Chapter 309: Shamelessness and striking first (Please subscribe, please vote for monthly tickets)

Under the eaves.

When Park Hyomin's body slowly sank into the warm spring water, she didn't sit next to Park Jiyeon.

Instead, she leaned slightly toward the corner where Lin Xiuyuan was.

Steam was misty, and the atmosphere was subtle.

Especially when she saw the towel on Lin Xiuyuan's face that had been soaked by her, becoming heavy and making him unable to breathe, forcing him to pull it off with a yank, revealing his embarrassed, gasping appearance.

Park Hyomin finally couldn't help but burst into happy laughter.

This smile carried a hint of schadenfreude.

When Lin Xiuyuan followed the laughter and looked at her with slightly helpless eyes, Park Hyomin immediately acted as if she had been caught, quickly restraining her smile.

Pretending to be calm, she cast her gaze toward the other side of the waterfall, as if the figure that had just laughed wasn't her at all.

Looking at the other party's appearance of trying to cover up, Lin Xiuyuan was too lazy to ask silly questions like "what are you laughing at" or "who splashed the water."

The answer was simply written on the other party's face.

So, after wringing out the wet towel and placing it on the dry rock slab nearby, he turned his head to look at Goo Hara, who was huddled with Sulli, using her phone to find a suitable angle for photos.

"Hara-ah, how many more days can you rest?"

Goo Hara, who was adjusting her expression, turned her head and replied, "Where are there a few more days, I have to start working tomorrow. So I'll accompany Zhenli to rest well tonight, and I'll have to get busy tomorrow."

Hearing this, Lin Xiuyuan cast his gaze at Park Jiyeon, who was taking selfies opposite. "Then what about you guys? How is the schedule arranged?"

"Same." Park Jiyeon put down her phone and responded, "We can't rest for a few more days, if it weren't for this typhoon, I guess we would already be rehearsing now."

"Then are you guys going to stay in Tokyo for activities all the time?" Lin Xiuyuan continued to ask after listening.

"How is that possible."

Now Park Jiyeon finally finished taking photos and counted with her fingers.

"Many commercial activities and endorsements in Huaxia have come to the door, and some stage invitations for galas are also being contacted and reported. After a few scheduled itineraries here are done, I guess I'll have to fly over again soon."

She said as if she suddenly remembered something, looking at Lin Xiuyuan, "By the way, oppa, about the matter of our brand opening franchise stores in Huaxia……"

"You are fully responsible, I said I wouldn't care about this." Lin Xiuyuan waved his hand habitually to delegate power before she finished speaking.

Who knew Park Jiyeon wasn't looking for trouble for him to manage this time, but had something else to do.

"Ah, oppa~ I'm not looking for trouble for you to manage, I just want to say that Shaoxi followed me to Tokyo this time, and she is quite bored staying in the hotel alone when I'm busy. Look, why don't you take her to stroll and play with you and Sulli for the next few days? Save her from being a homebody every day at such a young age, almost molding."

Hearing Park Jiyeon mention Li Shaoxi, Lin Xiuyuan only then remembered that the other party had such a small assistant, and asked subconsciously, "Oh, where does she live? Why didn't you call her when you came out to play today?"

As a result, as soon as he finished speaking, Park Jiyeon scooped up hot spring water with her hand and splashed it accurately on his face.

"Ya!! Oppa, you are too much, clearly you said this was a private small gathering, don't let outsiders come, now you blame me instead??"

"Ah……forgot, forgot, my fault."

Lin Xiuyuan, who was splashed with water on his face, only then remembered that he had indeed said this, and smiled sheepishly.

But at this time, Park Hyomin, who was sitting next to him, was unhappy.

Pointed at herself, her tone carrying a bit of confusion, "Ya? Outsider? Ah, then what about me? According to your statement, what's going on with me?"

Lin Xiuyuan, who heard the voice, turned his head to look at her, a playful smile on his face, "You? Hyomin, you are special, you belong to the kind who is shameless and insists on following, and I have no way. Who let Shaoxi be young, thin-skinned, and embarrassed to join the fun actively."

"Lin Xiuyuan!!!"

Park Hyomin, who was already a bit angry, was completely ignited by his answer.

So anger rose from her heart, and she didn't care about any image.

Directly straightened her body, used both hands, and splashed several handfuls of water at Lin Xiuyuan fiercely, the water splashes were large and urgent.

At the same time, the kiln was getting brighter, bigger, and whiter.

Lin Xiuyuan, who was appreciating this, reached out to block while laughing.

Until after being attacked by Park Hyomin several times in succession, his heart rose, and seeing the opportunity, he splashed a little bit back in the direction of the culprit, Park Jiyeon, with a "whoosh."

And the water splashes Park Hyomin splashed earlier had a huge range, and many water droplets even crossed Lin Xiuyuan, directly splashing onto Goo Hara and Sulli who were focusing on taking photos not far away.

"Ya!"

"Ah! Unni~!"

Goo Hara and Sulli, who didn't expect this, were startled by the sudden water bomb, and almost couldn't hold their phones steady.

Then standing on the side, looking at the hair and shoulders that were instantly wet, they shouted with laughter and anger.

"Unni, it was oppa who provoked you, it has nothing to do with us!"

"That's right, that's right, injustice has a head, debt has a master, don't hurt the innocent!"

However, at this time, Park Jiyeon, who was involved in the indiscriminate attack by Lin Xiuyuan in the hot spring pool, also finally got a little angry.

Originally, she just wanted to take revenge on Lin Xiuyuan, but now seeing the war escalate, she simply didn't care about anything else.

Even more didn't care whether the movement would cause exposure, opened her hands, and like a small motor, splashed water frantically to counterattack in the direction of Lin Xiuyuan and Park Hyomin.

Unfortunately, she was too young, and there was no kiln to speak of.

Even so, for a time, after these few small episodes, water splashes flew in the hot spring pool, and the battle was fierce.

And Park Jiyeon, this Little Dragon Cub, made a fuss, and the water curtain splashed was called big and wide, almost covering the entire pool and the outer floor.

Goo Hara and Sulli, who had already been accidentally injured, saw this and were scared to escape the war zone, running to the safe zone under the eaves near the entrance.

Then they looked at the three childish figures in the pool who were making a fuss there with laughter and tears.

Just at this time, Xian Enjing

As soon as she opened the door, she saw Goo Hara and Sulli hiding at the entrance like startled little deer, and she couldn't help but be a bit dazed. "Hara, Sulli, what are you two doing here?"

"Unnie, see for yourself." Sulli held back a laugh and pointed toward the hot spring pool.

Hearing the noise, Ham Eunjung turned her head in the direction she pointed, only to see water splashing wildly in the pool; Lin Xiuyuan, Park Jiyeon, and Park Hyomin were fighting intensely, the scene being extremely childish.

At this, Ham Eunjung smiled speechlessly, shook her head, signaled for Goo Hara and Sulli to go shower first, and walked toward the battlefield herself.

As she walked over, she said in a tone that was a mix of helplessness and a parent scolding a child, "I'm telling you all, you're not little kids anymore, so why are you still playing water fights like elementary schoolers? Isn't it childish?"

Hearing Ham Eunjung's voice, Lin Xiuyuan, who was in the middle of the fierce battle, took a moment to glance at her, his gaze sweeping over the swimsuit she was wearing.

Compared to the bold style that the "Sweet Eunjung" of 2025 would occasionally attempt, the Ham Eunjung of 2013 before him was clearly much more conservative in her attire.

She had chosen a one-piece swimsuit; the style was classic, and the bottom even featured a slightly conservative boy-leg design.

Although it could still outline her well-exercised figure, the swimsuit covered her up completely, forming a sharp contrast with the sexy and hot Park Hyomin nearby.

This overly safe style made Lin Xiuyuan's vision go dark, and he instinctively blurted out a complaint.

"Eunjung-ah, when will your aesthetic sense evolve just a little bit? Even Jiyeon doesn't choose this kind of grandma-style swimsuit anymore."

Before Ham Eunjung could answer, Park Hyomin, who had just stopped fighting, chimed in from the side, happy to stir up trouble.

"Yah, Xiuyuan, stop beating around the bush. You don't want Eunjung's aesthetic to evolve; you clearly just want to see her in a bikini, want to see her figure. Can you make your intentions any more obvious?"

As a result, in the next second, Lin Xiuyuan followed her words and looked at Ham Eunjung with a burning gaze.

With a confident smile on his face as if he held a secret, he said something shocking, "Then Hyomin, guess, have I ever seen what Eunjung looks like in a bikini?"

Following this suggestive remark from Lin Xiuyuan, the bold style of that person from 2025 flashed through Ham Eunjung's mind like lightning, and her cheeks couldn't help but heat up slightly.

She rolled her eyes in annoyance, "Xiuyuan, stop it."

But Park Hyomin was stunned once again.

Wait, have you two really been together? Have you really seen it?

Just as Lin Xiuyuan, Ham Eunjung, Park Hyomin, and the others were laughing and playing in the hot spring in Tokyo, enjoying their rare leisure time.

In Seoul in 2025, another conversation was taking place.

Jessica, who only woke up slowly in the afternoon, first rubbed her throbbing temples, then reached out to grab the phone vibrating incessantly on the nightstand and answered the video call from Krystal.

Krystal on the other side of the screen was wearing makeup; she was likely in the middle of a schedule or preparing for one.

And Jessica, looking at the clear face of the other person on the screen, asked with a raspy voice from just waking up, "What's wrong, Xiujing? You're in such a rush to find me; I saw you sent me messages to reply as soon as I woke up, and as soon as I replied, you called."

"Jessica, what time did you go to sleep last night?"

Opposite her, Krystal looked at the woman still lazily lying on the pillow with messy hair on the screen, feeling a bit surprised.

"Around three or four, I guess."

After saying this, Jessica rubbed her forehead again, trying hard to recall, "I went out to hang out with some friends I had agreed to meet last night and drank a little."

As she spoke, she reached out again to grab a bottle of mineral water from the nightstand, twisted off the cap, and took a big gulp, "Gulp, gulp."

The cold liquid slightly relieved the dryness in her throat and the fogginess in her head.

After she finished drinking the water, she put the bottle down.

Looking again at Krystal, who was still hesitating on the other side of the video, she spoke up again, "Xiujing, don't just stare at me; if you have something to say, just say it. I'm listening; there's nothing that can't be said, right?"

However, Krystal on the other side of the video wasn't actually staring at her in a daze; she was caught in a state of conflict.

Because she remembered the few words Zheng Xiuyan had said to her yesterday, and she was currently hesitating whether to relay them to the Jessica in front of her.

But in fact, when she decided to make this video call, she already had the answer in her heart.

It was just that the amount of information was so huge that Krystal hadn't fully recovered yet and couldn't organize her words.

So when Jessica called out to wake her up again, Krystal took a deep breath, made up her mind, and said, "Jessica, do you know how many words Unnie said to me yesterday?"

The grammar of this sentence was a bit strange, using both the direct address "Jessica" and the honorific "Unnie."

Yet it didn't add a clear prefix name, as if confirming some tacit consensus with the other person.

So this unique way of expression made Jessica on this side of the video slightly open her eyes, which were still a bit hazy, a flash of realization crossing her eyes, and she responded softly, "Mm, I know, I saw her pull you into a little corner yesterday."

Then a smile that was ambiguous and playful appeared on her face, "What's wrong, what did she say to you?"

Krystal pursed her lips on the other side of the video and finally said the news that had made her struggle all night, her tone a bit subtle, "She said to find a suitable time, find a way to get you drunk, and then send you to her bed."

"..."

On this side of the video, Jessica's face, which had still been sleepy and lazy, froze completely the moment she heard this sentence.

She had imagined many possibilities in her mind.

For example, Zheng Xiuyan didn't like her and wanted to give her a hard time.

Or perhaps it was about the various forms of female competition over Lin Xiuyuan.

But she never expected that what she would get would be such a straightforward, unbelievable, and indescribable proposal.

This made Jessica's brain go blank instantly, and her CPU burned out directly.

After a long while, Jessica, who had regained her voice, spoke with deep confusion and a sense of absurdity, "No, what on earth does she mean??? Is she sick? Xiujing, are you sure she didn't say send me to Xiuyuan's bed?"

Actually, Krystal had already pondered it once on her side and had some vague guesses in her heart.

But she didn't say it directly; she just shook her head, "I'm sure I didn't hear wrong, and as for why, I don't know either. That's why I thought I'd tell you quickly; you should be more careful yourself."

At this moment, Jessica's brain finally recovered from its crashed state and began to run at high speed.

The CPU at the center of the storm was frantically loading various possibilities, and thousands of absurd or reasonable thoughts flashed through her mind like data streams.

Why would she do this?

Send me to her bed??

What is the point of this??

Could it be...

Finally, according to her understanding of her own wicked sense of humor and logic of doing things, Jessica suddenly grasped something that seemed extremely outrageous, but upon closer inspection, felt like something she herself could actually do.

So she sat up straight from the bed and blurted out to Krystal on the other side of the video in a tone mixed with shock and realization.

"Aish, that idiot!! Could it be that she wants to treat me as some kind of gift, pack me up, and let Xiuyuan come over to enjoy it and take the credit?? Is there water in her brain? Doesn't she know that I've already slept with Xiuyuan..."

Thinking of this, Jessica immediately denied this guess herself, "No, that's not right. In such an obvious situation, she must have known, so what is she aiming for?"

A new question arose, making her fall into thought again.

Then a possibility that made her grit her teeth even more emerged, "Could it be purely for fun? Wanting to mess with me? Watching me make a fool of myself??"

Once she thought about Zheng Xiuyan possibly plotting against her behind her back with this kind of wicked humor, Jessica felt an nameless fire rising up.

"No! I can't just sit here and wait for death! I have to strike first!"

On the other side of the video, Krystal had been holding back her laughter, watching Jessica's expression change unpredictably, and finally reaching this conclusion for a counterattack.

Especially after hearing that last sentence, she finally couldn't hold it in anymore.

The smile that had been brewing at the corners of her mouth for a long time finally bloomed, like a rose blooming in the sun, bright and carrying a bit of pity for Jessica.

She thought to herself: Sure enough, young brains are more useful; I hope that idiot Zheng Xiujing doesn't plan me like this; it would be too socially dead if I really stepped into a trap.

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