Chapter 30: A Conversation Between Two Traversers
"Listen, if you want to get this watch back, do as I say!" In that cafΓ©, I stared at the woman in black and said.
You know, if I looked at a woman like this before, I would feel ashamed myself. But now, I've become so sharp-eyed.
She still didn't speak, just picked up the coffee, took a sip lightly, and put it down again. Then, looking up, he looked at me, his eyes a little hollow and a little flying.
Who does this woman think she is? Is it a princess?
"I ask you, what do you know about this watch?" I asked bluntly.
"Didn't you ask me last time?"
"Last time? Yes? I was stunned and stared at her blankly.
How is this possible? How could she mention "last time"? However, today, March 24, 2019, she and I met for the first time.
"Do you think you're the only one who can travel back in time?" The woman in black said calmly, "Do you think you're the only one who remembers what happened in the last timeline?" β
"You, who the hell are you?" My voice trembled.
"You don't need to know who I am." The woman in black turned her face away from me, "You just treat me as if I wasn't from this parallel world." β
"Parallel worlds?" My brain, buzzing, exploded.
How would she have known that this was a parallel world? This is impossible, this is not scientific!
"What the hell do you know?" After a long time, I finally spoke.
"As I said last time, you and that woman have no future." She paused for a moment and replied, "You've tried it a few times before, but has this watch really helped you?" β
"Huh? Do you know the secret of this watch? Did you know it could help me go back in time? "I hugged my coffee like a homeless man shivering in the street on a winter night, hugging the stove.
Cold, my heart, really felt cold.
The woman nodded.
"So, do you know the young man who brought this watch in the first place?" I asked.
"No, I don't know, it's the first time I've heard the shopkeeper talk about it." The woman shook her head, "Maybe he's talking nonsense, there is no such person at all." β
"Nonsense?"
"Let's open the sunroof and say something, it's a magical watch that can go back in time." The woman in black looked at me very seriously, "This secret, in this world, only the two of us know. β
"You, you also crossed over?"
"Sort of." The woman nodded, "You can't control this watch at all, and you can't use it to change your fate." Listen to me, you better give up, that woman, you can't be saved, she is destined to die. Don't forget, how many times have you crossed over? Did the results change each time? β
Hearing this, I was like a deflated ball, slumped in my chair.
Not only did this woman know about the relationship between me and Yu Ting, and she knew that Yu Ting would definitely die, but she also knew about the many times I used this magical watch to go back to the past.
"But, you, how did you know about me and Yuting?"
"I just want to get what belongs to me back." She stretched out her hand, "Ning Qiang, you better let it go, please give me back the watch!" β
I looked into her eyes, and there was a look in her eyes that you couldn't refuse.
"Your stuff? But isn't this the watch in the store? β
"I can't explain it to you, let's put it this way." The woman rubbed her hands and moved her lips a few times, "This watch is useless to you at all, on the contrary, there will be side effects." β
"Side effects? What are the side effects? β
"If you call this watch again and again, although you can go back in time again and again, you can't change the fate of the woman you love is bound to die!"
"No, no, I'm not going to let her die!" I screamed.
The guests at the tables over there all turned their heads when they heard the voice.
I'm out of control again.
"I'm sorry, but, but I don't want Yuting to die, even if she's not my wife." I sorted out my feelings, "I, I just want to save her life, as long as she doesn't have a traffic accident that day and doesn't die, I'm willing to do anything." Oh, if I can save her then, I'll give you the watch back. I know you're going to need it too, right? Don't worry, I won't occupy this watch for too long, I'll just borrow it and give it to you when I'm done! β
The woman in black didn't speak, but looked at me, very strangely, and gave me goosebumps on my back.
"Borrow?" She snorted, "It's a dangerous tool, you know?" β
I didn't speak.
"You go back in time and change the original timeline." She said very seriously, like a teacher teaching a student, "If you have read the book taught by Shi Wen, you will understand how childish and ridiculous your actions are." β
"Shiwen?" I was stunned, "You know him too?" β
"Yes, of course I know." The woman's face changed suddenly.
Could it be that she and Shiwen not only know each other, but their relationship is also very unusual? The thought that this woman might be Shi Wen's person made me nervous again.
What the hell is going on? Could it be that she was sent by Shiwen? Could it be that Shi Wen already knows my secret?
Impossible, absolutely impossible. If Shi Wen knew my secret, he would not be so easily coerced by me, because he would definitely avoid my stalking, and of course I would not have taken intimate photos of him and other women.
"You may change some details, but you can't change the destined ending." The woman in black said, "Have you seen the movie "The Grim Reaper"? β
"Of course, you mean: if the Grim Reaper had chosen the person he was going to take, that person would not have survived?"
"Yes. I understand your feelings, but you can't resist your doomed fate! The woman in black nodded, "How many times have you tried?" Can you get her back? β
I was speechless, indeed, I didn't change anything, just repeating the same plot again and again, in vain.
"Give up, this is fate!" The woman in black stretched out her hand, "That watch is meaningless to you, so give it back to me!" β
"No, I can't do this, I can't give up Yuting!" I shook my head, feeling very painful, "You know what, how much I love her?" You don't know, you don't know! β
At this moment, my heart felt as if it had been pierced by a steel knife, which was even more painful than the first few times I saw Yuting's corpse. The first few times, I still had hope for salvation, at least I thought it was. This time, however, I felt a vague sense of despair, and even before the tragedy began, I was shaken.
How many times has this been? How many times have I tried? However, did my efforts end in failure?
The woman in black did not speak, and after a long silence, she finally spoke.
"Well, since you've decided to try, let's give it a try."
I looked up and wiped the tears from my eyes. I actually cried, in front of this woman?
She looked at me, seemed to see me in tears, and suddenly sighed, but didn't say anything.
"I'm leaving, you can do it yourself. Since you love her so much, keep loving. She stood up and was about to leave.
"You're leaving?" I asked stupidly.
She looked at me and suddenly smiled, it was the first time I had seen her smile at me.
"Do you think it's necessary for me to stay here?"
"You don't want this watch anymore?"
She hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
"Well, when I finish using this watch, I'll give it back to you, what's your mobile phone number?" I say.
It's weird enough that I'd ask for her phone number?
I was reminded of one more thing, something very important.
"By the way, what's your name?" I looked at her.
"My name is Yu Manli." The woman in black is quite refreshing, "The mobile phone number is 13******"
"I'll take note of it." So, I saved her name and phone number and dialed the number.
The woman in black, the woman named Yu Manli, took out her mobile phone from her bag, but the phone did not make a sound.
"Vibration mode." Yu Manli smiled, "Here, few people know me. β
"You're an out-of-tlander?"
"Yes, Jiangbei."
"That's not far, it's just a river away from our Jiangnan City."
In Jiangnan City, where I live, there are many people from Jiangbei City, although it is only a river away, but the economic development of the two cities is very different. This woman named Yu Manli must be a white-collar worker who works from Jiangbei to Jiangnan, right? Looking at her dress and temperament, she should be a white-collar worker, that's right!
I started to get a little warm up with Yu Manli, so I had to ask, "Where do you work now?" β
"Me? One of the vagrants. Yu Manli shook her head.
"You haven't found a job yet, have you? So what do you eat? I didn't control my mouth and blurted out.
As soon as I said this, I regretted it a little.
In Jiangnan City, there are many so-called "unemployed vagrant" beauties, who are not unemployed, but have a certain job that is not very glamorous, but has a lot of money, you know. However, I will not associate the Yu Manli in front of me with those women who have lost their footing. However, it's hard to say that she is so beautiful and has such a hot body, what kind of business she does if she can't keep it.
Of course, it is also possible that she is the mistress of which rich man? This kind of woman doesn't have to work all day long, just go out to drink coffee and bask in the sun, isn't that also a jobless vagrant?
Hey, in this world, maybe only me, Ning Qiang, will honestly keep a job and live on a dead salary!
Yu Manli did not answer my stupid question, which confirmed my judgment even more.
"What do you want to do with your watch back? Is it also someone to save? "I immediately changed the subject.
"This watch is my family's treasure!" Yu Manli suddenly said such a sentence.
"What?" I was stunned and looked at her.
She didn't shy away from my eyes and seemed sincere, not like she was lying.
"However, it was stolen a few years ago, and I only found it in this store today!" Yu Manli said.
"You mean, the young man stole your watch and put it on consignment in the store?" I seemed to understand a little, "And you, just happened to find this watch?" β
Yu Manli nodded.
"I don't know if that person is a thief, maybe the thief stole it and sold it to him." "They don't know the secret of this watch, so they dispose of it like old garbage, so you can buy it for two hundred yuan." β
"yes, this watch is too cheap." I laughed, "But why hasn't that guy gotten this watch back for so many years?" Didn't even come back and ask if it was sold? β
"Who knows?" Yu Manli sighed, "Maybe as the shopkeeper said, that person is dead, perhaps, has been arrested?" β
"Arrested? You're saying he made a mistake and couldn't come over? β
"Possibly, he is either the thief, or an accomplice of the thief."
"I see, so as soon as you see this watch, you want to take it back."
"I just hesitated, this watch just looks a lot like the one I lost at home, but I'm not sure. But when you came in, I didn't expect you to buy the watch, so I could only follow you! Yu Manli said.
"I see." I let out a sigh of relief, "No wonder you've been following me a few times, you want to get back this watch from your family's ancestor?" β
"That's right." Yu Manli smiled slightly.
When I saw her smile, somehow, I always felt a very familiar feeling, like, we were in a relationship before?
"And one more question, why aren't you like everyone else here?" I turned my head and looked at the people in the cafΓ©, "Why do you remember the first few times?" β
Yu Manli, are you really a traverserΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·