Peninsula: From Water Injection to Stardom

Despite feeling several gazes fixed on him, Jiang Yan remained unfazed.

It was impossible to expose Jiang Zhennan's lie in front of so many people right now, but he did not choose to follow up on that. Instead, he nodded dismissively and then diverted their attention by inviting everyone to sit down.

Jiang Yan sat in the same seat as before, with Jiang Zhennan to his left and Yu Dingyan to his right without saying a word.

The remaining five people also sat down in the same direction as Yu Dingyan.

After everyone was seated, Jiang Yan handed the menu to Yu Dingyan: "Order whatever you want."

Yoo Jeongyeon took the menu and said with a grin, "Then oppa, I won't be polite!"

After she finished speaking, she immediately turned around and moved closer to Lim Nayeon and Park Jihyo, who were sitting nearby. The three of them huddled together to study the menu.

"This snowflake platter looks good, is there enough for us?"

"Add another order of beef tongue, please. I love grilled beef tongue!"

"Jihyo, what would you like to eat?"

"Anything is fine with me, you can decide."

The three of them were having a lively discussion when Sana Minatozaki and Momo Hirai joined in, and the five of them huddled together, chattering away.

Mina sat there quietly, not participating in the discussion about ordering food, only occasionally offering a suggestion.

After about ten minutes, the discussion finally came to an end.

Yoo Jeongyeon handed the menu back to Kang Yeon and said, "Oppa, we've ordered."

Jiang Yan took the menu, glanced at it, and subtly raised an eyebrow.

Although Yoo Jeong-yeon said "you're welcome," she was actually quite restrained when it came to actually ordering.

They each ordered only one serving of meat, but the portion was clearly not enough.

Jiang Yan didn't say anything, but picked up a pen and added a few more portions of beef tenderloin, beef brisket, and beef tongue to the menu, and also added a stewed beef rib.

After adding the drinks, he realized they hadn't ordered any beverages, so he looked up at them and asked, "What would you like to drink?"

Yoo Jeongyeon was the first to speak: "Oppa, how about drinking?"

Jiang Yan did not respond immediately, but subconsciously glanced at Mina.

When Mina looked over, her gaze also met his, and their eyes met briefly in mid-air.

Jiang Yan withdrew his gaze and said calmly, "You can drink if you want, but I remember Mina is allergic to alcohol, isn't she?"

Yoo Jeongyeon paused for a moment after hearing this, then turned to Mina to confirm, "Mina, you're allergic to alcohol?!"

Lim Nayeon and Park Jihyo were equally surprised to hear this, as neither of them knew about it.

However, Sana Minatozaki and Momo Hirai reacted much calmer, as they both already knew that Mina couldn't drink alcohol.

When asked, Mina nodded slightly: "Yeah, I can't drink, but if it's just a little bit... it should be fine."

"Then forget it, let's not drink alcohol, let's switch to soft drinks." Yu Dingyan immediately changed her mind.

No one else objected, and everyone said what they wanted to drink.

Meanwhile, after Jiang Yan withdrew his gaze and spoke, Mina silently stared at him for a long while.

Because she remembered that she had only mentioned her alcohol allergy once during a face-to-face conversation.

And Jiang Yan actually remembered it.

Thinking of this, Mina lowered her eyes and gave a slight smile.

……

After ordering everything, the waiter took the menu and left the private room.

However, after a brief silence in the private room, Park Jihyo spoke up with a curious tone, "Oppa, can I ask you a question?"

Jiang Yan looked at her and replied, "What's the problem?"

"that is--"

Park Jihyo's gaze shifted between Kang Yeon and Kang Jinnam before she continued, "Oppa and Jinnam oppa are clearly brothers, so why is one of their names a single character and the other a double character?"

As soon as she asked the question, everyone else showed thoughtful expressions.

Indeed, after Park Ji-hyo said that, the names "Kang Yeon" and "Kang Jin-nam" don't seem like those of brothers at all.

When Jiang Yan heard the question, he simply turned his head to look at Jiang Zhennan, smiled, but did not answer.

Jiang Zhennan explained frankly, "There's nothing special about it. It's just because I changed my name."

He didn't explain in detail that the reason he changed his name was simply because he was in school and thought three characters sounded nice, so he persuaded his parents to change it to three characters.

As for Jiang Zhennan's rather simple answer, Park Jihyo and the others assumed that Jiang Zhennan might not be able to explain the specific reason, so no one pressed him further.

Since the person in question is unwilling to say more, it's inappropriate to ask too many questions.

"By the way, oppa, were you filming in Hawaii before, preparing for your comeback?" Yoo Jeongyeon naturally changed the subject and asked.

"No, that's something else."

Jiang Yan shook his head in denial, but added, "However, I am indeed preparing for my comeback."

Upon hearing the news, Sana Minatozaki popped her head out with a sweet smile and asked, "Oppa is already preparing for a comeback? The comeback date has been set?"

Jiang Yan answered truthfully, "It's not certain yet, it might take another two or three months."

"Two or three months..."

Sana Minatozaki counted on her fingers and said in a sweet, soft tone, "That'll be soon. I'm looking forward to oppa's new song for his comeback. I'm sure it will be just as good as the previous ones."

Jiang Yan glanced at her but did not refute her statement.

He certainly wouldn't argue.

Because this is true; even the worst songs he copied became hits later on, having withstood the test of the market.

Hirai Momo had been listening quietly without saying a word, but after Minatozaki Sana finished speaking, she seemed to have thought of something and suddenly blurted out, "What if... our debut time clashes with oppa's comeback time?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the entire private room fell into silence.

Then, Sana Minatozaki was the first to react, patting Momo Hirai on the shoulder and saying with a smile, "No way, there's no such coincidence."

Yoo Jeongyeon also smiled and waved her hand, saying, "It's really unlikely. We don't even know the approximate debut date yet."

Lim Nayeon and Park Jihyo also laughed, while Mina's expression remained relatively calm, and she only smiled faintly.

None of them took Hirai Momo's words seriously.

After all, it's impossible for such a coincidence as debuting right at the same time as Jiang Yan's comeback.