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Chapter 80 Yoona is going to go Alpha.

Initially, at Taeyeon's birthday party, seeing another version of myself on stage filled me with indescribable horror and absurdity;
They dragged him home and interrogated him, and he tried so hard to remain calm.

He came out naked after taking a shower, and when I caught him red-handed, he had that smug "We're all women, what's there to be afraid of?" expression.

The meals he prepared every day, with different variations, made her complain but couldn't help looking forward to them.
When she had menstrual cramps, he carried her back to bed without saying a word and handed her a heat pack and painkillers;

During the two days he went to Macau, the apartment suddenly became empty and quiet, which made her feel a little uncomfortable. Even when he reported his itinerary and heard Taeyeon unnie knock on the door, she felt a pang of bitterness in her heart.
And... the inexplicable irritation and annoyance that welled up when I saw him chatting so enthusiastically with Taeyeon on his phone. And then there was that last time at my father's house, when he so earnestly praised himself as a very, very good person...

The song continued, and the faint sadness and lyrics that seemed to foreshadow parting brought a sudden pang of sadness to her nose.

Will he leave? Just as suddenly as he arrived, will he suddenly disappear one day? Go back to his world? This thought barged in without warning, making her heart feel as if it had been gripped tightly.

She looked at Jiang Che, who was still playing and singing, and her vision began to blur. She quickly blinked, but felt her eyes getting hot.

The song quickly came to an end. The last line of lyrics faded into the air. He looked up, seemingly a little embarrassed, and touched his nose.
"Cough... How are you? Are you alright? Actually, it was quite scary when I first came to this world."

I've inexplicably changed, I'm all alone, I have nothing... I'm truly grateful that you didn't send me for autopsy and that you took me in.

Then he put down his guitar and said casually:
"I don't know what's wrong with me. Maybe one day I'll fall asleep, close my eyes, and open them again, and I'll be back to where I was? It's like having a really ridiculous dream... but,"

He paused, looked intently at Yoona, and continued:
Even if I suddenly go back someday, I will always remember these days, remember the food you cooked... Annie, it's the way you looked when you ate.

I remember the way you hit me, I remember how you were clearly worried but stubbornly refused to admit it, and I remember how kind you were to take me in… Anyway, I will remember everything.”

"This song is for you, and I hope you can remember me... Hmm... Never mind, it's okay if you really forget me."

After saying that, he put down his guitar, rummaged through the bag again, took out a beautifully packaged box, and handed it to Yoona.

Yoona took it, opened it, and saw a cute little deer doll inside, with a delicate five-pointed star necklace around its neck.

“Hey, this,” Jiang Che pointed to the necklace:

"I bought it in Macau with the pocket money you transferred to me before! Look, it's a deer, it's you, and a five-pointed star, um... it probably represents that I come from another world, it's just a keepsake."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Yoona pursing her lips, her eyes red-rimmed, a layer of moisture quickly condensing, and tears about to roll down her cheeks.

He felt a pang of panic, then abruptly changed the subject:
"Hey, look, I've sung a song, given gifts, and shown my sincerity... How about the investment we talked about before... how about I give you a hundred or two hundred million? I guarantee it will double! I'll give you half of it! Pretty generous, right?"

Yoona's tears, which were about to fall, were choked back by his sudden turn of events. She lowered her head and pinched the cool star pendant on the deer doll's neck, feeling both amused and exasperated.

The emotion and sadness she felt just moments before vanished instantly. She looked up, her eyes still slightly red, her heart melting completely, but her words were anything but polite:
"Dream on! Impossible! Forget about it!"
She carefully held the deer doll in her arms, secretly thinking to herself:
'We absolutely cannot give him money. What if he really gets rich off this, buys the island, and runs away?' —Let's just say it's her selfish wish; yes, absolutely not.

Jiang Che had only made up an excuse, but seeing her immediate refusal, he couldn't help but speak up:

"Really not enough? I've already busked, I don't need much, one or two hundred million is fine..."

Yoona didn't respond to him, but her tone suddenly became unusually serious:

"Jiang Che."

"Huh?" Jiang Che was a little nervous at her sudden formality. "You're not allowed to sing this song to anyone else from now on, not a single person—not even Taeyeon unnie, promise me."

Jiang Che was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously:
"Of course, of course! It was originally written for you," he silently added in his mind: Besides, this is originally your song...

Yoona looked at his obediently nodding face, and tightened her grip on the deer plushie, as if she had made a decision.

She gently bit her lip, her voice suddenly lowering, tinged with shyness:
"Um... Jiang Che"

"Oh? I'm here! You changed your mind? How much are you going to invest? Too much won't do."

Yoona resisted the urge to roll her eyes, her gaze drifting elsewhere, her tone a little unnatural:
"I...I can't give you money..."

"Oh……"

"But I can give you... another gift."

"Other gifts?" Jiang Che was taken aback, a little confused.

Yoona didn't answer. She simply stood up, walked step by step to Jiang Che, who was sitting on the floor, took a deep breath, her heart pounding so hard it felt like it would leap out of her chest, bent down, and spoke as softly as a feather:
"You... close your eyes first."

Jiang Che looked up at Lin Yoona, who was standing in front of him with slightly flushed cheeks, and his mind was momentarily blank.

"Close your eyes? Why should you close them?"

"Ugh!" Yoona stomped her foot in exasperation at his oblivious attitude, almost losing all the courage she had just mustered.

She leaned forward a little closer, the faint glow of fireflies dancing in her clear eyes, and said in a firm tone:
"Just close your eyes when I tell you to! Why ask so many questions!"

Jiang Che's heart skipped a beat when he saw her like this.

Close your eyes?

The process... the atmosphere... the way it looks...

His hair stood on end instantly, and he shook his head like a rattle-drum:
"Wait! Yoona-ssi! Ms. Lim Yoona! This...is this gift proper...you're not going to kiss me, are you?"

Yoona hadn't expected him to guess so directly, and her cheeks flushed even hotter. Her eyes darted away in a flustered manner, but she refused to admit defeat.

"...Mind your own business! Just shut your eyes when I tell you to!"

This reaction basically confirmed Jiang Che's guess.

Jiang Che suddenly felt overwhelmed. He jerked back, instinctively making an X with his hands in front of his chest, his expression one of terror as if he'd seen a ghost.
"NO! STOP! Damn! Absolutely not! This is really not going to work!"

This was the first time Venus Yoona had ever offered a kiss, and she was so decisively rejected. When had Yoona ever suffered such humiliation?

(End of this chapter)