yan's heart stirred slightly.

He picked up a glass of plain water, took a sip, and asked casually:
What do you think I'll be like in the future?

Across from him, Park In-jae, who had just put a bite of beef into his mouth, put down his chopsticks upon hearing this, chewing as he looked at Chen Yan.

A few seconds later, after swallowing the roasted meat in his mouth, he said:

"I think your future self will either maintain the status quo and live with the four of you, or become even worse and have more people around you."

Chen Yan frowned: "Isn't it possible that someone left, and in the end I'm left with only one person, or even none at all?"

"It is possible."

Park In-jae nodded: "But the possibility is very low, unless you do something that breaks their hearts or makes them hate you, then it's not possible."

"What about it?"

"For example, you recklessly seek out women outside, exceeding their tolerance limit and utterly disappointing them, or you kill their loved ones, and so on."

Upon hearing the second half of the sentence, Chen Yan couldn't help but twitch his lips. Was this something a human being could do?
Park In-jae laughed upon seeing this: "That's why you can't do either of those jobs, so they can't possibly leave you."

As he spoke, his tone suddenly became serious: "Chen Yan, don't think that you got it so easily, or that having your current love life is a simple thing."

"The fact that the three of them are willing to maintain this relationship with you and want to continue together shows that they have decided to abandon worldly views."

"It's actually very difficult to do that. How can a person live in the world without caring about other people's opinions?"

"The fact that they made this decision means that they have really entrusted their future to you. Unless you do something that makes them completely give up on you, they will not leave you."

After all, everything has a cost, and making such a decision is itself an immeasurable cost.

Why do people feel sad when they break up? Besides the fact that some people genuinely liked the person, many of them are also upset because they feel they didn't get a return on their investment.

Moreover, the more costs are invested, the harder it is for a person to completely move on from a relationship.

Relationships are, to some extent, a matter of management; nobody likes to lose out.

The actions of Kim Tae-yeon and the other two are like placing almost all their bets on Chen Yan at a gambling table.

It's virtually impossible for the three of them to completely sever ties with Chen Yan in this lifetime.

Even if it's cut open, the tendons are still attached to the flesh, and it's excruciatingly painful.

If given a choice, no one would make such an extreme decision.

After he finished speaking, Park In-jae relaxed, picked up his chopsticks, picked up some grilled meat, and looked at Chen Yan with envy.

"So I'm really envious of you, kid, to the point of being a little jealous. I really don't know how you did it."

If Chen Yan had heard this before, he certainly wouldn't have understood it either.

But after last night's dream, he understood everything.

Peach's success is largely due to her growing environment, while Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah's success is due to the bonds that come with their rebirth.

Moreover, after hearing Park In-jae's words, Chen Yan's last bit of worry caused by last night's dream disappeared.

Thinking about how he had been in a daze all day, he gave himself a self-deprecating smile.

He's being dramatic.

How could Taeyeon, Noona, and Yoona, as reborn individuals, not be able to distinguish between memories and reality?

Letting out a long sigh of relief, Chen Yan looked at Park In-jae and smiled, "You're right."

Park In-jae pointed at him with his finger: "Don't smile so brightly, or I'll think you're showing off."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yan blinked and immediately raised the smile on his face even more.

"You little brat!"

An hour later, the two walked out of the barbecue restaurant.

Do you want me to wait here with you for the designated driver?

"No need, I don't plan to go back. I'll go to the nearby bars."

"Okay, then I'll leave first."

"Ah."

Park In-jae nodded, then looked surprised as he walked to a BMW sports car, opened the door, and paused.

"You changed your car, kid?"

Chen Yan, holding onto the car door, smiled brightly at Park In-jae: "No, Yoona bought it."

His face immediately darkened, and Park In-jae said irritably, "Get lost!"

I'm not envious, I'm not envious, I'm not envious.

Damn, sometimes I really want to beat this bastard to death.

You're so stubborn! Why did you have to ask that extra question?

Seeing his friend's darkened face, Chen Yan smiled with satisfaction, got into the car, and closed the door.

I started the car, turned around and drove home, while immediately making a phone call.

"Hey, noona, are you free right now? I have something important to tell you and Yoona."

(End of this chapter)