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Chapter 51 Sunny's Cry for Help

She forced herself to remain calm, raised her head, and deliberately changed the subject to hide her panic:

"Yoona...aren't you scared up there?"

Jiang Che's face stiffened slightly upon hearing this, but he quickly remembered that Taeyeon had always thought he was Yoona's alternate personality, so he leaned closer to her ear and whispered with a smile:
"I'm not afraid... but it's a secret."

The warm breath brushed past her ear, and Taeyeon's ears immediately turned visibly red.

But Jiang Che didn't pay any attention to her reaction. After finishing speaking, he enthusiastically suggested:
"Shall we go up and see what Sunny unnie does? It'll be hilarious to see her walk the steel frame!"

Hearing Jiang Che say this, Taeyeon tried her best to suppress the turmoil in her heart and responded as if nothing had happened:

"Okay, okay!" Then she very naturally took Jiang Che's hand and walked towards the elevator, as if it were the most normal thing in the world.

As the two stepped into the elevator and the doors were about to close, an arm suddenly reached in and blocked the door.

The elevator doors reopened, and standing outside was Li Shengli.

He smiled warmly and said, "Taeyeon noona, Yoona noona, what a coincidence."

Jiang Che's heart skipped a beat:
What a coincidence! Kim Jong-kook is nowhere to be seen and he's still here. He must have been waiting here on purpose!

The elevator was quite spacious, but as soon as Lee Seungri entered, Kang Cheol felt inexplicably uncomfortable. He maintained his signature Yoona-esque professional smile, but inwardly, his mind was on high alert.

"Taeyeon noona, Yoona noona, that bungee jump was amazing!" Lee Seungri said with a smile, his attitude very familiar.

"Especially Yoona, she doesn't seem afraid at all."

"Ani, actually I'm really scared too, but I'm just holding it in." Jiang Che skillfully played the humble Yoona on the surface, but inwardly he was thinking:

What is this guy planning to do? As the saying goes, "If someone's making a scene out of nowhere, they're either up to no good or a thief." So why is he jumping around so eagerly? Is he just trying to ambush us? This guy's crazy!
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Li Shengli spoke seemingly casually:

"Speaking of which, my friends and I are currently preparing to open a new bar in Gangnam District. The decor and concept are quite unique. Would you two be interested in joining us? It's an investment, and it'd be a lot of fun."

"Holy crap!" Jiang Che's heart skipped a beat. He had underestimated this walking time bomb. He dug such a huge pit so easily; did he really jump in to mine?
As he was silently complaining, he suddenly noticed that Taeyeon seemed about to speak, so he immediately squeezed her hand hard—no matter what she was going to say, he should mute her first.

Taeyeon winced in pain and turned to look at him in confusion.

Jiang Che ignored Taeyeon's gaze, his smile flawless, his tone tinged with regret:

"Ah~ a bar? That sounds interesting! Unfortunately, Seungri-ssi, I recently invested all my liquid assets in real estate, so I really don't have any spare cash. I'm so sorry."

Lee Seungri seemed somewhat surprised that Im Yoona answered so readily, and the reason...? My idol started investing heavily in real estate so early?

His gaze shifted to Taeyeon:
"What about Taeyeon noona?"

Although Taeyeon didn't understand why Kang Cheol wanted to hold her hand and preemptively refuse, she wasn't stupid. Coupled with the inexplicable trust she felt towards Yoona's alternate personality after the bungee jump, she just laughed it off.
"Me? Well... I don't know much about business, and I haven't been thinking about investing lately, haha..."

A fleeting hint of disappointment crossed Lee Seung-ri's face, but he quickly regained his smile: "It's alright, it's alright. Once the bar opens, you two must come often. We'll save you the best seats."

"Yes, yes, yes, definitely, definitely." Jiang Che smiled brightly, but what he was thinking was:
Forget about going there. We're too busy hiding right now. If we're going, we'll have to wait until we get the best gear later.

Fortunately, the elevator arrived at the exit level of the Skywalk attraction at that moment.

"Ah, we've arrived. We're going to see Sunny unnie. See you later, Seungri-ssi."

Jiang Che quickly pulled Taeyeon out of the elevator, not wanting to stay a moment longer.

After walking a few steps and making sure Lee Seungri couldn't hear her, Taeyeon whispered:
"Hey, why were you in such a hurry to refuse me just now? And you even squeezed my hand..." She gently shook the two hands that were still clasped together.

Jiang Che frowned slightly. He couldn't explain the messy things that would happen in the future, so he could only give vague answers:

"Ani... I just feel... um... maybe our horoscopes aren't compatible? And this Seungri-ssi is a bit too... enthusiastic? As the saying goes, if someone is enthusiastic for no reason, they're either a scoundrel or a thief."

He paused, then looked at Taeyeon seriously:

“Unnie, trust me, my gut feeling tells me that getting involved with him will never end well. Besides, business is too complicated; you can't control it, especially his business. Staying away from him is definitely the best course of action.”

His eyes held an unusual seriousness. It was the first time Taeyeon had seen such an expression on the alternate personality's face. She paused, still not understanding why, but out of a strange trust, she nodded, somewhat bewildered.
"Oh...I see."

"Let's go see Sunny unnie!" Jiang Che instantly reverted to his playful self, as if his previous seriousness was just an illusion, and pulled Taeyeon towards the viewing platform.

Taeyeon was pulled along by him, watching his back. The doubts in her heart mixed with the strange feelings that had just arisen, making her even more unable to understand this Yoona alternate personality that was sometimes eccentric, sometimes calm, and sometimes unusually reliable.

As soon as the two stepped onto the viewing platform, a series of exaggerated screams, like the wailing of ghosts and howls of wolves, rang out.

"Aigoo!!! I can't take it anymore!!! I'm going to die!!!" HAHA wailed, his voice trembling with tears.

"Sunny! Hang in there! Look at Oppa! Oppa will give you strength!" Yoo Jae-suk shouted encouragement at the top of his lungs, but it was clear that he was encouraging himself.

Jiang Che and Taeyeon looked in the direction of the sound and saw a scene on the open steel frame not far away that could not be described with the word "miserable"—Sunny was almost lying on the open steel frame, using all four limbs, like an overly frightened little turtle, struggling to move forward.

Her face was deathly pale, her lips were tightly pursed, and her eyes, which were usually full of smiles, were now filled with despair and fear, as if she could burst into tears at any moment.

Meanwhile, Yoo Jae-suk and Haha, her two protectors, followed behind her on either side, their expressions even more exaggerated and pained than Sunny's. They were also shouting and yelling beside her, perfectly illustrating the saying "the emperor isn't worried, but the eunuchs are," creating a fantastic variety show effect.

"Pfft..." Jiang Che couldn't help but burst out laughing. The scene was just too impactful, a mix of sadness and utter absurdity.

Taeyeon felt both sorry for her and amused when she saw this scene:
“Sunny…she really looks like she’s about to die.”

Just then, Sunny, who was almost melting into a puddle of water, seemed to sense the arrival of her teammates. She struggled to lift her heavy head, and her gaze passed over Yoo Jae-suk, who was crying and wailing beside her, and precisely locked onto Kang Cheol and Taeyeon, who had just arrived.

At that moment, she seemed to see God descend to earth, and her eyes were filled with hope.

　A newbie asking for everything...
　　
　
(End of this chapter)