Chapter 489 – Which Year Did You Time Travel From?
“Hmm?”
Lin Bai was completely stunned.
He thought it was about the recent collision—could it be that this handsome guy wanted him to pay compensation?
Although he was rushing to catch a flight, Lin Bai still turned around and walked back.
Although Xu Jinning was eager to discuss matters with Lin Bai, she was still mindful of Song Siyi’s plan to go see her father teach.
So she said to Lin Bai, “Could you come with us to Professor Song Yi’s office first? His daughter wants to watch him teach, and I need to take her there.” Xu Jinning pointed to Song Siyi as she spoke.
“…Alright.”
Lin Bai’s gaze fell directly on the little girl who appeared to be about four or five years old. As he looked, he could truly see, in this young girl, the resemblance to the well-known painter, who, before he time-traveled, was already middle-aged.
This little girl in front of him was none other than Professor Song Yi’s eldest daughter, Song Siyi?!
It made sense.
Thinking about the timeline, at this point in time, Song Siyi had indeed been born and was around this age.
However, Lin Bai never expected that after having already had close contact with Professor Song Yi, he would now see his daughter, Song Siyi, today.
In the era before Lin Bai had time-traveled, Song Siyi was already a middle-aged, elegant woman, and of course, she was also married with children.
As the eldest daughter of Song Yi and Xu Fanghua, Song Siyi hadn’t followed in either of her parents’ career paths.
Instead, she was deeply passionate about painting.
Lin Bai remembered that Song Siyi had also achieved great success in the field of art. While her accomplishments weren’t on the same level as her father’s in the medical field, they were still quite impressive.
In fact, when Song Yi had been interviewed in the past, Song Siyi had often been by his side.
So Lin Bai was fairly familiar with her.
He just hadn’t expected that, through time travel, he would now meet the four or five-year-old version of Song Siyi.
Incredible—time and space truly were mysterious things.
At this moment, Lin Bai’s gaze unconsciously shifted to Xu Jinning and Xie Ting’an.
Who were these two people who were so close to Song Siyi?
Could it be them?
Lin Bai had a vague suspicion, but he wasn’t entirely sure.
For a moment, his thoughts were all over the place.
Unable to hold back, he wanted to talk to the system and ask it a few questions.
However, no matter what he said, the system remained as silent as a mute.
Lin Bai had already felt that something was off with the system today, and now… after meeting these three people, it seemed even more out of sync.
Soon enough, Lin Bai didn’t have time to dwell on it because he had already followed Xu Jinning, Xie Ting’an, and Song Siyi to Song Yi’s office.
Due to Song Yi’s special status, although he had an office at the medical university, not just anyone could walk in freely.
Entering required identity verification and Song Yi’s permission.
This time, Lin Bai was able to enter only by tagging along with Xu Jinning and the others, allowing him to see Song Yi once again.
Sure enough, Song Yi was in the office at that moment, preparing for his lecture.
“Daddy~”
Song Siyi was thrilled to see her father and ran straight over.
“Ah, my little Siyi is here,” Song Yi had known his daughter was coming today.
He stood up, bent down, and scooped her into his arms.
“Daddy, I want to watch you teach.”
“Okay, I have a lecture soon. I’ll take you with me to watch.”
“Yay!”
After talking to his daughter, Song Yi looked up and, unsurprised, saw Xu Jinning and Xie Ting’an.
“Ningning, Ting’an, thank you for bringing Siyi over,” Song Yi said.
Then, Song Yi shifted his gaze to the person standing behind them.
“Lin Bai, you’re here too?” Song Yi was slightly surprised to see Lin Bai behind the two.
At that moment, Lin Bai was still processing how Song Yi had addressed Xu Jinning and Xie Ting’an.
So, it was just as he had suspected.
Xu Jinning and Xie Ting’an… In reality, if you looked into it, they were the most low-profile couple from the Xu family.
However, it was said that this couple held the highest status and were the most important figures in the family.
There were no photos or detailed information about them online, but countless interviews with people from the Xu and Xie families hinted at their presence.
In fact, the successes of the Xu family, in one way or another, had traces of this couple—especially Xu Jinning’s influence.
If one had to use a word to describe Xu Jinning and Xie Ting’an, it would be “legendary.”
Legendary and mysterious.
Lin Bai never expected that he would actually meet this legendary couple this year.
But just then, hearing Song Yi speaking to him snapped Lin Bai back to the present, and he responded, “Yes, that’s right.”
“Brother-in-law, Ting’an and I have something important to discuss with Lin Bai. Would it be alright if we use your office for a bit?” Xu Jinning asked.
“Of course,” Song Yi replied.
“Then I’ll take Siyi to class, and you can use the office.”
Although Song Yi was curious about how Xu Jinning and Xie Ting’an had come to know Lin Bai and what important matters they had to discuss, he wasn’t one to press for details.
Soon enough, Song Yi left with Song Siyi, leaving the office for them.
Now, it was just Xu Jinning, Xie Ting’an, and Lin Bai.
“Lin Bai, have a seat,” Xu Jinning said.
At her invitation, Lin Bai sat down.
As Lin Bai was still wondering what Xu Jinning wanted to talk to him about, the next second, Xu Jinning’s words made his eyes widen in shock.
“Lin Bai, may I ask, what year did you time travel from?”
Xu Jinning’s casual question left Lin Bai utterly speechless.
“You… you…”
What did this mean?
Was Xu Jinning talking about time travel too? Apart from someone from the modern world who had traveled through time, Lin Bai couldn’t think of anyone from this era who could even utter the word “time travel”—let alone ask him which year he had traveled from.
In an instant, Lin Bai’s gaze toward Xu Jinning and Xie Ting’an completely changed.
Xu Jinning continued, “You traveled here from the year 2034, right?”
This was the year Lin Wangshu, the one who had set up his time travel, had designated.
“Not only do I know you came from 2034, but I also know that before you traveled, you were a freshman in college. You were on your way home from a part-time job when you died in a car accident while trying to save a pregnant woman—and then you traveled through time.”
“And, when you time-traveled, you were also bound to a sign-in system!”
Lin Bai was stunned. The fact that he had time-traveled, let alone the existence of the system, was his deepest, most guarded secret. No one else knew.
And the circumstances surrounding his time travel—how did she know?
“How do you know all this?” Lin Bai didn’t deny it. He was just filled with deep confusion.
Before this, he had never met Xu Jinning. Neither before nor after his time travel had they crossed paths.
How did Xu Jinning know all of this in such detail?
In fact, Lin Bai had the distinct feeling that Xu Jinning might know even more.
It felt as if, in front of Xu Jinning, he was an open book—every detail about him, she already knew.
