Hancheng: There is a door between me and the future

Chapter 108 The "Trouble" of the Time-Traveling Team in 2013 (Please Subscribe and Vote)

While Lin Xiuyuan was being teased by several "mature women" as a male model in 2025, in 2013 on the other side of time, Jessica Jung also gathered her small team and quietly arrived at that familiar little bar.

"Unnie, what's going on today?"

Lin Xiaolu had originally planned to practice dancing in the afternoon, but she was unexpectedly dragged here by Jessica Jung after she had just finished warming up.

Then, as she pushed open the pub door, she discovered that Sulli and Park Jiyeon were already sitting inside. She looked at Jessica Jung with even more confusion, wanting to figure out what was going on.

Sulli, who was being looked at, smiled slightly without realizing it. "Yoona unnie, I don't know either. Jessica unnie just told us that she had something to discuss and asked us all to come over."

Park Jiyeon, who was standing next to her, nodded in agreement; she was also one of those who had been notified.

After everyone had gathered at the tavern, the atmosphere suddenly became quiet for a moment.

Jessica Jung didn't rush to speak, but first looked around and asked everyone what they wanted to drink.

However, since it was only noon, no one dared to drink alcohol and just ordered a glass of iced water or juice.

Before long, the three of them were sitting on high stools at the bar, watching Jessica Jung behind them mixing juice or cracking ice cubes in a very professional manner.

At the same time, he slowly said, "Actually, the reason I called you here today is that I have a question I want to discuss with you."

"What's the problem?"

Lin Xiaolu, who was personally brought here by her, naturally had the strongest curiosity.

On the contrary, Sulli and Park Jiyeon, who arrived earlier, probably guessed some of the clues.

"Don't you guys think that guy's been increasingly 'absent from home' lately?"

As Jessica Jung shoveled ice, her eyes narrowed slightly, and her tone was tinged with coldness.

But Lin Xiaolu didn't seem to understand and kept asking, "Who is it?"

Fortunately, Sulli explained in time, "Unnie, it's oppa."

After saying that, he pointed to a certain spot in the tavern, as if afraid that Lin Xiaolu would misunderstand the direction.

Lin Xiaolu finally understood and nodded as if she had just realized something, "Oh, that guy Lin Xiuyuan."

However, since she had only recently joined the church, she didn't feel a deep connection to what Jessica Jung said.

until……

"Yoona, didn't you need to talk to him a few days ago? Did you experience that anxiety and impatience of not being able to reach someone?"

Jessica Jung spoke calmly, her tone unhurried yet sharp in every word.

“Sometimes we need some information about the future and want to find out what's going on, but that guy just disappears like a ghost. Don't you think that's a problem?”

After these words, Yoona, who hadn't shown much emotion before, suddenly became the one who resonated the most and felt the most resentment.

“That’s right, Unnie is absolutely right.”

Lin Xiaolu nodded in agreement, her tone tinged with helplessness, "They don't answer the phone, they don't reply to messages, and then I have to wait all day. That feeling is exactly the same as when I was waiting for my debut announcement back then."

However, there's something Lin Xiaolu didn't mention: when she was waiting for the debut announcement, she wasn't actually that nervous.

Because she knew very well that she would definitely debut, after all, the three most handsome men in SM Entertainment at that time were no joke.

Go Ara debuted directly as an actress, while Lee Yeon-hee transferred to the acting department due to the positive reviews of her films. Only she was left in Girls' Generation because of her lack of acting skills.

If we could turn back time to 2007, and that drama "Sebi" had really become a hit, there might not be a "Girls' Generation Yoona" today.

Seeing the faint chill emanating from Jessica Jung, Park Jiyeon cautiously began, "So, unnie, you mean..."

"We need to leave his 'daily routine' here."

Jessica Jung continued in a calm yet sharp tone, "He's not from 2025, he's from 2013, yet he insists on staying in that place and never coming back."

After saying that, she turned her gaze to the three people opposite her. "So I thought I'd call you all over to talk about this situation. We can't let the person who unlocks our lock be taken away by the other side in 2025. What do you think, Jiyeon? And Yoona, you too."

Upon hearing this, the two people who were named reacted with a fascinating expression, while the other immediately "revolted."

"Unnie, I was going to say that even if you didn't."

As Park Jiyeon, who already had her own thoughts, spoke up, she also frowned, "I heard from Soojung over there that oppa has been playing golf with those old women every day lately. If he stays like this any longer, I'm afraid I'll be the one getting purged later."

That won't do; Park Jiyeon won't allow that to happen.

As for Lin Xiaolu, she does indeed need acting guidance from Lin Yoona.

But after watching a few episodes of "The Heirs" last night, she suddenly felt confident that she only needed to spend some time polishing the details and figuring out the emotions.

However, the biggest problem with this "carving details" process is time.

As for time, it depends on Lin Xiuyuan, who can open time portals.

Without him, she wouldn't have been able to go to 2025 to study.

As for copying the data?
Forget it, the risk is too great.

This is a consensus reached privately: we will never easily bring back anything from 2025.

In contrast, although Sulli didn't have as many urgent problems, if Lin Xiuyuan stayed here, she could at least chat with him when she had free time and talk about Goo Hara.

It can be said that their goals are basically the same.

So the next question is clear: how to keep this boy here.

Unwittingly, this seemed to have become a 'secret battle' between two different timelines.

Once the problem is clarified, the next step is to find a solution.

In this regard, the first option that came to Park Jiyeon's mind was...

"How about using sex?"

As the clever little devil who could "trick" an older woman to the brink of ruin, thinking of this was already the limit of her abilities.

"Wow, are we going to go all out right from the start? Who's going to play?"

Im Yoona was taken aback and glanced at her subconsciously.

Park Jiyeon immediately shrank her neck and stopped talking.

She doesn't dislike him, but it's not to this extent.

Sulli, standing next to her, smiled and then said with a rare serious expression, "Yoona unnie, don't listen to her nonsense. It's better to let things take their natural course. If she's scheming, and things go wrong later on, we'll be completely finished."

“Yes, Zhenli is right.” Jessica Jung nodded, then went straight to the point, “If you want to sleep with that guy, Jiyeon, just do it. Don’t overthink it.”

"Ah I……"

Park Jiyeon pouted, realizing that continuing to talk might lead to more mistakes, so she decisively shut up.

"Next, Yoona, do you have any ideas?"

When asked, Lin Xiaolu frowned slightly. Having just joined the sect, she hadn't really thought of these things yet.

But she still hit the nail on the head, saying, "I think the most important thing in life is socializing."

"So you think Lin Xiuyuan has too few friends here?" Jessica Jung chimed in.

“I’m not too sure either, Unnie, you know him much better than I do,” Lin Xiaolu continued, fiddling with her water glass.

"But didn't you say that he hangs out with the future Jiyeon and the others almost every day over there? That means he has a social circle. But here, apart from a few of us, he usually just meets up at bars. He basically doesn't have much of a social life."

After listening to this, the group felt that what was said made a lot of sense, so they started another round of discussion on the issue.

The result, however, led to a rather awkward reality.

That means they are currently in the prime of their careers, in their golden working years.

It's nothing like my future self in 2025, where I'm financially independent, can arrange my time as I please, and can even enjoy leisure and relaxation in a "spring-like" environment all year round.

These days, when they're busy, they want to stretch even a minute into two, so where would they find the time to socialize and have fun with others?

Therefore, this "social gap" immediately exposed their biggest weakness in this time and space.

Then Sulli made a new suggestion, "We don't have time, but we can introduce some friends to oppa so he can hang out with everyone."

As soon as she finished speaking, Jessica Jung sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation, "Jinri, you should know that guy is obsessed with looks, right?"

"Okay, hahaha."

Sulli smiled as if she had discovered a secret, "Oppa's preferences are very subjective and mainstream. He's pretty much the type of guy that young men like."

In fact, Sulli knew even more about Lin Xiuyuan's "special preferences" than Jessica Jung did.

After all, these "gossip tidbits" were said by Krystal during a casual chat while they were sharing a bed.

As for Krystal, although she wouldn't actively announce that she had slept with Lin Xiuyuan, she never intended to hide it either.

After all, when it comes to mugwort, it's not always the man who takes the initiative or the woman who suffers a loss.

Anyway, she seemed quite comfortable.

Lin Xiaolu gulped down a mouthful of ice water and chuckled as she complained, "According to what you and Shirley said, our non-celebrity friend Lin Xiuyuan wouldn't be interested. It's like we're introducing him to girlfriends, which is weird."

"Yoona, you need to change your mindset quickly."

Jessica Jung was unusually serious this time when she was joking.

"It's hard to say whether he's attractive to people in 2025, but for us, he's a bug in the 'future perspective' and 'God's perspective.' If we don't want to repeat the mistakes made in that timeline, seizing him is the smartest way."

These words made Lin Xiaolu immediately stop laughing and her expression turned serious.

The sound didn't stop; it continued to speak incisively.

"Think about the drama 'The Heirs' carefully. Without him, without this information from the future, that video, that realistic hypothetical scenario, you wouldn't have even met writer Kim Eun-sook or passed her test. You probably wouldn't have even known about the drama until the press conference."

"Besides this TV series, don't you want any other resources? He may not be able to deliver contracts directly to you, but he can tell you where the opportunities are and where the pitfalls are. This in itself is an advantage that we wouldn't even dare to dream of."

She changed the subject, her tone low but firm, "Don't you want to be the Best Actress at the Baeksang Arts Awards? Don't you want to win the Best Actress award at the Blue Dragon Film Awards? Don't you want to stand on the red carpet at overseas film festivals and see just how big the real world really is?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Lin Xiaolu's expression visibly changed.

His relaxed, smiling expression vanished instantly, and his eyes sharpened like blades.

That fierce determination and tenacity that once drove him to fight his way through the music industry seems to have been reawakened and has never truly dissipated.

It can be said that Jessica Jung's words completely extinguished the belief and ambition that had been almost extinguished in her career.

Using Lin Xiuyuan as a "human fuel," we can reignite it into a raging fire.

As Lin Xiaolu fell silent, Jessica Jung also sighed softly.

Seeing this, Sulli and Park Jiyeon exchanged a glance.

Park Jiyeon clicked her tongue, then snorted and said, "Looks like only me and the others are free then."

at the same time.

In T-ara's dorm, Ham Eun-jung and Park Hyo-min felt a sudden chill run down their spines, as if they were being watched by some unsettling thought.

It was as if someone was secretly including them in some kind of plan.

……

……

2025 years.

In the golf practice area.

After glancing at his watch, Lin Xiuyuan looked at Lin Yoona and Da Longzai, who were still swinging their clubs, and said, "It's almost 1 p.m., shall we eat first?"

"So fast?"

Lin Yoona, who had casually tapped the ball, turned to look at him and saw Lin Xiuyuan raise his wrist, indicating that she should check the time.

Not far away, Lee Qri, who was chatting with Kim Tae-yeon, also heard the commotion, got up and walked over. "Well, let's eat first. After we finish eating, we can go out for a game before going home."

Da Longzai stepped off the table, put down his cue stick, and looked at Lin Yoona while taking off his gloves. "Let's go then, unnie. Just leave your things here for now, it's okay."

"it is good."

Yoona nodded in agreement and followed the others outside.

But as she walked up to Lin Xiuyuan, she suddenly slowed down, her gaze sweeping over the watch on his wrist. "Was this a gift from Xiujing?"

"Why didn't I buy it myself?" Lin Xiuyuan asked with a smile.

"Omega, the latest model in the 2025 Moonshot series, there are probably only a few left on the market in Seoul."

She pouted, "How could you possibly buy it?"

Lin Xiuyuan was surprised that she recognized him at a glance, and said with some astonishment, "Your eye for talent is amazing."

Faced with Lin Xiuyuan's praise, Lin Yoona just complained somewhat dejectedly, "Because I originally wanted to give you this one too. It seems that Xiujing's eye for talent is faster and more accurate than mine."

"Ah, haha, then forget it, let's not give you a watch. I have a bunch at home that I haven't had a chance to wear yet."

Upon hearing Yoona's answer, Lin Xiuyuan quickly responded.

After all, there are still many watches in his wardrobe that he hasn't tried yet, and any new ones would just gather dust.

"She gave you a lot?"

She paused, and Yoona turned to look at him.

Seeing that he nodded, before he could answer, Lim Yoona spoke softly again, "Can I go take a look?"

Ahead, the little dragon had already turned around and shouted, "You two, hurry up!"

Seeing this, Lin Xiuyuan quickly nodded, "Sure, anytime is fine."

"Night then."

"what."

Lin Xiuyuan was taken aback and turned to look at Lin Yun'er.

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