Chapter 235 Confession
As soon as the question was asked, the air around the two of them seemed to freeze.
Xia Mi remained silent, struggling over whether to tell the truth. But would the other party believe her?
If she hadn't experienced it herself, if someone told her that they were a book traveler, she would silently make an appointment for them to see a psychiatrist.
Huo Jingchen noticed Xia Mi's nervousness, but the inquiry in his eyes remained undiminished.
"Let's eat first, and then we'll talk after dinner."
Xia Mi didn't respond. Meal time must be a torture. Instead of torturing herself, it would be better to say it early.
"I am Xia Mi, but I am not the Xia Mi from your world." After Xia Mi finished speaking, she swallowed nervously, raised her eyes, and observed the changes in Huo Jingchen.
Xia Mi took a deep breath and said, "I know you will be surprised when I tell you this, and most of all you will not believe it, but I am indeed from forty years from now, and my name is also Xia Mi."
"I'm a doctor, that's why I know so much about medicine and why I dare to go on the operating table to save lives."
"I'm fully aware of the current economic development and policy changes, which is why I'm so eager to start a business. Now is an opportunity, and I don't want to miss it."
As Xia Mi spoke, she studied Huo Jingchen's expression, which was indeed gradually becoming stiff, and then confused.
Soon, Huo Jingchen looked at Xia Mi with a look as if she were a fool.
Xia Mi was helpless. "I'm not making this up. This is all true. If you don't believe me, I can tell you about the major events of the 1980s."
"you say."
Xia Mi thought carefully for a while, "In 1980, the Chinese State Council approved the pilot program of special economic zones in the designated areas of Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Shantou, and Xiamen in Eastern Province."
After saying that, Xia Mi realized something was wrong. "It's 79 now, not a special economic zone yet, but an export zone. Only Shenzhen and Hai are export zones. Next year, as I just said, a few more will be added."
In order to ensure the credibility of her words, Xia Mi said another sentence.
"This will probably be out in October. If you don't believe me, we can wait."
Huo Jingchen's heart was filled with a huge wave, and he was so surprised that he couldn't speak for a long time. Xia Mi had already calculated the time accurately.
Seeing that Huo Jingchen didn't say anything, Xia Mi was worried that he still didn't believe her. After all, October was a bit too long.
At this moment, she wished she could drain her brain and remember all the historical knowledge she had learned in her life.
"By the way, our country's self-defense counterattack against Yue is about to be victorious. We will probably return from Yunnan Province in mid-February or March."
When talking about this, Huo Jingchen's pupils trembled.
He knew this inside information and mentioned it at the meeting. It was confidential information and would not be leaked.
Xia Mi knew it and could even tell the time of the announcement, so Huo Jingchen had to believe it.
He struggled to digest what Xia Mi said, connecting the dots. It was so complicated that he couldn't fathom how something that transcended time and space could actually happen.
Huo Jingchen looked puzzled, as he fell in love with someone who came forty years later.
Xia Mi was the only one who spoke. She felt uneasy when Huo Jingchen stared at her. Before he made his statement, she felt as if a knife was hanging around her neck and she had no idea when it would fall.
"Are you really from forty years from now?"
Huo Jingchen asked Xia Mi, his tone filled with shock and uncertainty. On the one hand, he felt that he was really crazy for actually believing such a thing.
But what Xia Mi said forced him to believe it.
Without considering what happened later, the fact that Yue was defending himself against Fanji was enough to surprise him. After all, he had just learned about this news, and it was impossible for Xia Mi to get the news through his channels.
"Well, otherwise how would I know so much? These are the things we will learn in the future."
Huo Jingchen found it unbelievable and fell silent again.
Xia Mi said, "Although I don't know what you think, I really have no ill intentions, and I have never revealed these things to anyone except you."
"I know." Huo Jingchen answered her. He could feel her feelings for him.
If Xia Mi didn't even want to tell him, then it was even more impossible for her to tell anyone else, and she couldn't tell Shen Zhihui either.
"How do you know I'm not Xia Mi?"
Xia Mi was curious. She thought she had disguised herself well, so how come she was still discovered?
"You performed the surgery, and you said you drove away the pirates. I know those people, they're ruthless. As a witness, they wouldn't let you go even if it cost them their lives. Yet, you were able to escape from the three of them. Furthermore, you always seem to be able to predict the decisions made by the higher-ups and always follow them closely."
Huo Jingchen originally wanted to wait until Xia Mi gave birth before asking, for he was worried that she would be angry or that it would affect him in some way.
But he still couldn't help it, just when Xia Mi proposed to do business again.
"No wonder..." Xia Mi recalled that she still couldn't deceive Xia Jing about the surgery. What she didn't expect was that Xia Jing never doubted her.
"How long have you been suspicious of me?"
“It was only a while ago that I realized something was wrong.”
The doubts in Huo Jingchen's heart increased again and again.
"So how do you feel now?" Xia Mi was vaguely worried, thinking that as long as Huo Jingchen didn't treat her as a spy, it would be fine, otherwise she would be sitting in the Intelligence Bureau now.
She was also worried that Huo Jingchen would send her to some strange laboratory, but then she thought that since she was pregnant with his child, he would never do such a thing.
"If I don't ask you, are you going to lie to me for the rest of my life?" Huo Jingchen looked at Xia Mi closely.
Xia Mi had this plan from the beginning. The fewer people who knew about this kind of thing, the better, but it would be best if only she knew about it.
"Yeah." Xia Mi nodded, not denying it, and honestly answered her true thoughts, "I don't know if I will go back in the future, but I dare not easily gamble on human nature."
Her body over there, no, it could be a corpse.
Xia Mi actually hadn't explained everything yet. This was actually a novel. She was worried that Huo Jingchen's brain would be overloaded today, so she chose not to tell him, and she would never tell him about this matter again.
Including the existence of the golden finger, as long as there is a reasonable explanation as to why she knows so much and the surgery, it will be enough.
Huo Jingchen looked away, feeling that the materialistic education he had received since childhood had been challenged.
At the same time, he began to worry that Xia Mi would leave that day.
He asked Xia Mi, "Will you leave then?"
Xia Mi didn't know how to answer this question, "I'm not sure, but I'm sure I don't want to go back."
The man felt better, and a smile appeared on his face. He felt disbelief at first, and then accepted the reality.
"Okay." Huo Jingchen only said one word.
At night, when Xia Mi was making the bed, she looked at the man still sitting outside in a daze. She took out a new set of quilt covers and pillows and walked out of the room carrying them.
"Before you accept and digest it, let's sleep separately."
If two people sleep together, I'm afraid they will both suffer from insomnia.
Huo Jingchen stood up and took away the quilt and pillow. "When did I say I wanted to sleep separately from you? Can't you give me some time to digest it? You lied to me for a year."
For some reason, Xia Mi actually heard a hint of grievance in the tone.
Xia Mi looked up at him and swallowed what she wanted to say. "Then I'll go to sleep first. When you come in later, be gentle and don't wake me up."
"You're quite domineering. You've lied to me for so long, don't you feel a bit guilty?"
Huo Jingchen caught up and his speaking style seemed to have returned to what it was before.
"I didn't lie to you. I had no choice. If I had told you earlier, wouldn't you have sent me to a mental hospital?"
Huo Jingchen stopped and said, "You are right, but why are you unwilling to tell me that we have two children?"
"What's wrong with having children? Many people cheat even though they have children."
When Huo Jingchen heard about cheating, he threw the things in his hand on the bed and grabbed Xia Mi's hand, "Do you think I would cheat?"
Xia Mi's chin was pinched and she was forced to look at Huo Jingchen. A guilty look flashed in her eyes.
"I didn't. I was just giving an example. Human nature is the most vulnerable." Besides, she had no intention of telling anyone about this.
Provided that no suspicion is aroused.
Huo Jingchen's eyes darkened, and he said seriously, "I can stand the test. In front of the country and you, I will never do anything to let you down."
Xia Mi's heart skipped a beat. She didn't expect Huo Jingchen to regard herself as important as his faith.
At this moment, she felt inexplicably guilty. Could it be that she was really wrong?
"You're hurting me. This position is uncomfortable. Let me go." Xia Mi had been sitting for a long time and her neck was sore. She frowned and asked Huo Jingchen to let go.
When Huo Jingchen heard that she was upset, his heart softened instantly and he immediately let her go.
"I'll let you go this time. If you keep something from me in the future, it won't be so easy to resolve."
Xia Mi smiled guiltily and assured him, "Don't worry, there's absolutely nothing. I've told you everything."
At the same time, she swore in her heart that she must protect the secrets of the golden finger and the novel.
"Jingchen, I also hope that you won't ask me too much about national affairs, especially about your work." Xia Mi's expression suddenly became serious. She was also worried that revealing history would cause some backlash.
Huo Jingchen was stunned for a moment, then nodded and promised her after a few seconds.
"Don't worry, I won't ask you how you lived in the past, and how you will live in the future."
"Actually, if you ask me, I don't know either, because the college entrance examination doesn't test such details." Xia Mi smiled and said it in a funny and relaxed tone.
Seeing her like this, Huo Jingchen raised the corners of his lips and said, "Then may I ask, will China be better in the future?"
What he got was Xia Mi's affirmative answer.
"Yes, by then we will no longer be backward, nor will we be looked down upon by others. We will also be a strong country, and everything will be developing in a positive direction. As soon as we entered the 1980s, the turning point began."
Xia Mi did not hold back on this matter, and even revealed it to Huo Jingchen proudly.
When he heard the word "strong country", Huo Jingchen felt relieved and could even feel the pride in Xia Mi's words.
Regarding the above decisions, he would sometimes see some of them in the internal newspapers. Everyone was taking a wait-and-see attitude, and no one knew what these decisions meant, whether it was a good future or a wrong path that would delay development.
These doubts confuse many people, including great men.
Now with Xia Mi's answer, Huo Jingchen felt at ease and even excited.
"I've already told you everything. Can you help me build a team now?"
Xia Mi is not pretentious, nor will she endure hardship without any effort. She makes rational use of all the resources around her, uses them for her own benefit, and why wouldn't she do that?
Huo Jingchen was still somewhat reluctant.
"Okay." Huo Jingchen nodded in agreement, "But this is not an easy task. It will take some time. During this time, you should stay home and take good care of your health. If you tire yourself out by going to Qingcheng, you must stop if you feel unwell."
"My money is enough for us to live for a lifetime, you don't have to work so hard."
Xia Mi shook her head and pointed at her slightly bulging belly. "You are happy, but what about the children's future?"
Huo Jingchen frowned. He didn't expect Xia Mi to have thought so far.
"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Their future should be earned by themselves. It has little to do with us."
Xia Mi shook her head and refused sternly, "No, you've already promised me. Don't worry, I won't be too tired. Come and see me when you're free."
Huo Jingchen was helpless and responded to Xia Mi with silence.
Xia Mi just thought he had agreed to it, and happily lay on the bed, lifted a corner of the cup, and said with a smile, "Come on, cherish the few happy moments we have left."
“…” Huo Jingchen was amused by her words, but he felt angry and helpless.
The next day, Xia Mi got up very early.
After she finished telling Huo Jingchen the truth, she felt relieved and refreshed.
After breakfast, Xia Mi was the first to arrive at school, and happened to meet Zhou Fang who came to open the door.
"Xia Mi, why are you here so early? Did you have trouble sleeping last night?"
Xia Mi denied it. "No, I just woke up early. There was nothing wrong with staying at home after breakfast, so I just came to work leisurely. I didn't expect you guys were still having breakfast."
Zhou Fang nodded and agreed. Xia Mi was only three or four months old, and the baby was not fully developed yet.
It’s not until the late stages of pregnancy that things start to get stressful.
"The school's new teacher is coming today. The principal said there will be a welcome ceremony and a morning meeting later." Zhou Fang opened the door, let Xia Mi in, and informed her at the same time.
The office has to be locked every day, and the doors and windows are closed before locking. As soon as the door is opened early in the morning, an indescribable smell hits you in the face.
Xia Mi didn't rush in. She stood outside and waited for a while, only going in when the smell had almost dissipated.
She wiped the dust off her seat and workstation, opened the drawer, and found a letter of resignation inside.
She had written this a long time ago and had originally planned to keep it for use in the late stages of pregnancy, but she didn't expect it to come in handy now.
There will be a morning meeting and a welcoming ceremony later. Xia Mi is thinking about when is the best time to talk to Principal Wang.
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