Chapter 307: “world’s Number One Male Model”
The next morning, in a 25-year-old apartment in Magic City.
Sunlight streamed through the thin curtains, casting soft light spots in the bedroom.
Jessica, who had been sleeping soundly on the soft, large bed, was suddenly disturbed by a faint but continuous sound and slowly emerged from her dream.
Listening more carefully, the sound resembled the turning of an electronic lock or deliberately light footsteps.
This jolted Jessica awake instantly with her safety instincts as a single woman; she snapped her eyes open, her heart tightening instinctively.
Almost reflexively, she propped up her upper body, letting the silk bedding slide from her shoulders, but her vigilant gaze was fixed on the bedroom door, and her small hand reached for the bedside table, intending to call for help.
However, soon, as the bedroom door was gently pushed open from the outside, the handsome face that she both loved and hated, and was incredibly familiar with, came into view. Her tense nerves and body instantly relaxed.
For a moment, she could only sit on the bed, staring at the figure, her mind seemingly not yet fully processing.
Lin Xiuyuan, standing at the door, looked at the beautiful figure on the bed, clearly just woken up but still with traces of sleepiness, and was also a bit surprised.
In his sight, Jessica was wearing a silk camisole nightgown. Due to her sudden movement earlier, one thin strap had slipped down her arm, revealing a large expanse of fair, smooth shoulder and neck, with alluring curves peeking through, glowing softly in the morning light.
Seeing this beautiful scene, Lin Xiuyuan couldn’t help but soften his voice and smile apologetically, “You’re awake so early? Or did I disturb you?”
If Jessica hadn’t quite come to her senses when she first saw Lin Xiuyuan.
Then, as he spoke, she let out a long sigh, as if expelling all the grievances and worries of waiting alone last night. After that, her tone was a bit playfully petulant as she complained.
“What do you think? Of course, you scared me. I thought someone had broken into the house, or it was some intruder.”
Saying this, Jessica slowly lifted the thin blanket covering her, revealing a more sexy and slender figure beneath the bedding, her long, fair legs subtly visible beneath the hem of her nightgown.
Then, barefoot, she walked step by step to the bedroom door and stopped in front of Lin Xiuyuan.
She then tilted her head up, looking directly at the man with her beautiful eyes, her gaze a mixture of scrutiny and a trace of imperceptible resentment as she said, “Xiuyuan, I have a question I want to ask you seriously.”
“What is it?” Lin Xiuyuan looked at her expression, vaguely guessing something, and a fine bead of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
This demeanor suggested trouble.
As expected, Jessica’s statement was as direct as ever, with her unique style, “It’s nothing much, really. I just want to know if you strictly divide your time equally among everyone according to a plan? Or does it all depend on your mood at the time? You go to whoever happens to be free?”
Such a sharp question gave Lin Xiuyuan a real headache. He could only helplessly hold his forehead and mutter, “Jessica, the way you say that makes me sound like a male model punching a time clock. Do I have a work schedule or something?”
But as soon as his voice fell, a warm, soft little hand suddenly snaked in from under the hem of his loose T-shirt, precisely landing on his firm abdominal muscles.
The fingertips were slightly cool, yet incredibly nimble, gently caressing the lines of his abdominal muscles with a teasing intent.
“Your body, your face~” Jessica’s fingers lightly traced his skin, her voice carrying a hint of seduction and certainty, “You’d more than qualify to be a male model. If you add your ‘special’ physique and abilities…”
Speaking up to this point, Jessica leaned forward slightly, practically pressing herself against Lin Xiuyuan’s ear. She whispered in a gentle breath, and what she said was quite astonishing.
“Believe me, Xiuyuan, you’d be the number one male model in the world then. People who want to get you into bed could line up from the equator and circle the earth, and they still wouldn’t finish. Regardless of gender, age, or anything else. Do you believe me, Xiuyuan?”
After hearing this statement, Lin Xiuyuan instantly got goosebumps just imagining the scene in his mind.
So he quickly waved his hands, even looking disgusted, “No, no, no, please stop talking, you’re disgusting me. The image is too terrifying, I can’t bear to think about it.”
“You were the one who neglected me first,” Jessica started to bring up old grievances, her eyes accusatory. “It’s one thing that Taeyeon locked you up the night before last, but what about last night? Where did you go for overtime?”
Facing Jessica’s clearly emotional questioning, Lin Xiuyuan was quite frank this time and didn’t hide anything.
“Last night? I went back with Jinjin to rest. We had a couple of drinks together last night. I was worried about her living alone, and Soo Jung has been so busy lately that I can’t even see her, so no one is there to accompany her. So I stayed until she left for work this morning before rushing over here.”
Lin Xiuyuan’s answer was like a well-timed splash of warm water, instantly extinguishing more than half the flames of resentment in Jessica’s heart.
In fact, if it were anyone else, whether Lin Xiuyuan had gone to accompany Ham Eun-jung, Park Ji-yeon, or Kim Tae Yeon, she would have felt a little uneasy, thinking he was playing favorites.
After all, she had finally established a stronghold in Magic City. She didn’t expect him to be with her all the time, but wouldn’t it be too much to ask for him to spend a little more time with her during these few days he was here?
But… with the exception of Sulli.
No, strictly speaking, there was one more exception.
That was Krystal, her own sister, Jung Soo Jung.
So after receiving this reasonable explanation, Jessica’s slight lingering resentment vanished instantly, and she even felt a twinge of self-reflection, wondering if she was being too petty.
And with her anger subsiding, certain suppressed thoughts became active.
That little hand, which had been restless, became so again, reaching further down.
This time, the target was clear. In the blink of an eye, it hooked onto Lin Xiuyuan’s belt, the fingertips nimbly toying with the metal buckle.
Feeling this, Lin Xiuyuan was amused by her impatient actions. He quickly held down her mischievous hand, trying to reason with her and ease the atmosphere.
“In such a hurry? Jessica, I took a look at your video broadcast last night, and it was very effective. Your skin condition, looking so radiant and youthful, even made it onto the trending searches on several platforms! The effect of the medicine… should still be lasting, right?”
Jessica tilted her head up, her eyes hazy yet filled with a firm desire, and answered without any concealment, “This time it’s different. This time it’s not about taking medicine, it’s pure desire.”
This direct confession was more potent than any tease.
So when Lin Xiuyuan looked at the undisguised affection and desire in her eyes, his heart also grew warm.
But a sliver of reason remained, as he tried to slow things down, “Before that, shall we have some breakfast? I just went down to buy some soup dumplings, soy milk, and fried dough sticks. They’re still warm. We need energy for work after we eat.”
However, Jessica, who had already gripped his belt and felt the subtle changes in his body, was not about to let him go at such a moment.
To her, at this moment, any delicacy in the world was far less tempting than the “breakfast” right in front of her, so vivid and alive.
“I can’t wait…” she murmured, pulling harder.
Then, amidst Lin Xiuyuan’s somewhat helpless yet doting low chuckle, Jessica, standing at the bedroom door, pulled him with her strength directly into the depths of the fragrant and warm bedroom.
Jessica also closed the room door from the inside, and soon her triumphant hum could be heard from within.
Following this, the passionate morning exercise officially began, and even the sunlight outside the window seemed to become even more radiant.
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Time blinked by, and it was evening.
As the lights came on, Magic City’s nightscape, viewed through the massive floor-to-ceiling windows, resembled a flowing, dazzling scroll painting.
Jessica, who had been in a camisole nightgown earlier, had now changed into a loose red and white hoodie, paired with comfortable casual pants, and was sitting cross-legged in front of a phone stand.
Behind her was Magic City’s iconic Oriental Pearl Tower, and she, with a beaming smile, began her daily live broadcast.
Meanwhile, Lin Xiuyuan was lazily curled up on the sofa beside her, wearing earphones, idly scrolling through his phone, trying to minimize his presence.
He had originally wanted to hide in the bedroom for some peace, but Jessica had insisted he stay, under the pretense that she “needed a live broadcast assistant.”
So Lin Xiuyuan had no choice but to play the role of background scenery, watching Jessica interact and chat happily with the fans in the live stream room, using her increasingly familiar mix of Chinese and English.
Jessica, on this side, while responding to various questions from the bullet comments and sharing her experiences and feelings in Magic City, would still sneak glances at Lin Xiuyuan on the other sofa from time to time.
Especially when she saw comments on the screen repeatedly praising her for being “more and more beautiful,” “practically reversing her age,” and “her skin glowing.”
The smile on her face grew even brighter. She even shyly raised a hand to cover her eyes for a moment before starting her “serious nonsense.”
“Oh~ really? Thank you, everyone~”
Her voice was light and cheerful, “Perhaps it’s because my sleep quality has improved significantly recently, my skin has gotten much better. I used to have occasional insomnia, or it would take a long time to fall asleep after lying down, but lately, I don’t know why, as soon as I lie down, I fall asleep very quickly, very deeply, and very soundly.”
As she spoke, Jessica again secretly glanced in Lin Xiuyuan’s direction, all while maintaining a poker face as she continued to fabricate her story.
“For example, today, after waking up once in the morning, not too long after, I don’t know why, I felt particularly sleepy again, so I went right back to sleep. I didn’t wake up until the afternoon, yes, around dusk. So the way you see me now is actually a state of being very well-rested.”
Across from her, Lin Xiuyuan on the sofa couldn’t help but curve his lips as he listened to Jessica’s half-truth, half-lie statement, smiling silently.
This woman was indeed telling the truth; she had indeed “just woken up.”
However, the process and reasons for this “waking up” were far more colorful and energy-consuming than she described.
Thinking this, Lin Xiuyuan subconsciously lifted the hem of the thin T-shirt he was wearing and looked down at his abdomen and waist.
There, one after another, deep and shallow, incredibly ambiguous rose-colored kiss marks were clearly imprinted on his skin, like some kind of wild branding.
Looking down at this “tragic” scene, he wryly grinned.
The last time he had such passionate marks left on him seemed to be by Krystal.
These two sisters… their persistence and expressiveness in certain aspects are truly identical. Do they have some special preference?
Thinking about this, Lin Xiuyuan clicked his tongue.
Fortunately, his current physical condition was extraordinary, and his metabolism was extremely fast.
So, these seemingly shocking marks had already faded and lightened considerably compared to when they were first imprinted.
However, what Lin Xiuyuan didn’t notice was that just as he looked down to examine his body, Jessica, who had been smiling and answering fans’ questions, caught a glimpse of his movement out of the corner of her eye.
Her long eyelashes fluttered rapidly, and a glint of desire and mischief flashed in her eyes.
The next second, she immediately gave a slightly apologetic, sweet smile to the camera and said, “Everyone, please wait for me for just a moment~”
Then, to Lin Xiuyuan’s utter shock and lack of reaction, she leaped up from her broadcast seat like a nimble kitten and dashed to the side of the sofa in a few steps.
Hey, what are y—
Lin Xiuyuan, mouthing the words, hadn’t even opened and closed his mouth a few times.
Before him, Jessica, without further ado, lifted his T-shirt again, ignoring his attempts to cover himself, quickly lowered her head, and on the already mottled skin of his waist and abdomen, forcefully and clearly left two fresh, bright red kiss marks.
A few seconds later.
Having done all this, she contentedly sat back in her broadcast position as if nothing had happened.
The same perfect, professional smile remained on her face. She casually picked up a glass of water from beside her and gestured to the camera, “Looking for water to drink, I suddenly feel a bit thirsty.”
The entire process took less than ten seconds. Her movements were smooth and natural, boldly astonishing.
In any case, Lin Xiuyuan on the sofa was completely stunned. Looking at Jessica’s composed expression of “it has nothing to do with me,” he couldn’t believe what had just happened.
He wanted to complain, but he was afraid his voice would be picked up by the broadcast, triggering an uncontrollable public outcry.
In the end, he had to suppress all his words, which turned into a few muffled, silent chuckles.
He then shot Jessica a “you win this time” glare and decided he couldn’t stay in this danger zone any longer. He got up and fled the living room.
To avoid this woman, if she suddenly got inspired, causing an even more shocking live broadcast accident.
Fortunately, Jessica didn’t stop him this time, as the live broadcast interaction was entering its climax.
Unable to multitask, she had to focus her mind and start chatting more earnestly with her fans in front of the camera, as if the previous interlude had nothing to do with her.
After a long while, the evening live broadcast finally concluded with a chorus of “Bye-bye, unnie” and “Get some good rest” comments.
After multiple thank yous and goodbyes, Jessica skillfully closed the live broadcast app on her phone, then turned off her phone, and finally let out a long sigh.
After sitting still for a while, she stood up and stretched her body, which had become stiff from sitting for a long time.
The continuous high-intensity exercise and live broadcast, although her mood was exceptionally bright, her body was still a bit overwhelmed, feeling a slight fatigue.
However, just as she was halfway through her stretch, with her eyes slightly squinted, a voice suddenly rang out.
At the same time, a figure that made her pupils tremble and her mouth instinctively gape, wide enough to fit an egg, came into her sight.
“Ah…”
Seeing the person, Jessica was momentarily speechless. After a stunned pause, she instinctively glanced at Lin Xiuyuan, who had a look of amusement on his face, completely losing the composure she had during the broadcast.
At the same time, a light laugh, filled with teasing and familiarity, arose.
“Jessica~ I can tell you don’t seem very happy to see me!!!”
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