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Chapter 133 The Bar? Sherry? (6K 828)

She felt a strange sense of loss, then realized she was being delusional—wasn't it normal that his voice wasn't there? Did she expect him to speak during Sunny's live stream?
Looking at the ID "Tae" on the screen and the prominent second place on the leaderboard, she pursed her lips, swiped her fingers across the screen a few times, and opened the gift-giving interface.

So, a user with the ID Yoon quietly sent a bunch of gifts and firmly secured the third position on the leaderboard.

Sunny was controlling Teemo to plant mushrooms when she caught a glimpse of the gift effect and exclaimed inwardly, "Wow!" She immediately switched to her sweet voice as well.

"Thank you for the gift, Yoon oppa! Kamsammida! Yoon oppa is the most handsome!"

However, after Yoon sent the gifts, his profile picture went gray and he remained silent.

"They're leaving already?" Sunny muttered softly, looking at the now-quiet ID.

Sitting in the back row, Jiang Che looked at the ID "Yoon" and a thought suddenly struck him—could this be Yoona?

Taeyeon, standing beside him, had clearly considered this possibility as well. She turned her head, her gaze sweeping over Kang Cheol's thoughtful face, and asked in a low voice:

"Jiang Che, from yesterday until now... have you contacted Yoona?"

When Jiang Che was asked this, he snapped out of his thoughts, shook his head, and said with a hint of helplessness, "Not yet."

He paused, then abruptly changed the subject, leaning close to Taeyeon's ear and whispering:

"Taeyeon, tell Sunny to mention before she ends the live stream that all the proceeds from this live stream will be donated to the Coal Bank. Remember, don't call her by name."

Taeyeon blinked, didn't press Yoona further, and nodded to indicate she understood. Then, looking at Sunny, she said:

"Hey game streamer, your boss said that all the proceeds from this live stream will be donated to the Coal Bank! Say that again in your live stream before you end the stream!"

"Huh? BOSS?" Sunny turned her head sharply, her small eyes filled with great confusion:

"Who is my boss? Where did I get a boss?"

Taeyeon suppressed a laugh and pointed to Kang Cheol next to her.

Sunny's gaze followed Taeyeon's finger to Kang Cheol, and her eyes widened instantly:
"Hey! Are you trying to turn the tables on me? I'm your boss, okay?! If I weren't playing a game, I'd definitely give you a couple of punches!"

Upon hearing the conversation, the viewers in the live stream immediately erupted in chat with excited comments:

[Huh? There are girls too?]

[A donation to a coal bank? Is it for real?]

I think it's fake.

[By the way...why does that female voice sound kind of familiar...?]

[+1, that sounded familiar too, could it be a celebrity?]

[Is it possible that he's using a transformation device, and is actually a burly man picking his toes?]

Why has this girl suddenly become so fierce?

Upon seeing the comments, Sunny quickly turned around and glared at the culprits, Taeyeon and Kang Cheol, before raising her voice again:

"Annyeonghaseyo, everyone misheard, let's continue the game!"

After finally making it to the end of the game, Sunny breathed a sigh of relief and, following the BOSS's instructions, said to the live stream:

"Um... thank you all for your support today. All proceeds from this live stream will be donated to the Coal Bank to help those in need! See you next time! Bye~"

After saying that, she ended the broadcast in a flash, ripped off her headphones, and turned to confront Taeyeon, demanding an explanation:

"Hey! Kim Tae-yeon! Kang Cheol is the BOSS, so what are you? Secretary Kim? Tsk tsk, how can there be such a short secretary!"

"Hey! Lee Soon-kyu! Who are you calling shorter?!" Taeyeon instantly bristled and pounced on her to tickle her.

"I'm talking about you! Kim Shorty! Secretary Kim! Hehehe!" Sunny continued to attack while nimbly dodging.

The two immediately started making a ruckus in the computer room.

Jiang Che watched the chaotic scene unfold, smiled helplessly, glanced at his watch, and interrupted:
"Alright, alright, stop fooling around. What do you want to eat? I'll show you some dishes that glow at lunchtime."

This worked! The two who had been arguing fiercely just moments before immediately stopped fighting, their eyes lighting up simultaneously.

I want sweet and sour pork!

I want sweet and sour pork!

"fried rice!"

The two started nodding excitedly, and the previous grudges instantly vanished.

On the other side, Yoona sat alone in the living room with a bowl of freshly made ramen in front of her. The latest variety show was playing on the TV, but she was completely distracted.

My gaze kept drifting to the phone beside me, and finally, a notification sound rang out.

Yoona's eyes lit up, and she almost instantly picked up her phone to unlock it and check. However, the message wasn't from the person she was expecting, but rather a group chat message from "Girls' Generation and Temporary Workers".

Sunny posted some pictures of food in the group chat—with the caption: 【Thanks for the food!】

Looking at the delicious-looking dishes in the pictures, and then looking down at the bowl of plain instant noodles in front of her, Yoona suddenly felt that even instant noodles didn't taste good anymore.

She angrily threw her phone aside, muttering to herself:

"You damn Jiang Che! You damn Sunny! Eat, eat! I hope you both eat until you're stuffed and turn into two big fat guys!"

But soon, she took a deep breath and began to reassure herself, trying to defeat magic with magic:
"It's okay... Taeyeon unnie can't have any either... She'll definitely be envious... Yeah, it's alright, it's alright..."

Just as she was mentally preparing herself, her phone rang again.

She didn't really want to check the messages, but she was afraid of missing something, so she picked up her phone and glanced at it—this time it was a text message from Jiang Che.

[Jiang Che: Yoon-ah, stop eating instant noodles every day. If I find out you've lost weight, I won't let you off the hook.]

Yoona stared at the message for several seconds, her gaze darting back and forth between the phone screen and the instant noodles in front of her.

Finally, she couldn't help but let a slight smile creep onto her lips, and muttered a curse under her breath:
"Arrogant fool... who cares about you..."

Despite saying that, she deftly put the lid on the bowl of instant noodles, pushed it aside, picked up her phone, and skillfully found the phone number of a nearby restaurant.

"Hello? Could you please deliver one bowl of noodles with soybean paste and one bowl of sweet and sour pork... Yes, this is the address."

Meanwhile, at Sunny's house, Jiang Che looked at the "read" notification on his phone but didn't reply. He wasn't angry at all. He smiled, put away his phone, and continued joking around with Taeyeon and Sunny as if nothing had happened.

Time flew by as they chatted, and before they knew it, evening had arrived. Jiang Che glanced out the window, then turned to Taeyeon, who was curled up on the sofa scrolling through her phone, and casually asked:
"Taeyeon, it's getting dark, how are you going to get home? Do you want me to turn into Sunny and drive you?"

Upon hearing this, Taeyeon lazily stretched and even yawned in response.
"Ugh... I'm so tired today, I don't want to move."

As she spoke, she turned her gaze to Sunny beside her and said in a coquettish tone:

"Sunny, can I stay at your place for the night?"

"Huh?" Sunny was scrolling through her phone when she heard this and suddenly looked up, her small eyes widening in surprise.
"Stay at my place? Why? Why didn't you offer to stay at Yoona's house before?"

Taeyeon was taken aback by the question, her ear tips turned slightly red, her eyes began to dart around, and she stammered:
"Well... it's just that I'm especially tired today..."

Jiang Che was taken aback at first, but seeing Taeyeon's reaction, he immediately understood what was going on. The corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up, and he silently suppressed his laughter.

Sunny's gaze swept back and forth between Taeyeon and Kang Cheol several times. Seeing the guilty look on their faces and the smug look on their faces, she instantly understood. She rolled her eyes helplessly, feeling like she had been force-fed a handful of dog food for no reason.
"Alright, alright, I got it. Come and sleep with me now!"

"Huh? Why can't I sleep in another guest room?"

Sunny glared at her, annoyed.
"Why? I'm worried you might sleepwalk at night. What if you go to the wrong room?"

Taeyeon's ears turned even redder after hearing what she said, and she could only nod with an awkward smile:

"Nene, Arasso, I'll sleep with you, okay..."

Sunny snorted and stood up:
"I'm going back to my room to get something. You can make yourselves at home." With that, she walked back to her bedroom.

As soon as she got back to the bedroom, Sunny immediately closed the door, lay down on the bed, took out her phone, and quickly opened her chat with Yoona:
[Yoona, stop pretending to be so mysterious! Was that Yoon in today's live stream?]

After sending the message, Sunny waited a while, and just when she thought Yoona wouldn't reply, her phone screen lit up.

Yoona: Mm.

Sunny looked at the brief reply, a sly smile playing on her lips, and continued typing:
[Since you sent me a gift, I'll send you a message, okay?]

[Yoona: What news?]

[Sunny: Taeyeon is sleeping at our house tonight, mischievous smile.jpg]

After sending the message, Sunny could almost picture Yoona's expression on the other end of the phone. Sure enough, the "typing..." indicator at the top of the chat window kept flashing.
There was still no reply. After Sunny had finished laughing, she stopped teasing Yoona and continued typing:

Don't worry! I let her sleep with me! *picking nose*

After a while, Yoona finally replied:
[Yoona: I understand. You guys should get some rest. Please take good care of Taeyeon, Sunny unnie.]

Sunny looked at the message, which was pretentious but probably actually made her grit her teeth, nodded in satisfaction, and replied with an "OK" emoji.

In the living room, just as Sunny entered the bedroom, Taeyeon's phone rang. She took it out and saw that it was Tiffany calling.

"Huh? Why does this top-ranked lady want to talk to me?" Taeyeon muttered as she answered the phone.

"Pani, what's wrong?"

Pani's enthusiastic voice came from the other end of the phone:
"Taeyeon! What are you doing? Come with me to Seungri's bar to hang out with Hyoyeon! She said she's DJing there tonight, and the atmosphere is super hype!"

"Mo?" Taeyeon looked up in surprise, instinctively glancing at Kang Cheol, and repeated:
"You want me to go with you to Lee Seung-ri's bar to hang out with Hyoyeon?"

Upon hearing the words "Lee Seungri Bar," Jiang Che frowned instantly. Without thinking, he immediately made a large "X" gesture towards Taeyeon and mouthed:
"Don't go!" Taeyeon received the signal and immediately said into the phone.
"Pani, I'm not going. You... you'd better not go either, that kind of place isn't safe."

"Huh? Why? Hyoyeon has been playing over there for a long time, it's fine!" Tiffany's tone was a little puzzled.

"Just don't go!" Taeyeon's tone was unusually firm.
"Be good, Pani!"

“…Nene, Arasso, if you don’t want to go, then you don’t have to go.” Pani reluctantly agreed and then hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Che immediately asked:

"Didn't you try to stop her before? Did Pani end up becoming a shareholder of that bar anyway?"

Taeyeon shook her head, a hint of worry on her face:
"Tiffany seems to have managed to dissuade them, and Yuri also seems to have listened and not gotten involved, but Hyoyeon... no matter how we try to persuade her, she won't listen. Not only did she invest money, but it seems she's also working part-time as a DJ there..."

Jiang Che sighed helplessly:
"Then let it go. You've done your best."

The two chatted for a while longer when Taeyeon's phone rang again; it was a message from Tiffany.

She clicked on it and her expression changed instantly—it was a selfie of Pani against the backdrop of a bar, with bright lights and a noisy atmosphere. Then a location address was sent!

"Ugh! That Tiffany!" Taeyeon was so angry she almost jumped up—she had just agreed so readily, but then she turned around and ran off:

"Is this child really that rebellious?"

He dialed a number, but no one answered for a long time.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Che noticed her pale face, leaned closer to look at his phone, and his brows furrowed. He hesitated for a moment, then said:
"I'll go check on the situation."

"You're going? Then I'll go with you."

Jiang Che shook his head and gently ruffled her hair.

"No need, it's more convenient for me to go alone. You stay at home, just tell Sunny later, and give me the car keys."

"Oh, did you drive, sir? What if we get caught?"

"It's okay, I can transform. If anything unexpected happens, I'll just turn into you."

“Okay, then I’ll send you the license plate number and the bar address.” Taeyeon said, handing over her car keys.

Jiang Che took the keys and nodded:
"Okay, I'll be right back." With that, he turned and left.

Sunny heard the door close and came out of the bedroom. She saw Taeyeon alone on the sofa playing on her phone and asked in confusion:

Where is Jiang Che?

Taeyeon sighed and explained:

“Pani went to Victory Bar for a drink. Jiang Che was worried and said he would go over to check on her.”

Sunny listened, looking completely bewildered.
“What’s there to worry about? Pani isn’t a child anymore, it’s just going to a bar… wait a minute,” she suddenly remembered something, her eyes turning mischievous:

"Could it be... that you're going to have another sister? You know, Tiffany seems to be a bit taller than you. Even though she doesn't have a waist, she has legs!"

"Hey! Lee Soon-kyu!" Taeyeon was so angry that she picked up a cushion and was about to throw it at her.
What are you thinking about all day long?!

Sunny laughed and dodged away, but when she saw that Taeyeon was really getting anxious, she stopped smiling.
"Just kidding. But why do we need to go check things out just to have a drink? Jiang Che and Pani probably haven't met them before, have they?"

Taeyeon hesitated for a moment, remembering Kang Cheol's previous instructions, and then whispered:

"It's not because of drinking... it's because of that bar. If you want to drink in the future, never go there. In short, never go to any of Lee Seung-ri's bars."

Seeing how serious Taeyeon was, Sunny nodded, though she still had some doubts.
"Okay, Arasso, I'm not going."

Meanwhile, Jiang Che, driving Taeyeon's car, quickly arrived near the famous bar based on the address she had sent him.
After parking his car, he looked at the dazzling neon sign in the distance and wondered how he could go inside to check things out.

Initially, he thought he could simply transform into Taeyeon's appearance, go inside and find Tiffany, and then see what happened as Taeyeon—simple and convenient.

But then he thought about it again and gave up the idea—using Taeyeon's image would be easier, but if they were photographed in such a troublesome place, it would definitely have a bad impact on Taeyeon.
"Forget it, I'll just stick to my own style." Jiang Che took a deep breath, straightened his clothes, and walked towards the bar entrance.

The security guard at the entrance only glanced at him before waving him through.

Upon entering the bar, deafening music mixed with the scents of perfume, alcohol, and hormones assaults the senses. Flashing lights cut through the dim space, and the dance floor is filled with swaying bodies and dazed eyes.

Jiang Che was momentarily dazed—heaven knows he hadn't set foot in a place like this since he transmigrated here! Now, being here, he felt a strange sense of familiarity, like a fish in water.

He quickly shook his head; now was not the time to reminisce. His gaze swept over the crowded people and booths; he needed to find that top-ranking lady first before worrying about anything else.

Jiang Che moved slowly along the edge, his gaze sweeping over one excited, writhing body after another. Before he could even see Pani, a figure in the center of the dance floor caught his eye.

Sherry?

At this moment, she was a completely different person from when she was in BJ. She danced wildly in the center of the dance floor, her long hair flying, her smile so bright it was almost flamboyant, as if she wanted to burn away all her life force at this moment.

Jiang Che was stunned for a moment, and thought to himself:
"Holy crap, could this woman actually have a second personality?"

He stopped searching for Pani and decided to observe Shirley first—the girl's current state was really worrying.

After watching for a short while, Shirley seemed to have gotten tired of dancing. She raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead, turned around and walked towards the booth in the corner. Jiang Che followed without making a sound, casually standing not far away, pretending to look for someone but actually paying attention to the situation in the booth.

As soon as Shirley sat down, a man in the booth pushed a brightly colored cocktail in front of her:

"See? I wasn't kidding, was it? Wasn't it exciting?"

She took the glass, but didn't drink it. She just stared blankly at the swirling liquid inside, murmuring:
"Exciting...yes, very exciting. You can forget everything else...I wish I could keep jumping like this forever."

Then, as if suddenly waking up, she put down her wine glass and stood up:

"I'm leaving." The man quickly stood up as well.
"Can I ask you to come out again next time?"

Sherry replied somewhat dismissively, "We'll see when the time comes."

"You're not going to ignore me like before, are you?"

She frowned, her tone distant:

"We had no relationship to begin with."

"Then drink this glass of wine before you leave, just to give me face."

Shirley glanced at the glass of wine and shook her head in refusal:
"I won't drink anymore, I'm leaving." With that, she grabbed her bag and turned to leave.

A flicker of displeasure crossed the man's face, and he quickly reached out and grabbed her wrist.

"Don't leave in a hurry!"

Her wrist was grabbed, and Shirley's face showed obvious disgust and panic as she tried to shake it off.

"let me go!"

Jiang Che was initially hesitant to pretend to be a waiter and go into the booth to find out what the relationship was between Shirley and this person because the music was too loud and he couldn't hear the conversation clearly.

Unexpectedly, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse—from Shirley taking the wine glass, putting it down, and grabbing her bag to leave, she was directly stopped.

Alright, case solved. Judging by this, they're definitely not friends.

Jiang Che stepped forward, walked to the booth, and said to the man, "Let go of my sister."

Only when they got closer could they see the other person's face clearly—good heavens, isn't this Cui Zi?
Choi Ja was taken aback by the sudden appearance of this person and looked at Shirley with a puzzled expression:
"Is this your oppa?"

Shirley also looked at Jiang Che. Although the man in front of her was handsome, she didn't recognize him at all. She panicked even more. Was she still in the frying pan, and now she was in the fire?
A flicker of fear crossed her eyes, and she struggled even harder.

Upon seeing Shirley's reaction, Cui Zi immediately understood, and chuckled at Jiang Che, his tone flippant:

"Hey buddy, are you trying to be a hero and save the damsel in distress?"

Looking at his sullen face, Jiang Che coldly replied:
"We're all seasoned foxes, what kind of ghost story are you trying to tell me?"

Cui Zi looked bewildered: "Huh? What do you mean?" Jiang Che took one look and realized, well, it turns out the other person's education level is insufficient; it's like talking to a brick wall.

He didn't bother with pleasantries, pointing directly to the untouched cocktail on the table and getting straight to the point:

Did you put something in that drink?

"Ashi? What are you saying! Don't make false accusations!" Cui Zi's expression changed instantly, his eyes showing some panic, and he unconsciously tightened his grip on Shirley's hand.

Sherry turned pale with fright upon hearing Jiang Che's words and struggled even more violently.

Seeing his reaction, Jiang Che felt even more confident; he really could be tricked into revealing something so easily.

He took out his phone, ready to make a call. Choi Ja thought he was going to call the police, and in a panic, she let go of Shirley and rushed over to grab the phone.

"Hey! You little rascal!"

Just as he lunged forward, Jiang Che's eyes sharpened. He sidestepped the hand that was grabbing him, and with lightning speed, he grabbed the wrist with his other hand, twisting and pressing it down in a clean and swift one-handed grappling move, causing Cui Zi to bend over and cry out in pain.

Still shaken after breaking free of her control, Shirley's first instinct upon seeing Choiza subdued was to escape this dangerous situation as quickly as possible.
Seeing that she was about to run away, Jiang Che quickly grabbed Cui Zi and stepped aside to block her way, speaking as gently as possible:
"Wait a minute, come with me!"

Cui Zi stumbled as he was pulled, yelling, "Ah! Damn it! Let go! It's going to break!"

Shirley was blocked in her way. Looking at Jiang Che's face, if she had been half-believing Jiang Che was a bad guy just now, she was now 100% certain that he was.

Has he subdued Cui Zi and is now going to attack her? The fear in her eyes intensified; she felt incredibly unlucky today and knew she shouldn't have gone out.

Jiang Che saw her expression and knew she must have misunderstood. He was both amused and exasperated, and quickly showed her his phone screen—the contact name on the screen was Taeyeon.

Shirley was stunned when she saw the name. She looked at Jiang Che with suspicion and uncertainty, then looked at her phone screen.

(End of this chapter)