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Chapter 68 Running Around

Six o'clock in the morning.

Jiang Che practically sprang up from the bed, quickly washing up, putting on his gear, and getting ready.

Jiang Che pulled a suitcase in one hand and nervously checked the time on his phone repeatedly with the other.

"Let's get out of here, or something really bad will happen."

He muttered to himself, feeling a chill run down his spine at the thought of what happened last night.

If Sunny's line, "Taeyeon seems to have fallen for you," was a bombshell, then Taeyeon's final, complex and indescribable look was four 2s.

As the elevator descended, he rapidly operated his phone.

First, I sent a message to Taeyeon:

Taeyeon unnie, there's something extremely urgent that I have to go back to Seoul immediately! I can't wait for you guys, I'm flying ahead! See you in Seoul! (＞人＜)

As for Sunny, forget it, I don't have her phone number anyway.

Then, he opened Yoona's chat window: [Yoona, I'm coming back! Remember to welcome me!]

He breathed a slight sigh of relief after sending the message, but immediately thought of the mess in Macau. Sunny's suspicions, Taeyeon's unusual behavior—this matter probably couldn't be kept secret any longer, could it?
With Yoona's incredibly shrewd nature, she'll figure things out sooner or later once Taeyeon and Sunny get back. Besides, Sunny will definitely ask her for answers, realizing she's caused such a huge mess by not telling her.
The consequences would probably be even worse, so it's better to prepare her mentally beforehand. Since I've been caught in the rain, I can't tear her umbrella—after all, only those who have actually made up stories on the spot know how much hair it takes to make them up.

"Sigh," Jiang Che sighed, resignedly sending another message:
【Um... Yoona, there's something extremely important and complicated, involving emotions and ethics, and concerning Taeyeon unnie and Sunny unnie... The situation is a bit strange, I'll explain in detail when I get back! (╥﹏╥)】

Upon arriving at the airport and completing the check-in procedures, Jiang Che sat in the waiting area, leaning back in his chair, and couldn't help but sigh again as he waited to board.

After the plane soared into the sky.

When Taeyeon woke up, she groggily grabbed her phone to check the time and caught a glimpse of a message from Kang Cheol. After reading the message, she sat up straight instantly, her brows furrowing.

"Hey! Yoona! She actually ran off first!"

A feeling she couldn't quite define—a mix of disappointment and annoyance—simmered inside her. What urgent matter could be more important than going back with her unnies? She stared at the cute emoticon, her mind a jumbled mess.

Not long after, there was a knock on the door. When Taeyeon opened it, a confused-looking Sunny stood outside.

"Taeyeon, have you seen Yoona? I knocked on her door but no one answered, and her phone is off when I called."

Sunny scratched her head: "Did this girl fall into a deep sleep?"

Taeyeon's face was expressionless as she waved her phone.
"No need to look anymore, she texted me saying she had an emergency and had already gone back to Seoul."

sunny: "???"

She was completely stunned: "Huh? You left first? Why did you only tell you and not me?"

This feeling of being excluded made her very unhappy, especially when she thought about her suspicions from yesterday.

Seeing Sunny's obvious suppressed anger, Taeyeon's displeasure suddenly dissipated, replaced by a subtle, indescribable sense of superiority.

A cryptic smile played on his lips. He didn't reply, turned, and went back to his room.
"Let's pack up, it's time for us to head back to the peninsula."

Sunny was left standing there alone, staring at Taeyeon's back, so angry she almost crushed her phone.

Only one thought was screaming in his mind: "Damn it! These two! Could they have really gone off together without my knowledge?! I'm going crazy!"

Meanwhile, in Seoul, after waking up, Lim Yoona habitually picked up her phone first. After turning it on, she saw a missed call from Sunny, raised an eyebrow, and ignored it. Then she saw a text message from Kang Cheol.

Seeing that Jiang Che was coming back, Yoona's lips unconsciously curled up, but then she saw that it was a big deal, complicated, and involved emotions and ethics, and concerned Taeyeon unnie and Sunny unnie... The situation was a bit strange, what was all this about?

She pinched the bridge of her nose. 'Hmm...it can't be that Taeyeon unnie and Sunny unnie are together, can it...?'

The plane landed in Seoul, and Kang Cheol, dragging his suitcase, walked out of the arrival gate dejectedly. All he wanted to do was fly back to Yoona's apartment immediately, hand over the hot potato of Macau to her, and get a good night's sleep.

He was walking with his head down when a figure blocked his way and called out:
"Yoona?"

He subconsciously looked up, and then saw Li Shengji. 'Holy crap, he can still recognize me dressed like that?'

Jiang Che stopped in his tracks, wanting to see what this person was planning to do.

Li Shengji wore that fake, warm smile, complaining in a familiar tone:
"Yoona, why didn't you answer your phone? I just happened to run into you here, and I have something I'd like to discuss with you."

Jiang Che raised an eyebrow, signaling him to hurry up and leave.

Li Shengji paused, then said something that almost made Jiang Che laugh in anger:

"Look, my career is on the rise right now, and I'll be going to serve in the military soon. If news of a breakup breaks out at this time, it won't be good for either of us. What I mean is... could we just stay where we are for now?"

"Publicly, we should still be considered a couple. After I finish my military service and return, we can find a suitable time to calmly announce our breakup? That would be better for both of our images."

Jiang Che almost burst out laughing after hearing this. The abacus beads had practically hit him in the face! He instantly thought of Byun Baekhyun—if that one was both stupid and wicked, this one was both cunning and wicked. He couldn't help but think to himself:
"What if another guy with the surname Quan pops up later? If so, I'll have really stirred up a den of scumbags on the peninsula."

"Heh, go dream on, anything is possible in dreams." After saying that, Jiang Che pulled his suitcase and tried to walk around him.

Li Shengji's expression changed, clearly not expecting such a response. He instinctively reached out, wanting to grab Jiang Che's arm as he carried the suitcase.

"Yoona, think about it again. This really is a win-win situation..."

As soon as Jiang Che saw that the hand was about to touch him, his other hand reacted quickly and precisely pinched the tendon on Li Shengji's wrist and pressed it down hard!
"Ugh!" Li Shengji was caught off guard, and his entire arm suddenly went numb and weak. He cried out in pain and subconsciously tried to grab Jiang Che with his other hand.

Jiang Che's eyes flashed with anger. Seeing that this matter was far from over, he originally wanted to send him flying to see his great-grandmother, but then he changed his mind. There were too many people and too much noise at the airport, so he would only cause trouble. He immediately raised his leg and kicked Li Shengji in the shinbone!
"Ugh!" Li Shengji felt a sharp pain in his calf and cried out in pain. He lost his balance and fell to his knees with a "thud".

The sudden commotion immediately attracted the attention of a few scattered passengers, some of whom even instinctively raised their phones.

Before the people around him could fully react, Jiang Che quickly bypassed the obstacle in front of him, picked up his suitcase, and strode towards the exit, his figure soon disappearing into the crowd.

After walking away, he turned back and glanced coldly in the direction of the airport, a sneer curling at the corner of his mouth.

"You want to make headlines while serving in the military? You look like Nobita, and you're dreaming!"

Then an idea gradually became clear in his mind—he had figured out how to completely shatter Li Shengji's wishful thinking.

After coming up with a solution, Jiang Che felt his steps become much lighter. He quickly hailed a cab, got in, and sped away.

Inside the airport, Li Shengji got up in a disheveled state, rubbing his numb arms and throbbing calves, staring at the direction Jiang Che had disappeared in, his face filled with shock and shame.

　Newbie asking for everything, lalala

　　
　
(End of this chapter)