Peninsula Cicada Song Diary

Popular girl group TWICE made their comeback today with their mini-album "Yes or Yes," and the title track immediately topped various music charts within the first hour of its release...

The television was silent, because the only viewer's attention and mind were not on it.

Bae Joo-hyun leaned against a Stitch cushion on the sofa, her fingers idly swiping across her phone screen. The only reason she had the TV on was to make it less boring and quiet when she was using her phone.

Sun Seungwan just sent me a photo of the four of them eating around the dormitory dining table, with a nice-looking noodle soup in front of them.

Bae Joo-hyun knew who made it; like her own seaweed soup, noodle soup was Kang Seul-gi's specialty.

But... [No need to hide it, I've already seen it.]

Through the reflection on the bowl, she caught a glimpse of the shadows of several wine bottles hidden to one side.

After reading the message, Sun Shengwan remained silent for a moment, then replied with a sheepish, head-slapping emoji: [Hehe.]

"Don't drink too much," she advised.

[Hey~ Unnie, haven't you eaten yet?]

[Not hungry yet.] Bae Joo-hyun glanced towards the doorway, but no one answered.

[And he hasn't come back yet.]

[I feel like Xiaoyan has been going out more lately.] Son Seungwan noticed.

[This is a good thing.] Although Pei Xiyan travels with his parents almost every year, the time he spends going out is still a drop in the ocean compared to the time he spends staying at home.

Bae Joo-hyun tapped the screen, [Going out more is good for your health.]

[Indeed, but is it possible that Xiao Yan has arranged a marriage with a girl?] Sun Shengwan suggested.

When someone suddenly acts abnormally, it's because there's someone they value highly that's worth doing this for.

Despite being a lifelong single, Son Seung-wan speaks eloquently and eloquently.

Bae Joo-hyun's fingers paused.

In her heart, Pei Xiyan was always a child—obedient, well-behaved, and sensible, but she didn't like to eat on time, so she needed to take care of her...

In reality, Pei Xiyan is someone whose height you have to look up to, whose cooking skills are unbelievable, whose self-care ability is superb, and who can do a little bit of everything—a complete adult.

Like many others, he will meet a girl he likes at some point. They will date, then live together. When she comes home, he will leave the light on, naturally go up to her, and smile as he takes her bag from her hand...

This is perfectly normal.

But Bae Joo-hyun stared blankly at her phone screen, suddenly feeling a little uncomfortable, her heart clenching.

There was no place for her between the two of them.

In the future, she and Pei Xiyan will have their own lives and their own new families, and the time they spend together will become shorter and shorter, and the number of times they meet will become less and less.

It seemed that she and Pei Xiyan would eventually separate, like two lines that had intersected for a long time, but would eventually drift apart at some point.

"Nuna." A familiar voice came from not far away, pulling her out of the mire of her thoughts.

"Phew." Bae Joo-hyun let out a long breath, tossed her phone aside, rubbed her face to shake off her inexplicable emotions, and then turned to look at the door.

"You're back!" A smile bloomed on her face.

At least Pei Xiyan is still around now.

"Hmm." Pei Xiyan closed the door behind her, put the light stick in the shoe cabinet, and bent down to change her shoes.

"Have you eaten?" Bae Joo-hyun asked lazily.

"Not yet, where's Noona?"

"Me neither." Bae Joo-hyun rubbed her lower abdomen. "I ate a lot of snacks this afternoon, so I'm not very hungry yet."

When watching TV, people often unconsciously crave something to eat, and Bae Joo-hyun is no exception.

The living room trash can was empty this morning, but now it's half full of empty snack bags.

"Call me if you get hungry later, I'll cook." After changing her shoes, Pei Xiyan took the light stick and walked to the living room. "Nuna, what do you want to eat tonight?"

"Noodle soup, please." Bae Joo-hyun looked at him.

The camera around her neck was the same one from the morning, but she was holding a candy-shaped light stick in her hand with a very eye-catching logo in the middle. She recognized whose light stick it was.

"How come you have a TWICE lightstick?" Bae Joo-hyun asked, her eyelashes fluttering in confusion.

"I just bought it this afternoon." Pei Xiyan casually turned on the light stick, and the ring of lights surrounding the logo flashed with colorful lights.

I actually have lightsticks at home, Red Velvet, EXO, GFriend... they're all really nice, but they're not really relevant to today. Bringing them to Twice's showcase would obviously be like ruining the event.

"Afternoon..." Bae Joo-hyun thought of the news about Twice's comeback that had just been broadcast on TV. Although she hadn't been watching, she had been listening.

"You went to Twice's showcase?" She stared at Pei Xiyan, trying to see if it was as she suspected.

"Hmm." Pei Xiyan calmly turned off the switch.

"So you went to film TWICE." Bae Joo-hyun pouted.

"Because I promised someone," Pei Xiyan said calmly.

"Who?" Bae Joo-hyun thought of a name, "Sana?"

"Yes." Pei Xiyan nodded.

Sana again? Bae Joo-hyun's eyebrows furrowed. "Did you go to film her today?"

"Um, Nuna, would you like to take a look?" Pei Xiyan handed over the camera.

Bae Joo-hyun didn't refuse, and took the camera to look through the photos one by one. Bae Xi-yan's photography skills were unanimously recognized by Red Velvet, and the various expressions of Minatozaki Sana were all captured very well.

"The photos are quite nice." Her tone held a hint of sourness, as if she had eaten a lemon.

Pei Xiyan understood.

"Nuna, the camera." He suddenly reached out.

"Oh." Bae Joo-hyun bit her lower lip and handed the camera back.

Then she saw Pei Xiyan squat down with a camera, the lens pointed at her.

"Why are you taking pictures of me?" Bae Joo-hyun's brows relaxed a little, and she sat up straighter.

"Because there is no model more beautiful than Noona."

Pei Xiyan once again captured Pei Zhuxuan in her lens, just like countless times before.

......

After the showcase, TWICE's next stop was a restaurant not far from their dorm, so they could eat and then go back to rest, as they had other plans for tomorrow.

The task of ordering food fell to Lim Na-yeon and Hirai Momo, who chattered away while studying the menu. With no messages on her phone, Minatozaki Sana placed it face down on the table, rested her elbow on the surface, and listlessly chewed on the end of her chopsticks.

Suddenly she felt a weight on her shoulder, turned her head, and saw Sun Caiying grinning with her tiger teeth.

"Cicadaxi is here to film unnie, right?" she asked softly.

"Huh?" Minatozaki Sana blinked, confused.

"I saw Cicadaxi in the audience today," Son Chaeyoung said. "Didn't you see her, unnie?"

"He must have come to film Unnie; the camera was always pointed in Unnie's direction, without missing a beat."

"Maybe," Sana Minatozaki replied ambiguously.

The phone, which was lying on the table, beeped with a series of soft message notifications.

After putting down her chopsticks, Minatozaki Sana eagerly picked up her chopsticks and started eating.

Wow~

Before Son Chaeyoung could even look up, she saw a series of newly sent photos. "Cicadaxi really is here to take pictures of unnie."

"Great shot!"

"Yes." Minatozaki Sana smiled faintly, her fingers moving steadily.

[Hehe, you did a great job on today's task! (Thumbs up)]

"When did you and Cicada become so close?" Son Chaeyoung asked curiously, looking at Minatozaki Sana's familiar reply.

"I don't know either." There was no response for the moment, and Minatozaki Sana bit her chopsticks again. "I just feel like Xiyan-xi is very familiar."

She looked at her bare right wrist, "It feels like I've known it for a long time."