Peninsula: Who taught him to make that connection?!

Chapter 26 A Fateful Kiss!

"Cough cough cough... cough cough!"

In the lounge, Jiang Tang choked on the saliva and coughed repeatedly, his face turning red.

He frantically pulled out tissues to wipe the water from the corners of his mouth while staring incredulously at the woman who had suddenly appeared at the door like a tornado.

Kim Tae-yeon?

Is that the Kim Tae-yeon he remembers?!

Jiang Tang's brain short-circuited for a moment.

He thought that the fleeting glimpse he had just caught at the elevator entrance in the lobby was just a hallucination caused by his intense focus on writing the script last night.

After all, while there is a chance of running into a member of a top girl group in the tvN building, it's not that much of a coincidence, is it?

But now, Kim Tae-yeon is standing right in front of him, alive and well!

"But how did she find her way here?"

Jiang Tang felt a chill run down his spine; Kim Tae-yeon's eyes looked... very strange.

This kind of look is definitely not the look a popular girl group member should give a stranger.

"Don't panic, stay calm."

"There are so many people in the world with the same name, and it's not uncommon for them to look alike."

Jiang Tang took a deep breath, trying to calm his wildly beating heart.

In his mind, the past and the present are clearly distinct, and everything is clearly separated.

The Jiang Tang of the past and the Jiang Tang of today are not the same person at all!

Although they look similar, there are still some differences if you look closely.

"Hello, how can I help you?"

Jiang Tang stood up, a smile quickly spreading across his face.

However, Kim Tae-yeon ignored his polite remark.

She stared intently at Jiang Tang, her red eyes churning with a complex mix of emotions, including grievance and longing.

Tears still clung to her eyelashes, trembling slightly with her breath.

"Did you go to the wrong room?"

Jiang Tang forced a polite but awkward smile once again.

Kim Tae-yeon remained silent.

She seemed not to hear Jiang Tang's words at all, but stared intently into his eyes, and then took steps toward him.

tread.

tread.

tread.

The sound of high heels clicking on the floor constantly assaulted Jiang Tang's senses.

Jiang Tang felt a sudden panic when he saw Kim Tae-yeon's murderous gaze and instinctively took a step back.

"that……?"

tread.

She took another step closer.

The oppressive atmosphere around them seemed to create a powerful aura, forcing Jiang Tang to retreat again.

At this moment, Jiang Tang was already in a panic.

"This isn't how the script is going! When a big star meets a stranger, shouldn't they first verify their identity or maintain social distancing? What's with this constant pressure?"

However, Kim Tae-yeon had no intention of stopping.

And so, she took one step forward, and he took one step back.

With a loud "bang," Jiang Tang's back slammed solidly against the wall of the lounge.

He had nowhere left to retreat.

Kim Tae-yeon stopped in front of Kang Tang, the two of them very close.

She tilted her head slightly, her gaze intently tracing Jiang Tang's eyebrows, nose, and jawline.

"You are... Jiang Tang, right?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Tang felt a surge of shock and disbelief.

"She really does have memories of the past!"

Although he had a vague idea the moment Kim Tae-yeon opened the door.

But after confirming that it was true, Jiang Tang couldn't help but ask in his mind, "System, you should have at least given me a heads-up earlier."

The pale blue light screen, which usually pops up from time to time to make its presence known, was now like a computer that had crashed, with no response whatsoever.

"You %&*#￥￥#@, you've learned to play dead."

Without hesitation, Jiang Tang mentally uttered the phrase "national essence".

Just then, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

He recalled the time in the bedroom when he cursed at the system after his kiss was abruptly interrupted, and the system's response to him:

—Every gift of fate comes with a hidden price.

—【As long as the host works hard, bread will come, and so will love.】

Jiang Tang suddenly realized, and felt like a million grass mud horses were galloping through his mind.

Oh shit!

So that's where the trap was!

Jiang Tang wished he could rip the system out of his head and beat it up.

The so-called "love will come" is not a beautiful blessing at all, but a trap set up by the system long ago!

The trouble he stirred up in the past and the debts he incurred have now all become "prices" to be paid in the real world!

Looking at Kim Tae-yeon, who seemed as fragile as if she would shatter at the slightest touch, Jiang Tang felt a pang of panic and reluctance.

How should he answer?

recognition?

How do you explain that you became a different person ten years later?

Self-destruct system?

Will she believe it?

More likely, Kim Tae-yeon would beat the man who dared to "mess up" her life to death!

But should we deny it?

Seeing her with red eyes and a wronged look on her face, how could he bring himself to say it?

In those few seconds, Jiang Tang was torn between his inner thoughts and his own.

Ultimately, reason prevailed.

"I am Jiang Tang."

With a calm tone, Jiang Tang delivered the best performance of his life, "Miss, I think you may have mistaken me for someone else. We've met before..."

The word "吗" was not uttered yet.

Kim Tae-yeon couldn't hear the rest of his sentence at all.

The moment she heard the words "I am Jiang Tang," all the emotions she had been holding back poured out.

Normally, given Kim Tae-yeon's sensitive and meticulous personality, she might have calmed down, carefully observed the man's face, discerned the 30% incompatibility, and pondered the absurd logical flaws in the situation.

But she simply can't calm down right now!

She had just regained her forgotten memories and just ended a ridiculous crush that had developed because of a substitute. She was in the most emotional state!

In her eyes, the man named Jiang Tang in front of her was a perfect match for the sixteen-year-old boy who smiled at her in the practice room in her memory.

She forgot that this was tvN's lounge.

She forgot that she was the highly popular leader of Girls' Generation.

All she knew was that it was her Jiang Tang.

The one who gently told her, "Taeyeon, close your eyes," under a sky full of fireworks.

At this moment, those unforgettable memories from her dream swept through like a storm, completely drawing her in.

The kiss that ended abruptly in the small practice room became the void deep within her soul that she most urgently needed to fill at that moment.

There was no warning whatsoever.

Kim Tae-yeon suddenly reached out and grabbed Kang Tang's white shirt collar with both hands.

Under Jiang Tang's horrified gaze, she did not hesitate to stand on tiptoe, close her eyes, tilt her head back, and kiss his lips heavily!

"Hmm!"

Jiang Tang's pupils dilated instantly.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

Outside the door is a bustling, noisy television station building.

Inside the door are souls that, after a full decade, have finally collided violently under the manipulation of fate.

At this moment, the gears of destiny roared deafeningly.