Chapter 21: Fifty-fifty Player Kaka Bae
On the way to SM Entertainment in the past, Lin Xiuyuan, feeling it was a bit quiet, reached out to turn on the player to listen to some music and not be so dull.
But as soon as he turned it on, Jung Soo Yeon turned it off and added, “What do you mean? I’m sitting right here, and you’d rather listen to music than talk to me?”
“No, I thought you wanted some quiet, so I didn’t want to disturb you.”
“Then how would you know I didn’t want to talk if you don’t say anything?”
Lin Xiuyuan was stunned by this retort, raised his eyebrow, and quickly changed the subject, “By the way, I remember your concert tour already ended, so why do you have to go to Tokyo again?”
Lin Xiuyuan’s words made Jung Soo Yeon smile, looking at him with a bit of playfulness, “Are you keeping track of my schedule?”
And the other party very honestly replied, “Yeah, before finding you, although I wasn’t particularly following it, I looked up some info. Gotta understand a bit, right?”
This made Jung Soo Yeon, who had just been a little happy, lightly stunned, and she turned her head to glare at him annoyedly, her tone somewhat dissatisfied, “You really don’t know how to talk, do you?”
Lin Xiuyuan shrugged.
Today was a weekday, and it was already past peak commute time, so there wasn’t much traffic along the way. Soon the car arrived at the entrance of SM Entertainment’s parking lot, and under Jung Soo Yeon’s indication, he drove right in.
Looking at the license plate that was already on record, Lin Xiuyuan smiled, “Impressive, so if I drive your car, doesn’t that mean I can come play at your company anytime?”
“Do you want to come in? I’ll take you up for a tour.”
Jung Soo Yeon in the front passenger seat immediately said she could take him up right now upon hearing this, without any hesitation.
But Lin Xiuyuan was just saying it casually. He didn’t stan anyone, and if he actually went up, he’d just want to not talk upon seeing people. What was there to see in a single building? So he shook his head and refused.
Then, as he followed Jung Soo Yeon’s instructions and slowly drove the car toward the elevator entrance, he spotted a future face genius contender.
“Oh, Bae Joo Hyun?”
His voice caught the attention of Jung Soo Yeon in the front passenger seat, and also made Kaka Bae, who was heading toward the exit, stop in her tracks and turn to look at the car beside her.
First glance at Lin Xiuyuan in the driver’s seat: didn’t recognize him.
Second glance at Jung Soo Yeon in the front passenger seat: she immediately stood straight and bowed ninety degrees, “Hello, Jessica senior.”
Looking at this face genius Kaka Bae, who seemed a bit immature compared to 2025, Lin Xiuyuan felt playful and laughed, “What, am I not a senior?”
And his remark made Bae Joo Hyun outside the car break out in a bit of cold sweat, and she quickly added, “No, hello senior, I just don’t really recognize you.”
At the same time, she had already thought in her mind about the process for apologizing and admitting fault if this ‘senior’ made things difficult for her later.
Luckily, this future ace contender of SM Entertainment, though not debuted yet, was quite well-known among the trainees. Even Jung Soo Yeon had heard her name, so she patted Lin Xiuyuan’s arm, “Can you not scare her? You’re not from our company.”
The 2013 Jung Soo Yeon had toned down her temper a bit compared to debut days and was starting to look a bit like a senior.
No longer as fiery as in the previous years, daring to act out directly in front of cameras.
“Alright, sorry, I scared you.”
Lin Xiuyuan chuckled lightly, apologized to Bae Joo Hyun, and continued asking, “Where are you headed? Want a ride?”
Because he saw that this Kaka Bae was walking toward the exit, so he casually asked.
And hearing this, how could Bae Joo Hyun dare to agree? Didn’t she see the former legendary trainee and current super senior Jung Soo Yeon sitting in the front passenger seat? That aura made her not dare to look straight.
So she quickly politely declined, “No need, senior, I’m just going to the convenience store at the intersection, no need to trouble you.”
“Alright then, be safe. Next time we meet, I’ll bring you a gift.”
“Thank you, senior.”
“Let’s go, stop scaring her.”
Jung Soo Yeon said again, reminding him.
Then Lin Xiuyuan finally released the brake and continued sliding the car toward the nearby elevator entrance.
Behind, Bae Joo Hyun turned back to gaze at the car, full of confusion and bewilderment. She didn’t think she knew this senior.
But the other party knew her, and was very familiar with Jessica senior, which couldn’t help but make her doubt her own memory a bit.
At the same time, inside the car, Jung Soo Yeon also looked at Lin Xiuyuan, guessing something, “What, is this girl from the future really that popular?”
Lin Xiuyuan thought for a moment and answered Jung Soo Yeon’s question with an amusing phrasing, “At first she was hailed as Im Yoon Ah’s successor, but Im Yoon Ah lasted until 2025, something like that.”
“Hmm~ sounds like she’s really big.”
As the top popularity member of her own group, upon hearing Lin Xiuyuan say the other could rival her own Little Deer Bambi, Jung Soo Yeon could roughly guess her future success.
Then she looked at Lin Xiuyuan quite amusedly, “So you like her? Want me to help you get her now? A future popular girl group member, snagging her early should feel pretty accomplished.”
Though this sounded a bit off, Lin Xiuyuan actually hesitated for a moment.
No helping it, he was in his youthful prime right now, full of vigor. If he could really take a future great beauty into his arms, it’d definitely be desirable and no loss.
Besides, put such a good thing in front of any man, they’d basically hesitate or even agree directly.
But thankfully Lin Xiuyuan’s self-control was decent. After a slight hesitation, he smiled and refused, “Nah, let nature take its course. Plus I’m pretty shallow, I prefer girls with better figures, especially big-chested long-legged ones.”
“Men.”
When Lin Xiuyuan hesitated earlier, Jung Soo Yeon had stared at him, and after hearing his utterly sincere answer, she just laughed directly.
“What’s wrong with that? Totally normal, man’s nature. I’m always open about this stuff.”
The teased Lin Xiuyuan looked at Jung Soo Yeon, “If it were you, would you pick a fat guy or one with eight-pack abs?”
“I’m a face control.”
“Ended up picking a shoehorn face, and still calls herself face control, butt control.”
“Hey, you asking for it?”
Because her future self’s stupidity led to her not being able to win the argument with Lin Xiuyuan, Jung Soo Yeon got annoyed, pointed at his messy medium-long hair and complained, “Before talking about others, get this hair of yours trimmed. Your eyes are almost covered. Not trying to do some art thing, are you?”
Lin Xiuyuan brushed his hair, “Did photography before, and people said long hair gives photographer vibe, so I grew it.”
“Boring excuse.”
After complaining, Jung Soo Yeon got out of the car, not forgetting to add, “Right, your past is your past, but don’t forget to check messages occasionally and come back. Don’t stay over there forever, or I’ll really lose my temper if I can’t find you.”
“Got it, I’ll come back occasionally.”
“Let’s go.”
“Bye.”
And at that moment, a Mercedes-Benz SLK200 convertible sports car slowly pulled up behind.
What gift should everyone think of bringing back for this young Kaka Bae? Any ideas or suggestions, feel free to leave a message.
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