Peninsula: Starting with a silly childhood friend!

Chapter 128 Mercury Retrograde Puppy

The standby room was quiet.

This moment is just like that moment.

Thinking back to that fan meeting, it was similar to this time. Chou Tzu-yu opened the door for Liu Bai-yuan, and then Liu Bai-yuan saw something he shouldn't have seen.

The only difference is that back then, it was Mina who was flirting with Sana Minatozaki, while this time it's Dahyun Kim...

Oh no, Kim Da-hyun is a little different, because she's the one being flirted with.

Kim Da-hyun: Peanuts for me! Peanuts for me!

Chou Tzu-yu wasn't bothered; she'd seen this scene countless times in the team, and often the person sitting next to Minatozaki Sana was actually her...

That's why she was already immune to it, which is why she opened the waiting room door nonchalantly both times; normally, she would have reminded Minatozaki Sana...

Because of Chou Tzu-yu's immunity, it was Minatozaki Sana who was put in a somewhat embarrassing situation.

Being caught by the same person twice is truly a situation where there's no way to clear one's name...

She now strongly suspects that this guy did it on purpose!

Sana Minato's face turned as red as a ripe apple, while Dahyun Kim, as if grasping at a straw, quickly moved away from her frightening older sister.

The atmosphere in the standby room became eerily quiet.

"Ahem... well..."

Liu Baiyuan coughed twice, wanting to say something, but found himself at a loss for words.

Team leader Park Jihyo quickly noticed Liu Baiyuan's embarrassment and, as the leader, immediately stepped in to help him out, asking, "Baekyuan oppa, where did you buy all this coffee?"

"Oh, I'm downstairs. By the way, I ordered a coffee truck for you guys to cheer you on, so... please try it, everyone."

Seeing that there was finally something to talk about, Liu Baiyuan smiled at everyone. Upon hearing this, the members of TWICE immediately came to him, ready to take a drink to try, but were stopped by Liu Baiyuan's gaze.

"Nayeon."

"Yes, I understand."

Liu Baiyuan and Lin Nayeon exchanged a brief glance, and Lin Nayeon immediately understood what he wanted to say. After all, the coffee he brought last time was the same, and it would be best if the staff also had a portion.

Liu Baiyuan glanced at Lin Nayeon with considerable satisfaction. He had to admit that she was a good and reliable older sister.

A few minutes later, the iced Americanos that Liu Baiyuan brought had been distributed to the staff. There were quite a few. Although TWICE already has nine members, they are now operating as a group, so the staff basically share the same drinks and haven't reached the point where each person has their own assistant.

So the coffee I bought was enough to share, and there were even two extra cups. I'll just give them to my manager when she gets back.

The agent is in a meeting now and is not in the waiting room.

"Oppa, how come you got here so fast? I thought you went to find PDnim."

Hirai Momo then sat down next to Liu Baiyuan with an iced Americano. Basically, all the TWICE staff knew about the relationship between the two, so they pretended not to see Hirai Momo's actions.

"Huh? Why would I want to see him?"

"PDnim is playing today too."

When Hirai Momo heard Liu Baiyuan's question, she immediately answered him.

When they came to rehearse yesterday, they saw this PDnim having a blast on stage, but actually they didn't see him and there's no need to doubt whether this PDnim will participate.

This isn't the first time JYP has held a family concert, and it's also not the first time Park Jin-young has performed on stage himself.

This boss, or rather this senior artist disguised as a boss, will take any stage available, regardless of whether it's his own or not. Of course, if it is his own stage, then all the better.

Because this way he can openly and legitimately seize the "center position" and reward himself handsomely.

"Is he going to play too?"

Hearing Hirai Momo's words, Liu Baiyuan's face was full of disbelief. This guy is almost fifty, is he really going to go up and compete with this batch of idols?

"Yes, we all saw PDnim yesterday."

"Tsk... You guys stay here for a while, I'll go check on him."

"Okay~"

After leaving TWICE's waiting room, Liu Baiyuan wandered around aimlessly and soon saw a familiar name: JY.Park.

"Wow, this guy actually came..."

Liu Baiyuan shook his head helplessly and knocked on his door.

"Enter!"

Hearing that familiar voice, Liu Baiyuan pushed open the door and entered. He saw Park Jin-young wearing a white performance outfit, his neat short hair was obviously styled, and he looked very different from the serious person he usually was at the company.

At this moment, he was even more approachable; if I had to describe him, he was like... an idol.

"Brother, Peach told me you were going to go on stage, and I didn't quite believe it. You're really going to go on stage?"

Upon hearing Liu Baiyuan's words, Park Jin-young immediately smiled, spun around at him as if showing off, and said, "How was it? Not bad, right?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Baiyuan took a closer look. Although Park Jin-young's appearance on stage was a bit abstract for him, he had to admit that the guy was quite handsome with a little dressing up.

Strictly speaking, Park Jin-young's only weakness is his "monitor" (referring to his height, proportions, and talent). In terms of height, proportions, and talent, he is almost on par with today's popular young actors.

"Not bad, he really is quite handsome."

"Haha, if you cleaned yourself up, you'd be way better than me."

If Park Jin-young's only regret is his lack of a monitor, then Yoo Baek-won is simply a genius born to make a living in this field.

She is tall and talented, and her 4:6 body proportions look very comfortable when she wears clothes.

With just a little makeup and a makeover, Liu Baiyuan could practically debut right there in the entertainment industry.

Liu Baiyuan sat on the sofa in Park Jin-young's waiting room, and Park Jin-young sat down next to him, scrutinizing Liu Baiyuan's face and attire before asking, "Baiyuan, are you interested in moving from behind the scenes to the forefront?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Liu Baiyuan didn't understand what Park Jin-young meant, but he coaxed, "It means debuting. Look at your physical condition. You can count the number of people in the company who are better than you on one hand."

Park Jin-young truly has high hopes for this junior colleague. Although the company is no longer facing a financial crisis, who would complain about having too many cash cows?

If Liu Baiyuan really debuts, he might actually be able to replicate IU's solo miracle.

"Forget it, Zhenying, I'm not interested..."

Upon hearing Park Jin-young's suggestion, he quickly waved his hand, saying that he was already more than satisfied with just going out with Hirai Momo and Bae Joo-beom.

He didn't want to talk to anyone, but seeing them wearing masks all the time, he honestly felt tired just watching them.

If he were to live that kind of life, his schedule would be constantly on the go, and he'd have no privacy at all.

Because he doesn't hide himself at all... he just walks openly on the street.

When Park Jin-young heard Liu Baiyuan's answer, although he had expected it, he still couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

"Alright, I won't force you then, but if you change your mind, you must tell me."

"Inside..."

Liu Baiyuan smiled helplessly. This guy can be really persistent sometimes.

"Did you just go see those TWICE kids?"

"I just came from over there. I heard from Peach that you were going to go on stage yourself, so I came to see."

As he spoke, Liu Baiyuan also expressed his opinion on his behavior, because he really didn't understand it at all.

"Brother, you're the boss of a listed company now, how come you're still...?"

"Bai Yuan, do you even know what a dream is?"

Park Jin-young gave him a meaningful smile.

If he had passed the interviews with various entertainment agencies back then, whether JYP would still exist... is hard to say.

But he certainly won't understand how difficult it is to have a stage.

It is precisely because of the hardships he faced in his early years that he cherishes every stage he performs on.

So even though he opened his own agency, he still adhered to the principle of taking every opportunity to perform, because he knew that every stage he had was hard-won.

"JYP is my career, and singing is also part of my career, but it's more like... the pure self I used to be, the self that loved the stage. So Baek Won, people... still need to have a dream, it will drive you forward."

Park Jin-young smiled at Liu Baiyuan and said this, and the latter nodded as if he understood.

A few minutes later, Liu Baiyuan came out of Park Jin-young's waiting room.

He seemed a little preoccupied after returning to TWICE, and Momo Hirai, who had already changed her clothes, came to his side and asked him with a slightly puzzled look, "What's wrong, Oppa?"

Liu Baiyuan turned to look at his younger sister. "Today, because it's a performance, Hirai Momo's outfit is rather daring."

Unlike usual, Hirai Momo wore only a pair of leather hot pants today, nothing else, and a sleeveless breathable top with a tight-fitting design that perfectly outlined her figure.

A pair of long, slender legs with healthy muscles were thus exposed directly in front of Liu Baiyuan.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little curious. Peach, what's your dream?"

Liu Baiyuan asked her with some curiosity. To be honest, he really didn't know what this silly peach's dream was.

"My dream?"

Hirai Momo didn't understand why her brother suddenly thought of this, but she still obediently thought about it. Actually, back then, her dream was quite simple.

I want to spend quality time with my teammates, treat my fans well, and fulfill my dream of debuting.

But now, looking at her brother beside her, she secretly added another goal to her mind: to stay together with him.

Of course, there's no way I would ever say that out loud.

"My dream is to live each day to the fullest and stay healthy with the members forever. I think that's enough. Oh, and if we could eat delicious food every day, that would be even better."

As she spoke, she gave Liu Baiyuan a chuckle, but it was just a smile, so it was rather cheap.

"Oppa, what is your dream?"

Since the topic had come up, Hirai Momo asked Liu Baiyuan a question in return. She hadn't forgotten what she had been thinking about before, which was to learn as much as possible about the current Liu Baiyuan.

"My dream...?"

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For others, this topic is not actually difficult. Everyone has their own goals to achieve in life.

For example, earning enough money for retirement, owning a car, owning a house, or helping parents recover from a long-term illness.

But none of this mattered to Liu Baiyuan.

Money? Car? House?

Which one is he missing?

As for his parents, not to mention his own parents, even his grandparents were just as healthy as him.

So for him right now, there's really nothing that can be described as a wish.

But seeing the expectant look in Hirai Momo's eyes beside him, he thought for a moment and said, "My wish is for all of Momo's wishes to come true."

Hehe~

When Hirai Momo heard Liu Baiyuan's answer, an uncontrollable smile appeared on her face. She couldn't help but reach out and hug Liu Baiyuan's arm, leaning against him gently.

"Ding! Hirai Momo's favorability +5!"

Progress bar: 28 percent.

Upon hearing the notification from the mute system, Liu Baiyuan couldn't help but sigh; Hirai Momo's favorability was already about to break through thirty points.

Just then, another voice came from the side.

"Shall we grant Momo unnie's wish?"

Among the people Liu Baiyuan knew, he knew without a doubt who the person in this room who was to be called Hirai Momo-neechan was.

"Tzuyu, what's your wish?"

Liu Baiyuan smiled at Zhou Ziyu. He was quite curious about the youngest member's wish, as she didn't seem to have any obvious wishes based on her daily behavior.

My wish is to be with Oppa...

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"What are you talking about!"

Just as Chou Tzu-yu opened her mouth, the lively Minatozaki Sana, who was standing next to her, also noticed the commotion.

As we all know, puppies love being around people.

How can she tolerate this situation where there's excitement but she's not invited?

And there they are, all excited and eager to come over.

But for some reason, this time when she came over, she felt as if several resentful eyes were fixed on her.

She glanced at the expressions on the faces of the people around her, as if she realized she had "gotten into trouble."

Am I having Mercury retrograde today? I feel like everything's going wrong!

Just then, the agent's voice came from outside the door into the room.

"Kids, the club president wants you to assemble. Get ready to begin!"

"Yes!" 9

Liu Baiyuan watched the nine people walk out quickly, then glanced at the empty waiting room. After thinking for a moment, he decided to follow them. It was better to have something to watch than to be idle here.

"Let's take a look at JYP's empire while we're at it." "Speaking of which, this is all part of their future cash cows."

When he stepped out, he saw a large group of people from Wu Jueyang standing in a circle in front of the door leading to the stage. Among all those people, only Park Jin-young's voice rang out.

Liu Baiyuan found a seat and sat down. Looking at the TWICE members standing on the outermost edge, he couldn't help but smile.

But at that moment, a different voice rang in Liu Baiyuan's ear.

"Which department are you from? The president is in a meeting, is it appropriate for you to be sitting here?"