Peninsula: Starting with a silly childhood friend!

Chapter 143: The lock found on the wall exposes Mina's crisis?!

Upon hearing Zhou Ziyu's words, Liu Baiyuan was taken aback for a moment, but he quickly revealed a look of bewilderment.

What does it mean to be happy even while eating instant noodles...? Although this meal was indeed a bit of a letdown for her, there's something strange about what she said...

It felt like my four-bedroom apartment had suddenly turned into a basement rental...

Pulling himself back to reality, Liu Baiyuan looked at Zhou Ziyu, who was holding chopsticks and wearing an apron. For a moment, he seemed to have a fleeting illusion of a "housewife." He looked at her deeply, said nothing more, but gently pinched her cheek, a smile playing on his lips, and said, "Then I'll wait to taste our Ziyu's cooking."

"good!"

Chou Tzu-yu smiled broadly and made no attempt to be polite. Although her cooking skills were only slightly better than Liu Bai-yuan's, she was still quite confident.

If you can't even make instant noodles properly, what's the difference between you and a useless person?

Liu Baiyuan: Keep cursing!

Seeing Chou Tzu-yu turn her head and look at the pot of boiling water with a serious expression, Liu Baiyuan also took the opportunity to leave and sit down in the living room.

But of course he couldn't just do nothing. After all, it was their first time visiting his new home, and they were his compatriots, even the first TWICE member to come to his house for a meal. He couldn't just have a quick meal of instant noodles with them and call it a day.

With that in mind, he opened the food delivery page on the Peninsula website.

The food delivery industry on the peninsula has also started, but of course, its scale is still incomparable to that of China, which is why food delivery here often takes at least half an hour.

He found a Chinese restaurant that did takeout, ordered a few Chinese dishes, and then quietly waited for Chou Tzu-yu's instant noodles to be ready.

"Brother Bai Yuan! Come and try my ramen!"

In no time at all, Chou Tzu-yu's instant noodles were ready.

Holding a small milk pot, Chou Tzu-yu placed it on the table, the fine beads of sweat on her forehead revealing her hard work.

"They're here."

Liu Baiyuan stood up and walked to her side. The faint aroma of spices from the instant noodles filled his nostrils at that moment.

"Hmm~ It smells pretty good."

"Of course!"

Chou Tzu-yu proudly tossed her head, making what was clearly just a pot of instant noodles look like a New Year's Eve dinner prepared by her.

With two bowls brought out, Liu Baiyuan and Zhou Ziyu's dinner officially began.

However, Chou Tzu-yu did not immediately pick up the instant noodles. Instead, she picked up a boiled egg and put it in Liu Bai-yuan's bowl.

Liu Baiyuan and Zhou Ziyu exchanged a glance, then burst out laughing.

I don't know if it's because we live close by, or if not many people are ordering takeout tonight, but the takeout arrived exceptionally quickly today.

With Liu Baiyuan adding a few extra dishes, today's dinner finally felt a bit less meager.

Before long, Liu Baiyuan and Zhou Ziyu had finished eating and drinking.

The two sat on the balcony. It was dusk, the transition from day to night. The whole city seemed to be covered in gold dust, like a scene from a painting.

"So beautiful~"

"really."

Zhou Ziyu sighed with a sense of reflection. The JYP building was located in a bustling part of the city, surrounded by high-rise buildings. Their dormitory was even more so, only on the second floor. So today, from Liu Baiyuan's place, she was able to see the view overlooking the high-rise buildings that she had never seen before.

After watching for a while, Chou Tzu-yu suddenly stood up and said to Liu Bai-yuan, "Let's go!"

"Hmm? Where to?"

Seoul Tower!

"5

'

She hasn't forgotten...

Liu Baiyuan felt somewhat helpless. He thought she had long forgotten about it, but it turned out she was still thinking about it.

"it is good."

Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, Liu Baiyuan had no choice but to stand up again, take the keys, and walk out of the house with Zhou Ziyu once more.

However, what puzzled him was that when Chou Tzu-yu looked at his home, she actually showed a hint of reluctance... What does that mean? Isn't this my home?

Before long, the two were sitting in the car and set off again, this time their destination was Seoul Tower.

Throughout the journey, Chou Tzu-yu appeared exceptionally relaxed, with noticeably more smiles on her face, and her conversations with Liu Bai-yuan also displayed a playful charm typical of girls her age.

There would always be some unconscious coquettishness, which always gave Liu Baiyuan a "fatherly" smile.

Before long, the two arrived at the foot of Seoul Tower. Looking at this familiar place, Liu Baiyuan's sense of "immorality" resurfaced.

Hopefully nothing bad will happen today...

The two walked towards the top of the tower. Perhaps because it was past six o'clock and the sky was already somewhat dark, there were far more people coming down the mountain than coming up.

Seeing that most of the people coming down the mountain were couples, Chou Tzu-yu explained to Liu Bai-yuan, "This Seoul Tower is also called the Love Tower, so many couples come here to take photos and check in. It can be considered a landmark building."

Watching Chou Tzu-yu's explanation, which sounded like a tour guide's, a hint of doubt appeared on his face.

"How do you know so much detail? Have you been here before?"

"No, I just checked in the car."

"5

""

Looking at the Baidu Encyclopedia entry on Zhou Ziyu's phone, Liu Baiyuan couldn't help but show a hint of speechlessness. He should have just told him to search it online; he could have done this himself.

However, he already knew these tips when he came with Mina last time, so it didn't really matter whether he listened or not.

Upon arriving at the platform overlooking the city once again, Liu Baiyuan's memories flooded back. The scene from the previous visit with Mina was now appearing before his eyes as if in a holographic projection.

Mina's smiling expression and slightly pigeon-toed gait, every move she made carried a unique charm.

However, as Chou Tzu-yu appeared in the frame, their figures and movements unconsciously merged together.

"Brother Bai Yuan, have you ever been to Seoul Tower?"

Seeing that Liu Baiyuan didn't seem very surprised, Zhou Ziyu asked him a question as well.

Although Seoul Tower is not a rare spectacle, like Zhangjiajie in China, as one of the few places that offers a panoramic view of the entire city, Liu Baiyuan's reaction was clearly beyond Zhou Ziyu's expectations.

"Of course I've been here. If I haven't been to this landmark, then all my years on the peninsula have been for nothing."

Liu Baiyuan had a faint smile on his face, but Zhou Ziyu was a little surprised when she heard this. As mentioned before, Seoul Tower is also called the Love Tower. Most of the people who come here are young couples, or like when the senior groups filmed variety shows, some groups come to make wishes and so on.

But it's rare for several men to come together, so... who did Liu Baiyuan come with before?!

"With whom?"

Zhou Ziyu's tone carried a hint of interrogation that she herself was unaware of, and even a touch of coquettishness, perhaps out of fear that Liu Baiyuan wouldn't answer her.

Liu Baiyuan looked at Zhou Ziyu, who had suddenly come to his side, with a hint of surprise in his eyes. Had this guy flashed into his life? He was just in front of him a moment ago, and now he was holding his arm in a very intimate manner.

"That's with my ex-girlfriend, of course."

"What?! Brother Bai Yuan, you still have an ex-girlfriend?!"

This news startled Chou Tzu-yu, as she had never heard of Liu Bai-yuan having an ex-girlfriend.

"What, do you think I don't deserve an ex-girlfriend?"

Seeing Zhou Ziyu's obviously startled expression, Liu Baiyuan also had the idea of ​​teasing her.

On the other hand, Zhou Ziyu found Liu Baiyuan's words rather uninteresting. Instead of responding to Liu Baiyuan's reaction, she spoke up on her own, saying, "No, that's not it. I'm just a little surprised because I haven't heard you mention it before."

""

"Being dumped isn't something to brag about, so why tell everyone?"

Liu Baiyuan looked somewhat helpless; this "black-hearted" chocolate really knew how to rub salt in the wound.

Chou Tzu-yu: So what's the problem with you? I brought it up!

Liu Baiyuan: I didn't say anything that would be a sore point, so please don't bring it up...

Chou Tzu-yu:

"Ah~ Brother Bai Yuan, you got dumped?"

These words were indeed unexpected by Chou Tzu-yu. She hadn't expected that such an outstanding older brother would be dumped. Who was so blind and lacking in judgment?

But that's fine too. If he weren't single, I wouldn't have any chance at all.

"yes."

Recalling the past, Liu Baiyuan's face did not show much sadness, because he did not really like that girl. Although she was very pretty, as mentioned before, Liu Baiyuan was focused on his studies at that time and did not care much about matters of love.

The only reason I was with her was because I wanted to find a shield. Later, because Liu Baiyuan was really a quiet person, he would always take a long time to reply to my messages. He also rarely went out with me. The one time we came to Seoul Tower was only because she invited me for about a week before we went out.

After a while, she broke up with Liu Baiyuan, but for the latter, it wasn't a big deal.

"Oh, I see..."

After listening to Liu Baiyuan recount the whole story, Zhou Ziyu's face showed a hint of realization. Although she had never been in a relationship, girls always have some things in common.

Although the Liu Baiyuan in the story is quite different from the Liu Baiyuan of today, she can still understand him. After all, her boyfriend doesn't spend time with her all day and spends all his time with books and men. If she were in his shoes, she would be angry too.

Of course, if the person in question were Liu Baiyuan, she wouldn't bring up breaking up.

"Hehe, I didn't expect you had such an experience before, brother."

, 3

Chou Tzu-yu flashed a row of teeth, her grin leaving Liu Bai-yuan momentarily unsure whether she was mocking him or simply finding it amusing.

The Seoul Tower is famous mainly because of the lock wall that Yoo Baek-won and Mina visited.

Liu Baiyuan had been to this place before, so he was fine. However, Zhou Ziyu had only been here once before for filming, and this time, without any cameras following her, Zhou Ziyu was like a frothy little deer, looking around and touching everything with great curiosity.

"Didn't you come here before? Why are you so excited?"

"The last time I came here, it was for filming, and there were cameras all around me, so I didn't get to see anything properly that time. I just glanced at the scenery a few times."

This time, Chou Tzu-yu picked up a padlock and looked at it whenever she had free time. When she saw the padlock, she blushed a little. When she saw the padlock, she was a little worried. When she saw the padlock, she pursed her lips as if she was cheering for the person who asked for a promotion and a raise.

Seeing Chou Tzu-yu's expression written all over her face, Liu Bai-yuan kept a smile on his face and followed behind her.

Before long, the two arrived at the TWICE padlock again, the gleaming padlock now covered with dense writing.

Without even looking, the two of them knew what was densely packed on it; it was nothing more than fans taking photos and leaving souvenirs.

"TWICE has really become a top girl group, and so many fans come here because of them."

Liu Baiyuan seemed to sense something and said something, and Zhou Ziyu nodded at the same time. But at that moment, she caught a glimpse of a small lock right next to the big lock.

Of course, if it were just a small lock, it wouldn't matter. The most important thing is the words written on the lock.

"I hope we can stay together forever and never be apart again~"

July 15, 2016 — Sharon

~, This paragraph is all in Japanese. Except for the date and the signature at the end, Chou Tzu-yu couldn't understand anything else, but understanding the signature at the end was enough.

Because... she seemed to have seen this name before.

"Sharon...that name sounds familiar."

"Sharon..."

'

Upon hearing this name, the face of Mina immediately appeared in Liu Baiyuan's mind. He remembered that Mina had told him before that her English name was Sharon.

Moreover, this passage is in Japanese.

Chou Tzu-yu couldn't understand it, but as someone who had lived in Japan, he naturally had a basic understanding of the Japanese language. Although his Japanese wasn't as good as before, he could still understand a few sentences without much difficulty.

"The neon language, the date, the name, even the date matches up... it seems... this is the lock that Little Penguin hung up before."

However, to his surprise, she was actually writing about herself. He had suspected it when her favorability rating suddenly increased, but he had assumed that Mina had convinced herself because of their time together.

Unexpectedly...

"Brother, it looks like it's written in Japanese. Can you understand it?"

Upon hearing Zhou Ziyu's question, Liu Baiyuan's eyes instantly flashed with surprise. What should he do? What if Zhou Ziyu found out about this...?

"Hiss... Just thinking about it makes me want to bleed to death."