Peninsula: I'm being supported by a top idol.

Chapter 158 Karina's Ramblings

"What did she send you? Show me!"

Cui Shi'an was taken aback by his girlfriend's "fierce" tone on the phone, and then burst into laughter.

He simply sent a message to Liu Zhimin, telling him that the ID he had just used was Zhang Yuanying herself. The other party even sent him a private message, but he didn't expect the phone to ring so soon.

He could almost picture Liu Zhimin's adorable face with his cheeks puffed out on the other end of the phone.

Cui Shi'an couldn't help but chuckle softly, his voice full of helplessness and doting: "It's nothing special, it's just an apology message."

"An apology?" Liu Zhimin's radar immediately went off again, his alertness escalating. "What is she apologizing to you for? Could it be—that she did something to offend you? When did you two meet and become familiar?"

"Oh my god, what are you thinking about?" Cui Shi'an was amused by her association: "Didn't she splash water on me at the last music festival? She apologized for that incident, saying she felt really bad about it, so she came here today to give me a tip."

There was a two-second silence on the other end of the phone, as if Ping was processing the explanation.

Then, she said "Oh," her tone softening noticeably, but still carrying a hint of arrogance: "Hmph—at least she has some manners, knowing to apologize—"

Cui Shi'an's smile deepened, unable to resist teasing her further: "I've noticed that this pig-snake seems to be getting more and more suspicious, haven't I? Shouldn't I be the suspicious one?"

Liu Zhimin was taken aback by his sudden change of tone, and her cheeks flushed slightly, but curiosity prevailed: "Why should you be the one being suspicious?"

"Is that even a question?" Cui Shi'an sighed, his tone carrying just the right amount of "grievance" and "worry": "My girlfriend is so beautiful, has such great stage presence, and has millions of fans. The entertainment industry is full of handsome men, male idols, and male actors—there must be a lot of people who want to pursue you. Shouldn't I be a little more suspicious?"

"Ha~" Liu Zhimin chuckled, a sweet, smug feeling and a little vanity welling up inside her.

She tried hard to keep it up, but her rising tone betrayed her: "Hmph~ You actually know that! So you need to be aware of this, understand? If you ever dare to flirt with other girls behind my back, or do anything ambiguous, then I'll—"

She paused deliberately at this point, leaving everyone in suspense.

"So what?" Cui Shi'an asked cooperatively, wanting to hear what kind of "tough talk" she could come up with.

Liu Zhimin covered the microphone, quickly glanced at his teammates who were resting or chatting in the distance, and only after confirming that no one was paying attention did he whisper a menacing threat: "I'll—bite you!"

Cui Shi'an on the other end of the phone shuddered unexpectedly, choked for a long time, and finally managed to utter a few words with a wry smile: "————You're really vicious, you were clearly so fond of it this morning————"

Liu Zhimin, however, seemed to have achieved some kind of victory, and smugly hummed twice.

After the brief interlude, her thoughts returned to the initial question: "But speaking of which—how did Zhang Yuanying know about your live stream? Did you tell her?"

"It wasn't me," Cui Shi'an confessed honestly. "You Na told her. She first told You Na that she wanted to express her apology, so You Na gave her my live stream room number and said she could give me a reward."

"It's that brat Shen You-na again!" Her voice rose even higher, gritting her teeth into the microphone, "Next time she gets drunk, just dump her on the street, don't be kind enough to bring her to our dorm! I..."

I get annoyed just seeing her!

Hearing his girlfriend's childish outburst of anger and declaration of breaking off the friendship, Cui Shi'an couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Why are you so angry? She was just joking with you during the live stream. Maybe—she's on her period?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhimin immediately retorted fiercely, "Don't you know whether I'm here or not?"

"Well----"

"Hmph, isn't this all your fault!"

Cui Shi'an was stunned, completely not understanding what she was talking about.

"Dancing made me go to the bathroom so many times—" she muttered sullenly, "Luckily I was wearing long pants today, or I would have been so embarrassed!"

Cui Shi'an still didn't quite understand: "What are you talking about? What?"

"Of course, it's yours!"

"————" This time Cui Shi'an understood. He tried to hold back, but in the end he couldn't help but laugh out loud over the phone.

"You're still laughing!" Liu Zhimin stomped her foot angrily, her chest heaving slightly. "I'm angry!"

"Oh dear~" Cui Shi'an finally managed to stop smiling, then retorted, "But what you just said isn't right, is it? How could it be mine?"

"Eh?"

"Haha~ I mean, it should be ours, shouldn't it?" Cui Shi'an said with a smile, "If you just unilaterally deny it, they'll be heartbroken~"

"Tch—" Liu Zhimin curled his lip in disdain: "So what if I'm sad?"

"Oh my, what a vicious woman~ So cruel to her own child~ Tsk tsk tsk~"

"Haha, I'll beat you to death if you say that again!" She waved her fist, even though Cui Shi'an couldn't see anything.

Although Choi Si-an couldn't see it, the other members of Aespa could, and even from a distance, they could smell the sweet and sour scent of being in love.

Kim Dong-won, whether out of envy or jealousy, gave a nonchalant smirk and suddenly shouted at her, "Unnie, you'd better watch your step a bit! We're making a comeback!"

Giselle glanced over mischievously, "Karina, don't let winter be jealous of you all the time, okay?"

"Exactly!" Kim Dong-won, unusually, didn't deny it, standing up from the wooden floor and shouting, "If you keep doing this, don't blame me for putting on a stern face on stage next time!"

"Hey! I know! What's all the noise about!" Liu Zhimin reluctantly ended the call with her boyfriend.

"That's true, I just don't understand. You were playing with your brother-in-law until you were late this morning, and it hasn't even been that long since you parted ways, how come you have so much to talk about again?"

Jin Dongtian said indignantly, "I really can't understand it."

Ningning interjected, "Doesn't that just prove my brother-in-law is great? That's why Unnie likes him so much, right?"

"Exactly, there are differences between men. Don't assume that just because your boyfriend is a certain way, Karina's boyfriend is the same way. Corn and lipstick are not the same thing~"

Giselle winked and glanced over: "Right? Karina?"

Liu Zhimin was so embarrassed by their teasing, especially Giselle's last remarks, that she didn't dare to lift her head. How did she manage to expose herself last time?

Now everyone knows her boyfriend is a corn spirit.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Ningning deliberately bumped her shoulder: "So when are you planning to move in with your brother-in-law, unnie?"

"I—I didn't say I wanted to live with him—" Liu Zhimin hurriedly denied, she didn't remember saying such a thing to her teammates.

"Hey, you should move in together sooner rather than later, otherwise some people will feel resentful if you bring him to the dorm every day~" Giselle said, glancing at Kim Dong-won again.

Then she added, "I'm planning to move out anyway."

"Huh? You're moving?" Liu Zhimin was taken aback. "Have you already told the company?"

"Yes, I already said that I'll look for a new place and move after I return this time."

"I see—" Liu Zhimin nodded thoughtfully. It seemed that he should also hurry up and find a place to live.

Otherwise, we can't leave that guy with nowhere to go after graduation, can we?