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

Chapter 465 It's better for everyone to work together to make our lives better than anything else (Honeybee Moe 26)

Even at 10 p.m., the commercial streets of Gangnam District in Seoul were still bustling with activity, with young men and women coming and going.

The streetlights and the lights of the shops along the street reflected each other, making the commercial street as bright as day. The lights fell on the white legs of the girls passing by, adding a touch of heat to the summer night.

In this lively atmosphere, a high-end coffee shop on the street welcomed two figures wearing black face masks.

Both figures were dressed casually in white short-sleeved T-shirts and light blue slim-fit jeans, and they arrived at the coffee shop almost one after the other.

Upon noticing each other, both of them instinctively paused and glanced at one another.

Then their eyes widened slightly at the same time: "You/Unnie, how did you get here?"

The figure on the right immediately replied, "I have an appointment with someone. What about you?"

The taller figure on the left replied, "I also have something to do and I've arranged to meet someone here, unnie."

After they finished speaking, they both paused for a moment, a strange intuition rising in their hearts.

The next second they spoke at the same time: "Sherry."

They really came to see the same person.

The two frowned in confusion again, but did not continue their conversation at the shop entrance.

Pushing open the door, I gave the staff member at the entrance the room number and the information of the person who made the reservation. Finally, the staff member led me to the door of a private room.

Pushing open the door to the private room, I found there was already someone inside.

Upon seeing the two enter, Peach immediately stood up and greeted them with a smile, "Ji-eun, Soo-ji, you're here."

"Ah."

Lee Ji-eun and Bae Suzy took off their masks, still looking puzzled, and then sat down opposite Peach.

After sitting down, they glanced at each other again.

Turning her gaze to Peach across from her, Lee Ji-eun asked, "Peach, why did you invite Suzy over too?"

This girl clearly told her that they both had free time in the evening, so they could meet up and chat.

Bae Suzy, who was standing next to her, looked at Peach with some confusion.

Tonight, she was the one who asked Sulli to come out to ask about Chen Yan's oppa, so why did she call IU unnie over as well?

Faced with their questions, Peach chuckled and apologized to Bae Suzy first.

"I'm sorry, Suzy. I took the liberty of calling Ji-eun over as well. It's because Ji-eun doesn't know the answer to what you want to ask, so I thought I'd take this opportunity to talk about it together."

Bae Suzy's face flashed with realization, then she glanced at Lee Ji-eun beside her. So this unnie didn't know either.

Lee Ji-eun blinked in confusion: "What's going on? I don't understand what you're saying."

Peach smiled at her: "It's okay, you'll understand Ji-eun in a moment. Let Soo-ji explain first."

After glancing at the two of them, Lee Ji-eun pursed her lips and remained silent.

Turning her gaze back to Bae Suzy, Peach smiled gently: "Suzy, just ask whatever you want to ask, and I'll tell you everything I can."

Bae Soo-ji thought for a moment and decided to ask directly.

"So Sulli, you, Taeyeon, Yoona, and oppa are all really in a relationship, right?"

However, before Peach could answer, Lee Ji-eun, who was sitting next to her, couldn't sit still anymore and stared wide-eyed at Bae Suzy.

"Wait, Suzy, what did you mean by the question you just asked? What do you mean oppa, Taozi, and the other two are all in a relationship?"

"Oh, unnie, let Shirley tell you first. That's why I called you here tonight to talk to you about this."

Bae Suzy gave this unnie a reproachful look.

Why does IU look so shocked? She should just stay calm. When oppa admitted it that day, she accepted it very quickly.

Lee Ji-eun glanced at the two of them again, and finally shut her mouth.

Her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she inexplicably began to feel nervous.

Across from her, Peach smiled upon seeing this, then looked at Bae Suzy and nodded her head a few times.

"Yes, I'm in a relationship with Taeyeon unnie, Yoona unnie and oppa, and Jessica unnie is too."

"What?! Jessica is one too?!"

Upon hearing Jessica Jung's unexpected answer, Bae Suzy's eyes widened like a rabbit's.

"Yes, Jessica unnie too."

"Oh."

After a few seconds of processing the sudden information, Bae Suzy regained her composure.

I picked up the iced Americano in front of me, about to take a sip, when I suddenly paused.

Wait a minute, if we include Jessica, then there are already four in the family.

She's become the fifth child now?
Damn it, another one place has been moved to the back!
Peach across from her also picked up her iced Americano and took a sip, while glancing at Lee Ji-eun.

My best friend was frowning, and I wondered what she was thinking.

She ignored it and continued chatting with Bae Suzy.

"Suzy, is there anything else you want to ask?"

"So Sherry, you and those three seniors knew about each other's existence, right?"

"Of course, I often eat at home with my unnies and oppa, and we even have group chats on our phones."

As Taozi spoke, a happy smile appeared on her face: "Our relationship is just like that of family."

Seeing the genuine and natural smile on her face, Bae Suzy's already few concerns instantly disappeared, and she asked the last question she wanted to ask.

"So oppa isn't a scumbag who plays with people's feelings, right?"

"Of course not."

Peach immediately denied it: "If oppa were that kind of person, my unnies and I wouldn't be able to get along like family like we are now."

After saying that, she paused for a moment and continued, "Actually, in my opinion, oppa can't even be considered a scumbag. At most, he's a bit of a womanizer. Apart from that, there's nothing else about him that makes him a scumbag."

"Well, I see."

Bae Suzy smiled and nodded, taking a sip of her iced Americano: "I have no other questions."

Having understood the most important issues, she had no more concerns.

Peach smiled and nodded, a sly glint in her eyes.

It was definitely the right decision to set Suzy as the third candidate; I knew this beauty enthusiast wouldn't be a turn-off.

Jessica Unnie, who was originally a backup candidate, has now successfully moved from being a backup to a full-fledged player.

It's probably not long before Suzy, the third backup candidate, is no longer considered a backup.

There's also some progress on the hidden alternative for Sunny unnie.

If Krystal makes a choice, and Ieun, the number one candidate, is removed from the list, then the entire family she envisioned will be together.

The situation is excellent.

Thinking of this, Peach, the "behind-the-scenes manipulator," couldn't help but smile happily.

Pulling herself out of her thoughts, she looked at her best friend sitting opposite her, her chosen number one backup candidate.

But she found that the other person was also looking at her, with a calm expression and an inscrutable look in their eyes.

Peach blinked and touched her face: "What's wrong, Ji-eun? Is there something on my face?"

Lee Ji-eun didn't reply immediately, but stared at her quietly for two seconds before saying, "Are you crazy?" The three simple words were filled with obvious anger.

Peach paused, taken aback.

Bae Suzy, who was next to her, also stopped sipping her coffee, glanced cautiously at the unnie next to her, and quietly shifted her position to create some distance between them.

Realizing what had happened, Peach looked at her best friend and smiled: "You're not the first person to say I'm crazy, but I'm really not crazy."

Krystal Jung said something similar when she learned about their situation before.

But in the end, she still hasn't been able to bring herself to leave oppa's side.

Therefore, matters of the heart cannot be understood simply through reason.

Lee Ji-eun remained calm: "If you're not crazy, then what are you doing right now, Choi Sulli? I really can't think of any other reason besides that you're crazy."

They're calling me by my full name now, so it seems they're really angry.

Holding an iced Americano in her hands and a straw in her mouth, Bae Suzy's gaze subtly swept over the two of them, her eyes showing a hint of nervousness, but mostly excitement at the spectacle.

She knew that given the relationship between the two, even if they argued, nothing serious would happen, so she wasn't worried at all and planned to quietly be a bystander.

She could more or less guess that Lee Ji-eun was angry now, mostly because she felt that Sulli was somewhat disappointing.

Or perhaps there are other reasons.

Seeing that the other person was calling her by her full name, Peach pouted but didn't seem scared at all, and immediately retorted.

"Jie Eun, are you implying that Taeyeon unnie, Yoona unnie, and Jessica unnie are all crazy?"

"I"

Lee Ji-eun paused for a moment.

Peach pressed her advantage: "Jie-eun, there are actually many reasons. Not to mention, there are many such cases in the industry. But we are different from oppa. We are genuinely living together."

As she spoke, she glanced at Bae Suzy beside her.

The girl immediately nodded in agreement.

Such situations are indeed very common in the industry. One of the main reasons she was able to accept Chen Yan oppa and Sulli's situation so quickly was that she had seen a lot of things happening in the industry.

The reason why the entertainment industry makes people mature early is because the situation in the industry is complicated. It's a big melting pot where all sorts of messy things happen.

There are couples from film crews, friends who have been shooting together for a long time, and even married people who still go their separate ways.

Oppa and Sulli are a breath of fresh air.

Lee Ji-eun was not so easily convinced: "Then how can you guarantee that this kind of life can continue indefinitely and that everyone will remain the same?"

"Jie-eun, that's a bit unreasonable. Who can guarantee the future? If that's the case, then there's a risk of breaking up with anyone you date, and there's a possibility of divorce even after marriage. Life is lived, not talked about. Working together to make life better is better than any guarantee."

"Okay, then what about what other people think? Don't you care at all?"

"Let others think what they want. Why put yourself in a shackle because of the opinions of people you don't care about? Don't put unnecessary shackles on yourself. No one can replace you. The most important thing is to be happy."

"you"

Seeing that her questions had been answered, Lee Ji-eun opened her mouth to refute them, but found that she couldn't say a word.

Because she herself felt that what Taozi said made a lot of sense.

Damn it, when did this little peach become so talkative? Her little mouth just keeps chattering away, and I can't even win an argument with her.

Across from her, Peach couldn't help but raise her chin slightly, a hint of smugness in her smile.

Hehe, she's been taught a lot by Taeyeon unnie and Yoona unnie lately, and her views on some things have changed.

She's not the same person she used to be.

Now, she only lives for the people she cares about, and ignores everything else.

Lee Ji-eun puffed out her cheeks slightly and took a few heavy breaths through her nose.

Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that Bae Suzy next to him had a thoughtful look on her face and was nodding her head slightly from time to time, as if she had been persuaded.

She was instantly enraged and slapped her arm.

"Hey, why are you nodding? Why aren't you saying anything?"

What a terrible teammate! Nodding at this moment is practically telling the enemy that they're about to give up and surrender.

"Onie~"

Clutching her slapped arm, Bae Suzy pouted with a pitiful expression.

You guys keep talking, why are you suddenly hitting me? I'm just a bystander.

The girl muttered, "I think Shirley makes a lot of sense."

The most important thing in life is to be happy yourself. You shouldn't care too much about what others think. Just care about what the people you care about think.

Besides, we're just living together. We haven't broken the law, nor have we damaged anyone's relationship. What's wrong with that?

At least Bae Suzy herself had taken Tao's words to heart and was no longer worried.

Hearing the muttering, Lee Ji-eun glared at him again, and the rabbit immediately shut up.

Seeing this, Peach smiled secretly.

Hmph, her reasons are quite sound; she's not afraid of failing to convince these two.

After a moment of silence in the private room, Lee Ji-eun looked up at Peach after thinking for a while, still frowning.

"So you think your life is good right now, even though there are already four people in your family."

"Yes, the unnies and I are all happy and content, and oppa rarely feels alone because everyone is busy with work. Of course, that's great."

"So you're just letting oppa have affairs? So he can have someone with him when you're busy with work? That's a twisted logic."

Peach nodded with a smile: "Yeah, that's just my twisted logic, but you and Suzy can understand it, right? Besides, the idea of ​​finding women isn't quite right either. Me and the others have real feelings for oppa and the others."

These words caused Lee Ji-eun to pause in surprise once again, while Bae Suzy nodded.

Others might not understand, but those in the industry can.

The reason is that I'm really too busy with work to spend a lot of time with people. There are plenty of people in my circle who talk on their phones one minute and then turn around and start a fight the next.

Instead of looking for random people outside, it's better to find familiar people you know well.

What's more, Chen Yan and Tao Zi have genuine feelings for each other, which makes the situation even more unsolvable.

If everyone can accept this and live in harmony, then such a life is indeed quite good.

Lost in thought, Lee Ji-eun suddenly snapped back to reality.

Oh no! How come she's starting to convince herself of it?

She looked up and saw Peach smiling at her from across the room.

After a few seconds of eye contact, Lee Ji-eun suddenly thought of another question.

"Have you considered another issue? What if you keep indulging oppa and he loses control of his mind?"

Bae Suzy, who was rubbing her arm, paused and blinked.

Oh right, that's another issue. Having too many people in the family is definitely not a good idea.

After all, oppa is just one person; he definitely couldn't handle too many people.

Across from her, Peach's eyes flashed with a sly smile as she looked at Lee Ji-eun.

"Ji-eun, are you asking this because you're planning to join as well?"

(End of this chapter)