Chapter 10: “it’s Also Krystal, But Not Your Krystal”
Seize the flaw and strike immediately, don’t hesitate.
Lin Xiuyuan was doing exactly that at this moment.
“Seize the day? Is it because of that group member thing from before?”
Krystal, who had been eating fruit with her head down, suddenly looked up at the boy beside her and suddenly found him a bit annoying.
So she waved her hand, “Today’s work is done, get off work. You can arrange the rest of your time freely. And starting today, I’m your boss. I’ll pay you salary on time from now on and won’t treat you poorly.”
Hearing the response, Lin Xiuyuan raised an eyebrow, responded, and then turned around and left the film crew.
Clean and efficient, without any dragging.
Meanwhile, Krystal, who was sitting in her seat eating, was still thinking about that sentence he had just said. The originally delicious lunch suddenly became tasteless.
With a sigh, she took out her mobile phone and called her older sister.
“Hey, Soo Jung.”
“Older sister, what are you doing?”
Jessica on the other end of the phone glanced at the stage being set up ahead, “Preparing to record a music show. What’s up, have you finished filming?”
Stage.
This familiar yet distant word, combined with Lin Xiuyuan’s ambiguous sentence, made Krystal’s emotions suddenly complex.
She spaced out for a while until Jessica called her a few times before she came back to her senses, “No, I just wanted to tell you something.”
“What is it?” Jessica was a bit curious.
“That young boy I met a few days ago, I gave him a job. Older sister, you don’t need to worry about him anymore.”
As soon as Krystal finished speaking, Jessica’s voice on the other end rose a bit, “Hey, Jung Soo Jung, why are you acting on your own again? That kid has deep thoughts, don’t be so naive.”
“Don’t worry, older sister. I’m not some young girl anymore; I’m not that easy to fool. Lately, I’ve been filming every day, so having such a young boy around is just to relieve my boredom.”
Facing Krystal’s explanation, Jessica frowned, “But I remember I didn’t give you that number. How did you contact him?”
“A dozen digits—memorizing them after one look isn’t hard, right? Older sister, I’m an actor after all.”
“Fine, you’re amazing. Next time something like this happens, can you tell me in advance?”
“I didn’t want to delay him since you’ve been out working for half a month without coming back.”
“Delay who? And I’ve only just left.”
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【Old timeline】
Exhausted after the fan signing event, Jung Soo Yeon slumped in the van, staring blankly at the ceiling, emptying her mind to take a short nap and recharge her energy.
But just then, the special ringtone set for someone rang on her mobile phone, pulling her emptied mind back.
Her waist suddenly straightened as she lay back, and she pulled out her phone to check the message.
Her reaction surprised the figure sitting beside her. A pair of bright deer eyes blinked a few times, her small mouth pouted slightly, but she didn’t ask more.
The two in the back had already fallen fast asleep, completely unaware of this.
A few minutes later, Jung Soo Yeon put down her phone, patted the back of the front passenger seat, and said to her agent when he turned around, “Oppa, take me back to the apartment side first later. I have something to take care of.”
“OK, but don’t forget you have rehearsal tomorrow.”
At the peak popularity of Girls’ Generation, the agent was easygoing and just reminded her of tomorrow’s schedule.
“Got it, oppa.”
Soon after Jung Soo Yeon responded, the car turned and arrived at her apartment entrance, pulling over to stop.
After greeting the still-awake Im Yoon Ah, Jung Soo Yeon got out of the car, ready to go home and freshen up.
However, when she opened the door and returned to the living room, the figure inside surprised her a bit, “Soo Jung? Weren’t you supposed to go to the company for audio recording today? How are you home already?”
“Sulli and V Mom suddenly have a duo activity tomorrow, so I gave up my spot. I’ll record tomorrow instead.”
After explaining, Krystal looked at her older sister, “Then older sister, why are you back? You rarely come home during the day. Perfect timing—no one’s eating dinner with me tonight, so let’s eat together.”
“Ah.”
Jung Soo Yeon was stunned; she had plans for dinner that evening.
Noticing her odd expression, Krystal asked, “Older sister, did you make plans with someone else?”
“Yeah, dinner with a guy.”
“Guy? A man?”
Krystal, who originally planned to handle dinner herself, suddenly got curious and instantly perked up, moving close to Jung Soo Yeon, “Older sister, it wouldn’t be that Ning Yi oppa again, right?”
“No.”
After shaking her head, Jung Soo Yeon looked at her younger sister and suddenly thought of those messages from the future.
She pursed her lips slightly and said, “How about you come with me, Soo Jung? I’ll introduce him to you.”
“Is that okay?” Krystal was a bit surprised; her older sister rarely proactively introduced a man to her.
“It’s fine.”
Jung Soo Yeon nodded lightly and continued, “I’ll go freshen up, and we’ll head out together later.”
“Okay, older sister.”
Women’s freshening up and “later” usually started by the hour.
She had finished the fan signing in the afternoon and come home, but by the time Jung Soo Yeon and Krystal left the house, nightfall had already descended outside the window in Seoul, with lights just coming on.
When Krystal followed her older sister to a restaurant, she spotted the boy sitting in the corner at a glance.
Likewise, Lin Xiuyuan across from him noticed the two sisters arriving.
So he stood up proactively, and under Jung Soo Yeon’s introduction, he met Krystal, who was not yet 20, for the first time.
“Hello, I’m Lin Xiuyuan.”
“Hello, I’m Krystal.”
After sitting down, Krystal looked at her older sister, who then looked at Lin Xiuyuan, “Have you ordered?”
“Not yet, waiting for you… all.”
Lin Xiuyuan handed over another menu, his gaze lightly sweeping between the two.
After ordering, Krystal sensed the subtle atmosphere and made an excuse to leave the table, giving them space.
Lin Xiuyuan watched her leave, then looked straight at Jessica across from him, “So, you want me to bring this one in through the door too?”
Jung Soo Yeon huffed lightly, “Sometimes you’re recklessly maddening, other times you’re smartly terrifying. I can’t figure out how your brain works.”
Her reaction and response clearly confirmed his guess.
But unfortunately, Lin Xiuyuan had sought her out this time also about Krystal.
He shook his head, “That’s a bit tricky then. The thing I wanted to talk about tonight does involve bringing Krystal in through the door, but not this one from your family.”
Indeed, because the one he wanted to bring in wasn’t Krystal from 2013, but Krystal from 2025.
Jung Soo Yeon across from him wasn’t stupid and immediately understood the meaning.
Her face was instantly full of shock, “Hey, you really are a lunatic.”
Lin Xiuyuan smiled faintly.
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