Hancheng: There is a door between me and the future

Chapter 105 "Don't you want to give it a try?" (Seeking monthly votes)
Next to the parking lot.

Looking at Jeon Boram not far away, the first image that came to Lin Xiuyuan's mind was not her here, but the airport photos from 2025.

She was petite and fair-skinned, yet her figure was surprisingly round and full, so much so that even her loose shirt was stretched out of shape, making it hard to believe it was real.

But when he finally met Jeon Boram in person for the first time in 2013, he realized that this version was even more "outrageous" than the one in 2025.

At that moment, Jeon Boram stood under the dappled light of the street lamp.

She wore a pure white short knitted cardigan paired with a high-waisted light blue A-line skirt, the hem of which just covered one-third of her thighs.

Her legs weren't long, but they were white—a whiteness that even the dim light of night couldn't hide.

With those cream-colored slouch socks rolled up at the ankles, the youthful vibe is instantly off the charts.

But this youthful outfit, paired with a figure that far exceeds the norm, is quite striking.

It feels completely natural, which makes it even more deadly.

Despite her petite frame, her almost exaggerated bust-to-waist ratio is captivating.

Her slender waist was perfectly encased in the knitted cardigan, the tight fit subtly outlining her alluring curves, with distinct undulations.

At her current age of twenty-seven or twenty-eight, she is in the golden stage of transitioning from a young girl to a mature and sophisticated woman.

"Absolutely."

Lin Xiuyuan sighed softly, almost unconsciously.

Unexpectedly, Lin Xiaolu overheard him and pinched him, half-laughing and half-crying, "Can you tone down your gaze, Lin Xiuyuan? Is this your type?"

"Who wouldn't like it?"

Lin Xiuyuan did not deny it, but readily admitted it.

After all, who could resist a legal and compliant young girl/loli... no, I mean a mature woman/loli?

"Oh, hello there."

Lin Xiaolu snorted in disdain.

Then Lin Xiuyuan grinned and said, "Is that so? Then let's go for a seafood and Wagyu beef set meal tonight. I think I can max out your card, or pack it up, Lin Xiaolu."

"I don't want to. Let's go eat army stew instead. Ramen will fill us up."

Just as the two were bickering, Park Jiyeon had finished talking with Jeon Boram and was walking over arm in arm with her.

He looked at Lin Xiuyuan and Shirley with a somewhat amused expression and said, "Oppa, Shirley, you definitely won't guess a question."

"The apartment next to mine, is that this one?"

Lin Xiuyuan didn't hesitate at all when he heard Park Jiyeon say those words.

Then he saw Park Jiyeon's shocked look, "Oppa, how did you guess that?"

Beside him, Lin Xiaolu added with a smile, "This apartment isn't very big. If he wants to buy a house, the only landlord who might come back is probably Baolan unnie."

Then, together with Sulli, they greeted Jeon Boram.

Jeon Boram also looked at the three girls who rarely interacted with each other, and then turned her gaze to Lin Xiuyuan, the only boy. Although she wasn't gossipy, she couldn't escape the curiosity that came with her being brought to the door.

She was even more surprised that the person who wanted to buy her property was actually a friend of her youngest member.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Park Jiyeon pulled Jeon Boram aside and said, "Unnie, you haven't had dinner yet either, why don't you come eat with us? We can talk about buying a house while we're at it, killing two birds with one stone, since we're going to talk about it anyway."

Jeon Boram, who was a bit socially awkward, was about to refuse when she heard Lin Xiaolu and Sulli's enthusiastic invitation. This time, she couldn't refuse anymore, so she nodded and agreed.

In the end, dinner was arranged at the barbecue restaurant by the Han River.

To paraphrase what Lin Xiaolu told Lin Xiuyuan: There's no seafood, no Wagyu beef, but you can eat your fill of Korean beef.

Half an hour later, everyone gradually sat down in the private room of the barbecue restaurant and began to enjoy their dinner in a lively atmosphere.

At this moment, Park Jiyeon didn't forget to act as a mediator between Jeon Boram and the others, and took the initiative to start a conversation, "By the way, unnie, when did you buy that property?"

"It was the year before last. Back then, houses weren't expensive, and I really liked this kind of apartment that wasn't too tall or too short. Plus, there were two big trees outside the window, which looked especially beautiful in the summer, so I bought it."

Jeon Boram, who was arguing with Sulli over the right to grill the meat, released the tongs after hearing the voice and made way for her to answer Park Jiyeon's question.

Then she looked at Lin Xiuyuan and said, "Mr. Lin, if you want it, I can sell it to you at the original price."

Although Seoul's housing prices have indeed risen considerably in the past two years, on her way here, Jeon Boram noticed that Park Jiyeon and Lim Soo-won seemed to have a close relationship. So she didn't bother to dwell on it and decided to just sell it at the original price.

But as soon as she finished speaking, Sulli, who had won the right to grill the meat, quickly said, "Unnie, there's no need for that. We all know that Seoul's housing prices have gone up in the last two years. Just sell it to me at the market price."

This apartment was originally bought by Shirley for Lin Xiuyuan. She didn't want to leave any favors behind, as that would lose the original purity of her intentions.

After all, the price increase in the last two years has been quite significant, reaching 10%. Considering the price of the entire apartment, it's no small sum. That's why Shirley spoke up in time to stop Jeon Boram from paying the 'original price'.

Then Jeon Boram was a little confused. Wasn't it Lin Xiuyuan who bought the house?
Her big eyes looked this way and that, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, Park Jiyeon spoke up in time, "Sulli paid for it, so unnie, just do as she says."

Having understood most of what was going on, Jeon Boram looked at Lin Xiuyuan with a strange expression, which made Lin Xiaolu, who was sitting next to him, suppress a laugh.

Lin Xiuyuan, on the other hand, remained calm, continuing to eat the barbecue snacks, and glanced at the little deer Bambi next to him before directly pressing his face against Bambi's and unleashing his ultimate attack.

He was really close to her earlobe, staring at her pink earlobe as he whispered, "If you dare to laugh out loud, when Yoona comes to settle accounts with me about the 'bullet comments,' I'll dare to trick you into coming here and watch you have a real-life offline PK."

Feeling a little uncomfortable from the scorching breath, Lin Xiaolu was about to dodge when she heard the 'devil's whisper' and turned to look at the other person.

"Next time you complain, you can be a little more subtle. With such an obvious screen-floating display, who wouldn't guess it?"

Lin Xiuyuan, having straightened up, smiled slightly. He really wanted to show her the 'threatening' text message Lin Dajun had sent him on his 16pro, but unfortunately, he didn't have his phone with him and would have to wait until another time.

But that doesn't stop me from threatening her, since she started it.

So Lin Xiaolu, who was holding back laughter just a second ago, suddenly puffed up her cheeks in anger.

She glared at Lin Xiuyuan with her round, deer-like eyes for a few moments, let out a soft hum, but dared not laugh out loud again.

Witnessing all this, Jeon Boram was filled with shock and confusion. She then looked at Park Jiyeon again, but this time even Jiyeon couldn't explain much. She could only spread her hands and say, "That's how it is, unnie."

Suddenly feeling an intense itch on her head, as if her brain was about to grow, Jeon Boram quickly made an excuse to go outside and hide from the others, intending to sort out the relationships between them properly.

The private room became much more relaxed without Jeon Boram present.

"Lin Xiuyuan, did I send you a message?"

"Nonsense, with your targeted insults, how could she not guess it was you?"

"Oh, what's wrong? What's wrong?"

Upon seeing Park Jiyeon bickering with the two, she immediately came over excitedly, her eyes sparkling. Sulli, however, guessed what was going on and smiled slightly, saying, "Ah, Yoona unnie knows it was us who posted it."

Then, when faced with Park Jiyeon's curious gaze, he smiled and explained what had happened in the afternoon. After hearing his answer, Park Jiyeon seemed rather calm.

After all, compared to her directly calling her an "old woman," this is nothing; it's just that the targeting was more ruthless.

The group then discussed buying a house. Shirley shared her thoughts, which Lin Xiaolu agreed with: "Indeed, we're going to spend money anyway, so there's no need to owe anyone a favor. If we can solve it with money, we should."

"Then I'll go out and talk to unnie." Hearing this, Park Jiyeon put down her chopsticks, got up, and left the private room.

Then the group continued chatting, but when they got to Krystal, Lin Xiaolu suddenly looked at Lin Xiuyuan and said, "By the way, on that rainy night a while ago, did you come here with Krystal?"

"You recognized me?"

Lin Xiuyuan knew that Lin Xiaolu was referring to the night Krystal first came over, so he asked her with some concern.

"It really is you guys. No wonder Jessica unnie was in such a hurry."

Seeing this, Lin Xiaolu chuckled and then shook her head, "I didn't recognize Krystal. How could I recognize her from so far away? She just looked somewhat familiar, but you recognized her."

She had actually recognized Lin Xiuyuan the first time she saw him at the bar.

At the time, because Jessica Jung and Lin Xiuyuan were so familiar with each other, she almost thought he was Krystal Jung's boyfriend. Little did she know there was such a big secret behind it. It's something I could never have imagined.

With their questions answered, Jeon Boram and Park Jiyeon finally returned to their private room.

After the conversation outside ended, Jeon Boram, who had sat down again, looked at Sulli and Lim Soo-won. They didn't want to make money off their friends and even said that they would repay kindness tenfold. The final result of their discussion was to offer a discount on the house price and round it down to zero.

And just like that, the house matter was settled. We'll find a time tomorrow to sign the contract and transfer the ownership.

In the end, Jeon Boram snatched the bill from the restaurant and paid for it, saying that they had made money from selling the house and it was time to celebrate.

After it ended, Park Jiyeon returned to the dormitory with Jeon Boram, while Sulli got into Lin Xiaolu's car, and only Lin Xiuyuan drove back alone.

On the way back, Jeon Boram finally had a chance to ask Park Jiyeon about her relationship with Lin Xiuyuan, "Jiyeon, what's your relationship with that guy? You seem pretty close. I've never heard of you before."

"Oppa? He's a benefactor in my life."

When it comes to describing Lin Xiuyuan, Park Jiyeon thought and thought, and this was the only decent way to put it.

"Noble?"

But once it reached Jeon Boram's ears, it became a bit confusing.

For idols like them, there aren't many benefactors who can appear. They are either resources, background, or, at a lower level, status and money.

But based on Lin Xiuyuan's impression of her just now, he didn't seem to count at all in this situation. The money for the house was paid by Shirley, and it was put in his name. This alone shocked Jeon Boram for a long time.

Looking at Jeon Boram's confused expression, Park Jiyeon knew it was hard to explain, so she smiled and said, "It's hard to say about other things, but as long as you know oppa isn't a bad person, and I'm not the kind of person who gets tricked, that's fine."

Jeon Boram hesitated for a moment before replying, "Your current situation makes me feel like you've already been deceived."

"We can't all be fooled together, can we? We can't all be that stupid."

Seeing that she couldn't explain herself, Park Jiyeon simply dragged the other two down with her.

"Can't tell."

He muttered another thought, but ultimately Jeon Boram sighed softly, "Anyway, be careful yourself, don't trust people too easily. What's wrong with people in the industry? Even group members can betray you, don't you think?"

After Jeon Boram said those words, Park Jiyeon fell silent.

Because she knew who this "unnie" was referring to, she stopped explaining and felt a little down.

They foresaw the rapid development of K-pop in the coming years from 2025, but their own group missed this opportunity and gradually headed towards the abyss.

Honestly, Park Jiyeon didn't sleep a wink the night she visited the time portal on the first day.

But since learning the news, she hasn't been able to think of a good solution. Helpless, she can only silently watch the scenery receding outside the window, her heart heavy.

the other side.

After driving back to his apartment, Lin Xiuyuan sent a "goodnight" message in the group chat, then thought for a moment and added Lin Xiaolu to the "Relief Garden" group before finally returning to the 2025 timeline.

Then, he saw several missed calls on the 16pro, all of which were from Lin Dajun.

I replied with a smile, saying that the other person had already gone home, and they immediately replied with a gritted teeth emoji.

The two chatted for a while about the afternoon's live stream.

In Lin Dajun's words, it was all a problem with the camera; the camera used in this live stream wasn't right, and she's not like that in real life.

Lin Xiuyuan could actually see this too; the way the person appeared on camera was indeed somewhat different from how they appeared in real life.

Although my face has gotten fatter, I didn't have eye bags before.

I guess I had too many pheromones last night and didn't sleep well.

Even so, Lin Xiuyuan still smiled and replied: "Then you can tell Yoona."

After a moment of silence, another "biting puppy" emoji appeared, followed by the message: I am Yoona!!!
In the blink of an eye, it was already the morning of the next day.

Lin Xiuyuan suppressed his instincts, gently pushed away the long, beautiful leg that was draped over him, and tiptoed out of bed to wash up.

But when she returned to change her clothes, she heard the person on the bed ask lazily, "So early, where are you going?"

He turned his head and saw that Krystal was already awake, pulling the blanket over herself, her posture languid and alluring.

Seeing this, Lin Xiuyuan explained, "Didn't I tell you last night that I made an appointment with Quan Baolan to sign the contract today? You have to be on time."

Krystal glanced at the time; it was 8 a.m.

So she smiled and gently beckoned to someone, "Your appointment is at nine o'clock, you still have time, come over."

"Ok?"

She raised an eyebrow, her voice seductive, "Since your relative is late, wouldn't you like to experience what it's like to be without an umbrella?"

"..."

Lin Xiuyuan's breathing immediately became heavier.

This woman is practically a succubus herself.

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