A splendid and magnificent high-class entertainment club in Touglo.
On the dance floor, deafening music was blasting through the numerous speakers, and the lights were dazzling. Men and women, dressing in skimpy clothes, twisted their bodies and danced wildly to rock music, living the moment.
The people in the seats outside the dance floor chatted delightfully as they clunk their glasses.
At the bar counter, Shen Yunxi slammed her wine glass in front of the bartender and demanded, "More!" Her voice was low and depressed, and her delicate eyebrows were tightly knitted. It was as if there was melancholy and rage that were bothering her.
The bartender quickly refilled another glass of wine for her and then glanced at the two men's table in the corner with an obscure look.
Shen Yunxi raised her head, drank up the wine in the cup, and lay on the bar counter.
At this time, she had a splitting headache, and two voices flashed through her mind over and over again.
"Yunxi, I'm sorry for doing such a horrible thing, but I really love Yunze." A woman's voice was choked with tears.
"Wan'er, you don't have to apologize to her. We love each other, and we didn't do anything wrong. I have already had enough of her, and I have never loved her!" The man was angry and gnashed his teeth.
"Yunxi, no matter what, we've been friends for so many years. You will understand, won't you?"
The handsome bartender looked at Shen Yunxi, who was lying motionless on the bar counter, and then winked in the direction of the table again. He was ready to reach out and pat her.
Unexpectedly, Shen Yunxi suddenly raised her head and cursed, "Jerk! Sl*t!"
She was going to marry Fu Yunze tomorrow, but on the night before the wedding, she found out that he was cheating on her with her best friend! It was such a dramatic and ridiculous revelation!
"Miss, do you mind joining us for a drink?" At this moment, a man in black casual clothes came over with a glass of wine. With a cynical and malicious look, he glanced at her chest with a pair of amorous eyes.
"Get lost!" Shen Yunxi was in a bad mood and could not control her temper. She had a headache. She wanted to leave this place and sleep first before dealing with the shameless couple.
"Hmph, cocky b*tch! You should have come with me when I asked nicely! Alright, I'm gonna grab you back and hand you over to the boss!" The man growled in rage and tore off his disguise. He extended his hands to Shen Yunxi, wanting to catch her. Shen Yunxi grabbed a bottle of wine and smashed it on his head with a bang.
How dare he took advantage of her before she got drunk? Jerk!
While the man was feeling dizzy, Shen Yunxi quickened her pace and ran out of the hall.
Shen Yunxi was good at drinking, and she would not be drunk even after five glasses of wine. But at this moment, she felt dizzy and hot all over.
She was usually very alert, and now she realized what had happened. There was something wrong with the wine just now!
Shen Yunxi gritted her teeth. "You son of a b*tch! You spiked my drink!"
More and more people were chasing after her. There were only two men at first, but now, there were five of them. They did not look like rich playboys. It seemed that they were specifically after her. Who were they?
Her consciousness was getting more and more blurry, and her footsteps were in disorder. She began to have a double vision too. The men were getting closer and closer to her!
"Haha. When we get her, let's have some fun time with her first before taking her back and torturing her slowly. The boss must be very happy." An arrogant voice echoed from behind.
Shen Yunxi was utterly confused at this moment. She rushed forward with her last desire to survive.
Screech!
A sharp and harsh sound cut through the night sky. Shen Yunxi felt that her body rose into the air and then fell down hard...
It hurt. It hurt all over. She seemed to have lost her hearing, and the whole world turned quiet.
However, she heard footsteps. She raised her head with difficulty, and the person came into her sight.
A look of shock flashed across Shen Yunxi's eyes. Huo Yichen! Why was he here?
Rumors said that he was sinister and vicious. He was aloof and cruel even to his own family, where he poisoned his biological father and drove his sister crazy. Why was he here? Moreover, it seemed that there was something wrong with the way he looked at her. They didn't know each other, but why was his glance so out of place?
Despite that, she stretched out her hand instinctively to ask for his help. Yet, there was no fluctuation on his cold and heartless face. Her vision gradually became blurred. At the last moment, she cursed in her mind, "So cruel!"
Bang!
Hiss... Shen Yunxi gasped in pain. How could she still feel pain even when she was dead? Had the car rolled over her body?
At this time, a cold voice came from above her head. "Hey, is my topic really so boring, so much so that you can fall asleep even by listening to me?"
Shen Yunxi's whole body froze. She suddenly looked up and faced the man who was separated from her by a table. The huge shock spread to her limbs and bones, and she was rendered speechless.
She covered her forehead with one hand. It turned out that she had knocked on the table just now.
Huo Yichen thought that the woman was playing dumb again. A trace of helplessness flashed across his cold and handsome face, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"No matter how much you hate me, there's only one year left. I hope you can do your job well!" Not wanting to say too much, Huo Yichen spat a sentence and left.
After an unknown period of time, Shen Yunxi finally recovered from her shock.
She quickly forced herself to calm down. Looking around, she found that she was in the study.
She accidentally caught a glimpse of the calendar on the desk, and the shock that had just calmed down came back to her again. She rubbed her eyes in disbelief. Her first thought was that she had seen it wrongly. However, when she took a look again, she realized that she was right. The number and month on the calendar did not change.
April 1st, year 2024.
She actually came to the future four years later? And on April's Fool! What kind of a prank was this?
After being shocked one after another, Shen Yunxi gradually calmed down and accepted this fact. Nothing mattered as long as she was alive. She wondered what had happened in the past four years.
Huo Yichen's words suddenly flashed through her mind. Only one year left? What did he mean by that? Did she somehow have an agreement with him? But they didn't have any dealings before. By the way, where was she? What was this place?
All kinds of questions overwhelmed her like a flood that had been released from a dam.
Shen Yunxi stood up and decided to look for the answer.
After coming out of the study, she went downstairs. This place was very strange to her. She was sure that she had never been here before!
At this time, a middle-aged aunt came up and said respectfully, "Mrs. Huo, lunch is ready. Mr. Huo said that he wouldn't have lunch at home. May I know if you want to have lunch now?"
Mrs. Huo? Was this woman addressing her as such?
Yet, there seemed to be no one else here other than her.
Shen Yunxi frowned slightly. Was Huo Yichen her husband? This world was so mysterious!
Zhang Yue, the servant, saw that Shen Yunxi lowered her gaze and seemed indifferent. She couldn't help saying, "Mrs. Huo, it may not be my place to say anything, but... Mr. Huo has always been very kind to you. Even if you don't like him, please don't hurt him."
Seeing that Shen Yunxi had been in a daze, Zhang Yue shook her head. It had been so many years. Even an iceberg could be melted. Zhang Yue wondered what Shen Yunxi was thinking.
Knowing that Shen Yunxi would turn a deaf ear as before, Zhang Yue sighed without saying much.
"I got it," Shen Yunxi replied.
Zhang Yue immediately looked at her in surprise. Obviously, the former didn't expect a response from her.
As soon as Shen Yunxi sat down, her mobile phone in her pocket buzzed.
She took it out and saw Yang Fengyi's caller ID on the screen. Yang Fengyi was her mother.
A sneer appeared on Shen Yunxi's face. She wanted to see what Yang Fengyi wanted to do this time. She didn't know what had happened in the past four years, so she did not want to act rashly.
"Hello." She answered the call. She remembered that Yang Fengyi was not a pushover since she had fought with Yang Fengyi and her daughter for years.
"Yunxi, your sister is going to hold a birthday party tomorrow. Go and make the necessary preparations in the Golden Bay Villa. She will go there at six o'clock in the evening. She has invited a lot of people. Don't make any mistakes, or you'll be hearing from me."
Yang Fengyi went straight to the point. She sounded as if she was giving orders to a servant.
The sneer on Shen Yunxi's lips became more and more obvious. At the same time, she was even more confused. What had happened in the past four years? What made Yang Fengyi so confident and cocky that she sounded so self-righteous and matter-of-fact when she ordered her around?
With these questions in mind, Shen Yunxi replied, "I got it."
Yang Fengyi was not done yet. "Also, I need to purchase some machines and supplies for my beauty salon. Transfer ten million dollars to me before six today."
The sneer in Shen Yunxi's beautiful eyes became more intense. Did she literally take her as a human ATM machine?
"I got it." Nevertheless, Shen Yunxi agreed docilely since it was not the time to fight back.
After lunch, Shen Yunxi went back to her room. Finally, she gradually accepted that she had time-traveled to the future.
She planned to go out for a walk tomorrow to see what had changed in the past few years.
She did not share a room with Huo Yichen. Even more so, judging from Zhang Yue's words, she found that Huo Yichen rarely came home. She couldn't help but wonder how bad their relationship was. Since it was so bad, why did they get married in the first place?
She opened the wardrobe, and she assumed that she would see her clothes.
"Zhang Yue!" She shouted, and the voice that resonated across the silent villa was filled with rage. Shen Yunxi's delicate eyebrows were furrowed, and a trace of displeasure appeared on her face. She stared at the clothes in her wardrobe with a serious look.
Zhang Yue quickly came in and asked, "Yes, Mrs. Huo? What's the matter?" She was genuinely a little surprised. Shen Yunxi was usually timid and soft-spoken. Just now, she thought that she had heard it wrong when she heard the loud roar.
"Are all these clothes mine?" The answer was obvious, but she wanted to confirm it.
"Yes." Zhang Yue was even more befuddled.
"Did I buy them myself?" Shen Yunxi seemed to be a little agitated.
"Yes, you brought them here yourself." It should mean that she bought all the clothes herself.
"Take them all out and dispose of them. I don't want to see any of them again!" Shen Yunxi was utterly fumed. She once again confirmed that something serious had happened to her in the past four years!
She didn't believe that she bought these clothes. They were all bright-colored clothes with tacky and cheap fabric and design. They were obviously the clothes worn by old ladies. Did she lose her mind and become senseless?
Zhang Yue was stunned. Obviously, she didn't expect that Shen Yunxi would do such a thing. It was very abnormal!
"What? Didn't you hear what I said?" At this moment, Shen Yunxi's anger was very obvious.
"I heard it. I'll take them out now."
Later, under Zhang Yue's meticulous cleaning, all the clothes in the wardrobe were removed. Shen Yunxi instantly felt much more comfortable.
She took out her mobile phone, clicked on the chatting app, and wanted to contact someone to go shopping with.
However, the names on the contact list were not people she was familiar with. She clicked into the blocklist and found that the name of Wen Yuan, her good friend, was on it.
Did she put her name in the blocklist?
Wen Yuan and Dong Wan'er used to be her good friends, but Wen Yuan was hot-tempered and rather blunt in speech. This kind of attitude irritated a person quickly. Because of this, they had a fight, and eventually, they contacted each other less.
Now that she thought about it, Wen Yuan might have seen through Dong Wan'er's tricks a long time ago, but she was kept in the dark, and she could not see the truth. In fact, she even quarreled with Dong Wan'er over this matter.
Shen Yunxi scratched her hair in annoyance. It was too late to regret. Fortunately, she came back again!
She quickly removed Wen Yuan's name from the blocklist and made a video call to her.
Shen Yunxi was nervous. She wondered if Wen Yuan was still angry with her. She assumed that they had not contacted each other over the years.
Wen Yuan did not answer her call after a long time. Shen Yunxi was a little disappointed.
When she was about to attempt a second call, Wen Yuan's impatient voice came from the other end of the line. "What is it?!" she asked in a distant and annoyed tone.
Shen Yunxi was right. Wen Yuan was still angry with her.
"Do you want to go shopping tomorrow?"
"Are you crazy? Is this some kind of a trick?"
Shen Yunxi didn't take Wen Yuan's words seriously.
"Just talk normally. Why do you have to sound so mean? Let's meet at the usual place tomorrow at noon."
"The usual place? Ha, do you still remember?" There was a hint of mockery on Wen Yuan's tone.
"Of course. See you tomorrow."
Shen Yunxi had never liked to talk on the phone for too long.
As she had expected, Huo Yichen did not come back tonight. Zhang Yue was obviously used to such a scenario.
Shen Yunxi had asked Zhang Yue about her relationship with Huo Yichen, but Zhang Yue didn't know much about it. She just said that their relationship was very bad and that Huo Yichen rarely came home. She had no idea why they got married.
Shen Yunxi couldn't get much information from Zhang Yue, so she hoped to know more from Wen Yuan when she met her tomorrow.
At this time, Shen Yunxi didn't expect that this meeting would utmately change her life...
