Peninsula: The idol by the bedside refreshes randomly.

Chapter 4 Is this older sister a love-obsessed person?

Take it down?

A strange look appeared on Chen Ran's face.

Is this word choice somewhat inaccurate?

Jessica, however, seemed completely oblivious to the ambiguity in her words and continued:

"You need to get to know me in 2012 first and gain her trust. This will make it easier for me to ask you to do other things for me later."

Chen Ran nodded. That makes sense.

"So what should I do?"

"First, you need to have a chance to meet me in 2012."

As Jessica spoke, her eyes suddenly sharpened: "In a few days, there will be an opportunity."

"What opportunity?" Chen Ran asked.

"In a few days, the person from 12 will be attending a private party. I'll try to help you sneak in, and then you'll be able to see the person from 12."

Chen Ran raised an eyebrow: "You still remember something from 12 years ago so clearly?"

Jessica's expression turned even colder: "I might not remember other things, but I remember this one very clearly."

She looked at Chen Ran: "At that time, I will need you to help me expose the true face of a person named Quan Ningyi in front of my 12-year-old self."

"Is this Quan Ningyi?"

Jessica clenched her hands on her lap, her expression turning completely cold.

"A swindler who cheated me out of my money! A beast!"

"oh."

Chen Ran nodded in understanding.

Scamming people out of money? They deserve to die.

"How much money did he swindle from you?" he couldn't help but ask curiously.

"...probably tens of millions of US dollars."

Jessica's eyes darted away instinctively, and she replied somewhat vaguely.

Tens of millions of US dollars...

Chen Ran paused, then gave Jessica a strange look as she looked her up and down.

So this woman's money is so easy to swindle.

I don't think she's stupid.

But to be swindled out of so much money by a man...

Tsk, could she be a hopeless romantic?

"Is that guy named Quan Ningyi handsome?" Chen Ran's gossip spirit was ignited again.

Jessica looked away slightly, her voice muffled: "You'll know when you see it."

"oh."

I understand, it's too ugly to talk about.

"Did he save your life?" Chen Ran suddenly asked again.

"..."

Jessica clenched her fist secretly: "No."

Why does this man have so many questions? I suddenly feel like punching him.

"oh."

Chen Ran nodded, wisely swallowing back the questions he wanted to ask.

He sensed that Jessica's aura had become somewhat dangerous.

Tsk, it seems this woman is definitely love-obsessed.

Jessica was unaware that she had been labeled as "love-obsessed".

She took a few deep breaths to suppress the urge to punch Chen Ran.

"I'll give you Kwon Ning-il's information in the next couple of days. All you need to do is find an opportunity to hand it over to me from 12."

If it were me in 2012, it would indeed be quite difficult to uncover the true identity that Kwon Ning-il had carefully crafted.

But for myself in 2025, it couldn't be simpler.

"it is good."

Chen Ran nodded, then seemed to remember something.

"If you asked me 12 years ago who I was and why I helped her, since I had no prior connection with her."

Jessica, however, seemed to have anticipated this question and replied without hesitation, "Just say you're her fan and happen to know that liar Kwon Ning-yi, so you're just giving me a friendly reminder."

"Will she believe that?"

"Whether she believes it or not doesn't matter. The goal has been achieved, right? And this way, you've left a deeper impression on her. She'll definitely ask for your contact information afterward and invite you out for a meal or something to express her gratitude."

Jessica wore a confident smile.

"Sometimes, things full of flaws are more likely to arouse people's curiosity and make them want to find out everything."

That's herself; no one in the world knows her better than she does.

Chen Ran organized the information and finally nodded: "Okay, then let's do it your way."

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Three days later, in a banquet hall of a high-end hotel in Seoul.

Chen Ran, dressed in an Armani suit and trousers, stood quietly in the corner, holding a glass of champagne.

Today is the day Jessica mentioned, the 12th anniversary of her meeting Kwon Ning-il.

The Armani suit he was wearing was bought for him by Jessica two days ago in 2025.

Jessica's money became unusable in 2012.

To avoid causing unnecessary trouble, Chen Ran bought a classic Armani suit that had been on the market for a long time, not the latest model from 2025.

Besides the suit, there was also a designer watch and a pair of designer leather shoes.

Chen Ran was surprised that Jessica would be so generous and initially intended to refuse.

But Jessica said this was the most basic thing.

You have to convince people that you're not an ordinary person first, so that what you present will be credible. This is also to make her in 2012 believe in Chen Ran more.

Chen Ran thought about it and felt that Jessica made sense, so he didn't refuse anymore.

Although this makes it seem a bit like being a kept man.

But the words came back again.

This feeling... is actually a little bit... exhilarating.

The banquet hall where the private party is being held tonight is not large, but there are quite a few people there.

Most of them are celebrities with some fame in the peninsula, and some are so-called fashion industry people that Jessica and he mentioned.

Chen Ran's gaze swept over the faces he had seen on television before, finally settling on a familiar face.

Diagonally opposite, Jessica from 2012, also known as Jung Soo-yeon (hereinafter, Jung Soo-yeon refers to Jessica from 2012), is standing there with a smile on her face.

Beside her were several members of Girls' Generation, including Yoona, Tiffany, and Hyoyeon; the rest of the members were not there.

Across from Jessica Jung, a man was holding a glass of champagne and chatting with her in a self-assured manner.

After seeing the man's face clearly, Chen Ran couldn't help but confirm his previous guess.

It's confirmed, Jessica is definitely a hopeless romantic.

With that long, narrow face, how could she have been scammed out of so much money if she wasn't love-struck?

Achoo!

Jessica, who was lying in their shared home, couldn't help but sneeze.

She rubbed her nose, glanced at the dark blue half of the bed beside her, and murmured:

"I wonder how things are going with Chen Ran. If things can be changed successfully, it means that other things can also be changed."

Inside the banquet hall, Chen Ran opened his phone and looked at the file Jessica had sent him yesterday.

That contains some of Kwon Ning-il's materials from the past two years.

Once Jessica Jung sees the contents of the document, his purpose for this trip will be accomplished.

Chen Ran stood still, without going forward directly.

He wouldn't go over to Jessica Jung and greet her first, like in some Dragon King novels.

Then, glancing at Quan Ningyi beside him, a smile playing on his lips—a smile tinged with disdain, indifference, mockery, and contempt—was revealed as he spoke:

"Tsk, isn't this Kwon Ning-il? What's this? Came here to scam people?"

He was waiting for an opportunity.

Wait until Kwon Ning leaves.

Facing Quan Ning head-on and exposing his true colors would be the worst possible strategy, inevitably leading to unnecessary trouble.

He and Jessica are currently only in a working relationship, so he will definitely prioritize protecting his own interests.

Any troubles that might be detrimental to him should be avoided if possible.

Of course, if Kwon Ning-il doesn't leave, he'll have to find a way to create an opportunity to talk to Jessica Jung alone.

Chen Ran glanced around, but his eyes were actually fixed on Jessica Jung.

At one point, his gaze sharpened, and then he strode toward Jessica Jung.

Kwon Ning left; it looks like he went to the restroom.

The opportunity is here.