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

Chapter 62: Just like Sana Minatozaki before.

"Unnie, so you dated Youngtae PDnim, right?"

Looking at Sana Minatozaki, who had been squatting in front of the wall for a long time without standing up, Chou Tzu-yu finally asked the question.

Sana Minato withdrew her hand, sniffed, wiped the tears from her eyes with the back of her hand, stood up and turned around, a smile already on her lips.

Only her slightly reddened eyes reminded Zhou Ziyu that the person in front of her was not as calm as she appeared.

"Yes, we talked about it."

She winked playfully and stuck out her tongue.

"I'm sorry, Tzuyu, I shouldn't have brought you. Otherwise, I could have kept it a secret even better~"

Even someone as composed as Chou Tzu-yu couldn't hold back; she paused for a moment, her shoulders trembling slightly.

"Hey! Unnie! Are you even speaking human language!? Are you a dog?!"

Sana Minato chuckled, stepped forward and hugged her, secretly hiding the Polaroid camera in her hoodie pocket as she got close.

She pulled Chou Tzu-yu to sit down on a chair, rubbed her face against Chou's arm, and softened her voice, which carried a hint of ingratiation.

"Don't be angry, but don't tell anyone about this when you get back to the dorm~"

Chou Tzu-yu looked at her with a complicated expression, sighed, and neither nodded nor shook her head, wanting only to figure things out first.

"Unnie, when did you and Young-tae PD start dating?"

"Is Tzuyu interrogating me right now?"

Sana Minatozaki rested her chin on her hand, tilted her head to look at her, and smiled in her eyes.

Chou Tzu-yu ignored her nonchalant demeanor and nodded seriously.

"Yes, I'm interrogating you, unnie! How did you manage to keep it a secret from all eight of us while you were secretly dating?!"

"I'm not that amazing, people still noticed it~"

Sana Minatosaki was a little embarrassed by her "praise" and very humbly revealed that she had someone in cahoots with her to keep it a secret from everyone.

"Who?"

"Mina, she caught me once before, otherwise no one would have noticed~"

Chou Tzu-yu's lips twitched as she looked at the rather regretful expression on her face.

How come another accomplice has been dragged into this?!

"—No! I was asking when you two started dating, Mina unnie! How did this get onto the topic of Mina unnie?"

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Tzuyu had just experienced a minor earthquake, and her mind was working slower than usual, almost causing the conversation to go astray.

Sana Minatozaki picked up the barley tea on the table, poured herself a cup, took a sip, and spoke in a nonchalant tone.

We got together in 17, but we broke up two years ago.

Chou Tzu-yu raised an eyebrow slightly.

17 — and the dating ban hadn't even ended yet, and you're already dating?! Are you in such a hurry, unnie?!

If they broke up two years ago, then they were together for just over a year.

She looked at Sana Minatozaki's overly calm profile and didn't know what to say.

Seeing that she was silent, Sana Minatozaki laughed first and put the cup back on the table.

"Aren't you going to ask me why we broke up?"

"—Will Unnie tell me the truth?"

Chou Tzu-yu pursed her lips and looked into her eyes.

Sana Minatosaki reached out and gently ruffled her hair.

"Now that things have come to this, I don't need to lie to you anymore."

The reason for the breakup was simple: neither of us could live up to what was written on the wall.

Her eyes were somewhat dim, as if she were being "bittered" by her past promises, and her heart ached.

She hadn't been "always there," and he hadn't always stood by her side either.

Following her words, Chou Tzu-yu subconsciously looked towards the message wall next to her, but before she could see anything clearly, Minatozaki Sana reached out and blocked her view.

"Unnie, how am I supposed to know what you're talking about if you don't let me see?"

Chou Tzu-yu's eyebrows were furrowed.

She was really curious about what was written on the wall that would make Minatozaki Sana not care about discovering that she had been in a relationship before, and insist on squatting there to find it.

Having known Sana Minatozaki for so many years, I've never seen her so uninhibited.

"Don't look at it anymore, it's all childish stuff I wrote when I was young, it's too embarrassing!"

Sana Minato blushed and stubbornly turned her face back.

She could openly tell Chou Tzu-yu that she had been in a relationship before, but showing her what she had left on the wall was a different story.

No, absolutely not! Tzuyu will laugh at her for a long time!

Chou Tzu-yu pouted, but Minatozaki Sana's resolute refusal forced her to suppress her curiosity for the time being and ask the other question that puzzled her the most.

—Unnie, why did you want to be in a relationship back then? You weren't—

"Am I not the most career-oriented member? How could I be dating when the group is at its most crucial moment?"

Sana Minato smiled and finished the sentence for her.

Chou Tzu-yu nodded silently.

Sana Minatozaki looked at her, her eyes softening.

"Ziyu, there's no reason why you might suddenly fall for someone~"

That feeling can make you lose your mind, making you feel like you can get through anything if you're with him.

Isn't that exactly what Jihyo is doing now?

After hearing this, Chou Tzu-yu frowned deeply and patted Minatozaki Sana's arm.

"Is unnie just brushing me off with these clichéd lines?"

"No, why would I brush you off? You'll understand once you talk to them!"

Sana Minatozaki pouted, looking aggrieved.

Chou Tzu-yu rolled her eyes; she found that "experienced" tone annoying.

The lies that Sana Minatozaki had told her last night suddenly flashed through her mind, and her brows furrowed again.

"Unnie, you weren't with PD Yong-tae last night, were you?"

"No!"

Sana Minatozaki paused, her eyes widening suddenly, feeling somewhat guilty.

"I didn't go to see him. Why would I go to see him!"

She was just going to get back what was rightfully hers; how could that be considered going to see him?!

What is Tzuyu thinking about?

"Where did unnie go last night?"

"I----"

Sana Minato avoided her gaze, but she couldn't think of a third version of the lie, so she simply raised her chin and glared back.

"Where I go doesn't matter, as long as I'm not going to see him!"

Chou Tzu-yu narrowed her eyes and stared at her quietly.

Sana Minatozaki held on under her gaze, and the two faced off in silence for several seconds.

"————Okay, I believe you, unnie."

Just as Sana Minatozaki's tense neck relaxed, she heard Tzuyu speak again in a calm tone.

"Unnie, you still like Youngtae PD, right? Your reaction before seeing the photo—it doesn't seem like someone who's broken up for two years~"

Chou Tzu-yu reached out and brushed away a strand of hair stuck to the corner of her mouth, her voice teasing.

"Even though the breakup lasted longer than the time they were together, is Unnie still so hung up on Youngtae PD?"

"I don't----"

Sana Minatozaki instinctively wanted to deny it, but everything that had happened since she reunited with Kang Young-tae during this time—

The photo frame she brought back from the apartment last night, the Polaroid camera Harmony just shoved into her hand, and the wall behind her still seem to be...

Looking at her two lines of text, everything rushed to my mind at the same instant.

She sighed, and the struggle in her eyes finally disappeared little by little.

"Tzuyu, have you ever heard this saying, 'The beginning is the beginning of the end'?"

Chou Tzu-yu shook her head and secretly rolled her eyes.

What is this unnie suddenly saying again?!

Seeing her expression, Sana Minatozaki laughed instead.

"No? I thought you'd say you'd heard it before, and then I'd slap you in the face because I made that up myself~"

'

"Unnie! Are you still joking at a time like this?!"

Sana Minatozaki squinted at her.

"Weren't you just joking with me? So I can't joke with you too~"

It's one thing to be cunning normally, but to still tease her after seeing her like this is just asking for trouble!

Chou Tzu-yu opened her mouth, her expression a little embarrassed, but she couldn't be hypocritical, so she had to hide her mischievous look.

"—I'm sorry, unnie, I take back what I just said. You don't need to reply."

"Why withdraw?"

Sana Minato smiled, her eyes curving into two crescent moons as she looked at Tzuyu with a more determined gaze than ever before.

"You're right, Tzuyu, I also like Kang Young-tae~"

She took the Polaroid photo out of her pocket and pointed at herself in the picture with her fingertip.

"I like it just as much as Sana Minatozaki did back then~"

Chou Tzu-yu's eyes widened slowly, and her voice trembled slightly.

"Unnie, are you...are you serious? Didn't you just say 'the beginning is the beginning of the end'?!"

She's not oblivious to what he meant, so why is she suddenly saying she likes him?!

Sana Minatozaki put the Polaroid camera back into her pocket and gently swung her legs under the chair, trying to ease the embarrassment caused by her shyness.

"Actually, for a long time after we broke up, that's what I really thought—but things have changed now—"

After she finished speaking, her face grew hotter and hotter. She quickly picked up her cup, took a sip of water, and then turned to stare at Tzuyu, threatening her.

"I'm telling you, but you're not allowed to tell anyone else!"

Looking into her eyes, Zhou Ziyu realized she was serious and quickly nodded obediently.

Sana Minatozaki is usually gentle and seems to take nothing to heart, but when she really gets angry—

That will make you truly understand why everyone says not to bully people with good tempers!

Seeing how well-behaved she was, Sana Minatozaki's threatening expression immediately turned into a bright smile.

"I now feel that 'the end of the beginning is the beginning'~"

She paused, as if she had suddenly remembered something important.

"Oh right, I haven't told you yet, I was actually dumped unilaterally, but I didn't agree to it~"

Chou Tzu-yu swallowed hard as she watched her announce the matter with a serious expression.

"Unnie—you're not thinking of getting back together, are you? Since you haven't agreed to break up yet—"

"How is that possible!"

Sana Minatozaki glanced at her sideways, pointed to her own nose, and looked as if Tzuyu had told the funniest joke in the world.

"Me, Sana Minatozaki, should I take the initiative to get back together?"

Chou Tzu-yu frowned and tentatively offered another answer.

"So, does Unnie want PD Yong-tae to take the initiative to get back together with you?"

Sana Minatozaki shook her head.

Chou Tzu-yu was taken aback, realizing for the first time that her intelligence couldn't keep up with her thoughts.

"Unnie, you don't want this or that, what do you want?"

"I don't know~ Whatever~"

Sana Minatozaki sighed, then laughed again.

"No one says you have to take immediate action just because you admit you like someone~"

"Aren't you afraid that PD Yongtai will start dating other girls?"

"He dares to do that! Who gave him permission to do that!"

Sana Minatozaki stared wide-eyed, as if Tzuyu in front of her was that heartless man.

Chou Tzu-yu shrank back slightly, weakly trying to wake her up.

"Unnie, don't glare at me, I was just stating a possibility—"

"That's impossible! My things are still in his room, and he hasn't changed the house password. He clearly still can't let me go!"

When Sana Minatozaki said this, she raised her chin slightly, her tone so firm that it left no room for argument.

Chou Tzu-yu nodded with a complicated expression.

I get it now. They're a pair of lovelorn lovers who clearly care about each other, but neither of them is willing to make the first move.

If being in a relationship makes you like this, then she should probably give up!

"Alright, I've said what I needed to say, and what I shouldn't have said. Now go back!"

Sana Minato patted her hand, stood up, and called out towards the kitchen curtain.

"Harmony, how much? We want to go back."

The old man came out with a smile, his apron still covered in flour.

Her gaze lingered on Sana Minatozaki's face for a moment, her eyes filled with affection.

"Children, I heard what you just said. Do whatever you want."

We really can't get back together with Yongtai too easily, otherwise he won't know how to cherish what he has!

"Yes, Harmony, I know what to do~"

Sana Minatozaki paused for a moment, feeling a little embarrassed, but still smiled sweetly at her.

"Thank you, Harmony~"

"You're welcome. Go back now, this meal is on me."

"That won't do, Harmony!"

Sana Minatozaki took out her wallet from her pocket, pulled out a few bills and slapped them on the table. She then turned around and pushed Tzuyu towards the door.

She turned around and waved to the old man.

"Harmony, if there's any extra, I can come back next time~ If there's not enough, I'll ask that idiot for it!"

The old man reached out to stop him, but the person had already dashed out of the store.

She looked at the closed shop door, then at the few uncounted bills on the table, sighed softly, and shook her head.

These two paid their bills in exactly the same way—what perfect teamwork! Hopefully, it will turn out well.

Once outside the store, Sana Minatozaki slowed down, took Tzuyu's arm, and pulled her along, skipping and hopping towards the parking lot.

Chou Tzu-yu was so overwhelmed by her shaking that her face was full of helplessness.

"Unnie, don't be so happy, right?"

"What do you know~ You little brat who's never been in a relationship~"

Sana Minatozaki glanced at her and started to mock her.

Chou Tzu-yu twitched her lips, and a vein bulged on her forehead.

"So, how many relationships has our Sana unnie had so far? Is this her first love? Tsk tsk~"

"Oh! So what if it's your first love! First love is the most unforgettable!"

"Unnie is right, the breakup lasted longer than the relationship, so it's definitely hard to forget~"

"Ugh! Shut up! Go back and watch your mouth, okay? Don't tell anyone!"

"Did you hear me?"

"Didn't unnie tell me to shut up~?"

"————Aish!"

Sana Minatosaki was speechless, angrily turning her face away, but she still held onto Tzuyu's arm and didn't let go. After taking a few steps, she couldn't help but laugh again.

I wonder if that idiot has noticed the photo is missing, and if Huiyuan will tell him—

"—Nan-chan, when are you coming back?"

Jiang Yongtai stood on the balcony, his gaze vaguely piercing into the night.

"If you miss me, just say so, Yongtai-san~"

Minami's soft, gentle voice carried a barely concealed smile.

"I miss you."

Mina was stunned for a moment, her cheeks burning again from the direct hit.

She rolled over in bed, buried her face in the pillow, and spoke in a soft, sweet voice.

"Yongtai-san, why are you hitting straight balls all night? It's really bothering me."

Ever since he confessed his feelings, he's been using this kind of tactic all the time, which often causes her to experience malfunctions.

"Didn't Nan-chan tell me to just tell you directly? Are you really not going to tell me when you're coming back? I've already asked four times tonight."

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Jiang Yongtai chuckled softly. Having stood for a while, he shifted his position and leaned against the balcony railing.

Mina wrinkled her nose in bed.

"I won't tell~"

She wasn't going to tell him that they were just "kissing friends," yet he still had to report his schedule—what was the difference between that and being a boyfriend and girlfriend?

However, necessary reassurance was still needed, so she softened her voice.

"Can I contact you again when I get back?"

"Okay, but aren't you guys going to Jeju Island to film a music video right after you get back?"

"Then wait until I get back from Jeju Island, you idiot!"

"Then we still need to—"

Jiang Yongtai held his phone between his ear and shoulder and started counting on his fingers.

"It's almost a week before we can meet, that's too long—"

Mina pursed her lips, and only after hearing him actually calculate the number of days did she realize that it was indeed a bit long.

"Hmm—then I'll secretly meet with you when I get back, is that alright?"

She paused, then suddenly remembered something, her face flushed again, and she quickly added a sentence.

"But...but I can't let it be like last time. I need to go back to the dorm; if they find out, I'm doomed!"

"Nan-chan, what was it like last time? I don't really understand."

Jiang Yongtai understood what she meant, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.

Mina bit her lower lip, her voice tinged with embarrassment and annoyance.

"Yongtai-san knows what I'm talking about. If you keep doing this, I'll take back what I just said!"

"Okay, I know, but if it's Nan-chan who takes the initiative, then there's nothing I can do~"

"----you!"

"Come to my house, Nan-chan, that'll be it."

Jiang Yongtai, knowing when to stop, changed the subject.

Mina hesitated for a moment, the unpleasant incident that had happened in that apartment flashing through her mind.

But aside from the car, the only other place for the two of them to meet right now is his house.

"Okay, then let's go to your place."

She paused, a very important question popped into her mind, she opened her mouth but found it difficult to speak, her eyes darted around, and she coughed lightly.

"Ahem, Yongtai-san."

"Um?"

"Huiyuan has a key to your house, right?"

"Yes, I asked her to give it back to me, but she refused."

Don't worry, I won't let her come and bother us that day.

Jiang Yongtai smiled, thinking she was worried about that.

Mina pulled the blanket up to her chin and continued to coax him gently.

"Oh, so she knows your house code too, right? Even if she gives you back the key, it won't help—"

"Password?" Jiang Yongtai frowned.

"Huiyuan doesn't know the password. She only knows that it was the date Sana and I got together, but she doesn't know the specifics."

"Besides me, who else knows the password? —"

Baka! I've already made myself clear, you should understand now!

"Besides you, the only other option is Sana, but Sana isn't coming."

As Jiang Yongtai spoke, he subconsciously glanced in the direction of the entrance hall.

Sana Minatozaki came yesterday and was caught red-handed by Eigen, so she probably won't come back so soon.

There was a complete silence on the other end of the phone.

Jiang Yongtai took the phone away from his ear to take a look, confirmed that the connection was not broken, and then put it back on.

"Nan-chan?"

Several more seconds passed before a deep breath, seemingly being restrained, came from the other end.

"—It's nothing."

Don't get angry, don't get angry, it's not worth getting angry with a baka!

Mina placed her hands on her chest and let them flow down in rhythm with her breathing.

But the more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She lowered her voice into the microphone, her tone dangerously gentle.

"Yongtai-san~ Your prospective girlfriend is calling you, and your house code is still the anniversary of your relationship with your ex-girlfriend~"

".——..."

"Aren't you going to change it? You idiot!"

Jiang Yongtai finally realized the magnitude of his mistake and hurriedly apologized.

"Nan-chan, I'm sorry, I didn't know you meant that."

"----Um."

The voice on the other end of the phone sounded muffled.

Jiang Yongtai switched the phone to his other hand, making a promise.

I'll change the password tomorrow.

"real?"

Mina raised her face, her lips still turned down.

"Really, you decide what to change it to."

"Why do I have to set your house password?"

"Because it will be your home from now on."

Mina took the phone away from her ear, silently shouted at the ceiling, then put the phone back and spoke softly.

"Yongtai-san, how could you say such a thing?"

"So what did you change the password to?" Jiang Yongtai asked with a smile.

Mina was in bed, kicking her feet against the blanket, trying to suppress her smile several times but failing.

"Let me get back and we'll talk about it then. I want to fix it myself."

"Okay, then I'll wait for you to come back and revise it."

Jiang Yongtai smiled.

I could hear the soft rustling of her turning over on the other end of the phone.

He didn't speak again, and neither did she; their breaths mingled quietly across the telephone line.

After a long while, Mina's voice came from under the covers again, very softly.

"Yongtai-san, I'm going back the day after tomorrow—"

"I'll pick you up. What time is your flight?"

I'm not telling you that~

Mina's lips curled up, and she chuckled mischievously.

This is his reward for answering the password question, but I won't actually make him come pick me up. Otherwise, I'd probably have to go somewhere else before I even get back to my dorm.

"Nan-chan is very stingy."

"So what if he's stingy! Yongtai-san is still the same—"

"What is it yet?"

"You just like me~"

Jiang Yongtai heard the smugness in her voice and laughed from the balcony.

"Nan-chan's straight shot is also very good, nice pitch."

"I'm not going to talk to you anymore, it's late, Yongtai-san has to go to work tomorrow."

"Okay, but aren't you going to say anything, Minami-chan?"

"—What kind of gesture does Yongtai-san want?"

Mina knew he had ill intentions, but she went along with him and asked softly.

There was a moment of silence on the other end, followed by a self-deprecating chuckle.

"Never mind, Nan-chan, goodnight."

Jiang Yongtai shook his head, feeling a bit childish for someone his age to still act like a naive young man who had never been in a relationship.

When Mina heard him say "never mind," she sat up abruptly and pouted at her phone.

You want something but are too shy to ask. Where did your initiative go?

"—Oh, goodnight!"

She angrily hung up the phone, sat cross-legged on the quilt, and became more and more resentful.

But just because he doesn't want it doesn't mean I can't give it to him.

Blushing, she raised her phone, pursed her lips at the camera, and pressed the record button.

A few seconds later, she opened the short video, watched for less than a second, then shrank back into the blankets, tossed her phone aside, and didn't dare to see what Jiang Yongtai would say next.

She frantically fanned her burning face with her hands, her mind racing with chaotic images.

No, no, Mr. Yongtai wouldn't use it for anything bad, would he?

She closed her eyes tightly and pulled the blanket over her head.

Go to sleep, Mina, you can't be this perverted!

Jiang Yongtai glanced at the call ended notification on the screen and paused for a moment.

What happened to Nan-chan? She died so quickly?

He put down his phone, walked back to the bedroom, opened the closet to get his pajamas, and his eyes inadvertently swept to the cardboard box at the bottom of the closet. He guessed what Minatozaki Sana had taken yesterday and sighed deeply.

He fully understood Mina's request for him to change his password, but a small corner of his heart still stirred up some indescribable feelings.

Jiang Yongtai shook his head, and his phone rang, pulling him out of his thoughts.

He clicked on the video and found it was a new video sent by Mina. He casually pressed play, and his pupils contracted slightly.

In the video, Mina's cheeks are flushed, her eyes gazing dreamily at the camera. Her lips, which he had been fortunate enough to taste, are slightly pouting, and a sliver of her tongue peeks out from between them.

The video ended two seconds later.

Jiang Yongtai stared at the screen for a while, then dragged the progress bar back and watched it again from the beginning. His face was full of seriousness, and he nodded.

Nan-chan's facial expression management is indeed quite good, but there are a few details that could be improved. We can discuss them together when she returns.

He locked his phone, closed the cabinet door, took out his pajamas, and went into the bathroom.

I'll take a cold shower tonight.