Chapter 39: 38 Park Ji-yeon

"Do you want to join the cult?"

"Ah?"

The slightly smiling words almost made Park Ji-yeon think she had called the office of that 'cult'.

So she subconsciously looked at the phone number, confirmed repeatedly that she hadn't dialed the wrong one, and then asked hesitantly, "Who are you?"

The person on the other end understood Park Ji-yeon's thoughts as soon as he heard it, so he laughed again. "You can't see what a person looks like by calling, wasn't the address given to you?"

"That, can I ask what you want me to go over for?"

The sense of security and crisis in her heart were pulling and fighting with her sixth sense intuition at this moment, and the alarm bells were ringing.

The more Park Ji-yeon thought about it, the more uneasy she became. Who knows if that place is a trap, or even a scene of candid photography or kidnapping?

Just when she wanted to ask a few more questions, the other end of the phone suddenly went quiet for several seconds.

Then, without waiting for her to speak again, a series of cold "beep beep beep—" rang out quickly.

The familiar busy signal made Park Ji-yeon very shocked. She took down the phone, looked at the number that had been hung up, and stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do for a while.

And the next second, her intuition jumped out again.

On the other side.

Lin Xiuyuan, who had just returned from 2025 to punch in, threw his phone on the bed, walked into the living room, and sat on the sofa to look through a drafted sales contract.

The goods to be bought and sold in this contract were not other things, but the apartment he was living in.

When he was eating with Jessica last night, the two talked about the house problem later. Lin Xiuyuan thought about living there first and considering the sale when it was about to expire.

But Jessica insisted on buying early for peace of mind. After all, the time gate that Lin Xiuyuan could open was hidden behind the door with the brass handle in this apartment.

If the landlord went crazy one day and sold the house to someone else, then there would be big trouble.

So, in order to feel at ease, Jessica directly asked Lin Xiuyuan to contact the landlord through the rental agency and take down this apartment immediately.

As for the house payment, she would pay it, in full, all at once.

Since she had said so, Lin Xiuyuan was not a hesitant character. So the next morning, he made an appointment with the agency to meet, explained the situation, and brought back a standard sales contract before leaving.

Just when he had read the contract once and was preparing to take it back to 2025 to run it with AI to see if there were any traps or word games.

The ringtone rang again in the bedroom.

Lin Xiuyuan, who looked up at the bedroom door, had deep eyes. After about half a minute, he slowly got up, walked in, and picked up the phone.

Then he stared at the number on the screen for a few seconds, and finally swiped his thumb across the screen at the 60-second limit node to answer.

But, he didn't speak.

He just answered, pressed speaker, and stared at the call interface with a smile, his eyes quite interesting.

"Hello, hello."

"Hello, hello."

"Hoo~ Hello, I'm on my way, may I ask if I should still contact this number after arriving?"

After the other party talked to herself for a while, Lin Xiuyuan gave his answer. "..."

"Come alone."

The somewhat teasing tone, when it drifted out of Park Ji-yeon's phone, Ham Eun-jung in the driver's seat had already slammed on the brake, stopped the car at the exit of the parking lot, and turned to look at the passenger seat.

At this time, Park Ji-yeon was pursing her cherry lips tightly, and the expression that was still relaxed just now solidified rapidly after this sentence.

Those bright eyes opened wide, and a layer of undisguised panic appeared in the bottom of her eyes, subconsciously turning her head to meet Ham Eun-jung's eyes.

The car fell into a dead silence for a moment.

In such an atmosphere, Park Ji-yeon's brain took over her mouth, answering with the most instinctive thought. "Okay, I'll go over alone."

"See you in a while... beep beep beep~"

The phone was hung up again.

Park Ji-yeon's rosy lips were pursed into a thin line, and even her breathing became shallow and rapid.

At this time, Ham Eun-jung in the driver's seat also spoke. "I don't really agree with you going alone, Ji-yeon, it's too dangerous. Who knows what kind of person that man is? Just judging by that tone just now, he's no different from a pervert."

"Jessica-unnie's friend, with her guarantee, it shouldn't be what you said, Unnie."

"Hard to say. What kind of good person would let a girl go out alone, and without knowing each other. And you, Ji-yeon, are a bit sick too, you really believe what's written on that note? What if someone is just messing with you?"

Compared to Park Ji-yeon, who had just come of age and did everything based on that impulsive child temper.

Ham Eun-jung, who was a few years older, was more rational. Park Ji-yeon's so-called sixth sense intuition that she told her in the dormitory didn't work well here either.

At least in the face of the sense of crisis from strangers, this so-called intuition was still suppressed by Ham Eun-jung.

In her view, safety first, this is unquestionable.

However, she is her, and Park Ji-yeon is still Park Ji-yeon, a little girl who has just come of age, with impulsiveness and recklessness in the first place.

"Unnie, I still want to take a look. I think Jessica-unnie should know the other party, and there is Krystal, friends who both know shouldn't do anything too excessive."

And this point is exactly what Ham Eun-jung is most relieved about.

"If it weren't for this premise, I wouldn't have let you go out of the dormitory door just now, but it's too late now, it's safer to go during the day tomorrow."

"Since I'm already out, let's go directly. Unnie, you send me to the vicinity, and then I'll walk over and wait for the other party."

Since you're already here, this law still works in Seoul.

Ham Eun-jung looked at the stubborn Park Ji-yeon, and finally didn't twist the other party. With a light sigh, she released the brake, and the car soon drove to the address on the navigation.

Park Ji-yeon in the passenger seat looked at the night scene that was retreating rapidly. The neon and street lights were intertwined on her fair face, outlining distinct features and a pair of clear and moving eyes.

And at this moment in her heart, that sixth sense intuition was still frantically attacking her emotions and impacting her brain.

Making her gradually become nervous, but also become more firm.

Late at night, the streets were empty, and the car soon reached the vicinity of the destination.

After parking the car on the side of the road, Ham Eun-jung watched Park Ji-yeon get out of the car alone and walk toward the opposite side of the road with great worry.

Then she watched her stand under a street lamp for a while, then answer a call, and look around.

Finally, she turned and walked into the residential area behind her, her figure soon disappearing into the night, and also disappearing from her sight.

"Walk in from the apartment entrance behind you."

"I've already unlocked it, just push the door."

"Elevator, 7th floor."

"701."

Putting down the phone, Park Ji-yeon, wearing a beige trench coat, stood at the door of this 701 apartment, her long black hair draped over her shoulders, the ends slightly curled.

Her slender hand was quietly clenched, fisted, and her knuckles were white.

Taking a deep breath, she knocked on the door, and also quietly knocked open a new chapter of her fate. ===== CHAPTER 40 =====