Gasp! She's a Time Traveler Using Modern Tech to Improve Ancient Life-Chapter 346 - 344: Just a Little Bit Off

Looking at the prices displayed online, Lin Wanwan clicked her tongue. A balance scooter costs nearly a hundred thousand? No wonder it can be driven on such rugged yellow dirt roads in Great Tang Sea City.

Lin Wanwan patted her chest, feeling a slight heartache. The expenses for this trip are pretty tough!

She opened her phone’s Alipay, entered Lu Shouyue’s mobile number, and transferred him 110,000 yuan, with a note for compensation for the balance scooter fee and Helena skincare products.

"Can’t touch anything in this house; even a balance scooter is so expensive." After transferring the money, Lin Wanwan let out a sigh and planned to go downstairs.

Although she could stay in the room as long as she had a mobile network, it would be very impolite to do so in someone else’s home.

Downstairs, Lu Shouyue was reading a book. First, he received the notification of the deposit on his phone, then heard footsteps, causing him to smile and shake his head.

He put down his phone, looked up at the person coming down the stairs, and laughed, "I made pizza. Want some?"

Lin Wanwan smiled and thanked him, "Sure, thank you. You’re amazing, Lu teacher, even making something as complicated as pizza."

"Just okay, world’s third-best." Lu Shouyue got up and walked to the built-in oven by the western-style cabinet, opened it, and took out the pizza. "Do you want to have it with milk?"

"Anything is fine."

It was almost 11 a.m. by then, so the two decided to heat some milk and have pizza as lunch.

After that, Lin Wanwan sat in front of the computer, first contacting employees in the company group to inquire about work progress, then started writing her book.

The results of her book have been steadily rising, as the depiction of life during the Tang Dynasty is very realistic, gradually attracting a stable group of readers.

Her update schedule is quite casual, and most of the comments from readers are urging her to update.

Although she hasn’t earned much from royalties so far, relying solely on them would starve her, but the joy of writing lies in sharing her stories, and readers’ support is her greatest motivation.

Initially, she started writing to find a reasonable and legitimate way to stay home in modern times, but over time, she poured genuine emotions into it. Writing alone versus having supporters is a completely different feeling.

It wasn’t until two or three in the afternoon, after continuously typing, that Lin Wanwan finally put down the keyboard and stretched.

At this moment, Lu Shouyue looked up and asked, "Wanwan, what is the name of the novel you’re writing? I happen to be free now, and I’d like to read it."

Lin Wanwan smiled and politely declined, "No, let me keep it a secret. Allow me to quietly work hard and astonish everyone when the day of success comes."

Lu Shouyue laughed, "You’re already quite astonishing now."

Lin Wanwan closed the webpage of the author dashboard, stood up, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, and changed the subject, gazing at the river view outside, "Lu teacher, your house has a 360-degree unbeatable view, really nice."

Lu Shouyue also put down the book, walked over, and stood beside her, looking at the rolling river below, saying, "I bought it for the view back then; do you like it here?"

Lin Wanwan smiled, "I do like it. Never thought I’d one day live in such a house for a few days."

Lu Shouyue turned to look deep into her eyes, half-jokingly said, "If you like it, just stay."

After saying this, his heart slightly sped up; this was a half-confession. For him, it was very difficult; he really didn’t have Wang Bocheng’s thick-skinned facade when pursuing a girl.

At this moment, Lin Wanwan’s phone rang. She smiled apologetically at Lu Shouyue, then looked down at the caller ID and said, "Sorry, Lu teacher, I’ll take this call."

Lu Shouyue disappointedly let out a quiet sigh and gestured for her to go ahead.

Lin Wanwan pressed the call button to inquire what Chen Jinyu needed.

Chen Jinyu exchanged a few pleasantries first, then asked, "Wanwan, you didn’t run into any trouble that night, right? I was drunk later; nothing happened afterward, right? I heard He Junbo was beaten up and ended up in the hospital that night. Do you know about this?"

"I don’t know, nor do I care about any follow-up." Lin Wanwan replied coldly, "I don’t know any of them inside. Did you call just to ask this? You called the wrong person; I don’t know anything. I just left with you after the party."

"Oh, I see. I’m not just asking about this, mainly wanted to apologize again."

"No need, I wish you all the best for your future career. But don’t invite me to such parties again; I don’t have time for socializing with strangers."

There was a brief silence over the phone, then, "Sorry, Wanwan. I know you’re mad at me."

"Not at all."

"I—I have something else I’d like your help with..."

Not wanting to hear her out, Lin Wanwan quickly interrupted and refused, "Sorry, Jinyu, I can’t help with the things in your circle now; my heart but no power. Maybe ask someone else."

This time there was a longer silence; after a while, a sigh came, "Alright, then go ahead, we’ll talk again when we have time."

"Mm, bye."

"Bye."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Jinyu stood at the window of her rented room, feeling chaotic inside. She knew she really lost Lin Wanwan as a friend, as her cold tone showed her resolve clearly.

Originally, Chen Jinyu had a magazine shoot scheduled today, but when she was about to leave, her agent suddenly notified her to pause her work.

They said at the party the day before yesterday, He Junbo got into trouble and was beaten up. To avoid negative news, she needed to keep a low profile for a while, especially as she attended the same party.

Chen Jinyu knew immediately that things couldn’t be that simple; why would He Junbo be beaten out of the blue? The only person she could think of with the capability to beat him was Lin Wanwan.

You know, Lin Wanwan has an online nickname of "Kung Fu Girl." Back when she saved her, there was a video of Lin Wanwan single-handedly fighting off hoodlums on the internet.

If He Junbo tried to deal with Lin Wanwan the same way he dealt with her, then it’s not surprising he got beaten up.

But why would they stop her work?

Following her intuition, she knows something is off. She remembered last year’s New Year’s Eve, at the beer music event, the Lu Young Master who hung around Lin Wanwan, he’s a good friend of her big boss and also the second-largest shareholder of the company... Could attending that banquet result in her being implicated?

This kind of thing, secretly hitting others for the girl he likes, seems unbelievable, but having been in the entertainment industry for more than half a year, Chen Jinyu has witnessed quite a lot of things; she deeply understands the real world is much more absurd and exaggerated than TV dramas.

Because in TV dramas, at least people have to follow some logic when doing things; otherwise, the editor would be scolded by the audience, but all sorts of accidents that happen in reality can be completely illogical.