Chapter 347: The Strange Her (Seeking Monthly Tickets and Subscriptions)

As evening approached, the sunset in Tuscany dyed the horizon a warm orange-red, gilding the rolling hills and the silhouettes of distant ancient towns.

After a full day of stops and starts, Lin Xiuyuan, carrying Dalongzai, Park Hyomin, and Li Juli, finally drove along the winding country roads into Siena, a city with its medieval character well-preserved.

Outside the car window, ancient brick-red buildings and quiet streets flashed by, carrying a charm different from Florence—a more steady and profound aura.

The hotel where they were staying this time was located on a high slope at the edge of the city, booked in advance by Park Hyomin.

It is said that its predecessor was a private manor with quite a history; it was small in scale, and after renovation, it retained fewer than twenty guest rooms, so although the price was not top-tier luxury, it was famous for being extremely difficult to book.

Especially during the peak season, when it needs to be booked months in advance.

And for people like Lin Xiuyuan who finalized their itinerary almost on the day of, the probability of booking a room was even more minuscule.

Yet, luck is just that wonderful. This book is first published on Tiantiankan Novels -> 𝘁𝘁𝗸. 𝘁𝘄, providing you with an error-free and non-scrambled reading experience.

When Park Hyomin was browsing the webpage with the mindset of just trying her luck, she happened to encounter a tourist who had checked out early due to an emergency; the vacated suite was a hot commodity that disappeared in seconds, and she just happened to snatch it up with her quick eyes and fast hands.

"Hahaha, you know what? This is definitely fate looking out for me."

So, while checking in, Park Hyomin was still excited about this coincidence, taking credit in front of the slightly exhausted but still elegant Li Juli and that yawning Dalongzai.

The interior of the hotel did not disappoint, retaining the manor's original stone walls, wooden beams, and arched windows.

The furnishings were simple and elegant, and pushing open the window allowed one to overlook the layers of roofs in Siena and the fields in the distance.

After checking in, the group began to freshen up.

To put it bluntly, that meant taking care of physiological needs like peeing and pooping, touching up makeup, or changing into more comfortable clothes.

Of course, this refers to Park Hyomin, who turned and headed to the room next door to take care of it.

As for Dalongzai and Li Juli, they were much more casual.

The former sprawled directly on the sofa, while the latter was leisurely picking out earrings in front of her opened suitcase, long since accustomed to Lin Xiuyuan's presence.

After dawdling for more than half an hour, the four of them were finally ready to go out to find food.

Park Hyomin, who had already prepared a guide, led them with familiarity to a local family-run restaurant with a good reputation to taste authentic pasta, grilled meat, and locally produced red wine.

As the delicious food soothed the fatigue of the journey, the atmosphere became more relaxed and pleasant.

However, after the meal, when the three ladies were excitedly planning to stroll through the quiet old city streets at night, Lin Xiuyuan waved his hand.

He indicated, "You go ahead and stroll; I still have some things to deal with."

After saying that, he shook his phone, "There's an impromptu online meeting; I have to go back and handle it."

"Ah? A meeting this late?" Park Hyomin was a bit disappointed.

"Work, can't help it." Lin Xiuyuan showed a helpless expression, his acting natural.

Dalongzai, who already understood the situation, replied, "Go, go, the capitalists are squeezing our Xiuyuan; just remember to reimburse us for what we buy later."

Li Juli, standing to the side, only smiled slightly, her eyes revealing that she understood.

After parting ways with them at the entrance of the restaurant, Lin Xiuyuan walked quickly back to the hotel.

After closing the room door and confirming everything was correct, he moved his mind, pulled the door handle to open the door, and stepped inside.

The scene shifted instantly, from the ancient stone house in Tuscany, Italy, to a room in a modern hotel in Zurich, Switzerland.

In the room, Lin Yun'er and Kim Taeyeon were already prepared, their small suitcases standing by the door.

"Yo, punctual enough; I thought I'd have to wait a bit." Kim Taeyeon was checking her lipstick one last time in the mirror.

"Was the road smooth?" Lin Yun'er handed over a bottle of water.

"Smooth, Park Hyomin's brain doesn't seem to have any ideas." Lin Xiuyuan took the water and took a sip.

He then took the hat and mask handed over by the other party, which were for disguise, and put them on, "Let's go, the itinerary is urgent, don't waste time."

After speaking, he went out, went downstairs to check out, and then he and Lin Yun'er got into the rented SUV and drove away from Zurich, heading southwest along the highway toward Lausanne.

The night grew darker, and outside the car window were the silhouettes of Switzerland's tranquil lakes and mountains.

The atmosphere inside the car was completely different from the laziness in Siena just now.

Lin Yun'er and Kim Taeyeon, who had met up with Lin Xiuyuan again, were clearly still in an excited state, telling him about their experiences during the day, one after another.

"The Zurich Lake side was really super beautiful; it's a real pity you weren't there, Xiuyuan, we even took a cruise."

"I bought this, does it look good?"

Saying that, Kim Taeyeon showed Lin Xiuyuan the delicate bracelet on her wrist.

And there was Lin Yun'er's recommendation, "And this chocolate, you must try it—"

Lin Xiuyuan, sitting in the driver's seat again, responded with a smile while driving, occasionally making a few snide remarks.

Looking at their glowing faces in the rearview mirror, he didn't forget to mention his planned route, "By the way, I'll come over tomorrow to accompany you two to have a good look around Lausanne, and then go to Xiujing's side the day after tomorrow. What do you think?"

"What about Zhiyan's side then?" Kim Taeyeon, who was talking eloquently, spoke up.

"Them? Hmm, they'll have to wait in line; who told them to cut in at the last minute." He said with a deliberately regretful tone, which immediately earned him an amused "you know what's good for you" expression from Lin Yun'er.

This trip was about the same as the one during the day, less than two hundred kilometers.

And it wasn't some country road, but a smooth highway, so they arrived in Lausanne in just over two hours.

It was probably around nine o'clock in the evening when the vehicle stopped in front of a hotel by Geneva Lake.

Watching Kim Taeyeon check in, Lin Xiuyuan whispered a few words to Lin Yun'er behind her with a chuckle, and only then followed her toward the guest room.

This guest room was a lake-view suite with an excellent location.

Pulling back the curtains, even though night had fallen, one could still see the shimmering lake surface in the night, as well as the silhouettes of the mountains looming in the distance.

"Phew, finally done." Lin Xiuyuan carried their luggage into the room and stretched, "Alright, Yun'er, Taeyeon, you two get some good rest, I'm heading out."

Hearing this, Kim Taeyeon, who was leaning against the door, blinked, "In such a rush to go back? Not going to sit for a while and have a drink of water? Afraid we'll eat you?"

Lin Xiuyuan, who had turned around, deliberately looked them up and down with his eyes, a smile curling at the corner of his mouth, "Not sitting; if I sit for a while longer, I'm afraid it won't just be sitting for a while—I'd have to do something else for a while before I could leave."

This blunt teasing made Lin Yun'er and Kim Taeyeon freeze for a moment, then they both laughed at the same time, and as their eyes met, there was indeed a bit more eager heat.

Fortunately, Lin Xiuyuan knew when to stop, and while they hadn't taken action yet, he hurriedly waved goodbye, "I'm off, I'm off, see you tomorrow."

After saying that, he gripped the door handle to the side and opened it, and then he saw at a glance that on the wall opposite the door, a striking A4 sheet of paper was plastered there.

It was written on it with a black marker.

【Xiuyuan, if you see this, stop by when you pass by and give me a call. — Lin Yun'er】

Lin Xiuyuan, who had glanced at this note, immediately turned his head and smiled at Lin Chongji, who was curiously leaning in, "YoonA, do you have something to ask me?"

At this moment, Lin Yun'er also saw the note and gave his arm a playful slap, "Go away, don't mess around. It's Lin Xiaolu, okay? Sticking up a note like that, making it look like a missing person's poster."

But she, too, had her curiosity piqued, "Let's go, let's go over and see what's going on."

And so, in the blink of an eye, only Kim Taeyeon was left to keep watch in the hotel room in Lausanne, in case there was any knocking or calling from outside.

Lin Xiuyuan and Lin Yun'er passed through the Time Gate and returned to that familiar Apartment from '13.

The room was quiet, with only the low hum of electrical appliances running.

Having arrived here, Lin Xiuyuan quickly retrieved his phone from the coffee table, found Lin Xiaolu's number, and dialed it.

It was picked up after almost only one ring, "Hello, Xiuyuan?"

"Yeah, I just got back and saw your note. What's wrong? Is something up?" Lin Xiuyuan glanced at Lin Yun'er beside him.

Upon hearing this, the voice of Lin Xiaolu on the other end of the phone seemed to let out a sigh of relief, "There is something I wanted to talk to you about. Are you free right now? Why don't you come over to my apartment? I just got back."

"That works, wait a moment." Lin Xiuyuan hung up the phone and signaled to Lin Yun'er, "Let's go."

A few seconds later, the two of them flashed directly into the Living Room of Lin Xiaolu's apartment.

Lin Xiaolu, who had just taken off her scarf, was clearly stunned for a moment as she looked at Lin Xiuyuan and Lin Yun'er appearing at the same time, especially when she saw Lin Yun'er was also there; a trace of subtle surprise flashed in her eyes, but she quickly returned to calm.

Then, she cast her gaze mainly toward Lin Xiuyuan, her tone carrying a faint hint of resentment, "I thought you were really as busy as Xueqiu said, not even having time to touch the ground. It doesn't seem like it, though, with beauties surrounding you."

As soon as Lin Yun'er heard this tone, she immediately spoke up before Lin Xiuyuan, imitating Lin Xiaolu's tone, "Oh my, where did you learn this sarcastic tone? I don't remember ever talking like that before."

To this, Lin Xiaolu gave her a direct eye-roll, not bothering to engage.

Seeing that the two were about to start bickering, Lin Xiuyuan, who had been roasted, quickly tried to smooth things over, concisely explaining his blitz activities between several locations in Europe over the past two days.

After the explanation, he then looked at Lin Xiaolu and asked gently, "So, YoonA, you were in a rush to find me, what is it about?"

"I'm the one who's YoonA!" Lin Yun'er, who was beside him, immediately whispered to provoke the other person, looking at her with the smile of a successful prankster.

In fact, Lin Xiaolu was indeed choked up by her, so she glared at Lin Yun'er in annoyance, but she also knew that arguing over the name was useless.

So, she stopped wasting time, turned around, took the script she had just shown Sulli out of her bag, and placed it on the coffee table in the Living Room, "I recently received a movie script and wanted to have you help me look at it and give me some advice. See whether I should take this movie or not."

"A movie?" Upon hearing this, Lin Yun'er's curiosity surged, and she leaned directly toward the coffee table.

Lin Xiuyuan, who was behind her, also walked over.

Both of them looked at the cover at the same time, on which the name of the movie was written: "Miss Granny".

"'Miss Granny'?"

Lin Xiuyuan read the title aloud, his brows slightly furrowed, "Never heard of it."

As a native of 2013, he didn't actually have much exposure to the future movies of the Peninsula.

Apart from those classic films that were often edited into clips on short video platforms or used for ranking lists, he didn't know much about the others.

Meanwhile, the moment Lin Yun'er saw the title, her whole person seemed to have been pressed on a pause button, and she froze there.

Her gaze was locked firmly on those words, and surprise, realization, and memories flashed rapidly through her eyes.

Then she opened the page and carefully read the plot outline.

Afterward, an extremely complex emotion slowly crept into her heart, and it wasn't until Lin Xiuyuan looked at her in confusion and asked, "What kind of movie is this exactly?" that she seemed to be awakened from some train of thought.

Finally, she took a deep breath, her voice slightly lower than usual, and answered him, "This movie, to put it simply, if you switch it to the version remade in Huaxia, you should know it, Xiuyuan."

"What version?" Lin Xiuyuan pressed.

"It's that 'Miss Granny', didn't you just complain to me earlier about how unwatchable my former junior's acting was?"

After saying this, Lin Yun'er swept her gaze over the script again with a complex look, then raised her eyes to look at Lin Xiaolu, her tone filled with deep confusion, "But how did this movie come to you?"

Hearing this, Lin Xiaolu sat directly on the sofa, hugging a cushion as she organized her thoughts, "Screenwriter Jin Enshu sent the script to me directly, asking me to see if I had any thoughts on it."

"That's not right, how do I remember this movie —" Lin Yun'er suddenly thought of something.

Then she grabbed Lin Xiuyuan and shouted, "Let's go, Xiuyuan, let's go back for a moment, and you come too."

The latter part was said to Lin Xiaolu.

And so, the three of them quickly transferred to the Villa in '25. As soon as they appeared there, Lin Chongji casually picked up a phone from the shelf in front and started searching.

A few minutes later, her gaze landed on Lin Xiaolu, and her voice rose again, "I told you I wasn't remembering it wrong. Under normal circumstances, this movie should be in production right now, so how could the script be in your hands?"

Hearing this, Lin Xiaolu's gaze subconsciously glanced toward Lin Xiuyuan, lingering for a moment.

She seemed to be observing him, or perhaps weighing her words.

After a long while, she finally spoke, "I don't know the specific reason, but Screenwriter Jin told me a situation."

"That is, this script was already basically decided, and it was even about to start filming, but it was stalled for no reason after that super big accident involving Kim Soo-hyun earlier."

"Then, a few days ago, Screenwriter Jin attended a screenwriter salon and happened to run into Director Hwang Dong-hyuk there, who also happens to be a screenwriter. So he asked Screenwriter Jin about my situation and acting, along with some other questions, and the final result was this."

After hearing the situation Lin Xiaolu explained, Lin Yun'er's gaze also fell on Lin Xiuyuan's face, feeling somewhat incredulous.

"No way, this can even be linked?"

"I don't know, the fact now is that the script is in my hands, whether to take it or not."