Peninsula: It’s just a dream, are you serious?

Chapter 505 Xiaoyan, you know the password to my door.
As soon as he finished speaking, the restaurant fell silent.

Lee Soon-kyu glared at Chen Yan: "Are you teasing me, Xiao Yan?"

Chen Yan blinked: "Didn't you flirt with me first, Nu?"

"Then you have to tease them back. If Taeyeon and Yoona hear you say that, they'll beat you up."

Chen Yan thought for a moment, took out his phone from his pocket, turned on the recording function, looked at the woman, and smiled:

"Noona, let's repeat the conversation we just had and send it to Taeyeon and Noona so they can judge it."

Lee Soon-kyu glanced at the phone placed between the two of them, rolled her eyes, and remained silent.

Why is this man making such a big deal out of it? He was just joking.

Not only did he get very close to her and make a suggestive remark about wanting her to stay the night, but now he also wants to record a conversation and complain to Taeyeon and Yoona about it.

What's the difference between this behavior and a primary school student complaining to their parents?

Moreover, she felt that ever since they talked on the way to the supermarket last time, she felt like she was being manipulated by Xiaoyan.

Is it because she didn't tell Taeyeon and the others about some things between her and Xiaoyan?
Hmm, something's not right.

Logically speaking, shouldn't it be Xiaoyan, that scumbag, who should feel more guilty? If anyone should be in control, it should be me using this incident to put pressure on him.

But now it's the scumbag who feels no guilt, while she, who was taken advantage of, feels more guilty.

How come they've reversed the Heavenly Gang?

Across from him, Chen Yan smiled slightly and put away his phone.

This older woman would flirt with him—no, provoke him—at the slightest provocation, and he had no intention of backing down.

At worst, we'll just have a real fight and see who can beat whom.

Anyway, he still has a spot available, so he has no psychological burden at all.

Lee Soon-kyu lowered her head and continued eating her ginger milk curd, while Chen Yan didn't continue the previous topic.

If the conversation continues, this woman might really lose her temper.

"Nuna, you guys have to train every day for the next few days, right?"

"Well, the concert is in a few days, and Taeyeon and Yoona both have schedules tonight, so everyone doesn't have to train and can take a break from their busy schedules."

"Oh, so that's why Nunna had the chance to come over to my place for a late-night snack."

The slightly meaningful words caused the last spoonful of milk on Lee Soon-kyu's spoon to wobble slightly due to the sudden pause.

She turned to look at Chen Yan.

Chen Yan met her gaze, a naive smile on his face.

"Can't you let me finish this last bite in one piece?"

I was just enjoying a late-night snack, and this guy made it sound like I was having an affair with Taeyeon and Yoona behind her back.

"okay."

Chen Yan immediately agreed and steered the conversation back to the concert.

"When are you setting off for China, Nuna?"

"The day after tomorrow morning, which is the morning of the 14th, we need to go there to familiarize ourselves with the stage and rehearse for two days. Why? Do you want to come with us?"

"I won't go. I have a lot of things to do this month. I haven't finished writing missA's title track yet, and Sunmi is also making a comeback at the beginning of next month."

"Oh, okay."

Lee Soon-kyu nodded, got up, and prepared to take Chen Yan's bowl into the kitchen to wash it.

Suddenly, a hand grabbed her wrist.

Her gaze shifted to the owner of the hand.

Chen Yan smiled and said, "Nuna, don't rush to get up and move around right after eating. Your stomach will sag if you stay up too long. Sit down and rest for a while."

"Oh."

Lee Soon-kyu blinked, agreed, put down her bowl, and sat down again.

Although her stomach had most likely sagged considerably during her activities over the past few years, she still obediently sat down.

One naturally loosened its grip on the slender wrist, while the other naturally withdrew its own wrist.

After sitting down, neither of them spoke again.

It wasn't because of awkwardness or anything, but because neither of us could think of a topic to talk about for the time being.

But if I can't think of anything, then I'll just stop thinking about it.

They don't have the kind of relationship where they have to find topics to talk about in order to avoid awkwardness.

The restaurant fell silent after that, and no one spoke for a long time.

But the two people sitting there didn't feel uncomfortable at all. Instead, they started to relax in this inexplicably comfortable atmosphere.

After a long while, Lee Soon-kyu came to her senses, involuntarily yawned, then picked up a bowl and spoon, got up, and went into the kitchen.

After washing the dishes and tidying up the kitchen, she dried her hands on a towel, walked out of the kitchen, and headed straight for the door.

"I'm leaving, Xiaoyan. I'm going back to sleep; I'm a little sleepy."

Chen Yan, who was looking down at his phone, looked up when he heard this, and smiled as he watched her back.

"Okay, goodnight, Nuna."

"OK, good night."

Lee Soon-kyu waved without turning her head, walked to the entrance, suddenly stopped, and then turned around.

When their eyes met, Chen Yan raised an eyebrow in confusion.

But then Lee Soon-kyu's lips suddenly curled up, and he said in a strange tone, "Xiao Yan, you know the password to my door."

After saying that, she walked towards the main gate without waiting for Chen Yan's reply.

The door slammed shut quickly, and Chen Yan, who was sitting in the chair, snapped out of his reverie and couldn't help but chuckle.

He didn't think Lee Soon-kyu was sending any signal.

This woman just felt she had been teased a bit too much earlier, so she was just getting a little revenge before leaving.

Given her personality, if she really wanted to do something with me, she would have stayed tonight instead of making these suggestive remarks.

Besides, he's not the kind of person who would raid someone's house at night.

However, the idea of ​​a night raid is good. Next time, we can try it on Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah and give them a "surprise".

These two people live in their own homes, not in someone else's.

"This older sister is quite vengeful."

Sitting in the chair, Chen Yan muttered something to himself before getting up and walking towards the bedroom.

Shower, sleep. Another day of being all alone.

The next morning.

Chen Yan pushed open the door to his office and sat down in his office chair.

He had just turned on his computer when his phone rang. He took out his phone, glanced at it, and answered the call.

"Hey, Jinyoung."

"Xiaoyan, you've arrived at the company, right?"

"Well, just arrived."

"Come up and let's chat."

"Okay, here we come."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Yan got up and walked out of the office, heading straight to Park Jin-young's office.

“Brother Zhenying”.

Park Jin-young smiled at Chen Yan, who was sitting opposite him, and then turned the computer screen towards him.

"Look, your 'Roar' is a huge hit."

Chen Yan looked at the computer screen.

The screen displays GaonChart's official website.

GaonChart is a website jointly launched by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Korean Peninsula and the Korean Peninsula Music Content Industry Association to record album sales.

The website tracks weekly and monthly physical album sales from major publishers and distributors such as LOEN Entertainment and Sony Music Korea.

At this time, on the weekly sales chart, "Roar" was prominently ranked at the top, with the six-digit number 161332 standing out.

"16 units sold in the first week! That's a sales figure that hasn't been seen in Peninsula for a long time."

Park Jin-young said with a sigh, then looked at Chen Yan.

"Moreover, its growth momentum shows no signs of slowing down. According to industry professionals, the album's total sales may exceed 60 copies by the end of the year."

Seeing that Chen Yan didn't show any excitement on his face, he said somewhat dejectedly:
"Why don't you look excited at all, Xiaoyan? That's 60 copies sold!"

Chen Yan blinked: "It hasn't reached 60 yet, Brother Zhenying. I can be happy when it really reaches 60."

Park Jin-young was speechless.

I'm here, excitedly telling you, the creator, how amazing your work is, and you just sit there nonchalantly.

It's as if it's telling me, "Calm down, don't get excited, this is just the beginning."

What, you look down on sales figures of 60?
Thinking of this, he glanced at him again, somewhat speechless, then muttered something to himself:
“You said you thought this song would do very well, and you even postponed Sunmi’s comeback by a month. But I didn’t expect it to do so well. Such a good song should have been kept by the company. Why did you give it to SM?”

Hearing these words, which were full of resentment, Chen Yan was at a loss for words.

“Brother Zhenying, I thought this song would do very well, but I didn’t expect it to do this well.”

"I know."

Park Jin-young waved his hand. He was just feeling a bit annoyed because SM Entertainment had just produced another hit group, and the thought of Lee Soo-man's smiling face made him want to grumble.

Even if Chen Yan had left "Roar" to JYP, the song might not have achieved the same success.

There are many factors that influence whether a song can be successful.

"Let's not talk about that. I called you over, Xiaoyan, not only to chat, but there's another thing I need to discuss."

Chen Yan raised an eyebrow in confusion: "What is it?"

Park Jin-young reached for a document next to him and handed it to him.

"These are collaboration invitations sent to the company by various TV stations in the past few days. They all want you to appear on variety shows. Take a look and see if there are any you'd like to go for."

"You want me to appear on a variety show?"

Chen Yan paused, his hand still holding the document, and his expression froze.

"Yes, you went on SBS's 'Inkigayo' before, and you even went on stage for a while at the end. That episode of 'Inkigayo' had an average viewership rating 2.3% higher than usual, and the highest real-time viewership rating was 6.1%, which was when you went on stage to chat."

"This shows that you can boost ratings, and I've seen your previous interviews and your performance on 'Inkigayo,' so you have a knack for variety shows. There are also a lot of people online who want to see you on variety shows."

"Your popularity can boost ratings, and you also have a knack for variety shows. The TV station PDs seem to be open to you appearing on their shows, so they've sent invitations to the company."

Park Jin-young smiled at Chen Yan: "How about it, Xiao Yan? Do you want to go? It's nice to go on one once in a while. It can also boost your popularity and influence to some extent. You see, I'm often on variety shows too."

Chen Yan stared at the document in front of him for a while, then shook his head.

"Let's talk about it later. Forget about these two months. I need to focus on the early preparations for miss A's comeback, as well as Suzy's single and Sunmi's comeback. I don't have much time."

To be honest, he is indeed somewhat interested in Peninsula's variety shows, but he doesn't have much time for them right now.

"Okay, then I'll refuse for you. If there are any good options later, I'll tell you."

"Row."

After chatting with Park Jin-young for a while, Chen Yan got up and left, returning to his office.

Sitting in front of the computer, he quickly began to come up with ideas for the title track of missA's album.

After an unknown amount of time, the office suddenly went dark.

The sudden change in light brought Chen Yan back to his senses. He subconsciously looked up at the unlit office lights and then turned to look out the window.

The sky outside the window had darkened, with large patches of dark clouds gathering.

Turning his gaze away, Chen Yan picked up his phone and checked the weather forecast for Qingdao, SD province.

"Thunderstorm."

He muttered something to himself, but didn't pay it any mind. He put down his phone and turned back to continue working on the melody for the title track.

Late at night, in Chen Yan's home in a residential area in Cheongdam-dong.

Chen Yan went into the kitchen, picked up the kettle, and poured himself a glass of water.

As Chen Yan walked out of the kitchen with his water glass, he heard a muffled rumble of thunder. He turned to look out the window, and amidst the patter of rain, a flash of lightning streaked across the sky.

The thunderstorms have stopped and started several times since this morning.

He turned away and walked towards the bedroom.

I had only taken two steps when a bright light flashed in my peripheral vision. The lights in the room seemed to flicker a few times as well.

Chen Yan was startled subconsciously, before he could fully turn his head.

"Click"

A sudden clap of thunder rang in his ears, startling him so much that he instinctively shrank back, his heart skipping a beat.

"Holy crap, this lightning is so powerful!"

Chen Yan glanced slightly out the window, then quickly turned around, walked over and turned off the dining room lights, before hurrying into the bedroom.

I placed the water glass on the bedside table and was about to take off my shoes and get into bed when my phone next to the glass suddenly rang.

He picked up the phone, glanced at the caller ID "sunny诺那", and answered the call.

"Hey, Noona."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone before Lee Soon-kyu's voice came through.

"Xiao Yan, I'm scared~"

(End of this chapter)