Chapter 474: Li Zhien: Your sweetheart is having an affair!!

496 Li Zhien: Your sweetheart is having an affair!!! (Seeking subscriptions and monthly votes)

It was still Incheon Airport, still the same spot where Lin Xiaolu had come to pick him up last night, and still the same car.

A gray-white rain canopy extended from the edge of the terminal, and rainwater flowed down its edge, forming an intermittent curtain of water.

Only this time, the person standing there waiting had changed to Lin Xiuyuan himself.

After parking the car in the same spot as last night, Lin Xiuyuan stepped out and leaned against the car door, waiting for the arrival of a certain lovely person.

Leaning against the car door, watching the curtain of rain not far away, he really felt a bit of emotion in his heart.

Last night he was the one being picked up, but this morning the roles were reversed, and he had become the one standing outside the car waiting for someone.

This change in status had happened a bit too quickly.

And just a few minutes after he had parked the car, he heard clear footsteps strolling over from not far away.

Passing the corner pillar between the parking area and the terminal, the first second after Xueli walked out, she saw Lin Xiuyuan leaning against the car door.

A big smile immediately bloomed on that little face, and she shouted to him from far away, "Oppa, you came so fast; I thought I would have to wait a while longer."

"There aren't many cars on a rainy day." Lin Xiuyuan turned his head back, looking at Xueli's posture of returning almost empty-handed, and his curiosity deepened a bit more.

She had just landed in Shanghai last night, and this morning she appeared in Incheon, and she didn't even bring any luggage.

Unless something truly urgent had happened, this was quite the move.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiuyuan swept his gaze over Xueli and asked, "So Zhenli, what exactly are you doing? You didn't even bring luggage and just ran back like this."

However, after asking, he didn't wait for Xueli to answer before pulling her to get into the car first.

It was still a bit cold on a rainy day; there was no need to stand outside foolishly to chat.

And so, very quickly, the two of them were back sitting in the car.

The car also quickly left the Incheon Airport parking area, rolled over the wet road surface again, and drove onto the highway heading toward downtown Seoul.

Inside the car.

Warm air blew out from the vents; as soon as Xueli got in the car, she took the small bag off her body and threw it into the back seat, then curled herself up in the passenger seat.

She picked up her phone and happily sent messages.

The corners of her mouth kept curling up, and from time to time she let out a few low laughs, as if she were having a very pleasant exchange with someone on the other end of the phone.

After sending the message, she brought the phone close to her face, opened a map application, tapped around on it to set an address, and clicked navigation.

Lin Xiuyuan glanced with his peripheral vision at the little figure in the passenger seat who was busy having a great time, and finally, he couldn't hold back and continued to ask, "So Zhenli, can you tell me now why you came back to Seoul? You're being so mysterious."

"Actually, it's nothing much, just having a meal with an oppa. Oppa, you probably haven't eaten yet, right?"

Being asked, Xueli turned her head away from the phone screen and looked at Lin Xiuyuan's profile.

But after asking, she felt that this question didn't really need an answer, so she answered it herself, "Never mind, even if you have, then just eat a little more."

Lin Xiuyuan, who was driving, was not going as fast this time as he had been when he came.

When he came, he had to pick someone up, so he had pressed the accelerator quite hard, speeding all the way along the empty airport highway.

Now that he had already picked someone up, there was no need to rush, so he switched to a more leisurely driving style, driving steadily and slowly while avoiding the traffic on the road, occasionally glancing at Xueli beside him.

After seeing that she was chatting so happily with the person on the phone, he had a rough idea, so he voiced his guess.

"Is there a third party?"

"That sounds so harsh; it's a friend."

This time Xueli didn't deny it, but she muttered with a smile.

The car drove along the highway for another half hour or so, driving all the way from Incheon, where the airport was located, into downtown Seoul.

Under the guidance of the female voice in the navigation, Lin Xiuyuan drove the car and finally turned into the entrance of a hotel that looked quite high-end.

Then he followed Xueli into the hotel and arrived outside the atrium of a high-floor restaurant in the hotel.

In that semi-open restaurant area, several dining tables were placed under a huge rain canopy; the canopy roof was made of transparent glass, and one could see the rainwater hitting it, creating dense little circles before sliding away along the slope.

This design of sitting outdoors without getting rained on was actually more pleasant than an indoor restaurant.

After entering, Xueli kept looking outside as soon as she sat down, as if she were waiting for someone.

Lin Xiuyuan picked up the menu on the table and flipped through it unhurriedly.

Not long after, Lin Xiuyuan finally saw who this "third party" Xueli mentioned really was.

A figure wearing a medium-length black fluffy jacket walked out from the side door of the restaurant.

Inside, she wore a black turtleneck sweater, the high collar wrapped tightly around her neck, with her chin resting just at the edge of the collar.

On the lower half, she wore simple dark gray sweatpants and a pair of black sneakers.

On her head, she wore a black baseball cap, the brim not pulled too low, just enough to reveal her eyebrows and those very recognizable big eyes.

This "All Black" outfit worn by this girl named Li Zhien, known to the public as IU, actually had a bit of a cool and sharp flavor.

It formed quite an interesting contrast with the sweet and fresh image she usually had on stage.

Likewise, when Li Zhien pushed open the glass door and walked into this atrium garden restaurant, her gaze crossed several empty tables and landed on the man sitting opposite Xueli.

Those cute big eyes went round in an instant.

Her footsteps faltered, and she stopped in place for about a second or two.

It wasn't for any other reason, mainly because the warm-toned camel coat Lin Xiuyuan was wearing today was just too eye-catching.

Not to mention that camel itself is a color with extremely high recognition in a crowd, plus the faux fur details used as decoration on the collar and cuffs of the coat made the overall visual effect of the garment even more intense.

Unforgettable at a glance.

It was mainly because Li Zhien simply couldn't forget this style, that silhouette that had left such a deep impression on her.

Because just this morning, right at the entrance of the beauty salon, just a short while ago.

The person sitting in the driver's seat in the scene she had seen with her own eyes through that glass door was wearing exactly such a camel coat.

And that face was also so familiar.

This is the man who kissed YoonA unni, right?

After taking a few more careful looks and having a few key frames of that scene from the morning flash rapidly through her mind, Li Zhien solidified this judgment of hers a little more in her heart.

Just as Li Zhien's mind was still running at high speed, with various thoughts popping up one after another like pop-up windows, Xueli, who had her back to her, also turned her head following Lin Xiuyuan's gaze at his signal, and saw Li Zhien standing at The Gate in a daze.

She then immediately raised her arm and waved vigorously at her, "IU, over here."

After hearing Xueli's voice, Li Zhien first squeezed her eyes shut tightly, temporarily pushing down those messy thoughts in her mind.

But as she walked over, she still couldn't help but take a look at Lin Xiuyuan first.

There was curiosity, scrutiny, and a tiny bit of indescribable vigilance.

Only then did she turn to greet Xueli, a very sweet smile on her face, as she said playfully and relaxed, "Taozi, how come you came back so soon? I thought I'd have to wait until evening to see you."

Her tone was very natural when she called Xueli "Taozi"; this was a nickname they had started using for each other a long time ago, and it sounded very intimate.

"No way, I have to fly back in the evening; I promised my unnie we'd go to karaoke together." Xueli shook her head.

"Your schedule is even busier than when you're working, Zhenli." Lin Xiuyuan, who was sitting opposite, put down the menu upon hearing this, and couldn't help but feel a mix of amusement and frustration as he looked at Xueli's face.

Xueli pouted her little mouth after being teased, "Of course going out to play is more proactive than working; who isn't happy when they go out to play, right, oppa~" She

After saying this, she probably also felt it was time to get down to business.

So she stood up from her chair, used her hands to gently smooth out the hem of her hoodie, and then stood quite formally between Lin Xiuyuan and Li Zhien, acting as the introducer.

She first faced Li Zhien, pointed at Lin Xiuyuan, and began the introduction with a smile, "Alright, IU, this is the sweetheart I've always told you about, Lin Xiuyuan oppa."

Then she continued, a hint of teasing in her voice, "He's also the one you've always been so curious about. How about it? Any thoughts after seeing him today?"

After she finished speaking, she turned around again, faced Lin Xiuyuan, and pointed at Li Zhien, "Oppa, I don't need to introduce the person next to me, right?"

"Mm, I know her." Faced with Xueli's unabashed introduction just now, Lin Xiuyuan did not show any intention of correcting her.

It was just that when Xueli said those three words, he looked at Xueli with a smile, feeling a bit helpless but also a few traces of doting, so he didn't deny anything.

Instead, he nodded naturally along with her introduction, stood up from his chair, and took the initiative to extend his right hand toward Li Zhien.

Using a very formal but not stiff tone for a first meeting, he said politely with a smile, "Hello, very nice to meet you, IUxi."

Li Zhien's gaze landed on the right hand extended toward her, her eyes switching back and forth twice between Xueli and the hand Lin Xiuyuan had extended.

Afterward, she quickly adjusted her mindset, reached out, and gently shook Lin Xiuyuan's hand with her fingertips and palm, "Hello."

However, the micro-expression change in that instant was still captured by Lin Xiuyuan.

So after withdrawing his hand, he didn't sit down immediately, but stood where he was and glanced at Li Zhien, noticing that her gaze was still drifting repeatedly between him and Xueli.

It was a very obvious look of wanting to say something but holding back.

Thus, Lin Xiuyuan tactfully found an excuse to exit.

He lowered his head to look at the menu on the table that he hadn't finished flipping through, then smiled at the two of them and said casually, "I'll go ask about the dishes; you two chat first."

After speaking, he didn't wait for a response from the two of them, pushed his chair back, turned, and left, walking toward the restaurant.

Although leaving the table during a first meeting was somewhat impolite, compared to sitting there and enduring Li Zhien's awkwardness as she wanted to speak but couldn't, tactfully giving them space was a more appropriate choice.

And with Lin Xiuyuan's departure, only Xueli and Li Zhien were left at the dining table.

Xueli, who had also noticed Li Zhien's anomaly just now, leaned in close to her and pressed for an answer, "What's wrong, IU? Your behavior isn't right. You were so excited last night, why are you so strange now?"

"Taozi, do you know that this sweetheart of yours is two-timing?"

As for Li Zhien, who had been asked, she grabbed Xueli's arm and exclaimed in a whisper, her volume almost a breathy voice.

When she said this, her expression was extremely serious, her eyes wide open, as if she were conveying extremely urgent intelligence to Xueli.

?

Xueli was stunned upon hearing this.

Her first reaction wasn't anger or surprise, but a very subtle emotion that flashed through her mind.

Two-timing? This number was really underestimating oppa.

Of course, she definitely couldn't say this thought out loud, so she blinked and asked in return, "What do you mean? What two-timing? IU, what are you talking about?"

"Just now, not long ago, when I came out of the beauty salon after getting my hair washed, I happened to see this sweetheart of yours."

When Li Zhien said this, she specifically turned to the side to glance at the glass door, confirming that Lin Xiuyuan hadn't returned yet, and then continued in an even lower voice.

"The other person was in the car outside, kissing YoonA unnie, kissing, a passionate kiss! It was YoonA unnie!!! He's having an affair."

She repeated the words "YoonA unnie" twice, emphasizing her tone each time, as if the name itself was enough to explain the severity of the matter.

After she finished, she stared even more tightly into Xueli's eyes, wanting to see the other person's reaction.

As a result, after Xueli heard this long string of words, she blinked again, and her answer was, "Eh, is oppa that bold?"

This reaction was completely outside the scope of Li Zhien's predictions, so her brows immediately furrowed, and before she could even say anything else,

she saw Xueli wave her hand with a smile and answer her in a very relaxed tone, "Don't worry, IU, it's fine, it's just a kiss, it's a small matter."

Li Zhien, having heard this, remained standing where she was, but her mouth had already opened unconsciously, and her whole person entered a quadruple state of shock, disbelief, incomprehension, and inability to accept.

There were countless question marks popping up in her mind at the same time.

All the question marks pointed to the same question.

No, Taozi, your sweetheart is kissing someone else, and you say it's a "small matter"??

If that happened to me, it would be a very big matter!!!