Quick Time Travel: Self-immolation

Appearing outside the door was the nth Lin Xia whom Lin Xia had met at Boen's house. She couldn't remember the exact date, but thanks to the bad experience last time, she could recognize all the faces of those people. Didn't forget!

"Call me He Yu." The nth Lin Xia said with a frown, as if she hated the name "Lin Xia".

"He Yu?"

"That's my real name."

Lin Xia: "..."

He Yu glanced at her in disgust: "You must not know how happy you are, just because of a name! And I have to wear someone else's name in order to let Ellie look at me more!"

Lin Xia: "..."

She had a full understanding of that Miss Boen's "Lin Xia's collection addiction", but she never thought that that woman was already so seriously ill, and she could catch her eyes by changing her name casually, it was too frenzied up!

Leaving this aside, what exactly is this fake and shoddy collectible from Aili's family looking for her?and……

"How do you know where I live? Did you follow me?" This is what she really wanted to know.

"It's because you are too vigilant!" The implication is that he admitted to following her.

Lin Xia choked on her, with black lines all over her head: "...I'm really sorry, as an ordinary legal citizen, I really don't have the sense of danger of being followed." She sneered a little, thinking She secretly guessed that the prying sight she felt outside the white house was probably also written by this person.

"Humph."

"..." Lin Xia tried her best to calm herself down, not to argue with this Miss He who came to the door, and asked, "So, what does Miss He want from me?"

He Yu looked directly at her: "I hope you will be sick tomorrow."

Lin Xia couldn't hold back the corners of her mouth from twitching: "Then what, although I don't know where I offended you, but I have to let you know...it's useless to curse me, it's better to pour a basin of cold water on me!"

He Yu ignored her jokes, and stated expressionlessly: "Tomorrow is Miss Allie's birthday, and there will be a grand banquet in Boen Manor. Lin Xia will all be present, and I don't want you to appear there."

Lin Xia's expression changed when she heard the words, and she promised very seriously: "I will be 'ill'."

Even though the person in front of her had bad intentions for her, she still accepted the other person's illness setting, because... more than anyone else, she didn't want to see that Miss Allie again!

He Yu squinted at her: "That's good."

Lin Xia was a little curious: "Besides me, is there any other Lin Xia who is 'ill'?"

He Yu said coldly, "Don't worry about it so much."

Lin Xia raised her hands: "All right, I won't ask any more."

"Miss Lin, I hope you are a sincere person who keeps your promise, otherwise..." When He Yu said this, a trace of viciousness flashed in He Yu's eyes, which did not match her pretty face.

This was her last warning, and she left after speaking.With her chin raised high and her back straight, wearing a princess dress and stepping on high heels, she looks like a real proud princess. However, in reality she is just a poor person begging for a meager favor.

"Tsk, I've been threatened." Lin Xia shrugged, not paying too much attention to this fake Lin Xia's warning.

She didn't care, because she never thought she was in the game, a game called "Ai Li and Lin Xia".I also don't want to get involved in the entanglement between those people.

Her goal is only Bai Qin.

Lin Xia had already made up her mind to be "sick" at home, and she did receive Ai Li's invitation, but she refused on the pretext of being sick.However, life is not as good as heaven is. She received a call from Bai Qin, and immediately "recovered", ran to Bai's house to meet Bai Qin, and then went out with her.

Before arriving at the Boen family's manor, Lin Xia didn't even think that the destination of their trip was Aili's birthday party. She didn't realize it until the scenery on the roadside gradually became familiar.

"...So, we are actually going to celebrate Miss Allie's birthday?"

"Ah."

Lin Xia stroked her forehead and lamented: "It's too bad..."

"how?"

"I promised others not to go to Born's house today."

Bai Qin's eyes flickered: "It seems that you have experienced some interesting things."

"It's not very interesting." Thinking that she didn't resist Ai Li and her harem and was bullied miserably in order to keep her ordinary reporter status from collapsing, Lin Xia's face was paralyzed, "You know that Ai Li Is the miss sick? She has a serious collection of Lin Xia! Unlucky, I was taken by her!"

Bai Qin smiled unkindly, but was squinted at by Lin Xia, who held back his smile to comfort her: "You don't have to worry. As long as you stay by my side, you will only become my Lin Xia."

This comforting and unexpected teasing is not inferior to Lin Xia's love words, which makes Lin Xia blush instantly: "Don't say that, it will disturb my heart."

Bai Qin smiled: "My fault."

"cough."

Lin Xia pretended to be calm and straightened her back and looked straight ahead, her ears were blushing.Although she picks up people like a veteran in love, and doesn't change her face when she talks about love, when the role is reversed to be the one being teased, she seems unexpectedly innocent.

Bai Qin stared at her profile, with a strange look in his eyes.

interesting.

Only now did Bai Qin completely believe that Lin Xia really didn't change his strategy, and continued to act as a suitor with all his heart and responsibility.

And the acting is good, even the shyness is just right.

Bai Qin admitted that he was somewhat entertained by her, and raised the corners of his mouth in a good mood.

On the other side, Lin Xia felt Bai Qin's sizing up, and his heart was pounding wildly, not because of heartbeat, but because of fright.She was a little uncertain about what Bai Qin was thinking. After fully understanding Bai Qin's intelligence, she took every step carefully.Just like now, she had to explore the deep meaning hidden behind this wise woman's ambiguous words.

Speaking so ambiguously, it is naturally impossible to respond to her pursuit.If Bai Qin could be captured so easily, there wouldn't be so many idiots complaining about women.

So, what does she want to do to herself?

Lin Xia couldn't figure it out, there was already a storm in her heart, but she still maintained a shy look on her face.

She couldn't think of a clue even after thinking hard, so she had to give up thinking.In order to divert her attention, she rambled on a topic:

"Bai Qin, what gift did you give Ellie Born?" The effect was good, and her disturbed heart gradually calmed down.

Bai Qin didn't hide it: "It's a set of natural gemstones that were bought at the Morro auction a week ago."

"You are too stupid!" Lin Xia yelled, showing the jealous face of the poor people, and then said very ordinary people, "Give that person a birthday card!"

Although Lin Xia is not very clear about the specific value of the set of natural gemstones, she still knows a little about the Morale auction. The auction items there are all value thresholds, and they are not allowed to be auctioned if they are less than 50. They are often visited by the rich. one of the places.

Thinking of this, she leaned over shamelessly, licked her face and said flatteringly: "Bai Qin, you should give me something on my birthday too."

Bai Qin couldn't help laughing out, "Birthday card?"

"Pfft, although it is said that giving gifts is about friendship, I think it's better to give something more special, a special gift for a special person like me." Lin Xia said rather narcissistically, and reached out to caress Bai Qin after speaking. Butterfly tattoo on the neck, "Send me a butterfly painting hand-painted by yourself, how about it? Don't be embarrassed?"

Bai Qin glanced at her: "You seem to like my paintings very much."

She said this because it wasn't the first time Lin Xia asked her to draw.

"Is it exposed? That's right, I like your paintings very much!" Lin Xia covered her face embarrassingly, "It's so embarrassing, I cried when I saw your paintings last time, this is no longer a simple sentence of liking. It's clear!"

Bai Qin seemed a little embarrassed, she thought for a moment, and said, "You know I don't want to make you cry again, so, let's use...a birthday card."

Lin Xia: "..."

Yep, or a greeting card!

"...It's okay." She said sullenly.

Bai Qin asked her: "When is your birthday?"

Lin Xia was still immersed in the disappointment of not getting the gift she wanted, and replied uneasy after hearing this: "June [-]th."

At this time, she didn't notice that Bai Qin beside her suddenly fell silent, and when she realized it belatedly, she found that Bai Qin's expression was not right.

"What? Is there something wrong with this day?" Wouldn't it just happen to violate Bai Qin's taboo?She couldn't help thinking anxiously.

"No." Bai Qin finally woke up from his trance, "It's just that I didn't expect such a coincidence."

"Huh?" Lin Xia was puzzled.

Bai Qin said in a deep voice, "My lover's birthday is also today."

"..."

Lin Xia didn't know what to say.There is no doubt that Bai Qin's deceased wife occupies an extremely important position in Bai Qin's heart. Lin Xia even suspects that his name is also one of the reasons why he can get close to Bai Qin smoothly.

Not a great feeling.

No one wants to be someone else's stand-in, not even a little bit.What annoyed her even more was that, in addition to her name, her birthday also coincided with that of the deceased wife.

unhappy.

Perhaps due to the influence of personal emotions, Lin Xia didn't talk to Bai Qin again, so the two stayed silent until Boen's manor.

Ai Li's birthday party this time was a grand open-air party. There were many guests, all of whom were celebrities by name, wealthy businessmen, celebrities... even politicians could be seen.The venue had a famous orchestra to accompany it, and the whole birthday banquet seemed to be full of fun.

Bai Qin's arrival pushed the banquet into a climax, and her appearance even stole the birthday star's limelight. However, no one in the Boen family showed any dissatisfaction. The head of the Boen family even went forward to greet Bai Qin in person with other distinguished guests.

After a hug ceremony, the person in charge of Boen's family exchanged pleasantries with Bai Qin, and took the opportunity to propose an invitation: "Miss Bai, can I invite you to the tea party tomorrow? My wife is looking forward to talking with you."

It was an invitation full of sincerity, but Bai Qin refused with a smile: "Sorry, I have an appointment with Reporter Lin to see the art exhibition tomorrow."

"That's it..." The Patriarch of the Boen family was very disappointed.

As soon as he was defeated, someone immediately filled his place: "Miss Bai, can I invite you to my house the day after tomorrow?"

Bai Qin smiled and said, "Sorry, I have an appointment with Reporter Lin to attend a fashion show the day after tomorrow."

After the plan fell through, someone invited again: "Miss Bai, can I invite you to the charity meeting next Sunday?"

"Sorry, I have an appointment with Reporter Lin for a garden party next Sunday."

"Miss Bai, can you..."

"Sorry, I have an appointment with Reporter Lin..."

……

All the invitations to take turns to fight were rejected, and the people around were confused.Reporter Lin, Reporter Lin... Still Reporter Lin!

So, someone wanted to ask...Reporter Lin?

Who?

At this time, someone finally saw Lin Xia who was weak beside Bai Qin, and asked hesitantly:

"Reporter Lin?"

Lin Xia gave the other party a smirk, "It's a pleasure to meet you."

"..."

It turns out that this is reporter Lin!It's the Lin reporter who will occupy Bai Qin's future for a long time!

Damn!

"Reporter Lin? May I ask where you are in high office?" As Bai Qin's "believers", the person who asked the question wanted to go crazy with jealousy. He pointed his nostrils at Lin Xia deliberately, posing with a high profile.Because of jealousy, the man's pretty good face turned slightly grim.

Lin Xia didn't have stage fright, she calmly made up the name of a newspaper.

Because it was nonsense, no one had heard of it, so they treated it as an anonymous tabloid.

So the sense of superiority is even stronger.

Because of his own excellence and her ordinaryness, this "believer" became even more annoyed at the fact that Lin Xia could monopolize Bai Qin. He asked angrily, "What's the relationship between Reporter Lin and Miss Bai?"

what relationship?

Lin Xia also wanted to know.

The authenticity of Bai Qin's long string of "together with reporter Lin..." needs to be verified, and Lin Xia knows that she is just being used as a shield.If Bai Qin really couldn't leave her so much, Lin Xia felt that she would be so happy that she shed tears.

"Reporter Lin, tell us, what is the relationship between you and Ms. Bai?" Bai Qin's "believers" representative asked aggressively, and the people around seemed to be eager to know the answer and stared at her.

Lin Xia was struggling, when a sweet voice came in at the right time.

"Mr. Ryder, are you bullying my guest? No way~"

Following the sound of this voice, everyone saw the protagonist of today's banquet slowly coming from the entrance of the venue.

Allie Born approached this way and said as she walked, "Mr. Ryder is wondering about the relationship between my sweetheart and Miss Bai? You can ask me, I know."

Seeing that it was Ellie, that Mr. Ryder restrained himself a lot.

"Miss Allie, what's their relationship?"

"They, they just met each other at work. If you want to count them, they can probably be called acquaintances."

Ryder was skeptical, but Ellie didn't intend to pay attention to him anymore. She turned her eyes to Lin Xia and said jokingly, "Sweetheart is 'ill' and insisted on celebrating my birthday. I'm so touched."

Lin Xia: "..." She almost forgot that she used the excuse of being sick to reject this one.

Regardless of everyone's prying eyes, Ai Li walked up to Lin Xia and asked her for a gift:

"Sweetheart, what gift did you prepare for me?"

Lin Xia: "..."

Shou Xing took the initiative to speak, but she couldn't even take out the feather, which was a bit embarrassing.

"Ah, I see!"

Ai Li suddenly exclaimed, which startled Lin Xia, but there was something that surprised her even more——

Ally suddenly bullied her and leaned in to kiss her without refusal.It was just a touch-and-leave kiss, and Lin Xia didn't even have a reaction before being "frivolously" finished.

"I've accepted your gift." Ai Li ambiguously wiped her lips with her thumb, smiling maliciously.

There was booing from around, and this incident made everyone less hostile to Lin Xia. They already regarded her as Ai Li's property, so naturally they would no longer associate her with Bai Qin.

Reflexively, Lin Xia turned her head to look at Bai Qin, but saw that she was talking to a guest next to her, and she didn't particularly care about being kissed, and her mood suddenly became complicated.

A hand reached out and pinched her chin and turned her head back, bringing her into Ellie Born's smiling face again.

"Sweetheart, if you look at other people, it will make me very sad~"

Lin Xia patted her hand away, raised her eyebrows and smiled at her: "Miss Aili, I have something to tell you."

"What does sweetheart want to say?"

Lin Xia said almost in retaliation: "Actually, my name is not Lin Xia, Miss Aili, please call me Xia Lin."

Allie Born froze.

This sentence is just an inexplicable sentence in the eyes of others, but it feels like a heavy blow to Ellie.

Ai Li is a very distorted Lin Xia collector. Since she can accept someone changing her name to Lin Xia, she will also lose interest in people who no longer call Lin Xia.

"Sweetheart, are you sure you want me to call you that?"

Lin Xia: "That's right."

Ai Li didn't even look at her anymore, and left as if she was disgusted.

Lin Xia saw He Yu not far away, who was staring at her strangely.Lin Xia smiled at her, and looked away without waiting for her reaction. She turned to look for Bai Qin, who had finished talking with the person next to him, and was looking down at the ground in a daze.

"Bai Qin." She called her name, but there was no response.