Chapter 2690

From the moment Ye Chen walked out the door and left, Lin Wan'er had anticipated that he would definitely return.

Therefore, she did not relax for even a second, pretending to be calm while tidying up her personal belongings.

When Ye Chen returned to the entrance of the dormitory, the door was still wide open. He pushed the door open and entered directly, saying coldly: "Lin Wan'er, what exactly is your purpose in coming to Jin Ling?"

The sudden questioning startled Lin Wan'er, who was in the middle of tidying up her things.

Yet, this startled reaction was something she had already rehearsed countless times.

At this moment, she exclaimed at the perfect time, turned back to look at Ye Chen, and asked with extreme nervousness and vigilance: "You... who exactly are you?!"

Ye Chen sneered and asked her: "You've chased me all the way here, and you're still asking who I am? Isn't that a bit too fake?"

Lin Wan'er acted even more terrified. She couldn't help but take a step back and said nervously: "You... who exactly are you... how could you know the name Lin Wan'er..."

Ye Chen chuckled: "What? Still pretending? Come, let me show you something!"

As he spoke, he took the ring that had started pulsing again out of his pocket.

Lin Wan'er also cooperated perfectly by putting on an even more surprised expression, blurting out: "How do you have this ring?! Give it back to me!"

Following that, she lunged forward, wanting to snatch the ring from Ye Chen's hand.

Ye Chen frowned. Based on Lin Wan'er's performance, this girl seemed to truly not remember him, nor did she remember meeting him, saving her, or that she had voluntarily given him this ring.

However, Ye Chen dared not jump to conclusions. Thus, he held the ring high and said coldly: "You gave me this ring with your own hands. Do you not want to admit it, or do you really not remember?"

"Impossible!" Lin Wan'er blurted out in a very angry tone: "This ring is a keepsake left to me by my father! I have always treasured it like a treasure; it is absolutely impossible for me to have given it to you! You must have stolen it from me! Tell me! Are you a member of the Anti-Qing Society!"

Hearing her mention the Anti-Qing Society as soon as she opened her mouth, Ye Chen felt even more suspicious.

He also couldn't quite figure out whether this girl's series of reactions were faked or real.

Thus, he once again injected a wisp of spiritual energy into Lin Wan'er's brain, and this time, the spiritual energy he used was far more than usual!

Lin Wan'er felt a surge of spiritual energy enter her sea of consciousness, but her thoughts were completely unaffected by this energy. However, she still cooperated very well by calming down, looking at Ye Chen with hollow eyes.

Ye Chen felt that since he had used more spiritual energy this time, it should be foolproof, so he asked: "Do you still remember who I am?"

Lin Wan'er shook her head.

Ye Chen asked again: "Have you never seen me before?"

Lin Wan'er murmured: "Never seen you."

Ye Chen asked again: "Do you still remember the incident in Northern Europe where you were nearly killed?"

Lin Wan'er nodded: "I remember a part of it."

Ye Chen said: "Tell me about it!"

Lin Wan'er cooperated very well and said: "Regarding the incident in Northern Europe, I only remember that I was packing my things to leave, but then my memory went blank. I don't know why I passed out. When I woke up, most of the people around me had been killed, and the ring my father gave me was also gone."

Ye Chen asked again: "Knowing that the Anti-Qing Society is hunting you down, why did you come to Jin Ling to attend university so openly?"

Lin Wan'er said with a blank expression: "Hiding everywhere is not a solution. They think I will hide again, and the more remote the place, the better. I, however, want to go to the most crowded place to live under a different identity. I think this is not only 'hiding in the world' but also catching them off guard, which is why I chose to come to China."

Ye Chen frowned and asked again: "Why choose to come to Jin Ling? Why Jin Ling University?"

Lin Wan'er remained calm and answered one by one: "The reason for coming to Jin Ling is because my grandfather has some connections in Jin Ling and can help me arrange admission to Jin Ling University."

"Your grandfather?" Ye Chen asked again: "Who is your grandfather?"

Lin Wan'er said: "My grandfather is the richest man in Malaysia, Qiu Yingshan."

"Qiu Yingshan?" When Ye Chen was auditing classes at Jin Ling University, he had heard this name more than once. Because Qiu Yingshan had donated a lot of educational funds to Jin Ling University back then, helping the university develop rapidly, his story was written into the school's history.

He didn't expect that Lin Wan'er would actually have a connection to Qiu Yingshan, so he asked even more surprised: "What is your real name?"

Lin Wan'er said without hesitation: "My real name is Lin Wan'er."

Ye Chen asked again: "Qiu Yingshan's surname is Qiu, and yours is Lin. How can he be your grandfather?"

Lin Wan'er said: "He is a distant grandfather, a distant cousin of my grandfather. After I fled from Northern Europe, I turned to him for help. In order not to be tracked down, I asked him to help me forge an identity as Lin Xiaowan. It was he who arranged for me to come to Jin Ling to study."

Ye Chen asked again: "Then why did you choose the Archaeology Department?"

Lin Wan'er said: "I didn't come to school to learn things, but to hide my identity and ensure my safety. So, I chose the Archaeology major from the subjects at Jin Ling University. I have always liked porcelain, antiques, and calligraphy and paintings. Among the many majors at Jin Ling University, this is the only one that interests me a little."

Ye Chen was half-believing, shook the ring in his hand again, and asked her: "What is so special about this ring?"

Lin Wan'er shook her head: "I don't know what is special about it. This ring is a keepsake left to me by my father. Before he left, he told me to keep it safe and also told me never to let it fall into anyone else's hands."

Ye Chen asked her deliberately: "Then why did you give this ring to me?"

Lin Wan'er's reaction speed was very fast. She said with a blank face: "You must be mistaken. It is impossible for me to give my father's keepsake to anyone. It is of great significance to me."

Ye Chen frowned and asked: "Who is your father? What did he do? What was his name, where was he born, and where did he die?"

Lin Wan'er said: "My father's name was Lin Zhulu. He was born in Yan Jing and died in Dian Nan. As for what he did, I don't know. I only know that he was a martial artist and had always been an enemy of the Anti-Qing Society."

Ye Chen asked: "Why be an enemy of the Anti-Qing Society?"

Lin Wan'er said blankly: "I don't know either..."

Ye Chen stared at Lin Wan'er and continued to ask: "Have you seen me since you came to Jin Ling?"

Lin Wan'er shook her head: "Never seen you."

Ye Chen said coldly: "Then do you know that this ring of yours pulses when it gets close to me?"

Lin Wan'er looked blank: "I... I don't know... Ever since my father gave me this ring, I have never let it leave my side. I never knew it would pulse when it left me and then got close again..."

Ye Chen sneered: "When the ring pulsed for the first time, I was driving away from Jin Ling University. You should have been nearby at that time! What were you doing at Jin Ling University then?"

Lin Wan'er said: "Before today, I had only been to Jin Ling University once. I went with my grandfather to resolve the admission issue. We met with the principal of Jin Ling University and Director Liu, who is in charge of admissions."

Thinking that the second time the ring pulsed was in the underground garage of Tang Chen Yi Pin, Ye Chen asked again: "Have you ever been to Tang Chen Yi Pin?"

Lin Wan'er said truthfully: "I have been there once."

Ye Chen questioned: "What for?"

Lin Wan'er said: "The granddaughter of my grandfather's old friend lives at Tang Chen Yi Pin. I went that time because my grandfather's driver was going to Tang Chen Yi Pin to pick up his old friend's granddaughter for dinner at our house, so I went along."

Ye Chen asked again: "Who is the granddaughter of your grandfather's old friend?"

Lin Wan'er said: "She is a lecturer at Jin Ling University and has just finished signing her contract with Jin Ling University."

Ye Chen wanted to go back and verify whether what Lin Wan'er said was the truth, so he asked her: "What is the name of that old friend's granddaughter?"

Lin Wan'er said without hesitation: "Her name is Liu Manqiong!"