Peninsula: The Deepest Affection in Jiangnan

Chapter 164: Too much plot may trigger intermittent amnesia (revised)

If Shen Yu remembered correctly, this was a two-piece printed tie-up bikini that was on the Versace hanger earlier.

Although we know that Kang Min-kyung has a very slim waist, and you can tell from the many layers she was wearing that she has a slender figure.

But the problem is—

No one told Shen Yu that his hip circumference was so astonishing compared to Jiang Minjiong's waist.

Jiang Minjiong has a slender frame and a thin waist and back. Despite wearing a small bra with no support, she still manages to look like she has a D cup. Shen Yu began to wonder if she could look like she has an E cup if she wore a supportive bra.

Of course, what Shen Yu didn't know was that Jiang Minjing was originally known as "One Sheng, Two Rong, Three Minjing". She even had her pelvic width and waist circumference measured during the filming of a certain program, and obtained an exaggeratedly high natural golden waist-to-hip ratio of 0.7, which is extremely rare among Asian women. After that, she was called the "Pelvic Goddess".

Shen Yu didn't quite understand these unfamiliar numbers. All he knew was that Jiang Minjiong slowly sat down by the pool and put his legs into the water.

"Is the temperature just right?"

"yes."

"So you were filming me back then?" Jiang Minjiong asked Shen Yu deliberately.

"The rain at that time was just a backdrop; it was you who caught my eye and drew my lens."

The two of them each occupied a corner of the pool.

"The hot tub is so nice, it's still a bit chilly today." Jiang Minjiong, who wasn't in the water at all, couldn't help but hug his shoulders and let out a relaxed sigh.

"Right? It's a good time to relax." Shen Yu felt that he couldn't relax at all; his nerves were on edge.

"But it's good that we got here together without any problems."

"You're welcome."

"Haha, okay, thank you." Jiang Minjiong looked down at the water. Although Shen Yu's figure was some distance away, Jiang Minjiong, who occasionally looked up and saw him, felt her cheeks get a little hot.

Of course, it's more likely due to the temperature of the hot water tank.

Both of them submerged their bodies in the water, their heads above water looking at each other.

Their eyes met.

Then they staggered again.

"Shen Yu is really handsome." Jiang Minjiong thought for a moment and then spoke her mind.

"Yes, you're very pretty too."

"Hahaha." Jiang Minjiong couldn't help but laugh. She seemed to realize why Shen Yu was so far away from her.

Are you shy?

Shen Yu was swimming backwards, but after hearing this, he thought for a moment and swam past Jiang Minjiong.

Looking into her eyes with a rather serious expression, he said, "I'm just captivated by your beauty."

The two of them just looked at each other, and Shen Yu swam to her left.

Jiang Minjiong turned slightly to the side and said, "My right profile is prettier, so you can look at me from the right."

Shen Yu had already commented on Jiang Minjiong's face, but he felt that the part of her body below her collarbone was a bit too much.

It would be difficult for Shen Yu, who was looking at her now, to avoid focusing his attention on that.

However, it was difficult, but not impossible for Shen Yu, since his gaze remained fixed on Jiang Minjiong's eyes.

Beautiful eyes, with a natural, flowing curve at the corners; Shen Yu loved looking at her clear pupils and slightly upturned eyebrows.

尾。

That alluring, fox-like charm in her eyes and brows.

What do you mean your right cheek is beautiful? Your whole face is practically glowing white.

However, the fun of push-pull isn't about just answering what she says, but about learning to give and take.

Shen Yu nodded in agreement with her statement, "Hmm, but what if I keep swimming around?"

As he spoke, Shen Yu swam backward to her right side.

The two just looked at each other like that. Jiang Minjiong didn't swim much, but just soaked in the hot water pool and occasionally glanced at Shen Yu.

Shen Yu seemed to be tired from swimming, and he lay on the shore with his hands, not far from Jiang Minjiong.

With a man and a woman around, the atmosphere around the hot water pool became somewhat ambiguous.

"However," Shen Yu turned his head to look at her first.

"Um?"

"Your face looks cute too."

"Cute? Is it?"

Taking advantage of the conversation, Shen Yu stood up and walked past her.

Jiang Minjiong's gaze lingered on Shen Yu's abs for a moment before quickly sweeping over them.

There was nothing she could do; boys don't wear shirts when they swim, and she always felt that Shen Yu's chest would distract her.

Jiang Minjiong was surprised to find that Shen Yu had such a good figure. He usually wore loose clothing, and she thought he was a thin and weak person. But after taking off his shirt, she was surprised to find that Shen Yu had a broad and upright back and very strong shoulder blades, which gave Jiang Minjiong a strong sense of pressure and security.

As Shen Yu stood up, water droplets slid down his Adam's apple, across his collarbone, and finally landed on his firm, upright chest. His abdominal muscles rose and fell slightly with his steady breathing, radiating a masculine aura that Jiang Minjiong dared not look directly at.

So Jiang Minjiong quickly changed the subject, "What's cute about me?"

"Your personality can be quite endearing at times."

"Personality? When am I cute? You can tell me more about it."

The two smiled at each other, and Shen Yu thought she was adorable right now.

"Well, this is..." Shen Yu stood in the pool, while Jiang Minjiong remained hidden in the water.

"Forget it." Shen Yu found that the downward gaze was too hurtful to him, and he couldn't think about what made Jiang Minjiong cute at all.

Of course, this can also be considered a kind of tug-of-war.

Hugging himself and holding onto the shore, Jiang Minjiong spun around in the water, looking incredibly cute.

"Oh, how depressing," Jiang Minjiong said deliberately with a hint of disappointment, then looked up at the sky.

There weren't many stars to be seen in Beverly Hills at night, perhaps because it was a cloudy day.

Shen Yu found that the method he used to distract himself was indeed effective. He thought about various music-related things and his heart calmed down temporarily.

He swam to the opposite side of Jiang Minjiong, with a pool of warm water between them.

Turn around.

Shen Yu noticed that Jiang Minjiong was looking down at the water, seemingly lost in thought.

"What's wrong? What are you thinking about?"

"I'm thinking—" Jiang Minjiong's skin was slightly flushed, whether from the alcohol in the champagne or the temperature of the hot water pool.

Most of her fair skin was tinged with a light pink when it surfaced, making her look rosy and delicate.

I'm wondering if I should go over there.

Shen Yu looked at her and smiled, "Mm."

"?" Jiang Minjiong didn't understand Shen Yu's expression. "What's wrong?"

With his hands resting on the bank, Shen Yu shook his head as he leaned against the pool. "It's nothing."

The two began another silent tug-of-war, their eyes filled with unreadable meaning, and the atmosphere became even more ambiguous.

"Well," Jiang Minjiong slowly stood up in the water. She was quite tall, and when she stood up, she spread her arms and supported herself on the shore like Shen Yu, which made her figure even more prominent.

"What are you thinking about?"

"I?"

Shen Yu squinted slightly. Even though he hadn't drunk much, his mind told him he was a little tipsy.

"I'm thinking about whether you should come over."

"Hahaha."

Jiang Minjiong laughed so hard she almost trembled, and leaned forward as she looked at Shen Yu smiling at her.

"Then come here."

Shen Yu returned to the water and began swimming along the shore.

Turning to look at Jiang Minjiong, he said, "I'll come over after going around in one step."

"Wow. Really—" This made Jiang Minjiong, who hadn't stopped smiling, laugh even more.

Ambiguous situations can indeed make people smile foolishly.

Jiang Minjiong watched as Shen Yu obediently yet rebelliously swam to the other side of the pool before standing up and walking towards him.

She smiled and slowly walked in the water, gradually approaching Shen Yu.

She smiled and walked to Shen Yu's side. Shen Yu took her arm and swam backward with her until they were close to the side where Shen Yu had been lying.

"Oh, is there a big age difference between us?" Jiang Minjiong asked.

"us?"

Shen Yu doesn't answer quickly; he always asks a question first before slowly giving his answer.

Especially when encountering problems like this.

"I don't know," Shen Yu replied, which wasn't really an answer.

After all, psychologically, Shen Yu enjoys chatting with girls his age, like Jiang Minjiong, because they are compatible in spirit.

and so.

"If it were just the two of us—"

"If you don't feel the age difference."

"So there's not much difference, right?"

Shen Yu looked at her cheeks.

"Hmm." Jiang Minjiong took Shen Yu's hand and backed away step by step, leading Shen Yu to the shore on her side.

The side closest to the villa.

Shen Yu stood up and walked in the water until the two of them reached the shore. He tentatively stood in front of Jiang Minjiong.

Jiang Minjiong lowered his head, looking somewhat shy.

But they did not dodge.

As the two drew closer, Shen Yu shifted his position, turned around, and leaned against Jiang Minjiong.

He turned his head to look at her, only to find that Jiang Minjiong's gaze had already been fixed on him.

"Oh, what's wrong?" In Jiang Minjiong's eyes, Shen Yu still wore that smile that made her heart flutter and made her curious about his thoughts. "Why are you smiling?"

Shen Yu shook his head, looked away, and said nothing.

"Ugh—really." Jiang Minjiong turned his head to the side, his lips curving upwards without stopping.

The two of them looked up at a corner of the sky.

"I like you," Shen Yu said, looking up at the sky without looking at Jiang Minjiong's face.

"Hmm." Jiang Minjiong stared at Shen Yu, who was speaking. His profile was really handsome in her eyes.

I think I really like you.

"Um."

Shen Yu looked at Jiang Minjiong's face and slowly moved closer.

He raised his hand, which had been lowered, and walked along the shore, around Jiang Minjiong from behind, pulling her into his arms.

"And you now?"

His face drew close to her lips.

Their breaths mixed and then overlapped.

*

The next day.

(The 13585 words I calculated are omitted here.)

When Kang Min-kyung woke up in the morning, he felt sore all over, as if he had been given countless sets of HIIT by a gym instructor some time ago.

Although she is usually disciplined and trains regularly each week, including weight training, yesterday's intensity was a bit too much for her.

What was most difficult for her to accept about her relationship with Shen Yu was that she only found out he was much younger than her when she asked his age at the beginning.

Shen Yu is actually a young man from Generation Z.

That's going too far.

Then Jiang Minjiong discovered that her worldview was being shattered time and time again.

Waking up in bed, Jiang Minjiong is like the protagonist in a game story, embarking on a mental journey to find fragments of his memories.

First, on the first floor, there should be some memories I left behind on the sofa.

Then it's the second floor, not the bedroom where I'm lying now, but the one opposite the door.

She felt that fragments of her memories lingered on the large bed, the silk quilt, and the soft mattress in that bedroom.

The bathroom next to the bedroom also holds memories, under the shower and in the bathtub.

By retrieving fragments of memory and piecing them together, the forgotten things in the mind gradually take shape.

Looking back on these events now, Jiang Minjiong is starting to have PTSD.

The second floor of the villa also offers excellent privacy, with only a large number of trees, streetlights, and the occasional car headlights visible.

So when she woke up the next day, her first thought was that Shen Yu was much older than her, but then she thought that it was probably because of the age difference that things were like this.

It's great that he's younger than me.

Jiang Minjiong looked at himself in the full-length mirror and pieced together his memories.

That's the gist of the story; the rest is up to her to figure out how to face him.

Contrary to her initial expectations, Jiang Minjiong was simply annoyed with Shen Yu, especially since she had come to LA to relax.

She has been unhappy for some time now, and she can't even convey that feeling to her best sister, Lee Hae-ri, who is as close as family.

At the beginning of the year, her company, Avie Muah, posted a job posting on a recruitment website for customer service personnel with "more than 3 years of work experience". At the time, she offered an annual salary of 2500 million won (which was almost equivalent to the minimum wage in South Korea at the time) that she thought might be acceptable.

But what others didn't know was that this was just the salary in the contract. Everyone only discussed the disproportion between her high demands and the low pay, but they had no idea that she provided this customer service representative with the same benefits and various bonuses.

Later, she had no choice but to sincerely apologize and then personally went to a human resources teacher to specifically learn about salary customization and related courses.

Just as this matter seemed to be settling down, Kang Min-kyung's father and older brother were sued by investors for alleged real estate development fraud. The plaintiffs allege that Kang's father and others promised a significant price increase after the development of a certain piece of land, or else a refund would be issued, but they failed to fulfill this promise for several years. Furthermore, her father was also investigated in 2016 for allegedly misappropriating hundreds of millions of won from a religious foundation.

She actually suffered greatly from her father's disgraceful affair when she was 18, so she nominally cut off all contact with her family after that, which is one of the reasons why she treats Li Haili like family.

But people always dragged these things into her life. This year, two things broke out at the same time, and the public opinion on the Internet made her unable to help but shed tears alone when no one was around.

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