Peninsula: Starting with the nation's first love, the white moonlight

Chapter 116 An Ambiguous Rainy Night (4K)

"Ouch!"

Yoona gasped and lost her balance, falling to her right. In her panic, she tried to grab something, but her elbow accidentally knocked over a bucket of popcorn on the center console.

"Splash!" Popcorn instantly covered Li Luran.

"Watch out!"

Seeing this, Li Luran didn't care about the popcorn all over his body. He quickly turned around and caught Lin Yoona who was falling over with both hands.

"Are you alright?" he asked in a low voice.

Yoona didn't answer; her head was buried in the crook of his arm, her hands gripping his arm tightly.

Just as she was about to look up, an indescribable sound suddenly came from the screen outside the car.

Im Yoona stiffened, burying her head even lower, as if she wanted to disappear into a crack in the ground.

She felt her cheeks burning hot, her ears almost bleeding, and a real deer was running rampant in her heart.

Li Luran glanced awkwardly out the car window.

The plot on the big screen is progressing to its most intense moment, with the male and female leads seemingly playing themselves, and the level of intimacy is astonishing.

Li Luran was already feeling a bit thirsty, let alone now that he was actually holding a soft and fragrant Lin Yoona in his arms.

"I...I'm fine—"

Yoona's muffled voice came from his arms, but her hands still gripped his arm tightly.

Li Luran could almost feel the warmth of the girl's cheek and the soft touch on her arm. Coupled with the lingering fragrance in the car, even with his strong willpower, he couldn't help but feel a little distracted.

The car was quiet for about five minutes.

For Li Luran, those five minutes were both a brief moment of bliss and a long period of torment.

The car was warm and cozy, with a beautiful woman leaning against him. From outside, he could hear those intimate sounds every now and then. Every second he wanted to look down at her, yet every second he warned himself not to.

After enduring those five minutes, Yoona cautiously raised her head.

Seeing that Li Luran wasn't staring at her, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief and released Li Luran's arm.

Li Luran felt the warmth in his hand disappear. He turned his head and saw that Lin Yoona's hair was messy, her eyes still had a trace of moisture, and the blush on her cheeks had not yet faded. With her eyes sparkling, she was so beautiful that it was hard to look directly at her.

Noticing Li Luran's gaze, Lin Yun'er quickly turned her face away. A strong sense of shyness, coupled with the overly intimate contact just now, made her unable to meet the man's eyes.

To ease the awkwardness, Li Luran cleared his throat and casually started a conversation: "Yoona, did you hurt yourself just now?"

"No, it's nothing. I'm not that delicate."

Yoona continued to stare out the window, but thankfully the temperature on her face finally dropped a bit.

"It's good that you're alright." Li Luran nodded.

Just as Li Luran was desperately trying to find a topic to talk about—

"Drip, drip." A few raindrops splashed on the windshield.

The two of them looked up at the same time.

Is it going to rain?

Sure enough, a light rain began to fall from the night sky.

Just as the movie was reaching its end credits, the surrounding cars turned on their taillights, preparing to line up and leave.

"Yoona, that jeep is moving. Should we follow it?"

Im Yoona quickly composed herself, started her car, and followed.

"Of course! We absolutely can't let that scumbag get away!"

It was nearly nine o'clock at night, the sky was gloomy, and the rain obscured visibility. After Lin Yoona followed the jeep into a narrow back street, the car disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Aish!"

She slammed her hand on the steering wheel in frustration, yelling, "Where did those two scoundrels go?!"

"Yoona, look over there, aren't those two people?"

Following the direction Li Luran pointed, Lin Yoona saw two figures, one in black and one in red, hurrying along in the rain, embracing each other under a black umbrella not far away.

"That's them! Go after them!"

"Slow down!"

Li Luran grabbed Lin Yoona, who was about to rush into the rain, and reminded her, "It's raining harder outside, is there an umbrella in the car?"

"Yes!" Im Yoona pulled an unopened folding umbrella from the glove box, and the two of them pushed open the car door and rushed out at the same time.

However, when Lim Yoona opened the umbrella, Li Luran fell silent.

It turned out to be a parasol, and a pitifully small one at that, barely big enough for Lin Yoona to hold up by herself, leaving most of Li Luran's body exposed to the rain.

"hehe----"

Yoona chuckled dryly. "Jessica unnie just loves these delicate and small things. Um, how about we go to a supermarket and buy a big umbrella first?"

"Forget it, it's too late." Li Luran pulled up the hood of his trench coat. "Hurry up and follow, they're almost out of sight."

They chased after him along the alley, but after a few steps, Lin Yoona turned her head and glanced at Li Luran.

In order to give her as much of the umbrella as possible, most of his shoulders and back were completely soaked by the rain. His black trench coat clung tightly to his body, and he looked cold.

A wave of guilt washed over Lin Yoona. She had made him suffer because he had helped her.

She stopped in her tracks, about to suggest that they call it a day, when she saw the two people in front of her suddenly turn around.

Im Yoona was immediately startled. Her face was too distinctive, and she also knew that scumbag brother-in-law. Most importantly, she was in such a hurry when she got out of the car that she didn't even have time to put on a mask and hat.

There's simply no time to think in this situation.

With a determined look, Lim Yoona turned to the side, wrapped her arms tightly around Li Luran's waist, and buried her face in his chest.

Li Luran's body stiffened slightly, but he quickly recovered and instinctively wrapped his arms around Lin Yoona's waist.

He turned his body slightly to block the man's view and also to keep the rain out.

Under the dim streetlights, a man and a woman embraced tightly in the rain. Yoona's face was pressed against his chest, and the man's heartbeat was slightly rapid.

The cold rain slid down Li Luran's chest onto her face, but Lin Yun'er didn't feel the slightest bit of coldness; it was as if the warmth of that man's chest was slowly transferring to her face.

The two people ahead looked back for a few seconds. The man gave a playful smile, and the woman in red chuckled softly. She tugged at the man's sleeve, and the two continued walking deeper into the alley.

Li Luran watched them walk away before lowering his voice and saying, "It's safe now, they're gone."

Yoona didn't immediately let go, and stood there blankly.

After a while, she lowered her head and nodded.

However, although the crisis was averted, the two had no choice but to continue in this half-hugging, half-embracing position so as not to alert the enemy.

And so, the two followed their target through the night rain until they arrived at a hotel.

"Are they going to book a hotel room?"

Li Luran glanced at the hotel sign; the pale purple neon lights stood out starkly against the rainy night.

"Um... judging from this, it should be."

"Pah, what a scumbag! All men are like this, unable to control their lower bodies!" Im Yoona spat out in disgust.

"Hey—Yoona, you can just criticize that scumbag, don't condemn him outright," Li Luran protested innocently.

"What? You have a problem with that?" Lim Yoona looked up at Li Luran. "I just called him a scumbag, and you're taking it personally?"

"I didn't scumbag you—"

Li Luran blurted out, only to be met with a murderous glare from Lin Yoona.

He quickly changed the subject, pointing towards the hotel lobby, "Hey, wait for me here, I'll go in and see if I can get any evidence."

Before he finished speaking, Li Luran had already slipped inside.

Lin Yoona leaned against the pillar by the door, watching the fleeing figure, her lips unconsciously pursing slightly.

The image of the two of them embracing in the rain just now kept flashing through my mind.

That warm chest, that strong heartbeat, and that inexplicable sense of security immediately filled her heart.

"Damn it! What are you thinking about, Yoona?!" She quickly shook her head, trying to dispel the distracting thoughts.

"He's clearly a younger brother, how come he's so good at flirting?" She bit her lip hard, a hint of suspicion flashing in her eyes.

"Is this guy a gamer?"

Meanwhile, Li Luran hurriedly entered the hotel.

He looked around and saw that the couple was checking in at the front desk, while several other couples were waiting in line nearby.

Li Luran quietly walked over, took out his phone, and pretended to make a call.

He glanced over and saw the man looking down at his wallet, while the woman in red leaned against the counter, their shoulders almost touching.

Li Luran reacted quickly, pretending to hang up the phone while taking several photos in succession.

After succeeding, he checked it again to make sure there were no problems, then turned around and prepared to go back.

But he had only turned around and taken two steps when a voice suddenly came from behind him: "Hey, you young man in black up ahead."

Li Luran was startled, thinking he had been discovered. His palms were sweating, but he still forced himself to remain calm and turned around.

The man sized him up and gave him a greasy smile.

"I saw you two on the street just now. It was so romantic. You even hugged in the rain. It was like a scene from a Korean drama."

"But listen to my advice, even though you young people are full of energy, you still need to take care of your health! Don't catch a cold and it will affect your work!"

Li Luran was stunned for a moment, then sneered inwardly, but pretended to be embarrassed on the surface, nodding and thanking her repeatedly before quickly walking out of the hotel lobby.

Lin Yoona was still waiting outside. When she saw Li Luran come out, she hurriedly went to greet him.

"How's it going? Did you get the picture?"

Without saying a word, Li Luran took out his phone and handed it to her.

Yoona leaned over for a look, her eyes immediately lighting up. She excitedly gave Li Luran a thumbs-up: "This one's great! This scumbag has absolutely no way to deny it!"

After the initial excitement, she suddenly remembered what she had just witnessed and asked somewhat nervously, "By the way, I saw him suddenly call you over. Did he notice you?"

"He wasn't caught. His mind is full of dirty thoughts, he didn't even think about that." After sending the photo to Lin Yoona, Li Luran put his phone back in his pocket.

"Really?"

Yoona tilted her head, looking puzzled, and asked, "What did he just say to you?"

"Cough cough."

Li Luran cleared his throat and looked at her with a half-smile. "He said—he just saw you and me hugging tightly in the rain on the street, and he praised us for being very romantic. He also told me to take care of myself and not to catch a cold so it wouldn't affect my business."

The smile on Lim Yoona's face slowly disappeared, and then her cheeks became hot and red at a visible speed, even spreading all the way to her earlobes.

"Mission accomplished, let's go!"

Before I knew it, the rain had gradually subsided.

Li Luran shook off the remaining rainwater from his clothes and strode towards the parking lot.

Lim Yoona stood there for a few seconds, holding her phone, watching his dashing figure as he walked away. Her lips seemed to move slightly, as if she muttered something, before she quickly chased after him.

Twenty minutes later, Lim Yoona drove Li Luran back to the apartment.

Neither of them spoke on the way back. After returning to the apartment, Li Luran finally said goodbye to Lin Yoona with a sigh of relief.

Seeing his hasty retreat, Lim Yoona scoffed softly and then returned to her apartment.

When she pushed open the door, Lin Yunzhen was already waiting at the door, holding a mobile phone and pacing back and forth.

"Yoona! You're finally back!"

Lin Yunzhen rushed over and looked her up and down: "What happened to you? Did something happen?"

At this moment, Yoona's upper body was almost completely soaked, water droplets from her hair dripped onto the floor from time to time, and her face was red from the cold.

Lin Yunzhen pulled Yoona inside with heartache and helped her take off her coat. "Go take a hot shower quickly, and I'll make you a bowl of ginger tea."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, unnie."

Half an hour later, Lim Yoona came out of the bathroom, drying her hair.

She changed into a cartoon-themed plush pajama set. Her face was bare, with rosy cheeks, and she looked pure and cute.

At this moment, Lin Yunzhen also came over with ginger tea. "Yoona, drink the ginger tea quickly."

Yoona obediently sat down on the sofa, sipping her ginger tea. Suddenly remembering something, she quickly took out her phone and handed it to Yoona's sister, "Unnie, look what we filmed!"

Yoona excitedly put down her ginger tea, opened the photo album, and handed it to Yoona.

Lin Yunzhen glanced at him briefly, her expression unchanged, and sighed softly: "Yun'er, actually I already told him we were breaking up on the phone today."

"Who he goes to a hotel with is none of my business anymore."

"What?!" Yoona exclaimed, covering her mouth in surprise. "When did this happen?!"

Lin Yunzhen handed the phone back to Yoona and gave a wry smile. "It was this afternoon. He even confessed to me."

"However, for the sake of my parents, I won't hold it against him. I'll just pretend I don't know him."

"Yoona, if Dad asks in the future, just say we broke up peacefully."

"That won't do!"

Im Yoona stood up abruptly, "I can't swallow this scumbag's anger unless I teach him a lesson!"

"Unnie, let me tell you, these photos took a lot of effort from Li Luran and me. We almost got caught by that jerk!"

"If we let him go so easily, wouldn't all our efforts this night have been wasted?"

When Li Luran was mentioned, Yoona looked at Lim Yoonjin somewhat shyly.

"Unnie, do you still have ginger tea? He got soaked while taking pictures for me today, and I feel a little bad about it."

Lin Yunzhen gave Yoona a meaningful look and nodded.

"You wait."

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