Hancheng: There is a door between me and the future

Chapter 53 "You're being a bit nosy, Krystal~"

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"Nini, are you in Seoul?"

"Seoul? Yeah, unnie, what's up?"

"A friend of Krystal's has a bar opening today, would you like to go and have a chat together?"

"Krystal unnie, you're awesome."

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Inside the tavern.

Seeing the figure following Jessica in, Lin Xiuyuan was even more shocked than when he saw Ham Eun-jung and the other person. His eyes widened as he looked at Krystal, his expression full of disbelief, wanting to ask what was going on.

However, Krystal had no time to pay attention to him at this moment, because he had already stepped forward to welcome Jessica and the others.

Hi, long time no see, Jennie.

"Jessica, you're late."

Jennie glanced at Lin Xiuyuan, who remained motionless behind the bar, with a slightly strange expression. Her expression became somewhat subtle for a moment, but she quickly composed herself and greeted Krystal with a smile, "It has indeed been a long time, unnie. The last time we met was last Christmas, wasn't it?"

As for Jessica, she glanced at Krystal, then at Lin Xiuyuan behind her. She wanted to complain about why he wasn't the one who came to greet her personally, but she couldn't care less about that now.

Because Ham Eun-jung and Bae Suzy had already stood up and nodded to her in greeting.

Jennie also politely bowed to the two of them in greeting.

Behind the bar, Lin Xiuyuan watched this scene, his initial surprise replaced by a sense of helplessness and weariness.

Although he worked in Seoul for more than a year in 2013, he always felt uncomfortable with this kind of social etiquette that emphasized seniority and hierarchy, and he never liked it.

So once he gets off work, he almost never attends any social events.

Even so, he silently complained about the red tape as he walked out of the bar.

Under Jessica's watchful eye and Krystal's introduction, he briefly met Jennie.

He looked at the petite girl in front of him, and Jennie looked at the sunny and handsome boy in return. They smiled at each other without prior arrangement.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Xiuyuan led the group to sit on the sofa, and also asked Krystal to "call" Ham Eun-jung and Bae Suzy over as well.
Jennie, who had just sat down, watched Krystal running around busily, just like a boss lady.

She couldn't help but turn to look at Jessica, "Unnie, that handsome young man is Krystal unnie's...who is he?"

"No."

Jessica denied it without hesitation.

Meanwhile, Bae Suzy was also chatting with Ham Eun-jung.

"Unnie, do you think Krystal's relationship with this guy is a little too close? She's usually too lazy to do anything, but today she's actually helping out as a waiter."

Faced with Bae Suzy's curiosity, Ham Eunjung, with her long hair, also looked at the two people at the bar with a strange expression. "I don't quite understand. If it's true, this young man Lin must be a 00s kid. Hmm, that Soojung is really taking advantage of a younger man."

Bae Suzy's eyes lit up again after hearing Ham Eun-jung's answer, and she couldn't help but mutter to herself, "I also really like young, cute guys with eight-pack abs."

"Suzy, if you like someone, you can just pick anyone around you, right?"

Ham Eun-jung, who knew her friend's personality very well, smiled at Bae Suzy's words, because the other girl was never short of handsome men.

As for Ham Eun-jung's criticism, Bae Suzy didn't think much of it. She openly liked handsome men, and the whole internet knew that.

But at this moment, gazing into Lin Xiuyuan's clear, smiling eyes from afar, her joy was no longer concealed. "But I've never really seen anyone like him before. Eun-jung, have you ever seen a guy with such clean eyes?"

Ham Eun-jung glanced at Lin Xiuyuan, then shook her head slightly after a few seconds. "It's really rare. I don't know how he takes care of his eyes. They've been used for so long and there's not a single impurity. I'd like to ask him for some advice."

As the group chatted animatedly, Krystal casually placed the drink Lin Xiuyuan had personally prepared on the table in front of them, smiling and saying, "Try it, it's quite delicious." "I've never seen you this busy at home, Krystal. What, do you own a stake in this little bar?"

As soon as Krystal sat down next to Jessica, the other girl let out a cold snort, which made Ham Eun-jung and the others laugh.

Krystal immediately waved her hand, "No, it's just a friend, I was just helping him out, it's normal."

"Soojung, my house hasn't been cleaned for days..."

"No, you should call the cleaning lady yourself."

Before Bae Suzy could finish her joke, Krystal reached out and pressed her gossipy face back into her seat, causing everyone to burst into laughter.

Bae Suzy, whose cheeks were being pressed, complained, "Soojung, you're being so hypocritical."

At this moment, Jennie also noticed Lin Xiuyuan's youth and quietly asked, "Unnie, how old is he?"

Upon hearing the question, Krystal took a sip of her drink before replying, "Lin Xiuyuan? He's 21 years old, he hasn't turned 22 yet."

But as soon as she finished speaking, Jessica remembered a conversation from before, "Wait a minute, isn't he 18?"

18?

When questioned, Krystal suddenly realized something, immediately turned her head and rolled her eyes at Lin Xiuyuan at the bar, but quickly laughed and looked back at Jessica, "No, he was just joking with you, unnie."

Bae Suzy, who was standing next to her, was the quickest to understand. She couldn't help but laugh and hugged Ham Eun-jung's arm, her shoulders shaking.

As the oldest member of the couch, Old Deng doesn't surf much, so Jessica still can't understand this 'joke'.

But I'm genuinely unhappy. "You can joke about something like this?"

Sensing the anger in Jessica's tone, what else could Krystal say? She could only continue cleaning up Lin Xiuyuan's mess (cleaning up his mess). "I can only say that there's a big generation gap between us, unnie. There's a difference of more than ten years, so please try to understand."

"Tsk tsk tsk, wow, Krystal Jung~"

"I'm here, unnie."

After answering Jessica, Krystal noticed that Lin Xiuyuan was on the phone. Remembering something, she immediately stood up and said, "Um, you guys keep talking, I'll come over for a bit."

After saying that, he left the sofa and walked towards the bar.

Watching this scene from behind, Jessica felt abandoned, so she called out in protest, "Hey, Krystal Jung~"

The people around them burst into laughter again.

At the bar, Lin Xiuyuan had just hung up the phone when he saw Krystal walk over.

"Your sister seems to be calling you."

"Never mind her." Krystal ignored what was behind her and asked him, "Who were you talking to just now?"

Lin Xiuyuan laughed. "You're being a bit nosy, Krystal."

In response, Krystal simply raised an eyebrow. "Your sister is right here. Are you sure you want to call someone from SM Entertainment?"

Lin Xiuyuan smiled again and shook his head, "No, they just knew I was opening today and called to congratulate me. They didn't have time to come over."

After receiving the answer, Krystal first grinned, then snorted, "Tch, what are you pretending to be? It's not like I haven't been an idol before. I could still find time during my grueling schedule over a decade ago. These young girls these days are just being pretentious."

Just then, Ham Eun-jung, who was on the sofa behind them, received a phone call and called out to Krystal, "Soojung, Jiyeon has arrived."

Jiyeon?

Park Jiyeon?
Wife!

　Sorry it's a bit late tonight.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)