Peninsula: My e-sports dream shattered, I chose to become an actor.

"Why aren't you wearing colored contact lenses?"

Inside the JYP building, Hirai Momo suddenly leaned closer and gently poked Li Mingye's cheek with her fingertip.

Li Mingye helplessly grabbed the mischievous little hand and removed it from his face, saying irritably, "Why do you have to wear that thing? It's uncomfortable to wear."

"But it looks good on!" Hirai Momo said with a matter-of-fact expression, even gesturing exaggeratedly, "Sana was drooling when she saw it!"

"Oh dear!" Minatozaki Sana, who had been listening with a smile, quickly covered Hirai Momo's mouth when she heard Hirai Momo expose her shortcomings.

Li Mingye was also somewhat surprised upon hearing this. He raised an eyebrow and looked at Minatozaki Sana with interest, deliberately drawing out his words, "Oh? Really, Sana?"

Sana Minatozaki's face flushed slightly, her eyes darting around, and she waved her free hand, saying:

"Ani! I was just a little surprised and stunned. Momo's words are too exaggerated."

Hirai Momo, whose mouth was covered, rolled her eyes and made a "mmm" protesting sound in her throat, but did not struggle anymore.

As the three were talking, more and more trainees passed by. The once spacious corridor now seemed somewhat crowded, with countless gazes subtly casting their way, seemingly surrounding them at the center.

"Li Mingye is so handsome, no wonder he became popular after filming 'GG'."

"He doesn't seem to have changed much, but his aura is completely different."

"Who are those two trainees? Are they Mingye's girlfriends?"

"I wish I could date him..."

The surrounding chatter reached Li Mingye's ears clearly, and a strange feeling welled up in his heart.

The sensation of turning red was so obvious that he was still a little unaccustomed to it.

His fame skyrocketed overnight.

On current entertainment forums, one out of every ten posts updated is about him. These include, but are not limited to, popular posts praising his looks, sarcastic posts questioning whether he's had plastic surgery, provocative posts comparing him to other celebrities, and various true or false revelations.

It's safe to say that among today's young people who spend all day online on their phones, it's hard to imagine anyone not knowing him.

Of course, this wasn't all organic buzz. After seeing this sudden surge in popularity, JYP and OLENS quickly invested a lot of marketing resources.

Even with company support, the buzz surrounding this event still exceeded everyone's expectations.

OLENS's GG video garnered over a million views on YouTube in just one hour.

The "Deep Sea Blue" colored contact lenses were restocked on the official website this morning and sold out again within 15 seconds, causing the server to crash for ten minutes.

In such a short time, more than 20 beauty bloggers have uploaded reviews of the "deep sea blue" colored contact lenses, with an astonishing number of views. The remaining bloggers may simply be those who failed to snag the product.

Other contact lens manufacturers also renamed their blue contact lenses "Deep Sea Blue" overnight and started selling them, with sales repeatedly breaking records, infuriating OLENS executives who cursed them as shameless.

On his way here today, Li Mingye saw several new, outrageous rumors about him, such as "Seoul's Casanova" and "addictive to gambling."

Some even said he was Park Jin-young's male lover!

He was furious when he saw this rumor.

When he arrived at the JYP building, a large group of female fans from junior high and high school gathered downstairs to greet him. It took him more than 20 minutes to sign autographs for all of them.

Once inside the JYP building, the atmosphere completely changed.

Previously, although others knew that he held an extraordinary position in the company and had great potential, they were all of similar age and close to each other. Moreover, he was not arrogant at all, and they got along fairly equally. Girls would often come up to him openly to chat.

But this morning, there was something different in those eyes. It was as if a thick barrier had been erected around him, and no one dared to speak to him. They only dared to discuss him from a distance, as if he were some rare animal.

Even Sana Minatozaki was more cautious when speaking to him now, maintaining a subtle social distance.

Thinking of this, Li Mingye felt a slight stirring in his heart and couldn't help but reach out and rub Hirai Momo's head.

Momo is the best. He doesn't take his appearance on TV seriously at all. He's just like any other person, like he doesn't know how to use the internet.

"Why are you patting my head~" Hirai Momo removed Minatozaki Sana's hand from her mouth and said reproachfully to him, but did not dodge away.

Li Mingye smiled easily and asked, "What was Momo's reaction when she saw it?"

When asked what she wanted to talk about, Hirai Momo's eyes lit up, and she immediately said, "It's just a feeling of 'Wow, so handsome' and that's it. After all, you're always handsome to me, it's not like it's the first time I've seen you."

Li Mingye couldn't help but grin when Hirai Momo praised him so directly, and patted Hirai Momo's head again.

She remained still, silently enduring the contact without saying a word, her expression suggesting she didn't dislike it.

"Alright, I'll stop here for now. PDnim needs to talk to me about something."

After chatting for a while, Li Mingye glanced at the time and said goodbye to the two.

As she turned to leave, Hirai Momo naturally raised her hand.

Li Mingye smiled knowingly, turned around and clashed his hands together in the air with a crisp "snap".

After the high-five, Li Mingye didn't immediately lower his hand. Instead, he turned to Sana Minatozaki beside him and asked with a smile, "Sana, would you like to join in?"

Sana Minatozaki hesitated for a moment, then smiled and agreed, jumping up with joy to give him a high five.

"Snapped!"

As soon as Li Mingye walked away, a large crowd instantly surrounded the two of them.

"Are you very familiar with Mingye?"

"Momo and Mingye have a good relationship, are they lovers?"

"Could you introduce me to Mingye?"

Sana Minatozaki replied to each message with a perfect business smile.

She was happy to showcase her network of connections, as it could save her a lot of trouble and give her an edge in this cutthroat competitive environment.

After finally dealing with all the questions, the two returned to the classroom to prepare for practice.

Just as they were about to start playing music, Hirai Momo seemed to remember something and, while stretching her legs, asked Minatozaki Sana, "Sana, why haven't you been talking to him much today? You're usually very talkative."

"Do you think I'm like you?" Sana Minatozaki rolled her eyes. "He suddenly became so famous, it feels like he's from a completely different world from us. Of course I have to be careful."

Hirai Momo stopped what she was doing, looked at Minatozaki Sana with some dissatisfaction, and said seriously, "Why do you think of him like that? He's not that kind of person at all."

Sana Minatozaki's eyes darted around, then she suddenly pouted and rubbed against Momo Hirai's arm like a koala: "Momo is so biased towards him, I'm getting jealous~"

Hirai Momo skillfully dealt with her best friend's sticky stickers, letting her cling to her body, but her tone carried a rare seriousness:

"You've known him for several months, you should know that."

Sana Minatozaki's eyes flickered for a moment, then she returned to her carefree demeanor and continued to cling to Momo Hirai.

However, her heart was not as calm as it appeared on the surface.

She is used to wearing a mask when interacting with people and is used to weighing the pros and cons, so she has no way of knowing whether other people are also wearing masks.

She felt it was only natural to project her own feelings onto others, but she also hated having this kind of thinking.

To hide her inner inferiority and unease, Minatozaki Sana suddenly leaned in and gave Hirai Momo a solid kiss on the cheek.

Hirai Momo was itchy and cried out in disgust, laughing as she struggled in Minatozaki Sana's arms, filling the practice room with a joyful atmosphere.