Chapter 171

When Kim Yeon-yeon faces Choi Jin-ri

Jessica Jung snapped out of her daze and quickly asked, "Jinri, how come you're with Chen Ran?"

"Oh, because I... beep beep..."

Choi Jin-ri's voice abruptly stopped, replaced by a busy signal.

"Feed...feed..."

There was no response. Jessica Jung picked up her phone, which showed that the call had ended.

She quickly dialed the number again.

Sorry, the number you dialed is currently switched off.

Jessica Jung stared blankly at her phone.

It's turned off?!

Why did it suddenly shut down?!

Why don't you let the truth finish speaking first?

Why did she end up with Chen Ran? And why did Chen Ran fall asleep?

Did those two do anything?

Jessica Jung had a whole bunch of questions on her mind.

She was even more anxious now than before she made the call.

An image uncontrollably appeared in her mind: in a room, Chen Ran and Cui Zhenli were sleeping in each other's arms. Her phone call woke Cui Zhenli up, while Chen Ran, who had been drinking and exercising, was sleeping soundly and was not disturbed.

Choi Jin-ri quickly grabbed her phone, silenced it, and glanced at Chen Ran beside her. Seeing that he hadn't been woken up, she felt relieved.

Then she put on her pajamas, got out of bed, went into the bathroom, and answered the phone.

...

Thinking about this, Jessica Jung was about to go crazy.

Ahhh! ! !

She did...all my work!

The person lying next to Chen Ran in the original scene should have been me. Someone called in the middle of the night, and she answered, saying in a victorious tone:

"Oh, Chen Ran is asleep. What do you need him for?"

Jessica Jung pursed her lips tightly.

No! She has to get to the bottom of this!

He picked up his phone again, ready to dial Choi Jin-ri's number.

My finger suddenly stopped just as it was about to touch the screen.

She suddenly felt a little hesitant to call and ask.

What if the result of her questioning is exactly what she thought...?

Wouldn't that mean she went from being the first wife to a concubine?

The sudden change in her status made Jessica Jung hesitate to make the phone call.

She held her phone, standing there motionless for a long time, her face full of conflicted emotions.

Suddenly, she remembered her conversation with Jin Ruanruan. Jin Ruanruan said she had something to do outside and was heading back to her dorm.

Could this matter be related to Choi Jin-ri?

Suddenly, a thought struck Jessica Jung. She quickly picked up her phone and dialed Kim Yeon Yeon's number.

The call was quickly connected, and Jin Ruanruan's puzzled voice came through.

"What's wrong, Xiuyan? Why are you calling me at this hour?"

"You just said you went out on something, is that true?"

On the other end of the phone, Jin Ruanruan, who had just arrived at the dormitory building, was slightly taken aback.

How did Xiuyan find out? Did she call Chen Ran?

"Yes, Mari accidentally drank too much last night and called me to pick her up."

"Did Chen Ran go too?"

"...Yes, Zhenli also called Chen Ran."

Jessica Jung pursed her lips. The case is solved.

But why does this script seem a bit like what she imagined?

I had a few drinks with Chen Ran, and then naturally we did some things.

"Then why did you go back to the dorm? Where are the other two?"

"Um...at the hotel."

"You just left those two, a man and a woman, alone in a hotel?! And both of them had been drinking. Aren't you afraid they...?"

Jessica Jung gritted her teeth.

Jin Ruanruan is such an unreliable woman. How could she just leave two people at the hotel like that?

You should at least stay and keep an eye on them!

That way they won't act recklessly.

Jin Ruanruan pursed her lips upon hearing this.

She originally wanted to stay there. Please remember the only official website address for this novel: www.deqixs.org. The website owner has only this one website; other websites may be discontinued at any time.

But who knew that such an accident would happen, and she and Chen Ran kissed.

If Choi Jin-ri hadn't suddenly woken up to drink water, bringing her back to her senses, she probably would have already taken things a step further with Chen Ran.

However, she would absolutely not tell Jessica Jung what had just happened.

She knew what Jessica was worried about and comforted her, "Don't worry, Jinri is drunk and has fallen asleep. Chen Ran also drank, but he's not drunk, so he won't do anything reckless."

As she said this, Jin Ruanruan felt inexplicably guilty.

Chen Ran just messed around with her.

"hehe..."

Jessica Jung chuckled, "I just called Chen Ran, do you know who answered the phone?"

Jin Ruanruan paused, instinctively asking, "Who?"

"Truth, she also said that Chen Ran was already asleep and asked me what I wanted to see Chen Ran for. Her voice sounded very sober, not at all like someone who was drunk."

"Huh?" Jin Ruanruan was stunned for a moment, then her pupils shrank.

Truth has awakened, and it is quite lucid.

When did she regain consciousness?

Was it after I left, or before I left?

If it happened before I left, then her kiss with Chen Ran just now...

Jin Ruanruan felt a pang of anxiety and instinctively wanted to turn around and go back to the hotel to find out what was going on.

If Zhenli really saw her kissing Chen Ran, she would definitely misunderstand and overthink it.

During the last meal, when the girl asked her very seriously if she liked Chen Ran, she answered no.

Thinking of this, Jin Ruanruan immediately turned around and walked back, her short legs quickening their pace slightly.

Before she could hang up the phone, Jessica Jung, seeing that she was still silent, spoke again:

"Hey, Taeyeon."

"I'm here. I'll go back now. Don't worry, nothing will happen. Even if Zhenli is sober, Chen Ran isn't that reckless." Jessica Jung originally wanted to ask Chen Ran and Choi Zhenli which hotel they were at so she could go there herself.

Seeing that Jin Ruanruan was rushing back, she gave up the idea.

Taeyeon won't let Jinri run wild.

Moreover, Taeyeon is right. Even if Chen Ran is sincere, he is not someone who lacks discretion.

At that time, the two of them will be in each other's way, and neither of them will be able to have anything happen with Chen Ran.

In that way, she would still be the person closest to the position of the first wife.

Jessica Jung relaxed and regained her composure and calmness befitting the eldest daughter-in-law, sitting down on the sofa.

"Okay, you go ahead then, I won't go. Drive carefully."

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone, Jessica Jung put down her phone, glanced at the red wine and glasses prepared on the coffee table, and pursed her lips.

All the preparations were in vain.

Never mind, I'll go to sleep first and find another time another day.

Let's go back ten minutes.

Inside the bathroom of the hotel room.

Just as Choi Jin-ri was about to explain to Jung Soo-yeon, a busy signal came through her ear.

She glanced at her phone and blinked.

The power is out...

The girl pursed her lips after failing to restart her phone.

Then you can't blame her.

She had originally planned to explain the situation to Jessica Jung and had no intention of letting this unnie misunderstand.

She's not one of those scheming second female leads in melodramatic TV dramas who deliberately try to mislead others and sabotage their relationships in order to climb the social ladder.

She knew that this unnie was probably calling because she was worried about oppa, which is why she answered the phone.

Taking Chen Ran's phone, Cui Zhenli walked out of the bathroom and glanced at Chen Ran lying on the sofa. Chen Ran was still fast asleep.

She quietly found her phone and charger in her bag, put her phone on silent, and used her charger to charge Chen Ran's phone. Then she sat down on the edge of the bed with her phone and waited quietly.

But after waiting for a long time, her phone remained silent.

Choi Jin-ri frowned in confusion as she looked at her phone.

Strange, why isn't Jessica calling her?

Oppa's phone died and shut down. She should have called him, right?

After waiting a while longer without any calls, Cui Zhenli put her phone aside and turned her attention to Chen Ran, who was lying on the sofa.

Looking at the oppa and the sofa, the image of Chen Ran and Jin Ruanruan kissing earlier quickly flashed through the girl's mind.

So, that question took hold of her mind again.

If Taeyeon unnie likes oppa, then what should I do?

If it were Jessica unnie or anyone else, she could try to compete, but if it were Taeyeon unnie, she really wouldn't know what to do.

Taeyeon unnie was her roommate when she first joined SM Entertainment, and she took great care of and loved her. For someone like her who lacked family love, Taeyeon unnie was like family to her in some ways.

Although Taeyeon moved away to prepare for her debut, the two of them were busy with their own things, one in Girls' Generation and the other in f(x), and they communicated less.

But Choi Jin-ri actually cherishes this relationship. In addition, Kim Yeon-yeon has been contacting her more often recently, and she has gradually rediscovered a sense of family-like connection from the past.

But now...

The girl's lips were tightly pressed together, her mind in turmoil.

I don't know how much time passed.

"Beep beep"

Suddenly, the sound of a card being swiped came from the doorway.

Choi Jin-ri snapped out of her daze, got up, walked to the side, and looked towards the door.

At the door, Jin Ruanruan swiped the room key she had received at the hotel reception to open the door and breathed a sigh of relief.

On her way here, she became increasingly nervous for no apparent reason, so she rushed over as quickly as possible.

Luckily, she used her ID card when checking into the room, so the hotel receptionist gave her a new room key; otherwise, her trip would have been in vain. Jin Ruanruan gently pushed open the door, preparing to go inside.

Looking up, they met Choi Jin-ri's gaze, and both of them were startled.

Choi Jin-ri walked over and said softly, "Unnie, why are you back?"

"Um, I... I was a little worried, so I came back to check on things." Jin Ruanruan smiled somewhat awkwardly.

Choi Jin-ri quickly understood and pursed her lips.

"Perfect timing, I've been wanting to have a chat with you, Unnie."

Some questions are hard to understand on your own, so it's better to talk to this unnie face to face.

"what?"

Jin Ruanruan's heart skipped a beat: "Talk...talk about what?"

Choi Jin-ri glanced back at Chen Ran on the sofa: "Let's go find somewhere outside, unnie. It's not convenient here. Don't wake oppa up."

After saying that, she turned around, grabbed her phone, and walked out first.

Jin Ruanruan pursed her lips, her unease growing stronger. Could Zhenli have really seen it just now?

Without thinking twice, she reached out and closed the door, then quickly followed Choi Jin-ri.

The two eventually sat down in a private room at a 24-hour coffee shop near the Shilla Hotel.

The staff brought the coffee and left the private room.

Jin Ruanruan glanced at the coffee in front of her, then looked up at the girl in front of her, thought for a moment, and said:

"Truth, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Choi Jin-ri paused in stirring her coffee, lowered her eyes slightly, and asked, "Unnie, why did you suddenly come back? Did Jessica unnie say something to you?"

"Um...yes, Sika said she called Chen Ran just now, and you answered. Then her phone suddenly turned off. I was worried, so I came back to check on her."

She wanted to change the subject and ask Choi Jin-ri why she drank so much that night, but Choi Jin-ri spoke first.

"Is unnie afraid that something will happen between me and oppa, or is it...?"

The girl paused, took a deep breath, and finally asked the question she most wanted to ask.

"Is Unnie worried that I woke up too early and saw something I shouldn't have seen, so she rushed back to check on me?" Jin Ruanruan was stunned for a moment upon hearing this.

She saw it; she truly saw the truth.

Across from her, Choi Jin-ri, seeing this, felt a surge of pent-up resentment that had been building up inside her for a long time.

It surged to the tip of my nose, surged to my eyes.

"Unnie, why did you lie to me?"

Seeing the girl's aggrieved expression and the moisture in her eyes, Jin Ruanruan panicked instantly.

"No, I'm not lying to you about the truth."

"Unnie, you still say no? Last time I asked you if you liked oppa, and you said no, but what happened?"

"I'm not lying to you, I really don't like Chen Ran."

"Unnie, if you don't like oppa, then why didn't you push oppa away immediately? You even responded. I saw it all."

"..."

Jin Ruanruan opened her mouth as if to explain, but she had no idea how to explain. Could she say that when she kissed Chen Ran, she was a little drunk from the smell of liquor, which is why she responded subconsciously?

Or was it that Chen Ran's kissing skills were too good, and his kisses were too gentle, that she was momentarily drawn in and couldn't help but respond?

Don't be ridiculous, this isn't an explanation at all, it's more like a provocation!

Choi Jin-ri sniffed, her voice slightly choked, and said, "See, unnie, you can't even explain why. You just like oppa, that's why you didn't push him away."

The girl felt deeply wronged.

She wasn't upset about seeing the person she liked kissing her dearest unnie.

Instead, she felt wronged because this unnie had lied to her.

If you really like someone, you can just tell me openly. I'll sort myself out and quietly step aside to let you two be together.

Why did you lie to me?

Do you think it's funny and interesting to see me rushing in like an idiot after you've tricked me?

On the other side, Jin Ruanruan was also in a state of utter confusion.

Perhaps she herself had unknowingly developed special feelings for Chen Ran. These special feelings shouldn't be called liking at the moment, but rather a result of her liking Chen Ran's predetermined future.

She had always wanted to change this predetermined future, but found that fate seemed to be pulling her toward it.

She half-heartedly gave in and unknowingly developed a special feeling for Chen Ran, which made her want to deliberately distance herself from him, yet she did not resist contact with him at all.

Regardless of the nature of her feelings, Chen Ran had become a special person to her.

She doesn't have time to think about this issue anymore.

The most urgent task is to stabilize Choi Jin-ri's emotions, otherwise something serious might happen.

Jin Ruanruan took a deep breath, suppressing her chaotic thoughts, looked at Cui Zhenli, and pursed her lips, saying:

"Truth, Chen Ran is indeed somewhat special to me, but it's not love, and I've never thought about being with him. I'm not lying to you."

Choi Jin-ri was taken aback by what she heard, and blinked her slightly moist eyes twice.

I don't like it... but I can still kiss it...

This unnie isn't that kind of person.

Is she trying to fool me like I'm a three-year-old?