Peninsula: Superpowered Daily Life

Chapter 9 Personal Issues

Since this was Son Seungwan's first concert in Canada since her debut, her parents booked a very expensive local Western restaurant to celebrate their daughter's success and show hospitality, inviting her members, manager, makeup artist, and other staff.

Inside the restaurant, everyone ate and chatted, creating a lively atmosphere.

After a few drinks, Sun Shengwan came over and switched seats with Zhou Wenzhe. Then she chatted with Zhou's mother, gesturing wildly and smiling constantly. It was unclear what they were talking about.

Zhou Wenzhe went to the seat where Sun Shengwan had just been sitting. As soon as he sat down, her older sister, Sun Shengxi, asked with a smile, "Wenzhe, do you have a girlfriend now?"

"No, what about you? Do you have a boyfriend?"

"Yes, she's my college classmate, and we've been dating for several years."

"Really? That's great. Don't forget to send me an invitation when you get married."

"What? That's too early. We need to focus on our careers first."

"It shouldn't delay the wedding, right?"

"Stop talking about me, what do you think of my sister?" Sun Shengxi laughed and nudged Zhou Wenzhe's shoulder, gesturing to Sun Shengwan, who was chatting with Zhou's mother.

"That's great. Now they're big stars with so many fans."

"What I mean is... how about you two develop a relationship?" Sun Shengxi smiled and tapped her two thumbs together.

At that moment, Zhou Wenzhe immediately understood what she meant. Although Sun Shengwan was the closest he had ever been to any girl he had met, to be honest, he had never thought about developing a relationship with her.

Just as he was about to politely decline, a system notification suddenly sounded in his mind.

*Ding, intimacy level -1.*

kindness?

who is it?

This was the first time he had ever heard a notification that his intimacy level was decreasing.

Zhou Wenzhe quickly opened the intimacy system and checked it. He found that only his intimacy with Bae Joo-hyun had changed. Their intimacy level was 20 just now, but it had now increased to 19.

Why is that?

For no reason at all.

He looked at Bae Joo-hyun, who was sitting diagonally opposite him, with great surprise, but she didn't look at him and just kept eating.

This woman is so strange; she has such a beautiful face for nothing.

"Say something, what are you thinking about?" Sun Shengxi interrupted Zhou Wenzhe's guess.

"Noona, you'd better not play matchmaker. Seungwan might be like you, wanting to focus on her career first. Besides, I've heard that idols like them get boycotted by fans when they date, and their companies also forbid them from dating."

"We can talk about it secretly. I don't believe the company would be that heartless." After saying that, Sun Shengxi looked at Bae Joo-hyun sitting opposite her and continued, "Irene-xi, does your company forbid its artists from dating?"

Bae Joo-hyun clearly didn't expect to be asked this question, especially by her teammate's older sister. Now she had no choice but to answer. "Our company does have such regulations."

"Really? We don't even have the freedom to date?" Sun Shengxi said, quite disappointed.

Actually, there was something else Bae Joo-hyun didn't say: this restriction is usually within three years of debut, and they are about to have debuted for four years.

Moreover, even if the company has such regulations, many artists still secretly discuss these things, and the company will turn a blind eye as long as it is not exposed by the media.

Then, Bae Joo-hyun looked at Zhou Wenzhe and, upon realizing he was also looking at her, quickly turned her head and asked Kang Seul-gi for a bowl of sauce.

Besides Bae Joo-hyun, Son Seung-wan's other three teammates all chatted with Zhou Wenzhe for a while, with the youngest, Kim Ye-rin, talking to him the most.

This little girl is quite outgoing, and also very gossipy.

. . .

After the dinner, Zhou Wenzhe returned to his hotel with his parents. He had just returned to his room when the doorbell rang.

When I opened the door, it was my mother.

"Mom, is something wrong?"

"Of course something's wrong." Zhou's mother walked into the house and sat on the sofa in the living room.

"What's up?" Zhou Wenzhe asked, sitting down next to him.

"Do you have a girlfriend now?"

"Huh? Why are you asking that?"

"Yes or no?"

"No, you know perfectly well that I don't have time for a girlfriend."

"Then how long are you going to keep playing? By the time your dad and I were your age, you would already be here."

"Times have changed. You can't hold me to the same standards you've set for me. I'm still young."

"Okay, we won't force you. You can go home and take over the company. Your dad and I will retire and enjoy life."

"No way! You're all so young, why are you retiring?" Zhou Wenzhe quickly said. If he went back to take over the company, how could he complete the mission? This was a matter of life and death.

"You're always going to dangerous places. To put it bluntly, what if something happens to you one day...? What will your dad and I do then?"

"Okay, I know, I won't go to dangerous places anymore, alright?"

"That won't do either. It's been more than two years since you last came home. I think you'll go even further in the future."

"I promise! I'll go back whenever I have time," Zhou Wenzhe vowed.

"You've said that dozens of times, I don't believe you anymore, unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Many of my friends have become grandmothers, but I still have no hope of becoming one."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Wenzhe rolled his eyes helplessly. To put it bluntly, he was just being urged to find a girlfriend.

Oh well, I've already accepted the mission anyway.

"Mom, I promise I'll find you a daughter-in-law within five years."

"No, five years is too long. At most, your father and I will be able to hold our grandson in three years."

"You're being too..."

"What? Do you agree or not? If you don't agree, go home right now. We won't force you."

"Okay, okay, three years it is. But don't bring this up again during these three years, and don't help me find it. I'll find it myself, alright?"

"You found her yourself? You don't already have a girl you like, do you?" Zhou's mother's eyes lit up immediately.

"No, I just want to find someone I like. Please don't arrange blind dates for me or anything like that."

"Okay, I can agree to that. So, what do you think of Shengwan?"

"Mom, I just told you, don't play matchmaker."

"Okay, I won't say anything more, but if you still haven't achieved it within three years, then your dad and I will make arrangements for you. Don't blame us then."

"Okay, it's a deal."

"Then you should go to sleep."

Having achieved her goal, Zhou's mother left satisfied, leaving Zhou Wenzhe alone in the room sighing.

He was given five years to complete the task, but his mother was even crueler and only gave him three years. Who can he complain to?

Meanwhile, a similar scene unfolded at Son Seung-wan's home, where her mother also pressed her about her personal life, inevitably mentioning her relationship with Zhou Wenzhe.

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