Despite possessing master-level Sichuan cuisine skills, Liu Zimu had no intention of cooking lunch, simply because he was lazy.

In the afternoon, Liu Zimu was checking flight information; he still planned to return to China.

Just then, Jin Qiutian suddenly screamed.

He lowered his voice; it wasn't loud.

Liu Zimu was startled: "Xiao Qiutian, what's wrong now?"

"Oppa, Oppa, Oppa!"

"Could you please stop calling me like that? I'm not deaf."

Jin Qiutian pointed at the woman who had just entered the coffee shop in the corner, her mouth agape.

Liu Zimu glanced at him and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Oppa! It's Krystal! It's Jung Soo-jung sunbaenim!"

Krystal Jung?

She wore her baseball cap pulled low, a black face mask, a loose gray sweatshirt, jeans, and canvas shoes.

She was wrapped up so tightly she looked like she was going to rob a bank.

The air was a bit cold.

She was looking down at her phone, her finger slowly swiping across the screen.

However, it still couldn't escape the sharp eyes of autumn.

Liu Zimu looked at it for two seconds, then turned to Jin Qiutian and said, "Are you sure? You can even tell that? Little Qiutian, it's such a waste that you're not a detective."

"Hmph!" Jin Qiutian stomped her feet in frustration. "How could I possibly mistake her! Jung Soo-jung sunbaenim! Her figure... ugh, I mean, I'd recognize her even if she were ashes!"

"Little Autumn, your description is a bit scary."

"Oppa, go see for yourself!"

Liu Zimu didn't move: "Why would I go? Seoul is small, you can see celebrities every day!"

He glanced at the order; the woman had ordered an espresso when she came in.

Liu Zimu looked away and started making coffee.

Who cares who comes? He's just running a business, not a fan meeting.

It was delivered by Jin Qiutian.

After returning in the golden autumn, I couldn't resist.

Pretending to tidy up, my eyes never left that corner.

"Oppa, she's been watching you." Kim Qiu-ti's voice was very low.

Why are you looking at me?

"How would I know?"

"Then don't look at it."

"I couldn't help it."

Liu Zimu glanced at it.

Krystal Jung was indeed looking at him.

It wasn't the kind of sneaky looking; it was open and aboveboard looking, with no attempt to hide my gaze.

Liu Zimu felt a little uncomfortable under her gaze.

Looking down at my clothes, a plain white T-shirt and a coffee shop apron, nothing wrong with it.

Looking behind him again, he saw nothing strange.

Is this person also mentally unstable?

Jin Qiutian whispered, "Oppa, Jung Soo-jung sunbaenim is looking over here... she's looking over again..."

Liu Zimu ignored her and continued grinding beans.

"Oppa!"

"What's wrong now?"

"She took off her mask!"

Liu Zimu ignored her.

If you want to pick them, just pick them. What's the big deal?

But I couldn't help but take a look.

The half of his face beneath the brim of his hat was so exquisitely detailed it looked as if it had been cut with a knife.

Her chin was pointed, and her lips were thin, pursed indifferently.

Jin Qiutian couldn't hold it in any longer. She covered her mouth with the tray and whispered in Liu Zimu's ear, "Oppa, do you want to go ask them?"

"What do you want to ask?"

Ask her why she wants to see you.

"Am I crazy?"

"Jung Soo-jung is so busy! Her Monday-Tuesday drama just premiered at the end of last month, and her schedule is packed right now!" Jin Qiutian was so anxious she was practically jumping up and down. "How could she possibly have time to come see you? She must be busy."

Liu Zimu glanced at her.

This little brat has memorized the information quite well.

"Oppa—"

"Alright, alright, I'll go take a look."

"Oh my god, here's a glass of ice water. I see you've almost finished your coffee, and I'm afraid you'll get thirstier if you drink more." Liu Zimu placed the coffee in front of her.

He wanted to slap himself as soon as he finished speaking.

What a lame excuse!

Krystal looked up at him, her gaze slowly moving down and then up again, scanning him from head to toe like a scanner.

Then she spoke.

"Liu Zimu?" The question carried a uniquely cold and aloof quality.

"Yes." How does she know me?

Krystal nodded, and that was the end of it.

Jin Qiutian was frantic behind the bar, frantically giving signals with her eyes!

Krystal Jung finally smiled and said, "The coffee is good."

"Thanks."

Another silence followed.

Liu Zimu felt he should leave; he couldn't just say so directly.

Do you think I'm handsome and are staring at me like a pervert?

Seeing that Liu Zimu was about to leave, Jung Soo-jung finally spoke up: "It was nice to meet you. I came to see you."

Liu Zimu was taken aback. "You came to see me?"

"Shirley told me that she liked a man, so I came to see what her boyfriend looked like."

Jin Qiutian gasped for breath behind the bar.

Oh no, is it her family coming? Didn't the two of them say their relationship had soured?

Liu Zimu was also stunned.

This Choi Sulli is really something.

Should I tell everyone I meet that he's my boyfriend? But he hasn't admitted it yet.

Krystal Jung seemed to sense his confusion and, unusually, said a few more words.

I ran into Shirley at the company a couple of days ago.

"She has changed so much."

"She took the initiative to talk to me, and we haven't spoken in a long time."

"And she was genuinely happy that day, the kind of happiness I hadn't seen in years."

Liu Zimu felt a little uneasy as he listened.

"She was very serious when she mentioned your name in front of Bae Joo-hyun."

"Sherry hasn't had a good time these past few years."

"Her situation... the fans don't know, but a few of us teammates know a little bit. After she left the group, she contacted us less and less, and I was busy too, so slowly..."

"We've grown distant."

"But now she seems to have come back to life." As she said this, a change appeared in her eyes!

Liu Zimu smiled and said, "She's doing really well right now. That's good, isn't it? She cares a lot about you family members."

"Family?" Krystal lowered her head slightly. "Yes, that's why I'm curious to know what kind of man made her like this."

"So you came?" Liu Zimu nodded.

Krystal Jung smiled and said, "Yes, that's why I came."

Liu Zimu patted his clothes: "I... I just own a coffee shop. It's really nothing special, right?"

"Liu Zimu-xi, I won't waste any more words." Krystal Jung spoke up again, "Sulli has been through a lot, and she has been hurt by many people."

"If you ever hurt her, I won't let you get away with it." Her tone turned cold as she said this.

Liu Zimu wouldn't have taken those words seriously if they came from anyone else.

But coming from Krystal Jung, he believed it.

After all, her relationship with Choi Sulli is a given.

Then he laughed: "Oh dear! Actually, if I could, I'd like her to meet someone better. But, like she said... if I leave her, we'll both be even more lonely!"

"Don't worry, I will take good care of Zhenli."

Krystal Jung's expression finally changed.

Her eyes widened slightly as she looked at Liu Zimu again, more carefully.

"I hope you'll keep your word!"

Liu Zimu just looked at her.

Krystal Jung stood up: "I will come again."

She put on a mask, pulled down the brim of her baseball cap, walked to the door, and then stopped.

Turning back, the eyes beneath the hat brim stared at Liu Zimu: "Shirley is a good girl, she's just..."

She didn't finish speaking.

But Liu Zimu understood.

She was just sick.

Because the world wasn't good enough to her.

"Why don't you go see Zhenli? She's right next door! I think she'd be very happy if you went to see her."

Krystal Jung paused, walked back, and handed over the card: "Could you please take some coffee to them for me? Consider it a token of my support. I have other commitments, so I have to go now!"

Liu Zimu smiled, accepted the card, and swiped it.

Krystal Jung simply left, decisively and cleanly.

【bite--!】

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