Chapter 64

Night.

Lin Yun'er followed Xian Enjing's car and slowly pulled over to the side of the road. Looking through the car window at the small tavern that hadn't been open during the day, she arrived here again, and a rare, faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"After going around in circles, I didn't expect to end up here. Does this count as fate?"

Speaking of fate, the figure from that night appeared in her mind involuntarily.

Whether it was because she had been too idle lately or because she was at an age where she started to feel nostalgic, her memories of those youthful days had become increasingly frequent and profound.

Putting away her smile, she turned off the engine, got out of the car, and walked quickly to Xian Enjing's side.

Arriving beside Xian Enjing, she asked, "Unnie, although this place isn't remote, there aren't many shops around. How did you find this tavern? Just looking at the exterior, it has quite a vibe."

"Hmm, actually, I was introduced to it by Xiujing, and it only opened not long ago."

Hearing the name "Xiujing" from Xian Enjing's mouth, Lin Yun'er's eyes darkened slightly, and some thoughts couldn't help but bubble up in her heart.

Because this afternoon, while she was resting at home, she had accidentally scrolled past a piece of news.

The content of that news was a report about Jessica appearing at another occasion on the night she got off work.

To confirm whether it was true or not, she specifically went to look through some comments and on-site photos, and finally confirmed that it was true.

So now, she was increasingly curious about that figure she had once "brushed shoulders with."

And yet, at this moment, she was standing in front of that familiar door; everything fit her intuition perfectly.

But this was only a good thing for Lin Yun'er; for Lin Xiuyuan inside and the crouching Park Jiyeon, it was not a good thing at all.

So when Lin Xiuyuan heard the doorbell and saw that little Bambi figure on the monitor.

His whole person seemed to freeze, his expression complex, staring blankly at the door.

And Park Hyomin and the others sitting by the barstools also leaned toward the monitor the moment the doorbell rang.

After seeing clearly that it was Xian Enjing and Lin Yun'er, they all exclaimed.

"Oh, why did YoonA Unnie come over with Unnie?"

"I haven't seen her in a long time; I didn't expect to meet her here."

Little Dragon Cub, who had said a few words, stood up and walked toward the door, "I'll go open it."

While Park Hyomin looked at Lin Xiuyuan behind the bar with a bit of teasing, "Lin Xiuyuan-xi, your membership-only tavern is really living up to its name."

To this, Lin Xiuyuan could only find an excuse to answer, "If there's no one here, it's naturally no problem to entertain friends. But if there are members present, I hope everyone can understand."

At the same time, the door opened, and Xian Enjing walked into the tavern with Lin Yun'er.

Then Park Hyomin and Li Juli also stood up and went to greet them; those who didn't know better would have thought this was their tavern.

However, Lin Xiuyuan didn't care. As everyone ran over to greet Lin Yun'er, he hurriedly lowered his head to signal Park Jiyeon to sit down and rest.

Because looking at this situation, tonight was destined to be a long battle.

Letting Park Jiyeon crouch the whole time was definitely not a solution; he was truly afraid that this little dragon cub would have a nerve twitch and jump out to have a real-life PK with a certain "old woman," which would really be a big problem.

And Park Jiyeon, crouching underneath, of course heard the conversation outside; after locking eyes with Lin Xiuyuan, she sighed deeply.

Then, with a "plop," she sat down on the carpet.

Fortunately, Lin Xiuyuan had laid carpet throughout the tavern, so even sitting on the floor wasn't too uncomfortable.

After soothing Park Jiyeon, Lin Xiuyuan walked out of the bar and headed toward Lin Yun'er, who was already looking at him.

Then, under Xian Enjing's introduction, he greeted this Lin Yun'er from 2025.

"Hello, I'm Lin Xiuyuan, the owner of this tavern."

"Hello."

Looking at Lin Xiuyuan in front of her, Lin Yun'er just smiled slightly, not in a hurry to ask too much.

Then, under the other's arrangement, she sat in the sofa area with Xian Enjing and the others, chatting with them while observing this young man from the corner of her eye.

Because the first feeling he gave her was that he seemed to know her.

This was Lin Yun'er's first reaction after coming into contact with Lin Xiuyuan; besides a bit of intuition, it was more about the look in Lin Xiuyuan's eyes when he looked at her.

It wasn't just the kind of look that "recognizes" an artist; it was more like he had been in contact with her before.

That gaze, carrying a bit of familiarity and restraint, made her intuition surprisingly sensitive.

But Lin Yun'er could be very certain that this was her first time meeting Lin Xiuyuan.

Of course, she didn't say these thoughts out loud, but instead observed silently while chatting.

But if she had said these thoughts out loud, she would have received a very interesting piece of news from the mouths of the people next to her, which was that her feeling at this moment had been bothering them for several days.

Unfortunately, she didn't mention it.

So Park Jiyeon and the others didn't know.

And because of this, Lin Xiuyuan escaped another crisis.

At this moment, he was mixing drinks, and using the cover of the music, he communicated in an almost inaudible voice with Park Jiyeon, who was crouching behind the bar.

"Oppa, how long are they going to stay? If they aren't members next time, you really can't let them in; this is terrible."

"I'll hang the sign up tomorrow, and by the way, find some time to build a secret room in the tavern."

"Hurry up, Oppa, this is my first time doing something like this."

"This is also my first time playing something this exciting; we're even."

"Pfft~"

As Park Jiyeon spat at him lightly, Lin Xiuyuan also smiled and brought the two mixed drinks over to the sofa area. Then, as he was preparing to return to the bar, he was stopped by Park Hyomin, "Wait a moment, Lin Xiuyuan-xi~"

Lin Xiuyuan turned back, "What's wrong?"

"Isn't your tavern membership-only? Can you add me? This place is really suitable for people like us to come and sit for a while."

Park Hyomin, who asked this question, thought it was just a formality and a matter of course.

After all, the people sitting here all had some face and substance.

As it turned out, the next second she heard Lin Xiuyuan's polite refusal, "I'm afraid that's not quite possible. As Jiyeon's friend, it's no problem to entertain everyone when the tavern is empty. But if you want to officially become a member, I have to discuss it with others in the member group and have everyone review it together."

"Ah, is it that strict?"

Park Hyomin was shocked; not only her, but even Lin Yun'er and Li Juli looked at Lin Xiuyuan, who was speaking, with some surprise.

Only Little Dragon Cub and Xian Enjing, who had already experienced it once, were relatively calm; the former even explained the situation for her 'fan'.

As it turned out, it would have been better not to say anything; once she did, Park Hyomin became even more anxious.

"That's not right; down-and-out, rich, beautiful, sexy—we here have all these traits covered."

Everyone looked at each other and then burst into laughter.

Lin Xiuyuan stood on the side without speaking, just showing a helpless expression, "There's no way around it; this is the membership system set before the shop opened, and it's also the meaning of this tavern's existence."

Then Lin Yun'er asked, "Then can we conveniently know how many members the tavern has now?"

"Sorry, it's not convenient to disclose."

"..."