Chu Nian added, "To fall in love with a woman and be willing to pay any price to win her heart, even putting your own safety in her hands, is not like your style."
Lin Jingting: "Perhaps if it were someone else, I wouldn't let them steal my spiritual power; but with you... I'll give you whatever you want."
Chu Nian: "Why? Am I any different from others? Don't tell me it's because of your love for me, I don't believe it."
Lin Jingting paused for a moment before saying, "Perhaps one day, you will awaken your past memories."
Chu Nian was speechless: That's impossible, because she's not Bai Nian at all.
But then Lin Jingting continued, "Niannian, actually, I've been looking forward to this day ever since I found out the new homeowner's name was Bai Nian. But I never expected that the woman who moved in seemed... seemed not to be you, so I wanted to get rid of her as soon as possible. But I never expected that this action would trigger the awakening of your past life's abilities..."
Chu Nian asked, somewhat bewildered, "What exactly are you trying to say?"
Lin Jingting: "I thought I would never see you again, but I never expected that you would come back one day..."
"Stop!" Chu Nian interrupted him. He was definitely not talking about her; it could be Bai Nian's past life, or even the female lead's past life. However, as the female lead, why did Lin Jingting show absolutely no reaction to Chen Qingqing this time, and even scheme to send her to prison?
Although Chu Nian was puzzled, she didn't want to continue discussing the matter; this was probably a case of a guilty conscience.
She suddenly raised her hand and slapped Lin Jingting.
Lin Jingting covered her stinging face and asked, puzzled, "Why did you hit me?"
Chu Nian: "Yeah, I hit you, so what? You can hit me back!"
She thought that if she found a reason to start a war with Lin Jingting and beat him half to death, the original owner's anger would probably be dispelled.
Unexpectedly, Lin Jingting lowered her hand from her face and laughed, "People say that hitting someone is a sign of affection, and scolding someone is a sign of love. Is that how you treat me?"
Absolutely not! Chu Nian stared at him speechlessly, then suddenly started punching and kicking Lin Jingting.
Unexpectedly, this old ghost was very patient and didn't fight back for a long time.
In the days that followed, Chu Nian lived a very happy life. Lin Jingting not only let her torment him in every way, but also willingly transferred all his assets to her name, making her a true "rich, beautiful, and successful woman."
Chu Nian felt helpless when she realized that this guy seemed to really care about her feelings: given Lin Jingting's theory of the masses, Chu Nian knew very well that she would never fall in love with this guy no matter what.
Although she wasn't the real Bai Nian, she couldn't accept Lin Jingting's belief that it was only natural to refine other people's souls to increase his own power.
On the other hand, if Lin Jingting were to suffer the torment of unrequited love, wouldn't that also help dispel the original owner's resentment?
This is much better than them fighting each other.
So, after Chu Nian got money, she started looking for handsome young men. Although she didn't intend to have any special relationship with them, she would take care of them and keep an eye on them all day long. She would also praise their good looks in front of Lin Jingting, and they would eat and watch movies together.
But this old ghost never said anything in front of Chu Nian. At most, if he saw a handsome young man getting close to Chu Nian, he would yell, "Hey, stay away from her!" or "Let her go!" or "Don't touch her!" Then these young men who had touched Chu Nian would mysteriously disappear.
Chu Nian knew very well that Lin Jingting was behind all of this, and in order to avoid "bloodshed," Chu Nian had no choice but to abandon this approach.
She could only continue to beat and kick Lin Jingting, and enslave him all day long.
Regardless, she found that as the days went by, the resentment that had accumulated in her chest was indeed slowly disappearing.
Many years later, she felt that the resentment in her chest had almost disappeared, and she instinctively felt that the day of her departure was approaching: Well, the original owner's wish was to live for another hundred or eight thousand years, but Chu Nian just intuitively felt that she was about to leave.
After thinking for a moment, she returned the spiritual power she had stolen from Lin Jingting to him: she felt bad for tormenting him for so long and took his spiritual power away again.
Lin Jingting sensed that her lost spiritual energy had returned, and her gaze towards Chu Nian was filled with sorrow.
Chu Nian asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Lin Jingting: "You've returned my spiritual power, so... are you leaving?"
Chu Nian was surprised.
Lin Jingting asked again, "Will you... come back?"
Chu Nian was even more surprised: Why did it feel like Lin Jingting knew that she... was a time traveler?!
Lin Jingting's eyes were filled with tears, but she smiled and said, "Since it's reincarnation, then one day you'll be reincarnated in front of me again, right?"
"Okay, maybe I'm overthinking it!" Chu Nian thought to herself, but she still felt that Lin Jingting knew much more than she had previously thought, and she could also sense the sadness in his heart. For a moment, she didn't know how to answer.
Lin Jingting continued, "We've been together for so long, don't you feel any reluctance at all? Can you stay a little longer before leaving?"
Chu Nian sighed and said, "Some things are beyond my control."
Lin Jingting said "Oh" and then fell silent.
After thinking for a moment, Chu Nian finally persuaded him, "Can you be a good ghost from now on and stop harming people?"
Lin Jingting: "Well... we'll see!"
Chu Nian sensed his resentment and asked helplessly, "Do you hate me?"
Lin Jingting remained silent.
Chu Nian felt even more helpless and said, "Some things are really beyond my control."
Lin Jingting: "But whether you love someone or not is a decision you can make yourself."
Chu Nian could only say, "Feelings cannot be forced."
Lin Jingting suddenly said, "Take me with you. I am a ghost, you can take me into your Void and take me with you."
Chu Nian: "No." She wouldn't take the risk until she could be sure that the underworld was powerless to help her.
Lin Jingting: "Don't you have any feelings for me at all?"
Chu Nian thought for a moment and said, "I should feel some friendship towards you."
Lin Jingting: "Friendship? That's all? For so long, I've been submissive to you, even letting you steal my spiritual power and do whatever you wanted, but in the end, all you have for me is... friendship?"
Chu Nian: "I'm sorry, I really can't give you the kind of love you want."
Lin Jingting: "You have someone in your heart?"
Chu Nianqi asked, "Why would you think that?"
Lin Jingting: "Then why don't you like me?"
Chu Nian thought for a moment and admitted, "Maybe it's because I'm just... a rather cold person. I don't think I could ever fall in love with anyone."
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