Gasp! She's a Time Traveler Using Modern Tech to Improve Ancient Life-Chapter 618 - 616: Afraid I’ll Eat You?

This time, the quest for revenge was truly exhausting. Lin Wanwan was worn out, and with the added dizziness, it was a disaster; she almost fell asleep as soon as her head touched the pillow.

But she couldn’t sleep yet because she had to attend Empress Xiao’s flower banquet today!

If she slept in the Great Tang, it would waste too much time, and she wouldn’t have time to dress up. Her state would also be poor.

So after the maids left, Lin Wanwan bit the bullet and got out of bed, closed the doors and windows tightly, and traveled through time once again back to the modern courtyard.

One hour in the Great Tang means eight hours in the modern era, enough to restore her energy.

However, this time travel had severe side effects; Lin Wanwan couldn’t hold it in and rushed to the bathroom, vomiting endlessly.

Without a bout of vomiting after dizziness, it’s hard to recover. After vomiting, she felt much better.

Lin Wanwan casually washed her face and quickly climbed into bed to rest.

She slept very deeply, not hearing her phone ring twice.

By this time, modern’s sky was already dark. Lu Shouyue was waiting outside the courtyard with a chef, but Lin Wanwan was unresponsive to both WeChat messages and phone calls.

He looked worriedly at the pitch-black courtyard and asked Ah Hao beside him, "Are you sure Miss Lin is back?"

Ah Hao confidently replied, "Yes, Young Master Lu."

Lu Shouyue frowned, wondering whether to unlock the door and check, as the sky was dark, the lights inside were off, and she wasn’t answering her phone; it was quite concerning.

"Forget it, let’s wait a little longer." Lu Shouyue glanced at his watch, "Let’s see in another two hours."

If Lin Wanwan still couldn’t be contacted by then, he would go inside and check.

At nine o’clock in the evening, the neighboring courtyard was still silent. Lu Shouyue opened his phone again and called Lin Wanwan, who finally answered at the last ring.

"Wanwan, are you in the courtyard?"

Lin Wanwan, exhausted, responded with a weak "Mm" while keeping her eyes closed.

Her whole body was still tired; although she didn’t have a fever when she touched her forehead, she felt weak all over, not wanting to move a finger.

Lu Shouyue detected something off in her voice and asked, "What’s wrong, are you sick? Do you have the strength to open the door? I can take you to the hospital."

Lin Wanwan didn’t want to move, "No need. I’m a doctor myself and know best; I’m just a bit tired."

"You haven’t eaten yet, right? Open the door, and I’ll make you something to eat."

Upon hearing about food, Lin Wanwan’s stomach growled, indicating hunger. She had emptied her stomach before sleeping; it’s no wonder she’s hungry.

"Okay, I’ll open the door." Lin Wanwan struggled to get out of bed, shuffled in her slippers to the door, and opened it.

As for the courtyard gate, it didn’t need to be opened because the fences between the neighboring courtyard and here were less than a meter high, easily crossed over.

When the door opened, Lin Wanwan’s face appeared pale as paper in the light.

Lu Shouyue felt a twinge of worry and asked with concern, "Your complexion looks terrible, do you have a fever?"

He reached out to check her forehead. His hand was dry and warm, making her forehead feel quite comfortable.

"It’s fine, no fever." He withdrew his hand.

Lin Wanwan started walking toward the sofa. She was truly exhausted and just wanted to be lazy.

Lu Shouyue followed her inside, closed the door, while the bodyguard sat on a stool outside the door.

Seeing Lin Wanwan in her white ancient-style pajamas curled up like a kitten with a pillow on the sofa, Lu Shouyue felt a cat scratching at his heart.

A bit of pity, a bit of itch.

"Eat something easy to digest if you’re sick. How about porridge?"

"I don’t want porridge; I want hot pot."

"Patients should eat lightly, porridge it is."

Lu Shouyue insisted.

Lin Wanwan didn’t have the energy to argue and agreed.

Lu Shouyue called the Time Hotel’s chef and said, "The chef will be over soon."

"Oh."

Lu Shouyue sat next to Lin Wanwan and asked, "Were you still lively at noon? Why so listless at night? Are you exhausted?"

She was still rosy and energetic after her shower at noon, but now her face lacked a trace of color.

Lin Wanwan lazily didn’t want to explain and casually replied, "Mm."

Seeing her weariness, Lu Shouyue paused for a moment and said, "Wanwan, I think you should go lie down in bed. When the porridge arrives, I’ll bring it to you."

That wouldn’t do!

Lin Wanwan almost instinctively wanted to refuse.

But then Lu Shouyue displayed a half-smile expression, "What’s the matter, are you afraid I’ll eat you?"

He then chuckled quietly, "If I had ill intentions, it wouldn’t matter if you were in bed or not."

Lin Wanwan was choked by his words and said, half crying, half laughing, "Mr. Lu, I’m not a child anymore; are you teasing me like a kid?"

Lu Shouyue smiled bitterly and didn’t continue the topic, "Go lie down, I’ll wait for the delivery."

After being provoked, Lin Wanwan stood up, "Alright, I’ll go lie down for a bit, Mr. Lu, suit yourself."

Was she really afraid Lu Shouyue would eat her? She wasn’t a helpless rabbit; she was quite strong!

After Lin Wanwan went to lie down, Lu Shouyue turned on the living room TV and casually cast a movie, listening in silence with an expression of some sadness.

Wanwan, I’ll keep waiting for you.

Waiting for you to love me.

No matter how long, waiting forever.

Half an hour later, the chef arrived with porridge cooked over high heat in the hotel kitchen, stored in a newly sterilized stainless steel thermal container.

When Lu Shouyue served it in a bowl and brought it in on a tray, the porridge was still steaming hot.

Lin Wanwan hadn’t fallen asleep again and was browsing videos explaining Empress Xiao.

There was plenty of true and false science online, some are informative good videos, others are pure hearsay maximizing engagement with pseudo-science and pseudo-history, requiring discretion to discern.

Seeing Lu Shouyue come in, Lin Wanwan sat up quickly, "I’m much better now and can eat at the dining table outside."

"Okay." Lu Shouyue took the tray back outside.

The preserved egg and lean meat porridge was delicious, enhanced with a few strands of sea cucumber—a skillful touch from the Time Hotel’s chef.

Both had some sweat after the two bowls of porridge.

"Mr. Lu, what kind of person was Empress Xiao?"

"There were several Empress Xiaos; which one do you mean?"

"The wife of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, the Lanling Xiao clan one, who was Xiao Yu’s sister."

"Ah, she was intelligent as ice, floating like a duckweed, with a turbulent destiny—quite a legendary woman indeed."

"Can you tell me more specifically?" Lin Wanwan asked further, wanting to be well-prepared to meet Empress Xiao soon.

Lu Shouyue’s extensive knowledge was far more reliable than those online videos; better to hear from Lu Shouyue than uncertain online information.

He was a big name capable of teaching college history classes.

Since Lin Wanwan was earnestly seeking knowledge, Lu Shouyue naturally put on a strong performance.

As Lin Wanwan typically displayed a keen interest in the history of the Great Tang, Lu Shouyue naturally paid extra attention to the Great Tang materials just so that when Lin Wanwan wanted to chat, he could have plenty of topics at hand.

Toward Lin Wanwan, he always gave his all. Even if she didn’t see or care, he remained consistent.