I can rewind time to prevent death

Jian Tong was silent on the other side of the partition, and there were no sounds of banging or clawing at the door panel.

Good, looking at it this way, this answer can still work.

Yan Junze's heart was slightly more stable.

"Do you know how long I've been waiting for you?" Jian Tong spoke again.

Yan Junze knew that he had just answered the first question, and that the following answers which extended from it were equally important. A slight misstep could still provoke the end before the Rewind.

So, he didn't respond directly, but said, "You've worked hard."

At this point, he needed to go along with Jian Tong's tone as much as possible, and it was best not to touch her sore spots; otherwise, the outcome would be the same.

Jian Tong's tone was still very slow, and it seemed that she was starting to relax somewhat, "They say you're a scammer, that you not only cheated me out of my money but also deceived my feelings. Is it true?"

"How could that be?" Yan Junze said, "Actually, I urgently needed money, and I was going to pay you back as soon as the funds came through. After that... we'll get married!"

After finishing these words, Yan Junze was deeply ashamed.

It had to be said, aside from his role as a backup Exorcist, he had discovered he actually had the potential to be a "scumbag."

At this thought, he couldn't help but shiver.

Jian Tong's tone remained slow, even... it had a touch of indifference, "But why is your name fake? Your age is fake? Even your home address is fake?"

"I..." Yan Junze was flabbergasted. "Damn, I'm speechless."

He hadn't expected that Jian Tong had already gathered so much information about this man. She must have conducted an investigation after realizing she had been scammed.

"You... lied... to me!"

Jian Tong's dull and angry voice arose from outside the partition.

At the same moment, sounds of banging and nails scratching at the door panel came through piercingly.

Rewind!

The noisy sounds again subsided into silence, with only the echo of water dripping from a broken faucet audible.

The wine-red high heels stood quietly outside the partition.

"Do you still love me?" The calm and slow voice of Jian Tong rose again.

Ah, is it love, or is it not?

Yan Junze squatted in the restroom, his face full of hesitation.

Why not just activate the "Evil Spirit Solid Lock" and forcefully enslave this woman? But in doing so, he wouldn't be able to complete the task, would lose the Different Dimensional Energy reward, and fail to continue illuminating the timeline. Just locking down such a recalcitrant spirit seemed a bit not worth it.

Yan Junze did not answer immediately.

After Jian Tong asked, the entire scene fell silent.

"Why won't you answer me?" Jian Tong's voice started to sound irritated, "Are you playing dead?"

No choice, it seemed there was a time limit, and he had to answer.

Answering "don't love" wouldn't work. This woman would immediately go mad.

Answering "love" seemed like it could continue the conversation and find a breakthrough opportunity.

"Love." Yan Junze once again chose this response.

"Do you know how long I've been waiting for you?" asked Jian Tong.

The question was exactly the same as the one before the last Rewind, not a word different.

But this time, Yan Junze didn't say "You've worked hard," instead he said, "I have my reasons."

"What reasons?"

"I have a lot of debts that I can't pay off. So I changed my identity, and it was only after I got here that I met you."

"Is that... why you cheated me out of all my savings?"

"No." Yan Junze shook his head, his immersion in the character's role quite convincing, "As soon as I pay off all my debts, I can truly be with you. We'll work hard together, and I'll take good care of you for the rest of your life."

"Really?" Jian Tong on the other side seemed to be touched, "You don't mind me?"

"Mind? Mind what?" Yan Junze was a bit puzzled, scratching his head and said, "I don't mind." Read the latest on empire

He dared not ask what specifically she meant by 'mind'; if Jian Tong detected a flaw and became enraged again, he would have to go through it all over.

"Okay, I believe you, no matter what anyone else says, we can definitely walk together," Jian Tong said, puzzling Yan Junze even more with her words.

Yan Junze was completely bewildered but could only smile and say, "Yeah, sure."

"Open the door," Jian Tong demanded.

"I... I'm taking a dump, it's not finished yet," Yan Junze stammered, "Why don't you wait for me outside? This is the men's restroom."

As he spoke, he began to feel doubtful. Now it seemed that his responses were somewhat acceptable. Why didn't she seem to want to wrap up the conversation? It felt like she was more keen on flying away with him, side by side.

"Open the door." Jian Tong didn't leave, and her tone became stern again, "Are you still holding a grudge?"

"I... grudge my ass! What exactly is there to hold a grudge about?" Yan Junze muttered to himself.

"We've done everything; there isn't a place on your body I haven't seen. Open the door!"

There was a bang as Jian Tong started pounding on the door again.

The shrill sound of nails scraping against the door panel once again reached Yan Junze's ears.

"Again!?" Yan Junze was at a loss for words.

Although their voices might sound somewhat similar, he was not that heartless man. If he went out now, one look from Jian Tong would give him away.

It seemed that this answer was still not working.

Rewind!

"Do you still love me?" Jian Tong returned to the beginning, slowly asking.

Do I freaking love... or not love her! Yan Junze grabbed his hair.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"Love."

"Do you know how long I've been waiting for you?"

"I've been waiting for you, too."

"You haven't been waiting for me, you've been deliberately hiding from me, always in the restroom!"

"I really have been waiting for you, taking a shit and waiting for you."

"You... liar..."

The sound of clawing at the door rose again.

Rewind!

"Do you still love me?"

"Love. Uh, I knew you'd come looking for me, so I kept waiting in the same restroom for you."

"But they say you're a con artist, deceiving both for money and love, is that true?"

"Don't mind what others say, my love for you is real, even more so than steamed sponge cake. It's just that I'm really short on cash right now; I'm in a lot of debt."

"Did you take my money... to pay off your debts?"

"Yes, that's why I've been hiding my identity, afraid that debt collectors would find us and cause you trouble."

"I understand! Open the door."

"Damn, how did we get back here?" Yan Junze said with a bitter smile, "Can I not open it?"

"Why not? Are you embarrassed about me?" Jian Tong's tone grew angry again, "Open the door."

The sound of nails scratching at the door started up.

Yan Junze believed that if the door panel could fight back, the woman outside would have been squeezed flat in the door frame by now.

Rewind!

Squatting inside the stall, Yan Junze's face looked as if he had just swallowed an entire bitter melon, full of sorrow, yet his mind was rapidly pondering.

From what he could tell, he couldn't bring up a few key terms: "don't love," "open the door," and "mind."

Whenever these words were mentioned, it was basically impossible to recover, and he could only rewind or play hardball.

"Don't love" was easy to avoid by not saying it from the start. But "open the door" was Jian Tong's own demand. It seemed that as long as his answers softened her heart, she would want him to open the door and meet with her.

As for the key term "mind," Yan Junze was still completely in the dark about what there was to "mind."

"Do you still love me?" Jian Tong's damning voice echoed once again.