The peninsula spans mountains and seas just for you.

Li Qingshan returned to his room; he didn't want his friends to worry about him.

He walked to the foot of the bed and sat down, slowly lowered his head, covered his face with his hands, and after a while, raised his head again, his gaze falling on the place where the wedding dress had been placed last night. It was now empty, just like his empty heart at this moment.

His gaze shifted to the open suitcase, and Li Qingshan slowly got up, walked over, and took out his harmonica.

He sat back down in his previous spot, his mind filled with guilt towards Jessica.

Looking back on our first meeting at eighteen, Jessica's initiative to approach us, our mutual care across the ocean, that trip across the sea to see you at Hongdae Park after returning to the Peninsula, and that heart-fluttering kiss downstairs that sealed our love...

As if he had lost consciousness, Li Qingshan unconsciously began to play the harmonica, playing Jessica's favorite song, "Intimate Lover," which was also the only Mandarin song she knew.

The melodious tune echoed through the room, playing again and again.

At that moment, on a plane flying from Las Vegas to San Francisco, Jessica quietly looked out the window at the snow-white clouds.

She was wearing headphones and listening to "Intimate Lover," a song Li Qingshan had recorded for her, which was playing on repeat.

In the manor, everyone gathered in the living room, and Brother Qiang carefully looked at the contents of the note.

"This is like killing someone by attacking their spirit," Qiang Ge exclaimed after reading the contents.

After all, he was a witness to yesterday's wedding, and he felt that Jessica's move was really too ruthless.

"If you knew what he did, you wouldn't say that." Tiffany was already sobbing uncontrollably, and she glared angrily at Qiang Ge's words.

"What heinous thing did he do?" Qiang was full of curiosity and really wanted to know what had happened.

Tiffany glanced at Yoona and then told her everything she knew in English.

Actually, everyone in the team had a vague feeling that there was an ambiguous relationship between Lee Cheong-san and Lim Yoon-ah.

Yoona stood there in a daze, and in a way, this was exactly what she wanted to see.

Love is inherently selfish, and from her perspective, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that.

But for some reason, she just couldn't be happy, and even felt a sense of helplessness.

After hearing this, Qiang was speechless. He slapped himself across the face, regretting his careless words.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that to Jessica." After saying that, Qiang rubbed his face vigorously with both hands, and then stopped talking.

"What did the manager say?" Sooyoung looked at Sunny, her eyes filled with expectation, hoping that nothing irreversible would happen.

Sunny frantically scratched her hair with both hands. "Her agent said she has taken a long leave of absence, and the company is discussing how to handle her upcoming schedule."

"The concert in China is about to start in the second half of the year. What if Jessica unnie isn't there?" Seohyun felt that the situation was getting more and more serious, and she even started to panic.

"There are some things I can't tell you, it's her privacy, but please don't hold a grudge against her. Everyone has difficult times, so don't blame her," Taeyeon said earnestly, looking at everyone.

She certainly didn't want any of her teammates to harbor resentment towards Jessica.

Her words nipped in the bud some people's bad thoughts in the bud.

We are all ordinary people, and it's normal to have selfish desires, but anyone can encounter difficulties.

"Unnie, that's not what I meant, I just..." Upon hearing Taeyeon's words, Seohyun panicked and burst into tears.

She was just thinking about her upcoming schedule, so she just said it casually.

"I'm not targeting you, I'm saying this to all of us," Taeyeon said softly, squeezing Seohyun's hand tightly.

"Let's see what the company decides. What difficulties haven't we encountered? They'll all pass. Let's all cheer up." Yuri saw that everyone's morale was so low, so she spoke up to encourage them and try to boost their spirits.

Jessica's temporary departure has undoubtedly had a huge impact on them. All the dances need to be completely readjusted, her parts in the songs need to be redistributed, the schedule needs to be re-planned, and they also have to deal with all sorts of speculation from the outside world.

Moreover, her popularity has consistently ranked among the top three.

Girls' Generation has one more day off today; they'll be returning to the peninsula tomorrow.

In the afternoon, Taeyeon and Yuri stayed in the room discussing this matter.

Taeyeon knew the company's way of doing things all too well, so she kept trying to find out what the company would say and how they would handle the matter, because she was very afraid of the worst possible outcome.

Yuri sent Han Cheng a long text message, explaining the whole story in detail, hoping that Han Cheng could help stop things at the worst possible moment.

In the evening, Han Cheng called Yuri back. He had already called SM Entertainment to inquire about the company's arrangements for Jessica.

The company has good news. They are actively communicating and have temporarily suspended all of Jessica's activities until she has adjusted herself and can return.

Han Cheng reassured Yuri that he had already spoken to the company and that the terrible things they were worried about wouldn't happen.

Han Cheng also made a phone call to Brother Qiang, which lasted for more than an hour.

"Let's eat, everyone's waiting for you." That evening, Brother Qiang opened the room door and called Li Qingshan out.

Li Qingshan appeared calm and silently followed them to the dining room to sit down and prepare for dinner, remaining unusually silent throughout.

Yoona's eyes were full of worry, but at this moment, she didn't dare to offer any comfort.

As Li Qingshan was eating, he suddenly put a piece of food into Xiuying's bowl with his chopsticks. When he was about to take a second piece, he suddenly stopped.

For a moment, everyone at the table stared blankly at Li Qingshan.

Xiuying was completely stunned. She was a little at a loss and looked up at the people at the table.

Li Qingshan was reflexively picking up food from the person to his left.

"Sorry." Li Qingshan smiled at Xiuying, then lowered his head and continued eating.

Then, silence fell over the table, and the meal became unusually somber.

After dinner, Li Qingshan sat alone by the pool, the ashtray on the table next to him almost overflowing with cigarette butts.

"Smoke less, it's not like it's anything good." Qiang sat down on the other side of the table, opened a bottle of beer, and lit a cigarette.

Neither of them spoke, and they sat there silently for a very long time.

"She's home safely. What are your plans now?" Qiang Ge received a message from Li Qingshan that morning, asking someone to check on Jessica's safety.

"Any good suggestions?" Li Qingshan took a sip of wine, his voice hoarse.

"You can stay at the manor if you want, or wander around and clear your head." Brother Qiang knew that Li Qingshan must be in a terrible mood right now.

"Have they made all the arrangements?"

"It's all arranged. We'll arrange a plane to take them back tomorrow night." Brother Qiang has already arranged a private plane to take them back to the peninsula.

"Think positively, let her go, and let yourself go too." Qiang Ge also felt that Li Qingshan had done something really awful in this matter.

"Should I let her go?" Li Qingshan looked at Qiang Ge with a surprised expression.

"What else? A woman with such a strong personality will never regret her decision once she makes it. Why would you want to hurt her?"

Even if you completely give up on the other one now, Jessica won't turn back.

"Let her go. Stop hurting her endlessly. Take my advice."

Qiang Ge knew in his heart that once Jessica left, it would be very difficult to undo the damage.

This type of woman pursues spiritual purity and cannot tolerate even a grain of sand in her marriage.

Even if she gets it back, she'll live in pain from now on; we can only wait for her to figure it out herself.

Li Qingshan let out a long sigh.

"Take it easy, let time change things." Brother Qiang patted Li Qingshan on the shoulder, trying to comfort him.

Li Qingshan nodded. "I'll go back to the peninsula with them tomorrow; I still have work to do there."

"Okay, I'm not busy here anymore. I'll come to the Peninsula to meet up with you and Hancheng when I have time." Qiang Ge clinked bottles with Li Qingshan, and only then did he feel that Li Qingshan had regained a little bit of his human presence.

The two managers went directly to San Francisco the next day. During the day, most of the Girls' Generation members went shopping to buy some gifts to bring back to Peninsula. Qiang accompanied them, which was also a way for him to make some compensation to Li Qingshan.

After dinner, Brother Qiang led about ten people straight to the airport. Several cars drove directly into the airport and parked next to the planes.

"Goodbye, beauties, see you again next time," Qiang said to Taeyeon as the group prepared to board the plane. "Goodbye, girlfriend." Unfortunately, Taeyeon didn't understand.

Tiffany looked at Qiang Ge and Taeyeon with a surprised expression, because only she understood.

After the plane took off, Taeyeon couldn't stand Tiffany's gaze anymore. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"When did you and Qiang start dating?" Tiffany asked Taeyeon incredulously, after all, she still had a younger man on the peninsula.

"Huh? What start?" Taeyeon looked blank, completely not understanding what Tiffany was talking about.

Tiffany recounted in detail what Qiang Ge had said when she saw him off at the airport. After listening, Taeyeon looked like she had seen a ghost and couldn't say a word for a long time.

Li Qingshan sat alone in the single seat on the right, typing away on his laptop as he wrote a video shooting plan.

After finishing that, I started writing the investment plan, and I was constantly busy.

He can't allow himself a moment's rest now, otherwise he'll involuntarily think of Jessica.

He typed while glancing at the information on the iPad next to him.

Lin Yoona was sitting to his left and in front of him, staring intently at Li Qingshan.

Li Qingshan had already sensed Lin Yoona's gaze. He turned his head to look at her, then stopped what he was doing. The two stared at each other for a few seconds. Li Qingshan's mouth moved silently a few times, and then he continued with his work.

Jessica's departure was actually a blow to Yoona as well. People who knew about it mistakenly thought that she had ruined the relationship between Lee Cheong-san and Jessica.

Lin Yoona looked at Li Qingshan. She understood the lip movements he had just made: "I'm sorry."

She pursed her lips, gently shook her head, and then looked to the side.

She knew in her heart that now was really not the right time to say anything to Li Qingshan, and she really didn't know what to say.