Chapter 81

Evening.

Zheng Xiuyan, having finally finished her business, headed straight for the small tavern after getting off work.

With her was Sulli, who was running schedules at the same TV station.

While passing by a restaurant, Sulli spoke up, "Unnie, should we pack some food to bring over for oppa to eat?"

"That works too."

So when the two arrived at the tavern, one entered carrying takeout, and the other entered carrying fruit.

This made Lin Xiuyuan, who was lying on the sofa reading a novel, immediately sit up straight and get up to welcome them. "Oh my, thanks for the feeding, thanks for the feeding."

But he was pushed away by Zheng Xiuyan. "Spare me that. Hurry up and get us something to drink; we came straight here after work and haven't even had two sips of water."

"Alright, just wait."

A few minutes later, the food and drinks were ready, and the three of them sat around the coffee table and started eating.

At the same time, they started chatting about the matter regarding Lin Yun'er today.

"Unnie told me when we were coming over, haha. Finding the future Yun'er-unnie to tutor the Yun'er-unnie here, hahaha, it's quite interesting to think about."

After having a happy laugh, Sulli had a question, "But, if they don't meet, how are you going to teach her?"

Lin Xiuyuan, who was eating, indicated, "I've already agreed on this with her; it's in the form of online video lessons. I'll have Lin Dajun record a video explanation for her, then use AI to overlay the appearance and voice on the video, and finally, it can only be watched in the tavern."

"That works too, safety first."

Zheng Xiuyan nodded, seriously weighing this plan, and nodded slightly.

But Sulli had another question, "But oppa, how do you plan to tell the Yun'er-unnie over there?"

"Speaking of that Lin Dajun over there, she's much sharper than you."

Lin Xiuyuan said this while looking at Zheng Xiuyan. "Last night she came to the tavern with Krystal to find me; I thought she was going to ask something, but she didn't ask anything at all, just wanted to join the tavern membership. Guess what she wants to do after getting in."

Zheng Xiuyan, who knew this little Bambi well, didn't even need to guess and stated the answer directly: "Investigate a case."

"That's about right; she really has ideas." Lin Xiuyuan smiled and nodded.

"So what should be done? Oppa, you haven't said yet," Sulli asked curiously.

Regarding this, Lin Xiuyuan's answer was also very simple: "Just tell her directly. Trouble her a bit, owe a favor or something, it's no problem at all. Anyway, as long as I don't plan to pay it back, this favor is no different from getting it for free."

"Ah~ oppa, don't say it like that, it's too funny."

"It's the truth."

After finishing a mouthful of rice, Lin Xiuyuan continued, "So the problem now isn't on my side; it's whether Lin Yun'er can secure the role in that drama. If she can't secure it, everything else is in vain."

Once this was said, Zheng Xiuyan and Sulli both nodded, because it was indeed the case.

A moment later, Lin Xiuyuan looked at Sulli. "By the way, Sulli, what about you? Do you want to find a better movie subject?"

However, Sulli shook her head directly, her tone a bit serious. "I plan to tell the company that for this year, apart from team activities, everything else will be stopped to give myself a buffer space to rest."

The things she experienced over these two days had indeed shattered Sulli's world view of nearly twenty years and also made her realize the beginning of another life.

However, sometimes a spur-of-the-moment decision might be too hasty.

So for this, she planned to give herself a vacation and rest properly.

By the way, she would organize the messy future information in her mind, among which the most important one must be her Hela-unnie.

But she also needed to plan, take it slow, take it slow.

"That's a good idea." Lin Xiuyuan's eyes lit up, and he showed an approving smile.

Zheng Xiuyan also nodded in agreement. "Hmm, if there's anything you need me to speak up for, Sulli, don't hide it, just call me directly."

The gentleness in her ear made Sulli think of Krystal in 2025, so she smiled slightly. "Don't worry, unnie, I don't plan on fighting alone this time."

This dinner was eaten very slowly, and the three of them gathered together and chatted a lot, until they finally left.

Sulli looked at the apartment behind with some anticipation. "Oppa, did you ask about that house? If it's settled early, I won't have to go back to the dormitory to rest."

"Asked, the agent said they need to find the landlord to communicate, and will give me an answer in two days." Lin Xiuyuan nodded.

"Mm-hmm, then you ask first, tell me how much it costs, and I'll transfer it to you then."

Although Sulli's income as a child star was taken by her family, as she grew older, she also learned to hide a small treasury.

That treasury, which didn't seem big, was more than enough to buy an apartment.

After sending the two off, Lin Xiuyuan also returned to the apartment, passed through the Time Gate, and arrived at the villa on the 2025 side.

Once he arrived, he picked up the phone on the coffee table to check for messages.

Upon learning that Krystal didn't plan to come over today, he immediately took a shower and turned on the computer to attack the work intensely.

And this attack lasted until the early hours of the morning, only then did he crawl back to the bed on the third floor to rest.

……

……

The next morning, 2025.

Sunlight spilled over the earth, the days of rain finally cleared up, and the sky was as clear as freshly washed glass.

Since it cleared up, the appointment that had been shelved due to the weather naturally arrived as scheduled.

So when Lin Xiuyuan, who was sleeping groggily, received the call from Little Dragon Cub, he woke up immediately. "Ah, noon?"

"Of course, it's rare for the weather to be sunny today; wait a few more days, and I'm afraid it will rain again."

The voice of Little Dragon Cub on the other end of the phone was very pleasant; besides that, there seemed to be the laughter of other people in the background, teasing her.

Regarding this, Little Dragon Cub just turned back and gave a few chiding remarks, then continued, "Alright, hurry up and get out of bed; I'll send you a location in a bit, come over early."

Hearing this, Lin Xiuyuan hurriedly climbed up. "You guys aren't already there, are you?"

"Otherwise?"

While walking toward the bathroom, he thought of a small problem and asked with slight hesitation, "That, Zhiyan, there's a small problem. That is, I don't have golf clothes; if I wear whatever, won't I embarrass you when I go over?"

"No, it's just us few people, it's not some party, what are you worried about."

Little Dragon Cub heard Lin Xiuyuan's question and didn't expect the other party to even consider this point, and laughed even more happily.

"That's good, see you in a bit then."

"Mm, see you in a bit."

In the early summer of May, the temperature was not yet high, but the sunlight had already cast mottled and bright light and shadows on the wide lawn of the golf course.

Lin Xiuyuan walked into the golf course with gentle slopes wearing a clean and neat sportswear, breathing the wind mixed with the scent of green grass, and couldn't help but exclaim.

"It's worthy of being a noble sport, it's really comfortable."

Not far away, Little Dragon Cub was wearing sunglasses, leaning against the golf cart and waving at him.

Seeing this, Lin Xiuyuan also walked a few quick steps and arrived in front of the few people there. "Sorry, a bit late."

"It's fine."

Little Dragon Cub smiled, then raised her hand, took out a can of sunscreen spray from the pocket of the golf bag next to her, and handed it to him. "Here, spray some sunscreen; looking at you, you definitely left the house without applying sunscreen."

"I really didn't spray any, thanks, thanks."

Lin Xiuyuan, who took it, sprayed it on himself very roughly, as sloppy as if he were chasing mosquitoes, which caused a burst of laughter nearby.

Little Dragon Cub couldn't help but laugh and scold, "Hey, can you be serious? With the way you spray, you might not even be able to prevent mosquitoes, let alone sunscreen."

Li Juli, who was on the side, watched the interaction between the two and smiled with a meaningful look in her eyes.

Then she shouted, "Let's go, get in the car, we'll go back to the course to play. Xiuyuan-xi, I heard from Zhiyan that you haven't played this before, right?"

"First time on the course."

Lin Xiuyuan looked around and saw Park Hyomin sitting in the front row making a call, so he chose the seat in the last row and sat down.

Little Dragon Cub and Li Juli also sat in the front immediately, and with the caddy driving the car, they were soon carried back to the clubhouse area.

Because Lin Xiuyuan didn't know how to play, he came here first to learn a bit, and then go to the course after he knew a little bit.

However, Lin Xiuyuan, who had just entered the course from here, didn't expect that after walking around, he ran back again.

Soon, Lin Xiuyuan, who arrived at the practice area, took the club given to him by Park Ji-yeon and lowered his head to study the grip method on the club.

"Don't know how?"

"First time holding it," Lin Xiuyuan answered frankly, his tone generous and natural, without any affectation, which instead made people feel comfortable.

Hearing his words, Little Dragon Cub chuckled, walked up, and stood still in front of him: "Stretch out your hands."

Lin Xiuyuan extended both hands as told, palms facing up.

"Right hand on the bottom, left hand on top, the web of the thumb facing the target line, like this."

Looking at the strange posture of the boy in front of her, Little Dragon Cub didn't hesitate and directly used her hands to arrange his fingers one by one.

Her fingertips were cold, but her palms carried a bit of soft warmth, the force was neither light nor heavy, focused and natural.

Thinking of the words Krystal said in the tavern that night, Lin Xiuyuan instinctively wanted to shrink back a little, but was pressed back by her gaze.

"Don't move," she whispered.

Lin Xiuyuan coughed and had to stand still honestly.

And his restraint and politeness aroused a trace of good feeling in Little Dragon Cub's heart, and the corners of her mouth also quietly lifted.

At the same time, this sense of propriety also made Li Juli and Park Hyomin, who were watching from the side, very satisfied.

While satisfied, they also really wanted to eat melons, so the following conversation occurred.

"How is it?"

As Park Hyomin finished the call, she immediately leaned over to Li Juli's side and asked, "Did you see any clues?"

"No, it's just that I'm a bit surprised that Zhiyan would accept a person's relationship so quickly; it's really rare."

When saying this, Li Juli smiled slightly, but her eyes looking at Lin Xiuyuan were a few points more interesting.

But the next second, both of them widened their eyes almost at the same time.

Because the Little Dragon Cub in front suddenly did a shocking move together with Lin Xiuyuan that they both hadn't expected.

(End of chapter)