Peninsula: Starting with a silly childhood friend!

Chapter 114: Minami's Lock Screen Wallpaper Exposed!!!

Inside TWICE's dorm room, Mina lay on her bed playing her newly bought game console. She had purchased it online a while ago, but she didn't buy many game cartridges, just a few to pass the time, because Nintendo was rumored to be releasing a new game console next year, and she planned to buy its launch edition.

Sana Minatozaki was also sitting on her bed, but while looking at her phone, she casually asked, "Mitou~".

"Um?

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"So... if I wanted to ask Liu Baiyuan out alone, what would I invite him for? Coffee? Or dinner?"

"Liu Baiyuan? What do you want with him?"

Upon hearing Liu Baiyuan's name, Mina immediately became alert, but her reaction was very restrained. She simply asked indifferently, intending to remain neutral and see what Minatozaki Sana meant.

The rest of TWICE were watching TV outside, so the two of them could relax a bit and not have to think too much.

As for Mina, her eyes were full of wariness when she looked at Sana.

She noticed during the day that Zhou Ziyu was acting a bit rebellious. She was such a well-behaved child before, but she argued with her about Liu Baiyuan. In addition, she saw Liu Baiyuan and Bae Joo-hyun's older sister having a private meeting at the hotel tonight. Although Bae Joo-hyun explained to her that it was nothing, she was still on her guard.

Needless to say, Hirai Momo's feelings for Liu Baiyuan are definitely not normal. Otherwise, even if they were childhood friends, she wouldn't be so close to Liu Baiyuan.

Roughly speaking, that already makes three. If we include Sana Minatozaki...

She must have too many enemies.

Mina felt a wave of weariness as she thought about this, while Sana Minatosaki seemed to be deep in thought and said to Mina, "Actually, it's mainly because of Tzuyu. I feel that Tzuyu and Liu Baiyuan have been getting too close lately, so I'm going to give him a try."

At this point, Sana Minatozaki narrowed her eyes, her face filled with a dangerous glint.

Looking at her like this, Mina instantly recalled how Tzuyu and Liu Baiyuan seemed to have some kind of secret on set earlier that day.

Just as Sana Minatozaki said, Tzuyu and Liu Baiyuan have indeed been spending far too much time together these past few days. They weren't like this before; it seems... ever since Liu Baiyuan helped them out of that predicament and stood up for Tzuyu, she's become unusually attentive to this man...

Hmm... it seems like it's all Liu Baiyuan's fault!

Liu Baiyuan: ? ? ?

"Then go ahead and give it a try. As for what to do, I don't really care. You're not really asking him out for dinner or coffee, it's just an excuse."

Mina gave her a suggestion: since the other party had decided to take the initiative, she didn't mind helping her come up with a plan so that she could coordinate with Sana Minatosaki once she found out something.

Ah!

First it was Hirai Momo, then Minatozaki Sana; she always remained hidden in the shadows. That's what they call the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, hehehe~

As expected, Mina is the brains of Misato!

Of the three people in Misamo, one is someone who can't understand problems, one is someone who gets solved by problems, and only she is the one who can solve problems.

"Hmm... what you said makes some sense. In that case, I won't dwell on it anymore. In the end, we'll have to take care of the important business first anyway."

One thing that makes Minatozaki Sana more reliable than Hirai Momo is that she remembers her purpose, so you don't have to worry about her forgetting it while chatting.

"So, how are you going to ask them?"

Mina glanced at the little dog sitting on her bed, looking somewhat curious about her plan.

She wanted to see what kind of earth-shattering questions this usually silly older sister could come up with to torture Liu Baiyuan.

"Hmm? What else can I ask? Of course, I'll just ask."

However, Mina clearly overestimated Sana Minato's intelligence, or rather, she shouldn't have had any expectations of Sana Minato in the first place.

Judging from her tone, she was clearly planning to go straight to the point.

Do you think Shiro-chan will tell you the truth if you ask her like this?

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"Forehead..

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She pursed her lips, thought about it carefully, and realized that it did make sense. Liu Baiyuan had no reason to tell her the truth unless...

"Your concern is valid. So tell me, if I were to go and become an 'insider'... would that be feasible?"

"Huh??? What does that mean?"

Seeing that Mina had asked, Sana Minato's lips curled slightly, and a hint of innate allure appeared in her eyes as she said to her, "If Liu Baiyuan doesn't tell me the truth, I'm going to try to trick him, like I'll help him pursue Ziyu... and then..."

Mina frowned slightly when she heard what Sana said. Although Sana hadn't said everything, Mina understood that this little Mina was planning to become a "two-faced person."

"You... have quite a few ideas."

"Hehe, of course, I'm Sana!"

Sana Minato completely missed the teasing tone in Mina's words, and just smiled smugly, as if Mina had really praised her.

Mina sighed silently, ignoring her completely. She simply turned off the game, plugged it in, and said, "I'm going to take a shower."

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As she spoke, she got out of bed and went out of the room to get her toiletries from the balcony.

After watching Mina leave, Sana Minatozaki prepared to return to her bed, but just then, a message popped up on Mina's phone, which she had left in the room, causing her screen to light up.

"? It's Mina's phone."

Sana Minatozaki blinked. She hadn't thought anything of it at first, but the next second, she suddenly realized that Mina's phone lock screen... seemed to have changed a little.

Judging from the figure, it looked like a man's back, and this wallpaper didn't look like a picture from the internet; it looked like she took it herself. Most importantly, the back looked very familiar to her—wasn't it clearly... Liu Baiyuan's back?!

Meanwhile, Liu Baiyuan, unaware that Minatozaki Sana was setting a trap for him, was still in the small square, smiling as he watched Pei Zhufa riding her bicycle not far away.

She was completely overjoyed after learning that she hadn't been holding her up and that she wouldn't fall.

She never expected that she would learn to ride a bicycle like this, and now she's riding her bike alone, chatting with the kids over there.

How old are you?

"Six years old~"

"Oh, you're six years old already! You ride so well!"

"Kansamida, Auntie, you rode very well too!"

"Aunt... Aunt?"

Hearing the child's words, Bae Joo-hyun felt as if several sharp thorns had been pierced into her heart. She opened her mouth as if to refute something, but she didn't know how to explain.

The child is only six years old, but she is almost twenty-six.

So when you think about it... it's not so bad to be called "auntie," it's just... why does it feel so hurtful?

Having suffered a devastating blow, she lost all interest in continuing to ride her bike and wobbled back to Liu Baiyuan's side.

Unaware of what Bae Joo-beom had gone through, he smiled and praised Bae Joo-hyun, "You rode very well. It looks like you've completely mastered riding a bicycle, noona."

He thought the other person would laugh it off or be modest, but to his surprise, Pei Zhufa seemed a little downcast and asked him, "Bai Yuan, am I getting old?"

"Hmm? What do you mean, Nuna?"

Upon hearing Liu Baiyuan's question, Bae Joo-hyun recounted the treatment she had received from the child. Liu Baiyuan couldn't help but chuckle and comforted her, saying, "Noona, children don't understand anything. Why do you care so much about what children think? Isn't your twenties the best age for a woman? There's no possibility of you being old, as Noona says."

Upon hearing this, Pei Zhufa rolled her eyes at him. This man really didn't know how to comfort people.

"Yes, thank you for your comforting words, Teacher Liu."

Upon hearing this title, Liu Baiyuan was taken aback. Teacher Liu? Was this referring to him?

However, since he taught Bae Joo-beom to ride a bicycle, saying that he was her teacher wasn't a big problem.

Liu Baiyuan couldn't help but chuckle, a slight smile playing on his lips as he changed the subject, asking Pei Zhufa, "Nu'na, how are you getting home? Should I take you?"

"Okay."

Bae Joo-hyun didn't stand on ceremony with him. She had gone to the company with the Red Velvet girls today, so she hadn't driven and had taken a taxi to get here in the evening. It would have been easier if Yoo Baek-won could take her home.

After returning the rented bicycle to the shop, Pei Zhufa and Liu Baiyuan got into the car.

Looking at the car beneath her, which was far superior to her own, she said with a hint of surprise, "This is the car you bought back then?"

"Yeah, it's alright, isn't it?"

When Liu Baiyuan went to buy a car, he met Pei Zhufa once at the 4S store. However, there was a small misunderstanding that time, so Pei Zhufa only knew that this guy bought a car, but she didn't know what model of car it was.

"Not bad, much better than my car."

Bae Joo-beom has only been in the industry for two years. Although she has accumulated some money, she is far from being financially independent, so the car she bought is relatively conservative.

Liu Baiyuan sat in the driver's seat, quietly looking at Pei Zhuxuan in the passenger seat, a smile on his lips, his eyes seemingly filled with a trace of reminiscence, as if he had remembered something.

"What are you looking at?"

As an idol, Bae Joo-beom's sensitivity to gazes is self-evident. When she felt the gaze on her, she turned her head in confusion and asked Liu Baiyuan a question.

Little did she know that the moment she uttered the question, she would regret it.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly remembered the scene at BMW when Nona ran away in a panic."

Upon hearing this, Bae Joo-hyun's face visibly flushed, clearly indicating that she had also recalled what had happened.

"Hey! Why are you bringing that up now? And it's not all your fault, you were looking around with your eyes wide open. How can you look in such a place in public?!"

Bae Joo-hyun recalled everything that happened back then, gently biting her lower lip, her face flushed with an indescribable blush.

Even her toes involuntarily tightened slightly.

Fortunately, she was wearing sneakers today, so there was no risk of being "exposed". Otherwise, wouldn't she have been seen naked by Liu Baiyuan again today?

When Liu Baiyuan heard Bae Joo-hyun's吐槽 (tu cao, meaning to roast or criticize), he couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Although there was a little misunderstanding back then, looking back now, we can see that the misunderstanding has become a rare and beautiful memory."

Bae Joo-hyun: "Beautiful" memories? Where are the "beautiful" ones?

"Back then, Nuna was very wary of me."

"It's the same now."

"Really?"

"real."

I don't believe it.

Why?

Liu Baiyuan and Pei Zhufa replied to each other almost without thinking, until Pei Zhufa asked why, at which point Liu Baiyuan paused and stared straight at her.

"Because you hugged me in there just now, and... you smell really good."

"5

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Upon hearing this, Bae Joo-beom felt a surge of embarrassment, and the lower half of her face, which was covered by a mask, instantly turned red. The car fell silent, with only the two of them looking at each other, and the atmosphere seemed a little awkward at that moment.

Liu Baiyuan's sudden direct approach caught Pei Zhufa off guard. Although she didn't say anything, she was quite excited.

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

Progress bar: 7%.

Hearing that Pei Zhufa's favorability rating had increased by 1 again, Liu Baiyuan also noticed a hint of shyness in Pei Zhufa's eyes, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly without him noticing.

This older sister... is really quite cute.

Other characters either have high attack and low defense, or low attack and high defense, but why does this woman seem to have both low attack and low defense...?

He clearly has such an authoritative face.

"I...I was just so happy, and..."

Pei Zhufa wanted to explain, but didn't know how.

Seeing her like this, Liu Baiyuan looked away and said while starting the car, "It's okay, Nuna. If you ever need a hug, I won't mind."

As he spoke, he drove the car onto the road, staring straight ahead, as if he hadn't just said those words.

But there were only two people in the car, so how could Bae Joo-fa not hear it?

She was stunned for a moment after hearing Liu Baiyuan's words, and just stared at Liu Baiyuan's profile quietly.

The dim streetlights and neon lights on the street reflected off Liu Baiyuan's face, making it appear brighter and yellower at times, but his face remained as handsome as ever.

She could even say that she has never seen any artist in the industry who is more handsome than Liu Baiyuan.

Although she's not a sucker for good looks, who doesn't like looking at handsome guys, especially since this handsome guy just said something like that...

"Inside..."