Peninsula: The idol by the bedside refreshes randomly.

Park Jiyeon stared at the lipstick stain on Chen Ran's clothes, her lips pressed tightly together beneath her mask.

It's obvious that she's the culprit behind this lipstick stain.

She must have tripped and almost fell while squatting down to tie her shoelaces, and brushed against him when Chen Ran pulled her back.

Lee Qri and the others nearby also noticed Park Jiyeon's unusual behavior, their expressions instantly becoming subtle, their eyes secretly scanning back and forth between Chen Ran and their own maknae.

Lee Juri's eyes flickered slightly, and she was about to speak.

Park Jiyeon spoke first, saying, "Oppa, you should go back and rest. Thank you for tonight."

"Okay, then I'll head back now."

Chen Ran nodded, smiled at Xian Enjing and the others, and then turned and got into the car.

He could sense the tense atmosphere and knew it was best to leave.

Park Jiyeon will explain the rest to them.

Anyway, the lipstick stain on the clothes was just an accident.

He and Park Jiyeon are innocent. "Oppa, drive carefully on your way back."

Park Jiyeon waved to Chen Ran as he got into the car.

Chen Ran nodded, then started the car and drove out of the underground parking garage.

As the taillights gradually disappeared from sight, Park Jiyeon breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good that this oppa is gone.

Her intuition told her that if she didn't get Chen Ran to leave quickly, things would spiral out of control tonight.

The next second, a hand landed on her shoulder.

Lee Juri's voice, clearly tinged with amusement, rang in her ears.

"Great! Our Jiyeon is quick-witted and smarter now, knowing to send Chen Ran away first. What? Are you worried I'll make things difficult for him?"

Park Jiyeon pouted: "Qri unnie, what are you saying? I didn't mean that!"

"Stop talking nonsense and tell me! What's with the lipstick stain on Chen Ranxi's clothes? Don't tell me it's not your lipstick. Tell me! How far have things progressed between you and Chen Ranxi? Have you already secretly slept with him behind our backs?"

Park Hyomin and the others gathered around, looking at her with gossipy expressions. Ham Eunjung pursed her lips, her feelings inexplicably complicated.

She felt like her own little cabbage had been trampled on.

Although Chen Ran isn't a pig...

But he still went ahead with it!

"Oh dear! What are you saying, unnies? What nonsense are you talking about? It was just an accident. I accidentally brushed against it."

Lee Juri crossed her arms over her chest, her ample bosom seemingly about to burst forth.

"What kind of accident could have caused you to smudge your lipstick on it? I'd love to hear it."

"Hey, unnie, can we go back to the dorm and talk now? It feels weird to talk here."

"Okay, we have plenty of time tonight anyway, so take your time talking. Don't even think about running away."

The group returned to their dormitory, where Lee Qri and the others were preparing to surround Park Jiyeon.

Ham Eun-jung then spoke up, "Unnie, let Ji-yeon go take a shower first. She got caught in the rain tonight and she'll probably catch a cold."

"That's right, that's right." Park Jiyeon immediately ran to Ham Eunjung's side and pouted at Lee Qri and the others.

"Eunjung unnie is still the best to me, unlike Qri unnie and the others, who only know how to listen to my gossip and don't care about me at all."

Lee Qri narrowed her eyes slightly: "Would you like me to scrub your back, unnie?"

Park Jiyeon immediately crossed her arms in front of her chest to cover herself.

"No need, I can manage on my own."

She turned and walked towards her and Park Hyo-min's room to get her clothes and take a shower.

Behind her, Ham Eun-jung looked at her back for a moment, then followed her.

In the room, Park Jiyeon had just opened the closet door when she saw Ham Eunjung walk in, and she blinked.

"Eun-jung unnie, what's wrong?"

Ham Eun-jung shook her head: "It's nothing, I just came to see if you've caught a cold."

She raised her hand and pressed the back of her hand against Park Jiyeon's forehead.

Park Jiyeon smiled with narrowed eyes: "Unnie, I didn't actually get rained on much, so I won't catch a cold or fever." Ham Eunjung confirmed that she didn't have a fever and withdrew her hand.

"Don't take any chances. I've made some ginger tea. Drink some after you take a shower."

"Unnie, you actually made ginger tea! You and Oppa are really something, one's an 'oh my god,' and the other's..."

Park Jiyeon paused as she spoke, her smile momentarily freezing.

The joke that Ham Eun-jung looked like her mother and Chen Ran looked like his oppa, which they had made with each other in the convenience store, was now stuck in her throat, and she couldn't bring herself to say it.

The comment that the two were a good match made her feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

"What?" Ham Eun-jung looked at her with some confusion.

"Oh...it's nothing. I just wanted to say, Eun-jung unnie, you really are just like my mom."

Park Jiyeon smiled sweetly at Ham Eunjung, her eyes crinkling.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Go take a shower."

"Loyalty~ I'll go right now." Park Jiyeon gave a playful salute.

Ham Eun-jung glared at her irritably, said nothing more, and turned to leave the room. Please remember the only website address for this novel: www.deqixs.org. This is the only website; other websites may be discontinued at any time.

As Park Jiyeon watched her walk further away, the smile on her face vanished, and she frowned, raising her hand to touch her heart.

"That's strange, why did I feel uncomfortable just now?"

After thinking for a while without coming up with any ideas, Park Jiyeon simply stopped thinking about it, grabbed her clothes, and went to take a shower.

After taking a shower and drinking ginger tea, Li Juli and the others surrounded her again, asking her to explain the lipstick stain.

Park Jiyeon reluctantly gave a brief account of what had happened.

She just didn't mention that her heart would race when she saw Chen Ran's face, and that she could smell a peculiar fragrance on him.

If she tells them, those unnies will explode, and she'll never have a peaceful day again.

Park Jiyeon is just a little silly at times, but she's definitely not stupid.

"Wow, a chance encounter on a rainy day, helping each other tie shoelaces under a street lamp, just thinking about it is so romantic."

The artistic young woman, Park Hyo-min, had sparkling eyes, already imagining the romantic scene that day.

"Oh? Hyomin, you're interested too?" Lee Qri teased, crossing her legs. "Looks like the original lineup of Jiyeon and Eunjung vying for one man is going to expand."

Park Hyomin blushed slightly: "Unnie~ What are you saying~ I just thought that kind of scene was romantic."

Ham Eun-jung, standing next to her, smiled helplessly but remained silent.

To be honest, she's gotten used to it.

This unnie always brings her into her jokes, and she never changes her ways; her rebuttals are useless.

Anyway, Li Juli knows her limits; she was just joking around in the dorm and wouldn't go around saying it, so let's just let her be.

"Jiyeon, what about you? What are your thoughts?" Lee Qri asked, looking at Park Jiyeon.

"What could I possibly be thinking? Unnie, stop joking around."

Park Jiyeon raised her hand and scratched her head, but her gaze was somewhat unfocused.

She really doesn't dare to say with certainty that she has no ideas.

To prevent Lee Juri from asking further, she changed the subject, saying, "By the way, where's Hwayoung?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the relaxed atmosphere in the living room instantly froze, and everyone's expressions turned somewhat grim. "She went home." Jeon Boram's adorable face unusually turned serious.

"Then she'll do it tomorrow..."

"She didn't say whether she'd come tomorrow." Park So-yeon's face showed obvious anger.

Park Jiyeon was stunned.

She didn't expect Liu Huaying to go so far this time, simply abandoning the situation and leaving.

The atmosphere in the living room grew increasingly tense.

After a moment, Park Jiyeon spoke up, "Actually, I just talked to Chen Ran oppa about Hwayoung, and he told me that we could..."

After listening to Chen Ran and Park Jiyeon's suggestion to film a video as evidence, Park Soyeon and the others seemed to be deep in thought.

That's certainly a solution, but it seems a bit unnecessary.

Taking videos as evidence is usually a way to prevent someone from deliberately framing you.

Although Liu Huaying has a problematic attitude and is usually troublesome, it's not to the point where evidence needs to be kept, is it?

Only Lee Juri's eyes flickered slightly. "I think Chen Ran's idea is quite good. From now on, we should all be careful and record videos as evidence. That way, if we really can't reach an agreement in the end, we can have an explanation to Representative Kim."

Upon hearing this, the eyes of the other five people lit up slightly.

That's true. That way, they'll have a good reason to voice their opinions to the company.

Lee Qri winked at Park Jiyeon: "No wonder our Jiyeon took the initiative to kiss you tonight, Chen Ran really deserves it."

"Unnie~ I already told you it was an accident."

Hahahaha

Park So-yeon and the others burst out laughing.

The atmosphere in the living room became relaxed again.

The six chatted in the living room for a while longer before returning to their rooms to rest.

Inside Park Jiyeon and Park Hyomin's room.

Park Hyo-min went to the bathroom to take a shower.

Park Jiyeon sat alone against the headboard, scrolling through her phone. Suddenly, as if remembering something, she subconsciously turned her head and glanced at the door.

After confirming that no one would come in, she opened Naver.

He frowned and thought for a moment, then started typing in the search box.

Why do I smell a pleasant fragrance on a man who isn't wearing cologne?

After typing, Park Jiyeon pursed her lips, glanced at the door again, and only after confirming that there was no movement did she press the search button.

The page will redirect in the next second.

A similar Q&A post appeared on the phone screen.

Park Jiyeon lightly touched the screen for two seconds before slowly swiping down.

In the answer section, an answer with over 1000 likes immediately caught my eye.

What you're smelling is his natural scent. But women aren't the only ones with a natural scent; men can have one too.

"Body odor? So men can have body odor too... Oppa's body odor is indeed quite nice."

Park Jiyeon muttered to herself and continued reading. [Not everyone can smell a man's scent. If you can smell a man's scent, then it means... you like him; your genes and hormones have chosen him.]

"Clatter"

The phone slipped from my hand and fell onto the blanket.

Park Jiyeon's long, narrow eyes suddenly widened.

If you can smell a man's body odor, it means you like him.

So... I've fallen for oppa?!

---

"click"

As soon as Chen Ran opened the villa's door, Kim Tae-yeon's voice rang out from inside.

"Xiao Ran, you're back."

"it's me."

Chen Ran changed into slippers and entered the house. He was startled to see the unexpected figure on the living room sofa. Lin Yoona blinked her doe-like eyes and smiled.

"You seem a little surprised to see me."

"Um, actually, Taeyeon didn't tell me you were coming to my house."

"I happened to be off today, and I just happened to be passing by after dinner, so I thought I'd come and see Taeyeon unnie. I haven't been here long either, so Taeyeon unnie hasn't had a chance to tell you yet."

Upon hearing this, Kim Tae-yeon, who was sitting next to Lim Yoon-ah, secretly rolled her eyes.

Are you new here?

You've been home for almost four hours now, and you even ate dinner at home.

She was about to send a message to Chen Ran when Lin Yoona stopped her, saying she wanted to see how Chen Ran would react when he came back and saw her at home.

Yoona even came up with a plan to have Tae-yeon leave home temporarily.

When Chen Ran returns, tell him that the house has been reconnected and her house is now connected, and take the opportunity to play a trick on him.

In the end, everything about the house is just speculation.

The house might be connected once a month, but it could also be connected earlier. Kim Tae-yeon knew after hearing this that because of Xiao Ran's trickery of Yoona in 12, Yoona in 25 had really written Xiao Ran down in her little notebook.

This wasn't even really connected to her house yet, but she seized the opportunity to take revenge on Xiaoran.

If the house really does connect with Yoona next month, she will definitely find ways to get revenge on Xiaoran; she might already have a plan.

Kim Tae-yeon suddenly felt a little sorry for her man.

She hadn't seen Yoona deal with someone like this in years, and she wondered if Xiao Ran could handle it.

No, if the house is really connected to Yoona next month, she must move in and keep an eye on things.

Chen Ran was unaware that Lin Yoona had already written him down in her little notebook. He nodded to Lin Yoona.

"You guys chat, I'm going upstairs to take a shower first."

"Okay, Xiao Ran, go ahead."

Chen Ran turned and went upstairs to the second floor. As soon as his figure disappeared at the top of the stairs, the smile on Lin Yoona's face vanished instantly.

She turned to look at Kim Tae-yeon: "Unnie, there seems to be a lipstick mark on Chen Ran's clothes."

Kim Tae-yeon nodded: "I saw it." Seeing her calm reaction, Im Yoon-ah raised her eyebrows in surprise.

"Unnie, aren't you angry at all?"

"Angry? What do I have to be angry about?"

"A lipstick mark, oh, it means there might have been intimate contact with someone of the opposite sex."

Although Yoona knows that there is a special Jessica unnie in the family, not everyone is Jessica unnie.

Taeyeon unnie's reaction was surprisingly calm.

Kim Tae-yeon blinked and laughed, "Xiao Ran wouldn't do anything reckless outside. Look, he didn't even try to cover it up, which already says something. Do you think Xiao Ran wouldn't have noticed such an obvious lipstick mark?"

Im Yoon-ah frowned.

That makes some sense.

"What if Chen Ran guessed you would think this way, so he deliberately left it uncleaned?"

"That's because you don't understand Xiao Ran. He's not that kind of person. Although Xika and I have changed Xiao Ran to some extent, his fundamental personality remains unchanged."

"Besides, if Xiao Ran were the kind of person you described, how could I have liked him before? Jessica wouldn't have either." Lim Yoona pursed her lips.

That's absolutely right.

She turned her head and glanced at the second floor, her deer-like eyes flickering slightly.

She suddenly became curious about what kind of person Chen Ran was.

She suddenly felt a little excited, thinking that the house would really be connected to her next month.

P.S.: My mom is having surgery today, so I wrote this chapter in my spare time.

I apologize to everyone.

There have been a lot going on lately, so updates have been a bit inconsistent.

Once this matter is resolved, regular updates will resume.

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