71: Chapter 71 Yoona is here too

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, the Spring Festival arrived.

On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, before dawn had even broken, firecrackers were already crackling and popping throughout the small town, waking the two sleeping soundly.

Choi Sulli, startled, shrank further into Liu Zijun's embrace. Liu Zijun chuckled and patted her back.

"Don't be scared, it's just New Year's firecrackers. After all these days, you're still not used to it?"

Pressing her whole body against Liu Zijun, Choi Sulli suddenly declared, "Tonight, we're setting off fireworks and firecrackers too! I'm going to scare all those little brats like Liu Xiaohu until they cry!"

Liu Zijun just looked at her with affection.

After getting up, the whole family put on new clothes and had a lively breakfast together.

Lin Wanrou had prepared a lot of delicious food, mainly dumplings, and surprisingly, even Choi Sulli's favorite sweet and sour spare ribs were there.

It was clear just how much Lin Wanrou and Chen Qing doted on Choi Sulli!

Choi Sulli followed Liu Zijun to pay New Year's respects to Grandfather and Grandmother. Using her not-quite-standard Chinese, she said, "Happy New Year," which made the two elderly laugh so hard they couldn't close their mouths, and they gave her a thick red envelope.

"Jinri-ah, Happy New Year. Be good with Ji-Jun."

Chen Qing held her hand, smiling with exceptional kindness.

Lin Wanrou even handed over a property deed booklet—it was for a property in Beijing, China, saying it was a New Year's gift for Choi Sulli, her future daughter-in-law.

This left Choi Sulli utterly stunned!

When she learned the property was worth ten to twenty billion korean won, her eyes widened completely, and she absolutely did not dare accept it.

Even if she were sold, she wouldn't be worth that much money!

In the end, Liu Zijun accepted it on her behalf!

In the morning, relatives and friends came one after another to offer New Year's greetings. Seeing the celebrity Choi Sulli, they were all especially curious, but they politely didn't ask too many questions, simply offering their blessings.

Lin Wanrou, on the other hand, held her hand, beaming with joy.

Although Choi Sulli felt a bit shy, she still followed Liu Zijun's example, smiling and responding, looking every bit the lady of the house.

At ten in the morning, the family was busy in the courtyard preparing lunch when Choi Sulli's phone suddenly rang.

Picking up her phone, she saw the words "Yoona Unnie" flashing on the screen.

"Hello, Yoona Unnie?"

Im Yoona's familiar voice came from the other end of the line, tinged with a bit of excitement: "Seol-ri, Happy New Year! Pass the phone to Joon oppa for a moment."

Choi Sulli bit her lip, suddenly feeling deflated, but she still handed the phone to Liu Zijun!

There was a moment of silence on the phone first!

"Happy New Year! Yoona!"

Hearing this voice, Im Yoona on the other end of the line felt her eyes begin to redden!

"Happy New Year! Oppa!"

Choi Sulli looked at Liu Zijun, her eyes full of complexity.

"Oppa! I'm in the city, at the airport here. I'll follow by taxi!"

Liu Zijun was taken aback and sharply looked at Choi Sulli, who nodded.

"Mm! Wait a bit, Jinri and I will come pick you up!"

Liu Zijun took a deep breath, knowing he couldn't avoid it.

Since Im Yoona had also come, he couldn't very well let her wait alone at the airport.

He pulled the silent Choi Sulli along and said to Lin Wanrou, "Mom! A friend of mine has arrived at the airport. I'm going to pick her up!"

Lin Wanrou didn't think much of it and quickly said, "Be careful on the road. Bring her back for lunch; it's livelier with more people."

Liu Zijun nodded, then pulled Choi Sulli out the door and drove towards the city airport.

The atmosphere in the car was somewhat silent.

Liu Zijun suddenly looked at Choi Sulli in the passenger seat and said, "I'm sorry! Jinri!"

Choi Sulli shook her head and said nothing!

She just tightened her grip on the phone in her hand, her heart a tangle of mixed emotions.

Of course, she knew about Im Yoona's feelings for Liu Zijun. Now that the three of them were meeting, she didn't know what would happen.

An hour later, the car arrived at the airport.

From afar, Liu Zijun spotted Im Yoona standing at the exit.

She was wearing a red coat that made her skin look even fairer. Her long hair was tied up in a high ponytail, and she wore a mask and sunglasses, yet her delicate features were still discernible.

Seeing Liu Zijun and Choi Sulli's car, Im Yoona's eyes lit up, and she quickly walked over.

"Seol-ri! Joon oppa!"

Im Yoona took off her mask and sunglasses, revealing an anxious and awkward smile, her face full of exhaustion.

This made Liu Zijun's heart ache a little.

He knew exactly how busy Girls Generation's schedule was these days, especially seeing the dark circles under Im Yoona's eyes, proof she hadn't been resting well lately!

Im Yoona got into the car. Liu Zijun drove towards the direction of the small town, the atmosphere in the car somewhat delicate.

No one spoke!

Liu Zijun suddenly said, "Jinri, Yoona, I don't want you two to be like this. Blame me if you must!"

Choi Sulli said nothing.

But Im Yoona said, "Oppa! It's not your fault. It's all because I couldn't control my feelings!"

Choi Sulli said softly, "It is Yoona Unnie's fault! You knew I liked oppa, so why did you do this?"

Liu Zijun patted Choi Sulli's head, signaling her not to be like that.

Seeing Liu Zijun's anxious and helpless expression.

Suddenly!

"Pfft—!"

The same laugh burst out simultaneously from both Choi Sulli and Im Yoona.

"unnie! Was my acting just now improved?"

Im Yoona grinned widely with her alligator smile.

She said to Choi Sulli, "Seol-ri-ah! Was my conflicted, wronged acting just now worthy of a Blue Dragon Grand Prize?"

Seeing their expressions, Liu Zijun realized he'd been tricked!

He could only shake his head helplessly.

"Oppa! Although it's a bargain for you that unnie and I are together—oh right, and Yejin Unnie too!"

"Were you scared just now?"

Liu Zijun nodded and said, "It seems being with you two has really dulled my powers of observation and alertness!"

Im Yoona also said, "Oppa! I don't know what's wrong with me either, that I ended up in this situation!"

"I thought about giving up too, but the thought of not having you by my side was unbearable!"

"But! I still feel a bit sorry towards Seol-ri.

However, when Seol-ri and I went to your place, we actually ran into Yejin Unnie!"

"You really aren't a good guy! You just arrived on The Peninsula and already 'ate' Yejin Unnie!

The key point is, when she saw Seol-ri and me, she was still trying her best to cover for you!"

Liu Zijun said with a bitter smile, "Yeah! I told you long ago I'm not a good guy, told you not to get close to me, but you still insisted on coming closer."

Im Yoona also smiled bitterly, "Who told you to save me in Japan? Who told you to be so attractive to me!"

Choi Sulli quickly asked, "Oppa! What about me? You never once told me to leave you!"

Liu Zijun affectionately ruffled her head and said, "You're different! You can never escape my grasp in your whole life! Little Peach!"

These words made Im Yoona purse her lips slightly, but they made Choi Sulli extremely happy!

Seeing the two of them, especially the flush on Choi Sulli's face, Im Yoona knew Choi Sulli had gotten her wish.

She gritted her teeth secretly!

Sure enough, in this guy's eyes, the first priority was always Choi Sulli!

And she couldn't be like Choi Sulli, completely dependent on him, nor could she be like Son Ye-jin, completely tolerant of him!

Ah!

Going crazy!