People on the Peninsula: I Became a Lucky Koi

The interview ended after Byun Baekhyun cheered for Kim~Chan.

"Click!"

Li Xiumin smiled and clapped: "That's it..."

The surrounding photographers quickly began wrapping up the scene.

Yoon Sung-hyun laughed as he carried a box of coffee and distributed it to the staff around him on behalf of Kim Chan.

"Kamsammada~" the photographer thanked him repeatedly.

Byun Baekhyun hadn't recovered from the humiliation yet, his face flushed and slumped back in his chair.

But Jin Can calmly stood up, smiled at him, and politely extended his hand: "Thank you for your hard work, Baekhyun oppa."

On this guy's face.

Jin Can was even experiencing some visual hallucinations, unable to distinguish between red and green...

Byun Baekhyun looked up, staring at him with burning anger.

The car occupant coughed lightly as a reminder.

"You've worked hard, Kim Chan-ssi." Byun Baekhyun finally managed to suppress his anger with a grim face.

I will endure!

Jin Can nodded and walked straight to the lounge.

The duo photoshoot in this issue of Singles Magazine will grace the cover of the magazine in two weeks.

Also coming will be the video interview, which will be published on the official website, with the text edited simultaneously in the magazine...

soon.

Byun Baekhyun also returned to his dressing room and entered the room.

With a "plop".

He kicked over a stool in the corner.

But accidentally, his instep slammed into the metal surface, and Baekhyun hissed as he jerked his pretentious foot back, cursing in exasperation, "Damn it!"

Che Zaiyuan silently closed the door.

But I can understand his feelings...

This is something no one would feel good about.

"@￥%#￥…" After Byun Baekhyun broke down and vented his frustration on the sofa.

He took a deep breath, calming himself down a bit: "Brother, who exactly is he?"

"I don't know the specifics." Cha Jae-won sighed. "Baekhyun, once you get over this hurdle, you'll succeed in whatever you do in the future."

He took Byun Baekhyun's phone out of his pocket and returned it.

"So, you mean I should thank him?" Byun Baekhyun took the phone with red eyes and rubbed his greenish face vigorously.

Since things have come to this, let's try to appease Taeyeon and Noona first...

We can't just let someone humiliate us and then lose our mother too, can we?

That's such a loss...

"Beep beep beep".

On Byun Baekhyun's receiver, Kim Tae-yeon's number was constantly busy.

In the lounge next door.

Jin Can changed back into his casual clothes, slung a shoulder bag over his shoulder, and prepared to return to the film set to continue filming.

But suddenly, the phone in my pocket rang.

The caller is Kim Tae-yeon.

"What's wrong, Taeyeon sunbaenim?" Kim Chan answered the phone, asking with a clear sense of boundaries.

It can only be said that in this age of information overload, public opinion has misled him...

Isn't Kim Chan the most patient and tolerant person?

Kim Tae-yeon: [Did I bother you?]

[Is filming finished?]

[Byun Baekhyun didn't do anything to you, did he?]

He asked three questions in a row, his tone somewhat nervous.

"Ani, filming just finished." Kim Chan answered the first two questions first, then laughed, "It was a pleasure working with Baekhyun hyung."

Kim Tae-yeon seemed to breathe a sigh of relief: [Oh, that's fine then.]

Jin Can had intended to end the call.

But she was also a little curious: "Why didn't you ask me if I had done anything to Baekhyun?"

As he spoke, Jin Can's tall figure strolled leisurely out of the lounge.

Kim Tae-yeon replied: [You're not that kind of person.]

"Huh?" Jin Can chuckled helplessly. "Senior, I don't even know what kind of person I am."

"grateful…"

At this point, he glanced sideways at Byun Baekhyun, who was pacing around in the next lounge with his phone in hand.

The two exchanged a glance as if it were destined.

"Thank you for your concern, Taeyeon-sunbae. I'm off to the film set now." Kim Chan's voice was soft and gentle, but loud enough to reach Byun Baekhyun's ears.

Clutching his phone, Byun Baekhyun was extremely anxious, his eyes wide and his knuckles bulging.

Kim Chan stopped his tall figure and continued speaking into the phone, "By the way, Taeyeon sunbaenim... Baekhyun hyung seems to be calling you."

"I won't interrupt your long phone call."

On the other end of the line, Kim Tae-yeon quickly said, "[No, no, no! I don't want to talk to him. You go ahead and do your work.]"

The phone hangs up.

Jin Can smiled, a smile as warm as a spring breeze, and turned to leave.

...

...

In Girls' Generation's practice room, Lee Soon-kyu asked curiously, "That 'royal' trainee from JYP?"

The rumors surrounding the paper-man captain have been making headlines recently.

Right now, all eight people are neatly lined up in the practice room, including [Fake Azure Dragon Film Queen].

Nine days later, on the 8th of this month, Girls' Generation will make their first comeback as an eight-member group.

Release the audio and music video for the single "Catch Me If You Can"...

"Yes." Kim Tae-yeon nodded. "He and Baekhyun have a duo photoshoot collaboration today."

This matter is mentioned in relation to Jin Can's name.

Hwang Mi-young, Kwon Yuri, and others became interested: "This is a real royal family member. I heard that Baekhyun was just talking to Junmyeon and the others a few days ago, saying that if they had the guts, they should let this guy come and mess with him."

"Now, they've come knocking on our door..."

Lee Soon-kyu scoffed, "Words can be dangerous."

Kim Tae-yeon paused for a moment: "What did Byun Baek-hyun say to Jun-myeon?"

"..." Kim Hyoyeon was well-informed and briefly recounted what happened in the XO practice room that day: "But I can understand it. You and that trainee were photographed being so intimate. If Baekhyun didn't do something, he wouldn't be a real man."

After hearing the whole story, Kim Tae-yeon was displeased: "Deliberately hiding your activities and stirring up trouble... is this what a man does?"

"The problem is that Unnie and Kim Chan-ssi were just having a normal drinking session that day," Seohyun said, offering a kind word for Kim Chan, who is also from South Korea.

While the group was discussing this topic in a noisy and chaotic manner...

Kim Tae-yeon looked down and picked up her phone, which was vibrating again.

Byun Baekhyun's phone call...

"Go ahead and accept it." Hwang Mi-young shrugged and laughed, "So, you're still dating?"

Kim Tae-yeon frowned, thought for a moment, and then answered the phone.

The members around him held their breath, gossiping excitedly.

Choi Soo-young's silent spoken words: "Turn on speakerphone..."

"Is filming over?" Kim Tae-yeon asked, taking a deep breath.

She was prepared to ask Byun Baekhyun and Kim Chan the same question.

Byun Baekhyun: [Didn't Noona already know from Kim Chan that filming was over?]

Kim Tae-yeon smiled wryly, then asked, "Kim Chan didn't do anything to you, did he?"

There was a two-second silence on the other end of the phone.

Then came Baekhyun's voice, joyful yet slightly choked with emotion: "Noona still has feelings for me, right?"

"That son of a bitch Jin Can..."

As soon as the words "bastard" were uttered, Kim Tae-yeon sensitively sensed the jealousy, anger, and glee in Byun Baek-hyun's voice... these emotions sounded like the prelude to a lie.

She slammed the phone down.

The previous hands-free mode.

Lee Soon-kyu was stunned as she listened, recalling her uncle's attitude towards Kim Chan.

He gaped in disbelief: "Does Baekhyun have absolutely no memory?"

Kim Tae-yeon silently typed a text message to Byun Baek-hyun: "[Let's take some time to sort out our relationship.]"

"Reorganizing the relationship" is a more dignified way of saying it, ≈ a formal breakup/drawing clear lines/returning to a senior-junior relationship.

In an avalanche, no snowflake is innocent.

Last year, they were pushed forward to take the blame; they showed no responsibility, no accountability, and no shame...

Kim Tae-yeon is getting fed up with this kind of clueless, unambitious younger man.

Byun Baekhyun replied instantly: [Don't be angry like that, don't you love me anymore?]

Just then, the door to the practice room was pushed open.

Girls' Generation's manager walked in with several invitations and said with a smile, "Taeyeon, Tiffany, Seohyun, and Yoona, come here for a moment."

The four men stood up, looking suspicious.

"We've invited you to have a cameo role in a KBS drama." The manager explained, "The company has already agreed, and you'll be filming according to the schedule."

Lim Yoona accepted the contract, glanced at it briefly, and looked surprised.

"The Producers?"

She glanced sideways at Kim Tae-yeon.

Kim Tae-yeon was also surprised and quickly looked over. The drama "The Producers" was the one that the younger man was currently filming.

What a coincidence!