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

"Suzy, today..."

"Beep beep beep..."

After finishing her speech, Bae Suzy hung up the phone without giving Lee Ji-eun a chance to refuse.

"What's wrong with this brat? She's always complaining to me that she's too busy to even sleep or rest. Now that it's pouring rain outside, why does she suddenly insist on coming to see me?" Lee Ji-eun bit her finger, not understanding what Soo-ji was up to.

Li Luran sat on the sofa, his hands clasped together, his face looking rather unpleasant.

"Bae Suzy...could it be her?"

Reason told him that this Bae Soo-ji might not be the same Soo-ji he knew.

On the peninsula, there are at least eight or ten thousand people named Xiuzhi.

However, Lee Ji-eun's friends are most likely also celebrities, which narrows down the possibilities considerably. Most importantly, he had a gut feeling that this Bae Suzy was her!

Six months ago, Li Luran desperately wanted to see her and get to the bottom of things in person.

But at this moment, Li Luran chuckled to himself, the impulse long since vanished.

Right now, he's just an ordinary international student and an intern at LOEN.

But they are dazzling superstars.

Meeting at this time would only add to the awkwardness and embarrassment, and would serve no purpose whatsoever.

Li Luran's first reaction was to leave! He had to leave immediately!

At this moment, Lee Ji-eun also hung up the phone.

Her face looked rather grim. Soo-ji was about to arrive, and if she walked in and saw a strange man sitting in her house... she wouldn't be able to explain herself even if she had ten mouths.

As a female celebrity, Lee Ji-eun naturally hopes that Lee Lu-ran will leave as soon as possible.

However, the person who brought me back in the pouring rain got my clothes soaked through, and now I haven't even had a sip of hot water.

How could I just kick them out like that? That's so ungrateful!

Just as Lee Ji-eun was struggling with her decision, Lee Lu-ran stood up. He had also noticed Lee Ji-eun's predicament and was also preparing to leave.

"I know you're grateful."

Li Luran switched back to polite language. He glanced at the clock on the wall and said, "Since a friend is coming to see you, I'll head back now. Get some rest and remember to take your medicine on time."

His words not only gave Lee Ji-eun a way out but also defused the impending awkward situation.

Lee Ji-eun secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She glanced gratefully at Lee Lu-ran and quickly stood up. "Thank you so much. You've really gone to so much trouble today."

Li Luran nodded and walked to the entrance hall.

He stuffed his soaking wet shirt and pants into a paper bag and changed into his sneakers.

Lee Ji-eun escorted him to the door, and the moment the door opened, the elevator chimed.

Li Luran and Li Zhien both looked up at the display screen above the elevator door.

"17"

Both of them were startled at the same time!

"No way? That fast?" Lee Ji-eun's brain froze instantly. Suzy said on the phone that she would be there soon, but she arrived as if she had flown by!

With the elevator doors about to open, Lee Ji-eun had no time to think.

She grabbed Li Luran's wrist and pulled him back into the entryway!

Li Luran stumbled and almost bumped into the wall in the entryway before he could even ask a question.

Lee Ji-eun bowed to him.

"I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry! Could you please go to the guest room and hide there? She can't see you... Please!"

Lee Ji-eun was so anxious she was about to cry, and Lee Lu-ran sighed helplessly.

If I had gone straight out and bumped into him in the corridor, I would have been in a situation I could never explain away.

"Where are the guest rooms?" he asked in a low voice.

Lee Ji-eun quickly pointed to a room deep in the corridor, and Lee Lu-ran quickly slipped inside.

The moment the guest room door closed, the doorbell rang.

Lee Ji-eun stood at the door, took a deep breath, and calmed herself down.

She quickly scanned the living room.

Oh no, the sofa!

Although Li Luran only sat on the edge of the sofa, he still left a very obvious water stain.

Lee Ji-eun grabbed a plush pillow from the side and threw it directly onto the water stain.

The doorbell rang more and more urgently, and Lee Ji-eun hurriedly ran to open the door.

The door was just opened a crack.

A tall woman rushed in.

She was wearing a khaki trench coat, a navy blue knitted hat, and a red scarf around her neck. She was carrying two insulated bags, from which a sweet, creamy scent wafted.

The woman is Bae Suzy!

She took off her mask, revealing a highly recognizable face.

"Unnie, it's been so long!"

Suzy hugged Lee Ji-eun tightly and rubbed against her.

Lee Ji-eun pointed to her throat, "Suzy, my throat is a little sore, so it's not very convenient for me to speak."

Suzy looked at Lee Ji-eun with some heartache, "Unnie, really, why are you working so hard?"

"Come quick, I bought your favorite cake, perfect for a midnight snack."

Suzy casually placed the cake on the coffee table, then plopped down on the sofa.

"what?"

As soon as she sat down, Suzy felt a cool sensation on her thigh.

She touched the sofa and asked in confusion, "Unnie, why is the sofa wet?"

Lee Ji-eun hurriedly came over and saw that Soo-ji was sitting right where Lee Lu-ran had just been sitting!

Is this a coincidence? Or just a coincidence?!

She forced herself to remain calm and explained with a smile:

"I accidentally got my water wet while drinking it, and now that you're here, I haven't had a chance to dry it off yet."

"Suzy, sit down for a bit, I'll get you a glass of water, then we'll eat cake together."

"Oh, unnie, be careful not to burn yourself."

Without thinking much, Suzy casually hugged the pillow to her chest.

But the next second, she noticed a paper bag under the sofa.

She picked it up and opened it; inside was a white shirt, which looked a little damp…

"Suzy!"

Lee Ji-eun had just come out of the kitchen with a cup of hot water when she saw this scene, and she was so shocked that she almost dropped the cup.

She rushed over, snatched the paper bag, and hid it behind her back.

"Sooji, this is Jong-hoon's clothes. He came by earlier and got soaked in the rain. He forgot to take his wet clothes back with him."

Seeing Lee Ji-eun's flustered appearance, Bae Suzy nodded slightly and did not ask any further questions.

The crisis is temporarily over.

Lee Ji-eun felt like she was on a rollercoaster today, and her heart was about to give out.

She quickly put the paper bag away, then placed the two small cakes on a plate and enjoyed a late-night snack with Suzy.

Of course, it was mainly Suzy who was eating. Lee Ji-eun only ate a couple of bites because of her sore throat, and then listened to Suzy chat about gossip in the entertainment industry while drinking hot water.

When young women chat, the conversation inevitably turns to men.

"Unnie, you don't know, I've been so annoyed lately."

Suzy took a bite of cake and complained somewhat irritably, "Today backstage, someone from that newly debuted boy group secretly slipped me a note under the guise of greeting me, trying to exchange phone numbers. Honestly, why are all the newcomers so frivolous these days?"

Lee Ji-eun smiled and teased her, "Suzy's popularity is so high right now, and she's so beautiful, it's normal to have a lot of suitors. What, with so many handsome guys, not one of them catches your eye?"

Suzy paused slightly and swallowed the cake in her mouth.

A hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes, but she quickly suppressed it.

There was once a boy who desperately tried to get close to her, but she pushed him away forcefully.

She believed she had done the right thing; although her decision was somewhat cold-blooded, it was certainly the most rational one.

"no."

Suzy poked at the small cake with her fork, her voice lowering considerably, "Men in the industry are all so fake. Unnie, sometimes I really feel that dating is exhausting. If you can't give the other person a future, it's better to be ruthless from the start."

Seeing her best friend suddenly looking down, Lee Ji-eun patted her shoulder, offering silent comfort.

Separated by a wall.

The lights were off in the guest room.

Li Luran sat quietly on the bed in the guest room, with a dim light shining through the crack in the door.

Although the soundproofing of the guest rooms was good, the girls' voices in the living room could still be heard through the crack in the door.

He was especially familiar with that somewhat playful voice.

It's really her.

It really is Suzy!

A strange feeling suddenly welled up in Li Luran's heart.

It's truly a cruel twist of fate.

He waited for her in China for months, only to have her delete him completely with a single text message.

Now he's in Seoul, and here he is, in another woman's house, listening to her gossip about the entertainment industry.

"If you can't give the other person a future, it's better to be ruthless from the start."

Li Luran heard Xiuzhi's words clearly.

"What a rational and clear-headed girl."

This shows that she doesn't regret the breakup; she knows exactly what she wants.

If that's the case, then this relationship, which shouldn't have existed in the first place, isn't worth his lingering over.

He wasn't the kind of person who would pester someone relentlessly; Li Luran also had his own pride.

Since you've chosen your path to stardom, I'll walk my narrow bridge.

Perhaps one day, when you shine brightly, I can applaud you from afar and quietly cherish this pride.

After figuring things out, Li Luran felt incredibly relaxed, and then a strong drowsiness followed.

He stopped listening to the conversation between the two women outside. The sound of rain pattering against the window drifted in, and Li Luran slowly drifted off to sleep.