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

Chapter 380 You're so angry, is it because Xiaoyan didn't come to celebrate your birthday?
Kim Tae-yeon was taken aback, clearly not expecting Jessica Jung to suddenly ask this.

But since the other party already knows about their affairs, it's normal for them to ask a question.

As for her changing her address from "Xiao Yan" to "that guy," that's normal too.

After all, Jessica Jung hates scumbags, so it wouldn't be surprising if she called Chen Yan a scumbag now; in fact, it would fit her character perfectly.

Jessica Jung: How did you know that I secretly call him a scumbag?

"Yes, Yoona went to pick up Xiaoyan from get off work. Xiaoyan has an OST recording tonight, so she'll be off work quite late."

Jessica Jung nodded, and Taeyeon Kim walked towards the kitchen.

Unexpectedly, Jessica Jung followed along: "Then why aren't you going?"

"Because I have a schedule tomorrow morning, I have to get up at dawn to go to the beauty salon for makeup. Yoona's schedule is at noon, so it's more suitable for her to go."

Jessica Jung, however, understood the implication and narrowed her eyes slightly: "Is this how you and Yoona usually arrange your time with that guy? Whoever is free goes?"

Kim Tae-yeon poured herself a glass of water, took a sip, and nodded.
"That's how it is most of the time. If we're both free, we'll go together."

"Together?!"

Jessica Jung's beautiful eyes widened instantly.

Seeing this, Kim Tae-yeon was slightly taken aback, then realized that the girl must have misunderstood. Her cheeks flushed slightly as she quickly waved her hand.

"No, no, no, it's not that kind of 'together,' Jessica, you misunderstood me."

She and Yoona have only ever played two relay races together.

As for duo queue
We can't let Xiaoyan eat too well.

"Oh."

Jessica Jung breathed a slight sigh of relief, her cheeks also feeling a little hot.

It startled her; she had thought the two of them had gotten quite intimate.

Her cheeks cooled quickly. She glanced at Kim Tae-yeon, who was leisurely drinking water beside her, pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, and finally asked:
Don't you really think this kind of life is a bit awkward?

Upon hearing this, Kim Tae-yeon paused in her drinking, a thoughtful expression on her face, before replying after a moment:

"It happened at first, but not later. In fact, it felt quite magical."

That was all she could give a general answer. The most important part—her emotional journey after her rebirth—was something she couldn't tell Jessica Jung.

Jessica Jung seemed dissatisfied with the vague answer and asked another question.

"Don't you, Yoona, and Sulli ever get jealous?"

"Of course."

"So how did you solve it?"

"We don't need to solve it ourselves, Xiaoyan will handle it."

Jessica Jung frowned slightly: "He'll handle it?"

"correct."

Kim Tae-yeon nodded, then pouted as if she had thought of something.

"He's the best at treating everyone equally. Besides, he chose this kind of life, so he has to bear more of the burden, right?"

She was very clear about this. If they wanted everything, then she had to find a way to resolve their emotions. Otherwise, did they expect them to have to digest everything on their own?

If that's the case, then this relationship definitely won't last long.

Jessica Jung nodded thoughtfully.

Seeing that she asked so many questions, Kim Tae-yeon thought that she was still worried about her and Yoona's relationship.

So she smiled and said, "Jessica, you really don't need to worry. Yoona, Sulli, and I are living a great life now."

"Okay, got it."

Jessica Jung quickly forced a smile, but there was a hint of guilt in it.

It seems like she asked these questions not entirely because she was worried about Taeyeon and Yoona.

But she really couldn't explain why.

Just then, the sound of a door opening came from outside. The two looked out of the kitchen and saw Kwon Yuri walking over with a water glass in her hand.

She paused, stunned, when she saw Kim Tae-yeon and Jessica Jung in the kitchen.

Kim Tae-yeon spoke first: "Yuri, would you like to pour some water too?"

"Yes, I came out to get a glass of water."

There's still some in the kettle.

Kim Tae-yeon reached for the water bottle next to her and poured water for Kwon Yuri, while secretly giving Jessica Jung a look.

Jessica Jung understood immediately, said something to the two of them, and then turned and went back to her room.

Back in the room, I greeted Choi Soo-young, who was lying on the bed with her phone in her hand and grinning, before going back to my own bed.

She glanced again at Choi Soo-young, who was obviously chatting with Jung Kyung-ho, and her eyebrows furrowed slightly.

This is how a normal relationship should be, but Taeyeon and Yoona's smiles seem to be just as bright as Sooyoung's.

Thinking about what Kim Tae-yeon just said, she was quite satisfied with that kind of life.

What's so good about that kind of life?

She fell into deep thought, and as she pondered, Jessica Jung's beautiful eyes gradually lost focus, and she seemed to be lost in thought.

On the bed next to her, Choi Soo-young, who had just finished a conversation with Jung Kyung-ho, subconsciously glanced to the side.

Upon seeing Jessica Jung sitting against the headboard with a blank expression, I couldn't help but shake my head.

This girl is spacing out again. She'd be better off dating someone.

While Jessica Jung was lost in thought about Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah, at Chen Yan's house on the other side...

While watching a variety show and chatting on the sofa, Chen Yan and Lin Yoona also talked about her.

The only difference was that the position had changed from cuddling together to Lin Yoona lying on her side, while Chen Yan held her soft, white feet and gently rubbed and pressed them, giving her a full-body foot massage.

Glancing at her feet, which were being held in the man's hands, Lim Yoona pouted and said:

What are your plans for tomorrow, the weekend?

"I sleep in late at home in the morning, go to the gym for a while in the afternoon, and then go shopping at the mall to buy a birthday present for Sikanuna. I haven't prepared a birthday present for her yet."

After explaining the general plans for tomorrow, Lin Yoona, nestled in Chen Yan's arms, nodded.

"By the way, does Sikanu have any favorite things? Tell me so I can think about what gifts to buy."

"Um"

Yoona frowned slightly and thought for a moment: "Jessica unnie is most interested in fashion. Apart from that, she doesn't have any other particular hobbies."

Chen Yan nodded.

That's true. If you didn't really love fashion, why would you even think about starting a fashion brand?

"Okay, then I'll go check out those fashion brand stores and boutiques tomorrow."

"Ah."

Once the conversation ended, only the sound of the television remained in the room.

A moment later, Chen Yan suddenly remembered something: "Oh right, I had a dream last night."

"Hmm? What kind of dream?"

Im Yoona instantly perked up, stood up, and looked at the man.

What he would specifically mention must be a dream that foretells the future.

"I dreamt that JYP would go public on June 6th, a little over a month from now, and then..."

Chen Yan told Lin Yoona about what he dreamed about last night.

"So, according to your previous plan, you would have your family acquire some JYP shares at that time and then become a director of JYP, right?"

"Correct."

"Aigoo, it seems you'll soon be a high-ranking executive at JYP. Well then, I'll congratulate our Director Chen in advance."

Yoona narrowed her doe-like eyes and punched the man's chest a few times with her small fists.

Chen Yan waved his hand modestly, "Oh, not yet. That's the result after the plan succeeds."

“There’s no reason why it shouldn’t succeed. You have the upper hand, and you’re not aiming for absolute control of JYP or to become a major shareholder. You’re just acquiring some shares. Both sides are currently in a honeymoon period, so there shouldn’t be any obstacles.” Chen Yan smiled and nodded: “That’s true.”

"Hmm~"

Yoona smiled and agreed, then suddenly changed the subject: "Does our Director Chen have any ideas about sexually harassing female artists under his company, like Bae Suzy or something?"

"cough cough"

Chen Yan almost couldn't catch his breath. How did the topic suddenly jump to the topic of unspoken rules?

"Where did this unspoken rule come from? Do you think I'm that kind of person?"

"Hmph, you never know. There are quite a few temptations at JYP."

Im Yoona moved her feet, trying to kick away the hand that was on her feet, but she failed.

She pouted, and after struggling in vain, she had no choice but to continue, "Let me count for you: Bae Suzy, Lee Sunmi, Lim Nayeon, and Minatozaki Sana."

The more she counted, the more her delicate eyebrows furrowed.

You wouldn't believe it until you counted, but JYP Entertainment certainly has quite a few temptations.

She's starting to doubt whether Taeyeon unnie's initial choice to send Chen Yan to JYP was the right one.

But then again, even if you don't go to JYP, the outcome is pretty much the same no matter which company you go to, since every company has a few beautiful female artists.

Aside from YG, where she can't go, only Kim Jisoo poses a threat. As for the rest of her own company, it goes without saying that it's a flower garden, and Bae Joo-hyun is quite a threat.

If you don't go to the Big Three, then the remaining small and medium-sized companies are actually more dangerous. It's easy for someone to have ulterior motives, which is basically no different from entering a spider cave.

I wonder if Lin Yoona is already mentally listing which Kpop company's female artists are the best. Chen Yan paused for a moment after hearing a few familiar names.

"Nayeon, Sana, Tzuyu, Yoona, do you mean they will all debut in the future?"

Hearing the voice, Lim Yoona snapped out of her reverie and nodded: "Yes, they are all members of TWICE, a nine-member girl group launched by JYP in 16."

As she spoke, she smiled again: "Just like us, they are a nine-member girl group, and they are also very famous. They are the next generation of top-ranking groups after us."

"Twice, huh?"

Chen Yan repeated the sentence, his brows furrowing slightly, as if he had thought of something, and his face showed a thoughtful expression.

Seeing this, Lim Yoona stopped making jokes about unspoken rules and sat quietly to the side.

After a moment, she finally asked, "What are you thinking about?"

"Oh"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yan snapped out of his reverie: "I just suddenly thought of something, like whether I could take over the operation of Twice in the future. After all, I'm Chinese and I have some resources, so I can have a more stable position in the company."

Lin Yoona immediately understood and didn't think there was anything wrong with Chen Yan's idea of ​​cultivating his own power; on the contrary, she agreed with it.

“That makes sense. We can give it a try. Anyway, you'll be a director by then. They debuted in 16, so there are still almost three years left. There's a lot of room for maneuver.”

Chen Yan nodded, but didn't think about it any further.

One must take things one step at a time. For now, we should wait until JYP goes public in June to make some moves and acquire enough shares before thinking about the rest.

Gathering his thoughts, he looked at Lim Yoon-ah, about to speak.

Lin Yoona smiled and said, "It seems that our Director Chen is already thinking about his targets for unspoken rules."

Although he knew she was joking, Chen Yan couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Then he grabbed Xiaolu and patted her little perky bottom twice.

"Ah~ Hmm."

Just as Yoona was about to let out a coquettish cry, her mouth was sealed shut the next second.

"I'll deal with you, this SM female entertainer, first."

Time quickly passed to April 18th, two days later, which was Jessica Jung's birthday.

Under the dim light of night, near a small venue in Seoul, Jessica Jung, who had just finished her birthday party, got into a van accompanied by her manager.

After waving to the fans waiting outside, he closed the car window.

The van then slowly started and drove away from the venue.

Their final destination was not Girls' Generation's dormitory, but Incheon Airport.

Yesterday afternoon, they received a notification from their agent that they had an important event to attend for a Japanese TV station on the morning of the 19th.

Therefore, the members need to rush to Japan on the 18th to participate in the schedule on the morning of the 19th, and then stay in Japan to prepare for the last show of the tour.

The main group of Girls' Generation had already set off in the afternoon, but Jessica Jung stayed until now because she was holding a birthday party.

Now I'm rushing to catch a plane to Japan to meet up with the members.

In the van, the manager in the passenger seat turned to explain the schedule for the next two days to Jessica Jung while observing her expression.

She felt that Jessica Jung seemed to be in a bad mood since yesterday.

Perhaps it's because of the added trip to Japan that things have suddenly become so busy.

In the back seat of the car, Jessica Jung frowned slightly as she stared at her phone screen, which displayed her chat history with Chen Yan.

Our most recent chat was yesterday afternoon.

Jessica Jung: I'm sorry, I have an important trip to Japan at the last minute, so I have to cancel my birthday party.

Deadbeat boyfriend: I heard from Taeyeon noona, it's okay noona, I'll give you the gift when you come back from Japan.

Jessica Jung: Okay.

She read the message again, then turned off her phone in frustration.

Ugh, this is so annoying. Why do I suddenly have a schedule?

Feeling inexplicably irritable the whole way, the van arrived at Incheon Airport in about twenty minutes.

More than an hour later, Jessica Jung boarded a plane to Japan and landed in Japan at around 11 a.m., three hours later.

After leaving the airport, they got into the company's van and rushed to the hotel where the members were staying.

Just before midnight, we finally arrived at the hotel and dragged our luggage to the door of a room.

I swiped my card to open the door and went inside, where I met the figure lying on the bed holding a mobile phone.

Lee Soon-kyu greeted her with a smile, "Jessica, you're here."

"Oh, just arrived."

After a slight pause, Jessica Jung replied.

Although it was a little strange that Lee Soon-kyu was sharing a room with her, she didn't ask. It's normal for members to share rooms.

Dragging her suitcase into the room, she quickly opened it and took out a change of clothes and a makeup bag: "I'm going to take a shower first."

"Okay, go ahead."

Jessica Jung carried her things into the bathroom.

Behind her, Lee Soon-kyu watched her retreating figure, lost in thought.

Nearly an hour later, Jessica Jung, having finished washing up, came out of the bathroom, walked to the bedside, kicked off her slippers, and got into bed.

Beside her, Lee Soon-kyu glanced at her, then casually started a conversation, saying, "Hey, a schedule suddenly came up. We were supposed to be celebrating Jessica's birthday in the dorm right now."

Upon hearing this, Jessica Jung's eyebrows furrowed immediately, and the irritation she had briefly suppressed resurfaced.

Especially after a figure flashed through my mind, the restlessness in my heart intensified rapidly.

"Yeah, it made me fly over late at night, I'm exhausted."

Lee Soon-kyu smiled and said, "But this isn't the first time I've encountered this situation, so I'm used to it."

Then she suddenly changed the subject: "It's a bit of a pity. We had agreed that Xiaoyan would come too, but we couldn't celebrate Taeyeon's birthday together because it coincided with her concert."

"We thought he would be able to come and celebrate your birthday with us this time, but unexpectedly, something else happened."

Upon hearing this, Jessica Jung's eyes widened slightly, and she blinked.

Yeah, Chen Yan didn't celebrate Taeyeon's birthday last time. If nothing unexpected happens this time, then this first birthday should be hers, and Yoona will have to take a backseat.

Thinking about this made her even angrier.

Damn SM Entertainment, why did they have to give us such a rushed schedule?!

Just as she was beginning to lose her temper, Lee Soon-kyu's voice rang out again from beside her.

"Why do you look so angry, Jessica? Is it because Xiaoyan couldn't come to celebrate your birthday?"

(End of this chapter)