Chapter 287

"Wake up, Xiuyuan~ YoonA is looking for you."

"Let's go, YoonA is also coming over."

"Don't tidy up? Xiuyuan, you can be more open next time you play with me."

"???"

In the blink of an eye, Lin Xiuyuan, Lin YoonA, and Kim Taeyeon were already sitting around the dining table, enjoying the sumptuous lunch ordered remotely by Jessica.

However, this meal was not eaten quietly.

Between the slight collision of chopsticks and bowls and dishes, there was the endless laughter of the three.

Especially Lin YoonA's voice was the most, although she always maintained a gentle and quiet image in front of some people, in front of Lin Xiuyuan and Kim Taeyeon, who were extremely familiar, she completely took off her burden and became lively and talkative.

Her small mouth kept talking, sharing interesting things in the crew recently on one side, and chatting about the awkward moments encountered when attending the red carpet party on the other.

While talking, Lin YoonA seemed to suddenly remember something, turned her head to look at Lin Xiuyuan who was focusing on dealing with a piece of braised pork beside her and asked, "By the way, Xiuyuan~ do you know that her company seems to be planning to let her solo return to the music industry?"

Hearing this, Lin Xiuyuan first stuffed that piece of meat into his mouth, and then nodded, answering vaguely.

"Hmm, I know this, she mentioned it to me before. But it's mainly her company's idea, Xiujing said their company's overall KPI this year is not ideal, and the performance pressure is high."

At this time, he hurriedly swallowed the rice and dishes in his mouth and continued.

"Plus, didn't some second-generation idols accidentally brush a wave of nostalgia through online short videos and nostalgic stages a while ago? The data is quite good. Her company saw this momentum and felt that maybe they could let Krystal also come out to 'reminisce' and brush up data and popularity."

Kim Taeyeon, sitting opposite him, also nodded after listening, but was also a bit curious, "Then will Xiujing go to promote the song? Like on music programs."

This time Lin Xiuyuan had a confused expression of "don't ask me," and shook his head.

"I really didn't ask about this in detail, I rarely ask about her affairs in this regard. Anyway, according to my current understanding of her, she should be quite resistant. After all, she is now the Krystal who is more willing to enjoy life and pursue comfort, not the Zheng Xiujing of 2013 who fought for the company and the stage and was still full of fighting spirit for her dreams."

This sentence made Lin YoonA and Kim Taeyeon silent for a while, and then they nodded to show their agreement.

"That's true~" Lin YoonA said softly, "Xiujing now feels more willing to travel everywhere, enjoy vacations, and live a relaxed life."

Kim Taeyeon also took over the words, thinking of it, "I heard Xiujing mention occasionally before that her mother actually advised her not to work so hard long ago. The current situation is actually that Xiujing herself can't be idle, and she is still a bit interested in acting, so she chose a relatively free actor path, which can be considered as finding something for herself to do."

Speaking of this, Kim Taeyeon suddenly seemed to think of something extremely interesting, her eyes curved to look at Lin Xiuyuan, and she asked deliberately with a teasing smile on her face.

"Xiuyuan, you say if in the future, by any chance, you accidentally bump into Xiujing's family, such as her mother or father, what should you do? How should you introduce yourself? Boyfriend? Or... friend."

This question can be described as very tricky.

However, Lin Xiuyuan, who was asked, picked up a pair of rice with rice very calmly and prepared to send it into his mouth, and looked up at Kim Taeyeon, who had a look of watching a show.

Then he solved the food in his mouth slowly, and then answered unhurriedly.

"Taeyeon, if you say that. Then I think I will go to Seoul in two days and do nothing, the first thing is to go straight to Jeonju to find your home, and have a good, in-depth 'chat' with your mother."

Speaking of this, Lin Xiuyuan looked up at Kim Taeyeon's instantly stiff smile, and continued to laugh in a flat but threatening tone.

"Seriously, I might not be very clear about which direction other people's front doors open. But Taeyeon, your home address, and how much your mother cares about your personal problems, I know clearly, what do you think of my proposal?"

"Pfft~ Hahaha, Hahaha!!!"

Lin YoonA, who was originally watching the show on the side, after hearing this "precision strike" style counterattack from Lin Xiuyuan, immediately burst into laughter without any image, patting the table and saying.

"It's possible, Xiuyuan~ this can really exist. Let me tell you, Taeyeon Unnie's mother has been very concerned about her affairs in this regard for the past few years. If you really go over, I guarantee you will definitely receive the most enthusiastic and grand reception, maybe you can set the status on the spot."

"Hey~ Lin YoonA, don't follow along and stir up trouble!!"

Kim Taeyeon was made shy and anxious by the two singing in harmony, and hurriedly reached out to cover Lin YoonA's mouth, not letting her continue to sell herself out.

Then she hurriedly turned her head, put on a pitiful expression, and bowed to Lin Xiuyuan with her hands together, "I was wrong, Xiuyuan~ I really know I was wrong, I just asked casually just now, please don't take it seriously."

Looking at her appearance of being scared in a second, Lin Xiuyuan and Lin YoonA looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh.

Then, in such a relaxed, happy, and occasionally slightly mutually threatening atmosphere, this lunch, which was delayed until the afternoon, also ended happily.

After the meal, the three did not choose to go out shopping.

On the one hand, it was because the identities of Lin YoonA and Kim Taeyeon were too conspicuous on the streets of Magic City, and even if they put on disguises, it would be easy for accidents to happen, and it would be terrible if unnecessary trouble was caused.

On the other hand, it was more important that after being busy for so many days, it was hard to have such a day of rest that completely belonged to themselves, and they wanted to stay quietly in a comfortable place and relax completely.

So in this new apartment where they could enjoy the rare river view, the three directly occupied the spacious and comfortable sofa in the living room.

Then they went back to the villa in Seoul to bring a few board games, and played with great interest under the sunlight outside the window that gradually tilted west in the afternoon and dyed the sky golden.

"Haha, I won."

"Hey, no, Xiuyuan, you are cheating."

"Unnie, did you peek at my cards just now!"

Happy noise, triumphant laughter, and annoyed complaints rose one after another, echoing throughout the apartment, full of the fireworks of life.

From time to time, Lin YoonA and Kim Taeyeon, who were angry and ashamed because of Lin Xiuyuan's few poisonous comments, would join forces and laughingly suppress him on the sofa and beat him up.

Of course, this kind of suppression for Lin Xiuyuan, rather than saying it was punishment, it was better to say it was a benefit.

After all, being pressed and ravaged by two fragrant, soft, and delicate top beauties, with their faint scent lingering on the tip of his nose, and everything he touched was warm and soft, this was undoubtedly an emperor-like enjoyment.

So in the play of two, or occasionally three people rolling into a ball, time seemed to have been pressed the fast-forward button.

The sky outside the window changed from a bright afternoon to a brilliant dusk, and finally sank completely into the night, and the lights came on.

The lights in the apartment had also been turned on, illuminating the room warmly and brightly.

Just at the moment when the street lights on the side of the road outside the window were all turned on, the electronic sound of the door lock came from the apartment door, and then the "click" sound of the lock core rotating.

Immediately after, the door was pushed open from the outside, and Jessica, who had been busy all day, stepped into the apartment with a trace of fatigue on her face, but also the relaxation after completing the work, carrying several heavy-looking shopping bags in her hand.

While bending down to change shoes, she shouted loudly toward the inside, "Xiuyuan, come over and take it from me, it's so heavy."

Lin Xiuyuan heard the sound and walked quickly to the door, taking the heavy shopping bags from Jessica's hand.

And the weight of the entry also made him raise his eyebrows slightly, it was indeed not light.

Lin YoonA and Kim Taeyeon, who followed behind, leaned over curiously, greeting Jessica who had just returned home, while peeking into the bags.

"Unnie~"

"What did you buy, so much?" Kim Taeyeon asked curiously.

At this time, Jessica had already bent down to change into comfortable home slippers, rubbed her slightly sore wrists, and explained.

"Thinking that you guys can't go out to eat, and I'm not very good at cooking, so I bought some ready-made ones, and some seafood and meat back to eat hot pot at night, convenient and lively. I also packed a few small dishes from the restaurant next door, and we can eat after heating them up in a while."

At this time, Lin Xiuyuan, who had already carried the bags to the dining table, heard this and turned back to interject, "Actually, I can cook, why didn't you ask me first?"

The result was that it would have been fine if Lin Xiuyuan didn't say it, but as soon as he said it, Jessica stood up straight with her hands on her hips, rolled her eyes at him angrily, and her tone carried a bit of reproach.

"Hey~ Lin Xiuyuan, are you sure I didn't ask you? Take a good look at where your phone is? How many messages did I send you asking what you want to eat at night, whether you want me to buy vegetables back, you didn't reply to a single one, and now you have the nerve to rake it back, right? I think you played crazy with YoonA and Taeyeon, and you don't even know where you threw your phone."

Lin Xiuyuan was stunned by her words, and subconsciously turned his head to look at the living room sofa area.

Sure enough, in the corner of the sofa, at the edge of the carpet, his poor phone was lying alone, screen down.

Obviously, it was accidentally knocked off when he was playing with Lin YoonA, and no one had paid attention to it since then.

"Uh..." This situation made Lin Xiuyuan speechless instantly, an awkward smile appeared on his face, and he hurriedly raised his hands to surrender, "My fault, my fault, sorry, sorry."

Then he waved his hands at Jessica, "You've worked hard, worked hard, go over and sit down and rest for a while, drink some water. I'll handle these things, it'll be quick."

After that, Lin YoonA and Kim Taeyeon originally wanted to come over to help, but were waved away by Lin Xiuyuan.

"No, don't come and make trouble, this doesn't need to be cooked, it's just plating these ingredients, and heating up the packed dishes, it's very simple, I can handle it alone, you guys go and chat with Jessica."

So soon, the three women were driven to sit on the spacious sofa.

After leaning her body relaxedly into the soft cushion, Jessica also let out a long sigh of relief.

Then she looked left and right at Lin YoonA and Kim Taeyeon who were sitting on both sides of her, a trace of complex emotion revealed in her eyes, and she said softly, "Seriously, not to mention too far in the past, just half a year ago, I wouldn't dare to imagine the picture in front of me, would really happen to me."

"What picture?" Lin YoonA tilted her head and asked curiously.

Jessica's gaze stayed on Kim Taeyeon's face for a moment, then looked at Lin YoonA, her tone carrying a bit of sigh, "The picture of the three of us being able to sit together and chat quietly and calmly like this."

She shook her head slightly and continued, "Thinking back, before this year, I seem to have only been able to make an appointment with YoonA for a meal occasionally, and with Taeyeon..."

Although she didn't continue the words behind, the meaning was very obvious.

It's not that the relationship between them is bad, actually it's more because of the helplessness that time, place, and schedule arrangements never match.

Being able to meet with Lin YoonA occasionally is also because Lin YoonA mainly turned to actor development later, and the freedom of personal schedule is relatively high.

And as a solo lead singer, Kim Taeyeon, whose schedule is so dense that her feet don't touch the ground, wants to find time to leave Seoul, or even leave the peninsula to get together, which is simply as difficult as ascending to heaven.

In contrast, those so-called rumors of leaving the group knot and friendship breaking are the least convincing among the three of them.

Others may have complex situations, but the three words Taeyeon-Jessica-YoonA... YYDS~

After listening to this heartfelt feeling from Jessica, Kim Taeyeon was also silent for a while, seeming to think of many past busyness and misses.

After a long while, she raised her head, her gaze crossed the living room and fell on Lin Xiuyuan's back who was busy in the dining room, and a gentle smile appeared on the corner of her mouth unconsciously, and she asked Jessica softly.

"So, Xiuyan, your meaning is that you feel meeting Xiuyuan is a very lucky thing?" She paused, her tone carrying a bit of exploration, "Then do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing?"

"Lucky is of course lucky." Jessica answered almost without thinking, her tone certain, "Think about it, being able to instantly flash you guys from Seoul to Magic City, if it weren't for him, where would we have such time and opportunity now to put aside all work and concerns and sit together and chat leisurely?"

As she spoke, she also looked at Lin Xiuyuan's direction, "So meeting such a man is undoubtedly a good thing for me."

Just as Jessica's voice fell, Lin YoonA, who was sitting on her other side, gently poked her with her elbow, with a teasing smile on her face, and said in a low voice.

"Unnie~ what you said is not very honest. Obviously, not long ago you were tied up by that guy Xiuyuan, how come you changed your tune so quickly and feel it's all good things? I don't think it's just as simple as 'Anywhere Door', right?"

If it were the Zheng Xiuyan of the past, being squeezed by Lin YoonA face to face like this, especially involving this kind of slightly shameful "dark history," she would definitely be a bit shy and angry, and hard to speak.

But the one sitting here now is Jessica.

So when she finished listening to Lin YoonA's words, not only did she not feel embarrassed, but she raised her chin slightly, a smile of aftertaste and carrying a bit of mature style on her face, and answered the other party frankly.

"Hmm~ YoonA, you are right, it's not all because of this." She deliberately drew out her tone, and glanced at the dining room direction ambiguously, "Apart from the Anywhere Door, his own taste is naturally excellent. In the past few years, I only cared about gnawing on inferior goods, and almost forgot the 'beauty' of the original flavor of young boys."

Facing Jessica's bold and straightforward statement, Kim Taeyeon beside her seemed to be touched by some nerve, and couldn't help but interject, her tone carrying a bit of inexplicable meaning.

"Xiuyan, you think too much, Xiuyuan is unique, compared to him, those other so-called young boys are simply no different from 'waste'."

As soon as this word came out, Jessica immediately captured the information content in it keenly.

Immediately turned slightly, looking at Kim Taeyeon with ease, with a smile of insight into everything on her face, "Oh? Taeyeon~ the information content of what you said is not generally large~"

This time Kim Taeyeon realized that she had leaked her mouth, and hurriedly waved her hand to defend, "No, I, I just heard it, heard it from others."

Jessica smiled even more meaningfully, "Heard it from whom? Who has such a good relationship with you that even the details of this boudoir joy are shared with you."

Kim Taeyeon, who was forced into a corner, had no choice but to pull Sunny, who was far away in Lion City, out as a shield in a hurry, "It's Shun Gui, you don't know Shun Gui's personality, she told me before."

In a recording studio in Lion City, Sunny, who was drinking water, suddenly sneezed several times, and rubbed her nose blankly, "What's the situation, who is talking about me?"

Lin YoonA on the side, watching Jessica and Kim Taeyeon talking to each other, the topic gradually sliding toward the restricted level, and starting to expose each other, she immediately stood up wisely, "Well, I'll go see if Xiuyuan needs help."

After finding an excuse, she fled this place of right and wrong quickly, walking toward Lin Xiuyuan's direction in the dining room.

This level of battlefield, she'd better not participate for the time being.

(End of chapter)