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

Chapter 430 Nuna, it seems you've come to reward me! (Seeking monthly votes at the end of the month!)

As night fell, in Chen Yan's home in Qingtandong.

Chen Yan, who had just finished a night run in the neighborhood, came out of the bathroom after taking a shower.

I went to the living room, turned on the TV, and tuned the channel to KBS. The show on the screen was "You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin," starring IU.

That girl used to send him messages whenever the TV series aired, asking him to support the ratings, which made him unknowingly develop the habit of watching the series.

Looking at Lee Ji-eun's familiar face on TV, Chen Yan smiled, put down the remote, and picked up his phone.

When I turned on the screen, sure enough, there was a message pop-up from Lee Ji-eun.

I clicked in and, unsurprisingly, it was a message that would boost his viewership ratings.

As usual, I raised my phone, took a picture of the TV screen, and then sent it to this girl.

The message has been showing as unread, so I'm probably busy.

Chen Yan didn't send any more messages. His gaze subconsciously drifted upwards, where he saw several chat records between the two of them from yesterday.

The gist of the story is that Chen Yan asked Lee Ji-eun if he wanted to visit her on set today, but Lee Ji-eun said that the filming schedule was too tight today and it was inconvenient for him to visit. She then said that she would talk to him about it next time when it was convenient for her.

So the plan to visit the set was put on hold.

Chen Yan swiped his finger down, looking at the chat history with a thoughtful expression.

The reason he suggested visiting the set was because when he left after visiting Bae Suzy the day before yesterday, he noticed that Lee Ji-eun seemed a little off.

But the girl was rushing to the film set to get her makeup done and prepare for the afternoon's shooting, so he didn't ask any further questions.

Then I was thinking about whether to visit the set the next day and chat with Lee Ji-eun, but the timing didn't seem to be right.

Well, it should be fine. Ji-eun usually tells me if something's wrong. I'll ask her again in a couple of days.

Pulling himself out of his thoughts, Chen Yan put down his phone and stopped thinking about it, turning instead to watch a TV series.

Although seeing Lee Ji-eun looking so serious on TV and then thinking about her usual goofy self can be a bit jarring and make me want to laugh, it's also a special kind of fun, isn't it?

A moment later, just as Chen Yan raised his phone to take a picture of Lee Ji-eun eating on the TV screen and was about to send it to her,...

"Didi"

Suddenly, the sound of a password being entered came from the main entrance.

Chen Yan paused in taking the photo, put down his phone, looked at the entrance, and then stood up.

As I walked to the entrance, I saw the figure leaning against the wall changing into slippers, and a smile immediately appeared on my face.

"Nuna, what brings you here all of a sudden?"

After changing into slippers, Jessica Jung turned to look at the man, a bright smile on her face. She walked over, put her arm around his waist, and snuggled into his embrace.

"Krystal isn't going home tonight, and our training tonight was canceled because Taeyeon and Yoona had schedules, so I came here instead."

"Oh."

Chen Yan reached out and hugged the woman's slender, soft waist, nodding with a smile.

Well, the reasons are quite valid, but they do carry a hint of infidelity. It seems that Krystal Jung's little problem really needs to be addressed.

The two walked to the sofa and sat down.

She kicked off her slippers, placed her delicate feet together on the sofa, and nestled her body into Chen Yan's arms.

After glancing at the TV drama playing on the screen, Jessica Jung casually remarked, "You're watching TV."

"Well, I don't have anything to do tonight, so I'll watch some TV and maybe help Ji-eun get some viewership."

"Know gratitude?"

Jessica Jung was slightly taken aback. Just then, after a scene transition on the TV screen, Lee Ji-eun's face appeared in her line of sight.

"Oh, IU."

She said something knowingly, then suddenly remembered something. She looked at Lee Ji-eun's face on TV and her eyes narrowed slightly.

Turning to look at Chen Yan, she extended a finger and gently lifted his chin, pouting slightly as she spoke:

"Tell me! Are you after this girl?"

Chen Yan was momentarily stunned, then felt a bit dumbfounded.

"Snapped"

He raised his hand and slapped Jessica Jung's shapely buttocks, which were clad in jeans.

"Yeah~"

The tingling sensation sent a blush spreading across her cool and beautiful face. Jessica Jung gave a coquettish cry and glared at the man with a hint of reproach in her eyes.

Chen Yan met her gaze without flinching: "Nuna, Zhi En and I are just having normal interactions. How did that make me think I'm making advances on her?"

"hum"

Jessica Jung wrinkled her nose and hummed twice.

That's hard to say, you might just be a jerk.

Besides, even if you didn't have designs on them, that doesn't mean they didn't have designs on you.

Remembering the birthday gift she posted a couple of days ago, with its subtle intimacy, she immediately recognized it.

However, she didn't say this aloud, since she didn't have any concrete evidence and it was all just intuition.

Moreover, there are some things that are ultimately not her responsibility to manage, because she is also a newcomer.

These are things that Taeyeon and Yoona should worry about; she doesn't need to meddle in them.

As long as Xiaoyan doesn't try anything with Xiujing, it's fine.

Thinking of Krystal, Jessica Jung stopped talking about the topic with the man and started discussing things related to Krystal.

"Xiaoyan, you're going to record songs for Xiujing and Sulli in a couple of days, right?"

"Yes, next Monday."

"Oh."

Jessica nodded, then pouted at him: "Don't be mean to Krystal later, okay? If she doesn't sing well, just talk to her nicely."

Chen Yan smiled helplessly; "Nuna, when have I ever cursed anyone while recording a song?"

Jessica Jung blinked as she recalled the time the man had recorded songs for them.

That's true. When Xiaoyan was recording songs for them before, she was very gentle in pointing out the shortcomings in their singing.

Even with that guy Byun Baekhyun, she didn't curse him; she just kept making things difficult for him.

Besides, given their relationship, how could this man possibly scold Soo-jung? She was just confused because she was concerned.

"You really don't know how to swear."

Jessica Jung smiled gently, realizing she had misspoke, and tilted her head back to give the man a light kiss on the lips.

Chen Yan, naturally, wouldn't let her leave easily since the meat was delivered to his door, and immediately captured those soft pink lips with his own.

After a brief, light kiss, the two parted ways.

"Stop fooling around, I have something to say."

With her cheeks flushed, Jessica Jung playfully slapped Chen Yan's hand, which had just slipped inside her clothes and was trying to move upwards, and said coquettishly.

After being tapped, her hand obediently retreated to her slender waist, lingering on the soft, smooth flesh.

"What is it, Nuna?"

Jessica looked up at him and asked, "Have you and Krystal chatted these past few days?"

Last time, Soojung promised to try to get along normally with Xiaoyan, and almost a week has passed. There should be some progress by now. She can't ask Soojung, because that would make her seem particularly concerned about this matter, and it wouldn't be good if that girl noticed something was wrong.

However, she had no problem asking Chen Yan.

Chen Yan paused slightly, thought for a moment, and said, "It'll be about the same as before, chatting occasionally."

He and Krystal did talk a lot when they first became close, but later, at some point, their conversation frequency gradually decreased.

Sometimes when Chen Yan sent a message, that girl was either busy with work or would take a long time to reply.

Over time, Chen Yan stopped sending her messages as often.

However, their contact did not break down for long, it was just intermittent.

Moreover, every time we meet, although that little ice queen will act aloof at first, after a couple of words with her, that familiar banter mode will come back.

So Chen Yan didn't pay much attention to how often he chatted with Jung Soo-jung on his phone. Some people are just like that; even if they don't chat much online, they still feel familiar when they meet in person.

He and Krystal Jung seem to be that kind of couple.

Jessica Jung, nestled in his arms, nodded thoughtfully.

This is consistent with Soojung's personality; she doesn't change her mind about people or things so quickly once she's made up her mind.

She raised her hand and patted Chen Yan's chest: "Anyway, remember what I told you, you have to get along well with Xiujing."

"I understand, Nuna, I will."

Chen Yan buried his head in Jessica Jung's swan-like neck and took a deep breath of the fragrance emanating from her.

To some extent, I am indeed a cat lover.

The man's warm breath brushed against her neck, making Jessica Jung's blush deepen.

"Yeah~"

She gave Chen Yan's chest a symbolic push, trying to push him away.

But the force was no different from a cat's paw stepping on his chest, and it didn't push the man away even a fraction.

Instead, he seized the opportunity, and the hand that had temporarily retreated to his waist quickly advanced again, taking control of the high ground in one fell swoop.

Jessica Jung suddenly went limp as if all her strength had been drained away.

Looking down into those watery eyes, Chen Yan smiled and said, "Nuna, it seems you're here to reward me tonight."

This woman is actually playing with the vacuum zone.

"Is it because the reward from last time couldn't be redeemed, so Nuna came up with this way to compensate me?"

"No it's not."

Jessica blushed and looked away, saying, "The reward is still on its way, and I won't be able to pick up my SUV for a while."

This is definitely not a reward for men. She dressed like this simply because it was comfortable and convenient, since she was at home anyway, and the final result would be the same.

She had already witnessed the man's skill in unbuttoning his clothes with one hand before, so there was no need to watch it again.

Chen Yan's eyes lit up instantly.

There are surprises!

This older sister really gives out rewards; she never tries to renege on her promise.

The man was so excited that the muscles in his legs twitched involuntarily.

Sensing his excitement, Jessica Jung couldn't help but give him a reproachful look.

So you really like that reward that's still on its way?

Although she herself was actually somewhat looking forward to it.

Then, as if remembering something, she said coquettishly, "I got scolded by Taeyeon and Yoona for giving you this reward."

Chen Yan was taken aback: "What's wrong?"

Jessica Jung frowned slightly: "They made me drink a special bitter melon juice."

The incident happened last night.

Last night, during her break after dance practice, Jessica Jung went to get a drink of water as usual.

Because of Yoona's scheming actions last time, she deliberately changed her cup and even glanced at Kim Tae-yeon and Yoona before drinking water.

Seeing that they seemed fine, he relaxed and took a sip of water, which didn't taste strange at all.

So she was truly relieved and drank a few more sips. Not long after putting down the glass, a familiar, faint bitter melon flavor suddenly wafted up.

She turned her head sharply to look at Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah, and saw that the two of them were also looking at her, with familiar harmless smiles on their faces.

Without time to explain, Jessica Jung rushed out of the practice room again.

It was only later that she found out that Kim Tae-yeon had deliberately bought the exact same water cup as her and hid it when she wasn't looking.

The cup she received contained a bitter melon juice drink that Yoona had specially prepared after asking her about it from the unnie who owns a coffee shop.

You can barely taste anything with just one sip, but the flavor will gradually emerge as you drink more.

Because of the specially made bitter melon juice, Jessica Jung felt unwell all night. The taste would keep coming back from time to time; it wasn't strong, but she couldn't ignore it.

It's just disgusting. It would have been better to just taste it directly like last time, at least then I didn't have to drink it.

"Hahahaha"

After hearing what had happened, Chen Yan couldn't help but burst out laughing. This was something that little deer would do.

"Oh, you're still laughing."

Jessica Jung raised her hand and slapped him on the chest, annoyed: "It's all because of you."

"I'm sorry, Nuna, I'm not laughing anymore."

Chen Yan quickly stopped smiling. This older sister was being reprimanded because she was giving him a reward, so he really couldn't gloat.

"Don't worry, Nuna, I'll definitely teach Yoona a lesson next time."

Jessica Jung looked at him suspiciously: "You? You're going to teach Yoona a lesson?"

Chen Yan confidently declared, "Of course, I will definitely teach her a lesson for you."

In certain maps, he can reliably suppress Lin Yoona, and teaching her a lesson is a piece of cake.

Seeing the slightly meaningful smile on his face, Jessica Jung quickly realized what he meant and then rolled her eyes coquettishly.

But it was precisely this charming appearance that made Chen Yan's suppressed anger surge up, and he lowered his head to kiss those lips.

A moment later, she got up, supporting her shapely buttocks, and walked towards the bedroom.

On the television screen, Lee Ji-eun showed a perfectly timed expression of anger, as if she was angry that the two of them had just abandoned her.

While Chen Yan was trying to teach the cat to ride a horse, on the other side of Seoul, in a luxurious apartment...

"Adu"

A message notification tone suddenly rang out in the somewhat quiet bedroom.

Lee Seung-gi picked up his phone and glanced at it. After seeing who sent the message, he immediately unlocked his phone.

Lee Jae-hyuk: We've got the basics figured out. It's 1000 million won. If you agree, I'll pay a 500 million won deposit first, and the remaining 500 million won after it's done.

With a delighted expression, Lee Seung-gi opened his mobile banking app, entered the recipient's card number, and transferred 500 million won to the recipient without hesitation.

A few seconds later, the message notification sounded again.

Lee Jae-hyuk: Received, we'll get started tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)