Chapter 341: [Exploiting Gold Coins] and [Innate Pregnancy-Prone Constitution] (Ten-thousand-character update, seeking subscriptions

Inside the villa.

After a long sigh, Lin Xiuyuan remained silent for a good while before finally rubbing his temples, deciding to temporarily set aside the headache-inducing multi-line combat problem.

He then looked at the three travel-weary women. Thinking that they had just stepped off a flight, he took the initiative to change the subject, "Forget it, let's not talk about that for now. You just got off the plane, you must not have eaten yet, do you want to have something?"

Dalongzai immediately rubbed her stomach and nodded very honestly, "Mm-hmm, I only had a bit of salad on the plane, I'm starving now, but what are we going to eat?"

"Braised pork rice," Lin Xiuyuan quickly offered a suggestion. "There's a pretty good Taiwanese braised pork rice place downstairs from Jessica's. The flavor is authentic, and delivery is fast. I'll order a few more side dishes; that should be enough."

"Jessica? In Magic City? By the way, didn't you just say there were others? Why don't I see them now?" Xian Enjing asked curiously.

Lin Xiuyuan nodded, "Yeah, the shop in Magic City. As for Xiujing and Hela, they were here just a moment ago, but they just ran off. You guys sit and rest for a bit, I'll go order the food and be back soon."

Li Juli asked casually, "Then where did they go?"

As a newcomer, she was still full of curiosity about this magical Time Gate.

Lin Xiuyuan, who had already stood up to go order, replied as he walked, "They went over to Tokyo with Hela to check out the house—the new secret base Hela just finished setting up."

He then explained, "I was supposed to go too, but then your call came in, Juli, saying you were coming over, so I stayed here to wait for you guys."

"A new base?" Hearing this, Dalongzai, who was full of interest in these secret little bases, immediately perked up. She couldn't even care about her hunger anymore and stepped forward, "Xiuyuan, I want to go see that house in Tokyo too, please?"

Li Juli and Xian Enjing exchanged a glance, clearly also interested.

Seeing this, Lin Xiuyuan didn't hesitate much and nodded, "Sure. I'll send you guys over to take a look first. I also happen to need to order food for Jessica's side, so I can ask Xiujing and Hela if they want to eat, saving them from having to cook for themselves in Tokyo or me having to make another trip."

With that, he led the expectant Dalongzai and the others to the corner of the living room where the Time Gate was and stepped straight through, with the three of them following closely behind.

As the scene before their eyes shifted drastically, they found themselves in a spacious, bright living room with a minimalist, modern, and wood-filled decor.

Outside the massive floor-to-ceiling windows, the faint night view of a starry sky was visible—a completely different atmosphere from the rainy Seoul night sky in 2025.

And at this moment, from a small, exquisite Japanese-style courtyard connected to the living room, came the sound of soft laughter.

Hela, Xueli, and Krystal were sitting on the courtyard veranda, leisurely drinking tea and chatting under the warm courtyard lights and the rising stars and moon.

Upon suddenly hearing the commotion in the living room, the three of them turned their heads to look at the source.

It wasn't until they clearly saw Lin Xiuyuan's figure that they breathed a sigh of relief, only to immediately see Dalongzai and the others following behind him, their eyes full of curiosity as they looked around.

Xueli was the first to stand up, a joyful smile blooming on her face as she walked quickly toward them, calling out happily, "Oh, unnies, you're back! When did you arrive?"

"Mm, we just got to Seoul not long ago," Dalongzai responded with a smile, though her eyes were already impatiently scanning the surroundings.

The design of this house clearly suited her tastes—the minimalist lines, the warm wood elements, the just-right amount of negative space, and the concept of cleverly blending indoor and outdoor spaces all made her eyes light up.

She couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow! This house is really beautiful. Xueli, how did you guys find such a great place? And it's in downtown Tokyo, too."

Xueli waved her hand with a smile, "We didn't have time to look at houses every day. Enjing unnie entrusted a reliable agent to find them, and we only came to see them in person after the agent screened them, finally settling on this one."

At this moment, Hela and Krystal also walked over, and everyone gathered together, happily greeting each other, the atmosphere instantly becoming lively.

Especially Li Juli and Hela—ever since they experienced that heart-pounding first time-travel experience, they hadn't had the chance to sit down and chat properly due to their respective busy schedules and work, let alone gather together so relaxedly like this.

So, reuniting now, both of them had a special sense of closeness and emotion in their eyes, and they soon sat to one side to talk in low voices.

Watching the group quickly become familiar and sit together, Lin Xiuyuan finally spoke up to explain the dinner arrangement.

"Everyone, for dinner, I'm planning to order some braised pork rice from a pretty good place in Magic City, along with some side dishes and snacks. What do you think? Is there anything you don't eat or have any dietary restrictions?"

Krystal and the others nodded to indicate it was no problem.

In fact, as female artists who needed strict body management, their requirements for dinner weren't high—light, moderate, and delicious was enough.

A combination like braised pork rice, which had vegetables, meat, and rice, was already a very good choice for them.

Having obtained everyone's consent, Lin Xiuyuan didn't delay and instantly flashed back to the apartment in Magic City in 2025.

Inside the apartment, the lights were warm.

Jessica, who had just returned from a drink with friends, still had a flushed, slightly tipsy look on her face. She had just taken off the thin coat she wore outside and tossed it onto the back of the sofa.

Inside, she wore a uniquely designed, short, slim-fitting T-shirt, revealing a section of her fair, toned waist, and tight jeans on her lower body, outlining the graceful lines of her legs.

Just then, hearing the sound, she turned her head and happened to see Lin Xiuyuan walking out the door.

Under the dual influence of alcohol and her mood, seeing him, Jessica immediately raised a joyful smile and called out with a bit of coquettish drunkenness, "Oh, Xiuyuan~ How did you know I just got back? Is it telepathy?"

With that, she ran into Lin Xiuyuan's arms like a happy butterfly, her steps slightly unsteady, and hugged him happily.

Watching the beautiful figure that rushed up, mixed with a faint scent of alcohol and perfume, Lin Xiuyuan naturally reached out and held her steadily.

When his palm touched her slender waist, which was cool to the touch and exposed to the air, it also drew his gaze down to the sexy yet cute short T-shirt she was wearing, and he couldn't help but laugh, "The wind is a bit strong outside tonight. Going out dressed like this, it's not good if your stomach catches a chill."

"I was wearing a coat." Jessica looked up in his arms and pointed to the thin coat on the sofa, proving that she wasn't choosing style over warmth.

Then, she wrapped her arms around Lin Xiuyuan's neck, tilted her head slightly, and released her cherry lips, which carried the mellow scent of alcohol, toward Lin Xiuyuan, her breath warm and alluring, "Why did you suddenly come over tonight? Did you miss me?"

As she spoke, her beautiful eyes looked particularly hazy and focused in her tipsy state.

Lin Xiuyuan, who was holding her, felt the warmth and alcohol in her embrace, but answered very honestly, "I'm just a passerby here to order food."

As he said this, thinking of the business at hand, he very skillfully and naturally reached into the back pocket of Jessica's jeans to check the situation.

Then he expertly pulled out the phone, entered the password he had long since memorized to unlock it, and went straight to the food delivery app to find the braised pork rice place they often ordered from and started calling to place the order.

Jessica, in his arms, watched this series of smooth operations with quiet reliance until Lin Xiuyuan reported the menu to the person on the other end of the phone and finally hung up. Only then did she speak again.

Her tone was curious and lazy, "Ordering so much? Where did you guys run off to for a party? There are quite a few people."

Lin Xiuyuan, who tossed the phone back onto the sofa, hugged her, "At Hela's new house in Tokyo. Zhiyan and the others just finished their overseas schedule, so do you want to go over and sit for a while? It's still early anyway."

Jessica tilted her head and thought about it. The dizziness brought on by the alcohol made her want to stay in a familiar, comfortable environment.

So she shook her head, her voice soft and sweet, "Forget it. I just had a few drinks and my head is a bit dizzy. I want to take a shower and then nap for a bit. You guys go have fun."

After saying this, she buried her face in Lin Xiuyuan's shoulder again and rubbed against it.

Lin Xiuyuan reached out to touch her hair and cheeks; they were indeed quite hot, "Did you drink a lot? You seem a bit flushed."

"Just a few glasses of champagne..." Jessica muttered, "I guess it's because I caught a bit of wind on the way back, it's going to my head a bit. It's fine, a shower will fix it."

"You drank way more than this the other night." Lin Xiuyuan remembered that "Double J Confrontation" dinner not long ago, where Jessica had been drinking with Zheng Xiuyan until she almost blacked out, "That's what I call drinking a lot."

If he hadn't mentioned it, it would have been fine, but at the mention of this, Jessica immediately lifted her head from his shoulder and rolled her eyes at him, complaining.

"Can that even be compared? That night I was drinking through gritted teeth, I was holding my breath to drink her under the table. It was a strategic mutual destruction, completely different from usual. I'm just slightly tipsy now, my head is a bit heavy, but my consciousness is clear."

She tried hard to emphasize the difference between the two, as if that night's heavy drinking and blackout were a dark history in her life.

Lin Xiuyuan was amused by her excited reaction and couldn't help but tease her, "Then if that situation happened again, would you drink or not?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jessica let go of his neck and slapped him lightly on the shoulder, coquettishly scolding him.

"Go to hell. Are you trying to make me drink? You clearly just want to see me and her stack up again, don't think I don't know what kind of bad ideas you're having."

Even while tipsy, her eyes still sharply pierced through Lin Xiuyuan's little ulterior motives.

"Cough, cough..."

Not expecting Jessica to be so direct and accurate in exposing the truth, Lin Xiuyuan choked on his own saliva and coughed a few times in embarrassment.

His eyes drifted, and for a moment, he was speechless.

Watching him look like he had been caught in his thoughts, Jessica rolled her eyes at him again with infinite charm, then turned and walked toward the water dispenser nearby with slightly unsteady steps, preparing to drink some warm water.

After walking two steps, she turned back and asked, "Do you want to drink something? Water? Or a beverage?"

Lin Xiuyuan, who had taken the opportunity to sit on the sofa and pick up the remote to turn on the TV, answered casually, "Cola, I guess. With ice."

Jessica, while pouring water, kept muttering complaints, "People always say men shouldn't drink too much cola, it'll kill the sperm, Xiuyuan~"

Lin Xiuyuan was boredly scrolling through short videos on the TV. Hearing this, he didn't even look up and answered very calmly, "My body has long been isolated by time factors, my metabolism should be quite different from ordinary people. What difference does it make whether it kills sperm or not? Besides..."

He glanced at her and teased, "Whether I use a little umbrella or not, aren't you the one who knows best?"

This remark made Jessica pause in her water-pouring action. The flush that had just faded from her face seemed to return, so after pouring the water, she turned and walked toward the refrigerator, took out a can of iced cola.

She muttered something under her breath while taking a glass, adding ice, and pouring the cola into it.

A moment later, she returned to the sofa and sat next to Lin Xiuyuan, a curious look on her face, her tone becoming more serious.

"Speaking of this, Xiuyuan, actually there's a situation I've been wanting to talk to you about."

"Hm? What is it?" Lin Xiuyuan took a sip of the iced cola.

"It's, what if you really become infertile because of time travel or some other reason? Have you ever thought about the issue of descendants? Everyone seems to have never really talked about this problem."

She knew this question was a bit sensitive, but borrowing the courage from the alcohol, she still asked it.

At the same time, Lin Xiuyuan put down his glass and replied calmly.

"It's not that it hasn't been mentioned. Actually, Xiujing and YoonA have both talked to me privately about this problem. Their idea or guess is that, perhaps because my time anchor is on the 2013 side, my physical functions, including fertility, might be more compatible with people from that timeline. So they suggested I try with people from that side, maybe there will be different results."

Hearing this, Jessica's drunkenness seemed to fade a bit, her eyes lit up, and she hurriedly pursued, "And what was the result? Have you tried it?"

Lin Xiuyuan shrugged, his expression a bit helpless, "I've tried it. I've had direct contact with everyone from Xiaolu to Xiuyan, but so far there haven't been any results."

Of course, it could also be that the time was too short and it needed waiting, or that this wasn't the reason at all.

Anyway, as far as it looks now, there's nothing going on.

Seeing Lin Xiuyuan give this answer, Jessica nodded thoughtfully.

Suddenly, as if she remembered something interesting, she said almost offhandedly, "Ah, even my kind of 'Innate Pregnancy-Prone Constitution' has no effect?"

When she said this, her expression was half-joking, half-serious, and even carried a bit of teasing.

"Pfft—cough, cough!!!"

Lin Xiuyuan, who had just picked up the cola to take another sip, was startled by this sentence and choked on a mouthful of cola, coughing repeatedly, his face turning red.

After finally catching his breath, he looked at Jessica in shock, as if he had heard something from the Arabian Nights, "What the hell? Who told you that you have an 'Innate Pregnancy-Prone Constitution'? Where did that even come from?"

Jessica saw his reaction was so big, and instead laughed even more happily, her tone relaxed as if she were telling an interesting piece of gossip, "That's how they write about me in those Hallyu novels in Huaxia! Saying I have a pregnancy-prone constitution, that I'll get pregnant as soon as I'm touched, and so on."

"You... how do you know about that?" Lin Xiuyuan was even more shocked; he never expected Jessica to come into contact with these things.

"My friends told me," Jessica answered as a matter of course, "Some of my Huaxia friends or staff on the team like to read web novels, especially those based on celebrities. Others like to hang out in fan groups and eat all kinds of melons. After reading and reading, don't they know all these strange settings?"

"Awesome..." Lin Xiuyuan was speechless, and could only give Jessica a thumbs-up, expressing his complicated feelings.

He never expected that the dimensional wall would be broken in this way.

Watching Lin Xiuyuan's shocked and speechless look, Jessica laughed very happily, even with a little bit of small triumph from a successful prank.

Then she put down her water glass, did a light flip, and sat on Lin Xiuyuan's lap.

She wrapped her arms around his neck, looked into his eyes from a close distance, her voice carrying temptation and a trace of imperceptible probing, "Xiuyuan~ Should we go over to the 13 side and try it out? I'm the legendary 'Innate Pregnancy-Prone Constitution' after all, maybe I really can get pregnant?"

She wasn't really wanting to get pregnant, just wanting to test someone's reaction, so her eyes locked tightly onto Lin Xiuyuan's response.

"That's just a plot setting in a novel, you're really taking it seriously." Lin Xiuyuan found her sudden proposal a bit funny.

But in his heart, a trace of small vigilance arose: this sister wouldn't still be thinking about Xiuyan's apartment, or is she trying to prove something through this method?

"Who knows~" Jessica smiled noncommittally, her tone hazy, "What if our space-time itself is a novel space-time? Then the settings would be real."

After saying this offhandedly, she didn't seem to be obsessed with the answer.

Then she didn't say anything more, lowered her head, her gaze fell on Lin Xiuyuan's lips, and then she kissed him slowly.

She melted the unfinished words and complicated emotions into this kiss, which carried the scent of alcohol and lingering affection.

After a long while.

Until the doorbell rang and the delivery arrived, only then did Lin Xiuyuan reluctantly break away from this gentle battlefield, stood up to tidy his clothes, and walked to the door to retrieve the delivery.

Returning to the living room, he greeted Jessica, who was already looking even more languid and powerless due to the long kiss and the alcohol, and had already turned into a pool of spring water, "The meal is here, I'm going over to eat with them first. You get some rest, take a shower, and go to sleep early."

Jessica gave a soft "Mm" and waved her hand.

Lin Xiuyuan carried several full bags of takeout and flashed back to the quiet house in Tokyo in 2013 through the Time Gate.

In the dining room, the lights were warm.

The group gathered together had already set the table and were chatting while waiting for dinner.

Seeing Lin Xiuyuan return with the food, they immediately helped set the table.

Soon, the fragrant braised pork rice and various exquisite side dishes filled the table.

Everyone sat together, enjoying this takeout dinner that spanned time and space while continuing to chat.

And the topic naturally returned once again to the upcoming, increasingly complicated European trip.

When Krystal and the others learned that because Park Hyomin had cornered Dalongzai and the others, the Tara sub-team also had to split off a travel route, their reactions were all different.

Xueli and Hela looked at Lin Xiuyuan with a bit of worry.

But Krystal's face didn't show any surprise, instead revealing a smile of watching a show.

She even laughed a bit gloatingly, winked at Lin Xiuyuan, her tone full of teasing, "I'm fine, no problem at all. Anyway, the one who's tired isn't me, right, Xiuyuan?"

"I'll remain silent." Lin Xiuyuan scooped a large spoonful of braised pork rice into his mouth and threw out this sentence with a bit of depression.

What could he say? Opposition was ineffective, he could only accept it.

This resigned and helpless look immediately drew laughter from the whole table, even Xueli and Hela, who were originally a bit worried, couldn't help but laugh.

After laughing, Xueli didn't forget to remind him thoughtfully, "Oppa, you must remember one situation, it's very important. That is the route for entering and exiting customs, you must remember it clearly, don't take the wrong path."

Simply put, the passport entry and exit records must be normal.

Jumping around with the Time Gate doesn't matter, but the procedures must be compliant.

This is one of the safety rules that must be followed when traveling abroad using the Time Gate.

Lin Xiuyuan nodded upon hearing this, swallowing his food, "Mm, I know, I'll pay special attention to this."

Afterward, everyone enjoyed the food while discussing this European trip that had suddenly turned into a three-front war for a long time.

From possible route conflicts to time coordination, and then to how to deal with emergencies.

Everyone brainstormed, putting forward various reliable or whimsical supplementary suggestions, trying to make this plan as perfect as possible while being crazy, to avoid any overturning.

Dinner ended, the night was deep, and the Tokyo night sky was clear, with stars twinkling.

The group moved to the small, exquisite Japanese-style courtyard, sat on the soft cushions spread on the veranda, brewed a pot of clear tea, and continued to chat leisurely under the moonlight and breeze.

Looking at the clear starry sky above their heads, which was rare in the city, and breathing the cool air with the scent of plants, Krystal sighed comfortably, "This house is good in every way, quiet, strong sense of design, and the location is good, but it's missing something."

"Missing what?" Hela next to her asked curiously.

"Missing a hot spring." Krystal closed her eyes, as if imagining, "If there were an open-air bath in this courtyard, where one could soak in hot water while watching the stars, that would be truly perfect, the ultimate enjoyment."

Her description immediately aroused the longing of everyone present, and Hela took it seriously and began to think about it.

"Hot spring... how about tomorrow I ask an agent or find an engineering team to see if we can pull a pipe from a hot spring source nearby? Although it might be a bit troublesome, it's not completely impossible..."

Hela, who was a person of action, was very willing to try to make everyone live more comfortably.

"Forget it, forget it." Krystal immediately waved her hand with a smile, very rationally denying this idea.

"Not to mention the high cost of the pipeline project, the approval might be very troublesome. Even if it's done, the subsequent maintenance and water quality treatment, and the possibility of being checked by relevant departments from time to time, that's also quite annoying. I was just saying it offhandedly, fantasizing about it, there's no need to really make a big fuss."

However, after denying one idea, she immediately put forward another more tempting suggestion.

"Actually, rather than making a big effort to renovate here, it's better to just look for a sea-view house or mountain-view house with a private hot spring in Shizuoka Prefecture or Hakone. That's the real enjoyment, soaking in a hot spring while looking at the sea or the mountains. When the season is right, you can even see the fireworks festival in the distance on the terrace, the feeling is definitely different."

"This is good, this is very good, Xiujing~" Li Juli's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this, and she clapped her hands in agreement.

She had no resistance to this kind of suggestion full of romance and enjoyment, "I think this idea is great. Why don't you guys go to Europe as planned, and we'll just go to Shizuoka Prefecture this time. Find a beautiful house with a hot spring and stay there, and relax for a few days!"

"I also think this is quite good." Dalongzai took over the conversation.

However, as soon as she finished speaking, Hela next to her spoke up, her tone carrying a bit of realistic consideration.

"Dalongzai unnie, if that's the case, I think it's still more cost-effective to buy it on our side. The property prices in Neon in 2025, and properties with private hot springs, I'm afraid the price won't be cheap. If we buy it now, the price will be much cheaper, and there might be more choices."

Dalongzai felt it made a lot of sense, but couldn't help but howl helplessly, "Hela unnie, please stop calling me unnie. You were born in '91, I was born in '93, by birth year, you are the unnie."

Hearing Dalongzai trying to correct the "seniority" issue, Hela looked at Krystal, who was smiling next to her, and also learned to show a smile to explain to Dalongzai, "Call me by age, that way I can look younger, unnie~"

This move was clearly learned from Krystal, the classic use of magic to defeat magic.

And Krystal, who found that she had taught the child bad things, also guiltily looked away, pretending to be focused on admiring the potted plants in the courtyard, but the curve of her mouth betrayed her mood.

Only Dalongzai was even more depressed, scratching her hair, "Ah~~~ don't be like this, I also want to look young!"

Watching the group making a scene here, Lin Xiuyuan, who hadn't said much, looked at Hela and asked a very practical question.

"Hela, after you bought this house in Tokyo, do you still have enough funds on hand? Good houses in Shizuoka, even if the price is relatively low now, I'm afraid they won't be cheap."

Although Hela's income was good, the price of this house was not small, and he didn't want to really drain her little treasury.

Hela nodded, her tone was quite relaxed, "Xiuyuan doesn't need to worry about this. Shizuoka isn't the core area of Tokyo, the price isn't that exaggerated. As long as it's not the top-tier, huge-area kind, I can still afford a general detached house with a hot spring."

However, hearing this, Krystal suddenly spoke up. She put down her teacup, a little expression of wanting to do something bad on her face, "I think, rather than letting Hela unnie spend money, why not let Zheng Xiujing buy it?"

"Hm?" Everyone didn't react for a moment to who she was referring to.

Krystal smiled and explained, "It's the Zheng Xiujing lady on the 13 side whose little treasury hasn't been moved much yet. Since she has also joined our church now, she should be made to explode some gold coins, as an entrance fee or a base construction fund, wouldn't that be great."

"Are you pitting yourself like this?" Lin Xiuyuan was amused by Krystal's proposal, which didn't even let herself go when she was ruthless, "Instigating your past self to explode gold coins?"

"How is this pitting?" Krystal immediately retorted, righteous and stern, "I'm urging her to progress, making her have more sense of responsibility, and also better integrate into the collective. She needs to understand that if she wants to enjoy benefits and convenience, she has to contribute to the construction of the base."

After saying this, she didn't forget to glance at Lin Xiuyuan, "What? Heartbroken for the young person's savings, just staring at us to explode gold coins."

"Zheng Xiujing."

"Look at you, you've been seen through by me. You even got the name wrong, my name is Krystal."

"Hahahaha!!!"

Watching the two of them bickering and digging holes for each other, one not soft-hearted when pitting people, the other caught in a slip of the tongue, everyone burst into a burst of happy laughter again.

In the courtyard, the tea was fragrant, and the laughter continued.

The next morning, in Seoul in 2025, in Xian Enjing's apartment.

The soft morning light passed through the gap in the curtains, casting mottled light and shadows on Lin Xiuyuan's face.

A few minutes later, his eyelashes trembled a few times, and he slowly opened his eyes.

The first thing he felt was the support of the comfortable mattress beneath him and the elegant fragrance lingering on the tip of his nose, and then Lin Xiuyuan turned his head slightly to look at his side.

The other side of the bed was already empty, leaving only a slightly sunken pillow and a trace of residual body temperature.

At the same time, a more tempting food aroma was drifting from outside the slightly open bedroom door, silently summoning his sleeping senses.

Lin Xiuyuan, who had lingered in bed for a few more minutes, stretched, lifted the light quilt, got up, and walked into the bathroom attached to the bedroom, intending to take a shower to wake up.

After a while, when he walked out of the bathroom wiping his face with a towel, his footsteps paused slightly.

He saw that the bed, which had been slightly messy just now, was now in perfect order, the quilt carefully folded, and the pillows neatly placed.

And on the low stool at the end of the bed, a set of neatly folded brand-new clothes was lying quietly—a soft light gray cotton shirt and a pair of off-white casual pants, with clean socks and underwear matched next to them.

Clearly, someone had carefully prepared them for him.

Looking at this scene, the corners of Lin Xiuyuan's mouth couldn't help but hook into a gentle arc, and then he changed into this set of comfortable new clothes.

The size was unexpectedly fitting, and the style was also the minimalist casual style he liked.

When he walked out of the bedroom dressed neatly, he saw at a glance the slender figure busy between the open kitchen and the dining room.

Xian Enjing, who had been rolling in the sheets with him last night, was wearing comfortable home clothes, an elegant apron tied around her waist, carefully placing two golden sunny-side-up eggs and perfectly toasted toast on the dining table.

The morning light shone on her, plating her with a layer of soft halo, her side profile gentle and focused.

Hearing the footsteps, Xian Enjing looked up and saw Lin Xiuyuan, and a warm smile immediately bloomed on her face, and she asked softly, "Finished washing? Breakfast is just ready, come over and sit down to eat."

After placing the plates, she turned to pour Lin Xiuyuan a glass of juice or milk.

And Lin Xiuyuan walked over, gently wrapped his arms around her waist from behind, rested his chin on her shoulder, and sniffed the clear fragrance in her hair, "When did you get up, Enjing? I didn't notice at all."

Xian Enjing tilted her head slightly, her cheek rubbing against his chin, "I'm used to getting up early. Even if I'm not working, I'll get up to exercise a little, do some stretching, and prepare breakfast. Seeing you sleeping very soundly, I didn't wake you up."

Her tone was full of consideration, and then she gently patted Lin Xiuyuan's hand wrapped around her waist, "Alright, go sit down, breakfast should be eaten while it's hot."

Hearing this, Lin Xiuyuan let go and walked to the dining table to sit down, but his gaze fell concernedly on Xian Enjing's leg, "By the way, how does your foot feel? Is it a problem to walk around this morning?"

Xian Enjing first put the milk in front of him, then lowered her head to move her ankle lightly, and stepped on the ground.

After repeating it several times, she looked up at Lin Xiuyuan, her eyes full of surprise and disbelief, "Mm, it's much better than last night. I can barely feel any pain when walking, it's just that the ankle joint is still a bit stiff, and I don't dare to do any large-angle twists."

Saying this, her tone also became serious and emotional, "Xiuyuan, your effect is really amazing. If the outside world knew, I'd really be worried that you'd be taken to a lab for dissection and research."

"Cough, cough, don't scare me." Lin Xiuyuan picked up a fork, poked a piece of sunny-side-up egg, and complained feignedly.

Xian Enjing looked at his guilty look, couldn't help but purse her lips and laugh, and then talked about other topics, "By the way, Xiuyuan, I won't go to Europe this time."

"Mm, I was just about to ask." Lin Xiuyuan swallowed his food and looked at her, "I heard you mention it last night, is it because of your leg?"

"Not really, the leg injury is part of the reason. But more importantly, the work is indeed quite complicated, and it requires me to wait in Seoul at any time."

After saying this, Xian Enjing looked at Lin Xiuyuan, "However, although I'm not going, don't forget to come back and apply medicine for me. Consolidation treatment during the recovery period is also very important~"

Lin Xiuyuan, who heard the double meaning in this, also put on a bitter face and looked at the other party, "Enjing, why does this sound so depressing to me? It feels like I'm an exclusive therapist on call, the kind that comes to your door anytime, anywhere in the world."

The next second, Xian Enjing leaned forward, leaned close to his ear, and used that seductive breathy voice to draw a big pie.

"Depressing? Then when my leg is completely better, I'll find Enjing to come over and demonstrate to you what a real 'stacking arhat' is, how about that? Is this compensation enough to make you not depressed?"

The three words "stacking arhat," like carrying an electric current, instantly hit a nerve in Lin Xiuyuan.

This made the man's eyes light up, and the feigned depression just now disappeared without a trace, replaced by full expectation and a trace of irrepressible excitement.

He even sat up straight immediately and nodded seriously, "Not depressed anymore! Not depressed at all! Enjing, you just rest well at home, I'll definitely remember to come back and give you consolidation treatment, I won't forget even if it rains knives from the sky."

The speed of the change in attitude could be called a Sichuan opera face-change.

"Pervert~" Xian Enjing was teased by his eager look and scolded him with a coquettish laugh, but the smile at the corner of her mouth couldn't be suppressed.

After the warm breakfast time ended, Lin Xiuyuan and Xian Enjing snuggled on the sofa filled with morning light for a long time, enjoying the rare quiet two-person world.

Until the clock hand on the wall pointed to a suitable time, only then did Lin Xiuyuan get up and return to the villa under Xian Enjing's gentle gaze.

And at this time, the villa was also filled with the aroma of breakfast.

Krystal and the others were sitting around the island in the dining room, enjoying a simple Western-style breakfast.

When Lin Xiuyuan's figure appeared in the living room, Krystal, who was eating elegantly with a fork, was the first to see him.

Those beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, she looked him up and down, especially lingering for a moment on the new clothes he was wearing, which were clearly not the ones from yesterday, and then the corners of her lips quietly hooked, and she opened her mouth with a crisp tease.

"Yo~ isn't this our dedicated attending physician? Finished your work, finally willing to come back?"

Lin Xiuyuan was said to have a hot face, and couldn't help but threaten back, "Xiujing, I'll find a way to plug this mouth of yours sooner or later."

Krystal heard this, not only not afraid, but laughed even more brightly, "Don't wait for sooner or later, do it now."

She even deliberately used a fork to poke the oily and plump sausage on the plate, raised it to her eyes, and her gaze swept across a certain place on Lin Xiuyuan with intent.

Then she opened her red lips and slowly sent the sausage into her mouth...

Immediately after, only a "click" sound was heard, her pearly teeth closed slightly, and she neatly bit the sausage in half.

This action, combined with her meaningful gaze and the crisp biting sound, made Lin Xiuyuan feel a chill in his lower body for no reason, and his scalp felt a bit numb.

He then decisively turned around and left a sentence, "I'm going to find Jessica to finalize the final details of the European itinerary, you guys eat slowly!"

Watching Lin Xiuyuan's back, which was almost fleeing, Krystal finally couldn't help but put down her fork, cover her mouth, and laugh until she was shaking, her shoulders shaking non-stop.

Xueli and Hela, who were sitting opposite her, took in this confrontation just now.

The two looked at each other and saw the same pie chart in each other's eyes.

Three parts helplessness, three parts amusement, and four parts admiration.

Sure enough, they young ones still couldn't keep up with the gap between these big sisters.

After that, another half day passed.

In the afternoon, in Park Hyomin's apartment.

Park Hyomin, who had had a full 24 hours of beauty sleep in her comfortable big bed, was sitting in front of the vanity doing skincare, feeling refreshed.

Outside the window, after yesterday's heavy rain, the sun was shining today, and her mood was as bright as the weather.

Just then, the phone rang, and the name "Park Jiyeon" jumped on the screen.

This scene made Park Hyomin's eyes light up, and she immediately answered the phone, her tone light, "Hello, Zhiyan~"

On the other end of the phone came Dalongzai's ultimatum, "Unnie, are you sure you want to set off with us to Europe? It's not a joke, right?"

Park Hyomin heard this, immediately sat up straight, and answered with a very certain tone, "Sure, of course it's not a joke, I haven't even unpacked my luggage, I can set off at any time."

However, after saying this, she still asked the most critical question, "But where are we going specifically? You said Europe yesterday, but Europe is so big."

"Italy." Dalongzai's voice came again.

"Italy?" Park Hyomin's mind immediately brought up those famous landmarks and romantic cities, "Is it Rome? Or Venice? Or Milan?"

Most of her knowledge of Italy mainly came from these world-famous tourist cities.

However, Dalongzai's answer was beyond her expectation, "None of them, unnie, the place we're going is Tuscany."

"Tuscany??" Park Hyomin repeated the place name several times, from initial confusion to later surprise, and finally screamed, "Zhiyan, how did you know I liked this little town!!!"

"Ah, it wasn't me who chose it."

"...??"

"It was Xiuyuan who chose it."

"Ah, it wasn't my choice."

"??"

"It was Xiuyuan's choice."