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

Chapter 567 J: Xiao Yan, why don't you stay at home tonight? K: Excited!

It's 5:30 PM, time to leave work.

Chen Yan got up on time, left the office, went to the underground parking garage, started the car, drove out of the garage, and headed towards the South District of the city.

He's going to celebrate Krystal Jung's birthday.

Actually, he's a little nervous right now.

There are only the three of them today, so any action they take could be magnified. It's hard to know how much Jessica Jung's older sister can accept this, so it's better to be cautious.

With some inexplicable thoughts in mind, the car arrived near Jessica Jung's house nearly half an hour later.

Chen Yan first bought some groceries at a nearby supermarket before driving his car into the underground parking garage of the residential complex.

Little Iceberg sent him a message in the morning, saying she wanted to eat his cooking that evening.

He certainly had to comply with the birthday celebrant's request.

After parking the car in the parking space, Chen Yan unbuckled his seatbelt.

"Adu"

A message notification tone suddenly sounded.

I reached for my phone; it was a message from Krystal Jung.

Clingy Little Iceberg: Where are you?

Chen Yan typed a reply: It's in the underground parking garage of your residential complex.

After replying, he took a picture of the elevator entrance not far away and sent it to Little Iceberg.

Clingy Little Iceberg: Then don't go up yet. Jessica is at home now, and I'll be home soon. Let's discuss this first so we don't give ourselves away.

Chen Yan: Okay.

He sat in the car, chatting with Jung Soo-jung while waiting for her to come back.

About ten minutes later, a nanny van slowly stopped not far from Chen Yan's car.

The car door opened, and a tall figure jumped out. After the van drove away, she immediately turned her head and began to search.

Chen Yan turned on his hazard lights, and upon seeing Jung Soo-jung, his eyes crinkled into a smile as he quickly walked over.

After opening the car door and getting in, the girl took off her mask, revealing a delicate face to Chen Yan.

Chen Yan reached out and gently tidied her bangs, smiling tenderly.

"Are you tired from filming today?"

"I'm not tired. The filming went smoothly these past two days, and I also had Yoona unnie helping me."

Krystal shook her head, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Chen Yan.

This is what dating should be like. She hadn't seen this man for more than ten days, and she actually missed him a little.

"So what are your thoughts? Tell me."

"Well, I plan to send Jessica a message first, telling her that I've already told you that she agrees to our relationship."

Chen Yan was taken aback: "So direct?"

"Yes, it's better to be direct. Otherwise, once we go up there, we'll have to be careful about everything, and it'll be easy for us to give ourselves away."

Krystal pouted as she spoke, "And I wasn't wrong, Jessica has already agreed to our relationship, she just hasn't said it outright."

"Besides, if you don't say that, what kind of performance are you planning to put on later? With your acting skills, are you sure you won't give yourself away?"

Chen Yan gave an awkward laugh.

His acting skills are indeed not very good, on par with Kim Tae-yeon and Jessica Jung.

Krystal gave him an adorable wrinkle on her nose and took out her phone: "I'll message Jessica right now."

"So how should I act later?"

“You don’t need to act. Just act like you know Jessica doesn’t object to our relationship, that you do have feelings for me, but that you’re a little nervous and guilty in front of Jessica.”

"Oh."

Chen Yan nodded.

This is indeed his current state; he doesn't need to act at all.

"Okay, it's been sent."

After sending the message, Krystal put down her phone, turned to Chen Yan and smiled, "Let's wait about ten minutes before going up, to give Jessica some time to react and prepare."

"it is good."

The car was silent for a few seconds.

Krystal looked at Chen Yan's profile and pursed her lips slightly: "Have you missed me these past few days?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the girl blushed.

Chen Yan was stunned for a moment, then saw her slightly flushed face and couldn't help but chuckle.

The little iceberg has turned into a small volcano again.

He didn't reply, but simply reached out his right hand, gently pulled the girl's head close, and captured her warm, pink lips in his mouth.

Upstairs, at Jessica Jung's home.

"Adu"

A message notification sounded.

Her slightly unfocused pupils refocused, and Jessica Jung turned to look at her phone next to her, then picked it up and glanced at it.

But after opening her phone and seeing the details, her eyes widened instantly.

Crystal: Jessica, I told Chen Yan that you agreed to our relationship, and he agreed to come to my house for my birthday. I'll be home soon.

Jessica Jung suddenly sat up straight.

Why did Krystal just tell Xiaoyan directly?!

And when did I say I agreed?
Even if what I said that day did have some of that meaning, why did you have to be so direct?

A hint of panic flashed in Jessica Jung's eyes.

If that's the case, how should I face Xiaoyan when he comes later? What kind of attitude should I adopt?

"Seriously, you kissed all my lipstick off. Why did you kiss me for so long? Did you miss me that much?"

Hearing the girl's mutterings, Chen Yan, who was wiping his mouth with a wet wipe, was both amused and exasperated.

"However, I remember that your response was very enthusiastic, and you didn't seem to want to stop at all."

Krystal paused in her act of applying lipstick in front of the small mirror, then turned her head away.

Without saying a word, he just stared at someone with his eyes slightly narrowed.

Seeing this, Chen Yan immediately raised his hands in surrender: "It's because I missed you so much that I couldn't bear to stop."

Hmph~ That's more like it.

You really do miss me more, don't you? You were the one who kissed me first.

With a pout and a soft hum, the girl withdrew her dangerous gaze and turned back to focus on applying her lipstick.

A moment later, she put away the small mirror: "Okay."

"Hmm, can you check if there are any marks left on my lips?"

"No."

After carefully examining Chen Yan's lips, Jung Soo-jung replied.

"Shall we go up now?"

"Well, it's about time, let's go."

After tidying up their clothes and checking themselves, the two opened the car door, got out, took the groceries from the trunk, and headed towards the elevator.

"Didi"

The sound of a password being entered came from the front door, and Jessica Jung, who was sitting on the sofa, tensed up slightly.

"Let me get you your slippers."

"it is good."

Upon hearing two familiar voices, her eyes widened and she instinctively stood up.

Did Xiujing and Xiaoyan come back together?

Her inner tension intensified immediately. She grabbed her pants, took a deep breath, and then walked towards the entrance.

Krystal Jung had just changed her shoes when she saw Jessica Jung at the entrance and greeted her with a smile: "Jessica."

Then, before she could speak, he explained, "Chen Yan and I arrived one after the other, so we came up together."

Chen Yan, standing next to Jessica Jung, gave her a noticeably awkward smile: "Noona."

This is precisely his most natural expression right now, without a trace of acting.

"Ah."

Jessica Jung pursed her lips and gave a soft reply, her right hand, hanging by her side, gently fiddling with the seam of her trousers. When Krystal Jung and Chen Yan walked up to her, the strange feeling in her heart instantly reached its peak.

The room fell silent for a moment, and none of the three spoke.

Jessica Jung pursed her lips, her eyes somewhat unfocused.

You guys should say something! I don't know what to say. Please don't make this atmosphere so awkward.

Krystal Jung had a faint smile on her lips, seemingly unaware of the increasingly awkward atmosphere.

A sly smile flashed in his eyes as he secretly watched Jessica Jung.

Jessica looks really interesting.

No, I need to watch it a little longer. It's a pity I can't record it with my phone.

As for Chen Yan...

He adheres to the principle of speaking less, because the more you speak, the more mistakes you make.

Jessica Jung was in a state of turmoil. Her delicate white toes twitched restlessly inside her slippers, as if they were about to dig into the ground.

Glancing at Chen Yan, who stood silently to the side like a bystander, she was immediately filled with anger and said irritably:

"What are you doing standing here with the ingredients? Go cook."

Judging from the way he walked in just now, you can tell he's interested in Soojung.

That scoundrel actually developed feelings for Soo-jung.

He's the one who's made me feel so awkward!

"Hey, good."

Chen Yan subconsciously agreed and turned to walk skillfully toward the kitchen.

Seeing this, Krystal Jung wanted to laugh, but was too embarrassed to laugh out loud.

After saying that to Chen Yan, Jessica Jung seemed to regain her composure. She glared at Krystal Jung, who was trying not to laugh, and turned to walk back to the living room.

Krystal Jung followed and sat down a little distance away from her.

The two of them just watched TV, neither of them saying a word for a while.

Two minutes later, Jessica glanced at Krystal, who was grinning from ear to ear and even peeling an orange, pursed her lips, and said:

"What did you say to Xiaoyan?"

Krystal Jung put a segment of orange into her mouth: "I was afraid he would find another excuse to avoid me, so I directly texted him and said that it was you, Unnie, who asked him to come and celebrate my birthday."

She swallowed the orange pulp and continued, "Then I asked him directly if he liked me, and told him not to worry too much, and that you don't object to our relationship, Unnie."

Jessica Jung immediately retorted, "When did I ever say I wasn't against it?"

Turning to look at her, Krystal blinked and said, "Didn't you tell me that morning, unnie, that I should have a good talk with Chen Yan and not worry too much about you? Doesn't that mean you don't object to us?"

"I...I was..."

Jessica Jung stammered for a long time, but couldn't utter a single word.

Okay, I did mean that.

But you can't just tell Xiaoyan directly like that.

That would make it seem like you're eagerly offering something for free.

In our family, one freebie is enough; if two of us were to be given away for free, it would be a disgrace to the family.

She now seriously suspects that if she hadn't been home today, these two might have dared to kiss directly, or even...
Krystal Jung: We kissed downstairs just now, and our lips almost got swollen from the kiss.

Knowing that her unnie was being stubborn, Krystal smiled and continued, "I also made him tell the truth, that I just wanted an answer, and if he really didn't like me, then I wouldn't bother him anymore."

A smile then appeared on the girl's lips, and her voice became noticeably lighter: "Then he said that he actually liked me."

Seeing her smiling face, Jessica pursed her lips and said, "Are you that happy?"

"Of course! Today is the happiest day I've had in a while, it's also my birthday."

The love she had been pursuing so hard finally had a good outcome, how could she not be happy? In fact, her happiness was the kind that couldn't be hidden.

So she didn't hide her happiness at all from the moment she walked in, which is consistent with her emotional change after things took a turn for the better.

This kind of emotional change is the most reasonable. Like Chen Yan, she doesn't need to act.

Both of them were in their most natural state today.

Beside her, Jessica Jung looked at the happy smile on her face and fell silent for a moment.

But in reality, she felt an unprecedented sense of ease.

Krystal was genuinely happy, even happier than she had anticipated. Doesn't this prove that she made the right choice?

As she pondered, she looked at Krystal Jung, as if to confirm for the last time, and asked, "Krystal, are you really sure?"

Krystal paused in her chewing motion, turned her head, and stared intently at her, her eyes filled with determination.

"Unnie, I've asked myself this question countless times. I've really made up my mind, and it won't change."

The two stared at each other for a few more seconds before Jessica Jung retreated first, withdrawing her gaze, nodding her head a few times, and saying nothing more.

Krystal Jung turned her head away and continued watching TV with a cheerful smile.

Hmph~ Little Jessica, I've got her!
On the other side, at the kitchen doorway.

Chen Yan pulled his head back, smiled, and turned to start cooking with peace of mind.

"You can eat now."

Nearly an hour later, Chen Yan called out towards the living room.

"Come on~"

Krystal responded, put on her slippers, and stood up: "Unnie, let's go eat."

"okay."

The two went to the restaurant and helped bring out the dishes and utensils.

Although it's Krystal Jung's birthday today, since there were only three people and the two of them didn't eat much, Chen Yan only cooked three dishes and a soup.

In addition, he also made a bowl of longevity noodles for Krystal Jung.

Looking at the two people sitting on either side of him, Chen Yan couldn't help but smile: "Let's eat."

"Hmm~"

Krystal Jung happily responded.

Jessica Jung did not respond, but simply pursed her lips and silently picked up her chopsticks.

For some reason, she suddenly felt a little shy and didn't dare to look up at Chen Yan and Jung Soo-jung across from her.

Perhaps it's because the relationship has become a little different.

The meal lasted for nearly half an hour in a somewhat peculiar yet harmonious atmosphere.

During the process, Krystal Jung and Chen Yan did not engage in any intimate behavior other than chatting.

Although Jessica Jung has basically agreed, this is also the most sensitive time, and we can't provoke her too much at this moment.

After the meal, the three of them cleaned up the dishes and the kitchen together, and then took out a cake to celebrate Jung Soo-jung's birthday.

After making a wish and blowing out the candles, the girl looked at the two of them expectantly: "Where's my birthday present?"

Jessica Jung glanced at her, then reached into her pocket and took out a car key, placing it on the table.

"Didn't you say you wanted an Audi? I've already driven it back, and it's parked in the underground garage."

"Hehe~ Thank you, unnie."

With a grin, the girl took the car keys, then turned to look at Chen Yan with bright, sparkling eyes.

Chen Yan's gift was what she was most looking forward to.

Chen Yan smiled and reached into his pocket to take out a small gift box.

Upon receiving the gift box, Krystal Jung quickly opened it, revealing a pair of exquisite diamond earrings that shimmered under the light.

Beside her, Jessica Jung glanced at the earrings and then looked away, because there was nothing special about them.

Although it seems like a very common gift, nothing special, that makes sense.

That's exactly what Chen Yan wanted.

After all, he and Krystal had only confessed their feelings to each other in the last two days, so giving them the kind of gifts that couples usually exchange would be a bit inappropriate.

Krystal Jung understood this perfectly. She closed the box and gave Chen Yan a sweet smile: "Thank you, I really like it~"

After eating a few bites of cake, the three of them went to the living room, sat down, and watched TV together.

After an episode of a variety show ended, Chen Yan glanced at the time on the wall clock and said:

"It's getting late, so I'll head back now."

"okay."

Krystal quickly got up and prepared to see him to the door.

Jessica Jung, who was standing next to her, suddenly spoke up: "Why are you leaving? Xiaoyan, you can stay here tonight."
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(End of this chapter)