Chapter 73: It’s A Long Story, So Let’s Keep It Short
“I’m quite curious about him.”
Soo Jung couldn’t help but look at Yoona across from her with an amused gaze upon hearing this.
Yoona, stunned by that gaze, quickly added, “Hey, Soo Jung, don’t get the wrong idea. The curiosity I’m talking about isn’t that kind of curiosity you think.”
“Then what kind of curiosity is it, unnie~”
Yoona, suddenly countered by Soo Jung, realized she had lost the initiative all at once. This wouldn’t do.
So she quickly changed the subject, “You’re impressive, Soo Jung. But I’m more curious about you than him. Haven’t you always liked guys who are lean and muscular with a good build? It’s rare to see you so invested in a young, cute boy. Someone who doesn’t know might think you’re Taeyeon unnie.”
“Oh, you little chirper unnie, I’ll go tell her right now.”
Soo Jung pretended to pick up her mobile phone, but seeing Yoona across from her looking completely calm, she pouted and put it down again.
But in her mind, the scene of that young, cute boy undressing last night involuntarily emerged.
He looked slim when dressed, so she thought he didn’t have much build or muscles.
Unexpectedly, after undressing, those clearly defined abdominal muscles, even without sucking in his stomach, left her stunned.
And those oblique shark muscles too—last night they made her feel the explosive power of a young person’s hormones. It was no joke.
Thinking of this, Soo Jung, who rarely felt like sharing, unusually wanted to clear Xiuyuan’s name to Yoona this time, “Besides, unnie, don’t you know the saying ‘looks slim clothed, but has meat when undressed’?”
Yoona, who was eating, suddenly looked up, her gaze revealing shock.
Was this still the little crystal she knew? When did she become so “wild”?
But the next second, Soo Jung burst out laughing, “Unnie, you didn’t really believe that, did you? I was joking with you.”
“I believed it.”
Yoona gave her a meaningful look, her tone firm, “I believe it’s not the kind where you’re joking.”
Soo Jung stopped explaining, just blinked and teased with a shallow smile, “Then unnie, it’s rare for you to come find me today. It’s not just to chat with me, but to ask about that boy, right.”
“Both.”
Yoona wasn’t lying about this.
Being curious about Xiuyuan’s identity was one thing, and it had also been a long time since she’d seen Soo Jung, so she wanted to meet up and have a good chat.
Hearing the answer, Soo Jung pondered slightly, “Let me think how to explain that boy to you, unnie. It’s actually quite interesting. The first time I met him was thanks to Sulli.”
“Eh? There’s also Sulli unnie’s story?”
Hearing that Sulli’s story was involved, Yoona couldn’t help but recall that Yoo Jimin had also mentioned this when they met last time, making her even more curious.
Recalling Xiuyuan’s recklessness when she first met him, Soo Jung still laughed out loud at the thought.
Using that story to fob off Yoona would be quite amusing.
Sure enough, after hearing Soo Jung’s explanation, the expression on Yoona’s face was just like that of the JK sisters back then.
Surprised, incredulous, strange, suspicious.
After a long while, she muttered, “What is this? Are you guys filming a TV series?”
This made Soo Jung laugh even louder. “Haha, hahaha, that’s what I thought at first too. But with the evidence right there, and it not being a big deal, I didn’t pay too much attention.”
“Then how did you two get familiar with each other?”
“That’s a long story.”
Looking at Soo Jung’s playful expression and her completely relaxed state.
Yoona suddenly felt that from interacting with her today, she seemed to have shed a lot of burdens compared to before, more carefree, and looked even younger overall.
Puzzled in her heart, she still teased, “Then make the long story short.”
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2013.
Apartment entrance.
Unlike the continuous drizzle in 2025, Seoul here was sunny with warm breezes.
After lunch, Xiuyuan planned to head back to the tavern side, make himself a beverage to drink, and sit down to rest.
But when he arrived at the tavern doorway, he found someone already inside.
Somewhat surprised, he pushed the door open and gazed at Sulli curiously looking around behind the bar counter, couldn’t help but find it amusing, “Sulli, you weren’t that familiar with me before yesterday. We’d only met twice. After yesterday, you’re acting so close already.”
Hearing the voice, Sulli happily came forward, hands behind her back, smiling brightly.
“Hee hee~ It’s mainly because of what happened yesterday. After a good night’s sleep last night, I suddenly realized life is only once. I can’t keep going like before. Let’s see if I can make some changes, see if I can live my true self.”
“Good idea. Make me a juice then.”
Xiuyuan smiled and proactively sat on the bar stool.
Then he watched Sulli messing around inside without interrupting her, just casually asking, “By the way, have you eaten?”
Sulli shook her head, “No, I came straight to find you, oppa, after getting up.”
“Then I’ll go to the snack shop across and get you some snacks?”
This made Sulli’s eyes light up, nodding like a chick pecking rice, “I want tteokbokki, oppa~”
“Got it. Next time you’re coming for a meal, tell me in advance, and I’ll bring you food.”
Xiuyuan stood up, muttering as he walked, then turned and left the tavern again.
Leaving Sulli alone here, looking at the tavern that hadn’t felt special the first two times she came, but this time it felt unusually familiar and relaxing—more comfortable than being in the dormitory.
Soon, Xiuyuan returned to the tavern with the tteokbokki and some snacks she wanted, placed them on the bar counter, and ate together with her.
While eating, Sulli had a curious thought, “Oppa, why did you only go for Soo Jung over there? She told me yesterday that Ji-yeon thought you might go for big Ji-yeon.”
“Older people have too many concerns. More concerns mean more scattered thoughts, more scattered thoughts mean more little actions. A young guy like me wouldn’t dare play with them.”
While saying this, Xiuyuan couldn’t help but think of Soo Jung last night.
Damn, even in that matter, he as a guy couldn’t outplay her, let alone anything else.
So he couldn’t help but feel glad he hadn’t let his brain heat up and rushed to find that big dragon cub over there.
Hearing Xiuyuan’s words, Sulli burst out laughing at the mention of older people. Yesterday, Xiuyuan would occasionally get glared at or even hit by Soo Jung when saying such things.
Thinking of Soo Jung, she continued pressing, “In that case, why did you go for Soo Jung?”
Xiuyuan, biting into a chicken nugget, stared straight at her, “Isn’t it obvious? You’ve been here. As long as you’re on this side, handling that little calamari is a sure win.”
Sulli chuckled at this, about to retort, when her peripheral vision caught the surveillance screen, startling her.
“Eh, oppa, Yoona unnie is here.”
Hearing this, Xiuyuan also looked at the screen. Sure enough, casually dressed Yoona was standing outside the door, her gaze scanning up and down the tavern doorway and the surveillance camera above.
Finally, her eyes landed on the ‘member warning sign’ that Xiuyuan had nailed up, and she waved a few times at the camera.
“We didn’t turn on the open for business light, right? Unnie seems to know we’re inside. Should I open the door, oppa~”
“Open it. I just remembered Jung Soo Yeon asking if I’d be at the tavern later. Probably her who told.”
With the answer, Sulli nodded slightly, then walked out from behind the bar counter to open the door for Yoona.
Another day of ten thousand daily ends. First, thanks everyone for the support, and here I’ll also talk about future update plans.
Actually, many people know that newbie noob me isn’t a full-time author, just part-time. I still have to work during the day, and can only write in spare time, so part-time ten thousand daily is already my limit of staying up until midnight at home.（ Not to mention there’s another job）
Then about the ten thousand daily mechanism, as mentioned in the launch speech before: one newbie per day, one thousand monthly tickets per day, calculated directly by this month.
Now 7 newbies, 6 thousand monthly tickets, so I’ll do ten thousand daily continuously for 13 days.
Plus subscription results: first subscription premium, just over 500 average, so add one more day.
That means a total of 14 consecutive days of ten thousand daily.
So for these ten thousand daily chapters, do you think I should dump them all at once, or write one and release one? Feel free to speak up, I’ll listen to everyone.
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