Chapter 449: 473 Even a Married Woman Wants to Block the Door?

471 Even a married woman wants to block the door?? (Seeking subscriptions and monthly tickets)

Inside the private room, the water in the cup on the table had stopped overflowing.

But the water stains on the tabletop, and those few dark liquid trails that had flowed down the edge of the table onto the carpet, were laid out realistically before Park Hyomin's eyes.

These marks could not speak, but they told Park Hyomin one thing more bluntly than any language could.

Some efforts and waitings are indeed useless.

You poured so much in, the cup was full, it overflowed, it flowed onto the ground, it seeped into the carpet, and then what?

There is no "then what."

That cup of water is still that cup of water; it just silently discharged the excess part after it was full.

And just as she was still staring blankly at the two water cups, Lin Xiuyuan opposite her had already started to pack his things.

This time he didn't wait for her response, nor did he ask her anything extra, as if his task was just to finish saying what needed to be said and doing what needed to be done; as for how she digested it, that was no longer his concern.

He first poured all the water from the measuring cup into the empty purified water bottle beside it.

Then he pulled a few tissues from the table, wiped all the water stains on the table clean, and finally stuffed these used wet tissue balls, the empty small bottle, and the measuring cup back into the bag, ending today's performance art.

Then he stood up, walked around one side of the dining table, and headed toward the direction of the private room's door.

"Alright, I'm done with my work, goodbye."

"Where are you going?" The married woman, who was still somewhat dazed, hurriedly raised her head and looked over upon hearing this.

Her voice was faster than she had expected, popping out from her throat almost like a conditioned reflex.

This reaction speed exposed a fact that Park Hyomin herself was not very willing to admit.

That is, she did not want the other person to just walk away like this.

Perhaps she still had words she hadn't sorted out, or questions she hadn't asked.

However, after Lin Xiuyuan heard her follow-up question, his footsteps paused at the door of the private room, and he tilted his head to think for a moment, "I don't know, I'll go back and take a nap."

"What about after you wake up?" Park Hyomin asked again, a follow-up question carrying a certain probing nature due to a conditioned reflex.

"I'll eat after I wake up. Life is just like this; it's good as long as you can eat and sleep." Lin Xiuyuan looked back at her with a smile that was neither deep nor shallow on his face, "I'm off, bye-bye."

Giving this sentence with a smile, he no longer paid attention to the gaze Park Hyomin had fixed on his back, turned the door handle, pushed open the private room's door, and walked out.

The door slowly closed behind him, cutting off the scenery inside and outside the private room.

In the space inside, only Park Hyomin was left sitting in her seat, her gaze foolishly looking at the damp spot on the table that was almost dry, unable to move her eyes away from it.

Her mind was full of the experiment Lin Xiuyuan had just performed, and the words he had said.

Those images and sounds were like a video set to loop in her mind; it would finish playing and then start over, finish again and start over again.

Her brain was buzzing.

And outside.

Lin Xiuyuan, who had just walked out into the lobby, caught sight of Dalongzai and Li Juli sitting in a booth by the window not far away.

They were clearly staring at the direction of the private room the whole time; the moment he pushed the door open and came out, they immediately turned their heads toward him in unison, and then quickly walked to meet Lin Xiuyuan.

"How was it, how was it?" Dalongzai spoke first, her voice carrying an urgency of having waited a long time and finally waiting for the result.

"What do you mean how was it? I'm done talking. I won't participate in the rest; you guys can talk to her." Lin Xiuyuan smiled and gave the handover.

Dalongzai stared straight at Lin Xiuyuan, "Then what did you talk about? Why was it so fast? The coffee that I ordered with Unnie was only just served."

When she said this, she didn't forget to point to the booth they had just been sitting in; the two lattes on the table were still emitting faint white steam, and the creamer and sugar packets beside them hadn't even been opened yet.

You have to know, from the time they left the private room to when Lin Xiuyuan came out, the time in between really wasn't long, only about ten minutes or so.

What could they talk about in ten minutes?

She had thought he would at least stay inside for more than half an hour.

"You have to ask the person inside about that." Lin Xiuyuan nudged his chin toward the direction of the private room.

Then his tone also sank a little from the previous lightness, becoming more serious, "But honestly, I've used all the methods I could think of. If the other party is still like that, don't blame me if any accidents happen in the future."

Lin Xiuyuan really felt that he had already used every trick he could use.

From experiments to stories, from rational deduction to emotional impact, he even said some harsh truths that weren't very pleasant to hear.

If these didn't work, no matter what, he shouldn't be the one to take the blame anymore.

Regarding this statement from Lin Xiuyuan, Li Juli beside him looked back at the situation in the main hall of the cafe.

Although there were a few people in the cafe at this time, there was no one around where they were standing, and the nearest customers were separated by the distance of three or four tables.

After confirming this, she softly asked in return, "What do you mean by accidents happening? What counts as an accident? Is it the kind that has to do with you, Xiuyuan?"

This question was asked with great skill, or rather, she just wanted to ask if Lin Xiuyuan's previous words counted as a kind of advance disclaimer?

Facing this question that clearly dug a pit waiting for him to jump into, Lin Xiuyuan looked at Li Juli and smiled.

He didn't jump, but he wasn't angry either.

He just gently stuffed the bag he was holding, which contained the experimental props, into Li Juli's hand.

"Alright, we have plenty of time to talk slowly. But for now, you guys go talk to the person inside first; I'm going back to take a nap. If you think I did a pretty good job, remember to pack some good food to the Villa tonight, or come over and make me a good meal as a reward."

After finishing his words, without giving Li Juli and Dalongzai a chance to stop him again, he waved his hand decisively and strode toward the entrance of the cafe.

Inside the shop.

Dalongzai, looking at that dashing back, glanced at Li Juli, and then quickly turned around and pushed open the wooden door of the private room again.

The result after opening the door was just seeing the quiet and silent Park Hyomin.

The other party hadn't changed; she was still sitting in the same position, her body leaning slightly back against the chair.

It was just that her gaze, which had been lingering on the outline of the water stain that was about to disappear completely, only slowly turned back to look at them after hearing someone push the door and enter behind her.

Finding that it was Dalongzai and the other, she slightly frowned her delicate brows and gave a faint smile with some emotion, "Zhiyan, where did you find this top-tier person?"

Dalongzai and Li Juli looked at each other, not quite knowing which aspect Park Hyomin was referring to by "top-tier."

"What top-tier?" Dalongzai walked back to her seat, pulled out the chair, and sat down.

"Men, their tongues are quite glib." Park Hyomin straightened her body, her gaze falling once again on the now-empty seat opposite her.

Then she took a deep breath, her chest slowly swelling with the inhalation, then paused at the peak for a beat, and let out a long, stifled sigh.

"Forget it, let's not talk about him anymore, the chatting is done. You two promised to treat me to afternoon tea, don't think about skipping out on the bill; I'm going to eat and drink my fill this time."

Then Park Hyomin summoned the waiter and began her ordering process.

Starting from the first page, she pointed line by line down the menu, "This, this, and this, then bring one of these too. Do you have any of those winter-limited ones? Good, then bring one of each of the two winter-limited items. As for drinks, this one, and this one, and add a cup of your shop's signature pour-over."

The waiter standing beside her tapped rapidly on a tablet, repeating "Okay, okay" over and over.

By the end, they couldn't even manage to say "okay" and could only use nods as a substitute.

This time, Park Hyomin really wasn't just saying it for show.

A dozen minutes later, the table in the private room was completely covered with plates, dishes, and cups of all sizes.

From freshly baked waffles to handmade tiramisu; from a whole row of colorful macarons to that cheesecake drizzled with a layer of raspberry jam.

There were also various small cakes, cookies, and fruit tarts whose names she couldn't recall, covering the entire table so thoroughly that there was barely any room left for a coffee cup.

Once everything had been served, looking at this dazzling array of desserts, Park Hyomin hurriedly took her phone out of her bag, stood up, and took a photo from a high-angle, bird's-eye perspective.

Then she put down her phone, picked up a fork, and began to eat.

At this moment, she truly had a tendency toward binge eating after a heartbreak.

Moreover, during the time from finishing the order to the food being served, Dalongzai and Li Juli kept pestering Park Hyomin, asking her what exactly she and Lin Xiuyuan had talked about in the private room.

To this, Park Hyomin's answer remained consistent.

"Whatever you asked him to come over for, that's what he did. I have to say, that guy is really impressive; no wonder he can keep both of you so completely under his thumb. He really does have something to him."

She gave this assessment without the slightest reservation, so frank that it didn't sound at all like she was discussing a man who might also affect her in the same way.

After pestering her a few times and finding the answers were all about the same, Li Juli gently nudged Dalongzai with her knee under the table, signaling with her eyes for the other to stop asking.

She knew Park Hyomin too well; if she didn't want to say something, you couldn't pry it out of her mouth even with a crowbar.

Rather than hounding her here, it would be easier to just go over to the Villa later and ask Lin Xiuyuan directly.

Anyway, Lin Xiuyuan had always answered whatever they asked in front of them; sometimes he answered a lot, sometimes a little, but he never used the same sentence to repeatedly block their mouths.

On the other side.

After taking the subway back to the vicinity of the Villa, Lin Xiuyuan bought some chicken strips on the walk from the subway exit back home, eating them as he headed toward the Villa.

By the time he got home, he had just finished the chicken strips, so he went back to the bedroom, lay on the bed, and scrolled through short videos on his phone for a while; he didn't know how long he watched, but until his eyelids felt a bit heavy, he tossed the phone to the side and fell into a deep sleep.

This sleep was very deep, dreamless, as if someone had pulled his power cord.

So much so that when he woke up again, the sky outside the window had turned completely dark, with only the green indicator light of the charger by the bed glowing, like a small firefly quietly crouching in the corner of the wall.

At the same time, after waking up, Lin Xiuyuan also heard some sounds coming from downstairs.

Lying on the bed with his eyes closed, he didn't get up immediately, lingering in bed for a few minutes first, then rolled over, got up, and walked to the bathroom to simply wash his face.

A few minutes later, after washing his face, he came to the first-floor Living Room and saw Li Juli, Dalongzai, and Tian Enjing at a glance.

At this moment, they were sitting together on the large sofa in the Living Room watching a TV program.

At the same time, the three of them noticed Lin Xiuyuan walking down from upstairs in his pajamas, looking like he had just woken up, and they all greeted him one after another.

"You're awake, Xiuyuan, you slept for quite a long time this time."

"Yeah, if we hadn't seen you still breathing, we would have thought you had fainted."

Compared to Dalongzai and Li Juli, Tian Enjing was much gentler, opening with a long, caring remark, "Are you very tired?"

Listening to their words, Lin Xiuyuan rubbed the corners of his eyes, "It's not even eight o'clock yet, I only fell asleep around five, I didn't sleep for very long, just two or three hours."

After saying that, he yawned, then took the opportunity to tuck his hands into his pajama pockets and walked to the middle of the Living Room to stand still.

"Eat something now that you're up, I'll go heat it up for you." Seeing his appearance, Tian Enjing smiled and stood up from the sofa.

And as she walked toward the Kitchen, she didn't forget to reach out and gently pat his shoulder as she passed by Lin Xiuyuan, helping him straighten his messy collar, as if soothing a child who had just woken up.

Seeing this, Li Juli followed, "Enjing, I'll go help you."

Following their departure, Dalongzai took the opportunity to wave at Lin Xiuyuan and patted the empty spot on the sofa beside her.

Seeing the gesture, Lin Xiuyuan walked over slowly and sat down in the empty spot beside her, "When did you guys arrive?"

"In the evening, I guess, when the sky was about to get dark." Dalongzai replied, then turned her head and looked at Lin Xiuyuan with a grin.

She took the opportunity to ask the question she had been holding in all afternoon, "Xiuyuan, how exactly were you chatting with Xiaomin unnie earlier? We all felt like she seemed a bit off afterward."

"Good or bad?" Lin Xiuyuan asked upon hearing this; he found that he seemed to have become a bit sensitive to the word "off" lately.

He had heard it too much.

"Hard to say, just very strange." Dalongzai thought for a moment and gave this answer.

Finding that Dalongzai couldn't explain it clearly, Lin Xiuyuan gave a very brief answer, "Actually, it was nothing. I just did an experiment for her, letting her see the thoughts in my heart through actual behavior."

Afterward, under Dalongzai's pestering, Lin Xiuyuan recounted the general process of the little physics and chemistry experiment he had improvised.

He also tried his best to restore the narrative technique he used when comparing her to the other person during the experiment.

Dalongzai, who had listened very carefully from beginning to end, suddenly let out a long, drawn-out "Ah..." of sudden realization after he finished.

Then she slapped her own thigh with her hand and slapped the cushion in her arms onto Lin Xiuyuan.

"I was wondering, I was wondering why Xiaomin unnie told me to be sure to bring a message to you, saying something about wanting to meet you again tomorrow, and that she also has an experiment she wants to show you. I didn't quite understand before, but now I finally get it; you two are really going back and forth."

"What experiment, and I have to go meet her? I'm not going, I'm going back to the year '13 tomorrow." Lin Xiuyuan caught the cushion, put it back on the sofa, and refused directly.

"Unnie said if you don't go, she'll block your door." Dalongzai looked at his face and relayed Park Hyomin's original words, word for word.

"She knows where I live?" Lin Xiuyuan frowned slightly, somewhat shocked.

He remembered that he had never given Park Hyomin his Villa address; most of their contact had been outside, so how could she know?

"She said she knows."

Lin Xiuyuan was shocked now; his back sprang up from the sofa backrest, and his originally lazy, sleepy eyes widened into perfect circles.

No way, another Jessica???