Peninsula: Starting with a silly childhood friend!

As the elevator doors closed, Hirai Momo's entire demeanor underwent a dramatic change.

"Oppa, now it's just us left!"

Hirai Momo smiled at Liu Baiyuan, and Liu Baiyuan, though smiling, couldn't help but show a hint of curiosity in his eyes as he asked:

"What you're saying sounds a little strange..."

"Hey! Oppa, why are you ruining the mood like this?!"

Hirai Momo's smile froze instantly at Liu Baiyuan's sarcastic remark, her face filled with helplessness.

This oppa used to be a big fan when he was little, how come he's turned into a complainer now?

Upon hearing this, Liu Baiyuan couldn't help but chuckle and apologized to Hirai Momo:

"Oh, I'm so sorry, it's my fault."

Hirai Momo snorted softly. She had originally planned to get closer to this oppa, but now, she'd been met with a cold shoulder...

Ding!

Just then, another elevator arrived on the third floor. Hirai Momo stepped in first, followed closely by Liu Baiyuan. Seeing Hirai Momo's angry expression, a hint of helplessness appeared on his face.

"This little peach has quite a temper now, she's really grown up..."

When she was little, she always followed him around. Back then, when he teased her, she would just laugh foolishly. Otherwise, why would Liu Baiyuan call her "Silly Peach"?

She's really grown up now; she gets angry even when you tease her.

As the two entered the elevator, seeing Hirai Momo's angry expression, Liu Baiyuan decided to find a new topic to talk about.

"By the way, Peach, do you know Irene?"

Although Hirai Momo has only been in the industry for a short time, the two should have had some interaction.

"Irene-senpai? Yeah, I know her. What's up?"

Hirai Momo instantly thought of the leader from SM Entertainment. Although they hadn't met her often, they had. Last year, even though they had just debuted, they had attended many year-end stages.

At that time, Red Velvet had already been debuting for over a year and were senior artists. As is customary, new groups are required to greet their seniors, so that's when they met Bae Joo-hyun.

However, this older sister seemed a bit introverted and didn't say much at the time. Instead, Wendy's older sister took on the 'task' of greeting people...

"Nothing much, I just suddenly remembered and wanted to ask."

Liu Baiyuan seemed indifferent, but Hirai Momo stared intently at her older brother, then suddenly parted her lips slightly and said:

"Oppa, you don't actually like Irene-senpai, do you?"

"ha?!"

Liu Baiyuan's face was full of doubt. Where did this little peach get her conclusion from?

"Hey, what did you say?"

"So, do you think Irene-senpai is pretty or not?"

Seeing her older brother still trying to argue, Hirai Momo, with a confident look on her face as if she saw right through him, asked him a question.

Upon hearing this question, Liu Baiyuan's mind involuntarily recalled the few times he had seen Bae Joo-hyun: once at BMW and another time, which was a little longer ago.

That was at the beginning of this year. When he and Jin Canbin went to play on the Han River, they happened to pass by and met a "crazy woman".

At the time, none of them paid any attention, but Liu Baiyuan noticed that she seemed to be chased by something. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be just a larger moth.

Strangely, the moth seemed to sense that the woman was afraid of it, and it chased after her...

This is what makes the woman look like a 'crazy woman'; even though no one is chasing her, she's still running around aimlessly...

After Liu Baiyuan waved the moth away, the woman gradually calmed down. It was at this moment that Liu Baiyuan and Bae Joo-hyun truly met for the first time because Bae Joo-hyun wasn't wearing a mask.

However, with her hair somewhat disheveled, she wasn't exactly exquisite.

Even so, Bae Joo-hyun's face still surprised him a little, otherwise he wouldn't have remembered her.

"Hmm...she's quite pretty."

Liu Baiyuan didn't lie; instead, he openly acknowledged Bae Joo-hyun's good looks.

However, to his surprise, his honesty made Hirai Momo act as if she had caught some evidence, and she said to him:

"Hey! Look at yourself, you said you don't like Irene-senpai-nim."

Hirai Momo looked at Liu Baiyuan with some jealousy. This guy, after more than ten years, was now saying that other women were pretty in front of her!

What a jerk!

Of course, she didn't say this out loud, otherwise Liu Baiyuan would definitely have cried foul.

You were the one who asked the question, and when I told you the truth, you weren't happy!

"Oh... thinking she's pretty means you like her? Well, I think you're pretty too."

"Hmm..."

Upon hearing this, Hirai Momo was momentarily stunned. The words of rebuttal were stuck in her throat, and she couldn't utter them.

Her eyes were filled with shock as she looked at Liu Baiyuan. She was speechless for a long time and could only lower her head with a blush on her face.

"Oppa...thinks I'm pretty..."

"Ding! Hirai Momo's favorability +3!"

Progress bar: 8%!

This voice made Liu Baiyuan instantly look at the girl in front of him. Had her... feelings for him increased again?!

Although it felt like a long time, the elevator descended quite quickly, and soon it reached the first floor. As the elevator doors opened, they found Sana Minatozaki waiting there.

"Hmm? Momo, what's wrong?"

Seeing Hirai Momo's slightly flushed face, Minatozaki Sana keenly sensed that something was wrong.

"Hey! Did you bully Momo?!"

Sana Minatozaki immediately turned and fired at Liu Baiyuan, who, upon hearing her words, felt wronged and said:

"Hey! What does this have to do with me? Why would I bully her if I had nothing better to do..."

At this point, Liu Baiyuan paused, then retorted defiantly:

"And remember to call him 'Oppa' next time, Sana!"

"Pshaw, dream on!"

After making a face at Liu Baiyuan, Minatozaki Sana pulled Hirai Momo along and headed towards the door. Liu Baiyuan watched the two of them from behind, a smile creeping onto his lips.

Of course, his gaze was mainly fixed on Hirai Momo. He looked at Hirai Momo's back and his eyes gradually became puzzled.

The progress bar just suddenly increased by three points, which is what puzzled him the most, but he didn't seem to have said anything about it. These three points added so inexplicably...

As a straight man, Liu Baiyuan didn't realize there was anything wrong with his words, simply assuming that Hirai Momo, that silly peach, was imagining all sorts of random things again...

He followed the two of them out of the JYP building.

The two people in front had already walked out, while the seven people in front were walking slowly not far away, waiting for the two. Looking at the nine girls who had gathered in front, Liu Baiyuan's eyes also showed a hint of a smile.