Gasp! She's a Time Traveler Using Modern Tech to Improve Ancient Life-Chapter 560 - 559: No Such Thing as Coincidence

Lu Shouyue didn’t know why he would do such childish things, circling around one person with painstaking effort, making money didn’t seem as appealing anymore.

Ever since he heard from Su Yanwei that Lin Wanwan had come to the Ancient City for travel, Lu Shouyue was itching with anticipation.

After waiting a week and still having heard nothing from Lin Wanwan, he inexplicably flew over as well, under the grand justification of giving a lecture at Ancient Capital University.

The world of capital doesn’t believe in coincidences; every so-called chance encounter is just part of my calculated plan.

Knowing Lin Wanwan’s whereabouts was easy, but appearing naturally in front of her was difficult.

Creating a coincidental meeting was easy, but taking it further was hard.

Afraid his love would be too obvious, too humble, yet also fearing she’d pretend not to notice again.

Life is always full of contradictions.

Clearly knowing it’s not right, how could anyone be refused and not leave gracefully?

Who can’t live without whom? That’s so spineless!

But as long as he thought of Lin Wanwan being single despite rejecting him, he couldn’t bring himself to be the strong-willed person he wanted to be.

Reality always disappoints.

Lu Shouyue really wanted to get drunk; although he knew that drinking to forget worries only made them worse, he still yearned for the numbness and void that followed.

Yet he was frustratingly too clear-minded, and it was hard to get drunk even if he wanted.

The deeper the night, the harder it was for Lu Shouyue to fall asleep; the lonely nights made solitary rest difficult.

The next day, the alarm clock rang, Lin Wanwan stretched out her hand from under the covers and pressed the phone on the bedside table.

Then she shrank back into the warm covers, lazing for a while longer.

Last night, the air conditioner was too noisy, so Lin Wanwan turned it off in the middle of the night; hence, the room was cold except for the warm covers.

When it gets cold, people lack the courage to leave the warmth of the bed.

After the alarm rang for the fifth time, Lin Wanwan finally gritted her teeth, got up, and dressed.

No one was there to help her style her hair beautifully today, so Lin Wanwan prepared to wear a simple cashmere sweater, jeans, and a long white down coat.

White gets dirty easily but looks good.

Having money makes one easily decadent. All of Lin Wanwan’s winter coats were sent to dry cleaning, so she wasn’t afraid of them getting dirty.

After washing up with light makeup on, she looked at herself in the mirror and felt pretty good today.

She found a white cashmere hat, saving herself the trouble of doing her hair, grabbed her bag, and left.

According to last night’s plan, this morning she would first visit the Great Ci’en Temple.

When Lin Wanwan arrived, there were already many worshippers and tourists at the temple. The royal temple from a thousand years ago remained prosperous to this day.

Although Lin Wanwan grew up under the red flag and received an atheistic education, one should burn a few incense sticks upon entering a temple - it doesn’t cost much, and whether you believe or not, a little faith doesn’t hurt.

After leaving the Great Ci’en Temple and the Great Wild Goose Pagoda, Lin Wanwan found a local shop and ate a Tang Dynasty-originated gourd chicken, known as the "First Taste of Chang’an."

Last night in the Great Tang, Lin Wanwan also had gourd chicken - crispy skin, tender and juicy, with a rich and pure taste. The free-range chicken raised naturally was incomparable in texture.

In comparison, modern chickens raised on feed fall short. Even if more spices are used than in the Great Tang, the overall flavor is still lacking because the quality of the chicken is fundamental, with spices only as a support.

After enjoying the meal, Lin Wanwan took a taxi to Ancient Capital University.

The lecture was at three o’clock; it was still early, but she could wander around the university beforehand.

Lin Wanwan never traveled out of the province growing up, and the first time she left the province as an adult was to visit Mian City, where her parents were laid to rest, so it wasn’t exactly a vacation. As for the Ancient City, it was due to Li Shimin’s call that she came.

Since she was here, she naturally wanted to take a good look around.

The campus was filled with energetic students. Even though Lin Wanwan graduated less than three years ago, seeing groups of college students still filled her with a sense of nostalgia.

Time flies so quickly; it truly makes one emotional.

Many people came to the afternoon lecture, and because she arrived early, Lin Wanwan sat in the very front.

At three o’clock sharp, the lecturer walked up from behind the stage.

Seeing the person on stage, Lin Wanwan opened her mouth in shock. Wasn’t this Ancient Capital University? Why was Lu Shouyue here?

This... could this really be such a coincidence?

After the initial shock, Lin Wanwan gradually got absorbed in listening, no longer allowing her mind to wander, captivated by Lu Shouyue’s humorous and witty teaching style.

He was talking about the culture and history of the Zhenguan period, and also about Li Shimin and his ministers, which Lin Wanwan found greatly beneficial.

She was about to meet Li Shimin, and hearing this analysis about him beforehand gave her a sense of reassurance.

This legendary emperor, would he align with his historical image?

Lin Wanwan was filled with both anticipation and a bit of apprehension.

After class ended, Lin Wanwan followed the crowd outside, her mind still replaying what she had just heard.

"Yes, I see sunlight everywhere, happiness floating over the city..."

The phone rang; it was a call from Lu Shouyue.

Lin Wanwan froze for a moment, then pressed answer.

There was silence on the other end, so Lin Wanwan spoke first: "Is that Mr. Lu?"

"Mm. I saw you."

"What a coincidence! I didn’t expect you to be the lecturer today. I’ve never seen you teach before, so I finally got to see it today..." Lin Wanwan kept talking, as if trying to maintain calm.

After waiting for her to pause, Lu Shouyue leisurely said, "Let’s have dinner together. I’ll wait for you at the school gate."

Lin Wanwan was silent for a while, then replied with a forced lightness, "Sure."

Today, Lu Shouyue was driving a BMW that Lin Wanwan recognized, a sporty kind of model.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Lin Wanwan curiously asked, "Mr. Lu, how do you have a car here in the Ancient City as well?"

Lu Shouyue smiled and said, "Wanwan, there’s a service called car rental now."

"Oh! Right, there’s that service." Lin Wanwan hadn’t thought that someone like Lu Shouyue would rent a car either.

Then again, it made sense; driving yourself is indeed more convenient than taking cabs. Wealthier people’s mindset is always a bit different.

The Ancient City was clogged with traffic as all spots closed for the evening.

Watching the crowded traffic outside, Lin Wanwan suddenly asked, "Mr. Lu, where are we going to eat then?"

Lu Shouyue replied, "The supermarket."

"Huh?" Lin Wanwan was surprised, eating fast food in a supermarket? This foodie was now so careless?!

It was as if Lu Shouyue heard her thoughts, he laughed and said, "We’re going to buy groceries at the supermarket and cook ourselves. I can’t get used to Ancient City’s pasta, I want seafood instead."

Alright then, still the picky foodie.

"But where are we going to cook?" 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Lu Shouyue said matter-of-factly, "At your place, didn’t you say you rented a quaint Shaanxi-style courtyard?"

Lin Wanwan recalled, amidst her earlier unrestrained phone chatter, she seemed, perhaps, to have mentioned this.

But Lu Shouyue didn’t seem to have been listening at the time; how did he already decide he would go and cook?