Chapter 240: Big Dragon Cub’s Little Prank After “coming Back To Life”
Inside the villa.
When Big Dragon Cub saw Lin Xiuyuan hang up the phone, she dared to raise her head. Her small face was still a little red, her expression carrying a hint of awkwardness and embarrassment. “It’s over. When we meet next time, will Jessica say something about me?”
“And then, didn’t you and Soo Jung always clash? Jessica knowing this isn’t much. Besides, what business is it of hers, what we do.”
Lin Xiuyuan, who had placed his mobile phone aside, softly answered Big Dragon Cub’s question, his gaze fixed on the movie scene in front of him.
Big Dragon Cub, however, sensed something was off. She tilted her head and stared suspiciously at Lin Xiuyuan, “Wait a minute, Xiuyuan~ Do you have some friction with Jessica? Your tone feels about nine-tenths off.”
“Why have you become so gossipy too? You never asked me other questions before.”
Hearing this, Lin Xiuyuan looked down at Big Dragon Cub and said with amusement.
The Big Dragon Cub from before truly paid him no mind.
Their conversations were basically about their own matters, or about Lee Ji-eun and Ham Eun-jung’s work, and some interesting stories they saw online.
She rarely, very rarely, pried into or paid attention to Lin Xiuyuan’s personal life.
Unless Lin Xiuyuan was absent for a long time, she would then ask a few questions out of curiosity, and once she learned there was no particular issue, she would forget about it again.
At this moment, the other party openly stated, “That’s because before, I just had a craving for your body.”
As she spoke, Big Dragon Cub suddenly leaned forward and gently lifted his jawline with her fingertip, her eyes bright and direct, “It’s different now, Xiuyuan~ I have a slight craving for you as a person.”
“Ji-yeon, your statement is a bit terrifying.”
Lin Xiuyuan couldn’t help but chuckle, a hint of teasing in his eyes, and gently poked her forehead.
“How is it terrifying? This shows I care.”
Big Dragon Cub puffed out her cheeks, but her gaze was overly serious, as if a judge were delivering a verdict.
Yet, her voice was sweet and soft, “I’m telling you, you can’t hide anything from me anymore. If something’s up, just say it. My capacity to handle things is quite strong.”
As she said this, her eyes sparkled, as if she wanted to see through his every expression.
Before, Big Dragon Cub could pretend to be indifferent and ignore whatever Lin Xiuyuan was hiding.
It didn’t matter; if the young boy wasn’t good, she could always dump him and find another.
But not now. She had genuinely taken a liking to this young boy.
So, as soon as she finished speaking, Big Dragon Cub threw herself into Lin Xiuyuan’s arms, wrapping her arms tightly around his waist, her voice as soft as melted sugar, “Come on, Xiuyuan~ Let’s go back to 2013 to eat. I’ll wear a mask and hat, and it should be fine.”
Lin Xiuyuan chuckled, “Everyone else wears masks when they go out.”
“Masks?” Big Dragon Cub exclaimed and suddenly froze, her eyes widening as if she remembered something, “You mean the one we met when we were eating last time? Oh, so that was from 2013 too?”
“Yes, it was Sulli.”
Lin Xiuyuan nodded, his gaze flickering slightly.
“Sulli? Jessica?” Big Dragon Cub immediately sat up straight, her eyes wide, a hint of gossip in her tone.
“Jung Soo Yeon, Jung Soo Yeon from 2013.”
Lin Xiuyuan coughed lightly, suddenly thinking of something, and looked up at her, “Right, Ji-yeon, do you want to come up with a nickname? To avoid calling each other by the wrong name when we meet, people usually have their own specific terms or names.”
“Like Yoona unnie and Lin Xiaolu, and Jung Soo Yeon and Jessica?”
Big Dragon Cub blinked her eyes, resting her chin on her hand, her face full of curiosity, “What about Krystal here, does she use English or Korean?”
“English,” Lin Xiuyuan smiled.
Big Dragon Cub asked again, “What about Eun-jung unnie?”
“Ham Eun-jung and Sweet Eun-jung, hahaha.”
He burst out laughing, a hint of playful mischief in his eyes.
“Then I don’t care.”
Big Dragon Cub immediately wrapped her arms around his neck, tilting her chin up triumphantly, her eyes full of slyness, “I’ll just use Park Ji-yeon. Who told you that little brat last night lost to me.”
After a few seconds of looking at each other, they finally couldn’t hold back and burst into laughter.
They then agreed on a very simple acknowledgment: Big and Little Ji-yeon, or Big and Little Dragon Cub, simple and direct.
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Night had just fallen. On the streets of Hongdae in 2013, lights flickered on both sides, food stalls lined the streets, and the air was filled with the aroma of barbecue and hot soup.
Lin Xiuyuan and Big Dragon Cub walked side by side on the sidewalk, one walking openly, the other covered up with a mask and hat.
Fortunately, due to the prevalent flu virus in Seoul recently, many people on the street were wearing masks, so it didn’t attract too much attention.
It was only Big Dragon Cub’s tall and sexy figure that caused many men to cast sidelong glances.
“Oh my, dressing like this makes me feel like a thief.”
Big Dragon Cub couldn’t help but lower her voice and laugh, her eyes curving into crescent moons, “If fans recognize us, we’ll probably be on the news headlines tomorrow.”
Lin Xiuyuan put his hands in his pockets and glanced at her, “News headlines? No, if you were recognized and it was confirmed. There wouldn’t be any news about us tomorrow because we’d be taken directly to a research lab to be dissected and studied.”
“Hmph hmph hmph~ Xiuyuan, you’re not allowed to scare me!”
Big Dragon Cub gently kicked him, but her hand still quietly reached out and hooked his fingertip.
Under the streetlights, even though Big Dragon Cub was wearing a mask, the light within her distinctive eyes could still be seen.
They were bright and sparkling, filled with laughter, but her gaze was fixed on this man, as tender as if it could drown him.
“Wow! The grilled fish cake over there smells so good.”
Suddenly, Big Dragon Cub was drawn to a street stall and tugged at Lin Xiuyuan’s sleeve, pulling him along.
Seeing the two of them, the boss smiled and greeted them, “A couple? Be a gentleman, boy. Buy what your girlfriend likes.”
Lin Xiuyuan was momentarily stunned. Before he could speak, Big Dragon Cub had already smiled and nodded, “Yes, that’s right~ Boss, you really know how to talk.”
Lin Xiuyuan chuckled, rubbed her shoulder, and played along with her, “Then I’ll have one grilled fish cake, boss.”
“That’s more like it. Please wait a moment.”
The boss was very happy to have sold a snack and immediately got to work.
As the steaming fish cake soup was served, Big Dragon Cub held it in her hands, her eyes lighting up. She took a sniff and closed her eyes in satisfaction, “It smells so good. This is what life is all about.”
However, due to her mask, she didn’t eat it. Instead, she handed the skewer to Lin Xiuyuan’s lips, “Xiuyuan, you try it.”
Lin Xiuyuan took a bite and then smiled, “As if there isn’t grilled fish cake where we were. Why are you in such a good mood tonight?”
“It’s different. I feel like the environment, the atmosphere, even the air in the two places are different. This place makes me uncontrollably happy,” Big Dragon Cub leaned into Lin Xiuyuan’s embrace, her voice very soft, “It’s as if this place can stimulate my nerves invisibly, making my whole body tremble and get excited uncontrollably.”
As she spoke, she also grasped Lin Xiuyuan’s hand and placed it on her chest.
She let Lin Xiuyuan feel her rapidly beating heart from the beginning to the end, and the warm current surging back and forth on her spine.
Lin Xiuyuan looked down at the grown woman in his arms, who was wearing a mask.
Her eyes were curved, as if they held an entire sea of stars, and his palm was warm, the heart beneath his chest beating rapidly, as if to make his palm go numb.
In that instant, he suddenly remembered her from 2025.
When they first met, she was quiet, mature, with a hint of wildness.
Even when she occasionally smiled, the smile seemed to be through a layer of mist, faint and hard to grasp.
It was like a gray scene with a few strokes of colored oil paint casually added; the colors were bright, but the canvas itself was still dull.
But now, it was different.
In the night of 2013, this Big Dragon Cub, who was tightly gripping his hand, had a scorching breath, her eyes shining brightly, her heart beating so rapidly it felt like it would break the world.
Alive, vibrant, with an “aura of existence” that almost overwhelmed him.
Lin Xiuyuan couldn’t help but curve his lips, his voice low but with a smile, “Ji-yeon, the feeling you give me now is… you’ve completely come alive.”
Big Dragon Cub paused, her eyes widening slightly, then she couldn’t help but burst out laughing, “Oh my, Xiuyuan~ Then what did you think I was before? Wasn’t I alive?”
Lin Xiuyuan shook his head, his gaze gentle yet serious, “Before, it was like being forcefully transformed from a gray picture into a colorful oil painting. You could see the colors and feel the warmth, but you always felt like something was missing deep down.”
He paused, looked down into her eyes, and his voice slowly lowered, “Only now do I truly feel your vibrant attitude towards life, and feel that aura of a living person.”
The night breeze blew. Under the streetlights, the smile in Big Dragon Cub’s eyes instantly turned into glistening moisture.
A feeling of indescribable sourness and warmth surged in her chest, as if all her defenses had been gently shattered at this moment.
“Xiuyuan…”
She softly called his name, her voice trembling slightly, but filled with unconcealable joy.
The next second, she suddenly took off her mask, stood on tiptoe, leaned forward, and firmly kissed him on the lips.
“I’m truly alive now, all thanks to you.”
After saying this, she quickly pulled back, put her mask back on, and her eyes darted around nervously, as if she had committed a crime.
She was afraid of being caught and dissected.
Lin Xiuyuan was stunned for two seconds, then chuckled and put his arm around her shoulders, “Don’t worry, it’s not that exaggerated. There are plenty of women in Seoul who get plastic surgery to look like you, and many have a high degree of similarity.”
Big Dragon Cub blinked her eyes. First she was stunned, then she let out a snort of laughter, “So you were scaring me before.”
“How can that be considered scaring? That’s called informing.”
“Fine, you win. Woof woof woof, let’s go find the next delicious thing. I want to eat my fill tonight and replenish my energy. Shall we continue with red all over tonight, Xiuyuan~”
“Let’s change it.”
“Change to what?”
“How about black silk~”
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It was past three in the early morning. The lighting in the bedroom of the 2025 villa was dim.
Lin Xiuyuan’s breathing was still a bit uneven, fine beads of sweat on his forehead.
Big Dragon Cub was nestled limply in the quilt, her eyes reddish at the corners, a lazy smile on her lips, like a little dinosaur that had just eaten its fill.
After her comfortable experience, she got up after a while, tidied her scattered hair, and patted the arm of the person next to her, “Stop lying there. Take me home. You still have to pick up Soo Jung later, and if she sees me, she’ll start arguing with me again.”
“Hm? So you’re…?”
“This is me giving her a little respect, and avoiding a big scene in front of you, which would make things difficult for you.”
Big Dragon Cub snorted softly, showing consideration for Lin Xiuyuan while seemingly still relishing the recent “stocking punishment.”
Then she rubbed against him in his arms, “Alright, take me home.”
Soon, Big Dragon Cub, having passed through the Time-Space Door, was back in her apartment in the blink of an eye, while Lin Xiuyuan returned to the villa and drove towards Incheon Airport.
Outside the car window, the night gradually turned pale. The streets of Seoul at four in the morning were vast and deserted. The occasional taxi passing by under the streetlights and the neon signs of convenience stores looked particularly lonely.
By the time he parked the car and walked into the airport lobby, drowsiness hit him suddenly.
Leaning on the railing at the gate, he couldn’t help but yawn, his eyelids feeling heavy.
However, the “stocking enjoyment” that Big Dragon Cub had given him earlier was still echoing in his mind.
The touch, the temperature, her sweet gasps, and those slender, almost perfect legs wrapped in sheer fabric…
Thinking of this, a wicked smile involuntarily spread across his lips, and his drowsiness lessened a bit.
“What are you smiling about? So happy, Xiuyuan~”
Suddenly, a clear but tired voice sounded next to his ear.
Lin Xiuyuan froze and instinctively looked up, only to find Krystal, whom he had planned to surprise, standing in front of him.
She was wearing a black mask, her hair loosely tied in a ponytail, and her eyes still clear despite the fatigue of just having gotten off the plane.
“Did that gossipy unnie tell you about me again? I wanted to give you a surprise.”
As she spoke, Krystal’s gaze held a hint of sharpness, lingering on his face for a moment.
Then, she suddenly reached out and poked his neck near his collarbone with her fingertip, lightly rubbing it, “Yo, Xiuyuan-xi~ What were you just doing?”
Her voice was not loud, but it carried a natural coolness, as if she saw everything but intended to let nothing go.
Lin Xiuyuan’s heart tightened, and he instinctively recoiled, feeling guilty, as if the “trace” that couldn’t be revealed would be exposed by her on the spot.
“Uh… me?”
He forced himself to act calm, but the corners of his mouth twitched, and his smile was a bit stiff, “Of course, I was sleeping. What do you think I could be doing at four in the morning?”
Krystal narrowed her eyes and stared at him for several seconds, as if trying to see through him.
However, in the end, she just lightly pursed her lips, her gaze shifted slightly, and she said in a light tone, “It better be.”
With that, she pulled her luggage and walked forward.
Lin Xiuyuan behind her touched his neck, a bitter smile involuntarily forming in his heart.
Meanwhile, Big Dragon Cub, who had just lay down in her apartment, thought of something and excitedly flipped her body.
A silent greeting from her, or rather, a small prank.
It was now playing its role: Good morning, Soo Jung.
（ Please head over to “Author’s Note” to read the following explanation. ）
Starting today, for the next four days, due to some family matters, I need to return to my hometown.
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Please consider it a short break for me to adjust the plot. Also, it’s not that I won’t be updating, just that the word count will be less.
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