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

Chapter 527 Nerve Stabilizers

Upon arriving at the underground parking garage, Chen Yan quickly got into the car, which then drove out and headed in a certain direction.

With his hands on the steering wheel and eyes fixed ahead, his brow remained furrowed as he thought about the phone call he had just made.

The call was from Lee Ji-eun's manager, Bae Jung-han.

They said that Lee Ji-eun was not in good condition at the rehearsal and asked Chen Yan if he could come over if he had time.

Chen Yan immediately agreed and is now heading towards Busan.

However, Pei Zhonghan said on the phone that Li Zhi'en was experiencing psychological problems, which puzzled Chen Yan.

He met the girl just a few days ago and seemed to be in great spirits. How could he suddenly be like this?

The car sped along the road and arrived at the Sajik Gymnasium in Busan more than three hours later.

Lee Ji-eun's concerts tomorrow and the day after will be held here.

Because Pei Zhonghan had given prior notice, the car drove smoothly into the venue's underground parking garage.

After finding a parking space near the agreed-upon elevator entrance and parking his car, Chen Yan got out and quickly walked towards the elevator entrance.

Pei Zhonghan was already waiting there. Upon seeing Chen Yan, he immediately jogged over and said, "Director Chen."

Chen Yan frowned and asked, "What exactly happened, Zhong Hanxi?"

As Pei Zhonghan walked with him into the elevator, he pursed his lips, his tone tinged with self-reproach.

"I don't really know the specifics. I only noticed something was wrong when I was rehearsing with Ji-eun today. She's a little afraid of the camera."

Are you afraid of the camera?

Standing in front of the elevator, Chen Yan asked in surprise upon hearing this.

Pei Zhonghan reached out and pressed the elevator button, then nodded: "Yes, during the rehearsal, when the cameras panned across the room, Zhi En's expression was clearly very unnatural."

"Later I asked her, and she told me that she gets nervous and scared when she sees the camera."

Chen Yan frowned slightly: "Where is Zhi'en now?"

"She was still rehearsing on stage. She insisted on continuing the rehearsal, saying that the concert was tomorrow night and she had to go through the rehearsal today."

Pei Zhonghan sighed helplessly, then frowned and said, "Director-nim, I suspect that Ji-eun's current situation may be related to the attacks by those antis online some time ago."

"Anti-attack?"

"Yes, in August, the ratings for 'You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin' suddenly dropped for two weeks, and the antis on the internet found a reason to start constantly making negative comments online."

“Although I told Ji-eun not to look at those negative comments, I suspect that Ji-eun herself still saw them in private. In addition, Ji-eun was indeed very busy and under a lot of pressure during that period, so perhaps that’s when the problem occurred.”

After learning that Lee Ji-eun was experiencing psychological problems, Bae Jung-han began to reflect on the reasons and finally found the most likely cause.

“Jie-eun just asked me if I could buy some nerve tranquilizers, saying that they should help her. But you need a doctor’s certificate to buy them. I was really worried about her condition, so I called you, Director.”

"Ding"

The elevator arrived at the inner area of ​​the venue, and the two stepped out and walked towards the stage.

As Chen Yan approached, he saw the petite figure standing on the stage.

The girl held a microphone in her hand, and her expression seemed no different from usual. However, when she saw the camera in the middle and the cameraman with a camera passing by in front of her, she became very upset.

Her expression would clearly show tension and unease, her hands hanging at her sides would unconsciously clench, and her singing voice would become noticeably unstable, or even pause, as if she suddenly had difficulty breathing.

Seeing this, Chen Yan knew that the girl's condition was really serious.

What could be more serious than a singer being afraid to stand on stage and not dare to face the camera?

If things go wrong, Lee Ji-eun's career could be ruined.

"Let's stop the rehearsal for now. If we continue, her condition will only get worse."

"Ok."

Pei Zhonghan nodded and immediately shouted loudly towards the stage, "Stop the rehearsal."

The music inside the venue suddenly stopped.

On stage, Lee Ji-eun's tense expression relaxed, and she looked in Bae Jung-han's direction.

Just as he was about to speak, he noticed a familiar figure beside him.

The moment their eyes met, Chen Yan saw the girl pause briefly, then immediately pout and tears welled up in her eyes.

A pang of pain shot through his heart, but a smile appeared on his face. He pointed to the left side of the stage, signaling the girl to come down, and then walked towards her.

As they walked to the left side of the stage, Lee Ji-eun also came down from the stage.

As Chen Yan was about to speak, the girl rushed straight towards him and threw herself into his arms.

The next second, a sob sounded in her arms.

"Oppa, what should I do? Will I never be able to sing again? I'm so scared, what should I do? Waaah~"

Listening to Lee Ji-eun's somewhat incoherent sobs, Chen Yan didn't say anything for a moment, but simply raised his hand to hug her and gently stroked her back again and again.

Behind him, Pei Zhonghan breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

It's good that you were able to cry. Calling Director Chen over was definitely the right thing to do.

He stood there for two seconds, then turned and left.

He's no longer needed here. What he needs to do now is greet the people present and tell them not to spread what they just saw.

Fortunately, the people in the venue are all from our own team, so it's not too troublesome.

Chen Yan remained silent, rhythmically repeating the soothing motion of patting her back.

Lee Ji-eun hugged him tightly, as if she had used all her strength to grasp at the last straw.

After a while, the crying in his arms gradually stopped, but the hands that were tightly wrapped around his waist did not loosen at all.

After waiting a moment, Chen Yan finally spoke, "Zhi'en, shall we go backstage to rest for a while?"

Two seconds later, she nodded her head a few times, her head buried in his chest.

Just as Chen Yan was about to let go of her, the girl tugged at his sleeve, and then spoke through a sniffling sound:

"Oppa, could you cover me up a bit? My eye makeup is definitely ruined now."

Chen Yan paused for a moment, then said softly, "Okay, I'll shield you a bit, but you have to let go of me first, otherwise I'll have to carry you to get going."

The head in her arms nodded a few more times, then she slowly released Chen Yan's waist.

But then a hand immediately grabbed his hand, holding it tightly, as if afraid he would run away at any moment.

Chen Yan smiled and tightly gripped the small hand that was slightly sweaty.

The two then walked slowly ahead, with one walking closely behind and the other keeping his head down, all the way back to the backstage dressing room.

After closing the door to the lounge, Chen Yan led Li Zhi'en to sit down on the sofa.

The girl then looked up at the man beside her.

Just as she was about to speak, she realized something and quickly raised her hand to cover her face.

"Oppa, don't look. My eye makeup is definitely ruined, and my face is probably a complete mess now."

"It's okay, I don't mind. Besides, isn't it a bit late for you to block it now, Ji-eun? I already saw it."

"oppa~"

The girl gave a coquettish laugh.

"Okay, okay, I didn't see it. There should be makeup remover wipes here, right? Where are they? I'll go get them for you." Lee Ji-eun moved her head and gestured in a direction: "They're on the vanity over there."

"Okay, I'll get it for you."

Chen Yan got up and walked to the nearby dressing table. He glanced at it and quickly found the makeup remover wipes and makeup remover.

He took the two items, turned around and sat down next to Lee Ji-eun, then skillfully pulled out a makeup remover wipe, poured some makeup remover on it, and looked up at the girl.

"Give me your hand, I'll wipe it off for you."

Lee Ji-eun paused for a moment, thought for a moment, and obediently removed her hands from her face.

Anyway, this oppa already saw her ugly appearance, so it doesn't matter if she looks bad a little longer. Besides, he said he wouldn't mind.

Chen Yan smiled gently at her, then raised his hand and gently wiped the girl's face.

Lee Ji-eun's eye makeup was indeed smudged; there was a dark patch under her eyes and on her cheeks, making her look like a little kitten.

Under his skillful and gentle movements, for some reason, Lee Ji-eun's initial anxiety and unease were gradually soothed.

She asked blankly, "Oppa, do you often help other people remove their makeup?"

"Well, it's not often. Sometimes Peach will whine and say she doesn't want to move, and ask me to remove her makeup. Later, Yoona and the others started doing the same thing, so that's why I remove her makeup."

"Oh, so oppa, you wear makeup too?"

"how is this possible?"

Chen Yan couldn't help but smile.

Makeup and makeup removal are two different things. Makeup is much more complicated than makeup removal, unlike makeup removal, which can be done by simply wiping with a makeup remover wipe and being careful.

Of course, wiping off makeup with a makeup remover wipe is only the first step in makeup removal; there's also skincare after makeup removal.

However, they will bring the peaches themselves and will not ask him to do it for them.

Asking him to help get makeup remover wipes for a quick makeup removal is just a small, everyday interaction between couples.

"All right."

A few minutes later, Chen Yan withdrew his hand, looked at Li Zhi'en's face, which had become fair again, and smiled with satisfaction.

Just then, a knock sounded on the door.

After Chen Yan responded, Pei Zhonghan opened the door and walked in.

Seeing that Lee Ji-eun's eyes were a little red and swollen, he asked with concern, "Ji-eun, are you alright?"

"I'm much better, Junghan oppa, you don't need to worry."

"That's good."

Pei Zhonghan breathed a sigh of relief, then suggested, "Why don't we rest for today? We still have time to rehearse tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yan noticed that Li Zhi'en's expression tightened significantly, and her hands on her lap immediately clenched tighter.

She was clearly afraid of the rehearsal, but she still stubbornly shook her head: "No, we must rehearse today first. Tomorrow is for final adjustments."

Upon seeing this, Pei Zhonghan opened his mouth and couldn't help but look at Chen Yan.

Chen Yan thought for a moment, then reached out and took Li Zhi'en's hand, saying softly, "Zhi'en, how about this? Let's take a break this morning to get back into shape, and then continue rehearsing this afternoon, okay?"

Lee Ji-eun immediately gripped Chen Yan's hand tightly. Her emotions, which had just stabilized, suddenly crumbled again, and tears welled up in her eyes once more.

“Oppa, I don’t know what’s wrong with me. When I stood on stage this morning, I suddenly became very scared. I got nervous when I saw the camera, and I couldn’t even sing properly.”

"I don't know what's wrong with me. We were fine when we were singing in the recording studio before, weren't we?"

The girl broke down in tears again.

She knew in her heart what this meant: if this problem couldn't be solved, she might never be able to sing on stage again.

Upon seeing this, both Chen Yan and Pei Zhonghan frowned.

After a moment, Pei Zhonghan said, "Ji'en, given your current condition, it's unlikely you can go on stage and complete a concert. I think we should cancel this concert for now."

Before he could finish speaking, Lee Ji-eun interrupted him.

"No, oppa, we can't cancel the concert. The tickets are all sold out, and many fans are on their way. We really can't cancel it. Let me rest for a bit, and I'll definitely be able to go on stage."

The girl's tear-filled eyes even held a pleading quality.

"But."

Pei Zhonghan opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Chen Yan, however, somewhat understood Lee Ji-eun's mindset.

When faced with the possibility of losing something precious, a person's subconscious reaction is to desperately reach out and grab it, trying not to lose it.

For Lee Ji-eun, standing on stage and singing is something she desperately wants to hold onto.

After a moment's hesitation, he gently squeezed the girl's soft little hand a few times. When she looked over, he raised his hand to wipe away the tears on her face and said softly:

"Ji-eun, don't put too much pressure on yourself. Let's rest for a bit and then try again, okay?"

Lee Ji-eun nodded quickly and grabbed Chen Yan's hand tightly: "Okay, I can definitely do it, oppa. You really can't cancel the concert."

"Ok, I know."

As he spoke, Chen Yan gave Pei Zhonghan a look.

Pei Zhonghan nodded helplessly, turned around and left the lounge.

After a moment, Lee Ji-eun's emotions gradually stabilized. She lowered her head and remained silent for a while before suddenly turning to look at Chen Yan, her wet eyes filled with expectation.

"Oppa, can you stay with me for a while?"

Chen Yan paused for a moment, then reached out and ruffled her hair, laughing, "Of course I'll stay and keep you company. I drove for more than three hours to get here. You can't just kick me out after I've only been here for half an hour."

"Thank you oppa."

Lee Ji-eun immediately smiled and hugged Chen Yan again.

Half an hour later, the two came out of the dressing room and returned to the side of the stage.

Before going on stage, Lee Ji-eun subconsciously turned to look at Chen Yan.

Chen Yan smiled gently: "Go ahead, don't be nervous, I'll be watching you from the audience."

Lee Ji-eun pursed her lips, nodded a few times, and then stepped onto the stage.

Standing in the center of the stage, looking at the empty venue, a sense of emptiness and fear washed over the girl once again.

But she gritted her teeth, turned her head and nodded to the band teacher next to her.

Music then began to play inside the venue.

Turning her head to look at the camera in the center, a strange sense of tension washed over her again, and Lee Ji-eun immediately clenched her hands.

Just as she instinctively tried to look away, a moving figure suddenly entered her field of vision.

She walked to a seat in the first row, looked up at her on the stage, and immediately gave her a big smile.

In that instant, like the sunshine after rain dispelling the dark clouds, the sense of emptiness and tension receded like a tide.

Staring at that figure, Lee Ji-eun was momentarily lost in thought, and it took her a while to come back to her senses before a bright smile suddenly appeared on her face.

It seems she's found her tranquilizer.

(End of this chapter)