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

On the evening of April 27, Li Mingye returned home after finishing a magazine photoshoot and acting class.

These days, he has also successfully added Kim Da-hyun and Son Chae-young to his Kakao.

There's also Park Jihyo, whom Lim Nayeon recommended to him.

Sun Caiying has been quite enthusiastic, and she still sends him messages from time to time.

Kim Da-hyun seemed reluctant to give it to him, but gave it to him out of fear of making him feel awkward. So after adding him, she only greeted him politely and there was basically no other interaction.

What a good kid! I wish Chou Tzu-yu could be like that too.

That said, Kim Da-hyun's emotions weren't actually very obvious, but he still noticed them.

His attention span and observation skills have improved significantly recently, which is also evident when he studies acting techniques by analyzing films.

I really shouldn't stay up late!

"I heard someone say you're looking for girls everywhere, Kakao?"

My phone vibrated; it was a message from Lim Nayeon.

Upon seeing the message, Li Mingye's lips twitched.

Which bastard is spreading rumors? He only asked for eight in total, and he didn't give him one.

Does this count as asking for things everywhere?

"Don't listen to their nonsense. I just want to meet more people and expand my network in this new environment."

"Then why are they all girls?" Lim Na-yeon replied instantly.

"Big sister, you're a bit too possessive."

Seeing Lim Nayeon's cute reply, which was tinged with a hint of jealousy and a touch of probing, Lee Myung-yeop couldn't help but smile.

They have now successfully moved past the awkward conversation phase and entered the next stage, with Nayeon starting to share some of her daily life with him.

Lee Myung-yeop also noticed that Lim Na-yeon seemed to regard him as a suitor and was consciously keeping her distance, although she would sometimes forget about it.

It's not fair to say she was wrong, since her motives weren't entirely pure. But he didn't have any obsession with her; he was more inclined to let things take their course.

"I was worried that the boys would be hostile towards me, so I had to start by getting to know the girls."

Actually, he wasn't very interested in actively approaching and making friends with boys, while the boys seemed to feel a distance from him and didn't want to get close to him.

It got stuck like that.

Thinking about it this way, the man he has the best relationship with in the company right now, besides his manager, is actually Park Jin-young?

too frightening.

Li Mingye decided to change the subject, quickly typing out a message and sending it:

"Tomorrow's a day off, right? Are you free? Want to go out for dinner?"

This time, the other party hesitated for a long time. The status bar showed "typing" several times, but they didn't reply for several minutes.

"Maybe she went to discuss it with Yoo Jeongyeon?" Lee Myung-yeop guessed based on his understanding of Lim Na-yeon.

A few minutes later, Lim Nayeon finally replied:

"Can I bring a friend?"

"Of course, bring as many people as you want, it won't bankrupt me."

"You're talking nonsense again. I'll take Dingyan and Zhixiao with me then."

"OK, that's exactly what I was thinking about—treating them to dinner."

I'll look for a restaurant and send you the address tomorrow.

Then he exchanged a few more words with Lim Nayeon, ending the conversation by saying goodnight to each other.

So Li Mingye started the next conversation—with Sana.

The atmosphere of chatting with Sana was very relaxed from the beginning.

Even before Li Mingye could send a message, Sana greeted him and started chatting.

Every sentence elicits a response, providing ample emotional value and rarely letting anything fall flat.

Li Mingye also enjoyed chatting with Sana, finding it relaxing and pleasant.

However, after chatting for a while, he noticed something: Sana was actually surprisingly difficult to deal with.

The "difficult to deal with" part doesn't refer to any personality flaws, but rather that she's surprisingly a "tough woman."

She had such a good sense of boundaries that she kept him firmly within the "ordinary friends" range, making it difficult for him to take any further.

They are completely impervious to reason.

Even though she had a fairly high initial liking for him, and the first impression he made was quite deep, they just couldn't take things further.

This feeling was so irresistible to Li Mingye that he felt like he was being hooked.

She's much harder to win over than Momo!

Compared to him, Momo is much easier to deal with. In less than a month, he has almost become a close friend.

This child seems a bit easy to fool, and Li Mingye even feels a little reluctant to do it.

Good-looking, with a great figure, and perhaps not very bright, she's practically the perfect catch for some men with ulterior motives.

But Li Mingye is kind-hearted, so he chose to teach her how to identify and deal with scumbags.

As a result, Momo's affection for him increased, and she sent him random things all the time, showing an overwhelming desire to share.

After chatting with the girls, Lee Myung-yeop called Kim Hyun-seok to ask him for recommendations on good places to eat in Seoul.

South Korea is a small country, so news of good places to eat usually spreads very quickly.

Kim Hyun-seok immediately suggested several restaurants with exquisite decor and delicious food.

After reviewing the online reviews and pictures, Li Mingye made his decision.

After making his decision, Li Mingye watched a movie for a while, played a few rounds of League of Legends, and then fell asleep.

"What a fulfilling day."

This was his last thought before he went to sleep.

The next day, Li Mingye got up early to wash up.

Yesterday he dreamed of a somewhat clichéd story.

Simply put, it's a story about a prince charming falling in love with a Cinderella.

The only special thing about the dream was that he watched the whole TV series on the television.

He also saw the name of the TV series.

The Heirs.

Li Mingye splashed cold water on his face and vigorously rubbed his cheeks.

The dream was so ordinary that he couldn't be bothered to dwell on it.

The phone rang, and Li Mingye answered it.

"Mingye, the magazine photoshoot last time went very well. The editors said they might put you on the cover next time."

"I understand, Hyunseok-ge," Lee Myung-yeop replied calmly.

Several issues of the magazines he participated in have been published, and the results have been quite good.

His photos in the magazine also circulated online, which to some extent boosted the magazine's sales.

It's hard to say he has any particularly big influence, but at least he has attracted a group of fans who are drawn to his looks to follow his activities, giving the otherwise stagnant fan base something to talk about.

Just to add, the group owner of the fan group is Kim Hyun-seok.

"If this continues, my main job will become modeling," Li Mingye thought.

He hasn't even started his acting career yet, partly because he hasn't had much time to learn, and partly because he can't find any suitable roles.

Although it is said that one should be down-to-earth, neither he nor Kim Hyun-seok wanted to just pick any project as his debut work, and recently there really haven't been any scripts that he was interested in, so they can only continue to wait and see.

If you don't have it, you don't have it. Just focus on honing your acting skills and building a solid foundation so you don't become a laughingstock.

Finally, it was dinner time, and Li Mingye, who was fully prepared, arrived at the agreed restaurant half an hour early.

Today he was wearing a white crew neck T-shirt under a navy blue work jacket, khaki wide-leg casual pants, and beige running shoes.

He wasn't dressed too formally, but he wasn't dressed too casually either; he genuinely treated it as a casual get-together with friends.

Just as the appointed time arrived, Lim Nayeon and the other two finally came.

She wore light, fresh makeup and a red dress that made her skin look even whiter, which caught Li Mingye's eye.

"Sorry, there was a bit of traffic on the way. Did you keep me waiting?" Lim Nayeon said with an apologetic expression.

Li Mingye didn't rush to deny it, but simply said casually:

"I've been waiting for over half an hour, so you'd better stay a little longer to make up for the time you've missed."

"However," Li Mingye paused, a smile playing on his lips, his gaze sweeping over her without any attempt to conceal it, "it's understandable that it takes a little more time to dress her up so beautifully."

A bright smile appeared on Lim Nayeon's face, and her previously tense shoulders relaxed.

"Don't worry, I'll definitely make sure you pay up!"