Peninsula: Starting with a silly childhood friend!

Chapter 142 "Being with you makes even eating instant noodles fun!"

Before they knew it, night had fallen. The nine members of TWICE had spent the entire day practicing their end-of-month project, so they were all packing up their things.

However, Chou Tzu-yu simply sat to the side, watching her older sisters without moving.

"Tzuyu, aren't you going to pack your things?"

Sana Minatozaki, being a typical busybody, noticed that Tzuyu was sitting motionless to the side and asked her a question out of curiosity.

However, Chou Tzu-yu just smiled and said to her, "I'm not going to pack now, I have something to do later."

Are you going out?

Mina looked at the faint expectation in Tzuyu's eyes and felt that it was very similar to her own first time going out with Liu Baiyuan, which is why she asked the question.

Based on the person that the nine members of TWICE have been in contact with the most recently, it's not hard to guess who that person is.

"Yes, I made plans to go out with Oppa."

Zhou Ziyu didn't hide it from her older sisters. In her opinion, it wasn't a big deal. After all, they had all gone out with Liu Baiyuan, so one more wouldn't make a difference.

Zhou Ziyu's words surprised Hirai Momo, who hadn't seen Liu Baiyuan for a long time.

She hadn't even chatted with Liu Baiyuan much in the past few days, only sending a "hello" in the morning and a "goodnight" at night, asking, "Where are you guys going?"

Mina pressed for more details, but Tzuyu suddenly became vague.

The main problem was that she hadn't decided where to go.

"Children, are you all packed? We're leaving!"

"Yes!" 8

The manager's urging indirectly helped Chou Tzu-yu out of the awkward situation, and the manager then came to Chou Tzu-yu's side and asked her, "Has Producer Liu arrived yet?"

"I told him, and he said he would come over; he should be here soon."

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The agent nodded and said to her, "Then we'll be leaving now. Send me a message when you're with Producer Liu."

"Inside!"

After saying that, the manager led the remaining eight members of TWICE outside. As Chaeyoung passed Tzuyu, she even whispered to her, "Tzuyu! Remember to bring some good food when you come back!"

"Inside."

Upon hearing this, Chou Tzu-yu naturally nodded in agreement, and soon the group had left the small gymnasium.

Outside, the remaining eight members of TWICE were all fully armed, wearing masks and hats, with only their eyes exposed.

However, Hirai Momo, who was walking at the back, was looking in another direction.

"What are you looking at, Momo?"

"Ah...it's nothing..."

After Hirai Momo saw that she had caught Yu Jeong-yeon's attention, she immediately looked away and got into the van. However, just as she closed the door, a black BMW stopped right behind the van. The familiar car model and license plate made it easy to tell who the person was.

Sure enough, the next second, Liu Baiyuan got out of the car.

However, apart from Hirai Momo who was walking at the back, no one else noticed Liu Baiyuan's arrival.

Watching Liu Baiyuan walk into the gymnasium, Hirai Momo felt a sudden pang of heartache for no reason, as if something had been quietly pulled away from her heart.

In the past, when Mina went out with Liu Baiyuan, she never felt this way. At most, she felt a little uncomfortable. But now... she didn't know if it was because she hadn't contacted Liu Baiyuan for a long time, or because she and Liu Baiyuan had done things that went far beyond ordinary siblings, or because she was worried that Liu Baiyuan and Zhou Ziyu had the blessing of being siblings.

In short, this heartache made her nose tingle slightly, and while she felt like crying, she quietly clenched her little hands.

However, the driver didn't stop because of her sadness. Watching Liu Baiyuan walk into the stadium, she seemed to clearly sense that Liu Baiyuan was drifting further and further away from her, not just geographically, but also psychologically...

Perhaps it was Hirai Momo's unrestrained gaze that made Liu Baiyuan, who had just arrived at the stadium entrance, suddenly feel something and look in the direction Hirai Momo had left. However, he only saw the rear of the van blowing puffs of gray smoke at him.

"That's strange... I can clearly feel someone watching me..."

Liu Baiyuan showed a strange expression, but after looking around and seeing that no one was looking at him, he assumed he was just overthinking it and turned to walk into the gymnasium.

When Zhou Ziyu called him over, she had already sent him the address. Following the address she gave him, Liu Baiyuan quickly found Zhou Ziyu.

"Why are you alone? Where are Peach and the others?"

Looking at Zhou Ziyu sitting on the sofa with her legs crossed and her posture upright, Liu Baiyuan quietly walked to her side, gently patted her head and asked.

When Chou Tzu-yu first felt someone touch her, she was terrified.

After the TWICE members left, she shouldn't know anyone else in the stadium. This person started touching her inappropriately right away, how could she not be scared?

Not to mention, the voice sounds like a man's.

However, just as she hurriedly stood up and backed away to create some distance, she turned her head to look at the person who had come. When she saw Liu Baiyuan's familiar face, her tense emotions instantly relaxed, and her face was full of reproach as she said, "Hey! Brother Baiyuan, why did you scare me for no reason!"

Tzuyu's expression seemed somewhat resentful, because the main group of TWICE had already left, so Tzuyu was wearing a mask, but not a hat, so Liu Baiyuan could clearly see the upper half of Tzuyu's face.

The furrowed brows, caused by a hint of anger, made Liu Baiyuan chuckle.

"Haha, sorry, sorry."

Liu Baiyuan stepped forward, took the small bag from Zhou Ziyu's hand, and asked her, "So, where are you going that you called me over in such a hurry?"

"have no idea."

Although Chou Tzu-yu has been in the peninsula for a few years, she doesn't like to go out much. Before her debut, she rarely went out. Occasionally, she would go out with a few fellow countrymen from China. Usually, she would stay in the dormitory or practice in the practice room. Her lifestyle was so regular that it could be classified as boring.

This is why Chou Tzu-yu isn't with SM Entertainment; otherwise, she, Bae Joo-beom, and Seo Joo-hyun could easily be considered part of SM's boring trio.

Bae Joo-hyun is doing a little better now. Under Liu Baiyuan's influence, this older sister spends significantly more time on her phone. She occasionally sees some of the latest news and knows a little bit about some of the trending internet memes.

However, Chou Tzu-yu's personality is too introverted and overly self-disciplined, which makes her seem somewhat boring.

"By the way, Brother Bai Yuan, how about... we go check out the Seoul Tower?"

Seoul Tower?

Upon hearing this name, Liu Baiyuan's mind instantly conjured up memories of his time with Mina at the Seoul Tower.

Go to Seoul Tower...?

Liu Baiyuan seemed slightly embarrassed; going to a place he'd been with before with another woman felt a little strange to him.

However, he didn't say much in the end, but simply said to Chou Tzu-yu, "Going to Seoul Tower is not out of the question, but the most important thing is that we need to eat first."

Liu Baiyuan hadn't eaten when he arrived, and it's still lunchtime. If he doesn't eat soon, he might have to wait for these white-collar workers to get off work, and it will take quite a while just to wait for their food.

"Okay~"

Zhou Ziyu didn't dwell on the fact that he had just scared her. She narrowed her beautiful doe eyes, nodded to Liu Baiyuan, and followed behind him.

"What would you like to eat?"

As soon as they stepped out of the stadium and got into the car, Liu Baiyuan asked Zhou Tzuyu about her dinner plans for the evening. However, instead of specifying a location, she countered with a question: "Baiyuan oppa, none of the TWICE members have ever been to your house, have they?"

"Hmm? If it's this place now, then I haven't been there before."

When I lived downstairs from them, Hirai Momo and a few others would come over to visit.

"Okay, let's go to Brother Bai Yuan's house for dinner!"

"Come to my place? Let me tell you first, I can't cook."

"It's okay, I can do it. I'll make it for you."

Chou Tzu-yu chuckled and narrowed her eyes, a hint of pride on her face. She hadn't expected her older brother to have a skill he didn't possess.

Although her cooking skills aren't great, and she was practically just a background character in the cooking episode of "Elegant Private Life," she's confident she can outcry Liu Baiyuan, a complete novice in cooking.

Looking at Zhou Ziyu's serious expression, Liu Baiyuan smiled slightly, nodded to her, and said, "Okay, let's eat at my house then."

Before long, the two arrived at Liu Baiyuan's building. There are very few underground parking lots in the Peninsula area; most residential areas and buildings allow cars to be parked outdoors, that is, at the entrance of the building.

Chou Tzu-yu, on the other hand, began to look around curiously the moment she entered the apartment building.

As the first and currently the only member of TWICE to have visited Yoo Baek-won's home, Tzuyu felt obligated to show these older members his home and then tell them about it when she got back.

Sana Minatozaki: You just wanted to come back and show off.

Hirai Momo: She's definitely a cultured person, making Versailles sound so high-class.

"Welcome to our home."

Liu Baiyuan opened the door and went in, handing Zhou Ziyu a new pair of slippers as he went. These were the ones that had been there when he moved in, although he didn't know why Park Jin-young had arranged for an extra pair of women's slippers to be kept in the house...

Perhaps... it's because my subordinates are too meticulous in their work?

Chou Tzu-yu looked at the slippers that Liu Bai-yuan had taken out and smiled as she took off her own sneakers. She had indeed been feeling a bit bored after spending the whole day at the stadium.

But just as she took off her shoes, a problem suddenly occurred to her: she was wearing sneakers all day and had been in the gym all day; taking them off like this...

Will it have a smell...?

Thinking of this, she subtly glanced up at Liu Baiyuan, only to find that for some reason, his eyes were fixed on her feet.

Upon reaching this conclusion, Chou Tzu-yu's face instantly flushed red, and her tone became tinged with an indescribable coquettishness and shyness.

"Brother Bai Yuan, why are you looking at my feet?"

As she spoke, Chou Tzu-yu's little feet curled up slightly, as if even her small feet were somewhat shy.

"Huh? Oh, no, I'm just... a little sentimental. Luckily, I have a spare pair of slippers at home, otherwise it would be a bit of a hassle."

Liu Baiyuan dodged the question by giving a vague answer. After clearing his throat twice, he turned and headed to the kitchen. Since he was going to cook at home, he naturally had to see what he could use.

But come to think of it, having been in the peninsula for so long, I haven't really cooked anything other than the occasional instant noodle.

Sure enough, Liu Baiyuan opened the refrigerator and stared into thought at the few eggs that were left.

As Zhou Ziyu watched Liu Baiyuan's retreating figure, she gently pursed her lips, a slight blush creeping onto her face. Thankfully, Liu Baiyuan wasn't staring at her feet, and they didn't have a strong odor; otherwise, it would have been incredibly embarrassing.

However... Chou Tzu-yu lowered her head again to look at her little feet. It seemed that her white socks had some marks on them because she had been standing all day.

These marks stood out particularly against the all-white socks.

"Brother Bai Yuan, what's wrong?"

Zhou Ziyu came to Liu Baiyuan's side and saw him standing in front of the refrigerator as if he were in a daze. She asked him with some doubt.

Hearing Zhou Ziyu's words, Liu Baiyuan seemed to have just come to his senses and said to her somewhat awkwardly, "Ahem, I don't usually cook, and I don't keep any food at home. How about we order takeout? See what you want to eat, it's on me."

As he spoke, Liu Baiyuan took out his phone, as if to hand it to Zhou Ziyu. However, the latter didn't seem to care much at the moment. Looking at the few lonely eggs, she asked Liu Baiyuan, "Brother Baiyuan, do you have any instant noodles at home?"

"Instant noodles? We do have some."

"That's enough, we can just cook instant noodles!"

As she spoke, Chou Tzu-yu walked to the cabinet on her own. As soon as she opened it, sure enough, there were several packets of classic Korean ramen. What? You're asking how she knew Liu Baiyuan's instant noodles were here?

Actually, she was just guessing. As for why she looked here first, it's because their instant noodles are also kept here...

Watching Zhou Ziyu expertly start boiling water, Liu Baiyuan said somewhat apologetically, "I'm sorry, Ziyu, it's your first time at home, and I've made you eat instant noodles..."

Zhou Ziyu didn't seem to care about Liu Baiyuan's apology. She simply turned around, smiled at him, and her sweet smile, like a spring breeze, dispelled the faint apology in Liu Baiyuan's heart. She said, "It's okay, Baiyuan-gege. If it's with you, I'd be happy even if we were just eating ramen~."