Chapter 183: The Time-space Door’s Evolving Anchor Point
Two days ago.
That is, the day he went to Yoona’s house to make bread.
Because the previous day Lin Xiuyuan and Krystal had “rolled” a bit too intensely, that day he slept until noon before opening his eyes and waking up.
After waking up, he first heated the breakfast that Sulli had prepared, filled his stomach, and then lazily returned to the 2025 villa.
Then, he was “dragged” by Yoona to make bread.
The whole process went smoothly, with the bread’s aroma filling the air and a soft texture.
Only… during the process, under the “deterrence” of the rolling pin, Yoona started complaining endlessly.
Until evening, when Lin Xiuyuan was preparing to say goodbye and leave, Yoona next to him suddenly jumped into his arms and clamped her legs around him, locking him tightly in place.
Only then did Lin Xiuyuan realize that something seemed off.
So during one bathroom break, he suddenly thought of the apartment on the 2013 side, and as he pushed open the bathroom door.
What appeared before his eyes… was precisely the 2013 apartment.
This time, Lin Xiuyuan nearly dropped his jaw in shock, but after these recent adventures, his shock resistance had greatly improved, so after a brief stun, he quickly calmed down.
The rest was inquiry.
So he stepped right through and closed the door.
Then, looking at that closed time-space door, after a moment of silence, he pushed it open again.
This time, the place on the other side was the 2025 villa.
But Lin Xiuyuan’s lips curved into a smile as he turned back to the 2013 apartment and closed the door again.
After taking a slow breath, he gripped the doorknob and opened it once more.
The space on the other side changed again, to Yoona’s house.
This situation excited Lin Xiuyuan all over, with thrill rapidly spreading from his limbs to his head, and then he started experimenting by going in and out, once, twice, three times… having a blast.
Until Yoona came looking for him.
Actually, she had noticed when she saw Lin Xiuyuan going back and forth a few times earlier.
Later, seeing him still continuing, she got curious, thinking there might be something wrong with her bathroom door, so she came over now and asked, “What’s wrong.”
Lin Xiuyuan smiled faintly, stepped aside, and opened the door again, “See for yourself.”
On the other side of the door was the 2013 apartment that both of them were familiar with.
Then, Yoona reacted just like he had before, her pupils contracting as she froze in place.
“This… what is this?”
“No idea, I was just thinking of escaping back home, and this popped up. But I tried a few times, and I couldn’t get back to the villa side, though I could go from the apartment to the villa. Weird.”
While explaining, Lin Xiuyuan closed the door again, then opened it, and it was still that 2013 apartment.
This time he stepped right in, and Yoona followed closely behind.
Then, watching Lin Xiuyuan stand in front of that door in silence for a moment before opening it again, this time it was no longer the villa or her house, but a familiar living room.
“This is?”
Yoona stood at the door, frowning and examining it carefully for a moment, then almost simultaneously with Lin Xiuyuan, she said the answer.
“Taeyeon’s place.”
“Taeyeon older sister’s house?”
Confirming what was before her eyes, Yoona’s eyes lit up, and she immediately went around Lin Xiuyuan and walked in, looking around before exclaiming in surprise, “Wow, Xiuyuan, your time-space door has evolved, huh? It’s become an any door now?”
“Clearly not.”
Lin Xiuyuan said while pondering, pulled her along, randomly pushed open a room door, and stepped inside together.
The next second, they were back in the 2013 apartment.
“See, I can return to the 2013 starting point from any door in 2025.” Lin Xiuyuan pointed around to Yoona and continued, “Come on, let’s try once more.”
This was said to Yoona. After speaking, Lin Xiuyuan opened the door again, this time returning to the 2025 villa.
Then he turned to look at this time-space door, pondered for a moment, gripped the doorknob, and opened it.
Yoona, following behind him, let out another exclamation, “This is…”
“The door to my room on the apartment side.” Lin Xiuyuan explained over his shoulder, then closed it and opened it again.
This time the scene inside changed to the hidden door of the 2013 small tavern.
Looking at these changing scenes, Lin Xiuyuan revealed a knowing smile, “I’ve pretty much figured out the logic of this change.”
“What’s going on?” Yoona hadn’t recovered yet, her face full of “I need an explanation.”
Lin Xiuyuan didn’t say much this time, first returned to the 2013 apartment, then from there through the time-space door back to Yoona’s house, before slowly explaining.
“Actually, it’s pretty simple. I found that only if I’m thinking of a ‘place I’ve been to’ before pushing open the door will it lead there.”
“Moreover, each time-space has an ‘anchor point.’ The 2013 one is the apartment, the 2025 one is the villa.”
“Anchor point?” Yoona murmured softly.
“Yeah, I guess it’s to prevent time-space chaos. For example, if I want to go to a place I know in 2025, I have to start from the 2013 apartment. And if I want to go to a 2013 scene, I have to go through a villa door in 2025. Each side has a starting point, like a baseline teleport door.”
At this point, Lin Xiuyuan demonstrated once more to Yoona, gripping the doorknob and gently pushing to return to the apartment side.
Then, taking Yoona, he pushed the time-space door again, but it led to the storage room.
“See, I was just thinking of pushing open a door leading to the Paris tower, but I’ve never been there and have no impression of it, so it wouldn’t open.”
Finally understanding the logic, Yoona nodded and replied, “So as long as it’s a place you’ve been to, and there’s a door, you can go there through the anchor points of these two time-spaces?”
“Pretty much.” Lin Xiuyuan smiled, then took Yoona back to her apartment, “It’s a bit like exploring a map in a game—once I’ve been to a place, it lights up, and then I can teleport there quickly.”
Only, what Lin Xiuyuan thought of was a game.
While what Yoona thought of was more, farther possibilities.
“So by your logic, Xiuyuan, next time you go out to play, you can easily take us along—no need for cars or planes, just instant teleport.”
Her eyes sparkled, “And also, like if 2013 people want to come to our side, or we want to go back, no need to worry about special situations. You can just find any door to send us, no more fear of being blocked at the door.”
“Yeah, the fault tolerance and freedom have both improved a lot.” Lin Xiuyuan nodded, his tone calm but with a hint of accomplishment.
“Then why did the change happen?”
Yoona tilted her head looking at him, curious like a cat.
The questioned Lin Xiuyuan shrugged innocently, “How should I know? I was just thinking of hurrying to escape, pushed the door, and bam, it happened.”
“So it was intense emotion?”
Understanding why Lin Xiuyuan wanted to escape, Yoona’s lips quirked up, she shot him a flirtatious glare, and smiled brightly and charmingly.
Lin Xiuyuan shook his head again. Honest as he was, he hadn’t figured out this logic either, so he casually said, “Not sure, maybe the time-space factor increased.”
But saying it made it worse—Yoona’s eyes lit up like she’d been injected with chicken blood.
“Time-space factor increased?? Does that mean it’s more effective now?”
Yoona, with her bright gaze sparkling, had originally wanted to rest a bit, but hearing this, how could she rest now?
Time for action, time for action!!!
Lin Xiuyuan’s face stiffened—wasn’t this digging his own grave?
But this evening, it was his turn to laugh, and Yoona’s to cry.
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Back to now.
When Lin Xiuyuan first arrived at the 2013 apartment from Maldives, Sulli, who had already learned about the time-space door change from him over these two days and greeted him, saw his casual outfit and immediately perked up.
“Oppa, so you’re in Maldives now.”
“Yeah, came back to grab some swimming trunks to go swim.” Lin Xiuyuan nodded while heading to the bedroom, “I think I have some.”
“You do, last time we went shopping, Jung Soo Yeon older sister bought some for you.” Sulli nodded.
After speaking, she paused, her eyes full of expectation, “Then oppa, can I go over there to play? I really want to go to Maldives, but no one to accompany me.”
“Next time. Qiu Li is over there, I don’t want to scare her, and I don’t plan to let her know about this.”
Lin Xiuyuan explained somewhat helplessly yet amusedly, and as he passed the sofa, he gently ruffled Sulli’s hair, “Now that the time-space door has upgraded, next time we can go wherever we want easily, guaranteed to let you have your fill.”
Sulli, whose hair was slightly messed up from the ruffling, wasn’t upset at all; instead, she smiled contentedly, “Yeah, I need to work harder to make money, aim to buy a few properties around the world, so I can teleport over anytime for vacation.”
“Just afraid you’ll get reported someday for no entry records.”
Lin Xiuyuan teased with a smile while walking into the bedroom to rummage for swimming trunks.
Soon, having found the swimming trunks, he returned to the living room.
Sulli was still sitting on the sofa, hugging a cushion and saying leisurely, “Then oppa, we can pick those private vacation spots, just play by ourselves, less showing our faces. Besides, can’t it be someone who looks similar?”
“We’ll see then, but this idea is indeed appealing—teleporting anywhere in the world anytime.”
Somewhat tempted, Lin Xiuyuan tsked, then turned to say goodbye to Sulli, “Alright, I’m heading over. Don’t stay up too late, get some rest early.”
“Okay~ Oppa, have fun~” Sulli waved her hand, smiling sweetly.
Just as Lin Xiuyuan gripped the doorknob to open and leave, Sulli lightly laughed from behind as a reminder, “Oh right, oppa, remember to wear protection, or if Goo Ri older sister finds out, you’ll have extra work.”
In response, Lin Xiuyuan turned back with an amused look at her, “Then why do you think she invited me alone to Maldives?”
Sulli was stunned, then realized.
Lin Xiuyuan said no more, smiled, and stepped back to the 2025 Maldives Vila Island land.
Then he took off his jacket, changed into swimming trunks, and soon looked down at the tightly wrapped yet somewhat restrained fabric, sighing involuntarily.
“Jung Soo Yeon… how much do you underestimate me.”
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