Peninsula Cicada Song Diary

Jung Min-ho was used to this kind of scene. He finished explaining the arrangements without changing his expression, paused, and then asked a final question:

"...So, does anyone need coffee?"

This sentence finally earned them their full attention.

"Yes, oppa, the usual is fine."

"Yes, thank you, oppa."

"Oppa is such a handsome man."

"Oppa, I want an iced Americano~"

The responses came like machine gun bullets, and Jung Min-ho quickly caught them on his phone's notes app, noting down each person's preferences.

"Oppa, do you need my help?" Minatozaki Sana opened her eyes at just the right moment.

"Sana just needs to rest," Jung Min-ho shook his head. He could foresee the huge sensation that would occur if Sana Minatozaki appeared in the university's coffee shop.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, oppa." Minatozaki Sana realized the inappropriateness of her words, gave him a word of encouragement, and then closed her eyes.

Chou Tzu-yu brushed aside a stray strand of hair so it wouldn't disturb her rest.

After checking the messages on his phone to make sure he hadn't missed anything, Jung Min-ho walked to the door, opened it, and found a boy standing outside.

The boy had a typical peninsula look: high cheekbones and narrow eyes. He had his hands folded in front of him, and he looked tense and reserved. In the words of the recently popular mbti (internet slang term for someone with social anxiety), he was a complete socially awkward person.

"May I ask who you are?" Jung Min-ho turned off the screen, his gaze scrutinizing.

"that......"

After asking everyone else, when it was TWICE's turn to go to the waiting room, Lee Sunny hesitated for a long time outside the door without daring to knock until the door was finally opened.

Through the open door behind Jung Min-ho, Lee Sun-ryung caught a glimpse of the waiting room's interior.

Several girls were sitting on the sofa. As a fan of Sana, he recognized one of the girls' profiles as Sana at a glance.

With his idol so close, Li Shanliang's heart pounded with nervousness. He tried to stay calm by looking away and keeping his eyes straight ahead, but his words still came out somewhat incoherently:

"I...I'm a volunteer from Yonsei University this time. I came to...to ask if you need...if you need any coffee!"

He shouted his last words, and many people in the waiting room heard them.

Sana Minato opened her eyes again and glanced towards the door.

"When did Yonsei University start offering this service?" Jung Min-ho had never heard of it.

"My senior asked me to ask this," Li Shanliang explained. "He's treating."

"Your senior is really rich," Jung Min-ho exclaimed, clicking his tongue. The amount of coffee for his group was no small sum.

He shook his head: "But I'm sorry, we don't need it."

Zheng Minhao didn't want to spend a child's money; in his eyes, this student who hadn't even graduated from university was just a child.

And the senior he mentioned was just a rich kid.

"Cicada." Li Shanliang remembered what Pei Xiyan had said, "It's...Cicada's treating."

"Cicada?" Jung Min-ho raised his voice, slightly surprised.

There are quite a few people in the waiting room who know this name.

"Is it that Cicadaxi?" Jung Min-ho pressed. After that day, he learned that the boy was truly an extraordinary producer.

His popular production tracks are on par with those of his own company president!

"Which Cicada?" Li Shanliang asked, confused.

"What's your senior's real name?"

A girl was standing behind Zheng Minhao at some point.

Upon seeing that face, Li Shanliang stared wide-eyed in disbelief, her face turning bright red instantly due to extreme embarrassment and a rush of blood to her head.

"Sa......Sanaxi......" he stammered as he greeted her.

"Hello." Minatozaki Sana nodded, a faint smile on her lips. "Is your senior Pei Xiyan?" she asked directly.

Is our senior really that famous? Li Shanliang wondered to himself.

Because Pei Xiyan himself is too low-key, he is only somewhat famous within Yonsei University. Everyone knows that there is a boy in the music department who is as outstanding as "legend" in appearance and academics, and that's all.

After graduation, he disappeared even further, leaving some girls to only remember him by looking at old photos on BBS.

Not knowing why her idol knew her senior's real name, Li Shanliang nodded nonetheless.

"Seoul... there probably won't be another Pei Xiyan."

"Oppa." Sana Minato suddenly looked at Minho Jung and smiled like a little fox.

"You treated him last time, so let him treat this time."

......

The open-air theater had little shelter and was directly exposed to the autumn sun.

After that rain, Seoul has had clear, crisp autumn weather for the past two days, as if the rain had dried up all the rainwater that had accumulated in the clouds.

After Pei Xiyan finished adjusting the equipment, she took the half-empty water bottle and hid in the shade on the side of the stage, where a low stool was prepared for her to rest.

He sat down on the low stool, took out his phone from his pocket, unlocked it, and opened the Melon app on his phone.

The voting channel for the 2018 MMA opened yesterday, and the competition this year is even fiercer than last year, with BTS, Blackpink, Wanna One, iKON... and TWICE.

Red Velvet's performance this year is not as good as last year, and Pei Xiyan feels that he bears some responsibility for this, which is one of the reasons why he withdrew from the next comeback.

Although Red Velvet is unlikely to win the award, we should still cast our votes and make the necessary efforts.

After voting for Red Velvet, Twice, and some SM artists, Pei Xiyan was about to take a screenshot and send it to Bae Joo-hyun for praise when she received a phone call.

The call on my phone showed that it was from the credit card company.

He didn't hang up. The Peninsula credit card doesn't require a PIN. For amounts under 50,000 yuan, a signature is needed, and for amounts over 50,000 yuan, a phone call will be made to notify the lender before the loan is disbursed.

He thought, "Li Shanliang must have gone to the coffee shop to buy coffee."

"Hello, we have received your record of spending xxxxxx yuan at Yonsei Twesome Place. Is this your account?" came the extremely polite greeting from the female employee.

"Yes, thank you for your help."

"Okay, we'll disburse the loan to you right away. Have a nice day, sir."

The other end of the phone hung up politely. Pei Xiyan lowered her head and began scrolling aimlessly through her phone.

Many trees were planted next to the open-air theater, and when the wind blew, they made a rustling sound that echoed through the theater's steps and lingered in Pei Xiyan's ears.

It also masked the sound of light footsteps approaching from afar.

Until a shadow blocked the screen's light, someone handed over a cup of coffee.

"Sir, is this your coffee?"

The hand had beautifully manicured nails, with distinct knuckles and smooth lines. The coffee cup it held had a label that read "Latte, with sugar" as it steamed.

"It should be mine, right?" Pei Xiyan looked up and saw a wisp of reddish-brown hair in front of her. The color wasn't bright, but it was like a fire that could burn one's heart.

"Kamsahamida, Sanaxi."

"You're welcome." Sana Minatozaki flashed her beautiful teeth. "But it turns out that Shiyan-xi is a liar."

"You were clearly drinking coffee!"