Chapter 254: Don't want to be tied up, then you have to sleep with Xiuyuan

The air in the living room seemed to be ignited by an invisible flame; the temperature wasn't high, yet it made people's hearts tighten.

The ceiling light wasn't dazzling; the soft yellow light enveloped the surroundings, yet it outlined everyone's expressions clearly.

The cleaned dining table still retained residual warmth, and the fragrance and wine intent between the cups and glasses mixed into a faint aura, like a layer of imperceptible mist, lingering in the narrow space.

In the corner of the sofa, Krystal hugged her knees, turned to the side and watched quietly, her expression like a frozen photo.

Lin Xiuyuan leaned on the other end of the sofa, his brows raised slightly, as if he were a calm bystander.

The silence between the two seemed to have quietly pressed the pause button on time.

However, the subtle relaxation that existed a moment ago was sliced open by a straightforward sentence from Jessica.

That sentence was like a knife, falling lightly, yet precisely splitting the air.

Zheng Xiujing's shoulders trembled slightly, but she didn't counterattack immediately.

Her eyelashes, which were lowered, cast a shallow shadow under the light, her gaze falling on the half-empty glass on the corner of the table, yet she seemed to see the ups and downs of a whole year through it.

Last year... she knew very well, it was also the moment when Girls' Generation truly stood at the peak.

That popularity was like a crazy tide, sweeping everything mercilessly, almost overnight pushing her and her teammates to the center of the entire East Asia, and even the global Hallyu.

At that time, every step she took felt like stepping on air.

Not a metaphor, but a real, tangible feeling.

Light and airy, her feet didn't seem to touch the ground, and she was walking in a zero-gravity state in space at all times.

Before, Zheng Xiujing had also heard similar words from the members of TVXQ; at that time, she had laughed at the other party, thinking it was just exaggerated rhetoric.

Only until that state truly descended upon her did she understand that it wasn't a lie.

The entire Seoul, the neon-flashing Tokyo, and even the farther world, media, social platforms, forums, were all discussing Girls' Generation, discussing her, who was called the "Ice Princess."

People from different circles took the initiative to find her for photos, wanted to see her, invited her to dinner, handed invitations, and issued various invitations.

That kind of heat made her seem to stand in the very center of all the lights, lenses, and gazes, so dazzling that she couldn't even move her gaze away.

So Zheng Xiujing admitted that she had indeed lost her sense of proportion at that time.

Even in the dead of night, she often fantasized about some unrealistic futures, to the point that later when meeting Kwon Ningyi, her heart had also fluttered slightly, feeling that perhaps the promises the other party made were things she could grasp.

It wasn't until the beginning of this year, when Lin Xiuyuan suddenly appeared, taking her through that Time Gate and stepping into 2025, that she saw clearly all the rise and fall and price of the next ten years.

At that moment, on the evening of that day, Zheng Xiujing truly calmed down.

Returning to the present, she was indeed not the light and airy girl she was back then, but she couldn't deny that she had indeed been like that.

So when Jessica's straightforwardness hit her like a head-on blow again, tearing her awkward self-esteem to shreds, it also forced her to face that self.

Only then did Zheng Xiujing purse her lips, her fingers rubbing the rim of the glass lightly, silent for a long time, before finally speaking in a low voice.

"You're right, I was indeed floating at that time."

But as she said this, she suddenly raised her head, a sharpness that couldn't be hidden in her gaze, carrying questioning, and also carrying the firmness she only dared to admit, looking at Jessica.

"But I still want to ask you one thing, and that is, why didn't you pull out when you knew the situation was wrong? Why did you continue? With my character, I would never make the same mistake twice."

Her voice wasn't high, yet it was like a needle pricking the air, every word solid.

Jessica looked at her quietly; that look was very deep, as if piercing through Zheng Xiujing's defenses, and as if seeing another self.

Her thin lips moved slightly, but the expression in her eyes was unclear whether it was cold or a smile, as if waiting, and as if enduring something.

A moment later, she finally opened her mouth, her voice light, yet like a stone thrown into the water, stirring up ripples.

"Sure enough, no wonder you are the same person as me."

When saying this sentence, Jessica's tone carried a bit of self-deprecation, her brows raised slightly. "I thought the same thing at the beginning, so I planned to pull out immediately. But what was the result? Under some guidance and concealment that I don't know if it was intentional or unintentional, I became the one who took the blame. Many debts, many problems, all piled onto me."

She turned her head slightly, her fingertips tapping her knees lightly, as if forcing herself to calm down, yet she couldn't hide the powerlessness in the bottom of her eyes.

"After that time, my name was pulled into the credit blacklist, my personal credit was completely ruined, and I carried a large amount of external debt."

Speaking to this point, her tone became a bit low, as if squeezed out from her throat. "From that moment on, I had no way back, and could only be forced to continue entangling."

She paused afterward and added a sentence. "Perhaps, this is the consequence of being impatient. Once is a lesson, twice is me being stupid. If I had held my temper at that time and pulled out slowly, perhaps it wouldn't have been like this."

As the words fell, Krystal on the sofa side suddenly widened her eyes, her whole person like being struck by electricity, her fingers tightly gripping the pillow, almost standing up.

"Jessica!!! You didn't tell me that at the beginning."

Jessica, who was questioned, turned her head slowly, but no ripples could be seen on her face, her expression very calm. "What's there to say, things had already happened at that time, saying more was useless. And saying it would only make you worry for me? Better to just not say anything at all."

Krystal stood frozen on the spot, her eyes trembling violently, her lips opening and closing, but she couldn't say a word, as if blocked by these words to the point of being unable to breathe.

And Zheng Xiujing was completely stunned by Jessica's words.

She originally thought she understood the past and future enough, but when she truly heard another self reveal that layer of secret, her heart still felt like being hit by a heavy hammer.

Immediately after, she fell into silence again, her eyes flickering with complex emotions, as if struggling, and as if thinking.

The atmosphere in the living room became heavy, as if even the air was pressed down.

And Lin Xiuyuan, sitting on the sofa, after listening quietly to Jessica's words, leaned on the back of the sofa, the remote control in his hand turning channels randomly, finally because he didn't find any decent program.

So he suddenly turned his head, opened his mouth slowly, carrying a bit of lazy teasing. "So, Jessica, what is the situation between you and that idiot now?"

As soon as the words fell, Jessica's eyes immediately swept over coldly, that look sharp like an ice blade, stabbing straight into the heart.

In a tone with cold and hard articulation, it was full of disgust and resentment. "What does it have to do with you? Why should I tell you, you kidnapper."

Lin Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment by this glare and complaint, then couldn't help but laugh, two low laughs carrying a bit of provocative meaning.

Then he spread his hands, shrugged, and said nonchalantly. "I'm not curious, just suddenly thought of your small division sign exit a while ago, won't there be any more moths later? If you get pitted three times in a row, that's too miserable."

Jessica rolled her eyes fiercely, her chest rising and falling because of annoyance, as if wanting to find something to throw over immediately.

Then she pursed her lips and snorted coldly. "The reason I was trapped before was because I couldn't bear to part with that brand, that's why I was locked on the ship. Now that the brand is gone, what else can be pitted?"

As a result, just after saying these words, Zheng Xiujing opposite furrowed her brows and couldn't help but interject. "Wait a second, Jessica, wasn't your previous problem because of the dispute with the entertainment company? The news reports also said so."

Who knew the next second Jessica turned her head and looked at her, her gaze containing a bit of scrutiny, and then swept toward Krystal on the sofa. "Most of the situations you know should have been told to you by Xiujing."

Zheng Xiujing nodded lightly, her expression slightly restrained.

Seeing this, Jessica smiled lightly, but carried a bit of self-deprecating aura. "That was just a surface contract problem. What really made me breach the contract or pay fines was actually cooperation with other brands. It was mainly because I had already accepted other promotions at the time, but I didn't understand the contract details in that entertainment company at all, the contract signing at the time was a bit confused, and I didn't know what was going on. Later, when I found something was wrong and wanted to exit in a hurry, the result was that I lost my footing, and finally lost my composure completely, inexplicably breaching the contract."

"Is it inexplicably, or was it schemed against." Lin Xiuyuan raised his brows slightly on the side, his tone light yet carrying a bit of sharpness... and added a knife.

So Zheng Xiujing's brows locked even tighter, and she also followed up. "Is it Kwon Ningyi's problem?"

Jessica, hearing this, unexpectedly had a relaxed expression, shrugging her shoulders. "Whether it is or not, it doesn't matter anymore, it's all in the past anyway. You haven't contacted him on this side, as for my future, from the moment you met this bastard Lin Xiuyuan, there's no reference for you to refer to. So don't just talk about me being impatient, go make a mistake yourself when the time comes. If that really happens, my laughter will definitely be the loudest one."

Because she knew very well that when Zheng Xiujing went over to see her miserable state, with her own character, she didn't believe the other party didn't scold her.

Probably scolded her quite badly too.

It was just that she was too lazy to ask, saving herself from hearing those words again.

Thinking of this, Jessica slowly turned her gaze toward Lin Xiuyuan, who was sticking with Krystal.

That look was very complex, like a cold smile, and like a sigh.

Looking at the man on the sofa, there were indescribable emotions in her eyes.

Carrying a trace of envy, and some helplessness, more of a sigh at the arrangement of fate.

"I have to say, Zheng Xiujing, with this magical man, the situation later probably won't have any problems."

Jessica hooked her lips, looking at Lin Xiuyuan with a bit of teasing. "And Lin Xiuyuan, your method is too foul, having a life of cheating is enough, and you even take others to cheat together, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning one day."

"I didn't do anything bad, why strike me." Lin Xiuyuan laughed lightly.

Jessica snorted coldly, a trace of playfulness flashing in her eyes. "Does kidnapping count? Does having multiple boats count?"

Her words carried provocation, and quickly turned to Zheng Xiujing, her eyes flickering slightly, suddenly changing the topic, asking with a smile that wasn't a smile. "What about you, Zheng Xiujing, have you slept with him? Why does your skin condition look not so good, not even as good as Xiujing's."

As soon as the words came out, the air suddenly stiffened.

Zheng Xiujing's pupils shrank first, then she raised her chin stubbornly, replying coldly. "No, not, why are you curious about this."

That expression carried a stubbornness and unquestionability, as if using momentum to cover up the panic in her heart.

Jessica was stunned by her reaction, her mouth half-open, seemingly not expecting to get such an answer.

After hesitating for a moment, she suddenly narrowed her eyes, the corners of her mouth hooking into a playful arc. "So Zheng Xiujing, you were cut in line, one time after another... Tsk tsk, shameful~"

These words carried sharp mockery, like a hidden arrow.

The living room was strangely quiet for a moment, only the tension in the air spreading.

The next second, a light laugh came from the sofa side.

Krystal couldn't hold it anymore, covering her mouth, her shoulders shrugging.

Lin Xiuyuan, however, was full of embarrassment, reaching out to scratch his forehead subconsciously, as if wanting to wipe this embarrassment off his head.

The atmosphere of the entire living room became ambiguous and subtle in an instant, the smell of gunpowder and the sense of comedy intertwined, both making people nervous and making people unable to help but laugh.

A moment later, Krystal's laughter still echoed in the living room, crisp and unmasked, like small stones falling on a calm water surface, splashing ripples that couldn't be ignored.

Jessica, who couldn't listen anymore, turned her head fiercely, her brows raised, her eyes sharp as if to poke through people. "Ya, Zheng Xiujing, what are you laughing at? If it weren't for the bad idea you came up with, would Lin Xiuyuan do such a rotten thing as kidnapping me? Really, I don't know, I thought I was your enemy."

The tone was full of questioning, carrying the smell of gunpowder, like a bullet hitting the air of the living room.

If it were Zheng Xiujing, she would probably have shrunk to the sofa side, not daring to respond.

But it just so happened that this was Krystal, so she just put down her hand slowly, her expression calm, and even her tone didn't carry half a panic. "Don't be excited, Jessica. I did this just for your own good. If I really watched you continue to jump into the pit, I wouldn't have the heart to be a bystander. So instead of letting you be dragged into the water by those messy things outside, it's better to fall into Xiuyuan's pit."

The "pit" she spoke of was clearly not without basis.

She understood Lin Xiuyuan, this pit...

Big and deep, reaching far, enough to make people completely lost.

Jessica was choked for a moment, then snorted coldly. "Ha, well said. You speak lightly, just treating me as some little white rabbit."

Krystal raised her brows, countering without panic. "How could that be, Jessica, you can't be a little white rabbit, you look terrible in white silk, count as a leopard cat."

"Ya, Zheng Xiujing."

The two's needle-to-needle confrontation made the air like a tightened string, almost making people hold their breath.

Just at this time, Zheng Xiujing finally couldn't help it, interjecting with a cold face, her tone carrying hot mockery. "Jessica, have you been lonely for too long? Seeing a man, you must pounce on the bed?"

As soon as this was said, Jessica turned her head fiercely, her expression calm yet revealing a trace of cold beauty. "Heh, being able to hold back from not pouncing on the bed after knowing that 'trait,' you are indeed quite powerful."

Zheng Xiujing sneered, her gaze staring straight at her. "Then why don't you go? According to your outrageous logic, shouldn't you pounce on Xiuyuan right now?"

"Cough cough cough. You guys argue your own, don't drag me in."

Lin Xiuyuan picked up his phone, his heart feeling like being blown by a cold wind, having an urge to run away.

Krystal on the side clapped her hands immediately, like watching a stage play, "Clap clap" applauding, her eyes curved with a smile. "Wonderful, really wonderful."

Lin Xiuyuan, watching this situation, was completely frozen, rubbing his forehead back and forth with his fingers, muttering in his heart: If this upgrades again, I'm afraid it can really perform a full martial arts show...

Park Jiyeon's matter not long ago was still fresh in his memory.

However, Jessica didn't retreat, her eyes turned, her tone firm, carrying uncompromising sharpness. "In another situation, I would have lain down, and it wouldn't have mattered if it was half-pushed, but kidnapping is the only thing that won't do."

The last four words, she emphasized extra heavily, her eyes glaring fiercely at Krystal and Lin Xiuyuan.

But the two on the sofa were "fearless," looking at each other, as if raising their brows with tacit understanding.

That calm aura, and the shameless reaction, made Jessica's teeth itch with anger, yet she could do nothing about them.

Unable to vent, she turned around fiercely, aiming the spearhead back at Zheng Xiujing, opening her mouth coldly. "What, do you think I don't know what you're thinking? Your reaction is all written on your face, stop putting on airs, Zheng Xiujing."

Zheng Xiujing, who didn't notice the crisis, was stunned first.

Then she raised the corners of her mouth, retorting, her voice carrying an unconvinced pull. "Understood, Jessica, you're both wanting and not wanting, can't save face, typical tsundere woman."

A sentence like salt thrown into the heart, directly stabbing into Jessica's softest place.

Since being untied, she had been performing quite calmly, but this time she completely "couldn't hold it anymore," her complexion flushed, and she scolded back in anger.

"It's like you're not the same, you're still putting on airs now, it's just because Lin Xiuyuan didn't take the initiative to find you. Don't always use your logic to speculate on me, don't forget I'm also you, I can think through your little thoughts clearly and clearly."

Zheng Xiujing's cheeks also flushed in an instant, anger light appearing in the corners of her eyes, but the words were stuck at the edge of her mouth, stubbornness written on her face but finding no place to refute.

The two refused to lower their heads first, the atmosphere suddenly stiffened like a tightened string.

Lin Xiuyuan couldn't help but turn his head, holding back a smile on his face, his eyes carrying a bit of helplessness.

Sure enough, the same person arguing... when they argue, they can tear the other party to pieces.

Krystal on the side had a "treasure" look, her heart crazily regretting why she didn't bring a camera, otherwise she could have recorded it.

She could almost foresee that if she could record this scene tonight, it would definitely become a classic that could be flipped out and watched countless years later.

But considering the phone was connected to the internet, she didn't dare to take it out to record at all, and could only hide this frenzy quietly in the bottom of her heart.

And at this time, the air in the living room was like being ignited by the smell of gunpowder, Jessica and Zheng Xiujing confronted each other at both ends of the dining table, lips and tongues like swords.

"You tsundere woman, clearly itching to death in your heart, yet you have to put on airs."

Seeing her attack was effective, Jessica smiled even more meaningfully, a coldness rising in the corners of her eyes. "If it were me, at least I'd have the guts to say it, unlike you, hard-mouthed and soft-hearted, and not daring to admit your own thoughts."

Zheng Xiujing's complexion stiffened, her chest rising and falling slightly, as if poked in a sore spot.

Turning her head, she still sneered. "Heh, like you're so open and aboveboard. Aren't you just using loneliness as an excuse? If you really have guts, pounce over now, don't bluff here."

Jessica's eyes flashed, and she actually followed her words, glancing at Lin Xiuyuan jokingly and seriously, the corners of her lips picking up a trace of imperceptible smile. "I said it, in another situation I would be willing, now even if he stripped naked, I wouldn't want it."

Lin Xiuyuan:...

He almost choked on a mouthful of water, and could only raise his hand to rub his brows awkwardly again, thinking how this fire always burned onto himself.

Zheng Xiujing was stimulated by this sentence to the point that blood rushed to her cheeks, bit her lip, and repeated in a tight voice. "Don't talk nonsense, Jessica, if you really have guts, then try it now."

"Yo?" Jessica had an interested look, her eyes carrying provocation and ambiguity. "I see it, you're jealous?"

"I'm not."

Zheng Xiujing glared at her fiercely, but because of that "jealous," her heart was in a mess, and the blush burned to the tips of her ears.

But both were the same person, her denial, after falling into Jessica's eyes, became even more accurate evidence, so she laughed even more happily. "Little girl is little girl, blushing after being provoked a few times."

"I'm a little girl, so you're an old woman?" Zheng Xiujing suddenly thought of some famous quote.

Sure enough, as soon as these words appeared, Jessica opposite clenched her fist, her eyes glaring fiercely at herself opposite.

Her fist was hard, harder than when she was kidnapped, really wanting to hit someone.

On the other side, as the night fell completely, the city's neon lights were like spilled paint, flashing one after another outside the car window.

The light on the GG brand hit the inside of the carriage, reflecting on the faces of the two in the car, passing by in light and dark.

When Sulli just sat in the driver's seat, she pressed the dashcam off, her fingertips clicking lightly on the mute button, and the instrument "pop" went out.

At that time, she didn't explain, just turned her head and smiled lightly, as if she had long guessed what Zheng Xiujing would ask next.

"What exactly is going on with that bistro of Lin Xiuyuan's?"

"And... what is the situation with that 'member'?"

Sure enough, as the car started, Zheng Xiujing also opened her mouth, her voice carrying undisguisable urgency.

Her questions were almost like a barrage, one after another.

Sulli held the steering wheel, her gaze fixed through the windshield on the sea of flowing headlights ahead, her eyelashes casting shallow shadows under the neon lights.

She didn't answer immediately, but asked back lightly. "Xiujing, do you want to know the past, or do you want to know the future?"

Zheng Xiujing, who was asked, was startled, her breathing seemed blocked in her chest, her fingertips rubbing back and forth on the seatbelt, and finally asked the question buried in the bottom of her heart with some hesitation. "I'm quite curious, Xueqiu, how did you... get to 2025?"

Sulli pursed her lips lightly, silent for a few seconds, the neon light outside the car window hit half her face, making that pair of eyes seem to have an extra layer of haze.

Then her voice lowered, almost as if narrating someone else's story. "I remember at that time oppa told me he wanted to hold a funeral ceremony for me, which was used to join the bistro membership. I was silly at the time, and actually believed it."

Speaking of this, she chuckled, but that smile was like thin mist that scattered with a wind. "But at that time unnie and Jiyeon were also helping, so I believed it."

"What?" Zheng Xiujing was shocked, her body leaning forward slightly, her eyes wide open. "What funeral?"

"It's just the literal meaning." Sulli's corners of her mouth pursed slightly, the smile on her face was very light, and her voice was even lighter. "The first thing I saw after the blindfold was taken off was my tombstone."

"..." Zheng Xiujing stood frozen on the spot, her fingers clutching the seatbelt unconsciously, not making a sound for a long time.

Neon light swept across her face, reflecting a pair of dazed eyes.

And Sulli took a deep breath, her gaze crossing the night view passing outside the car window, all the way brilliant, shattering into light spots in her pupils, like reflected fireworks, and like splashed old dreams.

"At that time oppa and Jessica unnie and Jiyeon, the three of them took me to the cemetery. That day the rain was so heavy, and the wind was so cold, I even thought I was dreaming, because there was no rain on this side. But it was also in that cemetery that I saw you in the future, the future Krystal."

At this time, Zheng Xiujing felt a soreness in her nose, her fingertips trembled, and she really wanted to ask "Then after seeing yourself commit suicide, what did you think in your heart."

But the words were stuck in her throat, stuttering and not daring to speak, for fear of secondary injury to Sulli, and could only clench her hands tightly.

And Sulli seemed to see through her hesitation, turned her head to look at her, her smile gentle like a lamp. "Actually I was also very broken at that time."

She shrugged lightly, as if recalling an old matter. "But after crying once, I slowly looked past it, and the person who might harm me in the future has already been punished by oppa on this side. You don't need to worry anymore, and I'm no longer afraid."

"You also saw the Kim Soo-hyun incident a while ago, right?" Her voice was even lighter. "For me, that should count as a period."

Zheng Xiujing couldn't hold it anymore, her palms clenched tightly on her knees, her knuckles slightly white, tears swirling in her eyes.

But she still tried hard to turn her head, enduring not to let the tears slide down, afraid of stimulating Sulli, afraid of making this person who had always accompanied her worry.

Sulli, who was driving, seemed to see everything, freed a hand, and rubbed Zheng Xiujing's arm lightly, her fingertips rubbing gently. "Don't hold it in, if you really want to cry, cry."

She smiled, her smile like a spring breeze, and carried a faint warmth. "It is said that when crying, the brain secretes endorphins, which can reduce pain. I also came over like this at that time, didn't dare to tell you guys before, afraid you would worry. Now I'm not afraid, and I dare to face it."

Neon light swept across the carriage again, reflecting on the hands held together by the two, like a piece of faint light shaking quietly.

Zheng Xiujing couldn't hold it anymore, tears finally slid down her cheeks, but because of Sulli's words, the bitterness in her heart also slowly became soft.

After a while.

In a corner of Seoul, the set where a crew was located was brightly lit.

The towering light stands surrounded the main scene like small tower cranes, and the warm yellow spotlights hit the set, making the entire venue have a dreamlike brightness.

As Sulli drove the vehicle into the scene, their assistants walked over quickly, and Zheng Xiujing also took a deep breath, quickly throwing the moisture wiped by the car window behind her, and suddenly her whole person recovered the calmness of "professional state."

Getting out of the car and walking into the set, her steps were light, and her expression had already been tidied up.

The thrill and heartache in the car just now seemed to be locked in the bottom of her heart, leaving only a deep light.

Don't know how long passed.

"Cut... perfect!"

Following the director's call to stop, the voice carried rare surprise.

Zheng Xiujing, who had finished filming a scene again, saw the expression of the director and assistant director behind the monitor as soon as she looked up: both surprised and happy.

At this time, several lead actors beside her also gathered around, whispering, "Xiujing, your state tonight is different," "Yes, the acting suddenly opened up," "..."

Praises came one after another.

Zheng Xiujing, who was surrounded in the center, stood there, her chest still rising and falling slightly, a few fine strands of hair on her forehead shining with soft light because of the foil of the lights.

Looking up at the colleagues who gathered around, she had a faint smile on her face, that smile was both a response to everyone's praise and a habit of maintaining a professional state.

But at this moment, Zheng Xiujing's mind was a bit trance-like.

Because she knew very well that her composure and confidence tonight all stemmed from the "future finished product" she had seen at the villa in 2025 in the afternoon.

With a complete picture, with an acting direction, all she had to do was turn those fragments into performance bit by bit, like tracing a transparent draft.

Therefore, she appeared so at ease, her every move as if she had rehearsed countless times in advance.

However, while enjoying the praise, a trace of hidden thoughts flashed in the bottom of Zheng Xiujing's heart.

Like ripples left by wind sweeping across a calm water surface... Lin Xiuyuan's figure also broke into her mind at an inappropriate time, standing in the corner where light and shadow intertwined, smiling at her slightly.

The smile was familiar to the point of making her heart tighten, as if coming through time and space, carrying a kind of indescribable ambiguity and temperature.

That smile made Zheng Xiujing suddenly remember something, her heart "thumped."

So taking advantage of the scene change, she walked quickly to Sulli's side and asked in a low voice, "Xueqiu, the future me, that is Krystal... did she sleep with Lin Xiuyuan?"

Sulli was looking down at her phone, her fingertips sliding on the screen, and she was stunned when she heard this sentence, her fingers pausing slightly.

Then the corners of her mouth slowly hooked into a bad arc, a trace of playfulness flashed in her eyes, and she stared at her, "Xiujing, are you sure you want me to answer this?"

Zheng Xiujing was looked at by her to the point of feeling hair-raising, her fingers twisting her clothes unconsciously, her face already flushed, but she still gritted her teeth and held on. "Mm, answer me."

Sulli's corners of her mouth pursed with a smile, an expression of being unable to hide her bad intentions, pretending to be mysterious and looking around, then nodded lightly, the smile jumping out like a small flame. "Mm, yes, rolled many times, it is said that they know each other inside and out."

Zheng Xiujing froze, as if struck by electricity, her heart thumping, so shy she almost bit her teeth.

"So, the look that guy gave me before, wasn't me thinking crookedly, but... that guy really has seen everything about me, right?"

Sulli finally couldn't hold it, laughing out loud, that smile containing both teasing and a bit of sympathy, nodding lightly. "Right, so when you told me those things, I couldn't explain it to you directly, I was almost stifled to death at the time..."

"Ah ah ah..." Zheng Xiujing covered her face with both hands, wishing she could stuff herself into a crack in the ground.

Clearly she was still a virgin, yet in the eyes of that man, she had long been an existence without a stitch of clothing.

Just imagining that picture, her whole face was red like a cooked shrimp, her heartbeat fast like a drum.

Sulli looked at her embarrassed appearance, laughing even more happily, but there was also a trace of gentle teasing in her eyes. "Don't take it too seriously, that's Krystal, not you, Xiujing."

"What kind of talk is that, clearly it's one person." Zheng Xiujing clenched her fists tightly, her voice as thin as a mosquito but carrying stubbornness.

Who knew Sulli's next sentence directly extinguished her completely. "Quite good, actually I'm the one who wants to experience this situation... unfortunately, there's no me in the future."

Zheng Xiujing opened her mouth, having an urge to slap herself... why did she pick up this topic.

Then a wave of soreness in her chest, the words stuck in her throat and couldn't come out.

It was just that she didn't notice that Sulli hooked the corners of her mouth lightly at her side, raising a trace of imperceptible smile arc.

Using her own death to comfort others, this was her exclusive secret recipe.

Late at night.

In the living room, the warm yellow light spilled softly on the leather sofa and coffee table, reflecting a layer of warm yet quiet light halo.

The city noise outside the window was isolated outside, as if the entire space was left with only three people and slight breathing sounds.

Jessica and Zheng Xiujing, who were at daggers drawn because of the topic earlier, had already calmed down at this moment, sitting on both sides of the sofa, the warmth on their faces not yet dissipated.

Jessica hugged her arms and leaned on the back of the sofa, her brows furrowed, yet as if deliberately suppressing anger.

Zheng Xiujing rubbed the edge of the sofa lightly with her fingers, her expression carrying a bit of concern and uneasiness.

On the other side, Krystal had already quietly moved over, leaning on the cushion, like a little audience watching a play, her eyes wandering between the two, carrying an unclear smile.

"Whoosh..."

The bedroom door was pushed open, Lin Xiuyuan walked out, wiping his wet hair with a towel while changing into a loose home T-shirt, his whole person appearing relaxed and casual.

He raised his eyes to look at Zheng Xiujing, asking very calmly. "Xiujing, do you want to go back to the apartment? Don't you have work tomorrow."

Zheng Xiujing was stunned, didn't answer the first time, but subconsciously looked at Jessica.

Her gaze carried worry and hesitation, clearly the conversation just now made her feel a bit uneasy in her heart.

Krystal had movie promotion and film festival arrangements these days, and her own work was also tight, if Jessica stayed alone, would there be any situation?

Lin Xiuyuan noticed her hesitation, walked a few steps closer while wiping his hair, the corners of his mouth raising a shallow smile. "Don't worry, I can watch her."

Zheng Xiujing furrowed her brows, leaning on the back of the sofa, her gaze flashing slightly, asking back in a low voice. "Then what about going to the bathroom, taking a shower, sleeping at night? Can she be honest by herself?"

Lin Xiuyuan, while putting the towel on his shoulder, raised his eyelids to look at Jessica, replying half-jokingly. "Tie her up again."

And this sentence of his ignited the air like a spark, making Jessica, who was originally quite quiet, sit up straight "thump."

As if ignited by a spark, her whole person exploded instantly, her voice raised. "Ya, Lin Xiuyuan, if you dare to tie me up again, you'd better kill me once and for all, otherwise I will definitely kill you."

That pair of wide-open eyes was full of anger and grievance, recalling the experience of being bound just now, her whole person's shoulders were trembling slightly.

Lin Xiuyuan was stunned, then spread his hands, an innocent expression. "Killing is against the law."

Just at this time, Krystal suddenly spoke, her tone light, as if reminding, and as if adding a handful of fire. "Then if you don't want to be tied up again, Jessica... you have to sleep with Xiuyuan at night."

The air in the living room solidified for a second at this moment.

Jessica froze, her head turned bit by bit to stare at Krystal, that look sharp as a blade, as if she could eat her in the next second.

Krystal, however, was composed, hugging the pillow with both hands, the corners of her mouth hooking lightly, as if saying: I'm just stating the facts.

Her eyes carried light teasing, yet not exaggerated, as if observing what good show would happen next.

However, Krystal still couldn't watch the show well in the end, and was sent back to 2025 by Lin Xiuyuan.

Then he sent Zheng Xiujing back to her apartment, and only then did he press Jessica, who wanted to go home, and returned to the 2013 apartment.

The apartment lights were warm, the air carrying a trace of the night's quiet and comfort.

Lin Xiuyuan, leaning on the side of the sofa, looked at Jessica with an interesting expression, as if just preparing to say something, his brows carrying relaxed teasing.

But Jessica spoke first, interrupting him. "I want to take a shower."

Lin Xiuyuan raised his brows slightly, responding lazily. "Then take it."

"I have no clothes to change, according to the situation Xiujing said, you can take me back to the apartment directly, right." Jessica, who added a small sentence, had a tone carrying a bit of helplessness, and a trace of stubbornness.

Lin Xiuyuan, hearing this, a trace of playful light flashed in the bottom of his eyes, saying softly. "You'd better extinguish that idea of going home, I'll take you to find Xiujing's clothes, anyway you two sisters wear the same."

Saying this, he led Jessica toward the bedroom, his fingers pulling open the wardrobe lightly.

The wardrobe was neatly hung with all kinds of clothes, almost all left by Krystal.

Silky nightgowns, soft home clothes, and a few small coats.

And Jessica's gaze inadvertently fell on one of the ribbon-like nightgowns, her fingers brushing over the soft fabric lightly.

Instantly, her complexion stiffened slightly, a trace of memory flashing in her eyes.

The self in the afternoon wearing a gag, that moment of slight humiliation and heart-fluttering.

So she turned her head fiercely, glaring at Lin Xiuyuan, her brows tightly furrowed, unable to help but blurt out a curse. "Lin Xiuyuan, you really are a pervert."

"Na na na, although it is said that a gentleman moves his mouth and not his hands, it's not quite right for you to scold people like this."

Seeing the thing in the other party's hand, Lin Xiuyuan, who understood what Jessica was thinking, immediately said. "This thing wasn't bought by me, I said before, this is Xiujing's product. But we haven't had time to try it yet, you count as taking the first step."

"Get lost~"

"I have to watch you take a shower."

"Then kill me."

"Dead has no temperature."

"Pervert, bastard, turtle bastard, get lost, Xiba... #%%@￥@￥#Q&$"

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