Peninsula: Starting with a silly childhood friend!

Chapter 137 Whose peaches are they anyway?

Seeing Sana Minato hugging Liu Baiyuan right in front of her, a hint of displeasure immediately appeared on her face.

What do you mean? She's still here! Doesn't she even try to hide it from people?!

Looking at the two of them, Bae Joo-fa couldn't help but say, "Well, you two are about done."

Liu Baiyuan, who had been given a firm hug by Minatozaki Sana, coughed lightly upon hearing Bae Joo-hyun's words and awkwardly pushed Minatozaki Sana away.

His intention was to comfort Minatozaki Sana, but he didn't expect that this little puppy would suddenly turn around and hug him, leaving him a little caught off guard.

After parting ways with Sana Minatozaki, he noticed that Sana Minatozaki was still slightly bowing her head, looking somewhat frightened. So, his heart softened, and he turned to Bae Joo-hyun and said, "Noona, let's go to the door and see what's going on outside."

As he spoke, Liu Baiyuan reached out and gently pressed on Pei Zhufa's shoulder, leading her towards the door in a way that was neither pushing nor pushing.

Bae Joo-fa did not resist Liu Baiyuan's physical contact, but her expression showed that she was slightly unhappy.

With a slight effort, she broke free from Liu Baiyuan's grasp and moved to his side. Her small hand silently crept up and grabbed Liu Baiyuan's waist, but not with force. It was more like a threat as she whispered to him, "Baiyuan, what's your relationship with Sana? You seem so concerned about her, but I can't even say a few words to her."

She wasn't stupid; of course she could tell that Liu Baiyuan was trying to get rid of her. As for his purpose, she could guess a little. He was just afraid that she would say something while Minatozaki Sana was scared.

But guessing is one thing, understanding her is another, and that doesn't conflict with her being a little unhappy.

"Ahem, let's talk this out. Don't fight yet. What relationship do I have with her? Besides, didn't you just ask that?"

Liu Baiyuan felt a slight chill from his waist, and a hint of nervousness appeared on his face.

The main thing is that this woman is quite skilled at pinching her waist now; the position is perfect, exactly where she pinched it before in the corner.

If it's old wounds plus new wounds, and they're stacked together, the damage is obviously the same as a critical hit, no need to test it.

Hearing his words, Pei Zhufa twisted her hand slightly and then released it.

"hiss......

""

Seeing Liu Baiyuan's brows furrow instantly, Bae Joo-hyun felt a surge of relief. She gave him a soft snort and stood aside with her arms crossed.

Seeing this, Liu Baiyuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Pei Zhufa's actions just now were telling him that she wouldn't do what he expected.

Having arrived at this conclusion, he turned to look at Sana Minatozaki, who was slowly catching up behind him. She had recovered by now, and although there was still some fear in her eyes, she was fine.

"Are you alright?"

Although the lively little dog Sana Minatozaki often quarrels with him and sometimes undermines him, it is precisely because of their constant bickering that they have developed a bond with each other.

At least at this moment, seeing Sana Minatozaki's still-shaken appearance, he felt somewhat worried.

"Yes, I'm fine..."

Seeing the hint of worry in Liu Baiyuan's eyes, Sana Minatozaki felt a strange emotion welling up inside her. This man still cared about her, didn't he?

I never expected him to care about me so much...

"Ding! Sana Minatozaki's affection level +3!"

Progress bar: 10%.

Hearing the notification from the mute system, Liu Baiyuan was speechless. He was worried that she might be frightened, but this girl could still find time to imagine all sorts of strange things, and he gained three more points of favorability.

It was really a bit inexplicable, but he only complained to himself and then ignored it, since adding more was better than not adding anything.

He nodded to Sana Minatozaki, then continued walking outside, but his pace slowed considerably, clearly to be mindful of Sana Minatozaki's feelings.

Only after the three of them squeezed through the crowd did they finally see the street scene outside. At this time, the sky seemed to be covered with a blanket, gray and misty, and the rain was as if there was a hole in the sky.

The impact made a loud bang as it hit a car not far away.

The three of them were then shocked to realize that the downpour was actually much more severe than they had imagined.

In this heavy rain, you'd be soaked to the bone if you stood outside for just two seconds, let alone drive here. No wonder that clap of thunder was so loud...

"What should we do?"

Liu Baiyuan asked the two women beside him, "With such heavy rain, it's impossible to go out. If it were lighter, I could go out and drive the car over to pick them up."

Upon hearing Liu Baiyuan's question, Pei Zhufa thought for a moment and said, "It seems there's a pretty good barbecue restaurant upstairs. Why don't we go upstairs to eat?"

There are restaurants in the Peninsula's shopping mall, but the taste is rather disappointing. Most of the restaurants in the mall are chain stores catering to a wide range of tastes; the truly unique and delicious food comes from the smaller restaurants outside...

"It's not that it's impossible."

When it comes to food, Liu Baiyuan doesn't have any particular preferences. He'd be happy if there was something delicious, but he'd make do if there wasn't.

With that, the three of them squeezed back into the mall, found a barbecue restaurant upstairs, asked the waiter for a seat in a corner, and sat down.

Only after she sat back down in her chair did Sana Minatozaki visibly relax. The soundproofing in the mall was excellent, otherwise Sana Minatozaki wouldn't have only heard the thunder when she got to the entrance.

Perhaps because Sana Minatozaki had been quite frightened not long ago, the meal was eaten very quietly, and there was no quarrel.

The only thing he found somewhat unpleasant to recall was that the two of them seemed to be at odds, constantly putting food on his plate for no reason...

Whenever Bae Joo-hyun put a bite of food on his plate, the next second Minatozaki Sana would immediately put another bite on his plate. Looking at Minatozaki Sana's pitiful little expression as she looked at him, he felt too embarrassed not to eat.

So he was utterly exhausted by that meal.

One of the few pieces of good news was that when the three of them went downstairs after dinner, they found that the crowd at the mall entrance had disappeared, which proved that it was no longer raining outside.

Since he had brought Sana Minatozaki with him, he should send her back. After waving goodbye to Bae Joo-hyun, the two of them walked back to their dorm.

At this moment, Sana Minatozaki had regained her energetic self, and smiles once again became the dominant color on her face.

"Liu Baiyuan, I didn't realize you were so 'familiar' with Irene-senpai."

Even though they were both women, and Pei Zhufa was a few years older than her, she still easily caught Pei Zhufa's little thoughts.

"Oh, that's normal. I've even written songs for them."

"What?! When did this happen?"

Of course, Minatozaki Sana was unaware of this matter. Liu Baiyuan had only mentioned it to Hirai Momo once, and even Mina was unaware of it.

"I wrote it a long time ago. They'll be using my song for their next comeback, and it'll be the title track."

"ah?!"

Upon hearing Liu Baiyuan's words, a look of astonishment instantly appeared on Minatozaki Sana's face.

So it turns out Red Velvet's next comeback will use Liu Baiyuan's song, which means... if they were to collaborate with Red Velvet this time...

"If Velvet were to face them, they would all be using Yoo Baek-won's songs to fight."

They don't care, but the other groups are in a terrible situation... TWICE and Red Velvet are both top-tier girl groups right now. They might have a hard time competing against each other, but when it comes to competing against others, it's like the left fist deals more damage than the right fist.

"You don't know?"

Looking at Sana Minato's bewildered expression, Liu Baiyuan wondered to himself, "She doesn't even know?"

"You never told me, how could I possibly know?"

Sana Minato pouted, giving him a look that said, "You're talking nonsense." Liu Baiyuan immediately distanced himself, saying innocently, "Well, you can't blame me for that. Blame Momo. I told her before. If you didn't know, you can only blame her for being too tight-lipped."

peach?!

She recalled Hirai Momo's silly face, and a feeling of betrayal immediately appeared on her face.

So this silly peach already knew! How could she not tell her about something so important? It's outrageous!

Hirai Momo: ? ? ? This is also my fault.

"That Momo Zero, I really need to give her a good beating when we get back, see if she's hiding anything from me..."

Sana Minatozaki seemed to sense something and said that since Liu Baiyuan appeared, Momoko has been hiding more and more things from her.

Liu Baiyuan, on the other hand, chuckled and said, "Whatever, just don't ruin my peaches."

"Hey! I'm her brother, don't get it wrong."

"So what? You haven't seen each other for so many years, it doesn't necessarily mean your relationship is better than mine."

Sana Minatozaki stuck out her tongue at her in a huff and made a face.

Seeing this, Liu Baiyuan rolled his eyes speechlessly. It was one thing for Mina and Tzuyu to be taken, but Hirai Momo was also trying to steal her away. Wasn't that going a bit too far?

That was his childhood sweetheart!

However, he didn't engage in any verbal sparring with the little dog; he simply drove on silently.

Seeing this, Sana Minato didn't say anything more. She just quietly watched the street scene rushing past the car window. Most of the dark clouds in the sky had already dispersed. That's how this kind of rainstorm is. It comes and goes quickly. At this moment, apart from the scattered dark clouds in the sky and the soaked ground, there was no sign that there had just been a rainstorm.

However, her mind was not on that; instead, she was thinking about Pei Zhufa, whom she had just met.

Although it seemed that she hadn't lost out to Pei Zhufa in today's confrontation, only she knew that she had suffered a crushing defeat. Only during the brief moment when she was startled by the lightning did she manage to turn the tide a little.

She noticed that Pei Zhufa and Liu Baiyuan were much closer than she was; they didn't need to say much, yet she knew him very well.

Unlike her, she had to find topics to talk about with Liu Baiyuan.

"Liu Baiyuan."

"Um?"

What do you think of Irene-senpai?

"Her? She's fine. What's wrong?"

As Liu Baiyuan drove, he heard Minatozaki Sana's words and replied with some confusion. Recalling his encounters with Pei Zhufa, a slight smile appeared on Liu Baiyuan's lips.

This older sister's clumsy side—unable to learn how to ride a bicycle, her tendency to sneak away to steal a bite to eat, and her daily complaints about how boring the practice room is...

After spending about two months together, according to the people on the peninsula, the two have gone from strangers to close friends.

"Is everything alright...?"

Sana Minato narrowed her eyes. Not only were there three people watching her at home, but she also found out today that there was a stunningly beautiful senior blocking her way outside.

This is truly...exciting!

Sana Minatozaki's eyes held a hint of challenge as she looked out the window, her competitive spirit stirred.

Mina, Momo, Tzuyu, and Bae Joo-beom—each of them is a top-tier beauty. Don't you think it would be quite a challenge to snatch Liu Baiyuan from them?

"arrive."

Just as Sana Minatozaki was already fantasizing about punching Mina, kicking Joo-hyun, and embracing Liu Baiyuan while laughing at them as "little pushovers," Liu Baiyuan's jarring voice suddenly rang in her ears.

It's like being in a dream, but when you're in the most crucial part of the dream, you're suddenly woken up from your sleep. The feeling of speechlessness is something everyone who knows it understands.

"Hey! Couldn't you have waited a little longer?"

Sana Minatozaki glanced at him sideways. Couldn't this guy let her finish this "feel-good" drama first?

Liu Baiyuan looked at her like this, his face showing some confusion. He had only said that he had arrived, and he hadn't done anything. Why was she getting angry for no reason? Thinking of this, he said speechlessly, "We're already downstairs at your dormitory building. How late do you want to be?"

Liu Baiyuan pointed to the apartment building in front of them and said to her.

Sana Minatozaki pouted and didn't say anything more. Instead, she opened the car door and got out. Before, she hadn't felt anything was wrong; in fact, she was thinking about getting back to her dorm quickly so she could get some rest. But after going out today and seeing this apartment building again, she actually felt a little disappointed.

Thinking of this, she turned to look at Liu Baiyuan, who had also gotten out of the driver's seat. She walked up to him and said, "Although there were a few minor hiccups on today's date, overall I'm very satisfied."

Sana Minato smiled at Liu Baiyuan, then spoke again, "So I will keep my promise to you."

Upon hearing this, Liu Baiyuan suddenly remembered why he had gone out with Minatozaki Sana today. Because of his unexpected encounter with Pei Zhufa, he had almost forgotten about it.

"Inside."

Looking at the woman in front of him, with her hands behind her back, her loose hair falling naturally over her shoulders, and her smiling expression making her look rather cute, a slight smile unconsciously crept onto his lips as well.

"Well then, let's wrap up today's date~"

As she spoke, Sana Minatozaki stepped forward lightly and stretched out her arms.

Meanwhile, unnoticed by Liu Baiyuan and Minatozaki Sana, someone else was standing by the bed on the second floor, having witnessed the entire incident...