Peninsula: My Top-Tier Landlord

"Unnie, why aren't you smiling anymore?" Kang Seulgi asked Bae Joo-hyun.

Son Seungwan and the others looked up at Bae Joo-hyun, who turned her head away, her tone unreadable, "Why would I laugh?"

Kim Yerin covered her mouth and whispered to Son Seungwan and Park Sooyoung beside her, "Irene unnie wouldn't be...?"

"That's possible." As the only member of the team who is currently single, Park Soo-young keenly sensed something was amiss.

The four exchanged glances, and Kang Seulgi spoke up, "Unnie, why don't we ask your brother-in-law if he's finished yet, and see if he comes out? Or we can just go straight to him."

"He's finished and is now preparing to return to his neighborhood."

As soon as Kang Seulgi finished asking the question, Bae Joo-hyun immediately said that she had sent a message to Ye Fan as soon as she saw the photo.

Seeing the other person so close to Ye Fan in the photo made him feel a little irritated, as if something that belonged to him had been stolen, which made him very uncomfortable.

Kang Seulgi and the other three quickly covered their mouths to avoid laughing out loud. This older sister is quite quick; she found out so soon.

"Unnie, I'm off now, okay?"

"Um."

At the entrance of the residential area, Ye Fan paid the fare and got out of the car. He rubbed his face wearily, feeling much more sober.

His colleagues had all gone home. He and He Zhonglei had just taken Wu Yingying home. This Sister Wu, after drinking for a while, whether she was really drunk or pretending, kept sticking to him and even asked if she could stay at his place if she was drunk. After she was a little drunk, Ye Fan asked He Zhonglei to help take her home.

Staying overnight at his place?

Are you kidding me!

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Ye Fan walked towards the entrance of the residential area. After all this commotion, he had sweated a lot and felt sticky and uncomfortable. He wanted to go back and take a shower as soon as possible.

The September nights were already a bit chilly. Ye Fan rubbed his arms and quickened his pace, but a shout of "Brother-in-law!" made him stop in his tracks.

Brother-in-law?

Could that familiar voice be...?

Ye Fan looked in the direction of the sound and saw a familiar Volkswagen SUV parked by the roadside. The window slowly rolled down, and not only was Jiang Seulgi there, but Son Seungwan and the others were also sitting in the back seat, waving at him. Bae Joo-hyun in the passenger seat was also looking at him.

Ye Fan's face stiffened, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily. He nodded in response, then walked to the car with a bitter expression. "What are you doing here?"

"Brother-in-law, you don't seem very happy to see us?" Kang Seulgi said with a smile.

"Because I don't think anything good will come of it." Ye Fan replied to Jiang Seulgi with annoyance. This girl is so cunning.

"Don't say that, brother-in-law. It hurts us to hear you say that. We came all this way just to visit you." Kang Seulgi said, clutching her chest, looking hurt.

Bae Joo-hyun didn't speak, but sniffed the air and smelled the alcohol and a strong perfume.

"Did you take your colleague home?"

"Yeah, I just got back and saw you guys." Ye Fan nodded, answering Bae Joo-hyun's question, then asked, "So, what brings you here?"

"You didn't come here specifically to ask about this, did you?"

"We saw the post your colleague shared online, so we came all the way here to see if you, brother-in-law, have cheated on me," Kim Ye-rin said, leaning out from the back row.

"You have no idea, Unnie's face on the way was terrifyingly cold."

Ye Fan: "Hmm?"

Son Seungwan and Park Sooyoung's shoulders trembled slightly, while Bae Joo-hyun turned around and glared at Kim Ye-rin before explaining, "I just wanted to see what was going on. If you're being ambiguous with someone or together, then our fake relationship can be dissolved."

"Ambiguous?"

Ye Fan tilted his head, looking at Bae Joo-hyun with a strange expression, and said, following her words, "So, my fake girlfriend and landlord has come to check up on me?"

Laughter erupted in the car at these words. Kim Ye-rin clapped her hands. "Checking up, brother-in-law is right."

Bae Joo-hyun's ears turned red, her eyes glanced awkwardly to the side, and she nodded stiffly, "Yes."

"Don't worry, I've been paid, so I'll definitely keep my promise," Ye Fan said seriously. What's love compared to a half-price rent?

Pointing to the gate of the residential compound, he said, "Now that the check-up is over, I'll head back?"

"Don't rush, brother-in-law. It's still early. How about we go out for a drink together?" Park Soo-young called out to Ye Fan. This brother-in-law is really clueless. Unnie's behavior is obviously not right. Spend more time with her, say a few nice words to coax her, and the relationship will take a step further!

"No thanks." Ye Fan glanced at the time; it was already 9:30.

"It's getting late, and I'm quite tired today. I'm all sweaty, so I want to go back, take a shower, and lie down."

"what?"

Two disappointed sighs came from inside the car, one from Kim Ye-rin and the other from Kang Seul-gi.

Kim Ye-rin thought this brother-in-law was quite amusing, and the fact that he had a fake relationship with the eldest sister in the group made it entertaining. Kang Seul-gi, on the other hand, sighed as the director.

Just when they thought that was the end of it, Bae Joo-hyun suddenly spoke up, "Are you drunk?"

"Uh...no, not really." Ye Fan shook his head. They were drinking beer tonight, and he only drank four or five bottles, not much.

"Then let's have some more drinks. Aren't you off tomorrow? Besides, we've come all this way, won't you invite us upstairs?"

Kang Seulgi and the others stared at this older sister with wide eyes. They exchanged glances and saw the shock in each other's eyes!

This older sister actually took the initiative!

I've never seen anything like this before!

Ye Fan was also stunned; he hadn't expected Bae Joo-hyun to say that. "I... we've run out of alcohol at home..."

"Let's go buy it!!"

"Brother-in-law, please let us know if there's anything else we need to buy. You can go back and take a shower now!"

Kang Seulgi and Kang Seulgi spoke in unison, their voices filled with urgency. Since their unnie had spoken up, they were definitely going to lend a hand!

Ye Fan: ...

"There's no need to buy anything else, we still have food at home..."

"Okay, let's go buy it now. Unnie, you don't need to come with us. Go back with your brother-in-law and open the door for us in a bit."

This time, Bae Joo-hyun didn't act coy or stubborn; she simply unbuckled her seatbelt, opened the car door, and got out.

"Let's go."

"Oh..." Ye Fan nodded blankly, then made a gesture of invitation. Why did things turn out this way?

Bae Joo-hyun walked ahead with her hands behind her back, and Ye Fan scratched his head and followed.

After the two left, Kang Seulgi closed the car window, and four soprano voices immediately erupted inside the car. Fortunately, the car glass was thick enough, otherwise it might have been shattered by the four high-pitched sounds.