Hancheng: There is a door between me and the future

Chapter 6 The IOU

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"First question, based on your habits, do you think you will change your phone number in the next ten years?"

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

"Then the second question is, do you consider yourself a person who keeps his promises and pays back his debts?"

"What are you talking about? That must be it."

"That's no problem. Come on, write me an IOU."

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Spring 2013, night.

Crunch—bang!
Standing by the huge balcony window of her apartment, Jessica, who had just returned home from outside, looked at the city lights under the night sky a little dazedly, but her mind was full of the scenes she had seen with Lin Xiuyuan before.

The situation was so shocking that she didn't even notice Krystal coming out of the room.

"Onie~"

It wasn't until the other person came up behind her and patted her shoulder that Jessica suddenly came back to her senses, "Oh, Xiujing, what's wrong?"

Seeing Jessica's obviously upset reaction, Krystal asked with concern, "Ouni, what's wrong? I noticed that you haven't been in a good mood since you came back from outside. Did something happen?"

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

Jessica lowered her eyelids, her tone vague as she gave a name to Lin Xiuyuan, whom she met for the first time today.

Krystal was puzzled. "Amazing? How amazing is that? It's rare to see you say that, unnie. And what about that sentence about looking at the future? Did you see it?"

Jessica nodded slightly with a complicated expression, "I see, but it's not the future I want."

"what?"

Jessica took a deep breath and shook her head gently. She didn't continue to argue with her on this topic. Instead, she looked deeply at her beloved sister, with the unacceptable future information echoing in her mind.

Although she still didn't quite understand why such a thing happened, the result was hard for Jessica to accept, and she never expected that it would implicate the girl in front of her.

So after a moment of silence, he said, "Xiujing, do you like the stage?"

Krystal was stunned at first, then wrinkled her nose with a smile, "Of course I like it. Otherwise, why would I be a trainee and an idol? It's strange, why are you asking this all of a sudden, unnie?"

"No, unnie, I will protect you."

Krystal, who thought she was referring to the shady things in the industry, smiled gratefully and hugged her. "Ah~ Don't worry, unnie, I'll take care of those dirty things myself, you don't have to worry."

My sister is sweet and nice.

Jessica just smiled slightly and looked out the window again. In her deep eyes, there was a determination that only she knew.

At the same time, there was also Lin Xiuyuan.

Then he sighed secretly: It seems that my future self will have to work hard.

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Cafe, 2025.

"Xiujing, please help me check when I wrote this IOU."

"IOU? What IOU?" Confused, Krystal took the phone and glanced at the text message on the screen. It was very concise, with only one sentence and a MMS photo.

：Dear VIP customers, kindly remind you that your bill has expired [Photo]

She clicked on the photo and glanced at it, her eyes twitching. "Twenty million, Ouni, when did you sign this IOU? I don't know."

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

"2013? Unnie hadn't left the group yet at that time."

Jessica's eyes flickered when she mentioned it again, and she nodded slightly. "Well, not yet. I remember that year was the comeback of 'I Got A Boy', and the rest of the year was full of touring. This early spring date seems to be the gap between the comeback and the tour."

She can only roughly remember what happened more than ten years ago.

Even Krystal said the same thing, "It seems so, but at that time, I was with V-mom and the others on commercial performances and music festivals, so I didn't pay much attention to what was going on with you, unnie."

After she finished speaking, she lowered her head again and carefully looked at the photo of the IOU for a few minutes. She came to a conclusion and then overturned her own guess.

"Could he be a scammer...but what he said was weird, and it didn't seem like something a scammer would post. The most important thing is, unnie, look at the hand in the bottom right corner of the photo. It's your hand, it doesn't look photoshopped."

Jessica silently put her phone away and stared at the IOU she had been looking at all night. "Yes, the handwriting is also the same as when I wrote it in 13. It is obviously different from my current handwriting. It feels very familiar, so I guess I can't be wrong."

But she couldn't remember when she had ever owed anyone money.

If she really wanted to find out what was going on, there would be no clues on her phone unless she went to the bank to get the bank statements for the IOUs and accounts from more than ten years ago.

But thinking about the flow of water more than ten years ago is a bit absurd and stupid.

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

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

Hearing this, Krystal shook her head decisively, "I really don't remember. 2000 million is not too much, not too little. Even if you borrowed it, you probably didn't bother to tell me."

"Yeah, it's so embarrassing."

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

She really couldn't figure out who she had borrowed the money from, and she couldn't understand why the other party was only coming to her now to ask for the money that was owed to her more than ten years ago. It was too outrageous.

If it weren't for the various small details in the photo proving that this was indeed the IOU she wrote personally, Jessica would probably have blocked the number directly and not bothered to pay any attention to the other party.

Thinking of this, Jessica no longer hesitated, picked up her phone and sent a text message back to the other party.

: Hello, I'm Jessica. I'd like to discuss this IOU in person. Is it convenient for you to meet?
The moment the message was sent, Krystal, who was on the other end of the phone, rested her hands on her chin and said curiously, "This IOU from over ten years ago suddenly appeared, and we have no recollection of it. Why does it feel like the plot of an idol drama to me?"

"And then a young, handsome man shows up, has a heart-wrenching romance with you, and you eventually get married and retire?"

Jessica looked up and saw her sister's overthinking expression. She couldn't help laughing and knocked on the table. "But don't forget, this is an IOU from more than ten years ago. I guess the young handsome guy is gone. It's probably a greasy uncle."

"Ah, Ernie, please don't ruin my fantasy."

Krystal, who was obviously joking, still acted coquettishly.

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

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

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

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