Chapter 2 This is a wristband that can travel through time...
At 6:30 a.m., the lighter returned to the collection room.
Yun Jin had barely slept all night and didn't feel sleepy at all.
After leaving the collection room, she took a cup of coffee and turned on the TV in the living room to enjoy the morning alone.
The financial channel is rebroadcasting a recent interview with a man who was just supporting her legs and sweating profusely. Now, he is smiling reservedly and gently on television, with his name and annotations displayed on his chest.
【Huacheng】
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Yuncheng Technology Co., Ltd.
Host: "I heard that before starting his business, Mr. Hua lived under another name for a period of time?"
A hint of shyness flashed across the man's face: "Yes, back then I read too many shonen manga and longed for the life of a chivalrous hero who lived in anonymity and punished evil. When I came to Pingcheng to look for a job, I gave myself the pseudonym 'Hua Yu' and vowed not to change it back to my original name until I made a name for myself."
Host: "I never expected that Mr. Hua, who is so mature and composed, would have such a childish moment."
The man on TV and Yun Jin off TV both chuckled softly at the same time.
"Hua Yu... Hua Cheng..."
Yun Jin rolled the two names on her tongue, and the next second the soft sofa beside her sank in. She didn't turn her head, letting the man lean heavily against her.
"Why did you come out?" The man's voice was tired and hoarse, still carrying a hint of the early morning slumber.
His chin rested on Yun Jin's shoulder, and even without looking at him, Yun Jin could imagine his expression.
Yun Jin: "I can't sleep, so I'm going out to watch TV for a while."
The man glanced at the TV screen with disinterest, and happened to see himself on TV wearing a cheesy smile.
He paused for a second, then pinched Yun Jin's wrist with two fingers and raised the black mechanical watch to her eyes.
"Is this some new fashion item?" he asked.
Yun Jin pulled her hand away: "I wore it for fun."
"Why aren't you wearing the ones I bought for you?" the man asked again.
Yun Jin: "I like this."
"I can tell you don't even take it off when you sleep," the man said with a chuckle, looking at the watch with only one hour hand. "I don't understand the tastes of you young people."
Yun Jin glanced at him and said, "I'm only two years younger than you."
"They're young people too."
After the man finished speaking, his reflection on the TV screen showed an embarrassed expression again. He clicked his tongue and picked Yun Jin up in his arms.
"What's so interesting about TV? Go back to your room and sleep."
"I'm not sleepy."
The man pretended not to hear and carried her back to the bedroom.
Yun Jin said she wasn't sleepy, but she fell asleep as soon as she touched the bed. When her biological clock woke her up, it was already nine o'clock in the morning.
Hua Cheng woke up earlier than her and was currently holding her with one arm around her, admiring the perpetual calendar on the opposite wall.
[July 13, 2025, 9:03:45 AM]
The black electronic screen with red characters is very noticeable.
Their wedding room designer saw the potential for mutual destruction.
Noticing that the person in his arms had woken up, Hua Cheng slowly spoke: "Although this thing has been hanging here for a while, I still want to ask... why?"
"You don't like it?" Yun Jin also looked at the perpetual calendar.
Hua Cheng paused for two seconds, then asked sincerely, "You like it?"
"I don't like it, but I need it."
She answered decisively, and Hua Cheng looked down into her eyes.
After a moment of silence, Hua Cheng didn't ask her why she needed it, but simply nodded: "Then hang it up."
The discussion about the perpetual calendar ended there. Hua Cheng kissed her forehead and then got up first: "What do you want for breakfast?"
"Let's eat at the company," Yun Jin suggested.
“Eat at home,” Hua Cheng said with a smile. “You haven’t had my cooking for over ten days.”
This is the first time he has been away on a business trip for so long since stepping down as CEO at the beginning of the year.
Mr. Hua insisted on cooking, and Yun Jin had no reason to refuse: "Buttered bread slices."
"Wait."
Hua Cheng went to the kitchen to show off his cooking skills, and Yun Jin lay in bed for a while before getting up. When she finished getting ready and went out, she saw that breakfast was on the table.
At this time, it's not really breakfast anymore.
Yun Jin sat down at the table, and Hua Cheng handed her a cup of hot milk before turning around and going back to the kitchen to wash and clean.
She didn't like doing housework, and Hua Cheng didn't like having anyone at home, so after the initial adjustment period, Hua Cheng took care of all the household chores for many years, only hiring a cleaning lady when he was away on business.
Yun Jin was already used to this way of getting along. After finishing her not-so-early breakfast, she took the bowl and cup to the kitchen.
Hua Cheng had just swallowed two pills when she suddenly appeared, and he swallowed them without even drinking any water.
Yun Jin: "What did you eat?"
"Vitamins." Hua Cheng handed the medicine bottle to her.
Yun Jin didn't look at it, put down her cutlery and left.
Hua Cheng washed up quickly, went back to his room to change into a suit, and then went out with her.
"Wait a minute," Yun Jin called out to him.
Hua Cheng stopped.
Yun Jin walked towards him and fastened the top button of her shirt, covering the mark she had left on it not long ago.
"It hurts a bit, it feels like it's been rubbed raw," Hua Cheng said.
Yun Jin: "Mm."
"I can't face anyone anymore," Hua Cheng said again.
Yun Jin looked at him.
She is 1.7 meters tall, which is considered tall for a girl, but when she stands in front of Hua Cheng, who is 1.92 meters tall, she still needs to raise her head to make eye contact with him.
"The marks are all in places that can be covered by clothes. Who are you planning to meet without clothes on?" she asked calmly.
Hua Cheng let out a soft chuckle, finding her rather adorable.
I arrived at the company at around 10 a.m., but thankfully the chairman of the board and the CEO don't need to clock in.
Yuncheng Technology has been established for ten years. In the past ten years, it has grown from a small office in the old city to a headquarters that covers an area of 150,000 square meters.
Yun Jin and Hua Cheng's offices were not in the same building, so they parted ways directly in the parking garage and headed to their respective workplaces.
Time always seems to fly when you're busy working.
By the time Yun Jin finished two meetings and processed five documents, it was already afternoon.
There were more than a dozen unread messages on my phone. When I opened them, they were all from my friend Lan Li.
Lanli: Girl, don't forget our date today!
Lan Li: Why aren't you replying to my messages? Are you in a meeting again?
Lan Li: You're not going to stand me up, are you?
Lan Li: Come out and have fun! Come out and have fun! If you don't come out, I'll go to the rooftop of your office building and perform a dry-land dive!!!
Lan Li: I went! I really went!
It was all nonsense. Yun Jin didn't scroll up, and looked up to ask her assistant, "Is there anything else?"
Assistant: "There was supposed to be a small meeting, but it has been postponed to tomorrow at your request. There are no scheduled events from now until 9 a.m. tomorrow."
Yun Jin nodded, replied with a '1' to Lan Li, and then went to find Hua Cheng to get the car keys.
The office building where Huacheng was located was right next door. Yun Jin took the elevator directly to the basement level, walked through the huge parking lot to the Huacheng private elevator next to her, swiped her card and went in.
The elevator stopped on the 11th floor. As soon as Yun Jin stepped out of the elevator, everyone in the secretary's office stood up and greeted her: "President Yun."
"Hello, Mr. Yun."
Yun Jin nodded in acknowledgment: "Where is your CEO, Hua? Is he in his office?"
Just as the administrative secretary was about to answer, the company secretary, Wu En, hurriedly came over: "Hello, President Yun, what brings you here?"
"Can't I come?" Yun Jin found his question quite interesting and asked in return.
Wu En smiled: "Of course I can come, of course... President Hua is in his office, I'll go with you."
Yun Jin glanced at him and followed him toward the office.
The entire 11th floor belongs to Huacheng. It takes a minute to walk from the secretary's office to the office.
Wu En silently followed behind Yun Jin, quickly sent a message, and then rushed to knock on the door.
“President Hua,” he raised his voice, “President Yun is here.”
Yun Jin glanced at him indifferently, and without waiting for a reply from inside, she pushed the door open.
In the office, assistant Feng Wan sat in Hua Cheng's chair eating fruit. Hua Cheng leaned against his desk and said something to her. The two of them laughed at the same time, and the atmosphere was harmonious and pleasant.
Hearing the noise at the door, the two people in the office turned their heads at the same time.
Upon seeing Yun Jin, Hua Cheng immediately came out to greet her with a smile: "What brings you here?"
Yun Jin ignored him and looked up at Feng Wan, who was hurriedly getting up.
"President Yun," Feng Wan greeted him politely.
"The assistant is eating in the boss's chair. Your office is really like a family." Yun Jin said slowly.
Feng Wan subconsciously looked at Hua Cheng, silently placing her hands on her protruding belly.
Compared to her restraint, Hua Cheng was much more composed: "Wanwan is Uncle Feng's daughter, not an outsider. Besides, her situation is special right now, so it's only right to take extra care of her."
“President Hua has always been like this, treating every employee exceptionally well,” Wu En replied with a smile.
Yun Jin's gaze fell on Feng Wan's stomach: "How many months pregnant?"
“…It’s been almost five months,” Feng Wan replied gently.
Yun Jin paused for a second, then said, "Take good care of yourself. If you need to take leave, do so. Your health is the most important thing."
Feng Wan nodded stiffly, looking even more uneasy.
Before she could say anything more, Yun Jin had already left with her car keys. In the office where the door was still open, Hua Cheng helped Feng Wan sit down again.
Wu En glanced nervously in the direction Yun Jin had left, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she was sure she hadn't turned back.
Yun Jin and Lan Li arranged to meet at a private club, which was close to the Yuncheng Technology Park. After arriving, she went straight into the private room and chose two cakes according to her own taste.
As she finished one piece of cake and was about to eat her second, a rare leather handbag landed on the sofa opposite her like a grenade.
Yun Jin didn't even look up and continued eating her cake. The next second, Miss Lan landed with a thud next to her bag.
"Eating cake at this time, aren't you afraid of gaining weight?" Lan Li said lazily.
Yun Jin glanced at her: "What time is it?"
"Do I need to remind you? We're already thirty years old, and our metabolism only allows us to eat this kind of thing before nine in the morning, and we have to drink it with black coffee." Lan Li crossed her legs and elegantly admired her manicured nails.
Compared to the subtle brocade everywhere else, she was intense and vibrant, a true beauty at first glance.
Although the beauty's advice was practical, Yun Jin had no intention of listening: "What have you been up to lately?"
“Lie down,” Lan Li replied.
Yun Jin was not surprised at all by her answer.
She and Lan Li met when they were teenagers and watched each other compete and win awards, enter top universities through fierce competition, win scholarships, mingle in alumni circles, and make great strides in their respective careers.
As a result, after finally becoming a partner at a top-tier law firm, Miss Lan suddenly realized that sitting in an office was not the life she wanted, so she quit her job and went home to lie down.
"Are you busy?" Lan Li walked around to sit next to her, raised her coffee cup, and clinked glasses with her.
Yun Jin: "Busy."
Lan Li clicked her tongue: "Just as I expected."
Friends get together and relax, lounging on the sofa, chatting about everything under the sun.
After exchanging a few words about the international financial situation, the topic suddenly shifted to gossip among people in the industry.
"Do you remember Zhou Wen, who passed away from cancer a year ago?" Lan Li asked mysteriously.
Yun Jin nodded: "I was deeply impressed."
Mr. Zhou Wenzhou was known for loving his wife dearly, but shortly after his death, his mistress showed up at his door with their child.
“I’ve met Zhou Wen before. He was really good to Mrs. Zhou. I never expected him to have an affair,” Lan Li said with emotion.
Yun Jin remained calm: "Men are all born actors, it's normal for you to be fooled."
"Is your Huacheng the same?" Lan Li raised an eyebrow at her.
Yun Jin smiled: "He's a movie star."
Lan Li didn't take it seriously and steered the conversation back: "Did you know that Mrs. Zhou went abroad to settle down some time ago? If nothing unexpected happens, she will never come back in this lifetime."
Yun Jin: "Zhou Wen's company also represents her hard work; she shouldn't just give it up."
"What can we do if we don't allow it? Before Zhou Wen died, he made a will, leaving his share of the property to his illegitimate son. Madam Zhou only has the shares she had when the company was first established. She has no say in the board of directors. If she stays, she will only be squeezed out."
After Lan Li finished speaking, she paused for a second, then suddenly asked with interest, "Do you have a way to break this deadlock?"
"Hmm?" Yun Jin looked at her.
Lan Li asked more bluntly: "If you were Mrs. Zhou, what methods would you use to take the company back?"
She asked casually, but Yun Jin fell into a brief moment of thought.
After a moment, Yun Jin slowly spoke: "First, we need to figure out Zhou Wen's motive for leaving his property to his illegitimate son."
Lan Li paused, looking hesitant: "What do you mean?"
"Madam Zhou is unable to have children, and Zhou Wen and she have been content to remain childless for many years. How could she have an affair and have a child after being diagnosed with cancer?" Yun Jin asked.
Lan Li thought for a moment and said, "It's probably because he's about to die and his reproductive instincts suddenly kicked in."
"So he values the children more than the woman he cheated on her with," Yun Jin concluded.
Lan Li agreed.
Yun Jin: "In that case, the problem will be easily solved."
Lan Li said she was all ears.
Yun Jin smiled faintly: "If I were Mrs. Zhou, I would travel back to the time when Zhou Wen didn't know me yet, and try to coax him to get a permanent vasectomy when he was young, thus eliminating the possibility of an illegitimate child being born from the root."
Lan Li: "?"
"Without the ability to reproduce, he won't cheat on his wife because of his desire to have children after being diagnosed with cancer. Even if he does cheat, he won't have children, and he certainly won't make a will to leave his property to his children. All I need to do now is be patient and wait for him to die so I can inherit all his property."
Lan Li: "..."
Yun Jin looked at her seriously: "What do you think of my method for breaking this deadlock?"
Lan Li's expression gradually became indescribable: "Are you under too much work pressure... have you gone crazy?"
Yun Jin couldn't hold back anymore and collapsed into her arms laughing.
Lan Li rolled her eyes: "I thought you were going to offer some profound insights, but you just spouted nonsense."
Time travel? How could she even say that?
Yun Jin smiled, her eye bags puffing out slightly, and leaned against her, saying gently, "I'm not talking nonsense."
Lan Li replied expressionlessly, "Oh."
“I’m not kidding,” Yun Jin raised her left hand, revealing a black wristwatch. “Have you seen this watch?”
Miss Lan, who judges the price of an item as easily as drinking water, could tell at a glance that this watch, even when brand new, would cost no more than four hundred yuan.
Now there's only one hour hand left, and we need to remove a zero.
A typical piece of industrial waste.
Lan Li: "I saw it, why?"
Yun Jin sat up and smiled, "This watch has a magical ability. If you turn it counterclockwise once, you can go back to 12 years ago. If you turn it clockwise once, you can go back to the present from 12 years ago."
Lan Li: "..."
Yun Jin sat up: "You don't believe me?"
“I believe you,” Lan Li quickly twisted the crown on the side of the watch. “It’s turned. You can travel through time now.”
Yun Jin pressed the crown to return the hour hand to its original position: "This watch only has two functions: counterclockwise to go back 12 years, and clockwise to go back from 12 years to the present. You are already in the 'present,' so turning it clockwise is useless, especially since you haven't even completed a full rotation yet."
"Oh, then turn around, let me see how you time-traveled." Lan Li said expressionlessly.
Yun Jin: "The cooldown time for this watch after going back and forth is 12 hours. I'll turn it again in the evening."
Lan Li gave a fake smile: "Oh, why did you specifically go back to 12 years ago tonight?"
Yun Jin said calmly, "I approached Hua Cheng, who was 20 years old and didn't know me yet, and coaxed him to get a permanent vasectomy so that after he died, some illegitimate child would appear and fight me for my property."
When she speaks, her tone rarely fluctuates greatly; even when she jokes, it carries a sense of deep thought.
Lan Li stared at her for a few seconds and asked, "Is being the CEO of Yuncheng Technology really that difficult?"
How could the child have gone so crazy after only a few days?
Yun Jin raised an eyebrow: "Fine, don't believe me then."
"I can't be bothered with you, I'm going to the restroom." Lan Li turned and left.
Yun Jin lowered her eyes to look at the black watch on her wrist and sighed regretfully.
Why doesn't Lanli believe that this watch can really make people travel through time?
I remember it was a little over ten days ago, on a long afternoon.
She slept very well and soundly, and when she woke up, she found a watch with only an hour hand on her wrist.
She didn't know where the watch came from, but after playing with it for a while, she accidentally learned how to use it.
She has now visited those places many times since 12 years ago.
Just over ten hours earlier, she had lit a cigarette for Hua Cheng, who had lived 12 years ago.
Oh, back then, his name was Hua Yu.
Lan Li hadn't returned yet; Yun Jin was the only one in the private room.
She leaned forward to continue eating her cake when her phone on the table suddenly vibrated.
It was a message from Huacheng.
"I have something to do tonight, so don't wait for me for dinner."
Yun Jin's gaze instantly turned cold.
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