Peninsula: Starting with a silly childhood friend!

Noon should be the hottest time of day, but for some reason today it doesn't feel hot; instead, it's rather humid.

Unbeknownst to many, more clouds had appeared in the sky, blocking the sun's heat.

This is clearly a sign that it's going to rain.

However, people didn't seem to care much about it, except for Liu Baiyuan. Looking at the gradually darkening sky, he sighed helplessly and muttered, "Tsk, it's rare to come out, and I've run into a rainy day..."

He doesn't usually go out, or rather, he doesn't often go out for a stroll.

Because his daily routine during this period was just going back and forth between two points, and because it was graduation season, he hadn't even been back to his house off-campus for a long time, and had been staying in the school dormitory to prepare for graduation.

Now that I'm done with all that work, I can finally go home after a long time.

After hailing a taxi, Liu Baiyuan headed towards his home. Watching the buildings rushing past the car window, he muttered to himself again:

"Tsk... I might consider getting a driver's license and buying a car."

It's one thing that I didn't need it when I was at school, but it's another thing that I didn't think about settling down here.

Now that he not only plans to develop his career here, but has even become a director of an entertainment company, he can't possibly take a taxi to the company every day from now on.

That would be so embarrassing if word got out...

However, when I get home later, I need to call my dad first to tell him about Park Jin-young's agreement.

Liu Baiyuan's home is not far from JYP's company. He chose this location mainly because of its safety and privacy. He never expected that it would become the basis for his convenient commute.

Before long, he arrived at his apartment building by taxi.

The houses on the peninsula are different from those in China. Most of them are built facing the street, just like the style in early China where you could walk down to a main road.

After paying the fare, he went into the apartment building. Since he lived on the first floor, he didn't have to squeeze onto the stairs with his upstairs neighbors.

Yes, Liu Baiyuan's building did not have an elevator installed. The main reason is that the building he lives in is quite old. Of course, he lives on the first floor, and the building only has three floors, so it doesn't really matter.

Opening the door, Liu Baiyuan felt a sense of unease looking at the empty living room.

I've been living in the dorm for a while now, and it's been a bit lively with Jin Canbin, who's always talking. But now that I'm all alone, it feels really lonely all of a sudden.

However, Liu Baiyuan quickly adapted. Seeing that there was a thin layer of dust in the house because no one had lived there for a long time, Liu Baiyuan also called two cleaners to come and clean.

During this time, Liu Baiyuan returned to the living room and took out his phone to call his elderly father.

beep!

"What's wrong?"

Almost the instant the call connected, Liu's father's calm and authoritative voice came from the other end of the phone.

Aside from a slightly serious expression when the call connected, Liu Baiyuan didn't react much, seemingly having developed a certain immunity to his father's authoritative voice.

"Dad, I already went to see President Park Jin-young about what you told me today..."

"Okay, then I'll get started on the arrangements..."

"......"

Liu Baiyuan and his father chatted casually until the cleaning service he had called arrived, at which point they hung up the phone.

To say that Liu's father wholeheartedly supported Liu Baiyuan's pursuit of music wouldn't be entirely true; he simply understood the situation.

Boys are at an age where they are naturally playful, so Liu's father was willing to give him some time to do what he wanted, so that he wouldn't end up like him, trapped by life and unable to do things he wanted to do.

In addition, Liu Baiyuan is his only son, so he naturally has to take good care of him.

Time passed little by little. Liu Baiyuan's house was not small, with five bedrooms, one living room and two bathrooms, which made it quite a struggle for the two cleaning staff to keep it clean.

Although the house itself wasn't dirty, the dusting work required wiping many nooks and crannies, so by the time the two cleaners finished, it was already past 5 PM...

"Thanks for your hard work."

"You're too kind, boss!"

After seeing the two cleaners off, Liu Baiyuan closed the door. Looking at his home, which hadn't changed at all, but felt completely refreshed, a smile appeared on his face.

"Although it's a bit expensive, there's a reason why it's so expensive."

After he finished speaking, he prepared to go to the sofa, turn on the TV, and see what takeout to order.

But just as he took a couple of steps out, a noisy commotion suddenly came from outside the door behind him.

Judging from the voices, it seemed to be a group of girls, but he couldn't hear what they were saying outside because there was a door between them.

But the problem is that Liu Baiyuan doesn't seem to remember having so many girls in his building.

Although he probably didn't live in that house for more than a few days...

Thinking of this, he turned around and went to the door again, but instead of opening it, he looked out through the peephole.

But whether it was a coincidence or not, just as Liu Baiyuan looked outside, there were two flashes outside the living room window, followed by a loud rumble.

Liu Baiyuan paused for a moment, recalling the sky that had already shown signs of rain when he returned at noon. He knew that it was about to rain, and perhaps this thunder was the 'vanguard'.

Sure enough, almost in sync with the thunder, just as Liu Baiyuan finished thinking this, a torrential downpour began, pounding against the windows.

Suddenly, someone outside the door shouted, as if startled by the thunder.

He looked through the peephole and saw a girl squatting on the ground, covering her ears with her hands as if she wanted to bury her head between her knees.

He was clearly quite frightened.

Several girls immediately surrounded her, but the peephole was too blurry for Liu Baiyuan to see their faces clearly. However, after glancing at them a few times, he didn't care anymore. Anyway, he couldn't possibly know them. Since arriving at the peninsula, he hadn't met anyone other than the people at school.

After shifting his gaze, he walked towards the sofa, making no attempt to hide his mockery as he said:

"Tsk tsk tsk, she doesn't look like a little girl anymore, yet she's afraid of thunder, what a coward..."

After shaking his head, he plopped down on the sofa, took out his phone, opened the food delivery app, and started browsing.

Outside the door, the person who had been squatting on the ground seemed to have recovered. Slowly, she raised her head, her face still filled with fear, her eyes seemingly moist, and timidly asked her sisters beside her:

"Are you... alright?"

"It's alright, it's alright, it's just raining outside. Let's hurry back to the dorm!"

As they spoke, the group helped her up. If Liu Baiyuan were still looking through the peephole, he would have recognized the person who had just been squatting on the ground as Minatozaki Sana!