Chapter 58: If She Doesn’t Come, It’s Really Over
“Ding dong~”
With the sound of the doorbell, Jung Soo Yeon, sitting on the bar counter high stool, had her little hand tremble along with it, and she abruptly turned back to gaze toward the doorway.
Just like her, there was also Lin Xiuyuan inside.
Only the direction he was looking wasn’t the doorway, but the monitor’s screen.
“It wouldn’t be Yoona, would it?” Jung Soo Yeon said somewhat worriedly.
“No, just a few roadside passersby.” Lin Xiuyuan responded flatly.
Hearing this, Jung Soo Yeon immediately turned her head to look at the monitor.
Sure enough, the people standing at the doorway were neither Im Yoon Ah nor familiar faces like Park Ji-yeon.
Instead, they were a few young men and women who looked like they were out on a date, curiously gazing at the signboard and window decorations outside the shop, and after finding the door wouldn’t open, they kept pressing the doorbell.
At this time, Lin Xiuyuan’s explanation drifted into her ears, “This occasionally happens over at the apartment side too—some passersby see the tavern is open and want to come in for a little drink.”
Jung Soo Yeon, whose heart had been scared into almost stopping, finally breathed a sigh of relief, rolled her eyes and grumbled, “You should quickly make a sign and hang it nearby explaining the situation—don’t pull this again next time, people scaring people can really scare someone to death.”
“Already ordered, just hasn’t been delivered yet.”
The few people outside saw no one answering the door and left dejectedly.
Lin Xiuyuan also withdrew his gaze along with them and looked at Jung Soo Yeon, “By the way, about what you just mentioned—how about I call Krystal for you? You sisters can chat yourselves, I probably can’t help much anyway.”
“Didn’t I say no, not in the mood tonight.”
Having been startled twice in a row, Jung Soo Yeon had no mood left now to talk business.
Seeing this, Lin Xiuyuan laughed, “Is it really that bad? Such a small thing can scare you?”
“Not entirely because of this…”
Jung Soo Yeon gently shook the cup in her hand, “Just now seeing Yoona over here, suddenly I had this… strong impulse to find her and chat.”
At this point, she gritted her teeth and muttered lowly, “Damn it, Lin Xiuyuan, when are you going to drag this side’s Jessica over to our side? I really want to give her a good scolding—what the hell is wrong with her head, acting like she’s got romance brain.”
“Didn’t we already chat about this?” Lin Xiuyuan shrugged.
Then he smiled again, “If we’re talking about who the next one to join the cult will be, I think it’ll be between Sulli or Ji-yeon.”
“Ji-yeon? This side’s Ji-yeon, ah, what’s the difference from Jessica then?”
“Big difference—she’s a married woman after divorce, using that as a reason to ‘pinch’ her, bully her—wouldn’t that be quite fun?”
Hearing this, Jung Soo Yeon abruptly looked up at the young man who spoke.
But she only saw him full of smiles, clearly teasing her.
So she got angry and casually grabbed the nearby wine glass wanting to throw it at him, scaring Lin Xiuyuan into quickly raising his hand to grab hers, “What the fck, hey hey hey~ It’s just a joke, just a joke. I saw you overthinking so much just now, teasing you a bit—don’t get so worked up.”
“Some heartfelt words are hidden precisely in jokes.” Jung Soo Yeon snorted coldly, her gaze fixed on him, “That speech you just gave—should I believe you or not?”
Lin Xiuyuan looked innocent and kept smiling along, “No need to go that far, if I really thought that way, in that initial situation, shouldn’t I have pinched you first? Right?”
“Get lost, you still want to pinch me?”
Hearing this, Jung Soo Yeon got even angrier.
But inexplicably in her heart, she started pondering—if Lin Xiuyuan had really tried to “pinch” her back then, would she… have agreed?
This question was too complicated; she didn’t want to think deeply about it.
At least, she now couldn’t bear to leave this time-space.
Not wanting to dwell on this topic, she tossed her head back to finish the wine in her cup and changed the subject, “By the way, didn’t you say before you planned to bring Sulli over? When are you preparing to do it? Got any reason?”
“Reason? When I found you, and Krystal, I didn’t have any reason either.”
A pure brute of a young guy—where would he think to prepare any reason?
Jung Soo Yeon sighed lightly, “Sure enough, you plan to trick her into coming over again, huh?”
“What else?”
“You think everyone is like us? What if Sulli doesn’t take the bait?”
Lin Xiuyuan really hadn’t considered this possibility.
For him, if she doesn’t come, oh well.
But it was different for Sulli.
If she doesn’t come, it’s really over.
“Ah, right, this is indeed a bit tricky.”
Seeing his suddenly enlightened expression, Jung Soo Yeon couldn’t help laughing out loud, “I thought of a way for you.”
“What?”
……
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, a few more days passed.
This noon, after Lin Xiuyuan finished eating takeout at the villa side, he returned to the 2013 apartment, took a contract out from the cabinet, and headed straight to the car dealership.
That brand-new Range Rover he had ordered together with Jung Soo Yeon before had been delayed for quite a while, but finally, it was time to pick it up.
Soon, upon arriving at the dealership, he saw the first car in his life that truly belonged to him.
The steady and atmospheric black car body, square and rugged front face design, floating roof exuding a sense of modern fashion.
Opening the car door, the red leather interior hit him in the face, forming a strong contrast with the black exterior. The center console layout was simple, with wood grain trim panels and metal buttons complementing each other. The panoramic sunroof made the interior light-filled, and the rear space was comfortably spacious.
After checking and confirming everything was in order, he satisfiedly drove the new car away from the dealership, preparing to return to the apartment.
But before he could get back to the apartment, a phone call came to his mobile phone.
Seeing the somewhat unexpected caller ID, Lin Xiuyuan quickly picked up, “Hello~”
“You didn’t open today?”
On the other end of the phone was a young girl’s voice, light and familiar.
“On the road, you at the doorway?”
“Yeah, just finished busy with work this morning and I’m nearby, so I came over to find a place to sit for a bit—how much longer for you?”
Hearing this, Lin Xiuyuan glanced at the navigation, “Almost there, last two kilometers, just a few minutes.”
“Then we’ll wait for you a bit.”
We?
A few minutes later, Lin Xiuyuan parked the car and quickly walked out of the residential area gate.
He soon saw two girls standing by the roadside ahead, chatting idly while gazing around.
That was Sulli, and Krystal beside her.
At this moment, Sulli also spotted him and called out smilingly, “Oh, boss is here, Soo Jung.”
Jung Soo Jung followed her gaze, and upon seeing Lin Xiuyuan’s face, she was slightly stunned and blurted out, “What? How is it him?”
Her voice drew Sulli’s curiosity, “What’s up, Soo Jung, you know him?”
“How could I not? He’s got a shady relationship with unnie, I always feel like there’s something between them…”
Before she finished speaking, Lin Xiuyuan had already walked up to the two, so she swallowed the rest of the sentence, looking at this guy with a belly full of curiosity.
“Good afternoon, you two beauties—sorry, kept you waiting.”
While speaking, Lin Xiuyuan opened the tavern door and ushered them inside.
Sulli smiled along, “No, we’re the ones barging in suddenly—don’t mind.”
Lin Xiuyuan smiled and said it was fine, while his gaze lingered on Sulli for a moment.
He had just been racking his brains on how to find an opportunity to lure her over, but unexpectedly today the opportunity delivered itself to the door.
If nothing unexpected, it should go on shelves next week. These last few days on the new book list, begging for everything, charge up further and see the final results.
