Chapter 105: Lin Xiuyuan

2013.

Nine o'clock in the morning; the morning air was slightly cool, and the streets hadn't fully awakened.

The occasional passing cleaning truck made a low roar, echoing in the empty street.

Today, Quan Baolan had changed into a sporty casual outfit and appeared in front of the small tavern outside Lin Xiuyuan's apartment building.

Looking at this 【Jieyou】 tavern, she couldn't help but recall the conversation with Xian Enjing and Park Xiaomin after returning to the dormitory last night, only to realize that the "relationship network" of the boy Lin Xiuyuan she saw last night was far from complex.

At the same time, she couldn't help but be a bit curious: what exactly was so magical about this tavern?

Just as she was lost in thought, standing in front of the door in a daze, a brisk greeting suddenly came to her ears, "Hi, good morning, Baolan-xi."

Quan Baolan, hearing the voice, turned to look and saw Lin Xiuyuan wearing a white golf cap, a light green lapel short-sleeved shirt paired with slim-fitting white pants. His relaxed and natural posture made her feel a sense of youthful spirit that she rarely felt in a boy.

And after seeing something pleasant, her mood also became much happier; the corners of her mouth lifted slightly as she replied, "Good morning, Xiuyuan-xi."

Lin Xiuyuan, seeing her standing at the tavern entrance, knew that she must have inquired about his news last night, "Jiyeon told you, right? This is a small tavern I opened. You're welcome to come and sit for a while when you have time."

"Isn't it said that this place is membership-based?" Quan Baolan asked, tilting her head.

"Friends of members can still come in and sit for a chat, provided the tavern is free."

Quan Baolan, after hearing Lin Xiuyuan's words, was polite for a moment, then smiled softly, "But I'm afraid I don't have much time recently. After dealing with the house matter this time, I have to fly to Nihon for work tonight."

"It's okay, work is important. But no matter how busy you are, there will always be free time."

Lin Xiuyuan stood beside her in a relaxed tone.

"Hmm."

After a few pleasantries, the two went to the agency together.

The procedures for buying and selling the apartment were quickly completed with the assistance of the agency staff, and Quan Baolan didn't care at all whether the house payment had arrived.

So after signing the contract, everything went surprisingly smoothly, and the subsequent steps were also entrusted to the agency to handle.

So when the two finished all this, it was only a little past 10 o'clock, not even 11 o'clock yet.

After walking out of the agency, Lin Xiuyuan looked at her and tentatively opened his mouth, "Um, Baolan-xi, let's exchange contact information. In case something goes wrong, we won't have to go through the agency or Jiyeon to contact you."

This reason was reasonable and fair, so Quan Baolan didn't refuse, "Okay, um, my phone number is..."

After finishing the phone number, Quan Baolan was just about to say goodbye, but the boy smiled and added, "Um, how about adding a friend as well."

"?"

This time Quan Baolan wanted to find a reason to refuse, but Lin Xiuyuan added, "Jiyeon said you like playing games, and I happen to be the same. In the future, when you're short of people, we can occasionally be teammates and play dungeon missions together."

Quan Baolan, who didn't expect Park Jiyeon to reveal her hobby, frowned slightly, but the other party's tone was sincere, and the topic happened to hit her heart.

So after hesitating for a moment, she silently took out her phone and exchanged KakaoTalk friends with Lin Xiuyuan.

Thinking that adding is adding, at worst, she would just leave him alone.

In case she really was short of a person.

Just like that, after handling everything, Quan Baolan politely said goodbye to Lin Xiuyuan and left.

Looking at that petite back, Lin Xiuyuan, without even realizing it himself, quietly swallowed his saliva.

Then he turned and returned to the apartment, crossed the door, and came to the 2025 side.

In 2025.

At this time, Krystal had already gone out to work, and Lin Xiuyuan didn't stay in the house for long. He simply took the phone from this side and went out, driving to the golf club.

But even though he didn't leave late, by the time he arrived at his destination, Dalongzai and Li Juli had already finished a round of golf and had leisurely returned to the practice area of the club.

After all, from 10 AM to 2 PM, it was the time when the sun was most toxic and the ultraviolet rays were strongest.

For women, sunbathing at this time was not only uncomfortable but also easy to get tanned.

For idols like them, they couldn't torture themselves like this, so they packed up early and returned to the practice area.

After all, today's main task was to try the newly bought clubs and let someone adapt to the feel.

So when Lin Xiuyuan arrived here with ease, the first thing he saw was Dalongzai swinging the club, her movements quite neat.

So he praised while walking, "This beautiful arc, it looks like this set of new clubs is very handy."

"You're here, Xiuyuan."

Hearing the voice, the first person to respond to Lin Xiuyuan wasn't Dalongzai, but Li Juli sitting on the side.

Besides taking the initiative to respond, she also stood up and smiled, greeting him to come over, "It's perfect that you're here; you should also try how these clubs feel."

Looking at Li Juli's gesture, Lin Xiuyuan quickly quickened his pace, "Are you in such a hurry?"

At this time, Dalongzai stood there and smiled, "Because this is the club Unnie gave you, of course, it's most important for you to try the feel."

"Gave to me?"

Lin Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment.

Just as he walked to the club and was about to pick one, hearing this, his movements paused, and he turned to look at Li Juli.

He saw Li Juli nod generously, explaining in a brisk tone.

"It's rare to have a golf partner; I can't let you go empty-handed every time, right? You must have your own set of clubs. It just so happened that when I was shopping two days ago, I saw a good set, so I bought it for you."

Lin Xiuyuan moved his lips, originally wanting to decline, but after thinking about it, he changed his words, "How much is it?"

If it was too expensive, he would still decline; after all, his relationship with Li Juli wasn't like the one with Krystal or Lin Yun'er.

Li Juli smiled and didn't intend to hide the price, "Two million something. If you want to transfer, just transfer it directly to my Kakao."

"So expensive, forget it, then I'll just take it as a gift; I can't afford it, I can't afford it."

Lin Xiuyuan's eyelids jumped when he heard the price.

But he had a smile on his face and gladly accepted this unexpected gift.

Mainly because the price was okay; a gift of ten thousand yuan wouldn't make a little rich woman like Li Juli feel bad about giving it away.

"You have a glib tongue, go try the feel quickly; if it's not good, we can change it."

The humorous words, while accepting the favor, also gave Li Juli very good emotional value, so she scolded him with a smile.

A few minutes later.

Lin Xiuyuan, who had tried a few irons, weighed them in his hand and swung them a few times, giving Li Juli a thumbs up with great satisfaction, "Good, as expected of Qri, this is simply a sharp eye like a Queen's, amazing, amazing."

"Even if you praise me like this, you still have to treat us both to lunch later."

Li Juli smiled even more happily, her whole person relaxed and natural.

"No problem, today's consumption is on me."

The small treasury that the hamster party had saved for so long should be spent; it couldn't just keep coming in without going out. Lin Xiuyuan was still mentally prepared for this.

At the same time, somewhere in Seoul in 2025.

Lin Yun'er, who had just finished her birthday, was spending the morning listlessly.

After waking up, she was almost in a "blank" state, repeatedly recalling that "magical night" the day before yesterday.

As her thoughts surged, even though a large number of brain cells were burned to death, she still couldn't figure out any clues.

Finally, thinking of the "floating screen" sent by Lin Xiaolu yesterday, she was so angry that she gnashed her teeth and cursed a few times in a low voice.

She picked up her phone, looked at her slightly round cheeks in the mirror, puffed out her mouth, then got up and walked into the cloakroom, changing into a sporty outfit.

Dieting, exercising, fitness, shaping.

Originally, she had only relied on diet for body management over the years, but because of Lin Xiaolu's stimulation, she finally stepped into the door of exercise again.

However, when she changed into sporty clothes and stood in front of the mirror, thinking about going to the gym alone to sweat, she instantly lost her energy, so she planned to find a "fated person."

For example, that paper-thin Unnie of hers who was so weak she would fall over if the wind blew.

Taking her to exercise together was also a kind of help for the other party.

So a few minutes later.

Kim Taeyeon, who had just finished breakfast, received a call from Lin Yun'er.

When she learned that YoonA's call was actually inviting her to the gym together, she subconsciously let out a wail, "No, I have this kind of figure already, and you still want me to exercise. YoonA, you're trying to murder your Unnie, aren't you?"

"Unnie, a healthy body is the capital of everything."

Lin Yun'er continued to persuade unremittingly, even trying to add a little "temptation," "And Unnie, there are many muscular men in the gym. The kind with big muscles and distinct abs; they are really pleasing to the eye."

Facing this temptation, if Kim Taeyeon were replaced by Tiffany, it might have succeeded.

But who was Kim Taeyeon? She didn't buy this at all. She hummed delicately and replied, "No~ I don't like big muscular men; I like the thin-muscle kind, hum hum hum~"

Thin muscles? Little milk dog, right?

Thinking of this, Lin Xiuyuan's figure immediately popped into Lin Yun'er's mind, and she blurted out, "Then Unnie, let's not go to the gym, let's go find Xiuyuan to play golf. The air there is fresh, and there is sunshine, which is also of great help to physical health."

Lin Xiuyuan!

As soon as this name came out, Kim Taeyeon immediately pictured the clean and refreshing boy she saw last time.

Clear eyes, gentle smile, natural and additive-free youthful atmosphere—compared to that group of tech-heavy boy band members in the circle, he didn't know how many levels higher he was.

So, her eyes immediately lit up, and she giggled without concealment, "If you had said this at the beginning, wouldn't I have agreed to you? Let's go, I'll change my clothes now."

"Ah~ Unnie!"

"Hee hee, see you later."

On the other end of the phone, Lin Yun'er, who had always been used by others to bait, really didn't expect that one day she would also use others to bait.

So she couldn't help but laugh out loud, thinking to herself: Xiuyuan, it seems I have to trouble you again.

Then she hung up Kim Taeyeon's phone and immediately dialed Lin Xiuyuan.

This call took a while to be answered, and then Lin Xiuyuan's hearty laughter came out, "Hey, YoonA."

Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly heard two familiar voices coming from the other end of the phone, so she asked curiously, "Where are you?"

Then, after learning that Lin Xiuyuan was at the golf club and was with Li Juli and Dalongzai, her expression was also a bit surprised, but any questions would have to wait until they met.

So she told Lin Xiuyuan that she and Kim Taeyeon were also going over, and the two agreed to meet in the practice area before hanging up.

In the practice area.

Lin Xiuyuan just put down his phone, turned his head, and found Dalongzai and Li Juli staring at him together.

Especially Li Juli, her eyes carried a tease, and the corners of her mouth raised slightly, "You and YoonA seem to be getting closer and closer."

And the little boy's emotional value was experienced by her in the next moment.

"It's okay, no matter how close we are, we aren't as close as the two of us; after all, she hasn't given me a gift yet."

One sentence made Li Juli feel elated, and she laughed until her chest trembled, almost hooking Lin Xiuyuan's gaze into it.

Fortunately, Dalongzai stepped forward in time, blocking his line of sight.

While making Lin Xiuyuan feel fortunate, he also felt a bit of pity and regret.

And Dalongzai, who "saved the scene" unintentionally, also teased, "So Xiuyuan, according to your statement, Unnie is closer to you than I am."

Lin Xiuyuan climbed up the pole, not feeling embarrassed at all, "So Jiyeon, are you going to give me a gift?"

The unspoken rule that whoever gives me a gift, I am close to, was stated clearly by Lin Xiuyuan.

This made Li Juli, who had just recovered, laugh until she couldn't stop, her face almost cramping from laughing.

And this gift-giving was also the time when her emotional value had been maxed out for a long time.

Only Dalongzai rolled her eyes at Lin Xiuyuan speechlessly, but there was a hint of complexity in that gaze.

A small seed named "caring" was quietly buried in the bottom of her heart.

As for when it would sprout, bloom, and bear fruit, that was hard to say.

The three of them chatted and played like this, laughter constant, and unknowingly, more than half an hour passed quietly.

And at this time, Lin Yun'er, who had hung up the phone earlier, also made a brilliant appearance with Kim Taeyeon.

Dalongzai, who saw the two from afar, immediately waved at them, and when Lin Yun'er arrived in front of her, she was even more surprised, "Wow, Unnie, you bought a set of golf clubs."

"No, this was given to me by someone when I was filming GG last year."

Lin Yun'er gently put down the club bag and glanced at it, "It's been gathering dust in the utility room; I just remembered it today and dug it out."

At this time, on the other side, Li Juli was also chatting warmly with Kim Taeyeon.

As the captain candidates of the two major girl groups, they had known each other for a long time, but they were busy with their own things on weekdays and rarely had the opportunity to talk deeply.

After meeting again by chance last time, they added contact information, and chatting occasionally during this period, they slowly became familiar.

Just as they were chatting, Kim Taeyeon suddenly looked around and asked suspiciously, "Hey, YoonA, didn't you say Xiuyuan-xi was here too?"

This sudden naming made Li Juli and Dalongzai laugh, and Li Juli explained first, "He went to the restroom."

Immediately after, she raised her chin slightly, signaling with her eyes, "Look, isn't he coming?"

Kim Taeyeon looked in the direction of the gaze and saw a figure slowly walking from the end of the corridor between the slanting light.

The sunlight outlined his tall and straight silhouette, and that clean and refreshing face seemed to carry its own halo, just as sunny as the last time they met.

Kim Taeyeon's eyes flashed slightly, and she couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth a little.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 106 =====