Peninsula's Life Begins in 2016

Chapter 108 was just a little bit away.

"Jiang Yan, do you like me?"

The air in the living room seemed to freeze for a moment.

The warm yellow light fell on Choi Sulli's flushed cheeks, and her almond-shaped eyes, moistened by the alcohol, were not at all hazy.

She had been waiting for an answer for so many years, and tonight, fueled by alcohol, she finally asked it.

Jiang Yan tightened his grip on the wine bottle slightly. He opened his mouth, as if he was about to say something.

On the coffee table, Jiang Yan's phone screen suddenly lit up, and the cheerful ringtone was like a bucket of cold water poured over his head.

[Oppa, Oppa! Answer the phone! It's Chan-ah!]

That was Jin Zheng's own custom ringtone.

Choi Sulli's expression froze instantly. She looked down at the video call request popping up on the screen, then looked up at Jiang Yan. Her lips moved slightly, and a complex emotion surged in her eyes.

Regret, annoyance, resentment, and a hint of gritted teeth.

"————Shiba."

This afternoon, she proactively messaged Jin Can: "Chan-ah, Oppa found a new job! I'm going to go celebrate with him tonight."

She even added a sentence: "I'll send you the photos later."

Now all she wants to do is travel back in time and strangle the version of herself that sent the message.

It was so close.

It was just a tiny bit off.

When Jiang Yan saw the caller ID, he reached out to grab his phone, but Cui Xueli grabbed his hand and stopped him.

"Wait a moment."

"wei?"

"Let me catch my breath." Choi Sulli closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and swallowed back the frustration that was rising in her throat. Then, she forced a smile and released Jiang Yan's hand. "Okay, you can take it now."

Jiang Yan looked at her with a puzzled expression and swiped to answer the call.

The screen lit up, and Jin Zheng's little face appeared in the center of the screen.

"Oppa!"

Kim Min-jung's voice was clear and crisp, but the next second, her smile froze slightly.

She saw the edge of the screen; Choi Sulli was slowly approaching Kang Yeon.

"Mari unnie~"

"Yes, Minjung." Choi Sulli leaned closer, rested her head naturally on Kang Yeon's shoulder, and waved at the camera.

Her voice was soft and weak from the alcohol, with a slightly languid nasal tone.

Jiang Yan smelled a scent mixed with alcohol and a faint floral fragrance, and glanced at her sideways.

Sulli pretended not to see it, instead nuzzling her head against his shoulder again, as if trying to find a more comfortable angle. Then she looked up at the screen with a smile: "Minchan, have you finished your homework?"

Kim Min-jung's small face froze on the screen for a moment.

Those round eyes blinked first, then narrowed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Oppa".

"Um?

""

"What posture are you sitting in right now?"

Jiang Yan was taken aback by the question and subconsciously adjusted his posture, but Cui Xueli's head was stuck firmly to his shoulder as if glued on, and she didn't move an inch.

"Just sit normally."

"Sitting normally?" Kim Min-jung's voice rose slightly, and the smile on his lips sent a chill down Kang Yeon's spine. "Then why is Jinri unnie's head resting on your shoulder, Oppa?"

Before Kang Yeon could answer, Choi Sulli flashed a sweet smile at the camera: "Chan-ah, unnie had a little to drink today and is a bit dizzy. Can I lean on oppa's shoulder for a bit?"

"Oh, I'm dizzy." Kim Min-jung nodded, her expression seemingly agreeing with the explanation, then changed the subject, her tone both cute and fierce, "Since you've had so much to drink, why don't you go back and lie down?"

"Um—" Jiang Yan tried to interrupt.

"Oppa, don't say anything." Kim Min-jung shot him a sharp glare, silencing Kang Yeon, then turned to Choi Sulli, "Unnie, answer me, and why is your face so red?"

"Of course your face will turn red when you drink alcohol."

"But your face wasn't this red when you drank last time."

Choi Sulli's smile froze slightly. How could this little girl have such a good memory?

Lin Xiaolu floated above the TV, looking at Jin Can's jealous little expression on the screen, and then at Cui Xueli's speechless expression. She was so trying not to laugh that her whole translucent body was shaking.

At the same time, for some reason, she gradually felt relieved.

Just then, Jin took a deep breath, brought her phone closer, and the entire screen was filled with her small face.

"Jinri unnie, is there something you want to say to Oppa?"

Choi Sulli was slightly taken aback by her direct question, then her eyes crinkled into a smile as she leaned softly back against Kang Yeon's shoulder, emboldened by the alcohol. "You have something to say, Min-jung, do you want to know?"

"I want to." Kim Min-jung's answer was crisp and decisive.

"I just asked him—" Choi Sulli deliberately dragged out the last syllable, glancing sideways at Kang Yeon, her almond-shaped eyes glistening with tears under the influence of alcohol, "asked him if he liked me."

The other side of the screen went silent instantly.

Kim Min's lips pressed into a straight line, and after a full three seconds, she finally spoke, "So what did Oppa say?"

Jiang Yan felt Cui Xueli leaning on his shoulder harder and harder, and the atmosphere in the living room became extremely strange.

Choi Sulli winked at the camera and said with dissatisfaction, "I hadn't even finished speaking when I was interrupted by a call from some little guy."

Kim Min-jung's expression underwent a complex transformation in an instant, from tense to relaxed and then to cute and fierce.

She leaned her phone against the headboard, raised her chin slightly, and adopted a mature, adult-like posture.

"Jinri unnie, how much have you drunk?"

"Hmm—three bottles? Four bottles?" Choi Sulli counted on her fingers, then waved her hand, "That's not important."

"Ani-yo, this is very important. Oppa said that you can't take what people say when they're drunk seriously. So, Jinri unnie, you're drunk right now, so we'll talk about your question tomorrow when you're sober."

Choi Sulli paused for a moment, then burst out laughing, laughing so hard she almost slipped off Kang Yeon's shoulder.

She helped Jiang Yan sit up straight, holding his arm, and gave him a thumbs-up at the screen: "Wow, little one, you're amazing, I'm impressed."

Kim Min-jung remained unfazed. "I'm not saying I'm amazing, I'm just stating a fact. Didn't Oppa explain this concept to you before?"

Jiang Yan finally found a chance to interject: "Minchan, why did you suddenly video call today?"

"Oh, right." Kim Jung seemed to suddenly remember that he had made the call for something important, and his fierce expression instantly switched to a well-behaved one. "Jinri unnie said she was going to come see you and would take pictures of me, but I haven't seen any yet, so I video-called to ask."

Upon hearing this, Choi Sulli slapped her forehead.

Oh dear.

So it's a case of digging your own grave and now you're facing the consequences.