Peninsula: The idol by the bedside refreshes randomly.

"Oppa~"

Chen Ran, who was directing Jang Nara, looked up and saw Choi Jin-ri approaching, and a smile appeared on her face.

"You're here."

"Hmm~ Come see Krystal and oppa~"

After responding to Chen Ran, Choi Jin-ri didn't forget her manners and politely greeted Jang Nara next to her.

"Hello Jang Nara, I'm Choi Sulli."

"Hello, Shirley-xi".

Jang Nara smiled and nodded, then looked at Chen Ran, and stood up, saying:

"I'll go back and think about it some more. Thanks, screenwriter."

"it is good."

Jang Nara got up from her chair, turned to leave, and smiled at Choi Jin-ri as she did so.

Choi Jin-ri returned the smile, but her eyes flickered slightly. This senior knows how to maintain appropriate boundaries.

Not far away, Krystal Jung raised an eyebrow at the sight.

I thought there would be a good show to watch, but I didn't expect this senior to be so tactful. As soon as Shirley left, she left.

That's true. After all, she's an old woman born in 1981. How could she be as stubborn and unyielding as a girl in her early twenties?

Tsk, it seems I'll have to rely on myself from now on. Sherry only came for an afternoon.

Choi Jin-ri sat down next to Chen Ran.

"Oppa, did I disturb you guys?"

"No, Nara-ssi asked me to give her some acting advice, and I've already finished."

"That's good. I thought I was bothering you."

Chen Ran raised an eyebrow: "Zhenli, did you have tea on your way here?"

Choi Jin-ri was taken aback: "Huh? What kind of tea?"

"Green tea." Choi Jin-ri blinked, quickly realizing what he meant.

"Oppa~" the girl said coquettishly, pouting her lips.

This oppa actually called her a green tea b*tch.

Does she have it?

Hmm... the tone of your voice just now did seem a bit off.

But she's not usually like this.

It's a stress response when facing a suspected enemy invading the territory.

Chen Ran smiled and said, "Just kidding."

"Hmph, I didn't expect oppa to be so good at judging tea."

"You flatter me, I'm fine."

Choi Jin-ri rubbed her hand on her trouser leg, but still couldn't help asking:

"Oppa, are you close with Jang Nara?" After saying that, she unconsciously quickened her hand's movement of rubbing her trouser leg, and her eyes drifted to the side.

Chen Ran blinked and smiled, "We're just colleagues. You just said it yourself, I'm quite good at judging tea."

Seeing the slightly meaningful smile on this oppa's face, Choi Jin-ri was taken aback for a moment, then her eyes lit up and she smiled brightly.

So oppa figured it out, huh? He knows everything.

Then she was relieved.

Hehe~

The girl chuckled and stopped paying attention to Jang Nara, instead changing the subject to chat with Chen Ran.

Krystal Jung sat in her seat, resting her chin on her hand as she watched Chen Ran and Choi Jin-ri chatting animatedly, while her attention turned to another scene.

Look at Shirley covering her mouth and laughing so carelessly. Is she really that happy chatting with Chen Ran?

It seems she really likes it.

Sigh, but I don't want my unnie to lose...

But there was no perfect solution. After thinking for a moment, Krystal sighed softly.

Forget it, let it be, let nature take its course.

She seems to have endured far more than she should have at her age.

Suddenly, a voice rang in my ears.

"Chen Ran and Shirley seem to have a very close relationship."

Krystal turned her head and saw Ham Eun-jung standing next to her.

"May I sit here, Soojung-ssi?"

Krystal nodded: "Of course, Eunjung unnie can just call me Krystal."

Ham Eun-jung smiled gently, sat down next to Jung Soo-jung, and repeated what she had just said.

"Chen Ran and Shirley seem to be quite close?"

"They are indeed quite close, even closer than I am to oppa."

"I see. I heard from Jiyeon that they haven't known each other for very long. It seems that Chen Ran is someone who makes it easy for people to get close to him." Please remember the only official website address for this novel: www.deqixs.org. This is the only official website; other websites may be discontinued at any time.

Krystal Jung raised her eyebrows slightly and leaned back in her chair.

"Isn't that normal? Oppa has a good personality and can chat well with anyone, but he's also very tactful. Not just anyone can get close to him."

As she spoke, Krystal glanced in a certain direction.

Ham Eun-jung followed her gaze.

Jang Nara was sitting there, looking down at the script.

Ham Eun-jung blinked, quickly understood, and couldn't help but smile.

Indeed, Chen Ran wasn't close to everyone; he was well aware of this in his heart.

She had also noticed what that senior had been up to these past two days.

Ham Eun-jung turned her head and looked at Jung Soo-jung again.

This maknae is much smarter and more thoughtful than my own maknae, and he's also a year younger than my own maknae.

Thinking of the purpose of her visit, Ham Eun-jung spoke up again, "Jessica and Chen Ran seem to be quite familiar with each other."

Krystal blinked: "Yeah, my unnie and oppa were the first to know each other, and oppa is even a fan of my unnie."

The girl vaguely realized something, and tried her best to show the special relationship between Chen Ran and her unnie in her words.

Ham Eun-jung, however, showed a slightly strange expression.

Is Chen Ran a fan of Jessica Jung?

It seems like Chen Ran said something similar to her and Park Jiyeon before.

Isn't that Chen Ran's polite way of declining someone's invitation to dinner?

So... Jessica Jung was actually rejected by Chen Ran for this reason at first.

Or perhaps, Chen Ran's relationship with Jessica Jung wasn't actually as close as she imagined...

After a moment's thought, Ham Eun-jung nodded.

"I see. It seems that Jessica and Chen Ran have a very good relationship."

"It's really great. It's all thanks to my unnie that oppa has always taken good care of me." Ham Eunjung nodded with a smile, then changed the subject and chatted with Jung Soojung for a while before getting up to leave.

Behind her, Krystal Jung frowned as she watched her retreating figure.

Why does it feel like this unnie is starting to get interested in Chen Ran too?

They've all started secretly investigating the relationship between Chen Ran, Shirley, and her unnie.

I hadn't noticed before that oppa and this unnie had much contact.

Did they meet in private?

Has my unnie gained another hidden rival?

Ham Eun-jung was unaware of Jung Soo-jung's thoughts. She returned to her seat and sat down, looking thoughtful.

She certainly wasn't interested in Chen Ran.

Instead, she noticed that her youngest member, Park Jiyeon, seemed a little off these past two days.

Ever since Chen Ran brought her home that rainy night, Park Jiyeon has been distracted for the past two days and has been looking at men's perfumes online.

Ask her, and she didn't hide anything, saying she wanted to buy Chen Ran a perfume as a thank-you gift. But...

Is giving men's perfume as a thank-you gift a little too ambiguous?

Ham Eun-jung reminded Park Ji-yeon.

But after hearing this, Park Jiyeon blushed and thought for a moment, then said that she was just giving a gift and had no other intentions. She was innocent and had nothing to fear.

After hearing this, Ham Eun-jung almost rolled her eyes on the spot.

If you are upright, you have nothing to fear.

Then why are you blushing?

Ham Eun-jung had a hunch that her youngest member might have fallen for Chen Ran, but considering the complicated situation when the filming started, she decided to help Park Ji-yeon find out more about the situation.

only...

Ham Eun-jung looked up at Chen Ran and Choi Jin-ri not far away.

Choi Jin-ri, plus Jessica Jung, Taeyeon Kim, Yoona...

This situation is so complicated, it seems like our youngest member has absolutely no way of handling it. If he just jumps in headfirst like this, he'll definitely end up getting hurt.

Ham Eun-jung's eyes flickered slightly.

It seems I'll need to have a serious talk with Jiyeon later.

We can't bear to see our child get hurt.

Not far away, Chen Ran and Cui Zhenli were still chatting.

Choi Jin-ri glanced at Jung Soo-jung sitting there, and suddenly thought of something.

She turned to look at Chen Ran and said:

"Oppa, Krystal told me that screenwriter Kim Eun-sook and Jessica unnie came to see you the other day. Writer Kim Eun-sook misunderstood that you like Krystal and even tried to set you up?"

The girl asked in a casual tone about something that had been on her mind from time to time these past few days.

Chen Ran was taken aback: "Xiujing told you all that?"

"Yes, she said she made a misunderstanding, and she found it kind of funny afterwards."

Chen Ran smiled helplessly. "It was indeed a misunderstanding. I explained it to the teacher after I got back that day, and thankfully it didn't cause an even bigger misunderstanding."

Choi Jin-ri blinked. "It sounds like you're a little disgusted with Krystal, oppa. Don't you think Krystal is pretty?"

Chen Ran paused for a moment, then subconsciously turned to look in the direction of Jung Soo-jung.

"Don't talk nonsense, Truth. I didn't mean that."

"Then tell me, is Soojung pretty or not?" Choi Jin-ri seemed determined to get to the bottom of it.

Instead of answering the question directly, Chen Ran asked in return:

"You're not going to ask me next who's prettier, you or Krystal, are you?"

Choi Jin-ri paused for a moment, then burst out laughing, covering her mouth.

"Hahahaha, you know so much, oppa."

Chen Ran smiled but didn't say anything.

He has two women in his family, and he has to face death issues from time to time, which has significantly increased his sense of crisis.

After laughing, Choi Jin-ri's bright, beautiful eyes darted around as she looked at her oppa and asked, "So, oppa, who do you think is prettier, me or Krystal?"

She originally intended to test this oppa's attitude towards Soojung.

Even though Jessica unnie is there, oppa probably wouldn't have any feelings for Krystal, but it's still understandable.

She wanted to figure something out.

The two of them, JK and JK, are not just a simple 1+1=2; the threat they pose is too great.

But since oppa has brought up this death question himself, she might as well continue asking along this line of questions.

Let's see if this oppa prefers her type or the type like Jessica unnie and Krystal.

This is a very important question, okay?

Upon hearing this, Chen Ran blinked and suddenly stood up.

"I suddenly feel the urge to pee, I'm going to the toilet."

Choi Jin-ri was stunned.

Is oppa trying to pee out of the way? "Ah~ oppa, you can't run away, I won't ask anymore, okay? Just kidding."

Chen Ran smiled and sat down again.

"I'm not joking with you anymore, you and Krystal are both very beautiful."

Although it was a neutral answer, Chen Ran spoke sincerely, and Cui Zhenli was very happy to hear it, her eyes curving into crescents.

"Hehe~ Thank you for the compliment, oppa~"

Oppa said I'm pretty.

Does that mean that oppa is also very likely to fall in love with her?

It's just a possibility, that's all she wanted.

"Oh, right."

Suddenly remembering something, Choi Jin-ri turned to the side and took out a small gift box from her bag.

"Oppa, this is for you."

"What is this?" Chen Ran reached out and took it. "A belated birthday present. I didn't give you a birthday present on your birthday, oppa, so here's one for you now."

"Oh, it's a birthday present that's a month late."

Chen Ran didn't refuse and asked, "Can we open it now?"

"Of course." Choi Jin-ri's eyes suddenly lit up, and she nodded repeatedly.

Chen Ran opened the gift box, and a bottle of Hermès Terre d'Hermes perfume appeared before her eyes.

He was slightly taken aback.

Not far away, Jung Soo-jung and Ham Eun-jung, who had been secretly observing the area, had different expressions when they saw the bottle of perfume in Chen Ran's hand.

Krystal Jung raised an eyebrow.

They're seizing every opportunity to speed up the process.

In some ways, Sulli has surpassed her unnie's progress.

I remember my unnie only gave me a car air freshener for Chen Ran's birthday.

Of course, it can't compare to perfume, something more intimately worn. Tsk, Jessica, look at her, and then look at yourself, can't you hurry up and get to work?

On the other side, Ham Eun-jung frowned slightly as she looked at the perfume in Chen Ran's hand.

Choi Jin-ri actually gave Chen Ran a perfume.

The meaning is pretty obvious.

She naturally knows what it means when a woman gives a man perfume.

Simply put, it's about marking territory.

It was precisely because she knew this that Ham Eun-jung felt something was wrong when she learned that Park Ji-yeon planned to give perfume to Chen Ran.

But now it seems our maknae (youngest member) is a step too late.

The perfume has already been given to her by someone she knows.

Ham Eun-jung thought for a moment and decided to go back and talk to Park Ji-yeon about it, and then have a good chat with her about Chen Ran.

Chen Ran's situation is complicated, so it's really not a good choice.

Just like when Lee Juri joked about her and Park Jiyeon in the group last time, she replied. Knowing that Chen Ran's surroundings are so complicated, who would be foolish enough to plunge headlong into it?

At least she definitely wouldn't.

Jiyeon is starting to act foolishly now; she needs to bring the child back in time.

Chen Ran looked at the perfume in her hand and came back to her senses.

"Oppa, I think this perfume smells really good, so I thought I'd buy it for you. It doesn't mean anything by it. Oppa, do you...like it?"

Choi Jin-ri explained from the side, her eyes revealing a hint of caution.

She made a point of stating that she just thought the scent was nice and had no other intentions, as if she was afraid that Chen Ran would refuse the gift.

"Oh...I like it, thank you, Mari, I'll accept it."

Chen Ran accepted the gift with a smile, but felt a little uneasy inside.

I wonder if Kim Tae-yeon and Jessica would be angry if they found out.

But since Choi Jin-ri gave him a gift and had gone this far, he really couldn't think of any reason to refuse.

The girl is also highly sensitive. What if he rejects her and Choi Jin-ri is overthinking it all? But...

Last time Jessica gave him a car air freshener, she was so angry that she pinned him down on the bed.

This time, Choi Jin-ri gave him perfume, something even more intimate. If they get angry, they'll probably team up and pin him down on the bed.

Hmm, this seems like a good thing.

"Oppa, as long as you're happy."

Unaware of Chen Ran's increasingly erratic train of thought, Choi Jin-ri breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that her oppa had agreed to accept the offer, and a smile crept onto her lips.

Oppa accepted the perfume she gave him, and things have progressed a bit further.

If oppa can accept the perfume she gave him today, he'll be able to accept anything she gives him next time...

The girl's cheeks suddenly flushed slightly, as if she had thought of something.

Chen Ran looked at the perfume in her hand, wondering if she should confess to the police if she went home late.

Meanwhile, Chen Ran was thinking about Kim Tae-yeon and Jessica, who were both at the villa.

The two are currently busy preparing for the reconnection to the house, which may arrive in three days. PS: Things at home are almost done; I should be able to resume my normal 6k-word update schedule tomorrow.

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