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

Chapter 120 Invitation

Let's go back to this morning.

Just as Li Luran left the apartment, he ran into Lin Yunzhen, who was also about to leave from across the street.

Because of her previous drunkenness, Lin Yunzhen was very afraid of meeting Li Luran alone. The few times they met before, at least Yoona was there, so the situation wasn't too awkward.

Now that the holiday is over, Yoona has to start her group's activities. She rushed back to the dorm early this morning, leaving only the two of them in the hallway.

The moment she saw Li Luran, her body instinctively shrank back, wanting to hide back in her apartment.

In her haste, she slipped and slammed her back against the door with a thud, the pain almost bringing tears to her eyes.

"Um—Yoonjin, are you alright?"

Li Luran stepped forward, looking somewhat surprised. "Do you need my help?"

"No, no need," she said, blushing as she hurriedly waved her hand.

Rather than need Li Luran's help, I can endure this little bit of pain.

She gritted her teeth and tried to take a step forward.

"hiss!"

A sharp pain shot through her ankle; her back hadn't recovered yet; both at once; her legs buckled, and she collapsed to the ground in pain.

Li Luran quickly stepped forward, squatted down, and frowned. "You've twisted your ankle; you can't go out like this. How about I contact Yun'er for you and ask her to come back?"

"No, no need." Lin Yunzhen leaned against the wall, gritted her teeth, and slowly stood up. "Yoona has a schedule; I can't trouble her."

"What about the rest of your family? You can't manage alone like this."

"I'm really fine, I just need to rest at home for a while." She waved her hand, her tone casual, but her eyes were a little unfocused, and she didn't dare to look at him. "If Lu Ran has anything urgent, just go ahead and take care of it. I can manage on my own."

After saying that, she turned around to enter the access code. As soon as her hand touched the keypad, the pain in her back surged up again, and she swayed, almost sliding down the door.

"Ugh."

Li Luran sighed, stepped forward and took her arm, "Let's go, I'll help you inside."

"Thank you." She didn't stand on ceremony, thanked him softly, and took Li Luran's arm as they returned home.

After helping Lin Yunzhen sit on the sofa, he glanced around.

"Um, do you have any medicine for sprains at home? You probably have a minor sprain. Just apply some medicine and rest for a couple of days, and you'll be fine."

"Yes, it's in the first-aid kit over there." Lin Yunzhen gestured towards the cabinet in the corner, a little embarrassed. "Could you please get it for me, Lu Ran?"

Li Luran took a bottle of safflower oil from the medicine box and handed it to her: "This should be it, right?"

"Yeah, this was brought back from China by Yoona before, but we haven't used it much."

After applying the medicine, she felt much better in her ankle.

"Lu Ran, thank you so much. I'm sorry to have troubled you again."

"No need to be so polite. We're all neighbors, and Yoona and I are friends too," Li Luran said with a smile, shaking his head.

When he mentioned Yoona, she thought for a moment, but still couldn't help asking, "How did you and Yoona meet? You seem to have a good relationship."

Li Luran put the first-aid kit back and casually said, "Oh, I forgot to tell you, I'm interning at LOEN. I've met you a few times at the TV station before, but we're not particularly close. That's how we met."

"Well then." Li Luran clapped his hands and walked towards the entrance. "I'll be going now, Yunzhen, take good care of yourself at home."

"Wait a moment!"

Just as Li Luran reached the entrance, Lin Yunzhen suddenly stood up and called out to him.

"Lu Ran has helped me twice already. If you don't mind, come over to my place tonight, I'll cook you a meal."

"Isn't it unnecessary to go to such lengths?" Li Luran politely declined.

"I'm going to the TV station today, so I might not get home until very late. Besides, it's not convenient for you to cook with your injured foot."

"It's okay, I'll just come back later and treat it as a late-night snack. Besides, Yoona will be coming over later too, so I can have her help me out."

"Then it's settled!"

Looking at her determined expression, Li Luran remained silent for two seconds before finally nodding, "Then I'll have to trouble Yunzhen."

An hour later, Li Luran took a taxi to MBC TV station.

Just as he was about to go inside, he found the entrance to the TV station in a chaotic mess.

A large group of fans were densely packed at the entrance, and it seemed that some friction had occurred, with loud arguments occasionally coming from the crowd.

With the agreed time fast approaching, Li Luran had no choice but to grit his teeth and squeeze into the crowd.

The fans' arguments grew louder and more agitated, and the original dispute gradually turned into irrational pushing and shoving.

Suddenly, a short girl standing in front of him was shoved hard by someone next to her.

She lost her footing and fell directly to Li Luran's side.

Li Luran didn't have time to react, and with people behind him pushing and shoving, he lost his balance and stumbled.

The phone slipped out of his shirt pocket and fell to the ground with a "thud".

Li Luran frowned and quickly bent down to pick up the phone.

Taking advantage of the gap when the security guards pulled the crowd apart, he quickly rushed into the TV station's lobby.

"call----"

Having finally squeezed his way in, Li Luran breathed a sigh of relief.

These fanatical fans are absolutely terrifying.

He took out his phone, just about to send a message to Lee Ji-eun, when he froze.

My phone just fell to the ground and the screen shattered.

Li Luran tapped the screen a few times, but the screen was so blurry that he couldn't see anything.

Li Luran was on the verge of tears. Not only had he almost been pushed over, but his phone was now completely ruined.

Just as Li Luran was worrying about a piece of scrap metal, Li Zhi'en returned to her waiting room.

She took out her phone and sent Li Luran several messages, but after waiting for a long time, he didn't reply to any of them.

"What on earth is this guy doing? He promised to come see me today, but I haven't seen a single person yet," Lee Ji-eun complained angrily.

At that moment, Lin Xiuying walked in with a drink in her hand.

Seeing Lee Ji-eun sulking in front of her phone, she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Oh, who's made Ji-eun angry again?"

Lee Ji-eun placed her phone on the table and gave a soft snort. "Who else could it be?"

"Who is it?" Lin Xiuying placed the hot drink next to her, pretending not to recognize the voice. "Tell me, unnie, and I'll stand up for you."

"Oh, unnie, stop trying to annoy me!"

Lee Ji-eun stomped her foot playfully.

"Alright, alright, I'm not teasing you anymore."

Lin Xiuying stopped laughing and said seriously, "Judging by the time, Lu Ran should be arriving soon, so don't be too anxious."

"However, I just heard from the staff outside that there seemed to be a conflict between two fan groups at the TV station entrance. They were pushing and shoving each other, and it was quite a scene. Could he be stuck outside and unable to get in?"

"Really?"

Upon hearing this, Lee Ji-eun's temper vanished instantly, and she stood up with some concern.

"Then unnie, quickly tell Hante oppa to go and meet him at the front gate!"

The entrance to the TV station lobby.

Just as Li Luran was standing there worrying, a familiar voice called out to him.

"Lu Ran, over here!"

He turned around and saw Han Te running up from the other end of the corridor, panting and his face was flushed.

"Brother Han Te, slow down." Li Luran quickly went to greet him.

"Did Ji-eun send you to pick me up?"

"Yes, yes."

Han Te rested his hands on his knees, took a couple of breaths, and pointed towards the backstage area.

"Come with me now."

"That young lady inside is getting impatient. If she doesn't get to see you soon, she'll be upset again."

Li Luran suppressed a laugh, nodded, and followed Han Te backstage.

It's almost time for the live broadcast, and the corridor is full of artists and staff getting ready for rehearsals.

The two walked quickly through the corridor and passed right in front of the waiting room with the MC sign hanging on it.

The door suddenly opened from the inside.

A woman in a blue dress walked out, her steps light and quick, and she even flipped her hair as she came out.

Li Luran and Han Te stopped and subconsciously looked over.

This face looked familiar, and Li Luran quickly recognized her. Her name seemed to be Tiffany, and she was a member of the same group as Kim Tae-yeon.

Li Luran's gaze did not linger on her, but instead turned to the waiting room.

On the sofa in the waiting room sat a woman looking down at her phone.

Under the lights, her blonde hair looked particularly dazzling.