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Chapter 1456 Hua Twelve: Isn't it a bit too fast? (Please subscribe!)
When Hua Shier saw the photo on the brand name tag, she thought for a moment that it was Shen Bing's wife from "Beijing Love Story". As for why she didn't guess it was Shi Jie, it's because when she met Shi Jie, she wasn't dressed so fashionably.

Seeing the name 'Gu Xiaojiao' reminded me that it's the name of the female lead in the movie 'How Long Will I Love U'.

At this moment, he suddenly understood. No wonder he recognized Lu Ming's appearance but couldn't remember which character he was from. Now that he thought about it, wasn't Lu Ming the one who changed his name and became a tycoon in "How Long Will I Love U"?

The house that Hua Shier bought was the same villa that connected the two time periods in the movie, which is why it felt familiar to him when he first saw it.

I have some recollection of the movie "How Long Will I Love U". I even went to see it in the cinema with a senior classmate. After watching it, I felt that the senior classmate's hands were quite soft. Well, no, I mean the movie was quite good.

Because I didn't have the money or the means to buy a house in Shanghai back then, my relationship with that senior only went as far as having meals and watching movies together. After she graduated, we lost contact.

Okay, back to the movie itself. The male lead of "How Long Will I Love U" is Lu Da Nao. After graduating, he worked in the real estate industry, but after many years of wasting time, no one appreciated the commercial district he designed and planned.

One day, while Lu Ming was squatting in the toilet, he stumbled upon his boss conspiring with someone to frame their boss, Gu Qixiang. After discovering Lu Ming's scheme, his boss offered him incentives, promising to invest in his design plans in exchange for him keeping quiet about what had just happened.

After much internal struggle, Lu Ming made a decision against his will, prioritizing money above all else.

As a result, the boss, Gu Qixiang, died, his assets were transferred, and Lu Ming received the promised investment, which enabled his design and planning to succeed, earning him his first pot of gold.

Lu Ming made a fortune by selling his conscience, which led him further and further down the path of 'disregarding conscience'. He mistreated his employees, withheld wages from migrant workers, and made a fortune through illicit means. At the same time, he became increasingly cold-hearted and indifferent, but he became a well-known real estate tycoon in Shanghai.

On the other hand, after Boss Gu died, his property was transferred, his family fell into poverty, and he was left with only a 12-year-old daughter, Gu Xiaojiao.

Because she had to pay off debts, Gu Xiaojiao moved out of her family villa. In the blink of an eye, it was 2018. Gu Xiaojiao was 30 years old. She had never gotten married. Her criteria for choosing a partner was very simple: he didn't need to be handsome or capable. He just needed to be able to buy back her family's original villa.

Because that's where her most beautiful memories are.

Meanwhile, Lu Ming, who had changed his name to Lu Shiyi, saw that a scientist was researching the theory of time travel. He thought it was very promising, so he invested in the scientist. As a result, the experiment was successful, and a time travel channel was opened.

But something went wrong; the passage that should have led to the future ended up in the past.

The location where the time-space tunnel appears is also uncontrollable; coincidentally, it appears in Gu Xiaojiao's rented room.

What's even more coincidental is that this rental house was the place Lu Ming lived in before he became wealthy.

Thus, Gu Xiaojiao, who lives in 2018, and Lu Ming, who lives in the last century and is experiencing a life of disappointment, two people from different times and spaces, unexpectedly meet in this rented room.

In order to save their future, the two discussed a grand plan, which led to a series of hilarious events. In the end, Lu Ming finally understood everything. When facing a turning point in his life, he rediscovered his true self. In a moment of crisis, he saved Gu Xiaojiao's father.

Thus, the future was rewritten. Lu Shiyi and Gu Xiaojiao in 2018, and everything else, disappeared, replaced by a happy childhood for 12-year-old Gu Xiaojiao, a complete family, and most importantly, Lu Ming's own true self.

Well, now things have changed again.

Originally, this time tunnel was supposed to appear in 99 according to the plot, but due to Hua Shier's intervention, it was brought forward to 88. In that year, Lu Ming had not yet graduated, and Gu Xiaojiao was only 1 year old.

Recalling the plot, Hua Shier felt that this was quite good. His big-headed brother was now kind, sincere, honest, and timid, with a personality like a husky. He didn't worry about being short of money, so there was no need to subject him to tests of humanity; that would be too cruel.

Hua Shier looked at the photo of Gu Xiaojiao, which had the same face as 'Shen Bing'. He thought that he should be the one to do such a cruel thing.

Cough
Hua Shier put down Gu Xiaojiao's work name tag. He hadn't been to the modern city in a long time and planned to open the door to 2018 to take a look and see what Gu Xiaojiao was up to, since she wasn't even wearing her work name tag during work hours.

After taking out a set of casual clothes that matched the aesthetics of 18 from the storage space and changing into them, Hua Shier walked to the door.

The door to this room appears to be one piece from the outside, but from the inside, it looks like two doors of different colors, connected together in the middle as if they were grown together.

There was a doorknob on each side of the door. If Hua Shier remembered correctly, pushing open the left doorknob would take him to 88, while pushing open the right doorknob would take him to 18.

In the movie, there's another setting to this door: people from different eras can only open the door for their own era.

In other words, in the movie, Lu Ming cannot open the door to the 18 years in the past, and Gu Xiaojiao cannot open the door to Lu Ming's timeline either.

But Hua Shier believes that he has absolutely no problem opening the door he has been waiting for for 18 years.

He immediately placed his hand on the right-hand doorknob, and in an instant, the world seemed to spin. Hua Twelve smiled and said:

"Stop fooling around!"

Without even using time-space magic, Erlang Shen's divinity was slightly revealed, instantly connecting to the 18-year timeline and people's faith in Erlang Shen, precisely aligning, and then with a click, the door was opened.

Gu Yi, who was idly listening to crosstalk at Ken's Chicken, glanced over and shook her head with a smile.

As soon as Huashier opened the door, it was pouring rain in Shanghai in 2018.

He closed the door, then opened the '88 side. Hey, it's sunny here.

It's actually quite fun!

Hua Shier opened the door on the right, and it started pouring rain again. He closed it and opened the other door, and the sun shone brightly.

A torrential downpour, yet the sun shines brightly!
Sunny day, torrential rain!
Gu Yi felt the constant spatial fluctuations coming from Hua Shier's side and found it annoying, so she simply used soul transmission:

"That's enough, are you sure you want to keep going?"

"Hey hey hey"

Hua Shier readily accepted the suggestion, took an umbrella from the storage space, opened the door to 2018, and went out.

Actually, he doesn't need an umbrella or anything, and the rain won't fall on his head anyway. But that would make him too conspicuous, which doesn't fit his usual low-key persona.

Ancient One: Spit!

Walking on the road in 2018, although the sky was gloomy and the rain was continuous, Hua Shier was in a great mood. After all, almost ten years had passed since the 1970s and 80s, and returning to the modern city naturally brought a different experience, just like returning to the real world.

But the novelty wore off quickly; after wandering around for a while, they didn't know what to do next.

After thinking about it, I decided to go see Gu Xiaojiao.

He immediately stomped his foot, and the four plates of Heaven, Earth, Man, and God opened simultaneously, enveloping the entire Demon City.

With a population of over 20 million, scanning every single person without knowing the target would be a difficult task, even for a sage. However, if the exact target is known, finding the target among these 20 million people becomes much simpler.

With a single thought, Hua Shier located Gu Xiaojiao.

At that moment, a female shop assistant in a shop window along the street was drawn to the passersby outside. Another female shop assistant walked over and waved her hand in front of her eyes.

"Snap out of it! What are you doing? If the manager sees you daydreaming, you'll get scolded again!"

The female shop assistant, her view obstructed, snapped out of her daze and exclaimed, "Stop fooling around! Look, there's a handsome guy across the street!"

"Where? Where?" The female shop assistant who reminded her quickly turned around and saw a tall figure holding an umbrella. But before she could see the person's face clearly, an SUV sped past, splashing a large amount of water mist on the road, obscuring their vision. When the water mist settled, the opposite side of the road was empty, and the person had disappeared.

The two female shop assistants were quite surprised. They peered through the shop window and looked around, but there was no sign of the man anywhere on the street. The first female assistant exclaimed, "That man is really handsome. It's such a pity you didn't see him!"

The latter also felt a bit regretful upon hearing this, and complained, "Really, why run so fast in the rain? Aren't you afraid of falling into the ditch!"

The person who suddenly disappeared was Hua Shier. Just now, he had appeared several blocks away, watching a good show.

Well, here comes a good show about a woman about to fall into a ditch.

In front of the real estate transaction hall, Gu Xiaojiao, dressed in a fashionable manner, was looking around with an umbrella in hand.

A middle-aged man got out of a taxi, carrying a briefcase, and ran up to her, asking:
"Are you Miss Gu?"

Gu Xiaojiao glanced at the uncle, a fleeting look of disappointment crossing her eyes, but she still asked:

Is it from the 'Love You Forever' forum?

The middle-aged man nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes! It's me." His eyes were full of satisfaction as he looked at Gu Xiaojiao.

Seeing that it was the person in question, Gu Xiaojiao got straight to the point:

"You know my conditions, right? I can get married once I buy a house!"

Without even thinking, the middle-aged man said, "Okay, if you say we'll buy it, we'll buy it!"

Gu Xiaojiao was stunned for a moment: "A house worth 20.03 million? Aren't you going to reconsider?"

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "No problem at all!"

Gu Xiaojiao was stunned. If houses were so easy to buy, she wouldn't be thirty years old and still unmarried. She immediately asked:

What do you do for a living?

As she spoke, she subconsciously handed over the umbrella, covering the middle-aged man who had been getting soaked in the rain.

Hua Shier found it amusing. This girl is really realistic. If she can't afford a house or won't buy one, she's a stranger and you have to keep your distance. But if she agrees to buy a house, she's her future husband. Don't get caught in the crossfire.

The middle-aged man smiled broadly: "I lease land and sell potatoes! I can make tens of millions every year."

Gu Xiaojiao was somewhat moved: "Then you..."

She wanted to inquire about the man's family situation, but the middle-aged man took the initiative to speak:

"My wife passed away from illness a few years ago, and my child has started a family in the U.S. Do you think I'm a good match?"

The middle-aged man looked embarrassed as he spoke, and his facial expressions were very natural.

Gu Xiaojiao felt a physical aversion to the man's orange-peel-like face, but since he met her 'ideal partner criteria,' she forced a smile and nodded.

"Okay, okay!"

The middle-aged man took Gu Xiaojiao's umbrella and said, "Then let's hurry up and go!"

Gu Xiaojiao was a little confused: "Where are we going?"

"Buy a house!"

Gu Xiaojiao had never met such a straightforward person before, and she was completely bewildered: "No, we've only just met, are you sure? Should we get to know each other a little more?"

The middle-aged man was particularly straightforward: "What's there to confirm? It's like selling potatoes. We agree on the terms, and if we like it, we commit. Feelings can be cultivated after marriage!"

Gu Xiaojiao was a little conflicted and brought up another topic:
"This house is premarital property now, but I need to register it in my name!"

This condition is a bit excessive. If you didn't know the situation, you would definitely think she was a gold digger. But in reality, she just wanted to find her beautiful childhood memories, even if they were just fleeting, as long as she had something to look forward to.

The middle-aged man pondered for a moment:
"How about this? I'll put up 20 million, you put up 30 million, and the house will be in both our names. You have to make me feel balanced!"

On the bench opposite, Hua Shier sat with an umbrella, listening to the entire conversation between the two. He could tell that the middle-aged man had thoroughly investigated and figured out everything about Gu Xiaojiao.

Upon hearing that she only needed to pay 30,000 yuan to have her name on the property deed, Gu Xiaojiao nodded repeatedly, "Okay."

But she had sold herself so easily, and she still felt conflicted, so she pressed for an answer:

"May I ask what you saw in me? She's a saleswoman with no house or car. Even if she's pretty, she's almost past her prime. She herself isn't even confident she's worth 20 million."

The middle-aged man opened his wallet, revealing a photo:
"You look like my deceased wife!"

Hua Shier, standing dozens of meters away, peered through the rain and saw the photo in Gu Xiaojiao's eyes. He almost burst out laughing. The photo the middle-aged man was holding was clearly photoshopped, and it was a picture of Gu Xiaojiao looking older. If you looked closely, you would definitely recognize it.

It seems like today's game was specifically designed to target Gu Xiaojiao.

Gu Xiaojiao took the middle-aged man to the bank and withdrew all of her savings of 30,000 yuan from her card. After withdrawing the money, only a small amount remained on her card.

After handing over 30,000 yuan to the middle-aged man, Gu Xiaojiao noticed his intense gaze fixed on her and said embarrassedly:

"What are you looking at me for? Go buy me a bottle of water!"

She has already begun to try to accept him in her heart.

The man carefully put the money away and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, I'll go right away!"

After leaving the bank, taking advantage of Gu Xiaojiao turning back to get her card, he ran into the rain, hailed a taxi, and sped away.

Hua Shier laughed until his stomach hurt. He didn't want to expose the other party's trick on the spot. Watching the show was more interesting. Besides, Gu Xiaojiao was so stupid. How could she learn her lesson if she didn't learn from it?

With this experience, at least this girl will be more careful in the future.

Watching Gu Xiaojiao emerge from the bank, her eyes shifting from anxiety to confusion before she finally called the police, Hua Shier recorded the entire incident on his phone, intending to use it to cheer himself up in the future when he was feeling down.

When Uncle Hat arrived, Hua Twelve got up and left.

That night, Hua Shier was still staying in the small villa, looking forward to his first meeting with Gu Xiaojiao.

As a result, Gu Xiaojiao returned very late, drunk, clearly having gone to drown her sorrows after being scammed.

She barely opened her eyes the whole time. After coming in, she didn't even turn on the lights. She threw her bag down and started taking off her clothes. Then, to Hua Shier's astonishment, she lay down next to him.
Hua Shier: Isn't this a bit too fast? I'm not ready yet!
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