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

Chapter 549 The Bet (Happy National Day!)
Two more days passed quickly, and it was now October 7th.

In the morning, Chen Yan sat in his office, looking at the computer screen. The next second, he withdrew his hand from the keyboard and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

The song "Some," which he wrote for Bae Suzy, is now complete.

"Not too early, not too late, just in time. The rabbit's birthday is in two days."

Leaning back slightly in his chair, Chen Yan glanced at his watch.

10: 36.

It's still early, let's rest for a while, have lunch, and then go find Lim Nayeon and ask her to help me record a demo.

Let Lin Rabbit record the song she wrote for Pei Rabbit.

Yes, that makes sense.

With a light laugh, Chen Yan sat up straight again, saved the file, and then organized the work at hand.

After finishing this song for Bae Suzy, all he has left to do is write the OST for the drama "My Love from the Star" at the end of November, and the title track for Girls' Generation's album early next year.

However, "My Love from the Star" is still embroiled in the controversy surrounding the replacement of the male and female leads. The new male and female leads have not yet been determined, and the filming and broadcast dates are still undetermined.

But he still needs to prioritize preparing the OST. He also has to attend the Golden Disc Awards with Park Jin-young, so he'll have to dedicate some of his energy to that.

It would be best to finish the OST while I'm not too busy during this period.

As for Girls' Generation, we can start brainstorming ideas after the OST is written; there's plenty of time.

As for Miss A's return in early November, preparations have been progressing smoothly. The specifics are being handled by the department staff, and he only needs to make the final decision and keep an eye on the progress.

With his fingers lightly tapping on the table, Chen Yan reached for his phone, found the number of the director of the drama department at SBS television station, who was also Park In-jae's older brother, Park Jae-hyun, and dialed the number.

The call connected, and Park Jae-hyun's gentle voice rang out: "Hello, Xiaoyan."

“Jaehyun hyung, I want to ask you for the story outline and the scripts for the first few episodes of ‘My Love from the Star’. I’ll see if I can write the OST in the meantime.”

"No problem, I'll have my assistant send it to your email in a bit. Don't worry, Xiaoyan, although the production team is having some trouble right now, this drama will definitely be filmed, and your OST won't be written in vain."

Chen Yan smiled and said, "I know, Jae-hyun-ge, so now that I've finished my work, I'm asking you for the script."

"Hahahaha, okay."

The two chatted for a while longer, agreed to have dinner together next time they had time, and then hung up the phone.

Putting down his phone, Chen Yan turned his gaze back to the computer screen.

The next second, YouTube opened.

Now is the time to relax.

I just finished a song, so I need to reward my brain and let it relax.

So, Chen Yan sat in the office scrolling through YouTube until lunchtime, when he finally got up to go to the cafeteria for lunch.

After lunch, he returned to his office and rested for a while. He then transferred the file "some" from his computer to a USB drive and left the office again.

Arriving at the trainee floor, I walked all the way to the practice room of the new girl group's debut preparation group.

In the practice room, several girls were warming up, and the dance teacher had already arrived.

He raised his hand and knocked on the door. The dance teacher came to open the door and immediately bowed respectfully upon seeing Chen Yan: "Director Chen."

Chen Yan smiled and returned the greeting, then stepped inside.

Several girls were already standing in a row. When they saw him come in, they quickly bowed and greeted him.

Unlike the others who were visibly nervous, Lim Nayeon and Yoo Jeongyeon actually looked quite happy.

They are incredibly close to this oppa.

Chen Yan smiled at them and then turned to the dance teacher, saying, "I need to talk to Nayeon and Jeongyeon about something, so they won't be participating in this afternoon's practice."

The dance teacher would respectfully reply, "Yes, Director-nim."

Chen Yan waved to Lin Nayeon and Yu Jung-yeon, and the two walked over quickly with happy expressions.

After bowing to the dance teacher, Chen Yan followed the other girls out of the practice room amidst their varying degrees of envy.

After taking a few steps, Lim Nayeon became like a frolicking rabbit, grinning at Chen Yan with her two rabbit teeth showing:

"Oppa, what do you need us for?"

"I wrote a song and I'd like you to record a demo for me, is that okay?"

"No problem~"

Lim Nayeon patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, leave it to me, oppa."

She's already very experienced at helping this oppa record demos.

Since getting to know this oppa, she and Yoo Jeongyeon have basically recorded all of his song demos together.

"Okay, let's go find Fang Can first. This is a song for a male and female duet."

"okay."

At this moment, Yoo Jeongyeon spoke up, "Oppa, what about me? What should I do?"

She listened for a while and realized that it seemed like she had nothing to do with it.

Chen Yan blinked at her: "Dingyan, you're fine, I'll give you half a day off, isn't that nice?"

Since he's already approached Lim Nayeon, why not bring Yoo Jeongyeon along too? Bringing one is the same as bringing two, so we can't favor one over the other, right?

"Uh, okay."

Yu Dingyan scratched her cheek.

Having a half-day off is great, of course; who wouldn't like a holiday?

The three of them walked to the door of another practice room, called Fang Can over, and then returned to the composition room floor and went into a recording studio.

"You guys familiarize yourselves with the lyrics first, then we'll begin."

Handing the printed lyrics sheet to the two of them, Chen Yan then looked at Yu Dingyan standing beside him and smiled:

"Don't be so reserved, Jeongyeon. Go sit on the sofa and you can be a listener for a while."

"okay."

I turned around and adjusted the recording equipment. A dozen minutes later, the recording officially began.

After a brisk drumbeat, the boys' part begins.

"Sometimes I get inexplicably irritable."

My feelings for you haven't changed at all.

Have I become strange?

"Living alone is so tiring."

girl:

"In the empty room, I toss and turn alone, lost in thought."

"It seems to be a TV series I watched yesterday."

"Holding a cell phone in my hand that never rang even once until I fell asleep."

combine:
Lately, I've felt like you belong to me, yet you don't.

"Someone who seems to belong to you, yet doesn't belong to you."

Recording a demo doesn't have the same high requirements as a formal recording. After about two hours, the song was finished being recorded.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

Lim Nayeon and Bang Chan came out. Chen Yan looked at the two of them and Yoo Jeongyeon on the sofa, and asked:
What do you guys think of this song?

"Daebak, it sounds great, oppa. If possible, could you send me the demo file? I'd like to listen to it again."

Lin Na-yeon asked somewhat shyly.

Yu Jeong-yeon, who walked up to her, also weakly raised her hand: "Actually, I also want to listen to it again, no, I kind of want to put it on repeat."

Fang Can, who was standing next to me, also chimed in, "It's really beautiful, Director-nim! Wow, I feel like the melody is still playing in my head."

Hearing their comments, Chen Yan smiled and said, "I can't give you the demo for now. Remember to download and listen when the audio is released."

Upon hearing this, all three of them subconsciously felt a little regretful.

However, they also knew that the demo couldn't be given to just anyone. If the audio was accidentally leaked, they couldn't bear the responsibility.

"Oppa, which senior artist did you write this song for?"

Lim Nayeon asked a question out of curiosity.

"Oh, it was written for Suzy."

Who is singing that male voice?

Chen Yan paused in his work, turning to look at her from his computer screen and blinking.

"you guess."

Lim Nayeon paused, then suddenly widened her eyes.

"It's not you, oppa, is it?"

"Yes, congratulations on guessing correctly. As a reward, you can listen to the audio a few more times after it is released."

"Dafa!"

Yu Dingyan and Fang Can, who were standing next to him, also widened their eyes involuntarily, and then the three of them exclaimed in unison.

Bae Suzy + Chen Yan + such a great song, isn't that a winning combination?

"Wow, I can finally hear your audio, oppa."

Lin Nayeon snapped out of her daze and looked at Chen Yan with bright, sparkling eyes.

"Oppa, you don't know, I listen to 'Nagging' that you and IU sang together at a concert almost every day. It's just a pity that there's no audio source. Oppa sings so well."

"It's not that exaggerated."

Chen Yan couldn't help but feel a bit amused and exasperated.

"It really is true. If you don't believe me, ask Jeongyeon and Bangchan."

The two people next to him nodded quickly.

"Alright, stop praising me. You guys take a break over there. I'll make some minor modifications to the demo and let you hear the finished product." "Okay."

Nearly an hour later, the group walked out of the recording studio.

After saying goodbye to the three trainees on the trainee floor, Chen Yan took the elevator directly to the underground parking garage.

I got into the white BMW sports car, entered an address into the navigation system, drove out of the underground parking garage, and headed towards a residential area in Gangnam District.

A dozen minutes later, the car arrived near the residential area. Chen Yan did not drive in directly, but first went to a large supermarket nearby to buy some groceries before driving into the residential area.

"Ding"

The elevator doors slowly opened on the 13th floor. Carrying groceries, Chen Yan walked straight to the main entrance on the left.

He entered the password to open the door, took off his shoes, and subconsciously opened the shoe cabinet. He immediately saw a pair of unopened large slippers inside.

He paused for a moment, then reached out and took out the slippers.

“This girl prepared a pair of slippers. I even bought a pair for myself.”

After changing into slippers and entering the house, Chen Yan glanced around.

The house is very large, with the living room and dining room being almost twice the size of his own home.

"Ji-eun is indeed a little rich girl."

With a soft laugh, Chen Yan strode towards the kitchen.

The kitchen is quite large, but it looks very new, and you can tell at a glance that the owner rarely cooks.

After placing the ingredients on the counter, Chen Yan glanced at his watch.

16: 41.

The time is almost right.

He rolled up his shirt sleeves and began skillfully preparing the ingredients.

He came to see that girl, Lee Ji-eun.

Today is October 7th, and at midnight, Lee Ji-eun's third full-length album, "Modern Times," will be officially released.

This also means that the girl will be in a busy period of returning to school for the next month or so.

Lee Ji-eun was previously diagnosed with mild anxiety disorder, and although she has been taking her medication on time, she has had no problems.

But it just so happened that he was releasing an album and making a comeback, so the pressure suddenly increased a lot, and Chen Yan was a little worried.

Yesterday, during a chat with Lee Ji-eun, I learned that the girl doesn't have many schedules today. She will finish her last schedule at 6 pm, which will be her last relaxing schedule before her comeback.

So Chen Yan thought he would come and see her, and cook her dinner as a little surprise.

As for the access pass to the community and the door code, they were given to him by Li Zhi'en beforehand.

Soon, a flurry of activity could be heard coming from the kitchen.

"Then I'll be going now, goodbye oppa."

"See you."

More than an hour later, in the underground parking garage of the residential complex, Lee Ji-eun said goodbye to Bae Jung-han, got out of the nanny car, and walked towards the elevator entrance not far away.

"Ding"

The elevator doors slowly opened again on the 13th floor.

Reaching her front door, Lee Ji-eun entered the password, opened the door, and went inside, bending down to change her shoes.

A pair of unexpected men's canvas shoes caught her eye, and she paused for a moment.

The next second, the surprised expression was replaced by delight.

These are my oppa's shoes!
The girl quickly changed her shoes and ran into the house.

"oppa!"

"what?"

A response came from the direction of the restaurant, the kitchen door opened, and a man wearing a blue apron appeared in her line of sight.

Upon seeing Lee Ji-eun, Chen Yan smiled and said, "You're back! Perfect timing. I'll just stir-fry one last vegetable dish, and then we can eat."

Then, in the next second, the girl jogged towards him and then suddenly jumped up.

Chen Yan quickly reached out and caught her, smiling helplessly, "Slow down, what if you fall?"

"Hehe~"

Lee Ji-eun chuckled: "Oppa, you'll definitely catch me, right?"

After saying that, without waiting for her oppa's reply, she lowered her head and kissed him.

A moment later, their lips slowly parted, and they smiled at each other.

Chen Yan lifted the girl's pert bottom and walked to the dining table to sit down, then looked her up and down once more.

Lee Ji-eun wore a blue sweater on top and a gray mini skirt on the bottom. Her smooth and slender legs were draped over his thighs, half-suspended in the air. She looked pure and cute, yet sexy.

His hands involuntarily pressed against her fair and smooth legs. Chen Yan looked at her and teased:
"It seems that Ji-eun misses me a lot."

Lee Ji-eun didn't refute what she said, nor did she pay attention to the hands that were slowly sliding into her skirt on her leg. She just pouted and said:

"Oppa, didn't you come because you missed me?"

After saying that, she stared intently at Chen Yan with her almond-shaped eyes, as if to say, "If you dare to disagree, I'll bite you."

Chen Yan wasn't stupid: "Of course I came because I missed you. I even kept it a secret from you. How about it, are you surprised?"

"Yes, and not just a little, it's a pleasant surprise."

She pursed her lips, and Lee Ji-eun couldn't help but kiss him on the lips again.

The scene of returning home after a long day at work to find her loved one already preparing a meal for her really touched her heart.

After embracing each other tenderly for a moment, Chen Yan raised his hand and patted the girl's pert bottom.

"I'll go stir-fry the vegetables first, then we'll eat first, otherwise the other dishes will get cold."

"Oh."

Lee Ji-eun reluctantly got up from Chen Yan's lap, and Chen Yan also reluctantly withdrew his hand from her lap.

I went into the kitchen and quickly started cooking.

Outside the kitchen, the girl watched his retreating figure, her heart filled with peace and happiness.

With a smile on her face, she took out her phone and snapped a few pictures of Chen Yan's back in the kitchen from various angles.

Less than ten minutes later, Chen Yan came out with the freshly stir-fried vegetables and placed them on the dining table.

Seeing this, Lee Ji-eun quickly got up and helped him bring out all the dishes from the kitchen.

"Wow, this looks delicious!"

Looking at the steaming four dishes and one soup on the table, she couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

The dishes my oppa makes always look much better, at least much better than hers.

Although she already knew that this oppa could cook, this was the first time she had ever eaten it.

Moreover, these dishes all seemed to suit her taste.

"Eat up. I asked Peach about your taste beforehand. You should be able to eat all of these dishes. You can drink more of this longan and red date soup later, it's good for replenishing your qi and blood."

"Good~"

She gave her oppa a sweet smile and immediately picked up her chopsticks.

She would praise every dish she tasted, making it seem like she was on a variety show. She was really going all out for Chen Yan, who was cooking.

The cozy dinner lasted almost half an hour, and afterwards the two of them cleaned up the dishes and the kitchen together.

Then they went back to the living room, sat down, and watched TV together.

Nestled in Chen Yan's arms, Lee Ji-eun couldn't help but smile happily and looked up at him.

"Oppa, are you not leaving tonight?"

Chen Yan laughed upon hearing this, and teased her, "What? You just ate the cook's food, and you're already thinking about kicking him out?"

"I don't have one."

Knowing that her oppa was joking, the girl wrinkled her nose at him, and unconsciously tightened her grip on Chen Yan's arm, snuggling even closer into his embrace.

He turned back to watch TV, a contented smile spreading across his face.

Chen Yan didn't say anything more, just held her and enjoyed the peace and tranquility with her.

A moment later, while watching an SBS drama playing on the TV screen, Lee Ji-eun suddenly paused and turned to look at Chen Yan.

"Oppa, is Yoona unnie and Krystal's drama going to air soon?"

Chen Yan nodded: "Yes, it's the day after tomorrow at 10 pm, a Wednesday-Thursday drama, airing on Wednesday and Thursday."

"Oh."

Lee Ji-eun responded, glanced at the TV, and then, as if thinking of something, her beautiful eyes darted around.

"Oppa, how about we guess the premiere ratings of 'The Heirs'? Whoever guesses wrong has to grant the other person a request unconditionally, how about it?"

"sure."

There is indeed a custom on the peninsula of guessing the premiere ratings of TV dramas, as it's considered a good omen.

"Hehe, it's settled then. If oppa loses, you can't go back on your word."

"I certainly won't renege on my debt."

"Alright, then the bet is officially established."

"Hmm, but Ji-eun, is it really okay for you to have any requests?"

"Of course, I'll do anything I can."

Seeing the girl's adorable expression as she slightly raised her chin in a gesture of assurance, Chen Yan smiled, then suddenly narrowed his eyes, his tone becoming somewhat low and enigmatic.

"Even here, is that alright?"

At that moment, his palm just happened to lightly touch the girl's pert buttocks.

(End of this chapter)