Chapter 100: It's the old woman, not me!

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Park Jiyeon, who was busy setting the bowls and chopsticks, heard this and suddenly turned her head to look at Lin Xiuyuan, who was speaking, "Oppa,

what are you saying?"

Lin Xiuyuan smiled, slowly flipped his phone screen, and showed everyone opposite him that the caller ID screen displayed a recent IG selfie of Dalongzai, with a red phone icon flashing in the center, and the name "Park Jiyeon" clearly displayed next to it.

But since Park Jiyeon was standing right in front of everyone at this moment, it was obvious who exactly had called Lin Xiuyuan.

At this time, Krystal looked at Lin Xiuyuan with some curiosity, "Why did Zhiyan suddenly call you?"

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"I don't know." Lin Xiuyuan spread his hands.

Then, Lin Xiaolu, who had come here for the first time and still felt a bit unfamiliar, said softly, "Calling at this time, it's either to set up a meal or it's an emergency; I lean toward the former."

Just as Lin Xiaolu finished speaking, the voice of Little Dragon Cub from the side immediately popped up, "Old woman, she just knows how to seduce oppa~"

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Apparently hearing this address for the first time, Lin Xiaolu was stunned, turned her head to glance at the speaking Park Jiyeon, and her pupils seemed to have discovered a new world.

Lin Xiuyuan, who also heard Little Dragon Cub's reply, chuckled and then answered the call, "Hello~ Zhiyan."

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"Xiuyuan, what are you doing?"

"I'm at home."

Dalongzai, over at the restaurant private room, looked at the few unnies beside her, pushed away Park Hyomin who had already pressed herself against her, both angry and amused, and continued, "Then do you want to come out and eat together? I'm here with the unnies."

"Eat?"

The voice in his ear made Lin Xiuyuan glance at the people in front of him, "Who is there with you?"

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On his side, there were: Krystal with her arms crossed, Lin Xiaolu with glowing eyes, Xueli smiling slightly, and Park Jiyeon gnashing her teeth.

"Who? Juli unnie, Hyomin unnie, and Enjing unnie are all here."

Although she didn't know why Lin Xiuyuan asked this, Dalongzai still answered his question.

Which meant, plus her, the married young woman Dalongzai.

4 vs 4, a tie.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiuyuan immediately made up his mind after meeting the needle-like gazes of Krystal and Park Jiyeon.

"Then wouldn't I be interrupting your sisters' gathering if I came over? How about forget it, let's meet up just the two of us next time, or call Juli along."

"It won't, it's just everyone eating a meal together."

Just as Dalongzai finished speaking, Park Hyomin beside her had already patted her arm.

Then, under the gaze of Li Juli and Xian Enjing, she leaned into her ear and whispered, "He already said it,

he wants to meet you alone, but was afraid you'd think it was inappropriate, so he added Juli unnie; he's really interested in you, Zhiyan."

"Unnie, stop playing matchmaker, don't make it so I don't even dare to chat with him."

After covering the phone and humming at Park Hyomin, Dalongzai let go and smiled toward the other end of the phone, "Alright, then next time."

And when Dalongzai finished this sentence, Li Juli shouted loudly from the opposite side, "Zhiyan, don't wait for next time, let's make it tomorrow. I bought a new set of clubs yesterday, let Xiuyuan come over and play together."

Li Juli's initiative made the few people present look at her with some surprise; how was this any different from what was said about Krystal and Lin YoonA before?

However, Dalongzai still relayed these words to Lin Xiuyuan on the other end of the phone.

After listening, Lin Xiuyuan raised his eyebrows slightly, but still smiled, "That works, let's do tomorrow then."

And so, after setting the plan for tomorrow, Lin Xiuyuan hung up the phone.

Then he looked with a smile at Park Jiyeon, who was almost poking her face into his.

"What, I didn't go out."

"Oppa~ has that old woman already taken a fancy to you?"

As she said this, she forgot that the old woman was her own alter ego.

And Park Jiyeon's question made everyone's eyes focus on Lin Xiuyuan again, making his whole body stiffen, and he quickly shook his head, "It shouldn't be that, I guess she's just looking for a golf partner."

"Hehe, Xiuyuan, do you really think Zhiyan and the others have no one to play golf with?"

Krystal's sudden opening made Lin Xiaolu and Xueli, who had just been looking at Lin Xiuyuan, look back at her.

The two of them were eating melons back and forth, which was quite comfortable, only Lin Xiaolu didn't quite understand what she was eating. "That's certainly impossible, but there probably isn't another young man like me who is a 'true fan', introduced by you, Krystal, and also knows YoonA."

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Lin Xiuyuan, who had great self-awareness, was also very clear about where his advantages lay.

Besides being young, it was mostly those messy relationships built up with the help of Krystal and Park Jiyeon.

One layer after another, more than the long johns worn in winter.

"How about we eat first? Chat while we eat?"

Looking at the bowls and dishes already set on the dining table, Xueli pulled Krystal and brought her to her side.

"Mm, let's eat first."

"Unnie, let's sit down too."

Following that, Park Jiyeon stopped dawdling, pulled Lin Xiaolu to sit down together, and officially began today's lunch.

And Lin Xiaolu, who had come for the first time, sat in her seat feeling a bit awkward, but fortunately, she had the care of Xueli and Park Jiyeon.

Although Krystal was the "Little Crystal" from 2025, as the former "Li-born sisters," the relationship between the two was still quite close.

So gradually, under the familiar exchanges of the few, Lin Xiaolu also slowly relaxed.

And in order to start a topic, Lin Xiaolu even turned her gaze to Lin Xiuyuan opposite her, "Lin Xiuyuan, I have a question I'm quite curious about."

"Can you not be curious and not ask? I just feel like it's not a good question."

For some reason, Lin Xiuyuan suddenly felt a chill down his spine, so he hurriedly interrupted Lin Xiaolu's speech.

And his reaction directly amused Xueli and Park Jiyeon, who were on the side.

Even Krystal rolled her eyes at this guy; he clearly had something to hide.

But even if Lin Xiaolu was a bit reserved the first time she came over, it didn't mean she would stay reserved forever, so after she finished listening to Lin Xiuyuan's words, she immediately shook her head, "No, if I don't ask, I reckon I'll be very uncomfortable."

"Then ask away," said Lin Xiuyuan as he picked up some food to eat.

"Actually, it's nothing much, I just wanted to ask how many people you've met here in 2025 since you came over? I heard you were quite familiar with Zhiyan and the others here just now, which was a bit surprising."

Suddenly, just after finishing her sentence, Lin Xiaolu noticed the little Zhiyan beside her gently tapping her shoulder, "Unnie, it's the old woman, not me."

"Hahaha, alright, I'll pay attention next time."

And as this question from Lin Xiaolu was asked, whether it was Krystal, Xueli, or Park Jiyeon,

they all looked at Lin Xiuyuan with great curiosity.

Because they also really wanted to know what the answer to this question was.

"How many people have I met since coming here?"

When asked, Lin Xiuyuan rubbed his chin, pondered for a moment, and said, "First of all, Krystal here is the first one, you and your sister, Jessica."

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Krystal, who was eating, saw that she had been mentioned and smiled as she replied, "I really have a deep impression of our first meeting, Xiuyuan."

Indeed, starting off with a Debt Note for over ten years, how could the impression not be deep?

Lin Xiuyuan smiled and continued, "Then there is Liu Zhimin from aespa."

"Liu Zhimin?"

As soon as this name came out, Lin Xiaolu asked with some curiosity, "Who is that?"

Then Xueli explained to her from the side, "Unnie, this is a girl group the company launched later. Judging by their results, they can be considered one of the first-tier girl groups in 2025."

"Wow, if that's the case, then I really want to see what the new generation of girl groups is like."

Because back in 2013, Lin Xiaolu also knew that the company had a new girl group preparing to debut.

Those girls had long since come to visit all the senior teams in the company, and they had already progressed to the stage of rehearsing dances and recording songs; anyone at SM Entertainment who wasn't blind knew this.

After chatting about Liu Zhimin, Park Jiyeon also curiously followed up, "Oppa~ besides this, is there anyone else?"

"Then there's Tara, Zhiyan you, Juli, Enjing, and Park Hyomin."

Lin Xiuyuan said casually, and then was poked by Park Jiyeon, "Oppa, it's the old woman, not me."

"Hahaha, Zhiyan—"

And since the group she remembered was clearly 6 people, and now only 4 were mentioned, Lin Xiaolu was curious again.

"Then what about the other two? Don't you know them?"

"How should I put it regarding the other two? Sigh, explaining is too tiring. After you finish eating, go upstairs with Xueli and look at the news yourself; I'm too lazy to talk about it."

Finding that he had to answer a long paragraph after eating two bites of rice, Lin Xiuyuan hurriedly threw these basic questions to the computer brother upstairs, letting Lin Xiaolu go look at the information herself later to piece it together; that would definitely be more perfect than him explaining it.

Xueli, who was on the side, smiled and nodded.

"Fine."

Lin Xiaolu nodded slightly and poked at her rice, "So, adding me here, and Taeyeon unnie, is that everyone you know here?"

"Yes, that's about it."

Now Lin Xiuyuan had to answer, and he sighed softly, "Actually, I really don't know many people here because my social circle is very small. It wasn't until I got to know Juli that I occasionally went out to the golf course to exercise."

Then he thought of something else, "Otherwise, my daily range of activities is basically from the Villa to the Tavern. If you count 2013, it's the Apartment, Tavern, Villa, Tavern, a four-point line."

After Lin Xiuyuan finished speaking, Krystal, who hadn't spoken much, also laughed, "Hearing you say that, I suddenly feel you're a bit pitiful."

"It's alright, I don't like to fuss. Instead, I like to stay at home and play games, so I don't think it's pitiful."

Lin Xiuyuan shrugged, "In terms of material desires, I've always been quite low."

Otherwise, he couldn't have worked in Seoul for a year and still lived in a youth hostel.

Money is one aspect, and a carefree attitude toward life is another.

After hearing this, Krystal glanced at him, her eyes flickering with a complex expression,

and then she continued to lower her head to eat.

Everyone ate the rest of lunch quite happily.

After lunch, Xueli took Lin YoonA straight to the computer room to play, while Krystal had to go back to reshoot a few scenes because some were lost by the production crew.

Even though today was a day off, she still had to go in such a sudden situation.

So in the blink of an eye, the living room that was lively just before was left with only the two of them sitting on the sofa, staring at each other. "So what are we going to do now, oppa?"

【Empty line】

Suddenly becoming empty, Park Jiyeon didn't know what to do.

"Watch TV?" Lin Xiuyuan pointed to the screen in front.

"Don't want to."

Pouting, Park Jiyeon suddenly thought of something, her eyes lighting up, "By the way, oppa~ didn't you say in the group chat that there was a project worth investing in and starting a business with that you wanted to tell me about? You can tell me now."

"A project? That works, let me tell you about it."