Peninsula: Starting with a silly childhood friend!

Bae Joo-hyun, who was wearing headphones, did not notice Son Seung-wan's gaze.

She simply opened the audio file Liu Baiyuan had sent and started listening to it.

The song is only three minutes long, but Bae Joo-hyun liked it after listening to only half of it.

The catchy lyrics and highly addictive melody add a unique charm to this song.

Most importantly, for some reason, whenever she heard this song, she felt it had a Red Velvet vibe, as if... this song was meant to be theirs...

"Did Liu Baiyuan write this specifically for us?"

As Bae Joo-hyun listened to the song, feeling a faint 'response' in her heart, her face was full of doubt. If it was written casually, it certainly wouldn't have given her this feeling.

You know, sometimes the songs the company gives her, let alone this feeling, she doesn't even like them, but this song...

The only explanation Bae Joo-hyun could think of was that the song was written by Yoo Baek-won specifically for Red Velvet.

"So... he actually came as a fan?"

Aside from fans, Bae Joo-hyun couldn't imagine why a director from another company would be so knowledgeable about Red Velvet's style.

Thinking this, Bae Joo-hyun also sent a message to Yoo Baek-won: "Yoo Baek-won-xi, are you a fan of our Ryder Baby?"

In the apartment on the other side, Liu Baiyuan saw the message from Bae Joo-hyun, immediately interrupted his chat with Mina, and opened Bae Joo-hyun's chat window instead.

Mingnan:? ? ?

"What's wrong?"

All I did was send her a song, so why is she immediately labeling me a fan?

"It's nothing, I just felt that this song had a lot of our Ryder Baby's style, and I was wondering if you were a fan, otherwise, it would be difficult for an average person to write something like this."

"So what do you think of this song?"

"It feels pretty good, but the melody seems a little strange..."

"..."

Liu Baiyuan then started chatting with Bae Joo-hyun, unknowingly neglecting Mina, who was standing to the side.

Meanwhile, the latter was lying in bed, still foolishly waiting for Liu Baiyuan's reply.

"How did this oppa suddenly disappear?"

Mina pursed her lips slightly, her brows furrowing as if she were a puzzled kitten.

"Oppa?"

Mina once again took the initiative to send a message to Liu Baiyuan, and when Liu Baiyuan saw the message from Mina, the smile on his face suddenly froze.

I was so busy chatting with Bae Joo-hyun that I forgot about this little girl named Xiao Nan...

"Yes, I was just busy and didn't check my phone..."

Liu Baiyuan made up a random excuse and let the matter drop.

However, this also made it impossible for him to "play dead" anymore. So, Liu Baiyuan started to reply to both Bae Joo-hyun and Mina in Kakao, replying to Bae Joo-hyun and then Mina. After replying to Mina, he turned around and continued the conversation with Bae Joo-hyun.

For a time, I was indeed so busy that I barely had time to breathe.

However, whether it was Liu Baiyuan's talent or the two people on the other end of the phone simply not paying attention, they were completely unaware that the man they were chatting so enthusiastically with on the phone wasn't just talking to them...

By the time Liu Baiyuan finished dinner, it was already past eleven and almost midnight. Bae Joo-hyun and Mina finally felt a little sleepy.

Mina obediently said goodnight to Liu Baiyuan, while Bae Joo-hyun was much more "domineering," disappearing without a trace after simply saying, "I'm going to sleep."

Having slept all afternoon, Liu Baiyuan felt no sleepiness at all. Looking at the night view outside the window, he suddenly had the urge to go for a walk.

He usually prepares to sleep around this time, so he is still somewhat unfamiliar with Seoul at midnight.

Even at night, the peninsula isn't that cold during the summer; on the contrary, the cool evening breeze brings a comfort that's absent during the day.

Liu Baiyuan walked down the street, looking at the brightly lit city, a smile spreading across his lips.

"No wonder Kim Chan-bin goes out every night..."

Kim Chan-bin is rarely in the dorm at night; when asked, he always says he's out having fun. But looking at Seoul today, which is just as lively as it is during the day, he understands him a little better now.

If you were to ask what Seoul has the most of at night, it would definitely be the street stalls and bars.

When Liu Baiyuan looked at the spicy rice cake stalls gathered around on the street, the pungent aroma that filled the air finally tempted his appetite.

Just as he had ordered a few skewers of spicy stir-fried rice cakes and bean sprouts and was eating them as he walked, he suddenly saw a tall girl heading towards the Han River...

Of course, if it were just a girl, Liu Baiyuan wouldn't care, since there are plenty of girls on the street these days.

Most importantly, Liu Baiyuan looked at this figure from behind... and it seemed somewhat familiar.

At this moment, the other person was still holding a wine bottle in his hand. Although at first glance he seemed to be walking without any problems, his unsteady gait indicated that he had drunk too much.

Liu Baiyuan glanced at her twice, and seeing that he really couldn't recognize her, he prepared to leave. But just as he was about to leave, he suddenly heard a young couple sitting at the table next to him say:

"Speaking of which, it's been almost a year since Sulli left the group..."

"Who says otherwise? Sigh, he suddenly left the group, it was so abrupt. He said he was focusing on his acting career, but what was he even doing before!"

The two men sat by the roadside, naturally talking about Sulli from F(x). When Liu Baiyuan heard the name, he suddenly seemed to remember something and looked at the girl walking towards the Han River again.

The figure in the background was strikingly similar to the poster I had seen at SM Entertainment.

However, just as he was pondering whether this person was Choi Sulli, the woman suddenly lost her footing and fell to the ground.

Seeing this, Liu Baiyuan was stunned for a moment. After much hesitation, he slowly walked up.

The two were not far apart; in just a short while, Liu Baiyuan arrived beside her. As soon as he got closer, he was startled by the strong smell of alcohol emanating from the woman.

He frowned slightly while scrutinizing the other person's face.

The woman sensed someone approaching and became somewhat alert, but her already drunken body was not under her control; she simply turned her head to look at the person who had come.

It was this eye contact that confirmed Liu Baiyuan's suspicions: the person before him was indeed Choi Sulli, a former member of F(x)...

However, Choi Sulli did not recognize Liu Baiyuan, or rather, she did not know Liu Baiyuan at all. When she saw his face by the moonlight, even she, who was well-versed in the entertainment industry, was slightly stunned for a moment.

"Can you still stand up?"

As Liu Baiyuan asked her, he reached out his hand, seemingly wanting to help her up.

Hearing his words, Choi Sulli blinked, snapped out of her daze, and while extending her hand, asked:

"Are you eating spicy stir-fried rice cakes?"

"...?"