Hancheng: There is a door between me and the future

Chapter 46 "You really like married women?"

On the sofa, Ham Eun-jung, who was playing the guitar, and Park Hyo-min, who was next to her, suddenly glanced at each other sideways, and then looked at the boy and girl at the bar in perfect unison.

The girl's leaning posture was so steep that she was almost touching the boy's face.

What bothered them most was not how intimate the posture was, but that the boy seemed to have no interest in their little dragon cub.

This was something they found hard to accept.

Suddenly, Park Hyomin noticed that the boy and girl who were talking were both looking in her direction, as if their conversation was revolving around her.

This immediately piqued the curiosity of the little girl with the Bagua screen, who had graduated from the Bagua School and was a disciple of Master Sunny. She was extremely itchy to do so.

As for the bar area...

Upon hearing Park Jiyeon's last sentence, Lin Xiuyuan casually flicked his finger on his wine glass, the crisp sound drawing Park Jiyeon's attention back. "Jiyeon, although I'm not a big fan of celebrities, I still know the basics."

"Huh?" Park Jiyeon felt a little guilty.

"When it comes to making connections, how could it be easier to ask Park Hyomin than to ask you? You and IU are best friends, am I right? And that other person also has a close relationship with IU, so I don't believe you don't know them."

Park Jiyeon's face turned completely red. Her guilt and panic at lying left her speechless.

Lin Xiuyuan, who seemed to have seen through her thoughts, continued, "Let me guess, you asked me to find Park Hyomin and Goo Hara. One of them didn't have a good ending, and the other died tragically."

At this point, he looked at the blushing, evasive girl in front of him with interest. "I can understand the latter. Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda, that's true. But Park Hyo-min is living a good life, what do you want to do?"

After being repeatedly pointed out in her mind, Park Jiyeon finally panicked a little, so she quickly explained, "Oppa, I don't have any other thoughts. I just wanted to introduce you to the unnies and the others so you can get to know them better. That way, if you encounter any problems in the future, you can lend an unnie a hand."

And she added very seriously, emphasizing that she had absolutely no intention of letting Lin Xiuyuan bring Park Hyomin into the house, really not at all, she just wanted to take this opportunity to let him get acquainted with a few unnies.

After hearing her answer, Lin Xiuyuan gave her a deep look, his gaze seemingly able to see through her thoughts.

Until Park Jiyeon's little head drooped lower and lower, almost touching the bar counter.

He then replied softly, "Ji-yeon, just say what you think directly. Don't beat around the bush like this next time. I'm happy to observe how things develop, so if you tell me directly, I'm not against it. But beating around the bush like this makes people uncomfortable."

"I'm sorry, oppa~" The little dragon cub apologized without hesitation, realizing his mistake.

However, Lin Xiuyuan, being a young man himself, wasn't angry, after all, he had been just as reckless before.

As long as the motivation isn't scheming or manipulative, everything is fine.

After apologizing, Park Jiyeon cautiously glanced at Lin Xiuyuan. Seeing that he was still smiling, she asked, "So, oppa, how do you want to get to know Sulli?"

"Your idea is great, let's go with yours. Besides, Park Hyomin's figure is really sexy."

"Huh??? Oppa, you really like married women?"

……

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2025 years.

After finishing her promotional interview in the morning, Krystal unusually finished work early and was planning to go back to her apartment to rest for a while.

But as soon as he entered the house, Jessica called him out, insisting that they have dinner together.

Although she wanted to refuse, Jessica's attitude became even more forceful: "No, you have to come here, or I'll tell my mom that you're keeping a little puppy as a mistress."

This remark left Krystal both amused and exasperated, but she had no real reason to refute it, so she could only turn around and go out again.

A cool evening breeze blew as the city lights began to twinkle. Krystal arrived at the agreed-upon restaurant and sat down opposite Jessica.

Then she complained helplessly, "Ugh, unnie, what do you want? It's so rare for me to get off work on time."

Looking at her younger sister, Jessica suddenly had the feeling that daughters grow up and leave home. "Hey, Krystal, when you ran over to their place as soon as you landed that day, why didn't you say you could rest? You were all smiles. Now, I'm just asking you to come out for a meal, and you're complaining about it, aren't you?"

"I'm not complaining about the food, it's just that what you said earlier about keeping someone as a sugar daddy is a bit too much."

Krystal didn't really have much confidence when she said that, because her actions of blindly transferring money and sending gifts were indeed no different from being kept by a sugar daddy.

Jessica, however, was unaware of this, and naturally, she wouldn't admit it.

Jessica, however, found it amusing. "I didn't say that. It's just something that's been circulating in your crew. Seriously, Krystal, this news has already reached quite a few people's ears."

"It can't be that bad." Krystal had to take it seriously now.

"It's just a rumor right now, but I sincerely hope you don't turn it into reality. I always feel that the guy is approaching us with ulterior motives, and he doesn't have good intentions."

Seeing that Jessica still harbored 'suspicion' towards Lin Xiuyuan, Krystal unconsciously thought of the topic they had discussed about her, her unnie, and let out a soft sigh in her heart.

Seeing Krystal's silence, Jessica was a little worried. "Oh, you don't actually like that guy, do you?"

"No, Unnie, I just felt we got along well. My feelings aren't that cheap, and I wouldn't give them away so easily."

Krystal wasn't joking when she said that, even though Lin Xiuyuan was quite nice and held onto everything she cherished in the past.

But compared to dating him, she'd rather be treated like a piece of cabbage and given a few bites.

After all, as people get older, they become more sensitive to matters of the heart than to the physical.

Hearing that Krystal's tone sounded genuine, Jessica felt a little relieved. The reason she invited Krystal out tonight was precisely to subtly probe this issue.

But right now, Krystal suddenly became a little sentimental after mentioning Lin Xiuyuan, and all sorts of thoughts were churning in her mind.

Looking at Jessica in front of her, and thinking about her last phone call with the younger version of herself, she asked her an unexpected question after a long while, "Unnie, if you had the chance to go back in time, what would you do?"

"return to the past?"

Jessica didn't understand why Krystal suddenly asked such an absurd question, but she still thought about it for a moment, "I don't know. A few years ago, I might have considered this kind of question. But now it just seems like a joke. It's impossible, so why waste my thoughts?"

Her words were spoken casually, yet they were profoundly meaningful.

Krystal, who understood what she was saying, looked at her unnie with a touch of pity.

Because Jessica's subtext was very clear—a few years ago, she hadn't fallen so deeply into this situation, and there was still a chance to turn back.

Now? There's no way out.

Noticing Krystal's gaze, Jessica waved her hand dismissively, "Don't look at me like that. Why did you suddenly ask that? Did you think of something?"

"I guess so," Krystal nodded.

"So, what are you thinking about doing when you go back?"

"Go meet someone."

Upon hearing this, Jessica fell silent, because she knew who this person was.

Even everyone knows who this person is.

Krystal, who had already answered the question, wanted to try one more time with her unnie, "Unnie, if, I mean if, there really was a chance to go back, would you be willing to go back and change things?"

Although Jessica didn't know what was wrong with Krystal tonight, the question did touch some of her deepest thoughts, so after a moment of silence, she slowly nodded.

"If such an opportunity really existed, who would be willing to give it up, right?"

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