Chapter 48: 47 Jessica and Krystal

In the small tavern late at night, the light was dim and gentle.

The lights in the house were not bright, only a few warm yellow pendant lights above the bar sprinkled like amber, shining on the wooden table and sofa, like a nostalgic lens in an old movie with the taste of time.

A desk lamp in the corner emitted a faint light, illuminating half an old photo and a vintage gramophone. The music was soft jazz, not noisy, like a night breeze brushing through the air, with laziness and considerate non-disturbance.

On the sofa, Krystal looked at it and laughed. "That gramophone, I remember it wasn't in the villa? You moved it over here."

"It's a waste to throw it there, might as well bring it over and put it here."

Krystal nodded gently after hearing Lin Xiuyuan's answer, but raised another question. "Does your tavern over there also plan to be the same as this one?"

"Mm, saves trouble. The drawings and decoration are the same, just the soft decoration and accessories will be slightly different."

Speaking of this, Lin Xiuyuan suddenly remembered something, raised his eyes to look at her. "By the way, the gramophone is gone, why don't you get me another one, the sound quality of this kind of antique is too suitable for the tavern."

Krystal, who had just lowered her head and sipped a cocktail, rolled her eyes. "Then why don't you put this one over there, and let Unnie find one for you here."

I don't know if it's a coincidence, or what, but speak of the devil and the devil appears.

Just when Krystal mentioned her sister, the electronic door lock at the door rang a few times, attracting the attention of both of them.

After a light "click," the tavern door was slowly pushed open.

The night breeze poured into the house, bringing a light sound from the bell behind the door.

Outside the door, Jessica, covered in dust, stepped in, a few strands of hair on her forehead messed up by the wind, and her face carried a little fatigue and stubbornness in the night.

As soon as she entered, her eyes fell straight on the two figures on the sofa.

Especially that familiar woman's figure, which made her spirit clearly stunned, and then her footsteps paused slightly.

On the sofa side, Krystal straightened up suddenly, her pupils trembling slightly, and for a moment she forgot what to say, just staring at Jessica at the door.

Only Lin Xiuyuan was still calm, glanced at the two sisters, turned and walked to the bar, silently preparing drinks for Jessica.

The shop door closed slowly, closing the wind outside, and the air was so quiet that even the sound of ice cubes falling into the cup was clear.

Jessica, who was standing in place, stared at the figure on the sofa for a long time without speaking.

That familiar face and features, the face she could draw the outline of even with her eyes closed, was now so strange that it was almost unreal.

Obviously, they were both her sisters, both Krystal, but they didn't look like the appearance she had seen the day before yesterday.

The features were still exquisite and cold, but there was more maturity and calmness in the eyes that had never been seen before, like an adult who had experienced too much and learned to hide her edge.

Just this look made Jessica's heart suddenly shake violently.

The throbbing in her chest seemed to be hit by something suddenly, and she suddenly lost her rhythm.

Taking a deep breath, she forcefully suppressed all emotions and smiled. "Yo, it's quite lively."

Her tone was deliberately relaxed, and the corners of her mouth hooked into her usual, motionless smile. "Lin Xiuyuan, when did you call Krystal over, and didn't tell me."

Krystal on the sofa had a similar expression to Jessica just now.

And after hearing the other party's deliberately relaxed tone, her eyebrows frowned slightly, but her eyes couldn't move away from that familiar figure, and that familiar smile that hadn't been seen for a long time.

"Unnie~"

She called out in a low voice, her tone like a light landing through the twelve-year time gap.

The teasing and provocation on the phone disappeared after seeing Jessica standing in front of her.

Listening to her call, Jessica also walked a few steps closer, and the light stretched her shadow on the ground.

"Why, don't you recognize me after growing up?"

Jessica, who tried to make her tone relaxed, still felt a bit astringent in her voice.

Krystal shook her head, her lips moved, and she tried to squeeze out a smile. "Sit down first, Unnie, let me slow down. I didn't expect to see such a young you so suddenly, I just had dinner with you yesterday."

It's just that after saying this, Krystal looked at Jessica repeatedly for a few times, and finally gently held her arm.

That action made Jessica stiffen, but she soon raised her hand and hugged her back, as if holding something long-lost and important. "Why have you lost so much weight? Don't you eat?"

The low whisper was like a complaint, and like coaxing her own child.

Lin Xiuyuan didn't make a sound, just put a glass of ice water in front of Jessica, and then quietly returned to the bar, leaving this rare reunion space for them.

The small tavern was extremely quiet for a while, only the jazz music lingering softly, and that long-lost reunion.

After hugging for a while, Jessica patted Krystal's back gently. "Alright, just be sentimental for a while, it's not like you can't see each other again."

Krystal laughed out loud, with a nasal sound. "Unnie, that mouth of yours is still as sharp as ever. Unlike in the future, you don't talk to me like that anymore."

"Why?"

"You said I grew up and can talk about heart-to-heart."

This sentence actually had no problem, but it made Jessica purse her lips several times. "How will I become such a bastard in the future? Krystal, no matter how much you grow up, you are still my sister."

"Actually, it's quite good, you can't not grow up forever."

"Yo, you know how to talk back."

Jessica, who was refuted by Krystal, pretended to be angry, but the next second she reached out and pressed her to sit on the sofa, turning her head to look at her face carefully.

"Indeed, you look more and more like an adult."

Jessica's voice was very light, like a thief who was afraid of disturbing time. "The you who was playing with me yesterday was still frantically rolling your eyes at me, wanting to come over and hit me."

Hearing this, Krystal's thoughts lengthened, recalling the past, and tilted her head to look at Jessica. "Unnie, it's because you are too annoying now, managing everything, everything has to be managed."

The voice paused after saying this, and the next sentence was a bit low. "But later I found out that you protected me very well. Fortunately, you managed me, otherwise if you left me alone, I don't know what I would become later."

Jessica's breathing paused, and she turned to look at the ice water Lin Xiuyuan sent to the table, picked it up and took a light sip.

Then she smiled lightly. "Sure enough, you've grown up, otherwise how could you say such things."

Krystal tilted her head and leaned on the back of the sofa, her eyes staring at her, asking somewhat hesitantly: "Unnie, have you been okay recently?"

"You don't know, for me now, it's the best time. It will be better in the future, don't worry."

Krystal, who heard this, glanced at Lin Xiuyuan at the bar and said with a smile, "Indeed, with Jessica over there to step on the pit for you, Unnie, you will definitely be able to live very well here."

Jessica was stunned, not expecting her to mention another "self."

So she looked at Krystal and asked, "Krystal, what are you doing here this time?"

"A bit troubled, come here for a drink." Krystal answered truthfully.

And Jessica looked at Lin Xiuyuan, but the other party spread his hands. "Nothing to do with me, I've been here for the past two days."

Saying that, he remembered something and shouted at Krystal.

"By the way, Krystal, in the afternoon, Sulli was sitting in the position you are sitting in now."

As soon as the words fell, Krystal froze instantly.