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Ma Lu seemed to understand Ma Youyou's meaning this time, "You mean, you are not from the thread I am in."

"Exactly, that's what I mean." Ma Youyou snapped her fingers, "Impressive, boss... I mean, Old Wang, you've got it in one."

Ma Lu, "So, you need to find your own thread to be able to go home?"

"It's sort of like that, it's not easy, in fact, it's pretty much like finding a needle in a haystack, because there are just too many threads."

"Well... since you are also a native of this plane, how did you become a Time Traveler?"

"It was an accident." Ma Youyou switched the plastic bag to her other hand, then pushed up her glasses, "I stumbled upon something I shouldn't have during my high school summer vacation, and that's how I became a Time Traveler."

Seeing that she was having a hard time carrying it, Ma Lu voluntarily reached out and took the two large bags from her hands.

"High school? That's really quite early. Before I graduated from college, I always thought this was just an ordinary world, but now… I'm just curious how the Multiverse has managed to last so long without being destroyed."

"Chaos has its own balance," Ma Youyou said.

Ma Lu raised his eyebrows, "Who told you that, it sounds pretty philosophical."

"My brother."

"Wait, is your brother also a Time Traveler?"

"No no no, he's not, he's just a regular person..." Ma Youyou paused, "But he's anything but ordinary; he's always dealing with all sorts of crazy and bizarre people and things, and most amazingly, he always finds fun in it. I just can't, I actually don't like when unexpected things happen."

As Ma Youyou spoke, she stopped walking. Ma Lu followed her gaze and noticed a milk tea shop.

"Do you want some?"

"No thanks, I've already bought a lot of stuff and spent quite a bit of money. I need to save the rest for rent."

"Don't worry, it's on me," Ma Lu said, "What will you have?"

"Taro milk tea with boba, 30% sugar, thank you, boss."

When Ma Lu came back with the milk tea, Ma Youyou took a small jar out of another bag and handed it to him, "I came quite suddenly and didn't bring much with me, so this is a little thank you gift."

Ma Lu took a look, "Wahaha Eight-Treasure Congee, huh? I used to like this when I was a kid, and it's been a long time since I had it last. Thanks."

"You're welcome, glad you like it." Ma Youyou took the milk tea and took a big sip, almost choking on it.

Ma Lu waited until she was better before he continued, "Your brother's job sounds quite similar to mine. It's a pity that I'm an only child, no sister. I've always been curious, what it's like to have a sister."

"Cough cough, it's probably like... having someone to bully, I guess."
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"Does your brother often bully you?"

"No, actually he's pretty good to me. He is five years older than I am. When I was little, my parents were both working, and he was the one who took care of me. Until he went off to university, we were almost inseparable.

"…Although I always lost to him at poker, and it wasn't until later that I discovered he hid cards under his butt."

"Tsk tsk tsk, that's pretty low," Ma Lu said, "As a brother, he should protect his sister, not cheat her at cards."

"Right, that's what I think too," Ma Youyou said, "And after he graduated, he flitted from one girl to another, had a ton of girlfriends, yet he lectured me about focusing on studies, telling me to pour all my time and effort into learning and not to date early. I believed his nonsense, and ended up not having a single boyfriend by the time I graduated from university."

"That's... indeed a bit much, though you can still date after graduation, but dating during university is different. Back then, we all weren't thinking straight, except for a few who matured early, most were quite naive."

Ma Youyou looked up, "Then Boss, if you had a sister, would you support her to date earlier?"

"This..." Ma Lu fell into deep thought, and after a moment said, "Next question."

"Che, it's all the same anyway."

"No, think about it, we were all pretty immature in college. We didn't really know what love was, just the simple effect of hormones. Young people really should spend their time and energy on bettering themselves, so they can contribute more to building the nation."

"Whatever... I'm tired, let's hurry up and go back to rest."

By this time, the two had already reached the parking lot. Ma Youyou yawned, tossed the things she bought into the trunk, and then climbed into the back seat herself.

Old Wang was still resting with his eyes closed in the passenger seat, recharging. In just a short while, he had recharged the battery down to only 3%.

Ma Lu went to a nearby battery exchange station and got a new battery, and then drove the car back to the residential complex where he was renting.

Before closing the shop, he had already negotiated with the landlord upstairs, transferring the rent and deposit. Now, he went to sign the contract and collect the keys, accompanied by Ma Youyou and Old Wang to the upper floor.

Wei Jingyan had left in a hurry at that time and even sent a message to the landlord afterward, saying she didn't want the deposit and the furniture inside anymore.

The landlord was so pleased that he raised the rent by 500, but even then, it remained vacant for over a month without finding a tenant.

Learning that someone was willing to take over, he readily agreed.

However, since it had been vacant for a while, the three of them still spent some time cleaning up.

Ma Lu said to Ma Youyou, "You should rest early. I will call you before going to work tomorrow. You can ride with me then."

"Thanks, boss," Ma Youyou expressed her gratitude.

After finishing speaking, Ma Lu was ready to leave but then paused in his steps, suddenly asking, "Do we know each other in your plane?"

"Why... why do you ask?" Ma Youyou's heart raced, but she still tried to stay calm.

"How did you find my shop? I can understand that by going back to the past, you learned about Old Wang, Yan Wu, as well as Liliem from me.

"But how did you know to come to my shop for work after you found out you were not on your own timeline? Especially since I had only just posted the job advertisement not long ago, unless... in your plane, we already knew each other."

"Um…" Ma Youyou did not directly answer the question, but her reaction at the moment had already explained everything.

Ma Lu didn't delve deeper into their relationship, just curiously asked, "In your world, do I also run a shop? How am I doing?"

"According to the rules of time travel, I shouldn't be discussing these things with you."

"Time travel rules? Who made those up?"

"Me and my brother."

"So there aren't really any time travel rules."

"No, no, no, anything related to time must be handled with extreme caution. What's happened to me is a warning from the past."

"Alright. I'll just ask something general, am I rich?"

Ma Youyou nodded.

"Then am I married?"

"Err... that's a difficult question to answer. When I left, legally speaking, you were indeed single."