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

Chapter 511 Something's Wrong with Krystal

Knowing that today was a script reading session, Krystal Jung had been mentally preparing herself on the way here.

She was thinking about what to say and do when she met Lin Yoona so that she could hide her feelings for Chen Yan.

She hasn't confessed her feelings to Chen Yan yet, so she can't let this older sister know.

This unnie is too smart; she'll notice even the slightest hint.

She and Lim Yoona actually have a pretty good relationship. Every time they meet, they chat happily for a while.

But now, just thinking about meeting this unnie makes her more nervous than anything else.

There's nothing I can do; my intentions weren't pure.

Although he knew that even if Yoona found out, she probably wouldn't do anything, and if he told her not to tell Jessica, she wouldn't say anything anyway.

But she was just afraid.

After all, she's the official wife, and I'm just a concubine who hasn't even entered the family yet.

So, in order to prepare for this meeting and not let this unnie see anything, Jung Soo-jung had been giving herself mental suggestions in the car.

I don't like Chen Yan, I don't like Chen Yan, I don't like Chen Yan.

She repeated the self-suggestion she had in mind three more times to try and temporarily forget that she liked Chen Yan.

Krystal Jung breathed a sigh of relief and composed herself. At that moment, Yoona walked up to her.

Looking at her younger sister, who bore a striking resemblance to her, she smiled and said:

"Let's go up together."

"it is good."

The two walked towards the elevator. Yoona looked natural and poised, and Krystal's expression showed no unusualness, but her small hands, which were holding her bag, never relaxed.

Ugh, all that mental preparation for nothing, huh? Don't be nervous.

She cursed herself inwardly, then took a few deep breaths to calm herself down.

Standing in front of the elevator, Lim Yoona reached out and pressed the button, waiting for the elevator to come down.

She glanced at the girl next to her and started a conversation: "Krystal, you guys are still in your comeback period, right?"

"Yeah, but we'll only be promoting our songs until this weekend, we won't be promoting them next week."

Krystal Jung nodded, her voice slightly softer than usual: "I have to start filming a movie, and it clashes with 'Growl,' so there's no point in us continuing to promote the song."

"Yes, indeed, the momentum of 'Roar' is really too strong right now."

Yoona responded and walked into the elevator with Krystal Jung. As if she had thought of something, a smile appeared on her face.

"It's quite interesting, actually. All of your songs and EXO's songs are composed by Chen Yan. I've seen this being discussed online a lot these past few days."

Jung Soo-jung, standing next to her, paused slightly in her breathing.

Why did Chen Yan appear before we'd even exchanged three sentences?

She had anticipated this situation, after all, Chen Yan was so closely connected to their lives that it was very likely that the conversation would turn to Chen Yan.

But she didn't expect to start talking about it so quickly.

But it's okay, it's just normal chatting.

The girl composed herself and said, "Yeah, Chen Yan is trending on social media every day now. He's more popular than many A-list celebrities."

As she spoke, she glanced at Yoona, who was smiling, and pursed her lips.

"You must be quite proud of Chen Yan's achievements."

She could hear a distinct sense of pride in what this unnie had just said.

That's true. How could you not be proud when someone you admire has achieved such a result?

Yoona blinked her doe-like eyes, turned to look at Krystal Jung, and smiled, "Of course I feel proud."

Logically speaking, as reborn individuals, she and Kim Tae-yeon had already experienced the storm stirred up by "Growl" in their previous lives, so they shouldn't have much emotional fluctuation when looking at this matter in this life, which they already knew the outcome of.

But now the one stirring up this storm is their own man, so their emotions are now rising and falling with the storm outside.

However, her emotions have changed from the shock she felt as an observer of this storm in her past life to the immense pride and joy she feels for her man now.

"But I won't show it in front of him. He can be quite arrogant sometimes."

Seeing Yoona's bright smile, Krystal Jung's heart was stirred again.

Their relationship is really good; they seem to be not only lovers but also family.

She had experienced this feeling before, but it was always when there were many people present.

But this time, it was just her and Yoona in the small space of the elevator, so the feeling was clearer and more distinct than ever before.

As she pondered this, a faint smile suddenly appeared on the girl's lips.

But isn't that good? That's one of the reasons I made up my mind to join, isn't it?

Just then, Yoona's voice suddenly rang in her ear: "What are you laughing at, Krystal?"

Upon hearing this, Krystal Jung's heart tightened instantly, and the smile on her lips vanished in an instant.

He turned his head blankly and met Lin Yoona's bright, doe-like eyes, which held a hint of curiosity.

Her brain raced for a moment, and the next second, she forced a smile: "It's nothing, I'm just a little envious of the relationship between you and Chen Yan."

You really have to be extra careful when dealing with this unnie, otherwise it's really easy for her to notice something.

It's all your fault, you stubborn mouth, why are you pouting like that?

And you, you heartless bastard, I've given you so many psychological suggestions, told you I don't like Chen Yan anymore, how come you still can't control yourself?

Hearing her words, Lim Yoona's doe eyes curved into crescents.

"Don't be envious, you'll meet someone like that in the future, Krystal."

"Hmm~"

Krystal Jung smiled and nodded.

I've already met someone, but I don't know if you'll agree, Unnie.

I think so. There's no reason why Suzy and the others can do it, but I can't.

"Ding"

The elevator reached the fifth floor, and the two of them stepped out one after the other and walked towards the conference room where the script discussion meeting was to be held.

"But Soojung."

"Huh? What's wrong, unnie?"

Lin Yoona looked at her and smiled, "You have to be more careful when you're out in the future. You can't call Chen Yan by his name directly. If someone with ulterior motives hears it, they'll talk nonsense. It's fine to call him that in private though."

Krystal paused for a moment, then pursed her lips slightly: "I know, unnie. I only call him that when there are familiar people around. Otherwise, I always call him oppa."

"That's good."

The two walked to the conference room door and pushed it open.

There were only a few crew members inside; the rest of the crew hadn't arrived yet. These two were the first two actors to arrive. After greeting a few crew members, the two walked to the first and second seats on the right and sat down, corresponding to the positions of the female lead and the second female lead.

The two chairs in the middle are for the screenwriter and director.

The Peninsula TV series adopts a screenwriter-centric system, in which screenwriters have more power and status than directors to some extent.

After they sat down, they didn't chat. Instead, they each took out their scripts and started reading, exchanging a few words from time to time.

As a result of this exchange, Krystal discovered that Yoona unnie had a much better understanding of the script and the character than she had.

Even her understanding of the character "Li Baona" was better than her own. There were several aspects that Li Baona had not thought of, which gave her a sudden sense of enlightenment.

Sensing the surprise and subtle admiration in her younger sister's eyes, Little Deer narrowed her deer eyes, feeling a little smug.

Don't be ridiculous. I didn't waste all those years in my past life, not to mention she watched the whole show in her past life.

"Unnie, you're amazing!"

"Oh, not really. I'm older than you, after all. When you get to my age, your understanding of some things will naturally improve."

"Oh."

Krystal Jung nodded as if she understood, her expression thoughtful.

So that's why Yoona unnie is willing to live with Taeyeon unnie and Sulli.

Because he is four years older than me, his understanding of this kind of thing is different from mine.

So the reason I ended up in the pre-selected fourth position is because I was younger?
Tsk, why couldn't my dad and mom have had me a few years earlier and switched my birth order with Jessica's?

In that case, I could not only be Jessica's older sister, but also bully her however I wanted.

Even with Chen Yan, I might be the first one.

There are some things that my 94 self would struggle with for a long time, but my 89 self might not.

In that case, Taeyeon unnie's position might already belong to her.

Yoona, standing next to her, was unaware of Krystal's somewhat peculiar thought process. She glanced at the girl, but her mind was elsewhere.

Jessica said she would find time in a few days to tell Krystal about her relationship with Chen Yan. I wonder how she will react then.

I think the outcome should be good, after all, Xiujing and Chen Yan have gotten along quite well during this time, and Xiujing doesn't reject the relationship between the group of people.

She was just saying in the elevator that she envied her relationship with Chen Yan.

etc.
envious?
Lin Yoona was taken aback.

If you simply envy the relationship between her and Chen Yan, then of course there's no problem.

The key issue is that Krystal knows about her relationship with Chen Yan and Taeyeon.

It's a different story when a girl envies the relationship between a man and several women.

Thinking of this, Lim Yoona couldn't help but slightly furrow her brows.

If it were someone else, then there wouldn't be any problem.

But Krystal is different; she knows her younger sister's personality.

I have an extreme aversion to scumbags. It's already pretty good that I can get along normally with Chen Yan as friends now, but I can't possibly envy him.

Someone who used to hate scumbags is now saying they envy a scumbag's relationships with several women.
Yoona's brows furrowed slightly.

Maybe I'm just being too sensitive.

But, it's better to be safe than sorry.

She glanced at Krystal Jung, who was looking down at her script, and thought for a moment before deciding to try speaking up.

At that moment, the conference room door was pushed open again, and Lee Min-ho, the male lead of the drama, walked in.

Seeing this, Lim Yoona swallowed back the words she was about to say.

Let's wait until the script discussion ends and then find an opportunity.

Putting aside their thoughts for the moment, Yoona and Krystal stood up and greeted Lee Min-ho. The three exchanged a few polite words before sitting down in their respective seats.

Before long, the other main actors, screenwriters, and directors of the production team arrived one after another, and the empty seats in the meeting room gradually filled up.

Director Kang Shin-hyo, seated in the middle, saw that all the main cast and crew members had arrived. He turned to exchange a few words with screenwriter Kim Eun-sook beside him, then turned to look at everyone and said:

"Now that everyone is here, let's officially begin our first script discussion for 'The Heirs.' Next, we'd like to invite the lead actors to introduce themselves and explain the roles they play."

Lee Min-ho then stood up first to introduce himself, followed by Im Yoon-a.

After introducing herself, she sat down again and watched the other lead actors stand up one after another. Her feelings were somewhat complicated.

Because she roughly knew the fates of the main actors present over the next twelve years.

Lee Min-ho, who is directly opposite, became popular all over Asia again with the drama "The Heirs", but his popularity declined a lot after he returned from military service. The dramas he filmed in the following years also received a mediocre response.

Furthermore, if things had progressed according to the normal timeline, the other party should have already been dating Bae Suzy by now, and this would have been revealed by Dispatch.

But now...
The rabbit has already been lured away by her husband.

Thinking of this, Lim Yoona couldn't help but find it a little funny, and secretly glanced at the other person's head.

Hmm, there's no green light.

Looking at Kim Woo-bin next to him, he also became incredibly popular because of this drama, but later he was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer and went into seclusion for several years while undergoing treatment. Fortunately, he was successfully cured and resumed his activities.

Kim Woo-bin is a pretty good person. If there's a suitable opportunity later, I might remind him to take care of his health.

Then look at Kim Ji-won sitting next to Jung Soo-jung.

When the other person stood up to introduce themselves, they still looked a bit reserved and blushed.

Looking at the girl's youthful appearance, what came to mind for Lim Yoona was the cool and sassy image of Hong Hae-in in "Queen of Tears".

A few years later, this girl also became a sensation in Southeast Asia thanks to that same drama.

But when she thought of the drama "Queen of Tears," she couldn't help but think of the male lead, Kim Soo-hyun, and the smile on her lips immediately diminished.

That guy is a heartless scoundrel.

The drama that made the other party a huge star, "My Love from the Star," was originally scheduled to air on SBS at the end of the year, and filming would begin soon.

However, I don't know if it's some kind of butterfly effect from my rebirth with Taeyeon unnie, but her scandals were exposed a few days ago and can't be suppressed.

Then Jun Ji-hyun, who was cast as the female lead, strongly demanded that the production team and the TV station replace the male lead, otherwise she would quit the role.

The TV station and production team are in a real bind and are urgently looking for a new male lead.

Thinking of this, Lim Yoona's mood brightened again.

After the lead actors finished their self-introductions, the script reading session officially began. She also put aside any extraneous thoughts and devoted herself wholeheartedly to it.

The script reading session temporarily came to an end after more than three hours.

The lead actors stood up one after another, bowed to the screenwriter and director to say goodbye, and then left the conference room.

At that moment, screenwriter Kim Eun-sook called out to Lim Yoon-ah.

"Yoona-ssi, please wait a moment."

(End of this chapter)