Chapter 123: “happy Birthday, Ji-yeon.”
2013/06/06
Evening, 【Solve worries】 tavern.
As soon as she entered the door, Sulli was attracted by the chafing dish of the buffet in the corner, couldn’t help exclaiming, “oppa, so much food, can we really finish it? It looks a bit wasteful, these two rows seem too many.”
“You’ll know when you lift the lid and look, there’s not much, just a lot of varieties.”
Lin Xiuyuan, who was sitting on the stage tuning the guitar, looked up, first smiled and greeted Zheng Soo Jung next to Sulli, then turned to answer Sulli’s question.
Sulli really opened it and took a look at tonight’s meal, after a while, she excitedly looked at Lin Xiuyuan, “oppa, did you make all this? It smells so good, looks delicious just seeing it.”
“You’re thinking nonsense, I couldn’t make these, I found a master chef from a Chinese restaurant to do it.”
After hearing Lin Xiuyuan’s answer, Zheng Soo Jung pointed to the balloons and banner overhead, somewhat amusedly, “What about these? When I just came in, I almost thought I walked into the wrong place.”
“This is simple, last night I chatted with the admin of a fan group, said I planned to hold a birthday party for Ji-yeon, but didn’t know how to do it. Then they recommended some small shops that handle these things, spent some money and it was done.”
After saying all this, Lin Xiuyuan stood up and suddenly laughed, “Originally the shop owner said if I could get Ji-yeon’s handwritten signature, it could be free, I thought about it carefully, damn, I’ve known Ji-yeon for so long, but never asked for her autographed photo, what a loss.”
As Lin Xiuyuan told this little story, Sulli and Zheng Soo Jung burst out laughing, Sulli even raised her hand, “oppa, next time I’ll definitely bring you a few autographed photos.”
“What about Soo Jung’s…”
“Here, take them.”
Zheng Soo Jung, also smiling, directly waved her hand, this guy was too funny.
Then the two sat down, then curiously asked why the protagonist hadn’t arrived yet, to which Lin Xiuyuan explained, “Ji-yeon came over at noon, but then went back, said to wait until Eun-jung finishes being busy over there, then come together later.”
“Then what about you, oppa?”
“No problem, I’ll just mind the store, it’s been open for so long, but I haven’t fully minded the store for a whole day yet.”
Lin Xiuyuan smiled.
Just like that, they chatted for a while longer, Sulli suddenly left Zheng Soo Jung on the sofa side and came to the bar counter, looking at Lin Xiuyuan with a curious and teasing expression, “oppa, how did you convince Ji-yeon to hold the birthday early?”
“What do you mean early? This is sending blessings at the first moment, after 12 o’clock it’s her birthday.”
But as soon as Lin Xiuyuan finished, Sulli just stared at him wide-eyed, neither responding nor speaking.
Until after a while, she said, “I stayed with Soo Jung last night, oppa, did you forget?”
At this time, the ‘Soo Jung’ Sulli mentioned wasn’t the one behind her, how could Lin Xiuyuan, who personally opened the door to the villa last night, not know.
So his face suddenly became a bit awkward, “So what are you saying, I don’t quite understand.”
Sulli smiled smugly, “Hehe, Soo Jung said, Ji-yeon… no, Big Ji-yeon is preparing to hold a birthday party tomorrow, right, oppa~”
Lin Xiuyuan, who thought Sulli was just bluffing, didn’t expect she really knew, so he put his index finger to his lips ‘shh’, “Don’t tell anyone, Sulli, that’s tomorrow’s thing, has nothing to do with today.”
“So oppa you’re really sly, actually coaxing Ji-yeon to hold the birthday today, to take a day off tomorrow to go…”
With Sulli’s tone full of teasing, Lin Xiuyuan finally understood her meaning, hurriedly raised his hand and gestured down, “Okay, okay, I get it, Sulli what do you want, say it, I won’t refute.”
“Hehe, I’m not threatening you, oppa~” Sulli pursed her lips and smiled.
Hearing this extremely familiar tone in his ear, Lin Xiuyuan was speechless, “Ah, Sulli, don’t learn these bad habits from that Soo Jung, it’s not good.”
“Oh, I’ll tell her next time.”
Lin Xiuyuan directly raised his hands in surrender, “Okay, you win, say it, what do you want.”
“Actually I don’t want anything, just I said I was going to find Hara, I think going alone is unsafe, how about…”
“I’ll go with you, got it, I’ll go with you.”
With the words already said to this point, Lin Xiuyuan naturally understood Sulli’s meaning and agreed without hesitation.
As Lin Xiuyuan said this, Sulli immediately laughed, after all, this also counted as completing Jung Soo Yeon’s assigned task.
But on the surface, Sulli still pretended to be innocent, but her mouth carried a slightly naughty tone, saying some teasing words, “Is it really okay? Oppa, then you won’t have that big sister over there accompanying you, nor Soo Jung’s warm jade in your arms.”
“You’ve turned bad, Sulli.”
“Hmph hmph hmph, better bad than dead.”
One sentence, kills the match.
After a while, Zheng Soo Yeon, Im Yoon Ah, Sunny arrived.
Plus Sulli and Zheng Soo Jung, the U-shaped sofa was instantly filled.
So when Park Ji-yeon arrived here wearing a sheer outfit, followed by Park Hyomin and Ham Eun-jung also coming in, this small tavern was instantly packed with warbling beauties, the whole room filled with fragrance.
“Xiuyuan, when did you turn your tavern into this?”
The already familiar Ham Eun-jung sat at the bar counter as soon as she entered, smiling curiously.
Then Lin Xiuyuan told Ham Eun-jung the same explanation he gave Sulli and the others earlier, making the short-haired goddess exclaim ‘amazing’.
While the protagonist Park Ji-yeon, who had already heard the story, walked over from the sofa side, slapped down a stack of autographed photos on Lin Xiuyuan, “Here, oppa, next time you can use a few more to offset the bill.”
“Probably have to wait until next year’s birthday.” Lin Xiuyuan said seriously while packing the photos.
“I wonder if our autographed photos can offset the bill.”
At this time, Park Hyomin walked over, looking at Lin Xiuyuan with some curiosity and asked.
“Ah, don’t know, next time I’ll ask for you.”
Park Hyomin continued, “What a pity, if I knew Boss Lin here could hold birthday parties, I would’ve held mine here a few days ago. Instead of just a few people at the hotel, lonely and desolate, no one to celebrate.”
“Next time, next time.”
And with tonight’s wine reception protagonist arriving, the atmosphere gradually heated up.
Lin Xiuyuan moved the record player aside, cleared the small stage, connected the USB drive, played the pre-prepared dance music, and turned on the flashing lights.
The originally literary-style small tavern instantly turned into a party atmosphere mini hi-bar.
With food, with drinks, not inferior to the private rooms of big bars outside.
Although the space was small, for these girls who couldn’t show their faces publicly, it was enough for them to have fun.
During this time, Lin Xiuyuan acted as a very important bartender, while appreciating the close hot dances of several beautiful girls over there, while taking care of the beauties coming to drink and chat with him.
Sure enough, when Ham Eun-jung started clinging due to the familiarity from the previous night and wouldn’t leave, Park Hyomin suddenly sidled up, her gaze shifting back and forth between her and Lin Xiuyuan.
“Something’s off, Eun-jung, Boss Lin, you two have only drunk alone once, how did you become so familiar?”
“Our topics and hobbies match well, I didn’t expect Eun-jung to have such a literary personality.”
But not saying was better, once said, Park Hyomin’s eyes widened suddenly, “Boss Lin, you didn’t get drunk and confused, right? Eun-jung, her, literary?”
“Hey, Park Hyomin~”
At this time Ham Eun-jung hurriedly covered Park Hyomin’s mouth, but it was too late, the next sentence had already come out.
“Eun-jung, what did you steal from me to deceive Boss Lin, you can’t do that.”
Lin Xiuyuan, who was fiddling with the wine pot, was stunned, looked up at the two, only to find Park Hyomin had been dragged to the sofa side by Ham Eun-jung to be scolded.
But with two leaving, there were still many beautiful girls in the tavern, the next second another one came up.
None other than tonight’s protagonist Park Ji-yeon.
She panted and sat on the high stool, seeming a bit tired from just dancing.
So Lin Xiuyuan smilingly handed her a glass of ice water, “Drink some water and rest, plenty of time tonight, no rush.”
“Oppa, aren’t you coming out to play?”
After taking a big gulp of water, Park Ji-yeon drank it down in one go, not noticing a few drops of water had slid from the corner of her mouth to her neck.
So just after saying the above, she suddenly felt something wrong all over, her neck especially feeling hot and itchy.
Looking up, she saw Lin Xiuyuan staring at her.
Then he even pulled out a tissue and handed it to her, pointing at her throat, “Don’t act like a little kid, spilling water while drinking?”
At this time, Park Ji-yeon hurriedly wiped her throat and collarbone, a bit flushed as she averted her eyes, “Oh, it’s fine, habit.”
Lin Xiuyuan raised his eyebrow, “You have this habit, Big Ji-yeon seems to have it too.”
And this immediately dissatisfied Park Ji-yeon, unhappily pouting, “Ah, oppa, happy happy, don’t mention her.”
Seeing this, Lin Xiuyuan quickly apologized, after coaxing the little dragon cub back, he curiously pointed to Ham Eun-jung and Park Hyomin’s side, “By the way, Ji-yeon, why did Hyo Min just say Eun-jung stole her things?”
“What things?” Park Ji-yeon didn’t quite understand.
Later when Lin Xiuyuan explained the situation with Ham Eun-jung the night before last, she burst out laughing, her little hand even couldn’t help slapping the table a few times.
“Hahaha~ Can’t take it, oppa, you’re killing me.”
“What?”
Lin Xiuyuan was completely puzzled, “What’s wrong?”
Then Park Ji-yeon turned her body, seriously pointing at the two over there to explain to him, “Eun-jung unnie has a gentle personality, that’s true. But the books she likes to read and painting, actually developed gradually after being with Hyo Min unnie for a long time later.”
“So you’re saying Hyo Min is the literary girl?” Lin Xiuyuan’s eyes widened in surprise, completely unexpected.
He neither stans nor reborn, so not very clear about these situations.
What he checked later in 2025 were only some major events, didn’t specifically look up gossip.
But even so, Lin Xiuyuan was very clear about Park Hyomin’s synonym of generous and magnanimous.
Now you’re telling him this rich and generous, magnanimous and free existence is actually literary style?
This contrast stunned him.
“That’s how it is, oppa, Hyo Min unnie’s stolen learning, ahahaha, and Eun-jung unnie.”
The more excited Park Ji-yeon got, laughing until tears almost came out, shoulders trembling uncontrollably.
Lin Xiuyuan, who didn’t expect this reversal, also couldn’t help laughing and shaking his head, about to retort a few words, but his gaze subconsciously fell on her.
Today because it’s her birthday, Park Ji-yeon dressed with some thought.
A black gauze blouse, inside paired with a light-colored camisole, vaguely, the indistinct collarbone lines and shoulder contours outlined an ambiguity in the lighting.
The hem of the gauze shirt slightly draped, fitting her slender waist, and as she laughed back and forth, the faint layer of light gauze on her chest trembled lightly, as if every detail was teasing his nerves.
It wasn’t deliberate sexiness, but precisely more captivating than deliberate.
Before, Park Ji-yeon never put thought into outfits, so Lin Xiuyuan didn’t notice much.
Until today, he suddenly realized why Park Ji-yeon could break through peak Im Yoon Ah’s blockade and take first place, this figure and looks were explosively amazing.
Compared to the current little Ji-yeon, Big Ji-yeon seemed in the blink of an eye to only have that mature wife-like plump temperament, and that uninhibited, fascinating personality.
But not comparing was better, comparing made the latter seem better.
After all, married woman!
Young man’s XP made Lin Xiuyuan involuntarily swallow saliva, immediately averted his gaze, pretended nonchalant and picked up the water cup to drink, trying to cover his suddenly accelerating heartbeat.
But Park Ji-yeon seemed not to notice his embarrassment, still laughing wildly, even reaching out to lightly push him, “oppa, I really didn’t expect you’d be fooled, you don’t know Eun-jung unnie has a nickname, Sweet Eun-jung? She’s sweet style.”
“I haven’t paid much attention to these side messages.”
Lin Xiuyuan dry laughed twice, not daring to look around as before.
“Then next time look more, save being fooled by others again, so funny, no, I have to tell Snowball about this, hahaha.”
With that, Park Ji-yeon got off the high stool again, walking towards Sulli who was fiddling with the electronic piano with Sunny over there.
Leaving Lin Xiuyuan at the bar counter, looking a bit oddly at Ham Eun-jung and Park Hyomin’s side, the former seemed to feel his gaze, a bit shamefully raised her hand and gave Park Hyomin a few slaps, hurting her to run away quickly.
And after this small interlude, the bar counter here continued the previous rotation system.
Park Ji-yeon left, Im Yoon Ah came, happily chatted a few words, ate and drank some, then switched to Zheng Soo Yeon.
Then Sunny, Zheng Soo Jung also came over several times.
Meanwhile time gradually reached late night.
When Park Ji-yeon returned to the bar counter side again, Lin Xiuyuan first chatted idly with her for a bit, seeing the preparations behind were almost done.
Then he bent down to pick up the previously hidden gift, placed it on the bar counter under her shocked gaze, “Here, Ji-yeon, happy birthday!”
As Lin Xiuyuan said this, the entire tavern’s lights instantly went out, the music abruptly stopped.
In this quiet atmosphere, Sulli held a small cake with lit candles and slowly walked from the back, the candlelight flickering slightly in the darkness, reflecting her smiling face gently and brightly.
The surrounding friends unanimously clapped, softly humming the birthday song.
Park Ji-yeon was stunned at first, then a hint of realization and disbelief emerged in her eyes, shining with touched gaze.
When Ham Eun-jung gently stepped forward to hug her, Park Ji-yeon silently made a wish and blew out the candles on the cake.
Cheers erupted in the room immediately, lights came back on, the entire tavern filled again with warm light.
And Sulli lightly placed the cake on the bar counter, next to it was the special gift Lin Xiuyuan gave her.
At this time, everyone also saw the surprise of that gift.
“Wow, building blocks? Building blocks made with Ji-yeon’s photos?”
As Park Hyomin exclaimed beside, everyone noticed the figure on the building block stage was indeed Park Ji-yeon.
And Lin Xiuyuan timely explained, “Had someone design a small building block thing based on your stage photos, hope you like it.”
At this time, Park Ji-yeon finally had time to properly appreciate the gift in front of her.
It was a stage model assembled with custom building blocks, of her classic pose on stage.
Neat short skirt, holding microphone, lights pouring down, confident smile.
The entire scene divided into fingernail-sized building blocks, each printed with detailed images, assembled to present her complete moment under the spotlight.
That was the silhouette of her peak moment before, also her most proud, most recognized stage.
Although Q-version model, it suited her perfectly.
So Park Ji-yeon stared at the model for a long time, fingertips lightly brushing over the blocks, as if touching her past spirited self.
Eyes unconsciously reddened, corners of mouth quietly raised, voice choked yet smiling, “oppa, how did you think of making this?”
“Just thought it looked good, so had it designed, as long as you like it.”
Lin Xiuyuan answered while a bit awkwardly clicking his tongue.
He really didn’t expect such a simple gesture to get such a sincere reaction from little Ji-yeon, a bit guilty at heart.
After all, this gift wasn’t worth much money, getting such a reaction really made him at a loss.
Perhaps this was what that future Sunny teacher meant by ‘it’s the thought that counts’.
Park Ji-yeon didn’t respond immediately, just fixedly looking at him, eyes surging with many indescribable emotions.
Suddenly, she reached over the bar counter and tightly hugged him.
Scared Lin Xiuyuan quickly protected the gift and cake, “Hey hey hey, Ji-yeon, careful careful.”
Nearby Park Hyomin and Ham Eun-jung also hurriedly moved the two items away, afraid to ruin the gift and cake, spoiling the mood.
Then Park Ji-yeon also lightly let go of him after hearing his shout, but before returning to normal posture, suddenly planted a big kiss on his face.
The kissing sound crisp and loud, stunning everyone present, gazes all focused on the two.
Then Park Ji-yeon’s voice carried unconcealable emotion, eyes shining with sincere glow, “Thank you, oppa, I like it very much, very very much.”
Lin Xiuyuan softly responded, corners of eyes slightly upturned, “As long as you like it, happy birthday, Ji-yeon.”
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Next day.
2025/06/07
Villa master bedroom.
After ending the wine reception with Park Ji-yeon last night, as the only one who didn’t drink a drop, he still had to send those girls back to their dorms one by one, by the time he returned to the 2025 villa, it was already past 3 a.m.
By the time everything was settled and he slept, it was already 4:30 a.m.
So when Big Dragon Cub’s call came, he was still sound asleep.
Woken up and answered, “Hello~”
Big Dragon Cub’s hearty voice came from the phone, with a pleasant atmosphere, “Xiuyuan, why haven’t you gotten up? Hurry, get up! I’ll take you to the beauty salon to get ready, today we have to dazzle those people until their eyes go blind!”
But Lin Xiuyuan was a bit dazed, “Beauty salon? Why am I going there?”
While saying, he checked the time on his phone.
8 a.m.!!!
Ten Thousand Daily ended!!! Today Ji-yeon birthday, happy birthday Ji-yeon!!
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