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

Chapter 384 How come this girl dares to steal from anywhere? (Please subscribe and vote!)

The following afternoon, in a private room of a coffee shop in Gangnam District.

His fair thumb and forefinger gently held the straw in the coffee cup in front of him, stirring it slowly and unconsciously.

The ice cubes in the coffee cup collided with each other, making a soft, crisp sound.

Jessica Jung's beautiful eyes were somewhat unfocused, clearly indicating that she had begun to drift off into thought.

Across from her, the man frowned as he looked at her, and couldn't help but call out, "Sika Sika."

"Ok?"

Hearing the sound, Jessica Jung came back to her senses.

Looking up, what came into view was not Chen Yan's sunny and handsome face that I had just been thinking about, but Quan Ningyi's rather unsightly long face.

The sudden, stark contrast between the image in her mind and reality made her frown instinctively, but thankfully she quickly recovered and forced a smile, saying:

"What's wrong, Ningyi oppa?"

As she spoke, her gaze fell upon his long, narrow face, and her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly once again.

How come I never noticed how ugly Kwon Ning-yi's face was before? I used to think it was passable.

Is it really true that without comparison, there is no harm?
Subconsciously, he compared the face in front of him with Chen Yan's sunny and handsome face, which is why Quan Ningyi seemed uglier than before?
Across from him, Kwon Ning-il, unaware of Jessica Jung's thoughts and oblivious to her furrowed brows, continued to ask with a slight frown:
"I've noticed you've been spacing out for a while now. What are you thinking about? Is something wrong?"

He felt that Jessica Jung had been acting strangely lately.

She was so enthusiastic about starting her fashion brand before, but now she seems to have lost her passion, and her business has stagnated for several months.

Last time, when she was negotiating rental prices with several land sellers, she was just as absent-minded and distracted as she is now, which resulted in the negotiations not reaching a conclusion.

This made Quan Ningyi feel a sense of crisis.

Could this woman have given up halfway through her career?

That won't do; I haven't even hooked up with the money and the beauty yet.

Moreover, he had already invested some of his resources in the early stages, and he couldn't afford to lose money without getting any return.

Upon hearing his words, Jessica Jung immediately made up an excuse.

"It's nothing, I've just been busy with the tour for a while, and now that I've suddenly relaxed, I feel a little tired."

She couldn't very well say that she had been daydreaming because she was thinking about Chen Yan.

Thinking of Chen Yan again, Jessica Jung pursed her lips slightly.

Last night, just as she was contemplating whether she liked him, Chen Yan sent her a message asking if she was free today. He said if she was, they could meet up and he would give her a birthday present.

When she saw the message, Jessica Jung's first reaction was to panic and try to find a reason to refuse.

Having a schedule is definitely not a good excuse. Chen Yan has Kim Tae-yeon's team with him, and they'll expose him as soon as they ask, which will only cause unnecessary trouble.

Just as she was racking her brains for a reason, her phone beeped with a message notification again.

Quan Ning sent her a message asking if she was free to meet tomorrow, as he wanted to discuss the future development of the brand.

Upon seeing the news, Jessica Jung's eyes lit up immediately, as she had never been so happy to hear news about Kwon Ning-il before. Now she had a reason!

She immediately replied to Chen Yan, declining the invitation to meet, citing important personal matters.

Chen Yan didn't ask any further questions, replied "okay" and then there was no follow-up.

And so, the person she was meeting today changed from Chen Yan to Quan Ningyi, who was sitting opposite her.

Meanwhile, Kwon Ning-il was plotting how to get Jessica Jung back into the game and get back to the brand.

On the surface, he looked at Jessica Jung and smiled, "Although we didn't reach an agreement on the price with those land sellers last time, at least we managed to keep them on track. They've been asking me these past few days when we can talk again."

Upon hearing this, Jessica Jung breathed a sigh of relief, banishing the image of Chen Yan from her mind.

The reason she couldn't reach an agreement on the price with those sellers last time was because she discovered the affair between Taeyeon, Yoona, and Chen Yan, and was eager to go back and verify it with them.

Because of Chen Yan's situation, there has indeed been no progress on her self-established brand for some time now.

That won't do; we must establish the brand before the contract renewal next year.

That way, she will have the confidence to discuss personal development with the company. If she waits until the contract renewal date, it will be too late.

Perhaps this is one of the reasons why she cares so much about Chen Yan, and why she has invested so much more.

Perhaps if she could just speed up her career, her inexplicable feelings for Chen Yan would lessen.

With that thought, Jessica Jung let out a heavy sigh of relief, and her spirits lifted.

Forget about men for now, let's focus on my career first.

She looked at Kwon Ningyi across from her and smiled, "Then Ningyi oppa, you can make an appointment with them. I'm free these two days now that I've finished my tour."

Quan Ningyi's expression immediately brightened: "Okay, then I'll contact them when I get back and arrange a time with them."

Jessica Jung smiled and nodded, took a sip of her coffee, and then continued chatting with Kwon Ning-il about the brand.

Time flies, and it's already the end of April.

That evening, inside the Loen company.

Chen Yan walked to the door of the familiar recording studio and entered the password.

I pushed open the door and met the eyes of the figure inside who turned around after hearing the noise.

Upon seeing Chen Yan, joy immediately shone in the girl's almond-shaped eyes.

"Oppa, you're here~"

"Yes, we're here."

Chen Yan turned around and closed the door: "You've come at night again. I don't think I've ever come here during the day."

Although she knew that oppa was jokingly teasing her, Lee Ji-eun still said in a soft and sweet voice:

"Oh oppa, I've been too busy during the day. Please bear with me. Once I'm done with this, I'll have you come and teach me during the day."

However, Chen Yan mercilessly exposed the flaw in her words: "Finish this busy period? Zhi'en, it should be at least next year before you finish this busy period."

He roughly knew about this girl's future work arrangements.

The weekend drama "You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin," which is currently being filmed, will wrap up in August. Immediately afterwards, they will start promoting their new album, and then release their third full-length album in early October.

This girl said that after she finishes this busy period, she really doesn't know if she'll be able to wait until next year.

Faced with Chen Yan's bluntness, Lee Ji-eun had no way to refute him, and could only pout and say coquettishly, "Oppa~"

Seeing this, Chen Yan smiled and sat down next to her: "Alright, alright, stop joking. You're the boss who pays me, so it's up to you when I start work."

"Hehe~"

Lee Ji-eun gave a simple, honest smile.

"Alright, let's go to class. The sooner you finish class, the sooner you can go back and rest."

"Good~"

Lee Ji-eun nodded obediently, but in her heart she was thinking about whether she could get this oppa to give her a little more lessons later.

She felt very relaxed when she was with Chen Yan, even better than when she went home to rest.

After that, only Chen Yan's voice could be heard giving a lesson and Lee Ji-eun's occasional responses in the recording studio.

Nearly an hour later, the class came to a temporary end.

Lee Ji-eun got up and walked to the small refrigerator. First, she took a bottle of ice water for herself from the refrigerator, and then, knowing Chen Yan's habits, she took a bottle of room temperature water from the side.

Holding the two bottles of water, he turned to go back.

Suddenly, he stopped walking and looked down at the two bottles of water in his hand, as if he had thought of something.

After thinking for a moment, he turned around and put the bottle of ice water back in the refrigerator, and took a bottle of room temperature water from the side.

I think I'll drink the same beverage as this oppa.

As he walked, he turned the bottle of water in his hand.

"Oppa" kept his eyes on Chen Yan, but didn't notice the protrusion at the edge of a carpet under his feet, and unsurprisingly tripped over it.

"what"

Upon seeing this, Chen Yan quickly stood up and stepped forward.

There was no accidental touching of lips, and Chen Yan steadily supported the girl.

Looking down at Lee Ji-eun in his arms, he chuckled and said, "What, Ji-eun, are you going to give me another performance of falling flat on your face?"

You wouldn't say Lee Ji-eun is a bit silly, not only is her smile silly, but even some of her actions have a touch of silliness.

For example, falling flat on your face.

Sometimes, girls will suddenly fall down while walking on flat ground. Chen Yan has seen this happen at least five times in this recording studio.

"This time it really wasn't, oppa, I tripped over the carpet."

Lee Ji-eun pouted and muttered something, then her face flushed slightly when she smelled the special fragrance on Chen Yan.

She had smelled this fragrance on this oppa several times before. It smelled wonderful; it was a light scent that gave people a clear, calm, and reassuring feeling.

She had asked him what perfume he was wearing before, but Chen Yan said he wasn't wearing any perfume, which prevented her from buying a bottle.

As Chen Yan helped Lee Ji-eun sit up, he was about to speak when the girl exclaimed, "Oppa, you're all wet!"

Looking down, I saw that my clothes and pants were wet.

"I'm sorry, oppa."

Knowing that the water had spilled from the water bottle she had just opened, Li Zhi'en apologized, quickly ran over to get some tissues, and then jogged back to Chen Yan to help him wipe the water off.

"Let me wipe it for you."

The girl quickly wiped the water off Chen Yan's body. After wiping his upper body, she moved down to his lower body.

"Oh, I'll do it myself."

Seeing that Lee Ji-eun's little hand was about to reach towards the middle, Chen Yan reacted and quickly reached out to stop her.

This girl's service is a bit too thorough; she'll wipe anywhere!

What if it catches fire again?
"okay."

Lee Ji-eun realized what was happening, and her face flushed even more. She dared not make another move.

But his eyes glanced at it again unconsciously, then quickly looked away.

After wiping the water stains off his pants, Chen Yan walked over and stepped on the slightly raised edge of the carpet.

"You need to watch your step from now on, okay? It's very dangerous if you trip and fall."

"I understand, I'll be more careful in the future."

Lee Ji-eun responded with a slightly flushed face.

Chen Yan walked back to her side, picked up the bottle of water, took a sip, and then, pretending not to see the girl's slightly flushed face, said naturally:

"Alright, let's continue the lesson."

"it is good."

The girl took a deep breath, quickly composed herself, and immersed herself once again in the ocean of knowledge.

Nearly an hour later.

"Alright, that's all for today. Ji-eun, you can digest this information on your own over the next few days. Go home and get some rest."

"Okay, I got it, thank you oppa."

Lee Ji-eun smiled and responded, watching Chen Yan get up and start packing his things. Suddenly remembering something, she spoke again:

"Oppa, let's take some pictures together."

"Huh? Why are you taking pictures all of a sudden?"

Lee Ji-eun used her aegyo sal (cuteness) technique: "Oh, I just want to take a few pictures to remember this, oppa, please take a few with me."

Looking at the girl in front of him, pouting with an adorable face that exuded cuteness, Chen Yan couldn't help but smile.

"Okay, but let's make this clear first, don't post anything, I don't want to trend on social media again."

But Lee Ji-eun immediately objected, pouting and saying, "Then why can Suzy?"

Chen Yan paused for a moment, then calmly gave his reason: "That's because I need to help her promote her TV series. I don't have any collaboration with your TV series."

Well, that's a reason that can't be refuted.

The girl pouted a little more, feeling a bit annoyed, but her eyes quickly lit up again.

"Okay then, I won't post it on social media, I'll just record it here. Oppa, come here."

Chen Yan cooperated by sliding the chair next to the girl.

"Hehe~"

The next second, Lee Ji-eun smiled and took Chen Yan's arm, a tight one, so tight that Chen Yan could feel its softness.

He looked down at the source of the softness, then at the girl's bright smile, thought for a moment, and said nothing more.

Oh well, it won't be posted online anyway, as long as she's happy.

Lee Ji-eun held up her phone: "Oppa, look at the camera."

Chen Yan looked at the camera and smiled.

After taking a series of photos from different angles, the girl looked down at the pictures on her phone, a satisfied smile on her pretty face.

Then, as if he had planned it all along, he opened Kakao, found the profile picture, clicked on it, selected a few more photos, and clicked send without hesitation.

The image shows it was sent successfully, but it's unread, which means the recipient is probably busy.

Lee Ji-eun waited a while before lightly tapping the virtual keyboard, slowly typing out a line of text, checking it, and then clicking send again.

【Oops, I'm so sorry, Suzy. I accidentally sent it to the wrong person. I meant to send it to oppa. Sorry!】

The two people in the photo said the exact same words, but their behavior was quite different in terms of intimacy.

One was a subtle, clanging of arms, while the other was a man's arm almost completely embedded in a girl's softness.

Looking at the photos and messages she had sent, Lee Ji-eun hummed twice in satisfaction.

Hmph, you dare to provoke me? When it comes to how close you are to oppa, can you compare to me?

I'm oppa's officially appointed girlfriend, his half-girlfriend, so I have the right to defend against external enemies and act first and ask for permission later.

Little Bae Suzy, just wait till I make you furious.

"Okay, let's go."

Chen Yan, who was standing next to her, finished packing his things, turned off the equipment, and turned to greet her.

"Oh, oppa's here."

Lee Ji-eun put away her phone and followed Chen Yan out of the recording studio with a smile.

The next afternoon, at JYP Entertainment.

Chen Yan sat at his workstation, busy working on the song he was writing for Girl's Day on his computer.

Just then, the cell phone next to me suddenly rang.

Stopping what he was doing, Chen Yan reached for his phone.

It was a call from Kim Tae-yeon's older sister.

He answered the phone: "Hello, Nuna."

"Xiaoyan, something terrible has happened! Jessica went to Hong Kong with that guy Kwon Ning-yi!"

(End of this chapter)