ebookslot Chapter 30 Jessica: Aren't you going to invite me in?
Chapter 30 Jessica: Aren't you going to invite me in?
The following morning, inside the villa.
Chen Ran and Jessica were having breakfast in the restaurant.
"Are you going out today?" Chen Ran asked, taking a bite of his fried egg.
Jessica swallowed the porridge in her mouth and nodded: "I'm going to see a friend today."
I'm going to see a friend I haven't seen for several years.
A figure immediately came to mind, causing Jessica to slow down her chewing slightly.
"oh."
Chen Ran nodded: "I'm writing a script at home today."
"it is good."
After breakfast, Jessica changed her clothes and opened the door to the 2025 side.
She got into her Maserati, took out her phone, and made a call.
"Hey, unnie."
"Yoona, is Kim Tae-yeon still living in Cheongdam-dong?"
On the other end of the phone, Yoona, who was off work today and building blocks at home, paused her movements and widened her eyes slightly.
"Unnie, are you going to see Taeyeon unnie?"
Jessica tried to keep her voice as calm as possible: "Yeah, I need to talk to her about something."
Im Yoona quickly recalled her conversation with Jessica from their last meeting:
"Does Unnie want to ask about Chen Ran?"
"Yes, I want to ask her to clarify things."
She went to find Kim Tae-yeon to find out the specific details of Chen Ran's car accident 25 years ago.
"Unnie, what exactly is your relationship with Chen Ran?"
"Oh dear, I can't explain this to you in a short time. Just tell me if Kim Tae-yeon still lives in Cheongdam-dong."
If you asked her to find a word to describe her relationship with Chen Ran, she would have a hard time finding a suitable word.
"Oh, Taeyeon unnie has always lived in Cheongdam-dong, in the same place. But unnie..."
"Um?"
"Did you contact Taeyeon unnie in advance? What if she's not home?"
"..."
When she heard that there was no sound on the other end of the phone, Lim Yoona knew the answer and couldn't help but smile.
Hearing her laughter, Jessica's cheeks flushed slightly, and she muttered stubbornly:
"What's there to ask? She's a homebody, doesn't have much of a schedule, and if she's not at home, where else could she be?"
"Yes, yes, but what if it is? Then you'll have come all this way for nothing. How about I ask for you first?"
"...OK"
"Okay, unnie, wait for me a moment, I'll call you back in a bit."
After hanging up the phone, Yoona immediately found another number in her call log.
The call connected, and a few seconds later, a somewhat deep female voice answered:
"Hey, Yoona."
"Unnie, are you sleeping?"
"No, I'm just lying in bed. What's wrong? Is something the matter?"
"It's nothing, I just have the day off today and I haven't seen you in a while, so I thought I'd go to your house to hang out."
"Hahaha, is that so? Okay, then come here."
Kim Tae-yeon is a homebody; she won't go out unless absolutely necessary.
Even close friends like Im Yoona find it difficult to drag her out of her home.
But if you say you want to go to her house, she'll welcome you.
The main point is that as long as you don't leave home, it's fine.
"Okay, I'll head over now."
After hanging up the phone, Yoona immediately called Jessica.
"Unnie, Taeyeon unnie is home."
"Okay, I'll be right there."
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Nearly twenty minutes later, Jessica's car drove into the underground parking garage of an upscale residential complex.
She parked the car in a temporary parking space, unbuckled her seatbelt, but did not get out of the car immediately.
Instead, she glanced at the elevator entrance not far away, subconsciously took a deep breath, and pursed her lips slightly.
Although she really didn't want to admit it, she did seem to be a little bit nervous.
Grabbing her bag, Jessica opened the car door and got out, then walked towards the elevator.
The sound of her high heels clicking on the ground echoed in the somewhat quiet underground parking garage, just like the beating of her heart at that moment.
"bite"
The elevator doors slowly opened on the 11th floor. Jessica stepped out of the elevator, turned right, and walked to the door on the right.
She unconsciously tightened her grip on her bag and took a deep breath.
After completing this set of movements, she suddenly paused.
Wait a minute, do I really need to be this nervous?
It's just meeting a little Kim Tae-yeon, what's there to be nervous about?
Back when I was in the group, I wasn't afraid of her. But now that I've been out of the group for so many years, I'm afraid of her instead?
joke!
Jessica took a small makeup mirror out of her bag and looked at her face.
Her makeup was perfect, with no caking at all, and her hair was fine too. The lipstick color matched her outfit perfectly.
Everything was fine. Jessica quickly raised her hand to press the doorbell, then quickly lowered her hand, her face tense.
A few seconds later, the door opened, and a familiar voice rang out:
"You have the password, Yoona, just go in..."
Kim Tae-yeon, who had just poked half her body out of the door, paused for a moment when she saw who was standing at the door.
This was the first time the two had met in many years.
The two stood, one behind the door and the other outside, staring at each other without saying a word; the air seemed to be frozen.
Jessica wore a simple black T-shirt with light blue straight-leg pants and a thin black Gucci leather belt around her waist, looking every bit the successful urban woman.
In contrast, Kim Tae-yeon was wearing a loose white T-shirt and what appeared to be a pair of denim shorts casually slipped on.
"After all these years, this woman still doesn't know how to dress," Jessica couldn't help but think to herself.
But when she saw Kim Tae-yeon's face, which was lightly made up but couldn't hide her fatigue at all, she couldn't help but purse her lips tightly.
What's wrong with this woman? Doesn't she sleep at night?
Jessica's thoughts were complicated, but her face remained largely expressionless as she calmly said:
"What, aren't you going to invite me in?"
Kim Tae-yeon pursed her lips and opened the door completely: "Come in."
Jessica went inside, only to see Kim Tae-yeon, who had already entered the living room, turn back.
She bent down, opened the shoe cabinet, took out a pair of unopened pink slippers, unpacked them, and gently tossed them to Jessica's feet before walking back to the living room without a word.
Behind her, Jessica watched her retreating figure, bit her lip lightly, then changed into slippers and walked into the living room.
She sat down half a distance away from Kim Tae-yeon, her eyes scanning the room.
The decor is rather cool-toned and the interior furnishings are very simple, lacking any sense of warmth. However, it is quite clean, suggesting that it is regularly cleaned.
"It's nowhere near as nice as Chen Ran's and my home," Jessica thought to herself.
At that moment, Kim Tae-yeon spoke up from the other side: "Did you contact Yoona?"
"Yes, I asked her if you still lived here before I came over."
Kim Tae-yeon glanced at her: "So what do you want from me?"
"I need to ask you about Chen Ran's passing," Jessica said directly.
Upon hearing the name Chen Ran, Kim Tae-yeon, who had been keeping her head slightly lowered, suddenly raised her head, her hands trembling slightly.
"What?!"
"I said I wanted to ask you about Chen Ran."