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

Hannam-dong, luxury apartment.

"A social gathering? Just to make up the numbers?" Lee Ji-eun stared at the words on her phone screen, hardly believing what she was seeing.

next second.

She angrily threw her phone on the bed, paced back and forth in the bedroom in a fit of rage, and finally kicked her pink fluffy slippers away.

"That bastard Li Luran!!!"

Lee Ji-eun grabbed a pillow and pounded it twice, gritting her teeth in anger.

"I'm IU! I canceled my schedule and finally managed to squeeze out some time to treat you to a meal, and you actually refused?"

"Going to support your roommate? Just to make up the numbers?" Lee Ji-eun sneered. "Who are you kidding! With your face sitting there, which female college student would even notice anyone else?"

The thought of Li Luran being surrounded by a group of young and beautiful female college students chatting and laughing on Christmas Day made her feel incredibly green.

Ji-eun buried herself under the covers, tossing and turning, her mind filled with thoughts of how to sabotage Li Luran's social event.

However, she is, after all, a female idol, and it's impossible for her to act like a resentful woman and directly run over to compete with a group of female college students for attention.

"No! We absolutely cannot let him succeed!"

Lee Ji-eun poked her head out from under the covers, and suddenly a brilliant idea flashed into her mind.

A sudden appearance and a chance encounter!

University student social events usually take place in pretty fixed locations. They're usually bars, izakayas, or karaoke rooms near the school.

She just needs to pretend to be passing by by chance and then bump into him.

She could already picture the shocked and guilty expression on Li Luran's face when he saw her suddenly appear.

Of course, Ji-eun isn't stupid; she knew she couldn't just go alone for such a chance encounter, as that would seem too deliberate.

She needs a perfect excuse, and she needs a perfect shield.

At this moment, Bae Suzy, as her best friend, became the best choice. After all, a best friend is someone you use in times like these.

On Christmas Eve, two best friends get together for dinner and then go to karaoke – this sounds perfectly normal.

……

Meanwhile, Suzy leaned against the headboard, her finger gently tapping the phone screen, a meaningful smile playing on her lips.

"Is it a school social event?"

Suzy murmured softly, her eyes not showing any sense of defeat from rejection, but rather a stronger fighting spirit.

Social gatherings are generally only for single people.

What does this mean? It means that Li Luran is not dating Li Zhi'en, and even on a crucial day like Christmas, Li Zhi'en failed to get him to go out with her!

"It seems that your position in his heart isn't as unbreakable as I thought, Ji-eun unnie."

Suzy casually placed her phone on the table, straightened her hair, and her eyes became incredibly confident.

Of course, she wouldn't give up so easily. Since she couldn't have dinner, she would go and see for herself how fun the social event at Seoul National University really was.

However, she couldn't act impulsively. She had finally managed to mend the relationship a little; if she acted too forcefully and messed it up, all her previous efforts would be wasted.

She needed a plausible excuse to be there, and she also needed someone to step forward and act as her shield.

So who is the most suitable candidate?

Suzy's smile deepened. That was her best friend, of course! Isn't that what best friends are for in situations like this?

Just as Suzy picked up her phone, preparing to message Lee Ji-eun to sound her out, the screen lit up.

Speak of the devil, and he appears. Lee Ji-eun's message popped up first.

Lee Ji-eun: [Suzy, are you free on Christmas night?]

A sly glint flashed in Suzy's eyes as she read the message. She didn't reply immediately, but deliberately waited two minutes before slowly and deliberately typing.

Bae Suzy: [My radio appearance that night was canceled at the last minute, so I'm free all night. What's up, unnie?]

Lee Ji-eun: [Great! I also happen to be off work. It seems like it's been a long time since we got together. How about we have dinner together on Christmas Day?]

Bae Suzy: [Okay. Where would you like to eat, unnie? A Western restaurant in Cheongdam-dong, or maybe we should go shopping in Hongdae?]

Lee Ji-eun: [We've been to those places several times already, they're nothing new. Let's go stroll around the Seoul National University area!]

After sending the message, Lee Ji-eun stared nervously at the screen. She was afraid that Suzy would think it was too far away and refuse.

Little did Suzy know that when she saw "Seoul National University," she almost burst out laughing.

"This unnie's intentions are way too obvious," Suzy thought to herself. However, this was exactly what she wanted.

Bae Suzy: [Near Seoul National University? Sounds nice. But, wouldn't it be a bit boring if it's just the two of us?]

Seeing that there was a chance, Lee Ji-eun immediately replied.

Lee Ji-eun: [Let's invite Ji-yeon too! It'll be more lively with more people, and after dinner we can go to a nearby karaoke room for a while.]

Bae Suzy: [No problem! I'll contact Jiyeon. You're in charge of deciding on the exact location, okay?]

Lee Ji-eun: [Leave it to me! [fist pump.jpg]]

After putting down her phone, Lee Ji-eun let out a long sigh of relief. She hadn't expected things to go so smoothly; Suzy had agreed without even asking.

Bringing Suzy and Jiyeon along not only provided a perfect excuse, but also allowed them to secretly observe Suzy's reaction when she saw Lee Lu-ran attending the social event.

Killing two birds with one stone, absolutely perfect!

All the preliminary preparations have now been completed.

The only remaining problem is to find out the exact location of Li Luran's matchmaking event.

Of course, this was no problem for our Ji-eun. She picked up her phone and dialed Jung Han-te's number directly.

"Hante Oppa." As soon as the call connected, Lee Ji-eun's voice became incredibly sweet and obedient.

Han Te suddenly shivered: "Ji-eun, don't talk to me like that. What did I do to offend you? Or have you gotten into trouble again?"

"I didn't do anything to offend you, I just wanted to ask you for a favor, Oppa." Lee Ji-eun's smile faded, and she ordered seriously, "Find out where the joint party for the Economics and Humanities departments at Seoul National University is being held this Christmas. The sooner the better, and it would be best if you could specify the restaurant and room number."

Han Te on the other end of the phone fell silent. He could hardly believe his ears. A female star who was at the peak of her career was not concerned about music charts, but was actually asking him to check out some college student dating spots?

"Ji-eun, why are you investigating this? You wouldn't be thinking of...?"

"Oppa, please don't ask so many questions! I have a very, very important personal matter to attend to. I need to see the address sent to my phone within half an hour. Please, please!"

After saying that, Lee Ji-eun didn't give Han Te a chance to refuse and hung up the phone directly.

Ji-eun's lips slowly curled up, like a smug little fox.

"Li Luran, just wait and see what happens!"