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Chapter 78 The Cabbage

When Yoona returned home after finishing all her schedule that evening, she saw that Kang Cheol was still in a strange standby state. She couldn't help but wonder if he hadn't even gone to the bathroom, and couldn't help but urge him:
"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and transform! Do you want me to recite a spell for you?"

Jiang Che took a deep breath, focused his mind, and the exquisite face that belonged to Kim Tae-yeon appeared in front of Yoona.

Yoona looked at Kang Cheol, who was wearing Taeyeon's face, and her expression was complicated for a moment before she returned to normal, carefully examined him, and nodded.

"Hmm, not bad. Remember, from now on, you are Girls' Generation's leader, Kim Taeyeon. You don't talk much and are a little shy, so please don't show that silly smile of yours. Just... imitate Taeyeon unnie's usual smile."

Nod, smile, and say "yes," "thank you," and "it's delicious," okay?
"Understood, understood," Jiang Che nodded nervously.
"Let's go." Yoona took a deep breath, as if she were going to war, and led him out the door.

They remained silent the entire way. Only when they stood at their own front door did Yoona give Jiang Che another warning glare before taking out her keys to open the door.

Mr. Lin happened to be in the living room. When he saw his daughter return, a smile immediately spread across his face.

"Our Yoona is back..." Before the words were finished, she saw the petite figure behind her daughter and paused for a moment.

"Huh? Taeyeon's here too?"

Yoona reacted very quickly, explaining with a prepared excuse while changing her shoes:
"Ah, yes, Dad. Taeyeon unnie happened to be free today, so I invited her to come over for dinner. It's more fun with more people!"

Although Lin's father was a little surprised, he was still very happy:
"Okay, okay, come quick, it's almost time to eat."

Jiang Che felt inexplicably nervous and quickly greeted them:

"Annyeonghaseyo..."

Stepping into the living room, Jiang Che curiously looked around the home that had raised Yoon-ah—warm, clean, and full of life.

Then we saw Yoona's older sister, Lim Yoon-jin, wearing an apron, peeking out of the kitchen and greeting Kang Cheol with a smile.

Jiang Che quickly continued to greet him.
Yoona responded with a smile, her gaze lingering on Kang Cheol for a few more seconds. She wondered if Taeyeon seemed a little strange today. But she didn't think much of it and went back to the kitchen to get busy after saying hello.

Afterwards, Lin's father and Yun'er talked in the living room, while a delicious aroma wafted from the kitchen. Jiang Che sat on the sofa, feeling a little awkward, as if he should do something instead of just sitting there waiting to be fed.

So, he slowly crept to the kitchen doorway and spoke to Yoona, who was busy inside:

"Um... Unnie, is there anything I can help you with? I... I can help too!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Jiang Che realized—Kim Tae-yeon was a complete novice in the kitchen, and his words were like a self-destructing truck!

Upon hearing this, Lim Yoona, who had been keeping a close eye on Jiang Che, immediately raised her hand to cover half of her face, but then forced a laugh and said:

"Hehe... Taeyeon unnie, you're such a joker... Today is my birthday, how could I let you do it... Unnie, you should just sit and rest, come here..."

As she spoke, she went over and pulled Jiang Che back onto the sofa.

Lin Yunzhen was stunned for a moment, then chuckled, looking at the scene with surprise:
"Yeah, Taeyeon, just sit still, dinner will be served soon."

Lin's father nodded in agreement:
"Taeyeon, you're a guest, just sit and rest."

Jiang Che was pulled so hard he stumbled, then obediently sat back on the sofa and began to pretend to be introverted.

The atmosphere at dinner was much more relaxed than Jiang Che had expected. Yoona kept serving him food, and Mr. Lin was very gentle and talkative. With Yoona skillfully handling things on the side, Jiang Che only needed to play the role of a quiet, polite Kim Tae-yeon who occasionally smiled and nodded.

The dishes on the table were plentiful and full of the taste of home. As Jiang Che ate, his tense nerves relaxed a little.

After a few rounds of drinks, Mr. Lin's face flushed slightly, and he became more talkative. He chuckled and poured himself another glass, then looked lovingly at Yoona beside him:

"In the blink of an eye, our Yoona has grown up so much... Time really flies."

Yoona smiled and placed a piece of meat on her father's plate:
"Dad, you've had too much to drink."

"Nothing much, nothing much." Lin's father waved his hand, his gaze shifting to Jiang Che opposite him, his tone becoming even gentler:

"Taeyeon..."

Jiang Che jolted awake, immediately put down his chopsticks, and sat up straight, like a primary school student being called on by the teacher:

"Inside!"

This overly nervous reaction made Lin Yunzhen, who was standing next to him, smile slightly. Yoona then gently kicked him under the table, signaling him to relax.

Lin's father didn't seem to care much, only sighing:

"Our Yoona is well taken care of by you, the leader, both at the company and in the group. She can be quite impulsive and has a lot of ideas, which must have caused you a lot of trouble, right?"
"You've worked so hard, it's so great to have such a wonderful captain like you."

Hearing this, Yoona also looked at Jiang Cheol with a hint of curiosity in her eyes, wanting to see how he would respond.

For some reason, looking at the sincere gratitude in Lin's father's eyes, and thinking about how Yoona, despite her sharp tongue and tendency to get angry easily, had truly provided him with a refuge during this time, I realized that...

Thinking of this, Jiang Che quickly waved his hand, his expression unusually serious, and said:
"No, it's not like that. It's really great that I met Yoona. I'm so, so grateful to have met Yoona."

He paused, then continued earnestly:

"Yoona... has a great personality, is very kind, and is also very strong. She may seem like she needs to be taken care of, but actually, most of the time, she's the one taking care of others."

She really is...a very, very good person.

These words came from the bottom of his heart. Various scenes from his transmigration flashed through his mind—from the very beginning when Yoona was clearly also very scared, but she didn't actually send him for dissection, but instead took him in;

Later, when he had problems, Yoona took care of him. After he caused trouble by speaking four languages ​​on the radio, Yoona didn't scold him too much or kick him out. She just gave him a few light taps and then quietly worked hard to practice tongue twisters.
When he returned to Macau, he only said he wanted to play for a day, so he asked him if he needed living expenses. Although he stubbornly told him to go rob someone, he eventually transferred 2 million.

Even when he was liked by Taeyeon because he had Yoona's face, she didn't really care;

In the end, just because he said he wanted to participate, she actually brought him directly to her home.

There was silence at the dinner table for a few seconds.

Lin's father froze. His drunken smile vanished, and a strange glint flashed in his eyes. He looked at Jiang Che, whose face was utterly sincere, then at his daughter, whose eyes had suddenly begun to dart around and whose ears were turning red…

An extremely abrupt thought inexplicably popped into my mind:
'This feels...so much like a pig visiting a neighbor's house for the first time, awkwardly praising their cabbage, but its ultimate goal—is actually just to rob the cabbage?'

(End of this chapter)