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

Chapter 566 Jessica Jung's Indirect Compromise
The next morning, at Jessica Jung's home.

Two doors facing each other opened simultaneously, and Jessica Jung and Krystal Jung each walked out of their respective rooms.

Their eyes met, and they both paused for a moment after noticing the rather heavy dark circles under each other's eyes.

"Unnie, did you not sleep well last night?"

"Oh, I don't know why, but I have trouble sleeping."

Jessica Jung forced a smile and replied.

Actually, she spent the whole night thinking about how to tell Krystal what she had already decided.

"Krystal, didn't you sleep well either?"

"Oh, it's just that I can't fall asleep even with my eyes closed."

Krystal scratched her slightly messy hair and casually told a lie.

Actually, she deliberately stayed up very late last night scrolling through her phone before going to sleep.

She had to act like she was heartbroken and hadn't had a good rest.

The girl also knew that Jessica's lack of sleep was definitely because she was thinking about her and Chen Yan.

Although she felt a little sorry for her, she had no choice but to make Jessica suffer a little longer for the sake of her plan's success.

The two quickly finished washing up and made some toast with milk for breakfast.

Tear off a small piece of toast and put it in her mouth. Krystal glanced at Jessica beside her, thought for a moment, and then said:

"Ernie."

"Ok?"

"My birthday is in a couple of days. I don't have any filming plans or schedules that night. I'm thinking of inviting Chen Yan over to my house that day and having a good talk with him. I want to find out what he's really thinking."

After she finished speaking, she began to observe her unnie's reaction.

This was a test for her, a test to see if her plan from last night had worked.

This time is different from the last time she went to the Western restaurant. This time she plans to invite Chen Yan directly to her home, and in front of Jessica Jung, she will tell him that she wants to find out what Chen Yan really thinks of her.

The two can represent completely different levels.

Moreover, she was also showing her attitude to her unnie: even if Chen Yan keeps her distance from me, I don't intend to give up.

Jessica Jung paused in her chewing motion, remained silent for a few seconds, and then replied:
"Okay, I know. I'm free that day too. Xiaoyan and I can celebrate your birthday together then."

She paused for a moment, then added, "You can have a good talk with Xiaoyan later, don't worry too much about me."

She spent the whole night thinking about how to bring it up with Soo-jung and tell her that she had figured it out.

Now that Krystal herself brought it up, she might as well take this opportunity to express her stance.

Jessica Jung felt that she had made her point very clearly in the second half of her statement.

She couldn't say anything more obvious.

While speaking, Jessica Jung kept her head slightly lowered and did not look up at Krystal Jung.

Although she figured out a lot last night, she still needs some time to adapt and accept it.

Beside her, Krystal Jung paused instinctively, staring blankly at her unnie for two seconds.

She certainly understood what Jessica meant by what she had just said.

This happiness came so suddenly that Jessica actually came to her senses!

This is far, far better than the outcome she envisioned when she conceived the plan.

Realizing what was happening, she forcibly suppressed her inner elation, but still couldn't help replying in a slightly light voice:
"Okay~, thank you unnie."

Jessica Jung paused again while chewing, still not looking up, and said in a flat voice:
"Eat quickly, you still have to go to the film set to shoot later."

After saying that, I felt inexplicably relieved.

"it is good."

The two quickly finished breakfast, went out, got into their respective vans, and began their work for the day.

As the van next to her slowly drove away, Krystal Jung finally broke into a genuine smile.

She immediately took out her phone, opened Kakao, clicked on a pinned profile picture, and her fingers flew across the virtual keyboard.

The plan was a success!!!

Pushing open the office door, Chen Yan walked towards his desk while replying to Jung Soo-jung's messages on his phone, a smile on his face.

Even through the screen, he could feel the little iceberg's happiness and excitement.

Of course, he was very happy that the plan succeeded.

It would be best if we could get through Jessica Jung's sister's ordeal safely.

Clingy Little Iceberg: Anyway, Jessica has basically accepted our relationship now. See you at home in a couple of days for my birthday.

Chen Yan was about to reply to the message.

At that moment, Krystal Jung sent another message.

Clingy Little Iceberg: Someone should know what my birthday is, right? [Staring]

Unable to suppress a soft chuckle, Chen Yan typed a reply: Oh, I really don't know, it shouldn't be October 24th, right?

Clingy Little Iceberg: Hmph~ You'd better prepare a birthday present.

Chen Yan: I've been prepared for this for a long time.

Clingy Little Iceberg: What gift did you prepare? [Sparkling eyes]

Chen Yan: I won't tell you~
Clingy Little Iceberg: Hmph~ Fine, I won't tell you then. I'll find out in a couple of days anyway.

Chen Yan chatted back and forth with Krystal Jung until she arrived at the film set, at which point he put down his phone.

He reached out and turned on the computer, then suddenly smiled again.

He was somewhat relieved that none of the family members shared the same birthday.

Kim Tae-yeon and Tao's birthdays are both in March, but one is at the beginning of the month and the other at the end.

Jessica Jung is the only one whose birthday is in April.

There are three people born in May: Lim Yoona, Lee Soon-kyu, and Lee Ji-eun.

Lee Soon-kyu and Lee Ji-eun share the same birthday, May 15th and May 16th respectively.

The remaining ones are Bae Suzy and Jung Soo-jung, both in October, about half a month apart.

Thankfully, none of them share the same birthday, otherwise it would be really difficult to handle, as it would be a problem to choose who to accompany.

Suppressing his somewhat inexplicable thoughts, Chen Yan opened the drawer and took out a USB drive.

I dragged the demo file of "some" from my computer to a USB drive, then got up and left the office.

He and Park Jin-young agreed last night that he would play the song "Some" for him.

In Park Jin-young's office.

After "Some" finished playing, Park Jin-young stopped his physical movements, clapped his hands, looked at Chen Yan opposite him, and smiled:
"Wow, this song is really good. Xiaoyan, if you and Suzy sing it, it definitely has the potential to be a huge hit."

"Thank you, Brother Zhenying."

"We'll find some time to have a meeting and discuss it in the next couple of days. My idea is that it would be best to release a mini album, otherwise it would be a bit unfair to the quality of this song."

Chen Yan thought for a moment and nodded.

Releasing a mini-album wouldn't be a problem, since the process isn't very complicated anyway.

He also understood Park Jin-young's thinking: if you can foresee making more money, why not take it?

"But Brother Zhenying, let's skip the music promotion, it takes too much time."

Park Jin-young smiled and said, "No problem. Then she won't go, but the song will be promoted. This will be good for Suzy's career."

There are instances where groups or singers win first place on music shows even without having a dedicated music performance stage, thanks to their outstanding digital music sales and strong fan base.

"Okay, then we'll do it your way, brother."

"Hmm, Xiaoyan, do you have a general idea about when to release the song?"

"Well, my idea is to put it at the beginning of next year, because IU and I might release a single in December, and the timing isn't quite right."

"That's it."

Park Jin-young nodded thoughtfully: "Okay, let's tentatively set it for early next year, and decide on the specific date later. We can start doing some preparatory work first."

"it is good."

After finishing their business, the two started chatting about other topics.

At this moment, as if remembering something, Park Jin-young looked at Chen Yan and smiled:

"Xiao Yan, the episode of Running Man you participated in has generated a lot of buzz and discussion. It dominated Naver's trending list last night."

Chen Yan smiled upon hearing this.

Last night's episode of Running Man was indeed very popular, and he also noticed what Park Jin-young said.

Last night, the top spots on Naver's trending list were completely dominated by running-man related entries. [1. Chen Yan running-man]
2. Chen Yan's Ideal World Cup
3. Chen Yan and Bae Suzy collaborated on a single.

4. Chen Yan and IU's collaboration single
5. Chen Yan invited Kim Tae-yeon to sing the OST for the drama.
6. Kim Ah-young - Chen Yan's Ideal Type World Cup Champion
7. The mystery guest on Running Man is Chen Yan.
8. Chen Yan: I've kissed Kim Tae-yeon, Im Yoon-ah, and Bae Suzy.

9. Running Man Idol Emperor Special
10. Girls' Generation Running Man
11. Kim Jong-kook danced to Girl's Day's "Something".

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Even now, several of these topics are still trending on Naver's hot search list, and many netizens are still discussing them.

Last night, PD Zhao Xiaozhen even called Chen Yan to share the good news, saying that the average viewership rating for this episode reached 16.8%.

Compared to the previous episode, this episode's ratings increased by more than 5%, and he expressed his deepest gratitude.

The guest lineup and some segments of this episode of Running Man certainly have a lot to discuss.

The opening dance performance by six popular groups immediately drew cheers from the audience, who exclaimed that the lineup was indeed as rumored online—a true powerhouse.

These six girl groups are basically the six most popular groups on the peninsula right now.

Many people even joked that the Running Man production team wasn't planning to film any shows for the next two months, yet they dared to spend so much money to invite all six groups.

Then, when the audience saw Chen Yan, a popular music producer, appear as a mystery guest, the level of surprise immediately rose to another level, making them even more excited for this episode.

The rest of the program was indeed excellent.

Whether it was Chen Yan and Lee Kwang-soo playing the "Ideal Type World Cup" game, or the famous scene in the swimming pool where Peach, Jung Soo-jung, and Bae Suzy teamed up to stop Lee Kwang-soo and the others, or the five-second Q&A game later where Chen Yan said he had kissed Kim Tae-yeon, Im Yoon-ah, and Bae Suzy, all of these moments made the audience exclaim how wonderful they were.

Of course, the audience only took the fact that he had kissed three different people as a joke.

Many netizens went to Chen Yan's comment section and jokingly asked him what it felt like to kiss each of the three people.

In response, Chen Yan said, "How could I tell you that?"

Anyway, he really did kiss them all.

Among the netizens and fans of various groups or artists, the most excited were the fans of Kim Tae-yeon, Bae Suzy, and Lee Ji-eun.

Because Chen Yan said on the show that he has three works and will collaborate with these three people later.

Fans of the three rushed to Chen Yan's post comment section, urging him to quickly upload the song.

Bae Suzy's fans, in particular, were the most excited.

Unlike Kim Tae-yeon's OST and Lee Ji-eun's co-written song, which are still unfinished, Chen Yan and Bae Suzy's collaboration is already completed, and even a demo is available.

These fans flooded Chen Yan's social media comments section with messages of 10,000 people begging him to release the song, saying they would do anything if he did.

Chen Yan naturally did not respond to this.

Sometimes you have to hook a few fans.

In short, last night's episode of Running Man was undoubtedly a huge hit.

Chen Yan's own SNS account has seen a surge in followers, now approaching 16.

Besides himself, Kim Ah-young and Jung Eun-ji, who received extra attention because of the ideal World Cup game, also saw their popularity soar overnight. They both called him last night to express their gratitude.

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

He sat down at his desk and quickly immersed himself in creating the OST for "My Love from the Star".

This is the OST he promised to give to Kim Tae-yeon's older sister, so it's best to finish it as soon as possible.

Around 1 p.m., Chen Yan, who had eaten lunch in the company cafeteria, returned to his office for a short nap before getting up and leaving the office again.

I promised to visit Lee Ji-eun on set, so I'll go this afternoon.

If we don't go now, that girl's comeback will be over.

The black Mercedes sports car drove out of the underground parking garage and then headed towards the MBC Dream Center.

Today, Lee Ji-eun is promoting her music on MBC's "Show Champion".

The song "Pink High Heels" achieved equally impressive results on music shows and digital music charts.

Last week, the same week the song officially began its promotional run, "Pink High Heels" swept all five music shows, including those on the three major television networks, demonstrating its overwhelming popularity.

Upon arriving at the MBC Dream Center, Chen Yan parked his car on the side of the road and met Pei Zhonghan, whom he had contacted in advance, at a side entrance of the venue.

Following him into the backstage of "Show Champion," just like other TV music shows, the corridor was filled with male and female idols and their managers.

Upon seeing Chen Yan, everyone immediately bowed at a 90-degree angle to greet him.

Amidst the greetings and salutations of passersby, Chen Yan walked to the door of Lee Ji-eun's waiting room.

Upon entering the waiting room, the girl was sitting on the sofa, looking down at her phone.

Hearing the door open, she looked up instinctively and her eyes lit up with surprise when she saw Chen Yan.

"Oppa! What brings you here?"

"I'm here to visit you on set and show my support. If I don't come soon, I'm afraid someone will write this down in their little notebook."

Chen Yan chuckled and made a joke, glancing at Li Zhi'en in front of him.

The girl was wearing a black short skirt, and a large expanse of her fair thighs was visible beneath the hem; her beautiful legs were almost dazzlingly white.

The dress features sheer fabric on the arms and other areas, adding a touch of subtle sexiness.

She was also wearing a pair of red high heels, which amplified her overall sexiness, and her outfit perfectly matched the concept and style of the new album.

"This outfit is beautiful."

"Hehe~"

Hearing her oppa's praise, Lee Ji-eun chuckled and pulled Chen Yan to sit down on the sofa again.

The two sat and chatted for a while. Suddenly, the girl thought of something, got up, walked to the canvas bag she had brought, and took out her lyric book.

She sat down next to Chen Yan, turned to a page in the lyric book, and handed it to him.

"Oppa, look, this is a new song I wrote."

Chen Yan took it and looked at it.

Will Monday be very busy?

Will Tuesday also seem rushed?

"Wednesday feels a bit ambiguous."

Every second was so sweet.

What's wrong with this man?

"If I don't fall in love soon, I won't be able to resist."

After reading the lyrics, a hint of surprise flashed in Chen Yan's eyes.

This is a very complete poem.

He looked up at the girl.

Lee Ji-eun chuckled and explained, "I actually wrote the first two lines of this song a long time ago, but I haven't had any inspiration for the rest."

"But after I finished recording Running Man on Monday, I suddenly had an inspiration and changed the first two lines of the lyrics. I finished writing the lyrics in just a few hours. What do you think, oppa?"

Chen Yan looked down at the lyrics again and smiled: "Well written."

The girl blinked and said, "Oppa, this is a song for a duet, so..."

She didn't finish her sentence, but Chen Yan knew exactly what she wanted to say.

"You want me to sing the male part again, don't you?"

Lee Ji-eun didn't reply, she just stared straight at him.

She didn't believe her oppa hadn't realized it was a love confession song, and she certainly didn't want to sing it with another man.

Seeing this, Chen Yan decided not to tease her anymore and said with a doting smile, "Okay, I'll sing with you."

"Hehe~"

Lee Ji-eun was immediately happy.

“Oppa, I plan to include 'Palette,' which we wrote together, and this song in the re-released album in December.”

"Should we put them all out?"

“Well, after Running Man aired last night, my fans said they wanted to hear the song that I collaborated with oppa on as soon as possible, so I plan to put it in.”

Chen Yan nodded: "You can decide for yourself, but I probably won't have time to accompany you to the music show, Zhi En."

Lee Ji-eun smiled and waved her hand; "It's okay, oppa, I have a drama filming to do then, so I won't have time to perform on music shows."

The two then sat in the waiting room and continued chatting about various topics until "The Champion Show" was about to officially air. Only then did Chen Yan say goodbye to Lee Ji-eun and get up to leave the waiting room.

The girl had other plans afterward and couldn't go home with him.

In the following days, Chen Yan and his family continued to be busy with their own things.

In the blink of an eye, it was October 24th.

That is, on Krystal Jung's birthday.

(End of this chapter)