Chapter 96

As Jin Yunho was in deep thought, a melodious variation of a canon began to play.

"Hello, this is Prosecutor Jin Yunho," he said as he answered the phone.

"Hello, Prosecutor Jin Yunho. I am SNSD's Seohyun. Do you have time this afternoon? I... I want to fulfill my promise and invite you to watch a play," Seohyun said hesitantly over the phone, her voice sounding awkward.

"Is something wrong? Your voice sounds so distorted," Jin Yunho, hearing the strange voice, immediately thought that something might have happened to her, like a kidnapping.

"Ah?! No, nothing is wrong, I just want to invite you to watch a play," Seohyun quickly replied, but her voice was still awkward.

"Oh, okay. Thank you in advance. Could you please send the time and place of our meeting to my phone later?" Jin Yunho shrugged and replied.

After hanging up, he was still puzzled: How could a normally well-behaved child speak like this?

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"Phew." Seohyun let out a long breath after hanging up.

"Is it really that serious? It's just inviting a guy to watch a show. Look at how nervous you are," Sica, without looking up from the magazine she was flipping through, commented.

"Onee, how can I not be nervous? This is my first time inviting a guy!" Seohyun patted her chest and then, with a serious look, continued, "And! I need to correct your mistake. That's not called a show, it's called a play. Onee, why do you call all cultural performances 'shows'?"

"Too lazy to remember, one word covers it all," Sica glanced at Seohyun, gave a simple answer, and then turned the page of the magazine, continuing to read quietly.

Seeing Sica's indifferent attitude, Seohyun pouted, very unsatisfied. She came to Sica, snatched the magazine, and hid it behind her back, saying, "Onee, a play is a performance, not a show. There's a big difference. A play is a stage performance art that uses language, action, dance, music, and puppets to tell a story..."

Hearing the stubborn Seohyun start her lecture again, Sica immediately retreated, "Maknae, can you please give me back the magazine first, and then continue your lecture?"

Seohyun shook her head, pouted, and firmly said, "No, I know Onee has already mastered the skill of focusing on your fashion magazine without being disturbed by anything. I won't fall for it."

"Ah, you're becoming less and less cute as you grow up," Sica sighed.

"Hmph, don't try to charm me with cuteness. I won't fall for it," Seohyun continued to shake her head.

She started to impart knowledge about the classification and origin of plays to the fashion-obsessed Sica, making Sica feel confused.

As she spoke, Seohyun suddenly stopped.

"Finished? So fast, this time your lecture was less than two minutes!" As soon as Seohyun's voice stopped, Sica immediately perked up, asking curiously.

"Onee, can you accompany me?" After a moment of silence, Seohyun forced out these words.

"Are you kidding? Accompany you to watch a show with that miser? No, absolutely not," Sica extended her long, white finger and waved it back and forth.

"Onee, I'm formally asking you."

"Formally... still no. I feel nauseous just thinking about that guy."

"Onee..."

"Pouting won't work."

"I... I won't be friends with you anymore."

Hearing Seohyun use her ultimate weapon, Sica was a bit surprised.

"Is it really that important? Do you have to go?"

Seohyun nodded vigorously, "Yes, I want to return the favor for what happened before. And, this is my first time, I'm a bit scared, so I hope Onee can accompany me."

Sica irritably ran her fingers through her hair, "Why don't you ask YoonA to accompany you? Watching that play would help her improve her acting skills, she would be happy to go."

Seohyun frowned, "I asked Onee YoonA, and although she supports my idea, she refused to go, saying she has other things to do. And she said that among our group, you have the biggest prejudice against Prosecutor Jin Yunho, so she wants to give this opportunity to you, to let you get to know him better and ease the tension between you two."

"Boring, I won't go," Sica leaned back and lay down on the bed, pretending to sleep.

Seohyun threw off her pink slippers, climbed onto the bed, and snuggled up to Sica, pleading, "Onee, please. Just agree, okay? This is my first time, such an important moment, how can you just leave me alone?"

"First time! Maknae, don't use that word too often, it can easily cause misunderstandings."

"But, this really is my first time inviting a guy. It really is my first time."

"..." Sica.

After a series of negotiations and signing some unfair treaties, Sica finally agreed to Seohyun's request to go watch the play together.

"Agreed, I'll just stand by your side. Don't expect me to talk to that miser or help you with awkward situations."

After getting her magazine back, Sica resumed her previous state, reading the magazine while talking to Seohyun.

Seohyun nodded, "Okay, just being there will help a lot. As long as you stand by my side, I'll feel much better. And, Prosecutor Jin Yunho is actually a very nice person, Onee, you really misunderstood him. I told you about his family situation and what happened before..."

Seohyun kept trying to resolve the tension and misunderstanding between Jin Yunho and Sica. After all, one was someone she admired and respected, and the other was her best friend. She didn't want to see them in conflict.

She also didn't want Sica and Jin Yunho to play a staring contest when they met later.

But after saying so much, Seohyun had no idea if Sica had really listened.

Sica read her magazine as if it were protected by divine light, able to block out all external distractions. Since her debut, this skill of hers had become even stronger.

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At 5:40 PM, after careful preparation, Seohyun dragged the reluctant Sica to the meeting place, waiting for Jin Yunho to arrive.

While waiting, Sica, wearing headphones and listening to music, asked, "Maknae, what is the content of the show we're going to watch?"

"Onee! I told you, it's called a play. Today we're watching a puppet show."

"Puppet show? Never heard of it! I watched 8FC7 puppet shows when I was a kid, but I remember them being boring, just for kids."

"Um, I'm also hearing the name 'puppet show' for the first time. But I've read reviews from other viewers, and they all say it's very good, not boring at all."

"Hope so... Also, didn't you say we were meeting at 6? Why hasn't he arrived yet?"

"It's only 5:50, it's not the agreed time yet."

"Hmph, being late for a date with a girl! No manners!"

"..."

Seohyun was now very worried. It seemed that all her efforts throughout the afternoon were in vain, as Sica still had a strong prejudice against Jin Yunho, and it seemed to be even stronger now.

What should she do?

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Leisure time! Leisure time?

Give me a recommendation, and I'll tell you if it's really leisure time.

Also, thank you to the following readers for their support: "Dae Hui Zen Master," "Unable to Understand Life," "Always Unpredictable," "So Cool," "Western Style Loneliness," "Legendary Junxi."

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