Peninsula: Please, I only want to talk about ordinary people.

Chapter 49 Not you, but can it be with Momo?

Jiang Yongtai watched Hirai Momo jog over from the alley entrance, waving the phone she had just received, and Minatozaki Sana's words, "You like her?" still echoed in his ears.

His throat tightened slightly, but without looking at her, he replied curtly, "Didn't we already say that last time?"

"hehe."

Sana Minatozaki also caught a glimpse of Momo Hirai getting closer and closer, and let out a cryptic laugh.

She lowered her voice, but the sour feeling was still there.

"I only found out last time that PDnim has always been a fan of Mina~"

Were you in a difficult position when you chose me on Twice before? I'm so sorry~

So that's what she cared about —

Jiang Yongtai breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, and reached out to open the shop door for them.

"You're mistaken, it's not Twice. The only options you gave me were Sana Minatozaki, Sana, and Sasa."

Sana Minato was stunned for a moment, watching his back as he walked into the store, and shouted angrily.

"ah!

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They were still dating at the time, so who else would he choose if not her? So it's her fault for not giving him a choice?!

Before Sana could say anything more, Momo Hirai had already walked up to her and looked at Kang Young-tae's retreating figure as he walked into the store with some confusion.

"Sana, are you and PD-nim Kang close? You've only been working together for a short time, and you can already speak to each other in informal language?"

She was far away and only saw the two chatting back and forth. At the end, Minatozaki Sana called out to Jiang Yongtai's back, but she couldn't hear a word of what they said.

"Who said you're on good terms with him! Momo, can you please stop being so forgetful? I always have to wait for you!"

Hirai Momo was momentarily stunned.

She was just asking casually, "Why did I get scolded again?"

Looking at her innocent expression, Sana Minatozaki knew that she had taken her anger out on the wrong person.

She took a deep breath, grabbed Hirai Momo's arm, pushed open the door and went into the store, clenching her teeth and squeezing out a sentence.

"Momo, eat more today, the more the better!"

It would be best to eat that bastard Jiang Yongtai out of house and home!

"----Well."

Hirai Momo was being pulled inside by her, her mind still reeling.

She really wanted to tell Sana that although she liked to eat, she wasn't a big eater!

She's about to make her comeback, and she's eating with a table full of strangers. How could she possibly eat freely?

However, she secretly glanced at Sana Minatozaki's profile, which clearly said, "Don't mess with me."

Wisdom Peach chose to remain silent for the time being.

The production team and camera crew of "Refrigerator Interview" consisted of only about twenty people, who sat at two long tables.

The pork belly on the grill was sizzling hot, and bottles of liquor were being passed around the corner of the table, creating a lively atmosphere.

Jiang Yongtai led the displeased Minatozaki Sana and Hirai Momo to the table of the main cast.

When Park Soo-bin looked up and saw them, he put down his chopsticks, stood up with a smile, and clapped his hands.

"Our MC has arrived! Let's give them a warm welcome!"

Sana Minatozaki immediately dropped her expression, a sweet smile blooming on her face. She bowed slightly to the clapping production team, her voice carrying a playful apology.

"Um, sorry everyone, we're late~"

She tugged at Hirai Momo beside her, pulling her closer, and winked.

"I also brought Momo, the biggest eater on our team. I hope everyone doesn't mind?"

Hirai Momo turned around and glared at her, then turned back with a smile and bowed slightly to the crowd.

"Hello everyone, I'm Momo. Thank you all for taking care of Sana on the show."

No sooner had the words left her lips than someone shouted from the other end of the long table, "Momo! I like you!"

Hirai Momo paused for a moment, then smiled shyly, "Thank you."

Then another voice chimed in: "Momo is the cutest!"

This time, the person was immediately restrained by their colleague. "Hey! Isn't Sana cute?!" "Nayeon is the cutest!"

The group started arguing back and forth, and both tables were filled with laughter, which shows just how popular Twice is in the public eye right now.

Park Soo-bin coughed twice with a smile to quell the situation, and then reached out and took Minatozaki Sana's hand.

"You guys have been so busy lately, I thought you weren't coming, Sana."

"Unnie, I'm the MC, how could I not come~"

Sana Minatozaki smiled and shook her hand back, with a hint of coquettishness.

Park Soo-bin glanced at Kang Young-tae beside her with a smile.

"Aigoo, if I hadn't been busy today, I wouldn't have asked Yongtai to invite you. He must have been very cold when he invited you, right?"

Sana Minatozaki glanced at him as well, a small barb between her fingers, clearly still quite displeased with what Jiang Yongtai had just said.

"PDnim really isn't very good at talking, next time unnie can just come and tell me directly~"

Jiang Yongtai watched the two of them talking back and forth speechlessly, didn't respond, and turned back to his seat.

Park Soo-bin laughed and pulled Minatozaki Sana back, while slapping Kim Sung-woo on the back of the head as he was engrossed in eating meat.

Kim Sung-woo, with half a piece of meat in his mouth, turned around with a bewildered expression.

"You, move over a little."

After Park Soo-bin finished speaking, he turned to Sa-ha and smiled.

"Sana, you sit here, Momoi sits next to you."

Sana Minato glanced at Kang Young-tae sitting next to her, secretly pursed her lips, and then tugged at Park Soo-bin's hand and acted coquettishly.

"Unnie, I'll sit next to you~"

Park Soo-bin pointed to his seat and explained with a smile, "I'm right next to Yong-tae. That side is full, so you can sit here. It's not far from me, and Yong-tae can take care of you."

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Hirai Momo didn't understand what the two were talking about at all. Seeing that Kim Sung-woo quickly made room for her, she sat down casually, patted the empty seat next to her, and looked back at Minatozaki Sana.

"Sana, come sit down."

Sana Minatosaki had no choice but to let go of Park Soobin's hand and glare fiercely at Kang Youngtae, who was bending down to get them cutlery, before sitting down.

Jiang Yongtai placed the plates and chopsticks in front of them, his expression innocent as if he knew nothing.

Park Soo-bin leaned towards Minatozaki Sana across from Kang Young-tae.

"Sana, have you seen the finished product? What did you think?"

"I've seen it!" Sana Minatozaki's eyes lit up, she put down her chopsticks and leaned forward.

"Unnie did a really good job with the cut; my teammates all said it was hilarious!"

Park Soo-bin smiled and patted Kang Young-tae's arm.

"It was all edited by Yongtai, and he's really good at capturing your best shots. When we were doing the subtitles, two of the newcomers became your fans, Sana."

Jiang Yongtai was putting a piece of grilled meat into his mouth when she slapped his chopsticks, almost knocking them out of his hand. He sighed.

"——Nuna, you don't have to hit me when you're praising someone."

Sana Minato glanced at him, a slight smile playing on her lips. Of course, she knew it was Jiang Yongtai who had cut it.

However—the show is good because it's so entertaining, it has nothing to do with how well it's edited!

Park Soo-bin ignored him and started talking to Minatozaki Sana about the next episode.

Sana Minatozaki responded while picking up the sake bottle and pouring herself a full glass, and then pouring half a glass for Momo Hirai.

Hirai Momo took the cup, took a sip, and immediately scrunched up her face. She silently pushed the cup away and continued to focus on the meat on the grill.

Seeing this, Kim Sung-woo automatically took over the role of grilling meat. Hirai Momo smiled at him and generously took two pieces of meat from her plate and handed them over as a token of her gratitude.

Jiang Yongtai glanced at the wine in Minatozaki Sana's glass, then turned his head and asked her with his eyes, "Didn't you drive here?"

Sana Minatozaki took a sip, rolled her eyes at him, and said, "Can't I just call a designated driver?"

As for having Hirai Momo drive, neither of them mentioned it.

"Yongtai, say something."

Park Soo-bin noticed that Kang Young-tae was unusually quiet and glared at him.

"Sana is your MC, and you're sitting next to her eating without saying a word. Is that appropriate?"

Jiang Yongtai put down his chopsticks and turned around with a helpless expression.

Sana Minatozaki turned her head to look at him, a faint smile playing on her lips, as if waiting for him to say something.

"————Thank you for your hard work, Sanai. The recording was great. Keep it up next time."

"----that's all?"

Park Soo-bin and Minatozaki Sana spoke almost in unison.

Jiang Yongtai looked at the two faces, both filled with dissatisfaction, paused, then turned to Minatozaki Sana, his tone becoming slightly more serious.

"You and Jeongyeon had great chemistry in the last episode. It's not easy for a new MC to be in this state."

We've already contacted our next guest; we'll find someone with a cheerful personality like Sanai, so the interview won't become too difficult all at once.

Sana Minatozaki was taken aback by his sudden seriousness. She paused for a moment, then raised her glass to him, hiding the barely concealed smile behind the rim of the glass.

"Okay, thanks PDnim~"

Jiang Yongtai also picked up his wine glass and gently clinked it against hers.

Park Soo-bin nodded in satisfaction and added with a smile, "By the way, those two newcomers I mentioned earlier asked me if Sana would really be coming today. Could you please take a picture with them later?"

"Of course, unnie~"

Sana Minatozaki readily agreed, then glanced at Kang Young-tae, lowered her voice, and said in a tone only the two of them could hear, "PDnim, would you like to take a picture with me? Oh, sorry~ I almost forgot, PDnim isn't a fan of mine!"

Jiang Yongtai picked up his liquor glass and lowered his voice.

"Yes, but could you ask Momoi for me? I'm a fan of Momoi too."

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Sana Minatozaki paused for a moment, then let out a heavy snort through her nose.

She used her chopsticks to pick up a piece of untouched roast meat from her plate, flipped it over, rolled it several times in the salt dish, and then put it into Jiang Yongtai's plate.

"Yes, of course, PDnim, thank you for taking care of me. This is just a small token of my appreciation~ Please enjoy."

Jiang Yongtai looked down at the piece of meat covered in salt on the plate, paused with his chopsticks, and frowned.

"----Thanks."

Park Soo-bin watched the whole scene unfold from the other side, saying nothing, but simply picked up the soju bottle and slowly poured himself a glass.

Sure enough, there must be something going on between these two!

She suddenly remembered something and handed the plate of roasted eggplant in front of her to Minatozaki Sana.

"By the way, the owner of this restaurant learned a new dish from China and said it's delicious. Sana, why don't you try it?"

Before the plate was even handed to Minatozaki Sana, Jiang Yongtai had already raised his hand, naturally took it, turned the plate around, and placed it in front of Hirai Momo.

"Sanai doesn't eat eggplant, but Momoi could try it."

Hirai Momo was worried that Kim Sung-woo was grilling meat too slowly and no one was feeding him. Seeing this, her eyes lit up and she gave Kang Young-tae her first genuine smile of the night.

"Thank you, PDnim~"

Park Soo-bin glanced at Minatozaki Sana, whose face, which had been slightly tense when she heard the word "eggplant," had now relaxed.

Looking at Jiang Yongtai's calm expression, the corners of her mouth slowly curved up.

"Yongtai, you seem to know Sana very well. You even know that she doesn't eat eggplant."

Jiang Yongtai wrapped the piece of meat that Minatozaki Sana had given him in a few lettuce leaves and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Nuna, I'm also from Once, so I know about this little thing."

He frowned, turned his head away, and spat it out.

It's still too salty; I can't eat it at all.

Before the warmth of "he still remembers" that had just surfaced in Minatozaki Sana's heart could show on her face, she saw him squander her "feelings".

Her foot had already stepped under the table.

Jiang Yongtai was rinsing his mouth with a water glass when his brow twitched slightly. He put the glass down, turned his head, and glanced at her helplessly.

Sana Minatozaki raised her chin slightly, offered no explanation, and simply let out a soft hum through her nose.

As the dinner party progressed into its later stages, most of the people who were supposed to eat had finished, and the bottles of soju on the table became busier than the baking trays.

Although Kang Young-tae and Park Soo-bin had warned them beforehand not to drink too much, and their subordinates were relatively restrained, those who were supposed to come and offer a toast still lined up and brought over their glasses.

The toasting group naturally split into two groups: one group toasted Jiang Yongtai, and the other group toasted Minatozaki Sana.

Jiang Yongtai noticed out of the corner of his eye that she had already downed several glasses, and her face and neck were flushed.

Another person walked towards her with a glass in hand and a smile. Without thinking much, Jiang Yongtai reached out and took her glass.

Kim Sung-woo, with his sharp eyes, put down the tongs he'd been using to grill meat for Hirai Momo all night and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Oh~ the first Black Knight has appeared!"

Everyone burst into laughter. The staff member holding the wine glass was good at reading the atmosphere. He was just joining in the fun, but when he saw that Sana Minatozaki's glass was being held by Kang Young-tae, he turned around and drank from it. If he couldn't drink from the MC, he could drink from the PD.

Minatozaki Sana snatched the wine glass back from Jiang Yongtai's hand.

"Women in Osaka don't need black knights!"

She shouted with great force, and everyone at the table thought she was going to drink it herself.

As a result, she turned her arm and neatly shoved the cup into the hand of Hirai Momo, who was standing next to her, rubbing her stomach and staring blankly.

"Momo! Come here!"

Hirai Momo stared blankly at the wine glass in her hand, then looked at her with a bewildered expression.

"Sana, I'm from Kyoto————"

"Um--

Sana Minatozaki thought what she said made sense. She tilted her head and thought about it for a moment, then smiled again.

"Then the women of Kansai don't need Black Knights! Is everything alright now?"

Hirai Momo stared wide-eyed at the glass of wine in front of her and swallowed hard.

Is that even possible?!

Amidst the jeers of the people around her, she reluctantly took the cup, tilted her head back, and downed it in one gulp.

Sana Minatozaki turned her head and raised an eyebrow at Yong-tae Kang—See? I don't need your help!

Jiang Yongtai shook his head helplessly, then suddenly hiccuped, frowned, and stood up, supporting himself on the table.

"I'm going out for some fresh air, you guys continue."

He went to the front desk, paid the bill with his corporate card, and then pushed open the store door and went outside.

Perhaps because it's already mid-April, tonight's night isn't as chilly as it used to be.

He took a deep breath, pulled out a cigarette case from his pocket, leaned against the wall, and lit one.

I had just taken two puffs when the door behind me opened again.

Sana Minatozaki, wearing that fluffy coat, stood at the door, crossed her arms, and walked towards him.

"Why did you come out?"

Jiang Yongtai turned his head to look at her, lowering the cigarette in his hand slightly.

Sana Minatozaki didn't answer. She just walked to his side, leaned against the wall, and looked up at the narrow sky above the alley. After a while, she suddenly spoke.

"Jiang Yongtai".

She rarely called him by his name to his face, and Jiang Yongtai paused for a moment.

"Um?

"Have you tidied up that room in your apartment?"

Jiang Yongtai frowned instantly, looking down at the cigarette butt in his hand, the flame flickering in the night wind.

"Unless you still admit you like me, there's no point in keeping you around, is there?"

The air quieted down, with only the faint sounds of noise from the barbecue restaurant in the distance coming through the door.

Sana Minato smiled, stepped forward, took the cigarette from his fingers, tossed it on the ground, and lightly stomped it with the tip of her shoe.

"Didn't I tell you, no smoking in front of me? I remember everything else, but you forgot this?"

Jiang Yongtai reluctantly raised his head and met her eyes.

Sana Minatozaki's eyes shone brightly in the light of the streetlamp overhead, and a faint smile played on her lips.

Unfortunately, he could no longer discern what lay beneath that smile.

"—Okay, where's your stuff? Should I give it back to you?"

He paused for a moment, then suddenly chuckled and shook his head.

"I'm sorry, I think I'll just lose it."

"Don't throw it away!"

Sana Minatosaki suddenly reached out and pinched his nose, pouting her lips and speaking in an unreasonable and domineering tone.

"I'm just asking you to tidy up the room—but don't throw anything away without my permission!"