Peninsula: From Water Injection to Stardom

Chapter 118 I chose you because you're my girlfriend

Around 7 p.m., all members of TWICE finished their group practice for the day.

They've finished their music show promotions this week, so after everyone has dinner out, they don't need to go back to the company; they can go straight back to their dorms.

However, without the exposure from promoting music, Vlive live streams will still need to be done frequently.

But sometimes it's not all of them. For example, today it's 3MIX's turn to do a live stream tonight, and the others don't need to appear on camera.

"Hey everyone, Nayeon unnie, Jihyo, and I are planning to go eat barbecue. Anyone want to join us?" Yoo Jeongyeon, as usual, extended a dinner invitation to the other members at this time.

"Me! I'll go too," Hirai Momo was the first to respond.

When it comes to other things, Hirai Momo might be a little slow to react, but when it comes to food, her reaction is no less than when you talk to her about dance.

"What about the others? Tzuyu, are you going or not?" After seeing Hirai Momo's response, Yoo Jeongyeon looked at the others, especially the maknae group.

"Sure, unnie, I'll go too." Seemingly wanting to fit in more, Chou Tzu-yu nodded in agreement.

"Oh my, Tzuyu is so rare." Sana Minatozaki glanced at Tzuyu with a silly smile and then said she was going too.

Afterwards, apart from Son Chaeyoung and Mina saying they wouldn't go, Kim Dahyun also joined the barbecue army.

The other members of TWICE didn't find it strange that Mi and Cai weren't going.

Having spent this time together, we've gotten to know each other's lifestyles to some extent. Mi Cai is one of those people who rarely go out.

Now, watching the barbecue army organize themselves and leave the practice room together, Son Chaeyoung finished packing her things and said to Mina, who was still there, "Mina unnie, let's go back together."

Within TWICE, there was actually an initial subt division into three small groups: Friends, the Sakura line, and the maknae group.

However, after everyone had been living together for a while, some members got along well with colleagues from other small circles due to personality differences and other reasons.

Since Mi Cai doesn't usually go out much, their relationship has gradually become closer, and they've been communicating more in private.

At this moment, Son Chaeyoung thought that Mina would say that they would go home together, but to her surprise, Mina said, "Chaeyoung, you go back first. I have something to do in another place."

Sun Caiying was taken aback upon hearing this answer.

She felt a strange sense of familiarity with that sentence.

So Son Chaeyoung asked curiously, "Unnie, where are you going? Do you need me to come with you?"

Mina smiled slightly at her and said ambiguously, "No need, I can go by myself."

Hearing her say that, Sun Caiying could only give up, but this made her feel even more that this scene seemed vaguely familiar.

But perhaps her memory wasn't clear enough, she couldn't recall it immediately.

"Unnie, how long do you usually get back to the dorm? Are you later than them?"

"No way."

Mina hesitated slightly when she said this.

"So, unnie, are you leaving now?"

"I'll leave later; I'll stay in the practice room for a while longer."

"Oh, I'll head back now."

"Um----"

After watching Son Chaeyoung say goodbye and leave the practice room, Mina lowered her head and glanced at her phone one last time.

After waiting for another twenty minutes or so, she finally received a confirmation message and then left the practice room.

After leaving the JYP building, Mina headed straight for the CUBE office building.

When she arrived at the usual spot, she saw Jiang Yan waiting downstairs.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. I was called away to discuss some work-related matters."

As soon as the two met, Jiang Yan's tone carried a hint of apology.

"It's okay, I didn't wait long." Mina shook her head, indicating that she didn't mind.

"The Japanese restaurant we booked is probably full too, let's find a less crowded Western restaurant instead."

Originally, I planned to take Mina to eat Japanese food today, but after such a long delay, there must be no seats left.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Mina nodded without thinking; she was used to following the other person's arrangements when she was out and about.

So, a dozen minutes later, the two went to a Western restaurant in Cheongdam-dong for dinner.

This was their first time at this restaurant, but the decor and ambiance were quite nice, and the menu was fairly standard.

It wasn't the first time Jiang Yan had eaten there, and he quickly ordered enough for two people.

However, after the waiter left the private room with the menu, Mina took the initiative to speak, saying in a somewhat worried tone, "I feel like I can't keep this up for much longer."

"Has anyone discovered this?"

When Jiang Yan heard this, he thought that one of the members had discovered something.

"Although not yet, if I continue to appear alone without any reason, the members will definitely start to get suspicious —"

Mina thought about what she had said to Son Chaeyoung earlier that day, and guessed that the other girl probably already had some suspicions.

Jiang Yan said half-jokingly, "Then, how about we reduce the number of times we meet?"

Upon hearing this, Mina replied in an unusually hurried tone, "That's not what I meant!"

She just didn't want the members to know too early, but she wouldn't deliberately distance herself from her partner because of it.

"So what do you plan to do? According to you, it's only a matter of time before it's exposed."

Jiang Yan has no psychological burden in this regard.

However, there's one thing he needs to be prepared for if the rest of TWICE finds out about his relationship with Mina.

That means Yu Dingyan will almost certainly come to confront him immediately.

After all, Yoo Jeongyeon knew about his relationship with Kim Seolhyun.

"Let's try to keep it a secret for now." Mina frowned, as she hadn't come up with a solution.

"Then let's leave it like this. Don't frown, it doesn't look good." Jiang Yan smiled and placed his hand on Mina's forehead, smoothing out the wrinkles with his thumb.

"Hmph, it's all because of you." Mina let Jiang Yan rub her temples, but at the same time, she gave him a reproachful look and complained.

"Hey, hey, it's my fault," Jiang Yan admitted without arguing.

At times like this, there's no need to reason; just accept it and that's it.

This topic was left unresolved.

But Mina then thought of the collaboration stage from earlier that day, so she asked, "By the way, Hiko-chan, what's the situation with the collaboration stage at MAMA?"

"Have you received the notification?"

"Yes, our agent told us."

"Actually, it's nothing much. It's just that Jinyoung asked me for help. He wanted me to help TWICE and GOT7 at MAMA. After we discussed it, we decided on this five-member collaboration stage."

Jiang Yan didn't go into too much detail, only telling Mina the general situation.

He had already replied to the inquiry message that Yu Dingyan had sent him before, and his reply was pretty much the same.

"Then why were you chosen? Is it because the choreography for this collaboration is very complex?"

Mina then recalled that other TWICE members had previously speculated that the reason for selecting members for this collaboration stage might be related to the dance skills of the members within the group, so she asked Kang Yeon for the real answer.

Upon hearing this question, Jiang Yan gave her a strange look and said, "Is that even a question?"

"I chose you because you're my girlfriend, of course."

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