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Chapter 39 Oh no?

"Unnie? I..." Jiang Che tried to struggle a bit, forcing an innocent smile like Yoona's. "I can't sit by the window, I'm scared..."

“Oh? Then I’ll sit inside, and you can sit in the aisle…” Taeyeon said, decisively letting go of her hand and sitting in the window seat, making room for the aisle seat.

Jiang Che looked at her delicate face, which seemed to scream "You dare run away, Shishi!", then at her clenched fist, and finally glanced at Yoo Jae-suk, who seemed to be trying to get closer...

Jiang Che decisively gave up struggling, her face instantly switching to obedient mode, her voice soft and sweet: "Yes, unnie~" Then she nimbly sat down with a thud.

Taeyeon then gave a satisfied hum, the corners of her mouth turning up slightly in an almost imperceptible way.

Seeing Taeyeon like this, Jiang Che only hoped that Taeyeon wouldn't ask him any questions during this time, and immediately thought of the magic weapon of pretending to be asleep.

Unfortunately, fate had other plans. Just as he closed his eyes, Taeyeon suddenly turned and got very close. Her faint, slightly milky perfume instantly enveloped him.

The warm breath sprayed directly onto Jiang Che's earlobe, raising goosebumps. He spoke the most terrifying words in the gentlest tone.

"Yoona... I've discovered your secret."

Boom!

Jiang Che felt like a bomb had been dropped into his head! A secret?! A transformation? Jiang Che felt his heart was about to jump out of his throat. Almost instinctively, he wanted to ask, "I..."

"Shh—!" Taeyeon raised a slender finger, her expression undeniably authoritative, and gently pressed it against Kang Cheol's lips. The cool, soft touch instantly froze Kang Cheol, leaving him wide-eyed, staring at Taeyeon so close to him, wanting to say something.

Taeyeon's eyes shone with an astonishing light, a strange glint of tension, excitement, and a sense of "I really am a genius detective!" She leaned closer and, in a whispered, mysterious yet resolute voice, uttered the earth-shattering conclusion.

"...Are you Yoona's second personality?"

Jiang Che was completely stunned. The string in his mind, stretched taut with excessive tension, snapped. He opened his mouth, uttering a meaningless single syllable: "Ah."

Second... what the heck? Personality? Yoona's?
Seeing Jiang Che's dazed expression, as if his brain had shut down, Taeyeon became even more certain of her judgment! Her face was full of smugness as she raised an eyebrow.

"Right? I was right, wasn't I?" She withdrew her finger from Jiang Che's lips, sat up a little straighter, but remained very close, her voice lowered but filled with the excitement of discovering a secret: "I've been observing you for a long time, something's been off ever since that time at the radio station."
Her language skills suddenly exploded, her personality changed, and she even knows how to fight. And what happened in the car—it was like she was a completely different person! How could the real Yoona be like that! But then when I tested you…it's really Yoona…it didn't seem to have changed at all! …You have no idea how crazy I felt back then!”

As she said this, her big eyes darted around a couple of times, and her tone carried a hint of smugness: "After that, I went to look up information and even secretly asked a psychologist anonymously. Isn't that how it's always portrayed on TV? Multiple personality disorder, after the secondary personality awakens, it may develop skills that the primary personality doesn't have!"

Jiang Che's brain finally began its difficult reboot from its crash state. He listened to Taeyeon's logically sound and well-supported reasoning, and looked at the little face in front of him that seemed to be screaming "Please praise my intelligence!"

He felt that all Taeyeon was missing was a pair of glasses and a red bow, and to say that classic line, "That scheming frog has been touching your stomach," would make for a perfect cosplay. He tried hard to control his twitching lips and the creepy smile that wanted to spread wildly. "Second personality? Fine, you made that up yourself, not me. Even if it comes to light later, it has nothing to do with me. This is like a pillow for someone who's sleepy."

Jiang Che took a deep breath, adjusted his expression, and tried to convey the complex emotions of shock, helplessness, and resignation that come with having his secret exposed.

He lowered his eyelashes, nodded slightly, and uttered a muffled "...Mmm" in his throat, which was tantamount to acknowledging Taeyeon's astonishing deduction.

"As expected!" Taeyeon clapped her hands excitedly, then quickly covered her mouth and looked around warily. She breathed a sigh of relief when she found that no one was paying attention to them.

Her gaze towards Jiang Che was instantly filled with understanding and an indescribable protectiveness: "Then, does Jin Yoon-ah... also know about your existence... and what time do you usually come out?" She asked cautiously, as if afraid of upsetting this fragile alternate personality.

Jiang Che's lips twitched uncontrollably again. "She knows? Of course she knows!" He thought for a moment, then nodded again, his voice very low: "Yeah... I know. Usually... she's the one who tells me to come out, and that's when I can come out."

That's absolutely true! Every time he goes out, isn't it always Yoona who gives him permission? The initiative is definitely in Yoona's hands.

"That's good, that's good." Taeyeon visibly relaxed, a relieved smile appearing on her face. "As long as the dominant personality can be controlled, that's good! At least it shows that your communication is good and healthy."

She automatically imagined a heartwarming scene where Yoona's primary and secondary personalities coexisted harmoniously and supported each other.

But then a thought suddenly occurred to me—so, the primary personality didn't want to bungee jump, so it let the secondary personality come out?

Before that, Yoona said on the phone that she was trying to hide and that she wasn't stupid! It turns out she was just talking nonsense.

Her lips twitched involuntarily, but the main personality of Yoona could be dealt with later; the most important thing right now was this secondary personality.

Then, her bright eyes fixed on Jiang Che, filled with the light of a curious child: "Then... was it you who did that Bit Rabbit thing last time? You probably don't know about it, right?"

"If you knew, there's no reason you'd ask me to invest. Don't you share memories?" She asked the question that concerned her most.

Jiang Che's heart skipped a beat, but he maintained the honesty expected of his alternate personality. He shook his head, his tone carrying a hint of independence from his alter ego: "Yoona... doesn't know this. Our memories... aren't shared. I just wanted to make money and surprise Yoona!"

He paused, then added, "She will only know what I do if I tell her."

Taeyeon nodded thoughtfully, seemingly satisfied with the answer, though she had clearly imagined something else. Then, her eyes brightened, filled with a mixture of anticipation and reproach: "Then...what about that song?"
"It's that one you hummed before, it's really nice! Did you make it too? Is it finished? When can I have it?" She had been longing for that melody for a long time.
　Please read on! Please read on! I want it all! I want it all!

　　
　
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