Hancheng: There is a door between me and the future

Chapter 4 You need the future, and I need you...

Looking at the open door and Lin Xiuyuan, Jessica felt extremely conflicted.

It took courage for you to let her into the living room before, and now you tell her to go in further, so she steps back.

Lin Xiuyuan, noticing the other party's hesitation, smiled slightly and took the lead in stepping into the room. He had an idea in his mind that he wanted to test.

Inside the apartment.

After Jessica discovered that Lin Xiuyuan had already walked in, she stood there motionless, not daring to move. She even left the door next to her open, keeping it within reach.

It is a safe retreat to escape in time and avoid putting oneself in danger.

But apart from that, her mind was full of thoughts at this moment, and the most disturbing one was the text message on the note.

She took a deep breath, pulled out the crumpled piece of paper, and unfolded it.

He stared at the words above and pondered silently for a while.

Finally, she pursed her lips, raised her hand to close the door, and walked quickly towards the still open door.

However, when she stood in front of the door, everything in front of her instantly made her worldview collapse!!!

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The night was as dark as ink, and the bustling lights of the Jiangnan District spread out under our feet like a piece of black velvet inlaid with gems.

Jessica stood on the rooftop of the villa, a gentle breeze caressing her face and fluttering the hem of her dress. The Han River in the distance meandered like a shimmering silver ribbon, the neon lights on both banks reflected in the water, creating a shimmering, dreamlike scene.

Just then, a voice sounded from behind her, "I didn't buy anything to drink, just beer and juice. Do you mind?"

She turned around and saw Lin Xiuyuan holding two cans of drinks in his hands with a suggestive look in his eyes.

Jessica glanced at the beer in his hand, took it without hesitation, and drank it all.

This action made Lin Xiuyuan look surprised.

However, Jessica didn't have the heart to pay attention to him at the moment. After quickly pouring the beer down her throat, she couldn't help but say, "So this is the future you were talking about? A world in another time and space, oh my god, this is too @#@... unbelievable."

"Indeed, I felt the same as you at first."

Lin Xiuyuan replied calmly, his eyes flickering slightly.

Then he walked to her side, leaned over the railing, and looked at the night view in the distance.

Jessica glanced sideways at the handsome boy, her face still full of disbelief, her mind racing.

After a while, she spoke, "How dare you tell me like that? Aren't you afraid that I'll tell on you? If that happens, you'll probably be taken to the research institute and subjected to biopsy experiments."

"As you saw earlier, only I can open the door for you to return to the past. If you really want to, what's the point of leaving one of the two worlds behind? But you'll lose your last chance to change your fate."

"That's it?"

Jessica still couldn't believe it, "So you're betting such a big secret on me?"

"bet?"

Lin Xiuyuan looked down at the villa below him and said, "It's fine if you think so, but I prefer win-win cooperation."

"What do you mean?"

"You need intelligence about the future, and I need you..."

At this point, Jessica frowned and looked at Lin Xiuyuan fiercely, but in fact she had already had this idea in her heart.

She even had a plan in mind whether to agree or not. However, she hadn't considered that Lin Xiuyuan's goals were completely different from hers. "...money."

"money?"

Stunned, confused, and dumbfounded.

The previous second she was frowning in confusion, but the next second she was completely stunned.

"Well, maybe you don't know yet, but although this time and space is similar to the past, the paths to making quick money are actually blocked. I figured if both time and space require struggle to achieve financial freedom, then it might be better to find someone to cooperate with."

Lin Xiuyuan's answer left Jessica stunned for a long time, with thoughts running through her mind.

Until a car roared past downstairs, bringing a gust of wind to pull her back to her senses. She looked at Lin Xiuyuan puzzledly and said, "If it's just about money, then why don't you find someone else? I don't have much money."

In Jessica's opinion, her small savings were nothing compared to those real big guys.

Lin Xiuyuan's next answer made her laugh out loud, which was rare.

"I'd like to find someone else, but you're the richest person I've come into contact with in the past twenty years. I can't come into contact with other rich people."

Jessica laughed when she heard this. "Your reason... is so straightforward."

"That's the truth. Do you think you can easily run into billionaires in real life? Even if you do run into them, whether you can actually get in touch with them is another question."

Jessica, who had been listening quietly, nodded, "Indeed."

"Not only that, the most important point is that if I go after that kind of big guy, I'll probably be courting disaster. But if I go after you, at least I can control you."

Lin Xiuyuan, who said this, was attacked by Jessica's fierce eyes and frowned.

"What do you mean?"

"I just told you that this is the time and space of 2025. I haven't had time to tell you what your future self will be like."

As Lin Xiuyuan said this, Jessica clenched the can of beer in her hand tightly.

With a creaking sound, the tank deformed.

Hearing the voice, Lin Xiuyuan glanced at it with lowered eyebrows, then continued to smile, "Don't be nervous, it's not good news anyway, just relax and listen."

Jessica, who was already nervous, became even more agitated after hearing this answer.

"What do you mean? It's not good news."

"Wait a minute, I'll look for some news."

Lin Xiuyuan's words made Jessica notice that he was holding a mobile phone in his hand, and the style of this phone was completely different from any she knew. As expected, it should be a mobile phone from this time and space.

The scenes flashing on the screen repeatedly stirred Jessica's heart, forcing her to grit her teeth, with the complicated emotions of a prisoner awaiting trial.

Soon, Lin Xiuyuan spoke again, "Found it."

Jessica raised her eyes.

"Let me see, on September 30, 2014, Jessica from Girls' Generation left the group."

"In 2015, Jessica founded her own fashion brand, BLANC & ECLARE, focusing on eyewear, apparel and other designs, and served as the creative director herself."

"In 2016, she returned as a solo artist and released her first mini-album, 'With Love, J.' The title song 'Fly' topped multiple music charts."

"In 2021, Jessica was exposed to be in debt of 80 billion won due to poor management of her personal brand. Her boyfriend was said to be the actual investor. Rumors spread that she was defrauded and tied up by her boyfriend. Some public opinion questioned the connection between her motivation for leaving the group and her business decision, believing that she gave up the group career for love."

"At the same time, due to the impact of Jessica's withdrawal from the group, her sister Krystal was forced to leave the stage at the peak of her popularity and has never been on the stage since then."

(End of this chapter)