"No matter who you are or who you become in the future, if you dare to call me by that name again, I'll kill you, I swear Molly will beat you to death—alive!"
In the end, as if afraid Yi Lin wouldn't believe her, Molly bared her teeth and added, "Very cruelly!"
Yi Lin stifled a laugh, nodding earnestly, "I believe, I absolutely believe."
"Same as always, coffee? Add 0.5 grams of extraction salt?" Yi Lin stood up and made a cup of uniquely flavored coffee for Grandma Moli.
"But just to be clear, I only have the cheap stuff, you can't afford what you usually drink."
Molly silently took the coffee, her gaze burning into Yi Lin, as if thinking about something.
Yi Lin also looked at Molly with a calm expression.
At that moment, Molly had removed her sunglasses and wig, revealing her true face.
Her hair, smooth as satin, naturally fell behind her head, and those bright and expressive eyes, like two black pearls, adorned Molly's flawless face.
Molly crossed her legs, sipping her coffee with poise.
The 18-year-old Molly had long legs that many envied.
She sat with bare feet, the slightly curved arch of her foot forming a perfect curve, her high heels half off, swaying rhythmically up and down.
Her legs were long and white.
"Are you still looking?"
Molly glanced at Yi Lin without expression.
Yi Lin came back to his senses, smiling faintly, "Sorry, it reminded me of some past events."
"I must correct you solemnly, it's 'past events' only to you. Wait a minute..."
Molly's face changed slightly, and she put down her coffee, took out several button-like objects from her small bag, and stood up and attached them to the walls around Yi Lin's home.
"Miniature magnetic field disruptors? You've already made these things?"
"Just a trifle," Molly said nonchalantly, waving her hand and sitting back down on the sofa.
Seconds later, Molly's coffee-holding fingers trembled slightly, and she started to savor the words Yi Lin had just said.
Although this was a trifle, Molly had used the principle of the No-fly Zone to create this device, which could prevent eavesdropping and even ensure the smallest Unmanned Aerial Spy Device wouldn't work under magnetic interference.
Theoretically, no one but her knew of the existence of this trifle.
"Now, you can talk."
Molly's eyes shone as she looked straight into Yi Lin's eyes.
Yi Lin lowered his head.
He ran his fingers through his hair, still damp.
He was silent for a full 2 minutes.
After 2 minutes, Yi Lin smiled faintly, "Long time no see."
Molly's eyes widened.
Her breathing halted.
The next moment, she pointed mercilessly at Yi Lin's nose and cursed, "The hell, I treat you as a research subject, and you're trying to pick me up?"
Yi Lin was instantly speechless; the style was indeed that of the Mo Mengmeng he remembered.
Yi Lin gave a bitter smile, "It's quite sudden, I don't even know where to begin."
"OK, I'll ask now, and you answer."
Molly's angry expression became calm as still water in a few seconds, the swift change making Yi Lin marvel.
She took out a small disk flashing blue light from her bag once more.
Molly placed the disk on the table and pressed in the middle.
In an instant, the disk flickered, and the next second, it projected a dazzling yet non-blinding light screen between them.
"You should recognize this device if you come from the 'future,' right?" Molly looked at Yi Lin provocatively.
Yi Lin chuckled, narrowing his eyes slightly, not denying it.
It seemed this lass had not yet fully believed that he came from the future.
"This is your invention, the 'Portable Interactive Holographic 3D Projector.' It not only improved the inconvenience of carrying traditional holographic projectors, but its operating speed also surpasses any current holographic projection technique, achieving zero stutter and no latency, uh... those are your own words."
Molly silently opened her little mouth.
It formed an "O" shape.
Initially, she had her doubts.
But now, she almost believed it.
Knowing her encryption code as well as the level two password and the voice command was one thing.
Also knowing her nickname "Mo Mengmeng"...
Clearly knowing her habits...
Knowing her yet-to-be-announced little invention...
Considering all of the above, Molly couldn't find a way to explain things, no matter how many hypotheses and possibilities she came up with.
Yi Lin smiled and stretched out her hand, waving it in front of Molly.
Molly snapped back to reality, giving Yi Lin a fierce glare.
She was certain she had never met Yi Lin before, even if the latter claimed to come from the future, but being unacquainted simply meant being unacquainted.
Yet, for some reason, Yi Lin's casual gestures gave Molly an inexplicable sense of deja vu, as if their conversations and interactions were meant to be this way, without the slightest bit of awkwardness.
"Wait a second, in the future are we... could it be that kind of... that kind of relationship?"
"Is that really a question?" Yi Lin was speechless.
No more crap! Just answer!" Molly demanded.
"You once said that human mating behavior is merely for the proliferation of the species, the reorganization of genes, with your excellent genes, you don't need to..."
Stop! So, what are you saying!" Molly cut Yi Lin off.
"So, no," Yi Lin chuckled.
"Thank goodness," Molly sighed in relief.
Yi Lin: "..."
"OK, now we can talk business," Molly said, finally looking serious.
Yi Lin couldn't help but roll her eyes.
"It's Tower Epoch 2121, right?"
Yi Lin nodded.
"Then in your memory, which year did you come back from?"
"2125."
"Are you sure?"
"Positive."
Molly drained her cup of coffee and then stretched out her slender fingers to swipe on the holographic projection in front of her.
Her other hand unapologetically reached out for a refill of her now-empty cup.
"Another cup."
"..." Yi Lin raised an eyebrow.
So impolite, huh?
But Yi Lin didn't interrupt and obediently got up to refill Molly's cup.
"And about what you said, I need to make a correction. At this point in 2121, I'm still accustomed to coffee with 0.8 grams of salt... but never mind, I've suddenly found that 0.5 grams tastes good too."
...
After Yi Lin had just made a new cup of coffee for Molly, she turned around and couldn't help but express her amazement.
The holographic projection in front of Molly was filled with dense lines, numbers, and formulas that seemed chaotic, yet appeared to follow a certain pattern.
To summarize in one phrase...
Impressively incomprehensible.
Yi Lin felt that it looked really powerful.
Molly, however, acted as if she'd done a trivial task, snatched the coffee from Yi Lin's hand, took a careful sip, and then looked up with a serious expression to ask.
"How can you be sure that you really came back from 2125 and were reborn in 2121?"