Peninsula Cicada Song Diary

Chapter 8 is so childish

You brat!

Bae Joo-hyun frowned, secretly took off her slipper with her right foot, and kicked it forcefully towards the other side.

The "thump" sound was very crisp.

But that was clearly not the sound of someone being kicked.

"Apa..." She gasped, her body curling up slightly as she reached under the table to rub her slightly reddened toes.

"Nuna kicked the stool again, didn't she?" Pei Xiyan said, as if it were a common occurrence. She started counting on her fingers. "Let me count, 1, 2, 3, 4, it's exactly..."

Bae Joo-hyun's expression grew colder and colder. Bae Xi-yan wisely swallowed the answer that was on the tip of her tongue and changed her words, "In that case, Noona, go and rest."

"Leave the packing to me."

......

The tableware was stacked high like a game of Jenga, but Pei Xiyan carried it steadily while walking, without wobbling at all.

Although he's a homebody, his physical fitness hasn't suffered.

He tossed the food into the dishwasher in the kitchen, turned it on, clapped his hands, and went to the bathroom.

The bathroom door was open, and Bae Joo-hyun, having taken off her black-rimmed glasses, was standing in front of the spacious sink, brushing her teeth in front of the mirror, the pink electric toothbrush buzzing.

Peninsula has always placed great importance on dental hygiene, requiring brushing not only after each meal but also, in some cases, after drinking coffee.

Pei Xiyan had just walked up to her and picked up her blue toothbrush when she received a solid kick to the calf.

"Nuna is so childish." Pei Xiyan said nonchalantly as she squeezed toothpaste onto her toothbrush.

With her mouth full of foam, Bae Joo-hyun didn't argue. Her eyes narrowed into crescents, and even the mole on her right eyebrow seemed to leap with triumphant joy when viewed in the mirror.

After brushing her teeth, Pei Xiyan went upstairs to the recording studio. Pei Zhuxuan sat cross-legged on the sofa alone, listening to the TV while playing on her phone.

The lights were turned on, and the recording studio became bright again. Pei Xiyan casually took a lollipop from the snack cabinet, unwrapped it, and put it in her mouth.

However, at worst, I can just try again later.

"teen crush..."

Wearing his monitoring headphones, Pei Xiyan squatted on the swivel chair, scrolling through a folder on his computer named "leaves" with the mouse wheel. He had always had a hoarding habit, whether it was for snacks, songs... The folder was full of copyrighted content he had uploaded, given all sorts of random names. To the uninformed, flipping through it would only be dizzying, with letters combined into words that were completely incomprehensible.

The genres that suit a teen crush are usually Hip Hop, EDM, and House. Sometimes when he finds a song that he likes, he'll stop and listen to it. Once the candy in his mouth has melted, he'll take another one from the cabinet below.

"No." "This style is a bit too intense." "This is more of a girl crush; teen crush should be toned down a bit more?" "Well..."

The images in her eyes kept changing, and the songs kept changing as Pei Xiyan murmured to herself, words only she could hear.

Time has no pause button; it flows by little by little with the progress bar, incidentally making the lollipop wrappers in the trash can grow larger and larger.

There are no clocks in the recording studio, so you can focus on one thing without worrying about time.

"Try rewriting a paragraph?"

After a long while, Pei Xiyan scratched his head and threw another paper stick into the trash can.

His neck was a little sore from sitting at his desk for a long time, and he was about to rub it when a warm hand pressed on it first.

Pei Xiyan took off her headphones and met a pair of gentle eyes. The door opened behind her, and she didn't know when they had come in.

"Nuna?"

"It's almost 12 o'clock." Bae Joo-hyun gently pressed his head with one hand while smoothing his flattened hair with the other. "Let's do it tomorrow."

She had finished showering and changed into a purple silk nightgown. Her long, black hair was casually draped over her shoulders, and she exuded a tranquil fragrance from her shower gel.

"Okay." Pei Xiyan obediently closed the software. "Doesn't Nuna have any schedules tomorrow?"

"Didn't I tell you?"

"...Did you say that?"

"Not these past two days," Bae Joo-hyun replied with a smile, "I've been able to stay home and spend quality time with you."

"Rest is more important than spending time with me," Pei Xiyan corrected. "What about the others?"

"Except for Xiurong who has to participate in a brand event, the other children are all free."

"That's rare indeed," Pei Xiyan exclaimed. After shutting down the computer, she suddenly had a sudden idea. "Why don't I invite them over tomorrow? It's been so long since I've seen them."

"Yes~" Bae Joo-hyun replied casually.

"Seuljina, Yerin..."

"And then there's Seungwan noona." Deliberately saving that name for last, Pei Xiyan glanced at Pei Zhuxuan's expression with interest.

"Hasn't Noona made up with her yet?"

Bae Joo-hyun's expression froze for a moment. "What?"

"Seulkina told me all this a while ago." Pei Xiyan betrayed the spy bear without hesitation, "You guys have been in a cold war for almost a month, right? Seulkina said that she didn't dare stand between you guys in that atmosphere, afraid that she would freeze into an ice pop."

"This silly bear." Bae Joo-hyun tightened her grip a bit.

"Why?" Pei Xiyan asked without changing her expression.

"It's nothing," Bae Joo-hyun glared at him. "You don't need to worry about it."

"I bet it's Seungwan Noona's fault." Pei Xiyan immediately stated her position, "How could my Noona be wrong?"

"That's true." Bae Joo-hyun's grip softened again. "What else did she tell you?"

"What else do you think Seulgi Noona would say besides these?" Pei Xiyan asked in return.

"Food." Bae Joo-hyun replied without hesitation.

"Bingo, you guessed right but there's no prize." Pei Xiyan chuckled.

After pressing the buttons for a while, Pei Xiyan picked up her phone and glanced at the time.

It's 12:30.

He stopped Bae Joo-hyun's hand. "Noona, go and rest."

"Remember to brush your teeth." Bae Joo-hyun poked his cheek. She had clearly seen the paper sticks in the trash can.

"Yes, sir." Pei Xiyan gave a solemn salute.

Bae Joo-hyun smiled slightly, patted his head, and then left the recording studio. Her purple figure disappeared from sight as she turned left.

......

Hot water can wash away a person's fatigue. Pei Xiyan dried her hair and went upstairs. The light in Pei Zhuxuan's bedroom was already off, and there was no light coming through the crack in the door.

"Goodnight," Pei Xiyan whispered to the door.

Back in her room, she turned off the lights. Moonlight shone faintly through the curtains. Pei Xiyan lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling, which looked different from the morning, still thinking about the song.

no the same......

Since this is my first impression, I'll just go with this idea. The Korean pronunciation of "different" is "dareuda," which sounds similar to the English "dalla."

dalla......dalla......

Pei Xiyan repeated the word in her mind over and over again, feeling a strange sense of addiction.

dalla...dalla...Sana...

Sana? Pei Xiyan didn't know why she had brought up her again, just like the one she had inexplicably seen on the river that afternoon.

It was strange; this was the first time such a bizarre thing had happened in his twenty-one years of life.

Without any basis or reason.

It seems he can only find out in his dreams, he thought.

This time, without candy in his mouth, and with Nuna not bothering him, he was sure he could say the full name.

With this belief in mind, Pei Xiyan gradually closed her eyes.

The room was quiet, with only the sound of soft breathing.

......

Sana Minatozaki is still awake.