Lin Yu stared intently at Gu Ling’er, his breath quickening, “Did you just say… nani?”
He even began doubting his ears. Could there really be an island country on this continent? Or… was this Gu Ling’er, like him, also a transmigrator?
If so, then he wasn’t the only one?
His heart pounded faster, a mix of tension, excitement, and disbelief surging through him.
“You… what are you doing?!” Gu Ling’er felt extremely uncomfortable under his gaze. She slapped his hand away and continued pretending to be stern, “Weren’t you leaving? Then go!”
But not only did Lin Yu not leave, he took a few deep breaths before suddenly saying, “Saintess, let me ask you something.”
Gu Ling’er was caught off guard, blinking in confusion at him, “You… ask.”
Lin Yu inhaled sharply, “What’s the password for your home Wi-Fi?”
“Wi-Fi… what the—!” Gu Ling’er’s eyes widened as she cursed out loud, “You’re a transmi—”
Her mind nearly crashed. She’d never imagined that Lin Yu was also a transmigrator like her!
“Hey, hey! Grandma, hush! Shhhh!” Lin Yu was startled by her sudden outburst. His scalp tingled as he quickly covered her mouth and dragged her into the room.
Was this woman brain-dead? How could she just shout that out in public? If she’d finished that sentence, they might both be done for.
Not far away, several maids were frozen in shock.
“Am I hallucinating?”
They exchanged looks in disbelief. “Young Master Lin Yu just dragged our Saintess into the room?! Quick! Report this to Sect Master!”
This was insane. If Lin Yu really did anything inappropriate to the Saintess, they’d all lose their heads.
But inside the room, Lin Yu and Gu Ling’er were still staring each other down.
Lin Yu took a deep breath and said angrily, “You idiot! If you want to die, don’t drag me down with you! Do you have any idea how dangerous that was just now?”
Gu Ling’er finally came to her senses. She wasn’t angry at all. In fact, she excitedly grabbed Lin Yu’s arm, “You’re from my world! You’re really from my world!”
She should’ve realized earlier. In the novel, Lin Yu had a violent personality. If anyone insulted him, he’d strike first without caring if it was the Primordial Holy Domain or not.
Lin Yu shot her an annoyed glance, then straightened his expression, “I didn’t expect to meet another transmigrator here. Tell me, what’s your situation?”
He had never anticipated that Gu Ling’er was also someone who had been possessed by a transmigrator’s soul. But if one existed, who could say there weren’t more?
Gu Ling’er didn’t know how else to explain, so she simply told him how she’d been reading a female-dominant face-slapping novel at home when a mysterious vortex sucked her into this world.
Lin Yu narrowed his eyes, rubbing his chin, “Your situation is identical to mine. That means there may be even more transmigrators in this world.”
Then, he looked at her curiously, “Do you have a cheat?”
Being a transmigrator, a system was basically standard equipment. He wondered what kind she had—was it a revenge system? A survival one? Or an invincibility-type?
But Gu Ling’er just looked confused, “Cheat? What cheat?”
Lin Yu froze, “Are you serious? You’re a transmigrator and you don’t have a system?”
Gu Ling’er patted her pockets and replied earnestly, “I don’t think I do!”
Shocking! A transmigrator with no system—was she just raw-dogging the isekai life?
Then her eyes lit up and she looked at Lin Yu, “Even if I don’t have one, you probably do, right? Can’t you share it with me?”
Lin Yu flicked her forehead without any mercy, “Sorry, I don’t have one either.”
Seriously? Trying to get something for nothing?
Even if he could now confirm Gu Ling’er was also a transmigrator, until he was sure she could be trusted, he couldn’t expose the existence of the system.
Gu Ling’er rubbed her forehead and pouted, “Why are you just like my college deskmate? He loved flicking my forehead like that.”
She suddenly looked nostalgic, “You know, my deskmate had the same name as you too—he was called Lin Yu.”
At that, Lin Yu’s fingers—resting behind his back—suddenly trembled. His expression turned into that of someone who had seen a ghost as he stared at her.
Forehead flicking? Also called Lin Yu? And her college deskmate?
Lin Yu looked at Gu Ling’er and a bold thought flashed through his mind.
But Gu Ling’er didn’t notice anything odd and kept rambling, “Sigh, that deskmate of mine was such a loser. Dumb as a rock!”
Lin Yu’s face darkened, “Go on, describe ‘dumb as a rock’ in detail.”
Gu Ling’er perked up, clearly enjoying herself, “I could talk about him for three days straight! That guy was so stupid! I used to prank him all the time—put chalk dust in his water bottle, swap the men’s and women’s restroom signs… it was hilarious!”
Veins popped on Lin Yu’s forehead as he sneered coldly, “Hilarious indeed… Li Lingling.”
After hearing everything, he finally confirmed it—this woman was his old deskmate from college!
“What the—!” Gu Ling’er’s laughter stopped abruptly. She jumped up in shock and stared at Lin Yu like she’d seen a ghost, “Y-y-you… how do you know my name?!”
Lin Yu smiled with a terrifying gentleness, “Because I’m that so-called ‘midnight maniac’ who ended up in the girls’ bathroom and got hung from the flagpole by the principal.”
Gu Ling’er’s mind went completely blank. She stared at Lin Yu in disbelief.
As Lin Yu cracked his knuckles, clearly preparing to dish out some long-overdue ‘education,’ a sudden floral scent rushed into his arms.
Lin Yu froze on the spot.
“Lin Yu, it’s really you! I’m not dreaming, am I?!” Gu Ling’er burst into tears and sobbed in grievance, “Why couldn’t I contact you after graduation?!”
Lin Yu’s heart trembled. He sighed helplessly, “Why bring up the past? Let’s just focus on the present.”
Hearing that, Gu Ling’er wiped her tears, her face lighting up with joy, “See? We’re not just from the same place, we were even desk partners. That’s fate on top of fate! Why don’t we just get married like in the novel?”
Lin Yu twitched, “Let’s not.”
Never mind their messy history in the previous life—just dealing with Su Yao in this life was already a headache.
Even though he had already altered the storyline and raised Su Yao’s Favorability, if things returned to the original plotline, Su Yao would only hate him more.
If that happened, the persona he’d worked so hard to build in front of Su Yao would collapse.
Gu Ling’er understood and stuck out her tongue with a playful humph, “Fine, but if you don’t marry me, you’re the one losing out!”
Then she suddenly giggled again, “Whatever happens, we’re now the closest people to each other in this world. Come on, I’ll take you somewhere fun!”
Lin Yu could only follow helplessly.
But just as the two of them opened the door, a dozen heads poked out from a distance—all watching them intently, and among them was Gu Yuxian!
Lin Yu and Gu Ling’er both felt their hearts clench.
Were they… overheard?!