Chapter 14: The Exposed “couple”
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“Do you believe in the future?”
“Please, everything you want to know about the future is behind this door.”
“You need the future, and I need money.”
“I want you to help me win over the future you.”
“It’s Krystal, but not the one from your family.”
“Jung Soo Yeon, why did you choose Jung Soo Yeon?”
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Under the nightfall, the 《Gee》 that had just broken a billion views on YouTube not long ago was blasting energetically through a practice room in the S.M company building.
But at this moment, no one was dancing.
The group, having rehearsed for an entire afternoon, was now either sitting on the floor gasping for breath or simply lying down to rest.
Jung Soo Yeon, leaning against the glass wall, stared blankly ahead with empty eyes, seemingly looking at Im Yoon Ah, but in reality, fragments kept flashing through her mind.
In those flashing scenes, Lin Xiuyuan’s figure gradually became clear, finally freezing at the restaurant doorway where they had said goodbye last night.
Then……
“Hey, older sister, what are you thinking about? I’ve been calling you forever.”
Snapping back to reality, Jung Soo Yeon looked at the pretty face in front of her and smiled, reaching out to pinch it. “What is it? Yoona, your face is getting prettier and prettier. I’m really getting more and more envious.”
Im Yoon Ah, whose face was pinched by Jung Soo Yeon, pouted. “Don’t mess around, older sister. On many websites’ polls, your ranking is way ahead of mine.”
“According to the fans, I’m at my peak right now. What, even the peak can’t hold you down?”
“I didn’t say that.”
Watching Jung Soo Yeon smile so brightly, Im Yoon Ah secretly glanced at Sunny next to her, who was desperately winking at her.
So she pouted again and continued asking, “By the way, older sister, have you run into something lately? One moment you’re gloomy, the next you’re beaming with smiles. Especially your smile—it looks much happier than before.”
“Am I like that?” Jung Soo Yeon was stunned.
“Yeah, at first I thought you were on your period, but today confirms it.”
After hearing Im Yoon Ah’s words, Jung Soo Yeon suddenly realized something and burst out laughing with a puff.
Then, seeing Im Yoon Ah and the others looking at her, she restrained her smile. “I haven’t run into anything. It’s just very normal life. You’re overthinking it.”
“Really?”
Im Yoon Ah was still half-believing.
Seeing that Im Yoon Ah wasn’t quite willing to believe her, Jung Soo Yeon suddenly remembered that in the chats with a certain someone these past few days, whenever the current Yoona was mentioned, the other person would always say with a smile, ‘Ah, Blue Dragon Film Empress.’
At first she thought it was serious, but after pressing for answers a few more times and hearing it more, she realized it was mostly teasing.
So thinking of this, Jung Soo Yeon looked at Im Yoon Ah and asked, “Yoona, do you want to become the Blue Dragon Film Empress?”
Im Yoon Ah thought she’d misheard and almost didn’t react. “What Film Empress?”
When Jung Soo Yeon repeated “Blue Dragon Film Empress,” it made her laugh too, thinking this older sister was joking with her. “Older sister, don’t mess around. With my acting skills, Blue Dragon Film Empress? If I get to star in a movie later, that’ll be thanks enough to the heavens.”
Im Yoon Ah, who had always appeared on the small screen, actually yearned greatly for the big screen in theaters.
“Don’t say that about yourself. Who can say for sure what the future holds, right?”
While saying this, Jung Soo Yeon thought of the news Lin Xiuyuan had told her—that he would withdraw from the team next year.
Honestly, if he hadn’t taken her through that time travel trip, she never would have believed it, even though that guy had revealed many of her unwritten conceptions.
But the current Im Yoon Ah wasn’t thinking that far ahead; the present matters were enough to keep her busy. So when the dance teacher came in, she patted Jung Soo Yeon’s arm.
“We’ll talk about the future later. Time to continue rehearsal, older sister.”
“Yeah, coming.”
This rehearsal went on until around 10 p.m.
As soon as the dance teacher said “off work,” everyone’s taut nerves finally relaxed—some packed their things to head back, others squatted to rest.
Even while busy with their own things, they didn’t forget to chat.
During this time, Sunny suddenly suggested going out for late-night snack, and Im Yoon Ah, who was very into food, immediately nodded in agreement. The others looked at each other.
In the end, aside from a few with prior commitments, everyone else joined.
On the way out, they ran into Krystal in the corridor who was recording at the company. After a brief chat, the group left the company and headed straight to that late-night snack spot everyone tacitly knew.
That place was a hidden barbecue private shop, known to many artists at S.M company.
This side had few people and only served artists or friends, basically isolating them from fans’ blockades or media exposure.
So it had become everyone’s unspoken “stronghold”.
However, this time when the Girls’ Generation members arrived there, a small issue arose.
As soon as Leader Kim Tae Yeon parked the car, her eyes narrowed, staring tightly at the roadside not far away.
Tiffany in the front passenger seat noticed her unease first and looked over too, but only saw a couple embracing by the roadside.
Thinking Kim Tae Yeon was feeling romantic, she laughed and teased, “Why stare at that couple hugging? Taeyeon, don’t tell me you want to date too?”
“Where, where? Where’s the couple hugging? Let me see.”
Tiffany’s shout woke Sunny, whose gossip soul was etched into her bones, and she lunged forward from the gap in the armrest, her gaze searching for the target.
Following Tiffany’s direction, she also spotted the embracing figures and giggled. “It’s real! Taeyeon, are you feeling lonely?”
But the next second, Kim Tae Yeon’s words made the last composed figure sit up straight.
“No, when I just parked, they weren’t hugging yet. Then I noticed that girl looks exactly like Soo Jung. If I hadn’t just seen Soo Jung at the company, I’d really think it was her.”
“Who? Soo Jung?”
Before Sunny finished speaking, Jung Soo Yeon shoved her to the corner of the seat and leaned out, eyes fixed on the couple.
At the same time.
Outside the car, the boy they were staring at was already tense to the point of scalp tingling.
Even the fragrance of the beauty in his arms couldn’t alleviate his anxiety.
At the same time, her low voice urging him came to his ear.
“How is it? Did they go into the restaurant?”
“No, what the fck, seems like they’re staring at us.”
“Ah, no way. Then what do we do?”
“How about we turn and walk away quick? Back view should be fine.”
“Really?”
“What else can we do! Run!”
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