Prologue

-Bai Ningxin's point of view-

Do you believe in time travel? Yes, the type of time travel that occurs in movies and novels. I, Bai Ningxin, never expected this to happen to me. I was just a regular medical student who fell in love with the most ordinary nerd. People call me genius since I was the top student but to be honest, I'd rather live an ordinary life. I don't want to be famous. But all things came crashing down when my beloved tragically passed away from a car accident. I didn't know what to do anymore. He was the only who understood me. When my parents passed away, his family took me in. He was an ordinary guy who loved to read science fiction novels. I didn't enjoy them as much since I was into reading medical textbooks. But ever since I time travelled into the future, I began to take an interest in science fiction novels. Not only that, I also met a familiar man but I didn't know his name. I always felt like I've seen him before. Although my old memories remained, it won't be too useful right now since I'm living under a new name, Ling Ruyi. 

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-Zhang Kailun's point of view-

I still remembered the day I woke up. I didn't even know where I was. Even though the place I called home remained the same, it was like as if I never existed. My old name never existed. Was I in some kind of parallel universe? Did I time travel? Everything related to this made my head spin. I was just a junior police officer earning a low wage for the past year or so but then, this happened and somehow I became a top CEO for a jewelry company, Yuan Zhiming, of the DxL Jewelry. 

I passed by a beautiful young lady whom I have seen before but I never had the chance to greet her. She looked familiar even though I didn't know her name. Whenever I see her, my heart beats faster. In the past, I was single with no girlfriend nor wife. Right now, as a successful CEO, maybe I do have a chance. Will this last forever or will something happen before we even meet? 

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Summer - 2025

Ling Ruyi looked into the crowds with a smile. She was one of the most popular A-list actresses for this year award. Ever since she woke up, she had to pretend that everything was alright. Everyone believed that she died in a car accident but she survived after a few months of coma. In her current mansion, there were tons of gifts from fans. Most of the gifts were get well kind of gifts and fruit baskets. 

She held onto her award and took pictures with some of the other actors and actresses. But in the last row, she saw someone whom she knew. Allen. Her boyfriend in her previous time period. She was speechless but then remembered that she wasn't Ningxin. She was Ling Ruyi, an A-list actress. 

Just then Allen disappeared, Ruyi looked for him in the crowd but he was gone. I must've lost my mind, she thought. After the award session, everyone was free to leave. Ruyi left with her manager and driver. She told herself to rest up because she felt like she was hallucinating. His appearance left her with many questions. 

Why was he there? Was he an illusion? Was he actually alive? Where did he go? 

Ruyi shook her head then decided to take a nap. Whatever happens, only time will tell. Even though she missed her old life with Allen, she can't do anything right now. Everyone is watching her. She wanted privacy but it was challenging. 

That night, Ruyi climbed onto her bed with her laptop. She wanted to find the answers as to why she time travelled. Thankfully, she found a social forum that lets everyone share their thoughts and opinion on time travelling. After a few hours, she received an anonymous message. 

"Hi, I read your paragraph and I wanted to say that something similar happened to me. I don't know what exactly happened but when I woke up, I was living as someone else. My old life seemed non-existent. Do you live near Chongqing? Can we meet up and talk about it in person?" 

Ruyi thought for a while and then agreed. She would have never thought that someone else experienced something similar to her. As she walked into the cafe the next morning, she was surprised there wasn't a lot of people. She was being greeted a two men and then she was brought to a private room. 

She saw a man standing there while looking outside the window. As he turned around, Ruyi was amazed by that man's beauty. Who was he? She thought. The man walked up to her without showing any emotions.

"My name is Yuan Zhiming. CEO of DxL Jewelry. I was the one who sent you the anonymous message. What's your name?" He asked in a gentlemanly tone. Ruyi gulped and carefully extended her hand for a shake.

"Ruyi. Nice to meet you." She replied in a confident tone of voice but she was a nervous wrack on the inside. It was her first time meeting such a beautiful man.