Time Travel: The Queen's Coronation

Rong Zixuan walked behind reluctantly, and we went to the small shop where we had our first date in Gyeongju. Fortunately, it was still there and had not closed down!

"Do you remember this place?" I looked at the small shop in front of me. Although the layout had changed slightly, the taste of the snacks remained the same.

"Remember!" Rong Zixuan buried his head and ate dessert.

"Why did you become like this today?" I asked the question I had always wanted to ask.

"Maybe it's because you brought me to a height that didn't belong to me, let me see scenery that didn't belong to me, and changed my state of mind! It made my ambition swell! Later, I thought a lot and figured it out. In fact, my ability doesn't match that height! Especially after leaving you, without your help, I was isolated and helpless at that height. I had no ability to protect myself and could only be slaughtered! And then I still didn't face up to reality, face up to my own abilities, and wanted to use other people's affirmation to satisfy my vanity, so I was heavily in debt!" Rong Zixuan said with a wry smile.

"How did you come up with this idea? I remember two years ago you always thought it was my presence that was hindering your progress!"

"Those involved are often confused! I was influenced by those words and immersed in the pain of bankruptcy. I've been struggling in society for two years now, and I've gradually come to see things more clearly! I'm actually better suited to being a general, not a commander! But I didn't realize this at the time and insisted on starting my own business! If I had continued to be your and Xiao Yuan's general in Yuanyuan, I think I would have achieved great success! Then we wouldn't have to separate!"

"So what are you going to do next?"

"What else can we do? Let's take it one step at a time!" Rong Zixuan said helplessly.

"I'm curious why you don't go to Shenzhou to find a job with your abilities? Qingzhou is too small, and there won't be many opportunities for you!"

"Shenzhou has gathered too many outstanding people! The competition is too fierce! It was then that I realized that with my ability, I could only be a technical backbone at best. It was with the resources of you and Xiao Yuan that I could become a founder and a small boss! But I didn't cherish it! I played a good hand of cards badly! I stayed in Shenzhou for more than three months. The cost of living there was too high. My monthly salary was not enough to cover my expenses, so I came back. Although the salary in Qingzhou is not high, the cost of living here is relatively good! And this is also where I was born and raised, so at least I am familiar with it."

"Your academic qualifications should be overwhelming here!"

"There are pros and cons. I have a high degree of education and strong abilities, so the boss can tolerate those creditors coming to the door, but it happens too many times and affects the company's production order. The boss can't stand it anymore and has fired me! I am unemployed now, so I can't pay you back this month!" Rong Zixuan said ashamedly.

"So do you want to go to Hegang? Keep using your expertise, and I'll give you a position as a technical director. Your abilities are suitable for it! The money you owe will be deducted from your salary. I'll leave you a little money to live on every month. Consider it!"

"But I don't have the face to go back and face the people from Yuanyuan! Besides, I used to be a high-ranking official, and some of them were once my subordinates. Now I'm on the same level as them, or even lower than them. I can't accept this feeling of disparity!"

"It's not the origin, but the bell and tripod!"

Rong Zixuan raised his head in surprise, a little excited. "Is it really possible?"

"Of course! The Technical Director is the boss of the technical department, only below me and the Vice President!"

"Who is the vice president?"

“I recruited professional managers”

"That's fine! When will you be on duty?"

"I'm going back to Hegang the day after tomorrow. You can pack up in the next two days, and then we can go together!"

"Why do you want to help me?" Rong Zixuan asked tentatively.

"A big part of the reason I'm helping you is because you're the father of my two children. I don't want you to continue to degenerate, and for them to find out when they grow up that you're such a degenerate father! It would be a stain on them! After becoming a mother, I have to consider not only myself but also my children in many things! Also, you're really capable!"

"Then there is no other reason?"

"It's over between us! I've seen you love me, so when you don't love me anymore, I can clearly feel the gap! That gap is really torturous! And you were the one who abandoned me, so you will never deserve my love again!"

"But we've been together for so many years, how can you just let go of it?"

"You were the one who let go first, so why are you questioning me now?"

"Can we start over again?" Rong Zixuan wanted to grab my hand, but I quickly pulled it back.

"We can't go back! I have a husband now!"

"Can you tolerate that bastard Shen Junhui having affairs outside? You're going to get divorced sooner or later!"

"Whether I get a divorce or not has nothing to do with you! I repeat! There was no third party between us, and there were no conflicts at all! You left me because you weren't as capable as me but refused to be inferior to me! You are fully responsible for this failed marriage! You owe me a debt of gratitude! Therefore, you have no right to talk to me about getting back together!"

"Alright!" Rong Zixuan clenched his hands, lowered his head, and looked at the ground in frustration. I knew he was upset, but I didn't want to comfort him, so I just let him process it on his own. Half an hour later, several cars appeared in front of the store, and several people got out. Rong Zixuan saw them and tried to run, but they blocked his way.

A fat, bald man patted Rong Zixuan's face and said, "Where do you want to run to?"

Rong Zixuan smiled flatteringly, "Brother Jun, please give me some more time! I've found a new job, and I'll pay you back next month when I get paid!"

"Don't give me that! I heard you paid back the 7 million that Old Huang owed. The 5 million I have is less than what he owed me. How come you don't have the money to pay back?"

"Brother Jun, I paid it back to Brother Huang, so I don't have any money to pay you back!"

"If you don't have money, go borrow it! I heard your ex-wife is back! She's a super wealthy woman, so this little money is nothing to her!"

Rong Zixuan walked up to me timidly and asked cautiously, "Aqing, can you lend me some more money?"

"How many?"

"Five million," Rong Zixuan turned his head away and said in a low voice.

"You still owe me a million!"

"And my eight hundred thousand!"

"You still have 300,000 yuan to pay me back!"

After Rong Zixuan finished speaking, several people shouted.

"Okay! Come one by one! But you have to bring all the IOUs!" I said helplessly.

The bald man was the first to step forward and said, "You must be Mr. Wei! My last name is Wang. Rong Zixuan owes me five million. Here is the IOU!" After saying that, he put a pile of IOUs in front of me. I looked through them and calculated them, and it was indeed five million.

I was speechless and said to Rong Zixuan, "How can you owe so much money in such a small place? Is your company's annual profit greater than the money you owe?"

Rong Zixuan lowered his head in shame. The bald man answered for him, "He had no money but was trying to show off. He rented a Lamborghini to pick up girls, but ended up crashing into a Porsche on the road. Both cars were scrapped. This five million is compensation for the two cars. He didn't have the money to compensate me for the loan I kindly lent him. Otherwise, he would have gone to jail!"

"A check is fine!"

"Sure!" the bald man replied with a smile.

Then one after another, they took the checks from me and left with satisfaction. I looked at the pile of IOUs on the table and felt helpless.

"Are you sick? Borrowing money to pick up girls?" I couldn't help but say to him.

"I know I was wrong!" Rong Zixuan lowered his head and didn't dare to look me in the eye.

"Did your head get hit by the door? Or kicked by a donkey? Borrowing money to pick up girls? You don't have the fate of a rich second generation but want to live the life of a rich second generation? You really are..." I am really disappointed in Rong Zixuan.

"This is all your fault! You brought me into the wealthy circle and let me see the style of the rich second generation. It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it's hard to go from extravagance to frugality. Later, I had no money but I was still vain, so..." Rong Zixuan blamed me aggrievedly.

He made me laugh so mad that I didn't know what to say to him. It took me a long time to organize my words.

"You now owe me over 10 million! From now on, I'm your boss. If you do a good job, as a senior executive, you might be able to pay it off in a few years! If you don't, I won't hesitate to demote you and reduce your salary, making it impossible for you to pay it off in your lifetime!"

"Oh! Can you lend me some more money now?"

"Who else do you owe money to?"

"It's not much, it's just that they owe my brothers thousands or tens of thousands. Their wives are making a fuss, so I have to pay them back first. Otherwise, I'd feel guilty for making their families so chaotic!"

"Alright, alright! I'll use your bank card to withdraw the money myself!"

"Thank you, Qing!"

"Okay, I'm going home! Remember! The train leaves at 2pm the day after tomorrow!"

"Yeah, I know!"

I was halfway there when an idea suddenly occurred to me. I continued to sit back down. Rong Zixuan looked at his phone and was puzzled by my behavior. He asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

I opened my phone and thought, "Since we're old friends, I have to take a picture as a souvenir! It's a record of life!"

I asked the boss to take a photo of us, and Rong Zixuan happily cooperated, making a scissors sign. After the photo was taken, I uploaded it to various social media platforms with the caption "Long time no see!"

Soon, my phone was buzzing. Shen Junhui kept calling and texting me, but I ignored him! Some media outlets also called, wanting to interview me, but I declined. That evening, the photo appeared on the Hegang Finance and Entertainment Channel, and the next day, major newspapers ran with it. Plus, on the day Shen Junhui's video recording was exposed, I rushed back to attend Xiaohong's funeral. I was feeling a bit down, and they caught me with my eyes swollen from crying. These two events fueled the media's wild speculation, and all sorts of theories followed.