Chapter 29: Du Kang And “freeloading Meals”
2025, Yeouido film crew.
Sitting on the folding chair, Krystal first froze upon hearing Lin Xiuyuan’s words, then quickly asked the same question as Jung Soo Yeon, “How much?”
“Prices are skyrocketing here, eight thousand probably isn’t enough, just send a billion first.”
This made Krystal instantly understand, “You’ve already asked older sister for eighty million?”
“Yeah, planning to open a small bar near home, you can come sit when you’re free, and give myself something to do.”
Faced with Lin Xiuyuan’s statement, Krystal was just about to ask something when she suddenly reacted.
This wasn’t finding something to do at all, this was finding a connection point for everyone on both sides, only with interaction could there be a justified cause.
So after figuring it out, Krystal, like Jung Soo Yeon, asked, “Is a billion enough?”
Compared to Lin Xiuyuan, she was all too clear about the skyrocketing prices over these past ten-plus years.
And her response successfully made Lin Xiuyuan laugh out loud, as he said.
“If not enough, I’ll ask you again, send it over first, I’m going out this afternoon to look around for locations.”
Krystal nodded lightly, “Okay, I’ll transfer it to you in a bit, and later after work I’ll come find you for dinner.”
However, Lin Xiuyuan, who would usually agree, refused this time, “Ah, I have a date tonight, how about tomorrow?”
A date??
This news hit her, leaving Krystal a bit confused.
Because in her understanding, in 2025 Lin Xiuyuan seemed to only know her alone.
If Jessica had to be counted, that could barely make two.
Excluding her two sisters, she seemed to remember Lin Xiuyuan didn’t know anyone else, so this sudden “date” subconsciously gave Krystal a sense of crisis.
Even losing her sense of boundaries, she pressed for an answer, “Who do you have a date with?”
Lin Xiuyuan hadn’t expected Krystal to ask, so he was stunned for a moment, but for her curiosity, he still explained, “With aespa’s Yoo Jimin.”
The result was, not saying was better, but saying it made Krystal even more dumbfounded, “What? Yoo Jimin?”
This name shocked Krystal again and again, stunned her repeatedly, her mind involuntarily recalling the encounter at the afternoon tea restaurant the day before yesterday.
“No way, when did you two meet?”
“Just the day before yesterday.”
Lin Xiuyuan, who was already editing the account info to send to Krystal, answered casually, not realizing the issue.
On the other side, though she had guessed, upon hearing Lin Xiuyuan say it outright, Krystal still found it a bit unbelievable, “No, the moment I left you hooked up with her? Are you a succubus?”
“Don’t know, maybe I am, we just inexplicably met.”
After muttering that, Lin Xiuyuan continued, “Alright, sent you the account, remember to transfer the money, I’m going out to look at places.”
The response in her ear made Krystal rarely fall into silence for a moment, then she replied, “Got it, scram.”
But after hanging up the phone, her expression sitting on the folding chair was somewhat displeased.
Her slightly furrowed brows showed her mood wasn’t great right now.
Just then, the assistant who had returned from break after buying her lunch food came back, “Older sister, this is what you wanted to eat.”
Looking down at the lunch box in front of her, then up at this assistant, Krystal inexplicably felt irritated, with an impulse to give her a long vacation.
But fortunately rationality held, she didn’t make such a foolish move, just nodded somewhat coldly, then continued to space out.
And her reaction left the little assistant baffled, she didn’t seem to have done anything wrong, why suddenly like this.
But she heard from the film crew that the guy who covered for her earlier chatted happily with older sister, how come when it’s her it’s this cold.
It wasn’t like this before.
Aren’t they all assistants? She’s the veteran one.
The other side.
After making two phone calls, Lin Xiuyuan came back to the computer, opened ChatGPT to continue refining the plan he worked on last night.
Especially since he planned to do it alone, many issues needed reconfirmation.
However, before he could work long, the phone placed nearby dinged.
Picking up the phone, it was the transfer record from Krystal, just the amount was a bit much.
“Ten hundred thousand million… billion, one point five small goals, tsk tsk, a private fund saved for over ten years is impressive.”
After chuckling and muttering that, Lin Xiuyuan sent her a thank you boss emoji on Kakao, then continued organizing the plan.
On the other side in the film crew, Krystal who received the message first showed a smile, but then thought of that guy’s evening date, and the just-raised smile faded again.
Then under the assistant’s bewildered gaze, she coldly snorted and closed the phone.
Time passed quickly, in the blink of an eye it was evening, Lin Xiuyuan who had gone out midway to buy a printer back was now looking at the sheets of copy paper spitting out, this was the bar plan he had repeatedly refined with ChatGPT all day.
And he had even settled on the bar’s name, since it was inspired by 《Solve Worries Grocery Store》, no store name could be more fitting than the one he thought of.
How to solve worries, only Du Kang.
So, this small tavern is called “Du Kang”.
“…”
As the last sheet finished printing, the phone ringtone on the table also rang, the screen caller ID wasn’t Yoo Jimin with whom dinner was arranged, but the unexpected Krystal.
So upon seeing her call, he raised his brows lightly, and after a moment answered, “Hello.”
“Open the door.”
Huh?
Lin Xiuyuan was a bit confused, grabbed the tablet hanging nearby to open the smart home, and then saw Krystal standing outside the door.
A few minutes later.
He looked at Krystal who appeared before him, somewhat amused yet puzzled as he asked, “How did you get here?”
“No one to treat me to food, and afraid you’d get scammed, so I came to tag along for a meal, you don’t mind, right.”
Faced with Krystal’s statement, Lin Xiuyuan smiled slightly, admiring her current outfit.
Black leather jacket with a short white T inside, disregarding the weather not fully warmed up yet, directly showing off premium abdominal muscles.
Tight waistline faintly visible with steps, low-waist distressed jeans tight pants highlighting this long-idle vest line sharply.
Metal stud boots on feet resonating cold aura with leather jacket studs, gaze up and hair toss, even breathing carries a blade.
After appreciating, Lin Xiuyuan pursed his lips, “This doesn’t look like someone coming to mooch food, more like a delinquent going to chop someone, Krystal.”
And didn’t forget to show care, “Not cold on your stomach? Wind getting in could make you catch a cold.”
“Mind your own business, when do we head out.”
While Krystal was chatting with Lin Xiuyuan.
The other side, the little assistant back at the company on standby was propping her little face in confusion sitting in front of the desk.
Eyes on the takeout box on the desk, thinking after she delivered it earlier, Krystal stared at it dazed for a few minutes, then wordlessly got up and left.
When she asked Krystal where she was going.
Krystal replied, “To eat.”
At that time she was completely dumbfounded, wait, you’re going to eat? Then what about the takeout she ran so far to buy??
Meanwhile, in another corner of Seoul. Yoo Jimin also headed out, conveniently bringing along a small pendant.
Next chapter might be late, drank a bit much last night, head’s dizzy, once again wishing everyone a happy May Day~
（PS: If you have time, take a look at the first sentence of the first chapter）
