Peninsula: My cheat code is unscientific

Chapter 69 Yoona's Rampage
When Jiang Che finally found his way back to Lin Yun'er's upscale apartment, he opened the door and returned to this safe house. He breathed a sigh of relief and almost collapsed on the sofa. It felt like two years had passed even though he had only been gone for two days.

Hearing the noise, Lim Yoona came out of her room, still wearing her pajamas. When she saw Kang Cheol, the corners of her mouth slightly turned up. She crossed her arms, leaned against the door frame, and tried her best to sound calm:
"You're back? Was the journey smooth?"

He paused for a moment, then couldn't help but ask, his brow furrowed:

"What is that important, complex matter you mentioned that involves emotions and ethics...?"

Jiang Che spoke cautiously from the sofa:

"Well... it's a long story, and the situation is a bit complicated. Right now, I have two pieces of good news and two pieces of bad news. Which would you like to hear first...?"

Yoona answered without hesitation:
"Bad news"

Whether she knew the good news or not didn't matter, but she absolutely had to know the bad news; she wanted to see just how much trouble Jiang Che had gotten into this time.

Jiang Che completely ignored Yoona, as if he hadn't heard what she said, and spoke rapidly:

"Okay! Let's start with the good news! The first piece of good news is that the RM Macau special was a complete success, and the ratings should be off the charts—and I, the embodiment of wisdom and courage, will be the highlight of the entire show!"
He paused, observing Yoona's expression. Seeing that her brows relaxed slightly, he quickly pressed his advantage:
"The second piece of good news is about Sunny unnie. Although she's acting a bit strangely, her strangeness... well, anyway, it's not directed at me. She still firmly believes that I'm Yoona, and she didn't even suspect that I'm a secondary personality!"

Hearing this, Yoona did breathe a sigh of relief; managing to fool Sunny unnie was already quite an achievement. But then she suddenly realized something was amiss and frowned, saying:

"Hey, did I give you a choice? Didn't I say I'd hear the bad news first?"

"Oh, don't rush things. Only when you're in a good mood after hearing good news can you handle the impact of bad news. This is a conversation technique I've uniquely developed..."

Jiang Che grinned, then his expression became a little awkward:
"Well... the first piece of bad news is... Taeyeon unnie... it seems, maybe... you understand?"

Yoona: "...??"

She didn't quite grasp it at first, her face filled with confusion at being spoken to.

Seeing that she didn't understand, Jiang Che decided to just go for it:
"It's...that...she seems, probably, might be..."

After saying that, he quickly closed his eyes, preparing to face the storm.

Yoona: "...??"

Yoona's expression froze instantly, going from confusion to shock, and then to disbelief, as if she had heard something unbelievable.

He stood there stunned for a full five seconds before suddenly gasping for breath, his voice cracking:

"What?! What did you say?! Taeyeon unnie?! Only two days? How did you do that? Did you cast a spell on her?!"

Jiang Che felt a little embarrassed by her gaze and scratched his face.

"Hey... I didn't do anything... Maybe I just... jumped with her during the bungee jump, said a few words of encouragement? Then we had a few drinks and chatted about life? I'm really confused about it..."

"Hey, you're kidding me!"

Yoona finally snapped out of her shock, instantly bristling with rage. She rushed over, grabbed a cushion from the sofa, and started throwing it at Jiang Che.

"You think I'm praising you? 'Heh heh'?! I'll teach you a lesson you won't forget! You troublemaker! Jiang Che, I'm going to fight you to the death today, damn it!" Seeing the situation was turning against him, Jiang Che hurriedly tried to explain while dodging.

"Don't worry, don't worry, I don't like you."

Yoona got even angrier when she heard that:

“I’ve been her teammate for almost ten years, and our relationship has always been perfectly normal and completely innocent. You’re just stirring things up right from the start!”

"Shouldn't you reflect on your own problems? You're supposed to be the face of the business, aren't you?"

Yoona hit even harder after hearing this:
"Hey, am I even discussing this with you right now?! I'm telling you you're the face of the business! The face of the business!"

Seeing the situation spiraling out of control, Jiang Che simply shouted:
"Wait! There's more bad news! If you don't want to hear it all, then we'll just fight it all at once, so you don't have to do it in two separate sessions."

"Say!"

Jiang Che spoke very quickly:
"Well... Sunny unnie has strong observation skills, but it seems like she's gone astray in her skill tree... She didn't notice my abnormality, but she did notice Taeyeon unnie's abnormality, and then she concluded—you know what I mean! Last night she almost had a clash of Conqueror's Haki with Taeyeon unnie in my room."

"..." Yoona's hand, which was holding a cushion, froze in mid-air. The expression on her face gradually shifted from anger to confusion, and then to despair.
She only asked Jiang Che to cover her shift, so how did things turn out like this?

Overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information, she felt like her CPU was about to overheat. She started trying to pinpoint the problem, and two seconds later, she decisively concluded—indeed, the root of the problem wasn't her, which meant the mistake wasn't hers either, but rather…

Thinking of this, Yoona completely lost it, waving her pillow and launching another fierce attack.
Jiang Che dodged nimbly while crying out in grievance:

"Hey! Be reasonable, Yoona! Didn't you say before that you wouldn't beat me up as long as I didn't cause any major trouble?"

The cushions in Yoona's hands fell like raindrops; they didn't hurt, but their force was astonishing.
"You've really stirred up trouble! You're such a freak, you should honestly confess, were you a cheerleader for others in your past life?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Che froze, inwardly cursing:

"I'm afraid I'll turn back into my original form and scare you to death, so keep it up!"

But he still quickly defended himself:

"I told you before I wasn't going! You forced me to go! How can you blame me entirely? Besides, I don't think I did anything wrong!"
It was just a normal recording of the show, with me occasionally looking out for my teammates. Who knew your team leader had such a... interesting inner world!

"You managed to make Taeyeon unnie look like that without doing anything? If you really did something, were you trying to fly to the moon? And you're still recording a show normally? What kind of show are you recording? I don't believe you for a second!"

Yoona wouldn't listen to his explanation at all, and chased him all over the living room, instantly turning into a scene from Fast and Furious.

After struggling for several minutes, Yoona was probably tired of hitting him, or perhaps she realized that hitting him to death wouldn't solve the problem. She finally stopped, panting, threw the pillow aside, and said irritably:
"Alright! Stop running around! Come here and sit down! Tell me the whole story in detail, word for word! Start from the beginning! Begin when you met Taeyeon unnie!"

Jiang Che breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she had finally calmed down. After sitting down, he thought for a moment and concealed the two secrets: Taeyeon taking the initiative to kiss him and his ability to turn back into his original form. As for Lee Seung-ji from that morning, he thought for a moment and didn't mention it.

　Wow, a lot of things have changed since the review process started, but everyone should still keep reading...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)