Chapter 91

The year 2025.

Around 5:00 PM, the setting sun slanted across the sky.

Lin Xiuyuan, who had been sitting in the practice area for the entire afternoon, was fortunate that he could watch videos on his phone and occasionally hit a few balls, so it wasn't too boring.

It wasn't until the team leader Kim Taeyeon, who held the title of "Paper Person," said she had no strength left that this game, which had lasted for the better part of the day, finally came to an end.

"So, shall we call it a day for now?"

Li Juli, having taken back the scout, lightly touched the non-existent sweat on her forehead, looked at Kim Taeyeon, then at Lin Yun'er, and smiled.

She didn't look at Lin Xiuyuan because she wanted to ask him out again. "By the way, Xiuyuan, are you free tomorrow? Shall we go down to the fairway and play?"

Lin Xiuyuan, who was scrolling through videos, heard Li Juli call him and looked up. "Ah, tomorrow is hard to say; it depends on YoonA's schedule..."

Lin Yun'er, standing with Kim Taeyeon, was a bit confused. "Ah, what does that have to do with me?"

"Didn't we change the bet earlier? The one about 'acting.' I'll send you the document when I get back. If you record the video tonight, I'll take it to my friend tomorrow."

Seeing that Lin Yun'er didn't understand, Lin Xiuyuan spoke up to remind her.

Hearing this, Lin Yun'er raised her eyebrows and smiled playfully. "Then I won't record it yet. I'll give it to you after you finish playing golf with Qri unnie, won't that work?"

As soon as she said this, Kim Taeyeon and Li Juli couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Lin Xiuyuan shrugged and turned to look at Li Juli. "Qri, you see, now I'm free."

Then Li Juli laughed even more happily.

Having agreed on the time for tomorrow, everyone dispersed. There was no dinner planned, nor were there any last-minute additional programs.

Even Lin Yun'er and Kim Taeyeon just waved a simple goodbye.

Lin Xiuyuan felt slightly surprised, but didn't think much of it. He drove his Mercedes back to the villa, preparing to catch up on some sleep.

By the time he woke up, it was already past nine in the evening.

He used his phone to order takeout, ate while scrolling through short videos, and then played games for a while.

Of course, during this time, he didn't forget to scan the questions Lin Xiaolu had given him into a document and send them to Lin Dajun.

Having learned his lesson, he didn't play games all night this time and went to wash up and sleep around midnight.

The next day, after waking up and having a simple breakfast, he headed straight for the golf club again. After coming and going these few times, he was already much more familiar with the routine.

However, Lin Xiuyuan didn't know if he had forgotten or what.

Yesterday, other than showing his face in 2013 in the morning, he hadn't gone over to check in at night.

This resulted in Lin Xiaolu in that space-time calling his phone until it died last night with no answer, and this morning she was searching for him everywhere like a madwoman.

The year 2013.

"Bang—"

The practice room door was suddenly pushed open.

Sulli, who was rehearsing with her teammates, was startled, then looked at Lin Yun'er at the door in a daze, opening her mouth. "YoonA unnie—"

"Sulli, do you have that guy Lin Xiuyuan's phone number?"

Seeing Sulli nod, Lin Yun'er, who had just rushed to the company, didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point. "Try calling him and see if you can get through, or do you have any other way to contact him?"

Sulli, who could tell Lin Yun'er was overly anxious, quickly ran to her seat and called Lin Xiuyuan.

While doing so, she asked cautiously, "Unnie, why are you looking for oppa?"

"Something important, very important."

Lin Yun'er, who said this calmly, didn't notice that Victoria, Zheng Xiujing, and others next door were all looking over.

Sulli dialed twice and no one answered, so she had to switch to sending messages in the small group to call him, but there was still no response.

Lin Yun'er stood to the side, staring at the phone. Seeing this, she took a few deep breaths before putting on a smile and looking at Sulli.

"It's okay, Sulli, forget it if you can't find him. But please help me keep an eye on his situation. If he replies to you, tell me immediately, or have him call me."

"Mm, okay, unnie."

"Then I'll go first, sorry to bother you, Sulli."

"It's no problem."

Lin Yun'er smiled lightly, turned back to look at the others in the practice room, and apologized with a smile, "Sorry to disturb you," then turned and left gracefully, leaving Sulli surrounded by several members, who began a bombardment of gossip.

On the other side.

After leaving the f(x) practice room, Lin Yun'er walked quickly into her own group's practice room.

She arrived early today, so when she entered, only Seohyun and Yuri were there.

"Morning, YoonA, why are you so early today?"

"Good morning, unnie."

The two inside were also a bit surprised to see Lin Yun'er.

Because in the past, although Lin Yun'er wasn't the last to arrive, she wouldn't come this early.

After greeting them, Lin Yun'er sat to the side, staring blankly at her phone, not knowing what she was thinking.

Yuri and Seohyun exchanged glances, and being sensible, they didn't disturb her, each doing their own stretching and warm-ups.

Later, other members arrived one by one, and Lin Yun'er responded calmly to each of them.

It wasn't until Zheng Xiuyan arrived that she suddenly rushed in front of her. "Unnie—"

"Woah—"

Caught off guard and tackled into a hug, Zheng Xiuyan almost blurted out the profanity she had learned from Lin Xiuyuan, but fortunately, she braked at the last moment. "What are you doing, YoonA? You scared me to death, I thought something had happened."

"Unnie, can you find that guy Lin Xiuyuan?"

Just like when she looked for Sulli, the first thing Lin Yun'er asked was about Lin Xiuyuan, which stunned Zheng Xiuyan.

While curious, she was also a bit confused. "Why are you looking for him? And don't you have his phone number?"

Their conversation quickly attracted everyone's attention, and ears pricked up one by one; even Jin Xiaoyuan, who had previously had a collision with Zheng Xiuyan, couldn't help but eavesdrop.

Facing Zheng Xiuyan's question, Lin Yun'er didn't hide it and told the truth directly. "Unnie, I've been calling him since last night, and I've been calling since I got up early this morning. I've almost blown up my phone, but no one answers."

As soon as this was said, even Zheng Xiuyan couldn't help but widen her eyes, and the other members gasped.

They all wondered who this "Lin Xiuyuan" was, to actually make their own YoonA so proactive in looking for someone.

Even more exaggeratedly, he wouldn't even answer the phone.

After hearing this, Zheng Xiuyan frowned, as if she suddenly thought of something, and rolled her eyes.

"Sigh, I know. That guy probably played too hard and fell asleep. His phone is often on Do Not Disturb."

"You should wait a little longer. Is there something urgent you need him for?"

Suddenly thinking of something, Lin Yun'er hesitated, remaining silent for a few seconds before speaking softly. "The course I bought,"

"I need it urgently now, unnie—"

Hearing the implication, Zheng Xiuyan frowned again. "Didn't you just give it to him yesterday? Even if you're in such a hurry, you have to wait for him to finish talking to the other person first."

Lin Yun'er lowered her head and bit her lip, her voice lower but more forceful. "Besides the course, I have something else to find him for, unnie, something urgent."

She emphasized the last two words, and anyone could see she was truly anxious.

Looking at this rarely anxious YoonA, Zheng Xiuyan sighed and stopped asking.

She comforted her softly for a few words, then took out her phone and started dialing Lin Xiuyuan's number.

She even dialed two numbers that outsiders didn't know.

Those were the backup phones she had specifically left in the apartment and the tavern, hidden in corners, just in case someone forgot to bring their phone.

However, the result was the same; still no one answered.

So after hesitating for a moment, she looked at Lin Yun'er. "If you're really in a hurry, why don't we just go to his place and see? Or wait for him at the tavern?"

Lin Yun'er was silent for a moment, Jin Enshu's words from yesterday flashing through her mind.

Thinking of that relatively ample time, she took a deep breath, adjusted her emotions, and shook her head lightly. "It's okay, unnie, let's rehearse first, and go find him after rehearsal."

After saying that, she returned to her usual self, as if that emotion had never appeared.

Only the occasional wrong dance step and brief distraction let people know that she was still worried.

This situation continued from morning until evening.

During this time, Lin Yun'er and Zheng Xiuyan tried calling Lin Xiuyuan's phone many times, but none got through.

Later, unable to hold back, Lin Yun'er even asked, "Unnie, is he some kind of urban agent? Did he go to perform some secret mission and get cut off from the world?"

Zheng Xiuyan, who had no idea how to answer, could only remain silent. She couldn't say that guy went to 2025 to hook up with the future you to record an 'acting guidance' video for you, could she?

After dinner, the two returned to the practice room to continue training.

Time reached around 8:30 PM, and Lin Yun'er, who had hidden her phone under her clothes at the very bottom, suddenly saw the screen light up slightly.

Almost at the same time, Zheng Xiuyan's phone also lit up, but it quickly went dark again.

However, the two were rehearsing at the time and didn't notice.

It wasn't until the practice room door was knocked that the members of Girls' Generation paused, their gazes turning toward the door.

The door was slowly pushed open, and the figures of Sulli and Zheng Xiujing appeared outside.

Sulli politely nodded to the seniors, even wearing a proper smile when facing Jin Xiaoyuan.

Then she fixed her gaze on Lin Yun'er, her tone light. "Unnie, oppa called me back."

9:00 PM.

Lin Xiuyuan, who had packed some snacks nearby, walked toward the tavern with light steps, but before he could reach the door, an SUV stopped abruptly beside him.

The window rolled down, and Zheng Xiuyan and Lin Yun'er appeared in his sight.

Sulli's cute little face also poked out from the back seat, waving at him. "Oppa—"

"—"

Seeing them, Lin Xiuyuan raised the snacks in his hand. "Hi, I brought you guys something to eat."

"You just keep laughing for now, let's see if you can still laugh in a while."

Zheng Xiuyan coldly dropped this sentence, drove the two of them directly into the apartment complex, parked the car, and headed straight for the tavern.

Then she walked in and shouted at the figure arranging food on the sofa, "Hey, can you stop running around everywhere next time?"

Because Lin Yun'er was there, Zheng Xiuyan couldn't be too obvious, but Sulli and Lin Xiuyuan both understood.

So the former smiled slightly, while the latter was a bit embarrassed. "I was there yesterday, who would have thought you guys would..."

Suddenly be in such a hurry to find me.

He didn't dare finish the rest of the sentence, just looked at Lin Yun'er, who had drained 90% of his phone's battery to less than 10%. "By the way, congratulations, YoonA, on landing the female lead in Jin Enshu's script."

As soon as this was said, Zheng Xiuyan and Sulli looked at Lin Yun'er, then exchanged glances.

Now they knew why Lin Yun'er was so anxious to find Lin Xiuyuan.