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Chapter 83 The Neighborhood Duo (It will be available tomorrow, everyone!)

"Hey! Jiang Che! So how did you transform the first time?!"

Seeing Yoona's expression, Jiang Che decisively chose to confess and receive leniency:

"It was in Macau last time, when Taeyeon got drunk... She just pounced on me, and I dodged, but I still got some on my lips. And then... I suddenly turned back into a guy..."

As Yoona listened, she felt inexplicably uneasy.

'So... even back then, Taeyeon unnie, even though she thought Kang Cheol was just her alternate personality, she still went this far...? She was that proactive? She lost...'

"Pah!" She quickly shook her head, shaking off this strange competitive spirit and comparative mentality from her mind. Now was not the time to think about this!
"So...Taeyeon unnie knows you can turn into a boy?"

"They probably don't know." Jiang Che shook his head firmly.

"She was groggy the next day, as if she didn't remember anything at all, probably thinking it was just a dream. Should we tell her?"

Upon hearing this, Yoona almost instinctively looked up and carefully examined Jiang Che's now sharply defined face. He was almost too handsome, especially with that indescribable aura...

This look, this vibe, it's practically a perfect match for Taeyeon unnie's aesthetic! If she knew, she'd either faint from fright or pounce on him.

"No way!" Yoona immediately objected.
"We absolutely can't tell her now! Suddenly telling her something so terrifying will scare her to death! Let's wait until the time is right!"

Jiang Che looked at Yoon-ah's face, seemed to understand something, and nodded knowingly:
"Okay, whatever you say."

Yoona felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze, as if he had seen through her little thoughts, so she quickly changed the subject:

"From now on, you're not allowed to look like me, Taeyeon unnie, or Sunny unnie at home anymore! You can... just look like yourself! But! You have to be properly dressed! No disheveled clothes, and no streaking! Do you hear me!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Che's eyes immediately lit up:

"Really? That's great! I can finally stand up and go up..."

He stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence, coughing awkwardly twice:
"...Ahem, I mean, I'm finally not so awkward anymore. But... I don't have any clothes, and I've run out of money."

Yoona only then remembered this and sighed:
"Tomorrow... I'll try to buy you a few sets of men's clothes tomorrow."

"Yoona, you're such a good person."

Yoona ignored his antics and pointed to the still-glowing glass bottles on the ground:

"Then... what should we do with these fireflies? We can't just keep them in the living room, can we?"

Jiang Che also looked at those little lives, thought for a moment, and a gentle look appeared on his face.

He walked over and carefully put the glass bottles back into the slightly incongruous urea bag, then easily hoisted the bag onto his shoulder.

He flashed a bright smile at Yoona, as sincere as when he was singing and playing the guitar, but with a different face, he appeared even more dazzling:
"Let's go down and release them."

Yoona looked at the guy in front of her, wearing a bathrobe and carrying a bag of urea on his shoulder, and couldn't help but facepalm. If it weren't for his face,

Anyone who sees it for the first time would probably think it escaped from a mental hospital.

She said in an annoyed tone:

"Are you really going to wear this? Shouldn't we wait until tomorrow when we have more clothes? I'm worried that if I get photographed, tomorrow will be 'Yoona's Late Night Rendezvous with Boyfriend'."

But as soon as the words left his mouth, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "...How long can these fireflies live?"

Jiang Che looked down at himself—the bathrobe was tied quite securely, but his lower body always felt cool and a bit drafty.

"Uh, fireflies... The seller said they usually live for three to seven days. I've had them for three days now, but I don't know how many days they were with the seller, so it's hard to say exactly how much longer they can live."

He paused, then lowered his voice: "I just wanted to give you a surprise; I didn't intend to keep them locked up forever."

Upon hearing this, Yoona paused for a moment, sighed, as if she had made a decision, and turned to walk into the dressing room.
A short while later, she returned with two hats and two masks. She skillfully put on one set herself and handed him the other.
"Put it on."

Jiang Che took the celebrity-style outfit, pulled down the hat, pulled down the mask, and with the bathrobe and urea bag... well, he looked even more like a suspicious person.

"Let's go, it's late and there aren't many people around, let's hurry down and release them." Yoona said, and took the lead towards the door.

Jiang Che shouldered the urea bag and only realized he didn't have any slippers to wear when he reached the door. After hesitating for a moment, he could only pick out a pair of the most inconspicuous-looking women's slippers, shuffling along with them.

And so, in the dead of night, an extremely eerie scene unfolded in the apartment building hallway—a tall man, dressed in a bathrobe and women's slippers, his face completely covered, carrying a bulging bag of urea on his shoulder.
A faint light even shone from the bag. Beside him was a slender girl, her face also obscured, who was looking around warily as she walked.

Fortunately, it was already late at night and the hallway was empty, so the two quickly stepped into the elevator.

"Ding--"

The elevator slowly descended.

Jiang Che's voice, though masked, carried a hint of barely suppressed excitement:

"To be honest, this is the first time I've ever gone out dressed like this. It feels like... well, my field of vision seems to be higher."

As he spoke, he deliberately turned his head to the side, his gaze passing over the top of Yoona's head.

Yoona immediately felt that the gaze was very impolite, so she unceremoniously lowered her head and glanced at the mismatched women's slippers on his feet—their main purpose was to hurt each other.

Just as the two were playing a staring contest, the elevator suddenly stopped with a "ding" on a certain floor.

Jiang Che and Yoona both stiffened at the same time, instantly abandoning their joking expressions and holding their breath in unison.

The elevator door slowly opened.

Outside the door stood a girl, also "fully armed"—her hat pulled low, her mask covering most of her face, her head bowed, dragging a suitcase in one hand, and holding her phone to her ear in the other, whispering on the phone.

"Yes, yes, Arasso, Arasso, unnie... I'm already in the elevator, I'll be there soon, don't rush me..."

As she spoke, she subconsciously stepped into the elevator.

Then--

"What?!?!"

A suppressed gasp suddenly rang out!

The girl was so startled that she jumped back, nearly tripping over her suitcase and almost dropping her phone.

She stared in horror at the scene inside the elevator—a tall man wearing a bathrobe, his face covered, carrying a urea bag on his shoulder, the contents of which were unknown!
This scene is incredibly shocking—a murderer? Is that a corpse in the bag? A sasaeng fan? Or… a robbery?
　It's confirmed to be available tomorrow, everyone!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)