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Chapter 49 Where is that huge Lee Seung-ri? (A new month, a new look)
This law-abiding individual stood a little further away, his expression normal, showing no sign of tension. He casually looked out the glass wall and at the crowd, his posture as relaxed as if he were sunbathing on his own balcony.

Upon seeing this scene, Jiang Che immediately clicked his tongue in approval:
"Good heavens, with this kind of mentality... why choose such a wicked path of all things?"

He was still marveling when he suddenly noticed a gaze. He turned his head and met Sunny's eyes. She had turned her face away, looking over Taeyeon's shoulder, her face still showing lingering tension, but her gaze was fixed directly on his face.

Jiang Che's heart skipped a beat! 'Oh no! I was so busy having fun that I forgot this woman doesn't think she has a split personality like Taeyeon does. Normally...'

Even if Yoona is incredibly brave, she shouldn't have this expression standing 233 meters in the air. Although she could make up a story, it's better to avoid trouble. The time to test her acting skills has come; Kang, you've got it covered.

In a flash, just like he had performed in front of the camera, Jiang Che immediately smoothed out the curve of his lips, slightly turned them down, and his eyes seemed to have suddenly lost focus.

She tried her best to imitate Taeyeon's terrified expression, and her whole set of movements was smooth and fluid, with a switching speed comparable to the stage expression management of a professional idol.

Sunny looked at Jiang Che, who had suddenly become pitiful, and thought she must have been seeing things. Then she and Taeyeon huddled together again.

After seeing that Sunny wasn't looking at him, Jiang Che secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He secretly wondered if it would be reliable to use the reason he had lied to Sunny to get Yoona to give him start-up funds when he got back.

However, no sooner had this thought crossed his mind than an even bolder idea popped up uncontrollably—since Taeyeon believed he was Yoona's alternate personality,

So, could we... do the same thing with Sunny? It seems like having multiple wealthy women supporting your business isn't out of the question.

The thought had barely formed in his mind when he mentally slapped himself in the face.

"Are you crazy?!" Taeyeon thought she hadn't told Yoona about the alternate personality yet. If Sunny also thought Yoona had a split personality, what would happen?

If I go back, Yoona will skin me alive! No way, absolutely not! 'At least... I'll decide after I've finished speaking.'

While he was still struggling internally, the lead PD finally grabbed a megaphone and began announcing the seemingly inhumane rules of the final mission:
"Welcome to the Macau Tower Challenge! This mission requires you to collect three words and combine them to form a clue to the final location! The three tasks are:"
"First, during the 233-meter-high bungee jump, I recognized a single character in the area below the observation deck as I jumped!"

"Second, skywalk! At a height of 233 meters, on an open steel frame only 1.8 meters wide, walk around the tower and search for the second character!"

"Aww!" Before the words were even finished, a chorus of wails erupted.

"Third, the Ten Steps to Heaven! First, climb from inside the tower to the outside, then climb upwards again. At the end of the ladder on the right, there is a blue piece of paper. Use a coin to scratch off the coating and get the third character!"

"Each team can assign members to tasks as they see fit, and one person is allowed to complete multiple or even all of the tasks!"

After the rules were announced, the scene fell into dead silence…

Taeyeon and Sunny's faces turned even paler, and Sunny's voice trembled:

"Did we... come to the wrong show? Is this really 'Running Man' and not 'Infinite Challenge'?"

Taeyeon was speechless, only nodding vigorously. Kang Cheol felt like Taeyeon was about to crush his hand. He grimaced and tried to pull away a little, but Taeyeon only gripped him tighter.

Jiang Che initially tried to break free, but seeing her like this, his heart softened—after all, she was his previous sugar daddy, and might become an even bigger sugar daddy in the future. So he stopped trying to break free and instead adjusted his posture, putting his arm around her shoulder. Taeyeon stiffened slightly and subconsciously looked up, just in time to see Jiang Che's profile.

For some reason, Taeyeon felt inexplicably at ease, and the pressure on her hands loosened.

The other teams are doing alright; each team has at least three people.

But Yoo Jae-suk and Lee Kwang-soo, these two unfortunate brothers, first have to face the harsh reality—there are only two of them! This means that one of them must take on an extra project!
"Hey! Lee Kwang-soo! Rock, paper, scissors!" Yoo Jae-suk instantly switched from his fear of heights to survival mode, staring intently at Kwang-soo.

"Why rock-paper-scissors? You're older, you should take care of the young!"

"Bullshit, why don't you say you're young and resilient! Stop talking nonsense and hurry up!"

In the best-of-three series, Yoo Jae-suk suffered a crushing defeat. Looking at his own choice of paper, then at Lee Kwang-soo's scissors, and then at Kang Cheol beside him, he felt a wave of dizziness wash over him.
"Ah... nothing went smoothly today."

HAHA's team had four people, which was initially the easiest, since one person could have opted out. However, after some friendly discussion, they decided that everyone should participate, and the final allocation was:

Lee Kwang-soo and Gary were in charge of the most terrifying "Ten Steps to Heaven", Kim Jong-kook and Lee Seung-ri took on bungee jumping, Yoo Jae-suk and Haha did a high-altitude walk, and after returning from the walk, Yoo Jae-suk went on another bungee jump.

On Jiang Che's side, Taeyeon and Sunny huddled together, their faces pale, looking at the task list, then at each other, and finally casting their gazes at Jiang Che, who was trying to stay scared.

"Yoona..." Taeyeon's voice trembled, "How should we divide them?"

Sunny looked at her expectantly: "Three tasks, it feels like I'm going to die no matter which one. Why don't you assign them..."

Seeing the two wealthy women trembling like quails, Jiang Che stroked his chin, pretending to be scared but having to step forward for the team. He spoke in Yoona's clear voice, with a hint of resignation:
"Unnies, how about... I take on all three tasks?"

Taeyeon and Sunny were both startled and looked at Yoona. Although they were scared, they couldn't let the maknae bear all the burden alone.

Sunny gritted her teeth and decided to go all in.
"No way! How can I let you do everything! That aerial walk, it looks... slightly... a little bit better? Oh my god!"

Taeyeon also took a deep breath, her voice trembling slightly:

"Then...then I...I'll go bungee jumping!"

Jiang Che was a little surprised; he hadn't expected these two women to be so loyal. He nodded.
"Okay, it's settled then. Sunny unnie will take a stroll, Taeyeon unnie will bungee jump, and the remaining ten steps to heaven are mine."

With the tasks assigned, each team dispersed and headed to their respective challenge starting points.

Jiang Che was supposed to go straight to the preparation area for the Ten Steps to Heaven, but he glanced at Taeyeon, who was trembling as she was being helped by staff to fasten her safety rope. Her little hands were shaking so badly, it was as if she had touched an electric shock.

He felt uneasy and was about to stop to take another look when he heard a "whoosh" sound from the side!
I turned my head, and lo and behold! Where was Lee Seungri who was just standing there?

　A new month, a new look...wow, I feel like I'm going to die from being raised like this.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)