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

Chapter 414 Tai Xiyun's Unspeakable Secret (Crown Moe 36)

May 15th, Wednesday, sunny.

Around 5 p.m., Chen Yan got into his car in the underground parking garage of JYP after get off work.

After starting the car and driving out of the underground parking garage, instead of heading towards his home in Cheongdam-dong, he drove in another direction.

After nearly half an hour's drive, the car slowly came to a stop on the side of the road near a tobacco and liquor store in Dalimdong Chinatown.

After parking his car in an empty space, Chen Yan unbuckled his seatbelt, got out, and walked into the nearby tobacco and alcohol shop.

As soon as I entered, I greeted a middle-aged man sitting behind the counter.

"Uncle Bai."

The middle-aged man, Uncle Bai, smiled when he saw him come in.

"You've come to get the wine, right, Xiaoyan?"

Chen Yan smiled and nodded: "Yes, it's the friend I told you about last time. It's her birthday today, so I'm sending her some wine."

"Perfect timing, this wine just cleared customs and was delivered today."

Uncle Bai smiled, bent down to open the cabinet below, took out a bottle of exquisitely packaged wine, placed it on the counter, and gently patted the box.

"Authentic Shanxi Qinghua Fenjiu, Qinghua 30. There are many fakes on the market, but you can rest assured with Uncle Bai, it's guaranteed to be genuine."

"Look at what you're saying, of course I trust you, Uncle Bai."

This Uncle Bai is a friend his father met when he was doing business on the peninsula. He's from Qingdao and has been running his shop here for almost 20 years. They became acquainted because they both have a bit of a fondness for alcohol.

Uncle Bai smiled and pushed the wine towards him.

After a bit of pushing and pulling, Chen Yan successfully paid and walked out of the store carrying a packaged bottle of wine.

Chen Yan carefully placed the wine in the trunk and sat back in the driver's seat.

I took out my phone and glanced at the time: 6:18.

Because some members of Girls' Generation had evening schedules, Lee Soon-kyu's birthday party was scheduled to start at 9 PM.

There's still plenty of time. I can go home first, have a simple dinner, then take a shower and rest for a while.

Having made his plans, Chen Yan put down his phone and prepared to start his car to go home.

"Adu"

Just then, a message notification tone came from his phone, which he had just put down.

I picked up my phone; it was a message from Lee Soon-kyu.

sunny_nuna: Have you finished get off work yet, Xiaoyan? You haven't forgotten what day it is today, have you?

Chen Yan smiled as he read the message: I haven't forgotten, Nuna. I just received the gift I was going to give you.

sunny_nuna: What gift is it?

Chen Yan: We'll find out later, won't we?

Sunny Noona: Okay, by the way, don't come too early. Just come when it's almost time. We still need to tidy up the dorm.

I understand. It must be a little inconvenient for a guy like me to be there when a girl is tidying up the house.

Moreover, this is a dormitory for nine girls, and the colors of red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple, as well as the lace, tulle, and thong styles, are all inconvenient.

After replying to the message indicating that she understood, Lee Soon-kyu did not reply to any further messages.

At this moment, a new message pop-up appeared at the top of the screen.

Hanhan Zhien: Oppa, are you free tomorrow night? If you have time, come and give me a lesson.

The message was no different from the usual inquiries about the time, but Chen Yan sensed something different and chuckled softly.

Because tomorrow is Lee Ji-eun's birthday.

Asking me to go and teach her on this particular day makes me feel like my motives are somewhat impure.

Chen Yan quickly typed a line, but then, as if remembering something, he deleted the words "You want a birthday present, right?" and typed a new line.

At the same time, it seemed that the 3-second interval from when the message was read was a bit long, and another message popped up in the chat box.

Ji-eun: Is there something going on tomorrow night, oppa? It's okay, if you're busy, we can reschedule class for another day.

For some reason, upon seeing this message, Chen Yan immediately pictured the girl frowning and pouting, looking a little aggrieved.

I smiled, added a few words to the message I had just edited, and clicked send.

Meanwhile, on the other side of Seoul, in a moving van.

Peach's oppa: It's okay, I'm free, see you tomorrow night.

Upon seeing Chen Yan's reply, Lee Ji-eun's beautiful eyes, which had been furrowed and pouting, suddenly brightened, and her eyebrows relaxed.

The girl let out a soft breath and patted her small chest.

"I was so scared, I thought oppa was busy tomorrow night."

A bright smile immediately appeared on her lips, and Lee Ji-eun quickly replied to the message: Okay, see you tomorrow night, oppa.

After agreeing on a meeting time with Chen Yan for tomorrow night, she put down her phone and turned her head to look out the car window.

Gazing at the ever-passing street scenes, the girl suddenly chuckled after a moment.

"I wonder what kind of birthday present oppa will give me."

A few hours later, around 8 p.m., the night in Seoul began to fall.

Cheongdam-dong, inside Girls' Generation's dormitory.

The nine people gathered in the living room, all leaning slightly forward, listening to what Lee Soon-kyu, who was in the center of their line of sight, was saying.

A few minutes later, Lee Soon-kyu stopped, and the others slowly straightened up as well.

Choi Soo-young frowned slightly, touching her chin: "So, Sun-kyu, you mean that when Xiao-yan arrives, we'll play games with him and gang up on him?"

Lee Soon-kyu nodded.

Kwon Yuri asked, "But why are we doing this romance novel out of the blue?"

Lee Soon-kyu replied, "Because it's fun, and Taeyeon agreed too."

The rest of the people turned their attention to Kim Tae-yeon.

Kim Taeyeon nodded.

She didn't sell her man for five meals of Korean beef; she just thought it would be fun to mess with Xiao Yan, and she wouldn't go too far anyway.

Lee Soon-kyu suddenly smiled, as if something had occurred to him.

"And it's not just about simple pranks, we can play truth or dare, ask interesting questions, like about him and Taeyeon... hmm~"

Finally, she raised an eyebrow at Choi Soo-young and the others, and made a sound that was difficult to understand.

Upon hearing this, Choi Soo-young and the others' eyes lit up instantly. This is interesting!

However, Kim Tae-yeon, who was involved in the incident, had a problem with it and looked at Lee Soon-kyu with a slightly flushed face.

“I object, Lee Soon-kyu. This is not what we agreed on before. It won’t work.”

If she were to ask something she found difficult to say, she would be in serious trouble.

None of these people are good; we absolutely cannot play like this.

Most importantly, she simply didn't believe that these people wouldn't drink alcohol while playing this game.

What if Xiao Yan drinks too much and someone asks him a question, and he accidentally lets slip what happened between them that night at Jessica Jung's house?

Jessica Jung will fight her to the death.

Those nearby, Yoona and Jessica Jung, who had also realized what was happening, quickly spoke up, their faces slightly flushed.

"I also object; we can't play like this." "Exactly, why bother playing Truth or Dare?"

"and many more."

Choi Sooyoung raised her hand to interrupt the two of them, and frowned as she looked at Jung Soo-yeon.

"It's one thing for Taeyeon and Yoona to object, but Jessica, what are you objecting to?"

The people next to her nodded in agreement, looking at Jessica Jung with furrowed brows in deep thought.

But a few seconds later, a hand suddenly rose up.

"Wait, I'm a little confused."

Kwon Yuri glanced at everyone in confusion: "Shouldn't Xiaoyan's matter only be related to Taeyeon? Why are you dragging Yoona into this?"

Choi Sooyoung rolled her eyes speechlessly: "You're such an idiot. Even a masochist could see it, but Yuri, you still haven't noticed."

Tiffany protested, "Hey, I'm not stupid, okay?"

Ignoring Tiffany, Choi Sooyoung pointed at Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah, then looked at Kwon Yuri and said:

"Haven't you noticed that there's something off about the relationship between those two and Xiaoyan? They've been making it so obvious lately."

Kwon Yuri was taken aback. She looked at Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah, who were being pointed at by Choi Soo-young but remained calm. Then, some memories surfaced in her mind.

A moment later, she suddenly widened her eyes and pointed at Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah.

"Oh, it's you two and Xiaoyan."

Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah blinked their eyes.

"Tsk, tsk."

Choi Sooyoung clicked her tongue twice and shook her head: "You really are an idiot. You're Yoona's roommate, and you didn't even notice anything wrong with Yoona."

Kwon Yuri blushed at the mockery.

But before she could even open her mouth to argue, Lim Yoona stabbed her in the back with a smile.

"Sooyoung unnie, Yuri unnie is busy chatting with her baseball player oppa every night, how can she have time to pay attention to me?"

"Oh~"

A chorus of cheers immediately erupted from the rest of the group.

Kwon Yuri's face turned even redder, a blush that even her wheat-colored skin couldn't hide.

"Oh, Yoona, I didn't!"

As she spoke, she was about to rush towards Lim Yoon-ah.

But seeing that the building was starting to tilt, Choi Soo-young immediately waved her hand and called for a stop.

"Yuri, wait a minute, there's something more important."

After stopping Kwon Yuri, she looked at Jessica Jung and asked, "Jessica, why did you object just now?"

"Swish"

With just one sentence, everyone's attention was drawn back to Jessica Jung.

Jessica Jung's eyes darted around: "It's the same situation as Taeyeon and Yoona, right?"

"Mo?!"

Apart from Lee Soon-kyu, who was in the know, everyone else's eyes widened instantly, stunned by the information.

Because it was so sudden, they really didn't realize there was anything fishy about Jessica Jung and Chen Yan.

A moment later, it was Kwon Yuri who came to her senses first and smiled when she looked at Choi Sooyoung.

"Ha! Choi Sooyoung, you're one to talk. As Jessica's roommate, you didn't find anything either."

"I"

Yoona added with a grin, "Because Sooyoung unnie is busy chatting with Jung Kyung-ho oppa."

"Oh, it's Im Yoona!"

With her hands outstretched, Yoona pulled Kim Tae-yeon and Jessica Jung aside, and looked at Choi Soo-young with a smile as she stood up.

"Unnie, there are three of us here, and Chen Yan is coming soon too. Be careful, or I might get him to make you drink. He can hold his liquor pretty well."

Choi Soo-young pursed her lips, gave a soft hum, and sat back down.

1v4? Only a fool would attempt that.

Her teammates were just there to watch the show; no one would help her.

"Alright, let's get back to business. Do you all agree to the plan to prank Xiaoyan?"

Lee Soon-kyu brought the topic back to the very beginning.

"Now it's not just Taeyeon anymore, you can also ask Xiaoyan about Yoona and Jessica's situation."

The sudden surge in temptation made everyone's eyes light up again.

At that moment, Seohyun seemed to remember something and raised her hand.

"Um, if Chen Yan oppa really gets drunk in the end, will he have to sleep in our dorm tonight? Won't that be a little inconvenient?"

Choi Sooyoung waved her hand: "It's okay, we can let Xiaoyan sleep in Taeyeon's room, and let Sunkyu and Yoona switch rooms."

"Oh."

Seeing their bright eyes, Kim Tae-yeon quickly objected, "I object! No Truth or Dare!"

Yoona and Jessica Jung echoed, "That's right, we also object."

It's not just Kim Tae-yeon who has things she can't tell others; they all have them too.

For example, Yoona's 38.5-degree Celsius deer, which makes a limited-time comeback every now and then.

There's also the incident where Jessica Jung bent down to undo her belt at the dinner table at home that night.

These are things that can't be said.

Seeing that they were still somewhat eager to try, Kim Tae-yeon didn't waste any words and directly took out her phone to issue an ultimatum.

"If that's the case, then I'll tell Xiaoyan not to come tonight."

I can't control you guys, but I can control my own man.

"Okay, okay, we were just joking. Let's not play Truth or Dare anymore, okay? I promise."

The initiator, Lee Soon-kyu, immediately backed down and was the first to make a guarantee.

We can't really push this little guy too far, otherwise there won't be any fun to be had later, and we won't have any gossip to share either.

But when you start having fun, the alcohol will have numbed your senses, and who will remember this?

And while she said she wouldn't play Truth or Dare, she didn't say she wouldn't play other similar games.

Lee Soon-kyu smiled inwardly and then winked at the others.

The others who received the signal immediately echoed it, making a guarantee.

"Humph, that's pretty much it."

Kim Tae-yeon made a couple of hums and put her phone away, but inwardly she smiled disdainfully.

Do you really think she'd believe that? They've been teammates for two lifetimes, how could she trust these people's promises? Does she think she can't see what they're up to?
He exchanged a quick glance with Yoona next to him, and Yoona nodded.

It's still uncertain who the hunter is and who the prey is.

(End of this chapter)