Chapter 30

"Really? What's wrong?" The people in the living room were startled by Tae Yeon and Tiffany's strong reactions. After a moment of shock, Yoo Ri asked curiously.

"Is it that Park Min-ah?" Tiffany and Tae Yeon asked again in unison, as if they had planned it beforehand.

"Ah!" Yoo Ri was stunned again and asked, "Why do you say that?"

"Is it, or isn't it?" Tiffany ignored her question and urged her with an eager look.

Tae Yeon pursed her lips and clenched her hands tightly, staring straight at Yoo Ri.

"I don't know." Yoo Ri was startled by their intensity and quickly replied.

"How can you not know?" Tiffany, after a moment of shock, asked anxiously and discontentedly.

Tae Yeon's expression kept changing—regret, surprise, fear, hesitation... It was very complex!

"I really don't know." Seeing their strong reactions, Yoo Ri had a vague idea of what was going on. She didn't get angry because of Tiffany's tone and explained patiently, "At that time, I didn't have much contact with Oppa Ji Hoon. Later, even though I tutored him for a while, I wouldn't ask Oppa Ji Hoon his sister's name, right? After that, the tutoring ended, and we lost contact. I had no reason to care about this issue. Besides, Uncle Park moved out of the neighborhood during that period."

"I'll call him!" Tiffany bit her lip and suddenly said. However, when she took out her phone, she remembered that her number was still on his blacklist.

Tae Yeon had already taken out her phone and dialed.

"The number you dialed is powered off..." As expected, he wasn't on the blacklist, but his phone was off.

The people in the living room watched the two silently. Seeing Tae Yeon's anxious face as she put down her phone, Jessica finally asked, "What's wrong?"

"That day..." Tiffany recounted what she and Tae Yeon had seen that day. At this point, there was no need to keep it a secret.

Jessica and the others were speechless.

"It's all my fault!" Tiffany said regretfully.

"Why didn't you confront him?" Jessica asked.

"It was Tae Yeon, Tae Yeon didn't want to damage his image, didn't want him to lose all of you as friends!" Tiffany said in a low voice.

Jessica and the others fell silent again. This little one always kept things to herself! But no one could deny her kindness.

"It could really be her." At this moment, Yoo Ri said softly.

"Huh?" All the members looked at Tae Yeon, especially Tae Yeon and Tiffany, who looked eager.

"Oppa Ji Hoon was called a genius after middle school, often participating in various competitions and winning first place," Yoo Ri said. "It was the same in high school. The media once commented, 'If he doesn't choose Seoul National University, it would be a loss for Seoul National University, not for him!'"

Tae Yeon and the others were stunned. This sounded just like that "Park Min-ah," or rather, Park Min-ah was his clone!

Then, they all thought of Yoo Ri's unusual expression earlier and her words, "a perfect woman"! Not being biological siblings, yet both geniuses; Park Ji Hoon was a troublemaker in elementary school but became a genius in middle school... According to Yoo Ri, Park Ji Hoon's father remarried when he was in sixth grade!

The identity of that perfect woman was obvious.

A woman who could raise two such geniuses could be described as "perfect" as a mother!

No one noticed the bright, curious look in Sulli's eyes.

"I really want to meet Oppa Ji Hoon's mother!" Soo Young and Hyo Yeon suddenly said in unison, unconsciously reverting to that title.

"She has already passed away." Yoo Ri's face showed regret as she said, "I heard from my mother. Auntie was always in poor health, which is why she married Uncle Park. However, I don't know how she did it, but within a year, Uncle Park quit drinking, worked hard, and even stopped swearing. Oppa Ji Hoon also started to study hard."

Not just Soo Young and Hyo Yeon, even Jessica, Tiffany, and the others showed looks of admiration and respect! Just imagining this woman's charm made them yearn to meet her.

Sulli suddenly remembered what Park Ji Hoon had said before, that the person he respected the most was his mother, because she changed his life. The "mother" he referred to must have been her.

"Hasn't Oppa ever mentioned his family situation?" Yoon Ah asked Tae Yeon softly. As friends, they might not have reached the point of discussing family, but could Tae Yeon not know?

"He never mentions his family situation." Tae Yeon shook her head with a gloomy look and said, "I thought he was waiting for a few more years." By "a few more years," she meant establishing a more stable relationship, with marriage in mind!

Tiffany and the others all fell silent.

Tae Yeon bit her lip tightly, looking anxious and eager, as if she wanted to fly to Park Ji Hoon right now. Her hand holding the phone had turned slightly blue and moved occasionally, as if she couldn't resist calling again.

"I'll call my mom and ask." Seeing her restless state, Yoo Ri finally couldn't help but speak.

"Thank you!" Tae Yeon, after a moment of shock, quickly thanked her. She didn't care about disturbing her family's rest at this time.

Yoo Ri shook her head and dialed her mother's number.

Tiffany and the others watched her nervously.

After a short while, Yoo Ri hung up and shook her head at everyone, saying, "My mom doesn't know either. That girl, she either studies or helps with household chores, and is rarely seen outside. There are many rumors, but it's hard to know which are true and which are false."

"Ah—" Even Sulli and the others couldn't help but sigh. They had hoped that if she was Park Ji Hoon's sister, they could meet her!

"By the way, why didn't Oppa Ji Hoon go to college?" Sulli suddenly asked, "If his grades were so good, the school should have waived his tuition!"

"It's not about tuition, but living expenses! Besides, the family had debts from treating Auntie Park." Yoo Ri said. She knew about this once-famous rumor. However, she didn't know that one reason was for his sister's education, as Park Min-ah hadn't yet earned the title of "genius."

Everyone fell silent again.

They hadn't expected that Park Ji Hoon's life experiences were as legendary as his career in the entertainment industry.

"Let's ask him tomorrow. It's just half a night, no need to rush." Jessica comforted Tae Yeon, understanding her feelings. From her reaction and the strange response when she and Tiffany saw Park Min-ah's introduction, she could guess that Tae Yeon had misunderstood something.

Tiffany also felt very regretful. If she hadn't listened to Tae Yeon and confronted Park Ji Hoon directly, none of this would have happened.

"Let's wait for Yoo Ri to finish telling his story." Tae Yeon forced a smile and said. She wanted to continue listening to Yoo Ri's story about Park Ji Hoon, even though it made her feel a bit jealous.

Life always has its problems. Park Ji Hoon's unusual strong reaction that day made her not think of other aspects when she saw him with a girl.

Now she regretted it.

After Yoo Ri's explanation and considering Park Ji Hoon's past, she was almost certain that the girl was Park Ji Hoon's sister! That's why she was so eager to confirm it.

Not just her, but Jessica and the others, after understanding, also felt less misunderstanding towards Park Ji Hoon, and more sympathy and admiration, watching Yoo Ri quietly.

"Let me think..." Yoo Ri said. Having joined S.M. Entertainment as a trainee early on, the intense competition left her no energy to pay attention to other things. All the information about Park Ji Hoon was from her mother and brother after she brought something to them. She couldn't recall much at the moment.

"That's all I know." After a moment of thought, she helplessly spread her hands and said.

Tae Yeon and the others all showed disappointed expressions.

"Tell us about the aunt!" Soo Young and Hyo Yeon asked in unison. Both had a common wish to be a good wife and mother. So, even just hearing Yoo Ri's simple description of this "perfect woman" made them yearn and admire her, treating her as a role model in life.

"Sure!" To everyone's surprise, the first to agree was Sulli!

"Is the little one trying to get information about her mother-in-law?" Hyo Yeon couldn't help but tease her. Knowing about the misunderstanding between Park Ji Hoon and Tae Yeon, they could now tease her about her "We Got Married" with Park Ji Hoon.

"Big sister!" Sulli's face turned red, and she called out shyly.

Soo Young and the others laughed, and the tense atmosphere of the past few days finally lightened.

Even Tae Yeon managed a forced smile. She was uncomfortable, but out of guilt—both towards Park Ji Hoon and the members, she silently tolerated it.

It was just a show.

"That aunt, my mom said I met her once, but I don't remember." Yoo Ri said regretfully, "But my mom described her as very calm, very beautiful, very virtuous, very smart, and very kind!"

"Specific details!" Hyo Yeon said impatiently. Hearing these descriptions made her heart itch, yearning for the image of the aunt.

Soo Young and the others were even more attentive, especially Tae Yeon, who was more focused than anyone.

However, Yoo Ri said, "I don't know the specific details either!"

"Ah!" Hyo Yeon, Soo Young, and the others were all furious. They had prepared to listen, but she said this!

"That aunt was not in good health and rarely came out. Besides, it was someone else's family matter, how could I know?" Yoo Ri hurriedly defended herself.

However, she was still punished by Soo Young and the others.

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