Chapter 239: Park Zhiyeon

In the following time, when there were no shooting scenes of her own, Zheng Xiujing sat quietly on the rest chair.

Her hands were naturally placed on her knees, her gaze falling on the fountain pen on the table.

At first, her eyes were still slightly floating, as if she were dazed, but as her breathing gradually slowed, her eyes began to gather bit by bit, carrying a rare focus.

Under the light, those clear pupils glowed with a faint luster, as if she were having an unknown tacit exchange with that cold fountain pen.

At the same time, Krystal, far away in the apartment, was doing the same practice.

It's just that her object wasn't a fountain pen, but Lin Xiuyuan sitting opposite her.

The chair backs, carpets, and sofa corners in the room were scattered with clothes, appearing casual and messy.

Krystal held a large piece of food in her hand, but didn't lower her head for a long time, instead lifting her eyes to look straight at Lin Xiuyuan.

According to the "rules" she set for herself, she couldn't avoid it when eating, but had to learn to fix her gaze on the other party.

And according to Lin Xiuyuan's "saying", that was: you have to look at the other party when eating, that's considered polite.

Krystal's gaze wasn't flamboyant, but instead like a thin silk thread, firmly holding him.

There weren't many words between the two, only eyes colliding and intertwining in the air.

That quietness carried hidden tension, as if silently shortening the distance between each other.

Outside the window, the night was dark, and the city lights refracted through the glass, making the room mottled with light and shadow.

The breeze blew, driving the curtains to sway gently, making a rustling sound, adding a bit of ambiguity to the quietness of the room.

In such an atmosphere, even breathing seemed exceptionally clear.

Krystal, who blinked lightly, had the corners of her lips curled slightly, revealing a faint smile, as if secretly enjoying the closeness brought by this "training".

Lin Xiuyuan looked at her and finally couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Your training is a bit wrong, Xiujing~"

And she didn't dodge, asking back softly, "Just tell me if you like it or not."

"Like."

"Then that's it."

Just a few sentences, but the atmosphere quietly lengthened in ambiguity and tranquility.

Until the neon outside the window gradually dimmed, the night faded bit by bit, and the morning light spilled through the fog over the city.

The next morning.

The bedroom still retained the quietness of the night, and the air carried a lazy temperature.

Krystal turned over, slowly opening her eyes in a half-dream, half-awake state.

The sunlight spilled on her eyelashes through the gauze curtain, reflecting fine golden light, making her expression add a bit of hazy softness.

She reached out to brush away the few strands of hair in front of her forehead, her tongue subconsciously licking the corners of her lips lightly, the mood of last night seeming to still linger between her lips and teeth.

Lin Xiuyuan had long woken up, casually scrolling through messages on his phone.

Hearing her movement, he turned his head to look at her, his tone gentle with a bit of teasing, "Time to get up, the sun is almost hitting the quilt."

"Mm..." Krystal responded in a low voice, her voice carrying the laziness and hoarseness of just waking up.

Then she reached out to grab his clothes corner, mischievously poking her hand into his clothes, rubbing a few times on his solid abdominal "washboard" happily, and only then sat up satisfied.

Not long after, the two washed up and walked out of the bedroom one after another.

On the sofa in the living room, Sulli, who had only returned in the early hours of last night, had woken up very early.

At this time, she was curled up in the corner of the sofa holding a large pillow, scrolling through news on her phone, her expression very focused.

Only after hearing footsteps did she slowly look up, then her eyes lit up, the corners of her mouth raising a mischievous curve, "Xiujing, oppa, you two big lazy bugs are finally willing to get up, any later and I would have knocked on the door."

Krystal walked over with a light laugh, sitting beside her without hesitation, and even took her arm, her voice carrying a bit of complaint, "It's all Lin Xiuyuan's fault, he insisted on pulling me to watch the stars and the moon last night."

Sulli lifted her brows to look at her, then glanced at Lin Xiuyuan meaningfully, her eyes carrying a bit of teasing, laughing with a deliberately elongated tone, "Stars and the moon? Mm... sounds quite romantic."

"Ah? Me?" Lin Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment, pointing to himself, an innocent expression appearing on his face.

But the next second, he was glared at by Krystal with a cold look. Seeing this, he had to raise his hands to surrender wisely, changing his words with a smile, "Alright, alright, it's me, it's me."

However, the two forgot that the little snowball in front of them wasn't an outsider.

Their small movements and changes in expression were naturally invisible to her.

So Sulli curled her lips, her eyes turning between the two, and the corners of her mouth hooked into a bad smile, "So you two were playing small games by opening the curtains last night, the mood is so good, it wouldn't be because you had a video call with Xiujing here, and dopamine secreted some wrong ideas, right."

One sentence directly made Krystal blush. Her ear tips were all pink, her eyes flickering, wanting to hide but not daring to.

On the contrary, Lin Xiuyuan was much calmer, just coughing twice lightly, reaching out to block the corners of his mouth.

"Cough cough... nothing of the sort." He shook his head, couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Zhenli, your little mouth, it's getting more and more poisonous recently."

"Hmph hmph hmph~" Sulli held the pillow, laughing triumphantly, "Fortunately, when decorating, I put soundproofing in the first place, otherwise my ears would have been calloused, oppa~"

As a result, Lin Xiuyuan lifted his brows to look at her, and said slowly, "Should have known not to soundproof it."

"Ah~ ya, oppa~" Sulli was stunned, then laughed out loud.

After a few jokes, the three didn't delay, simply working together to make breakfast.

The kitchen occasionally made the sound of pots and pans colliding and the smell of oil, Lin Xiuyuan was responsible for cutting fruit, Sulli skillfully fried eggs, and Krystal set the bowls and chopsticks.

Soon, the table was full of fried eggs, toasted toast, milk, and a plate of colorful salad.

The three sat around the dining table, chatting and laughing, the atmosphere light and warm.

As breakfast was almost finished, Sulli stood up after wiping her mouth, "oppa~ Xiujing, I have to go, the crew is urging for the script."

Krystal nodded, also somewhat curious, "Snowball, you haven't given the full script yet."

"How dare I give it all, finishing a script in a month will make people jealous, I always drag it until the last minute to give the script."

"Also." Krystal couldn't help but laugh.

"Go, be careful on the road." Lin Xiuyuan waved at her, his tone casual but carrying a bit of concern.

"Got it." Sulli carried her bag, casually stuffed her phone into her pocket, waved at them with a smile, and went out.

The house was quiet immediately, leaving only Krystal and Lin Xiuyuan.

And Krystal, after finishing the last piece of fruit, also carried her laptop back to the desk in the bedroom, lowering her head to start flipping through the draft she wrote last night, and told Lin Xiuyuan about her arrangements for today.

"Xiuyuan~ I have to organize a systematic lesson plan today, and I have to teach Xiujing at noon, I probably won't have time to go back, you help me check if there are any messages on the phone later."

"Got it, but you can just go over and do it." Lin Xiuyuan leaned on the door frame, holding a glass of water, his tone lazy.

Krystal inside didn't even lift her head, "Forget it, Snowball just said to have a class at noon, I'll wait for her to call me."

The sunlight fell on her shoulders, outlining a faint halo.

Her serious expression made her brows slightly furrowed, the whole person as if entering another focused state.

Lin Xiuyuan looked at her focused side face, yawned, thinking he had nothing to do for the time being.

Just as he was about to go to the sofa to lie flat and take a nap, the phone on the coffee table suddenly vibrated.

Looking down, the caller was actually Park Zhiyeon.

Then he answered.

Not long after, the doorbell rang.

Lin Xiuyuan went to open the door, and as soon as he opened it, he saw Park Zhiyeon, who had just talked to him on the phone, appearing at the door with a small bag.

Park Zhiyeon, who also saw Lin Xiuyuan, raised a smile, "oppa~ I was worried you weren't here today."

"Didn't go back last night."

After welcoming Park Zhiyeon in, Lin Xiuyuan explained lightly.

Then, Krystal in the room also heard the sound, came out to say hello to Park Zhiyeon, chatted for a few sentences, and returned to the room to busy herself with her own affairs.

This scene made Park Zhiyeon blink, somewhat surprised, leaning close to Lin Xiuyuan and whispering, "oppa~ what's wrong with Xiujing?"

"Preparing to teach the Xiujing here an online class, making a lesson plan."

After pulling Park Zhiyeon to sit on the sofa and explaining, Lin Xiuyuan asked the other party back, "By the way, Zhiyeon, what did you say you were going to find Big Zhiyeon for just now."

"Chat about my father's matter, although it has been intervened in advance here, the subsequent recuperation and conditioning, she in 2025 must know better than me, and has more experience, so I'm looking for her to discuss this situation."

Lin Xiuyuan, hearing this, nodded slightly, his face also converging a bit, "Indeed need to discuss."

But soon he thought of something, "No, Zhiyeon, the doctor should have medical advice, and the illness over there is different from here."

"So discuss it." Park Zhiyeon curled her lips.

Lin Xiuyuan, seeing her attitude, didn't say anything more, waving his hand with a smile, "Fine, then go."

And so, after explaining the situation to Krystal in the room, Lin Xiuyuan also took Park Zhiyeon and walked through the villa in 2025, took a look at Krystal's phone, and it seemed there was no important information, so he ignored it.

Then he picked up his phone and called Dalongzai.

"Feed~ Xiuyuan, you're looking for me." As soon as the call was connected, Dalongzai's voice full of excitement came from the other end.

Park Zhiyeon, who had been standing by Lin Xiuyuan's side, rolled her eyes immediately upon hearing this, curling her lips and learning her tone to be sarcastic, "You're looking for me~ you're looking for me, if I'm not looking for you, why call you, idiot, the brain of someone who has aged isn't very good."

Lin Xiuyuan, who was thinking about how to open his mouth, listened to the complaints in his ears and laughed immediately, "Zhiyeon."

And Dalongzai, who also heard this sentence, who had been putting her feet on the wall and looking up, also sat up straight immediately, the corners of her mouth rising slightly, "Yo ho, Xiuyuan~ you found a loser for me from there."

"Ya~ old woman, have the ability to fight another round."

"Little kid only knows how to fight and kill, doesn't know what gentleness is at all, no wonder no one wants you."

"Ah, yes yes yes, being unwanted is better than being greened."

"..."

The other end of the phone was silent for a few seconds, then came an inexplicable muffled hum.

Dalongzai was clearly choked, but wasn't really angry,

Then she also understood what this call was for, so she said to Lin Xiuyuan, "Xiuyuan, come over, there's no one at my house."

"Mm, see you later."

Lin Xiuyuan hung up the phone with a smile, turning to look at Park Zhiyeon beside him, half-helpless, half-teasing.

"Zhiyeon, can't you two just coexist peacefully, every time you meet, you fight like this, I'm standing on the side sweating coldly."

"Oh~ I'll try my best next time." Park Zhiyeon pouted, but her eyes were drifting to the side, obviously stalling Lin Xiuyuan.

Seeing this, Lin Xiuyuan was too lazy to persuade, knowing in his heart that they were just used to fighting, but there was no malice, just treat it as watching a show.

So he took Park Zhiyeon back to the apartment in 2013, first explained the situation to Krystal, then opened the space-time gate, and took her into Dalongzai's apartment in 2025.

Dalongzai, who had been waiting in the living room, saw the two enter, and almost couldn't wait to greet them, directly ignoring Park Zhiyeon, smiling and holding Lin Xiuyuan's arm, her voice carrying a bit of coquettishness.

"Xiuyuan, you've been a bit busy these days, haven't called me once."

Park Zhiyeon on the side, seeing this, immediately refused to accept, curling her lips and snorting coldly, "oppa isn't an unemployed vagrant like you, where would he have time to accompany you all day long."

As soon as the words fell, Dalongzai turned her head and looked at Lin Xiuyuan meaningfully, couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Xiuyuan~ are you sure you aren't an unemployed vagrant?"

"You guys are a bit long-winded."

Lin Xiuyuan shook his head helplessly, reaching out to pinch Dalongzai's small hand lightly, his movements natural as if he had long been accustomed to this intimacy, and then took her to the sofa to sit down.

And Park Zhiyeon, who had come here for the first time, was curiously visiting her residence ten years later, the ten-year span, whether it was decoration or layout, had undergone earth-shaking changes.

She walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looked at the Seoul scenery outside the window, and a bit of spirit flashed in her eyes.

But after getting used to Lin Xiuyuan's villa, this apartment didn't make her shocked, and even looked back at Dalongzai with a bit of disgust, opening her mouth with a sentence, "Can't you earn a villa in Gangnam District in ten years? Your money wouldn't really have been greened away, right."

Dalongzai, who just happened to come back with cola, heard this, and turned red on the spot, staring angrily, "Ya~ little kid, don't you know if you like villas yourself, we all prefer high-rise apartments, you say these things to me, asking for a beating, right."

This time it was Park Zhiyeon's turn to be a bit embarrassed, after all, she was indeed picking bones in an egg just now, "But you could buy a better one, this is too small."

Dalongzai rolled her eyes, just about to retort, suddenly had an idea, her eyes with a bad smile falling on the floor-to-ceiling window position where Park Zhiyeon was standing, the corners of her mouth hooking into an ambiguous curve.

"Changing houses has been considered, but, there are too many memories of me and Xiuyuan here. For example, the place you are standing now, I have performed waist-bending for Xiuyuan several times there."

"Waist-bending..."

Park Zhiyeon had originally reached out to touch the glass, but froze at these words, the whole person immediately withdrew her movements, her expression subtle as if being scalded.

But Dalongzai's interest didn't decrease, continuing to add a knife, her tone light, "What's wrong? You don't believe it? It doesn't matter, you can touch that piece of glass, I was supporting my hands on it at the time."

"Cough cough cough... stop messing around, you guys."

Lin Xiuyuan, who was choked by these tiger-wolf words of Dalongzai, even if he had been accustomed to their patience, was a bit unable to handle it at this moment, hurriedly changing the subject, "Little Zhiyeon, didn't you say you were going to find Big Zhiyeon to talk about things, talk quickly."

Park Zhiyeon then curled her lips, her nose making a snort.

Dalongzai didn't tease her anymore, crossing her arms and leaning on the sofa, looking at her sideways, her tone carrying a bit of elder-like teasing, "Come on, little sister, want to know what, Unnie will answer for you."

"Ya..."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 240 =====