Hancheng: There is a door between me and the future

Chapter 97 Lin Dajun and Lin Xiaolu (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

"boom--"

Ignoring the two staring at each other, Lin Xiuyuan immediately turned around and closed the door.

He quickly ran back to the control panel and set the door lock to be used by only a single member, fearing that something might go wrong.

After doing all that, he turned to look at the two people in the room.

In 2025, Lim Yoon-ah, also known as "Lim Dae-jun", was originally sitting on a high stool in front of the bar.

But when she saw the 2013 version of Lin Yoona standing at the door, also known as "Lin Xiaolu", she suddenly stood up.

Looking at the "self" walking in from outside the door, his pupils trembled violently, as if he had stepped into thin air and been dragged into an indescribable, unknown abyss.

The other person also stopped at the door, staring at her in astonishment, frozen in place as if struck by lightning.

Their faces were exactly the same, their figures were exactly the same, and even the suspicion and wariness in their eyes were like a mirror image.

The air seemed to freeze instantly, and a strange sense of temporal and spatial dislocation suddenly filled the air.

"This this……"

After staring at that spot for a few moments, Lin Dajun subconsciously took a step back, almost bumping into the bar behind him.

Over there, Lin Xiaolu's thoughts exploded like lightning. The absurd conjectures that had been swirling in her mind when she was writing questions for Lin Xiuyuan a few days ago suddenly surged into her reality like a hundred-meter tsunami.

However, her shocked gaze was not directed at Lin Dajun, but at Lin Xiuyuan.

"She is you in 2025."

Lin Xiuyuan, who was being watched, smiled and spoke.

As she walked around the bar, she looked at Lin Dajun standing next to her at the bar, "And the person at the door is you from 2013. If you still can't figure it out, then I really can't explain it."

Then, walking towards Lin Xiaolu at the door, he smiled and raised his chin, "So, are you satisfied with the teacher I hired for you?"

"Me from the future? Why don't you just say the other person is a time traveler?"

Lin Xiaolu replied warily, her tone full of disbelief, her vigilance undiminished.

This explanation and premise is so absurd that she'd rather believe it's a prank by one of her fans who had undergone full-face plastic surgery than believe the other person is her future self.

In fact, similar thoughts also flashed into Lin Dajun's mind.

Lin Xiuyuan had mentioned to her before that he had two fans, one who looked like Jessica and the other who looked like him...

But this "fan" looks too much like him.

She looked at Lin Xiaolu, who was wearing a mint green dress, had long, flowing hair, and a face that still had the unique clarity and innocence of youth.

He stood there at the door, like a phantom suddenly appearing from some old dream.

At that moment, Lin Xiaolu was also sizing up Lin Dajun.

That face, that figure, were exactly the same as mine.

There were just a few fine lines around her eyes, but her gaze held a deep weariness and a story of the past.

As their gazes met in mid-air, the entire tavern seemed to fall silent instantly, with only the rapid beating of their hearts echoing in their chests.

The flickering lights cast dappled shadows on two similar yet distinctly different faces.

At this moment, the younger Lin Xiaolu broke the silence first, seemingly more quick to accept things, "Wait a minute, Lin Xiuyuan, you said that the person opposite you is me in the future, so what will my future be like? Not to mention the long term, just next year, what will I be like next year?"

"Next year, Jessica will leave the group. We can't wait for the ten-year promise. The Tokyo Dome, our dream, will be missing one of our members."

Lin Dajun slowly stepped forward, his shocked expression gradually fading, becoming much calmer than before.

She walked to Lin Xiuyuan's side and stood shoulder to shoulder with him, and said softly, "If you really are me in 2013, as Xiuyuan said, then congratulations. Under my guidance, you will have a perfect future."

"You still don't believe me?"

Lin Xiuyuan looked at Lin Dajun who had come to his side, and then at Lin Xiaolu opposite him, a smile on his lips.

"How can anyone believe that? It's too far-fetched."

Although Lin Xiaolu said this, she was already beginning to waver in her heart.

Lin Dajun muttered under his breath, "You make it sound so easy."

Even though her tone was calm, her eyes never left Lin Xiaolu, and the slight trembling in her pupils betrayed the turmoil in her heart.

Meanwhile, Lin Xiaolu, on the other hand, was pondering the words from before, and all sorts of thoughts were swirling in her mind over the past few days.

Leaving the group... Tokyo Dome... The familiar words made her look up at Lin Xiuyuan again. "So the hypothetical scenario you told me before wasn't a hypothetical scenario at all, but a reality that's about to happen?"

"What scene?" Lin Dajun also looked at Lin Xiuyuan.

Feeling a bit pressured by being stared at like that by a pair of 'twins', Lin Xiuyuan said, "Why don't we sit down first and then talk? Standing is a bit tiring."

Lin Dajun and Lin Xiaolu exchanged a glance, then followed Lin Xiuyuan's footsteps and moved to the U-shaped sofa.

There were three directions, with Lin Xiuyuan sitting at the very back, and two people sitting opposite him on either side.

Then, he explained to Lin Dajun the whole story of how he tricked Lin Xiaolu, and unexpectedly, by sheer chance, she passed the audition for writer Kim Eun-sook's "The Heirs".

On the one hand, he confessed the truth about the video to Lin Xiaolu. The person who filmed it was Lin Dajun. He only changed his face and voice with the help of AI to conceal his identity.

After the explanation was finished, the people on both sides of the sofa fell silent.

Seeing the two remain silent, Lin Xiuyuan stood up to break the awkward silence, "I'll go get you some drinks, what would you like to drink?"

Lin Dajun looked up at him. "Whiskey, thank you."

Lin Xiaolu was startled at first, but her pride made her give the same answer, "Whiskey, thank you." "Are you sure you can drink? Don't get drunk after just one sip."

As someone who was once himself, Lin Dajun knew better than anyone else Bambi's alcohol tolerance.

Beer and sake are one thing, but a glass of whiskey too? You're guaranteed to get drunk, so I couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark.

They completely forgot that although this little Bambi was young, his sharp tongue was just as sharp as it could be.

The next second, Lin Xiaolu replied, "I don't think it's a big problem whether I can drink it or not, the real problem is whether I can gain weight. I didn't expect that after more than ten years I'm still so flat. If that's really the case, it seems I need to drink more papaya."

cough~
Lin Xiuyuan, who was cutting ice at the bar, coughed because he was choked by the ice and quickly lowered his head to continue his work.

Lin Dajun looked down at himself, feeling both helpless and amused.

After having lunch with Lin Xiuyuan, she went back to her apartment for a short rest. Before going out to run errands, she suddenly remembered what Lin Xiuyuan had said, so she changed her clothes.

A white cropped sports vest accentuates a toned shoulder line and a slender waist, paired with high-waisted military green cargo pants.

The hem of the vest fell just below her ribs, revealing a clean, flat stomach. Finally, she wore a light blue boyfriend-style shirt over it, left open, looking casual and relaxed.

With this kind of outfit and figure, as long as she doesn't encounter the sharp tongues that attack airports, she's basically invincible.

Fate is so fair; she just happened to run into her 2013 self today.

"Oh, you..."

Lin Dajun, amused and exasperated, looked at Lin Xiaolu across from him. He was about to call out her name, but for a moment he didn't know how to say it.

Lin Xiaolu, on the other hand, thought she had won a point and gave her a smug look, but quickly looked away.

Because she suddenly remembered that, according to Lin Xiuyuan, this person seemed to be her teacher.

That's true; their acting career over the next decade or so will definitely be better than mine.

Just as Lin Dajun was pursing his lips, wanting to retaliate, Lin Xiuyuan appeared just in time and placed a glass of whiskey in front of each of them.

He ignored Lin Dajun's side, but glanced at Lin Xiaolu and said, "Drink slowly, sip it slowly, you won't get drunk quickly."

The person opposite didn't say anything, and at the same time, the embarrassment and shock in their heart dissipated considerably.

Reason returned, and the atmosphere began to ease.

A moment later, Lin Dajun suddenly seemed to remember something and looked at Lin Xiuyuan, "Xiuyuan, so that girl you mentioned who looks a lot like Jessica..."

"Yes, it's Jessica Jung."

Lin Xiuyuan nodded as he sat down; there was nothing left to hide now.

Upon hearing this answer, Lin Dajun let out a long sigh of relief.

No wonder I couldn't forget him, no wonder I was so obsessed with him, it really was him.

Thinking of this, she suddenly laughed out loud, attracting the attention of Lin Xiuyuan and Lin Xiaolu.

She didn't seem to care at all, and just laughed a few more times, as if she had finally been freed from some kind of obsession.

Lin Xiaolu couldn't empathize with her reaction at all, until Lin Xiuyuan whispered in her ear, "That time you left the group in the future, it was quite a public falling out."

Although Lin Xiaolu was young at this time, it didn't mean she didn't understand anything.

With just that one sentence, she instantly understood some of the emotions and silence of the person opposite her.

Suddenly, everyone fell silent, and the air in the tavern seemed to freeze.

However, the silence didn't last long. With a "beep" from the electronic door lock, everyone's eyes turned to the doorway.

Then Jessica Jung, wearing a black V-neck silk shirt, high-waisted light blue denim shorts, and a white knitted cardigan, pushed open the door and strode in.

He was still muttering to himself, "Hey, Lin Xiuyuan, why did you call me over here so late at night? I haven't even showered yet, and you're in such a rush, what if..."

Just as Jessica Jung was about to ask Lin Xiuyuan for a reason, she turned around and saw two Im Yoonas standing in front of her.

Even though she already knew about the existence of the "time portal," Jessica Jung's pupils still contracted, and she subconsciously shrank her neck, drawing out her voice, "What's going on?"

Then, turning around, she found Lin Xiuyuan, who was still sitting on the sofa with an innocent smile, and sighed deeply, "Hey, are you crazy? Didn't I tell you I had something to discuss? Is it really that sudden?"

"What's there to discuss? Look, isn't this fine? There wasn't even a fight."

Upon hearing this, Lin Dajun rolled his eyes, and Lin Xiaolu also pursed her lips and glanced at him.

Jessica Jung, who was left behind, quickly walked to the sofa, looked around a couple of times, and then looked at Lin Dajun, "Dae Yoon-ah?"

Then he looked at Lin Xiaolu, "Little Yun'er?"

Compared to Lin Dajun, Lin Xiaolu was closer to Jessica Jung, so she replied directly, "Unnie~ I am Im Yoona."

Her tone carried a hint of pride, yet she couldn't hide her joy.

Lin Dajun, who was on the other side, was about to say something, but suddenly laughed at that moment.

Her smile was gentle, her eyes filled with relief, as if she had reached some kind of reconciliation with herself.

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