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Chapter 3: I only wish I had more legs
The surprise guest on stage, wearing a short skirt, sporting Yoona's face, and being affectionately embraced by Kim Tae-yeon, was none other than Kang Cheol.

The person in the audience wearing a hat and mask, with only their signature doe eyes showing, staring intently at him... is that really Yoona?!
What kind of magical realism is this? Twins? I've never heard of Yoona having a younger sister! A clone? This body must have escaped from some research institution!
But what country would clone a female idol for no reason, just to satisfy their collecting fetish?
Is that a parallel universe overlapping? So I'm Yoona from another world, and then I traveled here?

Jiang Che's brain's CPU completely failed, and the fake smile on his face could no longer be maintained. A fake had been caught red-handed on stage by the real person.

And it was at the birthday party of the leader of a top girl group, in front of thousands of fans! Is this the real Yoona?
I wonder if I, the fake, will be beaten to death or arrested and dissected!
Kim Tae-yeon still had her arm around his shoulder, excitedly chattering to the audience below.
Jiang Che didn't hear a single word. All his attention was focused on the pair of eyes below the stage.

From that look in his eyes, I inexplicably sensed a variety of emotions, including shock, anger, horror, and absurdity.

Oh no, oh no, oh no... I've run right into the victim! Jiang Che's inner voice was already screaming in despair.
How will this end? Will Yoona just rush onto the stage? Will tomorrow's headlines be "Breaking News! Girls' Generation Twins Appear? Cloning Suspicions Ignite the Entertainment Industry!"

...Holy crap! She didn't become a rich woman, but instead became a lawbreaker?
Calm down, calm down. Since she didn't stand up immediately, her chances of rushing up now are slim.
But with that look in her eyes, she can't even win the Blue Dragon Award for Best Actress. Is the Best Actress award selection really that difficult? Bah, now is not the time to think about this. We should be thinking about how to handle this situation.

Just as Jiang Che felt his head was about to explode, Kim Tae-yeon finally finished her impromptu speech and gently nudged him with her elbow:

"Yoona, say hello to everyone! Say something!"

"Huh? Oh...oh!" Jiang Che snapped back to reality, a jolt running through his body. He frantically looked up, his gaze sweeping over that corner of the audience again. Those doe-like eyes were still fixed on him. "Holy crap, that look is terrifying!"

Jiang Che's heart pounded wildly. Using the same trick he used to use to trick his father into giving him money at a club, he forced out a smile that looked more like a grimace:
"Uh...yes! Hello everyone, I'm...Lim Yoona."

When he said "Yoona," he felt like his tongue was tied in knots, and he was incredibly guilty.
"Taeyeon unnie... Happy birthday! Surprise! I hope... I hope unnie likes this surprise..."

As he uttered meaningless platitudes, his gaze kept drifting back to that corner.

This time, he saw it more clearly.

The figure wearing a hat and mask had her hands on her knees, tightly gripping a plastic light stick with Taeyeon's name and image printed on it.

That poor light stick was visibly dented in the middle!

Jiang Che's pupils suddenly contracted. "Holy crap, he's forgotten that Lin Yoona is also called 'Strong Yoona'?"

"No! We can't stay here any longer! Something terrible is definitely going to happen!" Jiang Che's survival instincts screamed. "He has to run! He has to get out of here first!"

He forced a stiff smile and spoke rapidly:
"Unnie! Um... the surprise has arrived! I... I have an important shoot coming up! I have to go now! My manager oppa is waiting for me outside!"

After saying that, he turned and tried to run backstage. Those damn high heels made him stumble on the smooth stage floor as soon as he took a step, and his body lurched!
"Watch out!" Kim Tae-yeon quickly steadied him, looking confused.
"Hey! What are you doing? Why are you in such a panic? Filming? What filming? Why didn't you say so earlier?"

"It was...it was added at the last minute! It was urgent! I'm leaving now, unnie! Happy birthday!"

Jiang Che stammered incoherently, like a startled rabbit, rushing backstage without looking back. His retreating figure looked like someone chasing after a debt. "Yoona? Yoona!" Kim Tae-yeon's voice was filled with confusion. Fans in the audience screamed, trying to stop him.

Jiang Che ignored him completely; it wasn't him being called. The real Yoona was still sitting in the audience.
He had only one thought in his mind: get away from this place of trouble! Stay away from the person who crushed the light stick!
After rushing backstage, he looked at the backstage area, which was full of paths, and felt a sense of despair. Where was the exit?

The surrounding staff stared at Jiang Che in astonishment. It was one of the older men, who looked like a manager, who spoke up and asked:
"Yoona-ssi, where are you rushing off to in such a hurry?"

Jiang Che saw this and thought, "Oh my god, a savior!" He quickly asked:
"I suddenly need to film something, how do I get to the exit?"

The middle-aged man gestured repeatedly, saying, "Go straight here, turn left, then turn left again."

"Okay, thanks, Uncle!" Before the words were even finished, he turned and ran. As he ran, Jiang Che felt an intense itch on his head, as if a new brain was about to grow out of it.
"So what exactly happened? I thought it was a soul transmigrating and taking over a body, but it turns out there was the real person in the audience."

So, did I transmigrate into another body? But why did I become Yoona? There's no mirror so I can't see what I actually look like. But surely Taeyeon and so many other people can't all mistake me for someone else.

Jiang Che shook his head violently. Now was not the time to think about this! The most important thing was... to get out of there first!!
The real culprit might already be coming to arrest me. If I get caught, even the story of the real and fake Monkey King won't be able to continue.

At least the Six-Eared Macaque still had the memories of the Great Sage. He had a foot, but when he looked down, he saw his own feet. Yes, he had nothing!
As he ran, he unconsciously patted himself down—trying to see if he had anything that could prove his identity!

As expected, there was nothing there! Before, when she was mistaken for Lim Yoona, Jiang Che was secretly pleased that she was in the era of rich women. If she couldn't sing or dance, she could always act. At least her acting skills were better than Lim Yoona's. If all else failed, she could just retire from the entertainment industry.

He ended up seeing the person directly... He doesn't even know what year it is! Taeyeon's condition on stage just now, that must be at least the peak of Girls' Generation, right? That's at least ten years away from his "past life"?
Good heavens, his sports cars, real estate, various investments... his experience as a rich second-generation heir... Jiang Che felt more and more desperate as he thought about it.

"Damn it..." he couldn't help but curse, forcing himself to calm down.

The most important thing now is: first, get out of this awful place and don't get caught by the culprits.

Second, find a mirror and figure out what you've become, what time it is... and what's going on with that Yoona in the audience!

Third, where can I go if I leave? I have the face of a top star, but I have nothing. Thinking of this, Jiang Che slowed down his running.

Meanwhile, inside the venue.

The light stick, its design distorted and bearing Kim Tae-yeon's smiling face, was left lying on the ground, unattended by its owner.
The real Yoona has long since disappeared.

　So, would you prefer a single female lead, Yoona, or a harem?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)