Peninsula: My Top-Tier Landlord

Bae Joo-hyun's hard-won courage was somewhat dampened by Ye Fan's provocation.

"How...how did you know?"

"Isn't it obvious?" Ye Fan said with a smile.

He suddenly took a deep breath, looking like he had made up his mind. In addition, Seulgi had told him before that Bae Joo-hyun was planning to confess.

"I do that all the time, but you never guessed I was going to confess to you." Bae Joo-hyun pouted, feeling deflated after being guessed...

Ye Fan raised his hand and lightly tapped Bae Joo-hyun's smooth forehead twice. "Because I got the news from Seulgi."

"And you must have heard something from Seulgi that made you want to move it up, right?"

He pondered for a moment. This time, it was just him and Bae Joo-hyun who came. Who knew what kind of schemes her four advisors might be devising behind her back? In addition, Seulgi had asked him questions earlier, and given her personality, she would definitely tell Bae Joo-hyun.

Now it seems I guessed right.

Bae Joo-hyun sighed somewhat dejectedly. Ye Fan had guessed everything correctly. Seulgi had indeed told her that Ye Fan liked her too, and had also shared his worries. She was thinking of confessing her feelings directly this time instead of waiting until the New Year.

Once they've confirmed their relationship, it means they're traveling together as a couple, and it's their first trip together after confirming their relationship.

"You guessed right?"

"Hmm..." Bae Joo-hyun nodded in a muffled voice.

"I knew Seulgi would do that, really..." Ye Fan had become resistant after being tricked so many times.

"So what's this now?"

Seeing Bae Joo-hyun with her head down, her lips pouting so much they could practically hang a soy sauce bottle from them, Ye Fan found it amusing.

Bae Joo-hyun glanced up, looking aggrieved, and sighed, "I finally mustered up the courage, and now you've punctured it. It's like a fully inflated balloon being pricked by a needle and bursting."

After saying that, Bae Joo-hyun gave Ye Fan a resentful look. The atmosphere was just right before, but now it felt like casual conversation after being interrupted.

"Then I'll take it back and pretend nothing happened." Ye Fan coughed lightly, then straightened his back, hugged Bae Joo-hyun, and returned to his previous posture.

"Why do I feel like you're taking advantage of me?" Leaning against Ye Fan's chest, Bae Joo-hyun pinched the soft flesh of his waist.

"You were the one who always took advantage of me before, and I just passively accepted it."

Bae Joo-hyun was speechless at those words. She took another deep breath and opened her mouth, but after being interrupted earlier, she lost her confidence and stammered without saying a word.

She had prepared many things to say, but in the end, only a short, soft sentence came out: "I like you..."

To Ye Fan's surprise, Bae Joo-hyun said this in Chinese. He chuckled, gently patted her back, and whispered in her ear, "I like you too."

Upon hearing Ye Fan's response, Bae Joo-hyun's face lit up with joy. She stepped away from Ye Fan's chest, her eyes shining brighter than the headlights above her.

Even though she already knew, hearing Ye Fan say he liked her still made Bae Joo-hyun feel incredibly sweet inside. "You...you say it again!"

I said I like you.

Ye Fan naturally agreed and repeated it with a smile. Bae Joo-hyun grinned and threw herself into Ye Fan's arms again, this time holding him tighter than ever before, as if afraid he would run away.

Excitement, joy, happiness—a mix of emotions welled up inside Bae Joo-hyun, leaving her speechless.

Before, when I saw my friends and their partners being all lovey-dovey, and when I watched the scenes in movies and TV dramas where the male and female leads confessed their feelings for each other and ended up together, I just thought it was beautiful and touching. Now that I'm experiencing it myself, I'm so excited that I'm almost stuttering.

So that's what it feels like...

"Could you... could you say that again?"

"Didn't you confess your feelings?"

"Why does it feel like I'm the one confessing my feelings now?"

Bae Joo-hyun swayed slightly and said in a coquettish tone, "I want to hear it~"

Ye Fan had no choice but to agree; he truly had no resistance to this tactic.

Boys are naturally vulnerable to girls' coquettishness, let alone pretty girls, and Bae Joo-hyun's face is undeniably beautiful.

"Okay, okay, okay."

Ye Fan responded, and then repeated it again, this time it was not1, not2, not3, not4, not5, not6, not7!

Ye Fan only stopped talking when Bae Joo-hyun's ears turned red. "Not listening anymore?"

"I've heard too much today, so I want to save the rest for later. I want you to tell me once a day." With her head resting against his chest, Bae Joo-hyun continued to hug Ye Fan's waist.

The sound of the television was still playing in the room, but Bae Joo-hyun couldn't hear it anymore. She automatically filtered out the sound and only listened to Ye Fan's voice.

"I'm afraid that if I keep talking about things you don't want to hear anymore, you'll get tired of it soon."

Bae Joo-hyun raised her head, looking at Ye Fan with a determined expression. "Impossible! I won't be like those videos you've watched!"

"My partner needs encouragement. Unless it's a matter of principle, I will never let go of your hand!"

"And I've heard about your concerns from Seulgi, so I won't do that."

Having spent so much time together, she already knew that although they weren't officially in a relationship, Ye Fan wasn't wary of her. She could look at his computer and phone freely, and Ye Fan rarely engaged in online social interaction.

Even though he has so many beautiful foreign girls on Instagram, he doesn't chat with them.

With Ye Fan's looks and talent, it would be very easy for him to find a girlfriend or a casual sex partner, but he didn't. His private life was very clean, and that's why she completely devoted her heart to him.

"Maybe I'm just too worried, or maybe I've been reading too much news online, so... I don't really believe in relationships. I thought you might just be having a short-lived interest, and I was just playing along. I never expected it to turn out like this." Ye Fan raised his hand and gently stroked Bae Joo-hyun's smooth face, his eyes filled with affection.

But so much time has passed, and Bae Joo-hyun has always been firm in her beliefs, which finally made him certain.

"I was worried about that too. I'm so much older than you, the age gap is a bit too big, and I was afraid you'd dislike me."

Ye Fan didn't reply, but simply smiled and stroked her face.

嫌？

She's only 7 years old. With Bae Joo-hyun's qualifications, even if she were 10 years older, she would definitely have many opportunities to catch up.

This was the second time the two had expressed their feelings for each other. They poured out their hearts to one another, as if they were having a casual chat, but with a different kind of emotion than usual.

"That……"

"Would you be my boyfriend?!" Bae Joo-hyun took a deep breath and looked at Ye Fan earnestly.

Ye Fan smiled and nodded slightly under Bae Joo-hyun's gaze. "Please take care of me from now on, my girlfriend."