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

Chapter 392 Is that guy going to make a move on Sunny unnie and IU unnie?

Two more days passed quickly, and before we knew it, it was the last day of April.

"Okay, that concludes today's meeting."

In a meeting room at SM Entertainment, Min Hee-jin, who was chairing the meeting, began to speak.

The people in the meeting room began to pack their things and then got up to leave.

Today's meeting mainly discussed the styling and costumes for f(x)'s second full-length album, as well as the specific comeback date.

f(x)'s comeback is tentatively scheduled for July 29th. With May fast approaching, the entire production team is gradually getting busier.

However, this does not include Chen Yan.

Although he was considered a member of the production team, he only held the title of consultant and occasionally offered his opinions in meetings. His actual responsibility was only the recording of the title track, "First Wisdom Tooth".

However, after several meetings, he learned a lot and gained a deeper understanding of the entire album production process.

This gave him a lot more confidence in producing Lee Sunmi's solo album later on.

I chatted with Director Lin for a while longer at the conference room door.

"I have another meeting to attend, let's talk next time, Chen Yanxi."

"Okay, take care."

Chen Yan smiled and nodded, watching Director Lin walk away, his smile involuntarily widening.

Director Lin just told him some good news.

The song "Growl," which I wrote for EXO's repackaged album, has been chosen as the title track. The album is tentatively scheduled for release in August.

Based on this calculation, the three months following May, specifically June, July, and August, can be considered his three months of high-energy performance.

JYP will go public in June, and if all goes well, he will become a director of JYP.

Meanwhile, over the next three months, songs he started writing at the beginning of the year will be released one after another.

It is foreseeable that his income and fame will also experience a surge at that time.

Pulling himself out of his thoughts, Chen Yan took a deep breath and walked towards the elevator while taking out his phone.

I glanced at the time, opened Kakao, and sent a message to a pinned profile picture.

Chen Yan: Let's eat! Let's eat!
The message is marked as read the very next second after it is sent.

Peach [heart emoji]: I'm here!!!

Seeing the reply that had a strangely cute feel to it, Chen Yan couldn't help but chuckle.

Then another message popped up on the phone screen.

Peach [heart]: Oppa, shall we go to a bibimbap restaurant near the company for lunch? Soojung, come too.

Chen Yan readily agreed: Okay, I'll wait for you in the car.

Peach [heart]: Okay, oppa, wait for us a moment, we'll tidy up and come down.

Inside the f(x) practice room, Taozi, having finished replying to the message, put away her phone with a happy smile and then turned to look at Song Qian next to her.

“V unnie, Krystal and I are having lunch with oppa, so we won’t be having lunch with you guys.”

Victoria Song was taken aback: "You went out to eat with Xiaoyan again?"

She and Chen Yan are from the same hometown in China. They had met a few times and even had meals together, so they became quite familiar with each other. Now she calls Chen Yan "Xiao Yan" as an older sister.

Peach smiled and nodded: "Yeah, oppa is at the company for a meeting today, and we're here too, so let's have lunch together."

"Oh~"

Victoria Song drawled out her words slightly, a hint of teasing in her smile: "Can I come along too?"

She wasn't stupid; after meeting Chen Yan for the first time, she gradually realized that her youngest member liked him.

However, she didn't intend to stop it.

Firstly, the child is already an adult, so it's fine for them to date, as long as they don't date the wrong people.

She trusted Chen Yan completely.

Secondly, given Chen Yan's status and position, even if the company finds out, it won't be a big deal.

So she let her second youngest member go.

The only thing that confused her was that when she had dinner with Girls' Generation last time, Chen Yan seemed to take good care of not only Sulli, but also Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah.

Upon hearing what her V unnie said, Peach's eyes lit up slightly, and she immediately nodded with a smile.

"Sure, of course I can take you, Unnie."

Victoria Song waved her hand and said, "I was just kidding. You and Krystal can go. I'll take Amber and Luna to the company cafeteria for a bite later."

It's not that I'm not close enough to them and I'm afraid it would be awkward to go, but there are two other people in the team that I need to mentor.

"Oh, okay."

Just then, the door to the practice room opened, and the other three people who had gone to the restroom with them earlier walked in.

Upon seeing Krystal Jung, Peach's eyes lit up instantly. She got up and quickly walked over, pulling the girl toward the wardrobe and bathroom.

"Hurry up and change your clothes, let's go eat, Soojung."

"Mo?"

As she was being led away, Krystal's eyes widened slightly, and she subconsciously turned to look at the others.

His face was filled with questions: "Who am I? Where am I going? What does she want?"

A dozen minutes later, Peach and Krystal, who had changed their clothes, slowly descended in the elevator.

Inside the elevator, Krystal Jung turned her head and glared angrily at Peach, who was smiling brightly next to her.

"When did I say I was going to have dinner with Chen Yan? Why are you dragging me into this?"

Peach blinked innocently, "You said it in the dorm last time, that you'd have dinner with me and oppa if you had time next time."

The girl's puffed-up cheeks instantly deflated, as if there really was such a thing.

But she quickly remembered all the details and said irritably, "Oh, I meant when we're recording the song."

"Hey, it's the same as eating now, don't be so rigid, Soojung."

Peach pouted and said coquettishly.

Hearing this, Krystal Jung rolled her eyes.

You, a person from the Korean Peninsula, are saying that I, an American, am rigid and antisocial, right?

Peach chuckled at Krystal's little expression, her bright eyes darting around before she spoke again:

"If you really don't want to go, you can take the elevator back when it stops running. I'll explain to oppa for you."

Krystal gave her an annoyed look, then turned away and remained silent.

She must have been bored; she'd already gotten off the bus, so she sat back down.

Besides, if she really didn't want to, she would have refused decisively when Shirley pulled her to change clothes earlier, instead of waiting until they were in the elevator.

Besides, it's just eating, so what? It's not like she hasn't eaten with that bastard before.

Shirley has already said what she wanted to say, so we can't just refuse her that much face.

This is the main reason.

It's not that she hasn't seen that bastard Chen Yan for a while; in fact, she misses him a little.

Seeing this, Peach smiled and didn't say anything more.

Sigh, what a hypocritical and arrogant person.

"Ding"

The elevator reached the basement level, and the two stepped outside.

After taking two steps, Krystal Jung suddenly remembered something and paused slightly.

He repeated what he had done in the practice room changing room.

He pulled up his clothes and sniffed them. After confirming that there was no strange smell, he felt relieved and started to catch up with Taozi.

Arriving at the familiar black Mercedes, Peach immediately grabbed Krystal's hand and opened the back door, getting inside.

"oppa~"

As soon as she got in the car, Peach greeted her oppa, whom she hadn't seen for several days, with a sweet greeting.

"Hmm~ Peach looks even prettier after just a few days."

Chen Yan turned around and smiled back, praising the girl, and received another sweet, cheerful smile in return.

Then he looked at Krystal Jung, who had sat down, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Oh, isn't this our little ice queen, the busy Jung Soo-jung? What a rare guest! It's not easy to see you."

Hearing the man's teasing words, Krystal Jung immediately scoffed and retorted.

"Tch, as if you really want to see me." The familiar taste, the familiar recipe, and the same old banter.

Although the girl didn't look pleased, she couldn't help but feel excited inside.

This way of getting along is still the most comfortable.

Chen Yan smiled, his tone still teasing: "How do you know I don't want to see you? Did you ask me?"

Krystal Jung's expression froze.

She couldn't refute that, because during this time she had actually been intentionally or unintentionally avoiding Chen Yan.

But it seemed to have no effect at all. Whenever she heard Shirley or others around her talking about Chen Yan, she would still subconsciously listen and show concern.

The decision to distance herself from the other person was instantly forgotten by her.

Just like now, she didn't even put up a symbolic struggle before willingly following Shirley out to have dinner with Chen Yan.

The girl suddenly couldn't speak.

Peach, who had been watching the scene unfold, stepped in to save the day.

"Oppa, let's go, I'm a little hungry."

"it is good."

Chen Yan turned around, started the car, and slowly drove out of the underground garage, heading towards the bibimbap restaurant as Taozi instructed.

Krystal Jung watched the two chatting happily and secretly pursed her lips.

She would glance at Chen Yan's profile every now and then, seemingly lost in thought.

Less than ten minutes later, the car stopped on the side of the road near the entrance of an alley.

The three of them put on their masks and got out of the car, then walked into the alley and finally arrived at the entrance of the bibimbap restaurant in a somewhat secluded location.

The bibimbap restaurant was run by a middle-aged couple who were clearly acquainted with Momoko Soojung. Upon seeing the two of them, they smiled and led them toward the private room.

Upon entering the private room, the middle-aged woman exchanged a few pleasantries with the two people who had removed their masks, and only left the room after the three of them had ordered their food.

After watching the middle-aged woman leave the private room and close the door, Taozi looked at Chen Yan and smiled:

“Oppa, this bibimbap restaurant has been open for many years. It’s been here since before Taeyeon and the others debuted. We used to eat here all the time.”

"That's it."

Chen Yan nodded in realization, then looked at Jung Soo-jung, who seemed to have barely spoken since the beginning.

"Why aren't you saying anything, Krystal Jung? Are you pretending to be aloof?"

A precise remark made Peach smile, but it also made the person being criticized immediately shout in annoyance.

"Hey! Who's pretending to be aloof?"

Krystal glared angrily at the jerk, realizing that she was acting this way because of him.

"That's more like it. We're all out for a meal, so let's chat and have a good time. Here, let me pour you some water."

Chen Yan picked up the kettle on the table and poured a glass of water for the girl.

The girl took the water and glared at him again, but then composed herself and chatted with the two of them.

Perhaps because we were acquaintances, the restaurant served the food very quickly. In less than ten minutes, the Jeonju bibimbap that the three of us ordered was served, and the other dishes were served one after another.

The three of them ate their meal while chatting about various topics.

Peach swallowed the bibimbap in her mouth and brought up a new topic: "By the way, oppa, Yoona unnie's birthday is at the end of May, have you thought about what birthday present to give her?"

"I remember, the 30th. I haven't decided yet, but there's no rush. There's still a month to go."

Chen Yan said while chewing his bibimbap, then suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but smile.

"Instead of Yoona's gift, why don't you guys help me think of what I should give Sunny and IU for their birthdays?"

Krystal Jung and Peach paused in their movements.

Peach suddenly realized, "Oh right, Sunny unnie and Ji-eun's birthdays are even earlier."

The two were born on May 15th and May 16th respectively, just one day apart.

Meanwhile, Krystal Jung, who was standing next to him, seemed to be thinking about something, and her gaze towards Chen Yan gradually became strange.

She quickly looked away, lowered her head, and kicked the rice in her bowl with her spoon. Her cheeks puffed out slightly, and she muttered in a voice only she could hear:
"Hmph, you scumbag, if you're so capable, find two people whose birthdays are on the same day, and let's see who you spend your birthday with."

Unaware of her subtle actions, Peach and her oppa continued chatting about the topic.

"So, oppa, what are your thoughts?"

"Um"

Chen Yan, holding a spoon and resting his chin on his hand, thought for a moment and said, "If it's Sunny, I'm planning to send her a bottle of good wine or a game console."

He also knew quite a bit about that older sister; the nicknames "Sake Kei" and "Game Kei" had been confirmed during their time together.

"Words of gratitude."

He looked up at Peach: "Peach, do you have any suggestions?"

Peach's eyes flickered for a moment, then she smiled and shook her head: "No, Ji-eun is an easily satisfied oppa. Just give her whatever you think is appropriate. When it comes to gifts, the thought is what matters most."

Lee Ji-eun: ? ? ? Me, that casual?

Chen Yan nodded, then looked at Zheng Xiujing next to him and found that the girl was kicking the bibimbap in her bowl.

He shook his head helplessly, then looked at her and suddenly seemed to remember something. A smile appeared on his lips as he picked up a piece of pork rib from the table and put it in her bowl.

Seeing the ribs that suddenly appeared in the bowl, the girl looked up at Chen Yan in a daze.

Chen Yan smiled slightly: "Eat more, Xiujing, you're too thin."

He paused for a moment, then his smile widened: "He looks like a little kid."

Krystal blinked blankly, then her face quickly turned red: "Hey! Don't call me little bean!"

Peach, after a brief moment of surprise, also realized what was happening and burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha, oppa, you know the nickname that Chinese fans gave Krystal?"

"Yeah, I know, it's not to compliment Krystal's cuteness."

Chen Yan then looked at the still blushing little iceberg and said, "I think it's very fitting."

Upon hearing this, the girl froze for a moment, then quickly lowered her head, unable to speak.

The shyness and joy in her eyes welled up uncontrollably.

This bastard is praising her for being cute.

Seeing this, Chen Yan stopped teasing her and continued chatting with Taozi while eating.

Nearly half an hour later, lunch ended. After Chen Yan paid the bill, the three left the bibimbap restaurant and drove back to SM Entertainment.

"Goodbye, oppa, take care on your journey."

"understood."

In the underground parking garage, the two stood there watching the car disappear from sight before turning around and walking towards the elevator.

As she walked forward, Krystal glanced at Peach beside her, pursed her lips, and spoke up about the idea she had just had at the bibimbap restaurant.

"Sulli, is that guy going to make a move on Sunny unnie and IU unnie?"

Peach paused slightly, turned to look at her, and blinked blankly, "Why are you saying that all of a sudden?"

Krystal pouted: "Weren't you guys talking about birthdays just now? That guy seemed really serious about it."

"That's it?"

Peach couldn't help but smile upon hearing this, and a sly glint flashed in her eyes as she looked at the little iceberg.

"If what you're saying is true, Krystal, if oppa takes your birthday seriously, does that mean he also wants to make a move on you?"

Krystal Jung looked flustered and said, "How...how could that be? I...I didn't mean that."

"But why do I feel like you seem to be looking forward to it?"

"Hey! Sulli! I didn't!"

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha"

A dozen hours later, night began to fall.

Inside Chen Yan's bedroom.

After a busy day, Chen Yan was getting ready to grab a change of clothes and take a shower.

"Adu"

The phone lying on the bed suddenly beeped with a message notification.

He turned around and picked up his phone.

Sikanuna: Xiaoyan, are you free tomorrow night?

(End of this chapter)