Peninsula: 72 Hours of Blind Dates

Apart from Bae Jin-sol, no other member noticed anything "wrong" about Oh Hae-won.

At one point, Bae Jin-sol even doubted whether she was seeing things. Otherwise, Oh Hae-won's natural "acting skills" could really be a good reason to consider pursuing an acting career. Maybe she could become the next Bae Suzy from JYP Entertainment.

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Every day, Wu Haiyuan is full of energy and focuses on practicing and studying as usual. He also discusses with the members what kind of charm he wants to show in the show "Knowing Bros" so that more people will remember him.

They didn't mention anything unrelated to work.

Of course, as usual, Wu Haiyuan was always the last person to be woken up in the dormitory in the morning.

The other members were used to Wu Haiyuan's difficulty getting up in the morning and understood that the energy he expended from leaving the dormitory to getting to the company in a whole day was more than the total energy of all the other members combined.

What the other members didn't know was that Wu Haiyuan's difficulty getting up these past few days wasn't due to excessive energy expenditure, but rather because he simply couldn't fall asleep at night.

When I close my eyes, I can't help but think of Han Xijun.

She was genuinely curious whether Han Hee-joon would stop paying attention to her as Kim Ji-woo had said.

Upon reflection, it seemed that Han Xijun had never proactively contacted him, except for the time he taught him how to download the app.

The contradiction naturally extends to the fact that the reason Han Xijun didn't take the initiative to contact her was probably because after watching the show, she firmly denied it and thought that the question he asked was definitely not the answer she wanted to hear.

late at night.

JYP Entertainment Building, inside the city.

It was almost 11 o'clock, and the members in the practice room had packed up their personal belongings and were preparing to go back to their dorms.

Zhang Guizhen entered the practice room from outside, muttering, "I just ran into some other trainees."

It's not unusual to run into trainees at the company.

Especially for trainees who haven't debuted yet, they are relatively young. During the day, they usually go to school first, and only come to the company to start practicing after school in the afternoon. They don't leave the company until the last bus or subway runs at night to rush home.

What Jang Gyujin wanted to say wasn't about how youthful, handsome, or cute the trainees in the practice room were, but rather, looking at Oh Hae-won, she said, "It seems there are trainees who are the same age as you, unnie. I heard the trainees discussing their coming-of-age ceremony tomorrow."

In country H, boys also have a coming-of-age ceremony, where they receive gifts and celebrate.

Unlike girls' coming-of-age ceremonies, which receive much attention and have become a completely defined special day, boys' coming-of-age ceremonies typically involve parents and elders giving gold jewelry or high-end clothing, while friends give razors, belts, and wallets.

Actually, girls also receive similar gifts from family and friends, but roses, perfume, and a kiss are definitely a must. Kim Ji-woo chimed in, "Tomorrow is also unnie's coming-of-age ceremony."

Wu Haiyuan waved his hand and said, "What coming-of-age ceremony? It doesn't matter whether we have it or not. We'd rather spend our time practicing and learning more."

Lily asked, "Did your aunt and uncle give you gifts?"

Wu Haiyuan shook his head.

Anyway, she hasn't received the gift yet, but she believes she will receive it tomorrow. When her older sister came of age, her parents gave her a gold necklace and a very expensive set of skincare products.

Xue Lun'e, clinging to Wu Haiyuan's arm, said coquettishly, "We've prepared a gift for Unnie."

"Xueyun, why can't you keep your composure?"

"Unnie, didn't we promise to surprise Haewon unnie?"

"Exactly, if we tell everyone now, won't the surprise be ruined?"

Wu Haiyuan rubbed Xue Lun'e's head and defended her, saying, "Even if Xue Yun didn't say anything, I knew you had prepared gifts. If I'm not mistaken, they're definitely roses and perfume, right?"

"..."

"Who's going to kiss me? Or are you all going to kiss me? I'm available anytime, right now. Or you can all stand in a line and pout, and I'll kiss you one by one." Wu Haiyuan became more and more excited as he spoke, making Xue Lun'e stand still, and then 'ordering' Pei Zhenlu, Jin Zhiyou and Zhang Guizhen to look at Xue Lun'e.

Finally, she walked up to Lily, grabbed her left arm with both hands and shook it, saying, "Unnie won't refuse my coming-of-age ceremony wish, will she?"

"wish?"

"Kiss, let's kiss together."

Lily nodded and said, "If we kiss together..."

Pei Zhenlu interrupted Lily.

This older sister is truly the simplest-minded person in the group, bar none.

I'm easily persuaded, and I seriously suspect that if Lily is so naive and actually makes money, many people around her will try to take advantage of her.

Bae Jin-sol retorted, "It wasn't a kiss with us."

Wu Haiyuan retorted, "Why not? Is there a rule against kissing you guys?"

There really isn't a rule.

Furthermore, the kiss gift for a coming-of-age ceremony doesn't necessarily have to be a real, physical kiss. Even if it is, it might be a polite kiss on the back of the hand or cheek, not necessarily a mouth-to-mouth kiss. However, in most people's minds, the kiss gift for a coming-of-age ceremony carries a romantic aspiration. The best answer is a three-piece gift set from someone they like, which includes, most importantly, a kiss.

How could Wu Haiyuan not know these things?

She was trying to shut Pei Zhenlu up.

Among the members, Bae Jin-sul is the one who can speak frankly.

It's a pity we couldn't stop it.

Bae Jin-sol retorted, "Of course, a gift is only a gift if you're kissed by someone you like."

Wu Haiyuan smiled slightly.

His eyes revealed a confident "I knew you would say that".

Just as she was about to ask Bae Jinsol and the other members if they liked her, her phone rang.

The members immediately looked at Wu Haiyuan.

Wu Haiyuan said, "Why are you all looking at me?"

Several of them simultaneously called out in a pitiful tone, "Unnie~" Lily said, "Haiyuan, aren't you going to answer the phone?"

Wu Haiyuan shrugged.

In the entire practice room, only Wu Haiyuan's highly recognizable, rough voice repeatedly shouted, "Yaaaaah, I'm late, I'm late, I'm really going to be late, I'm going to be late, if I don't get up now, something terrible will happen."

Wu Haiyuan took out his phone from his pocket.

She couldn't deny that it was her phone that rang.

The ringtone is truly unique in the world. She recorded it while joking around with her roommates in the dorm, just to solve her problem of having trouble getting up.

The reason why Wu Haiyuan did not take out his phone immediately, and even seemed to deny that it was his phone that rang, was entirely because Wu Haiyuan was nervous the moment he heard the phone ring.

It's highly unlikely that the call was from his parents at this time.

I'm not going to argue anymore.

Wu Haiyuan could only think of one person.

Han Xijun.

They guessed it was Han Hee-joon calling. But they didn't want to answer the phone in front of the other members, so they wanted to deny it.

Unfortunately, the ringtone betrayed her.

I should have just used the most common ringtone like the other members; at least then the other members wouldn't immediately realize it was my phone ringing.

The movements are very slow.

Holding the phone up to his face, Wu Haiyuan checked the caller ID.

Is it an unfamiliar number or a saved name?

The displayed number is not a number.

Surnames that begin with a given name...