Hancheng: There is a door between me and the future

Chapter 135 Mr. Lin Needs a Time Management Course (Please Subscribe and Vote)
Outside the box.

Lin Xiuyuan, leaning against the corridor wall, was saying to the person on the other end of the phone with a bit of a laugh, "Teacher Sunny, your call wasn't very sincere. Who makes an appointment only when it's time to eat?"

"I couldn't find anyone at the last minute either."

On the other end of the phone, Sunny's tone carried a hint of helplessness.

As a former member of Girls' Generation, she was extremely frustrated that she couldn't even find someone to eat with in Seoul.

I originally wanted to ask Kim Tae-yeon, but she was in class and had tour rehearsals in the afternoon, so she didn't have time at all.

When I tried to find Park Hyomin, she was also rehearsing and preparing for the upcoming fan meeting, and couldn't spare the time at all.

Finally, hoping against hope, Sunny dialed Yoona's number, but Yoona's reply made Sunny so angry she wanted to flip the table. "Unnie, I've already eaten. You can't find anyone to eat with, can you?"

Upon hearing this, Sunny immediately hung up on Yoona and called Lin Xiuyuan instead.

Can't find anyone? Then I'll find your little friend.

That's how this phone call came about.

However, she didn't expect that Lin Xiuyuan was also eating, which made her, who was already in a bad mood, even more irritable.

Upon hearing Sunny's answer, Lin Xiuyuan smiled and said, "Why don't you come and eat with us?"

"You guys? Who are you with?" Sunny's tone changed, and she became curious.

“Jessica, and Krystal too.”

"Ok?"

There was a moment of silence on Sunny's end.

After a while.

Lin Xiuyuan, who had reopened the door to the private room, looked at the two people at the table, held his phone, and asked from the doorway, "A friend is coming over, is that alright?"

Krystal was curious but didn't refuse, "Sure, who is it? Xiu Yuan."

She knew that Lin Xiuyuan wasn't the type to randomly call out people regardless of the occasion; since he brought them along, they must be familiar faces in the industry.

But Jessica didn't know that, so she immediately frowned, even though she didn't want to say any more harsh words right now.

But I don't really like these kinds of dinner parties where people are added at the last minute.

It wasn't until Lin Xiuyuan gave the person's name, "Sunny, she just called me and said she can't find anyone to eat with. What do you guys think?"

He hasn't agreed yet.

He'll ask first. If the two people inside don't like it, then... he'll say goodbye to them and go have a meal alone with Sunny.

Anyway, Krystal won't blame him, and as for Jessica, who cares about her?

Fortunately, when they heard it was Sunny, the two nodded almost simultaneously.

Jessica, in particular, reacted faster than anyone else, because she hadn't seen Sunny for quite some time.

Since leaving the group, our schedules have diverged, and opportunities to meet have been few and far between.

After receiving confirmation, Lin Xiuyuan unmuted his phone and put it back to his ear. "I'll send you my location in a bit, then you can come over yourself. Do you want to order something first? I'll send you the menu, you can choose in advance, and we can start eating as soon as you arrive."

"OK~"

Sunny chuckled and agreed on the other end of the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Xiuyuan returned to his seat and looked at the two sisters opposite him. "How about we order first? Stir-fried dishes might take a while to prepare."

"can."

"Ah."

When ordering food, Lin Xiuyuan didn't interrupt; Krystal and Jessica took the lead.

Krystal already knew pretty much everything about him.

This made Jessica feel increasingly uneasy; she seemed to have underestimated the intimacy between the two.

So, after ordering, Jessica's gaze returned to Lin Xiuyuan, looking him up and down before finally settling on his blond hair.

Suddenly, she remembered that the last time they met, she seemed to have told him that "yellow hair" wasn't suitable for him.

Unexpectedly, he gave himself a little golden retriever when they met.

You should know that the other person still had black hair when we met just two days ago.

Given the current situation, Jessica would never believe that there wasn't a hint of emotion or antagonism involved.

But to be honest, putting aside prejudice, this kid with dyed blonde hair does have a sunny and clean-cut youthful vibe.

Krystal, noticing Jessica's gaze, burst out laughing, "Unnie, what do you think of Xiu Yuan's blonde hair? I never expected him to dye his hair like that. I was quite surprised when we met yesterday."

“I think he’s provoking me. I just told him last time that blond hair doesn’t suit him.”

Faced with Krystal's question, Jessica hesitated for a moment, then leaned close to her ear and whispered the words.

Krystal was slightly taken aback by this unexpected turn of events, and then she remembered the time they met at the coffee shop. Her gaze towards Lin Xiuyuan became even more amusing.

Given Lin Xiuyuan's rebellious nature, it's quite possible that after beating up that man, he might go and dye his hair blonde to show off to Jessica.

However, Krystal ultimately didn't ask why she dyed her hair, since it looked pretty good anyway.

The moment she looked up at him last night, his blond hair seemed to be coated in warm golden honey under the light, making her feel restless with sweetness.

Meanwhile, Jessica suddenly started questioning Lin Xiuyuan about his background:

For example, where in China are you from? Who are your family members?
She asked about my studies, my work, and what I wanted to do in the future.

Krystal was speechless after hearing the barrage of questions, and then she shut up Jessica for the bewildered Lin Xiuyuan, saying, "Hey, unnie, what are you doing? What's the point of asking these questions?"

"Let's get acquainted." Jessica's excuse was perfectly reasonable.

Knowing what Jessica was worried about, Krystal sighed again, "Who would use this information to get to know someone? Unnie, stop making wild guesses and just quietly play on your phone. We don't have that kind of relationship."

Upon hearing this, Jessica gave her younger sister a deep look.

This is not a problem?
If it's okay to go through all that trouble and run red lights, does it only count as a relationship when the woman comes to you with a big belly and asks for her dowry?

Thinking of this, Jessica looked at Lin Xiuyuan across from her, wanting to hear how he planned to answer her question.

Noticing the gaze, the other person slowly raised their head, smiled faintly, and said, "It's inconvenient to answer."

These four words, brief and restrained, instantly caused Jessica, who was already very tolerant, to explode, her eyes wide with fury, almost erupting on the spot.

But that's it.

The door to the private room was pushed open from the outside.

Sunny, dressed in a shirt and jeans, strode in, laughing heartily, "Hi everyone, long time no see!"

"So fast?"

Upon hearing the sound, Lin Xiuyuan glanced at the time; it seemed to have only been about ten minutes, and the dishes hadn't even been served yet.

Then Jessica and Krystal stood up to welcome Sunny, as they hadn't seen each other in a long time.

"Unnie, it's been so long!"

"Sun-gyu~"

The atmosphere at the dinner table finally warmed up.

Another moment passed.

One dish after another was served in the private room, and the aroma filled the air.

Lin Xiuyuan glanced at the three people chatting happily across from him, coughed lightly, and reminded them, "Isn't it almost time to eat? All the dishes have been served."

"Dinner's ready! I haven't eaten anything all morning, and I'm starving."

Upon hearing this, Sunny immediately jumped up from her seat and sat down next to Lin Xiuyuan, completely unaware of Krystal's slightly narrowed eyes and Jessica's surprised gaze.

Krystal actually knew that Lin Xiuyuan knew Sunny. He had mentioned to her before that he had eaten with Kim Tae-yeon and Sunny, and that Sunny was also there when he attended the birthday party of the T-ara members.

But what she didn't know was that the birthday party was a swimsuit party.

I have no idea about the absurd 'teacher-student' relationship between Sunny and Lin Xiuyuan.

They never imagined that their relationship would progress so rapidly after that party.

Compared to Krystal, who at least had some information to refer to, Jessica was completely clueless about the situation.

She couldn't understand how this seemingly unremarkable young man could know so many people around her, and even have such close relationships with them.

With these questions in mind, the two sisters could only eat while listening to the three people across from them chatting.

Lin Xiuyuan seemed to be deliberately invisible, barely interjecting, while the three of them reminisced, discussed their itineraries, and talked about their current situations.

As they were chatting, Sunny suddenly remembered something and turned to look at Lin Xiuyuan next to her. "By the way, Xiuyuan, are you going to Taeyeon's tour? She said she reserved tickets for us, but I've been too busy lately, so I probably can't go."

As soon as she said that, Jessica's eyes narrowed again.

Even Kim Tae-yeon is familiar with this guy? And so familiar that she could reserve tickets in advance?

Krystal paused slightly as she picked up food with her chopsticks, but remained silent.

She glanced at Lin Xiuyuan across from her and shook her head, saying, "Tour? No, I'm not free next week either."

"Are you going to Jiyeon's place? No wonder Hyomin said Jiyeon had already booked a room for you."

Whether intentional or not, Sunny began her journey of revealing secrets.

Sure enough, this sentence immediately ignited the atmosphere.

If the sisters had only mentioned Kim Tae-yeon's name casually before, they couldn't help but speak up at the mention of Dae-jae's name. "Hmm? Ji-yeon? The one from T-ara?"

"Huh? Xiuyuan, didn't you say you were going back to China next week?"

While Jessica asked Sunny, Krystal went straight to the main character. Lin Xiuyuan had already told her yesterday that he would be accompanying Shirley to Japan next week, but now a big dragon had suddenly appeared, and she was a little unhappy.

Fortunately, Lin Xiuyuan explained in time, looking at Sunny and shaking his head again, "Ah, no, I'm not going to Zhiyan's place either. I'm going back to China in a few days."

"Ah, Jiyeon didn't know?" Sunny was a little surprised.

"I only made the decision yesterday, and I was thinking of telling her today."

After saying this, he stood up, preparing to go out and make a phone call to explain the situation to Da Longzai.

It would be troublesome if they actually booked the hotel in advance.

Seeing him get up and leave, Krystal turned to Sunny with interest, "Unnie, how do you know so much?"

Sunny smiled and said, "We talked about it on Jiyeon's birthday. Xiuyuan was there too, but he was at the barbecue and didn't hear it."

Behind him, Lin Xiuyuan suddenly stopped and turned to look at Sunny.

Then Jessica's voice came first, "Oh, were you all at the birthday party that day?"

"Yeah, it was so much fun! Haha, I want to throw a swimsuit party for my birthday next time."

"Wait a moment……"

"Swimsuit party?"

Lin Xiuyuan and Krystal's voices rang out simultaneously.

Then came Sunny's unexpected voice, "Oh, didn't Jiyeon tell you? Didn't she say she invited you, but you were just too busy to come?"

Krystal raised an eyebrow and looked at Lin Xiuyuan with a smile, saying in a half-smile, "It said it was a party, but it didn't say it was a swimsuit party."

That look in his eyes... it was quite something.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Lin Xiuyuan quickened his pace and "slipped" out of the private room.

After the door to the private room closed gently, Krystal turned to look at Sunny again, "Unnie, did you have fun that day?"

"Ah~"

Only then did Sunny belatedly realize that she had tricked her 'good apprentice', and she quickly chuckled a few times, "It's alright, actually Xiuyuan was just there to be our barbecue chef that day. He was so busy grilling that he didn't even get to eat."

Krystal chuckled softly, "Hmm~ Unnie, you should have seen his physique, right?"

"Cough cough..." Sunny almost choked on her rice. She quickly lowered her head and coughed twice before awkwardly looking up and saying, "I...I see...it's pretty good."

She secretly rejoiced, thankful she hadn't mentioned the "birthday cake," otherwise...

and many more.

Sunny suddenly realized that Krystal's teasing tone was a bit off, and a thought popped into her head: Could it be that Soojung and Xiuyuan are having an affair?

At this rate, wouldn't Xiuyuan be playing both sides?

That won't do; she'll have to "put aside family ties for the greater good."

After all, Krystal and Da Longzai were closer to her than Lin Xiuyuan, her newly recognized 'disciple'.

Startled, she immediately looked up, her gaze fixed intently on Krystal. "Soojung, that tone you were using just now... it wasn't between you and Soo-won..."

"No, unnie, hahaha." Krystal laughed innocently. "We're not like that. I just think he and Jiyeon got to know each other way too quickly. And you probably don't know, but he used to be a fan of Jiyeon. They haven't actually known each other for very long."

As she spoke, she pulled Jessica along and vividly recounted the story of Lin Xiuyuan and Zhiyan's first meeting on the day the bar opened.

However, there seemed to be a subtle, sharp edge hidden in her bright smile.

Outside.

Lin Xiuyuan leaned against the door, rubbing his forehead with a wry smile, as if he had been hit hard by reality.

If he had known that Sunny, this "teacher," was so good at setting traps, he would never have invited her to this meal.

But Sunny was actually a bit wronged. She thought that Da Longzai said Krystal knew about the swimsuit party, so she casually mentioned it. Little did she know that she would end up "tricking her apprentice".

With a helpless sigh, Lin Xiuyuan simply took out his phone, preparing to deal with the problem of the giant dragon cub in front of him first.

As the phone rang twice, Da Longzai's cheerful laughter came through: "Hey, Xiuyuan, how did you know I was looking for you?"

"Ah? What's wrong?"

Lin Xiuyuan was taken aback and asked a question in return.

Sure enough, the next second Da Long Zai replied, "I was just about to ask you for your identification information. Our group is going to perform in Singapore in a couple of days, let's go and have some fun together."

Faced with this reply, Lin Xiuyuan didn't make things difficult for him. Instead, he directly told Dalongzai that he would be going back to China in a few days and might not be available.

"Oh, what a coincidence?" The big dragon cub sounded a little disappointed.

"Well, something suddenly came up and I had to go back. I was thinking of telling you later, but I didn't expect that Sunny would bring it up while I was having dinner with her, so I called you right away."

Although Da Longzai was a little annoyed after hearing the answer, he quickly recovered and said, "It's okay, you go ahead and do your thing. By the time you're done, our performance will be over, and we can get together then."

"How about we meet tonight?"

Lin Xiuyuan asked in a low voice. Although only a few light words came from the other end of the phone, he sensed that something was wrong.

At the same time, as a young man, he had also developed a taste for it.

Even though we've only just unlocked the subtle "boundaries" of Krystal, the different flavors are still addictive.

Sure enough, the laughter that Da Longzai had just stopped coming out again from the other end of the phone, "Yeah, see you tonight. But I have to wait until I finish practicing, okay, Xiu Yuan?"

"No problem, I'll wait for your call." Lin Xiuyuan nodded.

Upon hearing this reply, the little dragon chuckled happily. "Hehe, that's all for now. See you tonight."

"Ah."

After the call ended, Lin Xiuyuan stood at the door, holding his phone, looking slightly dazed.

The dragon cub has agreed, but what about Krystal...? How should this be handled?

Just a month ago, he was just a working man, constantly going to work, but now he has suddenly become a man who needs time management courses.

This rapid shift in identity made it difficult for him to adapt for a while.

He took a deep breath, composed himself, then pushed open the door to the private room and went back inside.

Upon entering, Lin Xiuyuan expected to be greeted with a barrage of greetings from Krystal, but instead received only a smile from her: "What are you standing there for? Sit down and eat."

Then Sunny followed up, "So, what did Jiyeon say?"

Lin Xiuyuan walked over and sat down, picking up his chopsticks as he replied, "She was just about to ask me about this too, so I called her first and we've scheduled it for next time."

Across from her, Krystal laughed as if nothing had happened. "Luckily I didn't go that day. Swimsuit party, tsk tsk, wouldn't I have just been asking for trouble? Xiuyuan, don't you think Jiyeon and the others have nice figures?"

Looking up and seeing the other person's smile, Lin Xiuyuan subconsciously licked his lips, "Finally, I've fulfilled my dream from my teenage years."

Krystal casually added, "Hmm...it's definitely much better than when you knew them more than ten years ago, right?"

"Cough cough~"

Lin Xiuyuan, who had just taken a bite of rice, choked on it the moment he took a bite.

Sunny wasn't sure what encrypted conversation the two were talking about, but she simply added a normal comment, "But I think Jiyeon has become more charming after the divorce. Compared to 2010, she seems quite attractive now."

"Unnie, how can this be good? If Jiyeon from 2010 saw her now, she'd probably yell 'old woman' at her." Krystal pouted.

Sunny was taken aback for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Um, Krystal, what you said... isn't entirely unreasonable. I bet everyone would want to curse us out if they saw themselves ten or twenty years from now."

Krystal suddenly became interested and turned to look at her older sister, "Jessica, if it were you, how would you scold yourself right now?"

Jessica was lost in thought when she heard her name called. She looked up and asked, "Huh? Me?"

"Ah."

"I don't know, don't speculate about these things."

Jessica gave a casual reply and then lowered her head to eat again.

Jessica gave the same familiar answer, always avoiding questions about the "past."

She knew very well that she had already taken a turn at a fork in the road and embarked on a different, unfamiliar path from which there was no turning back.

There's no need to look back, nor do I want to.

However, at this moment, her attention had shifted to the boy opposite her, rather than to reminiscing.

Having known each other for less than a month, this guy has managed to make everyone around him feel as close as old friends, and the interactions are all very natural and pleasant.

Something is wrong, very wrong.

Jessica hadn't paid much attention at first, but now she was really interested, her eyes frequently drifting towards Lin Xiuyuan, scrutinizing him more and more often.

Lin Xiuyuan finally couldn't hold back any longer. Feeling uneasy under her gaze, he simply looked up and grinned, "Um, how about we exchange contact information? If you want to see me anytime, just give me a video call, and I'll answer anytime."

"Hahaha~" *N
The next second, Sunny and Krystal burst into laughter.

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