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Chapter 93 Taeyeon Needs to Get Smarter

Jiang Che looked at the seemingly thinner squad leader in front of him, his heart filled with mixed emotions. What a pleasant surprise! The person in question was still hiding in his bedroom. But he still managed a smile:

"Unnie? What brings you here? Come in quickly."

Taeyeon seemed a little absent-minded. After entering the living room, her eyes subconsciously scanned the surroundings. When her gaze swept over the dining table, it suddenly stopped—two sets of bowls and chopsticks were placed there gleamingly.

Her face paled almost imperceptibly, and her already forced smile became even more strained. The courage she had mustered vanished the moment she saw the two sets of bowls and chopsticks, like a balloon punctured by a needle.

Overwhelmed with sorrow, she had always thought that Yoona's main personality had someone she liked, but now it seemed that the alternate personality was also aware of it, and might even have... eaten together?

An indescribable bitterness and grievance welled up inside her, making it almost impossible for her to breathe. She didn't want to ask anything else now; she just wanted to know who that person was.

"Unnie? Have a seat."

Jiang Che's voice brought her back to her senses.

Taeyeon sat down on the sofa as instructed, her fingers nervously twisting together, deciding to get straight to the point:

"Yoona...who were you having dinner with just now?"

Jiang Che's heart skipped a beat, but he chuckled awkwardly:

"Ah, a friend, just left not long ago." Then, attempting to change the subject:

"Unnie, you've come at the perfect time! We were just talking about your solo performance, it's so..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yoona, who was hiding in her bedroom, probably getting impatient, sent a text message to inquire:
What's up, Taeyeon unnie?

The vibration of the phone and the lit screen interrupted Jiang Che's words.

Taeyeon's gaze fell on the lit screen. Although she couldn't see the content clearly, her eyes dimmed a little.

Jiang Che awkwardly picked up his phone, glanced at it quickly, and replied:
[Not said yet]

Then he quickly placed the phone face down on the sofa.

In the bedroom, Yoona looked at the text message, pouted, and replied: 【Oh】

And then nothing happened.

Jiang Che observed Taeyeon's expression and tentatively asked:
"Taeyeon unnie, is there something urgent that made you come here so suddenly?" Taeyeon remained silent.

He had no choice but to ask again, "Would you like something to eat?"

Taeyeon nodded silently, then got up and walked to the dining table.

"I'll get you a new pair of chopsticks."

Taeyeon's gaze swept over the two pairs of chopsticks on the table, and she asked softly:
Which pair are yours?

Jiang Che was confused and subconsciously pointed to one of the pairs.

He then thought, "Why not just keep getting them drunk? Everything's easier when they're drunk." So he asked:

"Taeyeon unnie, would you like some wine?"

Taeyeon nodded, picked up the pair of chopsticks that Kang Cheol had just pointed to, and put a bite of food into her mouth.

The chewing motion suddenly stopped—the food was still warm.

This means that friend has only recently left, or perhaps... hasn't left yet?

Her heart sank suddenly; a certain suspicion almost made her unable to think. But she didn't say anything, only silently put down her chopsticks and whispered:

"I don't want to drink anymore."

Jiang Che stared blankly as Taeyeon used the chopsticks he had just used, then heard her suddenly say she wasn't going to drink anymore, and inwardly groaned.

It's so awkward to just sit here without drinking, isn't it? Besides, this woman clearly has something on her mind, and she won't say anything when asked.

The two chatted about some trivial and innocuous things, mostly Kang Cheol trying to make conversation, while Taeyeon just responded absentmindedly.

Jiang Che's phone vibrated again. He took it out and saw it was a distress text message from Yoona:

I need to use the restroom. When is Taeyeon unnie leaving?

Jiang Che was at his wit's end, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask Taeyeon:
"Unnie, um... it's getting late, how are you getting home tonight? Is your manager unnie picking you up?"

Upon hearing this, Taeyeon looked at him abruptly, her eyes filled with disbelief and hurt.

Are you... trying to get rid of me?

"Ani ani!" Jiang Che quickly waved his hand:
"I'm just worried about your safety since it's so late..."

"Then I'm not leaving today." Taeyeon interrupted him, her tone resolute.

"I'll stay here."

Jiang Che: "!!!" We're doomed!
He quickly looked down and texted Yoona:
She said she's staying here tonight!!

When Yoona saw the text message in the bedroom, her vision went black and she almost fainted. She decided not to reply to Jiang Che and instead began to save herself.

Jiang Che also tried to make a final struggle:

"Unnie, this...isn't it a bit inconvenient? I'm here..." "What's inconvenient about it?" Taeyeon looked at him, her eyes filled with grievance:

"I've stayed here before. Or is it that it's inconvenient now that I have friends here?"

Jiang Che was speechless, choked by the question. 'What's wrong with this woman today?'

He felt that life was incredibly difficult. He tried to talk to Taeyeon about music and solo performances for a while, but Taeyeon was clearly not interested in that and her responses became increasingly perfunctory.

Time passed by, and almost two hours had gone by since Taeyeon entered the room.

Jiang Che was restless. He considered whether he should just let Taeyeon sleep in the guest room and he could sleep on a makeshift bed in Yoona's room tonight... although it would be strange.

But it's better than just sitting here doing nothing; at least it'll get the person in the bedroom to come out and relieve themselves.

Just then, my phone vibrated again. It was a text message from Yoona, and every word was filled with despair:

[I can't take it anymore! I'm about to explode! Come to the bedroom and relieve me, I'm going to use the bathroom, I'll come back and switch back! Hurry! Urgent!]

Jiang Che stared at the text message, feeling like he was about to explode. He took a deep breath and gave Taeyeon a stiff smile:

"Unnie, um... I'm going to the bedroom to get something, please wait a moment."

After saying that, without waiting for Taeyeon's response, he got up and walked quickly towards the master bedroom.

Taeyeon watched his retreating figure, then glanced at the closed master bedroom door and narrowed her eyes slightly.

Jiang Che slipped into the master bedroom and quickly exchanged a glance with Yoona, who looked frustrated and angry. Yoona mouthed "bastard" viciously, then, like a nimble little deer, flung open the door and rushed out, heading straight for the bathroom, without even glancing at the living room sofa the entire time.

"Bang!" The bathroom door was slammed shut.

At the dining table, Taeyeon stared at the bedroom door that had closed again, her eyes burning as if something had finally ignited, then transformed into a complex mix of sadness, anger, and resolve.

She slowly clenched her hands on her knees, then stood up and walked slowly, step by step, toward the door of the master bedroom.

She wanted to see what kind of friend needed to avoid her like this, Kim Tae-yeon!

Reaching the door, she took a deep breath, and without further hesitation, forcefully pushed the door open!
The bedroom lights were off, with only the faint light from the living room seeping in. A figure hurriedly pulled up the covers, wrapping themselves up tightly.

Taeyeon's heart suddenly raced, her hand trembled slightly, and she turned on the overhead light with a "snap".

The room suddenly lit up, then fell silent. She hesitated for a few seconds, then finally stepped forward and reached to pull back the covers—only to find the other person inside holding on tightly. A surge of anger mixed with resentment welled up inside her. Without hesitation, she used all her strength and yanked hard!
The blanket was pulled back with a sound.
Below was a face etched with panic and embarrassment, yet all too familiar...

Sunny?!
"Hi...Taeyeon?" Kang Cheol, sporting Sunny's appearance, forced a smile that looked worse than a grimace, and awkwardly waved to Kim Taeyeon, who was dumbfounded and whose worldview seemed to have completely collapsed.

Lee Soon-kyu?!

How could it be Sun-kyu?!
Taeyeon felt like her brain had been thrown into a boiling frying pan, sizzling and cooking instantly.

Instead of the man whose face she expected might break her heart, she was met with an unexpected teammate—why couldn't he just eat openly instead of hiding?

He looks like he's been caught in the act... ugh! Or is he looking guilty?

Taeyeon quickly scanned the room, strode over, and flung open the closet door—it was empty; there was no scene she had imagined.

She turned back to look at the figure who was shrinking his neck and trying to hide himself.

Seeing the other person's panicked eyes, but those eyes... Yoona? No, that's clearly Sunny's face! The real, unmistakable Lee Soon-kyu!
She shook her head violently, feeling like she must be going crazy, or just losing her mind from anger? Was she starting to hallucinate?

“Soon…Soon-kyu?” Her voice trembled with shock. “You…how did you get here?”

Jiang Che's brain was working at full speed, desperately trying to come up with a reasonable explanation, but even with his CPU burning out, he couldn't utter a single word.

Just as this strange stalemate was at, a soft "click" sound came from the direction of the bathroom.

"Phew... I'm alive again..."

A sigh of relief and immense comfort came from the direction of the living room.

Having relieved one of life's three urgent needs, Lim Yoona walked out of the bathroom with a relaxed expression. However, her relaxed expression froze completely when she saw Taeyeon standing at the bedroom door.

"Taeyeon unnie?" Yoona called out instinctively, her heart skipping a beat, sensing something was wrong. She quickly walked over and peeked inside from behind Taeyeon—she saw Kang Cheol on the bed with Sunny's face on his back, frantically winking at her.

Yoona felt a sudden darkness before her eyes, took a deep breath, and grabbed Taeyeon's arm, trying to draw her attention:
"Taeyeon unnie? What...what are you doing here??"

Taeyeon turned her head to look at Yoona beside her, her eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment, but she quickly noticed something was wrong:

"Yoon... Yoon-ah? But just now it was clearly... Where is she?"

Yoona was taken aback by the question, but reacted quickly, immediately continuing the conversation:

"Ah? Um... Unnie, um... I have something to do, so I'll let her go back first."

Taeyeon glanced at Yoona's dominant personality in front of her, then at Kang Cheol lying helplessly on the bed, and felt like she really needed to grow a brain:
'I was clearly using the alternate personality just now, but after going to the bathroom, I reverted to the primary personality. Then Sunny was in the bedroom again. The alternate personality said she was having dinner with a friend, while the primary personality didn't seem surprised at all that Sunny was there.'
Instead, she was surprised by my appearance... Did Sunny already know that Yoona had two personalities? But why was she avoiding me?
Thinking about this, Taeyeon felt she had grasped some clues and immediately asked:
"Sunny, you know Yoona's secret too?"

Jiang Che's brain was still frantically trying to come up with an excuse, and he didn't react for a moment when he heard the question—Yoona's secret? What secret? But seeing Taeyeon staring intently at him, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and nod.

Seeing that the other person admitted it, Taeyeon seemed to have confirmed her guess and then asked:
"So you were having dinner with Yoona just now?"

"Inside."

Taeyeon asked, puzzled, "Then why did you hide when you saw me? Why did you cover yourself with the blanket?"

(End of this chapter)