Peninsula: The Deepest Affection in Jiangnan

Chapter 116 Brainstorming

After dropping Chole off at the practice room, Shen Yu went to the parking lot.

Standing behind the glass doors of the building, watching Shen Yu's departing figure, Li Jiayuan felt a mix of emotions.

Despite giving up NYU with excellent grades, she was all alone in Seoul. Although she was favored by the producers in TBL, she still had to bear all the pressure that a trainee should have, and she was always sensitive to criticism and critical eyes.

But starting today, someone suddenly told her, "I am also your support," and he was also in Seoul, with an indelible family connection. This feeling filled Lee Ga-won with even greater courage.

"Hey, Chloe, you're back? PD Shen left?" Bailey said, looking at Li Jiayuan standing at the door.

"Yes, I just left."

Seeing the smile on Li Jiayuan's face, her expression seemingly more relaxed and determined, Bailey glanced outside with some doubt, then looked her up and down.

"What's going on?"

"By the way, where's Annie?" Li Jiayuan asked Bailey.

"I went to change my clothes. We're planning to go out for a walk and then have dinner. What about you? Are you back after you've finished eating?"

"Let's go together then. Perfect timing, I was just about to tell you two what happened earlier."

"Oh?" Bailey was also curious, and upon hearing this, she nodded.

The two waited at the entrance for a while for Moon Seo-yoon to change his clothes, and then the three of them left the practice room building together.

"Annie, I bet you can't imagine Shen Yu—Shen—well, anyway, him."

"Mmm-hmm." Wen Xuyun nodded repeatedly, her eyes showing no curiosity whatsoever.

But his ear got close to Chloe.

Even Wen Xuchong couldn't shake the urge to gossip.

"Did I mention that my mother had a child before me?"

"ha?

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*

PARKING LOT.

Shen Yu put on the helmet, and his phone beeped at that moment.

Some helmets with soundproofing prevented him from hearing his phone.

After getting on his bike, Shen Yu glanced at the time on his watch.

Returning to YG Entertainment?

I think I'll pass. I've already been living in the studio for a long time, and I'll be going home after crossing the bridge in Yongsan District. I'll go to Mapo tomorrow instead.

With a quick acceleration, Shen Yu left Itaewon.

Not far from Shen Yu's home is Seongsu-dong, Seoul Forest.

SM Entertainment moved its buildings from multiple locations in Gangnam to a new building in Seongsu-dong.

The ACROSEOULFOREST building is now entirely occupied by SM Entertainment, and the basement level has an interesting name: KWANGYA (Wilderness).

This concept was proposed by Lee Soo-man, the soul of SM Entertainment and former chief producer. In recent years, he has frequently spoken at shareholders' meetings about things like "planting trees," "sustainability," and "green environmental protection," which are incomprehensible to most people. This was one of the reasons that triggered Lee Sung-soo's rebellion.

Shen Yu didn't quite understand the producer's hobbies, but when it came to plants, SM was known as a flower field, and Shen Yu always felt that there was some truth to it.

Compared to JYPE and YG, and some other smaller companies, Shen Yu felt that, in terms of looks, he was still quite fond of the girl groups launched by SM Entertainment.

Wearing a blue plaid long-sleeved shirt, a white inner layer, and beige cargo pants, Yoo Ji-min sat on a bench at the entrance of Seoul Forest Culture and Art Park.

He was wearing a navy blue baseball cap pulled low and a white face mask that covered his face.

"Hello, Senior Shen Yu! I'm Karina, Liu Zhimin. If it's convenient, may I chat with you when you have some free time?"

Are you free now?

After sending the message, Liu Zhimin gripped his phone tightly, somewhat nervously.

These past few days have started to feel different from usual.

Normally, when they came to and from get off work, their managers would pick them up in a van and drive them to the company parking lot. But recently, due to the turmoil within SM Entertainment, the managers are all insecure because of their personal allegiance to certain parties and have lost interest in managing them.

At most, I just tell them to avoid acting alone as much as possible and to report in advance if anything happens.

So when it was time to leave work, Jin Zheng clung to Liu Zhimin, wanting to go back to the apartment together, but Liu Zhimin, who had something on her mind, refused.

As she sat there, she imagined many different scenarios.

For example:

How will Senior Shen Yu respond to me?

There shouldn't be any problem with the message I just sent, right?

What if something happens to him?

If he rejects me, what should I say?

Liu Zhimin, who was having her own little internal drama unfold, sat on the bench until half an hour passed and she still hadn't received a reply from Shen Yu. Instead, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Phew, Senior Shen Yu must be too busy to see it. Okay, let's talk about the rest tomorrow."

Liu Zhimin got up from the bench, feeling a little disappointed but also relieved.

After thinking it over, I decided to go back and discuss with Jin Zheng what takeout to order for dinner.

*

When Shen Yu got home, he found it was still early.

The main reason was that I calculated the time, and if I didn't go home soon, I would have achieved two glorious accomplishments: not going home for half a month and living in the studio for half a month.

Fortunately, he was back tonight. He opened the refrigerator and found nothing that needed to be dealt with, so he started the robot vacuum cleaner and let it clean itself. Shen Yu went into the study and turned on the computer.

When he returned from a quick wash in the dressing room and sat down in front of the computer, Shen Yu had a strange sense of déjà vu.

The problem is, I'm looking at the computer whether I'm in the studio or at home, so what's the difference?

Deciding to temporarily give up his work urges, he forced himself to come to the sofa in the living room and sit down in front of it, where a coffee table of just the right height was placed.

Shen Yu took out his phone and started browsing various apps.

My phone shows today is March 14th, and the calendar thoughtfully marks it as White Valentine's Day.

In Seoul, it's customary for girls to give gifts to boys on Valentine's Day, February 14th.

On White Valentine's Day, March 14th, boys will reciprocate by giving girls candy, Pepper, or other small snacks.

Of course, if the relationship becomes closer and goes beyond the SMEA level, then how to date becomes a matter between the two of them.

It has nothing to do with the rain.

Shen Yu didn't have many people to send gifts to, so he opened Kakaotalk and found that he had received many more messages.

Ignoring all sorts of messages, he sent a message to his niece, Lee Won-hee, asking how she was adjusting to life at the company, and then—

He inexplicably opened TikTok.

Big data and AI immediately recommended a segment of a live stream to him.

When Shen Yu looked at it, he almost thought he had turned on the camera and was taking a selfie.

In the video, the man is sitting in front of a sofa, and he has his phone propped up on the coffee table, where you can see some snacks and beer on the table.

The other person was also wearing a loose shirt, looking very casual.

"WVS?"

The logo in the upper left corner of the live stream reminded Shen Yu that it was a software called Weverse, which was promoted and invested in by HYBE. HYBE integrated the resources of its artists, SM Entertainment, and some smaller companies into this app, making it a fan base app for the world.