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Chapter 38 Jiang Che's Secret?
"Yoona! Do you have any secrets to overcoming your fear of heights? Teach me!" Sunny's tone was fast and urgent, filled with the panic of someone about to be executed.

Jiang Che felt as if his arm had brushed against something. Just as he was about to pull it away, he heard this and instinctively asked, "Huh? What? Fear of heights? Airplanes?"

Sunny was visibly taken aback, seemingly not expecting Yoona's reaction. She grabbed Kang Cheol's arm and started shaking it, her eyes full of confusion: "It's about this 'Running Man' episode, Macau, the Macau Tower bungee jump!"
Yoona, didn't you already know? 233 meters! My legs went weak! Yoona, you must have a secret, right? Otherwise, how could someone as clever as you have participated in this season of "Running Man"?

Jiang Che: "!!!"

Jiang Che's lips began to twitch uncontrollably. "Lim Yoona! You're inhuman! No wonder you made me participate even when you paid me, no wonder you weren't afraid of me running into Taeyeon, so that's why!"

Although he wasn't afraid, he was always the one who tricked others, never the other way around. Right now, all he wanted to do was rush back, drag Yoona out, and make her jump into the abyss herself.

Looking at Sunny's expectant eyes, Jiang Che already wanted to strip Lin Yoona naked and lock her up. "You should have at least said something like this earlier. Now you have to make it up again."
He felt like a scumbag who had deceived innocent young girls, and that he would eventually be hanged for lying.

Jiang Che's brain started racing again: "Uh... well, the secret... the secret is..." All sorts of random thoughts flashed through his mind, "...psychological suggestion! Yes! Powerful psychological suggestion! Just tell yourself, it's not particularly high!"

He racked his brains and remembered a quote he'd seen somewhere: "...Humanity's greatest weapon is the determination to go all out! A mere two hundred meters, you can reach the tower in the blink of an eye!"

He was talking more and more outrageous, and he felt like he was spouting nonsense. After all, it was just a matter of closing your eyes and you were at the foot of the tower. Sunny was listening nearby, completely bewildered, her little face filled with big question marks.

Just as he was racking his brains, thinking about whether to make up something more mystical like "the mysteries of heaven and earth," "meditation of the universe," or "mind transference," a noise came from the side. Jiang Che turned his head quickly, as if he had been granted a pardon.

Not far away, Yoo Jae-suk, wearing his signature black-rimmed glasses, was pacing around Taeyeon, whose expression was clearly not good, repeatedly apologizing: "Mian-nee, Taeyeon-ssi! This project is indeed a bit...exciting...but I guarantee the final result will be absolutely explosive..."

Taeyeon crossed her arms, her brows furrowed, but seeing how sincere the national MC was, she couldn't continue to be forceful. She forced a helpless smile and said, "Oh well, oh well, it's too late to say anything now. If I really faint from fright, just remember to cut me out."

Seeing that Taeyeon had finally relented, Yoo Jae-suk breathed a sigh of relief: "Don't worry, don't you trust me, Jae-suk oppa?" Just as he was about to say a few more flattering words, he caught a glimpse of Yoona and Sunny not far away out of the corner of his eye.

A warm smile immediately spread across his face, and he quickly walked over.

Upon seeing this, Kang Cheol's face instantly broke into a bright smile, as if he had seen a savior: "Jae-seok oppa!"

"Yoona, Sunny, you're both here! That's great!" Yoo Jae-suk's voice was full of enthusiasm.

Sunny's attention was indeed temporarily diverted by "Oppa".

Jiang Che had just breathed a sigh of relief, thinking he had finally escaped Sunny's hellhole. However, before he could catch his breath, Yoo Jae-suk's mouth seemed to have a perpetual motion machine inside it.

"Wow, this time 'Running Man' really went all out, chartering a plane to Macau Tower, a world-famous high-altitude attraction, an absolute visual spectacle, maximizing the show's impact."

Yoo Jae-suk, beaming with excitement, said, "Yoona, you have such great variety show skills, you'll definitely have a lot of room to shine. Screaming from the sky, legs going weak, that kind of genuine and adorable contrast! Viewers love to see that!"
"But I believe you'll be fine, you've always been brave..." Jiang Che's smile began to stiffen. "Brave? Lin Yoona is brave? How come he doesn't know? If she were brave, why would she pay him to come? What kind of persona does Lin Yoona usually cultivate?"

“Sunny,” Yoo Jae-suk changed the subject, looking at Sunny with a coaxing tone, as if he were comforting a kindergarten child, “Don’t be afraid, oppas are here. The PD team has made all the arrangements, and the safety measures are absolutely foolproof.”

And think about it, the moment you jump, wow, the whole of Macau is at your feet! That sense of conquest, that freedom—how many times in life can you take that kind of leap? Right? Once you jump this time, roller coasters and pirate ships will be nothing compared to this!
"Just think of it as... uh... a spiritual uplift." He said, patting Sunny's shoulder hard as he tried to convey the power of courage.

Sunny's face paled even more when she heard these nonsense words, and her lips moved slightly: "Oppa, this is not on the same level as a roller coaster," but her words were immediately drowned out by Yoo Jae-suk's endless torrent of words.

"And let me tell you, this plan is going to be absolutely amazing!" Yoo Jae-suk lowered his voice, giving you a "I'm only telling you two" look. "Yoona, you speak Chinese, right? You'll definitely be able to use it. Sunny, just do your usual thing."

PDnim called me last night, saying that this episode's ratings depend on the chemistry between you two and Kim Tae-yeon! "As for Tae-yeon..." He paused, remembering that he was the one who tricked Tae-yeon into coming here...

She shrank her neck slightly. "...Yeah, the effect will definitely be great, it's cute in contrast."

Jiang Che felt like he had been thrown into a high-speed spinning washing machine.

All I could hear was Yoo Jae-suk's machine-gun-like buzzing, the content ranging from the significance of the project to inspirational quotes, then to predictions of the show's effects and the PD's conspiracies—an explosion of information with no logical focus whatsoever.

He could only nod mechanically, uttering monosyllables like "um," "yes," and "ah" from his throat, while the smile on his face had shifted to Yoo Jae-suk's.

My head was buzzing, as if countless bees were holding a rock concert. Watching Yoo Jae-suk's lips moving up and down, never stopping, I suddenly understood why Sun Wukong in "A Chinese Odyssey" wanted to kill Tang Sanzang with one blow.

Just as Jiang Che felt that his little boat was about to sink in Yoo Jae-suk's verbal storm, the airport announcement came on board.

"Ah. Boarding time! Boarding time!" Yoo Jae-suk paused his mental baptism, still full of energy, and waved his hand. "Let's go! Yoona, Sunny, catch up! We'll talk more on the plane! There are still many details to discuss with you!"

He enthusiastically pushed Jiang Che, who was still not fully recovered, and Sunny, who was still anxious, towards the boarding gate.

After entering the cabin, Jiang Che thought that he was finally saved and that he must find a corner to avoid Yoo Jae-suk. His eyes locked onto an empty seat by the window. Just as he was about to slip over, a slender but unusually strong hand suddenly grabbed his arm!

Jiang Che turned around in astonishment and met a pair of eyes burning with flames.

Kim Tae-yeon!
She had somehow already taken a seat by the aisle, and was now looking up, gripping Jiang Che's arm tightly. "Come here, sit with me." Taeyeon gestured with her chin towards the window seat next to her.

(End of this chapter)