Peninsula: My pet is my idol

(Chapter 69, A49:B75)

"Nuna, I still have some orders to complete, so it's not very convenient."

After a brief chat, Tang Xin hung up the phone and looked out the window at the receding street scene, remaining silent.

The driver chimed in, "A lady you know invited you to a drinking party; you're right not to go!"

Tang Xin chuckled and asked, "What do you mean?"

"This kind of drinking party where people are invited in halfway through indicates that the group of people gathered together is a circle," the driver chuckled.

I learned this the hard way when I was young.

At these drinking parties where everyone is a stranger, unless you're naturally sociable, you'll just end up being a mere spectator.

Do you think you can take someone away alone? That group of people are from the same circle; how could they possibly let an outsider take one of them away?

There will always be someone following along.

In the end, it's all for nothing, so there's no point.

"I just don't really enjoy socializing with strangers," Tang Xin said, scratching his head. "Work is already exhausting enough; I really don't have the energy to socialize with strangers."

"Anyway, I won't join the drinking party halfway through," the driver chuckled.

"From what you're saying, Master, you had a story when you were young, didn't you? You liked Nuna when you were young?"

"Just a little bit of experience, just a little bit of experience."

"Then I'd like to ask you a question, Master: if several girls appear in my life, and I'm unsure of my own feelings, how should I confirm them?"

Without turning his head, the driver asked, "Why do I need to confirm?"

"To commit to someone, and then start a sweet romance!"

"If you have this question, it means that the girl you like the most has not received your very certain choice."

The driver's words were like a thunderbolt, shattering Tang Xin's doubts of the past few days.

yes……

Why do I act like I'm making a choice, as if others are giving me free rein to pick?

How could I be so arrogant?

Did I overestimate my importance in other people's eyes?

With barely any money in my pocket and still struggling to make ends meet... how dare I even think about romance?

Yoona and Suzy are rich women; I can't possibly be their match. Their tolerance for mistakes is on a completely different level than mine. It wouldn't be surprising if they turned around and went to find other guys someday.

Ahn Yu-jin and Kim Ji-won are future rich women, and they'll be busy with their group's business for at least the next few years. I'm not even a doctor right now, so I might not be able to reach their level.

Yes.

I was experiencing a delusion due to dopamine control.

I have no choice at all! The important thing is to get my life and career going first.

"Young man, don't date just for the sake of dating; date because you want to date someone," the driver earnestly advised.

"When the person you are absolutely certain about stands in front of you, everyone else will lose their luster in your eyes."

"At that time, even if Yoona and Suzy say they like you and want to pursue you, you won't even glance at them!"

Tang Xin: "..."

The immersion was so strong that it caused discomfort.

"Seeing how confused you are, I'll teach you a method: just compare them directly!"

You just fantasize, fantasize that Yoona and Suzy are the third parties in your love life...

"Master, can we please stop mentioning Yoona and Suzy...?"

"You don't like it, huh? Fine, let's change to two that you young people like...Isn't IVE very popular lately?"

You can imagine that Ahn Yoo-jin and Jang Won-young are both third parties in your love life.

Then you compare the girl you like to these two in your mind. When does the girl you like win over Ahn Yu-jin and Jang Won-young in your heart? That means that girl is the one you truly like!

Tang Xin: "..."

……

aespa has been playing with the concept of "snake fighting" since its debut.

Tang Xin had previously thought of having her pets filmed to earn extra money, so she mentioned it to Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah to see if the two of them had any contact with the aespa team at SM Entertainment.

If a snake is needed, I do have a black snake at home that would be perfect for the Black Mamba concept.

If you can shoot with real footage, don't waste money on CG. Let me earn that money!

It just so happened that Kim Tae-yeon was involved in SM Entertainment's "Wilderness" project, so she introduced Tang Xin to the relevant assistant.

Tang Xin's pet cooperated well with the filming, a fact that was verified through his short video account.

So, the people from SM Entertainment asked Tang Xin to bring his black snake to their company.

Let's verify the effect on-site.

If it really works, it could save a lot of CG budget.

Then they falsify the accounts... claiming real footage is CGI... another wave of money can be swindled from shareholders... sweet!

Tang Xin, who knew nothing about the internal factional struggles and workplace scheming of such companies, went out with the Shadow Snake.

It still doesn't come with an incubator; it still relies on human body heat for heating.

The little snake Cherry coiled around Tang Xin's waist, its black head, about two fingers thick, peeking out from his sleeve as it listened to his rambling explanations:

"When I take you to SM Entertainment later, you'd better cooperate, okay? If you understand, then open your mouth!"

The snake's mouth opened, revealing its tiny, serrated teeth.

"Great! If we can reach a lucrative agreement, I'll buy you a deluxe insulated box! I know that snakes like you, belonging to the 'pine snake' genus, love to hang on tree branches!"

Tang Xin was making empty promises to Xiao She Ying.

As Tang Xin rambled on, Xiao She Ying learned the general outline of the events leading up to this trip.

I'm truly impressed.

When you're a human, you have to cooperate with the filming; when you're a snake, you still have to cooperate with the filming...

Whether you're a human or a snake, you're still a working snake!

but……

If I can successfully interact with Liu Zhimin now in the form of a snake, will I be able to get the blasphemous snake to cooperate with me in future interactions?

Black and white snakes? Animal performance?

A two-person stage performance? A long-term partnership?

This is promising...

Having figured this out, Sakura the snake decided to cooperate with the filming.

Kevin Sakura felt that he could join forces with Stephen Chimin... to fight against Zhang Musi.

With a snake hidden on her body, Tang Xin met with a male assistant outside SM Entertainment.

"Huh? Tang Xinxi, you didn't bring it today..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiao She Ying poked her head out from Tang Xin's collar, startling the male assistant.

Tang Xin feigned an inscrutable and unapproachable demeanor, simply to justify raising the price:

"My pet isn't as pampered as other people's pets."

The male assistant was immediately taken aback by what he saw.

Holy crap, that's a pro!

Guided by her male assistant, Tang Xin entered the SM Entertainment building for the first time.

In a small meeting room, the male assistant turned on the camera and recorded Tang Xin taming the snake.

The latter explained, "This snake is 1.55 meters long. When straightened, it's about the same height as your company's artist, Bae Joo-hyun."

Male assistant: How dare you! You're badmouthing my boss again!

The shadowy snakes kept emerging from Tang Xin's collar and cuffs, perfectly synchronized with his body movements, much to the amazement of his male assistant, who momentarily forgot that they were filming and needed to be muted.

"Tang Xinxi, would your snake be this cooperative on anyone else?"

Tang Xin nodded and said, "You can find someone who isn't afraid of snakes to come and test it out on the spot."