Hancheng: There is a door between me and the future

Chapter 121 Kim Tae-yeon: "How am I?" (Seeking monthly votes and subscriptions)

Midday, 2025.

At a restaurant near Namsan Tower in Seoul, Sunny, who has been missing from Girls' Generation, made a rare appearance today and even sat with Girls' Generation's leader, Kim Tae-yeon.

If this scene were captured by a reporter, it would probably immediately become several news stories, with headlines like "Girls' Generation Reunites" and "Missing Persons Return Online," which is enough to make anyone chuckle.

"Sun-kyu, it's been a long time since we last met."

Inside the private room, Kim Tae-yeon held a cup, her tone filled with emotion and familiarity.

Sunny chuckled and rolled her eyes. "No way, it's only been a little over a month. Is that a long time?"

"Given how often you appear on screen, a year wouldn't be too long," Kim Tae-yeon replied half-jokingly.

“You’re pretty much the same. Didn’t you go into hiding after the concert? You only showed up again recently because you’re going on tour.” Sunny retorted without holding back.

The two looked at each other and smiled, their smiles instantly spreading.

Suddenly, Kim Tae-yeon looked Sunny up and down and said, "You really are dressed like a completely retired person now."

Then he reached out and tugged at her clothes, "But this striped shirt suits you quite well, it's just right for you."

"This is called 'flexible commuting style,' you don't know anything about it. I'm not like you, an idol who has to dress so elegantly just to go out."

Before the words "You know nothing" had even finished, a mischievous smile crept onto Sunny's lips.

His eyes darted around, and then he reached out and unceremoniously lifted Kim Tae-yeon's denim jacket, slipping his hand inside and touching her abdomen.

"Yeah~"

Kim Tae-yeon jumped, almost spilling her lemon tea. Looking down, she saw Sunny's hand firmly resting on her lower abdomen.

"Tsk, she really doesn't have an ounce of fat."

While exclaiming in amazement, Sunny mischievously rubbed her breasts a couple of times, saying, "It's unbelievable. How old are you? You can still maintain such a figure. God is so unfair."

"Stop it!"

Kim Tae-yeon laughed as she dodged, reaching out to grab her hand. "What are you doing? It was one thing to grope my chest before, but now you're even touching my stomach. Besides, I exercise. Do you think I'm like you, just eating and drinking all the time?"

"I'm familiar with breasts, let's go somewhere else."

Sunny spoke confidently, but her hand still wouldn't leave.

Then the two of them started fooling around, and their laughter echoed in the private room.

But the laughter abruptly stopped when the door lock suddenly turned.

Before Sunny could even retract her little hand, Lin Xiuyuan had already pushed open the door and stared at the two figures making a ruckus inside.

He first nodded politely, then very courteously closed the door.

inside the house.

Seeing this, Kim Tae-yeon quickly patted Sunny, who was pressing down on her, and said, "Get up, you're so embarrassing, Lee Soon-kyu."

"What's there to be ashamed of? They're probably quite envious."

Sunny straightened her collar and muttered something before looking at Kim Tae-yeon with great curiosity, "But you're having dinner with me today, why would you invite a stranger over? I don't understand, Tae-yeon."

“I originally wanted to ask Yoona, since she’s been resting lately, but she said she had something to do today and asked me to take Xiuyuan out so he wouldn’t be cooped up at home alone, so I asked her instead.”

Normally, Kim Tae-yeon wouldn't invite outsiders to these private gatherings, but Yoona's request has made her a bit of a headline.

After thinking it over, I finally decided to call Lin Xiuyuan along.

After hearing this explanation, and learning that Yoona was also in the conversation, Sunny was shocked. "Yoona called out? Is she a relative, or...?"

"Friends."

Kim Tae-yeon responded, then got up and walked to the door, opened it, and called Lin Xiu-yuan, who was standing outside, in, "Come in, Xiu-yuan."

In the hallway outside, Lin Xiuyuan turned around upon hearing the sound. "Ah, I hope I'm not disturbing you, or else..."

"It's no trouble at all, we're just having a meal together. Come on in." Kim Tae-yeon said with a smile, and then pulled Lin Xiu-yuan inside.

This small gesture made Sunny's eyes light up, and a big smile appeared on her lips. She even stood up to greet Lin Xiuyuan when he came in.

"hello."

"Hello."

Kim Tae-yeon, who was standing next to her, also helped introduce them, "This is Sunny Lee Soon-kyu, a member of our Girls' Generation. Soon-kyu, this is Soo-won, Lim Soo-won, the owner of a small bar."

Sunny laughed as soon as she heard that, "A little tavern, I like it."

As soon as he finished speaking, he was hit hard by Kim Tae-yeon.

“You can’t get in even if you like it. This is a members-only bar. Hyomin, Qri, and I couldn’t get in.”

However, Sunny's gaze toward Lin Xiuyuan became more curious and surprised, her eyes revealing a hint of astonishment.

Startled, Lin Xiuyuan quickly explained, "It's just that the place is too small and it's not easy to accommodate too many people, so we made it a membership system. It's not that we don't want you to come in. Besides, Taeyeon, didn't you just go in the day before yesterday?"

Kim Tae-yeon rolled her eyes at her, saying, "I always felt that you only let me in because Yoona was there."

At this moment, Sunny watched the two of them joking around, and then, thinking back to some names that Kim Tae-yeon had mentioned earlier, a thought suddenly came to her mind.

This young man seems to be quite something.

So he laughed and said, "Please sit down first, let's talk after we sit down."

Soon, the three of them took their seats.

After being seated, Kim Tae-yeon immediately handed Lin Xiu-yuan a menu, saying, "Take a look and see what you'd like to eat. Sunny is treating today, so don't worry about her."

"Oh, I'm easygoing, I'm not picky about food."

Lin Xiuyuan was still a little reserved in front of people he was meeting for the first time.

To everyone's surprise, Kim Tae-yeon burst out laughing, "You're not a picky eater? Jiyeon offered you Tom Yum soup, and you refused. Does that mean you're not a picky eater?"

Jiyeon?

Sunny received another piece of incredible news: a newly divorced woman was feeding soup to a young boy.
Daebak, how many interesting things happened while I was away from Seoul?

She had a vague feeling that she had missed a lot of big news.

However, in the end, Lin Xiuyuan glanced at the menu, casually ordered a beef dish, handed it back, and then looked at Sunny next to him with some curiosity.

I've seen her in videos before, and her face shape has indeed changed somewhat.

But after seeing him in person, it doesn't seem that exaggerated; the fullness in his face slightly masks his former thinness.

On the other end, Kim Tae-yeon noticed this and immediately laughed, "What's wrong? Do you think Sunny is different from the one you met online?"

"It looks much better," Lin Xiuyuan replied truthfully.

Then Kim Tae-yeon became interested, "What about me? What about me? How am I? You didn't mention me before."

"you……"

Just as Lin Xiuyuan was about to say something, the image of Kim Tae-yeon from 2013 suddenly popped into his mind.

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