Chapter 6

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"First question, according to your habits, do you think you will change your number in the next ten years?"

"No, I've used this number since I was a trainee."

"Then the second question, do you think you are a person who keeps their word and pays back debts?"

"What kind of talk is that? Of course I am."

"Then no problem, come, write me an IOU."

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Spring, 2013, night.

Creak—Bang~

Standing by the window of the oversized balcony of her apartment, Jessica, who had just returned home from outside, looked a bit dazed at the city lights under the night curtain, but her mind was filled with the scenes from Lin Xiuyuan earlier.

Because the situation was too shocking, she didn't even notice when Krystal came out of the room.

"Unnie~"

Until the other party came behind her and tapped her on the shoulder, Jessica suddenly came back to her senses, "Oh, Xiujing, what's wrong?"

Looking at Jessica's reaction, which clearly showed something was wrong, Krystal also asked with concern, "Unnie, what's wrong with you? I noticed that after you came back from outside just now, your whole spirit hasn't been right. Did something happen?"

"Nothing much, just met a... magical friend."

Jessica lowered her eyelids, her tone a bit drifting, giving Lin Xiuyuan, whom she met for the first time today, a title.

Krystal asked, puzzled, "Magical? How magical? It's rare to hear you say that, Unnie. And what about that 'go see the future' thing, did you see it?"

Jessica, with a complex expression, nodded gently, "I saw it, but it wasn't the future I wanted."

"Ah?"

Jessica, who took a deep breath, shook her head gently, not continuing to dwell on this topic with her, but instead looked deeply at her beloved sister, the future information that was hard to accept echoing in her mind.

Although she didn't understand for the time being why such a thing would happen, the result was hard for Jessica to accept, and she never expected it would involve the girl in front of her.

So after being silent for a while, she spoke, "Xiujing, do you like the stage?"

Krystal was stunned at first, then smiled and wrinkled her nose, "I like it, of course I like it, otherwise why would I be a trainee, an idol? It's strange, Unnie, why are you asking this suddenly?"

"Nothing, Unnie will protect you well."

Hearing this, Krystal, thinking the other party was referring to the dark things in the circle, immediately showed a moved smile and took the initiative to step forward and hug her, "Ah~ don't worry, Unnie, I'll take care of those dirty things myself, you don't need to worry."

Sister is fragrant, hugging.

To this, Jessica just smiled slightly, her gaze looking out the window again, a kind of determination hidden in her deep eyes that only she knew.

At the same time, there was also Lin Xiuyuan's figure.

Then she sighed secretly: It seems I can only make the future me work hard.

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2025, cafe.

"Xiujing, help me look, when did I ever write this IOU?"

"IOU? What IOU?"

Krystal, who didn't know what was going on, took the phone and glanced at the text message on the screen. It was very concise, with only one sentence, and an MMS photo attached.

: Respected VIP customer, a friendly reminder, your bill is due 【Photo】

She clicked on the photo and scanned it, the corner of her eye twitching, "Twenty million, Unnie, when did you sign this IOU? I don't know about it."

Jessica pointed to the date and time on the IOU, "Look at the date, 2013. What was I doing then?"

"2013? Unnie hadn't withdrawn from the group yet, right?"

Mentioning this matter again, Jessica's eyes still flickered, and she nodded gently, "Yeah, not yet. I remember that year was the comeback of 'I Got A Boy', and the rest was all tours. This early spring date seems to be the gap between the comeback and the tour."

Things from more than ten years ago, she could only remember roughly now.

Even Krystal was the same, "Seems like it. But at that time, I was running commercial performances and music festivals with V Ma and the others, so I didn't pay much attention to your situation, Unnie."

After finishing her words, she lowered her head again to look at the photo of the IOU seriously for a few minutes, reaching a conclusion while overturning her own speculation.

"Could it be a scammer... but the content is weird, doesn't look like something a scammer would send. The most critical thing is, Unnie, look at the hand in the bottom right corner of the photo, it's your hand, doesn't look like it was Photoshopped."

Jessica silently took back the phone, staring at the IOU she had stared at for a whole night, "Yeah, the handwriting is also from the me of '13, clearly different from my current handwriting. That feeling is very familiar, probably can't be wrong."

It's just that she didn't remember when she had owed anyone money.

If she really wanted to figure out the situation, IOUs and accounts from more than ten years ago, unless she ran to the bank to print the transaction records, there couldn't be any clues on the phone.

But the matter of transaction records from more than ten years ago, just thinking about it felt a bit absurd and stupid.

"How about, make an appointment to meet?" Krystal suggested again.

"I thought about it too, just wanted to ask you first to see if you remember."

Hearing this, Krystal shook her head very simply, "Really don't remember. 20 million is not much, not little. Even if you borrowed it, Unnie, you probably wouldn't bother telling me."

"Yeah, too awkward."

Jessica, who rubbed her big forehead, pursed her cherry lips, stared at the photo of the IOU seriously for a few minutes, and finally decided to do as Krystal said, make an appointment to meet and talk.

She really couldn't think of whose money she had borrowed, and couldn't figure out why the other party was only coming to her now for money from more than ten years ago; it was too outrageous.

If it weren't for the various small details in the photo confirming that this was indeed an IOU she had written with her own hands, Jessica would probably have blocked this number directly and wouldn't even bother to pay attention to the other party.

Thinking of this, Jessica didn't hesitate anymore, picked up her phone, and replied with a text message.

: Hello, I am Jessica. Regarding this IOU, I hope to talk about it in person. I wonder if it's convenient for you to meet?

The moment the text message was sent, Krystal opposite her supported her chin with both hands, her tone quite curious, "A sudden IOU from more than ten years ago, and we have no impression of it at all. How does it give me the feeling of an idol drama plot?"

"Then a young handsome guy pops up, has a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering romance with you, and finally gets married and withdraws from the circle?"

Jessica raised her head, looked at her sister's little expression of over-imagination, couldn't help but laugh, and tapped the table, "But don't forget, this is an IOU from more than ten years ago. I guess there's no young handsome guy, it's mostly likely a greasy middle-aged uncle."

"Ah, Unnie, don't destroy my fantasy."

Krystal, who was clearly playing around, still acted spoiled.

Jessica chuckled, "Because this is the truth, I am stating facts."

Just then, her phone lit up, and a new text message popped out.

: Okay, address and time, I'm free anytime.

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