Chapter 4

Looking at the open door, looking at Lin Xiuyuan, Jessica's heart was conflicted.

Letting her enter this living room earlier had already taken all her courage; now that you were telling her to continue further inside, she took a step back.

Lin Xiuyuan, who noticed her hesitation, smiled slightly and took the lead in walking into the room; he had an idea in his heart he wanted to test.

Inside the apartment.

Jessica discovered that Lin Xiuyuan had already walked in, yet she still stood dazed in place, not daring to move, not even closing the front door next to her, which was within reach.

That was a safe retreat for a timely escape, so as not to put herself in a dangerous situation.

However, aside from that, her mind was also filled with thousands of thoughts, and the one making the most noise was the text information on that note.

She took a deep breath, took out the crumpled note, and opened it.

Her eyes stared at the words on it, silently contemplating for a long while.

Finally, she pursed her cherry lips, raised her hand to close the front door, and walked quickly toward the still-open room door.

Yet, just as she stood in front of that doorway, everything before her eyes instantly caused her worldview to collapse!!!

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The night was like ink, and the bustling lights of the Gangnam District spread out beneath her feet, like a black velvet cloth inlaid with jewels.

Jessica stood on the roof of this villa, the breeze brushing her face, blowing the corners of her clothes to flutter lightly. The Han River in the distance wound past like a ribbon flashing with silver light, and the neon lights on both banks reflected on the water, shimmering and sparkling, dreamlike and illusory.

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

She turned back to see Lin Xiuyuan holding two drinks in his hand, his gaze slightly provocative.

Jessica glanced at the beer in his hand, reached out without hesitation, took it, and drank it in one gulp.

This action made Lin Xiuyuan show a look of surprise.

However, Jessica had no intention of paying attention to him right now. After quickly pouring the beer down her throat, she couldn't help but speak, "So this is the future you were talking about? A world in another space-time? Daebak, this is just too @#@... unbelievable."

"Indeed, my initial feeling was the same as yours."

Lin Xiuyuan replied calmly, his eyes flickering slightly.

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

Jessica glanced sideways slightly, looking at this delicate boy, still full of disbelief, her inner thoughts surging wildly.

After a while, she spoke, "Then how dare you tell me just like that? Aren't you afraid I'll snitch? You'll probably be tied up and taken to a research institute for dissection experiments."

"You saw it just now; only I can open the door for you to return to the past. If you really had that idea, what would it matter if one of the two space-time worlds was discarded? But you would lose the last chance to change your destiny."

"Just this?"

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

"Bet?"

Lin Xiuyuan looked down at the villa beneath his feet, "If you want to think of it that way, that's fine, but I prefer to think of it as cooperation for mutual benefit."

"What do you mean?"

"You need information from the future, and I need your..."

At this point, Jessica's beautiful brows locked, and she looked at Lin Xiuyuan with sharp eyes, though in reality, she had already had this thought in her heart long ago.

She even already had plans on whether to agree or not.

It was just that she hadn't expected that Lin Xiuyuan's goal was completely off the same page as what she had thought, "... money."

"Money?"

Stunned, dazed, dumbfounded.

A second ago, she was still frowning in doubt, but the next second, she was completely sluggish.

"Yeah, maybe you don't know yet, but although this space-time is not much different from the past, in reality, all the paths to making quick money have been blocked. I thought if both space-times require struggle to earn financial freedom, then it's better to find someone to cooperate with."

Lin Xiuyuan's answer left Jessica stunned for a long time, one thought after another drifting through her mind.

Until a car sped past downstairs, bringing a gust of wind that pulled her thoughts back, and then she looked at Lin Xiuyuan, puzzled, "If it's just purely for money, then why don't you find someone else? I don't have much money."

In Jessica's view, her little savings were nothing compared to those real big shots.

And Lin Xiuyuan's next answer made her laugh out loud for a rare moment.

"I would like to find someone else, but you are the richest person I've been able to come into contact with in these twenty years. I can't reach the other rich people."

Once this was said, Jessica laughed, "Your reason... is so straightforward."

"It's the truth. Do you think you can just meet those billionaires in real life? Even if you can meet them, whether you can get in touch with them is another question."

Jessica, who was listening quietly, nodded, "Indeed."

"Not only that, the most, most, most important point is that if I find those kinds of big shots, it would probably be like asking a tiger for its skin. But if I find you, at least I can still hold something over you."

Lin Xiuyuan, who said this, was met with a fierce eye attack from Jessica, while her brows locked.

"What do you mean?"

"I just told you this is the 2025 space-time, I haven't had time to tell you what the future you is actually like yet."

Following Lin Xiuyuan's words, the can of beer in Jessica's hand was also tightly gripped by her.

With a creak, the can deformed.

Hearing the sound, Lin Xiuyuan lowered his eyes and glanced at it, then continued to smile, "Don't be nervous, it's not good news anyway, so just listen with an open mind."

Jessica, who was already panicked, became even more restless after hearing this answer.

"What do you mean, what do you mean it's not good news?"

"Wait a moment, let me find the news."

Lin Xiuyuan's words made Jessica notice that the other party was holding a mobile phone in his hand, and the style of this phone was completely different from any one she knew. If she wasn't mistaken, it should be a phone from this space-time.

And the scenes flashing on that screen repeatedly provoked Jessica's heart, leaving her with no choice but to grit her teeth, her mood as complex as a prisoner waiting for judgment.

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

Jessica raised her eyes.

"Let's see, September 30, 2014, Girls' Generation member Jessica withdraws from the group."

"2015, Jessica founds her personal fashion brand BLANC & ECLARE, focusing on the design of glasses, clothing, etc., and personally serves as the creative director."

"2016, she returns as a solo singer, releases her first mini-album 'With Love, J', and the title track 'Fly' hits multiple music charts."

"2021, Jessica is exposed for owing 8 billion won due to poor management of her personal brand, her boyfriend is pointed out as the actual investor, and rumors spread that she was defrauded and tied up by her boyfriend. Some public opinion questions the connection between her withdrawal from the group and commercial decisions, believing she gave up her team career for love."

"At the same time, due to the impact of Jessica's withdrawal, her sister Krystal was forced to leave the stage at the peak of her popularity, and has had no stage since then."

(End of chapter)