Chapter 117: Finish her off

Afternoon.

Today's Krystal came to Gimpo to shoot a GG pictorial, and there were a few street shots; the task volume wasn't much, but the shooting was arranged in a fragmented way.

Most of the time was spent in standby, and she only needed to stand in front of the camera after the shooting team had prepared everything.

So when Lin Xiuyuan called her, Krystal was able to answer in a second, her mouth lifting in a happy smile. "Hello, Xiuyuan~"

Before she could ask anything, Lin Xiuyuan on the other end of the phone spoke. "I've run into a bit of trouble here and need some money. Is it convenient for you to transfer it now?"

This sentence made Krystal's expression change, and she instantly worried about his situation.

At the same time, she had already agreed. "It's convenient. How much do you need?"

Her tone was natural, and her actions were faster. Her other hand had already reached into her bag, as if just waiting for Lin Xiuyuan to report the number, she could immediately take out her backup phone to transfer.

But the other end of the phone went quiet suddenly, as if the signal had been cut off, and there was no sound at all.

Until after a while, Lin Xiuyuan's voice came from there. "200 million, transfer it to Jessica's account, how about that?"

Krystal was stunned, just about to speak.

The next second, Jessica's voice came from there, angry, impatient. "Hey, Lin Xiuyuan."

The atmosphere was suddenly strange. Krystal then sensed that something was wrong and hurriedly pursued. "Unnie? Xiuyuan, what on earth is going on with you two?"

"Nothing major, but looking at Jessica's reaction, I guess 200 million isn't enough. Transfer her some more, how about that?"

"Enough."

Jessica's roar sounded again, mixed with a brief dispute between the two, and before Krystal could continue to ask, the phone was hung up.

She frowned and wanted to call back, but it happened to be her turn to shoot.

Helplessly, Krystal could only endure the itching in her heart, trying her best to face the camera and squeeze out a smile, while frantically thinking about what had happened between Jessica and Lin Xiuyuan.

So as soon as work ended, she grabbed the bag from the assistant's hand, rushed out of the shooting location, hailed a taxi, and headed straight for the tavern villa.

Sitting in the back seat, Krystal originally intended to call Lin Xiuyuan back first, but after seeing Jessica's note, she hesitated for a while, and still dialed her first.

It was just that the phone rang until the very last moment before it was finally answered, and then a chaotic shouting came faintly from the background.

Then Jessica's weak voice came out. "Hello, Krystal~"

"Jessica, what happened between you and Xiuyuan just now? What money, what did you do?"

Finding that the phone was connected, Krystal went straight to the point.

On the other end of the phone, Jessica looked at Quan Ningyi, who was shouting loudly in the private hospital behind her, and sighed. "I don't have time to tell you about this for now, ask the other party, I'll find you later, hanging up."

"Wait a second, Jessica."

Krystal's voice was very loud, so loud that Jessica didn't hang up the phone at the first moment, but waited for the other party to finish that sentence. "Whose problem is it?"

The other end of the phone was quiet for a few seconds, a sigh that was almost silent came, and then the call was cut off.

But with that sigh, Krystal already understood that this matter was definitely not Lin Xiuyuan's problem.

Because if it were his problem first, her Unnie would definitely be unforgiving, not stopping until she herself told her to stop, where would there be a silent sigh.

Thus, the thought of calling Lin Xiuyuan immediately was also temporarily suppressed.

Anyway, she was on her way to see him, asking clearly face-to-face was more direct and effective than asking questions over the phone.

She endured the itch in her heart all the way, and as soon as the car stopped steadily at the alley entrance of the villa, she hurriedly scanned the code to pay, got out of the car, and headed straight for the villa.

But she didn't expect that as soon as she entered the door, she would collide head-on with that woman covered in fragrant sweat.

Krystal's heart tightened, and the alarm bell rang loudly.

Subconsciously looking at Lin Xiuyuan, her eyes instantly changed from the original urgency to a bit of displeasure.

Although she said she wasn't responsible, although she said she wasn't moved, but after rolling for so many days, sleeping for so many nights.

Her heart had some possessiveness.

So at this moment, suddenly seeing a perfect woman who had been pressing her down since childhood and had almost no flaws appear beside Lin Xiuyuan, Krystal's first thought was—finish her off.

Of course, this dangerous thought was just a flash, and it couldn't become a fact.

Lin Yun'er explained generously with a smile, saying she had just finished exercising, and while drinking water, told her everything that happened at the tavern entrance.

So when Krystal heard that Jessica had actually bypassed her and personally sent that Rolleiflex camera over, and even brought Quan Ningyi along, she already had a bad premonition in her heart.

And when she heard Quan Ningyi publicly mocking Lin Xiuyuan, her gaze looked subconsciously at the boy on the sofa. Then, learning that Lin Xiuyuan had swung a punch back regardless of the consequences, the outline of the matter was very clear.

It was just that she didn't expect Quan Ningyi to dare to make that kind of "compensation" request, and she didn't know about the few glances Lin Xiuyuan had cast at Jessica.

To be precise, even Lin Yun'er hadn't noticed those few glances; she only heard the few words of cold sarcasm Lin Xiuyuan had said to Jessica.

Krystal, who had heard everything, walked over and sat down beside Lin Xiuyuan, looking at him eating while acting as if nothing had happened, but couldn't help asking. "Xiuyuan, are you okay?"

"What's wrong, I wasn't beaten, the person who lost teeth wasn't me, I'm definitely okay."

Lin Xiuyuan, when asked, laughed, and even showed his right hand that had swung the punch to Krystal. "Look, not even a bit of skin is gone, you'd better worry about your sister's friend."

Hearing Lin Xiuyuan mention the other party, Krystal replied very firmly. "No need, he asked for it."

It was just that after speaking, she let out a long sigh again. "Next time Jessica calls you, don't worry about it, her brain has some problems. Ever since what happened a few years ago, it's as if she has some persecution delusion, I've told her many times."

Lin Yun'er, beside them, listened quietly, holding a water cup, her expression revealing a hint of concern and helplessness she hadn't even noticed herself.

Lin Xiuyuan used a very natural expression to answer Krystal's question. "Having been cheated by a big pie, she's worried that her only sister behind her will also be cheated away by others. Very normal emotional change, understandable, it's fine."

Faced with Lin Xiuyuan's statement, Krystal smiled first, then turned to Lin Yun'er. "Unnie, why did you come over today?"

"Came to give Lin Xiaolu a lesson, very tired."

Lin Yun'er, who had complained, put down the water cup. "But she left not long ago, you would have bumped into her if you had come back earlier. Alright, I'll take a shower and get ready to go back."

After speaking, she turned around and pulled her waist, thinking of something while preparing to walk toward the bathroom, and looked back at Krystal.

"By the way, Xiujing, why don't you go over to Xiuyan Unnie's side and take a look? I'm a bit worried about a problem, in case that person who lost his teeth still wants to make trouble, you can block it if you're there."

Krystal, who hadn't intended to go over, pondered for a moment and nodded. "Mm, I'll go over in a while."

The 'while' she agreed to was really just a while.

This 'while' was about the time it took for Lin Yun'er to finish her shower and change back into her own clothes, before she left the villa with the other party.

Leaving only Lin Xiuyuan sitting on the sofa, gnawing on takeout snacks while watching TV in boredom.

……

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Night, 2013, SM Company practice room.

As the members arrived one after another, the members of Girls' Generation began stage rehearsals for the upcoming tour.

But because there were too many songs and time was tight, the dance teacher selected a few songs that hadn't been performed before for focused rehearsal.

As for those big hits, they were basically used for warming up in the middle or relaxing.

After all, everyone had danced until they were sick during the promotion period.

But tonight's rehearsal was clearly a bit wrong.

Lin Xiaolu, as the dance lead and center, was completely out of state.

Either her positioning was slow, or her direction was wrong.

Even when it was her turn for a solo dance, she just froze in place.

Everyone gradually noticed the abnormality, so they took the opportunity to pause and take a break.

But as Kim Taeyeon and Kwon Yuri and others wanted to go over to care about Lin Yun'er, they saw her go straight to Zheng Xiuyan, who was sitting on the ground, and pull her out of the practice room, leaving a room full of curious babies.

Ten minutes later, the two returned to the room again.

After this break, Lin Yun'er's spirit returned, and she was no longer dazed.

But it was someone else's turn to be absent-minded.

Just like that, stumbling until the end of the rehearsal, the dance teacher shouted "Work's over," and Zheng Xiuyan turned around without hesitation, picked up her phone and car keys, and rushed out of the room without looking back.

Leaving a room full of curious babies again.

But fortunately, Lin Xiaolu was there this time.

So everyone's eyes naturally turned to her.

"Yun'er, what on earth are you guys hiding from us, tell us."

"Yeah, yeah, you two seem very close recently, what happened!"

"Yun'er~"

"Yun'er!"

Late night.

Lin Xiuyuan, who had been playing games for most of the night, rubbed his eyes as the alarm clock rang, got up from the bed, and walked downstairs slowly.

Preparing to return to 2013 to see if anyone on his phone was in a hurry to find him.

But when he opened the door and entered the 2013 apartment.

As a result, just as he opened the door and stepped into the apartment, the figure sitting quietly on the living room sofa suddenly came into view, scaring his heart almost to a stop.

His whole person shook in place as if struck by lightning, and he subconsciously blurted out a curse. "F***, hey, Zheng Xiuyan, don't you know that people scaring people can scare them to death?"

After seeing the figure clearly, Lin Xiuyuan also shouted.

Zheng Xiuyan on the sofa had been waiting for more than an hour, and the bit of subtle emotion she originally had was almost worn away by time, her face full of resentment.

So after seeing Lin Xiuyuan, she replied unpleasantly. "Do you have to wait until this time to come over?"

"I didn't expect you to look for me either, I just came back with Xiaolu earlier." The boy replied softly.

Then he looked at the other party. "So Xiuyan, what do you want with me? Are you going over?"

At the same time.

At the same time Lin Xiuyuan and Zheng Xiuyan met, a car slowly turned off its engine in the parking space downstairs.

The car door opened, and a figure got out.

She looked up at the apartment building in front of her that had made her infinitely curious but had never stepped into, her expression complex.

Then she looked down at the key in her hand, pondered for a moment, gripped the key tightly, and turned to walk into the first-floor door.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 118 =====