People on the Peninsula: I Became a Lucky Koi

12 p.m.

After the simple drinking session ended, Lee Ji-eun's fair face was flushed red from drinking. She exclaimed, "Suzy~"

"Chan, shall we take a picture together?"

"...Just to commemorate this!"

"Sure~" Bae Suzy readily agreed.

Jin Can, who hadn't touched a drop of alcohol, was very resistant.

But she couldn't resist Bae Suzy's killer gaze; she had to give Noona face, after all.

Kim Chan sat in the middle, Lee Ji-eun sat on the left, and Bae Suzy sat on the right.

Even in a drunken, hazy state, IU was holding a bottle of Jinro soju and pressing it against her face – so professional!

Bae Suzy tilted her head and held up two "V" signs...

"..."

Jin Can held a glass of lemonade and looked at the camera.

"Click~"

"——"

The photo freezes in time.

Lee Ji-eun looked down at the photo and asked, "Can I post it on Instagram?"

The main question was about Jin Can.

Her relationship with Bae Suzy is that they drink together and post photos on social media, and she hardly needs to ask any questions.

"Okay~"

Jin Can nodded and smiled, "If you ever release a bed photo someday, could you ask me about it?"

...

...

Lee Ji-eun was picked up by her manager.

Kim Chan and Bae Suzy went to a nearby Japanese restaurant to have a late-night snack.

I gave this woman a bowl of hangover soup.

Jin Chan sat on the tatami mat, munching on yakitori, and gossiped, "That Jang Ki-ha senior, was he born in '82?"

I never expected that Lee Ji-eun, who is so young, would prefer older men.

"Hmm~" Bae Suzy took a small sip of her soup, holding a spoon. "But I feel like those two won't make it..."

This surprised Jin Can: "Is Nuna's feeling more accurate than the person involved's?"

Bae Suzy picked up a lemon, squeezed it hard, and splashed the juice onto a skewer of grilled fish. "When she mentioned senior Jang Ki-ha today, something felt off to me."

"I know her..."

"That's why I'm so certain that the two of them won't make it."

"Alright then~" Jin Can stopped talking and instead lowered his head to think for a moment.

Could it be because of me?

He glanced again at Bae Suzy beside him, who was taking small bites of grilled fish. She had been dating Lee Min-ho back then, but it fell through because of him.

Will Lee Ji-eun and Jang Ki-ha also break up?

…Kim Chan is giving off a K-pop vibe right now.

Bae Suzy suddenly remembered something, "When we came in just now, I felt someone was tapping us on the shoulder."

As she spoke, she changed the subject, smiling as she stared into Jin Can's handsome eyes.

Are you scared?

"Your intuition isn't 100% accurate." Jin Can chuckled. With [Hawk Eye] around, he had no sense of it at all.

I guess this woman is just making a fuss and testing me.

"Nuna, are you afraid?"

He asked rhetorically.

Bae Suzy smiled and put down the grilled fish. "Of course I'm not afraid."

"I'm a senior colleague, but I should keep a low profile about this kind of thing. But if Dispatch catches me and leaks the information..."

"Being blessed by more people is also a wonderful thing..."

She shared her thoughts and feelings.

Bae Suzy has been quite successful in her transition to acting. Then, she added insult to injury, saying, "I'm not IU unnie, so what kind of innocent persona do I have?"

"Ani~"

"Ji-eun's character design isn't anything special..."

Jin Can suddenly remembered a funny little thing, and a smile spread across his face.

He raised an eyebrow at Bae Suzy, hoping she would understand his humor: "35-hyung?"

"Pfft~" Bae Suzy almost spat out the hangover soup she had just drunk.

"He is indeed somewhat funny..."

"Haha~"

Bae Suzy and Kim Chan both shrugged their shoulders, and Kuku laughed.

The earliest of 35's classic quotes can be traced back to 13, when he was speaking to a Korean fashion magazine.

The reporter asked, "What are the principles you want to uphold no matter how difficult it is?"

He replied, "We made an agreement with the members that even when we have freedom, we will only go home, see our same-sex friends, and exercise."

She added, "Now is not the time to enjoy being in a relationship, probably after I turn 35."

The core message is "enjoy love/life after age 35," not "absolutely never fall in love."

However, in June of last year, his relationship with Kim Tae-yeon was exposed, and fans felt betrayed. The above statement became, "He promised not to date before the age of 35, but lied and dated."

And there's one more thing.

Shortly before his relationship was exposed, this guy promised on the official fan cafe that he would "not date at this stage and prioritize the group," but he was then photographed on a date in a car.

Haha~

The two laughed for a while.

Bae Suzy raised her elbow and nudged Kim Chan, saying earnestly, "Don't say things like that in public."

"Alas~" Kim Chan raised his chin, nodded, and then said seriously, "From now on, I will become a more cautious and careful... Kim Chan."

Bae Suzy smiled with satisfaction: "That's more like it."

"However, there are still a few days before you join the crew. After your holiday ends and you go back to the company the day after tomorrow, you can come find me, and I'll give you some extra lessons~"

"What class?" Jin Can asked, puzzled.

Bae Suzy smirked and said smugly, "Acting class!"

"My skill level is more than enough to teach Chan, right?"

"Of course," Jin Can replied with a polite smile. "How about we teach you now?"

Bae Suzy was puzzled. She lowered her head, took a bite of ramen, and mumbled, "How do I teach you now?"

"The script isn't in my hands..."

"Moreover, acting is all about emotions."

Whether it's songs or movies, at their core, they all serve human emotions—joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.

"The atmosphere and mood are just right..." Kim Chan slyly picked up a can of Coke next to him, pulled the tab with a 'click', and handed it to Bae Suzy.

Bae Suzy was puzzled, but she still gulped down a mouthful.

Seeing her rinse her mouth, Kim Chan smiled with satisfaction and said, "Noona, teach me kissing scenes..."

He said this without batting an eye, looking earnestly like he was seeking advice.

"..."

Bae Suzy stood there, a hint of a smile appearing in her clear eyes. "Say it again!"

"Kissing scene!"

Jin Can smiled succinctly.

"Oh my god, these young boys nowadays are really..." Bae Suzy pursed her lips, her eyes blushing with shyness. She grabbed her can of cola, shook her head, and tilted her head back to gulp it down. "Glug glug~"

Then, in the blink of an eye.

Bae Suzy put down the can of cola. She wasn't one to be coy; in fact, she felt a little expectant.

She leaned forward on the tatami mat, close to Jin Can's face, her arched eyebrows and serious gaze making her eyelashes flutter gently in the warm light.

"I'm so embarrassed, Chan..." Bae Suzy pursed her lips, her face flushing.

They were so close, Jin Can could almost smell her breath, and their lips were less than a finger's width apart.

last step.

Kim Chan lowered his head slightly and kissed Bae Suzy's lips, which were bubbly with cola bubbles.

It felt soft and warm to the touch, with a subtle sweetness of cola and a refreshing fruity scent...

"..."

Bae Suzy closed her eyes and gently bit his lower lip.

The lips are separated.

Kim Chan pursed his lips, his bright eyes gazing at Bae Suzy, whose face was flushed, "Noona~"

"New Year's gift~"

"?" Bae Suzy blinked, her eyes glistening from the kiss. "A New Year's gift—a kiss?"

That's incredibly shameless!

Kim Chan sensed that this woman might be secretly criticizing him, so he smiled and changed the subject: "Noona, shouldn't you be most concerned about my kissing scene with IU right now?"

As soon as he finished speaking...

Bae Suzy snapped back to reality, her expression changing drastically: "Ah!"

"How could you have a kissing scene with her..."