Peninsula: Starting with a silly childhood friend!

Chapter 112 I'll teach you!

"Didn't you notice that Minai was very nervous about you?"

Bae Joo-fa looked at the man in front of her with a meaningful gaze. Of course, she had noticed what Mina had just done, although she didn't know where the subtle hostility in him came from.

Perhaps it's because I went out to dinner with Liu Baiyuan tonight, but they were completely unaware?

But she didn't care.

However, upon hearing Pei Zhufa's words, Liu Baiyuan's thoughts suddenly became active. Recalling the time when Mingjing Nan was still there, some details that he hadn't noticed at all at the time now seemed to have answers.

For example, when Mina and Momo came in, they looked so angry, even though she hadn't eaten with them or left work with them that night.

They shouldn't be that angry.

Unless, of course, what makes them angry isn't that they left early, but rather that they were here, or that it's the woman in front of them.

Thinking of this, a scene suddenly flashed into Liu Baiyuan's mind: the lock screen photo on Mingjingnan's phone.

Could it be that what Bae Joo-hyun said...?

"Never mind, let's not think about this anymore. Let's eat first."

Liu Baiyuan subconsciously chose to escape, taking it as Pei Zhufa's wild guess and not thinking about it any further.

But the seed of doubt has already been sown, and the deeper it is hidden now, the more firmly it will grow, until one day, in a moment of solitude, it will break through the soil, take root, and sprout...

Pei Zhufa saw through Liu Baiyuan's evasiveness, but she didn't say anything more. This matter had little to do with her, and she didn't need to bother with it.

After taking a few bites, Liu Baiyuan suddenly seemed to remember something, picked up his drink cup, and said to Bae Joo-hyun, "I haven't thanked you in person yet since we met tonight. Thank you for your help, otherwise my song might not have been able to become the title track."

Upon hearing this, Bae Joo-beom felt a surge of complex emotions that she had managed to suppress well up inside her again. She forced a smile and said to him, "It's okay. You don't need to thank me. You wrote this for Red Velvet, not for me personally. I'm the leader of Red Velvet. Choosing this song was just to give our group a higher-quality song."

Pei Zhufa spoke very businesslike, and it was unclear whether she was still angry because of Liu Baiyuan's words earlier. In any case, she no longer had the intimacy she had shown before, and her words carried a sense of distance.

When Liu Baiyuan heard Pei Zhufa's words, he also looked a little puzzled, clearly he had also sensed the distance in Pei Zhufa's words.

Did this older sister hear what I just said?

"Noona, did you hear what I just said to Mina?"

Liu Baiyuan smiled slightly helplessly, and before Bae Joo-hyun could speak, he said directly, "Actually, Noona, you misunderstood. That sentence isn't entirely correct either. Strictly speaking, although this song is indeed for Red Velvet, it was given to you because of Noona."

Ok?

Upon hearing this, Bae Joo-hyun frowned in confusion, as if she didn't understand what the sentence meant.

Liu Baiyuan smiled and said, "The 'flavor' of a song is actually a very mysterious thing. It's a plus for the right person, but not necessarily a minus for someone who isn't a good fit. To put it bluntly, even though this song has a strong Red Velvet vibe," I only gave it to Red Velvet because of Nuna. If it weren't for Nuna, what difference would it make if I gave it to someone else?

Liu Baiyuan shrugged, seemingly indifferent, but his words were not wrong.

Take TWICE's "Gracefully" as an example. As we all know, this song was originally written for Red Velvet, but SM Entertainment rejected it. The song went through many twists and turns before finally ending up in TWICE's hands, where it achieved a good result.

It even boosted TWICE's popularity.

This shows that songs are actually a bit of a mystery; they may not be written specifically for a certain group and can't be used by other groups. They might even have unexpected effects.

When Bae Joo-fa heard his words, she was slightly taken aback.

"So, noona, although this song wasn't written specifically for you, it's because of you that it was able to go to SM and become a song for Red Velvet."

Liu Baiyuan smiled and gently touched the cola cup in Pei Zhufa's hand with his own, thus completing a toast. He then picked up his own cup and took a big gulp.

As for Bae Joo-fa, she stared intently at the man before her, her heart filled with complex emotions. So... this was his true thought?

Then wasn't my recent disappointment just a result of overthinking?

After a few seconds of processing, Pei Zhufa's mood was like a rollercoaster, plummeting from a high point to a low point, and then instantly soaring to a new peak. The best manifestation of all this was the mute system in Liu Baiyuan's mind.

"Ding! Bae Joo-hyun's favorability +1!"

Progress bar: 4%.

When Liu Baiyuan heard the familiar voice in his mind, he looked at the woman in front of him and saw that her aura was completely different from before.

Just now, she exuded aloofness, with an air of "iron wall" about her. But now, she seems to have returned to the familiar and natural state she was before Mina and Momo arrived.

There was absolutely no hint of coldness or aloofness in her demeanor.

"Hey, I didn't drink any, how come you did?!"

Just as Liu Baiyuan was slightly stunned, Bae Joo-hyun, who had come to her senses, looked at the cola cup in her hand, and then at the drink in Liu Baiyuan's hand that had been reduced by more than half. She immediately remembered that Liu Baiyuan seemed to have clinked glasses with her just now, so she immediately started to make trouble.

Upon hearing Bae Joo-hyun's words, Liu Baiyuan's smile instantly froze.

"No, didn't we just clink glasses?"

"How can you drink it if I didn't? I'm furious!"

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He realized that this woman was just looking for trouble.

So he didn't intend to argue with her, and just smiled helplessly and said, "Mianenuna, I'll refill it, let's do it again."

As he spoke, Liu Baiyuan picked up the drink next to him and poured himself another half cup, then clinked glasses with Pei Zhufa again.

This time, the two of them actually clinked glasses.

After taking a sip, Liu Baiyuan stared intently at Pei Zhufa in front of him. For some reason, he suddenly thought of Lin Nayeon, the "rabbit boss," because he suddenly realized that both Pei Zhufa and Lin Nayeon seemed to resemble rabbits a bit.

Lim Na-yeon is called a "rabbit" because of her appearance and her signature rabbit teeth. Bae Joo-beom is quite similar, as her face is also fuller than Lim Na-yeon's. When she laughs, she unconsciously shows her upper front teeth. Although they are not as prominent as Lim Na-yeon's, they are still considered typical rabbit-like features.

He stared at Bae Joo-fa silently until she felt a little uneasy under his gaze. She finally couldn't contain herself and asked him, "Why...why are you looking at me like that?"

Although Liu Baiyuan heard Bae Joo-hyun's question, he didn't look away. Instead, as if he had seen a savior, he asked her, "Noona, you...you must be quite familiar with Girls' Generation, right?"

"Um???"

Bae Joo-beom paused for a moment, but then nodded and said, "We're quite familiar with each other. We get along well with all the older girls from Girls' Generation."

Although Bae Joo-beom doesn't know many male trainees or male artists in the company, she knows quite a few senior female artists and gets along well with them all.

For example, Seohyun, the maknae (youngest member) of Girls' Generation, is a senior who is a few months younger than her. Naturally, they, being of the same age, know each other.

There's also Liu Yiyun from F(), who was my roommate during my trainee days; I know them all.

"Then why don't you do me a favor?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Baiyuan immediately felt as if he had seen a savior. He didn't have any official business at the moment, so it wasn't convenient for him to go to SM. Besides, even if he did go, it wouldn't be easy to get an autographed photo.

But Bae Joo-hyun is different. She is not only an employee of SM Entertainment, but also a junior of Girls' Generation, which makes it much more convenient for her to go.

"What kind of help?"

"It's very simple..."

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Liu Baiyuan didn't mention Lin Nayan's name, but only said that he wanted to collect some, so he asked Pei Zhufa to help him get a few.

He certainly couldn't name the specific person, otherwise, having a woman help him get an autographed photo for another woman would make Bae Joo-fa seem like a victim.

This is a positive energy festival, so what about the NTR stuff?

Bae Joo-fa thought for a moment and quickly nodded in agreement. This was a piece of cake for her. The older girls from Girls' Generation had taken good care of them, so getting an autographed photo was incredibly easy.

But... as the leader of Red Velvet, didn't he consider his own feelings when he asked Girls' Generation seniors for autographed photos?

Liu Baiyuan: Holy crap, this is bad!!!

"Sure, you could, but didn't you say at the company you wanted to ask Girls' Generation for autographed photos? And don't you think you're going a bit too far? I'm a Red Velvet fan, is this blatant 'switching allegiances'?"

Bae Joo-fa's tone carried a hint of sourness. For the first time, she asked if she knew which members of Girls' Generation worked at the company, and this time she directly asked her to get a few autographed photos of Girls' Generation.

This guy didn't explicitly say he was a Red Velvet fan, but since he wrote "Russian Roulette" for them, he must know a thing or two about them. Yet, this same person shows absolutely no interest in Red Velvet, instead harboring resentment towards Girls' Generation...

She, Bae Joo-fa, also has her pride, you know!

Liu Baiyuan felt a little embarrassed when he heard Bae Joo-hyun's complaint. He coughed twice and then tried to make amends, saying, "Cough cough, what do you mean by 'climbing the wall'? Didn't I say before that I promised to give that girl the Noona gift? Of course, I still prefer Noona to you guys. This time, I really just wanted to collect it."

Bae Joo-hyun narrowed her eyes, seemingly scrutinizing the veracity of his statement.

"sincere?"

"Of course, it's true!"

Liu Baiyuan, of course, wouldn't hesitate at this moment and nodded without thinking. Seeing this, Bae Joo-hyun raised her right eyebrow and said, "Alright, seeing how sincere you are, I'll help you with this."

"Thank you, Noona!"

Seeing that Bae Joo-beom had agreed, Yoo Baek-won breathed a sigh of relief. With Bae Joo-beom's help, this matter should be settled soon. When he gave it to Lim Na-yeon, he would have fulfilled his promise to her.

As for how it was done... well, don't worry about that. As long as you get the autographed photo, that's fine.

After clearing up the misunderstanding, the meal was quite enjoyable. However, Pei Zhufa seemed to have a bit of a fish-peeling addiction, quickly peeling off the entire plate of fried ribbonfish.

Liu Baiyuan really had a blast eating ribbonfish tonight.

If you don't need to worry about fish bones and just want to eat the fish meat, this amount of ribbonfish isn't enough.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, the two were about to leave when, as they were about to pay the bill, Pei Zhufa suddenly took the bill and said, "I'll treat you."

"Noona, didn't we agree that I was treating?"

Seeing Pei Zhufa's actions, Liu Baiyuan stood up to take the bill back, but Pei Zhufa suddenly turned away from Liu Baiyuan and said, "I am Nuna, how can I let you treat me?"

As she spoke, Bae Joo-fa handed her bank card directly to the waiter who was staring at her with wide eyes.

Everything happened so fast that the waiter swiped Pei Zhufa's card so quickly that Liu Baiyuan was caught off guard.

As the two walked out of the Chinese restaurant, Liu Baiyuan smiled helplessly at the woman beside him and said, "Noona, I was the one who said I'd treat, why did you take it from me?"

"I'm Noona, of course I should treat everyone. When I go out with Seulgi and Seungwan, I always treat them."

.

Pei Zhufa said this in a very nonchalant way, as if she didn't care about it at all.

After finishing their meal, the two did not part ways but instead took a stroll along the Han River. Although Bae Joo-beom did not need to film, she still needed to maintain her figure. She had eaten quite a lot tonight, and if she did not take a walk to digest while it was still early, she would definitely be bloated when she woke up tomorrow.

Soon, the two arrived at a small square by the Han River. However, the square was full of children, each of whom was riding a small bicycle, which seemed to be for them to learn how to ride.

It was nothing at first, but Liu Baiyuan suddenly noticed a hint of interest in Bae Joo-hyun's eyes.

"Noona, do you want to ride a bike too?"

When Pei Zhufa heard Liu Baiyuan's question, she nodded and said, "It's alright, but I've always wanted to learn how to ride a bicycle, and I still can't ride one."

Riding a bicycle was a completely unfamiliar skill for Bae Joo-fa. She didn't have the opportunity to learn it when she was a child, so it was a skill she had always wanted to acquire, but she never had the chance to learn it.

Upon hearing this, Liu Baiyuan glanced at the group of children in the small square and softly asked Bae Joo-hyun, "Do you want to learn? I'll teach you!"