289: Chapter 289 Luo Qinghan lays her cards on the table: I am a reincarnated person...

Night, the sound of wind and snow whistled outside the window.

Nights in the Apocalypse are always exceptionally silent.

So quiet that even the sound of a needle dropping on the floor could be heard.

But in Lin Yuan's villa study, the atmosphere seemed somewhat... eerie.

Lin Yuan sat in that wide leather executive chair, holding a glass of '82 Lafite scavenged from some five-star hotel.

He swirled it gently.

The dark red liquid reflected a charming luster under the light.

Just like the smile on his lips at this moment—three parts cold, three parts nonchalant, and four parts like he was looking at a fat little lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

And opposite him stood a peerless beauty wearing an ice-blue silk nightgown.

Luo Qinghan.

This queen-level figure, who was usually as cold as an iceberg and walked with a gust of wind, still maintained her composure and calm at this moment.

She stood elegantly in place, her ice-blue eyes as calm as water, showing not a single ripple.

Just a minute ago, as soon as she stepped into the study, she had noticed Lin Yuan's meaningful gaze.

As a Reborn Person, she had seen too many great storms; a mere look wasn't enough to make her lose her footing.

"Sit."

Lin Yuan finally spoke, his voice deep and magnetic.

Luo Qinghan did not hesitate, walking straight to the chair opposite him and sitting down, her movements elegant and composed.

That posture was like a queen taking her seat in her own palace, her aura not losing at all to the man opposite her.

“Do you know why I called you here so late?”

Lin Yuan put down his wine glass and leaned forward slightly, the sense of pressure instantly reaching its peak.

Luo Qinghan raised an eyebrow, a hint of playfulness flashing in her ice-blue eyes.

This late?

A lone man and woman?

Of course she knew what might happen. But as a Reborn Person, she had already seen through too much.

"If you have something to say, say it."

Luo Qinghan's voice was cold, carrying an unquestionable authority, "I still have training plans to arrange for tomorrow."

Lin Yuan: "..."

Lin Yuan put down his wine glass, looking at the woman in front of him with great interest.

"Straightforward, I like it."

A smile curled at the corner of Lin Yuan's mouth, "Then I won't beat around the bush either."

“I want to talk to you about the script.”

Lin Yuan retracted his smile, his gaze instantly becoming as sharp as a knife.

“Or rather, talk about that... script about the future in your head.”

The air instantly froze.

Luo Qinghan took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.

She looked into Lin Yuan's deep eyes, which seemed to see through everything.

She suddenly understood a truth: in front of this man, any disguise was a clumsy performance.

“How did you see through it?”

Luo Qinghan's voice was still calm, but there was an extra hint of scrutiny in her eyes.

"Is it hard?"

Lin Yuan shrugged, "Before every crisis arrives, you're more accurate than a weather forecast. Besides being reborn, could it be you have a system like in novels?"

Luo Qinghan's lip twitched.

Even though she'd been exposed, why did this man talk in such an annoying way?

After a moment of silence, Luo Qinghan spoke slowly:

"Since you've already guessed it, there's no need for me to continue hiding it."

Her voice was still calm, carrying a kind of indifference after having experienced many vicissitudes.

"That's right, I am a Reborn Person. Reborn from the tenth year of the Apocalypse."

“What do you want to know?” she asked.

“Everything.”

Lin Yuan looked directly into her eyes.

“Especially... the mid-Apocalypse crises.”

Luo Qinghan looked at him quietly, and after a moment, a faint smile curled on her lips.

"Reward?"

Her voice was still cold, but there was a different kind of meaning in her eyes.

"Lin Yuan, do you think I'm the type of person who only provides intelligence for a reward?"

"I give you intelligence because we have a common goal—to survive in this Apocalypse and live better."

Luo Qinghan stood up, looking Lin Yuan in the eye, "As for the reward..."

She reached out, her slender white finger lightly tapping Lin Yuan's chest:

"If you really want to give one, then use your strength to prove that you are qualified to make me, a Reborn Person... stay by your side willingly."

Before she could finish her sentence, Lin Yuan suddenly reached out and pulled her into his arms.

"Mmph—"

Luo Qinghan's eyes widened, and before she could react, warm lips sealed the words she wanted to say.

Her body stiffened instantly, but soon, that pride belonging to a Reborn Person made her respond without showing weakness.

Since she had already decided to stay by this man's side, there was no need to pretend anymore.

The iceberg didn't melt; it just met someone worth letting her guard down for.

That night, the lights in the study never went out.

As for what happened, only that ice-blue silk nightgown thrown on the floor probably knew.

...

Morning.

Lin Yuan woke up under the influence of Luo Qinghan's movements.

He opened his eyes and happened to meet Luo Qinghan's watery eyes.

“Morning, Miss Prophet.”

Lin Yuan's lips curled slightly, and one hand restlessly wrapped around her slender waist.

Luo Qinghan expressionlessly slapped his hand away:

"Don't mess around, I need to get up for training."

"So diligent?" Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow.

"Of course."

Luo Qinghan had already returned to that aloof appearance.

She spoke indifferently while putting on her clothes.

"Since I know the Deep Sea Crisis is coming, I must improve my strength as quickly as possible. In my previous life, I was only SS-rank at this stage; in this life, I want to break through to SSS-rank or even beyond before the crisis arrives!"

A flash of admiration appeared in Lin Yuan's eyes.

This was the Luo Qinghan he knew: always clear-headed, always rational, and always knowing what she wanted.

"Don't worry."

Lin Yuan leaned against the headboard, watching her graceful back.

"When the time comes, I won't just treat you to takoyaki; I'll also treat you to grilled squid, steamed hairy crabs, steamed scallops with garlic and vermicelli... as long as they dare to come, I'll dare to start the feast."

Luo Qinghan turned her head, a hint of a smile flashing in her ice-blue eyes.

"I'll be waiting then."

Her voice was still cold, but there was a hint of softness in her eyes.

"However, if you can really do it, I wouldn't mind... occasionally giving you a little reward."

Having said that.

She turned and left, leaving behind a dashing silhouette.

Only at the moment the door closed did the corners of her mouth slightly turn up.

A madman. But... an interesting madman.

The moment she walked out of the room, Luo Qinghan looked back.

The nightmare of her previous life, in this life.

Perhaps it really would turn into a... grand seafood buffet?

Luo Qinghan clenched her fist, no longer with fear in her eyes, only a determined fighting spirit.

...

At this time, on the training ground on the outskirts of the base.

A petite figure was squatting in a corner, holding a twig and drawing circles on the ground.

“Waaaah... The Great Demon King is so scary...”

“The noise in the study last night was so loud... He was eating people... He must have been eating people...”

Xiao Qi, this originally majestic Time-type Divine Beast.

Was currently shivering.

As Luo Qinghan's pet, although it was locked outside the door last night.

Its perception was too strong; the fluctuations of 'life harmony' coming from inside gave its young, single beast heart tons of critical damage.

Even more terrifyingly, it felt an increasingly horrific aura on Lin Yuan.

“I must stay away from him in the future... No, stay ten kilometers away from him!”

Xiao Qi secretly vowed.

Just then, a shadow loomed over it.

Xiao Qi stiffly raised its head and saw a familiar smiling face.

“Yo, little thing, what are you muttering about here?”

Lin Yuan was holding a bottle of c-grade energy mineral water, looking at it with a smile.

“Squeak!!!”

Xiao Qi's fur stood on end all over its body.

In an instant, it turned into an afterimage, vanishing without a trace with a 'whoosh', leaving behind only a trail of dust and a scream:

“Help! The Great Demon King is here to press-gang me!!!”

Lin Yuan was stunned for a moment, then looked at the water in his hand:

“Why run? I just wanted to ask if you wanted to drink some water...”

He shook his head helplessly, unscrewed the cap, and tilted his head back to take a gulp.

“Refreshing!”

A surge of majestic energy exploded down his throat.

Instantly flowing through his entire body.

c-grade energy mineral water, one bottle increases constitution by 10 points; it was simply a cheat-like existence.

Lin Yuan clenched his fist, feeling the power within him like a volcanic eruption.

“Deep Sea Demon Octopus King?”

Lin Yuan looked toward the distant azure sea, a trace of golden lightning flashing deep in his eyes.

“I hope you have enough tentacles, otherwise... there won't be enough to go around.”

The wind rises, the clouds surge.