Chapter 495: Side Story: Future Spacetime Chapter

Side Story: Future Spacetime Chapter

Side Story: Future Spacetime Chapter

Si Rong woke up slumped over the desk, feeling extremely exhausted; dialing this Future Phone number consumed a great deal of her energy.

Yet even so, she had to make the call to return to the past.

She had obtained this string of numbers in the year she turned sixty.

That year, with the help of the Si Family, Shen Lan became a County Magistrate, and Li Xuan became a Vice Principal at school.

Their son, Shen Chi, had already become the General Manager of the South China region at her eldest brother's company, while their daughter, Shen Yuan, had stepped into the entertainment industry and become a minor singer.

Although her vocal talent was nothing special, relying on the Si Family's financial resources, she had managed to secure a foothold in the singer circle.

People in the industry knew she was a wealthy second-generation heiress and were unwilling to offend her.

If Si Rong hadn't discovered the affair between Shen Lan and Li Xuan, they would have originally been a happy and peaceful family.

But she had discovered it.

She wanted a divorce, because she could not endure this deception that had lasted for forty years.

This Future Phone number was something she had dreamed of in her sleep.

She remembered the kind old man asking her that question: "If you had the chance to talk to your future self, but the price was your own lifespan, would you trade it?"

"I would," Si Rong replied without hesitation.

She quickly realized, "So, different spacetimes really do exist?"

"Yes, the you of today is in one spacetime, but the you of twenty years ago is in another."

"Will we have any influence on each other?" Si Rong asked again.

The old man's eyes held approval; he had not expected her to ask the core question.

"The you of twenty years ago can influence the you of today, but the you of today cannot influence the you of twenty years ago, except through the sole medium of the Future Phone."

Si Rong was thoughtful, "That means if I dial this Future Phone, I can help the me of twenty years later discover the schemes of those two people sooner, and it will also help my current situation?"

"That is exactly what it means."

Si Rong dialed that Future Phone.

She heard the familiar, youthful voice on the other end of the line, and her throat tightened.

The moment she spoke, she felt as if something was being drained from her body, and she became extremely exhausted.

The old man reminded her in her mind: Remember, you only have one minute of call time.

He could not afford to take on the karmic consequences of such a life-and-death matter.

There was no other way; Si Rong had to hurriedly say everything she could think of.

There was no response from the other side of the phone at first, and then the person began to question who she was, appearing not to believe a word she said.

Si Rong was anxious to the point of desperation, almost screaming, "Believe me, both of them are big liars, they have deceived you so bitterly..."

But the call had already been disconnected.

Si Rong sighed deeply; would her twenty-years-younger self believe these few words of hers?

She slowly stood up, leaning on the desk; although it was a version of herself from a different spacetime, she thought that as long as she knew Shen Lan and Li Xuan had betrayed her, she would definitely divorce Shen Lan.

The current situation was very bad; because of Shen Chi's backstabbing, her eldest brother's biggest client had been snatched away by a rival, and the company's capital chain was about to break.

Her eldest brother had been hospitalized in a fit of rage.

After Si Rong proposed the divorce, she went to help at her eldest brother's company, but unfortunately, she had never learned to do anything all these years, so even if she wanted to help, she was powerless.

"Godmother," Jiang Zhi said as she entered from outside, "I made you garlic-steamed sea bass, eat it while it's hot."

Si Rong gave a bitter smile; she had truly been a fool, having given her whole life to those two ingrates, and now that she was going through a divorce with Shen Lan, neither of those two children had come to see her—she was better off with a goddaughter.

This goddaughter, Jiang Zhi, had been recognized through a twist of fate; she used to watch dance competitions when she was young, and Jiang Zhi was also a dance student.

Later, when Jiang Zhi was bullied by some thugs, she found out that Jiang Zhi was actually Jiang Cheng's niece.

Fate was truly mysterious, as if she had circled back and encountered someone she once thought she would never meet again.

Later on, her relationship with Jiang Zhi grew closer, and she adopted her as a goddaughter.

Jiang Zhi's cooking was excellent; at first, Si Rong had forced herself to eat it, but later she found it was indeed delicious, so she asked her how this sea bass was made.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Zhi froze for a moment, then brushed it off, "If you like it, Godmother, I'll make it for you again next time; I just learned it randomly on the internet."

"By the way, Godmother, you don't need to worry too much; I have already contacted several very experienced lawyers, and they will definitely help you."

Si Rong held her hand, her eyes stinging, "Xiao Zhi, how can Godmother thank you?"

"Between you and me, Godmother, there is no need for such distant words as 'thank you'." Jiang Zhi crouched in front of her, her smile soothing.

"Let me comb your hair first, then we will go see the lawyers."

Jiang Zhi found a comb in the drawer and gently gathered Si Rong's silver hair behind her head.

Looking at her own graying temples, Si Rong slowly stroked her cheek; after the incident occurred, she seemed to have aged rapidly.

"Even if you are old, Godmother, you are still a beauty, no different from the beauty standing under the cherry blossom tree in the past."

She had seen that photo of Si Rong holding an umbrella under a cherry blossom tree in her uncle's wallet.

A picture of a beauty amidst pink cherry blossoms; at the time, she thought it was some movie star, and when she secretly took it out to look at it, she was scolded by her uncle, who was terrified she might ruin that photo.

"Is it Auntie?" she had asked timidly at the time.

Her uncle did not answer her, but she had firmly kept the woman in the photo in her heart.

That was why she recognized her at a glance when she later met Si Rong.

"You've seen that photo of me?" Si Rong asked, puzzled.

When she was young, she had taken a set of cherry blossom photos, and later, after the photo studio asked for her consent, they put them on display in the shop window.

Jiang Zhi secretly regretted her loose tongue; she wouldn't accidentally expose her uncle's secret, would she?

"Was it in the window of that photo studio?" Si Rong asked as they walked.

"Yes, yes," Jiang Zhi hurriedly replied, "I was passing by with my uncle and saw it."

Ugh, what was wrong with her mouth today? Was she not going to be satisfied until she dragged her uncle out to parade him around a few times?

Could it be that because she knew her godmother was getting a divorce, she had started to worry about her uncle, who had remained unmarried his whole life?

Si Rong did not think much of it; she and the others went to see the lawyer to discuss two main matters.

First was the matter of the divorce from Shen Lan; second was how to minimize the damage Shen Chi had caused to her eldest brother's company.

After finishing these discussions, Si Rong returned to her maiden home.

Her mother had passed away ten years ago, and now that her father was advanced in age, she mainly discussed matters with her eldest and second brothers.

Her eldest brother was currently hospitalized, so her nephew Si Ming stepped in to handle things.

"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry," Si Rong first apologized to her sister-in-law Chen Meiling, "It's all because of me that Shen Chi entered your company and caused such a scene."

Chen Meiling sighed; she was naturally angry in her heart, but there was no help for it—in the past, her husband was the head of the household, and now her son was.

"Aunt, don't blame yourself; this matter is not your fault. Back then, you were also deceived by that wolf in sheep's clothing." Si Ming had been taught by his father since childhood to cherish his aunt, so he had always been very close to her. "Rest assured, I will definitely make him regret what he has done today."

As long as he could find evidence of Shen Chi colluding with those people.

Her second brother Si Han stated, "Since those two ingrates were born to Shen Chi and Li Xuan, I will have a word with my friends in the entertainment industry; from now on, no one is allowed to give Shen Yuan any resources."

"And that Li Xuan," her second sister-in-law Tian Chang said, "If it weren't for our little sister back then, with her ability, would she have been able to get into Huaiyi and become a Vice Principal?"

"Fine, then we shall act simultaneously." Si Han patted his little sister on the shoulder. "Did you not sleep well last night? Don't worry, your second brother is here. Go back and rest; when you wake up, there will surely be good news."

"Thank you, second brother, thank you everyone," Si Rong could not hold back her tears as they fell.

Just as Jiang Zhi was accompanying Si Rong back to her room to rest, her phone rang.

It was Shen Lan, "Si Rong, let's talk."

"Talk about what?" Si Rong felt intense hatred in her heart, but she knew she had to remain calm now.

"Let's meet and talk at Haitang Tea House."

Accompanied by Jiang Zhi, Si Rong quickly arrived at the private room Shen Lan had booked at Haitang Tea House.

It was quite lively; all four members of Shen Lan's family were there.

"Sit down, I ordered the rose tea you like." Shen Lan said gently, just as he had in the past.

Si Rong naturally would not drink the tea he poured. "Didn't you want to talk? You may begin; I want a divorce."

"Si Rong, don't be so willful." A vein pulsed on Shen Lan's forehead. "As long as you behave yourself, the position of Mrs. Shen will always be yours."