Peninsula: It all started with the breakup

Chapter 28 A Couple with a Tragic Fate

Xie Mingmu paused, pretending not to have heard Mina's words, not wanting Mina to see his expression.

At this moment, Mina stood still, waiting for Xie Mingmu's answer, and quietly watched him walk away. She knew what Xie Mingmu was thinking, but she didn't want to maintain this ambiguous relationship.

She knew very well that if things continued like this, they would get back together in less than six months, or even a month, and then Mina's decision to break up would have been meaningless.

However, this does not mean that she has no feelings for Xie Mingmu. On the contrary, these feelings are even stronger than before. Therefore, she needs to create a barrier between them. Since seeing Xie Mingmu again, she has found that her heart for pursuing her dreams is slowly wavering. Therefore, she must do this!

She knew she couldn't let go of Xie Mingmu at all. Ultimately, she hadn't figured out whether her feelings for Xie Mingmu were love, or simply possessiveness, a desire to keep everyone else out of her reach.

From the moment Mina saw Xie Mingmu again, Xie Mingmu instantly breached Mina's Maginot Line.

When the night was long and dreams were many, Xie Mingmu would enter the dream through the loophole. During the day, Xie Mingmu would keep plucking at his heartstrings.

She couldn't let go. Mina really couldn't let go. Just like before, when she saw Xie Mingmu walk into the maze, she took the initiative to follow him.

Mina would never admit these things verbally, and even if she was certain in her heart, she would never admit it.

The time spent with Xie Mingmu is Mina's most cherished treasure.

Mina is no longer just herself; she is not only Mina, but also Mina, a member of TWICE. She cannot desert her post now, nor can she leave her teammates to pursue her own love.

Not hearing any footsteps behind him, Xie Mingmu knew that Mina had made up her mind. Although he felt bitter inside, he still maintained a nonchalant tone: "Idol, that's true. After all, you guys are very popular now. I almost couldn't stand being squeezed during the filming just now."

Xie Mingmu couldn't possibly beg Mina to get back together with him through tears and wailing. Mina wasn't the type to change her mind easily. Although she appeared fragile, she was incredibly resilient inside. Once she made up her mind, she would break through any obstacle, even if it meant hitting a brick wall.

"But you won't be an idol forever, will you?" Xie Mingmu was quite certain that being an idol is also a profession, and professions eventually end.

"Huh?" Mina asked, somewhat puzzled.

"What I mean is, I'm not in a rush to do anything right now. I just want to stay with you. I don't want to leave you until you stop liking me or fall for someone else."

"Whatever." With that, Mina walked out of the maze without looking back. Mina had miscalculated. She hadn't expected that Xie Mingmu would become so good at sweet talk after only two years apart. Coupled with his outrageously handsome looks, Mina could only run away to hide her wavering.

As they walked back, they saw Sana Minatozaki standing beside them, looking completely absorbed in the moment.

When Mina and Sana told her and caught up with Xie Mingmu, Sana knew that something must have happened.

Always full of energy, she followed the two of them directly from behind. Her disguise skills were not very good, but the two of them, who were caught up in their memories and struggle, could not detect her presence until now.

After listening to the whole story, Sana Minatozaki had formed a dramatic plot in her mind based on the text, which was even more dramatic than a melodramatic TV series. She couldn't help but think to herself: What a pair of star-crossed lovers.

While Sana Minatozaki was engrossed in her own imagination, she was completely unaware that she had been discovered by the star-crossed lovers.

"Sana-chan," Mina asked, oblivious to what was going on, "Why are you here too?"

Seeing this, Minatozaki Sana knew she absolutely couldn't tell the truth, or she'd be in big trouble. So she started to play dumb: "Mina-chan, I just remembered there's a really cute design here. I didn't have time to take a picture of it earlier, so I took one during my break."

Sana Minatozaki quickly looked around, randomly picked a child's doodle, and started taking pictures. Xie Mingmu didn't think too much about it, only that Sana Minatozaki's aesthetic sense had a lot of room for improvement.

Mina was used to it; Sana Minatozaki usually liked to do strange things, so her behavior was perfectly reasonable. Seeing that she was safe, Sana Minatozaki decided to take the initiative: "But what are you two doing together?"

"I just came in for a walk and didn't expect to run into him." Mina doesn't want her teammates to know about their relationship yet.

Seeing the smug look in Minatozaki Sana's eyes, Xie Mingmu said helplessly, "Ahem, Mina, Sana already knows about my relationship with you."

"What?" Mina was stunned for a moment, then looked angrily at Xie Mingmu.

"Mina-chan, I forced him to say it, it has nothing to do with him." At the crucial moment, Sana Minatozaki didn't choose to betray her teammate and took responsibility. "So now, you two..."

Although Sana Minatozaki knew about their current situation, she pretended not to know, so she asked to completely dispel their doubts. She mentally gave herself a thumbs up.

"No." Mina interrupted Minatozaki Sana before she could finish speaking: "I'm not considering dating right now."

Sana Minatozaki hugged Mina and said, "I knew Mina-chan would do this. Ahhh!!" She jumped up as she spoke, and Xie Mingmu felt a little itchy on his scalp.

"But you have to keep this a secret, okay? Don't let anyone else know." "Okay, don't worry, Mian-chan, I definitely won't tell anyone," Minatozaki Sana said confidently.

The appearance of Sana Minato broke the deadlock between Mina and Mingmu Xie. The three of them walked out of the maze quite naturally. Their rest time was almost up, so they continued to take a car to a barbecue restaurant to continue filming.

The eight people sat down at a long table. The one who won first place in the maze race was Mina; the others could not eat it.

When they saw the waiter place a large piece of pork on the grill, they couldn't resist any longer.

"Actually, I'm not that hungry today," Lim Nayeon said with a hint of pride.

"What are you saying?" Yu Dingyan wasn't going to give her best friend any face and instantly exposed her lie.

The others, however, weren't about to let this opportunity to stir things up slip by, shouting, "Change! Change! Change!!"

Lim Nayeon was in a bit of a bind, so she could only ask, "Who wants to trade with me?"

Upon hearing this, everyone else cheered. You see, apart from Mina, Nayeon, and Jihyo, who had just won first place and could eat barbecue, the rest of them could only eat rice balls with some side dishes. Hearing Nayeon being so "generous," they certainly wouldn't miss this great opportunity to eat barbecue.

At this point, Lim Nayeon realized her mistake and quickly tried to make amends: "What I meant was, I can share some with you guys, I can still eat the barbecue."

"Tzuyu, why are you getting closer and closer?" Lim Nayeon said with amusement as she watched Tzuyu getting closer and closer to the barbecue.

"Ah, it looks delicious." The little black girl took a deep breath of the aroma and said pitifully.

"Oh dear, I just heard some shocking news," Lim Nayeon suddenly said, her voice heavy with emotion.