Chapter 183: That phone call

In the restaurant.

Dalongzai, after seeing Jessica's shocked gaze looking at her, was both funny and proud, and then greeted her.

"Good noon, Unnie~"

"Good noon, Zhiyan."

Jessica nodded in response and sat down, her gaze staying on the two people beside her.

No matter who it was, their complexion and aura looked radiant, giving people a brand-new feeling, which made her frown involuntarily.

But even if her heart was full of doubts, Jessica wanted to ask but was a bit embarrassed to speak. Finally, she could only pick up the menu and start ordering.

"What do you want to eat?" Jessica opened the menu and asked.

"Order whatever, I can't eat too much." Krystal shook her head, her tone relaxed. "I have to go to the gym later."

"Me too, Unnie, I have to practice the abdominal muscle line."

Dalongzai smiled, her tone was more relaxed and naughty than before, as if not only the state, but even the spirit had become young again.

And Dalongzai's words attracted Jessica's curiosity. "Krystal has a schedule, dieting and exercising is quite normal, why are you so concerned, Zhiyan? Just exercise, why are you obsessed with abdominal muscles?"

"It doesn't have to be abdominal muscles, mainly to practice the buttocks, tighten it a bit, someone will like it more." Dalongzai said directly without avoiding it.

Jessica was thunderstruck, only Krystal looked at Dalongzai with deep meaning, then snorted in her heart, didn't say anything, just thinking about chatting with Lin Xiuyuan when he came back, doing...

After ordering, Jessica finally couldn't help but ask. "Zheng Xiujing, did you call me out today just to have a meal, or what?"

"Looking for you for a little trouble, forgot to say it last time." Krystal hooked a smile.

"What's the matter?" Jessica asked curiously.

"Actually, it's nothing, it's just that Jessica, you have closed the shop now, can you give me those design drawings of the small division sign before."

Facing Krystal's question, Jessica was stunned first, then looked at her puzzled. "You don't do this, what do you want it for."

Krystal smiled lightly, carrying a bit of helplessness. "I'll take it to study."

Then she secretly thought: I can't say that Zheng Xiuyan in 2013 is too lazy to draw design drawings, and then wants to import goods in bulk directly from you.

If she really said that, for Jessica who had just closed the shop, it was a bit of a heart-killing.

Jessica listened, raised her eyebrows slightly, and asked softly. "Study what, you wouldn't be planning to..."

Krystal waved her hands hurriedly. "Don't, Jessica, don't think randomly, I don't have the heart to start a business, just want to see it, anyway, you don't need it anymore, give it to me to study."

If it weren't for the fact that the computer in the apartment in Seoul didn't have these materials, Krystal would be too lazy to ask Jessica and would just go copy it directly.

Jessica looked at Krystal deeply, then stated. "I'll tell you later."

Then, she turned to Dalongzai and asked with a smile. "Zhiyan, how have you been recently."

Dalongzai, who was drinking water, didn't expect Jessica to ask like this suddenly, and laughed. "What, Unnie, didn't we just meet not long ago, why ask like this?"

"Didn't have time to ask in the tavern last time, just right today." Jessica answered easily.

The two chatted about things that happened recently, the busyness of work and the trivial matters of life.

During this period, Krystal occasionally interrupted, talked about her schedule arrangement, and the atmosphere was relaxed and happy.

However, the topic suddenly turned, and Jessica mentioned other members of Tara unintentionally.

"By the way, Zhiyan, are the others in Tara resting? Why did I find that only Enjing is filming?" Jessica asked thoughtfully.

"Roughly like this, everyone is in a semi-retired state, and they will only gather together when there are occasional schedules or gatherings." Dalongzai nodded and responded softly.

Facing Dalongzai's answer, Jessica seemed to have some feelings and followed with a laugh. "Actually, this is quite good, everyone rest well, like to go out and play, travel. I have almost this idea now."

"Travel? Juli Unnie has gone out to play now. Actually, I want to go too, but unfortunately, I have to go to the station to accept an interview tonight." Dalongzai's tone carried a bit of regret.

Hearing Dalongzai say that Li Juli had gone out to play, Jessica was a bit curious. "Where did she go to play, obviously we just met a few days ago."

"Don't you know, Unnie? Juli Unnie went to the Maldives with Xiuyuan to play."

This sentence made Jessica stunned.

Li Juli and Lin Xiuyuan... go on vacation? Or the Maldives?

Thinking of this, Jessica immediately looked at Krystal beside her, who shrugged. "Look at me for what, it has nothing to do with me."

"Why did that guy Lin Xiuyuan follow along." Jessica asked curiously.

"Just to relax, it's quite boring to stay in Seoul all day." Krystal answered very naturally.

Then Dalongzai also nodded, then sighed softly. "Yeah, heard Xiuyuan say, he was going out to play for the first time... Ah, if I knew, I wouldn't have taken this schedule, I also want to go to the Maldives."

"How about, make a call to see what they are doing?" Krystal suddenly became interested.

"To Juli Unnie?" Dalongzai was surprised.

Krystal shook her head. "Forget it, call Xiuyuan."

So the two hit it off, and Krystal took out the address book, ready to dial.

At this time, Jessica said a word for someone. "What if they haven't woken up yet."

"Can you sleep so long in the Maldives. There is a four-hour time difference, anyway, it's morning, should be up."

"Exactly, exactly, call, Xiujing."

Dalongzai also laughed.

Over in the Maldives.

In the Maldives morning, as time passed, the warmth after breakfast still permeated the air.

Li Juli and Lin Xiuyuan didn't rush to go out to play, but sat on the sofa in the living room leisurely, enjoying the tranquility of this moment.

The curtains in the corner of the sofa were gently stirred by the sun, casting mottled light and shadows, as soft as a dream.

Suddenly, Li Juli turned slightly, leaning closer, her elbow gently touching Lin Xiuyuan's arm, deliberately not moving away.

The corners of her mouth hooked into a smile with a teasing meaning, her eyes cast toward him through the sun outside the window, and that look was full of hints that could not be ignored.

"Xiuyuan, don't you think this morning is still a bit short of perfect?"

Lin Xiuyuan glanced at her lightly, and the corners of his mouth raised a helpless smile. "You really know how to enjoy, just finished breakfast, and you want to bring the atmosphere to be more fiery."

"I'm just following nature." Li Juli said with a smile, gently touching Lin Xiuyuan's thigh. "Why don't you cooperate, maybe it will be more perfect."

Cooperate?

Lin Xiuyuan recited this word in his heart, his body turned over involuntarily, pressing Li Juli under his body, his eyes carrying a bit of playfulness. "For example, what kind of style do you like?"

Li Juli pursed her lips and smiled, raised her chest, her eyes picked slightly, and asked back. "Is it wind and rain, or breeze and drizzle?"

Lin Xiuyuan responded softly. "Mm."

Hearing this, Li Juli's fingers moved gently to Lin Xiuyuan's waist, wandering slowly, as if guiding something.

Then she laughed in a low voice. "Xiuyuan, didn't I say it last night? Don't consider me, just consider yourself, I like everything."

Feeling the movement of her fingers, Lin Xiuyuan's Adam's apple rolled slightly.

Suddenly, he buckled her wrist and fixed her on the back of the sofa.

Li Juli hummed gently, and with the movement, the shoulder strap of her nightdress slipped quietly, and the morning light of the Maldives happened to sprinkle on her collarbone, reflecting a piece of gentle shadow.

"Rested well last night?"

Lin Xiuyuan asked with a smile, his voice accompanied by the light patting of the waves, just entering from the floor-to-ceiling sliding door.

And Li Juli immediately rubbed the folds of his pajama pants with her knees, and the shadow cast by her eyelashes was like a flapping butterfly. "Rest? You said this really... I was just a bit dizzy from protein last night..."

Her words were unfinished, and the doorbell suddenly broke the tranquility of the air.

The two froze at the same time, and the butler's voice penetrated the door panel, carrying the greeting of the tropical fruit basket. "Sir, Madam, hello, the fruit you need has been delivered."

Lin Xiuyuan propped up his body panting, but saw Li Juli suddenly pull his collar, gently biting his earlobe. "What's the rush, let them wait."

As soon as the words fell, she backhanded the pillow to the doorbell switch, and the intelligent system immediately switched to the blue light of do-not-disturb mode.

Lin Xiuyuan noticed that she had untied two buttons of her own at some point, and just as he wanted to say something, a group of birds suddenly flew past the window, accompanied by a few hums to start the morning exercise of a new day.

Outside the door, the butler seemed to notice the situation in the room, calmly placed the fruit at the door, and then slowly retreated.

After a while, the private beach outside the courtyard was kissed inch by inch by the tide.

In the room, when Li Juli whispered, the white peach breath she exhaled slowly climbed onto Lin Xiuyuan's Adam's apple.

Just as Lin Xiuyuan's palm slid over her softness, preparing to lift her delicate body, Li Juli suddenly bit his earlobe and laughed muffledly. "Xiuyuan, your phone seems to be vibrating, don't you want to see it?"

"Let it wait."

The same words, but hearing Li Juli extremely happy, suddenly hummed, and bit Lin Xiuyuan's shoulder.

"No one answered?"

Krystal looked at the phone that hung up naturally, a bit surprised, and then thought very naturally. "Is it not awake yet."

"Can you sleep so long in the Maldives."

Dalongzai said with a suspicious tone.

After all, Li Juli went over with Lin Xiuyuan, how could she resist not "digesting" Lin Xiuyuan, this "great supplement pill"?

So, she took out her phone and dialed Li Juli's phone again.

At this time in the villa on Vela Island in the Maldives.

Li Juli was lying on the sofa, looking at the window with blurred eyes, trying to find a bit of reason from that blue sea.

However, the storm behind her made her head more and more confused.

The air was filled with undeniable damp heat, the skin seemed to be stuck, every breath seemed heavy, and the whole person seemed to be trapped in a warm and urgent wave, unable to extricate herself.

She gently grabbed the back of the sofa, trying to keep herself awake.

But the scene in front of her was already a bit blurred, her thoughts drifted with the sea breeze, only feeling that every inch of her body was falling toward relaxation, unable to resist.

Just at this time, Lin Xiuyuan's voice sounded from behind. "Juli, your phone seems to be vibrating."

"Don't pay attention to it."

"That won't work, I'm looking forward to this scene."

Lin Xiuyuan finished saying with a smile, Li Juli suddenly took a deep breath, and then took a cold breath two seconds later.

Immediately after, the chill of the phone stuck to her back, and Lin Xiuyuan then continued. "It's Zhiyan's call."

Li Juli's already soft body trembled suddenly when she heard this, and goosebumps instantly covered her whole body.

"Don't answer, Xiuyuan, I beg you."

Li Juli knew very well what her current state was, and she couldn't deal with this kind of game at the moment.

But Lin Xiuyuan's laughter, and Dalongzai's "Hello, Unnie" voice with teasing, made her eyes go dark.

Helplessly, Li Juli could only bite her cherry lips, look back, and her shame was beyond words, staring at Lin Xiuyuan fiercely.

At the restaurant in Seoul.

After the phone rang for a few seconds and was answered, Dalongzai shouted softly, and a few seconds later, Li Juli's voice came from the phone. "Hello?"

Her voice was hoarse, low, and soft, and seemed to carry a bit of confusion that was not fully awake.

Although Li Juli tried her best to control her emotions, that moment of weakness and powerlessness still flowed out silently.

This tone made Dalongzai feel a bit surprised, carrying a bit of doubt. "Juli Unnie, why did you answer the phone so late? You guys wouldn't still be sleeping, right?"

Krystal on the other end of the phone alertly heard some abnormalities, and her eyes opened instantly.

Li Juli on the other end of the phone narrowed her eyes and hooked a faint smile.

Even if her body still felt weak, she still forced herself to recover a bit of sobriety, controlling her speaking speed and tone. "We... just woke up, Zhiyan, why did you call suddenly? Is there anything?"

However, although she tried her best to keep her tone calm to cover up the impact of the world away.

But the vibration behind her and the voice in the phone still seemed to be constantly provoking the sensitive points in the depths of her nerves, making her frown involuntarily and spit out a few stuffy breaths.

"No, just want to ask Unnie, is it fun in the Maldives?"

Dalongzai's words carried a bit of teasing, seeming to break Li Juli's silence.

After a short silence on the other end of the phone, Li Juli suddenly laughed.

Her gaze cast toward the sea outside the window, trying to calm down. "It's quite fun, it's a pity you are not here, Zhiyan, otherwise if we two were together, it should be more interesting."

This sentence made Dalongzai in the restaurant tense up, she hurriedly raised her head to look at Krystal and Jessica opposite, and found that both were listening quietly.

"No way, work, talk about it next time."

Dalongzai didn't know whether she didn't notice the impropriety in the words, or heard some reaction, so she hurriedly changed her tone and said with a smile. "Since you are still resting, I won't disturb you, let's talk another day."

And hung up quickly.

Maldives.

"Mm~"

As the phone hung up, Li Juli adjusted her sitting posture again.

But her body still felt a burst of fatigue and weakness, as if she had lost all support in the sea breeze, instantly becoming fragile and uncontrollable.

Then her eyes were charming, and her beautiful eyes containing water carried a bit of anger, threw the phone aside, and looked at the boy in front of her. "Can't do this next time, I feel Zhiyan has heard it."

Lin Xiuyuan raised his hands slightly, making an "I'm innocent" expression, his eyes carrying a bit of playfulness and helplessness. "Nothing to do with me, I didn't move anything."

His relaxed tone carried a bit of joking, but also vaguely revealed an undeniable excitement and playfulness, as if he were really innocent.

Li Juli hummed, turned sideways slightly, and just like that, her body seemed to become heavier again.

The slow movements followed her fingertips gently pinching the armrest of the sofa, trying to prop up her body, but her muscles still felt sour and soft, as if even this simple movement was challenging her strength.

"You are comfortable, but I was dragged into the water by you."

Li Juli lowered her head, the corners of her mouth carrying a bit of coquettish and coquettish smile, her voice was weak but carried a trace of blame.

However, her eyes were flashing with tenderness and laughter, and at the same time mixed with some ambiguous teasing.

Then Li Juli smiled slightly, lowered her head gently, feeling her body gradually fall into a lazy state, as if everything around her was surrounding her, and she, who couldn't break free, could only let that kind of crisp and soft feeling swallow her.

This made Li Juli lean closer to Lin Xiuyuan involuntarily, and there was no more anger in her eyes, replaced by a relaxed and gentle brilliance.

"Look at your proud look,"

After seeing Lin Xiuyuan's proud smile, Li Juli couldn't help laughing. "Tell me in advance next time."

Her words still carried a bit of blame, but the laughter revealed her acceptance and liking for this joke.

Then she didn't force it anymore and leaned on Lin Xiuyuan's shoulder.

At this time, Li Juli was weak and powerless, just like a ship waiting for the waves to impact in the stormy sea, as if only by relying on Lin Xiuyuan's side could she feel that trace of security.

At the same time.

In the restaurant in Seoul, Dalongzai, who hung up the phone, was also cursing Li Juli in her heart. You play yours, why answer the phone.

She didn't react when she spoke just now, but after hanging up the phone, she realized it instantly.

Fortunately, the two sisters opposite were not unreasonable people. After Dalongzai hung up the phone, the atmosphere at the dining table didn't stay on this topic again.

Instead, it quickly turned to discussing the food for lunch, as well as some beauty and skincare topics.

Until the end of this lunch, because Dalongzai had a schedule in the evening, she went to the beauty salon to do styling first.

After she left, only Jessica and Krystal were left at the dining table.

Now Jessica could speak freely, and the first sentence was, "So your man is playing with other women in the Maldives, Krystal..."

Krystal retorted. "Then why don't you fly to Vela Island now and help me watch him."

"Watch what?"

"See what Li Juli has become."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 184 =====