Hancheng: There is a door between me and the future

Chapter 62 Hide-and-Seek Competition - Park Ji-yeon~
"It's so strange, sitting here, I still feel like it's 2013, I have no idea it's already 2025."

In the tavern.

On the sofa, Park Jiyeon suddenly laughed out loud, "Oppa, are you deliberately creating this feeling, or are you just too lazy to change the renovation plans?"

"You've already told me, so why ask me?"

At the bar, Lin Xiuyuan casually handed Park Jiyeon a drink, too lazy to even mix a cocktail.

Park Jiyeon took the drink and looked up at the television diagonally above her.

Looking at the live news broadcast inside, he said thoughtfully, "Actually, I really want to go out and see what this time and space has become."

"If you'd like, let's go out now. We can drive around and you can get out if you want, just don't go to places that are too crowded."

Park Jiyeon shook her head as she watched Lin Xiuyuan sit down and start talking next to her.

"Forget it, although I love to have fun, I also know what danger is. If I really want to go shopping, I'll wait until I go back to 2013. At most, I'll be surrounded by fans over there, but if I'm exposed here, it probably won't be so simple."

“That’s true.” Lin Xiuyuan nodded in agreement.

Just then, "Ding-dong~"

A doorbell rang, interrupting their conversation.

The sudden noise startled Park Jiyeon, who nearly spilled her drink before quickly regaining her grip.

Then she looked at Lin Xiuyuan and asked quietly, "Who is it?"

"Probably just some random passerby."

As Lin Xiuyuan spoke, he walked towards the bar to check the surveillance footage.

But when he glanced at the monitor screen, he froze instantly.

In the blink of an eye, he suddenly waved to Park Jiyeon, "Holy crap, something terrible is going to happen, Jiyeon, you should find somewhere to hide, this is bad, we're doomed."

Park Jiyeon quickly stood up, went over to look at the surveillance footage, and was immediately struck dumb.

The reason was that, under the surveillance camera, a woman who looked almost exactly like her was standing outside the door, flanked by Park Hyo-min and Lee Qri, whom she had met that morning.

And isn't that woman who looks exactly like her the "old woman" she's been complaining about lately?

Park Jiyeon panicked a little, "What should I do, oppa? Where can I hide?"

The toilet? No way, someone would find out as soon as they went in.

Aside from the toilet, there was nowhere else to hide in this tiny tavern of a few dozen square meters.

In a moment of desperation, Lin Xiuyuan thought of something.

He pulled Park Jiyeon along and walked over there.

Outside.

A while later, seeing the little dragon ringing the doorbell again, Park Hyomin remembered what she had said before, "Didn't you and Eunjung say that this place is a membership-only place? You're not really saying that you can't get in without a membership, are you?"

"It can't be that bad," the little dragon thought back; there was indeed such a statement that day.

"I told you to make a call first," Li Juli complained from the side.

"I……"

Before he could finish speaking, the wooden door creaked open, and Lin Xiuyuan stood inside, looking like he had just been busy. The water droplets still dripping from his hands said it all.

"Sorry, I was busy just now."

The big dragon cub outside the door smiled and said, "It's alright, we're the ones who came to bother you. Is it okay?"

"It's alright, it's alright. Your presence is an honor to my humble tavern. Welcome, welcome, please come in." As he spoke, Lin Xiuyuan welcomed the three of them in, but frowned slightly after glancing at the sky.

But when he turned around to face the three of them, his face put on his standard smile again.

As he closed the door, the big dragon cub who had already entered spoke up, "Didn't I say before that I'd bring some people to support your business next time? So, do you know these two?"

"Hyomin and Qri are practically household names among K-pop fans in China."

After making a remark, Lin Xiuyuan politely and warmly greeted the two of them and introduced himself.

After a few pleasantries, he planned to have the three of them sit on the sofa and continue their conversation.

Park Hyomin, however, walked to the bar with a smile, patted the bar stool, and said, "Sitting on the sofa when you come to a bar is no fun. A bar stool is better."

Lin Xiuyuan, who saw this scene from behind, grinned.

The next second, he smiled normally and said, "It's okay, sit here, it's fine, sit wherever you like."

He then walked behind the bar, stood in front of the group, and asked, "Would you like something to drink?"

"Do you have a menu?" Park Hyomin raised an eyebrow and smiled, the charm of a newlywed inadvertently revealed.

Although Lin Xiuyuan was momentarily shaken, his panic far outweighed his enjoyment at the moment, and he quickly shook his head and replied, "Unfortunately, not yet."

"Then whatever you like. I heard from Jiyeon that you're a pretty good bartender, so don't disappoint your idol."

Upon hearing Park Hyomin's statement, Da Longzai quickly tugged at her arm, "Unnie, stop joking around. She was just being silly when she was little."

Lee Juri, who had been silent for a long time, then added with a smile, "You still like him, right, Lin Xiuyuan-xi~"

However, Lin Xiuyuan didn't know how to answer this time. He could only laugh awkwardly, force a smile, nod, and start mixing drinks.

But to mix a drink, he needs to constantly move around, fetch drinks, measure glasses, and shake the pitcher...

This left Park Jiyeon, who was hiding under the bar, feeling incredibly awkward.

She pressed her knees tightly against her chest, trying to shrink herself into the smallest possible size, and dared not even breathe too forcefully.

She watched as the boy walked back and forth in front of her, stopping occasionally in front of her.

The close proximity and perfect alignment of their heights made her blush and feel hot.

He felt the other person stop directly in front of him several times, the distance between them so close that he could almost feel the slight movement of the fabric rubbing against the air.

This situation startled her so much that she instinctively held her breath, afraid that her breath would "pounce" on her and create some unspeakable misunderstanding.

As her heart rate increased and her breathing became heavier, she could no longer hold her breath and could only exhale a long breath of hot air before crashing into the south wall.

then……

As Lin Xiuyuan handed a cocktail to Park Hyomin and stood at the bar, he suddenly felt a wave of rhythmic heat hit him, the intense smell almost making the young and impetuous man lose his composure.

Startled, he quickly straightened up, reached into the freezer next to him, and took out a handful of ice cubes to play with.

This situation left Park Hyomin and the others stunned. "What? What's going on?"

"Oh, this is to ensure the drinks reach their optimal flavor. The bartender's hands can't be too hot, so ice is used to chill them; otherwise, contact with the glass will affect the drink's temperature and appearance."

When asked the question, the quick-witted Lin Xiuyuan immediately began to spout nonsense with a straight face.

These words seemed to be spoken with great conviction, so even Park Hyo-min and the others were taken aback by his words.

Of course, this was Lin Xiuyuan's own opinion.

In reality, what Park Hyo-min and the others were thinking was: Where did this silly kid come from, how could he say such nonsense?
　I was completely dumbfounded; how could this be subject to interrogation?
　　(PS: I scheduled it before, but it was approved.)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)