Peninsula: Who taught him to make that connection?!

Chapter 30: The Bad Woman Kim Tae-yeon!

Kim Tae-yeon stared at the hand in mid-air for a full ten seconds.

The man before her was extending a completely new invitation to her in the most dignified way.

He is not replacing anyone.

He is simply himself, Jiang Tang in 2014.

A bittersweet feeling welled up in Kim Tae-yeon's heart, but at the same time, an inexplicable sense of relief surged within her.

Since he is not himself, and since the past cannot be undone.

Is Jiang Tang, the woman before her, some kind of compensation from fate?

Kim Tae-yeon slowly raised her hand and gently placed her slightly cool fingertips into the man's warm palm.

"Hello there."

She looked at him, and a relieved smile finally bloomed on her lips: "I am Kim Tae-yeon."

Hands clasped together.

Ten years later, the intersection of reality and the past coincides at this moment.

In reality, the two sides achieved a genuine understanding of each other.

At this moment, which felt somewhat fateful, Kim Tae-yeon's phone in her coat pocket suddenly vibrated at an inopportune time.

"Excuse me, I need to take this call."

Kim Tae-yeon seemed to wake from a dream as she released her grip and took out her phone.

The agent's name was flashing prominently on the screen.

She answered the phone, but before she could even speak, her agent's anxious voice came through the receiver:

"Taeyeon! Which restroom did you go to?! Our first in-person rehearsal is about to start! Come back here right now!"

The agent's voice was so loud that even Jiang Tang, who was standing a step away, could hear it clearly.

"Yes...yes! I'm sorry, Oppa, I...I have a bit of diarrhea, I'll be right back!"

Kim Tae-yeon blushed, made up a lie, and quickly hung up the phone.

She held her phone, looked up at Jiang Tang, and her eyes were full of apology.

"I...I have to go, um...the rehearsal is about to start."

Seeing her flustered appearance, Jiang Tang nodded considerately.

He took a half step back, making way for her to reach the door, his voice gentle:

"Go quickly, don't keep everyone waiting."

He looked into her eyes, a smile playing on his lips, and added, "If fate allows, we will meet again."

If fate allows.

These seemingly casual words touched a nerve with Kim Tae-yeon.

"Mm." Kim Tae-yeon nodded.

She turned around and walked towards the door of the lounge in her high heels.

One step, two steps, three steps.

Her hand was about to open the door to the lounge.

In that instant, a strong sense of regret sprouted in her heart like weeds.

Is this the end?

Just treat this absurd encounter as a dream, push open this door, and then return to your original parallel life tracks, never to intersect again?

But his name is Jiang Tang.

He had a face similar to the boy in my memory, the same confidence, and even the temperature of his palms was so similar.

If she pushes open this door today, will she ever see him again?

This vast city of Seoul, with its more than 20 million inhabitants, is a place you might miss for a lifetime.

Kim Tae-yeon's fingers tightened suddenly around the doorknob.

The next second, as if she had made up her mind, she suddenly turned around and strode back!

Jiang Tang was surprised to see Kim Tae-yeon return.

"What happened? Did you leave something behind?"

Kim Tae-yeon walked quickly to him, two blushes quickly passing across her soft face.

"Could you... give me your KakaoTalk number?"

The next second, she seemed to realize that this request was far too frivolous and presumptuous for a guy she had only known for a few minutes.

So he gave another stammering explanation.

"Um... I didn't mean anything by it!"

"I just... I just feel so sorry about what happened earlier, and I wanted to find an opportunity to formally apologize to you... or, if there's anything I need to compensate you for, I'd also like to be able to contact you..."

The excuse was so lame that even she wanted to crawl into a hole and disappear.

However, before she could finish explaining...

Jiang Tang suddenly took half a step forward.

To Kim Tae-yeon's astonishment, he unceremoniously extended his right hand.

"Give me your phone."

Kim Tae-yeon was stunned.

That tone...

This domineering attitude...

Back in the small practice room, when he asked her to close her eyes and give him a gift, he spoke in the same self-righteous tone!

The body's instincts outpace the brain's thinking.

The moment Jiang Tang reached out his hand, Kim Tae-yeon, like a primary school student being called on by the teacher, obediently handed over the phone she was tightly clutching.

Jiang Tang took the phone and his fingertips flew across the screen, pressing keys rapidly.

In just a few seconds, he entered his number and skillfully dialed his cell phone.

After hearing the vibration in his pocket, Jiang Tang hung up the phone and handed it back to Kim Tae-yeon.

"alright."

He looked at her, smiled, and said, "This really is goodbye. Go back now, don't delay your journey."

Kim Tae-yeon took the phone blankly, looking at the "Kang Tang" that had just been saved on the screen. Her heart felt soft yet heavy.

"Then I'm leaving."

She muttered something under her breath, turned around as if fleeing, and quickly walked out of the lounge.

Jiang Tang watched Kim Tae-yeon's retreating figure, sighed slightly, yet also felt a sense of anticipation and confidence.

"Taeyeon, we'll meet again."

The next second, pale blue words, like ripples disturbing time, gradually appeared before him.

......

"Bang."

The door to the lounge closed gently behind me.

In the distance along the corridor, the faint sounds of loud music and staff shouting could be heard.

Kim Tae-yeon leaned against the door, clutching the phone with Kang Tang's number on it tightly in her hand.

She looked down at the light emanating from her phone screen.

On the screen, the two characters "Jiang Tang" seemed to possess some strange magic, making it impossible for her to look away for a long time.

Her heart was still pounding violently in her chest.

thump.

thump.

thump.

Kim Tae-yeon covered her burning cheeks with both hands.

At that moment, a strong sense of disorientation suddenly welled up in her mind.

She was perfectly clear that the man in the lounge just now was just a stranger with the same name and appearance as Jiang Tang.

but.

Even if you tell yourself a thousand times that it was a mistake, even if you know how absurd and ridiculous your behavior was.

Just as she was about to leave, she inexplicably turned around and shamelessly asked for his contact information!

Kim Tae-yeon, what are you doing?

You just cruelly rejected Byun Baekhyun, telling yourself not to treat others as substitutes.

But then, in the TV building's lounge, you forcefully kissed another man and even reluctantly added him on KakaoTalk!

Do you intend to treat this new Jiang Tang as a substitute for the old him?

How is your behavior any different from that of those scumbag women?

Kim Tae-yeon buried her face in her arms. The cold wind blowing through the corridor could not dispel the restlessness and panic in her heart.

And at the other end of the corridor.

A figure stood not far away, watching Kim Tae-yeon leaning against the door, looking lost and dejected.

"Kim Tae-yeon..."

As if realizing something, the figure's eyes changed, and a mocking smile appeared on his lips:

"You're such a bad woman."