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Chapter 40: The Start of Variety Shows

A song? Jiang Che's vision went black, feeling as if the pot he had just thrown away had been slammed back at him. He forced himself to nod again: "...Yes, it's me. It's not...not completely finished yet."

He forced a smile, mimicking Yoon's coquettish tone, "Don't worry, Unnie, when you have your solo... I'll definitely give it to you." Inside, however, he was screaming: Damn it! I guess I'll only be able to give you that song in my next life!
"Really?!" Taeyeon's face lit up instantly, the gloom brought on by the bungee jumping project vanished, and she seemed to already see herself sweeping across the music charts with her new song.

She patted Jiang Che's hand happily: "It's a deal, right? Give it to me when you do your solo performance, we made a pinky promise!" She automatically included the pinky promise from their last investment in this song as well.

Seeing Taeyeon's satisfied smile, Kang Cheol could only force a smile and say, "...Yeah, it's a deal."

“So…” Taeyeon leaned closer as if she had discovered something new, lowered her voice, and said with a hint of excitement, “You know a lot more than Yoona, right? So, can you… play video games?”

Her eyes were full of expectation: "Are you better at video games than her?"

Jiang Che was a little confused by this abrupt question, and subconsciously nodded: "Uh... I guess... right?" He was someone who had nothing better to do than drink, go to clubs, and play games every day.

It's safe to say that her gaming skills are better than Yoona's actual dancing and singing skills, right? That's not exactly a lie.

However, Jiang Che immediately asked the question that had been on his mind: "Um, weren't you worried at all when you guessed the main and secondary personalities?"

Taeyeon paused for a moment and said, "It would be a lie to say I wasn't worried. I was terrified before." But then she reached out and gently ruffled Kang Cheol's hair, as if petting a small animal, with a hint of pampering and comfort.

"After that, I did a lot of research and found that the alternate personality can harm the primary personality, which made me even more worried. But then I thought about what happened that night..."

And after talking to you, I feel like I don't feel that way at all anymore. It seems like you two are getting along peacefully now! So you're my little sister too! All the good kids live inside our Yoona!

Jiang Che felt the gentle, soothing touch on his head and looked into Taeyeon's clear and sincere eyes. He felt a little guilty for no reason, but he quickly suppressed it.

Trying to put on a smile that resembles the alter ego's, one that carries a hint of dependence and gratitude.

Anyway, you made all these assumptions up yourself, I just went along with what you said and admitted it! I didn't lie! And if you want to blame someone, blame Yoona, she's the one who told me not to tell you!

Jiang Che silently gave himself a thumbs up in his heart, thinking that with his acting skills, he might actually be able to help Yoona win the Blue Dragon Award for Best Actress.

Taeyeon seemed to find Kang Cheol's gaze a little strange, and she narrowed her eyes suspiciously.

But then I thought, this is my sister, whose true identity has been revealed and who's a bit fragile! I must be overthinking it! We were chatting so happily before…

"Oh, right!" Taeyeon suddenly remembered something.

Taeyeon took out her phone, unlocked the screen, opened her contacts, and looked at Kang Cheol with a serious expression. "Since you exist independently... do you have my contact information? My alternate personality? Let's play games together sometime?"

Jiang Che: "..." He looked at the phone screen that Taeyeon handed him, which showed the interface for creating a new contact. He felt that the plot was getting more and more surreal.

How could he refuse? Jiang Che had no choice but to slowly take out the spare phone that Yoona had given him.

Taeyeon looked surprised when she saw it: "Wow, you guys are pretty well-equipped!" Kang Cheol looked at the silly Taeyeon and wanted to laugh but held it back. Afterwards, the two exchanged contact information.

But when he saw that Taeyeon had changed his contact name to "Yoona No. 2", Kang Cheol felt that he had laughed too soon.

Afterwards, Taeyeon seemed to have completed the important diplomatic mission of establishing contact with her alternate personality. Satisfied, she leaned back in her chair, put on an eye mask, and began to rest with her eyes closed.

Jiang Che breathed a sigh of relief, feeling utterly exhausted. Just as he was about to take a nap, a tall figure appeared beside him, looking both uneasy and excited.

It was Lee Kwang-soo. He still wore his signature slightly silly yet incredibly sincere smile, and carefully held a piece of paper with a slightly curled edge in his hand.

"Taeyeon? Um...did I disturb your rest?" Lee Kwang-soo rubbed his hands together, his voice low but filled with barely concealed excitement. He looked at Taeyeon, who had just taken off her blindfold and was still a little dazed.

She looked at Jiang Che again, her eyes sparkling, "Last time... I really kept the autograph from last time in really good condition, and it wasn't auctioned off! Would it be convenient for you... to take a picture together?"

Taeyeon blinked, looking a little confused, clearly wondering which time Lee Kwang-soo meant by "last time".

Looking at the paper he had signed, Jiang Che just wanted to jump off the plane! Couldn't a person get a good night's sleep?! If Taeyeon continued to ponder this and asked Lee Kwang-soo for more details, he would be truly finished!

In a flash, Jiang Che stood up abruptly, his face instantly blossoming into a dazzling smile, his voice clear and enthusiastic, completely overshadowing what Lee Kwang-soo was about to say:

"Kwangsoo oppa! Taking a photo together is no problem! Come on, let's take one together!" He naturally grabbed Taeyeon's arm, who was still a little dazed, and pulled her up.

At the same time, he subtly distanced himself from direct conversation between Lee Kwang-soo and Taeyeon, saying, "Taeyeon unnie also really likes oppa's shows! Last time when we were getting autographs, unnie told me that oppa is super funny!"

Lee Kwang-soo was a little overwhelmed by the sudden enthusiasm and praise, especially when he heard that "Taeyeon also likes his show." His smile instantly went from silly to beaming with joy, and the matter of getting an autograph was completely forgotten.

"Really? Oh, Yoona, you're too kind!" Lee Kwang-soo was overjoyed, quickly stuffing the autographed paper back into his pocket and pulling out his phone to hand to his assistant. "Quick, quick, take a picture of us! With Taeyeon and Yoona!"

Taeyeon, with Kang Cheol holding her arm, listened to him rattle off comments she had no recollection of, and looking at the overly excited Lee Kwang-soo in front of her, felt something was off.

I could only console myself that Yoona was probably just saying that to keep it politely, and then I cooperated by giving her a sweet smile.

"Crack! Click!"

Several group photos were taken. Lee Kwang-soo looked at the photos of himself with the two goddesses on his phone screen, smiling like a two-hundred-pound child. He thanked them repeatedly with satisfaction, and returned to his seat, looking back every few steps.

The crisis was temporarily averted, and Kang Cheol and Taeyeon sat down again. Taeyeon couldn't help but turn her head and give Kang Cheol a probing look. Kang Cheol immediately returned an innocent, smug smile, as if the enthusiastic, talkative person from just moments before wasn't him at all.

Taeyeon wrinkled her nose, but ultimately said nothing and put her eye mask back on.

Just as Jiang Che breathed a sigh of relief, the PD's slightly mischievous voice came over the cabin intercom.

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(End of this chapter)