"Reincarnation?"Lin Wu involuntarily started.
Many possibilities appeared in his mind, but he had not thought of such an absurd matter.
Reincarnation?
This was a plot that only appeared in novels and movies. Lin Wu naturally didn"t believe it.
However, he was a novel writer. His ability to accept such a ridiculous mention was much stronger than other ordinary people.
Li Luyao said that the ring on her finger was a wedding ring he had given her. If reincarnation was true, didn"t it mean that...in the future, Li Luyao would become his wife?
But this didn"t make sense either. Even if Li Luyao would be his wife in the future, this wedding ring should have been given to her by him in the future. Why would she have it now?
When he thought of this, Lin Wu only felt more disbelief.
However, there was also a point…
If this Li Luyao was acting, wasn"t her pretense way too real?
She didn"t seem like someone crazy.
"You are talking about...reincarnation?"
Lin Wu glanced at Li Luyao, laughing in spite of himself. "Have you read too many novels, or did you see an illusion in your dreams?"
"I"m telling you the truth." Li Luyao sighed. She shook her head. "I also hope that what happens in the future is just a dream of mine. How good would it be if I have woken up from the dream? But…"
As she spoke, she glanced at the simple and unadorned silvery-grey ring on her finger. An unmistakable fear and helplessness then appeared in her eyes.
"You say that you are a reincarnator? How can you prove it?" Lin Wu asked with interest.
"Proof?" Li Luyao started. For a time, she didn"t know how to prove that she was a reincarnator.
Lin Wu contemplated for a while before he suddenly asked, "Have you seen the world cup before?"
"World cup?"
Li Luyao"s eyes involuntarily shone; she also understood his intentions. She hurriedly spoke, "Oh yes, I know the champion of this world cup will be France."
"Sorry, I also feel the chance of France being the champion is very high." Lin Wu shrugged. He smiled. "Tonight will be the world cup finals. If you only guessed the champion, your degree of credibility won"t be high. Maybe you might be trying your luck?"
Li Luyao frowned slightly. She attentively attempted to recall for quite a while before she spoke, "If I remember it correctly, the end result was 4:2 in favor of France."
Lin Wu couldn"t help but laugh. "So many goals? Are you sure what you remembered is the finals?"
"I remember it very clearly." Li Luyao nodded.
"Alright, I"ll know it tonight," Lin Wu casually spoke.
However, he didn"t dare to bet with this info. This girl might be pranking him, weaving such a ridiculous story.
These rich people were all too idle that they had gone a little crazy. Who knew, this might be a reality prank show.
"Then...if what I say is real. Would you be willing to marry me?" Li Luyao asked in a somewhat nervous manner.
"You can go back first. Let"s speak again tomorrow." Lin Wu didn"t reply to the question directly.
He didn"t dare to easily promise anything.
What if Li Luyao was secretly recording a video or audio? After he agreed, as long as Li Luyao edited the recording, leaving only "Are you willing to marry me?", wouldn"t he be hoodwinked?
"Tomorrow?"
Li Luyao frowned slightly; a trace of worry appeared in the center of her brows. She bit her lips. All of a sudden, an imploring look appeared on her face. "Lin Wu, I...I...wish to beg you for help."
"What?" Lin Wu glanced at her.
Li Luyao hesitated for a while. "Can you accompany me tonight?"
"Huh?"
Lin Wu was stunned at first. After that, he surveyed Li Luyao. Was this woman using the beauty trap because she discovered that her lies were about to be exposed?
"We just got acquainted today, that wouldn"t be too good, right?" Lin Wu stared at Li Luyao suspiciously.
What was her purpose exactly? Wasn"t the price she was willing to pay a little too great?
Or maybe, Li Luyao was here only to lure him to the hook?
No matter what, he mustn"t be hooked. Lin Wu decided to maintain this image of a gentleman no matter what.
"I didn"t mean it that way. I only…" Li Luyao hesitated again. She lowered her voice and mumbled, "I"m only afraid...night.. Hence, I hope that you can accompany me."
d.a.m.n, what a lousy excuse. She was already an adult, yet she was still afraid of the dark?
In addition, if she didn"t mean what he thought she meant, it was even more impossible for him to agree.
Lin Wu was amused because of her. He mocked, "You can turn on the lights while you are sleeping. It can"t be that you are concerned about the electric fees, right?"
"I"m not afraid of the dark…" Li Luyao bit her lips.
"Then what are you afraid of? Don"t tell me you are afraid of ghosts?" Lin Wu laughed as he teased.
But when Li Luyao heard that, her expression turned gloomy as she nodded.
Lin Wu was astonished. After that, he helplessly shook his head. "Beauty, are you playing some pranking games or recording a prank show? Speaking of reincarnation on the left and ghosts on the right. Sigh, I"m only an ordinary good guy. Please don"t prank me, alright?"
"Ah?"
Li Luyao started at first. After that, she bit her lips and spoke in a low voice, "I"m not lying. What must I do for you to believe me?"
"In that case, tell me the exact reason why you want to marry me." Lin Wu frowned.
Li Luyao hesitated for a while, but she eventually shook her head. "I...I can"t tell you."
Lin Wu spread out his hands. "Then, there"s nothing for us to chat."
Li Luyao gritted her teeth and drew in a deep breath. She then continued, "It"s fine if you want to know the reason. If you are willing to marry me, I will tell you everything after we finish our marriage registration."
Lin Wu felt a little headache. He was also very conflicted in his heart.
For a beauty like Li Luyao to take the initiative for such a matter, it was naturally impossible for his heart not to be moved. But the more Li Luyao refused to say the reason, the more he felt that something was wrong. How would he dare to agree?
"Why must you do this?" Lin Wu helplessly spoke. "With your conditions, how is it possible that you cannot find a husband?"
Li Luyao fell silent. She inclined her head and looked at him while sighing softly. "Because, I can only marry you…"
"Only me? What do you mean?" Lin Wu felt even more puzzled.
"If I can"t marry you…" Li Luyao bit her lips as sorrow faintly appeared in her eyes. "I will die."
"What?"
Lin Wu was stunned slightly. He faintly sensed that Li Luyao"s words weren"t false, but he still had no way to believe them. He could only smile forcefully. "Could it be someone is forcing you to marry me? But if you are unwilling to do so, who could force you?"
Li Luyao fell silent for quite a while again before continuing in a low voice, "I don"t feel any unwillingness. Before I reincarnated, I was originally your wife. Compared to you then...I can actually accept the current you easier."
Lin Wu felt a headache. Wasn"t the play of this woman a little too deep?
What did she mean by saying "the you then and the current you"? Was the future him an evil person?
"I can tell that you don"t have any feelings for me," Lin Wu helplessly spoke. "Even if your words about reincarnation are true, wouldn"t our marriage be a sham marriage since both of us have no feelings for each other?"
Could it be like the plot in those web novels? The male lead managed to sleep with an ice beauty female CEO randomly. After that, because the ice beauty CEO"s mindset was very traditional, she decided to marry him?"
Wasn"t this plot a little too vulgar?
"Not a sham marriage…" Li Luyao shook her head. "We aren"t an ordinary couple. But I can"t say anything about that now."
"Forget it…"
Lin Wu shook his head, not wis.h.i.+ng to say any more words. He casually took the laptop bag under the table and directly stood up. "I apologize. Seems like we are not suitable."
"Wait a minute please." Upon seeing that Lin Wu wanted to leave. Li Luyao hurriedly caught hold of his wrist. Her beautiful face was filled with anxiousness as she pleaded, "Please believe me. I"m really your wife…"
Lin Wu wanted to pull his hand away, but because her hold was too tight, he didn"t manage to pull it away. He could only sigh, "Can you release me first?"
"Marry me then. As long as you promise to marry me, I will release you." Li Luyao gritted her teeth tightly, not wanting to release her hands no matter what.
The two of them were simply entangled like that. Their voices also involuntarily rose due to their emotions, attracting the attention of the few customers in the cafe.
This was especially so for the gazes of the few male customers here. Their gazes were partially envious and bizarre. Such a beautiful woman was taking the initiative to ask for marriage, yet this young man actually showed a face of unwillingness. This made it so that they, who were watching, wanted nothing more than to agree immediately in Lin Wu"s place.
"Release me."
Lin Wu grabbed Li Luyao"s hands and tried to shake them off. But because he was worried he might injure her, he didn"t dare to use too much strength. There was basically no way for him to struggle free, and he could only helplessly say, "Marriage is a major thing. You ought to give me some time to think it through. Is that alright?"
Li Luyao hesitated, seemingly as though she was convinced. "I can give you time to think it through. But before you agree to it, I want to stay with you."
She didn"t lower her voice, and the surrounding customers all heard her words clearly. All the gazes from the male customers turned from envy to hatred.
"d.a.m.n…"
Lin Wu was having a headache. If it wasn"t for the fact that Li Luyao was a beauty, he would have already launched a slap over and lashed her into a swollen pig head.
"Let"s say even if I agree to you and we are dating, it"s impossible for us to co-inhabit directly, right?" Lin Wu intentionally put on a frivolous manner as he surveyed Li Luyao from head to toe. He then threatened, "Are you not afraid that I will do something to you?"
Li Luyao bit her lips and finally lowered her volume, "It"s fine. Before I reincarnated, I"ve already been ****ed by you."
"..."
The mind of this beauty wasn"t too normal, right?
Lin Wu"s lips twitched. He then drew a deep breath. "Are you releasing me or not? If you still don"t release me. I"m going to call the police."
After speaking, he put on a cold face and took out his mobile phone with his other hand, acting like he was about to call the police.
Li Luyao"s eyes instantly turned red. The tears flowed down from her eyes like a broken string. She no longer said anything and simply stared at him with her teary eyes.
"Ai, ai, ai. Don"t cry please."
It wasn"t too good for Lin Wu to continue putting the cold expression on his face. He glanced at the male customers in the surroundings, who were cracking their fists. "Stop crying first. Why don"t you just give me a night to let me consider things properly? I"ll give you an answer tomorrow, alright?"
"Really?" Li Luyao"s voice was filled with the tone of sobbing.
"Yes. Please release me." Lin Wu forcefully squeezed out a smile, yet he was silently thinking of returning to his home tomorrow. He wanted to avoid this troublesome woman p.r.o.nto.
Yet, Li Luyao still refused to release her hold. It was as though she had seen through him. Her eyes were still filled with tears. "No way, what if you run off?"
"Then, what do you want to do? In any case, I can"t accompany you tonight," Lin Wu directly spoke.
What if this woman tried to drug him and forced herself on him? If things went badly, he might become a father several months later.
Li Luyao bit her lips and spoke, "Let"s go to a hotel then. You will stay in the room next to mine."
"Eh...that can work I guess." Lin Wu nodded. At most, he would just secretly sneak away during the night.
"You must not lie to me." Li Luyao stared at him with tears in her eyes.
Lin Wu nodded. He cast another glance at her dainty hand and asked, "Can you release me now?"
Only now did Li Luyao release him. She then wiped her tears away.
"Let"s go then." Lin Wu felt that the surrounding gazes were like thorns on his back. He couldn"t help but cough and walk out of the cafe in great strides.
Li Luyao was afraid that he might run away. She hurriedly caught up to him.
Just when the two of them walked out of the cafe"s entrance, Li Luyao seemed to have thought of something. She suddenly stretched out her hand and grabbed hold of one of his wrists.
Lin Wu glanced at Li Luyao"s dainty hand holding his wrist as he sighed, "I"ve already promised you. Where else can I run to? I"m not a criminal, do you really need to do this?"
"No, it"s not that. I"m afraid that you might run into danger." Li Luyao"s expression was a little nervous. She was glancing left and right at the vehicles on the roads as she instructed, "Pay attention and follow me. You definitely have to be careful when you are crossing the road."
???
Lin Wu was completely clueless. "What? I"m not a giant baby."
Li Luyao turned and glanced at her. After that, she stood on tiptoe and leaned close to his ears before speaking in a low voice, "According to the original trajectory of fate, you would have a car accident this afternoon."
"..." Lin Wu was speechless.
Wasn"t this woman too into her act? There was still a car accident?
She spoke as if it was real...
"Mn?"
"Wait a minute…"
All of a sudden, a thought flashed in his mind.
Before this, the hundreds of posts he saw on the book-review zone were telling him not to leave his house, saying that he would die if he did so. Those posts were posted last night, and the time they were referring to was coincidentally now.
Could it be...she was afraid he would encounter an accident?
Lin Wu"s heart involuntarily chilled.
How could it be so coincidental?