Chapter 2: Chance Encounters on the Street
After everything was done and Pani's practice life was on the right track, when he wanted to contact Lin Xiyan, he found that the two did not exchange numbers.
Lost contact! Pani stared at the phone screen in a daze.
"Pani, what's wrong?" Sika noticed something strange about Pani.
"Ani, didn't you say that it was a very handsome oppa who sent me before, we didn't leave a number!" Pani was a little frustrated.
"That's what you've been talking about these days?" Sika thought for a moment.
"Inside, there really is no dead end!" An ugly smile appeared on Pani's face.
Coincidentally, the two have been friends in the United States, but since Sika returned home with his parents, contact has gradually decreased.
I didn't expect to meet again in Korea.
"Don't be sad, anyway, the oppa you mentioned has opened a store in Seoul, maybe you can run into it," Sika hugged her from behind Pani, his chin resting on Pani's shoulder, "When this weekend is off, let's go shopping together, and Yu Li will go with us." β
"Inner," Parney replied feebly.
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On March 25, the sun was shining.
In a week, Park Min-kyung has basically understood his own president, Nim.
As a member of the Appearance Association, in addition to the elegant male god temperament, he also incorporates some comic attributes.
The affinity is first-class, which can be seen from the mental state of several other waiters in the store who were confused in a few minutes after arriving at the store on the first day.
"So, President Nim, have you decided not to hold the opening ceremony?" Park Minjing helplessly looked at the back of Lin Xiyan standing by the window on the second floor.
Lin Xiyan didn't turn around, "Anyway, I don't know anyone here, so if you have this money for a ceremony, you might as well invite you to a cup of coffee." β
"Forget it, President Nim's coffee is so good, what should we do when we get used to it!" Park Minkyung smiled wryly and shook his head.
Park Min-kyung was telling the truth, and when he received the shipping signature information, he thought it was just ordinary coffee beans.
When I opened it, I found that almost all of them were the world's top coffee beans.
For example, Geisha coffee produced in Ethiopia, Panama and Colombia, Mandheling coffee in Indonesia, Blue Mountain coffee in Jamaica, etc.
At that time, there were doubts about whether the price of coffee was too high, but when the renovation was completed, half of my doubts were gone, and the other half of my doubts were eliminated when I received the beans.
In this way, the "Traveler" located on the street of Myeongdong, Seoul, South Korea, opened in a low-key manner.
In the first few days, there were no customers, and most of them were dissuaded by the high price after entering the store, but the dΓ©cor style carefully designed by Lin Xiyan's mother, a top designer who has won the IDA International Design Award, still opened their eyes.
As a result, in the initial stage, the traveler instead gained a lot of fame in Seoul circles with its top-notch decorations.
It wasn't until a professional coffee taster visited the store that it was revealed that the coffee beans used were among the best in the world, which caused an uproar.
Some citizens thought it was just a hype to make the store famous, but after the store manager Park Min-kyung presented strong evidence, the doubts disappeared in an instant.
Travelers have become a benchmark for coffee shops, and although the prices are higher than those of other shops, the prices seem to have become more affordable due to the quality of the shops.
For those who are keen on American-style coffee culture, authentic coffee makes some people feel that this elitist life is more convincing.
Lin Xiyan himself carries a small bag every day, centered on the store, radiating his travel map outward little by little.
I leave early and return late every day, and I learn the living habits of Koreans through constant observation.
More than a month after the store opened, Lim Hee-am walked towards a plaza near Myeongdong with roller skates on his back.
A few days ago, I happened to hear that there was going to be a figure skating and extreme skating competition there, and as a veteran enthusiast, of course, I can't miss it.
"λ΄κ°μνλλλ‘μμ μλͺ¨μ΅κ·Έλλ‘ha, (I want you to have confidence)" Soft music came from the square not far away, and it should be about to start.
When he heard the music, Lin Xiyan couldn't help but speed up his pace, and his appearance order was fifth.
When Lin Xiyan ran to the waiting area, he saw that several round dance performance groups that were warming up in front of him were just packing up their equipment and preparing for the halftime performance that was waiting for a while.
Lin Xiyan also hurriedly removed the roller skates, put them on after checking that there was no problem, and did several sets of warm-up movements.
When the fourth contestant came on the field, Lin Xiyan also stood in advance to make the final preparations.
At this time, at the other end of the square, Tiffany was hanging out with Jessica, who also returned from the United States, and her new trainee friend Kwon Yuli.
"Sika, we haven't seen each other for a long time since you returned home, and I really didn't expect you to be a trainee in SM Company." Tiffany said happily.
"It means that the two of you are destined!" Kwon Yuli said with a smile on the side, she didn't expect that the trainee she just met actually met Jessica, who had been practicing in the company for several years, and both were born in the same hospital.
Jessica listened to Yu Li's words, nodded in agreement, and then turned her attention to the street gadgets, she hadn't been out for a long time.
"Inside, that's right!" Tiffany said happily, followed by her trademark smile, "But it's a pity that I didn't leave the phone number of the previous Xiyan Oba, and I can't introduce you to my first friend in Korea!" β
"Inside, we've all heard this many times during this time, is that Agassi really so handsome?" Kwon Yuli said helplessly, although Jessica was not focused on chatting, she also rolled her eyes when she heard Tiffany's words.
"Super handsome!"
"There are so many people gathered in the square over there, is there any activity? Let's check it out! Yu Li saw the crowd in the square and the faint sound of music, and suddenly wanted to join in the fun.
"Look at it!" Yu Li and Tiffany ignored Sika's resistance and dragged a piece towards the square.
By the time the trio had found a suitable viewing spot, Lim was already on the pitch and performing the same moves that KSJ had won the individual championship at the Kwang Joo slalom festival in 2003.
The whole set of movements was elegant and powerful, and at the end, Lin Xiyan was already a little out of breath.
This set of movements has not been practiced for a long time, and some of the articulation movements are directly completed by one's own control, and there is no articulation in place. Wipe the sweat off your face and thank the audience in all directions.
Tiffany looked at Lin Xiyan's back and felt a little familiar, and when Lin Xiyan turned around, he blurted out: "Xiyan oppa!" β
βmoοΌβ Yu Li and Sika were stunned for a moment, such a coincidence?
"That's right, that's it, it's him, I'll take you to him!" With that, Tiffany excitedly squeezed over the corner.
Since the last time SM was separated at the door, when she wanted to contact Lin Xiyan on the weekend to go out to visit Seoul, she found that the two did not leave contact information.
In the backstage waiting area, Lin Xiyan was sorting out his equipment and clothes, preparing to rest and waiting for the final ranking to be announced.
"Lin Xiyanxi, these girls say they are your friends, and they want to look for you for something." A staff member brings Tiffany and the others over, but Tiffany hides behind Yu Li.
"Huh?" Looking at Yu Li who was standing at the front, Lin Xiyan showed a confused look, he didn't seem to have seen this little girl since he came to South Korea, right?
"Lin Xiyanxi, hello!" Yu Li was a little shy, and sure enough, Lin Xiyan was just like Tiffany said, and his appearance could be said to be a man with full marks.
"Well, hello, do you have something to do with me?" Lin Xiyan still didn't understand the situation, and turned his head to look at Sika standing next to Yu Li, and he didn't know him!
"Agassi! Remember me? Hahaha. Tiffany suddenly jumped out from behind Yu Li.
"Ouch!" Lin Xiyan was startled by Tiffany's approaching face, and came out with a national quintessence, and his body involuntarily ducked back, almost falling to the ground.
provoked Yu Li and Sika, who were standing in front, couldn't help laughing.
"Haha!" Seeing the frightened Lin Xiyan, Tiffany felt a kind of joy at the success of the prank, and she was even happier.
"Tiffany's you! It's been a long time since I've seen you! Lin Xiyan came back to his senses.
"yes, yes, I wanted to play with you later, but we didn't exchange contact information!" Tiffany nodded, and then seemed to remember something, "You won't fail to notice it in Xiyan Oba!" β
"What's the matter, I also thought of this later," the corners of Lin Xiyan's mouth pulled down with difficulty, and his mind was struggling to think of a suitable reason, "Later, I thought that I could go to you, but considering that you might be busy, I didn't go." β
"Oh, then forgive you, I'm really busy with practice, and I don't have enough time to rest every day, and today is still a special rest day approved by the head of the room for all trainees!" Tiffany didn't pay attention to Lin Xiyan's expression.
Yu Li on the side looked at Lin Xiyan's expression, probably guessed something, covered his mouth and chuckled lightly.
Hearing the voice, Lin Xiyan remembered that there were two other people standing next to him, and stood up embarrassedly, "Sorry, I forgot you by chatting with Tiffany." β
"It's okay, Lin Xiyanxi, you talk to Tiffany, we just came out to shop, I didn't expect to meet the person Tiffany has been talking about for so long!" Yu Li waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care.
"Then you wait for me a little, I'll wait for the end of this event, please go to the store for coffee!" Lin Xiyan looked at the three of Tiffany and invited.
"Well, I've heard from Tiffany that you're the president of the coffee shop." When Sika heard the coffee, he suddenly came back to his senses.
Subsequently, at the invitation of Lin Xiyan, the three of them followed Lin Xiyan along the road and slowly walked towards the "traveler".
Along the way, Tiffany was talking to Lin Xiyan about coming to South Korea to live as a trainee, as well as the headache of learning Korean, and also about her loss after finding out that the two did not exchange numbers.
Compared with Tiffany's busy days, Lim Xiyan is much more comfortable, don't worry about the things in the store, just go out every day to let the wind out, it can be said that the surrounding area, Lim Xiyan may be more familiar than Sika, who has been in Seoul for a few years.
I envy such a day, and the three of them all showed yearning expressions.
Traveler's door.
Looking at the hanging signboard and the design of the store, the three Tiffany felt that their minds were a little unturned.
"Dafa, this is Xiyan Oba's store? I've seen introductions on the Internet that they are all the most authentic top coffee beans! And fabulous desserts! Tiffany turned her head and asked, "It's just that the price is too high for our trainees who don't have income, and we haven't had a chance to taste it." β
"Well, thanks to netizens, business has been good recently, which is completely different from what I originally envisioned." Lin Xiyan was a little helpless, at the beginning, he just wanted this coffee shop to open quietly, but now he has completely deviated from his original intention.
"President Nim, you're back! How was today's game? β
Pushing open the door of the store, the clerk in charge of reception asked with a smile, as if he was very close to Lin Xiyan.
"Okay, fourth place! I'm almost able to come back with a sign! Lin Xiyan nodded very seriously, but the words in his mouth revealed a taste of relaxation and intimacy, and then turned sideways and pointed to the three people behind him, "The three of them are my friends, arrange a place for us." β
"You go over with Zhiyou first, and order what you want to drink, if you don't know, you can ask Zhiyou. I'll go upstairs and wash up. Lin Xiyan motioned for Tiffany and the three to follow the clerk, and he was ready to go up to the small room on the second floor to wash up, so as not to lose.
"What do you drink in Xiyan Oba?" Yu Li asked, communicating on the way back, Yu Li and the two also followed Tiffany's title to communicate with Lin Xiyan.
"Zhiyou knows, let's see what you want to eat first, I have all the signboards here!" After Lin Xiyan finished speaking proudly, he went upstairs directly.
When Lin Xiyan went downstairs, he saw the three of them attacking against a few pieces of cake, still discussing what tasted good.
Girls still love desserts! Lin Xiyan thought.
At night, after saying goodbye to Lin Xiyan, the three of Tiffany walked slowly along the street, preparing to take a walk before returning to the dormitory.
The moonlight is beautiful, and the streets of Myeongdong are lit up one by one, and it is still some time before the nightlife of office workers begins.
Lin Xiyan stood in the studio on the second floor, watching the backs of the three people gradually leaving, and he didn't know when he had picked up the paintbrush.
Under the street lamp, the shadows of the three gradually lengthened, and the three of them also ended a rare day of rest.
Tiffany, on the other hand, was so happy to reconnect with her friends that she bounced along the way.
However, what Lin Xiyan forgot was that he seemed to have been invited to South Korea.