Peninsula: The Deepest Affection in Jiangnan

Chapter 155 The way to stay calm is to recall the past.

Liu Zhimin followed Shen Yu across the Seongsu Bridge, across the Seoul Forest Culture and Art Park, and finally arrived at the building where her apartment was located.

"Whoosh—whoosh—"

Shen Yu released Liu Zhimin's hand, having only felt its softness and small size the whole time he was holding it.

Despite supporting her back, Liu Zhimin bravely didn't sit down on the ground. Instead, she took off her baseball cap and used it as a fan.

"Don't pant so much when you finish running; try to breathe steadily."

Shen Yu, with the expression of a professional coach, said, "Come on, take a deep breath with me."

"Hey! Shen Yu!"

"Keep your voice down, are you planning to be on the front page of Dispatch tomorrow?"

Liu Zhimin's mind went blank for a moment. She pointed at Shen Yu and then swung her hand down forcefully, "Hey, you did that on purpose, didn't you!"

Shen Yu and she were a meter apart, and Liu Zhimin's attack failed.

Short arms are short arms, so weak.

Feeling wronged yet strangely sweet, Liu Zhimin was pulled by Shen Yu to the foot of his apartment building, completely bewildered by her current state.

What kind of feeling is it?

"No, then how will you get back?"

Instead, she started to think about Shen Yu.

"Me?" Shen Yu raised his wrist to check the time. "It'll be just in time to walk back. I'll grab my things and catch my flight."

They said they'd walk back, but you can always get a taxi at night, right?

"Seriously—what did you say, 'back to the apartment,' and you just sent me home! You're such a bad person! Why did you go all that way?!"

Liu Zhimin was panting, and her chest heaved more.

Perhaps because the bra provided good support, Shen Yu didn't feel much swaying behind him while running.

"See? I told you I was worried you'd run into bad men and get bullied, and you insisted on doing it this way. Now you've been bullied, haven't you? Feeling tired? It's okay! Go upstairs, wash up, and go to sleep. You'll fall asleep quickly and won't feel tired anymore."

Shen Yu was in a good mood; exercise can calm people down and bring them a sense of pleasure.

For someone like me who goes for a run every morning, this distance is just a warm-up.

However, for Yoo Ji-min, who hasn't returned to the sport recently and is somewhat anxious, tonight's long-distance run was a standard, strenuous workout.

Moved.

It was wonderful yet exhausting, but something just felt off!

Just as Shen Yu was about to say that he was leaving and asked her to come upstairs, Liu Zhimin suddenly rushed over and hugged him tightly.

"∑(°A°；!"

"I was fully prepared, how could you still trick me! Honestly."

A somewhat heavy body and heavy breathing.

The girl was only three stories away from Shen Yu, and she was even holding him tightly with her arms around him.

This was a direct attack, and Shen Yu realized he had been careless and hadn't dodged.

Liu Zhimin also disrespected the competition; they agreed to go upstairs, but instead he climbed on top of her.

Her cheek was buried in Shen Yu's chest, her voice was a little muffled but you could hear the laughter in it.

"Thank you, I'm even happier now."

Okay then, I'll consider it a way of helping you lose weight by not eating ramen.

You know perfectly well where your weight is excessive!

Shen Yu felt like his stomach was being pushed up; the last time he felt this way was before.

Yes, it was backstage at the TV station, the time I was knocked down by Karina, who was carrying a ball and should have been shown a red card.

"Relax a bit. You know what size you are, right? I can't breathe, I'm being crushed."

"I thought you didn't know, that's why I'm hugging you so tightly!"

"Thank you."

"It's not too late to take me back to my apartment now."

What, you're feeling brave again standing downstairs in your own apartment building?

Shen Yu really wanted to teach her a lesson, to let her know what it means to be in a dangerous world, and that if you walk by the river often, you're bound to get your shoes wet!

But in the end, he still patted her hair and said, "Sweetie, go back now, or you'll be on the news."

*

After much coaxing and persuasion from Liu Zhimin, including promises of bringing her gifts upon his return from Los Angeles and having another late-night snack together—deals that Shen Yu found humiliating—he finally managed to coax Liu Zhimin back to the public eye.

Upstairs in the apartment building.

Is this girl suffering from love-struck madness? She should just donate such a brilliant mind to Kim Dong-won.

Wait a minute? That girl seems to be love-struck too? Shen Yu remembers that she seems to like Jeon Jungkook quite a bit.

After lamenting how chaotic the entertainment industry was, Shen Yu turned around and jogged home to make up for his training quota for the day.

I went upstairs to the bathroom, took a quick cold shower to stimulate my sympathetic nervous system, then went back to bed, folded the blankets, and put them on the sofa outside.

He'd wasted half a day, and he didn't have much time left to sleep. He wasn't some pure-blooded Korean who could stay awake just by drinking an iced Americano.

Folding a thick blanket into a square and using it to prop up one's legs, then finding a suitable narrow bed to lie flat and sleep—this is a method Shen Yu specifically learned from someone during his time at the MCN company, a way to quickly and efficiently restore energy during busy rest periods.

He lay on the sofa with his calves on the high-folded blanket, his thighs against the side of the blanket, and his waist and body flat.

Next, calculate the sleep time needed in cycles of about one and a half hours, and then set an alarm.

But that teacher didn't teach me how to fall asleep quickly when my brain is full of nipples.

This energy! It's better not to recover it at all!

Shen Yu closed his eyes, gave a difficult, bitter smile for a while, his mind churning.

After tossing and turning for half an hour without being able to fall asleep, I finally took out my phone and decided to change my ticket to the earliest available flight.

*

Sitting on the plane, Shen Yu felt both sleepy and alert.

"He brought it on himself."

Shen Yu, who had never experienced first class before, paid a small change fee to buy himself a first-class premium seat on Korean Air.

The first class cabin of the Boeing 777-300ER has a private space of more than two meters in front and behind, surrounded by large partitions. The high-end single room design and Korean Air's classic light sky blue seats, along with the beautifully dressed flight attendants, provide very attentive service.

She brought Shen Yu pajamas and comfortable slippers, and when she heard that he wanted to sleep, she made up a special mattress for him and brought him a light down comforter and a high-quality pillow.

Shen Yu lay down on the adjusted seat and rested against the pillow. The flight to Los Angeles would take about 11 hours and 30 minutes, during which he would be provided with two main meals and one snack.

It must be because of Liu Zhimin that when the flight attendants passed by to provide services, Shen Yu's gaze couldn't help but drift over their beautiful curves and the exposed part of their calves covered in stockings.

Korean Air's cabin crew are already of excellent quality, and their uniforms are designed to be exceptionally beautiful and elegant.

An elegant light blue silk blouse paired with a beige midi skirt, and a three-dimensional silk scarf wrapped around the neck of the flight attendant, along with a matching ribbon bow hair clip.

Unfortunately, since he had taken the first-class premium seat, Shen Yu lost the opportunity to sit face-to-face with the flight attendant, which made him consider buying an economy class ticket for the return trip.

Not for any other reason than so that when I open my eyes I can see a beautiful view.

However, now, all Shen Yu sees when he opens his eyes is the pain caused by the beautiful flight attendant, and the things that come to mind when he closes his eyes are no better.

All he could think of was Liu Zhimin's energetic body as she hugged him tightly.

You don't even need to imagine it; that sensation is still there on your body.

"Tsk tsk tsk." Shen Yu opened his eyes and took a big gulp of ice water, startling the flight attendant who was secretly watching him from the front. She thought he had caught her peeking at Shen Yu.

"I still lack willpower."

Back then, I wasn't so hung up on any particular woman; most of the time, I seemed to take revenge on the spot.

A gentleman takes revenge without letting it linger overnight, isn't he?

It's also possible that he was already old at that time, and his physical desires and hormone levels were not as high as those of a young man.

As for things like this, Shen Yu never hesitates to take the risk if he can bear the consequences. Just like with Enoki Ansa, it wasn't intentional bullying; Shen Yu felt it was helping her improve.

He was just trying to quit pornography by relying on ASA, since the erotic index, like the sanity value, is a terrifying thing that keeps increasing the more things you see.

Liu Zhimin can be flirted with, and can be a friend. Shen Yu has always believed that there is no such thing as pure friendship between men and women, but he is still a person with a bottom line. As long as a man is willing to drag out the matter of having sex for 100 years, then anyone who sees him will praise him as a virtuous man!

He waved to the flight attendant, telling her not to call him during his first meal, then put on his blindfold, reclined his seat, and started counting sheep.

Take this opportunity to shift your focus and avoid being influenced by the Liu Bei storyline.

Thinking about how he was sitting in first class, Shen Yu couldn't help but recall the time he used to browse Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book) in his previous life.

Little Red Book is such a fun platform; everyone there is glamorous and lives a vibrant life.

Every day is spent either in first class or at Michelin-starred restaurants; there's no sign of stopping his journey around the world.

When some people dream of financial freedom, others will step forward and say their dream is to buy whatever they want.

What to buy? Eat premium meals every day, buy a Tesla, and occasionally enjoy a Michelin-starred meal in first class.

That's not financial freedom, that's a pipe dream, because those who dominate Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book) will say, "Even truly wealthy people don't always fly first class and eat at Michelin-starred restaurants!"

This topic could be discussed from every angle, down to the very end, but after Shen Yu recalled his original life—

Indeed, his MCN company has a very considerable revenue, but it also burns through money very quickly, resulting in his assets being only at the A8 level in Hangzhou.

Therefore, until his great fortune arrived, Shen Yu dared not say that he was financially independent.

What's it like to be at the A8 level? Someone like him, who works partly in the internet and partly in the entertainment industry, would probably research Meituan coupons like he would when going out to eat, wear basic Uniqlo clothes, and maybe buy a nice pair of shoes at most.

A few unique pieces of clothing serve as a statement, or, following Old Deng's trend, one might buy some middle-class three-piece suits.

She owns a four-bedroom apartment in Hangzhou and has some investments and stocks, which is completely different from the stories on Xiaohongshu about driving Porsches and staying in five-star hotels.

The cars he drives are mostly new energy pure electric vehicles; the Lamborghini and Aston Martin in the video are rented.

I can only work out when I have some free time on weekdays. When I'm on a business trip and there's no special hospitality, I just pick any decent hotel. I always stay in hotels that are above budget.

You also have to comfort yourself from time to time, even when buying a 9999 yuan gaming chair, you have to say, "Middle-aged people always have to treat themselves well."

Feeling better! It's more important whether your back hurts or not.

Shen Yu lay on the first-class seat, thinking about these painful memories of the past, and suddenly stopped thinking about anything related to women.

Desires and time are consumed during deep sleep.

*

"Sir, this is the last formal meal. Would you like something?"

"Um?"

This was the first time Shen Yu hadn't woken up at the time indicated by his biological clock.

It's possible that the Earth's magnetic field has changed, latitude and longitude are different, and the time difference is too significant.

He used every excuse imaginable, claiming he was woken up by a pretty flight attendant.

Having finally found his footing, Shen Yu looked at the gentle smile on the other person's face and the hot towel in their hand, nodded, and took the towel. "Okay, please give me one."

"Yes, sir, would you like a classic Korean meal or a Western dish prepared by the chef?"

The flight attendant knelt down and helped Shen Yu adjust the seat from a flat position to a higher position so that he could sit comfortably.

She stood up and handed the menu from the cart to Shen Yu. Shen Yu communicated with her in Korean, which seemed to increase the flight attendant's goodwill.

He glanced at the beautifully illustrated menu and casually chose a Western meal.

As for Korean food, let's talk about it when we get back. We'll be able to eat it when we get back.

Most of the seven members are fans of Korean food, and Shen Yu has also been influenced to choose Korean food more often for lunch in the company cafeteria.

After the flight attendant retrieved the menu, she bowed to Shen Yu, took away the towel and down comforter, changed Shen Yu's blanket, and then left.

Before long, she pushed the food cart back to Shen Yu's side, squatted down again, adjusted Shen Yu's seat, and then began to set the table. This time, she introduced Shen Yu to the types of champagne and red wine specially provided for this flight.

Shen Yu casually chose a suitable champagne, and another beautiful flight attendant who was in charge of drinks brought back a bottle of Moët & Chandon rosé champagne, opened it, and poured it for Shen Yu.

The pretty flight attendant who woke him up laid out a napkin for him, placed the knife and fork on his right, and then gestured for Shen Yu to start eating.

*

Thank you for flying with Korean Air today. We look forward to serving you again soon!

The 11-hour flight didn't feel long at all because of the comfortable environment.

Shen Yu had come to appreciate the benefits that money could bring. As he disembarked, one of the flight attendants even waved and smiled at him.

Shen Yu finally experienced the special treatment that others had mentioned when they flew first class.

Of course, Shen Yu didn't believe it at the time. That guy wasn't exactly handsome, so how could he have a romantic encounter just by flying first class?

But Shen Yu himself felt that his experiences were mostly due to his face.

While the meal was being served, an Instagram account was written on a napkin, which appears to be the flight attendant's personal Instagram account.

The.

As she crouched down, she whispered in Shen Yu's ear that she would be staying in Los Angeles for three days, leaving the rest unsaid.

As for Shen Yu?

After leaving through the VIP channel, Shen Yu arrived at the immigration counter for citizens of the United States. He swiped his passport, received a "Welcome home" greeting, and smoothly set foot on American soil.

Shen Yu couldn't help but think that if he had received the same treatment back then, he would definitely organize team building activities whenever he had free time, and the location for these activities would have been the United States.

For no other reason than to let them experience that everyone else has to queue up for immigration checks, while they can simply swipe their passports to pass through smoothly.

The joy of having something that others don't is something you can't even imagine. You can't even imagine the happiness the boss experiences.

Shen Yu walked out of the terminal and saw a sign not far away with the three letters SIM written on it.

No problem, it's time to find yourself.

The car was parked at the terminal exit. It was a convoy of three cars, with two Land Rover Defenders parked in front of and behind a Rolls-Royce Phantom. The burly man holding the sign noticed Shen Yu approaching, immediately took out his phone, raised his sunglasses, looked at the screen, and checked it several times before walking over.

"Hello, Mr. Shen! You can call me Darian!" The burly white man bowed to Shen Yu.

Why is everyone in the world speaking Korean now?

You, a big white man, came up and said "Annyeonghaseyo" right away, making Shen Yu think that he had taken a nap and then got off the plane at Incheon Airport.

Although the airport and the current scene are completely different.

Although Shen Yu didn't say anything, the burly white man named Darian still explained, "I used to serve at the Longshan base, where I also worked as a translator. I never thought I'd still be able to use this skill after I retired."

"Oh! Thank you for your hard work. You were the one I was dealing with before, right?" Shen Yu communicated with him directly in English.

It's not like we're in Seoul, there's no need to act like a foreigner.

Now Los Angeles can be my home too.

Shen Yu left Seoul at noon, and it is now early yesterday morning in Los Angeles.

The time travel was very successful, except the weather in Los Angeles was a bit off; the sky was overcast in the early morning.

Before coming, Shen Yu had checked the weather forecast and found that there had been a lot of rain in Los Angeles recently, so he wasn't surprised by the weather outside.

"That's right, I'm the one who liaised with you. You called to say you would arrive in Los Angeles this morning, and we had everything prepared yesterday. By the way, I've already asked the GP to wait for you at the hotel, and they have prepared the documents for you to sign."

Shen Yu looked at him with a puzzled expression. "I'm just here to attend next week's Grammy Awards. Do I need to sign any documents?"

"—" The man named Darian paused for a moment, "Sir, aren't you here to sign for your property and cash out—cough cough, and collect your legal dividends?"

"It's my fault for leaving too quickly and not explaining clearly. I don't know much about things over there. I'm interested in profit sharing and such, but we can talk about that later." Shen Yu waved his hand. "Let's go. Staying here will attract attention. Let's get in the car."

Indeed, this convoy is quite eye-catching.

Shen Yu had already noticed that someone was looking in his direction.

"Yes, sir. By the way, I'll be in charge of coordinating your entire itinerary. If you need legal counsel, I happen to be a senior equity partner from Gordon, Fournaris & Mammarella, PA."

Darian quickly stepped forward, opened the back door for Shen Yu, and then walked around to get in the car.

The convoy slowly started and headed towards downtown Los Angeles.

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