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

Chapter 361 How Did It Suddenly Turn into a Confession? (3000-word chapter)
Chen Yan turned his head, about to continue chatting with Lin Yoona.

Lin Yoona spoke first, saying, "Chen Yan, why don't you go check on Taeyeon unnie? Unnie is the type of person who's most prone to overthinking."

Chen Yan paused for a moment, then quickly realized what he had asked the older woman earlier.

"Okay, then I'll go check on Nuna first."

"Okay, go ahead, I'll go downstairs to rest in a bit."

Chen Yan nodded, got up and walked towards the door.

Looking at his back, Yoona's smile gradually faded, and her lips pursed slightly.

She knew that Kim Tae-yeon had a knot in her heart, which was that she regretted not choosing Chen Yan firmly in her previous life and ultimately missing out on him.

And because of this, in later situations concerning herself and Shirley, she always chose to have both of them stay with Chen Yan.

Although it wasn't the main reason, it did play a role to some extent.

If Chen Yan hadn't known about this before, he could have easily ignored the little knot in his heart.

But now that Chen Yan knows, this knot can no longer be ignored, and it will only grow bigger and bigger because of her tendency to overthink.

Like right now, this unnie is definitely making excuses to hide at home and go off to overthink things by herself.

The door closed.

Yoona pouted slightly: "Anyway, there's still plenty of time in the future, so I'll just be generous this night. After all, I'm the older one now."

the other side.

Back home, Kim Tae-yeon turned on the lights, sat down on the sofa, and stared blankly ahead.

Xiao Yan knew. He knew everything.

He knew that he and Yoona were not together in their past life, and that Yoona was his girlfriend.

Will he feel bad for deliberately getting close to him despite knowing everything, and even stealing Yoona's boyfriend, and then starting to hate and dislike himself?

Just then, the sound of the door opening came from the other side.

Kim Tae-yeon snapped out of her daze and turned to look, only to see Chen Yan tiptoeing into the entrance hall, looking like a sneaky dog.

He glanced around, made eye contact with her, smiled awkwardly, and walked over.

"Nuna, you haven't taken a shower yet?"

Kim Tae-yeon forced a smile: "Yeah, I'm a little tired. I was thinking of sitting down for a while before going. Why did you come? Where's Yoona?"

"Yoona said she was a little tired and went home to rest."

Chen Yan sat down next to Kim Tae-yeon, reached out and pulled the petite woman onto his lap.

When their eyes met, Chen Yan thought to himself, "Just as I expected," but a wicked smile crept onto his lips.

"I was thinking that you had already gone to take a shower, and that I could come over now and soak up some of your bathwater. Who knew you were still sitting here? I should have waited a little longer before coming over."

Faced with these blatantly flirtatious words, Kim Tae-yeon did not blush as she usually does, but instead pursed her pink lips.

"Yoona will definitely take a shower when she gets back, why don't you go back with her?"

Chen Yan smiled slightly and said something that sounded like a complete scumbag: "It's okay, I'll mooch off Nunna today, and then I'll mooch off Yoona in a couple of days. It won't interfere with either of them, since neither of you are going to run away anyway."

Upon hearing this, Kim Tae-yeon did not raise her hand to reprimand the man as she usually would, but instead uttered a few coquettish words.

Instead, as if struck by certain words in his speech, she shrank into the man's arms and leaned against his chest.

The hands around his waist tightened their grip, as if they were using all their strength, afraid that Chen Yan would run away at any moment.

Feeling the noticeable change in the pressure around his waist, Chen Yan's smile widened slightly. He didn't say anything, but the hand holding Kim Tae-yeon's soft waist tightened as well.

The room fell silent for a moment.

After a moment, Chen Yan suddenly spoke up: "Nuna, what are you thinking about sitting here all by yourself?"

Upon hearing this, Kim Tae-yeon's expression froze.

She secretly raised her eyes to look at Chen Yan, only to meet his gentle gaze as he looked at her.

Her gaze darted away again, and she was about to find an excuse to get out of it when Chen Yan interrupted her first.

"Don't lie to me, Noona."

Chen Yan stared intently at the older woman, his tone gentle yet earnest.

He certainly understood his sister's sensitive and prone-to-overthinking personality.

Some things need to be said openly, otherwise, if she's left to overthink things, who knows how things will end up?

Kim Tae-yeon paused, the words she was about to say stuck in her throat.

Her lips were pressed tightly together, and after a few seconds of silence, she spoke in a low voice:

"little words"

"Ok?"

"In the original future, a few years later, we liked each other, and you finally confessed to me, but I had too many concerns at the time, so I chose to reject you in the end."

"But after seeing you and Yoona together, I realized that I still really like you, and I regret it almost every day."

"So after I was reborn, my thought was that I must not miss you again this time. So even though I knew that you would be with Yoona in the future, I still chose to change the future and pursue you."

Kim Tae-yeon slowly raised her slightly drooping head, her eyes red and glistening with tears: "Don't you think I'm a bad person? I was the one who rejected you first, and now I'm shamelessly chasing after you."

Chen Yan shook his head, gently wiped away the tears welling up in the older woman's eyes, and smiled tenderly.

"Why do you think like that, Nuna? How is this bad? It's only human nature. If I were you, I would do the same thing. Isn't the point of being reborn to make up for regrets? Otherwise, what's the point of being reborn?"

And most importantly

Chen Yan looked into Kim Tae-yeon's eyes and said seriously, "You said it yourself, this was originally about the future. Now that future has been changed, it has nothing to do with the present."

"We like each other now and we're together, so don't dwell on things that won't happen again, Nuna."

As he spoke, he seemed to think of something, and his expression turned somewhat serious.

"Or is it that, Nuna, you've always liked me because you remember me, and now that I know everything, you suddenly feel like your dream has shattered, and you've become anxious and insecure?"

"no!"

Kim Tae-yeon was startled. Her body tensed up abruptly, her heart leaped into her throat, and she frantically shook her head and waved her hands, her whole being a denial.

“Xiao Yan, from the first time we met, I knew clearly that the you now is different from the you in my memory. The you now is the you now, and the you in the past life is the you in the past life. They are different.”

"Although memories from my past life certainly have an influence, I know very well that I've fallen in love with you now, not with the you from my past life memories."

Chen Yan's serious expression suddenly changed, and a smile returned to his face: "I know, Nuna."

He realized this while he was having dinner with Park In-jae.

Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah aren't so foolish as to confuse memories with reality. Seeing this, Kim Tae-yeon breathed a sigh of relief, her heart finally at ease.

She was genuinely afraid that Chen Yan would suspect this.

After all, suddenly finding out about this would definitely make people wonder if they've been used as a substitute.

But that's really not the case. Her feelings for Chen Yan are not just because of a memory from a past life.

How can memory and reality be confused?

Looking directly at the man's face, Kim Tae-yeon suddenly smiled and said, "Actually, the current Xiao Yan isn't that different from the one I remember."

"is it?"

Chen Yan is still interested in this topic and would like to elaborate on it a bit.

Everyone is curious about their future self.

If Kim Tae-yeon hadn't been reborn, then following the original trajectory, she would be herself a few years later.

Although his original future has been changed, he still wants to know a little bit about his future self.

After all, that version of myself, just like the current version of myself, had a relationship with both Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah.

Kim Tae-yeon smiled and nodded: "We both have similar warm personalities, and some of our behaviors and habits are the same. It's just that you were more mature back then because of your age and experience."

"That's it."

"Hmm~"

Kim Tae-yeon smiled gently.

A person's personality is actually pretty much set by adulthood, and unless they encounter some major upheaval later on, it won't undergo any fundamental changes.

Age and experience only make a person more mature in their way of dealing with people and things; they don't actually have much impact on their personality.

In other words, if Chen Yan's personality wasn't good enough during this period and couldn't attract her, then Kim Tae-yeon wouldn't like him either.

Memories from her past life do have some influence and effect, but they are not enough to make her lose her mind and the ability to think.

She raised her hand, her fair fingers gently tracing the brow bone of the man she had loved in both her lives, then slowly sliding down his high, straight nose.

Kim Tae-yeon's beautiful eyes were filled with love, rippling with emotion.

Chen Yan also looked at the older woman gently.

But then, as if struck by a sudden thought, Kim Tae-yeon's expression changed: "No, something's different."

Chen Yan blinked: "What's so different?"

Kim Tae-yeon pouted, her eyes filled with resentment: "You're such a womanizer now."

This is also one of the pieces of evidence. If she didn't really like this man, why would she be so tolerant of him?

"Cough cough."

Chen Yan's expression stiffened, and he guiltily avoided that resentful gaze.

"Humph"

Kim Tae-yeon gave a soft snort, then suddenly changed her posture, straddling the man's lap, crossing her arms over her chest, and looking at him with a scrutinizing gaze.

"Tonight is the day for honesty, so tell me honestly, have you ever had any designs on other women? If you confess now, I won't hold it against you."

Chen Yan was stunned.

How did the topic suddenly jump to this?
Although tonight's game does feel a bit like a confession game, these two confession games are clearly different.

You girls' attention jumps so fast! One second you're talking about past lives, the next you're interrogating them.

But Chen reacted quickly and denied it, saying, "Really, no, Nuna."

Kim Tae-yeon looked doubtful: "Really not? Like Bae Suzy, Lee Ji-eun or something?"

"Really, no, Nuna."

The man spoke with a serious expression, but his mind suddenly drifted to Jessica Jung, the woman with whom he had unexpectedly developed a "lip friendship."

However, Taeyeon noona just asked about people outside, so this older sister shouldn't be considered an outsider; at most, she's someone from her own neighborhood.

Besides, Jessica Jung said to let it go last time, so there's no point in bringing it up now. It would only cause unnecessary trouble. Let's just pretend it never happened.

"Hmph, I'll believe you for now."

Kim Tae-yeon stared intently at Chen Yan for a few seconds, and only looked away after seeing that his expression was normal.

She knew that Chen Yan had become like this largely because of her initial indulgence, after all, she was the one who opened the door for Shirley.

Chen Yan smiled ingratiatingly, pulled the older sister into his arms, lowered his head slightly, and rubbed his nose against her upturned nose.

"Nuna, it's a promise, okay? You can't let your mind wander like that anymore."

Upon hearing this, Kim Tae-yeon's expression softened, and a smile appeared on her lips: "Okay, I understand~"

Xiaoyan is right. That was in the past. What's more important is to cherish this happy present moment in this life.

Their eyes met, and deep affection flowed between them.

"Nuna, let's go take a bath."

Kim Tae-yeon reacted shyly this time, her face slightly flushed as she softly replied, "Mmm."

Chen Yan smiled, lowered his head and kissed those soft lips, then used both hands to lift the woman's pert bottom as she stood up.

Kim Tae-yeon reached out and wrapped her arms around his neck, passionately responding to his kiss.

The two slowly walked towards the restroom.

A moment later, the sound of running water could be heard from the bathroom.

More than an hour later.

Chen Yan carried Kim Tae-yeon, whose body was flushed from just having showered, into the bedroom.

Kim Tae-yeon squinted, looking as if all her strength had been drained, and clung precariously to Chen Yan.

Looking down, those two delicate, fair feet swayed in the air a few times as Chen Yan took a step.

The ten adorable toes were all lazily curled up, each painted with a light pink nail polish, making these beautiful feet even more delicate and cute.

He gently placed the woman on the bed, and was about to lie down next to her.

Kim Tae-yeon suddenly reached out and pulled him: "Xiao Yan, go keep Yoona company."

"what?"

(End of this chapter)