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Chapter 20 Blue Dragon Film Queen Lim Yoon-a

He picked up his phone, his fingers flying across the keyboard, and dialed Yoona's number.

The call was answered almost instantly.

"Hello?!" Yoona's voice was tense:

"She's gone?!"

"Let's go!! Yoona, you can go home now! Repeat, you can go home now! Over!" Jiang Che started being cheeky again.

Hearing Jiang Che's familiar tone, there was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, followed by Yoona's laughter:
"Jiang Che, how dare you overstep your bounds?! What exactly happened last night?"

Why did Taeyeon unnie suddenly come?! And how is she? Did you find anything wrong?! Did nothing happen when you got her drunk?! Questions came one after another.

Jiang Che: "Oh dear, it's a long story!"

Yoona was waiting for Kang Cheol to continue, but then there was silence? Yoona checked her phone; the call was still going smoothly, and her face immediately darkened.

"Jiang Che, are you seriously ill? It's a long story, so you're not going to tell me, are you?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Che realized it was the same familiar recipe:

"Ahem, Taeyeon was just passing by and missed you, so she came straight upstairs since she couldn't get through on the phone! How are you feeling? You might not have been feeling too well before you came yesterday, but you're feeling much better today!"

He ate the breakfast I made with love and left looking radiant! As for the alcohol, nothing happened! Everything else was fine too!

"Really?" Yoona asked, still somewhat doubtful.
"Are you sure she doesn't think you... are weird?" That's what she's most worried about.

"Strange? What's strange about it!" Jiang Che said matter-of-factly.
"I acted perfectly normal! Yoona! Taeyeon was overjoyed and even asked to come again next time!"

Yoona: "Next time?... Kang Cheol! You!"

"Relax, relax! We'll talk when you get back!" Jiang Che quickly hung up the phone before Yoona could explode.

On the other side, Kim Tae-yeon, wearing a mask and hat, walked alone on her way back to her apartment.

The Seoul morning sun warmed her all over, and she felt a lot less worried.
Thinking of Yoona secretly making a promise to keep the investment a secret while holding her pinky finger, and that silly smile she had this morning, she couldn't help but laugh, as if she were seeing Yoona when she first debuted:
"And Yoona's sandwiches and porridge are so delicious!? And that song, did she really secretly learn it?"

He shook his head, deciding to visit Yoona again next time. Then he took out his phone to contact his manager, and found a number in his call log.

Time: Last night.

Caller: Yoona.

Kim Tae-yeon stopped abruptly, as if she had been frozen in place.

Last night...? Wasn't Yoona right next to me last night? How could she have called me at the same time?!
She remembered drinking and singing with herself in the living room, comforting herself, and then... Yoona called? Thinking of this, Kim Tae-yeon's pupils dilated slightly.

Yoona reacted strongly, saying it was a scam call, and even snatched the phone and hung up...

She subconsciously rubbed her temples.

And this morning, Yoona's silly smile, and that inexplicably kind unnie...

"Ugh..." Kim Tae-yeon cursed under her breath, feeling like she was about to grow a brain.

She scratched her head in frustration; it was so itchy.

No, this feeling is too unpleasant; I have to figure this out immediately! She took a deep breath and finally dialed back.
On the other side, Yoona had just been hung up on by Kang Cheol and was gritting her teeth, preparing to go back and deal with this audacious guy, when her phone rang again. She looked at the caller ID—"Taeyeon unnie."

Yoona's heart leaped into her throat. She took a deep breath and answered the phone in her most natural voice:
"Hey? Unnie? What's wrong? Did you leave something behind?"

“Ani-ah…” Taeyeon asked casually.

"Yoona, it's just... I suddenly remembered, didn't you call me last night?"

It's here! Yoona felt the hairs on the back of her neck stand on end. Her mind raced. What did Jiang Che say last night?! She tried to remain calm, and said in a slightly surprised tone:

"Ah! Yes! It happened! Unnie, you just noticed?"

"Huh? You really hit him?" Taeyeon's voice was tense.

"Of course I fought!" Yoona said decisively, her brain practically exploding with rage.

"Yesterday, well... we were drinking together! Later, you were a little drunk, right? Then your phone rang and I saw it was you calling me. I thought I'd encountered a paranormal event, so I quickly hung up."

"I only realized later that I had accidentally touched the phone." She spoke quickly, throwing out the key points of the paranormal event, hanging up quickly, and accidentally touching it, while also pinning the blame for "drinking too much" on Taeyeon, who was not in a good state of mind at the time.

There was silence on the other end of the phone; Yoona didn't dare to breathe.

Kim Tae-yeon gripped her phone, her brow furrowed: What Yoona said... seems... to make sense? She did drink too much last night, and after giving her the bank card, she drifted off to sleep, her memories fragmented.

It does seem like Yoona hung up the phone, so the later scam call was just a dream?
Could it be... that I really drank myself into oblivion? Kim Tae-yeon rubbed her increasingly itchy head, sinking into deep self-doubt.

"Oh...I see." Taeyeon's voice sounded a little unsteady.

"Alas...maybe I'm mistaken. Yesterday...I was indeed a little...dazed from drinking."

She tried to suppress the jumbled thoughts in her mind.

"Unnie~ Don't drink so much next time, look at your memory!" Yoona seized the opportunity to turn the tables.

"Mmm, I understand," Taeyeon mumbled, feeling even more confused.

"Well... I'll hang up now. Yoona, you should get some rest."

"Yes! Be careful on the road, unnie!" Yoona said in her sweetest voice, and almost immediately pressed the hang-up button.

The moment the call ended, Yoona gasped for breath: She managed to fool everyone like that? Was her acting really that good?! She truly deserved the title of Blue Dragon Film Award winner!

After calming down, Yoona was still furious. "It's true that I called Taeyeon unnie first, but I definitely can't take the blame for this!!"

The problem is that Jiang Che didn't tell me what excuse he used to hang up the phone yesterday!!!

She was ready to settle accounts with the culprit, her anger palpable. Meanwhile, Jiang Che, nestled on the sofa, was completely oblivious to the impending storm, still lost in his dream of becoming a self-made millionaire.

A soft "click" came from the apartment door lock.

Jiang Che, still curled up on the sofa, was grinning foolishly at the Bitcoin chart on his phone screen. He didn't even look up when he heard the door open.

"Hey! You're back? Welcome home!!"

Standing in the entryway, Yoona thought about how she had just been outmaneuvering Taeyeon on the phone while this idiot was acting like a fool at home. A surge of anger rose within her, and a sinister smile crept across her face.

(End of this chapter)