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Chapter 63 Sunny's Arrival

"!!!"

Jiang Che suddenly jumped up from the sofa, his heart pounding as if he had just finished a 100-meter sprint.

He gasped for breath and looked around—the hotel lobby was quiet and peaceful, with only the faint morning light filtering in from the window.

"Damn... this nightmare was so immersive..." He wiped non-existent cold sweat from his forehead, still shaken.

I checked my phone and it was only a little past four in the morning.

He was completely wide awake, and a stronger thought took over his mind—would he ever be able to get abs again?
He tiptoed into the bathroom, locked the door, took a deep breath in front of the mirror, and blinked his eyes.

In the mirror, the beautiful face that belonged to Lin Yoona receded like the tide, replaced by a refreshing and handsome young face.

Her hair was short and neat, with a few strands sticking up unruly across her forehead. Her eyebrows were clean and sharp, and although her eyes weren't particularly large, the creases of her double eyelids made the corners of her eyes naturally slant upwards, giving her a nonchalant and lazy air. Her pupils were clear, as if they contained light.

With a straight nose, lips of moderate thickness, and a natural, slightly mischievous smile at the corners of his mouth, he has a clean, handsome face.

Jiang Che looked at himself in the mirror from left to right, then couldn't help touching his chin and grinning.
"Great! The original looks the best!"

The feeling of regaining control of his body was absolutely exhilarating! He couldn't wait to run a couple of laps and announce his triumphant return.

But reason quickly prevailed over impulse: the issue of being an unregistered resident, the 130 million, and the person in the room... the squad leader who seemed to have feelings for him.

"Sigh," he sighed, looking at himself in the mirror, and waved his hand.
"Goodbye, abs, I guess I'll have to keep putting you off."

He thought about turning back into Yoona, his eyes closing and opening.

...No response.

"Change back?"

...The handsome guy in the mirror is still the same.

Jiang Che's heart skipped a beat:
"What the hell? Don't mess with this, bro! We can't possibly not be able to get back, can we? But how did we get back yesterday?"

He panicked a little, a flurry of thoughts racing through his mind—calm down, calm down! He suddenly remembered that he couldn't transform indefinitely; each transformation required a cooldown period.

Was it because Taeyeon kissed him yesterday that his original form didn't consume his own energy? So he could immediately cut Yoona in his original form?

Following that logic, should I kiss Taeyeon again now...? Ugh, what if I wake up halfway through the kiss? I won't be able to explain myself, and Taeyeon might just call the police.

He refused to believe it and tried a few more times, but the handsome man in the mirror was still the same handsome man, without any change.

Helpless, Jiang Che could only accept reality and wait for the cooldown time to end to see if a miracle would happen. Reluctantly, he turned back... well, he couldn't turn back. Still in his original form, he tiptoed back to the living room sofa and slumped down.

"What's going on? I thought I could transform infinitely, become a Ditto and take off, but it turns out it's still the same as before?"

He grumbled as he picked up his phone and scrolled through it aimlessly, his eyes occasionally glancing toward the bedroom door, his heart pounding with anxiety.

He was terrified that Taeyeon would suddenly wake up and see a man sitting in the living room; then he'd be in deep trouble no matter what. He endured the anxiety, counting down the minutes. Soon it was six o'clock, and he thought again about turning back into Yoona.

He looked down and saw that it had finally turned back to normal.

"Phew..." He let out a long sigh of relief and slumped onto the sofa. After all this commotion, his original idea of ​​trying to become Sunny or Tzuyu was completely extinguished—he'd think about it when he got back to Yoona's house.

I glanced at the time and decided not to go back to sleep. With dark circles under my eyes, I went to wash up, got ready, and changed into my everyday clothes. Then I heard noises coming from the bedroom.

Kim Tae-yeon, sporting an adorable messy hairstyle, rubbed her eyes as she walked out, her gaze still carrying the confusion of just waking up and... a very strange expression.

Jiang Che's heart tightened, but she pretended to be calm on the surface, instantly transforming into the obedient Yan:
"Unnie, you're awake? How did you sleep?"

Taeyeon's gaze fell on Kang Cheol's face, and the strange expression on his face deepened. He frowned slightly, as if trying to recall something, his small face filled with confusion.

"Yoona..." she began hesitantly, her voice still hoarse from just waking up:

"Yesterday... I think I had a... very strange dream."

Jiang Che's mind was racing with alarm bells, but he remained outwardly calm:

"Hmm? What dream? What did you dream about?"

Taeyeon tried to piece together the fragments of her memory: she seemed to have cried, said a lot of things, and drunk a lot of alcohol... and then... she seemed to have kissed someone...?
Wait, I don't think I kissed him? And then... I think I saw... a strange man's face? And he was handsome?

Just thinking about the words "man's face" made Taeyeon immediately deny it—how could that be! She clearly came to drink and chat with Yoona's alternate personality last night!
It must be because she's been thinking about it all day and is dreaming about it all night, bringing the plot of the TV drama she's been watching into her dreams! And... if Yoona really saw a man, would she still be so calm?
The reckless courage I had when I was drunk has long since evaporated with the alcohol, leaving only a hangover headache and a deep sense of shame.

How could I possibly ask those kinds of questions? Was I supposed to rush up to Yoona and ask if I kissed her yesterday? Just thinking about that thought made me so nervous!

She shook her head, trying to shake off the absurd fragments of her dream, and muttered to herself:
"Nothing much... just a jumble of things... never mind, I can't remember, I was probably just too tired."

Jiang Che finally felt relieved and quickly guided the conversation:
"It must be because you were too tired from filming Running Man yesterday, and you also drank alcohol. Dreams are always the opposite of reality, unnie! Don't overthink it!"

After speaking, Taeyeon didn't reply. She carefully looked Kang Cheol up and down again—it seemed...nothing had changed? It seemed it really was a dream.

Just then, a knocking sound broke the delicate atmosphere.

Jiang Che felt as if he had been granted a pardon and quickly ran to open the door.

Sunny was standing outside the door, looking anxious. Seeing Jiang Che open the door, she immediately said:
"Yoona, have you seen Taeyeon? She's not in her room, no one answers the door, and she's not answering her phone. I'm so worried... I'm really concerned..."

Her voice stopped abruptly.

At that moment, Kim Tae-yeon, with her messy hair and clearly having just woken up, peeked out from behind Kang Cheol upon hearing the sound, looking at her sleepily:
"Sunny? What's wrong?"

Sunny's eyes widened instantly, her mouth slightly open, and her gaze swept back and forth between Taeyeon and Kang Cheol, as if she were about to grow a brain again.

What... what's going on?!

(End of this chapter)