Peninsula: Who taught him to make that connection?!

Chapter 29 Hello, my name is Jiang Tang

Jiang Tang's voice was neither hurried nor slow.

"If we hadn't been apart for so long, you wouldn't have acted so eagerly just now, not even giving yourself time to check what they looked like."

Kim Tae-yeon was stunned.

She frowned, instinctively hugging her arms, lost in a long reverie.

"I have no idea......"

She murmured, her voice seeming to drift from a great distance, "I only remember that after the end-of-month evaluation, he celebrated for me in the small practice room..."

She looked up, her gaze fixed on a corner of the lounge, as if a scene from ten years ago was being projected there.

"He bought me a strawberry cake, lit sparklers, and we took a picture together... He also gave me a very valuable premium recording studio pass."

At this point, Kim Tae-yeon seemed to recall some embarrassing scene, and a charming blush rose on her cheeks once again.

She bit her lower lip, her voice becoming as soft as a mosquito's buzz:

"Then...then he told me to close my eyes...and that was it."

Jiang Tang's heart skipped a beat, and he pressed, "That's it?"

"Yes." Kim Tae-yeon nodded. "After that, all I remember is that Kang Tang existed."

Hearing this answer, Jiang Tang's heart, which had been hanging in mid-air, finally calmed down.

That's it!

Back then, he was forcibly pulled back to 2014 by the system because of a kiss. If that supernatural phenomenon of disappearing into thin air like a "massive transformation" had remained in Kim Tae-yeon's memory, it would definitely have made her feel like she had encountered a ghost.

Therefore, when the past and the present intertwine, Kim Tae-yeon's memories are also blurred accordingly.

In her subconscious, Jiang Tang did exist, and that failed kiss did indeed happen that night.

But how he left, why he left, and where he went are all unknown.

In this way, everything becomes logical.

From Kim Tae-yeon's perspective, the boy named "Kang Tang" simply disappeared from her memory after that ambiguous night ten years ago.

Now, ten years later, she encounters a stranger who looks remarkably like the boy, and may even share the same name, leading to this farcical situation.

Jiang Tang understood the crux of the matter and felt much more at ease.

He looked at Kim Tae-yeon and spoke again, his tone tinged with regret and relief:

"So that's how it is."

"Although I don't know exactly what happened between you back then, judging from your current state, that Mr. Jiang Tang must have been very important to you, which is why you have such a strong obsession with him today."

Kim Tae-yeon's eyes were still lost in memories, and she nodded blankly.

"Maybe."

Seeing her lost in thought, Jiang Tang knew it was time to cut off the last bit of awkwardness and bring their relationship back on track.

"By the way, after talking for so long, I still don't know your name."

Jiang Tang suddenly changed the subject, his expression returning to that of an elegant gentleman with politeness and composure.

Kim Tae-yeon was caught off guard by his sudden change.

She then realized that she hadn't introduced herself to the victim she had forcibly kissed.

Moreover, given her current national fame, if she were photographed by paparazzi in a dressing room alone with a strange man, it would definitely cause a major earthquake in the entertainment industry.

She raised her head, regaining the poise and composure befitting the leader of Girls' Generation, though her eyes were still slightly red.

My name is Kim Tae-yeon.

Jiang Tang slowly savored the name, then his eyebrows naturally rose in surprise: "Girls' Generation's Kim Tae-yeon?"

Kim Tae-yeon looked at him in surprise.

If an ordinary person were to suddenly find out in the dressing room that the person standing in front of them is the leader of Girls' Generation, they would most likely be so excited that they would become incoherent, and might even immediately take out their phone to ask for a photo and autograph.

However, Jiang Tang remained too calm.

He was only surprised for a moment before regaining his usual calm and composed demeanor.

His posture made it seem as if he wasn't facing some high-and-mighty idol, but just an ordinary girl he'd met in a coffee shop over a latte.

Seeing that he didn't seem too surprised, Kim Tae-yeon couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you surprised? Girls' Generation's Kim Tae-yeon did something so inappropriate to you..."

Jiang Tang looked at her, and a charming smile suddenly appeared on his lips.

"Of course I was surprised. After all, being able to meet the leader of Asia's number one girl group up close is a dream come true for so many people."

"And the captain even kissed me."

Jiang Tang looked into her eyes, his voice calm and measured, yet carrying a power that struck straight to the heart:

"However, being surprised does not mean that I will feel inferior, unworthy, or overjoyed as if I had won the lottery."

He took a half step forward, and the confidence of a mature man instantly enveloped Kim Tae-yeon.

"I believe that every encounter in this world has its reason. Whether it was your meeting with that gentleman ten years ago, or your pushing open this door in this lounge and bumping into me ten years later, perhaps..."

He smiled, a smile that carried both youthful exuberance and adult confidence.

"This is our destiny."

It was as if a thunderbolt had exploded in Kim Tae-yeon's mind.

so similar.

It's so similar.

The confidence and charisma emanating from Jiang Tang at this moment, the composure as if he were born to stand in the spotlight and be watched by everyone, was so much like the sixteen-year-old boy in her memory who conquered everyone in the end-of-month review section with his song "The Way U Are"!

Even the lazy yet sharp look in his eyes when he smiles is exactly the same!

Kim Tae-yeon's breathing became rapid again.

Her reason told her that this was not the same person, but her soul felt that the man in front of her was so familiar.

"You..." Kim Tae-yeon's lips trembled, and the question that had been suppressed by reason finally slipped out unconsciously, "Are you really not him?"

The lounge fell silent again for a brief moment.

Looking at the woman in front of him, whose eyes were full of hope, Jiang Tang felt a surge of tenderness in his heart.

However, he did not answer or deny Kim Tae-yeon's question.

Instead, to Kim Tae-yeon's surprise, Kang Tang smiled and extended his right hand.

"Hello, my name is Jiang Tang."

"It's nice to meet you, Kim Tae-yeon."

He looked into her eyes, his gentleness the same as it had been ten years ago, yet completely different.

At this moment, the roar of time seemed to transcend the years once again.

Girls' Generation's Kim Tae-yeon and new writer Kang Tang at this moment,

To forge a bond.