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Chapter 90 Jessica, Let's meet and talk.
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Chen Ran glanced at her, but didn't tell her to walk properly; he just helped keep an eye on her back.
Choi Jin-ri walked backwards, looking at Chen Ran's face, her eyes curving into crescents.
"Oppa~" the girl suddenly called out.
The crisp sound, like the flesh of a chilled watermelon on a summer day, mixed with a hint of Busan accent, creates a unique sweet and glutinous texture.
Chen Ran was slightly taken aback, her heart seemed to skip a beat, but she quickly regained her composure and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Thank you~ Thank you for bringing me here today, I'm really happy."
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"As long as you're happy," Chen Ran said with a smile.
"Oppa~" the girl called out sweetly again.
"Um?"
"Thank you for your different answer; I will always remember it."
"You're welcome."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
As she walked, Choi Jin-ri suddenly thought of something. Her lips pursed slightly behind her mask, and her hands, which were holding her bag, clenched a little tighter.
"oppa.
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"Um?
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"If I have the chance next time, can I come here with oppa again?"
"Of course you can."
Chen Ran's unwavering answer was like a reassurance, instantly calming the girl's somewhat uneasy heart.
The corners of her mouth curved again beneath her mask, and the shape of her eyes changed from a waning crescent to a new moon.
"Okay, let's do it together again next time we're free, pinky promise~"
When a small, fair hand was stretched out in front of him with its thumb and little finger extended, Chen Ran was slightly taken aback.
Let's make a pinky promise.
He quickly came to his senses, extended his own hand, hooked his little finger with his little finger, and replied with a smile, "Okay."
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The two thumbs touched each other lightly.
The moonlight and streetlights bore witness, leaving the imprints of two touching hands on the ground.
Hehe~
Choi Jin-ri withdrew her hand and casually put it behind her back.
"Oppa, don't you think I'm childish? Believing in something like a pinky promise."
"No, the most mature people are those who are willing to trust Lagou."
"Really?"
"Of course."
"Hahahaha, then I believe you."
"Hmm~"
Back in the car, the two fastened their seatbelts.
Chen Ran looked at Cui Zhenli: "If you feel sleepy, take a nap."
Choi Jin-ri shook her head like a rattle.
"I'm not sleepy, oppa. I'm very excited right now. Besides, if I go to sleep now, I might not be able to sleep when I get back."
"That's true, then let's go back."
"Okay~"
The car slowly started, its headlights cutting through the night, heading back towards Seoul.
Throughout the journey, Choi Jin-ri continued to chat with Chen Ran about various topics, and the car was rarely quiet.
But unlike when she forced herself to find topics to talk about in the afternoon, this time she really had a lot to say to Chen Ran.
About four and a half hours later, the car slowly drove into the underground parking garage where the f() dormitory area is located.
Choi Jin unbuckled her seatbelt and said to Chen Ran, "Then I'll go back first, oppa."
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Chen Ran nodded: "Okay, go back and get some rest."
"Okay~"
Choi Jin-ri responded, her eyes flickered, and then said, "See you next time, oppa."
"Okay, see you next time."
""
Hearing the answer she wanted, the girl's eyes curved into a smile. She left a message saying "Be careful on the road" and got out of the car, heading towards the elevator.
Watching her figure disappear into the elevator, Chen Ran glanced at the time on the navigation.
23: 47.
It's almost 2 AM. My parents have been asleep for a long time. Let's find a hotel to stay in tonight.
Navigation led him to a nice hotel, and Chen Ran started the car and left the underground parking garage.
"click"
Upon opening the dormitory door and seeing the lights on, Choi Jin-ri didn't bother to move quietly.
After changing into slippers and entering the house, she was met with a gaze from Krystal Jung, who was sitting on the sofa.
"You're back," Krystal Jung said.
"Hmm~"
Choi Jin-ri smiled and nodded, then glanced at the other rooms.
"Where are V's mom and the others?"
"V's mom and Amber are already asleep, and Luna unnie has gone home. V's mom was planning to wait for you to come back before going to sleep, but I told her to go to sleep first. I'll wait for you here."
This was actually a task given to her by her unnie: to see how Choi Jin-ri was doing after she came back.
Knowing that her unnie was at risk of being raided, Krystal Jung didn't dare to delay and rushed back to the dorm right on time.
"oh."
Choi Jin-ri nodded and said to Jung Soo-jung, "Then I'm going to take a shower first."
"it is good."
As Choi Jin-ri entered the room, Jung Soo-jung's eyes flickered. She took out her phone, tapped on a profile picture, and sent a message.
After sending the message, she looked in the direction of the room and shook her head secretly.
Unnie, you really need to work harder!
Otherwise, their base might really be raided.
Choi Jin-ri entered the room, opened the wardrobe, and prepared to take out a set of pajamas.
Suddenly remembering something, he paused, then took out his phone.
Enter the password, open the album, and zoom in on a photo.
Beneath the fiery clouds that stretched across the horizon, Chen Ran's profile, which had just turned around, was frozen in time, as if gilded with a pale golden light by the sunset.
Looking at the photo, the girl smiled happily.
Thankfully, the film wasn't ruined due to the panic at the time.
Her mind immediately flashed back to everything that had happened on the Busan beach that day, and the joy in her eyes increased even more.
"Dating oppa would be so wonderful."
The thought suddenly popped into her head.
Realizing what she had just said, the girl blushed instantly and quickly banished the thought.
Why did you suddenly decide to start thinking about dating?
Not daring to think any further, Choi Jin-ri quickly took a set of pajamas from the closet, closed the closet door, and hurried to the bathroom to take a shower.
At the front desk of a hotel in Cheongdam-dong, Chen Ran finished checking in and received the room key from the receptionist.
Just as I turned around, my phone rang.
Chen Ran picked up his phone; it was a call from Jessica Jung.
"Hey, Soo-yeon."
"Oh... Chen Ran, I called you to ask if you've finished your work? Is everything alright?"
"It's nothing."
Chen Ran smiled and continued, "Actually, I ran into real... Sherry this afternoon. Something happened, and then I took her to the beach to relax."
On the other end of the phone, Jessica Jung was taken aback when she heard Chen Ran's words.
She saw Krystal's message and learned that Sulli had returned to her dorm. After hesitating for a while, she finally made the call to Chen Ran.
Because Krystal said that Sulli went back to her dorm and seemed to be in a good mood.
These words instantly heightened Jessica Jung's sense of crisis, which prompted her to make the call.
She originally intended to pretend she didn't know and test Chen Ran.
Unexpectedly, Chen Ran immediately "confessed".
Coming to her senses, Jessica Jung's lips curled up slightly, and the sense of crisis in her heart instantly dissipated by more than half.
A man tells you things without you even asking.
What does this tell us?
This shows that the man is an honest person, and that he cares about you.
Then what is there to be afraid of?
Jessica Jung's voice softened slightly: "Oh, I see. So, are you back now?"
"I'm back. I just checked into the hotel and am on my way to my room."
Chen Ran stepped into the elevator, pressed the button for his room's floor, and said, "Sorry, Xiuyan, there's still the startup and Taeyeon noona stuff to do. Let's schedule another time to talk about it another day."
"It's alright, it's alright, there's no rush."
Jessica replied, then, thinking of Sulli, she pursed her lips and tentatively asked, "Were you and Sulli very close?"
"That's a long story."
Chen Ran thought of the time when Kim Tae-yeon from 25 years ago asked Jessica Jung to bring Kim Tae-yeon from 12 years ago to see her, and replied, "You should know when you bring the 12-year-old Tae-yeon noona to your house in a couple of days."
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At that time, Kim Tae-yeon, who will be 25 years old, will definitely bring up Choi Jin-ri's matter.
Upon hearing this, Jessica Jung knew it was related to the future, so she didn't ask any more questions on the phone.
"Okay, I understand. That's all for now. Get some rest. Goodnight."
"Okay, goodnight."
After hanging up the phone, Chen Ran walked to the room door, swiped his card to open the door, and inserted the card into the slot to turn on the power.
"Ah-du"
I had just sat down on the bed when my phone suddenly beeped with a message notification.
It was a message from Kim Tae-yeon from 25 years ago.
[Xiao Ran, are you asleep?]
Chen Ran replied: Not yet, Nuna.
Taeyeon noona: Oh, where are you staying tonight?
Chen Ran sent the hotel location.
Taeyeon noona: Okay, then you should get some rest. You can come back to stay tomorrow. Yoona will definitely leave tomorrow.
Chen Ran replied with an OK emoji.
Taeyeon noona: Good night.
Chen Ran replied with a goodnight message, and when he saw that Kim Tae-yeon didn't send any more messages, he got up and went to take a shower.
Inside the villa.
Kim Tae-yeon, who was lying on her bed in the bedroom, put down her phone.
She turned her head and glanced at the bathroom where the sound of water was constantly coming from, wrinkling her delicate nose.
That awful Lim Yoona!
Now I can't even hold Xiaoran to sleep at night anymore.
But looking in the direction of the bathroom, Kim Tae-yeon suddenly frowned, a thoughtful expression on her face.
She remembered what Yoona had told her about Jessica during the day.
Judging from Yoona's description, the woman's condition during this period should be similar to her own condition when Chen Ran had just passed away 25 years ago.
Kim Tae-yeon harbored resentment towards Jessica for secretly living with Chen Ran for a month.
Knowing full well how sad she was after Chen Ran's death, he still kept it from her.
Although I guessed that Jessica wanted to wait until her relationship with Chen Ran was stable before bringing her to meet Chen Ran.
And Jessica was unaware that the house would be replaced in a month.
But she still harbored resentment.
If it were Kim Tae-yeon in 12 facing a similar situation, she would definitely consider the team and most likely choose to keep her anger inside, have a cold war with Jessica Jung, and the two of them would just keep dragging it out.
But for her, it was definitely a matter of getting revenge whenever she felt angry.
The reason she went to such lengths to keep it from Jessica was not only because she really wanted to enjoy some time alone with Chen Ran and didn't want Jessica to disturb them too soon, but also because she really wanted to get revenge on Jessica and vent her resentment.
However, after hearing about Jessica's condition from Yoona today, Kim Tae-yeon's resentment has almost subsided.
His gaze then fell on the phone in his hand.
Or... how about we talk to Jessica?
Kim Tae-yeon has experienced that kind of pain herself and knows how difficult it is.
Now that I've vented my anger, there seems to be no need to make Jessica wait until the last day of the month to see Chen Ran.
You can't just tear up someone else's umbrella after you've been caught in the rain yourself.
Moreover, in the past two days, Kim Tae-yeon has become thoroughly familiar with the characteristics of this house.
Now that the connection is to her house, she naturally has more control.
Rather than waiting for Jessica to suddenly realize something was wrong and come knocking on her door, it's better for her to take the initiative and talk to Jessica.
If the negotiations break down, she actually has a plan.
After gathering her thoughts, Kim Tae-yeon looked at her phone and sighed softly.
In the end, I still softened.
I hope that woman will remember some of the good things she did for her.
She picked up her phone, opened Kakao, and found a profile picture she hadn't contacted in a long time.
I opened it and sent a message.
Let's meet and talk.