Chapter 70: One blessing each

At the dining area.

Watching Krystal at the sofa pick up the phone but hesitate to answer, Lin Xiuyuan couldn't help but say casually, "It wouldn't be Jessica, would it?"

Sulli and Park Jiyeon immediately cast their gazes toward Zheng Xiujing, who rolled her eyes. "Why look at me? It's definitely not me."

As soon as these words came out, the two girls immediately burst into laughter.

Then Krystal spoke, "Shh, don't laugh yet, it's Unnie Yun'er's call."

Everyone hurriedly kept quiet, and Krystal answered smoothly.

"Hello~ Unnie Yun'er."

"Oh, oh~"

"Uh, Unnie, do you mean right now?"

During the conversation with Lin Yun'er on the other side, Krystal suddenly made a gesture to everyone, first pointing to the phone by her ear, then making an eating motion.

Seeing this scene, Zheng Xiuyan muttered in a low voice at the dining table, "Looks like Yun'er is asking Xiujing to eat."

And Lin Xiuyuan was even clearer about the situation here. "I heard Krystal say before that the two haven't met for over a month. The last time they met was because of an event, and they only bumped into each other backstage. This sudden invitation to eat, there's a problem."

As he spoke, he cast his gaze on Zheng Xiuyan.

Zheng Xiuyan was startled. "Why are you looking at me?"

"It wouldn't be that you that night were really seen by her, would it?"

Lin Xiuyuan guessed inadvertently, but it hit the bullseye.

Zheng Xiuyan, however, indicated indifferently, "If she saw me, I'll just say I had plastic surgery, or just say I'm Jessica. Anyway, if I refuse to admit it, what can she do to us?"

The few people beside her, after listening, gave her a thumbs up one after another.

The two whispered to each other, while Krystal on the other side was still thinking about how to politely decline this invitation from Lin Yun'er.

Today was so rare, seeing Sulli again after so many years, you want her to go out and socialize?

Impossible.

So when her gaze fell on Lin Xiuyuan, her little brain had a flash of inspiration, and she answered, "Unnie, it's a bit inconvenient today. I have a member gathering here that's hard to leave for now. How about tomorrow? I'll find you tomorrow."

Lin Yun'er on the other end of the phone hadn't expected this, but she wasn't unhappy, just said "Ah" with some regret.

"It's okay, tomorrow is fine too. It's been a while since I've met you. It just so happens that it's raining these two days, so let's find a place to sit."

Just as she said this, Krystal on the other side suddenly saw something and shouted sharply, "Hey, Lin Xiuyuan, that glass is my juice, yours is on the other side."

After shouting, Krystal realized she was still on the call and hurriedly replied, "Sorry, Unnie, I didn't scare you just now, did I?"

And Lin Yun'er on the other end of the phone, listening to that segment just now, immediately had the boy she met two days ago appear in her mind. Combined with Krystal's "member gathering," everything was immediately understood.

Then she laughed. "It's okay, it's okay. Then Xiujing, you go ahead and get busy, we'll contact each other tomorrow."

"Okay, Unnie, bye-bye~"

The second after hanging up the phone, Krystal rushed to the dining table and made a move to hit someone, but fortunately, Sulli comforted her in time. "Xiujing-ah, you drink this glass of mine, hahaha."

Sulli's voice immediately dissipated more than half of Krystal's anger, but she still glared at that guy very unhappily.

Lin Xiuyuan looked away, pretending not to see, and continued to pick up food and eat.

But fortunately, Krystal had no time to pay attention to him. After giving him a glare, she continued to be clingy with Sulli, making Park Jiyeon and Zheng Xiuyan on the side laugh.

And in the gaps of eating, she also mentioned the conversation with Lin Yun'er just now, and mentioned that this invitation was indeed a bit sudden.

Until she heard Sulli tell her what Lin Xiuyuan and Zheng Xiuyan were chatting about just now, Krystal finally realized. "Oh, so it was you who were caught by Yun'er Unnie?"

"It doesn't count as bumping into her, maybe she just saw a side profile when passing by and felt it looked familiar."

Zheng Xiuyan chewed her food and answered softly.

The group then discussed the situation of going out in the future, roughly that it's best to wear masks, hats, etc., when coming and going in the future.

Don't really get caught; it would be really terrible if that happened.

While talking about this topic, Krystal suddenly said, "Lin Xiuyuan, your so-called 'cult' before, are all the people who joined the sect here now?"

Lin Xiuyuan, who hadn't spoken much, looked around and found it really was.

The first believer, Zheng Xiuyan, the second was Krystal, then the third was Park Jiyeon, and the last fourth was Sulli, who joined today.

Thinking of this, he immediately looked at Sulli. "Sulli-ah, since you've already joined the sect, when are you going to pay the membership fee?"

"Membership fee? What membership fee?"

Sulli, who had just joined, didn't understand this, and immediately looked at Krystal beside her, listening to her explain Lin Xiuyuan's statement from back then.

And the victim, Park Jiyeon, also added details with a smile on the side, and even dug out the note Lin Xiuyuan gave her that night. The group laughed until they were leaning back and forth while watching.

After listening to the two's explanation, Sulli also recalled the "ten million" sky-high price drinks that Zheng Xiujing said in front of her. "So oppa, the ten million drinks you said back then weren't to scam others, but to scam your own members."

"Is this called scamming? This is called an entrance fee."

Lin Xiuyuan stated righteously, "Of course, you can also consider this protection money. As long as you pay it, I guarantee you will live safely in 2025 here and won't have any mishaps."

As a result, as soon as he finished speaking, he was exposed by Zheng Xiuyan on the side. "Isn't that so? Sulli, who is already buried, if she appears here or has any mishaps, then this guy definitely won't be able to escape the relationship."

"So can I be exempt from the protection money, oppa~"

Sulli was so happy to hear that, smiling at Lin Xiuyuan.

To this, Lin Xiuyuan just looked at Zheng Xiuyan. "Then you're done for. You pay Sulli's share, otherwise, I won't open the door."

Then Zheng Xiuyan laughed. Right now, she is at the peak of her career, making money, heh heh.

"It's okay, sister has money, sister will use money to smash you dizzy."

And so, as she said this, the few people beside her burst into laughter.

And Park Jiyeon became interested, stood up, and raised her glass to propose, "Then according to what Xiujing said, today happens to be the first gathering of our 'church', let's clink glasses."

Sulli and Krystal looked at each other and stood up with a smile, and the latter also stood up.

Zheng Xiuyan pushed Lin Xiuyuan, pulled him up together, and then scanned the crowd. "Since that's the case, let everyone say a blessing."

"Blessing whom?"

Facing the curious Sulli, Lin Xiuyuan stretched out his index finger holding the wine glass and pointed at her. "Bless yourself, one blessing each, bless your future self."

"What about me?"

Krystal, the only one here from 2025, looked at Lin Xiuyuan with a smile.

"Then you give your past self a piece of advice, we can all help you bring it back."

And so, the group looked at each other, and not a single person spoke first.

Until Sulli took a deep breath and took the initiative to shout, "I'll come, I'll say it first."

Everyone's gaze turned to her, listening to her say, "I want to bless myself to be safe and happy in the future."

This sentence made Krystal the happiest, pursing her lips and smiling, her eyes staring fixedly at Sulli.

Having watched her for so long today, she still hadn't seen enough.

"Then it's my turn. I want to bless myself to become better and better, to become a successful, independent, single woman, instead of a 'divorced old woman'."

As Park Jiyeon said this, everyone really laughed uncontrollably.

Especially Lin Xiuyuan. "Jiyeon-ah, you've been scolding this for many days, are you still not satisfied?"

"Not satisfied, oppa~~ Every time I think that I'm just an adult on this side, and the me on that side has already become a divorced wife, I really can't sleep at night. You don't understand that feeling, it's uncomfortable, too uncomfortable."

Zheng Xiuyan took over. "Then it's my turn. I wish myself to become the successful artist I want to be."

Zheng Xiuyan's answer made everyone look at her, and Krystal added a sentence on the side, "Unnie, this time you will succeed."

Zheng Xiuyan, hearing the voice, pursed her lips and smiled, nodding gently.

And Krystal, after finishing speaking, looked at Lin Xiuyuan. "It's my turn, then I want you to help me pass it to Zheng Xiujing."

"You say it, let me see what you want to say." Lin Xiuyuan smiled.

"I want to give my past self a piece of advice, and that is to stay away from you, that's all."

Lin Xiuyuan didn't understand this sentence, but Zheng Xiuyan understood a hint first, frowning slightly at Krystal.

The latter was laughing at the confused Lin Xiuyuan at this time, laughing very happily.

Finally, Park Jiyeon looked at Lin Xiuyuan and asked, "Oppa, what about you?"

"Do I have to say it too? I'm the 'Pope'."

"Even if you're a stirrer, you have to say it." This was Zheng Xiuyan's roast.

Lin Xiuyuan shrugged. "Then I wish that my space-time gate won't be caught, so I can continue to take you guys here and jump left and right."

As Lin Xiuyuan finished this sentence, the four girls beside him looked at each other, and then raised their glasses one after another.

"Oppa, what is the name of our church?"

"Ah, playing for real?"

"Uh-huh."

"Then let's call it 【Jieyou Sect】."

"Okay, then, cheers~"

……

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And while Lin Xiuyuan and the others were holding a lively "Jieyou Sect" party over there.

On the other side, Lin Yun'er, who had just hung up Krystal's phone, fell into a brief contemplation because of a few words she had heard unintentionally.

According to her understanding over the years, Krystal didn't seem like a personality who liked little milk dogs.

Since that was the case, then if there were no accidents, there must be some secret about the boy Lin Xiuyuan that attracted Krystal, or some strengths she couldn't see for the time being.

The latter... not very likely, right?

Thinking of this, Lin Yun'er laughed somewhat awkwardly herself.

So the former's "secret" might be the reason why the two got together.

It might even be related to "that person" she met that night.

Thinking and thinking, Lin Yun'er suddenly felt that her reasoning was really too reasonable, and couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, muttering to herself, "That's right, that's it."

But as soon as she finished speaking, she couldn't help but laugh out loud. "What the... am I really bored to death? What kind of messy guesses are these? I've watched too much Conan, my brain is almost led astray."

Lightly mocking herself, she shook her head, turned back to the island counter, and started making oatmeal for herself.

Actually, it wasn't that she had no one to accompany her to eat. Krystal was busy, she had other friends, and could even make an appointment with the members of Girls' Generation to gather together.

But for some reason, just after losing that interest, she was too lazy to go out.

Of course, she didn't know that these casual guesses of hers, while seemingly chaotic, were actually just as Lin Xiuyuan judged her.

A casual sentence, but unexpectedly hit the truth of the matter.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 71 =====