The Secret Realm of Time, His and Her Life Through the Changes

Chapter 263 Even time and space can't harm us, so why should we fear distance?

Hong Yun picked up the phone on the table, stood up, and walked to the balcony before answering it.

Shang Yibo and Zhou Yanruo were left looking at each other in bewilderment.

Shang Yibo took Zhou Yanruo's hand and asked gently, "What are you thinking?"

Zhou Yanruo: "I think she's right. We can't let my current popularity affect Rushang. It's not a good thing to be in the spotlight right now."

Shang Yibo: "That's secondary. Do you lack confidence in us?"

Zhou Yanruo quickly explained, "No, I just don't want to create a single persona. I clearly have a boyfriend."

Shang Yibo: "Then don't have any worries. We don't need to announce our relationship to the world or get other people's approval, right?"

Zhou Yanruo: "Now that you explain it like that, I also feel that it's really nothing."

Shang Yibo gently rubbed Zhou Yanruo's soft fingers with his large hand, "I'm going to New York next month."

"By the way, Hong Yun interrupted me earlier, and I didn't even have a chance to ask you how the interview went. You said you wanted to go to New York, so that means you passed the interview, right?"

"Yes. I passed the online interview and have already scheduled an appointment to meet with the education committee at the school next month." Shang Yibo looked reluctant. "The thought of leaving here for New York makes me not happy at all."

"How did you comfort me? You said that time and space can't affect us, and we don't care about formalities, so why would we be afraid of distance?"

"Yanruo, how can you be so kind?"

Shang Yibo held Zhou Yanruo's hand and brought it to his lips, gently kissing it.

Doorbell rang.

Hong Yun walked over from the balcony.

Shang Yibo asked, "Is anyone else coming?"

"I've already chosen an agent for you; I'm sure you'll like it."

Zhou Yanruo couldn't help but ask, "Someone we know? Who is it?"

Hong Yun went to the entrance to open the door. "She's already here. You'll find out soon enough."

Zhou Yanruo got up and followed Hong Yun to the entrance.

The door opened, and two strangers stood in the doorway: a pretty young girl carrying a large LV travel bag; and a dashing young man in a formal dark suit, carrying two red gift boxes in each hand.

Zhou Yanruo and Hong Yun were both stunned.

Zhou Yanruo: "An artist from your company?"

Hong Yun: "No, I don't know him."

The two people at the door moved aside in unison, respectfully making way for a noblewoman to stand in the middle of the passage.

Zhou Yanruo recognized that the elegant woman in front of her was actually Ding Jiajia.

"Jiajia, is that you? How could it be you?"

"Sister Yanruo, it's me. Are you alright? Are you all alright?" Ding Jiajia stepped forward, excitedly grabbed Zhou Yanruo's hand, and said in a trembling voice.

Ding Jiajia wore a white lace dress with a loose fit and a large red double Glogo embroidered on the chest. She also carried a small black Kelly bag on her arm.

Her complexion was fair with a natural rosy glow, and her figure appeared much fuller than it had been six months ago. Even her demeanor was more gentle and mature.

Hong Yun joked, "I was wondering why I didn't recognize these two people. Turns out they're the nanny and bodyguard that this lady brings with her. Come on in."

Ding Jiajia smiled sheepishly, then instructed her two attendants, "Put your things down and wait for me in the car."

Shang Yibo recognized the voices at the door and walked over to see Ding Jiajia enter.

"Why are you here? Didn't you go abroad?"

Ding Jiajia was stunned for a moment, then looked at Hong Yun uneasily.

"What are you doing? This is my guest." Hong Yun pulled Ding Jiajia towards the living room. "Ignore him, let's sit over there."

Zhou Yanruo glared at Shang Yibo, "Don't speak so bluntly."

Ding Jiajia stood still and said softly, "Yibo, I'm sorry. Given the circumstances, I had no choice but to leave you. I chose love."

Shang Yibo: "You have nothing to apologize to me. You don't need to apologize. It's your business what choice you make. Why did you leave without saying goodbye and make us the bad guys?"

Zhou Yanruo chimed in, "Jiajia, you're with Jian Zheng now. If you tell us, do you think Yibo and I wouldn't wish you well?"

Ding Jiajia choked up and said, "I was out of my mind. It's not that I didn't trust you, it's that I felt guilty towards you, which is why I chose to leave secretly."

Hong Yun quickly said, "That's enough, stop talking." She pulled Ding Jiajia aside and whispered to comfort her, "You're pregnant, don't get agitated."

Shang Yibo then noticed Ding Jiajia's protruding belly. He turned his face away and said, "No one is blaming you, why are you crying?"

Zhou Yanruo stepped forward and pulled Ding Jiajia along, walking towards the living room. "Ignore him, let's talk over there."

Shang Yibo followed behind with his head down, and couldn't help but ask in a deep voice, "Is Jian Zheng alright?"

Ding Jiajia: "He's fine. He was originally going to come back with me. But he had to sign a contract in Bangkok, so he flew there first and will come back after he's done."

A few days ago, Chu Fanqing called back and told Shang Yibo about the progress of the Bangkok project. He said that he had successfully negotiated the transfer price with Rongchang Capital and was planning to sign the transfer agreement.

Thus, the project negotiations, which lasted for more than a year, finally came to a relatively satisfactory conclusion.

Once the project transfer funds are in place, the domestic debts can be repaid, and the remaining funds can be used to supplement working capital, thus greatly turning the crisis of Rushang Group around.

Ding Jiajia's phone rang. She looked down at her phone, a smile playing on her lips, and said, "Jian Zheng is calling. I'll take this call."

The call was video. She held the phone up to her face and said, "Jian Zheng."

Jian Zheng's concerned voice came through the phone: "Wife, why are your eyes red? Did you cry? I won't let anyone who dares to bully you get away with it."

Ding Jiajia: "Who would bully me? Don't talk nonsense. I just arrived and your call came right away."

Jian Zheng: "Wife, you are my big baby now. You need to take good care of yourself. The two people you brought are from here and are not familiar with Beijing. If that's not enough, I think we should find two more people in Beijing to take care of you."

Ding Jiajia knew that Jian Zheng had a lot more mushy things to say, so she quickly interrupted him: "Jian Zheng, Yibo and Sister Yanruo are with me."

Jian Zheng: "Did they bully you? Let them come over and answer the phone."

Shang Yibo walked into the frame and said to Jian Zheng, who was beaming in the camera's view, "What, are you going to punish me?"

Zhou Yanruo also came over, rested her head on Shang Yibo's shoulder, and said with a smile, "Jian Zheng, you're so mushy, calling me 'wife' all the time, you don't even care about your friends anymore."

When Jian Zheng met his two friends, he said awkwardly, "Wasn't I just striking first? If you two had joined forces, I wouldn't have had a chance of winning."

Shang Yibo: "You old bastard, you didn't even invite us to your wedding banquet, and you dared to steal the person next to me. Just wait and see how I settle accounts with you."

Jian Zheng: "Who said there's no wine? I had Jiajia bring some over for you. Look, isn't that what's on the table?"

Upon hearing this, Shang Yibo subconsciously turned around and saw a red gift box brought by Ding Jiajia's bodyguard on the table.

"You're getting off easy. Don't even think about it, you can't escape."

Jian Zheng: "I'll be back next week, wait for me."

The two looked at each other and smiled through the camera, their eyes filled with complex emotions.

They opened their mouths almost simultaneously, their voices filled with excitement and relief, and said in unison, "Let's drink until we drop."