Chapter 104: Don't you want to try it?

Beside the parking lot.

Lin Xiuyuan looked at Quan Baolan not far away; the first impression in his mind wasn't her here, but that set of airport photos from 2025.

Petite, fair and tender, yet her figure was surprisingly round and full; even the loose shirt was "stretched" into a curve, making one doubt the reality of it.

But when he finally saw this 2013 version of Quan Baolan in person for the first time offline, he realized that compared to the 2025

version of her, this current version was even more "outrageous."

At this moment, Quan Baolan was standing under the mottled light and shadow of the street lamp.

She was wearing a pure white short-style knitted cardigan, paired with a high-waisted light blue A-line miniskirt, the hem of which just covered one-third of her thighs.

Although her calves weren't slender, they were fair—a fairness that even the dim night couldn't hide.

Coupled with those cream-colored stacked socks rolled at the ankles, the sense of youth was instantly maxed out.

But this youthful outfit, paired with those curves that far exceeded the norm,

had no sense of incongruity at all; instead, it was even more lethal.

Under her petite frame, that almost exaggerated chest-to-waist ratio made it hard for one's gaze to move away.

Her slender waist, which could be encircled by a hand, was wrapped just right by the knitted cardigan, and the tight spots faintly outlined an alluring curve, with distinct ups and downs.

And at her current age of twenty-seven or twenty-eight, she was in the golden stage of transitioning from a young girl to a light-mature royal sister.

"Incredible."

Lin Xiuyuan subconsciously sighed in a low voice.

Unexpectedly, it was heard clearly by Lin Xiaolu beside him, who then pinched him, feeling both amused and annoyed, "Can you restrain your gaze? Lin Xiuyuan, do you like this type?"

"Who doesn't?"

Lin Xiuyuan didn't deny it, admitting it generously.

After all, a legitimate and compliant young lolita—no, a royal sister lolita, who could refuse?

"Ew, you're so..."

Lin Xiaolu hummed in disgust.

Then Lin Xiuyuan grinned, "Is that so? Then let's go eat seafood and Wagyu set meal tonight. I think I can eat your card dry, or pack it up, Lin Xiaolu."

"I don't want to, let's go eat army stew; ramen is filling."

Just as the two were bickering here, Park Jiyeon over there had already finished talking with Quan Baolan and was walking over, holding the other's arm.

She looked at Lin Xiuyuan and Sulli with an amused expression, saying, "Oppa, Sulli, you definitely won't guess one thing."

"The apartment next to me belongs to her, right?"

Hearing Park Jiyeon's words, Lin Xiuyuan didn't hesitate at all when saying this.

Then he saw Park Jiyeon's shocked gaze, "Oppa, how did you guess that?"

Beside them, Lin Xiaolu smiled and added, "This apartment isn't big, and since he wants to buy a house, the landlord who could return is probably Baolan Unnie."

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Then, together with Sulli, she greeted Quan Baolan.

Quan Baolan was also looking curiously at these three girls who rarely interacted on weekdays, then turned her gaze to Lin Xiuyuan, the only male. Although she wasn't into gossip, she couldn't escape the curiosity delivered to her doorstep.

She was even more surprised that the person who wanted to purchase her property was actually a friend of their own maknae.

After a few pleasantries, Park Jiyeon simply pulled Quan Baolan, "Unnie, you haven't eaten dinner yet either, right? Why don't you come eat with us? We can chat about the house purchase issues while we're at it—killing two birds with one stone, since we have to talk anyway."

Quan Baolan, who had a bit of social anxiety, was just about to refuse, but heard the enthusiastic invitations from Lin Xiaolu and Sulli. She couldn't refuse anymore, so she nodded and agreed.

In the end, dinner was set at that barbecue restaurant by the Han River.

To use Lin Xiaolu's words to Lin Xiuyuan: No seafood, no Wagyu, but Korean beef can fill you up.

So, half an hour later, everyone sat one after another in the private room of that barbecue restaurant, eating dinner in a lively manner.

At this time, Park Jiyeon didn't forget to act as a lubricant between Quan Baolan and the others, taking the initiative to start a topic, "By the way, Unnie, when did you buy that property?"

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"The year before last. Houses weren't expensive then, and I just happened to like this kind of apartment that isn't too high or too low. Plus, there are two big trees outside the window, which are especially beautiful in summer, so I bought it."

Quan Baolan, who was competing with Sulli for the right to grill, heard the voice, let go of the tongs to let the other person have it, and answered Park Jiyeon's question.

Then she looked at Lin Xiuyuan, "Um, Mr. Lin, if you want it, I can let it go to you at the original price."

Although Seoul's housing prices had indeed risen a lot in the past two years, on the way over, Quan Baolan had noticed that Park Jiyeon and Lin Xiuyuan seemed to have an unusual relationship, so she couldn't be bothered to struggle with this aspect and simply sold it at the original price.

But just as she finished speaking, Sulli, who had grabbed the grilling rights, quickly said, "Unnie, there's no need for that. We all know that Seoul's housing prices have risen in the last two years; you should just sell it to me at the market price."

This apartment was originally bought by Sulli for Lin Xiuyuan, and she didn't want to owe any favors; that would lose the purity of this intention.

After all, the price increase in the last two years had been quite large, reaching ten percent. Calculating the price of the whole apartment, this was not a small amount, which was why Sulli had timely stopped Quan Baolan's "original price."

Then Quan Baolan was a bit confused. Wasn't the person buying the house Lin Xiuyuan?

With big eyes looking here and there, she didn't know what to say for a moment.

Fortunately, Park Jiyeon said in time, "Sulli is paying, Unnie, you should just calculate it according to what she said."

Quan Baolan, who understood more than half of it, looked at Lin Xiuyuan with a strange expression, which made Lin Xiaolu, sitting next to him, laugh.

Lin Xiuyuan, on the other hand, was calm, continuing to eat the barbecue snacks, and looked at the little deer Bambi beside him, directly launching a face-to-face attack.

A real face-to-face one; he leaned to her earlobe and whispered, "If you dare to laugh out loud, when YoonA comes to settle the 'barrage' account with me, I'll dare to trick you over and watch you have a real-life PK."

Lin Xiaolu, feeling uncomfortable from the hot breath, was just about to dodge when she heard this 'devil's whisper' and looked at him fiercely.

"You can hide your complaints next time; who wouldn't guess it with such an obvious floating screen?"

Lin Xiuyuan, who had straightened his body, smiled slightly. He really wanted to show her the "threat" text message Lin Dajun had sent to his 16pro, but unfortunately, he hadn't brought his phone, so he could only wait for next time.

But this didn't stop him from threatening the other party; after all, she was the one who started it.

So Lin Xiaolu, who had been laughing a second ago, had her little face puffed up with anger.

Her round deer eyes glared at Lin Xiuyuan a few times, and she hummed softly, but didn't dare to laugh out loud anymore.

Quan Baolan, who witnessed all this, was again full of shock and confusion, then turned her gaze to Park Jiyeon again, but this time even little Jiyeon couldn't explain too much, and could only spread her hands, indicating that it was just as you saw, Unnie.

Quan Baolan, who suddenly felt her head itching as if she were about to grow a brain, hurriedly found an excuse to go out and hide from them, intending to properly sort out the relationship between them.

And with the private room without Quan Baolan, it suddenly became much more relaxed.

"Lin Xiuyuan, did the me over there send you a message?"

"Nonsense, you scolded her so specifically, could she not guess it was you?"

"Ah, what's wrong, what's wrong."

Park Jiyeon, seeing the two bickering, immediately leaned forward excitedly, her eyes shining.

Sulli had guessed something and smiled slightly, "Ah, YoonA Unnie knows we sent it."

Then, facing Park Jiyeon's curious-baby gaze, she smiled and explained the situation in the afternoon. Park Jiyeon, after hearing the answer, seemed a bit calm instead.

After all, compared to her directly launching a big move with that "old woman" sentence, this was nothing; it was just more targeted.

Then they talked about buying the house again. Sulli, who expressed her thoughts, received Lin Xiaolu's approval, "Indeed, since money has to be spent anyway, there's no need to owe this favor; if it can be solved with money, let's solve it with money."

"Then I'll go out and talk to Unnie." Hearing this, Park Jiyeon put down her chopsticks and got up to leave the private room.

Then the others continued to chat, but when talking about Krystal, Lin Xiaolu suddenly looked at Lin Xiuyuan, "By the way, on a rainy night some time ago, did you come here with Krystal?"

"You recognized us?"

Lin Xiuyuan knew Lin Xiaolu was talking about the night Krystal came over for the first time, so he asked back with some worry.

"It really was you guys. I was wondering why Xiuyan Unnie was so anxious."

Seeing this, Lin Xiaolu chuckled and shook her head, "Krystal wasn't recognized; how could one recognize her from so far away? It was just a bit familiar, and you were the one recognized."

This situation was actually recognized the first time she saw Lin Xiuyuan at the tavern.

At that time, because Zheng Xiuyan was still so familiar with Lin Xiuyuan, she almost thought the other party was Zheng Xiujing's boyfriend. Unexpectedly, there was such a big secret behind it; this was something she couldn't have imagined even if she racked her brains.

The explanation was complete, and Quan Baolan and Park Jiyeon finally returned to the private room.

Following the exchange outside, Quan Baolan, who sat down again, looked at Sulli and Lin Xiuyuan, not wanting to earn money from friends, and also expressing that if you respect me an inch, I will return a foot, etc. The final result discussed was to give a discount and round off the housing price.

Just like that, the house matter was settled, and they could sign a contract to transfer the title tomorrow when they found time.

In the end, the bill for this meal was snatched by Quan Baolan to pay, saying that she had made money selling the house and wanted to celebrate.

And after it ended, Park Jiyeon returned to the dormitory with Quan Baolan, while Sulli got into Lin Xiaolu's car, and only Lin Xiuyuan drove back alone.

On the way back, Quan Baolan finally had time to ask about the relationship between Park Jiyeon and Lin Xiuyuan, "Jiyeon,

what is your relationship with that boy? You seem quite close; why haven't I heard of it before?"

"Oppa? He is a noble person in my life."

In terms of describing Lin Xiuyuan, Park Jiyeon thought about it and felt this was the only way to say it.

"A noble person?"

But falling into Quan Baolan's ears, it was a bit confusing.

For idols like them, there weren't many noble people who could appear; it was either resources or background, or at worst, status and money.

But the impression Lin Xiuyuan gave her just now didn't seem to count as any of these. The money for the house was paid by Sulli, and his name was written on it; this point alone shocked Quan Baolan for a long time.

Looking at Quan Baolan's confused expression, Park Jiyeon knew it couldn't be explained clearly, so she smiled, "Other things are hard to say, anyway, Unnie, you just need to know that Oppa is not a bad person, and I'm not the kind who gets cheated."

Quan Baolan replied hesitantly, "Your current situation just makes me feel like you've already been cheated."

"Then it's impossible for me, Xiaolu—YoonA Unnie, and Sulli to be cheated together, right? Are the three of us that stupid?"

Seeing that it couldn't be explained, Park Jiyeon simply dragged the other two to be her scapegoats.

"Hard to say."

Another mutter, but in the end, Quan Baolan sighed, "Anyway, be careful yourself, don't trust people too easily. What's wrong with people in the circle? Even group members can backstab, you know?"

Following Quan Baolan's words, Park Jiyeon fell into silence.

Because she knew who her Unnie was talking about, so she stopped explaining and felt a bit down.

Seeing the rapid development of Korean entertainment in the next few years from the 2025 side, her own group had missed this opportunity and then stepped into the abyss step by step.

Honestly, on the night she first used the Time Gate, Park Jiyeon didn't sleep all night.

But from knowing the news until now, she couldn't think of any good way to solve it, so she could only helplessly watch the scenery receding outside the window, her heart heavy.

On the other side.

Lin Xiuyuan, who drove back to the apartment, sent a "goodnight" signal in the group, thought about it, and pulled Lin Xiaolu into the 【Jieyou Small Garden】 group, before finally returning to the 2025 side.

Then, he saw several missed calls on his 16pro, all from Lin Dajun.

Smiling, he replied with a message saying the other party had already gone home. The other side immediately replied with a gnashing-teeth emoji, and the two chatted for a while about the live broadcast problem.

In Lin Dajun's words, it was all the camera's problem; the camera used for this live broadcast wasn't right, and she wasn't like that in reality.

Lin Xiuyuan could actually see this point; the appearance in front of the camera was indeed different from the other party in reality.

Although the face was fatter, there were no eye bags before.

It was probably because there were too many pheromones last night and she didn't sleep well.

But even so, Lin Xiuyuan still smiled and replied: Then you can tell YoonA.

The other side was silent for a moment, then another "biting puppy" emoji, followed by a sentence: I am the real YoonA!!!

In the blink of an eye, time reached the next morning.

Lin Xiuyuan resisted his instinct, gently pushed away the long, beautiful leg draped over him, and got out of bed to wash up.

Just when he came back to change clothes, he heard a lazy question from the person on the bed, "So early, where are you going?"

He turned his head to look; Krystal was already awake, covering herself with the quilt, her posture lazy and alluring.

Seeing this, Lin Xiuyuan explained, "Didn't I tell you last night? I have an appointment with Quan Baolan to sign the contract today; I have to be punctual."

Krystal looked at the time; it was 8:00 AM.

So she smiled and gently hooked her finger at someone, "Your appointment is at nine; there's still time, come here."

"Hmm?"

Her eyes raised slightly, her voice seductive, "While the relative is late, don't you want to try the feeling without an umbrella?"

Lin Xiuyuan's breathing immediately grew heavy.

This woman, she was simply a succubus incarnate, right? ===== CHAPTER 105 =====