Peninsula: From Water Injection to Stardom

Inside the living room of TWICE's dorm.

Sana Minatozaki lay half-reclined on the sofa, staring blankly at the television playing a Korean drama.

Sitting next to her were Kim Da-hyun and Son Chae-young.

"Aigoo, this plot is so boring." Minatozaki Sana sighed slightly.

The two people in the food service team nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

"Unnie, how about we try another one?" Kim Da-hyun asked, picking up the remote control.

"Okay, but what should we look at?" Sana Minatozaki was at a loss for words.

"Let's see what foreign movies are available," Son Chae-young suggested.

"Okay, let's look for it first." Sana Minatozaki nodded in agreement.

There were only four people in the dormitory at the moment. Besides the three of them, Mina was also in her room.

As for Lim Na-yeon and the others, they haven't returned yet after going out shopping.

While we were still looking for a movie, we suddenly heard the sound of the front door being opened from the entryway.

The three people in the living room turned their heads at the same time and saw Hirai Momo walk in quickly, her face still showing signs of fatigue from training.

"Momoring, you're back from your workout!" Minatozaki Sana said to Hirai Momo with a smile.

"Okay, I'm going to take a shower first." Hirai Momo simply greeted the three people in the living room and then quickly went upstairs to her room.

Sana and the others were used to it, and Momo Hirai would always take a shower after returning from the gym.

After watching the other person go upstairs, the three of them turned their attention back to the television, searching for a movie they wanted to watch.

More than twenty minutes later.

After taking a shower and changing her clothes, Hirai Momo went back upstairs, but stayed upstairs for a long time without coming down.

This made Sana Minatozaki a little curious; she had a feeling that Momo Hirai was acting a bit strangely today.

But the movie was at its most exciting part, so she didn't think much of it.

It wasn't until another ten minutes or so that Hirai Momo finally came downstairs.

She had changed into a new outfit and her face showed signs of careful grooming.

After going downstairs, Hirai Momo went straight to the entrance, looking like she was about to go out again.

Her actions naturally caught the attention of Sana Minatozaki in the living room.

And it wasn't just Sana Minatozaki; Chaeyoung Son and Dahyun Kim also turned their gazes to look.

Son Chaeyoung asked curiously, "Unnie, are you going out again?"

While putting on her shoes, Hirai Momo replied ambiguously, "Um... I have to go out, you don't need to wait for me tonight."

Upon hearing this, Minatozaki Sana wanted to ask more questions, but before she could speak, Hirai Momo had already opened the door and left the dormitory.

Swallowing the question she was about to ask, Minatozaki Sana tilted her head and pondered, wondering what she had gone out for.

Why are you walking so fast?

Never mind, I'll ask her again when she gets back tonight.

……

After leaving the gym, Jiang Yan went back to her apartment to shower and change into her everyday clothes.

Then, he set off for the place where he had arranged to meet Hirai Momo, a Chinese restaurant located on a relatively quiet street in Cheongdam-dong.

The address was already sent to Hirai Momo via Kakao.

He deliberately wore a mask to cover his face, which would reduce his recognizability.

It's not that I'm afraid of being photographed; in South Korea, you can't completely hide your tracks unless you never go out.

His main purpose was to avoid being recognized by strangers and to prevent disruption to his daily life.

Upon arriving at his destination, he went into the restaurant and waited for about ten minutes before Hirai Momo finally arrived.

However, to Jiang Yan's surprise, he thought the other party would also call over the other two Sakura Lines.

It turned out that Hirai Momo came alone, which was slightly different from what he had expected.

Are they all not here? That's unlikely.

Even if Sana Minatozaki isn't necessarily in the dorm, Mina Mine is definitely staying there.

Meanwhile, Hirai Momo quickly spotted Jiang Yan after entering the store, then walked over and pulled out a chair opposite her to sit down.

"Hiko-san, have I kept you waiting long?" Hirai Momo asked in a soft, slightly nasal voice.

"It didn't take long, but why did you come alone? Didn't you call Mina and the others?" Jiang Yan asked casually.

"Because this is the first time Yan-san has invited me to dinner alone," Hirai Momo said, looking at Jiang Yan with a sweet, flirtatious gaze.

"Okay, then let's eat together." Jiang Yan nodded at her without changing his expression.

He had actually guessed it, but he didn't care.

Originally, the plan was just for the two of them to have a meal together, and asking her to call out to someone was just something she said casually.

However, this did change his impression of Hirai Momo.

She usually seems like a silly peach, but now it seems she has her own little tricks up her sleeve.

Upon closer inspection, he also noticed that the other person was wearing light makeup.

Jiang Yan casually pushed the menu over and asked with a smile, "Order whatever you want, but have you ever had Chinese food before?"

After thinking for a moment, Hirai Momo said, "I've eaten Tianjin rice at a Chinese restaurant with my family before."

"Tianjin rice?! What's that?"

Jiang Yan was taken aback when he heard this. How did this bring up Dragon Ball?

"Eh? Yan-san, don't you know? Tianjin rice is a very popular Chinese dish where we're from."

Hirai Momo was quite surprised that Jiang Yan, who was Chinese, didn't know about Tien Shinhan.

"Well, I really don't know."

As Jiang Yan spoke, he immediately took out his phone and searched for a while. After a few glances, he understood.

There is indeed a Chinese dish called Tianjin Rice in Japan.

But the problem is that Chinese cuisine ≠ Chinese food.

However, Jiang Yan could understand Hirai Momoka's view that Tien Shinhan was Chinese food, just as the American woman also thought that General Tso's Chicken was Chinese food.

However, after looking at the menu for a long time with some hesitation, Hirai Momo said with difficulty, "Hiko-san, why don't you order? What you order will definitely taste better."

Seeing this, Jiang Yan took back the menu and ordered for himself. However, fearing that the other party might not be used to the food, he conservatively ordered a few dishes with more common tastes.

After ordering, while waiting for the food to be served, he chatted with Hirai Momo about her recent situation and learned that TWICE was still waiting for the A&R department to select a song. At present, they just continued to attend practice classes and waited for the company to notify them.

This is similar to what Jiang Yan remembered; there was quite a long gap between the end of the show and TWICE's official debut.

After a while, the dishes were served one after another, but before Jiang Yan could even pick up his chopsticks, he noticed that Hirai Momo had raised her phone and pointed it at the table.

"You want to take a picture?" He knew that Hirai Momo liked to take pictures when she went out, so he just asked casually.

"Yes, it's the first time I've had authentic Chinese food, and I want to take a picture to commemorate it," said Hirai Momo, as she professionally looked for the right angle with her phone.

Seeing how serious she looked, Jiang Yan had no choice but to put down his chopsticks and wait for her to finish taking pictures.