Peninsula: The idol by the bedside refreshes randomly.

Jessica Jung's home in Seongnam-gu.

Jessica Jung hummed a cheerful tune as she walked out of the kitchen, carrying two stemmed red wine glasses.

A bottle of Bordeaux red wine was already placed on the coffee table in the living room.

Jessica Jung placed the two wine glasses on the coffee table and nodded in satisfaction.

Everything was ready, and now she was just waiting for the crew's dinner party to end so she could bring Chen Ran back.

Then I'll sit here with Chen Ran and chat, maybe have a little red wine. Chen Ran, who's already had a lot of drinks on set, will definitely be even more tipsy.

Once the atmosphere was right, the two naturally moved closer and did some things they liked.

As she thought about it, Jessica Jung's lips unconsciously curled up slightly.

Suddenly, I felt a tickling sensation on the tip of my nose.

Achoo!

Jessica rubbed her nose, feeling a sudden chill run through her body.

"Why do I suddenly feel a little cold?" Jessica Jung rubbed her arms and turned to the air conditioning control panel, turning the temperature up a bit.

I can't catch a cold, there's something important to do tonight, and I can't afford any accidents.

After sitting back down on the sofa, Jessica Jung picked up her phone and checked the time.

1:47 AM, almost 2 AM.

After thinking about it, she decided it would be better to send a message to ask Krystal Jung if the dinner party was over.

What if Krystal Jung doesn't take her words to heart?

My own younger sister can be quite unreliable at times.

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Her fair, delicate fingers tapped the phone screen.

[Soojung, are you done with your dinner party?]

Edit the good news and click send.

The message was quickly marked as read, and Krystal Jung replied immediately.

Crystal: Not yet, everyone's still waiting for the final average viewership ratings. It'll be a while. A while longer.

Jessica Jung thought for a moment and then asked, "Is Chen Ran alright? He didn't drink too much, did he?"

Although Chen Ran has a high alcohol tolerance, as a screenwriter, everyone will definitely be toasting him at night. If he accidentally drinks too much, it will affect his plans.

"Adu"

A new message pops up in the chat interface.

Crystal: Oppa is gone.

What?! They're already gone?!

Jessica Jung's eyes widened suddenly, and she sprang up from the sofa.

Realizing what had happened, she quickly typed: "Gone? Why did he leave early? Was he feeling unwell?"

Krystal: I don't know. I went to the bathroom and when I came back, oppa was gone. Eunjung unnie said he took a phone call and left. It must have been something urgent.

Did he take a phone call and leave?

Jessica Jung stared blankly at her phone screen, her mind filled with only one thought: Who has snatched her away again?

Last time it was Choi Jin-ri, who is it this time?

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Inside a guest room at the Shilla Hotel.

Chen Ran and Jin Ruanruan maintained their lips touching.

Jin Ruanruan's eyes widened, her jaw snapped open in surprise, yet she made no move to resist, as if her reflexes hadn't kicked in yet.

Chen Ran felt a softness on his lips, and the other person's lips were slightly moist.

The first thing he saw was Jin Ruanruan's familiar face. In addition, the alcohol had somewhat numbed his brain, so he reacted instinctively after confirming that the other person was someone he knew.

His lips were dry, while Jin Ruanruan's lips were moist. He was like someone who had been in the desert for a long time and had finally found a few drops of water, and he drank the water without hesitation.

Then, as if that wasn't enough to quench his thirst, Chen Ran took further action.

A taste mixed with a hint of liquor spread in her mouth, but Jin Ruanruan didn't feel any aversion to it. She just stared blankly at Chen Ran, who had already closed his eyes.

Then, inexplicably, she slowly closed her eyes and began to respond with her mouth. It seemed that the taste of liquor in her mouth was gradually reaching her brain, and even this heavy drinker soon felt a little tipsy.

Jin Ruanruan felt dizzy and her face was flushed.

The last thought in her mind was: I'll fall in love with Chen Ran eventually anyway.

It was as if a thought that had been suppressed in her subconscious had broken free and taken over her mind.

Chen Ran's actions were very gentle, which made her lose all desire to resist.

Just as Jin Ruanruan slowly raised her hand, wanting to hug Chen Ran's neck, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Oppa...unnie, what are you guys...doing?"

Jin Ruanruan and Chen Ran suddenly stopped and opened their eyes at the same time.

The intense feeling instantly subsided like a receding tide, and the two separated as if electrocuted.

Turning around, they saw that Choi Jin-ri had somehow managed to prop herself up, her eyes slightly narrowed as she looked at them.

After seeing the two separate, she seemed exhausted and lay back down, softly calling out:

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"Oh, water."

Jin Ruanruan didn't dare to look at Chen Ran. She took the water in her hand and walked over. She hurriedly unscrewed the bottle cap, then gently lifted Cui Zhenli's head with one hand and held the bottle to her lips with the other, trying to feed her water.

However, due to her lack of strength and somewhat flustered movements, she failed to feed the water into Choi Jin-ri's mouth and instead wet her collar.

"Um..."

The girl squinted and frowned, seemingly complaining about Jin Ruanruan's lack of professionalism.

"..."

Jin Ruanruan pursed her lips, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Nuna, let me do it." Chen Ran's voice rang out from behind.

Jin Ruanruan's heart tightened instinctively, and her body turned slightly. She glanced at Chen Ran, but didn't reply. She handed him the water in her hand, then lowered her head and stepped aside.

Chen Ran took the water, gently lifted Cui Zhenli's head with one hand, and pressed the mouth of the water bottle to her lips with the other.

Before she could make a move or say a word, Choi Jin-ri's red lips parted slightly. Seeing this, Chen Ran tilted the bottle slightly, allowing the girl to sip the water.

As soon as the water entered her mouth, Choi Jin-ri's eyebrows curved into a smile, revealing an expression of enjoyment. She seemed very satisfied with Chen Ran's service, a stark contrast to when Jin Ruanruan had served her earlier.

Seeing this, Jin Ruanruan pouted slightly, feeling inexplicably annoyed.

You heartless bastard.

A few seconds later, Choi Jin-ri voluntarily loosened the bottle opening, and Chen Ran stopped feeding her, placing her head back on the pillow.

Choi Jin-ri closed her eyes, smacked her lips twice, and quickly fell asleep again.

After screwing the bottle cap back on, Chen Ran turned to look at Jin Ruanruan, who happened to be looking up at him at the same time.

The moment their eyes met, Jin Ruanruan instinctively looked away.

For a moment, the image of them kissing on the sofa began to replay in their minds.

The atmosphere in the room instantly became somewhat awkward.

"Nuna, I..." Chen Ran suddenly spoke.

"I have to go now." Jin Ruanruan didn't give him a chance to finish speaking. After quickly saying this excuse, she turned around, picked up her bag, and walked towards the door.

Its short legs moved incredibly fast, almost as if it were running.

"Bang"

The door slammed shut.

Chen Ran blinked, looking bewildered.

They just left like that?

Won't you even give me a chance to speak?

Chen Ran turned to look at Choi Jin-ri, who was sleeping soundly on the bed, and felt a strange mix of amusement and exasperation.

Are you really that trusting of me? You just left him and Choi Jin-ri alone together.

Sitting back on the sofa, Chen Ran rubbed his face to try and clear his head.

I pursed my lips, and there was even a hint of sweetness.

Sigh, why did I just kiss her? Maybe it was because I had been drinking, and I subconsciously mistook Kim Yuen-yeon for Kim Tae-yeon from 25 years ago.

After all, he and Kim Tae-yeon had done everything together.

If Choi Jin-ri hadn't suddenly spoken up, he might have taken further action.

Chen Ran sighed.

Drinking can lead to promiscuity and cause serious problems.

But since he'd already done it, he couldn't pretend nothing had happened.

Chen Ran took out his phone, opened Kakao, clicked on Jin Ruanruan's profile picture, thought for a moment, and then edited a message and sent it over.

In the underground parking garage on the hotel's basement level, the elevator doors slowly opened as Jin Ruanruan stepped out of the elevator. Her short legs maintained an extremely fast pace as she walked towards her car, as if someone might catch up with her at any moment.

She only breathed a sigh of relief after opening the car door and getting in.

"Adu"

My phone beeped with a message notification.

Jin Ruanruan glanced at her phone but didn't immediately check who the message was from. She already had a pretty good idea.

The memory of kissing Chen Ran in the hotel room just now resurfaced in Jin Ruanruan's mind. She pursed her lips and patted her forehead in annoyance.

Did I just lose my brain?

Why not push him away immediately, then slap him across the face, glare at him angrily, and scold him?

Instead, they showed no resistance or opposition whatsoever, and even... responded in the end.

Jin Ruanruan pursed her lips shyly, but the feeling of Chen Ran's kiss from earlier seemed to return, and a blush immediately spread across her milky white and smooth skin.

She quickly raised her hand and patted her slightly flushed face to stop the sensation.

I'm dying, and I'm still savoring the memory!

Jin Ruanruan took a deep breath, trying to calm her racing heartbeat.

After a long while, he suddenly sighed.

Because she found her heart was in turmoil.

Some emotions that had been suppressed due to work and deliberate distancing had finally surfaced after that kiss. Now, calming down, she reflected on how she had felt.

There was panic, tension, and inexplicable excitement, but not a trace of resistance or anger.

Digging even deeper, she also experienced a hint of unrestrained pleasure.

Perhaps from some point onward, her body and heart no longer resisted Chen Ran's approach.

But where does this pleasure come from?

It must be the result of her deliberately suppressing it during this period.

She had previously decided to avoid contact with Chen Ran as much as possible, attempting to change the future in which she might fall in love with him.

When she thought she had made the right decision and went to talk to Kim Tae-yeon to clarify things, Kim Tae-yeon was not surprised as she had imagined, did not try to persuade her, and was even angry about it.

She simply replied calmly, "I understand. You are an independent individual, and you can make whatever decisions you want."

Jin Ruanruan was at a loss for what to do.

How could this happen? Shouldn't you have strongly urged me to accept the predetermined future regarding my feelings for Chen Ran?

Because of Jessica Jung's example, I didn't want to create conflict with her and affect the team, so I strongly resisted, constantly torn between my own decision and my predetermined future. In the end, whether she falls in love with Chen Ran as planned, or she changes her future and stops liking Chen Ran, she can accept it.

Because she tried and struggled during the process.

But what's with Kim Tae-yeon's nonchalant expression?

Jin Ruanruan even harbored a slight resentment towards her future self for not following the script she had envisioned.

She spent half a day brainstorming ideas, but the final result was completely different from what she had envisioned.

It's a bit absurd, a bit ironic.

Now things are really messed up; she and Chen Ran have kissed, and her heart is completely in turmoil.

But she felt a strange sense of pleasure.

Because everything seems to be heading towards a predetermined future, if things continue like this, she will definitely fall in love with Chen Ran.

But she didn't want things to continue so smoothly.

Or rather, she wanted to try to struggle, just as she had previously envisioned.

Fate wanted me to fall in love with Chen Ran, but I'm determined to rebel. "Adu"

Suddenly, another message notification sounded, interrupting Jin Ruanruan's somewhat peculiar thoughts.

She blinked and picked up her phone.

Two message pop-ups are displayed at the top of the screen.

A message from Chen Ran, three minutes ago.

A message just sent by Jessica Jung.

A slight thought crossed her mind, and she tapped on Jessica Jung's message.

Jessica: Taeyeon, are you in the dorm?

Jin Ruanruan blinked and quickly understood.

Did they know Chen Ran wasn't at the crew dinner, so they came to check if Chen Ran was with me?

After staring at the message for a few seconds, Jin Ruanruan suddenly smiled inexplicably.

A nervous twitch triggered. I want to know if Chen Ran is with me.

Guess~

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