A perfect life begins with changing the timeline.

The wind, carrying smoke, dust, a pungent smell, and the smell of reinforced concrete, blew Li Mu's face. What's worse, the dust directly hit the tacos in the hands of diners near the food truck.

It's definitely not safe to eat.

But Li Mu had no interest in the other people's food. Instead, he instinctively closed his eyes when the dust arrived, and then his mind went blank.

What...what's going on?

ah????

What happened?

What's going on?

Is this really a movie shoot?

Completely unaware of what had happened, his mind was filled with questions until...

"ah!!!!!!"

Screams erupted around him.

Li Mu instinctively opened his eyes and saw foreigners running around like headless flies...

Some people ran wildly, some covered their heads with their hands, and some kept shouting "OMG!"

Not far away, the once towering building... was now engulfed in smoke and fire, with countless building fragments and dust rising like a dying ember, puffing black smoke into the sky.

Suddenly... Li Mu felt that things around him had become chaotic.

The sounds of cars, screams, and a strange rumbling noise filled my mind.

What exactly happened?

What's the matter?

Hollywood special effects?

Completely bewildered, he had no idea what was happening. When he looked to the side with this thought in mind, he found that Wang Hai and Chu Jiwei both had blank expressions on their faces.

"Wei... Brother Wei?"

Li Mu tentatively called out.

Chu Jiwei instinctively turned his head and looked at him.

But he didn't know what to say, and just looked at Li Mu with a dejected expression and a blank stare.

Then, the next second...

"Boom!"

Another explosion rang out, followed by even louder screams from the surrounding area.

Another explosion occurred at the Twin Towers!

The explosion immediately brought everyone back to their senses.

"#￥@#%@!!!"

Someone shouted something in English that Li Mu couldn't understand, and then everyone around the food truck started running frantically away. The food truck staff who had been selling food and collecting money did the same, except one staff member jumped off the truck and ran away, while another went to drive the truck.

Their movement brought Chu Jiwei back to his senses:

"Run! We can't stay here! Run!!!"

Upon hearing this, Li Mu and Wang Hai instinctively sprang into action, and he ran towards the parking lot.

Wang Hai was getting on in years, and after running a few steps he became breathless and his legs ached, so he slowed down.

But then he noticed that Xiao Li, who was running ahead, had also slowed down.

"Huff...huff...Xiao Li, run! Don't worry about me. I can keep up!"

But before he could finish speaking, he noticed that Li Mu had stopped.

"...Run! I can keep up!"

Wang Hai added another reminder.

Li Mu then seemed to snap out of his daze, glanced at Wang Hai, and then helped his older brother up by the arm:

"Brother Hai, I'll support you. Come on, give it your all!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Hai immediately quickened his pace.

The streets were in complete chaos, and no one was in the mood to think about anything else.

Just as the two returned to the car that Chu Jiwei had already started, Li Mu suddenly opened the passenger door and shoved Wang Hai inside.

"Get in the car quickly!"

Just as Chu Jiwei finished shouting, Li Mu waved his hand:

"Brother Wei, Brother Hai, you two go ahead, I... I need to go see what's going on!"

The two of them were completely dumbfounded.

My first reaction was to look at the building not far away that was belching black smoke and think, "Are you crazy?"

"Xiao Li, this is no joke..."

"Brother Hai, don't forget, I'm a reporter!"

Li Mu raised his dusty camera.

"Hai-ge, remember to tell our people I'm fine, I'm just taking a few pictures from a distance. Don't worry about me! You guys go on your way!"

After saying that, he didn't give the two of them a chance to say anything more and slammed the car door shut.

Then, three seconds later, the sound of tires rubbing against the ground could be heard.

Li Mu then jogged straight towards the nearby Empire State Building, taking out his phone as he ran.

After finding Bieyan's phone number, he quickly dialed it, then tucked the phone between his neck and raised his camera.

Although he didn't know what had happened, his journalistic instincts were urging him to record it as soon as possible!

……

The time difference between New York and Beijing is 13 hours.

It's 9 a.m. New York time, which is 8 p.m. Beijing time.

Macao.

"Stop talking, are you raising fish? Drink it all up!"

In a private room at a restaurant, Sister Zhang looked at the remaining wine in Bie Yan's glass and chuckled as she teased him.

Several people around him also egged him on, urging him to finish the drink quickly.

"Can't I drink it slowly? This is Moutai, do you think it's mineral water?"

Bie Yan was speechless, but looking at the little bit of Fu Gen left in the cup, he still picked up the cup, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Hehe, that's more like it. You're getting promoted to deputy director this month, so you can't skip this drinking session tonight..."

"I didn't run away. Don't worry, I'll drink you all under the table tonight."

Following Sister Zhang's words, Bie Yan "fiercely" picked up his wine glass and was about to refill it.

Just then, his phone rang.

Bie Yan didn't answer immediately. Instead, he poured himself a full glass of wine, glanced at it, and when he saw it was Li Mu, he hung up right away.

"Hey, who is it? Why aren't you answering? Is it your lover calling?"

Sister Zhang, whose cheeks were flushed from drinking, made a teasing remark.

Bie Yan smiled and shook his head:

"It's from Xiao Li."

"Oh right, how are things going with him and that actress Fan Bingbing?"

Upon hearing that it was Li Mu, Sister Zhang asked with some curiosity.

Clearly, Bie Yan had already told her about Li Mu's matter... whether it was as a topic of conversation, gossip, or a reason for his absence.

Upon hearing this gossip, a stranger standing nearby immediately asked curiously:

"Who is Xiao Li?"

"A pretty steady kid. Hey, we're actually quite compatible. If he had been here yesterday, I definitely wouldn't have lost to you guys."

After Sister Zhang finished speaking with a smile, Bie Yan smiled slightly as well:

"You also think Xiao Li is quite reliable?"

"Yes, that's right. The young man is quite good. He's handsome and seems mature. You've made a good choice in taking him as your apprentice..."

Ring ring.

Just as Sister Zhang finished speaking, the phone rang again.

Bie Yan was speechless, thinking to herself, "I already hung up on you once, it's obviously inconvenient for you, why are you calling again?"

But this time he accepted.

"Hey, Xiao Li, I'm in a bit of a bind, it's not convenient right now..."

"Brother Bie! A plane crashed into a building! The Empire State Building and the Twin Towers were hit by a plane! I'm right there!!!"

"...?"

Bie Yan was taken aback, and the action of hanging up suddenly stopped:

"What...what did you say? What was hit? Where?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone at the table cast curious glances at him.

Sister Zhang, being quite gossipy, leaned forward, wanting to hear the gist of it, and then she heard the voice on the phone:

"Brother, just now, a plane blew up the Empire State Building in Manhattan, New York!!!...Holy crap!"

Suddenly, Li Mu swore, and then Bie Yan heard a loud, booming noise.

Then...

"Ah ...

As Li Mu swore, a loud "boom" came through the microphone.

Sister Zhang's eyes widened in disbelief.

A few seconds later, Li Mu's voice was heard again:

"Brother... the second plane... just crashed... Holy crap! The building collapsed!"

"...???"

Sister Zhang was stunned.