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

Chapter 538 In ancient times, you'd be marrying me.

Chapter 538 In ancient times, you'd be marrying me.
"I want to go home with you, is that okay?"

Upon hearing the girl's words, Chen Yan was momentarily stunned.

Seeing this, a smile flashed in Krystal Jung's eyes, and she asked:
"What? Aren't you going home? Is there something else going on?"

"Uh, no, I'm going home."

Chen Yan came to his senses.

"That's great! There's no one in my dorm or at home right now, and I'll be bored if I go back, so I was thinking of staying at your place for a while, is that okay?"

As she spoke, Krystal Jung suddenly stepped forward, looked at him, and blinked, "Is there something inconvenient? Can't I go?"

"Uh, no, it's not inconvenient at all. Of course you can go. Okay, let's go then."

Chen Yan smiled at the girl, then turned and walked towards the door.

After turning around, a hint of doubt flashed across his expression.

He really felt that this little iceberg was a bit strange today, as if he was carrying a subtle but persistent aggression.

Behind her, watching Chen Yan's retreating figure, Krystal Jung loosened her slightly clenched hands and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

A second later, a faint smile appeared on his lips, and he took a step and followed.

Hehe, another successful attack. Now I can spend a lot more time alone with Chen Yan.

After leaving the gym, the two got into Chen Yan's black Mercedes sports car parked in the underground garage.

Seeing that Jung Soo-jung had fastened her seatbelt, Chen Yan started the car, drove out of the underground parking garage, and headed towards Cheongdam-dong.

In the car, Krystal glanced at Chen Yan, thought for a moment, and then said:

"Chen Yan, can I have dinner at your house tonight?"

Seemingly afraid he would find it strange, she gave another reasonable excuse: "Someone said before that after my comeback, he would make up for it by cooking me a big meal himself. You're not going back on your word, are you?"

Chen Yan smiled upon hearing this: "Am I the kind of person who doesn't keep promises? Okay, I'll cook for you tonight. What do you want to eat?"

He certainly remembers what he said.

The time the two were rumored to be dating, their planned dinner at a Western restaurant was canceled because he changed his mind at the last minute.

So he promised Krystal that after her comeback, he could cook her a meal or take her to a Western restaurant.

Krystal smiled and replied meaningfully, "Anything is fine. Jessica and I have similar tastes. I like most of what she likes to eat."

"cough cough"

With his hands on the steering wheel, Chen Yan coughed lightly, looking somewhat awkward.

Why does this girl always have to bring up the most sensitive topics?

It seems like she's using this to manipulate herself from time to time.

The same thing happened the night of Lee Ji-eun's concert; the girl said a few things to him.

Unfortunately, he was in the wrong and couldn't argue back.

Seeing this, Krystal Jung wrinkled her nose slightly, hummed twice, and then turned her head to look out the car window.

She seemed to have thought of something, and soon turned her head away again.

"By the way, today's meal is today's meal, and the Western restaurant is the Western restaurant. They need to be separate. You still owe me a steak at the Western restaurant. Remember that."

The girl gave another "reasonable" reason: "After all, it's been almost a month since my comeback ended. Consider this meal as interest for your late fulfillment of your promise."

Chen Yan chuckled and couldn't help but retort, "If you want to get something for free, just do it. Why make up so many excuses?"

He remembers it very clearly; he said that Krystal Jung could contact him anytime to fulfill her promise.

How come in this girl's mouth it's become that he was late in fulfilling his promise?

When her reason was exposed, Krystal Jung didn't try to argue. She just looked at him with slightly narrowed eyes and said, "Just tell me if you agree or not."

Turning his head to glance at the girl's insistent attempt to force a sale, Chen Yan replied with amusement:
"Okay, okay, I agree, alright?"

Anyway, I can get back a million times more from Jessica Jung for the losses I suffered here.

This makes sense.

"Hmph, that's pretty much it."

Krystal Jung gave a soft hum, turned her head back to look out the car window, and a smile appeared on her face the next second.

Hehe, Chen Yan owes me another meal, giving me yet another reason to spend time alone with him.

Turning his head to look ahead, Chen Yan couldn't help but smile.

Actually, he always felt inexplicably happy whenever he bickered with Krystal Jung.

In some ways, they do have a bit of a bickering couple vibe.

Crossroads, red light.

With a light touch of the brake pedal, the car came to a steady stop within the solid line.

Chen Yan turned to look at Jung Soo-jung: "Let's go to the supermarket near the neighborhood to buy some ingredients first, we don't have much left at home."

"it is good."

Krystal nodded, her eyes suddenly darting around.

"How about we invite Jessica over for dinner tonight?"

"what?"

Chen Yan was dumbfounded.

"puff"

Seeing his dumbfounded expression, Krystal Jung couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"I was just kidding. Jessica has a schedule tonight and is also training for her next concert in early October, so she won't be able to come. Don't be nervous."

"Nervous? What do I have to be nervous about?"

Realizing what had happened, Chen Yan calmly replied, but his and Zheng Xiujing's gazes immediately shifted away, looking at the traffic lights ahead.

This little iceberg is making it sound like the two of them are having an affair behind Jessica Jung's back.

But they are truly innocent now.

We're sitting in the same car, innocent and blameless, going home together, and having dinner together at home that evening, innocent and blameless.

Oh right, we should go to the supermarket together to buy groceries later, so we can all be completely innocent.

Hmm, that sounds like you're completely innocent, doesn't it?

Seeing this, Krystal Jung didn't say anything more.

She only said that to see Chen Yan's reaction.

If Chen Yan's reaction is nervousness, it means that he has already realized that Chen Yan also likes him.

But his reaction just now was a bit hard to describe; he seemed a little nervous, but then again, he didn't seem so.

The girl frowned and fell into deep thought.

It seems we'll have to find another opportunity to test the waters.

As the red light turned green, Chen Yan slowly released the brakes.

Just then, a little boy suddenly came into his line of sight.

"Fuck"

He immediately slammed on the brakes, and the car came to an abrupt halt.

Both of them were jolted hard against the back of their seats by the sudden braking and were startled by what they saw.

On the zebra crossing, a middle-aged woman rushed out, grabbed the little boy, bowed repeatedly to Chen Yan's car to express her apology, and took the child back.

Coming to his senses, Chen Yan quickly turned to look at Jung Soo-jung in the passenger seat: "Are you alright, Soo-jung?"

"fine."

Krystal responded, then suddenly felt something strange in her chest.

Looking down, I noticed that Chen Yan's hand had appeared on it at some point.

The girl blushed instantly at the solid touch. Noticing his hand on her chest, Chen Yan quickly withdrew it.

"Um, sorry, I just..."

"I know, it's okay."

Krystal interrupted him, replied with a sentence, and then turned her head to look out the car window.

Her once fair and delicate ears were now completely red.

"drop--"

At this moment, a horn sounded from behind the car, urging people to hurry up. Chen Yan didn't explain any further, quickly started the car, and drove through the intersection.

As the car started up again, Krystal Jung, who was looking out the window, immediately relaxed her clenched hands and breathed a sigh of relief.

He glanced down at his chest, where the strange sensation had not yet completely subsided.

The girl bit her lip lightly, and the blush on her face deepened.

She knew that Chen Yan hadn't done it on purpose; his reaching out was an instinctive action to protect her, and she didn't mind Chen Yan touching her.

But you'll still feel shy to some extent, won't you?

Moreover, Chen Yan was indeed the first person to have such close contact with a member of the opposite sex.

As she was thinking, a thought suddenly popped into Krystal Jung's mind.

In ancient times, in this situation, he would have married me, right?

Beside him, Chen Yan, though holding the steering wheel with both hands and looking straight ahead, would occasionally glance to the side.

He saw Krystal Jung's reaction just now, but he didn't think it was an overreaction.

After all, small doesn't mean non-existent, right?

The force from the sudden braking was indeed considerable, and we made a solid impact.

This was the conclusion he reached after recalling the sensation of touch.

Although it was a bit awkward, he really didn't mean to take advantage of others.

Krystal Jung clearly understood, so he didn't explain anything further, as that would only make the atmosphere more awkward.

And so, the car drove smoothly in an atmosphere that was neither awkward nor slightly subtle, and the two people in the car tacitly remained silent.

The subtle atmosphere dissipated instantly, as if it had been pre-arranged, as they stopped in front of a supermarket near the residential area.

The two got out of the car, went into the supermarket, chatted normally while buying groceries, and then got back into the car and drove towards the residential area.

"Ding"

The elevator doors slowly opened on the 12th floor, and the two stepped out. Chen Yan entered the password to open the door.

With practiced ease, she bent down and took out her and Chen Yan's slippers from the shoe cabinet, put them on, and couldn't help but smile as she looked at the slippers on her feet.

This family also has their own slippers.

"I'll go put the ingredients away first. You can sit in the living room."

"it is good."

Slipping on her slippers, Krystal Jung walked to the sofa, kicked off her slippers, crossed her delicate, fair feet, and leaned back lazily on the sofa.

She definitely felt a sense of comfort, like she was back home.

He glanced at the coffee table, reached for the TV remote, and turned on the TV.

When Chen Yan returned to the living room, he saw Krystal Jung sitting cross-legged on the sofa, popping a segment of orange into her mouth and watching TV with a blissful expression.

He couldn't help but smile and sat down next to the girl.

"You seem quite comfortable here, like you're at home."

She paused in her chewing motion, turned to look at him, and blinked.

"Isn't this my home?"

"Forehead"

Chen Yan really couldn't refute it. From Jessica Jung's perspective, this could indeed be considered a girl's home.

Seeing this, Krystal narrowed her eyes and put another segment of orange into her mouth.

The next second, the remaining half of the orange pulp in my hand was suddenly taken away by a large hand that reached out.

"Hey, if you want to eat it, can't you peel it yourself? Why are you taking mine?"

The girl glared at him.

After putting the orange pulp into his mouth, Chen Yan turned his head and smiled, "Consider this my payment for cooking for you tonight."

"Cut~"

Krystal Jung pouted, glanced at him sideways, and picked up a new orange from the fruit plate to peel.

With a smile, Chen Yan leaned back on the sofa, took out his phone to check the time, and then looked at Jung Soo-jung.

Are you going home or back to your dorm tonight?

"Okay, let's go back to the dorm. Jessica isn't going home tonight."

"Oh, so what time are you planning to go back?"

Jung Soo-jung paused in her chewing, turned to look at the man, and narrowed her eyes slightly.

"What do you mean? You're just hoping I can leave sooner?"

Chen Yan was stunned for a moment, feeling both amused and exasperated.

"What are you thinking? I'm just checking the time to see what time is appropriate to cook. Otherwise, if it gets too late, not to mention Xiuyan, Sister Qian will have to come looking for me first."

Krystal pouted, turned her head back to watch TV, and replied:

“V’s mom is fine, I’ll just tell her later. As for Jessica, it’s even less of a problem. We’re all family, what’s there to worry about?”

Let alone having a meal, even if Jessica directly told him she wanted to stay at Chen Yan's place that night, she wouldn't dare...
She was indeed a little hesitant; if she really said that, Jessica would definitely rush over here.

Jessica is still in the hesitation stage, so I can't be too aggressive, otherwise all my efforts might be in vain.

Besides, this isn't how you give something away for free.

The girl glanced at Chen Yan beside her and pursed her lips.

He's so beautiful he'll never die.

Hearing her words, Chen Yan didn't say anything more.

He couldn't very well say that he was a little guilty and afraid that Jessica's sister would come over as soon as she found out that Krystal was at home, so he wanted Krystal to finish her meal early and then send her away without anyone noticing.

Hmm, this really does feel like an affair.

After that, the two sat together on the sofa watching TV, chatting occasionally.

After a while, an episode of a Korean drama ended, and Chen Yan looked at the wall clock; it was almost five o'clock.

"It's almost lunchtime, I'll go cook."

Krystal nodded and smiled at him: "Okay, thank you for your hard work~ Do you need any help?"

"No need, you should rest here. I can manage on my own."

After saying this with a hint of disdain, ignoring the angry glare from the girl next to him, Chen Yan got up and walked towards the kitchen.

I walked to the entrance.

"Didi"

Suddenly, the sound of a password being entered rang out at the door.

Chen Yan paused, glanced at the door, and then subconsciously turned to look at Jung Soo-jung on the sofa.

Krystal Jung was also a little stunned.