Chapter 268: Chapter 268

That night, Li Xianglu was in a bad mood, constantly thinking about the so-called purpose Su Yan mentioned after dinner.

Indeed, could it be that Qin Xi realized something was off about her when they first met, and that’s why he approached her?

Lost in her wild thoughts, Li Xianglu completely failed to notice the worried glances cast her way by the person reading beside her.

In her dream, Li Xianglu returned to her previous life. In the sea, she was rescued, washed ashore and then taken to a hospital room.

She had been unconscious, and to her shock, she discovered someone secretly searching through her belongings while she lay on the hospital bed. Startled, she sneaked away when no one was around at night.

But the peace didn’t last long. After returning home, she noticed someone seemed to be following her. Terrified, she stealthily took a black car to Lin City to hide. But those people were truly capable, managing to find her even there.

During another escape, she injured her foot. While tending to her wound, her blood touched a silver ring tied to a chain of a pocket watch, and she discovered that the ring could store items.

Thus, she planned to buy a large amount of supplies to hide in the mountains. But just when she had finished shopping and was about to escape, she was captured.

It was about four or five strong men. In the dream, she was gagged with a towel by a man and taken away, and then everything went dark in front of her eyes.

Li Xianglu abruptly opened her eyes, the bright light in the room painfully intense. Looking at the familiar room and windows, she felt around with her hand. The person was not there, probably out practicing boxing. So she continued moving her hand upwards, and beside the pillow, she touched a familiar pocket watch.

Li Xianglu examined the pocket watch seriously. Its casing was made of fine steel, with four quarter-carat diamonds, and the chain was platinum. Because it was frequently touched by its owner, its entire surface was very smooth.

Li Xianglu had a complex expression; this was the watch from her dreams.

Actually, it wasn’t just a dream. She vaguely remembered something from her past life when she traveled to Coastal City. That day, a typhoon hit, and although she had reached a safe place, she was knocked unconscious and taken to a small island with a teacher and several students.

Just as she was furiously upset, someone came to rescue them.

But returning wasn’t easy. Due to the heavy storm, both she and a man fell into the water. She thought she was going to die, but that man pushed her onto a rubber raft, yet he sank.

And then, he gave her the pocket watch hanging around his neck before she came under surveillance, and later, she discovered the miraculous storage ring.

Thus, one thing made sense now—why her storage ring contained so many items. It was because she prepared them while being pursued, but what happened after those people captured her? Did she escape again?

Li Xianglu had no hopes left; if she truly had escaped, then why did she become Li Xianglu from ’74?

She must have died, she thought, as she rubbed the pocket watch in her hands. The watch belonged in her past life to the man who saved her, a man whose face she couldn’t clearly see, and in this life, it belonged to Qin Xi, an heirloom from Qin Xi’s grandfather.

So, it’s very likely, Qin Xi was the man who saved her in her past life.

Thinking of this, Li Xianglu sighed, her expression softened. Qin Xi died to save her in her past life; what could be wrong with him having some purpose in this life?

Feeling somewhat better, Li Xianglu got up, changed into a blue dress, and went out. Su Yan was leaving the day after tomorrow, and she had to prepare some of her favorite foods.

Right, why not make some Liangpi? Like her grandfather, Su Yan also suffered a bit from summer heat—it affected her appetite. Now to wash the flour, then steam the noodles at noon, boil some cured meat, and whip up some crispy noodle pancakes to make Roujiamo accompanied by Liangpi, and stew some sweet red bean soup. It would be absolutely delicious.

No sooner said than done, Li Xianglu, invigorated and full of energy, mentioned her plans to Sister Xing who was tidying up the kitchen. Meanwhile, she took out the meat to soak and boil it. Boiling the meat didn’t take long, but it needed to soak for its flavor, so it was good to start early.

Qin Xi was busy fixing a tricycle when he saw Li Xianglu dash energetically into the kitchen. Later, upon her cheerful announcement regarding the noon meal, he couldn’t help but feel a bit puzzled.