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

Chapter 61 The Pork Chop Princess and the Cold-Faced Keyboard Monster (12800 words)

"Oppa, hurry up!"

Jiang Huiyuan grabbed Jiang Yongtai's hand and half-dragged, half-pulled him into the alley.

"So what you said you'd treat me to was fried pork cutlet?"

Jiang Yongtai followed behind her, looking at the familiar alley in front of him. A faint aroma of oil wafted in the air, and his gaze slowly darkened.

It seems that I haven't been to this store since I broke up with Sana Minatozaki.

Back when Jiang Huiyuan was studying at the arts high school, she would call him every few days, begging him to take her out for a nice meal after school.

Back then, the two of them would come here, always followed by Choi Ye-na, whom they couldn't shake off.

"Yes, it's been a long time since I've been here. I wonder how Harmony is doing. — Ah, we've arrived."

Jiang Huiyuan stopped under an old orange signboard, looked up at it, and a glimmer of memory flashed in her eyes.

Just then, the shop door was pushed open from the inside, and several customers who had just finished paying came out. Jiang Huiyuan blocked the doorway, and Jiang Yongtai put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her to his side, making way for her.

Jiang Huiyuan was suddenly pulled close by him and pressed against his body. She was stunned for a moment, but a smile secretly appeared on her lips under her mask.

She glanced at him briefly, then quickly lowered her eyes again, and instinctively hugged his arm tightly.

Oppa was so handsome just now!

Jiang Yongtai glanced down at her, tried to pull his arm away but couldn't, so he had no choice but to let her hang on him, and pushed open the shop door and went inside.

The shop is still the same as before, with a few old wooden tables and handwritten menus on the wall, the edges of which are yellowed and curled.

The air was filled with an even stronger smell of oil than outside. One wall was covered with messages from guests, some of which were faded Polaroid photos, and some were graffiti.

It was past nine o'clock, and there were no other customers in the shop. An elderly woman with gray hair and wearing an old apron was bending over to clear the dishes from the previous table. She didn't even look up when she heard the door open.

"Hello, what would you like to eat?"

Jiang Huiyuan loosened her grip on Jiang Yongtai, took off her mask, and sweetly called out to the old man.

"Harmony~"

The old lady straightened up, turned around, squinted at them, and after recognizing them, the wrinkles on her face deepened with a smile as she walked towards them.

"Aigoo, isn't this Huiyuan! Why haven't you come to see Harmony in so long? I thought you'd forgotten about Harmony!"

"How could that be! I've just been too busy lately. How are you feeling, Harmony? Does your back still hurt?"

Jiang Huiyuan obediently bent down, letting the old man cup her face and look at it from left to right.

"Okay, okay, seeing you makes everything better. You seem to have lost weight again? Are you not eating properly?"

"I'm not thinner at all, Oppa even said I've gained weight~"

Jiang Huiyuan gestured behind her with her lip, and the old man then turned his gaze to the person behind her, his eyes shining even brighter.

"Oh! Yongtai is here too. It's been so long since I've seen you two siblings. Where's Ruina? Did she come along?"

She looked behind the two of them, assuming that, as before, that little tail would be there too.

"Long time no see, Harmony, you're still in such good health."

Jiang Yongtai smiled and bowed slightly. "It's just me and Huiyuan today. Next time, have her bring Yena along too."

"Okay, remember next time. That girl, Yena, is so cute. I always think about her."

The old man smiled and nodded.

Jiang Huiyuan immediately pouted, looking aggrieved, and shook the old man's hand.

"Harmony, do you only think about Yana and not me?"

"Aigoo, I miss Hye-gen too, I miss both of you~"

The old man smiled indulgently, genuinely fond of the two beautiful and adorable girls.

She led them to their usual seats, and as soon as Jiang Huiyuan sat down, she started ordering what she wanted to eat.

"Two orders of fried pork cutlets, and one serving of kimchi soup—Oppa, what else would you like?"

"No need, this is fine."

Jiang Yongtai sat down opposite him and turned to look at the messages left by the guests on the wall next to him.

"Well then, that's settled then, thanks Harmony."

After Jiang Huiyuan finished ordering, she looked at the old man with a smile.

The old man finished writing down the words in the notebook, looked up at her, and his eyes were full of love.

"Okay, wait, I'll be there soon."

Jiang Huiyuan watched the old man's figure disappear behind the kitchen curtain, then rested his chin on his hand, looked around the small shop where there were only the two of them as customers, and sighed.

"This place holds so many memories of my youth!"

Jiang Yongtai picked up the barley tea on the table, poured two cups, and pushed one cup in front of her. Hearing this, he couldn't help but chuckle.

"How old are you to be reminiscing about your youth?"

"Even the smallest memory is still a memory, Oppa just doesn't understand!"

Jiang Huiyuan pursed her lips and her gaze fell on the message wall he was looking at.

She remembered writing many things here before, wondering if they were still there.

But before she could find it, Jiang Yongtai found it first.

The few lines of writing on the wall were mostly covered by layers of messages that followed, the strokes crooked and messy, like the handwriting of a high school student.

Although there was no signature, he recognized it as written by Jiang Huiyuan at a glance. He glanced at Jiang Huiyuan, who was still searching earnestly across from him, and read it aloud word by word with a smile on his face.

"I want to be a big star when I grow up, even more famous than Yoona from Girls' Generation!"

Jiang Huiyuan was stunned for a moment, then her whole face flushed red.

She suddenly turned her head and glared at him, her voice rising uncontrollably.

"Oppa! Where did you see that?! Don't read it out loud!"

Jiang Yongtai smiled and pointed to the wall.

"Back then, did Huiyuan already have such a grand dream?"

His gaze shifted downwards, and he saw another line of writing left by Jiang Huiyuan, which deepened his smile.

"The next Blue Dragon Film Award winner is Kang Hye-won! Wow, that's not just a dream anymore, it feels like fantasy!"

"Oppa!"

Jiang Huiyuan stood up in embarrassment and anger, reaching across the table to cover his mouth.

Jiang Yongtai laughed and leaned back to avoid it, then his gaze fell on the two sentences that seemed to be Cui Yena's evaluation of Jiang Huiyuan, and he read them aloud.

"Hye-won is shameless. You call yourself a big star, a Blue Dragon Film Award winner? Yoona sunbaenim must be laughing her head off~"

"Hey! Choi Ye-na! Just wait till I get back, I'll teach you a lesson!"

Jiang Huiyuan knew without guessing that the sentence was written by Cui Yena, and shouted it out directly.

The kitchen curtain was suddenly lifted, and the old man's head peeked out, looking puzzled.

"What's wrong? Is it Yena?"

Jiang Huiyuan paused, her face flushed, and turned her head awkwardly, forcing a smile at the old man while clenching her teeth.

"—No, Harmony, I... I just miss her too~"

She remembered writing some "bold words" on the wall before, but she had no idea that Choi Ye-na had secretly laughed at her from below!

"Oh, I thought Yena really came. Hye-won, keep your voice down, you'll disturb the neighbors at this hour."

"Yes, I understand, Harmony, I will—"

The old man smiled, shook his head, lowered the curtain, and returned to the kitchen.

Jiang Huiyuan's smile vanished, and he snorted heavily as he walked around from the opposite side, plopped down next to Jiang Yongtai, pinched the soft flesh of his waist, and twisted it hard.

"Oppa! Didn't I tell you not to read it anymore?!"

"hiss"

Jiang Yongtai's eyebrows furrowed in pain.

"I was just joking, and besides, didn't I find it for you?"

"Hmph~ So I should thank Oppa then?"

You're welcome, you're welcome.

Jiang Yongtai smiled ingratiatingly at her.

Jiang Huiyuan snorted through her nose, pinched the wall again before letting go, and continued to peer at it with her head out.

"Oppa, don't think I'm the only one who wrote it~ I know you've brought that woman here many times, you two must have written it too! Where is it?"

Her own dark history was exposed on the spot, and she was determined to dig up Jiang Yongtai's secrets too!

At that time, he and Sana Minatozaki were deeply in love, so it's impossible that there weren't any traces of them on the wall!

She also wants to find out and let Oppa taste the bitterness of social death!

"Don't bother looking, there's nothing to see."

Jiang Yongtai leaned against the wall, trying to block her view.

Jiang Huiyuan was right; he and Minatozaki Sana did indeed write something, and the content was quite cheesy.

But in order to maintain the image of her brother in her heart, she absolutely cannot see that content!

"hehe."

Jiang Huiyuan sneered, completely ignoring him, and lunged forward, bracing herself on his shoulder and pushing Jiang Yongtai aside.

Her gaze went over his shoulder, carefully searching the wall covered with messages.

Seeing her relentless determination, Jiang Yongtai sighed, finally stopped struggling, and stepped aside to avoid hurting her.

Unfortunately, Jiang Huiyuan searched for most of the day but still found nothing. Just then, the old man came out of the kitchen carrying dishes and looked at them with a smile.

"You guys are looking for the messages you wrote before, right? The food's ready, let's eat first and look for them while we eat."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yongtai felt as if he had been granted a pardon and pulled Jiang Huiyuan back to her seat by supporting her waist.

"Listen to Harmony, aren't you hungry? Eat first."

Jiang Huiyuan's gaze lingered on the message wall, unwilling to give up.

But some things are like that; the harder you search for them, the less likely they are to appear.

Hearing what the old man and Jiang Yongtai said, she could only sit up sullenly and glare at him.

Jiang Yongtai sighed helplessly and reached out to rub her hair, but she slapped his hand away.

The old man served the fried pork chop to them, and looked at the brother and sister playing around, feeling somewhat sentimental.

"Seeing that you two siblings still have such a good relationship, I'm relieved."

"Who said he's on good terms with me? He bullies me every day!"

Jiang Huiyuan pouted, but the plate of freshly fried pork chops in front of her was emitting a delicious aroma.

She decided to put what had just happened aside for now, pushed the plate in front of Jiang Yongtai, and her voice suddenly became sweet.

"Oppa, cut it for me~"

Jiang Yongtai looked at her speechlessly. Now he was willing to admit that Jiang Huiyuan's dream had at least been half realized.

My younger sister's acting skills do seem to be better than Yoona's.

He picked up his knife and fork and cut the fried pork chop on her plate into bite-sized pieces.

The old man looked at them with a smile in his eyes, as if he were looking at his own grandson and granddaughter, and sat down opposite them.

"Hye-won, have you debuted yet?"

Jiang Huiyuan shifted her gaze from the fried pork cutlet, looked at the old man with a smile, and nodded.

"Yes, Harmony, I've debuted! I'm with Yena, and our group is called IzONE~"

The old man nodded with satisfaction.

"Great, that's good. You two are both beautiful and hardworking, it's only right that you debut."

"Has Harmony heard our songs?"

Jiang Huiyuan's eyes lit up, and she even put down her cutlery in anticipation.

The old man smiled and shook his head.

"I don't think I've heard of it. I usually only watch the news and daily dramas, so I don't really know any idols or celebrities."

Jiang Yongtai chuckled and pushed the sliced ​​portion back to Jiang Huiyuan.

"We, Huiyuan, still need to work hard so that Harmony can see you on TV."

Jiang Huiyuan rolled her eyes at him, forked a piece and put it in her mouth. Her teeth broke through the crispy breadcrumb crust, and the meat juices exploded on her tongue. She couldn't help but squint her eyes.

This is the taste!

She looked at the old man with satisfaction and said, "Harmony's fried pork cutlet is still so delicious. I'll try my best to let Harmony see my work!"

"Okay, okay, I'll keep a close eye on Hye-won and Ye-na too."

The old man smiled and nodded, then suddenly remembered something and turned his gaze to Jiang Yongtai across from him.

"Yongtai, what happened to that Japanese girl you used to bring all the time? I haven't seen you two come together lately."

Jiang Yongtai was cutting his own fried pork chop when he heard this and paused.

Before he could even speak, Jiang Huiyuan, chewing her food, had already answered for him.

"Harmony, Oppa has already broken up with that woman."

"—You broke up?"

The old man's smile faded, and he looked at Jiang Yongtai with some embarrassment.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know. I shouldn't have asked."

"It's alright, Harmony, it's all over now."

Jiang Yongtai looked up and smiled, not paying attention to her question.

The old man looked at him, sighed, and couldn't help but let out a hint of resentment in his voice.

"Sigh, why did you break up? You two seemed so well-matched—did you bully her?"

She still remembers the Japanese girl sitting across the table, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Jiang Yongtai.

She still thought the two children would stay together until the end.

"No, we just broke up because of personality clashes—now we're back to being friends."

Jiang Yongtai hesitated for a moment before offering an explanation.

Jiang Huiyuan glanced at him, forked a piece of fried pork chop from her plate and held it to the old man's mouth, smiling as she helped her oppa out of the predicament.

"Harmony, don't ask anymore~ It's okay to break up, my oppa is so great, I'm not afraid of not having a market!"

She didn't want Jiang Yongtai to keep thinking about Minatozaki Sana, and she also felt a little resentful towards herself.

I knew I shouldn't have come here. Why does that woman always get involved?! No, it's all Oppa's fault. Why do I take her everywhere?!

Jiang Huiyuan's expression suddenly changed, and she turned to glare at Jiang Yongtai.

Jiang Yongtai caught a glimpse of her out of the corner of his eye. He had just thanked her in his heart for getting him out of the predicament when he was suddenly stared at by her for no apparent reason, leaving him completely bewildered.

The old man smiled and wisely refrained from pressing the matter further. Instead, he mentioned that Jiang Huiyuan used to always order two servings of stir-fried rice cakes by herself when she came to the shop, and after finishing them, she would still stare longingly at the ones on Cui Yena's plate.

It was also said that once, Choi Ye-na did poorly on a test and huddled in a corner crying. No matter how they tried to comfort her, they couldn't. In the end, they had to give her an extra piece of fried pork cutlet before she could stop sobbing.

As he recounted these old stories, the wrinkles around the old man's eyes deepened.

While stuffing a fried pork cutlet into her mouth, Jiang Huiyuan mumbled a protest: "Harmony, don't tell me everything!"

The atmosphere at the table returned to what it was at the beginning.

After the two finished eating, Jiang Huiyuan rubbed her stomach and slumped back in her chair, patting Jiang Yongtai's arm contentedly. She then said to the old man, "Thank you, Hamoni, I'm full~"

The old man smiled and nodded. "I'm glad you like it. I'll definitely bring Ruina next time."

Jiang Yongtai glanced down at his watch, remembered that he had arranged to make a phone call with Mina, and stood up to pay the bill.

The old man pressed his hand down and said no, and the two started arguing. Unable to persuade him, he simply put a few banknotes under the plate, grabbed Jiang Huiyuan who was still digesting, and ran towards the door.

By the time the old woman discovered the money under the plate, the brother and sister had already dashed out of the alley. She sighed and silently collected their leftovers.

Seeing that the old man did not chase after him, Jiang Yongtai released his grip on Jiang Huiyuan's hand.

Jiang Huiyuan bent over, panting heavily, and complained, "Oppa, you...you ran too fast! I'm going to throw up!"

"I'm sorry, Huiyuan, are you alright?"

Jiang Yongtai gently patted her back to help her catch her breath, glanced at the shop entrance, and then looked away, his face expressionless.

He had already seen the two sentences he and Minatozaki Sana left when he was looking for the messages Jiang Huiyuan had written.

They were covered by layers upon layers of messages, leaving only the edges of the writing visible, but he still recognized them.

When Jiang Huiyuan was desperately clinging to his shoulder, he deliberately blocked her way, making it impossible for her to find him no matter how hard she looked.

"Let's go, I'll take you back to your dorm."

Seeing that she had recovered, Jiang Yongtai took her hand and prepared to walk towards the parking lot.

Jiang Huiyuan pouted, her feet rooted to the spot, and opened her arms to him.

"Oppa, carry me over here~"

Jiang Yongtai looked at her and chuckled, "You're not a child anymore, you're a woman now, why do you expect me to carry you?"

When Jiang Huiyuan heard the word "woman," the corners of her mouth secretly curled up.

That silly oppa finally saw her as a woman, hmph~

She opened her arms wider, her voice soft and sticky, with a tone she only used in front of him.

"Oppa, carry me on your back~"

Jiang Yongtai glanced at the gazes of passersby and knew he couldn't stay there any longer. He sighed, turned around, and squatted down.

"Come on up."

Jiang Huiyuan let out a shout and jumped onto his back, wrapping her arms tightly around his neck.

"Giddy up! Giddy up! Yongtai, let's go!"

Jiang Yongtai froze for a moment, his ears turned slightly red, and he turned his head away to lower his voice.

"Stop yelling, or I'll throw you down!"

"You dare!"

Jiang Huiyuan slapped him on the back, and laughter reached his ears from his shoulder.

She pressed her face against the back of his neck, feeling his body temperature. After their playful antics, she suddenly quieted down and let out a soft yawn.

"Oppa, take me home—"

"it is good."

Jiang Yongtai carried her to his feet and walked steadily toward the parking lot.

An old man was dozing in a chair when the shop door was gently pulled open.

"President-nim, is it still okay to eat?"

Sana Minato peeked halfway in and saw only an old man dozing in the empty shop. She glanced back at Tzuyu with a troubled expression, thinking the shop was about to close.

Chou Tzu-yu followed her in, looked around, and then nodded silently at the wall covered with messages.

Given this environment, the fried pork cutlet couldn't possibly be bad!

The old man opened his eyes at the noise, yawned, glanced at the clock on the wall, and realized it was almost eleven o'clock. But since the guest had come to the door, there was no reason to turn him away.

"Sure, what would you two like to eat?"

Sana Minatozaki's eyes lit up.

"Two orders of fried pork cutlets and one order of kimchi soup!"

"Okay, find some seats and wait a moment, it will be ready soon."

The old man smiled and nodded, wrote it down, then turned and lifted the curtain to go into the kitchen.

Sana Minatozaki turned her head and excitedly whispered to Tzuyu, "Tzuyu, isn't this place nice? Can you smell it? Isn't it different from other places?"

"Hmm, unnie really knows how to pick a spot, no wonder she's the queen of tonkatsu~"

Chou Tzu-yu gave her a light compliment.

Sana Minato chuckled smugly and walked straight to the table under the message wall.

Chou Tzu-yu followed and sat down, looking around with some confusion.

The table was squeezed next to the kitchen's food preparation area, with a buzzing old freezer behind it; the space was noticeably narrower than in other areas.

The advantages are that visitors won't see their faces at first glance, and the words on the wall can help pass the time.

"Unnie, why don't you just sit by the door? Why do you have to sit here?"

"Well----"

Sana Minatozaki was momentarily speechless when asked the question.

She used to sit at this table every time she came with Jiang Yongtai. She just walked here subconsciously, and she didn't know why she sat here.

She rolled her eyes and quickly made up an answer.

"Isn't it interesting to sit here and read what other people have written?"

Chou Tzu-yu shrugged, neither confirming nor denying.

Sana Minatozaki thought to herself, "Yes, I got away with it!"

She pulled down her hood and took off her mask, revealing striking hair and a face that, despite not wearing makeup, gave her a somewhat teacher-like appearance.

Chou Tzu-yu looked at her and reminded her, "Unnie, you'll be recognized if you do that."

Sana Minato waved her hand and turned her head to look at the dense messages on the wall.

"No, the owner here doesn't know us. Tzuyu, you should pick some too. Don't you feel bored?"

"Yeah?"

Chou Tzu-yu was still a little hesitant. Are there still people in Seoul who don't know Twice?

Sana Minatozaki stared at a prayer left by a salarywoman, chuckled, and said without turning her head, "Yeah, I've been here so many times before, and the boss has never recognized me. Don't worry~"

The message she was reading was so powerfully carved into the wall that it seemed as if the girl had used a great deal of force.

"I hope my stocks can earn me five years' worth of salary in a week!"

I wonder if this person's wish came true.

Chou Tzu-yu didn't know what she was laughing at, but the store was indeed a bit stuffy.

She took off her hood and mask as advised, and looked at the wall covered with messages, passing the time before the food was served.

"By the way, Tzuyu, the sauce for the fried pork cutlet here is especially delicious. The president added apples to the sauce, so it's not greasy at all~"

Sana Minatozaki turned her gaze away from the wall and smiled as she introduced the shop's secret recipe to Tzuyu.

No sooner had the words been spoken than the old man's voice came through.

"This young lady knows her stuff; she must be a regular customer of mine."

The old man came out from behind the kitchen curtain carrying two small dishes of kimchi. He placed the dishes on the table, but when his gaze fell on Minatozaki Sana's face, he paused for a moment and his brows furrowed slightly.

Sana Minatozaki's heart skipped a beat when she saw her expression.

I was just as confidently telling Tzuyu that we wouldn't be recognized. Will I be proven wrong right now?

"Who are you----"

The old man squinted, trying to match the face in front of him with the one in his memory.

Under the watchful gaze of Chou Tzu-yu, who was desperately trying to suppress her laughter, Minatozaki Sana forced a smile and confessed.

"Yes, President, I'm Sana from Twice. And this gentleman over there is—"

"Oh, I remember now, we were talking about you just now~"

"You're the Japanese girl Yongtai brought over before. Hi, you've dyed your hair; I didn't recognize you at first."

Before the old woman could finish speaking, she interrupted her, and Sana Minato's smile froze on her face.

She could feel that Zhou Tzuyu's eyes, which had been just playing around, suddenly lit up like a cat spotting its prey, yet she still instinctively struggled to stay afloat.

"President-nim, you...you've mistaken me for someone else?"

"No, I'm not mistaken. Some art school kids come back after five or six years, and I can recognize them at a glance!"

The old man smiled and waved his hand, his eyes softening.

"It's great to see all of you tonight. Kid, it's been a while since you've been here. Wait, I'll give you some extra treat."

After saying that, the old woman turned around and walked back to the kitchen. The curtain fell behind her, leaving Sana Minatozaki standing there, frozen in place.

Chou Tzu-yu couldn't hold back any longer and covered her mouth with her hand to laugh.

"Unnie, it seems this Harmony doesn't recognize any idols, but she does recognize you~"

Sana Minato glared at her, but her gaze was utterly harmless, more like a bluff. She muttered sullenly, "I didn't expect Harmony to have such a good memory. I even forgot about what happened last week—"

Seeing that she still dared to glare at her, Chou Tzu-yu smirked coldly, crossed her arms on the table, leaned forward, and teased, "Unnie, who is this Young Tae-i that Harmony mentioned earlier? Is he the friend you were talking about earlier?"

"Yes, it's that friend."

"Yongtai————"

Upon hearing her admit it, Chou Tzu-yu repeated the name, her brows slowly furrowing.

Why does this sound so familiar? I feel like I've heard it somewhere before.

A figure suddenly flashed through her mind. Her eyes lit up for a moment, then narrowed as she looked at Sana Minatozaki, who was tense again because of her change in expression.

"Unnie, Yongtae i is the PD of Unnie's variety show now, Kang Yongtae i, right?"

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Looking at her determined eyes, Sana Minatozaki instinctively wanted to open her mouth to deny it again.

"I----"

"Don't try to deny it, unnie, you can't fool me~ Just like yesterday when you said you were going for a walk in Han River Park, I know it was a lie!"

Chou Tzu-yu didn't give her a chance to finish, and said calmly.

Sana Minatozaki pouted, slumped her shoulders, and lowered her head.

She knew that not everyone in the team would believe the excuse she made up yesterday!

"It's him! Is it done yet?!"

"——What are you upset about, Unnie? Isn't it great to be friends with a PD?"

Why did you two act like you were meeting for the first time at the company that day?

Chou Tzu-yu frowned and raised another question.

She still hasn't considered the possibility that Sana Minatozaki and Young-tae Kang were ever in a relationship.

After all, this is Sana Minatozaki, a workaholic with an insatiable ambition!

"We...we used to have a fight and haven't been in contact for a long time."

Harmony just said that he hadn't seen me and him in a long time—"

Sana Minatozaki turned her face away and gave a half-joking explanation, then secretly glanced at Tzuyu out of the corner of her eye.

Lies that are mixed with the truth are less likely to be exposed!

Chou Tzu-yu didn't speak immediately, but just looked at her quietly.

Her expression didn't change, but Sana Minato felt uneasy under her gaze, so she quickly forced a smile and touched her nose.

"That's all, why would I lie to you, unnie!"

Chou Tzu-yu shrugged, a signature innocent grin spreading across her face.

"I didn't say unnie lied to me, why are you so nervous, unnie~"

Sana Minatozaki paused for a moment, then, seeing that same expression on her face again, exclaimed in embarrassment and annoyance, "Hey! Tzuyu, you're the most cunning one, even worse than Mina!"

Chou Tzu-yu blinked, looking even more innocent, and pouted.

"What is unnie saying? I don't understand. I'm a foreigner~"

"Ugh, am I not a foreigner?!"

Sana Minato stared at the maknae opposite her, who was becoming increasingly adept at playing dumb to outsmart others.

The old man came out of the kitchen carrying two plates of fried pork chops. Hearing their conversation, he shook his head helplessly.

"Hey, what are you two arguing about? What's with all this talk about foreigners? Keep your voices down, you'll disturb the neighbors."

The old man couldn't help but complain in his heart.

Why is Jiang Yongtai's ex-girlfriend just like Jiang Huiyuan from earlier, both of them have such loud voices?

Sana Minatozaki quickly looked at her and nodded apologetically, "Harmony, I'm sorry, we'll be quieter."

The old man smiled, placed the fried pork chop in front of the two of them, and looked at Chou Tzu-yu with affection.

"Eat up, you'll have the energy to argue after you finish eating."

"Yes, thank you, Harmony~" Chou Tzu-yu looked up and gave the old man a sweet smile.

The old man looked at her, his gaze softening slightly.

"Wow, this young lady is so beautiful! Is she some kind of celebrity?"

"No, I'm just an international student."

Chou Tzu-yu lied without batting an eye.

The old man smiled and nodded, then turned back to Minatozaki Sana.

"Child, you should try some too, and see if it tastes the same as before."

"Okay, thank you, Harmony. Let's eat!"

Sana Minatozaki temporarily put aside her resentment towards Tzuyu and put on a smile.

She looked at the plate of golden, crispy fried pork chops in front of her and swallowed hard.

I finally got to eat it again!

She mixed the side dishes, sauce, and rice together on the plate, clasped her hands together, and said "Itadakima" in Japanese.

"Soo," he picked up a spoon, scooped up a large mouthful, and stuffed it into his mouth.

The familiar taste made her unconsciously squint her eyes, and she looked up at the old man excitedly, saying, "Harmony, it's still so delicious!"

The old man nodded in satisfaction, looked at Sana Minatozaki's plate of mixed rice, which was now a mess, and smiled.

"You have a good appetite! Did Yongtai teach you that?"

In her memory, of all the guests who had come, only Jiang Yongtai knew how to eat like this.

"Well----"

Sana Minato's smile froze on her face once again.

This way of eating was indeed taught to her by Jiang Yongtai. She was extremely disgusted at the time, saying it looked like pig swill, but after he shoved a spoonful into her mouth, she never changed her ways—

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Chou Tzu-yu raise her eyebrows across from her, put the spoon back on the plate, picked up the barley tea on the table, took a sip, and didn't dare to say anything.

"Okay, I'll go get you some kimchi soup. Enjoy your meal."

The old man smiled, turned around, and went back into the kitchen.

Chou Tzu-yu lowered her head and cut the fried pork cutlet into neat small pieces, speaking casually.

"Unnie has learned quite a lot from Yongtai PDnimz~"

"Yeah, so what? Eat yours!"

Sana Minatozaki wrinkled her nose, having completely given up struggling.

All she wanted to do right now was finish the plate of fried pork cutlet in front of her. She was so hungry that she didn't care whether Zhou Ziyu was overthinking things.

Seeing her focused on eating, Chou Tzu-yu pursed her lips, feeling bored, and lowered her head to start eating her own portion.

The old man brought out kimchi soup and placed it on their table. He then sat down at the empty table opposite them, folding his hands on his apron and watching them eat with gentle eyes.

The only sounds in the shop were the soft rustling of their food and the occasional buzzing of the freezer.

The layers of messages on the wall quietly covered the entire wall under the light.

When she had almost finished eating, Sana Minatozaki picked up the bowl of kimchi soup, took a sip, squinted her eyes, and sighed.

Looking at her contented expression, the old man suddenly remembered something and gently clapped his hands.

"Child, I have something for you. It's been two years, and I've been waiting for you to come back and get it."

I forgot to give it to him when Yongtai and Huiyuan came over, but giving it to you is the same.

After saying that, the old man stood up and walked towards the counter.

Sana Minato stared blankly at her retreating figure.

What has been here for two years? Have I ever left anything behind before?

She frowned, racking her brain, but couldn't come up with anything.

"Unnie, what did Harmony say?"

Chou Tzu-yu also put down her soup bowl, her gaze following the old man's back, her face full of curiosity.

"I don't know either----"

The old man quickly rummaged through the drawer of the counter and found what he was looking for. He looked at it for a moment, smiled, walked over, and handed it to Minatozaki Sana.

"Here you go. These are the Polaroid photos you took here. Before I could even give them to you after you finished taking them, you ran off, and Yongtai followed you out."

Sana Minatozaki blankly accepted the thin photographic paper.

Chou Tzu-yu curiously leaned over to see what was being filmed, but her pupils suddenly contracted.

In the photo, Jiang Yongtai and Minatozaki Sana are sitting in the same spot they are in now.

Empty bowls lay on the table, and Jiang Yongtai leaned forward slightly, smiling as he looked at the camera.

Sana Minatozaki wasn't looking at the camera; the photo freezes on her profile, her lips landing on Young-tae Kang's face.

"PDnim, it's Wednesday today~"

Sana Minatozaki lay on the sofa, turning her head to look at Kang Young-tae, who was working diligently with his laptop on his lap.

Seeing that he seemed not to have heard her at all, she puffed out her cheeks, rolled her eyes, stretched out her legs, and touched his typing hand with her toes.

Jiang Yongtai stared blankly at the foot that had suddenly appeared across his screen, then looked up helplessly.

-

"Saka, don't disturb me while I'm working, I'll be done soon."

"Hmph, work, work! I finally got a day off today and sneaked out of the dorm, but you've been working the whole time!"

"PDnim, don't you want to check how long I've been here?!"

She got angrier and angrier as she talked. She climbed up from beside him, knelt on the sofa, and reached out to pinch his ear.

Jiang Yongtai tilted his head, his eyes crinkling, and quickly surrendered.

"It's my fault, it's my fault. I'll be with you now, okay?"

"Is that enough? What kind of attitude is this?!"

Sana Minatozaki raised an eyebrow and increased the pressure on her hand by half a point.

Jiang Yongtai closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and when he opened them again, his voice softened.

He looked at her and apologized sincerely.

"I'm sorry, Saka, it was my fault. I shouldn't have been working when you came to see me."

I won't do it again next time, please forgive me this time, okay?

"real?"

Sana Minatozaki pouted, but had already released his ear.

Jiang Yongtai didn't answer. He suddenly leaned forward and pecked her pouting lips, then pulled her into his arms and placed her on his lap.

He lowered his head, ran his fingers through her hair, looked into her eyes, and smiled.

"real."

"Another sneak attack, how despicable!"

Sana Minatozaki blushed instantly and turned her head away to avoid his gaze.

Jiang Yongtai smiled slyly, "Oh, there's something even more despicable~"

He lowered his head and, before she could react, gently bit her earlobe with his teeth.

His breath brushed against her cheek, and the person in his arms visibly trembled.

"Hey~ Baka, what are you doing?!"

Sana Minatosaki went limp and tried to push him away, but the tingling sensation in her ears made her unable to even muster the strength in her fingertips.

Jiang Yongtai felt the skin touching his lips getting warmer and warmer. He blinked and gently licked it again.

"Eek~"

Sana Minatozaki curled up in his arms, her breathing becoming erratic.

"What did Saka just call me?"

"—Baka!"

Jiang Yongtai raised an eyebrow, then lowered his head.

"Still idiot?"

"Waaah~ You, you can't do this—you're bullying me!"

Seeing that Sana Minatozaki's voice had become soft and nasal, Jiang Yongtai finally released her ear and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead.

"Alright, I won't tease you anymore. Let's go, I'll take you to that pork cutlet shop. Today happens to be Wednesday."

Sana Minatozaki leaned against him, looking up at him with tears in her eyes.

She pouted, reached out and poked his collarbone, her voice sweet and soft.

"Then turn off your computer—"

Jiang Yongtai chuckled, shook his head, and poked her face with his finger.

"Close it now."

When the two arrived at the store, most of the customers had already left.

The old man was tidying up the table by the door when he looked up and saw the two of them. He put down the rag and came to greet them.

"Yongtai, and this Miss Neon, here they come again."

"Hey, Harmony, it's Wednesday today~"

Sana Minatozaki held onto Yong-tae Kang's hand, her eyes curving into two crescent moons.

The old man smiled and looked at her reproachfully.

"Hey, I didn't see you guys come last Wednesday either."

"Saka had to work last Wednesday, sorry Harmony."

Jiang Yongtai offered an explanation on her behalf.

-

The old man waved his hand and led them into the store.

"I'm not blaming you. It's good enough that you came here."

"Please sit down. There's no one there right now. The usual, right? I'll get it for you."

"Nei~"

Sana Minato's eyes lit up, and she dragged Yong-tae Kang there. Only after they sat down did she dare to take off her mask. When she turned around, she met the table of guests behind him who hadn't left yet, and she instinctively shrank back.

Jiang Yongtai followed her gaze and glanced back, then lowered his voice to reassure her, "Don't be afraid, they'll be finished eating and leaving soon."

Sana Minatozaki glanced at him quickly again, then looked away and nodded.

Jiang Yongtai's heart softened at her sneaky behavior, and he reached out to ruffle her hair.

But she slapped him away and glared at him.

"Oh dear, you've made a mess of everything!"

Jiang Yongtai smiled and withdrew his hand, poured her some barley tea, and placed the tableware on the side that was most convenient for her.

Sana Minatozaki's attention had already drifted to the message wall next to her, and she suddenly let out a small gasp.

"Wow, there's so much more! There wasn't this much last time I came; it's almost full!"

Jiang Yongtai followed her gaze and nodded.

"The students here like to write these things."

He glanced around and suddenly pointed to one of the lines.

"Take a look at this one."

Sana Minatozaki leaned closer and looked in the direction he was pointing, then covered her mouth and laughed.

"Oh, isn't this written by Huiyuan?"

Jiang Yongtai shook his head helplessly, "He's already dreaming big before he's even debuted."

"Don't talk about Huiyuan like that, she's usually very serious."

Sana Minatozaki gently tapped the back of his hand with her chopsticks, unusually speaking up for Kang Hye-won.

Although the two don't get along very well, Jiang Huiyuan's "sister-in-law" has seen all the hardships and sweat she endured to debut.

Yes, you're right.

Jiang Yongtai looked at the crooked handwriting on the wall, and his eyes softened.

Sana Minatozaki, resting her chin on her hand, glanced at him and then lightly kicked him under the table with her toe.

Jiang Yongtai turned his head, looking puzzled.

"What's wrong, Saka?"

"—Why don't we write one too? We've come so many times, but we've never written one before—"

She looked at the message wall that was almost full and spoke casually, but the little thought in her eyes was not hidden at all.

Jiang Yongtai noticed it and smiled.

"Okay, but let's eat first."

"Hmm~"

Sana Minatozaki responded, but her gaze remained fixed on the wall.

She stared at one of the lines of messages that was clearly left by a couple.

The two people's handwritings intertwined, one sentence following another, making them somewhat lost in thought.

What should I write for PDnim later?

Before she could even think it through, the old man had already brought out two plates of fried pork chops, smiling and telling them to take their time eating.

The customers at the table behind them also got up, paid their bill, and left, leaving only the two of them in the restaurant.

Sana Minatozaki glanced back, finally completely relaxed, turned back, tilted her chin slightly, and without saying a word, pushed her plate in front of him.

Jiang Yongtai looked at the plate of fried pork chop rice in front of him, sighed, resignedly took it, mixed the side dishes and sauce into the rice, cut the fried pork chop into pieces, and then pushed the plate back.

He looked at her, his voice tinged with a helpless yet doting affection.

"Eat up, Princess Tonkatsu."

Sana Minatozaki, who had already grinned and was ready to feast, wrinkled her nose and exhaled two puffs of hot air when she heard this address.

"You're the one who's all talk and no action, all you do is type and have a cold face!"

Jiang Yongtai raised an eyebrow, scooped up a mouthful of rice, and put it in his mouth.

"Okay, then I'll use these two as nicknames when leaving comments later."

"No way! It sounds awful!"

Sana Minatozaki curled her lips in disgust and lowered her head to focus on her favorite tonkatsu (fried pork cutlet) rice bowl.

A little sauce got on the corner of her mouth, which she licked off with the tip of her tongue, and then stole a glance at him from the plate.

He was eating with his head down, the profile of his face outlined in a gentle curve by the light on the wall.

The alley outside was so quiet that only the occasional sound of the wind bumping against the sliding door could be heard.

As she chewed on her fried pork chop, the answer to her earlier question suddenly became clear.

After the two finished eating, Jiang Yongtai asked the old man for a pen.

The old woman smiled and took the pen out of her apron pocket and handed it to him. He thanked her, got up, walked around to sit next to Minatozaki Sana, and handed her the pen.

"Have you made up your mind, Your Highness?"

Sana Minatozaki took the pen, nodded seriously, and pushed his face to the other side, looking a little shy.

"Don't look at it yet, I'll call you after I finish writing!"

"it is good."

Jiang Yongtai obediently turned his head away and waited quietly.

After a while, her excited voice rang out from the side.

"Alright, it's your turn~"

Jiang Yongtai turned around and took the pen; the two then switched places.

He looked at the wall, his eyes still searching through the dense writing.

"Where did you write it?"

Sana Minatozaki pointed to a small area below the message wall, a hint of smugness in her eyes.

"PDnim, I wrote it pretty well, right?~"

Jiang Yongtai looked in the direction she was pointing and saw several new lines of writing on the wall.

He stared at those lines of text, paused, his eyes turning completely to tears, and spoke softly.

"Well written, now it's my turn. Saka isn't allowed to look either."

"Ugh~ Why? I've finished writing it, and I want to see it!"

Sana Minato rested her chin on his shoulder, put her hands on his shoulders, and pressed herself against him from behind, her eyes sparkling as she stared at the pen in his hand.

Jiang Yongtai turned his head and saw a faint blush on her cheeks, and smiled.

"Okay, watch it if you want."

He turned back, the pen tip hovering on the wall, his brow furrowed slightly as he thought for a moment, and then began to write below her two lines of text.

After writing a few lines, Minatozaki Sana suddenly tightened her arms around his neck, buried her face in his neck, and whimpered in her voice.

"PDnim, how come you're so good at sweet talk~"

"I've practiced with others~"

Jiang Yongtai put down his pen, raised an eyebrow and made a joke, and immediately received a solid slap on the back.

She raised her head, her eyes red-rimmed, and shouted fiercely.

"Tell me! Who did you practice with?!"

"Just kidding, I don't have anyone else to practice with — Saka is my first love."

Sana Minato stared at his eyes, which reflected only her, for a moment, then leaned in and kissed him on the cheek before quickly pulling her face away, becoming haughty.

"Then I'll reluctantly believe you."

The old man walked over with a smile, holding an old-fashioned Polaroid camera in his hand.

"Yongtai, and Miss Neon, would you like to take a Polaroid photo? We can stick it on this wall."

Sana Minatozaki turned her head, looked at the camera in her hand, and hesitated.

Her photo couldn't possibly be displayed openly in a place like this.

Jiang Yongtai took her hand, looked up at the old woman, and smiled.

"Harmony, just give us the photos; we want to take them back ourselves."

Sana Minatozaki's eyes lit up.

Yes, you can do it this way!

She nodded vigorously and smiled again.

"Yes, Harmony, we'll take him back."

The old man smiled and raised his camera.

"Either way is fine, shall we film it like this?"

"Wait a minute, PDnim, sit back down."

Sana Minatozaki pointed to where he had been standing.

Jiang Yongtai didn't know what she was going to do, but he still obediently got up and sat down on the opposite side.

The old man raised his camera and pointed the lens at them.

As soon as the shutter clicked, Jiang Yongtai paused for a moment. The person opposite him had already stood up, winked at him, chuckled, and turned to run towards the door.

He then realized what was happening and chuckled to himself.

Is this retaliation for his previous sneak attack?

He placed a few banknotes under the plate, nodded to the old man, and chased after him.

Chou Tzu-yu stared wide-eyed at the photo in Minatozaki Sana's hand, incredulous.

"Unnie, what's this?"

Sana Minatozaki ignored her, clutched the photo in her hand, stood up, turned around, bent down, and stared intently at the wall covered with messages, searching row by row.

The old man glanced at her, said nothing, sighed, and went back to the kitchen, leaving the two girls alone.

Chou Tzu-yu sat there blankly, her mind reeling from a mini-earthquake.

So this is the kind of "friends" Sana unnie was referring to earlier?! When did they start being friends?

Unbelievable! Shark CP's Sasa cheated on him without his knowledge!

She suddenly stood up and walked behind Minatozaki Sana, frowning.

"Unnie, what are you looking for? Aren't you going to explain this to me?!"

"Tzuyu, wait a minute, I'm busy right now!"

Sana Minato bit her lower lip, her eyes quickly scanning through the layers of comments.

Where did it go? It's right here!

She suddenly straightened up, turned her head, and reached out her hand to Chou Tzu-yu.

"Tzuyu, lend me your phone, it's too dark, I can't find it!"

Chou Tzu-yu was taken aback by the urgency in her eyes and her reddened eyes, and all the questions she wanted to ask stuck in her throat.

All she could do was take out her phone, turn on the flashlight, and hand it to Minatozaki Sana. She took it, said thank you, and then bent down.

This time, with a flashlight, she found it quickly.

The few lines of writing on the wall were buried under layers of later messages, the ink fading to just a faint mark.

Her fingers gently traced those lines of text, and the tears welled up in her eyes, which she could no longer suppress.

You can think whatever you want, but don't worry, I'll always be there for you, my dear Pork Cutlet Princess. You can ask me repeatedly to confirm, I won't get annoyed or tired of it. I'll always love you and always stand by your side, my cold-faced keyboard monster.