Chapter 128: “i Want To Taste My Birthday Cake”
The car, under Lin Xiuyuan’s driving, quickly passed over the suburbs’ main road, returned to the city area’s roads, and then headed straight to the address where fans were holding Big Dragon Cub’s birthday party.
On the way, Big Dragon Cub didn’t forget to tease him, “Xiuyuan, you’re not getting out of the car with me later?”
“Are you crazy?” Lin Xiuyuan laughed without turning his head, “If I went down with you, that room full of fans would probably tear me apart on the spot, right?”
Because they had already returned to the city area, the traffic on the road had clearly increased, so Lin Xiuyuan didn’t dare to get distracted and could only focus on the road ahead while responding.
Seeing this, Big Dragon Cub beside him didn’t disturb his driving anymore, but those eyes never shifted away from him.
Starting from that little golden retriever head she had “personally selected,” along the distinctly contoured jawline, then to the sexy Adam’s apple, and finally to the abdominal muscles faintly visible under his shirt.
Lin Xiuyuan, being “stared at,” felt uncomfortable all over, and now he finally understood the kind of “wanting to escape but unable to” embarrassment that Big Dragon Cub had felt when he teased her before.
So his foot unconsciously pressed the accelerator a bit harder, suddenly speeding up, which left Big Dragon Cub, who clearly felt the speed increase, somewhat amused and exasperated.
In this situation, the car soon arrived near the designated location. Looking at the small building ahead, Lin Xiuyuan turned to Big Dragon Cub beside him and said, “I’ll drop you off at the doorway, then find a parking space. Once you’re done, call me, and I’ll come pick you up.”
“OK, you’re really not coming down with me?”
Big Dragon Cub, who had pulled out a pair of sunglasses from the glove compartment and put them on, laughed again.
Lin Xiuyuan didn’t respond, just silently pressed the brake. They had arrived.
Seeing this, Big Dragon Cub chuckled lightly, opened the car door and stepped out, quickly causing screams from some fans outside the doorway.
Meanwhile, Lin Xiuyuan took advantage of the chaos to turn around and leave, finding a parking space a few hundred meters away under a surveillance camera, finally breathing a sigh of relief.
Only then did he have time to take out his mobile phone, planning to properly scroll through videos and check messages.
The first thing he saw was Im Yoon Ah’s missed call, and those few photos of himself in the Tik Tok backstage.
Taken alone, he had to admit the photographer’s skill was very high, capturing him looking very handsome and atmospheric.
But after seeing the sentence she sent, Lin Xiuyuan felt a bit depressed and immediately replied: Why do I feel like every Girls’ Generation member I’ve met lately has turned into rich wives? They’re all talking about male models every day, huh.
Because Im Yoon Ah’s sentence was: Yo, Xiuyuan, when did you become a swimming pool male model barbecue master? How much do you charge per day?
After sending the message, Lin Xiuyuan was just about to exit the chat and scroll through videos when Im Yoon Ah directly sent a video call invitation.
The next second, it connected, and a delicate and exquisite little face appeared on the screen.
She then spoke up, “Eh, Xiuyuan, where are you? I thought you were at the swimming pool side. Video call to appreciate your swimming elegance.”
Hearing her voice, Lin Xiuyuan glanced around nearby and revealed a smile, “Want to see? I’m right downstairs from your place now. How about I come up and show you directly?”
“Really?”
On the screen, Im Yoon Ah’s eyes widened suddenly, but she quickly reacted, “No, the way you’re talking means you’re back in Seoul, right? Where are you?”
“Dropping Ji-yeon off at her fans’ birthday party. Probably not far from you. Send me your location? I’ve got time now, male model personally visiting your door. You hit the jackpot.”
Having been teased so much, Lin Xiuyuan had gradually become quite immune, at least when facing familiar people, he could retort a few sentences.
Just when he thought Im Yoon Ah would back down because of this, the person on the other end of the screen just smiled lightly, stretched out her finger and tapped twice, then…
The location was sent over casually like that.
Along with it came Im Yoon Ah’s laughter, “Come over. I just made some cake. Eat some before you go.”
“Ah, you really sent it?” Lin Xiuyuan, who was just joking, didn’t expect her to be serious.
“Why not? There’s nothing shameful about it.”
Hearing this, Lin Xiuyuan suddenly thought of something, “Don’t you live with your family?”
The gaze on the video side looked at him somewhat strangely, “Hey, that’s news from what era? You just saw that now? And you really believed it?”
“Ah, it’s fake?” Lin Xiuyuan really hadn’t thought about that.
Im Yoon Ah laughed, her gaze as if already rolling her eyes at him through the screen, “It was true back then, but I never said I always live with my family. Are you coming or not?”
This made Lin Xiuyuan hurriedly reply, “Oh, let me check how far it is. I still have to wait for Ji-yeon. What if she finishes early? I might not be able to sneak away easily.”
In response, Im Yoon Ah tossed out, “Then you decide. Anyway, tell me when you arrive. I’ll tidy up the house first,” and then hung up.
Left with Lin Xiuyuan staring at the phone screen showing the disconnected call, he dazed quietly for a moment, then checked the location and distance she sent, and finally silently texted Big Dragon Cub.
At the birthday party site a hundred meters away, Big Dragon Cub, who was happily taking photos with fans, suddenly felt her mobile phone vibrate slightly. But she didn’t check the message right away; instead, she greeted the fans in front of her first, then quietly glanced at the text.
About another 40 minutes passed like this, and amid the fans’ reluctant voices, Big Dragon Cub came back to the roadside again.
Lin Xiuyuan had already parked the car at the doorway, picked her up after she came out, stepped on the accelerator, and drove away from there, heading back toward the Half-Mountain Villa outside the suburbs.
As soon as she got in the car, Big Dragon Cub took off her sunglasses and stared at the boy driving beside her with those eyes already full of curiosity, “Where did you go to play, Xiuyuan xi~”
Earlier, Lin Xiuyuan had told her he was stepping away briefly and asked her to message him ten or so minutes before ending, which Big Dragon Cub did, but she was very curious too.
But he just smiled and replied, “Went to buy you bread. Freshly made, should still be a bit warm. Eat some quickly. You didn’t eat much at lunch, didn’t eat much barbecue either. Not hungry?”
Big Dragon Cub was startled and looked toward the back seat, where a delicate little bag held two or three small loaves of bread.
Then she inexplicably zoned out for a moment. She had just asked casually to tease him, not expecting a real surprise, which caught Big Dragon Cub completely off guard.
Then she gently sniffed, and it seemed even the air carried a bit of the fresh-baked sweet aroma.
She then took the little bag over, opened it, and a wave of warm bread fragrance hit her face, mixed with butter and cheese scents.
In that instant, Big Dragon Cub’s heart felt like it had been gently touched by something, an indescribable softness.
When she looked up at Lin Xiuyuan beside her again, her gaze flickered slightly. She casually took out a small loaf, ate it while softly asking, “Xiuyuan, what kind of girls do you like?”
But Lin Xiuyuan’s answer stunned Big Dragon Cub again, “I’m your fan, Ji-yeon.”
“Hahaha, alright, I almost forgot.”
Big Dragon Cub paused, then leaned back lightly on the passenger seat’s backrest with a chuckle, holding the bread and silently taking bite after bite, her mouth corners unable to hide the upward curve.
Outside the car window, sunlight and breeze were just right, with the distant mountain forest contours gradually emerging.
And inside the car, another kind of quiet tenderness and palpitation was quietly growing.
Meanwhile, at the other end, Im Yoon Ah was tidying the dining table speechlessly, muttering under her breath.
“All these years, no one has ever gone from stepping into my apartment to leaving in less than ten minutes. Xiuyuan, oh Xiuyuan, you’ve really pissed me off. You think this is a bread shop or something!!!”
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By the time the two returned to the Half-Mountain Villa from Seoul, the streetlights were already on, and nightfall had quietly descended.
The villa was brightly lit inside, and the living room had quietly changed appearance. The originally simple space was now festooned with colorful balloons and ribbons, lively and bustling, with the sofa corners piled full of decorations and gift boxes—clearly someone had prepared a surprise early.
As soon as they entered, Big Dragon Cub cheered and trotted toward Lee Ji-eun and the others, immersing herself in the lively atmosphere like a true birthday girl.
Lin Xiuyuan followed slowly behind, like a quiet background character in this party.
Then came dinner time. Looking at those Western dishes, Lin Xiuyuan said nothing, just casually took a few bites of steak to fill his stomach and stopped.
Only Lee Ji-eun knew there would be some exercise in the evening, so she caringly gave him some more food and said meaningfully, “Eat more, Xiuyuan. You’ll be tired later tonight.”
Lin Xiuyuan was a bit dazed upon hearing this, “Ah? No second round, right? This party can keep going nonstop?”
Though he knew many Seoul girls were night owls, and several rounds of parties straight through dawn wasn’t impossible.
But he really hadn’t expected Big Dragon Cub and the others to be like that too.
However, Lee Ji-eun just winked at him, said no more, turned back to join the sisters’ chat, leaving Lin Xiuyuan standing there with a confused face.
As night deepened, just past eight, the birthday cake was slowly brought in personally escorted by Ham Eun-jung, and Big Dragon Cub welcomed it with a face full of smiles.
At this time, Lin Xiuyuan acted as the photographer for these beauties, holding the camera beside them to record everything, completely missing how brilliantly Big Dragon Cub smiled at the lens while cutting the cake.
Finally, amid those “happy birthdays,” Big Dragon Cub’s birthday party slowly came to an end in laughter.
After the party, Park Hyomin and Sunny left first, someone came to pick them up.
Then Ham Eun-jung drove Lee Ji-eun back together, since she hadn’t drunk.
Once the crowd dispersed, the villa suddenly felt much emptier.
Lin Xiuyuan stood in the living room, gazing at the empty space, turned to Big Dragon Cub with a puzzled face, “Ji-yeon, didn’t Qri just say there was a second round? Why did it end so quickly? Did they go ahead first, or what?”
“Pretty much. They’re going home first to shower and change, then meet up in the early morning, so Xiuyuan, you’ll have to suffer a bit and act as my chauffeur.”
At this point, Big Dragon Cub couldn’t help but sneak a laugh.
Thinking of how Lee Ji-eun had just deceived Lin Xiuyuan with that serious face made her both annoyed and amused, but on the surface, she pretended nothing happened.
Then she stretched lazily, stood up, and suddenly suggested, “Ah, busy all day, so tired. Isn’t there a hot spring pool in the backyard? Xiuyuan, let’s go soak.”
“Soak again? My skin’s about to wrinkle.” Lin Xiuyuan looked resistant.
“Today I’m the biggest. Big Dragon Cub laughed with curved eyes, “You said it yourself, accompany me for a soak. Anyway, no one’s in the villa now.”
“I have no clothes to change into.”
“Don’t you have swimming trunks?”
Under her sweet and innocent tone “attack,” Lin Xiuyuan ultimately surrendered.
But after going back to the room and changing into those tight swimming trunks, he stared at the mirror for a long time, face darkening: Who bought this size? Looking down on people? Don’t you know what gifted means?
To avoid possible “social death,” he slipped into the backyard hot spring pool quietly before Big Dragon Cub came out, plopping down into the steaming water.
The hot spring water steamed mistily, night lightly enveloping.
Lin Xiuyuan leaned against the pool edge, looking up at the night sky, forcing himself to relax.
But the swimming trunks on him were ridiculously tight, making him careful even to shift sitting position, as if any carelessness would cause a joke.
And just then, the backyard glass door “clicked” open.
Lin Xiuyuan instinctively turned to look,
Only to see Big Dragon Cub draped in a thin silk bathrobe, hair casually tied up, revealing her smooth neckline and collarbone.
Her steps were unhurried, each one carrying an undeniable flair.
As she approached the pool edge, she leaned slightly forward, long legs emerging from the bathrobe, the waist-hip ratio almost unreal, slim waist graspable, hips round and full, like an art piece meticulously sculpted by a master.
Then, she raised her hand to loosen the belt, and the bathrobe “whooshed” down, quietly pooling at her feet.
This made Lin Xiuyuan’s gaze freeze.
Because Big Dragon Cub was wearing a lace hollow bikini underneath, but the cut was extremely bold, almost just thin straps crossing to cover key areas.
The fabric at the chest just held the roundness of her bust, the clinging material making that alluring curve fully visible.
Her figure was curvaceous, bust full, waist and abdomen tight, especially those straight long beautiful legs, from thigh root to ankle exuding fatal allure.
Lin Xiuyuan couldn’t help swallowing, trying hard to control his gaze, “Ah… you have another set like this.”
He tried to keep his eyes on her face, but couldn’t help glancing downward a few times.
The daytime outfit was already fiery enough; this nighttime one was outright provocation.
Noticing his wandering gaze, Big Dragon Cub couldn’t help laughing, leaning down from above to look at him, her gaze shifting slightly as if discovering something, “Oops, sorry, seems the size was too small. I’ll pay attention next time.”
Lin Xiuyuan’s face heated up, he coughed to cover the awkwardness, “It’s fine, as long as it fits somehow.”
Facing this response, Big Dragon Cub said nothing more, just lightly kicked off her slippers and slowly stepped into the hot spring pool.
When the hot water just reached her thighs, her body suddenly tilted, splashing water with a whoosh onto Lin Xiuyuan’s face.
This startled the young man into dodging, but his back hit the pool wall, instantly a dull pain.
“Oops, slipped accidentally.”
Big Dragon Cub smiled cheekily and leaned over, almost half-lying beside him, arm casually on the pool edge, but precisely brushing his shoulder and arm.
Such blatant closeness, plus all the earlier hints—how could Lin Xiuyuan not understand?
But his body still reflexively shifted aside a bit.
The pool was only so big; now there was nowhere left to retreat.
“Too close, Ji-yeon.”
“Didn’t you say today I’m the biggest? Now I want to soak sticking close. Can’t I?”
Big Dragon Cub gazed at him with those sparkling eyes, water droplets rolling from her eyelashes, matching the night, surprisingly soul-stirring.
Lin Xiuyuan choked, finally could only turn his head away, muttering softly, “Not that I can’t. Very much can.”
Hearing this, Big Dragon Cub giggled, suddenly scooped water and splashed it on his chest, “Really? Very can? Xiuyuan, guess what wish I made blowing the cake just now?”
“What?” Lin Xiuyuan was genuinely curious now.
The next second, Big Dragon Cub leaned in gently, one hand supporting the pool edge, body slowly pressing closer. The softness at her chest brushed his arm if anything, lips curving in a meaningful smile.
“I was thinking, tonight this birthday cake should fill me up really well.”
Lin Xiuyuan froze, feeling blood rush to his head, whole body heating up like about to explode.
“What’s wrong?”
Big Dragon Cub whispered low with a laugh near his ear, breath humid, gently teasing his nerves, “Xiuyuan, do you think that birthday cake can fill me up?”
“You didn’t even eat two bites.”
Lin Xiuyuan, who never imagined himself as the birthday cake, was still a bit too straightforward.
She burst out laughing, leaning even closer, watery eyes staring straight at him, “Xiuyuan, the birthday cake you mean isn’t the same as mine. Wait, let me tell you something.”
With a sly smile, she turned back to fish out the mobile phone from the bathrobe on the shore, swam back quickly, and pressed close to Lin Xiuyuan again.
Under his burning gaze, she opened the chat with Lee Ji-eun and played a voice message.
Lee Ji-eun’s lazy voice came out, “Ji-yeon ah, is Xiuyuan this birthday cake delicious? Remember not to eat it too clean; after all, he’s still young.”
After hearing the voice, Lin Xiuyuan blanked out for two seconds.
He stared dazedly at Big Dragon Cub, who looked back innocently, eyes watery, but corners of her mouth hooked in an irrepressible mischievous smile.
“Me? I’m the birthday cake?” Lin Xiuyuan pointed at himself in disbelief.
“Who else could it be?”
Big Dragon Cub laughed freely, eyes seductive, “And Xiuyuan, you know ordering a male model isn’t just for looking, right?”
As she spoke, she slowly extended a finger, tracing lightly from his chest all the way to a position he could hardly endure, before Lin Xiuyuan grabbed it.
Ripples spread on the water surface, like scalded reason struggling.
Muscles tense, Lin Xiuyuan stayed completely still, as if even his breathing was hooked by that fingertip.
“Ji-yeon…” he said slowly, voice somewhat hoarse, “If you keep this up, I’ll really take you seriously.”
Big Dragon Cub raised a brow, smiling alluringly, “I never said I was joking.”
The next second, she gently flipped over, sitting right on the pool edge by his thigh, legs casually draped at his knee edges. Water droplets slid down her calves onto his skin, like hot needle tips tingling through his nerves.
Lin Xiuyuan’s Adam’s apple bobbed, gaze instinctively dropping to the fabric at her chest, that vaguely visible curve nearly driving him mad.
He struggled to control himself not to touch her, as if any move would shatter this dangerous balance.
“What exactly do you want?” he asked lowly, voice hoarse and suppressed.
“I’m celebrating my birthday.”
Big Dragon Cub deliberately closed in, the softness at her chest pressing against him through the thin fabric, “Cake’s right at my mouth; of course I have to taste it.”
As soon as she finished, she lightly bit his jaw.
Not hard, just a moist touch like a feather sweep, yet like a thunderclap exploding in Lin Xiuyuan’s heart.
At that moment, between reason and desire, only a hair’s breadth separated them.
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