Chapter 274: If you move again, I'll scream rape!!!

Driving that rented new energy vehicle, Jessica skillfully shuttled through the traffic in Shanghai, and soon drove into the Platinum Bay Residence located in the North Bund.

Then, chatting with Lin Xiuyuan, she passed through the heavily guarded gate and parked the car steadily in the exclusive underground parking lot.

"Can't enter without recording the license plate?" Lin Xiuyuan, who just saw Jessica still needing to register, asked.

Jessica nodded, "Mm, I forgot to tell the property butler here, I just let the agent rent this car this morning."

"6~" Lin Xiuyuan laughed and made a gesture, then followed behind Jessica, taking the elevator that required swiping a card directly to the high floor.

And when Jessica opened the apartment door, even though Lin Xiuyuan had seen a lot of the world in 2025, the scene that suddenly opened up in front of him still made him raise his eyebrows slightly.

First of all, the overall decoration is a very modern minimalist style.

With high-grade gray and log color as the main tone, the lines are sharp, and the furniture styling is unique.

The most eye-catching thing is the glass window that occupies most of the wall.

It is currently afternoon, and the warm autumn light pours in without any obstruction, illuminating the entire living room brightly and warmly.

And the glass here is very clean, perfectly forming an urban picture scroll with the winding waterway of the Huangpu River, the skyscrapers in Lujiazui on the opposite bank, and the iconic Oriental Pearl Tower, condensing the essence of the entire Shanghai into this square inch of vision.

"Not bad, right?" The voice of Jessica standing on the side carried a hint of imperceptible showing off, like a child expecting praise.

And Lin Xiuyuan, who nodded, didn't have any stinginess, and praised sincerely, "Not just not bad, it's simply a king-bomb landscape, compared to which Seoul is really not that great."

"World Tower's is okay." Jessica gave an example.

As a result, Lin Xiuyuan pointed to the window, "Are you sure?"

Then Jessica shut up.

And as Lin Xiuyuan turned around in this apartment, he suddenly found that although there are only two rooms here, the sense of space is full, and everything a luxury house should have is not missing.

Finally, he stopped in the center of the living room, circled a circle with his arms, looked at Jessica, and asked a question with a hint of teasing, but also very seriously, "How about it, Detective Zheng? Did you find any 'little eyes' that shouldn't be there?"

Jessica knew he was referring to hidden cameras, shook her head, and answered relatively confidently, "I've checked it carefully from last night to today, the agent and assistant also looked for it together, and didn't find anything, so there shouldn't be any. And there are clear clauses in the lease contract here to protect tenant privacy, and they are legally responsible if something goes wrong."

However, Lin Xiuyuan, hearing the latter sentence, pouted very disapprovingly.

"Contract? In front of some 'special circumstances' and people with ulterior motives, the role of that piece of paper might be minimal, especially..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning in his eyes was obvious: especially for people like us.

Jessica, being told this by him, felt her certainty waver, and also frowned slightly at Lin Xiuyuan, "Then what should I do? I'm not a professional, I really don't know those detection methods."

Then, she saw Lin Xiuyuan start his "performance".

I saw the other party first take out a small gadget, aimed its lens at every corner of the room, especially places like socket holes, decorative paintings, smoke alarms, etc., facing the bed and sofa, and scanned carefully.

Then he took out a small, car-charger-like thing from somewhere, plugged it into the socket, and watched the indicator light on it flash wildly.

Even turned off all the lights, pulled the curtains, and used a flashlight to illuminate places that might hide pinhole cameras...

This series of operations made Jessica dazzled and felt it was amazing.

Couldn't help but ask, "Xiuyuan~ are these useful?"

Lin Xiuyuan, who had been busy for a circle, put away the tools, clapped his hands, and looked calm, "Don't know, should be a little bit, at least it can give yourself a little psychological comfort, right?"

"Hey!!"

Jessica was directly laughed at by his extremely irresponsible answer, gave him a white eye without good air, "I thought you really had some high-tech means."

"Better than naked eye inspection."

And she didn't want to pay attention to this unreliable guy anymore, turned and walked toward one of the bedrooms, pushed open the door, "Here, this is your room."

Lin Xiuyuan followed up, and was attracted by the scenery outside the window again, just because the Oriental Pearl Tower seemed to be close at hand.

So he exclaimed again, "Wow, Jessica, you are giving me the master bedroom? No need to be so polite, I don't live here often, you live here."

Who knew Jessica directly scolded with a laugh, "Mental illness, you think beautifully, this is the second bedroom, and the landscape of the two rooms is basically the same."

The design of the luxury apartment is indeed extravagant, even the second bedroom has an invincible river view.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiuyuan said "Oh", and his gaze also swept over the smart home control panel on the wall, then walked over and pressed the button to close the curtains again.

The thick electric curtains slid slowly together, isolating the bright afternoon sun outside the window, and the room suddenly darkened.

Jessica, who saw this scene, had a strange look on her face, and her heartbeat couldn't help but accelerate a bit.

Looking at Lin Xiuyuan's back standing in the dim light, many romantic thoughts flashed through her mind instantly. What is he trying to do? Is he unable to restrain himself so soon?

A trace of mixed shy and secret joy spread in her heart.

It also made her somewhat happy, after all, such a situation can explain that her charm is still online.

However, what happened in the next second completely exceeded her expectations.

I saw Lin Xiuyuan did not turn to her, but reached out to the handle of the bedroom door.

When he grasped the doorknob, he pushed it gently.

The 13-year apartment appeared behind the door just like that.

And Jessica, who was standing behind him, was first blushing at her own "wishful thinking" thoughts just now, and then was surprised by this magical scene.

Leaned forward, looking at the completely different space behind the door in disbelief, and muttered, "Just... just that simple? This is done?"

Lin Xiuyuan turned back to see her shocked expression, felt it was a bit funny, but still nodded, "Otherwise? Do you want me to burn incense and bathe, draw a magic circle, and recite a few spells?"

"But this is also too simple, even a bit... childish." Although it's not the first time to see such a situation, Jessica felt that her worldview was still refreshed, which is different from the anchoring she imagined.

However, just as Jessica's voice fell, Lin Xiuyuan had already pulled her wrist and stepped across the threshold, entering the 13-year apartment side.

And without waiting for her to stand firm and feel the atmosphere here, he did the same to the Time Gate, pushed open that door again, and came to her home in Seoul in 2025.

Looking at the familiar scene in front of her, Jessica even walked up and took a hairpin she forgot to bring when she went out before.

"Let's go, go back."

Following Lin Xiuyuan's voice, Jessica only felt that her footsteps followed him lightly for a few steps, and then returned to the second bedroom of the Shanghai apartment again.

And it was still the dim state with the curtains closed tightly.

Lin Xiuyuan, who took Jessica around for a circle, also let go of her hand at this time, walked to the wall, and pressed the button again.

The electric curtains behind him slid slowly to both sides in response.

The abundant afternoon sunlight was like a golden waterfall, instantly pouring into the room again, illuminating every corner brightly.

The Oriental Pearl Tower and Lujiazui skyline outside the window were clearly reflected in her eyes again.

From dim to bright, from the dizziness of time jumping to the anchoring of returning to reality, the extreme contrast and magical experience experienced in these few minutes made Jessica's brain almost unable to process the information difference, and the whole person was stunned in place, staring blankly at the window, as if everything she just experienced was a bizarre dream.

Until that warm breath wrapped around her and the real touch returned, she suddenly came back to her senses.

Slowly raising her eyes, her vision focused on Lin Xiuyuan, who was relaxed and seemed to have just gone downstairs to buy a bottle of water.

A familiar emotion from a week ago surged into her heart again.

That is an indescribable emotion mixed with extreme shock, incredulity, and excitement like surviving a disaster.

At this moment, like a surging tide, it once again broke through her wall of reason.

So without any warning, and without any words.

Jessica had already stepped forward, stretched out her hands to hold Lin Xiuyuan's cheeks, stood on tiptoe, and pressed her soft and slightly trembling lips onto his.

Carrying a vent-like enthusiasm and an urgency to confirm existence.

Lin Xiuyuan, who was slightly stunned by this sudden initiative, reacted, and his arms naturally wrapped around her slender waist.

Lowered his head and responded to this kiss firmly and gently.

Between the lips and teeth, the hot breath blended together.

For Jessica, driven by such an intense emotional fluctuation that almost made one dizzy, it seemed that nothing was more able to make her floating heart find a solid landing point than such intimate contact.

And this kiss, carrying the meaning of confirmation and venting, also seemed to ignite a certain fuse.

As the two fell backward involuntarily, they sank into the soft big bed.

As the bodies were closely attached, they rolled slightly on the wide mattress with the deepening of the kiss.

The subtle sound of fabric rubbing, intertwined with gradually rapid breathing, filled the sun-drenched room with a romantic and restless atmosphere.

In a blink of an eye, the sky outside the window slipped quietly from the bright afternoon into the dim, and the night fell like a huge velvet curtain, shrouding the city.

In the distance, the skyscrapers in Lujiazui lit up with brilliant lights one after another, outlining the intoxicating night view of Shanghai.

The bedroom door was pushed open, and Jessica, who had finished her makeup, walked out from inside.

Compared to the afternoon, she had changed into a more comfortable casual outfit, light blue slim jeans, paired with an oversize gray hoodie, and her long hair scattered casually on her shoulders.

Although this outfit was ordinary, it set off the relaxed and comfortable neighborly beauty on her.

And after coming out, she saw at a glance that Lin Xiuyuan was trapped in that soft big sofa in the living room, holding the remote control, switching TV programs one by one, but his gaze was more toward the colorful night view outside the window.

"Decided yet? Where to solve dinner?" Jessica asked after walking to the side of the sofa.

Lin Xiuyuan, who was asked, also changed into a casual outfit at this time, wearing a dark hoodie on his upper body, but a pair of sports shorts reaching his knees on his lower body, looking casual and a bit mixed.

Hearing this, he first turned his head, thought about it, "My first thought when returning to the country is definitely wanting to eat noodles, what kind of rice to eat, let's go out and slurp a bowl of noodles first."

After all, the Jessica in front of him is not the herself who didn't know much about Huaxia in 2013. In these years, because of work and personal interests, she has worked hard to understand the local customs, especially the diet customs of the South China region that are closely related to Lin Xiuyuan.

So when she heard Lin Xiuyuan's answer full of regional characteristics, she laughed directly and asked back with a hint of banter.

"Xiuyuan~ are you sure you want to slurp noodles here in Shanghai? As far as I know, what's popular here are some 'pretty meals', not to mention the exquisite plating and portion, just say the taste might be a bit different from the noodles in your hometown."

Reminded by Jessica, Lin Xiuyuan also suddenly reacted, patted his forehead, and grinned, saying a sentence in Chinese, "Damn, forgot this is the territory of the Shanghai masters. Here, I'm afraid ordering a cup of Mixue Bingcheng can be considered an original sin."

Although Lin Xiuyuan spoke Chinese, Jessica, who was already a "Huaxia expert", understood completely, so she expressed seriously, "I think Mixue Bingcheng is very good."

"Hm? Have you drunk it?" Lin Xiuyuan raised his eyebrows unexpectedly.

"Drunk it, I drank lemon water." Jessica nodded with a smile, her eyes clear.

Then she heard Lin Xiuyuan immediately straighten his face, pretending to be serious, "Cut, I haven't drunk it yet, we are not on the same path."

As soon as this sentence came out, Jessica immediately glared at him with anger, and naturally picked up a pillow on the sofa and pretended to pounce on him to beat him up.

"Alright alright~ just kidding, just kidding." Lin Xiuyuan saw the situation was not good, quickly changed to a smiling face, raised his hands to surrender, "Stop making trouble, let's go, let's find a more authentic Cantonese restaurant to open our appetite, and try Sichuan or Hunan cuisine tomorrow, take it slow."

However, Jessica seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and suggested, "By the way, I seem to have heard the staff around me say that the season for hairy crabs is coming soon, do you want to try it? I've eaten it a few times before, it's very fresh."

But Lin Xiuyuan shook his head like a rattle, "Forget it, I don't have the leisure to sit there and toss for a long time just to eat that little bit of meat. If I have that effort, it's better to eat a lobster directly."

Hearing this, Jessica followed closely, "Then fine, how about eating lobster. I know a shop near the Bund, the taste and environment are quite good."

"Sure, let's go." Lin Xiuyuan stood up from the sofa and stretched.

Jessica, who stood up on the side, looked at him with a slight smile, and opened her mouth with a hint of teasing, "Ask a question, Xiuyuan~"

"What?" Lin Xiuyuan asked curiously.

Jessica raised a finger, tapped her soft jawline lightly, and asked with a pose, "You say what if we go out like this, and then get photographed by paparazzi or passersby?"

"What are you afraid of? I'll just say I'm a little white face kept by you, Star Zheng." Lin Xiuyuan replied casually.

This was originally a joke, but Jessica didn't get angry after hearing it, but really walked up with a smile and looked at Lin Xiuyuan carefully.

Then she reached out and naturally and affectionately hooked her arm into his.

And this sudden, clearly declaring action also made Lin Xiuyuan slightly stunned, and he looked down at her.

The gaze just happened to hit Jessica, who raised her face.

The other party tilted her head, with a bright and slightly proud smile on her face, "Let's go, go eat."

"You are not right, Jessica."

"Don't move, I'll take a photo and send it to Xiujing."

"Damn, you want me dead~"

"If you move again, I'll scream rape!!!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 275 =====