Peninsula Cicada Song Diary

Jin Nanxi wasn't annoyed at all. She slammed the menu onto the table and slid it across to the other side, saying with an air of nonchalance, "It's just a treat! Order whatever you want!"

Without any hesitation, the two browsed through the expensive dishes and then tossed the menu back.

"Want some alcohol?" Jin Nanxi shouted, pointing to the Wuliangye liquor on the menu.

Li Mingzhe didn't care, "I'm fine with anything."

Since it's a Chinese restaurant, they have Huaxia Baijiu (Chinese liquor), which they've all tried. Jin Nanxi quite likes its spicy and stimulating taste.

"Of course you can do it, since you're not driving." Pei Xiyan glanced at Li Mingzhe.

"What are you afraid of? We can just call a designated driver." Jin Nanxi didn't think it was a problem. After a pause, she thought of another reason, "Are you afraid that your Noona will see you coming home drunk and scold you, little Pei?"

"Your tone is disgusting." His affected tone sent a chill down Pei Xiyan's spine. "Leaving aside whether I'm afraid of her... she's not home today either."

Today is Saturday, but Bae Joo-hyun went to Jeju Island for her schedule and probably won't be back until tomorrow night. This morning she posted some pictures of the mountains and sea of ​​Jeju Island, and how she redeemed a lot of things on Jeju Air using the one million points she won at the last Pei Xiyan Halloween party.

"Then what are you afraid of? Or do you have plans with someone else tonight?" Jin Nanxi winked ambiguously.

"My song is nearing its end," Pei Xiyan explained, tapping the wooden tabletop with her index finger.

Pei Xiyan writes songs quickly when he's inspired. "Traffic Light" is almost finished, and he doesn't want to procrastinate any longer. He just wants to finish it as soon as possible, put it in a folder, and then start thinking about new songs.

"The song that inspired you?" Kim Nancy's eyes lit up.

Indeed, it was Kim Nam-hee's analogy of the trees in Yonsei to traffic lights that inspired the inspiration. Pei Xiyan had no choice but to nod and say, "Yes."

"Will it be released?" Kim Nancy's eyes lit up again, like a 24-watt light bulb.

"We'll see... how things go." Pei Xiyan paused.

"What do you mean by 'depending on the situation'?" Kim Nancy raised one eyebrow. "If you don't want to sing yourself, I can do it."

"Then this song is ruined," Li Mingzhe complained. "It won't get more than 10 likes on Melon."

"Of course, if you get your ex-girlfriend to like it, maybe you can get it to 100."

"Slander! How could there only be 100...?"

Jin Nanxi's loud voice echoed in the private room. Pei Xiyan's ears twitched as she heard the notification sound in her pocket.

Sana: [You're my fan site bro, how could you go and film someone else? (hands on hips)]

Pei Xiyan smiled slightly, then carefully wrote "Sana" in the original picture and reposted it.

[(Image), you're in it.]

[Just kidding! (sticks out tongue) Did you have fun today? I think Mina and Jeongyeon have been following the match too.]

[Do they play this game too?]

[I used to see them play it, but I don't play it much anymore.]

[Because of the schedule?] Pei Xiyan recalled the schedule of TWICE that she had accidentally seen online a few days ago.

He always felt that Red Velvet's schedule was quite packed, but compared to Twice, it was nothing. They had been on a non-stop comeback since the first half of the year, with almost no rest time.

The fans below were both feeling sorry for the members and cursing JYP, saying that the company's so-called humane image was built up during those years of not making a profit. Now, in the face of real profits, they are like paper tigers, easily crushed by giants made of money, and they want to exploit their artists 24 hours a day.

Pei Xiyan thought what was said made a lot of sense.

[That's part of the reason too.]

"[Don't you feel tired?]" Pei Xiyan sent the message, realizing he had asked a very stupid question. He felt tired just watching, let alone the artists themselves who were experiencing it firsthand.

[Actually, you'll get used to it.] Sana Minatozaki's reply was optimistic.

[The more hardship you endure, the more happiness you will reap. If you persevere now, believe that you will receive twice as much happiness as the hardship later.]

[わかりました（I understand）, thank you Sasha-sensei for your teaching. ]

[It's good that you know, hehe, by the way, we're coming back in a couple of days~]

[I know.]

So... will you be coming to the showcase?

Sana Minatozaki lay on the practice room floor, her reddish-brown hair cascading down like leaf veins. She stared at the message she had just sent on the screen, her pupils, obscured by the phone's shadow, gleaming with anticipation.

Do you want me to come?

"[Because you said you were my fan club bro.]" she said matter-of-factly, then softened her tone.

[Of course, it's okay if you can't come.]

I will go.

As if they were telepathically connected, smiles appeared on both sides of the screen at that moment.

Pei Xiyan suddenly realized that something was missing; the private room was quiet, and the talking had stopped.

He looked up, sensing something, and saw two faces filled with ambiguity.

"So engrossed?" Seeing Pei Xiyan come to his senses, Jin Nanxi whistled at him. "We didn't want to disturb you."

"That's about all the sentiment I had when writing songs," Li Mingzhe said, pushing up his glasses.

"Ahem." Pei Xiyan coughed lightly twice, pretending not to know what they were talking about.

"Tell me the truth, who were you chatting with?" Jin Nanxi slammed her hand on the table, then sat up straight, suddenly adopting the demeanor of a judge.

"A friend." Pei Xiyan licked her lips.

"A woman?"

"That kind of genuine smile would be terrible on a man." Li Mingzhe couldn't imagine it. "Xiyan is really going to become a black hole for both men and women."

"What black hole?" Pei Xiyan looked at him in confusion.

"Never mind that for now." Judge Jin noticed his attempt to change the subject. "Who is this girl? Do we know her?"

"They should know each other." After all, they were Gallup's number one girl group for two consecutive years, and Pei Xiyan felt that most people on the peninsula knew Twice.

"What's your name?"

"Have you ordered the food yet?" Pei Xiyan asked suddenly, rubbing her stomach.

"I ordered it two minutes before you looked up," Li Mingzhe said casually. "I didn't order any alcohol."

"So what's your name?" he asked, equally curious.

Pei Xiyan opened her mouth slightly, but still didn't say anything.

"Why are you brothers so secretive about each other?" Jin Nanxi seemed very sad. "If I had a daughter, you would always be the first to know."

"Because she and I are just friends," Pei Xiyan emphasized, "and... her job is also quite special."

"An artist?" Kim Nam-hee guessed casually.

Pei Xiyan remained silent.

"Which artist could captivate our Bae the Iceberg?" Kim Nang-hee knew he was tacitly agreeing. "I really want to meet them."

"Your words are ambiguous," Pei Xiyan emphasized again. "There's nothing between her and me."

"I understand, I understand," Jin Nanxi replied casually, not taking his words seriously at all.

"Nancy has too much experience in relationships." Li Mingzhe patted Pei Xiyan's shoulder. "You can't hide it from him."

"I..." Pei Xiyan opened her mouth as if to speak, but then found herself speechless.

So he ate three bowls of rice, feeling depressed. Because he was too full to drive, he walked with them in Yonsei for more than an hour at night before driving back.

Watching the taillights of the departing car, Jin Nanxi and Li Mingzhe rubbed their sore calves, strongly suspecting that it was Pei Xiyan's deliberate revenge.