Chapter 57: “ding Dong”—the Doorbell Rings!
Time rewinds to not long ago.
In the villa living room in 2025, a room door was opened by someone, and the voice inside rushed into this time-space before the person.
“I say, you two sisters, do you have some kind of problem? One wants to go back to 2013 to drink, one wants to run to 2025 to drink. What’s up, does the alcoholic beverages from the past and future taste much better or something?”
“Nag, nag, we’ve paid.”
“Extra door fee for single use charged separately, thank you boss, how to pay please.”
Lin Xiuyuan, who walked out, turned back and glanced at Jung Soo Yeon behind him, his face unable to hide his delight, as if he could make a million in the next second.
“No money, no life… either.”
Jung Soo Yeon, following closely behind, irritably shot back, while rolling her eyes, as a greeting gift to this unreliable “gatekeeper.”
After saying that, she handed over the suitcase she was pulling, “Here, clean up the things inside yourself.”
“What things?”
Lin Xiuyuan had thought it was her personal items for staying over here tonight, but unexpectedly, it was for him.
Jung Soo Yeon replied simply, “Some clothes and wristwatch.”
“Mine?”
Then she saw Lin Xiuyuan’s slightly embarrassed expression, “What, don’t like it?”
Lin Xiuyuan, holding the suitcase, shook his head, “Of course not, put it aside first. Didn’t you want to check out the small tavern here? How about we head out first?”
The things Krystal gave before, better hide them if possible, otherwise he felt it would be a bit bad.
But his clumsy topic-changing ability, in Jung Soo Yeon’s eyes, definitely meant there was a problem.
So what to hide?
Hide a ghost.
A few minutes later.
Jung Soo Yeon, standing in the master bedroom walk-in closet on the third floor, checked the situation inside, fell silent for a moment, then turned back to look at Lin Xiuyuan.
With ninety percent certainty and ten percent suspicion, she threw out a name, “Soo Jung?”
Seeing Lin Xiuyuan nod, she turned and went downstairs, too lazy to say even one extra word.
Soon, Lin Xiuyuan, catching up to Jung Soo Yeon, said, “Um, the walk-in closet in my apartment over there is still empty.”
Jung Soo Yeon paused, and a few seconds later turned back to look at his punchable face, chuckling, “Ya, if it’s empty, go buy clothes yourself, why tell me?”
“Mm-hmm, tomorrow, tomorrow. Now, how about to the small tavern?”
“Let’s go, let’s go.”
……
Mentioned before, this villa is just over a hundred meters from the small tavern, straight down an alley.
So when Jung Soo Yeon stood at the alley entrance looking back at the villa, she thought of the situation over there in 2013 and couldn’t help complaining, “You’re really lazy enough not to even walk a few extra steps, just open right at the doorway.”
“That’s just one reason. Another is that the community area has always had few people, so it can better cover for you all.”
Lin Xiuyuan, standing at the small tavern doorway ten meters away, said while opening the door, “Come in, don’t just stand there foolishly.”
Jung Soo Yeon glanced at him, “Oh, coming.”
She responded and walked quickly over. Just as she was about to reach the small tavern doorway, a black van sped past from the roadside.
Jung Soo Yeon, noticing nothing wrong, entered the small tavern and, seeing the decoration and layout similar to hers, complained again, “Indeed lazy to the extreme, Lin Xiuyuan. How did you find these two stores about the same size and similar layout?”
“Luck, I suppose. What to drink.”
“No need to serve me, just pour some whiskey, with ice.”
Lin Xiuyuan was happy to be idle, walked behind the bar counter to pour the drink, and didn’t forget to chat, “By the way, you’re not just here to drink this time, right.”
“Mm, also have something I want your help with.”
Lin Xiuyuan handed over the drink and asked curiously, “What is it?”
“I’ve been thinking lately, in the future, I fell out with the company over the fashion brand issue. So if I find someone to cooperate with and provide some design drawings from this side in the future, could that work?”
Hearing this, Lin Xiuyuan looked up at her, “Still can’t let it go? Do you want to make money, or want fame?”
“Both, I guess. Before wanted to make money, now knowing about this side, also want to leave some name.”
Jung Soo Yeon said frankly, “Back when I was a trainee, I just wanted to debut. Now that I’ve made it as an idol, I want to break into the fashion circle and establish some status.”
Lin Xiuyuan looked deeply at this woman and shook his head directly, “Then you shouldn’t ask me, you should discuss with Krystal. I don’t understand your circles or whatever.”
After saying that, he turned back intending to pour himself a glass of water, but his gaze happened to catch the surveillance monitor screen, the female figure appearing in the corner of the scene scared him so much he almost threw the water cup.
Then, just as Jung Soo Yeon was about to say something, he hurriedly pounced over and covered her mouth with his hand, “What the fck, don’t talk, quiet, quiet.”
Jung Soo Yeon, with her neck hugged and mouth covered, had her chest pressed against the bar counter feeling uncomfortable, so she instinctively pushed him a few times, but couldn’t budge him at all.
And that sentence in her ear also made her frown tightly, following his gaze to the surveillance monitor screen placed at the far end of the bar counter.
The next second, she was also stunned.
Because in one of the shots on the surveillance monitor, in the scene, there was a woman leaning against the car window, a few strands of bangs sticking to the side of her face, quietly gazing toward the small tavern.
Medium-long straight hair, slightly wavy, light makeup but with more steadiness than ten years ago.
“How is she here.”
Lin Xiuyuan, staring at the screen, frowned tightly, muttering softly while his gaze left the screen and looked toward the doorway.
Afraid that person would knock on the door in the next second.
Forgot there was still the door lock threshold.
Luckily, soon the car outside slowly drove away from this side, disappearing into the midnight street.
As the car vanished from the shot, Jung Soo Yeon quickly pushed away Lin Xiuyuan, rubbing her chest ungracefully with both hands, “Ya, couldn’t you just tell me? Had to do it hands-on, huh.”
Glancing at Lin Xiuyuan opposite, she first apologized, then coughed, “Emergency situation, special treatment.”
Hiss~
After rubbing for a while, Jung Soo Yeon then asked, “Have you connected with Yoona here?”
“No, that’s why I’m so surprised. How did she know about my place? Ya, Jung Soo Yeon, could she have seen you outside just now?”
Facing Lin Xiuyuan’s question, Jung Soo Yeon frowned and thought, “Impossible, right? Not even two minutes, and just now there was no one on the roadside, just a few cars passing.”
“Next time wear a mask, I’m a bit panicked.”
Lin Xiuyuan looked at his sweaty palm. If it was just passing by and seeing, easy to explain, just looks similar, no issue at all.
What he’s afraid of is suddenly facing off face-to-face, then he’d really be sliced and diced.
Jung Soo Yeon also thought of this, so she nodded, “Got it, I’ll be careful next time.”
A few minutes later.
“Ding dong~”
Doorbell rings!
No, monthly ticket please~
