Peninsula Cicada Song Diary

Chapter 73 If Xiyan takes the initiative~

Goodbye, Lizhi.

Goodbye, producer.

At the company entrance, Huang Lizhi watched Pei Xiyan get into a car across the street, and with a roar of the engine, it gradually turned into a blue-black dot in the distance.

She looked away, stared at the candy wrapper she hadn't thrown away yet, glanced at the brand on it, and then stuffed it into her pants pocket.

The candy in her mouth hadn't even melted yet, and she walked briskly towards the trainees' dormitory, her mouth full of watermelon flavor. Her high ponytail swayed back and forth, like a little fox wagging its tail excitedly after eating food.

The trainees' dormitory is not far from the company; it only takes about ten minutes to walk there.

She lives with two other members. Because their homes are in Seoul, Choi Jisoo and Shin Ryujin are currently staying at their homes and will move in when the time comes for them to move into the artists' dormitory.

The dorm wasn't quiet; given Shin Yuna's personality, it was impossible for her to be asleep at this hour. She and Lee Chaeryeong were in the living room, diligently practicing their parts according to the lyrics sheet they had divided. Hearing the door open, she turned around to greet them with "Unnie's back!" before turning back to continue practicing.

"Unnie," Lee Chaeryeong greeted softly, followed by the same response.

They all took their debut song very seriously, hoping to perform well during the recording and give Pei Xiyan a surprise.

Huang Lizhi thought so too.

Especially after today.

Especially since there's still a faint watermelon sweetness lingering in your mouth.

As the car crossed the Han River Bridge, the music playing in the car was interrupted again by a phone call. It wasn't Bae Joo-fa or Minatozaki Sana, but another acquaintance that Bae Xi-yan had known for a long time.

He swiped his finger across the car's screen to answer the call. "Why did you call me first?"

"What, can't I call you?" a soft, sweet female voice retorted. "Don't you know we've been quite free lately?"

"Didn't you guys just release your first Japanese single for a comeback recently?" Pei Xiyan asked, looking at the road ahead.

"That happened last month, Xiyan, are you dizzy?" The soft, sweet female voice didn't hold back when she started to complain.

"Oh." Pei Xiyan suddenly realized, "But the song is quite nice."

"I think so too, let's go out for dinner tomorrow." The other person got straight to the point.

"Are you treating?" Pei Xiyan joked, then asked, "How many people?"

"If you bring a female relative, we'll invite you," a boisterous female voice interrupted.

"Where would I find a female relative? Can you conjure one up for me?" Pei Xiyan said, both amused and exasperated.

The tone on the other end was extremely disappointed: "Pei Xiyan, you're such a waste of your looks. Sigh, if only you had pursued my unnie back then, you would have gotten together."

"Oh no!" The soft, sweet female voice sounded both shy and angry.

"I'm not telling the truth, unnie."

"Oh, why would I be thinking about dating at a time like that!"

"So you've thought about it now, right~"

"Hwang Eun-bi!"

Then came the rustling sounds of playful banter on the other end of the phone. When the soft, sweet female voice returned, she was slightly out of breath: "Well... how about tomorrow... noon? I'll make an appointment first, and then... I'll send you the address."

"How many people are there?" Pei Xiyan asked.

"Just me, Consort Eun, and you, that makes three."

"Consort En, you should probably skip it," Pei Xi said with obvious disdain.

"Which Consort Eun?"

"The smaller one."

"Wei? What happened to me? Pei Xiyan, tell me, tell me!" The woman's loud and carefree voice suddenly sped up several times, giving the impression that she was hearing a blurry image on the phone.

"You shouldn't be the main dancer anymore, being a rapper would be great," Pei Xiyan sincerely suggested.

"This doesn't suit my style at all."

"I think they match perfectly."

This phone call lasted a long time; you could say Pei Xiyan and Huang Enfei argued for a long time until they arrived home, at which point Pei Xiyan was the first to call it quits.

Pei Xiyan placed his slightly warm phone on the bedside table in the bedroom to charge it, then prepared to wash up. He was going out tomorrow and didn't plan to work on "darari" anymore.

"kakao~"

Several more messages popped up on his phone. He glanced at them and saw they were game invitations from EX0 members who were clearly in their comeback period. He ignored them, replied "Next time for sure," and went to the bathroom.

After washing up and lying in bed, there were still four minutes until midnight. But in Seoul, a city where you don't need to sleep, midnight is the start of the nightlife.

At the MBC building, Sana Minatozaki glanced at the time on her phone.

23: 57.

She took out her Bluetooth earphones from her pocket and put them on. Behind the glass in front of her was a city with lights on, and the distant horizon was hidden in the lights.

She has always enjoyed looking at night views, especially when she's tired, so she doesn't have to think about anything and can let her thoughts wander among the lights, like playing a little game.

She had just finished a radio program with Yoo Jeongyeon. The host was Yoo Jeongyeon's older sister, Gong Seungyeon. Since radio programs are usually late at night, the program had just ended.

Afterwards, Yoo Jeongyeon was still inside chatting with her sister, but Minatozaki Sana didn't want to disturb their conversation, so she chose to come out alone for some fresh air.

After looking at it for a while, Sana Minatozaki pulled herself out of her thoughts, found an angle to take a picture of the building and the night sky together with her phone, and then sent it to someone.

[Is it pretty? (Picture)]

[nice.]

She smiled when she saw the message. [Still awake?]

[Ready to sleep.] Pei Xiyan leaned against the headboard, the light from the table lamp enveloping him.

[Is Sana still on a schedule?] He recognized the view outside; it was near MBC.

[I've finished the event and am heading back to my dorm.]

[Thanks for your hard work.]

"It's alright." Sana Minatozaki smiled and pushed up the gold-rimmed round glasses she was wearing for styling today.

[I think I finally understand what JYP's characteristics are.]

Unsure why Pei Xiyan suddenly said that, Minatozaki Sana still showed a degree of curiosity, asking, "[What characteristics?]"

[At least for you, the defining characteristic is that the itinerary has more stars than the sky.]

"[It's not that exaggerated.]" Minatozaki Sana chuckled. She wasn't used to complaining about how tired she was to others, even though her packed schedule, which was booked until the end of the year, already spoke volumes.

[Besides, there aren't many stars in the sky right now.] she corrected. It should at least be the same night sky as it was in Switzerland.

[That's true, but what would Sana want to do if she had a holiday?]

A holiday? This was a word that had been rarely heard from Minatozaki Sana in the past two years. She thought for a moment, [I'll probably get a good night's sleep first. If I sleep until daytime, I'll go out and play. If I sleep until night, I'll sit on the balcony and gaze at the night view.]

"Isn't that surprising?" she asked.

[Not surprising.]

"Why?" Minatozaki Sana was surprised.

[Because I would have done the same.] Just like he did in the recording studio today.

[So, Xiyan wants to watch it with me?] Minatozaki Sana's lips curled into a mischievous smile.

Pei Xiyan was stunned. After a long while, she said, "[If Sana is free.]"

"Sana, let's go." The door behind Sana Minato opened, and Jeongyeon Yoo and Seungyeon Gong walked out together.

"Yes," she replied, quickly typing a few characters on her phone.

[If Xiyan takes the initiative~]

She then put away her phone, took Yu Dingyan's arm, and went downstairs laughing.

As Pei Xiyan looked at the messages on her phone, she felt as if her thoughts were a spider web tangled by rain, suddenly thrown into disarray.

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