Chapter 237: Kim Ruanruan's

"My woman."

The moment these two words fell, Krystal on the side froze, her breathing as if gently pinched, stopping for half a beat.

Even though she had long been accustomed to the straightforwardness that Lin Xiuyuan occasionally popped out with, she was still struck in the heart by this unmasked declaration.

A certain corner of her heart was instantly ignited, warmth bubbling up.

Happy.

Yes, the first reaction was happiness.

That kind of sweetness that even the most independent big woman would feel when openly acknowledged made her unable to help but purse her lips, laughter rippling from the corners of her eyes.

But soon, a hint of complexity flashed through Krystal's heart.

Because Lin Xiuyuan's special nature meant he was destined not to belong to her alone.

But thinking about it, it made sense; if the other party didn't have this special nature, perhaps even knowing each other would be a luxury.

Thinking of this, Krystal smiled lightly, and that hint of hidden displeasure was quickly suppressed.

As a mature woman, she knew too well that if she were to take this emotion seriously, it might only increase her troubles in the end, and even make those around her feel more uncomfortable.

So she chose to keep only that pure happiness.

Just as someone had said before: big sisters will digest their own emotions.

Then, the next second, Krystal walked over, threw herself into Lin Xiuyuan's arms without hesitation, and wrapped her hands tightly around his waist.

"Hey~ Jessica, did you hear that? He admitted it himself."

Krystal's smile was bright, like a proud little fox, refusing to let go while clinging to Lin Xiuyuan.

And Jessica's face instantly sank.

That arrogance and coldness were fiercely provoked by Krystal's unscrupulous display of affection.

The iceberg beauty, biting her lip, stared coldly at that scene, her heart feeling as if it had been fiercely poked by something for no reason.

"Ya, you two..." Jessica couldn't help but grit her teeth in a low voice.

And just at this moment, Lin Xiuyuan seemed completely unaware of the gunpowder smell, turning his head to look at her with a calm expression, suddenly popping out a sentence, "By the way, Jessica, where is your man?"

As soon as the words were out, Krystal was stunned, seemingly not expecting him to suddenly add such a provocation.

But in the blink of an eye, she understood something, and then glanced at this boy in her arms.

He was really smart.

However, smart people weren't just Lin Xiuyuan; Jessica first snorted coldly, then the corners of her lips lifted slightly, looking deeply at the other party.

Although she didn't know if this was a provocation, she knew very well that this boy definitely wasn't the type to talk nonsense, so since he asked, there must be a motive.

Plus, Lin Xiuyuan had deliberately sought her out today and set up this game... she had a vague answer in her heart.

So she revealed a sharp smile, "Want to know? Win against me and I'll tell you."

That confidence and sharpness swept up again.

The air seemed to be ignited again, and the undercurrents among the three became increasingly turbulent.

Lin Xiuyuan just lifted his brows lightly, a flash of meaningful laughter in his eyes, "Cool, let's continue."

The third game began.

This time, Jessica picked up a purple bowling ball, rubbing the surface gently with both hands, her fingertips slowly sliding over the grooves.

The whole movement was meticulous, as if shrouded in a certain focused aura.

Cannot lose.

This was the warning Jessica gave herself in her heart.

Even if it was just a game, she didn't want to let Lin Xiuyuan ask her another question.

Thinking of this, Jessica slowed her breathing, her gaze fixed on the pins ahead.

The next second, she stepped, swung her arm, and released.

The bowling ball roared out, rushing straight toward the pins.

"Strike!"

The pins were cleanly cleared, Jessica's turning movement was smooth and neat, and the corners of her lips raised in a curve of victory.

That pride seemed to be silently declaring: she was still that Jessica.

Krystal watched from the side, dumbfounded, and couldn't help but mutter, "Jessica, when you played with me before, you weren't this accurate."

"Maybe it's luck, your turn."

Jessica stood up, looking at the perfect ball she had just thrown, the corners of her eyes curving, revealing a very satisfied smile.

So she couldn't help but look back, throwing a provocative glance at Lin Xiuyuan.

Lin Xiuyuan, who was provoked, was neither impatient nor irritable, picking up another ball, his posture casual, but his throw was as precise as ever.

And the pins opposite all fell down in a roar.

"Strike!"

To this, Lin Xiuyuan just laughed lightly, as if he didn't care about the result at all.

Then he looked at Jessica, "Not bad."

His tone was so calm, yet it was as if he were deliberately provoking the other party's nerves.

Jessica glanced at him coldly, not responding, but in her heart, she was even more determined that she must not give this guy a chance, otherwise, she felt something strange would happen.

The score gradually became deadlocked.

For every ball after that, Jessica was almost pursuing the extreme, not allowing herself the slightest mistake.

But Lin Xiuyuan seemed to be deliberately going easy, sometimes precise, sometimes casual, as if the rhythm of the whole game was in his hands.

Krystal, sitting on the side, found it a bit boring, ordered some food and drinks, sat there, took a few photos, sent them to the group to complain to Lin Yun'er and others, and asked if they had been chatting with her 'Unnie' recently.

Actually, she was a bit curious why Zheng Xiuyan would suddenly mention Jessica.

In the 【Jieyou Tavern】 group of 2025, the number of people had developed to 6, excluding Lin Xiuyuan, there were still a handful.

Krystal: 【Yun'er Unnie, Taeyeon Unnie, have you met Unnie recently?】

Kim Taeyeon: 【Unnie? Jessica?】

Lin Yun'er: 【Taeyeon Unnie, are you stupid? Talking about Unnie, of course, it's Xiuyan Unnie.】

Kim Taeyeon: 【When will you guys unify these little riddles?】

Tian Enjing: 【What's wrong?】

Dalongzai: 【Good, I was wondering why you guys suddenly started typing on your phones, so there's this small group.】

Dalongzai, who had just joined the group not long ago, was lying on the sofa at home, head down, legs straight on the wall, stretching while replying to the conversation in the group.

At the same time, she remembered some situations with Krystal and the others before she joined, and couldn't help but feel some resentment.

And Krystal, looking at these conversations, also smiled, continuing to ask.

Krystal: 【Look at the photos, Xiuyuan just finished dinner with Unnie yesterday, and today he ran over to play a bowling match with her, planning to ask some questions.】

Kim Taeyeon: 【I just saw her last time, nothing happened, it was very normal.】

Lin Yun'er: 【Yes, same here, Xiuyan Unnie didn't tell me anything.】

Tian Enjing: 【What's wrong, is it about Jessica?】

Dalongzai: 【Last time when I met that little kid, everyone seemed to chat a bit, saying that Unnie actually seemed quite worried about herself.】

Krystal: 【Zhiyan, when did you hear that, who did you hear it from?】

Dalongzai: 【Xiuyuan said it.】

Dalongzai: 【At that time, I was a bit tired, so we chatted for a while, and it just came up.】

Krystal: 【???】

Lin Yun'er: 【???】

Kim Taeyeon: 【???】

Tian Enjing: 【What are you guys asking... no, Zhiyan, can you not send these things to the group?】

Dalongzai: 【Heehee~】

Seeing this, Krystal suddenly raised her head to look at Lin Xiuyuan, who had just won the third game, and narrowed her eyes.

However, she didn't interrupt the other party's game, instead suppressing this mood for now, planning to settle the score with him later.

On the other side.

Backstage at a performance in 2013, the members of Girls' Generation were taking turns doing makeup and styling.

The remaining members and staff were either sitting in the corner scrolling through their phones, chatting in low voices, or staring blankly.

However, the attention of the entire waiting room fell on the same corner.

Because there were three figures there.

The top 3 in popularity among Girls' Generation members were whispering about something together, which surprised many staff members and even the members themselves.

Because looking at the situation at the beginning of the year, the relationship between these three, not to say it was bad, but it didn't seem that good either.

It seemed only Lin Xiaolu had been running back and forth before, but what was going on recently? Zheng Xiuyan and Kim Ruanruan were also together!!!

Was there going to be a century-old combination?

Was the Tae-Sica CP going to be revived???

"Unnie, is the matter with Uncle settled?"

"Mm, I probed, he didn't seem to hear any problems, probably because after the call transmission, the voice didn't change much."

"Your voices didn't change much anyway, so it's normal. Then you won't have to be so disappointed in the future, after all, you can call often then."

Listening to Zheng Xiuyan's calm answer, Kim Ruanruan smiled, "Mm, heard from Xiuyuan that the other party was indeed happy for a long time after learning this news."

On the side, Lin Xiaolu squeezed out a sentence with itchy teeth, "Can she not be happy? Xiuyuan has been eaten clean by Unnie."

Speaking of this, she grabbed the stray hair by her ear with a headache, "The people over there are indeed too unrestrained, why do they eat as soon as they set their eyes on him? Can't they be a bit reserved?"

"Yun'er, saying that, it's like you haven't seen a one-night stand. Reserved? What's the use of being reserved?"

Zheng Xiuyan rolled her eyes and retorted unceremoniously.

However, Lin Xiaolu said somewhat seriously, "Can Xiuyuan be mentioned in the same breath as a one-night stand?"

The atmosphere was quiet for a moment.

Then Kim Ruanruan suddenly spoke, changing the subject, "So what exactly do you plan to do? Not to mention anything else, why do you exile Xiuyuan over there every day?"

"Unnie, this can't be blamed on us, we don't have time, we don't have time to play, we don't have time to eat, how can we call Xiuyuan back?"

Facing Lin Xiaolu's complaints, Kim Ruanruan asked pointedly, "Use your body, Yun'er, you don't think you can't beat that one over there, do you?"

"I..."

Lin Xiaolu just wanted to blurt out "Of course not," but the mature charm of Lin Yun'er in 2025 flashed through her mind.

By comparison, she at this time was indeed still a bit immature and needed a few years to develop...

At this, she was speechless.

Looking at her embarrassment, Zheng Xiuyan curled her lips and couldn't help but laugh.

The next second, Kim Ruanruan suddenly turned the spearhead, "Then what about you, Xiuyan? You, right now, shouldn't be afraid of any situation."

Zheng Xiuyan's expression paused, and after a moment, she spoke slowly, "I'm hesitating."

She had her own plan.

Thinking of what she talked about with Lin Xiuyuan during dinner yesterday, her expression couldn't help but become deep, "I'm waiting for an opportunity to give Xiuyuan a big surprise and gift."

After staring at Zheng Xiuyan for a while, Kim Ruanruan looked at Lin Xiaolu again, "Xiuyan has her own ideas, Yun'er, you're really wasting time."

Lin Xiaolu muttered unconvinced, "What is it, Unnie, I never thought about doing that. Besides, that guy is very affectionate in 2025, playing happily, how can he come back and pay attention to us?"

As soon as the words fell, a sharp light flashed in Kim Ruanruan's eyes.

Her eyes condensed, murderous.

"Fight for it, how do you know Xiuyuan won't pay attention to you if you don't fight? Anyway, I think those in 2025 are a bit like NPCs, nothing more than used to brush experience for Xiuyuan to grow. The real world from the beginning is here, let Xiuyuan stay, at least be able to find him when there's nothing to do, can't let him be dazzled by those old... seniors."

As the captain of Girls' Generation in their peak period, the murderous aura surging in Kim Ruanruan's chest at this moment was even sharper than Zheng Xiuyan's before.

It's just that such a posture is rarely revealed behind the camera.

Most of the time, she keeps her edge hidden, leaving it only under the stage lights.

Then, Lin Xiaolu hesitated, but still repeated the situation when Zheng Xiuyan had a "meeting" with them before.

"Later, I found that there was actually no big change. The only difference was that after Sulli moved over, he often came back to live. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't see his shadow at night."

Hearing this, Kim Ruanruan also thought of the appearance of Lin Xiuyuan rushing back to the hotel room from 2025 the day before yesterday.

Then she pursed her lips, her eyes flashed, and she said coldly, "Then in that case, find someone to sacrifice themselves to feed the tiger."

As soon as Kim Ruanruan's words fell, the scene was dead silent.

Zheng Xiuyan's expression, which had originally carried a bit of composure, was now completely stiff, a look of disbelief flashing in her eyes.

Lin Xiaolu's eyes widened even more, her chin almost dropping.

"Unnie, are you crazy?" Lin Xiaolu blurted out, her voice trembling.

"Crazy?"

Kim Ruanruan slowly curled her lips into a smile, but the smile was as cold as a blade, "It's that you are all too naive, Xiuyuan isn't an ordinary man, and the women over in 2025 are one after another, they aren't some little white flowers. Do you think by relying on some 'reserve', by relying on some 'waiting', you can tie him by your side?"

"But..." Lin Xiaolu still wanted to argue.

"No buts."

Kim Ruanruan's gaze was sharp, interrupting her, "If you want Xiuyuan to have some thoughts in the space-time of 2013, someone must truly stand out and become an existence he cannot cut off here. Not saying you love him, not occasional companionship, but completely, without any retreat, tied together."

These words carried the dominance and ruthlessness she had accumulated as a captain for many years.

Zheng Xiuyan was silent; she actually knew very well that what Kim Ruanruan said made some sense.

It's just that this direct and tough method was too shocking and not her style.

And Lin Xiaolu was completely panicked, "Unnie, you're not joking, right? This, this is too..."

"Too fierce?"

Kim Ruanruan smiled lightly, "This is still considered normal. Compared to when I sent myself up directly in 2025, I now lack that bit of courage."

A few minutes later, Kim Ruanruan simply sent her thoughts to the 【Jieyou Tavern】 group.

The group was instantly quiet, and then messages popped up one after another.

Tian Enjing: 【Taeyeon, are you serious?】

Kim Ruanruan: 【Of course, we want to grow, want to get better, want to have better, of course we need this.】

Park Zhiyeon: 【Daebak, Unnie, this is even more ruthless than the plot I thought of. But I support Unnie, I think Unnie is right, those old women are too ruthless.】

Kim Ruanruan: 【Zhiyan, I heard you were KO'd.】

Park Zhiyeon: 【...】

Sulli: 【Hiss~ Unnie, can I just watch the show?】

The three were almost shocked at the same time.

They all knew Kim Ruanruan was always meticulous, but they didn't expect her to propose this "head-on" method.

Worthy of being the captain of the top girl group.

Brave, really brave.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 238 =====