Peninsula: The idol by the bedside refreshes randomly.

Jin Ruanruan raised an eyebrow.

Why would this younger sister suddenly ask her to meet up?

But thinking about Choi Jin-ri's future fate, her heart sank.

We must never allow such tragedies to happen again.

Jin Ruanruan replied in text: I have plans tomorrow night, Zhenli, is the night after tomorrow okay? I'm free the night after tomorrow.

Choi Jin-ri quickly replied: Okay, unnie, I'm free the night after tomorrow.

Jin Ruanruan: Okay, see you the day after tomorrow night.

Meanwhile, on the other side, inside f(x)'s dormitory.

Choi Jin-ri sat cross-legged on her bed, her feet, painted with flesh-pink nail polish, slightly curled up.

She replied with an "OK" emoji, her eyes sparkling as she put down her phone.

The time has been set. Once it's confirmed that Taeyeon unnie really doesn't like oppa, she will immediately take the next step.

Turning her head, she saw Krystal Jung playing on her phone on the bed next to her, and the girl's eyes suddenly darted around. "Krystal."

"Hmm?" Krystal Jung looked up when she heard the voice.

"Jessica unnie, what was your reaction to the rumors about Taeyeon unnie and oppa today?"

Krystal Jung raised her eyebrows and said, "She didn't react much. I asked her if the news was true or false, and she said it was a misunderstanding, and that was it."

"oh..."

Choi Jin-ri nodded thoughtfully, then continued, "And what about oppa? What was oppa's reaction?"

"He didn't really react. He just asked if he wanted to cooperate in dispelling the rumors. He was even a little happy that the drama had received a new wave of attention because of the scandal."

"I see." Choi Jin-ri nodded again.

She felt that Jessica would not have reacted so little after seeing the rumors.

She's probably doing the same thing as me, already planning her next step and about to take action.

As for oppa.

Judging from his reaction, he probably doesn't have any feelings for Taeyeon yet. This means he still has a good chance; his main rival right now is Jessica.

The analysis concluded that Cui Zhenli was certain in her heart and began to plan how to test Jin Ruanruan's feelings for Chen Ran when she met with her the night after tomorrow.

Jung Soo-jung secretly observed her deep thought, then opened Kakao and sent a message to her unnie.

[Unnie, Taeyeon unnie and oppa are already rumored to be dating, why haven't you made any moves yet? Are you really planning to hand over your number one spot to someone else?]

Jessica Jung replied a few seconds later: Don't worry about it, I know what I'm doing.

Krystal Jung pouted.

That same phrase again.

You'd better really know the answer.

Otherwise, if someone else takes your first place, you'll regret it.

"Soojung," Choi Jin-ri suddenly called out to her again.

Krystal Jung instinctively clutched her phone to her chest: "Huh? What's wrong?"

"Are you guys busy these days?" "Oh... pretty busy, especially oppa. The drama is going to air in two weeks, and he has to take care of both filming and post-production editing."

"Okay, I understand."

Choi Jin-ri nodded, and Jung Soo-jung quickly understood as well.

It seems Sulli is about to take action; she's subtly inquiring about how busy oppa has been lately.

Tsk, I hope my unnie really knows what she's doing, otherwise, the outcome is really hard to say.

Krystal pursed her lips again.

Forget it, I've already helped her a lot. The rest is up to her.

The girl banished her distracting thoughts, picked up the script beside her, and began to think about the scenes to be filmed tomorrow.

---

The next day, the crew of "School 2013" arrived.

"Card"

Director Li Yingfu called for a sound effect card, and together with Chen Ran, they reviewed the footage they had just shot on the monitor. After confirming that everything was fine, he instructed the crew to prepare for the next scene. The crew had indeed become quite busy these past few days.

The drama "School 2013" has been scheduled to premiere on Wednesday, July 22nd, as a Wednesday-Thursday drama on SBS.

The term "Shui-Mu drama" refers to a TV series that airs on Mondays and Tuesdays.

In addition to the Wednesday-Thursday slot, there are three other slots: Monday-Tuesday, Friday-Saturday, and Sunday.

The Monday-Tuesday slot is for Mondays and Tuesdays, the Friday-Saturday slot is for Fridays and Saturdays, and the Sunday slot is for Saturdays and Sundays.

This weekday naming system originates from the Japanese term "Seven Days System," which Peninsula uses to divide its time slots and broadcast dates.

There are only two weeks left until July 22nd.

After the first two episodes of the TV series were filmed, the editing was handed over to HD's post-production department to begin editing and production.

Chen Ran has been shuttling between the film set and the company these past few days, overseeing the quality of the edited episodes.

He took a day off the day before yesterday because of the house reconnection issue. Fortunately, he also managed to revise the script for the later episodes that day, so he was busy but had some free time, and not so busy that he was overwhelmed.

Last night I even had time to cook a meal myself, and I ate with Kim Tae-yeon, Jessica, and Park Ji-yeon, who were back at the house.

At this moment, Chen Ran had just finished answering Lee Jong-suk's questions about the character and was preparing to go over the scene for the next one again. 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.

"Adu"

My phone suddenly beeped with a message notification.

He took out his phone and looked at it.

It's news about Lim Yoon-a.

Lin Yoona: Chen Ran, are you free tomorrow night? I'd like to invite you to dinner; I have something I'd like to talk to you about.

Chen Ran raised an eyebrow.

Yoona is treating us to dinner.

The fact that she would treat me to a meal suggests it's not a private matter, but rather something quite important.

He thought for a moment and then replied: Sure, I'm free.

Yoona: Okay, I'll let you know after I book the restaurant tomorrow.

Chen Ran replied with an "okay," then put away his phone, no longer dwelling on the matter, and continued filming. On the other end of the phone, Lin Yoona, backstage at an event, saw Chen Ran's reply and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

She exited the chat with Chen Ran and clicked on another profile picture instead.

[Unnie, Chen Ran agreed.]

The message was quickly marked as read.

Li Sunny: Okay, then let's go meet him together tomorrow night!

Im Yoona replied with an "OK" emoji, put away her phone, and her doe-like eyes sparkled.

Chen Ran, I'll soon find out your big secret.

God knows how long she was trapped by this secret.

In order to find out this secret, she even went to the house of Chen Ran, a man she wasn't very familiar with, for the first time ever, and was caught by him at the door.

Most importantly, not only did she fail to discover anything that time, she was also thoroughly fooled by Chen Ran.

Yoona still remembers this "humiliation".

Let's see how she gets her revenge tomorrow! Lim Yoona pursed her rosy lips, and a flame of "revenge" ignited in her eyes.

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The following evening, in a private room at a restaurant in Gangnam District.

The door to the private room opened, and a petite figure wearing a black mask walked in.

Choi Jin-ri, who had been there for a while, immediately got up to greet him and took his arm.

"Unnie~"

Jin Ruanruan raised her hand and took off her mask, smiling at her younger sister whom she hadn't seen for a while:

"We were saying we'd have coffee, why did you suddenly switch to eating?"

"Hehe, I just thought it was still early, and you had just finished your schedule and hadn't had dinner yet, so I changed it."

The two sat next to each other.

Choi Jin-ri handed over the menu: "Unnie, take a look and see what you want to eat. This Chinese restaurant is owned by Oppa's family, and the food is really good."

Jin Ruanruan paused in her page-turning motion. "Oppa? Which oppa?"

"It's Chen Ran oppa. I ate here with oppa, Krystal, Ji-eun, and Jiyeon last time."

"This is Chen Ran's shop?"

Choi Jin-ri nodded: "Yeah, Jessica unnie has eaten here before, unnie, you haven't been here before, have you?"

Jin Ruanruan pursed her lips and shook her head.

"No, this is my first time here."

"Oh, unnie, what do you want to eat?"

"it is good."

The two quickly ordered their food, and after the waiter left the private room, the room became inexplicably quiet.

Choi Jin-ri took a sip of water from the glass in front of her and glanced furtively at Kim Yeon-yeon beside her.

She was pondering whether to start by chatting about other topics or to directly probe the subject.

Unexpectedly, Kim Yeon-yeon spoke up first, "Jinri, are you and Chen Ran very close?" Choi Jinri blinked, "We're quite close, oppa is a very nice person."

"What's so good about it?" Jin Ruanruan pressed.

"Yeah... he's great! Oppa has a good personality, is thoughtful, and is very talented, and also..."

Choi Jin-ri spoke of each item as if she knew them intimately, her eyes shining like stars in the night.

Beside her, Jin Ruanruan looked at her bright eyes and the joy overflowing between her brows, but her heart sank uncontrollably.

Zhenli... has fallen for Chen Ran.

Even though she and Jessica Jung had considered this possibility before, when it actually happened, Kim Yuen-yuen's heart still sank.

This means that there will inevitably be competition between Soo-yeon and Jin-ri.

No matter who wins in the end, the loser will always be sad.

Furthermore, because of the house, if the house continues to be connected, Chen Ran and Jessica's connection will not be broken, nor will Xiuyan's connection with Chen Ran.

But the truth is...

A moment later, after Choi Jin-ri finished speaking, Kim Yeon-yeon's hands, which were resting on her lap, clenched slightly. She gritted her teeth and said, "Jin-ri."

Choi Jin-ri blinked. "Hmm? What's wrong, unnie?"

"Sika... also likes Chen Ran very much."

Jin Ruanruan thought that rather than waiting for Cui Zhenli to get more and more involved, it would be better to tell Zheng Xiuyan that she liked Chen Ran while she was still not too deeply involved.

Maybe after careful consideration, she'll decide, like her, that she doesn't like it anymore?

Choi Jin-ri isn't too deeply involved right now; if she withdraws sooner, she can avoid greater harm.

To everyone's surprise, Choi Jin-ri simply nodded calmly and said, "I know, unnie."

Jin Ruanruan paused, then said, "You know? You know and you still..."

She swallowed the rest of her words halfway through her sentence.

These words sounded like an interrogation, but she had no right to interrogate the girl.

Choi Jin-ri smiled, seemingly unconcerned.

"Unnie, are you asking why I like oppa even though I know Jessica unnie likes oppa?" "The reason is simple: Jessica unnie and oppa aren't together yet, and I like oppa, so why can't we be together?"

"At worst, it's just a fair competition with Jessica Unnie, isn't that normal?"

"and..."

Choi Jin-ri paused, looking at Kim Yeon-yeon with a serious expression.

"Unnie, liking someone is liking someone, and it's not something I can control. If I could control it, it wouldn't really be liking someone."

Jin Ruanruan's pupils dilated slightly upon hearing this.

The girl's words stirred up a myriad of thoughts in her mind.

Before she could even process what she was thinking, Choi Jin-ri spoke up again: "More than Jessica unnie, I'd like to know what you think right now, unnie."

The girl stared intently at the unnie.

Since this unnie took the initiative to steer the conversation toward oppa, there's no need for her to keep beating around the bush.

"Unnie, what about you? Do you like oppa?"

If this unnie doesn't like oppa, then she can go all out and compete with Jessica unnie. If this unnie also likes oppa, then she...

The girl sincerely hoped that the answer was the one she wanted.

Jin Ruanruan was taken aback again upon hearing this.

So that's why Zhenli asked her out that night—to ask her this question.

Does she like Chen Ran?

Upon hearing this question, Jin Ruanruan's subconscious thought was not to deny it, but rather to ask herself the same question again in her mind.

What about me? Do I like Chen Ran?