A Night in the Grid

Chapter 106 It's You

Chapter 113 Reunion

Tan Weixin withdrew her hand from Ye Tao's. She stood up, her shoulders tensing slightly, making her whole figure appear even straighter. Her chin was raised slightly, her eyes clear and proud, and although she was wearing this moon-white silk dress, her demeanor was like that of a successful professional woman. This was an aura that Ye Tao was very familiar with.

"If I'm not mistaken, you should be Mr. Lü Zhenyu, the chief designer of the Chronicle Studio." Tan Weixin threw out a guess that she had been holding in her heart for a long time.

Hearing this name that she hadn't heard in a long, long time, this identity that she had almost forgotten, Ye Tao's shock was considerable.

Yes, he was indeed Lü Zhenyu from the original era, the chief designer of Chronicle Studio. Chronicle Studio was an industrial design studio composed of architects, photographers, fashion designers, university professors of design, and other designers. Chronicle Studio focused on the research and exploration of materials and craftsmanship, liked to push technology to its limits, liked to go against the grain in the major trends of design, liked to run all kinds of ingenious designs through life, and also liked to integrate the experiences of life into design... External evaluations were more direct: they were madmen.

From its establishment to Lü Zhenyu's crossing to this world, Chronicle Studio had undergone five years of development. In these five years, they also organized a fixed thematic design exhibition every year. The themes of the design exhibitions, and the various things displayed, were very fascinating. For example, in the first year's exhibition called "Ultimate Obsidian," Chronicle Studio displayed things that all imitated humans of the Neolithic Age, using simple craftsmanship, using stone cores and obsidian materials that modern urbanites were completely unfamiliar with, to create a series of staggering things, such as coffee pots, juicers, primitive-structure lighters, buttons, and so on. The most popular item, of which only one hundred were sold in limited quantities, was a pair of leather shoes, a pair of extremely comfortable running shoes made of simply tanned leather, fitted with obsidian studs.

In the following years, exhibitions such as "Industrialized Spartacus," "Information Low-Speed ​​Highway," "One More Time," and "Warrior's Armory" caused a stir in the design and fashion worlds every time. Chronicle Studio's mastery of the current situation and historical development of human craftsmanship, techniques, and materials was repeatedly praised. And Lü Zhenyu, as the chief designer of Chronicle Studio, was even called a design encyclopedia. However, only a few people knew that this famous guy, apart from being a bit obsessive about design, was usually such an amiable person.

"Yes, I am." Ye Tao said softly. The glorious days of the past did indeed make him nostalgic for the original era, but when he integrated into this era, when he discovered that, in modern society, design had limited functions beyond being a plaything and a topic of conversation, and that those almost forgotten technologies had become an important factor that could influence a country's strength and development here, the power that a designer's life could exert was too great, and he was a little obsessed with this feeling. Constrained by technology, constrained by materials, constrained by what he considered to be the rather annoying average level of technology in this time and space, so far, all the products he had designed and the process flows he had planned were more like reproductions than innovations. He reproduced a series of ideas that he had once thought of in his mind, from those classic designs to the inspiration he drew from TV, movies, and games.

"You know me, should I know you?" Ye Tao thought. In the countless conversations he had with Tan Weixin, there was no doubt that quite a few details had accumulated to allow Tan Weixin to make such a judgment. However, he himself really didn't remember much. While admiring Tan Weixin for being such a thoughtful person, Ye Tao couldn't help but feel a little ashamed that he was so slow to realize it.

"Hello, Mr. Lü Zhenyu, I am Zhu Jiawen, a consultant from Hengyong Business Services." Tan Weixin tilted her head slightly and said playfully, "Do you remember?"

"It's you..." The emotion, surprise, and disbelief made Ye Tao stunned for a moment, just like a few years ago, when Tan Weixin used the question, "This little girl is wondering why it's called Yijia (IKEA), and not Bai'an Ju, not Jinhaima, not Yazhan, not Yundian, not Da Fenqi, not Nordic Ambiance, not Ji Sheng Weibang, not Ling Fangyuan, not Jiashijia, but Yijia?" to shock him, revealing that the two of them came from the same interesting and helpless era.

He finally understood why Tan Weixin could piece together his identity from his words, and why Tan Weixin always kept silent and evaded whenever they talked about the original era, saying that she was doing badly and didn't want to talk about it. The two of them, no matter which era they were in, were so familiar.

That consultant, Zhu Jiawen, was definitely not doing badly. Zhu Jiawen, who had incredibly rich business, economic, financial, and mathematical knowledge, was also a pillar of the company, but in the company, the work she did most was not helping one enterprise after another out of trouble, but helping one enterprise after another to falsify accounts. Due to her excellent business ability, she even had a widely circulated internal nickname: "Queen of False Accounts."

And in that era, the two of them were also a couple, a couple that looked a bit strange no matter how you looked at it. The interaction between two guys with extremely high incomes was full of conflict and gunpowder, but at the same time, it was full of deep affection. What all their friends couldn't understand most was that the two of them always tried to overwhelm each other, always wanting to prove that they should be in a dominant position in their relationship. This dominance was not only economic, but also in daily life and entertainment, and later even extended to the bedroom. They would bet on everything, compete, and the loser had to agree to a condition from the winner... In the end, these conditions were often fulfilled with complex, juggling-like positions.

Unexpectedly, in this era, the originally hot-tempered Zhu Jiawen had such a body. Not to mention arguing with people, it was hard to say whether she would die if there were slightly larger emotional fluctuations. And Lü Zhenyu, who seemed to have a good temper, was a super viper who could use cold jokes to ridicule people he didn't like to the point of wanting to commit suicide. In this era, from childhood to adulthood, everyone thought that Ye Tao was a thorough gentleman. Even if he occasionally acted impulsively or erupted, he seemed so lovable.

What was even more unexpected was that this pair of ill-matched lovers, who became the most watched joke and topic of conversation among their friends, miraculously crossed over together. The most incredible thing was that when the two people, whose personalities had undergone tremendous changes, met by chance in this space-time, they actually fell in love again. Could it be that variables as powerful as time and space, representing the rules of the world, could not shake the bond between them?

"It's me, it seems you remember." Tan Weixin said happily, looking at Ye Tao, who was stunned and couldn't say anything.

"Alas, I'm an idiot!" Ye Tao said resentfully, "When did you find out my identity?"

Tan Weixin chuckled and said, "Do you remember a few years ago when I asked you about the source of inspiration for Iron City? You mentioned Ironforge, and that you were originally planning to take your girlfriend to push Kel'Thuzad on the day you crossed over? From that time on, I knew that you only have complete authority over me when we're running dungeons together. After all, I'm just a newbie, and you're the raid leader. Although I also like games, this kind of thing is still very resentful, so naturally, the impression is very deep."

Ye Tao curled his lips. Although Tan Weixin's body now prevented her from getting angry and losing her temper, she was still the same sharp-tongued person, perhaps even more敏锐 sharp and刻薄 acerbic. He sighed, "Do you think I'm very stupid? You saw through me so early, but I didn't realize at all that you were you..."

Perhaps feeling that the pronouns in his words were a bit confusing, Ye Tao scratched his head uneasily, then put his hand down, gently put his arm around Tan Weixin, and said, "Really, no matter how I think about it, it seems that our relationship is more perfect when the two space-times are combined."

Tan Weixin chuckled coldly and said, "Perfect? It's only when the two eras are combined that your wish for three wives and four concubines is fulfilled. Is it really perfect?"

Ye Tao was speechless. Although Tan Weixin occupied an irreplaceable position in his heart, as far as the current situation was concerned, it seemed a bit reluctant for him to give up Dai Qiuyan or Sophie. These two women of different nationalities and different identities had become a part of his life. Perhaps, when dealing with these two women, it wasn't with the pure, strong feelings that he had for Tan Weixin, but that didn't mean he could give them up.

Looking at Ye Tao's slightly green face, Tan Weixin said, "Look at you, I didn't say anything. I can't be a qualified wife now, and I don't have the chance to be a mother. Are you supposed to be a 'living widower'? I'm not that petty. Don't you think that we started arguing in the first place because you refused to accept the beauty I sent you?"

Ye Tao nodded hastily and said, "I remember, I remember, but if you want to send me one again, I'll refuse again."

Tan Weixin glanced at Ye Tao, shook her head, and said, "You don't have a chance. While you were still fighting, I sent Isabella and Ailijie to Zhengyuan to accompany Sophie. Moreover, please understand one thing, they are beauties that I collected and收藏 collected, but I only授权 authorized you to use them. Please don't think that you have too much say in this matter."

Ye Tao hugged Tan Weixin completely from behind. Tan Weixin was so怯弱 timid and娇小 petite. Ye Tao opened his arms slightly, and Tan Weixin seemed to be completely buried in Ye Tao's arms. "If I remember correctly, it seems... not seems, it should be that you still owe me exactly a dozen conditions."

This undisguised teasing and provocation did not make Tan Weixin feel shy or embarrassed. She retorted, "Okay, I have a lot of things that can be converted into conditions. Do you want to hear them? It won't be fun if you owe them back then."

The conversation between the two became more and more meaningless. But when the two came to the garden half an hour later and reunited with Sophie, Dai Qiuyan, and Tan Weishi, the expressions of the two were as calm as usual. It was easy to understand that when time and space could not stop them from being together, then some small differences could not.

ps: A very familiar name, having a bit of fun~ Asking for monthly tickets in the name of Lü Zhenyu, thank you~