Chapter 3

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【Do you believe in the future? Do you think you will still be in Girls' Generation next year? How does the title of sunglasses fashion designer sound, and what about the brand name Blanc? Is it familiar? Do you think I plagiarized your idea, or will you choose to believe in the future?】

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After running comeback schedules for two consecutive months, Jessica, who had thought she could finally have a few days of vacation to rest, received a call early this morning saying there was an impromptu GG pictorial she needed to shoot.

Having debuted for many years, Jessica had encountered such crappy situations more than once or twice, so even though she was annoyed, she only pushed the time back to the afternoon.

Then, after sleeping until noon, she looked at the messy drawings on her desk, sighed softly, and went into the bathroom to wash up.

Afterward, she simply put on a pure white sweater and skinny jeans, threw a wool coat over the outside, and went out. This book is first published on Tian Tian Kan Xiao Shuo, 𝘵𝘵𝘬. 𝘵𝘸, very reliable, providing you with an error-free and non-disordered reading experience.

The company's nanny car was already waiting in the parking lot downstairs. After picking up Jessica, it headed straight for the studio where the shoot was taking place.

After getting out of the car, Jessica frowned slightly at the inconspicuous photography studio sign; this didn't match her current status at all.

However, even so, she didn't say anything, just roughly understanding that this so-called pictorial shoot was probably another private arrangement by someone in the company.

She felt helpless inside, but she also knew that both she and the group needed this kind of promotion and planning. Making things awkward wouldn't be good for anyone, so she would just treat this half-day of rest as a contribution to this boring shoot.

It was just that the eyes beneath her sunglasses became a bit colder, and she didn't want to talk at all.

Soon, Jessica, who had followed the stairs to the photography studio, first greeted some of the studio staff very officially, cooperated by leaving a few photos and autographs, and then walked quickly into Studio 2.

Following behind her was a slightly chubby female photographer, whose face was still flushed with excitement.

Then came the makeup and changing process, which took about an hour or so. Jessica finally finished everything, walked in front of the lens, and saw a boy standing under the umbrella light.

His appearance was not common among boys on the Peninsula; his delicate features were highly recognizable, and the only messy part was his long hair, which made him look a bit sloppy.

Originally, Jessica didn't care about this, but she soon discovered that the other party's gaze was fixed on her, revealing a kind of unsettling aggression in his eyes.

As an idol, Jessica was already used to being watched by all kinds of gazes.

But at this moment, this boy's gaze was a bit too sharp, making her feel uneasy.

Although she tried her best to restrain herself, she still couldn't ignore this discomfort.

This was an instinct naturally produced by her body; she couldn't control it.

All she could control was to ignore that gaze, coldly maintain professionalism, and continue to complete the shoot.

Fortunately, other than his gaze being a bit intense, the other party didn't have any excessive actions during work, so Jessica breathed a slight sigh of relief.

However, when the shoot ended and Jessica got into the nanny car to go home, the situation took a dramatic turn.

She found a note in the pocket of her wool coat, and upon taking it out and looking at it, her expression instantly became stunned and shocked.

The note was written with words like future, sunglasses design, Blanc...

These words seemed like a sharp sword piercing her heart.

From disdain to astonishment, then to shock, disbelief, and so on, various small expressions began to take turns, performing a face-changing drama on her charming face. At this moment, Jessica could completely go to bid for a Movie Queen acting award.

Originally, she had just dismissed the so-called future mentioned earlier as a joke.

But the sunglasses design that followed, and that brand name which only appeared in the depths of her heart, completely knocked her out.

Especially that brand name; Jessica hadn't even told her closest family member, her sister, because all of this was still just an idea.

She never expected that on such an ordinary day, it would appear on a note handed over by an "interested person."

Facing this situation, Jessica couldn't help but overthink.

Her small hand nervously clutched the note, her eyes scanning it over and over again, the time she spent on that sentence growing longer each time.

Finally, she took a deep breath, flipped the note over, and saw an address and time left by the other party.

She was very familiar with that address; it was near an apartment building in the Gangnam District.

The time was 7:00 PM.

Now the choice fell to Jessica; whether to go to the appointment or not was up to her to decide.

At the same time, Jessica also began to frantically recall her memories of when she was shooting the pictorial just now, trying to find the person who left her the note.

Thinking about it from the afternoon until evening, a figure finally slowly appeared in her mind.

Seeing the other party's appearance clearly, Jessica stood up abruptly, grabbed her coat, and walked toward the door, preparing to go out.

Behind her, Krystal, who had just returned, looked at her, "Unnie, where are you going?"

"To see the future."

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The dark curtain of night descended rapidly.

At 7:00, Lin Xiuyuan, who had just finished dinner, crossed the road, arrived near his apartment complex, and stood at the side gate of the park waiting.

Before long, a luxury car slowly stopped in front of him. The window rolled down, and Jessica looked at him coldly, her tone carrying a hint of provocation: "It really is you. What do you want with me?"

"I want to invite you to my apartment for a visit."

Facing Jessica's straightforwardness, Lin Xiuyuan didn't beat around the bush and directly expressed his thoughts.

Hearing this, Jessica's brows locked, and her eyes instantly became vigilant.

If it weren't for the hint on that note, she would have stepped on the gas and left long ago, and might even have cursed him out.

Understanding the other party's concerns, Lin Xiuyuan took a thick industrial rope out of his pocket and handed it to her, "I know what you're worried about. How about you tie me up tightly and we go over together? Because the evidence that can prove those words is right there in the apartment."

Inside the driver's seat, Jessica stared fixedly at Lin Xiuyuan for a long time. The sight of the other party standing at the car door holding a rope also made some passersby glance over.

Fortunately, they didn't discover that the woman wearing sunglasses and a mask inside the car was Jessica from Girls' Generation, otherwise, the news and the internet would have been in an uproar again tonight.

After a while, Jessica pressed the unlock button on the car door, "Get in."

Lin Xiuyuan didn't say much, walked around the front of the car, sat in the passenger seat, and continued to hand the rope to her.

"No need. The address." Jessica responded coldly.

Seeing this, Lin Xiuyuan pointed directly at the apartment across the street, "It's right inside."

Jessica, who had glanced at the apartment complex across the street, looked at Lin Xiuyuan with some surprise. According to her understanding, the rent there wasn't cheap, let alone buying a house.

The latter smiled slightly, seemingly seeing through her thoughts, and then gave an answer in one sentence, "Haunted house."

This sentence made Jessica's hands tremble slightly while driving, but she quickly adjusted her emotions and breathing, and drove the car to make a U-turn toward the opposite side.

A few minutes later, they arrived at the parking lot downstairs of the apartment building where Lin Xiuyuan lived.

As Jessica parked the car, Lin Xiuyuan stated again, "Do you really not need to tie me up? Aren't you afraid I'm some kind of bad guy?"

Jessica's answer was very direct, "I've never mentioned Blanc to anyone else, let alone written it down, but you still knew. Facing this kind of surreal phenomenon, what difference does it make whether I tie you up or not?"

"Then why don't you call the police?"

"Say what?"

"Honestly, I don't know if I can give you evidence either. Let's go up and see first."

Having heard this, Lin Xiuyuan folded the rope he had bought on the side of the road and put it in his pocket.

And his words made Jessica, who was following him out of the car, have fire in her eyes. While keeping up with his pace, she kept her cherry lips tightly pursed, and the small hand she had tucked into her pocket gripped the stun gun tightly, not daring to let go, ready to deal with any sudden situation at any time.

Soon, Jessica, who had taken the elevator to the door of Lin Xiuyuan's apartment, saw the other party look back at her before the door.

It seemed he was asking if she really didn't want to tie him up.

Upon discovering that Jessica still ignored him, Lin Xiuyuan didn't say anything more, opened the door, and walked in.

Jessica, standing at the door, looked nervously at everything behind the door, and after ensuring there were no other people lying in ambush, she remained silent for a long time, until the stimulation and mystery of the words on the note prompted her to take a step and follow into this strange apartment.

Inside the house, Lin Xiuyuan, who had entered before her, was already standing at the door of the storage room, looking at the entryway with some anticipation.

Seeing Jessica finally follow in, his gaze instantly turned determined.

Then he decisively gripped the brass handle, opened the room door, and made an inviting gesture toward Jessica, "Please, all the future you want to know is behind this door."

(End of chapter)