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

"Don't look at what you shouldn't look at, don't look at what you shouldn't look at." Li Luran hurriedly turned off his phone screen and took a deep breath to calm himself down.

Beside him, Park Ji-hoon was still incessantly promoting his matchmaking plan.

Seeing that Li Luran kept looking down at his phone, he curiously came over.

Although Li Luran quickly turned off the screen, he only had time for a fleeting glance, but who was Park Jihoon? A die-hard IU fan! A true IU enthusiast!

With just one glance, he was certain that the girl in Li Luran's phone was definitely IU, and that it was a private photo that had never been made public!

"Ah!!!" Park Jihoon suddenly clutched his head and let out a strange scream.

Li Luran was already feeling a bit guilty, and his shout almost made him slide off his chair.

"Damn it... what are you yelling about!" Li Luran glared at him with displeasure.

"IU sent you the photos, didn't she?!" Park Jihoon clutched his chest, looking utterly heartbroken. "What did you do to my IU?! Ah, my IU! My nation's little sister!"

Li Luran slapped his hand away speechlessly: "What are you thinking? She just won first place and sent me a few photos from the event."

To prove his innocence, he enlarged the photo of IU holding the trophy and showed it to Park Ji-hoon.

Park Jihoon narrowed his eyes, examined it carefully, and his brows gradually furrowed: "No, that's the outfit I wore for Inkigayo three days ago. Although the angle is different, I've saved quite a few official photos of it."

Park Jihoon leaned back and snorted, "Don't underestimate me as a veteran IU fan! I clearly saw a regular IU selfie just now, don't try to fool me with this!"

Li Luran was speechless, never underestimate the eyesight of a fanatic fan; such creatures are simply unreasonable.

He simply turned away, refusing to communicate with the guy any further.

Seeing that Li Luran was ignoring him, Park Jihoon was afraid that he wouldn't accompany him to the matchmaking event, so he immediately put on a flattering face: "Okay, okay, I won't ask anymore. Then I'll continue to tell you about my matchmaking plan, and you can give me some advice."

So, Park Ji-hoon started rambling on and on again. Lee Lu-ran ignored him and continued replying to messages.

Li Luran: [Jie Eun is truly the best! Keep up the good work with her in the upcoming music shows!]

Li Luran: [The photo... is very cute.]

The instant the message was successfully sent, another unfamiliar text message popped up:

[Li Luran, playing dead isn't a good habit. Here's a hint: a hospital ward.]

Hospital ward?

Li Luran instantly realized what was happening and instinctively replied: [Suzy?]

However, after replying, he looked annoyed. "Why did I have to reply? I had already decided not to have anything to do with her anymore. Li Luran, you really aren't ruthless enough."

Less than three seconds later, Suzy replied: 【Bingo! You got it right! But there's no reward this time! [angry.jpg]】

Li Luran held the phone, his thumb hovering above the screen, trembling slightly.

Reason told him that he should have nothing to do with Suzy anymore, but seeing Suzy's messages seemed to have a magical power that made him unable to resist replying.

Time seemed to rewind to a year ago. Back then, he would eagerly await news from Soo-ji every night before bed, holding his phone. Perhaps he hadn't completely forgotten her.

Li Luran remained silent for a long time. Since there was no way to avoid it, he decided to make things clear. However, before that, there was one thing he needed to figure out first.

Li Luran: [How did you get my number?]

He was quite certain that he had never exchanged Peninsula phone numbers with Soo-ji, and he hadn't used his domestic phone number for a long time. How did she get his contact information?

Bae Suzy: [I'm Bae Suzy, you know? I have tons of fans, you get it?]

Her reminder made Li Luran suddenly remember something.

During his stay in the hospital, ever since Bae Soo-ji arrived, the nurse in charge of his ward was excessively enthusiastic towards him.

Not only did she chat with him during ward rounds, but she also frequently asked him indirectly about his sister.

Li Luran tried his best to explain that he didn't have a younger sister, but the nurse just looked at him with a knowing expression and didn't believe him at all.

The case has been solved; it turns out it was all Bae Suzy's doing.

Bae Suzy: [Add me on KakaoTalk! You can't refuse!]

Li Luran found it amusing but didn't intend to refuse.

We've already gotten the big star's phone number, we can't just block her, can we? If we did, that woman would definitely come and confront us.

The two quickly became friends.

Bae Suzy: [Lee Luran-xi, let's get to know each other again. My name is Bae Suzy. Please take care of me from now on.]

Li Luran: [Alright, enough chit-chat, what exactly did you want to see me about?]

This time, it took a long time for Suzy's message to arrive.

Bae Suzy: [Lee Luran, I regret it!]

That's really getting straight to the point.

Upon seeing Xiuzhi's message, Li Luran found himself surprisingly calm.

Six months ago, he would have been overjoyed to see this message, but now it didn't stir much emotion within him.

Perhaps time is indeed the best medicine to heal wounds. The infatuation of the past once made him go all out, but today's indifference is the price of his past impulsiveness.

Li Luran: [If you can't give the other person a future, it's better to be ruthless from the start.]

After the message was sent, there was no response from the other end for a long time.

Li Luran: [Xiuzhi, I'm returning your exact words to you now. That's all I wanted to say. Let's not contact each other anymore.]

Ten minutes passed, and Suzy did not reply.

Just as Li Luran breathed a sigh of relief, thinking it was all over, an unfamiliar number dialed in.

Li Luran picked up the phone, rushed out, went to the end of the corridor, took a deep breath, and pressed the answer button.

"Feed".

There was no sound on the other end of the phone, only a slightly rapid breathing sound.

"I thought I made myself very clear in the text message." Li Luran hardened his heart, his tone devoid of any emotion. "Everyone is quite busy; there's no need to waste time on such meaningless things."

"...Li Luran."

Finally, Soo-ji's voice came through the phone, a little hoarse and trembling.

"I know... I know what I said back then was very hurtful."

Her voice trailed off, slowly choking back sobs: "But...but when I saw you injured that day, when I saw you lying in the hospital bed, I realized I couldn't pretend I didn't care at all. All that rationality I used to deceive myself with just vanished..."

"Li Luran, please don't be so cold to me, okay?"

Hearing her intermittent sobs, Li Luran's psychological defenses began to crumble little by little.

He was not a stone after all; the girl who once stirred his heart was now crying her eyes out.

He opened his mouth, but ultimately didn't utter those cruel words.

After a long silence, Suzy sniffed and said cautiously:

"Li Luran...we're still friends, right?"

Li Luran gripped her phone tightly. Reason and emotion were fiercely clashing in her mind, but in the end, she lost to her lingering soft heart.

He leaned against the wall, eyes closed, struggling with the decision for a long time before finally letting out a soft sigh:

"……yes."