Peninsula: From Water Injection to Stardom

Chapter 179 Almost Became a Leaky Filter

After staying in the apartment until a little after four o'clock, Jiang Yan took Mina and the others to the Japanese restaurant they had booked earlier.

Before leaving the house, all four of them put on masks.

The Japanese restaurant was near Jiang Yan's apartment, so there was no need to take a taxi. The group walked for about ten minutes and arrived at their destination.

The four were led into a private room by the waiter.

The private room contains a long wooden table with tatami seating for couples to sit facing each other.

After Jiang Yan sat down first, even though Mina usually tried to hide, she was tempted to sit next to him at this moment.

However, she did not expect that Sana Minatozaki would be even faster, quickly sitting down in the seat next to Jiang Yan before she could.

This caused Mina, who had just lifted her foot, to pause slightly, and then she could only sit down opposite Jiang Yan with an unnatural expression.

Similarly, Mina's gaze towards Sana Minatozaki gradually became more wary.

The other party's enthusiastic attitude made her suspicious.

But for now, she can only keep it to herself.

After sitting down opposite Minatozaki Sana, Hirai Momo looked up and said, "The decor of this restaurant is exactly the same as that of Japanese restaurants in Japan."

Upon hearing her say that, Jiang Yan smiled and replied, "Maybe the boss is Japanese."

There's a pretty high chance that the owner of a Japanese restaurant is Japanese, just like there's a pretty high chance that the owner of a Korean restaurant in China is South Korean.

He casually handed out the menu and continued to the three of them, "Take a look and see what you'd like to eat. This restaurant's specialty is sashimi, which sounds pretty good."

"Let's skip the sashimi. Mitan, Momoring, and I don't like wasabi," Sana Minatozaki replied as she took the menu and opened it.

"Really? I thought all Japanese people loved wasabi." Jiang Yan looked somewhat surprised when she said that.

Hirai Momo quickly chimed in, "I also think it's quite a coincidence that the three of us hate the same thing. It's such a coincidence that it happened to us."

"Wow, but you guys should look at the menu first, the food will probably take a long time to arrive today."

Jiang Yan nodded, then urged them to order.

This Japanese restaurant was packed today; if he hadn't made a reservation in advance, he probably wouldn't have been able to get in.

So, after another ten minutes or so, the group finally confirmed the dishes.

After the waiter left with the menu, Sana Minatozaki rested her chin on her hands and looked at Hiko sitting opposite her, asking, "Hiko-san, are you busy this month?"

Jiang Yan picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said, "It's alright. I won't have too many schedules for the next while. I'll mainly focus on preparing for the new album."

When they heard him say the words "new album," the three of them were immediately drawn to it.

Sana Minatozaki asked, "Has production already started?"

Jiang Yan nodded: "Yes, it's already underway, but it's still a long way from being finished."

"Has the title track been decided yet?"

"Not yet, we'll have to wait until all the songs are finished before we can consider it."

"I see—"

Sana Minatozaki nodded thoughtfully, but just then, Momo Hirai, sitting opposite her, quickly chimed in, looking at Hirohiko expectantly, "Hirohiko-san, do I have a chance to be the female lead in this music video?"

After she finished speaking, her expression clearly said "pick me".

Seeing this, Jiang Yan smiled and replied, "It's too early to talk about this now; the music video hasn't even started preparations yet."

"However—if Momo is the candidate, I will consider it."

"real?"

Hirai Momo's eyes lit up immediately.

However, before she could be happy for long, Sana Minatozaki smiled and said, "Actually, I can too."

Upon hearing this, Hirai Momo's smile froze instantly. She turned to Minatozaki Sana and said in an indignant tone, "Satan, you've gone too far! You want to compete with me for this too?"

"You and Mitan have both been the female lead in music videos!"

However, upon hearing this, Minatozaki Sana showed no sign of backing down.

She argued confidently, "That's different. Before, I was the female lead in GOT7's music video. This is completely different from being the female lead in Yan-san's music video, okay?"

Hirai Momo opened her mouth, feeling that the other party was simply making sophistry.

But she couldn't come up with a rebuttal right now, so she could only puff out her cheeks in frustration and look to Minami next to her for help.

When faced with the gaze that Hirai Momo cast at her, Mina simply smiled faintly.

Actually, she wasn't planning to get involved in this topic, because it was just something the two of them often bickered about.

But suddenly, the image of Minatozaki Sana sitting next to Jiang Yan before she entered the private room flashed into her mind.

Thinking of this, Mina's eyes flickered slightly, then she spoke softly, half-jokingly, "This time I support momoring, after all, she hasn't experienced what it's like to be the female lead in a music video."

Upon hearing Mina's words, Hirai Momo excitedly hugged her and exclaimed, "Mitan is definitely the best!"

Mina's body swayed slightly as she was being hugged.

She simply pushed Hirai Momo's arm away gently, as if she were disgusted, with that calm smile still on her face.

It was so natural that no one could tell anything was wrong.

Sana Minato didn't think much of what Mina said.

In her opinion, this was just the usual banter between the three of them during their conversations, and there was nothing to worry about.

She had no idea that Mina's words of support were not a joke.

Jiang Yan sat there silently drinking tea, without saying a word.

Three women make a drama; in this situation, the wisest thing to do is not to speak up.

In fact, he is now reconsidering the possibility of having Momo Hirai play the female lead in the music video.

However, he can't make a decision yet and will have to wait until the title track is decided before making a decision.

A dozen minutes later, the door to the private room was opened again, and everyone's attention was immediately drawn to it.

The waiter pushed open the door and entered, and the dishes ordered earlier were placed on the table one after another.

Tempura platter, grilled eel, exquisitely presented gunkan sushi, steaming miso soup, and more.

It looks very appetizing.

Jiang Yan casually picked up the serving chopsticks on the table and subconsciously picked up a piece of salmon sashimi, preparing to put it into Minami's bowl.

But halfway through the movement, his heart skipped a beat, and he immediately realized that there was something wrong with his movement.

So the next second, without pausing, he put the piece of salmon into his own bowl and then casually put down the serving chopsticks.

He glanced to his side and, seeing that Hirai Momo and Minatozaki Sana hadn't noticed anything amiss, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough.

He almost became the strainer himself.