When Lin Wanwan shuttled back to the modern villa, she suddenly felt a wave of dizziness. This experience was quite different from usual. Once the dizziness passed, Lin Wanwan rubbed her forehead and turned to look at the Space-Time Gate behind her. She was surprised to find that the gate seemed to glow more brightly than usual. It was definitely not her illusion, as she always paid close attention to the Space-Time Gate. "Strange, what’s going on? I haven’t been traveling back and forth that frequently lately." Lin Wanwan gazed at the Space-Time Gate and thought for a long time without understanding. Instead, it completely drained her spiritual power—whenever the Space-Time Gate was present, it consumed her spiritual energy. "Phew~" Lin Wanwan turned and collapsed onto the sofa, lazily waved her sleeve to close the Space-Time Gate. After sitting for a while, she noticed something unusual; her sleeve was unexpectedly heavy, as if something was inside. How odd, she hadn’t put anything in there today. Lin Wanwan raised her hand to open the sleeve and saw, quite surprisingly, a small green sea turtle slightly larger than her palm hiding inside. Isn’t this Qingyu’s pet? It was a gift from an eight-year-old boy named Lin Gou Sheng, who caught it by the seaside and gave it to Qingyu during the Mid-Autumn Festival. How did it get brought to the modern world? Follow current novels on N0velFire.ɴet Lin Wanwan recalled carefully and guessed that the little sea turtle must have sneaked into the wooden box she used as a decoy and then somehow climbed into her sleeve, resulting in it being brought back to the modern era. Lin Wanwan already knew that the Space-Time Gate could transport animals; when she delivered seafood to Jie Yuting, there were always many live creatures. Seeing the little sea turtle in the modern world didn’t surprise Lin Wanwan; she was merely puzzled as to why the Space-Time Gate had changed. If there was anything different today from usual, it would have to be this little sea turtle. She grabbed the turtle shell and placed the turtle on the coffee table, watching it for a while. This little sea turtle was often taken out of its saltwater pool by Qingyu to play and was used to being handled by Lin Wanwan and Qingyu. When Lin Wanwan stared at it, it remained unfazed, slowly crawling on the coffee table as if surveying a new territory. For undecided matters, consult Baidu. Lin Wanwan took out her phone, opened the browser, and entered Baidu’s website. She then used the image function to snap a picture of the little sea turtle. After a few seconds of scanning, the information appeared on the screen. Baidu identified it as a juvenile green sea turtle—endangered (EN), CITES Appendix I protected species, and a top-priority animal on China’s national wildlife protection list! If anyone discovered she was keeping such a green sea turtle as a pet, she’d probably be charged with endangering precious and endangered wildlife and have to face serious consequences! Lin Wanwan’s mouth twitched in exasperation as she looked at the information on green sea turtles in Baidu Encyclopedia, recalling how it had looked when Lin Gou Sheng delivered it. She understood this little green turtle was caught by Lin Gou Sheng just as it emerged from its nest and was heading towards the sea. Lin Wanwan pondered for a while, thinking that such a creature definitely couldn’t be kept as a pet in the modern world. Perhaps she should keep it at her home until she returned to the Tang Dynasty and take it back there. However, in the modern era, it is considered an endangered wild animal. The biological environment of the Great Tang is much better than now and wouldn’t miss this one turtle. But here in the present, one more little green turtle contributes to the biodiversity. Should she really take it back? Just as she was lost in thought, an unusual sound came from the monitor on her writing desk—a sign that someone’s face was captured at her front door. Lin Wanwan picked up the little green turtle and placed it on the floor (afraid it might crawl off the table and fall later, which would be a tragedy) and then quickly walked to the desk, looking down at the computer screen showing the surveillance footage. Lu Shouyue, wearing a black mask and looking fresh, appeared on the screen. The next second, the doorbell rang. "What a coincidence." Lin Wanwan muttered, turning to open the door for Lu Shouyue. As soon as the door opened, Lu Shouyue showed an amazed expression, "Are you... COSPLAYING?" Lin Wanwan looked down and suddenly realized she was still wearing her ancient costume! But it didn’t matter; there were a lot of Hanfu enthusiasts among those born in the 2000s. Wearing it at home wasn’t unusual. "I just really like ancient culture, so I dressed up for fun. Mr. Lu, come in." Lu Shouyue took off his mask and smiled apologetically, "Sorry for dropping by unannounced. Don’t take it the wrong way. It’s just that tonight’s New Year’s Eve, and I’ve been trying to contact you, but your phone was out of service, so I thought I’d try my luck by coming over." Lin Wanwan let him in, casually saying, "Sorry about that, I should have contacted you sooner. Mr. Lu, don’t stand at the door, come in and have a seat on the sofa." Lu Shouyue stood at the entrance, taking off his shoes. "Do you have house shoes I could wear?" Lin Wanwan took out a pair of gray disposable hotel slippers from the shoe cabinet. Her grandfather brought them back from a hotel during a trip they took together a few years ago, and they had been sitting in the cabinet unused until now. Lu Shouyue didn’t mind and changed into the slippers before entering gracefully. Looking around, Lu Shouyue smiled and said, "Your home has a pretty retro décor style." Lin Wanwan smiled, "It’s been for over ten years, never changed. Mr. Lu, would you like something to drink?" Lu Shouyue replied, "I’ll have a Happy Fat House Water, if possible. If not, plain water will do." Lin Wanwan said, "What a coincidence, Happy Fat House Water is my favorite too, and I just have some in the fridge." The two of them each opened a can and took a sip, exchanging smiles. Lu Shouyue spoke first, "Do girls enjoy drinking cold cola in the winter too?" "Yes, I don’t really like hot water, so I tend to drink cold drinks all year round, haha, not very health-conscious," Lin Wanwan laughed. "Oh, I have something good for you to try. Hold on a second." Lin Wanwan suddenly remembered the Tang Dynasty specialty she had brought along—cherry steamed custard. When she delivered New Year’s gifts to Xiao Chong, he insisted on giving this to her. Xiao Chong happened to be preparing this dish when she visited. So she simply brought it back to the modern world. She initially planned to eat it herself, but the little green turtle distracted her, and she forgot about it. Now, with guests at home and nothing to serve them, she decided to offer a bowl of cherry steamed custard from the Tang Dynasty as her special treat. "Oh, cherry custard, Tang Dynasty style food." Lu Shouyue raised his handsome eyebrows slightly, put down the cola, and took the bowl, smiling, "Looks like you really like the Tang Dynasty, wearing Tang-style Hanfu, eating Tang-style food, playing with Tang antiques." "Mr. Lu, you’ve got a keen eye. I’ve been reading books about Tang Dynasty lately, and since I happened to have cherries at home, I made some. Try it and see how it tastes." "Then I won’t be polite." Lu Shouyue scooped a spoonful with a spoon and tasted it.