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Chapter 54 Don't you love your unnie anymore?

Jiang Che felt that this hug was completely different from the ones with Lin Yoona and Taeyeon. His mind immediately started racing with the four-word mantra. He quickly helped Sunny remove her safety gear and handed it to Taeyeon, who looked worried.

"Taeyeon unnie, Sunny unnie is in your care now, I'm going to do my mission."

After successfully completing the handover, Jiang Che neatly removed his equipment and turned to walk quickly toward the entrance to the Ten Steps to Heaven.

At this moment, Sunny realized something was wrong after hearing what Jiang Che said, and suddenly grabbed Taeyeon's arm:
"Wait... Taeyeon! Yoona... didn't she work on her own project before? Did she come directly to help me?"
But that doesn't make sense. If she wasn't working on her own project, why would she be holding your hand and coming over to watch me—or rather, to look at me?

Taeyeon was suddenly grabbed by Sunny, and felt a little flustered by Sunny's seemingly shrewd gaze. Involuntarily, those heart-pounding images and the phrase "You jump, I jump" flashed through her mind again.

Her eyes darted around for a moment, and thinking that Sunny would see it anyway in the later episodes, she gave a vague explanation:

"Huh? Um...yes! Yoona...she saw I was scared, so she...she went bungee jumping with me...and then we came straight here...so she hasn't done her activity yet."

Her voice trailed off as she spoke, and she seemed a little guilty.

After hearing this, Sunny's eyes widened like saucers, giving her a "you're kidding me" look:

"Accompany? You can accompany someone while bungee jumping?" The next second, a classic scene from a Korean drama flashed through her mind, and she raised an eyebrow:
"Wait... he didn't jump down while holding you, did he?"

Taeyeon felt even more guilty upon hearing this, and muttered softly:
"Inside"

Sunny, seeing her expression, had a gossipy glint in her eyes, but she had other questions to ask, so she continued:
"So Yoona went bungee jumping with you first? Then she came to do the Skywalk? And now she's going to challenge the Ten Steps to Heaven? When did Yoona become so brave?"

"Did she dare to buy a membership? So, she managed to book all three services today without missing a single one?"

Upon hearing this, Taeyeon no longer felt guilty. Fearing that Sunny might follow this lead and guess about Yoona's alter ego, she quickly and frantically explained:

"Ani ani! Sunny, don't make wild guesses! Yoona is just in a really good mood today! And she's always been super loyal! She jumped with me when she saw I was scared, and she flew over to help you right away when she saw you were afraid of heights!"

Her frantic, evasive explanation only fueled Sunny's growing confusion.

Sunny squinted, staring at Taeyeon's obviously odd expression, when suddenly some images flashed into her mind:
Yoona's gentle head pat on Taeyeon's head, Taeyeon's slightly red ear tips, the way the two walked hand in hand...

In an instant, Sunny's pupils dilated in shock—could it be... that these two are together?! So Yoona was so brave today because of love??
Thinking about this, Sunny felt like her CPU was about to burn out, and immediately punched herself twice in her mind:

What are you thinking, Lee Soon-kyu! How could that be! I believe you went bungee jumping because of love, but what about walking in the air with me? Is that also for love??
Then I remembered how Yoona touched my head and said "You did a great job" earlier... Ugh! I need to delete all the weird scenes right now!

Seeing Taeyeon's current state, Sunny knew she wouldn't get anything out of her, so she grabbed her arm and quickly changed the subject:
"Alas~ Alas~ Our Yoona is the best! Okay, okay, it's good that you're in good spirits! Let's go, let's go see how she climbs that Ten Steps to Heaven!"

Taeyeon secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Sunny seemed to have been fooled. She thought to herself that lying was really difficult. So how did Yoona's alternate personality manage to fool her before? Was it really because of a special talent?

But in the end, she still managed to catch him! Thinking of this, she couldn't help but secretly raise the corners of her mouth, with a hint of smugness.

Meanwhile, Yoo Jae-suk and Haha, having finished studying the note, looked up, ready to try and get closer to their best friend Yoona, only to find that she had already disappeared.

Yoo Jae-suk Haha:

"...Hey! Im Yoona! What happened to your dearest oppa?!"

Meanwhile, Jiang Che, the object of their teasing, had already followed the staff towards an inconspicuous little door, completely unaware of the calls behind him. Upon entering, Jiang Che looked at the all-too-familiar scene before him:
The iron ladder stretched as far as the eye could see, with only a small climbing space the size of a manhole cover. He sighed silently, then quickly put on his gear and prepared to start climbing.

After all, in his previous life, he had climbed for a full twenty minutes at the fastest. If he had been any slower, Lee Kwang-soo and Gary might have already come down.

At this moment, Sunny and Taeyeon, who arrived later, also peeked up and gasped in shock.

Upon seeing the two women arrive, Jiang Che's eyes darted around, and he asked:

"Unnies, do you want to come together?"

Taeyeon looked up at the seemingly endless staircase, her eyes filled with rejection, her hand waving so hard it was almost a blur.

"Ani, I really don't want to bother you. Goodbye, Yoona. I support you in spirit."

Upon hearing the invitation, Sunny instinctively took a half-step back.
"What? I just came back from hell to the human world, and you want me to go back to hell again? Yoona, you have no conscience!"

Then, remembering what had happened before, he squinted and looked Jiang Che up and down, then suddenly leaned closer and said:
"Seriously, Yoona, aren't you scared at all? Bungee jumping and skywalking weren't thrilling enough? And now you can climb this without even flinching?"

Seeing Sunny's expression, Jiang Che immediately felt like he'd shot himself in the foot, cursing himself for being so talkative. He blinked and quickly put on a sweet smile.

"Unnie, those two projects were because of love~ Aren't we best friends!"

As he spoke, he deliberately made a heart shape with his hands towards the two of them.

When Taeyeon heard the word "love," she suddenly coughed as if she had choked. For some reason, she remembered the phrase "You jump, I jump" from the bungee jumping scene, and the tips of her ears turned red at a visible speed.

Sunny was drawn by the cough and turned to look at Taeyeon.

The other person's eyes darted around, their gaze shifting aimlessly, refusing to meet anyone's gaze—if it weren't for the tacit understanding built up over years of teamwork,

Knowing that she has a habit of avoiding eye contact when she feels guilty or shy, Sunny didn't even notice that the tips of her ears were completely red.

Sunny turned back and saw Jiang Che with an obedient expression. Her eyes became increasingly strange, and her gaze shifted back and forth between the two of them several times.

Jiang Che felt uneasy under Sunny's gaze, unsure of what she meant. He wanted another woman to give him a hint, but noticed she was looking around aimlessly, ignoring him completely.

Jiang Che felt completely overwhelmed and could only force a laugh as he said:

"Um... I'll go take the challenge first. You unnies can wait for me downstairs!" After saying that, she immediately turned around, grabbed the handrail, and started climbing up.

Sunny watched Jiang Cheol's retreating figure as he climbed upwards, a playful smile slowly curving her lips. Then, she leisurely turned her head to look at Taeyeon.

“Oh, Taeyeon,” Sunny leaned closer, scrutinizing her.

Why are your ears so red? Are you hot?

　Newbie asking for everything!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)