Peninsula: The Best Actor Begins with a Breakup

Chapter 764 Liu Zhimin: Where am I supposed to sleep?
"award?"

This kid is really straightforward; he immediately asks for a reward without saying a word.

"Yeah, oppa, I've been very well-behaved lately." Yoo Jimin said, her hands behind her back, her eyes sparkling as she looked at the man in front of her. This oppa's skin seemed a little darker than before.

However, he looks more masculine now.

Mingyan chuckled: "Tell me, how have you been behaving?"

"I...I didn't tell Minjung about what happened between us, and I practiced really hard."

Liu Zhimin thought for a moment, her wandering eyes making her look very cute.

"How hard did you work?" the man asked as he walked toward the kitchen; he had just woken up and was a little thirsty.

“I have to stay behind every day for extra practice.” Liu Zhimin followed Mingyan’s side, not daring to speak too loudly, for fear of disturbing the two younger girls: “Oppa, there are a lot of rumors going around in the company lately.”

"About the new combination?"

Mingyan gulped down half a bottle of water in one go before letting out a long, comfortable sigh.

Although he didn't drink alcohol last night, the glass of water he drank this morning was a lifesaver.

Cool.

Liu Zhimin pulled a pack of tissues from one of her pockets and immediately reached out to wipe Mingyan's face, saying, "Oppa, why are you dodging me?"

"It feels a little strange." The man took the tissue and wiped his mouth.

"Didn't Nayeon unnie or Jiwon unnie wipe it for you?"

"It has been wiped, but..."

"That's okay."

Liu Zhimin has a bad habit of interrupting others.

She only says what she wants to say and only listens to what she wants to hear. Thinking about it, that makes sense. One is supposed to be able to accept things clearly at sixty. This child still needs to experience forty more years.

Mingyan pinched the girl's cheek: "You."

"Hehe~" Yoo Jimin chuckled: "Oppa, I saw it all, Jiwon unnie went to visit the set."

She didn't hide anything.

If Mingyan can accept Kim Ji-won, then accepting himself shouldn't be a problem either.

"You only see the thief eating meat, but you don't see the thief getting beaten."

"What do you mean?"

"Do you know how many times I got slapped by Nayeon?"

Why did Nayeon unnie reward you?

Mingyan almost forgot about this little one's peculiar fetish; she might just be a masochist.

"Is that a reward?" The man glared at him. "You think having several girlfriends is just about enjoyment? There are many problems in between."

He could only subtly convey to the naive young boy that things were far more complicated than he imagined.

A young girl's affection is often filtered through a rosy lens; reality is far less idyllic.

Liu Zhimin asked curiously, "What kinds of questions are there?"

"For example, jealousy." Mingyan gave the simplest and most understandable example.

Everyone has a possessive streak when it comes to things they like; who wants to share them with others?

"Oppa, then why... can't you just like one person?"

Killer.

Liu Zhimin may not have meant it, but this question has effectively shut down any angle for Mingyan to argue or make excuses.

"Because I'm a bad person, a really bad adult." Mingyan downed the remaining half bottle of water. It didn't seem so bad to tell this kid the truth.

No matter how well you perform, it all boils down to selfishness.

He couldn't possibly guarantee that the girls—Lim Na-yeon, Kim Ji-won, and Yoo Jeong-yeon—would be completely unharmed.

Hirai Momo is an exception; it's unclear whether she or that girl is playing the other person.

"wrong."

Liu Zhimin shook her head.

"Ok?"

“Oppa, you’re not a bad person.” Yoo Jimin looked earnestly at the man in front of her. “I know you’re not a bad person.”

"Thank you. Although we didn't mean the same thing, I'm still very pleased." Mingyan reached out and patted the girl's head. It felt good to be affirmed.

"I'm serious." "It's troublesome if you like a bad guy; at least it means you're not mentally unstable."

No girl is born liking a jerk. Even Kim Ji-won initially had a savior mentality, hoping that Myung-yeon could change for the better.

Liu Zhimin pouted in dissatisfaction: "Oppa, why don't you believe I like you?"

She's not stupid; she's already realized that Mingyan isn't indifferent to her.

"I believe you." The man knew that girls this age needed to be approached gently; lecturing them would only cause resentment. "I was like that when I was twenty."

"You're not that old yet."

"I'm twenty-six, almost thirty, and in the blink of an eye I'll be forty, and fifty won't be far off."

It took Yoo Jimin a while to figure out what this oppa was talking about. Even in South Korea, where the age calculation is quite exaggerated, it's not as outrageous as 26 years old approaching 50.

"Oppa, you..."

"Alright, alright, you probably haven't had breakfast yet." This time it was Mingyan's turn to interrupt the little guy's spellcasting.

Liu Zhimin forgot what she was going to say for a moment: "Not yet, I got up too early today."

She has some family matters to attend to recently, so it's not convenient for her to stay out overnight. Therefore, she made a special trip over early in the morning.

People are capable of anything during their most innocent years of love.

Mingyan recalled having a classmate who would sneak out of the house in the early morning to go online, then return before his parents found out, and then go to school full of energy.

Being young is good.

"Does Minjung know you're coming?"

"I probably don't know. Ningning said you were leaving today, so I came."

If she doesn't come in the morning, she won't get to see this oppa.

"Zhimin, if it were winter, I would definitely be moved to tears." Mingyan patted the girl's shoulder.

Why winter?

"Imagine it," the man said, helping the girl visualize the scene in her mind: "Outside, snow is falling heavily, and a pretty girl with her face flushed red from the wind runs to see the person she likes. She might have tripped and fallen on the way, and her down jacket is all dirty."

Then, the moment she saw the person she liked, she immediately smiled.

That smile must have been beautiful.

Liu Zhimin listened intently, her expression showing some annoyance.

Why isn't it winter now?

If I were to fall down right now, this oppa would probably feel really bad for me.

"Oppa, what would you do if I came to see you like this in winter?" In the girl's imagination, Mingyan would definitely hug her and warm himself with his body heat.

Mingyan smiled and said, "Zhimin, your smile was beautiful just now."

He's not the kind of person who lies.

When I came out of the room, Liu Zhimin looked at me with bright eyes, and the smile she gave me was indeed beautiful.

"Because the person I want to see is you, oppa~"

Liu Zhimin also realized that Mingyan's long speech was actually a way of praising her.

Honestly, you can just say what you mean directly, why beat around the bush like this?

“If I say too much, it seems like I’m being too long-winded.” Mingyan opened the refrigerator and glanced at it, seemingly pondering what to eat for breakfast: “Zhimin, why don’t you go to sleep for a while and eat when you get up later?”

This child arrived at 5 a.m., so he must not have had enough sleep.

Where am I supposed to sleep?

"Let's go to my room."

Mingyan casually pointed, since he was going to take a shower and then head out.

"Thank you, oppa. And don't call me later." Yoo Jimin was so happy she wanted to kiss Mingyan again.

The man asked in confusion, "What?"

"Idiot, Minjung didn't know I was coming."

Mingyan suddenly realized that the little guy was quite perceptive.

Liu Zhimin did not leave immediately, but stared intently at someone.

Mingyan sighed, then swung his arm and slapped the girl's bottom.

"Go."

(End of this chapter)