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

Chapter 572 Group Chat Members Are All Here (Seeking Monthly Tickets Mid-Month!)

Bae Soo-ji was taken aback.

At this moment, a new notification popped up on the group chat interface.

Kim Tae-yeon invited "Ji-eun unnie" to join the "We Are a Loving Family" group chat.

Quickly regaining her senses, Bae Suzy promptly opened the group member list to take a look.

Kim Tae-yeon, Im Yoon-ah, Tao, Jessica Jung, Lee Soon-kyu
It really is these unnies, so this group is...
The girl blinked blankly.

So, I guess I've successfully entered the house now?

Noticing her unusual behavior, Chen Yan leaned over to take a look.

"What's wrong? Whose message is this?"

"Oh, it's Taeyeon unnie. She invited me to a group chat."

Bae Suzy replied, turning her phone screen towards Chen Yan: "Oppa, do you know about this group chat?"

Chen Yan glanced at the group chat name and nodded: "I know, it's the group created by Taeyeon noona and Yoona."

When his guess was confirmed, Pei Xiu's lips immediately curled into a smile.

Hehe~ I've really infiltrated completely.

"Adu"

A message notification tone sounded at that moment.

Bae Suzy quickly looked down and saw that it was a message from Kim Tae-yeon.

Taeyeon unnie: I'm sorry, Suzy. I originally planned to bring you and Ji-eun in after the Running Man recording that day, but I've been too busy lately and I accidentally forgot. I only remembered when I saw the news of your group's comeback.

Bae Suzy quickly replied: It's okay, unnie! [So sweet] [So sweet]

Taeyeon unnie: Hmm~
Beside him, Chen Yan suddenly spoke up: "That makes sense, Taeyeon noona's memory is indeed a bit bad."

Bae Suzy paused for a moment, turned to look at him, and then couldn't help but laugh.

"Hehe, oppa, you said bad things about Taeyeon unnie, I'm going to tell unnie."

Chen Yan was speechless for a moment, then raised his hand and slapped the rabbit's butt.

"You've already sided with Taeyeon so quickly, haven't you?"

"Hehe~ We're all family, it doesn't matter which way we turn, it's not like we're turning outwards."

Lying back in her oppa's arms, Bae Suzy stared at the group chat interface, a thoughtful look on her face.

I just joined the group, so of course I have to say hello to the other girls. But how should I say hello?
Or just simply say hello. There's no need to say too many fancy words; it will only seem insincere and fake.

With that in mind, she began to tap the keyboard and edit the message.

At that moment, a new message popped up in the group chat interface.

Ji-eun unnie: Hello unnies, hello peach! [Cute]

Bae Soo-ji was taken aback.

The next second, Lee Ji-eun sent her a private message.

Ji-eun unnie: Hmph, Little Seven, let unnie go first when it comes to saying hello.

What?! Xiao Qi?!

Bae Suzy's rabbit eyes widened instantly, and she immediately puffed out her cheeks.

Why should you go first? I joined the group before you.

Moreover, this unnie even sent her a private message, the provocation couldn't be clearer.

She was definitely getting revenge on me for sending her pictures of my dinner while I was eating.

In the group chat, Peach then came out and replied.

Peach: Hehe, Ji-eun is great, Suzy is great~
Seeing this, Bae Soo-ji quickly typed the last two words and sent them out.

Suzy: Hi unnies! Hi Peach! [Cute][Cute]

She specially added two cute emojis, one more than Lee Ji-eun.

Peach: Hello Suzy~
Yoona unnie: Hi Ji-eun~ Hi Suzy~
Taeyeon unnie: Okay~
Soon, everyone in the group showed up and greeted the two.

"Hehe~"

Looking at the chat interface, Bae Suzy grinned, revealing her two rabbit teeth.

The atmosphere at home is indeed very harmonious.

However, at this moment, Lee Ji-eun sent another message.

Ji-eun unnie: Since the unnies and Taozi are still awake, I'll send you a red envelope~
A few seconds later, a red envelope popped up.

(For the sake of the plot, Kakao's red envelope feature, which was launched in 2014, was launched ahead of schedule.)

A notification to claim the red envelope immediately popped up below it.

Taeyeon unnie received Ji-eun unnie's red envelope.

Yoona unnie received a red envelope from Ieun unnie.

Taeyeon unnie: Hehe~ Thank you Ji-eun~
Yoona unnie: Thank you, Ji-eun!
Meanwhile, Bae Suzy received another private message from Lee Ji-eun.

Ji-eun unnie: Hehe~ Suzy, you're here first to give out red envelopes too.

Upon seeing the message, Bae Suzy slightly furrowed her brows and almost rolled her eyes.

No, where does this unnie get so many tricks up her sleeve?

She now inexplicably felt like she was at a disadvantage.

She was beaten twice in a row; she lost twice for no apparent reason.

Beside him, Chen Yan couldn't help but smile as he looked at the rabbit's adorable, puffed-up face.

Sometimes, the competitive spirit between women can ignite just that quickly.

And it's not just women; men do the same thing.

The most typical example is when someone jumps up to touch a leaf in junior or senior high school.

Once one of the boys jumps up and touches a leaf, without a doubt, the boy next to him will jump up and touch it as well.

If both people can touch that leaf, they will automatically find a higher leaf to touch next, starting a new round of competition.

This inexplicable competition will only stop when the school bell rings, or when one of them truly can't reach it anymore.

However, Chen Yan just watched from the sidelines, with no intention of intervening.

Historical experience told him that interfering in the competition between two women could easily turn into a battleground where he would become the target of all attacks.

Moreover, it seems that Lee Ji-eun and Bae Suzy have always had this kind of relationship where they occasionally compete with each other for no reason, so he has absolutely no need to interfere.

At that moment, another message popped up in the group chat on Bae Suzy's chat interface.

Lee Ji-eun specifically tagged her: @Suzy, Suzy, there's another red envelope, don't forget to claim it.

Bae Suzy pursed her lips.

This unnie must have tagged her on purpose.

On the other side of Gangnam District, in Lee Ji-eun's home, in the bedroom.

The girl was lying on the bed looking at her phone, her two fair and slender legs dangling behind her, swinging back and forth from time to time.

Looking at the chat interface on her phone, everyone else had received their red envelopes, but Bae Suzy hadn't received hers yet, and Lee Ji-eun's lips curled up slightly.

She rolled her almond-shaped eyes and then deliberately tagged her, reminding her to claim the red envelope.

She didn't do it for any other reason; she simply wanted to "get revenge" on the rabbit.

She just sent me a picture of her eating with oppa, ugh!

This is how she and Bae Suzy interact.

Sometimes they can talk about anything like best friends, but sometimes when they get bored or in the mood, they'll find a reason to bicker or argue with each other.

As for the reasons...

That's very easy to find.

Just start with any phrase from Chen Yan, like the dishes he just made, and then the two of them will automatically enter a competitive mode.

Looking at the chat interface, Lee Ji-eun smiled again.

Hmph, you probably don't really want to accept it, but you can't refuse now.

After all, several unnies and Momo were watching.

The next second, Bae Suzy's reply popped up in the chat interface.

Suzy: Okay, I got it, thank you unnie.

On the other end of the phone, Bae Suzy was indeed a little reluctant to accept the red envelope, but she really couldn't refuse it.

She pouted, clicked on the red envelope, and claimed the last one, which contained over 90 Korean won.

Lee Ji-eun sent out red envelopes totaling five million won, divided into six portions, and she received one of the larger amounts. The girl immediately frowned again.

She was thinking about how much money she should give in red envelopes.

Since this unnie (older sister) has given out red envelopes, I, as a newcomer to the group, definitely have to give one too, otherwise I'll seem like I'm being inconsiderate.

The amount must be larger than this unnie's; she needs to "get revenge."

She's already lost twice!

Just then, Chen Yan's voice suddenly rang out from the side: "Just send the same amount as Zhi En, this is in the group chat."

The man was watching the whole time.

He could tell at a glance what this girl was thinking.

Bae Soo-ji paused for a moment, then turned to look at Chen Yan.

That makes sense. It's one thing for her and Ji-eun to compete privately, but this is happening in a group chat.

Doing this under the noses of Taeyeon unnie and Yoona unnie, those two big sisters, is indeed a bit inappropriate.

With this in mind, she clicked on the "send red envelope" function, entered 500 million Korean won in the amount field, set the number of red envelopes to 6, and then sent it out.

After sending it, Bae Suzy glanced sideways at Chen Yan beside her with her rabbit-like eyes.

"Wow, oppa, you're such a scumbag, but you're so thoughtful."

"Snapped"

The rabbit immediately received another solid slap on its rear end.

Chen Yan said irritably, "I kindly reminded you, and you turned around and mocked me, didn't you?"

She wiggled her hips slightly, pinning her oppa's big hand down to avoid getting hit again. The girl pouted at him and turned back to look at her phone.

The group chat became lively again because of the red envelope she had just sent.

Looking at the group chat interface, Bae Soo-ji suddenly paused a few seconds later and turned to look at Chen Yan.

"Oppa, why hasn't Krystal joined the group yet?"

Chen Yan paused in his work, blinked, and said, "Her? I guess Xiuyan will have to pull her in herself."

Bae Suzy blinked, quickly understood, and nodded.

He turned his gaze back to his phone, preparing to chat with the people who were having a lively conversation in the group.

At that moment, another notification message suddenly popped up in the group chat.

Jessica Jung invited Krystal to join the group chat.

As if everyone had lost internet access at the same time, the group chat suddenly stopped, and no new messages popped up for several seconds.

It was Krystal Jung, who had just joined the group, who broke the somewhat sudden silence.

Krystal Jung: ?

She first slowly typed out a question mark.

A few seconds later, seemingly realizing what the group chat was, he sent another message.

Krystal Jung: Hello unnies, hello Tao, hello Suzy! [Cute][Cute]

Bae Suzy's rabbit eyes widened slightly: "Oppa, Jessica unnie and Soojung have joined the group!"

Chen Yan, who was standing next to him, also widened his eyes slightly: "Yes, I saw it."

It seems this woman has truly come to her senses.

In the group chat, the others also greeted Krystal Jung.

After chatting for a while, a message suddenly popped up.

Upon seeing the message, everyone subconsciously held their breath slightly.

Krystal Jung: @Jessica Jung, why didn't you say hello to me?

The group chat was suddenly interrupted again.

Ten seconds passed, but no reply appeared on the screen.

then
Krystal Jung: @Jessica Jung, asleep? No way, I've only been here for less than five minutes. Jessica, when did you fall asleep so quickly?

Another few seconds passed.

Krystal Jung: @Jessica Jung, are you pretending not to have seen the message?

A few more seconds passed.

Krystal Jung: @Jessica Jung, say something!

"Adu"

A notification sound rang, and a new message popped up in the group chat.

Jessica Jung: Ugh!!! Krystal Jung! Do you want to die?!

"puff"

Bae Suzy and Chen Yan burst out laughing at the same time.

At the same time, laughter also erupted in Girls' Generation's dormitory, f(x)'s dormitory, and Lee Ji-eun's home.

Tsk, Krystal Jung is probably the only one in the world who dares to provoke and flirt with Jessica Jung like this.

The next morning, Chen Yan and Bae Suzy said goodbye at the door of their house and took the elevator separately to the underground parking garage. One got into a nanny car to catch up on her schedule, while the other got into a BMW sports car to go to JYP.

Pushing open the door to his office, Chen Yan sat down in a chair and turned on his computer.

First, I logged into Melon's official website and took a look at the music charts.

miss A's "hush" is prominently ranked at the top of the real-time charts.

After the real-time rankings were updated at 1 a.m. yesterday, "hush" immediately jumped to the top of the real-time rankings.

Of course, Chen Yan only learned about this news from the trending topics on Naver's hot search list.

At 1 a.m. last night, he and Bae Suzy were busy in bed and didn't have time to check the updated real-time rankings.

After looking at the rankings for "Hush," Chen Yan also clicked into the Melon Music Awards voting page.

In the voting for Best Music Producer, his votes have reached 7, still a commanding lead.

With a smile, Chen Yan closed Melon's official website, adjusted his mindset, and quickly immersed himself in creating the second OST for "My Love from the Star".

After some time, a telephone suddenly rang.

Pulling himself out of his creative state, Chen Yan picked up his phone, glanced at it, and answered the call.

"Hey, Jinyoung."

Park Jin-young's voice, tinged with amusement, came through: "Xiao Yan, come to my office for a moment, I have something to tell you."

"Okay, coming right away."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Yan got up and left the office, heading straight to Park Jin-young's office.

"Brother Zhenying, what's up?"

Park Jin-young smiled, took an invitation from the side of his hand, and handed it over.

"This was just delivered by Melon. They want to invite you, Xiaoyan, to attend this year's Melon Music Awards ceremony and present the Best Song Award as a presenter."

Chen Yan was slightly taken aback, took the invitation, and opened it to take a look.

Park Jin-young on the other end continued, "Judging from the current online voting, it's basically a foregone conclusion that you, Xiao Yan, will win Best Producer. Having you as the award presenter is also Melon's way of trying to ease the tension between us."

Melon is backed by LOEN, and LOEN and JYP had a falling out in the middle of the year over the company's IPO.

However, in the business world, it's all about interests; there are no permanent friends or enemies.

JYP Entertainment overcame the predicament caused by LOEN's sale of shares thanks to investment from Chen Yan's family, and its stock price has steadily risen ever since.

LOEN and JYP are both companies under the SK Group. SK has learned that Chen Yan has a powerful background and is trying to ease tensions between the two companies.

Therefore, after Chen Yan invested in JYP, LOEN did not deliberately suppress JYP, including maliciously suppressing the music chart performance of JYP's artists.

Inviting Chen Yan to the Melon Awards ceremony as a presenter can indeed be seen as a sign of LOEN trying to ease tensions.

Moreover, the award that Chen Yan presented was not a minor award like Best Newcomer, but rather the Best Song award, one of the three major awards at the Melon Music Awards.

The other two awards were Best Artist and Best Album.

Having Chen Yan present the award was indeed fitting for his position as a director; there was no intention to suppress or mock him.

"Xiaoyan, why don't you go with Suzy and the others? Miss A is making a comeback right now, so you can get more exposure and promote them."

Park Jin-young's statement also aimed to ease tensions.

Melon is, after all, the largest music streaming site in the Korean Peninsula, and LOEN mainly focuses on music distribution. It would be best if the relationship could be eased, which would also be in JYP's best interest.

Chen Yan nodded: "Okay."

(End of this chapter)