Chapter 16: “soo Jung, Just Leave Her To It”
Still that bibimbap shop, still that signboard, still this alley.
Everything, still so familiar.
Under the umbrella, Krystal leaned tightly against Lin Xiuyuan beside her, standing at the restaurant doorway, her eyes full of nostalgia, even her body trembling slightly from excitement.
Only Lin Xiuyuan still didn’t quite understand her emotion, feeling her excitement, he thought it was…
“Are you just too cold, or what.”
The windy and rainy weather made the temperature much lower than usual, the damp and cold air drilling straight into the bones, so Lin Xiuyuan asked this.
And his words successfully pulled Krystal out of her immersion in memories, she looked at him and smiled with pursed lips, “Now I believe you’re the young boy from 2013’s past.”
“Huh?”
Krystal gently exhaled, “Hoo~ This restaurant is the stronghold our group found after debuting, later we would often come here to eat when we had time. But after 2016, it was gone.”
Hearing this, Lin Xiuyuan said, “Demolished?”
Based on his stereotype in China, if a place was gone, it was probably demolished and redeveloped.
“No, it closed down. Because this place is too remote, it couldn’t make much money, so the boss and boss’s wife went back to the countryside.”
After explaining, Krystal looked at Lin Xiuyuan and smiled very gently, “Let’s go, inside, this meal is on me, it’s really delicious, you and older sister are both Chinese people, she likes it, it should suit your taste too.”
“It’s fine, I’m not picky about food.”
After saying this, Lin Xiuyuan followed Krystal’s footsteps into this restaurant.
At this time, the restaurant had no customers inside because of the rain, so when the two walked in, the boss’s wife spotted them at once, recognized Krystal, and greeted them enthusiastically.
“Oh, Krystal, didn’t you just come eat at noon, how come you’re back in the evening.”
The sudden greeting made Krystal’s whole body stiffen, knowing the other had mistaken her, she still went along and replied, “Not full enough, boss’s wife, what you make is too delicious.”
This sentence seemed perfunctory, but it was also her true feelings.
After so many years, this shop’s taste still lingered in her heart, unforgettable for a long time.
The boss’s wife sitting at the counter laughed happily a few times, then mentioned, “Sulli came this morning, said the same thing, really thankful for your continued support.”
—Sulli!
The moment this name emerged, it made Krystal beside him freeze in place again, lips tightly pursed, and on closer look, slightly trembling.
Fortunately, Lin Xiuyuan noticed her abnormality in time, then took a step to stand between her and the boss’s wife, blocking the line of sight for her, and also asked the other for a private room.
Hearing this, the boss’s wife didn’t suspect anything, just looked curiously at Lin Xiuyuan’s appearance, then led the two into the private room from noon, saying to call her in later to order whatever they wanted.
As she went out and closed the door, Lin Xiuyuan then looked at Krystal beside him who had a dazed expression, he knew she must be feeling complicated emotions right now.
So he didn’t disturb her, got up himself and poured some water from the kettle nearby, and also poured a cup for her.
After a long while, Krystal’s voice rang out again, sounding a bit hoarse, and it was the first time she called his name directly, “Lin Xiuyuan, did you bring me back here to help me soothe my regrets?”
“I can’t do it for you, do what you want to do yourself, I just want to find a sugar mama.” Lin Xiuyuan gave his answer.
Seeing Krystal didn’t quite get it, he added more, “On your side, although I have a villa, a luxury car. But actually in the bank account, there’s only the 20 million your sister gave me.”
“So you want to mooch off me?” Krystal got it.
“How could that be, you can think of it as a door fee.” Lin Xiuyuan smiled.
Faced with this explanation, Krystal furrowed her delicate brows and looked at him, “Then telling me the situation like this, aren’t you afraid I’ll report you to some departments?”
Hearing the familiar question by his ear, Lin Xiuyuan said, “Your sister said the same to me not long ago, as for you, do you think you can give up this time-space?”
The latter sentence directly hit Krystal’s heart, but at the same time she was puzzled by the first sentence.
“My sister? Older sister? Jessica?”
“No, it’s Jung Soo Yeon, this side’s Jung Soo Yeon.”
Hearing Lin Xiuyuan’s words, Krystal’s mind quickly connected various clues, from the moment they met, everything rapidly pieced together into the answer, “Oh, so that IOU was written to you by this side’s older sister, then you take it to 2025 to find us, right?”
“Yeah, so I told you earlier, this incident can’t be explained clearly, you have to come see it yourself.”
Now Krystal understood, she raised her eyes gazing at the private room in front of her that previously only existed in memories, unseen for a long time, “Indeed, this kind of ability that only appears in TV series, who can explain it clearly, I’m still a bit dizzy even now, still find it hard to believe.”
“Let’s order first, I’m hungry.”
Lin Xiuyuan, who hadn’t eaten much at noon, reminded.
Krystal nodded, while calling the boss’s wife, she turned her head and introduced this side’s signboard to Lin Xiuyuan.
And she was the same as always, she wanted to taste again if that flavor was the same as in her memories.
Soon, two large plates of steaming hot bibimbap were served in front of the two, along with a large amount of side dishes, and some snacks.
After the first bite, tasting that familiar flavor in her mouth, Krystal looked at Lin Xiuyuan again and said, “After eating, accompany me to go out and stroll around?”
“I’m fine either way, mainly you, if you’re caught it’ll really be trouble.”
Saying this, Lin Xiuyuan told her about the thing he discussed with Jung Soo Yeon yesterday, and had her do the same operation in 2025, “Should be no problem, anyway Jessica can get new documents too.”
“Should be no problem, but have to wait for older sister to come back, she’s busy overseas right now.”
Krystal, eating, nodded.
“Then it’s fine, just don’t let Jung Soo Yeon go over for now.”
“Why when calling older sister’s name, do you call it differently each time.”
Having heard this odd action multiple times, Krystal finally couldn’t hold back and asked.
And Lin Xiuyuan smiled, “To distinguish, two identical people, gotta call something different. You, do you want the name Krystal, or Jung Soo Jung.”
Krystal, understanding Lin Xiuyuan’s idea, didn’t reply right away.
Because some memory scenes began to emerge in her mind, those were calls from a certain coquettish figure when addressing her.
……
“Soo Jung.”
“This is my little crystal, hee hee.”
“Soo Jung, I’m hungry.”
“Ya, Jung Soo Jung, you stole my food.”
……
Finally, the scene faded to black and white.
Immediately after, a sigh with self-mockery came from Krystal’s mouth, “Hehe, forget it, you just call me Krystal, Soo Jung, leave it for this side’s her.”
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