Peninsula: Starting with a silly childhood friend!

Ok?

When Mina heard Hirai Momo's question, the joy that had risen in her heart because she had heard the answer she wanted instantly froze.

What does that mean?

Has Silly Peach become intelligent?!

Has it been upgraded to a peach?

Mina suppressed the slight fear in her heart and said threateningly, "Hey, get this straight, this is your problem. What do you mean I'm so concerned about Shiro-chan... it's because you two held hands with Shiro-chan in the recording studio in front of everyone..."

She brought the question back to the beginning, about Hirai Momo and Liu Baiyuan holding hands, thus overshadowing her earlier inquiry about their relationship.

"Even though you and Bai Yuanni are childhood friends, you should still be a little more careful. It's one thing if it happens in the recording studio, and I was the only one who saw it this time. But if fans see it outside, you'll be in big trouble."

As expected, Hirai Momo was easily led astray by Mina's instructions.

"Oh, I see..."

Seeing this, Mina couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth slightly. Sure enough, as long as the opponent is weak enough, life is always on easy mode!

"Who went first?" Mina asked Hirai Momo again, curious about who went first in this kind of thing.

However, in her memory, Hirai Momo didn't seem like the type of person who would proactively do something like this...

But deep down, she didn't want to believe that Liu Baiyuan had taken the initiative to shake Hirai Momo's hand first...

"It was him... When we were talking about things before my debut, he was probably worried that I'd be reminded of those times... so..."

As she spoke, Hirai Momo even blushed slightly, clearly still feeling shy about what had happened during the day, even though it was evening...

I never expected that this older brother, who usually seems like a clueless blockhead, would be so good at flirting with his little gestures.

Hirai Momo was happy, but Mina's lips drooped slightly, clearly indicating that this was something she didn't want to hear.

"Since Bai Yuanni took the initiative to shake her hand, then I..."

Mina suddenly felt a pang of inexplicable jealousy. Unlike Momo Hirai, she understood what this meant; she... seemed to have developed a strange fondness for Liu Baiyuan...

Hirai Momo: What did you mean by "it wasn't me"?! Am I stupid?!

Mina: Some things need no further explanation; a great scholar will naturally provide the answers...

The jealousy didn't last long; Mina suppressed her emotions and convinced herself that the two were childhood friends, so holding hands was normal. She remembered how Hirai Momo and Liu Baiyuan cried tears of joy when they first met, something she had witnessed herself.

So holding hands doesn't prove anything!

As long as I spend more time with Liu Baiyuan, I'll eventually reach this point myself!

Thinking of this, Mina's smile finally returned to normal.

However, Hirai Momo watched as Mina remained silent and picked up her phone again to watch a Korean drama. She needed to make the most of her time to practice her spoken Korean, as time was running out and JYP Nation was starting next month.

TWICE will be participating too!

JYP Nation is somewhat similar to SMTOWN next door, both bringing their own artists to a family stage for an "annual meeting". Last year, TWICE had not yet debuted, so they were all "audience".

After nearly a year of "training", they finally stood on the JYP Nation stage this year, transforming from audience members into artists, and becoming a group that juniors and fans talk about with great interest.

In this situation, how could her pronunciation possibly hold her back?!

Hirai Momo's worries were not a problem for Mina. While her Mandarin was not the best among the three Misamo members, it was the most stable, with very few mistakes, and she had almost no problems with daily communication.

As for the best, it would of course be Sana Minatozaki, the Shiba Inu. She is a woman who has been certified as "Kin Sana", a nickname she earned because her pronunciation is almost indistinguishable from that of a native of the peninsula.

Mina slowly lay down on the bed and, like Momo Hirai, picked up her phone. However, instead of looking at Instagram or YouTube, she opened Kakao and started browsing her chat history with Liu Baiyuan.

Their last contact was on July 4th. On July 3rd, she sent him a message asking him to have a late-night snack, but he didn't reply all night and only replied the next day.

However, there weren't many replies; they were just some simple chats.

Mina blinked and sent another message to Liu Baiyuan.

"Are you there?"

....................................

Let's rewind ten minutes to a high-rise apartment in the Linjiang Apartments.

Liu Baiyuan sat at his computer desk and stretched his increasingly stiff body.

A hint of relief crossed his face, a sign of relaxation after a busy day.

"Finish!"

As he uttered those two words, a smile appeared on his face.

His gaze returned to the computer, and he pressed play on the already processed audio. The next moment, a light and cheerful melody came from the computer.

「날카로운secret둘러싼」

(Surrounded by a sharp secret)

「얘긴베일속에」

(Words behind the veil)

「점점더깊은hh hush」

(Slowly, a deep sigh)

「맘을겨뉘이제」

(Focus your mind on the present moment)

"......"

This song was one that Liu Baiyuan had just acquired not long ago, but he wasn't particularly familiar with Red Velvet, so he wasn't sure how well the song suited them.

However, judging solely from the quality of the song, it is undoubtedly a good song.

He saved the song from his computer, transferred it to his phone, and then sent it to Bae Joo-hyun.

After he finished doing all this, his stomach suddenly started growling.

He hadn't eaten lunch and slept all afternoon until nine o'clock due to the forced eight hours of sleep provided by the mute system. Now it was already ten o'clock at night.

The most absurd thing is that he's only hungry now...

After ordering takeout from a highly-rated restaurant on his phone, Liu Baiyuan put down his phone and, after a long time, opened YouTube on his computer. He hadn't watched it in a while and wanted to find some fun videos to watch.

But just as he was about to search, his phone suddenly rang.

A unique "Adu" sound, characteristic of Kakao, rang out.

Liu Baiyuan glanced at the time; it was already past 10 PM. Who was still messaging him...?

However, just as he opened his phone and saw that it was a message from Mina, his attitude instantly changed completely.

"Hey Mina-xi, what's up?"

Ah Du!

In TWICE's dorm, Mina's phone beeped with a message notification. This unexpected sound caught the attention of Momo, who looked at Mina's phone and whispered:

"Hmm? Mian, who are you chatting with so late?"

Just as she finished speaking, her gaze happened to fall on the note...