Peninsula: Please, I only want to talk about ordinary people.

Chapter 58 Do Shiba Inus shed fur too?

"Yes, Minister, I'm taking the day off today and will come to see you tomorrow."

Jiang Yongtai stood in front of his house, looking travel-worn, with his phone pressed to his ear.

Nam Seung-ho sounded cheerful. When asked if he was currently on tvN, it seems there was good news from "Crossover Romance".

But by the time he got back to Seoul it was already four o'clock, and there wasn't enough time to go to the company, so he had to postpone it until tomorrow.

After hanging up the phone, he put it in his pocket and let out a long sigh of relief. After waiting for so long, the clouds had finally parted and the moon was shining.

He smiled as he entered the password and opened the door, but the smile immediately froze on his face.

What happened? Did a thief break in? Why are there so many shoes?

One, two, three, four — and they're all women's shoes.

He frowned, took off his leather shoes, and walked into the living room. The smell of alcohol in the air hadn't completely dissipated, mixed with the aroma of snacks.

Two unidentified creatures were lying on the sofa, one of them rolled over and turned its face out from under the cushion.

Ye-na? Jiang Yongtai recognized the face and silently put away the phone he was about to use to dial the police.

No need to guess anymore. Last night, while he was away, Jiang Huiyuan pulled over IZONE's teammates and threw a party. The mess on the coffee table confirmed all his guesses.

Jiang Yongtai couldn't recognize the other person yet, but the figure—it wasn't his "good sister".

That girl is probably sleeping in her own bedroom, as for Quan Enfei—

Jiang Yongtai's expression stiffened slightly. Suddenly, there was a soft sound coming from the bedroom door.

He turned his head and saw Kwon Eunbi carrying a bed sheet as she walked out of the door.

She was wearing one of his white shirts, the cuffs rolled up twice, the hem barely covering her thighs, her hair loose over her shoulders, and her face still looking groggy, as if she had just woken up.

The moment Kwon Eun-bi saw him, she froze on the spot, blinked, raised the bed sheet in her arms to cover her face, and then slowly lowered it again, repeating this several times until she finally confirmed that the person in front of her was not a hallucination.

Jiang Yongtai watched her series of actions and his initial embarrassment turned into a slight chuckle.

"Eunbi, what are you doing?"

"Young-Young Tae oppa?! Weren't you supposed to be back tomorrow?!"

Kwon Eun-bi nervously took a half step back, her voice trembling slightly.

Last night, the group drank until the early hours of the morning. Huiyuan said that Jiang Yongtai would not be back until tomorrow, so she felt at ease and slept until after 3 p.m.

She had just shaken Jiang Huiyuan, who was still lazing in bed, out of bed when she took a shower. After showering, she realized a serious problem: she didn't have any clean clothes to change into.

But the clothes I wore last night smelled of alcohol, and I just can't feel comfortable wearing them again.

She spent a while mentally preparing herself in the bathroom before finally coming out wrapped in a towel. Under Jiang Huiyuan's amused gaze, she braced herself, opened Jiang Yongtai's wardrobe, and casually pulled out a white shirt to put on.

After getting dressed, she turned around and saw that Jiang Huiyuan on the bed had already secretly taken out her phone to take a picture of the scene.

Kwon Eun-bi glared at her fiercely and said, "If you dare to take a picture, I'll throw you out!"

Jiang Huiyuan stuck out her tongue, hid her phone behind her back, and looked at her innocently.

Kwon Eunbi rolled her eyes at her. "Get out of my way, I need to wash the sheets. You don't want your oppa to yell at you!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Huiyuan immediately got off the bed and helped her remove the sheets.

Kwon Eun-bi angrily took the washing machine and carried it out of the bedroom, but before she even reached the washing machine, she bumped into the occupant of the apartment—

Jiang Yongtai shook his head slightly, frowning as he looked at the bed sheet in her hand.

"I came back as soon as I finished my business. Did Huiyuan throw up in bed?"

"No, no! We just went to bed smelling of alcohol and hadn't showered, so I wanted to clean Oppa up—"

Kwon Eun-bi lowered her head, and her gaze inevitably fell on her bare thighs.

A blush quickly spread across her face, and she hurriedly pulled the sheet in front of her legs.

Jiang Yongtai's gaze swept over her legs, then quickly looked away, and he cleared his throat.

"Eunbi, I can wash the sheets myself. Could you call Hye-won out for me? I need to talk to her about something."

When Kwon Eun-bi heard him say that, her heart tightened. She thought that he was angry because Kang Hye-won had invited them over to spend the night without permission. She quickly looked up and said, "Young-tae oppa, don't scold Hye-won. It's my fault. Scold me instead! I didn't keep an eye on her—"

The two people's voices finally woke up the two sleepyheads on the sofa.

Kim Chae-won rubbed his eyes and propped himself up from the sofa. His hair was a mess of straw, and his voice was still hoarse from a hangover.

"Eunbi unnie, who are you talking to?"

Choi Ye-na recognized the person standing in front of Kwon Eun-bi before she did, her eyes widening suddenly, her sleepiness instantly washed away by surprise.

"Yongtai Oppa! You're back!"

Hearing the voice, Jiang Yongtai turned around, looked at Cui Yena, and smiled.

"Yena, long time no see, you've become even more beautiful."

Choi Ye-na's eyes lit up, and her smile was only halfway across her face when the memory of last night was like a bucket of cold water poured over her head.

Her lips drooped again, and her eyes became resentful.

"Oppa, you betrayed me, I don't like you anymore!"

Jiang Yongtai twitched the corner of his mouth, not understanding where those words came from.

"Yena, what did I betray you for?"

"snort!"

Choi Ye-na snorted heavily and turned her head to the side.

Huiyuan instructed last night that if he saw Jiang Yongtai, he must not mention that Minatozaki Sana had come last night!

Looking at Choi Ye-na's expression, which seemed to have a lot to say but was forced to swallow it back, and glancing at Kwon Eun-bi's hesitant expression behind him, Jiang Yongtai vaguely felt that last night was probably more than just drinking.

However, now was not the time to ask questions. He turned to Kim Chae-won, who was trying to brush her hair forward to cover her bare face, and nodded slightly.

"Chae-won, I'm Kang Young-tae, Hye-won's older brother. I never expected our first meeting to be like this."

Kim Chae-won peeked at his face through her fingers and silently exclaimed "Wow!" in her heart.

This is Hye-won unnie's oppa—no wonder Ye-na unnie always looks like that when she mentions him, now she understands!

She quickly stood up, pushed her hair forward again, wishing she could hide her whole face behind her bangs.

"Yongtai Oppa, hello—I'm so sorry for making such a mess of the house last night!"

Jiang Yongtai chuckled softly as he watched her using her hair as a mask, waved his hand to indicate that she didn't need to worry about it, then turned towards the bedroom and called out in a deep voice.

"Jiang Huiyuan, get out here now that you've finished washing up!"

A terrified scream came from the bedroom.

"Oppa?!"

Then came a series of noises as things were knocked over.

Without a second thought, Kwon Eun-bi spread her arms to block Kang Young-tae, forgetting what she had just been covering with the sheet.

As the sheets were pulled away, a pair of white, fleshy thighs were exposed to him without any cover.

Jiang Yongtai had no choice but to look away from her legs once again, sighed, and consciously turned his face away.

"Eunbi, I won't do anything to Hye-won. You should go back to your room and tidy yourself up first."

, 7

"----ah!"

Kwon Eunbi paused for a moment, then let out a scream that was almost as loud as Kang Hye-won's earlier. She covered her face with the sheet, turned around, and rushed back to the bedroom, slamming the door shut.

From inside came Jiang Huiyuan's oblivious chuckles and Quan Enfei's barely suppressed, furious roars of shame and indignation.

Jiang Yongtai stood there helplessly for two seconds, holding his forehead, before turning around and speaking to the two people still standing in the living room.

"Ye Na, Cai Yuan, you two should go back to your bedrooms first. I'll tidy up here."

Kim Chae-won looked at the mess on the ground, then at Kang Young-tae, a hint of shame on his face.

She opened her mouth to ask for help, but Choi Ye-na had already given her a meaningful look, smiled at Kang Young-tae with a knowing smile, and pulled her by the sleeve toward the bedroom.

Jin Caiyuan was pulled a few steps, then had no choice but to turn back and bow hurriedly to Jiang Yongtai.

"Thank you for your hard work, Youngtae oppa."

"Go ahead, it's alright."

Jiang Yongtai smiled and nodded at the new but very polite young woman.

When the four of them came out of the bedroom again, Jiang Yongtai had already cleaned up the living room.

He placed the last bag of sorted trash at the entrance and straightened up to stretch his stiff neck.

I flew from Osaka to Incheon, then took a taxi home from Incheon. Before I even had a sip of water when I got home, I was forced to do a thorough cleaning.

"Oppa~"

Jiang Huiyuan called out sweetly, a fawning smile on her face, and walked over in a few steps to take his arm.

"Why didn't you tell me you were coming back today?"

Jiang Yongtai glanced at her but ignored her, turning his attention to the other three people in the living room.

Choi Ye-na was alright, after all, she had known him for a long time, but there was still a hint of resentment in her eyes.

Kim Chae-won was clearly still reserved around strangers, standing behind Kwon Eun-bi with half her body showing.

Despite having met twice already, Kwon Eun-bi was just as reserved as Kim Chae-won, her hands held upright in front of her.

She took a deep breath and bowed to Jiang Yongtai with her two younger sisters.

"I'm sorry, Young Tae oppa, I made such a mess of your house, and now you have to clean it up."

"It's nothing, don't worry about it, Eunbi."

Jiang Yongtai smiled at them and waved.

Kwon Eunbi straightened up, her gaze lingering on his face for a moment before awkwardly looking away.

"Well then, we'll be going now. It's getting late, and I need to take them home."

The early spring sun outside the window was already setting in the west, its rays streaming obliquely into the balcony, casting an orange hue; it was almost evening.

"Alright, then I won't keep you any longer."

Jiang Yongtai turned his gaze away from the balcony and nodded to them.

Kwon Eunbi bowed again and led Kim Chae-won and Choi Ye-na, who had thanked him, toward the entrance.

Jiang Yongtai led Jiang Huiyuan out from the entrance hall, making room for them to change their shoes.

Jiang Huiyuan glanced at her oppa's expression and decided to slip away before he could make a move against her.

She released her grip on his arm, her voice sweet and coquettish as if nothing had happened.

"Oppa, I'm going back with Eunbi unnie and the others too~"

Jiang Yongtai grabbed her hand, preventing her from breaking free, and turned to ask Quan Enfei, who was bending down to change her shoes.

"Eunbi, you don't have any plans tonight, right?"

Kwon Eunbi raised her head and glanced between the brother and sister.

"No, Youngtae oppa."

"Then Huiyuan won't go back for now, is that alright?"

Jiang Yongtai's hand firmly gripped Jiang Huiyuan's hand as she tried to break free.

Kwon Eunbi glanced at him, then at Kang Hye-won who was frantically sending out distress signals to her, and nodded expressionlessly.

"Sure, Huiyuan can come back tomorrow."

All she wants now is to leave this apartment. As for Kang Hye-won—her oppa can do whatever he wants with her!

Ignoring Kang Hye-won's pitiful expression, Kwon Eun-bi opened the door and walked out with Kim Chae-won and Choi Ye-na.

Just before closing the door, Choi Ye-na glanced back at Kang Young-tae, her lips moved, but she didn't say anything.

After the door closed, the house became quiet.

Jiang Huiyuan's hand was still held in Jiang Yongtai's palm. She tried to pull it out, but couldn't. She raised her eyes and spoke in a soft, coquettish voice.

"Oppa, you're holding me a little too tightly~"

Jiang Yongtai didn't let go, but just looked down at her.

That look wasn't fierce, but Jiang Huiyuan knew very well—Oppa was a little angry.

She swallowed hard and obediently gave up the idea of ​​running away.

Jiang Yongtai pulled her to the sofa, let go of her hand, and sat down himself.

Knowing he was in the wrong, Jiang Huiyuan sat down next to him, her eyes darting around, and preemptively spoke before he could.

"Oppa, how was your trip to Japan? Did you manage to win over Mina unnie?"

Jiang Yongtai turned his head and glanced at her face, which was full of curiosity, and was successfully swayed.

But given his current relationship with Mina, it was really hard for him to talk about it with her.

He paused for a moment, then brushed it off with a nonchalant reply.

Not yet, but it will be soon.

Soon? That means Eunbi unnie still has a chance!

A glimmer of relief flashed in Jiang Huiyuan's eyes, but her face immediately adopted a reassuring expression.

"Go for it, Oppa! You can do it!"

Jiang Yongtai, seeing her expression, realized he hadn't been completely fooled yet.

"Alright, I've finished talking about my business. Now it's your turn."

Jiang Huiyuan blinked, looking completely innocent.

"My business? What business could it be of my business?"

Why didn't you tell me you brought your friend home?

"Oh, Oppa, you mean this?"

Jiang Huiyuan leaned back as if she had breathed a sigh of relief, and without thinking, she tossed the pot over to the other side.

"It's all Yena's fault! Yesterday, when Oppa asked me to help you look at plane tickets, Yena was right next to me."

Knowing you weren't home, she kept pestering me to come over, and I had no choice but to agree.

"Really?"

Jiang Yongtai frowned, staring into Jiang Huiyuan's eyes to confirm whether she was lying.

"Why is Keina looking at me so strangely? Are you sure you're not hiding something from me?"

Yena, you idiot! Your facial expressions are so bad, how can you be an idol!

Jiang Huiyuan mentally gave Cui Yena, who had already walked away, a thorough look of disgust from head to toe.

"No! What could I possibly be hiding from Oppa? And Oppa doesn't believe me—I'm so sad!"

I only brought a few friends over, what did I do wrong?

As she spoke, her eyes reddened, and she turned around, lowered her head, buried her face in her crossed arms, and let out a sob.

Seeing her like this, Jiang Yongtai didn't say anything, but silently took out his phone, turned on the front camera, and handed it to her from below.

Jiang Huiyuan was acting with great effort, trying to squeeze something out of her eyes, when she saw herself making faces on the screen and was stunned for a moment.

"Is it raining?"

Jiang Yongtai's voice held a suppressed, helpless smile.

"----No."

Jiang Huiyuan answered subconsciously, then realized what she had done, looked up and slapped Jiang Yongtai's arm.

"What are you doing, Oppa!"

"It's all thunder and no rain. It's been like this since I was a child. When I feel guilty, I just can't hold back my tears."

Jiang Huiyuan glared at him, embarrassed and annoyed. Her eyes were indeed red, but there wasn't a trace of tears in them.

"I wasn't faking my tears!"

After saying that, she turned her head sharply to the side, and the sobbing she made became louder and more fake.

Jiang Yongtai silently handed over the phone again. Jiang Huiyuan saw her own acting on the screen, which was even worse than before, and snatched the phone away, slamming it behind a sofa cushion.

"Oppa! Don't ruin my relationship!"

Jiang Yongtai burst out laughing, shook his head, and reached out to pick up his phone. Before he could even touch the phone, his gaze fell on the cushion.

A few strands of bright orange hair stood out starkly against the white cushion.

His brows slowly furrowed.

Kwon Eunbi has black hair, Kim Chae-won has dark brown hair, Choi Ye-na doesn't have this hair color, and Kang Hye-won in front of us doesn't either.

A figure flashed through my mind —

Sana? When did she come here?!

Jiang Yongtai picked up a few strands of hair from the cushion and held them up in front of Jiang Huiyuan.

"Huiyuan, besides the four of you—who else came last night?"