Peninsula: It all started with the breakup

Chapter 19 Two People Suffering from Insomnia

Xie Mingmu, who had drunk some traditional rice wine from the peninsula, was preparing to go to sleep after taking a shower, but to his surprise, he couldn't fall asleep for a long time and started to feel anxious and inexplicable.

He came here full of enthusiasm, hoping to find Mina, but after much thought, he realized things weren't as simple as he'd imagined. It wasn't something that could be won back by saying a few sweet words and doing something touching. To be honest, he hadn't truly figured out Mina's real thoughts yet.

"I stand to your left, yet it feels like we're separated by the Milky Way." Xie Mingmu suddenly realized that he had never truly understood Mina. Not only was he not standing beside Mina, but the distance between their hearts felt like a Milky Way.

Although Xie Mingmu is not very old, he is a person with full civil capacity in the legal sense, that is, an adult. He should treat this relationship rationally, rather than indulging in this illusory and tortuous love.

His relationship with her wasn't a beautiful thing; both of them were driven by lust at first sight, blinded by the dopamine of love. This shouldn't have happened to Xie Mingmu. Some things should be let go of the past, instead of dwelling on them.

The world isn't necessarily an echo chamber; what you hold onto will eventually resonate. Shouting out loud doesn't always guarantee a response; we all need to get used to this, accept it, let it go, and eventually overcome it.

Xie Mingmu really likes Mina. It was like that in the past and it is like that now. So he has imagined their future life together more than once and wants her to be truly happy. Since she likes her current life, he can't delay her actions.

Xie Mingmu was lost in thought and tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

Fortunately, I'm not the only one having insomnia tonight.

Mina also suffered from insomnia and began to reminisce.

Actually, Mina also experienced insomnia during the talent show. At that time, they hadn't been in contact for very long, and the pressure of the talent show made it difficult for her to fall asleep at night, and she had very light sleep.

Gradually, she got used to it. Ultimately, she had to bear this pressure herself. Sharing it with others wouldn't help; it wouldn't relieve her own pressure and would only cause trouble for others.

Moreover, Mina is not someone who likes to confide her thoughts to others; she keeps them all to herself.

This doesn't mean Mina is a loner; on the contrary, she's a gentle person who wants to bring sunshine to others. She just doesn't want to cause trouble for anyone. This seemingly frail girl has a very strong inner strength.

Mina admits that she is not a very confident girl, but she always feels at ease when she dances. Through her best friend's introduction, Mina began to become interested in K-pop.

So she started learning to dance at the URIZIP Dance Academy in Osaka, which was also where they first met. While dancing, she met a JYP talent scout one day while shopping with her mother. The scout invited her to participate in JYP's global audition held in Japan. At that moment, she felt as if something had lit up her heart.

So she mustered up her courage and signed up, and she even passed. When she told her parents, they refused: "You've been studying ballet for over ten years since you were little, are you just going to give it up like this?"

To Mina's surprise, she blurted out, "Am I supposed to dance ballet until I die?" Even Mina herself was startled by this, but it was indeed her truest thought.

Mina knew perfectly well that it wasn't that she disliked ballet, but rather that she had found a direction she was willing to pursue with all her passion. She hoped to stand on a real stage and become someone who could bring happiness and strength to others.

Looking back, she was afraid that if she continued to be with Xie Mingmu, she would lose the motivation to pursue her dreams and become complacent in this happy time.

So, caught in a dilemma, I chose to break up, saying only one sentence and not daring to say another.

And so, I left Japan and became a trainee at JYP Entertainment. The road was not easy. I took language classes, vocal classes, and two dance classes at the company. Every day, I would return to my dorm at 10 p.m.

She experienced many moments of confusion, but a voice inside her always said, "I have no other choice but this path."

Even when Xie Mingmu reappeared in front of her, she still didn't know how to face him, avoided him, and dared not look him in the eye. She thought she had already let go.

Mina turned to look at Sana, who was scrolling through variety show clips on her phone, laughing out loud at the funny parts, just like a Shiba Inu, a puppy at that. Seeing Sana's expression, Mina's heavy heart relaxed a little.

Since she couldn't sleep anyway, she decided to play some games. Games were her main way of relieving stress. As she played, she closed her eyes, and the sounds of TV drama dialogues and Sana Minatozaki's giggling came from all around her.

"I don't know why I'm feeling a bit annoyed today. My schedule has been so full lately, and I usually fall asleep by now. But for some reason, I haven't been able to fall asleep tonight. I feel like I've lost that sense of peace," Mina tried to convince herself.

"Maybe it's because releasing a new song, going on variety shows, and filming programs that I'm feeling nervous. I used to be like this too; I'd get nervous in front of the camera. I've gradually overcome it, but it's not completely gone. Maybe it's starting again now."

As she was thinking, sleepiness finally came, her thoughts immediately went blank, and Mina's head tilted to the side. She wasn't dead, but asleep.

At this moment, Xie Mingmu was slowly strolling along the street. He always took a walk whenever he couldn't sleep, so that he could sort out his thoughts instead of waiting for sleep to come.

Listening to the cicadas chirping and the rustling of leaves in the summer, Xie Mingmu was somewhat lost in thought, like a mindless walking corpse. Suddenly, the tranquility was broken by a cell phone ringing.

The phone ringtone is like this:

"Love is pain."

"Walking down the street, you spaced out for a while, then left me alone. How could it end like this?"

Seeing your back, all I can do is wail and cry. I'm going crazy, I'm going crazy, crazy, crazy.

This was set up by someone forcibly; after the call was connected, the phone emitted a subwoofer sound.

This made Xie Mingmu feel very uneasy. To be honest, Xie Mingmu had to admit that the voice was indeed very pleasant, but at this moment he really didn't want to hear it.

"Where are you?"